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c- A sjjecial tern of Superior Court is to begin in Manteo Jlonday, with Hon. George 31. Fountain of Tarboro presiding. The only matter on the calendar concerns charges against Edwin Moore II, for illegal burning of the Parkerson Hotel properties at Nags Hoad several years ago. Time and time again the chse has been heard, appealed, re viewed, removed, and finally ■winds up back in Dare County on the taxpayer’s backs. An ef fort • to quash the charges through an order signed by Hon. Howard H. Hubbard some six months ago was denied. To hoar the case., a ju>y is to be empaneled from a special venire of 100 IHyde County citi zens. The Parkerson facility, which a decade or more ago was con sidered one of the top resort vacation spots, has since the fires were e.\tingui.shed, con tinued toward total collajjse, an eyesore with no likelihood of worthwhile reconditioning if, as and when the cases are finally ■settled. TOURIST BUREAU BOARD DISCUSSES COORDINATION Quarterly Meeting of Board of Directors Held Wednes day in Manteo Plans to make the Dare County Tourist Bureau even more effective as a promotion agency, and to coordinate its activities more closely with oth er organizations seeking to de- ■ velop the Outer Banks as a va cation and ti’avel mocen, .were c^discussed this week at the quar terly meeting of the Bureau’s Board of Directors. David Stick, chairman, presided. It was decided to appoint a committee to study the organ ization, functions and services of the Bureau and to make »-ec- ommcndations to the Board in , time for the development of a 1907-68 program. Financial reports indicated that the Bureau could not expect during its current fiscal year ns much gross revenue from ABC funds—its principal source of income—because of a change in the system of distribution of profits from the liquor stores. Funds are now being made a- vailable to the-general fund of the county and- to the Tourist Bureau on a quarterly basis, in stead of the previous monthly distribution. Likewise, Haliett Perry, a member of botli the ABC Board and the Tourist Bureau's gov erning body, said there is no in dication that Dare County ABC profits will increase this year. He cited the establishment of . an ABC store in Currituck GILBERT LOVE, (R) travel editor of Pittsburg Press, whose columns have resulted in thou- sandss of persons spending their vacations on the Dare Coast-Outer Banks and elsewhere in North Carolina was among Honorary Tar Heels entertained at Nags Head last week with the Carolinian Hotel owners as hosts. With Love in this plioto are two foi-mer and the current North Carolina governors: Terry Sanford of Fayetteville tmd Raleigh; Luther Hodges of Chapel Hill, who after his administration was secretary of Commerce in the John F. Kennedy cabinet, and currently president of Rotary International; and, Governor Dan K. Jloore, each of whom attended the meeting of Honorary Tar Ilcel.s, one of the world’s most cxclu.she organizations . . . Love rem.ained on the Dare Coast lafter the meeting to visit communities for material that he will use in his forthcoming columns. (Aycock Brown photo) KILL DEVIL HILLS VOTERS TO CHOOSE FIVE FROM NINE Commissioners Posts The Only Contested Offices in Tues day Balloting ' THREE ISLAND BOYS SEEK PRIZES IN SOAP BOX RACE County as a possible effect on Dare County liquor sales. Mrs. Bu!'well Evans, chairi7ian, and John W. Fox of the Tourist Bureau which planned a new county-wide accommodations di rectory, explained that the 40- page booklet was not i?)tcn(led to ■ compete with any existing or proposed publication known .to the Tourist Bureau at the time it was started. Further more, it was explained tliat i-cve- nuc from the sale of advci-tising in. the book will be used for postage to distribute it, and for = the pi'inting of other literature. -The new hook will bo delivered by, the printer before the end of this month. With what m:iy be a record i-evival of interest insofar as Dare County elections are con- ccined, Kill Devil Hillls votoi-s will pi’obably turn out in record numbers Tuesday to elect a gov- efning board. Mrs. Joan Perry Bcacham, registrar, reported fif ty-five new registrant!!, bringing the total to 230. No challenges were effected last Saturday. Only three of the five-mem ber board filed for re-election. They are: Charles T. Griffin, Theodore Wood .and Mrs. Diane St. Claiiv Incumbents W. Troy Beasley and Robert A. Young are not .seeking re-election. Other names to be found on Uie ballot arc: E. V. 3IeIsou, C. A. York, James A'hicy, C. Lane Phillips, Sam Rogers and P. J. M. Bayne. Mclson and York have previously served on the board -of Commissioners. York also was successful in a bid for mayor against Thos. H. Briggs in 1905. Briggs is unopposed this year for the mayoralty anil Mrs. Ruth B. Frank, town treasurer, is a lone candidate for that post. Voting will bo from 0:30 a.m. to 0:20 p.m. Three 12-yeai’-old Roanoke Is land boys are u.sing their spare time this spring whipping -small racing cars into shape for the Tidewater preliminaries to the 30th annual All-America Soap Box Derby at Akron, Ohio. Local youngsters .seeking gold and gloi-y by hurtling their homemade imccrs through a measured course are Edward Lee Mann, Warren Jleek-ins, and Malcolm K. Fearing, Oil. Warren and Malcolm were in the derby last year at the Tide water regional competition in the Norfolk; Va., area. Edward. Lee is a' newcomer to the THOSE WHO LOST TO STORMS. TIDES MAY GET RELIEF Dare, Beaufort Lawmakers Of fer Bill to Share Re built Areas OCRACOKE FERRY RATES TO BE CUT EARLY IN MAY Rep. Taylor Works Out Lower Charges With High way Department TWO MANTEO WOMEN , CITED FOR THEIR CIVIC ENDEAVORS 'Mrs. Elizabeth Creof, and Mes. Sarah Owens, both of Manteo, .are included in a "who’s who” type of book titled “Out standing Young Women of America.” Each of there young women .have been verj’ active in many *clvie endeavors here on tho Dare Co:jst-Outer Banks which resulted in their inclusion in tho • book, published recently in Montgomery, Alabama. Iln addition to lier interest in civic activities 3Irs. Owens is assistant to the manager and news director of Dai'c County Tourist Bureau with headquar ters in the Community Build ing at Manteo. Mr.s. Creef is preddent of uMantco Womans Club cuiTcntly, and active in Girl Scout affairs as well as other community pro jects. It won’t cost nearly so much to ride the Ocracoke-Ccdar Is land ferry beginning in May. Rep. Nelson Taylor, D-Car- lei'ct, said he had worked cut a compremise agreement with tho State Highway Commission providing for reduced foiTy rates. Taylor has withdi'awn a bill from tho General Assembly which would have cut the fen-y charges bdow tho compromise rates. , ; - Tho lower rale.:* arc cxi)L'cled to go into effect May 1 or May 15, depending upon the time it will take to get out schedule changes and new signs pasted. Tlie new rate for a pas.-«*nger automobile and all occupants will ha $5. This compares with the present rate of $6 50 for the car and driver, plus $2 50 each for adult passengers, plus $1 26 each for children. The pre.sent rate costs a family of fou"'— ear, driver, one additional adult, and two children—$11.50 for tho trip from Ocracoko, past Ports mouth Island, and landing fi nally at Cedar Island. Under Taylor’s withdrawn bill the ferry charge for such a group would have been cut to $2.60. The agreement provided that toll charges for passenger ve- hices up to a three-quarter -ton pickup truck will be $6 regard less of the number of passen- Sce FERRY, Page Four RALEIGH. — Property own ers whose land along the shoi'e of Pamlico Sound in Hyde Coun ty wa.-j washed away in storms, tides, and winds could gc.t 'title to pai't.s of rebuilt areas under legislation introduced this week in tlio General Assembly. The bill was offered by R''p. Archie Burru.s, D-Dare, and Rep. W. B. Roberson, Jr., D- Bcaufort. The proposed legislation an ticipates queslions arising abeut ownership of new lands on the, sound sale of Pamlico Sound. Tho bill said projects are under way or forthcoming to create ncv.' land along tlio shore by puinpaig sand into the area. The bill wouhl convey ti.lo to part of the land to propciiy cwnei-s whoso land abuts I’e- built land and who originally lost their land hcc.ui.sc of s’vorms, tides, and winiLs. Hyde County would be di rected to suiwey and establish a building, line along the restoj'- oil .'bore. Land between the building line and abuting pri vate properly would be owned by tho county and kei)t open for such purposes as streets and highways. The county wculd be authorized to use the strip “as a public park or square.” Under tho proposed legisla tion, owners of property abut ting “newly made or constructed land" on the Sound’s .shore would be required to make any claims to the new land within sLx months after the. building lino was establ-ished. CHAMBER MEETING SATURDAY FEATURES GREENVILLE SPEAKER Harold Creech, manager of Greenville Chamber of Com merce, Inc. and Merehants As sociation, is to be guest speaker at spring meeting of Nags Head Chamber of Commerce Satunlay, April 29. The meeting will be pi'eceded by buffet dinner but will be limited otherwise to strictly business. It will begin at 7 p.m. in Carolinian Hotel. derby. The winner of the Tidewater conipotilion will be eligible to race in the All-America derby at Akron where 261 contostant.s from threughout the world will be seeking firet prize of $7,500 college scholarship and numer ous lesser prizes. Pi'izes in tho derby have a total value of about $00,000. The Norfolk race last ye.nr was ■ won , by Timothy E:irl Creef, II.:'Kin tied for 10th at Akron.'■ Regional 'winners are not ,eIigible-' to compete in subr sequent years. 'The loral .area .sponsor of tho derby is Hassell & Creef Motor Co,, Inc., flislributoi's of Chev rolet.'Each contestant also has an individual sponsor. The Coastlaml Times ia sponsoring W.arren, Fearing’s, Inc., is be hind Malcolm, and the Lion.s Club is supporting Edward Lc.e. Race day at the Tidewater regional competition is July 15. The event actually will be held at the Navy Shipyard in Ports mouth, adjacent to Norfolk. This will be the lOlh year for the. Tidewater I'ogional race.s. The Akren racc.s will he held in August. The weight of each boy and his racer must net o.xccod 250 pounds. This amount of pound age caiTicd on regulation wheels and axles can accelerate up to about 45 mile per hour oa the derby course. Nags Head voters will on Tuesday name a slate of five fi'om a ballot containing seven names, one of whom is deceased. The community was saddened in the loss of W. L. Edwards, a former commissioner who was first to file of the slate of seven. Edwards died Sunday night, following a brief -hospilal- izalioii m Norfolk. Tile entire incumbent Iioard is socking ro-elcclton. plus form er mayor- W. A. Williams, Jr. Dewey L. Hayman, C. G. Brickie, J. L. Newni.an, Carl Ntmeruaker and Tom McKimmey constitute the present lioaril. Hayman is mayor, having been selected by feilow board mem bers ill 1905. Uniquely, Nags Head doe.s not elect a mayor. Five board members are named and they select from their own. Hayman was high man on the ticket in 1905. Registration staiid.s at 212, up only seven as result of new supplemental registration just conducted, according to C. Sher man Culiiepper, rcgisti-ar. 'There were no ch.'illcnges. Balloting .will-be at tlie. town hall from'0:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. ZONING MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT IN DARE COURTHOUSE Citizens are once again re minded of a public hearing set for Friday night, April 28 in regard to zoning of Kitty Hawk Bench. The pi-oposals which would regulate construction and develoiimciit in a more orderly manner are to be presented by Dar^* County Planning Board through a committee of inter- c.stcd citizens from Kitty Hawk which hns,. been compiling the suggested restrictions. The incetyig is to begin, at 7:30 p.m. Those desiring to inspect' the plans prior-.'to the meeting will find them in the, register of deeds office. 108 PINTS DONATED WHEN BLOODMOBILE VISITED WEDNESDAY In spite of a heavy turn-out Wednesday with 108 persons do nating blood when tho Bloodmo- hilc visited at JIanteo High School, Dare County is still short. The quota for the Dare chap ter this fi.scal year (ending with Wednesday’s visit) was 294 pints. A total of 169 pints had been given at the two previous visits, one at Buxton and one at Manteo. County chairman Horace Dough said he was uncertain how this shortage of 27 pints left the chapter. ANNEXATION MATTER MAY SPARK MANTEO VOTERS TO ELECT AGGRESSIVE BOARD Overwhelming In-Town Sentiment tor Expan sion and Growth Expressed; Most Citizens Want More Active Board; Good Turnout Expected Tuesday asjCitizens Select Three Members to Direct Town Affairs. GAME BUILDUP SOUGHT IN HYDE BY STATE GROUP REV. GEORGE .MEGILL will preach at Ml. Olivet Melliodi.st Church in Manic,o at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, and show slides of his work in Brazil at the 8 p.m. .sen'ico Sunday even ing. 'He will meet with the two membership cla.sscs at 4:30 p. m. Saturday. There will be a covered dish supper for the church at 0:30 p.m. Saturday in Fellowship Hall. 25 NEW REGISTRANTS IN TOWN OF MANTEO During the recent supplement al rcgi.stration of voters in the Town of Manteo, 25 new names were added, bringing total to 221, according to 31i's. Rutli B. Scoggins, vegislrai'. There were no challcnge.s. Voters are reminded that bal- lotin will be in the drivers’ li cense examiner’s office rather than the courtroom, due to a special term of Superior Court. Commission Would Limit Hun-I- ing Hours for Cana-, da Geese Tlie State Wildlife Resources Commission .said it will seek legislation cutting hunting hours nt Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County in an attempt to build up the Canada geese population on the big lake and wildlife refuge. Before submission to the Gen eral Assembly, the proposed leg islation would h;ive to be ap proved by the Hyde board of comniissioncr.s. If enacted, it would prohibit sliooting of Cana da gec.se on the mainland of Hyde County and in waters with in one mile of the county after 2 p.m. during the hunting sea son. Hunter.s also could not liuiit Canada geese, clucks, and other migratory wildfowl on Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge after 2 p.m. each day of the season. The commission noted that more than 100,000 Canada geese See GAME, Page Four ; 3 ROANOKE RAPIDS BOYS FINED FOR TRESPASSING I A group' of youngsters inter rupted the rest of R. E. Parker, Jr., Ki!L>^feviI Hills, Saturday night 'and} tweiitually three ^anokei.,^RapidsIwys paid a total of ' $136 for ithe distur bance..' , Parker said he heard a c-ar door .slain and iiotimi five boys "horsing, around” near his Bel-Air Motel. He said two of hoys “took off” in the car and three ndvniiccd toward the motel. Parlcer got a loaded shotgun and also advanced. He said the boys lost a lot of their enthu siasm upon sight of the shot gun and remained quiet while he called police. S. H. Lassiter of the High way Patrol issued tickets bear ing breaking and enterl'ng charges against Robert Clinton Bradley, 18; Gordon Lewis S’.oke.s, 17; and John Gilbeit Owens, ' 16, all of Rsoanokc Rapids, and took them to jail. Sunday tlio boy.s appeared be fore Magistrate Ralph Swain and offered to plead guilty to DARE COAST SCOUTS AT THEIR TREE FARM BOY SCOUT TROOPS 105 from Manteo and 161 from Kitty Hawk, on Saturday, April 22, joined forces to form what was probably the most impressive planting crew to be seen on the Dare County mainland in many years. These Scouts, under the guidance of Shelby Hines and George Henderson, skillfully planted approximately 2,700 slash pine seedlings on three amd one-half acres of Westvaco's property near East Lake. This pine plantation, 'which has been named “The Boy Scout Tree Farm,” should be quite beneficial in helping the Scouts with their rank ad vancement. The tree farm will also provide a scenic Hew for the adjoining roadside park that Westvneo is presently establishing. The following boys participated: JIanteo Troop: David Creef, Tim Creef, Walter Daniels, Buddy Midgett, Terry Midgett, Malcolm Fearing, Warren Meekins, Howard Payne, Johnny Wescott; Kitty Hawk Troop: Glen Campbell, Richard Dunnagan, Mike Harrell, Keny McKinley, Tom Cafferty, Billy- Cathey, Scott Wilkinson, Tony Tillett and Shelley Wise. (Aycock Bro\vn photo) . - • le.sser cliarges of trespass. Swain con.sulted with Parker, La'Ssiter, and Chief Tom Dowdy of Kill Devil Hills. The charge of trespa.?.s then was levied against each. The magistrate fined c.ach a total of $46. This included a fine of $28, $15 costs, and $2 for an overnight slay in jail. The boys were released upon payment of their fines to Swain. The two who “took off” from the Bel-Air were not appre hended. Swain said he consented to reduction of the felony charge— breaking and entering^—to a misdemeanor — trespass—be cause “it was a case of temper ing justice with mercy." Two 14-year-old youngsters wore jiickcd up Saturday night near the Yount cottage in Kill Devil Hills'. They said they had rim away from their hc.nos in Virginia Beach. One youngster said he left home because his father made, him get a haireut. The c.her said he left because his father was “always proacliin’ to me.” “I got a sermon cvciy day,” he said. Dowdy called tho boys’ par ents who came and picked tlicm up. Sheriff Frank Cahooii rep.Tt- ed two tires were removed from Jesse Perry's automohiic Satur day while Perry was on duty as bridge-tender at Roanoke Soun 1. Cahoon there were, no clues in the case. BILL WOULD NAME MEMBER TO DARE . EDUCATION BOARD Legislation introduced Wodnes. day by Rep. Archie Burras would name William Brantley Twiford of Stumpy Point to the Dare County Boai'd of Educa tion. Twiford is a son of 3Ir. and Mrs. Glenn Twifoid. 28 yeni-s, old, married to the fermer Kav Bratton of Manns Harbor and they have three children. Brant ley is a nephew of Horace B. Hooner, who sorv’cd out the un- oxpired term of Floyd Hooper who resie^ned last summer. While Hornre had leeallv been a board member for several a boai'd memehcr for sevcr.nl months, the press of business and other matters prevented his attendance at board meeting, and when the omnibus hill went through Legislature earlier this vear his name was not included through some mixup. When the board was sworn -in early tliis month, onlv four mem- bets were sworn in. ’Twiford will complete the membership. The annexation of certmn land areas to increase the town limits of Manteo has become,.a definite campaign is.sue of the impemling councilmanic election on May 2. Though no municipal sillily has been made, nor olfi- I'ial public statements been is sued heretofore by any incum bents or candidates, the under current of interest has groiyn steadily in recent weeks. As a matter of interest to our readers, The Coastland Times conducted a poll of all candid.ates and incumbents as to their views on the expansion que.stion. In addition to this, a sampling of registered voters in the town was taken. With only two ex- ception.s, tho concensus of opin ion was in favor of some form of expansion of the town limits. Of the two exceptions, one stat ed no definite feelings, and the other was not fully cognizant of enough knowledge on the qne.stion to make a decision. •' Mayor Sam Midgett, leading the list of incumbents but un opposed, is quoted as follows: “1 think that the town will have to extend its limits or disband. We must have some revenue to do somehing with for improve ment. A sui-vey must be made of tho territory, then be presented ^ to the county commissioners, and to the state. I do feel that it would he beneficial for the first few ycar.s to e-xtend where the sei'vices are already available, as this would not he such a large expense. FiirUier than that, a study should be made. If it is not profitable, it should not be done. We must know the in come before we, can plan'the , outgo. I feel it must Iw'done,;,; though, eitlier expand, or let the. charter go.” ' ' Commissioner Woodson .B. Fearing, II made this statement: ‘•Having boon on tlie town board for a con.sidcrable length of time, I am very much aware' of the problems facing any group of officers, wliether in cumbent, or newly-eiccted. The problems of expansion are gi'ea_t, but the problems of no expan-.. sion are even greater. The pres-'- ent corporate limits definitely restrict the town revenue. A large percentage of the towns people live on extremely liuiifed incomes not .subject to yearly increase, yet the cost of main taining even the same standard of local govei'nmcnt increases See MANTEO, Page Four SUNDAY MEET IN COURTHOUSE 1. ON LIQUOR LAW State ABC.Chairman' To Explain Policies Under Permit System. An explanation of the new haws under which North Care-- lina’s wot counties will operate’ has been scheduled for Sunday ifternoon, April 30, in Dare County Courthouse. ' Ray Brady, Cliairman of the State ABC Board, is scheduled to preside over the session which should bo of interest to, dozens of hotel and restaurant opera- tore on the coast who will be affected. Legislation which was enacted by tho ‘North Carolina General Assembly after weeks of hag-, gling over hairs will become ef fective May 6, when the first permits will be issued, according to releases earlier by tho chair man. , , Under the “brown-bagging" plan as' okeyed last week, and until something better can be de vised and legalized, operators ’ of establishments whose patona prefer to take their drinks to tho table will be allowed to pur chase a permit legalizing such handing. AsMssments , jn thS form of license fees rangling from $100 to $300 wi].l_be charg,- ed initially to. such operators, •*dth annual renewals at around half-price. ' -4.- ' The meeting is to begin at " 3 p.m. and those who will be affected are urged to attend the informative session. ^ peculiar' to^ operitions ' in, tW* area ■will’be angered by" officials, it is assured..
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