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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOL XXVI NO. 15 FISHING TOURNEY ATTRACTING MANY DURING NEXT WEEK Tenth Annual Event for Nags Head Getting Underway Next Thursday By AYCOCK BROWN NAGS HEAD. Thirty teams along the Atlantic Coast which are affiliated with the As sociation of Surf Anglers Club have been entered for the 10th an nual Nags Head Surf Fishing Tournament scheduled for October 13-15, it was stated today by Bob Preston, president of Nags Head Suurf Fishing Club, sponsors of the annual event. "In addition to the teams that have entered we are expecting up to 200 or more fishermen to com pete on Saturday, final day of the tournament, in the individual event,” said Preston. Since surf and pier fishing has shown considerable improvement along the Dare Coast as well as the entire Atlantic Coast during recent weeks the 10th annual tournament is expected to be one of the best ever held. Already the fame of the local tournament has become nationally known, especially among persons who enjoy and par ticipate in surf fishing events. Williard Shaner of Margate City, N. J., and Abie Williams of Nags Head will be co-directors of the Nags Head tournament again tris year. In addition to daytime fishing along the surf of the Dare Beaches eomunities of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills there will be social activities at The Car linian, tournament headquarters, each evening, with the annual ban quet scheduled for Saturday night at which time trophies and prizes to teams and individuals making winning catches will be awarded. Teams that have won top honors in the tournaments during the first nine years of the surf classic have been; New Jersey Beach Bug gy Association, 1959; Merchant ville, N. J. Fishing Club, 1958; Cape Hatteras Anglers Club, 1957; Merchantville Club, 1956; South; Jersey Anglers Association, 1955 Elizabeth City Surf Fishing Club,' 1954; Elizabeth City Surf Fishing Club, 1953; Lover Fishing Club of Philadelphia, 1952 and the Mar gate City N. J. Casting Club, 1951. Informtion about entering teams or individuals may be obtained from Robert B. Preston, president, Nags Head Surf Fishing Club, Nags Head. Officals of the sponsoring club are Preston, Peter J. Biller, vice president; Jewel Scarborough, secretary and Elnora Preston, treasurer. CALENDAR SALE IS BEING CONDUCTED BY MANTEO LIONS Manteo Lions Club members are going to be busy during the next two weeks completing their an nual “Community Birthday Calen dar," a project of several years standing. It has been termed a suc cessful campaign since its incep tion, being widely accepted by Roanoke Island residents. Each member is assigned certain sections of the island for solid- 1 tation among the families, while a committee has been selected to col-, leet advertising material from merchants. Anyone wishing to par ticipate with family birthday, an niversary of other listings will have the opportunity when the Lions representative calls. Should anyone fail to be contacted before October 17 and desires recognition, he is urged to contact Melvin Jack son, chairman of calendar commit-, tee. In other matters discussed at Tuesday night’s meeting, it was stated that a profit of approxi mately SISOO had been realized from operation of the concession stand at Fort Raleigh this sum mer. This was in addition to $750 which the L’ons Club paid Roa noke Island Historical Association for lease of facility. GRACE METHODIST CHURCH AT DUCK TO CELEBRATE Grace Methodist Church in the small community of Duck in the north end of Dare County again plans its annual homecoming on Sunday, the 9th, with Sunday School at 10 am.; preaching serv ice at 11; a picnic dinner on the grounds at 12:30; a hymnfest at I:3#. Rev. W. B. Gregory of Bath, a former pastor will be the speak er; the Nags Head Baptist Church, Rev. Frank Dinwiddie, pastor, has been invited to bring the singers. The affair is expected to be con cluded at 3:30 p.m. Colington, Kitty Hawk, and other neighbor churches are expected to partici pate. 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 WESTVACO INTRODUCES NEW TOOL FOR FOREST FIRE CONTROL WATER BOMBING _ W > 9 M a. rff ■■l * » JI By . i W The light plane shown above equipped for precision water bomb ing of forest fires has been ac quired by West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company it was announced today by D. Y. Lenhart, manager of the company’s Timberlands Di vision, in his New York office. The photo by Brantley Brown shows Pilot Bill Henderson at the con trols at the Manteo Airport. Mr. Lenhart said the plane, which can fly close to the ground at low air speeds, supplements other modern fire fighting equip ment on the company’s 300,000 acres of woodlands in Dare and Tyrrell counties in North Carolina. “Keys to the effectiveness of our new fire control tool,” Mr. Len hart pointed out, “are early de tection and precision bombing. With the new plane, water bomb ing can be used to drench a drop area 125 feet long by 50 feet wide and leave surrounding air moist to the point of saturation.” The plane is a Stearman Trainer, a type used by the government in I World War 11, which has been com- I pletely rebuilt for fire fighting. The engine has 600 HP., almost triple its former horsepower, and the wings have been redesigned to provide greater life and maneuver ability. A water tank occupies the front cockpit space. The AAA Fly i ing Service of Clinton, N. C., handled the conversion. Under a contract arrangement with William Henderson, of Man teo Flying Service, the plane is kept on a 24-houi- alert ready to go into action as soon as smoke is sighted. Carrying a 250 gallon ppay load of water mixed with a chemical wetting agent precision bombing puts out small fires and keeps bigger blazes from spreading and running out of control. “From the standpoint of initial expense and low operating cost, our plane is a practical applica tion of the water bombing tech-1 nique for Eastern woodlands,” said William J. Crumpacker in Manteo, manger of the company’s North Carolina woodlands. “The big planes with greater payloads 1 i that have been used in the West ' and Canada are not as practical ; for the precision bombing we feel is needed on our woodlands,” he commented. I Two-way radio communications between the plane and fire fighters on the ground are used to coordi nate the company’s fire fighting efforts. Based on reports from the pilot as to the direction, intensity and characteristics of the fire, ef fective measures can be developed for c.o ntr o 1 and containment j BELHAVEN'S OLDEST MAN CELEBRATED 93RD BIRTHDAY i On September 16th, James Nathaniel Edwards of Belhaven celebrated his 93rd birthday at the home of his daughter and son-in law, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wahab in Ocracoke. His many relatives who make it; an annual event to be with him on his big day were prevented from being present this year due to disrupted transportation caused by hurricane Donna. However, he received phone calls from each if his sons, R. B. Edwards of Bel haven being the first to call. M. B. Edwards, Sr., of Ontario, Cali ' forma and E. W. Edwards of Rocky Mount also called and wished him many returns. Besides his sons, he 1 received calls from other relatives in North Carolina and Virginia, as well as numerous messages and cards. During the afternoon and eve ning many Ocracoke friends called to see him and to enjoy birthday cake and ice cream with him. All declared they would be back next year to greet him and to make his 94th birthday a festive oc casion. Ground forces are also protected from being cut off or trapped by a fire since the pilot takes the guesswork out of predicting the path of a blaze. Power pumps and water tanks have been set up on two landing strips West Virginia has built and also at Manteo Airport where the plane is based. The strategic lo cation of these fields enables the pilot to make repeated bombing runs over a fire at frequent in tervals. While the plane was acquired to fight fires on company lands, it can also be used to fight fires on adjacent lands when a fire threat- ■ ens company property. It is esti mated that for every fire the com pany fights on its own lands, it helps fight two fires on someone else’s property". WEEK END REGATTA ON ROANOKE SOUND CALLED BIG SUCCESS By AYCOCK BROWN- NAGS HEAD. —The second an nual Anchor Club Sailing Regatta on Roanoke Sound during the past ’ week end was another success. Some 30 or more boats of various classes, mostly Jollies and Hamp tons took part in the competition. Only a few local craft were enter ’ ed mostly Prams from the Holiday Marina fleet on Kill Devil Hills. '■ Each event had attracted persons ’ interested in the type of vessel ’ competing or the sailors at the • tillers of the boats. ! Dinky Vail and Joe Addington, 1 1 both of Norfolk, took top honors l lin the Jolly and Hampton Class ' events. In the competion however, 1 were boats and skippers from' > Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Hamp-1 ton, Richmond and Washington, D. 1 C. There were entries from as far J west as Henderson in North Caro ’ i lina. ■ Winners in the Jolly Class were: Charles Vail, Norfolk, abroad Jol- ‘llity; Lloyd Emory, Gloucester, 5 1 aboard Frolic; and, Ralph Lynn, j Richmond, aboard Sigried 11. 'I Joe Addington came in first in ' the Hampton class. His boat was named “K-K-K-Katie.” His runner ' ups were: Eddie Wolcott, Norfolk |aboard Race Judicata; and, David jßro wn, Hampton, aboaixl the ’ Ariel. ; In the Handicap event, Clarence Butler of Kill Devil Hills came in ' first aboard his Bettie Tec-Dingy; ! Bill Wilkinson won second place in his O’Day Sprite and Dr. Fletcher j ' Harrell, Elizabeth City came in [ ' third aboard his El Toro. "i F. Bradley Peyton IV, Farming-' jton, Charlottesville won first place in the Pram event while his brother ’ Scotty Peyton came in second. 1 Freddy Rouush of Manteo, who won ; | the honors in the Pram class last i year came in third during the event • last week end. • | There were two heats in each i class held on Saturday and again lon Sunday. ; I Trophies were awarded winner? i of the various events at the Car [ olinian Hotel following the races . Sunday. The racing event held each [ autumn has been promoted by > Julian Oneto of The Carolinian, ■ Lloyd Griffin of Elizabeth City, . and the operators of Holiday Ma , rina. r ‘ MT. CARMEL METHODISTS ! TO HAVE SUPPER ; ’ MANNS HARBOR. —A Fellow- I ship Supper for members and j friends of Mt Carmel Methodist ■ Church will be held Sunday eve- I ning, October 9 at 5:00 o’clock. Fol r lowing the supper slides of the I Methodist Youth Caravan and oth t.ers from the Holy Land will be : shown by the Rev. J. Auman of • Hertford, who traveled with these: groups. All are welcome to attend. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1960 LARGE ATTENDANCE MOVED THURSDAY TO WILLIAMSTON RALLY One of Largest In Many Years Indicates Lively Interest of Democrats Judging from the attendance that shaped up early from the 14 counties roundabout, in the First Congressional District Thursday for the rally at Williamston, there can be no doubt of the interest of Democrats in this fall’s cam paign. Headlining the speakers was Dr. I. Beverly Lake, the bril liant runner-up in the contest in the primary for Governor this year. Nat Johnson, Martin County Democratic chairman called the meeting to order; the invocation was by Rev. Gordon Conklin; wel come by Mayor Cortez Green of Williamston; responses by Russell Twiford, head of the Pasquotank Co. Young Democrats, by Hon. Thad Eure, Secretary of State, and Hon. Herbert Bonner, Con gressman. State chairman Bert Bennett in troduced distinguished guests. Dr. Lake was introduced by Judge Malcolm Paul of Washington. Terry Sanford was presented by Weldon Hollowell of Edenton and Terry Sanford also spoke. Edmund Harding, the famed humorist also spoke. Grace was said by Rev. A. B. Ayers of Bear Grass. The meeting was followed by a barbe cue dinner. In all, it seemed to bear out the prediction last week by Mr. Bonner, that this would be the biggest of rallies yet held in the First District. Hyde, Dare, Tyrrell and Beaufort Counties sent large delegations. WOMEN’S CLUBS OF I6TH DISTRICT TO MEET AT NAGS HEAD The Manteo Woman’s Club will be host to the 16th District Meet ing of the North Carolina Federa tion of Women’s Clubs on October 12 at The Carolinian Hotel, Nags Head. There will be about 150 women from the 16 clubs in the district. At this time awards are presented the club which win on the district level. Reports will be given on achievements during the year. Mrs. C. Gordon Maddrey of Ahoskie, president of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs will address the clubs to gether with two other state of ficers. 16th district president, Mrs. Julian Porter of Severn will pre side. The local club officers are: presi dent, Mrs. Jack Tillett; vice-Presi dent, Mrs. W. W. Harvey, Jr.; re cording secretary, Mrs. Peggy Dun nagan; treasurer, Mrs. Gus Ether lidge; corresponding secretary, Mrs. R. V. Owens, Jr., and member-at large, Mrs. G. L. Cuthrell. BOY SCOUTS WILL SELL LIGHT BULBS SATURDAY On Saturday morning, October 8, the Boy Scouts of Troop 165, Man teo, will sell light bulbs from door to door. The bulbs are donated by the Manteo Lions Club. The pro ceeds from the sale will be used to buy camping equipment for the Scouts. Camping is an essential and important part of Scouting, so let’s all help the boys. Besides, we’ll get something for our money that all of us can use. The boys will meet at the Methodist Educa -tional Building at 9:30 a.m., Sat urday, to start the sales campaign. SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE LEFT BEFORE IT ARRIVED The office of the small (with small letter s) Business Adminis tration seems to have been a flop, so far as service to the Coastland disaster area is considered, and seems to have departed before it got here. The long distance to New Bern imposes a costly hardship on persons already destitute. One visit was made to Manteo. Very poor publicity was given its work. The following announcement is made this week: “C. R. Shaw, Manager of the Dis aster Office of the Small Business Administration, announces that since October 3, the visits to Bel haven, Manteo and Beaufort, N. C., on regular scheduled days as in the past will be discontinued. After this week, persons should contact the main Disaster Office located in the Chamber of Com merce Bldg., 668 Broad Street, New Bera, N. C., Telephone—MEL rose—7-5009. “The New Bern Office is ex pected to remain open for several weeks, and the anticipated closing date will be announced when the workload slows down to warrant this office being discontinued.” And this is no joke; or is it? SENATOR LYNDON JOHNSON SPEAKING NINE TIMES IN N.C. -t. S '.. : ;• r'. ■ ' A. -X '' . ? A’ —*■. ' * H■ ! THE DEMOCRATIC VICE-PRESI DENTIAL Nominee will make nine speeches in N. C. and six in Vir ginia during the current campaign i in two days next week. The 10-car campaign special will leave Washington at 7 a.m. | next Monday and follow the main line of the Southern Railway into i South Carolina. From there the campaign party will embark on ■side trips by car, helicopter and I plane in Florida and Alabama be fore rejoining the train at Meri dian, Miss. Stops Scheduled Stops ranging from 10 to 201 minutes each on the first leg of the trip across Virginia are slated at Culpeper, Orange, Charlottes ville, Lynchburg, and Danville. Once in North Carolina the texan plans rear-platform talks at Reidsville, Greensboro—with a Haiti for a downtown rally—, Thomas-1 ville, Lexington, Salisbury and Kannapolis before an overnight stop in Charlotte. SENSELESS ~WRECK SLAYS THREE IN GORY SATURDAY Horrible End For Three in Colum bia And Injuries For Anoth er Near Bridge COLUMBIA. The most gory and horrible wreck in the memory of the citizens of Columbia hap pened Saturday at 2:12 a.m. in the town of Columbia on the U.S. 64 By-Pass just east of the new Scuppernong River Bridge. Three negroes were killed and another seriously injured when the 1951 Ford in which they were return ing home from a night of revelry at a Pea Ridge juke box joint, ploughed into the back of a park ed truck. Patrolman J. H. Withers said I the driver of the car James Bry ant 26 was being retained in the Tyrrell County jail charged with manslaughter, driving without li cense, and careless and reckless driving. Otis Bryant 17, brother of the driver, died in the brothers arms just after the arrival of the town officers J. L. Poston and W. W. Sawyer, Jr. according to Poston. Virgie Sykes 20, and General Mc- Arthur Perkins 14, both died in stantly. Lonnie Spruill, Jr. 17, with serious facial injuries was taken to Beaufort County Hospi tal in Washington. The truck belonging to Marvin Hassell was parked in front of Broad Street Garage in a zone marked by the State Highway Dept, for parking vehicles. The car ran under the body of the truck knocking the double rear wheels loose, and veered to the left side of the highway where it came to rest. It was demolish ed. All of the passengers in the car lived in Alligator township. Another Wreck Willard Cahoon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seaton Cahoon of Gum Neck who lives in the Paul Liverman home in Columbia, and Rex Ca hoon son of Mrs. Hattie Cahoon were both injured about 2 a.m. Saturday in -Gum Neck near the home of B. B. Combs, when the 1952 Chevrolet in which they were riding hit a tree and wound up in the road side canal, accord ing to Patrolman J. H. Withers, Investigating Officer. The officer told that Willard was the worst hurt and was sent to Norfolk General Hosspital in Norfolk. He is married to the former Margaret Brickhouse and has four children. Rex, the offi cer said was the driver of the car, and had been charged with reck lesss driving and driving drunk. The car wm demolished. COASTLAND WILL BE FORCED TO ADOPT UNIFORM BUILDING CODE OR GO OUT OF BUSINESS Flimsy Structures Erected in Hurricane Areas Have Proved Costly Hardship to General Public; Insurance Rates Have Soared; Loans Have Tightened; Property Values Have Been Depressed And Development Delayed. By VICTOR MEEKINS There is a mighty good old say ing: “anything worth doing at all iis worth doing well,” but it seems Ito have been disregarded when it comes to putting up buildings on our beaches. And so the time has come when pressure must be brought to establish and enforce a uniform building code for the pro tection and safety of the public in general, both financially and physi cally. Year after year we have seen insurance companies apply for and be permitted higher rates for ex tended coverage, so that beach areas are now paying double the rate paid by nearby areas. With each succeeding hurricane, we have seen new property blown to pieces I while old houses, some of them having weathered the storms of a half century, and even longer, con- Itinue to stand firm. This circum l stance has been often a subject of much speculation. Nothing strange about it; old timers knew they had to build for a lifetime and they I built solidly and well. This might surely be the only home they’d ever get. In recent years, we have seen people with more money than dis cretion, turn their building jobs over to fly-by-night contractors, or mechanics with no reputation for craftsmanship. So long as there was no “weather,” all went well after a fashion. These houses being built for warm-weather occupancy, no heed was paid the cracks. The use of concrete blocks because they were cheaper has grown rapidly. Contractors often put them up by contract at a few cents each. With no inspection at hand, some con tractors use a minimum of mortar. Many people use blocks only six inches thick. It saves money also, not to tie down the roof with bolts reaching to the foundation. The first heavy! gust of wind, or strong vacuum I lifts the roof off, and away it sails through the air, leaving the walls to collapse under the wind pres sure. The roof may fly into a. neighbor’s house and wreck it too. Many" of these houses are not built even by mechanics with ex perience. Some people buy “do it; yourself’ books and come down on I week ends, holidays and Sundays,' and are no doubt proud of their handwork. But they are guilty indeed of a grave offense. They have not only wasted their sub stance, but they have caused to be taken from their neighbor what he should not have lost. Now there is the reason under-1 lying the need of a building code Which will require all persons to put commonsense into practice. It is one thing bad enough, for a inan to throw away his own money, but another to damage the public. Let us consider these things: A large number of all struc tures built in this country, on the, beach or elsewhere are built with money borrowed of banks, build-' ing loan associations, etc. These agencies are lending the money of, various people who have entrusted it to them for lending purposes. I Lending agencies cannot let persons have money, no matter: how worthy they are, without ade- ■ quate insurance on the property. ! Insurance companies are complete ly within their rights to refuse to insure property which is a hazard ous risk. They, also, are handling other people’s money. If we don’t get down to some basic, sensible system of building, we are going to find ourselves un-1 able to borrow any money because i we can’t buy insurance to protect our lender. When lenders and insurance companies stop dealing with us, wo are going to have a depression in property values so terrific that we can’t sell land or houses. We will find that employment for merchants will cease, and that tax revenues will decline and there won’t be money on which to run our towns and counties, and the loss to schools and other public agencies will be tragic. We have got to have a law with teeth in it, that will make every person put up any house so de signed as to offered the maximum resistance to the highest oc casional winds that come our way. We can let things go as they are, letting every fellow build as he pleases, until we are forced into penury and bankruptcy. Or we can have backbone enough to stand up for our welfare one tune, at least. MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy SENATOR JORDAN TO SPEAK FRIDAY AT MANTEO 8 P.M. It’s been a long time since a ’ U. S. Senator came to the Manteo courthouse to make a political speech, but tonight at 8 o’clock, Senator B. Everett Jordan, who loves this coastland, and Dare County (where he led some five to one in the primary), will talk . to the people of the area. Senator Jordan will arrive at Nags Head this afternoon, where 1 County Chairman Walter Perry has arranged for the County Ex ecutive Committee to give the. 1 Senator a dinner. Many other notables will attend. Perhaps Ter ry Sanford, but anyway, Congress man Warren, and others. Tomorrow, the District Rally of Young Democrats of the First District will be held at the Caro linian. Keith Moore of Manteo is District President. Dr. W .W. Har vey, Jr., of Manteo is the Dare County President. Dr. Harvey announced this week that Congressman Herbert C. Bon ner and Sen. Everett Jordan are scheduled to attend the rally Sat urday night, and will make short talks. WHITE MARLIN, SAILFISH FAKE TOP HONORS IN THE TOURNAMENT OFF HATTERAS HATTERAS. —An 82 pound white marlin was top winning fish taken during the three day invita tional tournament sponsored by Cape Hatteras Billfish club off Hatteras last week end. Harry Dundore caught the marlin on Sun day as the fishing classic, second jto be held in Cape Hatteras wa iters this year, was coming to a close on Sunday. Dundore, a resi dent of Sparks, Maryland, was skipping bait from his cruiser Had- To when the marlin gone of the largest boated off the North Car olina coast this year, was taken. It measured seven foot and nine ; ifiches from tip to tip. | Runnerup to Dundore’s white marlin was a 54 pound sailfish measuring seven foot and five inches. It was caught by Ross Wal ker, a native of Currituck County now living in Richmond, where he i is in the brokerage business. Wal i ker and his wife, two of the 22 an glers taking part in the tourna 'ment competition, were fishing from Ernal Foster’s Albatross 11, skippered by Capt. Bill Foster. Third place winner was Tony Wivchar of Diverhead, N. Y., who landed a 41 pound sail, one of three sailfish taken during the three days. He was fishing from the cruiser Mako 11. There were 10 cruisers taking ’ part in the tournament, most of them from ports out of State. i In addition to Had-To and Mako 11, both from out of state, and the ' Albatross of Hatteras, anglers were fishing from cruisers named ■ Amy How, Bill Jim, Ocean Fancy, ; Snapper 11, Rendezvous and Mar sharka. The last boat to enter, Fighting Lady, of Miami, Fla., skippered by Capt. Harold Abbott is owned by members of the Phipps Family, once large property own ers on Hatteras Island before they gave their property to the govern ment to become part of Cape Hat ; teras National Seashore. Mr. and Mrs. Newell Ward, Jr., of Middle burg, Va., were fishing in the tourney from aboard this cruiser. On Sunday night handsome trophies were awarded the winning anglers at a banquet held.in Chan nel Bass Restaurant. While no blue marlin, principal objective of the anglers, were boated, several were sighted or raised to bait during the event. BARBECUE SUPPER The Seniors of West Hyde High School are sponsoring a “Barbecue Supper” in the school lunch room, Friday, October 7, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Plates sell for 60< and SI.OO. Everyone is invited to bring the family to supper and help the seniors, or plates will be delivered to you. The money will go toward their trip to Washing ton, D. C.
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