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Kodiak mirror., 1959-05-16

The name Shahafka means very little to most people in Kodiak. But to the ardent fisherman and those living adjacent to Shahsfka Cove, it means good fishing un- der ideal beach conditions. It is the fine sandy beach fronting the Kodiak Baptist Mission.
 Sport fishermen have been cir culating a petition to have the cove forbidden territory to seine fishing. So far so good. This would seem to be a reasonable request insofar as commercial fishing is concerned. But it is a well-known fact that the Mission makes a few sets in the cove as a means of securing a food supply for the children of the Mission Not often, but as the need arises. That is as. it should be.
 1t would seem from the angle in which we, are sighting our cast, the emphasis should be put on keeping out commercial fish, ing in the cove, but there should not be any conflict between sein- ing for private use, as in the case of the Mission. and the sport fisherman. There ought to be
 
 enough fish for both.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-05-16
ROBERT SERVICE LEAVES ESTATE OF S297. STA VALUE

VANCOUVER, B.C. B-Robert w. Service, bard of the Yukon, left a net estate of $297, ,874, most of which is in Canadian banks, when he died last September II at Monte Carlo.
 The will of the 85 year-old poet was filed in probate here.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-05-16
DAFOE GETS KEY POST

JUNEAU tH-Don Daoe, or uation, has been naed ed eral onsultant to western state shool syStes.
 here said it was advised today o the appointment. D a f oe tors who took part in opeti- tive exainations for the posi- said.
 sworn in Jne g at Washington as field representative in the Division of State ShoolS Sys- The ageny is part of the De- and Welfare.
 Sioner will asse his new d. ties at Washington this fall, Shool session at Stanford Uni work on his dotor of edation degree.
 Dafoe headed the Departent of Edation in Alaska for sixuuc
Kodiak mirror., 1959-05-16
ITO ERR IS HUMAN

We make miStakes-we're the first ones to admit that, You mag wonder sometimes. when an item of news gets garbled in a para graph or two. These little annoy ances will slip in regardless Of how much you guard against them. We don't.feel so bad about some of the line tranSpositions, the end ing of sentences where they shouldn't. the word left out, and the other small: errors we have committed from time to time, after reading the following. It appeared in a big Anchorage daily the other day, and makes all other typographical errors seem puny in comparison. Here it is:
Kodiak mirror., 1959-05-16
Kodiak a Mirror aYle5ag Me ofSyu z eal4ekas e1asf Saatehc 0slaaa

Published every Saturday at Kodiak Alaska
 Yearly Subscription Rate $7OO Second Class mail privileges authorized Kodiak Alaska Send notices of unbelievable copies THE ISLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY
 Box 1907, Kodiak, Alaska
 Sig J. Digree Editor and Publisher
 Betha Digree, Executive Secretary
 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS he Associated Press exclusively entitled republic on Of all dispatches credited 1ls paper and also the local published herein
Kodiak mirror., 1959-05-16
Here, There and Everywhere
By SIG DECREE

The Shahafka before his resgnatlo little people Kodiak from the state the ardent fisherman and Tier this year
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
DARE COUNTY DAY
PROGRAM JUNE IT
AT THE LOST COLONY
Some Who Took Part in HE ST.
lent Movie Of 1921 Expect
ed to Be Present

The Dare County Day program,
designed as the launching event
prior to the opening performance
IF The Lost Colony's 10Th sea-
son on Saturday, June 81, is now
shaping up, well it was stated
here today by Jim Rea, county
vide chairman of the event spon-
sored by Friends Of The Lost Colo
ny.
Through the cooperation of res
taurants, hotels, motels and other
vacation enterprises on the Dare
Beaches, Point Harbor, and Roa-
noke Island a big free picnic will
be provided for all out of county
guests attending the show. "We
have urged local and beach resi-
tents who are making their homes
the year around in Dare to bring
their own picnic lunch or sum-
mer," said Mr.. Rea.
Beginning at four o'clock in the
afternoon full four hours of pre-
performance entertainment is plan
ned as feature of Dare County
Day.
First will be a parade of color
full boats passing in review on Roa-
noke Sound giving spectators close
up views. Followed by a Water-Ski
show sponsored by members of the
Dare Power Boat Association.
Between five and six o'clock
from the great stage of Waterside
Theatre with Laverne Watson as
master of ceremonies, members
of the cast of the original pageant
concentrating the "Lost Colony"
will appear in costume to- be inter-
viewed. A still movie, by the
State Department of Education,
now called the original pageant
was held in 1921. When interview
ed, 1921 cast members including
R. Bruce Etheridge, as Sir Wal
ter Raleigh, Mrs. Mabel Evans
Jones as Eleanor Dare, Ralp Pool,
Norfolk newsman as Ananias
Dare, Victor Meekins as colonist,
Ernest Meekins, Leo Midget, Mrs.
Mabel Meekins of Avon, Mrs.
Roxie Atkinson, Worden Dough,
and many others who will return
to the site of those happenings,
38 years later, to tell, about the
first pageant.
Other pre-performance events
on June 81 will include the Ports
mouth Boys Scout troop present
ing authentic Indian dances. This
troupe won in national competi-
ton. After awards have been made
in a model contest, a climax to
the pre-performance program will
be a spectacular display of fire
works. The fireworks will be pre-
scented Immediately before the
show starts at 'S;15 o'clock.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19

CURTIS NJ. EARGLE of Tryon,
Polk County is President of the
N. c. Association of ABC Boards
which opened its annual conven-
ton Wednesday for three days at
the Carolinian Hotel at Mays Head
this week. Mr.. Eargle is Chairman
of the ABC Board in his home
Town, serving since 1868, his pres
emit term expiring in December
1860. He is an ice manufactures,
member of the Tryron Rotary
Club, Tyron Riding and Hunt Club,
and member of the Harmon Field
Commission which has to do with
major athletic ad recreation activi-
ties for the county of Polk and the
surrounding area. An ex-school
teacher and football coach for 10
years, he has also served on the
Tryon City Council. He and his
wife Sara have two sons and one
daughter.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
SUDDEN DEATH TAKES
RAYMOND v. PARENT

Raymond v. Parent, so, died sud-
denly Friday at 2:15 pm. at the
Admiralty Motel in Norfolk, Va.
He was a native of Niagara
Falls, N. Y. and had been living
in Mays Head for the past Ii
years. He was employed by the
Litton Industries of Maryland as a
market consultant.
He was member of the Holy
Redeemer Catholic Church at Kill
Devil Hills.
He was a member of the Ma
tional Aviation Club of Washing
ton. He had also served three
years is the U. S. Coast Guard.
He was the son of Raymond
Luther and Mrs. Violet Vincent
Parent, and the husband of Mrs.
Gloria Hayman Parent.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by two sons, Christopher and Ray
mond Parent Jr. both of Mays
Head; two daughter, Gloria Lin
da Parent and Deborah Ann Marie
Parent, both of Mays Head; three
sisters, Mrs. Albert Stahl of North
Tonawanda, N. Y, Mrs. Lee Wit
nauer of Oreland Pa. and Mrs. John
Cody of Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Holy Redeemer Church,
Kill Devil Hills, Monday at 10 am.
by the Rev. Father Peter M.
Denges. Burial was in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery at Manteo.
At the funeral services Monday
at 10 a. M, Rev. Father. Peter M.
Denges conducted the funeral at
the Holy Re deemer Catholic
Church, Kill Devil Hills. Active
pallbetrers We're William Tarking-
ton, Claude Hayden, Robert Sell
lers, Alfred Shapero, Frank D.
Tyler Dr., Jack McKenna. Honor
airy pail bearers were Russell
Lynch and George Under of Col
lege Park, Md; Donald Rosenfield
and James Downing of Buffalo,
and Phillip David, and Joseph Nun
mari of Niagara Falls, N. Y,
Other out of town persons at
the funeral were: the Parents, Mrs.
Nunnari, North Tonawanda, N. Y,
Mrs. Walter and Elaine Ryan of
College Park, Nd, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo McNabb, Mrs. Frank Hardt
Jr. of Portsmouth, Va, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Harold Wright and
Mrs. Bertram Eason of Norfolk;
d. ". Clayton, Mrs. Ethel Eubanks,
Williamson; Mr.. and Mrs. Murray
Edwards of Newport News; Mrs.
Lurania Midget, Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Midgett, Mr.. and Mrs. John Her
bert, Mrs. Warner Minor of Ro-
danthe; Mrs. Claude Haydn Of
Springfield, Va.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
DELINQUENT TAX CAMPAIGN
IN DARE YIELDS So, 400
Records Develop Situation Of Virtual
Neglect in Tax Collect
ing System

The campaign recently initiated
by the Dare County Board of
commissioners to begin enforce
ment of payment of taxes by all
alike has resulted in $8,403.44 be-
ing brought to the office, p. A..
Tillett, collector reported as of
June 10. This sum included
81, 340.11 in interest, and on some
items which had run for as long
as 16 years, interest almost
doubled the amount due.
It has taken considerable time
to weed out errors, and the un-
collectible items lost because of
deaths, or removals of persons with
no property from which to collect.
This neglect over long period,
without the sending of statements,
has lost the county a lot Of mon
ey. The Commissioners have in
structed the tax collectors to at
tach cars and other personal prop
erty when an effort to make set
tlement is ignored, but express a
desire to aid those who make hon
est effort to pay up.
Many people have found cause
for complaint in getting notices of
sums for which they claim state
ments had never been sent to
them before. They are appalled, by
the great increase by reason of in
terest the law applies to long
past due items.
The list has been compiled for
only five of the 16 districts in the
county. The districts billed, and
collections reported from them are
as follows: Wanchese, $7.13; Col
ington, $1279s; Kitty Hawk,
81, 449.52; Mays Head, $2,848.4S;
See TAX, Page Twelve
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
POSTOFFICE SOON
TO CHANGE HANDS
AT EAST LAKE

Mrs. Emily Shannon Smith, re-
tires as postmaster at East Lake,
effective May 31st 1859. She has
served under three commissions as
a District postmaster.
The first commission was issued
by postmaster general Hubert
Work on October 18th 1922. Mrs
Smith considers the 18th her Lucky
Day, since she has now served 81 V
years, and has received Honorary
Recognition from the postmaster
general for work well done.
During this time she has given
almost "a hour service since her
patrons felt free to call on her fol-
money orders, or stamps, or per-
haps to write a letter for them.
Whenever it was most convenient
for them to call.
Early this spring lady came
from Washington N. c. to visit
her sister over the week end. She
had planned to get money orders,
along the way for payments that
should be in the mail before Mon
day. She stopped at several post
offices en- route way to find that
they were closed. Arriving at East
Lake, she found that the East Leke
Post Office was still open for bust
ness, and although it was $50 p.
m. she got her money orders, and
her letters were ready for the first
out going mail.
Mrs. Smith says, someone came
to the door at 400 a. m. serveral
years ago. 1t was the first morning
of the goose hunting season. Her
husband opened the door, to find
that it was stranger, wanting to
buy a migratory bird stamp, in
order to be on hand, in Hyde, for
the first day of the season.
The postal service is a tradition
with her family. Her father used to
bring the mail to East Lake in the
early 1905. A bail boat The
Lou Willis, and later the ''Wave".
Mail came once or twice a week
then, and landed at The Twiford
Neighborhood. None of the present
inhabitants of East Lake can re-
member when there was a mail
landing at the Twiford Neighbor-
hood.
Several decades late, her two
oldest brothers were carrying the
mail from Manteo to East Lake,
daily, after the gasoline engines
became in general use.
Today her youngest brother, Ben
Shannon, is Postmaster at Manteo.
Mrs. Smith retires with the
of knowing that her
patrons were pleased with the serv-
ice she gave them.
AS some expressed it, they may
have a postmaster, to give as good
service, but none will ever give
any better service than she has.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
ABC BOARDS IN
ANNUAL SESSION
AT MACS HEAD
Some 300 Guests Enjoying Fourth
Annual Visit to Dare
Coast

The annual convention of the
State ABC Boards opened in Mays
Head Thursday morning at $3.50
with President Curt Eargles of
Tryon presiding. The Invocation
was by E. Med. Miller of Durham,
the welcome address by Victor
Meekins of Manteo, and the princi-
pal address by w. S. Hunt, Chair
man of the N. C.. Board.
The convention, which will con-
clude Friday evening with banquet
and dance at the Carolinian, the
headquarters for some 800 visitors,
has a long program. The Friday
evening dinner will feature Sam
Bundy, Farmville humorist. Tours
for the ladies, social hours, and
relaxation periods are included.
w. S. Hunt, formerly Captain
in the Highway Patrol is well re-
membered in Dare County when
he was here through the early
years of the Lost Colony.
The Thursday morning session
also heard addresses by Warren
See ABC, Page Twelve
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
GOV. HODGES AND
COL. ROWLAND ON
COAST THIS WEEK
Long Barrier Banks Studied Pre-
para+ory to Spending $780,
600 For Rehabilitation

BUXTON-With 100000 of
shiny new appropriation money at
his command Governor Luther
Hodges, with Col. Henry C. Row
land, U. S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers as his guest, Rev down the
coast of North Carolina Saturday
afternoon to take a new look at
where and how the beach erosion
money is going to be used.
Before they landed at Buxton for
a week ends ground examination
the Governor and Colonel Rowland
circled the Oregon Inlet area for
nearly an hour in an aerial sur
vey of what will need to be done
there before construction of the
Inlet bridge gets under way. There
were flying in a National Guard
L-type aircraft, its engine throttled
back to give them good look at
the ground and water.
Although the Governors fishing
friend Charlie johnson arrived
about the same time in what is
described as the finest cruiser ever
to dock at Hatteras, there was no
fishing on this trip. Sunday morn
ing Mr.. Hodges, accompanied by
Mr.. johnson and Colonel Rowland,
explored the possibilities of an ade-
quate aircraft landing strip some
where in the Island. On both his
recent visits Governor Hodges has
been landed on the Island high
ways straightway stretch above
Buxton.
From the air Colonel Rowland
was able to point out to the Cover
See VISIT, Page Six
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
FREEHOLDERS ASK
ADJUSTMENT OF
SANITARY DIST.
'Maicrity Asking State and County
Boards to Stop Its Oper-
alton At Once

Petitions, signed by a large
majority of the resident free
holders of the Dare Beaches SAM
tary District have been sent to
the Commissioners of Dare County,
appealing for the adjustment of
the district, which has been estab-
lished for about ten years.
Under the law, the County Com
missioners are required to for
ward the request to the State
Board of Health and ask that a
meeting between the Boards be ar
ranged whereby the citizens may
present the argument for the re-
lief sought.
The District was established
about eight years ago for the
Prime purpose of establishing a
water supply system for the area
between Whalebone and Southern
Shores.
Two elections have been held,
the hast in 1868 to vote a million
dollar bond issue for the purpose,
and both have been defeated. The
district contains some eleven and
a half millions in property valu-
alton, and each year the Commits
sioners of the district are levying
about $1,000 in special taxes to
carry on their work. The Dare
County General fund has born the
expense of all the listing, COM
putting and collecting of the taxes
since the district was established.
II is operated by three commits
sioners with unusual powers. I'm
fortunately for the welfare of the
cause, there has been lack of in
tereSt TO attract many persons of
ability to administer the project.
The growing opposition to the
district resulted in rise-up among
the voters in the November cleo
ton. They disregarded the duly
nominated candidates for Commits
sioners of the District, and wrote
in sufficiently to elect three en-
tirely new members, whom they
believed would assist in abolishing
the district.
Recently the Board has embark
ed on a program of buying some
$1,000 worth of fire trucks, ETC.
and this with other expenses OF
operating the district has reused
fears of a much higher tax than
usual. Upwards of 200 freeholders
have appealed and signed for dis
solution of the district.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
THEO. S. MEEKIkS. JR.
DIES IN WASHINGTON

Theodore S. Meekins Jr., 80,
husband of Mrs. Goldie Meekins, a
motel operator here died Thursday
night June IL, in a Washington
D. c. hospital after a short illness.
Born in Dare County, he had
lived in Manteo all of his life. He
was the SON of the late Theodore
S. and Rosa M. Meekins Sr.
Besides his wife, surviving are
one sister, Mrs. Alma M. Reich of
Norfolk, Va, and two brothers,
Ernest E. Meelins of Manteo and
Percy Meekins of Washington d.
&c.
Funeral services We're conducted
at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church
here Saturday at 8 pm. Burial in
the Manteo cemetery.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock in
Mt. Olivet Methodist Church by
the Rev. MILFORD Wise, pastor of
the Middleburg Methodist Church.
"The Lord Is My Shepherd" and
Crossing The Bar" were sung by
Mrs. Beatrice Brickhouse, Mrs.
BERTHE Ward, Lawrence Swain and
Johnnie Long. Mrs. Raymond Wes-
colt accompanied at the organ.
The casket was covered with
pail made of white CARNATIONS,
aster lilies and fern.
Active pallbearers were Ted
Scoggins, Leigh Hassell, Mccoy
Tillett, Glenn G. Bonner, Ralph
Davis and Keith Fearing Jr.
Burial followed in the Manteo
Cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19

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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19

LEIGH HASSELL, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Hassell of Manteo, was
on June Is awarded the Master of
Science degree in mechanical engi-
reering from the Drexel Institute
of Technology in Philadelphia. He
was one of rs employees of the
Martin Company in Baltimore to
receive a masters degree from the
Institute. Mr.. Hassell is a gradu-
ate Of N. c. State College, Raleigh,
and has worked for Martin since
graduating there, and he and Mrs.
Hassell make their home in Balti-
more.
Mrs. Hassell, the former Janice
Olson, recently sang the role of
Liza in the opera, "L'Enfant Prodi-
que" given May "a at Hood College
in Frederick, Md. She had previ-
ously won a four-year scholarship
to the Institute of Vocal Art in
Philadelphia, and received a de-
gree in music. She is also a gradu-
ate of the University of Delaware,
and is now studying at the Pea
body Conservatory in Baltimore as
a pupil of Joseph Laderoute, and
has sung in operate concerts and
church recitals in New jersey,
Delaware, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hassell was Miss Delaware
in the 1866 Miss America pageant,
and was one of the Cherry Bios
som princesses at the annual festi-
val in Washington.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19

HON. LINDSAY WARREN, Sena-
tor from the Second District in
the N. C. Assembly may well be
considered the top man in popu-
larity and leadership in both
houses. His long and varied ex-
perience in public life, state and
nation, gave him added prestige, in
this years session. Last week, all
seven representatives of his dis
trict, and the other Senator, Ell
bert Peel Jr., gave him remark
able testimonial-they urged him
to be candidate for the 1861 Senate
session, and this means the likeli-
hood of no opposition.
The resolution was signed by
Rep. R. Bruce Etheridge of Dare,
Dick O'Neal of Hyde, Charles Co.
hoon of Tyrrell, Wayland Sermons
Of Beaufort, DR.. J. M. Phelps Of
Washington, Ned Delamar of Pam
leo, Frank Everett of Martin and
Senator Peel. The group feels
much admiration and appreciation
for Senator Warren because of his
assistance in organizing and con-
Quoting the appearances before the
Highway officials when they
united in behalf of eastern bridge
projects. Warren was chos e n
spokesman for the delegation. His
masterful presentation of the need
won support for the project.
The resolution by his colleagues,
in appreciation of his services, and
signed by the above named men,
reads as follows:
"Dear Lindsay:
"This session of the General As
sembly is nearing its close. Before
leaving Raleigh, we, the seven
Representatives from the counties
in the Second Senatorial District
wish to let you know what a gen.
uine pleasure it has been to be as
ISOLATED in legislative work with
you.
"Your longtime experience in
public life, your interest not only
in the welfare and progress of
your own district but in that of the
entire state, your recognized lea
dership and sound and constructive
thinking-all these have contribu-
ted TO outstanding service which
has won general appreciation.
'sWithin a few days all of us
will be leaving for our respective
homes. Before doing so, we would
like to obtain from you the as
surance that you will again con-
sent to represent our district in
the Senate during the 1861 session.
We know that such a decision on
See WARREN, Page Twelve
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
NAVY TO OPEN HOUSING
UNITS WEDNES. JUNE ~

Next week, Wednesday, June "a
will be a big day at Cape Hatteras
when the Naval Facility will hold
the ribbon cutting at the official
opening of the 81 units Of public
quarters, (Capehart Housing) for
personnel of this station.
1t. Commander J. F. Toner has
advised that the ceremonies win
be held at 2 pm. Many officials,
county and state have been invit-
ed to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-19
BIDS TO OPEN TODAY
ON OREGON INLET JOB

Bids are TO be opened at 2:30,
Friday, the 10th in Wilmington for
the dredging of 12-foot channel
between Oregon Inlet and Manteo
and into Mill Landing at Wan
CHEESE.
The Engineer Corps in Whining
ton had to throw out the first
bids offered early in June because
the low bidder could not meet the
terms stipulated.
Work on the job should begin
in July.
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