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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
TROUBLES FOLLOW
ROAD TO HAPPY
IOCRACOKE ISLAND.
For First Time in 80 Years a
Court Sits in Judgment
AS Peaceful Living
Gives Way to
Progress
By TROY WILLIAMS

OCRACOKE ISLAND, Dec. 81
-Ocracoke Island was shocked to
the roots of its so-called Elizabeth
an brogue this afternoon when the
first trial in approximately &c
years was heard before Justice of
the Peace Harvey Wahab. The
news of the scheduled hearing
swept over this sand spit like a
prairie fire and the natives from
all over the island focked to the
recreation building to hear the tes-
timony.
Maultbey Bragg was charged
with assault on the person of Stan
ley Wahab. He was found guilty
Of the charge and received a 80
day road sentence suspended upon
the payment of $40 and cost and
on the good behavior of the de-
PENDANT for a period of six months
The trial and the events leading
up to it has been called the "News
of the Year" For a period of sc
years Ocracoke has been known
as the one place in North Carolina
without any form of law. 1t re-
ceived much publicity due to the
fact that it did not have Jail, any
law enforcement officers and there
are no license on the cars and no
license required for driving.
The fact that the problems of
civilization We're slowly encroach-
ing this Island of legend became
evident in 1850 following the con-
struction of SCOTS highway. The
citizens were faced with the prob
lem of speeders along the narrow
highway, a highway which has
been called the road which started
from nowhere and ended at the
same place."
In order to check the speeders
and the Saturday night celebrat-
ers, Ansley O'Neal was appointed
Deputy Sheriff. Additional prob
lens appeared when it was dis
covered that following an arrest
the defendant and all witnesses
were forced to travel through four
counties to get to Swan Quarter,
the county seat of Hyde. This trip,
due to the boat and bus schedule,
requires a period of four days. As
See TROUBLES, Page -Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
DEVELOPING PLAN
TO MAKE BANKS"
MORE IN WITH G
Maritime Museum Included
In NPS Plans for De-
velopment at Cape
HdtteraS

During December the National
Park Service had officials of sew
eral of its tie C h n a branch
es in the Cape H terra S
Area to study development plans
for the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore Project. This group was
headed by assistant Chief Natural
ist Raymond Gregg of Washing
ton, d. C. and Regional Historian
James Holland from the Park Ser
vice office in Richmond, Virginia.
The group spent much time in
specting the lands scheduled TO
be acquired for the project and
discussing types of development
permissible under the law Great
ing the Seashore Project. Coneid-
GRAFTON was given as to the best
methods for interpreting this new
outstanding project to the general
public. 1t was agreed by all that
the Cape Hatteras Project will
rank high with other of the larger
areas of the Park Service as a
national attraction.
The custodian buildings at the
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse were in
spected with the view of trans
forming the larger of the two into
Maritime Museum. Among other
projects under consideration is a
Natural History Museum to tell
the natural story of this unique
area and by the use of electric
maps trace the flight of migratory
water fowl from this section TO
their summer nesting grounds in
the far reaches of the Northern
countries. Also under consideration
is the marking of the more famous
ship wrecks, access roads to the
beach, a botanical preserve at BuX-
ton, further development in the
Cape Hatteras point section in
Guiding a road erosion control
work, and many other types of
projects designed to attract tour
lists and hold them in this area.
Since it has become known that
the Cape Hatteras Project is TO be
a reality, the Park Service Land
Acquisition Office in Manteo has
been deluged with requests for in
formation and photographs about
the Project. Photographer A. S,
Burns has been in the Area re-
Gently collecting Photographic ma
terial to be distributed with the
printed information that is avail
able for distribution by the Ma
tional Park Service.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
TAX LISTING
BEGINS MONDAY
IN DARE co.
All Townships Subject to
Quadrennial Re-Assess-
ment; Much Property
Increased in Value

A schedule of tax listing dates
in Dare County, beginning Monday
January 9Th is being advertised,
and is arranged convenient for
the citizens of all precincts. There
will be seven listing days at the
courthouse, and three days each
at Wanchese, Manns Harbor, Kitty
Hawk, Stumpy Point, Avon, Hat
teras and Buxton. There will be
two days in East Lake township
and at Kill Devil Hills, and one
day each in Salvo, Waves, Rodan-
the, Mays Head, CoIington, Duck
and Frisco.
The listers for Townships are
as follows: Mays Head, Mrs. Lucy
Midget of Wanchese; Atlantic,
Mrs. Beulah Perry of Kitty Hawk;
Kennekeet, Mrs. Rachel Austin of
Avon; Hatteras, Mrs. Edna Gray
of Buxton. Willis L. Daniels is
tax supervisor.
The year 1853 is a re-valuation
year in North Carolina. Due to
rapid growth in value of real es-
tate in some portions of the coun-
ty, there is much property not pay
ng its share of taxes. On the
other hand there is considerable
property, notably on the mainland
of Dare County which has de-
clined in value. Hatteras Island
property has shown a sharp up
turn, for here property which cur
rently sells at 500 per acre and
up is now listed for SIS per acre
Likewise in some areas north of
Oregon Inlet, where ocean front
age sells for $35 a foot, it is some
times listed at $12 or less.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02

Washington County with excel
lent agriculture and much industry
now ranks 10th with income of
$1,691 better even than the larg-
er county of Pasquotank which is
44th with income of $1,617.
Among highest ranking counties
in average cash income per fami-
ly are Mecklenburg, No. 1, $4,000;
Alamance No. 2, $2,667; Guilford
5, $2,476; Forsyth z, $2,406
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
SNOW GEESE DUE TO
DEPART COAST SOON
BY AYCOCK BROWN

Pea Island.-About half of the
worlds population of Greater Snow
Geese which have been wintering
here on the mudflats and in the
marshes of Pea Island National
Wildlife Refuge are scheduled to
begin their migration northward
next week. They are the most
colorful of many species of wild
fowl which enjoy complete pro-
lection from hunters in this Hat
teras Island Refuge which begins
at Oregon Inlet and extends south
ward to Rodanthe.
L. B. Turner, manager of the
Refuge estimates there are be-
ween 10000 and $4,000 Snow geese
here this winter. Another flock of
these wildfowl, solid white except
for their black tipped wings, are
wintering in upper Currituck
Sound in North Carolina and in the
Back Bay region of Virginia. The
total population of Snow geese in
America is estimated at 10000.
All but a few thousand of the
Shows make their migratory
flights along the Atlantic Flyway.
While it has become a legend
here that these rare geese arrive
at Pea Island each year on Novem-
Der 26 and depart for northern
breeding grounds on January 6
each year, ornithologists believe
that their arrival and departure
is guaged on the phases of the
moon as it becomes full during
late November and early January.
Their migration flights are usually
made at night.
On rare occasions struggling
Snow geese will show up in flocks
of Canada Geese and Brant in the
Ocracoke and Hatteras waters of
Pamlico Sound. AS matter of fact,
they are called white brant, by
Ocracokers, and years ago, when
the late Rex Beach killed one near
Ocracoke Island, he wrote a book
entitled "White Brant" and also
named a small boat he used for
hunting after this wildfowl.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02

PHIL SAINT, noted artist of I'M
usual platform ability, will present
a program of art and song that is
unique in the history of sacred
programs at the Baptist Mission
at Mays Head on Monday, Jan
uary s.. 1858, at 1880 p. m. This
will be his only scheduled appear
ance in the county The public is
cordially invited to attend this SER
vice, says Rev. Frank Dinwiddie,
the pastor.
Mr.. Saint uses special lighting
effects to obtain a colorful blending
of hues by means of an easel and
special equipment which he devel-
oped himself. The accompanying
music is dove-tailed to the devel-
opment of the feature picture
which highlights each presenta-
ton. The artist sings and speaks
las he draws, beginning with blank
paper in his fast-moving program.
Mr.. Saints mastery of color is
all the more remarkable because
he is partially color blind, a fact
discovered when he was in the
eighth grade and came home one
dag with a picture drawn with
orange grass, and red, white and
purple flag. Those who watch him
draw now find it very difficult to
believe that he has this handicap.
He comes from a family of artists.
His fathers stained glass windows
adorn the National Cathedral in
Washington, D. c. Mr.. Saints ca
reer as a cartoonist started when
he sold a humorous cartoon to the
Saturday Evening Post. On leav-
See PROGRAM, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02

THE ANNUAL celebration of the
birthday of Capt. Leonidus Rosser
Mann of Manns Harbor, oldest liv-
ing man on the entire Dare Coun-
ty mainland, will be celebrated
Sunday by dinner to be given
at his home by his children. He
will be SO years old Saturday,
January 3rd. Mr.. Mann is we'll
known in Dare County. He fol-
lowed fishing and boating all his
active life, retiring about Is years
ago. His children are Harry Mann
of Oklahoma City, CASTOR Mann
of Mays Head, Guy Mann of Manns
Harbor, Mrs. Calvin Beasley of
Manns Harbor and Mrs. Ina Mann
Waterfield, who 25 years has been
civil service employee in Wash
ington.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
TOURIST BUSINESS
BRINGS DARE BIG
INCOME IN CASH
Cash Income Per H o m e
Ranks High; Hyde Down
Near Bottom of List

Dare County now ranks 48th
among the 100 counties of the
state in cash income per home,
thanks to the big boost tina; has
come to it because of the tourist
and resort trade. The average cash
income per home is now given at
$1,514. Its neighbor county of Hyde
which is along with Tyrrell, is
denied much of its rightful share
of this tourist business, ranks 90,
only four from the bottom with
an average income of 1915 per
family. Tyrrell ranks 92nd with a
little better showing, the figure
being $1,040. These two counties
are unable to fully share in the
resort and tourist travel bound for
Dare County, because of the lack
of suitable highway connections.
Dare County of course, has prof
tied immensely from free adver-
Using so literally given through
the years by its newspapermen
friends. In addition, the National
Park Service has advertised it
widely through all the National
Park System, in connection with
the Hatteras project, which has
been proposed for many years, and
now approaches nearer reality. So
evident is the value of the publ
city for Dare County that the var
ious interests of the county are
now spending $4,000 a year in
operating a tourist bureau, whose
primary function is publicity for
the county. Currituck interests de-
rive much benefit from the traffic
flowing to Dare through that coun-
ty. Of interest are figures concern
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
MISS HALLIBURTON RETURNS
TO HOME IN DARE COUNTY

Miss Sarah Halliburton, who in
1851 was editor of The Belhaven
Pilot, and who spent 1862 in news
paper work in South Carolina has
returned to her home at Kill Devil
Hills in Dare County where she
owns a number of beach cottages,
and here she plans to reside. For
the present, she has undertaken
some newspaper work for the
Coastland Times of Manteo. Miss
Halliburton before coming to Dare
County had done newspaper work
in Roanoke Rapids and she has had
wide experience in newspaper pub
fishing, having owned several
newspapers in Missouri.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
BOOTH FAMILY HAS CLOSE
CALL NEAR LYNCHBURG, VA.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Booth, bound
for Lebanon, KY, with their sons
John and Robert, had close call
near Lynchburg, Va, when their
new Ford was demolished in col
lision with truck which they en-
countered on the snowy, sleety
road. The Booths had been spend
ing the holidays with A. w. Drink
water, Mrs. Booths father, and
were en- route to Kentucky to visit
Mr.. Booths parents. Mr.. Booth
returned Christmas day from Nor
way, where he has been stationed
with the Navy. The four were I'M
injured in the wreck.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-02
OLD CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE
} IONDAY NIGHT WILL DRAW
WIDE ATTENTION TO COAST
Said to Be the Only Place That Holds It's Old
Christmas Observance Oh Its Eve, or Janu-
AIRY 9Th; Monday Nights Observance To Be
A Good One.

Rodanthe.-While the December
25th Yuletide is just memory
spanked by bills for many, the
residents of Rodanthe here on Hat
teras Island are all geared up
for their traditional Old Christ
mas celebration January 5.
This North Carolina Outer
Banks community and its neigh
boring village Waves, formerly
South Rodanthe) two miles south
ward on the new Hatteras Island
all-paved highway are the only
places in the world where Old
Christmas is observed on January
5. Twelfth Night or EPIPHANY,
sometimes called Little Christ
mas" which comes in January 6,
is still celebrated in many parts
of the world.
Here on Monday under the lea
dership of such old timers as Lee
vene Midget, Fred O'Neal, Brad
Payne, Herbert Midget, John Her
bert and his wife, Mrs. Nora Her
bert the custom which has been
handed down from one generation
to another since long before the
oldest resident can remember, the
celebration will be presented. In
the old days Old Christmas oh
servances began at daybreak and
continued until after nightfall on
each January 5. 1t was time when
the residents of the two commune
ties would travel by pony carts
to visit their kith and kin. Filters
with their home made reed flutes
made weird music as they march
ed through the village at dawn
and accompaniment to the musisc
was produced by an ancient drum,
one which came from a warship
carrying sail, a century or more
ago.
"The drum, and the original one
which has been re-headed several
lines through the years will like
- be beaten again on Monday
- hit, even if we have no filters
re-" said Captain Midget, the
chief boatswain mate in charge
of Chicamacomico Coast Guard
station. He explained.
BRAD Payne who used to live
here but now makes his home in
Wanchese on Roanoke Island was
the drummer for many years.
When he moved he took the Old
drum with him, but he returned
each year with it to take part in
our celebration. The old drum and
odd Buck play an important role
in our celebrations"
sold Buck ?"
"He is the wild bull Of Trent
Woods down beyond the Cape"
said Captain Midget. cold Buck
we call him, because our fathers
and grandfathers called him that,
and on every Old Christmas he
comes to our celebration to look
over those who have done evil or
otherwise during the years"
Actually Old Buck is only To-
cal legend, but one that becomes
real on January each year at
Rodanthe-even if it is a skull
of an outer banks bufl that was
was killed for beef, plus paper
mache or canvas body supported
by two villagers.
"This year as in recent years,
we will have an olster roast here
in the community and everyone is
See CELEBRATION, Page Five
Evening star., 1953-07-26

there's going to be raid. When the heats
on, we put on bra.
IF there's big to-do everything is toned
down for while. Maybe the cops even close
up place. Does it put US out of business?
Usually the guys who own the place have
three or four others where they can carry on.
Sometimes they have couple of stakes in
another town. When there's too much heat
they move out there AS soon as things cool
off, they come back.
That's only part of it. I've run into setups
where they have special deal with the police.
When was starting out in one of these spots
the boss tipped me off.
If customer makes beef, don't be
scared, he said. Just call me. If can't
handle him, we'll settle his hash with the cops.
There's nothing to worry about
'The poor sucker doesn't have a chance.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
CHICAGO


k6CURE, I'm stripper," the girl begins.
- That doesn't mean necessarily like
it. do it for the money.
'I'm twenty-five and I've been stripping
since was sixteen. The emcees give me the
big, five-minute build-up. The blonde babe
with the glamorous curves, they say. The
siren with the wiggles. The best dish of hubba-
hubba on the street.
II only went up to eighth grade in school.
But lots of the girls took high-school work
and some have college degrees. In way, it's
funny they went to college and they're strip
ping We make one hundred and twenty-five
to one hundred and fifty dollars week. And
a gal that's good with the B-drink tricks can
run it up to two hundred or three hundred
dollars
II come from small town in Arkansas. l
got married when was sixteen and we went
to Los Angeles. told my mother was model
ing but worked in bulesque theater. After
two weeks started stripping. just wanted
to make more money, that's all.
Il learned muscle routine and picked
up some dates in Wichita, Kansas. I've
worked lots of places since - New Orleans.
Miami, Detroit, Calumet City, Illinois.
They're all alike but some have more ways to
take sucker and you really have to work.
Evening star., 1953-07-26

He kicks up ruckus and one of the managers
calls the cops The customer sees the cops and
he thinks he's saved. He doesn't know every
thing will be settled in favor of the house.
And he's lucky if he only loses his money.
Ducling the House
SUPPOSE he doesn't want to be reasonable
and he keeps on squawking. In some places,
they hustle him out the back door, blackjack
him and dump him in the alley. He doesn't
know what hit him when he wakes up - or
where it happened. Some customers who
squawked have turned up dead.
The customers aren't the only ones who
have hard time when they try to buck
house. The help does, too. The management
boys in some clubs can be mean real mean
If you do something that they don't like they
Continued on page I8
Evening star., 1953-07-26
as told to Edan Wright
Photograph by Ed Feingersh


joints thousands victim
gyp operations stop bcang drug
avoid tragedies?
MAGAZINE assigned Edan Wright
really She made friends
a dOuble-duty bar girl"
reports, girls
Evening star., 1953-07-26

The layouts are what you'd call cozy =
real cozy. Except for the stage, everything is
dim. lisa lot darker than in real night club
One reason is there's something going on on
the stage all the time. But it also makes the
customer feel he's more alone with the girl
And she can work on him easier. Some girls
move their customers to the back where it's
even darker and they can get more chummy
Lots of stages connect with the bar Others
have tables so close customer could park his
chin on the stage
Evening star., 1953-07-26
Six Acts n Night

Six Acts Night
HE musicians sit behind curtain in the
back of the stage and beat out tunes. The
razz-ma-tazz goes on from nine at night to
four or six in the morning. A stripper appears
about six times an evening. 1t depends on
how many girls house has. Usually it's any
where from four to ten.
"A stripper is allowed an hour and twenty
minutes between numbers to work on the Gus
toners for B-drinks But there's no holler if
she takes two hours. Besides the strippers,
there are hostesses who are just B-girls.
Strip places all have police protection.
Some houses that are run by the Syndicate
make the girls kick in for protection. We get
call right from the desk sergeant when
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15

provide modern Home Economics department, modern
Science department. modern Industrial Arts department,
modern business education department. modern music and
dramaticS and two toilet rooms.
All regular classrooms in the high school will be
reequipped will five cassrooms at the grade school
building
The remodeling and equipment will include the study
hail. which will be converted to library the old class
the grade school and the physical education depart
ment in the gymnasium
The total tax for all indebtedness the first year
will be mills but this will decrease the debt decreases
and the wealth of the community increases.
The average mllage for life of the bonds will be only
mills.
Backed by the Parent Teachers association, other
organizations and industrial plants concerted drive will
be made in the three weeks to acquant each and
every voter with the above facts.
We urging you now to get behind the movement,
give your assistance whenever and wherever possible and
by all means support the bond for your children when
you step into the ballot booth Tuesday, Nov B. 1858
We must keep faith with the boys and girls of this
community who of school age.
1t is the plain duty of good citizenship 1t your duty
Do fail them in this crisis.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15
w IS z +. OF
0 THE R w iSE
Rv E O BOND

Best rule l know for talkin'
is the same one for carpenterin':
Measure twice and saw once.
The greatest mistake you can
make is the fearing that you'll
make one.
We are now on pay as you
go budget and it's working out
fine except that we don't go
anywhere.
Most people like hard work,
particularly when they are pay
ing for il.
It's nice for children to have
pets until the pets start having
the children.
God has promised forgiveness
to your repentance, but he hasn't
promised tomorrow to your pro-
crastination.
One of the beSt ways to avoid
trouble is to wrong no man and
write no woman.
Any prodigal son who returns
home today had better bring a
fatted calf with him.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15

Copyright. 1858. United States Breoers Foundation
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15
Noble County In
Quarantine Area

The Agriculture Department
this week extended its quaran-
tine for control of japanese
beetles in Ohio, over the area
which includes Jefferson and
Elk townships in Noble county
and Aurelius township in Wash
ington county.
Plants, fresh fruits and vege-
tables, and soil shipped from the
quarantined area are subject to
various kinds of certification,
inspection and treatment.
The quarantine covers parts of
Ashtabula, Geagua, Lake, Trum-
bull, Athens, Gallia, Meigs
Washington and Noble counties.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15
GETTING OR GIVING


Mr.. said that keep what give away
what keep That sounds of
something all Anyway blessed
Most of life what We
of going to church what into the service,
small attending church the first surprised
when they the collection basket the
he his dad Daddy wasn't of hem basket
money seventy-five What did get?"
idea every church passed baskets full
Lords Day. the churches
overowng People would miles all they could
of the basket
The you get going church passed
money baskets 1t enough church put
the basket yourself the That
is what religion alive and and helpful
giving freely Uncle StIle
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15

Did You know we had a real
artist in town7 Yes sir! Handy
jackson was a contributor to the
Sculpture Exhibition at the
Centerville Fair last week.
His work was streaky pink and
curved all around d-sort of
streamlined. Caused quite a stir.
Nobody was sure what it was
supposed to represent, but some
liked it and thought it was good
art. Handy gave me the lowdown:
"Why, it was nothing but a
piece of cattle salt our cows
I have been lickin' at for months.
I just had it mounted. Fooled a
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-10-15

New Arrivals: A son to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Colley, of Belle
Valley; a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerald Britton, of Muskogee,
Mich; a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Mallett, Columbus;
a son to Mr.. and Mrs. FloyS
Schwall; and a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Warner, Summer
field route l.