The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-01-12
Fifteen Years Ago
Crowded Out Last Week)

Crowded Out Last Week)
The people of Hatteras town
ship witnessed the greatest social
event of it's kind Christmas eve
ming at seven o'clock, when the
wedding and reception of John
Correl Gaskill and Miss Jane Har-
vey Houlson took place at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Mitchell
Hedges at Trent, or Frisco, as
the post-office is named. Between
200 and 800 people of Hatteras
township called at the reception
to pay their respects.
Writing to Melvin R. Daniels,
Chairman Capus N. Waynick of
the State Highway Commission
states it is his present intention
to urge the Highway Commission
to begin clearing the Stumpy
Point-Manns Harbor. road with
convicts, and to construct the road
with State Betterment Funds.
One of the most important pro-
blems to face the County Commits
sioners as they begin the new year
in a meeting here Tuesday will be
consummation of the negotiations
for and transfer of title of the
Roanoke Sound bridge to the state
of North Carolina. Almost forced
to accept the offer of the state by
public sentiment, occasioned by the
opening of the Wright Memorial
Bridge toll free, the commissioners
assented to sell the bridge to the
state after the latter had offered
verbal promise to try to do bet
ter by the county as the details
were worked out.
Manteo got its first snow Sun
day morning as about three inches
fell, according to A. w. Drinkwa-
ter, U. S. Weather observer. How
ever, the temperature moderated,
and by night it had all melted.
The entire state was blanketed by
snow the previous Sunday, but it
fell only a few minutes in Manteo
and did not cover the ground. But
the people of Manteo had their
snow cream just the same. Sam
Midget brought some here from
Currituck in fish boxes in which
it kept very well. Sam had snow
cream at his house as late as last
Saturday, as did the family of
Guy Lennon who likewise got some
of the imported snow.
Capt. John Wescott, keeper of
the Bodie Island Station and one
of the most popular men in the
Coast Guard of the Seventh Dis
trict. has been retired, due to dis
ability incurred some months ago.
The burglary of the N. C. Fish
cries Plant at Manteo some time
after midnight Sunday night net
ted the thieves about $50 worth
of fish. The theft was discovered
by Geo. Washington Midget when
he came to work Mon. morning.
The fish were taken away by land,
as no boats could leave the creek
due to the ice. Entry was made
through side window, after the
screen had first been torn away.
Investigation has developed some
partial clues, and it is believed
the thieves will be arrested soon,
as the fish were taken out and
sold, it is stated.
| Quoted at 100 cents on the dol
lar plus accrued interest, to yield
up to 6 per cent to maturity, W.
II. Maulin & Co., securities deal
ers of Charlotte are offering Dare
county bonds this week. That these
bonds should bring such a good
| price speaks for itself of the man
agement of Dare county's affairs
Many bigger and richer county
cannot offer so good a record.
! Miss Bessie Lane Baum, daugh.
ter of Judge and Mrs. w. F. Baum
OF Manteo, was quietly married or
| Christmas to Joseph d. Love, OF
Hatteras, son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Love, of Bailey, Miss
The ceremony was performed in
the Methodist parsonage at Wan.
cheese by Rev. w. N. Vaughn.
Roy Midget Of Mississippi il
spending the holidays with his sis.
tiers. Mrs. R. G. Nixon and Mrs
Will Wise in Stumpy Point.