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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15
MIRLO BEACH LODGE AT
RODANTHE PREY OF FIRE
Popular Sportsmen's Resort on Hatteras
Island Total Loss Friday Night.
May 9th

The Mirlo Beach Lodge at Ro-
danthe with all equipment was a
total loss by fire Friday night, due
to blaze which began sometime
before II o'clock. 1t was first noted
by Julian Gray of Rodanthe who
returning to his home after visit
ing at Salvo, about II pm, and
when he arrived at the scene, the
building was over half destroyed.
The property was owned by
General Robert Macon, Mrs. IsobeI
Macon, and Mrs. Lucy Macon OF
California, Md, and D. V. Meekins
of Manteo. 1t had been used as g
club for the owners families ant
friends, and during wildfowl sea.
son it has been operated Cor sports,
men, and being located igext to the
Pea Island Wildlife Refuge, it haC
become a popular shooting place
1t has also been operated fol-
fishermen and tourists during the
summer months, and was being
put in preparation for the season
opening June l.
The cause of the fire may have
been an overheated oil burner
which had been lighted the eve
ming before while Mr.. Meekins was
visiting at Hatteras. Returning
shortly after midnight, to sleep in
the house, he noted the blaze and
found most of the citizens of the
community watching the fire, the
house then being burned to the
ground.
Park Rangers Stamey and Wat
son were on the scene and succeed
ed before daylight in putting out
the spreading brush fire which
threatened to cover a wide area.
The loss is estimated in excess
of $4,000 and was partially cover
ed by insurance. 1t is the fourth
fire in this area in the past two
years. These fires have singularly
been of the largest buildings il
the communities.
1t was noted Friday that entr!
had been made recently into Mirlc
Beach Lodge, by taking out ;
screen. A window was left PARTIAL!
open, and a bed had been used bu
no vandalism or theft was appar
ent.
Plans will be made to rebuild ;
similar lodge on the property il
time to open for the shooting sea
son this fall, it is reported.
The lodge has become a popula
place, and many nationally KNOW
people had been its guests. Among
them Speaker Sam Rayburn, ant
other Senators, Congressman, Gen
erals, authors, actors and play
wrights. On it's walls hung man!
treasured pictures and mementos
Ever since it was built it had beer
headquarters for many out of town
visitors who came to witness thu
annual Old Christmas festival oil
January 6, or to attend celebra
tons in honor of the Coast Guards
heroes in this locality.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15

PENSACOLA, Fla. (FHTNC)-
Undergoing Pre-Flight training at
Pensacola, Fla, is Naval Aviation
Cadet Arvin A. Midget, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard w. Midget
of Manteo, N. C. He was until re-
Gently, an employee of Times Print
ing Co., in Manteo.
Midget attended North Carolina
State College before entering the
flight program at the Naval Ali
Reserve Training Unit, Norfolk
Va.
The 16-week course covers avi-
alton science, navigation and othel
military and technical courses tc
prepare him for duty as a flight
officer.
Upon completion of Flight
he will be assigned to the Saufley
Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station
at Pensacola, where he will under.
go primary flight training.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15
CHIEF ENGINEER is
DOUBTFUL OF VALUE
OF SHIPS AT INLET
Bonner's Efforts To Get Old Lib.
erfy Ships For Channel Prof
ect Discounted by Top
Official

1t is often suggested that old
Liberty ships might be brought to
Oregon Inlet for building jetties,
to shape the flow of the tide and
maintain a deepwater channel in
the right place. Congressman Her.
bert Bonner, who successfully car
ried the deep water project
through Congress in behalf of Ore
gon Inlet, has been attempting to
get some old ships for the benefit
of Oregon Inlet.
Mr.. Bonner has approached Ma
jor General E. G. Itschner, Chief
of Army Engineers on this sub
iect, but after making a study of
the situation, the Chief thinks old
ships won't work.
Mr.. Bonner, accompanied Gener-
al Itschner on a trip through the
Dismal Swamp canal recently, dur
ing the campaign led by prominent
Elizabeth City people to discour-
age proposal this canal be clos
ed.
General Itschner's comments on
the subject are as follows:
During our boat trip on the
Dismal Swamp Canal on April "a,
you suggested that it might be
possible to use old ships as jetties
at Oregon Inlet. ! have looked in
to the matter to determine whether
the idea is feasible from an engi-
neering and economic standpoint.
"Our study for the Improvement
of Oregon Inlet as contained in
House Document 80, 81st Con-
gress, provides in part for dredg-
ing of an entrance channel across
the bar to width of 400 feet and
a depth of Ia feet. Consideration
was given to the construction of
two rubble jetties, $500 and 1890
feet long for the north and south
jetties, respectively; however, con-
struction of these jetties was
found to be not economically justi-
fed.
If these ietties were constructed
from surplus Liberty or Victory
ships, at least "a ships would be
required to provide the length of
ietty necessary. In order to anchor
these ships properly, they would
have to be filled with concrete or
rubble, and the overall cost would
probably exceed that of rubble
jetties.
"Old ships have been used to
serve as jetties at locations where
temporary .jetties were needed.
They have been considered for use
in permanent jetties, but have not
been used because the corrosive ac-
ton of sea water on steel hulls
would result in serious deteriora-
ton and high maintenance costs,
Further, the transportation and
placement of the ship hulls in
structures of this type would in
volve relatively large costs.
"From the above discussion, l
do not believe it would be econom-
ically feasible to use old ships as
ietties at Oregon Inlet. The dredg-
ing of Oregon Inlet is scheduled to
be performed this summer, provld-
ed that the required local coopera-
ton agreement is obtained"
Editorial Note: General ltschner
overlooks entirely the feasibility
of filling the old ships with sand
that will be pumped from the
channel. With the hulls loaded with
sand, there would be no need OF
stone or rubble for this purpose,
and a tremendous saving in cost
could be effected.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15
CROATAN HOTEL TO
OPEN TODAY FOR
ITS 18TH SEASON

The popular resort hotel near
Kitty Hawk which set the pace in
it's day &c years ago when estab-
lished by the late Russell and Ber-
ME Griggs, having lost nothing OF
it's class and popularity will again
open for the season, today, Friday,
the 18th. The hotel is operated by
Tom and Susie Briggs, co-owners
with a number of Elizabeth City
men in this enterprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs, in their
racy house organ, the "Croatan
Critique" tells this week of some
changes and improvements. Re-
pairing and refurnishing has been
done, new personnel for the sum-
mer season has been added, and
there are new rugs, summer doors
to make it cooler, more help for
young fry so old folks can have
more time for enjoyment, and
there is announcement of a new
Marina coming up almost at the
door.
Of course the Briggs have beer
plenty busy, what with making all
their plans, entertaining son
Charles, who by the way is now
in the business of his movie career
Charles is on location in Oxford
Miss, with Robert Mitchun and
Eleanor Parker filming "Home
From the Hills" and is expected
back to the beach next month fol-
a vacation.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15
LARGE MOUTH BASS TAKING
LURES IN DARE WATERS

Fresh water fishing in East and
South Lakes near this Dare main
land town has been very productive
during the best weather week Of
Spring 1859. Large mouth bass
taken earlier on live bait are now
hitting plugs, popping bugs and
other lures.
I'm addition to large mouth
bass, several other species Of
fresh water fish, perch, Dream and
crappie, have been landed during
the past week according to Game
Protector w. s. Whites report on
May 8.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15
LITTLE TAR HEEL LEAGUE
MEETING AT KITTY HAWK

The Coastal Little Tar Heel
League is having meeting at the
new Kitty Hawk Elementary
School at 8 pm. on Monday, May
18th. The League officials and
community teams will be selected
at that time.
League President, G. P. Hult-
man urges all adults in Currituck
and Dare counties to, give this
matter their serious attention and
response. The Manteo Rotary
Club has expressed a sincere in
terest in this summer program
for young boys.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15
PIER FISHING IMPROVES

Pier fishing has improved and
anglers during the past week have
been having field day with whit
ing. Other species have also been
taken from the piers but whiting
ranging up to one and half pounds
have been the most numerous.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-05-15

MRS. RENNIE G. WILLIAMSON
of Manteo, to whom the program
booklet of the 43rd convention of
the N. C. Federation of Music
Clubs is dedicated. Mrs. William
son, who is charter member Of
the Roanoke Island Music Club,
and who has devoted most of her
spare time to the work of music
clubs and other music groups in
northeastern North Carolina, was
chosen for this honor because of
her devotion to the cause of music
and her untiring efforts in feder-
alton work.
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17

Excellent

Tchula's annual Cleanup,
Paint up, Fix up" campaign,
sponsored by the Hometown
Development Committee, has
come to a close with excellent
results reported.
Both residential and business
citizens coorperated whole
heartedly in the project this
year. Improvement has been
made in cleaning up the I'm
slightly spots, and most lawns
are neat and clean.
Awards were given to the
colored citizens for the neatest
and best kept yard. Cornelius
Coleman won first place for the
best lawn and Raiford Whit
taker won second place.
The committee urges all
Tchula citizens to continue to
try and make their town clean
and attractive in every way.
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17
Peanut
Vote Must
ForPIunfe,

The December Is referendum
on peanut marketing quotas is
an important one for growers,
Lynn Jordan, chairman of the
Holmes Agricultural Stabili-
zatlon and Conservation Co.
Committee, said today. The
outcome of the vote will de-
eide whether a marketing pro-
gram which has been In effect
since 1949 shall continue for
the next three crops Of pea
nuts. At least two-thirds of the
votes must approve the quotas
If the program is to continue.
The program to be voted on
is essentially the same as the
one now in operation, accord
ing to the chairman. Under
present law price support loan
when marketing quotas are in
effect, are available at a level
ranging between rs and 80
present of parity, depending on
the supply Of peanuts at the be
ginning of the marketing year.
Under quotas, too, marketing
penalties apply to excess
peanuts of growers who exceed
their acreage allotments.
If more than one-third of the
votes oppose the quotas, the
loans available to growers who
plant within their acreage al
lotments will crop to so per-
cent of parity, and no quotas
or penalties will apply to the
1860 peanut crop. In such an
event, another referendum
would be held next year on
quotas for the following three
crops or peanuts.
All farmers who were en-
titled to share in 1959-crop
peanuts planted for harvest as
nuts on a farm having more
than one acre of peanuts
planted are eligible to vote in
the December Is referendum,
Mr.. Jordan declared.
In the last previous vote on
peanuts marketing quotas in
December 1856 quotas for the
1857, 1858, and 1859 crops were
approved by 93.5 percent of
the growers voting.
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17

money is spent Immediately on
food, clothing, and other ne
cessities. I'm February social
security benefits were being
paid nationally at a rate of
nearly 10 billion dollars an
nually."
Payments to a Retired
worker with no dependents re-
ceiving benefits averaged $751;
so a month nationally In Feb
ruary, and to a retired couple
SIG. 40 a month" Mr.. Mclean
said. The average for a widow
with two young children was
$165. The maximum payment
for a family is 1854.
There were several reasons
for the increase in beneficiar-
les over last year" Mr., Nc
Lean said. The iong-term
growth OF the aged popula-
ton and of the proportion of
the aged population eligible
for benefits are important fac
tors in the continuing increase
in the number Of beneficiaries
Other reasons for the increase
of beneficiaries are found in
the provisions of the 1858
Security Act which now make
it possible for the wife, de
pendent husband, and children
Of a disabled1wDrker benefi-
ciary to receive monthly pay
mentS. The amendments
also provide for benefits to
aged dependent parents of q
deceased worker even though
other survivors are entitled
to payments.
Moreover. Mr.. Mclean point
out, it is now easier for a dis
abled worker to qualify for
benefit payments. He no long
err needs social security cerdits
for liz years of work in the
last 3 years before he became
disabled. IF he worked under
social security for at least 5
years out Of the 10 before he
became disabled he may be
eligible for disability benefits.
Increases in average bene-
fit payments reflect the Z per-
cent raise in benefit amounts
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17
INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi is now the fifth
largest producer of broiler
chickens in the nation; has set
all time worlds records for
production of two cash crops,
cotton and oats; has the larg-
est waIlIboard manufacturing
plant in the world; has the
longest strip of man-made bea-
Oh in the world on the Gulf
Coast; is one of the few states
In the nation to have both deep
water ports and river lines;
and has the largest. agricult-
ural plantation in the world.
Another interesting fact about
Mississippi currently being en-
phasized is that the rate of &C.
onomic growth In percentage
leads the nation in twenty-one
separate categories for the
past twenty years.
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17

AS of February 1859, old-age,
survivors. and disability in
Surance monthly benefits were
being paid in Holmes county at
the rate of $3.50, 1923 a year, &C
cording to Carl Mclean, Field
Representative serving Hol-
mes county from the Green
wood District Office.
This is an increase of about
% percent over last year."
Mr.. Mclean said.
Mr.. Mclean stressed that
while the benefits are intended
primarily for the beneficiary'G
economic security, the pay
ment of social security bene-
fits at the rate of $685. 2 a
year in Holmes county helps
business in the community gen.
orally because most of the
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17
Crawford
Prexy OF
BIB Club
by r. w. Almond

The Big Black Farmers cleo
ted officers for the ensuing
year at their monthly meeting
Thursday night. Sterling Craw-
ford of Pickens, a banker-far
mer was elevated from first
vice president to the office of
president of the BIB Club for
1860. Bobby Courts also from
Plckens community was elect
ed vice president. Members of
the club comes from the four
county area surrounding Good
man. Pickens, namely Madi-
son, Yazoo, Holmes and At
tala. The club was organized
many years ago and meets
monthly at the Junior College.
Many timely topics on soil con-
servation, fertilizers, insect
control, crop rotations, pasture
Improvement and management
are discussed by the group.
Visiting speakers are the X
ceptien rather than the rule
most of the meetings are
panel discussions by members
OF the Club. B. H. Maxwell led
the main topic at the meeting
this week, subject, Creep
Feeding Calves. His remarks
based on experience was very
Instructive and resblts with
his beef feeding program have
proven-out his contentious.
Locations of creeps, near shade
water etc are very important,
not in heavy wooded areas
where air currents are blocked
the cows know better. They
prefer lone trees or in SPAR
ingly wooded areas of the pas
ture with shade, air and water
nearby. The type feeds used
mostly consisted of corns, oats
and light applications of black
strap sprinkled with a COM
mon spouted water sprinkler
with half water and one-half
strap makes a good mixture
on the grain feeds and stim-
ulates the calves to eating
from the ereeps. Construction
of creep feeders was discussed
with emphasis on width and
plenty of available openings
for the young animals to get
into the creeps. Mr.. Maxwell
did not like the idea of creep
feeding replacement heifers
due to the fact that he separa-
ties them into other area away
from the creeps. The hefiers
are bred at approximately 1915
month of age and calve at two
years and will have a tendency
to want to tear-up or make a
strong attempt to get into the
feeders where they enjoyed
most of their first year as cal
YES.
The Ayr. leaders who serve
as Advisors to the club dis
cussed 1860 fertilizer recon-
mendations based on past ex-
perience. w. r. Sullivan led
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17

social security payments at
the end of February 1859 were
being paid to 12s, TOT benefi-
Charles at the rate of SIS. us, aga
per month. Social Security
berltsts totaling $685. S5, 8O8
were paid in Mississippi dur
ing 1858.
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17
Holmes County Beneff
Payments Up AZ Percent
ReDOvts Carl Mclean

which became effective with
the checks for January 1882"
yMr. Mclean said. Average
disability benefit payments
also reflect the elimination of
the so-called offset" provis-
ion in the old law. Disability
benefits under social security
are now payable in full even
though benefits are also pay
able under State workrnen's
compensation or under some
other Federal Governments
program.
The table below shows the
number and monthly amount
of each type of benefit being
paid in Holmes county, also
February %, 1859, the date of
the latest available tabulation:
Beneficiary No. of Total of
Group Benefi Payments
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17

the discussions and with many
Comments from individual
members the group decided
that we would go along with a
recommendation somewhat as
follows: 60-70 units OF Nitro
gen, 1855 units available phos-
phorus, and 5O-65 units of
available Potassium per acre
Holmes County herald., 1959-12-17

For the entire State Of Miss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
John Mclaughlin,
EmpIoye of Navy

John Joseph Mclaughlin, A,
a former Washington resident.
died Tuesday of a heart attack
at a hospital in China Lake.
Calf, where he had been living.
Born in Butte, Mont, he at
tended the Montana School Of
Mines and received his Bach
elor of Laws degree in 1910
from Columbus School of Law,
now a part Of Catholic Univer-
sity.
For several years he was an
administrative assistant in the
Navy Bureau of Ordnance.
In 1943 he transferred to the
Naval Ordnance Test Station at
China Lake. His last position at
the station was with the head
planning staff Of the Aviation
Ordnance Depot.
He is survived by his wife.
the former Isabelle Nichols Of
Purcellville, Va, who now lives
at China Lake; four sons. John.
Robert, Michael and Joseph Of
the home address. and his
mother and sister who live in
Los Angeles.
Burial was held yesterday in
johannesburg, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Arthur R. Myers,
Retired Engineer
And Estimator

Arthur r. Myers. ST., SO. a
retired structural engineer and
estimator here, died Wednesday
at his home, 1920 Sixteenth
street, Silver Spring.
Mr.. Myers was born in Ports
mouth. Va, and grew up in
Atlanta, Ca, coming to the Dis
trict in 1880 to work for the
Charles H. Tompkins Co.
He later resigned TO go into
business for himself. He had
Offices in the Bond Building,
Fourteenth street and New
York avenue NV, before ILL
ness forced his retirement sew
Neral years ago.
He leaves his vile, Lois COL
lings Myers Of the home ad-
dress: a son, Arthur r. Myers,
ir., of Fairfax; a daughter. Mrs.
Ralph S. Smith of Chicago,
and four grandchildren. He
also leaves a brother, E. M.
Myers Of Atlanta, and a sister.
Mrs. A. L. McCash of Topeka,
Kans.
Services will be at 2 pm.
tomorrow at the Hines Funeral
Home, 290l Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Atlanta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Miss Droney, SO,
Former Principal

Miss Mary e. Draney, 80,
a retired public school principal
and for AZ years active in the
District school system, died
yesterday after a long illness
in a rest home at 3244 Thirty
eighth street NV.
Miss Draney, a native Of
Washington, began her public
school career in 1890 as 81
teacher. She retired in 1897
after serving IS years as prin-
cipal of the John Burroughs
Elementary School, Eighteenth
and Monroe streets NE.
She leaves two sisters, Mrs.
w. r. Hensey of San Antonio,
Tex. and Mrs. Thomas R.
Heath of 1854 Columbia road
NV, and two brothers, Jo-
seph Draney of New York City
and William H. Draney of Chi
cago.
Services will be at 3 pm. to-
morrow at the s. H. Hines Fu-
neral Home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
George Hymon, Builder, IS;
46 Years With Trade Board

George Lyman. who came To
Washington as an immigrant
boy and spent more than Sc
years constructing some Of the
city's stateliest buildings, died
yesterday at Washington Hos
pital Center. He was IS.
Mr.. Hyman came to the Dis
trict from Lithuania in 1889
with neither money nor knowl-
edge of English. He founded
the Hyman Construction Co
in 1906 and was its president
until May, 1858. He subse-
quently served as chairman OF
the board, and was hospitalized
about two months ago. A men,
Der of the family said it was
his first serious illness.
Among the buildings his
firm constructed are the New
Senate Office Building, the ad-
ministration building of the
Agriculture Department, the
Municipal Courts buildings
and several structures at the
Soldiers Home.
Worked at Maryland u.
Also erected by the Hymar
Construction Co. were build
ings at the University of Mary
land, including the library ano
chapel, the District Chapter o.
the Red Cross, Andrews All
Force Base hospital, and the
receiving center at st. Eliza
beths Hospital.
After his arrival in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-27
Lucille SchooIfieId Sc.
Reading Teacher, Dies

until recently as president of
the school board. With a CO.
worker there she further de-
veloped the techniques for
teaching children vowels and
consonants by relating sight
and sound.
Miss Scheduled was born in
Danville, Va, the daughter OF
James Scheduled. a founder
Of the Dan River Mills. She
attended Randolph-Macor
College and Sweet Briar Col
lege and was graduated from
George Washington University
The results Of Miss School
fields phonovisual m e h q
were at times spectacular.
Results Of Method
A boy brought to her school
from a nearby Virginia COM
munity could spell only five Out
Of 20 test words correctly. Al
the end of six weeks he was
breeding through II.
An eighth-grade girl, who
could hardly write a readable
sentence when she came to the
school. was turning out mag
NATIVE essays a few weeks later
The method is now report
edly being used in every State
In the Union.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.