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VOL XXV NO. 49
DARE'S SUPERIOR
COURT HELD BY
JUDGE HOOKS
Numerous Cases Closed and
Trials Continuing Through Thurs*
day; Some Continued
Doe to the illness of Judge J.
Paul Frizelle of Snow Hill, the
usual Bpring term of Superior
Court in Manteo did not convene
until Tuesday afternoon, with
Judge Jack Hooks of Kenly, pre
siding in Dare County for the
first time. After the Grand Jury
had been chosen, W. S. White of
Manns Harbor was appointed
Foreman.
Numerous cases were continued.
Two defendants, Donald Massie
and Robert Lee Garrett could not
answer charges of larceny, a
case pending against them for
three years here, because they
are ■till serving time in Virginia
for subsequent convictions. The
robbery and assault case of D. A.
Rogers, Jr. which has been in
court for four years was also
continued. A nol pros was grant
ed ia the case against J. R. Bul
3uck of Virginia who was charged
with unlawfully registering at a
beach motel. Irene Chitty Saun
ders was charged with entering
into a bigamous marriage with
Bullock, but has since been di
vorced and married to another
pc ram. Judgement was being
withheld in this case.
Walter E. Sharpe, was reported
ns being in Korea, and his case
was continued, but a co-defendant,
Hi chard Freeman, charged with
possessing illegal liquor at a re
sort near Duck, was to be tried
this week. Charles B. Pond, Jr.
of Norfolk was fined SIOO for
driving while drunk, given a four
months suspended sentence and
put on good behavior for two
year*.
A case was continued against
five defendants charged with
damaging the Dare County jail
last year, since the two first
named defendants are now serving
time. These five are J. T. Payne,
C. E. Wroten, David Gaskins,
Jon Arthur Williams, and Robert
Alexander.
Case against Jerry Daniels and
Marvin Forbes was continued due
to the absence of defendants. This
case grew out of a charge of
racing on the highway, and was
up on appeal from a conviction
in Recorders Court for reckless
driving.
Luther H. Midgett of Wanchese
was sent to jail while judgment
was under advisement. He had a
six months suspended term for
drunken driving on condition of
two years sobriety, and staying
at home. He pleaded quilty since
of being drunk on the highway.
Wilton Gerald Payne of Stumpy
Point was fined SIOO for driving
drunk. Carroll H. Midgett of
Waves was also held under ad
visement. He was charged with
driving in excess of 70 mph, and
his past driving record was
brought up against him for con
sideration.
J. C. Simms, the negro preach
er who got into trouble with his
congregrations in Manteo and
Currituck, was charged with tres
pass but the case was nol prossed
with leave. C. T. Brothers, Jr. of
Avon was fined sls for speeding
at 7# mph. Judgment was with
holl nn Wm. A. Daytort of Mary
land, who pleaded guilty to steal
ing G. T. Westcott’s station wag
on. Norman Lee Perry was
charged with larceny, but the case
was continued until other defend
ants in connection with his case
-4. could be brought into court}
George M. Barnett, 32, of Fris
co, charged with breaking, enter
ing and robbery of the stores of
Arthur Stowe and U. L. Rollinson,
pleaded guilty and got a sentence
of two to three years. Walter
Hants, who had escaped from a
prison camp, had eight months
added to his sentence. Dennis F.
Crabs of East Lake, was tried for
illegal parking, and his case had
bean contested due to injuries
having resulted from a collision
with his car. Court was still go
ing on Thursday.
(hand Jury members chosen,
were Mr. White, Alson Hazen,
Lißfcn Ralph, R. D. Sawyer, Jr.,
Wamm O’Neal, Leland Wise, J.
L. Oaskill, George W. Meekins, L.
W. Ambrose, W. W. Baum, C. M.
MobUbs, Hazel K. Meekins, Grace
Mldgfltt, Charles D. Midgett, R.
H. fhnderslice, Belton Burrus
due. E. O’Neal and Jasper Eb
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e. EL JOHNSON WINNER
We race for recorders court re
sulted In victory for Pat Johnson
of Yhwtego. Mr. JtaAmson received
and his opponent H. E.
Bo* 287 votes.
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
WARREN WINNER
FOR STATE SENATE
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HON. LINDSAY C. WARREN gets
his second term in the state Senate,
leading the ticket in many counties,
including Dare. Mr. Warren was
rated the leader of the 1959 Senate.
He has announced that this will
be his last public office. His long
career includs a highly successful
tenure in Congress, as Comptroller
General of the United States, and
prior service in the State Senate
over 40 years ago. He led the
successful campaign last year
whereby two bridges were awarded
for Alligator River and Oregon In
let.
DARE GRAND JURY
HOLDS CARVER ON
MURDER CHARGE
Charged With Shooting Wilber
Spencer in Brawl at Louvada's
Place on May 21
The Dare County grand jury this
week found a true bill charging
murder against George Carver,
i negro lanudry worker of Manteo,
as a result of the death of pistol
- wounds of Wilber Donald Spencer
l at Louvada’s place near Manteo on
Saturday night, May 21. The place.
■ is notorious for its apparent im-|
munity from serious punishment
for a long series of disorders that
: have taken place in it. It is operat
-1 ed by Louvada Smith and her hus
band Reuben Smith.
- The trouble started, according to
> close sources, because Carver
thought Spencer was playing
around with his wife. Friends of
See MURDER, Page Seven
WINS HYDE HOUSE SEAT
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W. J. (DICK) LUPTON of Swan
1 Quarter, former County Auditor,
popular civic leader and farmer,
was in a three man race for the
house Saturday, and got more
votes than his two opponents
combined. He got 374 of 1,657
votes cast in this contest, and it
was one of the largest tomouts
in a primary in Hyde County in
many years.
TWISTER DOES DAMAGE
IN BELHAVEN LOCALITY
One person was injured by a
small twister that waved between
Pamlico Beach and Wades Point
Friday morning, wrecking a house
trailer and damaging two homes.
Mrs. Anne Hopkins was in the
trailer when the powerful twister
suddenly lifted it from the concrete
foundation and toppled it on its
side. She was rushed to Pungo Dis
trict Hospital in Bel haven, she was
not seriously injured, suffering
bruises and abrasions. The twister
hit in a section located between
the lower part of Pamlico Beach
and Wade’s Point, the force of the
blow lifted a house owned by G. W.
Forman from its Mocks and moved
it approximately two feet from
its foundation. Another home own
ed by Hubert Willdns was tom
from its blocks and damaged oon
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DARE GRAND JURY
HOLDS CARVER ON
MURDER CHARGE
Charged With Shooting Wilber
Spencer in Brawl at Louvada's
Place on May 21
The Dare County grand jury this
week found a true bill charging
murder against George Carver,
negro lanudry worker of Manteo,
as a result of the death of pistol
wounds of Wilber Donald Spencer
at Louvada’s place near Manteo on
Saturday night, May 21. The place,
is notorious for its apparent im-|
munity from serious punishment
for a long series of disorders that
•have taken place in it. It is operat
ed by Louvada Smith and her hus
band Reuben Smith.
The trouble started, according to
close sources, because Carver
thought Spencer was playing
around with his wife. Friends of
See MURDER, Page Seven
A DARE COUNTY MAN IN
HYDE FOR THE SENATE
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P. D. MIDGETT, Jr„ a leading busi
nessman of Engelhard in Hyde
County, won second in the State
Senate race, and will be the col
league of Senator Lindsay War
ren on the two places from the
Second District, comprising seven
counties. His majority in the Dis
trict was some 450 votes against
Dick O’Neal, also of Hyde, twice
the county’s representative. In his
home county, Mr. Midgett won by
a vote or more than two to one.
He is a native of Wanchese, and
has a wide circle of kinspeople in
that community and in Kitty Hawk.
In early life he taught school at
Hatteras, and his business career
and business connections with
civic organizations has been wide
spread. He is a Duke graduate, a
former teacher, a former President
and Vice-President of the six-coun
ty Southern Albemarle Association;
a former District Governor of Ro
tary, organizer of the Engelhard
Rotary Club and several times its
president. He is a Mason, Method
ist, teacher of Men’s Bible Class,
Director of the Business Develop
ment Corp„ of N. C., a director
of the East Carolina Bank, of the
conference of American Organiza
tions of Small Business of Chicago,
| 111., etc. He served as Chairman
jof the N. C. Shellfish Committee
during the Cherry Administration
which formulated such protective
laws for the State’s oyster industry
as are now on the books. He has
three sons and a daughter, one
son being in the Methodist minis
try. A visitor in Manteo this week,
he was liberal in his praise for
the splendid vote given him in the
primary in his native county.
WINS NOMINATION FOR
DARE REPRESENTATIVE
M. K. FEARING, Jr., Manteo drug
iat, insurance and real estate deal
er, after a six-weeks intensive
campaign, was nominated in the
primary Saturday as Representa
tive in the General Assembly. He
ia the son of Mrs. Grizelle and the
late M. K. Fearing, and a graduate
of the University of N. C.
SAFE FOOD HANDLING
SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
Personnel of Currituck and Dare
Counties’s eating and drinking
establishments are going to learn
safe food practices at the special
1 training school to be ocnducted by
the county health department start
i ing Tuesday at the Nags Head Ca
sino. The classes will be 1% hours
long and will be held on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, June 7,
8, 9. The material will be repeated
in morning and afternoon sessions.
Morning classes Will start at 9:30
and afternoon sessions at 3. Serv
ice workers who attend all three
sessions will be awarded a certifi
cate of attendance.
The food worker* will learn how
food, drink, and utensils can be con
taminated with bacteria and then
spread disease through failure to
observe proper sanitary practices.
Correct methods of washing,
sterilising, and storing sating uten
sils add glasses will be stressed, to
8m SCHOOL* Page Seven
MANTEO. N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1960
DREDGING OF BAR
CHANNEL, OREGON
INLET DUE TODAY
To Remove 100,000 Yards to 14
Ft. Depth by 400 Ft.; Ap
proch Channel Half Done
The Corps of Engineers Hopper
Dredge Hyde is scheduled to arrive
at Oregon Inlet today (June 3) bo
begin the dredging of tire inlet’s
ocean bar channel, a report from
Col. R. P. Davidson, District Engi
neer of the Wilmington District ad
vises.
The Hyde wall come here from
New York where it has been en
gaged in similar work.
Colonel Davidson said it is esti
mated that it will take the Hyde
two weeks to remove the necessary
100,000 cu. yds. to provide project
dimensions of 14 feet deep by 400
feet wide.
He said the last survey of the
bar channel was made May 17 and
at that time the controlling depth
was 10.6 feet at mean low water.
Normal tide variations at the in
let is 1.8 feet.
In view of the fact that the
dredge would have to round Dia
mond Shoals to reach Morehead
City for supplies, the dredge will
go to Norfolk for fuel, water and
other necessary provisions. She is
equipped to carry enough water and
oil for two weeks work.
Meanwhile, according to the re
port, the dredging of the inside
approach channel from Pamlico
Sound to the inlet has passed the
halfway mark and with reasonable
weather the job should be finished
within a few weeks. When this
project is completed all channels
from the sounds to the inlet will be
12 feet deep.
CONTESTS IN HYDE
BRING HEAVY VOTE;
SCHOOLS A FACTOR
Faction Favoring Two Schools Win
House, Senate and Education
Posts
Heavier voting than usual in'
Hyde County in Saturdays pri
mary brought out an unmistake
able evidence of sentiment favor
ing the faction which believes in
maintainihg two high schools, and
highest votes in the county went
to advocates of this plan on the
Board of Education. The vote for
the seven man Baord, for which
five candidates had openly adver
tised their position, and these five
| having led, was as follows: Wal
ter Lee Gibbs, 1,121; Cecil Sil
|verthorne, 1,055; William I. Coch
ran, 1,025; W. T. Howard, 1,014;
and Earl Topping, 1,001; candi
dates not identified with the two
school movement received the
following votes: Ray Spencer, 859
and George Bush, 820. Two who
received lowest votes were Craw
ford Cahoon, 816, and Gratz Spen
cer, 814, and they lost.
Candidate for the House who
was identified with the two
school group, W. J. Lupton, a
popular former county official,
was nominated by a vote of 874
against Charlie McWilliams with
505 and R. S. Wahab with 278.
P. D. Midgett, Jr., also a friend
of the two-school group received
for the State Senate 1,000 votes,
as against Dick O’Neal’s 732 votes.
Lindsay C. Warren, who will be a
Senator with Mr. Midgett got 839
votes in Hyde.
Congressman Herbert Bonner’s
vote was 982; Walter Jones 726.
For U. S. Senator the vote fol
lows: Jordan 671; Hewlett, 543.
For Governor, Terry Sanford,
834, Lake 575; Larkins 163; and
See HYDE, Page Seven
FOUR-YEAR OLD AVON BOY
DROWNS IN PAMLICO SOUND
Timothy James Scarborough, 4-
year-old son of Summer R. and Earl
Gray Scarborough, drowned Thurs
day afternoon in Pamlico Sound
while playing in a boat.
Re was born in Norfolk and
had lived at Avon all of his life.
His father is serving in the John
ston Island in the Pacific.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by two brothers, Summer
R. and Kevin Patrick Scarborough
of Avon; paternal grandfather,
Summer M. Scarborough and pa
ternal step • grandmother, Beatrice
B. Scarborough, both of Avon.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Avon Methodist Church
Monday morning at 10 o’clock with
Rev. ii A. Shirell officiating as
sisted by Rev. Wright of the As
sembly of God Church.
The choir sang In the Garden and
Good Night and Good Morning.
Mrs. Ervin Gray was pianist.
Ball bearers were: Harold Bar
nstte, Jr., Jimmy Gray, Dallas
Royce Miller and Bobby Sawyer.
Interment was in the family plot
at Avon.
SANFORD HIGH MAN IN
DARE FOR GOVERNOR
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Terry Sanford was high among
the candidates for Governor in Dare
County Saturday, his vote being
872, of 1,958 votes cast. John D.
Larkins got 659; Beverly Lake 238,
and Malcolm Seawell 189. The last
two named did not have any organi
zation in the county and had not
visited the county. Sanford had
made a thorough visit over the
county. Larkins had also paid sev
eral visits to Dare.
Robert O. Ballance of Manteo
was the manager for Sanford. Rob
ert V. Owens of Manteo was man
ager for Larkins. Larkins carried
Manns Harbor,, Manteo Wanchese,
Duck, Colington and East Lake pre
cincts. AH others were carried by
Sanford.
Senator B. Everett Jordan won
by 1,178 votes against Addison
Hewlett's 227, and carried all pre
cincts in Dare. Most precincts went
for Philpott for Lieutenant Gover
nor, but several for Henkel, and
two for McConnell. Philpott got
629 votes ;Henkel 483 and McCon
nell 391 in the county.
The widely advertised boom for
See SANFORD, Page Seven
SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN BIG WINNERS IN PRIMARY
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SENATOR B. EVERETT JORDAN won by a big majority- in the
State for the U. S. Senator against Addison Hewlett. Senator Jor
dan had a landslide in Dare County, as well ns a big vote in Hyde
County. He was a generad favorite in the County and was not in
volved in any of its factional disputes.
HON. HERBERT C. BONNER carried Dare in a big way, and con
founded his opponents. A vigorous campaign waged against him out
of the Sheriff’s office fell flat, when the Jones forces decided their
man was losing and combined their efforts in the drive to defeat
Victor Meekins on the County ticket Bonner got a majority in the
district of more than 8,000 and his total vote was close to 27,000.
ONE OF WORLD'S BIG
FISHING CONTESTS
HERE, JUNE 12-16
Ha Haras Scene of International
Blue Marlin Tournament Open
ing on Next Week Ena
The International Blue Marian
Tournament booked for June 12-16
will be operated out of Hatteras,
I bringing 1 contestants from as far
away as South Africa and Rhodesia.
I others will come from South
America, the West Indies and
I Mexico.
The fishing fleet for the tourna
ment includes some 20 of the best
cruisers in the sport Sixty an-,
glers are expected to start in the
contest in the Gulf Stream on
Opening day. Recent fishing history
gives encouragement to a big
event, for on Sunday of last week
ten blue marlin were reported ,
caught weighing up to 504 pounds.
Governor Luther Hodges will be
one of the contestants in this Blue
Marlin Tournament. Charles F.
Johnson of Asheville, president of
the Hatteras Marlin Club heads up
the event. Other North Carolina
entrants are P. J. Baugh, Irvin
Beßc, Torrence Hemby, Jr., J. H.
Lassiter all of Charlotte; Harry C.
Carter, W. T. Coe, A. B. Dusen
bury, H A. Schwabenton of Greens- ,
boro; Richard Bernard, Earl Phil
lips, James N. Rswieigh, Mr., and
Willis H. Jr, of High Point j
SEVERAL BIG UPSETS RESULT
OF VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN HELD
IN DARE COUNTY SATURDAY
Veteran Legislator Etheridge Defeated by Fear
ing; Victor Meekins Defeated by Swain; Ed
wards Edged Out by Gray at Kennekeet;
Bonner for Congress, Jordan for Senate,
Sanford for Governor Ahead Big. Warren
Leads Dare Vote.
29 GRADUATES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
FROM MANTEO HIGH
Address to Graduating Class By
Claude H. Farrell of N. C.
Education Association
Twenty-nine Manteo High School
Seniors received their diplomas
Wednesday evening, June 1, from
Principal A. A. White, after hear
ing an address by Claude H. Far
rell, director of lay relations for the
N. C. Education Association.
The invocation was given by
Lillie Meekins, the welcome by
Thomas Baum, the farewell by
Kathy Washburn, and the bene
diction by Ray Midgett. Miss Hol
land Westcott was accompanist.
Mascots were Melodye Leigh Can
nady and Edwin Russell Midgett,
Jr.
Members of the graduating class
were James O. Basrtight, Jr.,
Thomas Baum, Roscoe Beasley,
Murray Cudwoth, Ralph Jone 3. Jr.,
Gary Meekins, Jake Midgett. Jef
frey Midgett, Gary Perry. Stanford
Sawyer, Eugene Smith, Raymond
White, 111, Jack Wood, Judith
Bailey, Milah Daniels, Beth Fields,
Nancy Helen Glynft, June Love,
See GRADUATES, Plage Seven
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HERBERT C. BONNER
OCRACOKE PROJECT
APPROVED IN BILL
OUT OF SENATE
The amount of $15,000 for im
mediate woric on the Ocracoke Inlet
project has been approved in a
bill out of the Senate Committee
Tuesday night Previous favorable
action in the house had been re
ported by Congressman Herbert C.
Bonner. Senator Jordan who is
pushing the project in the Senate,
will ask for $185,000 the first year.
The project calls for dredging a
channel 18 ft deep across the
Ocean bar .into Pamlico Sound. It
would be 400 feet wide. While there
is no guarantee the project will be
passed into law at this session,
there is strong support for it
Original plans for tills work would
entail an expenditure over a period
of years of more than four million
dollars.
NEW PARK RANGER
George T. Staley, who teaches
and coaches in Williamston High
School, is seasonal Park Ranger
for the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore, and is st Buxton for
the summer, serving in the muse
um. Mrs. Staley and their chil
dren, Jackie and Anns, are with
him at Buxton for the summer.
Mr. Staley is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. L. Gibbs of Manteo.
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 42S
MANTEO. N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
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Several political upsets occurred
in Dare County in Saturday's
primary, the most notable one be
ing nomination of M. K. Fearing,
Jr., by a majority of 136 over vet
ern R. Bruce Etheridge for the
legislature. However, nine out of
the legislators in the area were
led by new men.
Next came defeat of Victor
Meekins by Lawrence Swain by a
majority of 130. Meekins defeated
Swain two years ago by a majority
of 720, at which time a whole new
Board of Commissioners went into
office. Meekins said he was not
going to make a canvass this year,
and left it to the voters, which
proved again that hard work plus
a number of other things can take
an election.
Woodrow Edwards of Waves was
counted out as County Commis
sioner in a race with Fred Gray
by a margin estimated at 33, pend
ing final returns. Edwards went
in two years ago by a majority
of 868.
Horace Hooper of Stumpy Point,
who beat C. C. Duvall of Manns Har
bor last year by a majority of
948, was contested again this year
by Duvall, and his majority dropped
to 650.
David Stick of Colington, who
went in last year by a majority of
337 against veteran Hallett Pearry
was opposed by a newcomer in
politics, Jepp Hands of Kitty
Hawk, and won over Harris by a
majority of 300.
George Fuller of Buxton, who
defeated his opponent last year by
62 votes, won this time against
William Gibson of Hatteras by a
majority of 242. Fuller’s brother
in-law, Bill Dillon got the place
on the Board of Education, held
now by Shelley Frontis, incumbent
by a majority of 36.
Flay Kemp of Manns Harbor,
seeking a place on this Board, lost
to Floyd Hooper of Stumpy Point,
the incumbent, by a majority of 477.
The pattern for voting, which
was set up throughout nearly all
precincts of the county ehlled for
the election of Lawrence Swain,
Horace Hooper, David Stick, George
Fuller and Fred Gray for Commis
sioner; with Floyd Hooper and Wil
liam Dillon for the Board of Edu
cation. In most "Instances, the tick
ets which read in this order at the
Manteo box included M. K. Fearing,
Jr., for Representative. The Fear
ing support was disregarded at the
Avon box, and support given large
ly to R. B. Etheridge. Buxton went
heavily for the “slate” Where there
are many persons on the county
payroll, ready to assist as directed
out of a desire to hold their po
sitions.
The nerve center of the organi
zation has for sometime been the
Sheriff’s office which has five
deputies at its command to do the
work while being paid for by the
taxpayers, including their travel
expenses as well. Out of tins office
the opposition to Herbert Bonner
for Congress has been directed for
several months, but the Bonner
chore was too much for the capaci
ty of the personnel. Failing to make
sufficient headway with Whiter
Jones, they used their reserves in
fighting local candidates who might
be a threat to the free-spending
some people wish to continue.
Numerous automobiles and driv
ers were employed throughout the
county on election day. Armed with
plenty of marked sample ballots
well ahead, their workers were in
structed to be ready on election day
See ELECTION, Page Seven
LUXURY FISHING YACHT
LOST NEAR HATTERAS
A luxury fishing yacht, owned
by Jule Winarick of New York
went aground in the surf during
a fog Sunday near Little Kinne
keet, about 10 miles north of Cape
Hatteras, and was sold Tuesday
for |SOO to James Rose of Belha
ven, who will try to salvage the
motors. The yacht was Captained
by John Weiss, who with his 18
year old son and two others
jumped ashore. The vessel, which
was en route to Hatteras to take
part in the blue marlin touma
mentteismonth, vras^battered^i