The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-02-09

once in the navy. Stationed at
Buxton, married Miss Matte
Gould of Manteo, lived in Norfolk
and practiced law several years,
and has been in the west for six
years and more. 81 don't know of
a better place for the laboring
class of men to co." Mr.. Town
send declares. "The lawyers and
white collar men have f1ocked
there, because business is good,
until there are too many, but to-
day the folks who live by the
sweat of their brows can make
money - better than anywhere
else l know Of"
Dare county's board of COM
missioners in regular session here
Tuesday voted to ask E. S. As
Rev, WPA director in this dis
trict, to recommend that a county
wide drainage project be put on
in the county by the WPA.
Young lads who are allowed to
roam around at night are learning
some tricks that may get them
into trouble. BY filing down the
edges of ordinary pennies, they
are able to insert them in the
dime slot of the electric pianos
used in local stores. Having sup
piled himself with ample pennies
to last the night out, a young fell
low recently took his stand near
the piano in the Rendezvous, loo
al dancing and beer place. When
someone approached to drop a
dime in the slot, he would rush
over and offer to insert the dime.
Instead, he would put it in his
pocket and quickly substitute one
of his prepared pennies. 1t is re-
ported he made So during the ev-
ening.
Although Manteo and the rest
of Dare county was blanketed in
a six inch snow, the deepest snow
since 1918 according to some old
residents and 1927 according to
others, the sun shone at intervals
last Sunday. Cape Hatteras, one
of the closest places to the Gulf
Stream along the Atlantic coast,
was blanketed in snow that start
ed falling last Wednesday night
and continued for the greater part
of Thursday. Ice was, formed on
the channels in the various sounds
surrounding Manteo and at one
time was thought to be endanger-
ing the Wright Memorial and
Roanoke Sound bridges, but
warmer weather helped the con-
dition as the ice began to thaw
and moved down the sound car
rying net stakes with it.
With streets that remained icy
for five days, only five casualties
were reported. Mrs. Ionic O'Neal
of Rodanthe sustained a broken
collar bone while skating on the
ice, and Mrs. Frank Daniels of
Wanchese suffered a broken hip
in fall on the icy street.
Three cars were turned over in
Manteo during the weekend, but
there were no injuries. Cars driv-
en- by Ernest Meekins, Mccoy Til
lett and Russell Perry were turn
ed over when they slid on the ice
| Meeting recently at the recrea-
ton hall of Camp Virginia Dare
the local CCC unit elected staff
for an annual similar to college
ANIMALS which the camp plans tc
get out. Lawrence Swain was e.
lected editor with Nathaniel Puc-
kett, L. l. Warren, William Bax-
ter and Charles S. Richardson as
associates. Harvey Edwards will
be business manager and will have
as assistants Harvell S. Sparrow
and Walter Smith. HowarC
Thyme, Manteo recruit, will dc
the art work and Russell Langley
will serve as Photographic edi-
tor.
Out of total of $11,915 allo.
Gated to ten theatre projects in
North Carolina by the Federal
Theatre Project, division of the
WPA, Dare county will receive
$1,114, it was announced this
week by Prof. F. H. Koch, direc.
tor of the projects in Virginia anc
the two Carolinas.
4 mighty dangerous place fol
motorists exists on the Roanoke
Island causeway road on the east
ern end of the little bridge. Each
hard northwest wind washes a.
way the embankment. and carries
away the paving. Twice in 9
month this has happened. Recent.
ly man met death at this place
when his car went overheard. The
Highway Commission forces sim.
ply haul lot of sand back in
place, spending a lot of money arc
time. More deaths are likely tt
occur, and motorists are urged tt
watch this very narrow opening
washed out in the storm of Sun.
day night a week ago.
| What was timely rescue by g
local crew, headed by Albert Eth.
eridge, probably saved two Eliz.