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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
Trents Mill

Valentines Day Is nearly here
and school children are planning
TO exchange valentines. Many Of
the grown people are dong the
same thing.
There is a lot of sickness in this
neighborhood Mrs. Earl Ownby is
back in Johnston-Willis Hospital.
Richmond, and Guy McCraW is in
the Souhside Community Hospital.
Others sick at their homes are
Mr.. and Mrs. Loy Ownby, Mrs.
James Dunn. and Frank McFall
The latest reports indicate they
all were improving
The sick kept lot Of the we'll
ones from church as they visited
the sick.
Rev and Mrs. Carleton Milstead
and little son. David were lunch
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

stopped by Gainesville on her way
/ home to see her brother. j George
/ Whitlock and family
Z Mrs, F. b. Gilbert and Mrs. c.
w. Cave went on a calling trip
Sunday afternoon While out they
called on the following: The Rev
j. R. Hodges, R. B. Anderson, H.
B. Anderson and Ernest Anderson
Visitors Sunday of Mrs. Harold
Harvey were Mrs. John Noble, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Ford. Mrs. Clarice
Christian and r. Sogren. Mrs.
Jewel Davis spent day with her
recently. She continues to i'm
prove.
Mrs. James Smiths mother. Mrs.
s. NJ Nicely and family, of Cliff
ton Forge, visited her on Sunday
Her sister who had spent the week
with her. returned home Mrs.
Smith is slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Eppley. Of
HopeWell visited her brother Keith
Oslin. Of Scottsville, Sunday Her
mother. Mrs. Josie Oslin. who had
been visiting in the Oslin home.
returned to Hopewell with them for
a visit
Visitors of the Jack HAIRLESS
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs Harold
Eppley, Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Sprouse and son. Wayne. and grand
son. Billie McKaig, all Of HopeWell
Mrs P. B. Patteson is taking
treatment in a Richmond hospital
Miss Harriette Patteson was home
for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs R. A. Childress
spent Friday night in Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs William Baldwin
visited his mother. Sunday in Shell
tering Arms Hospital. She has had
a cataract removed and is doing
nicely.
We are glad that Billy Richard
son has undergone his operation
and is recovering satisfactorily.
The Mt. Zion choir members met
with Mrs F. B. Gilbert for prac-
tice Thursday evening
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

College women With al eve VI
the future will set glimpse Of
what the Marine Corps has to Of
fer soon when Major Essie NJ LII
cas-, Woman Selection Officer from
Washington, D. G. visits Long
wood College Feb 12-l3
III announcing her visit. Major
Lucas stated that there IS a con
slant need for young women off
GERS to fill executive positions
Openings, she said. exist in many
fields. including logistics. fiscal
accounting, disbursing, admins
strative. and international serv-
ices Assignments are many and
varied. both at overseas post and
in the United States
College Students and graduates
selected train at Quantico, prior
to receiving their commissions as
second lieutenants
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
New Canton News
Ia. DeuneH OnOredBv
Friends On Birthday

Col and Mrs. jesse NJ. Johnson.
Nh and Mrs. Bill Deane and
daughters. Mr. and Mrs 7. c.
Warman. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Weber
Mrs Barbara Kolcum and daugh-
ter. and Miss Maud Alma Deane
al Of Richmond. were guests Sun
day of the j A. Deanes. h G
special visit was in honor of J A.
Deane's birthday
Mrs George Satterfield. Jr.. and
Mrs. Helen s. Sauerwald. of Rich
mond, spent the week end visiting
their mother. Mrs. Satterfiald.
Miss Virginia Deane was absent
Monday from the post office, suf-
fering from a severe attack Of
sinus.
Lawrence Jamerson is home for
q few DAYS Mr. and Mrs Harris
and family. Of Alpha. were dinner
guests Of the Jamersons Sunday.
We are happy TO report that
Mrs NJ K Davis came home from
the hospital last Sunday. feeling
fine.
Mrs Terrell Fugua. NJ. X. Davis.
Mrs Maury Jones and Rev. J. R.
Hodges called in the j. R. Phillips
home recently Mrs. Phillips, who
has been confined to her home
since Christmas. is improving and
hopes it won't be long before she
can get out.
Mrs. Roosevelt Page Bowles. an
English teacher in Manchester
High School. Of Richmond. visited
Sunday with Mrs. E. T. Whitlock
and the J R Phillipses. She also
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
$50 Contributed BY
Amelia Students In
"nines' Campaign

A total Of $500 Il VII brought
i'll for the March Of Dimes" By
pupils at Amelia school
The largest amount was brought
II by primary children With TO-
tai Of S25076 Of this total Mrs
VI. B. Barr's first grade came ii
first with S52o3 for the primary
school. III the elementary school
s2o3.62 Was raised. Mrs. William
STENCILS room won first place with
$50.
The winning room in the high
school was MIS- Joe Wilson, Jr 4
With $685. Total raised il the high
school was Sll0.73.
Each winning room received S3
as a first prize
Mrs Steneel was Interested in
finding ont how her pupils raised
the money they brought in Some
Of the answers showed self denial.
some imagination. some ingenuity
| USED my allowance ana money
left over from shopping trip and
any money in my pocketbook \ II
took my ice cream and saving
money"
I picked up and sold bottles,
gave the cows nav. shined shoes.
II used some of my spending
money and brought IN wood and
washed dishes" II went from door
% door collecting
II picked up bottles beside the
road, skinned two rabbits. and took
out money from my allowance. :
She concluded that they h d
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13
Hamilton

The February meeting IF the
Gainesville HID Club VIII be held
at the home Of Mrs. Levane Baker
and Miss Austa Alternately
The demonstration viii be given
by Miss Jean Keatllne, home eco
nomist for Vepco from CharlotIes-
yille- This clno meeting wll be-
held on Ieb- IA.
Mls q O. Anderson met HER
husband at Roanoke and Spent the
week end thcre
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

con guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vim Jones.
Mrs A. L. Bryan has gone to
nurse someone near Farmville. We
missed her at church Sunday.
We are still having cold weather.
but we hope it will continue to keep
cool SO the fruit trees will not
bloom too early and get killed. We
believe in the saying. An apple
4 day will keep the doctor away. :"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

Kentucky.
A new Hammond organ viii be
Installed a May Memorial Baptist
Church III time for the spring re-
vlVaI which begins oil Sunday
March H. This fund was started
BY former member and her hus-
band Several friends Of the church
have made contributions which are
gratefully acknowledge.
Several men Of the church hope
u RAISE the remainder Of the money
without callna On the membership
for donations since the church hopes
ID bcein construction Of a new
sanctuary soon Members are civ
ing regularly to that cause.
The Young Adult Mems Glass Of
the Sunday School viii sponsor a
benefit supper on Tuesday. Feb "a
beginning at 6 pm. with proceeds
gong towards the organ fund II
Is hoped that the community Will
patronize this supper which will be
served BY the men.
Mrs william E Maxey has re-
turned home from Richmond
hospital and is regaining her
strength.
Ml and Mrs. William = Maxey.
Jr- have purchased the former H
w Goode Home and will move into
It as soon az Improvements have
been completed
MI and Mrs NJ C. Arlington
have purchased the Dunkley prop
erty here. Mr. and Mrs. Barden
have moved into the home form
eily occupied BY the Arringtons,
FOL fast action IN advertising use
the display and classified adyertis-
ing regularly
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-02-13

F'or fast action IN advertising use
the display and classified adyertis-
ing regularly
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
CHANNEL BASS LIMIT
TAKEN AT OREGON INLET
Good Fishing Reported From Haiiera.
Inlet and Cape Hatferas
Also

George Mann of Mays Head and
Charles Midget of Manteo landed
their limit of channel bass at Ore
gon Inlet Wednesday. Their four
fish ranged from SO to az pounds
each, while trolling in the north
east section of the inlet with
Pfleuger spoons. Previously 48-
pound channel bass had been land
ed by DR.. w. G. Harris of Mullica
Hill, N. j., while trolling with
Capt. Joe Berry.
Four channel bass were taken
in Hatteras Inlet on Saturday
morning by Jack Snyder, Balti-
more and Jim O'Donnell of Wash
ington from Capt. Edgar Styron's
cruiser anchored in the inlet. On
the previous day with Capt. Styron
Snyder, his son and Mr.. O'Donnell
caught blackfin tuna and false al
bacore off Hatteras in the Gulf
Stream. O'Donnell also landed a
1872 pound mako shark.
Best report from the surf this
week came from RAINY Jennette at
Buxton who stated that Capt. b.
A. Balance caught two channel
bass on Tuesday in the Cape Hat
teras surf. The two fish weighed
26 and SO pounds each.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10

MARJALENE MIDGET THOMAS native Roanoke Island has
been chosen Eleanor the 1859 production of Paul
Green's THE LOST COLONY Mrs. Thomas who has appeared in
the show each her first show business when she
flower girl the well equipped to fill this leading
female in the drama She has played the show and
undsudied the Eleanor Dare role
singing Colony choir and taking the of
The above photograph shows her Joyce Arcard the
She the first island native play the part of Eleanor
the wife of Harry Thomas lighting director for
Lost Colony and they both teach in the Elizabeth City schools
They Roanoke Island Fort Raleigh, where they
spend holidays They have Harry Hunt
Thomas
Thomas those present in Raleigh Tuesday night
Emmett Wnslow of Perqimans County
Hotel Mays Head entertained at Yaupon
Tea Party"
Justices officials legislators, lobbyists and
newspaper the affair Mrs Winslow described
it a love feast.
about the dsagreements In the Legislature
she this kind of love feast for every
lobbyists just be
friendly" .
party featured costumed pirates as boost for coastal
spots Dare County and members Of he Lost Colony
who performed outdoor drama given each summer
Roanoke Island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10

HON. WILLIAM C. DAWSON of
Elizabeth City is another of the
top-notch friends of the Coastland
who live in Elizabeth City. At the
age of Sc he heads the Coca-C Cola
'bottling company which serves
several counties of the area. We
mention him because he has been
lifelong summer resident of
Mays Head, and has always been
taking liberal and unselfish parts
in the movements that help our
area. Currently, he is making a
liberal contribution through his
company to the T.V. and radio
publicising of the Coastal Pirates
Jamboree. In his home town he
has been in most everything:
Chairman both of his county's
Board of Elections and its Demo-
cratic Executive Committee; mem
Der of the Elizabeth City Board of
Education; appointed by Gov.
Broughton on the State Board of
See DAWSON, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
BRITISH AMBASSADOR AND
HIS LADY DUE IN DARE
FOR VISIT ON APRIL Is

News reaches us that Sir Har-
old Caccia, British Ambassador to
the United States, with his lady
will arrive in Dare County on
April 18th, for visit to the Sea-
shore National Park and observa-
ton of the bird population at Pea
Island Game Refuge. The British
couple will stop at the Carolinian
at Mays Head.
This couple is not expected to
make any public appearances, but
prefer to rest on their visit here,
we are told.
The first visit of a British Am
bassador to this coastland was
on August 18th, 1926 when Sir
Esme Howard made an address at
the annual Virginia Dare birthday
celebration at Fort Raleigh. The
widespread publicity given this
event conferred national attention,
for the first time on Dare County.
Immediately following, was Con-
gressional aid for Fort Raleigh,
the creation Of the Wright Me-
mortal, and the boom in real estate
that brought to the county it's
present high development and
prosperity.
Sir Esme came to Roanoke Is
land at the invitation Of Lindsay
c. Warren, who was then serving
his first term in Congress.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
OCEAN LOSSES
HARRY JARVIS.
BOAT ASHORE
New TrawIer On Beach North of
Rodanthe; Wrecking Com
pany Would Save Ship

A new trawler, some So feet
long, named the Ralph Eugene,
got too close to the beach and was
tossed on it Wednesday morning,
high and dry. The vessel is owned
by Harry Jarvis of Engelhard and
in command of Capt. Sears. It was
one, of numerous craft fishing for
trout and croakers at sea, some
two miles south of the Pea Island
Coast Guard station.
Prospects are good for getting
the vessel launched again, accord
ing to A. w. Drinkswater, wreck
commissioner, who reports no in
surance was carried on the boat.
Mr.. Jarvis was on the scene early
Wednesday, and found Mr.. Drink
water on the job.
Mr.. Drinkwater says that the
stranded freighter which came
ashore a week ago near Little
Kinnekeet is now in the hands of
a wrecking company which is set
ting up gear to pull it off shore.
1t has been under guard of Fred
Gray, Jr., Percy Williams and AL
vim Price of Avon.
This ship has attracted a lot of
attention and added an extra
strain on the ferries already ham,
pered by shoal water.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
HIGHWAY IDENTIFICATION
PROGRAM AT MACS HEAD

A commendable project is being
launched at Mays Head, and a
meeting will be held Friday night
tonight, at 1880 pm. at the Jockey
Ridge Gifts store for the purpose
of cleaning the highways and
keeping them clean. The Mays
Head Chamber of Commerce is
holding this meeting, and all in
terested persons are urged to at
tend.
Enough cannot be said in favor
of the worth of street and high
way Identification, not only in dol
lars and cents from the tourists
who visit the area, but in the
satisfaction and pride of our citi-
zens which will follow the praise
and the profits their efforts will
win.
Nothing impresses a stranger
more than a well kept community,
which marks its citizens as people
of pride and appreciation for the
better things of life. An aroused
and militant citizenship can work
wonders for the betterment of the
community, and can arouse senti-
ment which will not tolerate the
untidy practices of other people,
some of whom deliberately take
their trash at night time and dump
it ON the roadsides from running
cars.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
BOARD PROPOSES PUBLIC
AID TO SMALL HARBORS
Seen As Essential to Livelihood of the
Communities in Pursuit Of Fish
ing for Livelihood

A proposal for public aid fol
small harbors in several commu-
mites of Dare County was brought
before the County Commissioners
this week by DR.. w. w. Harvey.
Jr., Chairman of the Dare County
Waterways Improvement Associa-
ton. Tentative endorsement was
given to working out a proposition
for aid in cleaning out such har-
bors as come within the scope OF
public support, namely that the
public must own the land on which
the improvement is made, and i'm
partial use and access is granted
the nublic.
While in the past, many grants
of public money have been made,
and assistance rendered numerous
bitches and canals for the use of
boats, without regard to whose
land they benefited, it has been
determined such past expenditures
in most cases were illegal; some
Tins never budgeted and often
made at the expense of other coun-
ty funds.
The Commissioners wish to aid
such projects as are worthy, and
want to make it legal to do so. 1t
See AID, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
SCHOOL BOOSTERS
COMMITTEE ASKING
LARGER PROGRAM
This Week Asking Board Furnish
A Teacher. and Other
Necessities

The Dare County Citizens Com
mittee for Better Schools listed its
recommendation for needed i'm
in local schools with
the Board of Education at its
on April Z. Significant
among these recommendations is
the request that all teachers with
sub-standard teaching certificates
be required to improve their quail
fications through correspondence
courses or other training. Included
in these recommendations were an
additional teacher for the Roanoke
School, which must be financed
through County funds, improved
lighting and painting of the Man
teo Elementary School,, and addi-
tional classroom space for the
Buxton School to be financed from
local school district funds. The
Committee was favorably impress
ed with the Kitty Hawk School
however the need for higher
teacher certificates was apparent
at this school.
This Committee appointed by
the Board of Education last fall is
composed of Mrs. Walter Beasley
Kill Devil Hills; Mrs. Ernest
Walker, Wanchese; Mrs. Robert
Gibbs, Mays Head; Julian Oneto
Mays Head; Mrs. w. H. Smith, Jr.
Kitty Hawk; Troy Shepard, Mays
Head; Mrs. Donald Oden, Halter
as; Mrs. Carlos Oden, Hatteras;
Mrs. Lucy Miller, Avon; Mrs.
Blanche Midget, Buxton; Mrs.
George Meekins, Avon; Mrs. Jas
per Hooper, Stumpy Point; Mrs.
George Frank, Kill Devil Hills;
See BOOSTERS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10

ROBERT o. BALANCE, who for
six years has been a member of
the Dare County Board of Educa-
ton, this week was elected chair
man, succeeding Ellis A. Gray of
Avon, whose term has expired.
Three new members of the Board
were sworn in: C. 7. Williams III
of Avon; Shelley Fronts of Bux-
ton, and Floyd Hooper of Stumpy
Point. Mrs. Helen Briggs of Kitty
Hawk is the other member, sue
ceeding herself from Atlantic
Township.
Mr.. Balance, the chairman, who
is contractor, is a native of Pop
lar Branch, is married to the for
mer Hilda Wise, teacher in the
Manteo school, and they have
three children.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
SCHOOL PROPERTY
UP FOR RESALE
AT KITTY HAWK
MAINS Harbor School Brought
$500 on Last Bid; Another
Sale Ordered

The buildings and five acres of
land, formerly the Kitty Hawk
school, was sold again at the
courthouse door, Thursday, due to
the original bid of $500 having
been raised by Capt. w. H. Lewark
of Kill Devil Hills. P. A. Tillett
of Kitty Hawk had made the bid,
which he said was an effort to get
the building to move out on the
beach for American Legion head
quarters. The land remaining
would then be worth some ST. 800.
The last sale of the Kitty Hawk
school was held yesterday, (Thurs-
day. and high bid was by Ted
Wood of Kitty Hawk for $4,000.
The bid will remain open ten days
whereby it may be raised.
On Monday, the Manns Harbor
school was up for resale for the
third time. The original bid by the
citizens of Manns Harbor was
$1,000. Three other bids were later
placed on the property. The last
bid was made by Ted Wood of
Kitty Hawk at $4,000, and another
sale has been ordered.
w. S. White of Manns Harbor
appeared before the County Com
missioners Monday, and Jaccie
Burrus before the Board of Edu-
See PROPERTY, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
A NEW BANKING
FIRM DISCUSSED
IN DARE COUNTY

Pledges are being obtained
whereby Dare County have another
banking institution. A group of
some go citizens, styling their
project the Peoples Bank OF
Dare, Inc, propose to set up a
lending agency, catering to time
payment loans, subscriptions pa
pers for 100000 capital stock are
being circulated. The total OF
$4,000 must be paid in. The prin-
cipal office of the bank will be in
Manteo.
|. At meeting held Wednesday
night in the community building,
substantial progress was reported
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10

THoS. CHEARS, Jr., Mayor of
Kill Devil Hills, who is a candidate
for reelection May 9Th is being
opposed by one of the towns al
dermen, R. H. Cooke, motel oper-
ator. Mr.. Chears has been Mayor
about year, having been appoint
ed when Mrs. Emily Mustian re-
signed. He has applied himself to
the task with zeal and interest.
Mr.. Cooke, who has been an al
derman for two years, has been a
vigorous leader in the move to
abolish the town as a municipal
ity.
For post of town alderman, the
following are candidates: Robert
A. Young, a former alderman; Ell
wood Parker, an incumbent alder
man and former member of the
County Board of Education; Thos.
H. Briggs, hotel operator and for
mer member of the town board.
The time for filing for office
closes April 81. Registration books
will be open at the town hall, daily
except Sunday, April 1S to rs, the
last day being challenge day. The
filing fee is So. Mrs. George Frank
has been appointed registrar;
judges, Mrs. w. L. Mann and Mrs.
C. J. Gilley.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
COUNTY BOARD IN
SESSION THURSDAY;
HARBORS STUDIED
Making Plans For Mosquito Work;
Civil Defense and CoIIee-
zion of Old Taxes

The necessity of comforting with
U. S. Army Engineers in reference
to the pending contract for the
dredging of a 12-foot channel from
Oregon Inlet to Mill Landing and
to Manteo, required the Board of
County Commissioners on Thurs
day to hold their second session
this month.
Before the Engineers could let
contract for this work, the County
Commissioners two years ago had
to make an agreement that several
conditions would be made. The
county is required to furnish with
out cost disposal area; to furnish
all rights of way, and maintain a
public docking area as required by
the engineers.
Among other things before the
Board yesterday We're Civil De-
tense items, mosquito control, and
tax collections.
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Board on Monday of
this week, a petition of a group of
voters in the "no mans land" area
at Mays Head was heard. This
group, represented by ]. E. Harris
and Troy Sheppard, and Attorney
Wallace Gray petitioned for an
election to join the Manteo school
district. In plans for the bond
elections for Kitty Hawk and Man.
teo schools, this area had been in
cluded in neither district. The pu-
pills attend Manteo school. They
said they wished to be a part of
this district.
The request for the election was
granted and it will be held on
June 9Th.
The Board approved road re-
quest from Avon which was
brought in by Commissioner Wood
row Edwards. This is for black
topping LOO feet of neighborhood
road.
Plans are being made for a
drive on delinquent taxes, some of
the unpaid items dating back 16
years. A. list is being made up.
On this list are many county en-
ployes, as we'll as all four of the
county's outside sheriff deputies,
one of whom owes for ten years.
1t was decided that the job hav-
ing been neglected so long, it
See BOARD, Page Eight