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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14
AVON PERSONALS

Cdr. and Mrs. Manson Meekins
spent the week end home visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. T.
Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
H. Meekins.
Homer S. Gray has returned to
Elizabeth City after several days
visit here with relatives.
Mack Gray after several years
with the Department of Highway
safety, has been promoted to a
job supervising this work in %
counties. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Gray.
Herschal Williams after several
days here at his home has return
ed to Elizabeth City.
Jarvis Gray, the son of the late
Tilman Gray died after a long
illness Monday night.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14

! had screened him and others from
the view of the British as they
passed up and down the coast.
believe the salt water from the sea
was hauled to this place to make
the salt-a slow process.
He said he had left three of his
kettles there where they had sand
ed up with the trees and now he
could get them. He got a crowd, |
with them, and went over. He
pointed out an old, stopped cedar;
he had once sat, he said, on that
old cedar and boiled salt under it.
He then pointed out the place
where he had left the kettles.
Digging down just below the sur
face they found two of them but
the third one was never found.
These kettles were three by six
feet and about 10 inches deep. I'm
Gle Johnny carried them home af-
ter they had been sanded over for
80 years. These cedars were dug
up, cut and split for vessel timbers
and for that purpose were sold to
Wallis Bray and B. T. Simmons.
The Other Great Storm of 1916
But Nature had not wreaked full
vengeance on the Island. In Sep
TENDER of the same year another
storm set in, l believe on the 9th
day of that month. 1t blew harder
than the previous March storm
and it would have done the same
damage if its predecessor had left
anything to damage. The few cat
tie and hogs that the people had
gotten together from elsewhere
during the summer were swept
away as before. This storm, it was
said, blew with even greater force
than the first one; but since the
wind ranged farther north, the
tide lacked two feet of being as
high as in the former storm. Then,
too, the former storm was at
spring-tide, the latter neap-tide.
This September storm had the
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14
MAINS HBR. WOMAN'S CLUB
MET WITH MRS. HOOPER

The Manns Harbor Woman's
Club met with Mrs. Florine
Hooper October 9Th. Mrs. Wilbur
Primer, president. The meeting
opened by singing America" fol-
lowed by a prayer by Mrs. Sher-
man Twiford. Mrs. Pearl Daniels,
secretary, Miss Inez Gibbs, treas
urer. Reports were given by
chairmen of committees. The
president urged all members to
attend the District Meeting in
Elizabeth City October 18th.
A reading about the Collect"
written by Mary Stewart, was read
by Mrs. Stanford White. The pro-
gram was led by Mrs. Guy Mann
on literature. Readings were by the
following: Hebrew, Mrs. Pearl
Daniels; Greek, Mrs. Wallace Tay-
lor; Roman, Mrs. Wilbur Primer;
Arabian, Miss Inez Gibbs; Ameri-
can, Mrs. Stanford White.
In the contest on books
authors was won by Mrs. Sherman
Twiford and Mrs. Guy Mann. Con-
test on words, won by Inez Gibbs;
Mrs. Pearl Daniels was lucky door
prize winner. Refreshments
cold plate, chicken salad on lettuce,
saltines, potato chips, sliced toma-
toes and pickles.
Present were Mrs. Wilbur Pin
ner, Mrs. Wallace Taylor, Mrs.
Jaccie Burrus, Pearl Daniels, Flay
Kemp, Stanford White, Guy Mann,
Cecil Midget, Florine Hooper,
Sherman Twiford, Tom Sutton,
Mrs. A. L. G. Stephenson and
Miss Inez Gibbs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14
SURVEY REVEALS
FEW CASES NEED
QUICK RELIEF
Welfare Officials From Raleigh
Meet To Hear Situation in
Dare County tuesday

Outside of the community Of
Stumpy Point, where hurricanes
ok heaviest toll in August anc
Deptember, there appear to be nc
places in Dare County where the
need is sufficiently acute for relief
from free food from surplus
stocks.
State and county officials met
Tuesday in Manteo to hear reports
from citizens of Dare County re-
presenting the communities OF
Kitty Hawk, Wanchese, Hatteras
Island, Stumpy Point, East Lake
and Manteo.
j. P. Davis from the State De-
children up to work, and says it
is better for them, for if child
doesn't learn to work while a child,
it is apt to never learn to work.
Mrs. Greet says she enjoyed her
early life as good as anyone. She
says she enjoyed her family, and
her children gave her as little
trouble as anybody's could. She
says the old neighbors and friends
at East Lake were the best in the
world; she couldn't ask for better.
But she also says she wouldn't
change today for yesterday, and
go back to it all. She says she en-
joys her comfortable apartment
right on the main drag in Manteo,
where she can look out and see
the world go by and never have to
worry about anything.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14
MANTEo BEAUTY CONTEST

In connection with the annual
Halloween party to be staged by
&he Manteo P.T.A., the Junior
class is sponsoring a beauty con-
test which will begin Immediately.
Mrs. Merle Meekins, chairman,
plans to HAYES boxes in many pub
lie places in downtown Manteo by
this week end, and votes can be
cast for ones favorite. Some may
not be able to get downtown to
vote, so votes will also be accept
ed the night of the carnival. The
price is one cent per vote.
Each grade of the high school
has chosen representative, whose
names follow: seniors, Carol
Walker; juniors, Jill Tillett; sopho-
more, Janice Scarborough; fresh
man, two sections, Betty Lewis,
Diane Tillett.
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Many using our
AUTOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICE"

which available TO you Let your phone call pay off
in heating comfort all winter long. Let make this
winter warmer and more enjoyable for you your
home or business. Call today - we'll be there in
iffy
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14
DOlNGS OF THE MONTH
BY THE TOWN BOARD
OF KILL DEVIL HILLS

A special meeting of the Board
of Commissioners of the Town of
Kill Devil Hills, held on Septem-
Der Goth at 8 pm. and presided
over by Mayor Emily Mustian,
approved contract with the State
Highway Department for the lay
ing of a 80" corrugated metal
pipe, (Bituminous coated) and all
other work necessary to complete
this installation, was approved and
signed. This Conduit will drain
from the west side of U. S. 1853 at
Baum Street, 3 of a mile South
of the Wright Memorial road, and
extend towards the ocean a dis
lance of $40 feet. The complete
cost of this contract is $6,684.48.
Fifty per cent of this amount or
$3,342.24 is being paid by the N.
C. State Highway Department, and
500 or $3,342.24 is being paid by
the Town of Kill Devil Hills which
comes from their Powell Fund.
The Corrugated Pipe and other
material is already on location and
work is to start within few days.
- David Stick recently resigned as
"a member and chairman of the
Zoning Board. Miss Sara Halli-
burton was appointed on the
Zoning Board and Board of Ad-
justment.
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners held on
October 4th at pm. H. R. Nor
rison, Commissioner of Public
Safety and Chief of the Fire De-
partment reported three promo
tons: Robert A. Young to Captain
and Bill Twiford and E. w. Gull
pepper to Lieutenants. Also. two
new members were added; w. G..
Foreman and c. ]. Gilley.
Mayor Mustian, at this meeting,
reported that she had been to
Raleigh to consult with General
Griffin regarding her application
for Civil Defense Aid. Following
the suggestions made by General
Griffin and after a visit and con-
sultation with N. w. Skies, Engi
neer for the Civil Defense, Mayor
Mustian, in her application to the
Civil Defense, is asking for SILL
676.20. With this money the Town
of Kill Devil Hills hopes to clean
out old existing bitches originally
dug by the W.P.A. A complete des-
cription narrative of the work to
be done and a tabulation of the
cost of each ditch in the project
has been carefully worked out by
Mrs. Mustian and Mrs. Mustian
now feels very confident that since
following General Griffin's sugges-
tions, that the project will be
approved.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14

hook protruding out far enough of
the mouth of one to land another
in the abdominal regions as the
first one was being drawn quickly
out of the water. Such biting /
have never seen before nor since.
No one had ever before caught
fish with a hook on the Great
Shoal. Now and then one might
net mullet there but that was
seldom. That school of fish pres
aged the storm which swept the
Island that very night.
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same staying quality as the for
mer. The sound and bays, normal
ly fresh, kept salt for many years.
Small oysters were found in the
waters about the Island. Schools
of porpoises promenaded the Is
land channel, and all kinds of salt
water fish were abundant. Sting
ers were plentiful in the bay and
many fishermen were stung by
them. Their sharp back-barbed
stings would often break off in a
fisherman's leg, necessitating a
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOR
MANTEO REBEKA LODGE

The Manteo Rebekah Lodge No.
81 will hold its regular meeting
Monday night, October II, at $50
in the Lodge Hall, at which time
the annual Halloween party will
take place. All members ars asked
to come in costume. The losing
team in the contest will serve sup
per, but each member is asked to
bring her own plate and silver.
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STORMS 100 YRS. AGO
Continued from Page One)

pie. Knots Island is thus protect.
ed from the plunging Atlantic BY
a narrow bay and The Banks
which lie between the island anc
the ocean a mile or so the east
ward.
Ocean Water Broke
On Knots Island
The people living on the main
land of the island did not know
what had taken place on its water
fronts, but the news flew that the
Atlantic was now breaking on the
island shores. l with others went
down to the bay side. Such a sight
had never been seen before. Nc
marsh, no beach. The tops of 9
few mountainous sand hills were
all that could be seen.
The great salt waves were beat.
ing, pounding and breaking at oul
feet. Nothing of land ocean-ward
was visible except the tree tops OF
Wash Woods and Freshpond Is
land and the tops of the larger
sand hills. The ocean ebbed ano
flowed on the island shore. High
water must have been from eight
to 10 feet higher than normal
Nearly everything was submerged
1t was not long before score
of people were gathered with us
each lamenting the calamitous sit
uation. Hogs, cattle and sheep on
marshes, beach and low lands all
gone, all fences blown flat, all
water fences washed away. Every
thing, including the dead animals
had been carried down the sound
to be cast on some distant shore
The seriousness of it all was ap-
parent.
In then and there canvassing the
situation the query arose, what
had become of Wilson Cooper and
Thomas Bowden and their families,
who lived on The Banks? Cooper
lived on a knoll or island separat-
ed by a creek from Deals Island
nearer the sea about where Cap
tain Corbell now lives. These two
men had many friends and rela-
tives on the island. Colonel ]. B.
Jones had a large 12-oared boat
under the cedars at the landing
which was used for Fall and
Spring sea fishing. At once IS men
volunteered to take this boat, try
to stem the wind and waves the
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14
surgical operation.

surgical operation.
The day before the night when
this storm set in, 1 caught with a
hook six flying fish, the first
ever saw, and an abundance of eat
able fish on a sand shoal where
the water was less than two feet
deep. The water was so full of
fish that we could catch them
without bait by drawing the hook
swiftly through the water. John
Ansell, who was with me, caught
two at one time with one hook, the
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14

wind being dead-ahead and still
blowing strong, and go in search
of these families and if possible
rescue them. For we knew that the
water must be to the caves of
their house if indeed they had not
been washed away.
These men launched this boat,
rowed her against flood and gale
over marsh and bay to Cooper's
house, to find it floating in a
clump of live oak trees, deserted.
Over to Bowdens they then went,
they found his house anchored and
tied to the surrounding live oaks,
tumbling about and kept on it's bal
ance in as upright a position as
possible by many devices.
Both of these men and their
families were in the garnet of this
top heavy house with salt water to
its joists. They could not have
stood this situation much longer.
In addition, they had nothing to
eat or drink. The rescuers took
the frantic families out of the one
garrett window and in a jiffy land
ed them on the island in safety.
These recued men at once pur-
chased homes on the island and
babe farewell to The Banks for
ever.
Salt Killed Big Timber
Besides the losses above men
toned, the islanders had not reali-
zed their main loss, nor did they
do so for some months thereafter.
Knots Island is bordered on the
west by a swamp or low wood
land which was then we'll set in
good timber. When it came time
for the trees to commence their
summer growth, they died, and so
did the woods of the knobs that
furnished many with firewood and
rail timber. From these losses the
island has not recovered to this
day and probably never will. A
great deal of this timber was heart
pine which produced light wood
much needed in those days but
it did not take long to make that
scarce. Salt water had stood among
these trees from six to eight feet
deep as could be seen by the drift
that lodged on their trunks. The
summer following, by some freak
of nature, a lone pine could be
seen here and there draped in
green looking like a single sentinel
guarding his dead comrades under
flag of truce waiting for the
burial party.
Cattle Were Lost
So the damage was complete;
hogs, sheep, cattle, fences, timber,
all gone to destruction and the
club gone with them. (Chub are
black bass). 1t was said there
were enough club run up by the
salt water into old man Dennis
Simmons "Peter Tract" to load
the old Pennsylvania, the govern
ment receiving ship then lying at
Gosport Navy Yard. In many corn
rows there must have been cart
load or more of club to the row,
everywhere dead and dying.
Before this storm the beach OPP
posite Knots Island consisted of
lofty sand hills and high sand ridg-
es. These had in greater part &C.
cumulated since the War of 1912.
This l learned from the following
facts: The tides of these storms
cut these hills and ridges away
and in their stead, at certain
point on the beach, appeared to
the great wonder of the young,
large thicket of dead cedars whose
gigantic arms stretched heaven
ward.
Uncle Johnny Beasley knew all
about these cedars for he had boil
ed salt under thsee trees in the
War of 1872 and their thick foliage
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pie. Knots Island is thus protect
ed from the plunging Atlantic by
narrow bay and The Banks
which lie between the island and
the ocean mile or so the east
ward.
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NOTE, Gross Load Limit for Sinule Vehicles
oil ferries 1910 Tons. Gross Load Limit for
Combination OF Vehicles all ferries 1870 Tons.
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WINTER FERRY SCHEDULES
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-10-14

As your local oil obber and distributor it is duty
to that heating oils for your home and other oil
products that bring you comfort and convenience
delivered to you and our community in anyweather-in
any emergency. We've been working all summer that
we'll be ready TO bring you winter comfort COM
pete for your business by offering you +opeht service
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-01-15
mzzA LAYNE & BOWLER

It's been proved several thousand
times that when a Layne &
Bowler Pump is installed produc-
ton and profit per acre shoot up
fast. Water on your land will do
this. But water produced eff
GENTLY will do il faster :. and
that is what Layne & Bowler is all
about. That is precisely what JUS
titles these fine pumps. They put
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-01-15

so or so cows and use his land for
pasture and buy his hay and grain: or
should he milk Is or 20 cows and trv
to raise his feed? Should the man on
100 acres try to set up self-sufficient
unit; or should he get more land and
produce hay and grain only?
Economic Machinery
These are economic questions that
the small irrigation farmers must find
answers for. Each machine purchased
is an investment which has a certain
capability. 1t must be used certain
number of hours in order to give a
profitable return for the investment If
it sets in the machine shed for 10 years
without being used, its value will be
about the same as if it were used for
that 10 years. Small machines cost
more to own and operate for each unit
of accomplishment they produce than
do large machines. 1t costs more to
pillow an acre of ground with a garden
tractor than with a large tractor, as
Stunning that both are fully utilized.
Specialization has many advantages
such as, using larger machines, utiliz-
ing them to capacity, the need for less
kinds and types of machines and equip
ment. The farmer who specializes
gains greater knowledge and skill in
management when combining his efforts
to one line of activity. Specialization
makes for greater efficiency of opera
ton, and increased skill of labor, re-
Sulting in lower unit cost per acre for
production.
Now what are the things in favor of
diversification? First and foremost the
matter of soil fertility is of greatest
concern. The diversified crop rotation
with both livestock and crops included,
makes an ideal situation for maintain
ing and improving soil fertility DIVERSE
fication involves enterprises which will
fully utilize family labor. The price
fluctuation of farm produce makes di-
desirable from the income
since the several conmodi-
lies marketed will probably not all be
down or up at once.
The question is, if we assume that
is coming to the irrigat-
ed farm, how can we offset the advan-
ages of diversification? Let's take the
ertility problem first. The man who
goes all out for dairy cows and buys
lis feed won't have to worry because
le is also buying fertility when he buys
lis feed The man who produces all
ash crops may be in squeeze. It
Ooks like he will have to rely on COM
nercial fertilizer and green manure to
eep going. Another alternative is to
AIRY on a feeding operation in the
winter or arrange to have one carried
ut on his farm.
Size of Unit
The family labor unit is not much
factor anymore, because the
chools occupy all of the children's
me in the winter, and during the sum-
Ter the modern youngsters can handle
lOdern equipment about as well as his
lther. In regard to price fluctuations
le government has stepped in with
lpports and subsidies which means
lat the spread is not as great as it
sed to be.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-01-15
Irrigation.
Irrigation
Small, Diversified Irrigation
Farm Is Not Economical Unit
By H. L. DUSENBERRY
By III. L. DUSENBERRY

was talking about the merits of DIVERSE
fication for the irrigated farm. In fact,
the justification for irrigation often in
Guided and emphasized the possibility
for greater Investigation. Now let's
examine this way of farming in the
light of changes which have taken
place.
We once thought each farmer should
cream check, a few pigs to consume
waste products and byproducts, some
chickens to provide eggs and trade for
groceries, a small band of sheep to
utilize waste areas on the place and
provide a wool check. Then, of course,
there should be a cash crop to pay
off the mortgage, row crop to con-
troll weeds, grain crop for feed, a
hay crop for feed and pasture besides.
The farmer who reached this goal in
Investigation had for himself a full
time job land ample employment for
his family.
Then, too, it was usually recommend
ed that the family produce a nice,
large vegetable garden and preserve
and store enough food for the winter.
Many farmers did quite well at accom-
plishing these things which spelled
diversification and an almost self-suf-
ficient family living. In fact, they were
SO busy and so self-sufficient that they
had no time to do anything else. All
the time was used in making a living
and they didn't have any time to live.
A great many rugged individuals APP
proved of this way of life. In fact, to
many people of that generation, living
was making living, nothing more
Or less.
More Leisure
The Indians who inhabited this coun-
,ry before us had a method of living
worked out which enabled them to have
a great deal more leisure time for liv-
ing and may have made them Just
as happy. For many hundreds of years
the Asian Indian has had a high degree
ot specialization whereby much time is
available for leisure. They cannot I'M
derstand what the big hurry is all
about in the U.S.A.
In recent years we in this country
nave come to desire some time for liv-
ng. We have approached it in a diff
erent way. We have combined mechan-
cation with specialization. It is show
ng up on the farm more and more
zach year. The livestock rancher has
always been a specialist. He has one
rop which is grass. He has one har-
ester which may be either cattle or
heep. The dryland farmer tried di-
erslflcation and failed. Now he is
pecialist. He grows wheat. The whole
arm is in wheat or is being made
eady for wheat. He has one set of
Machinery for wheat production. He
as learned the techniques of wheat
reduction. He has time for living
What about the irrigated farner2
'en, ne is heading that way in spite
the old diversification standard of
He still has full-time lob.
ut ne does it easier and faster He
DIV faces the problem of mechanization
ersus specialization. Can the small
rlgated farm support set of ma
llnery, buildings and fences for cr,oI1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Arts Club Committee
Will Present PIuy

The drama committee of the
Arts Club will present Family
Portrait" by Lenore Coffee and
William Joyce Cowen, at the
club, 2017 Eye street NV,
Thursday. Friday and Saturday
at $3.50 pm. The public is in
vited.
Madeline Key, the producer,
will head the cast. Others in
Iclude Alfred Anderson, Natalie
Bailey, Terry Cafritz, Ricky
Carow, Mary Dwyer. George
Emerson, Kay Froelich, Jerry
Gross. Jean Jefferies, Fred Lang,
Christine Morris. Lee Reynolds,
Jack Rinker, Todd Stanton,
Eugene M. Stechow, Harvey
Thornton. Rod Warren and Har-
low Weller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Luncheon Honors
a Retiring From VA

-Four Veterans Administration
employees, with LAG years OF
service among them, celebrated
their retirement Friday with q
luncheon party at the NUM-
tons Building.
Retiring with 81 years service
each were Mrs. Ryenza Langley
of Rockville. Md. chief advisor
Of the Veterans Benefits office
and Mrs. Elizabeth Spears, OF
1914 Seventeenth street NV,
q supervisor.
Mrs. Annie L. McAllister, of
2008 Perry street NE, and Mrs.
Lena Browning, of 1925 Six
teenth street NV, retired after
So years service. They worked
with the Benefits Office.
About 200 retired officials and
co-workers attended the lunch
con, party.