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VOLUME XXIV NO. 50 "NO MAN'S LAND" , FOLK VOTE TERM INTO OBLIVION Overwhelmingly Favor Joining Manteo School District in Vote Held Saturday “No Man’s Land” is a term that no longer exists in fact. By a vote of 44 to 11 the citizens of this three mile stretch between Kill Devil Hills and the “Jigsaw” road at Nags Head, Saturday declared their perference of joining with the Manteo school district. A considerable effort had been made by patrons of the Kitty Hawk District to get this area in with them, but by petition the citi zens in the Nags Head area af fected, got a vote to enable them to officially express their approv al. Considerable effort had been made by emmissaries to the north to upset the trend of the election, but, little progress was made. Citizens and property holders of this area will now contribute to the support of the Manteo school through the special tax district. They have indicated they wish • their children to attend this school. in the area, which voted to join th Manteo District Saturday, there is listed a total property value of v $2,829,503 which will permit a re duction in the tax rate required to meet bond payments for the new high school building which serves the area. Holders of the election Saturday wesre C. S. Culpepper, Mrs. Rich ard Mann, persons living in the area registered. Several had to be out of town, some of them due to illness. Ten failed to vote thereby. RESTRICTIONS ON TRASH COLLECTION IN DARE COUNTY Collectors Authorized, to Remove • Household Garbage Only After June 30 Abuse of the garbage collection service rendered in some areas of ' Dare County has resulted in a positive rule adopted this month by the Board of County commis sioners whereby under the contract effective July 1 no trash will be hauled away for householders or property owners. Some persons have overloaed the collector with trash, old crates, buliding ma terials, etc. The Board has been advised al so, that the law doesn’t allow the county to haul trash, but only gar bage from such areas as have been , declared by health officials to be a menace to public health. Before the service was institu ted, garbage was left neglected, or most of the time buried, to be dug up by dogs and scattered, or imposive p menace to sources of water supply. Back of the idea in establishing [ the service was the theory also of { justice to the beach tax-payers, | who having no children in school, H who put no burden on welfare • funds, and who, using their pro ; perty only a small part of the year were entitled to this small f return for their money. The Board of Commissioners are E being confronted by requests for I this service in other areas not now t being served. Nearly 200 citizens F of Wanchcse presented a petition ; to the Board this month. It went L to the Board with the endorsement f of the townshin commissioner, but See TRASH, Page Twelve r ODDFELLOWS HONOR THEIR 50 YEAR MEMBERS j Members of Virginia Dare Lodge No. S, I. O. O. P. and their [ wives held open house at the Man [ teo town hall Tuesday night, and about 40 attended with the honor guests-members being Dave and \ Ryan Midgett of- Manteo who have been members more than 50 years. Rommie Knight who had planned to attend was prevented by sudden illness from taking part. Certificates were presented to the honored guests by District President, Dan Cannady, a former head of the Manteo lodge. Mr. Cannady also entertained the par ty with a 30-minute magic show. Refreshments were served by the Rcbekahs. The occasion was a most delightful one. Virginia Dare Lodge was found ed in Manteo some 60 years or • more ago. Its noble grand at this time is Gordon Riddick. It has about 40 members, and meets each second and fourth Tuesday eve ning at the town hall. One other member in Manteo who was unable to attend is J. D. O'Neal, and who has been a mem ber of this lodge more than 50 years. Capt M. L. Johnson, who recently died was a member of more than 50 years, and W. J. Griffin, now living in Norfolk is We of the'- older living charter members. THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROUNA MANTEO MAN LEAVES ON COAST GUARD CRUISE p-T • '• : • •»' . ' - "|||| NEW LONDON, Conn.—U. S. Coast Guard Cadet Robert G. Wil liams son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Williams of Manteo, North Carolina, departed the U. S. Coast Guard Academy June 6, on the Coast Guard Cutter Casco on a two-month practice cruise to the Caribbean. Cadet Williams is one of the 350 cadets participating in the summer training cruise. He is a first class cadet, and this is his third experience at sea since his Academy appointment in July, 1956. Before entering the Coast Guard Academy, Cadet Williams was graduated from Manteo High School in Manteo. NAGS HEAD LEADERS START CAMPAIGN TO CLEAN LITTER All-Importance of Clean Beaches As Business Asset Is Stressed in Letters “The scarred and littered road side,” is the subject of a campaign now being waged by the Nags Head Chamber of Commerce through a special Anti-Litter Cam paign committee which consists of P. J. M. Bayne and Mrs. Phoebe Hayman, leading business people. The businessmen of Nags Head are aware of commercial and other losses to the community that can come through discouragement of tourist business caused by unsight ly, unkept and unkempt roadsides and premises. The following appeal has been sent out by them this week to all Nags Head property owners: “During this past year, we have examined the changing needs of our rapidly growing beaches. All of us are aware and appreciative of the wonders of its development. However, there has arisen among us that menace—THE SCARRED AND LITTERED ROASIDE. “We are all aware of Governor Hodges’ sweeping views and ap peals to “Make North Carolina Beautiful” and his promotions of an “Anti-Litter Campaign”. We, however, would like to go further and institute a “Pro-beautification Campaign” to accent our natural atractions and allow nothing to ob struct them. “We find the roadside approach es to many business establish ments and residences are cluttered and uninviting. Often this is over sight. “We feel that is is to the ad vantage of everyone to present an attractive appearance to all visi tors. Many will be here for the first time, and we want all of them to return —with friends and rela tives. , “Following is a check-list of no ticeable faults. Please survey your property for weaknesses of physi cal attraction. 1. Crumbling out—buildings. 2. Piles of debris—tin cans, decayed building materials, uncovered gar bage. Also paper and light-weight refuse strewn over yards. 3. Un- See LITTER, Page Twelve JIM SHANNON DIES Jambs Blanchard Shannon, 68, who was bom on Roanoke Island, and had lived 66 years in Point Harbor, died Friday night at Albe marle Hospital after'an illness of l five wfeks. He was the son of the late Nat and Elzabeth Shannon, and husband of Mrs. Nettie S. | Shannon, a retired fisherman and member of the Powells Point | Christian church. He is survived by three sons: Lionel J. of Kitty Hawk; Sherman J. and Dalton E. j Shannon of Powells Point. Funeral and burial were at Powells Point, OPENING DAY OF LOST COLONY, IS TO.BE ON JUNE 27 To Be Celled Dare County Day, With Some Sort of A "Pro gram” Being Thrown To gether Plans for an old fashioned Dare County Day filled with entertain ment to precede the 19th season premiere of Paul Green’s sym phonic drama The Lost Colony at Fort Raleigh National Histroic Site on June 27 are announced to day by Jim Rea, County Farm Agent. Rea is chariman of the Dare County Day program under spon sorship of Friends of The Lost Colony. He has several hard work ing committee members assisting him on the Dare Beaches, Roanoke Island and elsewhere in the county. The program begins at 4 o’clock with a parade of boats past Water side Theatre on the waters of Roa noke Sound. Between 4:30 and 5 o’clock will be presented a water ski show. Then Lavem Watson, of WTARi- TV, Norfolk, will be master of ceremonies during an hour-long program on Waterside Theatre stage between five and six o’clock. “One of the highspots of this program will be the introduction of Roanoke Island residents who had roles in the original Lost Colony pageant on a Virginia Dare birthday back in the 1920’5,” said Rea. “We will also introduce mem bers of the present symphonic drama company during this phase of the program.” Between six and seven o’clock there will be a picnic supper at Fort Raleigh. Local residents will be expected to bring their own food although arrangements have been made to feed up to 400 ad ditional guests through the cour tesy of hotel and motel operators and other vacation businesses on Roanoke Island and the Dare Beaches. The food for guests will be fur nished as follows by several local caterers. National Park Service personnel will cooperate. Betwetn 7:15 and 7:45 o’clock, dances by Portsmouth, Boy Scout, will be presented on the stage of Waterside theatre with prizes to be awarded for the Friends of Lost Colony model building, doll dress ing and essay contest winners. A gala display of fireworks will be presented over Roanoke Sound during a 10 minute period begin ning at 8 P. M., and the 19th sea son premiere of the original and longest running symphonic drama, The Lost Colony, will begin at 8:15 o’clock. WAYLAND FRY, POPULAR MANTEO TEACHER DIES SUDDENLY ON VACATION Wayland Fry, 36, faculty mem ber of Manteo Elementary School and assistant coach of athletics at Manteo High Schol, died sud denly Thursday night of a heart attack at the home of his brother, Charles Fry, in Carthage. Funeral services were conduct ed at Summers Hill Baptist Church in Carthage Saturday at 3 p.m. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dotty Alford Fry, and one small son, Hannon. They had gone to Carthage to visit relatives this week end. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Haywod Fry of Carthage. Two brothers Homer and Charles Fry of Carthage also survive. Mr. Fry had served a short time as chairman of the Dare County Board of elections. He had taught in Manteo for the past eight years, and was a highly re garded citizen, making his home on the beach near Whalebone. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Carthage, and Manteo Lions Club, and a member of the Baptist Church. KITTY HAWK MAN SAVES THREE FROM DROWNING “Always ready” is the motto of the Coast Guard, so when Tom Dowdy 41, home on leave, heard someone cry for help, he hushed to the ocean, and found three people in trouble, and saved their lives from the sea. Swimming out, he rescued Edgar O’Neal of Maple, and his two ten, year old children Edgar Jr. and Linda Rae, age 10. The father, 47, has lost consciousness while trying to keep his children above waterr. Dowdy is now os lightship duty in Boston, but was formerly at tached to Coast Guard headquar ters in Norfolk where he owns a home. He is the son of W. I.'Dow dy, and his wife is the former Virginia Beasley of Kitty Hawk. They have a son, Wayne. While at his old home on leave, Mr. Dowdy was repainting his beach cottage.] He is approaching retirement. ' MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 12. 1959 ENGELHARD GIRL WINS HER DEGREE AT DUKE MARTHA JANE MIDGETT, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Midgett, Jr., of Engelhard, (A .B. degree) was among some 1,100 Duke University students receiving degrees on Monday morning, June 8, at the University’s 107th Com mencement program. The featured mencement program. The finals featured an address by Ralph Mc- Gill, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of The Atlanta Constitution. Rex Beach Guthrie, Box 394, Manteo, also of Dare and Hyde ancestry was among those students who received the (Bachelor of Laws degree) at Duke at the Same time. ' CAMPAIGN BEGUN TO COLLECT OLD TAXES IN DARE Large Sums Owing, and Consid erable Total Payments Re ceived; Drive Continues i The tax collection campaign re cently begun in Dare County is . beginning to bear fruit and some [ SB,OOO had been paid in, long over i due through the period since 1941. When the Board of Commissioners , employed help to complie this list of taxes countywide, they found ■ experienced aid from Mrs. Ralph , Davis, and gave her duty of going over the books which had been so long neglected. The job is so long and detailed that complete figures have not been tabulated, but the collectible amount owing the county approx imated $75,000. It has been deter mined that the sum of more than $60,000 was long past due in five districts, in two townships, and of this sum $6,000 is considered worthless because of the many small amounts -for which collection had not been attemped, and so many of the persons having died, or moved away; while in many cases, some were errors in listing. But it is estimated that when the interest is figured on the balance, the county should derive at least $50,000 out of the five districts, in which basic amounts due are shown as follows: Manteo white, See CAMPAIGN, Page Twelve DAREOLINA, THE NEW RESTAURANT, OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT NAGS HEAD The imposing new structure featuring steel and glass, the Dare olina Restaurant at Nags Head, is open for business, Contracted this spring by Archie Burrus and Ward Daniels, the new facility seats 140 . persons, 70 in each of its dining halls. It is oceanfront, at lower Nags Head, and plans are to be open about 16 hours a day. Manager of the firm is a Wanchese native, Artis L. Crank, who has served several years in the food business in Norfolk and other areas. Plans are to cater to a heavy amount of banquet and parties. First of these will be the Manteo High School Class of ’29 which is gathering this weekend and will hold its party Saturday night. A formal opening will be ob served Friday, the 19th of June. DIAL TELEPHONE SERVICE BUXTON EXCHANGE JULY 7 The new dial system exchange at Buxton, Cape Hatteras, now be ing established by the Norfolk & Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. will establish its service on July 7, W. W. Chase, company .manager said this week. The exchange, equipped for service to Hatteras township and Avon will supersede the old mag neto service so long used on the beach, and the old hand-crank phones are to be no more, save at some isolated villages of Hat teras Island. All present service of this type will foe discontinued as of July 7, and those interested in having phone service on and after July ,7 will need to make arrangements [at once with the telephone com pany. , .UmJ IMPROVEMENT FOR OCRACOKE INLET A MAJOR PROJECT Would Cost Over Four and a Half Millions As Recommend ed by Engineers Notice has been issued by Major General F. M. Albrecht, Division Engineer, concerning the proposal for deepening and main taining a 14 foot channel at Ocra coke Inlet. Notice is given that parties who wish to comment on this plan should write to the Board of engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Washington, 25, D. C. The report issued to the press on this project is as follows: “Based on information now available, the reporting officers find that a deeper and more de pendable channel over the ocean bar at Ocracoke Inlet is warranted and feasible. They find that an im proved inlet will provide substan tial benefits to the commercial fishings industry, especially with regard to increased fish catch, re duction in damage to vessels, savings in operating costs, and elimination of fish spoilage. They find that a channel 18 feet deep and 400 feet wide through the ocean bar, and a jetty on the north side if subsequently found neees rary, would reasonably meet the needs of present and prospective navigation. The reporting officers therefore recommend that the United States provide and main tain a channel 18 feet deep at mean low water and 400 feet wide across the ocean bar at Oracoke Inlet, North Carolina, with further provision for a jetty on the Ocra coke Island side of the bar channel to be constructed if it develops that it is impractical to maintain the bar channel without control works, with such modifications as the Chief of Engineers may deem advisable at an estimated Federal first cost of $4,623,000 for con struction, composed of an initial expenditure of $185,000 for dredg ing with a total of $185,000 an nually thereafter for mainte nance, and a further expenditure if necessary of $4,438,000 for a jetty with $142,000 annually for maintenance, provided that local interests agree to furnish without cost to the United States, as and when required, all lands, ease ments, rights-of-way, and spoil disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequence maintenance, and hold and save the United States free from claims for dam ages that may result from the con- See INLET, Page Six LANGLEY TO INSTALL NEW OFFICERS TUES. FOR MANTEO LIONS Next Tuesday night is installa tion night for the Manteo Lions Club, with Past District Governor Bob Langley of Bath scheduled as installing officer. The meeting will get underway at 7:15 p. m. Incoming officers are as follows: President, Willett Tillett; Ist, 2nd and 3rd Vice-Presidents in that order, Alvah Ward, Jr., Ralph Umphlett, H. A. Crees, Jr.; Trea surer, Everett Liverman; Secre tary, Melvin Jackson; Asst. Sec., Jack Tillett; Directors, Earl'Green, Ralph Umphlett and Dr. W. W. Harvey, Jr.; Lion Tamer, Walter Andrews; Tailtwister, Tommy Daniels. The new officers will serve through next June. As has been the custom for several years, installa tion night is also ladies night. HAROLD L. GRAY, HATTERAS BUSINESS MAN DIES JUNE 4 Harold Lester Gray, 49, died un expectly at his home Thursday June 4, at 12:30 p.m. A native of Dare County, he was the son of Claughton M. and Mrs. Victoria Oden Gray, and the husband of Mrs. Rosa Ballance Gray. He was a member of the Wan chese Masonic Lodge 521, A. F. & A. M., and the Sudan Shrine at New Bern. He was the operator of the Pine Burr, a service station, store and tourist center in the Hat teras business district. Besides his wife, he is survivied by two daughters, Mrs. Willey Farrow and Mrs. Boyd Gray of Buxton; one sister, Mrs. Rachel O. Ballance of Hatteras; five broth ers, D. M. Gray and Ralph Gray, both of Hatteras; Lennon and Charles O. Gray, both of Arling ton, Va., and Harry Gray of Nor folk, and five grandchildren. The funeral was conducted Fri day afternoon at 3 p.m. by Rev. Ray Sparrow at the Hatteras Methodist Church. “Face to Face” and “Abide with Me” were sung by the church choir, Mrs. Lillie Peele, accompanist. The pall was of red carnations, white carna tions and ferq. The active pall bearers were Damon Gray, Jr., E. J. Miller, Joe Sewell, Hal Gray, Nacie Peele and E. B. Ballance. Burial was in the family cemetery. ‘DIGNIFIED AND UNIFIED’ PLAN FOR BRIDGE CAUSES WINNING INTEREST OF STATE OFFICIALS Exerything is Lovely and the Goose Hangs High, If No One Rocks the Boat or Throws the Fat in The Fire; While Nature Takes Its Course; Many Looking Forward to Some Word From Raleigh on June 26th SAMMY KAYE TO APPEAR AT NAGS HEAD JUNE 22 % WBtmJ* |£K 11 mm S:- |S|§|| S | mtk J SAMMY KAYE, the “Swing and Sway” band leader who with his entire ensemble will appear on the evening of June 22 at Nags Head Casino. “Ras” Westcott, manager of the popular Nags Head enter tainment spot, announces this week that reservations are being made fast, and he looks forward to a whopping Monday night crowd. See KAYE, Page Twelve PORTO RICANS TAKE HONORS IN MARLIN CONTEST OF WEEK But Next Round Will Be In Por to Rican Waters in Aug ust Widely Publicised Senor Esteban A. Bird and his Puerto Rican Club Nautico blue marlin team won the first heat of a two phase challenge match off Cape Hatteras this week. With seven giant blues totaling 1,717 pounds the Puerto Ricans won over Dr. J. C. Overbey and his Cape Hatteras Billfish Club. A1 Pfleuger the noted Miami taxidermist whose mounted game fish at Oregon Inlet Fishing Cen ter and many of the hotels, res taurants and private homes of this region caught the lone billfish credited to the Cape Hatteras Bill fish Club. His big blue scaled at 36614 pounds. Second heat of the challenge match will be held in Puerto Rican waters August 15-17 instead of September as originally planned. Tourist Bureau Manager Aycock Brown has declined an invitation to attend the Puerto Rican phase of the match, as guest of the two clubs, August being too busy a month to leave the Dare Coast. Governor Luther Hodges was at Hatteras fishing with Walter Wil kins of Norfolk the weekend and he gave tl\e Puerto Ricans an of ficial greeting from North Carolina and congratulated them for their achievement. Bill Gulley, chief photographer ? for the State Adver tising Divisions, Raleigh, and Jim Mays, outdoor editor of Virginian Pilot accompanied the Governor and Mr. Wilkins for two offshore trips to observe the billfish match. John Randolph, New York Times, Dick Pierce, Charlotte Observer, Jennings Culley, Richmond News Leader, the Associated Press, Uni ted Press, Sports Illustrated Maga zine and Field and Stream had representatives, covering the “blue marlin capital of the World.” ALLISON A. WHITE TO BE MANTEO PRINCIPAL A . Allison A. White, who has been teaching since 1927 has been se lected as Principal of the Manteo High School and expects to move to Manteo with Mrs. White By August 1. The Whites have two chhildren, now grown. He is a na tive of Whiteston in Perquimans County, and has taught many years in southeastern N. C., coming to Manteo from Shallotte, where he headed a 40 teacher school. He was also principal of 40-teacher school at Tabor City and has taught St Bladenboro, and several other schools. A relative of Mr. White, Merrill Winslow of Manteo is employed by the Virginia Elec tric & Power Co. REVIVAL AT AVON CHURCH The revival meeting at the Avon Assembly of Clod church will start Tuesday, June 16, with no closing date set. Services will be held nightly at 7:30 p.m. The evangelist will be Ed Meekins, a former Avon boy, says Rev. Wayne Barkley, pastor. Single Copy 7£ By VICTOR MEEKINS Governor Luther Hodges told a group at Hatteras on Saturday night that he expected to see Or egon Inlet bridged in the next five years, words his listeners wished to hear. A telephone call by this newspaper to the Gover nor in Raleigh brought his con firmation that he said the words, and purely without official con nection, but out of his hope, and based on the possibilities of the area. The Governor, commenting on the great growth in traffic in this area, said the bridge would, in his opinion, be the greatest factor, when combined with a land ing strip at Hatteras toward de veloping this area. The Gover nor’s interest in this area over a period of years is widely known, and highly appreciated as well as his awareness of the potentials for a greater economy. Chairman Mel Broughton, Jr. of the State Highway Commission this week told us also that the bridge is being thoroughly con sidered by the entire commission which visited the site May 28th. Mr. Broughton said all factors in volved are being carefully con sidered, not only for this bridge, but the proposed bridge at Alliga tor River, and some half dozen other major projects proposed in various sections of the state. Announcement oh June 26. Mr. Broughton said the commis sion expected to issue a statement June 26, concerning the status of these several projects and what it hopes to do about them in the ear ly future. He said the Commission had been impressed, after being on the ground, with the need for the Alligator and Oregon Inlet bridges. He commented on the ef fective spirit of unity that the legislators have shown, from several counties in the northeast ern area, who have appeared twice, in a body, before the com mission, to state the case for these bridges. It is the first time such combined weight of influence and commonsense has been massed in behelf of the project. The group set Senator Lindsay Warren at its head, made him spokesman. Mr. Broughton said the entire commission was im pressed with the “dignified and unified manner of the presenta tion of the case.” As will be noted further along, there is hopeful assurance through plans of the Corps of Engineers. Area Watchful and Hopeful. While no positive comment has been made by anyone in authority, those in authority have left the impression with many people that they are aware of the wish for the bridges and that they want to do something about relieving the situation. It has also been im pressed upon the people that two bridges cannot be obtained at one time, and further that any de termined stand for two bridges, or any fight being raised in any quarter for either bridge over the other, might easily prove disas trous, and make the issue so hot the authorities would drop it like a hot spike. Prospects look to most people that one of the bridges is coming out of all this deliberation, and consideration of all factors indi cate when one is begun,, the other will not be far behind. It is well, to give considered judgement to some elements involved and which must of necessity bear weight in the making of any decision. Looking at the Alligator River situation we find here a tremen dous weight of sentiment and in fluence united and exerted from several counties representing a population of several hundred thousand people. We see a project being sought that had its incep tion more than 30 years ago, and has been continuously advocated through all these years, and long before the need for other bridges was dreamed of. We see also on this route an established highway, leading from coast to coast as it were, with federal approval over a period of years, and eligible for a large amount of Federal funds for its maintenance and improvement each year. We might view this bridge as half paid for, if as and when the Commission decides to build it. Yet all the influence in the im mediate area of the proposed bridge might be futile, were it not for the great weight of sentiment See BRIDGES, Page Six
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