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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS rfeen Pages in Two Sections LUME XXVII NO. 6 MNLAND BREAK-IN JS THIEVES SAFE 00 TUES. NIGHT ins Harbor Robbery Under Investigation; No Arrests Made; Sheriff Warns he Dare County Sheriff’s De tment and members of the State eau of Investigation are search for theives who entered Polly’s :hen at Manns Harbor Tuesday it and made away with a cab -safe combination containing reen seven and eight hundred ars. he break-in occurred, according the Sheriff’s Department, be en 11:00 p.m. Tuesday and 6:00 , Wednesday. The business es ishment was entered when a t door of the restaurant was ed. The door was held by a nb-bolt. i addition to the money, the : contained deeds, bills and oth lapers of value. heriff Frank Cahoon was called soon as the robbery was dis sed at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday n the owners went to open for day. The Sheriff’s Department forking with. F. E. Epps of the e Bureau of Investigation to rehend'the theives. lieriff Cahoon has reported that investigation is incomplete and ; officers are still tracing leads, oilowing this week’s break in, riff Cahoon noted, “I would to impress upon the business >le of Dare County the impor » of removing all money from r cash register each night and :ing in some safe place each *s cash intake. rhere has been a time when it safe to have money and leave ndefinitely in the cash box but ; time has passed forever. Along i the thousands of very fine lie we have visiting our County 1 week we have a few thugs who inue to live by stealing from r neighbor and fellow citizens.” BRARY BUILDING ND NOW AT $1400; ■EDS MUCH MORE he Dare County Friends of the •ary’s fund for a new county iry building topped the thous dollar mark this week as the k ended with a grand total of )0 in the bank. he amount is a little over one i on the purchase price of the the friends hope to purchase for building. The proposed lot is ed at SSOOO. ♦ utetanding contributions this k include a S2OO check from . Ula Bibb, sister of Mrs. Ren- Williamson, who is Chairman of Library Building Fund Com ae. epresentative Herbert C. 'Bon contributed SIOO this week and in a letter to Mrs. William “l do. hope that your drive for is will" be more than successful that you will have no trouble ing sufficient funds, for I am > there are many other people me who will be glad to help in such a splendid movement best wishes to you and all the i people who are working to ds this worthwhile goal.’’ jveral memorial contributions e made to the building fund in wry of Carson Davis who I this week. One of the Davis norial Contributions was a book * placed in the new library. RACOKE FISHING SEASON SAID GOOD w eports from Ocracoke Village he southern island indicate that t fishing there is good this ion artd many residents think good season will continue for e time. eports from Jack's Store, where y sport fishing boats dock for and supplies, are optimistic for ing for blues through August, ccording to local fisherman Oc •ke has seen 30 days with the t full of blues. Last Saturday boat with four fishermen ght in over 200. i addition to the blues, gray t are biting good and reports that “flounder are at their w xxl drum fishing is expected i mid September through Oc- lODMOBILE IN ENGELHARD le Red Cross Bloodmobile will it the East Hyde High School hroom, Engelhard, on Tuesday, net 15, between the hours of un. and 3:30 p.m. The chair i makes this plea: ’lease make .every effort to go donate blood. Do not wait, king your neighbor will go, but uid donate yourself. One does know when they will need to ive blood and we want it to be table when it is needed.” 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 OLDEST MANTEO MERCHANT GOES TO REST WEDNESDAY - < JL wi % .'t w w wi 1 ■" 1 ■ ’ Zv ■ 1 k* J CARSON WATSON DAVIS, 83, Manteo’s oldest merchant, and head of the oldest mercantile business of the town, died Tuesday morning in a Norfolk hospital after a long ill ness. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday afternoon in the Twiford Funeral Home chapel by Rev. Harold F. Leatherman, pastor of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, and burial was in the Manteo cem etery. There were many flowers. Active pallbearers were Donald Griffin of Norfolk, George Crees and Ben Crees of Manteo, Joe Towe of Hertford, Martin Towe and Earl Green. Honorary pallbearers were John D. O’Neal, Dr. W. W. John ston, Dr. W. W. HarVey, Jr., R. Bruce Etheridge, W B. Fearing, M. L. Daniels, Martin Kellogg, Jr., W. F. Baum, E. W. Etheridge, Tom Russell, G. G. Bonner, and Victor Meekins. Mr. Davis came to Manteo over 60 years ago from Perquimans County as a salesman in the gen eral store of W. J. Griffin. He was ‘ the son of the late Lathan and Cassandra Blanchard Davis. In Manteo, he married Miss Ella Crees, daughter of the late George W. and Ann Crees and they are survived by three children, Ralph Davis and Vernon Davis who operate the big Davis store in Manteo, and Mrs. Ann Davis Meikle of Cramerton. 1 He is survived by a brother, Ralph Davis and two sisters, Miss Eugen ia Davis, and Mrs. Ethel Saunders, all of Portsmouth, Va., by six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. In March of this year, after more than 55 years in business, Mr. Davis celebrated the opening of his newly remodeled store in Manteo. He then was still active in the bus iness. He had made an exceptional mark in the mercantile life of the region. He was a reserved, digni fied, and courteous man, and while not in the forefront in civic life, contributed liberally when called upon. He never took part in poli tics, but gave his full time to his store, and provided for his com munity an establishment that re flected credit on the town. This newspaper on March 24, car ried a long account of the business career of Mr. Davis, in connection with the opening of the new store. STATE HIGHWAY BOARD TO VISIT DARE AUGUST 17th Group Will VilH Ha+ter.j and Ocracoke Island, and Continue Across to Carteret County and Emerald Island or Salter Path. Merrill Evans, chairman, and the State Highway Commission will visit the Outer Banks during the coming week, it has been announ ced. Approximately 20 persons will be in the group which plans ,to be in the Dare Beaches area on Thurs day, August 17. The Commissioners plan to travel northward from the Carteret Coast through the Outer Banks sections of Hyde and Dare. They will be aboard the ferry Sea Level from Atlantic to,Ocracoke and then via the toll-free ferries at Hatteras and Oregon Inlets to the Dare Beaches. The Commissioners will have a Dutch-treat banquet at Seafare Restaurant on Thursday evening and later attend a performance of The Lost Colony. Chairman Evans commented in Raleigh recently, “From time to time, we plan to take trips with this whole commission all over the State to see the problems . . . the coast, the Piedmont and the west’’ “There are millions of dollars of decisions facing us in this area,” he added when speaking of next week’s trip. Evans said the commissioners will gather at noon on August 16 in Morehead City and spend the af ternoon studying the bridge pro blem and the Emerald Isle ferry proposal. Evans took note of the fact that Outer Banks officials have recent ly complained about long delays motorists * have encountered on some occasions while waiting to cross the inlets. SPECIAL EVENTS AT LOST COLONY FOR NEXT WEEK Virginia Dare Day and Consoli dated University Night Expect ed to Draw Big Crowds Two big special nights will be presented as featured attractions of The Lost Colony during the com ing week, it was announced today by J. Sib Dorton, general manager of the drama. On Friday, August 18, the 374th anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare will be observed. On Satur day, August 19, will be Consoli dated University of North Carolina night, designed as a tribute to the late Billy Carmichael, who during his lifetime had played such an im portant role in’production of The Lost Colony. The Honorable David de Boin ■ ville, First Secretary of the British Embassy in Washington, will be here on Virginia Dare’s birthday to represent Queen Elizabeth and the British Empire. He will be per sonally representing Sir Harold Caccia, Great Britain’s ambassador to the United States, originally scheduled to be here, but who had to cancel plans due to general world tension at present. The First Secretary will be in troduced by Lieutenant Governor H. Cloyd Philpott who comes to Roanoke Island as personal repre sentative of Governor Terry San ford and the State of North Caro lina. Governor Sanford, due to prior commitments involving an out-of state address he will make, will be unable to be here on August 18 but he will top the list of dignitar ies participating in the Consolidat ed University Night on Saturday, August 19. Also participating in the Con solidated University Night pro jgratn will be President William Friday of the University of North Carolina; Chancellor William B. Aycock, of U.N.C., Chancellor Otis A. Singletary, W.C.U.N.C. and L. L. Ray of North Carolina State College. Dr. Frank Graham, President Emeritus, U.N.C., will also be a I special guest, but Gordon Gray, also President Emeritus, will be unable to be present. AREA DEVELOPMENT MEETING IN MANTEO HELD WEDNESDAY The Albemarle Area Develop ment Association, made up of two delegates from each of the 10 counties in the Albemarle, met at the Manteo Motel Restaurant here Wednesday morning. The organizational meeting laid plans for a later meeting of 500 or more interested workers in the Al bemarle to be held at the National Guard Armory in Elizabeth City in early September. The September meeting is to launch a development program designed to unite the Al bemarle in a program of better ment. Voit Gilmore is scheduled to speak at the meeting in Elizabeth City and committees will be named to work on industrial, commercial, agricultural, and tourist develop ment. At Wednesday’s meeting here, Chairman* Bill Glidewell, Vice Pres ident of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of Elizabeth City, presid ed as the group approved the area seal, approved the speaker for Sep tember, arranged the program, and submitted delegates for the later meeting. ' Attending the meeting as repre sentatives from Dare County were Rany Jennette, and J. 'L. Rea, Jr. NEW PROBLEMS CAUSE WALLACE CHANNEL DELAY WILMINGTON The Wilming ton District, Corps of Engineers, has announced that maintenance dredging in Wallace Channel, Pam lico Sound, has been deferred. Wal lace Channel is the channel con necting Ocracoke Inlet and Pamlico Sound. Bids were scheduled to be opened on August 10. Colonel R. P. Davidson, District Engineer, said that natural changes taking place just inside Ocracoke Inlet are causing rapid shoaling in the existing channel and that ad ditional surveys and a study will be required to determine the best solution to this problem. Further dredging plans will be announced at a later date. WEEKEND WEATHER Temperatures will be warm averaging near normal. Normed afternoon high temperatures near 83 and morning low tempera tures 73. Weather will continue mostly fair except for widely ' scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Good fishing weather indicated. MANTEO. N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1961 GOVERNOR TO ATTEND DARE COUNTY EVENTS 3 HON. TERRY SANFORD, Gover nor of North Carolina will attend the Greater University Day Pro gram August 19th at Fort Raleigh, and participate in a luncheon to be held at the Carolinian Hotel at Nags Head. The Governor will at tend the Lost Colony and will also address the Daniels Day celebra tion at Wanchese on August 19th, which will be held at 4 p. m. fol lowed -by an outdoor dinner. The public is invited to bring picnic baskets and participate in the af fair. This celebration begun in 1941 at the suggestion of the late Jose phus Daniels of Raleigh, has been held every year since then, and Mr. Daniels attended as long as he lived. Some member of the family always attends this occasion, which brings members of the Daniels family from all over the country. The event will be held at Beth any Methodist Church, Wanchese. Melvin R. Daniels will be master of ceremonies. THREE NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN HYDE COUNTY THIS YEAR With the Opening of School Ap proaching, Personnel Begin To Make Ready Fo. New Term Ernest K. Mann is new principal of West Hyde High School. Mr. Mann graduated from Swan nanoa High School in 1925 and received his A. B. Degree at Mary ville College, Maryville, Tenn., with a major in Math and minor in Science. He has done graduate work at Asheville College and East Carolina College. Mann has 15 years teaching ex perience, 8 of these being in Hyde County. He served as a cashier in the East Carolina Bank of Swan Quarter for 14 years. He is married to the former Mil ford Spencer of Engelhard. They have two boys, Ernest Kyle, Jr. 15, a sophmore and Spencer A., 11 years old and he will be in the sixth grade. Allen D. Bucklew, a native of West Virginia, has been named principal at East Hyde School for the coming year. Mr. Bucklew, married and the father of four children, has already moved his family to Engelhard. Mrs. Bucklew will serve the coun ty schools as guidance director. Mr. Bucklew is a graduate of Fairmont State (West Virginia) where he received his A. B. de gree. He received his M. S. degree from the University of West Vir ginia. He has also done graduate work at East Carolina College. He served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. Bucklew goes to East Hyde from the Piney Grove School in Sampson County wh6re he has been princi pal for the past three years. Prior to this he coached and taught in Onslow, Wayne, Pamlico and Dup lin Counties. He also has worked as Driver Improvement Representative for the Department of Motor Ve hicles in Wake County. Mr. and Mrs. Bucklew are mem bers of the Methodist Church. Clinton R. Downiing will replace O. A. Peay as principal at the Hyde County Training School. Mr. Downing who taught for Mr. O. A. Peay for five years, was the first choice for Mr. Peay’s replace ment when it was learned that Mr. Peay would be unable to renew his contract because of illness. Downing received a B. S. degree in Agriculture and Science at the' North Carolina Agricultural and i Technical College, Greensboro, •; where he received the Spaulding Award for Excellency in Agricul ture. He is doing graduate work ; this summer. Downing taught six years in the 1 Shawtown High School, Lillington, i prior to coming to Hyde County. Since Mr. Downing has been in i Hyde County he has been president ; of Hyde County Teachers Associa- 1 tion; secretary to the Pamlico-Al- < bemarle School Masters Club; Sec- 1 Am srnnni , | EARLY PLANS MADE FOR BRIDGE EVENT IN TYRRELL COUNTY Committee Working Under Aus pices of Southern Albemarle Association For Opening of Lindsay Warren Bridge COLUMBIA. The Executive Committee meeting of Tyrrell County for the Southern Albemarle Association was held Monday night at the home of the Vice-President for Tyrrell County, Mrs. Effie Brickhouse, for the purpose of mak ing plans for Tyrrell County’s part in the dedication of the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge over Alligator Riv er, of which Tyrrell will be the host county for the celebration. The bridge celebration will take place some time soon after the comple tipn of the bridge. The bridge was named by popular acclaim for Sen ator Warren, who led the legisla tive group which won commitment for the project. The committee drew up plans and passed resolutions to be presented to the regular meeting of the Ex ecutive Committee of the Southern Albemarle Association which is composed of the six eastern and southern Albemarle counties, Wash ington, Beaufort, Hyde, Dare, Mar tin and Tyrrell. The Alligator bridge has been a long-wished-for project, the movement for which was started on formation of the Southern Albemarle Association inl 1935 when the orgainzation was first formed, this was one of the main objectives and was fought for by many distinguished citizens in cluding the late Wallace Tatem, Earl Cohoon, D. B. Fearing, and John Darden. Many of the original backers and fighters are stilt living, and will be present for the celebra tion. W. J. White, past president of the Southern Albemarle, was ap pointed to contact the present pres ident, Robert Cowen of William ston, in regard to further develop ment of the meeting which will be in the near future. Hon. W. Charles Cohoon, Tyrrell County’s Represen tative who played a big part dur ing his administration in securing See EVENT, Page Eight Robert Turner at Age 90, Still Active; Enjoys Gardening at Home Near Manteo Born in Scotland and raised in! Canada, Mr. Robert Turner after] traveling about the world settled in Manteo and will celebrate his 90th birthday here Friday, August 11. Mr. Turner came to Nova Scotia,' Canada at the age of 12. There he grew up, man-ied, and worked with an iron foundry, where he became manager. At 72 Mr. Turner retired after doing defense wok during World War II in Canada. His wife, Mar garet, became ill an<j the Turners decided to come to North Carolina to live with their daughter, Mrs. Hal Ward. In 1944, after a six months session with forms, talks, and government red tape, the Tur ners came to Manteo and have liv ed here ever since. Mrs. Turner at 84 and Mr. Tur ner at 90 are both still happily married and are quite active in do mestic life after 64 years of mar riage and four children. Still witty and gay, Mr. Turner laughts a lot and jokes with his family. He attributes his long life and good health to “letting trou- ■ bles roll off his shoulders and not worrying about them.” Always a lover of flowers, now that he has retired, Mr. Turner takes a great deal of interest in gardening and growing things. He has his own garden and keeps it in top shape always. Last year, after i hurricane Donna pushed salt water over his flowers and ruined the i garden, Mr. Turner was the first]: one to see about it. As soon as the ' i storm was over he was in the gar-1 den already working to set things 1 in order and start over. Now the garden is again beautiful. In addition to his garden, last I year he planted a rose border , around the yard. Recently he com- ] mented that he certainly hoped he would live another year because he : wanted to see how the roses would j look in bloom. i Another great interest is travel. Mr. Turner, having grown up as > 'the age of aviation was coming j into its own, loves to travel by , 'airplane. Up until recently when i his eyes began giving trouble, he i would pack his bags and be off to ; see relatives in Ohio or Canada. Presently his only complaint is “I ( haven't been anywhre in almost 6 , months.” i While at home and not working ; in his garden, Mr. Turner likes to ; read a lot His favorite subjects include travel books, biography, i construction technology books, and | the classics, but his range of read- ] ing is wide and he delves into sic- EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP FAMILY RUNABOUT RACES BEING PLANNED FOR AUG. 20 Dare Power Boat Association Backing Third An nual Event; Upward of 100 Boats Expected to Enter Event Which Has Grown in Popularity Each Year; Trophies to be Awarded. SECONDARY ROAD FUND ALLOCATIONS ARE ANNOUNCED Beaufort County Gets $248,310; Other Area Counties Listed RALEIGH Allocation of $lB,- 000,000 in secondary road funds for road work in the state’s 100 coun ties was released today, following last Thursday’s Highway Commis sion meeting when the roads body approved allocating the money on the basis of the number of unpaved secondary road miles in each coun ty. Thursday’s action actually invol ved allocation of $11,674,540 since the Commission had previously dis tributed $6,325,460 among the var ious counties, using the same un paved mileage formula. Commission officials stressed the fact that additional funds will be come available for secondary road work later during the 1961-62 fis cal year. Governor Sanford an nounced at last week’s news con ference that an unused surplus of $7,000,000 will be applied to secondary road improvements throughout the State. Distribution of the $7,000,000 will be made at a later date. Following is the tabulation of secondary road fund allocations for coastland counties: Beaufort, $248,310.00; Currituck, $47,180.00; Dare, $22,370.00; Hyde, $44,050.00; Tyrrell, $43,710.00; Washington, $56,290.00. ! tion and other works too. Recently, failing eyesight has hindered his reading, but he has overcome this problem by subscrib ing to the North Carolina State I Library’s talking book service. The I service has books on hand which have been transcribed onto records. Mr. Turner gets these regularly and sometimes goes through one in a day. His favorite authors are English and Scottish, but he also likes oth ers. He has criticized modern fic tion by noting that the language usage and emphasis on sex is, in his opinion, over-used and not in See TURNER, Page Eight MANTEO BOYS RECEIVE HIGH SCOUT AWARDS Timothy Gaylord and Spencer Smith, both of Manteo, qualified for and received the Life Scout Award at a recent Boy Scout Court of Honor here. The awards were presented by a Scout Committee or board of re view made up.of Nevin Wescott, Robert F. Gibbs, and Gene Traut wein, Head of the Tidewater Coun cil. In addition to the Life Scout Awards the two received additional awards. Gaylord was awarded honors in swimming, firemanship, salesman ship, reading, first aid, forrestry, and community citizenship. Smith received awards in pubic speaking, community citizenship, home citi zenship, salesmanship, first aid, landscaping, swimming, forestry, and canoeing. Other Scouts honored at the Court of Honor include Fred Roush, John Gibbs, Nevin Wescott, Richard Bennett, and Donald Leatherman. Roush was awarded badges in National citizenship, public speak ing, swimming, home citizenship, and nature. Gibbs was honored for work in woodcarving and canoeing. Wescott was presented awards in swim ming and geology. Bennett received an award for rowing and Leather man was promoted to second class Boy Scout. This was the first Court of Hon or held in this area since the death of Scout leader John D. Earle. Over 100 scouts from the Albe marle district were present for the awards. Timothy Gaylord, Spencer Smith and John Gibbs are attending Boy Scout Camp Philmont in New Mexico presently and will be back in the area in about a week. MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS ___________________ PAGES ONE through EIGHT ( MANTEO. Under sponsorship of Dare Bower Boat Association, the third annual East Coast Cham pionship for Family Runabouts will be held here in Shallowbag Bay on Sunday, August 20. Trophies will be offered in seven classes of family runabouts using stock motors as follows: Class 1, 14 foot, 25-40 h.p., first heat 1:30 and 2nd heat 1.45 p.m. Class 2, 16 foot, 25-40 h.p., 2:00- 2:15 p.m. Class 3, 14 foot, 40-45 h.p., 2:30- 2:45 p.m. Class 4, 14 foot and up, 50 h.p., 3:00-3:15 p.m. Class 5, 14 foot and up, 60 h.p., 3:30-3:45 p.m. Class 6, 13 foot and up, unlim ited, 4:00-4:15 p.m. Class 7, Ski Boats, unlimited, 4:30-4:45 p.m. Launching facilities will be pro vided at the foot of Main Street, and closing time for entries in the event will be 12:45 p.m. on the day of the race. Racing begins at 1:30 p.m. Jack Wilson is racing chairman. Approximately 100 entries are an ticipated. GREATEST VARIETY OF SPORT FISHING IN DARE WATERS By AYCOCK BROWN MANTEO There is no place along the Atlantic Coast which of fers a bigger variety of game fish ing during August than the waters of the Date Coast-Outer Banks. Catches are made from the fresh waters of the bays, sonund and lakes to the inlet and surf and off shore along the western edge of the Gulf Stream. A current check reflects that in the bays and lakes where fresh water species are available large mouth bass catches, due to unus ually warm weather, have been only fair. The best catches of bass and other fresh water varieties have been made during the cool of early morning or during late af ternoon around sunset. Bluefish catches have been unus ually good recently and throughout the 1961 summer season. Best catches have been made by anglers aboard charter boats operating in the Oregon and Hatteras Inlet areas. In addition to bluefish, Spanish mackerel have been taken almost daily at Hatteras Inlet which seems to be the northerly range of this species. Anglers aboard boats operating from Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point Wanchese and the various fishing centers of the Outer Banks have experienced from good to excellent bottom catches for such fish as trout, flounder, croaker, sea mullet and sand perch. Similiar catches have been taken daily from the ocean piers of Nags Head and Hat teras Island. Most sensational catches, as al ways, have been made in offshore waters. During the past week catches have included, amberjack, blue marlin, dolphin, oceanic boni ta, sailfish and white marlin and false albacore. King mackerel have been plentiful off Hatteras and Oregon Inlets and excellent catches have been reported. Giant Bluefish, plentiful a few weeks ago, have become scarce and tuna catches, except for blackfins and occasional bluefins or Allisons. Throughout the summer, sports fishing generally has been better than for similar periods in recent years. It all adds up to one sact — that fishing for anglers, is a good bet irt this area today. ’ HYDE COUNTY WOMAN DIES AT AGE OF 80 Miss Melissa Carawan of Swan Quarter, age 80, died in’ the Pungo District hospital in Belhaven Satur day morning. She was a member of the Primi tive Baptist Church at Rose Bay. Survivors are two nephews and four nieces. She had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Alva O'Neal for sev eral years. Funeral services were held at the home Monday morning at 11 a.m. conducted by the Rev. R. T. Topping and the Rev. Pearlie Get tsinger. Burial followed in the fam ily cemetery. Pallbearers were her great-neph- SWSs Single Copy 7£
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