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The coastland times., 1956-11-23

ROBERT G. WILLIAMS of Man
teo, who graduated in 1854 from
the Manteo High School, is the
second home town boy to enter the
U. S. Coast Guard Academy at
New London, Conn. where he is
training for a commission in the
service. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Manning Williams of Man.
teo, and his father is retired
Coastguardsman, as was his pater-
nal grandfather, and many other
relatives, including maternal un-
cles. He is due to graduate with
the class of 1860. The Academy
says the community and school can
be justly proud of this cadet, who
proved himself to be of the highest
physical, academic and moral
standards before he was given an
to the Aca d e m y
through competitive examinations
Capt. Richard M. Hoyle who has
long been attached to the Norfolk
office is anotherManteo boy who
rose in the service through the
Coast Guard Academy.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
CIVIL DEFENSE CLASSES
UNDER DIRECTION OF DR..
HARVEY BEGIN NOV. 20

Civil defense classes will begin
in Manteo on Wednesday night,
November %, under the direction
of DR.. w. w. Harvey, it was an
nounced this week. The classes
will be held in Memorial Clinic
and will begin at 8 o'clock. Per-
sons interested in taking part in
the classes, which will be for first
aid and general survival instruc-
ton are urged to attend, it was
stated by DR.. Harvey.
This is a new phase in the Civil
Defense program that is being set
up in Dare County and here on
Roanoke Island. Previously organ
lied and now being held at regu-
lar intervals are communication
classes under the direction of Good
rich Williams.
The program when organized
with the training of persons in
various activities is expected to be
of great need, when and if this
area becomes an escape route for
nearby target areas in nuclear
warfare.
The overall program in Dare is
under the direction of Robert Gum
and Frederick Trew.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
TWO GOVERNORS TO
HUNT TOGETHER AT
LAKE MATTAMUSKEET
Governor Griffin Of Georgia To
Join Governor Hodges in
Waterfowl Hunting
December 3 and 4

Governors of two states are ex-
pected to hunt at Lake Mattamus-
keet December 3rd and 4th, in
cluding our own Governor Luther
H. Hodges. Georgia's Governor
Marvin Griffin is also making
plans to visit the nationally
known waterfowl hunting area.
Included in the party will be
the following: E. A. Clement of
Southern Bell and Telegraph
Company in Raleigh, who is MAX
ing arrangements for the party;
William Saunders of Raleigh; H.
G. Booth, ]. S. Stone, H. Y. Alex
ander, and R. R. Stubbs, all of
Charlotte; John Larkin of Tren-
ton, Edwin Pate of Laurinburg,
Harold Makepeace of Sanford, and
Ed Crosland and John Doerfer Of
Washington, D. c.
Governor Hodges annually hunts
at Mattamuskeet. Former Cover
nor Herman Talmadge of Georgia
also was hunter in Hyde County
on several occasions.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
ERNEST BROWN DUDLEY, "a
DIES SUNDAY IN COLINGTON

Ernest Brown Dudley, "a, died
Sunday at 500 am. at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Walter Will
liams, in Colington.
He was native of Avon and
had been living in Colington for
the past three years. He was a
member of the Assembly of God
Church in Colington.
He was the son of the late John
and Bethany Hooper Dudley and
widower of the late Missouri Gray
Dudley.
The body was removed to the
Twiford Funeral Home in Manteo
and funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at pm. in the Assem-
bly, of God Church at Colington
by the Rev. w. P. Nixon, pastor.
Burial followed in the Nelson
Cemetery in Colington. Remains
lay in state one hour prior to
funeral services in the church.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
MANTEO MEMORIAL CLINIC
GIVEN HOSPITAL STATUS

The Manteo Memorial Clinic,
operated by DIR. w. w. Harvey and
built by Fearings Inc. of Manteo
this year to give the community a
much needed facility, has been
awarded Physician Hospital status
by the N. C. Medical Care Com
mission, it was revealed here this
week. This is news of interest to
the community in that it gives as
surance to its people, and it's visit
ors, that here are the better class
facilities for medical care.
Each building of this type must
be built to certain standards
established by the State Commits
sion. Also its equipment, and its
operation, its staff and its records
must come up to certain standards,
This facility is operated by DR..
w. w. Harvey Jr. and provides
trained nursing facilities.
When the Fearing Brothers
planned the building, they submit
ted their plans to the State Au-
thority for approval. Construction
all the way through has followed
requirements of the N. C. Medical
Care Commission.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
ROANOKE ISLAND ROAD
CONTRACT TO EMPLOY
SEVERAL EXTRA MEN

Announcement was recently
made in these columns that a con-
tract had been let on November
9Th to Brown Paving Company of
Lexington, N. C. for 1907, 900, re-
pairing, and surfacing the road
way on U. S. Cd through Manns
Harbor, and connecting the new
Croatan Sound Bridge with the
ocean, via the highway through
Roanoke Island.
1t will be of interest to know
that this job will employ about so
men, % of whom will be employed
locally if they are available, and
about $4,000 will be spent locally
in the form of wages.
The project is asphalt surfacing
about 81 miles in length. About
$4,000 will be spent locally for
materials. The work will employ
an asphalt plant of the new cleo
trio type with automatic control
for mixing. The job must be COM
pleted by May 30th. E. L. Lippard
is Superintendent of the project.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
DREDGING OF FAR
CREEK TO START
NEXT FEBRUARY
EneeIhard's Channel and Turning
Basin To Be improved. Deep
ened to II Feet

Work is expected to begin about
February first on the project to
improve Far Greek channel and
the turning basin at Engelhard,
according to an announcement this
week from the Corps of Engineers
office in Wilmington. The an
nouncement stated that invitations
for bids will be issued about De-
cember Bird for ire dredging prof.
eet and bids are scheduled to be
opened on January 3rd; the con-
tractor will be required to COM
mence work within 80 days after
being notified to proceed.
The work to be done consists
of deepening the channel to IL
feet and widening it to 100 feet
and dredging a turning basin the
same depth 200 feet wide and 900
feet long. The total length of the
project will be about 2.7 miles
from deep water in Pamlico Sound
to the Highway 264 bridge in
Engelhard.
The project calls for the removal
of an estimated All, 900 cubic yards
of material and is expected to re-
quire about four months to COM
plete.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
Single Copy ~
LICENSE REQUIRED
IF ONLY LOOKING
ON AT HUNTING
Can't Be Merely A Spectator At
a Hunting Event Without II

Game wardens appeared on the
scene during the Thanksgiving
week end fox hunt at Nags Head
yesterday. They advised spectators
chat it was unlawful to be a spec
tator, unless you had hunting
license.
This was news to several per-
sons who had gone to Nags Head
woods to hear or see the John Ray
Watkins hounds chase foxes. No
arrests made but there were some
purchases Of licenses by persons,
especially non-residents (at $15.25)
who probably by this time consider
it a rather high price to hear dogs
barking.
The game wardens had not in
formed anyone at hunt headquar-
ters on the previous day that Ii
censes were required. They waited
until those who had come to spend
a Thanksgiving holiday at Nags
Head, were already guilty of being
spectator.
Julian Oneto at the Carolinian
who had helped arrange the hunt
and other Thanksgiving week end
events at Nags Head stated that
the game wardens had indicated
that licenses were not required for
the Valentine season hunt which
has given Nags Head and North
Carolina considerable publicity
throughout the country during re-
cent years. "That is because they
consider the February hunt an or
ganized' hunt" said Oneto.
1t also developed that the war
dens claimed their action on Thurs
day resulted from Complaints
from other countless" that unlicens-
ed individuals attended the fox
hunts at Nags Head.
On Thanksgiving afternoon sew
eral persons took part in the tur-
key shoot at Nags Head. Unusual
feature of this hunt was the fact
that all participants used ancient
muzzleloading rifles instead of
modern guns and Dorian Dudley
of Manteo had charge of loading
the century old guns with powder,
See LICENSE Page Five
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
1T. COMMANDER A. T. PRICE
AVON NATIVE DIES SAT.

1t. Commander Amblick Tom
Price USCG retired, 53, native
of Avon, Dare County, died Sat-
urday in a Norfolk hospital after
a short illness. He was the son
of the late A. T. and Adelia O'Neal
Price of Avon, and had lived in
Princess Anne County, Va. for the
past six years. He is survived by
"a daughter, Miss Gloria d. Price
of Princess Anne, two sons, Gray
son A. Price of Jessup, Md. and
Wesley w. Price USCG Of New
berry, Mass. Five sisters, Mrs.
Dorcas Anne Miller, Mrs. Louisa
Williams and Mrs. Pecola Gray Of
Avon, Mrs. Eliva Smith Of Hubert,
N. c., and Mrs. Elizabeth Stowe
of Frisco; one brother, Noah +.
Price Of Avon; a granddaughter,
Miss Sherry Lynn Price Of New
berry, Mass; two grandsons, KEN
meth J. Price and Larry 3. Pirce
Of Jessup, Md.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
FORMER GRADUATES PLAY
FOOTBALL ON THANKSGIVING

Teams made up of former grad
yates and boys who will graduate
this year, from Manteo High
School, opposed each other on
Thanksgiving Day in the seasons
final football game.
The teams, dressed in white and
black and gold began play at 2:30
with a small crowd in attendance.
The blacks were victorious, win
ming 1870. Touchdowns were made
by Wade Nixon, Jack Burrus and
Davis Balance. Ray Jones Jr.
added one extra point. The OUT
standing player for the whites,
Randell Holmes, was injured early
in the game, which slowed down
the whites offense. The black
backfield was composed of Wade
Nixon, Ray Jones, Davis Balance,
and Pat Kee. The white was COM
posed of Randell Holmes, Steve
Basnight, Jr., Roy Gray, and
Bobby Balance.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
ROANOKE UTILITIES MUST
SHOW CAUSE FOR ITS RATES

Raleigh.-Manteo's power COM
pany, Roanoke Utilities Co., Inc,
has been ordered to show cause
why it should not reduce its rates.
The State Utilities Commission
on Monday notified the company
to have the explanation ready for
a hearing to be held here Jan. Is.
The Commission said an exami-
nation of the company's books by
the Commissions accounting staff
showed the company's "present
schedule of rates and charges for
electric service is producing rev.
enues in excess of those necessary
to provide a fair and reasonable
rate of return on its investment,
according to its (the company's)
own books and records"
Several years ago the Utilities
Company got permission to in
crease its rates and announced at
the time when conditions permit
ted, it would grant a reduction.
The local company says in view of
the present costs of operation, its
rates are reasonable, and not out
of balance with rates in similar
localities. The company has long
since ceased the manufacture of
current, but buys its energy under
contract with the Virginia Electric
& Power Company.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
NEARLY $4,000 IN
CHRISTMAS CHECKS
MAILED IN MANTEO
Manfeo Banks Christmas Saving
Fund Exceeds Last Years
BY $500.

Thrifty customers of the Bank
of Manteo will have a better
Christmas this year by some $1,000
worth, more than last year. The
Bank Of Manteo has mailed out
checks totalling $19,263.60 to its
Christmas Club depositors, and
things are squared away to start
a new club, according to John H.
Long, assistant cashier.
The Christmas savings idea is
growing in the Manteo vicinity,
and the increase this year reflects
either more interest in the worth
Of this form of saving, or in in
crease in volume of money in the
community. Once, the Christmas
club idea was pursued with the
idea Of having a small extra fund
on hand for buying Christmas pres
ents, which occasion struck so
many at time when they were
usually broke after a succession of
holiday activity.
In more recent years many peo-
pie have come to look forward to
the Christmas savings check in
late November as a back log for
many purposes. Some people pre-
pare to pay their taxes from this
fund. Others buy needed household
items, or pay their bills.
The Manteo bank takes much
interest in encouraging this form
of saving. The employees of the
bank this year are enjoying some
thing new and improved. The bank
has recently completed a large ad-
dition, which doubles its floor
space, providing more working
room, and more pleasant surround
ings for the workers. A new and
larger vault and a new heating
plant have been installed.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
ROANOKE ISLAND OES
TO HOLD DECEMBER BAZAAR

A bazaar will be held by men,
bers of the Roanoke Island OES
December and 8 in the show
room of the Dare County Ice and
Storage Company in Manteo.
All members are urged to do
nate appropriate items to be sold.
including household articles, white
elephant items, homemade pickles,
preserves, pies, cakes, candies, etc.
The following committee mem
bers have been appointed to ac-
cept these articles at their homes:
Mrs. Jack Wilson, Mrs. Edward
Wescott, Mrs. Allen Lee Mann, Jr.,
Mrs. Dot Garrison and Mrs. Wv
ian Daniels.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
ANDY GRIFFITHS VISIT THEIR
ROANOKE ISLAND HOME
BEFORE HOLLYWOOD RETURN

The Andy Griffiths returned to
their Roanoke Island home early
Thanksgiving morning to spend
several weeks here before going to
Hollywood where he will play in
the leading role of the film ver-
sion of "No Time For Sergeants. I"
1t will be the movie of the Broad
way play which the former Lost
Colony's Sir Walter Raleigh made
famous.
Here with the Griffiths is Paul
Silbert of New York, who with his
brother was art director of "a
Face in the Crowd" a movie pro-
duced by Ella Kazan in which
Griffith was the star and which
was written especially for him as
his first movie. The story of "a
Face in the Crowd" in a way is the
life story of Andy, and it's filming
was completed a few days ago.
Silbert will remain here for sew
eral days adm hopes to get in
some big game hunting with his
bow and arrow. He is an expert
archer and here he hopes to bag
a deer or bear in the big woods
of Dare County mainland.
Andy and his wife Barbara are
both 'illustrious alumni" of the
Lost Colony. He is native of Mt.
Airy and was with the show for
seven years. She played Eleanor
Dare in the show for a number of
seasons and was the first native
of North Carolina to have the
leading female role in the show.
She is a native of Troy.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
STORY HOUR TO BE
RESUMED AT LIBRARY
Mrs. James c. Bardin Volunteers To
Conduct Project For Manteo Ii
brary; New Bookmebile
Promised

The library's need finds friend
in deed. Mrs. James c. Bardin is
the friend who has come to the
aid of the library in its efforts
to reopen the Children's Story
Hour, so popular for years that
many have requested its restora-
ton. When hope that it could be
fitted into the busy schedule of
the library was almost abandoned,
Mrs. Bardin kindly volunteered to
conduct it. With her charm and
and wide acquaintance of chill
dren's literature, Mrs. Bardin is
an ideal leader for this project,
and her offer was accepted en-
Enthusiastically. Parents and the
little ones will be equally delight
ed that beginning on November
28th, Mrs. Barin will be in the
Community Building on Wednes-
days at 2:30. In the event of her
absence, a librarian will endeavor
to pinchhiit for her.
Another reason for the happy
atmosphere in the library is the
promise of the new bookmobile.
The order has been placed and
delivery should be made early in
the new year. Because of mechani-
cal difficulties, service with the old
bookmobile is uncertain and ir-
regular and may have to be dis
continued entirely.
Six new children's books; the
best seller, "The Wreck of the
Mary Sears" and three other
novels; two biographies, "The
Menniger Story" and Charles
Evans Hughes; "The Wonderful
World of Mathematics" and four
mysteries have been added to the
library.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
HUNTERS HOPEFUL
FOR DUCK WEATHER
ON THE WEEK END

An almost steady run of "blue-
bird" weather, particularly the
first half of the week, has just got
to break to give duck hunters a
chance on Thanksgiving weekend,
old hunters say. They feel it in
their bones that there will be some
wind, and perhaps rain, and a drop
in temperature Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, to make the kind of
weather that causes fowl to fly.
1t is automatic that on calm,
still, sunny days, geese and ducks
are wont to laze away their time
in the sheltered areas. One may
drive along past thousands of ap-
parently unconcerned ducks and
geese on the Pea Island wildlife
refuge on Hatteras Island, and the
birds will only occasionally look
up and stare at a fellow and go on
back to feeding. They appear to
know where they are safe.
But on "good days." that is good
days for duck hunters when wind
blows and rain drizzles and the air
is cool, there is something which
makes those birds want to be going
from place to place. 1t is then that
the hunter, hidden in his blind,
with stool decoys tied out around
him, is ever on the alert to sight
those flying geese which come up
to investigate, and offer good shots
as they circle in to join the decoys.
Pea Island Refuge has many
snow geese, often called white
Brant," and here they will disport
themselves by the thousands until
about January 5th, OF "Old Christ
mas Day."
Because weather has been so
good, few of the local hunters have
been encouraged to tie-out in the
Rodanthe vicinity but those who
have tried it, have most always
had some sport. Several of the old
regulars, Asa Gray, Jr., Dorland
Midget, Horatio Midget of Waves
have had some luck, as well as
Capt. Levene Midget and others
at Rodanthe. Bill Meekins has had
some good shots at Mirlo Beach
Lodge too.
Good reports on Thanksgiving
wildfowl hunting comes from the
Kitty Hawk sector, and Capt. Pen
nell Tillett said today that he had
heard just about everyone who
hunted in the Caffeys Inlet area
got his limit of geese and ducks
Thursday.
From all accounts, there have
been fewer nonresident wildfowl
hunters to show up, to date, this
season in Dare County for the rea-
son that the weather has been too
fine for good shooting, and we'll
informed hunters won't start out
on a costly hunting trip during
"blue-bird weather." The sudden
change to sharp and windy weather
this week, with promise of rain, is
expected now to alter the :cicturei
and we will see goose hunters
swarming in about December 1 and
through the next six weeks.
County Court Clerk, C. S. Meek
ms, who issues hunting licenses,
says that while the nonresident
hunters have not arrived in full
force, he believes fully as many,
if not more, resident hunters have
bought licenses, as bought them
last year. Apparently fully as
many blinds have been licensed.
Among the avid hunters in the
Manteo area is A. w. Drinkwater,
the veteran weather man, who at
80, has good luck most every day
See HUNTERS, Page Four
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
IN MANTEO NOV. Is

The Rev. C. Freeman Heath,
Superintendent of the Elizabeth
City District of the Methodist
Church, will preside at the First
Quarterly Conference of Mt. Olivet
Methodist Church at 7:30 pm,
Sunday, November rs. All members
Of the Official Board Of the church
are especially urged to attend.
The new quadrennial emphasis on
the local church will be discussed,
with great interest to all who at
tend.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
ASCAP SUES FEARING, USING
ITS MUSIC WITHOUT PERMIT

Four publisher members of
ASCAP have filed suit for copy
right infringement against the
Surf Club, Kitty Hawk, alleging
that their copyrighted songs were
performed without authorization at
the establishment.
In their complaint the plaintiffs
asked the Court to restrain the
defendant George Fearing ct ux,
from publicly performing the songs
in the future, and to award statu-
tory damages, together with court
costs and attorneys fees.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
REV. A. C. ID. NOE TO PREACH
AT ST. ANDREWS NOV. 25

The Rev. A. C. d. Noe, priest in
charge of st. Andrews by the Sea,
the Protestant Episcopal church on
Nags Head will conduct services
and deliver the sermon at the
morning worship Sunday morning,
November % at IL o'clock. Mr.. and
Mrs. Noe will arrive on Saturday
from their home in Bath.
During the services the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gray
of Nags Head will be baptised.
Richard E. Jordan will be at the
console of the organ and a feature
of the services will be singing by
the Children's Vested Choir under
the direction of Mrs. Glenn May
berry. Lay Readers John Earle
and Aycock Brown will assist Mr..
Noe during the services.
The coastland times., 1956-11-23

EARLY SUNDAY MORNING Guy DUDLEY of Buxton Cape Haeas
end to the old rascal that has been stealing his
outside the door caught this weighing
Is lbs Part of his tail and of his had off
long time previous indicating this old granddaddy all
led active e and had narrowly escaped before
three readers of the News
by recta of the dongs Minnie Co pet
Dixon MacNe of the Cape The old Dudley
have been Mnies granddadd He old heavy
with chicken BY Dudley took him to his old friend
Lup Gray just gamey flavor during
Thanksgiving
The coastland times., 1956-11-23
JOINS AIR FORCE IN TEXAS

Donald Clark, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcdonald Clark Of Manteo,
has joined the us. Air Force, and
is stationed at Lakeland AFB, San
Antonio, Texas. Young Clark grad
uated from Manteo High School in
the spring Of 1856.
The Sidney herald., 1956-01-26

er. Mrs. Henry Olsen, to the
doctor for medical care. She en-
tered the hospital in Sidney for
a few days for treatment of a
sinus infection.
The Tim Madisons visited at
the Harry Madison home Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Quin-
nell and boys were supper guests
at the Harry Kruger home in
Sidney Friday.
The Bible Study class met at
the Sig Skaar home Friday eve
ming. After the lesson on church
doctrines and a study on Peter a
social hour and refreshments
were enjoyed by all The next
meeting is at the Olof Folkvord
home February 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Madison
and children, Sylvia and Jack
Madison, were supper guests at
the Tim Madison home Saturday.
Pastor Erickson was a coffee
guest at the Olaf Folkvord home
following Sunday church services.
The Tim Madisons were Sun
day dinner guests at the Mil
ton BrunSvold home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Folkvord
and family spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Link
of Alexander. They also visited