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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15
With ROD THOMAS

A new tournament. honoring
the memory of Ricky Harrison,
popular member of the Harrison
Roofers team. who died this
winter. will be held Saturday
and Sunday at the Rockville
Bowling Center. Some bowling
leaders are predicting the larg-
est entry of the season for such
an affair.
The Ricky Harrison Memorial
Handicap will take the place OF
the Rockville Handicap, which
last year attracted l18 entries
1t will be an annual event.
H. T. Harrison g. Sons, Inc,
has contributed 500 to the prize
fund, already guaranteed at S305
with $3.50 for first place plus a
trophy, 500 for second and SIS
for third, generous awards for
this type OF competition.
A particularly strong turnout
is expected from the District
Minor League. in which the Har-
rison Roofers bowl.
It's a five game test, with four
fifths handicaps computed from
1870 scratch and an entry fee OF
$3.50. Action will start each day
at 2 o'clock, with a 10 pm. dead
line.
Charlie Wade. the Rockville
proprietor, is high on Wayne
Sauder as a prospective duckpin
star. Wayne, at the age of 10,
already is quite formidable. as
witness an average of 1928 for
his last "a games III the ROCK
vile SIS Commercial League. He
began the streak December Is
with a 408 set and recently hit
for 400. His average for IS games
with STAINS Tastee Diner is ia
10.
Wade himself sparkled the
other night with a bronze medal
game Of 1T. Others at Rockville
with snappy performances were
Jack Mckinley who rolled l80-
433 and Tommy Logue with 49,
AIS.
Clete Pannell's Chevy Chase
ChevroletS apparently are well
supplied with octane. In edging
Grady Motors last night they
chung to a four-game lead in the
District Major League, a mighty
healthy margin in a league
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COUNTY OPERATING
EXPENSES CONTINUE
TO CLIMB HIGHER
Budget Proposed This Year Tc
Run County, Higher Than
That Of Last Year

The Dare County Commissioners
are having their usual budget
troubles, trying to find enough
money to run the various offices,
as requested by department heads,
and also to keep their promise to
reduce the taxes. Up to now, it
looks as if this is going to be a
hard job.
The proposed budget sought this
year is $225, 1893, Of this sum
$168, 401.S0 is proposed to be
raised from ad valoreum taxes.
The rest, to come from court fines,
various costs, and fees, and other
sources, and an estimated profit
from ABC stores of $2O,5OO, the
same amount being received the
fiscal year just closing. These
sums total $57, 572 in income esti-
mated from other sources than
taxation on property.
Last year the budget was higher.
1t totaled $260,967.12. But in this
sum was included $4,000 to buy
land at Manteo and Kitty Hawk
for school sites. The $4,000
doesn't have to be included this
year, so leaving it out, the budget
proposed this year will then be
some $4,000 greater than last year
for operation of the county. Pro-
vided of course the present budget
estimates are adopted.
However the Commissioners
have embarked on building new
Jail, and making courthouse i'm
provements, nobody knows how
must will cost in the end. This
week they have begun the task of
tearing down the old Jail in prep
aration for construction of the new
addition.
The estimated income this year
from sources other than taxation
will be some $4,000 short of last
See EXPENSES, Page Eight
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CURRITUCK COUNTY BEACH
SITE OF MULTI MILLION
RESORT CITY PROJECT
Historic WhaIehead Club Property at corolIa
Offered to Public in Planned Development,
With Proposed Golf Course. AirfieId. Hotels.
and Stores.

What has been anticipated in
North Carolina long time, and
foreseen by many forward looking
people who have recognized such
possibilities on this particular span
of beach has now broken into the
news. 1t is the development of the
historic Whalehead Club property,
known by many as Currituck
Beach. It is the scene of the brick
tower lighthouse, and the conlrnu-
nifty known by the postoffice of
Corolla. Until his death in the
2O's, it was owned by wealthy
Philadelphia architect, the late Ed
ward Knight, who with his eccen-
trio wife, former French actress,
have long since become fixed amid
the fable of the Coastland.
The first public offering of ocean
resort property at Corolla, N. CT
was announced this week June 24)
by officials of the Whalehead Club,
Inc, who said concurrently that a
carefully controlled 25 million dol
lar resort city will be built on the
historic site along the Atlantic
Coast.
The full-fledged city, for which
plans have been drawn by the Ohm
sted Brothers landscape architec-
tural firm of Brookline, Mass, will
be SO miles south of Virginia Beach
and located on the historic Outer
Banks of North Carolina.
The five-mile beach area COM
posing Corolla is bordered on the
west by Currituck Sound, thus
placing the resort city midway be-
tween bodies of salt and fresh wa
ter.
Long recognized as haven for
privacy, Corolla heretofore has
been an exclusive hunting club with
activities centering around the
magnificent Whalehead Club. The
Club is now exclusive owner of
the property and membership in
it VIII be necessary requisite to
purchase lots for home construc-
ton.
In addition, all building plans
will be subject to approval by a
club architectural committee.
The comprehensive development
plan drawn up for Corolla will di-
vide the city into two areas; the
first for residential construction
and exclusive golf course, yacht
club, club house and private bath
ing areas.
The 18-hole golf course will be
at the southern end of the area
and the present Whalehead Club
will become the basis of operations
for the Yacht Club. The other Sec
See PROJECT, Page Eight
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THE REV. MILFORD T. WAT
ERHOUSE, rector Of st. Peters
Episcopal Church, Washington, N.
c., will be guest minister at Water
side Theatre, on Roanoke Island,
Sunday morning. July /, when the
first in a series of Sabbath serv-
ices will be presented during the
Lost Colony season which opens
Saturday night, June 80. He is rec
tor of the largest Episcopal church
in the Eastern Diocese.
A feature of the Sunday serv-
ices will be music by the famous
Lost Colony Choir under the di-
rection of Elwood Keister with
Hedley Yost, one of the dramas
organists, providing musical &C.
compartment.
It will be the Rev. Mr.. Water
houses first appearance here as
guest minister for the services
which during the summer months
changes Waterside Theatre into q
place of worship for all peoples
See RECTOR, Page Eight
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BONES OF DEERING
REMOVED TO YARD
OF SAMUEL JONES
Famed Attraction on Ocraeoke Is
land Taken to Village Home
This Week.

The remains of the famed
schooner Carroll A. Deering which
have reposed on Ocracoke Island
for many years, were taken some
ten miles down the beach this week
by Sam Jones and placed on his
premises in Ocracoke Village. The
removal of this famous beach at
traction from the property of the
U. S. Park service gave some con-
Germ to residents who wished it to
remain where it was most likely
to have tourist appeal, and it gave
concern to National Park Service
officials, who began an investiga-
ton into the circumstances.
Ebert Cox, regional director of
the National Park Service said in
his office in Richmond that his men
had gotten in touch with Mr..
Jones, who said he had brought
the wreckage home to save it, and
that he would not only return it
to the Park Service on demand but
would assist in bringing together
other parts Of the wreck which
are now located at other spots on
the Cape Hatteras National Sea-
shore.
During a storm in 1866, the
See DEERING, Page Eight
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Especial to The Coastland Times)
KILL DEVIL HILLS, June 81
Al certificate of award from the
National Wildlife Federation has
been received recently by Major
James L. Murphy of Kill Devil
Hills in recognition of his years of
service in the cause of conserva-
ton.
Since his retirement from active
duty with the Marine Corps in
1916, Major Murphy has devoted
his time and efforts toward the
protection and preservation of our
state and national resources, our
wildlife, public lands, waters and
forests, and served for a number
of years on the Board of Directors
Of the North Carolina Wildlife
Federation. He was elected mem
Der of the board of directors of the
National Wildlife Federation in
their annual meeting in March of
this year.
Major Murphy has worked close
ly with Representative Bonner and
See MURPHY, Page Eight
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LENNON w. HOOPER;
RETIRED MERCHANT
DIES AT STUMPY POINT

One of the best known men of
Stumpy Point, Lennon w. Hooper,
SO, died Sunday morning at his
home after several months illness.
He was the son of the late Lorenzo
and Bethania II. Hooper. He was a
lifelong resident of the community,
and until a year ago, leading
merchant. For many years he, with
his brother E. M. Hooper, operated
Hooper Bros. general store. He had
served on the Dare County Board
of Education and in many posts
of community and church respon-
sibility, having been lifelong
member of Shiloh Methodist
Church. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Ruth Midget Hooper, BY d
son, L. w. Hooper Jr., daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jack Gaskill Of Elizabeth
City; two brothers, Jones Hooper
Of Elizabeth City, and E. M.
Hooper Of Winfall; sister, Mrs.
Bette Nixon of Stumpy Point.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at 8 pm. from the Meth
odist Church by Rev. A. L. G..
Stephenson, and burial was in the
community cemetery. The Berry
Company Of Swan Quarter direc-
tors.
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YOUTH BOUND OVER FOR
ENTERING COTTAGE AT
MACS HEAD SATURDAY

Harry B. Zackrison, Jr., 10, a
smart alecky youngster from Ar
lington, Va, was bound over to
Superior Court Tuesday by Judge
Baum in Dare Recorders Court, I'M
der $1,000 appearance bond. He
was held for the entering of the
home of Judge Edward L. CAST at
Mays Head Saturday night, while
in a drunken and silly condition.
Judge CAST, is a circuit court
Judge of Portsmouth, Va. and
caught the young man in his house.
The Judge testified that young
Zackrison had a mask over his
face, told him it was a stick-up,
and stuck his hand in his pocket.
The Judge knocked the young fell
low down, and held a gun on him
until officers came. He said the
boy told him he had been drunk
for II months.
On the witness stand the offend
err admitted being drunk. Said he
was spending the week end on the
beach with his parents at nearby
cottage, and started drinking Tom
Collinses with his parents in the
afternoon, later going to other
places on the beach, where he
drank numerous beers. That he
was being taken home by his faith
er, and ran away from him. That
later he found himself hiding I'M
der Judge CASTS house. He said
he did not remember all he did.
The boys father, Government
empl5ye also appeared in court as
witness in his sons behalf.
Other cases disposed Of in Tues
days court were the following
submissions:
Erwin H. Price, Avon, drunk on
highway, $40 and costs. Moses E.
Peterson of Swan Quarter, operat-
ing a car on wrong side Of high
way, SIS and costs. Ernest C. Fem
tress Of Norfolk, operating car to
left Of center line when not in
passing, $40 and costs. Theo. r.
Meekins Jr., Manteo, failing TO OBJ
serve a stop sign, s. and costs.
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FRIDAY. NIGHT SET
FOR BEAUTY Show
MACS HEAD CASINO
Pretty Girls Lined Up For Miss
Universe Contest Corona
fion Ball

A beautiful girl who will become
the 1856 "Miss North Carolina" to.
represent the state in the Miss
Universe Contest at Long Beach,
California, later this summer will
be selected at Mays Head Casino
on Friday night in a pageant of
beauty to be followed by a corona
ton ball in her honor.
The Friday night events will
bring to close the three-day
statewide Miss North Carolina for
Miss Universe events that started
at noon on Wednesday.
Only five contestants had shown
up by Friday night, but Buck
Cowling of Virginia Beach, who
has been working with Tom
Briggs, George Croker, George
Fearing, Miss Sarah Halliburton
and other Mays Head Chamber of
Commerce officials say that by the
time of judging on Friday evening
there viii be a minimum of 10 or
IL persons taking part in the
event. Already here to lend assist
ance in planning is Oracle R. Cog
gin, the states Miss North Caro-
lima in the Universe event last
year and by Friday evening Miss
Virginia of 1856, Jeanne Asbel,
will be on the scene to also help
with details.
On Wednesday afternoon the
five arrivals, Dell Hargis, Miss
Charlotte; Betty Brinson, Miss
Washington; Shirley Bagwell,
Miss Raleigh; Sylvia Croker,
Miss Rocky Mount and Barbara
Taylor, Miss Mays Head, and Miss
North Carolina of '55 were honored
guests at the Beacon Motor Lodge
for meet the press swim party
and buffet luncheon. Miss Diane
See CONTEST. Page Eight
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thought neeoeu
veopment of We knew no could take place
comparable enjoyed other sections of the
We that nebong counties and ourselves could
effectively until the us by
aw had been built to unite
plentiful natural fast being
paed through wastefu practices and believed that such wfu
would eventually wind woefu want We believed new
of income would be sustain people, and
would be of prime necessity in this event
these roads, of which built would
indeed with commercial fishing
timber industry shut enterprises
ped roads have been built which has
possible tourist business which steadily
Bridges of course are part of the
industry other little enterprises de-
surfaced including construction of delayed road Hat
Oracoke We the Coatan Sound Bridge nearing
completion Of bridges Ali
River Inlet And before shall insist that these
when built shall be toe all other bridges in North
Carolina There why should be singled out and dis
eliminated against by toll bridges so long as we are North oaro
counties commonwealth There place
North Cardinals exalted road for tolbridges
running newspaper believe there place for wshy
editor positive position
of trying please everybody Naturally anything be accom-
pshd must times be offended that
its people often stands in the way of selfish interests
sincerely community should unite
public We cannot tolerate actions of those
while holding public office gained through the confidence their
nehbor motvaed in their official actions by desire for
gain patience with laundering people
responsibilities duties of public office the
peoples money continually down the quality of
public people We tolerate
those wh filling offices and places of trust and responsibility at
expense people, that these be given
their relatives or close friends regardless honesty ability
schoolhous that
community service established should be designed and
executed rendering good
greatest number of people This rule Of
works hardhps always for few people, but it better than
suffer than the most to be deprived Of their rights
devotion for the stated herein has led
many people only their friends
holding patronage newspaper attempt get
boycott dollars
failed 70 get lot o business from u.s. and which they would have
See PUBLICATION. Pare Eight
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DRlflKVVATER TO APPEAR
ON DAVE GARROWAY'S
PROGRAM ON JULY Is

A. w. Drinkwater, Manteo's man
of first flight fame, now Ground
Observer in Manteo, is to be fea-
tured on Dave Garroway's TV pro-
gram in New York on July 18th,
and will fly there with R. H. Stone,
principal of the Manteo School of
last term, who is now serving
as Post Supervisor of the GOO in
Manteo.
Master Sergeant L. L. Scott of
Elizabeth City, head of the GOO
in nine counties of eastern N. C,
and Virginia was in Manteo We'd
nesday making arrangements with
Mr.. Drinkwater and Mr.. Stone
about attending this show.
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EDITING a WEEKLY NEWSPAPER a QUARTER CENTURY
IN BARREN FIELD WHERE NONE FLOURSEiED BEFORE
We Feel Grateful and Humble For Your Patience and Goodness We Hope
We Have Been Helpful We Look Faith Days
By VICTOR MEEKINs

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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-06-29
PAUL GREEN, LOST COLONY'S
AUTHOR, AND ROBERT HUMBER
WILL APPEAR AT OPENING
Both VIII Be Speakers Saturday Night When
Show Opens For lis 10Th Season at Old Fort
Raleigh Amphi+hea+re. Prospects For Busy
Season Now Appear Good.

Paul Green, author of the play,
and Robert Lee Humber, board
chairman of Roanoke Island His
torical Association, sponsors of
the drama, will make Introductory
remarks as the Lost Colony's 10Th
season is launched here on Satur-
day night in Waterside Theatre at
the same spot where it had it's
original premiere on July a, 1887.
General Manager R. E. Jordan
stated today that advance tickets
sales were up to par with other
seasons and that if weather con-
ditions remained as perfect as dur
ing the past several days a large
audience should be present on Sat
urday when the shows 766th per-
Torrance is presented.
"This year we have had the adj
vantage of a more varied type of
advance promotion than in pre-
vious seasons, and this, plus the
fact that many vacationists are
now in the area seems to be an adj
vance assurance that we will have
a large audience Saturday night"
he said.
"This year too,' Jordan added,
1--WE have we believe, overcome a
problem that existed during pre-
vious seasons. We believe we have
the mosquito problem virtually
solved insofar as the theatre itself
is concerned through our system
of spraying and the installation of
electric devices for killing night
flying insects. These electric in
sect killers add a colorful touch of
neon blue in the dark spots where
they have been installed"
Directors Opinion
Director Clifton Britton who has
been whipping the show in shape
through many days of strenuous
rehearsals seemed to be well
pleased today with his 1856 edi-
ton of the worlds longest-lived
outdoor production. There are
more new principals in the cast
this season than in any year since
Britton succeeded Samuel Selden
as director of the show.
"The new actors have been do
ing an excellent job with their
parts, far better than l expected,
especially from those new to the
cast who had never before seen
performance of the Lost Colony"
said Britton.
There are new actors this year
in such roles as Eleanor Dare, the
female lead played by Jan Saxon
Of Charlotte; Simon Fernando, by
Charles Barrett; Dame Coleman by
Margaret Joslin; David Singleton
as Father Martin; Governor White
by Harold O'Tuel; Uppowoc by
Charles McCraw; Harvey T. War
rem as the historian and Phil
Bruins in the comi-tragi role of
Old Tom Harris.
Also there are the veteran ac-
tors in lead roles, Martin F. Ger
rish as John Borden; Mary Wood
Long as the dynamic Queen Eliza.
beth; Harley Streif as Ananias
Dare; Grace Davis as Agona; Oil
yer Link as Sir Walter Raleigh
and Woody Fearing as Chief Man
teo. About half of the cast this
year are natives of Roanoke Is
land and included in this group in
addition to Woody Fearing and
Grace Davis, mentioned before, are
Marjalene Thomas, first island ma
tive to become a member Of the
choir, who also plays Joyce Arch
See COLONY, Page Eight
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11

Shrine of Texas liberty" He's pre-
pared to travel miles to see the old
fort, and invariably is aStonished to
find it Smack-dab in the middle of
town. No chance of forgetting the
Alamo when it stands here, bathed
in sunlight, right outside your hotel
window!
The Alamo was built about 1856 as
the Mission San Antonio de Valero,
but was transformed into a fort about
1893. Here, in 1886, Colonel William
Travis and 1877 Texan stalwarts made
an inspired but futile stand against
Mexico'S Santa Anna and an army
of 500.
The Texans were maSSacred to
man, but General Sam Houston (who
had opposed the stand as futile in the
first place. used the cry Remember
the Alamo" as rallying call to such
good purpose that he turned the
tables on Santa Anna less than two
months later in the decisive battle of
San Jacinto.
For years the wrecked Alamo lay
neglected. In one dreary span it eyen
was used to store beer barrels. Now,
however, it has been restored to a
semblance of its former glory, and is
one of Americas greatest shrines.
John Gunther AYERS, in fact, that
Texas, without consent of Congress,
might have split itself into five Ordi-
nary-Sized states long ago - except
that nobody could decide which Of
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Is he leaving for he office just returnne Neither the
Arrow Page foreground Gin will tell Both look fresh
all day long You see, both have soft collars with hidden stays.
The Glen has the Arrow link cuff (no-fod French ppc),
while the Page has French cuffs Both feature the famous "San
rzed label Page $780, Gin, $685. Arrow silk and raynn
Tie $3.50. Arrow Shirts available in boys Sizes
Cuett, Peabody & Co, Inc.
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Tall Ones From Texas

the new Texas states would get the
Alamo!
When met Maury Maverick, Jr.
and Ed Ray, of the ''San Antonio
Express" in the Menger Hotel
lobby, was bit reluctant to refer to
current tall tales about Texas, but l
was soon reminded of the fact that
nobody enjoys these stories more
than Texans themselves. There was
one, for instance, about San Anto-
mans being SO big and strong they
pitch horseshoes with the horses still
in them. And another about the dl-
Iionaire whose check came back from
the bank stamped "Insufficient
funds" He was relieved, however, to
find the further notation, ''Ours -
not yours"
Down along the Rio Grande, re-
ports Lon Tinkle, of The Dallas
News" the Texan girls mature early
and, of course, they're all long
Stemmed and raviShing. A rancher
in those parts married one such
beauty on her fifteenth birthday, but
then admitted to his nav that he had
a problem to face. "What do ! do
nOw?" he pOndered glOOmiIy. TAKE
her on honeymoon, or send her to
camp?"
The last straw. There's nom
conformiSt in Dallas today, Editor
Ted Dealey informed me, who is try
ing to cross parakeet with black
panther. I'm the unlikely event that
this experiment turns out SUCCESS
fully" queried Dealey, what do you
hope to prove by it?''
Dunno" admitted the innOva-
tor, ''but I'll tell you this: If it yeIls
at me, ! sure amt going to answer
back!' BENNETT CERT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-11

First thing any
visitor to San
Antonio wants to
see especially a
kid who has been
goggle-eyed over
the exploits of
Davy Crockett -
is the Alamo, the