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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, 1961-08-11
MANTEO BOYS RECEIVE
HIGH SCOUT AWARDS

Timothy Gaylord and Spencer
Smith, both of Manteo, qualified
for and received the Life Scout
Award at a recent Boy Scout Court
of Honor here.
The awards were presented by
Scout Committee or board of re-
view made up. of Nevin Wescott,
Robert F. Gibbs, and Gene Traut-
vein, Head of the Tidewater Coun-
Gil.
In addition to the Life Scout
Awards the two received additional
awards.
Gaylord was awarded honors in
swimming, firemanship, salesman
ship. reading, first aid, forestry
and community citizenship. Smith
received awards in pubic speaking,
community citizenship, home citi-
zenship, salesmanship, first aid
landscaping, swimming, forestry
and canoeing.
Other Scouts honored at the
Court of Honor include Fred Roush
John Gibbs, Nevin Wescott, Richard
Bennett, and Donald Leatherman.
Roush was awarded badges in
National citizenship, public speak.
ing, swimming, home citizenship
and nature.
Gibbs was honored for work in
woodcarving and canoeing. Wescot,
was presented awards in swim.
ming and geology. Bennett received
an award for rowing and Leather.
man was promoted to second class
Boy Scout.
This was the first Court Of Hon
or held in this area since the death
of Scout leader John d. Earle
Over 100 scouts from the Abe.
marie district were present for the
awards.
Timothy Gaylord, Spencer Smith
and John Gibbs are attending Boy
Scout Camp Philmont in New
Mexico presently and will be bach
IN the area in about . week.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
ATLOST COLONY
FOR NEXT WEEK
Virginia Dare Day and consoIi-
dated University Night Expect
ed to Draw Big Crowds

Two big special nights will be
presented as featured attractions OF
The Lost Colony during the CON-
ing week, it was announced today
by j. Sib Dorton, general manager
of the drama.
On Friday, August 10, the 374th
anniversary of the birth of Virginia
Dare will be observed. On Satur-
day, August 10, will be Consoli-
dated University of North Carolina
night, designed as tribute to the
late Billy Carmichael, who during
his lifetime had played such an i'm.
portant role in production of The
Lost Colony.
The Honorable David de Boin.
vile, First Secretary of the British
Embassy in Washington, will be
here on Virginia Dare's birthday
to represent Queen Elizabeth and
the British Empire. He will be per.
sonally representing Sir Harold
Caccia, Great Britain's ambassado,
to the United States, originally
scheduled to be here, but who had
to cancel plans due to general world
tension at present.
The First Secretary will be in
troduced by Lieutenant Governor
H. Cloyd Philpott who comes to
Roanoke Island as personal repre-
sentative of Governor Terry San
ford and the State of North Caro-
lima. Governor Sanford, due to prior
commitments involving an ou:-of-
state address he will make, will be
unable to be here on August 18
but he will top the list of dignitac-
les participating in the Consolidat-
ed University Night on Saturday,
August 10.
Also participating in the Con-
solidated University Night pro-
gram will be President William
Friday of the University of North
Carolina; Chancellor William B.
Aycock, of U.N.C., Chancellor Otis
A. Singletary, W.C.U.N.C. and l..
L. Ray of North Carolina State
College.
DIR. Frank Graham, President
Emeritus, U.N.C., will also be a
special guest, but Gordon Gray,
also President Emeritus, will be
unable to be present.
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EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP
FAMILY RUNABOUT RACES
BEING PLANNED FOR AUG. 20
Dare Power Boat Association Backing Third An
nuaI Event; Upward Of 100 Boats Expected to
Enter Event Which Has Grown in Popularity
Each Year. Trophies to be Awarded

MANTEO. - Under sponsorship
of Dare Power Boat Association,
the third annual East Coast Cham
pionship for Family Runabouts will
be held here in Shallowbag Bay
on Sunday, August 20.
Trophies will be offered in seven
classes of family runabouts using
stock motors as follows:
Class 1, IA foot, 25-40 hip, first
heat 1870 and End heat las pm.
Class 2, 16 foot, 25-40 h.p., 300
2:15 pm.
Class 8, IA foot, 40-45 hip, 2:3O-
2:45 pm.
Glass 4, IA foot and up, so hip,
3:00-3:15 pm.
Glass 5, IA foot and up, 60 hip,
3:30-3:45 pm.
Glass 6, 10 foot and up, unlim-
tied, 4:00-4:15 pm.
Class z, Ski Boats, unlimited,
4:3O-4:45 pm.
Launching facilities will be pro-
vided at the foot of Main Street,
and closing time for entries in the
event will be 12:45 pm. on the
day of the race. Racing begins at
1880 pm.
Jack Wilson is racing chairman.
Approximately 100 entries are an
ticipated.
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STATE HIGHWAY BOARD TO
VISIT DARE AUGUST 18th
Group Will Visit Ha+teras and Oeraeeke
Island. and Continue Across to
Carteref County and Emerald
Island or SaIter Path.

Merrill Evans, chairman, and the
State Highway Commission viii
visit the Outer Banks during tht
coming week, it has been announ,
ced. Approximately 20 persons vii
be in the group which plans. to be
in the Dare Beaches area on Thurs
day, August II.
The Commissioners plan to travel
northward from the Carteret Coast
through the Outer Banks sections
of Hyde and Dare. They will be
aboard the ferry Sea Level from
Atlantic to Ocracoke and then via
the toll-free ferries at Hatteras and
Oregon Inlets to the Dare Beaches
The Commissioners will have a
Dutch-treat banquet at Seafare
Restaurant on Thursday evening
and later attend performance OF
The Lost Colony.
Chairman Evans commented in
Raleigh recently, From time to
time, we plan to take trips with
this whole commission all over the
State to see the problems the
coast, the Piedmont and the west
"There are millions of dollars Of
decisions facing us in this area" he
added when speaking of next
weeks trip.
Evans said the commissioners
will gather at noon on August 16 in
Morehead City and spend the af-
ternoon studying the bridge pro-
blem and the Emerald Isle ferry
proposal.
Evans took note Of the fact that
Outer Banks officials have recent
ly complained about long delays
motorists have encountered on
some occasions while waiting 70
cross the inlets.
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|RAcOKE FISHING
SEASON SAID GOOD

|eports from Ocracoke Village
Fhe southern island indicate that
# fishing there is good this
BON and many residents think
good season will continue for
be time.
|eports from Jacks Store, where
hy sport fishing boats dock for
and supplies, are optimistic for
|ing for blues through August.
|ccording to local fisherman Oc-
Pike has seen 80 days with the
L full of blues. Last Saturday
boat with four fishermen
Pght in over 200.
addition to the blues, gray
t are biting good and reports
that founder are at their
/"
pod drum fishing is expected
p mid September through Oc-
kr.
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EARLY PLANS MADE
FOR BRIDGE EVENT
IN TYRRELL COUNTY
Committee Working Under Aus
Piees Of Southern AIbemarIe
Association For Opening Of
Lindsay Warren Bridge

COLUMBIA. - The Executive
Committee meeting of Tyrrell
County for the Southern Albemarle
Association was held Monday night
at the home of the ce-President
for Tyrrell County, Mrs. Efie
Brickhouse, for the purpose of max
ing plans for Tyrrell County's part
in the dedication of the Lindsay C.
Warren Bridge over Alligator Riv-
er, of which Tyrrell will be the
host county for the celebration. The
bridge celebration will take place
some time soon after the compile
tion of the bridge. The bridge was
named by popular acclaim for Sen
ator Warren, who led the legisla-
tive group which won commitment
for the project.
The committee drew up plans and
passed resolutions to be presented
to the regular meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Southern
Albemarle Association which is
composed of the six eastern and
southern Albemarle counties, WASH
ington, Beaufort, Hyde, Dare, Mar
tin and Tyrrell. The Alligator
bridge has been a long-wished-for
project, the movement for which
was started on formation of the
Albemarle Association in
1885 when the organization was
first formed, this was one of the
main detectives and was fought for
by many distinguished citizens in
the late Wallace Tatem,
Earl Cohoon, D. B. Fearing, and
John Darden. Many of the original
hackers and fighters are still living,
and will be present for the celebra-
ton.
w. ]. White, past president of
the Southern Albemarle, was APP
pointed to contact the present pres
ident, Robert Cowen of William
ston, in regard to further develop
ment of the meeting which will be
in the near future. Hon. w. Charles
Cohoon, TyrrelI 'County's Represen-
tative who played a big part dur
ing his administration in securing
See EVENT, Page Eight
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Robert Turner at Age 90. Still Active;
Enjoys Gardening at Home Near Man+eo

Born in Scotland and raised in
Canada, Mr.. Robert Turner after
travelling about the world settled
in Manteo and will celebrate his
Goth birthday here Friday, August
IL.
Mr.. Turner came to Nova Scotia
Canada at the age of IL. There he
grew up, married, and worked with
an iron foundry, where he became
manager.
At 72 Mr.. Turner retired after
doing defense wok during World
War II in Canada. His wife, Mar
garet, became ill and the Turner's
decided to come to North Carolina
to live with their daughter, Mrs
Hal Ward. In 1914, after a six
months session with forms, talks
and government red tape, the Tur-
ners came to Manteo and have liv-
ed here ever since.
Mrs. Turner at "a and Mr.. Tur-
ner at 80 are both still happily
married and are quite active in do
nestle life after "a years of mar
riage and four children.
Still witty and gay, Mr.. Turner
laughts a lot and jokes with his
family. He attributes his long life
and good health to "letting trou-
bles roll off his shoulders and not
worrying about them"
Always lover of flowers, now
that he has retired, Mr.. Turner
takes great deal of interest in
gardening and growing things. He
has his own garden and keeps it in
top shape always. Last year, after
hurricane Donna pushed salt water
over his flowers and ruined the
garden, Mr.. Turner was the first
one to see about it. AS soon as the
storm was over he was in the gar
den already working to set things
in order and start over. Now the
garden is again beautiful.
Al duulLlOA W hlo BdAuChp 1851
year he planted a rose border
around the yard. Recently he COM
mented that he certainly hoped he
would live another year because he
wanted to see how the roses would
look in bloom.
Another great interest is travel.
Mr.. Turner, having grown up as
the age of aviation was coming
into its own, loves to travel by
airplane. Up until recently when
his eyes began giving trouble, he
would pack his bags and be off to
see relatives in Ohio or Canada.
Presently his only complaint is 81
haven't been anywhre in almost 8
months"
While at home and not working
in his garden, Mr.. Turner likes to
read a lot. His favorite subjects
include travel books, biography,
construction technology books, and
the classics, but his range Of read
ing is wide and he delves into fic-
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CARSON WATSON DAVIS, SO
Manteo's oldest merchant, and heaG
of the oldest mercantile business OF
the town, died Tuesday morning in
a Norfolk hospital after a long ILL
ness. Funeral services We're con-
Quoted Wednesday afternoon in the
Twiford Funeral Home chapel by
Rev. Harold F. Leatherman, pastor
of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church,
and burial was in the Manteo GEM
etery. There were many flowers.
Active pallbearers were Donald
Griffin of Norfolk, George Greet
and Ben Greet Of Manteo, Joe Towe
of Hartford, Martin Towe and Earl
Green. Honorary pallbearers were
John D. O'Neal, DR.. w. w. john
ston, DR.. w. w. Harvey, Jr., r.
Bruce Etheridge, w B. Fearing, M.
L. Daniels, Martin Kellogg, Jr., w.
F. Baum, E. w. Etheridge, Tom
Russell, G.. G. Bonner, and Victor
Meekins.
Mr.. Davis came to Manteo over
60 years ago from Perquimans
County as salesman in the gen.
eral store of w. j. Griffin. He was
the son of the late Latham and
Cassandra Blanchard Davis. In
Manteo, he married Miss Ella Greet,
daughter of the late George w. and
Ann Greet and they are survived
by, three children, Ralph Davis and
Vernon Davis who operate the big
Davis store in Manteo, and Mrs.
Ann Davis Meikle of Cramerton.
He is survived by a brother, Ralph
Davis and two sisters, Miss Eugen-
ia Davis, and Mrs. Ethel Saunders,
all of Portsmouth, Va, by six
grandchildren, and four great
grandchildren.
/ In March of this year, after
more than S. years in business, Mr..
Davis celebrated the opening of his
newly remodeled store in Manteo.
He then was still active in the bus
mess. He had made an exceptional
mark in the mercantile life of the
region. He was a reserved, digni-
fed, and courteous man, and while
not in the forefront in civic life,
contributed literally when called
upon. He never took part in poll
tics, but gave his full time to his
store, and provided for his COM
munity an establishment that re-
fiected credit on the town.
This newspaper on March "a, car
ried a long account of the business
career of Mr.. Davis, in connection
with the opening Of the new store.
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HYDE COUNTY WOMAN
DIES AT AGE OF 80

Miss Melissa Caravan of Swan
Quarter, age 80, died in the Pungo
District hospital in Belhaven Satur-
day morning.
She was . member of the Primi-
tive Baptist Church at Rose Bay.
Survivors are two nephews and
four nieces.
She had made her home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva O'Neal for sew
eral years.
Funeral services were held at
the home Monday morning at IL
am. conducted by the Rev. r. L.
Topping and the Rev. Pearlie Get
tsinger. Burial followed in the fam
ily cemetery.
Pallbearers were her great-neph-
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BRARY BUILDING
md NOW AT $l40O;
FEDS MUCH MORE

he Dare County Friends of the
rary's fund for a new county
Rry building topped the thous-
dollar mark this week as the
k ended with a grand total of
p0 in the bank.
ne amount is a little over one
h on the purchase price of the
the friends hope to purchase for
building. The proposed lot is
led at $4,000.
outstanding contributions this
4 k include a 5000 check from
|. Ula Bibb, sister of Mrs. Rem
Williamson, who is Chairman of
Library Building Fund Com
bee.
representative Herbert C. Bon
contributed $500 this week and
in a letter to Mrs. William
Il do hope that your drive for
ds will be more than successful
that you will have no trouble
Fing sufficient funds, for / am
} there are many other people
me who will be glad to help
in such a splendid movement
best wishes to you and all the
d people who are working to-
DIS this worthwhile goal.p
everal memorial contributions
e made to the building fund in
nory of Carson Davis who
this week. One of the Davis
norial Contributions was a book
be placed in the new library
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ton and other works too.
Recently, failing eyesight has
hindered his reading, but he has
overcome this problem by subscrib-
ing to the North Carolina State
Library's talking book service. The
service has books on hand which
have been transcribed onto records.
Mr.. Turner gets these regularly
and sometimes goes through one in
a day.
His favorite authors are English
and Scottish, but he also likes 9th
ers. He has criticized modern fic-
ton by noting that the language
usage and emphasis on sex is, in
his opinion, over-used and not in
See TURNER, Page Eight
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pODMOBILE IN ENGELHARD

ne Red Cross Bloodmobile will
ht the East Hyde High School
broom, Engelhard, on Tuesday,
|ust Is, between the hours Of
pm. and $3.50 pm. The chair
makes this plea:
Please make every effort to &c
donate blood. Do not wait,
|xing your neighbor will 60, but
and donate yourself. One does
know when they win need to
live blood and we want IL TO be
liable when it Is needed"
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NEW PROBLEMS CAUSE
WALLACE CHANNEL DELAY

WILMINGTON - The Whining
ton District, Corps of Engineers
has announced that maintenance
dredging in Wallace Channel, Pam
leo Sound, has been deferred. Wal
lace Channel is the channel con-
Meeting Ocracoke Inlet and Pamlico
Sound. Bids were scheduled to be
opened on August 10.
Colonel r. P. Davidson, District
Engineer, said that natural changes
taking place just inside Ocracoke
Inlet are causing rapid shoaling in
the existing channel and that ad-
ditional surveys and study will
be required to determine the best
solution to this problem.
Further dredging plans will be
announced at a later date.
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SECONDARY ROAD
FUND ALLEGATIONS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Beaufort County Gets $24s.3lo;
Other Area Counties
Listed

RALEIGH - ALLEGATION of $18,
900, 900 in secondary road funds fol
road work in the states 100 coun.
ties was released today, following
last Thursdays Highway Commits
sion meeting when the roads body
approved allocating the money on
the basis of the number of unpaved
secondary road miles in each coun-
ty.
Thursdays action actually invol-
we'd ALLEGATION of $11,674,540 since
the Commission had previously dis
tributed $685., AGO among the var
ious counties, using the same un-
paved mileage formula.
Commission officials stressed the
fact that additional funds will be-
come available for secondary road
work later during the 1961-62 fis-
cal year. Governor Sanford an
nounced at last weeks news con-
ference that an unused surplus
of $7,000,000 will be applied to
secondary road improvements
throughout the State. Distribution
of the 100000 will be made at
a later date.
Following is the tabulation of
secondary road fund ALLEGATIONS for
coastland counties:
Beaufort, $248,310.00; Currituck,
$47, $4,000; Dare, $22,37O.O0; Hyde,
$44, O5O.OO; Tyrrell, $43,710.0O;
Washington, $56,290.O0.
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THREE NEW SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS IN HYDE
COUNTY THIS YEAR
With The Opening Of School Ap-
preaching. Personnel Begin To
Make Ready Fo, New Term

Ernest X. Mann is new principal
of West Hyde High School.
Mr.. Mann graduated from Swan
nanoa High School in 1925 and
received his A. B. Degree at Mary
vile College, Maryville, Tenn, with
a major in Math and minor in
Science. He has done graduate
work at Asheville College and East
Carolina College.
Mann has Is years teaching ex-
perience, 8 of these being in Hyde
County. He served as a cashier in
the East Carolina Bank of Swan
Quarter for ID years.
He is married to the former Mil
ford Spencer of Engelhard. They
have two boys, Ernest Kyle, Jr. Is,
a sophmore and Spencer A., II
years old and he will be in the
sixth grade.
Allen D. Bucklew, a native of
West Virginia, has been named
principal at East Hyde School fol-
the coming year.
Mr.. Bucklew, married and the
father of four children, has already
moved his family to Engelhard.
Mrs. Bucklew will serve the coun-
ty schools as guidance director.
Mr.. Bucklew is graduate OF
Fairmont State (West Virginia.
where he received his A. B. de-
gree. He received his M. S. degree
from the University of West Vir-
ginia. He has also done graduate
work at East Carolina College. He
served in the European Theater of
Operations during World War ii
and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Bucklew goes to East Hyde from
the Piney Grove School in Sampson
County where he has been princi-
pal for the past three years. Prior
to this he coached and taught in
Onslow, Wayne, Pamlico and Dup
lin Counties. He also has worked as
Driver Improvement Representative
for the Department of Motor We
hicles in Wake County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bucklew are men,
bers of the Methodist Church.
Clinton R. Downing will replace
o. A. Peay as principal at the Hyde
County Training School.
Mr.. Downing who taught for Mr..
o. A. Peay for five years, was the
first choice for Mr.. Peay's replace
ment when it was learned that Mr..
Peay would be unable to renew his
contract because of illness.
Downing received a B. S. degree
in Agriculture and Science at the
North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical College, Greensboro,
where he received the Spaulding
Award for Excellency in Agricul-
ture. He is doing graduate work
this summer.
Downing taught six years in the
Shawtown High School, Ellington,
prior to coming to Hyde County.
Since Mr.. Downing has been in
Hyde County he has been president
of Hyde County Teachers Associa-
ton; secretary to the Pamlico-Al-
bemarle School Masters Club; Sec-
See SCHOOL, Page Eight
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WEEKEND WEATHER

Temperatures will be warm
averaging near normal Normal
afternoon high temperatures near
IS and morning low tempera-
lures 73. Weather will continue
mostly fair except for widely
scattered afternoon and evening
thundershowers. Good fishing
weather indicated.
Evening star., 1961-05-02
TOUR statesmen FETED
Foncier of Beans
Likes D. G. Voriety

in arriving he was told Il only
got two hands, mister" he
found the food and service very
good indeed.
The agents-who sell travel
to the citizens of their respec-
tive countries - were brought
here by the travel industry as
part of a program to promote
the flow of more tourists from
abroad, and get a little better
balance in the exchange of dol
lars between Europe and the
United States. They met the
press late yesterday at the
Standardization Hotel.
They agreed on these points:
The United States visa as
it applies to tourists should
be abolished or draStically
changed.
Enthusiastic promotion by
the United States Government
could increase the number of
tourists from Europe to 300, 900
by 1864. Last year it was SO, 900.
Travel in the United States
is as inexpensive as travel in
Europe, and if transatlantic
fares we're reduced, tourists
would flock to America from
Europe.
Evening star., 1961-05-02
Ground Broken
In Southeast for
Watkins School

A ground d-breaking ceremony
for the new Watkins Elemen-
tary School, named in honor
of a teacher who was director
of kindergartens in Washing
ton for 38 years, was held yes
terday on the northeast cor
ner of Twelfth and E streets
Sc.
The school is to be completed
by next May. 1t will be a me-
mortal to the late Miss Cath
arine R. Watkins, a teacher
and school official here from
1898 until her retirement in
1886. She died in 1948.
Among those at the cere-
mony were District an dschool
officials, relatives of Miss Wat
kins and 200 school pupils from
Buchanan school.
John Riecks. assistant school
superintendent in charge of
buildings and grounds, said the
three-story structure will have
20 rooms with a capacity for
938 pupils. 1t will cost $4,000.