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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
VALENTINE TIME
FOX HUNT OPENS
AT MACS HEAD

Mays Head-America's most uh-
usual fox hunt is scheduled to get
underway early Thursday morn
ing. John l. Watkins of Oxford,
who has been master of the hunts
every year since the Valentine Sea-
son events began in 1919, arrives
on Wednesday to make final ar
rangements for the event.
"The Valentine Season fox hunt
IS as different from the formal fox
hunting events as the sand lot
teams are from the big leagues"
said Ray Camp, outdoor editor of
New York Times who is usually
stock cars are used in the chase.
The local hunts are different be-
cause of their informality. No for
NAL "pinks" are worn by the hunt
ers. Instead of horses, jeeps and
stock cars are used nj the chase.
Actually, since the chase usually
covers such a small area, the
hounds do most of the running
while the spectators stand atop
dunes or alongside marshes to
hear the baying of the packs as
they follow the fox.
1t is not unusual to tree the
foxes while they are being chased.
Although there are a few trees in
the Bodie Island region where
most of the chases take place, the
little animals seem to have no diff
t1culty in climbing to the top of
myrtle and coupon bushes as they
outfox the dogs.
The Valentine Season Fox Hunt
not only attracts guests from many
eastern North Carolina towns but
from many other states. In some
of the hunts here there have been
guests present from as far away
as England.
SS~SoN SAANJ clC SO uIlISudI1 CIlC
hunts always attract many news
men and photographers. Movies of
the chase have been shown
throughout the nation and feature
stories about the Mays Head Val
entine classic have been published
from coast to coast. The CAROLYN
ian Hotel at Mays Head has been
active in promoting the fox hunts,
and has many new facilities for
the accommodations of both hounds
and guests.
The hunts are not private in
nature. Everyone is invited to at
tend. Each day after the chases,
social activities are presented at
the Carolinian, hunt headquarters.
This year the event will begin on
February II and continue through
February IA.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
COASTAL HOTELS
MUCH IMPROVED
AND ENLARGED
By Aycock Brown

Mays Head-Thousands of dol
lars are now being expended by
several of the hotel owner-oper-
ators on improvements and gen.
eral expansion programs which
will be completed for the season of
1854. On the Dare coast with its
long season, some hotels remain
open the year around, and others
open during mid-spring.
One of the most complete face
fittings is underway at The Arl-
ington, operated and owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Dewey Hayman. Their
hostelry, one of the oldest estab-
lished in the Mays Head area, is
literally being converted from
summer hotel to one that will be
an all-year operation. The Arl-
ington improvements include clos
ing in with glass fronts of ocean
side verandas and also the north
wing veranda of the building. The
entrance porches are also closed in
with glass fronts, and flagstone
patio will replace the former en-
trance. A f1agstone terrace is re-
placing the oceanfront porches.
The Arlington's dining room
this year with twice the capacity,
will accommodate nearly 200 per-
sons. The new lobby is three times
greater and the closed-in verandas
will be also suitable for small con-
vention groups. The Surf Room,
formerly in the main building, will
be in the Playhouse building.
Steam heat is installed to assure
year around, and especially early
and late season comfort for the
guests. Total cost of the improve
ments is said to be in excess of
$4,000.
New improvements now being
added to The Carolinian Hotel in
cludes the building of convention
room with facilities for groups of
$50 or more. The new convention
room will be known as the Cypress
Room because the panelling and
interior decorating will be cypress
panel. Already The Carolinian has
two dining rooms, one called Drift
wood Room, the other Dogwood
Room. The recreation room is
known as the Pine Room. The
new convention facility was form
erly known as the Tall-Story
Room.
In the Southern Shores area of
Kitty Hawk Beach, the Sea Ranch,
owned and operated by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Travis Sykes will soon
build "bath and tennis" club as
part of this California-styled hos
telry's facilities. Work on the new
club which will be operated for
the guests of Sea Ranch and on a
membership basis begins soon and
will be ready by late Spring, it
was announced this week.
See HOTELS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
TWO FROM DARE FINISH
COURSES AT CAROLINA
Brady Fearing and Roger Meekins
Get Degrees From University
in january

Brady Fearing and Roger
Meekins of Manteo were among
the mid-term graduates of the
University of North Carolina at
the end of January. Brady,
whose military service is behind
him, received an A. B. Degree
with a Major in English, and is
temporarily employed at Chapel
Hill.
Roger Meekins, who was COM
missioned a Second Lieutenant in
the Air Forces, received an A. B,
Degree with a major in journal
ism. He is now home awaiting
orders, and helping out with the
Coastland Times.
At the time they finished, Ar
chic Tillett of Wanchese entered
the University. He is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Tillett.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
Single Copy If
CONVICT LEADS
HIS PURSUERS
MERRY CHASE
Excitement on Roanoke Is
land This Week AS Pris-
oner EIudes Officers

While Sheriff Frank Cahoon was
on the Roanoke Sound bridge talk
ing to Jack Shannon, bridge ten
der, Monday evening, a car drove
past at high speed, and the Sheriff
gave chase. 1t was driven by
Johnnie Myers, %, of Hartford,
who shortly before had escaped
from the N. C. Prison camp near
Barco and who had stolen 1949
Ford belonging to Aubrey O'Neal
of Coinjock.
Sheriff Cahoon chased him to the
airport ferry slip, at about 1915
pm, but here the prisoner made
turn, and he headed back down
the road. The Sheriff then fol-
lowed him, but Myers ditched the
stolen car near the home of Mrs.
Doris Walker north of Manteo, and
he took out on foot. When he
reached the home of George
Powell, he stole Powell's car, but
soon backed it into a ditch near
the high school.
Roads were blocked while Of
ficers and prison guards kept up
the search all night, and Tuesday
too without success. The man is
thought to have gained shelter in
Manteo, but that was only surmise.
Myers was doing a 12-year hitch
for breaking and entering, and
larceny of an automobile. He was
doing kitchen duty in the prison
camp, and shortly after supper, at
about 7:15 pm. Monday night he
made his break by going over the
fence while on his way from the
mess hall.
The biggest theft was that of
new 1854 Cadillac, taken from
Elton Twiford's garage at Kill
Devil Hill Tuesday night. Twelve
dollars in cash was taken from
Twiford's store; the Kill Devil
Hill Post Office, operated by Mrs.
Twiford in the same building
was not entered however.
Later, near Jennette's Pier, the
Cadillac was found with it's
ignition shorted.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
MANTEO MARCH OF DIMES
NETS $500. PLUS

1t is reported that the Manteo
March of Dimes, including col
lections from all sources and ac-
Invites. shows a total of $528.57.
This sum, which exceeds the goal
of $500 includes House to House,
in charge of Mrs. H. R. Ashmore,
$125; Turkey Dinner, Mrs. Ray
mond Wescott, $120.49; Test
tubes and collections from bust
ness places $2l5.90; School, all
grades, $67.28. Mr.. T. H. Noe,
Treasurer, did great work in
keeping order in all the collec-
tons so generously given.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
EX-POLICEMAN TRIED
FOR NON-SUPPORT

James A. Layne, the one-time
Hatteras policeman, who desert
ed his wife and four children at
Hatteras, was brought back to
Manteo to Dare Recorders court
this week, and ordered to pay the
big sum of SIS per week for their
support, under penalty of doing
a IL months road sentence. Layne
is not a native. He lives at Troy,
IN. c.
\ John U. Villesvik, "a, employ
ed by the West Va. Pulp @ Paper
Co. was fined SIS and costs for
failing to stop at stop sign.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

When Mack Etheridge came
home from duty with the Coast
Guard about six years ago, he
didn't know that he would de-
velop the popularity he has to-
day. Still, he is very shy about
it. He probably wouldn't admit
that several hundred sports fish
ermen and tourists call him by
his first name.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Etheridge of Wanchese, Mack
served six years with the Coast
Guard. Then he came home and
set up a general store at Mill
Landing in WancheSe. But he
saw an opportunity to develop
something bigger than just a
general store, so he built several
small skiffs to rent out to the
summertime sports fishermen.
He bought some cupboard mot
ors to rent also, and carried a
complete line of fishing equip
ment. And he set out to let the
tourists know about it, too. No
matter which way you approach
Roanoke Island today, whether
from the beach or from Croatan
Sound, you can't miss the signs
that tell you about Mack's Place
at Wanchese. Boats, cupboard
motors, party fishing, rods, reels,
tackle, bait, guides" the signs
tell you can be found at Mack's.
And when you leave the COM
munity, the signs "thank your
and ask you to come again.
Three years ago Mack started
booking parties for the Gulf
Stream fishing boats which dock
at Mill Landing, and this is one
of the things which has helped
Mack to gain his popularity. Last
year he kept 9 or 10 boats booked
up almost the whole season long,
for Gulf Stream, inlet and sound
fishing. He kept parties for two
boats belonging to his father,
Jesse, two for Wayland Baum,
and for Summers Baum, Jerry
Turner, Tom Hayman, Rondal
Tillett, and Sigh Scarborough.
Last summer was also a year
| for first" with Mack. He ad-
vertised for and got enough in
dividual sports fishermen to make
two trips per day, the whole sea-
son, sound fishing. Mack says it
was very successful, getting any
where from five to Is customers
each trip. The morning trip was
from z am. to noon, and the
afternoon trip from l till 6 pm.
He got $3.50 per person. The plan
was so promising that he believes
next summer he will be able to
run two boats twice a day. He
isn't looking for any recession in
the offshore party boat business
either. He already has several
bookings this far ahead.
Mack is considered one of
Wanchese's most eligible bache-
lors. He is 80 years old, lives by
himself and cooks for himself in
See MACK, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
PHILLIP DUDLEY NOT /
PRES. YOUNG REPUBLICANS

The following statement is
made by Phillip H. Dudley, with
reference to announcement made
last week by the Republican or
ganization in Dare County.
Phillip Dudley is not president
of the Young Republicans be-
cause he is living in Edenton,
NC. and is working for the
Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany. Thus he will not deliver
the defamation announced in last
weeks Times or represent Dare
County in the Convention.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
TWENTY SHAD
REPORTED THIS
YEARS BIGGEST
No Good Reports Yet To Lift
Fishermen's Hearts
In Dare County

The story comes out of Wan
CHEESE this week about the rock
catch made toward the end of
last week by Ebert Gallop. His
crew, while seine fishing some,
where on the beach, caught about
300 rock, none of which weighed
less than 40 pounds. But that was
only one day, and no catch has
equalled it since. Rock are bring
ing the fishermen somewhere
around Is cents per pound at the
present time.
Dare County fishermen are
just beginning to put out their
pound nets for the shad season,
and no big catches have been re-
ported as yet, although the boats
have been bringing in a few to
Mill Landing at Wanchese. The
fishermen are getting somewhere
around 20 cents per pound for
buck shad, and 40 for roe shad.
Some fishermen are also bring
ing in few sea trout and drum.
Roy Midget and Cleveland Gard
of Manns Harbor brought in
about 70 shad Monday, and that
is the biggest catch reported so
far.
In Manteo, Colon Wescott has
not bought a box of fish direct
from the boats in over two
months. He contrasts that to the
big croaker catch several years
ago when he handled sometimes
1000 boxes a week.
Commercial fishing looks poor,
and the prospects for improve
ment do not look good. 1t has
been attributed to the fact that
sand shials are forming around
Oregon Inlet, which tend to
divert the fish seward again in
their search for an inlet to the
sounds.
Four or five years ago there
were four fish houses in Manteo,
and at present there is only one.
Back at that time, it is estimated
that from so to rs trawlers oper-
ating off the coast came in Ore
gon Inlet, but now they cannot
get in. Most of those boats draw
4 and 5 feet of water, and the
inlet won't let a good majority of
An in. Most of the boats going
{ now draw 21s to 3 feet of
water. The trawlers which for
merly unloaded at Roanoke Is
land now go to Beaufort and
Norfolk.
It is estimated that from 500 to
1000 trawlers from Maine to
Florida operate in the waters off
North Carolina, and the closing
up of Oregon and Hatteras Inlets
have caused them to have to take
their catches to ports which will
accommodate their deeper drafts.
This is thought to be one of the
greatest reasons for the falling
off of commercial fishing in Dare
County in recent years.
OF course the darkest hour is
just before dawn, they say, and
every season has its poor days
and bad ones. One reason attri-
buted to poor markets is now
that there are so many little mar
kets in just about every COM
munity, while short time ago,
there were only few large ones.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
VALENTINE DANCE

The senior class of Kitty Hawk
High School is sponsoring a Val
entine's Dance on Saturday, Feb
ruary 13, 1854, at the Kitty Hawk
School. The public is cordially in
vited to attend, come and have
some fun. The dance will begin at
7:30 pm. The admission for stays
35 cents and for couples so cents
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12
MAINS HARBOR SCHOOL
HELPS MARCH OF DIMES

The Manns Harbor School, with
an enrolment of 80, has raised,
by various means, total of $45
for the 1854 March of Dimes, ac-
cording to a report by S. E. Mat
thews, principal of the MAINS
Harbor School.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-12

REV. HOMER PETERSON will
conduct revival services at the
Wanchese Assembly of God
church beginning February IA,
according to G. B. Lawrence, pas
tor of the church. REV. Peterson
is a well-known evangelist" Mr..
Lawrence says, land everyone is
cordially invited to attend these
revival services"
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Family Of Five F|ees
Arlington Home Fire

The Arlington home of Marine
Brig. Gen. Arthur Howard Butler
was damaged by fire today.
Three members Of the fam.
lily made their way down
f1remen's ladders from the Sec
ond floor when smoke blocked
the stairwayS.
One room of the two-story
brick home at 6211 Lee highway
was destroyed and the rest of
the house was damaged by
smoke.
A daughter, Janet, Is, was
awakened by smoke about am.
and reused the family. Firemen
who had been called by Barry
Weetman. II, a neighbor, ar
rived almost Immediately and
helped Mrs. Butler and two sons,
Arthur II and James II, out of
their home
Mrs. Butler said her husband
and Janet escaped down a stair
way unaided. Then the gem
eral directed the rescue of other
members of the family.
The Butler family spent the
night with neighbors.
The blaze was believed caused
by a defective fireplace.
Gen. Butler is assistant chief
OF stan in charge Of supply at
Marine Corps headquarters.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
D. c. Cigarette Sales Decline
9 Million Packs; Tax Yield Off

reason ascribed is a trend to-
ward king-size cigarettes.
The national survey revealed
that despite the 2 per cent de-
cline in all sales, king-size Gig
arettes gained 37.1 per cent. An
even more impressive gain was
made by fllter-tip cigarettes,
which did 2.32 times as much
business. in perhaps another
manifestation of the controversy
stirred by some medical au-
thorities.
Tax officials blame part of the
decline here on the fact that
adjoining Maryland and Virginia
have no State taxes. Planners
are proposing addition of anoth-
er penny on cigarettes here to
help finance the 10-year public
works program.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Directors Elected
By District Banks

BANK MEETINGS-Mony District
bonks held their onnuol stockholders
meetings todoy. For oetion token by
the stockholders and elections Of
directors. see poee AS.
Ex-LEADER SPEAKS-The ousted
heod Of the Communist Porty soy,
being kicked out wos the best thing
thot ever happened to him. But he
doesn't like the headlines he's been
getting lately. For Port on EorI
Browder's story. see pose A-3.
FURNITURE ToDAY-The Todoy
in Tradition exhibit is one Of the
permanent exhibitions in Chieoso's
The Merchandise Mort. Stor Stoff
Correspondent Dorothy BihImon re-
ports on this years home foshions
shown there on pose B-5.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Rees Urges Clear
Separation Of Loyalty
And Security Firings
Hits Jumping Together
Of Subversive Suspects
And Character Risks

Chairman Rees of the House
Civil Service Committee wants
the Governments security pro-
gram changed to differentiate
between loyalty firings and those
concerned with character defects
and other causes not involving
loyalty.
In a speech last night before
the Federal Club, the Kansas
Republican declared:
There should be no Jumping
together of those who are sep
arated because of disloyalty and
those who are separated because
of doubt as to their stability or
suitability as Federal employees,
but which does not reflect at all
upon their loyalty to the United
States"
Mr.. Rees said it has always
been his view that the Govern
ment's loyalty program should
be passed upon by Congress-"
He declared his committee
would hold hearings soon to de-
termine just what type of a
loyalty program should be en-
acted.
The Star in a recent article
called attention to the fact that
the administrators security fir
ing figures gave no breakdown
as to how many employees were
dismissed for actual disloyalty
or membership in the Commu-
mist Party and other subversive
groups. and how many were dis
missed for character traits and
habits that might make them
poor security risks.
Last week. President Eisen-
hover announced that 1900 en-
ployes had been fired under the
security program.
Representative Katharine st.
George. Republican, of New York
said several days ago that a top
administration official told her
that less than 10 per cent of
security program f1rings had
anything to do with disloyalty.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Pair to 7 axe Turns
In Missouri Jail
For 7 ak Evasion
BY the Associosed Press

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1.-Two
business partners convicted of
income tax evasion will be per-
mitted to take turns serving
prison terms under an unusual
ruling by Federal Judge Roy w.
Harper.
Hyman Fendleman, president
of the Smart Handbag Co., and
Nathan Wittner, treasurer, were
sentenced to a year in prison and
fined $2,500 each yesterday.
''It would be a terrific blow
(to the business) If both were
confined at the same time," the
Judge said.
They were convicted November
"a of evading 1880 in corporate
income taxes on the 1946 return
Of the firm.
Wittner is to surrender jan
uary IS to begin serving his SEN
tence. With time of for good
behavior, he should be back in
st. Louis and ready to take over
the business by July 26.
That's the day on which Fen
dleman must 60 to prison.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
Fanfani, Left Wingel
In PeIIa Party, Tries
To Form Cabinet
Accepts Job After
Resigned Premier
Turns Down Bid
BY the Assoe,oted Press

ROME, Jan. 12.-Amintore
Fanfani. 46-year-old left-wing
leader of the Christian Demo-
cratic Party. agreed today to try
to form new Italian govern
ment.
He "condirionally" accepted
President Luigi Einaudi's offer
Of the premiership after former
Premier Giuseppe Pella. who re-
signed January 5. turned 1t
down.
Press and political observers
had generally agreed Mr..
Einaudi would ask Mr.. Fanfanl
to attempt to end the week-long
political crisis.
Had Land Reform Role.
He had served as Agriculture
Minister under Alcide de Gasperi
and as Interior Minister in Mr..
Pella'S five-month-old govern
ment. In the former post he
played major part in the i'm
fermentation of the land reform
program under which Italy plans
to distribute 1,729, 900 acres to
l5n 40 peasant families.
Mr.. Pella resigned last week
after a split with other Christian
Democrat leaders who felt the
Premier's policies were tpo far
to the right. Many of the party's
leaders have urged more social
reforms to counter the rising
strength Of the Communists and
the extreme left Socialists allied
with the Reds.
Must Heal Rift.
Mr.. Fanfani must try to put
together a cabinet that will heal
the left-right rift within his own
party and still have promise of
some other center party support.
The Christian Democrats hold
only 262 of the $50 seats in the
Chamber Of Deputies, "a short of
majority.
MIR. Pella. offered the premier
ship earlier today by Mr.. EinauG.,
said in a statement later to news
men he could not have counted
on the support in Parliament of
the leaders Of his party's two
factions.
Evening star., 1954-01-12
9 in Committee
arm Plan Foes,
.E||ender Says
Majority Would Vote
For 300 Supports,
Democrat Asserts
BY jones E. Roper

Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana said today that most
members of the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee are lined up
against President Eisenhower's
proposal for flexible price sup
ports on basic farm products.
Senator Ellender, former chair
man of the Agriculture Commit
tee, said at least 8 of the Is
members of the group are ready
to vote against the President and
for an extension of rigid supports
at 80 per cent of parity.
Present law calls for 80 per
cent supports on wheat, corn,
cotton. rice, tobacco and peanuts
through this years crops. Gen.
Eisenhower wants to let this law
expire, and return to a system Of
supports varying between IS and
80 per cent, depending on supply.
Senator Ellender said he and
some other Democrats on the
Agriculture Committee will try
to write into the administra-
tion'S agriculture bill a clause to
extend the rigid 20 per cent sup
ports. Senator Ellender will
have some Republican help in
this effort.
To Ask Permanent Extension.
Senator Ellender said he will
ask for a permanent extension
Of the rigid supports. He said.
however, that some other COM
mittee members might favor an
extension for one, two or three
years.
Senator Ellender also wants to
allow the Government to invoke
planting and marketing restric-
tions on cotton more easily than
the law now allows.
Under present statutes, the
Secretary of Agriculture can call
for these controls when the sup
ply of cotton is 30 per cent over
normal. Senator Ellender would
cut the figure to Is per cent.
Cotton State Congressman and
other Southerners are leading
the opposition to Gen. Eisen-
hower's flexible price support
plan as outlined yesterday in q
special message to Congress.
Corn and wheat interests also
showed opposition, although Re-
publican leaders generally rallied
to the Presidents program.
Knowland Sees Compromise.
Senate Majority Leader Know
land predicted today that Con-
gresS members will compromise
their differences to enact a new
program containing most of Gen.
Eisenhower's major recommen-
dations.
Senator Knowland told a news
conference he believes the fex-
ible price support plan will win
eventual approval.
Meanwhile. the agricultural
situation, as an issue in the battle
for control of Congress next fall.
was the major topic when Senate
(See FARM. Page A-4D