1978 Shore Line
By Phyllis Makuck
“So this is the final issue,” announced Mayor Ken
Haller in the June 1978 edition of what was then called
the Pine Knoll Shoreline. Throughout 1977, founding
editors Mary Doll and Betty Hammon had expressed
their lack of time and energy for keeping the paper go
ing. However, by adding George and Moni Eastland to
the staff and having the paper appear quarterly rather
than monthly, they had hoped to continue. The March
issue appeared on schedule, but by June, the plan had
fallen apart.
Recalhng a song from the Sound of Music, Doll and
Hammon ended, saying; ..were in this crazy planet
full of crazy people, somersaulting around in the sky,
and every time we turn another somersault, another day
goes by and ‘There’s No Way to Stop It.’ But in this case,
the last somersault has been turned and we would like
to quit while we are ahead, as the expression has it....”
They were not quitting without a sense of achieve
ment. “We wanted very much to help PKS’ers pull
together and incorporate.” Pine Knoll Shores, they
concluded, “.. .certainly has developed into a friendly
and cooperative enclave and we did incorporate with
the help of the N.C. Legislature.”
The town was firmly established. It was going to
continue to grow, and infrastructure development to
support that growth was underway. George Eastland
wrote in March 1978, “Plans for the new town hall-fire-
and-rescue complex are continuing apace, with con
struction expected to begin within the next 90 days and
completion later this year.” The construction timetable
seems overly ambitious, but plans for acquiring fire and
rescue equipment and for having trained volunteers to
use the equipment were also in progress.
Carolina Water had “erected and placed in service
a new 150,000-gallon tank, along with an additional
deep well..Carteret-Craven Electric was soon to
begin building a “30,000 KVA electric sub-station on
Roosevelt Drive that would “improve its service to the
growing community.”
Ordinances and zoning regulations were in place.
The Community Appearance Commission had a new
staflF and, together with strong homeowner associations,
would continue “to maintain housing and landscaping
standards that will harmonize with and enhance the
already attractive qualities of the community.”
Also supporting a sense of community were ongoing
volunteer efforts and organizations such as the Garden
Club, Womens Club, Ancient Mariners and Country
Club. All were well established and had activities that
would continue to bring members of the community
together whether or not events were reported.
But we know, as Ken Haller expressed in his farewell
message in June 1978, “...some day a new Shoreline will
rise, Phoenix-like, to carry on the traditions established
by the old.”
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