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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
LITTLE BEASLEY CHILD
OF KITTY HAWK DIES

While her parents were home
from State College on a visit,
Stavia Jill Beasley was taken i'll
at Kitty Hawk Friday and died
Sunday morning in the Elizabeth
City hospital, following bron-
chial infection. She was the five
months old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dalton Beasley. Her father,
former service man is now
studying at State College.
Besides her parents, she is sur
vived by her twin-brothers,
Michael and Danny Beasley; her
maternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvah O'Neal, all of Kitty
Hawk; her paternal grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall ]. Beasley,
of Norfolk. The body was taken
from the Twiford Funeral Home,
Manteo, to the Austin Cemetery,
in Kitty Hawk, for graveside
services by the Rev. w. B. Greg
DRY, pastor of the Kitty Hawk
Methodist Church, Tuesday at 2
pm.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30

ocracoke, March 26.-If present
plans work out, Governor Luther
H. Hodges will visit Ocracoke Is
land on Friday, March Both, be-
tween speaking engagements in
Morehead City and Elizabeth City.
Governor Hodges plans to make
the island trip on common carriers,
by mailboat Dolphin" from At
lantic, to Ocracoke on Friday aft
ernoon and by mail truck Saturday
morning from Ocracoke to Halter
as Inlet and across the inlet by
ferry. This will give the Governor
the opportunity to assess present
transportation to and from Ocra-
coke at first hand. With Governor
Hodges will be Col. Harry Brown
of Atlanta, Georgia, Advisor on
hurricane rehabilitation. Several
officials of the highway depart
ment will also be at Ocracoke that
day. Materials and machinery for
the new road to be built on the
island are arriving by barge and
are bein: unloaded at the old navy
base,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
TILLETT BUYS LARGE
GROCERY BUSINESS
OF ARCHIE BURRUS
Former Owner Gives Full Time TO
Tourist Court at Mays Head

One of the largest and most sue
cessful businesses in Manteo is
changing hands. Andrew and Mar
garet Tillett and their son Jack,
operators of a bottled gas bust
ness in Manteo are buying the
Archie Burrus grocery business
and Mr.. Burrus' half interest in
the building housing it, which is
owned jointly with Bob and Mary
O'Neal.
Jack Tillett will be the manager
of the store. After serving in the
Marine Corp he returned home
and entered business with his
father. He married the former
Lydia King and they have one
child.
Mr.. Burrus will remain with the
business for several weeks while
the transition is being made.
The business was established
more than IL years ago by R. H.
O'Neal and the late Roscoe Bur-
rus and was success from the
beginning. 1t was the first gro
Gerry to innovate the self-service
feature, with goods marked on the
shelves. About ten years ago it
was sold to Archie Burrus who
had been associated with his father
in the grocery business at Hat
teras before entering the armed
forces.
Archie Burrus will now devote
his full time to his successful mo-
tel, the Sea-Oatel at Mays Head.
He says trying to find time enough
for both businesses is just too
many hours in the day.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
PROVEMENTS IN
MANTEO AREA ARE
MANY AND VARIED
Despite Winters Apparent In
activity Many Definite Gains
Are Being Made.

The general complaint every
winter is that business is dull in
Manteo. Dull business is all the
more acute to so many, following
the hectic rush of summer bust
ness that leaves no one time to
think just how good or how bad
business conditions may be. When
the let down comes after Labor
Day, folks have more time for re-
Election, and by comparison with
what has gone before, the winter
season always looks bad indeed.
Speaking for the Manteo area,
things don't look so bad after all.
For more than a year, the big
100000 bridge project across
Croatan Sound has employed many
people. It's been a big thing for
Roanoke Island; for those employ
ed on it, live here and pay board
here, buy groceries and one or two
of the newcomers will buy homes
and remain here.
In addition to several new
homes recently completed or now
being built in Manteo and vicinity,
there are other indications of i'm
provement and progress. One of
the most greatly needed improve
ments which should result in
great benefit to the community
generally is the clinic now under
construction by Fearings, Inc. This
building, when complete will en-
able a physician to locate in Man
teo under ideal conditions for mod
ern practice. This firms efforts
are very creditable for a commu-
nifty of this size.
In the business area, the Daniels
Oil Company, having purchased
part of the Wahab Building, is
creating what will be the finest
offices in Manteo. This building
will house two larges offices ada
cent to a warehouse for the sale
and promotion of petroleum prod
ucts. The offices will have modern
heat and air conditioning units.
Some 100 seats, modern wide
screen, and many other improve
ments will be made possible by
the large addition that H. A. Greet
is completing for his Pioneer
Theatre. This will give Manteo a
showhouse unexcelled in town
of similar size in the state. Just
as are the improvements in the
theatre, so are improvements of
the most modern type being made
in numerous homes on Roanoke
Island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
DOUBLE FERRY SCHEDULES
AT INLET ON WEEK END

Ferry services will be doubled at
Oregon Inlet, starting Friday aft
ernoon, making round trips each
half hour with two boats operat-
ing, it has been announced, in or
der to take care of Easter week
end traffic.
Governor Hodges, who will visit
Ocracoke Friday, will be a visitor
at Hatteras Saturday en- route to
Elizabeth City, and may get ac-
quainted better with the situation,
where the residents are requesting
night ferry trips at Oregon Inlet.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
TALENT
SHOW BENEFITS
ATHLETIC ASSN.
Audience OverfIows Auditorium
To Hear Local Talent
Program

An audience which overlooked
the Manteo school auditorium at.
tended the talent show put on last
Friday night by the school, and
Melted approximately $170 for the
high school athletic association.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Grades one through three, first
prize, Gale Brown, Lorna Fields,
D'Andrea Midget, Janet Mann
and Frances White for singing
"You, You, YOU; second prize
Nevin Wescott for singing "Davey
Crockett; third prize, Ben Lassi-
ter for a Human Frog" act.
Grades four, five and six, first
prize, Chris Payne for "Tutti
Fruitti", song and dance act;
second prize, Nicky Sapone, Rob-
ert Midgette, Sandy Robinson and
Horace Midget for Letter Trou-
ble", a stunt; third prize, Sarah
Tillett, Janice Etheridge, Nancy
Midget, Linda King and Mary
White for singing yellow Rose OF
Texas.
Grades seven and eight, first
prize: Tommy Dowdy, Jack Wood
Eugene Smith, Preston Clark and
Raymond White for Crock Around
the Clock, song and dance act;
second prize, Linda Wise, Betty
Ruth Flowers, Elaine Brickhouse
and Dorothy Ward for skit
"Little Brown Cabin; third prize,
Nancy Glynn, Linda Mann, Pauline
Leary and Evelyn Toms for a
song "We're Moving On.
High school: first prize, Ruth
Cudworth for song "Birth of the
Blues, second prize, Mary Blanche
Meekins for prelude in G. Minor,
a piano solo; and third prize, 10
Ann Balance for tap dance.
Ruth Cudworth was. awarded
the overall award for the entire
school.
Assisting between acts were
Sidney Shaw at the piano; and
AL Wright with song and guitar
numbers.
Judges were Miss Shirley West,
Mrs. Allyn Hanks and G. P. Hult-
man.
Pre-school talent was represent
ed by Susan Krider and frankie
Williams.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
NORTHERLY WINDS DAMPEN
EASTER FISHING PROSPECTS

Northerly winds and wintry
conditions generally which envel-
oped the Dare coastal region this
week dampened prospects for good
rod and reel fishing during the
current Easter season week end.
This has been a tough break for
many anglers who came long
distance to match their skill
against such fish as the rugged
channel bass of the Outer Banks
inlets and surf and also striped
bass or rockfish, which were mi
TALLY caught this week in waters
near Skyco, with rod and reel.
In the meantime, anglers may
rest assured that the channel bass
are back in coastal waters because
a number of big ones have been
caught in pound nets at Hatteras
and by Wanchese commercial fish
ermen. Old time piscatorial prog
nosticators believe it will take
about three or four days of south
westerly winds and clearing wea-
Their to start the channel bass TAX
ing lures and bats of anglers.
Several excellent catches OF
large mouth bass have been re-
ported from Kitty Hawk, Curri.
tuck, Colington and Dare main
land waters during the past month
The first channel bass of the
season last year was caught in the
surf at Cape Hatteras on April 8
and the first with rod and reel
at Oregon Inlet was landed or
April 8.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
CANADIAN VISITOR LIKES
CLEAN HATTERAS BEACHES

w. G. Cowing of Hamilton, Can
ada, who has been spending sew
eral days on the Dare Coast with
his wife and two sons, returned
home with good impressions of the
fine clean, uncluttered beaches of
Hatteras Island, which he visited
Wednesday. The family stopped at
the Beacon Motor Lodge at Mays
Head, and were impressed with
the quality of accommodations and
service to be found in Dare. They
enjoyed meals at Jockey Ridge,
and went back boosters of this
area. Mr.. Cowing is Comptroller
of American Can Company of
Canada, and is native American.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
SCOUTS BEGIN PAPER DRIVE;
SECOND SAT. EACH MONTH

On Saturday, April IA, Boy
Scouts of Manteo Troop 165 will
begin a paper drive in Manteo
and the surrounding vicinity. The
pickup will begin at 900 am.
and will be repeated the second
Saturday of every month";.
The public, is asked to leave any
old paper, magazines, or CORFU
gated board that is no longer
of use, on their front porches or
steps and it will be picked up by
the Scouts.
The money derived from the
sale of this paper will be used
for camping equipment, etc, which
is needed by the troop. The CO.
operation of every one will be
appreciated.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
MAINS HBR. PURITAN CLUB
HOST TO MANY OLDER FOLK

At their regular meeting March
31st, the Ruritan Club of Manns
Harbor had a 1000 attendance
record. At this meeting the club
was host to 9 local residents whose
average ages were "a years and
a months. Among those attending
the meeting were: Mrs. Mary
Midget 80; Mrs. Sallie Gard 80;
C. w. Mann 80; Raynor Twiford
81; Mrs. Sina Mann 76; Mrs.
Alice White rs; Mrs. aHattie
Mann Sc; Clyde Twiford 65; and
Lonnie Ambrose sc. Plans were
made for the club to attend the
Easter Sunrise Services of Mt.
Carmel Church. At the kids party
which the Ruritans sponsor the
1st Friday night, 33 children and
3 mothers attended the party.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
ORVILLE BAUM TO SEEK
COMMISSIONERS PLACE

Orville Baum of Kitty Hawk
stated this week that he will seek
the post of commissioner from
Atlantic Township in the Demo-
cratic primary of May 26. Major
j. L. Murphy, former mayor of
Kill Devil Hills, is also candidate.
With only two weeks to go before
the filing time ends, there are ru-
mors Of other candidates coming
out for this post, as well as for
the Board of Education.
There are reported prospective
candidates from Wanchese and
from Mays Head for county COM
missioner, and also from Hatteras
township.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
L. C. PARKER OF SKYCO
LANDS FIRST SHIPPERS

L. C. Parker of Skyco, trolling
with bucktail lures, landed the
first striped bass reported caught
with rod and reel this spring. He
made his catches early this week
in Croatan Sound near his home
on the west side of the island.
The striped bass locally called
rockfish) weighed from one to Ia
pounds each and his total catch for
the day was four fish.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30

BEHIND THIS FERoCOUS LOOKING BRUSH is the physiognomy
of jovial Thomas Chears , Manteo
toward making that the Dare Pirates
right atmosphere April 27th Mr. Chears
boards the that
speaks highly for the resolution of married
fest such devotion the pubcisng
Chears has trouble with his whkers
CASTLE for Edenton when he appeared the
law he wasn't allowed the house until he found
his identity He got quite different reception
sroled down the street. for
paid him than notice. taking him be
pate missionaries from the House Of David kindly
from old Negro
head sdewe and said to him all
You Jesus?"
The excellent portrayal of this
rh operator of the studio Mr. Chears office
next week for another beard of the Morr
faithful
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
LOW BID FOR U. s. 264
IMPROVEMENT s,4s7:so

The low bid submitted this week
for improving and surfacing the
new stretch of road distance Of
2.57 miles east of Washington on
y. s. 264 was submitted this week
by Rea Construction Company Of
Charlotte. The amount Of the bid
was SIS, 487.60. The bid calls for
fine grading Of the new stretch.
and 2O-foct roadway paving Of
sand-asphalt.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30

MRS. MARVIN ROGERS of Man
teo, who will take off on April
9Th for Honolulu where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. John H. Lee,
whose husband is with the armed
forces. She will stop over at the
Denver Airport for brief visit
with her son, Capt. Aubrey Rogers
of the Air Force, and will pay him
visit also on her return flight
from Honolulu. The flight to mid
Pacific will require only little
over day.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30
STUDENT PREACHER

Guy Whitley, a student of Ro-
anoke Bible College, Elizabeth
City, will fill the pulpit at Roa-
noke Acres Church of Christ
April LIST at HOO am. and 7:3O
pm. Sunday School at 1920 am.
The public is cordially invited.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-03-30

was a 7271s-pounder landed at
Walker Keys in the Bahamas on
March %. Honorable mention
prize was awarded William Culp
II for 1852 pound blue marlin he
landed from an Oregon Inlet-based
cruiser, the Cherokee, operated by
Capt. Ken Ward, on September 2.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-16
School Policy On
Scarlet Fever Set

At the regular meeting of the
Board of Education, Friday, Mar
ch 9, the board announced the
school policy toward scarlet fever
cases, said j. ]. Hartley, Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Hartley said that Health
Commissioner Robert -Vogel held
that scarlet fever, "strep throat"
and scarletina" were one and the
same disease, SO the policy would
apply in any case.
The policy as adopted is: j. No
child will be readmitted to school
until Ia days have elapsed after
the onset of the illness; q Family
contacts who have had no prophy-
Tactic treatment shall be excluded
from school for one week; - Fam
lily contacts who have received
prophylactic treatment may be al
lowed to remain in school provided
the student presents to the school
a certificate signed by the family
physician stating treatment was
received.
Mr.. Hartley reminded residents
that these precautions were for the
health and welfare of all and ask
ed the cooperation of all concern
cd
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-16
Lenten Music At
Methodist Church

"Gallia", written by Charles
Gounod, will be sung by the Sane
tuary Choir of the Methodist
Church as part of the Worship
Service on Sunday morning at
1870. Written for soprano soil,
chorus and orchestra, the motet
was first produced at the opening
of the international Exhibition,
May /, 1871. The Motet is a lam
entation', telling of the betrayal of
the City of Jerusalem and a pas
sionate appeal for repentance, Gu
lminating in the cry, 20 Turn Ye'
of the familiar final chorus.
On preceding Sundays in Lent
the choirs of the Church have sung
THE Agincourt Song" IF With
All Your Hearts" (from Elijah) the
Chinese Christian Communion
Hymn" Franck's % God, Be Mer-
ciful,' Father. Eternal" (Agnus
Deli by Bizet, and Father, We
Seek Thee" by Bach -Gounod.
Mrs. Harold Bidwell is the pian-
ist, Mrs. Ernest A. Wall is at the
organ and Mrs. Arthur Shenefelt
is director
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-16
Blood Unit viii!
Visit March II

The Blood Mobile Unit from
headquarters in Columbus, is sche-
duled for a visit to First Presby-
terian Church at London on Tues
day, March 27, from ten to four
p. m, according to announcement
of Maurice E. Beathard, chairman
of the Blood Donor program for
Madison County Red Cross.
The blood. pressure of officials
connected with the program in
Madison County has been raised
on many occasions because of ap-
parent lack of interest in so great
a cause, according to Chairman
Beathard, but after the last visit
which came in December, it was
reduced to normal by the excellent
response of 160 pints the greatest
donation in the history of the
program, he stated. Nov we
know what we can do" said
Beathard, land we must make the
effort every time
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-16
Plead Guilty 10
Charges AS Filed

Sheriff's deputies arrested Rob-
ert Corney, %, of Garfield St,
West Jefferson and Everett Grif-
fifth of Howard St. Columbus, fol-
lowing an incident in which their
auto smashed into stopped school
bus at about 3:45 pm. Tuesday,
it was reported.
Police said the car, owned by
Griffith and driven by Carney, ran
into the rear of the Jefferson Lo-
cal School bus driven by Paul
Cochran, as it was stopped unload
ing children 81 miles north of
West Jefferson on the Middle
Pike, in front of the Raymon Dea-
con home. No one was injured.
The car was badly damaged. The
children were transferred to an
other bus and went on.
Carney pleaded guilty in Mayor
Harold B Raiders court. West
Jefferson, to charges of driving
while under the influence of alco-
hol and while his license was un-
der revocation. He was fined $500
and costs and sentenced to so days
in Jail.
Griffith pleaded guilty to intox-
ication and to permitting an un-
licensed person to drive his car.
He was also fined $500 and costs
and sentenced to so DAYS in Jail
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-16
Funds Past Due,
Says City Auditor

On Thurs d ay, London City
Council took steps to institute the
collection and payment of retire
ment funds for the city en-
ployees. The funds, in some cases
are past due since 1852. The law
provides that employees contrib
ute 6 percent of their income,
which the city matches. The funds
are used to provide retirement
payments. Council instructed the
city auditor to present figures on
amounts owed by the city and
persons concerned at the next
council meeting.
Council placed the salary in
crease. for firenen Non the second
reading. A motion to pass the
ordinance as emergency failed.
Council also turned down pro-
posal to abolish the three percent
tax on theater admission tickets.
Council accepted the Lincoln
Avenue sewer in dedication to the
city, and approved the annexation
of seven-tenths of an acre of land
on West High ST., now owned by
the First London Builders, to the
city.
The Service Directors request
for the purchase of a sewer clean
ing machine, under study by COM
mittee, was recommended as ne
cessary and the advertising for
bids for the purchase was recon-
mended. Approximate cost of such
machine is S2800, according to
the Service Director.
The question of sewer taps by
people living outside the corpora
ton limit was discussed at length.
1t was resolved to hold such re-
quest for taps in allegiance until
study of them could be made.
Council also accepted the Feb
ruary financial report for Feb
ruary which showed a balance in
the city treasury of S154, ,49149.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-16
Appropriations To
Stand Says Beard

At called meeting on Tuesday
afternoon, the Madison County
Commissioners discussed the let
ter received from l.. L. Rummell,
Dean of the College of Agricul-
ture of the Ohio State University
and Director of the Ohio Agricul-
tural Experiment Station. Rum
nell had written the commissioners
earlier that I'VE will be glad to
meet with you at an early date
to consider termination of our CO.
operative program at this farm"
following a decision by the COM
missioners to appropriate only
$1,000 for the farm operation this
year
The commissioners said their
feeling was that the state was TAX
ing this opportunity to bow grace
fully out of the experiment farm
picture in Madison County as they
have in six other counties recent
ly.
Mr.. Rummell's letter indicated
that $1,000 would be more ade-
qIate figure for the county to con-
tribute. Commissioner Rodger Bak-
er complied figures on the farm
since 1880, showing that about
$500 a year was granted from
1890 to 1949. The county appro-
priation increased to $1,000 for
1851 through 1855. A typical year
of farm operation, 1858, shows an
expenditure of S24,002. rs with re-
ceipts of S25, ,049.45, including the
$1,000 from the county. The farm
is said to have been consistently
well-managed over the past 40
years, with profits being plowed
back into the land and buildings
until today the land has increased
MANIFOLD in value Nevertheless,
experts say it would entail much
expense to operate it independent
ly as an experiment farm as pro-
vided in the will deciding the land
to the county.
Commission chairman George
Taylor expressed his view that the
motive of the state in abandoning
these vital, established county
farms and then expending S120,-
900 for new experiment farm in
the southern part of Ohio, was diff
ficult to see. THE express purp-
ose of this expenditure of public
funds in southern Ohio is to con-
duct experiments on tobacco
growing. said Taylor. This is a
farm crop that is grown by less
than five percent of Ohio's farm
ers. The expenditure of such a
sum while abandoning experiment
farms such as ours doesn't make
sense, Taylor said.
The commissioners were mani-
NOUS in their decision to stick to
their guns in the matter of the
county's appropriation for the
farm, regardless of the attitude OF
the state. they said.