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Evening star., 1954-11-28
AUTOMOBILE
SALES MANAGER

Unusual opportunity with local Chew
rolet dealer for manager thoroughly
experienced In all phases Of new-car
sales and sales training. Capable OF
complete handling volume operation
Qualified man can expect to earn sub.
stantial income.
Evening star., 1954-11-28
ELIZABETH PINKSTON
Personnel Counseling
Services
ABBEY PERSONNEL
'tWashington's Leading Agency

NV. Room 215
Evening star., 1954-11-28

VACANCY for elderly patient, 1st
floor; best food, kind. care, home
BaNp fs at~9sp6fTs Rp T.RHEc, TTSG7 oTa
4SxS1. poinsetta pattern. Reason
able; $50. Call after 6 pm. DI
MRS. LILLIAN KENNEDY, formerly
of Charles of the Ritz" specialize
ing in hair tinting and corrective
work. Room 316 Bond Bldg, 1404
Evening star., 1954-11-30

Filled with candy oones
and toys to delight every.
child. Hang on your tree or
mantle. Buy one for every
member OF your fon,iiy.
LGnSburgh's
Street Floor
Evening star., 1954-11-30

Fonous name l-2-3 strond neck
loees and adjustable chokers, multi
pie bibs with rhondelle trim in this
large group of simulated pearl
ieweIy for Gift oivine
"Plus I0% Federal Tar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Street Floor
Evening star., 1954-11-30

Brown, green or maroon with rose
design or Old Curiosity Shop pic
ture on front. Excellent buy.
Evening star., 1954-11-30

Sturdy fiber board construction.
wood knobs. Covered in rose bud
pattern on white 28xl 5xl2".
Evening star., 1954-11-30

Keep your shoes neat. off the
closet floor with this proeticol
plastic shoe bog. Holds l6 shoes.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11
Minute Sermon

On the birthday of the Church
there was spirit of giving. The
Christians were so filled with
love for God and brotherly gen.
crosby that we read And all
that believed were together, and
had all things common; and they
sold their possessions and goods.
and parted them to all, according
as any man had need" (Acts
PAS, 49, This was very different
from communism. There were
no commisars who took their
property away from the people.
Each one gave as he wished to
do. The Church was a creative
fellowship in which its members
were seeking together to build
the good life for all of them;
they were trying to make the
kingdom of God real on earth.
We each have the responsibil-
ity today for providing for our
selves and then helping others
as much as we can. The Church
should be fellowship which
builds good into our lives. Listen
to the Apostle Paul: Wherefore,
putting away falsehood, speak We
truth each one with his neighbor:
for we are members one of an
other. Be we angry, and sin not:
let not the sun go down upon
your wrath: neither give place
to the devil. Let him that stole
steal no more: but rather let
him labor, working with his
hands the thing that is good, that
he may have whereof tho give
to his that hath need. Let no cor
rupt speeck proceed out of yon
mouth, but such as is good for
edifying as the need may be,
that it may give grace to them
that hear. And grieve not the
Holy Spirit of God. in whom We
were sealed unto the day of re-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11
lev. e. a.
ohnsosn Dies

CONWAY - The Rev.
Ralph Arthur Johnson, So, farmer
ma pastor OF the Baptist Rehopeth
cnurch in Horny County died a.
$50 Sunday afternoon at a loca.
oSpital following a short illness.
Mr.. Johnson became i'll late Sat-
Irday night al his home, suffering
with a cerebral hemmorhage.
runerai services were conducted
at $3.50 Tuesday afternoon from
the Rehobeth Baptist Church by
the Rev. Fred Barfield and the
Rev. Aubrey Green. Burial follow
ed in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Johnson was born in Horny
County, a son of the late Dock and
Rosa Roberts johnson. AT the time
of his death he was laSo pastor
Of the Mount Zion Baptist Church
near Tabor City, n. G., and IT,
Pleasant Union Baptist Church :
Horny County. lie rad served (
pastor for a large number of Bap-
ISt cnurc.eS II. r'orry County al
several in North Carolina.
Survivors include his widow
Mrs. Beatrice Hucks Johnson thrC
sons, r. A., Jr., and Winfred OF
GalivantS Ferry, Route /, and
Chester Johnson of Galivants
FCIIv. EOui" -: four daug .,c!.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

Mrs. Ernest Elliott Of Richmond.
Va. Mrs. Mack James and Miss
Delilah johnson of Galivants Fer
ry, Route /, and MISS Maze Jonn-
son of Conway: two brothers. j..
L. Of Aberdeen, Miss, and Laneau
johnson of Mullins: five sisters.
Mrs. ]. T. Walker Of Myrtle Beach.
Mrs. w. G. Lewis and Mrs. Victor
McCray Of Mullins; Mrs. E. S.
Cultra Of Rives, Tenn, and Mrs.
X. L. Lewis of Dillon, and ten
grandchildren.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

demption. Let all bitterness, and
wrath, and anger, and clamor,
and railing, be put away from
you, with all malice: and be we
kind one to another, tenderheart-
ed, forgiving each other, even as
God also in Christ forgave you.
(Ephesians 4:25-32)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

COLUMBIA - Eighteen persons
died as a result of traffic accidents
during the week of July 1881, &C
cording to report issued yester-
DAY by the S. c. Highway Depart
ment.
The weeks deaths brings the
total for the first seven months of
this year to 322. The corresponding
period for 1858 had 39l traffic
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11
Remiiniisciing
SEVEN YEARS AGO

On Saturday, August z. a Meth
odist Youth Caravan will arrive
IN the Tabor City area. The group
will consist of tour young people
and counselor. Inc purpose of
the Methodist Youth Caravan is
to help strengthen the youth pro-
gram of the local churches and
communities.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

deathss or 50 more than the total
for this year.
During the week Ill persons
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

David c. SoleS. %, son of Mrs.
Retha Soles, returned to Tabor
city Monday after more than a
year in Tokyo. Soles, a former
Corporal, served with the Medi-
al Corps of the famous First
Cavalry.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

With the opening of the l947
tobacco season just one week off,
the Tabor City leaf market, price
leader in the entire belt last sea-
son with S43.1l average, awaits
poised for the opening chant of
the auctioneer next Thursday
morning.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

were injured. Deaths and Niaries
were the result Of 4ss traffic acci-
dents.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

A fire of undetermined origin
at the Kennedy Hardwood Lum-
Der Company caused an estimated
$4,000 damage late Monday night
and burned the building to the
ground.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

The Wednesday afternoon clos
ing of stores in Tabor City ended
this week as planned. The orig
nal decision stated that stores
would close through the last week
ii July and would remain open
hereafter through tobacco season
Init further notice.
c. H. Primer. principal of the
tabor City school system, left
Monday for Chapel Hill, where nc
will attend Il three day confer
nee of state principals. He vii
Din Percy Weeks Of Evergreei
nd B. F. Townsend of Chadbourr
who are in summer school there.
An auditor from the A. NJ. Pull
len Co, certified public account
ants of Raleigh. was here Monday
and Tuesday and audited the
books for the Town of Tabor City.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
HOPE TO START THIS
YEAR ON TOLL ROAD
Kitty Hawk to Virginia Beach Prof.
ect Being Revived

The proposed SO mile coastal
toll road between Mays Head and
Virginia may be opened to traf-
fic during the fall of 1855, State
Highway Chairman A. H. Ora
ham revealed last week.
The road surface may be of
one of three types,-gravel with
asphalt surfacing, five-inch plant
mix asphalt or five inch mixed
in-place asphalt of the type used
in paving the ate-built highway
down the Outer Banks. Designed
for tourist traffic the road may
be % or "a feet in width de-
pending on final traffic estimates
and costs.
The Carolina-Virginia Turn
pike Authority meeting jointly
with the Virginia Coastal Turn
pike Authority last week agreed
to the sale of approximately
$3,000,000 in bonds to finance the
project. They instructed engi-
neering firms to have plans and
specifications ready by August
Is.
The project will then be adver-
tized for about 20 days, Graham
said, and the bids opened by
mid-September. Bonds will be
sold sometime after the bids are
opened and before the contract
is let.
Work should start in October
or November, it is said.
William F. Freeman, Inc,
engineers and architects, of
Highpoint, will have charge of
construction. The D e u w,
Gather and Company firm of
Chicago is handling the traffic
survey. A Syndicate of Strader-
Taylor of Lynchburg, Va. and
Alex Brown and Company OF
Baltimore, Md. and associates
will handle the bond sale.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
MANTEO HAS NEW
WELL DRIVEN TO
IMPROVE w ATER

The Town of Manteo's water
consumers may soon hope for
improvement in the water sup
ply. A new we'll, costing $4,000
has recently been drilled by a
Norfolk concern, and it provides
softer water of better quality,
Seldom Midget, waterworks
Superintendent said this week.
The well is So feet deep. 1t is
gravel-packed and will have a
capacity of IS gallons a minute.
1t will be used in connection
with a 65-foot well, and replaces
two 20 foot shallow wells which
have been in service for IL years,
and which has long since been
losing volume.
Seven days were required to
put down the cement-cased well.
Pumping equipment and pipes
will be added in the next three
weeks to bring the total cost of
the we'll to around $4,000.
The we'll is located in the
southwest corner of the water
tower lot in a spot prescribed
See WELL, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
TOWN COMMISSIONERS
MEET TUESDAY MIGHT
ID. l.. Cannady Is Chosen to Re-
place Former Night Police
man Don Midget

Manteo Town Commissioners
meeting Tuesday night with
Mayor Martin Kellog in the
Town Hall, elected D. L. Can
nady to replace night policeman
Don Midget. Routine business
of approving payment of bills
occupied the remainder of the
short meetings.
Commissioners present were
Sam Midget and G. T. Wescott
The regular monthly meeting OF
the board had been postponed
from July 5 to Tuesday night.
The Commissioners received
Midgett's resignation early this
week. He returned with his fam
lily on Tuesday to their former
home in Freeport, Long Island
Policeman Cannady leaves g
temporary job as Dare County
Deputy Sheriff, patroling the
beach area. He expressed his
appreciation to beach residents
for their cooperation in his work
there.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
DARE COUNTY MAN
ON RECRUITING DUTY

A former Wanchese resident,
Dallas E. Dudley Jr.. has been
assigned recruiting officer for a
new five county Air Force re-
cruiting area to include Dare.
Dudley, Techinal Sergeant, US
AT, has been living in Greenville
and working in the Post Office
Building there. He plans to be-
gin weekly trips to Manteo on
securing an office here.
Mrs. Rovena Dudley of Bux-
ton is Sgt. Quidley's great-grand
mother. He has other relatives
who live in Buxton and for two
years he went to school in Man
teo.
"Since I like Dare County and
have many friends and relatives
there, Dudley says, II am
quite happy over this assign
ment."
'The Air Force is the greatest
organization for preserv n 6
peace in the world. 1t is techni-
cal and fast growing. We need
qualified young men and women
badly at present and the Air
Force is counting on filling new
vacancies quickly. We hope to
give these opportunities to many
of the youth of Dare County,
he concludes.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
ATTORNEY GRAY
PURITAN SPEAKER
AT w ANCHESE

Attorney Wallace Gray of
Manteo was the speaker Friday
to the Ruritan Club of Wanchese.
He spoke of the changes and
opportunities taking place in the
new Dare County, and cited a
number of things that he expects
to bring untold development.
Our present development is only
a drop in the bucket, he thinks.
Mr.. Gray cited the Cape Hat
teras Seashore Park as the num-
Der one item in his opinion to
help develop our coast. He men
toned in this list, the Wright
Memorial, the Lost Colony, the
proposed coastal highway from
Virginia Beach, the Croatan
Sound Bridge, and a possible
seashore road all the way down
our coast.
The Wanchese Club heard a
summary of club efforts to get a
deeper channel into Mill Land
ing at Wanchese, and a post light
in Davis Channel. The Club is
continuing its efforts in this
direction.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
DANIEL B. PAYNE DIES

Daniel Bradford Payne OF
wanchese died in his home Mon
day. five days after his 0Otn
birthday Mr.. Payne was born
in Rodanthe on July 10, 1874,
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. BenJa-
min Payne, and has been LIVING
~ the last SIS years in Wan
e. A retired fisherman, ne
been i'll for ten days before
death. Mr.. Payne is survived
" sister, Miss Elva Payne,
and three brothers, Folger and
Cameron Payne of Wancnese
and Zion Payne of Norfolk. he
was a member of the Fair Haven
Methodist Church of Rodantne
and the Junior Order U. A. M OF
Elizabeth City. The funeral was
on Wednesday at ESQ IN tne
Wanchese Methodist Churcn
with the Reverend c. W. Gutn-
RE officiating. Burial was III
Davis Cemetery in Wanchese.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
GREAT GRANDMOTHER
FLIES THE CONTINENT
Aged Woman Pilot Visits Lost Col
ony Tuesday Night and Departs
Via Outer Banks Wednesday

Mrs. Zaddie R. Bunker. &C.
year old great-grandmother of
Palm Springs, California, who
learned to fly and soloed at the
age of 81, completed a coast-to-
coast flight here yesterday when
she flew over the village of Kitty
Hawk, where the Wrigh Broth
ers began experiments in 1900
which led to their first success
full powered-flight at the base of
Kill Devil Hills on December II,
1908.
After flying over the area with
Myrtle Thompson, woman avia-
ton columnist of Selma as her
passenger she landed at the Man
teo Airport where Manager Bill
Henderson provided them with
an automobile in which to visit
the historic sites of aviation's
beginning. The famous woman
pilot was often in the spotlight
in the recent transcontinental
flight of the 99-club which held
its convention in Asheville. She
and Miss Thompson were special
guests at performance of The
Lost Colony Tuesday night. They
departed Wednesday morning
for return trip to Selma, N. c.,
Miss Thompson's hometown via
the Outer Banks and Beaufort.
Mrs. Bunker, when asked how
it happened that she started fly
ing at her advanced age replied,
81 feel that God has some special
work for me. Maybe it is flying,
because my flying has attracted
attention. 1 belive flying has
added Is years to my life" She
loves to talk about her children,
her grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
81 was born in Missouri but
moved to California many years
ago. California is great state,
but it took this flying visit to
North Carolina to teach me what
real genuine southern hospitality
is like" she said.
She praised Paul Green's
drama, The Lost Colony. "Just
think, Miss Thompson's sugges-
ton that I visit her in Selma
resulted in me visiting not only
the birthplace of modern avia-
ton, but also the birthplace of
English-speaking America"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
Minister'S Wife Finds Enjoyable Work
Operating New Motel Near ManteO
Roanoke Islands First Complete Motel Unit Built BY
Dare County People and 1t Is Now Enjoying
Good PATRONAGE

greeting guests to making BEDS "
Mrs. Meekins doesn't say but
one is sure that the Evans two
little girls, Martha Lynn and
Olivia Dawn, and little boy, Burl
Ray, also have their part in
keeping this a going family con-
Germ.
"We have thought of this a
place to return to when my hus-
band retires." And Mrs. Meekins
hastens to add. "that won't be
for Is years or more yet.
,, The Rev. Meekins has been a
! minister for twelve years, the
last nearly four of them at Co.
lumbia. Before that time he was
merchant and commercial fish
erman. Mrs. Meekins says seri-
ously, "the Motel must come
second to my church work
When the winter comes l will
not be able to spend any time
here. We have not yet decided
whether to hire someone to keep
the, Motel open or not. We will
wait and see how many fisher
men are here and whether there
are enough customers to merit
it before we decide"
The motel, accommodating
about so people, is modern and
beautiful. Mrs. Meekins says that
it is filled about 70 per cent of
the time and she adds proudly
that almost all of the customers
express their satisfaction with
accommodations. $50 many of
them exclaim what pretty
rooms as they enter.
There are Is sleeping rooms,
IL of them with private baths
See MOTEL, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
NATIONS POPULAR
NEGRO BAND WILL
PLAY AT PAGEANT

The Booker T. Washington
Summer School Band of Norfolk,
Va, will give a curtain per-
Torrance at The Lost Colony on
Roanoke Island Friday night,
July %, when the annual Negro
Citizens Day" of Paul Green's
symphonic drama is observed.
The principal speaker for the oc-
casion will be Dean Thomas H.
Henderson of the Virginia Union
University of Richmond.
Director James A. Clark of
the band stated this week that
plans and rehearsals for his
groups appearance Friday night
was now in progress and that the
program would be associated
with national history in music,
including salutes to the kings,
queen, sea voyages, friendly In
dams, colonial church, North
Carolina and Virginia state
songs.
S. D. Williams, president of
Elizabeth City State Teachers
College is overall chairman of
the event. On Roanoke Island
Mrs. Lila Simmons and Mrs.
Agatha Gray have charge of
housing arrangements for Negro
visitors.
This will be the first time
that nationally famous Negro
band has appeared as guests to
take part in a NEGRO Citizens
Day" program" said. General
Manager R. E. Jordan.
The band frequently repre-
scented the City Of Norfolk and it
represented the State of Virginia
in the recent Inaugural Parade.
The band has lis pieces and its
director, James A. Clark was a
former member of the Howard
and Columbia University college
bands.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23

cts family affair.", Mrs. Earl
R. Meekins says of the new
$4,000 motor court located just
north of Manteo. The idea that
we should build the Manteo
Motel just grew up in a natural
way as we saw the need for
such a place on the Island.
Mrs. Meekins and her husband,
who is a Methodist minister in
Columbia, were born and reared
in Stumpy Point. "We love the
coast and our home county,
Dare" she says. "Since our old
est daughter, Ina, lives here with
her husband, Burwell Evans,
this arrangement seems ideal to
U.S..
Cali our family together have
part in it,, she continues. 81
divide my time between here
and Columbia. My youngest
daughter, Mary works here and
Ina and Burl take over much of
the time. Our other daughter,
Lois, and her husband, Neal
Jackson Jr., are in Mccormick,
South Carolina where Neal is a
chemical engineer with Milikin
Mills. but they are part too.
Lois was home economics
teacher so she did much of the
decorating, selecting color
schemes, spreads, Grapes and
accessories. Burl did all of the
electrical work when the place
was being put up last winter"
"a nd I'm chambermaid'
chimes in Mary, who will go to
Greensboro College next fall.
Mrs. Meekins laughs that Mary
does any of the work that needs
doing in managing motel, from
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
MORE SHRIMP BOATS
COME TO ENGELHARD
Cold Weather Delays Season;
Shrimpers Expect Good Runs
in Next Weeks

the shrimp season reaches
> peak, 800 to 400 boats are
expected in Engelhard AT pre-
sent about 100 boats are opera
ting there.
Besides local shrimpers, boats
will come from Hatteras, Allan
tic, Morehead City, Norfolk.
Pamlico River, Coinjock, Hobo
ken and other places. At this
time of year Engelhard has more
and better shrimp than any other
area of the state, shrimpers
report.
Only about 100 headed boxes
were handled last week but
shrimpers say that this was ex-
pected so early in the season.
Unusually cold weather has de-
layed the season for as much as
two or three weeks, but better
weather and good runs should
bring more shrimp into Engel-
hard this week, they report.
Shrimp brought in, although
few, are described as large and
indicative of a good season.
Prices to shrimpers that were
II to Is cents pound last week
have picked up to about II cents
and are expected to go higher.
This compares unfavorably with
% cents last year. Dealers as
cribe the price drop to surplus
frozen shrimp left over from last
years good runs.
Retailing from so to 90 cents
pound, the shrimp supply mas
not yet been great enough to
merit more than local sale. A few
have been sold in the Dare
County resort area.
Five shrimp houses, two OF
three less than last year, are
operating in Engelhard.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23

MISS TANYA DAWN TILLETT,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
wood Tillett of Kitty Hawk, re-
Gently entered Duke University
where she will work toward a
diploma in the school of nursing.
Miss Tillett, who graduated from
Kitty Hawk High School in the
class of "a, won many honors
before her graduation. She was
valedictorian of her class, having
an average of 1886. Previously
she had been a commencement
marshall, being chief marshall
her junior year. She was bust
ness manager of the high school
annual, a member of the girls
basketball team, held many class
offices during her four years in
high school, was president of the
Kitty Hawk MYF and secretary
of the Kitty Hawk Methodist
See STUDENT, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-07-23
MANTEO BOY SCOUTS
TO INSPECT CARRIER

Twenty nine scouts from the
Manteo Troop 165 will inspect
the aircraft carrier, Inteperid, in
Norfolk Saturday. Scouts from
the entire Tidewater Council
have been invited aboard the
carrier from one to four by the
Commander and officers of the
ship.
The boys solicited contribu-
tions last week to charter bus
for the trip. Scout Leader, Thee
dore H. Noe, will go with the
Scouts. While on board the In
terperid, they will observe the
presentation of a Liberty Bell tt
the ship.
The Tidewater Council in
cludes troops in the Norfolk
Portsmouth, Elizabeth City, Cur
rituck and Manteo areas.