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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
FORMER SHIPMASTER NATIVE
OF ROANOKE ISLAND DIES

l Chauncey Meekins, So, son of
the late Ben F. and Nancy Hooker
Meekins of Roanoke Island, and
husband of Mrs. Joy Parker Meek
ms, died Tuesday morning at the
family residence in Norfolk where
he had resided for the past 80
years. He is survived, beside his
wife, by one brother, E. N. Meek
ms of Raleigh, a sister, Mrs. S. d.
Lester of Norfolk, Va, a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nancy M. Balance, and a
grandson, Brian Chauncey Bal
lance, all of Norfolk.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday at 2:30 at the grave
side in Manteo cemetery, Rev.
Frank B. Dinwiddie, Baptist pas
tor, officiating. Pallbearers were
R. Bruce Etheridge, w. H. Ether
idge, Horace Dough, o C. Ward,
D. v. Meekins and DIR. w. w. John
ston.
The deceased had been i'll for
25 years following a stroke sus-
tanned in the Mediterranean area
while he was master of mer-
chant ship. He had followed the
sea all his life.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
CROATAN SOUND WATERS
ALIVE WITH STRIPERS

Manteo.-Master Sergeant Mag
ee Thomas of the U. S. Army, Wis
iting his parents here this week
indicated that the waters of Croa-
tan Sound, especially in the vicin-
ity of Wanchese Wharf near the
east shore, weer literally alive with
striped bass and trout. Trolling in
the area, Thomas reported that he
and members of his family had as
many as four fish on lines at one
time. The stripers, locally known
as "rockfsh" and also the trout
were taking Bucktail lures the day
they fished. SHIPPERS are also being
landed in the Manns Harbor area
of Croatan Sound.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
DARE COUNTY PUPILS
TO VISIT STATE FAIR
Two Buses Will Leave From Man
teO, Friday, October 10 With
School Children

North Carolina State Fair, Oc-
tober 1919 has been uppermost in
the minds of All Club members for
the past two weeks. Already three
chartered buses have been filled
with reservations for young North
Carolinians' Day, Friday, October
10.
Buses will load at the bus sta
ton at 700 am. on the morning
of departure. Buses will stop en-
route at points of interest and will
in time arrive in Raleigh to visit
the State Capitol, Museum, Hall of
History and get to the Fair
Grounds about 400 pm. The bus
es will be loaded after the fire.
works at 1000 pm. and return
to Manteo.
Parliamentary procedure was
discussed during regular monthly
meetings of All clubs during the
past month and officers elected i'll
each club as follows:
Avon--Milton Midget, presi-
dent; Warren Gray, vice president;
Melleitta Scarborough, secretary;
Jimmy Williams, program chair
man.
Buxton Jr.-Shirley Willis, pres
ident; Connie Basnett, vice presi-
dent; Lloyd Scarborough, secre.
tary; Shirley Barnett, program
chairman.
Buxton Sr.-Jaclxie Farrow,
president; Sheila Gibson, vice.
president; Rita Scarborough, sec
rotary; Betty Ann Williams, pro-
gram chairman.
Hatteras-Roberta Byrd, presi-
dent; Ida Stowe, vice-president;
Winona Peele, secretary; Sonia
Oden, program chairman.
Kitty Hawk Jr.-Jackie Tillett,
president; Martha Leary, vice.
president; Susan Sanderlin, sec~e-
tary; Barbara Haywood, program
See COUNTY, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
UNUSUAL CATCH IS
MADE AT COLINGTON

Colington.-O. R. Steffens, 42O
Lexington Ave, New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Levan, Nut
ley, N. j., fishing in the Mays
Head fresh ponds here did some
fancy angling here this week and
something that no one else had
ever done. In the fresh waters
they caught two pound Sleeps
head. The catch amazed the an
glers and also the natives of the
island famous for its black bass
fishing. The party, fishing with
Capt. Henry Beasley, landed IL
large mouth bass in a single day
of fishing and the largest weigh
ed above three pounds.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
FROM EAST TO WEST THERE
is DISTRESS OFT EXPRESSED

One of our good friends of the
coastland is Clarence w. Griffin,
editor of the Forest City Courier
in the mountains of Rutherford.
He is a former pupil of Mrs. Lu-
cetta M. Willis of Manteo, back
in her teaching days in the west,
and often visits ,Manteo. His news
paper carried quite a long article
on the subject of setting up a
counterfeit Lost Colony in New
Jersey, some weeks ago, and the
following is his recent editorial
comment opposing the proposition:
Losing The Lost Colony?
1t has been proposed that "The
Lost Colony" be presented at
Princeton, New Jersey next sea-
son. There are many advantages
to taking it out of its natural
setting some declare. Yet it seems
to us that it should stay and be
enacted where it was very real
history in the days of Sir Walter
Raleigh.
1t is true that more people would
have an opportunity to see it, more
publicity and more financial re-
turns would all be a part of the
picture, but what price the gain,
if we lose the spirit of the drama
in taking it from its natural set
ting?
We are one of those individuals
who likes to go to Manteo again
and again and see the pageant. To
day when there are so many false
isms, "The Lost Colony" gives us
new inspiration and courage as we
again see brave early settlers. The
colony really was never lost in
that the movement of the drama
lived on and out of it grew Ameri-
ca.
We really believe much of the
beauty effectiveness of the drama
"The Lost Colony" would surely
be lost if it were removed to sur.
roundings not associated with it:
history.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
SURFSIDE BINGO TO
GIVE IT ALL AWAY
All Stock viii Be Given Away
Sunday Starting at 2 PM.

Announcement comes from AL
Mater that all stock in his Surfside
Bingo will be given away next
Sunday, and next week he plans to
restock with the food line. Doors
will open at 2 pm. Sunday, and
players will have their choice of
prizes each game.
For Friday night, every other
game will be a meat game. Such
meats as Smithfield hams and ba-
cons, turkeys, etc., will be given
away. On Saturday night every
game will feature meats such as
mentioned above. There will be
more special awards on Saturday,
as is stated elsewhere in this
weeks paper.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
FORMER HOOVER SECRETARY
FISHING IN DARE COUNTY

Lawrence Ritchey, of Washing
ton, d. c., former Secretary to
President Hoover, is fishing in the
vacinity of Oregon Inlet this week,
with party of friends and they
are stopping at the Cherokee at
Kill Devil Hills. Mr.. Richey recall
ed his visit here IN 1926 when with
Mr.. Hoover, then Secretary Of
Commerce, he visited Kill Devil
Hills. At that time they could not
drive, so made the trip about the
county in a Coast Guard boat op-
Grated by Ned Etheridge and the
late w. B. Midgete.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
BAPTISTS SEEK
MISSION FUND
OF 100000

North Cardinals marked con-
trasts in geography, climate, Gus
toms and traditions, from the rug
ged mountains down to its broad
coastal plains and on to its "outer
banks" area find parallel also in its
wide differences in religious life
and church population. For exam
pie, one city, Kannapolis, has sew
enteen Baptist churches alone in
its immediate area, while in Eas-
tern Carolina another city almost
as large, Kinston, has only one
Baptist church. One entire county
in the extreme Eastern part Of the
State has only one Baptist minis
ter in it's boundaries to serve ev-
cry Baptist Church in that county,
which has less than one thousand
members of that denomination in
it's whole area. By contrast, anoth-
er county up in the Western Pied
mont area, has sixty Baptist
churches with over $4,000 mem
bers. Down in East Carolina, Pitt
County, with over sixty thousand
population, has only seven Baptist
churches; and Pitt is located in the
vast Roanoke Association of seven
heavily populated counties, having
total of over $4,000 people, or
nearly one-tenth of all the popula-
ton in North Carolina, and this
area, or Association, has less than
See BAPTISTS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
COMMITTEE SAYS
mo" TO MOVING
THE LOST COLONY
Special Committee in Green's
boro Vote That Westmin-
ster College Proposition
Be Rejected

1t will be good news to an over
whelming number of people in
North Carolina, that a proposal to
set up a counterfeit Lost Colony
in Princeton, New Jersey, got its
first setback on September 10,
when the committee appointed to
consider the matter.
The Committee met in Green's
bore, and made report that will
be submitted to the directors of
The Lost Colony. The report of
this Committee has been sent to
} Chairman Bill Sharpe, by C. Syl-
vester Green of Durham. 1t is as
follows:
The Special Committee appoint
ed at the meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Roanoke Island
Historical Association held at
Manteo on Saturday, August 10,
1851, met in Greensboro Thurs
day, September Is, 1851, to con-
slider the proposal of the West
minister. Choir College that "The
Lost Colony" be exhibited in
Princeton under the auspices of
the College.
A copy of Mr.. Ted Cronk's pro-
posal on behalf of the Westminster
Choir College was prepared and
sent to each member of the Board
of Directors of the Roanoke Is
land Historical Association that
the Westminster proposal not be
accepted.
The Committee asked that you
be advised that this decision was
based on the following facts:
/. There has been expressed an
overwhelming sentiment IN favor
of leaving "The Lost Colony" at
Roanoke Island. The expressions
indicate that it is considered an
indigenous show and that through
its presentation on Roanoke Island
there is the magnifcation of a
shrine that is not portable. They
believe that some Of the spiritual
significance would be lost when it
is transplanted in any other set
ting.
2. 1t was the feeling of many
who expressed an opinion and es-
pecially on the part of the man.
bers of the Committee that "'The
Lost Colony is not ours to give
away" 1t was given to the State by
the author and created out of the
p.;Ge and personalities of the pco-
pie of North Carolina. Through
TIE years these people have in
vested their money and effort with
the idea that "The Lost Colony
is of North Carolina a"G thcref ere
should be kept in North Carolina.
g. There was evidens feeling
thai "The Lost Colony" is one of
Moth Caroliha's top tourist at
trartlons and that specifically it is
''the" top tourist tourist attrac-
ton in the eastern part of North
Carolina. There was grave fear that
any transfer of locale on any bas-
is would undermine the substantial
tcarist appeal that it now enjoys.
4. 1t was recognized that if "Tae
Los Colony" were presented oft
side its original setting the entire
c. ncept upon which it has been
cre::ted and operated would he
completely changed. Under the
concept that it is indigenous, North
Carolina through the Legislature
and the Council of State has made
various financial investments in its
production. There is grave doubt
that these tax sources could be
persuaded to perpetuate any sort
of program that is actually Only
part-time in North Carolina and
part time in another state.
5. 1t was also felt that the NOV
See COLONY, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM
MAKES FIRST QUOTA HERE

The first community to raise its
quota in North Carolina for the
Crusade for Freedom caravan
which came into Manteo Saturday
was Dare County, Chairman ]. L.
Murphy states. With Director Rey-
nolds Saturday was Miss Phoebe
Weston. Demonstrations were
made of balloons used in distrib-
uting literature across the iron
curtain in Europe. Melvin R. Dan
iels and Major Murphy addressed
the gathering near the courthouse,
which was met by a local commit
teo Saturday. Dare's quota was
$60.34.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
PEGASUS CLUB TO
FLY TO MACS HEAD

Mays Head.-The Pegasus Club,
one of Americas outstanding avi-
alton groups, will return to Mays
meeting on September %. The del
Head for their annual autumn
egates will arrive in their own
planes. About 40 persons aboard
20 planes are scheduled to attend
the meeting, which will again be
held at The Carolinian. The planes
will land at Manteo Airport on
nearby Roanoke Island although
some of the smaller ones will prob
ably use the Carolinian airstrips.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
PHILIP DUDLEY PREPARING
TO ENTER THE MINISTRY

Philip Hale dudley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George H. Dudley, Man
teo, has matriculated to the Fresh
man class of John Brown Univer-
sity, Sloan Springs, Arkansas.
This is his first year there where
he is majoring in Bibles
He is a graduate of the Manteo
high school.
John Brown University is an in
terdenominational school featuring
three basic types of training for
every student.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
RARE "GOGGLE-EYED" FISH
CAUGHT AT OREGON INLET

A rare fish for North Carolina
waters, one known as "goggle-ey-
ed" or "Albacore" Tuna, was land
ed by an angler stopping at The
Sea Ranch a few days ago, while
he fished in the Gulf Stream aboard
one Of Sam Tillett's charter boats.
The strange fish, identified by
Frank Stick, Of Southern Shores,
q noted artist who is now drawing
series Of fishes for a book he
plans to have published, was the
first Of its species ever landed by
an Oregon Inlet charter boat, inso-
far as could be determined locally
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
IT'S MULLET TIME NOW
ALONG THE DARE COAST

Some excellent hauls of mullet
have been made by commercial
fishermen along the Dare coast
recently. Commercial fishermen
have also been landing bluefish
and 'puppy-drum" in nets. One of
the best catches reported in the
Roanoke Island area was made by
Capt. Willie Etheridge and his
crew of Wanchese early this week.
Hundreds Of pounds Of blues, null
let and small drum were taken by
the Etheridge crew, according to
reports.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
DICK SCARBOROUGH JOINS
QUINN'S MANTEO STORE

Richard J. Scarborough, former
ly associated with w. M. Meekins
in operating a service station in
Manteo is now. with Quinn Furni-
ture Company in Manteo, and will
travel the Outer Banks for thi
firm. He is a native of Avon and
lives near ManteO.
Phillip Dudley recently left the
firmfto take up ministerial studies
in Brown University.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
HUNTING SEASON FOR QUAIL
IN ATLANTIC TOWNSHIP AREA

This newspaper is advised by
Mr.. H. F. Perry of Kitty Hawk
that the hunting season for quail
this year will be from December
1, to January Is in Atlantic Town
ship. This area comprises Duck,
Kitty Hawk, Colington. The Mays
Head area also comes under the
same regulations.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
LANDS TWO TARPON, FIRST of
SEASON AT CAPE HATTERAS

Raymond Basnett of Buxton,
who last year at this time caught
two large striped bass off the point
Of Cape Hatteras, Tuesday of this
week got bigger game while surf
casting, and landed two tarpon,
the first of the season, one weigh
ing IS pounds and the other az
pounds.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
JONES-LEARY BINGO
NSTALI.S HEATING

In preparation for cooler wealth
er, the Jones-Leary bingo has in
stalled a heating system in their
stand. At present they are open
nightly at 4 and open at 2 in the
afternoon on Sundays.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
President

Choice of these active Manteo
Chamber of Commerce the coming Monday
night at meeting in the community building in Mane
by Is people Directors elected A. H. Ward Archie
M K Feangs J Mrs. Julia Gray, Miss Jimmy Gray Kitty
The meeting discussed participation organization
posed Dare County Tourist Bureau The County
faced with the task of raising take
commitments which include $500 in owing.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
$4,000 FUND is GOAL SET
TO KEEP UP ACTIVITY OF
DARE CHAMBER COMMERCE

New Officers Undertake Considerable Task
at Annual Meeting Wednesday Night;
Three Women Named as Officers; Business
Men Will Be Canvassed in Effort to Raise
Funds for Work of Chamber and of Tour
list Bureau.
Evening star., 1951-02-21
Virginia Fire Safety Code
For Buildings in Effect
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Feb, 21.-Vir-
ginia's new fire safety code went
into effect today for existing
buildings. The code became ef-
fective in July, 1949, for new build
ings.
Since the codes adoption in
April, 194e, the State fire marshal's
office has inspected buildings to
advise owners of necessary changes
or installations to bring the
properties into conformity with
the code
State Fire Marshal C. S. Mullen,
! jr., said the States is more in
terested in putting buildings into
safe condition than in applying
legal pressure Immediately on
owners of Buildings not in. con-
formance.
Evening star., 1951-02-21
Wiley Urges Strong
u. 5. Force in Europe
Al kamerow Dinner

Senator Wiley, Republican, of
Wisconsin warned last night that,
even though the United States
could knock out Russia's industrial
potential. she has stockpiled so
much war materiel that only a
strong military force could stop
the Reds from overrunning Eu-
rope.
He addressed a testimonial din
ner, honoring j. A. Kamerow.
outgoing president of the Ameri-
can Business Association in the
Hotel Statler.
Senator Wiley said that. in
view of the Russian threat in
Europe, America should be pre-
pared to send further military
contingents of land, sea and air
units to the continent, in accord
ance with recommendations by
United States military leaders. He
suggested the size Of these land
forces should be equal to those
contributed by Western Europe.
Would Awaken Kremlin.
Leadership today calls for of
fensive peace" he said, and "that
offensive calls for the highest type
of craftsmanship and generalship
to open the eyes of the Kremlin
so that it will see the utter futility
of pursuing it's course of attempt
ing to take over the earth"
1T is impossible for us to crawl
into our shell and think that by
so doing we can serve our own
best interests and provide the
leadership that the world is hun
gering for" Senator Wiley con-
tended.
He urged that "silver bullets
which mean dollars" should be
spent to "stir up flames of revolt
and dissension in Joseph Stalin's
own camp"
Senator Wiley also declared the
"tine is overdue" for the Govern
ment to decentralize its agencies.
IF you merely disperse an
agency from the District of CO.
lumbia to some other huge,
crowded city, that merely amounts
to moving an agency from one
target center to another" he said.
Agencies should be spread out to
the grass roots"
Levy Succeeds Kamer0w.
The address of welcome was
given by Frederick Levy. who has
succeeded Mr.. Kamerow as presi-
dent of the business association.
Mr.. Kamerow was presented with
commemorative plaque. The oc-
casion also was his 55th birthday.
He has been prominent in the
District for many years as civic
leader and insurance broker. He
served as president Of the associa-
ton for two terms. A graduate of
the University of Maryland Law
School, he has headed the firm of
j. A. Kamerow & Co.. since 1916.
He also is president Of the Mer-
chants Benefit Association and of
the Renewal Investment Corp. He
is on the Embarrassing committee
OF the Junior Police and Citizens
Corps.
Mr.. Kamerow was praised for
his civic leadership by F. Joseph
Donohue, new District Comnis-
sloner-designate; Judge Milton S.
Kronheirl. ir.. Of Municipal
Court: Rabbi Norman Gersten-
field. minister of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation. and Charles
P. Rice, president TO the Life Un-
derwriters Association. The chair
man of the evening was Curtis
Shears. counsel to the House
Judiciary Committee.
Evening star., 1951-02-21
tobacco Growers Re-eIect Waller BOWLING President

Annapolis who resigned after II
years as vice president ano
director.
Other officers are Russell w
Cross of Prince Georges County
treasurer. and Russell C. Turner
of Ann Arundel County, secretary
Mr.. Turner was elected director
to succeed Mr.. Lee.
Evening star., 1951-02-21
+. Special pispoteh TO The s'ar

WALDORF, Md, Feb. 21.-TWo
Charles County men will continue
in key posts of the Maryland
Tobacco Growers Association.
They are Walter w. Bowling of
Newport, who was reelected
president, and Samuel C. Linton
of Grayton, who was reappointed
general manager.
John c.. Ward of Calvert
County was elected vice president
to succeed C.. Carroll Lee of
Evening star., 1951-02-21
Photographic Engineers

The Washington chapter of the
Society of Photographic Engineers
will hold its annual banquet at
7 o'clock tonight in the Burling-
ton Hotel. Maj. Gen. K. B. Law
ton, deputy chief Of the Signal
Corps. will speak.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-21
Safety To Be
featured At
Ferry School

Safety will be featured at a pro-
gram to be presented at South
Perry School on Monday night,
August 20th at s o'clock. The pro-
gram, sponsored by the Franklin
County Farm and Home Safety
Committee, will include five min
ute talks on Safety by All club
members, and q motion picture
THE Closed Book" Refreshments
viii be served. The public is in
vited.
The All members paI 'eipating
viii be competing for top honors
in the couaty in a project offered
to Ali clubs under the heading
Let's Talk Safety. Thirteen
clubs have selected their rcpres-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-08-21
Officers Of Fair
Board In Charge
OF 81 Exposition

Officers of the Madison Coun-
ty Agriculture Society are Ro-
bert Hines, Mt. Sterling, presi-
dent; John Sanfrod, vice presi-
dent; and Fred NJ. Guy, Mechan-
icsburg. secretary-treasurer.
The various departments of the
1851 exposition viii be managed
as follows:
/. Speed Ring-Stewart Ander-
son, Fred NJ. Guy and Robert
Hines.
2. Supt. Of Speed-stewart An
derson.
3. Boys and Girls All Work
Elden Harsh and Ira Hunter.
4. Grounds Harold
Correll. Lloyd Roby and Rich
ard Thomas.
5. Cattle-Bernard Conway and
ResSie Dorm.
6. Sheep Kenneth Dorm and
Ira Hunter.
z. Swine Richard Thomas and
William Fender.
8. Farm Produce, Fruits and
Flowers-F Floyd Deck, Elder
Harsh and Kenneth Dorm.
9. Manufactures Robert Hines
and Fred NJ. Guy.
II. Merchants Fred NJ. Guy anc
Robert Hines.
u. Sale of Privileges Howard
Correll, Fred M. Guy, Rober
Hines and Stewart Anderson.
13. Location of Privileges -Ho
ward Correll.
IA. Police and Parking-Johl
Sanford, Richard Thomas an,
Lloyd Roby.
is. Executive and Finance-Frer
NJ. Guy, Robert Hines and vii
liam Fender.
16. Auditing Committee Williar
Fender, John Sanford an
Lloyd Roby.
II Charge OF Grandstand-Joh
Sanford.
Directors of the Agriculture So
ciety are:
1852
Directors of the Agricultur
Society are: Kenneth Dorr
Range; Howard Correll, Stokes
Floyd Deck, Somerford; Wn