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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
By DAN E. MORRILL,

Throughout the ages the action
of wind and tide have carved a
strip of land and beaches of golden
sand, warmed in winter by the
winds from the nearby blue water
of the Gulf Stream and drenched
by sunshine. This strip of land is
the Outer Banks situated in our
own Dare County and known
throughout the world.
For years its isolation made it
possible for only the adventure
some and hardy to view its wild
beauty. It's isolation also made it
a natural rendezvous for pirates
and buccaneers who lived here
beyond the reach of the law.
Fabulous legends have been
woven about the pirates and of the
shipwrecks on the shores and
treacherous shoals and these tales
have been told the world over.
Today, however, with the advent
of good roads and ferries most of
the isolation has vanished and
thousands of tourists and vacation
ers visit these Outer Banks and
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU

spend their money with the natives
while here. They come here because
of the isolation and natural beauty,
because of the history connected
with the Banks; because the wa
tiers TEEN with fish, because of the
birds and wildfowl. in the marsh
land and woods. They come be-
cause it is different and still un-
spoiled by the hand of commerce
and greed.
Over the years the acts of God
and the mistakes of man have
caused countless numbers of ships
to be wrecked upon the coasts and
the skeletons and hulks of once
proud ships of sail and steam
lay along the beaches. These too
are tourist attractions and folks
like to come and see and mediate
and perhaps re-enact in their
minds deeds of heroism and dan
ger. To dream Of pirates and the
iron men of the ships of wood and
of the daring exploits of the old
life saving service.
Recentlv the wreck of the
See DEERING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
SOON
FOR HIGHWAY
ON OCRACOKE
Civic Club Hears Assurance That
Things Are About Ready to
Begin Construction

Ocracoke, Nov. 14.-Ocracoke
Civic Club at its November meet
ing tonight heard letters of assur-
ance from State Highway officials
that the Ocracoke road contract is
very near to the stage of being
advertised for bids. Final surveys
for drainage having been COM
pleted week before last, it was
confirmed that all information
necessary for drawing up the plans
and contract are now in the hands
of the Highway Department. Lo-
cation surveys made in the early
summer have been since then re-
vised in the light of sea action OBJ
served in connection with the
series of hurricanes Connie, Di-
anne, and lone in August and Sep
TENDER, two specific relocations
having been determined upon, each
by way of securing more favor
able route for the highway. J. EN-
NETT Winslow, Commissioner of
the First Division, expressed his
hope that the work twill be done
so you can be using it sometime
next summer"
In the absence but on the author
ity of Hazen Brooks, National
Park Ranger, plans were reported
that have already reached the
mapping stage, for the rehabili-
tation and preservation of tn. old
Navy docks and building on Silver
Lake harbor here. Congressman
Herbert C. Bonner wrote explain
ing in detail the careful study of
timber preservation that has been
urC ertaken by the Park Service in
this connection.
A report was heard from the
Federal Civil Defense Administra-
ton regarding the recent alloca-
ton by Hyde County authorities
of 80 hours of mosquito spraying
on Ocracoke at total cost of
$4,000. The Federal Civil Defense
Administration reported this APP
proach to the problem in lieu of
machine foggiay. 1t was further
reported that this is almost GER
See HIGHWAY, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
OUTLINE
TOURIST BUREAUS
SERVICES IN DARE
Meeting Wednesday Adopts Bud
get For Current Year
Totaling $I4.65o
By AYCOCK BROWN

Dare County Tourist Bureau di-
rectors meeting here this week dis
cussed various phases of what the
organization is doing for the area
and it's supporters, adopted bud
get for the current 1886 year,
planned for special events and
heard reports of officers.
A special report of Bureau acti-
vities presented at the board re-
Elected gave a breakdown of how
news and publicity about the area
is disseminated throughout the
country, special services to oper-
ators and information distribution.
News and Publicity
Distribution of information in
the form of news stories and news
pictures is one of the major activi-
ties of the Bureau. Also served in
this connection are radio and tele-
vision stations, magazines, outdoor
columnists, special writer's or
photographers assigned to stories
in the Dare region and regular
contact with editors and others in
the form of suggestions for stories
or ideas for same.
GIN addition to the foregoing"
said Chairman Wallace H. Nc
Gown, "Our Bureau also assists in
the making of travel movies, such
have been produced in the past OF
proposed to be, produced in the
future"
Services direct to operators of
facilities in the Dare County sec
ton includes making pictures
available for publicity folders,
planning layouts for folders, dis
tribution of advertising folders,
helping operators with their adver-
Using problems and acting as a
consulting agency in the prepara-
ton of material used in answering
inquiries.
"One of our services is process
ing letters from students through
out the country who write for in
See DIRECTORS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
IMPROVEMENTS TO
FERRY UNDERWAY
AT OREGON INLET
Hatteras Island Citizens Urgently
Requesting Better Schedules
Soon

A project to considerably i'm
prove the ferry channel on the
north side of Oregon Inlet is I'M
derway, and hydraulic dredge is
now widening and deepening the
harbor at this point. The dredge
"Seabay Beach" of Wilmington,
Del. has been on the job for more
than a week. When the job is
complete, it will make possible the
building of another ferry slip, so
that two boats may be in contin-
uous operation when needed.
The Oregon Inlet job is part of
a general improvement the state
is making to its ferry docks in
Dare County. Several days ago
some work was done at the East
Lake ferry.
Meanwhile, on Hatteras Island,
campaign is underway to urge
the State to provide better ferry
schedules. At present, the earliest
boat leaving the north side is Z
am. and the last one leaving the
south side at 4:30 pm. Fisher
men, hunters, and businessmen us
ing this ferry contend that there is
no reason why this service cannot
begin an hour earlier in the morn
ing, and last an hour later in the
evening. They contend there is no
element of hazard save in such
weather as the ferries wouldn't
operate anyway. Trips now are OF
an hourly basis, and this, they con-
tend, is insufficient, resulting in
many cars being left behind at
times, particularly on the earliest
and latest trips. During the SPLEEN
did weather of this month, on oc-
casion other boats have had to be
pressed into service to accommo-
date few cars left over, and this,
the citizens contend, wouldn't
have been necessary had the ex-
ira boat morning and night been
provided all along.
A petition is being taken direct
to Governor Hodges, signed by
most of the people Of the island,
asking relief from the present in
adequate ferry schedules.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING
SERVICE TO BE HELD AT
MANTEO BAPTIST CHURCH

The annual Thanksgiving Day
service held jointly by the Manteo
Baptist and Manteo Methodist
churches will be held on Thanks
giving Day at the Manteo Baptist
Church at 1890. The message will
be brought by the Rev. Lewis
Aitken, pastor of the Manteo
Methodist Church. The music will
be in charge of the Manteo Bap-
list Church. The public is invited
to attend this Worship Service as
the community gives thanks for
what God has done for them in
the past year." says Rev. H. v.
Napier, the pastor.
There will be an offering taken
at the service which will be given
to the Baptist Orphanages of
North Carolina for the homeless
children they support.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
By VICTOR MEEKINS

The once great empire of Tyrrell
Precinct, which flourished in aris-
tocracy and learning in Colonial
days, has lost slices which form
both Martin and Washington, and
parts of other counties, has pro-
duced many great sons and
daughters. Those who love it today
look back upon great ancestry,
great achievements and great
traditions.
1t is some of the things associat-
ed wiyh Tyrrell County, which by
the way gave much of its land in
1870 to form Dare County too,
that fascinate me and inspire me
to ask our readers to furnish US
with more information about Tyr
rell and it's natives and the natives
of other counties. Particularly
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from the counties of Hyde, Dare,
Beaufort, and Currituck.
1t would be valuable and inspir-
ing knowledge to our readers. 1t
would be encouraging and uplift-
ing to recount for them the sue
cesses that have been achieved by
our natives. 1t is fine for us to
recount the traditions that in
famed the ambitions of our an
cestors.
There seems little hope in the
present nor in posterity among a
people without pride and love for
their traditions and their ancestors.
This is the spirit that will make
US all better.
For this reason we are asking
our readers to tell US of the great
and the near great who have gone
away from home. We are asking
for articles about the things in
See ANCESTRY, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
KITTY HAWK HIGH SCHOOL
DISAPPROVED In REPORT
OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
An Elementary School Recommended For Enroll
men+ of More Than 90 Now Being Taught at
Kitty Hawk; Survey Cites Poor Prospect of
Growth in School Population.


Editors Note: There hos been much in
ierest in Kitty Hawk in recent months about
the desire OF thot community to get q modern
High School built to serve pupils residing
between Nass Head and coffey's Inlet,
including Colinqton Island. There have been
some contentious we'll os misunderstood
Ines about what was sold we'll os not
sold in Vorious meetings and otherwise. We
have therefore obtained copy of the report
OF the Committee sent out from RoIiesh 70
investigate the situation, and print il here
with. verbatim and in full.
KITTY HAWK SCHOOL SUR
VEY, DARE COUNTY, July 1920,
1855: At the request of Superin-
tendent of schools, Mrs. Mary L.
Evans, survey of school facilities
in the Kitty Hawk School district
was made on the above dates by
the following committee. r. P.
Martin, Superintendent of Hert-
ford County Schools; Warren l..
Latham, Division of School Plan
ming, Henry L. Buffaloe, Division
Of School Planning; and ]. l..
Pierce, Division of School Health
and Physical Education; the latter
three members of the committee
being from the N. C. Department
of Public Instruction.
The survey requested was spe-
officially for recommendations re-
garding future planning in the
Kitty Hawk School district. Cen
orally speaking, all the informa-
ton contained in this report relates
only to the Kitty Hawk School
district.
The committee met with the
Superintendent and Board of Edu-
cation at the existing Kitty Hawk
School and heard a delegation of
patrons from the Kitty Hawk
School district headed by Wallace
H. McCown. MI. McCown present
ed facts relative to school popula-
ton in the Kitty Hawk district and
to possible school expansion within
the district if proper school facili-
ties were available. Mr.. McCown
See SCHOOL, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
INVESTORS FEARING
HIGH TAXES, SLOW
UP BEACH BUILDING
Recent Big Jump in Dare Tax Rate
Keeping People Out Of Work,
Realtors Believe

Dare County appears to be los
ing far more than it gained by
the recent big jump in the tax
rate put on property in the county,
and it is feared much employment
will be lost to the people, due to
plans having been cancelled by
number of owners of beach prop
erty who had planned to build
houses this winter. A number of
realtors interested in beach prop
erty, have been singing it low, but
privately say thesconstant increas-
ing in budget and big pumping of
taxes is discouraging people from
building.
Men who used to keep busy all
fall helping to build house s, and
lay concrete foundations and side
walks find themselves with nothing
to do this winter. Some realtors
say it is because men who had
planned to invest money on the
beaches are uncertain and afraid.
They don't know where they stand,
and they don't know how far this
tax raising business is going to go.
They also say that until the
county gets some responsible
officials, and adopts a permanent
and stable policy on which to de-
pend, that we may not soon see a
resumption of the former rate of
building on the beach.
For one thing, and in particular,
the investor doesn't want his
money tied up where he is as help
less as in Dare County, where he
is a nonresident, and has no vote.
He is at the mercy of the caprice
of the carelessness of a group of
officials, or of a mere handful of
residents, who with no property at
stake, can vote unreasonable taxes
which is mostly paid by the non
resident. He can't do thing about
it, or while he has the investment
in property, and must pay most
of the taxes, he hasn't a bit of say
so about how far the offic ais can
go, nor ,lcw they spend the money.
Consequently the news gets out,
and discourages others from COM
ing in and investing money. Build
ing investments during the past
ten years have been the principal
source of income for most of our
working men.
But we have a different picture
this fall. Men who had jobs to do,
and contracts for concrete and
housebuilding, are walking around
with no work to do. They are be-
ging to learn something of the
See TAXES, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
MACS HEAD GROUP MEETS,
TOM BRIGGS NOW HEADS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Thos. S. Briggs Jr. of Kitty
Hawk, operator of the Hotel
Croatan, was named President of
the Mays Head Chamber of Com
merce following charcoal dinner
Thursday night at the Carolinian.
Miss Sarah Halliburton continues
as secretary. The organization
takes up matters of interest in the
entire beach area. A report was
heard from Town Commissioner
Herbert Morrison of Kill Devil
Hills that the A rating of the
towns fire department will bring
lower insurance rates to the area.
Pat Bayne, John Evans and T. C.
Kelford were named a committee
See CHAMBER, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18

Donald Gordon Griffin was re-
Gently appointed Assistant Princi-
pal of CRANKY High School in
Norfolk, Va. He is the son of Mrs.
Hattie Greet Griffin and the late
Cecil Griffin. His grandparents
were the late Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Griffin, and the late Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Greet. He is a brother of
1t. Commander C. L. Griffin Jr.,
USN. An aunt, Mrs. Rennie Will
hanson lives in Manteo. Mr.. Grit
fin graduated from Maury High
School in Norfolk; he attended the
Norfolk Division of William and
Mary, and received his B. A. and
M. Ed. degrees from the College
of William and Mary in Williams
burg, Va.
He has been with the Norfolk
City School System for eleven
See GRIFFIN, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-18
HEARING HELD ON MILLION
DOLLAR ROAD PROJECTED
FOR MACS HEAD SECTION
Highway Officials In Man+eo Thursday Explain
Project Calling for 2oo-Foot Right Of Way Be-
tween Wright Memorial Bridge and Roanoke
Sound Bridge, Creating Great Boulevard for
Beaches

Some 400 people, principally
owners of, or interested in real
estate in the probable path of a
new road that is being projected
by the North Carolina Highway
Commission met in the Dare Coun-
ty courthouse Thursday morning
to hear highway officials explain
the three tentative locations that
have been surveyed down the
beach between Wright Memorial
Bridge and Mays Head.
The road, designed to relieve
traffic on the beach highway and
to provide for future needs of traf
fic for many years to come would
be Is miles long and would cost
about $40 to 800 thousand dol
lars per mile. 1t would require a
200-foot right of way.
But if right of way has to be
paid for, the cost would run into
a staggering sum if paid for at
anywhere near the value the own
ers now put upon the land.
One route would run almost par
allel and some few hundred feet
to the west of the present beach
highway. Another takes more
central location but both would
have to merge at Jockey Ridge
and become a part of the old road.
A third route would follow more
closely along the sound shore. Of
the three locations suggested, the
sound shore route is believed to be
the least costly from a right of
way standpoint, and offers more
in the development of property
values and scenic enjoyment than
anything yet proposed for the
Neach. 1t has immense possibili-
es for developing the property in
lture years and would add untold
wealth to the area. Properly de-
signed, it would make a beautiful
scenic drive from which the beau
ties of Currituck, Albemarle and
Roanoke Sound and Kitty Hawk
bay might be viewed and become
a tremendous tourist attraction.
The wooded area of Mays Head
and Kitty Hawk would be devel-
oped.
There is possibility this road
can be built next year. 1t may take
a long time to arrive at solution
that will meet with least resis-
lance among landowners and bus
mess men. In any route chosen
some people may take the short
view, and be expected to see in it
threat to their business prosperity.
Others have hopes for a certain
route because it might greatly en-
nance the value of property which
otherwise may remain undeveloped
for many years. The consensus of
disinterested observers is that the
farther to the west the road can be
built, the greater will be it's ulti-
mate value and ultimate service
to the most people. 1t offers great
er potentials for the development
of the most real estate, in that it
will speed the development of
property long dormant so far as
market goes, and it also suggests
that the greater the distance is
between the old and new high
ways, then more connecting roads
will be built, meaning of course
that the development of hundreds
of acres into profitable building
sites will be made possible.
Most of the property owners in
See HEARING, Page Four
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Cotton BroadIOom installed ,UalI-to-,UaU

Waowan waffle cushion in
dining bedrooms
the waffle cushion
reinforced with atex back
cleaning on
beautiful
Cotton RrOadloOm 49,. Anniversary Priced!
Evening star., 1955-11-09
MODERN MARRIAGE
Oldsters Much Happier
When They Keep Busy

help your mothe- -in-law get
something else on her mind.
Unfortunately, many Of the
hobbies which people cultivate
are isolating hobbies. They
are unsuited to the older years
because it is important then
for them to do things that
bring them into association
with their contemporaries. The
man whose hobby is wood
working, or the woman whose
hobby Is raising African yio-
lets. is not well-prepared for
retirement.
On the other hand. every
one has skiIIs which could be
put to use. The pastor Of q
church found one Of his meme
bers. q retired accountant.
rocking himself to death. !"
The man was asked to take the
responsibility for the church
records. He has done a won-
derful job.
Near one town. there Is q
huge mental hospital. A retired
violinist formed a small or
chestra among his neighbors,
and they play two or three
times a week for the patients.
"A dancing class of older peo-
pie holds q dance every Satur-
day afternoon for the patients.
An elderly woman who used to
own q beauty parlor. volun-
teered to give hairdos to some
of'the women patients. She has
built up the morale Of some Of
these women more than 3
Evening star., 1955-11-09
BY DIR. PAUL POPENOE

~ 1ANs - AOA va ASANOE
All people need some sort of
absorbing interest that satisfies
their hunger for escape from
the Workaday world. But older
persons need this even more,
because in many instances
they have nothing else to do.
An idle oldster may cause Q
great deal Of trouble to younger
relatives, so 1t up to the latter
to stimulate the interest Of
parents and in-laws In some
thing constructive and even
amusing. Mrs. B. has . pro-
blem Of this nature.
MY husbands mother has
two daughters and two sons.
The daughters married. moved
away from this city. and win
have as little to do with their
mother as possible. The two
sons are here. and my mother
in-law spends most OF her
time. as it seems to me. inter-
fering with one or the other.
She has a tantrum If she is
not invited for Sunday dinner.
She sulkS for q week II either
son entertains friends and
doesn't invite her. even thongh
she doesn't know the people
and has nothing In common
with them. ! could give q
hundred more details, but you
see the point. Is there any
thing on earth we can do de-
Gently to protect ourselves?"
Yes. Mrs. B., It would be
very considerate Of you to
Evening star., 1955-11-09

q dollar toward the fund. and
in turn 10 give q tea at her
house at a later date.
Reading the tea leaves this
afternoon win be Mrs. Samuel
Brightman. Mrs. Stedman
Prescott. IT,. Mrs. Charles w.
Poole and Mrs. Austin
Schweitzer.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
road Bethesda

road Bethesda.
z More than 100 guests have
been asked to the tea. which
is one Of a series being held
TO raise money for the Demo-
cratic Party to pay for tele-
vision appearances by its cam
didates. Each guest at such a
tea is requested TO contribute
Evening star., 1955-11-09
psychiatrist could.

HoSSAAA@NA~ot NVAtNs
Find something yoIr moth
er-in-law can do, Mrs. B.. and
arrange tactfully behind the
scenes to have her do it.
Some Of the recent books
and pamphlets on this subject
will give you a world Of suga
gestions. Write me. with
stamped, self-addresSed enve-
lope, for free reading list on
the older years.
Evening star., 1955-11-09
Mrs. Hyde Plans
'Teu for TV

Tea leaf readings win be q
feature Of the Democratic
Tea for TV" to be given this
afternoon by Mrs. Arthur C.
Hyde ct her home. 8511 River
Evening star., 1955-11-09

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The Southern Jewish weekly., 1955-12-02
PLAIN TALK
Continued from Pa~e II

about our Temple. You know
how it is on Yom Kippur in tenn
pies. After the morning service is
over, what do you do? You drop
into a quick service place for a
sandwich. Then you 60 back to
Temple for afternoon services.
But our Temple provided happy
convenience. In our Temple for
Yom Kippur there was a snack
bar down in the basement. That's
Reform in our Temple"
After him the third one: You
should know Reform as it is in
our Temple. I'm thinking Of the
recent Yom Kippur. On the door
Of our Temple. a sign was nailed.
and how do you think il read? It
read: CLOSED on Account Of Holi-
day." That's Reform for you in
our Temple. That's US. and now ]
ask you. who among US three Is
the most reformed?"
Oh, yes, it's a story funny
enough, but I'm repeating it only
that you may know it when and
if it comes to you; so that you