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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
BUXTON LOSES A FRIEND TO
THE SICK. MRS. J. A. CRAY

Mrs. Brittania Williams Gray,
76, wife of John A. Gray, died at
her home in Buxton at sos We'd
nesday morning after a weeks i'll
nses. In her passing the eommu-
nifty has lost a valuable citizen.
She took part in many activities
for the good of her neighbors, and
as a nurse she had proved over the
years a great friend of the sick.
Mrs. Gray was the daughter of
the late Marchant and Mary Scar
borough Williams, of Dare County.
She was lifelong resident, and
was a member at the time of her
death, of the Buxton Assembly of
God Church. She is survived by a
son, Raymond Gray, a daughter,
Mrs. Mabel Miller, and a sister,
Mrs. Mabel Farrow of Buxton, and
another sister, Mrs. Sadie Peele
of Pamlico; seven grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
NEW WONDER DRUG
USED IN TREATING
DARE COUNTY MAN
Guy Lennon Improving From
Severe Illness at His Home
Near Man+eo

Of more than ordinary interest
is the news that a powerful new
wonder drug" which went on the
market last week for the first
time, was also used in Dare Coun-
ty for the first time, the patient
being Guy H. Lennon, a we'll
known businessman whose many
friends will be interested in learn
ing that he is showing marked
signs of improvement, and after a
critical illness is now able to walk
about his yard.
Mr.. Lennon came home last
week from Johns Hopkins Hospi-
tai, Baltimore, where he had I'M
dergone examination and treat
ment for ulcers. He had been to
other hospitals, trying to find re-
lief for his illness. When he came
home, the hospital prescribed the
new drug which calls for one dose
week, it is so powerful.
This drug, which comes from the
dirt under oleander bushes, was
discovered by Sir Walter Fleming,
the discoverer of Penicillin, and is
See DRUG, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:

Looks like they're having
heap of trouble with them teen
age mobs and school kids in
Brooklyn. l come along in day
when a Teller rolled his own
cigarettes and his old lady rock
ed her own baby and / reckon l
amt fitten to comment on the
matter. But in my time stout
switch from the nearest tree cur
ed most of them teen-age dis
es. From all the publicity they
give it, I reckon that tree that
growed. in Brooklyn was the only
one they had around the place.
Their teen-age mob trouble is
probably on account of the short
age of trees they got there.
1t was a sad day fer American
youth when they invented the
safety razor and quit selling
strops.
see by the papers where
Dulles is Citing a little worried
about all that money Russia
owes us and amt paying. He
says he's considering bringing
up the subject with Khrushchev
in an effort to hasten the start
of talks about repaying."
Now that's system fer col
letting debts that would suit
even old Ed. Next to our sys-
tenn of giving money away to
their foreign countries. our debt
collecting syster with Russia is
the best thing we got.
It shore would help relations,
fer instant, if the fell that owns
the hardware store, instead of
sending me bill and limiting
about Citing hisself a lawyer,
would invite me out to dinner
and mention off-hand something
about Citing together one of
these days and talking about the
bill.
And them fellers at the court
house that sets the tax rate
could stay in office from now on
with that system. Instead of
sending me tax notice they
could introduce negotiations
leading up to a series of talks
concerningN the matter.
Pm in favor of putting our
debt collecting system here at
home on a international level.
What's good enough fer them
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
ONLY DAYS TO REGISTER
FOR VOTING ARE THIS
SATURDAY AND NEXT

There are only two more days in
which persons may register to vote
in the Primary election on May
81. One is Saturday of this week,
May 10; the other is Saturday of
next week, May II. On these days
persons not registered, or those
who wish to re-register, may do so
by going to the usual voting place
in his community, where a Regis
trar is paid to sit for the purpose
of registering voters.
Persons within the armed forces
are permitted to vote absentee,
also some other persons as pre-
scribed by law. 1t is the duty of
the Board of election to have bal
lots ready in time to send to those
persons who request them, in suf-
ficient time for them to be re-
turned on election day. 1t may be
too late now for many persons to
get their ballots if they are in for
eign countries or even distant
states.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
UNCLE SAM FROM SYCAMORE WRITES.

Russians ought to be good
enough fer me and you.
was reading in News Week
magazine where some Teller was
predicting a heap of strikes and
labor trouble this spring and
summer. He allowed as how it
could upset the nations econ
omy." Now that's something
amt worrying about. Most farm
ers operates all the time with
their economy broke down. Mine
has been broken down fer years.
This Teller goes on to say that
we might be facing a crisis" I
can't recall a time in 80 years I
amt been facing a crisis. If l git
a good price fer my stuff it
don't do me no good. Some farm
ers is tickled pink to get fifty
dollars fer a ten dollar calf, but
fourth time l did it and didn't
git nome with no money, | seen
through it. When you git high
you pay high. What I'm looking
fer is the Teller that started this
dad-burned merry-go-round.
Another thing that's tending
to upset the nations economy is
that we got a few folks scatter
ed around the country that is
trying to live within their in
come. The way the Government
has got things geared today, all
them folks is doing is just trying
to mess up prosperity.
Yours truly,
Uncle Sam
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
COMMISSIONERS TWICE BROKE
FAITH; ONCE WITH THE DEAD
AND ONCE WITH THE PEOPLE
Paid High Price for inferior Jail Job; Never Have
Given An Accounting Of the Cost; Thumbed
Nose at the Voters and Now Ask Them To Give
Them Wore Of Confidence and Return Them
to Office

Back in 1854, Dare County had
$4,000 cash on hand remaining
from the sale of that $50 tract
donated to it in a generous gesture
by the late David L. Lindquist of
New York. Mr.. Lindquist was ar
ranging to give also 2,40O addition
al acres near Oregon Inlet when
he was struck down before the
tarnsfer could be executed. The
county got a total of more than
$4,000 in cash for this land, every
bit from Uncle Sans treasury.
Some of the boys in the court
house almost went wild about this
cash. 1t was just too juicy a morsel
to be stuck over there in the bank.
Many efforts were conceived for
spending it. Some citizens thought
it ought to go to the schools; some
wanted the county to establish a
hospital, whereby the $4,000
would have, with state and fed
eral aid, constructed a 100000
hospital.
One man alone, Victor Meekins,
was responsible for the county
having this land, which can be
proved by records and letters, and
it came about by his friendship
with the New York donor,-a long
friendship which had resulted from
a square deal done taxpayer
while Meekins was a county Off
cial.
1t was intended by the donor,
that this land at sometime should
be used for the benefit of all the
people of Dare County, but the
plans went astray. That intention
no doubt accounts for the fact that
Meekins has consistently opposed
the waste of money by the Com
missioners in building Jail not
needed, and which called for an
additional sum before the. job is
complete.
Meekins said he felt this keenly
because on his say-so, the land
was given the county without a
clause in the deed to provide
trustee controlling its sale, and
faith with a dead man was vio-
lated.
But all this is material for a
separate article. This article is to
tell how public officials, in office
See BOARD, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
MAINTENANCE DREDGING AT
AVON, OCRACOKE PLANNED

Wilmington, May PLANS for
maintenance dredging on four
projects in the Outer Banks area
were announced here Tuesday by
the Corps of Engineers.
Col. H. C. Rowland, Jr., District
Engineer, said invitations for bids
are scheduled to be issued about
May 5 for maintenance dredging
in the Avon entrance channel, IN
Wallace Channel opposite Ocra-
coke Inlet, in the waterway con-
Meeting Pamlico Sound and Beau
fort Harbor, and in the channel
from Back Sound to Lookout Blight.
The combined work totals about
275,000 cubic yards of material.
Bids are scheduled to be opened
May 20 in the office of the Dis
trict Engineer.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
MOSQUITO DISTRICT
APPEAL HEARD BY
col NM SIONERS
May Join Other Counties in Con-
troll Program; Civil Defense
Discussed

Dare County may join other
counties in the area, provided other
other counties are willing to come
in and help finance mosquito
control project. The Dare Commits
sioners Tuesday voted favorably
on the proposition, which was pre-
sented by a group consisting of
DR.. w. w. Johnston, District
Health Officer; Clyde A. John of
the U. S. Public Health Service of
Savannah; and Sidney Usry of
the State Board of Health.
Mays Head Chamber of Com
merce representatives appeared
before the Board to request that
longer contracts, say for five
years, be entered into for garbage
disposal on the beaches, whereby
contractors would have more in
ducement to provide better equip
ment and service.
The airport manager was re-
QuSSleu W IdhG IOCc VI CIlG COuu-
tvs obligation to the Government
in return for the valuable property
donated the county, to see that the
property is kept cleaned up and
repaired, and particularly to fix
up the Wescott graveyard which
is on the property, and to stop
the violation of this graveyard.
Fred Trew, and Major ]. L.
Murphy of Kill Devil Hills APP
peared before the Board in the
interest of Civil Defense matters,
Mr.. Trew explaining that he
would be unable to continue as its
head. He was requested to hold on
short time until someone could
be found. 1t was agreed to send
Major Murphy to Raleigh to see
what he could learn about Civil
defense.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
THIS APPRAISER TRIED TO
CUT DOWN PROPERTY VALUES
Man Working For Dare County Com.
missioners Skipped Out at Midnight
Leaving Wrecked House and
Debts Due

A goofy looking red-headed
young man with a Jap wife and
three kids, who lived on the beach,
skipped out of Dare County shortly
after midnight on Friday three
weeks ago, leaving the landlord
with a wrecked house and debt
of $50. Orville Baum, Kitty Hawk
oil dealer was little sharper, and
got his money by attaching the
car of Robert F. Hopkins, the man,
who had been wandering about
Dare County all winter, saying
what the value of the property
should be.
Hopkins, the goofy looking guy,
was brought here from New Jer-
sey for the Dare County Commits
sioners, along with the firm which
employs him, Associated Surveys
of 30-34 Howe Ave-, Passaic, N. J.
He calls upper New York state
his home, but has only been back
in the country from Japan since
1852. He brought home Jap wife,
and they have three children.
He rented a house from Wilson
Wright of Kill Devil Hills. He was
represented by his employers, (who
are being paid $4,000 by Dare
County, as being a man of fine
character and wonderful knowledge
and ability about property, al
though he had never seen Dare
County before. And that is what
the people got turned loose on
them, and it is not surprising that
with such simple and reckless
greenhorn turned loose in Atlantic
Township, its valuations shot from
six to Is million dollars.
orville Baum got wise to him,
and attached his automobile to get
some $50 due. Mr.. Wright had
been trying to collect, having fur
nished him with $50 worth Of oil.
On Friday evening he assured Mr..
Wright he was replacing the oil.
Sometime during the night, he
skipped out, taking the house KEYS
with him, and leaving the house
wrecked up and smelling like q
hog-pen from accumulated filth.
One promise made by the commits
sioners has been made good. This
appraiser saw to it that the value
Of Mr.. Wilson's property was cut
down for the time being.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09

Reese Air Force Base, Tex. -
First 1t. Roger P. Meekins, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Meekins,
Manteo, has been graduated from
the basic multi-engine pilot train
ing program of Reese Air Force
Base, Tex, received silver wings
of the United States Air Force
pilot. He has been re-assigned to
Lake Charles AFB, La, to fly the
KC-97 re-fueling aircraft of a
Strategic Air Command wing.
Lieutenant Meekins has been on
active duty since June, 1854, and
IS a former air police officer. He
went to Reese AFB last October,
receiving 116 hours of flying train
ing, as well as academic and mill
tary instruction, prior to gradua-
ton.
He is a 1913 graduate of Manteo
high school and was graduated
from the University of North
Carolina in 1854, majoring in
See MEEkINS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
IN DARE COUNTY SATURDAY
Convention in Manfeo Set For PM;
Several Precinct Meetings
Held Last Week

The Democratic County Conven-
ton will be held Saturday at the
courthouse in Manteo at 2 pm.
according to County Chairman M.
L. Daniels, which will give ample
time for Hatteras Island delegates
to return by ferry.
Somewhat larger attendance is
expected at Saturdays convention,
as meetings were held at several
precincts last Saturday. Usually,
less than third of the precincts
hold meetings, and less than a
third of them are represented at
the county convention.
This situation indicates that no
appreciate amount of promotion
work is done to keep the party
active and interested throughout
the county.
The following reports have
reached this newspaper concerning
last Saturdays activities in the
county:
Trent Precinct: At this precinct
in Frisco, the following are re-
ported: J. H. Austin, Chairman,
Mrs. Odessa Wasili, Vice-chair-
man; r. D. Basnett, Secretary; ].
L. Austin and u. L. Robinson.
Chicamicomico Precinct: w. A..
Meekins, Chairman, Mrs. Cecil
Midget, Vice-Chairman; w. w.
Edwards, Secretary; Charlie Mid
gett and E. R. Midget.
Kitty Hawk Precinct: No meet
ing held at usual polling place.
P. A. Tillett holds over as Chair
man; Mrs. Nellie Perry, Vice
Chairman, Mrs. Mary Perry, Secre-
tary, committee incomplete be-
cause of destinations to serve.
Manteo Precinct: C. r. Evans,
reelected chairman; Mrs. Mary
Basnight, Vice-chairman; Robt. H.
Midget, Secretary; D. v. Meekins
and Jack Tillett.
County chairman Daniels of
Manteo reports that the precinct
chairmen of the county up to last
week were: Manteo, c. r. Evans;
Wanchese, w. L. Daniels; Mays
Head, Callie Parker; Kill Devil
Hills, w. C. Foreman; Kitty Hawk,
r.. A. Tillett; Duck, Sol Whitson;I
CoIington, Lewis Meekins; Manns
Harbor, w. S. White; StumpyI
Point, r. d. Wise; Mashoes, T. r.
Midget; East Lake, Lonnie AM
brose; Rodanthe, w. A, Meekins;
Avon, o. G. Gray; Buxton, E. p.
White Frisco. j. Fl. Austin, and
Hatteras; F. L. Peele.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
COUNTY BOARD TO
SIT IN SESSION
ALL NEXT WEEK
Tax Complaints From Atlantic
and Mays Head Town.
ships to Be Heard

The Dare County Board of Com
missioners are going to spend next
week in the courthouse. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday are to be
wasted in hearing complaints from
Atlantic Township about tax valua-
tions. Thursday and Friday to hear
people from Mays Head township.
Notices to the people who want
to be heard are now just being
mailed out. A vast number of
property owners living out of the
county will not get their notices
until too late to be heard. And
those who march on the court
house are expecting little relief
when their property has already
been increased from three to five
times it's value on paper.
The Commissioners have finally
figured themselves into whale of
a hole and the people of the county
in worse one. They spent $4,000
to get the property valued by men
who apparently know nothing of
values. Valuations set appear to be
botched up and reflecting the old
time influence of the dictators in
the courthouse.
One citizen from Atlantic town
ship says he thinks it will be to
the county's interest to throw the
whole thing away, and try to for
get the $4,000. In carrying out
the valuation he believes it will
cost the county an additional
$4,000 to make it stick, not to
speak of the i'll feeling that has
been aroused and may last fol
years. The march on the court
house next week is going to make
some unhappy people. Unfortu-
nately the innocent often suffer
worse than the guilty, and in the
months to come the only two peo-
pie who can be reached, will have
to bear the brunt and i'll feeling
the citizens feel toward the Off
Gals. Capt. Pencil Tillett, the
polite and obliging tax supervisor
and his hardworking young lady
assistant are having the whole
thing thrown on their shoulders
by the Board, and the Board wants
everybody told the fault is with
the people who did the work. We
do not think all the diplomacy ano
good nature of Capt. Tillett coulc
ever put this fake across. The peo-
pie know who brought the Eek
perts" to Dare County to pick III
this easy $4,000.
Yes, WHO HIRED EN-?
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
ESCAPED CONVICT
LOCATED IN CAMP
AFTER 7 YEAR S
Recorders Court Strikes Old
Gases Off; Hears Numerous
Traffic Cases

After nearly seven years, the
escaped convict, Ira Barwick Jr.,
who broke into the Mary L. Mid
gett home at Skyco October g.
1851, has turned up in the Curri-
tuck Co. prison camp, and he is
subject to be tried in Dare Superb
or Court this month.
A hard fought case in Recorders
court this week was by Russell L.
Bass 16, Of Northwest, Va. and he
appealed to Superior Court when
fined $40 and costs for following
another ear too closely and failing
to give proper turn signals.
Small fines of SIS each were
imposed on Harvey L. Elliott OF
Norfolk and Dalton w. O'Neal OF
Rodanthe for celebrating at the
Mays Head Casino during Pirates
Jamboree by beating up and kick
ing young Ronald Cox.
For being drunk on the high
way, $25 and costs were paid by
Wynan e. Farnsworth of Buxton
w. I. O'Neal of Kitty Hawk and
James H. Burrage of Williams
burg, Va.
For driving drunk, Levin A,
Stowe of Hatteras paid 500 and
costs.
Fines of $25 and costs for care
less and reckless driving were as
sessed David w. Johnson of Vir-
ginia Beach, Harry C. White OF
Bayside, Va, Charles w. Carter,
Portsmouth, Va. Erwin H. Gray %,
of Avon paid $35 and costs for no
operators license, improper lights,
and driving on the wrong side OF
the road.
Five dollars each and costs were
paid by Jerry w. Sawyers Bel
cross for failing to yield right of
way when entering highway from
private road; John X. Pendleton,
Elizabeth City for failing to give
a turn signal, Roger C. Mihovich
of Mays Head for tampering with
automobile of others, removing
parts. Mihovich was one of five
youths engaged in this activity,
four of whom paid the small fines
of SIS each last week.
Jesse S. Mizelle of Elizabeth
City paid the 81 fine which covers
fishing from a bridge.
Five cases which had been pend
ing for nearly two years without
the defendants having been
brought into court were mol pressed
with leave; James w. Matthews,
Wanchese, no operators license;
Earl T. Smart, Charlotte, speed
ing at 65 m.p.h.; Jas. C. Bryant,
Manteo, improper equipment; Con-
slant A. Cherry, speeding and
Frank MCGEE, no operators IL
cense.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
CAPE HATTERAS JOB;
PARKING AND ROADS
TO COST $I08,367.8o
Low Bid Submitted by Monroe
Contractor For Two Miles
of Loop Road For NPS

Acting Superintendent Gustat
Z. Huffman announces the award
to Dickerson, Incorporated, Mon
roe, North Carolina of a
$lO8 ,367,80 contract for new roads
and parking space on Hatteras
Island. This was the lowest bid re-
ceived.
Mr.. Huffman said that this con-
tract will further develop the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Area and is in line with the MIS-
SION Sc program proposing pres
ervation and adequate development
of the National Park System by
1866 when the National Park Serv-
ice will observe the golden ami
versary of it's establishment.
The contract will complete the
loop road at Cape Point as well
as provide for access to the Cedar
Glen Residential Area and Utility
Court and boardwalks adjacent to
the parking areas, comprising some
two miles of road.
y Stone base, bituminous surface
with concrete curb, where needed
is specified throughout the con-
tract scheduled for completion in
900 calendar days.
With the completion of this con-
tract park visitors may leave the
Museum of the Sea and have ac-
cess to the bathing beach with
ample parking, or camp at the re-
Gently conpLeted Cape Point Camp
ground then continue on to COM
plete the loop tour.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09
STUMPY POINT FISHERMEN
TAKE SECOND BIG STURGEON

A sturgeon weighing 375 pounds,
and being 9 feet 2 inches in length
was caught in a pound net at
Stumpy Point Tuesday by Calvin
Payne, Riley Payne and Troy
Hooper, and the fish yielded 81
pounds of caviar (roe eggs) worth
So a pound. The meas from the
fish sells on the market, usually
at about as cents pound.
1t is the second sturgeon caught
this season by these men, and third
seen at Stumpy Point this season.
Rarely does q season end without
several Of the big fish being taken.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-09

San Diego, Calf. (FHTNC). -
Navy Cdr. Kipling w. Wise, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Dewey Wise
If Stumpy Point, and husband of
the former Miss Mary S. Allcox
Of Norfolk, Va, aboard the sup
port aircraft carrier USS Prince
ton, is taking part in Striker, a
U. S. First Fleet striking force
exercise being held off the coast
of Southern California during
May SO.
Nineteen ships, plus carrier and
land-based aircraft from Is squad
rons will take 10000 personnel
into the operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-23
Ted Upheld by Doctors
In Denying Ankle Break

BOSTON. Jan. 20 tR.-Ted
Williams and two prominent
doctors have quaShed reports
that the 39-year-old Red Sox
slugger's career is endangered
by broken ankle bones.
Willisms told several Boston
sports writer's by phone from
his Florida home yesterday that
he sprained the ankle on a
fishing trip in Labrador last
fall. but he fatty denied that
any bones were broken.
Ted's comments were in reply
TO a report in the Boston Trav-
eler that his future baseball
status was "in jeopardy" be-
cause Of two small broken bones
in his right ankle.
The 1857 American League
batting champion said the
ankle still is a little sore. bu;
he expects TO be ready for the
1858 season.
Ted was backed up by DR..
George Bennett OF Baltimore
and DR.. Russell Sullivan Of
Boston. Both viewed x-rays
Of the tender ankle.
THE X-rays are all right,
and as for Ted's career being
endangered. that's q lot of
nonsense. said DR.. Sullivan,
who treated Williams for a
shoulder separation in spring
training in 1854.