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BONNER'S BILL TO
GIVE HALF MILLION
ON BRIDGE PASSES
Overwhelming Voice Vote Fa-
vors Coneressman's Efforts
For New Bridge Ap-
preparation

Congressman Herbert Bonner's
effort to get more federal funds
to aid in the construction of the
Oregon Inlet bridge which is
now we'll underway was success
full Monday when the House of
Representatives by an over
whelming voice vote, passed a
measure to give an extra half
million in Federal, funds for this
project.
The State, which normally con-
tributes half the costs, and the
Federal Bureau of roads the
other half, will get a big lift
on the project. Congressman
Bonner was successful in this
cause because of the Cape Hat
teras National seashore project
which has been instrumental in
bringing a heavy traffic increase
10 CIl0 area.
Congressman Tollefson of
Washington, who was recently a
visitor to this coast, along with
several other distinguished Off
cials, made a strong speech fav-
oring the measure These visi-
tors, who were guests of Mr..
Bonner, were favorably impress
ed with the area, and like in
numerous other instances, when
he had brought other visitors
here, went back to Washington
strong in praise of the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, and
convinced of the merits of the
bills which Mr.. Bonner has in
troduced, all of them usually be-
See INLET, Page Six
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Earrings Once Owned by Theodosia Burr
Now Belong to Nags Head Hotel Manager

yond its borders lay the vast,
insecurely held Spanish colonial
empire. His ambitions in the
United States thwarted, Burr
began to dream of carving a new
dominion out of Spain's tenuous
holdings in Texas and Mexico.
Pursuing his new dream, Burr
journeyed westward into Amer
ica's recently settled lands west
of the Alleghenies. His course
took him down the Ohio River,
to an island where a wealthy
Irishman, Harman Blennerhas-
sett, had set up a small, comfor-
table barony. The island was
named Blennerhassett after its
owner.
Gift To Hosts Daughter
Theodosia accompanied her
father on the journey. At Blen-
nerhassett, we may assume that
she wore her earrings, and that
the young daughter Of her host
admired them. At least we know
that Theodosia gave them to her.
Burr's dream of empire failed,
and Blennerhassett was swallow
ed up in the debacle. The years
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EXPANDED PARK PROGRAM
POSES MONEY PROBLEM
GENEROUS DONOR NEEDED
Otherwise. It Appears That North Carolina
viii Have to Finance Acquisition Of Land;
Virginia to Be Sounded Out on Joining in
Coas+land Recreation Area Development;
House Passes Inlet Bridge Fund Measure

National Park Service Off
cials in this area are watching
with closest attention this
weeks developments in the
wake of proposal by interior
Secretary Stewart L. Udall and
Governor Terry Sanford at
Nags Head Saturday for the
extension of the seashore park
to Cape Lookout and possibly
the Shackelford Banks.
The immediate problem ap-
pears to be money. The Cape
Hatteras National Seashore
holdings were acquired by
means of a donation from the
Mellon Foundation, matched by
a State appropriation. AS of
now, it looks as though a donor
must be found, or, lacking that,
the State must assume the en-
tire cost of the projected new
land acquisitions.
Surveys Necessary
Some surveys already have
been made in the area. Others
must follow, to determine just
what land will be included in the
public domain, and what will be
left out. Both State and Federal
legislation probably will be
necessary to implement the pro-
ject.
The State already has acquir-
ed considerable land on the Core
Banks, and has done some ex-
perimentation in building sand
fences in the area, through the
N. C. Water Resources Depart
ment.
The proposed new parkland
begins with Portsmouth Island,
Immediately south of Ocracoke
Island, and of about the same
size and contours. Next come
the Core Banks, which extend to
Cape Lookout. The Shackleford
Banks run from Lookout to the
mainland.
Virginia Sounded Out
Meanwhile, Virginia is being
sounded out on the possibility of
including at least a part of the
Back Bay barrier reef area in
the. National Park program. This
area runs from Sandbridge
south about IA miles to the
North Carolina line.
Conrad Wirth, Park Service
director, said Monday the pro-
posal will be taken up with
Virginia officials on an explor-
atory basis.
See PARK, Page Four
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7 FIRST LADIES
WILL SEE COLONY
SATURDAY NIGHT
lnfermission Ceremony Will
Honor Six Former
LIST Ladies

The Lost Colony will play
host to six former occupants of
the Governors Mansion in Ra-
leigh on Saturday night when
Mrs. o. Max Gardner, Mrs. Blu
cher Ehringhaus, Mrs. Melville
Broughton, Mrs. Kerr Scott,
Mrs. William Umstead and Mrs
Luther Hodges attend First La
dies Night at the Waterside
Theater.
The ladies will be introduced
to the audience by Mrs. Terry
Sanford wife of the present Gov
ernor. Mrs. Fred w. Morrison,
Chairman of the Roanoke Island
Historical Association, will pre-
side over special ceremony in
their honor, which will take
place during intermission at the
drama.
The program will feature ad-
dresses by Mrs. Morrison, Mrs
Sanford and Mrs. Hodges. A
brief historical narration by
Paul Gold, historian for the
play, and a choral rendition OF
"Auld Lang Syne" will climax
the entertainment for the 25th
Anniversary Year program.
Edgar Thomas, manager of
See SHOW, Page Eight
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S. UDALL CALLS
BANKS BEACHES
AMERICAS BEST
Interior Secretary Lauds the
Outer Banks and
Leaders

Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall praised the Outer
Banks as containing "the finest
tract of beach area left in this
country" during intermission
ceremonies at the Lost Colony
last Saturday night, when he
joined with host of dignitaries
and sun-tanned, shirt-sleeved
and perspiring audience of over
1,050 persons in a dedication
services for the new Waterside
Theatre.
Secretary Udall shared the
Spotlight with Governor Terry
Sanford, Congressman Herbert
Bonner, National Parks Direct
Or Conrad Wirth, playwright
Paul Green, theater designer A.
@. Bell, Southeast Park Director
E. M. Leslie, Virginia Dare Com
mission Chairman Keith Fear
ing, Jr., and National Park
Directors H. Reece Smith and
Robert Gibbs during the impress
5ive intermission ceremony
marking the 375th Anniversary
of the Birth of Virginia Dare.
Lands Drama
The Interior Secretary show
cred praise upon the drama dur
ing it's 25th year. He called the
pageant "a venerable and in
spirational production" "Be-
cause of your desire to make the
10Th century's history live in the
goth century, this important
part of the American heritage. /.
is enjoying a better fate than
the oblivion which overlook the
Raleigh colonists."
Although the colony itself
was "lost," he added, ats cause
will never be forgotten" "For
British tenacity and genius won
in the end," he said.
''I think it would be most diff
ficult for any of US to leave this
island tonight without exper-
iencing a deeper willingness to
give our total selves to the 'un-
lost cause for which this colony
was lost" he affirmed.
Praises Leadership
In referring to what he called
the "unspoiled wealth" of coast
See UDALL, Page Four
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SINGLE FERRY
NOT ADEQUATE
FOR OCRACOKE
Late Arrivals at Atlantic Left
Behind; Only One
Run Daily

The single ferry that links
Atlantic, on the North Carolina
mainland, with Ocracoke Island
is proving inadequate to meet
the needs of motorists as the
summer season advances, ac-
cording to word from Ocracoke
this week.
The ferry has two claims to
fame of a sort. 1t is the only con-
nection with the Outer Banks
from the south, and it is the
only toll ferry operated in the
State.
The tolls are no joke, either.
The cost for car and driver is
$6.75, with $2.75, for each ad-
ditional passenger and $1.4$ for
each child under IL.
Operating Costs High
Toll charges are said to be
necessary because of the high
cost of operation. Last year, this
is declared to have run more
than 100000 above receipts
from fares.
Recent passengers on the
ferry were Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff B.
Wilson of Raleigh, on their way
to Nags Head to complete a
honeymoon that began with a
trip to Miami and other Florida
points and Nassau. Wilson is
editor of Tar Heel Wheels, or
gan of the trucking industry in
North Carolina, and his wife,
the former Edith Upchurch
Young, is associated with Bill
Sharpe in publication of The
State Magazine.
In Line Overnight
Wilson drove up from Florida
to Atlantic. Arriving there, he
put his car in line for the ferry
trip so as to be able to leave
next morning at Z. This is the
usual procedure, he said, and
when the ferry departed, sever
See FERRY, Page Six
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ELECTRIC SHOCK
KILLS COEORFUL
JAMBOREE KING
Spires Singleton (Doc) Austin
Dies in Accident
at Hatteras

A shock from an electric
sander killed Spires Singleton
(Doc) Austin, SO, a noteworthy
figure in the annual Dare Coast
Pirates Jamboree for several
years, Tuesday about 1870 pm
while he was preparing to paint
a boat on the Marine railway a.
longside the Burrus Texaco dock
at Hatteras Village.
Austin was standing in the
boat when ne picked up the
sander, according to eye wit
nesses. He apparently received
lethal shock when an extension
plug fell into the water. His
body was recovered by Oliver
Gilbert, a dredge owner from
Elizabeth City, who said he
"heard a yell and Austin fell
backwards into the water"
Widely Popular
Austin, an expert cabinet
maker, was a popular and vel
known figure on the Outer
Banks. His luxuriant black beare
and swashbuckling way made
him outstanding in the annua
jamborees. AS Blackboard, kint
of the pirate crew in 1861, he
helped publicize the coast coun.
try both at home and as a mem
Der of the Dare contingent that
visited Cincinnati, o., and Char
lotte on missions for the DARE
County Tourist Bureau.
In numerous T v appearances
his lushly whiskered face be-
came familiar to many thou
sands in his home State and
beyond. He is one of the mos
colorful figures in the film
Variety Vacationland," which
will be released by the Stat'
soon.
Native of Hatteras
A native of Hatteras, Austir
had been self-employed as 9
carpenter and upholsterer fol
the last two and a half years. Hi
formerly was in the Coast GuarC
for four years.
Austin showed no sign of life
when he was pulled out of the
water after the shock. However
persons on the scene administer
ed artificial respiration while
others went in search of DR.
Virgil Wilson of Winston-Salem
who is vacationing in the area
DIR. Wilson pronounced him
dead some 45 minutes after the
accident.
Surviving Relatives
Son Of Mrs. Virginia Oden anc
Augustus Austin, he is survived
See AUSTIN, Page Six
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SBA LOANS AVAILABLE
FOR RAINFALL DAMAGE

Small business concerns in
Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and
Washington Counties are eligible
for consideration for Small Bus
mess Administration loans pro-
vided they can show substantial
damage from excessive rainfall
July 2, 8, and A.
These and 10 other Eastern
North Carolina counties have
been declared Excessive Rainfall
Disaster Counties in a directive
issued by Robert B. Horning,
Charlotte branch manager of the
SBA.
Farmers and stockmen are not
eligible for financial help from
the SBA under this program.
They should apply to the Farm
'ers Home Administration.
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TWO PROMINENT VISITORS to the Outer Banks Joined the
weekly guests the Wright Brothers Museum in
Kill Devil Hills recently for glimpse Of the capsule replica
display there the Park Service The pair shown discussing
the like space vehicle George Tames (e) White
photographer for The New York Tines and Ralph White
director of the National Aeronauca Association Mr.
White the for the 60 Anniversary Of
cred flight which will be observed Kill Devil Hills year.
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BEACH PATROL
UNDERTAKEN ON
LIMITED BASIS
Jeep With Resusci+a+or to Be
Put in Operation in
Few Days

Steps to set up a systematic
beach patrol from Southern
Shores to the Seashore Park
boundary south of Nags Head
were taken last Thursday night
at a meeting at the Carolinian.
Attending were members of
the Dare Board of County Com
missioners, Nags Head town
officials, representatives of the
Coast Guard and the Nags Head
Volunteer Fire Department, and
beach service personel.
The group decided to begin a
limited program as soon as
practicable, possibly by the first
of next week. The use of jeep
was given by Lionel Edwards, a
Nags Head town commissioner.
It will be equipped with a resu-
scitator on loan from the town
of Kill Devil Hills.
On Daily Basis
A daily patrol will be main
tanned by Lloyd Horton and
George Richardson, who oper-
ate a beach umbrella and chair
service. Horton also is life guard
at the Cavalier Motor Court at
Kill Devil Hills, and the jeep
will be parked there between
runs. Horton and Richardson are
donating their services.
Assurance was given that the
Dare County Commissioners
would make a limited ALLEGATION
for gas and oil for the jeep. At
the start, it was indicated that
only one patrol trip a day would
be possible, due to lack of
money. However, the Nags Head
Town Board is considering Civ
ing some financial aid.
Those sponsoring the program
hope that by another year it can
be put on an adequately financ-
ed and firmly functioning basis
AS Of now, they say, even a min
imal safety program is better
than none.
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DARE COMMISSIONERS
MEETING AT HATTERAS

The Dare County Board Of
Commissioners met in Hatteras
on Thursday morning with men,
bers of the Cape Hatteras
Health Center Board Of Trustees
to discuss medical problems in
connection with the center.
Other items expected to be
administered by the board were:
the adoption of the 1962-1963
budget and tax rate, the receipt
Of applications for tax collector
and tax supervisor, the program
ming Of dedication services for
the Washington Baum Bridge
and the formulation Of improve
inents for the East Lake Ferry
Landing, which viii be used as
"a boat docking facility.
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DISTINGUISHED WELCOMING COMMITTEE turned
a ManeoA Ahp1
Coons Watede
fords
aRp roles n
the Annver of the Virginia. Dare.
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MANTEO POLICEMAN
RESIGNS FROM FORCE

The Manteo Town Board has
officially accepted the resigna-
tion of R. Seldom Francis, night
policeman. The resignation be-
came effective on last Saturday,
July IA, according to Mrs. Juan
ita Parker, town clerk.
Mr.. Francis stated on Monday
that his resignation was tender
ed because of has desire to re-
turn to his trade of carpentry.
M. c. Mitchell, former town
Chief of Police is serving on the
night police shift, until a re-
placement can be found.
The board is expected to ap-
point a new policeman for the
night force no later than the
second Monday in August, the
time of their next regular meet
ing.
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MISS NANCY COLES BAS-
NIGHT of Manteo has been Sc
lected as North Cardinals rep
resentative to the Danforth
Leadership Camp in Chicago,
Illinois. Miss Basnight's selec-
tion was announced OH Thursday
by L. R. Harrill, State All Club
leader who praised the young
All worker for her Outstanding
leadership" in club work.
The Danforth Leadership
Camp is attended by state lead
ers throughout the nation, who
assemble yearly for a confer
ence ON club work and the dis
cussion of mutual problems and
ideas. Miss Basnight will receive
an expense-paid trip to Chicago
See BASNIGHT, Page Four
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COL. JOSEPH S. GRYGIEL,
recently assigned to the Will
mington District as Engineer in
Charge, paid his first visit to
the Walter Raleigh Coastland
area this week, and made con-
facts with many residents inter
ested in waterway projects.
Staff members Cecil Henderson
and D. A. Gardner of the dis
trict office, both of whom are
well known in Dare County, ac-
companied him. This was get
acquainted trip, and Col. Cry
giel looked over some of the
inlet and harbor problems, as
See GRYGIEL, Page Eight
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Praises Leadership
In referring to what he called
the "unspoiled wealth" of coast
See UDALL, Page Four
The Republican., 1962-06-14
Gormun Church Dedication
Is Set For Fathers Day

The Rev. John Bava, pastor and
founder of the German Church Of
God, announced that the new
church will be dedicated Sunday,
June II. 1t will be an all day affair
highlighted by special music from
the Ken Apple Trio of Detroit.
Mich. Ken Apple, leader of the
trio and pianist, formerly was at
filiated with the famed BlackWood
Brothers Quartet.
The new church is located on
Route so between German and Red
House. An added attraction will be
the Saturday night sing, June 16
at 7 O'Clock. twenty-five minutes
of the sing will be tapped for radio
broadcast.
The Republican., 1962-06-14
Frostburg Summer
Classes Begin June IS

Summer school at State Teach
ers college at Frostburg will open
on June 25. Teachers seeking a Mas
ter of Education degree or renewal
work may enroll that day.
College students desiring to do
additional work will also be in this
summer school working toward
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor
of Arts degrees.
This is an opportunity to prepare
to earn a degree in fewer than four
years by taking summer courses.
The college is accredited by the
Maryland State Board of Educa-
ton, Middle States Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
and National Council for Accrcdi-
tation of Teacher Education.
The director of the summer scs-
sion is DR.. Raymond Mccullough.
The Republican., 1962-06-14
Church And Students Is
Topic For W.S.C.S.

The Church and Today's Stu
dents will be the topic for dis
cussion at the June meeting of the
Womans Society of Christian Serv-
ice, held at St Pauls Methodist
church. Oakland, on June 20 at 3
O'clock.
Mrs. Maurice Brookhart, secre-
tary of student work, will be the
coordinator and the students par
ticipating will be Miss Sally Bu-
chanan, j Bill Umstot, Edward UNI
stot and Maurice Brookhart, Jr.
Members of the Junior and Senior
NJ Y. F. are invited to attend. Ron
aid Mcdaniel will play at the pi-
ano.
The Republican., 1962-06-14

Gilmore H. Custer, a graduate
of Southern High school, has been
awarded four-year scholarship to
the University of Maryland by the
Inter-Regional Insurance Confer
ence of New York City.
Fifteen grants are given through
out IL eastern states.
Custer, who will major in safety,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Custer, Green Ridge State forest.
His grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Martin, Alder street, Oak
land; and Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Ri
ley, route 2, Oakland, with whom
he resided while attending South
ern High.
The Republican., 1962-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Newton c. Griffith,
Canton, Ohio, announce the ap-
preaching June wedding of their
daughter, Miss Luella Ferne Grif-
fifth, to James Hickey Friend, son
of MIR. and Mrs. James G. Friend,
Friendsville.
Miss Griffith is a 1861 graduate
of Glenwood High school, Canton.
Mr.. Friend is 1859 graduate of
Northern High school and is now
employed by associates of the Ohio
Power company, Canton.
Evening star., 1962-01-06

living ovoiIobIein in
these two scenic
areas abound
ing in historical
significance and
modern convent
ence SO desir-
able now for their
eosyoccessobi|ity
to wherever you
work! Take your
family on q drive
over the new
Woodrow Wilson
Memorial Bridge
today treat
yourself to q tour
of these select
communities. 1t
couIdb eyour pre-
view of ideal Iiv-
ing for tomorrow!
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-08

and Admiral pulp Halsey
,Ret.), president.
In addition to the Aztec
Medal awarded The group.
each Of the twelve men re-
oeived medals from the Mex
can government and person
al letters Of commentator
from the President of the
United States and top rank
ing military officers of both
Marine Corps and the NAVY.
These will be among the
many vivid memories OF Mr..
Daniel as he settles down in
Lexington to what will be,
comparatively speaking, a
fife of ease and relaxation
from tensions connected with
.he life of a Marine pilot of
flcer a period in which he
has flown a total of 1000
hours in all types of planes,
fighters and attack, bnmbers,
heliocopters and acted as a
test pilot for two years.
Besides his farm there will
be plenty to keep him busy
and occupied. his family, and
favorite sport of, golf.
Then there will always be
memories of friends scatter
cd everywhere-some still in
service, others out OF it.
Friends like u. S. Senator
George Smathers, Florida,
who was his adjutant for
two years during World War
ii, and Ed Moose" Krauss,
now Director of Athletics at
Notre Dame, who was his
squadron intelligence officer
during WV II.
The Advertiser joins their
many friends in wishing for
1t. Col. and Mrs. H. L. Dan
lei a happy and contented
life in retirement and well
come them to the community
10 live. 4
We feel that the Marines
loss is truly Lexington's
gain.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-08
Jenice Ann Branson
Dies In Greenwood

Friends in Lexington and
Holmes County exteno SYM
,athy to Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
L. Branson and family OF
Greenwood in the death of
iheir daughter, Jenice Ann.
Jenice died at her home in
Greenwood Thursday after a
short illness.
A native of Sikestor, Mis-
souri,, she had made her
home at Ebenezer and Lex
ington for a number OF years
before moving to Greenwood
last June. She was an eighth
grade Junior High student
and was 13-vears-old.
Funeral services were held
at 200 p. m. Sunday from
Morley Baptist Church at
Sikeston. Burial was in the
Garden of Memories Gene
terry with Wilson and Knight
Funeral Home of Greenwood
in charge of arrangements.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-02-08
FRED A. BELL
READY MIX

Fred A. Bell Ready Mix
located on Knox Road in
kosciusko offers you prompt
and dependable service in
mixed concrete.
This up4to-date concern
furnishes a complete service
of high quality ready mixed
concrete for building COM
struction. They are prepared
10 supply out-of-toWn orders,
real estate men,, suhdivisor,
and home builders on short
notice. They have a fleet of
modern motor trucks for
transporting and mixing con-
crete i'm any quantity desired.
This is a real convenience in
building as it eliminates de-
lay and assures a high quail
ity, hard setting concrete.
The best of service is pro-
vided the public of this COM
munity. No matter whether
you have a large or small
amount of concrete work to
be done, you will find it
more convenient and far
more economical to use the
service of this well estab-
lished concern, instead of
buying sand and cement Sc
parately and then h ring a
mixer and paying labor costs.
We wish to say that this
ilrm has more than justified
its existence, as its service
in this field has proven an
essential necessity to this
community.