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VOLUME XXII NO. 35 COASTLAND NEWSPAPERS PLAN BIG EDITION REVIEWING GAINS AS APRIL CELEBRATION OPENS The biggest celebration yet held in Dare County is planned for a three-day period beginning April 24th, and the week ahead, Coast land Newspapers plan a large il lustrated edition reviewing gains that have been made in the South ern Albemarle Counties during the past 25 years. This material will be carried in The Coastland Times of Manteo, the Hyde County Herald and The Belhaven Pilot It will be lavishly illustrated with pictures and arti cles dealing with those individuals and firms who have had a part in making the recent wonderful his-, tory and progress of this region. It will carry advertising of and stories about those contractors, and other firms and individuals who have executed the big projects that have been completed, including roads, bridges, memorials and oth er large construction jobs. All firms and persons who are interested in taking part in this Coastland Progress Edition should immediately address Coastland Newspapers, Box 428, Manteo, N. C. It will be an issue of these pa- IMPORTANT WEATHER STATION TO BE READY BY SEASON OF 1957 By AYCOCK BROWN Cape Hatteras.—lnstallation of equipment for one of the most im portant U. S. Weather Stations in the world is now taking place here at Cape Hatteras and when the Hurricane Season rolls around dur ing late summer, as the Hurricane Season does each year along the Atlantic Coast, everything will be in readiness for detecting potential or approaching storms. C. A. Wardman is observer in charge of the new facility which he says will be designated as the Weather Bu reau Office, Cape Hatteras, “as we feel this name most effectively pin points our location for public rela tions purposes.” For the most part this new r bu reau office with all of its modern devices for checking the weather for which Cape (jatteras is famous, regardless of whether it/is the sub-tropic Gulf Stream tempered climate that causes citrus fruit to grow easily along with tropical plants of various kinds, or the blustery storms, that occasionally envelope the region, will be the operational devices used in recent years at the old weather bureau . office in Hatteras Village, some seven' or eight miles southwest of the new location. There will be certain observa tions continued at Hatteras, it was stated, such as a cooperatvie temp erature and precipitation recording sub-station and also a storm warn ing station. Both of these Hatteras village projects will be handled by Damon Gray Sr., of Hatteras. Largest Radar The new station here will main tain its key position in the Bu reau’s hurricane warning network. “Our radar is still the largest storm detection set in existence being equalled only by two similar sets recently installed at Nan tucket and San Juan.” said Ward man. “We trust that we will be able to obtain information from the radar that will be valuable not only for immediate purposes, but which will also be of value in the eventual development of improved hurricane forecasting procedures,” he added. Completely Modern The new station will be com pletely modern and this will be re flected by some of the new equip ment being installed. New wind, pressure and temperature record ing equipment will be available here in the near future, it was stated. “In addition we are installing a 20 kw. generator for use during periods of commercial power fail ure and will retain our 1,000 watt radio transmitter for emergency communications and facsimile transmissions. We will be connect ed to at least one national teletype weather network which will enable us to provide warning service to residents of this area and summer vacationists,” said Wardman. HYDE MAN NAMED HEAD OF N. C. FARM WRITERS r - Thos. E. Spencer,. Engelhard native who began his newspaper career with the Hyde County Her ald and is now on the staff of the Washington Daily News, has been named President of the N. C. Farm Writers Association which recent ly met in Raleigh. Thos. E. is noted for his civic spirit, and his excel lent farm coverage for his newr paper. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA pers which many people will treas ure as souvenirs of an important event. We expect to carry articles re viewing the history of this region, and of those organizations and activities which have done most to develop it. We want articles about the Lighthouse Service, the Coast Guard, the Army and Navy, Air Force, and many other branches of the Service as they apply to this region. We expect to carry reviews of progress in schools, in transpor tation, tourist accommodations, etc. Don’t forget to write us or phone us. WRIGHT MEMORIAL ROADS TO BE RESURFACED SOON Kill Devil Hills.—The circle driveway, trails and other roads in the immediate vicinity of Wright Brothers National Monument are date, it was stated today by Horace Dough, superintendent of the NPS reservation where the first air plane flights were made on Decem ber 17, 1903. “Contractors interested in doing the improvements may be interest ed to know that bids for the con struction job will be received at the Memorial Monument headquar ters this week,” said Dough. They will be opened at 2 o’clock on Thursday February 28.” “Specifications for the contract may be seen at our office,” he added. The paving material to be used, or for which bids are being received include sand asphalt and bitumous paving. The driveways and trails have seen heavy traffic in recent years due to the annual increase in num ber of persons who have visited the site. In addition to the magni ficent pylon-styled monument at the top of the Hill, the properties now include replicas of the Wright Brothers hangar, living quarters and workshop of 1903. The latter are located near a granite boulder which marks the actual take-off point of the first flight and three subsequent flights by the Wrights in their powered-airplane on De cember 17, 54 years ago. THE GOOD OLD AMERICAN PEOPLE HOW THEY LOVE TO BE HUMBUGGED Two Recent Instances To Remind How We Have Been Taken In In Our Coastland Communities. One a Great Preacher, Teacher, Doctor; Another, A Minister Who Worked Wonders. BUSY GENIUS WHO WAS ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN A new, well-liked schoolmaster on the remote island of North Haven, Maine, has been identified as a brilliant poseur and faker, who as “Dr. Joseph C. Cyr,” suc cessfully served as a surgeon aboard the Canadian destroyer Cayuga during Koreafi hostilities. He also had distinguished, though brief, careers as theolo gian and doctor of philosophy. State police Detectives James Milligan and Millard Nickerson said that on the island the man arrested went by the name of Martin Danniel Godgart, and was superintendent of the Baptist Sun day school and a Boy Scout leader. But the police said he admitted he is Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., of Lawrence, Mass. He was charged with cheating by false pretenses in obtaining his Maine teachers certificate. Islanders Not Told None of the islanders were told about the arrest. Demara went in to the school for his hat and coat and the party returned to the mainland on a Coast Guard boat. The troopers said Demara. about 35, nearly 6 feet and weighing close to 250 pounds, will be taken to Augusta, state capital of Maine. In the late 1940 s Demara was on the faculty of Notre Dame Insti tute at Alfred as Cecil Boyce Ham mann, doctor of philosophy in zoo logy. His most spectacular misrepre sentation was as the Canadian navy surgeon, winning praise for skill in difficult surgical proce dures. Demara has told of leaving high school at 16 and joining a Catho lic religious order, later enlisting in the Army, going AWOL, joining the Navy and getting his “first taste of medicine” in a Navy hos pital school. The Flfl found him while he was a teacher and deputy sheriff at Lacey, Wash., and he was sentenced to naval prison for desertion. . While studying theology at Grand Falls, N. 8., he met the real Dr. Cyr, whom he impersonated in the Canadian navy. The ruse was discovered when Dr. Cyr saw a news release about Demara’s ex ploits as a naval surgeon saving Korean lives. The Navy discharged him. NEARLY 200 ATTEND DINNER GIVEN BY EASTERN STAR Roanoke Island Chapter Entertains Masons at Shrike Club Saturday Night Plates were served to 184 per sons at the Roanoke Island Chap ter, Eastern Star No. 79 dinner given Saturday night at seven o’clock at the Shrine hall at Nags Head, and several hours of enter tainment were enjoyed, including a humorous play on Masonry staged by Mrs. Lois Bridges, who is the Worthy Matron of the Chapter. The dinner was under the direc tion of Mrs. S. E. Midgett, chair man, and consisted of baked ham, with trimmings and liberal des serts. Pastors of churches of the area were invited, and those attending were Mr. Cholerton of the Manteo Baptist, Mr. Stephenson of Stum py Point, and Mr. Warren of the Wanchese Methodist; all of whom responded with brief remarks. H. 0. Bridges, master of Wanchese Masonic Lodge and worthy patron of the Eastern Star, was master of ceremonies. Mrs. Bridges gave the address of welcome, and the response was made bv Seldon Midgett, Master of the Manteo Lodge. The dinner was considered one of the most successful affairs of its kind held here. Several visiting brethren at tended. MRS. EMERSON ROGERS. 73. DIES AT HOME IN DUCK Mrs. Med Rogers, 73, died Tues day at 12:20 a.m. at her home at Duck after an illness of two days. She was a native of Currituck County and had been living in Duck for the past 36 years. She was the daughter of Charlie and Cynthia Farrow Rogers and the wife of Emerson Rogers. The couple had be.en married 57 years. Mrs. Rogers was a member, of the Powells Point Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted I Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home I in Duck by the Rev. Woody Barnes. THE MINISTER WHO WAS DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Calvin Laskey had revived the Christian Church in Elmdale, Kan sas, and more than trebled its mem bership in the nine months he was pastor, but this month he got in jail. The FBI said his record showed he’d been convicted 26 times on felony charges. Sheriff Francis Towle said Laskey himself ac knowledged he had been in prison most of the past 20 years. Elmdale is flabbergasted. “He was the best preacher wp ever had,” said Miss Carrie Wood, 88, and a lifelong resident of this little town (population 180) in the Flint Hills of southeast Kansas . "We got value received,” said George Dawson, Elmdale banker and member of the church board. “He didn’t take a cent from us. That’s the surprising thing about it.” See MINISTER, Page Five UMSTEAD MEMORIAL TO BE DEDICATED APRIL 25 ’ pp > ■jP/iiinni'iiii! 11 ■ } *Si w■* ■ i { i O l j ,t ~ > 1 • *■ * _ A HUGE CELEBRATION IS PLANNED, and 1,000 guests will be invited to a special dinner at Manns Harbor on April 25tlf, when the new bridge over Criatan Sound is dedicated. The bridge went into use in December of 1953. It is 2.7 miles long and cost $3,900,000. It is a toll free bridge, built by the state of North Carolina;: T. A. Loving Co. of Goldsboro being the contractors. (Aycock Brown photo) MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1957 WINS CERTIFICATE FOR DRIVERS' LICENSE COURSE i Bi® L WwsmMIIS MRS. SYBIL D. ETHERIDGE of Manteo, Drivers’ License Exami ner for the Highway Safety Divi sion has recently been awarded a certificate certifying her comple tion of the course in Driver Edu cation at the Institute of Govern ment of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mrs. Ether idge, who has been with the Divi sion for about four years, is enter ing with zeal into the stepped-up highway safety program in this state, which is emphasizing at this time a course in driver education. The administrator for this area of the Highway Safety Division is Elton R. Peele and he has recently been given a Certificate of Achievement Award for outstand ing performance in driver licensing for the state of North Carolina for the year 1955. This speaks highly for the efficiency of the personnel on his staff, which includes Mrs. Etheridge of Manteo, who is rep resented here by a portrait which does not show her in uniform. The award coming to this division rep resents the highest achievement in this field for North Carolina of any of the other states in the United States for the year 1955, and is the first time North Carolina has achieved first place in the nation in this driver licensing program. COQUINA BEACH, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM TO OPEN Coquina Beach, the first of sev eral day use areas planned for •Cape Hatteras National Seashore will open during the Spring of 1957, it was stated here today by Allyn Hanks, NPS superintendent. About the same time the new nat ural history museum in the former keepers quarters of Bodie Island Lighthouse will also be open to the public. Coquina Beach is distinguished for its ultra-modern designed sun shades of giant, laminated timbers which partly cover a large decking area. Also attracting attention at the Coquina Beach area are the multi-colored bath houses. Coquina Beach and the Natural History Museum are the newest attractions of the now famous Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. Previously a museum of the Sea had been estab lished at Cape Hatteras Light house, also a scenic parkway from the highway to the Point of Cape Hatteras. On Ocracoke harbor fa cilities at the former Naval Sec tion Base have been completed. Throughout the National Park Service Area between Nags Head and Ocracoke sand fixation proj ects to combat erosion are now underway. CHRISTIAN WORKERS SCHOOL IN MANTEO ON MARCH 3. 4 AND 5 The Dare sub-district Christian Workers School, to be held at the Jlpunt Olivet Methodist Church in Manteo March 3, 4 and 5, will be participated in by the Manteo, Wanchese and Kitty Hawk Metho dist churches and the Dare Charge, comprised of East Lake, Manns Harbor and Stumpy Point. The teachers, who will arrive Sunday and the subjects to be taught, are Rev. Thomas A. Col lins of Raleigh, “Christian Beliefs”; Mrs. H. R. Odum of Gibson, “Understanding Teenagers” and Mrs. J. H. Lanning of Plymouth, “Home and Church Co-operating in Childrens Work”. The classes will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., with two periods of 50 minutes dura tion, runnin gcon-currently, indi viduals being able to attend the class in which they are interested. Hostesses to the teachers dur ing their stay in Manteo will be Mrs. R. D. Sawyer, Mrs. Burwell Evans, Mrs. John Garrison and Mrs. Elmer Midgett. Supper will be served each night at the church and will be provided by the churches participating to the teach ers and members of the board and their wives and husbands. A GREAT CITIZEN WHO KEPT ON WORKING IN SPITE OF HIS YEARS A tragic death occurred to Oscar Lucian Hall, of Currituck this week. Though 87 years old, he kept on the job at the store of E. R. Johnson of Currituck, with whom he had been associated for so many years. But while trying to light a fire in the store’s stove, he suffer ed severe burns, and died in the Albemarle Hospital Saturday eve ning. He was burned Thursday morning. He was a native of Elizabeth town, a foimer Duplin County resident, but had been a resident of Currituck for the past 50 years. He was the son of the late Lu cian James and Sarah Melvin Hall and the busband of Mrs. Anna Leola Hall. He was a retired postmaster of Currituck, having served in that capacity for over 35 years. At the time of his death he was employed by the Johnson Store. He was a member of the Pil more Methodist Church of' Curri tuck. Besides his wife, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lena Hall Step hens of Elizabethtown. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the Pilmore Methodist Church by the Rev. R. Dennis Ricks, pastor. Burial was in the Bagley Memorial Cemetery, Moyock. LAUNCHING OF MISSION 66 HIGHLIGHTS NATIONAL PARKS YEAR Launched with the blessing of President Eisenhower and the Con gress, the National Park Service’s MISSION 66 was singled out by Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton in his annual report to the President as the event of greatest significance to the National Park System during the fiscal year which ended on June 30, 1956. The report on this 10-year con servation program for the System, the Secretary points out, was com pleted early in 1956 and “repre sents a distillation of the contribu tions of literally hundreds of men and women”, employees of the 1,000 SPECIAL GUESTS INVITED; BEAUTY QUEEN TO BE CHOSEN CROATAN BRIDGE DEDICATION Plans Made Feb. 27 For Free Dinner to Be Provid ed 1,000 Persons, and Principal Ceremonies at Manns Harbor to Be Followed By Boat Races at Manteo; Pirates Jamboree Continues. MACK ETHERIDGE ISSUES CALL TO WANCHESE FOLK Communities Civil Defense Supervisors Urge Attendance of Citizens at School March 4th > There’s to be a meeting at Wan chese schoolhouse Monday evening, March 4, in the interest of the Civ il Defense program, and Mack Etheridge, who is supervisor for this community, has issued a plea urging attendance which is about as strongly worded as could be done. Mr. Etheridge has issued his call to all male citizens of Wan chese, ages 15 to 100. It’s an im portant matter and we urge every one to read this, and to attend the meeting. “Since I have been appointed Supervisor for the civil defense of Wanchese, I feel that it is my obli gation to forward the following in formation. “If and when there is a third world war, it is predicted that Nor folk, Va., will be one of the eight .principal targets for the hydrogen bomb. This bomb, as instructed by Mr. Robert Gunn, civil defense commander, will demolish Norfolk. “Our National defense authori ties are under the impression that we will be alerted within two to five hours in advance, and when this happens it will mean the en tire evacuation of Norfolk. “Every attempt possible will be made to direct the vast mobile movement through Elizabeth City, and southward. However, it is ex pected that fifty thousand or more would follow route 158, leading in to Dare County. “There will be no electricity, tel ephone or out-bound mobile trans portation. The only means of sup plies may depend on our fishing fleet. “It has been estimated that our stores have a one-week self sup porting stock for its local people. If the aforementioned becomes a reality, it would leave us in a crit ical situation. Imagine fifty thous and refugees entering into Dare County, and it with only enough supplies to support itself for about one week. Undoubtedly, there will be panic, rioting, looting, etc. “Every town and village from See DEFENSE, Page Five National Park Service. Reflecting the requirements of the program, the 1957 fiscal year appropriation for the Service pro vided for an increase of more than $19,000,000 over the $48,866,300 appropriated for the previous year. “The major increase is . . . for buildings and utilities, to make a beginning on the construction of a wide variety of needed structures and to provide utility services ade quate for a vast volume of public use both of government and con cessioner facilities,” the Secretary stated. Stressing the conservation char acter of the MISSION 66 program, Secretary Seaton declared that a fundamental of the National Park Service’s planning is “so to develop and staff as to relieve the dam aging impact on the superlative features of the National Park System.” He referred to the exten sive construction program as sim ply “one of the means by which enjoyment without-impairment can be provided.” In his annual report to Secre tary Seaton, National Parks Direc- See MISSION 66, Page Five $350 QUICK MONEY RAISED FOR POLIO The “toll bridge” for benefit of polio fund raised $352.75 after ex penses of $6.25 and proved a shot in the arm since Dare County’s quota in this drive had not been met. This affair was staged joint ly by the Odd Fellows and Rebek ahs of Roanoke Island on the Roa noke Sound bridge. Mrs. Balfour Baum, chairman off the polio drive, stated this week that total collections, excluding the “toll bridge” funds, amounted to' $1129.74, far sheftt of a $1500.00 goal set for this county. She ex-1 pressed her appreciation for thisj boost, and added that with money from' three small communities which have not reported, the goal, should be reached. Single Copy When the William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge, spanning Croa tan Sound between Roanoke Island and Manns Harbor, is dedicated on Thursday, April 25, it will be one of the biggest celebrations of its kind ever held along the North Carolina coast, if plans of the com mittee meeting iji Manns Harbor on Wednesday are carried out. Members of the committee includ ed persons who have long been supporters and officials of the Southern Albemarle Association and other interested citizens of the Dare Coast. ’ The tentative invitation list for ‘official guests at the event includes approximately 1,000 persons. Brok en down this list contains 300 mem bers of the Southern Albemarle As sociation, 100 persons connected with the Highway and Public Works Commission, the Elizabeth City High School Band, 100, the State Legislature of 150 persons, many expected to bring their wives, the National Park Service, 50, Coasta Guard, 25 other special guests and additional bands if pos sible to obtain same. It was decided that concession meals would be available in addi tion to the special meal for the 1,000 or more invited guests. It is planned to have a sound system available at the speakers’ platform and W. S. White of Manns Harbor will see that the platform is built. Invitations will go to press, rad io and television outlets to have representatives at the dedication and many have already indicated they would be-present. Arrangements for feeding the special guests is being worked out with a firm in Edenton that will supply choice of barbecued chicken or pork. It is planned to have a parade including at least one large float on which the queen and attendants, See CELEBRATION, Page Five 70 ATTEND DINNER OF HATTERAS ISLAND OES Wives Feed Husbands at Mirlo Lodge Saturday Night; C. P. Gray, Speaker, Despite much illness and many absences from the island, the at tendance at the Eastern Star din ner at Mirlo Beach Lodge, Rodan the, Saturday night, was almost equal to the membership of the Chapter. Mrs. Alethia Meekins, Worthy Matron, presided, and Charles P. Gray of Buxton, made an inspiring address, reciting the benefits that have come to the Outer Banks dur ing his lifetime. Mrs. Meekins called upon all past Matrons and past Patrons, who made brief remarks. These in cluded Mrs. Cedric Midgett, Ander son Midgett, R. A. Job, W. W. Ed wards, A. H. Gray Jr. and several others. A. H. Gray led the devo tions. Some 70 people heard Mr. Gray describe how the Outer Banks had gone forward from small schools, operated a few weeks in the sum mer time, to a modern school at tended by the children of all the villages. He told of his going away to Elizabeth City to school in Al fred Farrow’s sailboat some 50 or more years ago, when it took nearly a week to get from Avon to his destination, being weather bound at Wanchese for several days. He recalled the good road and frequent ferry service, which enables one to breakfast at home, lunch in Elizabeth City and be back at home before night. He called attention to the civic unity and interest which prevails today, and the great improvements in the homes, which are all com- See 0.E.5., Page Five EPISCOPAL AUXILIARY PANCAKE SUPPER MARCH 5 Under the sponsorship of the Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Andrews by the Sea, a Shrove Tuesday pan cake supper will be held at The Carolinian Hotel on March 5. The event comes on the eve of Ash I Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten Season. Everyone lis invited to attend the sup per and many special guests' are expected this year to meet I the Rev. and Mrs. Robert W. I Turner, who will have arrived to take over the rectorship of St. Andrews. A nominal charge for the pancake supper is made, the profits going to the work *bf the church.
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