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Evening star., 1955-04-09
Sunrise Services. Pose 40.
Eoster Music Proeroms, Poge A..

with a high in the 70s-much as
today. Low tonight is expected
to be about 48 degrees.
BY Monday, when the tradi-
tional egg rolling is held on the
White House grounds, the bright
spring weather may have turned
partly cloudy" and there is
a chance of some showers late
In the day. The fine weather to-
morrow will give the women of
Washington a chance to display
Easter clothing in informal
'strolls after church.
A All travel facilities - train,
plane and bus-were reported
Evening star., 1955-04-09
Lute News
Bulletin
a Navy Flyers Killed

NORFOLK, Va. R.-Four
Navy men were killed today
when their seaplane struck a
seawall at the Naval Air Sta
tion here. Seven others in
the plane escaped with minor
injuries.
Evening star., 1955-04-09
Soviet Acts to AnnuI Pocts
With Britain and France as
Retaliation for Paris Accords
Coll Reormine
OF West Germany
A Hostile Move

MOSCOW 10Y pnone 10 Lon-
dom, April o (P.-The Soviet
Council Of Ministers today called
on the Parliament to annul the
treaties of friendship and ALI
ance which Russia signed with
France and Britain during World
War II.
The move was in retaliation for
the British and French ratif1ca-
ton of the Paris agreements to
rearm West Germany.
The Soviet Union had threat
ened to annul the treaties If the
two Western nations approved
the pacts enlisting West German
troops in Western defense.
Cancellation by the Supreme
Soviet-the Parliament-was a
foregone conclusion.
Sees Hostile Intent
The Soviet government claims
the treaties are directed against
Russia.
Announcement of the govern
ment's request to Parliament
was read at a news conference
called by the Soviet Foreign
Ministry.
Noting that the French-Rus-
sian and British-Russian pacts
provided for collaboration and
mutual assistance after the war.
the Soviet statements said that
all the signatories to these
treaties took responsibility to
prevent the rebirth of German
militarism and also not to, join
any alliance directed against one
Of the contracting powers"
Regardless of this, the gov
ernment Of Great Britain
signed and the British Parlia-
ment approved the Paris agree
ment providing for remilitariza-
ton of Western Germany and
its involvement in military
grouping directed against the
Soviet Union" the statement on
the British-Russian treaty said.
Identical Statement
An identical statement was is
sued on the rench-Russian
treaty.
Because of such actions.
which are direct violations OF
the obligations entered into un-
der the British Soviet treaty"
the statement continued, "the
Council of Ministers, in line with
the position of the Soviet gov
ernment outlined in its note to
Britain of December 20 and Feb
ruary %, has submitted to the
Praesidium of the Supreme So
Wet a proposal for the annul-
ment of the said treaties"
Under the Soviet constitution
1t is possible for the Praesidium
"a small body which exercises
parliamentary authority when
the Supreme Soviet is not in
session-to take the annulment
action itself. Many diplomats
think, however, that the Su-
preme Soviet may be called into
special session soon to give
greater impact to the cancella-
ton.
In Paris, French officials ex-
pressed mo surprise" at the
Moscow announcement. the As
sociated Press reported. A Brit
ish Foreign Office spokesman IN
London today told reporters
Britain's attitude was firm in
contending there was no justi-
fication for Soviet abrogation of
the treaties.
In December the Soviet Union
warned both Britain and France
that ratification of the Paris
agreements on the rearmament
of West Germany would bring
abrogation of the treaties of
friendship. Both nations replied
that they considered the pro-
posed action unjustified.
Evening star., 1955-04-09
Love Thy Neighbor
By Helping Him

THOUGHT FOR TODAY - The
commandment TO ,ove thy neishbor
implies working TO help him reoeh his
highest potential. Arthur S. Flem-
ming, director Of Defense Mobilize
tion. writes in the lost Of The Stor's
lentcn series. Pose Alb.
Evening star., 1955-04-09
Stocks in the Spotlight

NEW YORK. April Q HB.--Following
are the sales ladd 00), high. low. closing
price and net change Of the 20 most
active stocks for the week:
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
rs ACRES RENDERED FREE
FOR KITTY HAWK SCHOOL
ON COLINGTON ISLAND

To save the county some $15,-
600 and to offer a sheltered loca-
ton with ample grounds forany
size school, 25-acre site has been
rendered free of cost to the Kitty
Hawk School committee, David
Stick of Kill Devil Hills said this
week. The property is on Coling-
ton Island, and is owned by Mr..
Stick and associates, and is offer
ed for the site for a school which
the people of the Kitty Hawk area
are interested in building, provid-
ed they can get sufficient taxes
voted to build it. State school au-
thorities disapproved a high school
for the district, but favored an ele-
mentary school. eve would like to
see the school at Colington," a
citizen of that community said,
and it would be 'turnabout is fair
play for Kitty Hawk took our
school away and didn't mind it,
but l doubt if they will agree to
coming to Colington."
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
HEARING SATURDAY AT
COURTHOUSE TO CONSIDER
B EACH SANITARY SYSTEM

A hearing will be held Saturday
before the Dare County Commits
sioners at ten am. in the court
house in Manteo to discuss the
proposal to vote on sanitary sys-
tenn for the Dare Beaches, and
which will be principally concern
ed with the feasibility of establish
ing safe and adequate water sys-
tenn to serve the area from Whale
bone eBach to Southern Shores.
If sufficient interest is shown, it
is contemplated that an election
will be held to determine if bonds
shall be issued to provide funds to
establish water system to serve
the area, which is some Is miles
long. The growing population and
congestion resulting in some areas
have long given concern to many
people about an early shortage OF
safe water. A water system is also
looked upon as an essential to ade-
quate fire protection.
Considerable interest has been
manifested in the proposition, al
though it was defeated about two
years ago, but many people who
opposed it then, now admit it was
a bad mistake to do so.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09

Will Beaufort County be repre-
scented in the General Assembly
next time by it's most distinguished
citizen? Many of it's citizens ans
wer in the firm belief that he won't
resist a draft to run for the house,
and that if he is a candidate, no
opposition will be offered. After
38 years of public life, Mr.. Warren
now living in his 102 year old home
on Main Street in Washington, N.
c., is being besieged daily by
neighbors who hope for his acquies-
cense in this project of bringing
great leadership in a time of great
stress to our legislature. Lindsay
Warren represented his district in
the State Senate in 1917-19, after
five years as Attorney for Beau
fort County, and Chairman of the
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee. He was quickly recognized
for ability and leadership in poll
SlNo. anu III IOHO W Vigil Llc1Il VI
the Platform Committee at the
State Convention. In 1928 he rep
resented Beaufort County in the
house. In 1925 he went to Con-
gress where he represented the
First District for 16 years, and in
1941 he became Comptroller Gen
eral of the United States fro1l
which post he retired last year. He
has served his state in many capa-
cities, and has received several
awards and degrees of an honorary
nature. He was chairman of the
State Democratic Convention in
1880, and temporary Chairman in
1888. Friday of next week, Deem
Der 10Th, he will be &C years old.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
DIFFICULT TO GET
COUNTY OFFICERS IN
DARE'S EARLY DAYS
Some Men First Named Resigned:
First Meeting Of Board Sets
Up Fees

The difficulty of getting men to
serve in county offices is no new
thing in Dare County, for some of
the men appointed at the very
first meeting Of the county's first
Board, declined to serve, or soon
resigned. The first meeting of the
Board of Commissioners after the
county was created was held on
March 28th, 1870, which was more
than IS years ago.
The Board consisted of r. S. d.
Holbrook, Cornelius Paine, Geo.
Washington Greet, and Thomas S.
Tillett, all Republicans. The county
was Republican and the state had
a Republican governor, who ap-
pointed this board. They qualified
before R. S. D. Holbrook, who had
previously qualified and he was
elected chairman.
All other offices were vacant and
the first business before the Board
was to fill the vacancies. Walter
t. Dough was appointed Sheriff
and he was ordered to qualify and
give bond. He never served but
rendered his refusal at the meeting
of the board a week later. George
B. Bliven was appointed Register
of Deeds. Wilson R. Sutton was ap-
pointed surveyor.
1t was ordered that the Chair
See OFFICERS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09

We can read in the coostlond Times dated
October 20. 1855. No. ". If we wish among
the Editorials, namey: The facts of Deoih",
"Posram of Perso", Change proves Con-
fusins", "corteret Chicken Story. "Novem-
Der in the coustland" and Sunshine on the
October "A. 1855, No. IS. The story Of
onother ship that never returned, lost off
kinnakeet As yeors oso", and still another
entitled Storms today not So bad as some
recorded more thon 100 years ago.; yet
still another by Mr.. lofham. now deceased.
and how much he is, and will in the future,
be missed.
We still find another "Chieomocemico' S
Great Record" and lost but not least in
October 2ist issue No. Is IN letters moi
quite so large the words: 10 Launch Abe
marle Boy Scout Drive Tuesday."
This article l am to write will
deal particularly on two subjects
OF which one will be the Boy
Scouts while the other will be of
the "Wild Ponies" of the Outer
Banks and while writing this, l
thought perhaps mention of the
subject above may in some way
stir someone or many to the plight
of the Outer Banks wild pony and
their relation to the only mounted
Boy Scout troop in America.
The National Park Service has
taken over our land to preserve it,
as understand, in it's natural state
if that can be done. l was sort of in
favor of the Park Service taking
over as a natural Shrine and to
provide a place for the public to
play. The only reason that l, along
with some others, was willing that
it be taken over was because it
appeared that some owners were
willing to sell their property to
whatsoever may come for a price,
thus eliminating our freedom that
we had always enjoyed and cherish
ed, besides it takes our right and
our land.
This land will probably never
be owned again by individuals. This
is the reason l mentioned the edi-
torial "Facts of Death" and the
write up of Mr.. NLatham's death.
This land of Ocracoke, so precious
to many owners, so dear to their
hearts, their heritage, so rich to
our way of life, so free from land
sharps, because all but one or two
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
FIRST ANNUAL LAYMAN'S
DINNER OF ST. ANDREWS
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT

Ticket sales for the first annual
layman's anniversary dinner of St
Andrews by the Sea, the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church on Mays
Head which began its year around
services last December, have been
very good, according to P. B. Zev-
ely, in charge of the committee
on arrangements. The dinner, fea-
turing roast turkey and clam
chowder, will be held at the Shrine
Club on Tuesday night, December
Is, beginning at $3.50 o'clock and
continuing until $3.50 or as late as
ecessary. The committee in
barge stated that up to $50 din
ners had been ordered and ar
rangements have been made to pre-
pare take-out plates for those who
will be unable to eat their supper
at the Shrine Club.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BY
LOST COLONY BEGUN

Roanoke Island Historical Asso-
cations annual membership drive
is underway; more than 5000 invi-
tations to take a membership will
be mailed by Lost Colony's General
Manager, Dick Jordan.
An invitation letter over the
signature of Governor Luther H.
Hodges is to be enclosed with cards
to be filled out by those who join
The Lost Colony's sponsoring or
ganization. In his letter Governor
Hodges makes the appeal to po-
tential members that it is an OPP
portunity to help preserve our his
tory and perpetuate our heritage.
This year for the first time
there are four types of member
ships: Regular at So per person
per year; Sustaining, at $40 per
person per year; Sponsoring at
$25 per person per year and Patron
at 500 per person per year.
Each member who joins before
May 1, 1856 will receive a seasonal
membership card good for any or
all performances of The Lost
Colony during it's 10th season in
1856. Likewise each member will
receive a free copy of the 1856 Lost
Colony Souvenir Program, and the
members name will be printed in
the program.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
MACS HEAD AND TWO OTHER
STATIONS MAY BE SCUTTLED

Three Coast Guard Stations I'M
der the Norfolk district may be
discontinued next year. Although
no decision has been made, sur
vey will be made during the week
OF January 9th, 1856, according to
advice from Norfolk headquarters.
The survey will deal with Little
Island, Mays Head and Atlantic
Life Boat Stations. Hearings will
be he'd at Manteo, Virginia Beach
and Morehead City about these
stations. Rear Admiral H. C. Per-
kins of Headquarters in Washing
ton, Capt. H. C. Moore of the Nor
folk office, and four others will
make the survey. If the survey
shows there is not further urgency
to justify the active status of
either of these stations, it is likely
they will be no more after next
July.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09

70 SPEAK IN DARE AT
K. D. HILLS EVENT

Rear Admiral r. E. Wood,
commandant of the Fifth District,
US. Coast Guard, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Sind anniver-
sary celebration of the Wright
Brothers first flight of a heavier
than-air machine scheduled to be
held at the base of Wright
Brothers National Manument on
December II, when homage is
paid the intrepid airmen of Day
ton, Ohio, by the military general
ly, Kill Devil Hills Memorial
Society and the National Park
Service.
Representatives of the us. Air
Force will also be present and the
Air Force, co-sponsors of the an
nual celebration will also provide
flyover of modern jet aircraft
during the ceremonies at the monu-
ment. Musical features of the cele-
bration will be provided by Eliza
beth City's famous High School
Band which has annually taken
part in the first flight observances
for the past several years.
Announcement that a high rank
ing Coast Guard officer would be
the key speaker of the day was
made in Elizabeth City by Miles
L. Clark, chairman of the board
of directors of Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Society.
"The Coast Guard, or its original
organization, played an important
role in the first successful flights
So years ago on December IT,"
said Clark.
"Three members of the crew of
the old Kill Devil Hills Life Saw
ing Station, Surfmen John T.
Daniels, w. S. Dough and A. d.
Etheridge went to the base of the
Hill to help place the crude flying
machine on the monorail from
which it took off on four success
full flights that day." he added.
Also present on that cold Deem
Der morning were w. C. Brinkley
of Manteo who had been visiting
on the beach and decided to re-
main over to see the experiments
and Johnny Moore who lived in
nearby Mays Head Woods.
None of the witnesses to the
See EVENT, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
DIKES ESSENTIAL
TO SALVATION OF
STUMPY POINT
Waters Which Once Yielded a
Rich Harvest. Now Menace
The Village Homes

The waters which once yielded
a rich harvest to the industrious
fishermen of Stumpy Point, where
everyone depended upon the fish
ing income for their livelihood,
now appear in the form of a men
ace-a dreaded enemy. Through
the years constant erosion of the
waters of Stumpy Point Lake, or
Bay as it now is, has eaten away
the shore line, until just about all
protection is gone.
The wide area covered with
small pines and myrtles which
broke the force of both wind and
water from the Lake is gone. The
land that supported them has been
eaten away, and the few trees re-
naming on the narrow ledge have
been killed by the salt tides of the
several recent hurricanes.
The community of Stumpy Point
and its highway are both in a posi-
ton so precarious that a strong
dixie or break water be provided
to save this community is essential.
In a very few years, if assistance
does not come, the residents must
move away. There is no room for
retreat from the lake. There was
only narrow strip of land to be-
gin with, but $50 years ago and
further back, when the community
was established, there was a lot
of room between this high ridge
See DIKES, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
TRAFFIC CASES NET NIGH
ON TO 5000 FINES TUESDAY

Three cases were submitted and
one dismissed by Judge Washing
ton Baum in Dare Recorders Court
Tuesday. Byron Sawyer paid $40
and costs for driving 35 mph in
Is mile zone; James Overton, 10,
paid $40 and costs for driving 65
mph in 55-mile zone, and Worlin
Aldridge Curles paid $3.50 and
costs for driving while intoxicated,
and driving without a drivers per-
nit.
A warrant brought against st.
Clair Midget by his wife, charging
him with not contributing suf-
ficiently to the support of the fam
lily, was dismissed by the Judge.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
LOST COLONY TO HAVE
BEACH TICKET OFFICE

The board of directors of Roa-
noke Island Historical Association
has authorized and instructed Lost
Colony Manager r. E. Jordan to
establish a ticket office on the
beaches, of Dare during the 18th
season beginning on June 80 and
extending through September 2,
for the first time in the history
of the drama.
The new beach service is ex-
pected to attract a greater num-
Der of Lost Colony patrons. The
general thought in recent years
has been that while beach patron
age has increased, Lost Colony at
tendance has remained at an aver
age level of between 45 and so
thousand persons during normal
seasons, and that more persons
visiting the beach would attend
performances if tickets were made
conveniently available.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
FIRE DESTROYS
MAIN BUILDING
OF COLONIST INN
Tourist Building at Fort Raleigh
Total Loss Early Wednesday
Morning

Fire Wednesday destroyed the
main building of the Fort Raleigh
Motor Court, which when operated
alone, was first known as the Col
onist Inn, opposite the entrance to
Fort Raleigh. The fire broke out
after midnight or about 2 am.
The owners, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Mann, slept in one of the buildings
nearby, and were awakened by the
smoke and flames.
The motor court consisted of
several cottages. The building de-
stroyed was worth an estimated
$4,000 and was equipped with
rooms and baths. 1t was original
ly built about 20 years ago by the
late Carl Meekins, and operated
by w. S. Meekins for several
years. 1t was then called the Col
onist Inn. Mr.. Mann bought the
property after World War II, and
built some eight cottages sur
rounding it.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09

would not consider selling it at any
price, has become as we may say,
Dead. 1t is no more ours regard
less of how we look at it. Perhaps
people elsewhere like a very few
of our people never cared for their
land only from a commercial
standpoint, but the majority of
people of Ocracoke thought of their
land like they do of their own
self or their fore-fathers or their
children, they wanted to keep it,
to know it was theirs and would
not let anyone buy it, because the
money would soon disappear. The
people of Ocrracoke are poor fl
nancially, however money would
not, nor could not buy their land.
They wanted the land to remain
so, that whoever wished could
camp and fish or catch CLANS or
crabs or hunt without molesting
any other thing on Gods green
earth, yet no one cared if another
person trespassed because they felt
as if it was Gods will to make it
like it was and let US live there
then; let us share with our fellow
man. Oh no! We didn't mind pay
ing taxes that were for the good
and the state and the Union.
1t may be better that the Gov
eminent took the land before some
owners sold it to land-sharks or
promoters or jealous owners; per-
haps they will allow us certain
freedoms that we always had, but
they cannot give to other people
more freedom than they have al
ways had there.
The Pony is Left Out
1t is interesting to note all of
the above; for the wild pony, if
the National Park Service has its
way, which it is presumed it will,
will also be dead and forever gone.
God no doubt, made all living
things and creatures to be able to
live and multiply. This of course
reminds us of "The Progress of
Persia, where a highly respected
religion, Baha'l is suppressed. Even
See HOWARD, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
SUSAN CHARLES GRICE 65,
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Miss Susan Charles Grice, Is,
for some months a resident of
Manteo, where she lived at the
Roanoke Nursing home, died FRI
day afternoon in Albemarle Hos
pital after long illness. She was
the daughter of the late Henry C.
and Mary Jane McCabe Grice of
Elizabeth City, and member of
Christ Episcopal Church. She had
resided in Elizabeth City all her
life. She is survived by a niece,
Mrs. James B. Vason of Union, N.
]. and by several cousins.
Her funeral was conducted from
the Episcopal Church by Rev.
George F. Hill, the Rector, Sunday
afternoon at pm. and burial was
in the Episcopal Cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-12-09
FAILURE OF 100000 OF STATE
MONEY TO MATERIALIZE MAY
BLAST HOPES FOR SCHOOLS
State Board Of Education This Week Grants Dare
$75,442.57 as It's Last Contribution From 953
Bond Issue; Blow to Plans for Schools al Kitty
Hawk and Man+eo; More Than Thrice State
Average. However.

Troubles pile on troubles in Dare
County. This week some of the
hopes of advocates of bigger and
better school buildings at Manteo
and Kitty Hawk got heavy blow
in the announcement from Raleigh
of Dare's allotment from the re-
naming $25 million of the 1853
bond issue for schools. Dare County
had counted its chickens too soon.
1t had based its hope on this new
money coming in on the basis on
which Governor SCOTS 1949 bond
money was distributed. Therefore
it looked forward to getting about
100000 more than it got this
week; something like $4,000 was
hoped for.
When word got around that this
money was expected, advocates of
schools in both the Manteo District
and the Kitty Hawk District devel-
oped high hopes for new buildings
and increased facilities. Plans were
set in motion to hold elections to
vote higher taxes in the two dis
tricts. The Commissioners appro-
priated $4,000 to buy schol sites.
This week the State Board of
Education announced its final al
lottments of bond money for the
various counties. 1t gave Dare
SIS, 1929 instead of more than
double this sum that had been ex-
pected. It's going to mean that a
lot of school plans will have to be
revamped or abandoned. There is
not hope of getting more money.
Announcement was made that
Dare's sum represents more than
three times per pupil the money
allotted throughout the state. The
average allotment per pupil in the
state is $54. Dare is getting an
allotment of $3.50 per pupil.
Those familiar with the work
ings of the State Board and the
manner in which money is appor-
toned are of the opinion that Dare
did not get the money because it
is felt that Dare is not putting up
it's just share for schools. In other
words, it has not been carrying
its fair share of the burden in
comparison with other counties.
See SCHOOLS, Page Eight