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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS SECTION ONE VOLUME XXV NO. 3 EXCEPTIONS NOTED TO NEW BUDGET BY DARE CHAIRMAN Meekins Thinks County Headed For Worse Financial Straits Than Before Sharp exception was taken this week to the budget for 1959-60 set UP by the Dare County Commis sioners Chairman D. V. Meekins. Meekins said he felt it his duty to call public attention to some fea tures which he expected would make financial trouble, and to file a minority report. Objected to were several thous and dollars put in for street mark ers, and surveys in the beach, which he said would aid developers of real estate, the sum of $4,800 added to travel allowance for Sher iff’s deputies; a sum of nearly $13,- 000 for a tax supervisor’s office. He also objected to the failure of the Board to take note of the huge operating deficit which has accum ulated, and nothing was set up to pay it off. By next year, the Chairman be lieves the county will be in severe financial straits, since sources of revenue listed are not sufficient to cover the budget, and may make it impossible to borrow money on a tax anticipation note. Meekins’ exceptions were filed with the Board Tuesday morning of this week, following a day spent Monday in reviewing budget items. Being obliged to leave the meet ing at noon Tuesday, he learned further that many new items dur ing Tuesday afternoon had been put back in the budget, and others increased. He said apparently little regard was paid to the financial status of the county, and the contention made that there will be no increase in tax rate will not meet the bud get, since other sources of revenue are inflated, over-stated, and fic titious, and not apt to materialize. It will pass on a much larger deficit to the next Board, he said, and recalled that the preceding Board had done the same thing. "I can only warn them,” he said. His statement is printed herewith: Hie following request from the Chairman was offered at this time: In reviewing yesterday’s tempo- See BOARD, Page Four CAPT. FOSTER PINNER RETIRES AFTER 40 YRS. Capt. Samuel Foster Pinner retired on May 30, after serving 40 years as a civilian employee with the Corps of Engineers, Nor folk. He was born and reared at East Lake. While still in his teens he went away to seek the great op portunities that boats and the wa ter offered, and began his career in 1918 by operating a launch at tached to the old dredge Tabor which once operated in Croatan Sound. Hxcept for two brief intervals back to the farm with his father, he worked for government. His advancement was steady and is his early thirties he was put in charge of the dredge Roa noke. He remained in this capaci ty until retirement except for a about two years spent at the John H. Kerr Dam, Buggs Island, Va., as a supervisor. • ICapt. Pinner has been held in high esteem by the men under his supervision and by his superiors. About a year ago his health be •gjgan to fail in December the doc «tors declared him unable to work longer. Having been a healthy ■ man he had enough accumulated sick leave to cany him six months to June 16, Army Engi neers Day. He received his 40 year service pin, and a gold watch as a token of his long and faithful service. The old Roanoke can’t go on without her faithful captain and she, too is being retired. He will remain in Norfolk with his three grandchildren and watch them grow up. Capt. Pinner is a brother of Mrs. Roland Sawyer of Manteo. Mrs. Pinner is the former Mary Basnight of Manteo. SEVERAL FROM HYDE ATTEND 4-H CAMPS The following Hyde County young people left Monday for Roa noke Island 4-H camp at Manteo, to return Saturday. Dan Baucom, Assistant County Agricultural Agent and Mrs. Leon Ballance, former Home Agent accompanied them. Mary Jane Gibbs, Susan Gaylord, Caroline Gaylord, Rita Simmous, Charlie Mac Cahoon, Jerry Harris, Lucinda Swindell, Ronnie Willis, Ginger Willis, Richard Lupton, Donald Cahoon, Linda Sadler, Frankie Bush of Swan Quarter; Linda Harris of Fairfield; Regyn McKinney, Norman Silverthorne, McKinney of Engelhard. THE COASTLAND TIMES WITH WHICH IS COMBINED THE PILOT AND HERALD DURING JULY AND AUGUST PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA W. F. BABCOCK, DIRECTOR STATE HIGHWAY SET-UP w- . J. _ xX i. North Carolina’s first Director of Highways, Willard Farrington Babcock, is a 41-year old trans portation engineer Who was both a member of the State College faculty’ and a consulting engineer with a national practice in his field. In announcing his appointment, Governor Hodges said, “This is one of those rare occasion when the job actually did seek the man. His acceptance is evidence of his real interest in North Carolina, for in giving up both his college career and his private engineering prac tice, he is making a sacrifice.” By recent act of the General As sembly, the State Highway Com mission has been reorganized. Even its name has been changed to elimi nate the words, “and Public Works.” Director of Highways Babcock is the chief executive of ficer of the 9,000-man department which will spend around $390 mil lion during the next two years. The new seven-man Commission is the policy-making body, while the Director has the job of carry ing out the policies adopted. Mr. Babcock is a native of Bos ton, but he has spent practically all of his adult life in North Caro lina. He came to N. C. State Col lege as a 22-year old instructor and had. been with tire civil engi neering college faculty from that day until his appointment—rising steadily both in his career as a teacher and in his career as a con sulting engineer, specializing in transportation practices and plan ning. The director is the son of John D. Bacock, 111, retired Professor of Transportation at the Massachu etts Institute of Technology, from which Bill Babcock graduated, and from which he received his gradu aate degree. Bill Babcock was bom in Water town, Massachusetts on March 14, 1917. Twenty-four years and one day later ,he married Jane Sweet, also of Massachusetts. They have three children: Susan Forbee, John Brazer 11, and Sarah Farrington. They are members of the Caro lina County Club and the White Memorial Presbyterian Church of Raleigh. Mr. Babcock began at N. C. State College as an instructor in 1940. He rose to the position of as sistant professor of civil engineer ing in 1942, associate professor in 1947, and full professor in 1952. It was in 1948 that he began his practice as a consulting engineer in traffic and transportation engi neering. Since then, he has been consult ant to many North Carolina mu nicipalities, including Apex, Ashe boro, Black Mountain, Burlington, Carolina Beach, Chapel Hill, Dur ham, Fayetteville .Forest City, Goldsboro, Graham, Greensboro, Greenville, Henderson, High Point, Jacksonville, Kinston, Laurinburg, Lenoir, Madison, Marion, Moores ville, Morganton, New Bern, Ra leigh, Rocky Mount, Roxboro, Salisbury, Sanford, Smithfield, Statesville, Thomasville, Wallace, Washington, and Spartanburg, South Carolina. Among the various honorary societies to which Babcock belongs is Chi Epsilon, the national scho lastic fraternity in civil engineer ing. He served as national presi dent of the organization from 1954 to 1956. Among his many professional societies are the American Society Institute of Planners, the Ameri can Road Builders Association, of Civil Engineers, the American the Institute of Traffic Engineers and the North Carolina Society of Engineers. He is a technical ad visor to the National Committee on Urban Transportation. Under the now highway act, Babcock will serve a five-year term. Based on his wide edperience, Babcock commented at the time of his appointment, that “the State and municipal governments are going to have to work together to solve rural and urban traffic and transportation problems for the mutual benefit of all.” PROGRAMS SET UP IN SEASHORE PARK VISITOR CENTERS Natural History and Other Pro grams Scheduled Hatteras and Ocracoke A schedule of programs has been set up for 1959 by the National Park Service for the benefit of visitors to the Cape Hatteras Na tional Seashore. At the Bodie Is land visitor center at lighthouse, seven miles south of Whalebone, general Seashore information will be available daily 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m.; a colored slide program, 8, 10, 11, 1,2, 3, and four o’clock; and a conducted seashore walk from Coquina Beach shelter 8:30 a. m. and 4 p. m. At the museum of the sea, Cape Hatteras, 37 miles south of Oregon Inlet, will be general information daily 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.; history talks daily at 10 p.m; a conducted seashore walk, one hour daily, 9 a. m. except Thursday. A colored slide program will be shown Tues day, Thursday and Saturday at 8 p. m. A history talk will be given daily according to demand; general in formation at the visitor center near Coast Guard station will be available daily 8 a. m. to 5 p, m. COAST GUARDSMEN RESCUE GIRL NEAR DROWNING KITTY HAWK—The following account has been furnished this newspaper by interested parties, certifying to an act of heroism on Saturday. On Saturday, at Rodanthe, lo cated on the Outer- Banks, 2 chil dren, Marsha Lynn Williams, eight years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Williams of Elizabeth City, and Brenda O’Neal, 12 years old of Rodanthe while swimming in the surf were caught by an un der-tow and earned out to the open sea. The younger girl had lost her ability to keep afloat and the older girl was in a helpless condition when persons on the beach were attracted by the O’Neal girl’s screams. The older girl at this time was beyond the 3 ft. breakers and about 75 yards off shore in about 6 ft. of water and the younger child was about 20 yards further out. Jack V. Hendricks, of Dearborn, Mich., and his brother William C. Hendricks, Jr., of Branford, Con necticut and the latter’s 14 year old son, William C. Hendricks, 111, entered the surf and effected the rescue of the children, Jack V. Hendricks bringing in Brenda O’Neal and Billy Hendricks and his father bringing in the Williams girl. Because of the condition of the sea, these persons risked their lives in going out so far to effect the rescue and spectators are of the opinion that both children un doubtedly would have drown if this rescue had not been effected. Both girls were given artificial respiration on the beach and the younger child, who failed to regain consciousness for over an hour was hospitalized in Elizabeth City by the Coast Guard personnel from the Oregon Inlet station. The following account is an ear lier version of this case which came to this newspaper: Marsha Lynn Williams, 8, of Elizabeth City, owes her life to the knowledge of two Coast Guardsmen at Rodanthe, who brought her to life with mouth to mouth respiration, after she had been rescued from a hole by David Hendricks Jr. in which she was near drowning at the village. The girl, visiting at the home of a cousin, Brenda O’Neal. David P. Farrow and Carlton E. Adams of the Oregon Inlet Coast Guard station took turns at respiration. The girl had been swimming in the sea near one - of the shipwrecks and was several yards off shore before Mr. Hendricks reached her. She received treatment at the health center, Buxton, and later at Elizabeth City hospital where she was released Sunday morning. SAILBOATING RETURNS TO DARE COAST WATERS ■ > Sailboating has returned to Dare Coast waters this summer on Kitty Hawk Bay at the new Hol iday Marina. Opened for business on July 4, the marina .owned and managed by Clarence Butler and Bill Wilkinson is providing recre ation that was not available in recent years on the Dare Coast. They have several sailboats for rent. In addition the new Holiday Marina features water ski-ing fa cilities, picnic, swimming and fishing recreation. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 17. 1959 ANDY GRIFFITH SET TO BE ON T. V. TUESDAY - * j ANDY GRIFFITH, the T. V. and movie star is to appear Tuesday evening on July 21st on the Andy Williams Show, coming into the coastland over WTAR-TV, Nor folk. Many friends are looking forward to his appearance. He is now doing a show on Broadway, which is a musical, “Destry Rides Again.” HAYMAN REUNION WITH PICNIC AT MANNS HBR. MON. Members and relatives of the wide-spread Hayman family con nections in Dare County, Tyrrell and vicinity are expected to gather Monday morning, July 20th at the Manns Harbor community build ing at 11 a.m. Ira Spencer, Jr., of Manns Harbor, the clan presi dent said this week. A feature of this fellowship is the big outdoor picnic. Rev. Louis D. Hayman, of Southport, a beloved favorite son, who started the celebrations sev eral years ago, was always expect ed to attend, and his arrival was looked forward to on Sunday when he was scheduled to preach at one of the Dare County churchees. Helping with arrangements are Mrs. Rosalind Swain, and her sis ter, Mrs. Cynthia Aquirre of Kitty Hawfe. Miss Inez Gibbs and Mrs. Oma Pearl Daniels of-Manns Har bor are respectively the Secretary and the Treasurer. In keeping with traditional cus tom of long standing, the Hayman Reunion will gather at Manns Harbor this year on July 20th and the activities will get under way at 10 a.m. Preparations are under direction of the President, Ira Spencer, Jr. of the community. According to reports, local helpers of the neighborhood and the near by places, Roanoke Island, Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and other com munities are be marshalled to see that everything is done before hand, so that the day may be one of gathering, fun, and good time by all who come. This includes kin-folk as far away as Norfolk, Columbia, and friends ’ who will take time out to share the joys of the day. Also, there are many “adopted sons and daughters”— who because of their deep interest in the Clan, — are expected for the day. Later anouncement by the Presdient, Mr. Spencer or his secretary, will give needed details as to place of meeting at Manns Harbor, and outline of the activi ties of the day. Some of the anticipated features of the day will be registration— both former and new members en titled to membership; the addition of adopted members should the Clan vote to membership; memori al mention of those who have died since last report; any other busi ness needed, and the Election of Officers—for the next year and until others are -elected to fill their places. Lots of fun skits are in the making. Mrs. Rosalind Swain of Kitty Hawk wrote the Executive Secretary few days ago, giving a brief outline of some things being planned. She stated that she was a member of the planning committee from Kitty Hawk. At the request of others from various communities, the Ex ecutive Shecretary is giving this article to the COASTLAND TIMES for publication, in the hope that every one will make the effort to attend this year, especi ally the older members. These up in the years cannot expect to at tend so many more, and they are urged to come July 20th to Manns Harbor. The community is hang ing out the welcome sign, and bid ding all—young and old—come and help make this a happy, won derful day at the reunion. DREDGING BEGINS' JULY 20 The Atkinson Dredging Company of Norfolk, Va., advises that their dredge, the NORTHWOOD, will arrive in the Manteo area about July 20 to begin dredging of chan nel from Manteo to Wanchese to Oregon Hill. This job consists of over two (2) million cubic yards of dredging and is expected to take about six (6) months. TWISTER DAMAGES NAGS HEAD PLACE $15,000 ON FRIDAY Tore Off Front of Gaston Mann's Roller Rink; Other Places Hit A freak wind flew through a narrow area at Nags Head Friday afternoon, at 1:40 and the principal damage was to the skating rink in Gaston Mann’s recreation centet which will take an estimated $15.- 000 to replace, and the damage comes at the peak of the season when business is most painful to lose. Mr. Mann, the owner, sustained a broken toe and his left leg was cut. Fronts of three other buildings nearby were damaged. About one half hour later another tornado swung into Roa noke Island a mile and a half north of Manteo, taking down some of the lines of the Virginia Electric & Power Co., valued at SBOO. Service was interrupted for some two hours. Several instances of damage were reported in the Norfolk vicini ty, where trees were felled and. some roofs torn off. * The rains proved a blessing to many farmers whose crops have been parched by the long drought. More costly on the whole has been the loss of business on the beaches due to the rainy season this month. Hundreds of people have either cancelled reservations, or failed to come, and many pulled out and left, after having already been located at hotels and motels. Many people just don’t see the point in remaining when they can’t get out and enjoy sun and surf. The resulting loss to all types of business on the beach has been terrific. COURT CASES IN DARE YIELD MANY FINES TUESDAY Many fines were levied by Judge Baum in Recorders Court in Manteo Tuesday, although some cases were appealed. Lightest penalty was on Robert C. Lane of Edenton, taxed with $8.70 costs, for not having proper reflectors on his truck. Two operators of the Har geaves colored resort near Duck, was found to have too much beer and whiskey in their possession at the resort, and no beer license on the Fourth of July week end. W. E. Sharpe got a $250 fine and 18 mos. suspended road sentence. Both appealed to Superior Court. Both defendants are from Eliza beth City. Leon White Manteo negro was sent to jail when probable cause was found against him on a charge of entering the bedroom of a colored girl, and taking $5.50 and a switchblade knife. His case will come up in October Superior Court. Jon Arthur Williams of Wanchese was fined $lO for as sault on Ronald Bevan. Merest E. Simpson, Jr. of Wan chese, and Jerry Daniels of Man teo, both charged with public drunkenness, resisting arrest, de stroying propetry and assaulting an officer were each assessed $118.70. Charles W. Wroten of Wanchese asked for a jury trial on a charge of public drunkenness. Defendants fined $lO each for speeding were Shirley W. Bum gardner, Columbia; S. A. Carper, Kitty Hawk: Griffin E. Scarbor ough, Carl E. Raiford, William G. Rowe, Spotsylvania, Va.; fifteen See COURT, Page Four R. L. MIDGETT, JR. DIES SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY R. L. (Roy) Midgett, Jr., 57, died in Kill Devil Hills Wednes day at 5:25 p.m. He was a prom inent Manns Harbor citizen, but had been a motel operator at the beach. A native of Manns Harbor, he had been living in Kill Devil Hills the last five months. He was a retired fisherman. His late parents were Robert and Mrs. Maggie Hayman Midgett and the hubsand of Mrs. Annie Twiddy Midgett. He was a mem ber of the Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, Manns Harbor, and the Wanchese Lodge 521, A. F. and A. M. Besides his wife, surviving are one daughter, Mrs. William Dwy er of Norfolk; one brother, Clar ence Midgett and one sister, Mrs. Otis Guard, both of Manns Har bor. Funeral services will be con ducted at the Mt. Carmel Method ist Church Friday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Charles R. Olson, pastor. Burial will be in the Midgett Cem etery, Manns Harbor, with Ma sonic rites. The body will be taken from the Twiford Funeral Home, Manteo, to the church two hours prior to services. DISTINGUISHED ENGINEER SUCCEEDS POPULAR MAN 4®? 'Si.' p- 1 COL. RICHARD P. DAVIDSON A popular District Engineer, be cause of his ability and helpful ness, Col. Henry C. Rowland will end his tour of duty at the Wil mington office of the Engineer Corp soon and he will be succeeded by another engnieer with a distin guished record; one who is coming from a cold country. Colonel Richarl P. Davidson will come to North Carolina in early September to take over as Dis trict Engineer of the Wilmington District of the Corps of Engineers. Colonel Davidson will succeed Colonel Henry C. Rowland, Jr., who has filled the District Engineer post since August 1, 1956. Colonel Rowland’s future plans are not known now. The incoming District Engineer, now stationed at Thule Air Force Base in Greenland as Area Engi neer, is a native of Detroit, Ala bama and an alumnus of the Uni versity of Alabama where he was commissioned an officer in the Corps of Engineers in 1937. He entered active service in 1941 and served in the Southwest Pacific during the second World War. After the war and until 1948, he was Assistant Director and later Director of Courses at the Engi neer School at Fort Belvoir, Vir ginia. Following this asssignment, Colonel Davidson became Com manding Officer of the 924th Engi neer Group at Fort Gordon, Au gusta, Georgia, after which he attended the Command and Gener al Staff College at Fort Leaven worth, Kansas. From 1950 to 1952 Colonel Davidson served in the Garrison District, S. Dakota, first as Chief, Town Management Division, and then as Assistant District Engi neer. From 1952 to 1955 he was Executive Officer, later Assistant District Engineer, East Atlantic District. He then attended the Armed Forces staff College, Nor olk, Va. From 1955 to 1958 he was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Opera tion, Washington, D. C. He has been at Thule since July 1958. ANNUAL CONVENTION OF QUALITY RESTAURANTS AT NAGS HEAD SEPT. 30 NAGS HEAD—Mrs. Violet Kel lam, operator of the Oasis Res taurant and Julian One to, Resi dent Manager of the Carolinian Hotel, attended the Board of Di rectors Meeting of the North Carolina Association of Quality Restaurants at Southern Pines, N. C., on July 10. The annual convention of the Association is to be held at Nags Head from September 30 to October 3, 1959, and plans were made and committees ap pointed by President Frank Byrne of Wilmington, N. C. Julian Oneto was named chairman of the com mittee in charge of the convention, with Mrs. Kellam and Mrs. Margo Suthard, operator of the Jockey Ridge Restaurant, assisting. Restaurants of the area who are members of the North Carolina Association of Quality Restaurants of The Arlington Hotel, The Caro linian Hotel, Jockey Ridge Res taurant, Oasis Restaurant, Owen’s Restaurant and The Reef Dining Room. The Association and it’s members have dedicated themselves to “tasty food, courteous service and immaculate sanitation.” CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE TO BE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be closed to visitors from July 20 through August 15 while re pairs to the entrance and top of the structure are underway by the U. S. Coast Guard. This announce ment is made by Superintendent Robert F. Gibbs of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The $6,325 project is being financed by the National Park Service and will im prove the safety to persons visit ing this historic structure. MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS PAGES ONE through EIGHT Single Copy 70 SPECULATION AS TO COLONY’S FATE IN SHOW ON FRIDAY English and Carolina Historians Will Appear at Waterside Theatre at 7:30 By AYCOCK BROWN What happened to the “lost colony” which dissapeared from loanoke Island without leaving a ■-.race sometime between August 27, 1558, and August 1590, three years later? This unsolved history-mys tor will be discussed by historians, who have made studies of the Elizabethan Era, on the stage of Waterside Theatre here Friday night, July 17, beginning at 7:30 □’clock as a pre-performance fea ture of Paul Green’s symphonic drama “The Lost Colony” now showing for its 19th season on the exact site of the original happen ings of the subject. The historians, each of whom have been investigating the eub ject of the ill-fated colonist in dependently including one from England and three from North Carolina will present their findings in a round-table discussion. One of the four historians, David Beers Quinn, professor of history at the University College of Swansea in Great Britain, has spent years digging into the Span ish Archives and old English rec ords for material on the Sir Walter Raleigh colonies. Many of his find ings were published for the first time in his definitive work “The Roanoke Colonies,” 1584-90, which was published by the Hakluyt So ciety of London in 1955. William S. Powell, head of the Carolina Collection at the Universi ty of North Carolina Library, another of the historians on the Friday night panel, recently spent considerable time in England searching through old records for information on the individuals who made up the “lost colony.” He and Quinn will be joined by Christo pher Crittenden, director of the N. C. Department of Archives and History and editor of the N. C. Historical Review who has been investigating the subject for more than 25 years. David Stick of Kitty Hawk, au thor of “The Outer Banks Os North Carolina” and other books will serve as moderator. The “lost colonists” were last seen by their countrymen August 27, 1587, when Governor John White left more than 100 English men, women and children at Fort Raleigh and returned to England for supplies . . . First speculation as to their fate 'began three years later when White with relief ships returned to find the fort on Roa noke Island deserted. . . . Efforts to find the “lost colonists” were made under the leadership of Cap tain John Smith and his associates who had landed at Jamestown, Va., during the early 1600 period—and the subject has intrigued historians ever since ... On Friday night, 360 years later the experts will give opinions. BILLFISH SCORE FROM DARE WATERS BELIEVED TO TOP OTHER SECTIONS With 117 blue marlin taken by anglers from Dare Coast waters since May 9, a new: record for number of this billfish to be taken during such a short period is be lieved to have been made this year. No other section of the At lantic coast has reported so many catches of the giant billfish. During the same period 24 white marlin and a dozen sailfish have been landed by anglers aboard Oregon Inlet and Hatteras based cruisers. In all the total billfish score (including two broad bills taken off Oregon Inlet) for Dare Coast waters during the past two months now stands at 155. If any other section of the Atlantic or Pacific or Caribbean can equal this piscatorial feat—they have not yet written about it. BLOODMOBILE COMING TO BELHAVEN TUESDAY The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Belhaven on Tuesday, July 21, with headquarters at the First Christian Church. Hours will be from 10:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. The Rev. Everett Bryan is chair man for this visit. The quota for Belhaven and vicinity is 100 pints of blood. Letters are now being sent to all people who have received blood through this program at the Pun go District Hospital, and it is hoped that they will take this opportunity to repay the blood. It has been some time since the quota for this section has been reached, and there is consequently the danger of the eventual loss of the blood bank program in this area. Donors are urged to come at any time during the designated hours.
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