VOLUME XXIV NO. 38
HALF MILLION TO
BE SOUGHT SOON
FOR LOST COLONY
Plans Outlined For Big Drive Con
ceived as Perpetual Assur
ance for. Pageant
A drive to raise half a million
dollars with which to establish
The Lost Colony on a perpetuat
ing basis will be launched here
this month by the newly-organ
ized “Dare County Friends of The
Lost Colony.”
The program will begin with a
concerted drive to raise $50,000 in
Dare County as a nucleous. Os
this amount $15,000 in cash is
needed at once for this year’s pre
opening expenses.
W. H. McCown, Dare County
attorney and civic leader, will
serve as chairman of the Dare
County drive .Sub-chairmen for
each area in the county will be
named soon and teams of solici
tors will be formed under the sub
chairman, Mr. McCown announced.
March 30 has been designated as
the beginning date for the county
wide drive.
Since the formation of the
Dare County Friends of The Lost
Colony group in January, $4,050
has been raised in cash and
pledges, of which $1,850 has al
ready been collected, the majority
of which has been in the amount
of $l5O each.
Keith Fearing, Jr., Mrs. Lucille
Winslow, Archie Burrus and oth
ers are serving on a committee
to continue this initial effort in
conjunction with the overall pro
gram.
The basic plan behind the half
million dollar drive, as explained
by David Stick, temporary chair
man of the “Dare County Friends
of The Lost Colony,” is to estab
lish an endowment fund, the an
nual proceeds of which will be
used to pay for physical improve
ments to the - amphitheatre and
Lost Colony plant, and to make up
any deficit which might accrue in
a poor season.
“Obviously,” he stated, “it would
be impossible to raise this sum in
Dare County. But if we are able
to make a good start in Dare
County this year there are favor
able indications that larger contri
butions can be secured in the fu
ture from prominent individuals,
corporations and foundations
throughout North Carolina and
elsewhere. In order to carry on a
successful drive in other sections
next year and in the years to fol
low, however, it is essential that
we set an example by raising a
sizeable amount in Dare County at
the outset.”
Another objective in the drive
will be to secure as many Dare
County memberships as possible
in the sponsoring Roanoke Island
Historical Association. Regular
memberships are $5, sustaining
memberships $lO, sponsoring mem
berships $25 and life memberships
SIOO. Each member will receive a
season pass to The Lost Colony.
"The Dare County Friends of
The Lost Colony” group was form
ed in January when Senator Rob-
See LOST COLONY, Page Four
KITTY HAWK SCHOOL BID
BY P. A. TILLETT FOR SSOO
When the discontinued Kitty
Hawk school property was offered
for sale at the courthouse door
' Monday, the only bid was by Capt
P. A. Tillett, tax supervisor, for
SSOO. The property consists of a
large building, five and seven
eighths acres of land and is ap
praised for insurance at $32,700
now carried by the county.
The Kitty Hawk high school has
been consolidated with Manteo,
and the elementary school is hous
ed in a new building which cost in
excess of $200,000 built by the
proceeds of a bond issue in Atlan
tic township.
DARE RED CROSS DRIVE
DURING MONTH OF MARCH
Dare County’s Red Cross can
vass for funds is underway this
month, according to announcement
by Chairman Ralph Davis of Man
tea. The county’s goal for the year
is SIO2O, of which 40% will remian
in the local treasury.
Community chairmen have been
appointed throughout the county,
and canvasses are being made door
to door. Anyone not contacted who
desires to contribute, may do so
by sending contributions direct to
the chairman, made payable to
Dare County Chapter, American
Red Cross.
METHODISTS, DUCK CHURCH
’ PLAN REVIVAL, MARCH 23-27
A revival is to be held at Grace
Methodist Church in the commu
nity of Duck at 7:45 each evening,
March 23 through the 27th, Rev.
Stanley S. Snead, the pastor do
ing the preaching. Each of these
preaching services will be preced
ed by a children’s worship pro
gram.
The public is cordially invited.
THE COASTLAND TIMES
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA
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The Manteo Baptist revival
which began last Sunday under di
rection of the pastor, Wilfred E.
Cholerton, will continue until Eas
ter, with meetings every night this
week and next except Saturday.
Rev. James 0. Mattox is to be the
evangelist, and will be here for the
Sunday morning service, March
22. He will preach nightly through
Friday 27. Mr. Mattox hails from
Nash County, but spent his early
days largely in Wilson. The First
Baptist Church of that city ordain
ed him to the ministry, following
his graduation in arts at Wake
Forest College. Further studies at
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Louisville, Ky., earned
him two degrees in theology.
The next three or four years he
spent in the U. S. Army as a chap
lain, serving throughout the en
tire Korean War. There he receiv
ed “battlefield” promotion to the
rank of Captain, was awarded the
Bronze Star and saw action at
Heartbreak Ridge and White
House Mountain. He came to Hert-
FIRE DEPARTMENT ON
ROANOKE ISLAND HAS
ORGANIZATION MEETING
The Roanoke Island Fire De
partment set a meeting for reor
ganization and adoption of by
laws Thursday night this week.
Raymond P. Wescott and Guy
Midgett co-chiefs this year. Other
members of the Department are
Edwin Midgett, George Crees,
Newton Davis, Sam Midgett, Doug.
Crutchfield, Melvin Jackson, Tom
my Daniels, Burwell Evans, Thos.
Jordan, Woody Fearing, Allen Lee
Mann, H. A. Crees, Jr., Rev. Louis
E. Aitken, Selden R. Midgett, Ver
non Davis, Gordon Kellogg, Jack
Wilson, Ellsworth Midgett, Jr.,
Roy Wescott, Willie Hofler and
Mike Gallop.
The members of the Roanoke
Island Fire Department work with
out pay. They operate the fire
truck supported by funds from
taxes paid by the Roanoke Island
Fire District. In time of need this
equipment goes to aid of property
in danger in other parts of the
county.
LAWMAKERS UNITED FOR
ALLIGATOR RIVER BRIDGE
There has been a great expres
sion of unity among eastern law
makers in behalf of a bridge over
Alligator River. The following re
port from Raleigh indicates the in
terest show. Previously a delega
tion had appealed to the Governor
in behalf of the bridge.
“A group of Eastern lawmakers,
plugging away for a bridge over
the Alligator River, took their
cause to Highway Commission
Chairman Mel Broughton and Di
rector of Highways W. F. Bab
cock” says the News & Observer.
“The group, including Sen. Lind
say Warren of Beaufort and “Un
cle Bruce” Etheridge of Dare,
urged the officials to take up the
matter with the entire commission.
The group earlier called on Gov
ernor Hodges about possibilities
for the bridge.
“Others in the group included
Sens. Emmett Winslow of Perqui
mans and Elbert S. Peel, Jr., of
Martin and Reps. Frank Everett
of Martin, Charles Cohoon of Tyr
rell, Dr. J. M. Phelps of Washing
ton County and Wayland Sermons
of Beaufort.”
ford in June of 1954, where he
still serves as pastor; and he is
seiwing the Chowan Association as
moderator for the second year,
Mr. Cholerton being the vice-mod
erator. He married Doris Meekins,
daughter of Edward N. Meekins,
a one-time resident of Manteo, and
has two children, Philip, aged 4,
and Suzanne aged 2.
Assisting in the music as song
leader all next week will be
Charles W. Overman, county farm
agent at Edenton. Mr. Overman
served for several years in this
capacity in Dare County, where he
has many friends. The church
choirs will also render special mus
ic, and there will be much bright
congregational singing.
As through the current week, a
song-fest of gospel songs will
start each night at 7:45, the serv
ice itself beginning at 8 o’clock.
(Sunday, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.)
The nursery will be open every
night to enable mothers with small
children to attend. There is a place
for everyone, and a blessing for
everyone. The church invites your
attendance at all these services.
UNCLE DOCK FROM DUCK WRITES:
How Can You Expect Anything Else But War?
If You Can't Smell It, Just Read the Bible!
Dear Mr. Editor:
Every fellow likes to feel he is
, a kind of prophet, but don’t con
sider me that way when I tell you
’ we are going to have another war.
If a fellow can’t smell it in the air,
he can read it in the Bible. In
’ Mark 13: 7. I quote you “And when
j ye shall hear of wars and rumors
of wars, be ye not troubled; for
such things must needs be but the
end shall not be yet.”
I think, Mr. Editor I have lived
long enough to believe that what
has always been hannening will
keep on hanpening. There is some
thing about human nature that nre
nares the world for war. rather
, than for peace. What we call prog
i ress is usually the product of war.
We develon things that change the
. course of the world during war
time when we are frantic with
fear and spending recklessly with
out regard to the value of money.
We hope to save the lives of our
men. We develop new machines and
new weapons, and these remain
forever after as greater threats
than we knew before, until another
war comes and creates still more
horrible threats.
Mr. Editor .we are going to have
war for some other reasons. We
have gone too far astray in our
love for material things, and we
have forgot the spiritual, and don’t
forget that the same power that
put us here can take us away.
We have wasted and destroyed
what God gave us and refused to
heed warning from high places.
We have grown too smart “with a
little learning,” and too many peo
ple have gotten the desire to live
“by their wits," when they don’t
have enough wits to make them a
decent living. By the time they find
this out, they have gotten used to
extravagant living, and won’t give
up, so they turn to trickery, the
"fast buck” and even worse. Well
don’t you forget it, no matter how
high they climb, there is always a
power that can take them down.
We have been told “whom the
Lord loveth, he chasteneth.” and It
may look sometimes that the Lord
doesn’t love many people, or he
would have chastened more of
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1959
RFD MAIL SERVICE
TO BEGIN IN APRIL
ON ROANOKE ISLAND
New Service to Benefit 300 Fam
ilies in Manteo Area Ef
fective April 18
A rural free delivery rou+<'
'serving every family on Roanoke
Island north of and including
Skyco, outside the Manteo tow
limits will be established Apri'
18th, according to notice giver
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
’ast week. Some 300 families will
be served by, this route out of the
Manteo office.
In order to get service on this
route, every patron must install
a mail box by April 18th. The RFD
will be route number one. The
boxes will be numbered. This serv
’ce is something long dreamed of
and wished for, but it was not un
-41 last August effort was made
c o get it with the aid of Congress
man Bonner. Petitions were pre
mred and circulated and finally
'n October they were sent to Mr.
Conner who forwarded them to the
lost office department.
The position of RFD carrier will
be filled by temporary appoint
ment and Mrs. Nancy Beals who
rave much time to working for
L his mail route has been recom
mended for the place. It pays S3OO
i month, plus $3.50 travel expense
daily. Assisting Mrs. Beals in
"rculating the petitions were Mrs.
W. J. Crumpacker and Arvin Mid
gett.
Lonnie C. Gray of Manteo, was
responsible for getting full coop
eration from the colored residents
of the island, who also signed a
petition asking for the service.
The route will cover 26 miles daily,
and will leave the Manteo postof
fice at 10:45 a.m. and return at
1:10 p.m. In all, about 1,200 people
will be entitled to take advantage
of this seiwice.
LOCAL ROTARIANS VISIT
DISTRICT MEET IN WILSON
Last week’s 771st Rotary Dis
trict convention held at Wilson was
attended by many many members
from area clubs. From Columbia,
Bobby Mitchell, Dallas Bridgeman,
Julian Swain and John Hardison,
from Engelhard P. D. Midgett, Jr„
and Leon Ballance. From Manteo,
William Ernst, Jr. who attended all
sessions, and the Rotary quartet.
Julian Oneto, Ralph and Lawrence
Swain, John Long and their accom
panist, Dick Jordan. The new pres
ident of the district is Ferd Davis,
Zebulon attorney. The 771st Dis
trict extends from Burlington to
Manteo.
them long before now. The mystery
is, how can they get by so long,
the way they are taking over the
world. It’s going to be all the
worse when the holocaust comes.
Men who do not labor for what
they get will not be happy people.
They will not be grateful people.
They cannot be true friends. “In
the sweat of thy face shalt thou
eat bread,” means that man must
earn his way in this • world. See
Genesis, Chapter 3.
Friends, we have gone too far
with this idea of trying to live
without work. We have taxed the
other fellow too long, just to have
the pleasure of spending his mon
ey. We have gone crazy in the be
lief that we can buy friends with
‘he money we pour out in heathen
lands; money we take away from
our peonle by force. We have given
away more money than our country
would sell for. The President now
wants to give away four billion
dollars more.
He is scared. He knows among
oil the “friends” we have bought
by feeding them for 20 years, not
one would stay with us 30 days if
we cut off this “foreign aid.” It
boils down now to having fewer
friends than ever before. Led as
tray by politicians greedy for more
votes, we are further burdening
our nation by making states of ter
ritories of doubtful worth and loy
alty far from our homeland. The
next thing, we will add Porto
Rico, and the race by then will have
completed its undoing in America.
We know not what we do, but
there is going to be a terrible day
when it is too late. I often think
about the colored fellow across the
way who got drunk and killed his
wife. When the Sheriff got there
next day, the fellow was in great
trouble. “I shot her,” he said, “but
I didn’t know I was loaded.”
Yes sir, we need a rap on the
head in this country to wake us
up. We are about like the boy who
after six years in school was asked
to name five days of the week with
out naming Monday, Tuesday or
Wednesday. Here’s how he figured
it out:
“Today, tomorrow, the day after
See DOCK, Page Bight
MANTEO MAN WINS HONOR
AS PROFESSIONAL LENSMAN
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JI
UGEK B. SHANNON, an em
ployee of Photokolor Co., has been
accepted as a member of the Pro
fessional Photographers of Amer
ica, Inc.; according to announce
ment by Dan Morrill who has been
a member for five years. He is to
receive full membership benefits in
the professional photographers’
group.
The photographer has affirmed
his desire at all times to abide by
the PP of A’s Code of Ethics, it
was further announced. The code
sets forth high professional stand
ards designed to benefit purchasers
of photography and to advance the
profession of photography. It will
be displayed at the new member’s
place of business.
Shannon is a graduate of Man
teo High School, the son of Post
master and Mrs. Ben Shannon of
Manteo.
The PP of A is one of Ameri
ca’s oldest professional associa
tions, having been founded during
the days of the tintype in 1880.
Today, it represents more than
7,000 professional portrait, com
mercial and industrial photograph
ers.
HIGHWAY MEN ON
ISLAND RESTORE
FERRY SERVICE
Happy Days Are Here Again
With Trips Back to Normal;
Job Is Appreciated
OCRACOKE, March 16—Ocra
cokers are certainly glad to be back
to normal so far as transportation
on and off the Island is concerned.
It seemed a long, long time after
the ravages of Hurricane Helene
to the paved road and the ferry
landing site at Hatteras Inlet, be
fore the State Highway Commission
got around to beginning repairs,
but once R. C. Speight and A. G.
Grizzard, supervisors, arrived
about a month ago with a group
of workers, improvement came
rapidly. Last week Monday, March
9th, the ferry made its first trip
across Hatteras Inlet and the win
ter time schedule for four trips a
day has continued ever since then.
Prior to that Oracokers and visitors
to the Island were compelled to
make a long, long three to four hour
trip from the harbor here through
Pamlico Sound to Hatteras. This
was a big hindrance to those go
ing off the Island on business,
since half the day was spent just
getting to Hatteras Island. Now
it’s merely a half hour drive to the
Inlet up the repaired highway, and
another half hour or forty-five
minutes, depending on wind and
‘ide. across the Inlet on the new
ferry “Ocracoke” to the Hatteras
Island side. One can leave here at
7 a.m. and be well on the way
north by mid-morning.
True to the wellknown friendly
spirit which pervades Ocracoke
Village, the men working on the
repair job had a good time while
here. Supervisor Speight spoke
warmly of Ocracoke’s hospitality
at the March meeting of the Civic
Club, at which time he and several
others were guests. Two of the
men brought their families here to
live during the four to six weeks’
stay; the rest of the men were
quartered in long trailers with a
special chow wagon and a good
cook to take care of their needs.
All of them made many friends
while here and Ocdacoke is indeed
appreciative of their interest in its
road needs. In the group in addi
tion to R. C. Speight of Ahoskie
and A. G. Grizzard of Scotland
Neck, were Eugene Byrum, James
J. Copeland, Edgar R. Taylor and
Linwood B. Taylor, all of Tyner;
James H. Hardy and John R. Sum
merlin of Pinetops; Burtis B.
Hooper of Salvo; Braxton L. Jones
Glenn C. Langley, and Adolph M.
Spivey of Ryland; Nelson B. Saw
yer of Manns Harbor; John F.
Snivey of Hobbsville; Chester T.
Winslow of Hertford; Lester R.
Lane of Elizabeth City; and Way
land Joyner of Tarboro. Very
shortly a new group of workers
will report for duty at Ocracoke to
begin work on the asphalt surface
of the road.
MANY PEOPLE HOPEFUL AFTER
STUMPY POINT AND HATTERAS
BETTER HARBORS HEARINGS
Great Need for Improved Channels to Maintain
Fishing Industry Bring Out Strong Supporters
Before Engineer Corps; Industry Promised
When Adequate Water Is Assured; Approval
of Engineers Will Be First Step.
Without better waterways the
commercial fishing industry can
not be maintained as one of the
most vital parts of the economy of
the coastland. Nor can full use be
made of our waters for recrea
tions purposes.
This knowledge has motivated
strong efforts on behalf of getting
deeper water provided, as witness
the meeting at Stumpy Point
Thursday of this week, and at Hat
teras on Thursday of last week.
Some 40 people gathered at
Stumpy Point Thursday morning
where the meeting was promptly
opened by Col. Rowland. The
meeting was conducted by David
Stick, County Commissioner, who
with Horace Hooper and aided by
Lawrence Swain of Manteo had
done a masterful job in assemb
ling statistics and preparing a
brief. Numerous persons were call
ed upon for oral supporting state
ments, and these included Calvin
Payne, postmaster, Leslie Wise,
Carson Meekins and Horace Hoop
er of the community, William
Ernst, Jr., Melvin R. Daniels, Reg
ister of Deeds,Victor Meekins,
Chairman of the Board of Com
missioners of Dare County, A. H.
Ward, Jr., representing the Dare
County Waterways Association,
Stanford White, game protector, a
representative of the Stumpy Point
Naval unit; a representative of
N. C. Fish & Wildlife Service; Joe
Gunther of the Standard Products
Co., operators of fishing boats out
of Virginia and Beaufort, and oth
ers.
It developed during the meeting
that had the citizens made request
at any time in the past, mainte
nance money might have been
spent on the project to restore its
seven-foot depth, whereby the
community might have saved
many thousands of dollars.
Signs so far for the project are
encouraging. It will call for a 12
foot channel into Lake Worth from
Pamlico Sound, with a turning
basin at the inner end. The pres
ent authorized depth is seven feet
but this has filled up to some three
feet as a result of hurricane tides,
so that many days are lost by fish
ing vessels unable to go forth to
work during low tides, and loss in
income is terrific to the fishermen
of the area.
Following the meeting, a splen
did seafood dinner was served to
the group by the ladies of the
community, and this dinner receiv
ed strong praise and a vote of
thanks from the visitors.
The patience and interest of Col.
See HEARING, Page Four
MASQUERADE BALL IN
MANTEO SATURDAY NIGHT
The Senior class of Manteo High
School is planning a masquerade
ball on Saturday night, March 21,
at the elementary school gym. It
will begin at 8 p.m. There will be
a floor show and a raffle for a
large Panda bear. Refreshments
will be sold. Everyone who wishes
to attend is asked to come in some
kind of costume. No one will be
admitted without, at least, a mask.
Mr. Butler asked for everyone de
siring to dance to please come in
soft-soled shoes or to remove their
shoes before they go on the floor.
A prize will be offered for the
best costume. Masks will be sold
at the door. Admission will be 75
cents per person, SI.OO per cou
ple. The floor show will feature
The Flappers; Hawaiian Dancers;
Ricky Hooper Nelson; Johnny and
Joe; and The Easter Parade. All
• proceeds will go toward the Sen
ior trip to Washington, D. C.
DARE RECORDERS COURT
DOCKET LIGHT ONE TUES.
Only three cases were disposed
I of by Dare County Recorders
i Court Tuesday of this week. Fines
of five dollars each and costs were
levied as follows: Elwood V. Mor
rison. Kitty Hawk, failing to re
; port an accident. Wilbur A. Spen
cer, Manteo, improper exhaust. W.
S. Quidley, Buxton, improper use
of a dealers tag. Gary G. Scar
borough of Kitty Hawk, failed to
appear to answer a charge of ig
noring a stopsign. Capias and con
tinued.
EAST LAKE CHANNEL
The Highway Commission this
’ week called for bids for the
I dredging of the ferry channel at
i East Lake. The letting will be
> held in Raleigh Tuesday, March
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MANTEO TOWN
ELECTION SET
FOR MAY STH
Time For Filing to Close Late in
April; Old Board and May
or to Run Again
The usual election of officials of
the town of Manteo is scheduled to
be held on May sth, according to
Mrs. Juanita Parker, Town Clerk.
Final date for filing will be deter
mined at the regular meeting of
the town Board on the Second
Monday in April, the 13th.
The closing dote for filing of
notice of candidacy is usually
about two weeks before the date
of the election.
The present Mayor is G. T.
Wescott, who was a member of the
Board, but who was appointed to
fill out the unexpired term of
Mayor Martin Kellogg, Jr. who re
signed in October.
The three aidermen are as fol
lows: S. L. Barnett, Samuel E.
Midgett, and Allen Lee Mann. Mr.
Mann was recently named an Ai
derman to fill out the term of G.
T. Wescott when he became Mayor.
Rumors that other candidates
may enter the field have been go
ing the rounds, but none of them
wish to make a definite statement
this week.
The registrar to hold the town
books open for this election has
been appointed. Mrs. Ruth Evans
Scoggins is registrar, Mrs. Lotta
Midgett and Mrs. Bernice Canna
dy, judges.
JAMBOREE JUNKETEERS
VISITING WASH.-BALTO.
REGION THIS WEEK END
Some 25 Dare Coast buccaneers
promoting the forthcoming Pirates
Jamboree are on a trip to Wash
ington and Baltimore this week
end. Some left early Thursday via
gaily decorated station wagons
and others followed on Friday
morning by air for an initial ren
dezvous Friday morning in the na
tion capitol’s New House Office
Building Restaurant at 8 o’clock.
Henry Oglesby of Congressman
Bonner’s office suggested the
breakfast rendezvous. At 10 o’clock
Friday morning the buccaneers
have been invited to visit Senator
Ervin, then the gruop will move
on to Baltimore where Ralph S.
Burroughs has made arrange
ments for a luncheon with more
members of the press and radio
on hand.
The group will be back in Wash
ington at the Dodge Hotel’s pirate
den during the late afternoon on
Friday and some of the pirates
will then attend a youpon tea par
ty at the Mayflower sponsored by
Mrs. Winslow of the Carolinian for
travel representatives of the na
tion’s capitol and others will
spread out around town to tell
Washington about the Jamboree.
The group is scheduled to return
to Dare on Saturday.
CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR
CALLS MANTEO MEETING
The problem of organizing Dare
County into a civil defense unit
will be laid before the people at a
meeting in the courthouse at 7:30
p.m. Monday night of next week,
March 23, according to announce
ment of Col. Gibbs, who has re
cently been appointed director for
Dare County.
Director Gibbs has urged a large
attendance of citizens of the area
at this meeting to hear Civil De
fense explained by representatives
from the office of General Edward
F. Griffin in Raleigh who is di
rector of the N. C. Council of Civil
Defense. All county officials are
also expected to attend.
Now with war talk daily in the
papers, and on the air, it becomes
more important for early consid
eration of the need for survival
that would in case of war, be pos
sible only through a well organized
Civil Defense unit.
HORSE KILLED; MAN HURT
WHEN CAR STRIKES CART
Gethsemane Gallop was slightly
injured when thrown out of his
eart near Lizard Hill Wednesday
evening about 6:30. His horse died
shortly afterward of the injuries.
The car was struck by a Ford
driven by C. H. Crees of Manteo.
An investigation is underway by
Patrolman Fields.