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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
GORDON KELLOGG
TO HEAD RED CROSS
DRIVE IN DARE CO.
Report Shows That About $40, 900
in Hurricane Relief Funds
Came to County
I954-55.

In announcing the annual Red
Cross drive for funds in Dare
County, ]. Gordon Kellogg of Man
teo has released figures which
show that citizens of the county
received about $4,000 in Red
Cross funds during times of dis
tress in the past two summers.
This emphasizes the duty of Dare
County people to give literally to
this fund, which means so much
in time of need and brings relief
which might not be received from
any other sources.
Great sums of money, similar in
size were received on the Outer
Banks following hurricanes of
1882, 1888, 1914 and on several
other occasions. The village of
Avon was aided most in 1914. Dur
ing many drives, Dare County peo-
pie have responded literally; at
other times the response has not
been so great.
In this connection, we may point
out that great credit is due those
public spirited workers who give
so literally of their time to a
fund that will do credit to Dare
County. In the various commu-
mites, there have always been good
workers tn whom all of ne oye
much for their services. This year
there is a fine team of people Civ
ing time to aid this cause under
the leadership of Mr.. Kellogg. 1t
is well for US to remember that
in 1854 following Hurricane Hazel
$1,000 or more came into Dare
County from the Red Cross alone.
In helping overcome the damages
done by Connie, Diane and lone
See RED CROSS, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16

YOPON and its manufacture
has long occupied a promi-
nent place in the history of
this coastal region. Oddly
enough, the Kinnakeet Viii
lage in Dare County is be-
lieved to be the center of
Avon curing, but history
shows that Frisco, or Trent,
IL miles farther down the
island was long undisputed
as the YOpon center. Manu-
facture of coupon was gen.
eral all along the coast and
far inland as well. 1t was
consumed and highly priced
far inland in this state.
The adjoining article was
written by Mr.. BrimIey, long
time curator of the N. C.
State Museum about 1903
following visits in 1900 to
'Hatteras Island. The old
yOpOn factory had been
flOurishing many years
Shortly after the article was
written, the old man came
to Roanoke Island and set
tied. His several sous had
located here sometime be-
fore. They were Benson,
Tom, Major, Jerry, George
and Noah, all now dead, but
the parents of the numerous
Negro ScarbOroughs now on
Roanoke Island.
Mark G.. Scarborough
headed one of the fdw negro
families of Hatteras Island
so years ago. One family was
the Pugh's, who went to
Roanoke Island and Curri-
tuck County.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
RESERVATIONS FOR
BEACHHOTELS ARE
TURNING UP FAST
Looks Like Mays Head VIII Have
IS Usual Beach Business Begin
ming Early This Year

Reservations at the beach hotels
are starting off fine and indicate
that the season will start off fully
as good as usual, if not better and
perhaps somewhat earlier this
year, according to Mrs. Phoebe G.
Hayman of The Arlington at Mays
Head, who this week was busy
attending to mail. And inquiries
at The Arlington doubtless reflect
the situation at the many other
fine hotels on the beach from Kitty
Hawk to Mays Head.
Due to the many changes and
improvements made to The Airing
ton during the past year, it has
been favored with greatly in
creased patronage, which is being
helped along by it's fame for good
food, and it's high rating with
various travel agencies and bu-
reaus which inform the travelling
public where the best may be
found. The Arlington now has
booked a convention of North
Carolina Farm Agents, which will
bring to it about 100 members
from various parts of the State
on May 9Th to 10th. On June IL
to 18th it will be the headquarters
of the annual convention of the
N. C. Postmasters Association
which will bring to Mays Head
about 800 Of the States postmas-
tiers, to stay at the various hotels
of the beach.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
CELEBRATION AT
RODANTHE THREE
DAYS JUNE 1918
Committee Meeting Saturday
Night This Week to Continue
Plans For Delayed
Event

The big program planned for
Rodanthe is now set to go, on
June Is, 16 and 18th, and meet
ing will be held Saturday night
of this week in the Rodanthe
Community building at 1880 to
begin planning for the occasion,
according to Woodrow Edwards,
the Chairman. The entire former
committee will attend.
Originally planned for August of
last year to do honor to the older
and young veterans of the Life
Saving and Coast Guard Services,
the celebration had to be post
poned because of hurricanes which
disrupted just about all business
on the coast.
Mr.. Edwards said this week that
the date chosen will fit in well
with various other affairs, and will
not come at time when everyone
is already busy with the summers
rush of traffic. The date is select
ed at this time also, because
schools will be out, and various
students may participate. More
over, it comes at a time when
the Postmaster's Association of
the State is meeting is Dare
County, and it's delegates may
take in some of the celebration
on Hatteras Island.
The program will include Life
saving drills, boat races, boxing
match, dance, beauty contest, and
conclude on Sunday with a religi-
Gus service at Fairhaven Church.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
By n. n. BRINALEY
Reprinted From The STATED

On Hatteras Island is a manu-
featuring establishment that so far
as l know is the only one of it's
kind in the country. 1t is owned
and operated by an old colored
man who, strange to say, is the
only one of his kind in the neigh
borhood or l should say that he
and his family are the only ones,
as he has several children who as
sist the old man in his occupation.
His establishment is devoted to the
gathering and curing of Yopon
Tea.
What is Yopon? the reader may
ask and what is done with the tea /?
Yopon is a shrubby plant and
grows abundantly on the sandhills
of the ocean beaches along certain
areas on the south Atlantic sea-
board. 1t is supposed to possess
certain mild medicinal qualities
but besides that, it is used as a
beverage by many of the Older
people living within it's habitat, al
though not nearly so extensively
as formerly.
The younger element find the
teas and ceffees of commerce much
more palatable and, now that they
are within the reach of pretty
much everybody in price and are
found on sale at even the most
remote country stores, the con-
sumption of the product of the
Yopon tree has fillen to quite q
low ebb compared with what il
was only a very few years ago.
In this country of pure sand
rocks of any kind as constituent
of the soil are absolutely unknown
but in the neighborhood of some
of the older homesteads one may
notice a pile of small boulders ly-
ing out among the outbuildings.
These must have been brought
there with a purpose and judging
from the methods now in use in
the curing of Yopon tea, that
seems to be the most likely rea-
son for their being found so far
away from their native home. This
would further seem to point to the
fact that the use and consequently
the manufacture of this commodity
was formerly quite widespread and
such was no doubt the case. The
original inhabitants of the country
apparently were habitual users of
the beverage and the first white
settlers learnt it's value from them,
but how they cured it and how far
they used it as medicine and to
what extent it was in general use
we now have no means of telling.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
KITTY HAWK CAUSE
CHAMPIONED BY
A FORMER ENEMY
Theo. DeFabio Does 1000
Dreary Words Lambasfing
Officials As Denying
School

Misfortune has fallen upon the
good people of Kitty Hawk in
their campaign for a high school,
A former enemy of the public
school system has girded on her
armor and gone forth to do battle
for the cause with a lengthy
screed of some 1000 dreary words.
The woman who refused to send
her children to the Kitty Hawl;
School five years ago, contending
that she could teach them much
better at home, is now all out in
front. Maybe she doesn't give a
darn about Kitty Hawk, but she
welcomes any opportunity to vent
her chagrin at the officials of
Dare.
Frank De Fabio, ope-time draft
evader, considered by soEmany, at
least a crank, who came down
from Washington, D. C. preaching
strange ideas, was prosecuted by
the Dare welfare officials for re-
fusing to send his children to
school, and did several stints in
Jail. The upshot of the case4was
that the courts took the children
away from himself and his wife,
and put them in a boarding home.
The case cost the county lot of
money, and so did the upkeep of
the children.
Mrs. Theo. De Fabio, a Washing
ton, D. C. taxi-driver, travelled
back and forth, visiting her hus-
band who lived in an old house near
Kitty Hawk, and who seemed I'M
suited for employment at native
occupations. He preferred to teach
his children at home, which was
not considered economically up to
standard. While in Jail, De Fabio
twice tried to kill himself, or at
least pretended. Mrs. De Fabio
was considered extremely erratic
also, and somewhat of a trouble
See DE FABIO, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
'MANTEO CLUB TO BE AT
ROTARY DISTRICT CON

District 278 of Rotary Interna-
tional, of which Manteo is a mem
Der club, will hold it's annual dis
trict conference in Raleigh, March
18th and 10th. The Manteo Rotary
Club will be represented by presi-
dent Wallace McCown, incoming
secretary Robert Gum, and incom-
ing director, Julian Oneto. Two
candidates for running for the of
flee of District Governor, succeed
ing Broadus Jones of Wake For
est. John Moore of Elizabeth City,
and "Red" Bird of the Wilson
club. The Manteo delegate is being
sent to the conference uninstruct-
ed. A former member Of the Man
teo Club, Dick Bell, now a resident
Of Raleigh, has extended a special
invitation to the Manteo delegates
to attend the conference in . large
group.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
REPUBLICANS OF DARE
ELECT PARTY OFFICIALS

L. v. Gaskill of Wanchese was
reelected Chairman of the Repub-
lican party in Dare County at a
meeting held in Manteo Thursday
night. He was also named a dele
gate to the Congressional conven-
ton in Washington March 9, and
a delegate to the State Convention
in Durham on the 10th where he
was elected member of the State
Executive Committee.
At the meeting in Manteo, the
following Executive Committee was
appointed. Mr.. Gaskill, Chairman;
Mrs. George Payne of Stumpy
Point, Vice-chairman; Leroy Mid
gett Of Wanchese, Secretary;
Butcher Scarborough, Avon; w. r.
Toler, Kitty Hawk; w. C. Gaskill,
Manteo; w. C.. Gaskill was named
an. alternate to the Congressional
convention.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16

than when used incidentally, the
original idea is to a great extent
lost sight of, although not entirely,
as old man Scarborough expatiated
to me on the smooth and easy way
in which the drinking of his tea
would remove fevers from the
system with a guarantee of no bad
after-effects.
Only Negro Family
AS will be seen from the pic
lures, the proprietor of the estab-
lishment is a negro and, strange
to say, he and his family consti-
tute the only representation of
the colored element in this COM
munity of several hundred people.
He is an intelligent and. very OBJ
liging old darkey and my thanks
are due to the old man for his
See YOPON, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
NON-SUPPORT CASES IN
DARE RECORDERS COURT

Two cases for non-support were
tried in Dare Recorders Court
Tuesday. w. J. Lassiter was or
dered to pay $45 per week for
the support of his wife, and four
children, ages IL, 9, 8 and A. He
recently worked in Manteo as a
vacuum cleaner salesman, and is
now employed in Portsmouth, Va,
living at 525 9Th st. Evidence
showed that he receives a Navy
pension of some $165 per month.
He claimed his wife's extrava-
gance had got him in debt. Bond
for $500 was signed by his father,
w. ]. Lassiter of Conway, N. C.
He was given a IL months sus-
pended road sentence.
Charles Henry Daniels, young
Negro man was ordered to pay
So per week to support his 10
months-old Legitimate child. Tes-
timony showed he had been con-
tributing to its support, but had
quit; and further showed that he
was paying $3.50 twice monthly
through Hyde County Court, for
the support of another illegitimate
child by a Hyde County woman.
He denied paternity of the child
here.
Jethro Midget Sr. of Mays Head
was dismissed from the charge of
permitting an under age person to
drive his car. A. H. Gray Jr. Of
Waves was fined SIS and costs. for
See COURT, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
CAPT. HOOPER ON JOB

Many friends of Capt. Leslie
Hooper, young Captain of the
Oregon Inlet ferry will be glad to
know that he has been re-hired
and is back on the job, operating
the Lindsay Warren and other
ferry boats across Oregon Inlet.
Capt. Hooper was let off; follow
ing an accident to Mrs. Linville
Meekins Of Avon when she slipped
through an open man-hole IN the
boats rest room. General opinion
was that Capt. Hooper was dealt
with too summarily at the time of
his dismissal.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
COMMISSIONERS OF
DARE PLANNING TO
BUILD COURTHOUSE
Jail and Office Project Voted
Down BY People To Be
Constructed Anyway.

The Dare County Commissioners
have kept it quiet, but they are
now getting ready to build an addi-
ton to the courthouse with 1920
square feet, which is more floor
space than that of the present
building. 1t will be two stories
high and will house offices and
Jail. The present Jail will be
thrown away.
The proposal was voted down
last July by the people of Dare
County who expressed their dis
approval by vote Of two to one,
after about $4,000 had been spent
in asking the opinion of the voters.
The voters disapproved the idea,
they opposed more taxes, but the
Board went ahead anyway and
levied the taxes, and people are
already paying taxes on the prof.
ect.
1t was proposed to issue $685.
900 in bonds to add to $4,000 re-
naming on hand from a gift to-
Dare County. Included in the pro-
posal was plan for Jail at Bux-
ton. Both proposals were heavily
disapproved by the voters.
Later the commissioners decided
they would go ahead with the plan
anyway, but afterwards, they said
they thought the people would
change their minds, and they
would vote for it favorably, so it
was announced that second cleo
ton would be held.
1t became apparent however,
that the people would not change
their minds so the Board came out
with statement that they had
abandoned the idea in the interest
of school bond election proposed
for new high school at Manteo.
At that time it was rumored that
many citizens of Kitty Hawk
would vote against the courthouse,
proposal more solidly than before.
But it now appears that the
Board never gave up their idea of
wasting this money, and they have
quietly been making their plans to
go ahead anyway. During these
past several months, the notes of
the minutes of the Board have
shown no reference to the project.
Apparently, it was put in later,
after newspapermen had read the
minutes before they were finally
completed.
This kind of scheme required
some conniving on the part of the
Board and their assistants, as they
kept it from the public. until it
appeared that no one would oppose
them in the primary.
Bids are to be received on this
job until April oath at which time
they will be opened. Separate bids
will be received for the general
contract, the electrical contract,
the plumbing contract, the heating
contract and the Jail equipment
contract. Plans for the job are in
the office of the Register of Deeds.
Questioned about any action of
the Commissioners toward build
ing the courthouse annex at this
time, County Commissioner Law
renee Swain of Manteo said yester-
day it was news to him, and he
did not understand who had given
the go ahead signal with the plans,
as it had not come before the
Board meetings he had attended.
He said that sometime back the
Board signified their desire for the
architect to offer a plan for a
building annex which could be paid
for by the $4,000 cash already in
the hands of the county.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
KITTY HAWK SCHOOL
FOLKS PRAISE YOUNG

In a letter to Robert Young, re-
firing Kitty Hawk school commit
teeman, Principal B. P. Ward gives
high praise to the untiring and in
spring efforts and achievements
in behalf of the school. He, says
"Y0ur achievements shall always
be held as a monument to us and
win serve as an inspiration for us
TO strive even harder to do a bet
ter job in the future" The letter
is also signed by some 16 teach
ers, students, class officers, bus
drivers and lunch room workers.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
$50, 900 LOAN APPROVED
FOR BUXTON RE CO-OF

The Rural Identification Au-
thority in Washington has advised
Congressman Herbert Bonner that
$4,000 loan has been approved
for the Cape Hatteras Electric
Membership Coop at Buxton.
This amount will be re-loaned to
those of the approximately 300
members who wish to purchase
and install necessary electrical
equipment.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-16
GOOD CATCHES MADE BY
FISHERMEN ON MAINLAND

Excellent sport fishing has been
reported at Manns Harbor despite
the windy weather which kept
boats from going on the lake. w.
S. White reports that J. A. Holmes
of Erwin, in two days fishing, took
IS bass and Is crappie from the
bitches along the road. Some Of
the bass weighed as much as
seven pounds.
Evening star., 1956-11-25

tR-49Hl Fun kit includes pin the toll
on the donkey, Riddle Come, Treasure
Hunt. Fish Pond. n'oterioI for porty stunts.
Two full color mosks of Jerry and
Knuckleheod SVniff.
Evening star., 1956-11-25
Captain Gallant"

tR-4oP) Fomous Foreign Legion choroc-
ter in gone pocked with bold odven- q;
ture." bosed on the TV show storing
Buster Crobbe and his son, Cuffy
Evening star., 1956-11-25

tR-4SBl Potented dispenser selects,
elects one number OF time. Embossed
plostic colIino numbers. pIostic bonkers
chort. go Binoo cords. brightly colored
wood morkers, full instructions.
Evening star., 1956-11-25
Steps m Slides
298
1190

tR-49Ll This ehild's progressive gone
brings hours of Joy and delight to every
younosteF Chock full Of odorobIe Disney
characters. Designed for every ooe.
Evening star., 1956-11-25
"DisneYland"

tR-49kl As seen on TV and in the
moves. A wonderful adventure game for
kiddies os they troveI with Disney Choir
octers through fobulous DisneyIond
Evening star., 1956-11-25

ToYTowN-wGhtngtOn Fifth Floor Langley
NpAy sIAR MAGAZINE WASHINGTON O. G. novsMssR as 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
MeikIejohn Begins
New ILGW Job

Kenneth A. Meiklejohn. for
mer Assistant Solicitor of the
Department Of Labor. starts to-
morrow as legislative representa-
tive of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union. ALL
CIO.
Mr.. Meiklejohn will be the
first such representative Of the
union which has 100000 men,
hers and Is headed by David
Dubinsky.
His most recent assignment
has been as consultant to the
Senate Judiciary subcommittee
on Constitutional Rights. He
has also served as consultant on
labor legislation to the general
counsel Of the CLIO.
Mr.. Meiklejohn came to
Washington in 1884. For six
years he was an attorney in
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
of the Department Of Interior
and later in the Wage and Hour
Division Of the Department Of
Labor. He Is president Of Group
Health Association, Inc, Of
Washington,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
MEDAL OF HONOR
PENSION SOUGHT
BY SERGT. YORK
BY the Associated Press

Sergt. Alvin York, World
War I hero. has applied for
the pension that goes with
his Medal of Honor.
The famous former soldier
wrote the Army from his
home at Wolf River, Tenn.
recently. asking about the
extra pension to which the
Medal Of Honor winners are
entitled on reaching the age
of SIS. The Army has for
warded him the certificate
to be submitted to the Vet
Grams Administration for the
pension payments.
Under present law, such
payments amount to $40 a
month. A bill was intro
duced in the last session of
Congress. but failed to pass
both houses, which would in
crease Medal of Honor pen
sions to 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

yesterday with the expiration o.
the contract.
Company supervisory person
mel were flown from San Angelo
to other points in Texas, New
Mexico, Oklahoma. Arkansas and
Louisiana to man the switch
boards and maintain emergency
operations.
B. j, Limmroth, vice president
of Local $3.50 of the CWA, said
pickets started patrolling In
front of all 229 exchanges Of the
independent telephone system al
midnight Saturday.
MIR. Limmroth admitted that
the company was able to con-
tinue service with only a slight
delay on long distance calls.
1.-The strike will be more eff.
fective tomorrow" he added
"There aren't so many calls or
a Sunday.
Sixty-eight Of the larger cities
have dial service.
Meetings yesterday afternoon
and last night failed to reach
agreement. Basic point of dis
agreement is an ''area differen.
tial" which the union wants
eliminated. Hourly rates fol
switchboard operators vary from
n cents an hour in small towns
to S1.39 in San Angelo and Tex
arkana, Tex.
Other issues at stake are basic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

wage increases. full pay for on
the-job injuries, company-paid
health insurance, and duration
of the pending contract. The
company is asking a modified
no-strike clause.
The company is one of the
largest telephone firms not con-
nected with the Bell System. 1t
serves 229 cities and towns. Most
of the communities are small,
but larger cities served include
San Angelo, Texarkana. and
Hobbs and Carlsbad, N. Mex.
F. w. Hamper, industrial re-
Ilations director of the company
said both sides were doing what
we consider our best to find some
area of agreement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02

You asked for the right to
vote. Now YOU can do Soft
You register at the District
Building. It's time to qualify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-02
Telephone Strike Slows
Service in Five Stotes

SAN ANGELO, Tex. Jan. 2 Q1-ofhcas of the Commune
cations Workers of America and representatives of the General
Telephone Co. of the Southwest meet again today
agree contract and end strike of
1700 workers.
Employees walked jobs in States am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

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