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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, 1960-02-26
RED CROSS DRIVE
i'll YDE SLATED
TO BEGIN MARCH |

Hyde County Red Cross fund
driveAwill begin March /, Leon G..
Balance, chapter chairman an
nounced today. Mr.. Balance says
that the many services performed
by Red Cross make it imperative
that Hyde meet its quota SO these
services may be retained and per-
formed by the chapter. Each year
Hyde chapter assists servicemen
and their families making con-
facts and securing information
that may be made and secured only
by the Red Cross.
Another service is assistance in
time of disaster. Everyone remem-
bers the storms of 1866, after
which the Red Cross spent more
than $4,000 in the county for food,
clothing, furniture, and shelter.
That amount is approximately 20
times this years quota. One very
important service is the blood prog
ram, which requires funds as well
as blood. In order to keep this part
of the Red Cross program it is
necessary to raise sufficient funds
and do better job of collecting
blood than in the past several
visits.
Heading the drive this year is
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Fairfield,
who has already lined up leaders
in the several communities. It is
her hope that the drive can be COM
pleted during the first two weeks
in March. The citizens of Hyde
County are urged to give generous
ly to this very important cause.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
DRINKWATER PRESENTS
MEDAL TO DESCENDANTS

Several months ago A. w
Drinkwater bought batch of an
tiques at Mays Head. In the lot
he discovered a large silver u. S
Lifesaving medal that had beer
awarded a C. C. Williamson of the
Wilmington area IS years ago.
How the medal happened to be
in the antiques was unknown to
Dinkwater but he figured that il
was an object which members OF
the Williamson family would treas
ure as a keepsake. He set about
by way of the press, radio and
television to find the original
owner or a descendant of the owner
This he did a few weeks ago but
he wanted to make sure the per-
son who hay claim to the medal was
a bonafide descendant.
He verified that Mrs. Martin
Brunjes of Wilmington who had
written him about the medal was
a neice of C. G. Williamson. Hugh
Morton of Wilmington, a member
of Lost Colony Board of Directors,
helped him verify the facts.
So this week by registered mail,
Drinlzwater sent the medal TO Mrs.
Brunjes, Sc years after it had been
awarded her Uucle who had as
sisted in saving the life of a drown
ing man named Moore of Whining
ton from the Wrightsville surf in
1904.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
STATE ENTOMOLOG
TO CONDUCT MEETlNG
SWAN QUARTER TO-DAY

Farmers are realizing that the
costs of producing a crop in in
craasing each year and realize that
the only way to make a profit is
to produce more per acre. There
are several things that must be
done in getting maximum yields
and one of these is controlling soil
borne insects. Last year, many
farmers got very low yields of
corn due to these insects while
Others got good yields by spraying
with an insecticide.
A meeting will be held Friday,
February &c, at 300 o'clock in the
Swan Quarter Agricultural Build!
ing by DIR. Walter Kulash, State
College Entomologist, who win
bring us up to date on the insecti-
cides used in, the control Of bill
bugs, wire worms, chinck bugs, cut
worms and grape colapsis. Also a
brief discussion of the leaf maize
minor or blade worm will be made.
Hyde Is considered fortunate in
getting DR.. Kulash to hold this
meeting since he has done q lot of
research work in the county on
control Of soil borne insects; he Is
known by most of our farmers
and Is recognised as . leading an
thority on insect control. It Il hoped
that an Hyde County farmers win
attend This meslinE.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26

REV. ORION N. HUTCHINSON,
of First Methodist Church, Thomas
vile, N. c., who will be the speaker
at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church,
Manteo, for revival services March
I'll. Rev. Hutchinson is a graduate
of Duke Divinity School and form
erly served as Associate Minister
of First Methodist Church, Char
lotte, N. C. He is recognized as
one of the leading young ministers
of North Carolina.
The Mount Olivet church will
participate in the Conference.-The
evangelistic program during March
and April. The churches in the
Elizabeth City New Rsrp and Viii
mington districts viii have theil
revivals during March. The Mt
Olivet revival is planned for March
Ali and speaker for services on
March a, 5, and 6 preceding Rev
Hutchinson's appearance will be
Roy L. Turnage. director of field
work for the Town and Country
Commission, N. C. Conference. Mr..
Turnage is a layman and service
will be led by laymen of Mt.
Olivet.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
FAR SOUTH HAS
PROBLEMS LIKE
OUR COASTLAND
Manfeo Travellers Learn About
Mosquitoes. History and
Fishing
By VICTOR MEEKINs

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 16. -
While driving into this city across
numerous bridges from the north.
one of which is "a miles long across
Lake Ponchartrain, and through the
many miles of swamps and salt
marshes, l began to wonder if
mosquitoes aren't a problem here
also. l made some inquiry, and was
told they are mighty bad indeed.
l asked, "what do you do about
them ?"
The answer / got was 1--WE can't
do much of anything but pray for
a good wind. Some spraying and
Jogging is done, but that isn't
always good, not for long anyway
More has been accomplished
through drainage, and an effort to
drip oil in the breeding places. ]
was told that a campaign in the
legislature had not succeeded in
getting an effective mosquito pro-
gram established. e''ts@
If we have problems in our
Coastland, they are nothing to
what must have been in this part
of the country. 1t is all low coun-
try. 1t is largely salt marsh, sub
ject also to inundation from the
mighty Mississippi freshets.
We took quarter at the Roose-
welt Hotel, where from a room
high-up, we can see across the
city. This, indeed is a fascinating
town, but the much touted French
quarters entertainment is a lot OF
hokum out for the hide of the tour
lists. The buildings are interesting
We found a good cafe with bum
coffee but friendly people, and it
is amazing how many folks you
find on these travels who either
come from N. C. or know a lot
about it.
This city apparently is the big
gest in the south. It's as big as
the three larger cities of Florida
combined, and much larger than
Atlanta. New Orleans proper has
more than 500, 900 people, and
goodness knows how many live in
the outlying suburbs. The weather
See FAR SOUTH, Page Five
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SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE
INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE
TO MEET IN BELHAvEN

A meeting of the industrial COM
mittee of Southern Albemarle AS
ISOLATION has been set for 1880
am. on March 2 at. River Fcrcs.
Manor in Belhaven.
Committee chairman w. M
Darden of Plymouth urges attend
ance by all committee members and
other interested citizens. Darden
stated ave hope to organize the
committee with the idea of doing
some real work for the benefit Of
the area involved"
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
HYDE FARMS REPAY
DOUBLE THE MONEY
BORROWED IN 1859
Report Of Farmers Home Admin
isira+ion Indicates Loans In
ereasing In Size. Though

Hyde County families borrowed
more than $78.650 in funds from
the Farmers Home Administration
during last year, according to q
report by Daniel B. Willis, the
agency's county supervisor. During
this period the borrowers returned
more than $164,300 in repayments
Loans made by the Farmers
Home Administration are in
creasing in size, according to Mr.
Willis. For example, three years
ago Farmers Home Administration
operating loans in the county av-
eraged $2619 while this year the
same type loan averages $S287 pei
borrower.
Hyde County FILA borrowers
during 1859 used a little more thar
$66, 900 for operating loans to pay
for feed, seed, fertilizer, tractor
fuel, other items and to get ready
for 1860 planting. More than 159t
of operating loans was borrowed
for livestock and machinery needed
to put their farming programs or
a sounder basis.
In addition TO money borrowed
for farm operating expenses, Hyde
County families borrowed more
than sac, 800 for real estate in
,,aect,,a,,+s Cov,oa b.o,1xoxuos.s uSad
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
ADJUSTMENT URGED OF
HYDE COTTON ACREAGE

The week of February 20-March
a has been set aside for high
lighting the release of unused cot
ton allotments TO the local ASC
county committee. The law pro-
vides that beginning with 1860,
cotton farmers must either plant,
release, or lose part Of their al-
lotment.
Several Hyde farmers have not
planted cotton for several years.
Under the law existing at that
time, their allotment could not be
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
FURTHER REPORT OF
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES;
SUPPORT INCREASING

Dare County Red Cross Chair
man Ralph Davis has rendered the
following report on visit to Man
teo by Red Cross Representative
Glenn F. Brosier, Elizabeth City,
on Tuesday, and his expected re-
turn TO the County for other meet
ings and activities Friday.
"Mr. 1Brosier, who is rendering
assistance to our Red Cross prog
ram in its various phases in Dare
County, was in Manteo on Tues
day." Mr.. Davis said, cat which
time plans We're discussed con-
corning our 1860 program and
activities" The scheduled trip south
of Oregon Inlet was postponed un-
til Friday, due to The difficult
ferry situation.
Mr.. Brosier reviewed progress
being made with the blood prog
ram subject with Floyd B. Tay-
lor, blood program chairman for
Dare. Mr.. Davis indicated that Mr..
Brosier is well pleased with support
for the program which is result
ing from the response Of organised
groups thus far contacted by Mr..
Taylor.
In word received from Taylor,
the newspaper learned that the
paper stage of the blood program
is nearing completion. within two
weeks now" Taylor said, Il hope 10
have all the required supporting
data in the form needed by the
Red Cross for their final review.
Their review and processing may
take up to six weeks. If the spaper
stage" is not complete or made
quate we could be delayed consid-
erably in being accepted into the
Red Gross Blood Program. It Is
not something we can wish our way
into" he pointed out
Tuesday night another eroun
voted it, support Of the blood proE-
ram. Manteo High Sclzopl PTA took
this actiop 81 is meeting.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
Spirits HIGH AS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERSHIPS BEGINS
1860 CAMPAIGN ON SUNDAY
Mrs. BurweII Evans Of Man+eo Leading Islands
Drive for Support Of Roanoke Island Histori-
cal Association in 1850; Precedes Statewide
Campaign Getting Underway Soon: Sixty
Two Memberships Assured Sunday.

Under leadership of Mrs. Bur
well Evans of Manteo, the 1860
Lost Colony membership drive of
Roanoke Island Historical Associ-
alton got off to a good start Sun
day afternoon.
Thirty or more Dare residents,
most of them from Roanoke Is
land, heard Mrs. Evans tell Of the
advantages to be derived in giving
financial support towards promot-
ing the drama that has played such
an important role in the develop
ment of the Dare Coast Outer
Banks as one of the worlds most
unusual vacation and tourist at
fractions. Those present at the
meeting showed interest by taking
total of 62 memberships and
agreeing to give their assistance
in the membership drive now un-
derway.
The meeting Sunday was the be-
ginning of state wide member
ship drive started last week by
Mrs. Emmett Winslow at kick
off luncheon on Mays Head. "Be-
fore we go to other sections asking
people to help The Lost Colony by
taking memberships, we must first
show our local interest,"" she said.
That is why the membership
drive under the direction of Mrs.
Evans is now being intensified
locally. In addition TO those present
at the meeting Sunday agreeing
to serve as workers, representa-
tives in the various civic clubs have
also been appointed to assist in the
drive. Mrs. j. L. Murphy assumed
the responsibility of supervising
the membership drive on the Dare
Beaches and later efforts will be
nnade to. secure members on Hat
tteras Island.
eve in Dare County have a
great historical heritage" said
Mrs. Evans as she opened the meet
ing. eve can proudly point to a
long list of tfirsts' starting with
the first English colonization at
tempts here in 1885"
"The United States Government
has recognized Dare by establishing
Fort Raleigh National Historic
Site, the Wright Brothers National
Memorial and the first National
Seashore Recreational Area"
Included in the National Park
Service Mission &c project is
budget of 100000 to stabilize the
shore line in the vicinity of Fort
Raleigh, to build a new visitors
center and a new access road. We
should be grateful for past accom-
plishments and future plans of the
National Park Service" she said.
Sour historical background also
includes the first major victory by
Union forces during the Civil War,
See DRIVE, Page Eight
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MACNEILL is STILL
IN v. A. HOSPITAL

Ben Dixon MacNeiII y still con-
fined 10 the Veterans Administra-
don Hospital at Kecouglztan, Va.
Dudley Bagley Of Mcyock, close
friend Of the Cape Hatteras author
stabed this week that he visited
Nac21eill on Saturday Visiting
1racNeill at the time was another
GOOD friend, Rear Admiral Peter v.
Co1maI. connnnsndsr Of thc Fifth
0oset Guard Distxick
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
OYSTER PLANTING THE
SUBJECT AT SATURDAY
HEARING IN HYDE co.

The Commissioner of Commercial
Fisheries, C. G. Holland, will con-
duct a hearing at the Hyde County
Court House, Swan Quarter, Sat
urday, February 81 at Q PM, in
regard to oyster planting in Hyde
County. All oysternren are re-
quested to attend, and express
themselves on the subject of seed
oysters.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
HOME COMING EVENT TO
BE DISCUSSED MONDAY

A mammoth homecoming cele-
bration planned for Dare and nd.
joining counties during the sum
1new Of 1860 will be discussed al
a meeting in the Community Build.
ing Monday evening, Feb. 20, u
7:30.
1he homecoming event, If pres
emit plhns develop, would include
Hyde, Tyrrell, and Cnrrituck and
Cuiminate in Dare. Itwould be held
during The Lost Colony season.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
LOST TRAWLER TURNS
UP OFF OREGON INLET
WITH ITS CREW SAFE

& The trawler Dolphin of Atlantic
which had been reported missing
after the two men aboard had been
in contact with a Liberian freighter
named Iscojem off Cape Hatteras,
and then disappeared, turned up
safely under her own power off
the Oregon Inlet bar Saturday
morning.
Aborad the leaking craft We're
Capt. Freddy Smith, owner and
skipper Of the Dolphin and his
mate William Rose of Harkers Is
land. After losing contact with the
Iscojem on Thursday Smith set a
northwest course hoping to make
Oregon Inlet despite the fact that
the vessel was taking on water and
the pumps were not working, They
sailed for 23h hours on the north
west course and first landfall was
Currituck Beach whee they recog-
nized the lighthouse late Friday
night. Turning south they were off
Oregon Inlet d few hours later
where at down Saturday the look
out on duty at the Coast Guard
station sighted the vessel. A life
boat from the station escorted the
Dolphin into port.
On Friday an all out search BY
c.naauf Cltns><l c,rs<farn and air craft
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-02-26
HURRICANES SOON
FORGOTTEN If THEY
ARE BIG ENOUGH
Prosperity Appears Prevalent Il
Town Audry Destroyed in
1857
BY VICTOR MEEKINS

CAMERON, La, Feb. 2O.--One
who visits this town which was
devastated by Hurricane Audrey q
little over two years ago finds scant
evidence of the catastrophe which
wiped out over 500 lives. Apparent
ly we think more about it on the
N. C. coast, than is manifest here
The leading cafe operator here
manifests most friendly spirit and
is doing a furnishing business in
a new establishment of which any
one might be proud. He lost a
comparatively new place during
Audrey, and barely saved his life
by getting in the attic Of an old
store across the street while the
tide covered the town by some ten
feet.
One reaches Cameron by a long
road built SEINE so miles over
marshes from adjoining Calcasieu
Parish. Of Cameron Parish's 1000
people, about 5000 are living in
the county seat. The courthouse
was the only important building
saved. The cafe operator thinks
over 500 people were lost; that
many being accounted for, but UNI
doubtedly there were numerous
tourists, and many more migrant
workers in the area when the hur-
Smyrna times., 1960-05-26
LITTLE LEAGUE SCHEDULE

FIRST HALF
May rs Farmers VS. Lions
May 81 Farmers VS. BOD
June l Lions VS. Rotary
june 2 BOD VS. Lions
Smyrna times., 1960-05-26
State Leads Way
In Gasoline Usage

Delaware showed the largest
increase in gasoline consump-
ton from 1856 through 1859 of
any state in the nation, accord
ing to records compiled by the
Statistics Department of the
American Petroleum Institute.
The increase in gasoline con-
sumption in Delaware during
this period was 81 percent while
the average for the entire coun-
try was 9.5 percent.
Only three states, nominally
listed as tourist or vacation
states, were close to the Della
ware record. They were: Ari-
zona with 25.2 percent increase,
the state of Washington with
|23.6 percent increase, and Flor
ida with 22.6 percent increase.
The percentage of increase
listed for Delaware's neighbor-
ing states were: Pennsylvania 9
percent; New Jersey 8.8 per-
cent, and Maryland l0.l per-
cent.
California recorded an in
crease of lis percent, Illinois
had 7.8 percent increase, and
for New York the increase was
1919 percent.
The cause of the tremendous
ly large increase in the gasoline
consumption in Delaware is be-
lieved to have been caused in
part by the large number of
residential developments open
ed throughout the state causing
persons who live in them, to
have to drive to work.
Another factor believed re-
sponsible, is the increase in
traffic to other points, travelling
through the state, and particu-
larly using the Delaware Mem
orial Bridge along their route.
The recording of these figures
is in line with recent estimates
of planning engineers of the
State Highway Department to
the effect that many existing
highways in this state must be
improved to meet the traffic
conditions of today and the fu-
ture years.
Smyrna times., 1960-05-26
Sipple Explains
Police Youth Work

Sgt. Charles L. Sipple, a men,
Der of the youth division of the
Delaware State Police, address
ed the membership of the junior
and senior high MYF groups of
Asbury Methodist Church. Sgt.
Sipple's talk dealt with broken
violations of the law on the
part of teenagers, the results,
and how these situations could
be prevented. Desire, impulse
and opportunity are three char
acteristics which must be pres
ent for a teenager to commit
a crime" Sgt. Sipple pointed
out. Youth should have closer
relationships with parents, get
to know and like others, get to
know and understand them
selves, and safeguard their hap
piness, the speaker claimed.
Bruce c. Ennis arranged the
program. Tom Mills presided
at the brief business session.
The senior high MYF group has
planned a weiner roast and
beach party at Lake Como to-
morrow evening, May 27, from
7:30 until 1l:30. Members of
the church will chaperone the
affair.
Smyrna times., 1960-05-26

own staff at Mt. Pleasant.
Hoffman, who will guide the
Colds, chose Johnny Oberg of
Delmar and Dick Musselman
from his own Newark staff.
The game will be played at
Delaware Stadium on Saturday
afternoon, August 27, for the
benefit of the Delaware Founda-
ton for Retarded Children.
Paciaroni, VINO was an out
standing end at West Chester
Teachers-he was picked on the
Little All-American second team
in l954-completed his first
year as a coach in the Whining
ton area at P. S. dupont last fall.
The Dynamiters finished with a
2-7 record. The Philadelphia ma
tive came here from the Milford
High staff.
Ambrosino, former Pennsyl-
vania Military College luminary,
coaches the backs and does the
scouting at Mt. Pleasant. Mt.
Pleasant compiled a go record
last season and won the Blue
Hen Conference and Ambro-
sino's contributions, particular
ly his scouting reports, were
credited for much of the Green
Knights success by Pollari.
Oberg, who was a standout
fullback at Delaware, launched
his head coaching career with
"a 90 record last season. He un-
doubtedly was selected by Hoff-
man because of the outstanding
job he accomplished with the
wing-T attack. Hoffman employ
ed the same system in winning
eight of nine at Newark and has
an aide altogether familiar with
the offense he will employ.
Oberg's success has earned him
"a new head coaching job at
South Glouchester High, Frank
linville, N. j., school with an
enrolment of about l,200.
Musselman for some time
now has contributed a great
deal to Newark's outstanding
success. He also is well versed
in the wing-T, as backfield
coach having helped Don Miller
mold outstanding teams and
last year helping Hoffman in an
other fine season at Newark.
Smyrna times., 1960-05-26
5p0zH 5H
Kenton, Clayton Clash on Sunday;
Smyrna to Entertain Greensboro

Clayton and Kenton, both
showing OIL records, share the
spotlight in Kent Mar-Del Leag-
ue action this Sunday. A keen
pitching battle is expected to
unfold as veteran Highlander
Harry Barrett and Kenton's new
conner Bob Gillian hook up as
opposing hurlers. Both dropped
opening decisions when kayoed
by late-inning rallies. The game
will be played on the Kenton
field beginning at 2 p. m.
Smyrna will try for a second
time to stage its 1860 home
opener, entertaining Greensboro
t0-D. Rain washed out last
weeks scheduled debut with
neighboring Clayton. The fore
es of Manager Frank Harvath
dropped their season opener,
11-0, victims of a no-run, no-hit
effort at Sudlersville. Bob Jack
son or Al Bishop is expected
to toll for the Smyrna nine.
Centreville will entertain Sud-
Iersville and Leipsic will travel
to Rock Hall in other action.
Rain and wet grounds CON-
pletely washed out last SUM-