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'OLUME XXIV NO. 45 ANTI-MUNICIPALITY GROUP TAKES OVER : KILL DEVIL HILLS More Rough Sledding Ahead For Friends of Maintaining Com munity As a Town Citizens of Kill Devil Hills may readily prepare to batten down the hatches, and expect stormy municipal weather from now on. Tuesday’s election has forecast need for such action. There has been sufficient resurgence of the anti-municipal sentiment to elect men who may be expected to dis solve the town’s corporate exist ence. Rudolph H. Cook, motel opera tor, who tied with incumbent Thos. Chears for Mayor’s place Tuesday is apparently the Mayor, Mr. Chears having renounced and dis claimed further interest in any ad ditional elections, it was deemed that a drawing be held at 5 p.m. Thursday to decide the winner. Ira Partridge, a native resident who has long been a consistent foe of the town, was elected on the town board by 64 votes. C. A. York by 65 votes and Robert A. Young by 57. But Mr. Young, who, by the way is a brother-in-law of Mr. York, has abdicated, and like Mr. Chears, refuses to serve on a Board in which they might always expect to occupy a minority posi tion. The third man must now be’ appointed by the remaining two who qualify. Jack Ballance, one of the candidates who was nosed out on a vote of 53 is expected to be selected as the favorite of Cook, Partridge and York. There were several others who sought to be aidermen, but they See ELECTION, Page Four COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPING MORE GAME IS SOUGHT Ernst Suggests Plans For Conserv ative Management of West Va. Co’s Vast Acres West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company requested of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Com mission, assistance in developing an improved plan of wildlife man agement on its lands in Dare, Tyr rell, Hyde and Washington Coun ties. The request was presented to the Commission at its meeting this week in Raleigh, by William Ernst, Jr., Manager of West Vir ginia’s North Carolina Woodlands. Mr. Erast pointed out the need to plan ahead for increased hunt ing facilities. With additional road development, more of his compa ny’s property is open to hunting; thereby providing need to increase the game population. His appeal to the Commission included the development of a working agree ment whereby Wildlife technicians might offer proposals, based upon ■research and experience gained on the various State managed prop erties, to more fully develop the game resource on his company’s lands. The lack of sufficient forage for deer during t the late winter season is a factor of significance that should be given attention. The enforcement of the permit system as employed by West Vir gina is a matter in which the Com mission may be helpful. The proposal was referred to the Committee on enforcement who suggested that representatives of See GAME, Page Four FISHERMEN FIND GOOD SPORT THIS WEEK ON COAST Both Fresh and Salt Wafer Varie ties Reported In Quantity By Aycock Brown Bluefish in large schools hit the surf between Buxton and Hatteras Inlet during the past week and un like the usual “snapper” or small sizes just about all taken by ang lers ranged from two to five pounds each. On Wednesday the first bluefish of the 1959 season for Oregon Inlet was taken by Mrs. Elizabeth Groce while trolling from the Libby D. owned by her father, Capt Lee Dough. Mrs. Ina Long, fishing compan ion of Mrs. Groce landed a big channel bass in the same area where the first Oregon Inlet blue was boated. W. S, White, game protector on the Dare mainland reported large mouth bass, robin, bream and other fresh water species as being plen tiful. “Just about everyone who goes after fish in East and South Lakes, catch their limit, now that the weather has been good for several days,” said Mr. White. Report after report of excep tional catches in the Hatteras In let and nearby beach areas came in Saturday. By Sunday the fish were hitting at the Capes. Almost See SPORT, Page Four / . THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA TYRRELL-DARE BRIDGE NEEDS ARE STRESSED SEN. LINDSAY C. WARREN RALEIGH.—The wonders of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Park are a prime reason why Alli gator River and Oregon Inlet should be bridged, the State High way Commission was told this week. An eight-legislator delegation urged the Commission to “make a firm commitment” for a bridge across the broad estuary between Tyrrell and Dare counties. Headed by Sen. Lindsay Warren of Beaufort, the group said such a bridge would be of Statewide benefit. Included in this request was a similar appeal for an Oregon Inlet bridge. Warren pointed out that the unique national park on the State’s windswept Outer Banks is expect ed to be a playground for a mil lion people a year within the next eight to ten years. Others in the delegation included Reps. Frank Everett of Martin, Dick O’Neal of Hyde, J. M. Phelps of Washington, Bruce Etheridge of Dare, and Charles Cohoon of Tyr rell. Some members of the delega tion pointed out again that such a bridge would also be “of great economic benefit” to eastern coun .ties. Rep. Wayland Sermons of Beau fort said he thought traffic on the Outer Banks would “be as great as that on the Blue Ridge Park way” within five years. Returning to a later meeting on Wednesday morning, the delega tion was reinforced by the addition of other strong legislators. Sena tor Emmett Winslow of Hertford, a former member of the States Highway Commission, and Rep. Ned Delamar of Pamlico lent their support. Commission Chairman Melville Broughton, Jr. did tell the delega tion that a 1958 Commission sur vey which recommended a toll bridge at Alligator did not mean it was committed to the toil idea. Warren said the toll concept was See BRIDGES, Page Four HEARING MAY ISTH ON SALT WATER IN ALLIGATOR RIVER COLUMBIA.—The Corps of En gineers will hold a public hearing here May 15 to hear views on the extent that the Albemarle-Pungo River section of the Intracoastal Waterway affects adjacent farm and timber lands. The hearing is scheduled to be held in the Courthouse beginning! at 10 a.m. with Col. H. C. Row land, Jr., District Engineer of the Wilmington Engineer District, pre siding. In a notice announcing the hear ing, information is requested con cerning the number of cultivated acres affected by the waterway plus the type and yield of crops; the number of acres suffering from flooding and poor drainage and land abandoned because of these problems; number of acres damaged by salt-water intrusion and how much has been abandoned because of salinity; and what has been done including the cost to alleviate flooding, improve drain age and to dissipate salt-water in trusion. Similar information is re quested concerning timber lands. Landowners and other interest ed persons are also asked to sug gest improvements which may be constructed to relieve the prob lems, and to report on the expect ed increased yield from marginal land that will be made available for cultivation and increased use of pastureland. MURPHY IN RALEIGH The All-Seashore Highway As sociation met in Raleigh this week, and President J. L. Murphy of Kill Devil Hills left to attend it Prime purpose of the association is to promote a seashore highway continuously southward along the Outer Banks to Cape Lookout or nearby vicinity, thereby opening the entire coast to a vastly in creased tourist business. N. C. MUSIC CLUBS IN 43RD CONVENTION NEXT WEEK AT BEACH The 43rd Annual Convention of the North Carolina Federation of Music clubs convenes in Nags Head Wednesday, May 13,. Mrs. C. B. Jefferson, State president, is presiding and featured speaker is newly-elected National Presi dent, Mrs. C. Arthur Bulluck, Can ton, Pa. North Carolina has six districts with a director, junior counselor, ind student advisor for each.. The three state vice-presidents are in charge, respectively, of districts, juniors and students. Competitive Festivals, with cups, money, and scholarships given by interested in-i dividuals, clubs and the Federa- 1 tion itself, have been used to in- 1 terest and encourage young peo- 1 pie in a solidarity and unity of effort to make music an integral, part of the American Way of Life. I The 1959 Convention next week' is featuring North Carolina [ scholarship and award winners, 1 yotlng artist winners, and other outstanding young musicians in line with its state theme, Accent on Youth. Today there are 58 senior clubs, 9 student clubs, and 179 junior clubs, run by a 60- member executive board. Conven tions draw some 200 delegates as well as a good public for their mu sical events. TO APPEAR IN TWO-PIANO RECITAL. NAGS HEAD -Ji Y ? WILLIAM S. NEWMAN, left, and WILTON MASON, right, both of the faculty of the music department of the University of North Caro lina, will appear in a two-piano recital on Thursday evening, May 14, at the Carolinian Hotel, Nags Head, as a feature of the 43rd annual convention of the N. C. Federation of Music Clubs. Mr. Newman is Chairman of Instruction in piano at the University, and Mr. Mason is a member of the piano faculty. N. C. JUNIOR MUSIC FEDERATION LEADERS g 31 I I -W ■ '.W.-. MISS CLYDA LYNN BOYETTE}, left, and MISS BETTY HART IPOCK, right, who will take a prominent part in the meeting next week of the N. C. Federation of Music Clubs at Nags Head. Miss Boyette, who is a Smithfield High School Senior, is president of the Junior division of the federation, and will preside at the Junior sessions. Miss Ipock, New Bern High School sophomore, is vice-president of the state’s Juniors, and will be in charge of the pages. STUMPY POINT SCHOOLHOUSE STUMPY POINT MAN’S ARM SOLD TO CITIZENS FOR SSOO BROKEN IN MOTOR MISHAP The Board of Education last month sold the Stumpy Point school property to a committee of local citizens for SSOO for a com munity building. This week it agreed to accept the last bid made on the Kitty Hawk school property by Ted Wood of Kitty Hawk beach for $2,500. The Manns Harbor building is in process of being sold, with a bid r of $2,500 having been placed by W. R. Pearce of Manteo. The Board of Education is car rying insurance based at 90 per cent of value on these school prop erties as follows: Stumpy Point, $15,500; Manns Harbor $23,000 and Kitty Hawk $32,700. As these figures are exclusive of the Jand, which is worth about $4,000 each at Manns Harbor and Kitty Hawk, it appears some good bargains are being made. I MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1959 NEW HOME AGENT FOR DARE COUNTY IN JUNE MRS. BEULAH WHITE GAY LORD will come to Dare County to serve as Home Demonstration Agent in June, succeeding Mrs. Fran Cullis who has resigned to go to Florida where her husband will be employed. Mrs. Gaylord, now a widow, served as home agent in Dare County a short period sev eral years ago prior to her mar riage. She is a Chowan native, but is residing in Roper, and has been teaching High School Home Eco nomics. IL O. Van Gray, 73, of Stumpy Point, sustained a broken arm and nose Tuesday morning when his 1950 Dodge driven by him was in collision with a 1950 Chevrolet' driven by Charley Wiley Johnston, 21, of Nags Head. Mr, Johnston’s wife, Lola, sustained sprains and bruises. Both men are charged with driv ing on the wrong side of the cen ter line the collision appearing to have occurred in the center of U. S. 158 south of Manteo. ROMANCE RAISES RAZOR Lizzie Lane Wilson, colored of Roanoke Island, is charged With cutting Lola Faye Stone, also col ored, Tuesday night in the midst of a disagreement over the shar ing of masculine consideration. The case will be heard in Record ers Court in Manteo on Tuesday Inext. MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL MAY QUEEN OF 1959 4*l ■ MISS SUZANNE ALLEN, Manteo High School Senior, who was crowned May Queen at a May Day program Tuesday afternoon at the Manteo High School. She received the crown from her maid of honor, Miss Gracie Best. Under the direction of Mrs. Matilda Inge, high school faculty member, the Seniors presented a program consisting of sketches de picting their progress in school. The first skit was a rhythm band number as they performed it in the first grade. Their fifth grade days were recalled by a minuet which they learned while in that grade. Class members from Kitty Hawk gave a Black Sambo sketch resur rected from fourth or fifth grade activities. Cheer leaders, as in eighth grade, excerpts from a talent show when ninth grade students, and a floor show number given during the 1958 Junior-Senior completed the afternoon’s entertainment. The class song was sung; and Mrs. Goldie Meekins, to whom the Annual was dedicated while she was a member of the faculty, was presented with an autographed copy of the Annual. JOSEPH COX FIRST PRESIDENT SENIOR CITIZENS IN DARE Wide Experience Has Been Lot of Newcomer Devoted to Edi fication of the Aged On last Thursday evening, the first meeting of the senior citizens club of Dare County was held in Manteo and Joseph Cox was elect ed president. Mr. Cox, a native of Augusta, Georgia has had wide experience in many fields of en deavor. His interests are many and varied as his life has been. Mr. Cox has been a member of the Senior Citizens Club of Sono ma, California and is hopeful that he can help others to attain the kind of enjoyment he and his lovely wife have found in their as sociations with others of varied in terest and experience. Mr. Cox feels that the experi ence gained by any person during the course of living a full life, can be helpful to others including the local, state and national pri vate organizations and govern ment agencies. He stated that the voice of many can be heard and can be helpful in many ways. Those who are nearing the age of retirement or who have already re tired are given an opportunity, to give and receive information on all kinds of subjects of interest. Skills See OOX, Page Four WOODSON FEARING WINS PLACE ON TOWN BOARD In Manteo Election 117 Voted, With Sam Midgett Leading Ticket; Sev eral Write-Ins; Westcott Mayor In Tuesday’s town election in Manteo 117 persons voted, one ballot was spoiled, and three write-ins were offered. G. T. (Ras) Westcott, without opposi tion for Mayor returns to office with a vote of 91, and Woodson “Wopdie” Fearing was elected Ai derman by a vote of 88. Incumbent Aiderman Sam Mid gett got 100 votes, leading the ticket. Incumbent Aiderman Allen Lee Mann got 96 votes, and G. G. Bonner, the fourth candidate for Aiderman got 38 votes and failed of election. Mr. Fearing, the new member of the town board is the son of Mrs. Grizelle and the late M. K. Fearing of Manteo, and is associ ated in business with the family firm, Fearing’s Inc. of Manteo. Mr. Westcott, the Mayor, was filling an unexpired term of Mar tin Kellogg, Jr. who resigned last year. He has served several terms as Aiderman. The new Board will take office at the regular meeting of the Town Board on the second Monday in June; the Bth. HOME FROM GERMANY v.• f ■ .Tl ’•X Xa 1 Jn J, SP4 DALVIN M. AMBROSE re turned to the States last week af ter spending 18 months in Frank furt, Germany with ( the Ist MSL BN. Ambrose received his basic training at Fort Hood, Texas. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ambrose, of Manns Harbor. SMALL CRAFT BRIDGE NEAR KITTY HAWK NOW IS FIGURED AT $50,000 An examination of the site of the proposed small craft bridge near Currituck Sound on U. S. 158, which is being requested by citizens of the Kitty Hawk com munity was made Thursday of last week by Division Engineer, W. N. Spruill of the Highway De partment. In information given this news paper Saturday, Mr. Spruill said he believes an accurate estimate of the cost can be placed at $50,000. An earlier unofficial esti mate placed the cost at $31,000. The original thought that a by pass bridge costing an estimated $90,000 to take care of traffic while the proposed bridge was be ing built, now gives way to a plan of building the bridge in sections. By building three sections of 20 feet each in length, one section at a time, traffic might be continued over this road and the cost of the temporary bridge saved. The proposed bridge would have a vertical clearance of six feet and a horizontal clearance of 20 feet. Mr. Spruill says this project would not necessarily come from Secondary Road funds, but would have to be a special grant from the primary road program. Secon dary road funds alloted to Dare County would not permit construc tion of the project in a two year period. • ' ...Ji Single Copy 70 LENGTHY LAWSUIT INVOLVES VALUABLE OCRACOKE TRACT McWilliams and Wahab Contend ing Over Ownership of Four Acres of Waterfront The magic wand of State and Federal benevolence has transmut ed what was once about four and a half acres of worthless wet marsh on Silverlake, Ocracoke Island into something worth many thousands of dollars. The processes which followed brought to the island this week a unique assembly of legal ability to bring about a de cision as td who owns the land. Its value has been placed variously by bystanders at five to 15 thousand dollars. Charlie McWilliams and Stanley Wahab, both prominent native and resident citizens of the island contend for ownership of this four and a half acres of sandy elevation skirting the waterfront. In the process of setting up a plan for selling off this land, Mr. Wa hab, an active promoter of real estate found some clouds on the title, and he started a proceeding to perfect title. The land had been made valuable by deposits of soil dredged while deepening the har bor. Charlie McWilliams claims he owns the land too. He employed Solicitor Walter Cahoon and George T. Davis of Swan Quarter to defend his claim. Representing Mr. Wahab are O. L. Williams of Swan Quarter and Henry Leßoy of Elizabeth City. The litigants decided to have the issues heard by a referee and Mar tin Kellogg, Jr., Manteo attorney was chosen as the referee. For four days this week the entire as sembly held court at Ocracoke, presenting and hearing the evi dence in the case, which was pre sented by numerous witnesses and many depositions based on a sur vey made by Court Surveyor Ed die Jackson of Washington. After hearing all that could be heard on Ocracoke Island about this land, the court was adjourned until some later date when the referee can consider the balance of testimony and evidence. This will be followed by periods of study and digestion of the evi dence which may run into several weeks or months before Mr. Kel logg can report his findings. From the vigor and interest be ing devoted to the case, not to speak of some considerable ex pense, it is the lay opinion that it will most likely be fought through all the courts of the state. It is re markable that in a few years, due to the great chain of progress in this coastland, that what was from early time a piece of land so rela tively insignificant, has without the action of any citizens or agen cy in this coastland, become a treasure of such value as to war rant expenditure of what most surely will run into a small fortune as viewed through the eyes of the recent past. PLAN TO CUT OFF MAIL SERVICE INTO MANTEO AROUSES MUCH COMPLAINT Being too poor to afford a Chamber of Commerce in Manteo which would be able to mobilize forces, a disturbed assembly of business men are sending sporadic appeals to Congressman Bonner this week to try to halt an at tempt that is now being made to cut out about one third of the mail trips into and out of Dare County, and a reduction by one-third of the amount paid to contract car riers serving the county. Under present schedules mails are due into the Manteo office at 10:30 a.m. and 4 and 8 p.m. Out going mails leave at 6 and 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. bound for Eliza beth City. The bus line out of Manteo which has carried the mail for some 29 years gives free, a number of services each day that are not required of them in the contract, but which they do as a matter of public spirit For in stance Norfolk bound mail at 11:30 is carried directly to Nor folk free of extra cost, and numer ous free stops are made in Curri tuck County to assist several com munities in getting earlier mail service. A postal agent has been making the rounds in Dare County, seek ing justification for cutting out the North Bound mail leaving Manteo at 6 a.m. and the incom ing mail at 8 p.m. The proposed plan would further delay mails leaving for Hatteras and other outlying points in the county un til 8 p.m. while still requiring re turn on the same day to catch the last mail northbound from Manteo at 5 p.m. The general feeling is that the postoffice department has no sense of shame. That out of its poor record from the standpoint of See MAIL, Page Eight
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