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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
VOLT LINE
GOES IN SERVICE
W'N'SDAY NIGHT
Ample Power Now Provided
Dare Beaches; Line Be-
ing Constructed to
CoroIIa

The Virginia Electric & Power
Compahy's new line through the
Currituck peninsula down to Kit
ty Hawk went into service at mid
night Wednesday. 1t carries 49,
900 volts and was recently COM
pleted at a cost of 100000.
Meantime the company is push
ing construction of power line
northward to Ccrolla and is MAX
ing plans for early building of a
line to Oregon Inlet.
The new line put into service
this week will now assure Mays
Head and vicinity an ample sup
ply CT current, which was not pos
sible with the old line, even with
the emergency plant at Kitty
Hawk in operation.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
JEPP HARRIS is
FAVORED WITH
MANY HONORS
Popular Coast Guard of Kill
Devil Hills Feted at Croa-
tan Wednesday

Thos. Jefferson Harris, Chief
Boatswain's Mate, U. S. Coast
Guard, is retiring after % years
of service. Wednesday night, some
rs old neighbors, comrades and
other friends gave him testimon-
ial dinner at the Croatan at Kill
Devil Hills. Hon. Lindsay C. War
rem was POSTMASTER.
Friends from the village of Kit
ty Hawk, his home community,
numbered most of the 65 people
present. Many of them were re-
tired veterans of long service in
the Coast Guard. And there were
Admirals and prominent Govern
ment officials present.
Mr.. Warren paid high tribute to
the character, integrity and cour-
age of Jepp Harris, and read a
highly complimentary letter from
Admiral Merlin O'Meal, Comman-
dant of the Coast Guards Herbert
C. Bonner, Congressman from the
First District, spoke. Many SPLEEN
did gifts were presented Mr.. Har-
ris, not only by his, comrades, but
by numerous friends in Washing
ton, D. c., with whom he has fish
ed for many years at Oregon In
let.
Among those presented at the
dinner were Sheldon O'Neal, who
will succeed Mr.. Harris in COM
mand of Kill Devil Hills Station;
Col. George Combs Of the Balti-
more Sun; E. L. Fisher and DON
aid NJ. Dudley of the General Ac-
counting office; Judge Donnel Gil
liam and Marshall Ford Worthy
of the U. S. Federal Court; Admit
rails K. X. Cowart and James
Hmschfeld and Captain j. C.
Wendland of the U. S. Coast
Guard, and A. w. Drinkwater.
Songs were sung by the Rotary
Quartet of Manteo: Dick Jordan,
Lawrence and Ralph Swain, and
Julian Oneto.
See HARRIS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
MANTEO WOMAN SINGS
SUNDAY IN GREENSBORO
Marjalene Thomas Will Be So
pranO SOlOist in Passion
According to st. Mat
thew"

Mrs. Harry (Marjalene) Thorn
as of Manteo win be featured as
Soprano soloist Sunday evening,
June l, in a performance of Bach's
Passion According to st. Mat
thew" which will be presented in
the First Presbyterian Church of
Greensboro by the Guilford Col
lege Community Chorus. Norman
Gordon, former Metropolitan OPP
era bass, will be one of the soloists,
Other soloists will be Paul Berry
of Greensboro, tenor; Beatrice
Donley, contralto, who teaches at
Meredith College in Raleigh; and
Richard Spencer, bass, who teaches
at Summerfield. Austin Lovelace,
minister of music in the host
church, will be at the organ.
See SINGER, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
SUMNER SEASON IN FULL
SWING ON DARE COAST
Heavy Bookings By VacatiOnists
On Memorial Day Week End
BY AYCOCK BROWN

Whether the weather is fair or
foul, Memorial Day weekend of
1852 will result in more persons
visiting the Dare coast beaches,
than ever before. This was the
prediction of hotel, inn and motor
court operators here on Wednesday
when already the influx of vaca-
tionists out to make the most of
a long weekend were arriving in
the Mays Head to Kitty Hawk
beach area.
Memorial Day marks he OPEN
ing of Hotel Wilbur Wright at
Kill Devil Hills, the largest hos
telry on the Dare beaches. All
other hotels, inns and motor courts
have been opening since late
March when the first channel bass
hit at Oregon Inlet. All amuse-
ment centers operating only on
weekends during the Spring will
open daily from now until mid
autumn.
Fishing piers have been open
daily since early May. Thousands
of persons have been enjoying the
fishing from the piers each week
with the greatest throngs on the
weekends during May. Also open
are the concession stands, the
night clubs and other attractions
that one seeks when they want
a seaside vacation.
This year on Memorial Day
weekend, Hatteras Island will also
have it's largest influx of vaca-
tionists. The paved road to Hat
teras is nearing completion. Many
drive over the route each day, des-
pite a few rugged miles yet to be
paved near Rodanthe.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30

Major AL Williams of Elizabeth
City has accepted the invitation
to make the address at the exer-
cises in memory of the late John
David Driskill at the Manteo Air
port Friday, May 80, at 2:30 p. M,
according to announcement made
by Melvin R. Daniels, Master of
Ceremonies and chairman of the
committee which made arrange
nents for the unwilling of the
memorial tablet.
81 am glad that we will have the
pleasure of hearing Major Will
iams," Mr.. Daniels said. "For
many years during his active ca
'eer, he was famed as one of the
Foremost precision flyers of all
lime. He was a major in the Ma
'ine Corp. and is now, retired to
IA beautiful farm near Elizabeth
City. He was long time friend
IF Mr.. Driskill.
Mr.. Daniels states also that T..
4. Basnight, Jr., Chief Air Traffic
Controller of the Washington Ma
ional Airport, and his brother,
Capt Arvin o. Basnight of CAA
Washington, D. c., will appear
With others to pay tribute to Mr..
0riskill. Eugene C. Marlin of the
patrick Henry Airport, Newport
News will lead a flight club to
Manteo Friday, and another large
light group will come from Pitts
,urg's Aero Club.
The music for the occasion will
be furnished by the Manteo High
School Glee Club, L. w. Higgins,
Director.
The songs will be the Air Corp
ong and America, the Beautiful.
Leading the list of special guests
will be Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Dris-
ill of Knoxville, Tenn, parents
Il the late filler. Others include:
u. A. Barnett, Vice President of
he Kellogg Aircraft Corp. of
Camden, N. j., for whom Mr.. Dris-
ill was chief test pilot at the time
i his death; DIR. C. C. Critten-
ZEN, Director State Department
archives and History; w. w. Ly-
ms, Manager Norfolk Airport;
;omander William H. Snyder U.s.
&c, Boston, Mass.
The invocation will be by Rev.
). w. Guthrie, and the benedic-
ion by Rev. H. R. Ashmore, Meth
dist pastors of Wanchese and
danteo, respectively.
See CEREMONY, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
THREE ANGLERS
LAND III BLUES
OFF OREGON INLET

Mays Head, N. C.-Best catch of
bluefish made by anglers fishing
out of Oregon Inlet so far this
season was brought into the new
fishing center at Oregon Inlet on
Tuesday. A. S. Jernigan, D. A.
Jernigan and E. B. Birmingham
of Norfolk, Va, using nylon lures
trolled in the wake of Capt Omie
Tillett's Jerry, Jr., landed III
blues. They ranged from one to
two pounds.
Choppy Seas offshore prevented
several boats from going to the
Gulf Stream this week. One party
aboard Capt. Dan Lewark's, Rita,
caught few dolphin near Dia-
mond Shoals. No other large catch
es of Gulf Stream fish had been
reported by mid-week.
Hundreds of persons have made
reservations to fish for blues or
Gulf Stream species along the
See ANGLERS. Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
OLIVE SAYS HE'LL
NAME FISHERMAN
On THE BOARD

Raleigh.-Hubert E. Olive de-
Jared today that as Governor he
yould APPOINT a commercial fisher
nan to the State Board of Con-
ervation and Development.
ct is unthinkable to me at the
resent time the thousands of COM
nercial fishermen in North Caro-
ina do not have a single member
their group on the board" Olive
commented.
Eve have the astonishing stu
ton Of a State agency attempt
ng to protect and regulate a major
Industry without having a repre-
entatiye of that industry on the
Board"
olives comment followed news
eports that two shrimpers drown
d in the Neuse River while shrim-
ing at night. The Board of Con-
ervation and Development pro-
ibited daytime shrimping in
state waters, and leaders in the
ishing industry resentfully point
ut that the tragedy might have
zen avoided had the shrimpers
cen permitted to pursue their
livelihood during daylight hours.
'I'm going to put commercial
fisherman on the Board just as
Don as possible after l become
GOVERNOR" Olive declared emphat-
calIy. "It's a crying shame that
hey do not have representation
ow."
Olive pointed out that the fish
ries committee of the Board has
live members, none of which live
within hollering distance of a COM
hercial fisherman except Fred
latham of Belhaven, and Latham
i known as a farmer.
The committee is headed by Mrs.
Roland McClamroch of Senlac
.ane, Chapel Hill, which is far
piece from Salt Water. Other
members of the committee are
Charles H. Jenkins of Ahoskie,
Charles S. Allen of Durham and
DR.. C. Sylvester Green of Chapel
Hill. None ever fished for living.
"Sone of these people might go
fishing for sport once in while"
laid Olive, who is a devotee Of
bass fishing, "but what, they ac-
ually know about commercial
fishing could be written on clam
EhelI. / know they are doing the
pest they can, but they need at
east one commercial fisherman in
he bunch. I'm going to put one
here
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30

read: "The Dismal Swamp" Carl
Hayes; "Wild Life" Tommie
Biggs; SCHOOLS of Today" Billy
Tugwell; Facts, Davis Balance.
Wallace H. McCown, Manteo At
torney, is to be guest sptaker, and
following his address will present
certificates to the students. The
program ends with the singing
of the school song, which was
written by Principal Higgins.
The Seniors were entertained by
their mothers Wednesday evening
at a dinner at the Hotel Parker
son, Mays Head. Mrs. D. A. Rog-
ers, mother of Betty Rae Rogers,
was hostess at a party after the
Thursday night program. Mrs. H.
S. Ward, high school faculty men,
Der, will entertain the class on
Friday.
On Friday evening, May 80, di-
plomas will be awarded by Princi-
pal L. w. Higgins, following an
address by ]. H. Rose, superinten-
dent of the Greenville, N. c., city
schools. Members of the gradual
ing class are Jane Midget, Maize
Tillett, Loretta Midget, Katie
Hassell, Iva Ambrose, Imogene
Finch, Tracy Midget, Betty Rae
Rogers, Jackie Forehand, Reba
Daniels, Hudean O'Neal, Tony
Gibbs, Marvin Forbes, Carolyn
GaskiII and Maxine Russell.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
VIM. A. OWENS, 43, DIED
SUDDENLY SUNDAY
Popular Salesman, and Resident
of Wanchese, Was Native
of Columbia

Funeral services for VIM. A.
Owens, 43 who died suddenly Sun
day afternoon were conducted
Tuesday at p. m. in the Wanchese
Methodist Church, Rev. C. W..
Guthrie officiating, and Masonic
rites at the graveside in Tillett
cemetery, Wanchese. The body lay
in state one hour before the serv-
ice.
He was in his garden Sunday
afternoon, and came to the house
saying an insect had bit him on
his leg. Shortly afterward he COM
planned of nausea and pain, and
Twiford's Ambulance was called
to take him to DR.. Wright in Cur
rituck, and he died shortly before
reaching the Doctors office. Death
was pronounced due to poisoning
believed to be a BLACK Widow"
bite.
He had resided on Roanoke Is
land 81 years, and was the hus-
band of Mrs. Iva Tillett Owens,
and the son of the late Henry and
Elizabeth Weatherly Owens. He is
survived by two children, VIM.
Conrad and and Myrna Kay, by
one brother, lack Owens of Nor
folk and one sister, Mrs. Joe
Swindell of Wanchese. He was a
member of the Masonic Lodge,
the Methodist church; was highly
regarded as a citizen, and had
been employed for many years by
G. T. Westcott.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
A $25, 900 LOAN FOR
LIGHTS AT ocRAcoKE

Ocracoke Island people are to
have the advantage of another
$4,000 for improvement to their
electric system, according to Con-
gresham Herbert Bonner.
Mr.. Bonner advises that he has
received the following message
Rural Identification Administra-
ton:
"A loan for the amount Of $685.
900 has been approved for the
Ocracoke Electrinc Membership
Corporation to be used to finance
the installation on members prem
ises Of wiring and plumbing fix
lures and various electrical APP
planets.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30

MISS JEANETTE TILLETT of
Kitty Hawk, who graduated on
May 10 from East Carolina Col
lege, Greenville, with the Bachelor
of Science degree in Primary Edu-
cation.
Miss Tillett was accorded the
honor of being May Queen in the
1852 May Day festivities at the
college. She has been listed in the
1852 edition of american College
Student Leaders" She plans to
teach in the primary grades in
Elizabeth City, starting in Septem-
Der. Miss Tillett is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Tillett of Kitty
Hawk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30

BETTY RAE ROGERS, left and
KATIE HASSELL, right, won top
scholastic honors in the 1862 SEN
Tor class of Manteo High School.
Betty Rae delivered the valdictory
and Katie the salutatory address
on Thursday evening, May 20,
when the class presented its Glass
Day program. Doreen Midget of
last years graduating class, as
sisted them by taking part in the
program. The Last Will and Testa-
ment and the Prophecy were exc
cuted by Betty Alice Skinner, Lou
Tillett, Marie Etheridge, Jerry Ca
hoon, Jerry Daniels, William Dan
iels, Wade Nixon, d. A. Rogers,
Sally Afford, Wanda Burrus, Joyce
Stetson and Shirley Daniels.
The Class History was presented
most interestingly by all members
of the class. Gifts to the Seniors
were presented by Ray Jones, Jr.,
and Carlisle Davis of the Junior
class.
On Friday morning the eighth
grade, under the direction of Miss
Esther Wynne, will hold exercises
at 10 o'clock. Following the process
sional, the invocation will be pro-
nounced by Rev. D. B. Lawrence.
he class will sing "Till We Meet
Again" In additions to the Sem
iors, papers as follows viii be
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
MAJOR AL. WILLIAMS PRINCIPAL.
SPEAKER at DRISKILL CEREMONY
AT MANTEO AIRPORT TODAY

Ceremony Will Begin at 23o P. M Melvin R. Daniels Mas
ter OF Ceremonies, Announces Many Distinguished Vs-
tors Coming; including Numerous Visiting Airmen.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
FOUR DAY COURT
I'm DARE HANDLES
NUMEROUS CASES
Judge CIaWson Williams
Presides Over Term;
Finishes Business
Thursday

The court term in Dare County
which began Monday wound up
ThursdayAevening after having dis
posed of many cases and ended a
busy week. Judge Clawson Will
liams of Sanford presided.
David E. Worsley of Rocky
Mount, tried for the second time
on drunken driving charge, was
found guilty after five hours of
deliberation by the jury, and fined
$3.50 and costs. Last year jury
disagreed.
Ethel H. Champion of Kitty
Hawk, on the same charge, which
had been continued for nearly two
years, rendered plea of reckless
driving and paid fine of $50 and
costs. Her plea was accepted be-
cause the patrolmen on duty at
the time, could not be located for
this term of court.
Curtis Mann of Manns Harbor,
who was under prayer for judge
ment from last years court to re-
pay worthless check given Fields
Fish Co. in the amount of $2,250
and costs had failed to comply.
The court continued prayer for
judgement on payment of $3.50.
The case of Earl Dudley, who
had appealed from a court order to
pay his former wife and child $50
per month, was remanded to Re-
corder's Court. The first order was
See COURT, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
WILL H. BARNETT VISITS
HATTERAS AFTER 20 YRS,

William H. Barnett, Retired
Coast Guard Commander, and
former resident of Frisco, where
he was for sometime in command
of Creeds Hill Coast Guard Sta
ton, returned this week to his old
home after an absence Of 20 years.
He noted many changes on Hat
teras Island. In Manteo he looked
up old friends before driving on
to Wilmington Wednesday. He has
been retired for several years and
his address is now Route 2, Box
213, Wilmington, N. G. He was
accompanied by his wife, and his
sister, Mrs. Mary Dubois Of Paq-
tucket, Rhode Island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-05-30
HOME CLUBS TO FEED
DARE COUNTY BOARD

The Manteo and Wanchese
Home Demonstration Clubs are
planning to entertain the county
commissioners at covered dish
luncheon Tuesday, June at 100
pm. at the Community Building in
Manteo. All members are urged
to attend, according to Miss Mary
Kirby, home agent.
After the luncheon at 2:30 pm.
the All County Dress Revue will
be held. All girls entering the
contest are asked to meet at the
J Community Building at 2:45 pm.
The Key West citizen., 1952-06-17
PAYING UP BACK TAXES

Victor Green. newspaper publisher. has worked out
new way to pay up back taxes The Internal Revenue
Bureau at indianapolis had demanded about $4,000 in
back taxes. He unable to get regular bank loan.
Front page headlines from each of five weekly
newspapers in Indiana sent out plea for help Articles
outlined plan to borrow from each subscriber 81 in
return to give that subscriber S1.10 in trade.
Here il what the newspaper articles said: .In the
next few days you, the readers, will whether you
think your community paper Is worth enough in service
given in the past and in the future to lend that
ST."
The response has been good with people within a
100 mile radius sending from 81 to $50 to help this weekly
newspaper publisher meet unforeseen obligation This
willingness and to help the weekly test
fies the importance to community of weekly news
paper and the good job that these respective weekes
are apparently doing in serving the people Of their COM
muntes.
The Key West citizen., 1952-06-17
HOLLYWOOD
NOTES
BY BOB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD lR - This inter-
view with Glenda Farrell could be
approached from four different
angles;
/. Why she prefers New York
TO Hollywood.
The smart-cracking blonde who
frightened many a Warmers film
in the sos is back in Hollywood
after a fiye-year absence. Nov
playing a role in Apache Trail,
she waxed nostalgia about the old
days in pictures. But she hadn
missed the movie routine a bit,
81 have too much fun in the
East" she said. Whenever things
get dull, can always do televlSlor
or a play. ! don't miss my old
pals. because see more OF them
in New York than would II
we're here. You 60 to a restaurant
in Hollywood and you dent see
anybody but agents and producers.
There's 10 social life here any
more. The only time you see peo'
Die is when someone throws a big
party, and they can't afford to dc
that any more"
Another reason she chooses te
live in New York: Her husband
DR.. Henry Ross, has a big prae'
tice there. He's the fellow who
came TO treat her sore throat dur
ing a play and ended up by mar,
rying her.
2. How she prefers the stage
20 movies.
Glenda is a battIetoughened vet.
eran of the film business, but when
her contract at Warmers ended in
ls4s. she chose TO make the stage
her primary career again.
II went through the mill here.
ahe recalled. Il think ] did q
pictures in my first year at Warn.
ers, Sometimes would be In three
pictures that were shooting at The
same time. 1t was good experi-
ence. but | preferred To so back
to the stage.
There's something more salts
flying about working in a play
You get that immediate response
from the audience. and you fee
that your performance IS your
ewn. In pictures, you Set ff1s
trated because you feel you have
no power over what you re dong
If you've buii' up > name, yol
can always 80 out every year and
play summer theaiers, And duFlnf
The season I generally took ans
play that showed any promise
Even II IL 'ooks Ike . flop. SONS
lsood might come Of il. Life Be
igins" played only seven perform
The Key West citizen., 1952-06-17

anees. but ii was the show that
got me my first movie contract.
3. How she likes televisi0n.
I'm wild about il, she en-
thused. Il guess I've played about
every dramatic show and I'm al
ways doing a panel.
What about the rigors of live TV,
which have caused many a movie
name to swear they win only do
TV on finn
Its tough work. all right" she
admitted. but ! love ID. ms not
easy for movie people, because
they have TO remember all their
lines. Also. they have 10 learn how
to conserve their energy so they
can sustain performance for an
hour. That's something you don't
learn in pictures. /"
4 How she likes being a grand
mother.
Like Marlene Dietrich. Joan Ben
nett and others. Glenda is a giamor
grandma. Her son. night club en-
teTtaineT Tommy Farrell. has q
daughter.
Il think it's wonderful" she
commented. II see no reason why
you have 10 hook like 90, Just be-
cause you're grandmother. Being
one has great advantages. You can
enjoy the children, but you can
leave them when they get on your
nerves. You don't have 70 worry
about the upkeep."
So there are the four angles On
Gienda Farrell. Take your pick.
The Key West citizen., 1952-06-17
THIS ROCK OF OURS
BILL eIBR

TO take sort of middle-of.the-road
attitude.
As in the case of any large insti-
tuition, there are a lot of improve
ments that need to be made.
think Mr., Willard Alhury who is
In charge out there would be the
first to agree with this. Also,
know for a fact that he is trying
to make these improvements.
One bad feature here in town is
that everyone wants to go to the
hospital whether he has a toe
ache or pneumonia. This might
make the patient feel little bet
ter and it probably helps the doc
tors who are pushe' with appoint
mentS. but it also causes an over
crowded condition at the hospital.
II would appear that the county
needs eonvalescent home along
side its hospital. Many of the pre-
sent patients who are taking up
valuable bedspace could be moved
out into such a place where they
would actually be better off than
In the hospital proper.
underpaid Nurses
Another thing that is hurting the
hospital is our underpaid urses.
The pay scale between nurses and
doctors should be reversed. The
nurses do more work, usually help
the patient more, and at times, I
suspect, know more than does the
doctor.
Monroe General Hospital has had
a struggle in maintaining an ade-
quate staff Of trained nurses. In
enc instance alone, well-trained
nurse had TO leave the hospital and
take a job as waitress in order
to make living salary.
Cost of living is high here IN Kew
West and our nurses salaries
should be based on proportionate
scale.
Well guess wei just have 10
wait and see how things turn out.
Time usually solves all problems.
Sort of fatahstie attitude but it's
true. Just let me reemphaslze that
The Cripple Children's Clinic de-
serves our support.