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VOLUME XXVI NO. 13
KITTY HAWK TO
DEDICATE CHURCH
ADDITION SUNDAY
Monumental $54,000 Project Has
Boen Completed By Method
ists of Community
On Sunday, October 2, at 4:00
p.m., the Kitty Hawk Methodist
Educational Building’ will be dedi
cated. The building at this time
will be free of debt. Bishop Garbe r
and District Superintendent J. L.
.Jerome will be present for the dedi
cation exercises.
The building fund chairman, P
A. Tillett, says he has had the
greatest Christian experience in
raising this money of his entire
life. He says it has been a great
joy to him to be a part of this
great project—A project that was
very much needed.
Mr. Tillett toook over the chair
manship in 1955 when there was
approximately SI,OOO in the treas
ury. Some of the membership
wanted a small white block build
ing, but others said, in order to
get the Methodist Conference Mis
sions Board to approve it -would
have to meet their specifications,
etc., to receive aid from them. He
also says:
"The building plan committee
employed an archictect to draw
plans for the building, paying $250
for his services.
“Elijah W. Baum has been the
Superintendent of the building,
and agreeable—and pleasant to
work with. Ballet Perry, Carlos
Dowdy and Jesse Baum the trus
tees, have been enjoyable to work
with. Mrs. Fannie Perry, the
Treasurer has done an excellent
job in keeping books. On several oc
casions she thought she had enough
funds on hand to complete the job,
but when lalxir and extras added,
we were always in need of funds
when the final tabulation was com
pleted.”
The building fund chairman
states th<it on several occasions he
would be given money in $503
amounts to be matched by the
membership, and a large majority
appeared to not like that. Saying,
if people want to give, OK, but
no matching. This was a set-back
on several occasions. On several
I occasions the pastor would put a
certain goal at a given date and
the membership would remark "we
[will never get it.” A large majori
ty was discouraged, but "I will
(state on every occasion the goal
(was met on the required date set.
(This is where the real experience
| came. The building fund chairman
(states he wouuld read certain chap
iters in the Bible, Pray for hours
lat the time concerning this matter.
Idream probably, the same night of
■prayer. In the dream he was told
|‘‘not to worry you will get the
Kmoney. With God all things are
■possible. He is the great one who
(has been in the picture. To him.
If give all the praise, honor and
I'lory.”
I “We received $5,000 from the
■Duke Foundation; $6,629 from the!
Ivorth Carolina Methodist Con
ference 1959 Christmas offering.
Ipeople have been good indeed to
■is. I am thankful from the bottom
|>f my heart. I promised the higher
laps, if we would bo considered the
I See CHURCH, Page Six
I .MALI. BUSINESS AGENT
RECEIVES APPLICATIONS
ft CL Raymond Shaw, Manager of
I mall Business Administration’s
■Jew Bern Disaster Headquarters
las announced arrangements for
■ ictims of Hurricane Donna to
liualify for disaster loans.
ft The center of this operation,
I'hich extends from Manteo to
■ outhport, will be at the New Bern
■i isaster Office at New Bern
■hamber of Commerce Bldg., 608
■lroad Street.
I. Mr. Shaw explains that mem
■hrs of his staff will be deployed
■ .ch week to Belhaven on Mon-
I tys, Manteo on Tuesdays, Fridays
I Beaufort (Court house).
■ The Belhaven office will be lo-
■ ted in the Old Griffin Jewelry
■ ore adjoining Purvis Agency. In
■ anteo he may be located at the
■ ink of Manteo on Tuesdays.
■ The New Bern office will be open
■3O a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
Brough Saturday each week as
fl tg as the emergency situation re
fltires.
fl! To expedite the handling of all
fl quest.-, Mr. Shaw reminds appli
flnta of the need to bring with
fl °m itemized values of their loss
including contractors estimates
fl construction replacement costs.
■ will also be important to furnish
fl insurance recovery data, if
|fly, in connection with each ap-
■ cation.
fl AU disaster loans made will car
fl • three per cent interest rate.
hdividuals, home owners, large
isl 1 small businesses, and charit
sfl e organizations will be eligible
isl these loans if such credit is
isl: available through normal lend-
Hh channels.
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
AS BOW HUNTING BEGAN ON DARE COAST
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Jimmy Berry (right) bagged this young buck in the Beechland's
sector of the big woods on the Dare Mainland near East Lake Sat
urday as the bow season opened on deer. Billy Wilson was his hunt
ing companion. Both youths are Manteo students. It was their first
bow and arrow hunt. They were using 60 and 65 pound bows and
arrows tipped with hunting heads to bag the deer. Several other
bow hunters were after deer on Saturday but Berry’s was the first
kill reported. The bow season for deer opens 18 days before the reg
ular hunting season begins on October- 15 in Dare County.
(Aycock Brown Photo)
SSO FINE IMPOSED
FOR PLAYING WITH
KNIFE IN DARE CO.
When Otis Pledger of Manteo
was convicted in Dare Recorder’s
Court this week, he claimed he had
been merely playing with a knife. I
But Judge Baum fined him SSO and
costs, and ordered him to pay a
$7.50 medical fee on behalf of
Dorian Mitchell Washington, who
got badly cut with the “toy knife.”
So it was another of the old
stories where employer had to pay
his help out of hock in order to
keep him working.
Next largest fine was assessed
Mrs. Clemmie O’Neal of Wanchese,
$25 for allowing an unlicensed
person to drive her car. B. F. Hunt
ley of Winston-Salem, Henry K.
Fowle of Hopewell, Va., Murray
Cudworth of Wanchese for speed
ing, and Robert Gallop of Point
Harbor for improper parking each
paid $lO.
Gaston Benson of Selma was
fined for driving a truck which
was too long. Others, for speeding
were fined as follows: Dennett
Ransom, Frisco, sls; Melvin Davis,
Stone Creek, Va., sl2; Moses
Peterson, Manteo $5; Emmett W.
Merritt, Guilford, sls.
In addition to court costs, this
total of $167 recevied in fines was
the smallest sum the court has
brought in for the school fund this
year since the tourist season be
gan.
ALL-SEASHORE GROUP
TO MEET ON OCTOBER 19
The twice postponed meeting of
the All Seashore Highway Associ
ation is now scheduled for a Dutch
Lunch at 1 p.m. at The Carolinian
Hotel, Nags Head on October 19th,
Secretary Joe Dußois of Morehead
City announces. Beside the Vir
ginia Beach highway, other topics
include new beach erosion prob
lems, stabilization of inlets, wa
terway projects, expanded ferry
service, etc.
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GARMENT FACTORY BEGINS
OPERATIONS IN BELHAVEN
The Belhaven Garment Company
a branch of the Washington Gar
ment Company, started operations
Monday morning with a limited
number of employes, for a short
training period. More employes are
to be added each week during this
training period, until the company
in full production. Date of formal
opening will be announced later.
The Belhaven Community Cham
ber of Commerce and the town of
ficials have worked and cooperated
with Mr. Richard Ross, manager to
hasten the opening of the plant.
The manager, was here Monday.
TERRY SANFORD FINDS
SUPPORT SOLID IN AREA
HON. TERRY SANFORD, the
Democratic nominee for Governor
found enthusiastic backing for him
self as well as the National ticket
on his tour of eastern North Car
olina this week. It seems that uni
ty and enthusiasm among Demo
crats has never been at a' higher
pitch. He said he hoped to get to
Dare County again before the No
vember election. His last visit here
was in August.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER
FOR AID FROM RED CROSS
After meeting with the Dare
County Commissioners on Septem
ber 26th the Disaster Director for
the American Red Cross in Manteo
made the decision that the final
registration date for disaster vic
tims in Dare County will be Sat
urday, October Ist at 12:00 noon.
This applies only to those disaster
victims who have not yet registered
with the Red Cross. Registration
in the Colington area and the Bux
ton area were completed Friday of
this week.
As of Tuesday morning, Sep
tember 27th there were 161 fami
lies from Dare County registered
with Red Cross. All of these cases
have been assigned to the disaster
workers for individual follow up.
It is estimated that the work by
the Red Cross will be completed
by October 15.
On Monday, the Red Cross Rep
resentative flew to Ocracoke and
received 20 applications for aid,
and arranged for local persons to
complete the survey. This move
followed a trip to Manteo made by
Stanley Wahab to call attention to
the need of this community.
Applications for disaster loans
through SBA can continue to be
made at the usual place.
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1960
2 STH ANNIVERSARY
ENGELHARD ROTARY
CLUB OCTOBER I 9
Ladies Night Program Planned at
Engelhard Hotel By Small But
Active Group
On October 19th at the Hotc
Engelhard. the 25th anniversary o r
the Engelhard Rotary Club will be
observed with a ladies night pro
gram with Edmund Harding guest
speaker. The Club was organized
vlth some 18 charter members un
der the sponsorship of the Washi
ngton Club, and the prime mover
in the project was P. D. Midgett,
r., who shortly before had come
to Hyde County to establish an
ice and power plant.
Mr. Midgett was named the first
nresident of the club, and served
for two years. It is of interest that
he has since served as District
Governor, and was nominated as a
State Senator in the primary this
vear. The general election which
will certify him to the Senate fol
lows shortly after the 25th birth
day party of the club.
Not having a complete list of the
chapter members, we offer this
list from our memory: Beside Mr.
Midgett were J. H. Jarvis, R. S.
Spencer, M. A. Matthews, W. W.
Watson, W. H. Cox, Tom S. Eaton,
Geo. T. Davis, R. L. Patrick. Also
T. J. Mann, Leland Dudley, and
Seth Gibbs, now deceased. Another
member was a Mr. Edwards, who
operated a mill in the community.
In the eventful year 1935, The
Coastland Times was established
: n July and the Southern Albemarle
Association was formed in Novem
ber.
TRAGEDY AWAITED
VISITING COUPLE IN
STRANGE WATERS
Drowning Off Oregon Inlet Sun
day Manifests Dangers Which
Too Many Visitors Ignore
The loss on the week end in
Pamlico Sound near Oregon Inlet,
of the lives of Russell Lanier, 40.
and Mrs. Geneva Lucille McGuire.
37, front Small boat brought by
trailer, points up sharply the often
I repeated warning of the dangers
so locally well-known, that are
ignored by visitors to the capri
cious waters of ocean inlets.
The couple from St. Joseph’s,
Mo., who had been visiting Lanier's
parents in Elizabeth City had come
down with their boat on a trailer,
bringing with them a dog. The car
and trailer were left at the inlet.
Balfour Baum of Manteo found the
overturned boat Sunday morning,
with the dog sitting on the bot
tom. He radioed from his fishing
boat to apprise the Coast Guard
who maintained a search of several
days for the missing couple.
After George Mann of Nags
Head had seen the couple in the
little 14-foot boat emerge from a
dangerous spot across the bar, he
warned the man of his danger and
was told to mind his own business.
Previously he had called the Coast
Guard station to notify the crew
of the situation. They wanted
some bait, and were warned by
Jethro Midgett of Rodanthe it
would be folly to fool around this
area in a small boat.
Lanier formerly lived on RFD 2,
Elizabeth City. Mrs. McGuire, ac
cording to cards left in her purse
listed her address at 1107 S. 39th
St., St. Josephs, Mo. She had in
her purse pictures of three young
children.
Tragedy seems to have followed
Lanier. His wife and child were
killed in an automobile accident
ten years ago. His address was
listed as 2811 S. 36th St., St.
Joseph’s.
SAILING REGATTA BEGINS
NAGS HEAD SATURDAY
NAGS HEAD.—With six events
planned the second annual Anchor
Club Regatta will get underway
here Saturday on courses that have
been laid out on Roanoke Sound
between the west shore of Nags
Head and the east shore of Roan
oke Island.
Schedule of races for Saturday
follows:
Jolly Class, 1 p.m.—Hampton
Class, 1:05 p.m.,—Penguins, 1:10
p.m.,—Handicap, 1:15 p.m.—Sail
fish Class, 1:20 p.m., and Prams
at 1:25 p.m.
The Jolly, Hampton, Penguins
and Handicaps will be raced in the
open sound waters while the Sail
fish and Prams will compete on
a shorter course in Shallowbag
Bay at Manteo’s harbor.
Second heats on Saturday for the
larger craft will begin 10 minutes
after finish of the Handicap.
Regatta headquarters will be at
|The Carolinian Hotel. Cooperating
in the sailing classic will be boats
of the Dare Power Boat Associ-
See REGATTA, Page Six
A MEMORABLE DAY FOR
HATTERAS METHODISTS
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BISHOP PAUL N. GARBER will
preside at the services Sunday
which will mark the dedication of
Hatteras Methodist Church at 11
a.m. This new church, the first
brick religious structure on Hat
teras Island has been completed
more than a year. Dinner will be
served following the service. The
church is one of the finest in
Eastern North Carolina. A new
Methodist church at Buxton is
nearing completion. The Kitty
Hawk church annex will be cele
brated also on Sunday, Oct. 2, and
Bishop Garber will also attend this
service at 4 p.m.
BIG FISHING EVENT
THIS WEEK END AT
HATTERAS PLANNED
Twenty two anglers aboard 11
Gulf Stream cruisers were sched
uled to compete in the Cape Hat
teras Billfish Club’s individual and
invitational tournament starting at
Hatteras Friday, September 30.
The cruisers are scheduled to de
part from the local docks at 7:30
o’clock and return to port during
late afternoon, during the second
big billfishing classic held in Hat
teras waters this year.
Dr. J. C. Overbey of Norfolk,
president Cape Hatteras Billfish
Club and Al Ferguson, Washing
ton, D. C., have been associated in
See FISHING, Page Six
BIG CHANNEL BASS LANDED ON OCEAN PIER
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Cecil Ward of Norfolk displays the first large channel bass to
be landed from a Dare Coast ocean pier during the current fall fish
ing season. The fish measuring 42 inches and weighing 42 pounds
was caught from Red Mitchell’s new Seaport Pier located between
Whalebone Junction at Nags Head and Oregon Inlet. Admiring the
catch is Mrs. Ward who also hooked, (but lost) a large chananel
bass while they were fishing on Sunday, and Mitchell (a former res
ident of West Virginia) who owns and operates the pier with his fam
ily. In addition to channel bass pier anglers from Kitty Hawk to
Rodanthe are also catching at this season blues, whiting, gray trout
and “puppy drum.” (Aycock Brown Photo)
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. (Red) Mitch-'
ell who built the pier south of i
Whalebone, beginning in April this i
pooled all the'’' resources |
when they left his welding business
'after 20 years in Elkins, W. Va.,
and after having become attached,
to Nags Head during vacations on
the. Dare Coast Helping them with
their pier are their daughters, Mrs. i:
Stephen Parsons, whose husband is | <
SENATOR JORDAN TO SPEAK
IN MANTEO FRIDAY, OCT. 7
SPEEDING UP THE CAMPAIGN
Following District Rally in Williamston on Thurs
day of Next Week, The Senator Will Visit
Counties All Way to Coast; Speaking at Dare
County Courthouse at 8 P.M, Friday, the 7th;
Other Prominent Democrats Expected.
SENATOR JORDAN TO
ATTEND DARE PROGRAM
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SENATOR B. EVERETT JORDAN
said this week he would come to
Dare County on October 7, and
speak to the public at the Court
house in Manteo at 8 p.m. Y.D.C.
plans an organizational meeting
in Manteo, tonight at 6:30 to make
plans for the district meeting, and
"map strategy” for the coming
general election.
Senator Jordan plans to attend
the First District Democratic Rally
to be held in Williamston on Thurs
day evening, October 6th. This is
the usual big rally of the 14 coun
ties of the district. It will be at
tended by many state officials,
some of whom are expected to
come to Manteo Friday night of
next week to attend the meeting
for Senator Jordan. Congressman
Bonner will be among visitors to
the county on next week end.
Ln Army sergeant in Hedleberg,
Germany; another daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Smith; a son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell, and
' their two young daughters,
Wynona, 15, and Juanita, 13. This
is a family who like to be close
together. Their pier is now 600
l feet long with plans to extend it
| another 250 feet by Spring.
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 428
MANTEO, N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
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The Democratic Campaign, is ex
pected to really get underway next
week in Dare County.
Senator Everett Jordan will come
to Manteo Friday of next week and
address the voters of Dare Coun
ty, he said by long distance tele
phone Thursday in a message to
County Chairman Walter D. Perry
of Kill Devil Hills.
Due to difficulty in telephone
connections, there had been soma
misunderstanding about the time
of his visit, but he said finally that
he could not stay over through
Saturday and attend the YDC
meeting, although he would like to
do so. He had been scheduled for
an appearance in Alamance Coun
ty-
Robert H. Midgett, of Manteo,
Secretary of the Democratic Exe
cutive Committee of Dare County
said notices had been mailed to all
members of the committee, calling
them to Manteo at three p.m.,
Saturday of this week for a con
( ference on plans for the visit of
I Senator Jordan, and other matters.
Midgett said he was hopeful that’
Congressman Bonner and Terry
' r Sanfoixl wvuld also come to Dare
; County the week end of the 7th.
The Senator’s visit will follow
the First District Rally in Wil
’ > liamston on Thursday, October 6.
.! Leaving there, he will visit friends
i on the way to Nags Head, where
he will stop. He will spend Friday
night at Nags Head.
M Os much interest is the forth
coming YDC Rally to be held at
the Carolinian for the 14 counties
> of the First District on Saturday,
II October Bth. Keith Moore, District
President and Dr. W. W. Harvey,
' County President are busy with
' plans for this meeting.
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BIG HANDS GIVEN
SANFORD, BONNER
IN HYDE COUNTY
Appearances at Swan Quarter
and Engelhard Tuesday Met
With Enthusiastic Support
A big hand was given Terry San
ford, Congressmen Herbert Bon
ner, and the mention of other can
didiates on the Democratic ticket
when the gubernatorial candidate,
and the congressman toured Hyde
and Tyrrell Counties Tuesday.
Sanford, who was presented by
Bonner, appeared at Swan Quar
ter at 10 a.m. where a large crowd
turned out to the courthouse and
heard him tell of his aspirations
for a progressive North Carolina.
Mr. Bonner, was presented by
County Chairman John Harrell
Swindell, County Democratic chair
man. The Congressman paid high
tribute to the ability of Mr. San
ford.
The party travelled to Engelhard
where in the school at 11:30, Mr.*
Bonner was presented by P. D.
Midgett, Jr., and the candidates
were greatly applauded. The audi
torium was well filled, all the stu
dent body turning out to hear the
talks of the Congressman and Mr.
Sanford, and which were inspiring
from an educational standpoint.
Mr. Sanford pointed out how neces
sary it is today, in this advanced
age of science, that educational
advantages for our youth be of the
best.
Following the speaking, the par
ty enjoyed Mrs. Watson’s bountiful
table at the Engelhard Hotel and
continued on to Columbia for an
appearance at 2 p.m. With Mr.
Bonner and Mr. Sanford were John
Winfield, Beaufort County Demo
cratic chairman; Graham Elliott,
Bobby MacKenzie and Woodrow
Price of the News and Observer.
Attending the Engelhard meet
ing from Dare County were Horace
Hooper and Leland Wise of
Stumpy Point, R. O. Ballance and
Victor Meekins of Manteo.
Tuesday evening in Washington,
after the party had completed the
tour through Tyrrell and Washing
ton Counties, a big barbecue and
rally was held in Washington.
I En route to Columbia the par
, ty stopped to chat occasionally at
1 Fairfield and Kilkenny. In Colum
bia about 200 persons gathered in
, the theatre to hear the candidates.
I W. J. White Tyrrell County ch&ir
, man, presided at this session. Be
i forehand, Jake Walker, who was
> Sanford’s campaign manager in
I this county, escorted the candidate
; around for brief handshaking trips
I See HYDE* Page Six