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VOL XXV NO. 14
URGE NAMING NEW
RIVER BRIDGE FOR
LINDSAY WARREN
Proposed That Alligator River
Structure Bear Name of Out
standing Leader of Area
Joining hands with their neighbor
board in Tyrrell County, the Dare
County Board of Commissioners
AVednesday by resolution unani
mously adopted, called on the
> State Highway Commission to
name the proposed Alligator Riv
er Bridge in honor of Senator
/ Lindsay C. Warren. The action
follows a unanimous request from
Representatives of the Seven
Counties of the Second District,
who consider it fitting that this
recognition be given a man widely
acclaimed for his tremendous con
tribution to the advancement and
welfare of the region.
Mr. Warren, who represented
the First District in Congress
from 1925 to 1941 when he re
signed to become Comptroller
General of the United States by
request of President Roosevelt,
has been a consistent worker for
road improvements in the isolated
| ' ureas of his district since the be
ginning of the highway movement
in N. C. in 1920. Announcement
that the Alligator River and Ore
gon Inlet Bridge will be built
was made this year, following a
campaign in which legislators of
the area united under Mr. War
ren’s leadership.
During his tenure in Congress,
Mr. Warren brought about legis
lation giving Federal Recognition
to Fort Raleigh, making possible
the establishment of the Lost
Colony; the establishment of the
Wright Memorial at Kill Devil
Hills; the creation of the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore. He
raised his voice continuously in
. behalf of more bridges, better
roads, and for always toll-free
bridges in eastern Carolina.
In Columbia, on November 4th,
the annual meeting of the six
county Southern Albemarle Asso
ciation will be held, and the State
Highway Commission and other
officials will be invited to attend.
J. Melville Broughton, Jr. Com
mission Chairman is the scheduled
.speaker. Mr. Warren and mem
bers of the Legislature taking
part in the bridge campaign will
be invited to attend. W. J. White,
President of the Association said
this week Tyrrell County will be
host to some 300 delegates and
other visitors from the counties
of Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin,
Tyrrell and Washington.
MAYBE THREE NEW
FISHING PIERS ON
DARE COAST SOON
Immediate Construction Planned
at Avalon Beach; Another on
Bodie Island; One at
Rodanthe
Success that has followed three
fishing piers, two at Nags Head,
and one at Kitty Hawk, has en
,, couraged others to venture in this
type of lousiness, and before anoth
er year there will probably be
another three in operation. Early
construction of a pier near Kitty
Hawk is planned by Avalon
Pier Corp., of Kill Devil Hills.
Plans which are now before the
Engineers Corps call for a struc
ture 20 feet wide, extending 575
feet seaward beyond the main low
water line, to where the water is
20 feet deep.
Plans for this pier may be seen
at the Kill Devil Hills postoffice.
Flans are also underway by R. D.
Owens and Woodrow Edwards of
, Rodanthe to build a pier of similar
size, this being the first one on
Hatteras Island, construction on
this pier is expected to begin in
early spring.
A third pica- project is reported
shaping up on Bodie Island beach
north of the Cape Hatteras sea
shore line.
REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN
NEXT THREE SATURDAYS
Beginning Saturday, October 3,
registration books will be open in
every usual voting precinct in
North Carolina for the registration
of any persons who have become
elegible for registration since the
last general election in November
1958. Books will remain open at the
usual voting place for three Satur
days in succession, and the fourth
will be challenge day.
On Tuesday, October 27, an
election will be held to decide the
issues which if carried will au
thorize bonds for the betterment of
health, educational, and other in
stitutions throughout the state.
Retirement of these bonds will be
through current revenues without
raising property taxes in the
countries. The cost of holding the
election will be borne by the state. 1
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THE COASTLAND TIMES
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA
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From left to right, Earl Phillips, High Point, and Walter Wilkins, Norfolk, vice presidents C.
F. Johnson, Asheville and Palm Beach president of Hatteras Marlin Club and Governor Luther Hod
ges of North Carolina honorary chairman of the club’s board of directors in receiving line at the Open
House of the Club Sunday when all adult residents of Hatteras village were invited guests to visit
the properties owned by the club, which was formerly the Blue Marlin Docks of Hatteras village.
(Aycock Brown Photo)
HATTERAS MARLIN
CLUB HOLDS OPEN
HOUSE ON SUNDAY
Governor Hodges Participates In
Festivities Held on Wa
terfront
The Hatteras Marlin Club held
open house for the “Ladies and
Gentlemen” of Hatteras Sunday
from 12:30 to 2:30 and gave the
public an opportunity to see the
newly renovated club room and
grounds. On hand for the occasior
was the club’s distinguished hono
rary member, Governor Luther H.
Hodges.
The Marlin Club had its inception
last fall, when Governor Hodges
invited Charles F. Johnson, Earl N.
Phillips and Oscar W. Burnett to
meet him at the Governor’s man
sion. The Governor came up with
a lot of ideas about what the Club
could do:
1. It could be directly beneficial
through its initial capital invest
ment and later continuing opera
tion to the economy of the com
munity. 2. It could further benefit
the community through increased
national publicity resulting from
larger catches of big game fish;
and similarly indirectly of benefit
to the whole Outer Banks area.
3. Provide an operational base for
ichthyological research studies con
ducted by universities and marine
laboratories; and further provide a
great opportunity for constructive
work in the important field of
game fish conservation.
This third suggestion has been
well received, and plans are being
set up to establish a marine labora
tory. Taking part in this movement
with President Charles Johnson are
Dr. William W. Hassler, of the
Dept of Zoology of State College,
Raleigh; Dr. James E. Morrow, Jr.,
of Yale University; and Dr. F. G.
Walton Smith of the University of
Miami. It is Mr. Johnson’s intention
to deed a portion of the property
for the Marine laboratory now con
templated.
The Hatteras Marlin Club was
set up to have 100 members. In
March, 12 men ina meeting at High
See CLUB, Page Six
BAND CONCERT FRIDAY
The Belhaven Band, under the
direction of Bob Ellwanger of
Greenville, will present a concert
in the auditorium of the John A.
Wilkinson High School on Friday
evening, October 2. An added at
traction will be an all-girl dance
band from East Carolina College.
There will be no admission charge,
but an offering will be taken at
the conclusion of the concert. The
proceeds will be used to pur-chase
a part of the uniforms thatj will re
main band property and will not
be the exclusive property of indi
viduals.
TOURIST BUREAU DINNER
AT NAGS HEAD THURSDAY
The annual Dutch treat dinner of
the Dare County Tourist Bureau
was held Thursday night this
week, with J. Melville Broughton,
Jr., of Raleigh the speaker. The
dinner was held at the Dareolina
Restaurant at Nags Head. New of
ficers of the Association were in
tailed. They were elected Sept. 23
las follows: Ralph Swain of Man
teo, Chairman;' Bill Dillon of Bux
ton, Vice-chairman; Mrs. Bob Pres-
I ton of Nags Head, Secretary
-1 Treasurer.
NAGS HEAD RESIDENT
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The appointment of Jim Morton,
New York newspaperman who now
lives at Nags Head, as vice presi
dent of The American Weekly was
announced today by John K. Herb
ert, publisher of the nationally dis
tributed newspaper supplement.
’ Morton, an Honorary Tar Heel,
was honored last year by Governor
Luther Hodges for “outstanding
voluntary services to the State of
North Carolina”. He has actively
promoted the Dare vacationland.
Prior to his new assignment, the
the New York newspaper was
nationally engaged in conducting
The American Weekly’s affairs
with publishers. He served as a
general executive.
Morton assumes the duties of
vice president on October Ist, suc
ceeding Thor M. Smith, who recent
ly resigned. Morton will direct
newspaper relations for the na
tional supplement.
The American Weekly is one of
the nation’s largest publications
with a circulation of ten million.
A wartime parachute officer,
Morton served in the 101st Air
borne Division in Normandy, Hol-
See RESIDENT, Page Six
JURY LIST FOIt OCTOBER 26
TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT
For duty in the term of Dare
County Superior Court which con
venes in Manteo Monday, Oct. 26,
the following names have been
drawn: Manteo: Dorian Quidley,
Rudolph Peele, Miss Delnoy Bur
rus, Mrs. Lois Midgett, Mrs. Alda.
Francis, Mrs. Maude Bell, Robert
Willis Wise, R. V. Owens, Jr.,
Walter C. Gaskill, Lonnie Sears,
Mrs. Lida Etheridge, Wilton Jol
liff and John D. O’Neal. Kitty
Hawk; Mrs. Mattie S. Wescott,
Eldridge Beacham, Mrs. Ruth Tate,
John L. Beacham, James L. Beas
ley, Jr., Mrs. Oma Pearl Tillett,
Mrs. Edith Sowers, John W.
Evans. Kill Devil Hills: R. H.
Cook, W. S. Gregory, Mrs. Helen
L. Parker. Hatteras: Mrs. Mrs.
Rebecca Burrus, Ivey B. Austin,
Frederick Austin, Nacie Peele,
Herbert Oden, Mrs. Mary Jane
Scarborough. Wanchese: Willie O.
Daniels, Elmer Sawyer, Mrs. Ina
Wescott, Roy C. McCarter, Mrs.
Etta T. Daniels, Harry L. Baum.
Nags Head: Mrs. Irene Brown.
Manns Harbor: Mrs. Rosa Sutton,
Mrs. Lola Fay Beasley, R. Preston
Twiford, Alvah D. Gard. Buxton:
Loran Midgett. Avon: Mrs. lodell
Ward. Salvo: Floyd Hooper.
Stumpy Point: Woodrow Best, D.
W. Burgess.
MANTEO. N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1959
FERRY SCHEDULES
ANNOUNCED FOR
WINTER MONTHS
Only one Trip Lost At Oregon
Inlet; Two at Hatteras Inlet;
11 on Alligator River
The State Highway Commission
Monday announced winter operat
ing schedules for its three toll-free
ferries.
The schedules go into effect
Thursday on ferries over Hatteras
Inlet, the Alligator River and
Oregon Inlet They will continue
until April 30, 1960.
Three night trips on the Alliga
tor River ferry will be continued
through October. The 12.40 a. m.
and 11.20 a. m. departures across
the Alligator will be eliminated.
The Hatteras Inlet ferry, op
erating between Hatteras village in
Dare County and Ocracoke in Hyde
County, will make four round
trips a day instead of six. Load
limit for the ferry is 13,000 pounds
for any axle; 20,000 pounds, two
axles and 30,000 pounds for three
or more axles.
There will be 14 instead of the
present 25 round trips each day on
the Alligator River ferry, between
Sandy Point in Tyrrell County and
East Lake in Dare County—U. S.
Route 64.
See FERRIES, Page Six
$488,000 AWARD FOR
BODIE ISLAND LAND
UPHELD BY COURT
A Federal appeals court in
Richmond Monday upheld an award
of $448,000 to W. A. Worth of
Elizabeth City for the Bodie Island
marsh and beachland condemned
for the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore back in 1953. The case
was heard by a commission of
three who made the award, but the
resident Judge Don Gilliam reduced
the award to $346,000.
Persons well informed on real
estate values had considered the
award outrageous, and many people
wonder how a value such as was
offered could have been arrived at.
Only a few years before, the land
had been bought by competitive bid
for $6,000. Funds for purchase of
the park lands had come by con
tribution from foundations and
state funds.
LOOKING FORWARD TO BIG
DAY FOR DR. WINSTEAD
Plans are now complete for the
observance of Dr. Ellis Winstead
Day in Belhaven on Monday, Octo
ber 5. The public is reminded that
anyone interested in taking part in
the observance is invited to come
and bring a picnic lunch. The af
fair has been planned by the com
munity to show the appreciation of
the doctor’s many friends and
patients for his thirty years of
faithful service in this area of
Eastern North Carolina.
The celebration will begin with a
parade of the Belhaven Band from
the high school building to the
Comuunity Center, beginning at
4:00 P. M. At approximately 4:30
there will be a brief program, with
W. W. Bullock as master of cere
monies. The program will be fol
lowed by the picnic. In case of
rain, the program and picnic will be
held at the Belhaven Feed Mill on
West Main Street, a building which
will accomodate a large crowd.
People are urged not to let rain
interfere with their attendance. *
ROAD MONEY CAN'T
BE STRETCHED VERY
FAR IN DARE COUNTY
Priority System Applies to Roads
Which Require Far More Than
Total Allotment
If Dare County had 326 thousand
dollars allocated it for neighbor
hood road improvements the state
could surface about two thirds of
the roads that are now being
sought by citizens of various areas
of the county.
But the 'allotment of money for
the coming year is only $23,200.
The top three roads with the high
est traffic rating and other priori
ty factors are on Roanoke Island
west of Manteo and they cannot
be fixed for less than $49,000. If
all the money was spent on. these
roads as far as it would go, it
would ignore all other parts of
Dare County.
Os the neighborhood roads in
Dare County still remaining im
passable, one of them is at Hat
teras and another at Avon. For ten
years one of these roads has been
the subject of appeals from citizens.
It contains 21 homes, and is needed
for a school bus.
Highway Engineers Bill Spruill
and George Mack, met with the
County Board Wednesday to dis
cuss the road allotment and pro
jects which have been figured out
as meeting requirements set up
under the state system.
Considering traffic, school bus
and mail carrier usage, location of
business establishments, etc., the
highest priority roads are in the
vicinity of Manteo but considering
impassability, the most acute needs
are in the sandy or low lying areas
where nothing will be adequate ex
cept stabilization.
The Board requested full consid
eration be given the Mashoes road
where intensified maintenance may
be of help. The cost of surfacing
this road would run to SIOO,OOO,
but traffic count and other needs
do not bring it within range, and
funds for the whole job would be
unavailable. However, the commis
sioners pointed out that the estab-
See ROADS, Page Six
CONFUSION RESULTS
AS NEW OCRACOKE
FERRY IS DELAYED
Motorists Already Looking For It;
Inauguration of Service
Is Indefinite
OCRACOKE, Sept. 28. Con
struction on the landing dock for
the Sea Level-Atlantic-Ocracoke
ferry is progressing at good speed.
Rumor has had it that this site and
the one in Atlantic which is also
not yet completed are the cause of
holding up operation of the ferry,
but George T. Brooks of Beaufort,
engineer in charge of the Ocracoke
construction states that the ferry
itself is held up at Baltimore due to
the steel strike. It was supposed
to be delivered on September Ist.
then word came that it would be
gin operations on October Ist; now
no definite time is stated. F. C.
Noyes of Sea Level, superintendent
of construction and supervising the
Atlantic construction, states that
following the launching in Balti
more there will have to be trial
runs there, and probably at least
one trial run from Atlantic to
Ocracoke prior to the inaugural run
across Pamlico Sound.
It is unfortunate that advanced
publicity has led travelers to think
the ferry is actually in operation.
One such group arrived at Ocra
coke today, having been told fur
ther north that they could drive
straight through. Many, fortunate
ly, have written in advance to the
local Civic Club for accurate in
formation about the ferry.
Here at Ocracoke the ferry will
dock at the western end of the old
Navy docks, now the U. S. Park
Service docks. Cluster of pilings
will guide the boat to a bow-in or
stern-in landing onto the ferry dock
for exit and entrance of automo
biles. The elevation of this ramp at
the hinges will be 2 feet above the
level of the present Park docks.
From there a short causeway, 48
feet long will lead cars off the dock
and down to the road level. Those
leaving the ferry will turn right on
the present road that circles the
Park Service parking area. Cars
waiting to enter the ferry will park'
along a double width length of
highway looping out through the
Park Service, Picnic Area. These
plans have been mutually agreed
upon by the Park Service, the N.
C. State Highway Commission, and
the Taylor brothers who will oper
ate the ferry. These brothers are
Dan E. Taylor, Leslie M. Taylor
of West Palm Beach, and William
R. Taylor and Alfred T. Taylor of
Norfolk, all natives of Sea Level,
N. C. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Maltby Taylor, live at Sea Level.
See CONFUSION, Pace Six
MAKING PLANS FOR BIG
SAA COLUMBIA MEETING
W. J. WHITE of Columbia, presi
dent of the Southern Albemarle
Association is busy with plans
for the annual celebration and
business meeting which will be
held, with Tyrrell County host,
on Wednesday, November 4. This
usual, November assembly of del
egates from six counties' has been
an institution, rotating from
county to county since November
1935. With the meeting this year,
the Association will enter upon
its 25th year. It was founded by
a group of citizens of four coun
ties, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde and
Washington, headed by the late
C. Wallace Tatem. In 1953 Beau
fort and Martin Counties came in
to its membership. In usual orler
of rotation, the presidency will go
to Beaufort County next year.
J. Melville Broughton, Jr. High
way Commission Chairman Thurs
day accepted Mr. White’s invita
tion to speak at Columbia on
Nov. 4th.
Mr. White says the purpose of
this year’s meeting will be to
honor members of the State High
way Commission and others in
recognition of the decision to pro
vide the state with roads and
bridges long needed for the econ
omy of this area. There will be
only one address at the morning
session, followed by a luncheon for
the delegates and visitors, and
the business session with election
of officers in the afternoon.
HEARING SET FOR AUTO
MISHAP ON BEACH WHICH
SENT FOUR TO HOSPITAL
A hearing is scheduled Oct. 6 in
Recorders Court in Manteo where
in D. A. Rogers Jr., is charged
with reckless driving on September
18th near the Sea Oatel, and as a
result of a collision, four people
were sent to the Elizabeth City
hospital for treatment, Rogers
himself sustained only a bump on
the head, but his car, a new 1959
convertible, was damaged an esti
mated $3,500. At 10:30 P. M. his
car, bound toward Manteo crashed
into the station wagon driven by
Mrs. Violet Kellam, owner of the
Oasis restaurant. Mrs. Kellam’s
car was knocked 139 feet, after the
impact, according to Patrolman
Fields who investigated the case.
Mrs. Kellam was accompanied by
her mother 1 , Mi's. Ida Hassell who
substained four cracked ribs and
leg bruises, but was released after
treatment. Mrs. Kellam had multi
ple bruises and back and neck
wrenched, but was released. Miss
Violet Bratten of Manns Harbor,
was hospitalized for a serious foot
injury. Mrs. Annie Everton had a
hip injury, leg abrasions, brain con
cussion, and was hospitalized. All
were with Mrs. Kellam, returning
to tire restaurant after a trip to
an ice cream stand on tire beach.
Patrolman Fields and Deputy
Donnie Twyne saw the collision.
Mrs. Kellam’s Ford station wagon
was a total loss. The Rogers car
travelled 41 feet after point of im
pact.
The tremendous increase in mo-1
tor usage in the coastland area
has brought about a parallel in
crease in traffic cases before the
Dare Court. Despite two highway
patrolmen stationed in the county,
and four full-time Sheriff’s depu
ties employed by the county, mo
tor mishaps and offenses are in
creasing heavily.
On the Hatteras highway, about
whose dangerous condition so
much complaint is made, instances
come to court of people admitting
they travel on it at 90 to 100
miles per hour. Last week, Billy
Gray of Avon was apprehended by
patrolman Skiles after a 110-mile
an hour chase. Gray who was
See HEARING, Page Six
RESERVE DATES EXTENDED
The date for making application
for rates under the 1960 Conserva
tion Reserve program has been
extended to October 16, 1959. Hyde
County Fanners who have not
made application for rates may do!
so on or before October 9 at the
Hyde ASC County Office.
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 428
MANTEO, N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
Single Copy 7£
TO SPEND $86,000
’ FOR BODIE ISLAND
WATER SYSTEM
Contract Let to Virginia Firm
This Week; Lowest of Sev
en Bidders
A contract for construction of
a water system at Bodie Island
has been let for the bid of $86,094
submitted by Cotton Bros. Inc. of
Churchland, Va. This facility will
serve the visitor center and de
veloped area of the Cape Hatter
as National Seashore at the head
quarters area, and will include
construction of a service road.
Superintendent Gibbs said the
contract will further develop the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
and is in line with the MISSION
66 program proposing preserva
tion and adequate development of
the National Park Service by 1966
when the National Park Service
.will observe the Golden Anniver
sary of its establishment.
The contract includes a 25,000
elevated water storage tank, ap
proximately 9,000 lineal feet of 6-
inch asbestos cement pipe mains,
two wells, pumphouse, necessary
electrical, treatment facilities and
service road to provide potable wa
ter for Coquina Beach Day Use
Area, headquarters, superintend
ent and employee residences and
future maintenance area.
FISH TOURNAMENT
AT NAGS HEAD IS
SET OCTOBER 15-17
Three Days of Excitement Planned
For Upper Beaches, Followed
by Hatteras Event
The ninth annual surf fishing
tournament at Nags Head will be
held on October 15, 16, 17 and plans
on a broad scale are being com
pleted, President Geo. Crocker Jr.,
of the Nags Head Surf Fishing
Club said this week. The Nags
Head group is the host club.
Participating in this tournament
will be sportsmen from the entire
length of the Atlantic coast. In
1957 the record was won by Cape
Hatteras Anglers Club, in whoso
area a second tournament will be
sored by it, on October 29, 30 and
held later this month, and spon
°L
Other officers of the Nags Head
Club are R. B. Preston, Vice-presi
dent; W. N. Rose, Secretary-
Treasurer. H. W. Shaner is director
of the tournament, assisted by W.
A. Williams and Julian Oneto.
Carl Nunemaker is weighmaster,
and Aycock Brown is press
steward.
Many valuable trophies will be
offered in this tournament. Teams,
will assemble at the Carolinian
Hotel for organization at 8:30 p.m.
in Wednesday, October 14. Fishing
teams will consist of five anglers
and a captain.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
HAS SESSION IN
SWAN QUARTER
The Hyde Chapter of the
“White House Conference on Chil
dren and Youth” held its first
meeting in the Agricultural Build
ing in Swan Quarter Thursday af
ternoon with Mrs. O. L. Williams,
chairman first presiding, followed
by Tommie Gaylord, chairman of
the program committee.
The program committee had
sent letters to civic, church and
school groups, and each repre
sentative had certain questions to
explain to the group such as,
“What is my church doing for
the teenage group?” The Rev.
Robert Bundy, Macon Spencer,
George Harris and Owen Emanuel
were called on first to give their
reactions to the questions and to
give some constructive answers
to the needs of the youth.
J. W. Lupton and O. A. Peay,
principals of the Swan Quarter
Schools told of related activities
of their schools and gave worth
while suggestions for improve
ment along these lines.
Mrs. John Spotanski of Engel
hard made a survey of the work
of the P. T. A. citing need for
more cooperation and better un
derstanding between the parents
and school. Mrs. Tim Smith, pres
ident of the West Hyde P. T. A.
and Mrs. Flossie Selby, president
of the Traning School P. T. A.
also contributed to the program.
Mrs. Selby reviewed previous
worth while work and promised
better work in the future.
Attending were W. A. Miller,
Rev. Macon Spencer, Mrs. Tim
Smith, George O’Neal, Joe Lupton,
Miss Aleph Cason, Mrs. O. L.
Williams, 0. A. Peay, Mrs. John
H. Spotanski, Rev. Robert Bundy,
i Mrs. Flossie Selby, Rev. George
Harris, Tommie Gaylord, Dan
i Baucom, Mrs. Melvin Swindell,
I Rev. Owen A. Emanuel.