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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07

Dear Mr.. Editor:
1 see and hear that there is
some sweeping changes being
made in Congress and it looks as
if the public is getting tired of
the present administration. 1t also
appears that the voters have rati-
fled the action of the primary, and
we will have some new county
commissioners next month.
l have been hearing for some
time that the old crowd which got
beat so bad in the primary don't
consider themselves beat at all,
and have been going ahead for
several months, trying to pick out
the new chairman of the county
Board. Doesn't seem to matter
who, just so he comes over to their
side and lives as far away from
the courthouse as possible.
If they can just keep him away
from the courthouse, they can keep
on running things like they been
doing, and you know what kind of
a fix they've got US in. This new
board is going to make complete
failure, if they listen to that old
crowd, and if they leave them in
charge, there amt a bit of good
in getting new board.
It's hard to believe that any,
body can be so simple as to listen
to that old gang, who instead of
tending to the duties they are
there for, they hire somebody to do
their work, and spend their time
out politiking in the hall and be-
hind the door. They really are
comical, to hear folks talk
ing about them. The county would
be better off If they went home
and had their check mailed to
them. Put muzzle on 'em, and
those Of the hired help as won't
work, let's 60 and get some profit
able help.
My advice is set up a plan to
get the county back on its. feet,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
CONSIDERS BRIDGE
FIRST ESSENTIAL
FOR HATTERAS Id.
Woodrow Edwards Of Rodan+he
Says He is Going to Plug
For Oregon Inlet

"The thing l expect to empha-
size in the next two years is sup
port for bridging Oregon Inlet, be-
cause l think it is the greatest
thing that could be done to bring
about big development of Hat
teras Island, and increase income
for everybody" says Woodrow Ed
wards, who is to be member of
the new Dare County Board in
December. having been elected
from the north end of the island.
"Next, we should emphasize aid
and development of our small boat
marinas and better harbors," he
says. eve have got to have good
harbors in the various commune
ties of the island for the benefit
of those who make their livelihood
from fishing and boating, and we
need marinas to encourage our
share of the profitable yacht
business which is growing so fast
in this country"
These are things that we have
a right to expect support from
through state and Federal agen-
cies, and Mr.. Edwards believes if
the County board puts it's influence
and effort behind these projects,
much good can be accomplished,
even though it may take years,
but the effort will be worth while.
"All good projects take long
time to bring about" Mr.. Edwards
says. "Some of them have taken
ten years, but they were realized
because somebody refused to give
up working and fighting.
~ have faith enough in the
Oregon Inlet Bridge project to be-
lieve that with the united efforts
of even five men only, we will see
it built in the next three or four
years." Edwards says.
Mr.. Edwards thinks it is the
moral responsibility, and a civic
duty for members of the County
Commissioners to put in a lot of
work and effort for all good public
causes, above and beyond their
routine official duties, and that the
Board members by virtue of their
position can WELD more influence
than any other group. Since there
is now no countrywide Chamber of
Commerce, Mr.. Edwards believes
the County Board should assume
the leadership to work for all
county wide projects.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
DR.. n. w. JORDAN WITH
FISHING PARTY AT
HATTERAS HAVE LUCK

DR.. Henry w. Jordan of Cedar
Falls, who with Governor w. Kerr
Scott completed the Hatteras Is
land Highway when DR.. Jordan
was Chairman of the State High
way Commission, spent several
days at Hatteras last week with a
party of friends from the Winston-
Salem area. and had an opportu,
nifty to view first hand, the ire
mendous development that has
been made possible on Hatteras
Island because of an all weather
road, and the improved ferry
service that has been added.
DR.. Jordan's friends included
numerous men in the financial life
of the state who saw first hand
also, some of the opportunities
that await capital investment to
make possible further tremendous
development in the area. DIR. Jor-
dan was one of the successful
fishermen, as he landed a SO Id.
white marlin, assisted by Jonathan
Woody of Waynesville.
J. Houston Barnes of Green's
boro, also in this party, landed a
S00-lb. blue marlin, fishing with
Capt. Edgar Styron.
Other men in this party were
as follows: Henry Harris, Treas
urer, Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.,
Winston-Salem; A. X. Davis, chair
man of the Board; Leon Lentz,
vice-president; Jack Trotman, as
sistant vice-president; George
Hemingway, branch manager;
Wayne Corpening, Clyde Gordon.
DIR. Jordan appeared in excellent
health and spirit, and found many
citizens who remembered his
friendliness and desire to be help
full to the island while he was
chairman of the Highway Commits
sion.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
PUERTO RICO CHALLENGES
DARE COAST AND CLAIMS
BLUE MARLIN LEADERSHIP
West Indian Yacht Club Commodore Filings Bold
Challenge to North Carolina. Send Contend
ers. and to Receive Some to Prove That This
Caribbean Island Has Better Blue Marlin Fish
ing.

Having landed something better
than IL tons of blue marlin meat
off the Dare County coast this
year, with some others being
caught at Morehead City, North
Carolina has been claiming to be
marlin capital of the country, so
much so that an international
tournament is being planned in
1859 at Hatteras.
Now comes from Puerto Rico a
question to that claim, with Este
ban A. Bird, official of fishing
club at San Juan, offering on be-
half of his island in the Caribbean,
dispute to that claim. Further
he has challenged North Carolina
to a contest, whereby sportsmen
from both Puerto Rico and North
Carolina would fish in the waters
of their opponents.
In his letter last week to Ay-
cock Brown, Senior Bird makes
these comments:
There seems to be some ques-
ton as to whether your state NAV
have achieved the supreme distinc-
ton of having even more blue
marlin than Puerto Rico =.
Il must tell you that it is very
difficult for a Puerto Rico fisher
man to believe that any place has
more Marlin than the blue waters
around our lovely island.
Unfortunately, we do not keep
records of our seasonal catches.
All | can tell you is that - We
caught % blues in the four days
of our Fifth international Game
Fish Tournament last month. In
the San Juan area alone, more
than 600 blue martins have been
caught in the the last ten years.
I'VE held the worlds record for
the largest blue marlin ever caught
on rod and reel-756 pounds on a
8O-pound test line by Allen Sher-
man in April, 1856. We have twice
boated nine blues in one day.
Angel Abarca caught three
blues in one day here, Two Of
them weighed $50 pounds and one,
l5O. l myself have caught two in
single day, one a 452 FOUNDER.
FOUNDER.
If in spite of all this, the splen-
did people and the very capable
fishermen of North Carolina stiIl
think North Carolina may have
better blue Marlin fishing than
Puerto Rico, would like to sug-
See MARLIN, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
WALTER n. BEACHAM
OF KITTY HAWK DEAD

Walter H. Beacham, retired
Coast Guard man, a well known
citizen of Kitty Hawk, died sud-
denly Thursday afternoon in the
Marine Hospital, Norfolk, after a
days illness. He was one of the
most highly regarded men of his
community. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. BERTHE Beacham, three
sons, Calvin, Alvin and Glenn p;
a brother, Clyde Beacham, two
sisters, Mrs. Joe Perry and Mrs.
Ethel Gard. He was the son of the
late MIR. and Mrs. John Beacham,
and a lifelong resident of Kitty
Hawk, a member of the Fort Ra-
leigh Post American Legion, and
the Primitive Baptist Church of
Kitty Hawk. He was also menu
Der of the Dare County Board of
Elections.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
NEWcOMB MIDGET, IT.
DARE COMMISSIONER
DIES IN NORFOLK

Frank Hamilton Newcomb Mid
gett, n, lifelong resident of
Waves, Dare County, died at 1
pm. Monday in the Norfolk Ma
rine Hospital after an illness of
three months. He was a member
of the Board of Commissioners of
Dare County at the time of his
death, his term expiring this
month.
Mr.. Midget was the son of the
late Israel and Nancy Balance
Midget of Rodanthe, and the hus-
band of Mrs. Christiana Midget.
Two sisters also survive him, Miss
Belle Midget of Manteo, and Mrs.
Warren Midget of New Jersey.
He was stricken three months
ago and had been helpless and UNI
conscious ever since. The body was
taken to the Twiford Funeral
home, and removed to the family
residence, where the funeral was
conducted at IL pm. Wednesday
by Rev. J. T. Goodman, pastor of
the nearby Fairhaven Methodist
Church. Burial followed in the
family cemetery.
Mr.. Midget was a member of
Masonic Lodge No, sos at Buxton.
He was a man who stood in high
regard of all who knew him,
friendly, neighborly, with a desire
to be fair, Industrious, always a
worker, he was honest and accom-
modating. He had served many
years in the Coast Guard, and was
honorably retired since 1913. Some
of his service was in shore sta
tions in New Jersey.
4 Rev. Durwood t. Goodwin, pas
tor of Fairhaven Methodist church
conducted the funeral before a
home packed with mourning
friends. The church choir sang:
"What Friend We Have in
Jesus" and "Does Jesus Care"
Pail bearers We're Dewey Midget,
Julien GRAY, Alexander Meekins,
Georg Meekins, Asa Gray Jr., and
Aston Midget.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
AVIATION PROGRAM ON
DECEMBER ~ PLANNED
Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association
Members Meet TO Plan For 55ih
Anniversary Of First FLIGHTS

Members of Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Society in Elizabeth
City Wednesday discussed plans
for the annual celebration COM
memorating the Wright Brothers
first flight on December II, the
both anniversary of the birth of
aviation. David Stick of Dare and
Wade MARI of Elizabeth City,
vice-president of Kill Devil Hills
Memorial Society presided at the
meeting.
1t was unanimously agreed that
the name of the organization
which annually sponsors the cele-
bration should remain the Kill
Devil Hills Memorial Society. It
had been proposed and approved
in a hasty motion at the meeting
of the society last year to change
the name of the organization to
First Flight Society.
1--WE should keep name that
identifies the historic first flights
of December IL, 1903, with the
locality in which they occurred"
was the concensus of those present,
this week.
This year plans are to be devel-
oped for a membership drive. II
was agreed when the membership
organization was founded five
years ago that such drive would
be conducted every five years.
Ralph Whitener, promotion man.
ager of the Air Force Association
which has taken leading role in
the celebrations of the past, asked
to be relieved of his duties. He
stated however that he would con-
tinue to serve on committee
whose objective is to procure an
exact replica of the famous
Wright Flyer.
Miles Clark, who asked to be
relieved of the Craftsmanship of the
Society stated recently that Eliza
beth City High School Band which
has had an important role in the
celebration each year would be
available again this year.
Present at the meeting were:
MARI, Stick, G. s. Meekins, treas
urer, Horace Dough, superinten-
dent Of Wright Brothers Monu-
ment, A. w. Drinkwater and Az
cock Brown of Manteo and Elton
Aydlett of Elizabeth City.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
SO. <ALBEMARLE
HEARS CHALLENGES
TO MOVE FORWARD
Sentiment Shaping Up 10 Develop
Small Industries; Improve
Numerous Small Crops

Preparations had been made to
feed 300 delegates to the Southern
Albemarle Convention Thursday,
November 6, when the association
entered upon its oath year. This
year Hyde was host county be-
cause Hyde had the presidency,
during the year ending-Leon Bal
lance of Nebraska. Tyrrell's turn
for the presidency followed.
The association Thursday after
noon chose w. J. White from Tyr
rell County for President; and the
following county Vice Presidents:
Dare M. L. Daniels. Jr.; Hyde.
Earl Topping; Beaufort, DR.. w.
T. Ralph; Martin, Ben D. Court
ney; Tyrrell, H. P. Swain; Wash
ington, w. nj. Darden; for Sec
rotary, Mrs. Borden McCleese of
Tyrrell and M. A. Matthews of
Engelhard was reelected Treas
urer.
Inc Program Thursday
The program of the annual con-
vention of the Southern Albemarle
Association at Engelhard, Thurs
day, Nov. 6, follows: General meet
ing at high school IL am. Invoca-
ton by Rev. Lamar Wheeler, Bap-
fist pastor; followed by group
singing; address of Welcome by
w. w. Watson, Association Vice
President for Hyde County; re-
sponses by the five other county
Vice-Presidents; presentation of
visitors or special guests; the in
PRODUCTION of speaker by Leon
Balance, an address by Wayne
Corpening, agricultural ag en- t,
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., Win
ston-S Salem. A fish dinner follow
ed this meeting, served by Ben
Midget at the Club Poparena. A
business session following the
meeting for the election of Off
GERS.
The association has now started
off on another note, long overlook
See SAA, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07

ERNEST CHESSON Jr., now in
his 4th year as a science teacher
in the high school at Groveland,
Fla. and going on 35 years old is
still bachelor, and devoting his
full attention to the profession of
teaching. Mr.. Chesson is the son
of E e. Chesson, an owner of one
of Columbia's best known stores.
After a year at State, he attended
ECC at Greenville three years, and
where he graduated. After teach
ing three years at Angler in Har-
nett, he taught in his home town
three years, when he got itching
heels, wanted to broaden his ex-
perience and despite the offer of
the principalship in Columbia,
went to Florida. He has been en-
joying his stay there, but loves
to return to Columbia at every OPP
portunity.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07

Announcing two workshops on
"Dried Flower Arrangements" to
be held in Dare County on Novem-
Der IL and II. These workshops
will be conducted by Miss Pauline
Gordon, Housing and House Fur
,nishiligs Specialist, of State Col
lege.
November II = This workshop
on Dried Flower Arrangements
will be held at the Manteo Com
munity Building. Time 10 am.
November IL - The workshop
will be held at Buxton at the home
of Mrs. Joyce Gray. Time $3.50
am. Those attending the workshop
at Buxton are asked to bring a
lunch.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
FLY TO HONOLULU

Mrs. Louise Meekins and Mrs.
Dorothy Drinkwater Cox of Man
teo left Tuesday for a trip to
Honolulu. Driving to Norfolk, they
flew from there to Hawaii. Mrs.
Meekins is visiting her son., Err
nest E. Meekins, Jr., and his FAM
lily; and Mrs. Cox is visiting her
SON, Billy Cox, and his family.
Mrs. Meekins will be gone for a
month. The length Of Mrs. Cox's
stay was undetermined at the time
of departure.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
NEW PRIMARY TEACHER

Miss Jewell Graves of Mays
Head has been elected to fill the
faculty vacancy in the Manteo pri-
mary grades, left by the sudden
death of Mrs. Frances Leggett.
Miss Graves, who is teaching sec
ond grade, received her college
training in Alabama, and M. A.
in elementary education from Co
lumbia University, N. Y. She
taught for 10 years in the Birm-
ingham, Ala, schools. and served
three years as elementary school
supervisor.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
POPULATION FIGURES HATTERAs AND OCRACOkE ISLANDS
AND PORTSMOUTH COMMUNITY 1870 TO 1920

may interesting note figures from the u Census
showing the variations in population at tenear intervals over
the Lower Banks of ~ c. During
rapid decrease population when
depleted commercial fishing industry became no longer uff
Gent to formerly engaged it, and hundreds moved
homes get ganfu employment
recently decline of Coast Guard activity has driven many
others from communities leaving only the old and disabled
are disappearing Today the immediate hope the
develop sufficient tourist income to sustain and
..44 ndan ndanca
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07

November is here, come again
to visit on us the cold. blue, raw
days, where if one is not careful
one may catch cold from extra
efforts-because it's cool, yet not
realizing it is still warm enough
to perspire freely and thus a
cold. These cold, blue, raw and
cloudy days bring falling of the
leaves from all the tree along
the banks except the evergreen.
AS one watches the shadows
along the winding trails or the
sandy roads so familiar to the
Banks, one is able to see bushels
of acorns lying on the ground, the
many golden-yellow serrated seed
of the sea-oat likewise lie in
the leas of the sand hills, and the
purple flower of the wi,d-pea has
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
THANKS GIVEN FOR HELP
IN KITTY HAWK EVENT

The pastor, Rev. Stanley S.
Snead, and the members Of Kitty
Hawk Methodist church wish to
express their gratitude to the
many people who made our recent
Centennial successful, and good
Christian Fellowship.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07
c. Independence.

Haeas Township includes the villages Of Buxton Frisco and
Hatteras in Dare Co.
Township villages Rodanthe Waves
Salyo and in Dare
Township County includes the vii
lage on he of Core Banks
ocraoke Township embraces the island Of ocacoke Hyde
County.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-11-07

EDITORS NOTE: Because Of the wide pop
Uior cppeol Of stis article by capt. Ha~ard
heretofore published in this newspaper, IL
is being reprinted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Judy Arnold Set
To Defend Star
Trophy Swim

Judy Arnold will defend her
Evening Star Trophy in the
200-yard breaststroke event
when the 18th annual A. Earle
Weeks Memorial swimming
meet gets under way at 8 pm,
tomorrow at the Takoma Pool
Nancy Eyles. the only other
defending champion entered In
the meet, will seek to retain
her Arena Sports Shop trophy
in the 100 yard butterfly.
Eight other trophies are open
for new champions.
The meet has drawn more
than 200 entries from 10 cities,
the largest in its history.
The remainder Of the Junior
Olympic events which we're
rained out last month will be
held at s pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Vim Triumphs
In n. Y. Cruise

MARION. Mass, Aug. 9 (AP)
VIM wound up a highly sue
cessful week on the New York
Yacht Club cruise today with
another victory-her fifth in
seven starts among the four
Americas Cup contenders.
John Matthews 19-year-old
sloop from oyster Bay, N. Y,
picked up a lead in the early
coming of a 21-mile course in
Buzzards Bay and paced the
12-meter yachts around four
buoys under a blistering south
west breeze.
Second place went to Chand-
Ter Hovey's fastener from
| Marblehead, Mass, while Henry
Sears Columbia of New York
was third and Henry MERGERS
Weatherly, also New York,
placed fourth. In last place
u
came a non-contender, Nereus,
under charter to- william T.
Moore of oyster Bay. N. Y.
Vim wound up the week with
five firsts, a fourth and a third.
The second best performer was
Columbia which achieved two
firsts, a second. three thirds and
a fifth. The cruise results nave
no bearing on selection of the
Americas Cup defender and the
four vessels involved have six
days of before the next set Of
trials begin of Newport, r. /.
The yacht finally selected in
September will defend the cup
against Sceptre, the English
challenger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10
Three Records Broken
In AAU Swim Meet

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. Q (AP)
Two Australians and q Ger
man cut up records today IN
the American swimming cham
pionships at Broad Ripple
Pool.
Jon Henrtcks. Australian
Olympic champion attending
the University OF Southern
California. set a new American
record Of 2:05.2 In the ZOO
meter freestyle.
Henricks joined Australians
Murray Rose. also a student at
use. In leading the Los Angeles
Athletic Club 70 an AAU meet
record Of s:42.7 for the 500
meter freestyle relays.
Norbert Rumpel. Germ a n
breaststroke champion now liv-
ing In New York. set an auto
matte American and AAU
record OF 2:47.8 for the new
oyerwater breaStstroke at 200
meters.
Two native champions re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10

/ 8MM ~ MNANh OA8
25-meter freestyle: Carol Brun'
son III; 2-Chris Packard ODD D.
Gladys Haaland LHP). Time. III
(New league recordl
e5-meter hreastroke; oiady,
(LHPJ; martha Brewer CDH). Time
l24.O New league recordl
1O0-meter freestyle relay: 1-Do'
minion Hills tsandra Williamson. va
RE seIs sp5 JOhanrnss, ,,. 1oE Hsntin.
PARK: Tuckahoe. Time. I:l6s
III and Is Years Old
5o-metsT bresstToke; 1-ni MssSrg 5,Ts
Canada DH; Patty n HeT T,ms az AZ !
ca nScmst epH,; iisesf Psatty Herbsie6 eTi
3-Wynne williams (DH. Time. 35.4
New league record.
minicn Hiiis (MSrSsret Canada. wynn,
Williams Pattie PLANE, Diana oawenl
Little Hunting Park: S-Tuekahoe
Time. 1:077 lNsw league 5scord9
son., is and d. - s, rsass o'f-Rrspd,
s sonfs tT oDd mnsEl' HIfiSn Tl5s
465. New league record
50-meter freestyle: Sue Thomp
son I Dbl; ,G mBa IT; T,N wsno "a PH
ieosmster 'Y frsestyie relay: iSTucka
hoe brenda Jones. Mary conman
Carol Robinson Patty .Herbsieal e
Dominion Hills; 3--Little Huntinl
PARK. Time 1869. New league
~ 1871 Years OLD
bO-meter butterfly Eileen Canada
(DHl; Jane Hoffmaster MHPl
3-Louisa Frank LHPl. Time. 36.5
(New 'eague record)..
5O-meter freestyle: Eileen Canada
Ann Herbsled CT): 3--Jane Hoff-
master tLHPl Time. 32.7' 'NeW
'eS ie1e- meier TsSSru freestyle relay: l.
Dominion Hills Eileen Canada, MARY
A. Woolley. Kay Thompson, Loii
0awenl; Little Hunting Park; B.
Tuckahoe Time, l:O4.3. New LEAGUE
record
Mixed Age Division
100-meter medley relay: Denim
Ion Hills eileen Canada, Pattte PLANE
Sue Thompson. Chris Packard; p
Little Huntins Park; 3-Tuckahoe
Time, 1;1e.9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-10

two laps at just over l02 miles
per hour and was clicked at
i05.46s IN the final 3-mile cir
cult Of the Gold Cup course.
ons Boat withdraw
Seventeen boats actually
qualified before the curtain
dropped on trial runs tonight.
but one withdrew. Lyle Parks
scratched the Miss Sammam-
ish OF Seattle. saying gear box
trouble would keep her out OF
competition. Engine trouble
also may keep Miss Supertest
II. the London (ont) entry,
out Of the race.
The draw for the FIRST heat:
Heat iA--Maverick, Miss Bardahl.
Ms snss Seattle Hawaii kaL Mia U. 8 l.
Heal iB-Miss Burisn, Gale vi,
h Ms Pay ~ save, ThnftyWav Too.
Heat ic4kiiss rhritway. Coral
Bel s.ss;,i Nh 4, spokane Gale v Miss So
The draw for the second heat
viii be held by the drivers after
the first heat Is completed.