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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOLUME XXVI NO. 30 - SIOO,OOO TRAWLER . AND CARGO STUCK AT OREGON INLET Value of Cargo Estimated at $4,500; Damage to Holton's Vessel Heavy What threatens to be a total loss at Oregon Inlet is the SIOO,- 000 80-ft. trawler, owned by Earl Holton of Vandemere, which stranded during a fog late Satur day evening while bound to Wan chese from Oregon Inlet The ves sel, the Sarah J. captained by Er nest Mayo and a crew of five car ried 30,000 pounds of bass and flounders valued at $4,000 to $5,000 which were caught during 13 days at sea. The cargo was soon declared a total loss when the vessel filled with water after the pounding on the shoals in six feet of water, where it was feared the keel was badly damaged. Mr. Holton came to Manteo Sunday with his son-in law, Ralph Porter, in an effort to salvage the vessel. He found ready cooperation from Willie Etheridge, Jr., Malcolm Daniels and other Wanchese fishermen, and Bob Gibbs, Supt of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore who furnished pumps to take aboard the boat, and much effort was expended Monday in attempts to float the boat. Mr. Holton expressed grati tude to these men and others, and to the crew of Oregon Inlet Life boat Station which rendered all assistance possible. It was the first catch the crew had made since Christmas and it will prove a big. loss .to. them. They were taken off by Coast Guard helicopter. Insurance was carried on the vessel in the amount of $30,000, Mr. Holton said. The boat was- fairly - new, built since World War II at New Bern. By Wednesday the stormy seas had broken a hole in the vessel, which hampered local efforts to re claim the craft. Insurance adjust ters had gone aboard the vessel or near the craft on Tuesday and. it was reported that estimates would be received from three salvage companies with the low bidder getting the job to try and save the valuable craft. Owners or insur ance representative could not be immediately reached on Thursday to determine who would get the job of trying to save the vessel. About one year ago another trawler, owned by Engelhard in terests, was lost at Oregon Inlet. Several persons have been lost from small craft in the inlet in re cent months. Four northern ang lers in the area during an expedi tion to try and catch striped bass with rod and reel from the ocean and “surf waters lost their lives at Oregon Inlet during early Sep tember. ROBERT A. YOUNG PRES'T. NORTHEASTERN REALTORS Organization Pledged to Wort for Im provement of Highway 17; Tunnel Traffic Anticipated The Northeastern North Caro lina Board of Realtors, at their regular monthly meeting, adopted a resolution to work actively with the Chamber of Commerce in pro moting improvements on U. S. Highway No. 17, north of Eliza beth City and more particularly from the Virginia line to Deep Creek since this segment has been badly neglected for some yeaYs. This action is being taken in anti cipation of the great influx of tourist traffic that will result from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-tunnel crossing when completed. At his last official act, as President of the Board, outgoing president Her bert Bishop of Curituck County, appointed William F. Ainsley, Hertford; J. C. Sawyer, Elizabeth City and David Stick of Kitty Hawk a committee of three head ed by Mr. Sawyer, to work on this project as U. S. Highway No. 13 in making a strong and effective bid to tie in on the bridge-tunnel network of highways. New officers elected for the year 1951 are as follows: Robert A. Young, Kill Devil Hills, Succeeds Herbert E. Bishop as President Cyrus C. Aydlett, Elizabeth City succeeds David Stick as vice-presi dent Charles B. Hollowell of Eliz abeth City was re-elected secre tary-treasurer. MANTEO VS. COLUMBIA FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 Particular interest is being aroused for this Friday night’s basketball game at Manteo High School, when the Columbia teams, coached by Adrian O. Ayers, for mer Manteo coach and teacher, vie with the Manteo players, i coached by Jerry Cahoon for the girls; and A. C. Hinton forHhe boys’ team. Game time is 7:30, at the high school gymnasium. 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 EDUCATION RALLY IN MANTEO PLANNED MONDAY I iRi I RAYMOND A, STONE, executive secretary, North Carolina Citizens Committee for Better Schools, will be the principal speaker at a coun tywide citizens meeting Monday evening, January 23, at 8 o’clock at the Manteo High School Audi torium. The meeting is sponsored by the Dare County Citizens Com mittee for Better Schools, the Manteo Elementary. School P.T.A., the Manteo High School P.TA. and the Kitty Hawk Elementary School P.TA. All citizens, whether they are members of a P.TA. or have children in school, are invited to attend and learn more about the needs of our schools, and how Dare County citizens and the State of North Carolina can work together to provide a better edu cation for our children, according to Mrs. R. F. Gibbs, Chairman of the Dare County Committee for Better Schools. She says: “The speaker, Mr. Stone, is well qualified to speak on educational needs since he has been in educa tion work all of his life. He is a graduate of Wake Forest College, and has his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina. He has taught in high school, been a' school principal, and assistant superintendent and has taught in College. At present he is working with Citizens Committees through out the state to promote a greater understanding of the educational needs of North Carolina. He trav els constantly throughout the state making talks about this important work. Manteo is fortunate to have Mr. Stone address a citizens meet ing. “Governor Terry Sanford has re peatedly stated that his first con cern is quality education for all North Carolina students from first; grade through college and that ac complishing this will get top pri ority during his administration. “The main topic that Mr. Stone will discuss will be the “B ’ bud get request of the State Board of Education. To get quality educa tion, we as citizens, must under stand the problems the State De partment of Education faces. The United Forces for Education have endorsed the “B” budget. The Women’s Club, all county P.TA.’s, the State School Boards Associa tion, the Committee of 100 for Better Schools and the Dare Coun ty Citizens for Better Schools have endorsed the program of the Unit ed Forces for Education. It is not enough to say an organization to which one belongs endorses a pro gram. Citizens, as individuals, must understand and be willing to work toward that end if we are to have quality education, which means better schools and better qualified teachers. “This meeting Monday evening will be the most important educa tion meeting we have had in Dare County for a long time. Come and learn how Dare County can have better schools.” JOHN WILLIAM MIDGETT, MASHOES RESIDENT, DIES John William Midgett, 66, died in a Norfolk hospital Monday morning after a long illness. He was a native of Stumpy Point, Dare County, and had lived laitely in Mashoes. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Bell Til lett Midgett and the son of the late Thomas L. and Mrs. Bethany Gray Midgett. He had retired from the U. S. Coast Guard after 27 years’ serv ice and was a member of Mt Car mel Methodist Church, Manns Har bor. Surviving are one son, Robert Midgett of Mashoes, and two brothers, Edward D. Midgett of Stumpy Pbint and Thomas Lee Midgett of Norfolk. A funeral service was held in Kitty Hawk Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial was in Kitty Hawk, in» Austin Ceme tery. body was taken from Twi ford Funeral Home, Manteo, to the church one hour-before the sen ice. PETTIGREW PARK BOOSTERS ORGANIZE IN TYRRELL COUNTY Officers Elected for Patriotic and Historical Society Honoring Famed Family in Tyrrell CRESWELL. “The Pettigrew Park Development Association," organized for what its name im plies, came into being Friday night, Jan. 13, in'the Methodist Church annex here. Conceived as a project for the park area, Home Demonstration Club, interest brought enthusiast ic representatives from some ten different civic clubs with a count of 24. Representatives W. Charles Cohoon and Dr. J. M. Phelps of the park’s home counties, Tyrrell and Washington, added their strength to this beginning organi zation. Officers elected to serve a one year period: Mrs. J. Aydlett Mor ris of Lake Phelps, Pres.; Mrs. Blanche W. Cohoon of Columbia, V-pres. and Mrs. Jennings Daven port of Cherry, secretary-treasurer. To act in advisory capacity are both representatives named and Thomas Hampton, superintendent of the park; publicity to be hand led by Guy Whitford, Chmn. Tom Phillips, both of Plymouth and C. E. (Jake) Walker of Columbia. Charter membership was extend ed to include those attending the second meeting set for February 6 in Columbia at the Agricultural Building, 8 p.m. By-laws and aims to be drawn up and listed by the executive committee Monday night for presentation at this meeting. The initial aim of the sponsor ing H.D. Club was the clearing of i debris from the Lake Phelps Shore Line at the section between the old Josiah Collins Mansion to the site where stood the Petti- See PARK, Page Eight BELHAVEN MEN RECEIVE ASSIGNMENTS IN THE AIR FORCE a Airman WILLIAM D. PAUL, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Paul of Route 2, Belhaven, has been assigned to a unit of the Air Research and Development Com mand at Eglin AFB, Fla., for training and duty as an electrician. He has recently completed basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He is a grad uate of John A. Wilkinson High School. BELHAVEN NATIVE TO SIT ON PRESIDENTIAL PLATFORM Medal of Honor winner Jack Lu cas of Winston-Salem, a former Marine who threw himself on two Japanese hand grenades, will sit on the presidential platform for the inauguration of the president elect, John F. Kennedy. The inaugural committee told Lucas that his invitation was one of the first 300 issued for the event “It’s one of the greatest thrills I’ve ever had,” Lucas said, “and my wife —I’m just trailing her around while she shops. She can hardly wait to get there.” The invitation is a reward for Lucas* heroic act on the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, five days after his 17th birth day. Lucas, a Tar Heel big for his age, had enlisted in the Marine Corps at 14. He threw himself on the two Jap Grenades and his body took the force of the blast, protecting his buddies. A series of operations saved his life and Pres ident Truman presented to him the Medal of Honor, the nation’s high est award for heroism, a few months later. Lucas now resides in Winston- Salem and is the son of Mrs. E. T. Harris of Washington and is a na tive of Belhaven. TV FOR INAUGURATION IN MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL Students of Manteo High Schoo’ will be provided with a television set, courtesy of Manteo Furniture Company, for viewing the inaugu ration ceremonies in Washington, starting at 11 a.m. The set, install ed in the .auditorium, is available for students when not occupied with classes. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1961 BONNER GIVES AWARD MONEY FOR EDUCATION HERBERT C. BONNER, First Dis trict Congressman of North Caro lina, and chairman of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, recent winner of the SI,OOO Evinrude award, has contributed the money to be used for educational purposes. Five hundred dollars of the mon ey has gone to Grace Episcopal Church in Lexington, N. C. to be placed in the Memorial fund to be used for educational purposes. This fund is in memory of Eva Hack ney Hargrove, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Bonner, and Charles Hamilton Hargrove, grandson who was drowned at the age of 12 years. The other SSOO has been given to East Carolina College in Green ville for scholarship purposes. And E-'st Carolina College in turn has given a SSOO Heibert Bonner scholarship to Sue Webster, a fu ture teacher of Washington High School and nresent high school senior. Miss Webster is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Web ster of Washington. .. Airman JERRY E. STAFFORD, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Foreman of Belhaven, has been assigned to a unit of the Strategic Air Command at Loring AFB, Maine, for training and duty as a painter. He also recently completed basic military training at Lack land Air Force Base, Texas. He attended John A. Wilkinson High School, Belhaven. These men assigned directly to duty stations from basic training at Lackland will receive on-the job training under highly-qualified technical specialists. Airmen are selected for these assignments on the basis of their interests, apti tudes, and the needs of the Air Force. CCC LOANS AVAILABLE ON SOYBEANS AND CORN Hyde County farmers may ap ply at the ASC office for price support loans on soybeans and corn stored on farms. The loan rate is SI.BO per bushel for soy beans and $1.15 per bushel for corn. Loans can be made through Jan uary 31 for soybeans, and Feb. 28 for corn. Applications for these loans must be made at least one week prior to closing dates. The grain must be inspected and all other transactions in connection with loans completed before the closing date. Wheat acreage report cards have been mailed to known wheat farm ers. They are asked to fill out this card and return it to the ASC of fice. The report will justly assist the ASC office in determining which farms to measure in the spring. All wheat marketed must be iden tified by a wheat marketing card. This card is available to wheat growers who file an acreage re port and do not have more than 15 acres of wheat on a farm. In the event the farmer plants over 15 acres he will be given the op portunity to dispose of the ex cess acreage and become eligible to receive a marketing card. Farmers may have their cotton a ere age pre-measured by paying the cost of this work. The ASC of fice offers this service on a per farm basis. The cost is $3 00 plus SI.OO per cere with a minimum of SBOO. SNOW GOOSE SLAUGHTER REPORTED FROM NAGS HEAD NAGS HEAD. The deliber ate slaughter of three greater American snow geese at Bodie Island, where thousands of the species are feeding, has caus es considerable concern among U. S. authorities who have to do with Wildfowl protection, opera tin of the Cape Hatteras Na tional Seashore, on which the killing took place, and before the investigation is over, the mat ter will be called to the attention of the Federal Bureau of Inves tigation. Whoever shot and killed the three snow geese during the week end probably wounded sev eral others because these fowl in large numbers have been feed ing only a few feet from the highway. In recent weeks as the snows, Canadas, and many species of wild duck have been feeding near the highways traversing the National Seashore area, scores of bird watchers have come here, some from distant points, to observe or photograph the fowl at close range. THIEVING ON INCREASE THROUGHOUT DARE CO. Fuel Oil Taken From Homes, Lumber Stolen, Vandalism of Can Rampant Lack of adequate trained police officers in Dare County has open ed the way for an epidemic of thievery in many communities of the county. Recently, several householders have reported the draining of fuel oil, several hun dred gallons at the time from their home tanks. There have been ex amples of taking bottled gas con tainers from some homes. Many cars have been vandalized in Man teo, notably by removal of radio antennas, storage batteries, etc. There have been many cases re ported of lumber stolen at night from construction jobs on Roanoke Island and the beaches. Apprehen sion of the offenders has been practically nU. For one thing, there are no active full time potice'offi cers trained in crime detection, employed by the county. Racing of cars at night has be come more common than in a long time. These races, generally by teenagers, are usually spontaneous and they are most difficult to ap prehend. There is also growing disregard of the law against dump ing trash on the highways, and the situation has resulted in disgrace ful conditions in some localities. ATLANTIC TOWNSHIP LOSES ITS ABC BOARD MEMBER Departing from a policy estab lished two years ago which dis tributed the membership of the ABC Board about the county, the Board of Commissioners this month appointed Bobby Owens of Manteo to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Curtis Gray of Kitty Hawk due to illness. Mr. Gray had served two years on the board. Other members are L. D. Hassell, Chairman of Manteo, and Scotty Gibson of Hatteras. Mr. Owens is said to be the only per son who applied for the job. Dur ing the past year he has been ac tive in politics having been county manager for the John Larkins campaign for Governor, and fol lowing the first primary had been a supporter of Lake and Sanford. He has expressed a desire to hold an office of some kind, and is a candidate for postmaster at Man teo. He is one of the leaders of the YDC and a vice-chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee. BARBECUE SUPPER FRIDAY TO AID ATHLETIC FUND Barbecue supper will be served Friday evening, Jan. 20, beginning; at 5:30 and continuing until 11:30 in Manteo High School lunchroom, for the benefit of the athletic fund. Plates will be SI.OO each, proceeds for purchase of athletic equip ment For those not desiring the full meal, cake, pie and coffee will be served separately, it has been announced. WHATSYOUR problem p ? e® TOE r i ow MANTEO MAN HONORED BY YOUNG DEMOCRATS SAT. KEITH R. MOORE, who repre sents the State Department of Revenue, with office in Manteo, was awarded a plaque in recogni tion of outstanding service for the Young Democrats of North Caro lina at the meeting in Durham Saturday. Mr. Moore was one of ten designated the top leaders to be honored in the state, and from this group Moore was named as the most outstanding. He is First District Chairman, and help ed organize clubs in Pasquotank and Tyrrell counties, and reacti vated the Currituck club. The oth er nine outstanding leaders select ed with Mr. Moore are Jim Spence of Guilford, Charlie Smith of Ashe ville, Harold Wilson of Forsyth, Al House of Halifax, Art Vann of Durham, Wade Hall of Buncombe and George Mitchell of Wake. MRS. MAE LEIGH O'NEAL FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY W«» Native of Chaoel Hill; Died in New Jersey While Visiting Her Daughter Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 2:30 p.m. for Mrs. Mae Leigh O’Neal, a prom inent Belhaven leader, in St. James Episcopal Church, Belhaven, Rev. Angus Cameron, rector, offi ciating. Mrs. O’Neal,' 51, was the wife of Prentice O’Neal. Belhaven druggist, and she died Jan. 12 while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Albert Lissom in Elizabeth, N. J. She was a native of Chapel Hill aand had lived in Belhaven over 20 years. Burial was in the Bel haven community cemetery. Surviving besides her husband and mother, Mrs. H. D. Leigh, are two sons, W. P. O’Neal, Jr., a stu dent at Chowan College, and Ed win O’Neal of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Lisson, and Mrs. J. T. Ferrell of Houma, La.; one sister, Mrs. C. E. Humphries, and one half sister. Mrs. R. L. Neville of Chapel Hill; three brothers, .Tack Leigh of Belhaven, Richard Leigh of Chapel Hill and H. B. Leigh, Jr. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., two half brothers, Jack Leigh of Chapel Hill and Odie Leigh of Bunn; and five grandchildren. JIMMIE HOOPER, SALVO SEAMAN, DIES TUESDAY Jimmie Hooper 50, seaman of Salvo, died on the way to a Nor folk hospital Tuesday after suf fering a heart attack about 2 p.m. aboard the Curtis Bay Towing Co. tug Atlas. A lifelong resident of Salvo, he was a son of Mrs. Della Hooper Midgett of Salvo and the late Leonard H. Hooper. He was a member of Clark’s Bethel Method ist Church in Salvo. Besides his wdiow and mother, surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Elsie Hooper and Miss Kay Hoop er of Salvo; one son, William W. Hooper, USCG; one brother, Ed ward B. Hooper of Norfolk; four sisters, Mrs. E'iza Midgett of Nor fo’k Mre. Pearl Twiford of Kill Devil Hills, Mrs. Gladys Gallop of Virginia Beach and Mrs. Eileen Ricks of Richmond; and four grandchildren. The body was taken to Twiford Funeral Home in Manteo pending funeral arrangements. SALTER TO SUCCEED TYRRELL MAN AS MARSHAL North Carolina senators Ervin and Jordan have nominated Hugh Salter, Carteret County Sheriff, as U. S. Marshal for the Eastern District to succeed Marshal B. Ray Cohoon of Columbia. Mr. Salter has been Sheriff of Carteret Coun ty since 1953. Mr. Cohoon is serv ing under a commission which runs to May 9,1962, but he actually reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 on Feb. 15 of next year. He said Monday that it is “cus tomary” for marshals to serve out their appointive terms, unless re tired. and pointed out that his predecessor, the late Ford S. Worthy of Washington, D. C., held the post for 15 months after the Republicans came into power in 1953. MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 421 MANTEO. N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single ’Copy DEATON LAND CASE COMPLETED THURS. IN CIVIL COURT Daare Jury Allows SIO,OOO Dam ages to Kill Devil Hills Beach Developer The long and drawn out civil action brought against the State Highway Commission by W. R. Deaton and wife, owners of Del ray Beach development at Kill Devil Hills ended at noon Thurs day when the jury found the plain tiffs’ property had been damaged only SIO,OOO as the result of right of ways and drainage ditches cre ated in the area when the new U. S. Highway 158 by-pass was constructed. Witnesses for the plaintiffs had testified that construction of the highway and ditches had resulted in up to $30,000 for the properties. The jury had visited the proper ties involved in the suit on Wed nesday afternoon to get a look at the ditches and the right of ways of the highway which traverses the property. Judgment in the case was sched uled to be rendered by Judge Joseph Parker later on Thursday. The Deaton case was the only one before the court from Monday through Thursday noon, excepting one divorce action. When one of the jurors, Levin Stetson, said he could not bring himself to vote yes in the divorce suit brought by Lester Ritch of Stumpy Point against his. wife, Betty Kay Ritch, on grounds of two years separation. When ques tioned by Judge Parker, Juror Stetson said that the Bible gave adultery as the only grounds for divorce. A new jury was called to try the case and the divorce was granted. Suits involving damages result ing from an automobile wreck with Richard P. Dunnagan vs. Leston Babson and Billy Benton, and Margaret Bayne Dunnagan vs. Leston Babson and Billy Benton were scheduled to get underway Thursday afternoon. The suit against Martin Kellogg and Fentress Horner, executors of the estate of the late Cornelius P. Midgett, by Palmer Midgett and his wife Wilma Midgett claiming certain salaries and other monies, was continued due to the illness of the attorney for the plaintiff. ENGINEER FROM INDIA STUDIES SHORE .EROSION Information Being Sought in Dare Coun ty Where Problem Hat Been Grave One for Many Yean Ramachandran Nair, a civil en gineer from India, visited Dare County and the Outer Banks Tues day and Wednesday studying shore erosion processes and current measures designed to prevent the washing away of the shoreline. He was accompanied on the visit to this area by Robert D. Wil liams of the Corps of Engineers Wilmington office. Nair is in this country for a 12- months survey. He came here aft er three months work with the Beach Erosion Board in Washing ton. After three weeks in North Carolina, he will go to Charleston for similar observations. Then to Jacksnville and Mobile to be fol lowed by an extended visit to the West Coast prior to returning to Washington and a conference in the Office of the Chief of Engi neers. He is in this country .to gain further knowledge about seawalls, rock barriers and other works de signed to thwart inroads by the ocean. Nair is a native of the State of Kerala, a small but highly popu lated state in lower India on the coast It is about 350 miles long and only 50 miles deep. As would be expected, the people of his state depend almost wholly on the sea for their livelihood. Unfortunately, however, the area has few good, sheltered harbors and, in addition, the sea is gradually eating away the beach. “We must do something,” he said while here, “not only to pro tect our coastline but also to pro vide sheltered harbors for our great mass of fishing boats.” He said getting enough food is the one great problem not only jn his home state but elsewhere in India. Some progress is being made but much is yet to be done before we can say that the problem is licked. Nair is married with three chil dren and a graduate in civil engi neering of Trivandrum University, Kerala. GEORGE S. HARRELL DIES George S. Harrell of Nags Head and Edenton died January 10 in I Norfolk Grpnoi’a.l HosDita.l siyi fidsaton, Th-^-y.Janmrey*|||
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