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FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN PROGRESS,

The current emphasis being placed cleaning up
refuse in effort to reduce fires and the hazard of fires
should be weaken Fires throughout the coasand well
any other costly respect Only through
continued effort may the hazards be reduced thus resulting
in less property loss and lower insurance rates. slower
increase in rates.
There four organized fire companies in Dare County,
all volunteer and among these departments many
petent who risk life and limb well loss of valuable
time from their occupations These seldom receive
praise for the work they doing In addition to the depart
ments at Kill Devil Hills Mays Head Roanoke Island and
Hatteras equipment and manpower also available from
National Park Service and Naval facilities in the county
Similar facilities may be found in adjoining counties
All of these departments offer invaluable aid in times
of emergency Some equipped with resuscitaon equip
used only of fires but for water accidents
and may be credited with saving lives which otherwise might
be lost to drowning.
One major point with which the public should acquaint
itself when services of these departments neededbe
specific to the nature of the trouble location and other
pertinent information which may be- used in combating
the problem Take the of the Roanoke Island Fire
Department Tuesday night of this week-when dri
called about pm. The remen were summoned to trash
fire deliberately set by personnel of the department it
should have required more than five minutes to reach
the but required perhaps three times long because
of lack of definite information to location This hazness
of location may have been done for drill purposes maybe
not The mention the incident is to emphasize that
this happened at critical time, the difference might be
between having home and having pile of ashes.
Let's all observe Fire Prevention Week; also let
tend appreciation to the departments which ready
to assist us.
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Rodanthe, N. c.
October 6, 1861
HATTERAS HID CLUB MET
WITH MRS. WINONA GRAY

The Hatteras Home Demonstra-
ton Club meeting for October was
with Mrs. Winona Gray. The meet
ing opened with everyone singing
4Carry Me Back" and repeating
"The Americans Creed"
The topic for the month was
"home preparedness" Mrs. Gay
lord announced that the Fall Fed
GRAFTON meeting will be at Stumpy
Point October 18th. Mrs. j. P. Nor
gan will be the guest speaker.
New officers for the coming year
were elected as follows: President
Sara Ellen Skiles; Vice President
Alice Gray; Sec.-Treas.-Hazel
Foster.
Alice Gray won the clark horse
Refreshments were served to Mrs
Maude Austin, Mary Balance, Ha-
eel Foster, Alice Gray, Gail Hollis,
Arhsah Oden, Lille Peele, Sheila
Schinke and Sara Ellen Skies.
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1T. COL. ARCHIE L. COCHRAN
DIES IN WALTER REED SEP. 20
The Busybody

OF interest to many readers of
the area is news of the death of
1t. Col. Archie L. Cochran USA Re-
tired, who died Sept. 10Th in Walter
Reed hospital, Washington, D. c.
after an extended illness. Col.
Cochran was 48 years old. He first
came to Hyde County as an officer
of the CCC at Bells Island, owned
a home in Belhaven at one time,
and was property owner in Hyde.
His widow was the former Ellazina
Burrus, daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
r. B. Burrus of Swan Quarter.
Col. Cochran is survived also by
a son Archie Cochran Jr.
and daughter Rita Ann Cochran,
all of Miami, Fla, his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Cochran of
Dahlonega, Ca, two brothers, Clar-
ence R. Cochran of Rome, Ca, and
Price C. Chochran (Ret.) of Column
bia, S. C.
OOAs SOSAkA OH was q udI1NC Va
Dahlonega, Ga. long time member
of the Dahlonega Methodist Church,
and a graduate of North Georgia
College.
He had a long and distinguished
army record. Having served his
country in North Africa, Italy,
Brazil, and Turkey, as well as
several assignments in the U. s.
He held many decorations, such
as the Croix De Guerre, Decoration
by the Sutton of Morocco, and
Decoration by the French Army:
Battle Stars, Oak Leaf Clusters and
others.
Col. Cochran was in a tank out
fit during World War II and his
outfit was the first to defeat Gen.
Rommell in North Africa from
which Col Cochran received much
publicity in National Magazines.
Internient was in Arlington Nat
ional Cemetery at IL am, Tuesday,
with full Military honors.
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SMALL BOAT EiARBoR m
PROSPECT FOR EAST LAKE
Highway Commission Critical Of Lack
Of Appreciation Manifested in
Dare County.

Some three years ago, upon news
that the Alligator River would be
bridged and the ferries abandoned,
Victor Meekins had the foresight
to make q move to try to save the
valuable property at the East Side
of River as community harbor.
Highway Chairman ]. Melville
Broughton favored Meekins' request
that the property be turned over to
the county, if, as, when it should
be abandoned for ferry uses.
The new highway commission
looks with favor on the request
by the county which has been re-
+newed for this property, but they
are going to tie some strings to the
gift. There has been a growing
spirit among those who help the
area to expect a greater sense of
appreciation and interest for prop
critics given the county for the
benefit of the people, and which has
been neglected or dissipated by the
officials having such things in
charge. A most fragrant example
is the Manteo airport which has in
termittently been allowed to suffer
great waste.
The East Lake Harbor situation
was reported on Friday by the
Raleigh News and Observer as fol-
lows:
"The State Highway Commission
decided Thursday to turn a ferry
dock and landing over to the Dare
County Board of Commissioners,
but tied sonae strings to the gift.
"The docks are now used for the
east landing of the Alligator River
ferries, which soon will be replaced
by new bridge across the river.
"The Dare County Commissioners
desire to maintain this small harbor
for small boats" the Highway De-
partment told the roadmen.
Commissioner Worth Joyner of
Rocky Mount said he wanted to
make sure that Dare County will
keep up the harbor and dock.
"If they do like some of the
things in Dare County, it'll just sit
there, and if it just there it's going
to fall to pieces" he said.
"I've had two dealings with the
Dare County commissioners and l
know how poor they are at times"
Joyner said.
Commissioner Gillian Wood of
Edenton said he had met with the
Dare County officials and said
"they're serious about maintaining
it. If it gets to be burdensome to
them, we'll turn it over to someone
else"
'The commission voted to lease
the county the ferry landing, but
said it would take it back, if it
ceases to be used as a harbor."
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BUXTON METHODIsTS VISITED
f. BY OCRACOKE M.Y.F.

Ocracoke, Oct. 10. - Several
members of the M.Y.F. enjoyed a
trip to Buxton on Sunday, stopping
at Hatteras Methodist Church en-
route to attend Sunday School. At
Buxton they visited Mrs. Anna
Hooper and enjoyed seeing the re-
markable wood-carving which she
has done out of driftwood. Mrs.
Hooper explained the figures to
them; stating that through the thir-
ty years she had been working on
the wood, she carved figures of
many of the characters of the BIZ
BILE, Old and New Testament, and
that she planned to continue this
interesting hobby. With some of
the figures she has combined clay.
The girls enjoyed lunch at Buxton
and returned home on the late af-
|ternoon ferry. They were accom-
panied by their leader, Mrs. Naomi
|O'Neal. In the group were June
Yvette Austin, Donna Lewis, Char
|yn Nowling, Lorraine Howard,
Brenda Balance, Betsy Anna
O'Neal, Hettie Tolson, Linda Teet-
er, Margaret Spencer, and Sue Sty-
ron.
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MANTEO NEGRO TO PAY
$40 WEEKLY SUPPORT
FOR WIFE. CHILDREN

Willie Lee McMurren, Manteo
negro, was charged with non-sup-
port of his wife Josie and two
small children, in Dare County Re-
corder's Court Tuesday, and plead
ed not guilty. Judge w. F. Baum
thought he should pay $40 a week
for the support of them though, and
assessed this tax upon his abilities
to provide, as a suspension of the
two-year sentence on the roads. The
support money is to be paid
through the Clerk Court C. S.
Meekins.
On another warrant, McMurren
was charged by his sister-in-law,
>Elene Gregory, with assault and
sentenced to sixty days on the
road, suspended on payment of $25
fine and court costs.
The case of Jack Balance, Kill
Devil Hills restaurant operator,
charged with assault with a fish,
upon Luther E. Ray, Jr., saw a
dismissal.
A charge of assault with dead
ly weapon filed against Ray, upon
the person of Jack Balance, was
likewise dismissed. Ray, repeatedly
an itinerant worker, had been en-
|ployed by Balance at the restau-
rant during late September shortly
before the disturbance. Ray was in
court last week for public drunken
ness and failing to pay fine, was
ordered to the roads for 80 days.
During the past week, while await
ing trial on the preceding charge,
he has been guest of Dare County
Jail.
Submissions
Jesse L. Newman, Jr., Mays
Head, speeding, $40.
Lula Bowser Tillett, Manteo, OPP
Grating motor vehicle without
lchauffeur's license, SIS.
Charles Peter Allocco, Buxton.
reckless driving and speeding, $50.
Aldridge w. Curles, Kitty Hawk
drunkenness, $25.
Zane L. Gray, Buxton, passing
stopped school bus, $25.
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KITTY HAWK PERSONALS

Mrs. Bryan Sawyer and daughter
Marcia Dawn left Wednesday for
New York, where she will fly to
Germany, to be with her husband,
who is with the u. s. Army. Mrs.
Sawyer was formerly Sandra KEEL
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Dowdy and
daughter Michele Of Newport News
were home with the T. M. Dowdys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall J. Beasley,
Norfolk, visited Mr.. and Mrs. q.
F. Perry and Mrs. Jennie Beasley,
one day this week.
Roy Beacham Of Norfolk, visited
his grandmother, Doll Beacham on
Sunday.
Richard Perry Of Norfolk, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Colon Perry and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Perry this week.
Corinne Sanderlin, who It attend
ing Jefferson Senior High School in
Roanoke, Va, was home for the
week end.
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KITTY HAWK GIRL
HOMECOMING QUEEN

Dionne Tillett was crowned home
coming queen of the Manteo High
School Friday night, October 6.
Dionne, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Tillett of Kitty Hawk, was Sc
leced from eleven contestants who
appeared on the football field at
half time. Runners-up were Rachel
Morgan of Manteo, and Marian
York of Kill Devil Hills. The cere-
monies took place in the gym after
dance. Jerry Cahoon, coach for the
the game at the homecoming
Manteo team did the honors. APP
proximately $50 were present.
Preceding the game, which was
won by Knapp High School, score
1910, parade of floats led by the
town fire department went through
town. 1t was estimated that a
crowd of about five hundred attend
ed the game.
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MANTEo PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dowdy spent
Sunday in Greenyille with their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garry Dowdy, and took their
grandson, who had been visiting
with them, back to his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatton Midget, Jr.,
of Newport News, Va, visited
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Midget,
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Vannote,
last week end.
Mrs. Beulah Gaylord and son,
Timothy, spent Sunday in Roper.
Mrs. Lyna Harbour and Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Tillett of Manteo, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Twiford of
Kitty Hawk attended an Eastern
Star meeting in Rocky Mount Fri
day night.
Vacationing in Miami, Florida
this week are Mr.. and Mrs. j. o.
Basnight and Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Jackson. Staying with the Jackson
children are Mrs. Jackson's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Turner
of Elizabeth City.
Mrs. H. A. Greet is spending
sometime in Norfolk with hei
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. anc
Mrs. J. w. Ewes.
Mrs. Tracy Ward is convalescina
at her home after having been 8
patient in Norfolk General Hospita
Mrs. Byron Sawyer and daughter
Marcia left Wednesday from New
York by jet to join Specialist
Byron Sawyer in Germany.
Paul Midget. Of Manteo is .
patient in the Marine Hospital, Nor.
folk, where he is scheduled to un,
dergo surgery Friday.
Mrs. w. w. Boswood and daugh
tiers Of Elizabeth City spent severa
days last week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Whitson. Mr.
Boswood came for them Sunday.
Mrs. Victor Meekins il vacation
ing in western North Carolina thi.
week.
Mrs. Roland Meelins and daugh.
ter, Mrs. Judson Payne, Of Norfolk
spent the week end at Mrs. Meek.
ms home near Manteo.
d tx
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WANcHEsE PERSONALS

Mrs. Bernice Midget and Tam
my have returned from Crozet, Va,
after spending week with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mac Dickerson.
Mrs. Abe Sobil has returned from
the Marine hospital in Norfolk
where she has been taking treat
ments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edie Fry and chill
dren from Norfolk spent the week
end with Mrs. Fry's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Buck Saunders.
Mrs. Sallie Daniels and Mrs. Dele
Saunders spent Monday at the Ma
rine hospital in Norfolk visiting
Mrs. Daniels son, Dick, who has
been a patient there for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Green and
daughter from Elizabeth City spent
the week end with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Green.
Luther Midget spent the week
end in Hampton, Va, with his
daughter, Airs Saunders.
Mrs. Edward Davis was in Nor
folk Monday and Tuesday, and
picked up her husband who has
been employed with a dredging
company up the James River.
Mrs. Ida Daniels Is wishing her
daughter and son-in-law Mr.. and
Mrs. Macon Tillett in Norfolk.
Elsie and Horatio Beck from Ro-
|danthe spent the week end with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Edwar,
Davis.
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BACK TO TEXAS BASE
AFTER VISIT IN DARE

Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Calvin
F. Midget and four children left
Sunday for Lakeland AFB, Texas,
to make their home after two
week visit with his mother, Mrs.
Salina Midget Of Manteo.
Sgt. Midget and family have re-
Gently returned from England
where he completed 43 month
tour Of duty at Molesworth ALB.
This was his second trip to Eng
land, totaling seven years served
there. On the first trip he met and
married his wife.
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ENTERTAINS IN HONOR
OF 10TH BIRTHDAYS

In recognition of the approach
ing sixteenth birthdays of Martha
Jennings Bonner and Balfour
Baum, Jr., Mrs. o. j. Jones enter
tanned, with the assistance of Mrs.
G. G. Bonner and Mrs. Balfour
Baum, at her home, Seatone, near
Manteo, on Saturday night, Octo-
Der 7th. Guests were greeted at
the door by the guests of honor
and recognition was made OF
Charles Douglas Evans seven
teenth birthday on October 9Th and
the sixteenth birthday of Bonnie
Sue Forbes on October 7th.
Dance cards were given out Ia
the boys who drew similar ones
with water-colored rainbows and
the numerals 16 on the cover anc
inside one girls name to whom he
gave the card and helped her fill i,
with dance dates for period Of
dancing on the porch. The Ham.
mond Chord Organ with its variety
of tones added amusement to sew.
eral who were good in playing fol
the group. A refreshment table was
available the entire evening.
(, The guests were: Martha Bonner
Bonnie Sue Forbes, Martha York
Laverne Davis, Susan Washburn
Mary Lib Earl, Balfour Baum. Jr.
Dean Leary, Darrell Midget
Charles d. Evans, G. G. Bonner
Jr.
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!.EI5f13S
GZsNY3IfiMi
RODANTHE MAN PRAISES
HATTERAS FIRE COMPANY

To The Editor:
We must give some credit where
SO much credit is due. Reference is
made to Rodanthe news published
in today's issue of the Coastland
Times. It is noted that the greatest
assistance rendered in the case OF
the O'Neal fire by the Hatteras
Fire Department was not mentioned
in this article.
It is true the men from the Ma.
tional Park Service came to the
scene and rendered service so far as
possible with what equipment they
had; however, the Hatteras Fire
Department with a crew of APP
proximately twenty men and ample
equipment continued excellently un.
til the burned man was recovered ir
the fire. It was evident that this
body might not have been found
but for the continuous labor Of
these men.
LEVENE w. MIDGET
Rodanthe, N. C.
October 6, 1861
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HATTERAs PERSONALS

Mrs. Eleanor Burrus and Oscar
Burrus of Ocracoke visited rela-
tives here this week.
Fulton Scarborough, employed at
Norfolk, is here with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Oden and
their family went to Elizabeth City
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Austin and
family spent the week end here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Aus
tin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Peele were
in Norfolk last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. CASTOR Foster and
family of Norfolk spent the week
end here with Mrs. Isabelle Bal
lance.
Garland Austin spent the week
end here with his sisters, Misses
Bessie and Victoria Austin.
Mr.. and Mr.. A. M. Austin went
to Norfolk Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Midget were
in Elizabeth City last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Willis have
moved to Norfolk to reside this
winter.
Mrs. Virginia Johnson of Cali
folnia is here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Stowe and
her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Aus
tin.
Birth
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Doran Of
Raimey Air Force Base, Puerto
Rico, are parents of baby son,
Stephen Ray, born October 8. Mrs,
Doran is the former Sonia. Odefi
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
0den.
Bible Class Meets
The Hatteras Bible Class met
Friday night at the home of Mrs
Irma Austin with eight members
present. The lesson was from Mat.
thew. Happy Birthday" was sung
to Mrs. Maude Austin and she was
presented lovely gift which was
surprise to her as her birthday
wasn't until Sunday. The hostess
served refreshments at the Gloss
of the meeting. Present were: Mes
danes Maude, Irlna and Pegg,
Austin, Rose, Alice and Winon;
Gray, Lois Burrus and Gail Hollis
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NEW JERSEY MAN LANDS
HATTERAS BLUE MARLIN

HATTERAS - Gordon Rosen-
berg, Ridgeway, N. J. boated the
first blue marlin of the autumn
season from Hatteras waters this
week.
His fish, one scaling at 1897
pounds, was caught from the cruis-
er Albatross HI, skippered by Capt.
Oliver O'Neal. The Albotross iii is
one of three cruisers in the Capt.
Ernal Foster fleet of Hatteras.
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HATTERAS SURF FISHING
OFFERING VARIETY

HATTERAS ~ Although only
one large channel bass, a 39-pound-
er, has been reported, surf fishing
has improved with better weather
this week Willie Newsome, stated
on Monday that week end catches
in this area included puppy drum
(small channel bass) sea mullet,
founder, speckled trout, and blue
fish.
Offshore anglers have been catch
ing plenty Of dolphin and blaclfin
tuna, but no bifIfish.
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KITTY HAWK PTA
TO MEET THURSDAY

A regular meeting of the Kitty
Hawk Parent Teachers Association
will be held Thursday night, Octo-
Der 10 at 8 pm, at which time a
new feature of meetings to come
will be introduced. Following each
business meeting, there will be an
intermission during which parents
are requested to visit classrooms
and discuss educational problems
with teachers. The social period will
follow intermission.
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BY EULA N. GREENWOOD

NATURALS /. (. Bert Bennett,
who should be in position to get
anything he wants from the San
ford administration, was referred to
last week as the man the Governor
may be promoting to succeed him.
Also, keep an eye on H. Olive. Pre-
viously, Bennett had been mention
ed for the U. S. Senate and 1t. Gov.
Thus he retains the title as Most
Mentioned-Man.
NOW IS TIME -. You hear and
read all summer-long about how the
fish are biting down on the coast.
Then you go and get nothing :. !.
and wonder how all those fish tales
got started.
But the boys in our family--four
in all-say they are really biting
now all along the coast. We know
a man who caught so many Spots
that he hired boy on the pier to
clean them for him. This cost him
over $40 at five cents per
pound!
Furthermore, he bought a big
wooden bucket, fixed his brine, and
now has enough salt Spot to run
him through the winter. NOW -
and for the next 80 days - is the
time to catch fish at the ocean.
But, to be sure, do not go for just
one day. Plan to stay at least two
days. Carry heavy clothing. Do not
confine your fishing to daytime
hours. Try it at night and
about daylight in the morning. This
is the advice we get 4. and it has
paid off.
SEAL SOCK Irwin Belk of
the famous Belk Store family, and
two-term member of the Legisla-
ture from Mecklenburg County, will
give nylon socks to his legislative
colleagues this Christmas.
For the past two years, it has
been ties - with the State Seal.
This time the seal will still be
there -. but now set to catch dust
instead of food. If in your travels
about, around, or shortly after,
Christmas, you see seal on an
ankle, the wearer is a. friend of Ike
Belk!
NEW CAR SALES Accord
ing to reports released to their
members by the alert N. C. Auto
mobile Dealers Association (Mrs.
L. Y. Ballentine), August sales of
new cars in North Carolina totaled
1891.
The figure for August of 1860
was 9,477 and for August of
1859 sales were 1883.
For the first eight months of this
current year sales amounted to co.
473. last year, same time: 1916.
Chevrolet leads so far this year.
Here is how sales went: Buick, 81
661; Cadillac, 1859; Chevrolet, IA
1922; Chrysler, 9S8; Dodge, 2,287;
Ford, 1854; Imperial, Is: Lincoln,
TIA; Mercury, 1887; oldsmobile, 81
,246; Plymouth, 2,548; Pontiac, A.
312; Rambler, 3,421; Studebaker,
$50; WHY'S, so; Corvair, 1914; Fall