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The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05

health authorities have agreed. Most of our children do not get this much sleep and parents are urged to see that they do get the proper amount of sleep, particular ly for the remainder of the year It is very distressing to a teacher to have a bright little child unable To learn the things he needs to know just because he is not getting enough sleep, and there are many just such cases in our school.
 In high school regular attend ance aud punctuality are import ant. It is impossible to keep up with tae e.a5s when a child is not attending regularly and punctual- ity is Us much a responsibility of the home as the school. In the past two montls measles and flu have ruined our attendance. Everyone is urgel 10 s ay home when they are ill. but al all other times children should be in school. There is little enough time for them to learn what they need to know.
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SCHOOL NEWS
By c. L. Anderson. suDt.

## # $ <
 Many of our children in Wran- gell are not getting enough sleep to carry on the heavy burden of going to school every day. Crown ups are inclined not to realize the burden on the physique of a young child of going to school five days week. A child who attends school for nine months constantly must receive, in addition to proper food, the proper amount of rest. Instan- ces have been reported to me of primary children yawning in class at nine o'clock in the morning.
 A child nine years of age should be in bed at eight o'clock at night, and a child twelve years of age, not later than eight-thirty Boys and girls of high school age should be in bed at nine-thirty at the lat est. This is not only my opinion;
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Miss Eunice Logan, den mother of Wrangsll Institute. Miss Florence Wilson is another of the Institutes den mothers.
 Fayors, made by the Cubs, were presented to each of the guests at tending.
 The Cubs and their leaders wish to extend thanks to the following firms for their help and eontrlbu- tions toward making the dinners a
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SCOUT DINNER ENJOYED AT CIVIC CENTER

Fifty-one persons turned out to enjoy the Cub Scout dinner given by the Cubs in Civic Center last Saturday evening.
 The Rev. Paul F. Evans. cub master, acted as master of eeremon- les introducing the following speak CTS; Mayor Lew Williams. James Nolan. Harry Sundberg. James Rhodes, assistant cub master. and
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success.
 Benjamin's Store, The City Meat Market. Grants Grocery. Totem Bakery. Wrangell Women's Civic Club, the Presbyterian Church, and members of the Teachers As- sociation who made the dassert.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
BUNEss BACK

Everett Bunesa. local accountant. is back in his Wrangeli office after being in Ketchikan the past two weeks. He flew up Tuesday via AL aska Coastal Air Line.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
10. BABUN WRECK BOUGHT BY
|E. A. CANIPE OF HAVELOCK;
SALVAGE WORK UNDERWAY
Company Constructing Sand-Spit from Shore
To Vessel; Old Timers Say That Operations
Will Be Unsuccessful After First North
easter Blows.

The former us. Navy ship Stag
bush, ten years old this year, is the
object of unique salvage venture
three miles north of Mirlo Beach
in the Rodanthe area of Hatteras
Island. Renamed the Omar Babun
under Honduran registry, the form
er Navy net tender was bound for
Havana two weeks ago with a load
of machinery for steel mill.
Trouble developed when the car
go broke loose, and Capt. Joe Willie
had to run her ashore on the hos
pitable sands of Dare County.
This week the owners sold her to
salvage company from Havelock,
N. C. E. A. Canipe, automobile
dealer, operating as the United
Salvage Company, has moved in
with crew of 20 men, and several
truck loads of landing mats of the
kind developed in World War II.
1t is a mere 800 feet from the
Hatteras highway to the oceanside
and completion of the placing OF
these mats to form a sturdy road
took place Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile earth moving machin-
cry comparable with an Alexander
Bolts project has been busy push
ing the sands of the Pea Island
game refuge out seward some 200
feet to the side of the ship, so that
causeway will permit extension
# a steel road right to the vessel
itself. The plan is for trucks to
back down under the boom which
will unload the cargo. The cargo is
heavy, and consists of such things
as steel I-bsams, huge electric
motors and presses. Once the truck
is loaded, it will be dispatched
See WRECK, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
SEARCH FOR MONITOR
DISCONTINUED BY
MAILMAN FROM MICH.

The two explorers for the
sunken hulk of the USS Monitor
left Hatteras last week after
nearly a week of search. On
Monday while dragging in the
vicinity of the wreck two snags
were made But before the diver
could, get down to investigate
they broke loose.
R. T. McMulIen and 1t. Col.
Egglund left Tuesday. Mr.. Nc
Mullen said that he had always
wanted to try the search to sat-
isfy a fancy to try and find the
Monitor, according to Frazier
Peele of Hatteras, whose boats
McMullen leased for the search.
Mr.. Peele said that he would
be willing to spend a couple of
days searching for the wreck in
late summer, when the seas be-
come clear and good weather
prevails.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
TWO RAPE CASES
TRIED BY JURY
ARE NOT GUILTY
Nine Criminal and Seven Civil
Cases Fill Docket at
Superior Court

Boyd Jennette of Buxton, charg-
ed with assault with intent to COM
nit rape upon the person of a
thirteen-yeear-old girl living near
Hatteras, was declared by jury to
be not guilty of the charge in
Dare County Superior Court this
week.
w. M. Mason, 77-year-old Man
teo resident, also was declared not
guilty by the jury of the charge OF
assault with intent to commit rape
upon an 11-year-old Manteo girl.
Other criminal cases on the dock
ct were as follows:
N. C. Mann's case was continued
on condition that he pay $35 per
month toward the amount of $500
balance left on giving worthless
check. Also he is supposed to pay
up the balance by the October
term of Superior Court. The
amount of the check was $2,280.
Melvin Leon Evans, on charge
of drunken driving, had his case
continued until next term on a
doctors certificate.
John Herbert Bowser, Negro,
charged with failure to support
his illegitimate child, also had his
case continued. He is in service at
the present time.
James Hopkins, charged with
breaking and entering, whose case
was declared mistrial in last Oc-
tober's term, was again continued
until next October.
w. H. Jennette, Jr., charged with
obstructing a public road, was mol
pressed with leave.
Mcdonald Montague was placed
on three years. probation on the
charge of breaking, entering and
larceny.
Stewart Leon Ballance and Roy
Enoch Banks, charged jointly with
the theft of an auto, were allowed
to have the case continued because
of absence of prosecuting witness.
Six divorces were granted, as
See COURT, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
RURITANS RAISING
FUNDS FOR BOYS
WANCHESE TEAM
Club Active in Behalf of
Many Community Prof.
ects; Solicitors Named

Earl Willis, c.. S. Meekins and
Ralph Meekins were named by
President Jimmy Davis Friday
night, to take charge of the
Wanchese Ruritan Canvass for
contributions to buy baseball
uniforms for the young players
in the Wanchese school. At least
dozen suits will be donated if
the drive succeeds. The team
will not be required to carry
commercial advertising on their
backs.
The Wanchese Club has been
active in behalf of many civic
causes, among the more recent
being an arrangement made with
H. L. Davis, for a public dump
ing ground for the community.
Highway forces cleared a road
into the spot, only to have some
one dump the first load of trash
in the middle of the road.
The club is also working On
improvements to harbors and
asking for additional light bea-
cons in the WancheSe COM
munity.
Rev. A. L. C. Stephenson of
Stumpy Point was the guest
speaker at Fridays monthly
meeting, and made an inspiring
talk on community service.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
DARE GRAND JURY
SAYS COURTHOUSE
NEEDS MORE ROOM

The Dare County Grand Jury
this week declared that the present
courthouse is inadequate and call
ed for the building Of additional
vaults and rooms. 1t also found
the county audit to be satisfactory,
among other things. The full re-
port follows:
"To: Honorable Leo Carr, Judge
Presiding.
ave, the Grand Jury, through
our foreman, beg to report that we
have attended to all matters COM
ing before us, and after due dill
gence have made our various find
ings to the Solicitor.
"We have visited the several
county offices and beg to report
that we find them in very good
condition and the records well
kept.
"We find that the annual audit
has been completed and that copies
are on deposit with the Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners.
Same having been made by R. O.
Howard, a certified public account
ant. This audit shows the finances
of the County to be in good condi-
ton and all funds accounted for.
Realizing that the present
Court House is fast approaching
the stage where it is not adequate
to serve the county and that the
Board of County Commissioners
now have a set of plans whereby
= building can be made adequate
years to come. We recommend
= steps be Immediately made to
erect, this situation that the ever
increasing volume of business can
be taken care of. Since the plans
now in the possession of the Coun
ty Commissioners calls for addi-
tional vaults and rooms to the
building this would provide more
office space for the several county
offices modern fire proof vaults to
store valuable papers for years to
come.
1--WE visited the community
building and found same to be in
good condition with the exception
of some minor repairs on the win
,dows and doors. 1t was also noted
that more light was needed in
some of the offices. We find that
See JURY, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
THE LOST COLONY SUCCESS
PRESENTS GREAT STORY OF
FAITH AND HARD WORK
Production To Begin 18th Season June 26;
Has Been Supported By State and Federal
Governments At Times, But Is Now Self
Sustaining Organization.

Americas longest-lived out
door production, Paul Green's
symphonic drama, The Lost
Colony, will begin its 14th sea-
son in Waterside Theater at
Fort Raleigh, on Roanoke
Island, Saturday evening, June
26, it has been announced by
General Manager Richard E.
Jordan. More than 100000 per-
sons have paid admission to see
the great history-mystery.
"The tremendous success of
The Lost Colony has been no
accident said Jordan. Behind
its 1887 opening lies a story of
faith and hard work"
Celebrations concentrating
the birth of our English speak
ing nation began in Dare County
as far back as 1880 when the
residents of Roanoke Island and
the mainland formed a group to
consider some sort of an annual
community festival honoring the
original founders of Fort Raleigh.
This group carried on the festi-
walls in a small way until 1886
when they reorganized as The
Roanoke Colony Memorial AS
ISOLATION and acquired 16 acres
of farmland on the original site
of "The Cite of Raleigh" on Ro-
anoke Island. They Immediately
erected a monument to Virginia
Dare, first child of English par
entage born in this new world
and held annual memorial serv-
ices at the site each year on Au-
gust 18th, the historically estab-
lished birthday of Virginia Dare.
In spite of the fact that the ia
nous outer banks of Dare
County, and Roanoke Island it,
self, were accessible only by
boat from the mainland in those
days, celebrations of various
types continued until 1921 when
Mrs, Mabel Evans Jones, then
superintendent of the Dare
County Schools, wrote and pro-
See LOST COLONY, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
KITTY HAWK HAS
Ii GRADUATES
In HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Dawn TiIIett VaIedictor-
ian; Rev. w. w. Finiator
Will Deliver Bacca-
laureate

Graduation week will open at
the Kitty Hawk High School
Sunday, May 80, at 800 pm
with the baccalaureate service
Rev. w. w. Finlator of Elizabeth
City will deliver the sermon.
Mrs. Jesse Baum will accompany
at the piano.
On Wednesday night, June q
at 800 pm. the seniors will pre-
sent their class night exercises
entitled Dream of Tomorrow
The 9th grade will have gradua-
ton exercises on Thursday, June
8.
Rev. George BonDurant, presi-
dent of the. Roanoke Bible Cot
lege in Elizabeth City will give
the graduation address on Fri
day, June 4. An outstanding fea-
ture of the program will be DR..
C. N. Wright of harrisburg at
his Hammond organ and his sis
ter, Miss Caroline Wright, at the
piano. Thirteen seniors will re-
ceive their diplomas on June 4;
this is one of the largest classes
of graduates for many years at
Kitty Hawk. They are: Stanley
Beacham, D. A. Perry, Bobby
Perry, Bryan Meekins, Tommy
Sanderlin, Vonita Haskell, Annie
Midget. Jean Hines, Janelle
Haywood, Agnes Toler, Phyllis
Sawyer, Norma Spruill, and
Dawn Tillett. The valedictorian,
Miss Dawn Tillett. averaged
1886 for four years; the sa1uta-
torian, Miss Janelle Haywood,
average 1885,, and Miss Norma
Spruill, closely behind, averaged
1894. The friends of the senior
class are invited to attend all
exercises.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
MILD INTEREST
SHOWN IN DARE
IN THE PRIMARY
Voting Expected to Be Light
in Democratic Primary;
Few County Contests

One of the mildest primary
elections up to now, is shaping
up for Saturday, so a light vote
is forecast Because there are
few local contests, voters are
showing little spirit in this cam
paign. Which brings to mind the
slogan: bad men often get
elected to office because so many
good people stay home and do
not bother to vote"
In the contest between Scott
and Lennon the vote may be
close, or it may be one-sided. A
lot of gains have been made by
the Lennon forces by the argu-
ment that if people don't vote
for Lennon, Governor Umstead
may be displeased and forget to
build the Croatan Sound bridge.
which the Governor has already
assured publily will be built
during his administration, and
On which many thousands of
dollars have been spent for pre-
lmlnary surveys.
Martin Kellogg Jr. of Manteo,
Ed. L. Owens of Plymouth, and
L. H. Ross of Washington are
candidates for the two places
as Senator from the Second
District.
Most county offices in Dare
See POLITICS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
MANY EVENTS SCHEDULED AS
MEMORIAL DAY WEEK END
LAUNCHES VACATION SEASON
Hotels Holding Open House This Week End;
Scheduled Opening of New Beach Club;
Lost Colony Rehearsals Starting Next
Week; Many Group Meetings Scheduled.

Mays Head-Several interest
ing events are scheduled in the
Dare coastal region of North
Carolina as Memorial Day week
end launches the 1854 summer
vacation season.
Aero Club Flight
Thirty-five or more planes of
the Pittsburgh Aero Club will
take part in the sixth annual
Memorial Day week end flight
to Mays Head this year, it was
announced by Mrs. Lucille Pur-
ser, manager of the Carolinian
Hotel, where the group of go or
more air-borne persons will
spend the holidays sportsfishing,
relaxing, bathing and sight
seeing.
The Aero Club group, arriving
Friday May %, will remain I'M.
til Monday. The planes will use
the facilities of the Manteo Air
port on nearby Roanoke Island.
The hotels on the Dare
Beaches are getting an increas-
ing number of airborne patrons
each season and most of the
operators arrage transportation
facilities for those arriving in
private or chartered planes at
Manteo airport. Many private
filters are now using the runway
facilities that have been COM
pleted on the flatlands in the
Kill Devil Hills area south of
the monument.
Beach Clubs Open
The Sea Ranch's new mem
bership beach club at Southern
Shores on Kitty Hawk beach
will have its formal opening on
Saturday, May 20, with dance
featuring Charlie Lovelace and
His Pastels following a toast to
new club, given by Mr.. and
H. Travis Sykes, owner
!ators and buffet luncheon.
Sunday afternoon, Memorial
Day, the Sea Ranch club will
feature a tea dance at 4::30 in
the afternoon and a fashion show
by The Beach Mart. Mildred
Alexander, WTAR-TV COM
mentator of Norfolk will pre-
sent the show in cooperation
with the Sykes and Earnest
Beales of the Beach Mart.
Already open for week end
See WEEK END, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
MANTEO SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
BEGINS SUNDAY

Finals for the Manteo school
will begin Sunday evening, May
80, at eight o'clock when the
baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered in the school auditor
ium by Rev. H. V. Napier, pastor
of the Manteo Baptist Church
Assisting Mr.. Napier will be Rev
H. R. Ashmore, pastor of Mount
Olivet Methodist Church, Man.
teo, and Rev. D. B. Lawrence,
pastor of the Wanchese Church
of God. Special music will be
rendered by chorus of students.
DR.. John Decatur Messick,
president of East Carolina Col
lege, Greenville, since 1947. has
been secured to address the SEN
iors on graduation night, June
4. Exercises will begin at eight
o'clock in the school auditorium,
and it is expected that capacity
audience will be there to hear
DR.. Messick and to see the SEN
iors receive their diplomas. DR..
Messick, who was born in South
Creek, Beaufort County, is a
graduate of Elon College, having
later done graduate work at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill; and in 1884 received
his PhD from New York Univer-
sity. In 1948 Elon College con-
ferred upon him the honorary
degree of Doctor of Literature.
He is married to the former
Magdalene Elizabeth Robinson
of Washington, D. c., and they
have two sons and two daugh-
tiers.
Class hight will be held on
Thursday. June 8, at eight
o'clock, in the auditorium. Annie
Laurie Kee will deliver the
valedictory and Carolee O'Neal
will be salutatorian.
On Friday morning, June 4, at
10 o'clock, the Manteo Junior
High school will hold graduating
exercises. A student participa-
ton program will be given with
the following themes: Education
and Our Hopes, by Frank White,
Jr.; Our Desire to Succeed, bv
Janet Wescott; Opportunity and
Tomorrow by Helen Baum; and
Our Faith in Freedom by Betty
Bruce Inge. Wayland Fry will
present the Junior High diplo-
mas.
Members of the senior gradua-
ting class are Ernestine Afford,
Robert Balance, Jr.. Janet Bas-
night, Patricia Baum, Quentin
Bell, Donald Bliven, Jack Bur-
rus, James Daniels, Jean Daniels,
Jerry Daniels, Carlisle Davis,
Charlotte Davis, Edna Bruce
Dowdy, Ann Etheridge, Webb
Etheridge, Lottie Gallop, Linda
Gaskill, Harry johnson, Barbara
Jones, Annie Laurie Kee, Daniel
See GRADUATION, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
BUXTON GIRL SCOUTS
GRATEFUL FOR AID

The campaign to raise funds
to send members of the Buxton
Girl Scout Troop to summer
camp is continuing. The girls
this week extend their an
probation for the help that
has been given. They also ex-
tend their thanks for those who
aided the drive for funds for the
American Cancer Society.
The girls welcome hack theiD
leader, Mrs. Donald Tharp this
week. On the "Send Scout to
Camp Fund.-" the following con-
tributions are acknowledged:
Buxton Ladies Club SIS 90
Buxton P. T. A. 1000
Buxton Home Club 500
DR.. and Mrs. Donald Tharp 1000
Total $4,000
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
634 DRUM CAUGHT BY
WILLIE ETHERiDGE

The channel bass are still
around these parts. Willie Ether
idge of Wanchese caught 375 Of
the fish Tuesday at Baum's Slew
near Oregon Inlet, and again on
Wednesday brought in 259. The
big fish are retailing for around
$1.50 now.
Papago Indian news., 1954-10-01
SAN MIGUEL NEsIS


people were concerned about the fiesta
held at this time of the year.
It Will be after their return that the
more Important things Will be taken
care of at hone. We have the border
line to check and rebuilt in places
where the water has weakened 1t.
I understand the quarantine they have
against Nexico may be lifted sooner
than they thought, and it would be
relief as We WON'T be concerned about
the cattle disease they have among
their cattle herds. We have been going
through period ouarantines both in
Eexico and our Re Servation, and !
think We should be more alert to the
prevention measures rather than after
it starts and We loose lot Of time
s. money to eradicate it with the
Inconvenience Of quarantine and testing.
It would be wise 7 should think to make
sure the animal We buy or bring near our
animals or In contact With those are not
diseased. It seems to me that animals
that are diseased are on the outside Of
the reservation across the line
rather than on the re eSeCvations
UIlc important preventative WOuIQ De co
test the animal for all diseases before
buying or trading him, or allowing
people to bring on the reservation
should have a health certificate for
the animal. It is costing the Govern
ment Department lot OF expense to
carry on this kind Of work, SO I would
say that all the people in and off the
reservation should give this some
serious thought. I always ready to
hear the cattlemensa view point on these
matters, and their suggestions.
In August I took a trip Eorth vi til Ruth
& Allen, and I was rather amazed to hear
and see things happening on other
reservations that I would never want to
see happen on our re se1vation.
Going through Utah ! saw more cattle
than anywhere else. It seems like.
Every rancher or farmer had a herd Of
cattle or milk cows. Going through
Salt Lake City, and into Yellow Stone
wyoming We know now where TO go for
steam baths. If the earth ever blew
up, it's going to be in Wyoming. We
went into Montana and met Fred Claymore
at the Grow Agency and had an intere sting
visit with him & his family. We then
he AIDED for Black Foot Tp6i an Ra SO T~va-