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DEATON LAND CASE
COMPLETED THURS.
I'M CIVIL COURT
Oaare Jury Allows $4,000 DAM
ages to Kill Devil Hills
Beach Developer

The long and drawn out civil
action brought against the State
Highway Commission by w. R.
Deaton and wife, owners of Del
ray Beach development at Kill
Devil Hills ended at noon Thurs
day when the jury found the plain
tiffs' property had been damaged
only $4,000 as the result of right
of ways and drainage bitches Gre
ated. in the area when the new
U. S. Highway 1853 bypass was
constructed.
Witnesses for the plaintiffs had
testified that construction of the
highway and bitches had resulted
in up to $4,000 for the properties.
The jury had visited the proper
ties involved in the suit on We'd
nesday afternoon to get a look at
the bitches and the right of ways
of the highway which traverses
the property.
Judgment in the case was sched-
uled to be rendered by Judge
Joseph Parker later on Thursday.
The Deaton case was the only
one before the court from Monday
through Thursday noon, excepting
one divorce action.
When one of, the jurors, Levin
Stetson, said he could not bring
himself to vote yes in the divorce
suit brought by Lester Ritch Of
Stumpy Point against his wife,
Betty Kay Ritch, on grounds of
two years separation. When ques-
toned by Judge Parker, Juror
Stetson said that the Bible gave
adultery as the only grounds for
divorce. A new jury was called to
try the case and the divorce was
granted.
Suits involving damages result
ing from an automobile wreck
with Richard P. Dunnagan VS..
Lesion Babson and Billy Benton,
and Margaret Bayne Dunnagan VS..
Lesion Babson and Billy Benton
were scheduled to get underway
Thursday afternoon.
The suit against Martin Kellogg
and Fentress Horner, executors of
the estate of the late Cornelius P.
Midget, by Palmer Midget and
his wife Wilma Midget claiming
certain salaries and other monies,
was continued due to the illness Of
the attorney for the plaintiff.
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SNOW GOOSE SLAUGHTER
REPORTED FROM MACS HEAD

MACS HEAD. - The deliber-
ate slaughter of three greater
American snow geese at BOdie
Island, where thousands of the
species are feeding, has caus-
ed considerable concern among
U. S. authorities who have to do
with wildfowl protection, opera
tin of the Cape Hatteras Ma
tiOnal Seashore, on which the
killing took place, and before the
investigation is over, the mat
ter will be called to the attention
of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigatiOn.
Whoever shot and killed the
three snow geese during the
week end probably wounded sew
eral others because these fowl
in large numbers have been feed
ing only a few feet from the
highway.
In recent weeks as the SHOWS,
Canadas, and many species of
wild duck have been feeding
near the highways traversing
the National Seashore area,
scores of bird watchers have
come here, some from distant
points, to observe or photograph
the fowl at close range.
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HERBERT C. BONNER, First Dis
trict Congressman of North Caro-
lima, and chairman of the House
Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries, recent winner of
the $1,000 Evinrude award, has
contributed the money to be used
for educational purposes.
Five hundred dollars of the mon
ey has gone to Grace Episcopal
Church in Lexington, N. C. to be
placed in the Memorial fund to be
used for educational purposes. This
fund is in memory of Eva Hack
ney Hargrove, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bonner, and Charles Hamilton
Hargreve, grandson who was
drowned at the age Of IL years.
The other $500 has been given
to East Carolina College in Green
vile for scholarship purposes. And
Eost Caroline College in turn has
given a $500 Herbert Bonner
scholarship to Sue Webster, fu-
ture teacher of Washington High
School and present high school
senior. Miss Webster is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Web
ster of Washington.
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THlEVlNG ON INCREASE
THROUGHOUT DARE co,
Fuel Oil Taken From Homes. Lumber
Stolen. Vandalism Of Cars
Rampant

Lack of adequate trained police
officers in Dare County has open
ed the way for an epidemic Of
thievery in many communities of
the county. Recently, several
householders have reported the
draining of fuel oil, several hun
dred gallons at the time from their
home tanks. There have been ex-
amples of taking bottled gas con-
tainers from some homes. Many
cars have been vandalized in Man
teo, notably by removal of radio
antennas, storage batteries, etc.
There have been many cases re-
ported of lumber stolen at night
from construction jobs on Roanoke
Island and the beaches. Apprehen-
sion of the offenders has been
practically nil. For one thing, there
are no active full time poleeloffi-
GERS trained in crime detection,
employed by the county.
Racing of cars at night has be-
come more common than in long
time. These races, generally by
teenagers, are usually spontaneous
and they are most difficult to ap-
prehend. There is also growing
disregard of the law against dump
ing trash on the highways, and the
situation has resulted in disgrace
full conditions in some localities.
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PETTIG REV PARK
BOOSTERS ORGANIZE
IN TYRRELL COUNTY
Officers Elected for Patriotic and
Historical Society Honoring
Famed Family in TyreII

CRESWELL. - "The Pettigrew
Park Development Association,
organized for what its name inn
plies, came into being Friday
night, Jan. 13, in fthe Methodist
Church annex here.
Conceived as a project for the
park area, Home Demonstration
Club, interest brought enthusiast
ic representatives from some ten
different civic clubs with count
of "a. Representatives w. Charles
Cohoon and DIR. j. M. Phelps of
the parks home counties, Tyrrell
and Washington, added their
strength to this beginning organi-
zation.
Officers elected to serve a one
year period: Mrs. ]. Aydlett Nor
ris of Lake Phelps, Pres; Mrs.
Blanche w. Cohoon of Columbia,
V-pres. and Mrs. Jennings Daven-
port of Cherry, secretary-treasurer.
To act in advisory capacity are
both representatives named and
Thomas Hampton, superintendent
of the park; publicity to be hand
led by Guy Whitford, Chmn. Tom
Phillips, both of Plymouth and C.
E. (Jake) Walker of Columbia.
Charter membership was extend
ed to include those attending the
second meeting set for February
6 in Columbia at the Agricultural
Building, 8 pm. Bylaws and aims
to be drawn up and listed by the
executive committee Monday night
for presentation at this meeting.
The initial aim Of the sponsor
ing HID. Club was the clearing of
debris from the Lake Phelps
Shore Line at the section between
the old Josiah Collins Mansion to
the site where stood the Petit
See PARK, Page Eight
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SALTER TO SUCCEED
TYRRELL MAN AS MARSHAL

North Carolina senators Erwin
and Jordan have nominated Hugh
Salter, Carteret County Sheriff, as
u. S. Marshal for the Eastern
District to succeed Marshal B. Ray
Cohoon Of Columbia. Mr.. Salter
has been Sheriff Of Carteret Coun-
ty since 1868. Mr.. Cohoon is serv-
ing under a commission which runs
to May 9, 1862, but he actually
reaches the mandatory retirement
age of 10 on Feb. is Of next year.
He said Monday that it is acus-
tomary" for marshals to serve out
their appointive terms, unless re-
tired. and pointed out that his
predecessor, the late Ford s,
Worthy of Washington, d. G., held
the post for Is months after the
Republicans came into power IN
1868.
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Airman JERRY E. STAFFORD,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Foreman of Belhaven, has been
assigned to unit of the Strategic
Air Command at Loring AFB,
Maine, for training and duty as a
painter. He also recently completed
basic military training at Lack
land Air Force Base, Texas. He
attended John A. Wilkinson High
School, Belhaven.
These men assigned directly to
duty stations from basic training
at Lakeland will receive on-the-
job training under highly-qualified
technical specialists. Airmen are
selected for these assignments on
the basis of their interests, apti-
tudes, and the needs of the Air
Force.
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BELHAvEN NATIVE TO SIT
ON PRESIDENTIAL PLATFORM

Medal of Honor winner Jack Lu-
cas- of Winston-Salem, a former
Marine who threw himself on two
Japanese hand grenades, will sit
on the presidential platform for
the Inauguration of the president
elect, John F. Kennedy.
The inaugural committee told
Lucas that his invitation was one
of the first 300 issued for the
event.
"It's one Of the greatest thrills
I've ever had," Lucas said, "and
my wife-Im just trailing her
around while she shops. She can
hardly wait to get there"
The invitation is a reward for
Lucas heroic act on the Pacific
Island of Two Jima on Feb. 10,
1916, FIVE days after his 18th birth
day.
Lucas, Tar Heel big for his
age, had enlisted in the Marine
Corps at IA. He threw himself on
the two Jap Grenades and his
body took the force Of the blast,
protecting his buddies. A series Of
operations saved his life and Pres
ident Truman presented to him the
Medal of Honor, the nations high
est award for heroism, a few
months later.
Luc1s now resides in Winston
Salem and is the son of Mrs. E. T.
Harris of Washington and is ma
tive of Belhaven.
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500. 900 TRAWLER
AND CARGO STUCK
AT OREGON INLET
Value Of Cargo Estimated at
$4.50o; Damage to Holton's
Vessel Heavy

What threatens to be a total
loss at Oregon Inlet is the $780,
600 Soft. trawler. owned by Earl
Holton of Vandemere, which
stranded during fog late Satur-
day evening while bound to Wan
cheese from Oregon Inlet. The ves-
sci, the Sarah ]. captained by Err
nest Mayo and crew of five car
ried 10000 pounds of bass and
founders valued at $4,000 to $4,000
which were caught during 13 days
at sea.
The cargo was soon declared a
total loss when the vessel filled
with water after the pounding on
the shoals in six feet of water,
where it was feared the keel was
badly damaged. Mr.. Holton came
to Manteo Sunday with his son-in-
law, Ralph Porter, in an effort to
salvage the vessel. He found ready
cooperation from Willie Etheridge,
Jr., Malcolm Daniels and other
Wanchese fishermen, and Bob
Gibbs, Supt. of the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore who furnished
pumps to take aboard the boat,
and much effort was expended
Monday in attempts to float the
boat. Mr.. Holton expressed graft
tude to these men and others, and
to the crew of Oregon Inlet Life
boat Station which rendered. all
assistance possible.
It was the first catch the crew
had made since Christmas and it
win prove big. loss to. them.
They were taken off by Coast
Guard helicopter. Insurance was
carried on the vessel in the
amount of $4,000, Mr.. Holton
said. The boat was fairly new;
built since World War II at New
Bern.
By Wednesday the stormy seas
had broken hole in the vessel
which hampered local efforts to re-
claim the craft. Insurance adjust
ters had gone aboard the vessel OF
near the craft on Tuesday and il
was reported that estimates would
be received from, three salvage
companies with the low bidder
getting the job to try and save the
valuable craft. Owners or insur-
ance representative could not be
Immediately reached on Thursday
to determine who would get the
job of trying to save the vessel.
About one year ago another
trawler, owned by Engelhard in
terests, was lost at Oregon Inlet
Several persons have been lost
from small craft in the inlet in re-
cent months. Four northern ang-
lers in the area during an expedi-
tion to try and catch striped bass
with rod and reel from the ocean
and surf waters lost their lives
at Oregon Inlet during early Sep
tember.
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CcC LOANS AVAILABLE
ON SOYBEAlNS AND CORN

Hyde County farmers may APP
ply at the ASC Office for price
support loans on soybeans and
corn stored on farms. The loan
rate is $3.50 per bushel for soy
beans and $1.15 per bushel for
corn.
Loans can be made through JAN
uary 81 for soybeans, and Feb. 20
for corn. Applications for these
loans must be made at least one
week prior to closing dates. The
grain must be inspected and all
other transactions in connection
with loans completed before the
closing date.
Wheat acreage report cards have
been mailed to known wheat farm
ers. They are asked to fill out this
card and return it to the ASC of
flee.
The report will justly assist the
ASC office in determining which
farms to measure in the spring.
All wheat marketed must be iden-
titled by a wheat marketing card.
This card is available to wheat
growers who file an acreage re-
port and do not have more than
is acres of wheat on a farm. In
the event the farmer plants over
Is acres. he. will be given the OPP
portunity to dispose Of the ex-
cess acreage and become eligible
to receive marketing card.
Farmers may have their cotton
acreage pre-measured by paying
the cost Of this work. The ASC of
Ace offers this service on a per
farm basis. The cost is So 90 plus
800 per acre with minimum Of
So 90.
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KEITH R. MOORE, who repre-
sents the State Department of
Revenue, with office in Manteo,
was awarded a plaque in recogni-
ton of outstanding service for the
Young Democrats of North Caro-
lima at the meeting in Durham
Saturday. Mr.. Moore was one of
ten designated the top leaders to
be honored in the state, and from
this group Moore was named as
the most outstanding. He is
First District Chairman, and help
ed organize clubs in Pasquotank
and Tyrrell counties, and reacti-
waited the Currituck club. The 9th
er nine outstanding leaders select
ed with Mr.. Moore are Jim Spence
of Guilford, Charlie Smith of Ashe-
vile, Harold Wilson Of Forsyth,
AL House of Halifax, Art Vann of
Durham, Wade Hall of Buncombe
and George Mitchell Of Wake.
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ENGINEER FROM INDIA
STUDIES SHORE EROSION
Information Being Sought in Dare coun-
ty Where Problem Has Been Grave
One for Many Years

Ramachandran Nair, a civil en-
gineer from India, visited Dare
County and the Outer Banks Tues
day and Wednesday studying shore
erosion processes and current
measures designed to prevent the
washing away of the shoreline.
He was accompanied on the visit
to this area by Robert D. Will
liams of the Corps of Engineers
Wilmington office.
Nair is in this country for a 12-
months survey. He came here aft
er three months work with the
Beach Erosion Board in Washing
ton. After three weeks in North
Carolina, he will go to Charleston
for similar observations. Then to
jacksonville and Mobile to be fol-
lowed by an extended visit to the
West Coast prior to returning to
Washington and a conference in
the Office of the Chief of Engi-
neers.
He is in this country to gain
further knowledge about seawalls,
rock barriers and other works de-
signed to thwart inroads by the
ocean.
Nair is a native Of the State Of
Kerala, a small but highly popu-
lated state in lower India on the
coast. It is about $50 miles long
and only so miles deep. AS would
be expected, the people of his state
depend almost wholly on the sea
for their livelihood. Unfortunately,
however, the area has few good,
sheltered harbors and, in addition,
the sea is gradually eating away
the beach.
"We must do something" he
said while here, "not only to pro-
tect our coastline but also to pro-
vide sheltered harbors for our
great mass of fishing boats"
He said getting enough food is
the one great problem not only in
his home state but elsewhere in
India. Some progress is beinl made
but much is yet to be done before
we can say that the problem Is
licked.
Nair is married with three chill
dren and a graduate in civil engi-
neering Of Trivandrum University,
| Kerala.
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ROBERT A. YOUNG PRES'T.
NORTHEASTERN REALTORS
Organization Pledged to Work for I'M
provement Of Highway ~; Tunnel
Traffic Anticipated

The Northeastern North Caro-
lima Board of Realtors, at their
regular monthly meeting, adopted
a resolution to work actively with
the Chamber of Commerce in pro-
noting improvements on u. S.
Highway No. II, north Of Eliza
beth City and more particularly
from the Virginia line to Deep
Greek since this segment has been
badly neglected for some years.
This action is being taken in anti
cipation Of the great influx of
tourist traffic that will result from
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-tunnel
crossing when completed. At his
last official act, as President of
the Board, outgoing president Her
bert Bishop of Curituck County,
appointed William F. Ainsley,
Hertford; ]. C. Sawyer, Elisabeth
City and David Stick of Kitty
Hawk a committee Of three head
ed by Mr.. Sawyer, to work on this
project as U. S. Highway No. Is
in making strong and effective
bid to tie in on the bridge-tunnel
network of highways.
New officers elected for the year
1851 are as follows: Robert A.
Young, Kill Devil Hills, succeeds
Herbert E. Bishop as President.
Cyrus C. Aydlett, Elizabeth City
succeeds David Stick as vice-presi-
dent. Charles B. Hollowell Of Eliz-
abeth City was reelected secre-
tary-treasurer.
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BARBECUE SUPPER FRIDAY
TO AID ATHLETIC FUND

Barbecue supper will be served
Friday evening, Jan. 20, beginning
at $3.50 and continuing until 1880
in Manteo High School lunchroom,
for the benefit Of the athletic fund.
Plates will be $1.00 each, proceeds
for purchase Of athletic equip
ment. For those not desiring the
full meal, cake, pie and coffee will
be served separately, it has been
announced.
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MANTEO VS.. COLUMBIA
Z FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:30

Particular interest is being
aroused for this Friday nights
basketball game at Manteo High
School, when the Columbia teams,
coached by Adrian o. Ayers, for
mer Manteo coach and teacher, vie
with the Manteo players, coached
by Jerry Cahoon for the girls; and
A. c. Hinton for sthe boys tesm.
Game time is 1880, at the high
school gymnasium.
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Tv FOR INAUGURATION
IN MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL

Students Of Manteo High School
will be provided with television
set, courtesy Of Manteo Furniture
Company, for viewing the inaugu-
ration ceremonies in Washington,
starting at II am. The set, INSTALL
ed in the auditorium, is availcble
for students when not occupied
with classes.
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RAYMOND A. STONE, executive
secretary, North Carolina Citizens
Committee for Better Schools, will
be the principal speaker at coun-
tywide citizens meeting Monday
evening, January 20, at 8 o'clock
at the Manteo High School Audi
torium. The meeting is sponsored
by the Dare County Citizens Com
mittee for Better Schools, the
Manteo Elementary. School P.T.A.,
the Manteo High School P.T.A.
and the Kitty Hawk Elementary
School P.T.A. All citizens, whether
they are members Of a P.T.A. or
have children in school, are invited
to attend and learn more about
the needs of our schools, and how
Dare County citizens and the
State of North Carolina can work
together to provide a better edu-
cation for our children, according
to Mrs. R. F, Gibbs, Chairman Of
the Dare County Committee for
Better Schools. She says:
"The speaker, Mr.. Stone, is well
qualified to speak on educational
needs since he has been in educa-
ton work all of his life. He is a
graduate of Wake Forest College,
and has his masters degree from
the University Of North Carolina.
He has taught in high school, been
a school principal, and assistant
superintendent and has taught in
college. At present he Is working
with Citizens Committees through
out the state to promote a. greater
understanding of the educational
needs of North Carolina. He trav-
els constantly throughout the state
making talks about this important
work. Manteo is fortunate to have
Mr.. Stone address a citizens meet
ing.
Governor Terry Sanford has re-
peatedly stated that his first con-
Germ is quality education for all
North Carolina students from first
grade through college and that ac-
complishing this will get top pri-
ority during his administration.
"The main topic that Mr.. Stone
will discuss will be the "B' bud
get request of the State Board of
Education. To get quality educa-
tion, we as citizens, must UNDER
stand the problems the State De-
partment of Education faces. The
United Forces for Education have
endorsed the "B" budget. The
Women's Club, all county P.T.A.'s,
the State School Boards Associa-
tion, the Committee of 100 for
Better Schools and the Dare Coun-
ty Citizens for Better Schools have
endorsed the program of the Unit
ed Forces for Education. It is not
enough to say an organization to
which one belongs endorses a pro-
gram. Citizens, as individuals,
must understand and be willing
to work toward that end if we are
to have quality education, which
means. better schools and better
qualified teachers.
"This meeting Monday evening
will be the most important educa-
ton meeting we have had in Dare
County for a long time. Come and
learn how Dare County can have
better schools"
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GEORGE s. HARRELL DIES

George s. Harrell Of Nags Head
and Edenton died January 10 in
Norfolk General Hospital after an
illness Of . week. Burial was IL
Edenton, Thursday, Januaray ~
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Airman WILLIAM D. PAUL, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William D..
Paul of Route g. Belhayen, has
been assigned to a unit of the Air
Research and Development COM
mand at Eglin AFB, Fla, for
training and duty as an electrician.
He has recently completed basic
military training at Lakeland Air
Force Base, Texas. He is grad
uate of John A. Wilkinson High
School.
Evening star., 1961-01-22
Speakers Listed
For Landscape
Desiqn Course

The National Capital Garden
Club League and the Federated
Garden Clubs Of Maryland an
nounce the following speakers
and subjects for Course I Of the
Landscape Design Study
Courses which they are CO.
sponsoring at the University Of
Maryland.
Tomorrow-Hubert B. Owens, His.
tory and Theory Of Landscape Design"
snG ssSur. "Profsssionsl Practice and Pho;
Division Of Landscape Architeeturs Ss
the University OF Georgia.
THesday-H. Stuart ortloii. why
9 Property Needs q Desisn," PLANT
Also. LeMoyne Hogan. The In.
Iluence OF environment on Landscape
Mr.. ortloff is q Landscape architect
and planning consuitant. Mr.. Hogan
Is an instructor IN horticulture at the
University Of Maryland. .
Morning session. wednesday-CarlJ
ton B. Lees. Art and Nature Appre-.
siation and It's Application and "6asi6
aciIlss S,SectaS o. ps:iSn me-
Horticultural Society. =
The sessions will be from $50 q m.
TO 8 Pm, In the Student Union Build-
ing. at the University Of Maryiand,
College Park. The courses are open
70 home owners, garden club members.
bers in community or civic projects,
Get information from Mrs. Benja.
min W. Thoron. chairman, Landsespe
Design COMMITTEES Of the Leigue, 30f0
street NV, Washington z, D. C.