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VOLUME XVIII NO. 11 SEAFARING, GOOD AID TO EDUCATION DARE BOYS SAY Daniels and Canady Have a Good Time and Prove It by Bringing Home the Bacon Two Dare County boys go back to college this fall with a rich ex perience from their summer va vation and in addition they got well paid for it. Moncie Lee Dan iels 111, of Manns Harbor, and i Canady of Manteo came home the other day bringing about S7OO each for a 40 day voy age on a Standard Oil Tanker, which took them to tropical wa ters. Their seagoing careers were as messboys serving the crew of 41 men ona a 560-ft. ship loaded with 153,000 bararels of oil and asphalt pitch. Moncie Lee (Punkin), who is going to State College for his sec ond year is now coaching the Manteo football team, while await ing his departure on September 23. Thos. (Bud) Canady has al ready re-entered ECC in Green ville. The boys sailed on June 20th, stopping at Morehead City, thence to New Orleans, and return to ' Boston. Then they went to Port au Spain, Trinidad, Aruba in the Dutch West Indies, to Havana, Cuba, where they spent four days and nights, back to Aruba, then over to San Fernando and back to New York. The boys say they i were not homesick enough to quit the job, but had to leave the ship because it was departing on a voyage of over three months, which would have kept them out of school. The lush tropical scenery, the deep blue of the southern ocean, the mountainous islands rising up out of the sea, and the quaint ways of the island residents, all proved mighty impressive to the youngsters. They had many chances to observe and remember many interesting things. Leaving out the money, they were well re paid for the trip. “Punk” who is 20, is the son of Mrs. Helen D. Daniels of Manns Harbor, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Duvall. “Bud” is 21, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Canady; is studying for a teacher, expects to be a coach. In fact, Punk looks forward to a similar career when he finishes college. They are wide-awake, am bitious youngsters, able and capa bleof going far in life. PROVIDENCE CHURCH HOMECOMING SUNDAY Annual Observance Scheduled by Celebrated Swan Quarter Methodist Con gregation The famous old Providence Methodist Church at Swan Quar ter will hold its annual homecom ing Sunday, September 14th with dinner on the grounds. Providence is famed as the church, whose orig inal building was moved “by the hand of God,” when a storm-tide picked it up and set it upon a lot originally desired by the congre gation. Its owner refused to sell and the disappointed congrega tion had located their building else where. When the tide moved the church, the owner of the desired land had a change of heart and is said to have deeded the lot free to i the church. Last year the church had a big celebration with the dedication of i a new electric organ donated by Sam Jones, a Hyde native, now I in Norfolk. This year’s celebration [ while not so spectacular, will lack | nothing in interest for old mem bers. The pastor, Rev. D. M. Lew is, says: “All former members and friends of the church are invited ’ to Homecoming at Providence, I which is designed to rejoice solely in the tradition of our church and to enjoy the fellowship of the oc casion.” Rev. C. W. Guthrie of Wanchese, a beloved former pastor of the , church, will be the principal speak er at the morning service. Robert E. Tunnell, a native son now liv ing in Greenville, will conduct the afternoon program. In the noon 1 hour fellowship, and food, will be provided by an old fashioned pic nic dinner in the County Agricul tural Building. A song service and business session will be held dur ing the day. Ashley Futrell, editor of the Washington Daily News, will also. L speak. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA TOURIST BUREAU HAS PROFITABLE PROMOTION PLAN The Dare County Tourist Bu reau, Aycock Brown says, can do much to prolong income from va cationists well into autumn by letting them know what induce- [ ments are here in other than summer months. One prime objective of the Bu- | reau’s program for the first year ! was to emphasize the fact that the off season in Dare offers va- | cationists as much variety as does j the established summer season of . July and August. Emphasis has ! been placed on fishing, hunting, spring and fall climate, historic j sites, etc. Counts by the Historic sites and State Highway Depart ment indicate a tremendous in crease in visitors to the area this past spring. Many businesses re- j ported April, and May business ' as good as previous June busi ness; June as feood as previous I July business. “Special effort has been made by Bureau publicity and promo tion to once and for all dispense with the long-time feeling that j the Dare County season ends promptly on Labor Day. It is the feeling of the officers and Di- | rectors and Manager of the Bu reau that, with many more re tired people able to travel (and many of them looking for a place to settle down near the water) we can in time extend our tour ist season so that, instead of hav ing a two-month season (July and August) and a one month secondary season (Jyne), we can have a three month season (June, July and August) and a four month secondary season (April, ,May, September and October.)” “Results the first year have shown that the above is possible. Intensified effort in the future can make it a reality, and at only a fraction of the cost to the individual that he would give if, . instead of trying to double the season, each businessman doubl- [ ed his present facilities. “It should be emphasized, in light of the above, that Dare County is now Almost completely dependent on tourist business for income; that the purpose of the Dare County Tourist Bureau is to attract tourists to Dare County; and that, with this accompolish- I ed, it is up to each individual and business to supplement the Bu- ’ reau’s program as he sees fit in order to get his proportionate share of the resultant increased business.” THE ÜBIQUITOUS MR. BROWN A Profligate Purveyor of Words; An Ingenious Dispenser of Superlatives of the North Carolina Coast. A Fiend for Photo graphing Big Fish and Bosoms, Rut He Never Lets Us Be For gotten By Any Lover of Either. By CHESTER DAVIS in The State *4- In 1927 Charles Brantley Ay cock Brown went to work on the Durham Herald as a proofreader. Aycock, who spells by ear and with a tin ear at that, went from proofreader to cub reporter in one night. Duke University held its first commencement in 1827 and the Herald sent its police reporter to the campus to cover the academic event. The police reporter turned in one story that night, Aycock, who had filled in on the police beat, turned in 32 separate re ports on what since has been de scribed as “Brown’s one-night crime wave.” In away that anecdote slips a pin in two of the characteris tics which make Aycock Brown ; the rather strange and really | wonderful person that, he is. He ' is a jack of all trades, journalistic and otherwise, and wherever he goes a story is sure to follow. | Newspapering, they say, is a [career that will broaden a man. I In Aycock’s case you suspect that “flaten” is a more likely word. Over the past 30 years he has worked as a printer’s devil (Or ange County News), proofreader I and reporter, columnist (“Cover ing the Waterfront”), editor (Beaufort News) and publisher of the Ocracoke Beacon. In the same period Aycock has (1) sought journalistic work in [many places and (2) ended doing many things; Charlotte (house to house peddling of telephone gad gets), Wilmington (working on a Cape Fear dredge), New York (Magazine Subscriptions), Flori da (chauffering) and West Vir ginia (pick and shovel man on a construction gang). In view of that vocational his-1 tory you certainly are entitled ; to a suspicion that Aycock Brown must be poorly equipped as a journalist. 1 It is true that Aycock is not DR. BROWN MANTEO'S NEWEST PHYSICIAN I ■s ■ ■ 4 .1 Dr. Clyde Russell Brown, Man- I teo,s newest physician was born December 9, 1896 in Northamp ton County in Rehobeth, N. C. He was reared on a farm near Lasker, N. C. In 1915 he finished i Poetcasi High School. He receiv ’ ed his A. B. Degree at Trinity College (Duke) in 1919, after hav i ing spent a few months in the S. A. T. C., Plattsburg, New ork. Immediately after receiving his degree from Trinity, he began working for the British-Ameri can Tobacco Company in their New York office. He was in for eign service with this company for four years in China, six months in Newfoundland, and six months in Costa Rica, Cen tral America. In 1930 he resigned from this tobacco company and started the study of medicine at Chapel Hill, North, Carolina. After two years he transferred to the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, Charles ton, South Carolina. In 1934 he received his medical degree and , in the same year began the prac tice of medicine as assistant phy ! sician at the State Hospital at I Goldsboro, Goldsboro, North Carolina. He has worked there until the present time and has now offered his resignation in order to enter the practice of general medicine at Manteo, North Carolina, to be effective about the first of October. He I has been Assistant Superinten ■at that institution since about ' 1937. His duties while there has consisted of general care of the mentally sick, also the care of employees and their families, and See PHYSICIAN, Page Eight a sensational literary light. He is a man of unbelievable enthus -1 iasm. In his conversation, that | enthusiasm heats his thinking to a point where words steam out [of his mouth with a hiss and a sizzle. In writing, Aycock has a tendency to fire words so fast that they climb up on one ano ther’s back and ride piggy-back. During the early part of his ca reer, therefore, newspaper edi editors, with their warped blue pencil minds, were inclined to judge Aycock Brown solely by his copy. This was a monumental mistake, as may be judged from the fact that Mr. Brown’s rocky copy now regularly finds its way into type, whereas, some mighty fine prose carpets the untidy floors of many a newsroom. But it did frustrate Aycock, and for mahy years he could hardly de cide whether he wanted to be known as the Horace Greeley of the coast or the high-riding hel lion of Hatteras, the hail fellow for every moist visitor to the coast. The truth of the matter is that Aycock literally was driven into i press agentry. He worked with incredible zeal to sell Al Smith j to North Carolina voters. His be lief in his client caused him to bet his poke that Candidate Smith would carry North Caro > lina. That done, Aycock naturally was delighted to accept Captain Bill Gaskill’s invitation to come to Ocracoke for a two-week va cation. In turn, Aycock was to write seductive copy about Ocra coke and Captain Gaskill’s Pam lico Inn. | Aycock stayed on Ocracoke for I six long, lean years. While he , was there he wrote of Ocracoke the people, the sand, the sky, the water, the fish and the fish ermen who caught them—until See BROWN, Page Five MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1952 FOUR TOURIST BUREAU MEETS ARE ANNOUNCED There will be four meetings held by Dare County Tourist Bureau officials next week for the purpose of discussing the vacation and promotional program for Dare County during the fiscal year be ginning October 1. Arrangements for the meetings on Hatteras are being made by M. L. Burrus of Hatteras and Asa Gray of Waves. Both are members of the Board of Directors of the Tourist Bu reau. The first three meetings will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 16 as follows: Avon, 10 A.M. at Cape Hatteras Hotel; Buxton at 3 o’clock, probably in the school house, and Hatteras at 8 o’clock in the schoolhouse there. The fourth meeting will be held Thurs day, Sept. 17 at Rodanthe. If there are any changes in meeting places persons of the various island com munities will be advised. Everyone in business along the Outer Banks and individuals interested in the promotion of the area as a vaca tionland, are urged to be at the meeting, it was stated in Manteo today by Lawrence Swain, chair man of the board of directors of the Tourist Bureau. TYRRELL LIBRARY BOARD ADOPTS HERITAGE PROJ’T The Tyrrell County Library Board, at a recent meeting, voted to adopt the “American Heri tage and its contemplary Appli cation” project, which North Carolina along with nine other states has adopted and which is approved by the American Li brary Association. A grant of $lO, 000 from the Ford Foundation has been made for the training of leaders for this work. Leaders in North Carolina will be trained on wekends at Chapel Hip, N. C., and from the grant the expenses only incurred fOr snid leaders will be furnished. The leaders agree to give their services free. E. E. Chesson, Jr., has agreed to take the training for Tyrrell. The yearly report was given. Total new books added for year 1,465. Book stock, not including discards, on hand is 10,297. Total circulation for fiscal year 50,840. Amount of circulation for the Negro Branch during June and July was 1,206. This was the first summer season that this branch , has been opened. The ten-year plan projects which were worked out by a committee composed of Mrs. H. C. Davenport, Chmn., Mrs. W . A. Basnight, Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon, and Mrs. L. L. Gibbs, Librarian, is as follows: No. 1 Project—Building and Location. No. 2 Project—Book stock and Materials. No. 3 Project—Personnel. Others—Finance and Extension of Service. The Board instructed the Li brarian and the Bookmobile Li brarian to attend the work shop at Fayetteville October 20 through 22 provided they feel that they could attend same on the amount allotted for said pur pose by the state. Since the Library Service is being recognized by the people of the state as an Educationel necessity as well as a means of directing the youth towards high er goals in recreation, the State of North Carolina has set up a Library Commission, furnishing reading materials and certain li brary necessities, regulated by the Commission, to all counties which have met the require ments. Tyrrell being one of those counties which have enjoyed the benefits of said State Aid, is be coming handicapped in lack of adequate housing for same. Ex pansion under the present hous ing is almost at a standstill. Therefore, the Board is making arrangements to meet with the See LIBRARY, Page Eight FOOTS AL J. STRONG IN COLUMBIA SCHOOL Columbia.—The following high school students have gone out for high school football this fall, from which the first string eleven will be chosen: Clair E. Morris, Jr., James Henry Reynolds, Ray Gibbs, James Pledger, Keith Ward, Deri Owens, Jack Combs, Red Be langia, Dennis Swain, Flay Ether idge, Horace Woodley, Jean Rhodes, Larry Rhodes, C. L. Rey nolds, Bobby Pinner, Billy Pope, Roger Armstrong, Carlyle Harrell, Frankie Armstrong, Bobbie Has sell. X MAKING PLANS TO HANDLE CROWDS AT RODANTHE By AYCOCK BROWN Rodanthe.—Confident that the limited ferry service across Ore gon Inlet would be inadequate to handle the traffic planning to visit Rodanthe on Saturday, Septem ber 20, has resulted in Captain Levene Midgett’s committee ar ranging transportation for per sons who will come to the Hatter as Highway Celebration, but will leave their autos on the north side of Oregon Inlet. “There will be special buses and large trucks operating continuous ly from the Inlet to Rodanthe on the day of the celebration, said Midgett. “Charles T. Williams of Avon will have two trucks oper ating and the Midgett boys, op erators of the famous Hatteras- Manteo bus lines will place sever al buses in operation to help han dle the crowds.” According to all advance plan ning the celebration will be the biggest event of its kind ever held along the North Carolina coast. A full program of activities has been planned, including demon strations of rescue and capsize drills by the Coast Guard, a bath ing beauty contest in which girls from each of the seven villages will participate, public speaking by outstanding personalities of the county, state and nation and an old fashioned picnic dinner. The breeches buoy rescue drill will be the most realistic ever demonstrated by a Coast Guard unit along the coast. Instead of shooting the line across a prac tice mast on the beach, the line will be shot across an actual wreck in the surf at Rodanthe, while persons aboard will be land ed on the beach. NEW FERRY SCHEDULES FOR WINTER POSTED Ferry schedules superseding the ones which went out of date September 10th, and now design ed for winter traffic, were posted Wednesday. Round trips across Croatan Sound have been reduc ed from 15 to eight per day, and across Alligator River from eight to six trips. The late night trip across Croa tan Sound was allowed to re main, although it is now an hour earlier than during the Lost Col ony season. It will run now every night in the week. The schedules follow: WINTER FERRY SCHEDULES Effective September 10. 1952 CROATAN SOUND FERRY Leave Leave >w . Harbor ’l®* AM. A.M. 8:15 *.M. 10. L, A.M. 11:00 A 1:00 P.M. > p^r 3:90 PM I: 9 ® SSf- ' 4:48 PM - 0:30 P.M. 7:15 p.M. 10:30 P.M. H:oo PJH. ALLIGATOR BIVER FERRY Leave Leave Tyrrell Co. 0:30 A.M. 7:00 A.M. »;« A-M. 9:45 A.M. U:U P.M. 1:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 3:45 P M. 4:45 P.M. 5:30 P.M. 6:00 P.M. THEY TWO They are left alone in the dear old home, After so many years When the house was full of frolic and fun Os childish laughter and tears. They are left alone, they two—once more, Beginning life over again, Just as they did in the days of yore, Before they were nine or ten. And the table is set for two these days; The children went one by one, Away from home, on their separate ways, When the childhood days were done While someone would read aloud, To set the table for two. And mother through weeping—can hardly see ’Twas a loving and meiry crowd. And now there are two that gather there But whether at study, or work, or play. How healthily hungry they used to be, What romping they used to do; They used to gather around the fire At evening to read or sew, And it seems almost too much to bear When they think of the long ago. Ah, well—ah, well—’tis the way of the world Children stay but a little while, And then into other scenes are whirled, Where other homes beguile. But it matters not how far they roam, Their hearts are fond and true, And there’s never a home like the dear old home, Where the table is set for two. —Mrs. Frank A. Breck “DO OR DIE” SKIPPER OF RODANTHE SURFMEN * i “CAP’N.” LEVENE MIDGETT, Officer in Charge of the Coast Guards at Rodanthe, is a man with rugged determination, once he sets his mind on a course, it is do or die. With the same grit he undertakes to render service to a ship in distress, he has un dertaken the job of putting on the road celebration at Rodanthe, Saturday, September 20th. Cap’n. Levene deserves more than ordi nary flowers. He is a strong churchman, supporter of com munity affairs, helper of his neighbors in time of need. He is one of the mighty few of the tra ditional surfmen whose career of community service and helpful ness to his fellowman inspired the boys of a generation ago who were thrilled more then than now by the traditions of the Coast Guard, and their exploits in risking their own lives to save the lives of others. We like to see tributes to anyone who has be gun with meager opportunities in life, who With few advantages and little education, has main tained a useful existence by force of moral courage and love for their fellowmen that transcends monetary gains, and doubtful re wards from trifling moments of thoughtless praise. Levene Mid gett gets equal joy out of doing good for his neighbors, his friends or the stranger. He has a restless desire to do things for people, and seemingly can never be sat isfied, no matter how much he does, but always is vigorously ambitious to do still more. He is satisfied with little thanks or praise for what he does. He may differ vigorously on any cause with his friends, without offering anything to offend them. He loves his fellowmen because he loves God as few others experien ce. He is humble because of his concept of duty to his loved ones living and dead; to his friends and his neighbors. He truly de serves some flowers while he lives. He has boundless energy, character and courage and faith, hope and charity sustain and comfort him through life’s daily tribulations. i Single Copy 7$ WATERWAY MEET AT BELHAVEN IS HIGHLY POPULAR Much Enthusiasm for Meet ing Next Week to Unite For Harbor Im provements With the dedication of the new port of Wilmington out of the way, the waterways meeting to be held in Belhaven next week is due to attract considerable interest, and an attendance of about 200 is ex pected. There are many people in North Carolina who ,while well aware of the value of ethe great port of Wilmington, realize that there are many small harbors in North Carolina in need of im provement and equally essential to the economy of our people. Wednesday, September 17th is the date set for the meeting in Belhaven, beginning with a buf fet dutch treat dinner at the Riv er Forest Manor. The date was originally set for the 20th, but had to be moved up to avoid conflicting with other events previously scheduled in Eastern North Caro lina, which many people had ar ranged to attend, and whereby they would have been prevented from coming to Belhaven. The business meeting will be held immediately after one, fol lowing address of welcome by Dr. W. T. Ralph, Mayor of Belhaven. Dr. Ralph and manager Lancaster have tendered the use of the Cam eo Theatre for the meeting. When Axson Smith sent out no tices to some 40 towns on the waterfront, he had no idea the response would be so great. It appears now that just about all of them will be represented, and from some towns that are well in land, delegations have promised to come. Among the visitors will be Con gressman Herbert Bonner, A. L. Cavanaugh of Warsaw, membbr of the State Department of Conserv ation and Development; another member, Fred Latham of Colum bia; Representatives of Hyde, Tyr rell Counties. Towns and communities to which notices have been sent included: Atlantic, Avon, Aurora,' Ahoskie, Belhaven, Bayboro, Beaufort, Col umbia, Carolina Beach, Coleraine, Coinjock, Engelhard, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Fairfield, Fayette ville, Greenville, Hertford, Hatter as, Hobucken, Jacksonville, Kin ston, Manteo, Marshallberg, Manns Harbor, Morehead City, New Bern Ocracoke, Oriental, Southport, Plymouth, Southport, Swansboro, South Mills, Stumpy Point, Swan Quarter, Tarboro, Vandemere, Vanceboro, Winton, Windsor, Wil liamston, Washington, Wanchese, Wrightsville Beach, and other communities. Among distinguished visitors in vited are Col. George W. Gillette, Director of State Ports, and Col. R. C. Brown, District Engineer. Special invitations go to all own ers of Marinas, and persons gen erally catering to marine trade, including fuel dealers, dock own ers, marine hardware merchants, shipyard owners, machine shop owners, etc., boat owners, and shippers by water. The meeting is open to all, and everybody is welcome. Prior to the meeting at the schoolhouse, where luncheon May or W. T. Ralph will make a short address of welcome, a dutch buf fet luncheon will be served at River Forest Manor. Shortly before America began mobilizing for war, a similar or ganization was formed in the late 30’s in Washington, N. C., with much enthusiasm behind it. Like many other good things, the war stood in its way. Never before however, has there been so much enthusiasm as well as need for improved small har bors. FIRST DISTRICT RALLY TO BE HELD IN MARTIN Congressman Herbert C. Bon ner has stated that Martin will be the host county for the First Congressional District Democrat ic Rally this year. The rally will be held at the Robersonville High School gymnasium at 5:00 p. m., on the afternoon of October 23. There will be a band concert, speeches by the state candidates as well as district candidates. Later a barbecue supper will be served. Mr. Bonner predicted that due to the great interest in the forth coming national election this would be the largest rally ever held in the First Congressional District.
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