The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-03-02
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let, which will be bought within
a few weeks at an average price
of $3.50 per acre, or total of
$38, 1880, somewhat less than
the property is valued on the tax
books. Negotiations are still go
ing forward for the purchase of
about 1900 acres of the Bodie Is
land Club property north of Ore
gon Inlet at a corresponding price.
The total involved will be nearly
$55, 900. The taking over of this
land by the us. government will
provide great migratory fowl
refuge on which no hunting will
be allowed.
John A. Meekins, county COM
missioner at Rodanthe, stated this
week that he expects to make a
trip to Raleigh within the next
ten days to talk over with the
highway authorities thee condi-
ton of the roads at Hatteras vii
lage and other places on the
Banks, and endeavor to get some
immediate maintenance aid.
Latest reports are that Croatan
Lighthouse, guarding the en-
trance to Croatan Sound, near
Mashoes Creek, is to be discon-
tinued as an active unit, and will
be lighted by gas beacon. The
structure was erected in 1887 and
the first keeper was Jim Norman
of New Bern. Later on, Capt. Eph
Meekins, who in recent years kept
the Roanoke Sound Bridge, was
one of the tenders of the light.
Capt. C. c. Midget retired from
there and many others during the
past 40 years have tended this
light. 1t is an important light, and
it's discontinuance will be viewed
with much regret by those who
sail the sounds. There was for
merly many of these lights in the
North Carolina sounds, but now
Croatan, Roanoke Marshes and
Wades Point are the only ones
that are active.
Believe it or not, three men fish
ing at Frisco Monday sold two
fish for ten dollars. The two fish
were rock, or striped bass caught
with a seine in the ocean, one
weighing AZ lbs. and thee other 81
lbs. The fishermen were Eddie and
Percy Williams and Earl Fulcher.
Charles R. Fulcher, popular
salesman for the Jones Wholesale
Company of Manteo, narrowly es-
capped death near New Inlet We'd
nesday when his car turned over
completely and was wrecked as
he struck a bad place in this dan
gerous beach road. He sustained
severe cuts and bruises and went
unconscious with pain, and was
discovered shortly after by Orville
Baum, who was driving south. He
was taken to Pea Island Coast
Guard Station, where the colored
men in that station gave him first
aid.
The dea, for the sale of the
building of C. P. Midget of Ro-
danthe, housing three brick stores
in Manteo, was completed this
week to Woodson and Keith Fear
ing, who are now occupying one
of the stores. The building was
built in 1884 at a cost of about
$500. 1t is Manteo's largest COM
mercial brick building, and it is
about 80 feet long and about 80
feet deep, one story in height and
is well built. The Fearings now
occupy one of the stores, and an
other of them, it is said, will be
used for offices of the Roanoke
Utility Company.
Samuel A. Walker, former Pop
lar Branch man, and a brother of
the late N. W. Walker, noted edu-
Gator, has been sent by the Blu
'reau of Biological Survey to look
after the migratory game refuge
that is to be taken over by the
government near Oregon Inlet.
Mr.. Walker has brought his wife
and two children to Manteo to
live.
Three Negroes were bound ov-
er to Superior court and lodged
in Jail in default of cash bond
when arraigned before Recorders
Judge w. F. Baum Tuesday on
charges of robbery and assault.
The Negroes were apprehended by
T. G. Dowdy and the late Dan E.
Mann after John Huter, aged
German transient, told officers
that he was beaten and robbed of
about $50 while in the California
section Tuesday of last week.
Included among 25 outstanding
| graduates of the University of
North Carolina recently recon-
mended to the Bureau of Yards
and Docks of the U. S. Navy as
good prospects to fill commissions
| in the Civil Engineers Corps Re-
serve was r. M. Daley of Hat
teras.
/ In seeking to reduce the adj
ministration's spendings, it is
probable that the President will
cancel the appropriations of sew.
eral of the lending agencies, those