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The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-11-04
YOUNG DEMOCRAT DANCE
AT SHRINE CLUB SAT.

A Prediction dance, which
promises to be a big affair is sched-
uled by the Young Democrats of
Dare County at the Shrine Club,
Saturday night, Nov. s, beginning
at 9 pm. The YDC is entering in
to this affair with energy and en-
thusiasm and have sold many
tickets. Many of the young col
lege crowd are taking part in poll
tics this year. Their work is ex-
pected TO pay off in the total vote
expected next Tuesday, November
9Th.
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MANTEo SCHOOL CENSUS

The week of November TIA, the
school census for the Manteo Dis
trict will be taken. On Friday Ito
day. a letter stating the purposes
Of this census will be sent to par
ents by school children. All house
holds with children from one day
through 20 years Of age are in
cluded in this census.
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DANGER FEARED FROM
ERECTION OF HIGH
POLE BY SHERIFF

A plan to erect a discarded fir
pole 1O2 feet long. from the Navy
installation near Duck, on the mar
row strip of courthouse land along
side the Sheriff's office in Man
teo has aroused considerable OPP
position. The sheriff wants it to
install a radio antenna, but neigh
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MACS HEAD FOX
HUNT ON WEEKEND
AT MACS HEAD

MACS HEAD.-Twelfth annual
Nag Head Valentine Season Fox
Hunt will be held during the cur
rent week end beginning Febru-
airy 3 and continuing through
February 6. A hundred or more
hounds representing fox chasing
packs of owners in Oxford and
other East Carolina towns will ar
rive late Wednesday to begin
hunting, probably in the Bodie
Island sector on the first day, on
Thursday morning.
The hunts are held each year
under the sponsorship of The Car
Gilman Hotel. Through the years
the annual Valentine Season clas-
sizes have attracted fox hunters
from many states and on occa-
sions from England.
Chandler Watkins of Oxford is
scheduled to become master of
the hunt succeeding his brother
the late John Ray Watkins who
was hunt master at the Mays
Head hunts since they were first
inaugurated. John Ray Watkins
died about six weeks ago in Ok
ford.
When first established the
hounds We're usually followed
across the marshes or dune lands
by hunters aboard jeeps. Today
conventional automobiles can be
conveniently used by the hunters
as paved roads lead into all the
sectors where foxes are chased
whether on Bodie Island, in the
Mays Head Woods sector or or
Colington Island.
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DARE REPUBLICANS MEET
IN CONVENTION JAN. 80

Dare County Republicans held a
convention in the courthouse in
Manteo Saturday evening, Jan. 80,
and despite bad weather, had the
largest attendance in many years.
Chairman L. v. Gasdll of Wan
cheese said he was well pleased that
as many of rs members of the
faithful, some from distant parts
of the county attended, and plans
We're made to send delegate to
the State Convention in Raleigh
on February q. There is a proba-
bility that the Republicans will
put one or more candidates in the
county race this year, the party
being encouraged by the State and
National election situation to create
more interest.
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MRS. ELSIE BERRY has been
chosen head of the Engelhard PTA
for 1860 and the public is invited
to attend the meeting of the PTA
to be held at 7:3O pm. in the Engel-
hard High School Auditorium. Mrs.
Berry has proved a wise and eff
ficient PTA leader. Great progress
is anticipated under her leader
ship this year. Her duties include
the planning of study courses, and
appointing all committees from the
Goal sheet, which enumerates the
requirements to be met by local
PTA's aspiring to meet the stand
ard for top rank. The president
must see that these reports from
committees are completed and
forwarded to headquarters on
schedule. Mrs. Berry is an active
church member, Sunday school
teacher, and a member of several
community clubs. Beaman Berry,
her husband, is one of the COM
munity's progressive young farm
ers. With their three children, Fer
rell, Pamela and Gregory, they re-
side on Lazy Lane just out of
EngeLlard.
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LOvING'S $2,S4S, 75S BID FOR
LINDSAY WARREN BRIDGE
ON ALLIGATOR RIVER LOW
Nearly HaIf-MiIIion Saving Under Estimates Of
Engineers tuesday as Ia Compete for Big
Project to Connect Dare and TyrreIl; Loving
Built Croatan Sound Bridge; To Be Named
For Former Congressman and State Senator.

The bid of T. A. Loving Co., of
Goldsboro Tuesday of $2,84s,75S
for the building of the bridge over
Alligator River, was the lowest re-
ceived by the State Highway Com
mission. The Loving Company
built the Croatan Sound bridge,
completed in 1855. The new bridge,
on which work will begin soon,
will connect Dare and Tyrrell
Counties and has been officially
rraIned the Lindsay Warren bridge,
honoring present State Senator
former Congressman and Comp
trolEer General.
Some Is contractors, including
out of state firms bid on the job
the low figure being $410,-
O00 under estimates of engi-
neers. The low bid of $780,
$50 for the approach or
the Dare County side was sub
nnitted by Hodges Dredging Corp.
of New Bern. Entry to this road
win be some 1900 feet north from
East Lake postoffice. The bridge
VIII be three miles long, and its
Ty1rell end will be 100 feet west
of the Sandy Point ferry landing
The project was announced in
April and is the elimination Of rs
years of effort on the part of hun
dreds of people in Eastern North
Carolina. Mr.. Warren has long
been a strong advocate for a toll.
free bridge at this point, and he
led a united delegation of legisla-
tors this year in its behalf. By
popular request, the Highway Com
See BRIDGE, Page -Four
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ROXEY CURLES, Captain of De-
tectives, is another Dare County
boy who has worked his way up
in the ranks and become top man
in his Department The command
ing officer of the Norfolk City De-
tective Bureau was born on Coling-
ton Island and moved to Norfolk
with his parents during his boy
hood. He has been commanding Of
ficer of the Bureau since June 20,
1859.
He joined the force Jan. II, 1886
and worked his way up through
the grades. He has served in the
detective bureau 20 years.
Several of his relatives remain
in Dare, and Lower Currituck
Counties as well as in Elizabeth
City. His parents are Silas L. and
Fernelia A. Curles who live with
him on $500 Warwick Ave-, Nor
folk. He was 81 years old on Jan.
%.
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RED CROSS WORK
BLOOD PROGRAM
BEING REVIVED
Chairman Ralph Davis Reports on
Red Gross in Dare; Floyd
Taylor on Blood Program

Ralph Davis, Chairman, Dare
County Red Cross Chapter, in re-
porting on last weeks special meet
ing with Red Cross officials and
local supporters, gives an encour-
aging outlook on several projects
cheduled for 1860. Uppermost on
The agenda at this meeting was
the subject of the County's need
for participation in the Blood Pro-
gram made possible through a
regular plan offered by Red Cross.
Davis reports an active interest
expressed by those present. 'In
fact, Davis said, sit was really
ike new TRANSMISSION to have
newcomer to our town and COM
munity to volunteer to serve as
Chairman of the Blood Program.
Floyd B. Taylor, Assistant Super
intendent, Cape Hatteras National
Seahore, resident of Manteo since
last April, expressed considerable
interest in the Blood Program dur
ing open discussion, and when
asked for a Chairman he offered
his services" Mr.. Davis pointed
out the great need for an active
blood program in Dare County, and
indicated that lot of preliminary
work is necessary even before Red
Cross will honor an application to
enter their participating program.
Other items of Importance han
died at this meeting included the
definite confirmation Of a 5-day,
30-hour Water Safety Program,
See RED CROSS, Page Four
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LADIES NIGHT FOR
ROTARY CLUB ON
MONDAY, FEB. 8
Manfeo Club Celebrates 23rd
Anniversary At Caro-
linian

On Monday night, February at
700 pm. the Manteo Rotary Club
will hold an anniversary dinner at
the Carolinian Hotel. with members
and their wives or guests in at.
tendance.
President Julian Oneto an
nounced this week that the Ladies
Night and Anniversary Committee
headed by Wallace McCown, Dick
Jordan, Gordon Kellogg and john
ny Long, had prepared an interest
ing program for the special oc-
casion.
The speaker for the evening as
guest of the club is Stavros Steph-
anokos, Athens, Greece, the Dis.
trict I'll, exchange student study
ing at NC. State College, who
will emphasize the International
Aspects of Rotary's Service, and
the Vocational Service rendered by
the exchange of students from one
county to another for study on the
college level.
Special recognition will be given
to Charter members Of the club,
and a review of the accomplish
ments and challenges Of the Man
teo Rotary Club will be presented
by Martin Kellogg, Jr.
The Rotary Quartet, most Of
whom are bearded in readiness for
the Pirates Jamboree, will also
render some musical numbers.
The Charter Night for Manteo
Rotary Club was held % years ago,
at which time the Elizabeth City
Rotary Club, headed by S. Wade
Mari, sponsored the formation of
the Manteo club. The club presently
has a membership of twenty eight
members, and the highlight of its
23rd year will be the District Con-
ference at Manteo and Mays Head,
to be held May 18th and 18th, with
the Manteo Club as Host to the
more than thirty clubs forming
District I'll, from Raleigh TO MAN.
teo.
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HOMECOMING FOR
-FOUR COASTLAND
COUNTIES NEXT
All Clubs Asked to Send Dele
gates to Meeting in Manteo
on Feb. 18th

The Manteo Rotary Club on
Monday night endorsed the pro-
posal for four-county homecom-
ing, this summer to enable form
er residents to return and enjoy
the variety of events scheduled on
This coast. Rotary President Julian
Oneto has named the following
committee from the Rotary Club to
aasist this project: Julian Oneto,
Bill Merritt, Lawrence Swain, Mar
tin Kellogg, Jr., Gordon Kellogg,
w. r. Pearce, W. R. Gray, d. v.
Meekins, R. D. Sawyer, Aycock
Brown.
Letters are going out from the
COASTLAND HON COMM
Committee to School Principals
and Superintendent in the coun-
ties of Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and
Currituck, to all Civic and Home
Clubs to appoint a community or
township chairman to attend the
meeting in Manteo at the Com
munity Building 1880 pm, Feb
ruary goth.
Of particular interest to Dare
County people is that this celebra-
ton will be Goth anniversary of
the founding of Dare County from
parts of the other three counties
in 1870.
At the Feb. Goth meeting
permanent general chairman will be
named. Each county will select its
own chairman and plan its own
attractions. Various communities
which have meeting places may
have programs welcoming their
visitors.
Invitations will be mailed to
many thousand former residents
whose names are made available
to the committee. The several
county committees will be request
ed to receive names and addresses
of persons to be invited to the
numerous communities in the four
See HOMECOMING, Page Four
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THOMAS M. DOWDY, at the age
of az has settled down at home
after retirement from the U. S.
Coast Guard where he had varied
and interesting career. He was
born at Kitty Hawk, the son of
Capt. Ivey Dowdy and the late
Elinora Dowdy. He graduated from
his home high school, where he was
captain of the basketball team. He
did some boxing in his last year
in high school, and in the Coast
Guard, where he enlisted Sept. 8,
1889. After nearly two years he
was rated chief machinist mate,
and for ten years served on sea-
going ships, and in World War II
served on convoy ships from Nor
folk to North Africa.
His seagoing duty included serv-
ice on the Cutter Mendoza, and
other cutters, including ice-patrol
and weather cutters. In 1871 he
graduated from diesel and engine
school; went to Washington, D. C.
in 1947 and graduated as criminal
investigator. In 1860 he went to
Jekyll Island, Ca, and attended the
Treasury Department investigation
and law school and graduated as
a criminal Investigator and law EN-
forcement officer in which capaci-
ties he served for eight years. Dur
ing his last year in service he was
on the Nantucket Lightship, Bos-
ton, Mass.
Since his retirement in Novesm-
Der last ,he has maintained his
usual busy pace, being employed
with the Hunt Construction Co., at
Kill Devil Hills, and selling auto
mobiles during his spare time. He
is member of Fort Raleigh
American Legion post, No. 26,
Manteo.
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COUNTY BOARD AUTHORIZES
REPAIRS TO COURTHOUSE
Petition Asks for Establishment Of Hos
pitai Voting District on Hatieras
island; Boat and Drainage
Ditch Problems Up

What started off as a $24 dam
age to the roof of the courthouse
in a hurricane three years ago,
but which was neglected, wound
up this week in the Board of Com
missoner-s having to let $1.222.-
80 job of rebuilding one side of the
roof, to Il. o. Balance, the low
bidder. Next low bid was $500.
1t was also noted that the new
jail has a leaky roof, which was
never repaired. This is in line with
neglect generally accorded county
pronerty, as witness the flooding
of the auditorium Of the Manteo
High school on the week end with
much damage to floors.
A petition was presented the
County Board, signed by 3f5 citi-
IONS Of Hatteras Island, asking the
entire area be set up as a hospital
district, preparatory to voting a
bond issue for the erection of a
health center at Buxton to replace
the present building, the former
Navy station. This petition is be-
ing forwarded to the Medical Care
Cognntission in Raleigh.
The Board heard a request from
the Rodanthe area that the old
community drainage ditch be re-
openod, a project which will cost
5000 to $500, and that it be in
Guided in mosquito drainage pro-
gram. 1t will be brought up at the
March meeting.
Wallace r. Gray, attorney,
brought a petition signed by 121
Manns Harbor citizens, seeking
the help of the Board in estab-
fishing certain rights in the Manns
Harbor canal built by the county
some S5 years ago, and maintain
ed by county funds from time to
time. This matter was referred to
a committee for investigation.
Matters discussed by the Board
but which were not brought to
formal action was a favorable
opinion on behalf of better con-
servation and protection of public
oyster grounds; the instruction to
the County Attorney 10 start fore
closure proceedings against prop
erty owners TO force them to pay
delinquent taxes, and the amount
of the fee to be paid the attorney.
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POLICE OFFICERS NAMED
BY K. D. HILLS BOARD

The Kill Devil Hills town board
Tuesday night filled the vacancies
for Policeman and Street and
Building Inspector by naming
Thos. W. Dowdy Chief of Police
at $500 per month, and Avery Til
lett for the last named duties in
GLIDING part time police work. at
a total salary in the same amount.
In splitting up the jobs, the town
budget will show an increase of
about 5000 a year. The new men
will 60 on duty Feb. 10. They re-
place Jack w. Balance who re-
signed last month.
The town expects TO get more in
return for the new arrangement,
whereby the Street Superintendent
will be o working one, and win
operate the motor-grader. This ex-
pense Is part Of the Powell Bill
responsibility.
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STRIPED BASS
BY THE TONS
TAKEN IN NETS
By AYCOCK BROWN

BUXTON-Some 80 tons of
striped bass, were caught in nets
in Hatteras island surf during the
past week end. It was one Of the
biggest catches for the species on
the Dare Coast in many years.
Several commercial fishing crews
shared in the catches which began
during a northeaster Friday and
continued through Saturday, in
Guiding Roy Gray, William Foster,
lack Austin, Tine Willis and
others. Names of Mays Head COM
crews reported making
heavy catches could not be learned
Immediately, although one of the
outfits was using an amphibious
DUKW to assist in making the
hauls.
"The fish weighed from 20 to
go pounds" said RAINY Jennette
Of a gasoline station here
who is an official weighmaster for
game fish taken by anglers.
II have not heard of any striped
bass being caught by anglers dur
ing the past week end" Jennette
added.
The commercial fishermen re-
portedly received % cents per
pound for their striped bass. Most
Of the bass were heavily laden with
roe, an Indication that they were
on their way 20 spawning waters.
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HEART FUND DRIVE IN
HYDE COUNTY UNDERWAY

The Heart Fund Drive for Hyde
County began Feb. 1st., and will
reach its climax on Heart Sunday,
Feb. % when a number of volun-
teers in each community will con-
duct a house-to-house canvass for
contributions. The Heart Fund
Drive supports the Heart Associ-
ations research, education, and
community service programs.
The following are area chair
men: Mrs. Lydia Stowe, Pioneer;
Mrs. CASTOR Sadler, Scranton; Mrs.
B. w. Williams, Swan Quarter,
Mrs. Odessa Jarvis, Engelhard;
Mrs. T. ". Jones, Fairfield; and
Mrs. Jack Willis, Ocracoke.
Mrs. A. B. Harris of Fairfield
is county chairman and c. ]. Ca
hoon Of Swan Quarter is Treas
urer.
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CONGRESSMAN BONNER FILES
IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Rep. Herbert C. Bonner this
week paid his $225 filing fee to
the State Board of Elections and
thereby filed his intention to run
for reelection. Mr.. Bonner, rep
resenting the IA counties of the
First Congressional District, has
served ably in Congress since 1910,
prior to which time he was for
is years congressional secretary.
He now heads one Of the most inn
portant Of the IS house commit
tees, and enjoys strong prestige in
the Capitol.
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MARY CHARLES WHITE has been
named Student of the Month for
Manteo High School. Mary Charles
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Erwin White of Manteo.
She is fourteen years old and in
the ninth grade. In her school life
she is president of the freshman
class, a member of the Student
Council, member of the basket
ball team, and a member of the
Science Club. In community activi-
ties, she sings in the Mt. Olivet
Methodist Church choir and is an
officer in the All County Council.
Mary Charles's name is always on
the list of honor students for Man.
teo High School.
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST RIFLES
BEGUN IN BELHAVEN

Great damage and danger from
air rifles and other types of Ju-
venile weapons has resulted in a
rash of complaints TO the. Belhaven
town Board and the Board is APP
pealing TO the citizens to cooperate
In controlling the carelessness of
youthful people with rifles and UNI
less held in check, more tragedy
will result. The situation is more
or less the same in all communities,
and Christmas gift guns have had
a lot to do with it during Janu-
airy.
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Terry Sanford formally an
nounced in Fayetteville Thursday
that he is campaigning to become
North Cardinals next Governor.
"There is a new day in North
Carolina, with new challenges and
new opportunities for a program
for progress" he said in announc-
ing his intentions. eve will, work
ing together, make the most of
these opportunities"
Sanford spoke from a bunting
covered platform erected at
Fayetteville's historic Market
House. His statement was the
highlight in a noon-time celebration
of Terry Sanford Day" in the
Cumberland county seat.
1.-THE dominant need Of the peo-
pie Of North Carolina is to pro-
vide the boys and girls of this
state with a higher standard of
educational opportunity" he added,
setting his campaign theme.
Sanford, AZ, is a Fayetteville at
torney and has long been in poll
tics. He has been a State Senator,
a Democratic National Convention
delegate, was president of the
North Carolina Young Democratic
Clubs, and managed w. Kerr
SCOTS campaign for the United
States Senate.
He is prominent in affairs of the
Methodist Church and chairman of
The Board of Trustees of the Meth
odist College being developed at
Fayetteville. He has been a Dis
'rict Lay Leader and was dele
gate to the 1856 General Confer
ence of the Methodist Church.
Sanford was member of the
State Ports Authority, in 195O-53,
when the Morehoad City and vii
mington port facilities were built.
and is a director of the Fayette-
vile Area Industrial Development
Corp.
He was born and raised in Laur-
inburg, where his mother is a.
school teacher. He attended Pres
terrain Junior College and was
graduated from the University of
North Carolina, and from the
University's law school. Ee worked
his way through college; he had
a newspaper route, was bus boy
in Swain Hall, was a doImitory
manager.
He was in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, as Special Agent,
in 1941-42, and was assigned to
help hunt for Roger Touhy, the
notorious Chicago gangster who
recently was ambushed and muir
dered just after being released
from prison.
Terry resigned from the FBI to
become a paratrooper in World
War III. He was in combat in five
European campaigns.
Terry is married 10 the former
Margaret Rose Knight, of Hopkins
vile, Ky. She had been a coed at
Chapel Hill and was school teach
er. They have two children, Betsy,
IL, and Terry, seven.