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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
FIRE DEPARTMENT ON
ROANOKE ISLAND HAS
ORGANIZATION MEETING

The Roanoke Island Fire De-
partment set meeting for reor-
ganization and adoption of by
laws Thursday night this week,
Raymond P. Wescott and Guy
Midget co-chiefs this year. Other
members of the Department are
Edwin Midget, George Greet
Newton Davis, Sam Midget, Doug
Crutchfield, Melvin Jackson, Tom
my Daniels, Burwell Evans, Thos
Jordan, Woody Fearing, Allen Lee
Mann, H. A. Greet, Jr., Rev. Louis
E. Aitken, Selden R. Midget, Yer
non Davis, Gordon Kellogg, Jack
Wilson, Ellsworth Midget, Jr.
Roy Wescott, Willie Hotter and
Mike Gallop.
The members of the Roanoke
Island Fire Department work with
out pay. They operate the fire
truck supported by funds from
taxes paid by the Roanoke Island
Fire District. In time of need this
equipment goes to aid of property
lin danger in other parts of the
county.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
RID MAIL SERVICE
TO BEGIN IN APRIL
ON ROANOKE ISLAND
New Service to Benefit 300 Fam
lilies in Manteo Area e.
fee+ive April 10

A rural free delivery route
serving every family on Roanoke
Island north of and including
Skyco, outside the Manteo towr
limits will be established April
18th, according to notice giver
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
last week. Some 300 families will
be served by. this route out of the
Manteo office.
In order to get service on this
route, every patron must install
4 mail box by April 18th. The RID
will be route number one. The
boxes will be numbered. This serv-
&c is something long dreamed OF
and wished for, but it was not I'M
Ill last August effort was made
% get it with the aid of Congress-
man Bonner. Petitions were pre-
jared and circulated and finally
n October they were sent to Mr..
Conner who forwarded them to the
oost office department.
The position of RID carrier will
re filled by temporary appoint
ment and Mrs. Nancy Beals who
rave much time to working for
his mail route has been recon-
mended for the place. 1t pays $500
month, plus $3.50 travel expense
Tally. Assisting Mrs. Beals in
REGULATING the petitions were Mrs,
w. j. Crumpacker and Arvin Mid.
gett.
Lonnie C. Gray of Manteo, was
responsible for getting full coop
Grafton from the colored residents
of the island, who also signed a
netition asking for the service
The route will cover 26 miles daily
and will leave the Manteo postof
flee at 10:45 am. and return a
1:10 pm. In all, about 1900 people
will be entitled to take advantage
of this service.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20

The Manteo Baptist revival
which began last Sunday under d.
rection of the pastor, Wilfred E.
Cholerton, will continue until Eas-
ter, with meetings every night this
week and next except Saturday.
Rev. James o. Mattox is to be the
evangelist, and will be here for the
Sunday morning service, March
%. He will preach nightly through
Friday 81. Mr.. Mattox halls from
Nash County, but spent his early
days largely in Wilson. The First
Baptist Church of that city ordain-
ed him to the ministry, following
his graduation in arts at Wake
Forest College. Further studies at
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Louisville, KY, earned
him two degrees in theology.
The next three or four years he
spent in the U. S. Army as a chap
lain, serving throughout the en-
tire Korean War. There he receiv-
ed BATTLEFIELD" promotion to the
rank of Captain, was awarded the
Bronze Star and saw action at
Heartbreak Ridge and White
House Mountain. He came to Hert-
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
LAWMAKERS UNITED FOR
ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE

There has been a great express
sion of unity among eastern law
makers in behalf of bridge over
Alligator River. The following re-
port from Raleigh indicates the in
terest show. Previously a delega-
ton had appealed to the Governor
in behalf of the bridge.
"a group of Eastern lawmakers,
plugging away for a bridge over
the Alligator River, took their
cause to Highway Commission
Chairman Mel Broughton and Di-
rector of Highways w. F. Bah
cock" says the News & Observer
"The group, including Sen. Lind
say Warren of Beaufort and "Un-
Gle Bruce" Etheridge of Dare
urged the officials to take up the
matter with the entire commission
The group earlier called on Gov
ernor Hodges about possibilities
for the bridge.
"Others in the group included
Sens. Emmett Winslow of Perqui-
mans and Ebert s. Peel, Jr., of
Martin and Reps. Frank Everett
Of Martin, Charles Cohoon of Tyr
rell, DIR. J. M. Phelps Of Washing
ton County and Wayland Sermons
Of Beaufort"
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20

ford in June of 1854, where he
still serves as pastor; and he is
serving the Chowan Association as
moderator for the second year
Mr.. Cholerton being the vice-mod-
orator. He married Doris Meekins,
daughter of Edward N. Meekins,
a one-time resident of Manteo, and
has two children, Philip, aged A,
and Suzanne aged 2.
Assisting in the music as song
leader all next week will be
Charles w. Overman, county farm
agent at Edenton. Mr.. Overman
served for several years in this
capacity in Dare County, where he
has many friends. The church
choirs will also render special mus
lie, and there will be much bright
congregational singing.
AS through the current week,
song-fest of gospel songs will
start each night at 7:45, the serv-
ice itself beginning at 8 o'clock
Sunday, II am. and 7:30 p.m.)
The nursery will be open every
night to enable mothers with small
children to attend. There is a place
for everyone, and a blessing fol
everyone. The church invites youl
attendance at all these services.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20

OGER b. SHANNON, an en-
ployee of Photokolor Co., has been
accepted as a member of the Pro
fessional Photographers of Amer
lea, Inc, according to announce
ment by Dan Morrill, who has been
a member for five years.. He is to
receive full membership benefits in
the professional photographers
group.
The photographer has affirmed
his desire at all times to abide by
the PIP of AS Code of Ethics, il
was further announced. The code
sets forth high professional stand.
ards designed to benefit purchasers
of photography and to advance the
profession of photography. 1t will
be displayed at the new member:
place of business.
Shannon is a graduate of Man
teo High School, the son of Post
master and Mrs. Ben Shannon o!
Manteo.
The PIP of A is one of Ameri
cas- oldest professional associa
tions, having been founded during
the days of the tintype in 1880
Today, it represents more thar
1000 professional portrait, com
mercial and industrial photograph
erS,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20

Dear Mr.. Editor:
Every fellow likes to feel he is
a kind of prophet, but don't con-
slider me that way when I tell you
we are going to have another war.
If fellow can't smell it in the air,
he can read it in the Bible. In
Mark 10: Z. I quote you "And when
We shall hear of wars and rumors
Of wars, be We not troubled; for
such things must needs be but the
end shall not be yet"
l think, Mr.. Editor I have lived
long enough to believe that what
has always been happening will
keep on happening. There is some
thing about human nature that pre-
mares the world for war. rather
than for peace. What we call prog
ress is usually the product of war
We develop things that change the
course of the world during wal
time when we are frantic with
fear and spending recklessly with.
out regard to the value of money
We hope to save the lives of oul
men. We develop new machines ant
new weapons, and these remain
forever after as greater threats
than we knew before. until another
war comes and creates still more
horrible threats.
Mr.. Editor we are going to have
war for some other reasons. We
have gone too. far astray in oul
love for material things, and we
have forgot the spiritual, and DOM
forget that the same power that
put us here can take us away.
We have wasted and destroyed
what God gave us and refused tc
heed warning from high places,
We have grown too smart with
little learning" and too many peo-
pie have gotten the desire to live
"by their WITS" when they don't
have enough wits to make them 8
decent living. BY the time they fine
this out, they have gotten used to
extravagant living, and won't give
up, so they turn to trickery, the
"fast buck" and even worse. Well
don't you forget it, no matter how
high they climb, there is always a
power that can take them down.
We have been told "whom the
Lord loveth, he chasteneth," and it
may look sometimes that the Lord
doesn't love many people, or he
would have chastened more of
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
MANY PEOPLE HOPEFUL AFTER
STUMPY POINT AND HATTERAS
BETTER HARBORS HEARINGS
Great Need for Improved Channels to Maintain
Fishing Industry Bring Out Strong Supporters
Before Engineer Corps; Industry Promised
When Adequate Water Is Assured; Approval
Of Engineers Will Be First Step.

Without better waterways the
commercial fishing industry can
not be maintained as one of the
most vital parts of the economy of
the coastland. Nor can full use be
made of our waters for recrea-
tons purposes.
This knowledge has motivated
strong efforts on behalf of getting
deeper water provided, as witness
the meeting at Stumpy Point
Thursday of this week, and at Hat
teras on Thursday of last week.
Some 40 people gathered at
Stumpy Point Thursday morning
where the meeting was promptly
opened by Col. Rowland. The
meeting was conducted by David
Stick, County Commissioner, who
with Horace Hooper and aided by
Lawrence Swain of Manteo had
done a masterful job in assemb-
ling statistics and preparing a
brief. Numerous persons were call
ed upon for oral supporting state
ments, and these included Calvin
Payne, postmaster, Leslie Wise,
Carson Meekins and Horace Hoop
err of the community, William
Ernst, Jr., Melvin R. Daniels, Reg
lister of Deeds, Victor Meekins,
Chairman of the Board of Com
missioners of Dare County, A. H.
Ward, Jr., representing the Dare
County Waterways Association,
Stanford White, game protector, a
representative of the Stumpy Point
Naval unit; representative of
N. c.. Fish & Wildlife Service; Joe
Gunther of the Standard Products
Co., operators of fishing boats out
of Virginia and Beaufort, and 9TH
ers.
1t developed during the meeting
that had the citizens made request
at any time in the past, mainte-
nance money might have been
spent on the project to restore its
seven-foot depth, whereby the
community might have saved
many thousands of dollars.
Signs so far for the project are
encouraging. It will call for a IL
foot channel into Lake Worth from
Pamlico Sound, with a turning
basin at the inner end. The pres
emit authorized depth is seven feet
but this has filled up to some three
feet as result of hurricane tides
so that many days are lost by fish
ing vessels unable to go forth to
work during low tides, and loss in
income is terrific to the fishermen
of the area.
Following the meeting, a splen-
did seafood dinner was served tc
the group by the ladies of the
community, and this dinner receiv'
ed strong praise and a vote Of
thanks from the visitors.
The patience and interest of Col
See HEARING, Page -Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
UNCLE DOCK FROM DUCK WRITES:
How Can You Expect Anything Else But War?
If You Can't Smell It, Just Read the Bible!

them long before now. The mystery
is, how can they get by so long,
the way they are taking over the
world. It's going to be all the
worse when the holocaust comes.
Men who do not labor for what
they get will not be happy people.
They will not be grateful people.
They cannot be true friends. ''Ir
the sweat Of thy face shalt thou
eat bread" means that man must
earn his way in this world. See
Genesis, Chapter 8.
Friends, we have gone too far
with this idea of trying to live
without work. We have taxed the
other fellow too long, just to have
the pleasure of spending his mon
ey. We have gone crazy in the be-
lief that we can buy friends with
The money we pour out in heather
lands; money we take away from
our people by force. We have given
away more money than our country
would sell for. The President now
wants to give away four billion
dollars more.
He is scared. He knows among
all the friends" we have bought
by feeding them for 20 years, moi
one would stay with us 80 days il
we cut off this foreign aid" II
boils down now to having fewer
friends than ever before. Led as.
tray by politicians greedy for more
votes, we are further burdening
our nation by making states of ter
ritories of doubtful worth and 10y
atty far from our homeland. The
next thing, we will add Porto
Rico, and the race by then will have
convicted its undoing in America
We know not what we do, but
there is going to be terrible day
when it is too late. I often think
about the colored fellow across the
way who got drunk and killed his
wife. When the Sheriff got there
next day, the fellow was in great
trouble. 81 shot her." he said, "but
I didn't know / was loaded"
Yes sir, we need a rap on the
head in this country to wake us
up. We are about like the boy who
after six years in school was asked
to name five days of the week with
out naming Monday, Tuesday OF
Wednesday. Here's how he figured
it out:
"Today, tomorrow, the day after
See DOCK Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
.MANTEO TOWN
ELECTION SET
FOR MAY 5TH
Time For Filing TO Close Late in
April; Old Board and May
or to Run Again

The usual election of officials of
the town of Manteo is scheduled to
be held on May 9Th, according to
Mrs. Juanita Parker, Town Clerk.
Final date for filing will be deter
mined at the regular meeting of
the town Board on the Second
Monday in April, the 18th.
The closing dote for filing of
notice of candidacy is usually
about two weeks before the date
of the election.
The present Mayor is G. T.
Wescott, who was a member of the
Board, but who was appointed to
fill out the unexpired term of
Mayor Martin Kellogg, Jr. who re-
signed in October.
The three aldermen are as fol-
lows: S. L. Barnett, Samuel E.
Midget, and Allen Lee Mann. Mr..
Mann was recently named an AL
derman to fill out the term of G.
T. Wescott when he became Mayor.
Rumors that other candidates
may enter the field have been go
ing the rounds, but none of them
wish to make a definite statement
this week.
The registrar to hold the town
books open for this election has
been appointed. Mrs. Ruth Evans
Scoggins is registrar, Mrs. Lolita
Midget and Mrs. Bernice Gamma
DIV. Judges,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
JAMBOREE JUrAKETEERS
VISITING WASH.-BAlTO.
REGION THIS WEEK END

Some Is Dare Coast buccaneers
promoting the Forthcoming Pirates
Jamboree are on a trip to WASH
ington and Baltimore this week
end. Some left early Thursday via
gaily decorated station wagons
and others followed on Friday
morning by air for an initial rem
devious Friday morning in the ma
ton capitol's New House Office
Building Restaurant at 8 o'clock.
Henry Oglesby of Congressman
Bonner's office suggested the
breakfast rendezvous. At 10 o'clock
Friday morning the buccaneers
have been invited to visit Senator
Erwin, then the gruop will move
on to Baltimore where Ralph S.
Burroughs has made arrange
ments for a luncheon with more
members of the press and radio
on hand.
The group will be back in WASH
ington at the Dodge Hotels pirate
den during the late afternoon on
Friday and some of the pirates
will then attend coupon tea par
ty at the Mayflower sponsored by
Mrs. Winslow of the Carolinian for
travel representatives of the ma
tons capitol and others will
spread out around town to tell
Washington about the Jamboree.
The group is scheduled to return
to Dare on Saturday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
KITTY HAWK SCHOOL BID
BY p. A. TILLETT FOR $500

When the discontinued Kitty
Hawk school property was offered
for sale at the courthouse door
Monday, the only bid was by Capt.
p. A. Tillett, tax supervisor, for
$500. The property consists of a
large building, five and seven
eighths acres of land and is ap-
praised for insurance at $4,000
now carried by the county.
The Kitty Hawk high school has
been consolidated with Manteo,
and the elementary school is hous-
ed in a new building which cost in
excess of 100000 built by the
proceeds of bond issue in Allan
tic township.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
HORSE KILLED; MAN HURT
WHEN CAR STRIKES CART

Gethsemane Gallop was slightly
injured when thrown out of his
cart near Lizard Hill Wednesday
evening about $50. His horse died
shortly afterward of the injuries.
The car was struck by a Ford
driven by c. H. Greet Of Manteo.
An investigation is underway BY
Patrolman Fields.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
HALF MILLION TO
BE SOUGHT SOON
FOR LOST COLONY
Plans Outlined For Big Drive Con.
eeived as Perpetual Assur-
ance for Pageant

A drive to raise half million
dollars with which to establish
The Lost Colony on a perpetual
ing basis will be launched here
this month by the newly-organ-
lied "Dare County Friends of The
Lost Colony"
The program will begin with
concerted drive to raise $4,000 in
Dare County as a nucleus. Of
this amount $4,000 in cash is
needed at once for this years pre-
opening expenses.
w. HI. McCown, Dare County
attorney and civic leader, will
serve as chairman of the Dare
County drive .Sub-chairmen for
each area in the county will be
named soon and teams of solicit
tors will be formed under the sub
chairman, Mr.. McCown announced.
March 80 has been designated as
the beginning date for the county
wide drive.
Since the formation of the
Dare County Friends of The Lost
Colony group in January, $4,000
has been raised in cash and
pledges, of which $3.50 has al
ready been collected, the majority
of which has been in the amount
of $3.50 each.
Keith Fearing, Jr., Mrs. Lucille
Winslow, Archie Burrus and 9TH
ers are serving on a committee
to continue this initial effort in
conjunction with the overall pro-
gram.
The basic plan behind the half
million dollar drive, as explained
by David Stick, temporary chair
man of the "Dare County Friends
of The Lost Colony" is to estab-
lish an endowment fund, the an
nual proceeds of which will be
used to pay for physical improve
ments to the amphitheatre and
Lost Colony plant, and to make up
any deficit which might accrue in
a poor season.
obviously" he stated, at would
be impossible to raise this sum in
Dare County. But if we are able
to make a good start in Dare
County this year there are favor
able indications that larger contri-f
buttons can be secured in the flu
ture from prominent individuals,
corporations and f gu n d a t i n s
throughout North Carolina and
elsewhere. In order to carry on a
successful drive in other sections
next year and in the years to fol-
low, however, it is essential that
we set an example by raising a
sizeable amount in Dare County at
the outset"
Another objective in the drive
will be to secure as many Dare
County memberships as possible
in the sponsoring Roanoke Island
Historical Association. Regular
memberships are S., sustaining
memberships $40, sponsoring men,
berships $25 and life memberships
500. Each member will receive a
season pass to The Lost Colony.
1.-THE Dare County Friends of
The Lost Colony" group was form
ed in January when Senator Rob-
See LOST COLONY, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
LOCAL ROTARlANS VISIT
DISTRICT MEET IN WILSON

Last weeks 771st Rotary Dis
trict convention held at Wilson was
attended by many many members
from area clubs. From Columbia,
Bobby Mitchell, Dallas Bridgeman,
Julian Swain and John Hardison,
from Engelhard P. D. Midget, Jr,
and Leon Balance. From Manteo,
William Ernst, Jr. who attended all
sessions, and the Rotary quartet.
Julian Oneto, Ralph and Lawrence
Swain, John Long and their accom-
PIANIST, Dick Jordan. The new pres
ident of the district is Ferd Davis
Zebulon attorney. The 771st Dis
trict extends from Burlington to
Manteo,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
HIGHWAY MEN ON
ISLAND RESTORE
FERRY SERVICE
Happy Days Are Here Again
With Trips Back TO Normal;
Job Is Appreciated

OCRACOKE, March 16-Ocra-
cookers are certainly glad to be back
to normal so far as transportation
on and off the Island is concerned.
It seemed long, long time after
the ravages of Hurricane Helene
to the paved road and the ferry
landing site at Hatteras Inlet, be-
fore the State Highway Commission
got around to beginning repairs
but once R. C. Speight and A. G
Grizzard, supervisors, arrived
about a month ago with a group
of workers, improvement came
rapidly. Last week Monday, March
9th, the ferry made its first trip
across Hatteras Inlet and the win
ter time schedule for four trips &
day has continued ever since then
Prior to that Crackers and visitors
to the Island were compelled tc
make long, long three to four hour
trip from the harbor here through
Pamlico Sound to Hatteras. This
was a big hindrance to those go
ing off the Island on business
since half the day was spent Just
getting to Hatteras Island. Now
it's merely half hour drive to the
Inlet up the repaired highway, and
another half hour or forty-five
minutes, depending on wind ano
4ide. across the Inlet on the new
ferry "Ocracoke" to the Hatteras
Island side. One can leave here al
z am. and be well on the way
north by mid-morning.
True to the wellknown friendly
spirit which pervades Ocracokt
Village, the men working on the
repair job had good time while
here. Supervisor Speight spoke
warmly of Ocracoke's hospitality
at the March meeting Of the Civic
Club, at which time he and severa
others were guests. Two of the
men brought their families here tt
live during the four to six weeks
stay; the rest of the men were
quartered in long trailers with &
special chow wagon and goot
cook to take care of their needs
All of them made many friends
while here and Ocdacoke is indeed
appreciative Of their interest in it,
road needs. In the group in add
ton to R. C. Speight of Ahoskit
and A. G. Grizzard Of Scotland
Neck, were Eugene Byrum, Jane!
ii. Copeland, Edgar r. Taylor anC
Linwood B. Taylor, all of TyEer
James H. Hardy and John R. Sum
merlin of Pinetops; Burtis B
Hooper of Salvo; Braxton L. Jone:
Glenn C. Langley, and Adolph M
Spivey of Ryland; Nelson B. Saw
yer of Manns Harbor; John F
Spivey of Hobbsville; Chester 7
Winslow of Hartford; Lester R
Lane of Elizabeth City; and Way
land Joyner of Tarboro. Yer!
shortly a new group Of worker
will report for duty at Ocraccke +
begin work on the asphalt surfac
of the road.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
DARE RECORDERS COURT
DOCKET LIGHT ONE TUES

Only three cases were disposed
of by Dare County Recorders
Court Tuesday of this week. Fines
of five dollars each and costs were
levied as follows: Elwood v. Nor
rison. Kitty Hawk, failing to re-
port an accident. Wilbur A. Spen-
Ger, Manteo, improper exhaust. W.
S. Dudley, Buxton, improper use
of a dealers tag. Gary G. Scar
borough of Kitty Hawk, failed to
appear to answer charge of ig-
noring a stopsign. Capias and con-
tinued.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-20
DARE RED CROSS DRIVE
DURING MONTH OF MARCH

Dare County's Red Cross can
vass for funds is underway this
month, according to announcement
by Chairman Ralph Davis of Man
teo. The county's goal for the year
is 5000, of which 1920 will renlian
in the local treasury.
Community chairmen have been
appointed throughout the county,
and canvasses are being made door
to door. Anyone not contacted who
desires to contribute, may do so
by sending contributions direct to
the chairman, made payable to
Dare County Chapter, American
Red Cross.