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The coastland times., 1954-04-30
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS
HOLDING ANNUAL MEETING
INDARE COUNTY THIS WEEK
Commissioners Making Inspection Trips On
Roanoke Island, Dare Beaches, and
Through Cape Hatteras SeashOre Park;
Fishing Trips For Diversion.

Members of the North Carolina
State Highway Commission will
probably have an opportunity to
see first-hand the inadequate ferry
service which is being operated
across Oregon Inlet when they
cross the inlet this week end on an
inspection trip to Hatteras Island.
The commissioners are meeting
for three days in Dare County
this year, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, April 20 and 80 and May
l, making their headquarters at
the Carolinian Hotel at Nags
Head.
On Thursday the commissioners
met in the courthouse at IL am.
for a commission meeting. They
had social hour in the Pine Room
at the Carolinian just before a
buffet luncheon at 2 pm.
At 3 pm. they began an inspec-
tion trip of the roads to the Wright
Memorial. Then to Fort Raleigh,
with sightseeing of the ampithea-
ire and museum, the Elizabethan
Gardens (under construction),
Mother Vineyard. Then they went
on a boat inspection trip of the
location of the Croatan Sound
bridge.
At Z am. today the commission
ers left for an all-day cruise in
Oregon Inlet. On this trip they
will be accompanied by their wives.
In the afternoon for those who
care to do so, a cruise around
Roanoke Island on the Roanoke,
Currituck, Albemarle, Pamlico and
Croatan Sounds will be enjoyed.
Capts. Herbert Perry, Balfour
Baum, Sam Tillett, Omie Tillett,
Wayland Baum, Charles Wescott
and Gilbert Tillett are cooperating
in the trip.
Tomorrow at -9:30 am. the COM
missioners will leave the hotel for
Oregon Inlet where they will cross
on the Governor Umstead" for an
inspection trip of the road through
the Cape Hatteras National Sea-
shore Park, and visit all the viii
lagos of the Outer Banks. They
will lunch at Scottie's Atlantic
View Hotel in Hatteras Village as
guests of Dare County. At this
luncheon plans for the development
See MEETING, Page Ten
The coastland times., 1954-04-30
BLACK DRUM SHOW UP
IN DARE COAST WATERS

Black drum, the largest an 81
FOUNDER, showed up in waters of
Oregon Inlet on Monday of this
week. The largest fish was landed
by an angler guided by Captain
Warren O'Neal of Wanchese, OPP
Grating out of Oregon Inlet. Capt.
Ommie Tillett's party aboard the
Jerry Jr. brought in five, the lar
gest q 71-pounder. While black
drum are not considered the
game fish that the red drum OF
channel bass is, many anglers en-
joy hooking and landing the rug
ged and sluggish fighters known
as black drum.
The coastland times., 1954-04-30
ANGLERS HEARD DRUMS
WHILE DRIFT CASTING

A party of four Hatterasmen,
Clam Stowe, Freeman Stowe and
Millard Gray, fishing with Capt.
Edgar Styron aboard the cruiser
Twins on Monday heard the
drums beating and they went
to the sound and found them
selves in the middle of a large
school of channel bass. Drifting
and casting with feather jjigs,
the party boated IL of the fish
in less than two hours.
Hearing drum" as the Outer
Banks Call Channel Bass, is not
la "fish story" Dut to their air
bladders, the fish actually pro-
duce sound at times which can be
heard for some distance. In the
old days at Ocrcoke, the noise
made by the schooling drum, was
called Teaches Drumbeats."
The coastland times., 1954-04-30
ROANOKE ANGLER GETS
LIMIT OF L. M. BASS
REPORTED BY AYcocK BROWN

Bill Boyd of Roanoke Va,
fishing with Capt. Lee Perry of
Kitty Hawk in the bay along the
west shore of Kitty Hawk, landed
his limit of large mouth bass on
April %. The largest scaled at
three pounds and IA ounces. Boyd
was using pepper bugs and a fly
rod to land his fish. In the
same waters on the previous day
DR.. w. K. Mccain of High Point
using Johnson spoons and Utter
bug plugs landed eight large
mouths weighing a total of 221a
pounds. Fresh water fishing has
been better than average in both
the Kitty Hawk and Nags Head
Colington Island waters during
the past two weeks.
The coastland times., 1954-04-30
BANKS NATIVES SAVE
CAPSIZED MARINERS

Bosn. Edmond D. Midget and
Bosn. Clarence Jennett, stationed
at Oregon Inlet Lifeboat Station,
swan out to an overturned boat
Friday morning, April 27, and res
cued two men clinging to their
overturned craft. The men were
M. L. Martus and son T. c. Martus
of Roper.
The two men were carried to the
station in Jennette's car while
Midget swan out again and
brought the boat ashore.
DR.. Harris was called from Man
teo and the men were able to leave
for home late in the afternoon.
The coastland times., 1954-04-30

modern trucks that they keep
busy all the time. "We can't
handle all the work we've got to
do," Ward Daniels said. "We've
expanded so rapidly we can hard
ly keep up with ourselves"
Ward and Lou are brothers-in-
law, Ward having married Louis
sister. Willie Daniels started out
in the business with them, but
later sold out in order to go into
the ice cream business and fish
ing business.
Lou" works mostly on the
outside supervising the contruc-
ton projects. Ward is the office
manager. Both are always busy
men. 1t almost takes an appoint
menty to get in touch with them.
Ward gets so busy talking with
customers sometimes that he for
gets to take time off for lunch,
and doesn't realize it until when
he goes home to supper.
The Daniels boys come from
a long line of house and boat
builders. Wards grandfather, c..
C. Johnson, built his own house
many, many years ago, and he
also walked from Wanchese to
the north end of Roanoke Island
to build houses there.
Louis father was Tucker DAN
iels, and he was noted for his
abilities as carpenter. Both
grandfathers built their own
homes at Wanchese.
Ward and Lou were both born
and raised at Wanchese. So was
their office force. "Our office
force can handle their job about
as good as you could ask for"
Ward said, considering that
they have had no special train
ing" The outside working force
is not all from Wanchese. Some
come from the north end of
Roanoke Island, some from the
beaches, and the company is
planning to employ some men
from Hatteras Island as soon as
they can make themselves avail
able.
One of the latest jobs the COM
pany is doing is the construction
of the Blue Marlin Fishing Cen
ter in Hatteras Village, which is
supposed to be one of the most
modern. They also have the con-
tract for a larger motor court
soon to be built on the north
end of the Dare Beaches, and are
also currently constructing one at
Buxton for Mrs. Junius Jennette.
They are building an addition
to Shore Acres motor court at
Nags Head, and have recently
completed a filling station at
Nags Head. So far, on the Dare
Beaches, the company has built
LWcllLy COtCoSGS, dAiO WILL soOOAA
finish a flower shop. A heating
system is being installed in the
Wanchese Methodist Church, and
three homes are being built or
have been completed at Wan
cheSe.
Fright now we can't handle
all the business coming in to us, y
Ward revealed, ''but we are ex-
panding just as soon as we can
get the money and keep our bills
paid up" It's no wonder that the
business pours in to them, fol
they have on file many letters
expressing thanks for the fine
business dealings, especially fol
cottages built for people living
away from Dare County.
I'VE are not a big business
yet" Ward wants all his friend:
to know, "but God willing, we
will do our best to expand ane
keep our bills paid and our Gus.
toners satisfied. But right nov
we want to humble ourselves"
The coastland times., 1954-04-30
LARRY CLAYTON LAYNE,
9, BURIED AT HATTERAS

Funeral services for Larry Clay
ton Layne, nine-year-old son of
James A. and Florence Stowe
Layne, who died Thursday at his
home at Hatteras, were conducted
Saturday afternoon at Hatteras
Methodist Church by the Rev. Dar
Meadows, pastor. Burial was in the
family cemetery. Surviving besides
his parents are one sister, Margar-
ct L. Layne, and two brothers
James s. and Samuel Layne, all Of
Hatteras.
The coastland times., 1954-04-30
37-pOUND DRUM LANDED
ON l0-POUND TEST LINE

A party on board the boat ot
Milton Perry fishing in Oregon
Inlet Thursday landed a 37-pound
channel bass on a spinning rod
and reel and a 10-pound test line
1t took one hour and 35 minutes
to land the big fish.
The coastland times., 1954-04-30
REVIVAL. SERVICES AT
MANTEO M. E. CHURCH

Revival services will begin
Sunday, May 9, at Mount Ohvet
Methodist Church, Manteo, and
the public is invited to attend.
Rev. H. r. Ashmore, pastor OF
the church, has announced that
Rev. j. w. Lineberger of Dunn
will be the visiting evangelist.
Services will be held each night
at eight o'clock during the week
Of May 9.
The coastland times., 1954-04-30

MISS ANNIE LAURIE KEE, Miss
Dare County of 1854, will repre-
sent Dare County in the selection
of Miss WTAR-TV this Friday.
Miss WTAR-TV will be chosen
from thirty-five contestants. All of
the beautiful young ladies who will
be representing their respective
county or city will promenade be-
fore the television cameras on Va
riety Show. The judges will decide
on Friday who will reign as Miss
WTAR-TV and Queen of May
Day Festivities at the site of
WTARTV-s new channel three
transmitting tower which is to
start serving some fifty counties
with the programming of May L.
The young ladies will perform the
May Pole dance in honor of the
Queen at the base of the 1,029-
foot tower-Virginia's tallest man
made structure and the worlds
tallest May Pole.
The lucky young lady who is
crowned Miss WTAR-TV will re-
ceive a three-day all-expense trip
to New York. She will be ac-
companied by Mildred Alexander,
fashion and woman's director of
WTAR radio. Part of the stay in
New York has been planned leaving
time for the winner to visit the
famous landmarks, restaurants and
shops of her choice. She will stay
at the Ambassador Hotel on NeY
York's fashionable Fifth Avenue.
On Wednesday she will attend Bel
mont Park for the celebration of
Millinery Day where she will meet
the nations top millinery design
ers like Sally Victor, Emme, Lad
die Northridge, Walter Florell, Lily
Dache and G. Howard Hodges. She
will return to New York in the
early afternoon to appear on the
Robert Q. Lewis television show
| (WTAR-TV, channel 8, $3.50 pm,
May s. at which time Robert G.
Lewis will salute the Tidewater
Area and she will present him with
some gifts from the area. Wednes-
day evening Miss WTAR-TV will
attend a Broadway play or musical
comedy of her choice. Thursday
morning she will visit the three
story penthouse of Madame Helena
Rubenstein, head of the world fa-
nous cosmetics house. She will be
taken on tour of the House of
Coty by the beauty editor of Nc
Calls magazine and get a behind
the-scenes peek at McCalls. She
will have lunch at the Stork Club
and that afternoon visit the fash
ion houses of Cell Chapman, Ann
Fogarty, Hattie Carnegie, Pauline
Trigere, Clair McCardell Sylvan
Rich, Harvey BERN and Suzy
Perette.
Beginning Sunday, May 2, the
public is invited to visit the new
transmitter which is located two
miles east of Driver, Va, on Route
337. Attendants will be on hand to
conduct the tours from 2 to 5 pm
days. The attendants will discuss
on that date and succeeding Sun
in detail every facet of the tele-
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Evening star., 1954-04-12
General. in Maryland
Seeks Governorship
BY the Assoe;u,ed Press

BALTIMORE, April 12.-Pedro
(Peter Del Vale. a retired Marine
Corps general who lives in
Howard County near Elkridge,
today filed for the Republican
nomination for Governor.
He said he would campaign on
a states rights and govern
mental economy" platform.
Del Valle's surprise candidacy
posed the possibility of a three
way race for the Republican
nomination in the primary
June %.
Gov. McKeldin is expected to
run for reelection, with indica-
tions he will have no opposition
among regular elements of the
party.
Temus (Tim) Bright, Balti-
more automobile dealer, has also
filed as a candidate.
Del Vale. of Spanish extrac-
ton, was educated in Baltimore's
public schools, graduated from
the Naval Academy at Annapolis
in 1915, and has owned property
in Howard County since before
World War II. His wife is a
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Harry +. Sinclair
Retiring From Board
Of His Oil Company
BY the Assoeiosed Pres,

NEW YORK, April 12.-Harry
F. Sinclair will retire from the
Board of Directors of Sinclair
Oil Corp. which he founded 38
years ago. the company an
nounced yesterday.
The 77-year-old oil magnate,
who was a central figure in the
Teapot Dome oil scandals a
quarter century ago. had retired
as president of the company in
January. 1949, being succeeded
by P. c.. Spencer. Mr.. Sinclair
had continued, however, as a
member of the Board of Direc-
tors and honorary board chair
man.
In letter informing the board
of his decision, Mr.. Sinclair said,
ut is my intention to remain
in California indefinitely, and
therefore I will not be able to
attend meetings of the board
and fully discharge my RESPONSE
bilities as a director"
When Mr.. Sinclair formed the
company in 1916 it had assets
Of $51 million. in it's latest re-
port to stockholders, the corpo-
ration reported assets of $1,14O,-
665.152 and 1858 earnings of
$68, ,061 ,006.
To fill the vacancy on the
retirement of Mr.. Sinclair, the
board nominated William Gage
Brady, jr., former chairman and
president of the National City
Bank of New York and present
chairman Of the boards of Amer
lean Enka Corp. and of Funda-
mental Investors. Inc.
Mr.. Sinclair became involved
in the Teapot Dome oil scandals
in the 20's. The United States
Supreme Court in 1927 invali-
dated a lease Albert Fall, as
Secretary of the Interior under
President Harding, had made
five years earlier on the naval
oil reserve at Teapot Dome, Wyo.,
to Mr.. Sinclair's oil company.
After a series of Investigations
and trials, Mr.. Sinclair was ac-
quilted of the charges against
him, conspiracy to defraud the
Government, but had to serve
six months for contempt of
court and contempt of the SEN
ate. Fall was convicted and
served nine months for accept
ing a bribe from Edward L.
Doheny, another oil operator
who in a separate trial was ac-
quilted on a charge of giving
the bribe to Fall.
Mr.. Sinclair has contended
that his acquittal by the jury
proved his innocence of any
wrongdoing and that he was
"railroaded to jail in violation
of common sense and common
fairness :"
Evening star., 1954-04-12
H. W. Scott Nominated

Harold w. Scott, a partner in
the investment banking firm of
Dean Witter & Co., today was
nominated as chairman of the
Board of Governors of the New
York Stock Exchange. Since
nomination is equivalent to elec-
ton. he will succeed Richard M.
Crooks. the present chairman,
who completes his third one-year
term on May II. At 49 years of
age, Mr.. Scott has been a Cover
nor of the Exchange since 1949.
The nominating committees re-
nominated one governor-Henry
U. Harris, of Harris, Upham g.
Co.-and nominated the follow
ing eight new governors for
three-year terms:
Jacob Bleibtreu, of Abraham &
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, April 12 tgl 6UsDAIssw, ~,
generally around steady on butchers
shoice sna mGSsS GfSas6S-a63 pound Sn q q @ SIS:
short load choice No. Is, $3.50; bulk 2l0-
800 pounds. 27;o0327: 40; most 35O.6nQ
weights to $3.50: good clearance.
Salable cattle. 17,0o0; calves. 400;
fed steers slow; steady to 80 lower COM
pared last weeks hish Close kssS.r helfsrs anTs
slow; about steady; bulls steady tea y. ! 70
of high choice to mostly prime loo;
1000 pound steers, 2S.00-29 80; load
lots choice steers with prime grade, end
steers. 2O.OO-25. so. low commercial to
low good grades, 1850 ~. 70; LOAD
Of prime 1,l25 pound heitters: ttdr: 3S S6;oo9: ~:
@ost o ehSsd ass tS Sy Dr%dd rood srsde her;
sold down to 1900: most utility low
commercial cows. II ,75,i3550; lew
commercial cows. 14.00-l5.00; Gamers
and cutters. $50: utility and commercial
bulls, IA 9O-l6.50: good heavy fat bulls.
l2OO-13O0; good and choice vealerS,
-. .O0-27 90; light culls as low as 500.
Salable sheep. 1000; general trade
slow: SLAUGHTER lambs not fully estab-
hshed but early sales fully, 30 lower
than late last week; slaughter sneep
mostly 50 lower; two loads mostly c69lss dirfs
peits. "a 90 a load 1oa pounds mostls rSstas
native spring lambs. 20 1927 90;
load around aS pounds choice summer
shorn lambs, o5. 30; Gull to choice wooleo
slaughter ewes. 100000.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, April IL LP.-ForeiEn
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain IN
dollars, others in cents:
Canacian dollar in New YORK open
market, lis per cent premium or
i0i .9334 U. s. cents, off 3/32.
Europe-Breat Britain, pound, 2.s1 "a.
I'D 10 3O-day futures. 2.Sl 10 81. up * I;
66-day futures, Psi 1879 up pois "a 1m- ",
franc, i .0S34. off 00A; France. franc,
.2S5s, unchanged; Germany. western
deutsche marx: "3; ;s5, unchansed: H1l- hra
i18iS. Inchanged; Portugal, escudo, $50.
unchanged; Sweden, krona. 1894 un- n.
changed; Switzerland. franc. free 20 y.
UNCHANGED; Denmark, krone, l4.o@' uh-
changed.
Latin America--Argentina, free, "a,
unchanged: Brazil. free, 80, unchangea'
Mexico, 1I.63, unchanged; Venezneia'
bolivar 30.03. UNCHANGED. ,es
Far East-Hong KONG dollar l'oo'
UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1954-04-12

Building Association. During
this time it has become the ma
tion's largest building and loan
association. This new promotion
for Mr.. Dyer, however, does not
mean that he will relinquish his
duties as secretary. It is an
added responsibility. Mr.. Dyer
has been secretary of the in
stitution for the last eight years
or more. A former president of
the District Building and Loan
League Mr.. Dyer has been active
in civic and business affairs. He
was elected league president in
october, 1851. He previously had
been appointed to a post on the
Management Committee of the
United States Savings and Loan
League.
Mr.. Dyer is a native of Wash
ihgton and is a graduate of the
old Business, High School and
National University. He joined
Perpetual in 1918 and became
secretary in 1945.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Defective Vision Found
In Shenandoah Schools
speeioI Di,poteh 10 The s,ur

q
WOODSTOCK, Va, April IL.
Shenandoah County has in
stituted a systematic examina-
ton of the eyes of school chill
dren.
Of All children examined at
the request of teachers who said
the youngsters appeared to be
suffering eye strain. 301 had i'm
paired vision below the level
desirable for average perform
ance in school, Supt. B. S. Hilton
said.
When defects were called to
the attention of parents, 36.6
per cent of the elementary chill
dren had corrective measures
taken. but only Is per cent of
the high school students with
defective vision have had any
treatment, he added.
Evening star., 1954-04-12

d ir e C t o rs
board m e e t.
ing.
The Office
was especially
ere a t e d for
M r. Dyer's S
election, Pres
ident Edward
C.. Baltz an
nOunceQ, ! n
recognition of
his efficient
record dllrinp
more than SO
y e ars with
p nrnPtual !
Evening star., 1954-04-12

cow e ntions
since April 4
at Boca Ra-
ton, Fla. and
Havana, Cuba.
These are the
Pre- S i d e nts'
Club meeting
and the Bill
lion Dolla a r
Jubilee meet
ing in Ha-
vana, which
e n DIS today.
Mr.. D a n i e S
h e a d e d the
~ - - ., xySe
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Radio Hams Conduct
Mock Flood Test

Radio ''hams" from Falls
Church, Va. to 'Elmira, N. Y.
yesterday put into operation q
mock emergency flood communi-
cations test. Fifteen-hundred
words were transmitted about q
simulated flood in Sunbury. Pa
The test went on from 8 am
until 1928 pm.
Supervising local ''hams" was
A. r. Richter, of 1921 Beechtree
lane. Falls Church. Mr.. Richter
is eastern area director Of tele-
communications for the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Similar networks
of amateur radio operators would
form a vital communications
link should an enemy attack.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
former Annapolis girl, Katherine

former Annapolis girl. Katherine
Marchand Nelson.
Del Vale retired from the
Marine Corps in 1948 after
commanding the artillery Of the
1st Marine Division at Guadal-
canal and commanding that
division in the conquest OF
Okinawa. After his retirement
he became an officer of the
International Telephone and
Telegraph Co., working in South
America and Saudi Arabia.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Good Friday Closing

The Suburban Trust Co., Silver
Spring and HyattSville, Md. has
announced that all Offices of
the institution will be closed on
Friday in observance of Good
Friday. The IL offices will open on
Saturday, however, for the usual
hours of $3.50 am. to IL Noon.
The 58th annual convention of
the Maryland Bankers AssOcia-
tiOn will be held in Atlantic City,
N. j., May 8-11. Two Federal
officials will be among the speak,
ers: Ray M. Gidney, Controller
of the Currency; and True D.
Morse, Under Secretary of Ag-
riculture.
Several hundred registrations
already have been made. ac-
cording to Thomas E. Mcconnell.
president of the Association and
vice president of the Maryland
Trust Co. of Baltimore.
Fred L. Dixon. associate men,
ber of Folger, Nolan-W. B. Hibbs
g. Co. is attending the Institute
of Investment Banking all this
week at the Wharton School OF
Finance, University Of Pennsyl-
Vania.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
| Boats 1,5OO Miles Away
Slightly Radioactive
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, April 12.-Seyeral
fishing boats cruising in the area
Of the Marshall Islands hydrogen
bomb tests last month have re-
turned to Japan in the last three
days with slight radioactivity.
They were not considered en-
dangered.
Some of the ships reported
they were as far as 1000 to 1900
miles from the blast site.
Japanese scientists speculate
that water currents are carrying
the radioactivity to the boats.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
BY Nelson M. Shepard

William H. Dyer, secretary of
Perpetual Building Association,
today was elected a vice presi-
dent of the institution at the
Evening star., 1954-04-12
India Collects Charged Dust.

1Muia CUIIeCIS Cnargeu UuSC.
CALCUTTA, India, April Il (P).
Radioactive dust from nuclear
explosions has been picked up
in India, Calcutta University's
institute of nuclear physics an
nounced today. The radioactive
content of the dust was stated to
be small and quite harmless. 1t
was collected from the wings of
Indian Airline planes.
Evening star., 1954-04-12

Presidents Club in 1852 and is a
lifetime member of its. Million
Dollar Round Table. He is also
special agent for the H. F.
Gemme Agency here.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Duniels at Conventions

Russell r. Daniels, Washing
ton representative of the Kansas
City Life Insurance Co., has been
attending the company's two
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Savings Bond Sales Up

Purchases of the Treasury's E
and H savings bonds during
March, by individuals, reached
$475 million. the highest March
figure in nine years, and a gain
of 20 per cent over March, 1853,
the Treasury announced today.
Purchases during the first quar-
ter totaled $1,380,0O0 900, up is
per cent from 1858. This also
was the highest for any quarter
since 1945.
Directors and officers Of the
Union Trust Co. have issued in
vitations to an economic meeting
in the South American Room of
the Statler Hotel on April 10 at
4:30 pm. Franklin Cole. con-
sulting economist and invest
ment adviser. will discuss the
current economic outlook.
Evening star., 1954-04-12
Dyer Elected Vice President
For Long Service to Perpetual

Co.: Elmer M. Block, Of Cahill d
Bloch; Robert p. Roylan, Of
Wagner. Stott & Co.; Roscoe C..
ingalls,. of ingalls, & Snyder:
Maynard c. Ivison, of Abbott,
Proctor & Paine: Robert F. Null
vaney, of Irving Lundborg g. Co.,
San Francisco; Joseph M.
Schribner, of Singer. Dean g.
Schribner, Pittsburgh, and John
c. Stubbs, of F. S. Moseley & Co.,
Boston.
A new nominating committee
for 1854 also was proposed. In
cluded in its membership is John
j. Trask, of Francis I. DUPONT
& Co.