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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
PIRATE JAMBOREE IN DARE
MAY BE MORE COLORFUL AND
EXCITING THAN 1856 EVENT
Julian One+o Chairman Of Program on the Dare
Beaches From Oregon Inlet to Kitty Hawk
there's Going to Be Lots of Costuming; A Big
Program OF Stunts Shaping Up. and 1t Means a
Big Week End of Fun.

A spring vacation season launch
ing Pirates Jambore that will
cover as much territory and be
even bigger and better than the
successful first annual festival last
year is the aim of committees nov
pushing plans and making ready
for the week end of April 1929, il
was stated today by w. H. Nc.
Gown, chairman of the steering
committee.
During the past week new com.
mittee appointments have beer
made on the Dare Beaches and also
on Hatteras Island. The Hatteras
meeting held Saturday night at the
Atlantic View Hotel resulted ir
election of w. S. "Scottie" Gibson
chairman; Bill Burrus, secretary
and Carlos Oden, treasurer.
The Hatteras Island festivities
April 81, will be held on the Billy
Mitchell flying field of 1925
There on the spot where Genera
Mitchell based his planes while
proving to a doubtful world thai
surface craft were vulnerable t.
bombing attacks by planes, tn,
worlds largest salt water fish fry
will be held-a free fish dinner fol
all who are there. In addition tt
the big fish fry, Col. Marvin How
ard of Ocracoke will again have
his banker pony mounted Boy
Scout troop present for exhibition:
and there will be beach buggy
races. A fishing contest is alsC
scheduled for Hatteras Island anC
during the evening a waterfront
fiesta with gaily decorated boat.
as backdrop with dancing anc
music featured.
Julian Oneto of Mays Head was
elected chairman of the Dare
Beaches phase of the celebration
and serving with him will be Mrs
Elizabeth Smith of Kitty Hawk a!
secretary and Tom Briggs of Thu
See JAMBOREE, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
The Roanoke Island Gun Club
The Schooner Yacht Bran+ - The Ark
Great Institution Fowihed and Fell at Wanchese More
Than so Years Ago. But It Paid Off For Lots Of People
While II Was Gono.
BY REV. LOUIS D. HAYMAN, Southport. N. c.

one called him-kept a large pas
ture with seven to ten stands of
Canada geese-each stand num-
boring from IL to 18 geese. Uncle
Spence employed a number of
young men of that day and some
teenagers as guides and helpers
for hunting. Most of the hunting
was done on the shoals across Ro-
anoke Sound in the shallow waters
from the beach outward for miles
from shore. And when large
groups of sportsmen came for
their annual hunting trip, ii
meant the employment of some
dozen or more men to guide and
to handle the equipment, thus
turning in goodly sum of money,
The Yacht carried from three to
four members in the crew-Cap-
tain, mate, seaman and the cook
Then others were taken along to
assist in hunting or whatever
chores were needed. The yacht
cruised to Hatteras, Ocracoke on
many hunting voyages. One very
fine asset to this Club was the
"Noah's Ark. This was square
ender, most of the boat being a
houseboat. Short after-deck, and
enough deck forward for the
anchors, a goose box or two, and
perhaps small skiff. The old ark
had a mast on the forward end
some twenty five feet above the
superstructure. To this mast was
slung gaft-boom about 35 or 4C
feet long. To this was a sail at
tached of the marconi type. When
hoisted, the rig took on the appear
ance of a Chinese Junkboat. The
ark had q center board amidships
and one in the rudder. With vino
two points abaft the beam and on
stern quarter, or running free, the
old ark could log off around three
to four mph. and the run from
Mill Greek to Pea Island Shoals
was matter Of two to four hours
depending on wind and tide. The
ark could accommodate several
sportsmen, and crew enough Il
handle the equipment. / worked or
this ark some with my Uncle Jeff
The last person I know to hav,
been in charge was Ben Cahoon
who was a son-in-law of Stewar
Daniels. In it's day, it was fin,
hunting houseboat, and was thu
means of putting money into tn,
pockets of the young men an,
their bosses who hired them. Sucl
men as Kalb Daniels, Tucke
Daniels, Bob Green, Albert Daniels
! See GUN CLUB, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
COMING MEETING OF THE
SALT MARSH MOSQUITO
CONTROL STUDY COMNi'Nl

DIR. w. w. Johnston, District
Health Officer for Currituck- Dare
Counties, says that in June 1856
Governor Luther Hodges set up
"Salt Marsh Mosquito Control
Study Commission" which should
go a long way towards making
our coastland better and more
desirable place. This Commission
will hold a series of monthly meet
ing, at various places in the
coastal area to gather information,
study conditions and the needs of
the various sections; to make
plans and devise methods most
practicable and economical for
carrying out an effective program
of Mosquito Control. The next and
last of this series of meetings will
be held in the Courthouse at Man
teo on February IA, at 1000 am.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this meeting and any
one wishing to speak will be given
an opportunity to be heard. "We
hope to have a large attendance
of representative citizens from
both Currituck and Dare Counties
as well as from Pasquotank,
Camden and other nearby coun-
ties" he says.
"We feel that every citizen and
visitor to our coastland is interest
ed in and entitled to an effective
Mosquito Control Program and
that it is vitality important from
the standpoint of comfort, happi-
ness, health and economy Of the
whole area.
To put on such program viii
require q great deal of thought,
planning and preparation as well
as lot of work over q long period
of time plus the cooperation Of all,
together, with considerable outlay
of money"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
WOMEN FOREMAN
OF GRAND JURY
IN DARE IN 1851
Service BY Two Women Antedafe
Claims Of Several Other
Counties Recently.

Mrs. Ernest Haywood of Coling-
ton, Dare County, served as Fore
man of the Grand Jury in May
1851, and Mrs. Guy Mann OF
,Manns Harbor served as Foreman
In May 1858. These records ante
date claims made in some other
counties of the state recently in
the State press.
It's hard to beat Dare County
when it comes to women first, be-
ginning with the birth of the first
white girl in 1887. Dare was one
of the first counties in the State
to have a woman Superintendent
of schools, now Mrs. Mabel Evans
Jones.
Recently it was stated that Mrs.
Vivian Whitfield of Burgaw in
Fender County was believed to be
the first to serve as Foreman Of
the Grand jury. Mrs. Whitfield be-
fore marrying in Fender County
was the widow of the late L. L.
Stevens of Camden, Superintendent
of schools.
Following the announcement Of
her jury service, Vance and john
ston came forward to prior claims,
and later Columbus County folks
claimed that Mrs. Ruby Frink
beat 'em all to the honor in June
1858.
However two women in Dare
beat Mrs. Frink to the honor. We
wonder if any women in the state
come ahead of Mrs. Haywood and
Mrs. Mann?
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10

MAJOR RUSSELL NIXON JR.,
son of D. r. Nixon and the late
Mrs. Nixon, also a grandson of
Mrs. Betty Nixon of Stumpy
Point is getting along pretty good
for young man, in the Marine
Corps, and on January 10th re-
ceived his promotion to Major at
the Junior Amphibious Warfare
school, which he is now attending.
1t is professional school for Off
GERS Of his rank in the Marine
Corps. He entered the service in
1912, has been promoted through
the grades. He served in Japan
and Korea. About next June he
will graduate from the course he
is taking, and will take up a two
year tour Of duty with the Navy.
Major Nixon married the former
Shirley Midget, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Midget of Stumpy
Point in 1914. They have one son,
John Russell, ten years old. They
live at so Courtney Drive,
Thomson Park, Triangle, Va.
Major Nixon was trained at High
Point College, Duke University
and N. C. State. He is among a
number of young men who have
gone out in the world and in whom
his home people take especial
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
TO PRESENT DARE
SCHOOL BUILDING
NEEDS IN RALEIGH
Board Of Education In Midst Of
Details Involving Schools at
Kitty Hawk and Man+eo

Among the items in a lengthy
session of the Dare County Board
of Education Tuesday was the de-
cision to go to Raleigh on Febru-
ary 18th to present the program
for schools in Kitty Hawk and
Manteo. The Board set March
at 1880 am. for budget revision
at the office in Manteo.
A petition was presented Tues
day signed by 215 people of the
Kitty Hawk district, of whom 173
were qualified voters, asking that
an election be held to vote on a
100000 bond issue for school
building purposes in the district,
where it is proposed to build a
school at Kill Devil Hills. Board
Member Parker of Kill Devil Hills
moved that new union school be
built, but the motion received no
second. The Board passed a reso-
luton for the construction Of a
high school near Manteo. Mr.. Par
ker abstained from voting on this
move.
The Board agreed to apply $500
from the sale of the old negro
school to purchase of further
equipment in this school. The $187
received from sale of property on
the south banks will go to the
Buxton school.
John H. Long, a member of the
Manteo school committee, rendered
his resignation, but the Board did
not fill the place Tuesday.
The Board decided to make a
charge of $40 for meetings other
than those identified with the
school that may be held in the
Buxton High School. This charge
to cover lights, heat, water etc.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
WEEK or DEDICATION
SPECIAL SERVICES SET

The Rev. Louis Aitken, pastor
of the Mount Olivet Methodist
Church in Manteo, will be the
guest speaker at a series of four
services to be held at the Watson's
Chapel Methodist Church, Nebras-
ka, in observance of the church
wide Week of Dedication. Services
will be held Monday through
Thursday night, February 1916
at z pm. The public is cordially
invited to attend by the Rev
Angus NJ. Cameron, pastor of the
Mattamuskeet Charge.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
A GOOD CATCH OF ROCK
REPORTED THURS. MORNING

A good catch of rock was report
ed to have been made early Thurs
day morning at Oregon Inlet by
Wanchese fishermen. Weight OF
the catch was reported to be
heavy, with largest around Sc
pounds. Some over 200 were
caught, and it is said that one
haul landed 165 of the species
Further details were not available
| at press time.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
CROATAN NAVIGATION
CONFINED TO DRAW SPAN

Notice has been given by Col.
R. l.. Hill, District Engineer, that
the new highway bridge being
constructed across Croatan Sound,
N. c., has now progressed to the
extent that navigation channel
traffic will be limited in the future
to the navigation span.s
Plans for the navigation span
showed fixed bridge with a
horizontal clearance of 80 feet at
the, main channel and a vertical
clearance of AZ feet above normal
water surface.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SUNDAY

A house-to-house campaign fol
the 1856 March of Dimes will be
conducted in Manteo Sunday after
noon, February IL, from 1870 un-
til $3.50, according to announce
ment by Mrs. A. H. Ward, Jr.,
chairman. This will be the final
and Mrs. Ward hopes everyone will
movement in the drive for funds,
stay home during these hours and
give as generously as possible.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-10
ANOTHER MEETING AT HAT.
ABOUT JAMBOREE ON FEB. n

The meeting Of the committee
working on plans for the Pirates
Jamboree at Hatteras will meet on
Friday, February 18th at the At
lantic View Hotel, and not on Sat-
urday night the 18th as was pre-
viously planned. This change is
made because Masonic supper
has been planned at Buxton on
the 18th.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
Power Of A Myfh

Behind the meeting Richmond
Va to discuss nterpng sovereignty
Of their individual
segregation the public schools
curious misleading and misunderstanding history
We hear deal about
conventions national political years phrase
Piled to the As states myth There sovereign
Up the time Of the adoption Constitution
the Constitution these number
always concept sovereignty.
enter alliance with
conclude
money grant They may pass
directly contrary the deaand the actuatyof
ereignty.
beginning has been contention
relationship the the federal George Wash
compelled into western Pennsylvania in the
put socaled "Whkey rebellion" President
nulfy' Finally
years bloody rights
Ameicans) settled
a and almost paranoid
agitation the
segregation
rebrth the Confederate But the modern world
nothing quite
dead idea tried found wanting
Sovereignty political The of
history place Whether this right
against embodied Supreme
talk moonlight magnolia language of
unrealty.
the language Margaret Nit
selling many years
Minneapolis Star
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
Our Vote Is For Sole

Harry appearing good health
told Minneapolis last that he Congress-
amendment Federal aid public consping
evade the Supreme decision certainly
The timely a message
which
million for five be matched with state funds
school construction majority
al states.
proposal expenditure
u
construction bonds the absence private purchasers reasonable
But nowhere necessity making
these grants of Federal conditioned good faith
Supreme ordering degregaton
public schools
year mistakenly efforts
This he attempts smother blanket
OF silence But the fire will extingished
Politicians who expert things that
close election the
Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois
diana Maryland and California could determine the
This may may not be
satisfied important
money.
political plum hanging ripe pucking
by presidential candidate OF s. Truman
Truman the White would back
tracking and evasion civil rights
would paywssy agreements with the
Shvers, the Kennons. the Byrts and the Byrnses
duckng responsibility
make the constitutional freedom equality real to all
Americans those living In Mississippi and Georgia
yshslying passing
legislation to give Federal funds to schools which Illegally
sttuted,
amendments clearly designed implement the law
q the land.
Harry Truman straight a
would legislation such
safeguards designed o Constitution
would of it-Afro American baltimore Md
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
DEL Voters Get Chance To
Make Own Choice

urged of
leaders the tactical mistake putting
consulting fully
OF
the organzatona
which off
like the hgherups
party
state December. asked orviIe
district meetings
oppo
select the candidates When the
against proposal compounded original mistake
they the delegation candidate
without consulting wishes the people
This think party leaders who engineered
rather than OF the
did not because
those called suddenly high places public e lost their
reality forgotten that the DF has prded
whose membership amenable to rubber
stamp tactics dietaora practices
the primary like
the win opportunity choose
outstanding select the candidate they want
rather their leadership nguravey thrust
didae down their throats
seeng band individuals who felt the heavy
within the ranks of the DFL and prevailed
Minnesota did and
the party for the tradition of liberalism and
independence which Minnesota political parties wont to boast
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03

violence make mockery of the oath office they
they raised their hand be national
Most Of these Representatives frightened of
when southern whites blacks together
work the
like Indrum Easand and others win elected office
of outhener will the states of the Old
eeray who will lay down racsm for the good the whole body
polite When that time will individuals
office platform the
candidates political win
which ofceeekes other
campaign,
This the like
fighting desperately white They
the the souhernr black white
gether out the wae costly segregation dual
he will time think the future his children
demgods Congress practically
through.
We had interesting sdehght this blood shedding
Mississppian Cities
visit during the Christmas holiday
He said MANY southern Negroes
the twice the last 80 kill and fight
who had really done anything to personally.
To-day of resolved to fight
attempting unawfuy keep enjoying
liberty IL they insist
feel defending ourselves and families that the decent
everywhere will that defending
Of citizen in these United States"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
Patriotism Is Not Marrow NotionaIism

Tell that extreme nationaism is corrupt
patriotism that nationasm has shown
fssn, in Hlers Japans mlitarism,
the false philosophy Soviet slavery Tom Hodgson
Sleepy attorney told Scout leaders at their
banquet in Mayo civic auditorium Rochester recently
speaking fundamental truth What said is
direct TO what speakers when they
paudinous utterances literally beat their chests
procamng their love and challenge the patriotism
any and all who don't agree with their philosophy
There much patriotism than nagwNving Honesty de-
pendabity morality requisites In n.y. Italy,
thousands uniforms marched paads cheered
welding stick
the evidences patriotism thereon the surface.
devoid itSleepy
Herald Dispac
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
Air Travel Protection

made Denver solves the
mystery there Nov which took "A lives
indications study possible safeguards In
similar incident in Canada
felt that it would be unbalanced
bomb into the luggage
parcels passenger plane.
burden the lines with time
the of
arrangements deep
thought protection the plane and its from
what might go into the baggage Complement
Passengers dislike anything the inspection of
international travellers accustomed it
entry inspectors the aid
helping certain kinds coptraband
installation be effective the point where baggage
parcel mail weighed the planes? People
photoeecc cell the spermarket door
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
WALLS OF FIRST SCHOOL


Minnesota's first public school
was started nearly 10 years ago.
Remains of the original humble
structure may still be seen
Miss Harriet Bishop arrived
from her native Vermont at st.
Paul on July Is, 1s47 on the
steamboat Argo. Three days later
she opened her first school with
seven pupils, two white. This
school was established in a small,
chinked building constructed for
blacksmith shop. II was dark for
the only windows were very dirty.
There were boards over a dirt
floor and pegs in the wall sus-
stained ough board bench for the
pupils. The teacher was provided
with a chair and cross legged
table.
This rough building was origin
ally located on what Is now the
north side Of Kellogg Boulevard
between ST. Peter and Market
streets. For long time the build
ing lost its significance and few
thought of it. No one moved to
preserve it as a great historical
relic.
In March, 1858, James Manh-
veil. a pioneer Of the state and
st. Paul, discovered the remains
Of this first school. His findings
were verified by other older resi-
dents.
1t appears that the school stood
in its original location until II was
moved in the late 1905 TO 1s1
Ramsey street. Additions were
built and the old school served as
livery stable office, an automo-
bile repair shop, garage and a
warehouse, II is now a garage for
a painter and decorator.
Much of the building has lost its
identity with other construction.
Only the front and back walls are
now intact.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
The Mayor Gets Tough

Montgomery, Alabama the Honorable w A.
tough" policy with the eitys
Negroes boycotting
longtime
graceful Jim Grow practices by the city transit line
Monday night the Honorable Mayor
Citizens Council get
Jra Baptist
spokesman
colt
Montgomery already
Monday
occur Gayes
Incorporate practcing
passive approach in Montgomery
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
Frightened Congressman

Congressman Philip lsndrum tpe Cal predicted Congress
last week Negroes didn't stop listening sgtaors the
blood OF both would southland
There has been blood flowing the
freely the Congressman predicts
bands OF whites who gather under night
noeran spleen and hatred
acts and cowardy bomhngs with the
operation OF local law enforcement
The blood flowing theme designed people
from exercising their rights 81 citizenship
Judge waies Wang ruled Negroes could
msres In c Politicians and the Palmetto state
claimed that Negroes voted election
streets OF s c. cities"
Negroes voted IN the primaries and
Congressnen like landum who should be advising
both tho blacks and the whites 20 consider
calmly the casting
threats around the noof Of the national legislative body
uais tnun attacking the threatening
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
They Serve The Communists We'll

Minneapolis Tribune concerning Negroes
Montgomery Alabama indicate that
eolored peoples
Civil
unbelievable that city would have ordinance
his seat when bus
available all the white
10 be the Montgomery
wonder tina, the Negroes Of Alabama eoyeotng the
walking that which
considers class
white Lutheran minister who aNegro Montgom
church defends and the boycott to be
taking coore peoples side the controversy As Christians
they should
leaders only feeoy
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
Startling Similarity

South Africa the Supreme Court declared
to the Coured boods
poll
which practically
cions OF the Supreme Court meaningless
by the Parliament which controlled
seeks the millions of
Indians n continual subsection
similarity South
tho Essland MISS would like
startling The unprincpaed being
Southern politicians Congress
esewhere
exempnned
thoroughly society
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
Let States Build Own Schools

book denial Of tax to school districts which
Kill Federal Aid TO Education Mr.
both think then let the
build their school buildings The u Government has
debt than all the states combined The states
maintain the
when they claim they can't afford
which has been patng Minnesota In
dusry rentfce tsxee plants stn too
Federal without being forced
We Federal School Aid for
children but would just do
without goes districts which don't want TO operate
under order