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MRS. ORLANDO BURRUS
WAS WANCHESE NATIVE

Mrs. Mary Carolyn Davis Burrus,
65, died Saturday morning in a
Norfolk, Va, hospital after an ILL
ness of four days. She was ma
tive of Wanchese and lived in Man
teo for the last 81 years.
She was daughter of the late
Bannister H. and Mrs. Beatrice
Bunch Gallop Davis and wife of
Orlando Burrus. She was a men,
Der of Roanoke Island Chapter Or
der of the Eastern Star and of Mt.
Olivet Methodist Church in Man.
teo.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by six daughters, Miss Del
noy Burrus, Mrs. Edward Wescott,
and Mrs, Mccoy Tllett of Man
teo, Mrs. E. F. Sellers of Jackson
vile, Fla, Mrs. Richard Scar
borough Of Skyco, and Mrs. Will
liam Gates of Norfolk; five sons,
Bolton B. Bur1us, Frederick Bur-
rus, J. D. .Burrls, and Jack r.
Burrus, all of Manteo, and Samuel
Burrus of Mays Head; three broth
ers, Isaac P. Davis of Murfrees-
boro; Sam N. Davis of st. Peters
burg, Fla, and Calvin v. Davis of
Norfolk; one half-sister, Miss Bea-
trice Davis of Wanchese: a step
mother, Mrs. Evelyn H. Davis of
Wanchese; II grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at three o'clock
in Mount Olivet Methodist Church,
Manteo, the Rev. Harold F. Lea
thernan officiating. John H. Long
sang the Lords Prayer; and
Christians Goodnight" was sung
by Mrs. Beatrice Brickhouse, Mrs.
B. A. Evans, John H. Long and
Lawrence Swain. Mrs. Rennie Will
hanson was organist.
Burial was in the Manteo ceme-
terry. The casket was covered with
a pail of red roses. Pallbearers were
Archie Burrus, Wallace Gray, John
Thomas Davis. Roy Davis, all of
Manteo; Henry Parker of Elizabeth
City; and Isaac P. Davis, Jr., of
Murfreesboro.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
IN COUNTIES MAY I4TH
Precinct Meetings to Be Held at vot-
ing Places May 9TH; State Con-
vention May 10Th in Raleigh

Plans were set up last week ir
Raleigh, for holding Precinct, Coun.
ty and State Democratic conven.
lions this year. The precinct meet
ings viii be held as always at the
usual voting places, on May 7th
These meetings will elect precinct
officers, and appoint delegates tc
the County Convention which is al
county seats on May 18th.
The county convention is always
held the Saturday following the
precinct meetings, at which time
County party officials are elected
and delegates named to the State
Convention. The state convention
will be held in Raleigh on Thurs
day, May 10th.
The county convention is usual
ly held at 2 pm. in Manteo, to
enable South Banks visitors to get
home on the ferry the same day
M. l.. Daniels of Manteo is County
Chairman; Mrs. Mary Perry OF
Kitty Hawk Vice-C Chairman. Pre-
cinct chairman at last reports We're
as follows: Manteo, C. r. Evans;
Wanchese, w. L. Daniels; Mays
Head, Callie Parker; Kill Devil
Hills, w. C. Foreman; Kitty
Hawk, P. A. Tillett; Duck, Sol
Colington, Lewis Meek
ms; Manns Harbor, w. s. White;
Stumpy Point, r. D. Wise; Ma
shoes, T. r. Midget; East Lake,
Lonnie Ambrose; Rodanthe, w. A.
Meekins; Avon, o. G. Gray; Bux-
ton, E. P. White, Frisco, ]. H.
Austin, and Hatteras, F. L. Peele.
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JAMBOREE PIRATES
SOON WILL SAIL ON
HISTORIC WATERS
M any Encouraging Committee
Reports; Progress On Sou
venir Program

For the first time in the six year
history of the Dare Coast Pirates
Jamboree, a caravan of costumed
buccaneers will sail through the
historic waters of Teach's Hole at
Ocracoke where Blackboard the
Pirate was slain in hand to hand
combat with Lieutenant Robert
Maynard, skipper of a sloop of war
which was dispatched to Carolina
waters in 1718 to rid the seas of the
maritime desperadoes who were a
scourge to shipping during the
early 18th century.
Announcement of this proposed
caravan which would take a local
group on loop land-sea trip via
Washington, New Bern, Morehead
City and Sea Level, thence to At
lantic and a cruise on the new
Ocracoke ferry which begins serv-
ice soon was made at
general Pirate Jamboree meet
ing at Mays Head Sunday. From
Ocracoke the caravan would con-
tinue up the Outer Banks to the
place of it's beginning.
Plans for the Jambroee are shap-
ing up nicely. At the Sunday meet
ing budget matters We're discussed
and various committee chairmen
gave up to date reports on their
phases of the annual spring festi-
val which officially kicks off the
vacation season.
AL Schenke, chairman of the
Hatteras phase of the Jamboree
and others from the island reported
that plans there were now we'll
underway. The first in series of
pre-Janlboree dances to help raise
expenses for staging the Jamboree
See JAMBOREE, Page Four
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VIM. CHARLES CoHOoN, Tyrrell
Representative in the last Legisla-
ture, today announces his candidacy
to succeed himself, subject to the
May primary and November gen.
eral election.
AS a first-terrner, Cohoon work
ed for the Alligator bridge prof.
ect; favored teacher raises; op-
posed the food sales tax; and
served on such committees as fl
nance, education, agriculture, con-
servation and development.
He is manager of the A. J. Co.
hoon Oil Co. Inc, of Columbia and
has held many positions of trust.
Served two terms as commissioner
-at-large; two terms as member of
Board of Education; is at present
Tyrrell V-pres., Southern Abe
marie Assn; member Providence
No. 678 AT. and AM; Shriner,
Sudan Temple; senior warden, St.
Andrews Episcopal Church.
He is married to the former Ce-
celia Woods of Richmond and has
three children: Pat, who is a stu
dent at W.C.U.N.C., w. Charles
(Bud), student at Oak Ridge Mill
tary Institute, and Andrea, in Co.
lumbia grade school.
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DARE HAS. YEARS
IST TRAFFIC DEATH
MANTEO MARCH 10
Crash Injuries Five Others Head On
One Mile North of Manteo
Thursday Night

After two months and ten days,
the first traffic fatality of the
year came TO Dare County follow
ing a terrific head-on collision early
Thursday night as a car driven by
Cleo White of Elizabeth City met
a car driven by Percy L. Daniels
of Manteo. White died of his in
juries in a Norfolk hospital the
next day.
White IAN employee of Mays
Head Hotel was accompanied by
George A. Starrock of Elizabeth
City who suffered multiple bruises,
cuts, broken ribs and broken arm.
Percy L. Daniels was driving a car
owned by Della Liverman, a motel
employee of Manns Harbor who suf-
fered several jaw fractures and a
broken leg. Daniels had a broken
leg and rib.
Daniels had two other passen-
gers, Tiny Lee Bryant, "a, of Co
lumbia; George w. Govan, 10, of
Mlanteo. The Bryant girl had two
broken ribs and ruptured spleen.
Govan had chest injuries and cuts
on the head.
All were motel employees, and
were negroes. White is reported
to have been passing on a curve
where there was ice, and his car
went out of control, becoming a
total wreck.
County officers, Sheriff Cahoon
and his deputies aided Patrolman
Fields in the case.
On Friday, another important
mishap took place near the Bridge
turn on U. S. 1853 south of Man.
teo, and Forrest S. Anderson, %
of Edenton, was seriously injured
when his truck, out of Columbis
with a load of green lumber turned
over as ne attempted to make the
turn while bound for Mays Head
Anderson was pinned in the truck
several minutes before he could be
released. He was taken to Able
marie Hospital.
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DECLINE IN GOOD
DUCKS; INCREASE
I'M OTHERS NOTED
WiIdIife Agent Notes Eight Per
Cent Decline in Desirable
Wild Ducks

There appeared to be definite
decline in the more desirable
species of wild ducks reported in
the Atlantic Flyway, according to
a report given by Bob Halstead of
Washington, the NJ. c. agent for
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Increase in all varieties of wild
fowl are noted however, with
Canada geese up 81 per cent.
Hunters generally believe the
blue bird weather which prevailed
during a large part of the season
resulted in fewer birds being killed.
Halstead said that counts made
on January 4, 5 and 8 turned up
168,8S0 ducks, an increase of 49,
100 over the previous year. The
entire waterfowl population of the
State was estimated at 416,116,
compared with 334,7O2 the previous
year.
Of the "good ducks" only NAL
lards and Pintails showed increases
in the counts. The counts showed
148,225 Canada Geese, down slight
ly from the 152,4S4 counted the
year before.
The situation was not quite as
good as the counts would indicate,
for there was "a general decline in
ducks because of poor breeding
conditions last summer in Canada
Conversely, there was an upswing
in geese.
The Atlanta Office, U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service had this to
say about the Atlantic Flyway
population the past season.
"Total duck in this flyway show
an eight per cent decrease as COM
pared to 1859. Snow geese are up
81 per cent with the majority OF
these birds being found this yea1
in North Carolina.
Many More Geese
Canada Geese are up 81 pei
cent. The overall waterfowl popu
See WILDFOWL, Page Four
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LAKELAND ALB, Tex.-Air-
man Erwin L. O'Neal, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver G. O'Neal of Hat
teras, has completed his initial
course of Air Force basic training
here. He has been selected to at
tend the technical course for air.
craft and missile maintenance at
Chanute AFB, Ill.
He is a graduate of Cape Hat
teras High School.
Basic airmen at Lakeland are
selected for specialized training at
technical schools on the basis of
their interests and aptitudes. They
are reassinged to the school after
four weeks of basic, and are given
additional military basic training
along with the technical subjects,
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FOUR HORSEMEN 60 BOLDLY
FORTH TO RESCUE N. G..

The Four Horsemen, each going
forth to challenge and slay the
great dragons that stand in the
way of progress in North Carolina,
are gi1ding on their armor and
getting ready to save the state.
They are seeking the governorship,
each in his own way trying to do
what the majority of the people
desire.
Their prowess and agility as
warriors will be determined in the
next two months. The man who
succeeds may be the man who COM
mands greatest expenditure of
money; or he may the man who can
most successfully convince more of
the people sufficiently interested
in going TO the polls, or in being
willing to be hauled there by in
terested partisans, that he is the
man who'll fill the bill.
From the promises that are be-
ing made, all the candidates are
doing their best. Apparently here
are some of the prime demands
Of the people.
The people want their taxes cut,
but they want more money spent
for schools, roads, hospitals, asy-
lums.
They want expenses cut, but
they want to raise the salaries of
all the state employees, teachers,
etc.
They want the price of goods
to go down, but they want a higher
minimum wage and less working
hours per week.
They want courts increased and
more judges and prosecutors en-
ployed but they want courts
streamlined and they want fewer
cases on the dockets.
The want gas taxes cut, but they
want more roads and bridges built.
They want the farmers to get
more for their crops, but they want
to pay less for fertilizer, machinery
and labor, and their wives want
to pay less when they go to the
stores to buy.
They want less waste in the
courthouse, but they want to get
more jobs for relatives and friends
who are not needed. They demand
more efficiency while refusing to
believe it could be gotten by elimi-
mating some loafers on the payroll
10 give the real workers room to
See HORSEMEN, Page -Four
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LOST COLONY TO SURVIVE
MUST GET MORE CASH

The Lost Colony's need for fl.
nancial help is going to be before
the public this season for what il
is hoped will be the last time, inso.
far as large local contributions are
expected. The show has additions tc
it's Board of Directors, it is headed
by Mrs. o. Max Gardner, and much
spirit and enthusiasm is being put
into plans for this, its goth sea.
son.
A succession of events and con.
ditions has resulted in deficits ovel
several seasons; last year it was
apparent that to get the show or
the road, $4,000 would be needed
A campaign was started toward
raising this sum and a generous
response followed. However con-
ditions resulted in the campaign
winding up with less than two
thirds of the sum needed, and the
necessary repairs to the old prop
erty could not be made.
Some $4,000 the show had Dor
rowed years before is still unpaid
and liberal contributions from other
sources have been promised toward
wiping out this debt. But the fact
remains that the money to be
raised this year to repair the prop
erty and finance the promotion OF
the show must come largely from
local interests. Distant friends of
the show who have been called on
often, and who have given literally,
expect the, citizens and business
interests of the area, who benefit
heavily from the business the show
brings, should carry this financial
burden.
There isn't a business of any
worth in this area which wouldn't
be 500 the worse off in any year
the show might not be produced.
It would take only $50 contributions
of 500 each to raise the $4,000.
Il would be a good investment in
deed, for this year with every pro-
spect pointing up the largest at
tendance in the shows history, and
with more people than in any other
year destined to visit the Dare
Coast, we might well hope for COM
plete solvency for the show, and
greatly increased profits for all our
people.
Finest and best of all, we would
raise this great drama irnmeasur-
ably in the esteem Of the public
See LOST COLONY. Page Four
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LATE INFORMATION
ON INLET SITUATION

Information released Thursday
by the public relations depart
ment of the office of j. Melville
Broughton, chairman of the State
Highway Commission in Raleigh,
to DIR. w. w. Harvey, Jr., of Man.
teo, chairman of the Dare County
Waterways Improvement Commit
tee, is to the effect that the State
Highway department has asked
for bids on the Oregon Inlet chan
mel and will begin a survey for
bridging the inlet within the next
two weeks. Dredging bids will be
opened on March 20 in Raleigh,
and the highway commission will
review the bids at it's meeting
April 1.
Specifications of the dredging
project call for dredging the pres
ent ferry boat channel to a depth
of eight feet below low water ele-
walton and a channel width of 1875
feet.
The job is based on $4,000 cubic
yards of excavation, but dredging
as necessary will be done.
Assistant photographic Engi-
neer James Norris said today he
hopes to have a bridge survey
crew in the area within two
weeks. The survey was approved
by the highway commission at its
December meeting, when $500
was made available.
The Oregon Inlet bridge prof.
ect is scheduled for 1861 letting.
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SMALL BOAT COURTESY
INSPECTIONS TO BEGIN
IN DARE ON MARCH 20

Under supervision of the State
Wildlife Resources Commission, a
series of small boat inspections
will be made at various places in
Dare, Hyde and Tyrrell counties be-
ginning March %, announces Game
Protector w. S. White. The cour-
tesy inspections are designed to
show what is necessary to conform
with the new state boating act
which originated in 1858 on ma
tional scale when the Federal Small
Act introduced by Representative
Herbert C. Bonner was passed.
The States boat law which is
concurrent with the Federal Law
becomes effective April 1, and the
courtesy in spections prior to that
date will be held as follows:
DARE COUNTY: Wednesday,
March %, from 8 to 10 am. at Holt
day Marina, Kill Devil Hills; II
to 2 PM, Dare Power Boat As
ISOLATION docks and ramp, Manteo;
and 8 to 5 PM, Mack's Place at
Wanchese. On Thursday, March
"a, inspeciations will be held in
Manns Harbor at Mann's Marina
between 9 and IL noon; and, at
Stumpy Point Fisherman's Ex-
change, from 2 pm. to 5 pm. On
Friday, March 25, from 8 to II
am. the courtesy inspections will
be held ait Avon boat harbor; From
/ to 8 pm. at Buxton Marina; and
from $3.50 to 5 pm. at Hatteras
Docks.
HYDE COUNTY: Saturday,
March 26, 10 to IL noon, NPS
Docks at Ocracoke; Also on Satur-
day, March 90, inspections on the
Hyde mainland will be held as fol-
lows: Rose Bay from 8 to 10 am;
Swan Quarter, 1920 TO 1890 noon
and at Engelhard from 2 to s pm.
TYRRELL COUNTY: Wednes-
day, March %, Sandy Point Service
Station from 8 to ~ noon; and,
Columbia Access Area from 1870
10 4 pm.
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THREE-ACT FARCE TO BE
PRESENTED IN SWAN CTR.

"The Funny Brats," a three-act
farce-comedy will be presented by
the Junior Class of West Hyde
School on March 10, 1860, Swan
Quarter.
Those taking part are: Kay
Cuthrell, Barbara Pegram, Betsy
Cahoon, Hal MCGEE, Joseph Ca
hoon, Linda Caravan, Jimmy Nc
Kinney, Lorraine Potter, Emily
Lou Cahoon, Joe Frank Sadleri
Leonard Harris.
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MASONS PLAN
ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY

An especially entertaining and
instructive feature will be held for
members of Wanchese Lodge, No.
SCI, A. F. & A. M. at their Lodge
Hall, when the Hearts of the Fa-
theirs" play will be presented by
the Acacia Club of Norview Lodge
Norfolk, on the evening of Satur-
day, March 1eth. Secretary Gustaf
P. Huffman announces. The Nor
folk group has appeared before
Masonic groups in this area several
times during the past few years
and their performance is highly
valued by Masons. Such events are
usually followed BY refreshments.
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OREGON INLET DREDGING
BIDS OPENED, LAPORTE Low

Announcement has been made
by the Corps of Engineers in Will
mington that bids were opened
Thursday on the project of dredg-
ing Oregon Inlet. La Porte Dredg-
ing Company, Of Arlington, Va,
with a low bid of $174,OOO is ex-
pected to be awarded the contract
Friday morning. The project In
wolves dredging some 100000
yards.
Neil Mcdonald, general superin-
tendent of the dredging company,
stated to the Corps Of Engineers
that he would have to make d
few repairs 70 his equipment, but
expected to begin dredging oper-
atoms within the next is days.
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HYDE COUNTY HEART
FUNDS EXCEEDS QUOTA

The following amounts have been
turned in to the treasurer, c. J.
Cohoon: Engelhard, Mrs. Odessa
Jarvis, chm.,-$15S.71; Swan Quar-
ter, Mrs. B. w. Williams, Chm
$139.59; Pioneer, Mrs. Lydia Stowe,
chm.-$26.00; Ocracoke, Mrs. Jack
Willis, chm.-$52.63; Fairfield,
Mrs. Tommy Jones, chm--$76.4 40;
Sladesville, Mrs. Castor Sadler,
chm.-$S9.06; Hyde Co. Training
School, o. A. Peay, chm.-$42.47.
Total to date, $5S4.S6. Davis
School and two workers have not
completed their reports.
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DARE HEART FUND GROWS

Contributions within the past
week have boosted Dare's Heart
Fund 10 a total of $771.12, less
than 500 short Of the goal. Funds
not previously reported are Mays
Head $34.03; Hatteras, $92.64;
Frisco $15.40; Buxton, SALTS;
Avon $3.50, which sum had erron-
eously been credited 10 Hatteras.
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THOMAS RUFORD BAUM is a
senior in the Manteo High School.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
c. Baum of Wanchese. Thomas has
been an outstanding student during
his high school career, contribut-
ig to the various activities for
three and one half years. In his
junior year, he ranked among the
highest six in class of forty and
was marshal for commencement
exercises. This year Thomas is as
sistant editor of the annual and
was voted by the Seniors as the
most intellectual young man in the
class.
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PRE-EASTER REVIVAL
IN SWAN QUARTER

Announcement has been made Of
a Pre- Easter revival 10 be held in
the Swan Quarter Christian Church
from March 81 through March "a,
at 7:30 each evening. The Rev. Gar
land c. Bland Is the minister. The
public Is invited to attend.
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APOLOGIES FOR THE BIGGEST
MIX-UP in TYPE WE EVER HAD

LAST WEEKS PAPER eummed up badly when Two articles
about the State political situation got mixed up in part with
story about the Lost Colony read most fooih It's Of
those things that happen and then that makes the editor want
to shoot himself is done in the process Of picking up handful
of type and then careessH putting down in the wrong place.
When assembled It get into awful positions Dear
readers please read both stories Here they they
should have reads
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SUPPER MARCH 10

A barbecue supper sponsored by
the Sladesville Puritan Club will
be held Saturday, March 10, at the
Sladesville School lunch room. The
serving win be from $3.50 to TOO
pm, plates will be so cents and
one dollar.