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THE DARE COUNTY TIMES
The Weekly Journal of the North Carolina Coastland-
-Devoted to the Counties of Currituck, Dare, Tyrrell and Hyde
VOLUME III, NO. 166
Roanoke Island And
Lost ColonyReady
For The Multitudes
By July 3, Everything Will Be Ready for the
44 Performances of the Play; Roanoke Is
landers Have Bought Numerous Bathtubs
et cetera, To Take Care of the Throngs Ex
pected to See The Show This Summer
By BEN DIXON MacNEILL
Through months of Spring when
Hoanoke Island became the joy of
manufacturers of bath tubs and
the feasting ground of anybod>
who knows one plumber’s tool
from anotJier and could tinker a
tub into position, two winners ot
Pulitzer prizes have tinkered the
vehcle that, brought these phenom
ena to the island and both plumber
and dramatist enter now into the
final week of their labor before
Paul Green's “The Ixist Colony’’
opens a week hence.
Written and proluced as a art
of Roanoke Island’s celebration of
the 350th anniversary of the be
ginning of English speaking civil
ization in America, “The Lost
Colony,” before it was half way
through its schedule of 42 perform
ances bad become an institution—
and the first thing most of the
65,000 people who came here to
see it demanded when they arriv
ed, was a bath.
Surrounded as it is by wide
tranquil inland waters and within
three miles of the entire Atlantic
Ocean, and people wholly by fish
ermen, Roanoke Island was not
especially bath-tub-conscious. Of
course they knew a bath tub when
they saw one. There were a doz
en or so specimens of that form of
the plumber’s art on the Island,
but, they were'-Mt. - entirely';ade'j
quate when as many' as 3i000 peo
ple appearel on The Island in one
atternoon demanding a bath. The
Island’s population is less than a
thousand.
When plans began to form for
presenting “The Lost Colony” an
nually, Dramatist Green’s first
thoughts were of some plastic
surgery on the piece. The Island
began to think more about bath
tubs and less about its fishing.
People from the mainland—The
Islanders speak of it as “the
states”—were tunny about their
baths: they were willing to pay
for a few gallons of water in a
tub, though nobody on the Island
has as yet been able to so stifle
his conscience that he can charge
more than a dollar for such a pri
vilege, which, of couise, includes a
bed al^.
Roanoke has not dbanloned fish
ing as a method of making its liv
ing—but it has added bath tubs.
And in tbe meanw.hile “The Lost
Colony’ has been translated from
an incidental celebration feature
into permanent dramatic form.
The bMic idea and material re
main unchanged. The piece is a
dramatization of history that hau
being and legend that had its be
ginning on the identical acre of
ground upon which it is presented
in Iramatc form. The treatment
is an extension, a development and
intensification of the idea that Mr,
Green nvented for “Johnnie John
son.”
’With, of course, the difference
that here was a concentrated his
torical incident and the freedom
of a great out door theatre. ’The
dramatist set out make use of all
the technical resources of the thea
tre, and all of then, combined. The
spoken word for carrying the
story was assigned to a reader
and to the cast, jointly. Dramatic
use is made of the theare’s seting,
and of heroically contrived lifting
effects, and of the dance in its
two major forms.
But the design of the piece does
not stop there. The whole of it
is home on the shoulders of a mu
sical score, using an electrical or
gan of great power, and a chorus.
For the score last year Mr, Green
used Is^cs of his owii( adapted to
melodies of the Elizabethan era
in England.
Before the Island was well un
der way with its tubs, Mr. Green
was at work' again on “The Lost
Colony,” and Lamar_ StQngfield.
winner of' a Pulitzer "Prize in mu
sic was commissioned to write a
complete musical score. Wide use
has been made of theme in Eliza
bethan melody, and for the finale
Mr. Stringfield has writterl'’“Into
the Wildertie88"''&'the mhjic' .of
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POPULAR SINGER AT
NAGS HEAD CASINO
MANTEO, N, C., FRIDAY,>UUNE 24, 1938
A NEW PICTURE OF A RENE WED STAGE AT FORT RALEIGH
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Sin.gle Copy, 5c
Problems Suggest
Need Improvement
League On Beach
Certainty of Necessity in Early Future To
Combat Many Emergencies on Rapidly'
Growing Dare Beaches, Calls for Leader
ship to Begin Organization for Develop
ment and Improvement
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
FOR BEACH ADVOCATED
HONEY LANE, who has met wide
popu!arity-at the.'Nap Head-^Ca-,
'sino this summer, and Manager
Ras Westcott considers he made a
big hit for his successful place of
business when he engaged Miss
Lane and Clark Godfrey’s orches
tra each Saturday night.
DARE LIQUOR STORES
BOOST INCOME $2,503
THE MAGNITUDE of the enlarged and improved stage where the Lost Colony will be presented this
summer is more apparent from the air. This unusual pl&tograph was made by Ben Dixon MacNeill fly
ing low over Fort Raleigh
stage for the season.
It is an unusually good pi^ of photography, and is the official view of the
FIRST DISTRICT HAS , DEVELOPS BIC^TRADE
REPUBLICAN LAWYER IN FURNITURjE IN DARE
ONLY 933 SLAIN
ON HIGHWAYS OF
STATE THIS YEAR
Barely A Mere Thousand To
Be Slaughtered By Nations
Worst Drivers
Contribution To New York Worlds
Fair Is To Be Only S130
The additional revenue to come
to the Dare County liquor stores
on an estimated gross sates of
$50,000 will be -2,59UJ24. This was
the figure erroneously stated as
Dare’s contribution to the Nev>
York World’s Fair in last week's
paper. This extra income will be
gained by reason of a mark up of 
6 per cent on goods sold.
Only the small sum of -130 is
Dare’s quota for the Worlds Fair.
This figpire represents on sixty-
five one hundreds of one per cent
on business done pror to Deicem-
ber 3lst, 1937.
A total of $20,000 will go for
this purpose from 27 counties, op
erating liquor stores. The increas
ed profits during 1938-39 are es
timated at a total of $397,401.12.
The figures for the counties in
terested, are as follows.
Contri- ' Increase in
butions profits to
based on counties from
percent
age of
County business
Beaufort
HON. CLARENCE R. DOZIER of
South Mills and Elizabeth City
is an outstanding member of the
bar, and practices much in Fed
eral court as well as state and
county courts. He is often seen in
Dare County. For many years
there has always been an outstand
ing Republican member of the bar
in the First District, and Mr.
Dozier is recognized at this time
as such outstanding lawyer. He
had been a delegate to the Repub
lican National Convention, a can
didate for Congress, and has a
wide friendship in this section,
and a large law practice.
Robey—“I think it commend
able that Morrison is so impar
tial."
Rannells—“Yes; but he carries
it too far. When he went hunt
ing last winter he didn’t seem to
care whether he shot the rabbits,
the dogs, or one of the party.”
A. J. LEGUM, owTier of one of
the largest furniture businesses in
Norfolk, Virginia, who has long
enjoyed a huge trade, not only
from Dare County, but from other
parts of North Carolina, is a suc
cessful businessman, some forty-
three years of age. He was quick
to see the trade advantages ir.
Dare County, and knows how to
advertise for business. So he has
opened a store in Manteo, imder
the management of Frank Fac-
chini of Norfolk. Leg^m’s has
stocked many homes in Dare
County with better furniture dur
ing the past few months, has a
big stock in the Baum Building,
and plans to branch out to Colum
bia and Hyde County. A. J. Le-
gum visits Manteo occasionally,
but a great part of the enterprise
shown by his firm is due to the
pep and initiative of his tireless
manager, R. A. Cogan who con
stantly keeps his finger on every
phase of the firm’s business.
Bertie
Carteret
Cliowan
Craven
Cumberland
Dare
Durham
Edgecombe
Franklin
Greene
Halifax
Johnston
Lenoir
Martin
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Onslow
Pasquotank
Pitt
T)TTeU
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Wilson
• 688.00
204.00
318.00
153.00
388.00
706.00
130.00
2,968.00
1,068.00
382.00
172.00
1,086.00
1,194.00
918.00
436.00
686.00
792.00
1,470
200.00
406.00
1,43B.00
662.U0
2,070.00
324.00
194.'o6
1,026.00
extra 5 per
cent mark-up
year
$11,693.00
4,060.20
6,302.441
3,124.60
7,695.20'
14,017.16
2,698J24
68.969.40
21,234.68
7,595.02
3,430.36
21,579.24
23,730.36
18,221.18
8,646.76
13.6121.58
15.769.58
29.204.74
3,968.26
8,076.10
28.435.40
444.22
13,156.14
41,142.12
6,447.82
3,846:68
20,393.44
fishingoiiii^tluiiting
INTNE SOUTHERN ALR^HARLE COUNTRY
Friend—^"Why is it that your
son rides in a car, and you always
father and T haventi”
By DAVID STICK
Dr. Robert Hoffman and Dr. S.
E. Barrera, both of New York
City, caught over 50 blue fish at
Oregon Inlet Monday. Staying at
the Parkerson Hotel, they were
fished by Kitty Hawk gpiide Char
ley Perry.
Charley Perry fished another
party Tuesday and in less than
rivo hours they booked over a
Sundred blues.
Herbert Perry fished a party of
six Sunday that caught two four
pound boc’.fa and 55 small blue
fish. A considerable number of
the fish were caught in close to
shore a little north of Ne\y,W,et'
In the party which was staying at
the Croatan for a week, were Mr.
and Mis. Gordon Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Garrett Culp, Bliss Marion
Smith and Mias floience .Bniffey.
' Eddie Cammeron, head bsuiket-
.ball eoach;uit Duke^ Uniyeniity re
ports that he and three other
caught ain;c~t 80 blue fish at Ore
gon Inlet c”e dav this week.
Russell Griggs fished Dr. E. J.
Smith, Dr. A. H. Blackmore, and
Runlet Blackmore at Oregon Inlet
Sunday, and he reports that the
three fishermen caught almost 50
small blues. Dr. Blackemore has
a seven foot dinghy from which he
has fished almost every day this
week. Several times he has row
ed out to the wreck of the Para
guay, just north of the Coatan,
where he anchors and catches
sheepsheads, tautougs, porgies,
and black fish galore. On one
other occasion he took the boat to
Ore^n Inlet, where he put a small
outboard motor on the stem and
went out to the mouth of he in-
le. Fishing wih a light rod he
only oought one blue, but judging
from the way he deseribed'his at
tempts to land the fish, and Ihand
le the boat -at the.?, same .ime, -it
mus have beeq.considQMbIa.aport;
North Carolina has something
to brag about this year. According
to figures arrived at by engineers
a total of only 933 people are to
be slain on tne highways of the
state this year. For m'ore than ten
years’ North Carolina’s hignsvay
'sraught'er "has been tar'aSoVe the
national average, and this is the
only time it has gotten down to
ward that rate.
North Carolinians are gaining
the name of tlie worm s worse
drivers, or maybe most lenient
courts. J. S. Burch, ste'''>tics and
planing engineer for the State
road commission has issued some
figures:
Predicting 933 highway deaths
for the Stale this year, Burch re
leased a study showing that North
Carolina highway deahs per 10,-
OUO,UOO gallons of gas consumed
had decreased from 35.6 in 1935,
the worst year, to 30 in 1937.
This year’s rate, he predicted,
will be as low as 22.8 if the record
of the first four months continues.
The study showed 19.5 deaths
per 10,000,000 gallons of gas used
in January, 19.9 in Februa^, 23.9
in March and 22.5 in April. The
North Carolina rat*, was listed as
27.4 in 192h, 27.3 in 1929, 31.1 in
1930, 30.4 in 1931,2916 in 1932, 34.2
in 1933, 35.8 in 1934, 35.6 in 1935
and 30.8 in 1936,
In every Instance, the State’s
rate far exceeded the national rate,
which varied from a minimum of
20.7 in 1932 to a maximum of 23.2
for 1934.
Burch attributed the improve
ment to:
1. Use of all-steel bodies and
tops and shatter proof glass,
^ime after time,” he said, “a bad
smashup i suits in no deaths" be
cause of their use.
3. Improved highway conditions.
“Although still obsolete to a large
degree, North Carolina roads have
been in the best condition for the
past 12 months of any time in
many years,” he commented.
3. Increased Highway Patrol, 40
per cent more railage covered the
first four months of 1938 than the
same months of 1937.
4. Continued revocation o( drun
ken drivers’ license and public
realization of the offenst- as “most
serious.”
5. Impetus of the spring safety
campaign.
6. The normal slow, but “inevit
able” swing of the pendulum from
a very bad record to a better rec
ord based on lessons taugh^by
killing and maiming, plus an
aroused and indignant public.”
By David Stick
The growing awareness tliat the
rapid development of the Dare
County beaches will bring many
problems in engineering, in sani
tation and beautification is caused
man> of tiie business leaders of
tile beaches to sit up and take
notice. There is much talk of the
possibility of incorporating the
beaches, and at any rate, the peo
ple are beginning to feel the need
of aggressive civic organization
calculated to deal effectively and
in modem manner with the prob
lems that time aad travel ata
beginning to ureatc.
Great resort centers do not grow
up orderly and attractive without
help. There must be careful and
intelligent planning, proper adver
tising, and a direct cooperation
among the leadership. Such are
the immediate matters that an or
ganization could effe.nvely under
take at this time.
I An organization, a league, or
L. S. P.-^RKERSON, Nags Head: what it might be called something
Hotel man who thinks the citizens
and businessmen of the beaches of
Dare County should form an or
ganization to work for highway
beautification, year-round police
protection, and many other im
provements that would make the
to act as a chamber of commerce
for the beaches was suggested
this week by L. S. Parkerson, well-
known hotel man at Nags Head.
The purpose of the league, saya
Mr. Parkerson, would be to bring
abo'it a union of business men and
residents along the entirety olthe
bMches more attractiyq and bring ’Dare County Beaclies effort
more tourists to visit If.
^ow
VICTOR. MEEKINS
Aunt Jerusha—^“What have you
ever done to genefit your fellow
man?”
Uncle EH-r^Well, I married
'yotf,'"didn’t I?”
Politidan—“Now, ladies and
gentlemen,-I. just want to-••tax
■your memory—” •' , '‘''urr.
Audience—“Good'Heavens!
■it cenie to that" "
’The other day I suddenly de
cided to take a ride on that
streamlined bus the Virginia Dare
Transportation Company operates
out of Manteo. I have always
had an aversion to riding buses,
because when I want to go, I like
to go to suit myszlf. It has al
ways been a hobby of mine that
any automobile 1 operate shall be
re^y and I always try to make
it work.
In seven years of bus service in
and out of town I have ridden it
only twice. I was agreeably sur
prised at its comfort and speed
and I think I shall try it again.
I don’t know how much a bus
driver is paid, but whatever it is
he earns it. And in passing I
would say that Sam Midgett the
bus driver is one of the best I have
ever seen.
Did you ever stop to think of the
problems of the bus driver, No
doubt there are times when he en
joys his work and he finds it easj
and life runs smothly. But there
are days when ha must get awfully
tired of it, and he too is discour
aged even as you and I, when he
wouldn’t ask much to quit.
No matter how. tired or worriad,
or blue he i^, his ou"tw»rl demea
nor must always te the same,
a fussy old lady -get^'‘aboard, or
an im’patien^aksnmn, oj- a pokey
person who is" tlrSomely slow
about making change, he must
bear patiently with all of it, smile
and be courteous.
Day in and day out he must
follow the same old formula, with
out variation be he sick or well,
happy or blue. If he fails in any
detail to be the essen a of cheer
fulness, if he is lacking in read
iness to be obliging, his attitude
will be reflected in customer good
will toward his employer.
No matter whether it be a local
resident or a total stranger, who
i^. .displeased^ it js not so much
the bus driver 'wbo is'jSlatnSd^ b'h(
the employer. Long after the date
is forgotten, the memory of the
unknown driver passed away, the
impression of the bus’lliie^limr re
main with''the' triii^n6r,-”t6' be
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to make certain •’ civic improve--
ments that are essential for any
fast growing community.
Blr. Parkerson proposes that a
general meeting be held sometime
in the near future at which time
he, and the other men and women
who have become interested' in the
project, will present to the assem
bly an outline of activities for an
organization of that sort. Offi
cers would be elected at that time,
and some definite plans for league
activiries would be drawn up.
“A general clean-up campaiga
would be one cf the first league
ventut-.-s.-f’ he says, and it would
be closely followed by a drive for
beautification of cottages aad
grounds along the beach. The need
for a clean-up campaign is pleas
ing, and with the proper coopera
tion of cottage owners and busi
nessmen Blr. Parkerson feels that
the league will be able to accom
plish a great deal in that respect.
“But this organization would not
be formed os a temporary means
of improving the looks of our
beaches; it would be a permanent
organization whose work would in
crease !_ . tars went by.”
“The league would provide the
means of bringing about organized
action in working for permanent
means of sewage aiid garbage dis
posal, year-around police protec
tion, a permanent drainage system
and many other improvements.”
TWO AGED SISTERS
TAKE PLANE FLICH1
Mrs. Leno Midgett and Mrs-
Charles Midgett Co Up
in Taylor Cub
The cub plane recently purchas
ed by six Roanoke Island citizens
has been as busy as the prover-
T£ bial bee during June and has es
tablished several aeronautical rec- ^
ords for the Island which saw the
landing of the first colonists in
America.
Tlie tiny plane took! into the air
the oldest people ever to have
flown on the island when Mrs.
Charles L. MiOjet, 74, and her
sister, Mrs. Napolon Milgett, 72
went for a. flight one Sunday re- _
cently. A great, grwt nephew of
theirs, Carlyle Davis, 3, was the
youngest passenger to fly.
Capt. Thomas P. Midgett, who is
now 82, took a flight at Norfolk,
about four yean ago.
Wilton Joliff, one of the owners,
last week made a solo flight, there-
by^hedbnJingr'thtf Witinid’s flrrt *
student to go up alone. David
Driskill is teaching a number of
Dare County nijm and bp^s to fly,
said iaaliM one.'of the plMe’s own-
4n?. Other 'dimers are Martin
Kellogg, Lei^ Hassell, [ .pozas
Quidley, and Alvah Ward.
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