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mmmmm Kitty Hav/zc^ 8-21-67 N.C. 27949 SEND RENEWAL " OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428, MANTEO, N. C. 27954 NOT TO INDIVIDUALS, Fourteen Pages in Two Sections -. 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 Pages One through Eight k- volume XXXII —; N0. '45 .MANTEO, N. C. 27954, FRIDAY, MAY 5. 1967 Single Copy 10^ FORMER BOARD MEMBER LEADS IN K. D. HILLS Incumbents Re-Elected Plus One Newcomer: 11 Write-In ^ “ Votes for Mayor Edniuiui V.' Jlelron, hotel operator and real estate man and a former member of the Kill Devil Hills town board, led Tuesday in a nine-way race for five seats on the beard of coin- missioners,' Throe incumbents seeking re.-eloction plus one newcomer-were named for two- year terms in the balloting. Alelson i-eccivcd 125 voles. , Airs. Diane St. Clair received .110 votes; Charles T. Gi-iffin ,104 and Ted • Wood 84, as in cumbents. Also succc.s.sful was Sanj Kogers with 77 votes. Unsuccessful candidates were: . C. A. York wth CG; P. J. M. Dayne G2; C. Lane Phillips 55; and James B. Ashley 27. Alayor Briggs, who was un- oppo.sed, received 117 votes, but 11 write-in votes were cast for Allen Beasley for that position. Mrs. Ruth B. Frank, unoj>pc.i,- cd for treasurer, actually led the ticket with 132 votes. Write- ins for that spot were; Ida Alac Beasley 3; Alda Potcison 1; Jean Bcacharn 1 and Jewel York 1. • There were a total of IGl citizens voting. York, a former commissioner, ' was not successful in his bid for mayor in 19G5. Last week’s i.s- sue erronoouisly stated that lie was. TRAVEL ATTRACTION '■ \ DARE TAXPAYERS SAVED EXPENSE OVER ’DEFENSE' DARE AND TYRRELL SCOUTS CAMP ON ROANOKE ISLAND ZONING PLANS FOR KITTY HAWK ADOPTED FRIDAY F.Ve-Momber Board of Adjust ments to Bo Named by Commissioners GILBERT LOVE, travel editor of Pittsburg (Pa.) Press cover ed the Outer Baids by car, truck, bike and Honda during the past week gathering material for a scries of columns he will write about the Dare Coa,st as a mccca for vacationists!. He was photographing tliu Farne.si coal-of arms on the Pomiieian stene railing of the fountain in the knot garden of Elizabeth.m Garden when this picture was made. The fountain, said to date back to tlic 10th century, is one of many pieces of antique .statuary iircsonted to tiie Garden Club of. North Cfirolina for their Elizabethan Garden on Roanoke Island by (lie John Hay Wliitney family. Love al.so collected notes and made pictures of attractions from Hattcras to Kitty Hawk. He was accom- p.nnied on most of his trips by Aycock Brown, manager and news director of Dare County Tourist Burc:iu. (Photo by .Aycock Brown) ' - ; JUDGE CRACKS DOYfN ON BREAK-INS. SPEEDERS Following a public meeting last Friday n glit in Dai-e Court- ..housa, thi. county commi > ioners formally adopted a plan for z.aning Kilty Hawk Benrh. Numerous citizens appeaivd Ho , , ,. . . . , ■'speak theJr minds, and . little J?*" uialefaiiors to s.ay out of . dissension was noted to the ,, ", ■ ' !'propoE',ls as drawn up bv 'a ’ .‘‘Something' has get to'ba Judge Pontross Horner of District Court', took firm action Friday in a drive to halt or slow cilmiaal activity in the re.sort. area of the Dare Beaches and to disc, urage speeders. Horiior was liberal with fines and jail sentences .and orders MAMMALOGISTS PLAN MEETING AT NAGS HEAD Upwards of 300 with Many Foreigners Expected for June Session • . The American'AsHociutiun of. Metion to Employ Full-Time Di rector Voted Down by Board Monday At' least temporarily. Dare County taxpayers will not bo bui(lei\ed with the e'tab’i hment of .a costly “civil defense dii’cc- tor’s” office. That conclusion I was reached when Dare Ccunty 1 Cemmissioners Monday voted down a .motion to name an Elizabeth City retired milita7'y 1 I man, now a iiostai employee, to , the po.sition. j Col. David W. .Spivey, charged ' with the' supervision of >..’0 | programs in many nasicrn N. C. counties, had before action 1 was taken presented -the board with hi.s views on establishing sucli a program, and selection of personnel to implement tlio iiro- gram. Cost had been pegged at about $13,000 annually, half or more of which would be borne by Dar'c County la.xpnycrs de pending- on tlic percentage of time such CD director would he employed in those dutics.- The CD office was budgeted last year at something around .$13,000 annually, but taxpayer's believing that the position was a political plum for defeated L. L. Swain, former bear'd ebair- man, clamored for relief and many were bittci'ly "opposed to such a move. Swain later receiv ed a Stale De|)artniont appoinl- nrenl, which eventually took him to Thailiind and Vietnam, aird the iiositicn was never filled. Many Dare citizens, learning that the .-r.alary was around $G000 aiinuaily, applied for the job. Eventually, all those candi dates were eliirrinated and in r'C- cent weeks W. Startford White, board chairman, has interview ed other prospects. Following Colonel Spivey’s presentation Monday^ and ...sub sequent discussion by bear'd members, CcimmisBioncr Calvin Bunns moved that-the board employ one Edward Alberton, Ji'. of Elizabeth .City, for the position, 'rhe motion failed to receive, a pi'ompl second, bu, fi nally Commissioner James Scarborough spoke as Chaii'iian PUBLIC HEARING ON REGULATIONS FOR SUB-DIVISIONS Modificalions and Legal Adop tion of Dare Proposals L Set for May 23 A GROUP OF 04 GIRL SCO'UTS from Dare and Tyn-ell counties enjoyed a camping trip last week end at the 4-H Encampment on Roanoke Island. Some of the Pear Pad Pair'd gi'oup are shown cooking in the open on Salui'day aflernooti. .Mrs. George L. Mann of Maiitco was dii'cctor of the camping event which proved to be an •in'toi'estiiig. adventure for the participants. (Aycock Brown photo) .... MANTEO GIRL SCOUTS JOINED BY COLUMBIA AT WEEK-END OUTING /rhe first overnight cnc.arnp- nioiil oftlre Mantco neighlioi'- itood Gii'l Scoul.s, junior and c.'idette Ifoopx, wa.s held Inst week end at the Roanoke Island 4-11 camp, north of Manleo. Guests of tiro Manteo Gii'I.s w'ci'e. Columhia gii'ls scouts of junior '1‘i'oop 375 and cndolte ti'cop 411. 'i’hi.s w'as also the first encamp ment for Columbia girls who have been organized ■ about a year. ' " ' Beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, the 94 girls attending luggzd bedrolls and belongings in a variety of fashions as-no suit- cases were permitted. Supper of ".hob.) stew’’ was cooked out in WILLIAMS LEADS NAGS HEAD VOTE; McKIMMEY LOSES Former Mayor W. A. Wil liams led the ticket in Nags ■ Head 'Puesday, with 9G of tiro lOG votes east. Other successful candidates are C. G. Brickie 80, Dewey L. Hayman 77, Carl Nunemaker 75 and J. L. New man G2. ’ Tommy McKitrimey, who haa served on the tov/ir boanl since the charter was granted in 1961. naiTowly missed re-election, with 58. Nineteen votes were C'^sl for W, L. Edwards who died coinmiltee, and later endorsed 10"= lo up ,th ; business'Miirima'.ogl-ts. with'upwards of white called' for aotioii by Dare County Planning Boai-d “f bioaklng and en.a.'ing into 300 .slated to attend, has .sched ule open. e.*rly Icct week. A write-in Saturday’.s activites included campaign for Bob Pre-stoii fail- cooking of breakf'ist, holcakes, ed with 18 votes and Bernic Ibacoii, followed by a; Croatan jDantoIs received ctie. Sound shoi'o hike until ^mid-aft- Those elected will name a ei'iioon. 'riiough picas for a npp'mayor from their ranks, at aii'l the Commissiotic.rs. beach collages,’’ fl '-rnoi’ raid. MI la capsule form, .some of they (the culprits) ought thore heard and what they sahl: .to K” to ja 1.’’ TED WOOD: “Intcrcstr.d ini A defense attorney’s (lesci'ip- soeing that everyone is treated tion of an illegal cntian:c. into fairly;- and fee! Ui.at it should a baac!i cotl.'ige as "a tj'ivi;^ not bo adoptal until thoroughly mailer — a boyi.rh prank,” studied.” Weed statc.:l that ha bi'oiight a shar-p retort fi'C.n the ha-J sold some proper ties aa judge. ulcd its annual meeting for J'tne 18-23 at Nags Head. Al though the name woultl imply ctlioiw-e, those! aUending willjsion over vhose motions wera I'eprrsent such foreign countries being enterlainod, board mem oir a pi'cvious niotion earlier offered by 111'. W. W. Harvey, Jr. In rapid acton. White called for vole and Ihi'ough a confu- as England, Au.stralia, Germany and Russia, in addition to the U.S A. Dr. Fre! Barkalov.- appeared cemmoraial which are under the!. ••‘I’m going to make an cx-Ci.uiity Com new rrgulat;jns_ included m ample,” - Herncr .said. “Thesa residcntially restricted areas. I people-are old cnougli to knew DAVID LiVWRENCE: "Wood ,baiter.” is due consideration for. those ' ” sale.s made years ago.” BILL FLETCHER; "La favbr of zoning bat rce online ml thorough study.” Fletcher in dicated intc'cst in a coinmerci.al property now designated re sidential. See ZONING, Pa.gc Five j llonicti’s rernarks came dur ing trials of four Norfolk, Va., high school jmiiths on criginal charges of breaking and enter: 'ing the L. R. Moekins-co tagr i at Avalon Beach in Kill - Devi) Hills. The ycuths "w-re Will.am ^ Eugene .Shaw;r. Jr., JanicU' \ Groor, V/ill.'im David Bartlett,! Jr., and Steve Per.singer. 1 ■'Shawn was eliarg.'d with the I offense .as of March 24 and the other's a d.ny later. Much cf ;ho testimony was in ' the form of s^atem-an's, taken, from the boys by I’oliee Clii.f BURNING CASE IS UNDERWAY IN SUPERIOR COURT , At.press lime Thui-sday, the case in which Edwin M,.ore II .Tom Dowdy, of Kill D.vill iHsIls of Warbingtoii, D. C. Ls charged ui'J Depiily Sheriff L. W. B-eas- v.'ith Ml’fgal burnii.g of’ Utrjlcy-^ ' ■ - foriiier Park/rron Hotel prop-1 Gist of tire testinrony was erties, was being heard hef'jro -that Shawn and a compani-'a ^ a JHyde County j'ji.y. A sp.cial I'-nd arrived at the Meekiiis cct- venii-e of 100 a- V d o'lrly tage the night of Marili 24 and , Mohd.ay merning, anil a 10-nran, that at Ica.st one entered i-. j rniszoncis Slonday to iiifoiim them of the meeting to be at Carolinian Hotel, "and-* request. m''stuncc in meeting a $500 de ficit >in the enrollment. Dr. B •rk.'ii'ow explain'd that the session is one of the progi'ams under' UniversLy of N. C. Educational Extension S.'rvice, and that they must be self- - i-',airing Th; Dove board vot ed $200 aid to help defray cx- pcn.«rs. Lest there he confusion over the works of these- peop’o, Webster states that Tnamnralcgy is the slu'lv of “that'barnah of zoology which deals with mam mals.!' ■/.. hers Hai'Vey, and Ronilal Tilletl voted affirmatively for Burrus’ motion. Burrus failed to vote. At that Diiint, Harvey challeng ed the whole pi'ocedui'b, and the (to make up for sleep lest to giggle.s Fi'iday night) went un heeded, lire girls manuged to gather wood, build fires over wliicb they cocked stewed cliick- cii, chili cn came, bcan.s, twi kinds of potat6c.s and baked macaroni and cheese, eating pi'oniptly on schedule. Highlight of the encariipnient was the Csmp Flip ■ >Sr'rv'ue Saturday evening. Included .woi'e meeting sot for Monday, May 8. Williams scrs'cd as mayci' fi'om 19G3 to 1905, and prior to that had been a commissioner. DARE PLANNING BOARD WILL MEET ON MAY 9 OCRACOKE PONIES TO BE SOLD BY PARK SERVICE IN MARCH of this year the Nation.*’! Park Sendee accepter! ownership of the Oci'a-oke Pontes arid instituted n prograni rf herd triaii."gomi‘nt.,,It‘:.4 lire intent of the Service to maiii- taiii a representntive group of Ocraccke ponies at a location wlic'i'e tlroy may bo seen by Park vi.sitors. In action Monday afloi'iiooti, the Dare Cortntv Coniroissiojicrs ' adopted resolution c.'xlling for, among other things, another hearing dealing with sub-divi- I sion regulations as previously , i believed formally enacted sev eral months ago County At torney W, H. McCown, roport- ing to-the hoard his opinion,-j sta’cd that the couirty had n'pt ■. fulfilled requirements .■’ct fortli'*' in the .!‘atutue.s called for to nrcceile-lho heating last October 21. ... Thi.s foi'thcoming-heai'ing. not - to bo confu.=ed with the hear-- ing lest, Friday night dealing with Kilty Hawk Bench zoning,’ deals specifically with •'■db- divisiotis. Only one private citizen both ered to anpear at the hearing l•>‘:1 October 21—Ellsworth B. Midgett, Jr. of Manteo—in addi tion to county officials, '' Effect of the May 23 lieaving will be to legalize the adoption of such subdivision ■ require-- mcirts. and •make certain modifications as are deemed necGs.mry in the public intere.st, which have come to light within recent inoirth.s. Sucli variances lire to bo .submitted to the com-: nrlssionct's through the pUinning ■' board to be placed in order for con.sidei'nlion at the hearing. , • FttrUier proviron of the ord.tiatt'Je adopted Monday places copies for public inspec tion in lire office of the clerk to the boat'd of commissioners for study and consideration. It IS specifically slated that the order heretofore entered and- directed to the Register of Deeds with respect to filing of- / suh-division plats is su''Oended until such formal adoption as ' may be. accompliFlred Jlav -W. ' - . „ See HEARING, ,l‘.igc Six , " , FRESHMAN LEADS MANTEO TICKET - IN TUESDAY VOTE With six in the running-and";, 149 voters exercising their jirlvilcge,' a ncycomer to the political field headed the ticket in Mantco. McCoy Tillelt, Jr*., , , .capture 113 vote-; incumbents The Service, as an initial .-.tep, ■ ]:{_ Fearing II followed sot the niimbcr of pontes to be I and Carlisle Davis had iiiaintaincd at tho level of be-1^3 votes tw>en 12 and 15 animals. In j Unsucmssful in bid for coun- I'ci' seats were Guy H. Midgett, 'riio Dgro County Planning Board, originally scheduled to mert May 16. will riicel tiiElcad on Tuesday, May 9, at 10 a.nr. ibiological imbalance and ‘'odac? Ivote.^: Jo.^‘'Ph 'W. PtoI: chairman called for the' motions stories, songs, talent shows and!in the court house in Mantco. the group to the recommended awaid.s. The Columbia . troop I At this time corisider'ation will 375 winning talent iwith their .be given to the revision of Dare fa.shion shew; troop 411. most | County suh-div;;:on regiilattons. again. On second c.alling, Burips offered his motion again, James Scarborough ''cfforc'-l a pronijit second. Ca’lii’g for a vole, only’ Burrui and Seal borough" voted affirmativ,ely. Harr’cy’s motion calling for congenial; troop 165,- Mantco, for best all-round. . .. .Su.’K.’ey foDoiyiitg , a “scout’s own” with scripture reading, B’b’e ie.sfoti, and songs trorp investigation c-f a plan wlier'by directed by Ma-it^o an indusi-ia! relation:'., or cm-.IG5. Camp broke at 9;o0. iiic:ce-and-ituiuslry type official might be employed instead cf a civil defense director, was then offered. Co.nmissioner R.'-ndal K. Tillett seconded, and Cqm- missionor Pentiel A. Tillett a'sp voted affirmatively. S.’C DEFENSE, Page Six Director for (ho oncanipment was Ml'S.' G'otgi' Mann with JIrs. Carl Swaitn as arsistant, b.oth'' of Mantco. Adrlt rc'ut Ic.ndcrs s.ttemling were M* 'riic'.na-Ye by, Jr., troop 411: JIi-s. C-Ivde Sawvcr. Mr.c W. E. See SCOUTS, Page Six All interc.itcd parties aro a.sked to bo present. size, Acting Superintendent Thomas 'Morse announces plans to offer for .public rale lltroe animats as follows: l.m!i’'o, bay See PONIES, Pagt Six ' AS PROPOSED IN NEW BILL DARE FISHERMEN VIGOROUSLY PROTEST NEW REGULATIONS HIS CHANNEL BASS WAS THAT LONG A dc'lega'-ion of comaiercirl fislicrmcii, sonic . thirty sb'ong, appeared before the Dare Coun ty Commissioners Monday ta fvotii'A proposed atnendmcn'.'s to legislation which controls c.'-ni- tnorcial ' fishing ■ aloiig Darn County bearhes. Tlie propczals wauhl further tighten rcgula group, .saiti that there was no objection to the overall previ sions except that it was impes. with 44 and Willis Wise with 80. Sam E. Midgett, mayor, un: opposed, received 109 vote.s/* Raliih Davis, Alice (Mrs. Gprf doit) Kellogg, C. B. Paiker .ali'd • Dennis Midgett each received, one write-in vote for mayor.''',," A.B.C. BILL WOULD ALLOW MORE FUNDS , TO DARE TREASURY Commenting on the legislati'n introduced whl'eli pos.scd the N. C. House last week, 'Robert H. sible to get WTittcii permission supen’i.sor e.f Dare from abutting property owners, j 4;*" ^ Several fiflicrmcn explained'”^ more revenue would that while a set might be nc M the county treasury. / , complislied at one Iccation, the are now required ep- - 'propri.ate 5% of net profits for two-wr'!'.*in inrv was named by early afternoon. Mcore hi:..! i)Ui chased the ho tel fio.n Mis. E!izab.;tli Q. Parkerson of Mrnleo in 1963, I'hn ugh a will-low. The clh.r, boyn, arriving the tux, night, h:i:l staled'th:y wei-e imdir llu inipres.ioii Shawn had a,.-aiigcd f.ir them to remain at ;he tho year before tlie building w.a; jMeckins cottage after attending found ablaze undor peculiar i festivities at the Nag.i Hoad circumstance's. Eaiiicr, ocarin-i Casino. The boy.s said they front cottages had been coiU'.iin-j cealizid soiiielhing was wrong ed by fire. alaiort immediately It is generally conceded after arriving at the cj-taga by all that someone deliberately March 26. But after tho Casino tiicd to dettroy the buiUmg. I closed and their car broke down but Moore is the only person i they had no place to stay. So charged with tho offcn.se. jthey went back to the Meek ns The first trial resulted in cottage and entered thrcugli a Moore's conviction, with sen- 'screen door which one chap said i tcnce of eight year’s imprison ment. On appeal to supremo court, a re-trial was ordcrc.l due to errors. The next trial resulted in a hung jury. Addi tionally, efforts have been made to remove the casa from Dare County and to have the •whole matter quashed, un successfully. Charles Shaw of Elizabeth City, assisted by Eric Rosden of Washington, D. C. are repre senting Moore. _ , Presiding ’’Judge is ,Hon. George M. Fountain of Tarboro. Reports Thurselay were that a recess would be called and the trial .resumed Monday morning. was not hookel, was swinging cpzn now and then, and "it I'.it me in the back as I stepped in.” The wooden door, all tes-ificcl, was open. The three latecomers said tliey wont to bed about 3 n.m. and got up at G o’clock to hitch hike back to Norfolk. They said the cottage had lieen broken into previously and noted that there were signs of damage. At this point the defense at torney a.anouneed he was will ing to withdraw the pleas of not guilty to charges of breaking and entering and to_ plead tho boys guilty to trespass, a lesser See COURT, Page Four SALT WATER SPORTS5IAN PUBLISHER HAL LYMAN of Boston was asked to describe tire channel bass he had caught the previous day as he was eating breakfast at Nags Head one moining recently. "It was this long,” said Lyman and that was •when the picture was shot. Lyman, an ex-naval officer who_ spent much time in Norfolk during World War-11, parlayed an idea he had to produce a magazine tliat ivould largely feature surf casting into the succe^fiil slick-paper Salt Water Sportsman monthly publication.'He is_welI-known in North Carolina and along the. Atlantic coast. Ho is an e.xpert fisherman. The fish he Was describing was caught while trolling at Oregon Inlet aboard Capt Omie Tillett’s cruiser “Sportsman.” (Aycock Brown photo) lows: "Provided, however,' (hat nothing in thi.s Act shall be coii.slrusd to autliorizo, permit or alk.W 'commercial fisher men or any other persons to drive across, cnier upon or allow comiaerical fishermen or any other persons to drive acre.ss, enter upon nr conduct their fishing operat ons on any private property other than thiot owned or leased by them except by permission ef (he owners in the above de- gcribed ■area.” The new amendment would insert the following: “WRIT TEN PERMISSION.” ExceJ^)t from Section 2-A. as presently written: "All fish, crabs, (Kates, dogfish, all waste, residue and all marine life which is caught and brought a.shore in the aforesaid nets or seines from the Atlantic Ocean in connection with the said oper ation.” To the aboTe, the proposed amendment would insert: "EQUIPMENT US ED. IN SAID OPERATION.” ■ ? .Charles Nunemaker of Col- ington, prominent fish 'dealer who acted as spokesman for the public jeet to regulation tiiiougli tluit EOft of logislatioii. What is proposed would no more than clarify fx.sliitg statutes, ' ;R: p. Archie Burrus, co-inlrrducer of the legislation, is quoted as .Faying. The :iniend- ments ware requested by Kill Devi! Hills town counc'l but cover all area =' of Dare County. The propesals %vore placed in the House of Represent a lives hopper last Thursday and re ferred to Cf'mmercial Fisheries and Oyster Iiidusti-j* coniiiiilteo. On Tuesday, the Dare Boaid iinan 1111 oil.riy went on record ns opposing the section calling for written permission, inslnicling Ch.arraiaii SUiiiford White to contact Rep. Arehic Bui-ru.F.nnd convoy the board’s wishes. RED CROSS MEETING NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT The Dare County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold a quarterly board leader meeting FViday, May 12. It will begin at-7:30 p.m. in the com munity " building, - Manteo, and concerned" parlies , are urged to attend iby Joe Hume, county chairman. $2,773.04, whereas the boai^, had cxiieiidcd about twice tlai,. much for salary of the officer^, itnifonnrf, vehicle, and other cx:^ pensr?. It is proposed in the Icgisla-' tion to eliminate the enfor':^ ment program, give the 5% io^ the slieriff’s depai’cment and let the sheriff and his deputiw enforce the A.B.C. laws. Likely this would enable four full-tim|^ deputies ns compared to tlif prusent tiirce-m'an force. • -I ■ HYDE TOWN SEEKS ^ ‘ TO GIVE UP CHARTS Tlie town of Engelhard hais .asked the legislature to revoUb its charter so that it may apply for a federal vvater supply' grant. • , Such grants are available only to uiiiiicoiporatod areas. Rep. Archie Burrus, D-Dare',' introduced the bill to revoke th'e charter of the Hyde Coun^ town. Ha said the charter’ had been inactive for 25 years , but never had been revoked. " ' Bum^’ also asked the legisla-' ture to'require fishermen to g^ ' perniteSon of property rbwnew / to. fish in certain l^ach area* iii Dare County.
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