davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1954-06-23
F o SALE
Moving to new Iocationl

~ \AV4O 444S w AN 4oSNI#.
/ Dining Room Set
8 Bridge Tables
/ Turntable & Amplifier COM
plete
Odd Tables and Chairs
2 Counters
/ Cabinet with 4 glass sliding
doors excellent for kitchen
/ Pressure Cooker
/ 4-Burner Bottle Gas Stove
with Oven complete
/ large decorative DriftWood
: Silverware Set with chest)
/ small Electric Mixer
/ portable Electric Singer
Sewing Machine
Many other items. Contact:
John j. Farchette, SkYview
9 Company Street, C'sted
T FOR
DATE or
NEW SPOT
, 1954-06-23

aE- -=.
wish through this medium
to inform my customers and
the public in general that the
Button and Buckle business
carried on BY me will be dis
continued as Of the 18th of
this month.
HILDA FREDERICK
ROOSEVELT
House met on June nth.
Please dc net hesitate to adj
wise me of your views at any
time"
, 1954-06-23
THE ISLAND SCHOOL
9th : Children 8 to z years old

Summer Session Starts July 9Th Children 8 to Y years old
Certified United States Grade requirements
Music, Dancing, Crafts, Gardening, Fine Arts
Introduction to French, German, Spanish, Italian
Parent interviews and Child Registration: Mrs. Att HenLe
Tuition Five Dollars a Week Snacks, Lunch, instruction
, 1954-06-23
L oST
PEARL BAR PIN

in or near st .Mary's School
Commencement night.
REWARD
Please notify: AVIS OFFICE
, 1954-06-23
To CATTLEMEN:

The following prices will be
paid for your cattle.
Young Cattle "A cts. per ID.
Old Cattle IL cts. per Ib.
All transactions are S
RUFINo RUIZ
Evening star., 1954-05-12

TV show. you'd better let CHS
know about it. AS of next season
it will be replaced by its sponsor
in the Sunday night at 9 spot by
a 52-week series of half-hour
dramas, 26 live" and 26 filmed.
Ronald Reagan will act as host
and some of the stars mentioned
for leading roles are Tyrone
Power, Fred Astaire, Henry
Fonda. Joan Crawford. Jane Wy
man, Joseph Gotten, Paul Doug
las and Thomas Mitchell. i.
Milton Berle finally brought
down the house" and it has sent
him packing. The Center The
ater in New York, where the
Berle show and other NBC pro-
grams originated, is to be razed
to make way for a new office
building. Homeless in Manhat-
tan, Berle will do the last three
shows of this season (May 18,
Is and June g. from NBC-TV'S
Burbank TV factory. Before
he does these, Berle has a guest
appearance scheduled, for next
Sundays NBC-TV Comedy
Hour" This one will be the last
Eddie Cantor show Of the sea-
son,
Evening star., 1954-05-12

Contoins so chIordone. For
use in the control of blister
beetles, Ieof miners, MOLE
erickets, japanese beetles and
certoin other turf insects. Also
onts and rooches in the lawn
and home.
Evening star., 1954-05-12
On the Air
Mourois Tale Boyer Liked
Was Fine-With Changes
By Horry Macarthur

shows called Disneyland which
Disney will do for ABC-TV.-
\ 4 \ X
PROGRAM NOTES-n you
can't do without Fred Warnings
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
77-YEAR-OLD MAN
BOUND TO SUPERIOR
COURT ON RAPE CHG.

The case against Will NJ Ma
son, 77-years-old Manteo resi-
dent, charged with felonious as
sault on a female with intent to
commit rape, was bound over to
Superior Court by Judge w. F.
Baum in Dare County Record
er's Court Tuesday afternoon.
The female involved was an
11-year-old girl living in the
same neighborhood. Mason stated
that he was not even in the
building in which the assault al
legecly took place, but admitted
that he did talk to the little girl
on the day in question. He was
represented in the case by For
rest Dunstan of Elizabeth City.
Judge Baum found probable
cause and bound the case over.
Judge Baum requested that the
spectators grant the courtesy to
the little girl of leaving the court
room while she testified, but
were allowed to return after her
testimony.
Harold Bruce Lennon was not
in court again Tuesday, although
he was under 500 bond. Judge
Baum issued a capias for his APP
pearance next Tuesday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
SPECIALISTS
TO MEET IN DARE co.

Mrs. Jewel Fessenden, extern
sion specialist in foods and nutri-
ton, will hold two sets of meetings
in Dare County on April 20 and 80,
to train foods and nutrition lead
ers to give the demonstration in
the home demonstration clubs in
May, and to train All leaders.
These meetings will be held as fol-
lows: Hatteras school lunch room,
April 20, 1880 am. for foods and
nutrition leaders and 200 p. m.
for All leaders; Manteo commu-
nifty building, April 80, 1890 am.
for foods and nutrition leaders and
200 pm. for All leaders.
All foods and nutrition leaders
and at least one other member
from each club have been asked
to attend the morning session.
Teachers, parents, older All Club
members and any other interested
persons are invited to attend the
afternoon Session.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
OF FISH TAKEN
FROM HATTERAS SURF

A variety of fish are being
caught in the surf of Cape Hat
teras and along the beach be-
tween the Cape and Hatteras In
let. Northward of the Cape and
in the surf along the entire
stretch of Hatteras Island, king
fish Cor sea mullet) have been
landed in quantities by anglers
using light tackle and shrimp
bait. Willie Newsome, operator
of a bait and tackle shop at Hat
teras stated that one party of two
anglers from Western Carolina
caught more than $500 pounds
of sea mullet during one after
noon and evening of fishing this
week. Other large catches of this
species have been reported from
Avon to Hatteras by surf anglers.
A few false albacore have been
taken during the past week by
surf fishermen and also a species
known as "Sunfish." Raymond
Basnett of Buxton landed two
channel bass scaling at 40 pounds
Wednesday night and dozens
were taken last week.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
OPEN BUSINESSES
SURE SIGN THAT
SUMMERS NEAR
$500 Available Rooms In
Dare This Year; Most
Places Now Open ~

Mid-Spring vacation travel ON
the Dare Coast is attracting Wis
ltors from many states and some
foreign countries. Some come to
Ipit their skill against channel
bass Or Gulf Stream fishes which
are now coming close inshore to
the inlets or sounds or appearing
at the edge of blue water off
shore. Many of the Springtime
visitors come to relax in the sun,
or to see the mid-April flowers,
which reached blossom peak
during Easter weekend, or to
visit the sites of historical inte-
est.
One of the biggest attractions
this year is the new Cape Hat
teras National Seashore Recrea-
tional Area. Traffic figures from
Oregon Inlet ferry indicate that
most of the nonresident vehicles
hauled by ferries during March
were vacationists bound for the
area.
Most of the hotels, motels and
other places of accommodation
between Southern Shores and
Kitty Hawk southwark to Hat
teras on the Outer Banks have
opened for the 1854 season. During
the past week end many of the
places now opened were filled
to capacity or near capacity.
In addition to hotels and mo-
tells, most of the beach and Outer
Banks restaurants have opened
for the season. This is also true
of the beach shops featuring
wearing apparel, souvenirs and
other objects which appeal to
tourists and vacationists.
Fishing centers on Hatteras
Island, at Oregon Inlet and in
Mays Head, Manteo and Wan
cheese are open, booking sports
fishermen coming for channel
bass or trips off shore.
Mays Head Chamber of Com
merce, Dare Beaches Chamber of
Commerce and the countrywide
Dare County Tourist Bureau are
taking care of inquiries from
vacationists coming here for the
first time or are otherwise assist
ing tourists in finding accomo-
dations.
There are more Accommodations
on the. Dare Coast this year than
ever before. Approximately $500
rooms in the region are ready for
reception of guests.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
ALBACORE TAKEN FROM
SURF AT CAPE HATTERAS

Edgar Hooper of Buxton reports
that anglers using Hopkins lures
in the surf at Cape Hatteras land
ed three false albacore on Friday.
The first was landed by Hayes
Fulcher. The albacore weighed
about IL pounds each. These fish,
normally caught offshore near the
western edge of the Gulf Stream
seldom come close inshore, and it
was rare for them to be taken with
rod and reel from the surf.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23

REV. HARVEY L. COPPEDGE,
who will be guest preacher for the
spring series of special evangelis-
tic services at the Roanoke Island
Baptist Church. Mr.. Coppage is
pastor of Green's Cross Baptist
Church in Windsor.
The spring series will begin
Monday night, April &c, at 8 pm,
according to an announcement by
the pastor, the Rev. Frank B. Din
widdie.
Mr.. Coppedge plans to preach
each night until the final meeting
on Wednesday, May 5. In prepare
ton for his coming cottage prayer
meetings are gathering in various
homes of the community each
night this week.
He received his training for the
ministry from Campbell College,
Buies' Creek, N. c., and Temple
Hall University, Chicago, Ill. Dur
ing the past nine years he has
served as pastor of the following
Baptist churches: Ephesus in the
Tar River Association, Macedonia
and Corinth in the Roanoke Asso-
citation, Woodville and Riverside in
the Chowan Association, preceding
his present pastorate in the West
Chowan Association.
The public is cordially invited
to participate in these services.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
RED CROSS SEEKING
SWIM INSTRUCTORS
Red Cross Paying Expenses For
Two Dare County People To
Attend Ten-Day School

The Dare County Chapter,
American Red Cross is seeking
qualified applicants to attend
ten day aquatic school in June,
according to Charles S. Marshall,
the chapter chairman. All eX-
penses for the course will be paid
by the Red Cross if suitable APP
plicants can be located.
The purpose of the school,
which will be held at Camp Car
DINA, Brevard, N. c., June 7-17,
is for the training of swimming
instructors who might return
home and teach water safety
classes in their communities. 1t
is the hope of the Red Cross to
find at least two qualified ap-
plicants, one living north of
Oregon Inlet and the other on
Hatteras Island who would agree
to take the course at Red Cross
expense and then teach classes
later in the summer. In addition
to being at least Is years of age
these applicants, either men OF
women, would be expected to be
reasonably good swimmers and
would be expected to agree to
to- teach swimming classes in
in their home neighborhood..
Persons interested in this pro-
gram have been asked to con.
tact Marshall either in person OIL
by telephone. His home telephone
is Manteo 29-J and his office
phone is 243.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
TROUT AND BLUE FISHING
IMPROVING ALONG COAST

Although only a few have been
taken with rod and reel by ang-
lers fishing from boats, sea trout
(weakfish), striped bass Crock
fish and bluefishing prospects
are improving. A few stripers
have been taken by anglers troll
ling from boats in Roanoke
Sound near the Mays Head-M Man
teo bridge, and also on the west
side of Roanoke Island in Croat-
an Sound.
Capt. Jesse Etheridge, skipper
of the cruiser "Caredwyn" of
Wanchese believes that trout and
rock and probably blues will be
taking trolled lures near Oregon
Inlet and the nearby sounds by
another week. He bases his opin-
ion on the fact that these species
are now being caught by COM
mercial fishermen operating from
Wanchese and elsewhere along
the coast. "Bucktails and special
minnowlike lures usually at
tract these fish," he stated.
Anglers fishing near the little
bridge between Roanoke Island
and Mays Head have landed q
few stripeI's and sea trout and or
occasions from this brackish wa
ter a few large mouth bass have
been taken.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
BASS TAKING
LURES IN CROATAN SOUND

Striped bass were taking trolled
lures in Croatan Sound during the
past week and some fairly nice
fish were taken by anglers operat-
ing close to the western shores of
Roanoke Island. Fishing was also
picking up for anglers in the vi
cinity of the little bridge between
Manteo and Mays Head and also
at the fishing piers. A few trout
have been taken at the bridges.
Artificial lures were used by ang-
lers making the catches.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS
TO SHOOT LOST COLONY

News Photographers of North
Carolina, Virginia and other
states will be guests of the Lost
Colony management for per-
Torrance of the drama on Sun
day night, June q. Then on the
following night, Monday June
%, special scenes will be set up
for the lensmen to shoot in color
or black and white for Compel
ition in the annual contest among
working photographers.
General Manager Dick Jordan
announced this week that prizes
totaling SITS would be offered
for the best published photo
graphs taken by the news photo
graphers at the special showing
in their honor.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
FIRST BLUEFISH LANDED
IN HATTERAS INLET

First bluefish of the season to be
taken with rod and reel this year
was landed by an unidentified ang-
Ter trolling in Hatteras Inlet this
week. The fish weighed about one
and half pound. Local commercial
fishermen have been taking good
hauls of blues, which indicates,
according to M. L. Burrus, that
the spring run is now getting I'M
derway and should be interesting
to anglers within a few days.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
MANTEO SENIOR PLAY
AT SCHOOL APRIL 30

Just one more week and it will
be time for everyone to see the
delightful comedy, "Going On Sew
enteen," presented by the senior
class of Manteo High School. The
admission is 75e and soc and the
play will be presented at 8 o'clock,
April 80.
1t is quickly-paced comedy re-
plete with action, humor and gor-
geous characterizations. Its CEN
trail character, Buddy Carhart, is
a three-dimensional study in all
the serio-comic aspects of the age
of adolescence. The plot revolves
about the Vaccinations of Buddy
and his two young henchmen,
Paul and Shrimpie. Together, the
three have launched new maya
zine, thanks to the generosity of
Buddy's father in donating hand
press.
The three are, of course, con-
firmed woman-haters; confirmed,
that is, until Buddy's elder sister
Florence is visited for the summer
by her school-chum, Joan, and
Joan's younger sister, Lillums. This
Lillums is a sixteen-year-old siren,
and she quickly splits the ties that
bind the three young musketeers.
Skillfully she plays one against
the other, and havoc results. Mean
time, Buddy's father, trusted en-
ployee of the towns bank, becomes
involved in serious shortage. Bud
dy takes it upon his young should
ers to track down the reprehensi-
BILE culprit.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
CATCHES MADE IN CHOPPY
WATERS OFF HATTERAS

Sea Bass, false albacore, dol
phin, tuna and boneta have been
landed by offshore boats going to
Gulf Stream from Hatteras this
week, but due to easterly winds
sea conditions were not always
favorable for the fishing boats.
Frank Pratt and Leroy Brooks
of Lynchburg, Va, fishing from
aboard the Twins, skippered by
Capt. Edgar Styron, landed 80
sea bass, one boneta, one false
albacore and trigger fish while
See FISHING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
WV LADIES AUXILIARY
TO HAVE TURKEY SUPPER

The Ladies Auxiliary to Dare
County Post No. 9959 VFW are
sponsoring turkey supper at the
post home Friday night, April %,
honoring the 9Th birthday of the
VFW Post. A good time is expected
by everyone. We would like to
have all the friends of the Post
with us for the celebration so any,
one wishing to come, contact a
member. They will be more than
glad to extend an invitation, it has
been stated by Marian Cochran,
president.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
IMPROVED FERRY SERVICE
PROMISED BY JUNE Is
FOR WATERLINKS In DARE
8,2l6 Vehicles Transported By Dare Ferries
Last Month; Oregon Inlet Situation Still
UnfavOrable But Ramps Being Rebuilt;
Highway Commission To Meet April 20.

State Highway and Public
Works officials have promised
an improvement in Dare coast
ferry service on or about June
Is. On that date a new Let YES
sci now being converted for
ferry service will be added to
the Oregon Inlet fleet and a sim
liar craft is scheduled to be
ready for operation by July IS
when summer travel peaks are
reached.
During the Lost Colony season
two ferries will be operating on
the Croaton Sound link of U. S.
Highways "a and 264. Already
plans are underway for the con-
struction of a bridge across
Croatan Sound to replace that
ferry run. Test pilings are now
being driven in the sound over
the route proposed for the new
span. Contract for construction
of the bridge, expected to cost
approximately 100000 is ex-
pected to be let during the early
summer of 1854 and that would
mean a completion date by the
summer of 1885, Governor Will
liam B. Umstead's administration
has already allotted $750,000 to-
wards the total amount necess-
airy for construction of the bridge.
Inlet Situation
One of the principal ferry bot
tlenecks along the coast of Dare
since the completion of the new
al-paved Mays Head-Hatteras
highway has been the Oregon In
let ferry service. Just as the
spring sportsfishing got under
way this year, it was necessary
to revert to the antiquated wood
-en ferries while new docking
Nmps were being installed.
NJ hese ramps will be ready for
traffic and the larger ferry will
be in service again within one
week. That will help some. Some
persons believe that even
the addition of the two new fer
ries at Oregon Inlet by mid-sum-
mer will not completely take
care of the ever increasing traf-
fic moving Hatterasward over
the new road leading into Cape
Hatteras National Seashore Re
creational Area region.
March Traffic Figures
Traffic figures for the month of
March indicated that a total of
9,216 vehicles used the ferries of
Dare Oregon Inlet, Croatan
Sound and Alligator River). Of
the total number of vehicles
6,346 bore North Carolina license
tags and 1870 were non resident
vehicles. A total of 1884 vehicles
used the Croatan Sound ferry of
which 635 were foreign or non
resident cars.
A close runnerup was noted at
Oregon Inlet where total of
3,464 vehicles were transported of
which 1861 were foreign or non
resident autos or trucks. This in
dictates the fact that Cape Hat
teras National Seashore Recrea-
tional Area is largely responsible
for attracting tourists from other
states to the area.
See MEETING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
CHANNEL BASS BEGIN TO RUN:
LISP BROUGHT In WANCHESE::
GUIDES WITH MEDIOCRE LUCK
First Big Catch At Oregon Inlet Last Thurs
day; Commercial Fishermen Have Record
Catch Monday Night, But Luck Fallen Off
Some Since Two Truckloads Hauled Away.
By Roger Meekins

| Monday night when the CONNER
cial boats began to come into Mill
Landing at Wanchese the people
gathered to see what the commo-
ton was all about. The first boat
that came in was spilling over the
sides with drum. So was the sec
ond.
And the third boat had the cop
per fish slowed in the cabin even.
The dory it towed behind to store
the net was full too. This brought
to climax the run of drum which
started last Thursday afternoon.
On this particular Monday Ralph
Meekins, Dewey Tillett and Willie
Etheridge went to fish their long
nets at Baum's Slew about five
miles southwest of Oregon Inlet.
The nets were full of drum, and
thousands more were inside. They
took their drum nets and set
around them, ana began to pull
them in.
The nets were full. The fish fell
out, worked their way out, tapped
out of the boat, and when the boat
got full they fell back over the
sides again. They transferred them
to other boats and began again.
They filled the boat up again, and
the drum sloshed over the sides
again.
The boats were about to sink so
they came home, bringing the nets
and what drum they got. The nets
were torn badly.
"This will ruin US for a few
days." Ralph Meekins said.
It'll take at least couple of
days to get the nets mended again"
Dewey Tillett said.
The catch totaled 1852, plus
whatever the men took home with
them. Willie Etheridge hauled
away two truckloads and kept an
other equal amount in the fish
house for local consumption. They
sell for So. The drum weighed any
where from 35 to IS pounds. The
fishermen got about $1,000 for the
catch.
Started Week Before
On Wednesday of the previous
week Ralph Meekins took about
200 of the copper colored fish into
Avon. That was about the first
catch for anybody north of Oregon
Inlet.
Thursday afternoon Capt. Willie
Etheridge, Jr., went out Oregon In
let in the "Chee Chez" just to see
if any fish were milling around
the inlet. Caps. Omie and Gilbert
Tillett went along with him.
The fish were milling around the
Inlet.
Capt. Fred Basnight also was
out and he got the first strike just
south of the inlet. Ray Lewis and
Ernest Yeates of Manteo were fish
ing with him, and they got % be-
fore the day was over.
But to get back aboard the Chez
Chez, the three boys aboard start
ed reeling them in and somehow
just couldn't stop. One of the fish
pulled rod and reel overheard
but they kept at it.
See BASS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-23
LIGHT INTEREST IN
POLITICS SHOWN
IN DARE COUNTY
Fast Move At Last Minute
Precludes Contest In Hat
teras Township

Final candidate to file in the
primary in Dare County Satur-
day was Estus P. White of Bux-
ton, who made a quick trip a.
cross Oregon Inlet to see Hugh
Basnight, Chairman of the Board
of elections, accompanied by
County Commissioner, Lloyd
Scarborough. Mr.. White filed
for County Commissioner, and
Mr.. Scarborough withdrew as a
candidate for commissioner, and
filed for the Board of Education
on which Mr.. White served for
several years, and at the time of
leaving it in 1851 was chairman.
Earlier in the day, Mr.. Scar
borough brought Raymond Bas-
night, Buxton Deputy Sheriff, to
Manteo to file for the Board of
Education, but upon finding he
could not continue to hold his
$3.50 month job as county Off
Ger if elected, he declined to file
for the school board. Whereupon
Mr.. Scarborough went home and
by arrangement with Mr.. White
switched from the place which
all his neighbors thought he
would seek. By this fast work he
wins for Mr. White an uncontest-
ed seat on the County Board.
Neither of these men will now
have opposition among the DEM
ocrats in Hatteras Township,
which means their election is
assured. Isaac Jennette of Buxton,
however, has filed in the Repub-
lican primary as a candidate for
commissioner.
Contests in some other sections
of the county shape up. James
w. Scarborough, Commissioner,
living at Avon, is opposed by
Newcomb Midget of Waves. Ell
lis Gray of this (KinnekeeD
township has no opposition for
reelection, for Board of Educa-
ton.
In Atlantic township, Walter
Perry did not run to succeed him
self on the Board of Education,
but this post is being sought by
Elwood Parker, former Board
member, without opposition. The
Commissioner of this township,
Capt. w. H. Lewark is opposed
for reelection by Dan S. Harris
and Sam Liverman.
In Mays Head township, Law
renee Swain is unopposed for
reelection as county COM
missioner, and R. o. Balance
unopposed for Board of Edu-
cation.
On the mainland of Dare
County, Chairman c. C. Duvall
of the Board of Commissioners is
opposed by Ira Spencer, and
Dick Best of Stumpy Point is
being opposed to succeed him
self on the Board of Education
by Forrest Sawyer OF MAINS Har-
Dor.
Jesse C. Groce of Manteo is
candidate opposing w. F. Baum
for Recorders Judge of Dare
County. Mr.. Groce was formerly
Recorders Judge of Hyde County,
and came to Manteo about IL
years ago, engaging in mechan-
ical work at the Manteo Boat
building Co. He has since served
as Manteo town policeman.
Rep. R. Bruce Etheridge, Reg
lister of Deeds Melvin Daniels,
Sheriff Frank Cahoon, Clerk of
See POLITICS, Page Four