SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXHRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOL XXV NO. 33 MEL BROUGHTON CONSIDERED IN GOVERNOR RACE Hewlett's Shift to Senator Race Not Considered Too Fa orably By FLOYD WOLFE RALEIGH, Feb. 9.—The big pow wow came and went, Saturday night, and some upset stomachs followed the Jackson-Day dinner, due to the meal falling below culi nary standards, but exceeding in number of diners about 50 more than could be fed. Democrats raised about $30,000 for the war chest Wails of disappointment were heard over a number of things. Many said they had been hoping Ed Gill would run for Governor, and were tolling him so, for he was on hand. Gill has long been considered the best qualified man in the whole crew that had' been mentioned. It is a loss that the state cannot have the benefit of his services. Highway Chairman Mel Brough ton now says he will give a defi nite answer on the 15th, which is next Monday, and while many at one tame believed he would be a candidate,' more now believe he won’t run. Even his good friends say there is plenty of profit in waiting, but some risk in rushing in now so lately. While thousands of voters have committed themselves to John Larkins or to Terry Sanford for Governor, there are thousands more who want somebody else to vote for, and Broughton would be welcomed in the race. Assistant At torney General Beverly Lake may pet into the race, and many who are committed now to the two an nounced candidates are unhappy at the thought, for this brilliant gen tlemen’s entry in the field would be expect to give rise to a lot of un comfortable issues that would put the boys in tough spots and under bright lights. He’s promised a 1 statement this week. While Addison Hewlett has strong supporters among those who served with him in the house, his shift after running seven months unofficially for Governor and an nouneang for Senator is not ex pected to go far enough to satisfy him. He surely offended the friends of his fellow-townsman, Congress man Alton Lennon who wanted to run for Senator, but who held off while waiting for Mr. Hewlett to canvass the state for seven months for Governor, and to make up his mind. Mr. Lennon knew that two candidates for ton office from the rame town wouldn’t pay off. Then Mr. Hewlett, finding he couldn’t finance a campaign for Governor, gtave Mr. Lennon three days to make up his mind, or else—Mr. Hewlett would run. Mr. Lennon was disgusted; his friends more so. In allowing the Sanford support ers to stampede him into the race for Senator, in hope of choking off a possible effort for Larkins, Mr. Hewlett is considered to have made a serious mistake. A canvass of delegations from daMtem counties revealed that sev eral of those who are considered the party organization are united in behalf of Sanford and Hewlett. This may be largely because of Hewlett being favored by the sup port of the county House mem ber, but in some instances this can hurt a candidate more than , it can help. An exception is Pam lico County which appears strong for Hewlett and Laridns, the lat ter being a neighbor and long established friend of the party lead ers. ’ < Indications here Saturday night from all over the First District is that Congressman Herbert Bon ner will win by an overwhelming majority in the primary, and his friends say they will take nothing for granted, but are going to get out to work up a big vote to streng then his influence in the Congress where he enjoys long seniority, and is known as one of the ablest Con gressman there. REPORT FROM RECORDERS COURT IN HYDE COUNTY Six cases were continued to the March term, and one case sent up to May term of Superior Court, when the Hyde Recorder held court this week., Joe Louis Clark paid a $26 fine for driving without opera tort license. Kenneth Shelton and Erring Shelton were each fined sls and got a thirty day sentence, suspended, for disorderly conduct in Fred Blount’s place of business. For operating a truck withoM license for 24,000 pounds, at miles excessive speed, Robert ii. Stanley was fined $lO. ■ Orby (Sonny) Brown pleaded < guilty to assaulting Clarence Jonas with * heavy duty rake. Wsa order ed to work the roads for 60 days, 1 towinning at expiration ofa prison tom now being served in Washing ton County prison camp. THE COASTLAND TIMES WITH WHICH IS COMBINED THE PILOT AND HERALD OF BELHAVEN AND SWAN QUARTER PUBUSHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA HYDE LEGISLATOR TO RUN FOR SENATE REP. DICK O’NEAL of Hyde has filed for one of the selats in the State Senate from the Second Dis trict, comprising seven counties of Tyrrell, Dare Hyde, Beaufort, Washington, Martin and Pamlico, subject to the Democratic primary, May 28th. Mr. O’Neal has served two terms as 'Representative. He is a well-known business man, be ing engaged in oil, fishing mercan tile, motel and hotel businesses in Hyde County. Hyde’s last Senator was the late Carroll B. Spencer of Swan Quarter in 1926. Reports are that Richard Lee Gibbs of Engelhard will be a can didate for the house this time from Hyde County. TAYLOR ATTENDS BLOOD PROGRAM MEETING FEB. 9 Many Organizations Preparing to Assist Campaign on Coast for Blood Bank Floyd B. Taylor, Dare County’s Red Cross Blood Program Chair man, represented the local Red Cress Chapter at a special meet ing of the Tidewater Regional Blood Committee, Feb. 9, at the Officer’s Club, Naval Air Station, at Norfolk. “The entire Tidewater Region was well represented in the attend ance at this special meeting,” Tay lor said, “with more than 100 per sons—top Red Cross officials, local chapter representatives, and spe cial guests—on hand for the oc casion.” Highlight of the meeting was an address by Dr. Sam Gibson, Na tional Director of the Blood Pro gram, Mr. Taylor reported. “Dr. Gibson’s message was packed with information and inspiration, im pressive statistics on the total scope of the blood program with its international as well as na tional aspects. Meanwhile, Chairman Taylor re ports several items of interest in new support and developments in the Blood Program here in Dare County. Perhaps the most encour aging news is that 100% backing is being received from every or ganized group so far contacted re garding their interest in a blood program for the County. The Man teo Elementary School PTA, Mrs. Troy Shepard, President, with a large attendance persent for its February meeting, gave a unani mous standing Vote to support the program,” Taylor reports. Rotary and Lions Club had previously in dicated support “Interest in the program has spread to Ocracoke Island,” Tay lor said, “and Jack Willis, Presi dent Ocracoke Civic Club, sent word that his people at a large meeting this week voted to ask to come in with Dare County in the program, and that they would meet the Blood Mobile at Buxton.” Taylor took this up with the Red Cross in Norfolk this week end has obtained permission for this ar rangement. “This is a more logical tie-in with the blood program than with Hyde County and will be of great help to our people on the southern tip of the Outer Banks,” he pointed out. CENSUS BUREAU TO COLLECT EXPERIENCE INFORMATION Information on the work experi ence of the Nation’s population during 1959 will be collected by means of special questions to be asked in the February Current Population Survey, according to Di rector Joseph R. Norwood of the Census Bureau’s regional office at Charlotte, N. C. . The special questions on work experience will be in addition to the regular inquiries on employment and unemployment which are ask ed each month in 380 "Sanple" areas throughout the country. In formation will be collected locally during the week of February 15 by Mrs. Virginia I* Davis of Wan* - -X.L *■- -w.' - - -- DELAYS DEVELOP IN DREDGING JOB IN OREGON INLET Dredge Planned For Work Toe Big; Engineers Expect to Fin ish By July 31 Congressman Herbert C. Bonner advises that information from th*- Corp of Engineers indicates some delay in completing the Orego’- Inlet dredging job, and what had expected to be finished in last Spring, may not be concluded be fore the end of July. Mr. Bonner advises there will be no let up in effort. Meanwhile work is going for ward on the long channel through Roanoke Sound, but further delay was occasioned this week when the dredge Northwind was taken away for major repairs, following a breakdown caused by rock brought up from the channel. These “ballast stones,” so long believed to have been brought to this country by English ships, were more likely thrown off West India trading schooners, when re turning light through the inlet which long existed south of Nags Head. Col. R. P. Davidson, District Engineer has explained the Ore gon Inlet situation in a letter to Congressman Bonner, as follows: “A recent survey of Oregon In let indicates a controlling depth of 8.6 feet over the ocean bar. Since the hopper dredge HYDE requires a minimum depth of 10.5 feet, I am forced to revise the dredging schedule which I gave you in my letter of 13 January 1960. “There are two possible proce dures which could be followed to provide a channed across the bar: “(1) Use a pipeline dredge to provide a narrow (pilot) channel, 12 to 14 feet deep, across the bar and then use the HYDE to com plete the job. “(2) Use a pipeline dredge to dredge the channel to full project dimensions. “11l order to accomplish the work as economically as possible, it is now planned to advertise for bids on both the pilot channel and the channel to full project dimen sions. Aftel bids are received I will be able to determine the best method of accomplishing the work. “Bids for dredging the new 12’ x 100’ inside channel will be open ed on 16 February 1960 and it is expected that this channel will be completed not later than 31 July 1960. The weather during the months of June and July is best for pipeline dredging on the bar channel; therefore, it is contem plated that the bar channel will be completed at approximately the same time as the inside chan nel.” ' R. P. DAVIDSON Colonel, Corps of Engineer ■~' 1 ~ ■ UNCLE DOCK FROM DUCK Says Biggest Profits tc Can Come From Coi Dear Mr. Editor: Every once in a while I see in your paper where some fellow writes about the pleasure he got out of visiting our homeland be cause of the friendliness of our people. And I also- see where others say we still need a little more of it With all of this I can agree, and I hope all who are in the front of things along this coast will put more and more emphasis on it in tiie future, and also I would like to see courtesy be made a regular course in all grades in our public schools. - Our living here depends on what we sell, and the biggest things we have to sell, with the most profit in them are our seashore and sun shine, and ihild weather and above all, friendliness. We cannot do la good job of win ning the liearts and cash of our visitors unless we master the art of politeness, and it takes a lot of self-control and discipline to do it We can see the true picture of the situation if we compare our visitors with persons who go to a store to buy something. All of us like to find friendly clerks who do not lose patience with us if we take a long time to get exactly what we want After all, it’s our money, and we ought to have what we went Mlaybe our visitor* feel the same way about it, and litas the store, if it gets no trad* it will have to go out of business and people will lose jobs, and that won’t make any one happy. Courtesy ha* become so import ant in trade these days, that few of th* top-notch, htfi-bracket buiiiMMOO guplAy inWpooplo who don’t have a certificate showing MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1960 COLINGTON'S OLDEST MAN WILL BE 91 ON SATURDAY w Ji-< H ■ K JOHN HAWKINS MEEKINS, the oldest citizen of Colington Island was born on Bodie Island Beach 91 years ago, come Saturday of this week. His parents were natives of Chicamacomico Banks the origi nal -heme of the Meekins families of North Carolina. His wife, Sallie Shannon Meekins died six years ago, He lived in retirement in his old home with a daughter, Mrs. Ro banna Toler, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Edith Midgett to keep him company. Until about five years ago, he continued active in com mercial fishing, taking his place each day in the boat and carrying on his part with the younger men of the crew. GRASSY RIDGE IN HYDE TO GET A LONG NEEDED ROAD Seven Mile Project Northwest From Ponzer to Cost $137- 000 With Bridges The Grassy Ridge road in Hyde sometimes called Pat's road, ex tending 6.8 miles from Ponzer to Route 99 is to be improved with •hree bridges at> a total cost of $137,000, according to informa tion received this week by Dick O’Neal of Hyde from John P. Swain, Secondary Roads officer 1 of the State Highway Commission. The road will serve a school bus ; and mail route, having at the pres- 1 ent time 14 families, with several * more in prospect. On it is an of- ] fiee, a garage, and six dairies. The ■ cost of the bridges will be $35,000 and the entire job will take con siderable time due to it having to be finished in stages as allotments I of money are available. A small part of the road is in Beaufort County. Adoption of this road is the cul- 1 mination of effort over many years J by interested citizens of the area, and it will shorten the distance be tween Swtan Quarter and Plymouth by several miles. WRITES: o This Coastland iurtesy and Hospitality 1 < iii ■ i : they’ve completed a course in a recognized school that teaches , modern business courtesy and other fine arts of trade. A person who has always been rude and abrupt, and thoughtless : of speech cannot change overnight and walk onto a new job and make ' good where a lot of tact, diplomacy : and “know-how” in general is es sential. 1 People as a rule do not learn ; politeness and discipline after they . grow up. It must be taught them ' from the time they can toddle. If a man has no money, and very j little education, he can still be sue- , cessful in life if courtesy comes , naturally to him from having been I taught it at home. . Nothing seems too difficult to ] a man if he is making money do ing it Well, I ask you can you make more money out of anything 1 else in this part of the country than tourists pay us 7 Doesn’t it make you feel good to go anywhere and find every body courteous, friendly, and show- < ing every wish to be helpful 7 Yours for a glorious season, UNCLE DOCK FROM DUCK NEW SOR ICE CREAM STAND OPENS SATURDAY Roanoke Island gets a new ice cream and sandwich stand this week end, as the Polar Bear Drive-In opens on Saturday. The new business, located % mile south of Manteo, is being estab- ' lished by Mr. and Mra. Darrell ’ Daniels of Wanchese, with plans 1 to remain open seven days a week. < Free favors will be presented ' all customers on opening day,.|i starting at 11 *jn. Provision for 1 seating about 30 persons ha* j been made, and plenty of parking «■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■MM (DH ZONING ANGLES ARE ELUCIDATED BY MAYOR COOK lefutes Charges That He Bene fits From Restriction of Build ing On Beach Mayor R. H. Cook wlio disclaims iny benefits he might hope to gain hrough zoning restrictions passed n the town of Kill Devil Hills lias this newspaper with a statment, and copy of a letter from the Attorney General’s, office in upport of his position. Mayor Oook says he is standing alone most yf the time in trying to save the town from evils that can easily overtake it, and he is concerned with making it a better place and worth more to good citizens to own it and enjoy it. The Mayor says some circulation was given a rumor that zoning re strictions would benefit himself, but nothing could be farther from the facts. He thinks it could bene fit more readily some oilier mem ber of the town Government or his friends. • The quotations from the At torney General’s letter is as fol lows: “The following questions have been raised about the present state of the ordinance: “1. Does the action taken with reference to Zone 4 affect in any way other areas of the town here tofore placed in a business zone, under the terms of the original ordinance 7 “2. Would property owners in Zone 4 be permitted to construct hotels or motels, or any other use permitted under RAS or RA6, with out any set back lines under the new regulation? “3. Would any other provisions of the original Business Zone be repealed or incorporated in the Zone 4 without specific mention of such provisions the final adoption on October 6?” “I have examined the original Zoning Ordinance and the other attachments enclosed in Mr. Mc- Cown’s letter, and tiie questions raised therein are answered .in the oroder stated: “1. In my opinion, the proceed ings with reference to Zone 4 do not affect other areas of the Town theretofore placed in or designated as a business zone under the origi nal Zoning Ordinance. The pro ceedings setting up Zone 4 specifi cally are limited to the area in Zone 4 designated as a business See ZONING, Page Four BIG ENTERTAINMENT AT KITTY HAWK SATURDAY Valentine Variety Show sponsor ed by Girl Scout Toop No. 1 of Kitty Hawk, is to be a big night in tiie elementary school at 8 p.m. Saturday night, Feb. 13th. La verne Watson of WTAR-TV Nor folk is appearing as star and Mas ter of Ceremonies as “Cousin Tib ble.” Other featured performers will be the Rotary Club Quartet of Manteo; R. E. Jordan of Nags Head ait the piano; Mr. and Mrs. Julian Oneto of Nags Head; Mur ray Cudworth of Wanchese; David Stick of Kitty Hawk and Coling ton; Senior Girl Scout Troop No. 1 under the direction of Mrs. Dalton Beasley; Intermediate Girl Scout Troop No. 7 under the direction of Mrs. Russell Perry and Mrs. Hal lett Perry; Brownie Troop No. 2 under the direction of Mrs. Peggy Dunnagan. George Crocker, Jr., of Nags Head is Coordinator for the show. Mrs. T. H. Briggs, Jr., of Kill Devil Hills has arranged a “Fashion Show for Spring” featur ing the Bearded Pirates of the Outer Banks. Models will be Rich ard Ward, W. N. Rose, M. W. Davis, W. H. Smith, Jr., T. R. Wood, Lewis Cayton, Rev. Stanley Snead, John W. Forbes, Jr., R. M. Best from Kitty Hawk and R. A. Young, Frank Dean and T. H. Briggs, Jr., from Kill Devil Hills. LOST COLONY MANAGER MAY BE NAMED FRIDAY New manager of The Lost Colo ny may be named at a meeting of Roanoke Island Historical As sociation in Raleigh on Friday. Naming of the manager and plans for the 1960 season of the show will be included in matters under discussion at the meeting. Several persons from Manteo are attending the Raeligh meeting at which Mrs. 0. Max Gardner will preside. ANNUAL FOX HUNT A# average of two foxes daily Were captured during the 18th an nual Valenripe Season Fox Hunt held at Nag* Head last week un der sponsorship of The Carolinian Hotel. Approximately 100 persons I from N. C., Va. and elsewhere followed some 160 Walker hounds participating in th* chase. Chandler Watkins of Oxford was master of th* hunt, HIGH METHODIST OFFICIAL AT HERTFORD FEB. I9TH Hi WB HMSk DR. A. BRIGGS of Chica go, will join Bishop Paul N. Garber, Friday evening of next week, in a program which 700 Methodist lay men and ministers are expected to attend at Perquimans High School at Hertford. This is the Annual District Lay Rally of the Elizabeth City district. Dr. Briggs is Associ ate Secretary of the Methodist General Lay Board of Activities. He and Bishop Garber will be chief speakers. John Turner is District Lay Leader. The six associate lay leaders in the district are A. M. Sparrow, Belhaven, Nelson Banks, Washing ton; C. S. Meekins and W. H. Mc- Cown, Manteo; L. C. Winslow, Hertford, and Curtis V. Powell, Corapeake. A high moment of the Rally will come when Bishop Garber will com mission 100 lay speakers who will conduct the “No-Silent-Pulpit” program in the District, beginning on Sunday, March 6, and continuing through Palm Sunday. This pro gram, begun and conducted by ■ Methodist laymen, sees to it that no Methodist pulpit goes without a speaker during each Sunday of ’ the Lenten season. The Methodist laymeh in this area as well as in the other Dis tricts of the NXf Conference are most active, formulating and carrying through several import- . ant recent programs. The Rallies j are basically for fellowship and i inspiration, but they also serve for , information and the launching of new programs. j HEART FUND PLANS 1 BALLOON DAY WITH 1 4-H AID ON SATURDAY I ■ 1 Mrs. Gus Etheridge, Dare Coun- ] ty Heart Fund chairman, an- 1 nounces a “Balloon Day” sale in 1 the town of Manteo to be held 2 Saturday, Feb. 13. It will be con- t ducted by 4-H club members r Charles Evans, Carol Harris, Suzy I Basnight, Mary Elizabeth Earle, Linda King, and headed by Nancy 1 Coles Basnight. Monies collected through this e and other phases of the Heart i Fund drives go toward support of 5 educational and research pro- t grams. t Community chairmen for Heart < Sunday, the main canvass sched- f uled for February 28, have been < announced as follows: Wanchese, i Mrs. L. W. Gallop; East Lake, t Mrs. Emily Smith; Manns Harbor, / Mrs. Guy Mann; Stumpy Point, I Mrs. Horace Hooper; Nags Head, s Mrs. Ji m Scarborough; Kitty 1 Hawk, Mrs. Jack Finn; Hatteras, t Mrs. Sheila Schenke; Frisco, Mrs. t Pauline Rollinson; Buxton, Mrs. t Joyce Grya; Avon, Mrs. Harold ] Barnett; Rodanthe-Waves-Sal vo, Mrs. Julian Gray; Manteo, i Mrs. Dorian Quidley; and Manteo ; colored, Mrs. Quemilla Scarbor- j ough. 1 ... < BELHAVEN FIREMEN ] TO GET NEW HOME < IN OLD LT. PLANT j The city council met on Monday . night, February Bth with Mayor . Jamee Younce, and all members in attendance except C. R. Pot ter who is ill. Most of the meet ing wtas taken up with routine affairs, however the board author- ' ized purchase of a new traffic light for the corner of Main and Pamli- | co streets and a car load of rock ' to be used for street repairs. The old power plant is being re- ’ modeled under the auspices of the ’ Light and Water Commission for ’ use as a fire station. It will house the fire trucks and fire fighting ; equipment and serve as a meet- * ing place for the firemen. j BASKETBALL 1 , ■■■» -y- I Tht Manteo Independents will ’ play the Cape Hatteras Naval Fa- 1 cility Saturday, February 18, 1960 1 at the Manteo High School gym. ’ The admision Will be 254 «nd afl 1 go« to Mantoo, High < MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy 70 ALLIGATOR BRIDGE TO USE 3«/ 2 MILLION POUNDS OF STEEL Tremendous Amount of Materials Required For Structure to Be Built This Year A staggering amount of ma terial will go into the construction of the Alligator River Bridge, for which contract was let last week. Overall, it will cost approximately 000, which is two million lollars less titan estimates made two years ago by imported experts. Here’s what the State Highway Department says will be used in the three-mile structure. ' —15.125 yards of concrete. —3,249.597 pounds of steel. —513,000 pounds of structural steel. —102,523 feet of octagonal pre stressed concrete pilings. —And, 55,183 feet of pre-stressed concrete girders. The bridge proper was let to con tract at $2,848,758, and will leave Tyrrell County at the pesent ferry dock site. It will hit Dare County about 2,000 feet south of the ferry dock on the East side of the River. A 4,000-foot approach will be used to tie it in with US 64 on the East Lake end. At its highest point, it will be just 20.2 feet off the water. A swing span sightly west of center will be manned 24 hours a day to allow Inland Waterway traffic to move up and down the river. The total length of the bridge will be 14,928 feet, not quite three miles, but not the longest in the State. The Albemarle Sound bridge is the longest, three and a half miles/ It has been estimated the Alli gator River bridge will be com pleted in about two years. WARREN OFFERS AS A CANDIDATE FOR TH E LASTj TIME In announcing for a Second term as State Senator from the Second District this week, Hon. Lindsay C. Warren says it is the ltest time he will ever be a candidate or accept public office. In the 1959 Legis lature, Mr. Warren wa£ recognized as tiie leader of the (Senate, and he had a large following in the house. He led the sucqessful fight before the Highway Commission for free bridges across Alligator River and Oregon Inlet Contract for the Alligator River bridge was let Feb. 3. On petition of the citi zens of the area, the State High way Commission have officially named it the Lindsay Warren bridge. Mr. Warren's announcement of his candidacy is as follows: “According to the long establish ed and unofficial agreement exist ing among the counties of the 2nd. Senatorial District, Beaufort Coun ty is entitled to a second term in the Senate of 1961. Martin County drops out for a term and the other Senator goes to one of the smaller counties. I shall be a candidate for re-election to the Senaite and have today filed notice to that effect. Any session of the General Assem bly is important but none more so than the next one. Taxes, pub lice schools, rural roads, Congres sional and State Senate reappor tionment are just a few of the major issues. North Carolina will lose a congressman. This is the last time I shall ever be a candiate for or accept pub lic office. I shall forever be grate ful for the loyal support and con fidence that has been given me over the years by my home county and those of the District. I be lieve I can again be of service to our state and section, and will ap preciate your support. MANTEO MAN NAMED HIS COMPANY'S COMMANDER Coast > Guard Academy Cadet, First Class, Robert G. Williams of Manteo, 25, has been named Com pany Commander “B” Company of the Cadet Regiment for the final regimental organization, Rear Ad miral F. A. Leamy, USCG, Supt of the Coast Guard Academy an nounced. He is the son of James M. land Nellie O’Neal William* of Manteo, a graduate of Manteo High School, class of 1953, where he earned a letter in football. He at tended the University of Miasouri, for one year. He ha* had prior service in the Coast Guard, of one and a half years, gaining the rat ing of electronic technician, third. His last enlisted duty station was th* Cutter Ingham, performinc pstiol out of