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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-25
Miss Fisher Granted
Leave Due To Illness

The London Board of Education
has granted Miss Dorothy Fisher,
head of the Home Economics De-
partment, a leave of absence until
the second semester.
Mrs. Ralph Deyo, Garfield Av-
enue, who has been substituting for
Miss Fisher during her leave be-
cause of illness, will continue as
teacher in the department for the
remainder of the semester which
ends January Is.
Calvin Coolidge was the first
US. President to broadcast an in
augural address over the radio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-25

ganization and extension and
Charles Van Horn, district advan-
cement chairman.
Den mothers include Mrs. Mary
Laybourne, Mrs. Richard Van
Horn, Mrs. Marie Morse, Mrs.
Paul Alexander, Mrs. Roy Butts,
Mrs. Howard Richardson and Mrs.
Harold Noble.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-11-25

land with the assistance of Feder-
al cost-sharing.
Conservation practices with en-
during benefits include: Practices
primarily for the establishment of
permanent protective cover: Esta-
blishment of permanent cover, i'm
crease in legumes and grasses,
application of Lime, tree planting.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-09-01
FORD TRACTOR
enc FORD ECONOMY pLoW

Early fall blowing In hard, dry summer-packed soil
calls for plenty of tractor power and Juggling ability
It's real test for any tractor!
This is good time to try Ford Tractor and
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You can see for yourself how Fords extrapowerfuI
RED Tiger" engines deliver added pull power to help
burrows faster You find how Ford Tractors
improved Lve-Action hydraulic system works with the
plow avoid stalls and gear shifting. You how
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when needed to reduce wheel s1ppage And, you
find how much easier Ford Tractor handIes-takes
half the work out of blowing!
Two power sizes ~ new models
try Ford Tractor of choice They avail
able 2pOw and 3plow sizes, both tricycle. and 4heeI
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
81 YEARS AGO FISH
WERE PLENTIFUL IN
RELATION TO NOW
And They Told Us You Just Can't
Catch EN- Up; Long Disproved
BY Waste and Destruction
By EARL DEAN

Thirty-one years ago isn't such
a long time for Dare County whose
history goes back to more than
300 years ago, but some interest
ing bits of news appears in. the
papers in 1924 that make interest
ing reading today.
In September, 1924, Stuart
Rogers, an ardent fisherman from
Elizabeth City in those days, was
said to have broken the worlds
record by being the first man to
fish from a Ford automobile while
crossing Oregon Inlet. Trolling
from his Tin Lizzie 81 years ago
for blue fish, Mr.. Rogers caught
two big ones and hung the third.
Hatteras Inlet was then three
quarters of a mile wide and said
to have been situated between the
hunting grounds of A. S. Austin,
of Hatteras, and Ocracoke Island.
Witnesses to this unusual feat
were A. S. Austin, Sam O'Neal, A.
S. Austin, Jr., Dick and Monroe
Austin, all them living on Hatteras
See 81 YEARS, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
THREE GRADUATE IN
KITTY HAWK FINALS
Commencement Exercises End Thursday
Night With Attorney Clarence
Morse As Speaker

Graduating exercises at Kitty
Hawk High School came to- a close
Thursday night in the school audi
forum when attorney Clarence
Morse of Elizabeth City delivered
the address. Mrs. V. S. Mayberry
played the professional and recess
sional. The audience sang 'The
Star Spangled Banner" and "Amer-
lea the Beautiful; and Rev. w. B.
Gregory pronounced the Invocation.
Mr.. Morse was introduced by Larry
Parker, member of the graduating
class. Clifton Perry was salutator-
ian and Kaye Whitfield delivered
the valedictory. Miss Alyce Sum-
rell presented the diplomas and
Principal E. w. Bryan, the awards.
Graduates were Kaye Whitfield,
Larry Parker and Clifton Perry.
Eighth grade commencement ex-
ercises were held Wednesday eve
ming, with the following students
receiving their diplomas: Nancy 10
Smith, Lloyd Beasley, Johnny Buck
Beasley, Betty Lou Tillett, Billy
Davis, Barbara Sutton, Dallas
See KITTY HAWK, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
GREAT FISHING FAVORS
DARE MAINLAND AREA

Although we read little about
it, largely because of the diff
Guilty Of transmitting quick re-
ports, there is much goo6 fishing
done in the Manns Harbor-East
Lake area. The N. C. Wildlife Re-
sources Commission is developing
an access area near Mashoes on
the Dare Mainland and from this
point East Lake, with its fine
fresh water fishing is easily
reached. South Lake is also a
favorite place for fishermen.
Seth Dawson and three friends
from Kinston Thursday landed the
100 fish, which was the days
limit. These fish included several
varieties, among them being a z
pound bass. The party. stopped at
the Croatan Motel.
On Alligator River at the East
Lake ferry slip is "a picnic area
with tables, comfort stations, etc.
for the convenience of tourists,
likewise on the opposite side OF
the river at Sandy Point. Gradual
" facilities Of this kind are being
added to make the area more at
tractive to tourists and fishermen
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
FERRY TRAFFIC SHOWS
HEAVY INCREASE

Ferry traffic over all routes in
Dare County showed a large in
crease above traffic the same per-
iod of last year. On Memorial day
week end, the count at Oregon In
let ferry showed over 1400 cars
carried Saturday and Sunday
alone, with promise of outgrowing
the Labor day week end business
of last year which totalled only
1900 cars for the period.
Similar increases happened on
the Croatan Sound and Alligator
River Routes. Publication of the
new schedules are made this week,
showing increases in service over
all routes except Alligator River.
Standby boats will be provided
this year, it is stated, and the extra
boats recently put into service
during rush days have effectively
cleared up the traffic snarls which
heretofore caused much complaint.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
FIRST BLUE MARLIN
TOPS 1854 DARE RECORD |
By AYCOCK BROWN

Hatteras.-Al Plews blue mar
lin, landed on Saturday, May %,
near Diamond Shoal Lightship off
Hatteras, was the first of the sea-
son and also the largest of it's
species taken with rod and reel
off the Dare Coast since 1853. The
Glenburnie, Maryland, anglers
fish scaled in at AGA pounds, and
measured exactly IL feet from tip
to tip, four foot and IL inches
arohnd its girth and three foot
and nine inches between it's tail
spread.
Largest blue taken last year, a
442 FOUNDER landed on June u, by
DR.. ]. G. Overbey of>Norfolk, Va,
was the second prize winner in the
international fishing contest oper-
ated by Field and Stream maya
zine. ut was DIR. Overbey who
landed a 5721s FOUNDER in 1853,
which was largest blue marlin
taken anywhere in the world dur
ing 1853. Hhis record fish was
boated in approximately the same
location off Hatteras where Plews
landed his big fish last Saturday,
Plews' 464-pounder was boated
two hours and 35 minutes after
the strike. He was using skipped
mackerel (whole) for bait. His
tackle was Penn o rod loaded
with 70 pound test line.
Plews was fishing with Capt.
Ernal and Raymond Foster aboard
the formers cruiser Albatross III.
Foster, who operates Fosters
Quay and the Albatross fleet here,
and Capt. Edgar Styron,- operator
of the Blue Marlin Docks, which
also features big game billfishing,
each reported raising other blue
marlin, and also white marlin dur
ing the week.
Styron predicted that even more
blue marlin than landed in 1876,
when 10 of the great fish were
boated, would be caught this year.
The catch by AL Plews has given
good start off towards this an
ticipated total catch for season
here. The big blues will be rum
ming until October.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
DARE PEOPLE ASK TO VOTE
FOR MORE WASTE AND TAXES

The Dare County Commissioners
have called an election to be held
on Saturday, July 9th, whereby
the people of Dare County will be
expected to vote extra debt, and
extra taxes to raise 100000 to
build new Jail in Manteo, and to
raise $4,000 to build a new Jail on
Hatteras Island.
This money is to be added to
$4,000 cash donated to the county
sometime ago, and which is now
idle. In order to build this new jail
in Manteo, the $4,000 proposed to
be spent, will provide only an un-
finished building, which will cost
many thousands more to finish.
The building is to be erected
where there is now not near enough
room for structure of this kind
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
OLD JONES PLACE BURNS
IN LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD

The old Asa w. Jones homeplace
in the Lake Neighborhocd of
East Lake burned to the ground, a
total loss Friday evening about
night. For many years it was
owned by A. w. Jones, who was a
leading political figure in Dare
County in the latter part of the
last century, and here was reared
his large family In more recent
years it was owned by the late
John T. Twiddy, and for the past
IL years or so owned by D. V.
Meekins of Manteo.
The place, which sat in an area
surrounded by some 500 acres of
wilderness was being developed by
the owner into a club for sports
men. 1t was a six-room two-story
house with large kitchen and
dining room adjacent. 1t was ali
old house, framed with hand-Eewn
heart pine timber, with split
cypress shingles. 1t sat in a 80
acre field, which until few years
ago was cultivated.
The origin of the fire is believed
to have been a trash fire in the
yard which workmen thought they
had extinguished before departing
from work for the day. The house
was in process of conversion to
club house purposes.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
OCEAN PIERS PRODUCING
BLUES. TROUT. WHITING

Kitty Hawk Memorial Day
week end saw an ocean pier bo-
nanza in the Kitty Hawk and Mays
Head sectors with anglers making
the biggesat catches, so far this
season of blues, gray trout and
whiting. One pier operator at Mays
Head reported that several "boni-
ta," false albacore or ''little
funny" which ever name seemed
to be most suitable, were also
landed.
One observer who seems to know
his fish, stated that the so-called
little funny or bonita, were actu-
ally false albacore. This species
has been coming closer to shore
this year than in any previous
season. Last week an agler caught
one in the surf along the beach
and Warren Jennette of Jennette's
Pier stated that several ranging
from eight to II pounds had been
caught. Joe Davenport of Wan
cheese landed the 12-pounder on
Sunday. This fish is normally a
Gulf Stream specimen.
The pier operators reported that
their anglers were catching most
of the trout and blues with Sea
Hawk lures and usually near the
offshore end of the piers. This is
the general locality where the
false albacore have been taken and
also with artificial lures. Whiting
have been hitting shrimp and
bloodworms. Whiting have been
caught by the bushel and when in
dividual anglers caught from 40 to
so blues from the pier during the
past week end it was not consider
ed unusual.
Surf casters are catching the
same species reported from piers
and they have also been caught by
trollers and still fishermen operat-
ing in Roanoke Sound and off
Wanchese.
Each of the ocean piers were
patronized by many hundreds of
anglers on each of the Memorial
Day holidays, and they accounted
for many thousands of fish, it was
See FISHING, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03

DR.. WILLIAM CARLYLE
ETHERIDGE on May 9th was
honored by the presentation of a
portrait of himself to hang in the
University of Missouri where he
has been a staff member for 80
years. The painting is by Daniel
MacMorris. DR.. Etheridge was
born on Roanoke Island June 30th,
1885, the son of the late Daniel
Warren, (Dock) and Humantla
Meekins Etheridge. He graduated
from State College, Raleigh in
1906 and Cornell in 1912, becom-
ing Phd in 1915. He~has been
professor of field crops at Mis-
souri, since 1916, and the head of
the Department of Agronomy. He
is the author of several widely
known textbooks in his field. He
has received many honors from
American societies and univer-
sites; commended by prominent
officials, and nationally known as
a man of rare ability and public
service. Withal he never forgets
to come back home frequently to
visit his brothers, Ned at Manteo
and Norman at Virginia Beach,
and his sister, Mrs. Mildred
O'Neal, in Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
ABC BOARDS HOLD THREE
DAY MEET AT MACS HEAD

The N. C. Association of Alec
holic Beverage Control Boards be-
gan its two-day meeting Thursday
at 10 o'clock with registration at
the Carolinian Hotel, Mays Head.
The program called for fishing at
1 pm. following a buffet luncheon
and a dinner at z o'clock with
attorney Wallace Gray of Manteo
delivering the address of welcome.
The Dare County ABC Board is
host to the convention, bringing
about 100 guests to the Carolinian
and the Wilbur Wright. H. w.
Rothrock of Halifax County is
president of the association. The
members are accompanied by their
wives. Speakers on the program
included w. T. Allen, State chair
man Peter Cooper of Salisbury;
Frank X. Sims, Jr., and Major
George Racey Jordan. Cocktail
hours were provided for each day
from 4:30 to GAS p. M, with en-
tertainment for ladies at 2:30 in
the lobby each day, and 2 o'clock
pm. Friday a closed meeting of
all distiller's representatives at
the Wilbur Wright Hotel.
Dancing was featured each eve
ming until l pm.
Invocations were held at each
session, not by minister, but by
Mr.. w. D. Mcmillan on Thursday
and Mr.. E. Med. Miller on Fri
day.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03

HERE'S PARTY that really got their share buefh
Fishing aboard Joe Ber Phy Mae just off the Mays Head Coast
Guard Station southwark Inlet they
fish and false abcoe Heading the Red Hoo
Ahosk father of Mrs Francis Mekns Maneo who hold
his granddaughter Mins. Left picture,
Joe Berry Mr. Hooman Bercham Farley Carlyle Askew Harry
Hooman of Ahoe just the Tuesday Hooma fishing
with another party landed buesh All
ported good fishing early this week. with all
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03

WALTER L. GREGORY of Man
teo, corporal in the 92nd Chemical
Company is now serving with the
armed forces in Korea. He is %
years old and the son of Mrs. Sybil
Gregory of Manteo. His grand
mother is Mrs. Josephine Ether
idge, a daughter of the late noted
Capt Pat Etheridge of Coast
Guard fame, and another great
grandfather of Walter was Capt.
Macajah w. Etheridge, who for
many years was in charge of Coast
Guard Stations in Dare County.
Walter has served a year over
seas, and likes the Army, and may
re-enlist. His mother expects him
home in September.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
EXAMINATION NEXT WEEK

Mrs. Allie Johnson, school bus
driver examiner, will be at the
courthouse in Manteo on Thursday
and Friday, June 9 and 10, to give
examinations to all prospective
school bus drivers. The study class
will begin at 10 am. on Thursday,
June 8, and will be followed by
road test for each person.
Every person interested in be-
coming certified as school bus
driver, is requested to be present.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
FINISHES BUSINESS COURSE

Miss Carolee O'Neal of Manteo
is scheduled to graduate Friday
morning, June 8, from the one-year
business course at WCUNC,
Greensboro, the exercises to take
place at II a. m. in the Elliott
Hall ballroom. Miss O'Neal plans
to work in Manteo this summer,
but has not made definite plans for
the fall. Her mother, Mrs. Warren
O'Neal, left Thursday for Green's
boro to attend commencement and
bring Carolee home.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03

LAST WEEK END big week for Dare County with the
Memorial Day crowds the The Maneo Airport
doing rushing business all week end be from this
Around sixty the field the holiday with
most of them staying several days. while their pilots enjoying
the beaches fishing bathing having general good Repre-
ented this clubs Pittsburgh the largest Baltimore
Richmond North
but large used the field Airport NJ Henderson
had time and the week end his daughter Patricia who
has been Oknawa for and half with service
arrived Washington Sunday Needless Henderson
Immediately brought her family
reunion On her return Miss Henderson visited
country along the western
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
Is SENIORS WILL
GRADUATE FRIDAY
FROM MANTEO HIGH
Seventeen Junior High Diplomas
To Be Awarded; Prof. B. @.
ChiIds Of Duke University
Is Speaker

Twenty-Five seniors of Manteo
High School will receive their d.
plomas Friday night in graduating
exercises to be held in the school
auditorium. they are Sarah Afford,
Carol Ann Allen, Bebe Daniels,
Ruby Gallop, Lilette Headley, Bar
bara Midget, Jeannetta Overcast,
Carmen Pridgen, Lois Sears, IIno-
gene Shannon, Jewel Tillett, Le'i
Tillett, Shirley Midget, Richard
Bell, Jackie Cox, barron Daniels,
Woodson Fearing, Jr., George
Henderson, Pat Kee, hurry Mann,
Arvin Midget, Elwood Priogen,
Lloyd Walker, Lester Ward and
Ronnie Meekhis.
Marshals are Carl Hayes, chief;
Thomas Biggs, Thomas O'Neal,
Thelma Williams AMI Betsy Mid
gett.
The commencement address will
be made by Professor b. G. Childs,
Professor of Education at Duke
University, Durham. Shirley Mid
gett, valedietorian, will pronounce
the invocation, and Pat kee, class
president, will give the address of
welcome. Wayland II. Fry, faculty
member, will introduce the speak
er. DIR. A. C. Holland, principal,
will present the diplomas and the
benediction will be pronounced by
Carol Ann Allen, saiutatoriaE.
Class Night Thursday
"Senior Merry-Go-Round" was
the form of Class Night exercises
scheduled for Thursday night. The
first scene was in the form of a
garden party, the second scene
was review of the class high
school years; and the third scene
was look of 20 years INTO the
future. Pat Kee, class president,
made all introductions. Jackie Cox
was historian, George Henderson
prophet, and Imogene Shannon
testatriX.
Eighth Grade Graduates
Junior High School commence
ment exercises are to be Friday
morning under the direction Of
WayIand Fry, eighth grade teach
Ell. The theme Is Life, An Adj
venture in Living The scripture
reading and prayer by William
Dough; song Boosting the Man
teo School" by the class, assisted
by members of the seventh grade;
Building Life by Marjorie
White; "Good Citizenship" by
Clyde Hassell; Living il Ameri-
ca" by Suzanne Allen; New From
tiers" by 10 Ann Balance.
Those graduating are suzanne
Allen, 10 Ann Balance, Billy
Brown, Bebe Burrus, Johnnie Cox,
William Dough, Sandra Dowdy,
Judy Etheridge, Clyde Hassell,
Glenda Midget, Wanda Midget,
Odell Dudley, Tessie Tillett, Mar
jorie White, A1rew Mohovch,
Jackie Ward and Nathaniel Thomp-
son.
Marshals are Nancy Gordon,
Sara Cutrell, Gary Meekins and
Ray Midget.
Baccalaureate Sunday
The baccalaareate sermon was
delivered Sunday night in the
school auditorium by Rev. A. c. D.
Noe, rector of Saint Andrews By
the-Sea Episcopal church at Mays
Head. Rev. H. R. Ashmore of
Mount Olivet Methodist Church,
Manteo, read the scripture and
Rev. H. V. Napier of the Manteo
Baptist Church pronounced the
benediction. Miss Ann Daniels
played MELODY in G Flat" as a
prelude and the high school glee
club sang as an anthem "a Pill
grim's Journey" by Wilson. Hymns
were "Come, Thou Fount of Every
Blessings" and Lead On, o King
Eternal"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-06-03
DRAMA ACTIVITIES
DUE TO GET OFF
TO EARLY START
Lost Colony Dance RehearsaIs Be-
gin in Manteo tuesday.
June 7
By AYCOCK BROWN

Manteo.-Dance rehearsals for
Paul Green's symphonic drama
"The Lost Colony" which will open
for its 18th season in Waterside
Theatre here on Friday, July L.,
will begin in Manteo next Tuesday,
June Z, it has been announced by
Dick Jordan, general manager of
the show which has outlived all
other productions. Marvin Gordon
of New York City, who for the past
two summers has been featured as
the Eagle solo dancer of Kermit
Hunters "Unto These Hills" at
Cherokee, will be the choreog-
rapher and Lost Colony dance ar
ranger this year. He will also play
the role of Uppowoc, the sensa-
tional solo dancer of the Paul
Green drama.
Fifty or more persons having
roles as Indian, milk-maid or
colonist dancers are scheduled to
report for the rehearsals, which
will be held in Manteo High School
gymnasium, at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning, for assignment and in
struction. Gordon, who is replacing
John Lehman, is scheduled to ar
rive in Manteo Monday night. Fred
Haley, Lost Colony organist is
scheduled to arrive at the same
time.
Al Local Dancers
Of the total number of dancers
in the cast, A residents of Roanoke
Island, some with several years Of
Lost Colony experience, are in.
Guided. Local resident tentatively
assigned as milk-maid or Indiar
maiden dancers include: 10 Anne
Balance, Judy Etheridge, Suzanne
Allen, Lois Peterson, Linda Mann
Sandra Dowdy, Judy Willis
Thelma Jean Williams, Dotty
Crumpacker, Alice Midget, Mary
See DRAMA, Page Five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
ny the Assoeiated Press

The Army said today it prob
ably will start commissioning
male nurses as reserve second
|lieutenants in four to six weeks.
A table outlining qualifications
for male aspirants for reserve
nurse commissions, q spokesman
said. may 60 out sometime this
week.
A new law allowing this
Is ponsored by Representative
Frances p. Bolton; Republican
of Ohio, recently was signed by
President Eisenhower.
The Navy is given the same
right under this legislation. But
Ia Navy official said the Nays
plans still aren't squared away"
The Army said commissions
also will be available for male
enlisted physical therapeutics,
|occupational therapeutics and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-19
Harry Francis Thompson, 48
|Photogrummetrist for Navy

Harry Francis Thompson, 48,
Iphotogrammetrist for the Navy
photographic Office, died Of a
heart ailment Saturday at his
home. 7424 Buffalo avenue. Ia
|koma Park, Md. He had been
Irecuperating from an illness Of
nearly two years.
A native Of Green Bay, Wis,
Mr.. Thompson had been a pro-
Ifessional musician, water-color
artist and photographer before
he came to Washington in 1871.
He first worked here for the
Once Of Naval Intelligence
Three years later he transferred
Ito the photographic ONCE where
The was head Of the instruction
and maintenance unit. photo
Igrammetry branch.
After coming to Washington,
he received a bachelor of science
Il degree in geography from
George Washington University.
Before he died, Mr.. Thompson
had been preparing a thesis for
his masters degree.
Mr.. Thompson was q fourth
degree knight Of Columbus and
la member Of the Sons of the
american Revolution. American
Congress on Surveying and Map
ping and the American Society
LOT Photogrammetry. As a men,
Der Of the latter, he served on
several committees and q few
years ago helped produce and