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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
A RARE DUCK CAUGHT
at KILL DEVIL HILLS

Kill Devil Hills.-Charles Nun
nemaker, local cold storage plant
operator makes a hobby of do
mesticating wildfowl and this
week he added a specimen to his
flock that no one could identify
Immediately. 1t looked somewhat
like a female mallard, but was
much larger in size.
The duck which was fast be-
coming domesticted is believed
to be a "Ring-neck" species
which is not commonly killed
along the coast and usually is
found in flocks of other species
of wildfowl.
Nunnemaker also has a snow
goose he rescued from tn e
oceans surf near here. The snow
goose was in a dying condition
when found but has since being
placed in the Nunnemaker pen
and pond regained its health.
s,ooi gpo
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
BRINKLEY WILL LEAVES
BULK OF ESTATE TO WIFE

Under the will of z. V. Brink
ley of Manteo, his wife, Mae l..
Brinkley becomes the sole owner
of the majority of the stock of the
Bank of Manteo, of which Mr..
Brinkley was principal owner at
the time of his death. Mr.. Brinkley
also left to his wife, the homeplace
for life, with such income as might
accrue for her only use, his yacht,
and all other personal property he
might own.
To his two daughters, Mrs. Ar
mold Schiffman of Greensboro and
Mrs. Frank Turner of Raleigh he
left all other real estate he owns,
which includes land on Roanoke
Island, Cape Hatteras, Mashoes
and at Mays Head. To these daugh-
tiers will go also the home place
to which Mrs. Brinkley has a life
estate.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
DICK" JORDAN HEADS
MANTEO ROTARY CLUB
Monday Nights Meeting Devoted
to Tributes to Late President
Vance Brinkley

R. f. (Dick) Jordan, vice-pres-
ident and the President elect of
the Manteo Rotary Club presided
Monday night at the regular
meeting which was devoted to a
memorial program for. Vance
Brinkley, club president who died
Saturday
o. J. Jones made a short speech
in splendid tribute to Mr.. Brink
ley, his citizenship and his club
service; and secretary Wally Nc
Gown read an advance copy of this
weeks editorial from the Coast
land Times. Rev. Henry Napier
closed the meeting with a poem
and prayer.
There was no formal business
attended to at this meeting.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
CAA OFFICIALS CONFER
ON K. D. HILLS PLAN

Further study of the proposed
airplane landing strip at Kill Devil
Hills which is part of a project
suggested by the Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Society in connection
with an aviation museum, was
made last week by two CAA off
Gals. On Thursday a survey of the
site was made by w. L. Seeley of
Atlanta, chief of Planning Branch
of the Airports Division, and Joe
Norwood of Wilmington, the dis
trict airport engineer.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
WANCHESE MAN RECEIVES
BURNS IN HOME ACCIDENT

Clarence Payne of Wanchese re-
celved bad burns on one leg and
slight burns on the other in an ac-
cident at his home Monday after
noon. Opening the lower draft on
coal heater and standing close
by to get warm, the young mans
clothing caught fire when the draft
in some way sent the flames
through the draft on to his clothes.
After a futile attempt to smother
the flames, he went to the kitchen
and drowned the fire in pail of
water. He received first aid from
a Manteo physician.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
PROMINENT CURRlTUCK
MAN DIES IN MANTEO

Thomas CRANBERRY Dowdy, 83,
died Saturday morning at Clio
o'clock at the Beacon Nursing
Home in Manteo following a long
illness. He was a native and life
long resident of Harbinger and
son of the late Lindsey and Gym
thia Dowdy. He was retired
farmer and a member of the Pow
ellis Point Christian Church and
a senior elder of the church.
He is survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Cynthia Whitehurst of
Norfolk, Mrs. Lorena Bowden of
Berkeley, a.,and Miss Clara Dow
DIV of Decatur, Ca; four sons,
Lindsey Dowdy of Harbinger,
CRANBERRY Dowdy of Manteo, Ell
wood Dowdy of Sanford and Elmer
Dowdy of HilIsboro; Is grandchil-
dren and IL great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the Powells Point Christian
;hurch by the Rev. Preston E.
Cation, former pastor. The Rev.
Garland C. Bland, former pastor,
and the Rev. Bill Gardner, pastor
assisted. Burial followed in the
family plot near Harbinger. The
body was carried to the church one
hour prior to the services to lie in
state.
Mr.. Dowdy was well known in
Dare County where he spent much
of his early manhood, and his first
wife was Miss Clara M. Daniels of
Wanchese, who mothered his large
family, and died about 20 years
ago. His second wife, Cora Twi-
ford Basnight, formerly of East
Lake, died about two years ago.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
MANTEO BANK
SHOWS STEADY
CLIMB IN 1852
Deposits of One and a Quar-
ter Million Dollars

Herbert A. Greet, Manteo thea
tire owner with other business in
terests was named president of the
Bank of Manteo Tuesday at the
annual meeting of stockholders. He
succeeds z. B. Brinkley who died
suddenly last Saturday.
Other officers elected were o. j.
Jones, Manteo, vice president and
w R. Pearce, cashier since 1887,
was reelected to that post, with
John H. Long reelected assistant
cashier.
Named on the board of directors
were: May L. Brinkley, Manteo,
chairman; Frank Turner, Raleigh,
chairman protein, Arnold Schitf-
man, Greensboro, H. A. Greet, o.
], Jones, L. D. Harrington and w.
R. Pearce, Manteo. Martin Kellogg,
Jr., Manteo was named trustee.
Policies of the bank will remain
the same and there will be no
change in operating personnel &C
cording to members of the Brink
ley family, principal owners.
The statement issued last week
by the Bank of Manteo shows at
the close of business for 1852 de-
posts of more than one and a
quarter million dollars, indicating
that the steady growth of the bank
has been maintained without inter-
ruption for several years.
Demand deposits of the bank
amount to $758,445. State and po-
itical subdivisions also had de-
,sited with the bank $138,865.
The bank, which is 46 years old,
mas maintained a steady pace IN
the progress of the community. In
earlier days, the bank was usually
looked upon as a place to borrow
money in an emergency, but more
and more it is looked to for loans
to finance business developments.
The total resources of the bank
is now listed at 1899, 1S6.78. 1t
has only $4,000 capital stock, but
it's capital accounts are listed at
S126,O36.26 which means that ev-
cry dollar of capital invested is
worth more than SIS.
The president and owner of the
majority of stock, z. V. Brinkley,
passed away Saturday. The direc-
tors of the bank in addition to
Mr.. Brinkley are o. ]. Jones, H. A.
Greet, L. D. Harrington, and w.
r. Pearce, Cashier, who with Mar
tin Kellogg, Jr., constitute all the
stockholders of the bank. At the
present time, the majority of stock
of the bank is owned by the estate
of the late Mr.. Brinkley.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
FEB. V. BRINKLEY
DIES SUDDENLY AT
HOME SATURDAY
Manteo Banker, Rotary Club
President and WeII-KnoWn
Citizen Suffers Heart
Attack

Lebulon Vance Brlnkley, 70, died
suddenly at his home in Manteo
at noon Saturday, while talking to
some neighbors in the back yard
Of his home. He was the son of the
late William I. and Lavinia Brink
ley and was born at Manteo March
3, 1888. At the time of his death,
ne was president and principal
owner of the Bank of Manteo;
president of the Manteo Rotary
Club. He was a member of Wind
sor Castle Masonic Lodge, London,
where he lived for several years
prior to 1920 when he was the Eu-
ropean representative of the j. B..
Williams Company. He retired
from employment with this COM
pany in 1916 after As years serv-
ice.
Beside his wife, Mrs. Mae Roe
Brinkley, he is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Frank B. Turner
of State College faculty, Raleigh,
and Mrs. Arnold L. Schiffman of
Greensboro, and by seven grand
children. He was the last survivor
of his parents children, a sister,
Mrs. Herman Drinkwater of Vir-
GINA Beach having died two
weeks ago.
Apparently in good health, he
was talking to Raymond Wescott
and Earl Green, shortly before
noon, when he swayed, told them
he was going to faint, and asked
them to catch him. They caught
him and let him down to the
ground, but he died instantly. He
was assisting in the building of a
home for his daughter from
Greensboro, and was planning a
power line to the new house on the
waterfront.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at 2 pm. in Manteo at
the Twiford Funeral Home, by
Rev. H. V. Napier, and burial was
in the Manteo Cemetery. Pallbear-
ers were w. H. McCown, William
Harris Midget, Woodson Fearing,
w. r. Pearce, Frank Cahoon and
r. H. Atkinson. The Rotarians at
tended the funeral in a body and
acted as honorary pallbearers. Mu-
sic was by the Rotary quartet, who
sang Crossing the Bar, with
Mrs. w. R. Pearce as organist.
John H. Long sang "The Lords
Prayer.
Mr.. Brinkley's father, the late
Sheriff w. T. Brinkley, was one
of the founders of Dare County
and a substantial business man.
Mr.. Brinkley had considerable fl
nancial and realty interests in
Dare County at the time of his
death. He was highly regarded as
public spirited citizen, a former
Chamber of Commerce, director,
and at one time had operated
dairy business. He lived All his
fathers old homeplace, a choice
spot on Manteo Bay, and he enjoy
ed his fine yacht which was tied
up at his waterfront. He gave
much of his time to the Bank of
Manteo, and to the Rotary Club.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
DARE COUNTY UNIT NCEA
TO MEET AT WANCHESE

The Dare County Unit of the
North Carolina Education Associ-
alton will meet Saturday, January
II, at 1890 am, in the Wanchese
school. President Lloyd C. Finch
is expecting all teachers in the
county to be present. The legisla-
tive chairman, Mrs. Matilda Inge,
will have charge of the program,
which will deal with the proposed
school legislative program which
will be presented to the 1853 Gen
eral Assembly. The Wanchese
teachers will be hostesses.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
MARCH OF DIMES DANCE
AT HIGH SCHOOL GYM
Cake Sale Saturday All Day Next
Rogers Barber Shop; Dance
Next Thursday Night

A cake bazaar to raise funds
for the March of Dimes will be
held all day Saturday in Manteo,
next to Rogers Barber Shop, ac-
cording to Mrs. Wayland Frye,
Manteo chairman.
Mrs. Frye is arranging dance
also for next Thursday night, the
22nd, in the Manteo High School
gym, and it will be a square dance,
for which she is bringing hill
billy orchestra from Currituck.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16

R. E. (Dick) JORDAN of Mays
Head, general manager of Paul
Green's symphonic drama THE
LOST COLONY, will be in Chapel
Hill this week end comforting with
Samuel Selden, supervisory direc-
tor of the show. He will also meet
with Bill Hardy, last years manag-
er of the drama in connection with
moving Lost Colony office equip
ment and files to the Community
Building in Manteo where a year
around business headquarters is
being established by Jordan. Pre-
viously for the past several years
the "off season" business office has
been in Chapel Hill at the Carolina
Playmakers headquarters. (Lost
Colony Photo).
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16

I1FCs
Kill Devil Hills.-Before many
months, this beach community
may have the right to put on
city airs. If, as Kill Devil Hill
lians hope and believe, the leg
Iislature acts favorably on spe-
Icial local bill, this will become
an incorporated town, with a
mayor, three commissioners and
the right to pass zoning ordi-
nanceS.
The movement has gone as far
Jas circulation of a petition. w.
H. LeWark, Atlantic township
county commissioner and one of
the leaders in the incorporation
movement, IS circulating a pc
tition. With two permanent res
idents of the community out of
the state, all but three or four
eligible voters will have signed
the petition when it is submit
ted in the next week to Rep. R.
Bruce Etheridge. The petition
requests that he prepare and
push through the legislative a
bill providing for the incorpor-
alton of Kill Devil Hills.
Providing that all goes well
and the bill passes, as it is con-
'fidently expected to do, Kill
Devil Hill will then organize as
a town, with the election of a
mayor and three commissioners.
These officers first and perhaps
only task for some time will be
to make a study of the beach
section involved and follow that
up with zoning ordinance.
eve aren't interested in severe
restrictions" Mr.. Lewark ex-
Iplained. What we want is some
protection against the type OF
buildings or businesses tn a
would destroy the value of our
property investments"
Mr.. Lewark explained that
Kill Devil Hills property own
ers recognize the value of some
types of business and have no
desire to ban them from the area.
On the other hand, they want
assurance that no entertainment
or business projects that would
disturb the neighborhood or low
er the value of property be
allowed to creep in.
eve aren't against bingo or
dancing or other entertainment,
but we don't want it in residence
areas" he explained. CAS- a mat
ter of fact, some of us would
welcome a good movie house"
+ For, the immediate future, at
least, no tax assessments are
anticipated. Mr.. Lewark ex-
planned that if the incorporation
goes through, Kill Devil Hills
would have refunded to it Is
per cent of the taxes its property
owners pay to the county. The
town might also get a share in
such tax allotments as the state
makes to the county for roads.
he predicted.
"That should be enough to
take care of our requirements
now" he explained. IF the time
should ever come when the peo-
pie want to have police protect
ion, or if we should get a water
system and could have fire pro-
lection, then would be time
enough to think about a town
tax levy"
Only permanent residents OF
the Kill Devil Hills community
who will be eligible to vote in
the next general election, may
sign the petition. This excludes
those who have homes on the
beach but do not live here most
of the year nor vote here.
Being excluded from signing
the petition, however, has moi
kept these nonresident proper,
ty owners from being actively
interested in the incorporation
movement. Some of them have
See AUTHORITY, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-16
KILL DEVIL HILLS SEEKS
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY
TO INCORPORATE SECTION

Petition Signed by Practically All Permanent
Residents of Area Will Be Submitted to
Representative Etheridge Asking for Local
Bill; Mayor, Three Commissioners Proposed
to Govern With Zoning as Primary Objec-
Evening star., 1953-03-08

hands work on the steel many, many times
higher than the height at which even the most
intrepid circus aerialist performs. Virtually
on needlepoint, the iron worker is prey to all
the elements, with no safety equipment to
speak of.
Tower men dread only that some untoward
happening will send one of them down Into
the hole" they are surrounding with ever
higher steel. They fear two kinds of happen
ings: sudden changes in weather conditions
and what they call mechanical failures"
Clouds - feecy, white, moving clouds ~,
can be wicked" reports James Collins, who
Evening star., 1953-03-08
ERNEsT PALrNlEAs

knows he is absolutely at the mercy of the
fellow above, and particularly breads things
dropping on him. That's the type Of accident
he refers to grimly as mechanical failure"
He has learned it is usually just as fatal for
man to fall eight stories as 80. and tries to keep
aware always that he lis allowed to be care
less only once"
In spite of extreme caution. accidents will
happen. For example, one iron worker ac-
cidentally nudged bucket, and the man
below just never had chance. His hard"
hat wasn't much protection against the sud-
Continued on page II
Evening star., 1953-03-08

1T TAKES plenty of nerve to be tower man.
i This, the newest of our dangerous special
ties, is the highest and most terrifying work in
the world.
The tower man erects those slkeletal pyra-
mids you've seen sprouting in the last four
years on our tallest mountains and buildings.
He goes right up into the clouds, enclosing an
ever-higher, ever-narrowing space in net
work of steel, almost a quarter of mile
straight up. 1t takes an experienced and COM
petent iron worker" and one with steady
nerves.
The higher the tower man goes, the greater
his danger But, on the other hand, more
people can get television. can hear and see
more clearly on RADIO TV and FM. Over
5000 radio and TV stations now boast one to
seven towers each. Last summer the Federal
Communications Commission okayed 1000
more TV stations in l 800 communities, and
as result tower men are more in demand than
ever before
Theirs is a vertical world; somebody is
either working above or just below. except the
Evening star., 1953-03-08

be theirs" according to
Red" Zoin. Driving rain
obscures parts coming up
by basket boom" the
gadget you see on con-
struction jobs that looks
like the spokes of a partly
opened umbrella - and
blurs other workers. Wet
steel is slippery and ices
fast. When they sense
the weather is getting
too bad, the men 'tie
up" the job. Ifthe change
comes suddenly. they have
no choice but to remain on
high until everything is
secured, often at the risk
of their lives.
The tower man feels his
life is in the other fellows
hands and vice versa. He
Evening star., 1953-03-08

helped raise New Jerseys highest point,
WOR's TV tower. Like the others, Collins
doesn't mind the wind constantly seesawing
the whole structure dizzily beneath him any
more than sailor minds the rolls of rough
seas.
But on clear day." he says. ''perched up
there on swaying strut only inches wide if he
should catch sight of a cloud moving out of the
corner of his eye, instantly the fear RISES
My God! The towers falling. and I'm going
with it! He clutches the closest piece of metal
until the panic passes"
Iro T1hoig Choico
ACTUALLY, many tower does topple over
while it is beng put together. and the men
who hrtIe down are ''fiattened out" forever
Weather causes endless delays. 1t may be
only gentle puff on the pavements, but up
there" it's gale that eats out ones breath,
thrashes his hair and eyelashes, stretches skin
taut against the bones.
1T could be murder to tell tower men
whether to stay up or not; the choice must
Evening star., 1953-03-08

two or three top men"
Comforts are few. Occa-
sionally. they lean against
a strut to smoke; some
times they lunch astride
their gloves on narrow
ledges. Often, the sun
makes the metal too hot
to do either.
Past Moves
It's astonishing to hear
Whitley" Sipila declare,
mo matter how high up
we are working we run on
the STEEL" until John
Hefner explains, THE
faster we move, the easier
it is to keep our balance"
The tower man has to
balance on a thin beam
with his feet while his
Evening star., 1953-03-08

One mistake and you tumble quarter of
mile straight down. That's what the s'tOwer man.
is up against every working moment. Here's the
fascinating story of newest specialists
by Beatrice Schapper
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-17

Keeps Top
Graduating

NV YORK - - Metre Dane
and MARYLAND. aaly mator sis*ens
. escape ne saason'a plaesa g
'apsstifis." siood almost unenai-
lenged today a. ne Ne. I and Ne.
Z teams a eollege foetban.
Metre Dame. preseason iavoriis
Cor national honors. bed re pa.
tioa at the bead II tie Assoei3sed
Press rankinss for the siehth
HtraiRhi week ut fen new pres
sure from its eonStama paFBaer,
Maryland.
Meanwhile. three teams whaeA
we're victims &C surprise FeEsraaia
Georgia Tech, West NirKlnla and
Bayior-feIl from TIE top y and
save way b neWeomers wlscon-
san. soatAeFn CalissFnia snd ace.
Metre Danes IrisA. Ne COO.
qaersd North Carolina ss-it Ger
their seventh straizhi vietofy, had
only q eo-po1nt edge ever undsfeat-
ed hsryland. whieA smaahsd Mis.
ntssippi 8-o
hat ls equivalent 10 only .
arAt-plsee votes in the pan. which
gives 10 points luF q No. ] vote.
nine ior No. 4. etc.
A total 81 Isl sports writer's and
hroadcastera participates thiz
week and elevaind Michigan state.
The is62 nasioaal ehamploa. "a
third place. supplaniing Illinois,
downed By wiscossin 81. Tha
ulini slipped b srventh.
Georgia Teeh. heaten ~ Ala
hama i3.I, fsll from So 70 In.
and West Virginia. iin iagnme win
niag streak snapped b. south Care
Ina. plammesed from 81 10 istA.
BayloF. upset By Housion s7.I,
dropped completely CT af the PIE
tnre from ninth pla6e.
Metre Dane received % 81 ths
Isl flrsi-plaee votes wAile Mary.
land eolleeisd e. Tie 1rinh kad
.tot points compared witA i.3al
fee ne Terrapins.
others IN the top ~ were Miehl
Gan state. Oklahoma. ucLA enc
Texas.
Ths top 10 lfirSt-plaes votes ID
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-17

ST. LOUIS R-Thsy'rs piannins
10 round up al stray buffalo. deer
and Ell In 81 Loaas County.
A least ~ buffalo. g deer and
~ slk roam ever . wooded 1.eoo
acres n Tysoa Valley Para. bul
ne count has 10 clear he area be.
cause TIE government hax 70.
claimed Il - an ammu1ilion test.
ing ground.
County Supervisor Lamar p.
Matthews has been trying 10 give
the animals away 90 a''you ealeh
EN- ard you can have EN- basis"
wlih0ut much success.
But now Harold u. wheaton. op-.
eraloF of TIE III Ciiy Zoe at Rap.
i CITY. g. D.. 10 SONG 10 Try %
6rsnA TIE animals h b. erecting
. kiGh steel ienee eorral baiied
vita salt and hay. go
Malthews saya 4 will bs % o
y heatnn b st TIE strays ea
trueks and take them 10 has Soulh
Dakota 800 -ln
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-17
Sports
Roundup

upen telllng the new owners tat
hey had better SCI Themselves
anne baseball slayer quiek, then
we submlt that he both do credit
60 himself and exiended . great
favor % tie oFaolea.
Aciualis. thoagn Ehlers might
nol have Feeeived specific lnstruc.
lions. 90 49, oMnnFm nawer did
regard MaFion a. TIE type Il man.
ager they seeded. 4 vas eommon
knowledge h baseball circles nat
hey preferred - pay him OF. 50
MaFly must have known when he
flew last that his chanees e Keep.
nc 1Ae 10 were virtually nonex.
laisnt. II served 20 purpose b On
the -defeaiisi" tag on . fellow We
was song % set q in ne mech
anyway.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-17
Boston Track Man
Takes Chance,
And Gains Win

NEW YORK B-John kelley Il
Boston University Il q youngstsr
who is willing b taks Q ehance
and hats Why Ne holds the lcsA
eruss-eouniry championahip today.
When al the ether eompetitors
wers tying 30 eaich . second
breath late In the flve-mile run
thFough TIE van cortlandl PARA
weeds yesterday. TIE tx-poun6
Kelley decided % lag On ne pace.
That wen TIE graz far him and
bis eloeking 81 1l.slT vas the
seeund fastest In he history e.
ne event.
that Guy mast be lnhnman."
gasped John Joe Barry Of VIA
nova. who has racsa aaainst al
TIE topnolckeFs. Il thoueht he'd
taxa nat chance 10 res 30. Ut
he didn1 Al q . suddea Ae vas
running away from ne ard nat
vas tAat."
Barry finlshsd second. abous 60
yards IN back e kelley.
Miehignn state teok ne team
tile Cor ths sseond slraighi year.