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STICK, CHAIRMAN
OF BOARD, SWAIN
WELFARE MEMBER
Hooper Made Vice-Chairman
Monday, As "Honors" Are
Distributed; Plans Made
Again losing out on a long
standing ambition to be Chairman
of the Board of Commissioners of
Dare County, Lawrence Swain of
Manteo, acquiesced Monday, and
put in nomination David Stick who
was elected unanimously. After a
considerable discussion, and after
the Board had departed from its
previous policy against double of
fice-holding, Swain was further
pacified by appointment as a mem
ber of the Welfare Board to fill
the place vacated by Stanford
White of Manns Harbor for a three
year term, a plum with great po
tentialities for political benefit.
Horace Hooper was named Vice
chairman of the Board.
It has been known from the start,
the Stick, being in control of the
Board, could have the chairman
ship, or anything he wanted, since
members Hooper and Fuller have
been under his command for some
time. Mr. Fuller’s driving ambition
is to build a jail at Buxton, a
project for which $5,000 has al
ready been appropriated, and
which, if successfully built would
cost some $20,000, all of which
must come from the higher taxes
paid by property owners in the
north end of the county, since many
times over the amount of taxes
paid by the area, is already being
sent to Buxton for special services.
Hooper is convinced that Stick’s
superior ability will bring about
the construction of a half million
dollar deep water channel to Hoop
er’s fish house at Stumpy Point, a
project now before the district
engineers.
The Board after having or
ganised this week, spent two days
in session with plans for two days
or more next week, and launched
on a plan leading to setting up
a super tax office, and the possible
purchase of several thousands of
dollars worth of book-keeping ma
chinery. Mr. Swain was given to
understand that at the end of a
See BOARD, Page Six
MURALS IN KNAPP
BUILDING WORTH A
VISIT TO UNIVERSITY
Kughler’s Paintings Will Be Inter
esting To Those Who Follow
State's History
The commendable effort which
Dr. Albert Coates and his associ
ates has put into achieving a
permanent place for the County
Government Institute at Chapel
Hill, and where its new home the
Joseph Palmer Knapp building was
dedicated last week, is exemplified
in 14 murals on the walls of the
auditorium.
These murals, painted by the ar
tist, Joseph Vandeveer Kughler,
who was employed by the late Mrs.
Knapp to do the job, contain life
like figures of so many important
people who have participated in
the history of the state. Mural
No. 1, portrays the meeting of
Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter
Raleigh, out of whose acquaintance
developed the first English expe
ditions to North Carolina.
Mural No. 2 shows the First
English Colony fraternizing with
the Indians who are bringing oys
ters, fish, fruits etc., to the white
men. No. 3 shows Charles II and
his Lords proprietors, with their
ladies, parcelling off Carolina. In
this scene appears Bill Long and
other Lost Colony characters. No.
4 shows an expedition from other
areas moving into Carolina to set
tle the new country.
In the painting of the Halifax
Resolves, noted as No. 5, the first
Dare County figure appears. Mrs.
Dotty Frye is modeled as one of
the women in the scene.
No. 6 portrays the mad rush
against adverse weather “on to
King’s Mountain,” which was a
significant battle of the Revolu
tion. No. 7 portrays the founding
of the University of N. C., where
in Wm. R. Davie participated in
Masonic ceremonies.
A sginificant historical event is
' treated in No. 8, “LaFayette’s vis
it to the state while touring the
south some years after the Revolu
tion. Here is shown Carolina’s
ante-bellum opulence, with the
beauty of the southern women, and
in the background a colonial man
sion setting off the picture.
Number 9 shows North Caro
lina’s position at the battle of
Gettysburg, with General James J.
Pettigrew leading his forces far
thost ahead.
Perhaps most significant are the
next three murals: No. ten por
trays the "Crusade for Education,”
See MURALS, Page Six
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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
TIDES OF INLET
CLAIM FOUR LIVES
FROM SMALL BOAT
Four members of the striped bas r
surf fishing expedition on Hattera
Island this week are missing in
the Oregon Inlet area, and little
hope was held they were still alive
Thursday afternoon.
The missing men are: Vick Nel
son, Fort Lee, N. J., Jack Stead
man, George Albrecht and Tony
Castagnaro of Westerly, R. I.
Bill Dillon of Outer Banks mo
tel where the group under the lea
dership of Hal Lyman, Bdston
publisher of Salt Water Sports
man Magazine stated that the four
anglers had gone to Oregon In
let to try fishing from sloughs be
yond the surf on Wednesday abou’
11:30 o’clock.
When the men failed to return
during late afternoon the Coast
Guard were notified.
The overturned outboard power
ed 19-foot motor boat identified as
the one the men had gone fish
ing aboard was located overturned
and in a battered condition ashore
on Green Island, about one mile
west of Oregon Inlet Life Boat
station at 7:10 o’clock Thursday
morning.
Chief Warrant Officer M. B.
Midgett, group commander of the
Coast Guard units on Hatteras Is
land stated that search for the
men was continuing. The all-out
search includes one fixed wing
plane a helicopter, two lifeboats
and power wagons, the latter be
ing used along the beach in hopes
of finding the men or bodies.
WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET
The Manteo Woman’s Club will
meet at 8:15 Tuesday evening, De
cember 13, at the home of Mrs.
M. K. Fearing, Jr. The occasion
will be the annual Christmas par
ty, and gifts will be exchanged.
PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF SOUTHERN
ALBEMARLE ASSOCIATION ELECTED LAST WEEK
ROBERT COWEN
President
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W. L. HOWELL
Secretary
Williamston
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P. A. TILLETT
Vice-President
Dare Cotmty
JAP GOVERNOR GRATEFUL
TO MAYOR OF K. D. HILLS
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MAYOR RUDOLPH H. COOK of
Kill Devil Hills this week is in
receipt of a letter from Ryotaro
Azuma, Governor of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government, express
ing thanks for the pebbles and pine
tree seeds sent from Kill Devil
Hills to be used in ceremonies in
Japan on December 18th, commem
orating the 50th anniversary of the
first plane flown in Japan. Mayor
Cook had been invited to this cere
mony by Japanese Aeronautical
officials, and had planned a trip to
Japan with Mrs. Cook. At the same
time, the Park Service is dedica
ting the new visitor center at the
Wright Memorial, and Mr. Cook
will remain to deliver the address
of welcome for the town of Kill
Devil Hills.
The items sent by Mr. Cook will
be presented in behalf of the town
of Kill Devil Hills by the American
ambassador at the planting cere
monies in Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 18.
Seeds from the trees are to be
given children of the primary
schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook recently en-
See COOK, Page Twelve
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DR. W. T. RALPH
Vice-Presidient
Beaufort County
W. J. LUPTON
Vice-President
Hyde County
HEADING the Southern Albemarle
Association in 1960-61 is Robert H.
Cowen of Williamston, former Ma
yor of Williamston, former State
Senator from the 2nd District and
now a legislative counselor in
Washington, D. C. Elected also at
Pantego on Nov. 30th, was Dr. W.
T. Ralph of Belhaven, Vice-Presi
dent for Beaufort County. Dr.
Ralph has previously served as
president and Vice-President; W.
J. Lupton, vice-president for Hyde
County, a former Auditor and now
representative-elect from Hyde;
Capt. Pennell A. Tillett for Dare
County, a retired Coast Guard and
County Tax supervisor for the past
seven years. Mr. Howell, who was
appointed Secretary by Mr. Cowen
Is County Treasurer of Martin
Cdunty.
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1960
DUCK MAN SLAYS
WIFE AND SELF
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Lankford Whitson, 45, Tow-Boat
Employe for 20 Years; Son
of Prominent Family
Larry Lankford Whitson, 45, a
native and former resident of Duck,
Dare County, shot and killed his
wife, Patty Doughty Whitson, 40,
at their home in 3047 Tillman Road,
Norfolk, about 9:30 p.m. Wednes
day ,and then killed himself. There
were witnesses to the scene.
The bodies were taken to H. D.
Oliver Funeral Home in Norfolk,
pending police investigation. Fun
eral arrangements are incomplete,
pending arrival of the only sur
viving parents, Solomon B. and
Mrs. Carrie Baum Whitson, highly
regarded citizens of Duck. Beside
his parents, Whitson is survived
by one brother, Elmo Whitson of
Duck. The couple had no children.
The dead woman was the daugh
ter of the late C. H. and Betty
Brown Jones of Danville, Va. She
is survived by five brothers: Frank
Jones of Newport News; A. R.
Jones and Leon Jones of Danville;
O. M. Jones of Greensboro, and J.
B. Jones of Norfolk. By three sis
ters, Mrs. O. L. Daniel of Yancey
ville, Miss Lora Jones of Danville
and Mrs. Arthur Kopacz of Nor
folk.
Whitson had been employed
about 20 years by the Curtis Bay
Towing Co., and at the time of his
death was a tug-boat wheelsman.
His wife was employed as a seams
tress in an alterations shop in
Norfolk.
ROTARY DIST GOVERNOR
TO VISIT MANTEO CLUB
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The Rotary Club of Manteo on
Monday evening, December 12 will
be host to Janies M. Bates, gov
ernor of the 771st district of Rot'iy
International, on an annual official
visit he makes to each of the 39
Rotary clubs in his district. He
will address the local club and con
fer with President Robert F. Gibbs,
and committee chairmen on Rotary
administration and service activi
ties.
He has been scheduled to visit
the Manteo club on September 12th.
but Hurricane Donna prevented
him from filling the engagement.
Mr. Bates is vice president and
actuary of the Home Security Life
Insurance Company in Durham,
North Carolina, and is a member
and past president of the Rotary
See ROTARY, Page Six
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
DECLINES FERRY APPEAL
Refuses Consideration of Taylor Boat
for Run to Sea Level; To Provide
Third Boat for Hatteras Inlet
By a vote of 5 to 2, the state
Wednesday rejected taking over
the Taylor Brothers ferry between
Sea Level and Ocracoke which has
not operated since Hurricane Don
na. A committee of the Commis
sion had recommended operating
the ferry on a toll basis, and Gov
ernor Hodges had expressed a
willingness to pay $60,000 for dock
ing facilities and $225,000 for the
boat.
While reason for abandoning the
ferry have been given as shoal
ing as a result of the hurricane,
it is pointed out that the boat has
made trips since the hurricane, and
had trouble before the hurricane,
because of having not been suit
ably designed for the operation.
Much sentiment prevails for the
shorter run to Cedar Island with
a saving of an hour’s time. Senti
ment on the highway commission
is expressed that not less than two
boats are needed to give adequate
service and moreover that • they
should be vessels designed for the
job.
Commissioner James Mason of
Laurinburg seemed to be spokes
man for those opposed to buying
the boat which the Taylors plan to
sell, and to not operate any more.
See FERRY, Page Bix
HODGES, SANFORD. WIRTH. FOULOIS AND OTHER
NOTABLES TO VISIT KILL DEVIL HILLS DEC. 17
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GEN. BENJ. FOULOIS
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GOVERNOR LUTHER HODGES
LEADING THE GROUP OF NOTABLE MEN who will appear on
the program during the dedication of the Museum and visitor cen
ter at Kill Devil Hills on December 17th will be Major General Ben
jamin D. Foulois, U.S.A, retired, and who flew the first Army air
plane for the U. S.; Director Conrad L. Wirth, who heads America’s
National Park Service; Governor Luther Hodges, who has been chos
en by President-elect Kennedy to head the Department of Commerce
which was also establishel in 1903; and Terry Sanford, Governor
elect of North Carolina.
The principal speaker at the
morning program is retired Major-
General Benjamin, Delahauf Fou
lois, who was bom in Connecticut!
Dec. 9, 1879. He graduated Inf.
and Cav. Sch., 1906 the Army Sig
nal School 1908, and from the Army
Comd, and General Staff School
1925; married Elizabeth Shepperd
Grant, Apr. 1923. Was promoted
from Corpl. to Ist Sergt. Co. G, Ist
U. S. Engrs., 1898-99; pvt. and Ist
sergt., Co. G, 19th Inf., 1999-1901;
commd. 2d It. 17th Inf., Feb. 2,
1901; Ist It. 24th Inf., Oct. 16,
1906; transferred to 17 Inf. Oct.
30, 907; Ist It. Signal Corps. Apr.
SO, 1908; assigned to 7th Inf., Apr.
30, 1912: Capt., aviation section,
Signal Corps, July 23, 1914; Maj.,
June 27, 1917; Brigadier General
Signal Corps, July 24, 1917. On
Aviation duty from July 1908 to
Dec. 31, 1935; commanded air serv
ice troops on Mexican border and
in Mexican Punitive Expedition
1916-17. Drafted the $640,000,000
aviation bill of July 24, 1917: chief
of air service, A.E.F., 1917-18; was
the American member of the Avi
ation Commission of Supreme War
Council, 1917-19; mem
ber pijlitary commission convention
on Rules and Regulations for In
ternational Air Navigation, 1919;
chief of American Section of pro
posed Aeronautical Inter-Allied
Commn. of Control, charged with
the execution of the air of
the Treaty of Peace with Germany;
assistant military observer, Ameri
can Commission, Berlin, Germany,
May 1920-Nov. 1921; asst, military
attache, American Embassy, BerFn,
Germany, Nov. 1921-Apr. 1924;
apptd. commanding officer, Mitch
ell Field, L. 1., N. Y., 1925; asst,
chief Air Corps, 192-31; chief of
Air Corps, with rank of Major
General 1931-35; retired, Dec. 31,
1935. Awarded distinguished Serv
ice Medal; Comdr. Legion of Honor
(French); Grand Officer Crown of
Italy. Episcopalian. Home: 3 N.
Somerset Ave., Ventnor City, N.
J.
Conrad Wirth, director of the Na
tional Park Service, which has re
cently completed the $300,000 visi
tor center near the scene of the
first flights in 1903, was born in
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 1, 1899. He
attended several schools, getting a
Bachelor of Science degree from
Mass. University, and has been
awarded several honorary degrees.
He practiced landscape architecture
in San Francisco, and in New Or
leans where he served as town plan
ner. In 1925 he went with the Na
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission in Washington, D. C.;
served as Assistant director Nation
al Park Service 1931, and Associate
Director since 1951. He served as
See CELEBRATION, Page Six
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CONRAD L. WIRTH
HON. TERRY SANFORD
LOTS OF WORK WENT IN
CHAPLIN'S ACHIEVEMENT
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DON CHAPLIN, a Tyrrell County
4-H leader, after giving years of
hard work to the cause nearest
his heart, topped his honors last
week with winning a S4OO scholar
ship. We recount some of his work,
since the picture arrived too late
for publiction with our story last
week.
Chaplin, 17, is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence R. Chaplin of Co
lumbia. He’s a senior at Colum
bia High School and plans to en
ter college.
In seven years of 4-H work, Don
Chaplin has been a recreation lead
er in 91 county and area events.
He has joined in the fun of 406
recreational affairs.
He has been a 4-H state winner
in recreation and rural arts, pub
lic speaking and entomology. He
organized a health club in his high
school, has been county winner in
projects 11 times and in activities
14 times.
Perhaps Chaplin's biggest leader-
See CHAPLIN, Page Six
SANTA AT WISE’S MKT.
IN MANTEO ON FRIDAY
Santa Claus, the genial gentle
men from the North Pole, has al
lotted some of his precious time to
Manteo firms this week, and Fri
day night from 6 to 8 p.m. he is
visiting Wise’s Market in Manteo,
and promises favors for all the
youngsters who visit him at this
time. Santa has been making ap
pearances at Fearing*s Inc., some
afternoons this week. Further an
nouncements of his schedule will
appear next week.
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 428
MANTEO, N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
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BELHAVEN AGLOW
WITH CHRISTMAS
LIGHTS AND SPIRIT
Santa Claus to Arrive Dec. 16
When Christmas Lights Pro
gram Will Be Presented
Belhaven’s Christmas season was
officially ushered in Friday, Dec.
2. The beautifully decorated streets
glowed with the new decorations
and lights. This year an eight foot
star has been added to the main
comer of the business section. Foil
swags drape from the point of the
star to the four corners of the
street, ending in ropes of foil en
twined upon the light post Fiber
glass day glow red bells center the
design of scrolls used throughout
the business district.
The new decorations were plan
ned and designed by Mrs. W. E.
Bateman, Jr., and Mrs. Rad Jones
aided by Charlie Howland, Miller
Flowers and Charlie Smith, who
put them up. The light and water
board members Dr. J. T. Wright,
Roy Smith and James Hodges made
the financial arrangements possible
to improve the decorations. The
decorations committee hopes that
the citizens of the Belhaven com
munity will enjoy the new street
decorations.
Mrs. Catherine Wilkinson will
again decorate the tree on the
school lawn with her original dec
orations and arrange her Christmas
display on the lawn for the Christ
mas season. She will also decorate
a tree on the Hospital lawn in the
same manner.
Santa Claus will make a grand
entrance on a float designed and
constructed by Ed Harris and Mrs.
Rad Jones, at 2:30 p.m. Friday
Dec. 16. The Belhaven Band will
lead Santa’s Float by the John A.
Wilkinson School on by the colored
school, back by Pamlico Street to
the Business intersecton. Though
Santa Claus will not be able to
stop long enough to bestow gifts
on the young people he will re
turn. Santa will appear on the
streets with little favors during
See BELHAVEN, Page Six
LIBERAL HONORS
ARE BESTOWED
ON GOV. HODGES
Over 600 People Hold Luncheon
in Raleigh Wednesday Rec
ognizing His Achievements
Gov. Luther H. Hodges was hon
ored in Raleigh Wednesday night
“by citizens grateful for the d 'di
cation of his superb talents of
heart and mind to the strengthen
ing of North Carolina.”
The quotation was inscribed on
a plaque to Hodges at an “Apreci
ation Night Dinner” attended
by a capacity crowd of 625 per
sons.
Attending from Dare County
were Mr. and Mrs. Julian Oneto
of Nags Head and Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Meekins of Manteo. Sena
tor and Mrs. J. Emmett Winslow
of Nags Head and Hertford were
present Hyde and Tyrrell were not
represented, but several from
Beaufort attended.
Messages of congratuation ar
rived from all over the country and
the governor was given a memory
book containing letters of tribute
from citizens of each of the state’s
100 counties.
Holt McPherson, editor of the
High Point Enterprise, presided at
the dinner, which was a “hail-and
fare-well’ tribute to Hodges, com
pleting a record term of more than
six years as governor and about
to take a cabinet post.
Gov-elect Terry Sanford was
among the speakers and joined in
the praise of Hodges.
Sanford reviewed Hodges’ con
tributions to industrial develop
ment, keeping the schools open in
the face of integration problems
and “reorganization in so many
fields.”
“He’s put so many irons in the
fire that all I‘ve got to do is to
keep them hot,” Sanford said.
Hodges himself spoke briefly
near the close of the program. He
recalled today’s meeting between
President Eisenhower and Presi
dent-elect Kennedy and said that
he suspected the men must have
said. “This Americ of ours is hav
ing some pains and troubles. Let’s
together move forward to help the
nation we love.”
Hodges’ voice broke as he ended
his speech with the words, “From
tonight I will carry the sweetest
memories of my life.”
Dallas Herring of Rose Hill, rep
resenting the Eastern part of the
state, praisd Hodges’ efforts to
lead the state on a moderate course
in meeting school integration prob
lems.
Herring, who is chairman of the
State Board of Education, also
I noted other education accomplish-
Iments of the Hodges administra-
See GOV. HODGES, Page Six