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VOLUME XXVI NO. 20
COASTAL COUNTIES JUBILANT
OVER SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC
ELECTIONS HELD THIS WEEK
Improvement in Governmental Programs Antici
pated With Knowledge That State and Nation
Will Operate Under Unified Democratic Ad
ministrations; Dare County Gave Majority to
All Democratic Candidates.
Democrats of coastal North
Carolina are jubilant this week,
the outcome of Tuesday’s election
which swept into office Jack Ken
nedy for President, Terry Sanford
for Governor, Herbert Bonner for
Congress, the usual statewide Dem
ocratic officials, and a Democratic
Senate and House in Washington.
This outcome has much meaning
to North Carolina and the South,
in that it offers promise of more
recognition in Washington with
possibly a cabinet member to come
from North Carolina.
In Dare County there was much
rejoicing that through hard work,
and against unusual opposition not
heretofore encounted, the county
went back to giving the usual
Democratic majority for president.
In 1956 it went Republican. De
spite the fact that this time hun
dreds of people, many of whom had
not voted in years, turned out to
vote against Kennedy, the loyal
Democrats in the country rolled up
their sleeves, went to work and
rolled up a majority.
It was hardly expected that the
combined vote from off Hatteras
Island, which has received far more
in benefits from State Government
than any other area, and many
times over the amount of taxes it
pays, from the County government,
should turn so heavily against the
Democrats at all levels. The Is
land was carried by Nixon and Gav
in, and Republican county candi
dates also got majorities. However
it has been traditionally rock-rib
bod Republican ranging up to 75
per cent, and only in the days of
the Depression and the New Deal
when many government benefits
were being dispensed, did the regis
tration switch to the Democratic
party. Yet at the same time, many
citizens say they are registered as
Democrats only that they may par
ticipate in the Democratic primary,
having no special interest in the
party and apparently little loyalty
to it. In 1956 the area went heavily
for Eisenhower.
The Democratic office holders
have never ignored them nor
punished them for lack of support
of the party, but have striven to
bring about great benefits for the
area, so that for many years, the
county has been disbursing on the
island a far greater amount of
county taxes per capita than goes
to any other area, and from na
tional and state funds high bene
fits have exceeded by far those dis
pensed in any other area of the
state, size and population, as well
as auto registration considered.
This is a remarkable tribute to the
fairness and dedication of the
Democrats in power, that they nev
er let politics stifle their desire to
help all citizens regardless of par
ty affiliations. This is as it should
be, and all citizens should receive
equal treatment, but for Hatteras
Island the officials have gone far
above and beyond the demands of
duty to aid and build up the area.
Wanchese community, which has
been liberally treated jn equal man
ner as Hatteras Island, which also
went in similar manner in the
election. But otherwise in Dare
County, loyal Democrats rose to
the situation and came through.
While we hope to print returns by
precincts elsewhere, we offer here
a few comparison of Tuesday’s re
sults:
Commissioner Swain who had the
See DEMOCRATS, Plage Six
GOOSE HUNTING REPORTED
FROM BODIE ISLAND AREA
Only six geese were reported
killed at Bodie Island on Wednes
day or the 1960 migratory wildfowl
season got underway.
Officials of Cape Hatteras Na
tional Seashore who have control
over hunting at Bodie Island which
is sometimes called the Nags Head
Flats reported 14 hunters in NPS
blinds on the opening day. Os this
total three hunters, each from
Nags Head, killed their limits of
geese. The hunters were Joseph M.
Cox, H. B. Carter and J. E. Har
ris.
Officials reported that numerous
Canada geese and also a variety of
dudes, mostly widgeons and pin
tails had arrived in the Bodie and
Pea Island region. The latter, a
national wildlife refuge on Hat
teras Island is a resting and feed
ing place under government juris
diction where hunting is not per
mitted.
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
SIX ADDRESSES PLANNED
FOR METHODIST WOMEN
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1 MISS E. LOUISE NICHOLS who
will speak at Manteo Methodist
1 Church Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. She is
1 a field worker with the Womans
■ Division of the Board of Missions
’ of the Methodist Church, and in all
’ will speak six times in the Eliza
' beth City district On the same
; date she will speak in Elizabeth
! City at the First Church at 2 p.m.
and at Ahoskie at 8 p.m. On Nov.
16 at Edenton at 10 a.m.; Plymouth
’ at 3 p.m. and at Washington at
8 p.m. Miss Nickols is a former
home missionary and an attractive
! speaker, and a cordial invitation
to attend these meetings has been
, issued by Mrs. S. L. Morgan, Sec
’ retary of Corapeake.
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; HYDE GIRL WINS HONORS
; IN IREDELL CO. SCHOOL
Miss Martha Bush of Harmo
s ny is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
r G. E. Bush of Fairfield.
r On October 28, she was first
runner-up in the Harmony Hallo-
3 ween Queen Contest. She wore a
r floor length gown of white taffeta
t and net with a net overskirt that
> has red bows on the scollops at
j the bottom and a red ribbon at the
3 waist. She carried an arm bou
» quet of red roses.
f She is a member of the Junior
3 Class at Harmony, in the Beta
■ Club, Spanish Club, Senior 4-H
- Club, FHA, and has been selected
- as one of 18 to play on the Har
s mony Girl’s Basketball Team.
I She is staying with her grand
. parents in Harmony while attend
s ing school.
> DEERS OF EITHER SEX
MAY BE HUNTED IN DEC.
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3 Special Permit For Hunting on Dee. 16
3 and 17 Only In Certain Areas .
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Tarheel deer hunters will be giv
» en a chance to take a deer of either
- sex in parts of the State where.
> deer have become overabundant
: and where public hearings have de
> termined that the hunts are desir-
> able. Among other parts of the
. state, such hunting will be permit
r ted in areas of Beaufort and Mar
s tin Counties etc, as follows:
An either sex hunt has been
scheduled for December 16-17 in
: that part of Northampton County
south and west of Rich Square,
bounded on the east by N. C. High
way No. 308 to Rich Square, thence
, with N. C. Highway No. 305 to
j Long’s Service Station at the in-
I tersection of Rehoboth Church
- Road to Gum Fork, thence with
I Bryantown Road to the R.E.A.
I substation, thence with the R.E.A.
-'power line to the Roanoke River.
1 Also scheduled for December
i 16-17 for either sex deer hunting
I are that part of Hertford County
> bounded on the south by the Me
-3 herrin River; in that part of Hali
i fax County bounded on the north
t and west by Conoconnara Creek
. and Highway N. C. 125 and the
■ Scotland Neck-Palmyra road to the
Martin county line: in that part
i of Beaufort County east of Bel
t haven, bounded on the south by
• |Pungo River, on the east by Gum
I Neck Road south from Leechville,
i on the north- by Highway U. S.
■ 264 and Beech Ridge Road to Mile
• Road, thence again with U. S. 264;
■ in the that part of Beaufort County
■ (south of Aurora bounded on the
So DEERS, Page Six
PRAISES DARE DEMOCRATS
FOR REDEEMING COUNTY
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WALTER D. PERRY, of Kill
Devil Hills, chairman of the Dare
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee yesterday stated he was ex
ceeding grateful for the coopera
tion with which so many members
of the party, and his top officials
of the "Executive Committee join
ed wholeheartedly with his organi
zation, and with the loyal workers
in the Young Democratic Club in
bringing about a Democratic vic
tory in the county.
“It was with great pleasure that
so much harmony was noted, and
so many contributions were made,”
he said. “We went to considerable
expense, with the contributions we
sent to headquarters, and we still
have more money to raise, but I
am sure the Democrats of the
county will come through, and as
sist in financing a party organiza
tion that will have funds with
which to work so that it will not
be embarassed financially in future
as has been the case in the past,”
he concluded.
It will be remembered that in
1956, Dare County gave nine of
16 precincts to Eisenhower, and
the total vote being 1,028 to 840.
However, since then, more organi
zation among Democrats has de
veloped, despite the many differ
ences that have prevailed, and the
spirit of unity has brought about
the condition which Mr. Perry
commends. For some weeks before
the election, and more intensely in
the last few days, Mr. Perry and
his staff members have been out
in the field quietly working for the
Sanford Kennedy, and County
ticket. The results speak for them
selves, in winning victory, despite
able opposition from several large
religious groups in the county.
This was a type of opposition most
difficult to deal with, for it em
braced many of the leading and
most influential people of the coun
ty who expressed devotion to
long-standing convictions.
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State Senator
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Hyde Representative
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1960
BIG HOME TALENT
SHOW IN COLUMBIA
SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
Musical Comedy, "Running Wild,"
to Be Presented on Wed. and
Thur, by Womans Club
* Each evening at the Columbia
High School Auditorium, an en
thusiastic cast is rehearsing, under
the direction of Sal P. Van Dale,
“Running Wild”, a musical comedy
sponsored by the Columbia Wom
ans Club with such local stars as
Jake Walker as a loveable old town
doctor, Dr. Lewis, Effie Brick
house playing Hertha Higgonbot
tom, Birdie Swain as Mrs. Willa
Proffitt, Linwood Armstrong as
Chuck Chamberlain and Leonda
Newberry as Shirley Brooks,
Church’s fiancee. “Running Wild”
revolves around running a woman
1 for mayor, played by Lula Bell
; Bridgeman, in a small town against
. Spider McGinness, played by Lar
ry Cooper and his gangsters play
ed by H. Worth Pearce, Jack
Davenport and Jim Withers.
Dancing and' singing their way
through “Running Wild” arte mem
bers of the sophomore, Junior and
Senior classes of Columbia High
School. Cecilia Cohoon plays the
French maid Matilda, and Noel
Swain, J. W. Swain, Leonda New
berry and Mary Beth Swain add
many specialty numbers to the
show.
Members of the Columbia Wom
ans Club also do lively number in
the show and perform as the 2
“Ladies Lullaby League Os March
ing Mothers”. Students from the
first grade of Columbia grade
school are contributing to “Run
ning Wild” with their portrayal of
the story of “Snowwhite and the
Seven Dwarfs” which will captivate
the audience with their ability.
See TALENT, Page Twelve
COINJOCK BRIDGE WILL BE
CLOSED DURING NOV. 22-23
Coinjock Bridge across the At
-1 lantic Intracoastal Waterway, U. S.
Route 158, at Coinjock, will be
closed to highway traffic for ap
proximately 2 b°ur periods between
• the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
i on 22 and 23 November 1960.
; The bridge will be opened for the
’ passage of accumulated highway
• traffic at 9:00 a.m.-ll a.m. and
i 3:00 p.m. on each of the above
1 dates. It is is necessary to close the
; bridge to highway traffic in order
i to make urgent repairs to the
' bridge machinery.
Water traffic on the Atlantic
i Intracoastal Waterway will not be
s interrupted as repairs will be made
. while the draw spans are in the
; open positions. School buses, regu
larly scheduled passenger buses, or
I ambulances on an emergency mis-
• sion will be permitted to pass over
i the bridge as promptly as possible
at any time.
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS ELECTED TUESDAY
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P. D. MIDGETT, JR.
State Senator
WALTER GRIGGS
Currituck Representative
TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, born May 29, 1917, at Brookline,
Mass, now U. S. Senator, is to be the 35th President of the United
States. He served as a Congressman 1947-1953; a U. S. Senator since
then. He served in the Navy in World War II 1941-45, as commander
of a PT boat. Was awarded the Marine Corps and Navy Medals and
the Purple Heart; is the author of several books and has been award
ed the Pulitzer prize for biography. He married Jacqueline Bouvier in
1953 and they have a daughter, and expect another child next month.
SCHOOL TROUBLES PILE
HIGHER IN HYDE COUNTY
Contractors Bring Suit for Soma $40,000
Alleging Breach of Contract; Voters
Reject Tax For Schools
Hyde Cotfnty voters this week by
a vote of 1,128 to 365 rejected a
proposal for a special tax to aid
the schools in the amount of a 25
cent levy, which would have yielded
about $20,000 a year, based on the
present valuation.
The Board of Education in Hyde
may have rough sledding in the
coming years, for among the
troubles that have been brought on,
is a suit filed against the Board
of Education which has grown out
of the activities of the predecessor
board. The C. W. Dawson contract
ing firm of Kinston has filed suit
to recover $39,495.20 for alleged
breach of contract when construc
tion of a consolidated school at
Lake Comfort was stopped, and
which was being built by the Daw
son Co. Cessation of work follow
ed litigation in the courts, where
in owners of the land had alleged
See SCHOOL, Page Six
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HERBERT C. BONNER
Congressman
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M. K. FEARING, Jr.
Dare O. Repmentative
VIRGINIA PASTOR WILL LEAD
MEETINGS AT NAGS HEAD
Rev. J. William Hall, pastor
of Midway and Mt. Carmel Bap
tist Churches near Quantico, Va.,
will be guest minister for a series
of evangelistic services beginning
Sunday, November 13 at the Nags
Head Baptist Church.
An unusual prelude to the serv
ices will be two messages on Sun
day, November 13, by the Rev.
Joe Chicol ,a Maya Indian Bible
translator, educator and pastor
from Guatemala, Central America.
Mr. Chicol will preach at the 11
o’clock Sunday morning service,
and again at the 6:30 p.m. Train
ing Union hour.
Mr. Hail’s first message will be
at the 7:30 p.m. Sunday service.
He will speak each night there
after through the week, concluding
Friday night, November 18, at 7:30
p.m. He will also conduct a morn
ing Bible study at 10:00 o’clock,
Monday through Friday.
A native of Alton, 111., Mr. Hall
was educated at Murray College,
Ky., and the University of Rich-
See REV. HALL, Page Six
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TERRY SANFORD
Governor
W. CHARLES COHOON
E TynvU Representative
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 428
MANTEO, N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
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JEFF CREDLE, 72
FORMER SHERIFF
OF HYDE CO. DIES
Sladesville Leader and Business
man Dies Thursday Morning
After Long Illness
Jeff Credle, 72, former Sheriff
and Treasurer of Hyde County,
longtime resident of Sladesville,
merchant, farmer and timberman,
died after a long illness Thursday
morning in the Belhaven hospital.
The body was removed to William
son Funeral Home in Swan Quar
ter, pending funeral arrangements.
He was a member of the Methodist
church.
Mr. Credle was born near Swan
Quarter, son of the late Tilman
and Louisa Credle. A man of re
markable personality, active in
community and county affairs he
was popular and widely known. He
is survived by a son, Allen Credle,
Sladesville merchant, by a daugh
ter, Mrs. Sally Blane Murphy of
Henderson and by his wife, Mrs.
Sally Hook Credle.
He is also survived by a brother,
Harvey Credle of Sladesville.
SUCCESS CROWNS
CAPE HATTERAS
FISHING CONTEST
A Total of 270 Individual Anglers
Took Part in Third An
nual Tournament
Thirty teams from clubs in sev
eral states plus 270 individual an
glers participated in the successful
third annual Hatteras Island Surf
Fishing Tournament here during
the past week end. It was consider
ed a profitable event in many
ways, with all motels filled and
while weather was not too favor
able for fishing, due to condition
of the seas, it was enjoyable wea
ther for visiting.
Trophies and fishing tackle
prizes, plus medals for winning
team members were awarded dur
ing the colorful Tournament Ban
quet presented in the gymnasium
of Cape Hatteras High School Sat
urday night This was attended by
some 250 persons, and the banquet
was served by the ladies of the
Methodist Church.
Featured speaker at the event
was Tidewater Virginia's talented
after dinner speaker and humorist
the Rev. P. Rowland Wagner of
Norfolk who spoke on the theme
of what is needed to clear up the
present world chaos are more surf
casters who would spend their time
fishing instead of talking about po
tential global wars. Bill Dillon,
president of Cape Hatteras Anglers
Club presided at the banquet. His
club sponsors the annual surf clas
sic here each Autumn. Jim Mays
of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot ren
dered invaluable service as co
chairman of the tournament.
Virginia Beach anglers club of
Virginia with a score of 17 points
took first place in the tournament’s
team competition. Runnerups in the
two day team phase of the vent
were The Albemarle Surf Club,
Elizabeth City, N. C., with IM
points and the Merchantville
(N. J.) Surf Fishing Club coming
in for third place with 147 points.
A member of the Victor AA Fish
ing Club’s team of Harveys Ce
dars, N. J., won first place for
taking the largest fish—a 47-
pounder by F. W. Maher.
Mike Peel of Hatteras and Ed
Coneski of Atlantic City, shared
top honors in the individual event
climaxing competition among an
glers on Saturday morning. Peele
caught a four pound speckled trout
to win the prize for largest of this
species and Coneski caught 12 to
win award for most fish.
In the junior class Joel Foy,
Norfok, Walter Spaeth, Elizabeth
City and Nancy White of Norfolk
were winners.
Betty McCord of Atlantic won
the ladies competion for most fish
while Dorothy Anderson, Absecon,
N. J., with a 16 inch kingfish won
prize for that class.
Largest blue fish in the individ
ual competition was one measuring
14 inches taken by George Kelch
of Philadelphia and Dan Danorff
of Margate City with a 17 H inch
fish won first place in the flounder
division.
TYRRELL COUNTY STRONG
FOR KENNEDY-SANFORD
In the absence of any county
contests, the vote in Tyrrell was
remarkable large, and shows evi
dence of unity and hard work.
Kennedy got 906 votes to 237 for
Nixon. Sanford got 1,005 votes to
Gavin's 218 for Governor. Con
gressman Bonner got 986 votes to
188 for Ratcliff. This represents
six of the seven precincts, the only
one missing being Kilkenny which
normally has about 20 votes. Tyr
rell went heavily for Sanford in
both primaries.