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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-11

CHRIST EVANGELICAL IL
THERAN CHURCH, Grantsville,
David +. Fettcr, pastor. The Serv-
ice, $50 a. m; Sunday School, 9:45
a. m. Choir rehearsals Immediately
following SUNDAY School Church
Council meets, Tuesday. 1870 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-11

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE,
9th street, Oakland Rev Marshall
Brown, pastor. Sunday School, 10
a. m; Worship service. II a. M;
Young Peoples meeting. 645 p. m;
Evening service, 1880 p. m, Prayer
meeting, Wednesday,, 7:30 p. m. +
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-11
ASSEMBLY oF GOD. FULL

ASSEMBLY OF GOD, FULL
GOSPEL CHURCH, Deer Park,
z. w. Blizzard, pastor, Sunday
School, 9:45 a. m; Worship, 1915
a. m; Young Peoples Service, Z
p. m; Evangelistic Service, f:45
p. m Bible Study and Praise Serv-
ice. Wednesday, 8 p. m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-02-11

MT. LAKE PARK METHODIST
CHARGE, Randall Prince, pastor
Bethel; Sunday School a. m;
Worship, 10 a. m; MYF. p. m.
White: Sunday School, 10 a m;
Worship, ITO a. m. Kurtz Chapel:
Sunday School, 1890 a. m; Wor-
ship, End and 4th Sundays, 7:30
p. m.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
LIBRARY STAFF PRESENTS
MONDAY ROTARY PROGRAM

What was termed an exception
ally fine program was given the
Manteo Rotary Club Monday night
by the librarians who hold forth
in the same community building.
Mrs. Jean Ward and the Staff
of Dare County Library, including
Mrs. L. L. Gibbs, Mrs. Kay Roush,
and Miss Jeanette Overcast, pre-
scented what Mrs. Ward termed a
Library Staff Meeting" which in
volved a panel discussion into
which the members of the Rotary
Club and the Club proper were
central subjects. The program so
impressed a visiting Rotarian from
Massachusetts, he said he was go
ing home and tell his large, fine
City Library how we'll the folks
in Dare County are doing. Woven
into library presentation which
quite obviously required consider
able time and thought in planning
and preparation, was concluding
note and decision to Lets invite
the Rotary Club to visit the Library
right after their meeting on April
Is, and TO become charter members
Of our Friends Of the Library
group" President Oneto said "just
about every member and visiting
Rotarian accepted this invitation"
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
CONSERVATION IN HYDE
OVER NEW REGISTRATION

Some CONSERVATION among candi-
dates IN Hyde County has follow
ed news that a new registration Of
voters has been ordered this year
Many fear that voters will be SC
late getting on the books, that
service men entitled to vote by mail
may not have an opportunity to
register again and obtain ballots.
From reports that have come in
it is believed TO have been in
spired as a smart political trick ir
the interest of candidates who have
felt shaky, and believe their for
tunes would be favored by the
lighter registration anticipated.
Registration books open April
80, and remain open for two sue
ceeding Saturdays with challenge
day on May 21st.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
ST. ANDREWS BY THE SEA
TO HAVE NEW RECTOR

"The vestry of st. Andrews by
the Sea, Protestant Episcop al
Church, Mays Head, announces
that The Rev. Joseph P. Burroughs
has accepted the call extended by
the Vestry and will become the
Rector in May. The Rev. Mr.. Bur-
roughs at the present time is in
charge Of Calvary Chapel, Tarboro,
and st. Ignatius Church, near Tar
boro.
He is native Of North Carolina,
born in Wadesboro and graduate
of Davidson College and the Epis-
copal Theological School, Cam
bridge, Mass, where he received
two degrees.
Rev. Mr.. Burroughs viii hold his
first service at st. Andrews on
Sunday, May s. He will occupy the
Musician Cottage on the beach,
which viii serve as the Rectory."
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
TWO YEARS PENALTY
ON BRICKHOUSE FOR
SHOOTING COMBS
Most Sensational Case in Tyrrell
Court This Week Results in
Sentence by Judge Morris

The case taking up most time
and attracting most. interest in
Tyrrell County Superior Court this
week was that in which James
Brickhouse was charged with as
sault with deadly weapon with in
tent to kill Mark Combs, inflict-
ing serious bodily injury. The cast
wound up with intent to kill be-
ing stricken from the charge, and
Brickhouse got a two year SEN
tence and the Judges recommends
ton against any parole before enc
of term.
States witness Mark Combs
testified that he was shot by de-
fendent James Brickhouse, Sunday
Oct. 4, 1859, in front of the Method
list Church in Gum Neck, which
resulted in loss of his left leg.
Futher testimony brought out
that Combs was shot at close range
by a single shot gun, shown in
evidence, with No. l buckshot;
Dungarees worn by Combs were
produced showing the path of bull
let's to have entered the leg from
the rear. Three bullets were taken
from the leg, and one passed
through, injuring the right leg. An
empty buck-shot shell found at the
site of the shooting by Sheriff
Clair E. Morris and a full shell
of like size taken from the de-
fendent by the Sheriff following
the incident We're exhibited.
The flashlight which Combs ad-
mitted having in his hand on the
previous night when he showed the
defendent in the defendants, home,
and with which the defendent
Brickhouse commended he was hit
over the head by Combs and knock
ed unconscious, was testified by
the Sheriff to be a two cell flash
light, and there were no dents on
said flashlight indicating a strong
blow has been inflicted with it.
Brickhouse said that he was in
Gum Neck about II miles from his
home on the Sunday morning to
see a man about selling a drink
See COURT, Page Four
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
FOREST FIRES TAKE HEAVY
TOLL OF PROPERTY VALUES,
TYRRELL AND HYDE COUNTIES
About 5000 Acres Burned Over Near PIONEER
This Week; Water Carrying Plane From Geor-
ga Brought in; Two Fires Rage in Tyrrell, and
Army Of Fire Fighters Assemble; Some Areas
Exfinguished Monday.

The largest of a series Of Forest
fires ragged all week near PIONEER
in Hyde County, burning over about
5000 acres of land, some of it
maishland, to the east of the COM
munity. The fire was still raging
Wednesday. A waterIbomber plane
from the Georgia Forestry Com
mission was summoned to arrive
Wednesday to aid in the fight, and
proved very effective, foresters re-
port.
Fire fighters were to be called
in from the Camp LeJeune Marine
Base; others were called from Ra-
eiigh, Elizabeth City, New Bern
and the nearby State Prison Camps.
The State Forestry Division report
ed that the fire sprung from a
land-clearing operation, probably
from a burning stump Sunday
morning.
Fire fighters are using tractors
and plows and truck-mounted
pumps.
The fire has spread into peat
bog areas where it is extremely
difficult to use normal fire fight
ing equipment. Intensive hosine
or enough rain to raise the water
level beneath the bog to the surface
could quench the fire.
Fire-fighting headquarters have
been set up in Pettigrew State
Park at Lake Phelps near Column
bia. Men and equipment are con
contracted here and then directed
to various fire-fighting points.
A State Forestry official sale
late Tuesday, eve don't know
what's going to develop. We meek
rain We need it bad"
Though this is the first fire o.
the year, several forest fires havt
ragged in the Hyde County area il
recent years. Sturnps burned IN
land clearing sometimes triggers
fires which spread to adjacent tim.
Der and marshland.
Another fire in Tyrrell County
near Newland was brought under
control late Tuesday afternoon.
The blaze began Monday after.
noon on land owned by the West
Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. Trac-
tors, plows, pumps and other equip
were hustled in from Dare County
to help fight the fire.
No estimate was available or
the amount of land burned.
A third fire broke out at moor
Tuesday near Piney Woods in Tyr
rell County. The blaze was still
out of control late Tuesday.
Piney Woods is 20 miles from
Pioneer.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
REGISTRATION BOOKS
FOR VOTERS OPEN SAT,

By law, the registration books
shall be open all day Saturday,
October 30th at the usual voting
place in each precinct in county
and state of North Carolina, where
by all persons who may be 81 years
of age, or who may be of age at
the time of the General election in
November are authorized to vote
in the May 2Sth primary and forth
coming elections.
The books will be open on May z
and Ia also for this purpose, and
on May 2Sth win be challenge day.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29

The Meredith College depart.
ment of art is presenting the paint
ings and drawings of Susan San
derlin in the Joyner Hall Art Gal
lery this week and through May
6, in Raleigh.
Miss Sanderlin is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar c. Sander
lin of Kitty Hawk. Her one-mar
show, graduating exhibit, is oper
to the public on weekdays from
$50 am, until 5 pm. It will be
featured for the Hospitality Week
end when more than 20 high school
seniors will visit the college for two
days. ,..-l
Miss Sanderlin, the pupil of Ruth
A. Clarke and Rose Messick Mel
win, is at present teaching in the
Needham Broughton High School
in Raleigh, under the supervision of
Mrs. Martin Ellrlich.
Susan is a member > of the
Astrotekton Society at Meredith;
has. served this year as ART. editor of
the college annual, Oak Leaves;
and also has been a member of the
staff of the college newspaper, The
Twig.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
PRECINCT MEETINGS TO BE
HELD EVERYWHERE MAY ]

On May 7th, all Democrats are
expected to assemble in session at
their usual voting place in every
precinct in North Carolina at z
pm. At this time, there should
be named precinct executive COM
mittee consisting of five members
two of whom should be women, and
who should in turn elect precinct
chairman to serve for two years
This meeting should also designate
delegates to attend. the County
convention, at the courthouse, to
be held on May 18th, and which
should be attended by the precinct
Chairlnen of the whole county.
The precinct chai1men at the
county convention should then elect
a Chairman of the Democratic Exc
cutive Committee of the County,
for term of two years. This coun-
ty convention should name dele
gates to the State Convention to
be held in Raleigh on May 10th.
The following is the list of Pre-
cinct Chairmen of Dare County as
furnished this week by County
Chairman M. L. Daniels of Man
teo: :,
Manteo, c. R. Evans; Wanchese,
Mack Etheridge; Stumpy Point, R.
D. Wise; Manns Harbor, w. S.
White; Mashoes, T. r. Midget;
East Lake, George w. Ambrose;
Hatteras, F. L. Peele; Frisco,
Julian Austin; Buxton, E. P. White;
Avon, o, G. Gray; Rodanthe, w.
A. Meelkins; Mays Head, C. E.
Parker; Kill Devil Hills, J. L.
Murphy; Kitty Hawk, P. A. Tillett;
Duck Sol Whitson; Colington,
Lewis Meekins.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
WEST BELHAVEN
CITIZENS MEET
WITH ALDERMEN
Survey Considered. Looking to
Extension Of Sewerage Lines
In City

A large group of citizens from
West Belhaven appeared Monday
before the Board of Aldermen in
the mayors office with Mayor
Younce presiding and Aldermen c.
R. Potter, C. B. Tillman, o. H
Johnston, Ralph Edwards and Dick
Taylor attending, also present were
E. L. Voliva, L. r. Smith and
DR.. ]. T. Wright of the Light ant
Water Commission.
Mayor Younce presented Car
Mengel of the Olsen Engineering
Co., of Raleigh and asked him tc
explain the clauses of the contract
that his firm had prepared fol
the town. Mr.. Mengel said that a
survey could be made by his firm
for approximately $4,000, and the
town would not be obligated be-
yond this should they for any rea-
son be unable to follow through
with project. This survey would be
planned 10 tie in with sewerage
disposal station, should it come in
the near future as anticipated.
Mr.. Mengel was confident that
the survey could be made within
a short time-30 days or so. Aft
er considerable discussion a motion
was made by Mr.. Tillman and sec
onded by Mr.. Potter, that the Olsen
Firm proceed with the survey. All
alderman voted in favor of the
motion, the Light and Water COM
missioners were. agreed also.
Financing the projects, Mayor
Younce said should a bond issue
fail other means would be sought.
He asked Mr.. Mengel if it would
be possible TO secure Federal aid.
Mr.. Mengel explained that the pro-
gram was not adequate, but that
some towns do receive such aid
each year and about twelve North
Carolina projects would receive
help this year. Federal aid is
awarded on the basis of necessity,
Indebtedness of town, and readiness
of plans TO proceed with project.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
IRA SPENCER LEAVES
COMMISSIONER. RACE;
ENDORSES HOOPER

Ira Spencer popular operator of
a seafood cafe at Manns Harbor
this week withdrew his bid for Dare
County Commissioner and gave his
unqualified endorsements to Horace
B. Hooper of Stumpy Point. Chief
among reasons expressed by Mr..
Spencer is desire that unity and
good will be increased between the
communities in the interest for
greater progress for the whole
county. Mr.. Spencer's statement is
as follows:
although / filed for County
Commissioner from the Mainland
District at the request of friends,
/ did not desire TO run if Mr.. Hor-
ace Hooper should run, and as he
has been good member of this
Board in helping TO get our county
out of debt, and has gained ex-
perience that should help him in
becoming more helpful and capable
in another term do not. think our
county should lose the benefit of
this experience, and l would pre-
fer that he be elected instead Of
myself. shall vote for him and
support him in any way / can. It
is my desire that there should be
a continued improvement of friend
ship between our communities. We
will not make progress by being
divided over differences that mean
nothing. Let us all stand together
for the betterment of our county.
We will all be the better off,"
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CONGRESSMAN HE RBERT C.
BONNER, who will come to Man
teo Saturday to attend the JAM
boree program at Fort Raleigh,
will also make a public speech Sat-
urday evening at the courthouse in
Manteo at 1880. Mr.. Bonner
especially wishes his friends from
Hatteras, Buxton, Avon, Rodanthe.
Kitty Hawk, Colington, Wanchese,
Stumpy Point, Manns Harbor and
all other parts of Dare County and
from neigfboring counties to come
to this meeting. 1t is a fact, that
he receives more letters from Dare
County than any other county in
his district, regardless of size, be-
cause Dare has so many more vet.
Grams matters, men in Government
service and more waterways anG
other Federal projects, than othe,
counties.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29
IA. 1. DANIELS SAYS
STATEMENTS ARE FALSE

We take pleasure with all good
will in printing statement from
M. l. Daniels, Democratic Party
Chairman in Manteo, in which he
objects to statements in political
article in this newspaper last week.
And so far as we know his state
ment to be correct, we are agree
able to letting it stand as such.
Mr.. Daniels statement follows:
ain your above issue under the
heading ''The Low Down on The
IAtch-Up By Old Ring To Take
Over The County" you have the
following false statements con-
corning me.
II. (Paragraph2) "and his old
pal, M. L. Daniels, has made his
boasts that he will again take con-
troll of the County ABC Board
come next December"
Correction: This is a deliberate
false hood as have never made any
such statement to anyone.
'2. Paragraph 81 "M.-L. Daniels
who for many years has held the
title of Chairman of The County
Democratic Executive Committee,
which again this year has a note
of indebtness in the bank; although
although other Democrats raised
funds last year to pull the party
out of the hole"
Correction: This is "a deliberate
falsehood. There is no note of in
dizziness in the bank for the Demo
cratic Party of Dare County. The
party is debt free and has small
surplus.
II respectfully request that you
mako these corrections in the next
issue of "The Coastland Times"
(Friday, April 20, 1960) as such
charges reflect on my honesty and
and ability.
'sThe false charges tend to fur
ther hurt me financially and effect
my livelyhood as well as my char
acter and standing in Dare Coun-
ty.s
The position of this newspaper
Is us follows: "What was said with
See DANIELS, Page -Four
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MANY INTERESTED
IN OPERATION OF
HATTERAS AIRSTRIP
Flyers In Distant Giles lmpa-
tient To Make Use Of
II Soon

Much interest has been aroused
by the modern air strip now being
constructed three miles northeast
of Hatteras by the state of North
Carolina, on land leased to Dare
County by the National Park Serv-
ice, and filters are already telephon-
ing in, some from distant cities i'm
patient for an opportunity to use
it, according Supt. Bob Gibbs of
the Cape Hatteras National Sea-
shore.
It will be ready for use in about
ten days or two weeks, according
to w. N. Spruill, Division Highway
Engineer under whose supervision
the $500 foot strip is being built.
There is widespread opinion that
this air strip will be one of the
greatest assets to development of
sportfishing and tourist business on
Hatteras Island, and several groups
have applied for information with
a view to leasing it from the coun-
ty and to set up a fixed base oper-
alton to accommodate the flying
public, Victor Meekins, chairman
of the Dare County Board said this
week. Meekins, with Commissioners
George Fuller and Woodrow Ed
wards of Hatteras Island have fol-
lowed the project, through from
December, negotiating for the land
and for construction of the strip.
The air strip, located adjacent to
the village of Frisco, will be leased
See AIRSTRIP. Page Four
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100000 SPENT FOR
PUBLIC HARBORS
THAT ARE A FARCE
County Has Spent The Money
Without Providing the People
A Single Guarantee
By VICTOR MEEKINS


More than 100000 has been
spent of peoples money in Dare
County during the past So years to
provide several communities with
public harbors for small boats. Yet
during all this time, in no instance
was any safeguard set up to in
sure the rights of the public in
future years.
This has been a costly lesson,
and there is now no excuse for per-
hitting anything so stupid to
happen again. l will name a num-
Der of these cases.
Citizens of Manns Harbor are
now handicapped because their
needs have grown beyond all pres
ent facilities in what is known as
county ditch" When it was built,
the officials failed to get properly
executed convenances of the land,
and now all land bordering the
ditch is privately owned. The stu
alton is critical and costly. Men
are handicapped in making live
lihood from commercial fishing.
Needless strife between neighbors
arises, out of the situation.
In Wanchese, a piece of land was
bought for public canal, and sew
eral thousands of dollars has been
spent on it. But the land has all
been dug away, and the borders
of the canal may be used by the
public only by consent of the priv
ate owner.
In Buxton, the county spent ST.
300 two years ago to build boat
canal to serve the fishermen of the
community, and it too is dug in
such manner that the public does
not have full use of its shoreline
and perhaps never will have it
The possibilities of this outlay Of
the peoples money cannot material
ize in the present status.
In both Salyo and Waves canal:
were cut with the peoples money
through private lands without an!
guaranty that the public could for
ever enjoy the benefits for which
they paid. In Stumpy Point
similar investment was made man!
years ago, yet county officials have
allowed something what was mucl
needed and what might have beer
of great value to come to nothing
There are some other similar in
stances.
There is only one way to safe
See HARBORS, Page Ten
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of beach buggy races at 2 pm.
near the scene of the fish fry, and
Friday evening the usual colorful
dance will be held at the Hatteras
Community building, with the local
band comprised of citizens and
Navy men performing. This band
Last year was a great success.
Gaily and automatically costumed
buccaneers including newly elected
royalty for the coming year, busy
committees in charge of a variety
of colorful and exciting attractions,
thousands of persons of the Dare
Coast and elsewhere will converge
on Hatteras, the Dare Beaches and
Roanoke Island this week end to
celebrate the sixth annual Dare
Coast Pirates Jamboree and launch
officially the 1860 vacation sea-
son of the Outer Banks region.
Representative Herbert C. Bon
ner of the First Congressional Dis
trict of North Carolina will par
ticipate in coronation pageantry to
be staged at Waterside Theatre at
The Lost Colony site on Saturday.
He will, on this second day of the
three day event, place the crowns
on King Dick Ward of Kitty Hawk,
and Queen Ina Evans Of Manteo in
the ceremonies beginning at 2
o'clock. Chairman Swain says no
admission will be charged.
This year for the first time the
coronation is being held during day
light hours in a great theatre where
the revelry of dancers will not in
terfere. The ceremonies will take
form as a pageant especially writ
ten for the occasion by Mrs. lisa"
bel Murphy of Kill Devil Hills and
Mrs. Lucille Winslow of Mays
Head. In addition to the new royal
ty, the king and queen, the prince
and princess and their respective
courts, winners of period costume
contests, school children and others
will participate. There will for in
stance, be a Governor and Mrs.
Charles Eden, the governors Sec
rotary Tobias Knight, who was in
business with Blackboard, Sir
Francis Drake, a sort of pirate-ex-
See JAMBOREE, Page Four
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$4,000 TONS OF
ASPHALT TO 60
IN HATTERAS ROAD
Widening and Surfaeing Of So
Mile Stretch VIII Require
Several Months

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