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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
Mrs. Walker Talks
At Meeting Of
Room Mothers

Mrs. Enoch Walker gave an IN
teresting talk on the topic Ode
Child at the recent
meeting Of the Harris School PTA
room representatives.
The question was asked, 'How
can we tel whether a young child,
long before adolescence, Is growing
in democratic directions?" The ex-
PLANTATION was given that e at each
stage Of his growth, his personality
development is healthy and vigor-
GUS, he Is well on his way toward
making the democratic allegiance
a basic part Of himself and toward
acting creatively in accordance
with this allegiance.
The cast of characters for the
play, "a Ready Made Family, I"
was announced. The play viii be
presented March 10 and 10.
Mesdames Alice Ramirez, Edna
Mae Castleberry, Anna Roberts and
Willie Mae Simmons were named
to form q program committee.
A committee was also appointed
to investigate the possibilities od
having skating parties on the has
ket bail court Of the school ground.
Friday evenings. The committee
consists Of Mesdames Annie III
char, Nellie Louise Curry ant
Dorothy Sweeting.
At the close Of the meeting re
freshments were served by q com
mittee made up Of Mesdams.
Juanita Crosswell, Faye Huenfield
Fidelia Gibson, Carolyn Saunders
Edna Mae Castleberry, Mary Blon
Esther Garfield and Lulu Gandol
TO.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
Far East Is
Islander Film

Columbia Pictures "Flame OF
Calcutta" fabulous spectacle Of
the Far East starring Denise Oar
Gel and Patric Knowles in color by
Tehnicolor, opens tomorrow at the
Islander Drive-In Theatre.
In "Flame Of Calcutta" Miss
|Darcen is seen as an adventurous
French beauty who has assumed
the guise of The Flame, leader Of
AN army dedicated to the over.
throw of a tyrant of 18th Century
India. With her band of devoted
followers, she harnesses the cara
vans Of the tyrant until the worthy
ID forced to call on the reluctant
British for military aid. The willy
tyrant, to pressure the British, has
his forces plumber British holdings
and then blames the raids on The
Flame. Knowles appears as Bri-
fish Army officer aware of the
Flames true identity.
The struggle between The Flame
and the tyrant continues amid in
|trigue, spies and large-scale fight
ing. The climactic battle sees Miss
Darcel joining forces with the Bri-
|tish in Q showdown fight against
|tyrany.
Miss Darrell, as The Flame, re-
|portedly has her most vivid role
since her introduction to Hollywood.
She is called upon to ride, throw
knives, shoot and WELD a sword,
and stu find time for romantic
moments with Knowles.
Flame of Calcutta" Is said TO
Be notable too, for wild orgies OF
Oriental splendor; sultry dances in
forbidden palaces and battle seen.
|es involving thousands of men in
and-to-hand clashes. Robert E,
Kent worte thescreen play. Sew.
mour Friedman directed the film
Tor producer Sam kaufman.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

have Lived at the same address.
Mrs. Roberts is a native of Nor
way, born in ChriStiana, and came
to this country when a young lady
to visit her brother, Charles Peter
son. who was employed in the
service.
Mr.. Roberts was born In Har.
bour Island, Bahamas, coming to
this country when about ten years
Iof age.
In his younger days, Mr.. Roberts,
following a family vocation dating
back through many generations,
served as a crew member Of sail
ling vessels trading at out-of-the
way ports around the world.
His colorful tales of his exper-
fences have earned him the nick
name of "Sharkey."
OF their four living children, only
the two sons, Randolph and Lud-
wig, are with them as they mark
their 5Oth anniversary. One daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Davis, is in Hawaii
with her husband, a Navy heuten-
ant. the other, Florence Trainor,
is living in Rhode Island while her
husband, a Navy chief petty officer
is on foreign duty.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
W0nlan's Club
Board Has
Miami Guest

Mrs. Wallace B. Kirke, president
Of the Key West Woman's Club,
members of the Board
and ehairmen of Departments at
her home at a tea Thursday which
honored Mrs. D. C. Mcintosh Of
the Northeast Miami Woman's
Club. Mrs. Mcintosh is a former
director of District II of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
Present at the tea and meet.
ing were the Mesdames Robert
Dopp, second vice president; Fred
Miller, treasurer; Orion Russell
and Delio Cobo, finance chairmen;
Lee Goddard, fine arts committee
chairman; j. L. Baillod, citizen.
ship and public relations; B. C.
Papy and Jonathan Jackson, mem.
bership committee chairmen; Carl
Beryaldi, hospitality; Henry Sands,
decorations; H. E. Pace, Welfare;
Donald Heinly, yearbook and Am.
erican home and Raymond FELTON,,
equipment and gifts.
Mrs Jonathan Jackson poured al
the very attractively arranged tea
table and the meeting closed with
the feeling of all members present
that much had been accomplished
toward the many worthy goals Of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

During a short business meeting
conducted BY Mrs. S. r. Smith, Jr.,
Chairman Of the Club, the girls
voted to send their check to the
March Of Dimes. Mrs. w T. Bruce,
Fort Taylor representative for
FAWTU o. w. c., announced that
$7oo from their Bake sale and
their check for 500 was contrihut.
ed. to the March of Dimes BY the
Fort Taylor Officers Wives Club.
me akrFs were happy to meet
their new member, Mrs. T. p. Fer
raEa, ard their guests: Mrs. john
ston, Mrs. W. j. Laubendorfer,
Mrs. Deal, Miss Virginia Weimer,
Mrs. Earl Weimer and Mrs. E. j.
Blaine.
The girls were also delighted to
meet Mrs. Cifelli introduced BY
Mrs. L. 0. Ebey.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
Macy WiUes
Hold Meeting
EAtCPOCIub

The Island City Navy Wives Club
No. SO held its weekly meeting
Tuesday evening at the C. P. o.
Club Lounge, on the Naval Station.
President Betty Edwards called
the meeting to order. The pledge
was said by the members and
Chaplain Mary Ann Catterton
opened the meeting with prayer.
President Betty Edwards turned
the gavel over to the Southeast
Vice-President, Teresa
Braxton. Mrs. Braxton conducted
the schooling on club procedure.
Some of the highlightS of the
were: the introduction of
officers and outline of their duties
for the benefit of the new and pros
pective members; the background
Of the National Navy Wives Club,
its officers and how the local clubs
and the national club cooperate
and work together; how to conduct
a meeting, and duties Of the var
ious chairmens.
Dorothy Hamilton, National
Treasurer gave a report on how
local clubs per capita and initia-
ton fee are used by the National
organization.
Mrs. Braxton summarized the
schooling by saying that the foun-
dation of successful club is unity
and cooperation among the mem.
bers.
Kitty Boyd, Chairman for the
clubs March of Dimes project told
the club that the present donation:
amounted to over $500. Donation:
will continue to be taken al
day today at the booth in from
of Kress. A prize consisting o
English bone china dishes will b.
awarded the winning donor at tn
drawing tonight.
The final report Of the donation!
viii be given at the next meeting
February 3rd at 10 a. m. there
will be meeting at the c. P. 0
Club Lounge on the Naval Station
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
X. OfC.
Will Hold
Communion

The Knights of Columbus will
hold a family communion and
breakfast tomorrow. Members
OF the Knights with their families
viii attend $50 a. m. Mass and
communion at ST. Mary'S Church,
The breakfast viii be held at the
Noes Hall, 1921 Duval ST., lmmed.
lately following the church ser,
vice.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
Sunday Is Last
Night OF Play

Last chance 10 solve HE
mystery OF what happened 10
me Ten Lille indians will be
fi,is Sunday evening, the final
performance OF HE Key West
Players a. the Barn Theatre.
u is an outstanding play which
meets exaeting professional
standards IN acting. production
and direction. II is one that no
enc IN me Key West area should
miss.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
FAWTU Officers WiUes' Club
Meets At CifeLLfs Restaurant
For Italian Food Ind Entertainment

Members FAWTU Officers Wives Club at the eoorfu
atmosphere cs Restaurant Wednesday their January
luncheon Upon arrival each girl received clever tag fashion
coored their hoSees: Mrs.
Ebey, Mrs. B. Haseltne Mrs R. " Hartman and Mrs. F.
enjoying delicious Italian luncheon all delighted
hear number selections by Mrs W. j. Labendorfer
companed by Duya Mr. Duva also entertained
luncheon with his fascinating accordion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30
Names Omitted

The names of The Mar.Ed Dress
Shop and Mango Beauty Shop were
omitted from the thank you adv.
of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority an.
pearing in last nights Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

ALI wives of enlisted personnel ser.
wing in the Navy, Marines and
Coast Guard are cordially invited
to attend meetings.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-30

: When q recipe tells you 10 scald
milk, Il means that the liquid
should be heated to . point just
below boiling.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
NEW LOCATIONS FOR
DREDGING OYSTERS SEEN

Effective December IS, a num-
Der of new areas will be opened
in coastal areas for dredging oys-
tiers, Director Ben E. Douglas of
the Department of Conservation
and Development announced.
Areas to be opened are Deep
Cove in Shell Bay in Pamlico
County and Deep Bay in Rose Bay
in the Hyde County locality. These
bays have been closed for three
years to allow planted oysters to
reach the minimum of three inches
as required by law before they can
be taken and marketed.
Douglas said Gehrman Holland,
assistant commissioner of the G
& D Departments commercial
fisheries division, and the Insti-
tute of Fisheries Research at
Morehead City had made an in
vestigation of the oyster beds in
the two bays and found the oys-
tiers are now of legal size for
marketing purposes.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
HOME BUILDING IN
MANTEO AREA ON
.UPW A RID TREND
Modern Type Homes Giving
Community Improved
Look Both in Town
and Out

BODYBUILDING in the Manteo Vi
entity is on the upward trend, and
many modern type homes now be-
ing erected or recently finished
tend to give an improved look to
the community, both in and out of
town. Today's BODYBUILDING pro-
gram is considered the largest at
any one time in Manteo.
One of the finest homes, when
complete, is being erected by Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Midget opposite the
Baptist Church. They recently sold
their home on the beach and have
moved to Manteo to settle down.
John Farrow has recently com
pleted an attractive home on the
highway opposite Manteo, and adj
joining his former home. Mrs.
Lolita Midget has recently built
an attractive new home on the old
Main Road.
Postmaster Charles R. Evans is
completing two modern bungalows
on First Avenue to aid in the
towns housing shortage. Nearby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Daniels
have erected a most attractive
home.
Fearing Bros, are erecting what
is to be the first of a number of
modern rental homes on their
subdivision, formerly the D. w.
Etheridge tract north of Broad st.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Earle, al
most newcomers to Roanoke Is
land have erected an attractive
modern brick home on Roanoke
Sound, three miles north of Man
teo.
Omie Tillett is erecting new
home south of Whalebone juno
ton at Mays Head. Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Dystra are building a mod
ern bungalow near their service
station in this area.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
ENCELHARD NATIVE
DIES IN WASHINGTON

Samuel O'Neal, 80, native of
Hyde County died Friday after
noon at his home in Washington
after illness of two years. He was
a retired farmer and fisherman
and had moved from Engelhard to
Washington several years ago.
He was born in Hyde County
January %, 1872, son of the late
Matthew and Mary Clark O'Neal.
He was a member of the Engel-
hard Christian Church. He was
married to the former Ealen Sad
Ter of Hyde county who survives.
Other survivors are one son,
Will O'Neal of Washington; ten
grandchildren, II great-grand-
children; one sister, Mrs. Alice
Sadler of Washington.
Funeral services were held from
the Washington Church OF God,
Saturday afternoon at 300
clock, conducted by the pastor,
he Rev. S. w. Avery. Burial was
in Oakdale cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
DARE RECORDER TRIES
TWO CASES THIS WEEK

Two cases were tried by Dare
County Recorder Baum this week.
Marvin Allen, a highway worker,
charged with taking pair of
pants and two shirts from his
room mate Onley Davis at the Red
Top Cabins Kitty Hawk, and after
pleading guilty was fined S. and
costs.
Eph Daniels, Jr., colored, plead
ed guilty of assaulting Mrs. Lloyd
Meekins and her granddaughter
Ella Mae, and trespassing in the
tavern of Lloyd Meekins was SEN
fenced to 60 days in Jail, condi-
toned on his remaining off the
said premises for three years and
paying a fine of $50 and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
SYST ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT
WILL BE EXCITING PROGRAM
AGAIN, FRIDAY NEXT WEEK
Jet FlyOver Among Features, Along With
Elizabeth City Band, and Greenville ROTC
Unit; Wreathes to Be Laid at Monument
and Dinner for Invited Guests at Carolinian
Hotel December 18th.

A memorial flight by Air Force
Jets, music by Elizabeth City High
School Band and the ECC-ROTC
Drum and Bugle Corps, wreath
laying and a luncheon at The
Carolinian Hotel will be features
of the 51st anniversary of the
Wright Brothers first flight here
next Friday, December II, it is
announced by Miles L. Clark,
chairman of Kill Devil Hills Mem
orial Society. The Society this
year will cooperate with the Air
Force Association and the Ma
tional Park Service in staging the
event.
Rear Admiral Ryland, COM
mandant of the Fifth Naval Dis
trict with headquarters in Norfolk
will be the principal luncheon
speaker and Wade Mari of Eliza
beth City will be the POSTMASTER.
Arrangements for a memorial
flyover by Is jet Appliances has
been arranged by Ralph V.
Whitener, program director of the
Air Force Association. 1t was
Whitener, who in 1853 on Decem-
Der 14-17 staged the Golden Ami
versary aviation celebrations at
Kill Devil Hills. The celebration
this year will be comparable to
observances held in years prior to
1858.
A popular feature as always,
will be the appearance of Eliza
beth City's High School Band, and
its majorettes. The drum and
bugle corps is an ROTC unit. Of
East Carolina College in Green
Vile. Another group of uniformed
band members are expected this
year although they will not pre-
sent musical numbers due to the
tight schedule of events atop Kill
Devil Hills at 10 o'clock. This will
be the P. w. Moore High School
Band of Elizabeth City, a colored
unit.
Wreaths will be placed at the
base of the Memorial by Dare
County, on behalf of the members
of the U. S. Life Saving Service
who assisted the Wrights in their
first flight in 1908. Elizabeth
City's wreath will be placed by
members of the high school band.
The program at the monument
will be brief. Then the scene of
activity will move to the CAROLYN
ian. A. w. Drinkwater, Melvin K.
Daniels, C. S. Meekins and R. E
Jordan will serve as hosts at
the Carolinian on behalf of the
Society, and for Dare County.
Most exciting event at the mon
ument will be the double fly-over
by the Is yet planes, it was stated.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10

ing hunting without being mem
Der.
You Can Still Hunt
Because most of the old time
clubhouses and lodges along the
Dare coast are no longer in bust
ness does not mean that it is not
possible to hunt in the area. There
are numerous facilities for wild
fowl hunters in the Kitty Hawk,
Mays Head, Roanoke Island and
Hatteras Island area. AS always,
there are guides available and
they have the blinds and know the
areas which are not closed by pri-
vate owners or the government.
In comparison to the bag limits
of today as compared to the old
days, there are just as many geese
and ducks. Two geese and four
ducks with game wardens a plenty
is probably a better average than
the days when it was Is ducks
and eight geese and few game pro-
tectors. Those who go wildfowl
hunting, and this is what | am try
ing to get across, find enough game
on an average when the weather is
right to kill their two geese and
four ducks about as easy as it was
% years ago to kill Is ducks and
eeight geese.
When Hunting Was Work
Few living today recall the time
when hunting professionally for
wildfowl was an important indus
try along the coast. That was back
in the days when market hunting
was allowed. In those days there
were sportsmen who came great
distances to shoot wildfol on q
sort of no-limit basis. 1t was no
difficulty to shoot several barrels
full to be shipped back home to
friends, but some of the weather
sportsmen would give their kills
to guides who in turn would ship
the fowl to market.
There were regular buyers in
the various communities who paid
about $40 per pair for canvas
backs, so cents a pair for red
heads, and about 80 cents a pair
for pintails, mallards and "com-
mon ducks" Smaller ducks such
as teal, Rudy and Buffleheads
0could be cashed in at 25 cents a
pair, with four ducks making a
pair. Geese brought about so cents.
Market hunters did not consider
it unusual luck to kill 100 ducks
or geese in a single day. Some
crews killed many more. The late
Big Ike O'Neal used to tell the
story of how he unloaded six shells
from a repeating shotgun into one
flock of ducks (redheads) and pick
See WATERFRONT, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
RALEIGH PARTY ENJOY
HUNT NEAR RODANTHE

Despite the roughness OF the
weather, four hunters from Ra-
leigh on Monday found good
sport and went home in the after
noon comfortably laden with
geese and ducks, after a mornings
hunt from blinds at Mirlo Beach
Lodge near Rodanthe. These men
were Haywood C. Smith. Jcsanh
H. Carter, A. C. Jolliff and Phil
H. Walker. Mr.. Smith is a son of
Col. Gordon Smith who is a sum-
mer resident of Kill Devil Hills,
formerly Aide to the Adjutant
General of North Carolina. Nh.
Jolliff formerly lived in Manteo
when his father preached for the
Methodists.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
FALL DANCE SAT.
FOR BENEFIT OF
MACS HEAD COZ C.
Door Prizes, and Floor Show
at Shrine Club This
Week End

Saturday evening. December
18th, the Mays Head Chamber of
Commerce is having it's fall dance
at the Mays Head Shrine Club.
The dance will begin at 900 pm,
according to Chairman Orville
Baum, and will hold a special floor
show, to be presented by R. E.
Jordan of Mays Head, in charge
of that portion of the program.
Serving with Mr.. Baum on the
dance committee are Mrs. Orville
Baum; Mr.. and Mrs. George Fear
ing; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Briggs; Mr..
and Mrs. P. B. Zevely; Sue V. Nc
Gown and Pres. w. H. Smith Jr
and Mrs. Smith.
A large supply of door prizes
will be offered during the course
of the evening, which are being
presented by the business firms
of Manteo, Mays Head, Kill Devi
Hills and Kitty Hawk
In addition to providing an en-
joyable evening for the member.
and guests, the proceeds from thu
dance will be used in the further
ance of the Chambers program
for advertising and publicity fol
1954-55.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
COVERING THE WATERFRONT

By AYCOCK BROWN

-Mirlo Lodge neal
the Pamlico Sound shore and the
southern limits of Pea Island Ma
tional Wildlife Refuge just north
Of this Outer Banks village will
be catering to wildfowl hunters
during the current season. The
lodge is the nearest | have seen to
a revival of many such lodges and
or hunting clubs that once were
numerous along the North Carolina
coast.
The lodge l knew best was the
one on North Shell Rock rear
Ocracoke which was highly sue
cessful operation for Captain Bill
Gaskill who also owned Pamllco
Inn. In the Ocracoke area at the
same time were two private lodges,
one owned by David Keppel of the
National Gallery of Art and the
Green Island Club. Keppel's was
later sold to Stanley Wahab whI
operates it today as the Beach
Combers Club and Green Island
became the property of Sam Jones
of Norfolk who is now in the
process of building a couple Of
fabulous homesteads in OcEacoke
village.
Across Hatteras Inlet and just
south of Hatteras village Goose
vile Club, a private operation for
many years, is now part OF the
National Seashore Recreation1l
Area, and the clubhouse has be-
come a coast guard station. The
Phipps family once owned an elab-
crate clubhouse north of Cape Hat
teras but its final destruction came
during the 1914 gale in September
which had Hazel-effects in that
area and at nearby Avon. Sand
Ridge Clubhouse acreage once To-
Gated in the Pea Island region was
sold to the government to become
part of the wildlife refuge. North
of Oregon Inlet the Worths owned
excellent shooting club properties
which became part of the National
Seashore and nearer Mays Head
was Conserving Clubhouse proper
ties. Northward from Kitty Hawk
are half dozen or so hunting
clubs today, the most fabulous be-
ing the elaborate Whaleshead
Club at Corolla owned by Ray T.
Adams of Washington, d. G.
OF all the lodges and clubs re-
naming along the outer coast to-
day the only one l know of which
is open to anyone wishing to hunt
wildfowl and not operated on a
membership basis is Mirlo Lodge.
An exception farther south on
Ocracoke would be Wahab's Beach
Comber's Club, where, / believe,
arrang can be made for go
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10
METHODIST To ENLARGE
KITTY HAWK CHURCH

Plans are being made for build
ing an annex to the Kitty Hawk
Methodist Church. Sixteen of the
intermediate Class members have
been making and selling cookies,
cakes and pies for the past 6
weeks and have turned in $50 to
Fannie B. Perry chairman of the
finance committee.
Members who have been work.
ing are: Jackie Twiford, Sandra
Keller, Carol Perry, Gayle Parker,
Gloria Rogers, Betty Finn, Wanda
Hines, Shirley York, Jewel Slater,
Vivian Midget, Karolyn Whit
field, Rosemary Sanderlin, Donna
Midget, Freddy Murdough, Gary
Parker and Gene Smith. They are
now trying for another fifty
dollars.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-10

C. C. DUVALL of Manns Harbor
and East Lake Tuesday was I'M
animously elected Chairman of
the Dare County Board of
Commissioners for a third term
This will be Mr.. Duvall's fourth
term on the county Board, and he
expressed himself as deeply ap-
preciative of the confidence be-
stowd in him in this position
When the Board met this week
one new member, Estuc P. White
of Buxton took a seat on the
Board. Mr.. White served fol-
years as member and Chairman OF
the County Board of Education
The other three members of the
Board are w. H. Lewark of Kill
Devil Hills, James w. Scarbor-
ough of Avon and L. L. Swain OF
Manteo.
Among items of business trans
acted this week by the Board was
voting a donation of $500 to Cas-
well Training School in Kinston
For the Kill Devil Hills celebra-
ton December II, $3.50 was pro-
vided. Member Swain reported or
recent visit to Raleigh with the
Chairman of the Highway Com
mission, in company with severa,
others from Manteo.
The Board passed a resolution
asking the Highway Commission
to name the new Croatan Sound
Bridge in tribute to the late Gov
ernor William B. Umstead