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VOLUME XVII NO. 28 CAPE HATTERAS MAN HEAD OF ZANCHESE LODGE Masons Install Officers Thursday Night; Boyce Midgett Worshipful Master. Boyce Midgett of Buxton, Cape Hatteras, was installed January 1 as Master of Wanchese Masonic Lodge. Mr. Midgett, an engineer with the State Highway system, had hardly been elected before he was transferred to Western North Carolina, but the members were determined that he should be in stalled since it was the first time in the half a century of the Lodge that a resident of Hatteras Island had been so honored. The outgoing master is Charles Daniels of Wanchese. Other officers installed are Val ton Williams, Senior Warden; Wil lett Tillett, Junior Warden; M. R. Daniels, Treasurer; Holmes O. Bridges, Secretary; S. B. Tillett, Tyler; Spencer Daniels, Senior Deacon; Omie Tillett, Junior Dea con; Louis Cudworth, Senior Stew ard, and Dameron Payne, Junior Steward. The Lodge chartered in 1903. It has about 300 members, and owns a large and commodious hall at Wanchese, completely e quipped with kitchen and dining facilities. The building has recent ly been painted and renovated at a cost of SSOO. COLINGTON CLUB SELECTS GAIMEL AS ITS PRESIDENT Fred Haywood, Mrs. W. T. Beasley Are Other Offi cers for Current Year Colington.—Election of officers and business concerning the school recently purchased occupied the Colington Community club, meet Monday night at the building. Jepp Gaimel was named presi dent .with Fred Haywood as vice president and Mrs. W. T. Beasley as secretary-treasurer. The latter ■—<. as re-elected, as she has served ly the unexpired term of her redecessor. The club, which now has 46 members, bought the two-room school building in November. At Monday night’s meeting members discussed taking steps to secure a deed to the property, which had not yet been turned over to the club and also arranged to check into taxes on the building. This was formerly an elementary school, but pupils are now sent to Kitty Hawk. This club, organized in Febru ary, 1950, meets the first Monday night of each month. WATERSIDE THEATRE UNDERGOING REPAIRS First Lost Colony Tickets For Season of 1953 Reserved First Lost Colony Tickets for the 1953 season which begins in Waterside Theatre here on June 27, were reserved on Tuesday of this week, according to Dick Jor dan, general manager of the dra ma which will be shown for its 13th season this year. • Miss Annie Mae Slider of the Trust Company of Georgia, in At lanta, made the reservation for herself and a party of friends who are planning to spend their vaca tion in the Dare Beaches and Cape Hatteras National Seashore area, near Roanoke Island. The Lost Colony will go into rehearsal during early June and under the direction of Clifton Brit ton, it will be ready for its sea sonal premiere by Saturday, June, 27. Approximately 100 persons will be in the cast this year of which several will be doubling in one or more roles. About 60 per cent of the cast will be native born island ers but most of the persons having leading roles in the production will be back again in 1953. Albert Q. Bell, in charge of the vast waterside theatre which has seating facilities for 3,000 persons « x currently conducting off-season novations at the site where the now is presented each yyar. Ap proximately $7,000 in theatre re pairs and improvements will be made during the off-season and prior to the opening date on June 27. One of the properties to be rebuilt this year is the “Pinnace” which the company members call “Sir Walter Raleigh’s Ship.” This ship passes before the audience under a blaze of floodlights during Act II of the drama, first arriv ing from England in 1587 with the colonists who were to attempt set tlement here and then a few months later returns to England. Up until the time the ship ar rives from and departs for Eng land Playwrite Paul Green follow- See THEATER, Page Five THE COASTLAND TINIES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA FIRST ISLANDER IN LOST COLONY CHORUS j % - i/r/ ■ J r wHi l ? Hk Hr / s MARJALENE MIDGETT THOMAS, minister of music at Burling ton’s Davis Street Methodist Church, is the first native-born Roa noke Island resident to be featured in The Lost Colony Chorus which for the most part consists of Westminster Choir College voices. During the 1953 season she will be in the Chorus for her third year as a soprano. The famous Chorus provides the musical background for Paul Green’s symphonic drama, America’s longest lived outdoor’ drama, which will be presented in Waterside Thea tre on Roanoke Island for its 13th year beginning June 27. Mrs. Thomas is one of the veteran members of The Lost Colony cast having started with the show as one of the little flower girls. Last year in addition to being a member of the chorus she doubled as an actress and played the part of Margaret Lawrence in the colorful fish-net scene, the part she was portraying when this picture was shot during the Press Photographers Rehearsal in 1952 by Ed Mc- Cauley of the Burlington News-Times. Mrs. Thomas’ husband, Har ry, has also been a member of the Lost Colony Company for' a number of years as a technician. He is a member of the Burlington High School faculty where he teaches science. (Lost Colony Photo from Aycock Brown) L. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NAMED BY CHMN. KELLOGG An executive committee of Roa noke Island Historical Association was named in Manteo this week by Chairman Martin Kellogg of the board of directors of the spon soring organization. Duties of the committee will be to act as a steer ing committee for the promotion and presentation of The Lost Col ony, now America’s longest-lived outdoor drama which opens for its 13th season in Waterside Theatre here on June 27 this year. “This committee will have regu lar meetings, especially during the season of the drama to cooperate with the general manager in all problems relative to the operation of the show,” said Kellogg. R. E. “Dick” Jordan will be gen eral manager of the drama during its 1953-54 seasons. A resident of Nags Head, he is the first general manager- since the late Bradford Fearing, to live in the immediate vicinity of where the play has been presented each summer (except for the War years) since 1937. The Kellogg-appointed Executive Committee consists of Russell Gru mman, of the University of North Carolina Extension Division, Chap el Hill, R. Bruce Etheridge, Guy Lennon and Melvin R. Daniels of Manteo and Miles L. Clark of Eliz abeth City. General manager Jordan will leave here next week for Chapel Hill to confer with Supervisory Di rector Samuel Selden, and former general manager William Hardy who resigned from The Lost Col ony to manage Horn in the West See COMMITTEE. Page Five ATLANTIC TOWNSHIP TAXPAYERS PROMPT TO LIST ASSETS Kill Devil Hills.—The first day of tax listing at Twiford’s store nere brought “pretty fair” re sponse, Mrs. Beulah Perry, tax lister for Atlantic township, re ported. After spending Wednesday and Thursday at that location, Mrs. Perry said, she is at Kitty Hawk school today (Friday) and will be there again Monday and Tuesday. As soon as possible after that she will turn the books in, and those who have not listed taxes with her or at the court house will be sub ject to a penalty after Feb. 1. Mrs. Perry explained that be cause so many owners of beach property live elsewhere she does not list nearly all of it. Blanks are sent to owners whose addresses j are known so that they can list j their taxes and return the blanks j to Manteo. DARE YOUNG PEOPLE AT INAUGURAL BALL Among those attending the in augural ball in Raleigh this week are Miss Wanda Burrus of Manns Harbor, who was chosen to repre sent Dare County as a student; Miss Maxine Scarborough of Man teo, w-ho went as a representative of Greensboro College; Wade Nix on of Manteo High School; Mrs. Matilda Inge, of the Manteo school faculty and her young daughter, Miss Betty Bruce Inge. THE FIRST LIGHTHOUSE AT CAPE HATTERAS “WBSK ■— ■ "TJ —T7 -j •’ • l r j •W ■B z ■ Hu F 'E ■ ! * i tS--' !' i i--.' ■! • . r-< r MORE THAN 150 YEARS AGO the Federal Government built the first lighthouse at Cape Hatteras, about which we recently carried a |Jory. This tower was built back when Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury. During the Civil war it was blown down by Federal soldiers. Another light, the one now in use was erected in 1870. This picture represents the old tower. For many years its ruins remained unnoticed, but during the 30’s, the large granite blocks used in its foundation were carried away for various purposes. Some of them were used in the construction of fireplaces in buildings on Hatteras Island. Not much now remains of the mound that was once its foundation. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1953 BOARD PLANS TO BUILD A HEALTH CENTER IN DARE Commissioners Plan $29,000 Health Center In Manteo Next Community Bldg. The Dare County Commissioners this week approved plans for the building of a health center in Man teo, which will cost about $29,000. Lawrence Swain was named to work out the plans and W. M. Weber was appointed architect to draw the plans. The building will be financed with state and Federal funds. The Federal share will be $9,921, the State share $13,335, and the bal ance of $5,973 to be put up by the county. The board voted to put in the 1953 budget the sum of $450 to aid the Cape Hatteras Health Center in buying equipment. W. A. Gray, chairman of the Health Center, Dr. D. W. Tharp, E. R. Midgett of Rodanthe and Asa Gray of Waves appeared in behalf of the project. The board voted to increase from S3OO to S4OO the pay for collecting garbage once a week on the Dare Beaches. Motion was made to ask Rep. Bruce Etheridge to pass a law ■ whereby building permits will be [required in Dare County, and a law permitting a liquor referendum on Hatteras Island. B. M. Hedrick and Sherman Cul | pepper were appointed to fill va cancies on the Dare Beaches zon ing committee. The Board asked for hardsurfac [ ing the west end of Broad Street in Manteo, and for some improve ' ments to roads in Hatteras. I The Board urged the plumbers of the county to get together and plan a plumbing code to be enacted i into law. DARE RECORDER HEARS TWO TRAFFIC CASES Judge W. F. Baum in Dare Re corder’s Court Tuesday heard only two cases. C. L. Ziegler of Eliza beth City paid $25 and costs for driving without an operator’s per mit. John T. Pendleton, colored of Manteo, was taxed with the costs for driving his automobile too close • to the car ahead. He was arrested by Patrolman O. L. Wise. GRADING BEGINS ON NEW DUCK HIGHWAY Work of grading the 3.7 miles • of road connecting the village of ■ Duck in Dare County with U. S. 158 began yesterday. The contract for the road was awarded to Bal lenger Paving Co. It is not expect ed the actual paving can be done before warmed weather. CURRITUCK SOLDIER HAS SERVED 2 YEARS ♦ - > J' $ z.; W' i Hr VT ar > Ik PFC. HILTON M. BRINSON, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brinson of Norfolk, formerly of lower Currituck County. He has been in the army for two years, 13 months of which he has spent in Germany. He attended school at Poplar Branch and Portlock, Vi. During his school years and during the summer he visited frequently with J. T. Stetson, mail carrier of Kitty Hawk, and helped with de livering mail. His address is RA 13360881, Co. A 370 A. I. 8., APO 46 c/o Pm., New York, N. Y., and he would likfe to hear from his friends. OLD BUCK AND OLD DRUM FEATURED AT RODANTHE CHRISTM’S Old Buck, the traditional wild bull of Trent Woods down on Hat teras Island made his usual ap pearance and Bradford Payne of Wanchese was there with his old drum, which he beat with the gusto of a Gene Krupa at the annua. Old Christmas party in Rodanthe ■on Monday night. Due to good roads connecting the villages, the ! celebration this year was attended ; by its biggest crowd with an es timated total of nearly 400 per sons from on and off the island taking part in the festivities. The traditional Old Christmas observances began in the school house with young islanders singing Silent Night, followed by a spiri tual message from the Rev. Mr. Porter of Fair Haven Methodist Church. Old Buck was then pre sented to the audience after - which there was music for square danc ing by harmonica, piano, guitar and the ancient drum on which Mr. Payne performed. A total of 45 bushels of oysters were roasted on the school grounds and every one had a big time. Credit for the success of the event goes to several residents of Rodanthe and Waves, especially to See BUCK, Page Five UMSTEAD URGES HIGHER PAY FOR TEACHERS AND REFERENDUM ON LIQUOR New Governor Recommends Ten Per Cent In crease for All State Employes, Another Bond Issue tor School Building’s, Inspection Law for Autos; More State Aid for More head and Wilmington Ports. Raleigh, Jan. B.—William B. Um- | stead of Durham, the new Gov ernor of North Carolina, presented a broad and comprehensive pro gram for the consideration of the General Assembly and the people of North Carolina in his inaugural address here today. Speaking at formal ceremonies in Memorial Auditorium, Umstead told the legislators that “this is | an hour of great responsibilities i for you and for me. I have com- ■ plete confidence in your patriotic devotion to North Carolina. Ahead , of us there are new and unpre-! dictable problems. Let us not be i afraid. Let us meet with a cour- ■ age that is characteristic of our I people the uncertainties of a swiftly 'moving future.” The new chief executive made a number of important recommenda tions, with major emphasis going to public education, roads, highway safety, agriculture, conservation and development, treatment and care for mentally ill, labor, prison and paroles changes, liquor ref erendum, and taxes. He recommended a 10 per cent salary increase for public school teachers and other state employees, retroactive to July 1, 1952, and asked that as much increase in the salaries of teachers be made dur ing the next biennium as can be provided within revenues. The present school construction program is not meeting the needs of a rapidly increasing school pop ulation, the Governor asserted, and , he asked the General Assembly to ! submit a bond issue to the people for funds “to provide the neces sary aid to counties for the con struction of school facilities for ■ all our children.” He also called for further re- i duction of the teacher load, the i safest school bus transportation possible, improved vocational train ing programs, and a new study of requirements for elementary teachers. These requirements have been said to be so rigorous that they deter young people from seek ing to become elementary teach- I ers, where a serious shortage of trained personnel now exists. Umstead spotlighted the need for , better treatment and care of men tal patients in state institutions, describing the need so urgent that it can be met adequately only by the proceeds of a state bond is sue. “We call the institution at Kin ston the Caswell Training School,” he said. “It is and has been a de- j tention home for feebleminded children, who grow into feeble minded men and women, and there they stay through the years. There[ has never been a place which has| even been called a training school; for feebleminded children of the, Negro race. There is not sufficient room in our institutions for the | adults who need attention.” He declared that “we have work ed at it in a piece-meal fashion long enough. We must make every effort to cure both children and adults, where such is within the capacity of medical science, and sufficient medical personnel must be provided. These people have no I spokesman except those whose hearts have been touched by the i condition of those affected by this I program.” Here are highlights of other ' major views and recommendations i presented by Governor Umstead: Roads—A task never finished, I the state must continually main- ■ tain improve and build roads. New , study should be made of present I road revenues to determine what, See UMSTEAD, Page Five COLOR PICTURES OF JAPAN AT ROANOKE ID. BAPTIST Moving pictures in color will be shown on Sunday evening, Janu-[ ary 11, at the Roanoke Island Bap tist Church near Manteo, by the Rev. Frank B. Dinwiddie, pastor, in connection with his regular eve ning service at 7:30. The pictures were made by Phil Saint, the ar tist whose program at the Nags Head Baptist Mission on Monday night filled the church, while he was in Japan during the last sev eral years. The pictures will show the land, people and customs of Japan, also something of the po litical movements, the forms of worship and the work of the Chris tian missions. The public is cor dially invited to attend. Single Copy 70 MANTEO SCHOOL LOSES VALUABLE FACULTY MEMBER Miss Bonnybel Evans Resigns Due to 111 Health; Has Taught Many Years One of Dare County’s best known and best loved teachers last week resigned her teaching position in , the Manteo school, due to ill health, ■ and the news that she would teach i no more this year has brought sor | row to the many pupils who love her, and to the mothers and fath i ers who appreciate the fine quality I of her work with their children. She is Miss Bonnybel Evans of Manteo, who has for more than 42 years taught in the North Carolina schools, most of that time in Dare County. Teaching for many years in the intermediate grades in the Manteo school, a number of years ago “Miss Bonnybel” was persuad ed to take over the first grade, and since that time every child who has entered the Manteo school as a be ginner has almost worshipped “Miss Bonny”. It is hard to tell who is most re gretful that “Miss Bonnybel’s” health has required her temporary resignation, the children, the par j ents, the school faculty, or the teacher herself. She recently stated ! that she had been in the school I room for so many years that she felt out of place elsewhere. Begin ' ning her teaching' career in 1910, Miss Evans has missed very few j days of school ,and until she be l came ill last year and had to be i away for several months, never | for a long period of time. She has always been an untiring teacher, faithful to the trust reposed in her to give of her best to the students who came under her supervision. She has spent many hours fiver and above the line of duty prepar ing interesting methods of pre ' senting lessons to “her children”. She has also given unstintedly of her- time and effort to all worthy I causes sponsored by or for the [school; and all worthwhile commu nity projects. Indeed, the teacher who tries to fill her place until such time as she can return to her See TEACHER, Page Five PAUL E. GARBER, MEMB'R OF KILL DEVIL SOCIETY He Is Person Who Assembled Original Wright Plane For Smithsonian Paul Edward Garber, curator of ’ the National Air Museum of the [ Smithsonian Institution in Wash ington, D. C., became a member of Kill Devil Hills Memorial Society this week, according to Miles L. Clark, chairman of the Society’s Board of Directors. Already Garber was on the So ciety’s Museum Acquisition Com mittee headed by David Stick. Gar ber is one of several outstanding [aviation personalities now direct- I ing efforts through the Stick com mittee to build a Wright Brothers , Memorial Museum at the site of [ the first flight here at the base of Kill Devil Hills where Wilbur [and Orville Wright successfully flew a heavier-than-air powered | machine on December 17, 1903. ■ The committee also has as its ob jective the creation of a Memorial [ Runway at the site of the first flight where there are no facil ities at present for handling mod ern planes. Paul Garber is the man who re assembled the famous first flight plane “Kitty Hawk” when it was returned from England in 1949 for permanent display in the Smith | sonian Institution. It is one of many famous aircraft on display in the national air museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Clark stated this week that a membership drive by the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Society is underway at present. Individual memberships are $1 per year, pay able at $5 for the first five years. C. S. Meekins is secretary-treas urer of the association and the person from whom membership cards may be obtained. The money from memberships is used in pro motion of annual First Flight An niversary Celebrations at Kill Dev il Hills.
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