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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
NEW OIL COMPANY
TEXAS DISTRIBUTOR
NOW IN MANTEO

The Roanoke Oil Company, re-
Gently formed in Manteo has taken
over the distribution of Texaco
products in the Manteo area and
operates the leadership formerly
held by o. J. Jones of Manteo for
81 years.
The Roanoke Oil Company con-
sists of George Greet, H. A. Greet
Jr., sons of Herbert Greet of
Manteo; and L. D. Hassell of the
Hassell- Greet Motor Co.
The Texas Oil Company has
been operating in Dare County
for a half century, and pioneered
in the distribution of petroleum
products in the days when only a
few fishing boats used gasoline.
The rapid increase in the use of
gasoline in automobiles, and the
tremendous development of the
domestic uses for fuel oils, has
made the oil business big business.
1t is a business now that requires
lot of work and cash to carry on.
Once when there were just two
companies selling oils in this
area, the problem was simple.
Now competition grows keen, and
other companies are becoming es-
tablished in the area.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
AND JAIL SCHEME
LOOKS LIKE 500. 900 OF DARE'S
MONEY TO BE PISTAWAY

scheme foot attempt construction of a new
courthouse indicates thoughtIess and reckless waste of
what may easily run into $1o0O00-for almost nothing
Instead of giving lower taxes which due the people
of Dare County, the Commissioners making plans to
spend $4,000 which given the people of the county,
and which expenditure will make it necessary to spend
$4,000 more This means more taxes-for nothing
Last year the County got $4,000 from the National
Park Service for tract of land donated to the people OF
Dare County in 1912 by the late David Lindqust of New
York Immediately so many hands stretched for
money that somebody cooked up scheme to spend it
all at time The object was to provide more office room
the Register of Deeds and the Sheriff. etc and to build
jail all under roof.
The commissioners employed Architect Ed Pugh Jr,
of Elizabeth City to draw up plan which could be carried
bids $4,000 and opened at the Boards meet
ing February 9th.
The plans called for new jail along with all the court
additions and renovatons. So anxious were the I'M
terested parties in getting the project underway that proper
cognzance not taken of the state laws governing as
and the plans had to be reworked. T. A. Early State jail in
spector called in and certain recommendations were
made but Mr. Early says the architect jumped the gum and
the through without submitting copies OF same to
him for ransttaI to Raleigh authorities for approval
The upshot is, the Board told Friday last week.
the original project larger and may cost from
$1,000 to $4,000 than the original plan.
If the commissioners couldn't find the additional $22
600 needed to the first bids how will they get still
money? From the looks of the project with the usual
extras to be expected of construction Job OF this sort
any we'll informed person knows the Jobs cannot be COM
the plans contemplate large portion OF the jail to be
finished later.
To get the money for this job, it will be necessary to
tack on sharp in next year, and for
years thereafter Taxes too high and there should
be reductions instead of increases There is too much
waste in Dare County
When the project completed the county won't have
much 1t will still have old courthouse which will
be torn down and built to fit the jail That
will run into real money.
Clearly the present skinny location is not fit for
courthouse is unthnkabe From time to time parts OF the
courthouse have been sold for chicken feed to various
persons with greed than pride in their courthouse ste
Eighty four years large site given the county for
public square, but people with Influence soon began to
whittle it down.
In this age the land that is left is insufficient for
any public building In rapidly growing business district,
with arising for commercial purposes park
ing is now at premium In year or two persons with
See. COURTHOUSE AND JAIL SCHEME. Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
BOARD PROMISES JAIL TO
HATTERAS ISLAND FOLKS
Delegations Friday Want Lookup For
Law Breakers; Paint Bad Picture
Of Drunken Driving

The County Commissioners of
Dare Friday, after hearing plea
of citizens of Hatteras Island,
passed a motion to take steps to
build a small Jail, or lookup,
where lawbreakers may be kept
overnight. The building will be
given consideration in the new
budget, which will be made up in
June.
A delegation consisting of A.
H. Gray of Waves, Harold Gray
and C, T. Williams Jr., of Avon;
T. Boyd Gray, B. R. Balance of
Buxton; J. H. Austin and H. E.
Tandy of Frisco, Ernul Foster and
w. Gibson of Hatteras, presented
a vigorous appeal for a lookup,
stating that if it is provided, a
Highway Patrolman would be sta
toned there to protect the islands
1900 residents from drunken
and reckless drivers and other dis
orderly people.
Most of them said the condition
has gotten rapidly worse since the
islanders voted beer out last year.
Now there is worse condition
from drinking of whiskey and
beer on the sly by people who go
elsewhere to buy and bring it
home.
Various estimates on Jail
ranging in size from 10 X IL to
Is x 20 was made. Mr.. Austin pre-
ferred the latter size. Costs were
estimated at $1,000 to $1,000 by
off the cuff Observers.
Commissioners present were
Chairman Duvall, Swain, White,
and Lewark. Because of illness,
Commissioner James Scarborough
was not present.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
HATTERAS ISLAND
WORKING UP THE
BIGGEST FISH FRY
Fishing Contest viii Also Be a
Part of Pirates Jamboree
April 18th

Buxton. = Hatteras Islanders
are now preparing to have from
$500 to 5000 persons as their
guests for a mammoth broiled
fish luncheon here on Friday,
April 90, it was stated this week
by George Fuller, overall chair
man of committees in the various
communities who are planning for
the islands phase in the Dare
Joast Pirate Jamboree. The big
all-county Pirates Jamboree, de-
signed as an official season
launcher will continue from April
20, through Sunday, May 1.
"The biggest fish dinner ever
presented along the North Caro-
lima coast is the aim of the is
lander" said Fuller, who explain
ID that the various communit!
committeeman were enlisting the
aid of the island Parent Teachers
Association, the Cape Hatteras
Health Center Auxiliary and other
interested groups on the island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
ELISHA g. TlLLETT. RETIRED
COAST GUARD OFFICER, DIES

Elisha G. Tillett, resident of
harrisburg, 81, died Wednesday at
the U. S. Marine Hospital, Nor
folk, Va. Mr.. Tillett was native
of Mays Head, the son of Tillman
L. and Harriet Ann Baum Tillett;
the husband of Mrs. Vera Briggs
Tillett; a member of the Poplar
Branch Baptist Church; a member
of the Wanchese Lodge, AT and
AM; a veteran of World War l
and II; a retired U. S. Coast
Guardsman. He was lieutenant
at the time of his retirement in
1945 after serving for 27 years. He
had lived at harrisburg for the
past 10 years, and was employed
at the Daniels Supply Company as
a cabinet maker. Surviving besides
his wife are two daughters, Mrs.
Macon Mekins and Miss Emily L.
Tillett, both of Wanchese; five
sons, Dalton G. Tillett of New Jer-
sey, Wiley S. Tillett of Sneads
Ferry, Ray o. Tillett of Sulphur,
La, Alton T. Tillett of U. S. Ar
my, stationed in Korea and Rob-
ert A. Tjllett of harrisburg; three
sisters, Mrs. R. L. Davis of Fair
Bluff, Mrs. Roy Brown and Mrs.
Dwight Brown, both of Zebulon;
two brothers, Ray v. Tillett, of
Crawford, N. j., and Marshall F.
Tillett of Mays Head; and IA
grandchildren.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
TRYOUTS FOR LOST
COLONY ROLES TO
BE HELD MARCH IL
Several Principals VIII Return This
Season; Others VIII Not
By AYCOCK BROWN


Coastal tryouts for roles in Paul
Green's symphonic drama, The
Lost Colony, which opens in Wa
terside Theatre here at Fort Ra-
leigh on July 1, for it's 18th sea-
son, will be held in Manteo on Sat
urday, March IL, it was announced
today by R. E. Jordan, general
manager.
Supervisory Director Samuel
Selden who has been with the
show since its beginning in 1887,
will be here to assist in choosing
cast members, it was stated. The
tryouts will be held in Manteo
High School Gymnasium at 1880
o'clock.
Later in the Spring, statewide
tryouts for Lost Colony roles, will
be held under the direction of Sell
den at the Playmaker Forest
Theatre in Chapel Hill. The local
casting on March IL, however,
will be open to not only residents
of Manteo and Dare County but
for any person from the counties
of Northeastern Carolina and the
Norfolk area, it was announced.
New Faces Likely
While several of the veteran
cast members will return to play
roles they have had in the show
during recent years there is likely
to be new actors playing some of
the principal roles.
1t is now believed that Robert
Armstrong, who played the male
lead of John Borden for nine sea-
sons, will not be in the cast this
year. In letter to Manager Jor-
See TRYOUTS, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
NEW BRIDGES FOR
TYRRELL AND HYDE
I'M NEW ROAD .PLA AN
New Structures Proposed at Co
lumbia and leechvilIe Approx
ed BY Commission For First
Year OF Two-Year Plan

A new Fridge at Columbia on
U. S. 81, by passing the present
bridge is proposed at a cost of
$335,000. A new bridge at Leech-
vile over the Pungo River in
Hyde County to cost $4,000 is
proposed.
For the first year, the projects
are included in 88 million d7lIar
statewide highway program ap-
proved by the State Highway
Commission last week. The Fed
eral Government will furnish
about half the money.
Other projects in the First
Division include two bridges 2.7
miles southeast of Ahoskie in
Hartford County to cost $4,000.
Grading, widening U. S. 264
from Leechville to Swan Quarter
20 miles 100000. BERTHE County
projects $250,00O. Martin County
projects $40, 1000.
The total is 1895, 900 for the
first division.
In Beaufort County, Division
two, $3.50, 900 is set up to inn
prove U. S. 264 from a point four
miles east Of Washington to the
Hyde County line, a distance of 80
miles. This is the only project in
Beaufort County The division
gets a total of $500, 900.
In the second year Division one
gets $2,540, 600, and Dare will get
100000 for the grading, struc-
lures and right of way for re-lo-
cation of U. C. 1853 from Wright
Memorial Bridge to Whalebone, a
distance of 1873 miles.
Nothing is shown for Beaufort,
Hyde, Tyrrell or Washington, in
the second year.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
IRA PARTRIDGE LEADER IN
MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH
TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS
Petition Signed BY 81 Persons Asks That Election
Be Held TO Do Away With Municipality Near
y Two Years Old; Town Board tuesday Night
Cited Figures TO Show Great Profits From
Municipal Operation.

Signing as freebooter request
ing same, Ira Partridge, support
ed by signatures of SO others, rep
resented to be 25 per cent or more
of the voters qualified to vote in
municipal elections, a petition was
presented to the town Board of
Kill Devil Hills Tuesday night,
asking that an election be held to
vote on the dissolution of the
charter of Kill Devil Hills.
Attorney F. V. Dunstan of Eliz-
abeth City, appearing for the
group, offered the request, which
did not name any reasons for the
action. The request was promptly
met by Mayor J. L. Murphy with
the statement that the Board had
discussed this possibility, and
speaking for the Board, said it
was their wishes also that if the
petition was in order, that the
voters have the opportunity to
decide this question at an early
date.
Quite a gathering had assem-
bled to hear the subject brought
up, many of them mere spectators,
others voters and property own
ers, but no excitement followed
however, and after the Mayors
explanation the meeting adjourn
ed.
Following the meeting, several
property holders expressed the be-
lief that the dissolution of the
municipality would result in con-
siderable loss in real estate values,
inasmuch as prospective owners of
lots would have no assurance of
coming restrictions. 1t was long
the desire to establish system of
coming that played a large part
in Incorporating the town.
One of the Town Aldermen
stated that if the charter is
abolished, the taxes levied to pay
off town obligations would still
have to be collected and if uncol-
lected, would remain lien
against the property to interfere
with future sales of real estate.
Mayor Murphy had told the
group that the original petition
for the charter had been signed
by 90 of the SO residents of the
area.
1t was stated at the meeting
that if the petition is found in
order, the Board must call an
election within three months
thereafter. Mr.. Murphy said it
was the Boards desire that the
issue be met as promptly as pos
sible, and suggested May of this
year, which is the time of the
regular election.
The following names were on
the petition which was notarized
by M. D. Dough: C. E. Parker,
See MOVEMENT, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
MeCOWN TO BE PRESIDENT
MANTEO ROTARY CLUB

Wallace McCown, Manteo at
torney was elected Monday night
as the next president of the Man.
teo Rotary Club. All officers were
unanimously elected and will take
office the first Monday night in
July. He succeeds John H. Long
as president. Other officers named
Monday are: Vice. President,
Ralph Swain; Secretary, E. E.
Meekins; Treasurer R. D. Sawyer.
Directors along with the above Of
ficers will be Charles Marshall, a..
H. Williams and Mr.. Long. Presi-
dent Long called attention to the
fact that the club has two 100 per
cent meetings during the month.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
GOVERNOR HODGES EXPECTED
SATURDAY ON OCRACOKE TO
BRING GOOD HIGHWAY NEWS
Citizens Plan Turnout and Luncheon For Man
Who Lost No Time in Taking Note Of Their
Needs; Expected to Fly In Before Noon With
Commissioner WnsIow and To Be at Public
Meeting at One O'Clock.

Citizens of Ocracoke Island are
looking forward with a great deal
of interest to the forthcoming
visit Saturday of this week by
Governor Luther Hodges, who
with Highway Commissioner En-
met Winslow will fly there in the
forenoon, lunch at Wahab village
at noon on Ocracoke seafood, and
meet all the people in public
meeting at l pm.
At that time Governor Hodges
may be expected to make some
announcement about an appro7
priation for a road, or the begin
ming of one to give the people
of the island better outlet by
highway. Reports are that Ocra-
coke people are prepared to accept
whatever the Governor has to Of
fer at this time, in the confidence
it will lead to continued improve
ment from time to time as funds
become available.
Cherry Point Marine airmen
wi elicopters will fly the Gov
ern.. and his party across Pam
leo Sound.
The Governor will be accom-
panied by Highway Chairman A.
H. Graham, State Highway Engi-
neer w. H. Rogers Jr., Common
tator Carl Goerch, AP CORE
spondent Noel Yancey; and Ocra-
coke summer sojourner, Woodrow
Price of The News and Observer.
They'll be met on Ocracoke by
Highway Commissioner Emmett
Winslow of Hartford, Division
Highway Engineer w. N. Spruill
of Ahoskie and the islands citi-
zens.
The Governor will head east
Friday afternoon Immediately af-
ter special press conference
nth the States newspapers, radio
1 televsion representatives. He
speak Friday evening at a
Getting of the Kinston Rotary
See GOVERNOR, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
ADVENTURE WRITER
COLLECTING STORY
MATERIAL IN DARE

Ken Jones, an author who is
currently on a coast to coast re-
search itinery for adventure ma
terial is spending some time in
Dare County collecting data for
stories of this type for Magazine
Management's three magazines,
Stag, Men and Male. Also a lee
turer, he has appeared from coast
to coast as "Mr. Adventure" un-
der National Lecture Manage
ment, Inc, of Washington, D. c..
His career has included many
dangerous adventures for person
al experience stories, such as be-
coming a trainer Of black Loop
ards, doing a hitch with the For
eign Legion in Algiers, joining
Scotland Yard to help solve muir
der mysteries, diving through
plate glass windows, joining the
Canadian Mounties, being deep
sea diver, going down in a sub
marine to test escape methods
from beneath the surface, testing
gas chambers, parachuting and
even being a CT in Korea. All of
these fantastic, incredible and UNI
believable, yet authentic personal
experiences he did while gathering
material for adventure stories
which have appeared in Life, Col
liers, Readers Digest and many
others. He also has at least one
book, II Was There, about
Korean War experiences to his
credit.
With Mrs. Jones they are max
ing the current tour by trailer,
which is not only their mobile
home, but also his workshop.
Their trailer is in Morehead City
where he had been researching
material for stories in general and
one about the Carteret Coast
fisherman's boat that was recent
v sunken by bomb for a mill
try plane in Pamlico Sound, in
particular. On the Dare Coast
they are stopping at The Carolin.
ian. On Wednesday he interviewed
Dick Scarborough for true ex-
perience story involving an acct
dent occurring while he was a
coastguardsman on the Outer
Banks. He plans also to interview
survivors of the famous Mirlo res
cue crew, Leroy Midget and/or
Arthur Midget, and also David
Stick of Kill Devil Hills, author
of Graveyard of the Atlantic
generally conceded to be the best
book on shipwrecks ever written
He NAV find other stories before
returning to Morehead City to
couple onto the trailer and con-
tinue the coast to coast junket IN
search Of adventure material.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
LOREN TlLLETT, RETIRED
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER GETS
ALBERT GALLATIN MEDAL

The Albert Gallatin Award,
special Treasury Department
award for outstanding service to
retired personnel, has been pre-
scented to Loren E. Tillett, who
retired at Cape Henry December
81 after al years. service as a
lighthouse keeper.
Tillett, "a, received the award
from CWO BEN w. Wroton, US
CG, in ceremonies at the Virginia
Beach Coast Guard Station.
Retirement, Tillett told station
crewmen and group officers,
comes hard to a man after so
many years in service. "When the
weather gets bad, feel peculiar
about not being on the job" he
said.
Tillett, native of Wanchese,
started his lighthouse service at
Cape Fear River Lighthouse in
North Carolina in 1914. He has
served at Cape Lookout, Bodie
Island Tower, Cedar Point, Cape
Henry, Currituck Beach, Thimble
Shoal, Gregg Hill Channel light
(Maryland), Cape Charles and
Cape Henry.
Mr.. Tillett is now engaged in
preaching in the vicinity of Nor.
folk, where he has built his. own
church. He has several brothers
and a sister living at Wanchese
He is the son of the late T. o
and Caledonia Daniels Tillett
and his wife is the former Marel.
da Midget Of Wanchese.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04

THE RIGHT VEREND
THOMAS H. WRIGHT, D. D., of
Wilmington, Bishop of the Episco-
pal Diocese of East Carolina will
make his annual visitation to St.
Acknowledgements at Nag S
Head on Monday, March 7, it has
been announced by Rev. Alex c
D. Noe, rector who has had the
leading role in organizing the for
mer summer mission into year
around Church of the Diocese.
"The public including regular
parishioners and non-Episcopal-
ians are cordially invited to attend
services conducted by the Bishop
at 1880 o'clock, Monday evening, 4"
said Nh. Noe.
During the services Bishop
Wright viii administer the Apos-
tplic Rites of Confirmation, induct
two Lay Readers, install the YES
try and officers of the Woman's
Auxiliary, it was stated.
Dick Jordan will be at the con-
sole of the new organ, recent
gift to st. Andrews an, special
music conforming with Episcopal
services for the Lenten season
Confirmation services will be pre-
scented.
Bishop Wright is no stranger
on the Dare Coast. He has long
been a member of the Board Of
Directors Of Roanoke Islanl His
torical Association and director Of
See WRIGHT, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-03-04
COMMITTEE MEETING

Twenty persons from the
Beaches, Hatteras Island and
ManteO areas attended meet
ing of the Pirate JambOree
steering committee at the Com
munity Building in Manteo on
Thursday morning. Reports
were heard from various COM
mittee members and Mrs. Luz
ellie S. Purser, chairman,
stated that excellent progress is
being made on all phases of the
big mid-spring vacation season
launching event planned for
April 29-May 1.
Evening star., 1955-02-27
&2a;zw

THE COVER. The five teen-agers on our
cover were chosen as typical of the millions Of
fine US. youngsters who contradict the wide
spread impression that most of our kids are
heading for delinquency (see We're Raising
A Great Crop OF Kids" by Jhan and June
Robbins on Page y.
The three girls, all eighth-gTaders at St.
Joseph's School in Bronxville, N. Y, are
Francine Doyle, IA, foreground; Rita Morell,
13. at left. and Kate Sauer, l3. All are Senior
Girl Scouts, all are good swimmers.
The two boys both II, are: Jackie Hanlon,
lower right and Dick Peril They're seniors
at Roosevelt High School. Yonkers, N. Y.
Both are on the varsity football team, both
were picked for the all-city team by sports
writers and coaches. Jackie is also on the
track team. last year was vice-president of the
junior class. Dick is on the basketball team,
has been offered scholarship at the Univer-
sity of Arizona.
BEY0DgD RECALL. A steady reader of
Words To Live BY" on this page was par
ticularly impressed. a few weeks ago. by Storm
Jameson's Here And Now" It reminded her
of the following quotation which she learned
in childhood:
Lost: Somewhere between sunrise and
sunset. sixty golden minutes. each set with
sixty diamond seconds No reward is offered,
for they are lost forever"
WARNING. We understand that the mayor
of Chateauneuf-du-Pape in southern France
is so convinced that there are flying saucers
and other weird craft cruising over his baili-
wick that he has issued the following decree:
The fights, landings and take-offs of
airships called flying saucers' and flying
cigars of any nationality are forbidden on
the territory of the community of Chateau
neuf-du-Pape." The EDITORS
Evening star., 1955-02-27
FRED LYON

Some people think that doctors who handle desperate situations
well must be hardened to suffering Oer did believe this for
he advised that physicians develop ess and courage without
at the time, hardening the human heart by which live
find, am other doctors do that is the crises
which most but the everyday minor vexations of busy
practice When patients don't follow instructions relatives
interfere recall that equanmty applies here Deal gently
then said Oer with this decously creduous old human
nature in which work. and restrain your indignation when you
discover accidentally of Warmers Safe Cure in the bedroom
of your best patient"
Equanmy to me not just another big word but philosophy
that anybody adopt for happier living am there would
be fewer ulcers fewer coronaes fewer suicides and fewer
people and nations could follow Osler's advice.
Evening star., 1955-02-27

CT calm eqManinity is the desirable attitude. How
difficult aaain yet ho,c necessary feue
SIR WILLIAM OsLER
ID ECENrLY someone asked which words of advice had
helped most during the which inevitably face
physician reflected back of the situations
of my medical Immediately these of Sir William
Osler sprang to mind
Oser Johns Hopkins professor of Medicine and of the
great physicians and teachers of all time gave this advice
group medical students l889 He later made the theme
book entitled Equanimty Next the Bible and the Hippo
cratic oath it has probably inspired physicians than any
other writing BY equanmty Oer calm spirit and clear
judgment not only in of grave peril but all