The coastland times., 1951-04-27
Remember When?
(From the Times fiEes)
Fifteen Years AGO

away from England at the age OF
15, and who died at the age of Al,
at Hatteras, where he had mar
ried, may have been the heir to
millions of dollars. He left on sis
tire in England, and one daughter
at Frisco, now living, Mrs. j. d.
Farrow. The possibility that his
daughter may be heiress to big
money is raising considerable
speculation.
Thos. P. Moore of Charlotte,
this week becomes cashier of the
Bank of Manteo, replacing C. S.
Meekins, clerk of the Dare County
Court, who has been acting CASH
ier for the past ten months.
David L. Strain, candidate for
us. Senate, will speak in the
Dare County Courthouse Satur-
day night at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Strain
is from Durham.
Actual beginning of the work
of the building the long
looked-for, fought-for, and much
desired highway connecting Stun
py Point with Manns Harbor be-
gan this week, when Foreman
Smell of the State Highway Com
mission broke ground for a con-
vict camp at Paine's Greek, near
Stumpy Point.
There will be no scarcity of
drum fishing if the regulations of
the Gooseville Gun Club of Halter
as were carried out all over the
country. The Gooseville Gun Club
has an enormous slice of beach
land, comprising the entire south
ernmost tip of Dare County, bor-
dering on the Atlantic Ocean,
Hatteras Inlet and Pamlico Sound,
and is beyond doubt one of the
best hunting and fishing places in
the country. The Club puts this re-
striction on those to whom it sells
its fishing permits: all fish must
be returned alive to the water and
only those desired for food may
be kept.
Dewey J. Parr, well known
young man of Buxton, who has
lived there for many years, and
who married a daughter of the
late J. H. Gray, announces this
week as a candidate for the place
on the Board of Education held by
the South Banks section of the
county. 1. B. Austin of Hatteras
has been the member for several
years.
A total of $31 has been received
in contributions for the family of
Leonard Hooper of Salvo, who
lost all they had when fire de-
stroyed their home several days
ago.
R. Bruce Etheridge, for many
years an insurance man, tells one
on himself. For a long time he had
carried a sick and accident insur-
ance policy, that included hospital
and surgical coverage. He had
carried the thing so long that he
had paid out more than $500 in
premiums, during which time he
had had good health. He dropped
the policy, and before it had been
expired a week, he was stricken
down i'll in Raleigh, went to the
hospital, required an operation,
and was put to an expense of over
$500.
The most recent victory of the
Manteo high baseball team was
the drubbing they handed Shiloh
last Tuesday. Donnie Twyne let
the Shiloh nine down with one Ion
ely hit and with six hits to his
support, homer by Adrian Brown
and triple by Ika Davis, Jr., be-
ing the heavy blows, the locals
garnered a 9 to l decision.
More than 600 pounds of rock
and salmon trout were caught
Monday afternoon by Capt. Mer-
vim Saunders and crew with a
beach seine, near the Nags Head
er Hotel, and the fish sold for ten
cents a pound, to Herbert Perry,
local buyer.
There was a revival of activity
in the Knott's Island Red Men
Post at its meeting about two
weeks ago, and a member was
brought back into the wigwam
who, since he Joined in 1907, had
not attended a meeting of the post
and yet had been loyal to the or
der by remaining paying men,
ber of the tribe. Steve Meekins be-
came a member of the tribe in
1907. Since that time he has been
an absent member of the tribe on
every meeting night. Then on Fri
day night, April 10, this prodigal
member of the tribe returned and
his returning created red letter
day in the tribe. Regardless of the
fact that he has been away all
these years he has not once in this
period of time been out of benefit
or behind in his dues.
Next month, the Board of Com
missioners will name special po-
liceman to serve Nags Head and
the beach this summer, as is the
usual custom. Depend on it, this