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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-01

evening, March %, where Mrs. C.
Strome was hostess. The first
business of the evening was en-
joying the delicious strawberry
dessert. In the game which fol
lowed, first prize went to Mrs.
Wesley Boyer, and second prize
to Mrs. Robert Peckinpaugh.
Members pres t: Mesdames
Wayne Buchanan, Richard Bridg-
nina, Harry Whitaker, Douglas
Southall, and dell Nc
Laughlin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-01

A group from StillWell Rd.,
which usually plays canasta dis
pensed with the games on March
Is and honored Mrs. Walter Man
gan with layette shower. Mrs.
John Eckhard was hostess, and
gathered in Mesdames Arthur
Burt, Gordon Johnson, John Fort,
William Sweger, Joseph Byrnes,
Robert Davidson, and James
Copp Also present was Mrs. Eek.
hardt'S mother, Mrs. Lillian Bell,
who spends the winters with her
daughter, but during the summer
heat returns to the cool of New
Hampshire.
DR.. and Mrs. John Fort and
family of Stillwell Rd., saw their
mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Chaplin, off last week on her trip
home to Chicago. She had spent
a week visiting her.
New arrivals: A boy on March
"a for the Norman Persons of
Midway; a girl, who arrived
about two weeks ago, for the Carl
Sandifers, of Grandin Avenue.
John Eckhardt and Gordon
Johnson sent in their subscrip-
tons this week for the SENTI-
MEL.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
BUILDING PERMITS
IN DARE COUNTY

The following building permits
were issued from the office of the
tax supervisor of Dare County
during the past week:
Atlantic Township
]. L. Harris, to erect a family
cottage on Mary B. Harris prop
erty on oceanside near Croatan
Hotel, $1,000.
L. A. Smith, to erect a one-story
block building in Virginia Dare
Shores, $1,000.
G. D. Towe, to erect a one-story
building of asbestos shingles,
sheetrock and pine paneling near
Frank Kramer, $4,000.
H. C.. Hargreaves, to erect a
one-story building of imitation
brick at Hargreaves Beach, $500.
CrOatan Township
c. E. Payne, to repair back
porch, $500.
Mays Head Township
]. M. Parker, addition to build
ing between Flamingo Restaurant
and Gaskill property, 5000.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
1T. AUBREY ROGERS
TRANSFERRED TO GERMANY

First 1t. Aubrey Rogers, who
has been stationed at Chaumont
ALB in the central part of France
for the past two years, has been
transferred to Observation-Disclosures
ALB in Germany, near Munich.
1t. Rogers will be the new finan-
ce officer for the base in Ger
many.
Aubrey, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Rogers of Manteo,
describes the German base as the
"plushest in the Air Force" in a
letter to his parents this week.
1t was the headquarters for the
German Air Force during World
War II. The buildings are made
of stone, and he will have a room
with private bath, which will be
a striking contrast to the base in
France where he has been living
in tents.
Also, 1t. Rogers has been re-
commended for promotion to the
rank of Captain, and the rank
will probably be confirmed some
time early in the summer.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
FRANK S. cAHooN

Columbia Frank Sylvenus
Cahoon, SO, a native of Columbia,
died Friday afternoon aboard a
tug at the Colonna Shipyard. He
had lived in Norfolk for 40 years
and was a marine engineer en-
ployed as port engineer by the
McAllister Towing Company. His
marine career was launched in
1909. He was the husband of Mrs.
Emma Walker Cahoon, a member
of the Berkley Avenue Baptist
Church and of Atlantic Lodge 2,
AT and AM. Surviving besides
his wife are one daughter, Mrs.
Haywood c. Cahoon; one son,
Frank E. Cahoon; two sisters
Mrs. ]. H. Eaton and Mrs. ]. M.
Whitehurst, all of Norfolk; two
brothers, E. U. Cahoon of Nor
folk and Charles w. Cahoon of
Long Beach, Calf; two grand
children.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
FAIRFIELD PERSONALS

Richard Mann of N. C. State
College spent the week end with
Mrs. Murray Mann and Betty.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Worth Moore
spent Sunday at Mays Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Harris and
daughters, Martha and Linda, were
business visitors in Plymouth Sat.
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Berry anG
Henry were visitors in Plymouth
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Mooney
Glenn and Linda spent the weel
end in Back Bay, Va, with rela.
tives.
Mesdames ]. C. Sadler anc
James Rue were Engelhard visi.
tors Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Williams anC
daughter Norma of Norfolk spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs
P. C. Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Jones, Jr.
and son of New Bern were recent
guests of their parents.
Laverne Mooney of Kinston ant
Miss Joyce Mooney Of Washington
spent the week end with Mr.. an
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
RAY COHOON SWORN
AS U. S. MARSHALL

Columbia.-B. Ray Cohoon, for
mer sheriff of Tyrrell County hav-
ing received the appointment as
U. S. Marshall for the Eastern
District, was sworn in at Washing
ton, N. c., in the Federal Build
ing on Tuesday, April 20 at 2 pm.
Those from Columbia who wit
messed the oath of office, besides
his own immediate family were,
his two sisters, Mrs. T. w. Arm
strong and Mrs. W. S. Caravan;
his brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd E. Cohoon; Mrs. T. K. Yer
by, Mrs. Alpha Williams, Mrs.
John P. Alexander, Billy Brown,
Mrs. w. G. Liverman, Herbert H.
Liverman and H. T. Liverman.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
TOM WISE BURIED AT
STUMPY POINT SUNDAY

Funeral services for Thomas NJ.
Wise, 75-year-old Stumpy Point
resident, were conducted Sunday
afternoon from the Stumpy Point
Methodist Church by Rev. A. L. G.
Stephenson; graveside rites were
conducted by the Mattamuskeet
Masonic Lodge of Engelhard, of
which Mr.. Wise was member.
Mr.. Wise, who served in the in
fantry in World War l, passed
away at the Veterans Hospital at
Kecoughtan, Virginia, early Satur-
day after a confinement of several
months. He was fisherman most
of his life, but the last Is years he
had been employed at the Norfolk
Naval Base.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Gertrude Wise of Stumpy Point;
one sister, Mrs. Melton Hooper of
Stumpy Point; three brothers, w.
G. Wise of Stumpy Point, John M.
Wise of New Bern, and Will Wise
of Norfolk, Va.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
CHANNEL BASS
CAROLINA COAST
FOOD FAVORITE
Species Is Also Great Game
For Anglers, Many Pay
ing High Price

Channel Bass as the sports
fisherman of today calls the fish
and which in olden times was
called drum" or "red drum" has
long been a favorite food OF
Carolina coastal residents. AS a
result, the fish, which does not
bring big prices commercially
today, is seldom wasted. That is,
all channel bass taken with rod
and reel are either destined for
the deep freezers or kitchens of
the angler who catches them, or
are given away to local residents
here on Roanoke Island or else
where along the coast for home
consumption.
When the first drum or chan
mel bass are taken in nets, and
that event usually takes place at
Hatteras in beach seines or pound
nets during late March, the de-
mand for the fish is far greater
than the supply.
Fifty years ago when the au-
thors of the old North Carolina
Book of Fishes were preparing
the volume under the sponsor
ship of the old North Carolina
Geological and Economic Survey,
some interesting facts were writ
ten about this fish. In 1907, year
of publication of the volume the
description of the "red drum"
which also was occasionally
called channel bass, reddish,
spotted bass and just drum, was
considered one of the largest and
most valuable fishes of the South
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. A des-
cription in those days identified
the Speciman as fish that some
times reached five feet in length
and weighed rs pounds. Actually
in 1949 according to the Inter
national Game-fish Association
an 83-pounder was landed with
rod and reel by a Is year old boy
at Cape Charles, Va, and a world
record for a decade was a 751s
FOUNDER reeled in by Capt. Ber-
nice Balance at Cape Hatteras.
The Book of Fishes, in its des-
cription of the economic value of
the drum stated that it varies
much in accordance with size.
They are usually graded COM
mercially in four sizes, puppy
drum, yearling drum, two foot
drum and old drum" The most
valued commercially is the two
foot and yearlings.
Old drum have long been
favorite food fish of the natives
on the Outer Banks, who corn
and then dry the fish, as the New
Englanders preserve Goldfish.
Actually the fish are most val
liable today as a game species,
Fishermen with rod and reel pay
well for the privilege of drum"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
SAMUEL S. NEAL is
BURIED WEDNESDAY

Funeral services for Samuel s.
Neal, prominent 75-year-old resi-
dent of Engelhard, were conducted
at the home Wednesday afternoon
by Rev. Horace G.. Thompson of
Colerain.
Mr.. Neal died at 1898 am. Mon
day in Albemarle Hospital in Eliz-
abeth City following a long illness.
Mr.. Neal, retired business man,
was the son of the late J. Gray
Neal and Julia Gibbs Neal of En-
gelhard. His wife, the former Ret
ia McGraff of Salisbury, Md, sur
wives.
Other survivors include one son,
Royden S. Neal, Engelhard; two
grandchildren, Pattie and Pete
Neal; one brother, Luke NJ. Neal,
Engelhard; two sisters, Belle Neal,
Engelhard, and Mrs. John M.
Spencer, Wilmington, N. c., and
several nieces and nephews.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
-ALMY BURRUS, 60, BURIED
SUNDAY AT HATTERAS

Funeral services for Amy Bur-
rus, 80, who died Friday were con-
Quoted Sunday afternoon at 2 o.
cloeksat the home in Hatteras by
the Rev. Dan Meadows, pastor of
Hatteras Methodist Church. Bur-
/ ia1 followed in the family cemetery,
Mr.. Burrus was a native and life
long resident of Hatteras, the son
of -Ethelbert and Achsen Williams
Burrus, husband of Mrs. LOWE
O'Neat Burrus, a retired Coast
Guardsman, having served "a
years.
He was veteran of World War
II, member of the Wanchese
Lodge, AT & AM and a member OF
the New Bern Consistory No. 8
Surviving besides his wife are
one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Mitch
ell of Norfolk; two sons, Dalton
Burrus, USCG, stationed at Hat
teras and Edgar Burrus of Ber-
muda; one sister, Mrs. Lula Full
cher of Buxton; three brothers,
Luther and Maurice Burrus of Hat
teras and Calvin Burrus of Bux-
ton; six grandchildren.
Those attending the funeral of
Amy Burrus from out-of-town
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd O'Neal
and children, Mrs. Lillian McDon-
aid of Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dallas O'Neal of Norfolk, Amy
O'Neal of Norfolk, Mr.. and Mrs,
Leslie Austin, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Smithwick, Mrs. William Miner
va) Johnson, Mrs. Stephen (Melba)
Eure of Norfolk, Miss Elizabeth
Burrus, Rev. z. B. Cowan of Little
ton, Miss Ruby Oden, Mrs. Jor-
dan Robinson, Beverly Moss O'Neal
of Norfolk and large crowd
from Ocracoke, Rodanthe, Avon,
Buxton and Frisco.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
GUIDES SAY BEST
DRUM SEASON IN
SEVERAL YEARS

Mays Head, N. C.@Sportsfish
ing guides operating in the Ore
gon Inlet sector are saying. it's
the best channel bass season in
years and they base their state
ments on the catches that have
been made since Thursday, April
Is, when the first catches of the
season were landed with rod and
reel with spoon lures trolled in
the wake of charter boats.
After the day of this arrival
when less than a score of anglers
landed rs fish weighing from 80
ito SIS pounds the milling schools
of channel bass scattered and
then for a week or 10 days, while
catches were reported daily, no
great quantities were taken.
Starting on Saturday the fish
were schooling again, if not in
the immediate vicinity of the In
liz in waters of the ocean or
sound close by. Some 80 or more
fish were taken on Saturday, the
largest catch being II landed by
Fred Haycox, Jr. and Ed White
of Norfolk and J. c. Causey and
]. c. Causey Jr. of Suffolk. They
ranged from 80 to 1912 pounds
each and were landed from Capt.
Fred Basnight's ''Slow and Easy"
which hit the school close to
shore off the Dare beaches north
of the Inlet.
On Sunday, anglers had even
better luck. Most of the boats
caught from two to five channel
bass and some parties landed
even more. A Washington D. c.
area party including T. D. Camp
bell, E. o. Coffey,. C. A. Lee and
DR.. Samuel Leisherr accounted
for 16 channel bass ranging up to
Al pounds eachs. They were fish
ing with Capt. Omie Tillett a.
board the Jerry Jr." Thirteen
big ones were brought in by Ter
ry Gibbs and Bill Noe of Balti-
more and Melon Phillips of
Norfolk who has fished from a.
board the "Chee Chez, skip
pered by Capt Willie Etheridge
Jr. Capt. Charlie Scarborough's
party of New Jerseymen, Florist
Tozzo, Walter Kraemer and Lou
Battalot, aboard the Andrea"
accounted for II channel bass.
On Monday of this week Capt.
Etheridge's party brought in II
channel bass. Gilbert Tillett a.
board the "Bumbaloo" of Wan
cheese had a party aboard that
landed five. Brigadier General
Robert M. Bothhurst of Southern
Pines and party landed from
aboard Capt. Sam Tillett's boat.
Similar catches were made by
dozens of other boats near Inlet
Monday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
DAN HARRIS SEEKS POST
ON DARE COUNTY BOARD

A newcomer to the political
arena is Dan S. Harris of Kill
Devil Hills, who has announced
for county commissioner from At
lantic Township, subject to the
Democratic primary.
For the last five years, Mr..
Harris has been a resident prop
erty owner on the beach. He is a
partner in the Harris & Balance
realty firm and is also an auto
mobile dealer. ~ =
Although he has never held po-
litical office, he believes his ex-
tensive business experience will be
an asset if he is selected on the
county board, in handling affairs
in the public's interest.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
SALVATION ARMY
RAISING FUNDS
IN DARE COUNTY

Extensive and unique plaAs have
been made for the Salvation Army
Fund Campaign which started last
Sunday and will continue not long
er than the next two weeks, ac-
cording to Norman Trueblood, of
Elizabeth City, who is chairman
of the campaign.
The committee would like to see
the, campaign completed success
fully and quickly, and with that
thought in mind, Sunday, May 2,
has been designated as Salvation
Army Day. Many churches devote
one Sunday each year to their
budget and finances, and Sunday,
May 2, will be devoted to the bud
get and finances of the Salvation
Army.
Wallace Gray and Lawrence
Swain have been appointed Chair
men for Dare County, and they
will be assisted by Mrs. Goldie
Meekins.
The campaign will continue
again Sunday with half-hour
broadcast of religious music over
both Elizabeth City radio stations,
WGAI and WCNC, from 1870 to
2 PM, and a thorough canvass
will begin of the entire area en-
bracing Elizabeth City and Pas
quotank county, and Chowan, Per-
quimans, Camden, Currituck coun-
ties as well as that portion of Dare
County that is in the S. A. terri
tory.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
MANTEO PERSONALS

Manteo Rebekah Lodge No. 81
will hold the regular meeting Mon
day night, May 8, at 8. Mrs. Anr
Basnight, Noble Grand, asks all
members to be present as two
candidates will be initiated by the
Degree Staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland S. Meekins
have returned home after attend
ing the celebration of the 50th
W e d d ing anniversary of Mrs.
Meekins' brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ]. Lowe
of Norfolk, Va.
Billy O'Neal, USCG, of Groton,
Conn.,, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. O'Neal, last week end.
Ellsworth Midget has returned
to his home in Manteo from the
Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Va,
where he was a patient for several
weeks. His daughter, Mrs. Max
Mann, who came home to be near
her father in his illness, has re-
turned to her home in Alexandria,
Va.
Mrs. r. A. Holloman III of Ahos-
kie spent several days this week
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. F. W.
Meekins, and Mr.. Meekins.
Miss Lois Pearce of Meredith
College spent last week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Pearce. Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce also
had as their week end guests
Ronnie Shavelik and Whitley Bell
of the N. C. State College basket
ball team, and Graham Bostick
and Dick Terrell of State College.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
LUTHER M. MANN. MANTEO
NEGRO, BURIED THURSDAY

Luther M. Mann, 81, Manteo
Negro, died April q at 10:45 pm
in the Marine Hospital in Nor
folk.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Amy Mann; three sons, Mayo OF
Manteo, Benjamin of USCG, Nor
folk, and Carlton, USCG, Boston;
one sister, Vessie Gibbs of Man
teo; one brother, H. D. Mann OF
Manteo; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held al
Free Grace Disciple Church
Thursday !. Burial followed in the
family cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
JIMMIE DAVIS BOATS
15O-LB. STURGEON WED

Jimmie Davis landed a 150-
pound sturgeon in a ID foot skiff,
single-handed, Wednesday. He was
fishing a IA foot net. He took the
big fish in to Willie Etheridge's
fish house at Wanchese, and ii
brought him $500. The roe
amounted to around 6 pounds, and
retails for So per pound. Sturgeon
is considered a delicacy by some
northerners.
North Carolina farmers plan
to plant about 100000 acres of
corn this year, compared with
2,179,000 acres planted in 1858.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
MEETING
Continued from Page One)

of the park will be briefly outlined
by representative of the Seashore
Park.
At 8 pm. Saturday they will
inspect the road to the lighthouse
and to the cape.
At 9 pm. tomorrow night they
will be guests of Dare County at
an informal dance at the Shrine
Club.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
FISHERMEN
Continued from Page One)

shock, but the other two were re-
ported to have received only
minor treatment.
Ebert Gallop and his crew went
back in the afternoon and saved
the nets which began to tangle
after the boat was sunk.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
SCOUTS
Continued from Page One)

and receipt will be issued for the
amount given:
Mrs. Paula Fulcher, chairman,
Mrs. Helen Midget, Mrs. Blanche
Midget, Mrs. Sue Williams, Mrs.
jeanne Tharp, Lloyd Scarborough
and Robert Rayle.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30

The 1858 United States crop of
oats was estimated at IL billion
bushels, 3 per cent below the
1852 crop.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-30
Yrs. Dallas Mooney.

Mrs. Dallas Mooney.
Pfc. Eugene Midyette of Fort
Jackson, s. c., was the week end
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Midyette.
Rev. A. H. Stone of Swan Quar-
ter held his regular services at
the Methodist Church Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
New Daily Newspaper
Is Planned at Bristol
BY the Associated Press

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn, Sept.
"a weekly newspaper publisher
said yesterday he and a group
OF associates plan to start a new
morning daily at Bristol, Va
Tenn, within the next six weeks
to two months.
Joe Mckenzie, publisher of the
Sullivan County News, said the
new paper will be named the
Bristol Post and will be financed
by a group of Bristol business
men.
Bristol now has two newspa-
pers. the Herald Courier, morn
ing, and the Virginian-Tene
sean, afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

INA recent biography of Abraham Lincoln
Il blinked at this single sentence concerning
his early boyhood near Hodgenville. KY:
"A neghbor boy saved him from drowning in
the creek; otherwise his childhood years in
Kentucky were uneventful."
Who had saved Lincoln's life? What had
become of the man in later years? Had the
nation ever acknowledged his deed? About
such details there wasn't word
Driven by curiosity. searched in other
biographies, in encyclopedias, in history
books. wrote to historical societies and con-
suited historians. The total information yield
ed by all these sources amounted to three
simple points. and recorded history could give
no more:
I. The name of the man who had saved
Lincoln's life was Austin Collaher.
2. In the first year of his presidency Abra-
ham Lincoln told Dr. Jesse Rodman, a visitor
from Hodgenville. KY: Jesse, wouldn't be
here today if Austin Gollaher hadn't once
fished me out of Knob Creek. was eight at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

Austin Gollaher slowly took shape. And at
last we have it.
In his prime. Austin Gollaher was power
full. heavy-set. tobacco chewing Kentucky
farmer. He lived to be 90, and throughout his
life he delighted in telling the story of the way
he had rescued Abe Lincoln.
''One morning." he would say, ABE and
me, we fixed to go across Knob Creek and
scare up some 'possum. Only way to get across
the creek was to coon it. ITO coon" the creek
meant to side across it on log.l About half
way over Abe slipped off the log. He couldn't
swim stroke and he let out yell.
Il never been so scared in my life as when
saw him go down, thrashin around. l couldn't
swim, either, but 1 grabbed n sycamore
branch and showed il down into the water.
Abe got hold of it and hauled him
ashore. Reckon it was maybe twenty minutes
before he could sit up and look alive again."
The rescue was part of close boyhood
friendship that lasted some 10 years. The
Continued on page "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

the time, and Austin was eleven must have
been three-quarters drowned when he dragged
me up on the bank"
;. Toward the end of his life Gollaher told
John Rogers Gore. Kentucky newspaper
man, a number of anecdotes about Lincoln's
early years. But since he was talking about
events that had happened some 80 years ear
lier, there was no way to check their accuracy.
Kentucky Search
That was all. There were no other records
concerning the man who had saved Abe Lin
coin for a great destiny. The editors of THIS
WEEK shared my interest in seeking out the
story of Austin Gollaher; and at their urging
flew to Kentucky. There began search for
Gollaher's descendants.
The quest took me from town to town
through two counties, Hardin and Larue. 1t
took me up dozens of side roads to backwoods
cabins. But found Gollaher's grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Out Of their memo
ries and out of family records the story of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-09

DOCK DASH.
That information comes as good
news to Key WeSters who, have
long advocated that something be
done to revive Key Vests reputa-
ton as an attraction to the ma
Gion's yachtsmen.
Meanwhile, according to City At
t0rney ]. Y. Porter, there is a pri-
vate investor who is interested in
leasing the Blight from the city and
improving it to the tune of $780,
600.
Lang was instructed to draw UP
The specifications and issue a cal
for bids on a spit to be constructed
into the Blight at the foot of First
Street.
The spit, according to plans
drawn up by Mayor C. B. Harvey,
has provision for the addition Of
finger piers to accommodate "a
yachts.
First Street Spit
Tentative plans call for the re-
moval of a spit constructed by the
city three years ago at the foot
of Fifth Street and to use some Of
the material to build the new spit.
A retaining wall built there will
have to be blasted out, Lang said.
The city has $3S, 900 in the budget
this year for the Garrison Blight
improvement program. Lang said
that he has received no definite es-
Inmates, but that he thought that
whuld be enough for the spit and
some of the finger piers.
Meanwhile, the offer from the
unnamed private investor has
complicated the situation.
It has again raised the question
which has plagued city officials for
the past decade: What is best for
Garrison Blight?
The city has turned down other
such offers and gone ahead with
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