The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-06-15
Names That Made
The News In Man+eo
Only Is Years Ago
BY Ye Ode Scribe

| R. l. LEAKE was principal o.
the Manteo school where certifi
Gates of promotion to the It'll
grade were being handed the fol
lowing youngsters on Friday morn.
ing, May 3, 1910: Harry Hostevedt
Billy Walker, Charles Midget, AL.
bert Greet, Ebert Midget, Johr
Davis, Billy Cox, Rosa Greet, Jear
Johnston, BERTHE Liverman, Mulds
Midget, Marjolene Midget, Shir.
ley Mann, Betty Morgan, jamie
Woodhouse, Ina Williams and Au-
brey Hartley.
Diplomas were presented to the
following high school graduates
that Friday morning 16 years
ago: Keith Fearing, Jr., Stewart
Daniels, Thomas Tillett, Ryan Mid
gett, Donald Gray, Nathan Payne,
Marie Liverman, Dorothy Meekins,
Stella Greet, Lorena Beasley, Hill
ola Daniels, Farris Payne, Gather
inc Midget, Rhoda Cudworth,
Veta Payne, Nellie Swain and
Charlie Midget, Jr.
MANY CITIZENS of Manteo
were sitting in the Federal court
room in Elizabeth City all day
Wednesday, May Is, 1910, listen
ing to lawyers plead their cases
against the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey asking for damages
suffered during the disastrous fire
which swept the Manteo water
front the previous September and
left it in ruins. Judge w. F.
Baum's suit was the first to be
completed and it took jury five
hours and 13 minutes to decide
that he was entitled to recover
9,450 for the loss of his building
although he had sued for $4,000.
CAPT. WALTER G. ETHER
IDGE was in charge of the Eliza
beth City office of the U. S. Coast
Guard where on May 81, 1910, he
was given 30-day leave of abb
sence and Chief Boatswain (L) T.
E. Midget, of Virginia Beach, was
taking his place.
LESLIE AUSTIN of Manteo,
young nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
S. Meekins, was a freshman at
Campbell College where he was
showing athletic prowess as a
tennis player late in May, 1910.
WPA was still going strong in
Dare County and $50 enthusiast
tic WPA workers We're gathered
at the community building on the
night of May 20, 1910 for ban
quet honoring supervisors, spon-
sors, co-ordinators and what have
you. Greetings from Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt were scheduled to
be heard over the radio but static
was so bad this part of the pro-
gram had to be given up. Super
intendent of Public Welfare l. P
Davis was POSTMASTER.
D. BRADFORD FEARING'S
supporters throughout Dare Coun.
ty cast 1856 votes for him in his
race for a seat in the Senate
chamber of the 1941 General AS.
sembly, according to complete ant
official election returns on May
20, 1910.
CAPT. JEFF HAYMAN'S lane
suit against w. S. Bailey, Adam
D. Etheridge, ct al, had come vi
so frequently in Superior Court a
Manteo that Judge ]. j. Barney
decided to end it once and for al
by instructing jury to decide il
Capt. Jeff's favor as the Spring
term of court came to an end OF
May 81, 1910.
NORMAN (TERRAPIN) WAR;
started a gold rush on Roanok,
Island early in June, 1910, whel
he found a $50 gold piece in al
abandoned State Highway pit OF
the North End of the island
Wards coin bore the date 1873 ant
tons of dirt were turned over b.
treasure seekers during the mex
few days seeking similar riches.
MISS SADIE HENDLEY wa
Dare County's home demonstra
ton agent in June, 1910, and busy
as bee setting up curb marke
on the upstairs porch Of the Nag
Head Casino where vacationer
at Mays Head could buy fresl
vegetables, eggs, fruits and flow
ers grown by Roanoke Islant
gardeners.
LEROY O'NEAL, S5-year-olt
Corolla man, lost his life instant
ly on June IL, 1910, when he wa
struck by lighting while working
on the beach near his home,
REP. LINDSAY C. WARREN
was talking to Manteo friends h
the Dare County courthouse b!
long distance telephone on tn,
morning of June IS, 1910, advising
them that President Roosevelt hat
approved $12,893 WPA stree
improvement project for the town
CHARLES OVERMAN was tn,