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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
DEMONSTRATION ON
THE UTILITY ROOM
wilkinson Club Members Looking
Forward to District Meet;
Music Appreciation
Stressed

The utility room, one room ev-
ry woman should have in her
ONE, was the demonstration very
hpably given by Miss Emma Nc
Erthur, Assistant Home Agent, for
he February meeting of the Will
inson Home Demonstration Club.
was a very fitting demonstra-
Jon, as the club met with Mrs.
[ugh Crumpler in her new home,
bs details of which the Home A
|ents had helped to plan. Mrs. Will
am Russ was co-hostess. Mrs.
ernie Laughinghouse presided.
he group sang America" Mrs.
|. HI. Bishop, Sr., read the devo-
|onal. All prayed the Lords Pray
F. Several book reports were CIV
h. Interest was shown in the Dis
|'ict Federation meeting, to be
|eld in Washington in April. The
Fomen all want to become more
husic conscious and are making
|lans to enable them to do so.
|pring the social hour refresh
pents were served.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
KILLER WHALE MAY HAVE
SLAYED STRANDED FINBACK

Duck, N. CA pack of killer
whales, most vicious members of
the whale family may have been
responsible for the death of a
giant finback of the species now
beginning to ripen on the beach
near Caffeys Inlet Coast Guard
Station.
That is the opinion of DIR. Henry
Kritsler, director, Duke Univer-
sity Marine Laboratory, Beaufort,
who came here this week to make
scientific study of the Acton, or
more, carcass of a whale that
washed ashore during the recent
storm. More than half covered in
the gravelly sands of the area,
there is a very distinct wound on
the body, close to the right eye, of
the 81 or more feet still visible.
Woodson Midget thought the
whales death was due to its having
been struck by a moving ship.
killer whales usually attack
their larger relatives in packs, rip
ping at their tongues or in the vi
cinity of their eyes and great
toothless mouths" said DR.. Krits-
Ter.
The Duke Marine Lab director
knows a lot about whales, but is
an expert on the bottle-nose dol
phin or porpoise. For several years
prior to becoming associated with
Duke University he had been at
tached to Marine Studio in Marine
land, Florida--the place often pic-6
tured showing porpoise eating fish
from the hands of tourists.
"Finbacks are the tastes s-,-ir-
ming whales known. " tha oli
days of sailing ships, whalers SCI
dom killed finbacks with their
hand harpoons thrown from slow
row boats. Today however,
this is one Of the principal species
taken with modern harpoon guns
and fast attack boats operating
from whaling ships" he explained.
See WHALES, Page 4
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07

CHARLES R. FULCHER, sc, of
Manns Harbor, one of the best
known statesmen along the North
Carolina coast for many years,
died Thursday morning at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ray
Ives in Elizabeth City, following
a severe illness of several months.
He had been in poor health for sew
eral years, and was first stricken
about four years ago while on
visit to Hatteras, campaigning for
Governor Scott. He was a lifelong
member of the Methodist Church,
and a member of the Red Men and
the Ruritan Club of Manns Harbor.
He had served as Sunday school
Superintendent, helped in the
choir, and took part in all commun-
ity endeavors. He had made his
home variously in Elizabeth City,
Manteo, Engelhard, and in Manns
Harbor where he ran a store bust
ness for some time. He had travel
led for wholesale grocers, and
wholesale fish dealers, and for
several years worked for Jones
Wholesale Co. in Manteo. His par
ents were the late Stanford L. and
Cynthia Tillett Fulcher of Manns
Harbor. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lizzie Burrus Fulcher, two
daughters, Mrs. Ives and Mrs. Rus
sell Langley Of Norfolk, and by one
son, Woodrow T. Fulcher of the
Coast Guard, now stationed in Cali
fornia. Also by three sisters, Mrs.
Allan Gibbs of Elizabeth City, Mrs.
Elma Mann of aMnteo, Mrs. Fred
Johnson of Manns Harbor; several
grandchildren, nephews and nieces.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
PORPOISE ROUNDUP
ATTRACTS ATTENTION

Kitty Hawk.-When commercial
fishermen appeared before Kitty
Hawk Civic Club recently and ask
ed that something be done to rid
Currituck Sound of school of
porpoise, they really started a
story that gains momentum from
day to day. Within two weeks after
the first story about the porpoise
was published, the State Wildlife
Resources Commission officials be-
gan riding herd on the herd of sea
mammals.
In the meantime LIFE Maya
zine sent two photographers here
to cover the story-which has not
developed into much of a story
from Photographic standpoint
yet. That is because the porpoise
and unfavorable weather combined
have been able to evade the hunt
ers who would drive them south of
Wright Memorial Bridge. On
Thursday, National Broadcasting
Company's TV cameraman in the
Norfollr area, was assigned to the
story
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
OIL SOAKED GANNETS
IN PITIFUL PLIGHT

A dozen or more oil-soaked sea
gannets were hobbling along the
beach between Jennette's Pier and
Oregon Inlet early this week. They
had been washed ashore during the
stormy weather last.
Harry Davis at the State Mu-
scum was notified about the situa-
ton but there was nothing he
could do.
The gannets had probably got
ten soaked with oil while diving
for herring or menhaden in the
wake of some ship that had pump
ed its bilges off the coast.
These seafowl, once known as
Solan Geese, which early writer's
averred were Matched from bar
nacles, are solid white except for
yellowish neck feathers and black
They have Widespread
of six feet or more and they are
the only North Atlantic members
of the BOBBY family.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
EVENING OF MUSIC
FILLS AUDITORIUM
Enthusiastic Audience Hears Pro-
gram By Local Musicians

A capacity audience filled the
Manteo School auditorium Sat
urday evening to hear the must
cal program sponsored by Roa-
noke Island Music Club. Charlie.
CDR. c. NJ Wright of harrisburg,
at the organ; and Dick Jordan
of Mays Head at the piano pro-
viied the greater part of the en-
tertainment, playing both sep
arately and together number
Of selections semi-classical and
popular. The Manteo Rotary
Quartette, John H. Long, Julian
Oneto, Ralph and Lawrence
Swain, rendered several novelty
numbers. Julian and Lima (Mrs.
Julian) Oneto sang Indian Love
Cali and Mrs. Oneto in Irish
costume sang Mickey" The fl
male was an Irish number in cos
ume, featuring the entire cast
with Mrs. Oneto as soloist.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
FISHING INDUSTRY
SHOWING PROFITS
THRU FEBRUARY
Manns Harbor and Wanchese
Report Good Catches;
y Few Rigs Active

Commercial fishing would be
mighty good in most sections that
usually depend on pound nets,
judging from the record up
through March 8. The trouble is,
not many people are engaged in
commercial fishing, as compared
with the good old days.
Shad fishing at both Wanchese
and Manns Harbor has been adj
mittedly good, according to fisher
men of these communities. Catches
in pound nets have run up to more
than 40 shad day in many in
stances, including Monday of this
week. Ralph Meekins of Wanchese
caught over 500 shad Monday in a
long net rig.
But the trouble is now that
where there were once so rigs
fishing out of Wanchese in Pamli-
co Sound, there are now barely
half dozen. In Stumpy Point, fam
ed as the shad capital, there are
now less than a dozen rigs work
ing, as compared with more than
SO rigs IL or Is years ago. Decline
of income from the commercial
fishing business, followed then by
the entire community, has caused
most of the fishermen to engage
in other work.
Stumpy Point fishermen along
with Hatteras fishermen says the
season with them has been poor.
Good catches of shad have been
reported from Albemarle Sound in
the region of Columbia and Eden
ton. Of course there are six more
weeks of fishing, the season is not
half over, the prices have been
good so far. As the season pro-
crosses, shad are expected to fall
rapidly in prices. If a few of the
fishermen don't go haywire again
and ask for an extension of the
shad season right at a time when
the fish are not worth catching,
but would be mighty valuable if
allowed to spawn, they may hope
for big increase in shad output
in year or two. This being a, poll
teal year however, it may be for
sake of a few votes the wasteful
catching of shad after the usual
season, will be permitted again.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
POLITICS DRAG SLOWLY
ALONG IN DARE COUNTY
Two Candidates for House, One
for Commissioner; One Pros
pect for Education.

Few people are breaking their
necks for political office so far in
Dare County this season. First
candidate was representative r.
Bruce Etheridge who wants to go
back to Raleigh. He is being OPP
posed by Dewey Ha3nan of Mays
Head who represented the county
in 1919. Mr.. Hayman came out to-
day. Mr.. Etheridge has been in the
field for a month.
James Scarborough of Avon an
nounces for County Commissioner
again, to serve from Kennekeet
Township. That represents the crop
of candidates to date, save for
Dave O'Neal of Avon, who is cast
ing wistful eye toward the Board
of Education post now held by FL
lis Gray. Dave feels pretty sure
he will run, having served with
pleasure for 20 years as school
committee, Deputy Sheriff, police
man, registrar, etc. He is widely
known all over the Outer Banks.
Rumors have it that Chairman
Walter Perry of the Board of Edu-
cation may run for the Board of
Commissioners. This post is now
held by Hallett Perry of Kitty
Hawk who says he won't run any
more.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
FRED GRAY FINDS
WOMAN'S LEG IN
SURF NEAR AVON
Salty Old Coast Guard Frigh-
tened BY Strang Relic He
Brings Drinkwater

Avon.-This picturesque village
of Hatteras Island has first class
mystery story-which may never
be solved. It's about a misplaced
leg, an artificial one, that was
found in the surf recently by Fred
Gray, retired Coast Guardsman.
Driving along the highwater
mark of the beach a few weeks ago
Gray saw what at first glance ap-
peared to be the lower limb of a
human body. But the next breaker
brought the object ashore, and
while it was definitely a limb,
there was no body attached. Then
as he started to retrieve the leg
he discovered it was artificial
made of metal.
Asked what was the first thing
he thought after picking up the
leg, Gray said, "Well, l scanned
the beach to see if there might be
a one-legged body ashore nearby
and then l thought of Long John
Silver"
II believe sort of remarked to
myself, it couldn't be Long John
Silver's artificial leg, because his
was peg-leg.'"
(Long John Silver in Steven
sons Treasure Island" was the
one-legged pirate who sailed as
sea-cook aboard the Hispaniola,
but appeared in his true colors
later when he headed the mutiny
and ran up the Jolly Roger.)
"a lot of things have been found
washed ashore on our beach, but
this was the first time myself and
neighbors had ever heard of an
artificial leg washing ashore
declared Gray.
ct was a right leg and shapely
something like some of those
shown in photographs you have
made of bathing Beauties" he said.
what did you do with it?" |
asked.
"Since no one around here had
any use for it, left it at Drink
waters house in Manteo. He col
lects things, you know"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
PTA MEETING HAS
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Fathers, Urged to Attend, Made
Up About One Third of Those
Present

Approximately 100 parents,
teachers and other Manteo citi-
zens attended the March meeting
of the Manteo Parent Teacher
Association, which was held
Tuesday night in the school audi
itorium. A special effort had
been made to get the fathers to
attend this meeting, and about
one third of the total attendance
was made up of men. The at
tendance banner went to the
twelfth grade, for having the
most fathers present.
A skit entitled High Pressure
Area" and dealing with the teen
age problem, was presented by
Mrs. G. G. Bonner. Those taking
part were Mrs. Bonner, Robert
Balance, Betty Rae Rogers and
Marie Etheridge. This was pre-
sented in the manner of radio
program, with Mrs. H. K. Tug
well as director.
Hostesses for the teen-age cen
ter, which is PTA project,
made plea for additional vol
unteer hostesses. Several offer
ed their services, but good
many more could still be used.
Mrs. Raymond Wescott, presi-
dent, appointed the following
nominating committee to present
a slate of officers for election at
the April meeting: Mrs. G. G.
Bonner. chairman; Mrs. r. D.
Sawyer, Mrs. Amos Daniels, Mrs.
H. K. Tugwell and Mrs Edna
Bell.
Mrs. A. @. Bell was chairman
of the hospitality committee, and
was at the door to welcome
guests. She was also responsible
for stage decorations, which
were of camellias, jonquils and
Towering ounce.
Open house was held, and par
ents visited the classrooms.
Mrs. L. D. Hassell was in
charge of the refreshment COM
mittee, and with other members
of the committee served pie, ice
cream and coffee in the lunch
room.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
CHANNEL BASS
TAKEN IN NETS
NEAR HATTERAS
The Old Red Drumfish Are
Showing Up, Promising
Happy April
Opening

Channel bass were being caught
I'm Hatteras pound nets this week.
Since they were the first of the
season, the news was of particular
interest to Dare Coast charter boat
bkippers. operating from Manteo,
Mays Head and Wanchese, who
lake out hundreds of anglers daily
after the big run of big channel
bass arrive at Oregon Inlet.
Taking channel bass in the
bound nets set for shad in Pam
leo Sound usually begins about
hree weeks before the big game
fish strike in here at Oregon In
ct. Last year the first of the sea-
son to be taken with rod and reel
|at Oregon Inlet was on March 80.
The previous year the big run did
bot start until mid April, but
Usually the first catch is made
turing the last week of March.
Channel bass fishing here after
he run begins is "big business"
t literally means the beginning of
he vacation season on the Dare
toast because the run continues
lntil May when early summer"
yacationists start arriving at Mays
Head and the other Dare beaches.
Channel bass shippers usually
fharge $35 daily for an inlet char
er. There are approximately SO
boats in the fishing fleet catering
anglers, some of them being
ordinary commercial fishing boats,
when the big run is at peak and
nglers have difficulty finding a
ocular party charter craft.
About the same time the big
hannel bass start taking trolled
.rtlficial lures at Oregon Inlet,
hey can be taken in a similar
manner by anglers at Hatteras In
ct. But usually the most popular
vay of taking channel bass in the
iatteras-Buxton area is by surf
asting with cut bait along the
beaches.
In the outdoor sporting world;
hannel bass fishing at Hatteras,
Dcracoke and Oregon Inlet is ma
ionally famous. Anglers from this
nd adjoining states and from all
yer eastern America come here
uring the big Spring run to match
heir skill against the copper
fighters.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
w. DRINKWATER NAMED
ARE WRECK COMMISSIONER

A. w. Drinkwater of Manteo
|st week was appointed Wreck
Commissioner for the whole of
bare County by Gopernor Scott.
e will have charge of the dispo-
ton of marine wreckage, includ-
be- ships and cargoes. A small
bmmission on sales is the only
endorsement for this office. In
be old days of wooden ships and
tany wrecks, the office meant a
|reat deal, and there were several
bmmissioners along the coast. Mr..
rinkwater's first responsibility
las the sale Wednesday of some
|aterials that recently came a.
bore from a ship wrecked near
[atteras.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
DEEPER WATER
FOR HATTERAS
AND ENGELHARD
Robinson Channel and Far
Creek to Be Dredged At
Early Date

The dredging of Robinson Chan
mel at Hatteras and Far Creek at
Engelhard is to be completed at an
early date. Congressman Herbert
Bonner, who has closely followed
these projects, advises that Col.
R. C. Brown of the Corp of En-
gineers of Wilmington has notified
him as follows:
Contracts have been let for the
maintenance dredging on both
projects and it is expected the
the dredging will be started in
Robinson Channel, within 80 days
and at Far Creek within 60 days"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
KITTY HAWK p. T. A.
SPONSOR SO. DANCE

The Kitty Hawk P. T. A. is
sponsoring square dance Sat.
mite, March 8, 1852 at 800 at
the Kitty Hawk school. The fig
ures for the dance will be called
by the experienced callers, Mr..
and Mrs. David Stick. There will
be refreshments for sale includ-
ing home made pies and cakes.
The feature of the evening will
be G. o. D. packages selling for
Is cents but worth much more.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
LAST CONFEDERATE
WIDOW DIES IN DARE co.

Mrs. Olive Frances Barnette,
"a, died Sunday afternoon at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. ]. D.
Hayman, at Wanchese at 3:15
o'clock after lingering illness.
She was a native of Buxton but
had been living at Wanchese for
the past IA years. She was the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Abner Gray and wife of the late
James J. Barnette and a mem
Der of the Wanchese Methodist
Church.
Her husband, who died in his
late nineties about Is years ago.
had served in both the confeder-
ate Army and Navy. He was a
distinguished citizen of Dare
County.
She is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. ]. D. Hayman of Wan
cheese and Mrs. Mary E. Hackert
of Charlotte; two sons, Horace
Barnette of Corolla, and Samuel
L. Barnette of Blumes Island,
Md; four grandchildren and one
greatgrandchild.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o.
clock at the Wanchese Metho-
dist Church by the Rev. c. w.
Guthrie, pastor. Burial was in
the Cudworth Cemetery at Wan.
CHEESE. The body lay in state at
the church one hour prior to the
service.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
SO YEARS OF WEATHER DATA
COMPILED BY r. B. DALEY

A summary of weather informa-
ton for the past 80 years by Rich
ard B. Daley Of Hatteras has re-
Gently been completed, and is q
valuable source Of information for
anyone who wishes q handy refer
ence for month by month tempera-
ture and rainfall tables. It viii
come in handy TO settle disputes
about the mild weather that pre-
walls on the coast at Hatteras.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
CAFE NOW OPEN AT
MANTEO AIRPORT

To serve the flying public in
particular, and tourists travelling
by ferry across Croatan Sound, the
Manteo Airport Cafe has been
leased by Bill Meelxins of Manteo,
and opened for business on March
/. The cafe win be in position to
serve seafood, barbecue, steaks
and chops.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07

CORPORAL KENNETH CLAY
TILLETT, of the U. S. Air Force,
left Monday for Randolph Field,
San Antonio, Texas after spend
ing the weekend with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Til
lett, at Kitty Hawk. Young Til
let graduated from Kitty Hawk
High School on June s. 1851, and
on June 7, went to Raleigh for
induction into the Air Force
Stationed for a time in Texas,
Corporal TilIett was later sent to
Denver, Colorado. Being trans
ferred from Denver back to Tex
as, he came home for a short
visit.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-03-07
ANGER CLINIC OPEN FIRST
FRIDAY IN ELIZABETH CITY

The Cancer Clinic of Elizabeth
ity will be open to the public on
lie first Friday of each month at
$50 D. M, Mrs. w. A. Hoggard
Eivises. The next clinic will be FRI
ay Of this week, March 7th, at the
Eealth Department.
Evening star., 1952-06-25

could not be admitted to hos
pitals.
Reported cases increased 1913
per cent in the two years from
1949 to 1851.
DR.. Sol Katz, chief Of the divi-
sion Of pulmonary diseases at
Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
Unfortunately. the general pub
lie has assumed that all tuber-
culosis research is with the new
miracle" drugs.
The newest drugs have "petered
out" bit. The recently-publicized
drugs have effect on tuberculosis
symptoms, but so far seem to have
little effect on the tuberculosis
LESSONS.
Research must be done. on the
local level, on these problems
which vitally affect tuberculosis
detection and cure. Much still
must be learned about:
/. Case finding: ways of STEP
ping up and making all-inclusive.
2. Development of a vaccine.
3. Rehabilitation of arrested
tuberculosis cases. so they may
become self-sufhcient and properly
adjusted.
4. A home care program for
those not in hospitals.
5. Factors in increasing re-
sistence.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
District Womun Dies
After Fall From Porch

Mrs. Edna A. Nolan, A, of
1928 Connecticut avenue NV,
died in Emergency Hospital about
Z o'clock last night, soon after
she fell Is feet from a porch at
her home to the roof of an ad-
joining garage.
Police said the railing of the
third-floor porch apparently gave
away. An autopsy will be per-
formed today. Mrs. Nolan's daugh-
ter, Miss Mary F. Nolan, was in
the apartment at the time.
She also is survived by her hus-
band. 1t. Leo Nolan. U. s. A., re-
tired.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through
the cooperation of the District
of Columbia and Arlington Coun-
ty Recreation Departments and
the Film Center of Washington
Washington, at Dusk
Gallinger, F and Twenty-secon
streets NV.
Takoma, Fourth and Whittier
streets NV.
Edgewood, Third and Evarts
streets NE.
Rosedale Seventeenth and Gales
streets NE.
Thomson, Twelfth and L streets
NV.
Congress Heights. Savannah
street and Randle place Sc.
Howard, Fourth and w streets
NV.
Happy Hollow. Eighteenth
street and Kalorama rd. NV.
Langston, 2210 H street NE.
Lincoln, Sixth and L streets
NE.
Arlington, $3.50 PM.
Recreation Center. 4811 North
Third street.
Evening star., 1952-06-25
Hunt Asks Government End Of Segregation
Ito Reimburse D. T.. in lin District Schools
New Tax Exemptions Is Favored by Taft

Senator Taft of Ohio was on
record today in favor Of ending
segregation in the public schools
Of the District of Columbia.
When the question of his posi-
ton on the general question of
segregation was raised during his
visit with Pennsylvania delegates
at Hershey, Pa. yesterday, the
Senator said that Democratic ad-
ministrations have been in power
for 20 years and have done moth
ing about it in Washington.
II would eliminate segregation
in the schools of the district,
where the Federal Government
has the power to do it," the sena-
tor said. He added that it has
been eliminated in Ohio.
The Senator indicated belief
that. in general, the question OF
segregation in education should
be handled at the State level
He expressed his personal view
about what should be done here
because the Federal Government
has jurisdiction here.
Averell Hartman, who won q
sweeping victory in the District
Democratic primary last week. is
the only other presidential candi-
date to take a position on segre-
cation here.
Shortly before the District pri-
maries Mr.. Hartman declared he
would strive Ito make this city
the greatest democratic city in
the world by eliminating all forms
of discrimination. segregation and
all forms of injustice"