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VLUME XVI NO. 33 WARD HOPES FOR EARLY PROGRESS ON OREGON INLET Manteo Spark-Plug of Vital Project in Dare County Begins New Battle Encouraged by the response of Federal government agencies to his reminder that the proposed opening of Oregon Inlet to sea going vessels was approved by the National Defense department when the matter was under in vestigation three years ago, Al vah H. Ward, chairman and main spring of the organization that saved the project in 1948 has this week re-activated his organizaion and after a preliminary explora tion of the possibilities, is regain ing his optimism. Three years ago when Ward and his co-laborers bestirred themselves the Army Engineers were in the midst of preparing an adverse report on the project as not feasible. After three months work a brief was submit ted to the Engineers who then reversed themselves and adopted the brief as their report with the recommendation to Congress that it be consummated immediately. Ward and his organization were able to show the engineers that the benefits accruing would pay for the dredging in one year, with a margin to spare. Not only was it demonstrated that the project was sound from an economic standpoint, but it was endorsed by he Navy Depart ment as desirable from the stand point of National defense when the Navy remembers the hazards encountered in rescue operations off Cape Hatteras in 1942 when shipping valued at seven hundred million dollars was lost, together with more than 1,000 lives and with no base of rescue operation nearer than Hampton Roads, 92 miles to the north. Navy endorse ment was written by Vice-Admir al Arthur W. Radford, then dep uty chief of operations. The project was finally approv- See WARD, Page Eight HOME BB SEASON CLOSED TUESDAY WITH TWO WINS Manteo high school closed its home basketball season Tuesday night with a pair of decisive vic tories over the South Mills teams. On Friday night the boys’ and girls’ teams, undefeated all season in Rural Albemarle Con ference play, will put their per fect records on the line against their bitterest conference compet itors, the Moyock squads. Both games are expected to be tightly contested, and because of the dis puted victory the Manteo girls won from the Moyock team at Manteo early in the year, the hard est kind of battling is expected on the opposing teams’ court. Every Manteo fan who can possibly make the trip should see these games—sure to be among the best of the season—and have his lungs in good shape to cheer on the Manteo teams before the hostile crowd. The girls’ game Tuesday was a simple case of too much class, or of too feeble opposition. Every player on the Manteo squad saw action, about 20 in all, and Coach Ayers’ team won about as it pleas ed, 41-13. Scoring was divided as follows: Marie Etheridge, 14 points; Betty Rae Sanderlin, 8; Carolyn Gaskill, Loretta Midgett and Lelia Ward, 4 apiece; Linda Gaskill, 3. The Manteo guards kept the South Mills fore court players completely throttled throughout. Although Manteo boys jumped off to a commanding lead, South Mills rallied and made a close game of it until near the end of the contest. In the last few min utes the locals pulled away and were in front 49-38 at the final whistle. Jack Cahoon led scorers of both teams with 16 counters. Six of the ten men who saw ser vice for Coach Fry’s squad scor ed at least four points. Sawyer, forward, rang up 14 markers for the losers. WATCH THE LABEL ON ’YOUR PAPER The address on the paper shows the date, of month and year of expiration of your subscription to this newspaper. We will appreciate it if our readers will take note of this. Sometimes, when subscriptions have gotten in arrears, the sub scriber fails to note the correct date of expiration and misun derstandings occur. If at any time there is doubt about the date being correct, please com municate with us at once. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WALTER RALEIGH OOASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA Lions Entertain County and Town Boards At Dinner Meeting Here Monday Evening Clever Program Presented by High School Pupils Well Received. Lions Learn that Airport Reactivation To Get Consideration. Members of the Dare County Board of and the Manteo Town Board, Erwin Nix on, president of the Elizabeth City Lions Club, Registrar of Deeds Melvin Daniels, Mayor Martin Kellogg and newsman Ay cock Brown were the guests of the Manteo Lions at their meeting in the Fort Raleigh Hotel dining room Monday evening. Program Bounced Around Beginning with Sheriff Frank Cahoon, several Lions made elab-« orately lame excuses for having failed to prepare a program for the evening, until Leonard Hug gins finally said he believed he could get up “some kind of pro gram” if allowed five minutes to do it. And then the Lions and their guests were entertained by six Manteo high school students. Betty Alice Skinner, Marie Eth eridge and Millie Ward presented some vocal selections that were very well received. Miss Skinner’s rendition of the tune “Honey,” as she strolled among the tables and addressed the more sentimental phrases of the song to individuals among the distinguished guests, was climaxed by her singing the last part of the song to Mayor Kellogg from a comfortable posi tion on his lap. Carlisle Davis, Ray Jones, Jr., and Wade Nixon entertained with a series of imitations of well known persons present. Among those imitated were Commission er Lawrence Swain, Councilman Ras Wescott, Melvin Daniels in full oratorical swing, schoolmen Huggins, Ayers and Fry. Secretary Fred Wescott report ed the receipt of a letter from Congressman Herbert Bonner promising that the Roanoke Is land Airport would be surveyed by the defense department in the near future with the possibility of reactivation should the survey re port be favorable. He also report ed that the nominations of two persons for membership had been acted upon favorably by the board BOARD MEETING FEB. 14 B. W. Stephens, architect, will be in Manteo for a detailed con ference with the Board of Edu cation on Feb. 14 to complete plans for the county school building program. BIRTHDAY DINNER C. W. Mann was honored Sun day at a birthday dinner on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Ap proximately 30 of his children and grandchildren were present, but due to weather conditions it was impossible for the entire family to attend. Among those who at tended were: Mr. and Mrs. Odell Tillett and children; Mr. and Mrs. Huff Mann and children; Mr. and Mrs. James Mann and son; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Midgette and daughter; Mrs. Stanford White and children; Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Gray and son of Stumpy Point and Miss Rita Sutton. AYCOCK STORES UP HIS VALENTINE CHEESECAKE SIX MONTHS AHEAD ■ ■' - ■■ I . - - •• z I V ' V Sr e .. . Wfes 7 Jr wßk •■F "we ' ■Ovt 'J® I B ft c v T ■ .JR ’ ’ * > ’•> : am- ” v ' w, - • OLD AYCOCK BROWN at his best, never is going to be outdone in keeping his cheescake lined-up for fu ture use. Back in August, when tho Lost Colony was playing, he figured on needing a Valentine picture this month. So in humble commemoration of that great day next Wednesday, Feb. 14, we now present the proof of his foresight against a day that might be a 1 ittle too cold for such shenanigans on the beach at Fort Raleigh. The girls in the picture: Miss Betty Alice Skinner of Manteo, and Miss LaNeve Dough of Panama, Manteo, and Norfolk. of directors. The Lions Club is to have re sponsibility for seeding the new children’s playground when the ground is prepared, Secretary Wescott reported. Benefit Ball Game There was some discussion of a baketball game it had been pro posed for the Lions to play with some other civic organization for the benefit of the March of Dimes. When Jack Wilson announced that he had not been able to line up the team first proposed, Mr. Dan iels, who is president of the Wan chese Ruritan Club, said his or ganization would challenge the Lions “any place, any time.” The manner in which he said it left no doubt that the Wanchese Rur itan President would have accept ed for his organization if the con test to be played had been water polo, catch-as-catch-can wrestling or Indian basket weaving. The game was tentatively agreed upon —date and place will appear else where in this issue. Speakers Lion President Carson Ralph Davis made a brief speech of thanks to the town and county commissioners for their coopera tion with the Lions in securing the completion of the sidewalk from the Community Building in Man teo to the schoolgrounds. Mayor Kellogg responded brief ly, saying that he wished to re- See LIONS, Page Eight Wanchese Ruritan and Lions Play March of Dimes Benefit Game Here Tuesday Manteo Town Girls Will Play Exhausted (Winners In Second Contest On Bill of Unprecedented Bril liance. At 7:30 p. m. next Tuesday in the Manteo high school gymna sium a titanic struggle between undefeated basketball teams is scheduled to take place. The Man teo Lions Club will square off, dr kick off, or at least begin a game with the Wanchese Ruritan Club. The last defeat suffered on the court by the Lions goes back be yond the available records, and it is the proud boast of the Wan chese Ruritans that never since its organization has it ever lost a basketball game. It is even said that the Wanchese Champions have never been scored upon. The winner of the game will play the Manteo Town girls team immedi ately following the first contest— or as quickly thereafter as the winners can be revived. The entire proceeds of the game will be given to the Dare county March of Dimes. It is hoped that a large crowd will attend the doubleheader, either to see the brilliant court tactics that are sure to be displayed by these flashy squads—or simply to see Melvin Daniels, Dez Rogers, Steve Tillett and Frank Cahoon strutting their their stuff in a pair of basket ball shorts. The unprecedented display of male pulchritude that will be on exhibition next Tues- MANTEO, N. C., ERIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 [AMATEUR HOUR & TALENT SHOW AT H. S. SATURDAY The Manteo high school audi torium will be the scene of an am ateur hour and talent show on Saturday night, February 10, at eight o’clock.. The best talent in Manteo has been lined up for this performance, and a variety of ex cellent acts is assured for the en tertainment of those who attend. The show is under the sponsor ship of the Manteo Parent-Teach ers Association; proceeds of the entertainment will be used to sup port the two chief objects of com munity betterment undertaken by the PTA this year:—the providing of new seats for the high school auditorium, and the support of the local Youth Center The audience will have the op portunity to act as judges of the show, for winners will be deter mined by audience-applause. The admission fee is trivial for such an evening of fun as the PTA sponsored show will offer. Home made candies, cookies and cold drinks will be on sale during the performance. LAST WEEK’S WEATHER Figures provided by U. S. Govt. Meteorologist A. W. Drinkwater High Low Rain February 1 71 38 .34 February 2 40 30 February 3 34 29 .28 February 4 35 25 February 5 43 18 February 6 54 34 February 7 59 36 .34 day night will probably never a gain be on exhibition to the pub lic—and the March of Dimes is to have the benefit of this once in-a-lifetime exhibition. "The second game, between the winners and the Manteo town girls, will be played under the girls’ rules, and it is possible that the unfamiliarity of the great players of the men’s teams with those rules may reduce the raz zle-dazzle of their highly potent and awe-inspiring offenses. But the managers of both teams as sure the public that they are cer tain that their teams can be of fensive enough to satisfy anyone, no matter what rules govern the game. Ruritan Squad Melvin R. Daniels, captain and scoring ace of the Ruritan team, listed his squad members this week as follows: H. O. Bridges, ex-Navy hoop;ter of great re nown; James W. Davis, former Coast Guard ace; C. W. Guthrie, all-around court tactician; R. H. Gray, said to be slippery as oil on the court; Jesse Etheridge, whose one-handed shots from the corners seem to be guided to the basket; Reggie Tillett, H. L. Da vis, John Cudworth and Mcßay See RURITAN, Page Eight SOU. ALBEMARLE ASSN. MEETS AT ENGELHARD WED. The executive committee of the Southern Albemarle Association will hold a meeting at the Hotel Engelhard in Engelhard begin ning with a luncheon at 1 p. m. on Wednesday, February 14. The business session will take place at the conclusion of the luncheon. P. D. Midgett, association presi dent, has made preparations for the accommodation of some 40 persons. E. R. Clark and M. W. Shelton, vice president and secretary of the Association for Hyde county, are in charge of arrangements for the meeting. Those expected to attend from outside Hyde county are: Dare county: Dewey L. Hay man, vice president, Mrs. C. P. Midgett, Mrs. Grace Mann, Mrs. Mabel Jones, Mrs. Helen Baum, M. R. Daniels, Carl Mann, D. V. Meekins and Walter Perry. Tyrrell county: Paul Liverman, vice president, Mrs. Effie Brick house, Mrs. J. A. Spencer, E. Gomez, Mrs. Jack Pritchard, Mrs. Elizabeth Brickhouse, Louis Combs, W. J. White and R. L. Mitchell. Washington county: Mrs. H. P. Barnes, Mrs. Cedric Davenport, W. T. Phelps, Mrs. W. M. Darden, Delbert Patrick, H. W. Bridges, Wade Hardison, E. 0. Arnold and J. R. Campbell and W. L. Whit ley, vice president. CONTRIBUTIONS FAIL TO MEET POLIO QUOTA Excellent Results Reported In Mashoes Drive; Elsewhere Do nations Are Less Than In Former Years Mrs. Balfour Baum, campaign chairman of the Dare County March of Dimes, announced this week the results of the drive in three more communities. . At East Lake, where the drive was conducted under the direc tion of Mrs. Emily Smith, $6.00 was collected; Mrs. Melvina Whid bee was in charge of the cam paign in Salvo and collected $3.20; at Mashoes the drive was directed by Mrs. Will Mann and $14.00 was collected. The results in Mashoes, the county chairman said, exceed ed expectations; had the whole county contributed on a scale pro portional to the contribution at Mashoes, Mrs. Baum said, the county’s quota would have been easily exceeded. The Roanpke Island Baptist church, the only church group to report contributions to the coun ty March of Dimes chairman, do nated $12.00. The coin collection boxes, which were the least productive of the campaign’s fund-raising devices, the chairman said, produced S2O. Mrs. Baum said that it appears that Dare county will fall below its quota of $1,500 by a considera ble amount unless later reports reverse the slow present trend. She wishes it announced that con tributions can still be mailed to the county chairman’s office and that those who have failed to con tribute to this worthy cause so far should mail their contributions at once. MRS. ODELL T. DUVALL FOUND DEAD IN CHAIR Widow of Late Eph. R. Duvall Dies at Home in Manteo Wed nesday Afternoon Mrs. Odella Tillett Duvall, 54, was found dead, when a neighbor, Capt. Lum Midgett, called on her about five Wednesday afternoon, sitting in a chair in her home on the corner of First Avenue and Road St. in Manteo. She had been dead about an hour. She was tha daughter of the late Tillman and Harriett Ann Tillet of Nags Head, and wife of the late Eph. R. Du vall of East Lake and Manteo. She was a member of the Man teo Baptist Church and the Man teo Rebekah Lodge. She is survived by three sons, Maynard of Ft. Pierce, Fla., Cal vert of Baltimore, and Gilbert Du vall of Manteo; Wayland, a fourth son, was killed during the late war in the Pacific. She has sever al grandchildren, and nephews and nieces. She is survived by the following brothers, Ravon Tillett of New Jersey, Marshall Tillett of Nags Head. Elisha Tillett of Grandy, Robert Tillett of Beaufort; by three sisters, Mrs. Winnie Brown and Mrs. Adelia Brown of Zebu lon, and Mrs. CeCe Davis of Cur rituck County. Funeral arrangements pending. The body is at Twiford Funeral Home. Advertise Your Business DARE BOARD COMES TO AID OF INLET PROJECT; ASKS HARBOR AID; RAISES PAY Jim Vannote Appointed Veterans Service Of ficer Without Pay; Contributes $l6O to Dav is; Clerk Appointed at S6O per Month; Board Wants to Know About Dare’s Road Funds, and Ask Bill for Community Har bors. In response to an appeal for action on the Oregon Inlet dredg ing project by Alvah H. Ward, the Dare Board of Commission ers on Tuesday voted to appro priate $250, half the sum request ed, to further efforts to get the project under way. The couny’s grant, however, was made condi tional—it will be given, provided the town of Manteo appropriates a like amount, and provided that another $250 is raised by Mr. Ward. The motion was passed without a dissenting vote, after being made by Commissioner Swain and seconded by Commis sioner Austin. The Federal Congress has passed the bill approving the project at Oregon Inlet. Delay has occurred because assign ment of the necessary funds to proceed with the project, of such vital importance to Dare YACHT’S RELIEF ALSO RELIEVED COAST GUARD By BEN DIXON MacNEILL Buxton on Cape Hatteras, Feb. 9.—Coast Guardsmen along the Outer Banks have about got their breath back to normal after sort of holding it for more than 30 hours over the past week and wondering which of the six sta tions between Ocracoke and Ore gon Inlet would have the old plea sure-boat HOLIDAY piled up on its door-step—and the report is that sea-sick crewmen aboard cutters have about got their sea legs back under them. Patrols fought their way along the beach between the two Inlets throughout he emergency which began about 6 o’clock Saturday morning and did not actually end until the Cherokee put a line a board the rudderless Holiday a bout .3 o’clock Sunday. Patrols were made difficult by the driv ing snowstorm that piled drifts along the beach and made visi bility extremely low. Surfmen in all the stations, un der the command of Chief War ant Officer G. H. Meekins here and Warrant Henry Peele on Ocra coke, were ready for anything but it was Lieutenant Walters of the Coast Guard Air Base who put an end to the mystery of just where the derelict was. It was the distressed boat’s skipper’s belief that he had drifted, by some mir acle, from Bodie Island past Dia mond Shoals and two cutters, the Cherokee and the Agassiz, were searching in that area. Just on the chance that the boat hadn’t passed Diamond Shoals at all, Lt Walters headed his JRB nofth about 10 o’clock Sunday morning, leaving the big B-17 to search the south side. Walters found the craft wallow ing helplessly off Wimble. Shoals. The first thing the crew asked for when he spoke to them on his radio was some coffee. The seas had flooded their galley. Walters went to Elizabeth City, got some coffee and dropped it aboard them before he called it a day. lie rad ioed the Cherokee the actual lo cation of the Holiday and the cut ter wallowed back through No. 9 seas and took her in tow and surf men in the stations were able to relax. SPECIAL PRICE FOR THIS PAPER 3 YEARS We are giving our subscrib ers an opportunity to get this newspaper three years for $5. This is a saving of $2.50. During the month of Febru ary, we will allow our subscrib ers. to get a three years sub scription for ss—provided the subscription is sent direct to the office. This may apply on a new sub scription. a renewal of an old one, or in payment of any sub scription in arrears, with an ex tension of said subscription. We make this offer for Febru ary only, and it must be turn ed into the office by February 28, or the postmark on the let ter show it was mailed at that time. Address as follows: THE CO M^ LA N N ?. TIMES Single Copy 7* county, has not been made. The board voted a motion pro posed by Commissioner Swain that Mr. Ward’s efforts in behalf of the Oregon Inlet project should be recognized officially by a reso lution expressing the Board’s ap preciation. During the day’s business Mel vin Daniels, in his capacity as clerk to the board, was instructed to write several official letters in behalf of the board. Upon motion by Mr. Swain, he was instructed to write to Highway Commission er Shelton for further explana tion about the money due the county from the bond fund. Upon motion by Mr. Perry, sec onded by Scarborough, the Board instructed Mr. Daniels to write to the county’s representative in the legislature, R. Bruce Etheridge, requesting him to vote against the proposed bill which would allow use of highway funds to maintain city streets. Diversion of such funds is feared to presage hard sledding for small counties like Dare. Village Harbors for Dare Rep. Etheridge is to be written to for information on another matter. Mr. Daniels has been in structed to ask the county’s rep resentative to explore the possi bility of the county’s receiving some state aid in providing har bors at the several villages of the county, “even to the extent of a bill in the legislature” to be intro duced by him. And, finally, Mr. Daniels is to address a letter to the Highway Commission requesting the plac ing of 35 mile per hour speed lim its on the following roads: through Hatteras, Buxton and Avon village; beginning at the Virginia Electric Power Co. plant and running through the village to the end of the present high way; at Wanchese, from the Meth odist church to Mill Landing and the Wanchese wharf. Lower Valuation The Board passed a resolution lowering the valuation of the property on Duck Island, owned by W. Taylor Johnson, to S2O per acre. Frank Ausband and Wallace McCown, Manteo attorneys, ap peared before the board request ing the valuations for Avalon Beach properties in 1951. The Board set the valuation at S2OO per lot where paving has been completed, and at SIOO per lot where paving has not been done. Sound side lots were evaluated at S2OO. Veterans Service Officer J. M. Vannote was named vet erans service officer, for the coun ty to succeed I. P. Davis, resign ed. He was appointed to serve un til June 30, 1951, at no salary. A part-time clerk to attend to de tails of his work was authorized at a salary of S6O per month; the board named Mrs. Louise Crees for the clerk’s position. The ser vice officer was granted S2O per month with which to defray mis cellaneous expenses. Extra Service I. P. Davis, whose resignation aS Public Welfare Superintendent was accepted by the Board at its last meeting, spoke to the Board, expressing his appreciation for the cooperation he had received from its members during his term of service. On motion by Swain, seconded by Scarborough, the Board ordered that the county pay to Mr. Davis $l6O, “equiva lent to one-half month’s salary, for services rendered outside of regular duty in his work as vet erans service officer in the coun ty, same to be changed to the general not welfare fund.” County Farm Agent R. S. Smith and the district farm ag ent were the last of the Board’s numerous visitors Tuesday. They asked for more suitable office space for the home and farm ag ents in the Dare courthouse. The Board told them that their re quest would be kept in mind when repairs to the building were made. On motion of Austin, seconded by Swain, an increase to SSO per month was given Chief of Police M. C. Mitchell of the town of Manteo. In addition to the contribution made to Mr. Davis, the increased county pay roll is now $660 a year more than set forth in the current < budget.
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