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VOLUME XXXIII NO. 28
MANTEO, N. C. 27954; FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 1963
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100 MPH DRIVER
GETS SUSPENDED
ROAD SENTENCE
District Judge Also Hears New
Chapter In Scarborough
Saga
Bayne Si)clman IM i d g e 11,
TVaiichoso, pled not guilty in
district court Friday to a
charge of driving 100 miles per
hour in a 5o-niile zone but of
fered no rebuttal to a deputy’s
sheriff’s testimony that-he ac
tually drove about 115 miles
per hour.
Judge Fentress Horner con
victed Alidgett, sentenced him
to fiO (lavs on the roads sus
pended on payment of a fine oi
§125 and costs, and lifted his
driver’s license for 12 months.
T’lie judge said an a)ipcai would
necessitate a bond of .$200.
Deputy Sheriff Chester Til-
lett said he was looking for a
vehicle tiiat was “i-eported
kicking up and squealing tires.”
He said he spotted Midgett at
the north end of Roanoke Is
land and gave chase. He said
Midgett speed across tlie Um-
stcad Bridge toward Manns
Harbor. The deptuy said he liad
to travel 115 miles per hour to
catch Midgett on the Mainland
sitle of Uic bridge.
Ernest Lee Kinney, Elizabeth
City, pled not guilty in a firm
voice to a cliargo of reckless
driving Sept. .3 on 158 Bypass
at Nags Hoad. His attorney en
tered a motion of non-suit,
based on the fact thei’O was no
accident, no culpable negli
gence, and no excessive s]iccd
on Kinney’s part.
Horner denied the motion,
whereupon Kinney changed his
plea to guilty and received a
sentence of 90 days on the
roads suspended on payment of
a fine of §100 and costs. His
driver’s license was lifted for
CO days. The judge said an ap-
pe.al would necessitate a bond of
§200.
Warrants were issued for
Gary Lee Bowers, Buxton, .who
failed to answer a charge of
not dimming his lights when ho
should, and Willard Russell
Horton, Buxton, who did not
appear to answer a speeding
charge.
The court continued a charge
of driving with an improper
muffler against Binkie Bailey
Daniels wlien it developed the
Wanchese youth was hospi
talized.
Lewis Scarborough, Coling-
ton, who h.as been fencing in
couj-t with his estranged wife,
Gallic, for several months, a.sk-
ed Horner’s permission to check
on the condition of his house.
He said Mrs. Scarborough was
not there, that he was afraid
the cold weather would damage
water pipes, and that he could
n't do anytliing about it becau.se
Judge W. .S. Privott had ordered
him to stay off the premises ho
hod turned over to his wife.
Horner said he certainly could
go on the premises to chock on
the property and tiiat such
trespass would be all right with
Judge Privott.
There is a divorce pending
for the Scarboroughs.
Records in tlio office of the
clerk of the court show that
Jean McRae, li.stcd from At
lanta, Ga., paid costs of §15
and a jail fee of §2 in submit
ting to a warrant charging as-
Sec COURT, I’agc Four
OLD CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED LAST SATURDAY
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HAWAIIAN TRIP
FOR DARE PAIR
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THE OLD CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIO.N last Saturday night at Rodanthe was generally well
received by some 200 per.sons, including many ofr-islandor.s wlio wore celebrants for the first lime.
Rainy conditions prevented llic oy.stcr roast but inside tlie old school house, now the community
center of the Cliicamacomico area, but a minstrel show .staged by residents and former re.sidonfs
of Rodanthe was highly pleasing to almost everyone wiio showed aiipreclation by frequent applause.
(Aycock Brown photo)
OLD CHRISTMAS
COMES AGAIN TO
THE OUTER BANKS
Tradlftonal Ceremonies Carried
Oul Wifh Old Duck
a Star
Old Christmas was crlcbrattid
at Roilaiithe, Saturday. Jan. G,
19G8, at the community build
ing, with twenty participants.
Mrs. Jazaniu Herbert O’Neal
was mistress of ceremonies and
introduced the thirteen stage Uy me
p ayers ?.lr... Jarania ONjal. .j^eriff’.s office. .
Mrs. Norma H. Canoon, Mi*s.
SECOND CAR INVOLVED IN
CANAL DROWNINGS OF 3
There has been a change in
the account of the deaths by
drowning of tlirce Wancho.so
youngsters whose car flipped
into a canal on the outskirts of
Manns Harbor early Jan. 3.
First reports of tlic immedi
ate events leading to the deaths
were somewhat at variance with
the descriptions of the tragedy
carried in the report filed with
the stale motor vehicle dejiart-
I ir.ont by the Dare county
GARDEN CLUB PLANS
PARTICIPATION IN
LANDSCAPE BEAUTY
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The January mooting of the
Roancko Island Garden wa.^
liold at the home of Mr.s. R. D.
Sawyer, Sr., who was assisted
by Mrs. Tom White, JIrs.
Brancy Peterson and Mrs. Edna
Bell. Mrs. Melvin Jackson pre
sided.
T^hc club will contribute to
the 4-11 World Gardens pro-
igram. Dues will bo received
from members by the treasurer,
Mrs. Moncie Daniels, in March
and should be in by April 1st.
The Febroary meeting will
be held at the liome of Mrs. L.
D. Tarkington with Robert I.
Spake presenting a program
on landscaping design and
grafting camellias. The club
would welcome anyone interest
ed in gardening to join the club
at any of its meetings.
At the March 7th .meeting
at the home of Mrs. Fred Bas-
night, detailed plans will be
presented for a county-wide
clcan-up and beautification pro
ject to be conducted by the
garden clubs of the area.
Arbor Week ‘ will be JIarch
lO-lGth. It is hoped that or-
ganizations of the county will
plan to plant trees at tiiat time,
particularly hollies, dogwoods
and crepe myrtles.
Bethany R. Gray. Miss Anita
Dale Roadc-ap, Mi.ss Kathy
Eliz.-ibeth Roadcap, David C.
Roadcap, Darr.vl H. Roadc.m,
Eddie A. O’Neal, Jerald W.
O'Neal, Joey L. O’Neal, Jack
W. Cahoon, Jr., Kathy Ann
Gaski.'is and Selby Gasilvins, Jr.
Music was furnishe*! by JIrs.
Norma B. C.aIioon at the piano.
Hoibert K. Midgett, Sr., played
the harmonic.a and Damcron JI.
Payne Iieat the ancient drum.
Santa Claus played by Herbert
K. Midgett, Jr., and Mrs. Santa
Ciaus played by Jlra. Nora E.
Herbert, appeared on the stage
with a bag full of toys and
candy for the children, who
then gathered around and sang
Cliristmas carols.
With the aid of David C.
Roadcap and Eddie A, O’Neal,
John E. Herbert, Sr. led “Old
Buck,’’ for his grand appcarcncc
in Uie front door and on the
stage to greet the audience
with a nod and prancing as a
little dance, and out of the front
door he went.
^lis, Nora Roadcap of Nor
folk assisted with the costumes.
Square Dance Later
Mu.sic was furnished by Cal
vin Burrus and son. Mrs. Inez
Garretan and Elvin Hooper for
a square dance.
iVn oyster roast was prepared
Tlie report preparod by De
puty Sheriff W .E. Daniels and
filed with the .state s-niid clear
ly there' was a .second automo
bile involved. The report said
the second automobile pa-s.seil
the school bus which was meet
ing the victims’ car.
An eye-witness account of the
tragedy the day after it oc
curred did not indicate clearly to
Deputy Sheriff Daniels the
identity of the occupants of the
second car. An account by the
same eye-witness to a reporter
did not indicate clearly that a
second.car was involved. A day
later, after Daniels leamed the
identity of the driver of the
second car, he prepared tliis re
port :
“Vehicle No. 1 traveling
west on U. S .64 and approach
ing school bus traveling cast
j approximately 30 mph. A ve
hicle, traveling cast on U. S. G4,
passed school bus and veliicle
No. 1 veered to shoulder to
avoid collision with I'car of ve
hicle which passed bus. Shouhku'
was soft and sandy and driver
was unable to control, struck a
stump and turned over, end for
end, landing on top and com
pletely submerged in water in
canal.”
In the space for witnc.sses,
Daniels listed two names. They
wore those of Luther Daniels,
by John E. Herbert and Wood-|j,._^ driver of the school bus,
See PROGRA.M, Page Four and Mrs. Grace 11 lopor, Stumpy
JONES CONGRATULATES OLDEST REGISTER OF DEEDS
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Point. This would seem to in
dicate that Jlr.s. Hooper, a
teacher in Manteo High School,
was the driver of the car whicli
passed the .cchool bus.
When Luther Daniels, .Tr., de
scribed llic event to a rciiortor,
he did not mention Mra. Hoop
er until after he had dcsci-ibed
liow he had gone into the water
several time.s in a futile attempt
to save the lives of tlie victims
—Timothy Davis Ge."sford, 20;
hia ■ ristnr, , Paulotle ,'Rae ,.Goss-‘
ford; )8; and Albert Glenn
(Taddy) Tillett, 20.
After Luther Danicl.s, Jr.,
told of seeing the Tillett boy
pulled from the car by Emmit
Smith, he said “about that
time Mrs. Grace Hooper came
and carried me to my homo on
the north end of Roanoke Is
land.”
Mrs. Hooper told a reporter
that riding with her on the
iiiorning of tlie trageily wore
-Mrs. Ruby Gray, Stumpy Point,
a teacher in the Manteo ele
mentary school, and Mrs. Jen
ny Gray, Stumpy Point, a stu
dent in JIanteo High School and
Mrs. Ruby Gray's daughter-in-
law.
Deputy Sheriff Daniels inves
tigated tlic tragedy, assisted by
State Trooper S. H. Lassiter.
Daniels said he asked Lassiter
to assist inasmuch as the troop
er had been trained specifically
in the investigation of traffic
mishaps.
Daniels said iMrs. Hooper told
him and Lassiter that afer she
passed the school bus and wai
m iho traffic lane in front of
it, the victims’ cur, driven by
'1 illelt, was 75 to 100 foot away.
AH vehicles involved, including
the bus, were saitl to bo travel
ing at moderate speed. This
would seem to indicate there
was plenty of room to iiass.
Daniels said the riders in Mrs.
Hooper’.s car generally vouchetl
for this statement.
The bus driver, Luther Dan
iels, Jr., told the officcj-s he
estimated the ilistanco between
‘he enra when the victims’ ve
hicle veered off at about 25
feet. He told Daniels he believ
ed .Mrs. Hooper “niisjuilg.'d the
distance—she thought it w.as
farther than it was.”
The deputy said Jits. Hooper
and her companions indicated
through the u.sc of l.nnd.eiark.-!
their lii-st .‘■ighl of the Tillett
' c.vr. Daniels said the site of
• the tragedy wa.s a considerable
distance from the landmark
J indicated, if moderate speeds
j were being used by all vr-hiclcs
, involved, it probably could be
' assumed that the jiasstng could
’be made in safety. Eugene
Snead, state license examiner
located in Manteo, said there
is no set rule for such jiassing,
that sjiceds would have to bo
known, and lliat the judgment
See DROWNING, Page I'our
Popular Manloo Waitress Gets
bxpense-Faid Trip to Hono-
luiu, Compliments Walter
Davises
A jiart-lime Manteo waitro.s.s
wlio doubles as radio onerator
in the Dare County Sheriffs of-
I'.co, on Friday morning will be
whiskii’g her way westward to
Honolulu, and it all still seemed
like a dream in mid-week.
Mrs. Elma Wood, who was on
duty ai Walker’s liincr about
two weeks ago when the honcy-
niooning Waller K, Da\iscs paid
a brief visit to the coast, luul
lead that the Tc.\.'is oil magnate
and his new bride were ))lan-
ning a trip to Hawaii and oili
er point.s. She tobi them to look
up her son.
“Bettor still,” Davis inforni-
“Better .still,” Davi.s in
formed her, “you go .see him.”
He indicated that travel ar
rangements would pose no
problem.
Jfrs. fVood declined the offer
at the moment, hut a few davs
later received prepaid airline
tickets for two. This time sho
thought a bit harder, and made
arrangeiiients for relief worker.?
to fill in during her absence.
“Why, we even were offered
hotel aconiniodations,” said
JIrs. Wood, who added “bul
wo'II 1)0 staying with my son.
Jack, in his (luarlers.” Jack is
a staff sergeant in the Marines,
with some three years seiwico.
Accompanying Jlrs. W o o d
will be Seldon Francis. They
planned to depart Norfolk via
United Airlines in Norfolk Fri
day morning at 5:40. Schcdiilefl
arrival time in Honolulu is 4:10
p.m.
They expect to be away for
two weeks. Thus the real “Cin
derella” story is probably un
derway while you’re reading
^ this.
V* [fho Davises were married in
cliiznbeth City'.Dec. 28. She
formerly was Rebecca iMidgett
Hinton, a daughter of Fclege
Jlubrett. and is related to many
families in the Avon and Bux
ton areas.
NEW OFFICERS OF 50IL-V/ATER CONSERVATION GROUP
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RETIRING I’RESmE.Xr LLOVD BUNCH, Edenlon, (left) is
shown with new officer.? of the N. C. Association of Soil and
JS'ater Conservation Districts who were elected at the conclu.simi
of the three ilay convention at John Yancey Motor Hotel in Kill
Devil Hill.? this week. 'I'lic new officers (1 to r) lU’o George
B, Collins, North Wilkesboro, pre.sideiit; Geoige Winchcste.r, Ra-
leigli, 1st V.I’, Theme, of the convention was “The Next Quarter
Century in Conservation.” (Photo by Aycock Brown)
DARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIFTY
YEARS RED CROSS AFFILIATION
JURY UNABLE TO AGREE
QUICKLY ON DEER. GOATS
A Superior Court jury still
■was deliberating at press time
the outcome of a second trial
of Mrs. Rosalind Ilayimiii
Swain of Kitty Hawk against
the estate of Herman Tillett,
also of Kitty Hawk, for dam
ages Mrs. Swain suffered in an
encounter witli what sho
claimed was a tame deer owned
by the late Tillett and his fatn-
i ily-
The trial 'began early Jlonday
and went to the jury early
Thursday.
Mrs. Swain suffered bodily
harm in an encounter with an
animal Nov. 7, 1962. She claim
ed the animal was a tame deer
owned by the Tillotts. In Janu
ary, 19.':C, a jury awarded
JIrs. Swain §5,000 damages. Slie
had asked for §59,000. The
verdict was thrown out by the
Sec C.ASE, I’agc Four
ON HIS VISIT to Dare County recently, while making a tour
of the 19 counties in his District,’ Congressman Walter B. Jones
congratulated Melvin R. Daniels of Mairtco, now North Carolina's
oldest registrar. A native of Wanchcs6 oh Roanoke Island, he was
elected register of deeds 44 years ago in 1924 and hns 'been re
elected during each campaign since that: time. He is 77 years
old. Jones discussed several current probli^s and matters with
his Outer Banks constituents. (Aycock Brown photo)
SELECTIVE SERVICE
BOARD CLOSED BRIEFLY
Selective Service System,
local board No. 28, JIantco, will
be closed temporarily, until a
new clerk is hired, according
to information Oiis week from
the local board. Notice willl be
made when the office is re
opened.
Dare County has boon .award
ed a ce.rlificalo of n)iprt‘ci:ilioii
from national lieadquartcrs,
American Red Cross, for 50
years affiliation. Joe Hume,
chairman of the Dare County
chapter, has compiled informa
tion concerning curieiit activi
ties of tlie unit, now perform
ing more services Uian ever.
“Most outstanding service, of
course, is the blood program,”
1 H^inie saivi. From May 1
'tluough Dec. 31, Dare recipients
of blood used 340 pints of
blood. Quota for the year July
1907 through June 19C8 is,326
pints.
Collected during the last visit
in October were 98 pints. Two
more visits will occur: Cape
Halteras on March C and Jlan-
tco, at the Masonic Lodge on
May 8.
“It will he neccssaiy to col
lect 228 pints on these two
visits,” Hume stated, iu order
to meet the quota.
Disaster Serivees
Many services have been per
formed during disasters, but the
most rt.ccnt occurrence was in
March 1902. Fortiinatoly, that
was the last consequential
stom along the coast. J. G.
Kellogg of Jlaiiteo is currently
disaster cluainnaii.
Fund Drive
Under co-cliairmanship of
Mrs. Virginia Brantley of Kill
Devil Hills and Mrs. Linda
Sawyer of Manteo, §1330 was
collected, falling slightly short
of the goal of §1524. These and
otlier Red Cross officials ex
press appreciation for llio fine
spirit of cooperation and effort
of co-workei-s in, raising this
money.
Service to
Military Families
JIrs. Edna Cuthrdl of Man-
too is chairman of the pha.se
concerned with contacting mili
tary personnel during emer
gencies. She emphasizes the
iniportancc of up-to-date ad
dresses for all jiersons.
First Aid-Water Safety
George Church, National
Park Sen’icc, heads the First
Aid and Water Safety Division.
During 1967, cou'^ses were
I available in these subjects, with
29 completing tlie first aid; 38
peraons finishing the water
safety courses. Advanced and
instructor eourse.s are to follow,
and first uitl courses arc now
beginning at Manteo High
School. Instnictors are needed
in these fields and those in
terested in tile programs ' may
contact Church at Wright
UiTitliers National' Memorial,
Kill Devil Hills.
BREAK-IN AT FISH FIRM
IN WANCHESE NETS 1260
Thieves broke into the office
of Lund Fisheries, Inc., at Wan-
cheso Wednesday night and
stole about §260, according to
the Dare County sheriff’s de
partment.
Deputy Sheriff W. E. Dan
iels said the thieves broke a
lock on the outside door and
then broke into a locked filing
cabinet in the office. He said
the money was in a pouch in
an unlocked metal box in the
filing c.abinet.
The money consisted mostly
of §10 bills and n few §1 bills,
Daniels said.
Daniels said invesligatoi-s
found some fingernrints whidi
have not been checked out.
CONSERVATION WIVES VISIT ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
AS GUESTS OF THE DUNES OF DARE GARDEN CLUB, wives of delegates attending the 26th
annual N. C. Association of Soil and Water Consoivation Districts at Kid Devil Hills this week,
were taken on a tour of Elizabethan Ganlcn, Fort Raleigh Historic Site, The Lost Colony’s Water
side Theatre and Pea Island Wildlife Refuge on Tuc.sday. The women, from West Jefferson to
Bimnswick, and many other points in North Carolina, are shown at the Garden where Mrs. Leo
Jlidgett and Louis Midgett of the Garden Staff, showed them around. (Photo by Aycock Brown)
Tuesday’s tour
Included in
was a visit-to Newman’s shell
shop, request of the visiting
ladies, and also lunch in a Man
teo restaurant. Furnishing
transportation were seven mem-
liers of the Dunes Garden Club.
In addition to the- scheduled
tour several of the ladies toured
the Manteo, Colington and
Southern Shoros arc.as.
On Monday afternoon the
Greater Nags Head (Chamber
had an informal coffee for the
wives at the Carolinian, Nags
Head.
Of the fifty-one ladies regis
tered with the group forty-one
took the garden club tour.
ESEA PROGRAM
SUBJECT MANTEO
WOMAN'S CLUB
Speaker From Casv/ell Training
Center Scheduled
Feb. 13
The JIantPo Woman’s Club
met Tuesday night, Jan. 9, in
the Manteo Community Build-
ing.
Although a 11 o n d a n ce was
light, a very entertaining pro
gram was pre.sentcd by Stove
Basnight, Jr. Basnight explain
ed to those pre.scnt the nurposc
and o’.iniatioii of the ESEA pro
gram. He explained cacli of the
three divisions, associated as
T.-llo 1 II nnfl m Th» InHor
is the study of oceanography
in which ho showed a scries of
slides c.:i (.lie .subject.
Mrs. McCoy Tillett, Jr., pre
sided over the business se.ssion.
Ml'S. Rennie Williamson made
the motion the club donate to
the Library Building Fund in
honor of Mrs. Georgia Hanvood
in the amount of $500. The mo
tion was approved.
A donation was also made to
the seventh aiul eighth grades
for iiniforins to be u.sed in
ba.sketball games.
After Mr. Basnight presented
hi.s program, Uioso present en
joyed refresiinieiits of tea,
mixed nuts, cookies, fudge and
fruit cake. Hostesses were Mrs.
Evelyn Gibbs, Mr.s. Kenneth
Whitney, Mrs. Hal Ward, and
Mr.s, Dottie Bridgenian.
Next Month Meeting
An interesting program is
sclieduled for the Feb. 13 meet
ing of the club.
A reiiresentative of the Cas
well Training Center will be
present to give and talk con
cerning the activities of that
clinic. All meiiibei's arc urged
to attend.
2 ESCAPE ROAD SANS,
RECAPTURED IN 4 HOURS
Two state prisoners from the
Creswell Prison Camj) had some
short-lived liberty Monday.
There is doubt tiiat tliey en
joyed it.
State Trooper S. If. Lassiter
said Jerry Fisher, 23, and Jerry
Stokesnerry, 23, escaped from
a road con.struction gang near
Stumpy Point about 2:40 p.m.
Monday. 'I'lie temperature was
in the mid-twenties.
Less than four hours later
the men, cold, wet, and bedrag
gled, came out of the swamp
and thumbed a ride from a
pickup truck headed toward
Manteo. The .truck contained
some prison gruards, Lassiter
said.
The cold escapees, both white,
were returned to the camp at
Creswell, the trooper said.
DARE CANCER CRUSADE
SHORT OF ITS GOAL
Last year Dare County was
the second highest in the state
in per capita giving to the Can
cer Crasade. The Crusade for
the current year has fallen far
short of its goal of $2,000.-
Therefore, it is hoped that all
community chairmen and work
ers who have not already com
pleted their drive will make a
special effort to do so within
the next two weeks. To date,
only §900 has been received.
The following communities
have not reported: Kitty .Hawk,
Southern Shoros, Stumpy
Point, Manns Harbor, Mashocs,
Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills.
Others still incomplete are
Wanchese and Manteo.
Anyone who wishes' to con
tribute but has not been called
■■•n may send contribution to
JIrs. J. O. Basnight, Manteo.
Memorial gifts arc to be sent to
Mrs. John Garrison, 'Manteo.
Forty per cent of all funds
arc kept in the local unit for
use in the county. Lot every
citizen of Dare County fight
cancer with a check-up and a'
check.
POLICE OFFICERS ELECT
Jlenibcr.? of Dare County’s
Law Enforcement Officera As- ..
sociation elected Foster Forbes
of Manteo as their president for
1968. ’!
Forbes, an enforcement of-.-
ficer for the state Wildlife Re-
.sourccs Commission, succeeded
Balfour J. Baum, district rang;'
cr for the National Park Setv-,
ice, - 1,
Donis ' White, Manteo, was
chosen vice president. Mrs.,
White has been a deputy sheriff
here for more than year«;'
Doug Morris of the;NatibhaI;
Park Service wa8*elM^*8Mre-'
tary and Jerry Holloman, Fish'
and Wildlife Service at Pea Is-’
land Wildlife Refuge, waB_
chosen treasurer. - I »