VOLUME XVII NO. 42. CARLTON MORRIS ENJOYS NEW KIND OF HUNTING TRIP By CARLTON MORRIS (Editor, Gates County Index) Since earliest boyhood, I have enjoyed hunting and fishing and in years gone by, I was interested in the amount of game I could take during any hunt, but of late years I have become more and more in terested in the hunt rather than in taking game. Last week 1 went on a hunt with 'men as the quarry. Dropping in at Prison Camp 108, I found Bob Turner just in the act of taking off for Manteo to help round up some reluctant prisoners, three to be exact, who had escaped from a work gang from the Curri tuck prison camp. We loaded in Bob’s car, two men from the camp, Bob and I, plus the famous bloodhound, Mabel and away we went —fast. Reports began to come in on our two-way radio thick and fast. Go ing along as a sort of a lark, I was pleasingly astonished to find that I was as excited as a kid. Bob, who is prison supervisor for this district, is an excellent driver and proved it over and over as we rap idly approached cars cf every sort and description. Some were hug ging the middle of the road while others drove on the wrong side but we passed them all. When we ap proached a couple, driving straight down the middle and it was diffi cult to tell whether the man or woman was driving, Bob reached down and touched the siren on his car which is equipped much like a patrol auto. They moved over with- I out separating and as we slipped past them. I noticed a grin on the man’s face that reminded me of a mule eating briers. We loaded up with gas at Eliza beth City and were on our way in a matter of minutes, then began the long haul to Roanoke Island. Bob was tht first man I ever saw who was thankful for not having a new car. The State department for which, he works had a new one fer him, but he had failed to get it that day and was glad because he would have been unable to make much speed. See HUNT. Page Five MANTEO SENIORS WILL PRESENT “ANOTHER SPRING" The seniors of Manteo High Schoo] are presenting their play, “Another Spring,” Friday, May 2, at 8 o’clock. The rehearsals are developing it into a very good play. It is a love story of Nancy and David taking place in the 18th century and follows to present day times. Don’t miss this wonderful play under the direction of Mrs. Hal -S. Ward and Mazie Tillett the assistant director. The characters are as follows: Nancy, Jackie Forehand; Davdi, Marvin Forbs; Browning, Hudson O’Neal; Gay, Tracy Midgett; Dr. Masden, Clar ence Gibbs; Miss*Penn, Katie Has sell; Miss Allen, Mazie Tillett, and the comedy pair, Sugar, Betty Rogers; Washington, Randell Holmes. HOME CLUBS TO MEET IN HERTFORD APRIL 16 The Northeastern district meet ing of Home Demonstration clubs will be held in Hertford on April 16 at 10:00 a. m. Dare County will have charge of the registra tion at this meeting. Miss Neeley, head of .the Home Economics Department at East Carolina College, will be the speak er. A bus will be chartered from Manteo and will load at the bus station at 7:30 a. m. All members are urged to attend. HATTERAS RED CROSS DRIVE COMPLETE Mrs. M. L. Burrus reports that with the aid of members of the Hatteras Youth Club, Hatteras has reached its quota in the 1952 Red Cross Drive, with seventy nine persons contributing S6O. The following young ladies as sisted Mrs. Murrus: Minnie Gilli kin, Yvonne Latham, Roberta Byrd. Lida Stowe, Sonja Oden, Geraldine Fulcher, Mitzi Oden and Sara Burrus. DARE SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED EASTER MONDAY All schools in Dare County will have Easter Monday as a holiday, according to announcement by Mrs. Mary Langston Evans, coun ty superintendent. The school at Stumpy Point closed Monday be cause of a measles epidemic had absented the greater part of the student body. Authorities hope to be able to reopen the Stumpy Point school on Tuesday after Easter. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA KNOW YOUR SCHOOLS By MABEL EVANS JONES At Wanchese, not to disturb the apparent intentness of the school work, I stepped quietly into the vestibule of the elementary school there about lunch time. An infor mal line of small boys and girls began coming from the primary classroom. A shy young voice said, “ ‘Cuse me, please,” Another re peated it. The children had realiz ed that they were passing in front of me, and I was conscious that they were being taught something other than the three R’s. The gleaming cleanliness of the recent ly painted classroom walls was characteristic of the way the en tire school was kept. A new cen tral heating plant gave a cheerful warmth throughout the building and an exploration of the new fur nace room was made more interest ing by the teaching principal saying that she and the lunchroom manager had learned to run the heating plant in case of any ab sence of the janitor. In the lunchroom there was gen erous space and the children* sat down at the tables as if in large family groups, ehatting happily with a minimum of noise. As they left the building for play after lunch there was definite evidence of self control. On the school yard | around the play ground equipment there was laughing; even little I chirps of song. A junior baseball team was practicing with equip ment that had been bought for them by a helpful P. T. A. This sameP.T.A. had also bought during the year a new refrigerator for the lunchroom, of which pos session the school Was very proud. Back in the classrooms there was the same element of happy business. One grade showed with pride numerous designs they had recently made in an arithmetic study using a compass and pro tractor. These instruments were once used only in advanced math matics of high school or college. On a chart frame in the same class room hung a series of maps. “World News of the Week" on which the location of happenings all over the world was indicated anew each "Week. It was just what I had wanted for my own informa tion during some months past. Those children will have world in terests as they grow. All the upper level grades were keenly interested in some new na tural science textbooks and they were truly lovely enough in illus trations to interest even the most unconcerned youngsters. There were evidences all about of labora tory work. The school is lootyng forward to new green writing surface wall boards with mountihg strips above, to protective door stripping and automatic closing devices'to hold in the heat. The faces of the children really twinkled when I told them that they were far better folks in the school than either their parents or uncles had been, and that their school was a most attractive cen ter for Wanchese. FINAL COUNTY TEACHERS MEETING APRIL 26 • _——— The final county meeting of Dare teachers will be held in' Avon on Saturday, April 26, when it is hbp ed that a large representation will be present from each school. Those living north of Oregon Inlet will drive to the inlet, and will be met by a special bus on the south side of the inlet. They should arrive in Avon about noon. Lunch will be served at the Avon school and the meeting will start immed iately after lunch. The bus will leave for the return trip about three o’clock, so that connection can be made with the 4:50 ferry. MRS. ESTHER SPENCER DIES AT OCRACOKE ID. Mrs. Esther Simpson Spencer, widow of the late Capt. Summers Spencer, well known dredge boat master in Carolina waters for ' many years, died at her home on Ocracoke Island early Wednesday. She had been ill for several months. Funeral rites were held on Wed nesday afternoon at 5 o’clock with the Rev. W. Y. Stewart officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery. Mrs. Spencer is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Spencer and Mrs. Velma Spencer. Several neices and nephews also survive on the island and in the Wilming ton, Deleware, area. One of her neices, Mrs. Aycock Brown of Manteo, and her daughter, Stormy Gale, attended the final rites. LT. COM. LEWARK SEEKS COMMISSIONERS PLACE ■ ■ , ' • . . ■ ■"■ " . • *'*■ ’V r -u; ■ ' ■I I y WILLIE H. LEWARK of Kill Dev il Hills has thrown his hat in the ing the post of Dare County Com ring from Atlantic Township, seek missioner. Mr. Lewark is a retired Lt. Commander of the Coast Guard, with a long record of distinguished service. He was a candidate in 1950 against Hallett F. present incumbent, and the popularity of the two men resulted in a close vote, with only a difference of 35 J votes. Mr. Perry is not a candidate for. reelection, and up to now, Mr. Lewark is unopposed. Political activity in Dare is not stirring very lively this year. Oth er candidates who have filed, are as follows: C. C. Duvall and Clarence Holmes for Commissioner from the Mainland District; Roy Gray and Ellis Gray for Board of Education member from Hatteras and Kinne ke e t Townships, respectively; James W. Scarborough from Kin nekeet Township for Commission er; R. Bruce Etheridge and Dewey Hayman for Representative. Lloyd Scarborough and Wm. A. Gray of Buxton ‘havh both been mentioned as possible candidates for Com missioner from Hatteras Town ship, which post is being vacated by Albert Austin of Hatteras. Lawrence Swain of Manteo will be a candidate for Commissioner-, to succeed himself. Dave O’Neal of Avon filed yesterday for County Commissioner. TARHEEL HISTORY PUPILS TO RECEIVE FREE L. C. TICKETS Every public school pupil in North Carolina, some 30,000 or more will receive free tickets to witness a of Paul Green’s symphonic drama here during the coming summer, it was announced in Chapel Hill Saturday by William Hardy, general mana ger of the show which begins its 12th season in Waterside Theatre on June 28. In Manteo this week, Martin ( Kellogg, chairman of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, sponsors of The Lost Colony said: ‘‘This marks the beginning of a move which we hope will result in every North Carolina school child seeing the famous Paul Green drama which tells the story of his tory’s beginning on Roanoke Is land in the New World where Eng lish-speaking America got its start during the late 16th Century.” Aycock Brown, manager and news director of Dare* County Tourist Bureau who has handled publicity and public relations for The Lost Colony during the past four years stated that each year thousands of requests come from public school pupils in North Caro lina and other states requesting information on the drama and the historic Sir Walter Raleigh Coast land. “It is a worthwhile step the sponsors of the drama are taking in giving free tickets to history pupils of North Carolina schools,” he said, adding, “And it also means that many of the pupils will be ac companied by admission paying parents.” DARE NEXT HOST TO SCHOOLMASTERS CLUB On Monday, April 21, the Albe marle Schoolmaster’s Club will meet with the Dare County teach ers. This is the first time Dare County has been host to this group in about seven, years. The club will follow the consti tutional requirements which pro vide for a dinner meeting, begin ning at 6:30 p .tn. Since Dare does not have a school cafeteria large enough to take care of the expect ed number (about 100), arrange ments have been made to have the meeting a,t Parkerson’s Hotel at Nags Head. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1952 MISS DARE CO. OF 1952 WILL BE CHOSEN APRIL 28 Miss Dare County of 1952 will be selected from representatives of all Dare County communities in Manteo on April 28, it was an nounced today by George Crees, manager of Pioneer Theatre where the contest will be held. Miss Dare County of 1950-51, Mrs. Lionell Willis of Hatteras, formerly Miss Lila Peele, is expected to be pres ent to place a crown on her succes sor who will represent Dare in the annual Albemarle Potato Festival in Elizabeth City next month. Efforts are being made this year to have a representative from each community of Dare, it was stated by Crees. Arrangements are now being made to have the civic clubs in the various communities select their candidate and send her to Manteo to compete for the title “Miss Dare County,” an honor which in the past has resulted in considerable publicity for the coastal area and also the winner of the contest. 41-POUND DRUM LANDED ON FLY ROD BY WOMAN Mrs. John C. Russell of Bayside, Va., accomplished a feat on Hat teras Island Thursday morning that few persons have ever been able to do. Fishing from the surf between Frisco and Cape Hatteras with a light fly rod, a channel bass struck her bait and she started reeling in as the rod bent itself into a circle, she finally beached the fish, a 41- pounder, the first landed by a wo man along the Dare coast this sea son. She and her husband decided to try the surf casting while three other members of the party, Walt Leveridge, Gene Bazemore and W. L. Roberts went trolling in the In let. Hers was the only catch of the day. SWEDISH REPORTER VISITS DARE COAST Student at Haverford and Wife Find County Interesting; Swim in Hatteras Surf Last Week End Among enthusiastic visitors to [Dare County last week were Mr. I and Mrs. J. F. Boissevain of Hav erford, Pa., who were honeymoon , ing during spring vacation from | Haverford College, where Mr. Bos sevain is a student. The couple, on studying maps, had decided to go further south after having a quick trip along the Dare coast, but af ter arriving on the beach at Kill Devil Hills they were so Alighted with the terrain, the warm sun shine of last week end and the hospitality of the Dare coast peo ple that they decided against go ing further, and spent the remain der of their vacation there. On Fri day they tried their luck for a jwhile fishing at Oregon Inlet, but | went on to Hatteras and had a swim in the surf, which they found a little chilly but much warmer than they had exptcted to find this time of year. The only flaw in their trip was the fact that they got stuck in the sand twice between Oregon «Inlet and Hatter as on the day they drove to Hat teras. Both times, however, the Coast Guard came to the rescue and Mr. and Mrs. Bossevain were high in their praise of the friendly Coast Guardsmen. Mrs. Bossevain is a native of Sweden and has been in this coun try only a few weeks, but she speaks excellent English. She says that English is taught in the Swedish schools and that there is quite a large English-sneaking population in her country. She and Mr. Bossevain met in Paris, where they were both students at the University of Paris. In Sweden she was a reporter on a daily newspaper, the Sundsvalls Tidning. She and her husband visited the Times office in Manteo, and were very much interested in observing the operation of a country print shop, in contrast to the large daily on which she had worked. WE WANT YOUR PAPER TO REACH YOU EVERY WEEK If for any reason you hsye trouble In getting your oarer. nleas- sen nre' card promo”? and let ■•now, -ran vou to od Friday services will be held | ”ri <>v night at the Mission church jat Nags Head. Members of the Roanoke Island Baptist church will worship jointly with the Nags Head congregation. On Sunday night, just prior to the evening service at 7:30, the children of the Roanoke Island church will present an Easter pro gram in their church. TWO GOVERNORS TO BE AT OREGON INLET ON FRIDAY jjjgfey • ... * mi GOVERNOR W. KERR SCOTT of North Carolina and his guest Gov ernor Sid McMath of Arkansas will fish at Oregon Inlet for channel bass on Friday, if the weather is favorable. The Governor’s party, including his secretary, and sev eral newspapermen, will leave Ra leigh at 6 o’clock aboard a C-47 and their expected time of arrival here will be a few moments before 7 o’clock. They will be welcomed at the Manteo Airport by Bill Hender son, manager of the port, officials of the Dare County Tourist Bureau and Charles J. Parker, director of the State Advertising Division. The party will proceed directly to Oregon Inlet, according to present p'ans, where the hvo governors will be guests aboard a boJt oper ated by Captains Sam and Ommie Tillett. • The press representatives will go aboard the State Patrol Craft Croatan, under command of Capt. Tom Basnight. The party will return to Raleigh during the as- DARE DRAFT BOARD CHAIRMAN RESIGNS Chairman Robert O. Ballance of the Dare County Draft Board has submitted his resignation to Col. Thos. H. Upton, State Selective Service Director, he stated this week. Mr. Balance, who has serv ed as Board Chairman two years, and two years as a member before becoming Chairman makes it plain j that he will not serve on the Board to which Frank Hemilwright of ; Manns Harbor, has recently been I appointed. • The difference came. Mr Bal lance explains, because Mr. Hemil wright had declared himself before taking office, as being determined to coo+inue the deferment of Lloyd K. Midgett, a 1-A registrant who has twice been deferred, through appeals to higher sources not com pletely explained, but who is now considered a fair subject for induc tion in the armed forces. Mr. Ballance thinks Hemil wright, being a Forest Fire war den, and therefore subject to politi cal pressure, is not a person with whom he can conscientiously serve on a Draft Board, and has sub mitted a final resignation. Hemil wright had been appointed on the recommendation of Clerk of the Court, who had also made affida vit recommending the deferment of Midgett, Ballance said in his letter of resignation. CLUB SPONSORS DARE CLOTHING CHEST The Manteo Woman’s Club is sponsoring a clothing proiect The committee, heading the Drive, is ’■eouesting that we contribute clothing for all ages—men, women, and children This committee is comprised of Mrs. T. S. Meekins, Jr.. Chairman; Mrs. Fred Basnight, and Mrs. Isabelle Warren, who will nick up clothing in the section of the Midway Garage to the end of Roanoke Island, if such clothing ran be lef‘ on the porch of each homr th-' meaning of Monday, April 28. The peopb cf the other communities may ai d in ♦h’s pro gram b v bringing thorn elofhing to ’rrai Welfare Department any Mor dry through Fridav from 8-30 .a. m. tn 5:30 p. m. The Chair man says; “W" n-ge von to assist in this campaign. Please bring on 1 v usnable garment—clean, pressed and in Lloyd Walker, Cliff Topping, Har i ry Johnson, Danny Mann, Walter . Gregory. Heralds: Thelma Williams, Ma . bel Jean Basriight, Helen Baum, Doris Modlin, Donna Mann, Sarah . Alford, Janice Gibbs. Flower girls: Sylvia Cox, Betty . Dee Ward and Loree Lee Ward, i Pages: Mabel Jean Basnight, ■ Doris Modlin, Helen Bahm and Ruby Crees. Ladies-in-Waiting: Ruth Flow s ers, Edna Dowdy, Sally Alford, • Sue McCown, Janie Etheridge, Betty Rae Sanderlin. Milkmaid Dancers: Betty Skin r ner, Tracy Midgett, Marie Ether idge, Sara Alford, Betsy Midgett, Pat Baum, Carol Ann Allen, Annie Laurie Kee, Lois Sears And Donna Mann. - Colonist Women: Carrie Still man, Maggie Mitchell, Mary Mann . Evans, and Louise Knight. ’ Colonist Men: Danny Mann, John - Wescott, Roy Gray, Jr., Ray ; Flowers, Harry Johnson, George Wescott, Wade Nixon, Cliff Top ’ ping, Steve Basnight, Walter Greg ory, Lloyd Walker, Robert Wil ' liams, and Richard Bell. Colonist Children: Patty Long, , Nancy Basnight, Susie , Betty Ruth Flowers, Della Bas night and Sylvia Cox. From the foregoing list the is land actors who will have roles in The Lost Colony this year will be chosen. In addition to the actors from the island, there will be many other jobs for local persons such as ushers, parking lot attendants, concession stand operators, and others. SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE MEETING CRESWELL APR. 17 A meeting of the executive com mittee of the Southern Albemarle Association will be held in Cres well, Thursday morning, April 17, at 11 a. m. President C. W. Tatem urges a full attendance for the purpose of receiving reports of all •committees. _____