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FRIDAY. JUNE 26, 1959 SUMMER FERRY SCHEDULES ALLIGATOR RIVER (Betweaw Sandy Point in Tyrrell County and East Lak* in Oar* County US 64 Iv. East lake Lv. Sandy Point 5:00 A.M. 5:30 A.M. 5.30 AJA. 3:15 A.M. 6:15 A.M. 7:00 A.M. 7.00 A M. 7:45 A.M. 7:45 AJA. 8:30 A.M. 8:30 A.M. 9:15 A.M. 9:15 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 10 00 A.M 10:45 AJA. 0-45 AJA H:3O *•»*• 11:30 AAL , 1?:15 £ 12.15 PJA. 1:00 P M. 1:00 P.M. 145 P.M. 1:45 PJA. 2:30 P.M. 2:30 PM. 3 ’ 3 £ 3:15 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 4:00 P M. 4:45 P.M. 4:45 P M. S:3O P-M. A-*IO P M 6:1 5 r.M. 6-15 F.ml 7:00 P.M. 7:00 PJA 7:30 P.M. 7:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M. 8:40 PJA. ,’:2O P M. 10:00 PJA. „ 10?40 PM. 11:20 P.M. 12:40 AJA. I=2o A.M. A OREGON INLET (Bela*** Nao» H*ad and Hatteras in Dor* County) Iv. North Shor* I*. 5:00 AM. 5:30 A.M. 5:30 AJA. 3:00 A.M. 6:00 AJA. 3:30 A.M. 6*30 AJA. 7:00 A 7 00 A M. 7:30 A.M. 7?30 AM. 8:00 A.M. 8 00 AJA 8:30 A.M. A3O 9:00 A.M. IS 9:30 A.M. 9 30 A M ’0:00 A.M. tO M AJA' 10:30 A.M. 12-30 AM l’:0° AJ». 1?-OO AJA 11:30 A.M. IV3O AJA ' ’2:00 Noon 12 00 Noo* ’2:30 P M 12 30 PJ* I’ oo PM- 100 PJA ’’ 3o PM - 130 PM 2:00 P.M. ~S PJA 2:30 P.M. 230 PM. 3:00 PM ' TOO PJA 3 30 PM - 3 30 PM 4:00 P.M. 4 00 PM.’ 4:30 P.M. 1-30 pi 3:00 P M - TOO PM. 5:30 P -M. ? 30 PJA 6:00 P.M. 6 S PJA 3:30 P.M. 6:30 P.*A 7:00 P.M. HATTERAS INLET tlJlirr- Hatteras Vlllaoe in Dare Couatv M»d Ocracoke in Hyde County) - - Lv. Ocracoke CJMAmT 3:00 A.M. 7 3ft I’M 8:30 A.M. WMAM 11:00 A.M. ’9’S PAL 1:30 P.M. ’?22 pi 4:00 P.M. IS PJA 6:30 P M : WATCH YOUR PAPER Jtar Expiration Date Renew Promptly Due to a »hortag. of office help, w * have discontinued sending reminders of subscription expiration. The date •» printed on your paper each week or the address on the wrapper, when mailed In wrappers. Do not blame us if you do not get the paper. An Increase in subscription price to $3 jo oer year will become effective July »• All persons interested in subsorlb'mq may do so now at the old price of $3 per year, or old »‘*«r'P tions may be extended naw at $3 per year. THE COASTLAND TIMES Manteo, N. C. WGAI Welcomes Dare County’s Summer Visitors! We Invite You To Hear Our Local Weathercasts at 8:10 a.m., 12:15 and 6:10 p.m. • World News each hour and halfhour Major League Baseball every afternoon Music (To Listen To) from 6 a.m. to midnight Including 3 Daily Dare Beaches Shows •t 9:30, 11:30 and 5 Have A Wonderful * Vacation and For Pleasant Listening Dial Radio 560 WGAI MEN-/WD77/e SEA TRUE STORIES OF / / BRAVE OLD DAYS Gallant Deeds of By-Gone >cars in The Walter / dfißnarF Raleigh Coastland. KINNEKEET CREW MEN PRAISED AT SHIPWRECK OF SCHOONER McCOLLY By the time the crew of the schooner Charles were safely ashore, another schooner in dis tress, which the life-saving crew had seen coming down the coast astern of the Charles had also stranded about a quarter of a mile south of the station. She struck the bar at about noon. The life-saving crew (Little Kinnakeet Sixth District) hurried toward her as quickly as the bad condition of the beach would permit, the water in some places being almost knee deep at the foot of the beach hills, well above ordinary high water mark. To add to the difficulties of travel the wind blew a furious gale in their teeth. As afterwards learned, the schooner was the W. H. McColly of New York, 111 tons measurement bound from Broad Creek, Neuse River, North Carolina, for Phila adelphia, with a cargo of pine lum ber. Her crew numbered five, all told. Like the Charles, she had en countered the first outburst of the gale of the previous night, when far to the northward, and by morning had lost most of her sails, part of her deck-load, and was leaking badly. In this condition she was run ashore, having scud ded before the gale until it became no longer safe to do so; her cap tain from his knowledge of the coast and of the existence of life saving stations, realizing that it was the only chance he and his men had for their lives. The schooner brought up on the outer bar, about two hundred yards from the beach. She lay astern to the sea, which at once commenced breaking over her with such ir resistible volume that the crew were compelled to take to the rig ging for safety, the captain as cending while the rest went up forward. By the time the life-sav ing crew arrived, the sea and cur rent had cut the vessel’s stern around off-shore. The wreck-gun was soon placed in position' and fired, the shot lodging the line across the end of the jib-boom. Watching their opportunity be tween the seas the men in the forerigging quickly descended and went out on the boom and secured the shot line, and by that means, after considerable difficulty, owing to the action of the current upon the lines, succeeded in getting hold of the whip, the tail-block of which they made fast to the flying-jib stay. The hawser was then sent off, also made fast above the block. At this moment the crew of the Big Kinnakeet Station arrived upon the scene, and with their as sistance, the hawser was quickly tautened, and everything arranged in working order for the bringing of the people ashore. While the life-saving crews were hauling in the breeches-buoy, however, an accident occurred which, as events proved, nearly resulted fatally. The schooner had during this time, gradually swung around un til her head pointed to the north ward, thus bringing the jib, which remained set, flat at back. This had the effect of canting her bow offshore and throwing her stern towards the beach, fouling the lines. The strain was too much for the hawser, and it stretched and surged, for after the men on the beach had slacked as much of it Chateaux GRAPE FLAVORED VODKA ff|i| $3.20 4/5 Qt. $2.10 j Pint ISAM I nmV CHAW FLAVORED VODKA * SPADED AMD BOTTIEI BT TH£ CLEAR SPflNt DKIUING COMPART DIVISION Os THE NS I. KAN MTUM CL. OEMn, n. as they dared without letting go altogether it snapped in twain, the sudden jerk throwing the mate from the jib-boom into the surf. The man was at once swept by the current to the southward, along the shore. Seeing his peril, three surfmen quickly donned their cork life-belts and followed down the beach to a point three hundred yards distant, where by venturing out until the surf actually broke over their heads they succeeded in catching him and bringing him ashore. He was pretty well ex hausted when rescued but stoutly refused to go to the station until he could see his shipmates also safe on land. Second Attempt Required The schooner once started from where she first struck now began working along the bar to the southward and ere long the tail of the whip-block also parted, thus for the time completely sev ering connections with the beach. The life-saving crews quickly haul ed the lines out of the surf, and after clearing them of turns and kinks, reloaded the cart and moved along abreast of the schooner, watching an opportunity to again use the gun. It soon came and the line was once more dropped within reach of the people on board. At this time the schooner was lying parallel with the beach, head to the northward, having turned completely around, since leaving her first position. The whip was again hauled off and the tail-block made fast as before, to the flying jib-stay. When this was done the beachmen, as a precautionary measure, sent off four life pre servers. Three of them were se cured and put on by the steward and two seamen, who were thus made comparatively safe. The other life-preserver fouled in the wreckage alongside and was lost, leaving one man, the captain, with out any. It was extremely fortu nate that even three of the belts reach them, for they were scarcely in their possession when the schooner again swung around with the same result as before, viz the parting of the line. At the time it broke one of the sailors had just started in an at tempt to reach the beach hand over hand on the line He was of course, thrown into the surf, but by great good luck managed to retain his grasp until quickly drawn ashore by the lifesaving crews. He was slightly injured by contact in the surf with floating lumber from the deck load, but a little brandy from the medicine chest soon revived him. As soon as the lines were re- I arranged, another shot was fired. The schooner changed her position ’ so rapidly, however, that the line I fell beyond reach of those on board. It was quickly hauled back ’ and the fourth fire dropped it 1 once more on the head stays. In 1 the meantime the vessel was fast J becoming a wreck. The stern had ’ been burst in and the water along side and to leeward was thickly ’ strewn with lumber and wreck stuff. Scarcely had the remaining ’ i men in the rigging secured the J shot line for the third time when ’ it was cut by contact with the floating wreckage. 1 Two Men Overboard With praiseworthy perserver . ance the surfmen again hauled back the broken line, and after ’ changing end for end, again shot ‘I if nvor fhn vnccnl’c At the time it broke one of the sailors had just started in an at tempt to reach the beach hand over hand on the line He was of course, thrown into the surf, but by great good luck managed to retain his grasp until quickly drawn ashore by the lifesaving crews. He was slightly injured by contact in the surf with floating lumber from the deck load, but a little brandy from the medicine chest soon revived him. As soon as the lines were re arranged, another shot was fired. The schooner changed her position so rapidly, however, that the line fell beyond reach of those on board. It was quickly hauled back and the fourth fire dropped it once more on the head stays. In the meantime the vessel was fast becoming a wreck. The stern had been burst in and the water along side and to leeward was thickly strewn with lumber and wreck stuff. Scarcely had the remaining men in the rigging secured the shot line for the third time when it was cut by contact with the floating wreckage. Two Men Overboard With praiseworthy perserver ance the surfmen again hauled back the broken line, and after changing end for end, again shot it over the vessel’s jib-boom. The bight of it, as the current swept it alongside, was secured by the sailors in the rigging, but they were so benumbed and stiff, and in such an awkward position their efforts to haul out the whip line failed. As the situation became more and more critical, two men who had life-preservers on had resolved to attempt swimming to the beach, leaving the captain alone in the rigging. They had scarcely left her when the schooner fell on her side. It should be remembered that during all this time she had kept steadily in motion, preserving the same rel ative distance from the shore, with a mad whirl of wafers be tween, which would have swamped any boat attempting to leave the beach. The two men, buoyed upon the crests of the waves by the cork belts, gradually worked themselves shoreward and were at last thrown within reach of the surfmen, who joining hands, waded out as far as possible, grasped them and car ried them to the beach hills clear of the wash of the water. One of them was insensible but by ener getic application of the method in vogue of the Service for the resus citation of apparently drowned persons he was soon brought to and taken to the nearest house for shelter. All but one, the captain, were now safe. He clung to the rigging, anxious, but evidently with stern determination, although I the very lonliness of his position, surrounded by the terrible waters, was in itself appaling. THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. At about half past three, just as the life-saving crews were about to fire again in the hope of plac ing the line within his reach, to haul him ashore by, the main-mast broke off and he was thrown into the surf. He exhibited rare cool ness and presence of mind, and made a gallant and successful struggle; for quickly disengaging himself from the wreckage he clambered to the rail which was but of the water, and thence by degrees reaching the rigging of the foremast, which still remained intact. This movement was watch ed by the surfmen with intense interest, and as soon as he was again ensconced in the rigging the sixth and last shot was fired. At this junction the man lost his hold and was swept out of sight, apparently under the wreck. His disappearance was momentary, however, for to the great relief of those on shore, he quickly reap peared on the surface amidst the fragments of timbers and plank ing, and catching at the first piece within reach flung his arms and legs around it with the grip of death or despair. By great good luck the piece of timber to which he clung was cast shoreward by the sea, and willing hands grasped him as soon as he was within reach. When drawn ashore he was insensible. He was at once taken to a place of shelter and by proper manipulation and the administration of the usual remedies was soon brought to con sciousness. Darkness had now overtaken them, and as soon as the men were able to travel the rescuers wended their way to their respective sta tions, the wrecked crew reaching Little Kinnakeet, with the men of that station about half-past eight. Here, after changing their wet garments and partaking of warm food, all hands except those whose turn it was to patrol the beach, sought relief in the much needed rest after the excitement and ex posure of such an eventful day. The crew of the McColly remained at the station several days until they were able to leave for their homes, their unfortunate craft having been a complete wreck. The crew of Little Kinnakeet, thus had eight shipwrecked sailors on their hands, those of the Charles remain ing until their vessel was floated off. It should be mentioned that one of the surfmen of Little Kin nakeet had a narrow escape while wading into the surf to the assist ance of one of the sailors. He was knocked almost senseless by a piece of lumber, and it was only with considerable difficulty that he was rescued by his comrades. The action of the crews of these two stations, Little and Big Kinna keet on this occasion was certainly very creditable, and to,their per severance under adverse circum stances, coupled with the gallan try in wading out into the surf at the peril of their lives, is due the saving of all those on board the McColly . - ' it iiiiiMfc. ... \ HIBHmm. . t " More car than this Impala Sport Coupe is hard to find at any price. clings to curves like a cat on a carpet! the travel-lovin' Chevrolet Nothing else but a dyed-in-the- The only thing that may be hard to four wheels and the leaf springs „__i lilco the Corvette understand is how it can offer the that most other cars still use. Take wool sports car like the rjde R 8o many a Chevy down a Bnaky back road can take a turn with such solid o th er luxury-car virtues, and still and you’ll feel the difference in the' assurance! compete in the low-price field. sure way it holds through curves It’s easy to pee where Chevrolet We use the word compete only in hardly"a rintde 1 r ° Ugh BP ° tS W * th gets its road sense. With big coil the sense of price. For with a ride a y a pp e> springs at every wheel, a firm, wider as special as Chevy’s, real com- This one’s really stance and all of its pounds dis- petitors are hard to come by. made to travel ■■■■ ■■fl tributed with painstaking care, There’s a world of difference be- and loves every Chevy’s born with it. tween Chevrolet’s coil springs at all minute of it ■BLumJIS Stop by your local authorized Chevrolet dealer’s and sample Chevy’s road sense!__ MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE NO. 110 Hassell & Crees Motor Co., Inc. PHONEB7 MANTEO, N.C. x. e. m h. ■„ MOTOR MAIDS Bragging Drivers Cause Accidents By Martha Johnson Dodge Safety Consultant Do you have to show off the power of your new car? Do you have to demonstrate your skill in making time through traffic? The National Safety Council warns that this kind of “YOU” causes accidents. You may be an experienced driver, but if you have the com petitive urge to pass cars even when you’re not in a hurry— then you’re asking for trouble. If you have to beat everyone away from the light, and insist on keeping the other fellow in his lane—you are in danger of becoming a traffic statistic. The over-confident driver causes many accidents. He gets a sudden feeling of power when he takes the wheel. This power complex leads him to take chances. And, when you take chances, you frequently don’t win. Try to remember that the other driver pays highway taxes too. It’s his road as much as it’s yours. The other driver has just as much right to the road as you have. Don’t try to compete with —just try to live with him. Give him part of your share of the road, and be safe. SWAN QUARTER GIRL TO WED MINISTER IN AUG. • W-'-V MISS DOROTHY CUTHRELL is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cutrell of Swan Quarter, who announce her engagement to Leighton Lewis, son of Mrs. Irvin jLee Lewis and the late Mr. Lewis of Callahan, Fla. The wedding will Ibe August 2, 1959. HEADQUARTERS FOR CAROLINIANS WHEN IN NORFOLK FAIRFAX HOTEL FIREPROOF RATES $3.50 UP TELEVISION RADIO AIR-CONDITIONED As an Authorized ■ Housepower Contractor, I’ll give home a Bi ? FREE fcx * wiring w 4. check-up. ~~ iWti Now, during vepco’s housepower special I’ll check your wiring from cellar-to-attic . . . and it’s free. No cost, no obligation. CALL TODAY FOR FREE WIRING CHECK-UP FEARING’S, INC. MANTEO. N. C. Croatan Sport Center MANNS HARBOR.. N. C. Dealers In FIBERGLASS BOATS and MERCURY OUTBOARD FOR DARE COUNTY Everything In Sporting Goods and Fishing Tackle Live Bait Water Skis Ski Rope W .STANFORD WHITE, Prop. ADJACENT TO CROATAN MOTEL PAGE NINE
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