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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19

about every bone in her body, ex-
cept the neck, at one time or
another. Her right arm has been
broken in three places; several
ribs have been broken, both
arms, collarbone, shoulder, and
both wrists. The muscles in her
hands, since she broke her wrists,
don't permit her to close her
hand completely, but that doesn't
stop her from making aprons for
every one of her daughters at
Christmas time.
Dell Saunders, SO, is the oldest
of her eight children. Next
comes Lance, IS; Gus, 81; Sally
Daniels, SO; Ophelia Daniels, SIS;
Bright Evans, SO; Rae Davis, so;
Nancy Atkinson, At. She has q
grandchildren, Sc great-grand-
children, and Is great-great-
grandchildren.
Out of all the babies she has
delivered, Mrs. Montague has
helped with only three sets of
twins. Her busiest time was once
when she went three days and
nights without sleep. Il had al
ready been up for two days and
nights, and just got home" Mrs.
Montague said, when somebody
came to get me to go to another
one. I told him I couldn't do it
that l was too tired. We'll we've
tried to get somebody else the
man told me, and now I just
don't know what to do So I got
out of bed and stayed up another
day and night" Mrs. Montague
told.
She got her start back in the
days before there was any doctor
Or nurse on Roanoke Island. II
used to have little horse that l
would ride around to get to the
places" she said. The first doctor
to help her was DR.. Fox.
Mrs. Montague says that Dora
Davis is about the last living as
sociate that she had when she
was just a girl growing up. Mrs.
Davis still lives at Wanchese too.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
MANY PROTESTS
MADE TO BONNER
CONCERNING TAX
Tax on Structures In Naviga-
BILE Waters Being Re-
Scheduled

More than thousand commu-
nications have been received by
the U. S. Corps of Engineers in
connection with the proposed
schedule of fees for fishing per-
mits in and adjacent to naviga-
BILE waters, according to informa-
ton released this week by Con-
gresham Herbert c. Bonner.
Mr.. Bonner, Representative
from the first congressional dis
trict of North Carolina, says he
has received many letters pro-
testing the proposed schedule,
and that he is vigorously oppos-
ing the schedule to tax net fish
ermen.
Under Federal laws, prior per-
mission must be obtained from
the Department of Engineers be-
fore performing any work in or
over a navigable water of the
United States. The purpose of
these laws is to protect the wat
erways from any unreasonable
obstruction to navigation. The
permission is granted in the form
of permit for which, up to now,
there has been no charge.
Brig. Gen. E. c. Itschner, Dep
uty Assistant Chief of Engineers
for Civil Works, provided Rep.
Bonner with the following reply
and information concerning the
matter:
"Title v of the Independent
Offices Appropriations Act, 1852
public Law 137-82nd Congress)
provides that any authority, Ii
cense, or permit, issued by any
Federal agency shall be self-sus-
tanning to the full extent posi-
BILE. The head of the agency is
authorized by regulation to pre-
scribe such fees as he shall de-
termine to be fair and equitable.
Bureau of the Budget Circular
No. AIS dated 5 November 1853
to the Heads of Executive De-
partments and Establishments di-
rected that the schedule of fees
be supplemented at the earliest
possible date. The proposed fees
are intended to recover to adj
ministrative costs of issuing per-
mits and have been based ON re-
ported costs from our field Of
fices. When a permit is issued, a
single fee, determined from the
proposed table as it may finally
be approved and issued, will be
See BONNER, Page Ten
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
NUMBER OF FIRES
ENDANGER HOMES
ROANOKE ISLAND
Marsh Fires Believed To Have
Been Started PurposeIy
On South End

Almost the whole south end of
Roanoke Island has been burned
over within less than week, as
a result of what is thought to be
the work of Migrants.
Last Thursday night fire was
started in the marsh at Skyco
which burned almost all the way
to Wanchese on the west side of
the highway, destroying also
good amount of young timber
near the highway. A high north
east wind famed the flames and
spread them rapidly. The fire
eventually burned itself out.
Monday morning another fire
was started on the east side of
the highway a few hundred
yards south of where the first
one began at Skyco, and the Man
teo fire department was called
to protect property at Wanchese.
A strong northwest wind pushed
the flames southwark across the
marsh and into some of the
woods at the north end of the
village of Wanchese, destroying
a considerable number of trees
and endangering property on the
extreme east edge of the village.
Esman Gallop started a back
fire to keep the flames away from
his home, and the truck was
called to Stand by. Later, the
flames worked their way south
ward across the eastern edge of
the village and all the homes on
that side were in some danger,
but no property was destroyed
other than woodland.
The domesticated wildfoWl at
Mill Landing were driven from
their home on the east side of the
creek, and were somewhat I'M
happy about it.
The fire burned all the way to
the south end of the marsh.
Wednesday afternoon another
fire brought out the fire truck to
Wanchese again. This time it was
a fire of somewhat lesser magni-
tude near the highway just north
of Luther Daniels home. No
great damage was reported.
The fires first started last week
on Wednesday when a large num-
Der of acres of timber was burned
on the north end of Roanoke Is
land west of the Brown Eth
eridge home and westward to the
Airport boundary. Many homes
of Negro citizens were in danger,
but the fire department was on
hand to trevent loss.
Many people have expressed
the belief that the fires have been
started purposely in the marsh,
not really intending to do any
damage. But nevertheless the
fires spread and endangered val
liable property in other areas of
the Island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
ALPHEUS DRINKWATER
HOME FROM HOSPITAL

After month in Albemarle Hos
pital, where he underwent surgery,
Alpheus Drinkwater has returned
to his home and friends who have
crowded in to visit him find him
astonishingly improved in health
and spirits.
Following some weeks of in
creasing discomfort Mr.. Drink
waters condition becaue acute a
month ago, his illness being dag
nosed as euremic poisoning.
1t required a weeks treatment to
get him in condition for surgery
and he reacted with surprising
energy after the removal of en-
larged glands that were obstruc-
ting the discharge of his kidneys.
His condition began to clear up
Immediately and he was further re-
assured by laboratory tests that
made certain that nothing of
malignant nature was present.
Mr.. Drinkwater's daughter, Dor
othy, veteran of the Army Nurse
Corps who served through the
North African and Italian cam
paigns was constantly with her
father. He is up and around part
of each day, sleeps well and is rap
idly regaining his strength. The
illness, he and his family now be-
lieve, was a silver-lined cloud-it
finally got the Western Union
office out of the house. Mr.. Drink
water retired as operator last year
but the company just ignored him
and left the office where it was I'M
til the family just moved off and
left it for a month.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
REPRESENTATIVE FROM
C&D DEPARTMENT TO
HOLD MANTEO MEETING

E. E. Huffman of the State
Dept. of Conservation and De-
velopment, announces that
meeting will be held in Manteo
Tuesday, March %, $3.50 pm.
at the community building for
discussion of the industrial pos
sibilities for this area.
This meeting is one of many
being held throughout the state
for the purpose of discovering
new industrial pOtentials and the
interesting of outside industry.
County officials, officials of in
cOrporated communities, Cham
Der of Commerce representa-
tives, civic club presidents and
other interested persons are in
vited to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
SEASHoRE MUSEUM
FOR CAPE HATTERAS

A maritime museum near the
base of Cape Hatteras lighthouse
will soon be one of the attrac-
tons of the Cape Hatteras Ma
tional Seashore recreational area.
J. Paul Hudson, National Park
Service museum authority was
here this week to arrange for
temporary exhibits, with a per-
manent display of maritime OBJ
jects planned before the year has
passed.
The museum building will be
round floor of the former
a. ice of assistant keepers OF
~ Hatteras Lighthouse. 1t is
If two buildings in the i'm
mediate area, the other being
the present residence of Chief
Ranger Gus Huffman of the Ma
tional Seashore.
Hudson visited the site here
with Clark Stratton, chief OF OPP
erations of the southeastern di-
vision of the National Park Ser
vice and Allen Hanks, superin-
tendent of the National Seashore
who arrived to assume his cur
rent duties on March l from
Everglades National Park In
Florida where he had been serv-
ing as assistant to the superir
tendent.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
Mrs. Lucetta Montague, IS Years Old,
Has Delivered 900 Roanoke Islanders
Married at 49, and With Family of Eight Children,
Mrs. Montague Still Lively AS Ever
By Roger Meekins

1t was cold, dreary day-the
year was 1900. Snow covered the
ground, and icicles hung from the
trees and ewes of the houses.
Someone had gone for the doctor,
but he had been gone all night
and hadn't returned. There was
no doctor about.
Four women gathered around
and drew Straws to see who was
going to be head doctor" The
lot fell to Mrs. Lucetta Montague,
and she led the group in deliver
ing Mrs. Debbie Daniels baby.
Since that time Mrs. Monta-
que has delivered somewhere
around 800 or 900 babies. Her re-
cords were lost when her home
burned in 1886, and at that time
the count was 700.
Mrs. Lucetta Montague, now at
IS, was born October 10, 1865,
the daughter of Nancy Cudworth
and George Charles Daniels of
Wanchese, and she has lived at
Wanchese all her life. She mar
ried McAllister Montague when
she was IS.
Mrs. Montague delivered her
last baby when she was rs, with
DR.. w. w. Johnston of Manteo
attending. She had delivered two
in the same day, one of whom
was her granddaughter, Judy
Powers.
OF all the babies she has helped
all the babies she has helped
bring into the world, every one
of them has been on Roanoke
Island. She has never delivered
a baby off of the Island. Many
times she has delivered children
of the first babies she helped
bring into the world. And out of
the 800 or 900 babies she has as
sisted with, only one has been
lost. But she never lost a mother.
When her sister, Mrs. Lettie
Tillett, now rs, was about to have
a baby in 1913, Mrs. Montague
was called on to help. Mr.. Tillett
had to come dig her out of her
house-the snow had piled up so
deep that she couldn't get out.
Thee years ago Mrs. Montague
broke her ankle in fall, and the
bone specialists told her she
would never walk again. But
what Tiers they were, for today
Mrs. Montague walks around all
by herself, with the aid of a
walker to support herself on. She
was out in the garden grubbing
ground at the time, and fell over
stump and broke her brittle
bone. She was 81 years old then.
Last summer she spent four
weeks visiting in Clayton and
Raleigh, and about four weeks
in Elizabeth City. She doesn't
have to stop and think twice
about taking off on trip to the
beach, or to Norfolk. She is
heady to 60 most any time.
Mrs. Montague has broken
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
HENRY ]. HOLMES. NATIVE
OF EAST LAKE DIES

Elizabeth City. Funeral
services for Henry Jordan Hol-
mes, who died March II, were
conducted March IL at the Twi-
ford Funeral Home by the Rev.
D. ]. Reid, pastor of the City
Road Methodist Church, assisted
by the Rev. L. Sigsbee Miller,
pastor of the Pearl Street AS
sembly. Pallbearers were Burn
cite Basnight, Foster Basnight,
Buster Brickhouse, Elmer Hol-
mes, Thomas Holmes and Melvin
Dixon. Burial was in New Holly
wood Cemetery.
Mr.. Holmes was a native of
East Lake, but had lived in Eliza
beth City for 40 years.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19

EDWARD MCMILLAN MANN,
"A, a former resident of Manteo,
died suddenly at S pm. Satur-
day of last week at the residence
in Norfolk-460 Suburban Park
way. He had lived in Norfolk for
the past Is years, following his
departure from Manteo. He was
born in Elizabeth City, but his
parents were Manns Harbor peo-
pie, and his father, the late Dan
E. Mann, lived their last years
in Manteo. They were the late
Mr.. Mann and Mrs Elma Fulcher
Mann.
Beside his wife, Mrs. Eda
Simpson Mann, he is survived by
a son, Michael Mann of Norfolk;
five sisters, Mrs. Allen Mann,
Mrs. Charles Evans, Mrs. Herbert
Bliven, Mrs. Sherman Twiford
and Mrs. Eloise Cartwright, all
of Manteo, and two brothers,
Marvin Mann of Miami, Fla, and
Clyde Mann of Camp Lejeune.
He was a supervisor at the
Norfolk Navy Yard, and was a
member of the Chesterfield
Heights Methodist Church and
charter member of the Methodist
Men. He was active in fraternal
circles, being a member of Wan
cheese Lodge SCI. AT. and AM:
John Walters Royal Arch Chap
ter 60, Grice Commandery Is,
Knights Templar, and Khedive
Temple, A. A. o. N. M. S.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
COCONUT PALMS
MAY BE ADDED ON
CAPE HATTERAS
BY Aycock Brown

Buxton. - Through the CO.
operation of the sub-tropical re-
sort town of Naples in Florida,
Cape Hatteras, the nearest main
land point to the warm Gulf
Stream north of southern Flor
ida, may soon add coconut palms
to the tropic foliage and plants
already thriving here. AS result
of this, the largest seeds ever
planted in North Carolina were
this week placed in the soil at
7F,xton and nearby Frisco.
-, coconut palm seeds were
,se8 lily un-husked coconuts, so
: that they were sent here
Individually mailed from the AID
Miller Associates of Naples, each
seed bearing shipping labels and
stamps on the gray-green cover
ing of the juice-laden seeds.
Experimenting with the plant
ing of the seeds at Buxton is Mrs.
Maude White, postmaster, owner
of grapefruit and orange trees in
her yard and Mrs. John Hooper,
who has had excellent luck
growing tangerine trees and
several varieties of non-native
cacti. At Frisco, H. L. Tandy,
operator of a tackle shop and re-
creation center planted one of the
Naples palm seeds. Tandy, one
time operator of his own nursery
and green houses in Ashville, has
lived ON Hatteras Island for the
past 20 years and believes the
coconut palms can be developed
here with proper care.
In addition to grapefruit,
oranges, tangerines and COM
quats, growing and producing
fruit successfully in the Cape
Hatteras area, other sub-tropic
plants which have grown wild
along this section of the Outer
Banks which enjoys year
around Gulf Stream climate, in
cludes fan palmetto, yucca or
Spanish bayonet", and bear
grass. Several varieties of wild
cacti also thrives in the area
which is now being developed as
Americas first oceanside recre-
alton area, known as the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19
MONUMENT WEARING: BIDS
INVITED FOR REPAIR

The Wright Monument at Kill
Devil Hills is wearing and needs
repair. 1t is in a mighty bleak
spot and bids are being asked for
the work, which calls for cutting
out and repointing joints in stone
and brickwork, caulking and
other related work.
Information may be obtained on
application to Horace A. Dough,
Supt.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-19

DR.. JOSEPH BARACH, 70, med
ical director of Falk Clinic and
world famous authority on dia-
betes, died March 7 in Womans
Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa, after
a brief illness. DR.. Barach is we'll
known on Roanoke Island, where
he has been a summertime resi-
dent for the past eight years at
his Mountain Hill Ranch" on the
east side of the island. His home
was at $3.50 Fifth Ave-, Pitts
burgh, Pa.
DR.. Barach was born in Cal
vary, Poland-Russia, in 1883, the
son of Zorach and Deborah OPP
penheim Barach. They came to
the U. S. in 1888, and his citizen
ship was derived from his faith
er.
A leader in medical research
for more than a half-century, DR..
Barach participated Importantly
in high Government councils ov-
er the expenditure of public
funds for research.
Helped Found Clinic
He had been medical director
of the Falk Clinic since its be-
ginning some 20 years ago. He
also was director of the Univer-
sity Clinics for the University
of Pittsburgh.
As an early leader in the fight
on diabetes, he was one of seven
American doctors chosen to, adj
minister insulin after its discov-
cry 80 years ago.
He was president of the Amer
lean Diabetes Assn, 1944-46, and
a member of its Council from
1941 until his death.
Worked on Arthritis
With the United States Public
Health Service, he was chairman
from 1916 until 1851 of the Meta
bolic and Endocrinology Section
which steered the spending of
research grants.
AS an outstanding expert in
the field of public health, he was
appointed in 1852 as member
of the national advisor council
on arthritis and metabolism with
the Public Health Service.
DR.. Barach was associate pro-
fessor of medicine at the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh's Medical and
Dental Schools.
Aufhcred Books
He was the author of $50 con-
tributions to contemporary med
ical journals and several books
including:
"Self Help for Diabetes .Di-
abetes and Its Treatment" and
"Food and Facts for the Diabet-
ic."
Following his graduation from
Pitts School of Medicine in 1908
and internship at West Penn
Hospital, he served as patholo-
gist for South Side and Eye &
Ear Hospital, and was on the
stats of Presbyterian and Medi-
cal Center Hospitals.
He was a captain in the Medi-
cal Corps in World War I, and
was director Of the Selective
Service system in Pittsburgh
during the second World War.
Banting Medal Winner
For his work in the field of
diabetes, he was awarded the
Frederick G.. Banting Medal. His
name was inscribed on the Wall
of Fame at the Worlds Fair of
1910 for notable contribution to
"our living, ever-growing democ-
racy devoted to peace and free
DOM"
Surviving are his widow, Edna
L. Barach; two sons, Joseph L.,
Montclair, N. j., and Richard L.
New Haven, Conn; one sister,
Mrs. Leona Kirsch, New York,
and one brother, Louis, of Pitts
burgh.
Family members asked that
flowers be omitted, and said that
contributions instead could be
made to the Pittsburgh Camp for
Diabetic Children. Checks may
be made payable to L. L. Pen
mock. treasurer. $40 Medical Arts
The echo., 1954-04-01
APPEAL TO H. B. A.
PRESIDENTS
BY Mr.. M. Page, President No. 260,
Laurel

As one of the members Of the Ex-
ecutive Board, l want to take this
medium to ask all of our local presi-
dents to be very cautious in taking
in applicants for members in the As
sociation. l honestly believe that
some of the presidents have gone too
far in taking in bad risks. The As
sociation absolutely cannot live at
the rate some of our presidents are
going. Do unto all men as you
would have them do unto you. Re
member the golden rule. I am ask
ing that you local presidents be more
cautious from now on than you have
been. Please be careful in taking in
applicants. This is the peoples As
sociation and let's take care of it,
please. 1t is the best Organization
of its kind in the state for us. Local
Presidents, we must do bottoc. I
viii close by quoting this SER pture:
BE not deceived; t or God is not
Knocked: for whatsoever a man SOW
eth, that shall he also reap" Gal. 81.
A member Of the Executive
Board.
The echo., 1954-04-01
PicaYune News

c. NJ. U. held its meeting Sunday,
March q, 1854 at the Pilgrim Bound
Baptist Church The progr m was
rendered by the Little Zion Baptist
Church of La. The finance smount-
ed to $1,000. Mrs. Willie Johnson
is president of c. M. U. Mr. & Mrs
Sam Young of Bogalusa, la and
Mrs. Gertrude Essix of New Orleans,
La were visiting in the home Of Mrs
Rosetta Oden Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Jones is in the Martin
Hospital. She is improving nicely
and all of her many friends and
relatives are wishing her a speedy
recovery,
Mrs Rosetta Oden, reporter.
The echo., 1954-04-01

Soon like this modern Alice, button palace
for kitchen This wasgh refrigerator ef and food freezer
paray shown at right Frgdares experimental Kitchen
tomNrrow Panel doors of ths matching appliances glide
cubes crushed ice and cold water Range this careee kitchen
aned by two which automatically from level
handy waist level Food disappears
Wall cabinets glide within easy tn
IaH1" These mechanical
rating kitchen by Gene al Motors designers Frgdare
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The echo., 1954-04-01

To believers sli things take Oh
strange new character on Haliow.
cen. Crisp leaves rustic in the
dark, and ghosts and witches Turk
in innocent shadows. Docile blackl
cats become suddenly quite men.
acing. Angelic moppets dM funny
and, if possible, frightening faces.
Of course, it's all in fun-isn't it?
At any rate, Halloween is time
for partying-for banding tcgeth.
er against the spectres. It's a time
for gay and foolish games. and
food with a funny twist or tive.
For example, plain, ordinary, deli-
cious fudge squares cut diaFon-l
ally and decorated with cocnn'it
and corn candy become Chocolate
Cats" Black magic!
Chocolate Cats
2i3 cup sifted cake -four
1I2 teaspoon baking powder
li2 teaspoon salt
cup sugar
Ai2 cup cocoa
II2 cup All-Bran
e/o cup DuIter OF margarine
2 eggs
teaspoon vanilla
tablespoon light corn syrup
cup chopped nutme4ts
., Sift together cake -four. hakI
fng powder, salt, suRar and 5000
into mixing bow. ADJ Al! traHs
butter. eggs, vanilla aod Ger" s51",
up; beat well Str To n,5tIrea -.
Spread in . creased a.c wA&eH
paper lined 8ss + Pinch hn .s,a g
pan. Bake in a mcdsvs,- cve III
(350'F., Shout 80 ni'r94s. VIII q
sti,l warm, eDi IN sona~e tttS
dlaeSreNv for er'@rslA. Make go
81. q p, n 4 -sysss a2yA 80 ssN,sy.
i Ia, - f..s~.
The echo., 1954-04-01
Renewal Blanks
Requested

Because of the large number Of de-
ficient members to be reported by
cur local presidents who failed to
make round reports, we are kindly
asking that you please fill out re-
newal blanks when you send their
renewal fees to this office.
If this is done, it will not necessi-
tate uncalled for time and expense
in getting these matters adjusted.
The echo., 1954-04-01

American ingenuity has again
come up with an idea to make lifd
e1sier. This time, the old problenJ
OF cutting grass under the hos
summer sun has finally BEEN
lic.ed. {
Now you can cut your lawn j.
the cool of the evening after th@
heat of the day has passed. Tia
Jacobsen 21-inch Lawn Queef
power mower is equipped VITA
twin chromium plated headlights.
The compact, 12-yolt generator I"
supDly the lights is automatically
driven off the main drive belt o.,
1.-The mower. Headlights throw
le.ough light to read a newspaper
Ia ~ feet.
headlight-equipped Lawn
c a VII also supply lg,i- or
\ q who like to tend thar .ie -
e .rdens or trim bushes u o
lie ing. Even white si3ewah 8
a available on this deluxe
nJ"er.
The echo., 1954-04-01
Dear Miss Larkln:

Dear Miss Larkln:
am writing to you to let you
know that l have lost one of my
members, She is Sister Little Staten.
Please send me a death certificate.
Mr. Gabe Horn, president,
No.119.
Dear Secretary:
This comes to inform you that
lodge No. 480 has lost one of its
faithful members namely, Sister
Irma Jackson. She departed this
life March 10.
Rev. James Patrick, President.
The echo., 1954-04-01
Important Notice 10
Presidents

Dear Presidents:
This comes to inform you that !
have found company that can make
up those large wool H. 3. A. caps
that so many of you have been ask
ing for. Those who are interested il
the caps will be urged to i in touch
with the Secretary.
These Caps will be royal blue with
II. r A." inscribed in white.
Secretary