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VOLUME XVIII NO. 46 BAYNE HEARING IS POSTPONED TILL MAY 19 th From Naval Air Base at Weeksville Pleads Guil ty to Single Charge The case of Pat Bayne, owner and operator of Jockey Ridge restaurant at Nags Head, was postponed till next Tuesday, when recorder’s court was in session Tuesday afternoon. Bay he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and with inflicting serious and painful injuries on Frank Drake, 15, of Portsmouth, Va. The shooting took place May 2, in front of Jockey Ridge restaurant, after closing hours. Other cases up in recorder’s court Tuesday included that of George C. Jones, attached to the naval air base at Weeks ville, who pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and dis orderly. Judge W. F. Baum fined him $25 and costs, which he paid. Jones was first charged also with creating a disturbance in a public place, resisting ar rest, assaulting an officer and using violent and indecent lang uage in a public place. The oth er charges were dropped on the recommendation of the arrest ing officer, D. F. Twyne, as ex plained by Prosecuting Attorney Martin Kellogg, Jr. The distur bance involved was at the Cas ino the night of May 2. When J C. Shelton of Rich mond, Va., failed to appear in court to answer a charge of public drunkenness, fighting and disturbing the peace at the Cas ino May 2, the court ordered a capias issued. He had posted a cash bond after his arrest. John J. Costello, attached to the naval air base at Weeksville, also failed to appear in court and a capias was issued for him. He was charged with be ing drunk and disorderly and engaging in an affray. Costello had been released without bond in charge of the shore patrol, - ' had promised to have him yt Tuesday. y 1) .• Bell Payne, 19, of Wan pleaded guilty to a c<.v..ge of being drunk and dis orderly and creating a distur bance in the McKinney res taurant. He was fined sls and costs. Willie Gus Saunders, Jr., of Wanchese pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving and was fined $25 and costs. MARKERS TELL STORY OF MARITIME DISASTERS Two famous maritime disas ters in Dare County which oc curred off the Outer Banks of North Carolina are being com memorated with historical mark ers erected by the North Caro lina Department of Archives and History, and the Department of Conservation and Development. A marker at Rodanthe, on Hatteras Island, is near the spot where the British tanker Mirlo was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine attack August 16, 1918. Rescue crews led by Capt. John Allen Midgett of Chica micomico Coast Guard Station received gold medals for their heroic efforts to save the crew of the burning vessel. A recently installed marker at Nags Head records one of the most disastrous peacetime naval catastrophies of all time, the wreck of the USS Huron on November 24, 1877, with loss of 103 lives. With 30,000 acres of the Outer Banks being developed as the Cape Hatteras National Sea shore Recreation Area, these markers are preliminary steps toward making the entire region an outstanding maritime mus eum. During the next few years, the State of North Carolina and the Federal government will in stall additional markers to tell t*- -tory of early wrecks as • maritime losses during J Wars I and II as a result .•my activity near this OCRACOKE BOATSWAIN NOW IN PHILIPPINES Serving aboard the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Vance in Cavite, Republic of the Philipp ines is Alfred S. Garrish, boat swain’s mate third class, USCG, son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Garrish of Ocracoke, N. C. Garrish enlisted in the Coast Guard in Oct. 1946, at Norfolk, Va. Before entering the Coast Guard, he was graduated from Ocracoke High School. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA GILBERT LANDS IN DEAL WITH i PULP CO. $75,000 i West Virginia Company Con siders Early Purchase of 9,600 Acres in East Lake Manteo. May 14 West Vir ; ginia Pulp and Paper Company announced today that it may buy an additional 9,600 acres of timberland in Dare County from ; O. F. Gilbert, Jr., a contract log ger of Elizabeth City, and his wife, Mary M. Gilbert. The acreage, known locally as the George Pollock tract, is ' located at the head of Mill Tail Creek in East Lake township, adjoining other lands acquired by the paper company a year ago from Dare Corporation. The agreement calls for clos ing on or before November 1, 1953. Consideration in the trans action is reported to be $75,000. If the company purchases the Pollock tract it will be operated arid managed as part of the com pany’s North Carolina Wood lands project, under the direc tion of William Ernst, Jr., who maintains headquarters at Man teo. BUXTON NAVY MAN IS TAKING TECH. TRAINING Washington, D. C. (FHTNC)— Enrolled for a 44-week course of instruction at the U. S. Naval Fire Control Technicians School, Class “B”, here is Charles E. Fulcher, fire con trolman first class, USCG, of Buxton. The school is the only advanc ed fire control school of its type in the Navy. The instruction at this school typifies the technical training required to maintain the fighting efficiency of the fleet. Fire control within the Navy is the technique of delivering effective gunfire on a selected target. It includes the material, personnel, methods, communi cations and the organization nec essary to harrass, damage or destroy the enemy. The success of our Navy in the many night engagements during World War II is to a great extent due to taking advantage of the infor mation supplied by their fire control and radar equipment. BLUES BITE METAL LURES IN CAPE HATTERAS SURF Blues, hundreds of them, have been taken by surfcasters at the Point of Cape Hatteras during the past week and the fish which start ed small as the hordes came close to shore were weighing up to one and half to two pounds by Wed nesday, according to Edgar Hooper, Buxton merchant and angler. When the fish first came in they averaged less, than a pound, the same story along the whole coast. “That is usually the case,” said Hooper, “the first arrivals are small and in less than a week the larger ones come close to shore.” Capt. Bernice Ballance reported that more than 500 were taken on Sunday. Hundreds landed Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday George Bas nett, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Basnett, pulled in' 30 blues by himself. Wednesday Basnett landed 30 and quit. Other anglers cAught scores of them. MANTEO CLUB HEARS NEW DISTRICT PRESIDENT Mrs. Tom Browne of Mur fressboro, newly-elected presi dent of the 16th district of the N. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs, was guest speaker Tues day night when the Manteo Women’s Club held its annual dinner at the Parkerson hotel, Nags Head. Mrs. Browne was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson Britt, also of Murfressboro, dis trict secretary. Mrs. D. E. Evans, outgoing president of the local club, pre sided at the meeting. She was presented with a hand-made pottery vase by Mrs. F. W. Meekins, vice-president, on be half of the club. Mrs. Evans; See CLUB, Page Ten DUTCH BREAKFAST A Dutch breakfast was en joyed Sunday morning at the Fearing cottage, Nags Head, following the Shrine Club anni versary dance. Those present were Miss Mollie Fearing, Mr. and Mrs. John Earle, Mr. and Mrs. Brantley Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Green, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Midgett, Miss Betty Cox, Woodson Fearing, W. W. Tarkington, Mr. and Mrs. Way land Fry, and Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Fearing, Jr. QUOTING QUEENS AND CRITICS IN COLONY FOLDER Lost Colony’s 1953 Brochure Recites Good Words of Former Years By AYCOCK BROWN Two outstanding British queens, Elizabeth I of late 16th Century fame and Queen Eliza beth II whose coronation this year is attracting world-wide at tention adorn the cover of the new 1953 LOST COLONY broch ures just off the press and what outstanding critics have had to say after witnessing a perfor mance of the internationally fa mous symphonic drama by Paul Green is featured in the adver tising folders this year. Included in the brochure for the first time this year is a convenient form for ordering tickets by mail to performances of the show which begins on June 27 and continues nightly, except Mondays, through September 6. The first English colony was the Lost Colony and the first symphonic drama was THE LOST COLONY is the caption theme of the brochures. The drama was first presented here in Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Island in 1937 and this year will be the 13th season for the spec tacle which tells in swinging free verse, with the lavish use of music and dance, the story of Sir Walter Raleigh's attempts to plant an Enlish colony in the wilderness of the New World back in 1584 through 1587. Critics featured in the new brochures, and what they had to say about THE LOST COLONY, includes Eleanor Roosevelt; Brooks Atkinson, New York Times; Warner Twyford, Nor folk Virginian Pilot, Hobe Mor rison of Variety Magazine and Bums Mantle, New York Daily News. “We consider Lost Colony's success through the years has been due to the favorable com ments of critics of the nation’s press,” said General Manager R. E. Jordan,” and that is why our drama is now America’s longest-living outdoor produc tion.” It was Atkinson, the noted New York Times critic who said: “THE LOST COLONY has made an extraordinary use of spectacle, sound, pantomime and cadenced speech.” After Eleanor Roosevelt saw LOST COLONY several years ago her syndicated “My Day” column said, “Worth seeing, not only because of its historical interest, but because of its in trisic beauty.” Warner Twyford drama Editor of Nor fo 1 k’s Virginian-Pilot praised Paul Green and the drama when he wrote: “THE LOST COLONY is Green’s masterpiece, conceived out of in spiration and executed in a spirit of love and fervor. The author created here a story unmatched for interest, suspense and ex citement.” It is an impressive exhibit in a gorgeous setting.... It is a profitable vacation pilgrimade, “said Bums Mantle of N. Y. Daily News, after he had wit nessed. a Lost Colony perfor mance. And Hobe Morrison of Var iety declared that “THE LOST COLONY is one of the most im pressive shows to be seen any where.” Jordan stated that 100,000 cop ies of the folder for 1953 would be distributed throughout the na tion during the next few weeks and each member of the North Carolina General Assembly who have been extended an invitation to see the drama this season will receive brochures this week. In addition to lovely Queen Elizabeth II who is playing an important part in the history of the world today and Queen Elizabeth I who played an im portant part in the history of THE LOST COLONY being fea tured on the brochure cover this year, the drama’s dynamic Lil lian Prince playing the role of Queen Elizabeth I in the cast See FOLDED, Page Ten SURPRISE HOUSEWARMING Mr. and Mrs. Willett Tillett, who have just moved into their recently completed home at Nags Head, were visited Monday night by approximately 40 of their friends, who gave them a surprise housewarming. Home made ice cream and cake, brought by those who planned the surprise, were served. The couple received many lovely gifts to add to the attractive ness of their home. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1953 WAVES STUDENT GETS MANY COLLEGE HONORS ■k - MISS JACKQUELINE FARROW of Waves, a student at Louisburg College, was initiated into the Sigma Pe Alpha, National For eign Language Honorary Society, at the state wide meeting held in Raleigh on April 25tn. This is the second Fraternity she has joined this year, having been initiated into the Phi Theta Kappa, National Junior College Honorary Scholastic Society Fra ternity on Feb. 25th. Miss Far row, an honor student, is very active in the college activities. She is a member of the Drama tic Club, having played a pant in the mid-winter play “Joan of Arc”. Member of the Y. W. C. A. cabinet, Secretary and Treasurer of the Junior Class, member of the Womans Student Govern ment for 1952-53 and has been elected Vice -President of the Womans Student Government for 1953-54. She has represented the college three times this year, at the N. C. Student Y. W. C. A. conference held at Guilford Col lege in March, at the Vocation Conference held at Smithfield on April 10-12th, and at the Raleigh District Youth Rally held in Raleigh on April 18th. Miss Farrow, has been bestowed the honor of serving as a Mar shal for this year’s college com mencement exercises. She is the daughter of Mrs. Nellie M. Far row, of Waves, and has many friends in Manteo, having visited often with her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Creedon Midgette. CAPE HATTERAS LB MEN PUT OUT BEACH FIRE Avon.—Members of the tele phone maintenance crew at Cape Hatteras Lifeboat Station Monday afternoon brought under control a persistent beach fire that had burned unchecked for more than 48 hours after starting, from un determined causes, just south of the town limits Saturday. Driven by a brisk north- north east wind the fire burned for about five miles and when it was finally checked by back-firing was about to cross Phipps ditch and by night fall would likely have reached the outskirts of Buxton. Abandoned Big Kinnakeet coast guard station, now privately own ed and in process of purchase for the National Park Service, was sav ed by a narrow margin when the fire skirted around it due to the ef forts of Byron Byrd and Tracy Hooper, members of the line crew. Little material damage was done except a cross-arm here and there and it was when these were report ed by Philip Dyson, third member of the crew who saw it a,s he was enroute to Oregon Inlet on an emergency and, using his portable telephone, called back to the sta tion. Byrd and Hooper went immedi ately to the scene and after the fire was safely around the aban doned station, they went further along the beach and started back firing. The fire was confined to the west side of the highway. ATTEND MOTHER'S DAY PARADE AT OAK RIDGE Mr. and Mrs. Desmond Rogers of Manteo spent last week end in Oak Ridge, where they at tended the Mother’s Day parade at Oak Ridge Military Institute, at which their son is a student. They were accompanied by their daughter. Miss Betty Rae Rogers, a student at WCUNC, Greens boro; and Misses Bebe Daniels and Jewel Tillett of Wanchese. Mrs. Rogers was among the 150 mothers who were honored as a crowd of approximately 2,000 looked on. They attended a service in the morning, follow ed by a picnic dinner, a tea, and finally the parade. All the moth ers were presented with cor sages of red roses or white car nations. HYDE, TYRRELL WASHINGTON IN NEW ROAD DIST. Now Included With Dare in First Division and Hert ford Man is Commis sioner J. Emmett Winslow of Hert ford, has been appointed High way Commissioner of the First Division, and to this division has been added Tyrrell, Hyde and Washington Counties which heretofore have been a part of the Second Division. Under the plan announced by Governor Umstead this week, there are now 14 highway Divisions, and 14 Commissioners instead of ten as heretofore. A. H. Graham of Hillsboro, former Lieutenant Governor and former Chairman of the Com mission during the Cherry Ad ministration, was appointed Chairman by Governor Umstead. He succeeds Dr. Henry W. Jor dan. Mr. Winslow succeeds Hen ry Gray Shelton of Speed. Mr. Winslow, longtime Sheriff of Perquimans County, former State Senator and County Rep resentative is 56 years old. He was born at Winfall, but his brother, Leigh Winslow, who owns a home at Nags Head, was born at Manteo, where their father Dr. Winslow, practiced medicine quite awhile. Emmett Winslow, a frequent visitor at Nags Head, is well-acquainted with need for bridges over our streams, and may be well ex pected an understanding official in his new capacity. Beaufort County continues as before, with headquarters in Greenville for its Division. The Commissioner for the Second Division is H. Maynard Hicks of Snow Hill, who succeeds W. Guy Hargett of Richlands. Other Commissioners appoint ed 'are C. Heide Trask of Wil mington, M. E. Robinson, Gold sboro, Donnie A. Sorrell of Dur ham, C. A. Hasty of Maxton, Jack Van Lindley of Greensboro, Forrest Lockey of Aberdeen, James A. Gray Jr. of Winston- Salem, James A. Hardison of Wadesboro, W. Ralph Winkley of Boone, June F. Scarborough of Statesville, J. F. Snipes of Marion and Harry Buchanan. The Second Division now in cludes the counties of Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico and Pitt. The First Division now in cludes Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Mar tin, Washington, Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Bertie, Northhampton and Hertford. ALBATROSS FLEET BRING IN GULF STREAM FISHES Hatteras.—Capt. Ernal Foster’s Albatross fleet, the three boats of that name which he owns and op erates on big game and Gulf Stream fishing trips from Hatter as have been making catches on each day’s parties to Outer Dia monds this week. Best catch to May 12 was by Hampton, Va., anglers, J. B. Mor gan and Leo W. Amory, on the Albatross 11, who landed five am berjack, two false albacore. Re turning to Hatteras via the Inlet the party ploughed through a re ported “acre of channel bass.” They stopped to cast for the copper fighters but landed only one. Parties aboard the Albatross cruisers are also catching blues trclling in the vicinity of the off shore shoals. ENGELHARD ARMY OFFICER NOW SERVING IN AUSTRIA With U. S. Forces In Austria— Army Capt. Edward C. Ramon, whose wife, Christine, and daughter live in Engelhard, N. C., recently arrived for duty with the U. S. Forces in Aus tria. USFA, part of the combined, four-power occupation force for Austria, has units stationed in nearly all sections of the coun try as well as at the port of Leghorn, Italy. Captain Ramon is assigned to the 102 d Transportation Traffic Regulating Company. A veteran of service in Korea and in Europe during World War 11, he was previously sta tioned at Fort Bragg, N. C. The captain, a former student at Tulane University, was em ployed by The Pullman Co. in New Orleans before his recall into active service. His mother, Mrs. Harry Ra mon, lives at 4220 Palmyra St., New Orleans. GENERAL LEWIS B. HERSHEY WILL BE MANTEO SCHOOL’S SPEAKER AT COMMENCEMENT Director of Selective Service Making - First Trip to Dare County; Final Events Set With Baccalaureate May 24, Class Night May 28, Recital May 20, Graduation May 29 MISS BONNYBEL EVANS DIES AT MANTEO HOME Miss Clarissa Bonnybel Evans, 61, daughter of the late Asa Vincent and Celia Anne Evans of Manteo, who retired January Bth as a teacher in the public schools, died at her home in Manteo at 11 P. M. May 12th after an illness o's six months. Miss Evans was born at Manteo May 27, 1891. She had taught for 42 years, principally in the schools of Dare County and was highly valued for her ability and suc cess as a teacher and a com munity worker. She was a mem ber of the Methodist Church, the Womans Club, and of Delta Kappa Gamma scholastic society. She was educated in the Man teo schools, Randolph Macon College and later in numerous summer schools in North Caro lina. Funeral services were con ducted Thursday, May 14th at 3 P. M. at the Manteo Methodist Church by Rev. H. R. Ashmore. The church choir sang “Abide With Me” and “Asleep in Jesus”. John H. Long sang “The City Foursquare” and Robert H. Mid gett “Crossing the Bar”. Burial was in the Manteo cemetery. Pallbearers were W. W. Tarking ton, A. O. Ayers, Martin Kellogg, Jr., E .E. Meekins, Fred Wescott and Vernon Davis. The Manteo school was dis missed at two o’clock, in order that students and teachers might attend the services. The teachers attended in a body and assisted with the flowers. MANTEO BAPTISTS TO OBSERVE FOUNDER’S DAY Sunday, May 17, marks the 48th birthday of the Manteo Baptist Church. On this day there will be special sei-vices in the modrning during which all the older members of the church will be honored with especial homage being paid the five surviving charter members, L. D. Tarkington, Mrs. J. T. Daniels, Mrs. Sallie Midgette, Mrs. Alethia Wescott, and Mrs. Garnet Lennon. There is another who was a char ter member, Mrs. Oscar Daniels, but her membership is now some where else. During this service the pastor will bring a message for the occasion and the church choir will render special music. In the afternoon from four to six open house will be held in the church during which there will be an in formal organ concert. Refresh ments will be served in the social room of the church and visitors will be conducted over the newly completed church. The public is in vited to drop in any time during these hours. On Sunday evening the combined choirs of the church will present a concert of specially arranged sac red music and the pastor will give a brief review of the history of the church and a comparison of the | days of the founding of the church and today. He notes that on May 17, 1908, the earliest records that have survived, the total present was 28 and the offering was $1.17. The public is invited to all serv ices of the day. Rev. H. V. Napier is pastor of the church. GULF STREAM FISHING IS GETTING UNDERWAY Nags Head.—Gulf Stream fish ing off Oregon Inlet is due to start this week end if weather conditions are favorable. Many boats are booked for the blue water fishing off Oregon In let and news from Hatteras is amberjack, false albacore and dol phin have spurred our skippers to advise parties to come down and try their luck. Evidence of Gulf Stream waters have been noted by anglers oper ating in or near Oregon Inlet. Capt. Kenneth Ward stated Wednesday that he had seen several “Portu guese Man of War” jelly fish which normally are never sighted close inshore until mid-summer. Another indication that Gulf Stream fishing is ready to begin have been catches of cabio during the past week in waters close to Oregon Inlet. Several were caught including one 80-pounder. Single Copy 7# Major General Lewis Blaine Hershey, director of Selective Service in the United States, will be commencement speaker at Manteo High School on the evening of Friday, May 29, when 27 seniors will graduate. General Hershey, who will be making his first trip to Dare County, which he has often ex pressed a desire . to visit, will make his headquarters for that week end at the cottage of Man teo principal Adrian O. Ayers at Nags Head. He will be accom panied by Mrs. Hershey. On Fri day evening he and Mrs. Hersh ey will be guests Os Mrs. D. E. Evans, county superintendent, at dinner. For Saturday a fish ing trip has been planned. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached at eight o’clock Sunday evening, May 24, in the school auditorium, by Rev. H. R. Ashmore. A chorus of 18 girls will render an arrangement of “The Lord Is My Shepherd”. Class Night will be held Thursday evening, May 28, at eight o’clock, when a play “Youth Marches On” will be presented by the seniors. On that evening, talks will be made by Bill Daniels of Wanchese, valedictorian; and Robert Wil liams of Manteo , salutatorian. Mrs. H. R. Ashmore and Mrs W. S. Meekins are in charge of the evening’s entertainment. Miss Holland Wescott’s recital by her piano pupils and the rhythm band will be given Wednesday evening, May 20 in the auditorium at eight o’clock. Eighth grade students will re ceive their certificates at exer cises in the auditorium at 10 o’ clock Friday morning, May 29 A student speaker type of pro gram will be given, the topic America Our Heritage”. DARE'S NEW SANITARIAN HAS TRAVELED FAR T. H. Noe of Wilmington, the new sanitaarian for the Cur rituck-Dare Health District, re cently moved to Manteo with his wife and two children, and are living in the house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Sawyer when they moved into their new home next door. Mr. Noe received his bache lor’s degree at East Carolina College and his master’s degree at the University of North Caro lina. For the past six years he has been serving as director of the Near East Foundation in Iran. He is married to the former Miss Agnes B. Brittain of Wil mington and they have two sons, Ted, aged three and one half years, and Richard, age eight months. Ted was born in Iran. I He will spend one day each week between Ocracoke and Hatteras and two days each in the rest of Dare county and in Currituck. “And I want everyone who has a sanitation problem to feel free to call upon me at any time for the help they need,” he said. ROANOKE ISLAND FLOWER SHOW WELL ATTENDED The flower show put on Thurs day of last week by the Roan oke Island Garden Club drew between 200 and 300 visitors, most of whom came from Man aeo, Wanchese and neighbomg communities, but some of whom came from oua-of-town for the event. Manv fine flowers were ex hibited, and numbers of unusual flower arrangements were on disnlav. Soecimens of almost all late soring flowers graced the show. Prominent in the display were vases and other flower holders made of native mater ials. such as driftwood, conch shells, and other seaside trea sures. Mrs. Bolton, district director of this district of the N. C. Fed eration of Garden Clubs, was a guest of the local club.
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