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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
OF SALVO IN DARE
MEETS DEATH IN NORFOLK

Police in Norfolk have been seek
ing the, person or persons who
slew Claude Willard Flowers, so,
of 814 Faquier Street, Berkeley,
Va, whose body was found early
Sunday morning of last week. HIS
head had been beaten. He lived I'M
conscious until Tuesday and died
in General Hospital. Papers were
scattered about his body, but it is
not known if robbery was a mo-
tive.
Flowers had wife, five sons
and two daughters. He was the son
of the late Christopher and Mrs.
Selma Midget Flowers and was
born at Salvo. His parents lived
for a time in Manteo, in the house
now owned by Mrs. Flossie Price.
He has three uncles living at Sal
vo, Flora, Graves and Sparrow
Midget. He has three brothers,
Joseph, George, and z. C. Flow
ers. He was a member of the Cath
Ollie Church in Berkeley.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
n. C. SYMPHONY VISITS
DARE'S HISTORIC SHRINES

Members of the North Carolina
Symphony Orchestra, which gave
a concert in Elizabeth City Mon
day night, were visitors in Manteo
and on the Mays Head beach Sun
day, when as guests of Miles Clark
of Elizabeth City, Scott Galloway,
director of the Elizabeth City High
School band, and members of the
band themselves, they boarded a
high school bus to make the trip.
They visited Fort Raleigh and
the Lost Colony theatre, enjoyed
seafood dinner in Manteo, and
visited the Mays Head beach before
returning to Elizabeth City.
While enjoying a seafood din
ner, the thing that impressed them
most, according to their comment,
was the fact that the oysters were
so fresh the little crabs inside
them were still alive and crawled
around when the oysters were OPP
ened. Members of the orchestra
were amazed when the local peo-
pie ate the crabs while they were
kicking around. Many wanted to
See SYMPHONY, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
DARE MAINLAND IN
MARCH OF DIMES
Nobody Out of Step at Mams
Harbor and Mashoes; Fish Do
mated to Cause b, a Dull
Seas0G2 q

Nothing has slowed up the
March of Dimes on the Dare main
land, reports county chairman,
Mrs. Helen D. Ward of Manns
Harbor. Even Mashoes Creek, the
smallest community, has donated
two to one. Mrs. Hattie Mann, the
leader there, brought in $27 from
the ID people who claim it as home.
MAINS Harbor has long since
gone over the top, and exceeded
its $3.50 goal. 1t was dull after
Christmas, and just to keep things
moving, group of fishermen do
mated a lot of fish which was sold
and Melted the March of Dimes
$40. The MAINS Harbor school
jumped in the campaign and six of
the small fry did big job. They
raised $53.49. Miss Callie Jones,
teacher, is well pleased with their
work. These pupils are: Eugene
Smith, Rachel Gard, Linda Dan
iels, Bobby Burrus, Peggy Taylor
and Wayne Twiford. Mrs. Forrest
Sawyer is the chairman for Manns
Harbor.
Reports have not come in from
other communities yet, Mrs. Ward
says, but from what she has learn
ed all of them will go over the top
in Dare County.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
A SEA MUSEUM
PLANNED FOR
HATI'ERAS AREA
BY AYCOcK BROWN

North Cardinals Cape Hattie
ras area, long considered a grave
yard of ships caught in the cur
rents and storms along the coast
is destined. to become one of the
worlds most outstanding mar
thine museums and at the same
time be developed into the first
gov ernm t-sponsored a
S h ore recreational region.
North Cardinals division of
history has on order cast iron
markers to be erected soon at
Rodanthe on Hatteras Island and
at Mays Head, to point out two
famous maritime disasters: the
sinking of the British tanker
Mirlo off Chicamacomico and
the stranding of the U.S.S. HUI
rom with great loss of life at
Mays Head.
The markers will be placed
adjacent to the highways at the
closest point to the actual hap
pening of the incident The Mir
10 was torpedoed and sunk by a
submarine attack during World
War l a few miles east of Rod
anthe. Rescues crews under the
leadership of Capt. John Allen
Midget of Chicamacomico Coast
Guard station received gold me-
dals for their heroic life saving
efforts from this burning ship.
The date was August 16, 1918.
The USS Huron wrecked in the
breakers of Mays Head on No
vember "a, 1877 with a loss of SO
lives-one of the most disastrous
peacetime naval castrophies of
all times.
A. c. Stratton, head of the Ma
tional Park Services National
Seashore acquisition office in
Manteo has stated that in add
ton to plans for marking and
identifying shipwrecks at points
on Hatteras Island, closest to the
site of the actual happenings,
those buildings which formerly
housed Lighthouse personnel at
Cape Hatteras will become mu-
seums for historical relics and
See MUSEUM, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
TRUCK UPSETS; NEGRO
INJURED; IN HOSPITAL

Ernest Scarborough of Manteo,
Negro employed by ]. E. Ferebee
in the house moving business went
to the Elizabeth City hospital
Tuesday night as the result of in
juries sustained when the truck he
was driving toward Manteo upset
near Grandy about 6 pm. The
truck, Dodge station wagon own
ed by Mr.. Ferebee was badly dam
aged, the body being torn off. Scar
borough, who was alone, suffered
cuts and bruises. He was treated
by DR.. c. N. Wright.
Last year another Negro en-
ploye met death when he took off
without permission in one of Mr..
Ferebee's trucks. The Negro,
known as "Flower Bed" Wilson,
said he was going to attend his
mothers funeral, but upset the
truck, which was loaded with
housemoving equipment, on the
Currituck shortcut, and was kill
ed.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR
MISS BONNYBEL EVANS
Piano for Manteo Primary School
to be Bought and Dedicated
In Her Honor

Miss Bonnybel Evans, Manteo
teacher who recently resigned
from her position with the Man
teo school, after 43 years spent IN
the teaching profession, was sig
nally honored last Thursday night
when a large part of Manteo's pop
ulation filled the school auditorium
to attend program given in her
honor. Due to illness, Miss Evans
was not able to attend, but the
program was recorded and the re-
cording given to her to enjoy at
her leisure.
1t was recommended that the
new primary school building in
Manteo be named in her honor, and
a fund was started on the spot for
purchase of a piano for the new
building, this having been one of
her most cherished desires for the
new school. A sizeable amount was
raised, and others who were not
able to be present are to be given
an opportunity to contribute. Con-
tributions may be given to Mrs.
Raymond Wescott or William
Harrington.
The piano, a small upright es-
pecially designed for school use,
was installed Thursday.
Miss Evans, although not able
to attend the meeting, was pre-
scented a camellia corsage by the
Manteo Parent Teacher Associa-
ton, and was sent flowers by 9TH
er groups.
Robert H. Atkinson, at one time
superintendent of Dare County
schools, and who also at one time
had lived in Miss Evans home,
was master of ceremonies.
Opening features of the program
were songs that Miss Evans
taught them to sing, by the sec
ond and third graders and the
opening prayer was by the first
graders of Manteo school.
Following a roll call by repre-
sentatives of each grade she
taught, there were testimonials
See PROGRAM, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
SAVING
GETS 1869 EXTRA
MILES OF ROAD

Raleigh.-Oficial figures releas-
ed by the State Highway Com
mission reveal that Governor
SCOTS goal of 10000 miles Of
secondary-road paving during his
administration was exceeded by l.
569.8 miles.
During the four years ended last
December 81, a total of 1868
miles of secondary roads were paw
ed in North Carolina, according
to figures compiled by the Divis-
ion. of Statistics and Planning.
That's 113.O8 per cent of the l2,-
OOO-mile goal set by Scott when
he offered his road program to
the people of the State
The greater part, but not all, of
the new paved mileage was fnanc-
ed by the $2OO,0OO,OO0 secondary
road bond issue voted in 1949.
Some of it was county-road paving
that came from other funds.
During the four years, total
of 1899 miles of country roads
were stabilized for all-weather use.
All counties in Divisions Three,
Four, Six and Seven have passed
their paving goals, set when the
bond money was allocated. In ad-
dition, the goal has been passed
by the following counties: Cam
den, Chowan, Currituck, Dare,
Edgecombe, Gates, Hartford, Mar
tin, Northampton, Warren, Greene,
Hyde, Lenoir, Onslow, Pitt Tyr
rell, Alamance, Alexander, Burke,
Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, Polk
and Rutherford.
The figures on new secondary
roads do not include resurfacing
or widening.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30

MRS. INA MANN WATER
FIELD, shook the dust of Wash
ington off her feet and came
home to MAINS Harbor the other
day, a retired civil service work
er, after some Is years service.
Like most other Dare County
people who go away, Ina always
looked forward to getting back
home. She is a daughter of Capt.
Lee Mann and the late Sarah E
Mann. She left home to attend
school in Littleton when she was
Is years old, and took year at
Kings Business College in Raj
eigh.
In 1918 she joined the Navy,
and spent year as a yeomanette
in Norfolk From then on she
had had an interesting year in
private and government employ
ment which led up to a year with
the quartermasters office in To-
kio, Japan, 1946-47, where she
was principal clerk. She retired
this year from the office of Quar-
termaster General in Washing
ton where she was chief of the
Administrative section of the
Subsistence Branch.
In her long career she has
worked as secretary for several
commercial enterprises, for two
Congressman, with the old NRA
and with the Soil Conservation
Service. The priced memento of
her service with the Government
is a fine letter of recommended
ton from her superiors, paying
tribute to her efficiency and her
effectiveness in dealing with 9TH
er employees.
Back home at Manns Harbor,
she is busy with painting and re-
pairing her cottage. She plans to
plant a garden and a favorite
pastime is to watch her tele.,
vision set. She says she expects
to end her days at MAINS Harbor
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
BALL TO
HELP RAISE FUNDS
Strong Effort Being Made to Meet
Quota as Dimes Drive
Nears End

; To raise funds to meet the quota
of $500 for the March of Dimes,
a dance will be held at the Dare
County Shrine Club at Mays Head,
Saturday, Jan. 81, starting at $50.
A local-talent floor show will be
presented, and music will be by
record. A large turnout is antici-
pated.
This week, a canvass was made
of citizens and business houses for
contributions to meet the quota.
There is a possibility that the drive
will be extended another week, and
an Old Maids Ball be given at the
Manteo school sometime next
week, it is announced by Mrs. Way
land Fry, drive chairman.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
b. GRADY Prick DIES
WEDNESDAY IN GRAHAM

B. Grady Prick died Wednesday
following a siege of pneumonia.
He resided in Graham, N. c., and
was employed by the Burlington
Times-News as foreman in the me-
chanical department. He resided in
Manteo several months about six
years ago, at which time he was
employed by the Times Printing
Co. He was an able craftsman and
splendid citizen.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Friday.
He leaves a wife and two sons
and a daughter.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
AIRPLANE SINKS
IN SOUND TUES.
OFF LONG SHOAL

An airplane fell in Pamlico
Sound and sunk in deep water off
Long Shoal River Tuesday after
noon and was witnessed by a num-
Ger of oystermen and fishermen.
The plane is reported to have
settled quickly before anyone could
get to it, and no signs of life APP
peared.
1t was presumably a fighter
plane on routine training mis-
sion from Cherry Point or other
marine installation which usually
operate in this area.
Within a short time several air.
craft appeared on the scene, per-
maps in response to a radio mes
sage sent from the plane before it
fell.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
AGED WANCHESE MAN
DIES IN NORFOLK TUESDAY

Edward Rowan Payne, S3, of
Wanchese, died in a Norfolk hos
pital Tuesday. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday after
noon at two o'clock at the Wan
cheese Pentecostal Holiness Church,
Rev. G. B. Lawrence officiating.
Burial was in the Garrison ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Payne was born in Rodanthe
September q, 1869, the son of the
late Nthan o. and Senie Payne,
but had made his home in Wan
cheese for many years. His wife
was the late Susan Meekins Payne.
He is survived by three sons, AL
fred G. Payne, Joe w. Payne and
Daniel E. Payne, all of Norfolk;
and one daughter, Mrs. Mary p.
Hill of Maryland.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
NEW CONFECTIONERY
OPENED IN MANTEO

A new confectionery has open
ed in Manteo, and is operated
by Allen Lee Mann, Jr., who has
recently been discharged from
the Coast Guard after some 6
years of service. The new store
is next to the courthouse, and
is open from $3.50 am. until IL
pm. except Sundays, when it
opens at l pm. Complete foun-
tain service is provided, as well
as sandwiches, soups, and other
light lunches being served.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
MRS. BARBOUR SHOWS
PROGR'M FOR ROTARIANS

An interesting program of COL
or was shown the Manteo Ro-
tary Club Monday night by Mrs.
Made Daniels Barbour of Phil
adelphia from her collection
made during many trips during
the past Is years on tours Of
principal points of interest in
England and Europe.
Pictures with Germany in its
glorious days before the war,
and of the devastation afterward
were shown.
Some attractive pictures of a
celebration at Fort Raleigh some
years ago in which Governor
Broughton took part were
shown.
Mrs. Barbour, who teaches in
suburban Philadelphia has tax
en- leave this year to spend the
winter with her mother, Mrs.
Amanda Daniels near Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
SAA GROUP MEETS IN
SWAN QUARTER FRIDAY

A meeting at II am. Friday,
the Both will be held at the hotel
in Swan Quarter by the Roads
group of the Southern Albemarle
Association. The meeting will be
followed by luncheon. Chairman
Herbert Sadler of the Hyde County
Board will welcome the guests.
Present will be c. w. Tatem and
Paul Liverman of Columbia, E. o.
Arnold of Roper, and several 9TH
ers from Washington County. AL
so Leon Balance, Warren Watson,
P. D. Midget, members of the
Hyde Board, Allen Swindell, chair
man of the Beaufort County Board,
Mrs. Scott Topping of Pantego,
and DR.. w. T. Ralph of Belhaven.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30

GOTH AIR FORCE, OKINA-
WA-Airman First Class Ken
meth Clay Tillett (right) of Kit
ty Hawk, NC. of the 307th Bomb
Wing squadron has received the
Air Medal during a recent GER
emory at OkinaWa headquart-
ers. A us. Air Force Superfort
gunner airman, Tillett was a
warded the medal for his part in
far-reaching B-29 strikes against
Communist military targets in
North Korea. The citation read
in part: by his courage, forti-
tude and desire to aid the United
Nations cause, Altman Tillett
has brought great credit upon
himself, the Far East Air Forces,
and the United States Air Force"
A veteran of 16 Korean combat
missions, he is slated for early
return to the United States. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
Tillett of Kitty Hawk. His grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Phon-
ME Tillett. us. Air Force Photo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
DISTRICT ROTARY
CONFERENCE AT
ELIZABETH CITY
Thirty Eight Clubs to Parti-
cipate on February
8, 9, 10

BURLINGTON. - Thirty-eight
clubs from Rotary International
District 278 will send delegates to
the District conference which con-
venes at Elizabeth City on Febru-
airy s, 9 and 10.
District Governor George D. Col
clough, of Burlington, said today
that preparations are almost COM
pleted for the three-day conference
which is expected to be the most
successful ever held by the dis
tlfct.
George Means, secretary of Ro-
tary International, from Chicago,
H., will give the feature address
of the conference. AS the personal
representative of Rotary Interna-
tiOnal President H. j. Drummer,
Means will speak at the Governors
Banquet Monday night, February
9. He will also appear on the pro-
gram on several other occasions.
Registration for Rotarians and
Rotary AIMS of the largest of the
four North Carolina Rotary dis
tricts will begin Sunday afternoon
at the Virginia Dare Hotel, con-
ference headquarters.
Sydney R, Montague, of Cali
fornia, noted speaker and former
member of the Canadian Mounted
Police, will give the main address
at the Fellowship Banquet Sunday
night att o'clock.
Following an $50 am. break
fast for the past District Cover
nors and their wives, the Monday
activities will begin with the First
Plenary Session at $3.50 am. In
cluded in the 19-item program are
a talk by Means and the District
Governors report by Colclough.
Charles Phillips, Director of Pub
lie Relations at Woman's College
in Greensboro, will give the prin-
cipa Address at the Monday lunch
con.
Five brief addresses will be de-
livered at the Second Plenary ses-
sion which convenes Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock. The
speakers and subjects are "This is
Rotary" by Means, the Interna-
tional representative; "The Rotary
Magazine" by w. M. Watts, of
Burlington; "The Relationship of
Attendance and Fellowship" by
Wally McCown, of Manteo; Inter
national Service" by Roy Ander-
son of Raleigh" and "Club Bulle-
TIM" by Robert Jerome, of Eliza
beth City.
District Governor Colclough will
introduce Wade Mari, oof Eliza
beth City, the principal speaker of
the Farewell Luncheon which will
end the conference at 1890 pm.
Tuesday.
The 279th District of the North
Carolina Rotary extends from the
Virginia line along Alamance and
Chatham Counties, and includes in
its perimeter, the counties of Or
ange, Durham, Wake and OHM
ston, continuing eastward to the
Atlantic Ocean. The District, which
in general covers the northeastern
section of the state, held its 1862
convention in Burlington last April
20, 81 and %.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
SHAD FISHING HAS
A GOOD BEGINNING

Catches of shad this week in the
MAINS Harbor area have given
hope to fishermen. Ronald Grad
dock is reported to have caught
more than 300 Tuesday, Willie
Grain $50, and other catches run
ming along at so to 70. Shad are
reported running largely to roes.
Fishermen have been late get
ting their nets set. Sonic were
holding back, hoping the bad wea-
Their would get over before they
set nets. However, there hasn't
been much bad weather this win
ter.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
PEOPLE WILL TALK

You may get through the world, but twill be
very Slow
If you listen to all that is said as you go;
You'll be worried and fretted and kept in stew,
For meddlesme tongues will have something to do;
For people will talk.
If quiet and modest you'll have it presumed
That your humble position is only assumed;
You're wolf in sleeps clothing, or else you're
a fool
But don't get excited, keep perfectly cool;
For people will talk.
generous and noble they'll vent out their spleen.
You'll hear some loud hints that you're selfish
and mean;
If right and honest and fair as the day.
They'll call you a rogue in sly Sneaking way!
For people will talk.
And then if you show any boldness of heart,
Or slight inclination to take your part,
They will call you an upstart, conceited and vain;
But keep straight ahead, don't stop and explain;
For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress, or old-fashioned your
hat,
Someone will surely take notice of that
And hint rather strong that you can't pay your
way;
But don't get excited whatever they say
For people will talk.
If you dress in the fashion don't think to escape,
For they criticize then in a different shape;
You're ahead of your means, or your tailors
unpaid
But mind your business, don't mind what is
said;
For people will talk
Whom haply the gods may divine.
Now, the best way to do is to do as YOU please
For your mind, if you have one will then be
Of course you will meet with all sorts of abuse,
But don't think to stop it, it is of no use
For people will talk.
Samuel Dodge
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
TOM RUSSELL MOVES
SHOP INTO HOTEL

Tom Russell, who has barbered
at his old location in the Jones
Wholesale building in Manteo for
27 years, this week moved into the
Hotel Fort Raleigh, with new and
modern quarters. The space in the
hotel was formerly occupied by
Bakers Jewelry, which closed up
after the summer season.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-01-30
TOWN OF MANTEO TAG
SALES FAR BEHIND

Chief of Police M. C. Mitchell
reported Wednesday that only
about as of an expected 140 tags
for the town of Manteo have been
sold. He reminded that if the tags
are not bought and displayed on
vehicles by Feb. /, owners will be
subject to penalties.
Evening star., 1953-02-06
Generals
Entertain
At Dinners

The Commandant Of the Ma
rine Corps and Mrs. Lemuel G.
Shepherd, jr., entertained at
dinner last evening in their his
toric quarters at the Marine
Barracks. Their guests Of honor
were Admiral Arthur w. Rad
ford, in command Of the Pa
cific Fleet, and Mrs. Radford,
who are spending the week with
the Chief of Naval Operations
and Mrs. William M. Fechteler.
who also were guests at the
dinner.
The quarters Of the Marine
Corps Commandant is one Of
the oldest houses in Washington
City and undoubtedly the old
est in that portion Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The city
was planned to go eastward from
the Capitol and had an excel
lent start that way as the many
old houses in Southeast indi-
cate. Real estate spectators
on Capitol Hill drove residents
westward.
Chinese Ambassador and Nine.
Koo were in the dinner COM
pany and others included Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs.
Robert B. Anderson and Vice
Admiral Jack Holloway, new
deputy Chief of Staff and for
mer superintendent of the Naval
Academy, and Mrs. Holloway.
Mrs. MarcelluS du Pont, Mrs.
Sherman Clark and Mrs. Rich
ard H. Phillips were there and
completing the dinner company
were Rear Admiral Neil K. Diet
rich. Rear Admiral Truman
Hedding and former United
States Ambassador William @.
Bullitt.
Another dinner in service cir
cleS last evening was that Of
the Governor Of the United
States Soldiers Home and Mrs.
Wade H. Haislip whose small
group Of guests were invited to
meet the new Special Assistant
to the President and Mrs. Will
ton B. Persons.