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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, 1961-02-03
AVON CHANNEL HEARING
PLANNED DURING MARCH
District Engineer to Hear Argument in
Favor Of Project Introduced by
Congressman Bonner

A hearing sometime in late
March at a date not yet determin
ed, is to be held at Avon by the
District Engineer to assist in form
ulaiing a survey report on the
channel from Avon to Pamlico
Sound, which was set UP in reso-
tuition introduced in the House by
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
June s, 1859. Mr.. Bonner has been
asked to assist in setting up
meeting, and in turn has called on
interested parties in Dare County
to help with arrangements.
Mr.. Bonner said this week he
hoped the meeting would be held on
a Friday. The engineers are being
preparation Of a survey report
under the authority given by Con-
gress. Interested parties will be ex-
pscted to assemble data establish
ing the need for the channel
Improvement, which would provide
direct deep water route from
Pxmfico Sound into the harbor in
Avon which is one of the best in
the area. The proposed channel
wsaad eliminate several miles from
the present roundabout way into
Avan..
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LARGER PART OF
MARCH OF DIMES
MONEY REMAINS
Local Needs Get Benefit Of SO
Per Cent OF Funds Raised
For This Cause

The state of North Carolina has
been the principal beneficiary in the
allocation of March of Dimes funds
in the states over the past % years,
is disclosed in a financial summary
prepared by The National Founda-
ton.
More than 88 cents of every dol
lar from North Cardinals March
of Dimes has been put to use in aid
ing The states disease victims and
in research and education projects
conducted by North Carolina insti-
buttons. OF the remaining IL per
cert accruing to the national head
quarters, a considerable amount
also has come back to North Caro-
lima in shipments of polio vaccine
and gamma globulin and in other
nationwide services conducted by
The National Foundation.
The summary covers the period
since the first March of Dimes was
held In January, 1888, and COM
pares the net total Of funds raised
in one state with amounts made
through September 80, 1860.
In this period, North Carolina
chapters Of the March of Dimes
organization raised a net total Of
$1364T, O58.66 at an average fund.
raising cost of less than 5h pei
cent. OF this amount, $10,642, $685.
has been available to the county
chapters in carrying out their ex.
teasfve patient aid programs, in.
GLIDING advances Of $4,945,547. 0s
from the national office to meet
local emergency situations.
Over and above the 88 per cent
used by institutions and county
chapters in the state, The. Nationa.
Foundation has financed within the
state projects such as the historic
field trials which proved the effec.
tivness of the Salk vaccine, epidem.
biological studies and scholarship OF
fellowship grants to North Caro-.
lina residents. National headquart'
ers' expenditures for the vaccine
trials in North Carolina amounted
to $23, 420.98. In addition, the nat
io1lal office has sent into NORTH
Carolina $134,4let85 worth of Sail
vaccine and 278,SS6 CO.'S of gamma
glObuiin in support of its polio
prevention programs.
The New March of Dimes begun
in January is still underway in nu
merous communities.
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REAR ADM. PETER v. COLMAR
Commander of the 9Th Coast
Guard District with headquarters
in Norfolk, will speak and make
the National presentations Of
awards to the Dare Scouts and
Scouters attending the Annual
Banquet at the Elizabeth City High
School Cafeteria, Feb. II, at TOO
pm.
Scouts going to Philmont will be
presented their neckerchiefs by the
Admiral, Admiral Colmar will also
award the Eisenhower Banner for
1860 to the Pack sol, sponsored by
the Manteo P.T.A. Troop 1876 spon.
sored by the Mt. Olivet Methodist
will receive the National Camping
Award. All Scouts attending the
National amboree will be recog-
nized at the banquet by the Ad-
miral.
Any persons desiring reserva.
tons to the banquet are asked to
contact Dick Ward at Scarborough
Garage at Mays Head, Scoutmaster
Jack Earle, or Robert Gibbs, Matt.
onal Park Superintendent.
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PLENTY OF WATER
IS AVAILABLE FOR
THE DARE BEACHES

Observation-Disclosures to large
supplies of ground water can be
obtained in the Dare Beaches San
itary District on Bodie Island in
Dare County, according to a re-
port from the North Carolina De-
partment of Water Resources.
The report was prepared by the
U. S. Geological Survey as part of
an investigation initiated in coop
GRAFTON with the North Carolina
Department of Conservation and
Development and completed in CO.
operation with the Department of
Water Resources.
Water supplies in the Dare
Beaches Sanitary District are OBJ
tanned currently from shallow wells
located in the developed properties
on the island. A test-drilling and
understanding program was con-
Quoted by the Geological Survey to
evaluate the quantity and quality
of ground water available in the
entire Sanitary District area.
The test-drilling program indi-
Gates that in a potential supply
area near the center of Bodie Is
land, unconsolidated sand deposits
of recent age will yield moderate
to large supplies of good water.
The report, titled "Ground-Wat-
err Supply for the Dare Beaches
Sanitary District" was written by
Joel o. Kinney. It incorporates
geologic and Hydrologic data OBJ
tanned from SO test wells.
1t also presents recommended
procedures for developing and pro-
tecting sources for central water
supply system for the Sanitary
District.
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GOVERNOR HOEY'S CHILDREN
BOTH DEAD WITHIN A WEEK

Mrs. Dan M. Paul of Pantego,
the daughter of the Governor and
Senator, Clyde r. Hoey, died Tues
day in Duke Hospital. She had been
brought to the hospital Monday
night, from Shelby, where she be-
came i'll while attending the funer-
al of her brother, Charles A. Hoey.
Beside her husband who is execu-
tive secretary Of the N. c. Chain
store council, she is survived by
two sons Lewis Whitford Paul II
and Daniel Murray Paul Jr., and q
brother, Clyde A. Hoey Jr. in Cam
ton. Funeral services and burial
were at Shelby, her home town this
week. In 1917, Mrs. Paul was
named Shelby's first woman Of the
year.
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OCRACOKE-MAINLAND FERRY
TO BE TOLL-OPERATED
Highway Commission 70 Bury Taylor Bros.
Boat for $2s7, 800. and Relocate
One Terminal

The State Highway Commission
Tuesday agreed to offer the Taylor
Bros. of Sea Level. $2S7 500 for the
ferry they built, and operated for
some months last year between
Ocracoke and Sea Level. The COM
mission contemplates putting the
boat in service this year, as toll
ferry, and plans to move it's main
land terminal from Atlantic to Ce-
dar Island, whereby the run will be
shortened. Ferry service on this
route was discontinued bv the own
ers in September, following hurri-
cane Donna, the reason being as
signed that the channel had filled
up. Many people consider the vessel
not properly designed for the par
ticular service for which it was
intended.
Before leaving office, Governor
Hodges had allocated $375.O0O to
get the ferry going again. but w.
F. Babcock, director of Highways
had recommended paying only
$267 500 for the ferry and docking
facilities, of which the Atlantic
dock would be a total loss. The
highway commission added $4,000
TO the price to be paid for the ferry
boat which was completed last year
for this route, and was soon loaded
to capacity. The growing volume
of traffic to the island, is expected
to demand additional boats soon.
Chief Engineer Cameron Lee
said the vessel will resume it's run
to the Outer Banks about MAY /.
The Sea Level, which can carry
% cars, operated last summer until
Hurricane Donna closed off it's
channel.
Babcock said it would cost an
other 100000 to $215,OO0 to con-
See FERRY, Page Five
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Dear Mr.. Editor:
I have just been down and listed
my taxes, and in going over the
list, / found many examples of me
quality of values on property. For
instance ] noticed one piece of new
property that cost $4,000 valued
on the books at $4,000. noticed
another piece of property with no
sale value. and has been on the
market ten years without any Ia
kers.
They tell US we are only valued
at 60 per cent of the true value, but
when we compare some properties,
we find them not valued more than
ten per cent, and others are valued
at 800 per cent. You remember how
wrought up our people got about
three years ago when the County
Board put this injustice over on
our people, and they were thrown
out of office. In turn, the people
went against those whom they had
hoped would straigthen out this
mess and put some of the same old
crowd in power again.
l would like to see enough citi-
zens of our county with courage
and desire to be fair, unite and
get this mess Strengthened out.
am sick and tired of our hired help
trying to see how much money they
can get TO spend, and more disgust
ed with the wasteful manner in
which it is spent.
1t is not a fair deal, when they
recklessly sock it to the property
owner. We are already loaded to the
gills with obligations to pay off.
We have taxed ourselves to build
fine new school buildings, for there
are many people who seem to think
that nice brick building is all il
takes to make a good school. There
never has been time in history
when ample schools were SO great
ly needed for the young. and for
that matter there never has been a
time when our young people so bad
ly needed proper upbringing at
home. From what I hear, more tea
cheers are about ready to give up
because Of the ili-mannered pupils
they are forced to try To teach, than
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REDSKINS HOST TO CENTRAL

The Manteo High School bas-
ketball teams will play host to
Central High School Friday night,
February 3, in the Manteo gym,
The first game win start at 7:SO
pm.
Both Central clubs are currently
in second place in the East Tide
water Conference. The Mantec
girls win try 10 avenge q last
minute loss suffered earlier at the
hands Of Central while the boys
will be out to show that they arr
the most improved team IN The
conference.
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METHODIST GAINS
HEADWAY ON THE
DARE MAINLAND
Dare Circuit Pastor Views Spirit
and Progress Of Members
With Satisfaction

The three Methodist Churches OF
the Dare Circuit on the county's
mainland are making progress
which is highly satisfactory to the
Rev. Charles r. Olson, pastor Of
the Mt. Carmel Church at Manns
Harbor, Shiloh church at Stumpy
Point, and the East Lake church.
With slightly more than 300 men,
bers in the three churches, invest
ments of several thousand dollars
have been made during the past two
years, and more Improvements are
being planned.
Mr.. Olson says he is delighted
with the generous spirit manifested
by donations of labor. as well as
contributions of money by the men,
bers. Chief projects now in the
planning stage is an educational
unit at Manns Harbor, which would
adds to the church four larger class
rooms
In furtherance of this project,
the church is to be favored with
a spec = PREACHING service on Fab
ruary 9Th, when Rev. Wilson Mes.
bott, field Representative of the
Duke Foundation and Rev. r. l.
Jerome, District superintendent
will speak.
In one and a half years, this
church has wiped out all debts, PAID
for new roof and haslmet all con.
ference obligations. There are 15(
members.
Mr.. Olson is well pleased with
progress at Stumpy Point which
has remodeled and painted the par.
sonage and added a pastors study
at a total cost of $4,000. Repairs
and remodeling of the church with
addition of class room are in thu
planning. A $4,000 electric organ
is to be dedicated in April.
This church has 100 members.
The East Lake church is noted
for generous support, despite The
limited membership of only 80
Much labor is contributed to keep.
ing the church in order, and amons
the most generous workers are Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Holmes, Georgs
w. Ambrose and John A. Twiddy
Each year, the church received
about $500 in contributions during
the annual homecoming.
In his pastoral work, Mr.. Olsen
travels about 1900 miles a month
from his home in Manteo, ano
makes 100 house calls. He visits
Manns Harbor on Mondays ano
Wednesday; Stumpy Point on Tues
days and Thursdays, and Fridays
at East Lake.
His schedule is arranged to pro-
vide a preaching service at each
church each Sunday, when he
cannot be present at any church,
that it is filled by qualified local
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PLANS TO OBSERVE
CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL
DISCUSSED IN MANTEO

MANTEO - First meeting of
recently appointed Dare County
Civil War Centennial Committee
was held in Manteo this week under
! the direction of Ralph Swain.
Mr.. Swain, who has for some
time, manifested interest in a local
observance on the Tooth anniver-
sary of the War between the
States, was named over all chair
man of the original committee
which was approved and officially
named by the Board of Commits
sioners in early January.
Objective of the local committee
will be to cooperate in the state
and federal centennial programs
and to establish specific projects,
on Roanoke Island and the Outer
Banks.
Eight proposed projects for the
Dare Coast region will be as fol-
low: determine location of all Civil
War battle and landing sites; suit
ably mark all such sites, prepare
booklet and map of the activities
that took place in this area; recon-
struct as many as possible; con-
struct park and picnic areas, collect
all possible relics, including maps,
documents and pictures, for dis
play; display relics of war at Dare
County Library and plan celebra-
ton.
To carry out the various projects
sub committees were named.
Swain will head the parks and
site restoration committee; Robert
Smith is chairman Of the group
that will make plans for celebra-
ting the Tooth anniversary Of the
Battle Of Roanoke Island in Fsbru-
airy, 1862. James Rae is in charge
of the planned exhibits and relic
collections. To be named are chair
men of publications, markers and
finance committees.
The original committee appoint
ed by the Board of Commission
ers will act as a haison with the
state and national committees. This
group includes Swain, Smith. Rae,
David Stick and Aycock Brown.
Brown viii serve as publicity chair
man for the committees work in
Dare along with his Tourist Blu
~ - Il
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MRS. ETHERlDGE CHAIRMAN
OF HEART CAMPAIGN NOW
UNDERWAY IN DARE co.

Mrs. Carolyn A. Etheridge,
chairman of the Dare County
Heart Council, this week announc-
ed plans of the Dare unit for par
ticipation in the drive beginning
this month. Serving with her are
John II. Long, treasurer; and DR.
w. w. Harvey, Jr., medical repre-
sentative.
Purpose of the group is to plan
and conduct heart education and
community service program, and to
spearhead a drive for funds to
support the local program and
those of the North Carolina and
American Heart Associations.
Mrs. Etheridge said: "There are
both frightening and hopeful as
poets of the heart disease problem
today. It is "a fact that death
rates seem to be rising, particular
ly from heart attacks, but it is
equally a fact that physicians have
better techniques which they can
use to help their patients.
1There is still a lot to learn,
however, that is why we believe
continued support of heart re-
search to be of first Importance,
Both the American and North Car
DINA Heart Associations devote
the biggest part Of their budgets
to research, which is being carried
on at medical centers in this state
as well as elsewhere in the coun-
try. As . part of the state and
national Heart organizations, the
Dare County Heart Council win BE-
supporting this research program
while the Heart Fund campaign
See PLANS. Page Four
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SEVEN CASES DISPOSED OF
m DARE RECORDER COURT

Seven cases were disposed Of
Tuesday by Judge w. F. Baum, in
Dare Recorders Court. For driving
at 30 mph, d. A. Rogers Jr. was
fined 500 and $3.50 court costs.
Other speeding cases were Sadie
Faye Bateman Of Elizabeth City,
Richard X. Hillabrandt of Stumpy
Point, John W.. Ewes of Norfolk
and Jack A. Eakins Of Buxton, $40
each. Jon Arthur Williams Of Wan
cheese. paid $25 for driving with no
operators license. For driving with
improper exhaust, Walter d. Will
Iiams Of Colington, paid $40.
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OUTSTANDING CITIZEN IN
BEui4AvEN TO BE NAMED BY
CHAMBER OF CONNER E

The Belhaven Chamber of Com
merce plans to choose the outstand-
ing citizen of the year at the an
nual meeting to be held with a ban
quet on February Oath at River
Forest Manor. The public is invited
to mail to the chamber suggestions
for nominees for Outstanding citi-
zen."
Tickets to the dinner will be limi-
ted to 100, So it will be necessary to
make reservations early. On Janu-
airy Is, business meeting of the
Board of Directors was held. DR.. J.
T. Wright, the president of the
Chamber presided. julie Purvis is
Executive Secretary.
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SEVERE ILLNESS STRIKES
STUMPY POINT YOUTH

Horace Hooper Jr. is severely i'll
in Norfolk General Hospital, fol-
lowing seizure which occurred in
Pamlico Sound Wednesday while
he was engaged in fishing for
crabs, with a cousin. The ailment,
a form of aneurism, causes paraly-
sis of one side. He was taken to
S umpy Point by Floyd Hooper,
where DR.. w. w. Harvey was in
readiness, and he was Immediately
dispatched to the hospital.
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BOBBY MACKENZIE NAMED
BEAUFORT co. CHAIRMAN

r. P. Mckenzie Jr. of Washing
ton was elected by reclamation last
week, as Chairman of the Beaufort
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee to succeed John Winfield
who resigned Mr.. Mackenzie was
Terry Sanford's campaign manager
in Beaufort County, and one of the
most efficient workers in the Cen
eral election. He was nominated by
Claude Kicks of Pantego.
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CHAPEL HILL DR.. Charles
E. Flowers of the University of
North Carolina will be the next
speaker at the postgraduate medi-
cal courses currently underway in
Edenton and Kinston.
He will deliver two lectures in
Edenton on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and
two in Kinston on Thursday, Feb. g.
The two courses are sponsored
by the UNC School of Medicine,
the UNC Extension Division and
local medical societies. The Eden
ton course is co-sponsored by the
First District Medical Society. The
Lenoir-G reene-Jones Medical So
ciety is co-sponsor of the Kinstor
~ See COURSES, Page Five
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HYDE STUDENTS HONORED
IN ECC HOME CLUB

Two Hyde County students at
East Carolina College have been
honored in the East Carolina Col
lege Home Economies Club. Miss
Fracnes Baynor of Scranton is
president of the Home Economies
Club of the College; Miss Patricia
Swindell of Swan Quarter is q
member of the club.
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GOVERNOR TERRY SANFORD telling Mckinney
basketball is Mckinney telling the Governor how
State affairs The Governor wishing the Wake Forest Basketball
Coach we'll in his second State Heart Fund chairman
will call the campaign plays during February which Governor Sanford
has proclaimed Heart Month in North Carolina.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
IA at Catholic U.
Honored Today .
With PopoI Medal

Fourteen members of the
faculty and administrative
staff of Catholic University
will receive the Benemerenti
medal for distinguished service
in ceremonies at $3.50 O'Clock
today in Caldwell Hall Audito-
rum at the university.
The medal is awarded by
Pope John XXdII and bears
his effigy on one side with q
crown Of laurel and the let
ter "B" on the other. The
awards will be made by the
Right Rev. Msgr. William J.
Mcdonald, rector Of the uni-
versity.
Recipients Of the medals are
the Very Rev. Louis A. Arand,
the Right Rev. Msgr. Clement
Bastnagel, Conrad Bernier. Dr.
Josephine McGarry Callan,
William D. Commins, Frank
j. Drobka. the Right Rev
Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, and
the Right Rev. Msgr. Martin
j. Higgins.
Also, Edmund r. LaFond,
DR.. Catherine r.; Rich, the
Right Rev. Msgr. John K
Ryan. DR.. Mary Synon, Fran
els L. Talbot, and the Righi
Rev. Aloysius K. Zeigler.
Evening star., 1961-01-15
JAMES PLAN ATTACKED 90 -
chooI-Aid Rift Starts
eoislotive Sporring

| the teachers pay hassel this
early" several harried lawmak-.
Iers moaned.
Another legislator bit on q
Polish sausage In the basement
cafe and said: s. Speaking OF
taxes, I'm agin' EN-" He had Q
lot Of supporters. too.
It appears likely that Gov.
Tawes viii recommend expan-
sion Of the sales tax by drop
ping the starting rate from
Isl cents to about 81 cents and
perhaps applying it to the now
exempt restaurant meals.
Apportionment Bills Bloom
And then there's reapportion-
fnent. Enough bills were drop
ped in the hopper in the first
nine days to last for two ses-
sions. and no doubt there are
more to come.
Some suburban county leg
islators were worried that with
all the reapportionment mea-
sures pouring In. the issue was
really turning into q fiasco.
The country boys from the
Eastern Shore just smiled. con-
fident that this year they would
again stem the suburban tide.
Some Statehouse graduates
came down one night to look
around. They have moved on to
higher things-the House of
Representatives-but they had
a job to do In Annapolis on re-
districting. They dined with
Gov. TaweS, and when they left
it appeared that Maryland's
new congressional district "a
result of the 1860 census-would
be carved out Of the big 5th
district Of Southern Maryland.
How to Carve District?
There is one thing left to be
worked out-aside from getting
it through the Legislature. That
is. what counties should be put
with Prince Georges to form
one district and which ones to
put with Anne Arundel to form
the other. =
Most thought Carroll County
should be cut loose from the
I'd district and added to one Of
the Southern Maryland dis
tricts, but no one seemed to
want it. There are too many
Republicans in Carroll to suit
the Democratic State leaders.
One plan would put all the
slot-machine counties together
in one district.
An speaking Of slots. Charles
County Protestant ministers
promised to stir up a hornets
nest at this session Of the Cen
eral Assembly. The ministers
said they have lined up spon-
sors to introduce a bill to ban
slot machines from the four
Southern Maryland counties
where they are now legal.