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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
LETTING OF BIDS
NEAR FOR MANTEO
TO INLET CHANNEL
Nearly One and a Half Millions
for I2-Foot Channel From
Ocean to Island

A total of $1,444,000 is due to
be spent soon in the Roanoke Is
land area when bids are let for the
most important waterways project
ever to come to the locality, and
the largest by far in any of the
counties of the Raleigh coastland.
The Manteo-O Oregon Inlet prof.
ect with wide channel into Mill
Landing at Wanchese, with depth
in the total project of IL feet out
across Oregon Inlet bar is due to
be constructed this summer.
Cecil Henderson of the office of
the Corps of Engineers was at
Wanchese this week to confer with
the Commissioners of Dare County
with reference to fulfillment of
certain commitments that had
been made by a preceding Board
of Commissioners.
Under the law, the contract can
not be let and the Federal money
expended until the provisions of
local participation have been full
filled.
Two years ago the County Com
missioners pledged to the Corps
of Engineers that they would
guarantee the Government safe
from harm or loss in this project
in that: Dare County would pro-
vide all necessary rights of way;
it would provide place on which
to deposit the sand sucked up
from the bottom in the dredging
process, and it would maintain a
public docking area, open to all
persons on equal terms.
Until a few weeks ago, no fur
Their steps had been taken to guar
antee fulfillment of these COM
mittments, and it has required a
lot of time and travel on the part
of persons representing the County
Board to inform the owners of
lands concerned, and to enlist
their support in aiding Dare
, County to fulfill this obligation
which is for the aid of the fishing
industry and the general benefit
of Dare County.
When the matter had been fully
explained, all persons were, found
See CHANNEL, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10

MISS MYRA NEAL MORRISON,
a first year student at the Uni
versity's Woman's College in
Greensboro, is Princess of the
Cherry Blossom festival, along
with those of 40 other states, in
Washington this week. The festi-
val closes on Sunday, April 18th.
The honor of being the States
princess is of interest in Dare
County, where her parents, DR..
and Mrs. Fred Morrison, own a
home at Kill Devil Hills, and
where they spent the week end
last week. Our last paper carried
details of the Cherry Blossom fes-
tiyal.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP
RUNABOUT BOAT RACES TO
BE HELD in MANTEO APR. 26
Concluding Attraction of Jamboree Follows Two
Full Days of Entertainment With Events Seized
uIed at Ha++eras, Mays Head. Kitty Hawk, Etc.;
Royalty to Be Crowned on Saturday Night.
April 18th.
By AYCOCK BROWN

Boat races featuring East Coast
championship competition for fam
lily runabouts using stock motors
will be a thrilling finale to the
fifth annual Dare Coast Pirates
Jamboree on Sunday, June 26, it
was announced this week by Off
Gals of Dare Power Boat Associa-
ton.
The races will be held in Shall
lowbag Bay at Manteo's harbor-
front with the first heat beginning
at 1910 o'clock and continuing I'M
til Ais if all classes to which the
event is open are entered. Tro-
plies for first, second and third
place winners will be awarded in
each class.
Power Boat Association officials
in charge of the event follow:
r. D. Sawyer, Jr., chairman; Bur-
well Evans, timer; Jack Wilson,
Jr., starter; J. G. Kellogg, scorer;
Ellsworth Midget, pit manager;
DR.. w. w. Harvey, Jr., medical,
and Horace Nixon, referee. This
group has sent out about 500 cir
culars and letters to boating en-
thusiasts during the past week,
some going to nationally known
personalities who have family
INCORPORATING, but not racing, as a
hobby.
There will be no special Pirates
Jamboree worship service this year
at one designated place as in the
past. Seevral ministers of Dare
have indicated they would have
special Spring Festival services on
the morning of April 26, with
special invitations to Jamboree Wis
itors to worship at the church of
their choice.
The motor boat races Sunday
will follow two full days of ac-
Invites on the Dare Beaches, Sat-
urday, April Is and on Hatteras,
April "a.
The Dare Beaches phase includes
the exciting pirate battle and land
ing at Avalon Beach, Kitty Hawk
Bay, followed by a treasure hunt
for children and the jumping frog
contests at the Wright Memorial
at 1 o'clock. During the afternoon
there will be an open air dance on
the parking area of Mays Head
Recreation Center and dory and
net fishing exhibitions on the beach
nearby. On Saturday evening in
the Casino, the grand Pirate Ball
honoring the newly elected king
and queen will be held with boards
and costumes adding color to it all.
On Friday, the opening day of
the Jamboree, except for the fish
ing contest which will be held
from boats or from anywhere
along the islands beach, all events
will be held in the vicinity of
Hatteras. Scotty Gibson is in
charge of the Hatteras phase of
the Jamboree which will include a
Coast Guard demonstration, at
fractions for children, the worlds
biggest saltwater fish fry, banker
pony exhibitions by the Ocracoke
mounted Boy Scout troop, beach
buggy races and a buccaneer ball.
Pre-Jamboree Events
Two important pre-Jamboree
events are scheduled for this week
end. On Friday night the teen-age
Dagger Dance will be held at
Mays Head Casino at which time
See RACES, Page Four
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
NIGHT TRIPS APPROVED
ON ALLIGATOR FERRIES

The State Highway Commission
last week approved establishment
of four nightly round trips by it's
ferries over Alligator River, but
turned down the request for trips
across Oregon Inlet. This week the
Dare County Board asked for a
review of this action in favor of
the Oregon Inlet schedules re-
quested.
The night trips on the river will
be during summer months only,
June, July and August, and from
$40 pm. to 1:20 am.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-04-10
NEXT WEDNESDAY LAST DAY
TO FILE FOR MANTEO OFFICE

Wednesday, April Is is the dead
line for filing for town office in
Manteo election set for May 9Th:
Officers to be elected are Mayor
and three aldermen. Incumbent Of
ficers are G. T. Westcott, Mayor,
Sam Midget, LETTERS Barnett and
A. L. Mann, Jr., Aldermen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Winter Ushered In
With Zero Weather

Winter was officially ushcrcd in
Tuesday morning with near zero
readings, and was further cmpha-
sized Wednesday morning with a
zero recording. They we're the two
coolest mornings of the present
weather
Winter arrived officially at 9:35
a. M, Tuesday 1t was preceded on
Monday by a three-ineh snowfall
but the storm was of short dura-
ton, although the cold weather was
continuing.
a resume of the weeks weather
showed rain on Friday with some
snow falling on Saturday, followed
lY clearing skies. Sunday was
cold. Monday began with cloudy
but modcrating atmosphere. Snow
started falling about | o'clock
p. n. and continued throughout
the afternoon and evening. Tues
dav was clear and cold with two
above reading. Wednesday the
thermometer dropped two more
degrees to exactly zero.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Christmas. 1859

The Christmas Religion offers spiritual comfort
for the individual hope and promise for all mankind but
it escape from reality responsibility for the
concerned deliberately Intellectual The path of Lord
orturous for only through suffering could His
character be mared and his capacity be created to
feel deep compassion and ympahze fully with the lot of
other men,
This season, the Christmas Star will burn again at the
tip of countless millions of nseed trees in the heavens and
the hearts of the world to remind them OF
their heritage stars circle the earth and in this
country whatever their material Importance their deeper
drop petty prescriptions and strengths
our purposes and our basic faith.
primary tenet of Christianity concern for the in
dvidua belief in his personal worth strength Of char
acter capacity for achievement in material well as
a spiritual
Christ challenged the free individual to discipline HIM
self and reach beyond his apparent capacity to gain reward
without price This has since been the hard core strength
of Christians everywhere To draw this strength Amer
ca was dedicated to freedom
and as we turn answer let pause this Christmas to
remember the of strength and our mission as
nation to this world hababe and to keep alive
the fires of reason and freedom for everywhere
In this His words will guide us-'For what is man
advantaged if he gain the whole world and lose himself or
be cast awayFrom the publisher of the Industrial News
Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Visits Post Offices

Rep. John r. Foley has COM
pleted tour of post offices in the
Sixth Congressional district He
visited a total of 10 last week, fiji
teen of them being in this county.
Accompanied on his tour by his
local office secretary. Mrs. Anne
B. Evcrl'nc, Mr. Foley visited
GrantSvillc, Bittingcr, Mc1cnry,
Accident, FriendSvillc, Deer Park,
Crellin, Hutton, Oakland, Mt Lake
Park, VindcX, Kitzmillcr. Shallmar,
Swanton and Bloomington offices.
He missed the one in Sang Run
and explained that tho weather
got so bad we just didn't make it,"
Also accompanying him on his
tour was Lewis c. Hutson, of Kitz-
miller, chairman of the Garrett
County State Central committee.
He met with a number of citizens
in the city hall on Friday evening.
In Mt. Lake Park Foley visited
the old post office and the site of
the new one, now under construc-
ton. This is the only new post Of
flee now under construction in the
Sixth district.
During his tour he visited class
rooms i'll Grantsvillc Elementary
school, Northern High school and
had lunch and addressed students
at Southern High. The following
day he had lunch at Kitzmillcr
school and visited c!assrooms
there. He. expressed the opinion
that better facilities are needed in
many communities.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Nearly Asphyxiated

Two FriendSvillC youngsters mar
rowly escaped asphyXiation yestcr-
day while riding in car with their
mother. The car had a broken muf-
fler, it was discovered later.
Mrs. Edward Frazee, of Friends
vile, was driving TO her mothers
home in Friendsvillc when she no.
ticed that her two children, Gary,
aged 4, and Timothy, aged 3, were
becoming i'll.
She Immediately started for Gar
rett County Memorial hospital.
The two children we're unconscious
upon arrival when they we're taken
into the emergency room and ex-
amincd. Both were suffering from
carbon monoXidc poisoning, it was
determined
Hospital officials said that Mrs.
Frazce, also was groggy and semi
hysterical, not knowing the cause
of the childrcn's illness.
The children were released from
the hospital after treatment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
All Awards Given
At Christmas Party

Four-H key awards were re-
ceived by three members at the
All Christmas party held Deem
Der 10 at the Oakland Fire hall.
This top county award went to Su-
san Bowman, Star Route, Oakland;
Ralph Bucket, Jr,, Bittinger; and
Thomas Magruder III, Western
sort,
l,1o receive sucl. an honor, a All
club member must be Is years of
age or older and have an outstand-
ing all around achievement record
at the county level. The awards
presented consisted of an honor
certificate, 10-carat gold key en-
graved with the members name, a
gold necklace for Susan Bowman
and tie clasps for the boys.
Honor electrical certificates we're
presented to Patty DeVelbiss,
Westernport, and Ralph Bucket,
Jr., Bittinger. for their top cleo
trical demonstrations in the coun-
ty. Roger Rodcrick was presented
the dairy plaque with his name
engraved which he won as dairy
champion in the County Fair.
Local leader awards which we're
not received in time for Achieve
ment Night in November were
presented to the following: three
years of service, Miss Susan Bow
man and Mrs. Harland Bowman,
North Star club; Mrs. Ross Grove,
Monte Vista club: five years serv-
ice. Mrs. Curtis DeVelbiss, Chica-
saw club; and Mrs Kathleen Lay
man, Finzel club. Five-year awards
were also made to two former local
leaders, Mrs. William Bittinger,
Corunna club, and Mrs. Grace War
nick, Grantsville club. who had
not received them.
Over $50 members, parents, and
friends attended the program of
game activities, decorating Christ
mas tree, cake walks, carol sing
ing and refreshments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Son of Former Local
Resident Takes Top
.Honors in Contest

John Keller, son of a former
Garrett County resident, won top
honorS in the National Vegetable
judging contest held in Washing
ton, d. c., recently Out of a pos
sible $50 points he received 900.
John is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Keller, prominent in vcge-
table and fruit growing in Lor-
raine county, Ohio, near E!yria.
Mrs. Keller is the former Louise
Moon, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Timothy Moon, Of Mt. Lake
Park.
The youth is a senior in Elyria
High school. He is a prize winner
in the local saddle club of which
he is a member. He is also a mem
Der of the high school band and
orchestra, and a member of the
Student Council. He is active in
the Methodist youth organization.
John plans to enter Ohio State
university next fall.
The contest was sponsored by
the national All club. He won first
in his own county. first in the
state at Columbus, o., which en-
titled him to compete at Washing
ton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Charged with Assault

Two men we're charged with as
sault and battery during the week.
They were Harold kiGner and Mel
vim Kisner, of the Oakland area.
The warrant was sworn out by
Ray holland. The alleged assault
occurred on December 16
The two men appeared at the
office of Robert NJ Maroney, trial
magistrate, on Thursday, Deem
Der II, and gave bond for their APP
pearance in the magistrates court
when called.
Another assault case was tried
on Friday, December IS.
Dale Shaffer, charged with as
sault upon Barbara Shaffer, was
tried before Magistrate Maroncy
Shaffcr entered a plea of not guilty
but was found guilty and sentenced
to serve 60 days in Jail. The sen
tencc was suspended upon condi.
ton he sign a peace bond. The
peace bond was filed and the man
was released.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
FriendsviIIe Firemen
Select Officers for 1860

Officers for 1860 were selected
by the Fricndsvil!c fire company
at a meeting on Monday evening,
December 81.
Eugene Coddington was re-
elected president of the group.
Others named we're Kenneth Saw
age, vice-president; Harold Hum
berson. secretary; John Savage,
treasurer; James Lininger, chief;
Jack HENDERSON, assistant chief;
Walter Fcarer, captain; and John
Capel, chaplain. The trustees are
Raymond Schlossnagle, Kenneth
Savage and james Lininger,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Several Hundred Attend
Christmas Choral Program

Several hundred persons we're
present Monday night for the pro-
gram of music presented by the
Junior and Senior choruses of
Southern High school, in the school
gymnasium.
Mary German served as mistress
of ceremonies for part l, by the
junior choir. Ann Lee Lohr served
in the same capacity for the senior
group.
A cantata, the Song of Christmas,
was presented by the latter group
including Margaret Vetter, Caro-
Ign Bittinger. Carroll Miller, David
Gender, Edward Umstot, Brenton
Propst, Clayton Winters, Jr., Mi
chael Cook. and Charlotte Biser as
soloists. Narrators were David
Gender and Earline Wise.
Accompanies for the various
numbers were Edward Umstot,
Tom Forman, Marilyn Bucklew
and Miss Barbara Colabrese.
A duet was sung by Carolyn
Bittinger and Linda Teets. A girls
trio gave two selections. They were
Carolyn Spocrlcin, Charlotte Biser
and Margaret Vcttcr. There was
also a boys trio by Carroll Miller,
Ron Colaw and Fred Bell. A piano
solo was presented by Edward UNI
slot. A rendition of the Hallelujah
Chorus concluded the program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Painting of Local
Setting Given 1st
Award in Florida

Additional honors for her work
in paintings has come to Mrs. w.
Duncan Patton, of Hollywood,
Florida, until this past summer a
summer resident of Deep Creek
Lake for number of years.
Mrs. Patton was notified last
week that large oil painting de-
picting Noah Pysell'S house, and
titled "Noah's House." had won
first award and a money prize in
the annual exhibition of the Mi
ami Art League.
Mrs. Patton has painted a num-
Der of Garrett county scenes, and
some have taken top honors in art
shows in the South and also in
New York City.
Mrs. Patton also has an illus
trated article in the January issue
of Ford Times" a publication of
the Ford Motor company 1t is
titled Harvest for Palm Sunday
and tells the story of the work of
the Seminole Indians in providing
the strips of palm leaves that are
distributed in the churches on the
Sunday before Easter. The story
is illustrated with two of her paint
ings, one showing a Seminole cut
ting the palms and another one
showing some of the braves"
loading the products on trucks for
distribution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Ronald Guard Found Guilty Of
MansIaughter;; Gets 10 Years
Former FriendsviIe Constable Sent to Pententiuy For
FotoI Shooting OF George R. Schroyer

Ronald William Pete Guard year-od former constable
of Frendsvile found guilty mansaughter by
bench sitting in the and sentenced
in the Maryland Penitentiary.
The sentence about IL o'clock Tuesday after both the
defense and had arguments
completed Monday after al-day
some eighteen witnesses appearing for both sides
The verdict announced Judge d
meth Mclaughlin of Hagrstown spokesman the
cOmpmented both sides the calling orderly thought
full with the reproach He said
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Bridge Completed

The county bridge on the road
leading from Crellin to Turner
Douglas was completed in the past
few days, according to Darrell
Wotring, county roads supervisor.
The bridge has a 71-foot span
and a width of 81 feet. Wotring
said the bridge was placed at an
expenditure of $500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
But Muddy Greek Was Never Like This!
Republican To Publish Next
Week At Regular Time

Although The Republican pub
lished day early this week SO
that distribution could be made
prior to Christmas day, next weeks
issue will appear at the usual time,
Thursday, December 81.
This will still give distribution
locally in time for the new year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-12-24
Exploration Shows
Recent Picture
Was Muddy Creek

An exploration of the Deep
Creek section from Hoyes Run
road to where it empties into the
YOughiogheny river, made on Sum
day afternoon has shown con-
clusively that the photograph pub
lished in the December 10 issue
was that of Muddy Creek Falls
and not Deep Creek Falls as indi-
Gated by the caption on the old
picture.
Being published today is a pic
ture of the Deep Creek Falls,
taken Sunday which shows an eX-
panse bigger than Swallow Falls,
but with nowhere near the height
of Muddy Greek.
The explorers also found and
photographed the Little Falls of
Deep Creek which is identical
with the photograph published last
week.
AS far as the explorers were con-
cerned, seeing was believing. They
are of the opinion that the picture
purported to be Deep Creek Falls,
was in reality Muddy Greek Falls.
They made the trek the entire dis
lance from the county road to the
mouth of the creek. There was one
more falls along the pathway which
was smaller than Little Falls"
The accompanying picture illus
tratcs the sloping falls which one
declared to be much more beauti-
full than Swallow Falls. The terri
tory surrounding it was termed
pretty wild"
Henry Arnold was one of those
who thought the picture to be
Deep Creek Falls. He wrote:
There was a Deep Greek Falls,
and it was between where Deep
Greek CmptieS into the Youghio-
gheny river and the existing breast
of the dam. The lumber that is
shown is mostly driftWood that
washed down from the vast area
of Deep Creek which extended to
saw mills and lumber yards quite
few miles away.
In July, 1908, Hiram p. Tasker
wrote: About one year ago we
conceived the idea of utilizing the
wasted water power of the Swal-
low Falls in the Youghiogheny
river, the Muddy Creek Falls on
Muddy creek, the Deep Creek falls
on Deep Creek, all located in a
bunch, six miles north of Oakland
where more than 10000 horse
power has been running to waste
for countless ages Mr. Taskcr
went on to say that, in part, his
surveying crew will make sur
vey of the heads of each of three
falls: Swallow Falls on the Yough
River, Deep Creek Falls on the
east and Muddy Creek Falls on
the west"
These photographs "out of the
past seem to have created a lot
of interest among readers, it is the
desire of the editor that these
photographs be pinpointed as cor
rectly as possible as to time, To-
cation, and the Identification of
people when people are involved.
The picture this week ought to
end any further arguments about
Deep Creek Falls being higher
than Muddy Creek and dispel any
idea that the picture two weeks
ago was i'll reality from Deep
Creek.