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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION ' BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOL XXV NO. 29 SAA MEETING PLEDGES AID TO THE LOST COLONY AND HISTORIC BATH RESTORATION Permanent Ferry Terminal at Ocracoke Island Advocated in Meeting at Pantego; Commit tee Appointments Made for Years Work in Meeting at Home of the President, Mrs. Scott Topping in Pantego Wednesday. Without waiting for the full three months to roll by since the annual meeting Noember 7 in Co lumbia, Mrs. Scott Topping of Bel haven, held her first quarterly meeting of the Southern Albemarle Association of which she is presi dent, at her home in Beaufort County Wednesday, and completed the list of nearly all committees and set up plans for the 25th year of the Association. Beginning at 10 a.m. with time out for lunch, the officers of the association completed the business which ended at 2 pun. with a bene diction by Rev. Alexander Corey of Jameville. a former President of the Association. Hie executive committee was completed in full, and most all the standing committees were listed. A few vacancies are awaiting recom mendations from county Vice presidents. By unanimous approval, the exe cutive committee on Wednesday did the following: 1. Set up committees to carry on the work of the Association during the coming year which will conclude with the annual conven tion Beaufort County on Wednes day, Nov. 9, 1960, closing 25 years of continuous activity. 2. Pledged its favor and great interest in the work of the Com mittee for the restoration of his torical Bath, and appointed Dr. W. T. Ralph Chairman to name a com mittee to work with the Historical Hath Commission appointed by the Governor. 3. Asked for construction of a permanent ferry landing on the north end of Ocracoke Island, to rarnove the handicap now occasion ed tourist traffic in this area. 4. Pledged the Association to work for renewed dedication of spirit and effort through the Southern Albemarle Region in be half of the Lost Colony, and to .support the new Chairman, Mrs. O. Max Gardner and those who are working under her banner in be half of the drama this year. That Association will endeavor to stimulate a program for home and highway beautification to make the region more attractive to its visitors; to encourage courtesy among business interests and seek the adoption of business-like opera tion of state owned ferries. The county executive committees usually includes four women and four men in addition to the Coun ty Vice president who is ex-officio chairman. In Wednesday’s appoint ment. some deviations from this rule were noted, and a few of ths county lists are incomplete, but appointments announced are as follows: BEAUFORT: Sam T. Moore, Chairman; Mrs. Muriel Windley of Aurora; Mrs. C. E. Venters, Bath; Dr. W. T. Ralph, Belhaven; Ashley See S.A.A, Page Four SUPERIOR COURT MONDAY CONVENES IN DARE CO. Judge J. Paul Frizelle of Snow Hill is expected in Manteo Mon day Jan. 19 to preside at the usual mid-winter term of Dare County Superior Court for the trial of Civil cases only. A calendar has been set for three days, mostly damage suits growing out of auto mobile mishaps. One case of more than usual interest involves the claim of W. R. Deaton of Kill Devil Hills against the State Highway Commission, in which the claimant asks for a more liberal settlement than was allotted him by ap praisers who valued a large area of beach property near Kill Devil Hills, and which was taken by the State Highway Commission in the process of building the new U.S. 158 by-pass, through the area. Mr. Deaton contend, and has shown by testimony in preceding hearings, that much larger amounts were paid other owners for similar prop erty, and asks that he be awarded a aeittleiment in line with those made with other property owners. SEA FOOD SUPPER The Engelhard H. D. Club will hoM a supper Saturday night. Jan. 16 at the dub room of the Com munity Building. Shrimp plates and oyster stews wil be served also sandwiches, cake, pie and coffee will be for sale beginning at 5 o’clock. Prices reasonable for a, worthy cause. 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 SANFORD MAKING QUICK VISITS IN THE COASTLAND MBr K fltb TERRY SANFORD was a visitor in Dare County Thursday morn ing and talked with a number of friends about his campaign for Governor of North Carolina. He also visited Currituck Courthouse at 11 a.m. and on Wednesday was in Columbia. Sanford said he will make for mal announcement of his candi dacy next month. About 35 peo ple came out to hear him talk at a meeting at the Roanoke Inn near Manteo arranged by R. O. Ballance. “Public education will be the dominant issue in my campaign,” he said. “Improvement of schools is North Carolina’s most urgent need.” He also talked about in lets, converting gas tax to sup port small harbors, the Seashore Park and tourist income. Sanford is well known here abouts and has many friends in the area. He is a native of Laur inburg and since 1948 has prac ticed law in Fayetteville. He re gretted that this visit was brief and said he will retrn during his campaign and talk more with people of interests of the area and state. Sanford is a former State Sen ator and member of the State Ports Authority. He has been president of the North Carolina Young Democratic Club, and a Democratic National Convention delegate. He was a paratroper in combat in World War 11, after having been a Special Agent in the FBI. “Our industrial expansion pro gram must continue,” Sanford said in touching on aspects of I North Carolina life. “Our agri cultural economy must get simi lar interests and emphasis, to 1 match the success in industrial growth.” Mr. Sanford was accompanied to Manteo by several of his top aides: Roy Wilder of Spring Hope, Burk Bennett of Winston-Salem, and Merrill Evans of Ahoskie. DARE CqfjNTY REPUBLICANS CALL CONVENTION JAN. 30 * L. V. Gaskill, Chairman of the Dare County Republican Executive Committee, has called a Conven tion of all Republicans of Dare County, to be held at 8:00 P.M., on January 30th at the Courthouse in Manteo. Business before the Con vention will include the election of. delegates to the Republican State and District Conventions. The State Convention for North Carolina Republicans will be held in Raleigh, February 27. The featured speaker will be Senator Thruston B. Morton, Chairman of the Republican National Commit tee. Headquarters for the Convention will be at the Sir Walter Hotel. The State Convention also nor mally endorses the Republican candidates for their state ticket Four delegates-at-large and four alternates, to represent North Carolina Republicans at the Na tional Convention in Chicago, will also be selected at this State Con vention. M.Y.F. WILL WASH CARS The Manteo M.Y.F. will sponsor a car wash at Midway Station No. 2 in Manteo Saturday, Jan. 16 land 28 from 8:80 a.m. to 4:80 I p.m. Price is $1.50 per car wrshed. IMPORTANT UNIT OF COAST GUARD AT HATTERAS PLANNED Finest Lifeboat Station On Our Coast to Be Built This Year; Plans Near Complete Construction work on a new lifeboat station at Hatteras Inlet, on the north side near the town of Hatteras will begin this month Coast Guard officials in Norfolk said this week. The new station will replace the one formerly located on the northern tip of Ocracoke Island which was washed away some years ago. The new Hatteras Inlet Life boat Station will be located at the site of the Gobseville Gun Club, where the Coast Guard has main tained a temporary station since 1954, in the building formerly housing the shooting club. Though the building design is still on the drawing boards, plans however, point toward a two-story masonry structure with detached lookout tower and combined ga rage-equipment building. The buildings will be faced in brick veneer. It will be the first brick lifeboat station erected in either Dare or Hyde Counties. The initial contract, for con struction of a boat basin bulk head, dredging, piers, boat hoist and fuel storage facilities on Austin Creek at the Gun Club site have been awarded. J. T. Hardison & Son, Inc., of Wash ington, N. C. won this contract. Coast Guard officials at Nor folk headquarters indicated that contracts on the buildings will be offered in the near future, with long-range planning for commis sioning of the new installation early in 1961. Meanwhile Coast Guard person nel will continue its search and rescue activities out of the tem porary quarters. Archie Wahab of Ocracoke is at present officer in charge. Previously in charge was Nevin Wescott of Manteo who is now stationed at Oregon Inlet, but who will retire from service on January 31. The Hatteras Inlet Lifeboat Station will be the second new station to be constructed in the Fifth Coast Guard District in re cent years. The station at Little Machipongo on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was completed last April. Key locations for Coast Guard lifeboat stations up and down the coast of the Unted States, like the site at Hatteras Inlet, greatly assist the Coast Guard’s tasks of providing search and rescue serv ice to the maritime industry and to the boating public. MASONS HAVE A PLAN FOR VISITING SICK MEMBERS Wanchese Masonic Lodge, in Dare County has nome up with a help ful plan to remember members when sick in hospitals away from home. Instead of sending cards, and "ometimes flowers to the occasional members mentioned at the semi monthly meetings of the lodge, the lodge will form a committee of its members in other towns who will be notified and who in turn will visit tee sick and convey the af fection and thoughtfulness of the lodge members back home. For instance, in Norfolk there are several who are on a committee recently nqmed, and these include Gus Montague, Amos Daniels, W. L. Montague, George Daniels, Wil bur Daniels, Harry Hayman anl many others, all former residents of Wanchese. In other cities where so many coastland people congregate, other lodge members will be asked to serve. This lodge is unusual in that of its 200 members, many of them by occupation are seamen or connected with seafaring, or the Coast Guard service, hence they are away from home much of the time. Singularly too, they are usually hospitalized in institutions which serve these occupations and they are easy to find, and often several will be found in the same place at the same time. MANTEO P.T.A. MEETING IS MOVED UP FOR A DAY Regular meeting of the Manteo P.T-A. is to be held on January 25th instead of the 26th, due to a hometown basketball game. At an executive committee meeting held Monday this week, plans were set up by Chairman John Long for a variety show to be staged soon. On this committee are Mrs. Arthur Fields, Mrs. Bet ty Gibbs and Mn. McCoy Tillett. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1960 DENTIST AND LONG TIME PUBLIC SERVANT ROUNDS OUT 45 YEARS PRACTICE IN BELHAVEN COMMUNITY 4 z ■ ■ '' '■ ■ ' < ss .ar Jr • ■ I w 'X WM "'W Uh i Bl k • MjKfKjMywW; - ’W : W oßw ■ *< Vv . ' ■ ••• WHEN Jan. 15th rolls up, Dr. William T. Ralph will have com pleted 45 years as a practicing dentist in the town of Belhaven, and he holds a record for public service not exceeded by any other person of his area. Although ha was only 64 years old, the past October, he has given a total of 55 years service to his community and county, in public capacity. Os course the terms of some of these offices ran concurently, making it possible to do several jobs at ones but none of them paid salaries. Dr. Ralph served 14 years in all as Mayor, retiring last year with out offering for re-election. He had served an additional eight years as Aiderman. He served <pn the Beau fort County Boaid of Education for 15 years; and on the County Draft Board for 12 years, during the lat-1 ter years being its chairman. He served six years as a member of the Belhaven Light and Water Commission. Aside from these responsibilities which took much of his time, and much of his money, he has served in numerous other capacities. Ho has served as President of the Regional Dental Association of N. C.; has served as Vice-president and was the First President from Beaufort County on its admission to the six-county Southern Albe-I marie Association. He has been] active on committees and groups I interested in improvement, of the 'section’s fisheries and agriculture, waterways betterments and num erous civic responsibilities. I It was his contribution that gave to Belhaven the Fannie Mebane Ralph Memorial Library some ten years ago; he was a large contribu tor to the Pungo District Hospital, and he has given generous assist ance in hundreds of needy cases which never came to the public eye. Like all men who have followed a long career in political office and civic affairs he has met with op ponents. But he has a long record of winning the things on which he set his heart, in his home com munity. | In other political affairs, he has served many years as Precinct Chairman on the Beaufort County Democratic Executive Committee; has represented Beaufort County once as Delegate and once as Al ternate at the National Democratic conventions of 1952 and 1956, and for many years as a regular dele gate to state conventions and mem bers of District commßtees. Dr. Ralph was born in Chowan County, and he came to Belhaven to establish his office January 15, 1915 shortly after his graduation from dental college in Atlanta. His mother was from Tyrrell County and he spent much of his boyhood with relatives in Columbia. In business life he has been succesful. A friendly, helpful man, he lives modestly, but some of his neighbors believe he is a million aire. He owns much Belhaven real estate, timberiand which he vests; and farmland which he leases. Next October he will be 65. He wants to slow up, and he is looking for • young fellow who will come to Belhaven to relieto hint, and who can be expected to stay • long time too. NEW DIRECTORS OF BANK OF MANTEO ELECTED TUESDAY Some Changes In Officers; New Stockholders Recognized; Gain In Resources The Bank of Manteo added five new directors at the annual meet ing ' held < Tuesday. These are Stanford White of Manns Har bor; W. C. Foreman of Kill Devil Hills, W. W. Tarkington, Wood son B. Fearing and Maynard Mangum of Manteo. W. R. Pearce was re-elected cashier, but Mr. Mangum was named Assistant Cashier and Gen eral Manager. H. A. Crees of Manteo was re-elected President. Other directors are Frank B. Turner’ and Mrs. Turner of Ra leigh, Martin Kellogg, Jr. and W. R. Pearce of Manteo. The late Mrs. Z. V. Brinkley, was chair man of the board, but this place was not filled. Mr. Turner is Vice-President. Reports showed improvement in resources of the bank over the same period a year ago. OREGON INLET DREDGING SCHEDULED IN FEBRUARY WILMINGTON.—The dredging of the new inside approach chan nel at Oregon Inlet is scheduled to get started in late February,' the Corps of Engineers District office here advises. Col. R. P. Davidson, District Engineer, reports that bids for the dredging are scheduled to be open ed here February 16 with the work to begin within 30 days after re ceipt of the notice to proceed is issued. This procedure usually fol-' lows the bid opening by only a few days. Plans require that the job be completed by June 15, 1960. The dredging will involve about 662,000 cu. yds, and will be to a depth of 12 feet to conform with depths of connecting channels. I Meanwhile, Colonel Davidson said the dredging of the channels from the inlet to Wanchese and Manteo is about 75 per cent com plete and, weather conditions per-, matting, this project should be finished by March 1. The dredging of the bar chan-' nel to 12 by 400 feet is planned for the spring months with a Corps of Engineers hopper dredge doing the work. CHURCH AT SCRANTON HAS NATIVE SON PASTOR A native North Carolinian is now serving the Scranton, Swan Quarter and Fairfield Churches of Christ, Garland Bland, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bland of Robersonville. Mn. Bland was 1 formerly Miss Sallie Drewry of Norfolk. They have one daughter, Mary Teresa, age 12. The family is now residing in ths Scranton Church parsonage. Mr.’Bland will preach at Scranton the first and third Sunday in each month, at Swan Quarter on second Sundays anl at Fairfield on fourth Sun- MISSING WORLD WAR II PLANE SNAGGED AFTER 17 YEARS BY FISH NET IN CROATAN SOUND Manteo Citizen Loses $125 Net Where Many Other Fishermen Have Lost Nets Off Roa noke Marshes Lighthouse; Recovers Huge Propeller Lost When Plane Disappeared De cember 13, 1943 Enroute to Cherry Pt. BEACH MEN PLEASED OLD 158 IS TO RETAIN IDENTITY Highway Commission Announces Decision to Number Roads As Citizens Wish Expresssions of gratitude have gone to Director W. F. Babcock of North Carolina Highways this week for decision to retain the identity of U.S. 158 which has served Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Kitty Hawk Beaches for 30 years. Mr. Babcock, in a letter to Victor Meekins, advised that the brief submitted in favor of this plan had been approved. Old 158 will be numbered U.S. 158 Business and the new road re cently completed to the west will be numbered U.S. 158 By-pass. Citizens and business people on U.S. 158 in December appealed to the commission against the plan to number this road with a mere tag carrying the symbols “1200.” They feared that the loss of identity of this long established road would reduce its importance to tourists, as a result of its loss of identity on future road maps. This could mean a tremendous loss in busi ness from visitors who would find themselves unknowingly routed past the business on these beaches they might wish to patronize. It was shown to the Highway Commission that on this older road is nearly half the total property valuation of, the area which yields taxes to support Dare County. Further, an estimated half of the summer tourist business comes from this road, with its many; stores, service stations, hotels, motels, several fishing piers and amusement centers. The previous plans of highway engineers con cerning the numbering ad mark ing of the two roads was there fore universally considered a grave economic threat. 1960 CENSUS WORK UNDER SUPERVISION OF JOHN R. BRINSON All Counties Os First Congres sional District Served From Office in Washington Establishment of a district of fice for the 1960 Census of Popu lation and Housing at the Post Office Bldg., Washington, was an nounced today by Director Joseph R. Norwood of the Census Bureau’s regional office at Charlotte. I I John R. Brinson of Belhaven will be supervisor of the district of ifice. He will direct a force of 15 I crew leaders and 242 census takers in the following counties: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyr rell and Washington. Taking the 1960 Census national-' ly will require the services of 160,- 000 enumerators, 10,000 crew lead ers, and 400 district supervisors, all temporary workers. The district supervisors, working under the general direction of the permanent regional field directors, are re- r sponsible for a phases of the cens-1 us in their districts. Duties of the district supervisor include the re cruiting of tiie crew leaders, ob taining space for crew leader train ing, recruiting and training a small office staff, reviewing the com pleted questionnaires, and direct supervision of the field canvass which begins on April 1. Prior tn the start of the census, all households will receive in the mail an Advance Census Report Form, a new census-taking device which is designed tn speed up the field canvass and provide more ac curate statistics. Distribution of this form, which contains the basic population and housing questions, gives the family chance to as semble information about each member in advance of the census taker’s viaß. VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER AT BUXTON JANUARY 20 James M. Vannote, Veterans Service Officer for Dare County, will be at L C. Jennette’a Store in Buxton on Wednesday, Janu ary 20, about 10:30 a.m., and will consult with veterans on any type of veterans service. MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy 70 By AYCOCK BROWN A shell encrusted airplane pro pellor which William L. “Snooks” . Tillett brought to the surface from the bottom of Croatan Sound near Roanoke Marshes Light station recently may solve the mystery of a military plane which disappeared without leav ing a trace enroute from Norfolk to Cherry Point Marine Air Sta tion during World War 11. Tillett was dragging for crabs when his net became fouled in the propelled. Retrieving the propel ler he brought it into port at Wanchese when he unloaded his crab catch at the Chief Wan chese plant, and finally put in tha yard of his home near Roanoke Negro School. Victor Meekins learned about the propeller this week from L. V. Gaskill, retired Coast Guard officer in Wanchese. He was told about the military plane which had disappeared on its flight from Norfolk to Cherry Point in 1942 or 43. Course of such a flight could have been over the area where the three-blade pro pelor was found. One of the blades was missing. The remain der of the plane is believed to be submerged on the spot as com mercial fishermen frequently re port that their nets snag on something in that section. Meekins telephoned Coast Guard headquarters in Norfolk, but was unable to get information on a plane lost so long ago. The propeller had obviously been in the water for several years, as indicated by the amount of barnacle, oyster spat, mussels and other crustaceans clinging to the metal. Ben Dixon Mac Neill, the dis tinguished author of The Hat- See PLANE, Page Four HOW WELFARE CAN BRING HAPPINESS; HELP DESERVING A Strong Appeal Made By Hyde County Welfare Department For Needy Causes “I don’t want to stop school, I want to graduate but my parents liave seven other childrdn and they can’t help me even though they want to see me finish school. My Dad hardy makes enough to feed the family.” This statement was made to the Superintendent of the Hyde County Welfare Department, by a girl who is in high school. She swallowed her pride and ex pressed the initiative to come and ask for clothes and shoes to wear in order that she might not bo embarassed by her school mates. The only thing this department could do was to promise her that we would make an appeal for help not only for her but for the many who are in school and wish to re main there. We have many requests such as this by persons who can not qualify for the many services given by the Welfare Department. It usually comes from the parent but the need is such now that the children make an appeal for them selves. Many come from families whose parents work every day they can but still make too little to clothe the children in the family. It takes it al for the food con sumed and there is nothing left for the school child but to con tinue wearing the rags and trying to conceal their humiliation. About a year ago, the Hyde County Welfare Department made an appeal for clothing and shoes to help the swelling tide of chil dren. who remain out of school—■ violating a state law—because they are barefooted and without the needed clothing. Many children leave home early and return late and eat nothing between break fast and supper. They can hide their hunger but they can’t hide their feelings of humiliation that cornea from their having to wear ill-fitting and ragged clothing and shoes. We can do much to eliminate this problem. Os the clothing and shoes given last year to the Wel fare Department, we were able to issue 248 pieces of clothinar and shoes to 90 persons. They would not have had them if you had not made it poseible through your wfll ingness to help by giving. Many u ifrom Beßwren fP#m | W bSWt Jr
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