The coastland times. [volume], June 26, 1959, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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PAGE TWO
MACNEILL’S APPEAL
TO HIGHWAY MEN
FOR INLET BRIDGE
Cape Hatteras Newspaperman
Presented the Case In a Few Well-
Chosen Words. >
' There has been considerable
comment about the recent appear
ance of Ben Dixon Mac Neill, the
sage of Cape Hatteras before the
highway commission in Edenton,
in which he presented the case for
a bridge across Oregon Inlet. Be
cause of this, we are printing his
remarks made on that day:
“Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen:
“My name is Mac Neill. I am and
have been for twelve'years, an in
habitant of Hatteras Island. Did
I follow my personal inclination
I would, at this moment, be look
ing at such of the world as con
cerns me from the porch that the
Seabees added to the shady side
of my house, an<t not bothering
about whether ferries ever run or
bridges get themselves built.
“But my neighbors on the Is
land have entrusted to me a mes
sage of reminder to this Commis
sion and to the four million peo
ple who are North Carolina. I am
not attended by any delegation.
My neighbors would have come, as
many of them as could manage
to get across the Inlet. The blues
are bighting at home and my peo
ple are right busy. Yesterday Capt.
Bernie Ballance stopped by to show
me the first mackerel taken
from the suif this year. He said
it weighted six pounds.
'“The message and the reminder
that I bring from the Islanders is
brief. First the reminder: it was
the distinguished father of your
ehairman who, as Governor, estab
lished and implemented for North
Carolina the policy of toll-free
travel in this State. The Islanders
hold him in grateful memory, as
should all North Carolina. Rarely
a day passes but I hear some visi
tor, his resources depleted by
turnpikes and tunnels, bridges and
ferries, as he made his way hither,
marved at our freedom and I hear
same Islander remind him “Gover
nor Broughton he freed the ferries
—and us.”
“The ferries, free now these 18
years, bring 300,000 visitors to our
Islands annually. Because they
have long since reached the limit
of their capacity, our ferries also
keep away more visitors than they
can bring. It is not feasible to put
more boats into operation, nor
larger boats. There is not room for
them.
“The operation of the present
ferry system is a luxury that North
Carolina can not afford. It is pro
hibitively costly. It cost a dollar
and a half to fetch me across the
ferry this morning on the way
here and I’ll have to have another
like sum from you to get home
this evening.
“It adds up, gentlemen, by very
simple arithmetic, to the fact that,
within five years, the annual sav
ings on the operation and main
tenance of these ferries would build
and pay for a bridge. Not just a
bridge but a modern one that
would solve for a long time to
come the problem that has no
other possible solution.
’'‘You have to spend the money.
Within five years the present
equipment, at best a makeshift,
will be utterly worn out. There
are no more what-time landing
craft to be converted. You will
have to build ferry boats of a
special design and they will cost
as much as a bridge, and still re
quire operation.
“My Island neighbors have only
to suggest that you think five
years ahead. On their behalf I beg
leave to simply youte the favorite
legan phrase of Mr. Justice Hunt
Parker: Res ipse locatur—the
thing speaks for itself. And to
that I must add the Islands thanks,
and my own., for hearing us.”
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rein, Ville Platte, La., has his hands full restraining his dog,
King, from the cameraman. This formidable adversary is one
of the sentry dogs used to guard missile sites a few miles south
of Fort Belvoir, Va.
Trained to attack anyone who
approaches, the “sentries” may be
safely handled only by their mas
ters. Hand and voice signals are
used to direct the dogs whether
they be close at hand or patroling
their duty stations.
To illustrate the great distance
from which these dogs can be di
rected, First Lieutenant Ronald
Komorink of Roseville, Mich., ex
ecutive officer of the Nike site,
related, “One handler placed his
dog at home plate on our baseball
diamond and ran him through his
paces by means of hand signals
from center field.”
The dogs, trained four hours
daily, are trained not to destroy.
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man sentry of the presence of an
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attempts to flee.
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the Washington, D. C., area after
receiving 13 weeks of “boot” train
ing with the 26th Infantry Scout
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NPS PERSONNEL WINNERS
OF SIOO CASH AWARDS
Moody Meekins of Avon and
Henry McClease of Manteo were
presented cash awards of SIOO
each by the Superintendent of Cape
Hatteras National Seashore.
Moody Meekins, who recently re
tired as Caretaker of the Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse and Museum
of the Sea, was rewarded for his
loyal and dependable service.
Henry McClease, a highly re
spected colored employee, was re
warded for his faithful and con
scientious service as Caretaker of
the Administrative Headquarters
and the Bodie Island Visitor Cen
ter.
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MANNS HARBOR PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. David Guidry and
their children, Deloris, David Jr.,
Kem, Donna, and Denise of Mor
gan City, La., arrived to visit
Mrs. Guidry’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Hooper, and her sis
ters, Mrs. Donald Midgette, Mrs.
Lee Kelly and Mrs. Jimmie Umph
lett, another daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Donald Wil
liams and son Mike of Seattle,
Wash., will arrive Friday for the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seiter and
children, and Miss Bettie Morrison
have returned to Wilmington after
visiting Mrs. Seiter’s father, Al
bert Ward and Mrs. Ward. Bettie
will return here this week and will
be employed at Polly’s iKtchen.
Mrs. J. B. Hinnant and Mrs. J.
D. Baucom of Durham are spend
ing this week here at the Hinnant’s
summer home.
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Henson
of Kinston are vacationing this
week at the Davis Beach Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Armstrong
and children, Tommy, Lynn, and
Lois spent the week end in Nor
folk. They were accompanied home
by Mrs. Evelyn Sutton, who
is a guest this week of Mr. and
Mrs. Armstrong, and Mr. and Mrs.
T. 0. Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Iris Ralph and
son, Anthony visited in Elizabeth
City during the week end.
Mrs. Lloyd Midgett, Mrs. Cal
bert Gray, and Mrs. Murray Mann
spent Monday in Washington.
Miss Faye Ambrose in Norfolk
the past three weeks has visited
her aunt, Miss Rose Bratten.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Green of
Elizabeth City were guests of rel
atives for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman T. Gibbs,
Jr., have returned to Cincinnati,
after two weeks with his parents,
and Mrs. Gibb’s aunt, Mrs. Mary
Midgette.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bratten
Whaley of Norfolk visited Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Ambrose.
Miss Farris Ambrose, daughter
of Mr.and Mrs. Lawson Ambrose,
spent last week in Norfolk with
her uncle and aunt, Mr .and Mrs.
N. T. Sawyer. Sonny Ambrose is
spending this week in Creswell
with his grandfather, J. S. Twiddy.
John and Bobbie Midgette of
Mashoes are leaving this week for
Long Island, N. Y. to visit with
relatives.
Miss Loretta Twiddy, grand
daughter of Mrs. Mary Crees, is
spending this week at Virginia
Beach with Mr. and Mrs. Roy D.
Cz reef
Willard R. Sutton, Mrs. Sutton
and daughter, Jerri Lynn of Ports
mouth spent the week end here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
O. Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mann and
Mrs. Henry Armstrong called to
Wilmington Monday by the illness
of their father, T. 0. -Sutton. Mr.
Sutton was there on the week end
to attend the Methodist Confer
ence, and due to illness had to re
turn home on Monday.
A2C Willis A. Crees and Mrs.
Crees are parents of a son, Wil-
THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C.
SWAN QUARTER
BIDDY LEAGUE
TRIMS ENGELHARD
“Engelhard played a good game
but Pm glad we won” said a biddy
player as he journeyed back to
his home on last Saturday. This
statement adequately expresses the
sentiment of all the team members.
In the third contest of the sea
son, Swan Quarter came out vic
tor with a score of 17-11 making
a total of two wins and one loss
over Engelhard. Swan Quarter
rallied in the second to the tune of
8 runs. This caused the Engelhard
team to tighten its belt, wipe it’s
sweat and settle down to some
good defensive playing and they
held the opponent at 8 while they
tied the score in the last of the
6th at 11 all. In the top of the 7th,
Swan Quarter again rallied for 6
more runs. Determined to hold the
score they took the field and in the
midst of spectacular errors and
superb coordination they held them
to 11 runs. Smithwick was hot and
retired the first two hitters while
the third popped out to the in
field.
The Engelhard team proved to
be excellent hosts and the team has
shown much improvement since the
beginning of the season. Mr. Bill
Harvey Cox is to be complimented
on his tireless effort to give the
necessary supervision to these boys
8 thru 12 years of age. He is
definitely molding them into a
team that will make him proud as
time passes and they grow into the
game. As every one knows, this
is no easy task and he needs the
support of every person in the
community, not only with finances
but also with their physical assist
ance. He would be grateful for
men who are willing to give of
part of their time to help in the
practicing of these boys and who
will lend a hand in general. The
same thing applys to the Swan
Quarter community, and it is
hoped that the other communities,
Fairfield and Sladesville will make
an effort to oganize their boys so
that they might enjoy some of the
fun that should be theirs.
Both Swan Quarter and Engel-
lis Arlen Crees, Jr., born June 13th
in Camden, Del., Mrs. Crees is the
former Ester Daugherty. Miss Ro
sa Daugherty has been in Camden
for several weeks with her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Tillett
and daughter, Marsha Lynn of
Norfolk visited relatives here on
the week end.
Mrs. Wallace Taylor and .daugh
ter, Peggy Ann spent Tuesday in
Norfolk.
Miss Stella Bretten has been a
patient at the Columbia hospital
for several days.
Dr. and Mrs. John Wright of
Chapel Hill are vacationing at
their summer home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Flay Kemp had as
their guests for the week end, Mr.
Kemp’s brother, and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. James Kemp of Nor
folk.
The
DAREOLINA
FOOD HOUSE OF
THE OUTER BANKS
EXPRESSES
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Thanks and Appreciation to
Visitors and Homefolks
TO THE HUNDREDS OF VISITORS SINCE WE OPENED FOR BUSINESS, WE OFFER OUR
SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR PATRONAGE AND ENCOURAGEMENT EXPRESSED.
TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO VISIT WITH US, WE EXTEND A
HEARTY WELCOME TO VISIT WITH US AT ANY TIME. YOUR COMMENTS ARE AP
PRECIATED.
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THE DAREOLINA
NAGS HEAD, N. C.
hard are short of 13 year olds who
want to play ball and both want
a team this age. If you are 13 and
want to play ball, see Mr. Bill Cox
in Engelhard or Donald Cahoon in
Swan Quarter community. They
will see to it that the team is
organized and games made avail
able.
The line-up for Swan Quarter:
Smithwck, D.—P; Harris, Jr.—lst;
Miller, W. —2nd; Jarvis, B.—CF;
Penleton, T.—C; Cahoon, B.—LF;
Carter, V. —RF; Mann, S.—SS
Gibbs, 8.—38. Substitutes: Pe
gram, B.—RF; Smiith, L.—LF.
Line-up for Engelhard: Miles, 1.,
Warner, J., Spotansky, S., Jones,
M., Meekins, D., Waites, 8., Mc-
Kinney, B„ Meekins, M., Spencer,
L. Substitutes: Flowers, H., Har
ris, H.
After the “Biddy League” game,
both teams sent a mixed team of
5 thirteen year olds and 4 biddy
players on the diamond for a
“quickie” game of four innings.
In this contest, Swan Quaarter also
was victor to the tune of 4-2. Runs
were scored for S. Q. by Jarvis, B.
in the first and by Rhodes, Mann
and Pendleton in the third. Engel
hards runs came in the fourth in
ning.
Line-up for S. Q. for this game:
Smiithwick, S. —Ist, Rhodes, A.—
CF, Pendleton, T.—SS, Jarvis, B.
—C, Pegram, B. —RF, Rayburn, J.
—2nd, Reid, D.—LF, Swindell,
A.—3rd, Mann, K.—P.
The Swan Quarter Biddy League
thanks the following for their help
and contributions toward making
this activity possible. Gilbert Tun
nell for making available three
complete uniforms to the team—
P. D. Midgette for giving three
uniforms to the team—Harry Jar
vis for one uniform—E. Williams
for making available one uniform
to the team —Hal McGee for his
cash contribution, his automoblie
and his time spent helping at the
games—Mr. Jack Lupton for his
cash and the drinks sold during the
game at Swan Quarter —T. Smith,
Mrs. E. Gibbs, Joe Lupton for their
furnishing transportation and to
Henry Spencer for his automobile
and the time he spends helping
with the ball field —E. L. Gibbs
for his drinks to the team mem
bers for playing and winning the
games—The Berry Company for
tape needed to wrap broken bats.
“To the team” means that the
team owns the material and shares
the material and when the season
is over all team material will be
cleaned and stored for another sea
son. When a suit becomes too
small for one- boy, another will
fill it without any ill feeling on
the part of any on. Parents of the
boys who wear team uniforms will
be responsible for the cleaning and
care of same.
Since team work and personality
and attitude are as important as
winning a game, it is hoped that
by developing the team spirit,
these boys will realize the true
value of good and clean sports
man-ship. Please remember this:
A MAN NEVER STOOD SO TALL
AS WHEN HE STOOPED TO
HELP A BOY.
MIDDLETOWN PERSONALS
Mrs. Charles Pilliman and girls
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Payne.
Mrs. Midford Wallor and Wendy
of Elizabeth City are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Carowon and Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh McKinney.
Mrs. Florence Burrus of Swan
Quarter visited here this week.
Mrs. Claude Sitchfield, Mrs.
Sherwood Selby and Mrs. James
Earl Cox visited in Washington
Thursday.
Mrs. Lilliie Cox is visiting here.
Mrs. Edward Carowan, Mrs.
Hugh McKinney, Mrs. Midford
Wollar and Wenoy visited Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis Simmons Wednesday.
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