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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
SURE TOURNEY AT
MACS HEAD WILL
BEGIN OCTOBER Is
Three-Day Competition Offering
/ More Than ST 900 in Tro-
plies and Prizes

The sixth annual Mays Head
Surf Fishing Tournament, an event
which has become one of the larg-
est sporting classics of its kind
along the Atlantic Coast, will open
at Mays Head on October 10 and
continue with team competition
through October 10 followed by one
day of open competition in which
any angler, regardless of club or
team affiliations, may enter, on
Sunday, October 20.
Julian Oneto, president of Mays
Head Surf Fishing Club, which
sponsors the event under the aus
pices of the Association of Surf
Angling Clubs, stated today that
more han 40 teams from clubs in
many states had entered for the
inter-team competition. "This
means that we will have approx
mately $50 team members Compel
ing during the first two days of the
tourney" said Oneto. More than
$1,000 in handsome trophies and
prizes will be offered winning
teams and individuals competing.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
STORMY WEEK END
BROUGHT TIDES AND
UPSET FISHERMEN
High Winds And Strong Tides
Interrupt Ferry Service on
Saturday and Sunday

High winds and strong tides,
particularly on Saturday disap-
pointed many fishermen, just
when drumfish were beginning to
run on the Dare Coast. At $3.50
pm. Saturday the tide was run
ing so strong, ferry service at
Oregon Inlet was suspended, and
vas not resumed until late Sunday
forenoon.
Great disappointment prevailed
among many fishermen, who had
peen encouraged to come to the
area with high hopes, on hearing
news of the excellent fishing
along the whole coast.
Winds reached a velocity of
some SO miles an hour in gusts,
but no such winds as were report
ed, (75 miles per hour resulted
during the whole period. Weather
continued rainy and gusty through
Saturday, reaching its maximum
during the night.
The Alligator River ferry also
suspended its late Saturday sched-
ule. High water prevailed in many
localities causing some inconven-
fence. About Is inches of water
came on the highway at the loca-
tion of the old ferry slip at Manns
Harbor.
Considerable water stood on the
beach road at Mays Head and on
the Hatteras Island highway, but
this soon drained off. Succeeding
high sea tides continued to cross
the road near Avon the next day.
Ford Called Total Loss
Stranded at Inlet
A '55 Ford owned by Mrs. Mar
tina Beasley of $50 Arlington Ave-
nue., Portsmouth, Va, was declared
a total loss by Park Service off
Gals and others who tried to sal
wage it from the sand near Point
of Beach north of Oregon Inlet
Tuesday. 1t was lost during the
week end gale which swept the
Dare Coast resulting in high tides
and winds that reached near hurri-
cane force.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. West, par
'ents of Mrs. Beasley and Mrs.
Charles West of Portsmouth, her
aunt had gone to the north side of
the inlet in Mrs. Beasley's car Sat
urday afternoon during the rain
storm. When the car got stuck in
the sand Mr.. West sought aid and
See STORM. Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
COURT TRIES ASSAULT
AND TRESPASS CASES

Two parties involved in an incl
dent at Kitty Hawk Saturday,
September %, were tried Tuesday
afternoon before Judge w. F.
Baum in Dare County Recorders
Court. Albert L. Toler, originally
charged with two counts of as
saulting James Lewis with a
deadly weapon, was found guilty
of assaulting Lewis with heavy
iron instrument, causing serious
injury, and was fined $40 and
costs; the second charge, assault
with pistol, was dismissed how
ever. Lewis, charged with tres
passing upon Toler's property and
assaulting Toler, was convicted of
the trespassing charge only and
given 30-day suspended sentence,
fined $40 and costs, and ordered
to stay off the PREMISE of Toler
for IL months.
Edgar Blount of Elizabeth City
was charged with careless and
reckless driving and operating a
motor vehicle with an improper
operators license, the latter
charge amended to knowingly
making a false statement in an
application for an operators Ii
cense. He was found guilty by
Judge Baum and fined $40 and
costs.
The remaining cases listed were
submissions:
Wilbur Donald Spencer, Manteo,
careless and reckless driving and
improper exhaust, $50 fine and
costs.
Herman Atwood Tillett, Kitty
Hawk, operating a motor vehicle
on State highway with load
overwidth and without red flag
or light, pay costs of court.
Columbus Jarvis, Powells Point,
failing to stop &C stop sign, IS fine
and costs.
Ira Mason, Chincoteague, Va,
speeding IS m.p.h. in q 45 m.p.h.
zone, $40 fine and costs.
Mark Daisey, Chincoteague, Va,
speeding IS m.p.h. in a 45 m.p.h.
zone, $40 fine and costs.
Willie WiIbert Gray, Elizabeth
beth City, speeding IS m.p.h., $40
and costs.
Warren Helen Jennette, Eliza.
beth City, speedign 65 m.p.h, $40
fine and costs.
Harry Louis Shriver, Jr.. fan
ing to stop at stop sign, IS fine
and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
N. C. WILDLlFE
FEDERATION IN
SESSION IN DARE
Distinguished Visitors Include The
Hon. Daniel H. Janzen and
Hal Lyman

The Thirteenth annual meeting
of North Carolina Wildlife Fed
Grafton is now in session at the
Carolinian Hotel, Mays Head. 1t
began with registration of dele
gates and guests, Thursday morn
ing, October 10, and was followed
by the Directors Lunch and short
business session on Thursday.
Thursday evening at the annual
banquet, the Honorable Daniel H
Janzen, Director, Bureau Of Sports
Fisheries and Wildlife, U. S. De-
part of the Interior, and Hal Ly-
man, Boston, Mass, distinguished
sportsman-conservationist, publish
er of Salt Water Sportsman, were
the principal speakers.
On Friday, following the bust
ness session and election of Off
GERS, p. X. Gravely will be host at
a luncheon at his Catco Lodge, on
Martins Point for all delegates
and guests.
Turner w. Battle, Rocky Mount,
is president and Thomas w. Reese,
Hickory, is Secretary of the Fed
GRAFTON. There are about fifty-five
delegates in attendance. Major j.
L. Murphy, Kill Devil Hills, Direc-
tor Of the National Wildlife Fed
Grafton, arranged the speakers
program.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
BIG CANE SEASON
OPENS OCTOBER Is

Manns Harbor.-The big game
hunting season flor deer and bear)
win open in this area on October
Is, according to Game Protector
w. S. White.
Although more than $4,000 acres
Of woodlands and open lands were
burned over in the Manns Harbor-
Stumpy Point region during early
August, the fire did not reach the
best big game hunting grounds, ac-
cording to Mr.. White. He stated
today that big game hunters after
deer and bear usually had best kills
in the Alligator River, East and
South Lake regions and this sec
tioa was not burned over by the big
blaze Of August.
Haunting lands in this area are
owned by West Virginia Pulp and
Paper Company, but sportsmen
are permitted to shoot bear and
deer under special permit arrange
ments with the pulp and paper
company's management.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
SEA SCOUT UNIT BEING
ORGANIZED IN MANTEO

A new form of Scouting is now
being organized in the Manteo
area and will be known ais Sea
Scout Ship 165. This group win
be a part of the regular Scouting
program. This unit is being form
ed in order to interest older boys
In some part Of Scouting. 1t viii
consist Of training in seamanship
and also in other points. Boys who
have reached their 14th birthday,
regardless Of whether they have
been Scouts before, are invited 10
join while the group is being or
ganized. For the present time,
meetings win be held each Monday
night at the educational buildinw
Of Mount 0livet Methodist Church.
Sea Scout advisor IS Douglas
Crutchfield Of Manteo. At lie
present time Mr.. crutchfield ID
interested IN obtaining tie services
Of retired Naval or Coast Guard
personnel who would be Interested
IN meeting with these boys and
instructinG them in senmanshi6,
Anyone interested Il asked Is col.
tact MrI Cxuiehzield
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
ROTARIANS PLEDGE
AID IN DRIVE FOR
COLONY MEMBERS
Drive for Members to Roanoke
Island Historical Associa-
tion Underway

The Manteo Rotary Club went
on record Monday night as back
ing the drive for members for the
Roanoke Island Historical Associa-
ton, operators of the Lost Colony.
The Club was a sponsor and well
wishey, along with most everyone
else back III 1887 when the show
was started, and has given it
good words ever since. It has also
enjoyed many programs given it
through the years BY talent from
the Lost Colony cast.
o. j. Jones and w, II. Mccown
were named a committee by Presi-
dent Ernest Meekins to seek MEM
berships in the Association. Last
year, some 1000 letters were
mailed to citizens Of Dare County
requesting them to give support
by taking out memberships, and
less than 20 per cent responded.
Truly Dare County people prefer
to be on, the receiving end. But
this sort of preference has brought
US 10 . time when we face the
loss Of the Lost Colony, which
has been the most important fac
tor for many years, in bringing
about the wonderful development
of the Dare, Coast.
Memberships are classed as a
contribution, in the final sense,
and they are set up in various
sums. There are annual member
ships at So, 10, $25 and 500 for
a life membership. With, these
memberships go a season pass to
the show, which means that for
So, one isn't making any donation
at all. One performance of the
show alone gives him back his
moneys worth, yet for some un-
Unknown reason, he gets a pass
good for every night of the sea-
son.
The Rotarians Monday night,
enjoyed a moving picture show
presented by Aycock Brown and
Julian Oneto, showing scenes of
the 4 Pirates Jarnboree and the.
Croatan Sound bridge celebration.
This film was produced by Miles
Clark Of Elizabeth City who loan
ed it to the club.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
LADIES NIGHT FUNCTION
OF MANTEO LIONS CLUB
WILL BE AT MACS HEAD

A ladies night dinner and social
function will be held by members
Of the Manteo Lions Club at their
next regular meeting night, Tues
day, October Is. This gala affair is
to be held at the Carolinian, Mays
Head-dinner being served at 1880
pm.
Following the dinner an evening
of entertainment will follow, with
music, dancing and merriment in
store. A number of local entertain
ers are being contacted. and while
there have been no definite an
nouncements, plans being made
win provide an enjoyable program.
Ladies nights are held several
times yearly by the local club, and
generally prove to be highly sue
cessful. Last event of this kind
was in June at the installation Of
officers.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
STATE REBEKAH PRESIDENT
RETURNS FROM FLA. VISIT

Mrs. Susan M. Ballowe of Man
teo, state president of the Rebekah
Assembly of North Carolina, re-
turned home last Friday from Mi
ami, Fla, where she attended the
meeting of the international Asso-
citation as representative from the
North Carolina group.
On Saturday, October 8, she
went to Swan Quarter for the
first of a group of fall meetings.
Her schedule for the remainder of
the fall will be as follows: Oxford,
Oct. 10; Fayetteville, Oct. IL;
Goldsboro, Oct. 12; Beaufort, Oct.
16; High Point, Oct. 49,; Green's
boro, Oct. 10; West Asheville, Oct.
20; Asheville, Oct. "a; and West
Jefferson, Oct. 26. At the end of
these meetings, Mrs. Ballowe plans
to go to Charlotte to visit her
sister, Mrs. H. S. McChesney.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
DARE COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY HEAR REPORT
ON DRAINAGE PROJECT

Col. V. M. Lancaster Tuesday
appeared before the Dare County
Board of Commissioners at the
boards monthly meeting to report
on drainage work now being done
in the county. He stated that he
would soon be finished with the
work, and that in view of several
thousand feet of bitches having
been deleted because people refused
to allow bitches on their property,
should any of these people change
their mind he would want to know
very soon; he, stated that once he
moves out Of the county he could
not come back.
BY unanimous action, the five
board members approved a resolu-
ton that the final estimate of the
general contract for the addition
to the courthouse be accepted, SUBJ
ject to any unpaid bills incurred in
communion with such construction
in the hands of the county attorney
and any minor defects which may
be known to the architect.
The board voted to employ j.
Henry Leroy as special council to
represent the county in defending
the suit brought against Dare
County by Orlando Burrus in con-
hection with the awarding of con-
tracts for garbage pickup.
The board ordered that Dan Nor
rill be instructed to make a seper-
ate picture of all living chairmen
of the board of county commission
ers so they could be placed on the
wall in the commissioners room.
The board appointed Lawrence
Swain as a director-at-large of the
Dare County Tourist Bureau and
appointed Gordon Kellogg as men,
Der of the board of directors of the
Tourist Bureau from Mays Head
Township, replacing Alvah Ward,
Jr., recently elevated to president
of the Tourist Bureau.
In other action, the board order
ed that the floors be tiled in the
offices of the farm agent, home
agent, and license examiner, and
that the clerk to the board contact
w. N. Spruill, district highway en-
gineer, in regard to securing two
short culverts to be used in the
road near the home of Willie Sim
mons.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
SOUTHERN ALBEMARlE TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
M PLYMOUTH OCT. 80

The annual meeting of the
Southern Albemarle Association
will be held in Plymouth on We'd
nesday morning, October 80, at IL
am, it has been announced by /.
r. Spruill of Roper, Association
President. Luther E. Barnhardt of
Concord, Lieutenant Governor and
president of the State Senate, has
accepted an invitation to be the
principal speaker.
The association embraces the
counties of Dare, Hyde, Beaufort,
Martin, Tyrrell and Washington.
1t was created in 1885 with the
avowed purpose of working for the
betterment' of the Southern Abe
marie area.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
DARE COUNTY MEGA.
MEETS LAST SATURDAY

Teachers from throughout Dare
County assembled in Manteo Sat
urday morning for the school
years first quarterly meeting of
the Dare County unit of MEGA.
held at Manteo High School. Al
motion picture, Freedom To
Learn" was the highlight of the
program. Mrs. Mary L. Evans,
County Superintendent, also spoke
to the teachers ON matters con-
corning all the schools of the
county. The meeting was presided
over by the president, w. H.
Bunch, principal Of the Manteo
school, who also named q nomi-
hating committee 10 prepare d
slate of officers for the forthconl-
ing election. Prior to the opening
Of the meeting, refreshments Of
coffee and cookies were served.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
MARVIN ROGERS. So. DIES IN
ALBEMARLE HOSPITAL AFTER
LONG ILLNESS WEDNESDAY

Stewart Marvin Rogers, Jr., SO,
Dare County coroner. and for 35
wears a resident of Manteo, died
Wednesday evening in the Albe-
marie Hospital, Elizabeth City, aft
er an illness of seven months. He
was the son of Mrs. Emma Simp-
son Rogers and the late S. M. Rog-
ers, and was born in Elizabeth
City.
After coming to Manteo he en-
gagged in the barber business and
various enterprises, being a man
with ability for trade and he had
been Coroner for some 20 years.
He was widely known and we'll Xix
ed generally, and he had many
friends to visit him during his long
illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
jamie Shannon Rogers, son, Capt.
Aubrey Rogers. U. S. Air Force,
Charleston, S. c., his mother, Mrs.
Emma Rogers, and sister, Miss
Evelyn Rogers, both of Elizabeth
City.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at Twiford's Funeral Home
in Manteo at pm. Friday, with
Rev. L. A. Aitken, Methodist pas
tor, officiating. Burial viii. be in
the Manteo cemetery. Pail bearers
for this funeral win be Leigh Has
sell, Edward and Roy Wescott,
Wallace Gray, Edwin Midget and
A. L. Mann, Jr.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
WILDFOWL ARRIVING IN
COASTAL CAROLINA NOW
Predictions are That They Portend Early
and Rough Winter. Bearing Out
Old Coasters Predictions

Black ducks, gadwalls, pintails
and blue-winged teal and a few
Canada geese Were included in
first waterfowl count of the season
to be released by L. B. Turner,
manager, Pea Island National
Wildlife Refuge between Oregon
Inlet and Rodanthe. His count was
made last week.
Elsewhere along North Caro-
lina's share of the Atlantic Fly
way were reports of additional
wildfowl. Some old Coasters say
this is a sign of an early and
rough winter.
r. F. Sumrell, Federal game
warden of Harbingger in Curri-
tuck stated that while no official
count had been made in Curri-
tuck Sound that following trip
up the beach as far as Wash
Woods area during the week he
had seen plenty of geese, "prob-
ably 1000 or more" and also
many flocks of black duck and
teal.
Weather last week end was the
type which normally brings Wild
fowl southwark to their winter
feeding grounds in Currituck, Ro-
anoke, Croatan and Pamlico
Sounds, and also at Mattamuskeet
Lake on the Hyde mainland one
of the greatest winter spots along
the South Atlantic for Canada
geese.
Already Federal and State
wardens are on the alert for any
one who may feel inclined to vio-
late the migratory wildfowl laws
by bagging geese or ducks before
the season opens on November z.
The federal wardens this year are
operating on land, by boat and in
the air, as usual.
Next month, additional species
/ of wildfowl, some with absolute
protection by law, such as swan
and snow geese are expected 70
arrive in coastal waters. One Of
| the most popular feeding areas
for snow geese is at Pea Island,
where up to 10000 may be seen
during late November and Decem-
Der.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
BIG CHANNEL BASS
TAKEN FROM SURF

BuXton.-Channel bass fishing,
especially for large fish of this
species, has been exceptionally
good at Cape Hatteras since the
northeast gale last week, accord
ing to George Fuller.
Hundreds of small channel bass
and numerous large ones have
been taken by surfcasters using
mullet for bait" said Fuller. One
of the outstanding catches report
ed here by Fuller was made by
Mrs. C. R. Goodwin of RID,
Burlington.
"She did not catch the largest
channel bass taken this week but
with a spinning real loaded with
15-pound-test monofilament line
and hook baited with a hunk of
fresh mullet, Mrs. Goodwin
brought in a S8A FOUNDER, he
added.
Mrs. Goodwin and her husband
and party of friends who have
been fishing here at Cape Hat
teras for the past several days
have also taken dozens of puppy
drum and trout.
Ranny Jennette reported the
largest fish taken during the week,
Through Wednesday, as being a
4S-pounder. 1t was landed by j.
L. Bowers of Whiteville, who was
using a go hook baited with
fresh mullet on a Pfleuger Sea
King reel loaded with 36-pound-
test line.
Bowers channel bass, believed
to be the largest Of its species
taken along the Outer Banks SO
far this Fall, was 48h inches long
and 271s inches around its girth.
Jennette reported that channel
bass anglers had been making
good catches along the beach from
abreast Avon to the Point Of Cape
Hatteras and thence southwark to
Hatteras Inlet Fishing was re-
ported as especially good in the
surf in the Creeds Hill area.
If the same pattern is followed
as in previous years, the channel
bass will continue to be caught in
large numbers and large sizes
until late November here on Hat
teras Island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11
FEROClCUS WILDCAT
DESTR OYIN 6 DEER
ON DARE MAINLAND
Great Feafs Of Strength Manifest
ed; Efforts to Trap Monster
FruifIess

Does a panther cat exist on the
Dare County mainland? Recent
doings in the dense wilds back of
Manns Harbor would indicate some
such animal exists there. The book
say he does not, but old timers
who have spent many years in the
swamps contend there are such
animals, bigger and more ferocious
than the common wildcat.
On last week end while making
his rounds, District Game protec-
or w. S. White Of Manns Harbor
discovered a newly killed deer in
the vicinity Of the ancient isolated
settlement of Beechland, which is
some Is miles west of U. S. 264
and 20 miles distant from Manns
Harbor. This was large deer
weighing about IS pounds, left on
the side of the newly built road
Of the West Virginia Pulp & Pa
per Co. Around it were large, cat
like tracks. The deer had been
partially eaten.
Mr. White went back home and
got number of steel traps and
set them around the carcass. in
hope of trapping the beast that
was playing havoc with the dee1
population. Came heavy rains and
winds and he didn't get back to
the traps until Monday. No tran
had been sprung, but after some
search, he found trail leading
into the reeds and some rs yards
away were the remains of the deer
which had been further dissected
All along the trail were the same
enormous cattracks.
Now game authorities say there
are no panthers or ocelots in this
part of the country. But old timers
including John Tom Ambrose and
Willie Grain who have lived here
all their lives say there are pan
theirs. Old men have always claim
ed there were in spite of the
doubters. There was general belief
that one roamed Roanoke Island
90 years ago, having, it was said
come across Croatan Sound on a
high tide during storm.
One must admit however, that
it takes a mighty big cat to drag
a 75-pound carcass back through
dense weeds and underground
Maybe it is the daddy of all wild
cats.
Plenty of Bear
Mr.. White believes the bear
population of the Dare County
mainland is growing. He says
there is bumper crop of gum
berries and the bears are back in
the deep woods having a feast. 1t
is his opinion that few deer were
killed during the recent forest fire,
and that most of those using the
area burnt over were able to es-
cape to other areas. Signs indicate
that there are many deer this
year.
In fact they are getting bold
about coming out on the road. On
Tuesday night of this week, Vic
tor Meekins saw a huge buck
ambling along the roadside at
Lake Landing, which is thickly
built up section of Hyde County.
The deer seemed to be in no hurry
about leaving highway 264.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11

Addison D. Swindell Of Manteo.
who is one Of the Islands older
citizens, was taken i'll and carried
to Albemarle Hospital by Twi-
ford's ambulance Tuesday.
John Allen of Manteo, is report
ed as improving after q long i'll
ness in this hospital.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11

ARNOLD STEWART who is rounding out so of service
for the News Journal of Wilmington DEL back coast
era He arrived Saturday morning. and his first Man
the office of the Coastand Times which he ndpns
able to him in furnishing information people VIII
ngtcn Del who wish to visit the N c. Coasnd He
and faithful friend of the coast and its people, and for
his columns hunting and fishing called steady
visitors to this accounting for the large numbers of
from Maryland Delaware, Pennsylvania Jersey
took off Saturday morning by Of Hateras friends who
join him at Ocracoke Island His will take him southwark
and in this state for several days. and he will write columns
about the hunting fishing this Aycock
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-10-11

A/3c JACKIE WARD of Manteo
is now home on a 2S-day leave
after having completed Air Force
boot training at Lakeland Air
Force Base, Texas, and graduated
from the jet mechanic technical
school at Amarillo, Texas. Follow
ing this leave, Airman Ward is
slated to be stationed in France
for three years. The son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Ward of Manteo,
he attended Manteo High School
before entering the Air Force.