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VOLUME XIX NO. 50 CONSIDERING AN ADDITION DARE CO. COURTHOUSE Commissioners Hear Re quests for Budgets Tues day; Other Business • The Dare County Commission ers Tuesday considered the prop osition of adding more rooms to the Dare County Courthouse, and instructed that a firm of Ra -4 leigh architects be consulted. The county has about $50,000 recently received from the sale of some lands, and which some people are anxious to see spent for this purpos. The Board made adjustment on several tax matters and re quested of the State Highway Commission consideration of cer tain harbor improvements at Stumpy Point. Wallace R. Gray, young Man teo attorney was appointed .manager of the property at the Manteo Airport, effective July 1 at a salary not to exceed. SIOO per month, with Lawrence Swain to work with him as a representative of the Board. Mr. Gray succeeds D. V. Meekins who had asked to be relieved. The Board heard requests of Department heads for the new county budget. Figures were presented for Farm Agency pro gram at $1,495 and for the home agent 1,526. The County Health officer was requested to make his budget small. Figures are not given. The school budget is not shown yet. The Cavalier Motor Court was requested to remove a sign at Nags Head which by mistake had been erected in a street. A half page advertisement in the State Magazine was bought at $96 50. The A. D. Barney acreage at Caffeys Inlet was adjusted at 329-16/100. THOMAS R. WILCOX - BURIED AT WANCHESE y Funeral services for Thomas \ Wilcox, who died in a Nor ;lk, Va., Hospital Sunday, May 30, were conducted Friday after noon, June 4, at 3 o’clock in the Wanchese Methodist Church, by Rev. C. W. Guthrie, pastor, as sisted by Rev. Henry V. Napier, pastor of the Manteo Baptist Church. “Unanswered Yet” and “Good night and Goodmorning” were sung by Mrs. James Gaskill and Walter Gaskill. The church choir sang “The Cross Is Not Greater.” They were accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Dallas Tillett. The casket was covered with the American Flag. L. V. Gaskill, H. O. Bridges, S. B. Tillett, Earl Willis, Alec Davis and Wilber Daniels served as pallbearers. Burial followed in the Cud worth Cemetery. ROANOKE ID. BAPTIST CHURCH HAS BIBLE SCHOOL Daily Vacation Bible School started for a week’s session Mon day morninn at the Roanoke Is lad Baptist Church near Man teo. The school is under the direction of Rev. Frank B. Din widdle, pastor of the church, with Mrs. Wynn Dough as assis tant. All children have been in vited to attend. NEW DIRECTOR FOR DARE COUNTY LIBRARY Monday, June 15th, W. J. B. Cruse will take over the direc tion of the Dare County Library. The librarians have been working very hard to get moved into the new quarters before his arrival. The additional two rooms have provided a reading and reference room, a children’s room, and, with addition of new shelves, the congestion in the main room has been very much 'elieved. A cordial invitation to visit j e library and get acquainted ,-ith Mr. Cruse is extended to everyone. There are a lot of new books too. Mr. Cruse graduated June 1 from the University of Ken tucky, Lexington, Ky., with a major in library science. WINS SCHOLARSHIP Miss Carolee O Neal of Manteo was the winner this spring of the annual scholarship awarded by the Manteo Roman’s Club to be applied on the recipient’s fur ther schooling. Miss O’Neal, who was the salutatorian of the Man teo senior class of 1954, plans to attend WCUNC, Greensboro, for a one-year business course. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA BIG JULY FOURTH FOR OCRACOKE IS PLANNED . 0 IMI ieS I f 77 ’ . . * MARVIN W. HOWARD Plans are underway for another big celebration on Ocracoke Island on July 4th, and this year a total of $lB5 in prizes will be awarded at 4 p.m. at the conclusion of the exercises, according to Marvin W. Howard, chairman of the Ocracoke Civic Club. The program calls for a pony penning at 10 a.m.; a pa rade t 2 p.m. Ocracoke’s Fourth of July programs usually attract much interest and draw large crowds, and in other days was the official opening of the summer sea son, which now begins much ear lier. In fact, Ocracoke to a large extent, is an all-year resort. Our readers will welcome further de tails soon about this affair. BLUE MARLIN DOCKS OPEN IN HATTERAS Hatteras.—One of the most modem facilities of its kind ever erected on Hatteras Island is the new restaurant and other facilities with appeal to big game fishermen at the Blue Mar lin fishing docks. On Wednesday morning this week, the new res taurant was scheduled to begin operations, according to Walter Wilkins of Norfolk, here to see the completion of the facilities. Wilkins is associated with Capt. Edgar Styron, widely known big game fishing guide in the operation of Blue Marlin Fishing Docks. Location of the docks are on the harbor front back of the old U. S. Weather See DOCKS, Page Four ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD VIEWS PAINTING AT CROATAN HOTEL SUNDAY AFTERNOON PH ] n By wlr W*. me E ||RQ & MH VI is KMC*'H wl » KHUfI BLMMB Bct. ... ■/>., ■». <-/. J ' By? ■< - I THIS FAMOUS PAINTING COMMEMORATING THE 50th anniversary of powered flight has come to a permanent resting place in the lob by of the Croatan Hotel at Kill Devil Hills, and was the scene of a pl easant party attended by many people Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griggs, hosts. Mayor J. L. Murphy of Kill Devil Hills made appropriate remarks of welcome and ample refreshments were serv ed by the hosts. The painting was done by Dean Cornwell, a well-known New York and London artist, for the Goodyear Company, and has been Widely reproduced throughout the world in connection with the first flight celebrations. MANTEO SCHOOL FINALS BRING LARGE AUDIENCE Dr. John D. Messick Speaker; Seniors Leave Much-Need ed Gift to School Speaking before a capacity audience in the Manteo school auditorium on Friday night, June 4, Dr. John D. Messick, president of East Carolina Col lege, Greenville, brought an in spiring message to the seniors. He spoke to them on the chal lenge that life presents to them in the world of today, and urged them to meet the challenge with clean minds, hearts and bodies; and to strive to keep themselves untouched by worldly tempta tions. Dr. Messick was introduced by Wayland Fry of the Manteo faculty. Diplomas were awarded by principal Adrian O. Ayers. Robert Ballance, Jr. gave the in vocation; Harry Johnson, presi dent of the senior class, extended the welcome; and Patricia Baum closed the evening’s program with a benediction. Receiving their diplomas were Ernestine (Sally) Alford, Robert Ballance, Jr., Janet Basnight, Patricia Baum, Quentin Bell, Donald Bliven, Jack Burrus, James Daniels, Jerry Daniels, Carlisle Davis, Charlotte Davis, Edna Bruce Dowdy, Ann Ether idge, Webb Etheridge, Lottie Gallop, Linda Gaskill, Harry Johnson, Barbara Jones, Annie Laurie Kee, Daniel Mann, John Krider, Jr., Margarene Midgett, Carolee O’Neal, Meriet Simpson, Margaret Jean Tillett, Louise Marie Wescott, and William Wes cott. On Thursday night, at class night exercises, the following awards were made by principal Adrian O. Ayers: valedictory award, Annie Laurie Kee; salut atory award, Carolee O’Neal; scholarship award, Shirley Mid gett, tenth grade student; girls’ athletic award, Edna Bruce Dowdy; boys’ atheletic award, Robert Ballance, Jr. Gift to School The parting gift of the senior class to the school was a set of flags, an American flag and a North Carolina state flag; and a screen for the school’s movie projector, both of which are con- See SCHOOL, Page Four MANTEO, N. C„ FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1954 GRADUATE AT UNC COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES J. F st .K - . jOBEX Il * ■? lirhKß WOODSON B. FEARING, left and RAMON PARKER, right, both of Manteo, were among the graduates at the University of North Carolina at the 160th commencement exercises this week in Chapel Hill. Young Fearing received a bachelor of science degree with a major in radio. He and his wife, the former Betty Cox, are living near Manteo and he will be employed in Manteo for the time being. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Fearing of Manteo. Young Parker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon C. Parker of Man teo. He received a bachelor of science degree with a major in chemis try. His mother attended the commencement exercises in Chapel Hill; also his sister, Mrs. Durwood King of Norfolk; and his aunt, Mrs. Mil lard Taylor of Norfolk. THIRD BILLFISH OF SEASON BOATED OFF HATTERAS ON SUNDAY Hatterafi.—Third billfish of the season to be boated off Hatteras this year was landed Sunday by E W. Harrington, 305 Hardy Street, Norfolk. His fish, a sail, was the sencond sailfish of the season to be taken in the Gulf Stream off this fish famous Out er Banks town. On May 31, Douglas Mann of Montclair, N. J. landed the first sail. He was fishing with Capt. Edgar Styron aboard his new Gulf stream cruiser the Twins 11. Later in the week from aboard the same boat and with the same skipper, N. W. Bacon of Rich mond hooked and landed the first marlin of the season. The marlin weighed 70 and first reported as a white marlin, observers who saw the fish de clared it was a small blue marlin. Harrington’s sailfish was land ed while trolling from aboard Dr. See FISH, Page Four NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM LATEST TYPE ON BEACH Dial System Now Function ing Satisfactorily; Cost Quarter Million The recently completed dial telephone installation has been functioning satisfactorily since June 1. The Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Co. of Elizabeth City has invested upwards of a quarter of a million dollars in making this service possible. Housed in a modern brick building, the equipment is of the newest type, and operated auto matically -without manual opera tors. The building will have an air conditioning system. It is built of dual walls with an air space to off-set condensation. It is fire proof in type. Many miles of multiplex wires were strung in cables along the beach, so the system would serve See TELEPHONE, Page Four FERRY TRAVEL TO HATTERAS JUMPS AHEAD OF COMBINED ALLIGATOR-CROATAN ROUTES Oregon Inlet Ferry Carries Total of 6,333 Ve hicles in Month of May; 972 More Vehicles Than Used Both Other Ferries in Dare County. New Craft To Be Commissioned mi • -w it i -u This Month. Oregon Inlet ferry traffic- dur ing the month of May was al most as great as the combined traffic handled by ferries opera ting over Croatan Sound and Alligator River, according to in formation received in Manteo by Cape Hatteras National Sea shore Recreational Area officials from District Highway Commis sioner Emmett Winslow of Hert ford. The difference in the total for the Inlet ferry and those op erating across Croatan and Alli gator was 972 vehicles. Mr. Winslow reported to the Land Acquisition Office of Na tional Park Service in Manteo 1 that 6, 333 vehicles. 3,130 bearing 1 N. C. license plates and 3,203 ( non-resident license tags, crossed Oregon Inlet. In comparison, 3,876 North . Carolina licensed vehicles, and . 1,236 non-residents crossed Croa- ( tan Sound to total 5,112 cars and 1 trucks during May and a total 1 of 2,193 crossed Alligator River J during the month. Only 399 ’ vehicles using the ferry facilities ' of Alligator River on U. S. 64 were foreign or non-residents, ’ according to the license tags ‘ checked. Due to the increase in traffic, ’ State Highway and Public , Works officials established addi- : tional schedules on June 5, five 1 days ahead of the date adver tised for increasing the service on winter schedules. Traffic was heaviest on Memo rial Day week end when so many_ .persons throngecT to the Darp Coast that operators claimed business was better than Fourth of July week end last year. Mr. Winslow also stated that the new converted landing craft ' designed for ferry service on Oregon Inlet to, help maintain : the 18 or more round trips daily , during the summer months !. would be placed in service on June 19. Previously it had been announced that the additional ferry would be in service on or about June 15. In the meantime, the old Barcelona, a wooden ferry is helping maintain sesv ice with the present converted |. landing craft on the 18-round i trips daily between Nags Head | and Hatteras Island. The newer | large ferry is expected to be in | commission late this month. A third boat of the same type is being made ready as a standby craft for this run. An increase in traffic over Croatan Sound, and Alligator River will be noted during late June and until Labor Day, as the Lost Colbny gets underway for its 14th season. Some observers believe that traffic over Oregon Inlet, will continue to be greater during the current summer than over Croa tan Sound, especially for non resident vehicles brining tou rists and vacationists from everywhere to the National Sea- | shore. MRS. EMMA GRAY DIES AT STUMPY POINT Mrs. Emma Wise Gray, wife of John Grandy Gray of Stumpy Point, died at two o'clock Sat urday morning at the heme. Mrs. Gray had been in failing health for some time but her death was sudden. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home by Rev. A. L. G. Steph enson,, pastor of the Stumpy Point Methodist Church. Burial was in the Stumpy Point ceme tery. Mrs. Wise is survived by her husband; one. son,. Dallas Gray; two sisters. Mrs. Cecil Midgett and Mrs. Dick Best; one half brother, George M. Wise; one half-sister, Mrs. Monroe Midgett; i and several granchildren and great granchildren, all of Stumpy Point. RECEIVES PROMOTION According to word received last week in Manteo by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rogers, their son, Aubrey has recently been pro moted from the rank of lieuten ant to the rank of captain in the U. S. Army. Capt Rogers is serv ing in Europe, having been there for several years. 2 DARE NATIVES WIN PLACES AT HEAD OF A BANK Manns Harbor and Wanchese Scions Recognized In Elizabeth City Lorimer W. Midgett, Elizabeth City insurance man was this week named president of the In dustrial Bank and will succeed Miles Clark who resigned be cause of other business interests. Melvin Daniels, Jr., who has been the bank’s cashier, was elevated by the board of direct ors to the position of executive vice president. He will succeed C. B. Morrisette, who resigned on the orders of his physician. Midgett replaces Clark on the board of directors, and Wayne W. Massey, Sr., replaces Morris ette. Charles Ward, Sr., was named vice president and other members of the board are W. P. Skinner and Martin Simpson, Jr. Lorimer W. Midgett was born at Manns Harbor and is the son of Mrs. Matilda M. Hudgins and the late Brad Midgett, but grew up in Elizabeth City where he has resided many years. He has served in the Legislature and is a well-known insurance man. Melvin Daniels, Jr., is the son of Dare County’s Register of Deeds and Mrs. Melvin Daniels of Wanchese, and was formerly connected with the State De partment of Revenue before' go ing with the bank two years ago. Midgett said a new cashier will be announced in the next few days. It will be an Elizabeth City man, he added. The bank, which makes in stallment loans, now has assets totalling $2,003,869.75. It is a ! member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. * A. D. TILLETT FUNERAL TUESDAY; KITTY HAWK Alphonso D. Tillett, 73, retired from the Coast Guard Service 'for 21 years died June 5 at Marine Hospital, Norfolk. He I was one of the best known and I most highly respected citizens of I his community. His funeral was conducted Tuesday, at 2 p.m. and burial was in the Austin Ceme tery at Kitty Hawk. Services were conducted by Elders of the Primitive Baptist Church of which he was a member. Elder J. P. Tingle, the pastor; Elder Q. G. Trevathan of Pink Hill; and Elder A. B. Ayers of Wil liamston. Mr. Tillett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leonora L. Tillett; a daughter, Mrs. Hartjy L. Hamil ton of Sea Level; three sons: N. A. of Kill Devil Hills, Bera A. and Alton C. of Kitty Hawk; a , brother, W. L. Tillett of Kitty I Hawk; four sisters, Mrs. Mary j Love Perry, Mrs. Ella O’Neal ' and Mrs. Jennie Beasley of Kitty Hawk, and Mrs. Bristow O’Neal of Manteo. He was the son of the late Almira Hayman and Benjamin Tillett of itty Hawk. MANY FRIENDS ATTEND SHOWING AT CROATAN Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griggs of the Croatan Hotel. Kill Devil Hills, were pre sent Sunday afternoon, June 6, to witness the unveiling of Dean Cornwell's painting of the first flight. The picture was hung in a prominent place in the hotel lobby and a profusion of summer flowers was used for decoration in both the lobby and dining room. Fred Harvey of the Goodyear Company of Akron, Ohio, for whom the picture was painted, was present to attend the un veiling. He was accompanied by Mrs. Harvey and their daughter, both of whom assisted in re ceiving guests. In the dining room punch and and hors d'ouevres were served from a long table centered with an arrangement of red carna tions. Music was furnished by one of the boys employed at the hotel, who both played the piano and sang throughout the after noon, , le Copy 70
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