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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION s f BEFORE EXPIRATION * DATE ON ADDRESS 26 Pages in 4 Section* VOLUME XXVII—NO. 44 WARREN BRIDGE WILL BE DEDICATED THURSDAY " FIRST COASTLAND PAPER FOUNDED 27 YEARS AGO EVER BUILDER OF AREA Based on Faith in the Future and Without a ( Dollar Invested, the Coastland Times Has Come to be a Home-Grown Industry of Major Importance With Large Weekly Payroll Rivaling Any in Its Town; Has Boosted Home Industry, Saving Historical ' Lore, and Fought for Civic Conscience ’ y Consistently. ~ !_ By RALPH POOL July 5, 1935 was a red-letter day for Dare County and the North Carolina coastland. On that day, THE COAST LAND TIMES, the coast coun try’s first newspaper, was bom. Since that day, the section has had a vigorous and articulate * voice in behalf of Dare and its neighbor counties. The Dare County Tinies as it was then named was founded by D. Victor Meekins, then sheriff of Dare County, a post he oc cupied for 17 years, the longest in the history of» the county. '■ Under the leadership of J. C. B. Ehringhaus, then Governor of North Carolina and himself a native of nqarby Elizabeth City, tolls the day before, had been taken off the two bridges link ing Roanoke Island with the mainland one crossing Roa noke Sound and the other cross ing lower Currituck Sound at Point Harbor. ( With the tolls abolished and free access to the coastland as sured, Victor Meekins envision ed an ever-brightening fjiture for his homeland—a future in which a vigorous and progres sive newspaper could play a vi tal role. The question was, could such a newspaper pay its own way? Victor .sought advice of the " late W. 0. Saunders, long time editor-publisher of the Indepen dent, in Elizabeth City, and the area’s best known newspaper man. He thought local business wouldn’t support it sufficiently. Saunders said the paper wouldn't make a go of it—but Victor was not to be discourag ed. And so the Dare County Times was bom on July 5, 1935. i Victor’s equipment consisted of a d< ik and typewriter in rented quarters in Manteo’s Fort Raleigh Hotel. The paper was printed in the Independent shop, in Elizabeth City by contract with Geo. W. Haskett, the les tfsee. For the first issue, adver tising was sold by Miss Eliza beth Hooker, of Wanchese a school teacher at home fop the summer vacatidi;, She sold enough ads to pay publication costs. Miss Nell Wise (now Mrs. R. W. Wechter) went out over the county, selling subscrip tions; and she, too, met with ' »n enthusiastic response. Sale of ’ advertising for the first issue was sufficient to cover printing costs. >. The Times was off to a fly ing start. After two years, Vic tor was able to put up a wooden building in front of the Fort £ Raleigh Hotel. Ig addition to f MORE FUNDS ARE NEEDED TO PAY FOR CELEBRATION Melvin Daniels, Dare Coun ty’s finance chairman for the Lindsay Warren Bridge Cele bration, which is being sponsor ed by the 'Southern Albemarle Assn., has reported that $376 has been donated by individual’s and firm’s thus far, to meet expenses for the May 10 af fair. Daniels has stated that “much more” is needed to ful fill this county’s quota in sup port of the celebration. Daniels has stated that “since one-half of the bridge is in our county, I feel that Dare County should pay its share of the debts bf the celebration since it will reap more benefits than any other county in the celebra tion.” The Southern Albemarle 4 Assn., which is composed of Dare, Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Martin and Hyde counties was the motivating force behind the drive to ac quire the long-awaited bridge over the Alligator River, which will be heralded at the gala 5 celebration which is planned for May 10. 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 an old Babcock Reliance press, bought in New Bern, on which to print the Times, he acquired an Intertype to set the type, along with stones and other necessary equipment from a de funct newspaper in Sanford. The Times now became strict ly a home enterprise. In the early weeks .of the newspaper's career, Victor tap ped an important source of revenue in fish dealers in New York, Baltimore and Philadel phia who handled the bulk of Dare County’s then large sea food production. These firms’ advertisements, signed up on a six-months basis, supplied es sential operating capital, for he came home with about SBOO in pOcket. Also, as an assurance of sta bility, the paper was incorporat ed during its' first year. Incor porators, besides Victor, were his wife, Catherine, and her father, Harry P. Deaton, then publisher of the Mooresville En terprise. The fledgling paper demanded much ofits founder. For many years Victor worked without salary, often far into the night, and traveled hundreds of miles over dirt roads in good weather and bad to cover the news and keep the paper economically alive. Orife often-made trip was to Columbia in Tyrrell County, a trip of 100 miles over a dirt road byway of Manns Harbor, See NEWSPAPER, Page Six The Coas+land Times Thanks Everyone Who Has Helped With Special Edition The Cpastland Times wishes to thank everyone who assisted in getting out this special edition marking the new Lindsay C. Warren Bridge. Especial thanks are extended to the churches and oth -6r organizations and individuals who supplied materi al for this edition. Due to the lateness of arrival of some of this, material, as well as a multitude of problems involving the installation of a new press, it has not been possible to publish everything the paper would have liked to use. ■ < We regret also the delay in publication this week. This was unavoidable, because of construction, now under way, of a two-story addition to the Coastland Times building, and to the work of installing the press. With this edition, the Coastland Times goes to eight columns to the page, replacing the seven-column format previously used. This will mean more space for news and advertising, and consequently better serv ice for our patrons. As time passes, we expect to make further improvements. GOVERNOR RETURNS TO JOIN IN BRIDGE CELEBRATION i . ■ ■ vMI I* I B ■ i -- h GOVERNOR TERRY SANFORD, who is shown above with a local Cub Scout Pack, as they made the last ferry trip from Sandy Point to East Lake on February 9, will return to the coast with dignitaries from all over North Carolina to join in the Southern Albemarle 'Association’s official celebration bn May 10 which heralds the opening of the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge. The magnifi cent $3 million structure is shown in the background as it arches over the Alligator River to con nect U. S. 64 from Los Angeles on the Pacific with Whalebone on the Atlantic. . . t - < _ ■ I Jr*-’ -. • • . y * » • ’ NEW PHOSPHATE FIRM SET UP FOR BEAUFORT Corporation Indicates Plans To Spend Millions of Dollars Commercial development of a large phosphate desposit in Beaufort County, entailing the expenditure of many millions of dollars, apparently was assur ed this week, with announce ment that a new company htd been formed for the project. The new firm, Pamlico Mining and Chemical Corp., was set up Kennecott Copper Corp and American Agricultural Chemi cal Co. Meanwhile,) KennecotPs ex ploration subsidiary, Bear Creek Minning Co., has been examin ing phosphate deposits, analyz ing results of mining tests and acquiring leases in the county. Belhaven and Pantego are in the center of the area of desposits. Rights obtained cover more than 10,000 acres, a, company spokesman said. Pamlico Mining will take over Bear Creek’s operations and acquisitions in Beaufort, it was See PHOSPHATE, Page Four GILLIAM WOOD ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS One of the principal figures in the Alligator Rives Bridge celebration May 10 will be John Gilliam Wood of Edenton, member of the North Carolina Highway Commission for this district. Mr. Wood operates the large Hayes farm near Edenton. He is president of the Edenton Branch of the People’s Bank & Trust Co., and of the Home Feed Fertilizer Co. Also, he is a direc tor of the, Edenton Cotton Mill. Active in civic affairs, he was a prime mover in the reorg anization of the Edenton Cham ber of Commerce a few years ago. He is past president of the Edenton Rotary Club, and an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edenton. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 4,1962 A LONG CAREER OF MARKED ABILITY, ENERGY AND DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST HAS MADE HIM HIS AREA'S MOST DISTINGUISHED MAN HL l ' * iH - wfw ; I ■■ ' fl I | - ■- 3® f i ,j|l. It w ? » Ik ' fl ft By JOHN MORGAN • The magnificent new bridge spanning the Alligator in East ern North Carolina, appropri ately enough, will be named after a man who has champion ed the cause of this area of the state for more than 40 years—Lindsay C. Warren. Not that Mr. Warren wants it this way. He takes the posi tion that no public work should be named for any living person, and he did what he could to stop the naming of the state’s third longest bridge after him. The committee of representa tives from the Second Senator ial District overruled Mr. War ren’s objections and named the bridge after the beloved public servant who has fought for the development of the Southern Al- bemarle and Dare Coast region. The new bridge will be an important link in bringing to gether the Southern Albemarle and Dare Coast area. It is un derstood that this will be the first great public work of its kind in North Carolina to be named for a living person. U. S. Highway 64 will be come the only road in the na tion to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast upon the completion of this bridge, sched uled sometime around the first of next year. Dedication ceremonies are be ing planned later, and various committees are making ar rangements for a gala celebra tion. Leads Fight The former First District Congressman and later Comp troller General of the United States went to the State Sen ate in 1959, and as soon as he got to Raleigh he met with Sen ator Elbert Peele of Williams ton and the seven representa tives of the Second Senatorial District These were Frank Everett of Martin, Dr. J. M. Phelps of Washington (now deceased), Charles Cohoon of Tyrrell, R. Bruce Etheridge of Dare, Dick O’Neal of Hyde, Wayland Ser mons of Beaufort, and while away from the project but show ing the same degree of inter est, was Ned Delamar of Pamli co. This group agreed that it vould have nothing whatever to do with any bridge or road carrying tolls, and if insisted upon it would wash its hands of the entire affair. The group asked Mr. War ren to lead the fight for the Alligator and Oregon Inlet bridge projects. And it turned out to be a successful fight. Mr. Warren says, "I always said that the fight was a joint effort and the result was the work of us all." Several months after the State Highway Commission chairman,, J. Melville Brough ton, Jr., announced both the Al ligator and Oregon Inlet pro jects had been approved, the group from the Second Senator ial District met (in Mr. War ren’s absence) and passed a res- See WARREN, Page Four OFFICIALS ATTENDING BRIDGE CELEBRATION K Rm . * li * Congressman Herbert C. Bonner B J "SKA* Srfr.; ” ■■ I . Highway Commissioner Merrill Evans THE SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE ASSOCIATION’S celebration in recognition of the completion of the Alligator River bridge will be held in Columbia next Thursday, May 10. Highlight of the day-long affair will occur early on Thursday morning when Miss Diana Warren Jones unveils a plaque, affixed to the 2»miles long bridge, wh ch embellishes it with the name of her illustrious grandfathcr-Lindsay C. Warren. Four of the principals who will take part in the celebration are shown above. They are: Governor Terry Sanford, Merrill Evans, Chairman State Highway and Public Works Commission, Congressman Herbert C. Bonner and W. J. White, chairman of the event. COLUMBIA CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDE PARADE, ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR Dedication Ceremony at Bridge to Be Opqp ing Event; Other Features to Include Crowning of Beauty Queen and Luncheon For Notables Attending; Host City Gaily | Decorated for Occasion With Flags, ' Streamers and Bunting ’ Colorful, exercises will mark the dedication of the new Lind say C. Warren Bridge across Alligator River Thursday, May 10. Events of the day will begin at 10:30 a. m. with the crown ing of the queen of the occasion by E. E. Harrell, president of the Southern Albemarle As sociation, which has worked for the bridge for many years. The coronation will be follow ed by the uneviling of a bronze plaque honoring Lind say C. Warren, former Rep resentative in Congress from the First North Carolina Dis trict and former U. S. Comp troller. The plaque, set in a bridge post, will be unveiled by Miss Diana Warren Jones. Officials and guests at the exercises will proceed to Columbia High School, where they will join an elaborate pa rade which will proceed through the town to the speaker’s stand where the bridge dedication ceremonies will take place. Handsomely decorated floats enitered by the six coun ties of the Southern Albemarle Association will take part in the parade, along with others entered by various organiza tions. Among them will be the College of the Albemarle, Eliza beth City; the queen’s float; another for “Little Miss and Little Mister Tyrrell;” one from the city of Washington, N. C. and another entered by the Butler Land & Lumber Co. The town of Columbia will be decorated gaily for the occa sion. Store fronts will be adorn- ■ Bfc: Governor Terry Sanford , -- ----- - • ’ B ; *■ • JK.. Chairman W. J. White MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 I MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS ,; | Pages I through 6 Single Copy 7< ed with flags and bunting, and county buildings will be “dress ed up” by professional decora tors. Colorful signs will be erected over the streets, and many of the new 50-star flags “ will be flown. There will be H booths to dispense refresh ments. There will be plenty of music. I Taking part in the parade and other ceremonies will be the John A. Wilkinson High School ‘ Band, and the Murphy, Ply- \ mouth and Washington High School Bands. The Murphy band, under the direction of Edward Reynolds, a native of Columbia, will come all the way from the southwest corn- ;>i er ( of North Carolina to bring alive in reverse the famed old “Manteo to Murphy” slogan. The Murphy band will give a concert on the court house lawn from 4 to 5 p.m., after the day’s formal program. The dedication ceremonies will begin at noon with “The Old North State,” sung by the Tyrrell County Choral Group. Then the assembled bands will play “The Star Spangled Ban- i ner.” The address of welcome will be given by H. T. Daven port, Mayor of Columbia, and this will be followed by the in-, troduction of special guests. ' R. W. Parks, vice president of Dickerson, Inc., will intro duce Rex S. Anderson, regional engineer of the Bureau of Public Roads, whose talk will be followed by remarks by Merrill Evans, chairman of the State Highway Commission. Representative Herbert Bon ner of the First North Carolina District will introduce the honor guest, his long-time friend and associate, Lindsay C. Warren, who will then speak. Next on the program will be Graham Elliott, Highway Com ipissioner from the Second N. C. * District, who. will introduce Governor Terry Sanford, prin- < cipal speaker of the day. The bendiction will be by the Rev. E. R. Meekins, pastor of the Columbia Methodist Church. Luncheon will follow at 1:30 p. m. This will be followed at 2:30 by a memorial service for deceased founders and presi- ’ dents of the Southern Albemarle « Association, among them C. W. | Tatem, C. Earl Cohoqn, John Darden, and Bradford Fearing. Mrs. Erskin J. Brickhouse is J chairman of the committee in ' charge of this observapqe.l jn Closing event of the day will be a dance in the Columbia High School Gymnasium from 9 p. m. to 1 a. m. with music by the Accents. Tickets fbr it are on sale in the six Southern Albemarle counties at $2.50 per , couple. During intermission, each county queen and her es cort will be introduced, and the Southern Albemarle Queen will be honored. Besides President Harrell, of ficers of the Southern Albe marie Association are W. R. Flowers of Washington County, « secretary, and M. A. Matthews ■ 1 of Tyrrell County, treasurer. County vice presidents and exe cutive committees are: Dare—D. Victor Meekins, vice president; Melvin R. Daniels, Mrs. James W. Davis, Mrs. Zenovah Davis, Mrs. Grace» Mann White, M. Keith Fearing I Jr., Pennel A. Tillett, Woodrow 3 W. Evans and Robert F. Gibbs. Hyde W. J. Lupton, vice president; W. W. Watson, Leon Ballance, Roy Lowe, P. D. Mid gett, A. G. Berry, J. C. Bishop, William T. Cochran and E. A. ’ See EVENT, Page Four FISHERMAN HURT BADLY J STUMPY POINT—Alton Best 1 suffered a serious injury Sat- 3 urday while fishing his nets 4 near here. His arm was lacerat- J Vi,"’J T 12 stitches t» th. tai.,,.
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