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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-03
BY JAMES MARROW
Associated Press staff Writer

Charles Van Doren, who got
fame and fortune by taking
credit for knowing more than
he knew, finally decided on
honesty as the best policy-for
northumberland reasons.
In the end this may be the
source of the bitterest remorse
for this 33-year-old ex-teacher
who had preached the glories
Of the intellectual life. Colum-
bia University accepted his
resignation yesterday.
Mr.. Van Doren stressed the
mental tortures he endured be-
fore deciding to admit he got
help in winning $4,000 on the
rugged TV quiz show, Twenty
One.
Actually, he lied as long as
he could expect to get away
with it. He arrived at his mo-
ment of truth only after he
knew he faced possible prose-
cution for perjury if he kept
on lying.
Ancient Aphorism
He didn't say this. He ex-
planned yesterday to a con-
gressional committee investi-
eating crooked TV quiz shows
chat Gin the end it was a small
Thing that tipped the scales"
In inducing him to own up to
his deceit.
He said a woman, a stranger,
wrote and told him that the
only way he could ever live
with himself was to tell the
truth. 1t doesn't speak well for
his intellectual processes to
say this aphorism tipped the
scales for him.
Mr.. Van Doren grew up in a
cultured, intellectual world, a
member of one of Americas
best-known literary families.
He had been exposed for years
20 philosophical discussions of
ruth.
The idea Of telling the truth
because you have to live with
yourself is at least as old as
Socrates.
e. When he appeared on
Twenty-One he put on a great
act Of struggling to come up
with answers to the questions
asked him. He admits now he
received 80 per cent of the
answers before he appeared on
the air.
He told the committee yester-
day one of the reasons he
accepted the answers - from
Albert Freedman. producer of
the Show-was that Mr.. Freed
man told him:
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
MORE MACHINERY WORKING
ON PROJECT AT ENGELHARD
TO DOUBLE HYDE'S ACREAGE
Pumping Equipment Installed This Week. and
More Machinery in Next 80 Days Viii Repre-
sent Quarter Million Dollar Investment. Man
ager Says. Expect to Get 10000 Acres in
Cultivation During the Year.

Within 60 days there will be a
quarter million dollars worth of
mechanical monsters tearing
through the woods north of En-
gelhard, where the Pamlico De-
velopment Co. is determined to
double the acreage of farm land
in Hyde County by clearing it's
recently purchased $4,000 acre
tract. Jos P. Smith, company man.
ager, said this week $4,000 acres
VT the land is excellent for agri-
culture and he expects total of
10000 acres to be ready this year
for cultivation.
In service last week went three
pumping units, each with a capac-
ity of $4,000 gallons per minute.
Two of these are located on U. S.
264 about three miles north of
Engelhard and one farther to the
west. A dragline is busy digging
out the roadside ditch which
serves as an outfall canal, and
this week the water table in the
land has been lowered by six inch
es or more in preparation for
three additional large land clear
ing machines which will arrive
this month. The company has had
two such machines in operation
for several months. These five are
Caterpillar type machines, with
what is called K-G blade. Value
of the equipment is placed at
$4,000. Each machine can clear
up to IL acres of land a day.
Mr.. Smith has planted a portion
of his newly cleared land in oats.
He is negotiating for the construc-
ton of new fabricated homes for
the use of some Is to 20 families
expected to move into the area,
contingent upon a deal with a
group of Florida agriculturists.
The 73,493-acre tract of land,
on which development on a large
scale is now so far underway, was
bought last August for two and a
half million dollars. The Pamlico
Development Co. consists of VIM.
A. Powe, of Hattiesburg, Miss,
and Mr.. Smith. A loan of one and
u half million dollars was nego-
tiated on the property.
Mr.. Smith, who is resident man.
ager of the project, left this week
for Fort Worth, Tex. where he is
See FARMING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO
VISIT DARE COAST SITES

Kitty Hawk Dare will be Wis
tied by members of the North
Carolina Society of County and
Local Historians on April 10, it
was announced here today by Dav-
id Stick who has been assisting
in making arrangements for the
tour.
Stick is cooperating with DR..
w. P. Jacocks, state tour chair
man of Chapel Hill and Jesse F.
Pugh, vice-president of the So
ciety who lives in Old Trap. The
Society enlisted the aid of Mr..
Stick because of his knowledge of
historic sites on this coast, all
mentioned in books he has, auth
ored.
The Dare Coast tour continuing
for one day win include historic
sites north of Oregon Inlet, with
suggested visits to Kitty Hawk
village; Kill Devil Hill, Fort RAJ
leigh, Roanoke Island, the Eliza
bethan Gardens nearby, with its
antique statuary; the site Of Reg
inald Fessenden's wireless expert
ments on Roanoke Island and also
the site Of the Civil War Battle Of
Roanoke Island.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
SEVEN BIDDERS ON
MUSEUM PROJECT
KILL DEVIL HILLS

Seven bids were opened Wednes-
day at the Wright Brothers Ma
tional Monument for construction
of a museum building at Kill Devil
Hills by the National Park Serv-
ice. No bids have as yet been APP
proved. The following is the list
of bidders: Wilson H. Wright,
Hampton. Va. $21S,935: Hunt
Construction Co., of Norfolk,
$257 ,203; Kellogg Cuthrell of Man
teo, 1911, 200; Luke Const. Co.. of
Norfolk s277,70O: J. T. Harrison
& Son Inc, Washington, N. c.
$685., $50; Thorington Contracting
Co., Richmond $S2S,3S7; C & c
r,retr,ction Co., Fort Wayne, Ind.
$s51,571.
In this wide range of bids, the
highest bidder was 1928 above
the lowest bidder. The plans on this
job call for a large structure of
concrete. wood, steel and glass.
This building would house an ex-
hibit room big enough to accom-
modate q replica of the first air
plane; a museum and lobby, com.
pass station, administration Of
flee, and machinery room.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
THOUSAND DOLLARS
BID FOR SCHOOL
PROPERTY TUESDAY
MAINS Harbor Property Up;
S+umpy Point School to Be
Offered Monday

For ten thousand dollar build
ing and some four acres of land on
Highway Ga and 264 in the village
of MAINS Harbor, single bid was
offered in the amount of $1,000
Monday when the schoolhouse was
put up for sale. The bid was made
by H. G. Craddock who represented
some citizens in the community
who wish the building turned over
to them by the Board of Education
for Community use."
This bid will remain open for
ten days in event someone wishes
to buy the building at a higher
figure. Then it will be up to the
Board of Education to decide
whether they wish to give the
property away for any such ridicu-
lous sum, or to endeavor to get
more money out of the property,
for the benefit of the children for
whom the school was built.
On February 9th, the School at
Stumpy Point will likewise be Of
fered for sale. There are citizens
in this community also, who hope
the Board of Education will give
this building to the community.
See SCHOOLS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
BOARD TO TAKE
ACTION AGAINST
STREET BLOCKERS
Plans to Hall Unauthorized Per-
sons Taking Over Streets In
Subdivisions

The continued taking over of
public streets for private use, but
which had been dedicated to the
public in various subdivisions of
Dare County, has become a big
thorn in the flesh to numerous peo-
pie who protest against such
trampling on of their rights. This
week it was brought to the at
tention of the County Board of
Commissioners, and they instruct
ed that immediate action be taken
by the County Attorney, whereby
marking of all such streets will be
undertaken, and the trespassers
driven off and made to pay for
any damages they may have
caused.
The preceding Board of Com
had taken notices of
six instances of such attempts
made by greedy people and in
July 1857 started action to open
some six streets that had been
blocked by selfish people.
These streets were set aside by
various subdividers of property,
for the use and enjoyment of the
buyers of lots in projects through
out Dare County. There have been
no complaints other than on the
Dare Beaches where the situation
is pretty well aggravated and in
many instances aggression on the
ocean side has denied owners of
west side lots the use of the
streets to the ocean, which is one
of the principal considerations in
buying other than oceanside lots.
The most aggravating offenders
are persons who own corner lots,
and take it on themselves to move
into the adjacent street area
which doesn't belong to them, but
usually not being improved, they
believe they can get away with it.
They erect buildings on them; use
them for private parking, or pile
them with trash and rubbish.
Court action will be taken, the
Dare Board stated. It became nee
essary to go to court some years
ago to save a public road which
had been pre-empted by greedy
landowner.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
SURVEY
WILL BE MADE FOR
DARE PROPERTIES

The Dare Commissioners moved
this week to accept the free offer
of an insurance survey of county
properties, to determine if the
county buildings are adequately
protected, and if the right kind of
insurance at the right rate has
been bought. This will be furnished
without cost to county, at the in
stance of the Outer Banks Insur-
ance Agency, whose owner, M. K.
Fearing, Jr., appeared before the
Board. He said he was also speak
ing from some other insurance
agents in the county, expressing
the hope that the county would in
future consider all local insurance
agencies equally in awarding its
insurance business.
The Board acce,sted the offer of
the survey, stating that it would
be glad to give it consideration
and to refer same to the local Gov
eminent Commission for approval,
and to the N. C. Association Of
County Commissioners.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
HEARINGS ON WATER
PROJECTS: HATTERAS
AND STUMPY POINT
Engineers Set March 18th For
NHearing at Ha+teras and
March ~ at S+umpy Pt.

Meetings are to be held at Hat
teras and Stumpy Point in March
whereby all interested citizens can
put before the Board of Engineers
their arguments in behalf of much
needed waterways improvements in
these communities. Col. H. G. Row
land District Engineer, in Manteo
this week arranged the meetings
while in session with the County
Board of Commissioners.
The first meeting will be held at
Hatteras on March 18th at the
community building, and COM
mittee of citizens are now assem-
bling the material they wish to
present to the engineers. M. l..
Burrus, and a committee of other
citizens have already begun to as
semble material. Attendance of
all interested persons is urged. The
important waterway under con-
sideration is Rollinson's Channel,
the entrance to Hatteras harbor.
In these harbor projects, the Gov
eminent now is adhering to a
long-neglected law which requires
that free docking space be provid-
ed, before Government money can
be spent.
The second meeting will be held
at the Stumpy Point school build
ing on March 10th, and Horace
Hooper heads committee to make
up a brief for this case. He is call
ing for a large attendance to assist
in presenting the case for this
much needed channel. The project
calls for improving 5000 feet of
channel rs wide to a depth of
seven feet, with a turning basin on
the inner end, of so by 600 feet.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
UNCLE DOCK FROM DUCK WRITES:
Most Precious Memory Anyone Can Cherish
Great Sacrifices Made for Them by Parents

Dear Mr.. Editor:
I got to thinking about the ex-
travagance of this age and the
multitude of expensive things that
every family thinks it can't get
along without these days, and
about the high cost of living, and
/ don't see how in the world lot
of folks do get along at all.
You know in a small place, most
everybody has a pretty good esti-
mate of how much his neighbors
make, and the most amazing thing
is how some who have apparently
no income, seem to have as much
as anybody else, sometimes more.
About the only conclusion / can
reach is that they are better man.
ayers than the general run of
folks. AS we all know, lot of
people put on good front, al
though things may be pretty
tough with them where their
neighbors can't see. They skimp
and save, and make great sacri-
fees for their children. They go
without things they'd dearly love
to have. Their pride drives them
to deprive themselves in order
that their children may dress well,
go to college, have big weddings,
and be spared the Disappointment
that sometimes produce an embit-
tered and unhappy person whose
whole life may be drawback to
his community.
sometimes think that parents
overdo this business of making
sacrifices for their children, so
many of whom apparently have no
sense of appreciation for what is
done for them. And on the other
hand, sometimes think it is the
noblest thing l know of: To see a
person who recognizes that real
love is simply sacrifice in its high
est analysis.
Mr.. Editor, / can look back on
people who wore rags, who didn't
always have all they wanted to
eat, and who gave up all pleas
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
10Th ANNIVERSARY
METHODIST CHURCH
IN MANTEO FEB. Is
Many Former Pastors Invited;
Sermon to Be BY Rev. Wise. A
Member Who Became A
Minister

On Sunday February 18th. the
Mt. Olivet Methodist Church of
Manteo, will celebrate it's 10th An
niversary, with a Special Worship
Service at 11:00 am. Invitations
have been extended to former Pas
tors of the church for participation
in the Special Service. Six livir z
members of the church, who joinoa
prior to 1900 will be paid special
tribute. They are: Miss Ozella
Payne, Dennis Evans, Mrs. 0. j.
Jones, G. Bright Midget, Mrs. M.
L. Daniels, Sr. and Mrs. John Wes-
colt. The oldest living member of
the church, Mrs. Caroline Midget,
will also be honored.
The former pastors who have
been invited to participate in the
service, are as follows: Rev. D. w.
Charlton, Rev. ]. H. Overton, Rev.
H. R. Ashmore, Rev. M. w. Ma
ness. Rev. A. E. Brown, Rev. David
Willis, Rev. w. H. Brown and Rev.
j. B. Hurley.
The program on Sunday morning
will feature sermon by the Rev.
MILFORD D. Wise, formerly of Man
teo, the only living member of the
church to enter the ministry.
A coffee hour will be held at
800 pm. with cake cutting, and
informal reception of guests. Mrs.
Raymond Wescott is in charge of
this portion of the program; and a
history is being prepared by Mrs.
Lucetta Willis. An accurate MEM
bership roll is being prepared by
Mrs. Nevin Wesott, for distribution
during the celebration. Rev. L. A.
Aitken has extended an invitation
for all of the friends Of Mt. Olivet
to attend the special activities for
this occasion.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
EMERGENCY REPAIR
JOB PLANNED SOON
AT OREGON INLET
Engineers Report Plans For $780,
600 Dredging Job to Ease
Ferry and Fish Boat
Problem

Bids on an emergency repair
job soon to be undertaken at Ore
gon Inlet are being considered this
week by U. S. Army Engineers,
Col. H. C. Rowland, the District
Engineer told Dare County citizens
when he met with the Board of
County Commissioners in Manteo
Tuesday.
The job will cost about $50, 900
to be paid for from emergency
funds, and is an endeavor to over
come the shoal conditions which
disrupted the fishing industry, and
have handicapped ferry service,
depressed the economy of the en-
tire area. The channel filled up
during Hurricane Helene.
Col. Rowland brought with him
to Manteo several engineers. These
included N. C. Magunson, Chief
planning and repairs; D. A. Card
ner, Chief Operations Division from
his office, and with him was Col.
Harry Brown of Raleigh, Governor
Hodges advisor on Civil Defense.
The engineers went over charts
and plans covering the emergency
job, with several visitors present.
They also gave Hatteras Island
visitors a rnu down on plans for
the meeting at Hatteras community
building on March IL for a hearing
on nearby harbor needs.
Attending this meeting from
Hatteras Island were Ernul Fostor,
William Gibson, M. L. Burrus,
Wheeler Balance, Lee Robinson,
and others.
Col. Rowland and his party were
entertained with an oyster supper
at Oregon Inlet fishing center
Tuesday evening by the Dare
County Waterways Association
with A. H. Ward, DIR. w. w. Har-
vey, Jr., Wallace Gray, L. L. Swain
and others.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
.HATTERAS ISLAND
MEETING TUESDAY
TO CONSIDER CLINIC
Citizens Called on February 10Th
at 1880 To Discuss Bond Issue
For Hospital

The whole of Hatteras Island is
expected to be weil-represented at
1870, Tuesday evening Feb. 10th at
the Buxton school building to dis
cuss the probability of erecting a
modern clinic to replace the Cape
Hatteras Health center now in use
at Cape Hatteras, which was do
mated by the Federal Government
and is partially supported by coun-
ty funds.
John L. Austin of Frisco, chair
man for some time of the Trustees
of this health center, in Manteo
Thursday said he hoped all people
would come out and try to get a
complete understanding of the sit
uation. Reports from health au-
thorities at Raleigh do not recon-
mend using the old building much
longer.
Mr.. Austin, who said he had to be
away for medical treatment, ex-
pressed the hope for large at
tendance Tuesday night. He said
r. A. Job of Hatteras, the Boards
secretary had been acting as tenn
porary chairman, since he, (Mr.
Austin) had to give up the work.
Members Of the Board of
Trustees also include w. Gibson,
Donald Oden, James Robinson,
Boyd Gray, G. H. Meekins, Perry
Farrow, Nick Gray, Julian Gray,
A. H. Gray, and Julian Austin.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
VALENTINE SEASON
FOX HUNT WILL BE
HELD AT MACS HEAD

MACS HEAD-America's most
widely publicized informal fox hunt
will take place again at Mays Head,
the 10th annual Valentine Season
Fox Hunt. John Ray Watkins of
Oxford, N. c., will again be mas
ter Of the hunt, and here to follow
On to 100 or more hounds from
several North Carolina fox hunting
areas will be scores of hunters and
spectators.
The Valentine Season Hunt was
established by operators of The
Carolinian Hotel in 1949 for the
purpose of presenting an unusual
offseason attraction during Febru-
ary when tourist travel is normally
at a low ebb.
In addition to the hunt, informal
because those participating do not
wear the pink nor ride horses, will
be nightly social events including
dances, hospitality sessions, hunter
horn blowing contests and hunt
breakfasts. Instead of horses the
hunters follow the hounds in stock
cars.
Hunts are usually held in the
Bodie Island section and also at
Colington Island. Hunt headquar-
ters will be The Carolinian which
opens next week after being closed
for renovations. The Valentine
Season event this year begins on
February IL and continues through
February IA.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
mo MANS LAND" FOLKS
PETITION FOR ADMISSION

A petition to be included in the
Manteo School District, and asking
for an election for the purpose,
was considered Tuesday at a
meeting of the Dare County
Board Of Education. The petition
came from 40 per cent Of the vot-
ers in the area south Of the Kill
Devil Hills town line and north
Of the Jigsaw or Soundside road
at Mays Head.
This is the area that had been
gerrymandered out Of either the
Manteo or Kitty Hawk districts,
during the periods when elections
were held to finance new schools
at Kitty Hawk and Manteo. Now,
the citizens wish to be paying par
Elephants in sharing the advan-
tages Of the Manteo High School
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
DARE SCHOOLS GET
$6.I78.24 IN FUNDS
LONG PAST DUE
Beach Property Taxes and lncreas-
ed ABC AlIotmenfs Ease
Up Situation

This week the schools of Dare
County got repayment of the sum
of $6,178.24 of school money past
due since June 30th of last year
and being the balance of the 1857
budget. At the same time the
Board allotted the schools another
$4,000 from funds on hand.
Reports from County Account
ant C. S. Meekins, and Sheriff
Frank Cahoon indicated that more
than so per cent of the 1858 taxes
had been collected. The most of
this money came from non-resi-
dent taxpayers of the county, and
principally on property in Atlantic
Township, and other nearby beach
See FUNDS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06

Mt. Olivet Methodist Church
will hold Revival Services during
the week of February Is through
20, with The Rev. Earl Meekins,
former Dare County native as Wis
iting minister. Mr.. Meekins is at
present serving the Friendship
Methodist Church, Burlington. The
revival will be opened on Sunday
night, February Is, at 8 pm. by
Mt. Olivet pastor, the Rev. L. A.
Aitken. Mr.. Meekins will arrive
from Burlington on Monday and
remain as preacher for the rest of
the week. The services will begin
each night at 8 o'clock and the pub
lie is invited to attend.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-06
SWIMMING POOLS ADDED
FOR DARE vACATIONISTS

Three new swimming pools will
be ready here by late Spring in
the Mays Head area, as a vacation
attraction, making six pools for
the area. Nearing completion is
one at Archie Burrus' Sea 0atel
motel. Soon will be swimming
pools at Owens Motel, and the
Carolinian Hotel. The Sea Oatel
Motel is also building a new res
taurant.
Other swimming pools on the
Dare Beaches are at Beacon Motor
Lodge, Mays Head; Cavalier Mo-
tor Court, Kill Devil BILLS and
The Sea Ranch at Kitty Hawk.