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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, 1961-09-15
SHELL-DREDGlNG
SCHEME AROUSES
| STRONG OPP SITION
N. C. WiIdlife Commission Goes
to BAT in the Interest Of Citizens
Of Dare and currifuck

The proposal Of an Elizabeth
City group fronting for Gulf Coast
Interests, that they be given per-
mission TO dredge oyster shells
'from North Carolina sounds for
commercial purposes, has met with
strong opposition which will be well
|eomed by fisherman and other citi-
gems Of Currituck and Dare Coun-
tiles.
Director of the North Carolina
.Wndlife Federation took a stand
Monday IN strong opposition to
q proposal to dredge oyster shells
from Albemarle Sound for con-
version into chicken feed.
Turner Battle of Rocky Mount,
Executive secretary of the Fed
grafton, said the directors adopt
la resolution opposing "any
dredging for shells or minerals
I'm the inland coastal waters Of the
State
He was directed by the FEEDER
htion board to ask the State De-
partment Of Conservation and
Development for a public hear
ing before any licenses are grant
Id. sour feeling" Battle said,
. lis that dredging for these shells
br minerals in the coastal wa
Eers would be detrimental to fish
bnd wiIdlife."
He recalled that proposals for
dredging in the coastal sounds
has been advanced during the adj
ninistration Of Coy. w. Kerr
Scott and later during the adj
ninistration of Gov. William B.
Umstead. Each time, the FEEDER
ation took an opposing stand, and
zach time the dredging plan lost
but.
Recently, the N. C. Shell Pro-
bets Corp. of Elizabeth City asked
C&D for permission to dredge
for oyster shells in Albemarle
Sound. Bay Towing and Dredg-
ing Co. Of Mobile, Ala, also has
expressed an interest in oyster
Dredging rights.
As consequence, the CAD
Boards Commercial Fisheries
Committee has decided to ask the
full board for an ALLEGATION of
3, 500 for study of the effects
Ehe proposed dredging might have.
Nineteen of the Federation's 81
directors were on hand for this
meeting, which was held at the
Sir Walter.
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Grabbing Industry Provides Many Dollars
For Area While Other Products DwindIe
Aycock Brown photo,

ed here in Dare County is shipped
to Norfolk, Virginia, Washington,
D. G., distribution points in Mary
land and in Philadelphia, Pennsly-
vania. Most of this meat is sent to
Wholesale houses in these areas.
During the summer tourist season
large quantities of processed and
Impressed crabs are sold in the
Dare area.
From beginning to end, the story
of the crab industry is one of gam
bic and haste. A crab fisherman has
three methods for taking catch.
With an investment of about $700
he can be a slime man.. Using this
method, the crabber bats series
of crab lines with abull lip" obtains
ed from slaughter houses and pulls
the crabs into the boat when they
start eating the bait.
A second method requires an
original investment of about $1,000.
For approximately this amount a
crabber can purchase motor skiff
and traps necessary to be a "pot-
ter. The potter sets his "pots" for
traps) in the shallow sound waters.
These ingenious traps are baited
with fish and are so constructed
that crabs going in to get the fish
can not get out again. Later the
crab fisherman checks each pot
from his boat, pulls it on board BY
means of a rope which has been at
tached to a float, and dumps the
crabs into waiting box. From here
they are taken to local processing
plants for shipping.
A third method of catching crabs
is called dragging. This requires
a much larger boat with motor
powerful enough to pull heavy
net. For about $4,000 crabber can
purchase a boat and net to be a.
See CRABS, Page Four
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Each day number of Dare
County residents and hundreds of
Dare County visitors in crossing
the Roanoke Sound bridge see
small utility boats slipping through
the choppy water with one, some
times two, men on board. An occas-
ional person may note briefly from
the bridge as the man in the boat
suddenly reaches over the side,
grabs a ropeain the water, and
starts pulling into the boat.
Probably few have wondered
what was on the other end Of the
rope.
At the same time, almost within
sight of the man and his boat, a
family sits in a restaurant and en-
joys the tangy flavor of sauted
crab meat. In other restaurants in
other towns, the same thing hap
pens; people are eating crab meat.
These seemingly insignificant in
cidents are all part of story
-. a story of Dare County's crab
industry which annually brings al
most one million dollars to the
pockets of Dare County people.
In a normal year the Dare Coun-
ty crab industry will handle an esti-
mated two to three hundred thou
sanl barrels of crabs. Included in
this are both soft and hard crabs
which are taken from nearby
waters. Local processing plants, in
a good season, will process almost
one hundred thousand barrels.
Crabs taken from Dare County
and adjoining waters and handled
through facilities in this county are
shipped to various points along the
Atlantic Seaboard. Many crabs are
shipped Impressed to processing
houses in Hampton, Virginia and
Cambridge, Maryland.
Meat cooked, processed and pack
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BEN. EPSTEIN IS. DIES
IN MIAMI; OWNER OF BIG
DARE co. OCEAN FRONT

For quarter Of a century,, the
long stretch of undeveloped beach
area at Mays Head, which puzzles
so many people, has been owned
by Florence and Benjamin Epstein.
Mr.. Epstein died Tuesday in Miami,
where he had lived since he re-
tired in 1866.
Because those who had tried to
develop the land in the first place,
never got out of the depression, and
counldn't pay the balance Of
mortgage Of $4,000 10 Mr.. Epstein,
they lost it under foreclosure. Sew
rial times in recent years offers for
the property have been made, but
the owners have held out for
around a million dollars. Save for a
few buildings in the area Of Old
Mays Head Coast Guard station,
the entire property is vacant and
undeveloped on several miles Of o.
cean front.
Mr.. Epstein was a popular cit
lien, and an enterprising one in
many respects. Back in the early
20,s he established the first air.
plane passenger service between
Norfolk and Washington. He was
native Of Norfolk and while there
lived on Mayflower Drive. He had
been suffering for a long time with
haa,.f fro,,hIo and d;Ad n, fho MI.
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EARLY AND LATE FERRY
TRIPS THROUGH SEPT. 80

oCRACOKE, Contrary to the
original schedule, the Hatteras In
let ferry will continue through Sep
tember 30th, to make the early
morning and late afternoon trips.
First ferry over from Hatteras in
the morning will leave there at 6
am; first ferry north from Ocra-
coke will leave at z am. Last
ferry in the afternoon over from
Hatteras will leave there at 4 pm,
last ferry north from ocracoke will
leave at 6 pm. These early and late
trips can be maintained until Sep
tember 80 tn and still provide day
light passage.
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REV. HAROLD F. LEATHER
MAN, who has recently been assig-
ned to the Manteo Methodist
Church, (Mt. olivet) for his fourth
year is well pleased with the strong
support given the church by the
membership. During the past five
or six years, the church budget has
doubled, and this year has reached
the unprecedented amount Of So
500. During this year the church
has installed an air-conditioning
system, costing $4,000; and in adj
dition has purchased $1O,50O worth
of real estate. For parking lot,
the church acquired the r. G.
Evans homeplace across the street.
The residence has been torn down.
Further down Main st. the l. G.
Meekins homeplace was bought for
$500, the home torn down, and
the land added to the parsonage
lot. Mr.. Leatherman compliments
the many church leaders, of his 592
members, Of whom lao are nom
resident. w. HI. Hotter Jr is chair
man Of the church board; G. E.
O''Neal is Sunday School Supt.;
Mrs. Nevin Wescott is President of
the Womens Society of Christian
Service and Charles Evans Jr. is
President Of the Methodist. Youth
Fellowship.
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HATTERAS PATROLMAN
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Collision Wrecks Patrol Car. Injuries
Parelman D. S. Skies and His
German Shepherd Dog

State highway patrolman D. s.
Skiles of Hatteras is recovering at
his home from injuries received
about two a. m. Wednesday when
his patrol car struck an unlighted
State Highway Department wreck
er after meeting car whose lights
blinded him. The driver of the other
car saw the wreck and went back
to help. He took Mr.. Skies to the
health center in Buxton, where he
was treated for decorations of the
face, bruised right shoulder and
ches, and released. A German shep-
herd dog riding with him was badly
cut and was taken to an Elizabeth
veterinarian. Mr.. Skies, 1860 auto
mobile was demolished, but damage
to the wrecker was slight, accord
ing to reports.
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OFFSHORE FISHING
STILL EXCELLENT
FIR an DARE WATERS

Fishing in the Gulf Stream, Of
at its western edge Of Oregon and
Hatteras Inlet during the first half
Of September has been the best Of
the season for many warm water
species.
For one thing during the past
week, the dolphin fishing has been
the very best of the 1861 season.
During the past week, with an av-
erage Of six to 10 boats going
offshore daily, parties ranging
from three to eight persons have
returned to port with from 100 to
$50 dolphin.
In addition to dolphin, other spe-
cies Of Gulf Stream fish have been
taken, including sailfsh, oceanic
bonita, black fin tuna, false alba
core and oceanic bonita.
The increase in blackfn tuna and
albacore, is believed to be an ind.
cation that the white marlin, 81
which several have been taken of
Oregon Inlet since September l
|are moving back into Cape Hat
teras waters.
An encouraging sign in the bic
hauls Of dolphin being made during
the past week has been the fac
that the anglers who caught thes'
dolphin are taking their FISH hom|
for food.
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MRS. TYSON PRAISES
CANCER PROGRAM
AT WEDNESDAY, MEET
Campaign for Funds to Be Held
in Dare County Starting
October 8

oThere is something going on in
Dare County under the cancer or
gaiation," said Mrs. Bert G. Tyson,
American Cancer Society field con-
sultant for eastern North Carolina,
speaking before representatives of
civic groups Wednesday morning
at the community building in Man
teo.
She went on to praise the county
chapter who worked three years
before succeeding in getting per-
mission to hold the local crusade in
the fall instead of April when the
national crusade is held. Statistics
from the Dare County efforts are
proving to the state officials that
fan drives are more beneficial fl
nancially than spring drives. Ac-
cording to the treasurer's report in
1859, in the first fall campaign
$1500.00 was raised and in 1860
$4,000, after the area had exper-
fenced the effects of hurricane Dom
ma. These figures are to be COM
pared $4,000 to $4,000 the most
ever raised in previous campaigns
in April.
In addition to the annual canvas
for funds contributions are receive
ed from the clown penny banks
which yield $40 to $50 per year and
from the Remembrance Program
which last year brought in $S6.
Persons wishing to remember a
friend or relative whether living or
deceased on a birthday or at any
time may contact Mrs. John Gar
rison, Manteo, who is in charge Of
the local program.
Of the total amount raised forty
percent is kept in the county. This
past year seven local persons were
helped financially and two with
bandages.
Mrs. Tyson emphasized the i'm
portance of people all ages having
a regular check-up by their physi-
clan requesting at the same time a
check for cancer. She explained that
cancer clinics are available to those
80 and over and checks are given
on only five Of the seven areas.
The Dare County Cancer Society
campaign is scheduled for the week
October 8-14 Those heading up
each community will announced as
soon as the list is complete.
The clinic for this area is held
the first Friday of each month at
the Health Center in Elizabeth
City beginning at one o'clock.
Persons from Dare County are CIR
en- special consideration IL .egards
to time. Clubs may attend in a
group by advance arrangements.
The county organization headed by
Mrs. H. o. Bridges may be contact
ed.
DIR. w. w. Harvey. Jr., local
physician, who was also present,
said there was a great need for
films and other means to make men
aware of the need for early detec-
ton of cancer.
After the meeting a luncheon
was served by Mrs. H. o. Bridges,
Mrs. Raymond Wescott, and Mrs.
Nevin Wescott, officers of the Dare
County Association.
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REV. A. [. 6. STEPHENSON
WILL BE FEATURED SPEAKER
AT EAST LAKE HOMEcO MING

The annual Homecoming event Of
East Lake Methodist Church is
scheduled for Sunday, September
"a, at which time Rev. A. l.. G.
Stephenson will be the featured
speaker. Rev. Stephenson of Gas
tonin was for six years pastor of
the mainland charge, which in adj
dition to East Lake, included the
churches at Manns Harbor and
Stumpy Point.
All members, visitors and friends
of the church are invited to the
event which begins at 1880 am.
with services, followed by the pic
mic lunch at noon, and songfest fol-
lowing.
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REP. WILLIAM CHARLES Co
HOON of Tyrrell County has been
appointed by Governor Sanford as
State Paroles officer, and the Co
hoons have sold their home near
Columbia, and bought a home in
Raleigh. The position, considered a
most important one, is much
sought after, and pays a salary of
$4,000 a year. Mr.. Cohoon has
served two terms in the General
Assembly, was a strong supporter
of Governor Sanford in both pri-
maries, and is one of the leaders
in the Southern Albemarle Associ-
alton.
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WHEN this picture made back Wade Theatre
August Maria Beae Fletcher Aheve shown chatting with
John Witty who played Sir Walter Raleigh the drama
performer at The Lost Colony At the time she Miss North Caro-
lima Of 1861 On Saturday night Atlantic City Miss Fletcher
Miss America and this week in Charlotte Susan Kay Wooda Of Ro
anoke Rapids first the beauty
test officially became the Miss North Carolina Miss Wood
all had also Colony prior the
State contests in Greensboro during mid summer.
(Aycock Brown Phoo)
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THE NEW MlsslANERIcA AND SIR WALTER RALEIGH

ing to reports.
Evening star., 1961-10-30
Cupt. Kangaroo
Vows Children
In District Visit

Captain Kangaroo. the tele-
vision performer. kept a crowd
Of youngsters jumping, laugh
ing and clapping for an hour
yesterday in a gay musical pro-
gram at Constitution Hall.
Most Of the children. dressed
in their best clothes. their hair
combed and their noses shiny,
needed no introduction to Cap
tain Kangaroo.
The captain, a portly gentle
man with bangs coming close
to his eyebrows and a mus
tache, appears six mornings a
week on a CHS network chill
dren's show called Captain
Kangaroo. His real name is
Robert Keeshan.
Captain Kangaroo introduced
the children to the various in
struments of the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra. by sing
ing his own version Of "Old
Mcdonald Had a Farm" This
Old Mcdonald ran his farm
with trumpets. fiddles and so
on, not animals.
Captain Kangaroo has put
on a musical program with
most of the major orcheStras
in the country. This was his
first public program in Wash
ington. 1t was sold out.
Evening star., 1961-10-30
By the Associated Press

Racial discrimination in res
taurants along U. S. Highway
40 remained in the national
spotlight over the week end and
was the topic of discussion in
Baltimore and New York.
The president of the Mary
land branch of the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People again
asked Gov. Tawes to call i'm
mediately a special legislative
session to pass an equal accom-
modations law.
"a special legislative session
in March, 1862. which you now
propose to call, is too far
away" said the telegram sent
by DR.. Lille M. Jackson.
LefkOwitz Sends Wire
The Governor was sent
another telegram Sunday, this
one from Attorney General
Louis j. Lefkowitz, who wired
a protest against the arrest of
five New York Negroes at a
U. S. 40 restaurant Friday
night.
Also in New York, officials
lof the Congress of Racial Equal
Evening star., 1961-10-30

for emergence of large cities
like those at Richmond and
Virginia Beach have improved,
and Fairfax is going to try for
a city charter again.
The prospects of getting ap-
proval of a charter by the Gen
eral Assembly have been i'm
meaSurably improved" said
Delegate John Webb. The con-
solidations at Richmond and
Virginia Beach have given
strong support to a city of our
size" he said. Fairfax is 400
square miles and would, If it
became a city, be the country's
second largest in size.
Some legislators in other
parts of the State agree. But
some also are speculating pri-
vately on what might happen
to the annexation laws.
tn creation OF the Virginia
Beach-P rincess Anne city
would effectively cut off Nor
folk from further annexation
Of that county, and city status
for Fairfax County would end
annexation attempts there.
Some legislators feel, there
fore. there may be sentiment
for amending the annexation
laws to permit annexation Of
cities by cities. subject, as now,
to determination by the courts.
1t is unreasonable. said one.
to leave Virginia Beach or Fair
fax with large neighboring rur-
al areas in which to expand but
prevent Norfolk or Alexandria
from further growth.
Evening star., 1961-10-30
Agents ToctfuIIy Smash
Still at Dupont Circle

In difference to the generally
high-toned character Of the
neighborhood, Federal agents
"discreetly" dismantled a crude
still a block off Dupont circle
yesterday.
1t was all very incongruous to
Alcohol Tax Division agents.
who are used to almost any
thing. But there the crude
contraption was in a third-f floor
apartment at 1418 Twentieth
street NV.
Milton M. Kiefer, the alcohol
units area supervisor, took
charge of the evidence and ar
rested Laurie A. Wellington,
81, formerly Of Durham, N. C.
I'VE did our best to destroy
the still with nicely in order to
keep noise and odor at a mini
num-" Mr.. Kiefer said of his
raiding team. After all it is a
nice neighborhood and there
was Wethington's wife and two
small children to consider"
Wethington's wife was at one
time employed at the FBI
identificationS section here.
Mr.. Kiefer said Wellington
told him he went into the busi-
ness a couple of weeks ago after
quitting a drugstore job "be-
cause his feet hurt"
The agents recovered all the
components Of the crude ap-
Evening star., 1961-10-30
Auto Rolls Over,
! Killed, 2Hurt

An Anne Arundel County
youth was killed. and two others
were injured in an auto acci-
dent near Benedict in Charles
County, Md, early yesterday.
Maryland State Police said
Joseph Philmore Wilkinson. jr..
20. of Edgewater. Nd. died
after his car went out OF con-
troll on State Route 23l. Just
west of the Patuxent River
bridge, and rolled over several
times.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at the Calvert County
Hospital IN Prince Frederick.
Death was caused by a frac-
tured skull.
Admitted to the same hos
pital were two passengers in the
car, James M. Brady, 81. of
Edgewater, and Pfc. Ronald L.
Grouse, 20, a Fort Meade SOL
der. Mr.. Brady suffered facial
cuts and the soldier a back in
jury, police said.
Evening star., 1961-10-30
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Evening star., 1961-10-30
By HARVEY CLEW
Star Staff Writer

Juvenile Courts controver-
sial case backlog has under
gone another small decrease,
reflecting a drop in new cases
and increased use of "out-of-
court" dispositions.
During July. August and
September, pending cases
dropped by A. from 2,054 to
2,010. according to the courts
latest quarterly report, issued
over the week end.
1t was the second straight
reduction reported after two
years Of steady increases to a
record high OF 1885 cases at
the start of the preceding April,
May and June quarter.
The backlog was debated in
the past congressional session
when unsuccessful proposals
were made to add two judges,
start using referees, lower the
age limit and move the Juvenile
Court to Municipal Court.
Judge Orm w. Ketcham is the
courts only judge now.
Jurisdiction Outlined
The court has original juris-
diction over juvenile delin-
quents. traffic offenders and
dependents, under age 18. It's
adult Jurisdiction covers par
ents Of children born out of
wedlock, violation Of child
labor and school laws and
adult contributors to delin-
quency.
In the past quarter, new
Evening star., 1961-10-30
Ak Blow Kills
District Man

A Washington man was killed
with an ak blow on the head
during an argument with an
other man near Cabin John in
Montgomery County early yes
terday, police reported.
The victim was Samuel
Warren, IS. Of 168 Fifty-sixth
place Sc. Police identified his
aSSailant as William Ellis, jr.,
of the 1900 block of Seven Locks
road.
1t. Maurice Leahy, detective
chief for the county's Bethesda
police station, said the Staying
took place about 2::30 am. after
an argument in the back yard
of the Ellis home. The men
had attended a party together
earlier, police said.
Ellis was arrested at his
home and charged with murder,
1t. Leahy said.
Evening star., 1961-10-30
Maryland Law on Bios
Again Asked byNAACP

ity CORE affirmed over the
week end its plans to hold a
massive freedom ride" along
the highway on November IL.
In Baltimore, Attorney Hy-
man Pressman. sent President
Kennedy a telegram, asking the
Chief Executive to use his good
offices" to gain agreement for
a special session of the Mary
land General Assembly soon.
Plea to Religious Leaders
The Maryland NAACP presi-
dent also sent kilograms to re-
ligious leaders in the State
urging them to impress on the
Governor the need row for
such a law.
Gov. Tawes issued a state
ment Saturday stating he will
not yield to CORES threat to
stage the freedom ride unless
he calls a special session.
The group had said Gov.
Tawes could prevent the No
vember ride along the so mile
corridor northeast of Baltimore
to the Delaware State line if he
would bring the General As
sembly into special session be-
fore the ride takes place.