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Pages One through Six
VOLUME XXXIII — NO. 17
TO SATISFY JUDGEMENTS
BILL TO PAY FOR SEASHORE
LANDS ADVANCES IN SENATE
PI.
; The U. S. Senate , Interior
Committee Wednesday ap
proved a bill to authorize funds
to compensate for lands within
the Cape Hatteras National
seashore Recreational Area.
The bill, to be sent to the Sen
ate, was introduced early in
1967 by Sens. Sam Ervin and B.
Everett Jordan, and would au
thorize appropriation of funds
in' connection with the taking,
of 6,400 acres from private
owners some ten years ago.
The funds would be used to
satisfy court judgments in con
demnation cases pressed by the
government against ~o\vners who
refused to sell land for the
park.
As of May 31 of this year, a
.report from the Department of
(Interior -'showed that funds
.amounting to ‘ 12,614,462.34
would be necessary to compen
sate tinder terms of settlement
agreement. Of that amount, ac
tual compensation totaled 61,-
-871,201. The difference rep
resents accrued interest.
. The Department also reported
that interest amounted to
$92,203.14 annually based upon
the amounts agreed upon for
s^tlement.
But there remains a snag.
'Attorneys for the U. S. Gov-
' emment have appealed from
•Federal District Court Judge
John D. Laricin’s findings as to
properties covered in Civil Ac
tion .263, which involves Hat
teras Island lands. Those seek
ing appeal have been granted
until December 27 of thus year
to perfect the appeal which will
’be heard in U. S. Court of Ap
peals, 4th Circuit, based in
Richmond, Va.
In Action-263, 45 tracts on
Hatteras Island involving up
wards of^ 100 persons, are in
cluded. In requesting time to
prepare the appeal, attorneys
for the government contend
...that "awards were in excess of
"'iilMlr fair values."
• Ig 4 tolHnm Wednesday to
a iliii|Mi(l$iiprney W. H. Mc-
. thh' pv«paw4wners; Sen. Ervin
"i 'said' that rfMtwould ilanticinate
l^-The annual, meeting of mem-
[ftmbip, of' the Greater Nags
Tikad Ctunhber of Commerce is
^.jia be held Saturday night. Octo-
28. A .buffet dinner begin-
ng at 7 p.m. will precede the
sineXs session.
'Tickets, at $4 each, may be
sihed froni Fearini^s, Inc. in
ateo", Virginia Dare Hard-
'er'„Kittjr Hawk; Miller’s
|Pfcai«nacy and the chamber of-
in Nags Head: and Outer
7lllbika:,Trading Post. Kill Devil
r Hills. cV;
^-Election of directors will
| jiiiAe .;^ce-at the meeting. The
sliianl'pf 'etScttons. under chnir-
of Mrs. Violet Kellam
t’lpd..lauding T. A. Caffe-’y.
LHicHnnl K ti«*r, ’ Mrs. Goldie
t'ileeklhs.-.and Marvin Minton as
|lteiiibat4 will rally results of
iHie 41e^l>|i .and report to the
liiomb^^(|i;'at that time;
IpIimAsdiately following the
[•■eetlnf^ .kll newly-elected di-
|^•etet»,sHH.rhect briefly to elect
lliew ^een - for the ensuing
l^ifsar iuM bb' select a state and
Itirne for next meeting.
IHThoaa nutied to directorship
be' expected to attend a
Mpch-tiMt'.rbreakfast Sunday
liiiotiUqg at 9 p.m. at which time
iKev will meet with the non-
l^ident propeKy owners odvis-
"jr bopi^^ That board brings
fars'emihb^ officials-items
kick Concm them reliving
il ,niattm, in which they
re it^le voice in other ways,
liuge 'turnout for the
day-night affair is urged
^Jallsn Oneto, chamber presi-
holding ballots on
; directorship slate ap-
i iuMtljr sent to members
1 liigad'' to return them
njklty, in^the self‘addressed
jw,which was included, or
li'^them in prior,to the
ay'mecting.
JUNIOR POLICE
ESTABLISHED AS
SAFETY MEASURE
Whittington Sets Up.Group to
Help Patrol School
Corners
, action.:* While
^theri.'e^lw.:On assurance of
it is
■ettlmeiit' 'rip^t away,
hoped' that tl}e matter will be
^enacted .:Jp‘ the current- session
td Coijgms. The bill-must have
Senate (arid, House approval,
u'Clvfl'iAbtion 401,;*."which in-
jVptvear'Bodie Island property
Sea? 8|CA9HORH>; Page Three
;HAMB6|t MEkriNe
.TURbXY yNlSHT
|tT;i;^RO.tlNIAN
] Ibffat, .GKiiMr Bagtiming at 7;
IfAMf ' Should, ^ Re*
v* diiraod. PtofiipHy
Ken Whittington, the new
town policeman, has recruited
a group of Junior Policeman to
aid in directing traffic in the
vicinity of the high and gram-
mar s^chools
“The primary purpose of the
Junior Police is to help protect
children," Whittington told a
reporter, “Additionally, mem
bership in the group gives the
juniors a feeling of re.spon-
sibiiity. Also, I hope it will in
still a feeling of law and order
in their •minds."
Whittington estimated 16
boys aged 15 to 17 would be
needed to patrol Mantco street
comers along an established
route between the high school
and the grammar school.
He had three boys on duty
Monday. By Tuesday morning
there were 13. On Wednesday,
he had a full complement of 15.
Whittington said the biggest
need now was adjustable safety
belts for the boys so that they
could be identified quickly by
automobile driver.^. Presently,
the boys must depend upon
hand signals to control traffic
in the vicinity of the school.s.
Whittington said he would
check with school authorities to
determine if they had any
safety belts on hand that could
be used by the juniors. If they
are not available, he said it
was possible the Parent-Teach
er Association would buy the
belts. He estimated $50 would
pay for all the belts needed.
.;The new policeman said he
planned to issue identification
cards to the Junior Police. He
said that in order to become a
Junior Policeman, a boy must
have good school grades and be
a “iropd citizen." He said that
if a matter of discipline arose
in the ranks of the juniors, the
boys themselves would handle
the situation.
“I hope the Junior Police can
persuade other youngsters rid
ing bicycles to .stop at stop
signs," Whitington said. “Such
action just might save a life or
prevent an injury.
“I doubt if many youngsters
know that riding a bike through
a stop sign is just as much of
a law violation as an adult
driving through a stop sign.
You can get a ticket for each
violation." ,
The boys In the Junior Police
ranks include:
See POLtCEL Page Four
No action was taken at the
public hearing Monday, October
23 in Nags Head town hall, in
the matter concerning Mac
Miller’s plans for extension of
the Nags Head Trailer Court.
It had earlier been announced
that the extension would be in
the area west of Bu.siness-15S.
Movor W. A. Williams said
that Mr, Miller failed to pre
sent any plans or layout, anil
the matter was .set aside for
further consideration bv the
board of adjustments following
such presentation.
At the hearing Monday some
25 or 30 neighbors .appeared to
protest the construction of such
a project in their area, and
some others offered defense of
the project
No date has been set for ac
tion inasmuch as it is not
known when the plans will be
submitted. Williams indicated
that he expcctel prompt action
pending the prc-sentation.
Two More Hearings
Already scheduled for Nov
ember 8 are two -more hearings.
One concerns application for
construction in Seu^h Neg^
Head on property of W. B. Mc
Manus of one-family dwellings.
The other is the matter
turned down throe weeks ago
concerning W. B. Harper who
sought permission to construct
duplex rental accommodations
in the residentially-zoned area.
At the hearing on October 9,
at which time the board of ad
justments ruled against Mr.
Harper, it was stated that re
vised plans in conformance with
regulations would be presented
soon.
Mayor Williams urges the
public to attend these hearings
and express views.
MANTEO. N. C. 27954, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1967
Single Copy lO^t
98 PINTS BLOOD
IN MANTEO VISIT
ON WEDNESDAY
CHRYSANTHEMUM BLOSSOM TIME ON ROANOKE ISLAND
Short Eleven of Goal; Next
Visit to Cape Hatteras
in March
Despite a failure to meet the
quota of 109 pints Wednesday,
Red Cross chairman Joe Hume
said that the program "went
very well." Ninety-eight pints
were donated, thus a further
deficit of 11 pints now exists
which will be charged and ex
pected to be made up in future
visits.
iHPme cited the location
change from Manleo High to
the elementary school as ono
reason for the Wednesday de
ficit, however, he said this was
not a - point of great signfi-
cance. it had earlier been an
nounced, that the high school,
as usual, would be used, but re
cent work on the gymnasium
floor prevented that.
The chairman expressed ap
preciation to donors and volun
teer workers who helped with
registrotion and professional
services. He said that the spirit
of coopei-ation was high among
all who came to help.
The bloodmobile’s next visit
to Dare will be in March when
it will be at Cape Hattera.s.
Next trip to Manteo will be in
April or ‘May. ^
THIRTY-SIX CLUBS
ENTER TOURNEY
AT CAPE HATTERAS
lOfh Annual Surf Event Begins
Thursday to Be Followed by
Individual Competition
FIRST FLIGHT
AIRPORT AGAIN
OPEN: REPAVED
Dickerson,' Inc. Completed Job
Last Week Under $22,000
Contract
Superintendent K. A. Wing,
of the National Park Ssrvicc,
reports, that the First Flight
Airstrip at Wright Brothers
N^'tional Memorial, Kill Devil
Hills, is once again open for
business, after having been re
paved this past week. The $22,-
000 contract was' awarded to
Dickcr.son, Inc., of Monroe.
The 3,000 foot runway was
opened Docomber 17, 1963, dur
ing coremonios marking the
00th annivei-sary of the First
Flight by the Wright Brothei-s.
Private flying has shown a
great increase in the last five
years. (In August of this year
it was reported that there were
450-500 student pilots in Tide
water flight .schools alone.)
Fly-in visitors to the Memorial
have also increased. During
1965, 1921 visitors registered.
In 1966, 1975 flew in and
through Septe.mbcr of this year,
1895 visitors have arrived by
private aircraft. The number of
passengers per aircraft has also
increased from 2.3 in 1965, to
2.4 in 1966, and to 2.6 in 1967.
There are no service facilities
at tlie airstrip i: and only 12
parking spaces are available so
visitors are required to limit
their stay to 24 hours.
Thirty-six fLshing clubs from
North Carolina to New Jer-sey
have entered teams in the 10th
annual* Cape Hatteras Anglers
Club Surf Fishing tournament
scheduled to begin Thursday,
November 2.
The three-day event will con
clude , vith ,;tee .annual awards
dinner at Cape, iHattcras School.
Jim Mays,; newit director of
WTAR in Norfolk will be the
principal .speaker.
The first two 'days I of the
tournament . will be ' for ’ team
competition. There will be two
morning and two afternoon
fishing sessions lasting throe
hours each. The moi'ning ses
sions begin at 7 o’clock and con
tinue until 10; the afternoon
sessions begin at 1:30 and con
tinue until '4:30 o’clock.
On Saturday between 9 a.m.
and noon' there will be open in
dividual competition in which
any angler registering for same
may enter.
Mrs. Ormond W. Fuller’,
president” of the sponsoring
Cape Hatteras Anglers Club,
stated this week that hoadquar-
Scc TEAMS, Page Three
(MISS MILDRED PRICE AND MRS. FLOSSIE PRICE, her
mother, are considered the champion chrysanthemum growers of
Roanoke Island. They are sliown in a section of their garden at
their Mantco home almost hidden from view as they make a
backdrop for the gorgeous white flowers which they sell or give
to friends at this season of-the year. (Aycock Brown photo) "
MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL
AGAIN TOLD IT'S DIRTY
The Dare County Grand Jury
told Superior Coui-t Judge V^^I-
ter Cahoon this week the Man
teo High School building needs
to be cleaned and better tended,
“The (building is not cleaned
and tended as it should be," the
grand jui-y said in its report.
“Wo recommend that more jan
itorial and maid help be .hired
to eliminate this condition.
“Stage and floor of the audi
torium are littered with cigar
ette butts, candy, and paper and
needs a good cleaning.”
The report on Manteo High
School and other public build
ings in Dare County was made
after an invc.stigation by the
grand jury during the October
term of Superior Court.
Tho reportjcovei’cd schools at
CONCUKION PENDING
IN MAHER CONCERNING
NAGS HEAD TRAILERS
FIRST IN HIS OUTFIT TO BAG MAINLAND DEER
Kitty Hawk and-Cape Hatteras
as well as Mantco schools,' and
the condition of the courthouse,
liealth center, and the commun
ity building. Most of the criti
cism was leveled at the Manteo
High School. This was also‘the
case in the Grand Jury repoi-t
in May when the body called
for “immediate improvement-in
cleanliness and maintenance of
the Manteo and Hatteras
schools.” •
The ropoi’t on public buildings
was in addition to 39 criminal
indictments the . Grand . ;• J[ui-y
handed down for court consid
eration. ■ ■ , -
The jail was found to be “new
ly painted and in good condi
tion." Officies in the courthouse
were in “proper oixler.” The
body recommended installation
of an extension telephone in the
office of tho clerk of the court.
The Health Center was ‘ clean
and orderly," and the Welfai'o
Department in the Community
Building needs “patching and
painting." A wall in the Lost
Colon” office needs a hole re
paired.
The Kitty Hawk school was
found to be in good condition
except for a trough in the boys
restroom and termite problems
around outsitle doors.
The jury asked investigation
of a bus driver’s complaint of
no tickets issued to drivers
passing a stopped school bus
while loading and unloading.
The Cape Hatteras school,
which got a Ekcllackiiig in the
May report, was mentioned
thusly:
“Found emergency door im
properly working on school bus
also bad foot and emergency
brakes. No fire extinguirher in
the laboratoi'v or Home Econom-
Sce JURY, Page Four
DARE SCHCX)LS GET
FURTHER FEDERAL AID
A U. S. Government check
for $1,678.63 was delivered 'to
Seth B. Henderson, Superinten
dent of Dare County Schools
and John iH. Long, county ac
countant. by Pea Island Nation
al Wildlife Rofugc manager
William C. Good on October 18.
This check represents payment
to the County under the Refuge
sharing Act (Public Law M-
523). ,
BRYANT SURRATT, A2C, U. S., Air Force, temporarily at
tached to the Stumpy Point Bombing Range, bagged this 6-point
buck' alongside a road canal, one day this week. Surratt, ’ son
of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Surratt of Lexington, was-the first
in his outfit to kill a deer this season on the Dare mainland
where the b’g game'hunting season ^gan OctoS^, 13.' (Kioto
by. Aycock, Brown) > - \
CLOCKS SWITCH
Dayliflit - Saving Tinu; in
effect since ApriL~ conies to
an end this wee^ at 2 ain.
Sunday morning. The clock
should be set back an hour
before, retiring Saturday
night. ’
SQUIRREL HUNTER'S
POOR AIM BLAMED FOR
VEPCO OUTAGE FRIDAY
A squirrel hunter’s poor aim
caused approximately five thou
sands customers to be without
electric power several hours
last Friday, according to H. R.
Linkous, 'VEPCO Elizabeth
City district manager.
'The outage occurred when a
string of insulators on a newly
Converted 115 thousand volt line
^as. hit,-by misguided shots
ikrofihd"~2:12 ' p.m. . Since, the
trouble was some distance from
the ;nearcst road, the problem
•wfis' not immediately evident.
Once the da'magcd insulators
w^re located VEPCO’s crews
worked to restore power, sec-
tionalized the trouble line and
restored service to approxi-
“mately nineteen hundrod cus
tomers in Cui-rituck County by
3:05 p.m. Insulators were re
placed and all customers pow
er' had been restored by 6:12
p.m.
, Customers- affected extended
along •the line from CuiTituck
County to Manteo, including
REA customers on Hatteras
Island. ’
The two diesel units at Kitty
Hawk •were able to carry a’ por-
Scc HUNTER, Page Six
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ;
UPHOLDS TOUGH LINE
FOLLOWED BY HORNER
Few Distrief Bench Sentences Lowered By
Cahoon In Fall Term Covering Murder,
Drunk Driving, Breaking and Entering, Lar
ceny, Worthless Checks; Defendants Pay
Higher Costs.
BUXTON YOUTH VOTED
C.G. 'BEST SHIPMATE'
BENJAMIN R. GASKINS, JR.,
seaman apprentice USCG, .son
of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R.
Gaskins of Buxton, was voted
“best shipmate” of his graduat
ing company at the U, S. Coast
Guard Reci'uit.Training Center,
Cape May, N. J.
After indoctrination in the at
tributes of the Best Shipmates,
the graduating company votes
one of its members to receive
the award.
Operating under the newly
formed Department of Trans
portation, the Coast Guard
conducts an active program of
air-sea search and rescue. Mer
chant Marine .Inspection, ocean
“weather” station patrols,
scientific and humane treks into
the north and south polar re
gions. It also cooperates with
Customs and other federal
agencies in the enforcement of
law.
A graduate of Cape Hattera*
High School in Buxton, Seaman
Apprentice Gaskins entered the
service in July 1967.
BAKE SAL^ NOV. 4TH
The Mantco Rebckah Lodge
will sponsor a bake sale Novem
ber 4th, from 9 a.m. on,-in the
vacant lot across from Wise’s
Red & White. All merchandise
will be home baked.
WHOPPER FROM HAHERAS INLET
.Judge Walter W..Cahoon and
Solicitor Herbert K. Small wad
ed through scores of cases .in
volving ’murder, divorce, drunk
en driving,- breaking and enter
ing, larceny, and worthless'
checks duing the -fall session of
Superior Court here tliis week.
Court adjourned at noon, Thurs
day.
There were several appeals
from District Court decisions
handed down since the May term '
of Superior Court, in the main,
the appellants would have been
better off financially had they
accepted their District Court
punishments. Only in isolated "in
stances did Cahoon reduce the
sentences that had Ibeen handed
down by Distict Judge Fentress
Horoer,
Where the punishments given
by each court were equal, the
costs were not. District Court
costs usually are $15 per case,
whereas Superior Court costs
average about $50.
Several appellants charged
with drunk driving passed up“a
chance that a trial jury of home-
county citizents would free them,
and pled guilty. Some longtime
court observers noted that drunk
driving cases 'high on the doc
ket were heard by a jury and
guilty vei-dicts were returned.
In simiiiar cases that came up
in the latter part of the session,
the defendants elected to plead
guilty to reckless driving wdth-'
out waste of the court’s time. '
Clyde Ferobee, a Curx-ituck
county negro, pled guilty to
manslaughter in the -death of
John Ellis’; another Currituck ne
gro, in Manteo last June 23. The
gi-and jury had indicted Ferobee
on a cliarge of murder, but the
state and court accepted the plea
of guilty to tlie lessor charge.
Several of Ferebee’s neighbors
testified that the defendant’s
reputation was good, that ’^le.
Iiad never been in trouble before,
and that he came from “good
people". —
Cahoon sentenced Ferebee to
not less than 10 and not more
than 12 years in prison. The
judge noted that Ferebee saved
himself “considerable time” -by
pleading guilty. Cahoon assurafl
him that when the parole bodi’d:
determined he was ready for
work release, the' court would
give him consideration. ■ -'"r
See COURT, Page Four
DISTRICT COURT HOLDS ,.
SHORT SESSION DESPITE".
SCHEDULED RECESS
i i
5
^ A.. WINGATE of Petersburg, 'Va., displays tne • lavgesv uing
mMkcrel reported taken with rod and reel alotig^e Outer,. Bonks
id for. this fall. He caught the 38-pounder while trolling with
Capt. Ernal Foster'at Hatteras Inlet. It was one of four whoppers
Wingate and two Richmond friends, R. L. Jordan and Cecil Ward
caught late Saturday while trolling with artificial* lurea. (Aycock
Brown pKoto) *
District Coui-t ■was ’ supposed ‘
to be in adjournment Oct. 2(^
but it 'wasn’t.
Judge Fentress Horner and '
Solicitor Wilton Walker -hpd.
noted an anticipated light *
docket and also considered the
fact that Superior Court would .•
get under way in Manteo ^on,
Oct. 23. Thei-efore, they rea- ‘
soned, without much business
for district court, Judge Horn
er could take a •vacation. He
did.
But on Oct. 19, Russell E.-
Twiferd, an Elizabeth City atj,
torney, learned that one of liis
Buxton clients could leave col
lege long enough to answer a
charge of drunk driving. He-
asked the solicitor’s advice, ‘'T“
Solicitor Walker was agree
able. He said he liked to com’e
to Dare county at any oppor
tunity. Walker discovered thkt
Horner’s co-worker. Judge W;
S. Privott, of Eden ton, alw
wanted to come to the county
and would be glad to hold court!'
Courthouse officials here wm'
notified.
Harry M. Lange, Twifoil(l*ii; *
client, was found guilty ' and
sentenced to four months in jkll
suspended on payments of*"*
fine of $100 and co.sts. •; «
A reckless. driving cluutge,
against Ernest Lee Kihneyf
Elizabeth City, was contintf^
because the arresting stirte
trooper could not .be present/’’
Howard T. Waller, Delnw,*''
Del., pled guilty to a chargi^ni^t
recldess driving and get 80 di^‘
suspended on payment of a fine
of , $35 .and costs. g
’ '‘Ateharge of faihng to
with., the boiler mspection' ltwr "
against A. S. Austing, Jr..
teros, resulted in « prayer^fot;^
judgment, conttnued-’^oa ‘'coodi^^ * -rr
tion that he comply. '■ - i
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