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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
QUARTER MILLION
DOLLAR CONTRACT
LET AT K. D. HILLS
Norfolk Firm Awarded Job Tc
Build Visitor Center
This Week

The award of a $257 ,203 con-
tract for construction of combina-
ton visitor Observation-Disclosures
building at Wright Brothers Ma
tional Memorial, North Carolina,
was announced this week by the
National Park Service of the De-
partment of the Interior.
National Park Service Director
Conrad L. Wirth said the contract
calls for construction of a one
story concrete and wood structure
with approximately 10000 square
feet of floor area. The public-use
portion of the building will contain
an assembly room, exhibit area,
and lobby, while the administra-
ton portion will include offices
and workrooms or management, in
depreciation, protection and main
tenance personnel.
The contract was awarded to the
Hunt Contracting Company of
Norfolk. Virginia, lowest of seven
bidders.
The project is a phase of the
overall conservation and improve
ment program for the memorial
under MISSION &c, the broad 10
year program launched in 1856
which has as it's goal the achieve
ment of fully developed, equipped,
and stated national park system by
1865, the 5Oth anniversary year of
the National Park Service. Thus
far, approximately $4,000 in inn
provements have been placed under
contract in the memorial area, with
an additional 100000 proposed for
development in later years of the
program.
Wright Brothers National Me-
mortal was established at Kill Devil
Hills, near Kitty. Hawk, N. c., in
1927 to commemorate the achieve
ments of Wilbur and Orville
Wright, including the first success
full power-driven flight in history.
During 1868, more than 100000
people visited the memorial.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
UPHOLDS WANCHESE RULING

The State Board of Education
last week upheld the decision of the
Dare County Board of Education
to consolidate the Wanchese school
with Manteo at the beginning of
the 1959-60 term. On Thursday of
last week a committee appeared in
Raleigh before the State Board;
this group of ten Wanchese citizens
consisting of Melvin R. Daniels,
spokesman, J. w. Davis, Malcolm
Daniels. Arnold Daniels, J. T. DAN
iels, Willie Daniels, Willie Eth
eridge, Jr. Ralph Meekins, Ronald
Tillett, and Paul Daniels, Jr. The
Board heard their appeal from the
action of the Dare County Board,
but in a later action upheld the
consolidation move.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
ABC BOARD POSTPONES
ESTABLISHMENT OF
ADDITIONAL STORES

The Dare County ABC board
has turned thumbs down on the
establishment of additional stores
in Dare County, following one re-
quest brought by the Kill Devil
Hills town officials, and another
from citizens of Kitty Hawk beach.
Each group contended establish
ment of store in their area
would be profitable and convenient
to the customers. Prime object of
the Kill Devil Hills town board
was the hope of getting Is per
cent of the stores profits. Now
that half the money is given to
the Tourist Bureau, the county's
share is fast being whitfield away.
The experience of the ABC sys-
tenn is that any store on the
beaches would be more profitable
if closed in winter, although the
beach store yields over half the
total business of the system dur
ing the summer months.
Chairman Leigh Hassell, in a
statement concerning the Boards
decision against opening more
stores, said this week:
"The ABC board has given con-
sideration to the various requests
See BOARD, Page -Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
CHANNEL HEARING
AT STUMPY POINT
THURSDAY MORNING
Second Project Next Week in
Dare; Strong Appeals Yes+er-
day at Ha+teras

An important hearing on the
need for harbors and channels was
held yesterday at Hatteras before
the Corps of Engineers. A second
hearing will be held Thursday
morning. March 10Th. next week
at 10 am. at the Sunny Point
school, concerning the need for a
deener channel at that place.
Both projects have received
strong endorsement from shiDping,
fishing and recreational interests
and have been heartily endorsed by
the Dare County Board of Commits
sioners who have assisted in ar
ranging the meetings held by engi-
neers from the office of Col. H. C.
Rowland, Jr. District Engineer.
The meeting at Hatteras yester-
day had a large attendance and
was presented with an overwhelm-
ing array of facts and figures on
tho imnortance of this, the princi-
pal harbor of Hatteras Island.
In letter presented by w. H.
NcCown, County Attorney, the
Dare County Board of Commits
sioners offered the following ap-
peal, which typified the arguments
presented:
"The economic life of over two
thousand year round residents of
Hatteras Island, dependent upon
water transportation; for the NOV
ing of heavy freight to and from
the island is at stake. Situated as
it is, with northern traffic limited
by the capacity of State operated
ferries across Oregon Inlet. the
bulk of heavy freight. fuel oil and
fish products, move through the
project area. The electric light
See HEARING, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13

CONRAD L. WIRTH, Director of
the National Park Service, a man
well-known on the Outer Banks,
has reached a high position be-
cause of his long and dedicated
service to the Government. Last
week, at a dinner in the Sheraton
Park Hotel, Washington, he was
given a distinguished career serv-
ice award. The National Civil
Service League rated him with the
ten outstanding employees of the
Federal Governemnt who exempli-
fly the highest attributes of the
career service. The league, for 7s
years, has been a non-partisan
citizens group working to i'm
prove the public service through
better personnel at all levels of
See WIRTH, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
NEW ASSISTANT NAMED
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
HATTERAS SEASHORE

Floyd B. Taylor, superintendent
of Shiloh National Military Park,
Tenn, has been appointed assist
ant superintendent of Cape Halter
as National Seashore Recreational
Area, North Carolina, Director
Conrad L. Worth of the National
Park Service, Department of the
Interior, announced today.
All of Taylor's assignments since
he joined the Park Service in 1888
have been in Civil War units of the
National Park System. He has been
Superintendent of Shiloh National
Military Park since 1856, and earli-
er served as superintendent of
Richmond National Battlefield
Park and Petersburg National Mill
tary Park, Virginia, and as an his
torical technician in Fredericks-
burg National Military Park, Vir-
ginia.
Assignment of Taylor to the
28,500-acre Cape Hatteras area
bordering on the Atlantic Ocean
will broaden his experience in park
administration, protection, and in
depreciation, Director Wirth point
ed out.
Taylor is native of Fine Creek
Mills, Powhatan County, Va, and
attended the College Of William
and Mary from which he received
la B. s. degree in Economies and
Business in 1881.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13

along our coast for the aid of the
fishing and shipping interests.
Presiding at this meeting was
DIR. Fred w. Morrison of Wash
ington, d. C. and Kill Devil Hills.
Reading from left to right they
are as follows: 1t. Major Hooper,
USAF, of Stumpy Point; Jack
Spain, administrative assistant to
Senator Sam Erwin, Jr.; Alvah
Ward, Jr.; Victor Meekins, DR..
Morrison, Senator Everett Jordan;
w. H. McCown, Dare County at
torney; DIR. Harvey, Major Russell
Nixon, Jr., USMC, Stumpy Point;
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
HEARING ABOUT
FISHING PIER AT
CAPE HATTERAS
Engineer Corps Reports Plans Of
Virginia Man TO Install Pier
Near Buxton

The office of the Corps of En-
gineers has reported it will receive
comments concerning a proposed
fishing pier planned to be built in
The ocean at Cape Hatteras 1926
feet north of the Naval facility.
Details about the pier are con-
tanned in the following letter from
the office of Col. H. C. Rowland,
Jr., District Engineer of Whining
ton.
ar. L. Williams, Virginia Beach,
Virginia, has made application for
a permit to construct fishing pier
in the Atlantic Ocean approximate
ly 1926 feet north of the U. S.
Naval Facility near Cape Hatteras
Light at Buxton, North Carolina.
"Plans submitted show a pier 20
feet wide extending $50 feet sea-
ward beyond the mean low water
line. Plans may be seen in this Of
flee and in the post offices at Man
teo and Buxton, North Carolina.
GAS information, a Department
of the Army permit merely ex-
nreses the assent of the Corps OF
Engineers so far as concerns the
public rights of navigation. Per-
mits are issued in cases where
there are no valid objections from
the standpoint of navigation. How.
See PIER, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
DEMOCRATS RAISE
PARTY FUNDS FOR
RALEIGH DINNER
Activity In Dare County Greatest
Since 1910; Over $500 Rails
ed; Old Debts Paid

More than $500 has been paid
into Dare County Democratic par
ty funds during the past 60 days
the largest amount raised since
1910 when the county was second
highest per capita in fund raising
among the counties of North Car
DINA. Robert H. Midget of Man
teo, the fund treasurer, said this
week total of 1923 had been paid
in. Of this sum, $3.50 was paid by
the Young Democratic Club Of
Dare County from funds raised
during 1868.
Of the balance, 1878 has beer
turned in by various Democrats ir
Dare County, including three SIC
contributions from Washington, D
c., in response to letter gotter
out by Mr.. Midget and Victor
Meekins of Manteo. There have
been 80 contributors to the $1(
club now being formed, and sever.
al other contributions have beer
promised. Prior to March A, Mr.
Midget turned over $2O2 Of
these funds to County Chairman
M. l.. Daniels, which with the $15(
from the Young Democrats made
total of 1852, and leaving a bal
ance of about $125 after paying
off the party debt of 1927 in the
Bank of Manteo since March 9
See DEMOCRATS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13

manned over on Saturday to visit
with the Senators and to further
discuss the needs now before the
coastland area. On Saturday night,
they attended the dinner in the
Shoreham Hotel, given by the N,
C. Society in honor of Governor
and Mrs. Hodges, and which was
attended by practically all mem
bers of the, North Carolina dele
cation in Congress. Guests of the
Dare County men at this meeting
were Mr.. and Mrs. Percy w
Meekins and Mr.. and Mrs. A. G
Stratton, formerly Of Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
IN DARE UP FOR
SALE THIS MONTH
Spring Hope Man High Bidder on
MAINS Harbor Property; Kit
Try Hawk Sale Monday

At the resale of the Manns Har-
Dor school property on March 9Th,
the high bid of $1,000 was offered
by B. F. Joyner of Spring Hope.
The bid remains open, subject to
raise until Monday night, March
10th. The property consists of two
buildings, and three and a half
acres of land on U. S. Highway GA
and 264. The property is now in
sured for $23,20O.
On Monday March 16, at noon,
at the courthouse door in Manteo,
the Kitty Hawk School property
will be offered for sale. This nrop-
erty consists of a large building
and five and eight tenths acres of
land. The building is insured for
$S2.7OO.
The bid on the Stumpy Point
school property in the amount of
$500 has not been raised. 1t was
made at the sale on February 9Th
by a committee of citizens consist
ing of Floyd Hooper, Horace Hoop
er, Harvey Best, Ralph O'Neal and
Talmage Best. The property con-
sists of three and two tenths acres
of land and a building insured for
$15.500. 1t is considered least val
liable of the four school buildings
being abandoned in Dare County.
Next year, the Wanchese school,
now insured for $50, 200 is expected
to be sold.
Before the sale of the school
property is confirmed, the Board of
Education must meet and make
formal resolution to accept the
price offered.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13

and Henry Oglesby, administrative
assistant to Rep. H. C. Bonner.
At this meeting it was proposed
that there be created an Associa-
ton of Friends of the Outer Banks
Of N. c. to work on many fronts
for the advancement of the area,
and Victor Meelins was appointed
chairman Of the group to assemble
leaders of four coastland counties,
Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Carter
ct who are the ones chiefly inter-
ested and which Governor Hodges
considers Immediately and essen
tally in need Of Improvement for
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
YOUNG DEMOCRATS PLAN
MAINS HARBOR MEETING

An oyster roast and election of
officers is planned by the Dare
County Young Democratic Club at
Manns Harbor at $3.50 pm. on
March 20, President Jack Tillett
stated this week. The event will be
held at the community Friday at
the Community Center at Manns
Harbor.
Jaccie Burrus is in charge of
the entertainment which consists
of an oyster roast and speakers.
This is meeting to solicit mem
bership Of all the Democrats in
Dare County and to encourage and
help unity the Democratic Party
of Dare County, Tillett says. Ad-
ditionally, there win be an effort
to get as many people as possible
to attend the Jefferson-Jackson
Day Dinner in Raleigh on March
%. 1869.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
ANOTHER MEETING
FOR LOST COLONY
SET FOR SUNDAY
Fund Raising Campaign to Be
Discussed at 2 PM. March Is
in Community Building

The fourth meeting of a pro-
gram which was launched January
18th to raise $4,000 to finance
the opening of the Lost Colony in
June, has been announced for Sun
day afternoon, March Is at 2 pm.
in the community building by
David Stick, chairman of the COM
mittee of Friends of the Lost Col
ony.
The problem before the house
at the meeting in January was to
raise $4,000. At this time con-
siderable enthusiasm was aroused
and several donations of $3.50 each
were made. To date the pledges
have totaled $4,000 and of this
sum $1,700 in cash has been paid
in. Apparently no effort has been
made to collect the other $4,000 in
pledges, and considerable time has
been lost. Mr.. Stick had to be in
Florida for some two or three
weeks, and in the meantime no
work has been done. He hopes to
get the committee going.
One great trouble with Dare
County meetings is to keep them
on the track-in this case the is
sue is to go to work and raise
$4,000. But the meetings have
gone astray with lengthy and COM
plicated discussions lasting far in
to the night, with everyone putting
in his oar about how to run the
show, and how to finance it's oper-
alton in the years to come. The
upshot is that some have become
tired and have lost interest, con-
tending that all the committee
needs to think about now is to
complete raising the fund - the
goal being $4,000. The only prob.
lem is to get a few people to go tc
work-there has been too much
time wasted in talk and none il
work.
On this committee are Keith
See LOST COLONY, Page Five
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13
HIGH WINDS AND TIDES
ON WEEK END HAMPER
SHIPPING AND FISHING

High winds on Friday of last
week, bringing high tides in some
communities, hampered activities
in general and fishing particular
ly, cancelled ferry schedules in
Dare County and did some minor
damage.
Due to shoal water and the dan
ger of navigation, fishing trawl-
ers could not get into Oregon In
let and had to run away from
the wind. Vessels which might
have discharged their cargoes in
Dare County ports had to go to
Hampton Roads for safety, and
there they sold their fish.
Heavy rains prevailed, flooding
some road areas. High water rose
in some communities in the lower
sounds. Fishing of nets was in
terrupted and there was some
damage to nets and boats.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13

its own needs and to remain bar
rier to protect the mainland.
Several other officials of Dare
County had planned to attend this
meeting, which had been in the
discussion stage for a month, but
they were prevented by the heavy
storm of last Friday. At the last
minute Friday afternoon, DR.. Har-
vey and Mr.. Ward had gotten a
plane out of Norfolk, but had to
return to Norfolk that night after
the dinner, and then drove back
home. Meelxins and McCown had
gone ON earlier in the day and re-
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13

When a group of Dare County
men, headed by DR.. w. w. Harvey,
Jr. and A. H. Ward, Jr., Waterways
advocates of Manteo, met with
Senator Everett Jordan and other
officials in Washington, at din
ner at the University Club Friday
night of last week, full endorse
ment was given to Governor
Hodges plan for the rehabilitation
of the Outer Banks. The Dare
County men told Senator Jordan
that building up the land would
bring about a great additional
benefit in creating holder inlets
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-03-13

At it's annual meeting Wednes-
day, the All-Seashore Highway
Association of North Carolina
adopted a resolution urging the
State to obtain as much land along
the Outer Banks by gift as posi-
BILE.
Major J. L. Murphy of Kill Dew
il Hills, long a tireless worker in
behalf of this and kindred causes
in the coastland, was chosen as
president Of the organization.
Guest speaker, Colonel Harry
Brown, director of the Hurricane
Rehabilitation Program, urged
that the Outer Banks land be saw
ed in order to conserve the main
land of the State.
Brown said that in the last Sc
years, either the Atlantic Ocean
has risen IL inches or the land has
sunk foot. He added that six
inches of this change has occurred
in the past 10 years, according to
statistics.
Brown said the General Assem-
bly, would be asked to consider a
100000 ALLEGATION to acquire land
between Ocracoke Inlet and Cape
Lookout.
Three other resolutions adopted
by the association were (1) favor
ing ferry service as soon as pos
sible from lower New Hanover
County to Brunswick County (2)
See SEASHORE, Page Four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
GLAMORENE "SOUEEZE.ON" OVEN CLEANER
0Sc

ia. Glomorene"s new "Squeeze-On" oven
cleaner is boon to anyone who ever hos to clean
an oven "Squeeze-On" is cosy to use, no brush
to fool with, no sproy to go ostroy and best of oil
there's no mess "Squeeze-On," with its
new sponoe-tip oppIicotor, reoly does the job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30

l7B Just put the contoner in the oven, and let
the vopor do the cleaning. In just 20 minutes
boken-on ereose is turned into O soap like film
which simply wipes off with Damp cloth. It's
nontoxic, noncorrosve, noncoustic and nonflon-
noble absolutely sofe.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-17
Carrie Jean Wral
Is Party Honoree
Cg-eunU, !

Csrrio Jean Wray was houorce
Saturday evening, june l3. whom
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. !. c.
Wray entertained with surpri. .
party a, the Sandy Plains Com
munity building tn occasion be
ing the annivcrsa-- of her birth
day.
Gan. and recorded music
were enjoyed DURING the cvcrir.
and refreshments of drinks. can
dies. and cookies were served
with the birthday cake.
c Jean opened her many
gifts prior TO the refrcshment
period.
Mrs Clyde Norris assisted
with hostess duties.
Among the guests with the
honOrec were Ricki Norris. Lin
da FairclOthe, Wanda Fowler.
Annette Mills, Sue Ann Norris
Narcy Faulk, Faye Todd. Linda
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-17
Mrs. ]. w. Jones
Dies In Hospital

Mrs. Nancy Jane Jones, 80, Rt
2. Tabor City, died in a Mullins
Hospital Sunday morning.
A Horny County native, her
parents were the late Martha J..
Hodge and Franklin Suggs.
Funeral services were held
Monday at p. IN. in Mt. Olive
Baptist Church, of which she
was member, the Rev. A. T,
King, officiating. Burial was in
tnc "''lrcN cemetery.
Surviving are her husband. J
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-17
PLACES TO GO,

RALEIGH - One hundred
and ninety-nine places to 70 in
Variety Vacationland are listed
complete with attractions and
accommodations, in the new
North Carolina Travelbook lust
off the press.
Free for the asking from the
Department of Conservation &
Development, State Advertis-
ing Division, Raleigh, the new
book contains 116 pages of in
formation about things to SEE
and do on vacation in North
Carolina. 1t lists hotels, motels
lodges, fishing and huntinr
camps. dude ranches, summer
camps for boys and girls and re-
ligiouS assemblies. II contains
information about lodging. in
Guiding seasons and special at
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-17

In al the decorations. A basket
Of slAdiolus adorned the plano
and an arrangements Z queen
AIMS lace was on the table.
Receiving the guest were the
bride-elect. Miss Mcdowell. her
mother, Mrs. Ping Mcdowell.
and the groom elects mother.
Mrs. c. C. Gore.
A host Of 80 or more guest
dropped in between 100000 to
speak to the bride-elect and
view the many lovely gifts that
she received.
Mrs. Lila Watkins. Mrs. Nudge
Todd, and Mrs. Evelyn Gore. and
Mrs. Hilda Prince helped serve
the guest punch. cake. and nuts.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1959-06-17
Contract Let
For CLEARING
Cowpen Swamp

The Army Engineers of Char
lesion have let the contract for
the excavation of Cowpen
Swamp, a mile tributary tc
Simpson Creek.
Excavation of the canal will
begin Immediately.
There will be some 80 Horny
County farmers bcncfiting from
this canal.
The farmers furnished the land
ana cleared 100 loot wide right
Way for the ANAL. The Army
-"-.nce.S will pay the expense
., the excavation.
This canal was approved by.
."e Army Engineers as a result.
Of the work and cooperation of.
the Farmer organization headed
by G. c. Cause. the Horny Soil.
Conservation District and espcc-
tally Supervisor Jesse E. Carter.
the Horny County Delegation
and Board of Commissioners.
and the untIring efforts of Con-
gresham John L. Mcmillan.
Stanley Hardce of Maple Com
nunity has some of the best to-
oaccu crop ever seen. His to-.
DaccO is over head hiGh now and
Stlll green and growing. He
"reditS his good crop to having
good seasons. using a cover crop
last year. having all needed
Irainage installed both tile and
bitches and the use OF irrigation.
Stanley in his own manner stat