VOLUME XVII NO. 31
BONNER REPORTS
AFFAIRS TO HIS
• CONSTITUENTS
First District Congressman
Outlines Present Status
of New Congress
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
of the First District, and other
Democratic representatives are
finding their positions altered
somewhat in the Republican con
trolled Congress. There are many
changes in committees, and Com
mittee chairmanships. Mr. Bonner
has written us a report on certain
phases of the reorganization of
Congress. He says:
With the change in admiinstra
tions I have had to decide whether
to be a member of the Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
or the Committee on Governmental
Operations which is the investigat
ing body for the House of Repre
sentatives. I have decided to stay
with the former on account of its
importance to my District. I have
regretfully given up the investi
gating committee work which can
do so much for the people of the
United States if the members will
bore into the mass of details in the
Government .especially in the De
partment of Defense and lay bare
the inefficiencies and waste to the
Congress. This takes long hours of,
hard work since there are thou
sands of military installations all
over the world. Also the organiza
tion is tremendous and ihvolved.
We listed in one of our reports 640
committees and boards of various
kinds in the Office of the Secre
tary of Defense alone. There are
hundreds of pieces of legislation
that apply to the military services
that take dozens of lawyers to
interpret.
The services also have some 3.6
million officers and enlisted men
and 1.3 million civilian employ
ees. They have assets of 146 billion
dollars and spend 59 per cent of
the annual budget of 79 or 80 bil
lion dollars. The job of understand
ing this huge organization requires
days and months of intensive
study, plodding through installa
tions and detailed hearings.
Except in a few cases I cannot
A- ticize individual military peo-
They are capable, well-trained,
•telligent and devoted to duty
which is the protection of our coun
try. What is wrong is in the or
ganization of the system. It must
be strengthened and streamlined if
we are to have defense without ec
onomic collapse.
As Chairman of the so-called
“Bonner Watchdog Subcommittee”
for 4 years, I have come to the con
clusion that the best investment
the taxpayers can make is to spend
a few dollars investigating econo
my and efficiency in the Depart
ment of Defense.
During a 4-year period my sub
comomittee spent only $50,000, but
we saved at least S4OO million
through direct appropriation cuts.
Our reports and recommendations
also laid the foundation for legis
lation and directives that will save
billions of dollars.
Os much greater importance
than the cuts has been the continu
ing influence on the Department
of Defense to improve its organi
zation and management. In speak
ing of the subcommittee’s work
Secretary of Defense Lovett stat
ed: I said earlier to the chairman
that this kind of investigation done
in good faith and with intelligence
and in good temper can be of enor
mous help. I think the chairman is
aware of the fact and the members
must also be, that in several in
stances agreement, shall we say, is
facilitated by the application of a
needel at an appropriate part of
the anatomy at the proper time.
That has brought results. I wel
come it. One of the difficulties is
that we are in perhaps the most
involved area oof all military mat
ters, because it can be widened or
narrowed depending on what you
call logistic systems or what you
call supply systems or issue sys
tems or procurement. It is about
the most involved that I have come
in contact with.”
I might add that other high offi
'ials in the Department of Defense
ve urged publicly or privately
it our subcommittee or its suc
asor continue to investigate and
to prod the military services in
order that we may have defense
with solvency.
Os the many directives that have
been issued following our hearings
and investigations several will pay
the taxpayers enormous dividends
year after year. Some of these
are:
A. Directives on basic policies
governing the Department of De
fense supply system, No. 250.01-1,
July 17, 1951.
This defines the duties and re
sponsibilities on the top staff offic
es of the Department of Defense.
It also provides for studies to de
termine if one service can’t furnish
See BONNER, Page Eight
THE COASTLAND TIMES
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA
MOST OF ’EM COME BACK
HOME WHEN THEY CAN
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■ A
MRS. INA MANN WATER
FIELD, shook the dust of Wash
ington off her feet and came
home to Manns Harbor the other
day, a retired civil service work
er, after some 25 years service.
Like most other Dare County
people who go away, Ina always
looked forward to getting back
home. She is a daughter of Capt.
Lee Mann and the late Sarah E
Mann. She left home to attend
school in Littleton when she was
15 years old, and took a year at
Kings Business College in Ral
eigh.
In 1918 she joined the Navy,
and spent a year as a yeomanette
in Norfolk. From then on she
had had an interesting year in
private and government employ
ment which led up to a year with
the quartermasters office in To
kio, Japan, 1946-47, where she
was principal clerk. She retired
this year from the office of Quar
termaster General in Washing
ton where she was chief of the
Administrative section of the
Subsistence Branch.
In her long career she has
worked as secretary for several
commercial enterprises, for two
Congressman, with the old NRA
and with the Soil Conservation
Service. The prized memento of
her service with the Government
is a fine letter of recommenda
tion from her superiors, paying
tribute to her efficiency and her
effectiveness in dealing with oth
er employes.
Back home at Manns Harbor,
she is busy with painting and re
pairing her cottage. She plans to
plant a garden and a favorite
pastime is to watch her tele
vision set. She says she expects
to end her days at Manns Harbor
NATIVE OF SALVO IN DARE
MEETS DEATH IN NORFOLK
Police in Norfolk have been seek
ing the person or persons who
slew Claude Willard Flowers, 50,
of 814 Faquier Street, Berkley,
Va., whose body was found early
Sunday morning of last weex. His
head had been beaten. He lived un
conscious until Tuesday and died
in General Hospital. Papers were
scattered about his body, but it is
not known if robbery was a mo
tive.
Flowers had a wife, five sons
and two daughters. He was the son
of the late Christopher and Mrs.
Selina Midgett Flowers and was
born at Salvo. His parents lived
for a time in Manteo, in the house
now owned by Mrs. Flossie Price.
He has three uncles living at Sal
vo, Flora, Graves and Sparrow
Midgett. He has three brothers,
Joseph, George, and Z. C. Flow
ers. He was a member of the Cath
olic Church in Berkley.
B. GRADY FRICK DIES
WEDNESDAY IN GRAHAM
B. Grady Frick died Wednesday
following a siege of pneumonia.
He resided in Graham, N. C., and
was employed by the Burlington
Times-News as foreman in the me
chanical department. He resided in
Manteo several months about six
years ago, at which time he was
employed by the Times Printing
Co. He was an able craftsman and
splendid citizen. •
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Friday.
He leaves a wife and two sons
and a daughter.
NEW CONFECTIONERY
OPENED IN MANTEO
A new confectionery has open
ed in Manteo, and is operated
by Allen Lee Mann, Jr., who has
recently been discharged from
the Coast Guard after some 6
years of service. The new store
is next to the courthouse, and
is open from 8:30 a.m. until 11
p.m. except Sundays, when it
opens at 1 p.m. Complete foun
taip service is provided, as well
as sandwiches, soups, and other
light lunches being served.
SCOTT’S SAVING
GETS 1,569 EXTRA
MILES OF ROAD
Raleigh.—Official figures releas
ed by the State Highway Com
mission reveal that Governor
Scott’s goal of 12,000 miles of
secondary-road paving during his
administration was exceeded by 1,-
569.8 miles.
During the four years ended last
December 31, a total of 13,569.8
miles of secondary roads were pav
ed in North Carolina, according
to figures compiled by the Divis
ion, of Statistics and Planning.
That’s 113.08 per cent of the 12,-
000-mile goal set by Scott when
he offered his road program to
the people of the State.
The greater part, but not all, of
the new paved mileage was financ
ed by the $200,000,000 secondary
road bond issue voted in 1949.
Some of it was county-road paving
that came from other funds.
During the four years, a total I
of 17,623.9 miles of country roads I
were stabilized for all-weather use.!
All counties in Divisions Three,!
Four, Six and Seven have passed ■
their paving goals, set when the I
bond money was allocated. In ad-1
dition, the goal has been passed,
by the following counties: Cam-1
den, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, •
Edgecombe, Gates, Hertford, Mar
tin, Northampton, Warren, Greene, !
Hyde, Lenoir, Onslow, Pitt Tyr- I
rell, Alamance, Alexander, Burke, I
Catawba, Cleveland, Lincoln, Polk
and Rutherford.
The figures on new secondary
roads do not include resurfacing
or widening.
N. C. SYMPHONY VISITS
DARE’S HISTORIC SHRINES
Members of the North Carolina
Symphony Orchestra, which gave
a concert in Elizabeth City Mon- j
day night, were visitors in Manteo J
and on the Nags Head beach Sun- ,
day, when as guests of Miles Clark
of Elizabeth City, Scott Calloway, j
director of the Elizabeth City High
School band, and members of the
band themselves, they boarded a
high school bus to make the trip.
They visited Fort Raleigh and
the Lost Colony theatre, enjoyed
a seafood dinner in Manteo, and
visited the Nags Head beach before
returning' to Elizabeth City.
While enjoying a seafood din
ner, the thing that impressed them
most, according to their comment,
was the fact that the oysters were
so fresh the little crabs inside
them were still alive and crawled
around when the oysters were op
ened. . Members of the orchestra
were amazed when the local peo
ple ate the crabs while they were
kicking around. Many wanted to
See SYMPHONY, Page Five
PEOPLE WILL TALK
You may get through the world, but ’twill be
very slow,
If you listen to all that is said as you go;
You’ll be worried and fretted and kept in a stew,
For meddlesme tongues will have something to do;
For people will talk.
If quiet and modest, you’ll have it presumed
That your humble position is only assumed;
You’re a wolf in sheep’s clothing, or else you’re
a fool,
But don’t get excited, keep perfectly cool;
For people will talk.
If generous and noble, they’ll vent out their spleen.
You’ll hear some loud hints that you’re selfish
and mean;
If upright and honest and fair as the day,
They’ll call you a rogue in a sly, sneaking way!
For people will talk.
And then if you show any boldness of heart,
Or a slight inclination to take your own part,
They will call you an upstart, conceited and vain;
But keep straight ahead, don’t stop and explain;
For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress, or old-fashioned your
hat, ,
Someone will surely take notice of that,
And hint rather strong that you can’t pay your
way;
But don’t get excited whatever they say,
For people will talk.
If you dress in the fashion, don’t think to escape,
For they criticize then in a different shape;
You’re ahead of your means, or your tailor’s
unpaid
But mind your own business, don’t mind what is
said;
For people will talk.
Whom haply the gods may divine.
Now, the best way to do is to do as you please,
For your mind, if you have one, will then be
ease.
Os course, you will meet with all sorts of abuse,
But don’t think to stop it, it is of no use,
For people will talk.
—Samuel Dodge
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MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1953
A SEA MUSEUM
PLANNED FOR
HATTERAS AREA
BY AYCOCK BROWN
North Carolina’s Cape Hatte
ras area, long considered a grave
yard of ships caught in the cur
rents and storms along the coast
is destined, to become one of the
world’s most outstanding mar
itime museums and at the same
time be developed into the first
governmen t-sponsored sea
shore recreational region.
North Carolina’s division of
history has on order cast iron
markers to be erected (soon at
Rodanthe on Hatteras Island and
at Nags Head, to point out two
famous maritime disasters: the
sinking of the British tanker
Mirlo off Chicamacomico and
the stranding of the U.S.S. Hu
rom with great Joss of life at
Nags Head. .
The markers will be placed
’adjacent to the highways at the
closest point to the actual hap
'pening of the incident .The Mir
jlo was torpedoed and sunk by a
'submarine attack during World
War 1 a few miles east of Rod
| anthe. Rescues crews under the
| leadership of Capt. John Allen
I Midgett of Chicamacomico Coast
'Guard station received gold me
,dals for their heroic life saving
'efforts from this burning ship.
The date was August 16, 1918.
The USS Huron wrecked in the
breakers of Nags Head on No
vember 24, 1877 with a loss of 98
lives—one of the most disastrous
peacetime naval castrophies of
all times.
A. C. Stratton, head of th’e Na
tional Park Service’s National
Seashore acquisition office in
| Manteo has stated that in addi
tion to plans for marking and
identifying shipwrecks at points
on Hatteras Island, closest to the
J site of the actual happenings,
.those buildings which formerly
housed Lighthouse personnel at
f Cape Hatteras will become mu
seums for historical relics and
See MUSEUM, Page Five
SHAD FISHING HAS
A GOOD BEGINNING
Catches of shad this week in the
Manns Harbor area have given
hope to fishermen. Ronald Crad
dock is reported to have caught
more than 300 Tuesday, Willie
Crain 150, and other catches run
ning along at 50 to 70. Shad are
reported running largely to roes.
Fishermen have been late get
ting their nets set. Sortie were
holding back, hoping the bad wea
ther- would get over before they
set nets. However, there hasn’t
been much bad weather this win
ter.
KITTY HAWK SOLDIER
WINS AIR MEDAL
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20TH AIR FORCE, OKINA
WA—Airman First Class Ken
neth Clay Tillett (right) of Kit
ty Hawk, N.C. of the 307th Bomb
Wing squadron has received the
Air Medal during a recent cer
emony at Okinawa headquart
ers. A U.S. Air Force Superfort
gunner airman, Tillett was a
warded the medal for his part in
far-reaching B-29 strikes against
Communist military targets in
North Korea. The citation read
in part: “By his courage, forti
tude and desire to aid the United
Nations’ cause, Airman Tillett
has brought great credit upon
himself, the Far East Air Forces,
and the United States Air Force.”
A veteran of 16 Korean combat
missions, he is slated for early
return to the United States. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay
Tillett of Kitty Hawk. His grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Phon
nie Tillett. U.S. Air Force Photo.
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR
MISS BONNYBEL EVANS
Piano for Manteo Primary School
to be Bought and Dedicated
In Her Honor
Miss Bonnybel Evans, Manteo
teacher who recently resigned
from her position with the Man
teo school, after 43 years spent in
the teaching profession, was sig
nally honored last Thursday night
when a large part of Manteo’s pop
ulation filled the school auditorium
to attend a program given in her
honor. Due to illness, Miss Evans
was not able to attend, but the
program was recorded and the re
cording given to her to enjoy at
her leisure.
It was recommended that the
new primary school building in
Manteo be named in her honor, and
a fund was started on the spot for
purchase of a piano for the new
building, this having been one of
her most cherished desires for the
new school. A sizeable amount was
raised, and others who were not
able to be present are to be given
an opportunity to contribute.. Con
tributions may be given to Mrs.
Raymond Wescott or William
Tarkington.
The piano, a small upright es
pecially designed for school use,
was installed Thursday.
Miss Evans, although not able
to attend the meeting, was pre
sented a camellia corsage by the
Ma'nteo Parent-Teacher Associa
tion, and was sent flowers by oth
er groups.
Robert H. Atkinson, at one time
superintendent of Dare County
schools, and who also at one time
had lived in Miss Evans’ home,
was master of ceremonies.
Opening features of the program
were songs that Miss Evans
taught them to sing, by the sec
ond and third graders and the
opening prayer was by the first
graders of Manteo school.
Following a roll call by repre
sentatives of »each grade she
taught, there were testimonials
See PROGRAM, Page Five
TOM RUSSELL MOVES
SHOP INTO HOTEL
Tom Russell, who has barbered
at his old location in the Jones
Wholesale building in Manteo for
27 years, this week moved into the
Hotel Fort Raleigh, with new and
modern quarters. The space in the
hotel was formerly occupied by
Baker’s Jewelry, which closed up
after the summer season.
TOWN OF MANTEO TAG
SALES FAR BEHIND
Chief of Police M. C. Mitchell
reported Wednesday that only
about 45 of an expected 140 tags
for the town of Manteo have been
sold. He reminded that if the tags
are not bought and displayed on
vehicles by Feb. 1, owners will be
subject to penalties.
AIRPLANE SINKS
IN SOUND TUES.
OFF LONG SHOAL
An airplane fell in Pamlico
Sound and sunk in deep water off
Long Shoal River Tuesday after
noon and was witnessed by a num
oer of oystermen and fishermen.
The plane is reported to have
settled quickly before anyone could
get to it, and no signs of life ap
peared.
It was presumably a fighter
plane on a routine training mis
sion from Cherry Point or other
marine installation which usually
operate in this area.
Within a short time several air
craft appeared on the scene, per
haps in response to a radio mes
sage sent from the plane before it
fell.
DARE MAINLAND IN
MARCH OF DIMES
Nobody Out of Step at Manns
Harbor and Mashoes; Fish Do
nated to Cause. 3, a Dull
Nothing has slowed up the
March of Dimes on the Dare main
land, reports county chairman,
Mrs. Helen D. Ward of Manns
Harbor. Even Mashoes Creek, the
smallest community, has donated
two to one. Mrs. Hattie Mann, the
leader there, brought in $27 from
the 13 people who claim it as home.
Manns Harbor has long since
gone over the top, and exceeded
its $l5O goal. It was dull after
Christmas, and just to keep things
moving, a group of fishermen do
nated a lot of fish which was sold
and netted the March of Dimes
S4O. The Manns Harbor school
jumped in the campaign and six of
the small fry did a big job. They
raised $53.49. Miss Callie Jones,
teacher, is well pleased with their
work. These pupils are: Eugene
Smith, Rachel Gard, Linda Dan
iels, Bobby Burrus, Peggy Taylor
and Wayne Twiford. Mrs. Forrest
Sawyer is the chairman for Manns
Harbor.
Reports have not come in from
other communities yet, Mrs. Ward
says, but from what she has learn
ed all of them will go over the top
in Dare County.
PRESIDENT'S BALL TO
HELP RAISE FUNDS
Strong Effort Being Made to Meet
Quota as Dimes Drive
Nears End
To raise funds to meet the quota
of SSOO for the March of Dimes,
a dance will be held at the Dare
County Shrine Club at Nags Head,
Saturday, Jan. 31, starting at 8:30.
A local-talent floor show will be
presented, and music will be by
record. A large turnout is antici
pated.
This week, a canvass was made
of citizens and business houses for
contributions to meet the quota.
There is a possibility that the drive
will be extended another week, and
an Old Maids’ Ball be given at the
Manteo school sometime next
week, it is announced by Mrs. Way
land Fry, drive chairman.
MRS. BARBOUR SHOWS
PROGR'M FOR ROTARIANS
An interesting program of col
or was shown the Manteo Ro
tary Club Monday night by Mrs.
Made Daniels Barbour of Phil
adelphia from her collection
made during many trips during
the past 25 years on tours of
principal points of interest in
England and Europe.
Pictures with Germany in its
glorious days before the war,
and of the devastation afterward
were shown.
Some attractive pictures of a
.celebration at Fort Raleigh some
! years ago in which Governor
| Broughton took part were
I shown.
Mrs. Barbour, who teaches in
suburban Philadelphia has tak
en leave this year to spend the
winter with her mother, Mrs.
Amanda Daniels near Manteo.
AGED WANCHESE MAN
DIES IN NORFOLK TUESDAY
Edward Rowan Payne, 83, of
Wanchese, died in a Norfolk hos
pital Tuesday. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday after
noon at two o’clock at the Wan
chese Pentecostal Holiness Church,
Rev. G. B. Lawrence officiating.
Burial was in the Garrison ceme
tery.
Mr. Payne was born in Rodanthe
September 27, 1869, the son of the
late Nthan O. and Senie Payne,
but had made his home in Wan
chese for many years. His wife
was the late Susan Meekins Payne.
He is survived by three sons, Al
fred C. Payne, Joe W. Payne and
Daniel E. Payne, all of Norfolk;
' and one daughter, Mrs. Mary P.
Hill of Maryland.
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DISTRICT ROTARY
CONFERENCE AT
. ELIZABETH CITY
; Thirty Eight Clubs to Parti
cipate on February
8,9, 10
BURLINGTON. Thirty-eight
clubs from Rotary International
District 278 will send delegates to
the District conference which con
venes at Elizabeth City on Febru
ary 8, 9 and 10.
District Governor George D. Col
clough, of Burlington, said today
that preparations are almost com
pleted for the three-day conference
which is expected to be the most
successful ever held by the dis
trict.
George Means, secretary of Ro
tary International, from Chicago,
111., will give the feature address
of the conference. As the personal
representative of Rotary Interna
tional President H. J. Brunnier,
Means will speak at the Governor’s
Banquet Monday night, February
9. He will also appear on the pro
gram on several other occasions.
Registration for Rotarians and
Rotary Anns of the largest of the
four North Carolina Rotary dis
tricts will begin Sunday afternoon
at the Virginia Dare Hotel, con
ference headquarters.
Sydney R, Montague, of Cali
fornia, noted speaker and former
member of the Canadian Mounted
Police, will give the main address
at the Fellowship Banquet Sunday
night at-7 o’clock.
Following an 8:30 a.m. break
fast for the past District Gover
nors and their wives, the Monday
activities will begin with the First
Plenary Session at 9:30 a.m. In
cluded in the 19-item program are
a talk by the District
Governor’s report by Colclough.
Charles Phillips, Director of Pub
lic Relations at Woman’s College
in Greensboro, will give the prin
cipa laddress at the Monday lunch
eon.
Five brief addresses will be de
livered at the Second Plenary ses
sion which convenes Tuesday
morning at 10:30 o’clock. The
speakers and subjects are “This is
Rotary,” by Means, the Interna
tional representative; “The Rotary
Magazine,” by W. M. Watts, of
Burlington; “The Relationship of
Attendance and Fellowship,” by
Wally McCown, of Manteo; “Inter
national Service,” by Roy Ander
son of Raleigh;” and “Club Bulle
tin,” by Robert Jerome, of Eliza
beth City.
District Governor Colclough will
introduce Wade Marr, oof Eliza
beth City, the principal speaker of
the Farewell Luncheon which will
end the conference at 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
The 278th District of the North
Carolina Rotary extends from the
Virginia line along Alamance and
Chatham Counties, and includes in
its perimeter, the counties of Or
ange, Durham, Wake and oJhn
ston, continuing eastward to the
Atlantic Ocean. The District, which
in general covers the northeastern
section of the state, held its 1952
; convention in Burlington last April
20, 21 and 22.
TRUCK UPSETS; NEGRO
INJURED; IN HOSPITAL
Ernest Scarborough of Manteo, a
Negro employed by J. E. Ferebee
in the house moving business went
to the Elizabeth City hospital
Tuesday night as the result of in
■ juries sustained when the truck he
was driving toward Manteo upset
[ near Grandy about 6 p.m. The
truck, a Dodge station wagon own
. ed by Mr. Ferebee was badly dam
aged, the body being torn off. Scar
i borough, who was alone, suffered
cuts and bruises. He was treated
by Dr. C. N. Wright.
Last year another Negro em
. ploye met death when he took off
, without -permission in one of Mr.
Ferebee’s trucks. The Negro,
known as “Flower Bed” Wilson,
said he was going to attend his
mother’s funeral, but upset the
truck, which was loaded with
housemoving equipment, on the
Currituck short-cut, and was kill
ed.
SAA GROUP MEETS IN
SWAN QUARTER FRIDAY
A meeting at 11 a.m. Friday,
the 30th will be held at the hotel
in Swan Quarter by the Roads
, group of the Southern Albemarle
Association. The meeting will be
followed by a luncheon. Chairman
Herbert Sadler of the Hyde County
I Board will welcome the guests.
i Present will be C. W. Tatem and
, Paul Liverman of Columbia, E. O.
Arnold of Roper, and several oth
: ers from Washington County. Al
. so Leon Ballance, Warren Watson,
P. D. Midgett, members of the
I Hyde Board, Allen Swindell, chair
; man of the Beaufort County Board,
. Mrs. Scott Topping of Pantego,
and Dr. W. T. Ralph of Belhaven.