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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
OUR DISTRICT ROAD
WORK DURING THE
YEAR IS REVIEWED
Many improvements Made ir
Hyde. Dare. Currituek and
Tyrrell Counties

Raleigh, Feb. 5.-During 1856,
the State Highway Commission
completed great many road i'm
provements in the First Highway
Division, Commissioner Emmett
Winslow of Hartford reported this
week.
On the primary system in the
division, State forces completed
92.3 miles of drag seal. Another
80.07 miles were renovated by sand
asphalt paving. A total Of 1898
miles were either graded, widene,1
and resurfaced or relocated and
paved.
The county road system was i'm
proved by 1896 miles of drag seal
and 28.9 miles paving with sand
asphalt surface course. A total of
Al miles were paved with a bitum-
inous surface treatment while an
other sc miles were graded and
paved with sand asphalt. 2.8 miles
were widened and 5.5 other miles
were paved with sand asphalt mix
ed-in-place. A sand seal was used
on Is miles while 1.3 miles were
resurfaced. A total of 67.92 miles
of unimproved roads were stabil-
lied by using local road materials
while another 1928 miles were stab
ilized by using commercial mater
ials.
With division headquarters ir
Ahoskie, the First is composed OF
Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates
Pasquotank, Perquimans, BERTHE
Hartford, Northampton, Chowan
See ROAD. Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
MANY COMMITTEES GO INTO
ACTION AS PLANS FORM FOR
PIRATE JAMBOREE In APRIL
Four-Day Festival Begins With Croa+an Bridge
Celebration and Picnic. and Embraces Halter
as and Mays Head Events between Thursday
and Sunday; Many State Officials Expected
to Attend
By AYCOCK BROWN

Dedication of the William B.
Umstead Memorial Bridge connect
ing Roanoke Island and Manns
Harbor followed by the third an
nual Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree
may be the biggest events held dur
ing mid-spring in Dare County,
Scheduled to begin on Thursday,
April 20, the dedication and cele-
bration will continue through Sum
day, April %, and take in all sec
tons of the county.
Governor Luther H. Hodges has
been invited to head the list of dis
tinguished guests along with the
Highway Commission, and mem
bers of the North Carolina General
Assembly now in session at Ra-
leigh.
For Governor Hodges and Mrs.
Hodges, it would be their third Wis
it to the Pirates Jamboree. Last
year the States first family took
in phases of the Jamboree on Hat
teras and the Dare Beaches.
Plans for the bridge dedication
begin the program on Roanoke Is
land, proceeding to the 2.7 mile
long bridge for an official ribbon
cutting and thence to Mams Har-
Dor for addresses by distinguished
guests followed by gigantic pic
mic dinner. Behind the bridge cele-
bration plans is the Southern AL
bemarle Association, and its pres
ident, Melvin R. Daniels of Man
teo.
JambOree Committees
At meeting Sunday afternoon
presided over by w. H. McCown
of Mays Head and Scotty Gibson
of Hatteras some 30 or more per-
SONS on committees of the Pirates
Jamboree met at The Carolinian to
discuss the proposed program. The
Jamboree officially starts on Fri
day, April &c, on Hatteras Island.
Present at the meeting from Hat
teras Island were: Gibson, A. H.
Gray, w. w. Edwards, Stockton
Midget, Wheeler Balance, Lloyd
Styron, Edgar Styron, Clam Stowe
and Edison Meekins. The Hatteras
committeeman will meet on Sun
day, February 10 at the Atlantic
View Hotel to discuss plans for
their phase of the program.
Others present included: John
Donoho, Mrs. Thomas Chears, Mr..
and Mrs. Pat Bayne, George Sides,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Briggs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Baum, Julian Oneto,
Robert Young, Lawrence Swain,
Mrs. Jean Beacham, DIR. and Mrs.
Wallace Mustian, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Perry, Ras Westcott, Mrs.
Julia Gray and Dick Jordan.
An initial phase of the Jamboree
is already visible as many men
begin growing their boards. John
Donoho is chairman of the COM
mittee on beard growing and
Woody Fearing, Manteo, Edison
Meekins, Hatteras, Orville Baum
See JAMBOREEs Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
MANTEO REBEKAHS HEAR
HISTORY OF VALENTINE

The Manteo Rebekahs met Mon
day night with Mrs. Ray Lewis,
Noble Grand, presiding. In the abb
sence of Mrs. Dolores Ward, who
was to have led the program, Mrs.
Tracy Ward presented an interest
ing program on the history and
poetry of st. Valentines Day.
It was announced that The dis
trict Rebekah meeting will be held
on March 2 at the Caroliniaa Ho-
tel, Mays Head. Registration viii
begin at 10 am. and there will be
a luncheon at noon. If anyone needs
a ride, or can so accommodate any
one else, she is asked to call Mrs.
Margie White at Manteo 155-W.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
CHICKEN DINNER FOR
ODDFELLOWS FEB. IA

The Missouri Midget Past Noble
Grand's Club of Manteo will serve
chicken dinner to all Odd Fellows
who attend their next meeting Feb.
14th. All Odd Fellows interested
will please bring their own silver.
The ladies of the PINGS Club will
be at the Town Hall and serving
will start at 6:30 pm.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
HATTERAS MEETING FEB. 10
TO PLAN FOR JAMBOREE

In order to begin planning for
the big event of the year on Hat
teras Island, which will be the
Worlds greatest fish fry of the
Third Annual Dare Coast Pirates
Jamboree, a meeting will be held
Sunday, February 10th at the At
lantic View Hotel at Hatteras, ac-
cording to William Gibson, who
heretofore has served as chairman
of the event.
A full attendance of the Hat
teras Island committee which for
two years has done such good
job in arranging this affair, is re-
quested at this meeting.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
DARE COAST AREA
FORWARDS CT VII
DEFENSE PROGRAM
AuxiIisry Police Forces Being Or
eanized in Several Com
munifies
By AYCoCK BROWN

From the standpoint of civil de-
Tense, the Dare Coast region is go
ing forward under the leadership
of r. K. Gum, director of the pro-
gram for this area. First in Sc
ries Of meetings to organize auxii-
larry police forces in various COM
munities was held at Wanchese on
Friday night and Mack Etheridge
was made supervisor of that dis.
triet. police organizations will be
set up in the Kitty Hawk, Kill
Devil Hills and Mays Head area
within the next two weeks" said
Gum.
Responsibilities of the police
auxiliary would, in the event of an
emergency, be to control panic,
prevent looting, safeguard traffic
and protect vital bridges, food and
gasoline supplies. In the event Of
a military alert or disaster, or a
natural disaster, all rated auxil-
larry police forces will be armed
and entitled to assume authority
and help maintain martial law, it
was stated.
Members of the civil defense
radio school under the supervision
of Goodrich Williams, a retired
Coast Guard communications Off
Ger, have passed the novice permit
stage and are now working to-
wards their general licenses, many
with receivers they have built
themselves" said Gum. Through
cooperation of R. S. Smith, county
farm agent in charge of the sum-
mer All camp, use of an lod Navy
Radio building there has been pro-
vided for radio training and Man
teo Rotary Club is paying the bill
to have the structure put in proper
shape as a radio shack for civil
defense.
For several weeks under the di-
rection of DR.. w. w. Harvey, class
es in basic medical aid program,
have been held each Wednesday
evening with considerable interest
from local citizens who have at
tended. '"The, program is for the
training and establishment of med
icaI and surgical aid teams to be
used during military or natural
emergency" Gum stated. "While
many women have attended the
classes, there has been some lack
of interest on the part of men to
take part in this phase of the pro-
gram. Males to fill the gap would
probably be recruited from men,
hers of the local fire departments
in Manteo and on the Dare beach
es."
Gum paid special tribute to Mrs
Mary Evans and staff, of the coun-
ty board of education; Mrs. Goldie
Meekins and her staff of the Dare
Welfare Department, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Trew, Mrs. Wayland Fry
Goodrich Williams and Mickey
Bridges and The Coastland Times
for the roles they have played in
completing the civil defense organ
ization. He also stated that splen-
did cooperation is being offered by
Pay Bayne, Mays Head; ]. c. But
Ter, Kill Devil Hills; R. M. Best,
Kitty Hawk; Mack Etheridge,
Wanchese; and Alton Best of
Stumpy Point, who are serving as
district supervisors of the auxil-
larry police.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
REVIVAL TO BE HELD
AT LITTLE GROVE CHURCH

A week of revival services will
be held at the Little Grove Meth
odist Church in Frisco, beginning
February 10th, with the Sunday
night service at 1880 pm. Guest
minister for this series of services
viii be Rev. w. r. Frost, minister
Of the Currituck Methodist Church
es. Everyone is invited to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08

MRS. ANNETTE SAWYER,
daughter of Mrs. Russell Gallop
of Harbinger, is attending the in
augural festivities in Raleigh this
week where she will be sponsor
at the Inaugural Ball on Wednes-
day evening. Her escort will be
University of North Carolina stu
dent Melvin Mclean, Jr., also of
Harbinger. Her invitation was
sponsored by Currituck Represen-
tative Walton Griggs of Point Har-
Dor, who with Mrs. Griggs is also
attending the events Of Inaugural,
Week. (Aycock Brown photo)
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08

JOHN HAWKINS MEEKINS, one
of the fine old citizens of Coling-
ton Island, was in Manteo yester-
day visiting around. He will be 88
years old Wednesday, Feb. 18th.
He has long been leader of the
community, and until a couple of
years ago was an active fisherman.
His wife, who was Sallie Shannon,
died three years ago. A daughter
and granddaughter live with him
and keep house.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-20
Dolly King May By Selected
Big League Umpire

NEW YORK = Will Williams
dolly" King, former Long Is
land university star be the first
Negro umpire to make the big
leagues?
That is a reaching ques-
ton but if Kings popularity
with college officials and base
ball scouts is an indication, there
is a good bet that he will make
the grade.
A ranking umpire in college
baseball circles, King last week
was singled out for praise at
dinner of the Metropolitan col
legiate umpires at the Commo-
dore Hotel.
The praise came from the
president of the group, who
lauded him for his handling Of
ass gnment during the season.
He also disclosed that scouts
from the leagues had been fol-
lowing Kings work and they
too were impressed by his pos
SibiItties. OF course, advance
ment in this field means assign
ment to minor leagues for cx-
perience, but with firm ground
ing in the college circuit, which
also gets attention from baseball
scouts. King has better than a
good chance for selection.
Already he has been selected
for the staff of basketball. Of
ficials to handle games in the
exclusive and tabled Ivy League
next season. King has come up
through the ranks as an official
of the court game, starting as
a trainee in a school especially
designed to train competent Of
ficials. That was four years ago.
In the intervening years, King
worked with the local high
school teams, moving up each
year until he was handling
games for colleges in the Metro
politan area, not members of
the Ivy League, but under Col
legiate athletic supervision.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-20

His selection for the choice
spots in officiating was made
after the former LIU star had
worked As games this year un-
der the watchful eye of super
visors. A letter from the chair
man of the officiating board
welcome King to the staff of
fourteen regular officials and
although he has been assigned,
the games he handles will be
announced later. The Ivy League
is composed of the outstanding
colleges in the East, Harvard,
Yale, Princeton, Brown, Penn
sylvania, Columbia among them.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-20
June Baseball Clinic Dates
Announced

bers register for these classes.
The classes start at 1000 am,
and last for approximately 212
hours. Balls and bats will be
furnished by P.A.R.D. Young
Sters should bring their own
gloves and shoes. This is the 5th
year that the program is under
the direction of Martin Marich,
former coach at Phoenix Union
High School for IL years, and
newly appointed head football
coach at the new Phoenix Gen.
tral High School.
On June "a, 25, 26 and q
(Mon. .-Thurs.), the meeting will
take place at Eas.lake Parks
Arizona sun., 1957-06-20
POLICE PISTOL TEAM WINS
IN NATIONAL MATCH

The Phoenix Police Pistol
Team gained top honorS in the
National Peace Officers Asso-
citation Pistol Tournament held
at Greeley, Colorado on June g.
10. Members of the Phoenix
team are Captain Gordon Selby,
1t. Richard E. Dean, and Patrol
men John Barnes, Charles Blaine
and Edwin Weiss. Teams from
Is western states competed.
Phoenix won the .32-caliber CEN
ter fire four-man match with
score of 1000. The win gave the
team the first place trophy, $100
in cash and individual gold
medals. Captain Selby also de-
feated 48 other lawmen with a
score of 234 to win the DR.. Ro-
bert G. Poison trophy match.
Selby was awarded a 357-caliber
Smith and WeSson Magnum re-
volver and a gold medal. Pa
trolman Barnes won the indi-
vidual championship in the %
caliber match in competition
with go sharpshooters. He fired
a 276 to win the match'S travel
ing trophy, $50 in cash and a
gold medal. During the past
several years, the Police Pistol
Team has won many honors in
championship matches through
out the Southwest.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-20

Once again the City of Phoe-
nix Parks & Recreation Depart
ment will offer free baeSball in
struction during the summer to
all interested youngsters. In
struction will be on a basic level
so that all attending will have
a sound understanding of the
skills necessary for their own
personal development as well as
the requirements needed to pro-
greSS.
Over 1000 boys of all ages
have attended these clinics dur
ing the past 4 years. All man.
ayers and sponsors are encour-
aged to have their team men,
Arizona sun., 1957-06-20
page SEVEN

ball diamond (16th Street & JEFF
ferSon) On Mondays the Clinic
will offer infield and outfield
play, batting and bunt offenSe
and defense. Tuesdays: pitching,
catching, review infield and out
field play Wednesdays: base
running, coaching, cut-offS and
relays, team play. Thursday:
rules, and a review of topics
covered in earlier sessions.
Arizona sun., 1957-06-20

A short time ago the New
York Stock Exchange celebrated
it's 165th birthday-in a nation
which itself is only 181 years
old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
RuiImun Receives
Presidents Medal
For Saving Boy

A railroad switchman from
Evansville. Ind. paid his first
visit here today to receive the
highest award in the transport
tation industry-a Presidential
Medal of Honor.
Herman j. Schaefer. accom-
panied by his wife and four
children. received the award at
a ceremony this morning In the
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. Chairman Owen Clarke
made the presentation on be-
half of President Eisenhower
Mr.. Schaefer. "a. saved a ga
year-old boy. Timothy Rober-
son. from the path Of an APP
preaching train.
The award to Mr.. Schaefer is
the 10th approved since the
act of 1905 was passed author
izing the President to give such
awards to persons engaged In
interstate commerce.
Attending the ceremony were
Mrs. Schaefer and four chill
dren-Mike. 9; Patrick. 6; Mary
Beth. 3. and Joe. Ia.
And how does it feel receiv-
ing a presidential award?
We've been all steamed up"
confided Switchman. Schaefer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Ex-Revenue Agent
Indicted in Freud

DETROIT. July 10 (P.-A
former Internal Revenue Serv-
ice agent and his brother were
indicted on l39 counts yester-
day in what Federal authorities
described as the biggest fraud
ever perpetrated in an income
tax refund scheme.
Edward j. Zacharski. 40. the
former agent. and his brother
Norman @. Zachary. %. could,
II convicted. be sentenced to
800 years Imprisonment and
fined Si.20l. 900 each.
Donald F. Welday. jr.. as
sistant United States attorney,
said the scheme involved fraud
ulent refund claims with checks
diverted TO q central once
through Post once change-of-
address notices.
Mr.. Welday said 20 false re-
turns were filed in 1856. each
claiming $1,000 10 $4,000 re-
funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Veto Clause Proposed
InD.C.Home Rule Bill
Continued from First Page

Continued from First Page
was adamant on the question
Of an appointed. instead Of an
elected chief city executive.
Favor Appointment
Mr.. Mclaughlin. making no
direct answer, said that had
been considered on the stan
level and the Commissioners
themselves favor the appoint
ment Of the Governor.
Senator Clark said: IT. at
least, as chairman of the SUBJ
committee feel that the Eisen-
hover Administration Is op-
posed to home rule so far as
the election Of a mayor is con-
cerned."
He added that the subcom-
mittee therefore would have to
make the choice Of taking bill
that was inferior in the hope
that it could be enacted. II
this is done, he continued, then
1t must be made clear that we
would be doing so because of
the opposition Of President
Eisenhower to home rule SO
far as it concerns the election
Of a mayor"
Mr.. Mclaughlin replied by
saying that I'VE are all in
agreement at the District
Building" that the governor
should be appointed.
Former Commissioner F.
Joseph Donohue took a stand
for passage of the Nicely Morse
bill for an elected mayor and
council saying he was too old in
the home rule activities to &C
cept now just small Bit"
Would Combine Bills
Senator Clark took another
slap at the reported views of
President Eisenhower during
testimony by Sturgis Warner,
an attorney, a veteran in the
home rule movement. Mr..
Warner spoke as an individual.
He was for passing the best
features of the two bills and
was willing to accept half a
loaf"
While he was discussing the
hopes of people for suffrage
here, Senator Clark interrupted
to say he thought it is fool
ish" to think that people in
the States, mentioning Cali
fornia, would ever develop a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10
Johnson Halls
Achievements
OF Senate

Democratic Leader johnson
of Texas today praised the Sem
ate's record of accomplishments
this year as one that can stand
comparison with any other in
recent years."
He also predicted that. de-
spite the sharp disagreement
over the pending Civil Rights
bill, the Senate will reach de-
cisions on a number Of legis-
lative items.
In addition to the annual
appropriation bills, he listed
26 Of the more important bills
the Senate has disposed of
since January.
Counting all bills acted upon,
the number for this year up to
July 8 is 602. Senator johnson
presented a table showing this
exceeds the first-year total of
any Congress since the S0th.
except for the first session Of
the 64th Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-10

real interest in the granting Of
home rule to the people Of the
District. This had reference to |
the suggestion of President
Eisenhower that there was
need for the home ruler to
stir interest for home rule at
the grass roots level.
George L. Hart, jr.. chairman
Of the Republican State Com
mittee Of the District, spoke
Up for the administration bill
but with some qualifications.
He said he definitely did not
approve provisions for nom
partisan elections saying this
country's democracy was based
on the two-party system and
the parties should have respon-
sibility. A similar view was ex-
pressed by Mr.. Donohue.
Support for the Nicely Morse
bill for an elected mayor and
council plan was registered by
Senator Kennedy. Democrat Of
Massachusetts, in a statement
filed with the subcommittee.
Philip Brown Heard
Philip Brown, vice chairman
Of the Washington Home Rule
Committee, spoke for the adj
ministration bill. He said on
the question of whether this
is amended to provide for an
elected instead of an appointed
governor, this should not mean
going back to the mayor-coun-
Gil plan. He commended that
aside from this question there
were many provisions of the
administration bill that were
superior to those in the Nicely
Morse bill and Senator Clark
agreed.
Senator Clark said that if the
subcommittee reports out the
Neely-Morse bill he would want
to incorporate in it many pro-
visions of the newer bill.
A statement was filed for Ed
ward Burling, jr., chairman Of
the Citizens for Eisenhower
Nixon Committee and chair
man of the Commissioners Cit
liens Advisory Council. sup
porting the administration bill
answering the frequently raised
question as to whether there
was unanimity behind any one
home rule bill he asked ION
what proposed law are a mil
lion people unanimous?" His
contention was that this coun-
try's rule was majority rule.
Mauric Friedman, vice chair
man of the Citizens for Eisen-
hower-Nixon Committee, testi-
fed for the administration bill
because lit is the most practi-
cable measure and procedure
to obtain our objective"
Culver B. Chamberlain. Of
the Democratic Central Com
mittee for the District, said he
would favor any home rule bill
that Congress would pass.
The hearings are to be re-
Sumed at $50 am. tomorrow.