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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS Sixteen Pages in Two Sections OLUME XXVI NO. 55 JEDICATION JULY 19 OF KITTY HAWK'S NEW POSTOFFICE Vas Established 83 Years Ago; Three Tates and Three Baums Have Held Postmastership. Kitty Hawk’; new post office ■ill be dedicated at 3:00 pan. on uly 19, 1961, Postmaster Kathryn [. Perry announced yesterday. The ew facility, located in Kitty Hawk illage, is part of the Post Office epartment’s unique commercial sasing plan, she explained. Under his program, investment financing 5 used to obtain needed facilities rhich remain under private owner hip, pay local taxes and are leased o the Federal Government. (A lan to give Manteo an improved ostoffice was defeated three years go, when public spirited citizens led a petition opposing it). At the same time, the need for irge outlays of money from the ederal Treasury for construction urposes is eliminated. The new local post office, inci entally, is part of a program of ccelerated postal construction and Modernization ordered by president eimedy, to stimulate the nation’s :onomy and to assist Postmaster eneral J. Edward Day in his pro ranis to provide the nation with le finest postal service in its his >ry, Mrs. Perry pointed out. It as built under lease by M. K. earing of Manteo. This program f new post office status of which »e local post office is a part—to ether with modernization of exist ig postal facilities over the nation -will provide about $270,000,000 i new construction for the country > be started in the approximate )-month period between Feb. 15 nd Dec. 31, 1961. Included in the rogram will lie more than 2,000 ew post offices. Meanwhile, for le local postal dedication, the ostmaster announced that Hon. . Jack Williams, Field Services fficer, will be present. Congress an Herbert C. Bonner is expect -1 to take part in the ceremony. “Our patrons will derive more en yment from doing business here, leir mail will be handled more ef cently and this building and its a-to-date equipment will enable ir postal employees to work under ic best conditions,” the Post aster commented. “The new facility, she added, ivill be a link with a postal sys ■m that today has over 35,000 post. Tices. This system serves more tan 13 million persons and handles ;er two-thirds of the world’s mail, ur 560,000 postal employees are andling about 65 billion pieces of tail a year, including over a bil on parcels.” the Postmaster ad sd. “National population increases ill add nearly 3,000,000 people to le population in the next 12 ontfhs, with about one and a half lillion marriages and the estab shment of 663,000 new households, his will be reflected in increasing miands for more postal services.” The Kitty Hawk Post Office was stablished on November 11, 1878 id was located on the water at the ;ad of Kitty Hawk Bay. The loca on of the Post Office has changed rout four times since then, but has ways remained in the village, ollowing is a list of the post asters who held office here and ic dates of their appointments: [rs. Sophia D. Tate November 11, 178; Joseph M. Baum November >, 1879; William J. Tate January 1892; Addie M. Tate February 3, 198; Elijah W. Baum January 10, 114; Hettie M. Baum (Acting) ebruarv 14, 1929; (Permanent) me 7,'1929; Kathryn H. Perry Acting) January 1. 1954. (Perma ent) March 24, 1955. . !. EASTERN* STAR SPONSORING RUMMAGE SALE ON SATURDAY The Roanoke Island Chapter 79 ? the Eastern Star will conduct rummage sale Saturday morning, ily 15. The group will sell their oods in a tent located in front of le Manteo Amusement Center on ounty Street. On sale will be clothing for men, omen and children. The group has inounced a particularity wide se ction of children’s clothing. In idition to clothing an assortment f small household utensils will be reliable. Proceeds from the sale will go ito a general fund which contrib tes to state and national welfare rejects. A spokesman for the local East •n Star chapter has commented, there will be bargains galore for le and all. Buyers will find all sea, colors and materials from Meh to select. We hope many of ie local citizens will benefit them >lvee and others by purchasing tides daring this sale." 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 THREE ROANOKE ISLANDERS SING IN THE LOST COLONY CHOIR ■ T. ■ - Killi WW ’’■ & - 8 i • j Mt II Jjf if ■ VJK BWHI SHOWN HERE ARE THREE RESIDENTS OF MANTEO who are singing in the Choir in Paul Green’s symphonic outdoor drama, THE LOST COLONY, now in its twenty-first season in the Waterside Thea tre. Reading from left to right are Mary Jolliff, Helen Baum, and John H. Long. GRADY H. GASKILL NEW PRINCIPAL OF MANTEO ELEM. SCH. Grady Hart Gaskill, a Dare Coun ty native, will take over his duties as new principal of Manteo Ele mentary School in September to replace former principal Clarence Butler. Butler, who held the post for the past two years, becomes principal of Manteo High School this year filling a vacancy left by Allison A. White who died recently. Gaskill, the new elementary school principal, attended Manteo High School and received his B. S. and M. A. degrees from East Caro lina College. Formerly he has taught in Al amance School in Guliford County, served as principal of Plain View High School and has served as Principal of Plain View Elementary School in Sampson County. Gaskill, originally from Wan chese, commented this week, “I wanted to come home again, so when I had an opportunity to come here I accepted”. Gaskill stated that he has no “radical changes” in mind as he takes over the 463 student school this year, but that he will “certain ly take the necessary steps to see that the school is operated as ef fectively as possible”. Presently he resides with his wife, the former Ada Draughon of Plain View, in a cottage at Bodie Island. The Gaskills have two chil dren, Bridgett, 7, and Kyle, 10 See GASKILL, Page Four BRIGGS VISITING ON COAST; ENJOYING FISHING Charles Briggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Briggs of Kill Devil Hills, has along with his wife, been visiting on the Dare Coast the past several days, .and enjoying the leisures of the area. Briggs has enjoyed a rise in fame during the past three years residence in Holly wood, and during this period has played in an average of some 20 or more television or movies a year. For several years he was a mem ber of the Lost Colony cast. During his stay in the area, he was entertained on a Gulf Stream fishing trip with Capt. Thomas (Buddy) Cannady of Wanchese, a school classmate, on the cruiser Mel-O-Dee; on this trip also were his father, and uncle Raymond G. Scoggins of Pittsburgh, Pa. The catch was reported as plentiful— -53 big bluefish, four dolphin and seven bluefin tuna ranging up to 65 pounds weight. PIER FISHING UP TO PAR NAGS HEAD.—Ocean pier fish ing between Kitty Hawk and Hat teras has been up to par or better for the first of july. All piers report excellent catches of fish when the tides are right. The catches include sea mullet trout, occasional blues, croaker and perch. WEEKEND WEATHER Temperatures will be near normal but show a slow warm ing trend over the weekend. . Normal high temperatures 83 and low temperature 74. Scat tered rain showers are indicat ed Friday with generally fair weather Saturday and Sunday. Winds light to moderate south erly. Fishing weather good. ALLOCATIONS OF ROAD FUNDS MADE; NEW COMMISSION New 18-Man Highway Commission Installed Tuesday; Sanford Outlines Challenge Allocations of Secondary road funds for several counties of the area have been made by the new Highway Commission, sworn in this week in Raleigh. John Gilliam Wood of Edenton is the Commis sioner from the Northeast, and the following counties, their unim proved road mileage and funds al located on the basis of two thous and dollars per mile are listed. Act ually, there won’t be enough to go far in the coming year. It may be noted that Dare County’s secon dary road money during the past four years has all been expended in Hatteras Island and Altantic Town ship. Unpaved Funds County Mileage Allotted ' Bertie 253.5 $50,7001 [Camden 76.7 15,340 | Chowan 69.9 13,980 Currituck 83.9 16,580 Dare 39.3 7,860 Gates 154.8 30,960 Hertford 159.5 31,900 N. Hampton 170.2 34,040 Perquimans 120.5 24,100 Dare is shown with the smallest number of unpaved miles, and only enough money to do less than four miles. Another popular citizen appoint ed on the Highway commission is Graham Elliot, Washington, N. C. automobile dealer and political leader. Counties under this juris diction, mileage and allocations are (listed as follows: Beaufort 436.3 87,260 Hyde 77.4 15,480 Martin 226.9 45,380 Pitt 408.5 81,700 Tyrrell 76.8 15,360 Washington 98.9 19,780 Other tnembers of the new com mission are D. G. Bell of Carteret; Duncan M. Faircloth of Brunswick; Worth Joyner of Edgecombe; Tom McLean of Robeson; Clifton Ben son of Durham; W. E. Horner of Chatham; Elsie Webb of Hoke; James G. W. MacClamrock of Ala mance; Jimmy Glenn of Davidson; PauF Younts of AYison; Watfeon Brame of Alleghany; Clint Newton of Cleveland; Jack Kirsey of Avery; Yates Bennett of Buncombe and Ted Jordan of Cherokee. In all there are 18 members on the new Board. Merrill Evans of Ahoskie, a former Board iriemßer is the Chair man. Governor Lays Down A Challenge Speakjng.to the new Highway Commission in the hall of the House of Representatives Tuesday of this week when it was organized, Governor Terry. Sapdford made an exceptionally farseeing exposition of the challenge that lies before this group in the years to come. It calls for fair dealing; for equal consideration for all areas, and this is particularly important in view of the limited amount of sec ondary roads funds available. After all, it is the average fellow, living on an unimproved road, who needs first consideration, rather than the tourist with time on his hands and money to spend. Here are Gover nor Sanford’s remarks: “Our first purpose is to build and maintain roads: City roads, country roads, mountain roads; four-and-six-lane superhighways See COMMISSION, Page Eight MANTEO, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1961 DR. W. T. RALPH OF BELHAVEN MADE DIST. ROTARY GOV. WASHINGTON. Dr. William T. Ralph, Belhaven dentist, was of ficially inducted into office as gov ernor of District 773 of Rotary In ternational in an inter-city meeting of Washington and Belhaven-Pan tego Rotary Clubs held here Thurs day evening. Dr. Ralph was elected district governor at the Rotary Internation al convention in Tokyo, Japan, ear ly in June, and succeeds J. Bruce Eure, attorney, of air Bluff and Whiteville. Retiring Governor Eure present ed the governor’s emblem to Dr. ■ Ralph, and a past governor’s em blem was presented to Eure by Past District Governors Charles L. Mc- Cullers of Kinston and Dr. May nard O. Fletcher of Washington. An address by Edmund H. Hard ing, highlighting Rotary exper iences of the quarter of a century I since he began his service as Ro tary district governor, was inter spersed with many humorous and anecdotal sequences. Harding was introduced, by Carl Goerch of Ra leigh, a former president of the Washington Rotary Club. Dr. Zeno L. Edwards, Sr., of Washington, presented Goerch, now retired pub lisher and editor. President Leon Thompson of the Washington Rotary Club and Pres ident Jimmie Calfee of the Bel haven-Pantego Rotary Club recog nized their immediate predecess sors, Beverly Moss of Washington and H. Van oorp of Belhaven. Thompson presided over the meet ing. Another past district governor of Washington, E. Frank Ruble, of the committee on arrangements, pre sented the following former dis trict governors and their wives in attendance: Drs. Howard J. Mc- Ginnis, C. Sylvester Green and James W. Butler, all of Greenville; Jean P. Booth and Charles L. Mc- Cullers, Kinston! H. A. Marks and W. Eugene Edwards, Wilmington; Thomas Fosce, Maysville. Arrangements were directed by Beverly Moss, Leon Thompson, W. See RALPH, Page Five DISTINGUISHED BELHAVEN CITIZEN HONORED IN WASHINGTON M i 'I X i h '1 - W 1 I Jk mm i PRESENTED PIN 3. Bruce Eure of Fair Bluff is shown pinning the District Governor’s Rotary pin on Dr. W. T. Ralph of Belhaven at the inter-city meeting of the Belhaven-Pantego and Washington Ro tary clubs in Washington last week. Looking on are Leon Thompson, president of the Washington club, who presided at the meeting, Mi Edmund Harding of Washington who was the main speaker. Photo courtesy Washington Daily News KILL DEVIL HILLS 1961-62 BUDGET IS RAISED TO $42,345 Garbage Collection Included for First Time in Town Expense The Kill Devil Hills Town Board of Commissioners will meet July 25 to take action on a $42,345.00 bud get which is proposed for the com ing year. The budget is as follows: TOWN OF KILL DEVIL HILLS KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA 'PROPOSED BUDGET 1961-1962 Estimated expenditures: General Fund: General expenses $ 7,800.00 Sanitation Department 13,000.00 Police Department 8,575.00 Fire Department 2,500.00 Street Department 1,300.00 ’ Powell Bill Fund 9,170.00 i Total estimated expenditures $42,345.00 I Estimated Revenue: General Fund: Ad valorem tax $28,920.00 Other revenue 4,255.00 Powell Bill Fund 9,170.00 I Total estimated I revenue $42,345.00 A complete breakdown of this budget is on file with the Town Clerk in the Town Hall, Kill Devil Hills. Much of the budget’s increase over last year is due to an amount set aside to purchase a new type garbage collection truck for the town. Garbage collection by the new truck began July first. According to a city hall spokes man the town’s garbage collection schedule will be daily for the sum mer as it is in other areas of the beach. Most of the garbage collec tion on the beach is done by the County under a new tax levy made recently. In order to collect the total Kill Devil Hills proposed budget, the town expects to levy taxes at a rate of fifty five cents per SIOO property valuation. All revenue in the town comes from property taxes except for an amount from the Powell Bill Fund. TRAGEDY IN WATER TAKES LIFE OF VA. MAN THURSDAY NIGHT Stumpy Point was the scene of a fatal water accident last Thursday night when Wade G. Criss of Mar ion, Virginia drowned while at tempting to swim across Deep | Creek. | Dare County Sheriff Frank Ca jhoon reports that the 37 year old Criss and a companion Herbert Nelson, also of Marion, were mak ing their way across a marsh in the area in an attempt to reach the highway when the accident occured. According to a statement made by Nelson, the two men experienc ed motor trouble with their boat during a fishing excursion in Pam lico Sound. After making their way by paddle to shore near the mouth of Long Shoal River the two de cided to cross the marsh on foot to the highway. The two became lost in the marsh but later found their way to Deep Creek. They followed it until they could see automobiles passing on the highway. Then the two men started to swim across the creek. Criss drowned in the attempt. His body was recovered by the Coast Guard at approximately 10:45 the next morning. Criss was married and the father of three children. Formerly he had lived in Williamston, N. C. WALKER'S HARD WORK FOR SANFORD REWARDED - ■ CURRIE EDWIN (JAKE) WALK ER, owner and operator of Walker Funeral Home in Columbia and i Tyrrell County corner for tha past ten years, and with 30 years ex perience in burial insurance has been appointed North Carolina Burial Commissioner, Commanding a salary of $9,600. per year for four years, by Governor Terry Sanford. Mr. Walker was sworn in as North Carolina Burial Commisioner Tuesday, July 11, at 11a.m. in the Senate Chamber of the State Capi tol. A group of about 100 was pres ent to watch the Oath of Office administered by Associate Justice E. B. Denney. He was presented by Governor Terry Sanford. Those from Columbia and Cres well attending the oath taking in Raleigh were: Mr. and Mrs. James C. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chas. Cohoon, Miss Pat Cohoon, Mrs. C. Earl Cohoon, Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Basnight, Mrs Charlie M. Brick house of Raleigh, formerly of Tyr rell, Mrs. Joseph G. Brickhouse, and Ronald Pritchett of Creswell. Former residents of Creswell there: Mrs. Elizabeth (Phelps) of Raleigh, Mrs. Carrie Mae (Holmes) Brock and daughter Ruth of Richlands. Walker, a Democrat and active campaign manager for Governor Sanford, and ardent supporter of Lis program, is a foremost citizen of Tyrrell County. He is the im mediate past-president of the Columbia Rotary Club; a past-com mander of Seuppernong Post No. 182 of the American Legion; mem ber of the Ruritan Club of Creswell, and Tyrrell County Farm Bureau. Through still a member of Graham N. C. Presbyterian Church, his church activities here are centered in the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. A veteran of War 11, ho vol 'unteered in the U. S. Navy, and ■served as pharmacist mate on in dependent duty in the South Pacific. He was awarded several campaign 1 ribbons, citations and battle stars, j Under Civil Service, he was Em- I balmer supervisor for the Federal Government following World War 11. A native of Graham in Alamance County, he was bom July 21, 1911, to the late H. Currie and Hattie Richmond Walker. He graduated | from Graham High School in 1931; i attended Elon College; graduated from Gupton - Jones embalming College, Nashville. Tenn, in 1934, and passed embalming and funeral directors examination of North Carolina. He is now a licensed and operating funeral director and em balmer, and own and operates the Northeastern Mutual Burial As- See WALKER, Page Eight MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS SECTION ONE PAGES ONE through EIGHT Single Copy 7£ LOW BIDDERS ON NEW HATTERAS C. G. STATION Manteo Firm Expected to Build New Facility for $303,794 Near Inlet Kellogg-Cuthrell, Inc., of Man teo, N. C. was apparent low bidder ; Tuesday on construction of a Hat -1 teras Inlet lifeboat station, the Coast Guard announced. The firm submitted a bid of 1 $303,794. Next lowest of six bids submitted was 307,136 by Hunt Contracting Co. of Norfolk. If the bids are accepted, a con tract will be awarded within 10 lays, the Coast Guard said. The contract will provide for construction of a two-story sta tion dwelling, equipment building, lookout tower, and a watch house >n the southern tip of Cape Hat teras Island. A temporary woodframe station, built in 1954, now serves the area. It is also located on the southern tip of the island and will prob ably be abandoned when the new station is completed. The present station was built after the Coast Guard facility on the northern tip of Ocracoke Island was washed a way by a storm some years ago. The new station will be the sec ond constructed in the sth Coast Guard District in recent years. In April 1959, Little Machipongo sta tion on the Eastern Shore was com pleted. Facilities to serve the new Hat teras station have already been completed. They include dredging, a boat basin bulkhead, piers, boat hoist, and fuel storage tanks. Work on the new station is ex pected to start in 30 days. TOURIST BUSINESS CONTINUES ON TOP IN DARE COUNTY Ferry Traffic at Capacity; Many Notable Guests Visiting on Beach Following a fourth of July "busi ness boom” the Dare beach area continues to team with, fishermen, campers, sun - worshippers, and tourist this week with no apparent indication of an “after holiday” business slump. One motel operator on the beach commented Tuesday, “Business is perfect. Things couldn’t be better for me. We’ve been full for two weeks and we are still full. I have to turn a lot of people away each day.” Another beach business man said, “The restaurant has been full for every meal. We can hardly feed them all at suppertime, but I couldn’t be happier.” The state operated free ferrys across Oregon Inlet are continuing to operate at full capacity and re ports from the Mission 66 camping grounds indicate that the campers are still overflowing the facilities. Up and down the beach a color ful array of license plates tells a tale of visitors from many places. Vermont, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ontario, Canada, South Carolina, and, yes, even Virginia Beach tags have shown up along with many others on the beach. From Washington, D. C. this week came a party of dignitaries hunting a retreat from the nation’s capitol. Included in the party at the Carolinian were such notables as Congressman Herbert Bonner, Con gressman Benjaman O’Neal, Con gressman Thor Tollefson, Congress man William Mailliand. In the same party were Mr. T. P. Bartie, Vice- President of Lykes Brothers Steam Ship Company, Vice Admiral Roy Gano, and Vice Admiral Jason Hirshfield. Among tobacconists taking a pause at the beach before North Carolina’s golden crop is harvested in a flurry of activity this fall was Mr. W. I. Bissette from the tobacco belt in eastern North Carolina. The state Highway Patrol has added two extra men to its Dare County force for the summer to help handle the heavy traffic, the Nags Head Post Office and many of the Dare beach businesses have extra time workers to help meet the demands of the heavy trade. ROGER BELL SERVES WITH INFORMATION CTR. SCHOOL BRUNSWICK, GA. (FHTNC) A Manteo, naval reserve officer is serving at the Naval Combat In formation Center School, Bruns wick Ga. He is Lt. (jg) Roger Q. Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Q. Bell of Manteo. The school trains officers and enlisted men of the Navy in the use of airborne and shipboard radar for our nation’s early warning de fense system. Lt. (jg) Bell entered the naval service in March 1956.
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