VOLUME XXI NO. 47 FEW LOCAL RACES; 1 LIGHT VOTE SEEN SATURDAY PRIMARY Governor Hodges and Ervin Seen All Out in Front, County Candidates Few There are few local races in the counties, and a comparatively light . vote is expected to turn out in Saturday’s primary election this week, May 26. On the state ticket, Governor Luther H. Hodges is expected to stand way out ahead of all four of his opponents, one of whom is Harry Stokely, former ly of Elizabeth City, but now with the other two contenders against Hodges, living in the Charlotte area. These three candidates have made comparatively no impression in this campaign. The two other candidates for Governor not named above are C. E. Earle Jr. and Tom lawyer. There are five candidates for Lieutenant Governor, of whom the leading one in this area appears to be Alonzo Edwards of Hooker ton in Greene County. The four others are KidJ Brewer of Raleigh, J. V. Whitfield of Burgaw, Gurney P. Hood of Raleigh and Luther E. Earnhardt of Concord. Commissioner of Agriculture L. Y. Ballentine is opposed by Kermit U. Gray of Winston-Salem. Frank Crane, Commissioner of Labor, is opposed by James R. Farlow and H. D. Lambeth Jr. Marshall Kurfees, Mayor of Winston-Salem, who opposes Sena tor Sam Ervin is not expected to make any serious dent in Ervin’s armor, so little is Kurfees regard ed outside his home jtown. Charles Gold is opposed at Stae Insurance Commissioner but Gold is expected to be returned to office. His opponent is John N. Frederick. In the Second Senatorial Dis trict which embraces the Southern Albemarle Counties, Senator Ed ward L. Owens of Plymouth is expected to be renominated for the customary second term, under a traditional arrangements between the seven counties, and the other senator is to come from Martin See POLITICS, Page Eight JUDGE FRIZELLE TO PRESIDE IN DARE COURT ON MONDAY Superior Court in Dare County is scheduled to convene Monday, May 28th with Judge J. Paul Frizzelle of Snow Hill presiding. Judge Frizzelle is an old favorite in Dare County, having appeared here many times in the past 30 years. Few felony cases, that is, cases involving prison terms appear on the docket for trial, but these in clude for the first time a charge involving the burning of lands near Manns Harbor some weeks ago. Martin Buren Twiford and Thurston Gray of Stumpy Point are upon appeal from Recorders Court charged with setting fire to lands of the West Virginia Pulp & paper Co. Colas Edwards, James Batten and Bernice Armstrong are also up on appeal, charged with the lar ceny of an automobile. Hubert Am brose and Amos Crain of Manns Harbor are charged with stealing equipment from a boat at Manns Harbor. John Herbert Bowser is charged with the non-support of his illegiti mate child. Norman Ward is also facing a similar charge. Ray Ambrose is up on appeal charged with violating the game laws. Alice Williams of Wanchese is up on appeal, charged with allow ing an unlicensed person to drive an automobile. Doran Washington and Paul L. Davenport are charged with lar ceny of personal property. Jesse Mackey is upon appeal, charged with driving while drunk. Louis L. Mann is also charged with careless and reckless driving. On the civil side of the docket is a case long delayed set for trial at this term. C. C. Duvall, Bobby Beasley and Edward White are being sued for damages as the result of an accident in which a truck owned by the defendants i was in collision with an automo bile in which injuries were sus tained by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Green and Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Gaskins ; Jr., of Manteo some three years i ago. The truck was driven by 1 James Edward Rickard, an em ploye of the defendants. i I D. C. JAYCEES ON ANNUAL FISHING TRIP TO NAGS HEAD i .IM. ■ ■ 1 Nags Head.—Eleven Washing- i ton, D. C. Jaycees on their annual i outing at the Arlington Hotel, i Nags Head, during the week end i landed 625 bluefish in two days < of trolling at Oregon Inlet i THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN BONNER TO SPEAK IN MANTEO THE GRADUATING CLASS of the Manteo High School will have as speaker Hon. Herbert C. Bon ner, Congressman, who will speak at 8 p.m. in the high school audi torium, Friday, June 1. The public is cordially invited to attend, and many of his old Coast Guard friends are expected to come to Manteo for the occasion. Mr. Bon ner’s last speech to a graduating class in Manteo High School was on May 12, 1942. He is one of the most popular and interesting speakers on these occasions, and a large attendance is predicted for next week. FOUR MUSEUMS IN DARE COUNTY ARE IN THE PLANNING Historical Group at Nags Head Last Week Heard Park Service Officials Nags Head.—More than 60 per . sons attended a two-day regional ' session of the N. C. Literary and Historical Association here last ' week end. Os the total number , present about 15 were residents of ( the Dare Coast. The finale of the two-day ses sion featured a trip to the villages of Hatteras Island where points of historical interest were visited. On Friday evening the association held its banquet at the Carolinian Dthe Croatan Hotel on Tuesday night. Tom Briggs, president of the Chamber, presided at the meeting. Because of time element, the contest this year would not be on as large a scale as similar contests in June of 1957-58. Colling gave the group assurance, however, that a minimum of 10 and possibly more contestants would be in the statewide competition this year. The winner would become the Miss Universe Contest’s “Miss North Carolina” and she woujd receive an all-expense trip to Long Beach on the west coast to compete for “Miss United States” a title which will give the one selected an oppor tunity to become the outstanding beauty of the 4vorld. Except furnishing accommoda tions and meals for contestants, which many vacation operators readily agreed to do, expenses for staging the event would be paid from admission charges to the con test here. It would be a three-day event—and this year it would be in lata June- . 1 COMMENCEMENT IN MANTEO ON FRIDAY, JUNE I Congressman Herbert C. Bonner To Deliver Address; Bacca laureate Service Sun day Night Manteo High School will begin the final week of the school year with its baccalaureate service on Sunday evening at eight o’clock in the school auditorium. The ser mon will be delivered by Rev. L. A. Aitken, pastor of the Manteo Methodist Church. Rev. A. L. G. Stephenson of Stumpy Point Methodist Church will pronounce the invocation; Rev. F. B. Din widdie, pastor of the Roanoke Is land Baptist Church, will read the scripture; and Rev. C. W. Guthrie of the Wanchese Methodist Church will pronounce the benediction. Mrs. James Browh of Manteo will be vocal soloist On Friday evening, June 1, also at eight o’clock, the graduation exercises will take place, Congress man Herbert C. Bonner will be the speaker. He will be presented by Mrs. Mary L. Evans, Dare County superintendent of schools, Ann Daniels will lead the invocation, the salutatory will be given by Thelma Jean Williams, and Carl Hayes will be valedictorian. Prin cipal R. H. Stone will present the awards and the diplomas. After the class sings its Alma Mater, Davis Ballance will pronounce the benediction. Candidates for graduation are Davis Ballance, Tommy Biggs, Donald Ray Clark, Rojr Gray, Joseph Carl Hayes, Paul Reubin Midgett, Thomas Leon O’Neal, Stanley Scarborough; Preston Lee Sears, Roger Shannon, David Simp son, J. D. Simpson, Marion Lee Woodward, Betsy Midgett, Dottie Crumpacker,, Shelva Jean Payne, Ruth Carol Walker, and Thelma ' Jean Williams, of Manteo; Charles ■ Wylie Johnson and Edward Wil- ■ lard Wise, of Nags Head; Robert • Graham Wise, and Marie Jo Anne Hooper, of Stumpy Point; Hope Ambrose o.f Manns Harbor; Ruth Cudworth, Elizabeth Ann Daniele, Betty Jo Love and Patricia Parker i of Wanchese. Mascots will be Julie Ann New i man and Carl Walker. Commence i ment marshals are Richard Shan- See EXERCISES, Page Five "■ . ' ” 11 1 • »■ mi ■■ ft FishingaWtiunting g U AS REPORTED BY AYCOCK BROWN H aw— t e LARGEST LARGEMOUTH IS t LANDED BY N. J. ANGLER j Nags Head. • Largest large , mouth bass of the 1956 season for i’ Colington fresh waters here in the Nags Head section was caught on Wednesday by Larry Mauer, Ir vington, N. J. The fish scaled in at seven pounds and nine ounces, several hours after it was caught and had probably lost two or : three ounces through dehydration. Mauer’s fishing companion was - H. S. Yuhas of Tenafly, N. J. , Their guide was Wakeman Beas -1 ley of Colington. ‘ WANCHESE BASED BOATS j MAKING CATCHES OF BLUES Wanchese. Anglers fishing t from charter boats which have Wanchese as their home ports have ( been making unusually good catch ( es of bluefish recently, according . to Mack Etheridge of Mack’s Fish . ing Center here. Most of the par , ties have averaged more than 100 blues per boat in daily catches J during the past week. Typical of , the catches reported: J. B. Oliver and party (4) Rich mond, Va., landed 130 blues fish , ing from Capt. Willie Etheridge’s charter boat “The Boys.” Another , party headed by H. K. Pickett of , Alexandria, boated 230 blues while ; trolling from Capt. Etheridge’s boat. Another Richmond party headed by H. W. Childress, trolling from i the Capt. Angelo, skippered by Capt. Charles Wescott, caught 115 blues. J. E. Keel and party of Ahoskie fishing a half day with Capt. Jerry Turner, local skipper, caught 78 blues and a Cincinnati, Ohio party aboard Capt. Joe Berry's Phyllis Mae accounted so 53 in a half day of fishing. A total of 225 blues was land ed by A. J. Jajoe and party of Washington, D. C. fishing with Capt Sam Tillett of Wanchese and Nags Head. ' One of the best catches of the week was reported by Capt. Jesse Etheridge,, skipper of the charter MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1956 ATLANTIC FLEET CHAPLAIN TO SPEAK AT RODANTHE ?* X. * W > : w’ i ' ‘ f ’ ■••<■ «£■■ *’ ~ Among the many events that are scheduled Jurie 15, 16 and 17, at Rodanthe, none are expected to have greater .appeal than the Me morial Service at the Rodanthe Church which is to be highlighted with a sermon by Capt. Roy E. Bishop, .USN, Chaplain of the At lantic Fleet, out of the Naval Base in Norfolk, and concluded by a solo sung* by Robert Midgett of Manteo. This service will be held in Fair haven Methodist Church, Rodan the, of which Rev. A. G. Tyson is pastor, on Sunday morning, June 17. Asa H. Gray is chairman of the religious program. Capt Bishdp has quite a diversi fied record in the service. A native of .Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Chaplain Bishop grad uated from Sunnyside High School in 1926. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Randolph- Macon College in 1930 and his Bachelor of Divinity Degree from Union Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia, < three years later. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Randolph- Macon College in June of 1950. Before entering the Navy Chap lain Corps in »1936, Chaplain Bish op was minister of the Methodist Church at Amherst, Virginia. Before the war he served as Chaplain of the USS Richmond, the USS Memphis and the USS Mississippi. Subsequently, he was assigned for two years in the U. S. See EVENT, Page Five boat Caredwyn when W. P. Morris t of Jackson, N. C. and party boated 269 blues in a single day of fishing. - Other parties and their catches r made from Capt. Etheridge’s Car s edwyn during the past week end i included: J. W. Foreman and Will - Foreman of Elizabeth City, 156 i blues on Friday; Jack Gale and , party, Newport News, Va., on Sat t urday accounted for 250 and Ru r dolph Schneider and party of Hor . nell, N. Y. caught 115 on Monday, s Mack Etheridge’s report indicat . ed that most of the blues taken by ■ anglers fishing with Wanchese guides and aboard Wanchese boats were landed on white nylon lures. “Actually though the blues which , are ranging from three quarters ’ to one and half pounds each are so plentiful, and hungry, they are ’ striking just about anything troll ’ ed in the wake of charter boats,” ' said Etheridge. » FIVE ANGLERS LANDED ■ 450 BLUES WEDNESDAY [ Wanchese.—Five anglers using white nylon lures and trolling from Capt. Jesse Etheridge’s cruiser yacht Caredwyn of Wanchese on Wednesday probably made the best 1 catch of bluefish of the season to ’ date when they landed 450 blue fish weighing from one-half to one and one-half pounds each. Anglers sharing in this record catch were Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Sexton of Shady Lane, Pittsburgh, Penna., Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Line berry of Route 1, Bluefield, W. Va., and John C. Shelton Jr. of Green up, Ky. The catch was a continuation of excellent bluefishing experienced by anglers trolling in Oregon Inlet this week, or as for that matter by all anglers fishing Hatteras In let, and the surf from the Nags Head area southward to Ocracoke Island. On the Dare Coast this week to enjoy the excellent fishing and to write stories about it all in their columns were John Randolph, out door editor of New York Times and Mrs. Randolph and also See FISHING, Page Five SCHOOL FINALS BEGIN SUNDAY AT KITTY HAWK Dr. Amos Abrams Commencement Speaker; Baccalaureate Ser mon by Rev. A. C. D. Noe Sunday Night Commencement exercises at Kitty Hawk school will begin Sun day evening, May 27, at eight o’clock with the baccalaureate serv ices in the Kitty Hawk Methodist Church. Rev. A. C. D. Noe, rector of St.-Andrews-by-the-Sea Episco pal Church, will deliver the sermon, and Rev. W. B. Gregory, pastor of the Kitty Hawk Methodist Church, will read the scripture and lead in prayer. B. P. Ward, prin cipal of the school, will introduce the speaker, and Mrs. G. A. Whit field will be pianist. All responses, the anthem and the benediction will be sung by the school’s glee club. On Thursday evening, May 31, the graduating exercises will take place in the school auditorium at eight o’clock. The speaker for the occasion will be Dr. W. Amos Abrams of Raleigh, editor of the North Carolina Education Associa tion Magazine. Dr. Abrams will be introduced by principal B. P. Ward, who will also present the awards. A. L. Hines will award the diplo mas. The invocation will be given by Rev. W. B. Gregory; the salu tatory by Susan Sanderlin; and the valedictory by Gary Scarborough. Mrs. G. A. Whitfield will be pianist. Members of the graduating class are Gary Scarborough, Susan Sanderlin, Janice Pugh, Conley Beacham and Phillip Sawyer. Mas cots are Iris Parker and Jerry Davis. Sidney Mann will be chief marshal, assisted by Rae Meekins and Earl Perry. On Monday night, May 28, at eight o’clock in the school audi torium, Mrs. V. S. Mayberry will present her music students in re cital. This will include perform ances by five voice students, four piano students and the school glee club. Graduation exercises for the eighth grade will take place in the auditorium at eight o’clock Wed nesday evening, May 30. Noah Toler, former school supervisor for Dare County, will be the speaker. Members of the class are Foster Spruill, Bobby Scarborough, Leroy Wlffiams, James ■ Miller, "Dolma Midgett, Sarp Liverman, Jr., Fred Murdock, Gary Perry, Kathy Washburn, Eloise Maann, Brady Rogers, Karen Peterson, Virginia Perry, Bobby Sullivan and Dallas Beacham. DARE BEAUTIES INVITED TO ENTER JUNE COMPETITION Dare Coast beauties are invited by the Elizabeth City Junior Chamber of Commerce to take part in the beauty and talent contest they will sponsor early in June to select a beauty to take part in the State- Jaycee contests a few weeks later when a Miss North Carolina of 1956 will be selected. Members of the Elizabeth City Jaycees were here this week to line up contestants and at least one person from Manteo, Miss Vir ginia Hughes, local high school student, has indicated she would be in the competition. Entrants are also expected from Hatteras Island and from Stumpy Point In the contest the beauties will be judged in evening frocks for poise, in bathing suits for figure and beauty and in various talents, whatever their talent may be. Whoever is selected as Miss North Carolina in the statewide contests, goes to Atlantic City to compete for the Miss America of 1956 title. DELEGATES NAMED TO CHICAGO CONVENTION Dr. W. T. Ralph of Belhaven and Victor Meekins of Manteo were named delegates to the Na tional Democratic Convention in Chicago in August, at the State Convention in Raleigh last week. Other delegates from the. First District are J. W. Copeland of Ahoskie, J. Emmett Winslow of Hertford; alternates, D. T. House Jr. of Pitt and Fentress T. Hor ner of Pasquotank. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner was named a delegate at large from the State of North Carolina and Lloyd Griffin of Edenton al ternate. W. C. Dawson of Elizabeth City was named elector. John G. Clark of Pitt County was named Elector at large from this state. Among members of the State Democratic Executive Committee named are R. Bruce Etheridge of Dare; Mrs. Scott Topping and Ash ley Fbtrelle of Beaufort; Mrs. Dick O’Neal of Hyde and C. E. Morris of TyrreH. MAKES STEADY PROGRESS IN JHE ARMED FORCES CLYDE R. MANN, Major, U. S. Marine Corps, is one of the favor ite hometown boys who made hi! own way up the ladder, now serv ing in the Marine Corps which he joined about 14 years ago. He is the son of the late Dan E. and Elma Mann of Manteo, a brother of Mrs. Charles Evans, Mrs. H. C. Biiven and Mrs. A. L. Mann of Manteo, and Mrs. Eloise Cartwright of Grandy. He went on active duty in November 1943; was commissioned a Second Lieu tenant a year later, and a first Lieutenant in July 1946. He rose to Captain in four years and was promoted to Major in July of 1955. During World War II he served in the Pacific area. Later in Key West, Camp LeJeune, Marine Corps Headquarters in Washing ton, D. C., and is now on the staff at headquarters of the third Ma rine Division, Okinawa, where he is assistant staff officer on the General’s staff. He was schooled at Manteo High, East Carolina College, Duke University and George Washington University. He has been on his present duty since November last, and will return in February of next year. His wife is Betty Birch Mann, formerly of See MANN, Page Five FIVE CASES HEARD BY DARE COUNTY RECORDER Five cases were heard Tuesday by Judge W. F. Baum. Dare Coun ty Recorder. D. A. Rogers appeal ed from a fine of $lO for being drunk and disorderly at the Nags Head Casino, and from where the court ordered him to remain for a period of 12 months. Several other cases were sub mitted-: Freeman McKeithen of Manteo for reckless and careless driving, driving too close to anoth er car, and improper passing, paid fines totalling $35 and costs. Rob ert Ashby of Manteo paid $lO and costs for being drunk on the high way. He was also given a 12- months suspended sentence of 30 days. Jesse Mayo of Robersonville for fishing without a license on the Dare mainland, paid a $lO fine and costs. Edmond V. Chock of Buxton for speeding 70 miles in a 30-mile zone, was fined S3O and costs. Other cases previously settled were as follows: In last week’s court, cases set tled involved Fred Gallop who paid the costs for failing to observe a stop sign. John Thomas Payne, 17, failed to report an automobile ac cident and paid the costs of court. Lionel W. Robinson of Portsmouth, Va. paid $lO fine and costs for speeding 65 m.p.h. in a 55-mile zone. COMMITTEE MEETING AT RODANTHE SATURDAY NIGHT A meeting of the committee for the Chicamacomico Celebration to be held at Rodanthe honoring the Coast Guards on August 16-17 will be held Saturday night of this week, according to R. D. Owens, chairman. The meeting will be at 8 p.m. at Mirlo Beach Lodge. Mr. Owens urges a large at tendance and the public is invited, as several important matters are coming up. A nationally-known speaker or two is expected to at tend. The committee met the past Sat urday night at the Chicamacomico Motel and discussed plans for the celebration which is expected to be one of the largest on the coast this summer. POPPY DAY SATURDAY Poppies will be on sale by mem bers of the American Legion Aux iliary Saturday at Wanchese, Manteo and points on the beaches. Proceeds from the sale will go to aid families of disabled veterans, and is done in memory of the war dead. Everyone is urged to buy a poppy (or several) to further the good cause. The sale is spon sored by the auxiliary of Fort Raleigh Post of the American Legion. Single Copy 7£ HALF-MILLION FOR OREGON INLET IS APPROVED IN BILL Would Stabilize Channel and Bring Deep Water Into , Pamlico Sound First fruits of the constant work of Congressman Bonner, aided by many people in Dare County, ap peared this week in approval in the House appropriations bill by the sub-eommittee, of a fund of $570,000 for the improvement of Oregon Inlet. This is the first time funds have been included in the appropriations bill for this project, and with the steadfast in terest of Senators Ervin and Scott assured, there is now hope that funds will become a reality. Alvah H. Ward Jr. of Mauteo, who got news from Congressman Bonner's office Monday, is hopeful that at last something tangible is in sight for this much needed project The clamor for Oregon In let developed into a big campaign some ten years ago under the leadership of the late Alvah H. Ward, a Manteo businessman, and through his efforts great interest was aroused throughout Eastern North Carolina. Delegation after delegation went to Washington, and large sums were donated by the fishing interests of the state, aided by liberal support from the Dare County Commissioners. In this early effort Victor Meekins and Ben Dixon Mac Neill spent much time on the project. Mr. Ward spent much time cam paigning through the coastal coun ties, to arouse interest in the proj ect. Since his death, the work has gone on, although somewhat inter mittently. When his son returned to Manteo some three years ago, he took up the old banner, and found the same groups anxious to aid in the project. Recently the Commissioners sent a delegation to Washington to help in this cause. Among those who went to Washington recently in behalf of the project with Mr. Ward were James W. Davis of Wanchese Ruritan Club, Melvin Daniels and Lawrence Swain for the Board of Commissioners. Helping in the cause were vari ous public spirited citizens all along the Coast. The Ocracoke support was led by Stanley Wa hab. Support came from William Potter of Beaufort, Garland Ful cher of Oriental, and other prom inent fishermen and business men. Elizabeth City, Edenton, Columbia, Norfolk, Belhaven, Washington and other towns, came to the rescue in the early days. It’s been a long hard fight, and it could have been lost, had those who gave so much time to it at any time given up their struggle. The hardest work was done first. It took a lot of time and money to show those in power the need for the project. Final approval was obtained for a project that will call for the expenditure of a million dollars, when all phases recommended by engineers are complete. The present appropria tion now is prospect of becoming a reality, will be a grand start and mean much for the economic development of this region. It will bring deep water into Pam lico Sound through the inlet, and will be of immense value to vari ous nearby community ports. SANITARY DISTRICT TO BE CHOSEN IN NOVEMBER Members of the Board of the Dare Beaches Sanitary District wilt not be chosen in Saturday’s pri mary, as some people have be lieved, according to the attorney, Martin Kellogg Jr. When there are not more than six candidates, it appears that they will be chosen in the general election in Novem ber. The Board now consists of R. E. Jordan, Chairman, C. A. York and O. L. Baum, both the first two being candidates for re-elec tion. Mr. Baum is now running for County Commissioner. In addition to the two candidates for the Dis trict Board above named, other candidates who have filed are W. H. Smith and O. C. Sanderlin of Kitty Hawk and P. J. M. Bayne of Nags Head. DARE BEACHES CHAMBER TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT The annual Spring meeting of the Dare Beaches Chamber of Commerce will be held Friday night, May 28th at 8 o’clock at the Chamber’s information booth at Kitty Hawk Beach, according to announcement by the President, Mrs. Diane Johnson of the Wilbur Wright Hotel, Kill Devil Hills. This will be an important meet ing of the organisation and a full attendance is important for the planning of the season’s activities.