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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOUME XXVII NO. 20 LARGE TRACT AT ENGELHARD TO BE LEASED BY AIR FORCE FOR USE AS BOMBING RANGE Despite Strong Opposition from Coastal Inter ests, Air Force Maintains It Will Lease 30,000- Acre Tract Northwest of Engelhard; Expected to be Detrimental to Mattamuskeet Wildlife and Industrial Prospects. Despite intensive opposition from residents of the coastal area, it has been announced that the Air Force will acquire a leasehold on approxi mately 30,000 acres of land in Hyde County aibout five, miles northwest of Engelhard for an East Coast practice bombing range by crews at Seymour Johnson and Myrtle Beach Air Force Bases. The announcement was made Wednesday by Secretary of the Air Force Eugene Zuckert. Soon after President Kennedy’s inauguration, Congressman Herbert C. Bonner had called on Pentagon officials to halt the bombing range plans, he having received resolutions from the N. C. General Assembly which had been sent in by N. C. State Senators P. D. Midgett of Hyde and Lindsay Warren of Beaufort; and Eep. W. J. Lupton of Hyde and passed by the state body. The State Wildlife Commission also passed a resolution saying the range would be harmful to the Mattamuskeet Wildfowl area. Zuckert added that acquisition by leasehold of this site “would enable as to meet our urgent re quirements for combat crew train ing on the East Coast at great savings to the government.” He added that when the range is in operation, it is anticipated that most of the manpower need ed for its operation and mainten ance can be provided by employing local citizens. Mattamuskeet Area. "Since this tract of land is in the general area of the Mattamuskeet Wildlife range, we plan w k closely with the Department of In terior and the Fish and Wildlife Service in order to minimize any possible interference with the waterfowl,’’ stated the Secretary. If necessary, it was stated, train ing operations may be limited dur ing certain periods of the year in cooperation with the Fish and Wild life Service. ' Oscar Payne of Engelhard oper ational manager for the Pamlico Development Co. which controls a 74,000-acre site that will be em braced by the bombing range, said trustee for the property is E. Wheeler Bryant of Hattiesburg, Mias. W. A. Powe of Hattiesburg, who i id said to have lost some 15 million dollars when Castro seized two of his factories in Cuba, owns about three-fourths of the property, ! Payne said. Harold King of Washington, member of the Federal Reserve Bank Board and formerly of Mis sissippi, and Roger Stribling of Jacksen, Miss., a machinery manu facturer, own about one-fourth each. Payne said the development company now is paying $52,000 an nually as an indebtedness on a loan left by Sam F. Broadhead of Merid ian, Miss., when the company ac quired the property from Broadhead in July 1953 for $175,000. Broad head acquired the property from John L. Roper Lumber Co. in 1950. He explained that 50 miles of road have been paved in the area, which has been yielding timber. He said a survey this summer showed that 116 million board feet of pine timber prevail in the holding. Foreman Lumber Co. of Elizabeth Gity has been doing considerable logging in the area, it is reported. See BOMB RANGE, Page Six STUMPY POINT WOMAN INJURED IN ACCIDENT Mrs. James L. Harris, Jr., of Stumpy Point was taken to the Al bemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City, suffering from lacerations, bruises and possible internal injuries result ing when she lost control of her car about 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, Nev. 7, on the highway in front of the Manteo High School building and it went into the ditch. Sheriff Frank Cahoon and Patrolman Har ry Pridgen investigated the acci dent. Mrs. Harris was taken to the hospital by ambulance. NAGS HEAD FIRE DEPT. TURKEY SHOOT SATURDAY A turkey shoot for the benefit of the Nags Head Fire Department will be held Saturday, November 184. It will be held at Jockey Ridge, thulia furnished, and 20 shots allowed per turkey. Shots $1; shot-guns only. Time 1 pun. to 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 MANTEO MAN ELECTED STATE YDC TREASURER JOHN R. WRIGHT, note teller in the Bank of Manteo, a native of Texas; a popular citizen and a quiet L unassuming worker in the effort to build up a creditable Young Democratic organization in Dare County, was rewarded last week at the State Convention in Durham by being awarded the post of State Treasurer. Dr. W. W. Har vey Jr., and Keith R. Moore, who put a lot of effort in behalf of the campaign for the Manteo man, got him elected without opposition. The new state president is W. E. Gra ham, 31 of Charlotte. Others from Dare County at tending were Woodson B. Fearing, Jr., Jule Burrus, St. Basnight, Jr., Guy Midgett, Mary Ellen Parker,’ Mrs. Dotty Fry, and tile wives of Mr. z Moore and Mr. Wright. Dr. Harvey, who addressed the convention as chairman of the state education and information committee, was also elected Ist dis trict chairman for the coming year. He succeeds Joe M. Parser of Ahoskie who served as convention secretary. Other noteworthy state officers of this area are Keith Moore, outstanding Young Demo crat of the Year and Miss Janice Hardison, Eastern' division vice president. The hospitality room operated by the Dare County delegation was one of the most popular at the gathering, featuring and sfhrimp. COMMITTEE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS IS APPOINTED Mrs. Robert O. Ballance, Manteo housewife and Dare County teach er, has been appointed by Governor Terry Sanford to the North Caro lina Citizens Committee for Better Schools. As a member of the State Com mittee, Mrs. Ballance will partici pate in a state-wide campaign to promote and support school im provement The Committee for Bet ter Schools will work with state and local educational leaders to help build public understanding and sup port of high quality education. NAVY .MAN WRECKS CAR ■» . ■■■ to William Shaw, of the Navy in stallation at Duck, was indicted for drunken driving, speeding and reek leas driving following a wreck with his automobile, a 1957 Ford. The accident occurred at approximately 12:20 Monday morning Nov. 6 on highway 158 Business just north of Anderson’s Super Market in Kitty Hawk. Shaw lost control of the car, ran off the left side of the road, smashing into garbage racks and mail boxes. After his arrest, he was released in custody of the Navy. Three other men from Navy Duck were riding with him, but were ap parently uninjured and proceeded to Duck. The accident was investi gated by patrolman Harry Pridgen. MANTEO CHANNEL JOB LET TO LA PORTE CO. Congressman Herbert Bonner has been notified by the Wilmington of fice of the Engineer Corp, that the channel dredging job, Shallowbag Bay was awarded on November Bth to J. A. LaPorte, Inc., Arlington, Va. in the amount of $109,000. I This works calls for cleaning out the channel, to a project depths of IS feet. ENGELHARD MAN WINS AFROTC HONOR AT UNO ■ 11 * fl t JU -Hunt!- JU no . CADET IST LT. JAMES C. BUR RUS of Engelhard, North Carolina, has been named Distinguished Mili tary Student by Professor of Air Science Lt. Col. Gordon D- Kage, of the University of North Carolina-in Chapel Hill. Upon successful gradu ation from the University of North Carolina where Cadet Ist Lt. Bur rus is a senior, he will be given the opportunity to apply for an ap pointment in the Regular Air Force. His fellow senior cadets will first have to serve in the Air Force Re serve before they get an automatic Regular Air Force appointment. To become a Distinguished Mili tary Student, Cadet Ist Lt Burrus had to meet the following require ments, (1) Be in the upper one third in his military class in AFROTC See BURRUS, Page Six MANTEO LIONS HAVING TURKEY SHOOT SATURDAY Another interesting seasonal e vent will take place Saturday af ternoon in downtown Manteo, when the local Lions club sponsors its annual turkey shoot. It will begin at 4:30 p.m. and continue until the supply of dressed turkeys is ex-- hausted. The vacant lot on the waterfront opposite the court house will be the activity site. NICK SAPONE IN ’NAVY n Ji " ' isl BLy >fL’ Sb NICK F. SAPONE, JR., son of Mrs. Annie Sapone of Manteo, has com pleted six weks of basis training for the U. S. Navy in San Diego, Cal., and has been assigned to the Great Lakes Training Station ip Illinois. He visited his mother in Manteo last week end. TOURNAMENT JUNIOR TROPHY WON BY BUXTON GIRL fl ' Isl B I '*3 >•'■s"wF’W* *'v 1 ” s? jbß v c ~ - 1 1 \ MS , ifigfir . ; KATHY DILLON OF BUXTON SHOWS THE TROP iY SHE WON for catching the largest fish in the Junior Division of the 4th Annual Hatteras Island Surf Fishing Tournament to her mother, Mrs. Carol White Dillion during the Trophy Award Banquet of the Tourney. Younger sister, Lorry, at left was also an interested spectator. (Aycock Brown Photo) MANTEO. N. C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 19*1 CANCER CRUSADE IN DARE IS JUST SHORT OF ITS GOAL Great Increase in Contributions South of Inlet, With Mrs. Nellie Farrow As Chairman The Cancer Crusade Fund has reached $1,433.55 as volunteers complete the coverage of Dare County. Mrs. Raymond Wescott re ports that 75 persons have partici pated actively in the Crusade this year. The response souh of Oregon Inlet is noted by an increase of more than SIOO . over the contributions last year and the amount given in 1959, which was the greatest Crusade in the county, has been topped with one communi ty yet not heard from. Special rec ognition goes to Mrs. Nellie Far row who has acted as co-chairman for the Crusade and her selection of captains who in turn have suc ceeded in enlisting more volunteers. Those not previously named are: Avon, Mrs. Mary M. Gray; Buxton, Mr?. Connie Jennette and Mrs- Leo la Rollinson; Frisco, Mrs. Lois Rol inson; Hatteras, Mesdames Velma Gaskins, Irma Austin, Yvonne Aus tin, Neva Gilliken, Gayle Hollis, Winona Gray, Maxine Basnight, Clarice Gray, Susie Austin, Daisy O’Neal, Sarah Skiles, Delma Miller, Mildred Austin and Delores Burrus; Manteo, Mrs. M- L. Daniels, Jr., Duck, Elmo Whitson. ONE OF COUNTRY’S GREAT LEADERS DIES j SPEAKER OF TX'E HOUSE SAM RAYBURN died Thursday morning at the age of 79 in a Bonham, Tex as, hospital. Mr. Rayburn, who had waged a courageous but losing bat tle against cancer, was born in Roane County, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1882. After studying law at the Universi ty of Texas, Mr. Rayburn began the practice of law in Bonham, Texas, and after a number of other political offices was elected as Unit ed States Congressman from the Fourth Texas District. He served for several sessions as House majo rty leader, and for many years has been Sneaker of the House. Mr. Raybum visited in Dare and 1 Currituck counties several times, as | a guest of both Congressman Her bert C. Bonner and former Con gressman and Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren. His last visit to Dare was on May 24 and 25, 1957, when as guest of Mr. Bonner, he fished at Oregon Inlet, along with four other Congressmen down from Washington for the occasion. The party stopped at Mirlo Beach Lodge at Rodanthe, and was guided on the fishing trip by Woodrow Edwards of Waves, at that time Chief at the I Oregon Inlet Coast Guard Station. | THIS COUPLE’S CONTRIBUTION EXPECTED TO BE INESTIMABLY BENEFICIAL TO THE PROGRESS AND WELFARE OF DARE '5:. : ‘ ' ' V:-:: ISaaMrr. ■ . . . ■ ■ W a' ■ 'Wk- i ■fl DR. FRED WILSON MORRISON OUTSTANDING AMONG MATER IAL GIFTS TO THE ROANOKE ISLAND AREA is the one recently announced by Governor Sanford, made to provide for future genera tions an improved area about the site of the first settlements by English speaking people in the New World. Old Fort Raleigh is at last to receive proper recognition because of the interest of the na tional park service, financed by funds contributed by this patriotic couple and the state of North Car olina, who gave matching sums to taling a quarter million dollars, to pay private land owners for the land necessary for the expansion and improvement of the area to be administered by the National Park Service. : For many years, Dr. and Mrs. Morrison have been greatly attach ed to the Dare County coast, spend ing a great deal of time at their vacation home at Kill Devil Hills. A few years ago, they became in terested in the Lost Colony; in great measure Mrs. Morrison is largely responsible for arousing the new interest in the Roanoke Island Historical Association that has re vitalized the show, and rescued it from what appeared to be obsoles cence. Today, the show is being given a new theatre by the National Park service, at a cost of $70,000 and it wil be in use next season. Mrs. Morrison, is a brilliant wo man and a tireless worker. She has been active in many important soc ial and political projects in Wash ington, D. C. and North Carolina. She is nationally known and highly regarded and for two years she headed with distinction the North Carolina Society in Washington, ar ranging numerous exceptional fea tures in honor of prominent North Carolinians. Among these celebri ties featured at a society function were Mr. and Mrs. Andy Griffith, stage and screen star of Hollywood and Roanoke Island. Both of them WK F kv wk. "■'•'■' JU ofe' ■ fall! V v MRS. EMMA NEAL MORRISON had played for several years in the Lost Colony before moving on to greater fields. Mrs. Morrison is the former Emma Neal McQueen of Laurinburg, and the couple have a daughter Myra Neal Morrison who is a student in the University of N. C. Dr. Morrison is a man of bril liant mind, and a remarkable mem ory which is the marvel of all who know him. Names, places, and dates concerning everything of import ance during his busy lifetime come to life, readily in conversation. He is senior partner in one of the largest and most important law firms in Washington, D. C., Gard ner, Morrison and. Rogers, which was founded by the late 0. Max Gardner in 1937. This firm, staffed with a dozen brilliant law yers occupies the top floor of the See MORRISONS, Page Six funeral Sunday’ for VINCENT G. MIDGETT, 71 MANNS HARBOR MERCHANT Vincent Guyton Midgett, 71, died Friday at Manns Harbor after a long illness. He was a native of Dare Coun ty and lived at Manns Harbor all of his life. He was one of the most prominent citizens of his communi ty, and was long engaged in large fishing operations, and had founded an oil and mercantile business and a motel. He was retired. He was a son of John P. and Mrs. Sarah Galveston Midgett and husband of Mrs. Erma Tillett Mid gett. Besides his widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Huff Mann of Manns Harbor, four grandchil dren and six great-grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted in Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, Manns Harbor, Sunday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. C. R. Olson, pastor. Burial was in the church cemetery. He was the father of Lloyd K. Midgett, who continues to operate the family business. Mr. Midgett first married Miss Maggie Gard of Manns Harbor who died many years ago. Hymns sung at the funeral were “Abide With Me,” "Farther Along,” and “Beyond the Sunset,” with Rog er Gard at the Organ. The casket was covered with a pall of pink glads, white carnations and fern. Twtford Funeral Home, directors. Pall bearers were Herman Gibbs, Ira Spencer, Preston Twiford, Vance Lassiter, Bobby Beasley and James Mann, l l ■ \ . >■ '' ■ 'vv? MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy S2OO AWARD FOR NPS RANGER ON OCRACOKE ISLAND Hazen S. Brooks Recognized for Superior Performance In Public Relations Hazen S. Brooks, District Ranger at the Cape Hatteras National Sea shore, received an award of S2OO for sustained superior performance of his duties in the field of public re lations during his 7 years assign ment at Ocracoke Island, on Mon day, November 13, at a meeting of the Ocracoke Civic Club. Superintendent Robert F. Gibbs, in his letter nominating Mr. Brooks for his award stated. “As the first District Ranger of the Ocracoke Is land District of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, he has rendered significant service by his continued efforts over an extended period to bring to the residents of Ocracoke village an understanding of the aims and purposes of the National Park Service.” In approving the award, Elbert Cox, Regional Director, Region One of the National Park Service, com mented as follows: “With your im pending retirement, we believe this award is a fitting climax to your many years of devoted service and the enclosed check is tangible evi dence of the special service per formed beyond those expected in the normal requirements of your duties at Cape Hatteras.” The award was presented by Acting Superintendent Anthony E. Stark at the close of the regular meeting of the Ocracoke Civic Club. In addition to the officers and members of the club in attendance, Mrs. Ruth Brooks was present to see her hbsband receive this honor. OCRACOKE CITIZENS HONOR MR. AND MRS. HAZEN BROOKS At the November Civic Club meeting special recognition wts given to Ranger Hazen Brooks who is retiring from the Park Service. A commendatory letter was presented Ranger Brooks from the Civic Club signed by the Executive Board. A beautiful set of luggage was given to Mr. and Mrs. Brooks. At' the meeting the new Ranger Edwin F. Benton was introduced. He has formerly been at the Shen andoah National Park- Also pre sent at the meeting was Chief Ran ger Tony Stark, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Park. Mrs. Mark Goedjen and daughter Susan of Green Bay, Wis., are visiting Mrs. Goedjen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks. They will accompany The Brooks back to Green Bay, Wis. t ■ GUY MANN, MANNS HARBOR MERCHANT, BURIED THURS. Alton Guy. Mann, 56, Manns Har bor fisherman and merchant, died Tuesday at 1045 a.m. in his home in Manns Harbor after illness of six months. He was a lifelong resident of Manns Harbor. He was a member of Mt Carmel Methodist Church here and Wanchese Masonic Lodge 521. He was a son of Leonodus Ros ser and Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Mann and husband of Mrs. Grace Sawyer Mann. Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, Harry C. Mann of Manns Harbor and Dalton L. Mann, USAF, stationed in Holt Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Ina M. Water field and Mrs. Calvin Beasley of Manns Harbor; two brothers, Har ry B. Mann of Lancaster, Calif., and Gaston B. Mann of Nags Head; and two grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted in Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Thursday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. C. R. Olson, pastor. Burial was in Caroon Cemetery, Manns Harbor. The body was taken to Twiford Funeral Home in Manteo. SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE FOR THANKSGIVING WEEK END All schools in Dare County will close at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon, November 22, for the Thanksgiving holidays, according to announcement this week by Mrs. Mary L. Evans, county superinten dent Classes will begin again at the regular hour Monday morning, No vember 27. TO PUBLISH ONE DAY EARLIER NEXT WEEK All correspondents, advertisers and other with material for The Coastland Times for next week, Nov. 24, are requested to mail or submit same one day earlier than usual, due to the Thanksgiving week end. So that employees may enjoy a long week end, the paper will ctopmtfon, ■ '' ‘‘■'r ’ / X
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