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THOS. COOLEY, who has made
numerous friends in Dare County
during his visits to his aunt, Mrs.
Wilbur Pinner in Manns Harbor in
the summers, and who is talented
musician is again pursuing his ar
tistic career in Europe and has en-
rolled in the University of Paris,
in France for the year. In this
(city university a famed seat of
learning, a third of the students
are French, third American and
third from other countries. He
will study music, language and
art. Last year he was enrolled in
Salzburg, Austria, at the academy
of music and dramatic art (Mo-
zarteum).
He received his BM degree from
Stetson University in 1857, and his
masters in 1868 from Chicago Col
lege of Music of Roosevelt Uni.
versity. He previously held an as.
sociate of arts degree and a bache.
lor of music degree in piano. He
has studied privately in Europe anc
this country with such outstanding
teachers as Jose Echaniz of the
Eastman School of Music anC
Prof. Roger Cushnlan of Stetsor
University. In Chicago, he has beer
a scholarship student in piano with
the eminent pianist, composer, ono
conductor, DR.. Rudolph CAM ant
with Molly Margolies.
Both here and in Europe, Cooley
has been acclaimed as an outstand
ing musician and pianist. He plans
to return to the United States il
1860. His parents were at one time
residents of Manteo, while Col
Cooley was stationed here and a
Fort Bragg. His parents are Col
and Mrs. Thomas R. Cooley of De
land, Fla.
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BROWN OFF TO MEXICO
PROMOTING BIG FISHING

Aycock Brown Dare County
Tourist Bureau Manager leaves
Saturday morning for a visit to
Mexico. He will travel by plane
from Norfolk to Miami and
thence to Mexico City.
From Mexico City he will go
to Acapulco ON the west coast to
observe the sportsfishing tourna-
ment which will be underway
there. Several of the teams par
ticipating in the tournament are
expected to take part in the Hat
teras Blue Marlin Tournament
scheduled for June 1860. Brown
will return late next week. He
hopes to arouse more interest in
getting more big game fishermen
to visit the Dare Coast.
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MRS. MAE CoHoON CARA
WAN of Columbia has been hon
ored by the N. C. 1860 White
H ouse Conference nominating
Committee, on a list of some 70
nominees submitted to Governor
Hodges to represent the state at
the Golden Anniversary of the
White House conference on chill
dren and youth. The committee
said it had made every effort for
a delegation representative of the
broad interests of children and
youths throughout the state.
The list includes leaders of both
races, and from the eastern area
are Senator Ebert Peel, Jr. of
Williamson, Mrs. Glenn Pendle-
ton, RID. 1. Elizabeth City
DR.. Harold L. Trigg, former pres
ident of State Teachers College
Elizabeth City, now coordinatol
of Negro activities of the N. G.
Prison Dept, and Ed Rankin, the
governors present private secre-
tary.
Mrs. Caravan is chairman of
the Tyrrell Co. 1860 White House
Conference Committee, and Vice
President of the N. C. Council of
Women's organizations.
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FIRST FLIGHT TO
BE OBSERVED BY
MILITARY .FLYOVER
Kill Devil Hills Celebration Plans
Shaped Up For Decem-
Der 18th

KILL DEVIL HILLS.-Air Force
supersonic jets will salute the
Wright Brothers in an exciting me-
mortal formation flyover on De-
cember II, during the seth ami
versary ceremonies of the first
heavier than air, powered flights
in 1908.
1t. Col. Olin C. Cook, a native
of Boone, N. c., who is deputy di-
rector of operations, Headquarters
354th TFW, Myrtle Beach Air
Force Base, flew here on the week
end to complete local arrangements
for the flyover.
The Ninth Air Force has as
signed Col. Cook as project officer
for the aerial phase of the annual
celebration commemorating the
Wrights's famous first flights
here.
With officials of the Kill Devil
Hills Memorial Society and the
National Park Service, Col. Cook
visited the first flight site and
outlined plans for the flyower. He
stated that with FAA approval,
now pending, the Air Force plan
ned to have a formation of IL jet
fighters, two transports and one
multi-engine bomber in the fly
See FLIGHT, Page Seven
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CUCKOLD'S CREEK
FLOOD CONTROL
SURVEY NOV. 80
Project TO Serve $4,000 Acres
With Is Miles of Streams
and Canals in Area

Field survey work will begin
about November 80 in the basins
of Pantego and Cucklers Greeks
near Belhaven for flood control and
drainage planning purposes, Col
R. P. Davidson, District Engineer
of the Corps of Engineers, an
nounced Saturday in Wilmington.
The work, Colonel Davidson said,
will continue for about six weeks
and will include determinations of
elevations essential to preparation
of plans now in progress to control
floods and to improve drainage.
The project was authorized sew
eral years ago and funds have been
received to draw up a compre-
hensive plan. Construction funds
have not been appropriated.
The area includes portions of
Beaufort, Hyde and Washington
counties covering about Is miles of
streams and canals, the latter con-
structed in past years by local
people.
In acreage, the project will af-
feet 1880 acres of good farming
land, 10000 acres of pasture and
some 12,700 acres of woodland.
Preliminary plans provide fol
cleaning out some streams and
canals and widening and deepening
others.
Congressman Herbert Bonne
has followed through on this pro-
ject for several years. 1t will serve
large area of the more fertile
farmlands of Beaufort and Hyde
Counties.
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FISHING PIER TO
BE BUILT SOUTH
OF THE WAALEBONE

A. E. Mitchell and Mrs. B. L.
Mitchell, of Nags Head, have
made application for permit to
construct a pier in the Atlantic
Ocean two miles south of the in
tersection of U. S. Highway Nos.
15S and GA on the east side of
Bodie Island, Dare County, North
Carolina.
Plans submitted show pier 16
feet wide and extending seaward
approximately 700 feet beyond
the mean high water line. Plans
showing the proposed work may
be seen in the Corps of Engineers
office and in the post offices at
Manteo and Nags Head, North
Carolina.
Objections to the proposed work
as outlined above will be received
at Wilmington office until Ia De-
cember 1869.
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HYDE COUNTY MAN
TO SEEK A SEAT
in STATE SENATE

For several months now, it has
been fairly definitely established
that Rep. Dick O'Neal of Hyde
County will be candidate for
the State Senate from the Second
District in 1860. Hyde occupies
the position of being one of the
Smaller Countless" of the Dis
trict that has not had Senator
in more than quarter of a CEN
tury.
1t has been customary for
Beaufort, and. Martin, the two
larger counties of the District to
keep a Senator in office at all
times, either from one county,
or both, and usually by prece-
dent, for two terms. In the recent
session both counties had a Sena-
tor, but young Ebert Peele, Jr.
of Martin was filling out the Sec
ond term what would ordinarily
have gone to Robert Cowan who
abdicated to enter Government
service in Washington.
AS Mr.. Peele will respect the
precedent which has prevailed in
the District for long years, the
way is open for one of the small
ler five counties of the District.
All of them have had senator's
since Tyrrell, which last had
Senator in 1920 - Herbert L.
Swain; and Hyde, which last had
a Senator in 1926-Carroll Spen-
Ger.
Washington has had several
Senator'S, and within the past 15
years, both Dare and Pamlico have
held the Senatorship for two
terms. By custom and right, Tyr
relI or Hyde should now have an
opportunity to share in this hon
See O'NEAL, Page Seven
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WEEK END FIRES
AT MANTEO AND
KILL DEVIL HILL S
Man+eo Auto Shop Damaged and
Beach Cottage Destroyed;
ANN Killed

Three weekend fires in Dare
County destroyed one cottage
killed one man, and damaged the
Chevrolet body shop. AS reported
in another item, Donald Midget
of Manns Harbor met death Sat-
urday night in a gas explosion in
his home.
While the Manteo fire truck
had gone to Manns Harbor, the
Dare Beaches truck at Nags Head
came to Manteo, to stand by.
Shortly after midnight a fire was
discovered in the new body shop
of Hassell & Creef Motor Co.,
which resulted in some $1,40O
loss, including damages to one or
two cars not covered by insurance.
This fire is suspected of having
come from shorted electrical
equipment.
Early Monday morning a beach
cottage in the Delray section of
Kill Devil Hills was destroyed by
fire suspected of originating in
an over-heated oil burner. The
house belonging to Wilson Wright
was valued at $4,000 and was a
total loss. The fire was discovered
by Donald Dough, an early riser
at the Stop and Shop grocery. The
owner had lighted the stove on
Sunday to keep the premises
warm for some duck hunters ex-
pected to arrive Sunday night.
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FIRE UNIT ORGANIZES
SETS UP OFFICERS

The Nags Head unit of the Fire
Department of the Dare Beaches
Sanitary District was organized
Wednesday night at The Carolini-
an Hotel, with about Is present.
Plans were made for the erection
of a building near the Sand Dol
lar motel to house the fire truck
which is now being kept at the
nearby Radar Station.
Meetings will be held on the
third Friday in each month.
Richard Mann was elected
President, Troy Shepherd, Vice
President, and Julian Oneto, Sec
retary-T Treasurer. The Captain Of
the fire company is George Buck
Mann, replacing Pat Bayne who
resigned because of other commit.
ments. Lieutenants are LioneI
Edwards and Carl Nunemaker, anc
Bill Daughtry is fire chief.
Mr.. Oneto says the fire equip
ment will effect saving of "a
cents in the residential insurance
rates, and this offsets the addi-
tional tax that is being charged
so far as tax on structures go
At an early date, an insurance
appraiser is expected to meet with
the Department, and determine
the rate on commercial or other
structures. Regular drills will be-
gin Sunday of this week.
The group plans to erect the
Nags Head building by contribu.
tions of money and labor. A
building for the first unit of the
District has been erected at Kitty
Hawk beach and is being rented
to the district.
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er OF the Lost Colony.
Mrs. o. Max Gardner, of Shelby,
was feted in Washington, D. c.,
Thursday night, November 10 as
an outstanding citizen, patron, and
beIefactor, when she was the honor
guest of the North Carolina Din
ner of the Woman's National DEM
ocratic Club. A citation was pre-
sented to her on behelf Of the Club
by DIR. Frank P. Graham. former
president of the Greater Universe
ty, in Washington with Mrs. Gra-
ham from his United Nations post,
for the Gardner dinner.
Distinguished leaders of the
See RECEPTION, Page Seven
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DRINKWATER GETS AIR TRIP
TO NEW YORK CEREMONIES

A. w. Drinkwater of Manteo
was a special guest on the week enc
of Eastern Airlines, flying to
New York City to witness the ded-
ication of a new $40 million term
inal building at Idlewild Intena-
tional airport, on Monday. At the
age of 81, he was recognized
because of his activity in connec-
ton with publicity attending the
first flight by the Wrights at Kill
Devil Hills half century ago.
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KILLED SUNDAY BY
EXPLOSION OF GAS
IN MANNS HARBOR
Donald WiIbert Midget Dies
Quickly During Night; Blaze
Exfinguished

Donald Wilbert Midget, 80, died
shortly after a gas explosion in
his home at Manns Harbor Sun
day morning shortly after mid
night. He was burned severely
about the face from the explosion.
1t is believed he had attempted to
light a stove with the aid of oil,
and that the ensuing blaze caused
an explosion from a leaking gas
stove in an adjoining bedroom.
Indications We're that Midget
had made his way into the htch-
en- and jammed himself into a cor
ner, with his face over his hands in
an attempt to get away from the
gas. His father-in-law, Louis Hoop
er, heard the explosion and rushed
across the road at once, and was
able to put out the fire with the
aid Of a garden hose. The Manteo
fire department was called, but the
fire was already out when it ar
rived. 1t was not known until later
that Midget was in the house.
1t was not known at the time
why Midget had come home from
Norfolk, where he lives with his
wife in trailer. 1t was thought
that he had caught q ride to Dare
County with a friend, and decided
to spend the night in his home,
which had been vacant for quite a
while. Apparently, he had immedi-
atedly tried to light a fire, and the
resulting flame had set off gas
that had been leaking long time.
Later reports gave it his wife
didn't know he had left Norfolk
at all, and his car was found next
day in side road not far from
the home; indications being that
he had come alone to Manns Har-
Dor.
He was a lifelong resident of
Manns Harbor, he was employed
by Southern Materials Co., of Nor
folk as mate on a tug. He was
a son of Mrs. Mary l.. Midget and
the late Louis Latham Midget.
Besides his mother he is sur
vived by his wife Mrs. Nina
Hooper Midget; two stepsons,
Richard L. Rowe and Danney 4.
Rowe of Manns Harbor; two Sis
ters, Mrs. Nellie Mae Ambrose of
East Lake and Mrs. Hazel M.
Crosswhite of Mt. Clemons, Mich,
and two brothers, Louis Howard
Midget of Portland, Ore, and
Louis Latham Midget of Manns
Harbor; two half sisters, Mrs. Mel
1ose Tillett of Manns Harbor and
Mrs. Catherine Jordon Of Sun
bury.
Funeral services were held at
the Mt. Carmel Methodist Church
of which he was a member, Tues
day at 8 pm. by the Rev. Charles
R. Olson, pastor, with burial in the
church cemetery, at Manns Har-
Dor.
Funeral services We're conducted
by the pastor, Rev. C. R. Olson
HYMNS sung were "F art I
Along" "Last Mile of the Way"
and "Safe in Arms of Jesus" with
Roger Gard accompanist. The pail
was of red and white carnations
PalIbearers were Harry Mann
Huff Mann, Earl Ray Mann, Rol-
Inns Tillett, Jaccie Burrus and
Frank Hemilwright.
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THANKSGIVING DANCE

The Manteo High School P. T. A.
is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Sock
Dance at the Manteo High School
Gym on Friday, November 81,
from 9-12 pm. for grades 9-12 and
college students. Entertainment
will be provided, and the admis-
sion is 75e for couples and SOC for
stays.
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At the reception last week in Washington honorng
Fay Webb Gardner widow of the late Governor Gardner
other who have occupied the Governors mansion Raleigh
attended Mrs. NJ Broughon left and Mrs. Luther Hodges wife
the the right honor guests living
who have occupied the mansion Governors
B. Ehrnghaus, Mrs R. Gregg Cherry and Mrs. w.
Mrs Gardner often visits with
their Kill Devil Hills beach home She long time
the Roanoke Island Historical Association friend
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-04-16
Mrs. Nellie CasselI Burt

Mrs. Nellie Cassell Burt,
widow of the late Kenneth
Burt, died in Lake County
Memorial Hospital on Tues
day, April Z. She had been
in failing health for several
years.
The deceased was born in
Versailles, Kentucky, August
IL, 1902. At the age of 10 she
came to Gates Mills to make
her home. She attended And
rewS School for Girls and on
August IT, 1920 she W a S
married to Kenneth M. Burt,
who preceded her in death
on December 20, 1858.
Much of their married life
was spent in Chester, where
she was active in the work
of her church. Ten years ago
the family moved to Concord
Lake County, and built a
home on Proty road.
Mrs. Burt is survived by
three sons, Richard of Hunts
burg, David and Robert OF
Painesville, one daughter,
Mrs. Jaunita Carleton, Balm
bridge and II grandchildren.
Two children died in infan-
cy, Two brothers also sur
vive. Ray Cassell Of Harrod-
burg. Kentucky and William
Rhodes Cassell of st. Peters
burg, Florida. The latter
came by plane to attend the
funeral. This was held on
Friday April 10, at the john
son Funeral Home, PaineS-
vile. The Rev. O. E. Bickel,
pastor of the Zion Lutheran
Church officiated. Burial was
in Riverside Cemetery, i
Painesville.
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NEWS from CHESTER

of married life together.
There was a special celebra-
ton honoring their Goth ami
versary. Mr.. Jacobs died in
November 1855.
Mrs. Jacobs is very active
and does her own housework.
She has an apartment in the
house with her son and his
wife. She goes about as she
wishes and the past winter
she was in Florida, making
the trip by auto. She is in
terested in the activities of
her family especially her 4
great grandchildren, Peggy,
Nancy and Dale Ditto a n d
Dennis Hearn.
Chester is proud of the old
est woman resident and of
her long and exemplary life.
May she have many m 0 r e
birthdays.
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BY LENNAH B. BOND
Phone Park 9-70i6
.Ninetieth Birthday

Ninetieth Birthday
A very pleasant occasion
was the party honoring the
Goth birthday of Mrs. Milan
Jacobs on Sunday afternoon,
April IL, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Hearn, May
field Rd., Chester, Mrs. Hea-
IN, the former Alice Janet
Jacobs is the granddaughter
of Mrs. Jacobs. Also assisting
in receiving the guests was
another granddaughter, Miss
Geraldine Ditto and a grand
son, Roy Ditto and family.
Mrs. Jacobs daughter, Mrs.
Albert Wendt and her son,
Gail Jacobs also assisted in
entertaining.
Mrs. Jacobs received her
guests in pale blue dress and
wearing a corsage of yellow
roses. So active and alert is
she that it does not seem
possible that she has reached
the age of four score and ten.
Refreshments were served
from a beautifully arranged
buffet table. A damask cloth
covered the table n the CEN
ter of which was a birthday
cake in the shape of an open
book. On one page was in
scribed, Happy Birthday"
on the other page was writ
ten 80 years. White candles
were on the table and the
serving dishes were Of cry
Stal.
Between the hours of Q and
A pm. Opn House was held
for friends, neighbors a n d
relatives to call and extend
congratulations and b S
wishes. Later a dinner was
served with the family pre-
sent.
Mrs. Jacobs, who is Ches-
ter's oldest woman has spent
all but two years of her long
life in Chester. Her maiden
name was Linda Whitman,
and she was the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Zebedee Whit
man, who lived on Caves Rd.,
on the property now occupied
by the Ralph Kneales. B y
fortuitous occurrence a n d
not by arrangement, Linda
Whitman was not born in
Chester. On the morning of
April IA, 1859, Mrs. Whitman
walked across the fields t o
visit her parents Mr.. and Mrs
John Storms. The Storms
farm was on Chillicothe Rd.
the first farm in Kirkland
Township adjoining Chester.
1t was there that Linda was
born. Her girlhood was spent
in Chester and she attended
Willoughby High School. Sew
enty years ago in March she
was married to Milan Jacobs
the first two years Of their
married life were spent on
the Jacobs farm in Cuyahoga
County. They then establish.
ed their home on the farm
where Mrs. Jacobs now lives
During their married life
they lived in three OF h e !
homes which they owned in
1 Chester. For many y ears
they spent the winters ir
Daytona Beach, Florida.
They enjoyed over 66 years
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y
Geauga County youngsters,
singing camp songs about
their own pep and enthusiasm
attended the Geauga County
4 - H Rally Day program at
the Geauga T'heater, Char
don, Saturday afternoon.
During this prelude to the
summer 4 III program, they
applauded long and loudly at
the least provocation, a n d
limited that many of t h e m
could hardly wait until school
was out.
The Alters applause was
mainly for their fellow men,
bers and clubs who received
awards, but they didn't hesi-
tate, either, in clapping ofor
their host, theater owner Carl
Brinkman, when he told the
group this is 1.-The best 1ookin'
bunch I've had in here for a
long time"
Presenting the special a.
wards were county agents
Roy Emerson, in charge of
4 H work, and Leland D.
Schuler.
Top winners were M a k
Hawkins of MunSon and the
Chardon Knacks and Sacks
All Club. Special awards
went to four A Fl members
who have worked in the pro-
gram for ten or more years.
In presenting the awards
to Mark, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hawkins, Bass Lake
Rd., Emerson said it w a S
sponsored by the Ohio Farm
Electrification Council a n d
was given for an electrical
project carried on by t h e
youth for two years. Mark,
who has been in 4 II work
for four years, is a member
of the Claridon Sparkies 4-H
Club, under the sponsorship
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold New
berry.
Schuler presented special
pins to Sally Blair, Newbury;
Charles Green, Burton; to
Chuck Lausin, Thompson;
and Fred Herring, Burton. All
of them were cited for over
ten years of service to the
4 H program, as club men,
bers and later junior leaders
and advisors.
Prior to this presentation
George Gree, of Burton, the
chairman of the state A II
advisory committee for the
past year, urged younger 4-H
members to continue t h r
participation in the program,
eventually becoming junior
leaders and advisors t h e M
selves.
Eighteen county 4 H clubs
were singled out for special
honors, and five, all r o m
Chardon, shared two t fir t
place trophies.
One first place honor went
to the Chardon Knacks and
Snacks, under the advisorship
of Elizabeth Hall Burgess.
Having attained this honor
for three straight years, they
were given permanent poss-
ession of a trophy. Tom
Sharp received the award
for the club.
Others named in first place
who will be allowed to share
a rotating trophy for three
months each, are:
Chardon Thimbles, Mrs,
Edwin Hofstetter advisor
Beth Hofstetter receiving the
award; Chardon Sewing Su.
zies, Laura Calhoun advisor,
Barbara Sulc receiving t h c
award; All Thumbs 4-H sew.
ers, Mrs. william Gaylord
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Registration for Base BAH

81.
April II at 7::30 is the date
for registration for soft ball
(for girls and baseball for
boys of the West Geauga dis
trict.
This will take place at the
Chester School. When boys
and girls register each will
pay $500. Following registra-
tion there will be a discussion
period for the parents. Note.
This Is the only date (April
I'D on which players q n
register.