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TO GO ON ACTIVE DUTY
WITH THE AIR'FORCE
Second Lieutenant Roger Meek
ins, USAF, son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. V. Meekins of Manteo, this
week received orders to report to
active duty with the Air Force
June 10. He will report to Lack
land AFB, San Antonio, Texas, for
two weeks processing, and from
there will be stationed at Elling
ton AFB in Houston, Texas, where
he will receive training in naviga
tion, bombardment, and radar. The
training period will be in excess of
20 weeks.
Lt. Meekins was graduated from
the University of North Carolina
in January, and was commissioned
a 2nd Lt. in the Air Force Reserve
at that time. He is scheduled to
-erve 36 months active duty under
he present system.
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MANTEO PERSONALS
Miss Elizabeth Sawyer recently
returned from Florida, where she
spent her vacation visiting her
sister in Bradenton.
Mrs. F. W. Meekins and daugh
ter, Susan, spent several days
this week in Ahoskie with Mrs.
Meekins’ parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Holloman. Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hines and
son, of Hobucken, are visiting in
Manteo and-Kitty Hawk.
Miss Betty Rae Rogers has re
turned to WCUNC, Greensboro,
after spending the spring holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Desmond Rogbrs. Mr. and
Mrs. Rogers and son, D. A., ac
companied her to Greensboro,
where they visited friends.
Mrs. C. F. Harris has returned
from the Albemarle Hospital,
(Elizabeth City, and is recuper
ating at her home at the Tran
ouil House.
j * East Carolina College students
returning this week to classes
after spending the spring vaca
(tion at their homes in Manteo
: were Marie Etheridge, Helen
Mann, Jack Cahoon, Ray Jones,
Jr., Steve Basnight, Jr.
Miss Ann Krider who attends
business school in Norfolk, visit
ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Krider, last week end.
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MANTEO PTA TO INSTALL
OFFICERS APRIL 13
New officers will be installed
at the meeting of the Manteo
Parent Teacher Association on
Tuesday, April 13, when the reg
ular monthly meeting will be
held. Officers to be installed are
as follows: Mrs. Lawrence Swain,
president; Mrs. John Ward, vice
president; Mrs. W. R- Pearce,
secretary; Mrs. J. O. Basnight,
treasurer.
THIS IS OSPREY
EYRIE BUILDING
SEASON IN DARE
By Aycock Brown
There are scores of construc
tion jobs underway on the
beaches and islands of the Dare
coast at the present time. Just
about everything from cottages
and clubs to motels and restau
rants are being rushed to comple
tion before the summer season,
but the busiest builders are a pair
of ospreys, destined to set up
housekeeping in the top of a
dead pine between Wanchese and
Manteo.
This pair of osprey decided to
build their eyrie almost within
a stone’s throw of the state high
way in the upper crotches of a
pine skeleton that is not hidden
from view by surrounding pines
still alive and green. The con
struction activities have attract
ed more than usual attention of
persons making the trip between
the island communities.
Bird watchers and amateur or
nithologists have expressed the
opinion that they are young os
prey. setting up for their first
venture in housekeeping. These
opinions are based on the fact
that their eyrie was started this
year and is yet not completed.
“If they were old birds, they
would be returning to their old
eyrie, and conducting an expan
sion program, rather than build
ing a new nest,” said an angler
from New York State whose
conversation changed from fish
to fish-hawks after seeing the
pair of osprey at work. Their
eyrie is already a hundred times
larger than the nest of a robin or
mocking bird. As the nests re
ceive additional material every
year, many in time become huge
affairs, weighing from one thou
sand to 1,500 pounds. There are
many osprey nests, large and
small, on Roanoke Island.
Most of them are built well
away from habitation in marches
or woodlands. The nest south of
Manteo on the Wanchese road is
an exception. The tenants of
these eyries are birds of prey,
but usually feed only op fish or
eels they catch by plunging fore
most from altitudes of 40 to 80
feet into waters of sounds and
creeks. Their prey is held with
needle-sharp talons until they
reach their eyrie or a suitable
place to enjoy their lunch.
SUDAN TEMPLE SHRINERS
SEEK NEW CANDIDATES
Warrenton. An all-expense
trip to Atlantic City has been
offered by Potentate J. Edward
Rooker, Jr., to the Shriner who
secures the most candidates for
the Spring Ceremonial of Sudan
Temple at Greenville, N. C., May
25-26. The Atlantic City trip will
be in conjunction with the Im
perial Council Meeting in June.
Two other prizes have been
offered by the Sudan Potentate
personally. They include a wrist
watch with diamond studded
Shrine emblem in center and gen
uine diamond Shrine lapel pin to
second and third place winners.
Rooker hopes the contest will
boost the number of candidates
at the Greenville Ceremonial to
500 or more, and Sudan’s mem
bership to more than 6,400.
Shriners, whose principal aim is
“to help a crippled child.” The
Shrine of North America oper
ates 17 hospitals where more
than 200,000 crippled children
have been treated.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED IN DARE COUNTY
The following marriage licen
ses were issued in Dare County
during the past week:
Charlie O. Basnight, 42, of
Colington, and Ruby Beasley, 28.
of Kill Devil Hills.
Thomas W. Wood, 24, of Ra-
I leigh, and Barbara A. Dowdy, 18,
of Manteo.
Burl Stephen Brinn, 34, Man
teo, and Dora Leopa Saunders.
24, of Portsmouth, Va.
SCHOOL PLAY AT BUXTON
A Hillbilly play, “Coming
Round The Mountain” given by
the junior and senior classes of
Cape Hatteras High School, Bux
ton, will be held Friday, April 9
at 7:30 p.m. Everyone invited.
“A gentleman farmer is one who
has more hay in the bank than in
the barn.”—The Four Lads.
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BUXTON PERSONALS
Dr. Robert Gilbert, Miss Pat
Larjier and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Fuller of Kinston were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
George Fuller, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Audrey Barnett
and son and Mrs. Lula Fulcher
of Norfolk spent the week end
with Mrs. Lonie Barnett.
Mrs. Dina Dailey has returned
home after a visit in Elizabeth
City with her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Williams of
Norfolk were, week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Harpe Fulcher and
Mrs. Malessia Gray.
yr. and Mrs. James Rollinson
and children have returned home
after spending the past year in
Norfolk, where he was employ
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Wil
mouth and daughter of Rich
mond. Va., have been spending
some time here with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Quidley.
Mrs. Nettie Peele has returned
home after a visit in Norfolk
with her daughter, who has been
ill.
Kenneth Dickerson is spending
a few days with his mother Mrs.
Gladys Dickerson. He was ac
companied home by Mrs. Cath
erine Davenport of Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Loran Midgett
made a trip to Norfolk and Eliza
beth City Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. A. C. Hassell, Elvin and
Merion Dixon of Suffolk, w’ere
called home because of the illness
of their mother, Mrs. Bertie Dix
on. Mrs. Hassell spent five days
here before her husband came
for her.
Mrs. Arvilla Barnette of Nor
folk is spending this week here
with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Albin Fulcher
and son Dalton are leaving for
Norfolk to be with their children
this week end.
CAPE HATTERAS PTA
MEETS AT BUXTON
The Cape Hatteras Parent
Teacher Association of Buxton
had their regular meeting April
6 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school
auditorium.
The meeting was' failed to
order by Mrs. Nellie Farrow of
Waves, vice president. With Mrs.
Pearl Midgett at the piano, songs
“America The Beautiful” and
“Onward Christian Soldiers”
were nung. Rev. Thomas, pastor
of Assembly of God Church, Hat
teras, led the devotions.
At the business session plans
were made for a luncheon for
the Dare County Teachers, to be
given by the P.T.A., Saturday
April 10, in the school auditor
ium, Buxton.
The new officers for the com
ing yeqr were installed by Mrs.
Nellie Farrow, are as follows:
president, Mrs. Joyce Gray, Bux
ton; vice-president, Mrs. Laura
Scarborough, Rodanthe; secre
tary, Mrs. Violet Austin, Hat
teras; treasurer, Mrs. Vivian
Frontis, Buxton.
After the meeting was ad
journed refreshments of sand
wiches, cup cakes and hot tea
were served in the school lunch
room by the ladies of Hatteras. A
large group from Rodanthe and
Hatteras attended.
GOOD RANGE ESSENTIAL
TO VIGOROUS LAYERS
Good range can cut poultry feed
costs as much as 15 per cent, ac
cording to R. S. Dearstyne, head
of the State College poultry sci
ence department.
Dearstyne says the first require
ment of a range is cleanliness.
The land should neither have been
occupied, nor poultry manure
spread on it, for at least a year.
The land should be rolling and the
soil porous to assure good drain
age. The range should be free of
deep depressions where stagnant
water can accumulate.
Legumes are often the best
grazing crop; clovers and alfalfa
are considered excellent by Dear
styne. Once the birds are moved
to range, careful management is
a must, since the ranging period
is a critical one. Start your range
shelters at the bottom of a slope
and gradually move them uphill,
each move 50 feet from the prev
ious location.
Dearstyne says there will be a
bumper crop of pullets in North
Carolina this year. “The success
we obtain from these birds will
depend largely on how carefully
the poultryman has planned to
grow them out.”
MANNS HARBOR WOMAN'S
CLUB INSTALLS OFFICERS
Manns Harbor Woman’s Club
installed new officers Thursday
night, April 1 at the community
building by Mrs. Richard Mann
an ex-president, and attended by
all members and guests except
two.
A dinner of ham, potato salad,
candied yams, lima beans, let
tuce, sliced tomatoes and hot bis
cuits, pineapple short cake and
coffee was served. Blessings were
asked by Mrs. Sherman Twiford.
After dinner “Freedoms Pledge”
was read by Mrs. Richard Mann
and installation followed. New
officers are as follows:
President, Mrs. Guy Mann;
vice-president, Stanford White;
secretary, Wilbur Pinner; treas
urer, Inez Gibbs; reporter, Mrs.
Sherman Twiford.
A short talk by the new presi
dent and then she appointed
committee chairmen. They are:
Midgett; Membership, Mrs. Tom
Sutton; Year Book, Mrs. Pearl
Daniels; Music, Mrs. Stanford
White; Flowers, Mrs. Sherman
Twiford; Public Welfare, Mrs.
Wallace Taylor. Others will be
announced later.
Gifts were given four members
for outstanding work in club and
community. All joined in sing
ing clubs adopted Hymn “Help
Somebody Today”. Lucky door
prize winners were Mrs. Wilbur
Pinner and Richard Mann. The
meeting closed by repeating club
collect.
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