VOLUME XVII NO. 2
3,000 PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS
EXPECTED TO 186TH ANNUAL
SESSION AT KITTY HAWK
Thirty Churches of Kehukee Association Com
ing Blast of Alligator River in October for
for Annual Meeting First Time Since 1765;
Kitty Hawk People Will Supply Food and
Lodging for Three-Day Session, With Usual
Hospitality And Good Will.
For the first time in the history
of the United States, the Primi
tive Baptists of North Carolina
will come East of the Alligator
River for their annual session on
October 6,7, 8, as guests of Provi
dence Church at Kitty Hawk,
bringing with them a crowd in ex
cess of 3,000 and some 30 preach
ers.
There are more than 30 churches
in the Kehukee Primitive Baptist
Association which was formed in
the year 1765 and now embraces
the territory east of Rocky Mount,
and north of the Pamlico River.
Providence Church at Kitty Hawk
was constituted in 1854 and the
present structure, with the largest
auditorium on the outer banks,
was built 50 years ago. It has 28
members.
Great interest in the forthcom
ing meeting is expected because
it will be the first time the asso
ciation has met on the Outer
Banks. In preparation fed- the day,
the members of the church have
already cleared the picnic grounds,
and three hundred and thirty feet
of tables will be provided to hold
the food. Church members and
citizens of Kitty Hawk will supply
most of the food, as well as lodg
ing in the homes. Every one of
course will bring food with them,
as is the custom.
In Kitty Hawk, one member,
Walter Beacham, is said to be
raising 400 chickens, and two
yearlings to donate to the occa
sion. Another member, Jesse Per
ry is said to have two hogs to put
on deep freeze, and so It goes.
Alphonso D. Tillett of Kitty Hawk
who is the church Clerk is pretty
busy looking after arrangements.
A bulldozer • has just finished
clearing the assembly and picnic
grounds and parking areas, and
six patrolmen will be detailed to
handle the traffic.
There is a church at East Lake,
known as Lebanon, established in
1879, but rather inactive. The Kit
ty Hawk church has operated con-
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Waterside Theatre To Be Setting For
“Greater Albemarle Day” on Saturday
The Lost Colony Opened on June 30 to Audience oi
1,254 Persons. 919 Attend Rocky Mount Night in
Unfavorable Weather.
The widely-known Barber Shop
Chorus of Elizabeth City will en
tertain the audience for tomorrow
night’s performance of The Lost
Colony as a special feature of
Greater Albemarle Day. Saturday’s
performance will be the third and
largest special night since The Lost
Colony opened on June 30. The
Greater Albemarle progi’ain is un
der the direction of Edwin Moss
Williams, Elizabeth City publisher,
assisted by Fred Haney and Fred
Pendleton, co-chairmen.
On Tuesday night, Beathe Feath
ers, State College football coach,
and Tom Rogers, W ike Forest
coach, will make guest appearances
as members of the cast; they will
take roles of Colonist men.
Wednesday will be City of Wil
son night.
Opening Night
Paul Green’s spectacular drama
opened for its 11th season last
Saturday night before a crowd in
cluding the Honorary Tar Heels,
many members of the press and
1,254 ticket purchasers. The au
dience for the premier? perfor
mance was delighted by what was,
perhaps, the smoothest opening
night show in the drama’", long
history.
Bill Sharpe, president of the
Roanoke Island Historical Associ
ation, and Samuel Selden, veteran
director of the show, followed a
fine concert by the Elizabeth City
High School Band, with brief
speeches before the opening cur
tain of the drama’s 479th perfor
mance.
Spectators who had seen the
show in other years were impress
ed with the swifter tempo a*, which
the play was acted; they noted al
so the more realistic setting for
the second act, with the old lag
buildings replaced by structures of
typical 16th century English type.
There Was a general expression
of hearty approval among veter
an patrons of The Lost Colony
after the opening performance, and
among the many in the throng
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THE COASTLAND TIMES
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA
NEW OFFICERS
INSTALLED BY
MANTEO ROTARY
Tiob Smith, popular Dare County
Agent, was installed as president
of the Manteo Rotary Club at the
chit’s meeting in the Community
Building Monday night. Other of
ficers installed were Z. Vance
Eiinkley, vice president; John
Lo>ig, treasurer; Lawrence Swain,
secretary; Ernest Meekins and
Wallace McCown as directors. Wai
lace McCown was appointed pro
gram chairman for the 1951-52
Rotary year...,
Two distinguished visitors, L. R.
Harrill of Raleigh, 4-H Director
for the state, and Sherwood Rob
erson of Robersonville, Past Dis
trict Governor, were introduced
and made brief talks.
The committee in charge report
ed the completion of Rotary's part
of the children’s playground near
the Community Building; the grad
ing and leveling now being finish
ed, the next stop will be the seed
ing, which is to be done by the
Manteo Lions Club.
"’ho saw the great play for the
first time, there was the intense
feeling of pleased surprise (so fa
m:liar to those who have known
what the play can mean to Ameri
cans) that such a stirring drama
could be produced in a vast open
air theatre.
Sunday night was 4-H Club
Night at the Waterside Theatre.
The only Monday night perfoi
man’e scheduled for the season
was presented July 2. The Carl
Stough Chorale added fea
ture of Tuesday’s Rockv Mount
Night.
Attendance Figures
The show opened a day earliei
this year than last. The paid ad
mission count last Saturday was
1,254, compared to the July first
crowd of 1,106 last summer; the
July 1 performance this year drew
858 cash customers. On July 2 in
1950, 992 persons bought tickets
to the show; the special Monday
performance this year attracted
345 ticketholders through the
gates. Rocky Mount Night was
staged on a most unfavorable ev
ening, with rain threatening to
cancel the performance until near
ly curtain time on July 3; yet 919
persons attended the show, com
pared to 640 in attendance on the
same date last year.
Despite sporadic showers during
the day, and a shower during the
performance, there was a crowd
numbering 668 on the Fourth of
July.
DARE BEACHES CHAMBER
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
G. J. Townley, secretary of the
Dare Beaches Chamber of Com
merce, announced on Tuesday that
then would be a meeting oi the
organization at the Information
Booth, Klaty Hawk, at 8 p.m. next
Wednesday, July 11. A large num
ber of important subjects will be
given consideration at the meet
'ng, the secretary said. The public
is invited to attend.
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$750,000 OK’D
BY SCOTT FOR
IMPROVING 64
Road Between Columbia and
Williamston To Be Widened
and Straightened
Three quarters of a million dol
lars was o.k.’d this week by Gov
ernor Scott from the surplus high
way funds to be spent on widen
ing, and straightening U.S. 64 be
tween Columbia and Williamston.
Plans are to widen the 16-foot
sections of the road, these being
too narrow for the heavily increas
ing traffic over U.S. 64. It is an
nounced that work will not begin
on the several other projects
approved this week before next
year.
A total of 17,100,000 was allo
cated this week for 29 similar
projects, most of them in western
North Carolina, 12 of the 18 being
where construction costs are high
er than in the east. Os the 64 proj
ects, 17 miles are between Wil
liamston and the Washington
County line, and 20 miles between
Roper and Columbia in Washing
ton and Tyrrell Counties.
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
COMMITTEE MEETING HERE
The Commercial Fisheries Com
mittee of the Board of Conserva
tion and Development will hold a
public hearing at the Court House
in Manteo at 10 A.M., July 17, to
consider the proposal to declare
Martin's Point Creek as inland
waters, and to consider any other
matters pertaining to commercial
fishing.
Commissioners To Complete New Budget
And Set Tax Rate at Meeting Tuesday
Schools Allowed $30,000, Welfare Dept. $27,000 for
Coming Yeqr. ABC Board Incumbents Reappointed
for Three Years.
The Dare Board of Commission
ers met on Tuesday to consider
the budget requests of the various
departments for the year which
began July 1. At the end of day
long session the Board had reached
agreement upon the amounts to be
alloted to the county schools and
Welfare Department, but ad
journed its meeting to the follow
ing Tuesday, July 10, when the
commissioners will meet again to
complete the budget and set the
tax rate for he coming year.
School Budget
Supt. of Schools Mary Langston
Evans presented the school budget
to the Board. After considerable
discussion it was agreed to set
aside $30,000 for the county’s
share of costs for the operation of
the county schools during the term
' 1951-52. This is approximately $3,-
000 more than the sum allowed
last year.
Welfare Department
The Welfare Board budget was
worked out in nearly final form
at the commissioners’ May meet
ing. After the Board had turned
down a plea from Welfare Supt.
Goldie Meekins to provide for the
employment of an assistant case
worker, $27,035.58 was finally al
lowed. This compares with the
budgeted figure of $24,055.68 al
lowed during the past year.
RODANTHE SCHOOL PATRONS APPEAL TO DARE SCHOOL BOARD
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This group of prominent citizens of the communities came to represent Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, when
they appeared in Manteo Monday to appeal to the Dare County Board of Education for aid in continuing
their school during the coming term. Failure to allot any teachers for this school and plans to send the chil
dren to Buxton where accommodations were considered no better than those at home, stirred the citizens
to action, and they descended upon the courthouse. Names of those attending are published in the accom
panying story. First on the left is Capt Levene Midgett well known Coast Guard officer, and Mrs. Midgett
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951
MANNS HARBOR BOY ARMY RESERVE LIEUTENANT
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CARL J. MANN, a native of Manns Harbor, North Carolina has been
commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the organized reserve corps, it was
announced by Col. W. W. Moore, Commanding Officer of the New
Orleans Port of Embarkation. Lt. Maw is the sen of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl D. Mann of Manns Harbor, and is married to the former Helen
Carroll of Stuttgart, Ark. Lt. and Mrs. Mann are the parents of
two girls and one boy.
Lt. Mann, before receiving his appointment was Sgt. Ist Class in
charge of the photo lab at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation.
Commissioned in the Transportation Corps, he has been assigned for
duty at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Entering the army in June, 1943, as a
private, he served at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and the Pine
Bluff, Arkansas arsenal before being assigned to the New Orleans
Port of Embarkation.
Mrs. Rennie Williamson pre
sented a proposed budget of $4,-
050 for the Dare County Library.
No action was taken upon the li
brary budget at the meeting; the
library budget and those of all
other departments will be settled
upon next Tuesday.
Health Center Trustees
The Board, upon motion by J. W.
Scarborough, seconded by Albert
Austin, voted unanimously to ap
point the following Trustees for
Cape Hatteras Health Center:
E. R. Midgett, Rodanthe; A. H.
Gray, Waves; Graves Midgett,
Salvo; Nelson Gray, Moody Meek
ins, G. F. Williams, Avon; W. A.
Gray (present chairman of the
Trustees), Raymond Basnett, Olen
Miller, Buxton; U. L. Rollinson,
Frisco.
Upon motion of Lawrence Swain,
seconded by H. F. Perry, it was
unanimously voted to approve con
tinuing for a term of three years
the following incumbent members
of the County ABC Board: M. L.
Daniels, Guy Lennon of Manteo
and C. E. Parker of Nags Head.
County Attorney Martin Kel
logg was instructed to write to the
persons in charge of the Buxton
Community Center “to see if au
thority could be secured to dis
pose of some items, such as tow
ers, etc.’’ The money secured by
SPEAKER TONIGHT TO
MASONS AT HATTERAS
MELVIN R. DANIELS, Register of
Deeds of Dare County will be mas
ter of ceremonies, and deliver an
address to members of the Masonic
fraternity on the lower banks, and
their wives at a banquet Friday
night at Hatteras.
such disposal, the commissioners
determined, would be used for re
pairs to the Buxton Community
Center building.
Clerk of the Board Melvin R.
Daniels was instructed to direct
a letter to the State Association
of County Commissioners, inviting
See BUDGET, Page Eight
FIVE SCHOOL BUILDING BIDS
TO BE OPENED AT NEXT BOARD
MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
Board Supports Rodanthe Delegation’s Pro
test Against Closing of School. Asks Also
to Keep Stumpy Point School
TAR HEEL NATIVE IS A I
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MISS BYRD BLAND SMITH who
has been spending the week with
friends at Nags Head has recently
become a Receptionist - Secretary
with the White House Secret Serv
ice which has the job of guarding
the president’s family. Miss Smith
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Sydney Smith, Jr., of Edenton and
Washington, and a granddaughter
W. O. Saunders of Wash
ington, and Che late Mr. Saunders,
the noted Elizabeth City publisher.
She attended Mary Washington
College at Fredericksburg, Va., and
has recently been employed in the
General Accounting office.
HAYMAN CLAN’S
RE-UNION TO BE
A GREAT EVENT
Wednesday, July 11th, A Real
Celebration With Plenty to
Eat, at Kitty Hawk
Next Wednesday will be a big
day at Kitty Hawk. An old fash
ioned picnic at the school will be
the big feature of the annual re
union of the Hayman Clan. It is
the reunion of all the descendants
of Tedric and Henry Hayman,
wherever they live. The Haymans
settled on these shores more than
100 years ago.
Rev. Louis D. Hayman of Caro
lina Beach, president of rhe clan,
will arrive in Dare County the day
before, and will visit at Manns
Harbor and confer with the Secre
tary-Treasurer, Mrs. Oma Pearl
Midgett. Then he will go to Kitty
Hawk to direct the affairs of the
day.
The general public is invited to
attend the event. Last year one of
the most interesting and delight
ful gatherings of the kind was held
at Manns Harbor.
Dare County’s oldest member of
the clan is Capt. Jeff Hayman of
Wanchese, who was 88 years old
on June 1.
The local committee headed by
A. B. Tillett, Mrs. Oma Pearl
Tillett, Mrs. Rosaline Swain and
others, is going ahead with plans
for the day.
While the general program will
include the roll-call of the officers
and the registration of members
of the Clan and visitors, the mes
sage from the president, courte
sies, and election of officers for
the ensuing year, and such other
matters like the memorial service,
and the general procedure, the lo
cal committee will also present the
special features of the day. At
12:30 the picnic and fellowship
dinner will be served. KinfolK from
nearby sections will bring a basket
dinner and place with the local
committee for serving. All visitors
are welcome and it is the hope that
many will come who are not di
rectly of kin-relation to the Clan.
The directors will meet during the
day, and will attend to any busi
ness needed. The clan will also se
lect the place for the next annual
meeting.
NEW DARE COUNTY
FILM BEING SHOT
University of North Carolina
cameramen are in Dare county
this week shooting the first
scenes for the travelogue film
about Dare county. Two scenes
were filmed at The Lost Colony
on Thursday morning. Shooting is
under the direction of Jobs Eble.
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Mrs. Mary Langston Evans took
over the office of Superintendent
of the Dare County Schools on
Monday, July 2. Before her first day
in office was completed, sbe had
to deal with most of the thorny
problems that have been occupy
ing the Date Board of Education
tor a long time past.
Revised Building Program
The Board of Education met io
the Superintendent’s office be
tween 10:30 a.tn. and about 3 p.m.
Meeting with the Board were B. H.
Stephens, architect, and J. L.
Cameron of the State Board’s
Building Committee. At the con
clusion of the state men’s confer
ence with the Board, the following
tentative revised building program
was adopted.
For Kitty Hawk school in
stallation of a central heating
plant and an adequate, modern
system of lighting. Manns Har
ber School central heat and
lighting system. Wanchese
School central heating plant.
Manteo School and Roanoke
Colored School—plans previously
adopted to remain unchanged.
Advertisements for bids are to
be printed immediately under the
supervision of Mr. Cameron. The
Baard will meet on July 23 to open
bids preliminary to the awarding
of contracts.
Revision of the building program
was agreed upon by the Board in
the interest of speeding up the
long-delayed building program.
Referendum on the Banks
The Board directed a letter to Dr.
Clyde Erwin, State Superintend
ent, about two months ago, ask
ing whether the State Board would
abide by the results of a referen
dum to be held on the Lower
Banter, to, determine the location
of the new consolidated school
building. No reply has as yet boen
received. Mr. Cameron said that
he would bring the matter to the
attention of the state school of
ficials and have a definite answer
by the date of the next meeting,
July 25.
Successful Delegation
A large delegation of men and
women from the villages of Ro
danthe, Waves and Salvo came
before the Board Monday to pro
test the action of the state Board
in failing to authorize the return
of two elementary and one high
school teacher to the Rodanthe
School for the coming school year.
Failure to allot teachers to the
school means, of course, that the
school must be closed; it means,
also, that the approximately 50
school children in the three vil
lages must be transported to the
Buxton school, a daily round-trip
of forty-odd miles.
It was the contention of the del
egation that the Buxton school is
already crowded beyond its proper
capacity, and that the consolida
tion proposed by the state is im
practicable at the present time.
“Until the new school is built,
with suitable facilities, we will not
approve sending our children out
of the community to school, to
Buxton or anywhere else," one
member of the delegation said be
fore the group met with the board
to state its case.
The Board considered the ap
peal of the delegation to keep the
Rodanthe School open until such
time as an adequate building to
house the Banks students can be
built; it also considered the case
of the Stumpy Point School, for
which no teachers were named in
the State Board’s allocation, and
whose pupils were assigned to the
Engelhard School in Hyde county.
Upon the unanimous vote of the
Board, the following two requests,
Proposed in both cases by Board
member H. E. Best and seconded,
See BOARD, Page Eight
FREAKISH EAR OF CORN
GROWN AT WANCHESE
Dameron Payne of Wanchese
brought a unique ear of qorn to
the newspaper office in Manteo
Saturday night. This ear of corn
is short, but has small, well-formed
grains, somewhat larger than pop
corn, and it grew out of the top
of the stock, and on the end of the
tassel itself, being the terminus
of the central stem, and is with
out a husk of any kind. It was
grown in the garden of Brad H
Payne of Wanchese. Recently from
Wanchese came to the office small
vegetables resembling tomatoes
which followed blossoms on while
potato plants grown by Mrs. L. A.
Watts. This seems to be a year of