SEND RENEWAL I OF SUBSCRIPTION I BEFORE EXPIRATION | DATE ON ADDRESS ■JLUME XXVII NO. 14 \RE CANCER GOAL F $1,500 DURING ONTH OF OCTOBER irting This Sunday With House* to-House Canvass Through out County *he fund raising crusade of the re County chapter of the Amer ti Cancer Society set for the :k October 8-14 will get under y Sunday with a house to house L goal of SISOO has been set. a amount and more was raised 1959, forty per cent of which is [t in the county, said campaign irman Mr. Raymond Wescott [Manteo. Last year’s campaign led $l,lOO. Irea heads are as follows: Hat ts Island, Mrs. Nellie Farrow, L also serves as co-chairman p Mr. Wescott; Wanchese, Mrs. lest Walker; Manns Harbor and Lhoes, Miss Ina Mann; Manteo, I. Lee Cann and Mrs. Charles Igett; North End, Mrs. Robert Emon; business areas, Mrs. MT Etheridge; Stumpy Point, L Florine Hooper; East Lake, L Joe Spruill; beach, north of ton Inlet, Mrs. Joyce Parker. Ke* people will serve as captains | 'volunteer workers in each ■nunity. fersons desiring to mail in their Iributions may do so by mak- I their checks payabe to the m County Cancer Society in ■ of Mrs. J. O. Basnight, Man- I county -unit treasurer. Ifteen penny banks have been red in business establishments lughout the county, contribution I penny or more placed in these. Iributions made in memory of Lone are to be sent to Mrs. Joh» Bison, chairman in charge, who I acknowledge the gift to the mptains: Kitty Hawk, Mrs. Lu ■Seron: Kitty Hawk Beach, Mrs. La Cayton; Avalon Beach, Mrs. ■. York; Kill Devil Hills, Mrs. ■1 Rector; Colington, Mrs. Ray- Li Perry; Nags Head, Mrs. Pat ■'illett and John McKimmey. |r half million ■to share seashore I PARK DURING YEAR ■re than a half million persons ■visit Cape Hatteras National ■lore during the calendar year Kg December 31, 1961. As of Kmber 30 a total of 497,455 ■>rs had been counted at the ■ational area with three months ■o go before the year ends. ■ the total, 39,431 persons visit lie area during September, an B percent decrease under Sep- Her, 1960. Increase for the cal ■* year to date during the first ■ months of 1961 was reported I 22.9 percent over last year ■ the camper use of camp- Hids this year is already 57.3 lent over last year. B? foregoing figures were issu ■ds week by Robert F. Gibbs, lintendent of the National Sea- B Superintendent’s report re- Id that Fort Raleigh had 6,468 Irs during September, pushing Botalvisitation at this National ■ric Site on Roanoke Island I 624 for the calendar year to W— an increase of 13.7 per lover last year. Hyas noted in the Fort Raleigh It that The Lost Colony attend ■ thia year increased 11 per ■over 1960. Bging contract to [ LET FOR CHANNEL I’ROJECT IN MANTEO ■L.MINGTON Colonel R. P. ■son, District Engineer, Corps jjlgineers, has announced that Ire scheduled to be opened in Ifice on 24 October 19G1 for ■snance dredging at Manteo Jowbag) Bay. M work to be done consists of Memoval and disposal of all I material lying above the Mos 12 feet below mean low IM in the channels between ilese, and the gorge is Ore |ldet. The quantity of material il-emoved is estimated to be ap jlr.el Davidson stated that bids |l *this procurement are |l>d from small business con ||only and that the procure- IMis to be awarded only to !■- more small business con- ■ECUE DINNER OCT. 9 If O.E.S, SWAN QUARTER ■SN QUARTER A barbe ■ner will be served at noon on |r No. 232, OES. Plates will A. choice of homemade Di? B available at 15 cents a ■ , . THE COASTLAND TIMES WITH WHICH IS COMBINED THE PILOT AND HERALD OF BELHAVEN AND SWAN QUARTER PUBUSHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA SEN. ERVIN TO ADDRESS SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE ASSN. Ij |li li SEN. SAM ERVIN, JR., Senior Senator from North Carolina will deliver the principal address at the Southern Albemarle Association’s annual meeting to be held in Wil-i liamston on Friday, November 3, and he will be presented by Con gressman Herbert C. Bonner, ac cording to announcement by Robert H. Cowen, President of the Associa tion this week. At the same time, Mr. Cowen announced his resigna tion as president because of having recently been sworn in as U. S. District Atorney, in keeping with Department of Justice policy. Since the annual meeting will be held in Martin County, John H. Gurganus, Vice-president for that county will take over to carry out Mr. Cowen’s duties for the short time remaining. JUDGE PARKER GIVES PRISON SENTENCES IN TYRRELL COURT Robbery Cases Create Much In terest This Week; Three Deaths Bring Two to Four Years COLUMBIA.—The October term of Superior Court convening Mon ’ day with Justice Joseph W. Parker presiding, disposed 'of most of the criminal’ docket in quick time. Selected for Grand Jurors were: W. J. White, Sr., foreman; Ernest t S. Brickhouse, officer, L. E. Liver i man, D. A. Rhodes, Hugh Thomas “ Davenport, Gene A. Simmons, W. H. Britt, Alton P. Sawyer, E. M. ’ Simmons, E. L. Mosley, D. G. Combs, Don Steagall, Jarties S. , Hassell, A. A. Hill, Jr., James Tay lor, J. D. Selby, W. C. Cooper, ’ Jr., Wayne G. Brickhouse and W. ’ Graham Liverman. Zonie Bell Brickhouse was grant ed a divorce from James Brick house. In the case of Harold Saw ' yer, it was noted that his bond was paid by his bondsman, but he failed to appear. A capias was or j dered for him. Madison Cahoon failed to answer. . Capias' was issued against his ; bondsman and a capias was issued for Cahoon. The deputy sheriff, Cecil Lilley, was ordered to bring him in Monday afternoon to be placed in jail to be here for trial Tuesday morning. A capias was ordered for Grady j Simmons. It was brought opt in . court that Simmons was lodged in i a jail in Ahoskie. I A plea of nolo contendre with , plea for mercy was extended for . Gillard Ainsley, charged with giv ing a worthless check. He was or [ dered to pay amount of the check and costs of the court. Joe Dennis Collins and Joe John Liverman, each charged with for gery on two counts against Lewis Combs and Lem A. Cohoon, pleaded gjijty. Sheriff Claire E. Morris confirmea that the amounts of the I checks hod been refunded to the persons who had cashed the checks. Each of the men were sentenced J to 18 months on each of two ; 'counts, suspended and each placed i on three-year probation. . In the case of James Bryant, , charged with manslaughter result ing from an auto wreck on US 64 ' by-pass in Columbia during the [ fall of 1960 in which three persons . lost their life. Bryant was repre ■ sented by counsel Carl Bailey. Fak i ing the stand were both of the . town policemen, J. L. Poston and I W. W. Sawyer. He was given two . to four years on the three counts to run concurrently but was sus i pended, that he serve five years on . probation in the custody of Proba . tion Officer John Hester. This case • ended Monday’s session which ad • journed for the day about 11;45 . a.m. The case of Madison Cahoon took all of Tuesday, He Was charged with larceny cf a set of 42-gauge ; raiiro. d whe; 1? and some railroad iron from W. B. Armstrong, valued, according to testimony, at $236 ( The wheels and iron were missed . from the Armstrong mill site in ■ Kilkenny on July 14, 1960. Inves | tigating officers Sheriff Clair E. , Morris and J. L, Poston both took the stand. Their testimony upheld See COURT, Page Six (NAGS HEAD SURF FISHING TOURNEY BEGINS OCT. 12 More Than 35 Teams To Compete. Sponsored By Nags Head Group More than 35 teams from New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jer sey, southward to North Carolina and Virginia will compete in the 11th annual Nags Head Surf Fish ing Tournament beginning here on October 12, it was announced today by Robert B. Preston, president of the sponsoring team, the Nags Head Surf Fishing Club. Scheduled to compete in the competition will be the New Jersey Beach Buggy Association which caught 96 fish for 280 points to win the Nags Head Championship Trophy during the 10th annual tourney last year. Runnerup teams last year, sched i uled to return for the 11th annual tourney on October 12-14, include the Merchantville, N. J. Fishing Club’s team which caught 65 fish* for 193 points last year to win the second place Figured Anglers Tro phy, and the Albemarle Ahgldrs Club of Elizabeth City, N. C., which showed for third place with 28 fish countnig 130 points to win * the third place Figured Anglers Tro phy. The New Jersey Beach Buggy an glers also won the coveted Carolin ian Trophy for their 96 fish which put them in first place for the in ter-team competition. First two days of the tournament which will again be headquartered at The Carolinian Hotel will see the inter-team competition fished while ’ Saturday, October 14, will be open individual day in which any one may compete. Many prizes including watches, fishing tackle, lighters, and the special J. Borden Smith Trophy will be given teams or individuals, including adults and children, who . win in special events. The J. Borden Smith trophv is . presented to the woman angler catching the most scoring fish. While large channel bass have j not yet shown in the Outer Banks ' surf, anglers have had fair luck . catching trout, sea mullet, flounder, and bluefish in recent weeks. And, ’ the big channel bass are expected to hit the surf during mid-October. , HATTERAS SURF FISHING NOW ON UPGRADE HATTERAS After several stormy days, fishing conditions were improving on Thursday with the sun shining again and the surf beginning to smooth out. Willie Newsome reported that anglers were catching speckled trout and puppy drum and also a few flound ’ er and sea mullet. He stated that so far, despite the fact there have been reports of hooking and losing them, that no large channel National Wildlife Refuge, reported s that more than 2,000 ducks were . counted last week. They were most l ly pintails and widgeon. i It is still a bit early for Canada I geese to come in large flights, but Noble stated that refuge personnel , had sighted one small flight of 10 • geese “the first to come in so I far,” he said. I I '' ROCK FISHING STARTS MANNS HARBOR AREA 1 1 MANNS HARBOR First ' striped bass from Croatan Sound 1 waters were caught several days ago by angler using red-head buck ' tails, according to Carl Mann. The ' fish weighed between one and two 1 pounds and top catch for any one ; person was seven, according to ’ Mann. He stated that fair catches of speckled trout had also been l made in the vicinity of the.Um ‘ stead Memorial Bridge, but the ‘ stripers were taken from schools of the fish between the bridge and • Croatan Light W. S. White reported that ang -1 ler's were having good luck with 1 largemouth 'bass in South Lake. One party, Don Hartby, Jr. and ; Sr., and Aubrey Solomon, Rocky j Mount, caught 20 bass with spin -1 ning tackle and artificial lures, one lof best of week. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1961 MANTEO STUDENT RATES HIGH IN COMPETITION ■ i FRED ROUSH, 10th grade stu dent in Manteo High School, has been given recognition for his high achievement in the initial stage of ' the seventh annual National Meri Scholarship competition. Principal Clarence H. Butler an nounced that this student is among approximately 10,000 seniors throughout the country who attain ' ed seihi-flhalist status through their high scores on the qualifying exam ination, a test of educational devel opment given last March in more than 15,000 high schools. The semi-finalists will take an other rigorous examination, the three-hour Scholastic Aptitude Test of tiie college entrance examination board, to be given in testing cen ters throughout the nation on De cember 2, 1961. Students whose .scores on the 1 second test substantiate their per formance on the qualifying test and ’ who are endorsed by their high ■ schools will become finalists in the competition. In past years, more ’ than 97 per cent of the semi-final ' ists have become finalists. All final ists received a certificate of merit 1 in recognition of their outstanding pertfumsnee in the program. As finalists, the students will be ! eligible for scholarship awards 1 sponsored by about 130 business ‘ corporations, foundations, associa ’ tions, individuals, and the National ! Merit Scholarship Corporation it ' self. Finalists designate the college they wish to attend and the course i of study they plan to pursue. The colleges chosen by the Merit Schol-| • ars in most instances also receive supplementary grants ranging up to SSOO per year to help defray the actual costs of educating the stu dents. The Merit Scholarship Program was established in 1955 with grants from the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation and sponsors have thus far contributed direct financial as sistance to nearly 5,000 students and their colleges. RODANTHE MAN BURNS TO DEATH IN FATHER'S HOME Fred O’Neal, Jr., 45, of Rodan the, burned to death in a fire which destroyed the home of his parents Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. O’Neal were in Norfolk visiting relatives. The son, who owns a home nearby where his wife and ' five children live, was spending the night in his father’s house. The fire ' is reported to have broken out at 1 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. D. R. ’ Basnett of Buxtop, deputy sheriff, ■ went to the scene. The remains of J O’Neal were brought to Twiford’s I Funeral Home in Manteo. ! Fred O’Neal is a retired Coast ’ Guardsman who for many years was stationed at nearby stations. 1 He has been retired for more than - 20 years. The family is one of those 1 most highly regarded in the com -1 munity. ' The home which was lost was a large tee-shaped two-story house on the west side of the State road. Jim Hankins and Jesse Stamey of the National Park Service from Buxton brought equipment to the scene to fight the fire. The funeral was conducted Thurs- I day from the home of Charlie W. i Midgett by Rev. Robert Johnson of Fairhaven Methodist Church and i burial was in the family plot, i Frederick Dalton O’Neal, 47, was i a native and lifelong resident of i Rodanthe, a Coast Guardsman, hav i ing retired in 1957 after serving 20 i years. He was a member of the • Fairhaven Methodist Church and a . veteran of World War 11. ? He is survived by his wife, Mrs. I Ethel Midgett O’Neal; his parents, Fred B. and Beulah Midgett . O’Neal; thsee sons, Dalton W., F. i Ronnie, and Gary O’Neal, all of . Rodanthe; two daughters, Mrs. Ve [ rona Jennings of Norfolk and Miss r Brenda O’Neal of Rodanthe; five . sisters, Mrs. Helen Midgett of Eliz . abeth City. Mrs. Zenova Hooper See O’NEAL, Page Six CURRITUCK-DARE HEALTH DISTRICT IS TORN ASUNDER Dare Will Assume Full-Time Dis ♦r.ci- and Retirement of Em- , ployes; To Share Health Officer The long growing state of incom oatability between Dare and Curri tuck counties about policies of the ojnt health department they ad ministered resulted this week in a break when Currituck decided to withdraw. The Dare County Board wanted to »ut their employees on a retirement plan, Currituck’s peo ple didn’t want to assume n like expense. Dare will new operate a health department all alone. Dr. W. W Jchnston of Manteo, for many years health officer for the district will continue temporar ily to serve Currituck on a part time basis. He now spends one day a week with Hyde County, will continue to give Dire three days a week. After this year, Dare County must set a sufficient share »f funds to pay its-part of retirement salaries to those employees whe become eligible under the new plan. Dr. Johnston himself, has already reached the age but carries on with remarkable interest and vigor. INTERNAL REVENUE JONES rAY AN EXTRA $202,000 Government Goes Behind Years For Which Industrialist Was Imprisoned For Evasion Although Samuel G. Jones, the celebrated industrialist of Berkley, Va., and Ocracoke Island is now do ing a stretch in the Federal prison at Lewisburg, Pa. for evading pay ment of $277,000 in income taxes for the years 1952 to 1954, the Internal Revenue Service is still digging in his records and have now come up with a claim for an additional $202,000 alleged to be du«* for the years 1950 and 1951. Jones, who began serving a two year sentence in April, is presi dent of the Berkley Machine Works, and had built three large homes on Ocracoke Island, which he had charged in income tax returns as a I necessary expense for his business. Recently, the second Mrs. Jones has completed a large mansion on Ocracoke Island overlooking the harbor, and which is similar in ar-1 chitectural appearance to the homes previously built by Mr. Jones. In its latest action, the Internal Revenue Service claims a deficien cy of $30,363.31 and a 50 per cent fraud penalty of $15,181.66 from Berkley for 1950 and a deficiency of $48,080.80 and a fraud penalty of $24,040.40 for 1951. Total $117,- 666.17. Jones charged IRS erred in dis allowing $56,556 in business ex penses for 1950 and $63,650.24 in 1951 business expenses. He charged that IRS further err ed in not allowing all depreciation to which the company was entitled for 1950 and 1951 and in disallow ing $7,603.50 in payroll expenses for 1951. He said the IRS wrongly impos ed fraud penalties on the alleged deficiencies, and he denied any in tent to defraud the government. IRS Alleges Intent To Evade In an answer filed Aug. 17, the IRS countercharged that Jones’s company, buying through agents and officers, fraudulently and with intent to evade taxes overstated its expenses and thereby understated its tax liabilities for 1950 and 1951. “At least a part of the deficiency for the said years is attributable to fraud to evade and defeat tax,” IRS said. In another petition bearing the names of Jones and his deceased wife Mary Ruth Jones, the indus trialist stated the IRS wrongly de termined that he had tax deficien cies of $26,759 in 1950 and $29,- 715.86 in 1951 personal income. (The alleged deficiencies, with 50 per cent penalties, total $84,713.- 09.) ' Jones Says IRS Made Errors Jones complained the IRS erred in including $56,556.59 as dividends received from Berkley in 1950 and $52,999 for 191. He said the tax men should not have disallowed a casualty loss of $1,475 in 1950 and medical expenses of $1,209 in 1950 and $2,602.13 in 1951. Further errors were made by the IRS when he was not allowed all depreciation to which he was en titled in 1950 and 1951 and was assessed 50 per cent fraud penal ties, Jones alleged. On Nov. 1, attorneys for the gov ernment and for Jones will argue a motion*to set aside a court order eliminating the late Mrs. Jones as a party to the personal income ac tion. Jones contends she should be a party since he is administrator of her estate. GENEROUS GIFT BY MORRISONS ASSURES PERMANENCE OF A GREAT FORT RALEIGH SHRINE Contribution of $125,000 Announced Friday, Given by Summer Residents of Dare County, Matching State's Contribution Now Assures Adequate Protection For a Great American Heritage. ROANOKE ISLAND NEGRO RECEIVES STATE HONORS W. R. COLLINS, principal of the Johnston County Training School and president of the North Carolina Teachers Association, was recently appointed by Governor Sandford to two state committees. On September 12 he was inform ed of his appointment as a member of the “Friends of Education” State-wide Committee to study the problem of drop outs as a part of the Governor’s program on quali ty educatin. On September 22 came the notice of Collins’ appointment as a member of the Governor’s State-wide Capital Improvement Bond Election Committee. Through a statement of accep tance the governor was assured that the appointee would do his best to serve the state in a creditable man ner. Collins, a native of Roanoke Island is currently serving as Presi dent of the N. C. Teachers Associa tion, an organization of some 10,000 of the State’s Negro teachers. He has been a school principal in John ston County for about 30 years. BELHAVEN THEFT "RING" SHAKEN BY ARRESTS RECENTLY Lower Crime Count Expected Following Roundup of the "Untouchables” Robberies that have plagued Bel haven since early spring was solved last week with the arrests of five negro youths. Sam Boger, police chief; Wood-, row White, police officer; and Har old Williams, town constable, rounded up the suspects Wednesday night and Deputy Sheriff Sherwood Sawyer assisted by Patrolman John Thomas brought in several more of the accused who were working in Hyde County, on Thursday. Leon Martin, 16, has admitted breaking into a filling station op erated by James Credle on Highway No. 264 east of Belhaven. Two of the juveniles were his accomplices. Martin also gave information which led to the arrests by Sheriff Saw yer of four boys on a charge of breaking into Voliva Hardware Store in Belhaven early last spring. Henry Lee Riddick, Raymond Jenn ette, James Green and Earl Boon with two juvenile accomplices, are charged with the taking of articles valued at $379.70 from Voliva’s. The four older boys are under probation after being arrested by Sheriff Sawyer for a break-in late last summer at Selby’s Grocery Store at Sidney Cross Roads. A number of articles have been recovered, two Winchester rifles were found by the Belhaven officers in an abandoned house on the out skirts of town. Two pistols, known to be in circulation is being souht by the officers. One of the juve nile offenders told the officers that the pistol was hidden and that several of the group had access to it. He admitted having fired the gun several times last Friday near Clarence Hardy’s Grocery in an effort to frighten Hardy, negro store proprietor, who had previous ly accused the boys of the theft. They had gone so far as to discuss shooting Hardy, the boy said. The boys have admitted two break-ins at the Cargill, Inc. of- MAIL SHOULD BE , ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOl TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy The greatest gift ever made to the Dare County area by North Carolinians was announced Friday from the office of Governor San ford. Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Morris on of Washnigton, D. C., natives of North Carolina, summer residents of Kill Devil Hills, have matched the State’s appropriation of $125,- 000, whereby North Carolina will have a quarter million dollars avai lable to enlarge the Fort Raleigh site, and preserve for the state and the nation, one of the country’s greatest hisoric shrines. Fort Ral eigh, site of the first English settle ment in the New World, which has long been comparatively neglected in view of its great importance. The generous gift of Dr. and Mrs. Morrison means that there should never be any need of the Lost Col ony withering on the vine, but must, through the efforts of appre ciative citizens, continue to be Roanoke Island’s greatest bulwark, as it has been for nearly a quarter of a century. It is going to mean, with additional funds from the National Park service, an early outlay of a half million dollars for expansion of this great shrine. The Morrisons have long been ar dent supporters of the Lost Colony, and Mr. Morrison has been a most important factor in saving the show, which all but collapsed two years ago. Through her inspiration, and the added support of Mrs. O. Max Gardner, there came about a rebirth of interest and support, in the most important place, among local people as well as throughout the State. Gift Hailed By Governor Gov. Sanford called the gift “one of the most welcome and meaningful gestures made by private citizens in many years.” The Morrison donation, match ing a similiar amount appropriat ed by the 1961 Legislature, will be used to buy 120 acres sur rounding the present 18.5-acre historical site at the north end of Roanoke Island. Big Development Planned. > The National Park Service plans a major development proj ect here. Federal legislation signed by President Kennedy last summer authorized the government to ac cept the additional land from the State. Dr. Morrison is a Cabarrus Coun ty native. His wife is from Lau rinburg. He is head of the Wash ington law firm of Gardner, Mor rison, and Rogers, founded by the late Gov. 0. Max Gardner. The announcement of their gift was made at a press conference at the Capitol in Raleigh. Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Luther Hodges, the Morrisons, and National Park officials sat in as Gov. Sanford said the gift will mean “the perpetua tion of ‘The Lost Colony* drama and create a more authentic histori cal atmosphere in the entire Fort Raleigh area.” Federal Funds Available. The first stage of the develop ment program, paid for with fed eral funds, includes complete re building of the historical drama’s theatre. Site Superintendent Robert Gibbs said the $70,000 project will be completed next spring. Eventually, a $500,000 develop ment program will completely re construct the Fort Raleigh area and provide a new visitors* cen ter. The additional land will be de veloped for recreation, parking, and historical interest. Mrs. Morrison pointed out at the press conference that the de velopment plan will be well un derway in time for the 375th an niversary celebration of the Lost Colony’s founding next year. Gov. Sanford quoted the late Lt. Gov. Cloyd Philpott in de scribing the signifciance of the Fort Raleigh area. Philpott, in a speech prepared for delivery the day he died, said the 16th cen tury settlement there was “a magnicicent precedent upon which those who came later would build a great State and a great nation.” Sanford said that while the site would mean “tangible benefits” in economic development, its “in , tangibles” were more important, “not the least of which is the ‘ X e effort b* to* See GIFT, Page Six