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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-10

Tomorrow's Almanac
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
Lost Colony to Celebrate States
Most Famous Birthday, August 18th
Virginia Dare, First White Child Born In America To
Be Honored.

Virginia Dare, first child of
English parentage was born on
Roanoke Island in the New World
on. August Is, 1887. On Saturday,
August 1S, 1851, the famous baby
of 344 years ago will be honored
by Paul Green's symphonic drama
The Lost Colony, which tells the
tragic story of England's attempts,
under the leadership of Sir Walter
Raleigh, to found new nation in
the land that was to become North
Carolina.
The events scheduled for Sat-
urday of this week at Fort RAJ
leigh and Waterside Theatre will
be one of the outstanding birthday
parties celebrated for Virginia
Dare. But the date is always q
significant one on Roanoke Island.
Back in 1887, premiere year for
The Lost Colony, the distinguished
guest of honor was the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The spot from
whioh he witnessed the 2Srd per-
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17

Torrance of the drama which has
lived longer than any other out
door production in America today
is marked in stone.
Coming to the party honoring
Virginia Dare this year will be
members of the North Carolina
Federation of Women's Clubs and
also represented by outstanding
members will be the Garden Clubs
of North Carolina. One Of the
events of the day viii be the dis
cussion of plans for an Elizabethan
Garden which the North Carolina
Garden Club members will create
here at the birthplace of English
speaking America. Both groups
have scheduled programs.
Virginia Dare's birthday will
also mark the summer meeting Of
Roanoke Island Historical Associ-
alton with such speakers as Paul
Green. author Of The Lost Colony,
Sam Selden, It's director, and Betty
See COLONY, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
WANCHESE SCENE
OF REUNION OF
DANIELS FAMILY
Judge HaIstead Speaker Sun.
day Morning, August 18th;
Picnic Dinner on Church
Grounds

The annual reunion of the Dan
iels family will be held Sunday,
August 10, at the Wanchese Meths
odist Church, beginning at 1890
am. with a speech by Judge w. l.
Halstead of South Mills. A huge
picnic dinner on the grounds will
be served at 1890.
Melvin R. Daniels, who is master
of ceremonies, says that the gen
Ieral public is cordially invited to
attend, regardless of kinship, and
that the folks will have plenty to
eat. However, it is difficult to find
anyone in this part of the state who
cannot find some relations among
the Daniels, by either blood OF
marriage.
For several years these re-
onions have proved to be mighty
enjoyable occasions, and while he
was living, the late Josephus Dan
iels of Raleigh, who claimed Wan
cheese as the home of his ancestors,
always attended the meeting at
Wanchese. Since his death,t his
children have attended. Some OF
them will be guests at Wanchese
Sunday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
ROAD MISTAKE
COST COUNTY
OF DARE $36, 756
Repairs to Road Between
Stumpy Point and Long
Shoal Proved Costly

When the road between Stumpy
Point and Long Shoal River was
surfaced in 1913, somebody made
a bad guess, and the road had to
be ripped up, and rebuilt. The job
cost Dare County's road allotment
the sum of $50, 1858 when it was
ripped up and rebuilt in 1949, ac-
cording to figures furnished the
Dare County Commissioners by the
State Highway Commission.
Figures shown for the period
January 1, 1949, to August l.,
1861, for road allotments beside the
above amount spent in Dare County
other than bond money are as fol-
lows: Betweea Stumpy Point to
Hyde County line, 6 mi. sandals
phalt $44,343.98; Balance on Avon
to H atteras road, $37,678.37;
Stumpy Point toward the Hyde
County line $4,000; East Lake to
intersection of Stumpy Point road,
$27 ,225.28; Purchase price of Ore
gon Inlet ferries, $42,500. Five
miles of paving north of Oregon
Inlet on us. "a to us. 1853, grad
ing and paving, SO mi. $4,000;
Dredging ferry basin at Oregon
Inlet $4,000; repairs to road near
Gurrituck Sound bridge, 1 mile,
$1,675; construction of Roanoke
Sound bridge and approaches IA
mi. $517, 900; repairing main high
way on Roanoke Island, us. 1853
and 345 with retread and seal $780,
900. Total $826,179.26.
This does not include the con-
struction of a marine railway at
Manns Harbor for serving the state
ferry boats.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
DISTRICT ENGINEER ON
VISIT TO OREGON INLET

Col. and Mrs. Roland Z. Brown
with their young daughters Pam
and Penny were visitors to Roa-
noke Island this week, and spent
Tuesday night off Wanchese Wharf
on the Survey Boat Danora. Col.
Brown is District Engineer Of the
Wilmington office, and Wednesday
he went to Oregon Inlet with Capt.
Tom Basnight to inspect Oregon
Inlet.
Guests Of the Browns were Or.
end Mrs. G. e. Howard and Mr..
and Mrs. Lamont Edgerton Of
Goldsboro. Wednesday they visited
Fort Raleigh, and Mrs. Brown be-
ing a district president Of Garden
Clubs in the State, was much i'm
terested in the Elizabethan Garden
project at Fort Raleigh.
Melvin Daniels and Victor Meek
ms were dinner guests OF the party
Tuesday aboard the boat and OUT
lined 10 the visitors the Oregon
Inlet situation with respect 10 the
fishing industry.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
Dare County Ticket Purchases to Help
Pay for Lost COlOny's New Jet-Sprayer
Local Sales for Virginia Dare Night Performance To-
morrow to Apply on Cost of Machine. Sprayer to Be
Available for County and Town Use

In commemoration of the birth
day of Virginia Dare, Saturday
night, August 10, will be observed
as Dare County Night at The Lost
Colony.
Author Paul Green will be in
the audience for the occasion,
and the Elizabeth City High
School Band will present pre-
curtain performance beginning
at 1880 p.m.
Special tickets are being sold to
Dare countians for Saturdays per-
Torrance by the Manteo Lions and
Rotary Clubs and the Wanchese
Ruritan Club. These tickets, good
for any performance during the re-
mainder of the season but especial
ly printed for use on Dare County
Night, are offered to home folks to
give them the opportunity to assist
The Best Colony in paying for the
new Dyna-Fog jet-type spraying
machine recently. purchased with
Lost Colony funds. AS the chief fl
nanciaL gamers by the outdoor
drama presented here annually,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
COLINGTON ROAD
GRADING BEGINS:
TO COST 100000
Total Cost, Including Two
Bridges; State to Do
Surface Job

Work has begun on the long de-
layed Colington road, which is now
to be built by State forces. The
total length of surface is to be 2.7
miles. Including the two bridges
built last year, the grading and
pavement will cost a total of $780,
900, according to estimates made
by the State Highway Commits
sion.
The road will be built this fall,
and in the spring will be given a
new surface treatment, and finally
completed in time for the tourist
business next summer. Working
crews are now on the job, despite
the terrific heat of summer. Col
ington is now served with electric
power, and the completion of the
road is expected to make for an
enormous increase in sport fishing
business and larger income for the
citizens.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
COURT ORDER
RESTRICTS CASH
BINGO IN DARE
Hearing in Case of Al Mater
Set For August 9th; Board
Follows Early Agreement

The playing of bingo for cash in
Dare County is restricted in an
order signed this week by Judge
Chester Morris. The Dare Board
of Commissioners brought suit
against Al Mater, operator of one
of three bingo games at Mays
Head.
The complaint alleges that Mater
along with the other two operators
entered into a contract not to use
cash in the bingo games. On Aug
ust 7th Mater with his attorneys
appeared before the Board and
asked that the restriction be re-
moved. He desired to play for
cash. The Board took the action
that the agreement should stand.
That night, Mater operated on
cash anyway with increased at
tendance and so operated until
Wednesday night.
On Saturday Mater was sum-
moned before the Board to show
cause why his license should not
be revoked. Mater appeared with
his attorney, contending the con-
tract was not a valid one. He told
the Board he intended to contiHue
to operate for cash. The Board
passed motion to revoke his Ii
|cense. He continued operating.
The Board appealed to Judge
Morris for a restraining order,
which the judge signed, forbidding
the playing of Bingo far cash, and
giving notice of a hearing before
Judge j. Paul Frizzelle at Camden,
2 pm. on August 27th. Mater said
Wednesday he was going to obey
the order, pending the courts ruiz
ing.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17

During the campaign for the
road bond issue figures released by
the State Highway Commission
listed Dare County's share as
$S6O,O0O. Recent figures furnished
the Dare County Commissioners as
of August l, show Dare County's
share of this 5000 million fund to
be $806,131.23 or some $4,000
short of original estimates.
The commission reports that of
this allotment, 100000 was spent
on the road between Manns Har-
Dor and East Lake, which was not
bond money project and is to be
paid back from other funds and in
turn spent on bond projects in the
county. The report shows that
there is also $3.50, 1923 remaining
unspent.
Total amount spent or allotted is
shown at $550,OO0, as follows: Col
ington road and bridge project
$50, Avon to Pea Island 17.8
grading and pavement 5000;
East Lake 100000; Oregon Inlet
project 100000. Total miles built
is 37.5 miles.
The figures show that there is
more than enough to finish the
road through the Pea Island Re
fuge, and with the 100000 due
from the East Lake project, there
will be ample funds to finish the
short roads in need of surface else
where in the county.
Figures published elsewhere in
this newspaper show a total of
$826,179 spent in Dare County dur
ing the past two years from road
funds other than bond money.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
SERGEANT FINED FOR
RECKLESS DRIVING
Charges Against Willie Spencer
Dismissed After Prosecuting
Witness Testimony Only
Partly Taken

Sgt. William Earl Jones, sta
toned with the National Guard at
Elizabeth City, was found guilty
of careless and reckless driving and
speeding by Judge w. F. Baum in
recorders court Tuesday afternoon.
The court sentenced the sergeant
to pay $25 on the speeding charge
and $50 on the reckless driving
count.
Attorney Dozier and Sgt. Jones
based the case for the defense on
the contention that Jones had not
driven 70 miles per hour on the
Sound Side road at Mays Head or
rs miles per hour on Highway 1853,
as charged by the arresting officer,
Patrolman Boykin. The sergeant
admitted exceeding the IS mile
speed limit, and said he was driv-
ing perhaps so miles per hour"
Judge Baum held, in giving his de-
See COURT, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
PIANO PLAYER is
FOUND DEAD IN
MACS HEAD SURF
Bobby Warren, 10, of Char
Iotte Thought to Have Been
Suicide Wednesday

Bobby Alton Warren, 10, piano
player in the orchestra now play
ing at the Mays Head Beach Club,
drowned early Wednesday morning
while swimming near the Beach
Club. His body was found near the
shore by another member of the
orchestra who had gone out for an
early swim at $50 am. Warren
was dead when his body was dis
covered.
The young man had been in a
depressed state of mind, undergo
ing emotional unheaval, and which
he seemed to think might be a re-
ligious experience, and he consulted
Rev. Henry Napier, Baptist minis
ter at his home in Manteo Tues
day.
A youthful love affair OF some
time ago appeared to have been
weighing upon his mind, and he
was seeming to think he should
leave on playing IN a public dance
hall, yet his conscience troubled
him when he thought Of leaving
his associates in the soup.
He appeared to be laboring to
some extent with a persecution
complex.
He told associates that some
thing was going to happen within
four days. Suicide is the theory of
his death. A
The drowned mans body was
taken to the Twiford Funeral
Home in Manteo, and from there
it was sent to Warren's home in
Charlotte where funeral services
were to be held.
Bobby Warren was the son of
Garrett Benton Warren and Inez
Purney Warren Of Charlotte. His
home was at 1888 Central Ave-,
Charlotte. Besides his parents, he Is
survived By two brothers and two
sisters, Ray and Larry, Jean and
JOY, Ill Of Charlotte.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17

hotel and tourist home owners,
service station operators, and other
businessmen and residents who
benefit from the great influx of
visitors brought here by The Lost
Colony, are asked to purchase
tickets for the Saturday perform
ance. Proceeds from all special
Dyna-Fog tickets sold will be APP
piled directly on the cost Of the
sprayer. Sale of the special tickets
is under the direction Of John
Long, who said early. in the week
that it appeared that Dare coun-
tians were responding very well
indeed to the opportunity to help
the organization which has done So
much for the people of Dare.
The machine, although owned
1000 by the Lost Colony man.
agement, is to be available for
county and town use at cost; that
is, town or the county may use
the machine rent-free, paying
only for the operating cost and
cost of spraying materials. 10
will be operated, elsewhere than
Waterside Theatre. under the d.
rection Of the County Sanitation
Departnsilt.
Price of tickets is the same as
always, $2.40 reserved, $3.50 gen.
eral admission. Mr.. Long has dis.
See COUNTY, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17

The proposal for maintaining a
Dare County Tourist Bureau for
development of travel business and
general promotion of the interests
of all parts of Dare County gained
strong Roadway Tuesday when sew
eral representatives of various or
CARNATIONS in the county discussed
the Importance of this movement
before the Dare County Board of
Commissioners.
Following a motion made by
Lawrence Swain, requesting that a
general meeting be called of in
terested persons Tuesday, August
81, at pm. at the courthouse,
"a committee to represent the coun-
ty as a whole was named as fol-
lows:
Mainland of Dare County
George M. Wise of Stumpy Point;
Hatteras Township, Maurice Bur-
rus of Hatteras; Kinnekeet Town
ship, Asa H. Gray of Waves; At
lantic Township, David Stick of
Kill Devil Hills; Mays Head Town
ship, J. Gordon Kellogg of Manteo,
Letters of invitation to these
men were mailed yesterday, invit-
ing them to attend the meeting,
and letters were also sent to the
following groups, inviting them to
send representatives next Tuesday
for further discussion of the plan:
The Dare Beaches Chamber of
Commerce of Kill Devil Hills; the
Mays Head Chamber of Commerce;
the Roanoke Island Historical As
ISOLATION; the Dare County Cham
Der of Commerce, and the Town of
Manteo.
This does not contemplate the
merger Of any existing organiza-
tons, but invites all of them to
join with the County Government
in organizing non-partisan, non
sectional Burea5 to impartially adj
vertise and proIn all sections of
the county.
In other words, it would nipple
ment and cooperate with the efforts
of other civic organizations, and
once organized on a sound basis
would save all organizations con-
siderable money and make for more
effective promotion work.
1t is left up to the various or
CARNATIONS, each to send their
own spokesman to the meeting next
Tuesday.
The plan is to maintain a full
time promotion bureau, to provide
ample publicity material for the
needs of all interests of the county.
The objective is to increase the
tourist business of the county, and
develop it more fully as recrea-
ton area at all seasons of the year.
c. C. Duvall, Chairman of the
Dare County Board of Commits
sioners, was named temporary
chairman for the meeting next
Tuesday.
If such a Bureau is organized as
contemplated, the County has
agreed tentatively to underwrite
the cost of 20 per cent of its main
tenance.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
FILA DAY AT LOST
COLONY TO BRING
MANY TO COASTLAND

From the Raleigh office of
Catherine Dennis, state supervisor
of the Future Homemakers of
America, came the news early this
week that scores of towns and
communities of North Carolina
would have FILA representation at
the first annual Lost Colony Flu
ture Homemakers, Day on Friday,
August IT. Miss Dennis, herself,
and other FILA leaders of North
Carolina will be present.
No set program has been ar
ranged for the occasion. "Our main
thought is for the future home
makers to see Americas longest
lived outdoor drama, which not
only tells the dramatic story of
English-speaking Americas begin
ming, but also the attempts at
homemaking by those brave men
and women who came to the prim-
eval wilderness which was Roa-
noke Island, during the late 10th
Century, and attempted to build
homes here and found new ma
tion," said Miss Dennis.
Lost Colony officials became in
terested in honoring Future Home
makers at special Day at The
Lost Colony several months ago.
At that time, a newspaperman con-
nected with the drama covered a
district meeting Of the FILA in
CresweIl. More than 700 enthusiast
tic young women attended the
meeting in Creswell. But the great
number and the great interest
shown at that occasion resulted in
plans for the first Lost Colony
FILA day on Roanoke Island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
DeFEBIOS MAY
GET HEARING
ON AUGUST "a

Juvenile Court Judge Chauncey
S. Meekins this week postponed 3
re-hearing on the matter of the
care of the Frank j. DeFebio chill
dren, scheduled to be held here
Saturday at 2 pm, until Friday,
August "a. Judge Meekins notified
the DeFebio attorney in Washing
ton, D. c., of his decision on
Wednesday. Reason for postpone
ment was that August 18 is Vir-
ginia Dare Day, a sort of quasi
legal holiday in Dare county.
Judge Meekins and the Dare
Welfare Department have asked
for information about the Wash
ington home maintained by Theo
DeFebio, mother of the children,
from District of Columbia social
agencies. If the reports were fav-
orable, the judge has said, the
children would be returned to their
parents custody from the Per-
quimans county boarding home
where they are at present lodged
as wards of the state. However,
Judge Meekins said yesterday, all
the information required has not
vet been received. In the event that
the Information from Washington
is not considered favorable" to the
DeFebios, the re-hearing will go
on as scheduled next Friday; if it
is favorable" the judge says it
will not be necessary to hold the
hearing as he will sign an order re-
turning the children to their par
ents at once.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
ARCHIE SPENCER
KILLED BY BOLT
OF LIGHTNING
Service S Held at Sturnpy
Point on "Wednesday. Faith
err Also Injured

Lightning which struck their
boat as they were shrimping few
hundred yards out of Stumpy
Point bay, Monday a ternoon
killed Archie Spencer, 20, and
burned his father, Rudolph Spen-
Ger. The latter was able to leave
Pungo District hospital in Bel
haven Wednesday morning.
The Rev. Tracy Varnum, pastor,
C on du e d funeral services at
Stumpy Point Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon for Archie
Spencer. Burial was in the ceme-
See SHRIMPER, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
LOST COLONY ATTENDANCE

Attendance at The Lost Colony
totaled 6,101 paid admissions dur
ing the six-performance period
9-15. Largest crowd was
present at Norfolk Night, August
IL, 1896. Crowds for the other five
days were: 764, TAT, 1926, 1,O4O,
| O28
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
STRONG SENTIMENT PREVAILS
FOR EARLY ORGANIZATION OF
DARE CO. TOURIST BUREAU

Commissioners Offer Tentative Agreement to
Underwrite Budget to Amount of 20 Per
Cent Necessary to Maintain Full Time
Office For Promoting Travel to All Parts
of Dare County; Township C ommi e e
Named, and Invitations Issued Tuesday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17

Official Marine Corps Photo.
CHERRY POINT N CTakn advantage of the availability of
of aircraft the Marine Air Station Cherry Point
studying the instruments of transport hecope Mid
shpman Fred O. Purser CONTROLS Mdshpman
cCuen Jr, looking Midhpman Purser the of Mrs.
Lucille S. Purser of Mays Head North Carolina Mdshpman Nc
Cullen the of Mrs. McCuen Rocky Mount
Mdspmen two of the of second class the
Naval Academy who visited Cherry Point of their
training air-cruis
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-17
FIGURES SHOW WHERE ROAD
BOND FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED
ON VARIOUS DARE PROJECTS

Highway Commission Says County's Allott-
ment Some $4,000 Short of Original Esti-
mate of S86O,OOO; Balance in Fund Aug. 1
$3.50, 131.23 with Additional 100000 due to
be Refunded for East Lake Road.
Evening star., 1951-10-25
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Oct, 25 UP,,-soybean tu-
iu tures climbed l,I as much as cents bushsl
about steady. with only fractional chanEes
most of the time.
meEs Early SsTsnsth in s0{ssan oil and
There was some hesitancy pending re-
suits of the British election today. How
eyer eyer a Tory victory was expected. and
TINS was considered mildly bullish
Near the end of the first hour wheat
he prevaas ssnt nEs hsher 1S lower han
corn was "a higher to !. lower. Decem-
z of: December 90: soybeanss, were 81;
lard was 5 to 10 cents hundred pounds
lower, November Sl5.12.
m Corn ea1s 5ecepS WtS we're renssy heayr edsy
weather over the corn and soybean areas,
traders believe receipts of corn and soy
beans will mount. Today's weather was
ever. rain is expected to develop in the
belt tomorrow
49, Traders received reports that the soy,
bean harvest is only about 81 per cent
completed in Iowa--far behind last year.
The soybeans are reported to be Of good
at quality, ln hoyeyer e,,; A record soybean crop
Minnesota, but the quality is reported
poor.
bee pee II the fp ao4b na w
The export movement of Canadian
wheat for the week ended October ! 8 was
the heaviest of the season. The Canadian
liminary estimate placed exports, inciud-
ing wheat in the. form of -four. at almost
IA million bushels for the week.
els in the visible supply Of Canadian
wheat reflects the heavy movement from
farms into elevators. The visible Cana
bushels.