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David Sticic • . Kill Devil Hilla, N.C. 27948 '8-21.^/Vi^ .7.. , _, SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS Fourteen Pages in Two Sections VOLUME XXXIV — NO. 16 4 CONVICTED IN DISTRICT COURT OF DRUNK DRIVING Officer Says Waits. 21, Shout- X ed, Cursed, When vr Arrested rus*"'-'*: .Tn'Itrn W S. fo.,,. riovconc Fri'hv ‘})nrnfo^ rinI jTPvo pop), )j,jj sonlpnco P''’Tcled minn n.'ivioent of n A'l o'nopnio/l +„ Co'irt. CoTi”!'c*P() wevp Hnr- ^ ov Wpi(‘*5 of F.tiorplpo^,) pod Hnmnton. , Vo.. PotinUI T MoVP»* of Konifovrl W'llli.orn HoUcr of Suffolk, *07,/) Fdwanl NcNeH of liockv Mount, Tlinme.s of ♦ho • S^o^e Potrol was the arro.'ding of ripo,* ,n OiOeh on so. Tharops vickert un tlie ?t- voiir-old W-iits Ai"T. .T1 on 1.58 Hvna.ss. Ifo s",:|| "tVait.s had an odor of alcohol about hitn. ro- fi'spil to ernt into th" patrol cav when onlered to do .so. and ehouted and c'o-spd the officer. » Thames said Waits also hal a si.x-inch hunting knife con cealed in the front seat. Tie sn'"' Waits “obvionslv w‘->'S drunk ” •Waits testifiei’ that as he drove south toward Nags Head he “.saw this c-or in front of nip.” He .said the car tlriver .signaled to turn, then failed to turn. Ho said, “I nulled around and had to go off the highwsv." Waits said he had put four beersin • his^ car as-'^he. left iHampton and had drunk two of them by the limo he got to Currituck. He .sa’d he was not drunk, that lie told Thames be ■I'eoul-.', walk, .and that Thames ‘ “did not li.nve to ’nit me in the pabol ear like ho said he did.” Wr.ii.s said he “never had b'-w: -’rrested for anything like , NV;.its worked at the Oregon ’■ 'ct fishing center during nart the Eumnicr of 1007. Some brushes witli the law were re- j, ported at the time and Waits appeared in Court. Thames said he would ask the clerk of the See l OUK. Page Four MAIL SHOULD BE X 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 NORTH CAROUNA Pages . One through Eight MANTEO, N: C. 27954, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1968 Single Copy 10^ HOMEMAKER'S CLUBS.RAISE FUNDS fiOR LIBRARY. CHAMBER DRIVE FOR MEMBERSHIP TO END OCT. 31 ANDY GRIFFITH ENDING THREE-WEEK VACATION AT ROANOKE ISLAND RESIDENCE 5^. Committees Appointed Monday Night; Other Business Discussed y ■ --lu MRS. HARRY BAUM, (right) presjdent of "the Dare County Council of Homemaker’.s Clubs, is shown presenting a check for $175.00 to Mrs. Jean T. Ward, librarian. The money will be used to pay for the table far the children’s room and the book cart shown in this pieturo. The cart is given in honor of Mrs. L. L. Gibbs for lior dedicated work in the libi-ary. She was a regular staff member for seven years and at present is a part-time, librarian. Mrs.’ Gibb.s is also a member of the Wanchese Home- maker’s Club. The following Dare County Homemaker’s Clubs had fund raising activities in order to give the table and cart: AInntco, Wanchese, Kitty Hawk, Rodanthe-Wavcs-Salvo, Frisco, Hatteras, and Avon. AMERICAN lEG«ON CONFERENCE AT NAGS HEAD OCTOBER 25-27 Di>’er.'”;s of Cren+er Nags Hnad Chamber of Commp’Te Mondpv night voted to coneh’de on Oct"bar bl the membershin- ♦■und raioing drive for the year. During the two weeks remain ing. po.i*.=onal contacts of those businesses which ha’ve' not ioined for the coming year will lie made. Additionollv. contacts of whoic.salers and Jobbers .serv ing the arp.-i will he made in Norfolk. Elizabeth City. Eden- ton, and other communities. .Approximately .ifiiO.OOO ha® been rai.sed to date, but officials are hopeful that the amount will exceed last year’.s $15,000 figure. The chamTicr’.s hospitalization insurance program was dis- cusced by representatives of N. C. Blue Cro.ss and Blue Shield. Inc.—Earl Britton and Jim Mar tin—who infoimed the board that no change in coverage or increase in dues is in line for this time.' They said, however," that some modification might 1k! expected around Jan.’ 1. See DRIVE, Page Four I »«/*' • f u- i ANDY GRIFFITH, HIS SON SAM, WALLACE W. HARVEY, 111 and DR. HARVEY, of Manteo, are shown back of Oregon Inlet Coast Giiaj-d Station last Sunday following a vi.sit to the Coips of Engineers hopper-dredge "Hyde.” Andy b concluding a three-week rest at his home oh Roan oke Island, following one of the busiest scheilules ever. Mrs. Griffith and their daughter Dixie, have also been vacationing. An avid boater, Andy is vitally interested in the Oregon Inlet project, and was told by officers aboard the vessel that project specifications would be, met this week —a channel 14 feet deep across the bar and 200 feet wide, .^ndy (the.Sheriff of Mayberry) was an instant hit among men in the crew, numbering about 45. - FORMER MANTEO BOY IS FLORIDA DERBY WINNER COP'S "AtTITUDE" BASIS OF CdURT DEFENSE OF KIDS Six Seniors Apparently Object To Being Called "Children” A number of high .school seniors in the 17-18 ago grou)) enlivened District Court pre- ceedings Friday with an accoun* of how six of them celebrated in the early hours of Oct. 8 af ter con.structing a homecoming A .parade float. None denied they were speeding, as charged, but all complained of the “attitude” of (.he arresting officer. Judge W. S. Privott ignored the comphiints against Manteo’.s night policeman. John L. Regan, and ordered prayer for judg ment continued . against thn driver, T*hilli|) Don' Br'ucc, and iold him to jiay court costs of $15. XPrivott al.so said the wit nesses who appeared in Bruce’s . behalf could collect witness fc-es if they desired. Bruce would be liablo for the fees. The witnes.ses. all pa.ssengcrs in Bruce’s onneding truck, were Ted Dale Miilgeft. Ray Mcckins. Mar>’ Wcscott, Karen Kendall, ami Roxie Farrow. - Privott and Solicitor Tom I Watts each cpjicarcd more con- li ^ cemed why the yoingsters were •away from home at 12:45 a.m.t ; especially on a .school • nigh* they were about a'specd of 85 mile.s pefC hour in a 25-miIo zone. Bnica said he'couldn’t “see why being out at 12:45 n.rn. has any bearing on the ev'e.” Privott lookcil quickly at the hoy and asked his aite and if he went to .school. B.-iice said he was 18 and did go to school. Regan s.aid he had received a radio call shortly after midnight of Oct. 3 al*out a loaded pickup truck speeding on the ainiort road. Regan .stationed hi.s pa trol car- on Broad Street near the highway and waited. A few minutes later he said, a pickuo ■..truck “with six or seven kids” '■••in‘'tlie-back end went by about about 40 miles per hour. Hn said the truck'turned left at the stoplight and .started toward dowTitowTi JIanteo. He said that as he approached the speeding truck the passengore in the back lay dowm. • '; • Regan sa’d he. followed the tnick around the courthouse and stopped it near the furni ture store on County Street. He asJd the truck w.os going aliout 36 to 40 miles per hour. Ho gave Bruce a ticket. Brace conducted his own de- \ See COURT, Page Eight A’lnreximately ‘"400 .A merican Legionnaires .a ’i d Auxiliory o'cmhors will attend a confer- onco f’t Nags Head October 25- ’’7. -The, Carolinian Hotel, will be headquarters for the Lugion- "o'-es and the John Yuncey will he meeting I’l.nce for mem bers of the .Auxiliary. I.eaac P. Davis of Mnntoo. D-’-e . County Veterans Service Officer, who ho'S long been a.s- sociate'l in affairs of Fort Ra- ■oigh Post No. 20. and District Legion official.® have workeil for some *>inc to Iwing a major state meeting to the area. Inchided among officials who W’ll be attending are J. Canxill Wilson of Raleigh. Department Adjutant ;,R. W. Blackwelder of Charlolto, convention'chairman. Business .«cssion.s will bo held both morning and evening, Fri day and Siitiirday..'riie Auxili- •’iy will li.ave luncheon on .Satunlay at the John Yancey, and will join Legionnaires for a buffet dinner and dance Satur day night. ' . 'X Among those attending will bo Mrs. Clarence Collier Cum- herlarid (Flora) who was in- -stallnd as the national vice president of the Southern Divi- -sion'of the'American Legion Auxiliary on Sept. 12, at the !8lh National ■ Convention held in New Orleans. This office is of one-year duration and the Southern Division consists of thirteen states, the Panama Cp"'i1 Zone and Puerto Rico. Mrs. Cumberland was born'in Washington, D. C, the daughter of John and Margaret Carring ton, ‘both parents of English descent. She attended public school, high school nml business college in Washington and See LEGION, Page Four DARE COMMISSIONERS approve zone plan , FOR MANTEO AIRPORT Sleeting Monday, Drre Coun ty Commissioners formally .ndonted a p'an for zonirg of the Manteo Airpo’-t and relatwl ’"I'lronch areas. There were no ohific*ors. The only nrevious romidain* w.as f*’om Willis L. Wilren. an adioining landowner, who told the boaixl that he felt it uniust that he be required to curtail hi.s timber growth. Boaixl Chninnan W. Stanford White on Monday asked W. H. McCown, county attorney, what procedure would be in onler regaiding Wilson’s property. McCown said that the county should * negotiate' with Wilson for an, acceptable price on the ohicctionahle trees.' “If that fails,” said McCown, “we can enter into condemnation pro ceedings.”. The action of . the boai-d in adapting the regulations was unanimous A prime backer of airport improvements i.s Dr. W. W. Han’C.v, Jr. Nags Head Township board member, who made the motion to adopt, seconded by iRondal K. Tillett, at-lai-ge member. $33:006 GRANTED HYDE COUNTY FOR WILDLIFE REFUGES School Fund Behefiti Under 'Refuae Revenue Sharing Act' for Three - Areas -The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife,-.;of, the' U, S. 'De- pnrtment of the. Interior has lireseuted Hyde County .Officials with ’checks*totaling $32,!)05.40, in acijo'rdance’with ■ Public Law 88-623,1 known ’ ns Hie Refuge Revenue -Sharing' Act. The,Act provides for annual payments'.to cnuntie.s in. which National Wildlife Rcfuge.s are Incatcil based on cither 3/4 of 1% of the adjusted co.st of land :icquircd by the Bureau in the county or 25%- of the not 'rcr ceipts obtained from ii.se privi lege.® on public domain. However, the county automatically re ceives the larger of the two figures aniPcannot benefit frem both.at the same time and even if .marketable limlier were har vested, 25% , of the receipts, re ceived from the sale would not equal the 3/4 of 1% of the ad justed value of the acquired lands. These^ funds are not paid in'lieu of taxes. The Act further stipulates that the funds must lie e.\pended solely for the bene fit of public schools and roads. Since Hyde County does not ad- miui.ster or maintain public See FUNDS, Page Four ROBBERY. AHEMPT ON MANTEO CABBIE MON. NIGHT FAILS Two Arrested end Slated for - Hearing In District Court ' Friday Morning When Manteo cab driver Jlaiwin 'E. Daniels took a pis- senger for a ride Monday night, he had exneriences ns never be fore during his eighteen years on the downtown stand. He was told by the nn.ssenger that his “head would be blown off” as an ' attempt at robbeiy wa.s made. Daniels related: "I was s.it- ting downtown Monday night at about bus airival time when n pa.s.senge.r climlied in the back seat and instructed me that she wanted to go to Homy Da^'cn- port’s. .A for we airivcd there, and Heniy came out, she said that she wa.s iui.stakcn, that .she didn’t actually want to go there, hut .some other place. She then told me to take her hack whore we came from, hut before wo had gone much di.stance, she told me to stop. She said that .she had been riding the bus, and being quite uncomfortable and in need of desperate relief .she would use the realway. In an effort to accommodate her, I stopped, as ha.s been the case Sec KOBnEKY, Pago Four PALL 'S BECKONING ABUNDANCE, VARIETY IN N. C.; MUCH ALSO TO BE SEEN IN OTHER AREAS $1578.62 TO DARE UNDER REFUGE SHARING ACT The Dare County Board of Commissionei-s on Monday w.as presented a check for $1578.02 from the feileral government by William C. Gooi, manager of Pea Island Wildlife Refuge. Granted under Public Law No. 88-623, the Refuge IRcvenue Sharing Act, the total area in- volveil is 5,885 acres, and is ex empt from county taxes. MALCOLM K. FE.AIR1NG, 13, who fjeveloped his art of fishing in ocean and sound .watens off the Outer Banks,' recently used his .skill .successfully at a fi.sh- ing derby at Fox Lake near Titusville, Fla. . , JLilcoIni, eighth grade at a .school in Sorrento, Fla., about 50 miles from .Titusville, rived at the derby waters bare ly .1 half hour before the event sponsored by the local Kiwani.s club came, to .■jn„ond. With hi.s aunt, Mi-.s. Roliert - Lupo, of Titusville looking on, he hur riedly loadeI a hook and line with a half dozen angleworms and began fishing. Just before the derby ended, an 11-inch bass struck tho.se succulent worms, and Malcolm had a fish. It was the largest caught by any entrant in the 10- 14 age group. It earned Mal colm a tro))hy and a rod :inl reel. Malcolm is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Fearing, .Ir., of Manteo. He spent the summer as a mate on a party fishing boat operating out' of Oregon Inlet. AWARD TO MRS. MANN FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IS.-GEORGE,MANN, division president of the North Carolina Heart Association, last week eived the ,"(]hapter-bf-the-Year Award” from Mrs. Peggy Holmes, Edenton, district secretary. MRS. received The award, given .annually; went to Mrs. Mann for the successful drive for funds for the associ ation last ye'ar in which Dare exceeded its quota "of $2,500. .The award was made'’at the home of Mils. Mollie F. Andrews during a covered dish dinner. Mrs. Andrews is division vice-president. By CATHERINE D. MEEKINS A recent brief trip to the mountains of North Carolina once more pointed up the fact that one doe.s not have to croB.s the ocean and visit Switzerland and other foreign countries to view some of the most magnifi cent .reenerv in the world. Be ginning with our own beache.s. which are surely among the mo.st beautiful along the Ea.st- ern seahoai-d. and going west ward through the rolling Pied mont to the mountains, there i.s an abundance and variety to he found nowhere else in .so short a distance. The fall .sea.son is upon us and already the_ treej? arc showing color. The^ peak should come early this year be cause of the thy weather. And nowhere do the dahlias, bloom more beautifully and more pro fusely than in the North Caro lina mountains. There are many spots frem which to choo.se when planning a trip to our western counties. The Blue Rilgo Parkway i.s un- surpa.s.sahle for seeneiy. The route I recently traveled in cluded an unspoilwl and unclut tered drive along interestate 25 from Asheville to Henderson ville, where I left the interstate and followed U. S. C4 through Brevard and Ca.shiers to High lands, the highest incoi-porate1 town in North Carolina. The elevation rises to almost four thousand feet there, and it is reached on a road which i.s winiling hut good, and there is little along the way to mar the beauty of the countr>’silc. From Highlands to Franklin, route 64 winds through the Cullasaja Gorge, one of the mo.st beauti ful and one of the most rugged of the mountain gorges. 'The road, blasted from mountainside cliffs, follows the Cullasaja River until it branches into the Little Tennessee. At one point Bridal Veil Falls cascades onto the. highway, and in former years there was only a narrow trail nestled in the cliff under the falls. Now a ledge has lieen built wide enough for a two lane road, although one can still drive under the falls if one desires. Franklin calls itself the “Gem Center of the U.S.A.", and in a building named “Ruby City” there is a-display of gems dug from various parts of the coun- 1T>'. The manager, on being questioned, said he would esti mate that approximately forty per cent of all the specimens on display were mined in North Carolina. Some were from other parts of the state, but most from the mountains. These in cluded quartz, amethyst, aqua marine, moonstone, garnet, star ruby, emerald, smoky quartz, ruby, golden beryl, sapphire, citrine “topaz”, star sapphire, nitilated quartz and rhodolite. Some of the gems had been cut and poli.shed, hut many were in large, rough chunks as brought in from the mining areas in their natural state. There are many gem cutters in the vi cinity. To (he West of N. C. If one desires to go farther than the western boundaries of North Carolina, there are vast areas of the United States off ering variety and' interesting terrain. On a trip two years ago to visit my daughter and her fam ily in Boulder, Colorado, I came to the conclusion th:it flying i.s for the birds—flying is for those who like to fly—flying i.s for tho.se who are in dire need of reaching a certain place in the .shortest length of timei— but if you really want to .see this great country of ours .snd can spare the lime to do so, go overland. ' I traveled by automobile and saw iiarts of the United States that had never been adequately dcscuiljed to me. The beauty of the North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee mountains was a familiar hut ever lelightful panorama, hut after crossing fi'om Tenne.ssee. into Kentucky Ijy way of Cumliorland Gap, the territory was new. In the toxm of Middle.shoro, K.v., there w:i.s a small, unpi'ctentious re.‘*tnur- ant which made one wonder if it might he a mistake to stop there, hut the. food wa.s delici- oius, all really home-cooked and a pl.'ice to recommend to friond.s. Not too many mile.s from Middlesboro the highway connected with interstate 70, which 1 followed in part most of the way across the middlcr western states. It was the middle of Sep tember, and all acro.ss the coun try the -fall wild flowers were bloom — everywhere ficJd.s and meadows were covered with the goldenrod, black-eyed Susans .and wild asters, not exactly alike from jjiace to place, but cssejiti.ally the .same species. Everj’avhere roads were in process of being built. Inter state highways were completed in spots and under constraction in others. The interstates are wonderful for getting some- See VARIETY, Page Eight WOMAN ELECTED MAYOR OF KDH BY TOWN BOARD SUPERIOR COURT FACED WITH BIG ■ DOCKET MONDAY 85 Cases Lis'Ied For Trial, . ^.22 For Drunken ' Driving ' Tlie , fall term of Superior Court i.s'.scheduled to oiien Mo'n‘- ' d.ay to eon.sider a docket of 85 rase.s. Most of the.su wore all- pealed from District Court, some'in the felony class were bound ovei' from the lower court, and some, were not tried in the May term. Judge George 51.' Fountain of Tarboro .will conduct the court. Chaiincfiy S. Mcekins, cleijc of the court, s.aid 100 veniromeri bad 'been sumnumeil • for' Jury- duty. This does,,not mean all will'' be here liDC:iuse, Meokin.s-.saii!,-. "soine are dead .ami .some died” • before court could convene. He said nine of the veniremen sum moned will he used as members of the grand jurjl The remain ing nine members of the grand iury are holdovers from the May term. 'I’he grand jury must, consider and indict l)eforc.,the cases docketed can be tried. .. , Drunk driving — formally listed as “driving while .under the influence” — is the crime' ■ listed in 22 of the docketed cases.. These include the ease again.st Dolon D.'ivi.s Gaskill of Frisco which ended in a mis trial in May.-A holdover ' cat^'e from the. 5Iay term involves Dr..; Linus M. Edwards of-Manted. ' Judge .Albert W. Cowner said in, 5Iay that he was reluctant- to', continue the Edwards case hut was forced to because hi.s :it- . torney claimed a patient in uain wa.s nishing to Edwards’ office at trial lime with court adjournment near. Alvy Knott and George -T. Slattery, each under sentence of 10 years for theft of an automo bile in Columbia, are sclicduled to be tried for auto theft,here. Knott and, Slutteiy :ilso' are , charged with breaking and en tering. Michael Ray Woolard, a Chesapeake bully hoy who was convicted of a.s.saiilt in connec tion with the horsewhipping, of, tourists on Jockey’s Ridge at Nags He.'id, has appealed prison .sentence and is schediilel - 10 he tried. Six of the seven assault ca.so.s doclsetod arc leveled again.st Woolanl. There aro five speeding cases on appeal. The (kfendants were convicted in Di.slrict Court nml appealed in the hopes they will See DOCKET, Page Four i HYDE'S JAYCEES 'FARM DAY' ON SATURDAY. 11 A.M. 5Irs. Diane St. Clair was clecteI mayor of Kill Devil Hills at a special meeting of the town hoanl Wednc.^day night to .suc- ceel the late Charles T. Grif fin, who (lied Oct. 4. Griffin had hecornc mayor Aug. 13, succeeding Thomas H. Briggs who had resigncxl sev eral weeks earlier because of poor health. Brigg.s died .=hortly after Griffin became mayor. Mrs. St. Clair was chosen un animously by the five members of the town hoard. Mr.s. St. Clair had been a memlier of the board for several years. She re signed from the board la-st night and was succeeded by Charles Bailey. Other members of the board who .selectcfl Bailev and then elected Mrs. St. Clair to the mavor’s post were Eddie MeJson, Thomas Dotson, Gar land Stewart, and Ernest Elvin iRbger.s. * Mrs, St. Clair operates the Wilbur and Orville Wright Mo tor Lodge on the beach. There has been a considerable turnover in the Kill Devil Hills mayoralty and town hoard in recejit months. Jlr.s. St. Clair is the third mayor, Melson is the second mayor pro-tem, and Dotson, Stewart, and Bailey are board members by virtue of selection by the exisiting hoard. Ted Wood resigned, as a'-board member and mayor pro-tem in mid-August. -'The first,anniml Hyde County.,.' Jaycee Farm Day i.s licing held' on Saurday, October 10, begin? ning at 11 a.m. The event will-- be held at Mattamuskeet School. ‘ Honoi'od (yucfils attending will include Congre.ssman Walter B. Jones; Republican Ree.«c B. Gardner, a contender for Jones’ seat; State Sen. Ashley B. Fut-1 reU; Rep. William R. RoiMjrson' and State Jaycee President Jim! Church. Featured attractions will be displays of .new fanning and ’ logging eqiupment, plus new. automobiles and tracks. ' Additionally, therm will lie an art exhibit of some 75 paintings , by Hyde County artists. G:ime booths, pony ridc.s and iirizc awards will also lie highlights of the day. Hot dogs and hamburgcin will he sold, and a barbecue supiier will be served from 4 until .6 P-m« , HONORARY TAR HEELS MEETING IN DARE CO. ‘ll ^ -4 -1 .ir IV-'I Some 25 strong, Honorary Tar 'Hepls were assembling at Nags Head Thui-sday and will continue through SatuHay bn their .semi-annual gathering.. Co-hosts are the CaroKnian Hotel and N. C. Department of Conservation and Development.;' The organization was founctal under the late Gov. R. Gregg • Cheriy', and includes membera* who D'om far as Philadelphiai to attend.' t.,' ‘ ..j; * - Governor Dan K. Moore scheduled to arrive Friday, ^ is foi-meir-Gov. Luther Hodg^^.' Representatives of C&D will in-' elude Director Dan E. Stewz^, J Assi.stant Director William^'p; Hensley and Johnny Hemmer^tSjiSl photographer (now - - retir^)|T;t^^J with the department for many T years. While on the coetd, thejlSoiir^#^^ orary Tar Heels "will be de^re^.j to “fishing and-? relaxing,’?-yt^H spokesman stated.
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