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OUR SEASHORE NEWS
Doings of the Communities of the Dare County Coast,
Duck, Kitty Hawk, Caffeys Inlet, Kill Devil Hills, Nags
Head, Colington, Whalebone, Oregon Inlet, and Corolla
in Currituck.
Edited by MISS SARAH HALLIBURTON
Kill Devil Hills, N. C.
MURPHY HEADS
NEW TOWN’S
GOVERNMENT
Dare Commissioners Appoint
Governing Body for Kill
Devil Hills
Maj. J. L. Murphy, retired from
the Marine Corps, was appointed
mayor of Kill Devil Hills Tuesday
by the Dare county commissioners,
who named the town board for the
municipality recently created by
the legislature.
The board named as aidermen
Frank Dean, Herbert Morrison, and
Robert A. Young. Mrs. Millie Mil
ler Osmond was named town treas
urer. Under the law which creates
the town ,the officers appointed
this week will serve two years un
til the next town election, in May
1955.
BAPTIST PUPILS
HUNT FOR EGGS
EASTER MONDAY
Nags Head.—Pupils of Nags
Head Baptist Sunday school had
an Easter egg hunt Monday after
noon, under direction of the min
ister, the Rev. Frank Dinwiddie,
and some of the teachers. The chil
dren were divided into three
groups, according to age, with
prizes given in each group.
In the primary class, Eddie
Brown received a prize for finding
the most eggs and Iris Parker a
prize for finding the fewest. Lois
Mann and Ruth Ann Porter re
ceived the high and low prizes in
the junior group, while the inter- I
mediate winners were Betty Tillett
and Becky Winslow. Prizes were
big chocolate Easter eggs.
The affair was held in the church
yard and the adjoining neighbor
hood. Besides the prize winners,
those attending included Sheila
Reber, Linda Mann, Barbara Twi
ford, Elizabeth Perry, Pat Culpep
per, Ella Porter, Richard Bennett,
Jean Bennett, Jane Porter, Sherry
Johnston, Tom Bennett, Robert
Molden, Shirley Porter, Carson Lee
Beasley, Muriel Copeland and
Gayle Brown. »
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TEACHER’S FATHER
IS CRITICALLY ILL
Kitty Hawk. William Miller,
who teaches the eighth and ninth
grades in the local school, resumed
his classwork Tuesday after being
in Climax, Ga., more than a week.
He was called there by the serious
illness of his father, who had a
cerebral hemorrhage. After Mr.
Miller returned to Kitty Hawk he
received word that it had been
necessary to take his father back
to a hospital.
TILLETT QUITS
CIVIC CLUB JOB
FOR C. G. DUTY
Kitty Hawk Group Will Elect
Successor at Session on
April 30
Kitty Hawk.—Due to the resig
nation of P. A. Tillett, the Civic
club, which met Thursday night
of last week, will have to elect
another secretary-treasurer. Mr.
Tillett has been recalled by the
Coast Guard and assigned to Bal
timore, Md. Before he went out on
temporary retirement about two
years ago, he had served nearly 34
years in the Coast Guard.
The election will be held at the
next meeting of the club, probably
April 30.
A committee headed by B. A.
Tillett was not ready to report on
its investigation into the possibil
ity of getting a school gymnasium
for Kitty Hawk, which could also
serve as a community center. This
project has been discussed in the
club several months and the com
mittee was appointed at a session
April 2.
TOMAHAWK WILL
OPEN ON MAY 1
FOR NEW SEASON
Parker Adds Row of Room-and-
Bath Units to Cottage Ac
commodations
Kill Devil Hills.—Among motor
court owners busy in preparation
for the May 1 opening are Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Parker, Jr., who oper
ate the Tomahawk motel.
Since last season they have add
ed six rooms and private baths.
Last year, their first in the busi
ness, they had three apartments
of two bedrooms each.
The new units face the cottages
across a wide concrete parking
space, at the end of which stands
the office and cottage occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Parker. All the
buildings are of concrete block
construction with flat roofs. They
are painted white.
To give the whole a unified ap
pearance, the Parkers have a con
crete block wall extending on eith
er side, the rear of their home.
The Parkers have spent the win
ter on the beach, as he is in the
contracting business and has been
occupied with construction for oth
er owners as well as for himself.
One of the improvements Mr.
Parker hopes to see on the beach
before too long is the opening of
streets from the highway to the
beach. The street locations have
been reserved, but they have not
been improved. The time is not far
in the future, Mr. Parker believes,
when the land side of the highway
will be so built up that the streets
will be needed for vacationists
staying on that side to reach the
beach, without trespassing on pri
vate land. Besides that, the beach
draws many Sunday visitors, who
have no place to park their cars
and no entrance to the beach.
DAWN TILLETT
WINS CONTEST
FOR SPEAKERS
Kitty Hawk Girl to Represent
School in District Event
at Rocky Mount
Kitty Hawk.—Dawn Tillett, as
first placa winner in a local high
school public speaking contest, will
represent Kitty Hewk in a dis
trict contest at Rocky Mount Sat
urday. The elimination competition
took place Wednesday night at the
local school, with eight contest
ants.
Norma Spruill placed second and
Kaye Whitfield third. Other par
ticipants were Phyllis Sawyer,
Minnie Spriull, Judy Perry, Jean
Hines and Viola Rogers.
Each of them had written an
essay on the achievements and
prospects of the United Nations’ ef
forts to build world peace. As they
delivered the addresses they were
judged by Mrs. Walker Raeburn,
Mrs. Dewey Foster and Wilbur
Woodhouse of Currituck county.
Since the Kitty Hatvk Parent-
Teacher unit sponsored the contest
here, Mrs. G. A. Whitfield of that
group presided. Miss Alyce Sum
rell was the teacher in charge.
In addition to going to Rocky
Mount, the winner received a world
peace key medal, a public speaking
award and $5 in cash. Second and
third place winners received $1
each.
FIRST TWO GRADES
PRESENT PROGRAM
Mrs. Atkins’ Room Wins Picture
in Good Housekeeping
Campaign
Kitty Hawk.—Because Monday
was a holiday, the weekly chapel
program at Kitty Hawk school was
postponed until Thursday morning.
Given by Mrs. Elizabeth Atkins’
first and second grade pupils, it
was devoted to spring.
The program opened with the
singing of “Welcome, Sweet
Springtime,” by the entire group.
This was followed by poems, “Ap
ril,” recited by Rachel Perry, and
“Spring Today,” recited by Donald
Twiford. Charlotte Perry and Cor
inne Sanderlin played a duet, “A
Child’s Dreamland,” after which
a short play, “Porch Box Neigh
bors,” was presented by Jene Utz,
Marion York, Gloria O’Neal, Cor
inne Sanderlin, Linda Mann, Gloria
Perry and Sylvia Beacham. The
program closed with a poem, “Gol
den Tacks,” recited by Sylvia Scar
borough and one given by Ben
Hedrick, and a solo, “Under the
Old Apple Tree,” sung by Gloria
Perry. Mrs. G. A. Whitfield served
as accompanist.
Announcement was made that a
roving picture, supplied by the
Emerson club as the prize in a
weekly cleanup campaign, was won
by Mrs. Atkins’ room. The contest,
started two months ago, has served
to improve housekeeping in class
rooms and to get some improve
ments made. The latest improve
ment consisted of draperies for
R. B. Cobb’s 11th and 12th grade
home room.
FUNLAND’S CAFE
OPEN WEEK ENDS
Winslow Family Back on Nags
Head Beach After Winter
in Florida
Nags Head.—Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Winslow have opened their case on
the beach, but Funland, which they
also operate, will not start until
the middle of May.
The restaurant will be open only
week ends until more people are on
the beach. It has been repainted,
with everything snowy white.
Finland, at the rear of the res
taurant, has two rides and some
games for children. In the past
three seasons, it has proved a pop
ular gathering place for the young
er set. v
When the season is at its height,
Mr. and Mrs. Winslow employ
eight helpers. Not all of these have
yet been lined up for the coming
season.
The Winslows, whose home is in
Elizabeth City, spent the winter in
Florida, living in their trailer, as
they do here at the beach. They
said Florida had more chilly wea
ther than usual this winter, but
even so their fuel bill for the win
ter did not exceed $lO.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lenehan
and three children of Arlington,
Va., are guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Bayne at Jock
ey Ridge restaurant.
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Now Made through Currituck and
Dare Counties As Far South as
Oregon Inlet and Anywhere on
Roanoke Island
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THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N, C.
SIGHTSEERS AT MONUMENT
REFLECT BEACH BUSINESS
Kill Devil Hills.—Sharp increas
es in the number of visitors at the
Wright memorial monument re
flects the spring popularity of the
beach.
Easter Sunday brought 1532
sightseers up the winding pathway
to climb the monument and gaze
out over the entire area. This num
ber was estimated on the basis of
an average of four persons to each
of the 383 automobiles that stop
ped.
The number who actually visit
the monument alw’ays is much
higher than the number who sign
the register inside the monument.
For the three-day Easter holiday,
213 registered on Saturday, 578
on Easter and 279 on the follow
ing Monday, making a total of
1070.
Visitors from Norway, Australia,
South Rhodesia, South Africa, Is
rael, Canada, England, 29 states
and the District of Columbia. Most
of those from other countries were
exchange students attending U. S.
colleges. They especially admired
the architectural beauty of the
monument and the view from its
top.
The holiday attendance, though
larger than through the winter,
did not break any records. Attend
ance has averaged as high as 600
a day over a three-month period
at the height of the tourist season.
In 1952, approximately 147,000
climbed to the top of the dune to
pay tribute to Orville and Wilbur
Wright, their airplane flight and a
nation in which two young men
with no special wealth or advan
tages could follow their determina
tion to conquer the skies.
As every year, lights were turn
ed on the monument the night of
April 1. It will continue to be il
luminated until midnight each
night through September.
With floodlights on all sides,
supplied with 500 watt bulbs,
throwing their beams on the white
monument, it can be seen 30 miles
away.
Supt. Horace A. Dough is in
charge of the monument and
grounds. Seven other members of
the National Park Service are also
employed.
W. S. C. S. TURNS
GATHERING INTO
PRAYER MEETING
Kitty Hawk.—lnstead of haying a
study program, the Methodist Wo
man’s Society of Christian Serv
ice, meeting Tuesday night with
Mrs. Manie Haywood at Kill Devil
Hills, devoted the time to prepara
tion for a revival to start at the
church April 19.
After devotions led by Mrs. Eliz
abeth Sanderlin, each of the 20
members present offered sentence
prayers. This served as one in a
series of cottage prayer meetings.
Another was held at the church
Thursday night of this week and
next Tuesday similar sessions will
be at the homes of Mrs. Adolphus
Hines and Zeke Midgett.
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
MINISTER RETURNS
Kitty Hawk.—After being in ill
health most of the winter and un
able to fill his appointment at the
Baptist church here, the Rev. J. P.
Tingle of Grantsboro was in the
pulpit Saturday and Sunday morn
ings, whe nservices were conduct
ed. The Rev. Mr. Tingle is in his
latter 80’s.
The Rev. G. Travathean of Pine
top, who has substituted for the
pastor this winter, was also pres
ent. In addition, a guest minister,
the Rev. J. B. Barnes, participated
in the services.
Among those from away who at
tended were Mr. and Mrs. Will
Perry, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Mel
son, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Minton
and Mr. and Mrs. Will Rogers, all
of Elizabeth City.
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KITTY HAWK PERSONAL?
Miss Diane Thompson, who at
tends school in Norfolk, Va., is
here to spend part of her spring
vacation with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barnard.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shannon of
Manteo were here Sunday to visit
her mother, Mrs. Mary Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marks re
turned to their home in Durham
Tuesday after being here since Fri
day as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Or
ville Baum. Other guests Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Sawyer
and Mrs. Mattie Hill of Elizabeth
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hayman of
Elizabeth City spent Sunday night
and Sunday at Kitty Hawk as
guests of their mother, Mrs. Olive
Hayman and Mrs. Roy Beacham.
Mrs. John Oscar Meekins has
returned to Colington after visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Odell Tillett.
After working more than two
years on the pilot boat at Norfolk,
Va., Herman Rogers has quit. He
will fish with his uncle, Albert
Toler. Leroy Rogers, also employ
ed on the pilot boat, has been visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man L. Rogers. •
Irvin Hines, who is stationed
with the Coast Guard at Hobucken,
N. C., is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Hines.
Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Scarbor
ough of Portsmouth, Va., are at
their Kitty Hawk home for a short
time. He is stationed at Ports
mouth with the Coast Guard.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell O’Neal of
New York are visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. O’Neal.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah O’Neal have
moved to Elizabeth City, where he
is stationed with the Coast Guard.
Odell Tillett, employed on the
pilot boat at Norfolk, Va., is at
home to remain a week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Beacham are
in Boston, Mass., to spend two
weeks with their son, Burwell
Beacham.
Floyd Harris has returned to
Chincoteague, Va., after visiting
his mother, Mrs. Polly Harris, last
week'. Her Easter guests were her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Harris, of Hampton, Va.
Calvin Beacham of Washington,
D. C., spent the Easter week end
with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beacham.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Perry of
Norfolk, Va., are spending a week
at their Kitty Hawk cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Beacham
were in Elizabeth City Tuesday on
business. They have as their guest
Aldon Beacham of Aydlett.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris and
Mrs. Beulah Williams of Hertford
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Perry.
Hope L. Beacham, stationed at
in ijubioii, iviass., io spend iwo .>*••• ■■ —X
weeks with their son, Burwell ,■•».
Beacham.
Floyd Harris has returned to Kg! (9k i ! •>«.
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D. C., spent the Easter week end
with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beacham, £&
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Perry of
Norfolk, Va., are spending a week BA I $
it their Kitty Hawk cottage. E?
wcie in Elizabeth City Tuesday on
business. They have as their guest Sif/l/ij Oi
Addon Beacham of Aydlett. Ifnlll It) uA Saturday: 12 noon til 10:00 A.M.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harris and BrT7/ Sunday: 11 A.M. til 10 P.M. EWFfflffilfit
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SHARK’S TAIL CUT
OFF TO FREE NET
Nags Head. —A whip fa i 1
shark weighing between 200
and 300 pounds became entan
gled in a net set by Jethro Mid
gette, Jr., Sunday and when
the net was pulled today he
had to cut off the shark's tail
io unsnarl the net.
The tail measured 5 feet 4
inches and was about the same
length as the shark's body.
An 18-pound sturgeon was
caught in the net, but another
one larger, got away.
Portsmouth with the Coast Guard,
will arrive Saturday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Beacham.
The sixth grade in Kitty Hawk
school, taught by Mrs. Irene Mid
gett, lost a pupil Thursday when
Elsie Hines of Duck moved to Vir
ginia Beach with her parents.
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