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HIKE IN PHONE RATES IN
STORE FOR COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA. - The Carolina
Telephone Company proposes an in
crease in telephone rates in Column
bia and other towns served by the
company on the basis of increased
value of the service. Rates, it is
stated, are now based on the num-
Der Of subscribers within the local
calling area, and since there has
been a large increase in the MN :
Der of subscribers in the Columbia
area since August 1857, when pres
ent rates were established, the
company expects to raise rates
accordingly.
In August 1867 there were 1893
local phones in Columbia and in
May of this year there were $50.
1t is also proposed to raise the basic
local rate in some exchanges.
There is an increase proposed to
business phones of some Is cents
a month.
Some concern is felt in Column
bia that the raise should not be
made and protest to the utilities
commission is being considered.
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OREGON INLET JOB
TO BE CELEBRATED
AT WANCHESE SOON
Citizens Committee TO Meet at
Wanchese Monday Night at
1870 to Plan For Event

The biggest celebration in the
area this year may be in the MAX
ing on Roanoke Island early in
September, at Wanchese, and a
committee of citizens has been
called at Mack's Diner at Mill
Landing Monday night, July 25th
at 8 PM, to discuss plans for a
big fish fry and program to take
place in the afternoon, perhaps on
Labor Day, when the Lost Colony
will be over for the season.
An invitation may be extended
to Tar Heels afloat to bring the an
nual cruise of this distinguished
group into the new waterway,
when for the first time in history,
vessels of II foot depth can move
freely in and out the North Caro-
lima sounds between Norfolk and
Beaufort.
Tentative plans for the celebra-
ton call for band music, marching,
a fish fry for all; invitations to
Congressman, Senators, Governor
Hodges, and other state officials.
Incumbent and (eXpected) to take
office next year. The Wanchese
Waterways Committee, the Tour
ist Bureau, and other organizations
are expected to participate in this
celebration.
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LOST COLONY INTERVIEW
FOR VOICE OF AMERICA

An interview with members of
The Lost Colony Company conduct
ed in Manteo this week by the
Voice of Americas Meredith Young
will soon be broadcast in 3S Ian
guages throughout the world, Ay-
cock Brown advises.
The Meredith Young program is
called "Women of the World" and
in Manteo, and Elizabeth City
(where the interview was profess
sionally recorded) by Station
WGAI, Miss Young interviewed
Marjalene Thomas (Eleanor
Dare), Harry Thomas her husband,
and DIR. Elizabeth WEIGH of Salem
College faculty, and assistant to
Director Clifton Britton.
The program will be broadcast
on July 26 or August 2 and will
be transmitted at the peak listen
ing hour of each language area,
via the large control panels in
the United States.
About 10000 persons are en-
ployed by Voice of America, Mere
dith Young's real-life name is Mrs.
John William McIlhenny of Nc
Lean, Va.
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WILLIAM BEN GOODWIN of
Elizabeth City is doubly appreci-
ated in the Walter Raleigh Coast
land, because his boyhood was
spent in Manteo, and his affection
for his boyhood home has ever
made him a compassionate friend
of the people. AS the chief exc
cutive officer of the Albemarle
Building and Loan Association in
Elizabeth City, he has aided many
people in Dare County to finance
homes and other properties, there
by contributing greatly to the
progress and happiness of the area.
Above all he is admired because
at the age of SO he still goes strong
and continues on his job as Secre-
tary- Treasurer at the Building
Association which he has held since
he organized it 46 years ago. He
works six days a week, and has
no retirement plans, and this is
most amazing indeed in an age
when the multitudinous majority
want to retire in youth, and many
of the remainder have their hands
out seeking support from the few
left who are working.
Although born in Chowan Coun-
ty, his father the late j. E. Good
win moved to Manteo and ran
store several years. The original
Goodwin home is on County St.,
Manteo, adjoining the Leigh Has
sell home. In 1889 the Goodwin
family went to Elizabeth City. Ben
Goodwin went to work for Kramer
Bros. Co., and when he was mar
ried to Miss Rose Parsons, he was
making $3.50 a day.
Mr.. Goodwin achieved consider
able fame by his many years of
service for the improved order of
Red Men; for SO years was at top
in state councils, and served dur
ing continuous period of many
years as Grand Chief of Records.
This work gave him many trips
across the country and into all
states in the east. Under his leader
ship, the tribe at Elizabeth City
became one of the largest in wealth
and membership in the south.
In his early days, he played in
the local band, he served on the
school Board, was volunteer fire
man, and in the early 1920's was
Mayor Of Elizabeth City. He was
See GOODWIN, Page Four
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COLONIAL STORES
OPENS ENLARGED
BELHAVEN STORE
Reduced Prices. Many Gifts. En-
larged and Additional De-
parfmenfs Provided

A great merchandising event in
the history of Belhaven is the
opening today of the remode!ed and
enlarged Colonial Store on 1O4 So.
Pamlico St., which provides more
than 1000 feet of floor space with
frontage of 70 feet, to accommo-
date many new departments and
expansion of other departments,
giving Belhaven an exceptional
food center.
Added to the store is a newly
enlarged dairy products depart
ment; enlarged frozen foods de-
partment with larger variety of
items; a wider selection of dietetic
foods; a special health and beauty
aids department; a new air con-
ditioning system; stock of special
discount premium items of small
housewares and an additional
check-out counter, bringing this
service to four.
At it's grand opening this week,
the store is awarding many gifts,
including 200 food baskets, radios,
electric fry pans, cookers, knives,
lanterns, etc; other gifts, includ-
ign plastic aprons to the first 200
visitors Friday, bread, to the first
300 Saturday; cooking oil etc.
Colonial Stores has operated in
Belhaven 80 years. Its store man.
ager is E. r. Chesson who has
been there six years; P. E. Stone
manages the meat department,
and has been there longer. Bob
Fortescue is the produce manager.
Its sales and clerical force include
Miss Dorothy Williams, Miss Lou
Burbage, Robert Moore, Clinton
Bowen.
The store issues Gold Bond trad
ing stamps which is one of the
two leading stamp plans in the
U. S. On hand for the opening is
w. R. Clarke, advertising manager
for the Raleigh Division. Expected
for the opening is Division man.
ager C. M. futile and other Of
ficials.
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DIR. w. T. RALPH of Belhaven
who has been put forward as a
candidate for Rotary District Gov
ernor. He is the candidate of his
home club of Belhaven, and has
been endorsed by the Washington
club. He is a former club presi-
dent, and charter member of the
Belhaven club, declared to be ga
dedicated Rotarian who has served
his club in many capacities; de-
serving the honor and capable of
leadership" DR.. Ralph has served
in many civic and political posts.
AS Democratic precinct chairman
many years; member of the County
Board of Education; member of the
Belhaven town Board, and for
many years the Mayor, etc.
The endorsement of DIR. Ralph
by the Washington Club last week
was followed by an inspiring talk
by Frank Ruble, a past district
governor calling members to serv-
ice in the cause of Rotary.
Hershey Lee Dilday, Marian Dill
day and Lonnie Moore of the Bel
haven-Pantego club attended the
meeting.
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POSTMASTERSH!PS
OPEN AT MANTEO
AND WANCHESE
Examinations Ordered For Two
Important Government Jobs
on Roanoke Island

An examination for Postmaster
at Manteo, will be open for ac-
ceptance of applications until Aug;
8, 1860, the U. S. Civil Service
Commission has announced. The Of
flee pays $685. a year, and i!
now filled by Mrs. Josie Ferebee
acting postmaster since the deatl
of postmaster Ben Shannon earlier
this year.
At the same time, the Commits
sion ordered an examination to fill
the Wanchese postoffice, now held
under a temporary appointment by
Miss Rowena Midget, the capable
assistant of Postmaster H. L.
Davis who retired several months
ago after some IS years service.
This job pays only $500 a year less
than the Manteo office, or $4,725,
according to the announcement.
The rules for examination in both
offices are similar.
Competitors for the postmaster
least 2 years Of experience showing
vacancy in Manteo must have at
that they have the ability to con-
duct and manage the community's
postal business efficiently and to
supervise employees so that GUS
toners are satisfied with the serv-
ice.
Competitors must show they can
deal with the public agreebly and
effectively and that they are re-
liable citizens who would command
the respect and confidence of pa
irons of the post office.
Applicants must take a written
test. Those who pass will be as
signed final ratings on the basis
of this test and on their experience,
and fitness for the position. They
must have resided within the de-
livery of the office for one year
Immediately preceding the closing
date of the examination. In ad-
dition, they must have reached
their 18th birthday on the closing
date for acceptance of applications.
Persons over 70 years of age can
not be appointed.
Complete information about the
examination requirements and in
structions for filing applications
may be obtained at the post office
for which this examination is being
announced. Application forms must
be filed with the U. S. Civil Serv-
ice Commission, Washington Is, d.
c., and must be received or post
marked not later than the closing
date.
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ENGELHARD ROTARIANS
HOLD INTER-CITY MEET

A treat scheduled for the inter-
city meeting Of the Rotary Clubs
of Pantego and Columbia with
Engelhard Thursday evening was
a color film of the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore presented by
Supt. Bob Gibbs, the president of
the Manteo Rotary Club. Attending
also from Manteo We're Victor
Meekins and Linwood Cuthrell, a
native Of the Engelhard commune
ty.
Earl Pugh is the new president
of the EngeIhard Club which meets
each Thursday evening in the
Engelhard Hotel. A large attend
ance was expected at this inter-
city meeting the concluding one Of
a series, the last one having been
held in Pantego.
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IMPRESSIVE REPORT OF
DARE COUNTY LIBRARY
Increased Circulation Of Books Shown
at 500 in Two Years; Bor-
rowers 1859 in a Year

An impressive annual report has
been issued by the Dare County
Library, headed by Mrs. Jean T.
Ward, Librarian. During the fiscal
years, circulation of books has in
creased to 36,858 as compared
with 33,57S last year, and 24,725
the year before that. Circulation
was 2O,137 the year before-1956-
81.
Stock of books this year is shown
at 1889. Total of borrowers in
Guiding 481 children was 1859.
Bookmobile trips are made every
four weeks throughout the county.
Increased use of books has come
from depositing books in school
libraries.
On Mrs. Wards staff are Mrs.
Evelyn M. Gibbs, assistant; Miss
Jeannetta Overcast, bookmobilist,
and Mrs. Kay B. Roush, typist.
Hours are Monday through Fri
day 9 to 5 in summer and Sat-
urdays 10 to four. The following
comments are offered in the re-
port:
Through contracting with Curri-
tuck to form book pool, approx
mately 400 more books are avail
able to each county.
The library has joined the State
Processing Center, which buys
books at bigger discount than the
local library could obtain. 1t also
cards and processes the books for
fee of Is cents per book.
A Friends of the Library"
group was organized this spring
to help meet the needs and promote
the services of the library. They
recognized that the most pressing
need is more room for library
activities.
A valuable service offered every
summer is the pre-school' story
hour to prepare children for their
first year in school. A weekly story
hour is held year round for older
boys and girls.
Displays and exhibits are anoth-
err regular feature of the library,
and though time-consuming, they
are attractive and inspire interest
in reading.
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HAYMAN CLAN HAS HAPPY
MEETING; CHOOSES AGAIN
MAINS HABOR FOR 1851

While the gathering Wednesday
of the Hayman Clan at Manns
HarbOr, was smaller than usual,
probably due to intense heat, and
the busy time of summer, it lacked
nothing in the spirit and enthusi-
asm of those who gathered in the
community building to exchange
"Reminiscences of their early
days and their Hayman ancestry.
There were visitors from distant
places, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Good
win having come from Silver City,
and Rev. l.. D. Hayman and his
wife from Southport,his son Louis
from Jacksonville, and Mrs. Carrie
Hayrnan Penn, a sister from Clay
ton.
There was plenty of food. Rev.
L. D. Hayman was reelected presi-
dent, the meeting date next year
set at Thursday July 20th,-again
at Manns Harbor. Mrs. Shirley
Spencer is again Vice-President,
and Mrs. Jennie Tillett replaces
Mrs. Pearl Daniels as Treasurer.
Ira Spencer, Jr., is Secretary, and
the Board of Managers as reported
last week, were reelected. James
w. Davis of Wanchese gave the
address of welcome. Rev. Mr.. Hay
man, who arrived in Dare County
Monday has been visiting relatives
at Kitty Hawk and elsewhere in
Dare County. His visited former
home at Paul Gamiels Hill Life
Saving Station where his father
was stationed, and got a hand
full of pebbles from the old site.
1t was 80 years ago this month
that Mr.. Hayman, while early in
his ministerial career, organized
the Lakewood Park Methodist
Church in Durham, with 10 men,
bers meeting in a schoolhouse. In
three years, this fast growing con-
gregation had erected a $4,000
church building which would cost
more than $4,000 today. Some
three years ago, Mr.. Hayman or
ganized a Methodist Church at
Yaupon Village, also with 10
members, meeting in a skating
rink. In two and a half years, the
congregation had erected a $4,000
church. Mr.. Haylnan has been pas
tor Of some four of the largest
churches in the conference ranging
from 300 to 1900 members each
at the time. These included Bur-
lington, Sanford, Edenton Street,
Methodist in Raleigh and First
Church Washington. At the age of
rs he is going strong and work
ign hard.
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Some sideIieh+s On Great Heritage Of
History In The AIbemarIe Region
There is Current Revival in Roma Past Of the State Which
Has Persisted Through 300 Years With Rich Memories
and Traditions Inspiring Great Celebration in 1853

The recent report in the News
and Observer of the 251st Birth
day Celebration at Beaufort is but
another instance of the current re-
vival of interest in the romantic
past of this State. For ninety-five
years our people have been recover.
ing from the misery of a defeated
people, whose land was occupied by
a hostile conqueror, and for a num-
Der of years thereafter was ex-
plotted as conquered territory. We
had to find bread, meat and shell
ter for the children in a struggle
for survival and had to concentrate
upon the present, and a better flu
ture, and that left little time tc
preserve, or take any interest in
the early history of our State.
While New England was glorying
in the Plymouth Colony, our fore
bears were grubbing for the ne.
cesssities of life. At long last, we
are, to some extent, released from
that pressure, and have leisure and
money enough to recover, belatedly,
something of our tremendously in
teresting background, before it is
forever lost.
The Beaufort Celebration is en-
couraging to US. 1t is a part of the
same stream of action as the Act
of the 1869 General Assembly Gre
ating the Carolina Charter Tercen-
tenary Commission, charged with
the duty Of arranging an appropri-
ate observance in 1868 of the
in 1868 by King Charles
II of the famous Charter to the
eight Lords Proprietors of Caro-
lima.
Perquimans, and the part of Pas
quotank adjacent, was the area
where government under the Char
ter began. Little River was the
dividing line between the two an
Gent precincts. At Nixonton, on
the Pasquotank side of Little
River, the first Assembly was held
in 1865. The "Court" met at the
"House of Captain John Heckle-
field in Little River" on the Per-
quimans side many times, as did
the council" of the Province. The
last meeting of the Council was
held at this house on July A, 1712.
After that, the seat of the Per-
quimans Precinct Court was at
Phelps Point" later incorporated
(175S) as the Town of Hartford.
In 1922 the Assembly passed an
Act to erect a court house at
Phelps Point. In that same year, it
is said, the seat of the Provincial
was established at
Edenton, then Chowan precinct"
The older counties in the East
have a common responsibility to
keep the entire citizenry conscious
of the Carolina heritage.
Sir John Harvey, an early Vir-
ginia governor, had a son, "Mr.
John Harvey" who was granted
600 acres in "Curatuck" by Sir
Williams Berkeley in September,
1868. In 1867 from London came
"Instructon" to ''Mr. John Harvey,
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President and Commander in Chief
Of the County of Al'bemarle." "Mr.
John Harvey's son Thomas was
secretary to Governor John Jenkins
in 1850. When Governor Jenkins
died, Thomas Harvey in 1852 mar
ried his widow, Joanna. When she
died childless in 1858, he Tin six
months time) married Sarah LAX
err, whose father, Benjamin Laker,
had a grant of land at or near the
present site of the Town of Hert-
ford, and after when it was named
"Laker's Creek" which runs into
Castleton Creek, and thence into
Perquimans River, at Hartford.
(See David Cox Colonial Map of
Perquimans County.
Thomas Harvey received a grant
of 6,310 acres of land on the south
west side of Perquimans River Gin
"Havey's Neck') in April, 1851,
and built the famous house "Har-
vey Hail." on "Harvey's Point" He
and Sarah Laker Harvey had a son,
Thomas II, born 1892. In 1894,
Thomas Harvey, ~ became De-
putty Governor of the Province
(under the Governor at Charles
ton), and died in office in 1899.
On 20 August 1929, his son Thomas
(who had married Elizabeth Coles)
died, and was buried in the Har-
vey Burial Ground at Harvey's
Point. This graveyard was uncover
ed by the Navy during World War
II, when a seaplane base was estab-
ished at Harvey's Point. 1t had
been grown over by the wilder
ness which sprang up on the fer
tile Harvey acres, when they were
abandoned for cultivation ninety
five years ago, at the end of the
See HISTORY, Page Four
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SALUTING
EAST CAROLINA
COLLEGE JULY %.
Sidney Blackmer Among Dis+in-
euished Visitors Expected to
The Show on July 30 II

An East Carolina College night
program will be presented as
special feature of The Lost Colony
on Saturday night, July %, J. Sib
Dorton, general manager, says.
Other special nights are in the
planning stages.
Allan helms, director of Alumni
affairs at the College in Green
vile, has reported a growing in
terest in the special performance
saluting East Carolina on Satur-
day. A bus has been chartered to
bring many people from Greenville
to the show, and thousands of the
College alumni in eastern North
Carolina have been advised of the
performance.
DR.. Leo w. Jenkins, East Caro-
lima College president will given
an informal address of greeting;
there will be two vocal numbers by
Mrs. Allison H. Moss, soprano.
Members of the cast will receive
the ECC delegation of the stage of
Waterside Theatre at "meet the
cast" party after the evenings
performance. Prior to the show and
outdoor "dutch" buffet dinner will
be presented at Fort Raleigh, which
will be open to all students, alumni
and friends of the college.
Ladies Night July %
On The Lost Colony's summer
schedule, Thursday night July %,
is Ladies Night"
"All women attending the per-
fcrmance that night will be admit
ted Free" said Manager Dorton,
eff they are are accompanied by
their husband or male escort who
buys ticket at the regular price"
Each week on Wednesday night
from 100 to IT'S members attend
ing the weekly encampments at
Roanoke Island All Camp attend
q performance of The Lost Colony
in a group.
Sidney Blackmer Coming
On Saturday night, July 80, Sid
ney Blackmer, the distinguished
actor of Salisbury North Carolina,
will be witnessed by Mrs. Shulla-
NTH Bat-Dori of Israel, who is
touring the country visiting all
symphonic dramas and open air
production.-Aycock Brown.
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TRAFFIC CASES PREVAIL
DARE RECORDERS COURT

Something near $3.50 in fines
went to the school fund the result
of Dare Recorders court Tuesday.
Lowest fines of ten dollars each
were as follows: M. D. Davis,
Southern Pines; Claude Garren,
Greenville, J. X. Ammeen, Jr., of
Elizabeth City, W. j. Andrews, w.
B. Rogers, Manteo, ignoring stop
sign; v. L. Cudworth, Norfolk
driving wrong side; Edward w.
Ashby, and Cleston Parker, Man
teo, improper passing; Thee.
Roosevelt Meekins, Manteo, follow
ing too close; Bertel Leegwater,
Pantego, speeding. C. B. Foreman
of Elizabeth City paid SIS for
speeding.
Ernest R. Balance of Hatteras
for speeding and driving left Of
center line, $40; Lucille F. Morgan,
Rodanthe, allowing unlicensed OPP
orator to drive, $25; Bert M. Wa
tiers, of Roanoke Rapids, no opera
tors license and speeding, $S5;
Geo. A. Hollowell, Edenton, public
drunkenness and indecent exposure
$40; j. w. English, Ahoskie, pub
lice drunkenness, $25; Sheldon A.
Midget, Manteo, reckless and care
less driving, $50.
Ebert Eugene Gallop, 10, Of
Wanchese got two suspended sem
fences of 80 days, conditioned on
staying away two years from two
Mays Head Recreation Centers.
Aliens and CASTOR Mann's. He was
fined $40; charged with being
drunk and disorderly, engaging in
an affray, was under three
warrants; held for two. His record
showed that in less than three
years he had been in court six other
times, convicted five times, and
paid fines totalling sos. Charges
had been for hunting without Ii
cense; careless and reckless driv-
ing; drunk on road and throwing
debris on highway; and drunk and
disorderly in the Wanchese school.
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JOHNSON OF CURRITUCK
ILL AT MOYOCK HOME

For some six weeks the famed
antique store at Currituck Court
house, long operated by Hon. E. r.
johnson, who for many years was
his county's representative, has
been closed due to the serious linz
gering illness of Mr.. johnson. He
is being cared for in Moyock at tho
home of his daughter, Mrs. Rupert
E. West. Mr.. Johnson, who will be
90 in September continued active
until early in June, driving his car
to Norfolk once each week on busi-
ness. and back and forth between
Moyock and Currituck daily while
operating the store single-handed.