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) OLUME XX NO. 37 GOV. HODGES ADVOCATES INTEREST IN AIDING RESOURCES AND CURBING WASTE IN N. C. Advocates Every Person Pay His Just Share of Taxes; As In County Government, Every De partment Head Almost Has His Hand Out For More Taxpayers' Money to Spend, and New Plans Are "Always Cooked Up To Spend It. (Special to Coastland Newspa pers)—ln his second state-wide news conference held Friday pri marily for weekly and small daily newspapers, Governor Luther H. Hodges discussed his views on many current state issues and urged the press to keep “our citi zens fully informed on our gov ernmental problems.” The Governor said he made his recent report to the people as a means of calling the public’s at tention to pending legislative is sues. “I believe that if the people are told the facts, they will re spond to this challenge as they have always responded. We in government need the understand ing and constructive help of all our citizens in solving the major problems now facing our State.” For example, he added, proper solution of the water problem in volves public education of the many factors involved in water conservation and the growing seriousness of dwindling water re sources. The press can do much to dig*into the facts in each com munity, county or section of the state and inform their readers on what decisions must be made in this vital public matter. “The uses of water are increas ing ever more rapidly in all cate gories,” Hodges continued. “More and more shortages of water will occur unless its misuses are checked and sound principles of conservation and proper use are adopted. The saving of water, the proper channeling of it, and the prevention of huge losses have be me a major problem of public Zyk ’rest and concern. Everyone J j has studied the water prob <n agrees that it will be difficult to achieve any reasonable solution until the general public under stands the seriousness of the problem." The Governor also discussed briefly the per capita income in North Carolina as compared with other states. In 1953, North Caro lina ranked 44th in per capita in come as among the 48 states with South Carolina, Alabama, Arkan sas, and Mississippi being the on ly states in which per capita in come was lower. Some of the rea sons which have been offered in explanation include the excessive number of small marginal farms, the comparatively few industries which makes use of highly paid skilled labor, high percentage of Negroes in its population, and the unusually large ratio of school age persons in its population. The Governor pointed out that the large number of young people makes it necessary that expendi tures for education be somewhat larger than would normally be necessary. “Among the things we need to do in North Carolina,” Hodges as serted, "is to create more local capital and more actual individual interest in local processing plants who will handle the products of the farms and fields, as well as from our waters which are abounding in seafood.” The big problem in North Caro lina today is fiscal, the Governor emphasized. “We need the money and people are willing to pay the extra taxes if they feel that others are paying their share of taxes, including income taxes, and if the Departments and Institutions which receive appropriations are given full value in services.” On the question of a proposed state withholding tax, Hodges said that he had agreed with this proposal at first in principal, but that upon further investigation, he believed that it would not prove effective or practical at this time. A study revealed that there would be ap proximately 100,000 refunds per >ar at a cost of approximately 60,000 per year to administer. * 3y adding etxra personnel we believe that the Department of Revenue can raise as much extra revenue at less cost to the State.” Economic, business-like admin istration of governmental agencies will receive a good deal of the Governor’s attention in the future. “In my opinion, substantial econo mies can be effected in many state agencies and departments. I also believe that by ’doing some long-range planning for the state, instead of being content to think only in terms of one or two years ahead, our agencies and institu- See GOVERNOR, Page Five THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA ANOTHER BIGGEST DRUMFISH LANDED IN HATTERAS SURF Preston Quidley Wins SIOO Prize For 62-Pounder Caught July 10, 1954, on Former Gooseville Property Buxton on Cape Hatteras, March 10.—Surf-casting for the first time in his life and on a beach newly opened to the general public when the National Park Service took over the private pre serve of Gooseville Gun Club last July, BMlc Linwood M. Quidley, U.S.C.G., hooked and landed what turns out to be the biggest chan nel bass, or drum, landed in the United States last year and he was today so informed by Mike Ball, Fishing Contest Editor of Field and Stream. First place carries with it an award of SIOO and some of it Quidley will likely spend for a suitable frame for the citation and maybe some framing for the set of pictures that ‘ the outdoor magazine had taken of the mas sive fish that was a nine-day won der around Hatteras Island begin ning last July 10th when he land ed the 62-pound, eight ounce monster. It was four feet, six inches long. The only thing that he regrets now is that he ate the fish—he and his relatives and friends. He might have mounted it. Quidley is one of the two sons of Mrs. Lilia Quidley of Cape Hat teras who are serving in the Coast Guard, as is traditional in their family. The other is En.2c Preston Quidley, now stationed at the Hat teras Inlet Lifeboat Station which moved to the Gooseville Club house when the Park Service swapped with the Coast Guard for other island property. Preston Quidley is one of the most un relenting and successful surf casters on the Island, but brother See DRUMFISH, Page Four BISHOP PRAISES WORK OF DARE EPISCOPALIANS Adminiiten Confirmation Rites And Dedicates Organ At St. Andrews By-The-Sea By AYCOCK BROWN Nags Head.—On his annual visitation to St. Andrews-by-the- Sea, Monday night, Rt. Rev. Thomas H. Wright, D. D., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina was high in his praise for the church work accomplished here during the past few months by the Rev. A. C. D. Noe, his ves trymen, auxiliary and parishion ers. During an evening worship, Bishop Wright administered the apostolic rites of confirmation to 19 persons. He also inducted lay readers, the vestry of St. Andrews and its Woman’s Auxiliary offi cers. Immediately prior to his sermon, which was a Lenten mes sage to the congregation which filled to capacity every pew in the little church, Bishop Wright dedi cated an electric organ presented to St. Andrews Parish by Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Frank of Henderson in loving memory of his father, Nathan Frank and brother Harry Claye Frank. Also dedicated dur ing the evening worship were a pair of altar candlesticks, ac quired for the church by Patterson J. M. Bayne of Nags Head. Lay readers inlucted during the services were John Earle and Charles Marshall of Manteo. Members of the vestry of the re cently organized parish were, Dewey Hayman, Nags Head, sen ior warden; Gordon Kellogg, Man teo, junjor warden; R. S. Smith, Manteo, secretary treasurer; G. G. Bonner, Martin Kellogg, Jr., Aycock Brown, Manteo; and P. J. M. Bayne and Walter P. Gray, Nags Head. Officers of the Wo man’s Auxiliary officially install ed during the services were Mrs. James C. Bardin, Manteo, presi dent; Mrs. Ernest Yeates, vice president; and Mrs. Mae Brinkley. Manteo, treasurer. Following the services at St. Andrews, those attending the services were guests of the Wo man’s Auxiliary at a Coffee Hour See BISHOP, Page Four PRESIDENT INVITED TO ATTEND "THE LOST COLONY" St f 1 ' WPS Sr I ■ ■ ■- - ■ i ; - a Kt j IL t MEMBERS of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, accompanied by Bishop Thomas H. Wright, Wilmington, called on President Eisenhower at the White House to extend an invitation to him to speak at Fort Raleigh and attend the showing of the drama “The Lost Colony”. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner for the Governor and the Delegation and Bishop Wright for the Roanoke Island Historical Society, extended the invitation to the President. Shown above, from the left, are Senator W. Kerr Scott, President Eisen hower, Bishor Wright and First District Representative Bonner. Standing in the background is Jack Spain, Administrative Assistant to Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (Photo by Seth Muse) MANTEO FIREMEN HONORED 1 AT DINNER LAST THURSDAY, Ivey Evans, Retired Fire Chief, Presented j Watch and Gift of SIOO The Manteo firemen were guests of honor last Thursday eve ning at a dinner given by W. B. Fearing and M. K. Fearing in Fearing’s Case in Manteo. Ray mond Wescott, fire chief, was master of ceremonies, George Crees, assistant chief, read a let ter of appreciation from the Town of Manteo.' Ivey Evans, recently retired fire chief, was presented a watch for service to Roanoke Island during the many years he served in that capacity. The watch was a gift from the Fire Department, as also was a gift of SIOO from the department’s Social Fund, which is contributed to by the firemen and by donations from people who have appreciated their services in time of need. Among those present in addi tion to those named above were Newton Davis, president; Guy Midgett, vice-president; Edwin See FIREMEN, Page Four HATTERAS BOY SERVING WITH U. S. SEVENTH FLEET Formosa (FHTNC) Aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Essex is Crawford R. Austin, Jr., commissaryman first class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford R. Austin and husband of Mrs. Stella H. Austin, all of Hatteras. The Essex, along with other carriers and supporting ships of the U.S. 7th Fleet, have been par ticipating in the evacuation of the Tachen Islands. The Essex has been launching her Banshee, Cougar and Panther jet fighters and propeller driven Skyraiders day and night to help with the success of the operation. GOVERNOR HODGES ON OCRACOKE ISLAND K.~ ■ 1 GOVERNOR LUTHER HODGES seems well pleased as he chats with Noel Yancey, manager of the Raleigh bureau of the Associated Press, on historic Ocracoke Island. The picture was made last Saturday when the Governor and a delegation from Raleigh visited Ocracoke and prom ised a start on the long-needed road to connect the island with other parts of North Carolina. (Photo by Ben Dixon Mac Neill) MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1955 1 ARMY ENGINEERS TO DEEPEN OCRACOKE CHANNEL TO 12 FT. i Washington, March B.—'Wallace Channel in the Ocracoke Inlet area is to be dredged to a depth of 10 feet, Rep. Graham A. Barden and Herbert C. Berne- were informed this week by Brig. Gen. E. C. Itschner, Corps of U. S. Army En gineers. The two Eastern N. C. Congress men have consistently pressed for increasing the depth of the chan nel, which is the gateway to Pam lico Sound and is used extensively in commercial fishing. Last year they were successful in having the dredging project incorporated in the Rivers and Harbors Act, with an authorization of SIBB,OOO for in creasing the depth to 12 feet. While the present proposal falls two feet short of the original au thorization, both Barden and Bon ner expressed gratification that Wallace Channel is to get this par tial relief, looking forward to the full authorized depth of 12 feet at a later date. Itschner said the proposed dredging “is considered of an emergency nature” and “it is ex pected that dredging operations will be initiated at the earliest practicable date during this spring.” With a view toward further de velopment of navigation in the See CHANNEL, Page Four MANNS HARBOR HOLINESS HAS TRUMPETER PREACHER Revival services are being con ducted at the Manns Harbor Holi ness Church each evening at 7:30 from Now through March 20 by Rev. W. C. Unruh of Atlanta, Ga. In addition to being a preacher, Rev. Unruh is also a trumpet play er and promises special music at each service. BUY EASTER SEALS TO HELP CRIPPLED CHILDREN Drive Begins March 10; Mrs. W. B. Fear ing of Manteo Is Chairman for Dare County [ The annual Easter Seal sale for I the benefit of crippled children , will begin Thursday, March 10, according to announcement by Mrs. W. B. Fearing of Manteo, chairman for Dare County. Mrs. Ephey Priest of Manteo is secre tary-treasurer. These two, to gether with Dr. W. W. Johnston, Miss Delnoy Burrus and Miss Bessie Draper, constitute the board, and they stated that they had received great co-operation in the past, which they appreciat ed, and hope to receive the same fine co-operation again this year. Letters containing the seals are being mailed out and each person receiving one is asked to sen in a contribution promptly. In case the seals are not wanted, Mrs. . Fearing stated it was not neces sary to return them. Also it is possible that a number of people I who would like to contribute might not receive one of these Ict . ters, but their contributions will ; be welcome. They can be mailed to Mrs. Fearing or Mrs. Priest in . Manteo. Coin cards are being sent to the school children, and each child who returns the card with coin or coins attached will receive a pink Easter bunny pin. NARROW ESCAPE FROM BOMB CAUGHT IN NETS Carl Mann, Commercial fisher man of Manns Harbor, mainland village of Dare County conceded Saturday that he was a lucky man. On Friday while towing net in Croatan Sound hoping to catch crabs he landed a World War II bomb or depth charge. Taking it ashore someone suggested that the Navy should be notified. On Saturday a Navy demolition squad went to Manns Harbor, saw what it was and went about business of exploding same. The blast was so terrific that many windows in stores and residences of Manns Harbor were shattered and shock of blast also shook windows in Manteo on Roanoke Island and resort villages along the beach. Someone jokingly stated that it was “the last shot of World War II.” Carl Mann’s comment was, “No telling where me and my boat would be today if that thing had gone off when it got fouled in my net.” FINE FOR FIGHTING AND THROWING POP BOTTLE Jerry Bell McClease, young Manteo Negro, was fined $lO and costs of court, and ordered to pay for some window panes at the home of Geo. A. Wise, his uncle. Mrs. Wise had brought charges that CcClease had thrown a pop bottle through a window at two men, employed as bridgeworkers, who slept in their home—namely George Brimmer and James Davis. Davis was also fined $lO and costs for assaulting McClease next day. IMMEDIATE START ON $300,000 INITIAL ROAD PROJECT FOR OCRACOKE ISLAND ASSURED Governor Hodges’ Visit Assures Beginning of Section of Road To Unite Ocracoke and Hat teras Islands; Visit of Official Party Saturday Pleases Islanders and Assures Citizens of Their Place in The Slate's Economy. N. J. TOLAR HEADS DARE NCEA UNIT FOR NEXT TERM Dr. Herbert Mulholland of N. C. Department of Pubic Instruc tion Guest Speaker N. J. Tolar of Manteo, school supervisor for Dare County, was elected president of the Dare I County unit of the N.C.E.A. Sat urday when the Dare group met for a luncheon at the Arlington Hotel at Nags Head. Other of ficers elected were Rev. R. E. Rayle, Jr., of Buxton, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Fred Trew of Nags Head, secretary; and Mrs. Irene B. Midgett of Kill Devil Hills, treasurer. Mr. Tolar was also named delegate to the state con vention at Asheville . The speaker for the day was Dr. Vester Mulholland, director of re search and statistics of the N. C. department of public instruction. He used as his topic the problem of public relations in connection with school problems. Mrs. Violet Austin of Hatteras, retiring president, presided at the luncheon. She made the address of welcome and introduced the guests, who included Herbert Set tlemeyre of the extension division of N. C. State College, who ac companied Dr. Mulholland; Miss Sarah Halliburton of Kill Devil Hills; members of the county and local school boards; and the teachers of Dare County. Robert L. Terrell pronounced the invoca tion and Mrs. Wallace Mustian of Kill Devil Hills rendered special accordion selections. Mrs. D. E. Evans, county superintendent, •in troduced the speaker." A turkey dinner was served. 1955 RED CROSS DRIVE IS GETTING UNDERWAY Mrs. P. J. M. Bayne, Chairman, An nounces Committees; Good Response Expected Alter Help For Hazel Damage Mrs. P. J. M. Bayne, Chairman of the 1955 Fund Drive for the American Red Cross for Dare County has annoupced the names of most of her district captains for most areas. As announced, these names are: Duck, Mrs. Car rie Whitson; Kitty Hawk, Mrs. Minnie Toler Colington, Mrs. Ida Meekins; North end of beach, Mrs. Ruby Culpepper and Mrs. P. P. M. Bayne; central area of beach, Mrs. Mary Youth; south end of beach, Mrs. Theresa Tillett; Wanchese, Mrs. Myrtlt Tillett; Manteo Negro Community, Miss Lottie Simmons; Manteo Presi dential, Mrs. Marguerite Umph lett; Manteo Business Houses, Wallace Gray. Chairman of Hat teras Island and for the commu nities on the mainland will be an nounced within the next few days. Mrs. Bayne reports that the ini tial response to the fund drive has been excellent. Many residents of Dare County realize that the Red Cross furnished a great deal of help after Hurricane Hazel last fall. She points out that funds sent into the county when we needed them most, represented about eight times what Red Cross collected in the County last year. f ... .... ISLAND RESIDENTS BECOME LOST COLONY ACTORS EACH SUMMER Manteo.—Paul Green’s sym phonic drama THE LOST COL ONY which will have its 15th sea son premiere in Waterside Thea tre at Fort Raleigh, here on Ro anoke Island, July 1, has played an important role in the economy of Manteo and the Dare Coast since it was launched here back in 1937, according to Melvin R. Daniels, a member of the board of directors of Roanoke Island His torical Association. Daniels, who was one of the founders of the drama, now America’s longest-lived outdoor production to operate continuous ly each summer for so many years, made the foregoing state ment this week as General Man ager Dick Jordan was making ready for island tryouts for parts in the show. The tryouts will be See ISLANDERS, Page Four Single Copy 70 By ALICE K. RONDTHALER Ocracoke, March 7.—Venit, Vidit, Vicit: he came, he saw, he conquered! It is typical of Ocra cokers. They are not talking so much these first days following the Governor’s visit about the money which Governor Luther H. Hodges made available to them for the building of a long-desired road between Hatteras and Ocra coke; they are talking about the man himself. “That’s a fine man. You can tell it by just looking at him, even before he says anything at all.” Further days will bring in adequate discussion of the money and the road! The individualism which marks all Ocracokers will bring forth a hundred and one ideas which will gradually be amalgamated with those of high way officials and engineers into a concrete road! As the Governor said, “We must be patient. There are difficulties. It will take time and money. But the chief thing is to make a start.” Governor Hodges touched the innate desires of many Ocracokers when he hoped that spoiling would not come with progress. “Keep the good traits of character inherent in your background and history—simple, honest living, in formal lawful relationships, with out law”. . . “You deserve to share in the glories, opportunities, and the problems of this great State” ... “Invite the world in and show them the friendliness that exists here at Ocracoke, but try to main tain the characteristics that have made you great and simple, to me these are synonymous.’ Ocracoke was not fully prepared for the direct and definite an nouncement made by A. H. Gra ham, Chairman of the State High way Commission. Most people had expected interest and promise of support from the visiting main land officials, but the statement that the Governor had allocated $200,000 of the Highway Surplus Fund and that the Highway De partment had added SIOO,OOO, making a total of $300,000, clinched the matter in a direct way that appealed to the well known straight-forwardness of all Ocracokers. This was no beating around the bush; this was beating ’ the bush itself. March 5, 1955 will be a day long remembered here. Nature herself provided one of those rare and perfect June days. An hour before the Governor and his party were due to arrive by helicopter ■ from Cherry Point, out came the j sun, away rolled the clouds: beautiful blue sky above, beauti j ful blue water beneath, gentle . breezes stirring the sea oats, brightly dressed children, men and . women, all walking or riding gaily to the station to greet the Governor and his party at eleven o’clock. (No, not to the railroad . station; Ocracoke’s only reminder of such mainland din is the con . tinual pounding of the surg on ; the Atlantic Ocean beach, which ■ at times sounds like a long, long [ freight train going en sly over • a long- long trestle.) h 3this was the U. S. Coast Guard Station j where the helicopters land. Ocra- • coke’s Boy Scouts, mounted on 1 Banker Ponies, added a dash of ; color to the event as they gallop ed up. Boy-like they were the first to spot the big black birds coming out of the southwest horizon to flutter down before the expectant crowd. Their scotmaster, Capt. I Marvin Howard, was one of the first to shake the Governor’s hand. Friends from North, South, and ■ West had come to enjoy the day at Ocracoke. From the North they ■ had come by ferry and jeep over • the rough, sandy “inside” ruts ’ that will sometime become the t new road. From the South they 1 had come the previous .lay by . three-hour mail trip on the Dol t phin from Atlantic. And from the •vest they had come by boa- across Pamlico Sound, using the means ; and the route that Ocracokers f have used for the past one hun r dred and ten years to reach their - County Seat at Swan Quarter, r Many a child’s eye was focused - on Highway Patrolman Bill Wil- - liams of Hyde County, who with f his uniform and “real gun” was a s sight not familiar with this peace : ful village. See OCRACOKE, Page Five
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