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zLUME XXI NO. 17 2nd DEGREE PLEA DRAWS TERM OF 8 TO 10 YEARS Dare Term of Court Lasts Only One Day; Unusual Fea tures Noted John Davis Scarborough, pleaded guilty to second degree murder of Ephraim Daniels Jr., and was sen tenced to not less than eight nor more than ten years in State’s prison, by Judge Chester Morris, who presided over the term of Dare County which lasted only a day. The Judge closer court Monday afternoon and returned to the bed side of his father who died the same evening after a long illness in Gates County. Several cases were disposed of; others were car ried over. Scarborough was tried in May court, and after a long trial, and much expense to the county, a hung jury resulted in a mistrial. This week he pleaded guilty of second degree murder. Melvin Leon Evans of Currituck, who had twice been tried, and twice freed because of hung juries in Dare, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and his plea was accepted. He had previously been charged with driving while drunk. It has cost several hundred dollars to try his case, due to inability of juries to agree. The court ordered him to pay up to $175 of the court costs and to be under good behavior for two years under penalty of a 60 day road sentence. The case of Roy Ambrose was continued. He is charged with vio lating game laws. Clayton Bowser and Frank Stewart had been sent up by Re < 'rders Judge W.F. Baum on the una I* *. the S6O they were c.»eged - e stolen is beyond his jurisdk i to try, but the court sent the case back to Judge Baum, as this limit has now been raised to SIOO which he may try. Jerry Bell McClease lost out by appealing from Judge Baum’s decision which was a simple 60- v suspended sentence, for oper g a car after his license hgd tat) Suspended. Judge Morris See COURT, Page Eight ADJOINING OWNERS SEEK NEW SURVEY AT HEALTH CENTER An appeal on the part of sev eral adjoining property owners, to the Dare County Board of Com missioners for a new survey in establishing lines of the Cape Hatteras Health Center, will come before the Board on Novem ber Bth. Amlong these property owners are C. H. Whedbee and his sister, Mrs. George Gaskins, L. D. Midgett and Mrs. Martha Barnett, and some of them claim they will lose valuable land if a survey stands, this survey having been made in 1954 giving an advantage, they allege, to E. P. White of Buxton, who is one of the commis sioners. The Cape Hatteras Health Cen ter property was conveyed to the county by the U. S. Government some six years ago, to enable the establishment of a public infirm ary which has rendered a valuable service to the people. Now that land is more valuable, nearby owners are more particular about their lines. Some of the adjoining owners feel that* the survey direct ed by the Commissioners last year gives Mr. White, who is now one of the members of the Board, a decided advantage, being some 135 feet at the expense of the neigh bors. It looks like still more ex pense for the taxpayers to assume, before a satisfactory survey will be made. > ROBERT CLAY TILLETT Robert Clay Tillett, two-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clay Tillett, died Saturday in the Lang ley Air Force Base Hospital. • Besides his parents, he is sur vived by his paternal grandpar ents, Alton Clay Tillett, of Kitty Hawk, and Mrs. Edna Bell Stone 'her. of Norfolk; maternal > Mr. and Mrs. James i, of Eureka, Calif.; paternal c-grandmothers,. Mrs. Lenora xiilett, of Kitty Hawk, and Mrs. Jennie Waterfield, of Aydlett; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Zachary, of Vaca ville, Calif. Funeral services were held Wed nesday and burial was in the Aus tin Cemetery. HATTERAS ME. REVIVAL The Rev. Tommy Tyson of Goldsboro will be the visiting preacher at the Hatteras Metho dist Church revival services start ing November 2. Services will start at 7:30 p.m. and all are invited to come. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA FIVE GENERATIONS IN THIS MANTEO GROUP w 1 ' * W'W mww siuwiwnawu j- ■ ; wSEprax S » : wdLtfWi. fefSl St i S ' 19 I . —Dan Morrill Photo, Manteo. FIVE GENERATIONS are shown in this family group headed by Capt. Columbus Midgett of Manteo, whose 89th birthday occurred this month. Reading from left to right, Mrs. Andrew Tillett; Capt. Mid gette ;Charles F. Midgett, son of Capt. Midgett and father of Mrs. Tillett. In the front are Jack Columbus Tillett, son of Mrs. Tillett, hold ing his baby daughter, Jacquelyn. WSCS GROUPS TO ASSEMBLE TUES. MANTEO CHURCH Noted Field Worker to Address Methodist Women No vember First at Mt. Olivet Mrs. W. B. Landrum of Little Rock, Ark. is to be the principal speaker next Tuesday when the Outer Banks Group will join with the rest of Dare County, and the Fas-Cur-Cam Group in a sub-dis trict meeting of the WSCS at Mt. Olivet Methodist -Utrarelr, "Manteo. Registration will begin at 9:30 and until 10 a.m. when the Man teo host group will serve coffee. ,Mrs. Landrum has been on the National staff of the Woman’s Division since 1947 and is widely experienced as District, Confer ence and Jurisdiction officer. The theme of the meeting will be •‘Building a better World.” , Mrs. Herbert Morrison of Kill Devil Hills, and Mrs. Mabel Meekins of Avon will preside at the morning and afternoon ses sions, respectively. Luncneon at $1 will be available from 12 to one p.m. The afternoon session will convene at 2:30. The Pas-Cur-Cam group will be led by Mrs. Leslie Wood of Eliza beth City. All preachers and visitors are cordially invited. PARTY TIME The Manteo Woman’s' Club is having a party for the young men and women of the community, 65 and over, on Tuesday, November 8 at the Educational Building of the Methodist Church. There will ue eats and entertainment for all. All who qualify are invited and if you need transportation to the party call Mrs. Grace Davis and transportation will be arranged for you. LOOK AT YOUR DARE COUNTY TAX NOTICES Dare County taxpayers are getting their tax notices this week. They are beginning to see a ' little more clearly what we have been telling them about. On Roanoke Is land they find this year’s taxes a third higher than last year’s. Almost as bad elsewhere in the county. Study these tax notices well. Clearly, there is a rank injustice to the people when such things happen at a time when property has grown so rapidly. The tax burden is not being fairly distributed. The county business is poor ly managed. And yet right now, the County Board is making ready to hold an other election, on the same subject of issuing jail bonds, which cost the people $3,000 in July, and was turned down by a* two to one vote. There has to be another day sometime. It would be timely now for citizens to get together, and organize a taxpayers’ association to combat what is growing into an intolerable situation. COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CANTATA PLANNED BY MANTEO METHODISTS The community Christmas Can tata to be presented December 18, 1955 is to be started on Wednes day night, November 2, at 9:00, meeting at the Methodist church in Manteo. This time was set be cause it allows those an the vari ous churches to attend their prayer services and their choir re hearsals. The practice for the can tata is to be limited to one hour and everyone is invited to come out and help make this community affair a success. It is the first time that such an effort has been made in the community and every church is invited to bring its choir and help. The contata will be un der the direction of Mrs. Catherine Meekins with Mrs. Rennie William son at the organ. The title of the cantata is “The Nativity” and it is I a musical production which will i last about an hour with the whole worship program included. The arranger for the cantata is Eric Thiman and it contains special solos for all parts with especial emphasis on the tenor and soprano. There is great need for bass voices along with a special need for alto solo voices. The sopranos and tenors will want some strong voices to carry the musical along. All churches and pastors have a special invitation to join with the other churches. Pastors and leaders are urged to announce this and to urge their people to assist in making it a great project for the community and <founty, says the committee. CECIL M. SIMPSON 73 DIES IN MANTEO Cecil Mortimer Simpson 73, a resident of Manteo for the past 12 years, died suddenly at his home on Main Street Monday night at 9:15. He was a longtime resident of Pea Ridge,' Washing ton County, but was born in Eden ton Feb. 2, 1872, son of Willitti l S. and Eugenia Gaskins SimpSon. He was a retired farmer and fisher man. In Manteo he had many friends, and he was noted for the excellent garden he maintained at his homo. He is survived by his wife, the former Orenda Midgett;' by three sons, Henry A. Simpson of Plym outh, Cecil Odell Simpson of Wash ington, D. C.', and Howard E. Simpson of Roper; two daughters. Mrs. Evia Tarkington of Elizabeth City and Mrs. Mamie Brickhouse of Columbia, by 21 grandchildren and seven great grand-children. He was a member of the Manteo Baptist Church. The funeral was conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Manteo, by the pastor, Rev. L. E. Aitken and Rev. Henry V. Napier of the Baptist Church. Burial was in the Manteo cemetery. YACHT DAMAGED MONDAY, BEACHED AT ALLIGATOR The yacht Ilene was beached Monday after striking a sub merged object on the west side of Alligator River. The Florida bound vessel will be repaired. None of the occupants were hurt. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1955 REPAIRS URGED BY GRAND JURY FOR DARE BUILDINGS Good Care For County Records Recommended; Schools Need Repairs Despite appeals made by local officials to get Judge Morris to tell the Grand Jury how bad the county needs a new courthouse and jail, that body this week in Its report did not take his charge too seriously and failed to rec ommend more than repairs to the present structure. It also recommended many re pairs to a lot of other buildings in ihe county which it appears are being neglected and allowed to run down. Geo. W. Ambrose of East Lake was appointed foreman by Clerk of Court C. S. Meekins and J. W. Davis of Wanchese was elected Clerk to the Grand Jury. The report indicated that a lot of money ought to be spent on the Kitty Hawk school including a storage room, larger bath rooms, lights and heater in music room, First grade room repairs, leaky rooms repaired and paint inside throughout the building. The brand new Negro school is leaking, and needs window panes and celotex ceiling replaced. The Manteo white school has a leaky roof. The Wanchese school needs a new wiring system be cause the “current delivered to the school is so low.” It needs water pipes covered and holes fill ed in the front yard. The Manteo gymnasium, and the community building are mighty badly in need -of repairs, the re port stated. Good care of the coun ty records was urged. Others serving on the Grand Jury were Lundy Twiford of East Lake; Henry Beasley of Colington; Charlie Spruill of Duck; Zeke Mid gett, Wayne Parker and M. M. Meekins of Kitty Hawk; Mrs. Aleta Pinner, John T. and John W. Ambrose of Manns Harbor; See REPAIRS, Page Eight BELOVED MANTEO COUPLE MARRIED 50 YEARS — ■Bl st bBkBS- I t * I i *..11 BBw * I/ - i i : . H Mr. and Mrs. Amasa J. Willis of Manteo, who observed their Golden Wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Hazel Twyne, in Manteo. Mrs. Willis, the former Dora Lee Tillett of Wanchese, and Mr. Wil lis were married October 18th, 1905 by the Rev. C. R. Taylor at the home of Mrs. Willis. i The Anniversary was quietly celebrated with a few friends calling during-the day; it was also Mr. Willis’ 75th birthday. Mr. Willis is a native of Hatteras, but has made his home on Roanoke Island for 50 years, except for a period of 5 years during which he resided in Nor folk. For the past several months both he and Mrs. Willis have made their home with their daughter'and only child, Mrs. Hazel Twyne. They have two grandchildren, Sam Midgett, Jr., who is living in San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Marjalene Thomas, who lives in Burlington, N. C. ROBERT C. ROLLINSON DIES IN A RALEIGH HOSPITAL „ u „ . . THE SIZE OF Y Robert Crisp Rollinson, 53, died , Tuesday in a Raleigh hospital It isn’t the size of your h after a lingering illness. He was a ... ™ at *° “ U native of Frisco, Dare County, and 3 mu , . j• - . x ’ inat maketh it gre; had resided there and at Buxton The frk;nds who come 6 ar all his life. He had served in the Who out of your ho Coast Guard for several years. He Will judge it not by the was the son of F J and Bethany Ifs in the gize of Rollinson and husband of Mrs. Pa- tz , tricia Rollinson. Surviving besides R IS V ® ° f h his wife are three daughters, Mrs. , ’.f 11 e wealth j Peggy Gilbert of Springdale, Mis. Inat Will make you happ Shirley O’Neal of Norfolk, Betty The lives that are a Gay Rollinson of Frisco; throe For making money is no sons, Robert Crisp Rollinson Jr. To live life well is ai of Norfolk, Victor Rollinson and How men love you how John Boyd Rollinson of Buxton; Is all in the size of y one brother, Leonard V. Rollinson “ of Frisco; and one sister, Mrs. Erskine Oden of Nags Head. V DARE COUNTY'S OLDEST MAN 94 ON OCTOBER 25 SBffwL-1 If JI I JI WILLIAM A. PERRY of Kitty Hawk is Dare County’s oldest man and a highly beloved citizen, active and still fishing nets in Currituck Sound. He thinks nothing of going out alone in his boat. In honor of his birthday, his children gave him a dinner on Sat urday preceding the event, which was Tuesday of this week. In addition to the several relatives, the Methodist minister, Rev. W. B. Gregory attended. He received a huge basket of groceries and many useful gifts and cards. He is a wonderful old man, although his years are beginning to tell on him. All friends hope he will reach 100 at least. Mr. Perry was born at New bern’s landing in Currituck Octo ber 25, 1861. He used to help his father run a grist mill. He has been married three times, and has also lived at Point Harbor, Coling- I ton and Columbia. He has spent his See PERRY, Page Eight THE SIZE OF YOUR HEART It isn’t the size of your house so much That matters so much at all It’s the gentle hand and its loving touch, That maketh it great or small. The friends who come and the hour they go, Who out of your house depart, Will judge it not by the style you show It’s all in the size of your heart. It isn’t the size of your head so much, It isn’t the wealth you found That will make you happy it’s how you touch The lives that are all around. For making money is not so hard— To live life well is an art: How men love you, how men regard, Is all in the size of your heart. —Unknown 30 FISHING CLUBS IN NAGS HEAD'S TWO-DAY TOURNEY Two-Day Event Begins Friday Morning With Headquarters at Jennette's Pier By AYCOCK BROWN Thirty fishing clubs from Wil mington, N. C. to Brooklyn, N. Y., had registered yesterday for the fourth annual Nags Head Surf Fiishing Tournament which begins Friday morning and continues through Sunday, October 30. “At least two and possibly a half dozen more clubs will have teams registered before the start ing signal begins the first of four sessions of team competition scheduled for Friday and Satur day,” said H. W. Shaner of Mar gate City, N. J., who is hera again this year to direct the piscatorial classic. Team competition will be held between 8 and 11 a.m., and 2 and /5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday evening part of the trophies and prizes, with total value of more than one thousand dollars will be awarded at the annual banquet scheduled to be held at The Carolinian, social headqlarters of the event. Then on Sunday, individual com petition for all anglers who wish to participate will be held with prizes to be award Sunday eve ning. Fishing headquarters will be at Jennette’s ishing Pier with fishing areas along the beaches of Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk. The tournament is sponsored by the Nags Head Surf Fishing Club under auspices of the Association of Surf Anglers Clubs, an inter nation organization. Warren H. Jennette Jr., is president of the sponsoring club with Comdr. W. A. Williams as vice president and Major J. L. Murphy, Secretary treasurer. Chairmen of the Tour ney committees includes beside Shaner, Julian Oneto, Pat Bayne and James Scarborough. Oneto is Chairman of the Tourney dinner arrangements committee, and other officials include Dan Harris, trans portation committee, Warren Jen nette weightmaster and Lucille S. Purser, reception committee. Teams that had registered by Thursday nocn included: Anglers Club, Margate, N. J.; Anchor Club, Nagt. Head; Beachcombers Club, Staten Island; Cornwell Club, Cornwell Heights, Penna.; Eliza beth City Fishing Club, Elizabeth City; Fishing Mermaids, Atlantic City, N. J.; Farragut Rod and Gun Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Holnresburg Fishing Club, Holmesburg, Penna.; island Anglers Club, Rocky Mount; l ong Beach Island Fishing Club, Harvey Cedars, N. J.; Lynhaven Club, Lynhaven, Va.; Merchant ville, N. J. Fishing Club; Margate City, N. J. Casting Club; Ocean City, N. J. Club; Penn Mutual Anglers Club, Philadelphia, Pa.; Pennsylvania State Association, Philadelphia; Pennsauken Sports man Club, Pennsauken, N. J.; Sandbridge, Va. Club; South Jer sey Anglers Club of Margate City; Spinmasters Club of Danville, Va.; Stone Harbor, N. J. Club; Tide water Anglers Club, Norfolk; Vir ginia Gentleman’s Fishing Club, Alexandria, Va.; Virginia Beach, Va., Fishing Club; Woman’s Surf Anglers Club of N. J.; West Phil adelphia Anglers Club, Philadel phia; Barrington Rod and Gun Club, Audubon, N. J. and the New Hanover Fishing Club, Wilming ton, N. C. SUB-DISTRICT MYF The Dare Sub-District of Meth odist Youth Fellowship is to meet at the Manteo Methodist Church, Saturday, November 5, at 11 a.m. Young people from Manteo, Wanchese, Kitty Hawk, Manns Harbor and Stumpy Point and adults interested in youth work are invited to the meeting. Single Copy 70 APPROVAL SOUGHT TO BOND DARE CO. FOR $30,000.00 Commissioners Seek Another Elec tion After State Advisory Commission Gives Approval The Dare County Board of Commissioners has published no tice that it will ask the County Government Advisory Commission in Raleigh for approval to issue $35,000 in bonds to add to other money the county now has to build a jail at Hatteras and at Manteo. Unless the citizens of the county make successful objection to the commission against this proposal, the county board will hold another election. Similar approval was got ten in July, and an election held, and the people voted down the project two to one but some $3,000 of the people’s money was wasted. So far as can be determined at this time, the people are still in the mood not to approve the waste ful courthouse and jail scheme as outlined. Many people are in a bel ligerent frame of mind over the persistence of the board in so lightly passing over the vote held; over the waste of money in mak ing plans and holding an election, when the citizens have expressed their will. Most citizens appear to be dis gusted with the action of the board in going ahead on this project when they have already raised taxes outrageously this year, and have already had the brass to put on an extra jail and courthouse tax, as may be seen by the tax notices now being mailed out. There is some talk of calling a mass meeting with the view of organizing a sufficient number of taxpayers who will finance a court battle against the waste and ex travagance now in vogue in Dare County. Due in part to these high taxes, and the possibility of putting on more for the courthouse and jail in Manteo, many people who have been interested in acquiring ex tra school facilities are beginning to fear the voters will not approve those either. Citizens of Kitty Hawk are try ing to get their people to vote a $200,000 bond issue on their town ship alone, in order to build a high See BONDS, Page Eight ISLAND STUDENTS CONCLUDE ANNUAL WASHINGTON TRIP Ocracoke Seniors and Juniors Didn't Wait For Spring This Season For Trip to Capital Seniors and Juniors of Ocracoke High School are back from' a de lightful visit in Washington, D. C. They were accompanied by Mrs. Theodore Rondthaler of the Ocra coke school faculty. For several years it has been a custom for seniors and juniors to visit Wash ington, D. C., but previously the trips have always been made in March or April. The group found Washington far cooler and far less crowded in mid-October. They visited the Capitol, the Supreme Court which was in session, the Washington Monument, Lee Man sion and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, the Museum of Natural History, the Arts and Industries Building of the Smith sonian group, the F. 8.1., the Bu reau of Engraving and Printing, the Aquarium in the Commerce Building, the Washington Cathe dral, the Archives Building, and for lighter diversion the airport, the zoo, Cross Creek Park, Hains Park, and several good movies. They were delightfully entertain ed by Washington friends who are Ocracoke enthusiasts. They enjoy ed Sunday dinner at the airport with Mrs. Charles Runyon, Nina, John, and Anne Runyon and visit ed that evening at the Runyon home in Georgetown. Mrs. G. H. Klinck took them to several in teresting places in her car on Tuesday and entertained them at a Hot Shoppe Restaurant. They were entertained at the Peking Restaurant at an all-Chinese din ner by Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Grayson, Mr. and Mrs. Gray, and Mr. and Mrs. John Beal, and chil dren, all of whom have enjoyed Ocracoke summer vacations dur ing the past two years. It was de lightful to renew friendships, made at Ocracoke, in Washington. H. W. O’Neal, a native of Ocracoke who works in Washington, gave the group a delightful S & W dinner and an evening at the movies with “Francis joins the Navy” as one of the features. Mrs. Rondthaler visited friends in the Department of the Interior and had the opportunity to meet See STUDENTS, Page Eight
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