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The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25

Much of the time We tell the weather just by looking at it. What We don't get oil the instruments We have to get by guess and by gosh. "
 Mrs. Ferguson said the rearing of nine children Kept her too busy in Alaska to leave t the past 46 years. She was born in WrangaI, attended st. Annes Academy in New Westminster, B. C.. then re- turned to live in WrangeH in 1910. Her husband. Harry died in 1949
 Mrs. Ferguson's children are Mrs. $. G. Peterson and Mrs. Donald Hesch, both of Seattle; Mrs. John c. Scott, IT., Eugene, Ore: Miss Yolanda Ferguson, New York. and Hall. Valentine, Thorne and Steele Ferguson and Mrs. A. B. Nelson, all of Wrsngell. Mrs Ferguson has
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
SLIDES TO BE SHOWN
 AT SALVATION ARMY HALL

In connection witL national SAL walton Army Week, May 70 to 21. there will be slides shown of Sal walton Army work in both the Ter ritory of Hawaii and of Alaska al the Salvation Arm hall tonight at the regular service at s o'clock.
 Many other pictures of Hawaiian scenes will also be shown at this meeting which will be of interest to the general public in addition to those depicting Salvation Army work. The public is cordially invit- cd.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
16 grandchildren.

16 grandchildren.
 Mrs. Ferguson said she received Her finest impression of Seattle one recent afternoon in CIoverdale Street during the rush of traffic from the Boeing Airplane Co. plant.
 There We were, rushing along in all that traffic, Mrs. Ferguson -aid when all the cars stopped to let a mother quail and her nine little chicks across the street. Why, I've never seen anything like it. And in a big city like this"
 Ever since I left WrangeI the suns probably been shining" said Mrs. Ferguson. They won't let me hear the last of that. Naturally. they blame me for all the weather. They seem to think that's pretty funny"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
LAST CHURCH SCHOOL SESSION TOMORROW

The last Church School session for the school term will be held at St. Philips tomorrow morning. On Sunday. at the regular Sunday ser ice at 1O:3O a. m, the Church School Will have it's closing service and awards to the pupils will be given out. At this service, also, the newly confirmed class of young people will make their first Com munion.
 Church School will De closed for the summer but will reopen upon Fr Halls return from two months furlough in the first part of Sep tember.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
SCHOOL MANUALS ON SALE AT IRENE'S AND CASSIAR CAFE

MIS- AIce NO0T1Ies, English in- sructor at the high school, said today that with the closing of the school building for the summer copies of the school Year Book can be obtained from Fern Skulstad at thc Cassiar Cafe or at Irene's.
 She also wished to point out that the Degree of Pocahontas and the names Of Mil and Mrs. Carroll Hamley, who contributed toward the Year Book were inadvertently omitted from the published copies.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
MANSON-OSBER LOW BIDDERS ON WHITE ALICE" PROJECT

SEATTLE -R- Manson-Osberg Construction Co.,, Seattle, was the only one to bid on the White AL ice defense facilities at Fort Yu- kon and Kotzebue. The company already has projects under way at both sites.
 Their bid on the Fort Yukon job was $796.00O, we'll above the gov ernment estimate of $6S3.446 For the kotzebue project they bid $910,OO0, against government es- timate of $912.712.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
INSTITUTE BAND CONCERT SATURDAY: ATHLETIC AWARDS TO BE GIVEN

W. $. Watkins, principal of the Wrangell Institute announces that tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock tAe Wrangeu Institute band will give a recital ill the Institute gym uasium Following this, awards will h. given to the winners of the various track and field events held at the Institute May IT, The public s cordially invited to attend.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
AMERICAN LEGION WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY WEDNESDAY

Gordon Buness, Commander of the local American Legion Post, today announced that the Post will hold Memorial Day services at the old gymnasium at lO:3O a. m. We'd nesday.
 Walter M. Smith, American Leg ion Department Service Officer and Adjutant, will be the speaker of the day.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
owITE 10 hNCEcPhGE

William "DrcEy" Smith. son of Wrangelrs Mayo. a~I Jrs Vern smith, flew to Anchorage this week where he will work for the Standard Cl Co. durila the sum mer. lie will return il time to re- sume studies at Wraneel High this fall
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
FELIX VILLARMA OFT OF SERVICE

FeIiX Nillarma, local boy. has completed his service in the Navy and was given his honorable dis charge May 15 according to word to his mother Mrs. Winston Davies, here, He is expected to return to Wrangell in a short time
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
WORKING AT HAYNES

Rex Zimmerman. who graduated from WrangelI High last week, IS in Haines where lie is working for the summer. Tn the fall he expects 70 go on to Fairbanks where he will attend the University of All aska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
AT THE HOSPITAL

Admitted to Bishop Rowe Cen eral hospital this week were:
 Mrs. Leo Cramer Mrs. Helena Buness, Mrs. Maurean Lewis and Marge Campbell The latter from Telegraph Creek.
 Dischar rel were Toe Trudeau and Gordon Rooney.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
HALIBUT BRING 12 TO IA CENTS IN KETCHIKAN

KETCHIKAN -iR- The first halibut of the season sold for IA and r cents pound here yester- day. The fish were landed by the halibuter Leading Lady, which had to cut it's trip short because of gurdy trouble It catch was l,2OO pounds.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
Too late to Classify

FOR SALE -A A black Hudson seal coat size IS. like new. Value over $7oo. will sell fcr $500 cash Write Box S01, Sentinel 26-tfc
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25

In Wrangell, Harold Heaton, manager of the local cold storage. said two boats had landed halibut here, the Seven Brothers with 23.- 0o0 pouuns and s. W. and Bud Jen- kins with an undisclosed amount.
 Local prices have not vet been determined
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
DERBY FISH LADDER

Following is the standing of participants in the Third An ual Wrangen King Salmon Derby sponsored by Buness Bros. store.
 Marvin Peterson, AZ lbs. 3 Oz. Sydney Jenkins, 42 lbs. g Oz. Sidney Mccullough, 38 lbs. IA oz. High this week
 Sydney Jenkins, 42 lbs. g oz.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-05-25
HOUSLEYS TO JUNEAU

Ar. and Mrs. Mel Housley, local school teachers, and son, Jimmie, flew to Juneau this week on a visit to the Capital city.
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
SAILOR STAYS WIFE
BRINGS HER TO DARE
AND BURIES BODY
Finally Confesses Crime and Leads
Police to Grave Near
Kitty Hawk

Hans H. Paasch, Hickory, Va,
Sailor, who confessed Friday morn
ing to shooting his wife and bury
ing her under a tree in Dare
County is in Norfolk County, Va.
Jail unable to post $4,000 bond.
Norfolk County Commonwealth
Attorney Peter M. Arson reported
that Paasch signed a full confess
sion Friday afternoon and was
formally charged about 4:40 pm.
with feloniously killing and staying
his wife.
He was taken from his cell
briefly to be fingerprinted and
then returned to the lookup to
await preliminary hearing sched-
uled for 9 am. Monday in the
Norfolk County Civil and Police
Court.
All three of the Paasch children
were turned over to Norfolk
County welfare officials to await
COuIL REORGANIZATION
According to police, Paasch shot
his wife, Lauretta, on the George
Washington Canal bank some two
miles south of Deep Greek in Nor
folk County on Oct. 16, drove the
body to Dare County and hid it
in some underbrush. Paasch's
three children, the oldest three
years old, were with him at the
time.
Police say Paasch admits leaving
the youngest child, 11-months old
Patricia, in a Catholic Church in
Elizabeth City, Oct. 18. The child
was taken to Elizabeth City police
headquarters. Chief w. C. Owens
launched an inquiry to identify
the baby's parents, and turned the
baby over to Pasquotank County
welfare personnel.
Chief Owens was Joined by South
Norfolk police, SBI agents and
other officials-in both North
Carolina and Virginia, in a con-
tinuing investigation until Paasch
broke down under the strain Fri
day and cleared up the battling
mystery.
Previously a lie detector test
had failed to aid the police in
developing lead in solving .,the
case. Statements of one of the
children that "mommy was shot
and buried under a tree" helped
point suspicion to Paasch. Also a
22-calibre pistol was found in his
possession.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
Few People Desire to Hold
County Office While Pros
PeritY Holds Up

The election next Tuesday in
Dare will offer a lone Republican
candidate seeking county office.
Capt. Victor Daniels of Wanchese,
"a highly regarded citizen, and a
grandson of the late George
Charles Daniels, long time Repub-
lican leader and once Represent
alive of Dare, is seeking to be a
county commissioner. He is oppos-
ing Lawrence Swain Of Manteo.
While not expected to get any
where near election, he is counting
on considerable Democratic votes
in Atlantic Township, where so
much antagonism was stirred up
during the school fight last year.
On the county Democratic ticket
next week will be one newcomer
he being Capt. Frank H. Newcomb
Midget Of Waves, who was nomi-
mated in the primary to succeed
j. w. Scarborough of Avon who
has had four terms. Hallett Perry
of Kitty Hawk, a former Commits
sioner is again on the ticket. The
Democratic County ticket is as
follows:
For Sheriff: F. M. Cahoon; For
Clerk of the Court, C. S. Meekins;
for Representative, R. Bruce
Etheridge; For Coroner, Marvin
Rogers; For Register of Deeds,
Melvin R. Daniels; For Recorders
Judge, w. F. Baum; For Com
missioners: Mainland District, C.
C. Duvall; Atlantic Township,
Hallett F, Perry; Mays Head
Township, Lawrence L. Swain;
Kennekeet Township, Newcomb
Midget; Hatteras Township, E.
p. White.
When the Board of Commission
ers reorganizes on the first meet
ing in December, it will have two
new members on the Board, and
it is expected that C. C. Duvall
will be replaced as Chairman by
See ELECTION, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02

Wednesday. Capt. Everton will also
serve at NC as assistant comman-
dant Of cadets.
A native of Columbia, Capt.
Everton served as radio operator
with the u. s. Merchant Marine
from 1914 to 1947. He was grad
uated from Multi-engine Flying
School at Reese Air Force Base,
Okla, in 1850. He came to NC
from years tour of duty in
Labrador. where he flew Arctic
resupply and special missions.
Capt. Everton received a bache-
lor of arts degree in education
frmo Sacramento State College,
Calf. With his wife and three
daughters, he lives at 6792 Golf
way drive, Mt. Healthy, Ohio.
Capt. Everton has q grandfather
living on Rt. 8, Columbia. Mrs.
Everton is the former Lovestine
paughtry. daughter of Mrs, Il. x.
Hines, 100 Deyahe St., Columbia.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
ROADWAY, INLET TO
FORT RALEIGH JOB
TO COST $3o7.093
Bridge at Columbia to Cost Over
Half-MiIlion; Bids Received
This Week

The Brown Paving Company of
Lexington this week submitted to
the State Highway and Public
Works Commission the low bid of
$780,, 093.10 for improvement on
27.9 miles of highway between
Manns Harbor and Oregon Inlet,
known as u. S. 81 and which may
indicate that the road will be num-
bered officially as U. S. Ga all
the way to the Inlet. Some in
terests have advocated that U. S.
81, which begins on the west coast,
be designated all the way to Cape
Hatteras.
This bid this week is for sand
asphalt base surfacing as follows:
from Manns Harbor North to
Croatan Sound bridge; from Fort
Raleigh to Whalebone, and from
there to Oregon Inlet.
A bid was also received this
week for improvements in Tyrrell
County connecting with the new
proposed bridge over Scuppernong
River at Columbia. The bid was
for 0-S miles of grading, paving
and structure in this relocation;
roadway TO M. R. Keech, Pinetown,
$124,816.25 structures, McGill Con-
tracing Co., Whitmire s. c.,
$4SS, 107.80; moving of buildings,
]. w. Watkins, Creedmore, $1O,SS0.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
ENTHUSIASM ATTENDS THE
OPENING OF DARE CIVIL
DEFENSE RADIO CLASSES

The Dare County Civil Defense
Radio Class began Tuesday night,
October 80, with a great deal of
enthusiasm, under the able and
capable direction of Goodrich Will
liams, the Dare County Civil De-
tense Radio Officer.
Classes will be held on Tuesday
and Thurdsay nights from 5 to 10
pm. When the present class is
graduated, a new class will be
started. Women and youngsters Of
responsible age will be organized
into special classes later on. Those
persons throughout the county
who are interested in attending
future classes are urged to regis
ter with Robert X. Gum, Phone
202-W, Manteo.
Registrants of the first Radio
Operators Class as as follows:
James Cutrell, Darrell Midget,
Ryan Midget, Ben Shannon,
Roger Shannon, Carl Swain, Mar
vim Mann, Willis Wise, Arnold
Wright, John Earle ST., John
Earle Jr., Fred Trew, w. H.
Bunch and Raymond White III.
Training and assistance is being
given by the following licensed
operators: Randy Houston, Man.
teo high school student and H. o.
Bridges.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
ENGINEERS TOLD OF
NEED TO DEEPEN
OCRACOKE INLET
Vigorous Support Given Project at
Hearing Held Saturday
at Oriental
By FRED WHITAKER

Observation-Disclosures of coastal
North Carolina, representatives OF
fishing interests, the inland ports,
and the State Government gather
ed here Saturday to present their
case to the u. S. Army Corps of
Engineers for the deepening and
sterilization of Ocracoke Inlet.
They emphasized that this i'm
portant key in the economic de-
velopment of the coastal economy
should be made a water gateway,
rather than a partially stoppered
bottleneck daring" them to use it.
The formal presentations to the
engineers, headed by Col. H. C.
Rowland, Jr., district engineer, and
Col. j. H. jackson, assistant dis
trict engineer, was made by the
North Carolina Fisheries Associa-
ton. Those appearing in the for
NAL presentation were President
Garland Fulcher, Director w. H.
Potter, Attorney John Rodman,
Fred Whitaker, George Garner,
and R. r. Rivenbark. Stanley
Wahab of Ocracoke, President OF
the All-Seashore Highway Asso-
citation attended.
Following informal oral present
alton, which included a procession
of fishing boat captains, the sum-
ming up was given by Second
District Congressman Graham II.
Barden Of New Bern. In closing
the meeting, Col. Rowland COM
plimented the group and indicated
that he was favorably impressed
with the presentation.
The formal presentation indi-
Gated that the completion of the
project would mean a minimum
of $10,000,000 annually to the
fishing industry of the state. 1t
pointed out also that fleet dam
age now ran into thousands of
dollars each year, with the pre-
diction that the damage this COM
ing winter season would be. in
creased by so per cent above last
year.
The 65-page NCFA brief indi-
Gated that the $33, 100000 fishing
fleet now brought an income of
$12,500,0O0 to North Carolina, and
it listed 752 fishing vessels Of all
types.
Cecil Morris of Atlantic, chair
man of the Fisheries Committee
Of the N. C. Board of Conserva-
ton and Development, stated that
nothing else could be done to help
the coastal economy more than to
stabilize Ocracoke Inlet, giving
access to the rich Raleigh Bay
fishing grounds just outside it.
While the Fisheries Association
stressed the economic and dam
age loss by the denial of the use
of Ocracoke Inlet, Congressman
Barden stressed as most import
ant the national defense factor.
See OCRACOKE, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
oEsIA DRIVER sAYsMAM GIVES MENsAY
cKGT IN DARof $500 oesR DARE E o DASs

d. A. Rogers, Jr., a young Man
teo man in his early 2O's was held
under bond of $4,000 Tuesday when
he waived examination Tuesday
in Recorders Court, and his case
goes on the Spring term of Super
ior Court. He is charged by Mar
win Daniels, taxi driver, party boat
operator, and fish dealer, with
having entered the place in which
he was DOING, Monday evening
and robbing him of some 5000 in
cash, after first assaulting him
with a flash light, beating him
severely about the head and face.
Daniels reported to Night Off
Ger Dan Cannady, and after all
officers were alerted, Rogers was
arrested later in the night. The
Clerk of the Court now holds $120
in cash which police reported as
having been found under the seat
in Rogers car.
Rogers, described by his, friends
as good fellow at heart, frequent
ly has alterations of sorts, or else
gets in the wrong company for he
is often in court on offenses of
various kinds, often having to do
with traffic violations.
The alleged scene of the assault
was in the fish market which
Daniels is interested in operating,
and where he spends deal of his
time and sometimes sleeps. He is
known to carry fairly large sums
of money on his person. The as
sault took place shortly after dark.
Police are inclined to the view
there was more than one person
involved in the assault.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
CRAY GIVEN 80 DAYS FOR
ASSAULT ON ALTON BEST
S+umpy Point Man Appeals Case;
Other News Of Recorders
and Superior Courts.

A third episode has taken place
in the series of crimes in which
Thurston Gray of Stumpy Point
is involved. 1t occurred this week
when Gray was sentenced by Re
corder w. F. Baum, 60 days on the
roads for assaulting Alton Best
of Stumpy Point.
Gray, along with Buren, Twiford
of Stumpy Point was sentenced
to nine months on the roads last
week in Superior Court, after con-
viction of having maliciously dam
aged fish nets belonging to Best.
They have appealed to Supreme
Court for a new trial.
Gray also has to appear in Su-
perior Court in Currituck County
in January to be tried for the
malicious burning of woodlands of
the West Virginia Company. Judge
Bone ordered the case removed
from Dare last week, it appearing
that no fair trial could take place
in Dare County. Buren, Twiford,
an ex-convict had previously been
involved in the burning case, but
had gotten clear.
In Recorders Court this week,
Judge Baum fined E. B. Midget
Jr. S. and costs for failing to OBJ
serve a stop sign. He also fined
VIM. L. Rogers $40 and costs for
traffic violation.
Last week in Superior Court a
mistrial resulted in the trial of
Willis Wilson, a taxi-driver of
Manteo, who was charged with
possession of whiskey for purpose
of sale. On this, the final day of
Superior Court, Julian Clark was
convicted of driving while drunk
and paid a fine of 500 and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
MRS. RUTH KELLY JONES
WIFE OF SAM G. JONES
ocRAcOKE NATIVE. DIES

Mrs. Mary Ruth Kelly Jones,
6S, wife Of Sam G. Jones, and
daughter of the late Capt. William
C. and Mrs. Neva Howard Kelly,
died at 1915 pm. Monday al
Norfolk.
Mrs. Jones was a native OF
Ocracoke Island, and had been q
resident of Norfolk for Al years
residing at Diamond Springs in
Princess Anne County at the time
of her death.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by four sons: Sam G. Jones
Jr., Of Diamond Springs, William
C. Jones, Of Franklin, Howard E
Jones, and Charles Anderson Jones
Of Norfolk; one daughter, Mrs. N
o. Scott Jr., of Monterey, Calf.
eight grandchildren and one broth.
er; E. Carleton Kelly Of Ocracoke
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
Highway Commission Considers
Abandoning Project Result
Of Right Of Way
Opposition

The State Highway Commission
has about 100000 set up for a
new road through the Mays Head
area; but the money may go else
where if right-of-way difficulties
aren't settled soon.
The new road would carry US
1853 from Wright Memorial Bridge
through Jockey Ridge to Whale
bone,. and would lie about 1000
feet west, or inland, of the pres
ent road.
State Highway Engineer w. H.
Rogers Jr. said the change would
provide a location less affected
by ocean storms and road which
would be able to handle beach
season traffic with less congestion.
The proposed right-of-way would
be about $50 feet wide, or wide
enough to allow for a dual lane
highway in the future.
The existing road would be re-
tanned on the highway system and
would continue to be maintained
by State forces.
Rogers said the proposed 1000
foot distance between the two
roads would allow room for resi-
dental and business development.
The project has been ready for
a go-ahead sign for about year.
The 100000 would cover grading
and structures. The paving would
come later in separate contract.
"But," Rogers said, "we're hav-
ing trouble getting right-of-way."
If the. troubles are not resolved
soon, he said, the money will have
to be transferred to other work.,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-02
w. VA. co. BUILDING
2I5 MILES ROADS IN
MAINLANDj SWAMPS,
Woodlands Road and Drainage
Project To Cost One and.
Three Fourfhs MiiIion!!
By AYCOCK BROWN

In a northeastern North Caro-!
lima region which many thought
was destined to be an everlasting
wilderness, the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Company is build
ing a road system that will cost
when completed $1,737, 900. Total
mileage of the project which en-
braces the Dare and Tyrrell dis
tricts Of the Company's North
Carolina Woodlands will be 215
miles and the road building pro-
gram is scheduled for completion
by the end of the fiscal year in
1858.
Completed or nearing completion
are 95 miles of primary roads,
under construction are 120 miles.
These roads are in a region
where it was difficult at first to
get private contractors on the job,
first started, shortly after the N.
C. Woodlands division of West
Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
acquired its first acreage in this
area of the state in 1852. Today
the West Virginia company owns
more than 100000 acres, mostly in
Dare and Tyrrell, and some tracts
in Washington and Hyde.
In the primary system og 95
miles Of roads there were sc
bridges to be built and log Gull
verts placed for drainage purposes,
The second phase system of 100
miles will include 48 bridges and
240 culverts.
Due to the unusual terrain,
where it is necessary in building
roads to cross jungle-like swamps
and lands where for ages water
has covered deep layers of soft
peat soil, the projects have been
tough. 1t required 13 MONTHS to
completed a nine mile segment
from U. S. Highway 264 to Whip
ping Creek, a tributary of ALI
gator River. One dragline operat-
ing 16 hours daily, five days each
week was used in the construc-
ton Of the Whipping Creek road.
The best days progress on this
rugged route was about 200 feet
as compared to nearly no progress
on other days when ancient stumps
of great cypress trees, some eight
feet in diameter, were encountered.
The network of roads will serve
many purposes in the development
of N. C. Woodlands, one of the
most important being fire protec-
ton. Fires have been the greatest
handicap to developing and con-
serving the forests of this area.