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(3 Ifete SssstaB La&ti Area PrcsciYa Cham Of Outer Delis .s at Oreron Inlet Waiun the pacrty of the ferry will nofcaccommo- Uts, succeeded in retting Conn-ess data urnuiiall v-Timto fnsfft'o ...1 . !?. .. Establishment of the Gape Hat-) teraa National Seashore Recreation Area along the rugged co&at of North Carolina adds another "first" to the colorful history of the Outer Banks as tiie scene of events which have had lar-reaching efiect on development of the Western Hemisphere. For this remote, picturesque region now be- , cones the home of America's first National Seashore. "Oape Hatterag has perhaps one of , the Most interesting heroic sea his tories in the entire United States, if not in the world," said Conrad Wirth director of the National Park Service, auring a l5Z visit to the Banks. Plans for the development of the area call for setting up a museum to "tell the storv of the sea." Tha lavln- ment of the Park, wihieli akn-rtaA an Act of Congress in 1937 but was interrupted by World War II, will mean new prosperity and increased public attention for the Outer Banks. Pavinar has been nnmnlofov) Aft 4tk hisrhtwav from Nasrs Head in Tf ( by way of the free State ferry across Oregon Inlet, but. this Outer Banks highway is no boulevard vet. aa it. takes several years for roads of this tvne to be Stabilized, and triainr should be prepared to make detours aiong cne way .and to anticipate de- WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FENCING NEEDS! AT THE SAME LOW PRICES WE QUOTED DURING OUR SPECIAL SALE! 9 39 12-Gauge Fence Wire $17 ALL SIZES AND HEIGHTS IN STOCK WE ALSO HAVE Electric and Battery Fence Chargers Insulators Batteries 14 and 16-Gauge Wire Hertford Hardware & Supply Comply! x iuiue. acne, ajhu bank. THE DIFFERENCE It 1 1 !!!! ??? ! , , . . ... , ; ; . . - - : !FQRP' N c Purelube U premium qasJtoj-PLUS! It's to ood it meeti mil requircmentt even where "heavy-duty!! oil it recommended by passenger car manufacture en. It's so long-lasting It saves you money on the quarts you don't add I Change oyer now for a cleaner, more efficient actor with a longer, happier ninning life! is j Cscocd Book . Winslov Qfl G; Church Street' Hertford, N.C. PHONE 3336 date unusually-heavy traffic. Actual development of the Park must await. apmriatiHnn nt nIHiiKnnal acreage, but the highway bag already openea up me area to visitors and private enterprise has- constructed year 'round accommodation on the Banks. Rich In History - -On the shores of ha Onter Rank the first Entrb'sh flatr waa flown in I the New World when a little band of adventurers led by Sir Walter Ra leigh landed at Roanoke Island in 1584. In 1585 the fin Fnclioh mlnnv was established on this spot, lasting scarcely a year, me subsequent "(Lost Colony" of Enarlish settlers w)ia van. ished from the place remains famous as the firsjt great mystery in Ameri can history, and a the birthplace of ne urn emia corn in America of English parentage. , From the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk in 1903 two Ohio brothers named Wil bur and Orville Wrirfit wircwurfhiHv launched' the first flight of a power driven airplane and again the course of destiny for new -world aiul nM urns sharply altered, just as British coloni zation of the region altered the des tiny of. the knglishHspeaking people. A SVmDhonie drama nn Ifonnnlre Island, entitled "The Lost Colony" and written by North Carolina Play wright Paul Groan. dramatized the story of the English settlers and has been seen by .more than 550,000 people since it was prigi- naiiy presented to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare. On the site of the Wright Brothers' hMorv- malrinir ven ture into the air. a flfl-fnnt ornnifo monument is visiting hy thousands of tourists every year. . ror the Dast few centurioa Imanil and history have grown side by. side in tne uanKS area, and Hie Bnnirm themselves, closely identified with maritime activity and the mm vhn go down to the sea in ships, 'have retained speech and ountnmn namfod down to them from the 16th century. Mariners have lonar known and feared the storms and reefs of the region; pirates in bygone days favored its in accessibility.. : Fishing and warning sailors against nautical hazards, or rescuing them from the teeth of reefs and hurricanes these have been the Bankers' chief interests for years. More recently, they have turned to (raiding, feedinsr and housinor h v'nL tors who have discovered the region irom the mainland as ferry service, bridges and improved roads gradually made it accessible as a recreational area.-' - " " ' To Preserve Quaint Charm Acouisftion of lands and tion of Park boundaries will not des troy the picturesque villages or molest the homes and fishing craft of the I cankers. The first legislation toward setting up the Park provided that vujokvb ana oiner areas uwir ia velonment within the area nhnnlil ' Ka excluded. Because of extensivA inm- merciai development on the upper Banks, the original overall plans . for cne ranc nava hpen Hn- would have included the entire terri tory north of Bodie Island to the Virginia line, hut State Highway 158 near Koanpke Island Sound bridge causeway to Oc- racoKe inlet. Exchidinar all vilLaires on the Rnv. the Park area embraces approximately oc. square mues ana 33,000 acres. Of this, more than 8.000 juma i. i owned by State and Federal govern- menis, naving been acquired through the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Commission established by an act of the North Carolina LeiriitfaiHnn in Since the Recreation A m i inta will be public property, both village residents and outsiders will have free access to the ocean, although it will be necessary for the Parlr adopt safely regulations as to surf- rishing and balthing and parking areas. r isnxDtt ana nuntintr nsffnta in Pam lico Sound waters were reserved to the People. State and Federal hnnMn and fishing regulations will apply to waters both inside and outside the Recreational Area boundary righlts. The Federal Wislatinn AuthnnMmr the recreational area also stated that hunting will be permitted on Ocraooke isiana, on the waters of the sound, and on not more than 2,000 additional acres of the recreational anna nnfauli the Pea Island refuge and its waters l game preserve). The fark Service has mapped plans for the formation of a committee to feelw tit 9. nnn. hunting site as soon as lands for the necreation Area are acauired. . - Difficulties Surmounted The history of the National Seashore project has been almnat. shaken as the seas and aands of the area itself.. The idea of preserving- ene unique region as a coastal play ground for the nation was formed 17 vears aeo. hut war nA nM tial oil boom Interrupted. One of the first men to recognize the possibilities for the Park waa Lindaav then First District Congressman from North Carolina and now Comptroller General of the United States. It was largely due to his. efforts that the Federal Government, in early 1934, launched a program of reforestation' in the proposed Park area. This waa fnl. towed by the salvaging of the famous luape Harteras ugnwouse, an impres sive Structure which had haan alutn. doned in the early 1930 because of encroaching seas. Sand fences and the planting of hardy beach grasses neipea reouua .tne vape ior more t an a mile. , The lig-hthouse was gavel and last year it was completely over hauled and put into operation again. In 1937 Congressman Warren, with to pass legislation providing for the establishment or tna 'Vape Hatteras National Seashore.? ThU WiaimMnn in addition to excluding mnoh Amm. oped area from the Park, also pro- I IJ.. iL.i 1 1 . - . . - . viues wave legai resiaeniB or the vil lages be oermitted to earn a tiVm k fitfhing within the boundaries "of the wationai sea snore, subject to such rules and resrulatMna aa tha wm- tary of the Interior may deni sary to protect the area for recrea tional use. a 1940 amendment in cluded hunting in the same manner. The legislation provided that n lani. iincluded in the nroiect mmM oe aonated to the srederal Government state CommlasfaiB Fnnnui In, 1939 the State legislature of norcn varoiuta Daased a ihiii It.. duced by the late Senator ID. IB. insr of Manteo. which not nn ro. Haitteras National Seashore Commis sion wiran nine members' from the North Carolina (Department of Conser vation and Devnlonmatix.i members to e appointed by the Gov Funds Allocated A gift of 4618.000 jfn Ui himli.M of land for the park area was donated by two charitable foundations created by children of the late Andrew W. Mellon, Herbert Hoover's Secretary'of the Treasury. The fmmHaifintw. . the Old Dominion FoundnlMnn aim! A I Avalon Foundation. Under the agree ment oetween the (State and (Federal governments, the State of North Caro lina will put up $618,000 to maitch the money offered bv the two iflnnniriia. tions. Of this. S500.000 has Wn ol. located from the Contingency and Emergency Fund, whila Aiisnnn t available in Park funds held by the Department of (Conservation an1 TIa- velopment. The National (Park Ser vice opened an of fic at Mant in w whniiwv aa July, 1952, and land acquisition got underway immediately thereafter. Basketball Team Sees College Game Members of the ffenmiimana utu School basketball team attended the State College-Villiam and Mary bas ketball game played Tuesday night a Norfolk. The local players saw the game as guests of J. H. Towe, J. Ed gar Morris and T. B. Sumner. State's Wotfimclr. ninth rnnlcAd baa. ketbaH team, of the nation, broke a three-year jinx, beating William and raary py a score or ez to s. : MART LONG CIRCLE MEETS , " The Marv Lons Omla nf tti Ttofi.i Church held ita meeting at the Com munity House on Monday night, Jan uary 12, with Mrs. Wallace Hobbs and Mrs. Gr R. Ward as hotftasaaa. J-Send ilia Liffht" was he BOiuT. AltAP Whlih Miti Innn Tmkm in chanre of with several taking part. "AH Hail the Power" was the clos ing hymn, and Mrs. Joe White dismiss- ea tne group. . .Mrs. Ward conducted a contest with Mrs. John Corprew and Miss Eunice Long winning prizes. f- v ' ' Delicious refreshments vre serve t Others present: Mesdames' Stanley Rlannhanrl. VmIa InrAan. Vjitrar I fiTM. Robert Evans, Joseph Proctor, Free- Mn Tnnv. FlHnH Tiilian Twins'. rmmett Long and alias ituwi Mans- neid. : . . Just Arrivetf... A CARLOAD CEMENT PIPE IN 10-12-15-inch sizes SEE VS FOR YOUR NEEDS Harris Plumbing & Building Supply Co. HERTFORD, N. C. USED CARS L 2ju 1952 Plymouth, 4-Docr 1948 Plymouth. 4-Door 1947 Dodge, 4-Hoor 1950 Plymouth, 4-Door 1946 Ford, 4-Door '48 Dodge, Club Coupe 1949 Chevrolet, 2-Door 1949 Plymouth, 4-Door 1950Buick,2-Door 1949 Ford, y2-Ton (Pick-up) SEE US FOR BETTER BUYS IN USED CARS II II' I Come To Our "White Sale" Look over our circular V- which was sent to you. Check the many bargains offered in this big event. These are good bargains and you can really use the merchandise. 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