The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-02
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JAMBOREE WINDS
UP WITH SERVICE
AT MAINS HARBOR
Snappy Boat Races End Four Days
OF Events on Dare Coast
Last Week

oiiii"1A lIdIe JdHDOree was
huge success and fair weather pre-
vailed throughout the event. Con-
dltlons were not too favorable for
open air worship services in
Manns Harbor Sunday morning.
but without delay, the religious
phase of the Jamboree was moved
to Mt. Carmel Methodist Church.
where the Rev. G. M. Kelley was
host minister. The Rev. R. w. Tur-
ner III of st. Andrews by the Sea,
Mays Head Episcopal Church as
sisted in the services and read the
Lesson. Jamboree Steering Com
mittee Chairman Alvah H. Ward,
introduced DR.. John @. Beckwith.
Jr., professor of homiletics, Virgin
la Theological School, Alexandria.
Va, the guest minister. His sermon
topic was "The Problems of our
Modern World are Spiritual"
The Rev. Louis Aitken, pastor of,
MT. Olivet Methodist Church, who
had played an important role in
making arrangements for the reli-
glous services was unable to be
present due to illness. The Mt.
Olivet Church choir under direction
OF Andy Griffith provided choral
music with Mrs. Rennie William
son at the console of the organ.
Dare Beaches
First place winners in Jamboree
events on the Dare Beaches Sat
urday afternoon were as follows:
Bicycle races at w. Hunter Scott
Landing Strip: Group Ages Z
to 9, no entries; Group B, 10 thru
IL, Johnny Gibbs, geared bikes;
Group B, 10 thru IL, Vernon Lew
ark, non-geared; Group C, 10 thru
10, Bobbie Young, geared; Group
G, 13 thru Is, Willard Junior, non
geared. Best time on the 300 yard
race course was made by Bobbie
Young who covered the distance
on his geared bike in 1872 seconds.
In the children's costume contest
at the Recreation Center:
For boys and girls in the one
year thru seven year ages, Tommy
Fearing and Dean Fearing won
first place. For best costumes in
the eight through IL year class,
Roland Moulson, won first place
for boys with Ella Greet sharing
honors for the girls.
The frog jumping contest which
attracted wide attention resulted
in trophies for three persons:
George Perry of Kitty Hawk,
jumping frog named Capt Kidd.
won first place when it leaped
nine foot and six inches in three
leaps; second place was won by
Terry Beacham's "Capt Kidd H."
when it leaped nine feet and three
inches. Barbara North's "Nags
Head" leaping eight foot and six
inches came in for third place
honors.
At the Grand Pirates Ball on
Saturday night Mrs. Margaret
Bayne of Mays Head won first for
the fourth year for the best wom-
ems pirate costume while Paul
Parker of Kitty Hawk won first
place for mems costume. Mrs.
Lucille Winslow of Mays Head and
Hartford and Alvah H. Ward of
Manteo won first place trophies
for the best pirate period costumes.
Hatteras Winners
Fishing tackle valued at approx
mately $50 was won by Philip
Donnelly of Hampton, Va, for
catching the largest fish of the
contest featured in the Hatteras
Island phase of the Jamboree. His
prize winner was a sea mullet
(whiting) taken from the Hatteras
surf. 1t weighed only ii ounces,
but conditions during the fishing
contest were not favorable for
fishing, situation that has grad
ually changed during the past
week.
Calvin Burrus of Buxton was
winner of the Beach Buggy classic,
an event which was open to auto
mobiles made before 1852, and not
hot rods.
Mounted Boy Scouts, Wells and
Rolleson of Ocracoke were award
ed trophies for winning the Bank
er Pony races. The scouts from
Ocracoke Island gave some thrill
ing demonstrations of horseman-
ship during the Friday program at
Cape Hatteras.
Cyrus Gray of Rodanthe and
Jimmy Braddock, Buxton, were
winners of trophies in the foot
race event at Cane Hatteras.
Manteo Race Winners
Dare Power Boat Associations
races Sunday afternoon, a sort
of preliminary to the big two day
Pirates Jamboree Regatta on May
24-25, attracted hundreds Of per
sons and the races were unusually
good despite choppy waters.
Winners Of the different events
follows: Drag Race Sam Burrus:
Ia foot Glass Ellsworth Mid
gett Jr., Tommy Daniels and r. D.