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OVER QUARTER MILLION FOR
NEW DARE COUNTY BANK
IS SUBSCRIBED BY CITIZENS
Peoples Bank of Dare County Name of Proposed
New Commercial Bank To Be Established With
Offices as Needed; Proposed to Ear-Mark
Definite Sums for Construction of New Homes
of County's Citizens; Hearing Last of This
Month.
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A hearing in Manteo is tenta
tively set late this month by the
State Banking Commission to pass
upon the request of a large group
of Dare County citizens for the
operation of a new bank to be called
the Peoples Bank of Dare County.
Over a quarter million dollars has
been subscribed to start tliis bank,
the group spokesmen say, and op
eration of the bank would begin in
a .4hort time once it is authorized.
Representing the group as at
torneys for the bank are J. Melville
Broughton, Jr., Raleigh man who is '
chairman of the State Highway
Coaunission, and W. H. McCown of
Manteo. Among leading business
men in the bank movement are
Archie Burrus, M. L. Daniels, Jr.,
R. Bruce Etheridge, Dan Oden,
Dorssdd Oden, Donald Dough, Jesse
E. Baum, E. P. White, R. D. Saw
yer, Andy Gi-iffith, Ward Daniels,
Julian Oneto, Frank White and
others. In all, there are over 150
subscribers to the plan.
Group spokesmen say that for
every three dollars now loaned in
Dana County from county sources,
814 is loaned by three lending
agencies in one town away from
home. Other observers report in
their opinion that far more than
another sl4 comes from other
agencies such as FHA, Veterans
Loan, Insurance Companies, Small
Business Investors, etc. If that be
true, then it appears that Dare
County people are having to go
away from home for nearly S3O for
every dollar available at home.
The advocates of the new bank
say this vast amount of business
that has to be sent out of the coun
ty offers a wonderul opportunity
for a home owned and operated
bank. More than 300 substantial
citizens throughout the county have
signed the petition asking permis
sion to establish the bank.
Elsewhere in this newspaper the
group calls attention to the aims
of the promoters of this additional
banking facility for Dare County.
It is pointed out that 50 years ago
the county’s property wasn't worth
much more than a quarter million
dollars, and has now grown to
around S3O million for tax pur
poses. The actual value of course,
is nearer GO millions. The vastly
increased need for financial assist
ance had made it necessary for
}>eople to go far away from home.
I n addition to mortgage loans made
by the people of Dare County out
side the county and state, the citi
zens have borrowed and are paying
back hundreds of thousands of
dollars from commerical finance
companies which are not included
in estimates reported above.
The bank is to be operated, it is
stated, as a modern commercial
bank, under- State and Federal
banking laws with full FDIC in
surance for deposits as provided in
all other banks. One of its goals to
encourage further financing for
home owners through FHA, and.to
earmark a definite sum annually
for financing of new homes for the
people of Dare County. It is stated
the bank would expect to forge
ahead in keeping with the times
and the trend of progress in Dare
County which has been astounding
in the past several years, and it
wishes to push this part of North
Carolina further into the proper
limelight to which it is entitled.
The group pledges itself to assist
the average man, realizing that
most business men of consequence
with established credit ratings usu
ally are able because of their know
ledge and experience to obtain
•sufficient money for their needs. It
is the aim to assist in raising the
standard of living for the county’s
citizens by making loans for home
improvements, modem appliances
etc., for the additional comfort and
enjoyment of living. It hopes to
encourage new business to locate
here, provide more employment
and ever rise above and beyond a
state of stagnation and lassitude.
An object is to see that the stock
is owned by Dare County people,
the bank controlled by Dare Coun
ty men, and through local esteem
and confidence keep at home for
the further benefit and profit of
the county’s citizens, a vast amount
of business that now goes away.
Capital and surplus now, in sight,
the spokemen say, that is assured
the bank, is double the sum re
quired by the State Banking Com
mission for a community of the size
the new bank expects to serve.
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 CAROLINA
FORESTRY GARAGE
AND WAREHOUSE
NEW AT FAIRFIELD
Headquarters for New Four-
County District in Hyde
County Costs $4,000
A new forestry district com
prising the four counties of Dare,
Hyde, Tyrt-ell and Washington has
established headquarters at Fair
field in Hyde County, where Dis
trict Forester John Dayton will be
in charge from Dec. 7. Activities
are directed from headquarters
where a warehouse has been com
pleted on a four acre lot near the
schoolbuilding. A garage 36 by 54
feet and office have been provided,
according to Dane Roten, Dare
County forester, who lives in Man
teo.
Archie Berry of Fairfield, a
veteran in forestry division work
will continue as District Ranger.
Other county foresters are Wil
ton Spear of Creswell, Washing
ton County; Ben Simmons of Fair
field, and Ed Swain of Tyrrell
The four-county area is called Dis
trict No. 13 and in it are main
tained fire towers: two each in
Tyrrell, Hyde and Dare and three
in Washington. The N. C. Division
of Forestry is operated under the
Department of Consei-vation and
Development.
The cost of the Fairfield build
ing is estimated at $4,000.
GARDEN DIRECTOR
GUEST SPEAKER
IN BELHAVEN
Mrs. R. L. Bryant, director of
District 10 of the North Carolina
Garden Clubs, was the guest
speaker at a meeting of the Mat
cjia Pungo Garden Club held at
the Belhaven Community Building
on Monday afternoon, November
16. Mrs. Bryant spoke on the work
of the state organization and paid
tribute to the fine work done by
District 10 in helping to make its
cities, as well as the state, more
beautiful. The speaker was intro
duced by Mrs. Vann Latham, pres
ident of the local club.
During the business session,
plans were made for the club to
sponsor a Christmas' decoration
contest in the community, and
committees were appointed. De
tails of the contest will be an
nounced later.
The group also made plans for
a bake sale to be held early in
December. A feature of the sale
will be Christmas decorations
made by members of the Junior
Garden Club.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing, refreshments were served by
the hostesses, Mrs. J. T. Wright
and Mrs. W. B. Voliva. Flower ar
rangements for the afternoon
were done by Mrs. Rad Jones.
CANCER UNIT MEETS
WITH AREA CONSULTANT
Hyde County To Aid Substantially In
Search For Cancer
Causes
The Board of Directors and of
ficers of the Hyde bounty Unit
of the American Cancer Society
met Friday night in the agricul
tural building at Swan Quarter
with Mrs. Gilbert Tunnell presid
ing.
Mrs. Bert Tyson, Area Con
sultant, was present to help form
ulate plans for the largest health
study ever attempted.
Rev. Robert Bundy gave a
short devotional. The Board agreed
to participate in the 6-year Pre
vention Survey. Mrs. John H.
Swindell was named chairman.
Mrs. Tommie Gaylord was named
Research Worker for the Swan
Quarter Area. Other volunteer
workers for this survey will be
asked to help in the near future.
Nine volunteers will be re
cruited by the Hyde County
Unit to become researchers in this
health study. One of the objec
tives of the project is to investi
gate possible causes of cancer.
AQ of the data in the study will
be kept confidential.
APPRECIATION TO
ATKINSON GIVEN ON
BEHALF OF BOARD
Norfolk Dredging Contractor Ren
dered Valuable Service to
County Owned Property
Appreciation on behalf of the
Board of Commissioners and the
citizens of Dare County was ten
dered yesterday at Wanchese to
D. D. Atkinson of the Atkinson
Dredging Company of Norfolk for
his fine spirit in putting several
hundred thousand cubic yards of
fill on the recently acquired coun
ty owned land for a public dock
site at Wanchese.
Mr. Atkinson expressed appreci
ation too, in the action of numer
ous citizens who aided Victor
Meekins, Chairman of the Dare
County Board, in raising a $2,200
fund to buy the land. Otherwise,
the Mill Landing harbor could
not have been built with Federal
funds at a cost of $75,000.
Mr. Atkinson came to Manteo
yesterday to witness the comple
tion of the job at Wanchese,
which is part of a project to cost
over a million dollars, whereby a
12 foot channel will be provided
from the Atlantic Ocean into the
the harbors of Wanchese and
Manteo.
Back in April, U. S. Engineers
came to Dare County with an
nouncement they were prepared
to begin work on this big proj
ect, and that the County was now
expected to live up to its previous
committments to provide a public
dock at Wanchese, without which
the money could not be spent at
Mill Landing.
County funds were low, and op
position developed on the Board
which could only have resulted in
keeping Wanchese from getting
its harbor. Meekins set out lo
raise the money to buy the land.
Aided by Dr. W. W. Harvey, Jr.
and Wayland Baum, and others
active in the Dare County Water
ways Association, appeals were
made to firms and persons inter
ested, the money was raised, the
land bought, deeded to the county
and dedicated to public use.
Later some sight addition was
needed for the Harbor and more
land was required, available only
through purchase. “I didn’t have
the heart to ask friends for more
money,” Meekins said. He accord
ingly bought the land himself
and deeded it to the public. In all,
he said he had spent more than
SI,OOO out of his pocket in his
determination not to be whipped
out on getting this improvement
for Dare County.
He paid high tribute to Mr.
Atkinson for his readiness to help
the public, and to Dredge Cap
tain Gordon Fulford who spent
eight hours of his own time one
night this week, seeing that the
county’s land area was properly
built up. It is no longer a useless
piece of marsh.
Highway officials have prom
ised to surface this public dock
area. The Atkinson Company, for
some $45,000 is doing all the
north end of the project. Both
Manteo and Wanchese harbors
have been completed, and dredges
are engaged in completing the
miles of connecting channel.
Engineers say a big hopper
dredge will come in February to
dredge the project depth across
Oregon Inlet bar. It is antici
pated that a big increase in ship
ping at Wanchese will immedi
ately ensue, and it will be the
See BOARD, Page Six
FALL FESTIVAL UNDER
AUSPICES OF MANTEO
P.T.A. IS SCHEDULED
Manteo Elementary School is
buzzing with preparations for the
P. T. A. Fall Festival on Friday
evening Nov. 20 from 5-9 p.m.
The King-Queen, Prince-Prin
cess Contest is creating keen
competition among the candidates.
Booths for a variety of amuse
ments are being prepared, as well
as lots of good eats, for sale in
the school cafeteria.
Business places of this area
have contributed some 15 to 20
items for prizes to be presented
to lucky ticket holders in the
gymnasium. The drawing will
follow the crowning of the King-
Queen, Prince and Princess win
ners.
The P. T. A. urges all to come
eat supper, and spend the eve
ning. There will be hamburgers—
-250, barbecue on bun—3so hot
dogs—lso, homemade pie and
cake—lso, cup cakes, fudge, cof
fee and bottled drinks—s#.
Cake Walks, a Country Store,
grab bags, The House of Horrors,
a fish pond, penny pitch, hit the
bobbing gourd and Horseshoe
Pitch will provide an evening of
fun for all the family.
Admission at gym door—chil
dren (all Elem. School)—100 and
adults—2so.
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1959
BEAUFORT CO. OFFICIALS OF SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE
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MRS. JOHN WINFIELD
WHILE MRS. SCOTT TOPPING of Pantego is the President of
the six county association, there doesn’t seem to be a picture of her
around, any place. She was nominated Nov. 4, in Columbia by Dr.
W. T. Ralph of Belhaven who served during the year as Vice-President
from his county; and who was honored with the presidency the year
Beaufort County joined the association. Sam T. Moore, the new Vice-
President for Beaufort is chairman of the County Board of Commis
sioners. Mrs. Winfield, the new secretary, nominated by Mrs. Top
ping, is from Yeatesville.
WATERFRONT FIRE
DAMAGES TUGBOAT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
A fire of undetermined origin,
which wa's discovered in the gal
ley of the tugboat Fisher of the
M. L. Daniels Oil Co. near mid
night Wednesday, resulted in
damage of some $4„00 while the
boat was moored at the Manteo
dock. Max Mann, crewman of the
boat, had been at the pool room,
and on leaving, smelled smoke,
went to investigate, and attempt
ed to put out the fire himself,
he reported, but then called the
fire department, and its prompt
and efficient work saved the
boat.
The 65-ft. tug will have to be
taken to Norfolk for repairs. M.
L. Daniels, Jr., firm manager
said only partial insurance is in
effect. As there was not supposed
to be any fire in the vessel’s
stoves, the origin is a puzzle.
There is a possibility that loiter
ers had been aboard the vessel.
The boat is used for towing oil
tank barges to Carolina oil dis
tributing plants served by tire
Daniels company.
HEADS COMMUNITY OIL
SERVICE IN DARE CO.
"Flying A" Products Distributed by
Kitty Hawk Man Over Wide
Area of Outer Banks
Heading the new “Flying A”
service now being advertised in
coastal North Carolina is Orville
Baum of Kitty Hawk, who op
erates the Community Oil Com
pany. The “Flying A” Producers
are located on the west coast, but
Mr. Baum'
says he
will main
tain t.op-’
notch serv
ice on the
east coast:
and his'
Community
Oil Compa
n y will
serve all of
Dare Coun
ty, includ-|
ing Hatteras Island when the
Oregon Inlet bridge makes possi
ble operation of oil-laden trucks
into that area.
Mr. Baum’s Community Oil
Company is a well established
service which has been transport
ing gasoline to service stations and
fuel oil to homes in upper Dare
County. A Kitty Hawk native,
Mr. Baum has long been identified
with civic affairs in the commu
nity and county.
MANTEO LIONS ANNOUNCE
TURKEY SHOOT SATURDAY
A contest in marksmanship skill
will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, at
the Manteo waterfront near the
Bank of Manteo for the benefit
of the Manteo Lions Club, Presi
dent Willett Tillett announces.
Mir. Tillett says the surroundings
will be lighted. It will follow a
similar event to be held at Wan
chese by the Ruritan Club. Tur
keys, of course will be awarded
to the high-scoring shooters.
SAFETY TALK PLANNED
At the P.T.A. executive com
mittee meeting at the Manteo
High School Tuesday, it was an
nounced that Linwood Cuthrell,
will give a talk on “Safety,” at
the regular P.T.A. meeting which
will be held at 8 p.m. on Tues.,
Nov. 24th.
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SAM T. MOORE
CANCER GROUP IN
HYDE PLANNING
NEW CAMPAIGN
To learn how and why certain
individuals develop cancer and
others do not, scientists in cancer
research need to know how people
live: where they work, what they
eat and drink, what their perso
nal habits are, where they live
and what kind of air they breathe,
their illnesses and symptoms of
illness, their family background.
All these are necessary for the
long-range study of the influence
of such environmental factors in
the development of this disease.
Volunteer researchers will canvas
several hundred geographically
selected counties in 20 states.
For the Hyde County group of
volunteer researchers Mrs. John
H. Swindell is chairman. The re
searchers for Swan Quarter, Mrs.
Tommie Gaylord, Mrs. R. G.
Baum; Sladesville, Mrs. Margaret
R. McKinney; Ponzer, Mrs. Ben
Harris; Fairfield, Mrs. Albin
Armstrong; Ocracoke, Mrs. Theo
dore Rondthaler; Lake Landing,
Miss Maggie Bridgman; Engel
hard, Mrs. Beaman Berry; Hyde
County Training School, O. A.
Peay.
FOUR ARE BOUND
OVER FOR THEFT;
MANY OTHER CASES
Four were bound over for the
theft of merchandise and money
from the store of Richard Gray
of Wanchese on October 23. The
more serious charges were re
duced and value of stolen goods
shanged to $lO in money and sl7
in property when tried in Re
corders court in Manteo this
week. Norman and Redden Perry
of Kitty Hawk, Robert Alexander
of Elizabeth City and Bayne Mid
gett of Wanchese were charged
with having in possession cigars,
cigarettes, tobacco, a rifle, a bat
tery, etc., originally valued at
SIOO.
In cases of public drunkenness,
the following each paid $25 and
costs: Roy H. Austin of Hatteras,
Cary W. Stetson of Wanchese,
Raymond W. Scarborough of
Avon. For driving drunk, SIOO
fine for Roy H. Austin.
Albert Jerry Daniels of Manteo
was given a 90 day suspended
sentence conditioned on two years
without a conviction in Recorders
Court, charged with assaulting
Miss Ava Cuthrell with a beer
can, and damaging the property
of the Drafty Tavern. His fine
was $25. Luther H. Midgett of
Wanchese, charged with drunk on
highway, requested a jury trial,
getting a six months postpone
ment thereby.
Sheldon Midgett of Manteo was
charged with assaulting Harry
(Chop) Hayman and with reck
less and careless driving of a
car. Fined $lO. Randolph Ross
Gray was fined $25 for reckless
and careless driving.
Cecil J. Belch and George Gra
dy Phillips of Mackeys were each
fined $25 and costs for having in
possession antlerless deer near
Manns Harbor. August F. Dos
cher, for throwing debris on the
highway, paid $lO and costs.
George H. Wright of Winston-
Salem paid $25 for passing a
school bus. George F. South of
Portsmouth paid $5 for passing a
car against the yellow line. Ells
worth B. Ballance of Hatteras
for transporting whiskey with the
seal broken paid $lO.
John Henry Beck of Rodanthe
paid $lO for ignoring a stop sign
and passing on a curve. Sam O.
See COURT, Page Six
56TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST
FLIGHTS BY THE WRIGHTS
PLANNED FOR DECEMBER 17TH
District Coast Guard Commandant and Airlines
President On Speakers' List; Elizabeth City
Band Will Begin Ceremonies at 10:30 A. M.
Luncheon to Follow Ceremonies at Kill Devil
Hills.
KILL DEVIL HILLS. Rear
Admiral Peter V. Colmar, Nor
folk, commandant, Fifth Coast
District and Tom Davis, president,
Piedmont Airlines, Winston-
Salem, are slated to be speakers
at the 56th Anniversary celebra
tion of the Wright Brothers First
Flight hero at Kill Devil Hills on
December 17, it is announced by
S. Wade Marr, president of Kill
Devil Hills Memorial Society
which in cooperation with the Na
tional Park Service and the Air
Force Association sponsors the
first flight observances here each
year.
Tentative program announced
following a meeting of the So
ciety’s board of directors at
Nags Head during the past week
end include ceremonies at the
base of the Wright Brothers Mon
ument atop Kill Devil Hill at
10:30 o’clock with Scott Gallaway
and his nationally famous Eliza
beth City High School Band and
majorettes as the opening attrac
tion. The band has played an im
portant role in each of the anni
versary celebrations during the
past several years often compet
ing with military and other high
school bands having roles in the
ceremonies. x
David Stick, Kitty Hawk auth
or, will give the welcoming talk
at the monument and Davis of
Piedmont is also scheduled to
speak at that phase of the pro
gram. Congressman Herbert C.
Bonner has been asked by Marr
to help make arrangements for a
flyover of military planes at the
monument to conclude that phase
of the program.
Admiral Colmar will deliver the
address at the anniversary lun
cheon which this year will be held
at The Carolinian Hotel on Nags
Head. Melvin R. Daniels will wel
come the group and President
Marr of the Memorial Society will
be toastmaster.
Admiral Colmar’s Coast Guard
organization has an intimate tie-in
with the first flight events. It
was members of the old Kill
Devil Hill Life Saving station
who gave manual assistance to
Wilbur and Orville Wright 56
years ago on the day of their
first flights. The late John T.
Daniels, a member of the crew,
was the man who snapped the
picture of the first flight with a
camera Orville Wright had set up
for the purpose.
While invitations have been
mailed to Society members and
distinguished guests who are ex
pected to attend the ceremonies,
President Marr pointed out that
both the monument ceremonies
and the luncheon were public
See FLIGHT, Page Six
J. L. REA JR. SECRETARY
OF MANTEO ROTARY CLUB
J. L. Rea Jr., Dare County Farm
Agent Monday night was elected
to the post of secretary of the Man
teo Rotary Club, succeeding Dan
Mon-ill who became Vice President
following departure of Wm. Ernst
Jr., who has removed to S. C. Visi
tors to the club were John Bowers
of Elizabeth City, and Tyler
Kiener, Regional Engineer for the
National Park Service, a guest of
Floyd Taylor.
Lawrence Swain made, an inter
esting talk on the four-way test
of Rotary, which being inter
spersed with a number of snappy
new jokes, went over well.
The club voted to levy a ten cent
fine each meeting on members do
not wear the Rotary insignia.
On Monday night of next week,
the speaker will be Aycock Brown,
manager of the Dare County
Tourist Bureau, who will tell of
his recent visit to Nassau, where
he spoke to a group of the Gulf
and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
on “The Development of Game
Fishing Off Hatteras.”
TURKEY SHOOT SATURDAY
1 P.M. AT MILL LANDING
An old fashioned Turkey shoot
will be held Saturday of this week
at 1 p.m. for the benefit of the
Wanchese Ruritan Club, and the
event will take place at Mill Land
ing, where the new harbor is be
ing completed. Tickets are $1
each. Usually, these old time
shooting at the mark contests at
tract many people. J. W. Davis
of Wanchese is in charge of the
sale of tickets.
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 428
MANTEO, N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
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BELHAVEN STUDENTS
TOUR WASHINGTON
AND NEW YORK CITY
Many Impressive Sights Privileged
For Party on Bus Tour
North on Week End
A tired, but happy group of
John A. Wilkinson High School
seniors and nine accompanying
adults returned on Friday night
from a trip by Trailways bus to
Washington, D. C., and New York
City. They had left Belhaven ear
ly on the previous Monday morn
ing and had spent Monday night
and part of Tuesday in Washing
ton before going on to New York.
Their trip included the usual
tourist attractions, with a few ex
tras thrown in. Some of the stu
dents tried ice skating at Rocke
feller Center, others visited their
first night club, and all were pres
ent for the Monday night pres
entation of “I’ve Got a Secret” on
television. When asked what im
pressed them most, answers
varied from the “Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier” to a visit to
the cathedral of St. John the Di
vine, but all agreed that every
part of the trip was a thrill. Just
as enthusiastic as the pupils were
Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Johns
ton, Delma Tolan, Mrs. W. P.
O’Neal, Mrs. Cleve Woodward,
Mrs. W. E. Bateman, Jr., and the
two faculty chaperones, Mrs. Ruth
B. Midyette and Howard Chapin.
Seniors on the trip were Troy
Selby, Owen Smith, W. D. Paul,
Bobby Woodward, Delbert Sawyer,
Bud O’Neal, Tommy Jones, Otis
Johnston, Jr., Eddie Griffin, Top
per Bateman, Jerry Cox, Rocky
Powell, Becky Lupton, Annette
Edmondson, Sylvia Guthrie, Wan
da Edwards, Carol Lee Edwards,
Carolyn Jordan, Joan Sawyer,
Joan Davis, La Rue Foreman,
Betty June Griffin, Linda Flow
ers, Wayne Russ, James Ray
Adams, and Geraldine Baum.
WHITE YOUTH CUT
WHILE VISITING IN
NEGRO LOCALITY
A slash made by a knife, some
eight inches long on the right
wrist of Charles Gregory, 19 of
Norfolk was sewed up by Dr. W.
W. Harvey, Jr. in the early morn
ing hours Sunday, and the Sher
iffs office is looking for an un
known negro who is alleged to
have done the cutting, and whose
handiwork is of the school attrib
uted to Willie Spencer, who with
, Reuben Smith, were recently put
under suspended sentences in as
( sault cases in the house of Lou-
I vada Latham, who shortly after
ward became Mrs. Smith.
, Her story is that Gregory
; came to her house with John
; Beck of Rodanthe, and she did
, not want them to remain in what
. she thought was not a proper
. condition because she wanteed no
, trouble, for fear her new husband
> might get into court again and
have to do time. The men then
. gathered in the road, and appar
ently an affray started between
’ colored and white, and the up-
■ shot was a cut wrist for Gregory.
One version is that Beck had gone
; out with his friend to investi
, gate the reason his brother Hora
tio Beck got his eyes blacked two
nights earlier at this place.
Gregory was in court some
months ago, along with Horatio
Beck, and Mike Tuggle of Char
lotte, and he was charged at the
time with having in his possession
a concealed pistol, engaging in an
affray and creating a disturbance
in a public place, at Nags Head.
Horatio Beck was charged with
engaging in an affray; Tuggle
was charged with carrying a con
cealed weapon, and assaulting
; Charlie Gregory. The court ac
; cepted a nol pros with leave in all
, three cases, and allowed the de
. fendants to pay court costs which
. are said to have been put up en
. finely by Tuggle.
There has been a lot of trouble
> coming out of the locality of Lou-
■ vada Latham Smith’s house west
i of Manteo, and much gossip con-
> cems its use by many white
youths.