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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-01-06
HYDE FARMERS COURAGE
NOT DAMAGED BY STORM
SAYS STATE SPECIALIST

Farmers in Hyde County suffer-
ed severe damage from the recent
hurricanes and high water; but
this didn't damage their ability to
show an interest in doing a good
job, says ]. X. Butler, Jr., extern
sion animal husbandry specialist
at State College.
Hyde County's Alters with pig
projects have done an unusually
good job" according to Butler.
He says that while farmers in
surrounding neighborhoods have
lost hundreds of hogs because of
disease problems, only one of IL
gifts distributed through the pig
chain has died in Hyde.
Butler says that on a recent
judging tour of the IL remaining
projects, judges awarded six blue
ribbons, three red ribbons, and only
two white ribbons.
Several of the boys with pig
projects lost their filters narrowed
during last summer or early fall
because of high water. They
weren't discouraged, however, and
have continued to take excellent
care of the remaining pigs and
sows in spite of unfavorable con-
ditions. In fact, Butler says they're
optimistically anticipating large
spring litter.
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FLlM-FLAM
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will of Congress is expressed in
the following directive in the
Atomic Energy Act:"
Public Law 703, Section g.:
provided, however, That not
withstanding any other provi-
sions of law, such leases or per-
mits may be issued for lands
administered for national park,
monument, and wildlife purposes
only when the President by Exc
cutive Order declares that the
requirements of the common de-
Tense and security make such
action necessary"
"Conservationists everywhere,
and the people in North Carolina
in particular, were amazed to learn
that the Navy got into that sea-
shore area with nothing more than
a tide testing station. If such a
peace-time facility. will permit in
vasions of the national park sys-
tenn, then an investigation is in
order"
Gaining New Approach
One of the immediate gains for
the National Seashore Recreational
Area, resulting from the Naval
activity here, will be an expensive
to build parkway-styled approach
to the Cape of Hatteras and a
area near the Lighthouse
and Museum of the Sea. The latter
was one of the first installations
created in the National Seashore,
one of the former
keepers residences of the light
house which today is automatic
and operated under supervision of
the Coast Guard.
It has been indicated that heavy
equipment of the Navy already on
location here will be used for
creating roadbed fills and other
operations, project to
cost several hundred thousand dol
lars. The new approach will re-
place an existing highway branch
ing southwark from the state-built
Mays Head-Hatteras alp We d
road. This access route passes close
by the lighthouse and museum and
extends to a parking area near the
point of the Cape.
Before the Washington story
was issued a few days ago, spec
ulation locally and elsewhere had
it that the Nays "top-secret" in
stallation here could be anything
from a guided missile base, or
satellite observation station, to a
new styled radar and sonar sta
ton for detecting submarines Of
n notential enemy offshOre.
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Tranquil House. R. C. Evans was
president and r. B. Etheridge was
cashier of the Bank of Manteo.
Baum & Harrington, Carson w.
Davis, r. M. Jennett and Louis
Steinberg were dealers in boots
and shoes; the leading industrial
establishments were the Burnside
Packing Company, the Manteo Ice
Company and the Manteo Milling
Company.
Capt. E. B. Probst had the cabin
cruiser "Clara S" for hire at reas-
enable rates to fishing parties and
s. A. Griffin operated '"The Busy
Store" selling hardware, furniture
and groceries. A. ". Evans was
proprietor of the Tranquil House
and A. H. Crisp specialized in
painting boats names, signs and
the like.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-01-06
'TYRRELL LEADS IN
BOOK CIRCULATION
Dare. Currisuek and Washington Rank
2. 10 and Il in Circulation Of
Library Books

Tyrrell County ranks first in
North Carolina in per capita cir
culation of books from its public
library, among the counties of the
state, and Dare, Currituck, and
Washington rank 9th, 10th and
18th, according to a report on pub
lie libraries in N. c. in the current
University Newsletter.
There are seven regional groups
of counties operating libraries on
a Cooperative basis and among
these groups Beaufort Hyde Mar
tin region ranks third, with per
capita circulation of 3.07 books
from July 1, 1854 to June 80, 1855
Tyrrell's circulation is 8 books
per capita; Dare 4.16 books; Cur
rituck 4.O6; and Washington 4.01.
The total number of books in the
various libraries Of the counties
named are: Tyrrell 1850; Dare
1894; Currituck 1923; WASH
ington 1888. The total in the
BHM region is $3.50.
Today over 95 per cent of the
states four million plus citizens
have access to library service
through system of school, col
lege, special, and public libraries.
Statistics from 2,490 library sys-
TENS for the fiscal year 1953-54
showed a total book collection of
IL ,268,22 This figure represents
2,163 schools with total book
stock of 4,958,642 volumes; 81 COZ
lege and university libraries will
$780, 04 volumes; 8 special Ii
braries with 267,493 volumes; 26E
public Libraries with 2,659,185 vol
umes. All figures from the special
Libraries are supplied voluntaril;
and consequently many have nc
reporting system established. Sta.
tistics from public libraries include
reports from municipal, branch
county and regional libraries.
Approximately three-fourths Of
the more than IL million books
available to North Carolinians are
used almost exclusively by the re.
spective memberships of the insti.
tutions owning them. Fortunately
the philosophy of cooperation has
been constant with library devel.
opment in North Carolina. This
makes it possible for a wealth Of
library materials to be in easy
access to most of the people.
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PURSER-DORSEY VOWS
SPOKEN IN ROANOKE

The marriage of Miss Margare
Nelson Dorsey, daughter of DR.
Charles w. Dorsey, of Galax, Va.
and the late Martha Laing Dorsey
to 1t. (jg) Fred Olthus Purser
son of Mrs. Lucille S. Purser OF
Mays Head and the late Fred O.
Purser, took place Wednesday
evening, December %, at 6 o'clock
in the First Presbyterian Church
Roanoke, Va.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. George
Murray assisted by DR.. John Rich
ards, in a setting of palms, red
and white poinsettias, and lighted
cathedral candles. Wedding music
was provided by Paul Mcknight,
organist, Jack WINNER, vocalist,
Robert Griffey, violinist and Clyde
Macdonald cellist.
After the ceremony, a recep-
ton was given by the brides ma
ternal grandmother, Mrs. John B.
Laing, of Pearlsburg, in the Crys-
sal Ball Room, Patrick Henry Ho-
tel, Roanoke. Later, the couple left
for a wedding trip to White Pine
Lodge Mountain Lake, and upon
their return, will reside at Mays
Head.
The bride attended Mary Wash
ington College, Fredericksburg.
The bridegroom attended Oak
Ridge Military Institute, Oak
Ridge, N. c., and the United States
Naval Academy.
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BAPTIST CIRCLE MEETS

Columbia.-The Matte Macon
White Circle of the Columbia Bap-
fist Church met at the home of
Mrs. B. R. Harrell, with 16 MEM
bers and one visitor present.
Mrs. W. A. Williams presided.
A program "Thankfulness" was
given by Phil L. Spruill.
Mrs. Harrell and Mrs. E. Vernon
Tweedy served a sweet course.
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COLUMBIA PERSONALS

Mrs. Charlie Gregory and son.
Charles of Portsmouth, Va, Mr.,
and Mrs. H. A. Goodman and chill
dren Jean and Joan of Portsmouth.
Mrs. Mildred Mann and children
Sarah, Billy Joe and Tommy of
Great Bridge, Va, and Miss Judy
Pedigo of Hickory, Va, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian B. Sawyer
have returned from Jackson, Miss,
where they spent the holidays with
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Norcom. They
were accompanied home by Mrs.
Carrie Norcom, who has been
spending the winter there.
Miss Martha Smell and Mrs. Jen-
ME Ainsley have returned from
Wilmington, where they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Hubbard.
Marshall B. Ray Cahoon spent
New Years week end home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges Davenport
of Chocowinity spent the New
Year week end with Mr.. Daven-
ports parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
C. Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston Bodwell
have returned to Weldon after
spending the holidays with Mr..
Bodwell's father, Joe Bodwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Weisenfluh
and children, Lynda, Billy and
Ricky, left Monday for their home
in Ridgeway, Pa, after spending
the holidays with Mrs. Weisen-
fluh's mother, Mrs. Alice Sexton.
Mrs. H. L. Reynolds has return
ed to Chowan> Hospital after spend
ing a week with her family.
Ray Gibbs and S. S. Gibbs of
Plymouth spent Saturday in Co.
lumbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd L. Walker
and Mr.. and Mrs. v. w. Blalock
of Raleigh, have returned to their
home after spending the holidays
with Mrs. Blanche w. Cohoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Darden, of
Salamanca spent the holidays with
their sisters, Mrs. Belle VERIFY and
Mrs. Blanche W. Cohoon. They
left Tuesday for Florida.
Mrs. Minnie L. Spruill has re-
turned home after visiting her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
William N. Spruill in Ahoskie.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Lamb have
returned to their home in Charlotte
after spending the holidays with
Mr.. Lambs parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lem A. Cohoon.
William West left Sunday for
Burlington, where he is employed
in the Burlington schools.
Miss Helen Dunlap has returned
to W.C.U.N.C. after spending the
holidays with her grandfather,
Thos. S. Spruill.
Mrs. Frank Perry and children
have returned to Sanford after
spending the holidays with Mrs. S.
C. Chaplin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice A. Bridge
man of Washington, d. c., Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion T. Bridgeman and
children, Maurice and Kay, left
Monday, Jan. 2, for their homes.
They visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. M. Bridgeman, and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. L. Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Mitchell, Jr.,
and children left Friday to make
their home in Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Alyce E. Combs, who has
finished course as Memorial
councillor for a funeral home in
Elizabeth City, will make her
home there. Mrs. Combs has been
residing with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Swain.
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Virginia Electric and Power
Company Board of Directors, in a
special meeting last week, elected
Erwin H. Will President to sue
coed the late Jack G. Holtzclaw. 1t
set up an Executive Committee,
naming T. Justin Moore as it's
Chairman, with Will and Montelle
G. Smith the other two members.
Donald C. Barnes, Chairman of the
Board of Directors, who made the
announcement, also stated that
Miles Cary and Walter 1. Dolbeare
will assume additional duties as
Vice Presidents, and H. Atwood
Hitch, Secretary, was elected a
Vice President. A. H. Mcdowell,
Jr., who was recently promoted to
Division Manager, was named
Operations Manager of the sys-
tenn. Ralph Kilday succeeds H.
Atwood Hitch as Secretary. All
changes are to become effective
January 1, 1856.
Erwin Will steps up to the office
of the President from his present
position as Vice President and
General Manager, which position
he had held since last year.
T. Justin Moore, senior member
of the law firm of Hunton, Will
liams, Gay, Moore & Powell, will
continue as General Counsel. AS in
the past, he will also continue in
the general practice of law as
senior member of the law firm.
M. G. Smith, who has been in
the utility business for 43 years,
is retiring as an officer of the
Company but continue on Vepco's
Board of Directors and as men,
Der of the Executive Committee.
Miles Cary, who has been Vice
President Operations, will assume
additional duties in connection with
engineering and construction acti-
vities of the system.
Walter /. Dolbeare, whose pres
ent position is that of Vice Presi-
dent-Area Development, will en-
large his duties to include the
System Sales Department.
H. Atwood Hitch, Corporate
Secretary for the past eight years,
is being promoted to the position
of Vice President, and will direct
the activities of the Corporate De-
partment, Personnel Department
and Public Relations Department.
Ralph Kilday has been upped
from Assistant Secretary to the
position of Secretary.
The top organization under
President Will, in addition to Cary,
Dolbeare and Hitch, will include
S. Edward Radcliffe, Treasurer.
and T. Justin Moore, General
Counsel.
Other officers of the Company
include E. S. Fitz, Vice President
Engineering and Construction;
Tom D. Fulford, Vice President
Sales; and G. E. Kidd, Vice Presi-
dent Personnel.
The Company has four Division
Vice Presidents: R. H. Goodmon,
with headquarters at WILLIAMSON,
N. c., is Vice President of the
Southern Division which comprises
the area in North Carolina served
by the Company; j. w. Howard, at
Alexandria, Va, is Vice President
of the Northern Division; R. j.
Throckmorton, at Norfolk, Va, is
Vice President of the Eastarr, n;.ri
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Grebes are more like fish than
birds, spending almost their en-
tire lives either in or on the water.
Even when the bird builds her
nest, she does not come to land,
but makes one that floats on the
water, constructing it of rushes
and decaying vegetation.
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determine if Shakespeare wrote
Shakespeare's plays.

WHOPPING APPETITE
short-tailed shrews,
abundant in the eastern United
States, eat two to three times their
own weight in a day. With blind
ferocity, they often attack larger
and more powerful mice. With
to winter they store
away living snails and occasional
disabled beetles, the National
Geographic Society says.
GIGANTIC CAVE - Explorers
in Kentucky have found another
big cave in that state which also
cave in that state which also
boasts the famed mammoth cave.
The newly found cave has giant
rooms, and 80 miles of passage
ways. 1t is 100 miles south of
Louisville. 1t was in this cave that
Floyd Collins lost his life more
than quarter century ago.
DISASTER INSURANCE-Rep-
resentative Forand of Rhode Is
land says he will introduce in
Congress bill to provide insur-
ance at reasonable rates against
most natural disasters. This will
mean much to those who fear
flood and hurricane damage. The
proposed insurance would be
through a Federal Corporation or
by Federal reinsurance of COM
mercial policies, and will cover
both real and personal property
for tenants and home owners.
THREE WOMEN KILLED
Three women were killed near
Portsmouth, Va, by a N&W pas
senger train Monday night. The
car was occupied by three women,
a man and a small child, whose
names were not readily determined.
Antonio Lee, who was headed north
on U. S. II said he had stopped at
the crossing to let the train pass,
and saw it happen. The death car
was tossed into the Lee car and
pinned him in. The small child,
barely injured was found some dis
lance away from the wreck.
1t was determined next day that
the three women killed were Mrs.
Lucille Rhodes, 81 and her sister,
Miss Mary Smith 20, and Dolores
B. Ellis SO, all of Whiteville, N. C.
The party was returned to White
vile after having taken Mrs.
Rhodes husband, William, to his
ship. A helicopter was dispatched
to bring him to Norfolk. The 10
months old child of the Rhodes
was not hurt, although being tossed
many feet away. The driver of the
car, Herbert White 81, remained in
the hospital for treatment for
serious injuries.
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MA1NTEO
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by A. H. Davenport, Democratic
aspirant for the office of Sheriff
of Dare County, then a deputy,
sneaking into the Russians camp
and swiped their weapons while
Lawyer B. G. Crisp acted as peace
maker. 1t was said that East Lake
"fire-water" had a good deal with
with making the Russians so dis
agreeable to deal with.
WHERE THEY WERE AND
WHAT THEY WERE DOING Al
YEARS AGO: Miss Sybil Gates
had gone to Brooklyn to study to
De trained nurse -. Miss Gladys
Wescott had just accepted a posi-
ton in the Manteo Post Office i.
Miss Jeanette Midgette had gone
to Elizabeth City to accept a po-
sition as saleslady at MitchelPs
Department Store Miss Sybil
Dough had returned home after
visiting friends at Shiloh Mrs.
T. R. Greet, Mrs. Ada Bliven, Mrs.
B. H. Greet and Mrs. o. j. Jones
and her little daughter, Doris,
were on a trip to Baltimore, Nd,
Misses EVE, Ina and Griselle Mid
gett, of Skyco, were attending
school at Manteo Mr.. O. ].
Jones, who had the contract to sell
school books, also was carrying a
dainty line of stationery and some
local post card views in his store
-
On September %, 1914, a spell
ing bee was held at the Manteo
High School in which the entire
enrolment participated. Miss Mat
tie Griffin and Ernest Meekins
were captains of the opposing
teams, and the latter's team, COM
posed of Misses Nina Crisp, Madge
Daniels, Carrie Westcott and Vic
tor Meekins were declared the win
ners.
On October 6, 1914, Roxie, the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Etheridge, who had been quite
sick, was reported to be improv-
ing.
According to the Manteo edition
of the Elizabeth City Weekly Ad-
vance which came out on Friday
afternoon, October %, 1914, Roa-
noke Island was on the verge of
tremendous strides in in
dustrial progress. The wealth Of
Roanoke Island was said then to
have been $125, 900 in real estate
and some $45, 900 in personal prop
erty owned by its inhabitants. This
edition was gotten up by Victor
Meekins, then in high school.
s. L. Dosher was Mayor of Man
teo Al years ago and Alvin H. |
Crisp was Chief of Police. T. r.
Greet was treasurer of Dare Coun-
ty and r. Bruce Etheridge was
postmaster.
Through the influence of Theo-
dore s. Meekins much northern
capital was flowing into Dare
County and a $4,000 ice plant |
had just been built. 1t had a ca
pacity Of so tons a day and was
said to have been great boon to
fishermen.
Hotels and boarding houses on
Roanoke Island Al years ago in
;luded the Hotel Roanoke and the
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sion; and ]. M. Wilson, at Char
lottesville, Va, is Vice President of
the Western Division, which divi-
sion also includes the area served
by the Company in West Virginia.
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Cape Lookout has had four
names in 400 years. 1t was first
called Promontorium Tremendum,
then Topsail, Old Topsail, and
later Cape Lookout.
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OLD BOSS DIES - FRANK
Hague, long time New Jersey poll
teal boss, former Mayor of Jersey
City died at 81.
SLAUGHTER INCREASES =
Some 16 per cent more people
died in highway deaths in North
Carolina in 1866 than in 1854,
Commissioner Ed Scheidt reports.
SOVIET EMBASSY BURNS
The $25O,OOO Russian Embassy in
Ottawa, Canada, burned to the
ground following a New Years
celebration.
BIG BABY-A 13-lb. baby girl
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Farmhouse Sunday morning in st.
Louis. The papa is 70, the mother
38 and this is their eighth child.
WORSHIPPERS DIE-124 jap
anese worshippers died in panic
at a temple when a wall fell in.
They had gathered at the New
Years end to give thanks for good
crops and good fortune during the
year.
$4,000 SLAIN-Count on traffic
fatalities in the U. S. during 1866
is expected to reach $4,000, more
than the $4,000 killed in 1854. This
is some $500 more than all the
Americans killed in three years of
the Korean war.
SOME COAL-More than 81
and a half million tons of coal were
dumped at Newport News and Nor
folk during the past year, which
is ten times as much as 70 years
ago when the coal piers were first
opened.
FIRE STATION BURNED-The
old year ended on sad note for
Chadbourn, N. c., when the volun-
teer fire department answered a
call, they found the towns first
station and its equipment ablaze,
and beyond saving.
TREE FIRE FATAL-A flash
fire followed the plugging in of
Christmas tree lights at Warren,
Ohio, and three children were
burned to death on Christmas Eve.
1t happened in the home of the
Mayor who saved his son, but
could not save three playmates.
FOR WHAT GOOD PURPOSE?
Some men don't have grave prob
lens in these complex times. Cal
vim Hoffman, a New Yorker is now
over in England opening tombs in
old church yards to see if he can
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OLD BOSS DIES Frank
Hague, long time New Jersey poll
teal boss, former Mayor of Jersey
City died at 81.
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Eskimo: One Of Gods frozen
people.
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SLAUGHTER INCREASES =
Some 16 per cent more people
died in highway deaths in North
Carolina in 1866 than in 1854,
Commissioner Ed Scheidt reports.
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SOVIET EMBASSY BURNS
The $780, 900 Russian Embassy in
Ottawa, Canada, burned to the
ground following a New Years
celebration.
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FOR WHAT GOOD PURPOSE?
Some men don't have grave prob
lens in these complex times. CAL
vim Hoffman, a New Yorker is now
over in England opening tombs in
old church yards to see if he can
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BIG BABY-A 13-lb. baby girl
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Farmhouse Sunday morning in St.
Louis. The papa is 70, the mother
38 and this is their eighth child.
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WORSHIPPERS DIE-124 Jap
anese worshippers died in a panic
at a temple when a wall fell in.
They had gathered at the New
Years end to give thanks for good
crops and good fortune during the
year.
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$4,000 SLAIN-Count on traffic
fatalities in the U. S. during 1866
is expected to reach $4,000, more
than the $4,000 killed in 1854. This
is some $500 more than all the
Americans killed in three years of
the Korean war.
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SOME COAL-More than 81
and half million tons of coal were
dumped at Newport News and Nor.
folk during the past year, which
is ten times as much as 70 years
ago when the coal piers were first
opened.