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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, 1961-07-07

REV. EARL r. MEEKINS after
serving in the Burlington area, has
been assigned to the Columbia
Methodist church for the coming
year, succeeding Rev. H. Worth
Pearce. Mr.. Meekins has previous
ly served in Columbia. He is a ma
tive of Stumpy Point in Dare Coun-
ty, aand his friends believe there
is now hope of bringing him back
to Dare as pastor of the Manteo
church at some early date. He serv-
ed his first charge at Hatteras and
later in Chowan County. OF interest
in this area are other assignments
made at the Methodist Conference
lin Durham last week. r. D. Midget
III Of Engelhard, has been assign
ed to Aldersgate church, Chapel
Hill; Rev. R. N. Knight of Columbia
will so to LAGRANGE; Rev. C. R.
Olson to Dare Cironi, Rev Harold
Leatherman to Manteo and Rev.
III. L. McLauring to Kitty Hawk,
Rev. w. B. Gregory to Bath, Rev.
r. D. Shinkle of Ocracoke, Rev.
Van E. Cash of Hatteras are all
being returned to their charges.
Rev. j. M. Carroll leaves Wan
cheese for Pasquotank; Rev A. E.
Brown goes to Maury-Mt. Herman
in the Goidsboro District; Rev. D.
T. Goodwin goes to Swan Quarter;
Rev. Louis d. Hayman goes to
Ocean View in the Wilmington
district; Miss Ethelynde Balance
of Hyde County will be deaconess
in the Raeford church; Rev. w. o.
Connor, goes to Salemburg; Rev.
Angus M. Cameron returnes to
Northamton; Rev. Frank w.
Fotescue goes to Oriental; Rev. L.
A. Aitkin goes to Ayden; Rev
Tracey Varnun goes to Marshall
burg; Rev. Aaron Tyson goes
to West End near Fayetteville;
Rev. w. J. Freeman goes to Baden
County; Rev, r. S. Pullman is the
new pastor at Wanchese; Rev. Q.
w. Guthrie is to be Associate
minister at Kitty Hawk. Rev. ]. A.
Williams goes to Mattamuskeet.
Rev. M. w. Warren to Rocking
ham; Rev. M. L. johnson Jr. to
Kinnakeet; Rev. G. M. Treighart
to Creswell; Rev G. E. Allen to
Currituck; and continuing as re-
tired ministers are Rev. Louis Hay
man, Rev C. w. Guthrie, Rev. p.
NJ. Porter, Rev. M. o. Fletcher,
Rev. J. A. Tharpe, Rev. B. T. Hur-
ley, Rev. w. J Freeman, Rev. G.
n. Kelley, and several others.
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MRS. JAMES SCARBOROUGH
took over duties as Postmaster of
Mays Head Saturday morning to
replace retiring postmaster r. Roy
Kessinger who has served for al
most Is years With the Post office
there.
Mrs. Scarborough, a native of
Cerro Gordo, North Carolina, will
be acting postmaster for period
Of six months. At the end of this
period she will take the Federal
Civil Service Examination in order
to qualify for the position perman-
emily.
In an interview this week she ex-
pressed an interest in the proposed
new post office building for Mays
Head but commented that no def
mite date for construction has been
set. She said, "Nags Head is in the
process Of getting a new post Of
flee, but we are not sure when the
work on it will begin. Until it is
completed the post office will re-
main where it is"
Presently the Post Office opera
tons are carried on in a building
jointly occupied by a store which
is managed by retiring Postmaster
Kessinger.-
Kessinger moved to Mays Head
in 1888 from Washington, North
Carolina in order to be in a more
healthy climate. At that time he
began operation of his store on the
present site. In 1913 he became
postmaster and has operated both
the store and the post office since
that time.
Before coming to Mays Head
Kessinger lived in California where
he homsteaded 800 acres. of land.
He has also lived in Philadelphia
and served with the army in World
War 1. s
He plans to continue operations
of the store and will remain in
Mays Head.
Between comments and greetings
to postal patrons who have become
his friends over the years here he
agreed that the Mays Head climate
had been beneficial to his health.
His wife has worked with him
in the post office and will continue
to serve there under the new post
master.
Mrs. Scarborough commented
this week, ~ consider it an honor
to have been asked to take this job.
Mrs. Kessinger is still here with me
and is most helpful, as are the rest
of the staff members" 'Mrs. Scar
borough is married to James Scar
borough of Mays Head and is the
mother of two children. Karen, 8,
and Lynn, z.
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DENNIS w. PATRICK, who has
been an engineer with the State
Highway System since World War
II where he served in the Pacific
rheater has been appointed ferry
operations manager for the State
Highway Department with offices
in Manteo. Under his supervision
will be Alligator River ferries
soon to be replaced by the Lindsay
Warren bridge, the Oregon Inlet
and Hatteras Inlet ferries, and the
Ocracoke Sea-Level ferry. Mr.. Pat
rick has been serving as District
Engineer in the Second Division
with office in Washington since
October 1859. He is a native of
Hartford, having attended school in
Auiander and at VPI. He married
the former Catherine Morris, and
they have two daughters and son.
He is Baptist and a Lion.
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BLIND SALE FRI~SAT.
IN DOWNTOWN MANTEO

The N. C. State Commission for
the Blind, under auspices of the
Manteo Lions Club, will hold its
annual sale under a tent set up in
downtown Manteo Friday and Sat-
urday, July 4 and 8. All goods
available for this project are made
by blind people Of various locali-
ties Of North Carolina, and are re-
ported to be top-quality. Proceeds
will further blind-aid activities
throughout the state.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-07-07
NEW CONTRACT FOR
GARBAGE COLLECTION
BEGlNS ON JULY ID

Several areas Of Dare County
will see a tax increase this month
to pay for a recently authorized
garbage collection contract.
The new garbage collection con-
tract will go into effect July 16 by
a tax levy approved in the 1861
North Carolina General Assembly
House Bills Alt and 1887 which
was requested by the Board OF
Commissioners of Dare County.
This will pay for collection services
in some areas of the county. The
Commissioners will levy and collect
an ad valorem tax on the property
in the following areas:
All of Roanoke Island exclusive
Of the town Of Manteo, and the
Dare Beach area exclusive Of the
town of Kill Devil Hills and Kitty
Hawk village. Mays Head, recently
Incorporated as a town win receive
the service this year. Present gar
bage collection on Hatteras is not
included.
Tax increase in the Dare Beach
areas will believed at rate of Is
cents per 500 Of property valua-
ton for daily service. Roanoke Is
land property holders win pay IL
cents per 800 valuation, but will
get service only two days a week.
Total cost for collections in the
beach area for this year will be
$1O,800. The Roanoke Island SER
vices will cost $2,400.
Leonard Midget, who has con-
tracted the collection, win use q
new packer type truck in the beach
area.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-07-07
LOST COLONY HAS
AUSPICIOUS START
SATURDAY NIGHT
Opening Night Has Moro Than
100 Attending; Five Former
First Ladies Attend Monday.

The Lost Colony had an auspic-
ious opening night of its 21st sea-
son Saturday, when more than
1908 people attended the show,
which compares favorably with any
of its predecessor shows. Author
Paul Green was present, and was
highly commended by several not
ables, including Mrs. o. Max Gard
ner, Chairman of the sponsoring
Board, the Roanoke Island Histori-
cal Association. The entire COM
pany served as a back drop for
the authors appearance. Mr.. Green
made a few remarks. Manager ].
Sibley Dorton Jr. presided. A large
number of the directors of the As
ISOLATION attended.
On Monday night a memorable
event took place when five former
first ladies of North Carolina at
tended. Mrs. Luther Hodges was in
the list which included four wild
ows, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. ]. c. B.
Ehringhaus, Mrs. j. Melville
Brougton and Mrs. w. Kerr Scott.
Saturdays was the 1,047th per-
Torrance. The story of the first
English settlements in America
was re-enacted under clear skies
before a near capacity audience.
New Zealand's ambassador to
the United States, George r. La
king, and two former North Caro-
lima ''first ladies" were among the
spectators as the cast paused mid
way in the performance to pay
tribute to the symphonic dramas
creator, Paul Green of Chapel
Hiia.
Here was a spiritual birthplace
of America" Green told the audi
enoe.
81 believe a nation is like the
heroes it honors and the shrines
it tends and holds dear. And here
on Roanoke Island long ago her
oes lived and died worthy of Jour
honor, and the island as a shrine
is deserving of our care and con-
tinued love and respect"
The island shrine and Lost Col
only Amphiteater which sit on
the site of the first colony, sur
vived the sharpest setback dealt
them since Green wrote the his
orical drama in 1887.
Last September's hurricane, DON
ma, took heavy damage toll on the
island and patrons of the Lost Col
ony had to raise $4,000 on short
notice to keep the worlds oldest
show of its kind alive.
The cast also overcame hurri-
cane-caused handicaps, because of
last-minute repairs, and the show
went on with only two weeks of
rehearsal rather than the custom
airy three.
Il have never seen such hard
working bunch of people," J. S.
Dorton, general manaer of the
drama, said of the cast.
See LOST COLONY, Page Six
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NO SHRIMPING ALLOWED IN
PALMICO SOUND WATERS

By authority of Substitute Regu-
lation No. 8 Of Rules and Regu-
sioner Of Commercial Fisheries
lations under shrimp, the Commits
with the approval of the Director
of the Department of Conserva-
ton and Development and upon
recommendation from the Insti-
tute Of Fisheries Research, declares
all of Pamlico Sound, Pamlico
River, Neuse River and all of their
tributaries closed to shrimping
with travis or other means Of talk
ing shrimp, July5, 1861 at 1901
A. NJ, according to c. G. Holland
Fisheries Commissioner Of More
head City.
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-07-07
CONVENTION CENTER
COMMITTEE TO SEEK
BUILDING CAPITAL

According to a spokesman for
the Outer Banks Committee of
Twelve" this week, corporation
papers were signed Tuesday pro-
viding for the sale of stock to help
finance the committees Conven-
ton Hall project. The Convention
hall. is to serve the Mays Head,
Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk
areas.
The group plans to build the hall
pn a site obtained from Mrs. Diane
Baum Voliva. The ten acre tract is
located on the south of Colington
Road adjacent to the Wright Me-
mortal and has 500 feet of road
frontage.
The corporation hopes to fin
hnce the $275, 900 project by SELL
ing stock at 100 dollars per share
% raise 100000 locally and by bor-
rowing the remaining $175,000
from an outside source. The COM
nittee has placed a maximum limit
pf 1900 shares per person on the
stock sales.
The structure, designed by Will
lam T. Freeman, Inc. will, include
in outer banks museum, meeting
Tooms accommodating up to 800 per-
Ions, and q banquet hall capable of
eating 500. The building is design
"a in such way that it can later
|e expanded if necessary.
The committee hopes to begin
construction this fall and has stat
d that they will work toward COM
letion early next summer. When
ia finished they plan to collect
evenae from museum admission
nd from groups using the hall for
onventions.
Major J, L. Murphy, Chairman
+ the group, expressed hopes that
he structure will 'bring lot of
eople to the area who wouldn't
ormaliy come here He added.
We've BEEN trying TO compete
nth other resorts which have IA
6lities which we do not have. This
ali will entice more people to visit
be Outer Bsnks".
The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-07-07
WEEK END WEATHER

Temperatures will average
one to three degrees below nor
nal with highest afternoon
readings between 80 and So
and lowest morning readings
70 to ~. Warm Friday, slight
~ cooler Saturday and Sunday.
Scattered afternoon and even->
ing thundershowers over the
weekend. Fishing weather fair
to good.
Navajo times., 1961-05-10
VOLUME H ]
ISSUE 16
Ne ed For Teach ers
On Reservation

The Bureau of Indian Affairs,
despite heavy rec ruiting across the
nation, must hire 54 teachers for
Navajo Reservation schools by the
end of August.
r. M. Patter son, per sonnel di-
rector of the BIA area office said
ecruiting teachers for the isolated
reservation is one of the toughest
jobs in educating the Navajo child
rem. The shortage of teachers will
be even more acute a year from
now.
BIA had 558 teachers this year.
and by next fall, there will be 26
new classrooms to staff. Stari sites
show that 81 teachers will leave
their posts at the end of this term.
This means the Navajo Agency will
have to hire III new ones.
Some 558 new teachers at SO
colleges were interviewed by a
dozen teams of recruiters this past
winter. Of the 588 prospects, they
hired 1877. From past experience
BIA knows that "a per cent of these
will not report in August: more than
score have already withdrawn
their applications.
The Navajo Reservation offers
little in the way of comforts. These
Schools are remote and roads are
bad. Television reception or other
rtertainments amount to very lit
tie. High school teachers must live
in larger towns on the fringe of the
reservation.
Dillon Platero, chairman of the
Educ alton Committee, Navajo Tri-
bal Council, and Buck Benham, as
siStant director of educ alton at the
BIA area office made up one of the
recruiting teams. They spoke to
graduating classes from Window
Rock to West Virginia. They des-
cribed BIA career opportunities
and the challenge of teaching on
Continued on page 6
Navajo times., 1961-05-10
N Nationwide lndian
Conference In June

The Indian chiefs from the In
dian Tribes of the United States
will meet early this summer at the
University of Chicago with one OBJ
ject in mind: More freedom for the
Indians.
From the Great Plains to Penn
broke, North Carolina will come
the Indian chiefs to meet for the
first time undivided to ask for more
independence. The meeting is to
take place June 1920.
The steering committee for the
meeting in June began April e on
the Chicago campus to prepare for
the conference and report onpreli-
minary discussions held Dy the
hundreds of tribes across the ma
tion.
Professor on Anthropology and
co-ordinator of the conference, Sol
Tax, stated that the official goal of
the conference would be ''to draft
a declaration of Indian purpose,
statement of the aims and obiec-
tives that Indians hold in common. -
Tax said there are city Indians
and country Indians, hills Indians.
plains Indians, forest Indians and
coastal Indians. ''There are many
who look, live, believe and speak
like white men as well as tho Sc both
on and off the reservations who
look and live like Indians
'They will ask for federal
policy concerning them that does
not vacillate from extreme to ex-
treme--now patronizing, now op-
pressing or ignoring"
Tax also stated the chiefs would
come without their war paint to
Chicago, but they would make the
following demands:
Continued on page 3
Navajo times., 1961-05-10
Glen Canyon Dam Areo
Now Served byAPSC

The town of Page and the Glen
Canyon Dam construction site are
now being supplied electric power
by the Arizona Public Service
Company.
A Ceremony was held to mark
the switch over from public to pri-
vate power.
The local manager, Ken Farris,
said APPS officials met with repre-
sentatives of the Bureau of Recla-
nation, Morgan Electric Company
and the prime contractor, Merritt
Chapman and Scott, at the new sub
station.
The So million power plant, in
operation since January 20, 1858,
has been completely shut down.
This 16,5OO hlowatt power plant
operated ii diesel engines and
generators which used nearly 49,
QUO gallons of diesel oil per day.
The plant. in 81 years of operation,
generated more than 80 million XII
lowatt hours of electricity, or an
average load of 5000 kilowatts
each hour. This is enough electri-
city to supply the needs of city
Of 1900.
AS part of long-range planning
program, the 90, 600 volt line run
ming from Cameron is built on 23O,-
OOO volt transmi sSion structures to
point south of Page. At this point
it continues on $1,000 volt struc-
lures to the APPS substation adj
jecent to the power house, where
the voltage is stepped down to IL,
40 volts.
Navajo times., 1961-05-10
ShulIo w We'll And Spring
Program To Resume Work

The Shallow Well and Spring
Development program will start
its late spring construction actiW-
ties on M Monday, May 1, 1861. Pro-
jects in this phase of the Program
will be start d in Aneth, Bird
Springs, Teesto, Sanostee, Came
ron, Oljato, Chilchinbeto, Kayenta,
Cornfields, Whitehorse Lake. Blue
Gap, Dennehotso and Chinle Chap
terS.
The Public Health Service, San
itation Branch. provides: project
surveys, design, cost estimates,
and technical construction super
vision for these projects. A total
of 228 projects were completed
during the construction period last
summer and fall. 1t is estimated
that an additional 15O-17Oprojects
will be completed during the next
four or five months.
After leave of absence of ap-
proximately four months, Mr.. Leo
Watchman has returned to direct
the Navajo Tribal shallow we'll and
spring development program. The
Navajo Tribal Council approved
this program for Fiscal Year 1861
nd appropriated approximately
1921 900 to carry out the construc-
tion activities. Mr.. Watchman was
appointed to direct this program
which was started in August, 1860.
Navajo times., 1961-05-10
PARTIAL NAVAJO YOUTH
Novai ioIand District Boy Scout Comporee

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Navajo times., 1961-05-10

Continued on page 6
Navajo times., 1961-05-10

Continued on page 3
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Horny Growers
Purchase Seed
On New Potato

CLEMSON Thirty sweet
potato growers OF Dillon, Hor-
~ and Marion counties have
purchased 365 bushels of seed
of new sweet potato variety
for planting this spring
The new potato, Centennial.
was recently released by the
Louisiana Experiment Station.
The breeder of the potato is
DR.. Julian c. Miller. head, De-
partment of Horticulture, Lou
| lsiana State University. DR..
Miller is native of South
Carolina and graduate Of
Clemson College.
The seed is certified and on,
year from foundation seed
stock. This potato will be used
by a number of growers enter
ing the 300 buShcl Sweet pota-
To Contest, according to Hugh
A. Bowers. Clemson extension
truck crop specialist.
According to information re-
ceived from DR.. Miller, the
centennial potato has certain
advantages over other varieties
now being grown. 1t produces
on the average 100 bushels
more per acre than other COM
mercial varieties now being
grown; produces a heavy set
OF roots, most years. that mat
ure evenly throughout the
growing season; has wide a.
daptabllity: and makes a Wig
orouS growth from plants and
vines.
Other characteristics include
orlght copper skin color. stores
well and keeps bright skin COL
or IN storage, excellent shane.
good baking and canning quail
Ties, deep orange flesh color.
mas some resistance to stem rot
(wllD and internal cork. II has
only moderate plant produc-
ton.
Demonstrations arc to be set
up with the growers of the n.,w
variety. County agents will fol-
low progress colsely to observe
the adaptability of this new
variety to South Carolina
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29

prodigiouS talents of wit and
melody and sets them in the
romantic opulence of Siam.
FOR the first time the Chorus
IS able to include in its produce
ton a number of children. A
mong the smaller children are
Ann Shelley, five year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
oert Shelley; Sally Sweeley,
i've year old daughter of DR..
ana Mrs. r. l.. Swecley: MopSy
NeSmith. age eight, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nesmith Ill;
Wanda and Villa Sarvis, the
seven year old twins of Mr..
and Mrs. M. c. Sarvis, Jr.;
John Hughes, seven year old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Hughes; and Indy Fonvielle,
seven year old son of MIR. and
Mrs. Harold Fonviellc. Already
the children have proved their
scene stealing qualities and
nave been much fun for every
one at rehearsal.
The cast of The Jing and |
also includes Judy Nix. Judy
Corbett, Ann Gore, Margie
Granger, Sue Kelly, Lewis
Skies, Richard Wright, c. B.
ISellarS. Carol Fonviellc, Rom
|nie Jones, Richard Hardec,
Roger Elliott, Dolan Wright,
David Coleman, Judy Cole
man. Peggy Taylor. Ricky Har-
ielSon. Ronald Ray. Billy King.
Joann Wright, and Gene Dun
lean.
| Portraying older children of
ne King are Linda Carter,
Margaret Soles. and Ben In
nan. The Kings wives are
played by Kay Phipps. Sue
Taylor. Bunnic Gore, Sue Sar-
RS, Judy HARRISON, Ann Ward.
Martha Wright, Pat Wright.
Wanda Fowler, Linda Carroll.
ICylVla Gore, Doris Turbevillc,
Paula Wright, Dolores Lee.
Linda Wright, Drucilla Mills?
land Agnes Johnson. Kitty 10
Manning, DarcuS Prince, and
Brenda Granger will appear
as slaves.
Dancers will be Judy Grain
ger. Geraldine Eddings, Sheryl
louc Cox, Alice Kelly. Gwen
wright, and Carol Rogers, Nor
rlS Gore. Pam Spivey, Linda
Iarrell, Diane Prince. Minerva
MlllIgan, and Lynda Long will
portray amazons. AS Buddhist
priests on stage will be James
Prlnce, Phil Dcllingcr. Jimmy
Burroughs. Pete Soles, and
Don Inman.
Acting as uSherS for the pro-
gram will be Gloria Roberts.
Sonnle Faye Granger. Peggy
|Spivcy. Carol Ann O'Conner.
Diane HARRISON, Brenda Gore
lriS Norris, and Melva Dean
wright. The remainder of the
Chorus will be kept busy with
makeup direction, staging. and
costume fittings.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29

two years, which includes The
MIkado. Kiss Me, Kate. and
Amahl and the Night Visitors.
me Chorus selected with tire
pidatlon this Broadway and
Hollywood success by these
musical comedy gcniuses. With
uncrrlng insight for Americas
taste IN good entertainment
'hcN have given unparalleled
hits in Oklahoma, South Paci..
&c, and The SoInd of Music.
me King and ! combines the,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29

For the produetiea aide.
ChrIs.ine -n.a~y w. un>.>.-
take the important job of Stu
dent director. AS accompanies
will be Mrs. Furman Fowler at
the organ and Mrs. Davis Bru-
ton at the piano. The entire
production is under the direc-
ton of Mrs. w. w. Woody and
IS produced by Lewis Skies.
Tickets for the production will
be Sl.0O and will be put on
sale one week before the per-
Torrance dates.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Tabor City Chorus To Present
The King And l April 70 I'll

auditorium. the Tabor City
Chorus will present its specta-
cuiar for the season. Rogers
and HammcrStcin'S lifting and
'unefdi The King and |. Ever
with iJS successes q, -.,C Dast
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29

(ThiS is the first in a series
of stories on the forthComIuG
production OF the Tabor City
Chorus, The King and i
On April 20 and 81 at 8 D.
m. in the Tabor CITY scnooi
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29

"Imtroped Qualify Is Step In The
Direction of More Income From Yams'
THE ortestsu
o
come is through higher
"More Money From Yam"C contest Sponsored
by The Tabor City Marketing Company
TO of
to the Tabor
includes Horny and Columbus Counties
Goal: To obtain the highest vans
Awards Prizes The be
banquet given tokens of recognition
trip to other o nd f
Deadline for Entries: July
paragraph e
Name Date
AddfeSS Telephone
the
City Marketing Company, Tabor City N
harvested his
from his production From
threeman team If mistake discovered,
producer producers will be checked