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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
BREAKING AND ENTERING
CASES ARE SENT UP TO
DARE SUPERIOR COURT

Probable cause was found
against Jon Arthur Williams of
Wanchese on charges of breaking
and entering and the cases were
sent up to the superior court as a
result of a hearing before Record
Ell w. F. Baum in Manteo Tuesday
afternoon. Young Williams, who
has previously served time on the
roads, was charged with breaking
and entering stores of Glenn Bon
ner and Carson Davis. He had
pleaded not guilty, but a compan-
ion, Robert Sanderlin, who plead
ed guilty two weeks earlier, went
on the stand Tuesday and said that
Williams was with him in both
instances. The cases of both young
men have been placed on the dock
ct for the May term of Dare
County Superior Court.
In another case against both
Williams and Sanderlin, Sanderlin
pleaded guilty to breaking and en-
tering a taxi driven by Harry
Hayman and paid fine of $25
and costs. Williams, found guilty
of this charge by the recorder, APP
pealed the conviction to superior
court.
Merton Tillett, Manteo colored
man, was found guilty of larceny
of skiff belonging to Henry Nc
Clees, the testimony revealing that
after Tillett had taken the boat
and sold it he recovered it and re-
turned it to McClees. Tillett was
fined $25 and costs.
Submissions were as follows:
Robert Baldwin Preston, Kill Devil
Hills, speeding IS m.p.h., $40 fine
and costs. Joe Tom Daniels, Wan
cheese, failing to stop at stop sign,
SIS fine and costs. John G. Neal,
Engelhard, no operators license,
$25 fine and costs.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
FISHERIES ASSOCIATION
TO SEEK MEMBERS IN
DARE COUNTY AREA

Roy Watson, President, of Ho-
bucken, and Fred Whitaker, Sec
rotary of the N. G. Fisheries Asso-
citation and others met in Manteo
Feb. 81 to discuss the recent situa-
tion among fishermen, result of
ice damage. With them were Alvah
Ward Jr., DR.. w. w. Harvey, Jr.
and Lawrence Swain of Manteo.
An estimated million dollar loss
has resulted, in the opinion of
these men, to the fishing industry
of the northeastern area, including
property worth a quarter million,
and the balance in business loss
for the season.
Further plans for the deepening
of Hatteras Inlet We're discussed,
with work scheduled to begin on a
preliminary brief of the project in
the near future.
Tentative plans were discussed
for a dinner meeting in the near
future in the Manteo community
building to explain to local fisher
men the advantages of being mem
bers of the Association. All fish
buyers, fishermen and suppliers
will be invited to attend.
Visited on this trip were Horace
Hooper of ,Stumpy Point, Malcolm
and Arnold Daniels of Wanchese.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN SEE
POOR PROSPECT FOR PROFIT
AFTER LOSSES In FREEZE
Damages Estimated at A Million Dollars in North
eastern North Carolina As Fishermen Survey
Damaged Nets and Delayed Prospects; Sixth
OF April Expected to Slow Up Season.

Looking back on the severe
freeze of last week, commercial
fishermen of Northeastern North
Carolina have chalked up their es-
timated losses for the season, and
placed the estimate at a million
dollars, of which quarter million
is in loss of nets, stakes, and labor
of getting ready, and the rest in
the estimated loss of the catch this
season which will be reduced by a
late start and a poor one.
A guiding factor in all CONNER
cial fishing markets in springtime
is the Lenten season, and this year
Easter Sunday coming on the 9Th
of April will put an end to the
period. Demand for seafood is
greatest during the Lenten season,
and those people who abstain from
meat out of religious beliefs, re-
turn to meat when Easter has end
ed.
North Carolina fishermen having
lost their stakes, and such nets as
had been put in the water, will
have little time left during March.
to get ready for the remainder of
the season, and many fishermen
will not go to the trouble to get
ready. Some don't have enough
gear remaining. Some don't see
wherein it will profit them.
Of course there are many fisher
men, particularly in upper Abe
marie Sound who had not yet got
ten around to putting in this sea-
sons nets. They are more fortunate
than fishermen of the lower sounds
who of necessity must start ear
lier.
Fishermen always have one ace
in the hole; or they have deluded
themselves in believing it is an ace.
However most conservative-minded
people think it is the biggest los
ing card they have ever played.
just about every year, for one
reason or another, usually one of
distress, they appeal to the State
Fisheries control board for an ex-
See FISHING, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
TRAFFIC RESTORED ON
CURRITUCK SOUND BRIDGE

Traffic moved normally Tuesday
over the Wright Memorial Bridge
carrying US Route 1853 across
Currituck Sound. The bridge was
closed Thursday of last week fol-
lowing damage to seventeen bridge
pilings from ice which formed
over the fresh water sound.
Assistant Chief Engineer for
Bridges, T. B. Gunter, Jr., an
nounced the RESUMPTION of normal
traffic at IL am. Tuesday, over the
facility which had been closed be-
cause of the damage.
Highway Director w. F. Babcock
said bridge maintenance crews
moved into the Dare County area
on Thursday, but were delayed in
their repair work because of con-
tinuing ice conditions in the sound.
Babcock said thirty-six piles were
required to put the bridge back
into operation. In some cases, two
piles were driven where only one
had been placed originally. Three
bridge spans were damaged by the
ice with seventeen pilings severely
damaged along with fifteen bents.
Director Babcock praised the
work of the Bridge Maintenance
Department in effecting repairs so
quickly. sour forces had to work
both Saturday and Sunday in an
effort to minimize the inconven-
fence to motorists and facilitate
the bridge work." sadi Babcock.
State Bridge Maintenance Engi-
neer C. B. Taylor of Raleigh di-
rected the work with the assist
ance of John H. Warren, Bridge
Maintenance Superintendent; w.
Spruill, First Division Highway
Engineer; George Mack, District
Engineer for Dare County; and
two Bridge Foremen, Jim Twiford
and L. p. Jordan.
Highway Director Babcock said
although the damage to the bridge
was serious, it could have been
much worse. eve were helped
considerably in the repair work BY
the warming trend of weather
which began over the week end
and extended into the early part
of this week." said Babcock.
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
STRANGE WILD BEAST
PROVES PUZZLE ON
DARE MAINLAND
By AYCOCK BROWN

Manns Harbor.-There has been
some controversy hereabouts that
U. S. Naval personnel attached to
the target maintenance station at
Stumpy Point actually saw pam
Their Cougar, mountain lion or
puma) as reported recently, but
the fact that an animal of feline
appearances and much larger than
bobcat, otter or housecat gone
wild is on the prowl somewhere in
the vicinity of U. S. 264 between
Manns Harbor and Stumpy Point
is sure thing. The Coastland
Times carried report on this sub
ject several months ago.
II saw it last night, in about
the same vicinity as the Navy boys
said they had sighted the animal"
said James Vannote, mainland mail
carrier.
at was not a bobcat, but
would say that it could be a wild
cat, larger than dog, which is a
large cat" he said.
"The residents of the mainland
have been seeing or hearing these
large cat-like animals for many
years. Some call them panthers,
but most of the folks say it is a
catamount," Vannote added.
(The dictionary says a cata-
mount is wild animal of the cat
family, the cougar or lynx.)
The story released several days
ago giving an account of the
panther" sighted by the Stumpy
Point navy boys has attracted wide
attention. Rod Amundson, chief of
the education division, State Wild
life and Resources Commission
writing Aycock Brown, coastal
news correspondent stated:
II was interested in your news
squib about a panther being sight
ed in Dare County. Two summers
ago when 1 was returning from
the fishing school at Mays Head, l
saw a very large dark colored ami
NAL, just off the shoulder of the
road. l was driving slowly and got
a good look at it. It was definitely
feline and much larger than a
wild cat. 1t was feeding on the
carcass of road killed animal,
and looked directly into the head
lights Of the car and snarled.
had not reported it hitherto be-
cause such observations puts. one
in the position of a person sight
ing a flying saucer"
Vannote stated that in the glare
See BEAST, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
GLOBE TROTTERs COMPLETE
VISIT TO t8 COUNTRIES
Or. and Mrs. Musiian Of K. D. Hills
Travel $4,000 Miles in Midwin+err

Dr.. and Mrs. Wallace Mustian
of Kill Devil Hills missed most Of
our rough winter, but landed back
home in the worst of it last week.
They sailed from New York on
Dec. 10, took a 25,000-mile trip,
visited Is countries, contended with
ten languages, but got by with
their knowledge of French. They
visited North Africa, eastern Asia,
Southern Europe and England. -
They sailed across on the u. S.
Constitution, their first stop being
Casablanca in North Africa. They
visited Gibralter, Monte Carlo, Ma
Piles, Rome Egype. In Cairo, dur
ing the African-Asian conference
they got along all right, but found
their room wired and they were
spied on during their stay. Consid-
cradle anti-American sentiment
was manifest.
In Egvpt their visited the 'Pyr-
amids. They went to Jerusalem
Jordan, Israel, following in the
footsteps of Christ and Moses
With maybe two exceptions, they
stopped at luxury hotels, found the
ancient religious shrines we'll kept
and costing only reasonable fee
for guide service. In Jordan they
found people living in the poor con-
dition of 1000 years ago, in caves
and tents. Israel showed great
progress, particularly in agricul-
ture. A striking thing in this coun-
try of Jews is a 100000 Rookie
Teller donated YMCA building
which is overlooking with Hebrew
patrons.
Turkey was found to be the poor
est country visited. This nation is
attempting to live at home and
doesn't have money to buy coffee,
Greece was found in better shape,
great cleanliness and progress pre-
vailed. Spain seemed favored with
See MUSTIANS, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:

see by the papers where Sec
rotary of Agriculture Benson
says the Lord is on his side in
his squabbles with the farmers.
l amt never took sides in this
controversy between Benson and
the farmers, but if he's quoted
correct, l got to say a few words
about this statement.
It's funny how politics work
on fellers that git in office.
When they git pushed up in a
corner, they all claim partner
ship with the Lord.
l recall a few years ago, when
Teller down in small town in
Alabama got elected Mayor, the
Baptists called meeting and
held a prayer service fer the
town. This feller's name was
Rush Burton, and when he heard
about the prayer service, he al
lowed as how him and the Lord
would just ignore the source. He
hadn't got in office good till he
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
UNCLE TOM FROM TRENT WRITES:

started claiming partnership
with the Lord.
From years of observation, |
could have told them good Bap-
fists down in Alabama that they
was wasting their time praying
fer a politician. But I won't go
into that at this time.
Judging from the present price
of farm produce, the farmers
can't claim that everything about
Secretary Benson is bad. Fer in
slant, Ed said he paid 20 cent
fer a dozen eggs and 81 cent fer
a dozen ears of corn. Ed said
that if he ct 'em his stummick
might feel like cash register.
Up at the country store Satur-
day night teller was telling
about that farmer out in Arkan-
sas whose mule died and he
hooked his wife up to the pillow
fer a substitute. After several
days he offered to trade her for
a mule and give $50 to boot. He
said he was offering boot be-
cause his wife was stubborner
than mule.
Some of the fellers allowed as
how a mule sorter set his pace
according to who the owner is.
Ed says a mule can size up new
owner quicker than a new owner
can size up the mule. Then some
of the boys got to comparing a
mule with a woman, and they all
agreed that a woman was stub
borner than mule.
That'll give you a idea, Mister
Editor, of what kind of talk goes
on at the country store on Sat-
urday night. And it's the best
proof we got that this is great
country to live in, even if our
politicians all do claim partner
ship with the Lord.
There amt no other country in
the world today where group
of farmers amt got nothing
more to worry about than the
question of which is the stub
bornest, a woman or a mule.
And speaking of farmers, they
amt never agreed on nothing
since the pillow was invented.
They was even arguing the other
night about when Dog Days is.
They had 'em all the way from
July to September. OF course, it
amt important no more, and as
things is going now in the world
it gifts less important all the
time. In another six months ev-
cry day is apt to be Dog Day,
or even Muttnik Day.
Yours truly
Uncle Tom
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
MRS. CORA WISE TWIFORD
DIES AT STUMPY POINT

Mrs. Cora Wise Twiford, SO,
died Wednesday while en- route. by
ambulance to Belhaven hospital
near Stumpy Point after long
illness. She was the widow of the
late Henry Twiford. the daughter
of the late Spencer and Elizabeth
Casey Wise of Stumpy Point, a
lifelong resident of that community
and a member of the Shiloh Meth
odist Church. She is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Golden
of Stumpy Point, and by one
'grandchild. 7sss ss8
Funeral services viii be conduct
ed Friday afternoon at pm. by
Rev. George M. Kelley, pastor of
Shiloh Methodist Church, and bur-
ial will follow in the community
cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
PLANS GIVEN FOR
HATTERAS PHASE OF
PIRATES JAMBOREE

Events of the Hatteras Island
phase of Dare Coast Pirates JAM
boree on Friday, April 20, will be
held at the Point of Cape Hat
teras, it was announced Thursday
by Bill Dillon of Buxton.
Dillon was elected Sunday at a
meeting of Hatteras interests to
be head of the islands overall pro-
gram committee.
In the meantime, several cos
TUNED pirates are scheduled to
make their first out-of-town trek
on Friday, February %. This
group goes to Washington, N. c.,
to appear in parade marking the
world premiere of Lafayette Es-
cadrille, !" a World War 1 story
about group of American volun-
teers who formed a flying unit to
assist the French government.
One of the outstanding members
of the Lafayette Escadrille" was
Jim Baugham of Washington, who
was killed when shot down by an
enemy plane.
Previously this week, Dare
County Tourist Bureau mailed sew
eral hundred folders advertising
the Outer Banks and coming jam
boree to distribution outlets in
Washington.
Eve plan to have three pre-
Jamboree dances with dates to be
announced soon,". said Dillon.
This year, instead of the six
hour fishing event previously held
at Hatteras, there will be three
day fishing contest which will end
at noon on Friday, April 25.
Again this year, the big attrac-
ton Of the Hatteras day of the
.Jamboree will be the worlds big
gest saltwater fish fry" accord
ing TO Dillon. Arrangements are
hoped to be made with the Ocra-
coke Boy Scouts to bring their
banker ponies to take part in the
program. There will be a Coast
See JAMBOREE, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
SHOP BUILDING BURNS
AT WANCHESE TUESDAY

A loss amounting to several
thousand dollars was incurred
Tuesday when fire completely de-
stroyed the shop building which
was the headquarters at Harry's
Yacht Basin at Wanchese. The loss
was partially covered by insurance,
according to Harry Rhodes, owner.
The fire started during the lunch
hour when pile of lumber caught
from small fire built behind the
shop for heating some metal. Mr..
Rhodes was in his house nearby
eating when the lumber caught,
and he said that when he reached
the scene it would not have taken
much water to have put the fire
out. He had no way of fighting
the blaze however, so he returned
to the house and called the fire de-
partment at Manteo. The building
was all ablaze when the fire truck
arrived, and then trouble with the
pump caused a few more minutes
delay in getting water pouring on
the fire.
Lost along with the wooden
frame building We're numerous
electrical tools, the large pile Of
lumber to have been used in build
ing small skiffs, and one complet-
ed slSiff; another skiff was also
damaged. The nearby dry docks
were not damaged except for wir-
ing leading to them, and several
other boats were also moved away
and saved.
The Manteo firemen also ans
wered call Monday afternoon and
esutinguished brush fire near the
home Of Mickey Bridges at Wan
cheese, but not before garage and
barn had been burned.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28

PRESTON P. AUSTIN, 80, a ma
tive of Avon, is considered one of
the youngest General Agents in
the nationwide traffic organization
of the North Western Railway Co.
He is a popular son of Dare Coun-
ty; served in the Coast Guard I'M
til after World War II. A few
weeks ago he was promoted to
General Agent of the Railroad at
Billings, Mont, succeeding the for
mer agent who retired at SIS.
Young Austin was former District
sales agent at Billings. Following
his leaving Avon he entered the
Coast Guard, and after his World
War II service he went to work
with the Chicago and North West
ern in Duluth, MINI. in 1916. His
wife is the former Jane Lept of
Duluth and they have three little
girls. In 1851 he was promoted to
City Agent, Travelling Agent in
1855, and District Agent in May
1857.
Mr.. Austin is the son of the late
Maness and Lula Austin of Avon,
and grew up in the home of his
SISTER, Mrs. James M. Scarborough,
his father having died when he
was small. He has several relatives
in Dare County, an uncle, r. H.
Gray of Wanchese, the family of
his brother, Maness Austin, in
Manteo; an aunt, Mrs. Nellie Gray,
and two uncles, H. j. and L. ],
Gray at Buxton.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
ARLINGTON HOTEL DINING
ROOM OPENS FOR SEASON

The Arlington Hotel dining room
at Mays Head will open for the
season, Sunday evening, and be-
tween the hours of $50 to $50 a
buffet dinner will be served, a por-
ton of the proceeds of which will
be donated to the heart fund. Re
servations may be made by tele-
phoning the Arlington at Mays
Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Hayman
have been at the Arlington all win
ter making preparations for the
opening, and believe this will be a
good season on the Dare Beaches.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
AMBASSADORS

Raymond Wescott and Bob
Smith, both Of Manteo, have been
appointed Ambassadors Of Sudan
Shrine Temple for 1868 by Poten-
tate Otis M. Banks Of Cary. Am
bassadors are called upon when
special work is to be done in their
communities for the Shriners Grip
pied Children's Hospitals and other
related matters Of importance to
the Shrine.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-02-28
wANCHEsE PTA MARCH 8

Mrs. Larry Balance, president,
announces that the March meeting
Of the Wanchese P.T.A. will be
held on Monday night, March 8,
at 1880 in the school auditorium
All members and Interested people
are urged to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27

the $4,000 item might be re-
stored.
No conclusion came from dis
cussion on the $4,000 for a pay
raise for teachers with longest
experience. Reese also dropped
this from his budget.
Emphasis was placed by Coun-
cilmen Charles Jamison and Rob
ert Snure on the fact that. al
though the teachers at the top of
the scale will get no raise. some
Of them will get a 5000 longevity
increase.
After trying to get answers. on
the number of teachers affected
and the SAG children now in the
had been without increases, j.
Grahame Walker told the board,
You haven't been terribly per.
suasive as far as / am concerned.
l need more information to justi.
fly this increase"
Council members Stella Wer.
ner and Wilbur Baughman came
out in favor of an entire new
scale that would raise the maxi
mum of $4,000 for ABB degree
teachers and $4,000 for MA de.
gree teachers.
Teachers with 25 years expert.
ence should make more than S..
200 which is not even a living
wage these days" said Mrs. Wer.
ner.
Board members and Whittier
said they planned to work out q
new scale in the coming year but
in the meantime had sought tC
put all teachers on the present
one.
The $500 SALARY allowance"
for the top teachers has a stop
gap measure to take care of in.
equities in the present scale, they
said, and had been put in at the
request of the teachers associa.
ton.
Asking the Council to restore
the $4,000 for curriculum evalu.
alton, Whittier said that in time,
he would need a permanent staff
member to study curriculum. For
the next two years he wants an
older man with wide experience
in evaluation to work with the
many P-TA and civic groups now
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27
Over School Administration Building
Question of Authority
Splits Reese, Whittier

Writers defense was that the
money had not been spent as il
was too small a sum to hire an
architect. The superintendent said
he could take no steps towards
site purchase until he had suffi.
cient money. His request was for
500, 900 for approximately 80 acres
of land.
Council and Board members
agreed to let their attorneys work
out the question of authority for
supervising the building. There
seemed to be no doubt in the
Councils mind of the need to re-
place the old overcrowded Board
of Education building on East
Montgomery Avenue in Rockville.
Although they wouldn't commit
themselves, Council members also
seemed to agree with Board mem
Der Wylie Barrow's point that the
new site should be in or near
Rockville.
They also indicated that if
Whittier could get Reese's APP
prevail of specific site in time,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-27

Richard Hyatt Lansdale, for
mer County Commissioner and a
member of the Maryland House of
Delegates, died March 18 at his
home in Sandy Spring. He was IA.
A lifelong Democrat, Mr.. Lans-
dale was elected to the Maryland
House in 1926 for one term. In
1880 Mr.. Lansdale was elected
sheriff of Montgomery County, a
position he occupied for three
years before he resigned and was
appointed a County Commission
er in 1884. His appointment was
made by then Governor Albert C.
Richie.
After a four-year term as Com
missioner, Mr.. Lansdale served as
clerk to the County Commission
ers, Chairman of the Board of
Assessments, and as Chairman of
the Board of Election Supervisors.
He was elected County Com
missioner again in 1912 and was
defeated in another bid for that
office in 1916.
Mr.. Lansdale was born at Tri-
delphia, the son of Thomas F..
and Elizabeth Wimberly Strain
Lansdale. His parents and their
other four children were flooded
from their home during the great
Johnstown flood of 1889. They
moved to Davidsonville, in Anne
Arundel County where Mr.. Lans-
dale attended public school.
He returned to live with his UNI
Gle, Richard II. Lansdale, of Uni
ty, when he was 10 years old and
enrolled in the old Brookeville
Academy.
He clerked in stores in Howard