The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-22
"A CANDIDATES IN
D A r E SEEKING
COUNTY OFFICES
Unexpected Entry in House Race
by Fearing Against Veteran
R. Bruce Etheridge


Our readers will be interested in
the complete list of candidates who
have filed in the Primary on May
18th. The much talked about Re
publican ticket failed to material
ize. Only three republicans filed
and one of them on fruitless mis-
sion-Board of Education.
AS some of the filing had been
done through the office of the
Clerk of Court, and other applica-
tions directly to Jack G. Tille1t,
and because some filing was done
after this newspaper went to press,
the full list of candidates in Dare
County could not be included in last
weeks paper.
Biggest surprise move was when
Keith Fearing, Jr., Manteo drug
gist filed for the House seat now
held by r. Bruce Etheridge. At a
few minutes before the deadline
Friday, Wallace Gray, Manteo at
torney set out for the Clerks Of
flee to file for this post too. Near
the door he and Fearing met, and
each appraised of the others in
tentions considered it unwise for
both to run. Some say they drew
straws to solve the issue.
Robert o. Balance of Manteo,
and Mrs. Helen S. Briggs of Kitty
Hawk, incumbents on the Board of
Education each filed without OPP
position. C. T. Williams, III, of
Avon has also filed for renomina-
ton 10 this Board without Demo-
cratic opposition. Sumner Scar
borough of Avon has filed for
Board of Education from this
township, but as a Republican,
which means an ill-advised waste
of time.
Floyd Hooper of Stumpy Point,
the incumbent on the Board of Edu-
cation is opposed by Martin Flay
Kemp of Manns Harbor. Shelley
Fronts, the incumbent on this
Board from Hatteras township is
opposed by William P. Dillon.
In Mays Head township, Victor
Meelins, the incumbent on the
Board of County Commissioners is
opposed by Lawrence Swain of
Manteo. Dewey Hayman of Mays
Head also filed for this place, but
3s since stated his action was
prompted when it appeared that
candidates We're slow in coming out,
and that several people on Mays
Head urged him to run. Mr.. Hay
man points out that there has long
been agitation for system to be
set up whereby the beach area as
q unit could have representation
on the Board.
George Fuller, Jr., of Buxton, in
cumbent has filed for reelection as
County Commissioner from Hat
teras Township and is opposed by
w. (Scottie) Gibson of Hatteras.
This situation resulted after Mr..
Fuller had said he would not again
be a candidate, and some so peo-
pie prevailed on Mr.. Gibson to run,
and who are now pledged to him.
'Mr. Fuller now finds. opposition
among his friends which might not
have materialized from anyone had
his decision been made earlier.
s. Woodrow Edwards of Waves, in
cunbent, is opposed by Fred Gray,
Jr., a well-known Coast Guard re-
tired man of Avon, who is a broth
er of Mack Gray, drivers license
examiner of Manteo.
Horace B. Hooper of Stumpy
Point, incumbent, is opposed by C.
C. Duvall, of East Lake former
Board Chairman, with ten years
tenure on the Board, and who was
defeated by Hooper last year. AL
80 having filed for this place is
Ira Spencer, a popular cafe opera
tor at NIanns Harbor.
David Stick of Kitty Hawk, in
cumbent is opposed by Thomas JEFF
ferson Harris of Kitty Hawk.
Walter C. Gaskill of Manteo has
filed in the Republican primary for
County Commissioner, Mays Head
township, and from Croatan Town
ship Daniel w. Burgess (R) of
Stumpy Point, has filed for Com
missioner.
Two opposing sets of candidates
have filed for Commissioners of
the Dare Beaches Sanitary Dis
trict. Dan S. Harris, the present
chairman and Herbert A. Harding
and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith represent
the alignment for retaining the
District in all phases. Walter Perry
E. 81. Short and R. E. Parker, Jr.,
of Kill Devil Hills, represent the
proposition that the area on the
north should be allowed to with
draw from the District.