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I t David Stick Kill Devil Hills, N.C. 27948 8-21-67 SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS THE COASTLAND TIMES 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 VOLUME XXXII — NO. 49 MANTEO, N. C. 27954, FRIDAY, JUNE 2. 1967 Single Copy Idf JUDGE JAILS 2 ONE A JUROR FOR CONTEMPT Defendant in Drunk Driving Case Unable to Testify, Gets Three Days OUTSTANDING SENIOR • Judge Elbert S. PgcIc, Jr., sent two men to jail Friday on | contempt chiu-ges during ' Ihe \ windup session of Uie Jlay term of Superior Court. Jiiiled were Lester Farrow, Frisco, who failed to answer a sminmons for jury duty, and Walter Chauncey Iderkins, Avon, a defendant in a drunk driving case whoso inability to testify caused the court to or der a mistrial. Each was .scn- '.tenccd to three days in the county jail for direct conteinift. Each was released at C a.m. Monday. Meekins was scheduled for trial on charges of driving while under the influence. His case was called several times before he got to the courtroom. When he finally made it to the witness chair, the judge cited him for contempt because “it \va.s .apparent to the couft” that iMeekins was “under the in fluence of an into.xicating beverage.’' Peele declared a mistrial on the lrunk driving charge and ordered a trial for “direct con tempt of court.” Upon finding .Meckin.s guilty, the judge sen tence.'! him to seven day.s in jail.'.4n hour after ho had been put in jail, Peele ordered the defendant returned to court and reduced the sentence to three days. Farrow was summoned by telephone Tuosclay night to re port Wednesday morning as a member of a special venire. Deputy Sheriff iKaymond Bas- nett testified Fan-ow refused to honor the summons, claiming he was “a working man and could n’t come to court.” and said “if you want me. come and get .Me.” FaiTOW did not show in court Wednc.sday or Thursday. Fri- WHISKEY-BY-DRINK BILL REQUESTED WON'T BE ENTERED Rep. Burrus Says He Is Not In Position to Intro duce Bills SUSAN HASNIGTIT, datig’iter of Jlr. and JIrs. 'Hay Baanight of Mantco, has besn named the outstanding ■••cnior rcprc.scnting the drama' and speech depait- ment in the 19(!7 East Carol'na College graduating class. The award was presented at the an nual .senior banquet preceding graduation e.xei-cisus. Susa n, who played a leading lolo in the recent ECC Playhouse Work shop production of Edwaul Al- bce’s “The American Dream”, is now employed with the ECC Summer Theatre ns a stage manager. EIGHT DIVORCES IN DARE COURT LESS THAN HOUR The municipalities of N.ags Head and Kill Devil Hills' thi week reque. ted legislation whicl eventually might allcw whiskey by the drink, but Rep. Archii Burrus said Wednesday tiiat ir would not be able to introduc ? the bills. Nags lli-.ad town board on Monday voted to reque'-t leg i.slation and on Tue-day the Kil' Devil Hills board voted for “'s sentially the same mutter. In tent of the mcasurrs sough’ would be to place the re-sort communilio.s in cempetitivr position should such mea.sure, pass for other areas of North Carolina. A vote of the citizen'- would be rciiuired, however, be fore final approval, in either instance. Rep. Burrus said that he was “in position of taking opposi tion to the bills that are now in,” referling to similar meas ures relating to a sector of Moore County and in Charlotte. ‘•No local legislation will have a possibe chance in iny opinion,” Bumis said. He indicated that were the proposals for hy-the- drink beverages on a statewide basis -such legislation might have a possibility of passing. FORMER ELINOR DARE AND DAUGHTER WITH QUEEN Hon. Fentress Horner Presides Over First Civil Session Under New Plan Declared a record by Clrek of Court C. S. Meekins, eight divorces wore granted in 50 minutes Monday in a tenn of civil court under the new dis trict system. It was the first civil session since the new court reform plan became effective la.st December, insofar as Dare day Basnett got him. Peele ask- „ , , cd Farrow if he felt he had concerned done wrong. “I don’t think I should come un hero,” Farrow replied. “I didn’t have one penny.” Peele took a dim view of Far row’s fniluro to answer the court order and said he could not disregard his action in “willfully refusing to appear.” Lyndon Elwood Wilson, :15, Colington, who pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter in the death of his wife, was .seii- tcnceil to not less than 1-1 and not more than IG years in the state penitentiary. Wilson wa.s brought to trial "on a charge of second degree See COURT, Puge Five RETARDED CHILD PROBLEMS AIRED BY ASSOCIATION The Dare County Association for Retarded Chiidjcn held its May meeting at tite community building in Manteo. Mrs. Fred Willkic presided and introduced Henry Dunn, vice-president of the Eastern Region of the Noi lh Carolina A.5sociation for Re tarded cliiltlrcn ns speaker. Mr. Dunn’.s wife .accompanied him, as well as Mi', and Mrs. Horace Furr, directors of Camp Pam lico Washington, N. C. and Horace Penn, president elect of the A.ssociation for Retarded Children in N. C. Jlr. Duiiii outlined the plan and purposes of the Association. Cam)) Pamlico will he open July 23 through Aug. 5 for trainable I'et.ardces, ages 6 through 12 and recoii'e the 12 year old.s and up August 6 through 19. Camp applications can be seemed from Mrs. Fred Willkie, Box C5G, Manteo. The cost for two weeks is sixty dollars. Jurors had been summoned for 10 a.m. but duo to a mi.vup ill 'schedules the presiding judge, Fentress Horner of Elizabeth City, was committed to a session in Currituck Mon day morning. He expressed apology to the jurors as they a.osemhied in the afternoon, and at disnii.s.sal assured them they would not have to .serve again for two years. Divorces as follows wore granted: ~—Evelyn * D. Forrester of Sliinteo from Gordon L. For- rctt'ier. —Raymond Wc.scott, Jr., of Manteo from Judith Faye 'Wes- cott. —Deann.n Gunter St.iTon of Frisco from Homer Styron. —Ve-s ill I 4 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ARRESTED IN SHOPLIFTING Yoongslers Gef Walch Bands and Shorh From Two Beach Shops WATER BOMBERS EFFECTIVE IN WOODLAND FIRE A forest fire broke out Sun day afternoon on land adjoining the bombing range on the Dare mainland and was brought un der contitil by nightfall. Men and etjuipment from the N. C. Forest Service and West ■Va. Ihilp and Paper Co. re sponded to the call and, with a co-oitlinated effort, stopped - the head 'of -the fire. Water bomb ers were the biggest weapon in conli-olling the fire. N. C. For est Service men and equipment Worked Monday and Tuesday “Mopping-up” .the . ground fire in the dryipeati, • 'C The firc'.'was 'thought To have been caused by a cigai'ctte. An inspection team had been in the area for a couple of days prior to the fire,,checking the plane crash, and someone may have accidcnlully (hopped a cigarette on .some dry peat, stated a for est service official. YOUNG BARBAR.4 DARE THOMAS and her mother, Marjalene Thomas, who formerly played the role of Eleanor Dare in The Lost Colony view picture of Queen Elizabeth, which character Mrs. Thomas will portray this summer. A family entertainment favorite since 1937 — “The Lost Colony” outdoor drama by Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Green — is being presented in the Waterside Theatre on the Fort Raleigh National Historic .Site, June 23 through August 27. It is the 27th production sea.son of the historical, symphonic play. Except for four World War II ycar.s, it has ticen given each sumnu?r for the past 30 years in the 2,000 seat amphitheatre “under The stars”. Rehearsals start at Fort Raleigh next week. Returning to the show Ibis year to play the role of "Queen Elizabeth 1 of England” is Marjalene Thomas of Elizabeth City. Mrs. Thomas, the wife of Harry Hunt Thomas, principal of Elizabeth City High School, played the role of “Eleanor Dare”, See ELEANOR, Page Five ON N. C. COAST OUTER BANKS SEASON SWINGS INTO SUMMER DCMA ELECT OFFICERS The'Dare County Ministerial Association met Monday, May 29, and elected the following of- Wood fico-ij; president. Rev. Wm. S. (Brown; vice-pres, Kev, Kcnnctli attempts to establisi) an Eng- S'mmons Carver of i Whitney; scci-etai'y, Rev. G. R. lish colony in the New World North Carolina's Dare Coast- Outer Banks region, a hundred or more miles of uncrowded ocean beaches extending from Kitty Hawk southwanl to Ocra- coke I.dand is swinging into an other vacation season. The “sea son” will, continue until late October and then on a limited basis thi-oughout the winter. ; Juno is the month when the game fishing is well underway, inshore and off, both in salt aiui fresh waters. June ai.'o is the month when The Lost Colony drama season begins, when the art colonies become active, and wlien fninily vacation groups come down to enjoy the surf and sunshine, and to visit the many historical at tractions of the area. It was here on the Dare Coast-Outer Bunks that first "See DIVORCES, Page P'ivc Thomas. was made in 1584-87, and it was FRENCH COUPLE HAVE SPECIAL INTEREST IN WRIGHT MEMORIAL BEACH A.B.C. STORES NOW OPEN LATE FRIDAiY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS B-ginning Friday night, June 2, the Dare County A.B.C. str.ro located in Nags Head will be op-en until 9 ji.m. Friday and Saturday nights, in addition to usual hours. The customary hours are from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Mon day through Satuixlay, save a few holidays and special oc casions. During July and August, the store will be open cverj' night until 9 p.m., Monday Unough Saturday, to accommodate the evergrowing tourist and vaca tioner population. The other store in the system, located in Mantc-o, will not be affected insofar as hours. It continues to open at 10 a.m. and close 6 p.m. MR. AND MRS. GUY BLOUET of Le Mans, Fiance, admirel a sepia print of the Wright Bi'othcrs Memorial Monument which they wore shown by Mrs. Sarah Owens, assistant to the manager of Dare County Tourist Bureau in Slantco, when they were on a Dare Coast-Outer Banks vacation this week stopping at Kitty Hawk. They, have a special interc.'t in the Wrights, because in 1908 Wilbur Wright made more than 100 flights at Hunaudieres Race Track in their hometown while his brother Ondlle conducted further experiments at Kitty Hawk with the plane later demon- sti-ated at Ft. Myers, Va., and sold to the U, S. Government, which was the beginning of military aviation. A monument in Le Mans, today, commemorates Wilburs first flight exper iments in France. The magnificent sepia print of the monument in this photo once adorned the office wall of former Comptroller General Lindsay C. Warren, who gave it to his friend the late D. 'V'ictor Meekins, Manteo publisher, to be displnjfcd to the public in Dare County. The Blouets arc currently living in Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, where he was fomerly public relations manager for the Berlitz &hool of Languages of Canada, Ltd., and is now indus trial consultant for exports for the provincial government of Quebec. (Aycock Brown photo) here that Virginia Dare, first English’ child was born in Ameiiea. The site of these ill- fated happenings is now newly expanded i(at a cost of $l-mil- lion) Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. ' , . On the site, is Waterside Theatre, where The Lest Colony tell.^ the .«tory of the first Engli.sh colonists, and nearby is magnificent Elizabethan Gar den, with its flowers, shrubs, winding walkways and antique statuary. The gaiden, com memorating the memoi'y of the first Queen Elizabeth and “the lost colony”, is a project of the Garden Clubs of N. C., Inc. Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk is where the Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville, were successful in their con quest of the air in a heavicr- tJian-air-powcrcd airplane on December 17, 1903. The story of this first flight is told at the Wright Brothers National Me morial, witli its monument atop the hill, and the Vir-tor Center, workshops, hangar and living quarters of the Wrights near the hill’s base. In the visitor center is a full-scale reproduc tion of the Wright’s first plane, along with other relics of their early flight experiment;;. Cape Hatteras National Sea- •shoro begins in lower Nags Head and extend-S to Ocracoke Inlet. The National Park Sciv- ice recreational area has visitor centers, with museums, light houses, nature tiails, bii'd watching overlooks, several campgrounds and public use bathing lieaches. The National Seashore was de.signed to save and retain pristine wilderness that the Outer Banks, once was. Game fishing is one of the top attractions of the area with everything from black bass to blue marlin available for an glers who pit their skill against inshore and Gulf Stream fishes. There are moi'e than 150 hotels, motels and cottage courts along the Outer Banks plus hundreds of rental cottages out side the limits of the National Seashore. Modern paved higliways, and bridges spanning sounds and in lets, arc toll-free. A state-oper- ate(I toll free ferry connects Hdtteras I.eland with Ocracoke. There are scores of shops with all types of merchandise, and there are doctors and clinics, Protestant and Catholic Churchs, fishing schools and fishing piers, and many other vacation attractions that h»ve appeal to vacationists seeking a place in the sun that is dif ferent. Complete information on the fabulous Outer Banks is available from Dare County Tourist Bureau, Manteo, N. C., Four Manteo high , school students were arrested Monday on charges of shoplifting at two stores in Nags Head. The youths were ordered to appear in District Court June IG. An-ested were Ted Dale Mid- getl, 1C, high .school sophomore; Robert Lee Tol.son, IG, a junior; Phillip Don Bruce, 17, sopho more; and Robert Clayton Hay wood, 17, sophomore. Haywood’- home is in Colington. The other three live in -Manteo. Arrest slips signed by D. F. Twyne, Nags Head police chief, contained the notation that the youths shoplifted watch bands and shorts from The Galleon and The Colony House. Warrants )s.sued by Magi-tnite Ralph L. Swain were more specific. The wan ants charged them with taking five 'watch bands and a set of shorts from the two stores. The boys were released vvith- out bond. Midgett is the son of Sam Midgett, mayor of Manteo; Tol- son is the son of Arnold Jlid- gett, .sales manager of 'Hassell & Creef Motor Co.; Bruce is thc- See ARRESTS, Pago Four FISCAL YEAR ENDING THIS MONTH DARE BOARD EXPECTED TO BREAK SPENDING RECORDS FORMER MANTEO MAN DUE PROMOTION JULY I NAMED TO NATIONAL HONORARY FRATERNITY CH MACH. HO.MER T. AUS TIN, son of the late .Mr. and Mrs. H-omer T. Austin, of Man teo, enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard .May 13, 1D43. During World War II he sei-v- cd aboard the U.S.S. Eugene, P. F. 40, in the South West Pacific and North Africa; and after the war served aboard the following ships: Speedwell, Nor folk, Va.; Winter Quarter Light Ship, Chincoteague; Jonquil, Norfolk; Ingram, Norfolk; Men- dota, Wilmington, N. C.; Ma tagorda, Honolulu, Hawaii; and Cowship, Portland, Maine He was appointed to War rant Officer, Nov. 1, 1958, and is to be appointed to Lt. July 1, 19G7. He is married to the for mer Amelia Simpson, of Wan- chese, and they have three daughters, Oman, Sybil ami Debbie. They will be leaving July 1 for Washington, D. G., to make Uioir home. ONE DIRECTOR ADDED TO NAGS HEAD CHAMBER j.l'RE'ESE -VOSHBLL, JR. has been . rfccenlly elected as - a member to the Honorary Scien tific 'iFraternity, Chi Beta Phi. This is the Alpha Chapter of a national honor.ary fraternity which has its purpose the fos- jterlng, integrating, and pursu ance of scientific investigation in all the major fields of .science. Members are.- chosen on the basis of demonstrated in terest and excellehce-'in science. Reese is the son of Mr. and ilrs. Jo.seph R. Vo.shell of Nor folk, Virginia and the grand'.ton of Melvin iR. Daniels, Dare epunty Rcgisti-ar of Deeds. Reese is a Junior at Rundolph- Macon College, Ashland, Va,. and has been a Dean’s List stu dent since entering college. SEEK SPONSOR TO BACK DARE STUDENT TO S * W WORKSHOP Who would like to sponsor a student’s attendance at a Soil and Water Conservation Work shop? That’s the question lie- ing posed this week by J. L. Newman, member of the Dare County SCS body. Newman said that three Dare students arc eligible but $40 would be required of some bene factor in order for a student to I've sent. Two may be sent from Dare if suitable financing can be arranged. The workshop will be at State College, Raleigh, beginning on June 12 and continuing through the 16th. In addition to much wortliwhilc information to be gained, several scholar,!hips and awards will be presented to some of tho.se in attendance, ranging from $250 down to $26. Anyone wishing to contribute to the sponsorehip may call either J. L. Newman or Carl Nunemaker, Nags Head; or R. I. Spake, Manteo, Dare County farm agent. When the Nag? Head Cliam- ^bor of Commerce recently .sanc tioned a change of name to the Greater Nag.s Hoad Chamber of Commerce, one new director wa." added—John Reynolds of Kill Devil Hills. At the time officers adopted the plan to change the name, it was decided to in crease membership on the board of directors to twelve. Present ly it is,eight. The otlier throe members will be mimed at the annual meet ing in October. The eight other dire'ctors are as foilow-s: David Stick, past president; George Crocker, vice-president; P, J. M. Bayne, Neil Ixiy, Bill Jones, Bill Gard, R. E. Parker, Jr., Joseph Hume. Also recently re-named to the non-resident property ownei-s advisory boanl were: B. B. Dawson, Washington; Milo Christiansen, Chevy Chase, Md.; R. W, Smith, Raleigh; W. W. Jarvis, Moyoek; Coy Beckwith, Henderson; Lorimer Midgett and Bob Thomas, Elizabeth City; Charles Whedbeo, Greenville; Huntington Cairns, Washing ton, D. C.; Ml'S. Ruth Gaeta, Vienna, Va.; Mrs. Penny Chris- tepoulO'-S. Norfolk, Va.; and Parker Midgett, Elizabeth City. Board Meeting Tue.'-'day A meeting of the officers of the chamber has been called for Tuesday ninht, June 6, begin ning at 7:30, at the chamber office. CURRITUCK SOUND FERRY INOPERATIVE The Currituck Sound ferrj' will be out of operation from J[uhe 6 to July 20, a-ccording to Ivan 'Harde.sty, as.sistant chief engineer, State Highway De partment. It operate.s betiveen Currituck and Knotts Island. The feiTy is being taken out ,6f operattcin for its annual and -may be had for the asking, overhaul, according to Hardesty. McPherson awarded SCHOLARSHIP FROM GALLEON FOR $1000 Leroy Annon McPherson of Kill Devil Hills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maivin Daniels, was Wednesday night presented a $1000 scholarship award from the Galleon, Nags Hoad, by George Crocker, Jr., manager and one of the ownei's. Crocker b-ad announced plans for making such an annual avvard several weeks ago, but it was just this vveek that a decision was made by a school committee as to the recipient. The presentation to McPher son was during graduation ex ercises at Manteo High School. McPherson -was also the re cipient of the science melal and a check from the Manteo Lions Club and other interested citi zens, which will enable him to attend the Florida Unstitutc of Technology in Melbourne, June 11-24. His .science teacher, was Mrs. Luther Bridgeman of Hie Manteo High School faculty. - With tlie current trend to wards spending, and there is little in sight to hamper that policy, the Dare County Board of Commi.ssioners will wind up the yeai' witli some new records set for spending and exceeding jits budget. I The county’s fiscal year be- Igin.s July 1st and ends Juno .30th following. At mid-year, the last of December, the board had already expended almost its total budget for fi-'cal 19G6-G7. 'That figure was pegged at .$10,.320 in the budget for the entire year and through Decem ber .$9,293 38 had been paid from the county general fund for operation of the hoard.- By end of the third quarter, ex penses had climbed to $12,724.- 53, and reli.'ible e.slimates place operational costs of that office by the year’s end at $17,000 or more. The budget for the cun'ent year is down about $3000 from the previous year when it was set at $13,327, but in (his year’s budget the county had set up $13,1GG.6G, half of which would- probably been paid by state "and federal funds had the ill-fated Civil Defense plan suii’ived. Thus operating in a companion relationship, as many observers of the courthouse .scone believ ed the commissioners and CD offices together would htive,, cost some $23,000 or" better.!. ' Inasmuch as. the office was never filled, the state-federal ' support never was granted, and the county ha.s not nor will it receive the $6,583.33 budgeted as proposed income from those source.?. 3’he amount collected from ad valorem taxes—50% of the budget—will presumably be used to cover the board’s de ficit of some $7000 expected by June 30. As a matter of information ta readers, and taxiiayei's, we are publishing herewith the amounts paid each member beginning with December when the"' new board took office. E.xcept where otherwise specified, the amounts paid covered routine and special meetings, travel and meal ex- vetises: Dccbmher— ' ' . •Swain (November) .... $250 25 White - B7:.70 (Harvey C7.25 plus 121.15 (June 19G6 R&H Congress^ ' exp.) Burrus — Scarborough .— R. Tillott P. Tillctt January— White Harv'ey — Burrus - Scarborough P. Tillott February— Haivey — 92.73 89.61 79.74 94.90 1G0.05 44.50 61.82 59.74 • 80.94 GC-75 See SPENDING, P.igc Five MANTEO BAPTISTS PLAN VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL. FOR TWO WEEKS SESSION The date is set and plans have been made for Vacation Bible School at the Manteo Bapti.st ■ Church Preparation Day is. June 2, from 1:30 until 3:30 p. in. At thu? time the boys and girls will register and be given an introduction to the lesson program for the school. A parade will follow Die regUtrat tion and awards will he given for the best decorated bikes. .Also, the boy or girl having the best costume advertising the school will receive special recognition. The program -for the day will be closed with ’a refreshment period. - School will begin Monday, . June 5, at 8:30 a.m. for ages 3' through 12, and at 7:00 p.m'. for ages 13 through IG. The morning sessions will be three, hour.? in length. The school will continue Monday through Fri day for two weeks. The faculty this year nill be as follows: principal, Mi's. C." L. RejTiolds; pastor and principal’s arsistant, 'Wm. S. Brown; secre tary, Mrs. Hilda Francis; mu sician, Mrs. Mellie Pearce; -in; termediato superintendent, Mrs. Lnura Dinwiddie; teachers. Mrs.' Roy King and Mrs. Joe Hume; junior supt., Mrs. W. S. Brown; teachers. 5Irs. John Snow and Mrs. Mellie Pearce; prinm'ary supt., Mrs. John Wilson; teach ers, Mrs. Alan Carlson, Mrs., Clara Tnrkington, and Mr£ Mary Beer; beginner, age'''5, Supt., Mrs. William Swindell'; teacher, Mrs. Roger Mihovch; - beginner, age 4, Supt., Mrs." Jimmy Basnight; teacher, Mri S. iH. Lassiter; Nursery Supt; Mr& Arthur Ray': * Johnsoi^ teacher, Mrs. C. W. Johnsonr -,
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