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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
COMMUNITY CENTER
STATUS REVIEWED
Trustees Discuss Problems of Sup
porting Building in ManteO
Which Has Been Expensive
to Taxpayers

The Board of Trustees for Dare
Community Center in session
Tuesday afternoon had in attend
ance Melvin Daniels, chairman Of
the board, Mrs. o. ]. Jones, Sec.
and Treasurer, Miss Bessie ORA
per and Robert Balance, mem
bers. After minutes were read of
meeting in February wherein
act of the legislature was re-
ouested in order for the vacant
lot of the Community Center pro-
perty to be decided to the County
Health Department for new
building, Balance commented
that heretofore he had thought
that the Community Center was
owned by Dare County and SUP
ported by the tax payers of the
county, and that since this was
not true the public should be
again and again informed that
the Community Center is an in
corporated organization with le-
gal restrictions. Also it was
created for community use and
support. It's rentals to county de-
partments is only for the pur-
pose of support.
A survey of the urgent needs
of the building was made. On a
list made were the finding of
a badly rotted Dashboard in two
rooms as a result of leaking
plumbing Six water faucets
were too worn to make the re-
placements of washers useful in
stopping leakage. Then thirty-six
windows needed immediate
painting and corking on the out
side to prevent their holding
water between the wood and
plaster thus causing rot. A leak
ing roof over The Lost Colony
offices requiring coat of tar
and wood banister around the
same roof section urgently de-
handing paint and carpentry re-
pair. The furnace needing COM
plete overhauling before cold
weather. Inside of the recreation
room of the building paint and
plaster put on two years ago was
in need of repairs that would pre-
vent plaster cracks and breaking.
The need of a change in cleo
trio lighting was recognized as
a means of reducing current bills.
The board saw an early need of
remodeling for Library and We'll
fare offices which would follow
the moving of the Health De-
partment.
Going over the bills paid for
the past year the Board estimated
a need of $1,000 a year for ac-
tual cost of heat, light, water,
cleaning and the most urgent
needs in upkeep of the Com
munity Center.
Members of the Board express
ed the opinion that the commun-
ity of Manteo was fortunate in
having such building available
See CENTER, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
CHARLIE B. FOSTER
OF HATTERAS DIES

Charlie Baker Foster, 70, be-
we'd citizen and lifelong resi-
of Hatteras died Sunday
q moon in a Norfolk hospital.
v was the son OF the late
charles Mitchell and Mrs. Char
lotte Willis Foster, and the nus
band of Mrs. Susan Balance Fos-
ter. He was a member of the
Methodist Church.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. Johnnie
willis and Mrs. Myron Garrish,
both of Norfolk, and Mrs. Ranzy
Gaskins, of Hatteras; four sons,
Ernal w. Foster, Hallas c. Foster
and William w. Foster, all OF
Hatteras, and CASTOR l.. Foster,
of South Norfolk; II grandchild-
rem, two great-grandchildren, and
one half sister, Mrs. Dorcas
Owens, of Grandy, N. c.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at 8 p. m. Burial was
in the family plst.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
FINED FOR ASSAULT
ON ROAD IN DUCK

]. H. Spruill, elderly citizen of
the Duck Community of Dare
County was fined SIS and costs
by the Dare Recorder Tuesday
for assault with a deadly wea-
pom. The evidence showed that
three Navy men were attempting
to fill hole in the public road
near Mr.. Spruills property, and
he ran them away, with his gun.
The men are Wilson Woodhouse,
w. H. Smith and James H. Hollo-
way. The spot ON the road is a
bad one where most cars get
stuck. The sailors were doing
their good deed for the day and
got run off.
Mr.. Spruill, who has been
much opposed to recent road sur
veys in this area, contended that
the piece of road in question was
not a public road. Evidence was
offered by three citizens of the
community that it was public
road. These witnesses are T. ].
King, Woodson Midget and Sol
Whitson.
The court continued the case
against R. Celldon Francis charg-
ed with driving while intoxicat-
ed. Case against Alfred c. Arm
strong charged with reckless
driving was dismissed.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
CALEB WESLEY TOLER
BURIED SAT. AT KITTY HAWK

Caleb Wesley Toler, 81, was
buried Saturday afternoon at Kitty
Hawk in the Austin Cemetery,
graveside services being conducted
by Rev. w. j. Freeman, pastor of
the Methodist Church of Kitty
Hawk. He died Thursday night in
the Elizabeth City Hospital after
a long illness. He was a lifelong
resident of Kitty Hawk, and a
commercial fisherman. His parents
were the late Caleb Hobbs and
Mrs. Sidney Hines Toler. He was
highly regarded, and remembered
by many for his friendly ocean
side filling station and store.
Two sisters, Mrs. s. d. Guard of
Fort Pierce, Fla, and Mrs. s. B.
Perry of Annandale, Va, and three
brothers, Albert L. Toler, w.
Roosevelt Toler and Cults Toler
all of Kitty Hawk survive.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
AIR PIONEERS
COMING OCT. IL
TO X. d. HILLS
Admiral R. E. Byrd Sponsor
ing Pilgrimage from
Washington, D. c.
By AYCOCK BROWN

Aviation pioneers from through
out the world will make an air.
plane pilgrimage to Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina, on October Is to
visit the birthplace of powered
flight, Carl Goerch, chairman Of
the North Carolina Commission to
Observe the 50th Anniversary of
Powered Flight, announced today.
Landing place for the planes will
be the modern Airport at Manteo.
The pilgrimage is being spon-
sored by the Air Force Association
and will originate in Washington,
d. c., where a three-day program,
sponsored by Admiral Richard E.
Byrd and distinguished commit
tee, and the National Aeronautics
Association, will honor the pio-
neers and commemorate the 48th
anniversary of the Federation Aer-
onautique International, world
aviation organization.
At Kitty Hawk, the pioneers will
retrace the footsteps of Wilbur and
Orville Wright during the three
years of experiments that led to
their achievement, on December II,
1903, of mans first successful
flight in a powered heavier-than-
air machine. The group will visit
the site of the old residence of the
late Capt. "Bilp' Tate, where a
small monument marks the spot on
which Wilbur began the assembly
of the Wrights' first glider. They
will see the almost-forgotten camp
site at the edge of the village here
where the Wright Brothers con-
Quoted their glider experiments in
10000.
Highlight of the pioneers tour
will be their visit to Kill Devil
Hill. A luncheon at The Carolinian
in nearby Mays Head will conclude
the Kitty Hawk tour.
The pioneers pilgrimage is one
of several events planned in con-
junction with the four-day, De-
n 14-17, celebration at Kitty
TIA and Kill Devil Hill, spon-
III by the Kill Devil Hills Me-
al Society, National Park Ser
vice of the Department of the In
terror, Air Force Association and
the North Carolina 50th Anniver-
sary of Powered Flibht Commits
sion. Cooperating in the celebration
will be land and air units of the
u. S. Coast Guard Service, Of
which members of Kill Devil Hills
Station locally, assisted the
Wrights at the time of their first
flights on December II, 1908, when
it was the old U. S. Life Saving
Service.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
MANTEO PTA OPENS
YEAR WITH 105 PRESENT

The Manteo Parent Teacher
Association opened the 1953-54
year Eonday night with a meet
ing in the school auditorium. los
members were present.
Mrs. Lawrence Swain, presi-
dent, announced that Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Earle would be pro-
gram leaders for the year, and
Mrs. Earle gave a tentative out
line of anticipated programs. Mrs.
Charles Marshall and Mrs. Bal
four Baum were named head of
the recreation committee. Mrs.
Baum gave a report of activities
planned for the Teen-age center,
which will offer classes in crafts
to teen-agers who are interested.
The classes, however, will not be
compulsory, and those who do
not wish to take part will find
other entertainment provided.
Adrian o. Ayers, principal of
the Manteo school, presented the
Manteo teachers, who later re-
ceived parents in the classrooms,
and gave sample lessons so that
the parents might become &C.
quainted with subjects and me-
thods used in the school.
The third grade won the at
tendance prize.
During the social hour home
made ice cream and cake were
served in the lunch room.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
DANCE PROCEEDS
SAT. NIGHT FOR
BALL PARK FUND
Over 5000 Now in Hand For
Lighting Park at Manteo;
Casino Dance Planned

. A dance Saturday night to be
given at the Mays Head Casino,
through the courtesy of Ras Wes-
colt, will yield all it's proceeds to
the fund for lighting the ball park
at Manteo.
Chairman Robert 0. Balance of
this drive says the fund now has
more than 5000 on hand, including
more than $3.50 raised by Mrs. Dor
is Walker.
The campaign is to raise some
$4,000 for this project, and some of
the material has already been pur-
chased.
When completed it will make
possible the playing of night base
ball games in new park adjacent
to the town of Manteo's water
works.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
SO. ALBEMARLE
ANNUAL MEET
NOVEMBER 4TH
Associations 18th Meeting
To Be Held in Manteo
This Year

The 10Th annual convention of
the Southern Albemarle Associa-
ton organized in Columbia in 1885,
will be held in Manteo, Wednesday,
November 4th, President Lawrence
L. Swain announced this week.
At the first meetings of their
boards in October (Monday), the
Commissioners of the member
counties will select 25 delegates
and 25 alternates who will be priv
legged to attend the Manteo meet
ing, and participate in its bust
ness and enjoy the hospitality of
Manteo, hometown of President
Swain.
Member counties now are Dare,
Tyrrell, Hyde, Washington, Beau
fort and Martin, the two latter
named having joined last year on
the invitation of the Association.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
MORE EDUCATION
IN POORER AREAS
HODGES URGES
October 3 Election For so
Millions For Schools
Will Do 1t.

Raleigh. - Better educational
facilities in the under-developed
sections of North Carolina is the
quickest and surest way of lift
ing these areas from this unfavor-
able position to one nearer on par
with some of the weather.
counties, Brandon Hodges told a
group of Wake County workers
interested in the October 3 bond
election.
Addressing the meeting here
today Mr.. Hodges, former State
Treasurer and Legislator, now an
official of Champion Paper and
Fiber Company and co-chairman
OF the current bond effort, dis
cussed the problem of low per
capita income in North Carolina.
He said: "The under-developed
areas of the State are not wards
of the State by choice"
He added that new industries
would help the poorer counties,
but these industries will not go
there unless adequate schools are
available. He said passage of the
bond issue would put new pay
rolls in these areas.
The people of North Carolina
will vote October 3 on SO million
dollars in bonds for public
schools and % million for mental
hospitals.
''For more than fifty years
North Carolina has endeavored
to equalize educational oppor-
tunity,' Mr.. Hodges continued.
I'm 1901 the state recognized that
county lines were political lines
and did not represent economic
lines and that if we followed the
political subdivision alone there
would always be wide variance
in the ability of the several coun-
ties to provide educational OPP
portunity.
''It should be taken into con-
sideration also that as we have
developed commercial activity in
the centers of population the me-
tropolitan areas have been en-
riched through the trade and
commerce with the rural and
under-developed areas, repre-
sented to a large degree by the
so-called poor counties
''The problem confronting all
of North Carolina is the low per
capita income and the way that
individual income can be in
creased is through further diver
sification in agriculture and
spreading manufacturing esta-
bhshments to the rural under
developed areas. Proper agricul-
tural training cannot be offered
in the poorer counties unless we
have proper school building fac
ilities carrying out the CONSOLE
dation program, and it is very
difficult to attract manufact-
urer and persuade him to make
large capital investments in
community where a d equate
school facilities are not provided.
'The under-developed areas of
the state are not wards of the
state by choice and with the help
of the state through providing
better educational facilities it is
thought that they may be lifted
from their unfavorable position
and their economy improved to
the extent that they are no longer
wards of the richer areas.
Spectacular results have been
obtained through the co-ordinat-
ed effort of all state agencies"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02

MRS. MILLICENT M. OSMON, a
daughter of Cape Hatteras who is
Secretary of the new Dare County
municipality of Kill Devil Hills
where she now resides. She is also
secretary to Martin Kellogg, Jr.,
Mayor of Manteo, and a bright
young business woman. She is the
daughter of the late Frank Miller
and Mrs. Miller of Kill Devil Hills.
Frank Miller is well-remembered
as one of the most popular Coast
Guardsmen, and at the time of his
death was in charge of Caffeys
Inlet Station
Aycock Brown Photo
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
LEGION POST TO HOLD
MEETING IN KITTY HAWK

A special meeting of Fort Rail
eigh Post, American Legion is to
be held at z p. m. in the Kitty
Hawk school, according to Com
mander Jas. W. Davis of Wan
cheese. There is to be important
business before the post, and a
special attendance is urged.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02
CREATING GREAT
IN TER E ST IN
COAST HIGHWAY
Delegation in Raleigh Re-
ceives Promise of Com
missions Consideration

More than $50 people from
Manteo to Morehead City appear
ed in Raleigh Thursday of last
week and appealed to the High
way Commission for the propos-
ed all-coastal highway via Ocra-
coke Island. They came away
pleased with the courtesy extend
ed by the Commission and the
promise of Chairman A. H. Ora
ham to give the subject thought
full consideration.
Alvah Hamilton, ST., Morehead
City attorney and chairman of
the All-Coastal Highway Com
mittee, presented the petition to
the commission He was backed
by Representatives from every
county and most of the towns
along the coast.
"We're delighted you came"
Chairman A. H. Graham of the
commission told the delegation.
He didn't say the road would be
built but the commissioners did
promise to investigate the matter
further.
Road by 1854
The committees petition called
for an immediate linking of ex-
listing coastal highways in man
ner which will permit two-way
continuous vehicular traffic
along the 800 miles of our match.
less coast, from Virginia to South
Carolina, by the spring of 1854"
The first step in the commit
tees proposal is to connect the
highway which runs south as far
as Hatteras with US 20 on the
mainland and connecting the
lower Cape Fear with South
port"
This would involve 18 miles of
highway on Ocracoke, a ferry
from Ocracoke to Atlantic, i'm
proved ferry service from Hat
teras to Ocracoke and a ferry
across the Cape Fear River be-
tween Fort Fisher and Southport.
Everybody Supports
Joe Dubois, manager of the
Morehead City Chamber of Com
merce and one of the leaders of
the highway campaign, told the
commissioners that everybody in
the coastal area was supporting
the petition.
Other Delegations
The Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce was represented at the
hearing and gave its support to
the highway proposal Aycock
Brown of the Dare County Tour
ist Bureau spoke for his part of
the coast; Representatives of the
small beaches south of Morehead
City announced their support of
the highway; and Stanley Wahab
spoke for Ocracoke.
Mr.. Hamilton told the commits
sion that the highway would "be
to the coastal counties what the
Blue Ridge Parkway is to West
ern North Carolina" Were not
asking you to build 800 miles of
highway" he continued, and said
that nature had laid the founda-
ton for the road. CAN the High
way Commission will have to do
is put a top on it," Mr.. Hamilton
commented.
This is not going to be an ex-
pensive proposition in terms of
highway building" he told the
board, land that's only part of
it: 1t will make it easier for
people inland to get along the
coast. They can't get to us like
we are. 1t will make it possible
for people to see every single
mile of this wonderful coastline
of ours"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-10-02

Fifth Air Force
presented Altman First Glass Gilbert S. Burrus by 1t Col
Anderson r commanding officer of the 61h Operations Squad
Korea He serving this forward Korean Air member
of the Fifth Air Force
Altman Burrus distinguished himself by participation aerial
flight support of the Republic of
effort Korea during period July
inclusive By his ability devotion duty
brought credit upon himself
Altman Burru parents Mr. and Mrs Maurice L. Burrus
living n Hatteras, where he engaged in business.
Evening star., 1953-06-28

/ must admit ! gasped. l won
dered how a man who was sup
posed to be an expert driver "a
champion yet = could be such a
mine of misinformation. Why,
everybody knows you don't put
both hands on the steering wheel.
That went out with the Locomo-
bile and the Stutz Bearcat. The
proper technique is to place the
right hand on the wheel and bal
ance the left daintily on the roof
of the car, holding the left elbow at
a comfortable angle on the door. If
you're q really advanced driver,
like q doctor l know, you only
put . few Gngertips on the
wheel. This driver steers with one
finger on spoke of the wheel. I'm
a for-6nger man myself = that
is, ] used to be.
A Pitch0d Battle
Bur the really subversive part of
Jenkins doctrine is about doing
more for the other driver than you
expect him to do for you. Driving,
as millions of red-blooded Ameri-
cans do it, is pitched battle. It's
horsepower against horsepower,
bumper against bumper. Sort of
like the knights of old. The way
I've always thought of a motor
trip. it's my car against all other
cars in a struggle Of wit and daring.
My car is a medium m-priced, 1948
job, which has put me at a distinct
advantage when was engaged in
a battle for position against a 1858
model. especially a big, expensive
one. / always took it as a personal
insult if one of those huge new
lirnousines passed me. gave it the
gun. / took out after the big car.
wove in and out of traffic. knowing
that ] had a psychological advan-
tage. When il came to the pay-off
- say. squeezing into one lane on
a narrow bridge - / would win
the right Of way because the driver
Of the shiny new car would be
more afraid than Of having his
car damaged.
In fact, ] would say as a general
rule just never liked to be passed
any time by anybody. OF course,
in tight squeezes, the old prewar
Evening star., 1953-06-28

except one character. ! wouldn't
have believed it of myself.
There was a big sedan - just
the kind / always battle with -
trying to squirm over into the CEN
ter lane, but he lacked either the
skill or the gall necessary. He
would start to edge in. then nquickly
retreat as a center-lane car shot
up to close the gap. The driver, a
plump fellow, looked more and
more detected. Then / came along,
and something came over me. In
stead of racing to shut the gap, /
actually slowed down to a halt,
and waved my hand, signaling him
to move in. / was rewarded by as
grateful a smile as I've ever seen
in my life.
He's Ehxou1h
Inns momentary alteration in
favor of virtue has led to my dis
integration as a combat automo-
bile driver. You know what they
say - one slip leads to a career of
crime. Wait till you hear what
happened the following Monday.
/ was driving my family out to
Jones Beach. We were travelling
along Cross Island Parkway on
Long Island. This is now a six-lane
pike, but at the time we drove over
it part of it was still four-lane, and
at a certain point / noticed a high
way-repair truck. The truck was
still far ahead, 80 ] was able to
work my way over, along with
most of the other cars, into the one
open lane. But as approached
the bottleneck / saw that one car
was stuck right behind the truck,
unable to move over into the solid
line of traffic. And at the wheel
was a woman.
Now, everybody knows - it's
elementary - that the season is.
always open on women drivers. All
the other cars in my lane knew it
- they tipped right by, leaving
the poor woman getting more and
more frantic. Then ! came along. I
stopped and gave her a chance to
edge in. / began to feel this thing
was stronger than ] was.
Not that / didn't struggle. /
COniisMed on page 28
Evening star., 1953-06-28
A SPEED DEMON TAKES THE CURE
Continued from page sesen

jalopies had the advantage over
me. Their tenders were even more
dented than mine. It was with the
new, and especially the more ex-
pensive cars that / was at my best.
As soon as / spotted one Of these
advancing in my mirror, pressed
down on the accelerator. Some
times would toy with him, like a
cat with a mouse. / might slow
down to let him think there was a
chance of passing. then shoot UP to
65 miles an hour to Illustrate him.
When was passing other cars,
liked best to do it with another
car coming from the opposite direc-
ton on two-lane highway. That
was nice and exciting. The idea
was to cut in front Of the car was
passing just when / was about to
collide head-on with the car COM
ing from the other way. This sort
of thing is very stimulating, espe-
cially to the heart.
All that was in the dear old days,
before ! met Alb Jenkins. Somehow
- | can't really explain it = Jen-
kins' words must have seeped into
my subconscious. Because q few
days later something happened
that l never would have be-
lieved. ! was returning from New
York to my home in Hastings-on-
Hudson. was making fairly nice
time up the Henry Hudson Park
way when ] was halted, along with
several hundred other cars on the
three northbound lanes. by a traf-
fic light on a steep hill just under
the George Washington Bridge.
was in the center lane, about 20
cars from the light. The cars in my
lane and the left lane surged for
ward eagerly, but the cars in the
right lane were stuck; their lead
car was stalled.
Classic Pxoblam
1HIs, of course. set up a classic
traffic problem. The cars in the
right lane Immediately started try
ing to edge into the center lane,
while all of US center-lane drivers
strove to keep the gaps closed and
so repel these right-lane upstarts
who were trying to invade our ga
cred territory. That is. all of US did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-22
Peggy Ann Sloan
To Be Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit v. Sloan
Of South Arlington announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Peggy Ann. to Mr.. Arthur
Morrison Darbie of Langhorne.
Pa.
The bride-elect is a student
ct Mary Washington College in
Fredericksburg and Mr.. Darbie
attended the University of Della
ware. He now is on duty with
the Army at Fort Monmouth,
N. j.
A fall wedding is planned.