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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOLUME XXVII NO. 41 HUNG DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES IS NOON FRIDAY Many Posts Running Over; Oth ers Vacant; Heavy Cam paigning Underway When the filing deadline for candidates in the May primary election passes at noon Friday, Dare County is likely to have manyoffices with no candidates, and surplus of candidates in other categories, unless last minute filings are made. Ex pected to develop into a hot con test is the three-way race for Representative; Recorder’s Judge post, and some of the commissioner races. Wallace R. Gray, Manteo at torney, filed this week for Rep resentative, making good on his announcement some weeks ago regarding his intentions. In op position will be incumbent M. Keith Fearing, Jr., and M. L. Daniels, Jr., Manteo oil man. In a full page statement in today’s issue of The Times, Gray states clearly his position, flatly deny ing rumors that “the third man theme” is a program calculated to sway voters from earlier po litical commitments for other candidates. “I'm in this contest to win," Gray has stated. The four-way race for Re corder's Court Judge involves incumbent Judge W. F. Baum, James Vannote and Dan L. Can nady of Manteo; and John Law rence of Nags Head. For county commissioners, those filing are: Nags Head Township: Dewey L. Hayman of Nags Head; Reu ben E. Payne of Manteo, and Lawrence L. Swain, incumbent. Kennekeet Township: Daniel Ray Leary, Jr., Erskine B. Hooper, and Fred W. Gray, in cumbent. Atlantic Township: Pennell A. Tillett of Kitty Hawk. Hatteras Township: Ivey P. Batten of Hatteras, George R. Fuller, Jr., of Buxton, incum bent; and Rany B. Jennette, (R). Jennette will not be a can didate in the May 2® primary. Croatan Township: Calvin E. Payne and Harvey E. Best, both of Stumpy Point. Board of Education: Atlantic Township: Nellie G. Perry of Kitty Hawk. Croatan Township: Floyd W. Hooper of Stumpy Point. Hatteras Township: Bill Dil lon of Buxton. Kennekeet and Nags Head Townships: No filing. Coroner: M. C. Mitchell of Manteo, former police chief of ' the town of Manteo. Sheriff, Frank M. Cahoon; Register of Deeds, Melvin R. Daniels; and Clerk of Court, C. S. Meekins, the preceding three incumbents, and expected to be without opposition. SENIOR CLASS TO GIVE A COMEDY ’’ONIONS IN STEW” The Manteo High School Sen ior Class will present a three aet, situation comedy- entitled in the Stew” on Mon day night at 6:15, if the cast isn’t too hysterical to go on. The seniors have come up with a play which they say is “exact ly like life on Roanoke Island,” tn fact the resemblance is so obvious that they burst into un controlled fits of laughter while reading the script and rehears ing. Os course the episode in the second act where Della Basnight is drenched with water and the scores of “love scenes” don’t help much. Still, Mrs. Ida Ed wjirds and Miss Mabel Jean Bas night are convinced that they can keep the seniors from burst ing into paroxysms of laughter, at least long enough to give a performance on Monday night. The play, written by Betty McDonald, deals with the trials and tribulations connected with the rearing of two teen-age daughters on an island similar to Roanoke. Della Basnight, a comedian of the first water, is the mother in the play and is reported to have groomed herself to perfection for her role. Miss Basnight, who is hysterically funny when serious, reaches the riot point in her performance of “Onions in the Stew.” Miss Basnight will be ably supported by Dionne Tillett and Rachel Morgan, who are her “love - struck, all - knowing” daughters in the play. Dionne uses her athletic ability to ad vantage in overcoming the ob stacles which separate her from the sailor with whom she is sup posed to be in love; and Rachel See SENIORS, Page Seven r ‘‘'..-A aMi ... .fJk ‘ S -t L J 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 FIRST CHANNEL BASS OF 1962 SEASON CAUGHT ' .i ra an p B 111 l_ Jft K' . ' -i® iU U a ■' iK ' I 'X r< Jr ’— ■ 1 Jr Kh B Kfil IHR IfK <• i * K rW * '"W WJgU iss* JI Oleb * mu* ft gp Isl ■ K Ww W f aXKu&KHhh 8 Ba • - B PwA-* | **3 F Kg|l S 3 j|?.. IB IK Wk THE GENTLEMEN PICTURED ABOVE kicked off the 1962 channel bass season with 11 whop pers which they landed while cruising aboard Capt. Edgar Styron’s “Twins II” in Hatteras Inlet. The anglers are, from left to right: Bill Dillon of Buxton; Clam Stowe of Hatteras; Raymond Basnett of Buxton; Freeman Stowe, D. S. Skiles and Capt. Styron of Hatteras. CHANNEL BASS . CATCH HEAVY AT HATTERAS Black • and Striped Bass Are • Also Caught in Numbers Along Dare Coast Fishing appears to be better than ever along the Outer Banks, the first surf catch of channel bass has been reported at Hatteras, the first bluefish of the season has been snared, and large mouth ibass and then striped cousins are being snag ged.in the waters at Nags Head and Croatan Sound. Hatteras Jim Barnes and his party from Charlotte took the four in itial channel bass of the season to be captured while surf fish ing. Their catch has been con firmed by Willy Newsome, a wily angler who keeps check on catches as he sells bait and tackle to visitors at Hatteras. Arthur Havner and M. Barnes and party, also of Charlotte are reported tp have, boated six channel bass from the Inlet at ‘Hatteras on Tuesday of this week. Their fish ranged from 37% to 44 pounds, according to weighmaster Newsome. Newsome has also reported that Judge Robert S. Wahab and William W. Connell of Virginia Beach caught four channel bass at Hatteras Inlet on Tuesday. The largest scaled at 40 poUnds and was taken by Judge Wahab, who was cruising with his friends aboard the “Recess.” The first bluefish of the 1962 season has also been reported at Hatteras. They were I'/z pounders taken on Wednesday from the set nets of Guy Quid ley. No blues have been taken so far with rod and reel, but usually they start taking lures See FISHING, Page Seven I DONATIONS ARE SOUGHT FOR BRIDGE CELEBRATION BY SO. ALBEMARLE ASS'N. Melvin R. Daniels, finance chairman for Dare County, has announced that letters have been sent by the Southern Albe marle Association to individuals and firms requesting donations to help finance the dinner which wiH be served to 1500 invited guests on May 10 at Columbia in recognition of the opening of the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge. The Southern Albemarle As sociation was the primary force in making -the new Alliga tor River structure possible. Daniels stated on Tuesday that "the recent storm has proved to us that the Lindsay Warren Bridge was one of the finest investments ever made by the state.” Daniels has called on the sup port of Dare citizens to “show our appreciation by support ing this celebration in Colum bia and demonstrating our rec ognition of the .benefits which the bridge has bestowed on our area.” The May 10 celebration by the Southern Albemarle Association will bring a throng of dignitar ies to the coast. Governor Terry Sanford has already accepted an invitation, along with Mer rill Evans, highway commis sioner and many others. Present plans call fqr a beauty contest to select “Miss Southern Albe marle”, speeches, and band con certs by groups from Buzaoetn City, Plymouth, Williamston, Edenton and elsewhere in the Albemarle region. 1 - . —> Rachel Morgan Is Miss Dare County Winner Selected at Beauty Contest Millie Burrus and Willotte Partridge Also Win As Judges View Limbs I— i ■ i , , , . A dazzling parade of color and beauty brought murmers of de light and envy from over 110 ap preciative spectators at Manteo Elementary School last Friday night, who watched with ad miration and envy as 11 lovely young ladies vied for the title of Miss Dare County. Miss Rachel Morgan, an at tractive 18 year old senior at Manteo High School blushed away with first place honors and will represent Dare at the May 9 beauty contest in Columbia, where a Miss Southern Albe marle will be selected to rule over festivities at the celebra tion heralding tits opening of the new Lindsay Warren Bridge. Miss Morgan, who sings, twists and models evening dresses with equal ease, is a pert brunette who stands 5’5” in stockinged feet. Rachel made news recently when she won first place honors at a teen-age twist contest held in Norfolk on WAVY-T. V. Miss Gail Brown performed as pianist' ‘for the Manteo Lions Club contest and offered selec tions which the contestants had chosen for their individual en trances, as they flirted their way across the footlights. John Wright, master of ceremonies, announced the names of the girls as they walked onstage in beau tiful evening dresses of every color and description. As the evening progressed, the 11 candidates were narrowed to six by judges John Bell and Grady Gaskill of Manteo, and George Crocker of Nags Head. The judges then requested an MRS. BURWELL EVANS CHAIRMAN FOR R.I.H.A. DARE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Mrs. Burwell Evans of Man teo has been named Dare County ■membership chairman of the Roanoke Island Historical Assoc iation, it was announced this week by Mrs. Fred W. Morrison of Washington, D. C., chairman of the association’s board of di rectors. As a member of a state-wide “committee of 100’’, Mrs. Evans will join with other county chairmen in actively promoting membership in the association. Mrs. Sam J. Ervin, Jr. of Wash ington, D. C. is state member ship chairman. Mrs. Evans reports that as sociation members and staff are now busy with ambitious plans for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Lost Colony, Paul Green’s outdoor sym phonic drama presented each summer since 1937 at Manteo on Roanoke Island. It was also reported that the association is working closely with Governor Sanford’s com mission for the commemoration of the 375th anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare, first child bom of English parents in America. The Roanoke Island Histori cal Association anticipates a highly successful anniversary season for The Lost Colony. The new theatre under construction in the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site suffered no dam- the recent storm that struck the Outer Banks, and the drama will open as scheduled. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 13. 1962 OK - ■ ■ ■ unannounced unveiling of legs, in order to more fully inspect the charms of the local gals. After a swish of upraised skirts and embarrassed faces, the con testants were narrowed to three in number —Rachel Morgan, Mil lie Burrus and Willene Part ridge. The shapely - stemmed threesome placed first, second and third, respectively, and.were awarded trophies as superflous See BEAUTY, Page Seven BEAUTY QUEEN CONTEST IN TYRRELL APRIL 23 The beauty queen contest for the selection of Miss Tyrrell County will be held in Columbia at the high school auditorium on April 23rd at 8 p.m. There will be around 70 girls partici pating, and the girl selected will also compete in the Miss South ern Albemarle beauty contest on the night of May 9th. The queen , will be selected on charm, per- ( sonality and beauty. Judges will come from a county outside the , Southern Albemarle. The Tyr- , reft’queen will be crowned by , W. J. White, County Represen- , tative. Little Miss Tyrrell and Little , Mr. Tyrrell will also be crown ed on April 23rd. They will be , crowned by H. T. Davenport, ( Mayor of Columbia. The queen ] of Tyrrell will receive her crown ( with other gifts at that time also. ) TREE DISRUPTS POWER ' The power failure which oc- 1 curred over portions of Cur- 1 rituck Co. and from Oregon In- i let to Corolla on Tuesday, be- 1 tween the hours of 5-6 p.m., was i caused by a tree. 1 Officials at the Virginia Electric Power Co. have stated * that an unidentified woodsman i was chopping trees in the Kitty 1 Hawk woods when he felled a J timber which plunged onto the < power line. The current was i shut-off automatically by an ap- i p&mtus hi system* < and electricity was restored as- 1 ter the tree had been removed. 1 JOLLY ROGER BALL IS SET FOR SATURDAY Jamboree Royalty Will Be Se lected in Program at Nags Head The Jolly Roger Ball, all the cavorting, dancing and color that are associated with it, will shake the foundations of the Casino on Saturday night whenJi Pirate King and Queen are selected to rule over the Pirates Jamboree. John Wright, chairman of the ball, has stated that the gala af fair will begin at 8 p.m. and last until after midnight Wright has been busy this week preparing final arrangements for the tra ditional dance. “We are hoping to make this one of our finest years,” he said. The chairaman has indicated that “every beard in the county is welcomed in the contest to select a Pirate King.” He noted that special emphasis is being placed on the costumes this year and urged all contes tants to “dress in their buc caneer best.” The Pirate King will be select ed on the basic of his whiskers; poise, beauty and costume will determine the selection of a Pirate Queen. The queen will be surrounded by a court of five lovely ladies. The Jolly Roger Ball Commit tee is hoping to have Miss North Carolina, Susan Woodall, and Warren Hull, as judges. The complete slate of judges has not been determined, but Wright has indicated that they will be im partial and non-residents. Pres ent plans call sor 1 a pre-ball at The Carolinian to honor the visiting dignitaries, with Mr. and Mrs. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. William Gray of Kitty Hawk as hosts. An award will be given at the Jolly Roger Ball for the best pirates costumes worn by a man or woman at the event. Wright stated that the selection of a Pirate King and Pirate Queen will occur midway during fes tivities at the Casino. The Blue Notes, a Norfolk eombo, will provide music for the bucca- See BALL, Page Seven RED CROSS GIVES $87,000 IN AID FOR STORM RELIEF Temporary Headquarters Clos es After Helping 68 Fami lies Start A New Life The final meeting of the Dare County Red Cross advisory com mittee was held on Tuesday morning, April 10, and seven ad ditional awards were approved by the group. The awards bring the total financial commitments by the Red Cross to approxi mately $87,000 in disaster aid for the area, according to Ralph Barlow, director of Red Cross relief operations. Final disbursements are now being completed by the Red Cross and their office will be closed out on Friday, Barlow indicated. He indicated that a total of 76 North Carolina fam ilies had registered for individ ual assistance following the Ash Wednesday Storm, and that a total of 68 were assisted. The figure includes two families from Currituck. Red Cross mass care operations were carried on in Dare, Currituck and Tyrrell counties, immediately after the storm. Over $30,000 was spent for the repair and rebuilding of individ ual homes; approximately $20,- 000 for household furnishings, and $19,000 for occupational supplies and equipment. Mass care, service costs, and Individ? ual assistance sot food, clothing, and shelter and maintenance for affected families amounted to approximately SIB,OOO. Barlow has expressed appre ciation to all public officials, agencies, organizations and the many volunteers for the support and assistance given to the local Red Cross chapter and the na tional staff, who came in to as sist during the rehabilitation phase of operations. The disaster relief headquar ters was located in the Fearing restaurant building, which was made available without charge after the Red Cross moved from its emergency headquarters in the Manteo Elementary School. Barlow stated that the Red Cross expenditures represent grants to those families who found themselves without suf ficient resources to meet their disaster caused needs. The ex penditures all this disaster oper eortriblted in the rSar and UiiiL&d jpiiyifj drives oxi l ■ EFFECTS ICY RESCUE "■ - ’ •AC KK dKK I A Norfolk, Va., man training with the Army’s Special Forces at Ft Bragg, recently helped rescue his squad leader from drowning after parachuting from a plane. Pfc. Joseph Barry John, son of Mrs. F. iL. Crees and Joseph John of Norfolk, doffed his jumpgear and clothing and swam 100 yards four times through icy water to help un tangle his helpless sergeant from his parachute harness. The accident happened during a training mission near Ft. Bragg. The sergeant identified only as Mills, landed in a body of water known as Farmer’s Pond. When John found him, an other soldier was trying to as sist the sergeant. John stripped See RESCUE, Page Seven "MISS SO. ALBEMARLE" WILL REIGN OVER FUN AT BRIDGE CELEBRATION Six, beautiful girls from Dare, Hyde, Washington, Tyrrell, Martin and Beaufort counties will vie at the Columbia High School Gymnasium on May 9 at 8 p.m. for the title of “Miss Southern Albemarle.” Wilbur Edwards, cliairman for the event, has indicated that the se lection of a winner will be de termined by the personality, poise and beauty of the con vestants. The selection of “Miss South ern Albemarle” is but one of the events which have been planned by the Southern Albe marle Association to herald the opening of the newly-completed Lindsay Warren Bridge. Gover nor Sanford and numerous other dignitaries are expected to be present for the May 10 cele bration and will witness the crowning of the contest winner on May 10, when the lucky young lady will be crowned by the President of the Southern Albemarle Assn., E. E. Harrell of Plymouth. The beauty selected will rjde on a special float sorrounded by other county winners, and will lead the Grand March at a ball held in her honor on the even ing of May 10, which given at the Columbia High School Gymnasium. Plans for the event are ing outlined by Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse, Tyrrell County chairman and other officials se lected to represent their areas. The list includes: Wilbur Ed wards of Williamston, chairman from Martin Co.; John Wright of Manteo, Dare County chair man; W. J. Lupton of Swan Quarter, Hyde Co. chairman; Mrs. Frances Darden of Ply mouth, Washington Co. chair man, and Wayland Sermons of Washington, chairman from Beaufort. Y * EVANS PLACE DEEDED - TO HYDE CO. SHERIFF BY CHARLES R. EVANS Evans Place, a Nags Head enterprise consisting of grocery store, beachwear and novelty shop, and six rental cottages, changed ownership last week in a $170,000 transaction which deeded the property to Sheriff Charles J. Cahoon of Hyde County, and his son, Ray Ca hoon. The business was formerly the property of Charles R. Evans of ownership of one of she cotr tages there. The enterprise will retain Hs former name, but will m«Zt l wStor U WhSr Comity is the new manager for the firm. MAIL SHOULu BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO. N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy 7# UNIFORM CODE FOR BUILDING IS DISCUSSED County and Town Heads Con fer On Draft for Sections To Be Affected Representatives from Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Man teo met with county officials and members from the N. C. Board of Conservation and Develop ment and the N. C. Insurance Commission on Wednesday in the courtroom to draft a com mon building code to augment building regulations now in ef fect in municipal and county areas. Their objective is the estab lishment of strict building code which would encompass the towns of Kill Devil Hills, Man teo, Nags Head and other unin corporated portions of Dare County. The plan would also provide for a permanent build ing inspector to serve the area affected. The code would require rigid construction standards to pro tect structures from the high winds and flooding which ac company destructive storms on the Ifere. Coast. Batyh j|fliairman of the County Planning Commission, presided dver the meeting which was attended by Robert Bar bour, Administrator of Commu nity Planning from Raleigh; Durwood GdrHng of the North Carolina Division of Community Planning from Kinston; David Stick, chairman of the Dare County Board of Commission ers, Mayor Julian Oneto of Nags Head, Mayor J. L. Mur phy of Kill Devil Hills and Mrs. Roy Wescott of the Dare Coun ty Planning Board. Swain, whose committee has been active over the past month in preparing a building code draft, presented a proposed list of regulations which were pat terned after the building code now in effect at Carolina Beach. He explained that “certain mod ifications and additions will be necessary because of the unique ness of our area.” The regulations would require that new buildings be bolted to gether at roof, wall and founda tions levels and would require specified foundation heights to protect from flooding. Mayor Murphy emphasized the fact that pilings are neces sary to prevent serious damage in certain areas and noted that flooding was a more serious problem than high winds. K. E. Church of the North Carolina Insurance Commission er’s office, “who was described as the top expert on building codes in the state,” indicated that, there are only two ways to prevent flood damage. “One is not to build where there will be flooding and the other is to use piling which will raise the build ing like fire-towers,” he indi cated. David Stick said that the building code must be combined with zoning regulations “to get the buildings back from the ocean, and in some areas I be lieve we should insist that they be built on pilings.” He added, in his personal opinion, that “in most places between the Kitty Hawk and Avalon fishing piers people sim ply shouldn’t build at all be cause the beach'is too narrow.” He also noted the need to estab- See CODE, Page Seven BUILDING REGULATION VOTED FOR NAGS HEAD The Nags Head Town Board paaeed a temporary building regulation, at a spc cial meeting on Wednesday, Which affects all property owners fa the town. Monday, April 1«, all persons in the town of Nags Head must obtain a building permit before erect ing, moving or altering a building or structure within the confines of the town. The regulation was passed after members of the Nags Head hoard met with officials Mver Julian Oneto has em- Pheaued toat the current reg '*»hkh ont? ‘“S^’^^’^optod”* I*' 1 *' Donnie Twyne has been ap pointed temDorarv huiUinw b ?w the All residents of Nags Head may obtain a building permit ap-
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