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VOLUME XXII NO. 43 BIG HATTERAS DAY FEATURES DANCE AND FISH FRY A Full Day's Program on Hatteras Island Foil owing Bridge Dedi cation Celebration Friday promises a big day on Hatteras Island, with many thou •v, sands of visitors expected, many qf them attracted by the fish fry at noon, the fishing contests, pony races, and dance at night. Under the direetion of Chairman William Gibson, many citizens have been working hard to make a bigger success than ever, of the Island’s part of this year’s jamboree pro gram. All signs point to the biggest week end ever on Hatteras Island, perhaps exceeding last Easter week end which reported all facili ties filled up, and the biggest yet recorded, particularly at Cape Hatteras. Additional facilities will be open this week, in order to take care of larger crowds. W. H. McCown, chairman of the Steering Committee of the Third Annual Dare Coast Pirates Jam boree, ‘ beginning with the Jam boree Eve dedication of the Wil liam B. Umstead Memorial Bridge Thursday has announced some last minute details on the program of events. He also urged all persons, from teen-agers to adults, and especially bearded men, to wear their pirate costumes at all of the events. Location changes in two events listed on the Dare Beaches phase of the program Saturday include the Jalopy Races and the Jump ing Frog Jubilee. The races, under direetion of R. D. Sawyer Jr., will be held on the beach, south of Whalebone Junction at Nags Head at 3 o’clock. The Jumping Frog Jubilee, originally announced for Nags Head area, will be held at 12 noon under direction of Julian Oneto, on the basketball court of Kitty Hawk School, in the same area where the Kiddie Treasure Hunt wlil be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Following the bridge dedication in which Pirate royalty and pirates in costume will have roles during parade and later on speakers stand, on Thursday there were boat races sponsored by Dare Power Boat Association in Manteo Har bor during the afternoon and a colorful Buccaneer Square Dance at The Casino on Thursday night. Bearded pirates and their piratess es, if in costume will be admitted free and special guests at the dance will be the Bridge dedica tion parade queen and her attend ants who will be presented to the audience by the master of cere monies. On Hatteras Island Friday, a full day of events will be presented under the direction of Scotty Gib son and his committee workers, and a feature of the day will be the big free fish fry. Sunday’s religious program at Fort Raleigh- Waterside Theatre will' feature Dr. Marshall as preacher and the Rev. Mr. Turner and a choir of mixed voices under direction of Mrs. D. Victor Meekins. (Complete program of events, elsewhere in this issue). BROOKLYN, N. Y. SCOUTS PAY RETURN VISIT TO OCRACOKE ISLE EASTER Ocracoke, April 23—Scouts from Explorer Post 127 of Queens, Brooklyn, New York, are again visiting Ocracoke. This is their second trip to the island, with Post Advisor, Ray Hunt, and Tom Milo, Asst. Post Advisor, and Frank Mott, Assistant Scoutmaster, in charge of the boys, who are Greg Oliver, William Cahill, Joseph Gal lelit, all of of the Bryant High School. This year the group is camping on the Teach’s Castle area, legendary hangout of the famous Pirate Blackbeard. They are guests of Capt Marvin W. Howard and his Boy Scout Troop No. 290. Ata Tuesday night meet ing of the local troop, called to make final plans for the expedi tion to the Jamboree at Hatteras Island, the Brooklyn group show ed two movie strips of their camp ing explorations. They will leave Thursday for Hatteras, where they plan to camp overnight and enjoy some of the Jamboree festivities. About twentv five of the Ocracoke Troop 290 also leave on Thursday with their Banker Ponies. This Mounted Troop has attended the Jamboree on horseback for the past three years. EASTER SERVICES Rev. A. L. G. Stephenson preach ed to a large number of people at Stumpy Point Sunday morning and baptized seven babies ,also admin ister the Lord’s Supper. Those baptized were: Shelia Faye Go’den. Jasper, Sheldon Hooper, Jr., David Dwight Hooper, Dav’d Iz»ne ’<M getto, Jack, Janice and Ray Twi- THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROUNA VISITING EVANGELIST v < > ft ' SS/SSSSu AT MANTEO’S MOUNT OLI VET Methodist Church April 29 nightly at 8:00 p.m. through Friday, May 3. The Rev. James A. Auman, pastor of the Hertford Methodist Church will be guest speaker. Mr. Auman attend ed High Point College, and the Divinity School of Duke Univer sity. He has served pastorates in Four Oaks and Fayetteville prior to his ministry in Hertford. Mr. Auman’s general theme for the week’s revival will be “A Chal lenge to the Church”. The Rev. L. A. Aitken, pastor of Mt. Olivet Church said they plan to have special music during the week and all are invited to attend the services. It is also an ticipated, said Mr. Aitken, that members of the church will be working in the community during the week with visitation-evange lism, in an effort to reach the un churched people of our community. JAMBOREE TROPHIES SHOWN IN MANTEO THIS WEEK END Hundreds of dollars worth of “gold” and “silver” trophies were received this week by W. H. Mc- Cown, chairman of the Pirates Jamboree and they are on display in the show window of M. L. Dan iels’ “Ben Franklin Store” here until Saturday afternoon. There are trophies for each com petitive event of the Jamboree, in cluding boat and auto races, king and queen contests, costume con tests, the jumping frog jubilee and other events. Most of the trophies will be awarded on Saturday night at the big coronation ball in Nags Head Casino. AUTHOR OF PIRATE BOOKS TO BE HONORED FRIDAY AT LIBRARY Hamilton Cochran who has written more books about pirates than many another person will be guest of honor of Dare County Public Library on Friday after noon between 4 and 6 o’clock, it was announced today. The recep tion in his honor will be held at the Community building and the public is A member of the executive staff of The Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia, Cochran has author ed such books as “Rogues Holi day,” “Silver Sands”, and others. Currently he is working on an other book that will tell the story of the blockade runners of the Civil War. Each of his volumes have had North Carolina’s coast mentioned in the locale of events about which he has written. "Rogues Holiday” which became a best selling pirate story is built up around Blackbeard. Cochran has attended former Pirate Jamborees. He has an out standing collection of pirate and buccaneer relics of the 17th and 18th century. He will bring a dis play of these relics to Dare this week end and they will be on dis play at The Carolinian on Nags Head where he will be a guest and those who are interested have been extended an invitation to visit the display, according to Mrs. Emmett Winslow, managing di rector of The Carolinian. BLUEFISH APPEAR IN WATERS OF HATTERAS The surf at Cape Hatteras and Hatteras Inlet and northward along the beach is now reported alive with bluefish. It is the same story offshore where anglers have made fabulous catches with rod and reel near Diamond Shoals and where commercial fishermen have caught thousands, of pounds during the past few days. George Fuller, in making one of many reports this week about the bluefish blitz, stated that they were averaging about one and Quarter pounds each from the surf. Capt. Edgar Styron of Hatteras reported that some taken with rod and reel off near the Outer Dia mond had been scaling at three pounds pr slightly less. GOVERNOR ASSURES ROAD BETTERMENT TO OCRACOKE ID. With National Park Director Wirth, and Other Officials, Pays Visit Wednesday Octocoke, Auril 24—Many prom inent National and State officials visited Ocracoke Wednesday after noon. Gov. Luther H. Hodges with Conrad Wirth, Director of Nation al Park Service, and Colonel Harry Brown, N. C. Hurrlance Re habilitation Director, Admiral H. C. Moore, Fifth District Coast Guard Commander, and others ar rived by helicopter and were met by William N. Spruill, District Highway Comissioner and other highway and Park officials, who inspected the uncompleted portions of the new highway down the is land, and discussed possible tem porary measures to make the whole stretch passable immediate ly and until the whole road is finished. The group also visited Portsmouth Island by helicopter to inspect erosion damage on that island as well as on Ocracoke Is land. Also here on Wednesday for lunch at Sound Front Inn were Hyde County Representative Rich ard O’Neal with several prominent visitors, among them Lt. Governor Luther Barnhardt, Senator Edward B. Clark, Senator Bob Cowan, Sen. Joe Branch, Sen. P. E. Cobb, Dr. Henry W. Jordan and others. Carl Goerch also was here for a visit. All left here for Manteo to at tend the Croatan Sound Bridge dedication and the Jamboree events at Nags Head Thursday, and some will return to Hatteras on Friday. On his return to Nags Head, it was announced that Governor Hodges. Admiral H. C. Moore, Di rector Conrad Wirth of the Nation al Park Service had reached a so lution of the present road project which had been suspended on Ocracoke Island. The Governor announced at Manns Harbor Thursday that work would be con tinued on the road. He predicted that a flow of traffic beyond the See OCRACOKE. Page Five WANCHESE RURITAN CLUB FAVORS VEPCO ELECTRIC PROPOSAL ON ISLAND The Wanchese Ruritan dlub vot ed unanimously Friday night in favor of the transfer of the elec tric light system on Roanoke Is land to Virginia Electric & Pow er Co., negotiations for which are pending before the State Utilities Commission. The club’s action call ed for sending a strong letter of endorsement to the commission in behalf of Vepco. The Friday meeting was a lad ies’ night event, featuring beef stew. The oldest guest in attend ance was Mrs. Sallie Ann Austin, 92, formerly of Hatteras, who re cently became a resident of Wan chese. Mrs. Austin spoke of her delight with the community, and her appreciation of a birthday par ty given her by the women of the community on Monday, April 15th. The club voted to buy baseballs and bats for the community’s boys’ team. There being no program, various items of business were transacted and about 40 attended the supper. MRS. PHOEBE SANDERLIN, 72, DIED SUNDAY IN VIRGINIA Mrs. Phoebe O’Neal Sanderlin, 72, died Sunday at 11:20 a.m. at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Velma Blume, Warwick, Va., after a brief illness. She was a native of Rodanthe, Dare County, N. C., but had resided in Manteo for the past 32 years. She was the widow of Arthur M. Sanderlin, and the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Douglas O’Neal of Rodanthe. She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, Manteo; the W.S.C.S., and the Rebekah Lodge No. 52, of Manteo. She is survived by a son, Marshall W. Sanderlin of Manteo; four daugh ters, Mrs. Sidney Phinney of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Holland O’Neal of Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Car olyn Soule of Norfolk. Va., and Mrs. Velma Blume of Warwick; a brother, Fred O’Neal of Rodanthe; two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Midgett and Mrs. Creedon Midgett, both of Manteo; 16 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. • The body was removed to the Twiford Funeral Home, Manteo. Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church at 5 p.m. Wednesday by Rev. Louis A. Aitkin, pastor. The Manteo Re bekah Lodge concluded the serv ice at the grave. Pall bearers were Brownie Soule, Jr., Robert Sand erlin, Lindsay Midgett, Dalton O’Neal, Frederick O’Neal, and Jo*- ey Blume, Jr. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1957 ’ ANOTHER MEDAL FOR LIFESAVING COMES TO DARE National Park Service Presents One to Jack W. Cahoon in Washington Tuesday At an impressive ceremony in Washington, D. C., Jack W. Ca hoon of Manteo and Rodanthe was awarded a Gold Medal of Valor for “demonstrating unusual cour age involving a high degree of personal risk in the face of dan ger.” The presentation was made by Acting Secretary of Interior Hat field Chilson, in the Interior De partment’s auditorium before a large gathering. Cahoon, a seasonal park ranger of the National park system as signed to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, was cited for having saved the life of C. E. Russell of Wichita, Kansas. The citation accompanying the medal stated that the daring res cue was made in the “turbulent” waters at Cape Hatteras Point was carried out “at great personal risk” to the North Carolina ran ger. While swimming in the area, the citation explained, Russell was being carried out to sea by the strong current, when Cahoon,’ sum moned to the scene by Russell’s wife, stopped to remove only his shoes, and “plunged into the surf fully clothed, and at great person al risk reached Mr. Russell at a point about 150 yards from the surfline and managed to return him safely to shore.” The citation further stated that observers of the incident said Russell would have drowned “had it not been for the timely and courageous action of Ranger Ca hoon.” In presenting the award to the North Carolinian, Chilson said Cahoon’s feat “was as daring as it was courageous.” Highest Honor “I present you with this highest honor of the Interior Department with my deepest gratitude,” Chil son added. Cahoon, 24, was attired in his park ranger uniform. He was one of eight to receive the Gold Medal of Valor, the first award of its kind ever made by the Interior Department. x On hand to see this honor be stowed upon him were his wife, the former Norma Gray of Rodan the, and his father, Frank Cahoon, Sheriff of Dare County. Cahoon’s feat of valor occurred June 10, 1956, soon after he ac cepted a position as park ranger. His employment with the Park Service is only for the summer months. During the remainder of the year, he teaches science at Cape Hattei-as High School and drives a school bus. Having a hero in the family is not a new experience for Ca hoon’s wife, her grandfather, the late “Captain” John Allen Midgett of the Coast Guard, received the Congressional Medal for leading a daring rescue that resulted in the saving of some 30 lives from a burning British vessel that had been hit by a German submarine during World War I. MANTEO MAN BOUND OVER IN NORFOLK COURT ON HOMICIDE CHARGE Norfolk.—Coast Guard gunner’s mate Hudean Randolph O’Neal, 22, of 2701 Ellsmere Ave., Norfolk, was bound over Wednesday by a Norfolk Corporation Court grand jury on a homicide charge stem ming from the fatal shooting April 18 of a nine-year-old boy. Victim of the was James A. Partlow of 2722 Ayliff St., Lansdale Gardens. At the preliminary hearing in Norfolk Police Court O’Neal told Judge Savory E. Amato he forgot the gun was loaded. He said he kept it on hand for his wife’s pro tection. Young Partlow was playing baseball about 70 yards from O’Neal’s apartment when the shooting occurred. Det. Sgt. L. L. Jones said a bullet discharged from the .35-cal iber rifle went through a window, striking the boy. O’Neal, who is stationed aboard the Coast Guard cutter Ingham, was continued on bond of $2,500. O’Neal is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren O’Neal of Manteo. ST. ANDREWS BAKE SALE The Woman’s Auxiliary of St Andrews-by-the-Sea, the Episcopal Church on Nags Head, will sponsor a bake sale on Saturday, April 27, it was announced today by Mrs. W. A. Williams. The cakes and other goodies will be offered for sale at Jockey Ridge Restaurant and proceeds will be used by the Auxiliary for church activities. GOV. HODGES PREDICTS ENORMOUS TRAVEL JUMP THOSE WHO DESIRE and know the need of a bridge over Alligat or River found little hope for its early construction Thurs day at Manns Harbor in Gov ernor Hodges’ speech on the dedi cation of the Croatan Sound bridge. He called it a vital bridge, but said he was “sure the people in this territory do not expect two large expensive bridges at one time.” He forgot to mention that the people of this territory had waited a quarter of a century be fore getting some of their due, while other parts of the state had been enjoying and profiting by the state’s neglect and short changing of the Coastland. Other things in the Governor’s speech which was prepared for him during a busy week, paid tribute to the late Governor Umstead, etc., we quote here from an advanced sopy of his address released to the press Wednesday night: “I am glad to join with the Southern Albemarle Association, the North Carolina Highway Com missioners, and the citizens of Dare County in the dedication of this beautiful three-mile-long Croatan Sound Bridge to be known as the William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge, in honor of the late Governor. “This is an historic occasion for the State Highway Department See HODGES, Page Five STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN HAD A BIG PART IN DEVELOPING COAST Feeling considerably more spry than he did this time a year ago, Capt. Martin L. Johnson, Roanoke Island’s “Grand Old Man,” is all set to celebrate his 85th birthday on April 30. He was one of the first to make the trip over to Manns Harbor by way of the new bridge across Croatan Sound. And while he en joyed the ride and admitted that it is a wonderful thing in this mod ern day and age to be able to travel all the way from Elizabeth City to Manns Harbor, East Lake, Buffalo City or Stumpy Point with out getting out of an automobile, he’ll also tell you that good roads and bridges, the blessing they are to water-bound Dare County, also helped put him out of business. As master of vessels plying the waters of Albemrale Sound be tween Roanoke Island and Eliza beth City for over 50 years, he was once the sole connecting link between Manteo, Nags Head and the mainland of North Carolina at Elizabeth City when the onjy way to get there was byway of water. After Currituck and Roanoke Sound were bridged and hard-sur faced highways built through Cur rituck County and down the beach between Kitty Hawk and Manteo Capt. Johnson found it no longer nrofitable to operate his faithful little steamer “Trenton.” Soon aft er the automobile era was usher ed into Dare County Capt Johnson was practically retired to his com fortable home overlooking the wa ters of Manteo Bay. But he’s still going strong. Bom in the spring of 1872 in an upstairs room in Manteo's historic old Tranquil House, Capt. John son took to the water when but a lad of 14 years. By the time he was 18 he was tire master of a vessel. And he sailed the waters hereabouts for many, many years in vessels that have now become almost legendary,—the “Lou Wil lis,” the “Mamie Carlis,” the “Hattie Crees,” the “John H. Small,” and the “Trenton.” The first two depended on sails for their power, the last three upon steam and propellers. As time went on he spent more and more time on the water, his trips be tween Manteo and the mainland becoming more and more frequent, .from twice a week to every other day and then to daily trips with the steamer “Trenton.” “I loved that boat,” he often See JOHNSON, Page Five FOUR ENTER RACE FOR ALDERMEN IN TOWN OF MANTEO Mayor Without Opposition; Some 40 Voters Register To Date; Power An Issue The date for filing for office in the town of Manteo, to be voted on in the May 7th election, closed Monday, and four candidates filed for Aidermen. S. H. Barnette is a new candidate from the north side of town, and the three present Board members have filed, namely, G. T. Westcott, M. L. Daniels Jr. and S. E. Midgett. Mayor Martin Kellogg is with out opposition for re-election for what will be his fifth term. An issue in this campaign is whether the voters will approve a plan that is being proposed to put the town in the electric light busi ness, or to assign the power fran chise in Manteo to the Virginia Electric and Power Company which proposes to buy out the existing system, also privately owned. Reports are that about 40 extra voters have put their names on the books for this election, in addi tion to those already registered. It appears that only about half the voters of the town are registered on the town election books, so little has been the interest manifested in town affairs during the past several years. > Friday of this week is the last day on which one may register to vote on the power situation and the candidates for Aidermen. The three out of four, which receive the highest number of votes May 7th will stand elected. S. L. Barnett, the new candidate for Aiderman, is a-native of Dare County, a son of the late Capt. Jimmy Barnett, who died a few years ago, when well up in his 90’s. Capt. Jimmy Barnett was a veteran of the Civil War, and had served in both the Confederate Ar my and Navy. One of his sons was Capt. Clinton Barnett of Manteo, long a member of the Coast Guard. S. L. Barnett has been living in Manteo several years, having come back home on his retirement from Government service. PUBLIC HEARING ON COASTAL PROBLEMS IN MANTEO MAY 15 District Engineer Announces Event Beginning at 10 a.m. in Dare Courthouse What may be of great import ance to the N. C. Coast, and Dare, Currituck and Ocracoke beaches in particular, is a hearing announced by Col. H. C. Rowland, District Engineer at Wilmington. This hearing is scheduled to be held in the courthouse at Manteo, at ten a.m. Wednesday, May 15th. This meeting is ordered, pur suant to Chapter 140, Public law 71, 84th Congress, first session, approved June 15, 1955 and author ized the Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and other Federal agen cies concerned with hurricanes, “to cause an examination and survey to be made of the eastern and southern seaboard of the United States with respect to hurricanes, with particular reference to areas where severe damages have occur red”. The law states that the sur vey made under the direction of the Chief of Engineers “shall in clude the securing of data on the behavior and frequency of hurri canes, and the determination of methods of forecasting their paths and improving -warning services, and of possible means of prevent ing loss of human lives and dam age to property, with due consider ation of the economics of proposed breakwaters, seawalls, dikes, dams, and other structures, warning services or other measures which might be required”. All interested parties are invited to be present or represented at the above time and place, including representatives of Federal, state, county, and municipal agencies, and those of commercial, civic, and highway interests, and property owners concerned. They will be af forded full opportunity to express their views concerning the charac ter and extent of the improvement desired, and the need and advisi bility of its execution. Sponsors of the improvement are urged to pre sent pertinent factual material on the general plan of improvement desired and to give detailed sup porting data and economic justifi cation therefor. Opposing interests, if any, are requested to state the reason for their position. Included in the factual information should be data on observations of unusual occurrences of beach ero sion, tidal flooding, wave action, and associated hurricane damages; statistics on tourist business, com mercial activities, recreation, num ber of permanent residents; sea- See HEARING, Page Five Single Copy 7< BRIDGE DEDICATION BLESSED BY SUNNY SKIES AND CROWDS Barbecue Dinner Served to Hun dreds Following Speeches By Officials The handsome new three-mile long Croatan Sound Bridge was formally dedicated at noon Thurs day as the William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge in honor of the late Governor whose administra tion made the bridge possible. The event moved pretty well on sched ule, blessed with sunny skies and jovial crowds delighted at meet ing each other again. The Southern Albemarle Associ ation, sponsor of the dedication ceremonies, were joined by High way Chairman A. H. Graham along with Governor Luther H. Hodges and the 14 Highway Commission ers from across the State in dedi cating the bridge. The event officially launched the Third Annual Dare Coast Pirates’ Jamboree, April 26-28. Attendance was estimated at 1,500 persons. Thursday’s dedication got under way with a parade from Drink water’s Folly to the east end of the bridge on Roanoke Island. A bronze plaque set in a bridge post honoring Governor William B. Um stead was unveiled by his daugh ter, Merle Bradley Umstead. The parade proceeded to the elevated portion of the bridge over the channel where Mrs. Umstead, wid ow of the late Governor, cut the ribbon and officially opened the bridge. The parade proceeded on across the bridge to the mainland to the speaker’s stand at the Manns Har bor school grounds for Jhe dedica tion ceremonies. Music was fur nished by five bands: the Eliza beth City High School Band, the Plymouth High School Band, the Williamston High School Band, the Washington High School Band, and the Griggs High School Band. Melvin R. Daniels was Master of Ceremonies. The group was wel comed by W. S. White. Highway Chairman Graham spoke briefly on the history of the bridge. Highway Commissioner Emmett Winslow of Hertford introduced the principal speaker, the Honor able Luther H. Hodges, who gave the main address. The benediction was given by the Rev. A. L. G. Stephenson of Stumpy Point. A barbecue luncheon was held for the distinguished guests by the Southern Albemarle Association. In the afternoon, at 2:30 pjn., the Southern Albemarle Associa tion met in the school building at Manns Harbor for the election of officers. The Highway Commissioners held their regular monthly meet ing at 3 p.m. in the Dare County Courthouse in Manteo where they reviewed the low bids received in Tuesday’s highway letting and at tended to other highway matters. Chairman Graham presided over the meeting. The Highway Com missioners were welcomed by Mar tin Kellogg, Mayor of Manteo. Al so present for the meeting were the County Commissioners of Dare County. From 3 to 5 p.m. boat races were held in Manteo Harbor of Roanoke Island for the other guests at the Pirates’ Jamboree. A square dance in the Nags Head Casino topped off the first day’s activities in the three-day long Pirates’ Jamboree. The State’s newest waterlink in its vast road network is on US 64 and 264, connecting Roanoke Is land and the mainland. It is lo cated in the First Highway Divi sion where Emmett Winslow is Highway Commissioner and W. N. Spruill is Division Engineer. An engineering feat, the bridge builders overcame the odds of weather (Hurricanes Hazel and Connie), of an early morning fire which damaged the concrete, and of lightning striking the portable field office and injuring four men. Location for the bridge to span the Croatan Sound was made un der the direction of Hydrographic Engineer W. S. Winslow in the winter of 1953-1954. When the ex act location was agreed upon, con struction plans were drawn un by the Bridge Department under Chief Bridge Engineer T. B. Gunter, Jr., and his assistants, L. G. Dillard and George Parkin. T. A. Loving and Company of Goldsboro was low bidder on the job when it was advertised for bids in the September 7, 1954, highway letting. Construction started Sep tember 28, under an experienced bridge-builder, E. H. Baggs* of Manteo, who was assigned to the job along with a 12-man construc tion party. Loving’s personnel in- ■ eluded six foremen under the di rection of G. B. Trimble and Larry McDade, Superintendent. 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