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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
FISHING BETTER
THAN PAR OFF
HATTERAS AREA

Hatteras-Despite stormy wea-
Their last week end, Gulf Stream
fishermen were having better
than average luck in waters off
the coast of Dare County during
the month of August.
Count of sailfish and white
marlin was lost during the mid
die of the month when the big
blue marlin started hitting
From Hatteras andTor Oregon
Inlets during 10 day period OF
mid-August six giant blue mar
lin ranging from 165 to 425
pounds were landed by anglers
skipping bait for the big fish.
In addition to the billfishes,
plenty of dolphin, larger than
average in size, some of which
went to 35 pounds each, wahoo,
the largest Sc FOUNDER, amber
jack ranging from 18 to 80
pounds, false and true albacore,
little tuna and other varieties
were landed. Those who have
followed Gulf Stream fishing
along the North Carolina coast
are unanimous in their belief
that this has been the greatest
summer of all for blue water
fishing. More billfishes have
been landed from Oregon Inlet
southwark to Southport than in
! any other previous year, and il
has been the same story for other
varieties, especially dolphin and
amberjack.
Gulf Stream fishing usually
continues good until mid-Au-
i tumn or later, but as the season
! advances, there are fewer days
when the sea is satisfactory for
operating offshore than during
the summer months. The best
catches of big fish, as matter Of
fact have in the past been made
during September or October
The national record for blue
marlin last year was taken of
Hatteras on September 10, and
off Wrightsville salfish were
taking lures well into October.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
TOWNS SHARE IN
STATE FUNDS FOR
STREET UPKEEP

The State Highway Commits
sion Hast -week annotaT1ceds allot-
ments for funds to incorporated
towns and cities from funds di-
vided under the formula of the
Powell" bill. Allotments for
towns in the Southern Albemarle
Area are as follows:
Belhaven $lO,278.71; Columbia
$3,579.84; Kill Devil Hills
$6,399.91; Manteo $2,420.03; Bath
$1,331.79; Aurora $2,868.36; Ro-
per $2,956.14; Creswell, $1,575.34;
Plymouth $14,622.11.
This money will make avail
able some needed street repairs,
and in some instances a few new
ly paved streets.
This money comes from half
cent a gallon share of the States
gasoline tax for the fiscal year
past. Total allotted in the state
this year $5,390,897.2 20,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03

THE RIGHT REVEREND
THOMAS WRIGHT, bishop of
the Diocese of East Carolina of
the Episcopal Church, will be the
guest minister at the final Lost
Colony worship period of the
current season at Waterside
Theatre.
In letter to General Manager
Dick Jordan this week, the wide
ly known Bishop stated that his
sermon topic Sunday would be
THE Need for a World Chris
tianity".
Bishop Wright is a resident of
Wilmington, N. c. He has rich
theological b ackgro und. For
many years he has been a mem
Der of the Board of Directors OF
Roanoke Island Historical AsSo-
citation which sponsors the Lost
Colony.
In addition to the sermon by
Bishop Wright which will be in
the form of a Harvest Home
meeting of old England, the Lost
Colony Chorus under direction
of Nena Williams with James
Litton at the organ will be must
cal features
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
BUXTON SOLDIER TRAINS
AT CAMP GORDON

Camp Gordan, Ga. Pvt.
Leighton Avner DUDLEY, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Dudley,
Buxton, N. C. has completed
eight weeks of basic training at
the Camp Gordon Replacement
Training Center.
During his basic training he
received instruction in infantry
tactics and weapons, and other
subjects designed to prepare the
individual for his military duties.
Upon completion of these first
eight weeks, the trainee is ready
to continue infantry training or
to attend one of the Army
many specialist schools located
throughout the country.
Located at Camp Gordon, in
addition to the Replacement
Training Center, are the Signal
Corps Training Center and the
Provost Marshal General Center
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
TlDEWATER ANGLERS
MAKE BIG CATCH
They Used Spot Tail Lures and
Fished Near Wanchese

Wanchese.-When the speck-
led trout began taking their
lures, Fred Edwards and Claude
Rogers of the Tidewater Anglers
Club of Norfolk, really reeled
them in here on Sunday after
noon. In an hour or less they
brought in A trout, each weigh
ing one pound or more.
This was the best trout catch
made by any two anglers fishing
the weakfish famous waters off
Wanchese this year. Edwards
and Rogers were using modi-
fled version of the Woods Spot
Tail Lure. Last year in approx.
mately the same waters these
two anglers and other members
of the Tidewater Anglers Club
here in October for the annual
Surf Casting Tournament at
Mays Head, took time off for
trout fishing and caught several
dozen big fish, using the same
kind of lure.
Trout or weakfish angling has
been better than average in the
vicinity of the Roanoke Island
Mays Head highway bridge and
at the little bridge a half mile
eastward over a reach of the
sound during the past several
days. Most of the better catches
have been made with artificial
lures.
Various types of lures have
See CATCH, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
CROATAN BRIDGE
CONTRACT TO BE
LET ON TUESDAY
September 7th to Be Open
2 ing Date of Project I'm
portant to This Area

Raleigh.-The State Highway
Commission has called for low
bids on 80 projects in 90 counties
involving 250.34 miles of road
improvements.
The letting will be held in Ra-
leigh, Tuesday, September Z.
The H g hway Commissioners
will meet two days later on
Thursday, September 9, in RAJ
leigh to review the low bids re-
ceived.
One of the major projects in
the September 7 letting is the
Croatan Sound Bridge on US "a
between MAINS Harbor and
Manteo. Plans call for a bridge
which will be 1926 feet in leng-
tn and have 24-foot wide clear
roadway. The 2.7-mile long
bridge will be built on concrete
piles and caps with steel beams
and a concrete floor and rails for
the superstructure. The big
bridge will have a fixed span
across the navigable channel
which will provide at that point
a vertical clearance of As feet
and a horizontal clearance of 80
feet. Highway engineers have al
ready driven test piles for deter
mining the legth of the concrete
piles. A maximum work limit of
$50 working days has been set.
Two big jobs in the west are
the Reidsville bypass and the
Lincolnton bypass. In Rocking
ham County, plans call for 5.3
miles of grading and structures
from a point on a 20-foot wide
paved county road, running
northeast crossing US 1853, NC 81
and NC IA and bypassing Reds
vile to a point on US 20, south
of the Virginia State line. In
Lincoln, job calls for 4.04 miles
of grading and structures in the
relocation of NC $50 around Lin
colnton.
A big job in Alamance-Guil-
ford involves 20.47 miles of paw
ing the relocation of US 70 from
US 421 to NC 40 and connection
from US 70 and US 421 to begin
hing of Ivey Street project in
Greensboro.
In Johnston, US 301 will be
relocated for 11.9 miles. The pro-
ject calls for 11.9 miles of grad
ing and structures from the
Johnston-Harnett County line,
easterly through Four Oaks to
intersection with US 701.
Also of interest locally are the
followisg projects to be built:
Dare - 90 mile of muck excava-
ton and hydraulic embankment
in the relocation of US 81 from
a point on Manns Harbor-Ma-
shoes Road about six miles
southeast Of Mashoes, east to
Weir Point approaches to pro-
posed Croatan Sound BRIDGE.
Observation-Disclosures US 81
widen existing bridge over
WEIGHS Creek between James
vile and Plymouth.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
SPEEDING CASES
HIGHLIGHT DARE
COURT TUESDAY
Cases Handled Are All Traf-
fic Violations Except One
Game Case

Speeding cases highlighted the
regular session of Dare County
Recorders Court held Tuesday
by Judge w. F. Baum. With the
exception of one game violation,
all the cases handled were traffic
violations.
Aldridge Curles submitted to a
charge of allowing another per-
son to use his drivers license and
paid $25 fine and costs. Thomas
]. King, Jr., who had attempted
to use Curles's license, submitted
to the charge of operating a mo-
tor vehicle without license and
paid $25 fine and costs.
D. F, Crane pied not guilty to
hunting game out of season and
without a license, but was found
guilty by the court. He appealed
the case to Superior Court,
Bernard L. lehman, charged
with speeding So m.p.h. in IS
mile m.p.h. zone, submitted, and
paid $40 fine and costs.
C. Franklin Minick submitted
to the charge of speeding 48
m.p.he in a IS m.p.h. zone and
paid a fine of S13 and costs.
James Richard Witt paid a S.
fine and costs after submitting to
following another car too closely
on the highway.
Calvin Ellis Doub submitted to
speeding 70 m.p.h. in a IS m.p.h.
zone and paid a fine of S35 and
costs.
Henry Vaughn Skinner, char
ged with speeding so m.p.h. in a
35 h. zone, submitted and
paid a SIS fine and costs.
Delma o. Golden submitted to
failing to. stop at stop sign and
paid a IS fine and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
ROANOKE I'D. GIRLS AND
BOYS LEAVE FOR SCHOOL

Roanoke Island will be well
represented at various colleges
throughout North Carolin when
the fall terms begin soon. Among
those planning to leave next
week or shortly thereafter are
the following: Woman's College,
Greensboro, Carolee O'Neal, Ed
ma Bruce Dowdy, Sally Afford
and Betty Rae Rogers of Manteo,
and Margaret Jean Tillett of
Wanchese; Greensboro College,
Greensboro, Maxine Scarborough
and Patricia Baum of Manteo;
East Carolina College, Green
vile, Robert Balance, Jr., Car
Isle Davis, William Wescott,
Jack Cahoon, Steve Basnight,
Jr., of Manteo; Jacqueline Fore
hand, Shirley Daniels and Laura
Jean Daniels of Wanchese; N. C.
State College, Raleigh, Webb
Etheridge, Quentin Bell, Wade
Nixon, Jack Marshall, Danny
Mann, Harry Johnson and Mon
Gle Lee Daniels III of Manteo;
Meredith College, Raleigh, Annie
Laurie Kee of Manteo and Wan
da Burrus of Manns Harbor; Uni
versity of N. c., Chapel Hill,
Jack Burrus of Manteo and Ar
chic Tillett of Wanchese; Camp
bell College, Buies Greek, Lois
Pearce of Manteo.
Raymond Wescott, Jr., of Man
teo, Edwards Military Institute,
Salemburg.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
CANCER CLINIC

It has been announced this
week that the first cancer clinic
of the fall will be held Friday,
September 3rd, at the Health
Center in Elizabeth City. Regis
tration will begin at ! pm.
According to Mrs. w. w. Fin
lator, clerk, priority may be OBJ
tanned by writing the cancer clin-
ic at Elizabeth City. Those APP
pearing for an examination are
requested to take their own robe
or housecoat with them.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03
HURRICANE ''CAROL" SKIRTS
COASTLAND MONDAY NIGHT
LEAVING% LITTLE DAMAGE
Weak SpotsSin Beach Result in Road Wash
outs; Building Walls Blown Down at Mays
Head; Highway Forces Restore Traffic i'm
Short Order,SAnd Ferries Maintain Seized
ules. M

Biggest damage to the Walter
Raleigh Coastland from Hurri-
cane Carol which swept along
the Coast of N. c. Monday night
was to the pocketbooks of those
who entertain tourists. Threat of
a hurricane caused the greater
part of beach visitors to depart in
search of higher land away from
the Coast. Hundreds cancelled
their hotel reservations.
When the storm finally got to
Dare County late Monday night,
everybody had prepared for it,
so far as was feasible. Worst
damage was from heavy rains
which flooded every depression,
which included the low-graded
beach roads. Rains under the
force of the winds tested a few
windows and roofs. Washouts in
the Hatteras Highway occurred
in several places. By First Ferry,
maintenance engineer George
Mack of Edenton and Supervisor
Thomas were on the job, finding
the first bad washout near Pea
Island Coast Guard Station on
Hatteras Island. Within three
hours, they had brought men and
equipment to the scene and
through masterful effort traffic
was going through. Similar work
was done all along the line.
A new concrete block building,
whose walls had been run for
Daniels Building Supply at Mays
Head, had no braces and it col
lapsed under the force of the
strong northeaster. Damage may
amount to several thousand dol
lars.
Damage in the Hatteras area
was negligible, but the Whining
,teneareae 200 miles away suffered
considerable damage with the
loss of some ocean fishing piers
and isolation of Topsail Beach,
considerable resort that has
doomed nearby since the war.
Continuing on its way up the
Atlantic Coast, the storm took
toll on Long Island, but did its
worst in the New England states
where 48 people lost their lives
and hundreds of summer homes
were demolished. The property
lost is reported in the millions of
dollars. While storms are looked
upon with much concern in
Coastal Carolina, none of them
so far back as memory of man
runs, have ever inflicted stagger-
ing blows of this kind.
Big loss to Dare County occur
red in business that was dis
couraged right at the end of sum-
mer season, when it was both
flourishing and promising. Many
people cut short their vacations
and ran away from the storm.
Likewise were fishing boat men
and guides worst hit, for business
was not only lost during the sew
erals days while the storm was
brewing, but due to rough waters
for some days thereafter fishing
was poorer.
However the Labor Day week
/, end is expected to be a big one
in Dare because so many people,
faced with the opening of
schools, and the demands of fall
business will endeavor to enjoy
one last fling at the seashore and
their trips along the coast from
Kitty Hawk to Ocracoke.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03

THE LOST COLONY
will end its 14th Waterside Theatre Sunday Septem
Der Attendance will be lower this than and this partly
the that Hurricane Carol
which passed ohore Monday had resulted general execution
residents along the from coming the
during the early Booking tickets
drama this week end normal and three thousand
will added the slightly $4,000 that had the show
through Wednesday, believed by drama officials The above pho
winning by Carol Martin of Greensboro, de-
igned featuring Sir Walter Raleigh and
Eleanor Dare Virginia the end of Act H. Martin Photo
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03

New Orleans, Aug. % (SpeciaD
Miss Miriam E. Ferebee, Man
teo, received the master of social
work degree from Tulane Uni
versity at the annual summer
school graduation exercises. She
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ferebee of Manteo.
DR.. Robert M. Lumiansky,
newly appointed dean of the
Tulane graduate school, was
e>rIiicIpaI speaker for the exer-
cises.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-03

CORLETT w. BURRUS, former
ly of Hatteras was recently
elected President of the Tidewa-
ter Chapter of Accountants for
the ensuing year. This Chapter
embraces Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Suffolk and is a large organ
ization. Mr.. Burrus, who is the
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Burrus of Hatteras is married to
the former Rebecca Gaskins,
daughter of Mrs. Caddie Gaskins
and the late Urias Gaskins of
Cape Hatteras. He is member
of the auditing firm of Cootes
and Burrus.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
New Extra-wide
Screen Installed
AT The Strand

Another revolutionary new Rad
liant "Astrolite" extra wide screen
has been installed in the Strand
Theatre, it was announced by Y.
CarboneI, managed.
This remarkable new screen
gives astonishing results on the
new wide screen pictures, as well
as on Sd and standard type films.
ALI pictures are shown with motto
able increased brightness-with
all seats in the theatre equally
good. Full color pictures are pro-
jected with added beauty and rich
ness, with a brilliant, true-to-life
coloring never before seen on any
movie screen.
1t is one more step forward in
the program that is revolution
izmg. the motion picture industry.
The new screen at the Strand
Theatre is 90 feet x 16 feet.
AStrolite Screens are made by
the Radiant Manufacturer.
This is the second screen install
ed at the Strand Theatre since
the beginning of CinemaScope.
The first ones were manufactured
so fast to meet demands that they
were found to be defective, be-
cause of visible lines. This new
screen shows no lines which are
distracting from a perfect pro-
lection.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
Patent Adviser
Tests Announced

A civil service examination has
been announced for Patent Ad-
wiser (Radio and Electronics) for
filling positions paying from
M,2o5 to 5000 a year In the Signal
Corps Center and Fort Monmouth,
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
To quality for these positions.
applicants must have had appro-
pirate training or experience. No
written test Is required.
Applications will be accepted
until further notice and must be
filed with the Board Of U. S. Ser
vice Examiners, Headquarters.
Signal Corps Center and Fort
Monmouth, Fort Monmouth, New
jersey.
Further information forms may
be obtained from Charles z.
Thompson, located at United Stat
es Post Office. Key West, Fla, or
from the U. S. Civil Service Com
mission, Washington Is, D. C.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

lose their base stickers, they can
be barred from Naval Housing
areas, and they can be evict.
ed from the housing area" ALI on
charge Of speedingl
This, of course, is rule by fright
and bluff. But If internal affairs
are settled in this manner, we must
consider the Senior Shore Patrol
Officers attitude on local distrub-
ances involving sailors and civil.
ians. To a civilian, asking for civ
il protection in Sigsbee Park June
18th, Mr.. Urech vociferously and
angrily replied that "f the local
police force sets foot on the (civil.
ian-managed) Sigsbee Park or
Peary Court areas I'll throw them
In the birg!"
This is cooperation? Every navy
wife in Key West, on the base or
off, is q civilian! Where is their
protection? They have none!
Let this be a word of heartfelt
caution to the respectable, law.
abiding citizens of Key West. Die.
tators are never known to be sat.
isfied with control of. their own
bailiwicki
H. v. B.
p. o. Box 642
Key West, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25

judgment to keep them in the free
worlds camp.
1t seems clear that the Geneva
conference went according to Com
munist schedule so far as France
was concerned. 1t was plain at the
outset the Communists hoped to
capitalize on French WEAKNESS
with the Indochina War. They did.
1t was plain they hoped to cause
the fall of the government of
Premier Joseph Laniel so that it
might be succeeded by one willing
to deal with the Indochina Com.
munists. The French government
fell. The Communists then dangled
some Geneva bait before the
French to keep the Indochina
phase of the conference alive and
raise French hopes that the proper
attitude on the part of a new gov
eminent might bring a settlement.
AS President Eisenhower and
Prime Minister Churchill meet in
Washington to survey the wrecked
hopes of Geneva, they have be-
fore them the picture of a problem
ally, France, a keystone of West
ern defenses which conceivably
could be pushed out of place by a
strong nudge from the East. AL.
ready Frances governmental pa
ralysis has all but laid low the
hopes of unity in European De.
tense Community.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
Weakening In Lndochna North africa
French Empire Totters On Both Sides OF World

by such a majority in May 1858
The custer of another government
before next November under sim.
liar circumstances could pave the
way for new elections.
Political analysts say it seems
likely that the Communicated
their performance with regard to
Diem Bien Phu-would lose votes.
The extreme right, represented by
the DeGaullists, is split over in.
ternal party issues and also stands
to lose votes in an election. These
factors would tend to strengthen
the center parties and France
might emerge with the power to
form a stable government which
could end Paris wearying indie
ciSion.
French political leaders Of the
center frankly worry about the flu.
ture Of the French Union, so vital
to France as a great market and
a great source Of supply, so vital
to the West as a springboard for
counter-attack in case of war.
Frances politicians say she has
mission to fulfill in her colonial
world. Whatever that mission,
whatever the ambitions of local
peoples, the stern fact is that these
areas have become ramparts Of
Western civilization. 1t will take
skillful imagination and sound
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-25
|Disney-Film Is
Tale OF Heroic
Fighting Men

Walt Disney brings to the screen
for the first time the story Of one
OF the most courageous fighting
men in all the pages Of glorious
adventure in @Rob Roy, The
Highland Rogue" newest Of his
fascinating live-action productions.
Distinguished by having been
chosen for Queen Elizabeth II an
her first Command Performance
him, this .Technicolor featera
comes to the Strand Theatre on
Sunday with Richard Todd and
Glynis Johns co-starring at the
head of q brilliant cast.
The so-called Robin Hood Of the
Highlands and the clansmen who
shared his exciting exploits have
been extolled by Sir Walter Scott
and other notable contributors 10
romantic literature but the Disney
film brings them to reality and
endows their story with never
ceasing action.
The RKo Radio picture was i'll
med on a spectacular scale in the
authentic Rob Roy country of
Scotland. The beauty of mist
hung crags, the brown autumn
bracken and the haunting lochs
and swift rivers provide locality
new as background for the thrill.
ing scenes Of furious battle and
man-hunt as the fearless Scottish
rebel and his fighting MacGreeor
clan outwit the royal armies to
keep alive THE fame Of freedom.
Richard Todd, well remembered
m the title role Of Disney's "Story
OF Robin Hood" and as Charles
Brandon in Disney's Sword and
the Rose, gives his rolesof Rob
Roy tremendous emotional power.
according to the critics. sGlynis
Johns, whose piquant portrayal
OF Mary Tudor opposite Todd in
the latter Disney film, is likewise
praised for the grace and convic.
ton she bestows upon his bonny
Highland sweetheart, Helen Mary.
Heading the fine supporting cast
is James Robertson Justice, the
Little John of Disney's robin
Hood" and the bluff King Henry
VIII OF his Sword and THE Rose"
Perce Pearce produced "Roy Roy"
and Harold French directed from
an original screenplay by Law.
renee Edward Watkin.