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David Stick Kil-l Devil Hills, N.C. 27948 8-21-^68 i \ \ ) SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION date on address Fourteen Paget in Two Sections COURT PUTS LOST COLONY YOUTH ON ■LONG PROBATION .Judge Alto Orders Florida Boy To Stay Home at Night District Judge Fentress Horner and Sheriff Prank Car * hoon finally rid themselves Fri- .day of William Gary Young, 16, Tampa, Fla., a Lost Colony bit player who got caught with several others in August on a trespass charge. Homer revised the sentence originally given Young and put ■him on probation for three years. This action removed the immediate threat of jail for the youngster and put him in the hands of the probation officer here who transfen-ed his case to probation officials in Tampa. Young originally had been given the same sentence handed to four older Lost Colony casrt. members for treaspassing on and stealing from the boanled up house on the late Valentine 'Rogers in the Mother Vineyard area' on Roanoke Island. The sentence consisted of 12 months on the roads suspended on pay ment of a fine of |300 and costs, and an order to stay out of Dare Coimty for five years. The four older youths paid their fines immediately have haven’t been seen around town since. Young didn’t have $300 and said he couldn’t get it from his parents or friends. The alterna tive was jail and work on the roads. When the judge learned of ■the youth's inability to raise the money for the fine, he iordered him returned to court - for further consideration. The judge apparently took into con- - sidcration Young’s age along _,'With the boy’s statement that ; he^ wanted, to go home to his mother in Florida. The 'new sentence was six ' months on the roads suspended . with imposition of .three years’ “pjrofcation. Young "was' ortered' also to remain at home after 9 I>.m. daily for the next 60 days. Homer orders probation pap ers on the youth • tran.sferred \ to Florida. The-youth also had \to pay court costs and an $8 jail fee before he could be re leased to the probation officer, t Sheriff Cahoon said Young paid a total of $23 for court costs and the jail fee late Fri day. The boy then was turned over to the local probation of- •Sce COURT, Page Four TIMES MAIL SHOULD BE " ‘ ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO. N. C. 27954 NOT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH WHICH IS COMBINED THE PILOT AND HERALD OF BELHAVEN AND SWAN QUARTER PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NOTYH CAROLUNA Pages One through Eighf l MANTEO. N. C. 27954, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1967 Single Copy 10^ WANCHESE POSTOFFICE RECEIVES FEDERAL AWARD ■f' \ CHARLES W. FORTNER, a postal sendee officer of Fayetteville, at left was giving Randy O’Neal, Wanchese postmaster, one of President Johnson’s Natural Beauty Program Awards when this picture was made Saturday. Wanchese is one of six postoffices out of 182 in the state to receive the citation award due to landscaping beauty and general upkeep of the postal facility in the community located on the south end of Roanoke Island. (Aycock Brown photo) Fortnor said: “The citation .A is a coveted one as only com munities who make a concerted effort to improve the appear ance of their post office are recipients of the award.’’ He applauded those who helped with the Wanchese project as being civic-minded persons. Opening remarks were offer ed by Melvin R. Daniels, Dare County Register of Deeds. Fortner was introduced by W. W. (Billy) Tarkington, post master of Manteo. Mrs. Effie Brickhouse, vice-president of N.A.P.U.S. and Columbia post master, gave the invocation and benediction. Miss Rowena Midgett and Mrs. Arnold Daniels, clerks at the Wanchese post .office, were recognized for their contribu tion in the beautification effort. Former Postmaster H. L. Davis who served for 45 years was recognzied with other area guests. Postmaster O’Neal exprc.s.sed, appreciation to the Post Office Department and to all in dividuals who made this awarf possible. TYRRELL SCRIBE REPORTS BOTH RACES REJOICE AT DEPARTURE OF A 'VISTA' STATE FUNDS FOR HARBOR 1 WORK BLOCKED BY U. S. Manteo Mayor .Sam E. Mid- % gett uid Thursday Hie $17,600 ' set aside by the state to help improve the town’s waterfront can be released only on ap- proval of the Corps of En gineers, a federal agency. Midgett said he did not un derstand how a state grant ' could be held up by a federal .ngency unless such limitations had been written into the legis lation providing the grant. ‘Midgett said he had been in formed earlier this week by MOTOR FUEL TAX REFUNDS BENEFIT > MUNICIPALITIES .Shara of State Six Cents Par Gallon Tax to be Paid by October I LocalJHes throughout North Carolina will receive refund checks representing their share of motor fuel tax on or before October 1, under provisions of the state’s street aid program. Almost $10 million will be returned to N. C. localities, said J. M. Hunt, Jr., Chairman of the State Highway Commission. Towns and cities qualify for participation by submitting de tailed information each year to the highway commission con cerning ad valorem toxes, other revenue sources, budget ordi nances and local elections. Some "S )legally incorporated towns do ^ 'not participate in the Powell Bill program because they do not perform necessary munici- functions. ' Breakdown of coastland munkipalities benefitting is as follows: Beaufort County: Bath $2,- 146.11; Belhaven $14,221.80; Pantego $1,040.88; Washington ' $46387.97; .Washington Park. $8.728 90; Washington: CreswcU $1,- . 844.71. h Dere; Kill .Devil Hills $11,- 228.70; Manteo $3,004.12;. Nags Head $4,84631. Col. R. J. B. Page of the state’s department of water resources that release of the state funds must have the approval of the Corps. He quoted Page as saying the state money must be used in the construction of a break water in Shallowbag Bay and in deepening the channel through the bay to the town docks. But before the money can be used at all, Midgett quo^^ed Page, the town must stablizc the waterfront by constructing piers and diking the area to keep down erosion. After the stabilizing work is done, Mid gett said, then the Corps of Engineers will make a survey to determine the need of a breakwater and deep channel. (He said he was a.ssured by Page the Corps’ approval would be - See FUNDS, Page Four By iBUANCHB W. COHOON COLUMBIA. — THE VISTA BOY IS GONE! f A majority of ■both races proliably rejoice at his going, and neither can lay any specific credit to him for his labors here for more than a year. Victor Basille came to ’Tyr rell from the northern state of Massr^husetts, which possibly retains a guilt feeling for its past history of persecuting the “Witches,” and for this feeling are trying to label other states with ■ similar persecutions' in order to live down its own. So embued was this boy. that all white people in the South were, villains in their treatment of the'Negro race that he show ed a form of disdain for those of his own race with whom he came in contact. The pity of it is, that other wise he 'was a typical American boy, fair haired and handsome, and with the intelligence and will to have carried him far. When he left, he spirit was as if beaten', and his drive waned. This boy, 19 years old when he came, has learned a hard lesson. One is that he can’t claim credit as his own work for things that were accom plished by- others of the race he meant to serve. Had he been older and wiser, he would have found out and built on founda tion laid as far back as 15 years ago, when the Tyrrell County Public Library in co operation with the A.L.A. and N. C. Library Commission held a series of integrated discus sion groups on “The American Heritage”; that the Tyrrell Li- braray was integ;rated before the passage of the Civil Rights Act; that Negro citizens sat in library meetings as far back as 20 years ago a-s members of the book committee. He would have found that before he came, the Tyrrell Industrial Committee had held open integrated meetings, and a member of that race sits on the executive committee. He would have compared the rivo school plants, and seen no dis cretion there since Tyrrell High School is of a more modem outlay than the other. He would have watched elec tions and assured himself that no citizens who could read and 'Write were refused registration and voting privileges. He would have noticed the friendship and respect which is between mem bers of the two races. One member of that race re ceived more than 50 votes to be elected to the Town Board of Aldermen, when only 28 Ne groes cast a vote in that elec tion. 17)080 things were told to the Vista boy on his arrival here. IHe was also told that the vital county records were saved from destruction by the Yankee soldiers during the Civil War by a Negro woman, and the part she played had given her race something vital for which See ‘VISTA’, Page Four WORK ON U.S. 264 TO STUMPY POINT WELL UNDERWAY NEW AHORNEY LOCATES MANTEO WOULD ABOLISH THREE POLLING PLACES IN DARE Frisco, Mashoes and Duck Com- ■'^ . munities Could Merge With Nearby Com- ' munities Under lei-t:is of a proposal .advanced to the Dare County Board of Commissioners by the hoard of elections, three vot ing precincts would be aboli.cked, and annexed to ad joining voting precincts.- The pi-oposal is adv.ancod partly in considoi’ation of the conversion to loose-leaf regis tration which will call for a new registration involving consider able expense to the county. The elections board advi.sed that cost for the sixteen pre cincts os they now stand would be $1,161.08, For the combined precincts $1,046.75, not inclucl- i))g cost of sheets to be used in the binders which cost is estimated at $108. No action was taken, but the matter was tabled for consider ation ' and discussion at the boards October session. Voting records show that in the November 1966 general election Duck cast 10 votes; Mashoes 7; and Frisco 69. In the same election, three other precincts cast less votes than Frisco: Colington with 32; East I-ake with 30; and Waves with 64. However, Waves already constitutes the combined boxes of .Rodanthc, Waves and Salvo. It was suggested that Duck be annexed to Kitty Hawk box; Mashoes to Manns Harbor and Frisco to Buxton. The new registration is re quired before 1970, in com pliance with legislation enacted by the 1967 General Assembly. BRONZE STAR AWARDED TO CAPT. FRED WILLKIE PLANS FOR OUTER BANKS TOLL ROAD .PROBABLY DEAD Leveling and Resurtaclng, Long Overdue, "Conting Along Nicely" Improvements of the stretch of U.S. 264 from Manns Harbor to Stumpy Point is “coming a- long nicely,” according to W. H. Hofler, Jr. of Manteo, resi dent engineer for the Highway Commission. Hofler stated that the first leveling course was being ap plied, to be followed by two more. Travelers along this route, undoubtedly the worst section of U. S. 264 in North Carolina, will welcome the improved con dition. Hofler said tl)at it would not be feasible to eliminate all the unevenness to which motor ists are accustomed but that a vast improvement would be not ed. After the three leveling coat ings, the final surface will be applied. Additionally, shoulders ate being improved along the stretch. Other Mainland Improvements As to the sections of U. S. 64 between Manns Harbor and East Lake in Dare and Alli gator River and Columbia in Tyrrell which are being relo cated, work is at a standstill. Hoher said the areas are be ing let*, to settle and that paving would be sometime in the future. He made no commitment as to when the work would be done, ■but said he was sure it would be next spring at the earliest. DARE A. B. C. SALES UP DURING AUGUST -Plans for an Outer Bapks toll road from Duck to the Vir ginia line have gone glimmer ing and are likely to remain so unless revived by a future state administration not hcad^ by Gov. Dan K. Moore. • State Highway Chairman Joe IHunt said at Raleigh last week that the Ncrt'h Carolina Turn pike Authority will have to take a loss on expenditures made in planning the proposed Outer Banks toll road. Hunt reiterated earlier state ments that no toll roads will be built during Moore’s adminis tration. Hunt said he didn’t know how much money the turnpike authority had spent, but he in dicated it was all down the drain. The authority was setup to plan a 29-mile toll road from Duck in Dare county to the Vir ginia line. It was understood by planners that Virginia would Sec ROAD, Page Four CAPTAIN FRED R. WILLKIE has been awarded the bronze star for meritorius service as Chief, Command Material Con trol Center, 604 Tactical Air Support Group while engaged in an armed 'conflict against an opposing force from Sept ember 28, 1966 to September 10, 1967. Captain Willkie as sumed this position soon after the formation of the group and was responsible for and in strumental in the development of many of the procedures and their implementation through out the group and its seven squadrons in areas of material. These responsibilities requir ing a working knowledge of a wide variety of subjects were handled efficiently and pro fessionally by Captain Willkie. The exemplary leadership, per sonal endeavor and devotion to duty displayed by Capt. Will kie reflect great credit uiwn himself and the U. S. Air Force. Capt.Willkie arrived in Man teo this week after ser\’ing in j See WILLKIE, Page Four WATER SYSTEM FOR SOUT-H HATTERAS ISLAND ASSURED IN ’68; WORK UNDERWAY Loan of $705,000 and Grant of $570,000 from Farmers Home Administration Final ized Last Friday; Will Serve Buxton, Fris co and Hatteras from Series of Shallow- Well Fields. DARE RED CROSS WILL SEEK $1524 IN OCTOBER DRIVE Church Women Will Be Re quested to Make Duty Bags for Servicemen The Dare County Chapter of American Red Cross held its regular quarterly meeting at the community building in Manteo last Friday night. A budget of $1524 was adopted for fiscal year 1967-68, of which $869 is for national re quirements. The local drive for funds will be conducted during October. It was voted to select leading citizens from each of the com munities of the Dare County chapter to serve as a director. Citizens wishing to assist with the drive in any areas of the county may contact Mrs. Virginia Bi'untley, Kill Devil Hills, who will head up the fund committee. In another action, the local chapter voted to request Dare churchwomen to make duty bags for servicemen in Viet nam. Those inteiested in this pi'ogram should contact Mrs. Linwood Cuthrell of 'Manteo lor further infoimation. IN CROATAN SOUND WATERS SAILING regatta SET FOR SATURDAY. SUNDAY Under sponsorship of Outer Banks Sailing Association, the ninth annual Carolinian Hotel and Anchor Club Sailing Regat ta will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sep.ember 16-17. The six daily events will bq sailed under NAYRU and CBYRA of ficial rules and held in Croatan Sound on the west side of Roa noke Island! ■Six classes of vessels to be in competition will include Cata- iiraran, JoIIyboats, 505’s, Hamp ton’s Mobjacks and Finns. “Any other class having at least three entries will be given a start,” said Dr. Lloyd Grif fin of Elizabeth City, commo dore of the sponsoring Outer Banks Sailing Association. Headquarters for the Regatta will be The Carolinian on Nags Head where the association was formed nine years ago to pi\)mote autu)nn and year- around sailing in area waters. Entries for the races may be made at The Carolinian or at the launching ramp at Manteo Airport adjacent to Croatan Sound. Trophies will be award ed winners in the various events, and presented on Sun day. at the Carolinian. Ralph Lynn of Richmond, a Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association official will be pre sent for the races and oh the race committee. First event Saturday will begin at 12:10 noon; the first and final event on Sunday will begin at 10:30. It’s 'been a long pull, and a hard one for many citizens who devoted countless hours to the cause, but the Capo Hatteras Water Association’s plan to provide water sei'vice to the throe southeiTiniost communities on that island h.is been assured. Final closing of the loan-grant papers was accomplished last Friday in the office of the As sociation’s attorney, Wallace ’ R. Gray of JIanteo. The system, slated to cost about $1,250,000, is already un derway and while contracto:'s are bound to completion within 12 months, Gray stated that with favorable working condi tions, the association would be sei-ving customei's next summer. Neai-ly 500 customeis have al- reeady applied for connection.. Efforts have been undertvay for several years to establish such a distribution system in'the, sectors which sometimes pose problems, insofar as }>otable water. With the rapid develop- inent at hand, continued increase in per capita usage, and dwindling supplies on some, lo cations, the new system will not be provided any too soon. .\mount originally sought as a loan from Farmei-s Homes Ad ministration was $630,000, which coupled with a grant of $670, would have financed construc tion of the system. With sky rocketing costs of construction, the association early this year added "$76,00 to its request for loan, which was approved sev- eiul weeks ago. The well field ai’ca, some three miles long and 500 feet wide, is in the Buxton-Frisbo area, and involves about 226 aci-es. Bids for the nine phases total $1,085,130.51, with the re maining $189, 869.49 slated to cover: 1. contingency; 2. inter est on loan; 3. projected ad- minist)‘ative cost; 4. engineering and legal fees; and 5. land cost. The job, as divided into the sevo'al phases, was advertised, bids reviewed and contract awai'ds as follows: 1. Construction of 20 wells— Magette Well Co., Ahoskie, $42,334.44; >i. 2. Raw and finished reservoir and aerator, including 200,000- See WATER, Page Four. J . T. B. GRAY GETS RECOMMENDATION FOR BUXTON P. O. INTRIGUED LIBRARY EMPLOYEES INSPECTING UNIDENTIFIED DEVICE irl' Congix!Ssman Walter • B. Jones announced Tuesday that he was recommending appoint ment of Theodore Boyd Grey-; for the position of permanent postmaster at the Buxton (Cape Hatteras) post office. Jones said he was happy to make this appointment since Gray is a 10 point veteran and appeared in the No. 1 place on the eligible register. Gray previously operated .a restaurant at Buxton, but for the |)ast several years has been engaged in maritime work. He is one of several candidates for the postmastership, including Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Gray, and N. F. Jennette, Jr., who named acting postmaster sev-. eral months ago. , DWIGHT ..H. WHELESS of High Point was photographed Tues day in his office after arriving in Blantco where he will be an associate' of Martin Kellogg, Jr. Whcless is a 1967 graduate of the Univeisity Law School at Chapel Hill..He is married to the former Lou Jay of Raleigh and they have one son, Jay, 3H years old. Mrs. Wheless holds a BA degree in medical technology. Total sales by Dare Coon^ A.B.C. stores for August were $93,868.95. This represents an increase in of $428.70. compared with- August, 1966, reports Robert H. Midgett, supervisor. MRS. HELEN MIDGETT; AND MRS. DORITA BALLANCE, of Msntre and Wanchese; re spectively, inspect an object yet unidentified. Elton Gallop of Wanchese brought it to Manteo, and we asked Aycock Brown'to identify same. Aycock had gone to the foimt of information, the Dare County Library, but the two workers shown above were unable to correctly identify the hinged apparatus wUch is joined by a chain near what appear to be handles. Possibly they are the long-sought-after “skyhooks.” Elton told us that in the search for indentification, the device was displayed for some two years aboard the ferry which fonneriy ran from Little Creek to Cape Oiarles with $2 reward never claimed. Gallop said ^I^t his son, Elton, Jr. found the object proUng about grounds of property owned by the late’ Tituk Tillett. ' Tlie Coastland Times offers a one-year subscription as reward for the first undisputed cor rect indentification. 'Those .curious enough will find the queer-looking device on display in our office' window. (Photo by Aycock Brown) OCRACOKE-CEDAR IS. FERRY TO CONTINUE * ON SUMMER SCHEDULE The ferry run from Ocracoke Island to Cedar Island has be come so popular that it will continue on its summer sch^- ule until October 1. ■ *1 Rather than cut the schedule to two round trips per day, the vessels “Pamlico” and “SilYcr Lake” will continue to miDte four round trips daily, saidVJB; H. Baggs, ferry operatmiu manager. The service ustully chaj^M to. a less active schedule 'in September. Baggs stated . tNat continued hea'vy traffic is rea son for the extension. • ^ He said the State .Highway Commission would decide after observing the September tiafrV. C' I fic whether another-, extension is in order. :■ Trips leave both 'Cedar.Sfi^,; land and Ocracoke,At 6 aadj9’, a.m.,.noon and S p.m. each day. .
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