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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
WILLIAM AND MARY
SINGERS IN MANTEO
viii Present Varied Program Monday
Night in Manteo's High School
Auditorium

An evening of live music, featur-
ing the William and Mary College
Singers of Norfolk. Va, will be pre-
sented at 8:15 Monday evening,
Feb. %. in the auditorium of Man
teo's new high school.
Excerpts from "Oklahoma,"
"Carousel" and "Traviata" will be
heard during the evening.
Lovely Athena Bassil, who is a
dramatic soprano, will sing the
female roles. She is soloist at one
of the NAVY chapels in Norfolk.
Robert Randolph, who is in
leading choirs, will sing the bari
tone parts.
The teno, Henry Bernick, is also
soloist at two of Norfolk's leading
churches.
The director is Harold Hawn, of
the music faculty of William and
Mary, and also minister of music
in a Norfolk church.
John Halvorsen. minister of mus
ic in Norfolk church, and former
assistant organist for The Lost
Colony, will play the accompani-
ments.
The program has been designed
to appeal to lovers of all types of
music, and large crowd is expect
ed to attend. Admission charges
will be nominal.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
INQUEST IN DEATH OF
MRS. GRACE WARD TO
BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT

The postponed inquest in the
death of Mrs. Grace Ward which
had originally been planned for
Friday night of last week is def
initely set for Monday night, Feb.
% in the Dare County courthouse
at 8 pm, Coroner James M. Van
note said this week.
There has been much interest in
the case, inasmuch as the young
mother of three children was
found dead of bullet wounds in her
home near Manteo on the morning
of Friday, February 9Th. She had
been struck by three bullets, one
in the wrist and two in the body.
Sheriff Frank Cahoon considers
it a case of suicide, but referred
the investigation to an agent of
the State Bureau of Investigation.
Solicitor Walter Cohoon and SBI
Agent Edwards are to be present
at the hearing Monday night. In
view of the wide interest in the
case, a large crowd is expected.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
|JAMBOREE BOOSTERS AROUSE
INTEREST THROUGH TRAVEL
AND APPEARANCES ON T.V.
CoastIand Talent Giving Time to Join Caravans
Across State To Invite Visitors to Fourth An
nuaI Three-Day Festival Planned at Ha+feras
Mays Head. Kitty Hawk April 25+h

Plans move along toward arous-
ing interest in the Forthcoming
three-day Pirate Jamborees fifth
annual appearance on the Dare
Coast from Kitty Hawk to Halter
as, beginning April 18th. Local
talent has begun to schedule its
appearances across the state to
take part in TV and radio pro-
grams, according to Aycock Brown,
publicity director.
On Tuesday, February "a, trip
to Washington will see costumed
buccaneers" of the Dare Coast
participating in a big street pa
rade celebrating the 9th anniver-
sary of Radio Station WRRF. w.
H. McCown stated that a minimum
of four carloads of pirates in cos
tune is desired for this trip. Plans
are to leave Manteo not later than
10 o'clock and arrive in Washing
ton (traveling via Engelhard and
Belhaven) not later than pm.
The parade starts at 2 o'clock. Ar
engagements may be made for radio
and television appearances.
Another tentatively planned
trip, according to McCown, will be
to Raleigh on Thursday, February
&c to attend the N. C. Travel Coun-
ell meeting. to leave the Dare
Coast early Thursday morning, and
tell Raleigh about the Jamboree,
and visit Governor Hodges. Ar
rangements are being made for
radio or TV appearances in Raleigh.
at is hoped that we will have at
least four car loads of pirates
from Hatteras and the Dare
Beaches Roanoke Island area for
this trip. Costumes should be
worn," he said.
The Jamboree is represented in
Charlotte at The Sportsman's
Show this week via Julian Oneto
who is in charge of a Carolinian
Hotel booth there. Oneto wears
his buccaneer costume daily and
will appear at Rotary Club meet
See JAMBOREE, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
HEAVY. HEAVY WHAT HANGS
OVER THEE, DEFENDANT?
Nothing But Thirty Day Road Sem
tenee Suspended BY Paying on
lnsfallmenf Plan

Suspended sentences to the ex-
tent of four months on the roads
were given Ellis Ray Berry, %, of
Manteo Tuesday by Judge w. F.
Baum in Recorders Court, also
time to pay up in installments
fines totalling $75 plus court costs.
On one count he was charged
with putting sand in the gas tank
of the car of Chief of Police M. C.
Mitchell, which cost $3.50 to clean
out; for this Berry got a 30-day
road sentence a $40 fine and court
cost, and the $3.50 bill.
F,r being drunk and disorderly
and assaulting officer Mitchell, 30
day rentence, $25 and costs, on the
first count; on the second count
SIS md costs; on a charge of as
saultiag officer Dan Cannady, $40
and costs, and repairs to Mr.. Can
nady's glasses S..
For damaging Lloyd Midgett's
taxi IL the care of Harry Hayman,
he got a 30-day suspended SEN
tence, a S. bill for repairs to
doors.
Dorian M. Washington, negro,
was found guilty of being drunk
and disorderly at the home of Eliz-
abeth Owens, got S0-day sus-
pended road sentence, a $25 fine.
For knitting Emmcrson Scarbor-
ough another SUSPENDED sentence,
total assessment $57.20 on INSTALL
ment plan, $40 per week. This de-
PENDANT had been in court a week
before and found guilty of other
serious offenses.
w. F. Matthias, 16, Mays Head,
SIS for speeding. o. v. Gray of
Stumpy Point, S. for driving on
wrong side of the road. Roy Gray,
Jr., 10, of Hatteras, SIS for speed
ing.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
MT. OLIVET HAS A
SPLENDID BIRTHDAY
10TH ANNIVERSARY
Manteo Methodis+s Honor Old
Members and Enjoy Sermon
By One of Their Number

In spite of inclement weather,
Mt. Olivet Methodist Church cell
ebrated it's 10th Anniversary Sun
day, with 225 in attendance at the
morning service. At that service,
the Rev. C. Freeman Heath, Supt.
of the Elizabeth City District
Methodist Churches, presented
certificates of appreciation and
cross pins to six members who had
Joined the church prior to 1900.
They were: Miss Ozella Payne,
Mrs. Mabel E. Jones, Mr.. Dennis
Evans, Mrs. Eugenia Wescott,
Mrs. Belva Daniels, and Mr.. G.
Bright Midget. Also presented
with pin and certificate was Mrs.
Caroline Midget, the church's old
est member at 90 years, and moth
err of the late Julian Midget, one
of the two men from the church to
enter the ministry.
The Rev. MILFORD D. Wise, as
See METHODISTS, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
MEETINGS IN MARCH
FOR FISHING PROGRAM
II. B. Hooper Of stumpy Point Named
Chairman Of Committee TO Inform
Dare County Fishermen in
Community Meetings

Horace Hooper of Stumpy Point
has been elected chairman of the
recently appointed Dare County
Advisory Committee on the Com
mercial Fishing Program. The
county committee is composed Of
the following persons: Horace
Hooper, chairman, Stumpy Point;
Rondal Tillett, Wanchese; Ronald
Craddock, Manns Harbor; Herbert
L. Perry, Kitty Hawk; Shelley
Fronts, Buxton.
The committee held its first
meeting on February II in the
Board of Education Office in
Manteo. Russell E. Swindell, In
dustrial Education Coordinator,
outlined the advantages of setting
up training courses which would be
Of help to the Commercial fishing
industry in the county. Some of the
courses considered were: net mend
ing, crab pot making, navigation,
diesel engineering, crab picking,
and oyster shocking. Mr.. Swindell
emphasized that any course could
be set up if at least ten people were
interested.
After discussing the advantages
of the program the Board sched-
uled the following community
meetings at which time the people
of the communities could decide in
which courses they were interest
ed: Stumpy Point, Tuesday, March
oath at 500 p.m.; Manns Harbor,
Wednesday, March 25th at $500
pm; Wanchese, Thursday, March
26th at 500 pm.
Representatives on the county
committee agreed to notify inter-
ested persons so that good attend
ance at these community meetings
may be possible.
Since the representatives from
Kitty Hawk and Hatteras Island
were not present for the meeting,
it was decided that classes in those
areas could be established at a la
ter date if the people in those sec
tions desired such programs,
To-
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
SECOND SALE OF
SCHOOL PROPERTY
SET FOR MARCH 5
Disposition Of Building and
Grounds at MAINS Harbor
Center of Interest

A second sale at the courthouse
door of the building and grounds
IT the discontinued school at
MAINS Harbor has been ordered
for March 5th, at the courthouse
door, by the Dare County Board of
Education, the bidding to start at
$1,lOO. The property consists of
building appraised for insurance at
$25,500 and some four acres of
choice land on Highway 264 and
"a.
Interested in obtaining the
property for a playground is a
group of citizens who had expect
ed to obtain title for some small
sum and who placed a bid of
81 1000 at the sale held earlier this
month. But there are other citi-
zens of Manns Harbor who say
the property should bring some
reasonable price to be used for
the continued benefit of the pupils
of the area. While there are many
citizens of the community who de-
sire the property to remain of
community use, there are many
others who have communicated
with this newspaper, and who for
obvious reasons do not wish their
names printed, insist that the
community could not be expected
to assume so heavy a financial
burden of maintaining a property
which would cost a large sum to
keep up. Some ten years ago the
county through the Board of Edu-
cation gave the community a
building for public use, and which
has been improved and kept up as
community center through the
efforts of club women, Ruritan
Club members, and other public
spirited citizens, but this has been
done at great effort, and some dis
appointment to the hard workers
who have carried the burden.
In three communications to this
newspaper, the following state
ments have been made:
1. "Many of us think that if
the property is sold, the Board of
Education should stipulate that it
bring a fair price. If less than a
fair price is accepted on the basis
it is sold to persons representing
themselves as buying for the COM
See SALE, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
NEW FERRY BOAT
IN OPERATION TO
OCRACOKE ISLE
Highway Commissioners and En-
gineers Visit Area and Make
Plans for Summer

Ocracke, Feb. 16,-One of the
two new ferries assigned for use
at Hatteras Inlet is now making
the daily run from Hatteras to
Ocracoke, replacing the w. B. UNI
stead. This is the "Ocracoke," sis
ter ship to the "Hatteras" which
is at Norfolk shipyard and is
said to be 1870 reconditioned at
this time. These two ferries will
make the Hatteras Inlet run this
coming summer when tourist
trade warrants. The new "Ocra-
COKE" arriving here last week
Thursday, surprised people, though
many heard the news of it's COM
ing shortly before arrival time
and were down at the Park docks
to see and board it. 1t is similar
in design but slightly larger than
the Umstead and is equipped with
a longer ramp. The ramp well is
cut considerably farther back in
the boat than was the old one, af-
fording a more gradual slope with
less danger of damage to the I'M
derworks of automobiles. It is es-
pecially designed for easy and safe
access from the beach. A mechan-
zeal wench replaces the old chain
hoists. Seating space for passen-
gers is double that of the old ferry
and the rest rooms and lounge
are steam heated.
On Thursday, Feb. 18th, High
way Commission Chairman James
Melville Broughton, Jr. and secon-
Diary roads director, Harold Make
peace, flew down from Raleigh to
inspect repair work on the Ocra-
coke highway. While here they
met with members of the Ocra-
coke Civic Clubs Roads Commit
tee and discussed problems and
possibilities for locating a perma-
nent landing site for the ferry.
Repeated storms and shifting
channels, and especially the dam
age to the road by Hurricane Hell
enc, have made it necessary for
the ferry to abandon the Hatteras
Inlet route and come all the way
down through the sound to Silver
Lake Harbor at Ocracoke, a Sh
to a hour trip. Until the perma-
nent landing site can be chosen
for ferry slip, the mats are be-
ing replaced on the road at the
upper end of the island so as to
reach the Hatteras Inlet landing
point used last summer. Present
at the meeting were Monford Car
IRISH, Chairman, Thurston Gaskili,
r. s. Wahab, Wahab Howard, Ben
jamin E. Spencer, and Theodore
Rondthaler.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
LLOYD MIDGET, POPULAR
TAxICAB MAN. DIES TUES.

A long illness claimed Lloyd
Midget, At, popular citizen of
Manteo, who died at the family
residence at 4:2O p m. Tuesday. He
was a popular citizen, and had
been engaged in the taxi business
in Manteo for several years and
operated grocery store at Wan
cheese. For many years he was en-
ployed by Capt. Tom Baum on the
Croatan Sound ferries. He was a
member of the Manteo Baptist
Church.
He was a native of Powells
Point, Currituck County, and had
lived in Manteo for the last 35
years. He was the son of Mrs.
Sallie Coefield Midget, and the
late John w. Midget.
Besides his mother, he is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Elnora
Gallop Midget; two daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Siebert and Miss Lin
da Midget, all of Manteo; one
brother, Louis Midget of Nor
folk, and one grandchild.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted at 8 pm. Thursday in the
Manteo Baptist Church by Rev. w.
E. Cholerton, the pastor, assisted
by Holiness minister Ernest Eth
eridge of Wanchese. Songs, "Whis-
pering Hope" and "Safe in the
Arms of Jesus" were sung by the
church choir. The casket was COW
cred with pail of red and white
See MIDGETT, Page Eight
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
MEANS
TO GET CLINIC FOR
HATTERAS ISLAND
Growing Needs Of Area Dis
cussed tuesday Night at Bux-
ton; Plans Continue

Upwards of 60 citizens of Hat
teras Island met Tuesday night at
Buxton in the High School to dis
cuss the probability of erecting a
modern building to house the is
lands health center activities
which have been carried on for
some ten years in the old radio
station given to the county by the
Navy. Age and condition of the
building has reached a stage which
forecasts early abandonment, and
he community might be without
Greatly needed medical facilities
Citizens have become aware of the
likelihood that without medical
clinic, they would also be without
a doctor.
William Gibson, Hatteras hote'
owner who is treasurer of the
Health Center trustees, presided at
he meeting and read letter from
State Health authorities which told
IF the hazards of the old building,
and offered some suggestions and
a plan for a new structure up to
standard.
W. H. McCown, county attorney,
was present and answered ques-
tons concerning the legal steps es-
sential to establishment of the de-
sired objective. Also attending this
meeting were Woodrow Edwards,
George Fuller and Victor Meekins
of the County Board of Commits
sioners. For several years the
county has been contributing $500
from tax funds to aid the
of the clinic.
The first steps toward financing
a new building which would cost an
estimated $4,000 to $4,000 would
be the establishment of a district,
and the group present voted that
this be done, and in a few days
petitions will be circulated for this
purpose. This being done, it will be
in order for a Board of Trustees
to submit plan to the voters, as
well as a plan for it's financing
through a bond issue.
If sufficient voters ask it, an
election may be called whereby a
choice can be made whether the
island may lose its health center,
or vote special tax on the prop
erty of the district to provide the
new clinic.
There have been some reports
of interest among Ocracoke Island
people in joining such a proposed
district, whereby the 800 citizens
See CLINIC, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
TWO CHANNEL BASS
MELTED AT HATTERAS

An oft-quoted sign of Spring is
word from Hatteras of the first
channel bass of the season. Two
this week were taken in nets of
commercial fishermen. Wheeler
Balance reported on Wednesday
that Fulford Peele aboard the
trawler Mitzi boated one of the
bass off shore on Monday when the
crew also caught some 80 or more
boxes of trout.
Another channel bass, one that
weighed IS pounds, was taken in
the beach nets Of lack Austin. 1t
was caught near Hatteras Inlet.
The first channel bass are taken
in nets usually about three or four
weeks before an angler lands the
first Of the season.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20

REV. MILFORD D. WISE left
Manteo six years ago to enter the
Methodist ministry and his home
folks and members of Mt. Olivet
Church in Manteo have been fol-
lowing his career with interest.
Last week they had him here to
preach in the home church for the
first time and he was we'll re-
ceived and pleased large congre-
cation with his sermon on prayer,
a timely topic at this season in
Methodist activity. Mr.. Wise, 43,
is the son of Mrs. Bertha Wise
and the late Claude Wise of Man
teo, and was born at Stumpy Point.
He is a graduate of Manteo High
School, and Louisburg College.
During World War II he served in
the 95th Infantry, one of three
brothers all near each other in the
Battle of the Bulge in Europe.
During which time a brother,
Gerald who also served on this
front, was killed. Returning home
he took an active part in church
work, studied and prepared him
self for the ministry. The third
brother mentioned is R. Willis
Wise, who is prominent church
leader and aspirant to the minis
try. Rev. MILFORD Wise's first as
signment was at Bath for two
See WISE, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20

WILLIAM (Scotty) GIBSON, Hat
teras Hotel and restaurant owner
has been pushed to the front by his
neighbors to lead a movement for
establishment of a modern health
center on Hatteras Island, and he
presided at a citizens meeting in
the High School at Buxton Tuesday
night when the possibility of Gre
ating a district to support the CEN
ter was discussed. Mr.. Gibson is
treasurer of the Board which
manages the present Cape Hatteras
Health center, now housed in an
old Navy building considered by
health authorities as inadequate
and obsolete. The Health Center
committee is continuing in it's eff
forts to find solution of the prob
lem. Unfortunately for the meet
ing, the Chairman of the Trustees,
John Austin of Frisco could not
See GIBSON, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-02-20
BAKE SALE SATURDAY

A bake sale win be held Satur-
day, February 81, at Rogers Bar
Der Shop in Manteo, by the Man
leo Rebekah Lodge. Sales well be-
gin at 10 am. and the public is in
vited.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Kelly Breaks
(ountyPoh
Vault Record

An 18-year-old Richard
Montgomery High School
junior with the map of Ire
land spread from ear to ear,
monopolized the spectators
for about the last hour of
the Northwood Invitational
track meet last Friday.
The boy was John Kelly of
Rockville who before the meet
had been the "one-man-gang"
of the Rocket squad. In the big
meet he concentrated on his
speciality the pole vault -
and came away with a new
county and meet record Of IL
feet, 2 inches, only four inches
short of the State mark In that
event.
Laboring under the handicap
of having a track team with
out a track, Coach Frank
Moore's boys haven't won
meet. But Kelly has made his
presence known.
In a triangular meet between
RMHS, Sherwood and Damas-
Gus, Kelly scored "a points with
wins in the 220-yard dash, pole
vault, shot put, and a leg on
winning relay team. Against
Wheaton in a dual meet Kelly
scored IS points.
Last Friday as the vaulting
field was dwindling and the
best the county had to offer
was straining for every inch,
Kelly still seemed to effortless-
ly clear the bar.
At II feet, 4 inches, Kelly
left Bill Crowell of B-CC behind
and went for a permanent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Of Fools and Kings
By George Bragaw
Sports Editor

q
track is really coming of age in Montgom-
cry County" Coach jim DeMoss of Northwood
said after the visitors had showed off from the
third annual Northwood Invitational track meet
last Friday.
add Baltimore County and Frederick and
we'd have had the state meet out there this
afternoon. Those boys won't see much better
competition than they saw out there
A look through the sports pages tends to
uphold DeMoss' statement.
Competition is the soul Of sports. Where
the game is toughest you find the best, and
usually the most, players.
Comparing the times and distances Of
the NOrthwOOd meet with the 24schOOl
American University Invitational, the Mary.
land boys come away in pretty good shape.
Northwood easily outshines the private
school portion of the big meet and holds
its own with the public school section.
Better times or distances were posted by
the Virginia and District teams in the AU
meet in seven events. The all-Maryland North.
wood meet took the nod in four events with
three about even. This Is pretty good con.
sidering that CardoZa and Dunbar were run
ming in the Pen Relays when nary suburban
Maryland school even had track.
Next year we're going to try to have a
Baltimore City school and the Virginia schools
wakefield, George Washington and Washing
ton,Lee) Then we'll really have meet" De-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07


Moss said and pleasantly pleased with the aft
ernoons proceedings.
No doubt about it, track is coming of age.
The next step is arc lights and four-minute
miles.
May 10 is the date set for the Public Hear.
ings on proposal to acquire land for an 49,
hole public golf course on Falls rd., near Po-
tomac. The hearings will be in the Rockville
County Building
That a county public course is needed, Is
a foregone conclusion the question is whether
Falls I'd. is the spot The expansion of the
National Institutes of Health in Bethesda has
been eating up the Glenmont course for sew
eral years now and NH is about to finish the
meal.
Although there has been nothing In
print about it, to this reporters knowledge,
a public course is almost essential to the
continuation Of high school sports set up
rs 1t now stands. The Bi-County league
has been absorbing all the county schools
which reach Class A enrolment but with
out public course or some sort Of philan-
thrOpy, golf will have the break from the
pattern.
Richard Montgomery is the furthest up.
county school to have a golf team but this
season, according to Coach Harry Botsford,
the team is limited to practicing chip shots on
the football field because of lack of facilities