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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
DELRAY BEACH is
DEVELOPING ON
COAST OF DARE

Kill Devil Hills,-Delray Beach
is the newest of several residen-
tial developments in the Kitty
Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Mays
Head area and w. R. Deaton, of
Greensboro is the owner and
developer of the properties. AL
ready paved streets have been
built through the area and adj
ditional streets are proposed dir
ect to the oceans edge in the
swank ''millionaire's row. of this
first-flight area which became an
incorporated town last year.
Like other residential devel-
opments which have been Great
ed in the Dare beaches area in
recent years, the new develop
ment with the exception of its
ocean privileges is located adj
jacent to and on the west side
of U. S. Highway 158. It is just
north of the Wright Brothers
National Monument.
Deaton stated today that lots
in Delray Beach averaged 75x
100 feet. The properties is ex-
clusively Zoned for residences.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
TELEPHONE co. TO
EXPLAIN NEW SYSTEM

The Norfolk & Carolina Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. has an
nounced that arrangements have
been made for a meeting to be
held in the Town Hall of Kill De-
vii Hills at 1880 pm, on Monday,
May 10 for the discussion of the
features of the new dial system
for the Dare County Beaches,
which is scheduled for service
on or about June l, 1854.
All telephone subscribers re-
siding in Kill Devil Hills, Kitty
Hawk and Mays Head are invited
to meet with representatives of
the Telephone Company, who
will be present to- explain plans
for the switchover from the pre-
sent type of service to the dial
system operation.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
CORNERSTONE Frs
REQUEST DYKING
AT STUMPY POINT
Other Matters Taken Up At
County Commissioners
Meeting Tuesday

At the monthly meeting of the
Dare County Board of Commits
sioners Tuesday, it was ordered
that the State Highway and Pub
lie Works Commission be requested
to investigate the condition of the
shore line at Stumpy Point, with
the purpose of dyking the same in
order to protect the present road.
The shoreline has been washing
away considerably recently, and it
is thought that the road may soon
suffer some damage.
The commissioners also request
ed that the Commission furnish
enough gravel for approximately
300 feet of road leading into the
community cemetery at Stumpy
Point.
Also at Stumpy Point, the board
ordered that action on the creosote
lumber used for dyking at the
Stumpy Point canal be deferred
until the June meeting.
Other matters taken up at Tues
days meeting were as follows:
The board voted to accept a re-
vision in the county school budget
presented by the superintendent,
Mrs. Mary Evans.
1t was ordered that map of
the Buxton health center site be
resubmitted to T. J. Jessup, to
clear UP a point not clear on the
map.
Mrs. Goldie Meekins, welfare su-
perintendent, made the regular re-
port and requested funds to help
a welfare case, for which the sum
of SPOTS was appropriated.
Also, for the Welfare Depart
ment, it was ordered that type
writer be purchased from surplus
funds accruing to the county from
blind administration refunds, to be
charged to the equipment account
of the welfare administration bud
get. The cost authorized was SPOT.
The board accepted the yearly
county audit as presented by R. o.
Howard, for the year ending June
80, 1853.
David Cox was appointed as a
"ecial surveyor to survey entries
~ David Stick and Noah Price.
~ was ordered that the valuation
, See MEETING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
NEW RAMPS NOW IN USE
AT OREGON INLET FERRY

New landing ramps have been
completed at both docks of Ore
gon Inlet ferry and old hazards
and boarding and unloading an
noyances been eliminated. Ex-
tending the ramps makes for an
easy approach to the ferry boat.
State Highway officials here last
week announced that an addition
al ferry would be operating across
Oregon Inlet on the new all-paved
U. S. ga, Hatteras Highway by
June Ia and a third boat ready for
operation about July 10. The fer
ries were recently obtained for the
State by Care Hatteras National
Seashore officials.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
MOVE FLIGHT CELEBRATION
TO OCT. H. SUGGESTED BY
TOURIST WORKSHOP CLINIC
Many Speakers Included On Panel To Help
Local People Improve Accommodations for
Tourists; Pointed Out That Dare Coast Has
Best Fishing Anywhere In America.

''The Wright Brothers ce1ebra-
ton on December II should be
moved up to October H." said
Thompson Greenwood at the
Tourist Workshop Clinic held in
the Carolinian Hotel Wednesday
afternoon. Thanksgiving has
been moved, so why not the
Wright Brothers celebration.
People already know when the
first flight was made"
Mr.. Greenwood's topic was
"Coordinated selling in the tou-
rist area" In respect to coordi-
nation, Greenwood said, "why
not end the season on October
II and get at least 100000 more
than you have been getting for
the last SO years. Why every year
for so years you have been hav-
ing a celebration down here on
the coolest day of the year for
only handful Of people. Why
not move the date ahead and
have $4,000, $4,000 or $4,000 peo-
pie here for the occasion. Why
not coordinate what you have
with your season." he stated.
Aycock Brown, who was pre-
sent for the clinic, replied that
plans have been considered for
some time to do just what Mr..
Greenwood suggested, but that
they have not yet materialized.
T. E. Packard, Jr., vice-presi-
dent of the Carolina Motor Club,
stated that auto clubs through
out the country route approx
mately 100000 tourists per
year.
"This year." Mr.. Packard sta
ted, "74,0OO,0O0 people will take
a vacation, spending some
/ $12,000,000,000. But the honey
moon is over" he went on. ':'Peo-
pie are squeezing the dollar,
shopping around, and in order
-fer-you to get your share of the
. tourist dollar you must market
your merchandise" His topic was
Presenting your tourist mer-
chandise"
Fright here on the Dare coast
you have the best fishing any
where in the whole United
States, yet people go fishing o.
Their places more so than they do
here. You get less people here
because of a lack of advertising.
Other places have overadver-
tised, and as a result they are
getting the business that should
come to you."
"The- host in Hospitality" was
the topic of Ed. L. Washburn,
president of the Highway 301
Association. "The hotel or mo-
tor court operator should know
his territory well, so that he may
be better able to keep his guests
day or two longer" He can let
them know what the country Of
See CLINIC, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
GARAGE BUMPER
FOUND GUILTY
RECKLESS DRIVING

The Midway Garage between
Manteo and Wanchese on Roam
oke Island has been run into for
the third time.
David o. Latham, Negro, who
knocked down the stop sign at
Midway Garage and plowed
through a cinderblock wall, was
found guilty of reckless driving
in Dare County Recorders Court
Tuesday afternoon.
Latham, who was driving a
1851 Oldsmobile, said he lost con-
troll of the car before he came up
on the stop sign and could do
nothing but let it go straight
ahead. However, attorney Martin
Kellogg pointed out that if the
car had gone straigh ahead it
would have gone straight into
the garage across the road. AS it
was, the car went on the north
side of the garage, knocking off
the corner of the ladies rest
room and going through a wall
adjacent to the station.
The stop sign which the car
struck was thrown on the south
side of the station across the
road.
George Hale Quidley, owner
of the station, testified that Lat
ham had already made arrange
ments to pay for the damage,
which was estimated OF $125, and
that he had already been paid
SIS on account.
Judge Baum ordered that the
remainder of the restitution be
carried out. The judgement was
go days, suspended.
Other cases on the docket
Tuesday were:
Davis Payne, drunk on the
streets of Manteo, SIS and costs.
Sam Rogers, indecent exposure
on the highway, SIS and costs.
Arthur Johnson, improper
brakes, S. and costs.
Luther B. Outlaw, improper
registration plates, SIS and costs.
Carlton Shannon, reckless
driving, $25 and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
BLUEFISH AND BLACK
DRUM AT OREGON INLET

Mays Head.-Weather changes
following a cold front made spotty
fishing for drum fishermen early
this week in the Oregon Inlet area.
Bluefish and black drum catches,
the first of the season for these va
rieties, were taken by trollers with
artificial lures in the Oregon Inlet
area.
One of the largest channel bass
boated, 41-pounder, was taken
off Bodie Island by Mrs. Helen
Baum, who was fishing with her
husband aboard the cruiser Butch.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
By Roger Meekins

It is whispered around these
days that Edward Green and
Keith Fearing, Jr., are not on the
very best of speaking terms.
Now Mr.. Green and Mr., Fearing
have been, all their lives, the
very best of friends. And, as a
matter of fact, they each own a
cottage next to each other on
Mays Head beach on the Oregon
Inlet road. But because of little
practical joke that went haywire,
they are temporarily out of plea
SAINT contact. 1t. happened some
thing like this.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Green
(Annie) were dining with Mr..
Green's mother last Saturday
night, Keith crawled through a
window in Edwards cottage and
moved a rug and couple pieces
of furniture from the front into
the back room. It was intended
that the Greens would find the
furniture misplaced and be puz-
zled as to how it got that way.
But that amt the way it hap
pened.
Presently the Greens came to
their cottage, opened the door,
and discovered that some fur
niture was missing, as planned.
But, just before they approached
the cottage, they remembered
seeing car pull out of their
driveway. actually, it was from
the driveway of the cottage next
door. The car had turned and
gone toward Oregon Inlet, bot
tleneck from which it couldn't
escape. So. Mr.. Green set up a
roadblock and called the sheriff
and deputy, Frank Cahoon and
Dan Cannady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green hadn't
gone into the back room as yet.
In the meantime, Mr.. Fearing
had told his father, Keith Fear
ing, ST., what had happened, and
Mr.. Fearing, ST., in turn told the
story to Moncie Daniels, Jr., who
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
Practical Joke Goes Haywire;
Mr.. Fearing, Mr.. Green On Outs
Joke That Didn't Co Off As Scheduled Resulted In
Sheriff Being Called To The Scene

also owns a cottage on the same
road. So. Mr.. Daniels, thinking
that something serious might
happen, stopped Frank Cahoon
on the way down the road and
told him what had happened.
The Greens still had not ven
tured into the back room of their
cottage. But the car which had
gone toward Oregon Inlet now
came back and was forced to stop
at the roadblock.
Mr.. Green came beside the dri-
yer and began to question him.
Mrs. Green climbed into the car
and helped with the interroga-
ton. Some accusations were
made.
Mr.. Cannady, who had not
been informed of the true situa-
ton, arrived on the scene and
began an investigation.
Sheriff Cahoon arrived, looked
into the matter, and discovered
the missing furniture in the back
room.
It is said that Mr.. Green was
rather embarrassed to have to
make apologies to the stranger,
and because of this MIR. Green
and Mr.. Fearing are on the
"outs." But as usually happens
in the case of a practical joke,
time will mend the situation.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
SCHOOL BOARD
SEES PLANS FOR
BUXTON SCHOOL
NJ. A. ToIer Selected AS
School Supervisor; Teach
ers Re-appointed

The Dare County Board of Ed
ucation April q voted unan-
imously to sign a new contract
with architect B. H. Stephens
for the proposed Buxton School.
His fee is to be six per cent, and
Mr.. Stephens must agree to can
eel any obligation on the part of
the board for work done by the
architect on the original plans of
the building.
Mrs. Mary Evans, superinten-
dent, presented Mr.. Stephens
work sketch of the building, and
the boord instructed her to notify
the architect that the plans
would not be approved unless
they included a separate lunch
room and auditorium,
The Board also authorized the
transfer of funds to pay for sur
vey and contour map of the new
ly-acquired school site at Buxton.
Other business taken up by the
board follows:
Noah A. Toler was elected as
supervisor of Dare County
schools for the 1954-55 term, sub
ject to the approval of the state
department of public instruction.
designations of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A. James of the Manteo school
faculty and w. A. Moye of the
Buxton school faculty were ac-
cepted, effertive at the end of
the current school year.
Teachers and janitors in the
schools of the county were re-
elected for the coming year. They
are as follows:
Wanchese: Mrs. Louise H. Til
lett, Mrs. Milan Meekins, Mrs.
Cleopatra Daniels; Earle w. Will
lis, janitor.
Avon: B. F. Martin, Mrs. Mil
dred Parks; Thomas Scarborough,
janitor.
Stumpy Point: Mrs. Ruby
Gray.
Hatteras: S. F. Wilkinson, Mrs.
Violet Austin, Mrs. Inez D. Aus
tin; Mrs. Vera Robinson, janitor
Manns Harbor: Stanley Mat
thews, Mrs, Ivadean Wescott
Mrs. Bette Twiford; Mrs. Mel
rose Tfllett, janitor
Roanoke: w. E. Hall, Mrs. Lii
liam T. Boone, Mrs. Eva Bethea;
Quinton Dozier, janitor.
Kitty Hawk: E. w. Bryan, Miss
Alyce Sumrell, Mrs. Annie Mae
Bryan, Mrs. Irene B. Midget,
See BOARD, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
MANS CLUB CAKE
SALE FOR SCHOLARSHIP

The final bake sale of the sea-
son will be held by the, Manteo
Woman's Club Saturday, May 8,
at Fearing's in Manteo. At that
time cakes, pies, cup cakes, can
dies and other items will be Of
fered for sale. Proceeds will go
toward the Woman's Club schol-
arship which is annually award
ed to member of the graduating
class of Manteo High School. The
public is urged to patronize the
sale and help along the good
cniiee.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-07
THREE-POUND BLUES
REPORTED TAKEN IN SURF

Buxton. = Bluefish up to three
pounds each were landed in the
surf at the Point of Cape Hatteras
during the past week, according
to George Fuller, merchant, and
who caught many of them; he said
most catches were made with Hop
kins lures, and the average ranged
between one and half and two
pounds. He said Shelton Williams,
local angler, hooked and landed
a 81 pound channel bass in the
surf during the ~ast week end.
, 1954-01-18
Hon. Percivol Reese
Elected Heed Of
the v. |. Unity Party

The Hon. Percival HI Reese
was elected chairman Of the
Virgin Islands Unity Party at
a meeting held in st. Thomas
recently. Warren Brown was
elected vice chairman; Mrs.
,Christianita Saunders, trea-
.suref; Mrs. Florence Hill, re-
cording secretary; Edward
Buzzell, corresponding secre-
tary and James Thomas, ser
geant at arms.
Elected to the Executive
Committee were ivan How
ard, Jesus Torres, Herbert
Tuitt and Algernon Francis.
The Party plans to issue a
mime0ghaphed sheet to be
called '"The Mortar Pestle'.
the first issue will appear on
Saturday, January %.
, 1954-01-18
Chdmber 81 Comm.
Reuftirms Stdnd on
Orgdnic Act Chdnges

In response to a request
from Senator Hugh Butler,
Chairman Of the Senate Insu-
lar Committee, to President 10
seph Alexander of the st.
Croix Chamber Of Commerce,
to- submit recommendations
and suggestions for possible
changes in the Organic Act,
the Executive Committee has
instructed Manager Carl Wills
to reply and reaffirm the
Chambers's position.
That organization is opposed
to a single Legislature; a sim
gle treasury and an elected
Governor. On the other hand
it ,favors a Resident Commits
s;oner; the return of the Inter
nal Revenue Tax and an APP
pointed Administrators for St.
Croix.
The Chamber also recon-
mends changes in the law af-
.fecting compensation for
members Of the Legislative
Assembly; suggests that exist
Continued on page A.
, 1954-01-18
The Hon. Eric. H. Carroll,
chairman, will preside,
West Accept Soviet
Pldn for Bio Four
TdIks in Berlin

The western nations repres
ented by the United States,
Britain and France, have ac-
cepted the proposal of the Rus
sian Government that half OF
the talks be held in the West
ern sector of Berlin, control
ern sector Of Berlin, and half
in the eastern sector, control
led by the Soviets.
Agreement was reached af-
ter fifty hours of debate, the
report said, and represents an
important concession by the
Allies since they do not recog
-nize the East German govern
ment.
The talks are scheduled tx
begin on January 25th.
A&G
, 1954-01-18
Governor CompIrrts.
Womens League
on Festival

Governor de Castro compli-
mented the President Of the
Women's League, Mrs. Hilda
England, on the success Of the
Christmas celebrations. In a
letter dated Janaury IS, 1854,
His Excellency wrote:
Il wish to express to you
and, through you, to the Wo-
mems League and thu various
committees and representa-
tives my deep appreciation of
the excellent public service in
sponsoring the carrying out of
the Old Fashioned Christmas
Celebration in st. Croix. It
was my pleasure and privi-
to be in Christiansted
for a part Of the celebration
and ! was greatly impressed
with the excellent supervi-
sion the spirit Of the pe7rla,
and the great desire to bring
back to st. Crotx those fine.
things which mean SO much
to our people and our cul-
, 1954-01-18
First Air Mdil Flight
by Pan Am bet.North.
So. Amer. Committed.

The first airmai1 flight be-
tween North and South Amer
lea by Pan American World
Always on June II, 1929,is
c~ommemorated in the histori-
cal plaque which was dedica-
ted at Miami international
Airport duringthe official OBJ
seTVance Of the 5Oth Anniver-
sary of powered flight.
In dedicating the marker, I.
D. Mac Vicar chairman of the
Dade County Commission and
the Dade County Port Auth
GRITTY, pointed cut that Florida
has been in the forefront of
both commercial and military
aviation almost from the start.
The nations first domestic.
airline operated between Tam
pa & ST. Petersburg in 1914
he said. "And the first United
States flag international air
l;nePan American World
H1rWays-Was established in
Florida, making its maiden
flight between Key West and
Havana in 1927.
by establishing its main
base Of operations at Miami In
1928, Pan American made
Miami the princip2l rateway
to Latin America AMI home of
CONTINUED on page A
LA ~
, 1954-01-18
Rohlsen Discusses
Problems Of Growers
with Vicorp President

Recently a conference was
held between the Hon. Henry
E. Rohlsen, representing pri-
vate sugarcane growers and
President Kenneth A. Bart
lett of the Virgin Islands Cor
~poration, regarding the policy
of the present administration
Of @ o as it relates to.
private sugarcane growers as
well as other problems affect
ing private sugarcane produc-
ers. Mr.. Rohlsen pointed out.
the need for an adequate pro
gam of financing sugarcane.
growers and suggested that
the present program bermodi
fed to provide for loans on
the basis of estimated yields,
such leans to include the cost
Of hired labor. He stressed the
need 70 ran organized system
for the transportation of SUI
reane, for those growers
who are unable to arrange
for private trucking of their
srgarcane.
Board Of Directors interested in
Small Farmer. Dr.. Bartlett Says
Mr.. Bartlett pointed out
that while the Corporation
was dedicated to putting its
sugar operations on a strictly
BUSINESS basis this does not
mean that the private grow
crs would be forgotten. He
pointed out that the policy Of
the Bosrd of Directors in max
ing lands Of the Corporation
available for sale was proof
Continued on page Al
, 1954-01-18
New York City Still
in Grip Of Nenr-Zero
Weother; Is Deg.

Radio reports that New York
City is still in the grip Of ex-
tremely cold weather. Icy
gusts up to SO miles an hour
caused the temperature to
drop rs degrees. The cold
spell is expected to continue
until Thursday, according to
a report from the Weather Blu
reau.
No more rain or snow is ex
nacted for Sc eral days accord
IN s. the weather forecasts.
, 1954-01-18
Schooner with Men Of
Steel Bond Reported
in Monserrut

The schooner with members
Of the Hell's Gate Steel Band
aboard which left st. Croix
on January 4th and was not
heard from for twelve days,
was reported to be at Monser-
rat. The foregoing informa-
ton was received from DR..
D. 2. Canegata, Administrators
for st. Croix, who had appeal
ed to the United States Coast
Guard to search for the yes
sci after receipt of a cable
gram from the Administrators
tor for Antigua.
No details were given to
Administrator Canegata; the
-cablegram only mentioned
Continued on Page A.
, 1954-01-18
Municipal Council to
Meet in Extru-O rdin.
:
Session tomorrow

The st Grofx Mnhipaf
Council will meet in extra
ordinary session tomorrow,
Tuesday, January 10, at 2
o'clock, p. m, it was made
So &
known today.
On the order Of the day are
nine items, inolu1ing confir-
nation Of ad interim appoin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

our boy II the man had mis-
treated him in any way he said
of course not. We were very good
friends, and he took fine care to
protect me. only he did not give
me anything to eat. But he was
sorry about that and he didn't
have anything to eat himself
MY son told me the two Of
them spent much time in or
near a large drainage pipe
under the highway. When two
helicopters from the United
States aircraft carrier Antietam
flew over the spot where they
were, Echevarria rushed into
the drainpipe with Facundo and
told the boy it would protect
him in case those things fall
down here
az believe the presence of
those helicopters and of an OBJ
servation plane from the United
States Naval Base at Guam
tanamo bay where the Antietam
is also anchored, had much to
do with Echevarria's decision to
try TO make it into town, think
ing he was unsafe in the coun-
tryside.
II want to express our thanks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

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Rome Embassy Grenade
Is Found 10 Be bud
BY she Assoeicssd Press

ROME. Feb. 20. hand gren-
ade was found on q sidewalk so
yards from the United States
Embassy today. Police blocked on
the immediate area for 4 half
hour. put the grenade irto D
pan Of water and then we're told
it was q dud rugged so that 1t
couldn't 60 on.
Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce
was not In the embassy at the
time. It was not heavily popu-
lated with personnel since it was
the start OF q week end. But en-
bassy and police officials were
puzzled how the grenade was
placed on q sidewalk in one Of
Rome's busiest sections. It was
first noticed by a passerby who
told police.
Said one embassy official: at
looks like somebody's idea of q
Joke"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Sports Scandal Figure
Guilty as Tex Dodger
BY The Assoeioisd Press

PORTLAND Ore. Feb. 90
Irving (Ike) TIasson. As. Port
land gambler whose name figured
as a bookmaker in the college
basketball scandals several years
ago. was convisted last night Of
Federal income tax evasion.
Hasson, who admitted IN the
trial that he might have handled
81 million year in bets. was
convicted Of evading $4,000 in
taxes from 1916 through 1949.
At the time of the basketball
scandals, some bettors in the
East and Midwest said they
placed wagers by telephoning to
Hasson at Portland.