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VOLUME XXVI NO. 47
MANTEO HIGH SETS
JUNE 2 AS FINAL
DAY OF SCHOOL YR.
Forty-Eight Candidates For Grad
uation; Time of Baccalaureate
To Be Announced
Graduaion exercises for Manteo
High School will be held Friday
evening, June 2, at eight o’clock
in the high school auditorium.
Guest speaker will be Dr. Corma
Mourrey, associate director of lay
relations of the National Educa
tion Association, Washington, D. C.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be on Sunday, May 28, the time,
and the name of the minister to
be announced in next week’s paper.
The following is a list of candi
dates for graduation:
Hubert Basnight, Walter Baum,
Terry Beacham, Joseph Boyce,
Thomas Briggs, Jr., Miles Davis,
Jr., Jimmie Dough, Rodney Dough,
Wayne Dowdy, John Earle, Jr., ,
Augustus Etheridge, Jr., Thomas
Foster, Wayne Gray, Mike Keller,
Andy Mihovh, James Miller, Paul '
Payne, Charles Reber, Lionel Shan
non, Jr., Carrol' Tillett, Bifiy ’
Thompson, Arnold Tolson, Jr., Roy
Wescott, Jr., Robert Young, Jr.,
Dehnna Bea very, Jean. Bennett,
Elaine Brickhouse, Cecelia Byrd,
Betty Daniels, Brenda Daniels,
Pam Daniels, Annette Edmondson, .
Ozeila Etheridge, Betty Filin/Bet
ty Flowers, Betty Gallop, Wanda
Hines, Sharon Johnson, Isabel Kri
der, Dawn Love, Frances Mann,
Lois Mann, Patsy Midgett, Eliz
abeth Perry, Ellen Perry, Rose
mary Sanderlin, Barbara Sides,
Mary Stallings.
65'/ 2 -LB. CHANNEL
BASS IS TAKEN AT
OREGON INLET
Blues by the Thousands Running in
Dare Waters, After Late Start
of Fishing Season
Oregon Inlet—A record breaking
channel bass, plus many others
that averaged 40 pounds or .more
aad several thousand bluefish were
landed by anglers here as the late
arriving sportsfishing season
erupted like a volcano during the
weekend.
Dr. Jose D. Coll, a Richmond,
Va., physician topped all other
catches of channel bass with a
65/2 pound channel bass here at
Oregon Inlet on Saturday. His
fish measuring 53'/ 4 inches from
tip to tip and 32 3/4 inches around
the girth was caught on a Pfleug
er No. 7 Record spoon lure trolled
in the wake of Capt. Charlie Mid
gett’s cruiser Lois C. In Dr. Coll’s
party were his wife and nine year
old daughter Mattie Jo. The daugh
ter reeled the channel bass within
gaffing distance, and a total of 10
fish’ were taken by the Colls and
their skipper and mate—the legal
limit of two fish per person.
On the previous day Mrs. Donald
Boussle of Arlington, Va., had
caught the first channel bass to be
taken by an angler at Oregon Inlet
this year. (The channel bass, for
which Oregon Inlet is famous, ar
rived about five weeks late this
year.) Mrs. Boussie was trolling
from Capt. Jessie Etheridge’s
cruiser Caredwyn with a Record
spoon when her initial catch of
the season for Oregon Inlet was
made. She later caught a second
fish and both totaled 91 pounds.
In the Boussie party also were
Dr. R. W. Spears, Chapel Hill,
Mrs. Margaret Hawksley and E.
W. Spears who accounted for four
of the seven boated by Caredwyn
party, and for more than two
doezn more taken on '‘opening"
day.
Largest fish taken at Oregon
Inlet during the week was a 67'/2'
pound black drum by Mrs. Her
bert Burklaand, Washington, D. C.
It was one of more than a score
of this species taken during the
week. From quantity standpoint,
the best fishing was for blues at
Oregon Inlet and elsewhere along
Outer Banks coast.
Literally millions of bluefish
hit inshore waters of the North
Carolina coast during the past
week and many thousands were
taken from the inlets, surf and
fishing piers of the Outer Banks
region between Kitty Hawk and
Ocracoke.
Because there were more charter
and private boats operating from
Oregon Inlet fishing center and
nearby landing facilities for out
board powered craft the greatest
daily total for any specific area
in the Outer Banks region prob
ably was made at Oregon Inlet.
With from 75 to 150 being
caught by anglers aboard outboard
powered craft to 600 and 700 from
some of the 25 or more charter
boats basing at the fishing center
nearby gave Oregon Inlet an es-
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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
SAYS DARE COUNTY IS
ENCOURAGING SECTION
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DR. LINUS M. EDWARDS, 45,
a native of Durham County, who
recently moved to Manteo and be
gan dental practice following the
retirement of Dr. Wallace Mustian,
’who was Dare County’s only den
tist for several years. Dr. Edwards,
father, also a dentist, practiced in
Durham for 62 years.
Dr. Edwards received his school
ing at Duke University and gradu
ated from Northwestern University
Dental School in Chicago, then in
terned at Duke Hospital, Durham
for two years. In May of 1942 he
entered the Army and served over
seas as a member of the Maxillo
Facial Team. In 1944 he returned to
the United States and was assigned
to Fort Bragg; since that time he
has served at various posts—Fort
Sam Houston, Texas Ft. Jackson,
Columbia, S. C. Panama, Heidel
berg, Germany.
Mrs. Edwards, the former Ida
Welsh of Deal, N. J. is a graduate
of Duke University and presently
is completing a term of teaching
in Columbia, S. C. schools. She will
join her husband in Manteo around
June 10th. They have two daugh
ters, Bertie, who graduates this
year from Columbia (S. C.) High
School and who will enter Louisi
ana State University this fall.
Another daughter Caroline Koslu
cher and her three year old daugh
ter will be with them during the
summer. Mrs. Edwards will teach
in Manteo High School this fall.
While the job of getting estab
lished has taken most of Dr. Ed
wards’ time, he says he is finding
lots of friends, and enjoys the
area. Mrs. Edwards, an Episcopa
lian, will probably lead the family
in that direction. Dr. Edwards is
a member of Phi Delta Theta of
Duke University and Zi Psi Phi of
Northwestern, college fraternities;
he is a past president of the Pana
ma Canal Zone Dental Society.
WEST HYDE SENIOR WINS
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
Oscar Briekhoute Given Thor Research
Award For Proficiency in Farm
Mechanics
Oscar Brickhouse has been
presented with a Certificate of
Merit in Fann Mechanics, award by
the Thor Research Center for bet
ter Farm Living, Huntley 111., for
showing the greatest farm mechan
ics ability among the praduating
seniors of West Hyde High School,
Hyde, North Carolina.
Neil C. Hurley Jr., founder of
the Thor Research Center, a non
profit farm research organization
located in northern northern Ill
inois, established the Farm Me
chanics Award to honor the mem
ber of each senior high school class
deemed most outstanding in his
proficiency to apply farm mechan
ics to the effective use of farm
shop equipment and tools, in the
maintenance of farm machinery
and .in building projects to provide
improved farm living and operat-
efficiency. The selection is
made by the student’s vocational
Agriculture teacher.
t Recognition of outstanding high
school vo-ag is part of the Thor
Research Center’s program for hon
oring leading voag teachers, out
standing agriculturists, and others
•who have contributed to farm pro
gress. The Center also works close
ly with high schools, colleges, 4-H
Clubs and Future Farmers of Am
erica groups in seminars and is the
site of Model Farm Shop which
features more than 2,500 tools.
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PARISH HOUSE DEDICATION
On Sunday, May 21st, the new
Parish House of St. Andrews-by
the-Sea at Nags Head will be ded
icated. The ceremony of dedication,
performed by Bishop Thomas H.
Wright, will be a part of the mid
morning service.
TOWN BOARD ASKED
FOR PAVING, CURBS,
A NEW POLICEMAN
Belhaven Man Heads Beaufort
County Board of Education;
School Budget Approved
When the Town Board met Mon
day night, W. E. Bateman, Jr. was
unanimously appointed to member
ship on the Belhaven Light and
Water Commission. Mr. Bateman
suceeds Dr. J. T. Wright, whose
term had expired. Aiderman Ralph
Edwards expressed his views that
a person from the West End of
Town should serve on this com
mission but he had no name to pre
sent at the time. •.
Otis Johnston made a motion
that Representative Wayland Ser
mons be asked to introduce a bill
in the State Legislature to abolish
“One-Shot” voting in Belhaven
Municipal elections; the motion was
cairied.
Charlie Smith, street supervisor,
told the board that he felt some of
the streets were in need of paving
and curbings C. B. Tillman, chair
man of the street committee was
asked to investigate the matter and
study it in relationship to the
Powell bill.
Charles MdHarney, Jr., of the
American Legion asked the support
of the Board in staging the annual
July Fourth celebration. A rodeo
will replace the carnival of past
years.
Vann Latham and Mrs. Jesse
Taylor representing the cemetery
committee appeared to recommend
that surplus funds of their com
mittee be placed on some interest
bearing deposit; and were advised
that the money could be placed on
Certificate oi Deposit; however
Mr. Latham asked that no action
be taken until a project now under
consideration is disposed of.
The hiring of a negro policeman,
that had been requested, might be
a good thing according to Chief
Sam Boger, if the “right man”
can be secured. Another police prob
lem under discussion was the hir
ing of an additional policeman for
week ends. The Board agreed to
act on this as soon as possible.
Chief Boger -was commended by
Mayor Younce for such good work
since he took over.
Mrs. Eugene Linton was appoint
ed to serve on the cemetery com
mittee.
In addition to Mayor Younce,
board members present were C. R.
Potter, C. B. Tillman, Otis John
ston, Ralph Edwards, city clerk J.
Harold Lupton, attorney D. D.
Topping and Mrs. Harold White,
secretary.
Board of Education Meets
At a meeting of the Beaufort
County Board of Education last
week W. B. Voliva, Lumber Manu
facturer of Belhaven, was elected
chairman succeeding Ralph Hodges,
Sr.
Mr. Voliva, serving his tenth
year as a member of the board, was
nominated by John Broome and
elected by secret ballot.
Ralph Hodges, Jr., of Washing
ton who was appointed to fill the
unexpired term of his father who
retired in April, was nominated by
Jasper Warren of Chocowinity.
John Broome of Aurora was elec
ted vice Chairman.
The Board gave final approval
to the 1961 budget that calls for
spending 5223,212.34 during the
coming fiscal year. Only $29,934.
was earmarked for capital outlay
purposes. This amount will tale
care of little more than the normal
repairs for the schools. The amount
of the budget is slightly higher
than the one for the previous year.
There will be an increase in the
salaries of County hired teachers
and personnel according to the new
scale. State paid teachers will
receive an increase making an in
crease for the county teachers a
must.
The school calendar adopted for
1961 calls for the eponing of school
on Tuesday Aug. 29 and May 24
as the closing date. Holidays to be
observed Nov. 23-24 for Tluinks
giving; Dec. 20 through Jan. 1 for
Christmas, and April 20 and 23 for
Easter.
Personnel hired by local com
mittees were approved, and Charles
E. Midgette and Rupert Norfleet
were appointed as members of the
Belhaven Dist’net Committee t >
succeed Dr. J. T Wright an I Ellis
Smith, both of whom rerignad.
The paving of the road lead'n" to
the Pinetown school wis recom
mended by tile b»nrd to the H'.gh
way Commission. The board author
ised W. F. Veasey, Superintendent
of Schools, to have the Board’s
Books audited.
Board members attending Fri
day’s meeting beside* Mr. Voliva
were Ralph Hodge* Jr., John Henry
Singleton, Jasper Warren, Ernest
Slack and John Broome.
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1961
THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME
ADMITS BEING SIXTY
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MRS. INA MANN WATER
FIELD of Manns Harbor, who
holds down a desk with West
Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. in
Manteo, is amust unusual woman,
in that she came to be sixty years
old this month, and celebrated a
recent Saturday for this occasion,
telling the world her age. When
other women try to conceal their
age, Mrs. Waterfield boasts of
going strong at sixty.
She has had a varied experience,
going to college at 15, then taking
a business course, and joining the
Navy in 1918 spent a year as a
ycomanette in Norfolk. She fol
lowed up as a Civil service worker
in Washington and spent a year
in Japan with the Quartermaster’s
office in Tokyo in 1946-47, where
she was chief of the administrative
section of the Susbsistence Branch.
In Washington she had also been
secretary to a couple of Congress
men, and worked with the old NRA
and the Soil Conservation Service.
Prior to her retirement in 1953,
she was highly commended by her
superiors, in a citation paying
tribute to her efficiency and her
effectiveness in dealing with other
employes.
In her early years of secretarial
work she engaged in several com
mercial enterprises. In 1953 she re
tired, and came back to Manns
Harbor, to build a cottage, tend a
garden and watch television. It was
not long before the office lured
her back to work, and she has been
with W. Va. Pulp & Paper for
severol years. H°r parents were the
late Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mann of
Manns Harbor. Mr. Mann reached
his nineties, and its looks like Ina
is going that way, so vigorous is
sire at 60.
DR. AND MRS. RALPH
ON SHIP BOUND FOR
ROTARY CONVENT'N
Belhaven's District Rotary Presi
dent To Take Part in In
ternational Assembly
The first convention of Rotary
International, world-wide service
club organization, to be held in
Asia begins this month (May 28-
June 1) in Tokyo, Japan. It is esti
mated that more than 15,000 Rota
rians and members of their famil
ies from some 50 Countries will at
tend, with the registration from
Japan alone likely to exceed 10,000.
Representing eastern North Caro
lina at this important assemb
ly will be Dr. and Mrs. William
T. Ralph of Belhaven, who prior to
sailing for Japan by ship, have
been visiting, Dr. Grady Ralph, a
brother in California.
For Rotarians and their families
travelling from the United States
and Canada — and their number
may reach 3.ooo—special trans
portation arrangements have been
made by the North American
Transportation Committee of Ro
tary International, in cooperation
with the American Express World
Travel Service and Thos. Cook and
Son .
These arrangements include trav- 1
el by air and sea on more than
50 pre-and post-convention tours
offering a wide choice of itinerar
ies. The tours include travel around '
the world, around the Pacific, and '
around Japan. Sailing will be on
the American President Line I
steamers “President Hoover,” <
“President Wilson,” and “President '
neveland.” Aboard the “President
Cleveland” will be J. Edd Mc-
Laughlin, of Ralls, Tex., president I
of Rotary International, and mcm
hero of the board of directors and
other officials.
One of the tours— a 43-dav
of more than 13,000 miles—will 1
be the special “Rotary Convention
1 “Cruise” on the S. S. “Chuaan.”
of the P. A O. Orient Line. The
ship will sail from Vancover May
2, San Francisco May 6, and Los
Angele* May 1. The itinerary in
cludes two c*Na at Hawaii, * visit
See RALPHS, Page Eight |
OASIS RESTAURANT
REOPENS FORMALLY
THIS WEEK END
Many Specialties of the House
Emphasized During Showing
of New Facility
Mrs. Violet Kellam’s Oasis Res
taurant, demolished last Septem
ber by Hurricane Donna, is get
ting the finishing touches of re
modeling this week and will be
formally reopened this week end.
A special invitation is extended
elsewhere in our advertising col
umns for the public to visit the
new quarters. Many of the res
taurant’s seafood preparations will
be featured.
A new brick exterior graces the
front of the building, and vast im
provements have been made to the
interior—two new fireplaces, brok
en tile floor throughout, new tables
and chairs, replacing those which
drifted away in flood waters in
the storm.
Located on Pond Island between
Manteo and Nags Head, the Oasis
has been operated by Mrs. Kellam
for several seasons, and has been
the subject on many occasions of
visiting writers, one of the more
recent by Grace Sumner which ap
peared in the Norfolk Ledger-Dis
patch, and follows here in part:
Last Sunday, my husband and
I drove down to Nags Head to
have dinner with Violet Kellam,
who owns and operates the Oasis,
a justly famous Carolina seafood
restaurant on Roanoke Sound, “just
past the little bridge.”
Mrs. Kellam is best known in
Norfolk, where she spends the
winters, as the former director of
the Ocean View Community Cen
ter. Several years ago, she took
her courage in both hands and ven
tured into the restaurant business,
something she had always wanted
to do.
Hurricane Donna completely de
stroyed the Oasis last September,
and although it has been complete
ly rebuilt, the same casual atmos
phere, so treasured by Nags Head
vacationists, has been maintained.
Huge fireplaces, enormous pieces of
sculptured driftwood, original oils
by Mrs. Kellam, and the barefoot
waitresses, all help create in hun
gry guests the feeling that they
are about to have a new eating ex
perience.
Sepcialies of the house are clam
chowder (“not New England, not
Manhattan, but our own”), and
best described as New England
with a southern accent, German
fried potatoes and lace cornbread.
Most of the seafood comes from
nearby Hatteras.
I was able to ferret out two of
the secrets that help make the
Oasis clam chowder so delicious.
(You know, I’m sure, that there
are those believe clam chowder
should be made with milk and
those who won’t eat it unless it
has tomatoes and some who use
neither.) That’s the Oasis kind.
The creamy consistency is achiev
ed with instant mashed potatoes,
just enough to add color and body
to the chowder, which gets its
really excellent flavor from liberal
use of fresh clam juice.
The secret of the German fried
potatoes Mrs. Kellam would not
part with, but I’m sure it must lie
in a light coating of flour to
which a bit of baking powder has
been added, because the potatoes
(cut like French fries), have a
delicate puffy, out-of-this world
crust.
A number of the restaurant’s
suppliers and firms engaged in the
rebuilding have taken note of its
formal reopening in the way of
congratulatory comments else
where in today’s issue.
CAPTAINS BILLFISH
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED
H. A. Crees, operator of Oregon
Inlet Fishing Center announced
this week that there would be a
“Captains Billfish Tournament”
here June 26-29 and already some
of the boat skippers have lined up
three-man teams to participate
First cruisers to enter were Capt.
Dan Lewart’a “Duchess,” and Gil
bert Tillett’s “Ranger.” Anglers
catching largest blue or white mar
lin or sailfish, will be eligible to
win trophies or plaques. Comnlete
details may be obtained from H. A.
Crees, P. 0. Address, Manteo.
WEEK END WEATHER
Warm weather 1* indicated
with temperatures * few degree*
above normal. Normal high 75
I and lew 44. Scattered ahewera
expected Friday and Sunday.
RESTAURANT PROPRIETOR
IS GIFTED WITH BRUSH
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MRS. VIOLET M. KELLAM,
proprietor of the Oasis Restaurant
on the Nags Head causeway west
of Roanoke Bridge, beside being
, an accomplished restaurateur is
gifted as a painter of scenes on sea
i and land, and her walls are well
i stocked with the products of her
i talent. Hurricane Donna last year,
i all but destroyed the premises,
‘ when a record tide swept through
> the buildings, but none of the pic
• tures were damaged, and were left
hanging intact on the walls. Mrs.
I Kellam’s paintings attract many
, visitors to the restaurant, and
, many old customers try to buy
, them. They add much to the atmos-
I phere of the place, now famed
' across the country for its fine food,
t as well as for its barefooted
waitresses.
DR. CARROLL MANN
RENOWNED HYDE
COUNTY NATIVE
Prof. Carrol L. Mann, 84, re
nowned Hyde County native who
shed lustre on his homeplace while
he served as a professor at State
College, died Wednesday in Rex
Hospital in Raleigh. He headed the
department of civil engineering at
State until 1948, for nearly half a
centuiy. He started his career on
the college faculty in September
1899.
He was born at Lake Landing
and would often come back to visit
his homeland, where he maintain
ed a farm. During wildfowl season
he would be found at Engelhard
Hotel for lunch.
He was nationally known for his
work in the educational field. A son
survives him, Carroll L. Mann, Jr.
who teaches on the State College
faculty.
Dr. Mann said his greatest ex
perience in life had been the work
he had done on the Memorial bell
tower at State College and the
last thing he wanted to hear in this
life are the chimes on that tower.
And so he died nearby. His burial
was in Oakwood Cemetery after
funeral services in the church of
the good Shepherd.
Besides his son, other survivors
include two daughters, Mrs. E. W.
Freeze, Jr. of Randleman and Mrs.
W. R. Garrett of Fairlawn, N. J.;
two sisters, Mrs. Robert T. Wade
of Raleigh and Mrs. Thomas Han
cock of Winston-Salem; 10 grand
children and three greatgreat
grandchildren.
Prof. Mann was educated at
State College and Cornell Univer
sity, Ithaca, N. Y.
His entire teaching career was
at State, with the exception -of a
few months when he was an engi
neer on he Ishmuian Canal proj
ect in Nicaragua and as an as
sistant engineer of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway.
He was proudest 01 his connec
tion with erection of the Memorial
Bell Tower on State's campus, a
column of stone with bells atop it,
built as a memorial to State Col
lege alumni killed in World War I.
Prof. Mann won numerous hon
ors from the American Society of
Civil Engineers, including a life
membership for his contributions
in this State and to the South. He
succeeded the late Dr. W. C. Rid
dick as department head after
teaching at the college from 1889
to 1916.
He was a member of several
professional fraternities and organ
izations and was active in the
Raleigh Rotary Club. Rotarians
served as honorary pallbearers.
Prof. Mann served for 25 years
as secretary of the State Board
of Registration for Engineers and
Land Surveyors. State College
named its four-story Civil Engi
neering Building for him in 1946.
His only son followed him on
the State faculty and is with the
Civil Engineering Department.
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ADDRESSED TO BOX 428
MANTEO, N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
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CONTRACTORS SUE
HYDE BOARD FOR t
ABANDONED JOB
Many Cases on Calendar for Su
perior Court Term Be
ginning June 12th
Among the nine civil actions on
the calendar for the Hyde County
Superior Court term which con
venes June 12, is a suit against
the Hyde County Board of Educa
tion for a considerable sum. Daw
son Construction Co. of Kinaton
seeks to collect on a contract that
grew out of the Lake Comfort
consolidated school project which
was abandoned due to court or
ders arising from litigation insti
tuted some three years ago. The
suits were brought prior to acces
sion to office of the present Board
of Education.
Other civil actions listed are
Rosa Lee Peterson vs. Moses Pet
erson; C. D. Hodges vs. Mary
Gibbs. Hodges; Harold Spencer et
al .vs. W. H. Modlin and Kelly
Collins; Glenn B. O’Neal vs. W. B.
Voliva, et als; Nora Edwards vs.
R. E. Hallman; Samuel White
house vs. Helen T. German; Moss
Planing Mill vs. Helen T. German
and Samuel Whitehouse; Will P.
Bragg et al vs. Thos. Spencer, et
al.
Eleven criminal actions are on
the docket. Jurors previously chos
en by the County Commissioners
are: Edmund Radcliff and Reuben
E. Sawyer of Ponzer; Samuel Bar
ber O’Neal and Cecil B. Swindell
of New Holland; Palmer Lee Swin
dell of Middletown; from Scran
ton: Ernest Dillon, Jack B. Wat
son, Earl L. Topping, George J.
Lupton, G. B. Sadler, Ellis D. Sad
ler, Lloyd Lee Williams. From
Swan Quarter: Roland H. Cohoon,
Cleron Carawan, Jobe Berry, Mal
colm L. Cuthrell, Rouse Lupton,
Gilbert Tunnell, Preston Jones, Ev
ans Harris, Leon Harris, Albert
L. Rice, Earl Basnight, Thomas
Cahoon, and Elbert D. Cuthrell.
From Fairfield: Davis H. Dunbar,
James Allen Mooney, Guy R. Cuth
rell, John C. Sadler, George Ed
Bush, and J. B. Berry. From En
gelhard: W. G. Marshall, Jr., John
A. Marshall, Harry J. Jarvis, Eu
gene Sadler, C. Gilbert Gibbs, J.
Harold Jarvis, Jr., Thos. B. Bal
lance, Henry C. Harris, Norfleet L.
Mann, Adolph B. Francis, Murrell
Marshall, Perry L. Gibbs, H. D.
Cuthrell, Jack L. Pugh, Bernie C.
Williams, Russell Blanchard, Willie
Dudley, Allen F. Gibbs.
T. G. DOWDY’S BODY
COMES ASHORE AT
DURANT ISLAND
Manteo Tugboat Captain Found
Saturday After Month in Wat
ers of Albemarle Sound
The body of Thos. Cranberry
Dowdy, caine ashore Saturday and
lodged in some cypress roots on
the shore of Albemarle Sound, and
was found by Caretaker Kelly and
Curtis Smith of the Durant Island
club. Dowdy, 49 of Manteo lost his
life when the tug he was in charge
of, went down in Albemarle Sound
in a storm on April 15. John M.
Crees, escaped death, after drift
ing ashore on a life raft, and
endured bitter cold for a night on
the shores of Camden County.
Capt. Dowdy, displayed his finer
qualities in being the last to leave
his vessel. He insisted his crew
man take the life raft, and he de
pended on a breeches buoy, which
provided little safety in a turbulent
sea. He was apparently soon
drowned and his body had remain
ed down in the water of the sound
ever since.
He was the son of the late T. G.
and Clara Matilda Daniels Dowdy
of Harbinger and the husband of
Mrs. Bernice M. Dowdy of Manteo.
He had formerly been chief of
police of Manteo, an employe of
the National Wildlife Service, and
was widely experienced as a boat
man. He was towing barges loaded
with oil and gravel from Norfolk
at the time of the mishap. The
vessel belonged to the M. L.
Daniels, Oil Co. of Manteo.
Capt. Dowdy is also survived by,
three daughters. Mrs. Ernest
Etherridge of Portsmouth, Miss
Anne Dowdy of Brookline, Mass.,
end Miss Mary Claire Dowdy of
Manteo; Three sisters, Mrs. Cyn
thia Whitehurst and Mrs. Lorena
Bowden of Norfolk, and Miss Clara
Dowdy of Akron, Ohio; Two broth
ers, Lindsey L. Dowdy of Harbin
ger, and Elmer R. Dowdy of Hills
boro, and a granchild.
The body was brought to Twi
ford Funeral Home in Manteo,
Saturday night Funeral services
were conducted Monday afternoon
at 2 o’clock in Mt Olivet Metho
dist Church by the Rev. (Harold F.
Leatherman, pastor, assisted by
the Rev. R. J. Mclntosh, pastor of
* Sec DOWDY, Page Bight