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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS SECTION ONE VOLUME XXV NO. 8 SHELL DREDGING PROJECT UPSETS DARE FISHERMEN Could Deal Disastrous Blow to Sport and Commercial Fishing, Claimed Nothing has so upset a large number of fishermen in Dare County in many a day as the pro posal of an Elizabeth City firm to dredge oyster shells from Albe marle Sound and other Dare County waters, and freight them to an Elisabeth City mill for manu facturing into shell products. The N. C. Shell Products Co., , began some months ago, with prominent leaders taking part These included George All ix, manager of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce, Senator N. Elton Aydlett, Lorimer Midgett, banker, and now a member of the Board •of Conservation and De velopment, but is not a member of the firm now. Preliminary surveys were made last week in the Colington area, and thia newspaper is told by one of the company members that a supply for the company’s purposses in the Albemarle Sound area for many years to come, has been in dicated. White the company insists that the operation they propose will not be detrimental to the fishing in dustry, and in fact may be help ful to it, fishermen of the area are positive in an opposing opinion. They contend it will be hurtful in many ways to both sport and com mercial fishermen. Dredging in this area, they say will destroy the bot tom contours, making seining im practical; that it will dig up mud and tfce thick water and sulphur ous acid brought up will kill or drive away all kind of fish. They contend that many varieties of sport fish prefer to live in; the vi cinity of these old oyster “rocks” for feeding purposes, .and that they are caught so much in quantity nowhere else. So firmly convinced are they, that if the industry that is con templated is carried on, it will be disastrous to the income of sport fishing guides as well as commer cial fishing. They have appealed to the Department of Conservation and Develop asking they be given a hearing before consideration is given any request for this proposed commercial dredging. Fishermen say if shells are moved at all, it should be only for plants in 'best oyster-growing areas to the south ward of the Roanoke and Croatan sounds. MANTEO LIQNS WILL SELL BROOMS AND LIGHT BULBS ON BEACH TUESDAY NIGHT Manteo Lions will canvass the beach area of Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Kitty Hawk next Tuesday night with light bulbs and brooms for sale—two good selling items which every house holder needs. Bulbs are sold in packages of five ranging up to 100 watt. The brooms available are the type man ufactured by Blind Industries of Greensboro, and which have been used in previous sales by the local organization. Proceeds will support the club’s blind-aid and civic improvement projects. All Lions are requested to be at the Community Building, Manteo, at 6:30 p.m. GETS MONSTER SPECKLED TROUT AT RODANTHE WRECK A thrill such as comes but sel dom was enjoyed by Mrs. Edna Davis of Willsburg, W. Va. on the week end when she landed a speck led trout from the surf at Ro danthe The fish weighed four pounds and was 22 inches long. Mrs. Davis was a guest at the Woodrow Edwards Guest Housse in Waves, and fished near the wreck of the old LST ship nearby. She used a four pound test line with Langley spinner. It was the biggest fish of the kind reported this sea son. MORE NAVIGATION AIDS FOR HATTERAS AREA Announcement is made that the j Coast Guard •will install additional lights and buoys in Hatteras Chan nel area. Congressman Bonner, who recently requested such improve ment haa'been advised it is forth coming, by Admiral J. A. Hirsch field, acting Comandant of the Const Guard in Washington. The Admiral says: “I trust your con stitaeats will find the situation improved to their satisfaction when the project has been improved.” THE COASTLAND TIMES WITH WHICH IS COMBINED THE PILOT AND HERALD OF BELHAVEN AND SWAN QUARTER PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROUNA WANTS TO COME BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA MSV; Mr* . s 1 Je ■ OB® • aBHIIi DR. FRANK GRAHAM, the form er University President, U. S. Sen ator, and now mediator with the United Nations, is rested and vig orous after some three weeks at his cottage, with Mrs. Graham at Nags Head. Dr. Graham said this week he wanted to come back to North Carolina, but it’s not likely to be this year. There is much de mand that he come back to parti cinate in state affairs. As in the state, he is popular in Dare Coun ty and is always about on Virginia Dare’s birthday, Aug. 18th, and he was present, as usual, at the Dan iels re-union Wednesday. Dr. Gra ham is devoted to the cause of the United Nations, and has been engaged for a long time as media tor in the Pakistan dispute, for which he has recently prepared a long report which is yet to be re viewed in the Assembly. 200 GATHER FOR DANIELS REUNION HELD WEDNESDAY The annual Daniels reunion at Wanchese was held Wednesday at the Methodist Church at four o’clock, with a picnic, following a short program held in the church I auditorium attended by more than 200 people. Archie Daniels of Spray presided during the pro gram. Melvin R. Daniels presented the speaker, J. Melville Broughton, chairman of the State Highway Commission, who paid tribute to the contribution of the Daniels family and to the worth of such affairs throughout the sstate. Many visitors from in and out of the state attended. These included Mrs. Madge Daniels Barbour of Philadelphia, Lewis Daniels of Winton, Archie Daniels of Spray, D. F. Daniels of New Bern, Mrs. Mary Lee Dyke of Newport News, and many others. Most of the above named have been holding their re-union at the John T. Dan iels homeplace near Manteo dur ing the week. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Smith, Jr. had come the longest distance — just arriving from Port Lyautey, French Morocco. Mrs. Smith is the former Lois Pearce of Manteo. Also attending were Capt. and Mrs. George C. Daniels and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Montague of Nor folk, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin R. Dan iels, Jr. of Elizabeth City, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Voshell and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Tillett of Norfolk. A lavish picnic dinner was serv ed on tables on the church grounds by the participating citizens of Wancheese, and an hour of fellow ship followed. At the close of the program in the church, a solo was rendered by two Wanchese girls: Mrs. Carol Tillett and Miss Judy Parker, who are gifted singers and Mrs. Rena Tillett accompanied at the organ. BRAHMS REQUIEM TO BE SUNG IN MANTEO SUNDAY “A German Requiem” by Johan nes Brahms will be sung Sunday afternoon, August 23, at 3:30 o’clock in Mount Olivet Methodist Church, Manteo, by the Lost Colo ny choir under the direction of George Trautwein. The public is invited to attend. There will be no admission charge, but a silver offering will be taken. Soloists will 'be Marjalene Thomas, soprano, and Allen Scott Giles, bass. This musical masterpiece is a re quiem for those living, expressing hope and desire for the hereafter, rather than grief for those who have gone on.. NAVY PLANE AT ‘ MANTEO AIRPORT CRASHES, BURNS ■ Lt. John Campbell, 24, Pilot, Uninjured Wednesday at Noon Forced to land because of en gine trouble, Lt. (jg) John Camp bell, 24, crash landed his Navy AD Skyraider plane at the Manteo airport shortly after noon Wed nesday, and walked away uninjur ed. The flame burned on the ground, and the Roanoke Island fire department which went to the scene did not go near the flame because of rockets which might explode. Lt. Campbell is from 110 Jack St., Texarkana, Texas. He was fly ing out of the Oceana, Va. Naval Air Station with three others on a routine training flight. Want Range Removed Citizens of the community of Duck have come to be somewhat afraid of the target range used by the Navy near this village in the North end of Dare County, and have appealed to Congressman Herbert Bonner to see what can be done about getting it removed. Recently, a projectile from a plane fell through the roof of a house in the village, and since then, residents say prospective settlers have been discouraged from build ing summer homes in the area, while some of the present residents are talking about moving away. JUDGE ORDERS A COUPLE TO QUIT HANGING AROUND Outside the usual Tuesday list of submissions for traffic viola tions Dare Recorders Court heard a case brought against Jon Williams and Judy Q. Kubasek of Wanchese. Mrs. Bernice Midgett had sworn out a warrant for the couple for coming to her home and making use of it while she was away at work. Judge Baum ordered Williams to stay away for two years, under the suspended penalty of 30 days on the roads; the woman to pay court costs, and desist, or serve 30 days in jail. Two lost their right to drive; Matilda M. Gray of Wanchese and Pat Wiliams of Concord, $125 each and costs. Neither had a permit, and both were under influence. O. M. Daniels of Wanchese was fined S3O, his chauffeurs license having expired ,and he was also charged with improper passing in a resi dential zone. Speeders paying sls fines were as follows: Robert S. Milne, Yonk ers, N. Y., R. B. Best. Kitty Hawk; Dillard M. Jackson, Hertford; J. C. Rountree, Ahoskie; Glenn A. West brook, Norfolk; Martha M. Dooley Ft. Wayne, Ind.; John P. Slagle, Washington, D. C.; E. H. Saunders, Charles City, Va.; Frances E. Ma ness, Richmond, D. H. Williams, Kitty Hawk; George C. Trautwein, Roxborough, Pa.; Charles A. Cor rell, Brandy Station, Va.; C. S. Reber, Nags Hoad, and Roscoe Pollock, Kinston. Ten dollar fines paid by living D. Spruill, Shiloh, Fred A. Fearing, Eliz. City; M. G. Lyons, Baltimore; William E. Greene, Ahoskie; R. F. Cherry, Washington; Effie Mae Marriner, Poplar Branch. Other speeding fines as follows: Merrill Barnard of Eliz. City, $18; W. W. Boswood of Eliz. City, S2O; Ray B. Jenkins, Eliz. City, S3O; Keith H. Ward, Portsmouth, Va., reckless and careless driving, SSO; Eddie A. Jones Jr., Rich Square, $11; T. W. Barnes, Ahoskie, sl2; Ben Gray Lilley, Jamesville, S2O. For other traffic violations, $5 ines were paid by C. R. Darling, Eliz. City; W. F. White Jr., Man teo; Lundy W. Twiford, East Lake; Raymond C. Vanyo, Garfield, N. J.; and Francis D. Hemilw right, Manns Harbor. While the defendant who is simply drunk on the road is always fined $25, G. M. McGee of Cary, N. C., was fined only $lO for cre ating a disturbance in a public place. WARREN A. SPENCER DIES AT BUXTON FRIDAY Warren Augustus Spencer, 79, a jovial, highly regarded citizen of Buxton, who retired from the U. S. Engineers Service 22 years ago, and came back to his native home to live, died Friday at 12:50 at the residence after a week’s illness. He was the son of the late Sam uel J. and Nancy Tolson Spencer. His near relatives had passed away long ago, the latest to go being his sister, Mrs. Cora Casey of Bux ton. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Buxton Methodist Church by the Rev. Ray Sparrow, Pastor. Burial was in the Quidley cemetery. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1959 CHIEF MAN CARRYING ON STATE HIGHWAY POLICY . ■ I W. N. (BILL) SPRUILL In the consideration of road matters in the First Highway Di vision, Engineer Bill Spruill is a man to keep in mind. His long ca reer with the Highway Commission has placed him in an important place of trust and responsibility. Career officials like Mr. Spruill are the chief contact for local governing bodies such as County Boards of Commissioners and municipal officials, In addition, they often meet the public to ex plain plans of the Highway De partment in public hearings. In northeastern North Carolina, a seasoned roadbuilder, W. N. Spruill of Ahoskie, is now the “contact man” who works closely with the city and county officials in the First Highway Division. Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Bertie, Hertford, Northampton, Chowan, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties com pose the First. With the present seven-man Highway Commission concentrat ing on State-wide rather than local road policy, the division engineer will spend more of his time in de veloping road plans in his division and in conferring with all interest ed groups on these plans. Governor Hodges and Department officials, including Director of Highways W. F. Babcock, have stressed the im portance of division engineers’ role in working more closely with the people and developing better public relations in each division. Although the seven Highway Commissioners have been assigned specific areas in the State, irre spective of highway division bound ary lines, for the purpose of ex plaining state-wide highway po licies, they will not be responsible for handling specific requests. Such requests and suggestions will be handled by division engineers. With .more than 36 years of roadbuilding experience, Division Engineer Bill Spruill is amply qual ified to cany out this additional assignment. Like most of his fellow career engineers, he came up through the ranks. His highway career dates from 1921 when he started out as a rodman on construction of US 301 Between Rocky Mount and Whita kers. The next year ,he was reclassi fied as an inspector and inspected the paving of US 64 between Rocky Mount and Tarboro. The following year, he became an in strumentman and worked on the paving of US 64 between Nashville and the Franklin County line. In 1924, he was promoted to See SPRUILL, Page Four MRS. MARY S. WOODARD, 85. BURIED MONDAY AFTERNOON Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Shavender Woodard were conduct ed by the Rev. L. C. Bissette, pas tor of the Trinity Methodist Church, at the Paul Funeral Home Chapel in Belhaven on Monday afternoon at two o’clock. Burial fol lowed in the Odd Fellows Ceme tery. Pallbearers were Carl Windley, Chester Windley, James Windley, John Walter Bell, Otis Johnston, and Wilbur Johnston. Mrs. Woodard, 85, died on Sat urday night after a long illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Heber Wilkinson, with whom she and her husband, Kenneth R. Woodard, had been making their home for several years. Mr. Woodard survives. Born in Pantego, Mrs. Woodard was the daughter of Thomas and Martha Harris Shavender. After their marriage, the Woodards lived in Belhaven for a number of years before going to Norfolk to make their home. They returned to Bel haven several years ago when Mr. Woodard retired. Survivors, in addition to Mr. Woodard, are three sons, Jim and Lyn, of Craddock, Va., and Mike, of florence, S. C.; two daughters, Mrs. Wilkinson, of Bblhaven, and Mrs. T. A. Rydingsvard, of Nor folk; fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. ALLIGATOR BRIDGE CONTRACT LETTING IS EXPECTED SOON Highway Officials in Area Wed nesday Optimistic About Prospects Letting of contract for construc tion of the Alligator River Bridge : s expected to take place this fall, accordingto hopes of highway of ficials who visited the area this veek. Some preliminary work on the right of way at East Lake has begun. The application for a per mit from the U. S. Engineers has been made, and no objections there ire anticipated. Chairman J. M. Broughton of , the Commission, who came to Roa noke Island to address the Daniels re-union at Wanchese, said the Ore gon Inlet project would follow the completion of the channel job. On the trip to Dare County was H. H. Makepeace, Secondary Roads officer who with Division Engi neer Bill Spruill visited Ocracoke in company with Bob Gibbs, Na tional Stashore Supt. to give final okay to plans for the Carteret County ferry slip. When asked if the state might take over this ferry project which is being established by the Taylor Brothers, the highway men agreed it was likely at some later date, depending on public demand for the service. The party stayed at the Sea Oa tel, and Mr. Makepeace and Mr. Spruill visited a road project sought by citizens of Avon, where they met Rep. Bruce Etheridge and others. MANTEO BOY COMPLETES HIS C. G. BASIC TRAINING ’ JHHF CAPE MAY, New Jersey—James P. Clark, FA, USCG, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Clark of Manteo, North Carolina, has completed basic training at the U. S. Coast 1 Guard Receiving Center, Cape May, New Jersey. He entered the Coast Guard last May. He is a fireman apprentice Clark and will now re port to the Ist Coast Guard Dis trict for further duty. Before enter ing the Coast Guard he graduated from high school. TAR HEELS AFLOAT PLANNING ANOTHER OCRACOKE CRUISE W. R. Robertson Jr., of Washing ton has announced that the Labor Day Cruise of Tar Heels Afloat will be to Ocracoke on September 5,6, and 7. Tar Heels Afloat is the organization composed primarily of boat owners working together to promote the wider use of the in land waters of North Carolina. However, it is not necessary to own a boat to belong to the organiza tion. Everyone interested in boat ing and boats of all kinds are cordi ally invited to join the festivities at Ocracoke. Plans are for all boats to rendezvous at Ocracoke Satur day afternoon, September 5. A Skippers Meeting is planned for 6:00 P. M. with dinner and entertainment at 7:30, and after dinner dancing will be held at Ocra coke Social Building. Sunday will be devoted to sightseeing, fishing, and swimming, with return home trip planned for Monday. The new officers of Tar Heels Afloat are Cecil May, New Bern, Commodore; Frank Cox, Washing ton, Vice Commodore; Tom Powell, Rocky Mount, Rear Commodore; John Leach, Washington, Secre tary; Robert Blandford, New Bern, Treasurer; Bob Newcomb, Spring Hope, Fleet Captain; Dr. M. A. Pittman, Wilson, Fleet Surgeon; W. R. Roberson, Jr., Washington, Director of Public Relations. Re gional Directors are Ed Ward, Wil mington, D. L. "Libby” Ward, New Bern, Axson Smith, Belhaven, Car roll Abbott, Elizabeth City, and Bob Newcomb, Spring Hope. ROANOKE ISLAND CAMPS HOST TO 150 4-H WOMEN FROM EASTERN CAROUNA Arts and Crafts Classes Taught to Enable Wom en to Teach Others and Also Supplement Fam ily Income As Women Assemble in This Camp for Fourth Year. Many Counties Represented. SHELTON TAKES COLLEGE JOB IN MOUNTAINS £ - db NOLLIE W. SHELTON, for 14 years Superintendent of Hyde County Schools, and recent super intendent of Camden County Schools, has joined the graduate faculty of Appalachian State Teachers College at Boone. His major duties will be directing the work of administrative interns who will be preparing to hold positions as principals and superintendents. Mr. Shelton has been in Boone several times during the past few weeks working out the details for the new program. He said that he plans to be at Boone after Septem ber Ist. although his daughter, Mary Jane, is due to enter Appa lachian High School on August 26th, where she has been enrolled as a junior. The Sheltons will re side at 328 Blowing Rock Road, Boone, N. C., after September Ist Several interesting and attrac tive offers have been received by Shelton during the summer. Most of them would have made it possi ble for him to remain in the im mediate area. The U. S. Office of Education had sponsored with the International Administration to be assigned as an educational advisor to foreign countries under the foreign aid program Although cleared by the U. S. Office of Edu cation it would have taken about l three months to have unwound the red tape for specific assignment. Such assignments are usually for two years. Mr. Shelton has been active in educational, civic, and church af fairs in Camden County. Among See SHELTON, Page Four LOST COLONY ATTENDANCE REACHES 1958 VOLUME Attendance at the Lost Colony, which had lagged behind that of the 19 5 8 season, climbed up to compare during the first of this week, General manager Dick Jor dan said Thursday, and is now holding it’s own. He believes if good weather prevails until the end of the month, the show will have a definite advantage over last year. Chairman Robert Humber of the Roanoke Island Historical Associ ation which sponsors the show, ap peared at the Theatre on August 18th, pinchhitting for author Paul Green who was prevented from at tending as a result of the funeral of Ted Cronk, a former choir di rector of the show who died sud denly last week in Berea, Ky, As usual ,on August 18th, the executive committee held a brief meeting, but it postponed the nomination of a slate of officers to be submitted at the annual meet ing in December. This nominating may be done at a meeting now planned by the executive committee about the second week in Septem ber. However, there has developed considerable opposition to this practice, and the steam rollering of a hand picked group at the De cember meeting in Raleigh has de veloped into a bone of contention among those who believe all hands should have a chance to express themelves in the selection in De cember. It has definitely alienated the interest and support of several of the most valuable members of the Board of Directors, and the probable financial support that has been lost is tremendous. If the Lost Colony is produced another season, it’s going to take radically different procedure than has been practiced for several years by those l who have arbitrarily controlled it MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS SIXTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK Single Copy 70 Approximately 150 Home Dem onstration Club women and agents from Eastern North Carolina, reg istered Tuesday for the three-day District Craft Workshop, held at the Roanoke Island 4-H Camp near Manteo. “This is the fourth year that tha leaders on crafts activities have gathered at Roanoke Island 4-H Camp to be instructed by skilled craftsmen from throughout the state,” reports Miss Florence Cox, Eastern District home economics agent. Club women and agents from activities during the session in- Dare County 'participating in the elude: Mesdames Mabel Twiford, Manns Harbor; Isabel Warren, Manteo; Ruby Midgett, Wanchese; Joyce Baum, Wanches; Dorothy Garrison, Manteo; Jeanine Tillett, Wanchese; Beulah Gaylord, Man teo, and Nancy Basnight, Manteo. The club women learn to master particular handicrafts in order that they might return to their com munities and teach others. Many of the women supplement their family income by selling the craft articles on roadside markets and in craft shops throughout the state. Many of the craft articles are made of native materials as the corn shuck mats. Crafts being taught are alumi num chasing and embossing; chair caning; copper enameling; copper tooling; corn shuck mats; fabric stenciling; dried arrangements, driftwood, cypress knees; feather hats; hooked rugs; Italian hem stitching; pine cone wreaths; Swed ish darning and tin-can craft. Quickie crafts are decorating Christmas cards, plastic covered coat hangers, and lanyards. A committee composed of agents from the district planned the de tails of the workshop. The commit tee consists of Mrs. Mamie Sawyer, Camden; Mrs. Elizabeth Sanderlin, Currituck; Miss Edna Bishop, Pas quotank; Mrs. Thelma McCotter, Pamlico; Mrs. Floy Garner, Car teret; and Mrs. Frances Darden, Washington County. Miss Cox, and Mise lola Pritch ard and Marjorie Sherin, Agricul tural Extension Service food con servation and marketing special ists, served as advisors for the event. ♦ NIXON-CUTRELL RE-UNION HELD IN HYDE COUNTY The Nixon-Cutrellßeunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Swindell near Swan Quarter. The weather was humid, the mosquitos were avid, but the “spirits” of the clan were above par; the atmosphere of the surroundings ideal, and the food excellent. After the invocation the group gathered around the tables for a merry hour of getting togeth er again. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Julian C. Nixon of Bay side, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Billie Joe Cutrell and Mr. David Frieze of Tampa, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Guy R. Cutrell and daughter, Mary Jane Cutrell of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Carawan of New Hol land, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Mooney, Meredith, Clark, Holly and Lora Mooney of Fairfield, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Swindell and Misses Pa tricia and Cindy Swindell. DARE LEGION POST TO HOLD LADIES NIGHT AT ARLINGTON HOTEL Ladies night will be held at the Arlington Hotel, on Thursday Sept. 10th, with a banquet at 7 p. m., by the Fort Raleigh Post, No. 26 American Legion of Manteo, ac cording to J. M. Vannote, program chairman. This dinner will be free to all post-members in good stand ing in 1959, and their wives. The speaker of the evening will be W. R. Rhodes Jr., of Wilmington, N. C. Department Commander. Other visitors expected are Steve Al ford, District Service office and Zeb Perry, First District Com mander. This occasion will also embrace annual election of officers for the ensuing year. Capt Pennel A. Til lett of Kitty Hawk is now Post Commander.
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