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PAGE EIGHT PARKER MIDGETT MOVES TO MANAGERSHIP OF A BIG WHOLESALE GROCERY Another Dare County boy moved up in a position of respon sibility last week when A. Parker Midgett, a native of Wanchese, was made manager of the Wood ley Grocery Company, large wholesale firm of Elizabeth City. He is the son of the late P. Dameron and Mattie Tillett Mid gett of Wanchese. He has three sisters at Wanchese: Mrs. Jimmy Davis, Mrs. Pete Daniels and Mrs. Willis Daniels and a brother, P. D. M'dgett, Jr. of Engelhard. The appointment was an nounced by one of the owners and a daughter of the founder of the firm, Mrs. Marion Woodley Ben nett, chairman of the board of the corporation. The post of manager was filled by W. J. Woodley, Jr., until his recent death. Mr. Midgett has been with the wholesale grocery company for 18 years. At the time of his promo tion to manager, he was serving in the capacity of assistant man ager. He lives at 519 Cedar St., and joined the firm as bookkeeper in 1937. He had previously work ed with a local bank for 8 years and the Albemarle Building Asso ciation for 8 years. He was treasurer of the City Hoad Methodist Church for 24 years and Is chief of records for Pasquotank Tribe No. 8 o' Red Men. The Woodley Grocery Company was established in 1890 by W. J. Woodley, Sr., who ran it until bis death in 1945, when W. J. Wood ley, Jr., assumed the manager ship. DOG PROBLEM SERIOUS, SAYS SCHOOL HEAD The dog problem is a serious «one in Dare County, so much so that Mrs. Mary Evans, Superin tendent of Schools appealed to the •Commissioners last week to do something about it. It is amazing indeed that in any community of «enlightened people, there should be so many dogs allowed to run at large, and infest our school grounds where two cases of chil dren having been bit by fierce dogs is reported. The Board took no action on her areuest. NEW REAL ESTATE CO. ORGANIZED IN MANTEO Among new corporations isseud charters in Raleigh the past week is the Brake Wood Corp., to en gage in a real estate business. Authorized capital stock $100,000; subscribed stock S3OO by Mollie A. Fearing, Woodson B. Fearing, both of Manteo and D. Bradford Fearing of Miami, Fla. The parties are the children of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Fearing of Manteo. PIONEER THEATRE MANTEO, N. C. SATURDAY, MARCH 5 RANDOLPH SCOTT in "FIGHTING MAN OF THE PLAINS" SUNDAY : MONDAY JAMES STEWART in "REAR WINDOW" TUESDAY : WEDNESDAY "IRON GLOVE" with ROBERT STACK THURSDAY : FRIDAY "NAKED ALIBI" with STERLING HAYDEN and GLORIA GRAHAME FOR EASTER for the && : Younger Set Spring coats r/JrW 1 • F gfy I ’T!|* • NYLON L K -Il VW TOPPERS fll fill "il * 11m Nylon - Rayon |I / |n '* p|B »j and Sheer CoHon f F*MK DRESSES |KJ HATS - BAGS /J GLOVES • DAVIS ? WANTS TO SEE YOU | Phone 238Manteo SALVO PERSONALS Julian L. Gray and son Cyrus of Rodanthe, visited Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Farrow and Mrs. L. Y. Gray Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J F. Midgette re turned Mciiday after visiting in Charlotte and Norfolk with their children. Mr. and Mrs. Graves Midgett. Sr., and children spent the week end at Scranton with Mr. and Mrs. Zion B. Midgette. Betty Ann O’Neal left recently for Norfolk to be with her hus band, Dalton W. O’Neal, who is hospitalized. Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard Gray, Jr., of Avon visited Mrs. Kitty Gray Sunday. Zion B. Midgett of Scranton is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Graves B. Midgette, Sr. FISH FRY (Continued from Page One) on the ocean beach as first plan ned. The proposed location of the luncheon will not be disrupted should it be a windy day. During the morning there will be three separate fishing contests along the surf, in the Rodanthe- Waves and, Salvo area; Avon, Buxton and Cape Hatteras section, and from Frisco to Hatteras Inlet. The fishing Contest will be over by lunch time and prizes will be awarded the persons catching the biggest fishes. Following the luncheon, it is planned to have two unusual races- along the ocean beach. The first will be between beach buggies, the second between banker ponies. For Hatteras Island it will be an all-day event and during the evening there will be dances and other recreational activities. Fuller stated that two commit tee meetings had been held to date and that all preliminary ar rangements have been made. As sisting Fuller, as secretary-treas urer of the Hatteras Island phase of the Pirate’s Jamboree is Boyd Gray of Buxton. Committeemen include: A. H. Gray and Woodrow Edwards of the Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo area; C. T. Williams Jr. and Andrew Meekins, Avon; Ray mond Basnett and Edgar Hooper, Buxton; Steve Burrus, Stockton Midget, Carlos Oden, Frazier Peele and Willie Newsome of Hat teras. This group will have charge of entertainment, finances, plan ning and promotion, and other committee workers will be added as time goes along, according to Fuller. TRYOUTS (Continued from Page One) dan from selden, he said: “What we are going to do about John Borden, I don’t know yet. You have doubtless heard by this time that he is rehearsing in Ten nesse Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” which, they say, looks good and may well run through the summer.” Selden also stated that Ralph Burrier will not be back in the country this year and that Nena Williams would direct the Lost Colony Choir made up Westminis ter Choir College voices. Anne Martin of Cherokee, who starred as Eleanor Dare last sea son will be cast in the same role again this year. Frank Groseclose, who played the narrating historian in the drama will return to The Lost Colony for its 15th season follow ing a winter of study in England on a fellowship he won for crea tive work in the theatre. General Manager Jordan be lieves that this, hte 15th season will be one of the best in the drama’s history, an opinion based on preliminary response to The Lost Colony’s promotional efforts now, well in advance of the July | 1 opening. WRIGHT (Continued from Page One) religious phases of The L<-st Col ony. Each summer, for *he past several years, he has conducted at least one service as guest theo logian for The Lost Colony Sun day worship periods. The Rev. Mr. Noe in announc ing the Bishop’s visitation stated that the public, including non- Episcopalians were also invited to special Lenten Services at St. Andrews each Friday night and on Sunday mornings. MOVEMENT (Continued from Page One) Alice M. Parker, Ira Parker, R. E. Parker, Jr., Lois Parker, Mil dred Perry Foreman, Mrs. Edgar Perry, Edgar Perry, C. A. Perry, Sadie T. Perry, Henrietta Tillett, Clayton Tillett, Jack B. Ballance, ■ Dan S. Harris, Allen W. Beasley, I J. C. Peterson, Alda E. Peterson, ' Carrie C. Baum, Pearl Twiford, W. O. Twiford, Mrs. B. B. Mid- ' gett, B. B. Midgett, C. O. Bas- ! night, Ruby Basnight, Carl A. : Beacham, Braunda Beacham, Bes sie Partridge, Mincie Partridge, Lasell Midgett, Rosa Dean, Leslie C. Sutherland, Reuben Haskett, David Stick, Phyllis S. Stick, Clarence L. Beacham Jr., Mary Bright and William M. Brown. Prior to the appearance of Mr. | Dunstan, the Board had heard the usual monthly reports, and there was read a list of benefits the town had received since being in corporated. It was shown that funds received from State sources had been greater than the total taxes levied by the municipality. Among these items were the fol lowing: The town has received from Powell Bill funds a total of $11,859.66 for street improvement work, that otherwise wouldn’t have come to the area. It received in 1953 and 1954 a total of $1,409.29 from Raleigh as its share of beer and wine fran chise, and intangible taxes, which annual allottment has been grow ing. „ The town has recently bought a fire truck said to be in splendid condition, which originally cost some $12,000 for the sqm of $2,000. A town hall and fire station is now being erected opposite Kill Devil Hills Coast Guard station for the use of the town. A report submitted showed un sually good tax collections in that some 75 per cent of the 1954 taxes have already been paid in. Os a total of $8,904.52 levied, $6,609.35 has already been received. The Board in its meeting Tues- I day night gave its endorsement to Thos. H. Briggs Jr. of Kitty Hawk to serve as a magistrate in the vicinity. INCREASE (Continued from Page One) 130 memberships have been re ceived from other localities in North Carolina and 25 from out of the state. Jordan stated that he attributed the increase locally and in Dare County had resulted from a story i appearing in THE COASTLAND i TIMES last month. He empha sized that memberships at $2.50 each which would include season ticket privileges for any or all performances between July 1 and September 4, would not be avail able after May 1. To date no memberships have been received from East Lake, Mashoes, Stumpy Point, Rodanthe, Salvo, Waves, Avon, Buxton, Fris co or Hatteras. While 891 invita tions were sent to families in Dare, some may have not received same. “Therefore,” said Jordan,” we would like for everyone to know that they can join the or ganization whether or not they re ceived an invitation. We may have missed some families or individ uals when mailing the invita tions.” AND ALL OTHER QUALITY BUILDING MATERIALS • When you are ready to build—remember—you can always count on DANIELS' for quality ... and at the prices you want to pay for materials. COMPLETE LINE OF QUALITY PAINTS - DANIELS BUILDING SUPPLY Phone 2566 Nags Head, N. C. THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. CAPTAIN JOHN A NELSON, LONG TIME OFFICIAL, DIES Captain John Allen Nelson, of Gloucester, Cartaret County, 77, died Friday at Morehead City Hospital. He was born November 18, 1877, son of the late John and lane Harker Nelson of Gloucest er. He married Hattie Willis, who died August 12, 1950. Capt. Nel son served with the Conservation and Development Department for 49 years cr:d was fisheries com missioner for 32 years, serving under 12 governors. He was a member of the Mar shallburg Methodist Church, and Franklin Ladge AF ana AM 109, veteran cf World War 1. He re tired as commissioner of fisheries August 1, 1950. Funeral services were held Sun day at 3 o’clock at Marshallburg Methodist Church, the Rev. H. H. Cash, officiating. Surviving are four sons, Stacy, of Orlando, Fla.; Earnest and Clifton, both of Beau fort, Cranston of Gloucester; three daughters, Mrs. Catherine Krusz, Gloucester, Mrs. J. K. Gillikin, Marshallburg, Mrs. Roy Willis, Beaufort; two sisters, Mrs. George H. Willis, Morehead City, Mrs. Le olan Jackson, Ridgeway, Mary land; two brothers, Stacy Nelson, of Chattanooga, Tenn., Charles G. Nelson of Morehead City; eight grandchildren and two great children. He had held the esteem and af fection of people of the North Carolina coast to high degree throughout his life. Known every where by fishermen, he had dealt with several generations, and was noted for his kindness, his sym pathy and thoughtfulness. LATEST REPORT ON THE SEASHORE TOLL ROAD (News and Observer) The sponsors of the proposed Nags Head-Virginia Beach toll road have decided to wait no longer on their bond dealers. North Carolina’s Carolina-Vir ginia Turnpike Authority has can celled its contract with a syndi cate composed of Strader-Taylor of Lynchburg, Va., Alex Brown and Company of Baltimore, Md., and Shields and Company of New York. Virginia’s Coastal Turnpike Authority reportedly has followed suit. The bonding companies had agreed to sell the approximately $3,500,000 worth of revenue bonds the two agencies would issue to finance the coastal toll road pro ject. The sale tentatively was set for last October. It still has not taken place. The brokers claim the market is glutted and the legal details involved in the coastal road bond transaction are compli cated. Meanwhile, the contractors, who had been lined up to build the road have dropped out of the picture. The Carolina-Virginia authority and its chairman, John Clark of Greenville, figured at a meeting in Washington, N. C., last week that the time had come to take their bond business elsewhere. In a formal resolution, the group de clared the present brokers had failed to live to the contract and voted to contact other likely buyers. The action means the project, which was to have been started last winter, probably won’t get underway until late spring, if then. STOP! It li dangerous to lot cough from common cold hang on Chronic bronchitis may develop if your cough, chest cold, or acute.bron chitis is not treated. Get Creomulsion quick and use as directed. It soothes raw throat and chest membranes,, loosens and helps expel genny phlegm, mildly relaxes systemic tension, and aids nature fight the- cause of irritation. Creomulsion- is guaranteed to please you or druggist refunds money. CREOMULSION raliww CousK QiMt Ca<«,.Acwt»BfMchltis GOVERNOR (Continued from Page One) Club and stay there overnight. Graham, Rogers and the news men will come down Saturday morning aboard an Air National Guard plane from Raleigh-Dur ham Airport. The plane will pick up the Governor, fly on to Cherry Point and transfer its passengers to the Marine helcopters at about 10:30 a m. Ocracoke hopes to show the Governor, Graham and Rogers that it should have a paved road. Ocracoke’s mounted Boy Scout troop will turn out for the gov ernor. The PTA will sell sandwiches for the convenience of visitors and residents who wish to turn out for the occasion. The Civic club will be hosts to the Governor and his party at the luncheon in the hotel. At Ocracoke Island the Gover- Season’s Opening Dance CASINO j ■ . aas & fiEia IB |.fob taMlr SHU UNF T -JEBM -•• . . EBE - * - - - . - x I Saturday, March 5 B RUFUS (TACK) BENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA I Special Notice! I I FOR A LIMITED TIME I I WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW I I SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND PAYING I I I I THE HIGH INTEREST RATE OF I I ov °/ I Z/2 /o I lOn Your Bank Account E I “BANK IN SAFETY AND EARN!” I I INDUSTRIAL BANK I I Elizabeth City, N. C. I Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | nor will find many friends. Two of the prominent citizens of the Is- ' land, Dr. Theodore Rondthaler, Ocracoke school principal, and A. F. Boyette, hotel operator are old college classmates of Mr, I Hodges. Both of these men have • long advocated travel improve : ments for the island.'. Dare County people are partic- 1 ularly happy that there may be ■ prospects of some of the road be ing surfaced between Ocracoke ' Village and Hatteras Inlet. It would be the beginning of a mighty All Seashore Highway, and more immediately a big boost in the development of the entire coast, making possible other greatly-needed improvements. It is in the cards, if the hands are wisely played, that the bridg ing of Oregon Inlet may be ex pected in a few years, maybe not more than throe. Something that can hasten it is the improvement of travel conditions from Ocra- J FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1955 coke Village over the Hatteras In let ferry. If the state builds a road on Ocracoke Island and pro vides a free ferry to take care of the traffic that will most certain ly ensue between Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands, this will be a tremendous factor in hastening the Oregon Inlet bridge. This kind of traffic ment would put the travel tflf between Nags Head and OcracoW at two hours. It would make pos sible, over the Croatan Sound Bridge, travel to Swan Quarter in another hour and a half, easily. It might enable the Ocracoke citi zen to make the round trip be tween his home and county seat in one day. Os a certainty, it would permit a tremendous increase in tourist travel to both Hatteras and Ocracoke, and greater enjoy ment of life by the citizens of the the two communities. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
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