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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
"a Teams Came 10 GNU For Debate pre|imInarles

solved: That the United States
Should Adopt Policy Of Free
Trade" Finals in the contest
will be held at West Point, N. Y,
on April 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
Potatoes High in Vitomins

PORTLAND, Me. = Potatoes
are a cheap source of essential
pitamins and minerals besides
having high calory value of
starch.
Evening star., 1954-04-21

| Marry q Millionaire" but Bob
Mitchul1l gets first place In
their current River Of No Re-
turn"
Art Jarrett. Eleanor Holm's
first husband, Is the fly In the
ointment as fartas the sale of
her life story to MGM, is con-
cerned. Art insists he doesn't
want any trouble, but also says
he won't stand for being made
the ''heavy."
Gene Nelson's dance, which
lasts 2A minutes on the screen
in Three Gobs In Paris" took all
night to shoot--14 straight
hours Gene is working his head
and feet of on the pictures
choreography.
Bob Francis and Mae Wynn of
''The Caine Mutiny" are heading
for New York to take part in a
big publicity campaign for the
picture. They would have loved
doing just one thing before they
left-see the picture.
Dick Anderson, MGM star who
said that actresses make poor
wives-and he can give you q
thousand reasons - is dating
Barbara Warner daughter of
Jack L.
Tyrone Power, doing a play at
West Point IA years ago, met
many of the cadets then there
and became friendly with them.
Now, while Ty is back at the
Evening star., 1954-04-21
HOLLYWOOD.

14OA44 WOO0s
Bing Crosby, though he COLI
lects 100000 per picture. nets
only $4,000 after taxes. But he
manages to exist.
. Irene Dunno is up for Q TV
series about juvenile delinquency,
with Irene to play o judge.
Donna Reed takes over Greer
Garsof1's dressing room at MGM.
Until Warner Brothers ind q
teen-age actresS-between II
and 16-Who looks Spanish
Irish, they cannot start Strange
Lady In Town."
Elizabeth Taylor has completed
her Goth picture. She made
1"Lassie Come Home" II years
ago. incidentally, Elizabeth
and Michael Wilding sold their
hilltop house and moved into a
Beverly Hills shack" that cost
them $187. 900.
Garry Moore, on May II, will
be doing his thousandth tele-
vision show Eddie Fishers
doctors have told him to take
it easy :. NBC is making love
to Jackie Gleason. They'd like
him signed. sealed and delivered.
~ \ \
Danny Kaye has turned down
% TV series scripts. The screens
are too small. says Danny. =. /.
Marion Brando, after being
Napoleon at 20th-Fox, will really
Evening star., 1954-04-21
Hollywood Diory
Irene Dunno Set !.
For TV Judge Role
By SheiIoh Srohon,

retire-to study art In Paris,
Rome and Vienna.
Dean Martin and Nat King
Cole are cutting some records
together. Ronnie Reagan and
wife Nancy will do lots OF TV
together.
Billy Rose and Joyce Mat
thews are house hunting in up
per New York. Are Sally For
rest and Milo Frank Planning
to walk on different roads?
Bill Conrad, who stars in the
CHS western ''Gunsmoke" series,
gets an important role with John
Wayne and Susan Hayward in
"The Conqueror."
" X u
Jack Benny is again saying
mo more radio" He's trying to
be convinced by both his spon-
sor and his network that he
should do a weekly TV show
next year. Jack would rather
do one every two weeks.
Marilyn Monroe got top bill
ing over Betty Cradle in How to
Evening star., 1954-04-21

point shooting 'The Long Gray
Line. !" he's talking to the same
gentlemen. only they're colonies
and majors currently instructing
at the academy.
Audrey Hepburn told her pro-
ducer that she can make plans
to go to England when Mel
Ferrer leaves "Ondine" to make
a movie in Italy.
y X X
Pinky Lee pays for all his bills
with pink checks. with his pic
ture on each check. Maybe
Evening star., 1954-04-21

arrived back here from their
honeymoon ID Honolulu. But
they'll tear themselves away to
New York In . week. 50 seth
can sit in on the stock exchange.
Dick Powell bought . bow tie
and. after reading the instruc-
tions for Is minutes on how to
tie 1t, found that 1t was already
tied, permanently.
tReleased by NANA.)
Evening star., 1954-04-21

banks can use this idea to cut
down on forgery
George Glass. who IS prepar-
ing The Comedian says Bin
Holden is in big demand for
pictures because he IS the only
actor who can't be initiated. He
always plays himself.
Joan Benny Baker and hus-
band Seth hate to leave Poppa
Jacks fine hospitality, since they
Evening star., 1954-04-21

Ais Laboratory controlled fests In passenger
~ cor engines showed increases In engine
power output up 10 25% when using New
MobiIoos SPECIAL as compared 10 eonven-
fionol premium eosoline.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
MANTEO AIRPORT BOMBED
ON TUESDAY NIGHT

The AGO Tactical Bombardment
Group stationed at Langley Field,
Va, staged a practice bombing
raid on the Manteo Airport Tues
day night, February 16, from about
$50 until 1 am. The airplanes
dropped no bombs, but merely
were recorded as to the accuracy
with which they arrived over the
"target," according to scheduled
time and position. This practice
mission was part of a training
program in BIG light tactical
bonbers. They came over the air.
port at about five minute intervals
and reported their position when
over target.
An Air Force CAT was sent
down with three crewmen aboard
to record the accuracy of the
bombers. The crew was: Capt.
E. R. Kleinhans, LIST 1t. G. F.
German, and Sgt. D. E. Bonnette.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
John Hawkins Meekins, COlingtOn's
Oldest Man, IS Years Old Feb. Ii
Recalls Many Things of the Days Gone By-coId Win
tiers, Beaches Covered With Tall Pines and Berries

back to Chicamicomico, or now
Rodanthe, which was then covered
with trees. Now there is only myr-
tie bushes and wire grass. He re-
calls that the men travelling in the
boats up and down the beach would
sometimes stop to pick berries in
the woods. Today there are no
berries-and no woods. Severe
storms which washed salt water in
to the once beautiful woods killed
the flora.
Mr.. Meekins has seen quite a
number of storms in his day az
saw storm once" he said, "that
if it was to happen again there
wouldn't be a building left stand
ing on Mays Head. For three weeks
afterwards you couldn't drive a
horse and cart across the beach.
Why, some people even had to row
skiff across the beach from the
station to get to their homes on
the soundside."
Many times he has seen the
sound frozen over, and he has
walked from Colington to Kitty
See OLDEST, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19

CHARLES WILSON MANN, of
MAINS Harbor, better known as,
Charlie Wilson, to everyone, cele-
brated his 18th birthday at a
dinner given in his honor by his
children, at the old home at
MAINS Harbor Sunday February
7th.
Mr.. Mann has nine children
living and Is grandchildren, most
of them living in Dare County,
where he has spent most of his
life and says he intends to spend
the rest of it. His age seems to
have nothing to do with his ac-
tivity, since he is one of the most
active men in his community.
You will always find him at
church on Sunday at club meet
ings during the month and ready
to go to any meetings any where
if it is to benefit his community.
At his age, he is not building for
himself, but for those that will
follow after him, he explains.
Here's hoping he will be with us
many years to come.
Those attending the birthday
celebration for Mr.. Mann were:
Mr. and Mrs. James Mann and
son, Jimmie, Mr. and Mrs. Stan
ford White and sons, Ray, Stan,
and Wade, Mr.. and Mrs. Huff
Mann and children, Ormand,
Maggie, Murray and Sylvia, Miss
Linda Gaskill of Wanhese, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Mann, Chas. AL
bert and Glenda Mann of Nor
folk, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Midget
and daughter, Becky, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Craddock and
daughter, Ruth Ann, Mr. and
Mrs. Dallas Gray and son, Dial,
of Stumpy Point, Charles and
Norris Mann of Norfolk, and
Miss Mary Agnes Haywood.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19

HAPPINESS has been the lot of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Frank Meek
ms of Rodanthe, whose entire life
has been spent in the area where
their home stands, save for oc-
casional trips to towns in N. C..
and Virginia to visit relatives and
friends. They have proved one
may be happy without travelling
a long way from home. On Jan.
81 they observed their Golden
Wedding anniversary, at which
1863 people called, which is no
small number for a community
the size of Rodanthe. There were
visitors from all seven villages
on Hatteras Island. They received
many valuable gifts. The party
was attended by their children,
and grandchildren, and their
seven great-grandchildren. BY
the sisters of Mrs. Meekins, and
the sisters of Mr.. Meekins: Mrs.
Margaret Midget, Mrs. Viola
Midget, Ara E. Meekins, Mrs.
Eliza Gould of Manteo, Mrs.
Rowena Midget of Wanchese,
and Mrs. Lurania Midget of Ro-
danthe. BY Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Meekins, their son and daughter
in-law and their daughter, Mrs.
Blanche Willis of Beaufort. Mrs.
Willis Children: Mrs. Pauline
Willis, Mrs. Eileen Hill, Glenn
Willis, Jr., and Louis Pierson
Willis also attended. Mrs. Pauline
Willis children attending were
as follows: Harriet Elizabeth,
Harry Alton and Baby Donna
Mrs. Hills children attending
were as follows: Iva Fay and
Glenda, and G.. B. Jr's Susan
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
FREAK MISHAP DAMAGED
THREE CARS IN MANTEO

To avoid a head-on collision
with an approaching green car,
and perhaps serious injury, Mrs.
Julia Gray, driving new Dodge
at a slow rate of speed, applied
her brakes, Saturday afternoon.
The driver of the green car was
meeting Mrs. Gray on his left
hand side. The quick thinking of
Mrs. Gray saved his life, and he
passed by and kept on going. But
Mrs. Gray's new car, due to a
mechanical defect, swung to the
left side, and crashed into Mar
tin Kellogg's 1853 Lincoln and
Mrs. Kenneth Scissle's car, and
then went back across the street
and through the window of Fear
ing's store.
Naturally, the event was some
what embarrassing to Mrs. Gray
who is skillful driver, but it goes
to show that the best of them get
in a jam at times.
Many people gathered around,
because happening as it did when
the town was crowded, some lit
tie excitement followed. Mr.. Kel-
logg rushed to the aid of Mrs
Gray, who was cons iderab y
bruised and told her not to mind
the car, but he hoped she wasn'i
See MISHAP, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
| MUCH BUILDING
is UNDERWAY IN
| MACS HEAD AREA
States Oldest Ocean Resort
Continues To Develop
On All Sides
By AycOck Brown

Mays Head-This ocean resort
area which embraces the newly in
corporated town of Kill Devil Hills,
the flight famous community of
Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores and
the n ort h rn m t acreage of
americas first oceanside National
Park, the Cape Hatteras Seashore
Recreational Area is currently ex-
|periencing its most rapid develop
ment. The Dare County tax APP
praisal office listed almost 1,200
Structures in the Mays Head re-
gion as of January 1, 1854.
Since January 1, work has
started on many new houses,
ranging from vacationists' cot
tages, to new units for motels and
hotels, all of which will be ready
before the peak tourist and vaca-
ton season begins this year.
The official county listing in
cludes only cottages, business
firms, hotels and tourist or motor
courts. Majority of the cottages
also have garages, some with
apartments and other out build
ings.
More than 400 of the new struc-
lures have been built during the
past two years as the last survey
of buildings made by the Dare
County Tourist Bureau showed
less than 800 buildings in the area.
The current survey includes the
soundside villages of Kitty Hawk,
Avalon Beach and Mays Head but
does not take in Colington Is
lands, nor the village of Duck
which is now connected with the
beach developments by paved high
ways. Neither does the survey in
clude Hatteras Island and its COM
munities where scores of build
ings to care for tourists and vaca-
tionists have been completed with
in the past two years.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
"CARMEN" WILL BE
PRESENTED IN MANTEO
Grass Roots Opera Company To
Give Two Performances
March 5

Grass Roots Opera, the North
Carolina institution that has de-
veloped an International reputa-
ton, is to return to Manteo on
March 5 in 2 performances of
Carmen, it is announced by Mrs.
Lawrence Swain, president of the
sponsoring organization, tn e
Maneto P.T.A. This unique travel
ing group, formed in 1913 by A.
j. Fletcher, Raleigh attorney and
business man, to give aspiring
singers an opportunity to perfect
their art before the footlights
and give the public chance to
hear opera in English, was last
heard here in the opera DON
PASQUALE.
Grass Roots Opera, which is
admisistrated by the Extension
Division of the University of
North Carolina in cooperation
with the North Carolina Feder-
alton of Music Clubs, has pre-
sented over two hundred perfor-
mances of opera in this state
since the first performance dur
ing the 1949-50 season. All per-
formances are sung in English.
The roster of singers for the
1953-54 season includes some Of
the nations finer younger voices.
The young artists come from In
diana, Ohio, Virginia, Texas,
Iowa and Missouri in addition to
North Carolina. The Tar Heel
singers are from Weldon, Green
vile and Raleigh.
Mrs. Aileen Lynn, well known
Raleigh pianist, will again head
the staff of accompanies. A ma
tive of Tennessee, Mrs. Lynn is
the wife of ]. T. Lynn of the ia
Guilty of State College in Raleigh.
Robert Bird is Director of the
group.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
HATTERAS SCHOOL
SITE SOUGHT BY
EDUCATION BOARD
Ten Acres Sought Opposite
Methodist Church in
Buxton

The Dare County Board of
Education Tuesday night meeting
in Manteo voted approval of ac-
QUESTION of ten acres of land for
the erection of the long delayed
high school for Hatteras Island,
and for condemnation of the land
if agreement cannot be reached
with the owners who are said to
be opposed to the sale of the
property.
The land is 14-acre tract
owned by the heirs of the late
George T. Bailey, and who now
live in Ohio. The two members of
the Board, Roy Gray of Hatteras
and Ellis Gray of Avon declined
to vote either way on the subject.
The State officials are said to
have approved this site, and will
approve no site of less than ten
acres. The county has available
from State School bond money
about $180,000 to build this school
but erection of it has been held up
for almost four years following a
dispute between various citizens as
to its location. This dispute has
cost the children of Hatteras Is
land the benefit of modern school
all these years, and some loss in
the difference in what the money
would have bought then, and will
buy now.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
OPPOSING COUNTY
OF
BEACH GARBAGE
Rotarians Air Out Views of
Manteo Toward Taxpayers
Footing Bills on Beach

Should garbage and trash be col
lected on the Dare Beaches of Kit
ty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and
Mays Head at the expense of Dare
County? If so, why should the
county continue this collection
within the limits of Kill Devil
Hills, now that it is Incorporated,
unless the same be done in the
town of Manteo?
These questions touched off a
debate with some spirit Monday
night in the Manteo Rotary Club,
which is composed of many of the
business men of the community.
And it is likely to go further, now
that the subject has been brought
out in the open.
For many years the county has
footed the bill for taking up trash
and garbage on the beach, begin
ming in a small way with collec-
tions twice a week, and finally
every day, until the cost now has
reached a total of $4,000 for the
past year.
There were many people who
pointed out that this has been a
good investment for the county, in
that the Dare Beaches, while pay
ing at least half of all the taxes
in the county, took nothing back
in return. Its summer property
owners had no children to share in
our schools and increase their
costs, and no welfare problems to
burden our tax funds. Moreover,
the improved appearance of the
beaches encourages still further
building and investment.
Refuting the argument in favor
of collections in the town of Man
teo, it was pointed out that for
many years county funds have
largely financed the police force
of the town, and given many
other benefits, including a large
part of the cost of the town hall.
1t may now be expected of
course, that with Kill Devil Hills
having taken on municipal stature,
there will be some change in views
toward the garbage set-up. One
thing that has not set too well
with some taxpayers is the re-
valuation last year which wiped
huge sum off the tax books. The
valuable ocean front property in
the area, is set up at less than 20
per cent of its value, while other
property of the citizens elsewhere
in the county is valued on the
basis of 65 per cent of its value.
Quick figures reveal that much
more than a million dollars were
lost in valuations on the beach.
Ocean front lots selling readily at
$4,000 to $4,000 are valued at only
$3.50. There are ten miles of ocean
front, and by taking only five
See COLLECTION, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
AVON PURITAN
ORGANIZATION
COMPLETE NOW
Community Projects Discus
sed; Officers Announced;
Kaufman Entertains

= The Avon Ruritan Club is now
fully organized, according to c.
T. Williams, reporter for the club.
The club held its regular meet
ing last Friday night, February
IL, and discussed several subjects
for community improvement,
such as garbage disposal, road
improvements, and other items
of major Importance.
The officers of the club, elected
some time ago, are as follows:
William E. Meekins, president;
F. G. Gray, vice president; E. F.
Scarborough, treasurer; Luther
Meekins, chaplain; P. D. Will
liams, song leader; D. ]. O'Neal,
sergeant-at-arms; c. T. Williams,
reporter.
The club was honored by the
presence of Gustav Huffman, the
chief ranger of the Cape Hat
teras National Seashore Park,
who was an invited guest. He
entertained tSe club by showing
pictures of the various national
parks throughout the country.
The most interesting pictures to
the club were those of the Kitty
Hawk-Nags Head section to the
Cape Hatteras Light. Mr.. HUT
man also gave the club a very
interesting speech, celebrating
about the duties of ranger in
their relationship to the National
Park Service and the various
communities of the Outer Banks,
The club wishes to thank Mr..
Huffman for his congeniality and
wishes him much success with
the Park Service.
An old fashioned oyster stew
was served the club by Mrs. p.
D. Williams, Mrs. Earle Meekins,
and Mrs. Ralph Scarborough.
At the next meeting this Fri
day night there will be more dis
cussion about proposed projects
for the Improvement of the COM
munity.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
FOUR CASES TRIED IN
RECORDERS COURT
Court Lasting 80 Minutes Tries
Four Cases, Sends Two to
Roads for SO Days

Dare County Recorders Court
Tuesday afternoon lasted not
much more than thirty minutes.
William j. Midget, Jr.,
brought into court to show that
he had complied with a previous
judgment for the support of his
children, was found to be $3.50 in
arrears. He requested to be
allowed to tell his story to the
Judge and prosecuting attorney
in private, or have the courtroom
cleared, which Judge Baum re-
fused to allow. Midget said that
he did not want to run anybody
in the hole in public, and that
was what his story would do. He
was allowed couple of DAYS to
get $120 to pay on the amount
due by the previous court ruling
for the support of his children.
Otherwise he would have to
carry out go day sentence on
the roads.
st. Clair Basnight, charged
with sideswiping Johnny Krider,
failed to appear. Basnight was to
hav, 4 put under a 5000 APP
in ~ ext Tuesday. He was
re Ia in court by Wallace
Or.
George Edward Pledger, Ne
gro, was found guilty of failing
to comply with court order for
the support of his illegitlmate
child. He was sentenced to 6O
days on the roads.
Joseph Daniels, Negro, who ap-
peared under capias, was also
found guilty of noncompliance
with previous court order for
the support of his children. He
was supposed to have been max
ing payments of $12 per week
but was in arrears $2ll. His sem
tence was go days on the roads.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-02-19
I ~ S. MEEhANS
LIVED BUSY LIFE
4-SCORE YEARS
Pioneer : eaItt. of Dare
County Born way 1870,
Dies Feb. II.

Death claimed Theo. S. Meek
ms Friday afternoon, February
18th, following an illness of
nearly two weeks. He was Man
teo's oldest active business man.
He would have been "a years old
May 81 next. His passing ended
the eventful career of a man who
had been a busy man all his life.
During his career, he had held
many public offices, he had been
a leading merchant of the county,
had been building contractor,
and operator of freight and pas
senger boats and mail routes, a
school teacher, a fisherman and
at one time built an ice plant at
Manteo. At the time of his death,
he was an active real estate and
insurance man, and he was per-
haps most widely known for his
extensive career as a real estate
developer.
He was suddenly taken ill
about IL days before his death
and died in Albemarle Hospital,
Elizabeth City, Friday afternoon
last week.
Theodore Stockton Meekins
was born at Rodanthe, May 81,
1870, the oldest son of the late
Luke Mark and Elizabeth Emily
Douglas Meekins. He attended
the common schools of Dare
County six months, and a private
school for four months, yet ac-
quired enough education that he
once served as teacher at Kin
nekeet during the sum m T
months of his young manhood.
In 1868 he served as JUS
tice of the Peace. He removed to
Manteo following a period as a
surfman 1890-98 in the former
U. S. Life Saving Service ,and
went into business in 1898 with
the late Richard c. Evans, under
the firm name of Evans and
Meekins, General Store. He serv-
ed as Clerk of the Superior Court
of Dare County 1898-1907, and
was N. c. Fisheries Commissioner
1907-11.
H y. S. Migratory Game
ms r. Virginia, West Vir-
gin - h Carolina, South
Carr I'D Georgia, 1914-1918.
He was Assistant Fisheries Com
missioner 1918-1924. Commits
sioner Town of Manteo, 1929;
Member Dare County Board of
Education 1898. He served a
year of an unexpired term as
Clerk of Superior Court in 1926
but did not run for reelection.
He was followed in this office by
C. S. Meekins.
He represented Dare County in
the House two terms 1945 and
1947. He served as Trustee and
Steward of Mount Olivet Meth
odist Church., Manteo for 15
years, and as District Steward
for two years.
Mr.. Meekins was one of the
most active of the group of Man
See MEEkINS, Page Four