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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
PLANS MOVE ON FOR BIG
KITTY HAWK CENTENNIAL
Homecoming and Laying Of Cornerstone
For Church Annex Scheduled 8
on October rs

Plans seem to be going well ac-
cording to reports, for the two-day
homecoming centennial celebration
of the Kitty Hawk Methodist
church set for October rs and 26th'
A committee has set up plans on
a big scale, whereby large group
may be housed and fed. During
this event, the cornerstone laying
for the new $4,000 church annex
will be held.
Mrs. Jack Twiford is director of
the celebration committee. Other
committee chairmen are Mrs.
Kathryn Perry, Carlos Dowdy,
Mrs. Edith Best, P. A. Tillett, Mrs,
Hettie Baum, R. M. Best, John
Evans and Mrs. Oscar Sanderlin'
Mrs. Jesse Baum is music chair
man.
The committee is expecting
many old residents, members of the
church, a number Of distinguished
visitors, all contributors to the
cause, all former minister's and
their families, anembers OF neigh
boring Methodist churches and
many others to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
TOWNS GET STATE
FUND FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS
ALLEGATIONS for 1853 Received
Last Week Total Over
Six Millions

Raleigh.-Checks totaling &c.
ATT, 457.37 were mailed by the
State Highway Commission last
week to the 407 eligible munich
palties participating in the alloca-
ton of Powell Bill funds.
The Powell Bill, passed by the
General Assembly in 1851, author
ICES the setting aside of " cent
from the regular &c tax on each
gallon of gasoline, in. an effort to
aid municipalities in the mainte-
nance of non-system streets. All
Powell Bill funds are allocated in
cash to active Incorporated NUM-
cipalities which are eligible and
qualified for improvements on
their non-highway system streets.
ALLEGATION of the Powell Bill
funds is made proportionately to
the eligible municipalities, half
on the basis of population and half
On the basis of relative non-sys-
tenn mileage.
ALLEGATIONS for some of the
eastern North Carolina towns are
as follows.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10

Among these women was the
late Mahala Nelson Meekins of
Gum Neck, who was the mother
of the late U. S. Judge /. NJ.
Meekins of Elizabeth City.
Before her marriage to Jere-
miah Charles Meekins, Tyrrell
County farmer and business man,
she had lost two husbands, one
Pledger and one Davenport, before
she mothered large family. One
of her grandchildren is Attorney
j., C. Meekins of Columbia, who
as small boy, went around the
county with his grandmother, in a
horse and buggy, soliciting con-
tributions to erect the memorial to
the Confederate soldiers. This
memorial, now on the courthouse
lawn has been twice moved. Quar-
tiers, dimes, and even nickles made
it possible.
Back in 1901 when the dedica-
ton took place, Mr.. Meekins re-
calls that the speaking was from
platform, across the street, and
one Col. VIM. F. Beasley, former
Tyrrellonian was a speaker, and
another noted citizen, Rev. VIM.
Caravan of the Primitive Baptist
faith did the praying. During the
prayer, the speakers stand collap-
sed, but the preacher, unpeturbed.
continued with his prayer, and
there was no interruption of the
program.
1t was a great day in Columbia,
some Sc years ago, and the crowds
came by excursion boats from
Elizabeth City and other towns
across the water. Of the counties
of Currituck, Dare, Hyde and
Tyrrell, Tyrrell is the only
one to have completed a public
memorial to its confederate dead.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10

During 1951-the first year of
its existence-a total of $4,543,-
096.20 was allocated to the 1856 eli
gible municipalities. This figure
has increased over the years to
SCAT, 457.37 for 407 participating
municipalities in 1858.
The six millions dollar figure,
allocated this year from Powell
Bill funds, brings total ALLEGATIONS
over the past eight years to $45,-
013,664.66. r -
According to the figures re-
leased this month, the 407 parti-
cipating municipalities had 6,S87.57
miles of non-highway system
streets. Their total population, ac-
cording to the 1850 census, was
1,524,96O.
Payments range this year from
low of $393.O5 for Falkland in
Pitt County to a high of $347, 1922
SO for Greensboro.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
MANTEO LIONS WORKING
ON BIRTHDAY CALENDAR;
WHITE CANE REPORT MADE

Among projects underway in the
Manteo Lions Club is the popular
annual Community Birthday Calen-
dar. A canvass is being made of all
the homes on. Roanoke Island for
sales of calendars, birthday and
anniversary listings.. The calendar
drive has been a great success in
past years, with promise of even
better results this year. Areas have
been set aside for Lions to can
vass, but anyone who should hap
pen to be overlooked may contact
Lion Melvin Jackson prior to Octo-
Der 22.
In other business, the club at its
meeting Tuesday night announced
results of the White Cane drive re-
Gently conducted with the help of
Manteo High School students. One
hundred and seven dollars was
raised which will be forwarded to
the State Commission.
] The club had as its guests Tues
day night members and leaders of
Sea Explorer Ship 165. Awards
were issued as follows: Billy Tay-
lor of Manns Harbor and Raymond
White of Manteo received the Sea
Explorer Apprentice rank. The
apprentice rank is the first rank
of four in the sea explorer pro-
gram. Also awarded were merit
badges which the boys had earned,
as follows: Billy Taylor--swim-
ming, gardening, citizenship in the
home; Bobby Dough, Manteo
swimming; Melvin Twiddy, Manns
Understanding. Rev. Robert
Turner of Saint Andrews By the
Sea Episcopal Church presented
the awards.
Sea Explorer Ship 165 is spon-
sored by the Manteo Lions Club
and is open to all boys ID years
old and older.
The ships charter was to have
been presented to the unit by Dis
trict Governor Phil Sawyer, Jr., on
behalf of the National Council Of
Boy Scouts. Due to change Of
plans at the last moment, Lion
Sawyer was unable to be present
The charter win be presented at an
early date.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR
MANTEO wOMAN'S CLUB

The Manteo Woman's Club will
meet Tuesday night, October IA,
at 8 o'clock at the Community
Building. The program chairman,
Mrs. Arthur Fields, viii give talk
on "Club Awards" AS an added
feature movie "The Mayflower
Story" will be shown. This film is
taken from the actual voyage Of
the Mayflower II, setting out
from Plymouth, England in 1857
on her voyage to Plymouth, Mass.
All members are urged to be pres
emit.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10

District Ranger Archie Berry of
the forestry service in Hyde, Dare,
Tyrrell. and Washington counties
had his hands full last week in
assisting in the conduct of for
estry school which lasted full
week at New Holland in Hyde
County, with two sessions daily,
and its success was largely due to
tie efforts of Mr.. Berry of Fair
field.
The Rangers Training School
was held at Mattamuskeet Lodge,
and it was the first time that all
rangers from the mountains to
the sea had been assembled to-
gether for such meetings. There
were 1875 rangers in the assembly.
Ralph Winkworth, Regional For
ester for Region One, presided
over the Statewide meeting. Fred
Claridge of the State forestry
service of Raleigh was the instruc-
tor.
Various owners of large timber
tracts sent representatives to at
tend this school. Companies repre-
scented included West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Co. with offices in
Manteo, Riegel Paper Co. of Acme
N. c., etc.
The long-standing need for such
schools, and more of them. might
have been amply demonstrated,
had the group driven few miles
across the line into Dare County
and have seen the millions OF
blackened trunks of sturdy young
pines left after the disastrous fire
of last year, which was the largest
forest fire in coastland history
Here more than $4,000 acres OF
growing timber was denuded of a
thriving crop that in a few short
years might have brought millions
of new dollars into the area, and
would have given employment to
many people ard new business fol
many merchants.
A ride through this area is
worthwhile today in the lesson it
will teach concerning the value of
protection and conservation of our
forest resources.
Fourth Annual School
The school held at New Holland
last week was the fourth annual
school of its kind, and the train
ing a continuation of the one held
at Singeltary Lake last year. The
first session was held September
18th. The sessions ended Saturday
October 4th. The fire plan adopted
by the Southeastern States Forest
Fire Compact Commission was
adopted. The use of pumper equip
ment was featured and training in
fire behavior as it affects safety
of personnel. A day was devoted
to field problems. Each man got
detailed instruction in the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick O'Neal were
hosts to the large group at Mat
tamuskeet Lodge with part of the
group being quartered at the Les.
lie O'Neal lodge nearby.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
DARE RECORDERS COURT

The following cases appeared
before Judge w. F. Baum in Dare
Recorders Court this week: Thos.
C. Dickens, Mays Head, public
drunkenness $25 and costs. Eliza
beth Spencer Owens of Manteo,
for assault with a knife on two
others, Raymond Charity and
Pearl Charity, resulting in painful
injuries, $40 and costs. Lillian G.
Cohoon, speeding, $l2 and costs.
Darrell Merrill, Is, Hatteras,
drunk and disorderly, resisting
arrest, $35 and costs. Garland A.
Underdown, Wanchese, driving on
the wrong side, S. and costs. Rob
ert o. Dudley, Manteo, improper
muffler, So and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
STICK REVIEWS
IFS YEARS TOURING
IN DARE COUNTY
Banquet Speaker Reci+es interest
ing History and Appeals for
Enlarged Support of Tourist
Bureau

b
Friends and officials offthe Dare
County Tourist Bureau. attending
a banquet at the Carolinian Hotel
Wednesday night heard a highly
entertaining address by David
Stick of Atlantic Township on the
history of the tourist business in
Dare County. The tourist business
really began about 125 years ago,
with the first settlement at Mays
Head, Mr.. Stick said, and it has
been paying off ever since.
He told how the planters of the
Albemarle country discovered
healthful conditions along the sea
coast after having suffered from
disorders, probably malaria, which
they attributed to the vapors which
arose off the swamps in spring
time. The first people to build a
cottage at Mays Head were from
Perquimans County, he said, back
in 1882. He recited the growth and
development of the hotel business
on the soundside shortly thereafter,
and told of the social prominence
of the resort long before the Civil
War.
He enjoined all who are interest
ed in the future progress of Dare
County to discourage jealousy and
pickering about who gets most
benefit from Tourist promotion
work. He recited the history of the
county, paid tribute to Aycock
Brown and the various people who
had worked to organize and devel-
op the bureau, mentioning former
officials, including Wally McCown,
Lawrence Swain, Mrs. Elizabeth
Baum. the late Guy Lennon, Mrs.
Lucille WinsIow, and others. He
paid tribute to Judge Wash. Baum
who as Chairman of the County
Board back in 1926 had the nerve
to start out on project to bridge
Roanoke Sound, remarking that it
could never have been put across
without a little guile. for the prof.
ect was launched under the pre-
text Of building a boat canal, the
material making a road-bed, and
several canals We're built, which
of course were approved by vari-
GUS citizens.
The vision Of the Elizabeth City
promoters of the Currituck Sound
bridge then came up for attention,
and it was brought out that private
enterprise built this bridge after
two years when state officials said
it wouldn't be built in so years.
The Cape Hatteras National Sea-
shore, the Lost Colony, the Wright
Memorial, and many other mile
stones in the progress of the Coast
land came up for attention, and
credit was given those who aided
in bringing them about.
About so people attended the
dinner. Retiring Chairman A. H.
Ward Of the Bureau presided, and
paid tribute to many who had aid
ed in the work. The new president,
! Gordon Kellogg was presented.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
BREAKS LEG IN GAME

Billy Brown, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Aycock Brown of Manteo,
suffered broken leg Friday night
IN the football game between Man
teo and Weeksville schools. He
was taken to Albemarle Hospital,
Elizabeth City, where the break
was found to be in small bone
below the knee. Billy, in a cast,
was permitted to come home this
week and will re-enter school in a
few days.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
TWO SURF JOURNEYS ON
DARE COAST THIS MONTH

MACS HEAD - Under the
direction of Willard Shaner, Mar
gate City, N. J. and James Scar
borough, president of the Mays
Head Surf Fishing Club, the sew
enth annual inter-team and open
individual surf fishing tournament
will be launched here next week
end. The tournament is expected
to attract 40 or more teams from
North Carolina, Virginia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York and other states.
Composition will officially begin
on Friday morning, October II
with five-man teams competing
during the first two days followed
by one day of open competition on
Sunday.
A high spot of the tournament
will be the gala banquet in The
Carolinian Hotel. headquarters of
the event, on Saturday evening. At
that time trophies and prizes val
ued at hundreds of dollars will be
awarded winning teams and indi-
viduals on the teams.
Second Tournament
A second tournament will be pre-
sented on Hatteras Island during
a three day period beginning Oc-
tober %. This will be sponsored by
Cape Hatteras Anglers Club head
ed by Edgar Hooper.
Hooper has announced that at
least Is clubs would enter teams
in the Hatteras Island event. This
is the first tournament sponsored
by the Cape Hatteras club.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10

The audit shows that the town
is reducing its bonded indebtedness
by the sum of $1,000 a year, and
now owes $4,000. A big lift for
Manteo comes from Roanoke Is
land and Dare County. Island and
county last year gave the town
some $4,000, beside paying its
Chief of Police from ABC funds.
The Roanoke Island fire tax
paid $4,000; county funds paid for
See FUNDS Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
TAKE OFF FOR TRINIDAD

Mrs. Marvin Forbes and Miss
Lou Tillett of Wanchese, departed
by airplane Monday for Trinidad
where Mrs. Forbes win Join her
husband who is stationed there
with the armed forces. Miss TiIlett
is expecting to take up civil serv-
ice work.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
MANTEO HAMPERED
BY UNCOLLECTED
FUNDS DUE TOWN
Auditors Report Shows Govern
ment Getting Along Well
With County's Aid

Some interest has been shown in
recent changes in the personnel of
the governing body of the town of
Manteo, with respect to a success
sor for town alderman, created by
the advancement of G. 7. Westcott
to Mayor. Mr.. Westcott was prom
Used at the last meeting, following
the resignation of the veteran
Mayor, Martin Kellogg, Jr.
The town of Manteo in recent
years has operated on a better
financial basis than in the old days
when business was done haphaz-
ardly. carelessly and sometimes
dishonesty. Now regular audits
are made by CPA, and that rea-
sonably soon after the end of the
fiscal year.
The audit for the year ending
June Both, 1868 reveals that the
town had decrease in assets of
$1,599.01 under the preceding year.
While it had slight decrease in
cash in the bank, it has large
decrease in accounts payable. The
following statement appears in the
audit:
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10

PVT. JIMMY L. BRADDOCK, of
Buxton, has finished his basic
training at Fort Jackson, S. c. He
is the son of Rev. and Mrs. J. C.
Braddock, who are the pastors of
the Buxton Assembly of God
Church.
Pvt. Braddock has been assigned
to Special Services, and will be
attached to the Naval School of
Music in Washington, D. C. for the
next sixteen weeks. He graduated
from the Cape Hatteras High
School in June.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-10-10
FOREST RANGERS FROM SEA
TO MOUNTAINS ASSEMBLED
AT NEWHOLLAND LASTWEEK

Training School Of State and Federal Forestry
Work Conducted in Hyde County Attended
by rs Rangers in Two Sessions Daily Hyde.
Iyrrell. Dare and Washington Counties Under
District Ranger Berry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
Pledge
To Give Blood

a total OF 2,725 area residents
have pledged at least one pint
Of blood in the Red Cross
Washington Metropolitan Area
blood donor pledge campaign.
Edward Burling. IT.. vice chair
man Of the campaign. an
nounced.
The city division, with l,011
pledges. led the six units an
nouncing results at the drives
first report luncheon Friday.
The business division was Sec
ond with 955 pledges. followed
by residential, 407; booths. 265:
Government. rs, and counties.
%.
Fifteen per cent Of the pledge
cards distributed have been re-.
ported, Mr.. Burling said. He
predicted that the 100000
pledge goal would be reached
at the next report luncheon
March %.
DR.. Gibson Speaks
DR.. Sam T. Gibson. national
director Of the Red Cross blood
program. spoke at the luncheon
on the medical aspects Of the
program. Blood collected is used
for research and in area hospi-
tails.
Last week the Washington
Regional Blood Center dis
tributed 1907 donated pints of
blood in the District and Mary
land. Virginia and West Vir-
einia communities covered by
the bloodmobile.
In the District S56 pintS were
dispensed: 383 were used in
Maryland, 403 in Virginia, AZ
in West Virginia and 1913 OUT
side the area.
In addition to the regular
weekly bloodmobile collections.
donors may give blood at the
Washington Hospital Center
9 am. to 4 pm. weekdays;
Freedmen's Hospital. 9 am. to
4:45 pm. and 6 to 8 pm. week.
days and 2 to 5 pm. Sunday;
Walter Reed Hospital. 9 am. to
4p.m. weekdays and Z to 9 pm.
Tuesdays: Regional Blood Gen.
ter. ! to 8:45 pm. Monday and
9 am. to 4:30 pm. Tuesday
through Friday. and National
Institutes of Health, $3.50 am.
to $3.50 pm. weekdays.
BIOOdmobile Visits
Bloodmobiles will make the
following visits this week:
Tomorrow = Bradley Hills
Presbyterian Church, Bradley
boulevard, Bethesda, 2 to 8 pm.
and st. Luke's Church, Fort
Hunt road. wellington. Va. IL
am. to 4 pm.
Tuesday-Harding Hall, Gov
eminent Printing once, North
Capitol and G streets NV,
10 am. to 4 pm, and Gathers
burg firehouse, Diamond ave-
nue., Gaithersburg. Md. 2 to
8 pm.
"Wednesday - Room 4-A-750,
Pentagon. GAS am. to $3.50
pm; Room 2541. Main Navy
Building. Constitution avenue,
$3.50 am. to $3.50 pm, and
University Of Maryland armory,
COLLEGE Park, II am. to 5 pm.
Thursday - Old H ospital
Building, Fort Belvoir, Va. $3.50
am. to $3.50 pm, and Univer-
sity of Maryland armory, II
am. to 5 pm.
Friday-Room 218-G. Build
ing TT, Gravelly Point, Va,
10 am. to 4 pm. and Catholic
University gymnasium, $40
Michigan avenue NE. 10 am.
to 4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
elegant line, rich natural wood grain
modern cOOrdinates
BY American Of MartinsvilIe

BY american Of MdTtinsUNe
The warmth Of wood from the walnut . vibrony alive
with oIke finish its incote perfection enhanced by the
glow of pewter its luxury drawn to fine line with
imported Accord erected for people who
love good living have for the finer things in life and
keen eye for quoy at reasonable price See this
related furniture for bedroom living and dining in
all the richness Of lovely lines combined with the harmony
Of wonut and fine cobinet norwood.
LGnsbuohs-FURNITURE-Was Washington Fifth Floor:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-23
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Congress approves the fourcent stamp The stamps should
honor Cal Coolidge, the last in Washington whose
method Of getting four To count ten-and subtract
Senator Knowland says Dick Nixon is the only major"
Republican presidential candidate That figures After NO
vember, Nixon may be the only major Republican left.
Foridas Gov Collins is elected chairman of the 4s Gov
ernors Northern Democrats say Collins would make won
derfu presiden-and they'll recommend him any college
drive raise smaller political contributions
idea but what this country really needs to raise smaller
taxpayers.
The cost Of living hits another atme high The Ike
team troubled AS high official put eff things get
worse, may people to cooperate more
Henry LOOMS is named chief Of the Voice of America
The Voice is little hoarse lately from pleading with for
eigners: PLEASE put down that brick for a minute"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-23
DORIS FLEEsoN
Democrats Are Viewed as Doing Well
In Pennsylvania; Less So in Maryland

To say that Republic ans
and Democrats alike are
pleased with what they them
selves did in the Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio primaries is
not the whole story Of Tues
days voting.
Opportunities existed on
both sides in both States for
diSharmony and controver-
sial candidates. None were
realized. Thus each party in
each State must largely de-
pend on its own strength.
The size of the vote cast
indicates Democrats still are
doing very well in PennSyl-
vania and less we'll in Mary
land. But in Pennsylvania,
for example, Representative
Hugh Scott, only Republican
in the Philadelphia city dele
cation, was high man on all
tickets in the city voting and
in the State as well. He car
ried all 81 counties.
The slate headed by the
veteran Pittsburgh Mayor,
David Lawrence, for Gov
ernor, and Gov. George M.
Leader for Senator. lost only
one county and got IS per
cent, of the total Pennsyl-
vania Democratic vote. The
lone hold-out was the home
county Of 1t. Gov. Roy Fur
man who ran against Mr..
Lawrence. Mr.. Furman Is
threatening TO bolt, but 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-23

Experienced American ofii-
cial and unofiicial observers
returning from travels In
many areas OF the world
agree that our present inter-
national difficulties need not
be attributed exclusively 10
communism.
The Soviet plots and In
trigues are definitely intended
10 keep the world in turmoil.
But there Is something else
which contributes 10 the
present confusion: The fact
that Uncle Sam appears In
the eyes OF all foreigners
friends, neutrals or enemiesl
as a champion who is called
TO defend his title, but does
II only half-heartedly, as II
he had a premonition that he
cannot win.
, The veteran champ comes
out once in a while with a
powerful right or left hook
which sends his opponent
Keeling. But these outbursts
OF strength are getting rarer.
The trained observers say
that II our leaders and our
people would only realize that
a real show Of strength is
best understood, not only by
our antagonists but also by
our best friends, world con-
ditions would improve rap
idly. The cold fact is that
despite the national hysteria
caused by the Red Sputniks
or the reported might of the
Communist forces, we still
have the power and ability
to accept the Communists
challenge and defeat them.
The price may be high. But
no higher than If we con-
tinue the present course.
Moreover. 1t is doubtful,
according to those in a posi-
ton to judge the Soviet power
accurately. If the men in
Moscow and Peiping would
dare issue a deadly challenge
in the face Of a determined
stand by America. The last
IL years have proved that
they retreated whenever we
fiexed our muscles and adj
vanced successfully whenever
we hesitated or covered.
These civilizations are con-
Cured in by a number Of
Pentagon and State Depart
ment policy-makers. But they
all add in haste: I'VE cannot
do what should be done be-