The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-20
Remember When?
(From the Times fiIesl
Fifteen Years Ago

ana nerOlSm Oh the OOaSC GudTO
men of the Banks were added to
the list when three of its citizens
were recently awarded silver
medals for bravery in saving life
by the Dept. of Treasury in
Washington. The Avon men re-
ceiving the medals were: Capt.
John B. Austin, retired, Summer
Scarborough and Tommy Meekins.
Charles Bond, for the past nine
months managing editor of this
newspaper, left this week to be-
| come managing editor of the
Jackson News, one of the Parker
Brothers weeklies. w. Carlton
Mason of Pinehurst, formerly of
the Rocky Mount Evening Tele-
gram, takes over the duties of
Mr.. Bond on this newspaper.
Capt. John Allen Midget and
his boys at Rodanthe Coast Guard
Station celebrated the completion
of the new harbor at Rodanthe
last week. The Coast Guard has
dredged a six-foot channel into
the dry land, so that the supply
boat can come all the way into
shore with supplies for the sta
ton, all up and down the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hooper
of Stumpy Point have returned to
their home after they sustained
minor injuries when their truck in
which they were enroute to Bel
haven last Saturday left the high
way and turned over.
q. While enroute from Washington
last Sunday night, Clyde Payne of
Stumpy Point was deprived of his
automobile by fire. He was alone
in the car at the time and escaped
from the burning machine with
out injury. TIL car, Pontiac, was
a total loss.
The channel bass have arrived.
The first three were caught on rod
and line Sunday, April 5, by Mr..
Miller and T. Lee Adams of Oc-
can City, who were visiting here.
The weights of the fish were 3S,
40 and AZ pounds.
81 am ready to continue with
the old time gospel and believe
there will be a big response when
| get going again with my big
tent and give them the old fash
toned fire and birthstone that used
to work such great wonders along
the coast" So says Rev. Bill Ev-
erton, famous preacher of the
coast country, whose greatest
work was done in this section 40
years ago. Mr.. Everton, now IA
is now sojourning at Manns Har-
Dor with his sisters, Mrs. Emmett
Gibbs and Mrs. C. w. Mann.
"Miss Manteo," H. A. Creef's pei
racing motorboat will be leaving
town within the next few days
She's been sold to man in Color.
ado. Since she was brought here
about year ago, "Miss Manteo'
has become famous throughout
this part of the country as a craft
that could get over the water in
a hurry.
Currituck people are jubilant
over the prospect of the new pow,
er line to be built in their county
by the Virginia Electric and Pow.
er Co., made possible by the Rur.
al Identification program Of tn;
government.
President Roosevelt will visit
and speak in all sections of the
United States during his cam.
paign for reelection as President
The plan is not the conservative
"dignified" type of campaign
which has been used by many
presidents; but it is expected tt
prove a decided asset for Mr.
Roosevelt, as he is a greater ora
tor than any of his possible OPP
ponents; his personal appearance
and personality will win for hin
many supporters.
The welfare of commercial fish
ermen in the inland waters of cas-
tern North Carolina was the sub
ject of investigation made by thu
State Dept. of Conservation ant
Development in and around Man
teo this week.
The record catch of drum b.
any one party from Manteo so ia,
this season came on Tuesday G
this week, when A.. P. Cutchin
Jr., and party of two friends O
Hopewell, Va, returned with fit
teen large ones.
Dare County has contributed
total of $4,000 to the American
Red Cross for flood and hurrican
relief since the call was sent to al
sections of the nation severa
weeks ago. This report was fur
nished by Mrs. Rennie William
son, Dare County chairman, afte
she had received reports from al
subordinate committees.
Hot weather, which causes folk
to sit down longer in the shade t.
rest and chat, has renewed polit
ical discussion in Dare County
The only announced recent candi
dotoc ora n n n,,ua11 ~ pr&oI