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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
IMPROVED FERRIES
IN OPERATION ON
OREGON INLET RUN
Life Boats Added; Paint Changed;
First Newer Boats Expected
June |.

The first of three new ferry
boats carrying 90 cars and operated
by two motors with screw in
each end of the vessel is expected
to go into operation June 1, &C.
cording to j. F. Wilson, superin-
tendent of the Alligator River and
Oregon Inlet ferries. The other two
will arrive later in the summer.
The boats are of a new design, and
will operate in either direction,
making it unnecessary to back into
the slip on either side.
The present fleet of boats is
now in process of reconditioning,
and two of them, the Lindsay War
rem and the Herbert Bonner have
been back on the job for the past
two weeks. In addition to a life
boat being added on the port stern
quarter, both front and back ends
are equipped with a steel fence
which will prevent a little child,
or even a dog from wandering over
board.
The superstructure of the boats
are make to stand out with a coat
of white paint, black trim is used,
the drab appearance of the con-
ventional highway brown hull of
the boats is relieved and improved
On April 1, the service will be
stepped up with three boats, with
a fourth added for standby. The
present schedule calls for boats
leaving every half hour simultan-
eously from each side of the inlet,
with the first trip from the north
side starting at 6 am. and ending
at $50 pm. The first trip from
the south side leaves at $3.50 am
and ends at 6 pm.
On April l, Harold E. Glynn.
retired warrant officer of the
Coast Guard, who for several years
was officer in charge of stations
on Hatteras Island is due to go on
the job in a supervisory capacity
at Oregon Inlet, to look after the
newly adopted safety features OF
the ferry operation.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
COMMUNITY SERVICE NOW
BEING EMPHASIZED BY
MANTEO ROTARY CLUB

Recent meetings of the Manteo
Rotary Club have emphasized COM
munity service, one of several
functions of the organization, not
even second to fellowship. On
Monday night of this week, the
club heard from William Ernst a
suggestion it participate in the
Miss Southern Albemarle Contest,
which will be staged by the six
member counties on April %, when
the Croatan Sound Bridge is dedi-
Gated. The club also discussed
pending repairs to the community
building, for which the County
Board has appropriated $1,000, and
discussed plans for getting a new
water heater installed in the kitch-
en-.
Julian Oneto called attention to
the club, and asked representa-
tive be sent to the Chamber of
Commerce meeting at Mays Head
this week, at which time Mrs. G..
Norman Benjamin of Elizabeth
City was expected to be present in
the interest of enlisting Dare
County's participation in the blood
bank.
At the previous meeting, Dan
Morrill,, Island Studio operator, and
one of the principal figures in the
campaign for improvement of the
Manteo water front, made an in
structive and inspiring talk on the
Importance of community cleanup
and Identification in the Roanoke
Island area. He explained just how
essential it is, to a community
whose income depends principally
on tourist business, to make our
community attractive and interest
ing to strangers.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
MAENElS HBR. MAN HEADS
DARE RED CROSS DRIVE

A quota of $1,000 has been as
signed the Dare County Chapter of
the American Red Cross in the
1857 campaign for funds. Stanford
White of Manns Harbor is county
chairman and has appointed the
following community chairmen:
Mrs. Wayland Fry, Roanoke Is
land; Mrs. Thomas Briggs, Dare
Beaches from Oregon Inlet to CAT
fey's Inlet, including Colington;
Mrs. Lee Primer, Manns Harbor;
John Midget, Mashoes; Mrs.
Woodrow Best, Stumpy Point;
Mrs. Emily Smith, East Lake;
Mrs. Julian Gray, Rodanthe; Mrs.
Asa Gray, Waves; Mrs. Melvina
Whidbee, Salvo; Harold Barnette,
Avon; Mrs. Ormond Fuller, Bux-
ton; Mrs. Lois Robinson, Frisco;
and Mrs. Rosa Gray, Hatteras.
Each community chairman will APP
point his or her own committee.
Mr.. White thinks a number of
people living away from Dare
County may wish to contribute to
the Dare County chapter. If so,
they may send contributions to Mr..
White or any Of the community
chairmen.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
NEW BRIDGE BANGED
BY GRAIN BARGE
BOUND SOUTHWARK

The once beautiful old Coast
Guard cutter Pamlico, which for so
many years graced these waters,
and gave service to many craft in
distress, got into distress herself
Thursday night, during a north
east wind, when she got out of
control in Croatan Sound as she
was approaching the narrow open
ing in the new bridge.
The old vessel, now known as
the c. w. Curlett has been con-
verified into barge and was south
bound loaded. The vessel makes
trips to Engelhard and Belhaven,
carrying grain to Baltimore for
the Norris Grain Co.
The vessel is rather unwieldy
when loaded, and when she slowed
down for the opening, to go
through the bridge, the wind pick
ed her up and slammed her into
the north of the concrete structure.
The Curlett is a 356 ton craft.
1t struck the bridge when it got
out of control, said to have been
due to the failure of one of the
two motors. 1t swung down and
struck the North side of bridge,
shattering one of the huge con-
crete piles, so that the reinforcing
steel inside it was exposed and
bent.
The bridge was struck at 5:25
pm. and not until there came a
lull in the wind at $40 pm. was
the vessel able to get away under
its own power.
A report on the amount of dam
age done the vessel is not avail
able. However the boat could oper-
ate under its own power, and con-
tinued southwark.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
LARGE ATTENDANCE
DISTRICT REBEKAH
RALLY SATURDAY
Swan Quarter Chosen For Next
District Meeting in October
This Year.

The 18th District Assembly OF
the first North Carolina district OF
Rebekah lodges was held Saturday,
March 2, at the Carolinian Hotel.
Mays Head. A coffee hour was
held from 10 until II o'clock in
the Driftwood room, luncheon was
served in the Dogwood room, and
the business sessions were conduct
ed in the Cypress room. SO Re-
bekahs registered, including men,
bers from Elizabeth City, Swan
Quarter, Holly Grove, the Outer
Banks and Manteo.
Mrs. Treva Kunkle of Statesville,
state president, was the principal
speaker. Greetings were also
brought by Mrs. Bertha Gwaltney
Of Portsmouth, past state president
Of the Virginia Assembly. Other
visiting officers included three past
N. C. presidents, Mrs. Laura john
son and Mrs. Alba Albright of Ra-
leigh and Mrs. Olive Cahoon Of
Swan Quarter; Mrs. Audrey Jor-
dan, musician of the Wake Rebekah
Lodge in Raleigh; Mrs. Minnie
Karnes, district deputy president OF
a Montana lodge, who is living
temporarily in Manteo; Mrs. Louise
Rigsby of Norfolk, vice-president
of the Virginia Assembly; three
other Virginia Rebekahs were in
attendance.
The Manteo lodge, with Mrs. Ray
Lewis, Noble Grand presiding
opened the meeting in ritualistic
form, after which the Elizabeth
City lodge conducted memorial
service. Mrs. Salina Midget 'ot
Manteo made the addres of well
come. Mrs. Mary Bonner of Swan
Quarter responding. Officers fol
the next year were elected and in
stalled.
Present district officers at the
meeting were Mrs. Hettie Ames OF
Elizabeth City, president; Mrs
See REBEKAHS, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08

MISS PATRICIA BAUM of Man.
teo, who is a member of the Junior
class at Greensboro College,
Greensboro, recently gave a voice
recital at the college. Miss Baum,
who is a voice major, is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Baum
of Manteo. Her accompanist was
Miss Peggy Bradley of Lenoir.
Miss Baum's program included:
Their Land Brought Forth Frogs;
Then Shall The Eyes of the Blind
Be Opened; He Shall Feed His
Flock; Behold! A Virgin Shall Con-
ceive; o Thou That Tellest Good
Tidings to Zion; and Hymen,
Haste; Thy Torch Prepare; all by
Handel; and group by Wekerlin.
The final number was a vocal duet
"Tutti l Flor" from Madame
Butterfly" sung by Miss Baum,
who is contralto, and Miss Gene
Farrow Edwards, soprano.
Last Friday Miss Baum and
Miss Bradley left to attend a
United Nations Assembly, as rep
resentatives of Greensboro College.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
PRESENT HIGHWAY
PROJECT ENDS ON
OCRACOKE ISLE
Contractors Complete Six and A
Half Miles and Move Equip
men+ Away

Ocracoke, March 4.-Dickerson,
Inc. of Gastonia, contractors for
the Ocracoke road, and E. P.
Brinkley of Raleigh, contractor on
the bridge work for the road, have
completed their work at Ocracoke
and many of their employees have
already left or are leaving this
week. At this time the new road
extends from a point about half
mile east of Ocracoke Village to a
point just beyond Green Island
Club at the northern end of the is
land, leaving unpaved a mile and a
half stretch to the present Hat
teras Inlet ferry landing. Final
plans for the completion of the
road at each end are in the hands
of the State Highway Commission.
Surveys for possible ferry-slip
sites have already been made at
the Hatteras Inlet end; plans are
in process for the best approach
to the village at the Ocracoke end,
but until the engineers in charge
reach decisions and the State
Highway Commission acts upon
them, the present new road begins
and ends in deep sand. The section
of the road now finished is very
scenic, affording a view of Pamlico
Sound along it's whole length on the
West, and frequent good views of
the Atlantic Ocean on the east
through the dunes or across the
plains. For several miles the road
runs through a tangled mass of
yaupon and weather-beaten water
oaks, then through tumbling dunes,
and in places across flat stretches
of sandy beach. seven bridges be-
tween its beginning east of Ocra-
coke Village and it's end at Green
Island Club afford passageway for
high tides or storm waters that
from time to time run across from
ocean to sound or sound to ocean.
Under the direction of the Cape
Hatteras Seashore Park Service
sand fences are being erected along
both sides of the road where they
win be effective, and in some areas
pine seedlings are being planted.
Ocracokers are enthusiastim about
their new road and awaiting
eagerly it's further extension, both
for their own use in travelling to
mainland points, and for the use
of tourists in coming to Ocracoke.
The State Highway Commission
supervisors and engineers, as we'll
as the employees of the Dickerson
Company and Brinkley, Inc, have
made headquarters at Silver Lake
Inn. On Thursday night of last
week, preparatory to leaving. w.
L. Howerton, general superinten-
dent of Dickerson Inc, arranged
a dinner party at the Inn for all
those on the construction work.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
CIVIC GROUP AT
BUXTON ELECTED
OFFICERS THURS.
Next Meeting viii Be Held March
18th at Hafteras; Then
at Rodanfhe

The Hatteras Island Civic Asso-
citation met $3.50, Feb. %, at Cape
Hatteras High School with 81
despite a severe storm that
day and high sound tide on the
road prevented the attendance of
the Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo
people.
The proposed constitution and
bylaws were read and accepted,
followed by a ten minute recess for
the establishment of membership
and collection of dues.
The following officers were
elected: President-Bill Dillon;
Vice. resident-"Scotty" Gibson;
Secretary-Zane Gray; Treasurer,
Don Skakle; Sergeant-at-arms-
Fred Jones. Directors: Carlos Oden,
"Bud" Fuller, Asa H. Gray.
"By unanimous vote, the club
will rotate meeting sites instead
of establishing a permanent meet
ing place, truly significant of the
spirit of this organization, in view
of the fact that the assemblage at
this meeting was composed entire
ly Of Hatteras and Buxton resi-
DENTS" Mr.. Dillon says; also: "The
next meeting will take place at the
Community building in Hatteras,
March 28th at $50 pm, and the
meeting following has tentatively
been scheduled for Rodanthe. All
meetings will be held on the four
tn Thursday of every month. Start
ing times will vary and scheduling
of such will be left to the discre-
ton of the Board of Directors.
"The express objects for which
this Association has been formed
are as follows:
"a. To work for. and to promote
the educational, social and ecoz
nomic welfare of the people of
Hatteras Island in particular, and
the general welfare of the people
| of Dare County as a whole.
"B. To instill and encourage a
spirit of cooperation among all the
people of Hatteras Island, to work
tirelessly together as one harmon
ious team for the advancement of
any project which we, as whole,
consider to be beneficial and con-
tributory to the islands welfare.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
CIVIC GROUP AT
HATTERAS CARE
FOR BUILDING
Much Interest Taking In Maintain
ing Community Center Of
Old School

A called meeting was held al
the Hatteras Community Building
Tuesday night, Feb. 26 for the
purpose of selecting a Board Of
Directors for the Hatteras Com.
munity center.
On Monday, April, 10th, the high
school building was sold at the
Court House door. Hatteras COM
munity sent three men to bid or
the building. They were Dan @
Oden, Donald Skakle and Carlos
Peele. They succeeded in buying
the building for $1,O02. These
funds were raised by an organized
committee who solicited the vii,
lage, held parties and dinners. They
also received a generous donation
of $402 from an interested donor
Now to launch an organized civic
group a Board of Directors hac
to be formed.
The meeting, presided over by
Don Skakle, came to order with g
goodly representation of the vii.
lage. The following people were
elected to serve: Willard Balance
President; Don Shake, vice presi.
dent; Velma Stowe, Secretary anc
Treasurer; Kathryn Midgette, Sec
ond Vice President; Ernal Foster
Third Vice President.
These people are entrusted with
the making of bylaws and having
them verified by the community
Having the deed set up and re-
corded and looking after the gen
eral welfare of the community af.
fairs. The community is glad tc
have such able leaders and will
give them full support in theil
efforts.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
MAN DIDN'T APPRECIATE
A CHANCE TO GO STRAIGHT

1t looks like the old business OF
coddling criminals to get the doubt
full benefit of their friendship and
labor would wear thin sometime.
Last year a negro named Joe
White Jr., with something of a
court record already, was convicted
in Superior Court in Manteo for
the breaking in and stealing OF
money and a cash register from
the local ice plant. By some OF
those devious channels of SYM
pathy, the court let off the negro
on a suspended sentence-that
edict of today's courts under which
so much evil is fostered. The con-
ditions were that he pay the sum
of SITS back by degrees, and be Of
good behavior a year and a half,
But he couldn't wait. Tuesday he
was up in court again, this time
for the forgery of checks on his
employer, Bolton Burrus, in the
total sum of $556.63. The Bank of
Manteo, which paid the checks, two
of them at it's own window, may
be the loser of this amount of
money. Checks ranged in size from
$16.75 to $6S.60. He went to Jail
in default of $4,000 bond, where
he will remain until Superior
Court in May.
The only other case before Re
corder w. F. Baum in Manteo this
week was a submission by Elwood
L. Spencer of Engelhard who paid
SIS and costs for operating car
with improper brakes.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
MRS, AMANDA DANIELS WAS
NOTED MANTEC CITIZEN

Mrs. Amanda Vassar Wescott
Daniels, 81, gallant woman, who
with fortitude and cheerfulness
withstood a long and painful i'll
ness for some two years, died at
the family home at nine o'clock
Monday night. She was the widow
of the late John T. Daniels, late
retired Coast Guard who was one
of the renowned band of three who
assisted the Wright Brothers when
they made their first flights at
Kill Devil Hills.
Mrs. Daniels was the daughter
of the late George Wright and
Bethany Etheridge Wescott, and
she spent practically her whole life
on the acres of her girlhood home,
save for brief residences in New
port News and other places where
her husband was busy at boating,
following his retirement from the
Service. She was an earnest and
vigorous leader for many years in
the Baptist Church, and was one
of the founders of the Manteo
church more than so years ago.
She was an exceptional example
of motherhood and homemaking,
and her children indeed may rise
up to call her blessed, for she
mothered an understanding family
who have given her pride and re-
Elected luster on the family name.
All of her children lived, and all
survive her: Delano F. Daniels of
New Bern; Mrs. Madge Barbour
of Philadelphia; Mrs. Willis Pearce
of Manteo; Archie S. Daniels Of
Draper, N. c., Mrs. Robert Jordan
of Danville, Va; and Hal F. Dam
iels of Weldon; and 10 grandchil-
The church to which she had
devoted the major portion of her
life was thronged with friends, and
in the building was the largest dis
play of flowers seen at funeral
in its walls. Rev. w. E. Cholerton
conducted the service, paying high
tribute to the life of the deceased
and quoting comforting scriptural
passages. A quartet consisting of
Julian Oneto, Lawrence and Ralph
Swain and Johnny Long, sang
Crossing the Bar, and Nearer My
God to Thee. with Dick Jordan at
the organ.
Music was played during the
services by Mrs. Dallas Tillett of
Wanchese. The pail was of pink
carnations and fern. Active pail
bearers were Dorian and George
Dudley, Frank Cahoon, Frank
White, Trell Payne and Joe Brat
ten, most of them old neighbors.
Honorary pail bearers were w. F.
Baum, o. C. Ward, o. j. Jones, C.
C. Jones, M. l.. Daniels, Frank
White, M. r. Daniels, H. A. Dough,
DIR. w. w. Johnston, c. S. Meekins,
J. E. Ferebee, Clyde Hassell, S. B.
Tillett, Leo Midget, w. B. Fear
ing, Victor Meekins, Linwood
MAYO, George Powell, Tom Rus
sell, Clyde Biggs, Ernest Meekins,
Billy Harrington, Ben Greet,
Archie Burrus, M. L. Daniels Jr.,
Keith Fearing Jr., Ralph Davis,
Wilbur Daniels, DR.. w. w. Har-
vey Jr.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
DELAY IN START OF
DREDGING PROJECT
+. AT OREGON INLET
Eneelhard Job Expected Soon
Oregon Inlet Job Put
OF to April

There seems to be a lot of diff
Guilty during this unfavorable win
ter, in getting on the job of dredg-
ing at both Oregon Inlet and En-
gelhard.
Last week the Norfolk Dredging
Co. which has the contract for
dredging Oregon Inlet, a $475, 200
job, asked for an extension of 80
days, and are not now expected to
get on the job before April 1. Work
was originally scheduled to start
this week. Delay was explained as
being due to inability to assemble
the right kind of materials.
The Atkinson Dredging Co. of
Deep Creek, Va. has the contract
for deepening Far Greek at Engel-
hard, and they were also due to
start this month, and are expected
on the job in a short time.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
LOWER ELECTRIC RATES FOR
ROANOKE ISLAND PROMISED
WITH PURCHASE BY VEPCO
Fearing. Interests Agree to Sell Local System
Serving S75 Customers to Virginia Company;
Fate Of Sale Dependent on Man+eo Town
Boards Decision on Franchise on March I+h.

A new section along the Atlantic
coast will be brought into the Vir-
GINA Electric and Power Company
system with the purchase of the
Roanoke Utilities Company of
Manteo, N. c., by Virginia Electric
and Power Company.
Ray Goodmon, Carolina Division
Vice President, announced today
that negotiations for the purchase
of the Roanoke Island utility COM
pany from members of the Fear
ing family have been completed
through w. B. Fearing, president.
A new 30-year franchise is being
sought from the Town of Manteo.
Upon completion of the sale,
Vepco will put its standard system
wide rates into effect, Goodmon
said. The Town of Manteo will have
the same rates as the larger towns
and cities served by Vepco in
North Carolina. This will result
in substantial reductions in the
cost of electricity to customers on
Roanoke Island.
Final sale will be subject to
approval by the North Carolina
Utilities Commission, the Federal
Power Commission, and other reg
ulatory bodies in Virginia and
West Virginia and approval of the
franchise for the Town of Manteo.
The Roanoke Utilities Company
has been buying it's power from
Vepco for number of years,
Goodmon said. Prior to the 1905
electric power was generated by
diesel engines at Manteo.
Vepco plans the necessary re-
Mobilization of the distribution sys-
tenn to insure the standards of
good service of the company.
Goodmon said that Vepco has
completed high power transmits
sion system near Mays Head.
which will tie in with the Roanoke
Island service. This and other i'm
provements will strengthen the
service and take care of present
and future demands for electric
service including large commercial
customers.
., Virginia Electric and Power
Company now supplies power to
all of northeastern North Carolina.
Roanoke Utilities Company was
founded by DR.. F. P. Gates of
Manteo and was sold by his son,
Frank Gates, to the Fearing family
in the 1920's. At that time, the Ro-
anoke Utilities lines extended to
Kill Devil Hills, but this part of
the system was purchased by Vepco
in the 1905. At present it serves
875 customers on Roanoke Island.
Much interest in the announce
ment is manifested on Roanoke Is
land because it is generally be-
lleved the present cost of electri-
city will drop about one-third. The
whole situation now appears to be
up to the Manteo Town Board
which meets March IL, and is then
supposed to give a decision as to
whether they will approve an oper-
ating franchise to VEPCO. If for
any reason, the Town Board should
stall off from giving the franchise,
the deal might be delayed or post
ooned indefinitely. Most observers
believe the town will grant the
franchise, and would not put itself
in the way to make 875 of its
most valuable customers sore.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
ASK TWO COUNTY ROADS BE
PLACED ON STATE SYSTEM

Beside their proposal to increase
their pay and make changes in
their terms of office, the Dare
Board this week asked the State
Highway system to take on the
Lake neighborhood road at East
Lake, and a short piece of road at
Manns Harbor near the Wallace
Taylor home, as well as to work
with the Park service for the OPEN
ing of a woods road at Cape Hat
teras. Several tax releases were
granted, ranging downward from
some $50 at Cape Hatteras to a
poll tax charged to an aged man
at East Lake. Several other routine
items were cleared.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
BETA CLUB WILL STAGE
TALENT SHOW, ELECT QUEEN

A talent show viii be sponsored
on the evening of March is by the
Beta Club of yManteo High School.
Both Student and adult talent will
be used. Miss Manteo High School
will be elected at that time. Votes
may be cast previously at places
of business in Manteo, each bust
ness sponsoring a contestant.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
SOCK DANCE FRIDAY

A Sock dance will be held Fri
day night, March 8 in the Man
teo gymnasium, beginning at 800
o'clock. Proceeds will go to the
high school athletic association.