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Smyrna times., 1953-12-10
HartIv

Services in Hartly Methodist
Church Sunday, December 18th:
Regular worship service at 8 pm;
Rev. Donald E. Dewey, pastor;
Sunday School at IL am; Mrs.
Margaret King, superintendent.
Hartly w. S. C. S. and their
families entertained Kenton ana
Friendship w. S. C. S. and their
families at a Christmas party Fri
day evening, December 4th in the
church basement. A very delight
full evening was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Betty Ewing of Rehoboth,
Del, was a Saturday afternoon
caller of Miss Elizabeth Scotton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Daley and
daughter, Susan, of Frankford, Pa.
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Foltz, Jr., and fam
lily.
MIR. John Lawton and Miss Flor
ence Liggett of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with Mr.. Fred Lawton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Newlin Wood and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger A. Davis
and grandson, Roger, spent Tues
day in Baltimore, Md.
Thursday evening, December 3rd
the Hartly Lions Club entertain
ed the three Fire Prevention Es-
say winners, Miss Linda Kouschak,
Master Larry Vodvarka and Miss
Patty King. The speaker of the
evening was Mr.. Walter La Rue,
State Fire Marshal of Wilmington
Manor. The annual Christmas
party sponsored by the Lions Club
will be held Wednesday evening,
December 23rd at Hartly School
Cafeteria. They will also have
northern Christmas trees for sale
beginning December 18th. Orders
may be given to any member of
the club.
Mrs. Charles G. Roadway spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Louis Presser, MT. Ephriam, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Atkinson
and children of near Middletown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton King, Jr.,
and children, of Seaford, and Mr..
and Mrs. Morris King and children
of town, were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Carlton King on Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. l.. w. Hughes and Mrs.
May Kemp spent Sunday after
noon in Seaford, Del.
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar Harman
and family of Marydel were Sun
day afternoon guests of MIR. and
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10
20 Years Ago

Last Friday, members of the
local Board of Education were
called to a meeting of the Smyrna
School Building Commission at the
Office of the Delaware School
Foundation, at which time the de-
tailed plans of the proposed new
high school additions and altera-
tions were definitely approved.
Smyrna has been in the clutches
of the coldest weather of the sea-
son sofar; as low as 10 degrees
and snow an inch or more deep.
The first sleigh was out Monday.
Charles H. Burgess of Centre
vile, Nd, well known in this town,
being a frequent visitor to his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. John w. Clifton,
died in the Easton Hospital on
Monday. Mr.. Burgess, who was
78 years old, had been in failing
health for several months.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of
Washington, D. c., was the guest
of DIR. and Mrs. John L. Johnson
on Sunday. Bishop Hughes was
the speaker at the morning wor-
ship service at the Asbury M. E.
Church.
Miss Norma Coleman returned
home on Saturday having spent a
week at Merchantville, N. j., with
her sister, Mrs. John Thomas and
Mr.. Thomas.
Mrs. Samuel Wallace is spend
ing several days in Philadelphia
with her sister, Miss A. Editha
Sparks.
Miss Margaret Collins, a student
at Southern College, Petersburg,
Va, will return home on Sunday
to spend the Christmas holidays
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Ernest p. Collins.
Harry l.. Wilson, aged 81, well
known merchant of Leipsic, died
at his home in Leipsic Friday,
from stroke of paralysis.
There is more of the touch of
Yuletide as street decorations go
up and homes and places of bust
ness are looking prettier with their
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10

Asbury M. E. Parsonage at 1880
o'clock Saturday evening to Mr..
James Slaughter, Jr., of the same
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. CHM of
Townsend will celebrate the fif-
teenth anniversary of their we'd
ding on Saturday evening, Decem-
Der 10th.
The new overall factory at Clay
ton, branch of Tucker & Thorn
ley's factory of Smyrna, is nearing
completion and will be ready for
occupancy by January 1.
At a meeting of the Official
Board of Asbury M. E. Church last
Thursday evening, Rev. Vaughan
S. Collins was invited to return
for the fourth year.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10

The sons of Delaware, in Phila-
delphia, Monday evening, gave
their twelfth annual dinner at the
Hotel Walton, and it was attended
by nearly two hundred members
and invited guests, at which a
number of Smyrnians were pres
ent.
There is much interest down in
Thoroughfare Neck over the erec-
tion of two range lights by the
United States Government. One
light is under course of eonstruc-
tion at Taylor's Bridge and the
other light will be placed at the
mouth of Blackbird Creek.
A quiet but pretty home we'd
ding took place at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ford on west
Mt. Vernon street, this town, on
Wednesday evening, the 25th,when
their daughter Miss Lola R. Ford
was united in marriage to Mr.J John
III. Gibbons of near Townsend.
Horace Tilghman, who for a
number of years has been engaged
in the wheelwright business in the
Bailey property on west Commerce
street, will discontinue business in
a few days and will move to Sal
isbury, Md, where he has purchas-
ed good stand.
Mrs. Jane c. Collins, of Berlin,
Md, has been the guest of her son,
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, at AS
bury M. e. Parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burgess,
formerly of Centreville, Md, and
who recently were located on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia, have
taken up apartments at the Smyr-
ma House for the winter. Mr..
Burgess is engaged in the harvest
machinery business, as district
manager for large company and
he will make Smyrna his head
quarters. Mrs. Burgess is sister
of DIR. j. w. Clifton of this town,
Miss Mabel Slaughter, daughter
of Mr.. David Slaughter of near
Leipsic, was quietly married at
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10

Christmas displays. The street
lights, red and green, have been
strung and this week the Ameri-
can Legion Post has erected their
Community Christmas Tree at the
-Four Corners, under which
Xmas carols, band concerts and
other celebrations may be had.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Powell and
Mr.. Henry Williams near town.
Mr.. Fred Schweitzer is a patient
at Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Miss Joan Davis and Miss Betty
Shalley of Magnolia, spent Sunday
in Newark, Del.
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10

Mrs. Grafton H. Heather and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grider and
son Jackie, of Boothwyn, Pa, spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thom-
as P. Waddell and Miss MaryWad-
dell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Turner
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10

and son Jimmy, spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Turner's par
ents,, Mr.. and Mrs. George Woth-
ers in Greensboro, Md.
Mrs. Luther Powell of Sudlers-
vile, Nd, Miss Doris Williams of
Dover, and Miss Joan williams OF
Kenton were weekend guests OF
Smyrna times., 1953-12-10
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, win call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
SPANISH MACKEREL IN
WATERS OF COASTLAND

NagS Head. - Spanish mack
erel were plentiful in Hatteras
Inlet during the past week end
and few were taken in Oregon
Inlet here on the Dare coast
This fish compares with bluefish
from sporting standpoint and
are taken with the same type of
lures. AT Ocracoke and Hatteras
bone lures are usually considered
the best for Spanish makerel and
blues. In the old days loon bones
from seafowl killed for their
bones were used along the Outer
Banks. Today the "bones" are
mostly of plastic.
At Oregon Inlet they were
catching them with feather jigs
and small spoons on the week
end. Adrian Ayers, principal Of
Manteo High School caught a
2-pounder which gave him a
blood producing bite on the fing-
er as he removed it from the
hook. Ayers was fishing with
Captain and Mrs. Balfour Baum
aboard the Butch.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
UNLAWFUL TO BUILD
HOUSE WORTH OVER
$500 WITHOUT PERMIT

Effective July l, it will be un-
lawful to build, alter or repair
house in Dare County without
obtaining building permit. This
permit may be obtained by max
ing application and paying fee
of 81 at the office of the Register
of Deeds, who is clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners.
This law was passed at the
1858 legislature in orded to en-
able the Tax office to keep up
with the rapid changes in prop
erty values in Dare County.
When properly applied, it should
be the means of stopping lot
of tax dodging and enable a more
equitable distribution of the tax
burden. Such law is usually in
effect throughout the state. It's
usefulness depends of course on
the method in which it is en-
forced. The town of Manteo has
had such a law on its books for
many years, plus a zoning or
dinance, but nobody pays any
attention to them.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
5000 BABY BASS
PLACED IN FRESH
PONDS AT HATTERAS

Five thousand lingering large
mouth bass were released in the
fresh ponds of Cape Hatteras
Thursday morning by State Wild
life and Resource Commission
game protectors. The fish ranging
from an inch and half to three
inches in size were put in the
Lighthouse Pond, the Big Pond
west of Cape, and in one of the
smaller canals. The 5000 baby
bass made a pickup truck load.
They were in five gallon cans and
came from the State Fish Hatchery
at Fayetteville. Edward B. Brad
ley brought the fish to Dare wat
ers, making a night trip from
Fayetteville to assure that the
fishes would remain alive. Only a
half dozen or so had died enroute.
Assisting in the planting of the
bass were District Game Protector
Leon Thomas, and Protectors w. S.
White of Manns Harbor, Jack Bal
lance, Kill Devil Hills and Tom
Hines, federal game agent who
lives at Kill Devil Hill. Photo
graphs of the work which is ex-
pected to help bring fresh water
fishing into popularity at Cape
Hatteras were made by Tourist
Bureau Manager Aycock Brown
for national publicity purposes.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
DRINkWATER FILMED
BY UNITED AIRCRAFT

Alpheus w. Drinkwater and his
copies of press messages filed by
newsmen covering the 1908 ex-
periments of Wilbur and Orville
Wright were filmed on Tuesday by
William Fox of United Aircraft
Corporation, Bridgeport, Conn.
Also filmed were the copies of
pictures Drinkwater has had in his
possession for many years show
ing Orville Wright and Lord Olgi-
vie assembling glider at Kill
Devil Hills in 1911 were filmed for
aviation posterity. The photo
graphs, now very rare, were shot
by the late Van Ness Harwood.
The movie Fox is making will
touch all phases of the Wright
Brothers activities in the Kitty
Hawk-Kill Devil Hill, or the phases
available today. He will return to
the Dare coast in a few days to
make a sound track for the film
he is making. This sound track
will include an interview with
Drinkwater, possibly an interview
with Elijah Baum of Kitty Hawk
who happened to be on the dock
in 1900 when Wilbur Wright first
arrived there, and then showed
him how to reach Postmaster
Tate's house where the Wrights
were to board, and an interview
with Harry Moore of Norfolk who
wrote the first story of the first
flight.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
DAYTON NEWSM'N
DEPLORES LOOKS.
OF KDH ENTRANCE
By AYCOCK BROWN

Kill Devil Hills. - Dick Gull.
Washington correspondent for the
Dayton, Ohio NEWS spent the
week end in this area doing stories
about the Wright Memorial on
Kill Devil Hill and the midway
point in the Golden Anniversary
OF Aviation year. And, Judging
from the comments he made while
here readers of the newspaper in
the hometown of Wilber and Or
vile Wright will learn about the
unkempt condition of the land on
the way into the reservation
where the inventors made their
successful flights on December II.
1903.
In the opinion Of Gull, it is
shame that the right-of-way of
U. S. 158 at the Memorial Entrance
drive is Uttered with trash that
ranges from empty beer cans and
whisky bottles to waste paper and
many kinds of rubbish. Gull feels
that the real estate development
which has been created between
the memorial area and the main
highway, is detrimental to avia-
TONS greatest shrine.
Actually the real estate deveIop-
ment is about half mile from the
monument although it adjoins the
341-acre Kill Devil Hill National
Memorial land which embraces an
area about six times the size of
the famous hill.
AT the monument Gull found the
great granite pylon in need of
paint IN spots and initials and
names of persons were found on
the walls of the monuments in
terror, and also on the base of the
triangular lens of light which is
not used at present.
Photographs of the highway
right-of-ways where the road turns
from U. S. Highway 158 to the
monument and also shots of the
real estate development in the
region were photographed. At the
monument some of the initiated
walls were photographed.
Before he left the area Gull filed
a special story to Dayton NEWS
on the death last week of Capt.
w. j. Tate, close friend of the
Wright brothers and at whose
homes the inventors lived during
See ENTRANCE, Page Four
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
RICHARD RIGBY. NATIVE OF
ENGLAND DIES IN E, CRY

Richard Rigby, SO, died Thurs
day of last week in Elizabeth
City where he had made his
nome for several years. He for
merly lived in New York State
where he retired from the Civil
service and came to Elizabeth
City to live near his daughter
Mrs. Cyrus Gray who now lives
at Buxton. Mr.. Rigby is survived
also by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
thompson Rigby. Mr.. Rigby who
Tor some years owned a summer
home in Salvo, had lived in tb;s
country 48 years but was a ma
tive of Southport, Lancashire
England, the son of Richard and
Mary Jane Shape Rigby. He was
member of the Independar+
Order of Foresters, and of Civ
Road Methodist Church in Eliza,
beth City.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Saturday afternoon al a
o'clock at the Twiford Funeral
Home by Rev. d. J. Reid the
pastor, and Rev. w. B. Cregor,,
OF Buxton. Burial was n Na,,,
hollywood Cemetery. Elizabeth
City. ~
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
|HAYMAN CLAN OF.
NORTH CAROLINA
TO MEET JULY 18th
Wanchese To Be Scene OF
Annual Reunion on
July 18th

The fourth reunion of the Hay-
man Clan of North Carolina will
be held in the community of Wan
chese, on Roanoke Island, July 18th
for 1858. Rev. l.. D. Hayman,
President of the Clan, announces
this date after comforting with the
Board of Directors, who in turn
have ascertained the general con-
census of opinion of the more than
200 members of the Clan. This date
was suggested at the annual meet
ing in 1852, and the president has
confirmed this decision for 1858.
General notices will go out shortly
to as many members of the Clan,
whose addresses are available or
by telephone and other means of
communication; from the office of
the Secretary, Miss Oma Pearl
Midget of Manns Harbor.
Mrs, Ethel Hayman Tillett of
Wanchese will be acting chairman
of local arrangements, which in
general will be as follows: Through
the kindness of the pastor, Rev.
Charlie Guthrie, and the official
board of Wanchese Methodist
Church, the gathering will take
place at this church. Devotionais
and other indoor activity will take
place within the historic old
church, where forty-siX years ago,
Louis D. Hayman-the Clans
President-preached his first SER
mon as a Methodist preacher.
Three years later, he entered upon
studies which made him a member
of the North Carolina Methodist
Conference, where he has been ac-
tive since that date. The dinner
hour at about 1890 will take place
as provided and arranged by the
local committee of which Mrs. Eth
el Tillett is chairman.
This is the first time the Clan
has met on a weekend basis, and
while the main features of the oc-
casion will be on Friday, July 18th,
the final part of the program will
end with a sermon by the Presi-
dent, Rev. L. D. Hayman, in Wan
chese Church on Sunday at either
the morning or evening hour
which will be announced. Saturday
will be given over to visiting and
sightseeing by members of the Clan
returning to the old home sur
roundings as they may desire. Indi-
cations now point to one of the
largest-if not the largest-gath-
.ering in the Clans history.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
ISLANDERS ORGANIZE
HOUSING BUREAU

Roanoke Islanders meeting in
Mahteo last week, organized
their own housing bureau and
in the future all overnight visi-
tors to The Lost Colony wishing
accommodations will make ar
rangements for them through the
new Bureau which will be oper-
ated for the benefit of almost
100 home owners of Roanoke
Island, their patrons, who come
to see the Lost Colony.
Robert Williams of Manteo
will manage the Bureaus desk
in the Community Building.
General Manager R. E. Jordan
meeting with home owners,
stated that the new Roanoke Is
land Housing Bureau will have
offices in Dare County Commun-
ity Building at Manteo, but will
be operated as separate unit.
Mrs. A. E. Brown is chairman,
Doreen Dudley vice-chairman
and Mrs. c. S. Meekins Secretary
and treasurer.
The Lost Colony organization
had operated the bureau each
year The Lost Colony had been
presented, since 1887.
Persons coming to see The Lost
Colony during the summer of
1858 will write the Roanoke Is
land Housing Bureau or contact
the office of the new organiza-
ton upon arrival at Manteo in
stead of applying to The Lost
Colony, Mr.. Jordon stated. "We
believe this new plan will work
advantageously not only to the
almost 100 home owners who
have guest rooms, but also to
the multitudes of people coming
to see the 1853 presentation of
The Lost Colony" said Jordan.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
BROWN NAMED TO NEW
FLIGHT COMMISSION

Aycock Brown, manager and
news director of Dare County
Tourist Bureau has been named
on the State Flight Commission,
of which Carl Goerch, widely
known Raleigh magazine pub
Usher will be chairman. Cover.
nor Umstead has officially in
formed Brown of the appoint
ment The commission which was
authorized during the last Cen
eral Assembly will have as its
objective the promotion of North
Cardinals share of the Golden
Anniversary of Aviation this
year which will conclude on Dec
ember 18th the 50th anniversary
of the first flight, at Kill Devil
Hills.
Chairman Goerch stated that
the Commission would not only
work with the national organi-
cations having to do with the
Golden Anniversary, but also
the Kill Devil Hills Memorial
Association of which Miles Clark,
Elizabeth City is president.
Brown and Clark will attend
meeting of the commission in the
Governors office on Monday.
Other members are: Col. Max
Washburn, Shelby, Tom Davis,
,Winston-Salem, Hugh, Morton
Wilmington, Henry Vann, Clin-
ton, Congressman H. c. Bonner,
Washington; Frank Thompson,
Raleigh, and DR.. Christopher c.
Crittenden, Raleigh.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
MRS. CAROLINE C. MILLER
is BURIED IN AVON WE'D.

Funeral Services for Mrs.
Caroline Gray Miller, rs, who
died Monday at the Albemarle
hospital, were conducted Wed
nesday at II a. m. at the Pearl
Street International Church by
the Rev. Tommy Wilson, pastor
of the Assembly of God Church
at Avon.
Burial was in the family plot
at Avon with graveside services
at 4:30 p. m.
Mrs. Miller was a lifelong resi-
dent of Avon, the daughter of
Banister and Rosa Meekins GRAY
and the wife of w. B. Miller.
She was member of the Pearl
Street International Church, of
Elizabeth City.
Surviving besides her husband
are two daughters, Mrs. Cedric
Midget, of Waves, and Mrs.
Retta Morgan, of Avon; five
sons, the Rev. L. Sigsbee Miller,
of Elizabeth City; T. Columbus
Miller, of Norfolk; William T.
Miller, of Avon; Dallas B. Miller
and Fred A. Miller, of Isle City,
N. j.; sister, Mrs. Mary Midget,
of Morehead City; 81 grand
children and l6 great-grand-
children.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
DARE REPRESENTED AT
FARM AND HOME WEEK
Miss Mary Kirby, Home Agent,
and Mrs. Cecil Midget of
Waves, Delegates from
COunty's Clubs

Miss Mary Kirby, Dare County
home demonstration agent, and
Mrs. Cecil Midget of Waves,
attended the state Farm and
Home week in Raleigh last week.
While there they attended classes
Tuesday on Clothing, Crafts, and
House Furnishings. On Tuesday
night they were present for the
group singing led by Arnold E.
Hoffman; and heard a talk by
D. S. Weaver, director of agri-
cultural extension service.
Family Life discussions filled
Wednesday morning. The speak
er for Wednesday evening was
]. Earl Coke, assistant secretary
of agriculture, Washington, D. c.
The address at the women's
meeting on Thursday morning
was made by Mrs. Ivy Baker
Priest, treasurer of the United
States. The State Council meet
ing was held on Thursday after
noon, and both of the Dare del
egates were present for it.
The highlight in the entertain
ment was the show put on by
the Echo Inn Colggers from near
Fontana Village. Another inter
esting feature was the Home
Demonstration Club chorus,
made up of 81 clubs throughout
the state,
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
SMALLEST SAILFISH CANE
WITH LARGE DOLPHIN

Nags Head. The smallest
sailfish ever landed with rod and
reel was brought aboard the
Chez Chez off Oregon Inlet on
Sunday. AS matter of fact the
tiny sailfish was smaller than
the hook which caught the dol
phin which disgorged the tiny
fish as it hit the deck of the
cruiser.
The sailfiSh measured exactly
two inches from tip to tip. The
same dolphin which threw the
sailfish up also disgorged a sar-
gassum fish, and each were in
perfect condition and undigest-
ed in anyway.
The sailfish speciman was for
warded to the American Museum
of Natural History in New York
with the idea of proving to ic-
thyologists that these billfishes,
numerous off North Carolina
during the summer, spawn off
Dare.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19

The Reverend Charles E.
Owens, senior at Duke Divinity
School, will spend the summer
doing work in Hyde and Dare
counties with the Methodist
churches of the Mattamuskeet
and Stumpy Point curcuits. He
will be working under Duke
Endowment.
Mr.. Owens will be doing the
preaching in the churches of the
Mattamuskeet charge until July
Is, while the pastor, Rev. Will
lam o. Connor, is away in sum-
mer school at Emory University,
Atlanta, Ga.
From the Mattamuskeet cir
cult he will serve on the Stumpy
Point work until Aug. Is, with
the Rev. A. L. G.. Stephenson,
pastor of the charge.
The Rev Owens is a graduate
of Texas A. & M. College. He
came to North Carolina State
College on fellowship for six
months, and spent several weeks
in 1850 in Hyde County on an
agriculture survey for State Col
lege, before deciding to go into
the ministry. When looking
around for a good theological
school to complete his prepara-
ton for the ministry he chose
Duke. His experience in this
state has been varied because of
his summer work under the
Duke Endowment in the extreme
western part of our state in 1851
and 1852. This year makes his
second summer in Eastern North
Carolina. He has preached in
and around Durham during the
years of study at Duke.
Upon his graduation at the
Divinity School, Mr.. Owens plans
to enter the Chaplain's Corps in
June 1854. Thereafter his plans
are to serve the Methodist
Church in the mission field.
Before coming to North Caro-
lima, Mr.. Owens lived in Brooks
ton, Texas, where he attended
public school.
The coastland times., 1953-06-19
HATTERAS BLUES
RUNNING AGAIN

Down at Cape Hatteras We'd
nesday surf casters landed big
bluefish, the largest SIC pound
er. At the same time large Span
ish mackerel, some going to four
pounds, were reeled in. Small boats
trolling beyond the breakers at the
Point also picked up big blues and
Gulf Stream fishing craft out of
Oregon Inlet and Hatteras caught
larger than usual" blues not on
ly on Wednesday but for the past
several days.
There is some speculation by old
timers who recall the big blues of
the big runs back in the mid-193O's
that the increase in size of the
fish of this species now being tax
en-, that this may be the year for
the fabulous "Hatteras Blues" to
return. They were the largest ever
taken along the American coast.