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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, 1960-03-25
TAR HEELS AFLOAT
TO RENDEZVOUS AT
BELHAVEN AGAIN

Cecil D. May of New Bern, Com.
modore of Tar Heels Afloat, an
nounces a spring cruise to Belhaven
on April s, 8, and 10. This special
spring cruise is in addition to the
regular Memorial Day affairs
Headquarters in Belhaven will be
at the River Fo est Manor, which
is owned and managed by Arson
Smith.
All boats will rendezvous in
Belhaven on Friday afternoon
April 8, with dinner and entertain
ment scheduled for that night. Sat
urday morning is free for special
activities, including fishing and
sightseeing. At 400 pm. on Satur-
day there will be a Shippers Meet
ing, followed by a smorgasbord
dinner and dance at River Forest
Manor that night. All participants
will return home on Sunday as they
desire.
Tar Heels Afloat is the organi-
zation composed primarily of boat
owners, working together to pro-
mote the wider use Of the Inland
Waters Of North Carolina. How
ever, it is not necessary 10 own o
boat 10 belong 30 the organization
Everyone interesting in boating
and boats Of all kinds are cordially
invited 10 join the festivities in
Belhaven. The Officers Of Tar
Sea TAR HEELS. Pare Six
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NEW YORK is FOR
THE IRISH DURING
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
One Of the Biggest Events Of The
Year. Dropped in Size
This Time
BY VICTOR MEEKINS


NEW YORK, Mar. III have
been to New York many times, but
never took in many big events, or
visited many of the city's famous
places. l did land there the day
General Macarthur returned from
the Orient, and have been there on
a New Years eve. And this day,
despite, rain, snow and sleet has
been terrific one, and one which
I wound UP in early evening aft
er fine food and entertainment at
Felix's Irish Cafe on 18th st.
On this day my companions were
Page Spencer of Swan Quarter, and
Pat Schartle of Asheville, two
smart North Carolina gals who are
doing well in New York. On We'd
nesday, the day preceding, / en-
joyed a fine dinner at the Overseas
Press Club with Nick Lenhart, and
Jean Bradnick, who often visit our
area for their company, West Va.
Pulp & Paper. They are royal en-
tertainers. For dinner, went out
to the Barclays Gold Room with
Jim Morton, the promotion direc-
tor of the American Weekly, along
with Chicago and Atlanta Repre-
sentatives of the Weekly.
I am booked for three nights
in the Picadilly Hotel where / have
stopped on most of my visits dur
ing the past 80 years. l didn't get
time TO see the show in which
Andy Griffith is playing four doors
down the street. / talked to Capt.
Solly Topping, the Belhaven mariner
who is General Operating Manager
of United States line, because I
wanted to visit the big ship, United
States. But for the second time, /
found the ship was on the other
side, and l missed this journey.
Sometime tomorrow, expect to
take the train back to Washing
ton. It's almost as much fun to ride
the train, some four hours, rather
than to fly in, and having 10 en-
dure the passage by cab in and
out of towns. Some years ago, on
my first flight into New York,
/ left new blue overcoat in the
cab which brought me uptown from
LaGuardia. ] never could locate It.
On Tuesday, my first day here,
I visited the Rockettes as usual in
Radio City Music Hall, and now
after the wonderful program Of
Irish songs, at Felix's tonight, I
don't contemplate any more shows.
In spite Of the good treatment
and fine hospitality shown me all
Sc NEW YORK, Page Seven
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BRIDGING BEGINS
ON SHOALING AREA
N E AR FAIRFIELD
Emergency Maintenance Work on
Inland Waterway East OF
Wilkerson's Creek

WILMINGTON. - Dredging to
remove shoals in the Atlantic In
tracoastal Waterway between Alli-
gator River and Pungo River is
scheduled to begin Thursday or Fri
day March 24-25), the Corps OF
Engineers reported Tuesday.
Col. R. J. Davidson, District Engi-
neer, said an arrangement has been
woked out with the Atkinson
Dredging Co., of Norfolk, Va, to
do the work. Atkinson's dredge
NORTHWOOD, now dredging in
the waterway near Topsail Island
was scheduled to depart Tuesday
March % for the shoaled area. Its
arrival will depend on weather con-
ditions for a portion of the journey
must be made in open waters OF
Pamlico Sound. The work will re.
quire a week to 10 days under
favorable conditions.
Colonel Davidson said the ares
is about four miles east of the Viii.
kerson Creek bridge on the water.
day. This is also west of the In.
land Waterway bridge near Fair.
field.
He explained that the CONTROL.
ing depth in the area now is eight
TO nine feet as compared to prcject
depth of IL feet.
The work win require the re
moval of an estimated $1,000 Gu
yds. Of material 10 restore projec'
depth.
The adverse condition Of the wa
terway came to light a few weeks
ago when several barges raI
aground In the area.
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MANTEO FURNITURE
FORMALLY OPENING
NEW FURNITURE ROOM

Manteo Furniture Company is TO-
day beginning a special showing
of its new facilities, a completely
stocked 1900 SO. fit area featuring
merchandise used throughout the
home This addition to their dis
play area is a result of several
weeks hard work by the store own
ers, the Wescott brothers, Roy, Ed
ward and Fred, and is located to
the rear of the main display rooms
opposite the post office.
On Saturday night, the store will
remain open until 10 pm. for con-
venience of customers not odinarily
able to visit earlier. A drawing
for several items of furniture will
be held Saturday night, with regis
tration all day Saturday. Refresh
ments will be served Saturday
night. Hatteras Island residents
are advised that they may regis
ter earlier if they so desire.
, This new addition is partially in
connection with the stores recent
utilization with Southern Living
Stores, a group Of leading southern
furniture stores banded together to
increase their purchasing power
and merchandising efforts. The
purchasing agency has headquar-
tiers in High Point, heart Of the
greatest concentration Of furniture
production in the world.
Through the combined buying
power Of the Southern Living
See ADDITION, Page Seven
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VIRGINIA PAGE SPENCER
Heart whole and fancy free save
for her intense love for Swan Quar-
ter, her home county and the whole
state, Page Spencer, brilliant ma
tive of Hyde holds down mighty
responsible job as public relations
and promotion director to trumpet
the products of many authors who
find their way to world of readers
from this old college at Rutgers
University, N. J. Miss Spencer
abides out of working hours in the
literary atmosphere of Greenwich
Village, New York, and commutes
30 miles each way daily to New
Brunswick. There is not room here
for her long career in finally win.
ming her way through Chapel Hill
See HYDE GIRL, Page Seven
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POSTMASTERS OF
IST DISTRICT MEET
IN B E n A V E N
Many Nofables Of Association
Participate on Saturday.
The 10Th

The First District, N. C. Chapter
National Association of Postmast-
ers of The United States met in
Behavior at the River Forest Man
or on Saturday, March 10. Rus
sell Johnston, District Chairman
presided. Gene Purvis, principal OF
the high school welcomed the Post
masters and their guests. Mrs. Eff
fie Biickhouse, Postmaster, Column
bia, responded. Guests were intro
duced by District Chairman and
speeches concerning postal prob
lens were made by the following:
William T. McGeegan, State Secre-
tary, Red Springs, Mrs. Sarah
Lancaster, State President, Vance
boro, N. c., D. Staten Inscoe, State
Legislative Representative, Ra-
leigh, p. B. Osgood, Postal Inspect
or, New Bern, and R. Jack Will
liams, Field Service Officer, Post
Office Department. During the
business session a resolution of
coincidence was passed and sent to
the family of Ben Shannon, Post
master, Manteo, N. C. (Deceased)
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Mrs. Effie
Bricldhouse, District Chairman; j.
L. Chestnut, Edenton, Vice Chair
man, Mrs. Nora Boyce, Secretary;
and Knott Proctor, Greenville,
Legislative Representative.
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NEW POSTMASTER
IN MANTEO NOW
MRS. JOSIE FEREBEE
Appointed Acting Postmaster
Succeeding the Late Ben
Shannon; Former Teacher

Her consistency in sticking to
the traditional family party
through thick and thin paid off
Wednesday for Mrs. Josie Jones
Ferebee of Manteo when she was
sworn in as Acting Postmaster of
Manteo, replacing the late Ben
Shannon who died this month.
Mrs. Ferebee, the wife of John E.
Ferebee was named on the rec
ommendation of County Republi-
can Chairman Vernon Gaskill Of
Wanchese, and she is the 9TH mem
Der Of her immediate family to
hold a postmastership. In fact, none
but this family have had appoint
ments as Republicans at the Man
teo postoffice in 60 years.
Mrs. Ferebee, a former teacher,
business woman of ability, form
err postoffice clerk, is about the
only person who was eligible as
a Republican. Some who were men
toned have been on both sides of
LIpC POlltRSeh SIlCCI1 oSLlC OOfrOuSAy
had no politics at all as seen from
the standpoint of party service.
Two of Mrs. Ferebee's brothers,
the late o. ]. Jones and the late
Roscoe Jones held office as post
master during administrations of
Presidents Taft, Harding, Coolidge
| and Hoover. A nephew Raw w.
Jones, was acting postmaster two
years early in the Eisenhower adj
ministration. A third brother,
Clarence Jones once served as post
master at Mashoes in Dare Coun-
ty.
In a predominantly Democratic
community resigned to the likeli-
hood of Republican appointee,
Democrat citizens approve of Mrs.
Ferebee for this interim appoint
ment, because of her having passed
60, and it is considered likely no
permanent appointment will be
considered until this years cleo
tions are out of the way. And by
that time, who knows but another
party will head the Government?
She is considered efficient, COM
petent and of high standing fami-
TX, and she fills a gap that gets
all political leaders off a limb for
the time being.
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NEW CURRTTUCK SOUND
DRAWSPAN is NOW OPEN

Traffic moved Wednesday over
the new draw bridge installed
over Currituck Sound on US 1853.
Division Highway Engineer w. N.
Spruiil said the McMeekin Con-
struction Company has completed
all but touch-up work on this
$3.50 construction project in
Dare County.
Work began last April and
painting and other touch-up work
is expected to be completed May
I. The new draw bridge is Of the
latest design and is electrically
operated. It replaces a hand OPP
Grated draw span which had been
in use for 80 years. J. w. Wheel
er Of Manteo was Resident Engi-
nesr.
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BRUCE ETHERIDGE
STARTS POLITICAL
BALL IN DARE co.
Veteran Legislator Announces for
House; Speculation as to
Other Candidates

Hon. R. Bruce Etheridge, a
veteran of II terms in the State
Legislature, one of these in the
Senate in 1907, started the politi-
cal ball rolling in Dare County
politics this week by announcing
his candidacy for Representative.
He served in the House last year,
and in many other previous years.
He has been the leading political
figure in the county a half CEN
tury, and served for, more than
16 years in Raleigh as Director
of the Department of Conserva-
ton and Development, besides in
numerous other posts and offices
in county and district. His long
political service, and widespread
following of friends across the
state are viewed as definite as
sets for his home county, and he
is not expected to have opposition.
However, there are expected
some contests for the Board of
Commissioners and Board of Ed
ucation. On the County Board,
Scotty Gibson is expected to be
the candidate from Hatteras
Township, since George Fuller, Jr.
of Buxton is widely reported as
saying he will not run this time,
due to the press of personal bust
ness, being intensively engaged in
contracting and motel operation.
More than one candidate is ex-
pected to appear from Atlantic
Township for the County Board,
and several names from this
township have been mentioned in
connection with the Education
post. More names have been men,
toned in other townships, but
nothing definite enough to report.
There has been some public dis
satisfaction expressed with the
Board of Commissioners in not
carrying out implied pledges to
reduce expenses in the courthouse,
but instead have added more peo-
pie to the payroll. There is much
over money wasted
in law enforcement, which $4,000
appropriation is supposed to pay
for tax collection, but the neglect
of this duty has made it neces-
sary for the Commissioners to
press the Tax Supervisor into an
additional responsibility to save
the day financially.
The greatest complaint through
the county is the difficulty in
finding sufficient public spirited
men, who will devote their time
TO and lose heavily in their perso-
nal business to carry on the
thankless and poorly paid tasks
that have been added through the
years to public offices. Disap-
pointment has prevailed that the
County Boards have allowed a
number of county employees to
take over and run things often
too carelessly and inefficiently at
good pay for very little work.
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AREAS LARGEST
LANDOWNERS VISIT
DARE AND TYRRELL
Officials Of West Va. Pulp & Pa
per Study Development on
100000 Acres

David L. Luke, President of
West Va. Pulp & Paper Company,
and other company officials left
Manteo Thursday after a visit
with North Carolina Woodlands
manager w. j. Crumpacker, ex-
pressing approval of progress be-
ing made in the development of
more than 100000 acres of wood
lands owned principally in Dare
and Tyrrell Counties. They flew
out of Manteo Airport in a COM
pany plane, en- route to South
Carolina properties.
The company owns about 200,-
900 acres in Dare County, which
represents nearly all the land
area of the Dare mainland. En-
gagged in a large roadbuilding and
tree planting project, it has be-
come the biggest single employer
of labor, and the largest landown-
ing taxpayer of two counties
Roadbuilding through the remote
area has been major project the
past six years, with some 80 miles
of roads completed.
Accompanying the youthful Mr.
Luke were George r. Birkelund
a company Director and D. Y
Lenhart, general manager of the
company's far-flung woodlands
Mr.. Birkelund is president o.
Baker, Fentess & Co., of Chicago
Mr.. Luke, an extremely youthful
looking man, coming into 60 thi:
year is a Yale graduate and among
many business interests has serv
ed as director of the Long Islanc
Railroad, the Irving Trust Co., o.
IN. w. the Arkwright Insurance
Co., etc.
Since coming to the area SOM
ten years ago, the company ha
invested more than 100000 il
properties in Tyrrell, Dare an
Hyde Counties. 1t has engaged i
See OFFICIALS, Page Six
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HISTORY ALWAYS
INTERESTING WHEN
WELL PRESENTED
A Revealing Letter Published ~
Years Ago From the Late
D. c. Twiford

We often say the way to judge
the future is by the past. Because
The Times is now in it's 25th year
of publication, we have been look
ing through our files through the
years to note the progress that has
taken place in our area. We ran
across a letter written US % years
ago from Norfolk, a former promi-
nent citizen of East Lake who a
half-century ago was active in the
big timber operations which pre-
vailed in his day.
We think this is one of the most
fascinating articles we have ever
carried. To bring younger readers
up to date, the big timber tract
referred to is now owned by West
Va. Pulp & Paper Company. The
town of Buffalo City is now a ghost
town. The majority of the citizens
of the whole area have moved
away, many of the leaders to Nor
folk, Elizabeth City and Manteo,
and most the older ones are dead.
There are only a few fine old peo-
pie left to carry on, but they now
forsee a revival for East Lake
which will restore it to glory COM
parable with it past, when the new
Alligator River bridge is complet-
ed, whereby telephones and cleo
tricity are expected to come in to
the community.
We commend this article to your
consideration:
By Dallas C. Twiford, late of
East Lake, Dare Co., N. C.
That the cumberland holdings of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company of Dare County are worth
two million dollars is the belief of
Dallas C. Twiford, prominent form
err resident of Dare County now re-
siding in Norfolk, who was one
of the big local officials of the
Dare Lumber Company of the old
days. Of those old times, Mr.. Twi-
ford has written us a most enter
tanning article that will be read
with much interest by all who know
him, and who knew East Late at
that time. He says:
Situated on the Banks of Milltail
Creek there is a small lumber
camp in the interior of the vast
Dare County forest of nearly
100000 acres, known as Buffalo
City. I was born and reared in Dare
County. spent IL years of my life
an employee of the Dare Lumber
Company and 20 years ago ! moved
away, after my company sold out
to the Pittsburg Life Insurance
Company which later fell in the
hands of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company.
/ was bookkeeper for my COM
pany at the time the deal was
made and / know that the Pitts
burg Life Insurance Company paid
the Dare Lumber Company one mill
lion dollars. The promoter Of this
See HISTORY, Page Seven
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J. NJ. AINSLEY of PIONEER, Hyde
County, celebrated his Saith birth
day at a dinner given in his honor,
Sunday, the goth in the Pioneer
Community center. The table was
centered by a huge birthday cake.
Four of his five children, Mrs. r.
A. Jackson of Hopewell, Mrs. H.
L. Raburn and Mrs. r. w. Saunder-
son of Pioneer, D. NJ. Ainsley of
Portsmouth, Va, attended. The
other son, H. C. Ainsley of Co.
lumbia was unable to attend. Four
of nine grandchildren, and eight of
II great-grandchildren, with in
laws and guests bringing the num-
Der of visitors to %. Mr.. Ainsley,
native of Tyrrell County, has
been a beloved citizen of Pioneer
for Sc years.
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NJ. L. DANIELS Jr., of Manteo, a
member of the Board of Directors
of the Roanoke Island Historical
Association was appointed Thurs
day to head the finance committee
to raise funds to make repairs and
reopen the Lost Colony this nea-
son. The appointment was made at
a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee, headed by Mrs. o. Max
Gardner of Shelby at a meeting
in Manteo, at which time numerous
other phases of the plans for this
years show We're discussed. An
operating budget was approved and
the committee will set about rails
See L. C. MEETING, Page Seven
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BISHOP T. H. WRIGHT, of Will
mington, will preach and confirm
a number of persons in Hyde Sum-
day, March 9th; IL am. St
Georges Episcopal Church, Lake
Landing; a pm. st. Johns, SHADES
vile; and 1880 pm. at Calvary
Swan Quarter.
Special music has been planned
for the occasion. There will be
a covered dish in the parish house
following the morning service. The
bishop will be entertained at the
rectory Saturday night and will be
guest of the Metrah Swindells in
Swan Quarter on Sunday night.
The public is cordially invited.
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4 Contestant must be mother, father or legal
guardian of a baby not more than 36 months OF
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