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David Stiork Kill Devil Hills, K. C, 8-31-^^ 63 ^ SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS 14 Pages In 2 Sections 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 MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO. N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Pages I through 8 VOL XXVIII — NO. 23 MANTEO. N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1962 Single Copy 7^ BANK MERGER EFFECTIVE ON MON., DEC. 10 ASTRONAUT TO ADDRESS KILL DEVIL HILLS SOCIETY Planters National Bank and Trust to Offer Expanded Fa cilities for Outer Banks , When Manti'o’s banking faril- ity opens for business Monday nioinmg, the final .steps will have been made, eoniplcting the merger of the Bank of Manteo with Planters National Bank and Trust Comiiany of Roeky Mount. Notice was given some months ago to the governing boards of both in.stitulions, re garding such propo.sed action, and preliminary plans were niaile public some time ago. .Ap proval was \oied by directors of both f icilities, and final action c.'me ju.st a few days ago when i the government boards which must give the final word on .'-jcb a program gave the green .■-ignal. The Outer Banks region may evpect c.vpanded banking facil- itie.s from this change, inasmuch | as the Planters National, com- '■ining the assets of the Bank of Manteo, will have some $42,- r.00.000 in capital accounts Loan capabilities will ho increased considenibly, in that Planters ii'elf may loan as much as $210, 000 on a single entity based on fuirent legal limitation.s. .Toe] T. Lee, Senior V'ice- SWAIN IS NAMED AS CHAIRMAN OF DARE CO. BOARD I Vii MAJOR ROBICRT M. WHITE, X-15 pilot and assistant chief of flight test opert.tions at the Air Force Flight Tost Center, is .shown aho\(“ in the uniform whieh he wo-e in setting a record al titude of .a'l mdc.s in hi.s rock t aircraft on July 17, a performance which rpi.-dili'd him as an “astronaut.” Major While will be the Pie-ident of Planters in cliargc principal spe-ker at the K,ll He\ il Hills .Memorial Society’s ,59lh I f liranch o|ioiations, in Manteo this week, advi.sed that the de s re of Planters is to “accept apolications for loans ia any iimoiiiit. and cooperate in all sueh loatm that arc in keeping vilh Sound hanking and busmess j'lactice.” He empha izcd “any” amount, inasmuch as Planters denre i.s to assist in all loans, ■whicli sometimes because of size, require aid from several coop- •tiiur institutions. Th • Planters n.ime is not new to eastern Northern Norlli C iro- lina, but its remarkable record el growth has been limited to tlie la.st decade Founded in 1S97 '.•'s the Planters Bank of Rocky Jlount, it has expanded its of-1 oxpected 1 fices in this order: Plymouth—hundreds of^avati Dec. .Aho.skic—Feb, Roanoke Rapids (i)y , witli Roanoke Rapids Banks &; C"!eliratien >f tlie U righ Tnist Co) in Juno liJoIi; Green-' l’‘'■■'t fhglit vilio—Aug lOfiO; Ga.stoi)—Nov , The annual celebration, whieh Annual Celeliialioii of the First Wright Fliglit, to be hold at Kill Devil Hills on Dec. 17. X-15 PILOT SP.EAKER WRIGHT FLIGHT CELEBRATION EXPECTED TO DRAW HUNDREDS Ufajor Roh.ert M. Wiile, hold er of the world’s altitude rec- fo’d for alrci-ift, 1st District Coiigre.ssinan Ili-rhert 0 Bon- r r. \ Ciil: ? latton. .Ass.-tant '.o the Director of the Nation al Park Sendee and Ralph t> • i i t i .o ,,,, 1- . c President Konnedy on July 18 Whitener. executive director of ^ the National Aeronautical As-1 ^ by M.ajor Robert M White, test pilot of the supersonic X-15. Wliite, the only American air- ciaft pilot to win the wings of .'n .astronaut, was awarded the Robert J. Collier Trophy by expected to Jolt' 75Q feet. On the same day he lyinoucn—| V. ,1” vt'?i *^”'Lvas honored by the National Feb. 1954; Aeronautics and Space Adminis- ,• mergor,p5c. 1^ in a g.da 59.h Anm^ received the N.ASA Distinguished Sendee Medal, Extremely Proud Victor Mockins, chairman of Commissioner From Nags Head Is Named To Highest Post In County Lawrence Swain of Manteo, a businessman who has served five terms as a Dare County Commissioner, was elected ns chairman of the board on Mon day. Swain wdio represents Nags Head Township will succe ed David Stick of Kitty Hawk Sawin, a member of the Dare County Welfare Board, received a unanimous vote for the posi tion and later pledged to conduct the office “to the best of my ability. Two newcomers wore swom as board members on Jlonday, dur ing inaugural ceremonies for the commissioners; Stanford White of Manns Harbor, commissioner from Croatan and East Lake Township, and Pennel Tillett of ] Kitty Haw'k, commissioner from ' Atlantic. The new board mem- . hers will replace Horace Hoop- I or of Stumpy Point, and David Stick of Kitty Hawk, Both had not sought re-election. The swearing-in ceremonies were pei-formed by C S. Meek- ins, clerk of court. M. L. Dan iels, Jr., Rep.-elect from Dare County was on hand to witness the ceremony and told the group that he was “determined to work cooperatively with the hoard on all matters of interest to the citizens of the county” Appointments Jaccie Burrus of Manns Har bor became the first Dare citi zen from the mainland ever ap pointed to the Dare Alcoholic Beverage Control Boai'd. The position is a three year appoint ment. Burrus, who will represent Croatan and East Lake Town- .ship, replaces AV. (Scottie) Gib son of Hatteras. The following i-e-appointments wore made by the board: Zenov- ah E. Davis, secretaiy to the board of commis.sioners, W. H. McCown, county attorney and Martin Kellogg, Jr,, pi-osecuting attorney All are two year ap- Scc BOARD, Page Four PRINCIPALS AT THE SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE MEETING SATURDAY m' FOX IS NAMED BY COLONY AS NEW GEN. MGR. New Appoinfee Is Director Of United Fund In Raleigh E. IIARIHILL REP. H. C. BONNER GOVERNOR .SANFORD WHEN THE SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE AS.SOCIATION moots in Plymouth Saturday, Dec. 8, an interesting program is scheduled which will includo an address liy the Hon lorry Sanford, Go\- ernor. Tiie program begins at 10:80 a.in. in the Pijnunitli High .School, and llio morning progiam Will conclude with the talk by Gov. Sanford, who will be iiilroduced by Rep Herbert C, Bonmr The business sos.«ion for the six-county organization which has fought for ‘27 years for aioa improvements, will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the scliool cafeteiia. Member counties arc: Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington, Bc:iufort and Martin. E. E. Harrell of Plymouth is president of the Associa tion. HEADS RURITAN GROUP i RAISED NEXT WEEK TO ELIZABETH CITY 1 FERRY KERR SCOTT IS ON BOTTOM IN PAMLICO Ihdl: Siler City—Feb. 19G2 In brings hundreds of visitors addition to offering complete! yearly to the Wright Vi.sitoi-s tjiis year’s celebration, sponsor- hiiiiking soi-vices, the fimi’.s ^ Center and Wright .Momor'.al at pd i,y ^le Wright Memorial so- tni.st department is handling a 1 Kill Devil ILll.s, will be h'gh-| piety, said this week that “We See B.AN’K, Page Four | lighted on Dec. 17 with a speech n,.p pxtremely proud to have an . - aviation pioneer such as the ma- COMMISSIONER S.AYS J"’’ oi"" Euest speaker” The Dec. 17 celebration is a day-long affair which will he accented bv speeches, a band IS LIFE OR DEATH MATTER 'LrikS’-JT; I [military service. Residents of Nag.s Ho:u^ arc limits of the re.sort community. | Chairman Meckins said that Mayor Julian Oneto of Nag.s the festivities will begin at 10: Head .st.itcd in December that 30 a m. when Miss Camille Ellias insurance reductions of as much^of the Washington Office of the NASS HEAD WATER SYSTEM expected to t oop to the Nags Head Municipal Building this Saturday, Nov. 8, to begin regis tration for the bond election on Jan. 12 which will (htermine the fate of the resort eonimunity’s proposed $945,000 water system. Town Commi.-sioner Lionel Edwards of Nags Hoad .announc- ed this week that registration ilates for the election are sche duled for Dec. 8, 15 and 22. Ed wards said that Dec. 29 will be the date for challenging voter rbgistration. Registration and challenge hours are from 9 til 5. The town comnii.«sioner, whose fellow hoard momhers have all endorsed the town’s proposed water system, stated “I hope every qualified voter will regis ter during November and then help us vote this vitally needed water project into reality in Jan. 12.” Edw.irds .said that any full time resident of Nag.s Hoad is qu.ilified to register and vote on the water system, wlicthor a projierty owner or not. Persons intending to make their resi dence in Nag.s Hoad and who fiave lived in the community for 30 days or longer may also vote, he noted. “Water break-throughs," he said, “which were caused by the recent stonn have added to the as 24c per $100 of valuation may be cxp.'clod at some places, if the bond issue pas.ses and the system is completed. Water Polluted Tests of water conducted by the State Board of Health at many sui'pl.v jio.nl.s have shown tile' present' Nags Head water system to he uns.ilisfactory for many years and have indicated rf high baetcriiilogical count. Commissioner Edwards said that, although Nags Head re- ceued a loan promise of $945,- 000, town officials hojie to re duce the costs with lowered bids Irom c'ntrai tors. Edwards indi cated he felt some costs could be reduced by the purchase of l.ipe-hnes whi'-h are good quality, hut not .is expen. i\e as tlio.se in the original job appraisal. Encourage Support Ill an effort to gain public support of the propiise.l Nag.s He.id water system. Town Board iiiemheis recently agreed to See WATER, Page Four National Park Soi-vice will sing “Tlie National Anthem.” The anthem will be followed with an invocation by Father Peter Denges of Kill Devil Hills’ Church of the Holy Redeemer. See FLIGHT, Page Four REV. FRANK DINWIDDIE, FORMER DARE MINISTER. PASSES; BURIAL MONDAY Rev Frank Bruce Dinwiddle, for m.any yeare a resident of Nags Head and who had soi-ved several Baptists churches in Dare County, died Saturday at Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg, Va.. after a brief illness. A native of Brooklyn, N. Y., he had moved to Pittsylvania County where he lived for the past six week.s. Before that he lived at Nags Ho.ad and was pastor of Nags Head Baptist Cliurch for several years. At the time of his death ho was pastor of Sandy Level Baptist Cliurch OCRACOKE HARBOR l Prior to his as.socintion with FILLED BY STORM the Nags Head Baptist Church I he had served as minister to Continuing rough weather for congregations of both the Roa- soveral days ha.s caused con.sid- noke Island and Manteo Baptist ^ 11 ti.of ot..«..,i,r erablo filling to Ocracokc Har- Cluii'ches. He was knowm far and *» ensr.™™.. „,ny, fal.* Herbert C. Bonner, who advised from religion—including the this week that steps have been fields of art and science, taken to coiTcct the situation | He is survived by his wife, the Reduced Fire Insurance Navigation was hampered con- foi-mer Laura Johnston of Man- An election on tlie proposed siderably. and the ferry boat too; ^vo sons. Howard Bimce water sy-tem was as.sured on 1 Sea Level” had experienced Dinwiddie and Frank William Nov 7 when word was receiv-1 difficulties on low water. Dinwiddie; three daughters, ed from 1st District Congress-) Ocracoke has been heavily de- Betsy Ann. Nanev Virginia and man Herbert Bonner that a pendent on water commerce. Agnes M»>rie; and a .si.ster. Mrs. $945.000' loan, subject to the •‘lince the storm has hampered George Waiai of Jacksonville, el ction. hnd been approved by tiw'el by road. r.- t , • -u u ■■ the Federal Ilous-ng and Home I Col. J. S. Giygiel. Di.stnct Funeral services were held I-malice Agency in Wa.'hington. Fngincer of Wilmington, has as- Fiupdnv at 2-30 u.m. in .‘=!nndv The bond is.suc, if approved, 1 sured that emergency relief will Level Baptist Church, and Mon- had. The passage of the bond i.ssiic has become a life or death matter for the future of our I community.” is expected to provide a deruc tion in fire insurance rates for citizens living within the town be forthcoming, until a dredge day at 2'30 pm. in Nags Head can be moved in when weather Baptist Church. Burial followed conditions improve. tin Dolly Cemetery^ Nags Head. STRANDED KIDS BEGIN CLASSES AT KINNAKEET Temporary School Established For Children Living N. Of Buxton Approximately 07 isolated froni-scliool .students living in communities north of Buxton Inlet began classes on Thursday morning in the Little Kinnakeet Coast Guard Station and will remain there until the 1500 foot Buxton Inlet is either filled or bridged. Mrs. Mary Evans, Dare Super intendent of Public Instruction stated this week that the cliil- dren enrolled in grades one through eight, will be under the supen'ision of Larry Clark and Miss Carrie Shelton. Two other teachers, yet unnamed, will aid in the instruction at Little Kin nakeet. Mrs. Evans stated that all schools on Hatteras Island open ed on Thureday after having been closed since Nov. 20 as a result of the recent storm. She said arrangements are being made to provide room and board for higli school students of Avon, Rodanthe, Salvo and Waves in locations south of the inlet, in order that they may continue classes at Cape Hattor- as School. School Board Meeting The superintendent’s an nouncement followed a meeting of the Dare County Board of Education, held in the Dare Courthouse at 9 a.m. on Mon day. The board was informed at the meeting by Fen-y Operations Manager D. W. Patrick that it would be impossible to put a ferry from Avon to Buxton "be cause of the necessary dredging required.” ■rhe board agreed that the Cape Hatteras School would be resumed the same day as the temporary elementary school with the understanding that: • All high school students from Rodanthe, Waves, Sal vo and Avon would be pro vided room and board on the south side of the new inlet. • The board would pay $10 a week for room and board for the high school students. • The superintendent would seek additional state funds for the high school stu dents, for any additional teachers deemed necessary and for operation of the school at Little Kinnakeet. —Photo by O’Amours Studio, Manteo RANDOLPH G. O’NEAL. JR., recently appointed po.ctiiia.stor at Wanchese and newly elected President of the Wanchese Rurl- tun club, was named head of a committee to represent the chib Friday at the Albemarle Ruri- tan District convention in Eliza beth City today, Friday, Dec. 7th at the Virginia Dare Hotel, with a business meeting at 2:30 and a banquet at 0:30 p.m. Ferry Operations Manager D. Patrick of Manteo saicl Wed nesday that the State Ferry Svslom’s work boat “Kerr Scott" which went aground near Brant Island Light in Pamliro Sound j on Sunday, will be recovered by a commercial salvage firm sometime next week, if weatlier permits He said the ve.ssel is now submerged in 20 feet of water, three guarters of a mile west of the light, “in one of tlie^ most treacherous places in Pani-| hco Sound,” witli only a mast- be.id I'glit and it.s radio antenna visible. He reported that llie. $20-30 tliousands ciollar craft is I belivod to be sitting upright on j the bottom. Patrick said the Ferry Department did not know, whether a $15,000 Bay-City Crane, whieh was being trans-' ported by the craft wlicn it went I adrift on Saturday, was still on' board. $19,000 In Equipment Other oipnpment which Pat rick .said was lieing transported by tile Work boat included com ponent pile driving equipment for the crane, valued at $2,000, VOTE ON WATER AT K.D. HILLS SLATED FOR FEB. BLOOD FLOOD OF 143 PINTS FILLS QUOTA I A blood drive for the Dare County Red Cross held in .Man- * too on Jlonday produced a record , 143 pints, according to Horace A. Dough, co-chairman of the, Dare Red Cross Blood Program.’ The local Red Cross laid asked for 90 pints. Dough said the donations ex ceeded any previously reported from the Manteo area :ind that “The spirit of cooperation which caused so many to roll up their. sleeves is almost certain to putj us in good standing with tlie Tidewater Regional Blood Pro gram.” Dough noted last week that the county stood in danger of; losing its coverage under the Tidewater Program unless more' donations were given. He .said on Monday that “the 143 pints | brings us out in the clear .again if the blood can be credited on last year’s deficit. Donations in Dare for 1962 were 20 pints short of the quota. Expresses Thanks Dough said “I want to thank everyone who helped make this campaign a successful! one, not 1 the donors themselves, but the' countless people who helped distribute pamphlets explaining the blood program and others who assisted on Monday.” The blood donations wore given in Manteo High School Gymnasium between the hours of 10:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m. Dr., W. W. Harvey, Jr. of Manteo as-i sisted state Red Cross officials' witli the program. Mrs. John Garrison was in charge of the post-donation refreshments of juice, cake, soft drinks and cof fee, which were furnished by local citizens. The Kill Devil Hill.-? Town Board announced this work that an election on the town’s jiro- posed $70,000 bond issue, to fi nance a water system, will be held in Feliruary. The election had previously been scheduled for January. Members of the board passed the necessary resolutions for the election at a meeting on Tues day night in the town hall. A new registration will lie neces sary and the books will he open at the town hall for four weeks prior to the election date. The specific date for the election has not been determined by the board. Mrs. Troy Beasley was named as regi.-^trar and Mrs. Jean Perry Beacham and Mrs. Durwood Mil ler wore selected as judges. Jlayor Tom Briggs said the propo.=ed bonds would bo issued on a 30'-J year basis, drawing 3',4 per cent interest. The first levy, based on present valuations plus natural increa.scs, would be 13 cents on the $100 valuation in 1905. Thereafter the levy would drop each year to 10 cents in 1960 down to 3 cents in 1970. No special levy would be need ed after 1970, Briggs said. He said the schedule h.os been es timated by the Local Govern ment Commission. Under a federal public assis tance loan program, the Home and Housing Admini.stration has agreed to buy the bonds if they fail to find a buyer when offer ed at public sale. Briggs noted that the $765,- 000 bond issue is to cover not only constniction, but also ac quisition of land and rights of way, installation of fire hyd- r.iiiis, attorney fees, engineer ing costs and other expenses. If the federal agency buys the bonds, it would supei-vise con.stioiction in addition to sii- penision given by the town’s engineers. An estimate has been made See K.D.II., Page Four creosote pilings valued at $1500 and S.'iOO in miscellaneous sup- piles He indicated that negotiations were lieing made witli several comniencal .salvage firms on Wednesday and Thursday of this week and that the recovery oper ation will begin sometime next week if weather permits. Patrick said a diver must first close the hatches on the ferry boat as an initial stop in the recovery opertinn. After that a pumping operation will begin, with the assistance of state liouts. Tow Unsuccessful Tlie "Kerr Scott”, one of the ferry system’s oldest boats, was under tow by a Coast Guard vessel but had to be released Saturday night because she was taking on water. The three-man -crew of the ferry was removed around 11 p m. by a coast Guard vessel from Ocracoke. The •• crewmen were Capt. Ralph Jones of Manteo; Clifton Sands of East Lake and Engi neer Adam Etheridge of Manteo. Patrick .said the Scott, named for the late Governor and U S Senator, left Jlanns Harbor Saturday laden with the crane, pile driving gear and piles to be used ill the constniction of fa cilities for emergency fcri-y service between Avon and Hat- tcras. water and gale force winds and became lost in Pamlico Sound. Jones radioed Ocracoke for help and the Coast Guard vessel located him by radar. The ves.scl was .sot adrift after attempts to tow her were considered impossible At that time winds were reported to be 50 mph. Patrick said the ferry was located late Sunday morning by a Highway Commission plane. He staled that the Coast Guard See FERRY, Page Four HALF MILLION FOR OREGON INLET WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON Bill Aiding Bridge, Passed This Summer, To Be Payable At Early Date Funds resulting from legis lation unedr sponsor-ship of Rep. Herbert C. Bonner to aid con struction of the Oregon Inlet bridge, will be made available scon next year, according to in formation received this week from Mr. Bonner The Oregon Inlet bridge, now well under constiuction, would under ordinary circumstance, be built from Federal and State funds on 50-50 basis. Under pro visions of the Bonner bill, an additional $500,000 will be made available through Mr. Bonner’s hard work, by reason of consid erable travel increase to the Cape Hatteras Seashore area. Mr Bonner, Washington with in the last few days, took note that the provision for payment of the haif-million obligation is included in a general Depart ment of Interior funds author ization for 1903-64. The bridge, under construction for some six months by McLean Construction Co. of Baltimore, is under contract to the firm for $3,977,333, and is to be opened sometime next year. John W. Fox, executive direc tor of the United Fund of Ra leigh and ihi' Cajiital Coniniuni- ty, wa.s named a^ general mana ger of The Lost Colony during tlie annual luncheon se.ssion of the Roanoke Island Historical -Association held at the Sir Wal ter Hotel in Raieigh on Tuesday. Fox will succeed F. Edgar Thom.is of Chape) UiU \\))o serv- I (1 as general manager of the drama during the 1902 Silver Aiii.nersuy .‘-’eason. '1 lioMi.,s the out-going gen eral man.igi r. was prai.sod liy .Mrs Fred .Moriison, Chairman of tile A.'.Miciation for his efforts “which produred a season which Was siicces.'fiil from both an ar- ti.'tic and financial viewpoint ” Thom.is was lauded by D. S'ic- tor .M 'ckins, a member of the Association’s Board of Directors, who road a resolution, passed by the board, which cited the Chapel Hillian for “his dedication to the cause of building and ini- inoving the Lost Colony drama, and hi.s inspiring cooperation witli the community, the ca.st, the director and the patrons of thi‘ show, which have won for him a most desen mg accolade” Meekin.-, .said Thomas’ dop:ir- ture “will be surrounded with d.^gree of regret like unto the nostalgia of those who lose a iallied teacher, companion and helper.” New General Manager Fox, the new general manager, is expected to begin his sea.son witli The Lost Colony in Febru ary. He has been an executive director of the United Fund in Raieigli for the jia.st nine years at a salary of $12,000 He will receive an equiialent salary in his new juj-t, on a year-round basis. The general manager’s job was formerly operated on an eight month basis. Fox is a former newspaper man with nine years exiicrience which included employment as a reporter on the staff of the Louisville Times Courier. He worked on the staff of the late See FOX, Page Four COLONY FOR 1962 PROFITS $ 10,000 MANAGER REPORTS Edgar Thomas, Retiring Man ager Says Lost Colony Pro ceeds Best In Years The Lost Colony, Paul Green’s immortal drama of the New tVorld, which was presented 56 times during the 1902 Silver An niversary Season, before some 43,680 persons, posted a net pro fit of $10,000, according to its general manager, F. Edgar Tliomas. Thomas told member.s of the Roanoke I.-laiid Historical As sociation’s Board of Directors in Raleigh on Tuesday that “Tlie Lost Colony had a not profit of $10,759.81 for 1962.” He noted that the figure ’’evcecds the total net gain of all the opera tions combined, for a period of more than 10 years.” Mrs. Fred Morrson of Wash ington, D. C., president of the Historical Association called 19- 02” a very successful year” and told the group to make plans for another 25 years of presentation for The Lost Colony. Ft. Raleigh Expansion JIrs. Morrison said: “A largo acreage now i.s being procured for the Fort Raleigh site. It is all the more necessary to have our minds set on continuing the excellence of the performances, to look fonvard to, plan for, and work for the next 25 years with tlie same imagination and forccfulness that has gone into the past 25 years.” Dudley Bagley of Moyock, one of the five charter members of the group which launched the Paul Green play, was chosen as the association’s vice chairman. As committee chairman, Mrs. Morri.son appointed: member ship, Mrs. Luther H. Hodges, wife of the Secretary of Com merce; records, Mrs. J G. Kel logg of Manteo, and public rela tions, Sam T. Ragan, Raleigh newspaperman. At the meeting, R. K. Rundell, assistant superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore Park, spoke briefly describing the proposed development of the Ft. Raleigh Historic Site. Clifton Brittioii Night Clifton Britton of Goldsboro, long-time director of the drama, 1 See COLONY’, Page Four