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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
NEW BASIN AT STUMPY POINT
TO ACCOMMODATE As BOATS
WITH SEVEN FOOT DRAFTS
Big Development For Little Community Es-
timated To Run In Excess of $4,000; New
Facilities Protected From Elements Elimi-
mates BOat-tO- Truck Handling.

protective land strip between the
bay and the basin has been dy-
ked with creosote pilings for a.
bout 100 yards or more.
This week work will begin on
the new fish house, of block con-
struction, which will be 80 by
IS feet. Ice storage room will be
Is by 10, with an ice manufac-
turing machine.
The new basin is being created
by strong demand for better
facilities for accommodating the
larger boats coming into Stumpy
Point. It is particularly cramped
during shrimping and Clustering
season. Heretofore the bigger
boats have been unloaded right
into trucks from the boats, dock
ed alongside the highway, with
out facilities or protection from
the elements.
The old canal into Mr.. Best's
fish house could accommodate
See BASIN, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
NEW BEACH BANK
OPENING MAY ~
Open House to Precede Formal
Opening; Everyone Invited
to Attend

The Bank of Manteo plans to
put into service its new branch
bank Friday, May 81. The new
branch, locatd next to Carolin-
ian Hotel, Mays Head, will offer
drive-in teller window, enabling
customers to drive to the window
and conduct business without
getting out of their car. This sy-
stem, the first in this section, will
enable quicker and more effici-
ent service. Banking hours have
been tentatively set for 9 until l.
Open house will be held on
Thursday, May 20, and the bank
extends an invitation to all tc
familiarize themselves with
banking systems. Hours for open
house will be from pm. to 1880
pm.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
CRABS, SHRIMP,
FOUNDERS AT
MAINS HARBOR
Salt Water Thought To Be
Aiding Up-Sound Seafood
Catches This Year

''It looks like the first full
moon of May may bring a mighty
good soft grabbing season this
year." said Ronald Craddock of
Manns Harbor this week. His
prediction was based on a ire
mendous number of "peeler'
crabs caught in his nets one day
last week. 1--WE never seen as
many crabs before at one time"
he said.
1t is usual that the soft crabs
begin to shed for the season a
round the first full moon of May
every year, and so residents of
Manns Harbor are looking for
an excellent season soon.
Mr.. Craddock also caught a
lot of shrimp in his long nets
recently. when you catch a
bushel of shrimp in long net"
he said, that's a pretty good sign
the shrimp are really thick"
Shad fishing is falling off now
buck shad bringing 3 cents per
pound and roe shad bringing
around IL cents. Most of the shad
have already been upstream,
spawned, and are coming back.
AS result, they are Simmer and
smaller fish and do not bring a
good price.
Founders, which are not usu-
ally caught in any great quanti-
ties in the upper parts of Croatan
Sound, have been taken by
Manns Harbor fishermen re-
Gently. The catch is reported to
have been around 900 pounds.
1t is believed that the Bugs Is
land Dam project, which has
See FISHING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
two BROTHERS.
OIL TANKER, OFF
TO FLORIDA WORK
Boat Adorned Waterfront For
Three Years; Cubans
Bought, But Left

The 1.-TWO Brothers." an obso-
lete oil tanker belonging to M. L.
Daniels, Jr., of Manteo, which
has been sitting on the east side
of the docks on the Manteo wa
terfront for about three years, is
gone for good. And the boat takes
along with it story few know
about.
The boat was sold some time
ago to H. G. Milton of Norfolk
for $2,250, and he had made ar
engagements to sell it to two Gu
bans. The two Spanish-speaking
men came to Manteo and for a
good while worked on the boat,
putting it into good shape. They
claimed intentions of taking it
back to Cuba to use as supply
ship, hauling water and molasses
between Havana and the many
small outlying islands dotting the
Caribbean. Only one of the men
could speak English it is re-
ported.
A few weeks ago the Cubans
left suddenly, saying that they
were out of money and had to
get more. They never returned.
1t was a coincidence that they
+left Manteo on the day after the
reports hits the newspapers that
big supply of arms belonging
to Puerto Ricans had been dis
covered and captured in New
York.
The boat was bought and re-
moved recently by Albert Jones
of West Palm Beach, Fla, who is
in the process of recovering
$500 tons of lead from a ship
sunken off the Florida coast dur
ing World War-II. Mr.. Jones was
carrying on the operations with
an old converted schooner, but it
was wrecked in a storm and OPP
erations were suspended. the
conversion of the tanker will
cost approximately $4,000.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
PAUL HUDSON OF
NPS COLLECTING
MUSEUM OBJECTS
Outer Banks Story To Be Ex-
hibited In Seashore Mu-
scum
BY AYcoCK BROWN

Buxton,-Paul Hudson, mu-
scum specialist of the National
Park Service is now preparing a
maritime exhibit which will be
displayed in the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore Recreational
Areas museum here immedi-
ately. During the past week end
Alfred Knopf, the publisher, and
chairman of the NPS Advisory
Committee along with other re-
gional, state and national park
service officials visited the mu-
scum building here which has
been converted from one of the
former residences of the keepers
of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
Hudson is seeking the coopera-
ton of residents along the Outer
Banks in the acquisition or loan
of material for the museum. He
is especially anxious to obtain
pictures (Which could be copied
without material damage to- the
Originally of famous Coast Guard
heroes such as Rasmus Midget,
who was awarded the Gold Life
saving Medal for rescuing 10 per-
sons single-handed from the
wreck of the Priscilla, members
of the crew which played roles
in the now famous Mirlo rescue
and others.
Efforts also will be made to
obtain pictures of such ships as
the Huron, Monitor, (Which has
been given national publicity re-
Gently the Ephraim Williams,
Priscilla, Mirlo, Carroll A. Deer
ing and others.
The National Park Service
would like also the loan of one
of the Gold Lifesaving medals,
which many, Outer Bankers re-
-eived during the days of sail
-. Nships for the roles they play
b n heroic rescues.
- mong the pictures to be dis
,Iayed will be World War II
maritime disasters off the coast
of the Outer Banks, such as some
now in Manteo Homes and the
Fort Raleigh Hotel. The latter
pictures were made by the Coast
Guard and are similar to hun
dreds also photographed by avia-
ton and intelligence branches OF
the u. S. Navy during World War
II.
Anyone having suggestions for
the museum should contact Allyn
Hanks, superintendent Cape Hat
teras National Seashore Recrea-
tional Area, Manteo, N. G.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
SEARCH FOR USS MONITOR
WRECK NEAR CAPE HATTERAS
CONDUCTED BY MICH. MAILMAN
Searchers Still Trying To Locate 1t And EST
mate Cost of Raising; Mach ell Pointed Out
Remains, Dissolved Himself Of Ownership
in Favor of Park Service.
BY ROGER MEEKINS

A dreamer came to Hatteras
Tuesday with the idea of enter
ing, Davey Jones' locker and re-
leasing from captivity the 90
year-old wreck of the Monitor"
the great ironclad warship which
began a new era in the history
of naval construction.
R. T. McMullen, of Dundee,
Mich, who retired from the RID
mail service recently, came here
to try to locate the Monitor and
get an estimate of the cost of
raising the monster. He brought
along Henry Suydam and Pete
Stackpole, writer and photogra-
pher for Life Magazine. Also
coming along were Emil ALL
strom and 1t. Col. (Army, Re
tired) L. F. Hagglurd, divers as
sociated with him in the venture.
The Life men also brought their
own divers. They intend to take
underwater shots of the vessel.
Mr.. McMullen says he has
never done this type Of reclama-
ton work before. II have been
interested in the Monitor for a
long time," Mr.. McMullen said,
<'and since I retired from the
mail service I have been doing
lot of research on the vessel,
with the hope that someday it
may be raised and restored. II
we are successful in locating the
vessel we may form what will be
known as the Monitor Reclama-
ton Society," which would raise
funds for restoring the vessel.
Bill Henderson, Manteo pilot,
flew to the Cape and with the
help of Ben Dixon MacNeill To-
Gated the wreck shortly before
noon. Some men on shore took
bearings on the location and later
attempted to dive and get closer
glimpses of the wreck. Another
>mpt to get a bearing on the
~ k shortly after noon failed
ee MONITOR, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
ONLY ONE CASE TUESDAY
IN DARE RECORDERS

Norman E. Brantley, who was
served with extradition papers
from the State of Ohio, appeared
before Judge w. F. Baum to have
a date set for hearing.
Brantley was represented by
Forrest Dunstan, who asked for
a writ of habeas corpus until the
hearing, which Judge Baum set
before a court of authority in
two weeks. At that time thu va
lidity of the arrest and the le-
galitv Of the papers will be de-
termined.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
1T. CDR. w. w. BACLOWE
DIES IN NORFOLK
Succumbs In Hospital Following
Short Illness

1t. Comdr. Winfield William
Ballowe, USCG, So, a resident Of
Manteo since his retirement
from the Coast Guard in 1851,
died Tuesday at pm. in the
Marine hospital in Norfolk, Va.
after short illness.
A native of Arkansas, he was a
son of Mrs. Emma Ballowe
Brookshire, of Hot Springs, Ark,
and the late James F. Ballowe.
He was the husband of Mrs. SUI
san Midgette Ballowe.
He was a member of Olivet
Methodist church, Manteo, and OF
Corcordia Lodge, A. F. and A. M,
Philadelphia.
Besides his wife and mother
surviving are one daughter, Mrs
Donald P. Gray, of Wanchese
one sister, Mrs. Ebert Rogers
of Little Rock, Ark; four bro
theirs, Joseph Ballowe and James
F. Ballowe, both of Hot Springs
Ark; Bascum Ballowe, of ANA
rillo, ex., and Biscoe Ballowe, OF
Houston, Tex; two step-sisters
and one step-brother, of Hot
Springs, and two grandsons, Win
field Ballowe Gray and Chris
topher Gray, both of Wanchese
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the Twiford Funeral
Home in Manteo Saturday at 3
pm. Burial will be with military
honors and masonic rites in the
Manteo Cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14
IN. c. SEASHORE COMMISSION
WITH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MEETS JOINTLY IN DARE
Reports Indicate That Most of Land For Park
Has Been Acquired, With Sufficient Funds
To Cover Rest; Condemnation Proceedings
To Be Carried Out.

The North Carolina Cape Hat
teras Seashore Commission, to-
gether with officials from the
National Park Service, met at
Mays Head on May and Z, I'M
der the craftsmanship of Ben
Douglas, Director, Department of
Conservation and Development.
In the business meeting on
May 7, National Park Service Of
ficials reported to the Com
mission on land acquisition work
to date, and Regional Director
Ebert Cox stated that in his
opinion there are suffient funds
remaining to complete the land
acquisition program. It was re-
ported to the Commission that
several Declarations of Taking
had recently been filed in
Federal Court and that the nee
essary papers would soon be fl
led in the Superior Court for
Dare County, covering State con-
demnation. Project manager
Charles Marshall pointed out that
some of the Federal condemna-
tons were friendly actions" to
clear defects in title, while others
were necessary because he had
been unable to reach agreements
with the respective owners re-
garding price. He also stated that
there were number of addi-
tional tracts for which negotia-
tons have been drawn out over
a long period of time and for
which he would soon seek Fed
eral condemnation.
The Commission voted to re-
quest the Governor to sign a
deed returning certain lands on
Ocracoke to R. Stanley Wahab
which will not be needed for Ma
tional Seashore purposes. An
other deed was recommended to
the Governor which would con-
vey to the National Park Service
certain interests the State had in
three tracts of land on Hatteras
Island.
Director Ben Douglass depart
ment of Conservation and Devel-
opment and chairman of the
North Carolina Seashore Com
mission stated he was vitality in
terested in promoting more intra-
state travel between the residen-
ces of the mountain resorts and
the coastal section.
When our people learn what
our State has to offer in the
mountains and here on the coast,
we will become greater braggarts
than the Texans" he said.
The two-day session started
Thursday morning with a trip by
National Park Service jeeps to
Bodie, Hatteras and Ocracoke Is
lands within the national sea-
shore area. Some of the new COM
mission members were visiting
the area for the first time, and as
a result every acre of the coastal
section embraced by the national
seashore was visited. Officials of
the National Park Service and To-
cal officials of the National Sea-
shore explained in details the
various problems which had
come up since land acquisitions
had started two years ago.
Clark Stratton, Chief of O.
perations of the Southeastern
Division of the National Park
Service gave financial statistics
on properties purchased to date
or in the process of being nego-
tiated for and the amount of
monies still available which he
said he believed is sufficient to
complete the acquisition of the
land proposed for the project.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-14

MISSES ANNIE LAURIE KEE AND ANN ETHERIDGE
fathers from the banks
have been for time but
headgear served the
when the the banks attended their outdoor
mendng nets feeding Stock tending the garden whatever
task might fall their doing The bonne being
home in Wanhese and being sold locally Miss Eedg
Mr. and Mrs John Etherdge Roanoke graduate
from Manteo High School this Miss Miss
1854 will the Potato Festival Elizabeth this
This photo posed by National Geographic Magazines photograph
Joe Roberts, who has been shooting
past several weeks. photo by Aycock Brown.)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-07-28

Aliquippa, Pa. - The new
est addition to "Alcros" CFU
Lodge 720 is Miss Catherine
Marie Danjanic, daughter of
John and Catherine Danjanic,
both of whom are long time
members of our Lodge. Her
father is one of our better
bowlers.
Catherine Marie graduated
from the Aliquippa High
School, Glass of 1854, with
high honors, being among the
first ten in her class, a feat
in itself no small achievement.
She also held the lead in
her class Play, was on the
debating team, on the direct
ing staff of the AIS. Year
Book, accompanied for the
school Choir, and also partici-
pated in many civic organi-
cations.
For the past two years Ca
Uterine has been affiliated
with the "Jadran" Singing
Society and the members of
this group will surely miss
her as she very deservingly
passed her addition with the
Duquesne University Tambu-
ritzans with flying colors,
and thereby will become a
member Of this ensemble in
the fall.
Her first love being music,
sister Danjanic is planning to
make this her career and she
intends to take a full course
in Musical Education, with
the idea of eventually becom-
ing a music teacher.
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Indiana Harbor Lodge 2S8 Pardonab|y
Proud OF Popular Brother Sister Team

sured himself on other of the
Society's Funds.
Carol also attended Bishop
Noll High School and recent
ly completed Nurses Training
at Evergreen Park, Illinois.
Like her brother, Carol also
possesses a Twenty-Year En-
dowment Certificate and is
protected by other of the So
ciety's Funds.
This is proof positive that
our younger people are well
aware of the necessity of
carrying adequate life insur-
ance protection, protection
best offered by the Croatian
Fraternal Union. This is also
the reason our Society is con-
stantly growing.
Both Philip and Carol are
widely known in this area of
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Terihay and bros. Ivan Kut-
lesa and Ivan Bilicic.
Sister Terihay passed away
on February IS, 1854. She
was born in Hrvatska, Yugo-
slavia, and came to the United
States some forty-five years
ago. She was a long time
member of our Lodge.
Our deceased sister Teri
hay is survived by her hus-
band, two sons and four
daughters. Our heartfelt SYM
pathies go out to the be-
reaved family and we pray
that the Soul of our beloved
sister will Rest in Eternal
Peace.
Bro. Ivan Kutlesa died on
March 25, 1854, and has been
sadly missed by his many
friends and fellow Lodge
affiliates.
He was born in Dalmatia,
Yugoslavia, and came to
America forty years ago.
Here he married and raised a
lovely family of two boys and
four girls.
Ivan was a good and con-
scientious member of the
Croatian F'raternal u o n,
ever proud Of his Lodge and
always willing to take part
in any Lodge endeavor. May
the Soul OF our Faithful De-
parted Rest in Peace.
Our third loss was suffered
on June 20, 1854, when bro.
Ivan Bilicic was called to his
Eternal Reward.
Bro. Bilicic was born in
Croatia, Yugoslavia, on Feb
ruary II, 1878, and came to
Struthers over sixty years
ago. He was an active man in
his Lodge, ready to work at
any Lodge sponsored picnic or
other event, He Was employed
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High School, Class of 1854.
During her scholastic years
she was very active and an
outstanding student. She at
tended Girls State" in 1858
and was elected Secretary.
During her final year in
school she was the Chairman
of the Assembly Council and
a Cheerleader.
At present, Helen is en-
ployed with the Sweetwater
County Memorial Hospital
during the summer months.
She plans to continue her
education at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College at
Fort Collins, Colorado.
We are very happy to have
you as a member, Helen, and
we extend to you our best
wishes for happiness and
success in the future.
Mary Porter, Sec'y.
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ter Violet, are already affili-
ated with our Lodge.
Betty was born on F'ebru-
airy %, 1886, in Detroit. She
is a graduate Of Immaculate
High School, a private school
for girls, and is now in her
sophomore year at the Uni
versity of Detroit where she
is an honor student. She is
majoring in Sociology and in
tends to receive her B. S. De-
gree in Education.
Active in school activities,
Betty is a member Of Sigma,
Sigma National, Pan-helenic,
Social Sorority. She is also
working on the publicity
committee for the Universe
tvs Spring Carnival.
Betty enjoys all sports, is
a Senior Life Saver in swim
ming, likes tennis and golf
and is an avid ski enthusiast.
Again we say welcome to
our midst Betty. Surely
Lodge 351 has scored again
in your membership.
Julius Majetic, Rep.
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Helen N. Mirich Will
Enter College In Fall

Rock Springs, Wyo. - The
members of "Sloga Rudara"
CFU Lodge BOG take great
pleasure today in welcoming
Helen Mae Mirich, who is
transferring from Junior
Nest 1854.
Helen is the daughter Of
Mrs. Anna Mirich and has
five brothers and one sister
who are all members of our
Lodge. Her two nieces and
one nephew are affiliated
with Nest 1854.
Our newest recruit is a
graduate of the Rock Springs
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member of our Junior Order
Nest $50 to transfer to our
Lodge 807 midst.
Anxious to continue his
studies on a higher plane dur
ing the years ahead, Joseph
whiles away his spare mo-
ments by playing an accordion
with the best of them
AS a matter Of fact, he has
given considerable thought to
organizing his own musical
ensemble and going into the
entertainment field on a seri-
Gus basis. That he would
make good in this respect is
as safe as a bet can be, for
we know that he has what it
takes to reach the top must
cally.
Welcome, Joseph, to "Van-
guards" Lodge 807. Here
you are among friends, a
mong younger people like
yourself, all of whom wish
you the very best.
"BOn Vanami"
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the Midwest and have a le-
gion of warm admirers and
friends who wish each of
them success in life.
And this, we know, also
goes for their many fellow
Lodge 288 members.
Finally, we cannot help but
congratulate bro. Jack Susie,
the proud father Of Philip
and Carol, for the marvellous
job he has done in teaching
his children the true value of
Fraternalism. Well done, bro.
Jack!
George Balich, Sec'y.
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and Carol are the children of
Jack Susie, who has been an
active member of the Society
for four decades. The beloved
mother of these fine young
people passed away back in
1851 and will long be remem-
bered for her active member
ship in our Lodge.
Philip recently completed
his Military Police Training
at Fort Baker, Sausalito, CAL,
and shortly thereafter report
ed to the 504th M. p. Bw. at
Camp Gordon, Georgia. He
received his basic training at
Fort Lewis, Washington.
He attended Bishop Noll
High School, Hammond, Ind,
and was a student in Physical
Education at the University
of Indiana at the time of his
induction months ago.
Following his transfer from
Nest 221, Philip took out a
81, 100000 Twenty-Year En-
dowment Certificate and in
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theirs who are already housed
in our fraternal organization.
Our newest recruit is a gra-
duate Of Sewickley Twp. High
School, in Herminie, an insti-
tuition of learning where he
ranked high in scholastic
standings and was very well
liked by his classmates.
We are certain that Ste
phen will be an asset to our
Lodge and may sometime in
the future follow in the fra
ternal footsteps of his father
and brother, as an officer in
our Lodge. His brother, Will
liam, is currently presiding
over our group as President,
while his father officiates as
our Vice-President.
Our entire membership
joins us in extending to Ste
phen our best wishes for sue
cess in whatever project he
undertakes to conquer in the
future.
Committee
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Elects New Nest MANAGER

If your payments have be-
come delinquent, please settle
the account just as soon as
possible since our assessment
must be mailed to the Home
Office each month and the
funds must be there if we are
to keep up the assessment
payment.
It becomes necessary at
this time to reprimand our
members for their laxity in
attending our monthly ses-
sions. For the past seven
months we rarely witness any
others in attendance other
than the Lodge Officers. We
would certainly like to see
more of you present at these
sessions Matt DOricich, Pres.
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Mich, and moved with her
parents to this nationally fa-
nous city in 1916. She at
tended Phoenix College dur
ing the past scholastic term
and will enter the noble pro-
fession of nursing in Septem-
Der.
Mary transferred to Lodge
978 from Junior Order Nest
636 and came to our midst
well stepped in the concepts
of Fraternalism. And small
wonder, for she is the fifth
of the Harambasich Family
to become affiliated with our
VALLEY of The Sun" Lodge.
Preceding her were her
father, Blaz, two brothers,
John and Louis, and a sister,,
Mrs. Owens. Suffice it to say
that we are proud of this
splendid family.
AS our old timers would put
it: "Dobro nam dosla, Mary"
May you find success in your
chosen career - and may
you always be a credit to
your family and many, many
friends.
Mitar Bukvic, Sec'y.