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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, 1961-05-05
HIGH BID REJECTED
FOR DREDGING ON
OREGON INLET RUN
Norfolk Firm Wanted $93.5oo To
Clean Out Channel for
Short Ferry Run

RALEIGH State Highway
Department engineers are explor-
ing new possibilities for improving
Oregon Inlet ferryboat service fol-
lowing Highway Commission rejec-
tin last week of a channel dredging
bid which ran far above engineer
ing estimates.
Ferryboats of the Department
have been plying a long channel
routing between Bodie Island and
Hatteras Island for several months
following series of coastal storms
which closed the regular short
channel. The rejected bid of 500, 500
from a Norfolk dredging firm wa
for removal of some 100000 cubic
yards of silt to permit reopening of
the short route but it ran $43 500
above estimates.
Today, highway engineers are
fearful that the dredging job would
be far greater than anticipated
and are investigating the possibi-
lily Of obtaining two additional
ferryboats to increase the number
Of daily trips through the longer
channel.
An appeal for two additional
boats went out this week from
Division Highway Engineer w. N.
Spruill Of Ahoskie to r. F. Gibbs,
Superintendent of the Cape Hat
teras National Seashore Park.
Gibbs, contacted in Arizona, said
he would Immediately relay the re-
quest to Department of Interior
officials in an effort to get two
surplus LCU's from the U. S.
Navy.
New soundings of the short chan
mel made recently revealed that
there has been an additional silt
ing up of the regular channel in the
last few days causing highway Of
ficials to wonder whether the regu-
lar channel could ever be opened
up for any reasonable length of
time. Three times previously the
channel has been opened only to fill
up within a shrot period of time,
1t now appears that some $500
feet would require as high as $50,
900 cubic yards.
Highway officials indicted they
have not completely abandoned the
idea of reestablsing the short
Mays Head-Hatteras run by dredg-
ing out the old channel but are
investigating the possibility of es-
tabbishing better ferry connections
and more frequent trips across the
Inlet by installing additional boats
on the longer channel which wa
better protection from winds and
currents.
After the new soundings were
taken, it was estimated that dredg-
ing the old channel might cost as
much as $125.0OO., to $150.00O in
stead of approximately $4,000 as
originally estimated, with little
hope that the channel could be
kept open indefinitely.
Officials say there is a good
possibility of giving improved ferry
service on a more permanent basis
by securing additional boats for the
longer and more permanent chan
mel.
The bids approved on 20 pro-
jects in 10 counties totaled $685.
390.54.
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MRS. IDA MANN HASSELL, 70
died Wednesday afternoon, May 3,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Violet Kellam, in Mays Head. Mrs.
Hassell had been i'll for some time
but had been home from the hos
pital for two weeks.
She was born in East Lake on
June Z, 1882, the daughter of Man
lift and Adeline Basnight Twiford.
She was the widow of the late
Dean Hassell. She was first mar
ried to Norris Mann, who died
many years ago. Surviving are
two daughters, Mrs. Violet KEEL
lam of Mays Head and Norfolk,
Va, and Mrs. Eloise Merkle of
Lynnhaven, Va; one son, Elbridge
Keith Mann; one stepson, Sam Has
sell of East Lake; one brother,
Marshall Twiford of Norfolk, Va;
one sister, Mrs. Sarah Cahoon of
East Lake; nine grandchildren and
II great grandchildren.
Mrs. Hassell was a member of
the East Lake Baptist Church,
Club 60, Norfolk; Euzelian Class
of Temple Baptist Church, Norfolk;
and Tidewater Senior Citizens
Club.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at two o'clock Saturday
afternoon in the chapel of. the Twi-
ford Funeral Home, Manteo, by the
Rev. NJ. J. Davis, pastor of Manteo
Baptist Church. Burial will be in
East Lake Methodist Church GENE
tnr1r
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NEW FIRE NUMBER

A new telephone number has
been established for the Roa-
noke Island Fire Department,
and IL is urged that all alarms
be routed through this number,
800, to prevent delays in answer.
ing calls.
Previously IL WAS necessary
for the calls to 60 through the
town Office.
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On Friday of this week, DR..
Ralph is scheduled to attend the
International Assembly of Incom-
ing Officers and institute for pre-
sent and past officers at the Lake
Placid Club, Essex County, New
York.. prior to taking the train for
the west Coast, from where they
will fly to Tokyo, Japan, where on
May q, registrations will. begin.
The sessions of this International
Assembly will continue through
five days, closing June 1. Speak
ers on the programs, include num-
erous world-famed men.
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JOHN D. EARLE
is LAID TO
FINAL REST MON.
Man+eo Scou+master Buried With
Military Honors in Airing
ron National Cemetery

John Dorset Earle, AZ, of Man.
teo was laid to his final rest at
$50 Monday morning, May l, in
Arlington National Cemetery, Ar
lington, Va. He was buried with
military honors. An honor guard
and firing squad participated and
taps was played. The Rev. Joseph
Burroughs, rector of st. Anrews-
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Mays
Head, conducted the final grave
side rites.
The funeral service was conduct
ed at two o'clock Sunday after
noon in st. Andrews Church by
the Rev. Mr.. Burroughs. 80 God.
Our Help in Ages Past" and God
the Omnipotent" We're sung by
the church choir, which had been
organized and directed by Mr..
Earle. They were assisted by men,
bers of the Mount Olivet Meth
odist Choir of Manteo, in which
group Mr.. Earle had been active
until st. Andrews began holding
regular services. Mrs. John Bell of
Manteo accompanied at the organ.
The casket was draped with an
American flag.
Pallbearers were members of the
vestry, w. A. Williams, Jr., Ernest
Beale, Linwood Cuthrell, Gordon
Kellogg, Hubert Smith, Robert
Preston, Dewey Hayman, Ernest
Fuller and Dewey Adams.
The honor guard was made up
of Boy Scouts from Camden Coun-
ty, Currituck County, Dare Coun-
ty, Pasquotank County and South
Norfolk, Va. oil members of the
Tidewater Council.
Among out-o1-town people pres
ent for the funeral were Mr..
Earle's mother, Mrs. Guy H. Earle
Of Gainesville, Fla; his brothers
and sisters-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Earle, Jr., of Lapeer, Mich;
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Earle of
Weston, West Virginia; Mrs.
Earle's sisters, Mrs. Robert Nor
gan of Dayton, Ohio, Miss Virginia
Steele of Pittsburgh, Pa, Mrs. &C.
Gil Cooke of Beckley, West Vir-
ginia, Mrs. E. B. Fernsler of
Huntington, West Virginia, Mrs.
J. G. Ellison and Mr.. Ellison of
Morgantown, West Virginia.
Joining the others in Arlington
for the burial were Mr.. Earle's
brother and sister-in-law, Com
mander and Mrs. L. D. Earle and
son, Larry, of Haddonfield, N. j.;
Mrs. Earle's step-brother, AT 1t.
Col. A. A. Adair, and Mrs. Adair,
OF Big Springs, Texas; her step
mother, Mrs. Robert NJ. Steele of
Rocky Mount, Va; and her aunt,
Miss Eva Steele of Washington D.
c; w. j. Crumpacker and Allen
Carlson of Manteo, representing
the West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Company; Gus Huffman of the Ma
tional Park Service, Richmond,
Va, who was former Cub Scout
Master in Manteo, and his son
Richard; Floyd Taylor of the Ma
tional Park Service, Washington,
D. c., former member of the Boy
Scout committee in Manteo, Mrs.
Taylor and their SON Floyd, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Greenwood,
godparents of John D. Earle, Jr.,
were hosts at breakfast at their
home in Arlington, to all those go
ing to Arlington for the burial.
Mrs. Earle, her son, John D.,
and daughter Mary Elizabeth, re-
turned Tuesday to their home near
Manteo, accompanied by Mrs.
Earle's sister, Mrs. Robert Morgan
Of Dayton, Ohio.
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DR. AND MRS WILLIAM T. RALPH of Behaven who their
attend the Rotary International Convention Tokyo
Dr. Ralph District President of Rotary International which his
home club of Behaven situated The will York
the West Coast and travel by ship Japan journey that will
take two months the longest vacation Dr. Ralph has taken his
than Do of dental practice in Behaven During this he
president of his Dental Society member the Beaufort County
OF Education has twice been delegate the Republican National
Convention and VcePresiden President
en Abemae Association other honors that
IaccorC him
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RODANTHE PERSONALS

Mrs. Allen E. Gray and children,
Gail, Linda and Wayne, left We'd
nesday for Fort Pierce, Florida.
after visiting the Julian L. Gray's
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert K. Mid
gett visited in New York last
week.
Herbert X. Midget, Jr. arrived
Saturday after serving ten months
at sea.
The Willis January family Of
Oklahoma City visited Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. Herbert last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Williams and
children of Elizabeth City spent
the week nd here with Mrs. Will
liams' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
O'Neal.
A family birthday party was
given Tuesday night. August Is in
honor of Mrs. Nora E. Herbert at
her home in Rodanthe. Present
were her children and other rela-
tives. Homemade ice cream, cake
and mixed nuts were served. The
children gave the entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Elder and
daughter, Joyce, of Alexandria,
Virginia, are spending week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Kane Baarslag at
their summer home "Wimble
Shoals" in Rodanthe.
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MANTEo PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Aycock Brown have
had as their recent guests Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. Hinson and their grand
son, Rick Reynolds, of High Point;
and Mrs. C. v. Tyson Of Leaks
vile, and her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Tyner of
Winston Salem. Mrs. Hinson and
Mrs. G. v. Tyson are Mr.. Browns
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bost and
daughter, Lima, of Salisbury, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Nc
Gown.
Lance Montague of Norfolk Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ivey H. Evans
last week end.
Mrs. Fitz Etheridge Of Port Isa-
bel, Texas, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Midgette.
Miss Bessie Draper who has beer
| a patient in Beaufort County Hos.
pital, Washington, N. c., Is SEIZED.
lu1ed to return home this week end
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HOOPER-MANN VOWS ARE
SPOKEN IN KITTY HAWK


The marriage of Miss Verna
Irene Mann, to Horace Brantley
Hooper, Jr., took place Saturday
August IL, at four o'clock in Kitty
Hawk Methodist Church. Rev,
Horace L. McLaurin performed the
double ring ceremony before set
ting of white gladioli, greenery and
blue lighted tapers in tall Candida
bara.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William L. Mann, of Kill
Devil Hills, and the bridegroom is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hooper Of
Stumpy Point.
la Organ music was rendered by
Mrs. Jesse Baum, who accompanied
Jerry Cohoon, of Manteo in singing,
"The Wedding Prayer, 20 Perfect
Love-, Happy the Home.
Given in marriage by her grand
father, George L. Midget, the
bride wore a wedding gown fash
toned with a lace bodice featuring
a bateau neckline, and ending in
wedding points over the hands: and
with a white satin bouffant skirt
ending in a chapel train. Her veil
was of illusion with a lace border
and fell from a crown trimmed in
seed pearls and sequins. She car
ried a white prayer book topped
with a white orchid.
Maid of honor was Miss Nancy
Smith of Kitty Hawk, and brides
maid was Miss Tessie Tillett of
Manteo They wore street length
bouffant dresses Of pale blue silk,
with matching shoes and head
bands, and carried nosegays of
small yellow chrysanthemums.
Best man was Brantley Twiford
of Manteo; and ushers were Eddie
Lee Hooper, brother of the BRIDE
groom, and Tracy Anderson. Mrs.
Jackson Twiford was mistress of
ceremonies.
The mother of the bride wore a
two piece light blue linen dress
with white accessories and a cor
sage of white carnations. The
mother of the bridegroom wore a
pink sheath dress with white access
series and a corsage of white c..
nations.
After the ceremony reception
followed in the church social hall
with Mrs. Raymond Wescott in
charge. The table was laid with a
blue and white cloth and centered
with bouquet of white gladioli. A
four TERED wedding cake, nuts
mints and punch were served. Mrs
Elton Twiford cut the cake.
Mrs. Preston Sears, sister of the
bride served punch. Mrs. Vernon
Perry also sister of the bride pre-
sided at the brides book.
About 100 hundred guests were
received by the wedding party.
The bride is a graduate of Man.
teo High School and has attended
East Carolina College in Greenville
for two years. Mr.. Hooper is 8
graduate of Manteo High Schoo
and also attended East Carolins
College. He is employed in Stump,
Point.
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By EULA N. GREENWOOD

OFF-YEAR ACTIVITY A few
days ago South Carolina elected te
its Legislature the first Republican
in nearly century. A few weeks
ago Texas sent to the U. S. Senate
its first Republican in this century
Eyebrow-raising incidents in this
the ,once-solid South. Lengthenine
shadows from the last campaign.
Meantime, we hear Of off-season
activity among the Republicans in
the populous Piedmont counties OF
our own State.
The COP found cookies in the jar
last year and are now back
of the fence planning new raid on
the pantry.
REASONS The Cuban fiasco
a chicken come home to roost from
the Eisenhower administration, has
nevertheless, very considerably
damaged the Kennedy administra.
ton. Dulles departure will help on
( this one.
Z In North Carolina, there is lot
criticism of the Sanford admins
tration-except in the press-but
we would say much less than a
month ago.
Despite all their quiet efforts, we
doubt the COP will be strong
enough to win Congressional seats
in Tarheelia by. next year. Another
though to keep in mind is that the
Sanford strength will swell while
we become used to the sales tax
increase; and look with favor on
the educational improvements
which are bound to come.
WHITE PINE BLIGHT A
death-dealing blight has within the
past six months or so hit our beau.
tiful white pines throughout the
State.
Although the State Forestry
Dept. has said nothing about the
disease publicly, they are
much worried about it. No cure
has yet been found-and there is
some worry this pine may go the
way of the chestnut.
Our observations are the blight
is hitting about one tree out Of
twenty. We have observed it ir
yards as far east as Raleigh, as fan
south as Gastonia-and Throughout
the wild white pines in the noun
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1t looks, Sas if nothing except
weeds and crabgrass will grow
these days without special treat
ment. This is true of all fruits and
most garden vegetables and flow
ers. Blight has all but wiped out
completely our graceful, Asiatic-
looking mimosa.
But the white pine is not only
beautiful, it is one of our most
valuable forest products in this Sec
ton of the South. 1t grows wild
in great abundance in the western
half of North Carolina.
LONG EARS" Reports Burke
Davis in his column, "Tar Heel
Notebook:
Tentative candidates for Lieu
tenant Governor are peeping forth
much earlier than usual, because of
the success of Cloyd Philpott in
looking so gubernatorial-like from
his chair. Among the reported can
didates with long ears: Irwin Belk
of Charlotte, Ralph Rowland Of
Elkins Ga perennial), Archie Davis
of Winston-Salem Ga reluctantly /,
and Kidd Brewer of Raleigh. There
is even some talk that Philpott may
run for a second term, depending
upon the strength of the Joe Hunt
position when the boys go to the
firing line"
Note to Mr.. Davis: We know of
someone who will bet you ten to
one that not one of the above-men-
toned gentlemen will be a filing
candidate for the office of 1t. Gov.
FOOTBALL :. =. The first Football
Annual to reach our house this year
has Roman Gabriv, OF State Col
lege in color on the front cover and
the lead article inside is: "kOMAN
GABRIEL: Glamor Boy of the
Grid This Year,.
Gabriel is listed on the All-Amer-
lean selection for 1861.
Although three of our Big Four
will open their schedules on Sep
TENDER %. all will be playing away:
State at Wyoming; Duke at South
Carolina; and Wake Forest at
Baylor.
First big game will come Sep
TENDER 80 when State meets Caro-
lima in that annual love feast in
Kenan Stadium at Chapel Hill.
Time: 2:30. Temperature, on the
field: 120. In the stands: solid
100.
BACK HOME We ran into an
old school teacher friend of ours
the other day in North Wilkesboro.
She has been teaching school in
Florida for about eight years
is in summer school at Boone
and will teach in North Carolina
this year -. and right on. Reason:
the pay where she will teach is
better than she was getting in
Florida.
Raleigh Schools Superintendent
Jesse Sanderson reported last week
that they are getting more and
more applications now from out-of-
State teachers.
LAW :. AS more and better tea
cheers apply for N. c. jobs, gen.
eral culling process will begin
and become sitter year after year
It will become harder and
harder for second-rate teachers
to hold their jobs +. unless they
have relatives on the school board
So, there should be a law that:
no relative, by marriage or blood.
of school board member may
teach in the county, unit, or district
in which this official has jurisdic-
ton.
Now you say this would prove
1
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unfair. Yes, it would - in some
cases. But would do so much more
good than harm. And, to soften its
effect-and argument against it
it could be written so that the law
would not apply to existing cases
Though they are the worst), and
make it applicable only to the pre-
sent-and future.
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1860 Ford 500 4-dr.. va. RH.
clean
1860 Falcon 4-dr.. like new
1860 Chevrolet VI Pickup like
New.
1859 Ford GaIaxie. 4-dr.. ra-
do. heater F.O.M.
1853 Chevrolet Biseayne 4-dr.
We. clean
1857 Chevrolet 4-dr. We.
Std. Trans.
1855 Ford Victoria Radio.
Heater. Ford -Ma+ie
1855 Cadillac 4-dr. 81 series.
radio. heater. pr. win
dows. pr. steering. pr.
brakes. electric eye.
1855 Chevrolet. 2lo. 2-dr. s
cyl x-clean. Radio Heater
1855 Sfudebaker. 4-dr.. O. D..
Radio. Heater
1855 WHY'S Jeep Station Wag-
on 4-wheel drive. Warner
Hubs. Extra Good
1854 Ford Custom 2-dr.. We.
Nice
1853 Chevrolet z Door extra
good.
1851 Dodge 4-door, good
transportation. Cheap
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13

We were fortunate in This cafe
CORY he observed, land we
cannot escape the fact that it
contributed materially to our
large reduction. He then ex-
planned that any factor causing
fatal crash can kill as many
peple as happen to occupy the
involved vehicles but who do not
contribute to the crash.
Crashes in which the vehicle
had no contact with another We
hicle fell from 307. killing $40. to
266 which killed 289. Urban
deaths were up from 126 to l3l
but this increase was heavily
cOunterbalanced by a drop from
724 to 620 in rural fatalities.
Virginia won the Grand
Award Of the National Safety
Council for her 1856 and 1859 per
formances ard is the only state
to win it even once" he said,
and asked for continued public
support rather than complacency
over this and the 1860 record.
We are far from an irreduci-
BILE minimum and those ISL
deaths represent just so many
tragedies which might have been
avoided and which must be fur
Their reduced" he concluded.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Providence TO
Have Morning
Service In January

BE,LONA. Jan. l2-The Rev
Joseph Matthews conducted his
service at Providence Church on
Sunday. During January. there
will be a service there each
Sunday at II am.
There was a nice service at
Emmanuel Episcopal Church on
Sunday am conducted by the
Rev. NJ. Ross Becton. The at
tendance was also good consid-
ering there is much sickness at
this time of year, as colds visit
many homes.
r. NJ. McCracken is still
quite sick. He had to return to
the hosrital. His many friends
trust that he may soon show
improvement.
DR.. J. Lowering Evans, OF
Richmond. Homer Hudson and
B. j. Meredith, both of Chester.
field county. were callers Oh
Miss Birdie Baugh on Saturday
afternoon. DR.. Evans is the pas.
tor of Weatherford Memorial
Baptist Church. They also did 9
little hunting. but not for birds
We are surely having some
cold. windy weather. and it is
particularly hard on the wile
creatures. Dickie hooking birc
comes to his feeding station very
early in the morning. OF course
there is ice in his bath now, ant
he seems to want to drink. al
ways thirsty.
Mrs. Joseph Matthews ha.
recovered from her cold tina
made her quite sick. She wa
able to attend the service r
Providence Church on Sunday
Mrs. James Hawkes.. of Viii
son, spent Saturday with he
father, J. E. Braudrick and thu
BOokers. Lucy Braudrick re
turned home with her to spent
some time.
Miss Barbara Ann Booker ha.
been quite sick at her home, ant
not able to go into Richmond
where she works. On Monday
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-13
Dairy Prices
To Stay Steady

Prices for the various classes
of milk will continue at about
the same level during the next
year, according to agricultural
economists at Virginia Poly
technic Institute.
They say, however. that a lar
ger proportion Of Grade A milk
will be used in the lower price
classes, resulting in a lower
average price.
Milk production will continue
its long time upward trend
throughout 1861. Demand for
fluid milk and for manufactur-
ing milk will continue about
steady to slightly higher as pop
ulation increases.
Milk production in Virginia set
a new record high in 1860. Dur
ing the first nine months, pro-
duction was up five percent
from the same period a year
earlier. Deliveries of Grade A
milk were up about 3.5 percent
during the first eight months of
1860 over the same period Of
1859. Deliveries of manufactur-
ing grade milk were up about
8 percent above the same period
of 1859. following a decline during
the last several years.
The number of milk cows on
farms in Virginia was around
373.0 900 on June l, 1860, nearly two
percent above that of June l,
1859. This is the first year milk
COW numbers increased in Vir-
GINA since 1858.
Production per COW continued
to increase. and is expected to
keep on increasing during 1861.
Milk cow numbers will likely de-
crease some, but more milk per
COW will more than offset the
drop in COW numbers.
An expected increase in fluid
milk sales in Virginia will come
mainly from population growth.
Per capita consumption of milk
in the state, although consider
ably below the national average.