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N MOTTO

All interested persons please take notice that in accord
ance with Section I'D Of Act No. 24 (BIl No 49, the Second
Legislature 81 the Virgin Islands, a public hearing will held
at Government House, Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
on Thursday, June II, 1859 at 800 P, m. on the following APP
plicatons for tax exemption and subsidies:
Name Of Applicant Address Type OF Business
Spring Field Crushing ST. Croix, vi Quarrying g. Crush
Plant ing Of STONES; con-
crete products.
Grapetree Bay Hotel ST. Croix, VI. Housing project and
Corporation cottage resort.
ST. Croix Beach st. Croix, WI. Construction q n q
Motel Inc. operation of a "a
Guest Room Beach
Mote.
Any person, firm or corporation interested in the approval
or d~isapproval Of these applications may appear and be heard
provided ! written statement is submitted to the Board at
least one week prior to the hearing.
james IA. OBrYan
Executive Secretary
May 19, 1859 26-29-516
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Robert Lee Swain, 62, husband
of Mrs. Mamie Spencer Swain
died in a Norfolk hospital Friday
where he had gone for treatment
He was a member of prominent
Tyrrell County family.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by three brothers, former State
Senator Herbert Swain of Will
liamston, Wilbert Swain of Farm
ingdale, N. j., and Julian Swain
of Columbia, and nieces and
nephews.
Mr.. Swain was a lifelong resi-
dent of Columbia, N. c., and a
member of the Free Will Baptist
Church in Columbia. He was a
former Sheriff of Tyrrell County,
having succeeded the late J. E.
Reynolds during the 30's. He was
engaged in farming.
The body was taken to the Walk
err Funeral Home where services
were conducted Sunday. Burial was
in Malachi's Chapel Cemetery,
Columbia.
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DREDGING BEGINS THIS
MONTH ON CHANNEL JOB
Oregon Inlet. Wanehese. Manieo Work
Let to Atkinson Of Norfolk
For $54o.4Io

Work is slated to commence this
month on dredging the channel be-
tween Oregon Inlet, and Mill Land.
ing in Wanchese, and on to Man
teo to depth of IL feet. Col. H.
c. Rowland Jr., District Engineer
of Wilmington has advised that
contract was awarded on June 29th
to Atkinson Dreding Co.. of Nor
folk for $540,410.
The work will be completed
during March of 1860. Following
this job, another letting is contem-
plated outward across the bar
whereby continuous 12-foot traffic
can be maintained into the two
Roanoke Island ports and Pamli-
co Sound, being the first time in
history vessels of such large draft
can enter N. C. waters south of
Hampton Roads and north of
Beaufort. Great economic advan-
tage is anticipated because of the
value to the commercial fishing
industry operating in nearby ocean
waters.
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DIAL SERVICE IN
EFFECT NOW FOR
AVON-HATTERAS
New System for Lower End Of
Hatteras Island Radical
Departure

A radical departure from the
old-time wall-crank phones went
into effect this week on Hatteras
Island, about 100 subscribers in
the communities of Avon, Buxton,
and Hatteras, with no toll charges
between villages. The only inter-
vening community omitted is Fris-
Gao, where the nearest phone is a
pay station at Tandy's recreation
center.
A large increase in number of
subscribers is expected as soon as
the system is "well-oiled." This
venture by the Norfolk and Caro-
liam Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
is considered only a beginning to
future developments of the service
in the area.
The limited number of subscribers
in villages north of Avon does not
at this time justify installation OF
the same type of equipment as has
been installed in the other COM
mumties, and the present system
will continue. ~
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REV. CHARLES R. OLSON, who
has been assigned to the pastorate
of the Dare Circuit is no newcomer
in church work, for he has been
at it a long time, Before coming
to Dare County, he had spent IL
years as Sunday school superin-
tendent in each of two churches,
and had served as a deacon II
years. Rev. Louis A. Aitken of
Manteo recognized his ability and
encouraged him to become a Ii
censed preacher. Mr.. Olson, aware
of the handicap of smaller COM
munities in getting preachers these
days, has become happy in his
work, and during the years in Man
teo has served several churches
without accepting a cent of pay
Smaller churches near colleges
where young preachers are con
tinuing in training are usually
able to be served, but it's not SC
easy for churches several hundred
miles away from the preacher. Mr.
Olson is happy to be helpful in
this work.
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SECOND VICTIM is
CLAIMED BY SEA
NEAR MACS HEAD
Raleiqh Man Loses Battle With
Rough Surf Trying to
Save Wife

Christopher R. Webster, al, of
Raleigh, drowned in the surf at
Mays Head Wednesday while at
tempting to save his wife who had
ventured too far into the ocean.
Mrs. Webster, who had been
sighted floating unconscious in the
water, was rescued by Helen
Barnes of Murfreesboro. When
Mrs. Webster was brought ashore
she was placed under care of a
physician.
Two doctors and Coast Guards
men from the Kill Devil Hills sta
ton worked for an hour trying to
revive Webster.
Webster was area manager for
Westinghouse Corporation in Ra-
leigh. He, his wife and 1O-year-
old son, Christopher Jr., had taken
cottage at the beach for a vaca-
ton stay. They lived at 1909 Can
terbury Road in Raleigh.
Webster was taken from the
water about one-quarter m i e
south of the Mays Header Hotel.
The sea and wind were moder-
ate when the Websters entered
the surf in early afternoon.
Mr.. Webster moved to Raleigh
eight or nine years ago from Vir-
ginia. He was a 1941 electrical en-
gineering graduate of Duke Uni
versity and active in alumni af-
fairs.
During World War II he was a
lienutenant commander in the
Navy. He was a member of the
Raleigh Rotary Club, the North
Carolina Society of Engineers, the
Raleigh Engineers Club, and was
past president of the Raleigh sec
ton of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers.
He belonged to Christ Church
(Episcopal) Raleigh. His wife, Zoe
Webster, is from Charlotte.
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EllZABETHAN GARDENS
PLEASE OFFICIALS ON
VISIT HERE TUESDAY

The beauty of the Elizabethan
Garden seemed at their best Tues
day of this week when officials of
the N. C. Federation of Garden
Clubs came to to look them over.
In this group, who visited Mrs.
Leo Midget were Mrs. J. B.
Daughridge of Rocky Mount, the
State President; Mrs. Corbett
Howard of Goldsboro, Chairman
Elizabethan Garden Club Finance
committee; Mrs. j. r. Bennett,
Chairman Elizabethan Gardens
Board of Trustees, and Mrs. H. d.
Walker of Elizabeth City, one of
the finest supporters of the prof.
ect. All were delighted with the
improvements and beauty Of the
Gardens. Mrs. Wallace Implicit
of Wilson of this committee
stayed over night as guest Of Mrs.
Leo Midget who is in charge of
the gardens. 1t was the first Off
cial visit to the Gardens since
Nav.
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MANY. NOTABLES VISIT
BEACHES ON HOLIDAY
Senator Sam Erwin and Mrs. Erwin at
Sea Foam Cottages; Mrs. Town.
send and Mary Young at
Kill Devil Hills

Among many notables coming to
the Dare beaches for the July 4th
wAek end were Senator Sam Erwin
Jr., and Mrs. Erwin of. Washing
ton d. c., and with them were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cation, Mr..
Cation being Secretary to the
Senator. This party stopped at the
Sea Foam Cottages, being guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Meekins and
Mrs. Goldie Meekins.
DIR. and Mrs. Fred w. Morrison
at their Kill Devil Hills home had
as guests Mrs. Nat Townsend, wife
of the late eminent Washington
attorney and former N. c. Superior
Court Judge of Dunn; and Miss
Elizabeth Young, famed syndi-
cated Washington columnist and
newspaper staff writer for the
Post.
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POWER BOAT RACES TO
ATTRACT LARGE CROWD
NEAR MASHOES JULY 11-l2
East Lake Will be Scene Of Races on Two Days
by Several Champions in Their Class; Ski
Boats to Be Presented for First Time on Dare
Waters; Trophies and Fish Fry in Manteo

Two national champions will be
competing in Dare Power Boat As
sociation's fifth annual regatta
scheduled for this week end July
Hip on the East Lake course
three miles north of MAINS Har-
Dor just off the Mashoes Road.
They are Aston Pierson of
Queenstown, Md, who holds the
speed title for the 28O cubic inch
Hydros and Bill Rittner, Newark,
N. j., title holder for the 266 cubic
inch Hydros. Donald Christy of
Baltimore, last years national
champion in the AU and DU run,
about Class is also scheduled TO
be driving here during the APBA-
sanctioned events this week end,
according to R. D. Sawyer Jr.,
race chairman.
Races on Saturday beginning at
1 P. M, will feature inboards IN
the following classes: 48 Gu IN.
Hydros, E & F Service Runa-
bouts, 1876, 1876, 225, 28O and 226
cubic inch Hydros.
A concluding feature of the
Saturday events = is scheduled to
present for the first time on Dare
Coast waters the new SKI BOATS.
First heats on Saturday win be
presented at Is minute intervals
through 2:45 O'Clock. Second heats
at Is minute intervals will begin
at 3 o'clock and end at 4:45.
Sunday races for outboards will
begin at 1915 o'clock with the
Junior Utility class for youngsters
under IL years of age scheduled
first. At Is minute intervals the
A-B-C-D Stock Utilities win COM
pete first in heats at intervals of
Is minutes followed by A-B-CD
Stock Hydros. The second heats
of the Sunday event beginning at
2:45 will end at 4:45 P. M.
Trophies to the winners in the
! Saturday races will be awarded at
a free fish fry for visiting racers
in Manteo at the DPBA ramp site
adjacent to Davis store. Trophies
for the cupboard winners will be
awarded at a fish fry Sunday
afternoon for visiting drivers fol-
lowing the finale at East Lake.
These awards and the fish fry will
also be at the Manteo ramp site
of the sponsoring club.
Ralph Davis said the races will
be held, rain or shine at the East
Lake course which is about eight
miles west of Manteo. The local
boat club plans to have the Ma
shoes Road intersection with U. S.
Highways 64-264, mile west of
Croatan Sound bridge marked to
aid strangers and persons unfa-
miliar with the route to East Lake.
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CARTER DALTON COUPLE
HOPE TO RETURN IN SEPT

Many Friends in the BelhavG
area have been missing Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton Dalton, a grand cou-
pie who came here from High
point and established their home
on Pungo Shores near Leechville.
Intense regret has been manifest
at their seemingly lessening of in
terest in the community, but such
is not entirely true. The Daltons
have been, to the most progressive
and thinking element of the COM
munity most valuable addition.
They are universally liked in Bel
haven, the center of their COM
munity life. They have given lib
orally in time, work and finances
to commendable community enter
prises.
At middle age they are enjoy
ing some of the delights of WE'LL
earned retirment. On this, the most
recent of many cruises, they are
on a long sea-voyage in European
waters. Now, despite, previous an
nouncements, they expect TO be
back in the home locality about
September 1. In their visits on this
cruise, among many other fasci-
mating places, they have visited
the Scandinavian countries, Scot
land, England and Ireland. Their
cruise is ON one of the luxury
liners of Moore Nice ormack lines
carrying 553 passengers, all first
class.
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GREENVILLE-C aries w.
Smell, Jr. 3S, of Washington ma
tive of Columbia, has been named
Second Division Highway Engineer
and Roy D. Franks of Kinston ap
pointed his assistant, the State
Highway Commission announces
both appointments effective Octo-
Der 1.
Smell succeeds R. Markham, re-
firing after 40 years with the Com.
mission, ten as Second Division
Engineer. Franks will replace
Jasper L. Phillips, with the Com.
mission 38 years, ten as Assistant
Division Engineer for Division
Two. Dennis w. Patrick of Au
lander will replace Smell as Dis
trict Engineer for Beaufort ane
Pitt Counties, on October 1.
Speaking for the Commission
said Babcock, 81 would like to con
graduate both Mr.. Markham ant
Mr.. Phillips for their long anc
faithful service to both the High
way Commission and to the public
and OUR every good wish goes witt
them in their retirement"
Moving up from District Engi
neer, Smell will direct all Secont
Division Highway construction ant
See SMELL, Page Six
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SUDDEN DEATH
FOR AVON MAN
NEAR RODANTHE
Mrs. GoIdie Meekins. Welfare
SuP+. Injured Saturday in
Collision

Sudden death came to Ervir
Miller Farrow, 43, of Avon Satur
day at 2.10 pm. when the car he
was driving crashed in rear end OF
a 1858 Chrysler Imperial driven by
Percy w. Meekins of Washington
D. C. Both cars were headed south
The collision was at Mirlo Beach
near Rodanthe. Both cars are con.
sidered a total loss.
Suffering serious injuries to
her right hip was Mrs. Goldie H.
Meekins, Dare County Welfare
Superintendent who was riding
on the back seat. Mrs. Elizabeth
Goodloe Meekins, riding on the
front seat with her husband suf-
fered painful bruises and Percy
Meekins was severely cut about
the face.
Riding in the Meekins car was
Madison Scarborough, a hitch
hiker, from Avon, who had parted
company with Mr.. Faruow ON the
ferry at Oregon Inlet. The Meekins
party were en- route to Rodanthe
to visit relatives during the day.
F>arrow, who had been north of
the Inlet on a mission, had started
toward Avon with three com
panions who had left him on the
boat and caught rides with others
The injured were taken by
Coast Guard helicopter to Able
marie hospital in Elizabeth City
Mrs. Percy Meekins was allowed tt
return to Sea Foam Cottages al
Mays Head, a family owned pro.
perty. The couple had come dowr
from Washington, D. C. where
Mr.. Meekins, an attorney is adj
illustrative assistant to Congress
See WRECK, Page Six
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ONE OF OLDEST MEN
IN BELHAVEN DIES

One of Belhaven's oldest citi.
zens died Thursday night. William
G. Sadler, native of Hyde County
passed away at his home at the
age of 81. He is survived by q
son, Harry Sadler of Belhaveni
IL grandchildren and two great
grandchildren; a brother, Jim Sal
Ter and a sister, Mrs. Ellen O'Neal,
both of Washington.
He was member of the West
Belhaven Church of Christ, from
where funeral services were con-
Quoted at four O'Clock Friday with
Marion Elliott officiating, and
burial was in the Community
Cemetery.
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y
deliver the principal address at
the annual Daniels day reunion on
August 10Th at the Wanchese
Methodist Church.
J. MELVILLE BROUGHTON Jr.,
is favored with magic name in
public affairs in N. c., and at 81
years of age is Chairman of the
State Highway Commission. He
has won recognition on his own
for giving of his time to various
causes, and wherever he goes, he
is warmly received by the many
who were admirers of his late
father, who was one of the States
great governors; and later to be
U. S. Senator for a short time be.
fore his sudden death.
"MEL" Broughton is a gradu.
ate of Wake Forest, got his law
degree from the University of N
c., and for several years has hae
offices in Raleigh. He served three
years as Solicitor of the City Of
Raleigh, four years on the N. C
Hospitals Board OF. Control; tire,
and half years in the Marine
Corps; and is director of tn,
Raleigh YMCA cerebral pals,
clinic. He is a member of his coun
ty, state and National Bar AS
sociations, the American Judica
ture Society, the Civilian an,
Executives Clubs of Raleigh. H,
was born March "a, 1922 and o.
November 80, 1916 married Mar,
Ann Cooper of Henderson. TIL
couple has two children Harrie
w. age 6 and j. M. III age two.
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RESENTMENT GROWS
AGAINST BEACHES
SANITARY DISTRICT
Citizens Wrath Rises Against
High Taxes Imposed. and
Buying Equipment

Wrath is rising high against
the action of the Commissioners of
the Dare Beaches Sanitary Dis
trict for several reasons and from
severed quarters. To begin with, in
the face of a petition by which
So per cent of the resident free
holders of the district are seek
ing its dissolution, the three men
who run the district have persisted
in entering into an agreement to
buy two fire trucks, on the pre-
text that insurance rates will be
reduced.
In the second place, the dis
tri0t Is now split widely open, with
the town of Kill Devil Hills com
priang nearly half the property
value in the middle, and relieved
of @e high tax which the District
Commissioners seek to impose on
the Mays Head area and the Kitty
Hawk area to provide money to
10y AV1 IAtC 1lIO LTuChS.
0ataIde of Kill Devil Hills, prop.
ert5 owners would pay % cents a
ye1R. and in Kill Devil Hills only
three cents. This is the result OF
a hal passed in the recent general
assembly which exempted Kill
Dev& Hills from the fire levy.
fhe difference is that the mar
outside must pay eight times as
much. For instance if one owns
S50.eo0 in property in Kill Devil
HIS, he would pay SIS while the
Same property at Mays Head anc
Kitty Hawk beaches would pa,
$1,000
9trs, say the dissenters agains
the Dare Beaches Sanitary Distric'
is Unfair and unjust, a discrimi
nasEon and an unseasonal burden
on the people, in view of othel
Zee DISTRICT, Page Six
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RECORDERS COURT
WORK INCREASED BY
HOLIDAY TRAFFIC
Close to $500 In Fines Results
From Speeders and Others
in Dare County

The single term of Recorders
court in Dare County Tuesday of
this week totted up close to $1,000
in fines, not to mention the court
costs, in some 55 cases which also
came to about $500. Activity of
highway patrolman, and more than
the accustomed activity of the
Sheriff's department were con-
nected with these cases.
One of the sensational cases
concerned Marcellus Lee Asbell of
Portsmouth, Va, who gave his
name first as H. G. Hewett. With
several drinking companion he
landed in Jail and took charge.
He was accused of robbing some
or making others take baths and
clean up. For being drunk and dis
orderly at Mays Head, he was
ordered to pay $50.70, including
court costs; for assault with a
deadly weapon, he was fined $50
and costs; for robbing Donald
Gray of Hatteras of cigarettes,
etc. while in jail, he was fined SIS
and costs; for assaulting Woodrow
o. johnson, he was fined $40 and
costs; and the charge of assaulting
H. L. Gregory whom he made take
a bath was dismissed. johnson was
fined $25 and costs for being
drunk and disorderly. Pressly o.
Atkinson, also of this party was
ordered also to pay for making a
public disturbance and destroying
property, $3.50, and for carry
ing a concealed knife, $40 and
costs. In all, this group of celeb
brants paid fees detailing about
$27O.
The following paid fines of $25
each for being publicly drunk
Woodrow Jones, So. Norfolk, Heb
err L. Gregory of New Bern; Cur
tbs Toler, Kitty Hawk; Roger ].
Robechard, Northwest, Va; and j.
w. Harrison, Edenton.
Speeding fines were paid as fol-
lows: $40 each by J. G. johnson Jr.
Charlotte; Lloyd Kadar, Mt. Holly,
N. j.; Chalie M. jackson Jr. and
C. w. Gregory Jr., Portsmouth,
Va; Ray Earl Griggs, Virginia
Beach. T. r. Meekins, Manteo; G..
E. Phelps, Creswell; and J. T. Tig-
nor, Bayside, Va.
Fifteen-dollar fines were paid
by J. H. Costenbader III, Lynch
burg; Elizabeth Cinnelli, Coin
jock, Rossell v. Baker, Belvidere;
w. r. Heating, Norfolk; Homer
P. Griffin, Carysburg, Va; L. o.
Camp, CASTOR, N. c.; Ina B. Jones,
Creeds, Va.
Five dollars fines were paid for
defective mufflers, ignoring stop
signs, speeding etc, by the follow
ing: VIM. J. Dudley, Manteo, Will
ton j, Payne, Stumpy Point, VIM.
L. Mooney, Oxford; r. A. Riddick
and L. T. Bray, Eliz. City; J. e.
See COURT, Page Six
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BELHAVEN CALLS
LAST ONE MOST
ENJOYABLE FOURTH
Celebration Carried Of in Fine
Style; Congressman is
Speaker

An enthusiastic crowd of local
people and visitors from nearby
communities enjoyed a full day of
activities sponsored by the Bella
ven American Legion Post 249 on
the Fourth of July. Cool breezes
and no mosquitoes made it a per-
feet day, and many people de-
clared it the most enjoyable
Fourth they had ever spent.
The day began at $3.50 with a
water show. At 1880 Main Street
was lined with spectators to watch
the colorful parade headed by a
Color Guard from the Legion Post.
Feet tapped to the spirited music
of three bands: the End Marine
Aircraft Wing Band from Cherry
Point, the Washington High School
and the Belhaven Band, plus the
Washington Junior High School
Drum and Bugle Corps. Eleven
beautiful floats, decorated bicy-
cles, clown carrying huge fire
cracker, and ancient Ford and a
miniature automobile were among
the other features of the out
standing parade.
The first prize in the float di-
vision went to the Guaranty Bank
and Trust Company for float de-
picting a rose garden on base OF
red, white and blue surmounte6
by silver throne. Miss Annette
Noble, wearing a blue evening
See FOURTH, Page Six