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VOLUME XXVII NO. 29
THE LINDSAY WARREN
BRIDGE ALLIGAI OR
TO OPEN FEB. 9TH
Governor Sanford and Highway
Officials to Make Last Trip
on Ferries
The Lindsay Warren Bridge over
Alligator River is to be received
from the contractors on Friday,
February 9th, according to advice
from Melvin R. Daniels, Clerk to
the Board of Dare County Com
missioners, who says it is planned
for Governor Sanford, Highway
Chairman Merrill Evans, Commis
sioner Gilliam Wood of Edenton,
Graham Elliott of Washington, and
perhaps other state officials to i
make the last trip across on the
femes and return byway of the
new bridge.
The bridge has been nearly three
years in the building, and was built
by T. A. Loving Co. of Goldsboro,
who built the Wm. B. Umstead
Bridge over Croatan Sound. It is I
nearly three miles long, and cost
over three million dollars.
By popular request, it was named
in honor of State Senator Lindsay ,
Warren of Washington who has
been the area’s most outstanding
public Official during the past 40
years. Much credit has been given
Senator Warren for his leadership
of the movement toward getting
the bridge built.
The three ferry boats assigned
to tills run are expected to be
used on a newly established ferry
route in Carteret County, between
Salter Path and Onslow County.
The six-county Southern Albe
marle Association, with W. J. White
of Columbia as bridge celebration
chairman, is planning a whopping
celebration for the acquisition of
this bridge, sometime in April of
this year. It will be held in Colum
bia.
1962 JAMBOREE
COST ESTIMATED
AT NEAR $4,000
Officials of Dare Coast Pirates
Jamboree have estimated the event
scheduled to launch the 1962 vaca
tion season during the is&fc weckend
in April this year will cost approxi
mately $4,000.
The decision was made at a meet
ing of the official* on Nags Head
' last Sunday afternoon at a meeting
presided over by the 1962 Co-Chair
men Julian Oneto and Ralph
Swain.
Estimated incomes for staging
the event will come from dances
presented in advance of and during
the Jamboree and from the sale
of advertising space in the sou
venir program.
Mrs. Elnora Preston, secretary
treasurer of Dare County Tourist
Bureau was appointed chairman of
the advertising committee, of the
Jamboree.
Other matters discussed during
v . the meeting included plans to have
the Dagger Dance for teen-agers
and the Jolly Rogers Ball on April
IS, 14, earlier by one week than In
previous years due to Easter week
. end and religious holidays during
the week immediately prior to the
event as in the past
If plans develop so they can be
held safely, there will be go-cart
races this year through down-town
Man too as an added attraction . . .
It was decided that the Queen and
King of the pirates should. Attend
and participate in two travel-shows,
the first at Charlotte and the sec
ond at CindnoatUft was planned
to have a fully organized treasure
hunt for childran. Lawrence Swain
already appointed to co-ordinate
plana for Jamboree participation
in the dedication of the new Lind
say C. Warren Bridge was also
appointed as Jamboree liason offi
cers With county and state law en
forcement officers in keeping order
during the event, especially during
the Grand Pirate Ball.
It is planned to have another
meeting*V>f Jamboree officials on
February 11 at which time the
proposed program will be discussed
and tentatively adopted.
HYDE COUNTY NATIVE
DIES IN NORFOLK, VA.
William George O’Neal, 76, hus
band of Mrs. Pearie Sears O’Neal
and son of Thomas and Mrs. Lizzy
Eastwood O’Neal, a native of Hyde
County, and a resident of Norfolk
since 1916, died Monday at 10 a.m.
in his home at 121# Collins Ave.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. Mae
O’Neal Raynor of Portsmouth, Mrs.
Lyda O’Neal Dunn of Norfolk and
Mrs. Fred Warren of Belhaven; 10
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchil
dren; and a brother, Luhy O’Neal
of Baltimore.
A funeral service was conducted
in H. D. Oliver Funeral Apart
ments Wednesday at 8 p.m. by the
Rev. Cree W. Collins of Church of
God. Burial was in Forest Lawn
Cemetery.
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THE COAiSTLAND TIMES
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 CAROLINA
FEATURED SPEAKER AT
W.S.C.S. MEET IN MANTEO
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DR. GEORGE M. SCHREYER.
professor of Christian education at
Pfeiffer College, Misenheimer, N.
C. who will be speaker at Mt Olivet
Methodist Church, Manteo, begin
ning Sunday, January 21 and con
tinuing through Wednesday, Jan.
23. Following the visit to Manteo
Dr. Schreyer will visit Ahoskie,
where he will participate in a sim
ilar function for three days, begin
ning Thursday.
He is a native of Asheville and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schreyer
of Arden. In 1936 he received his
A. B. degree from Wofford College,
in 1939 his B. D. degree from Duke
Divinity School, and in 1948 re
ceived a Ph.D. degree from Bos
ton University.
Dr. Schreyer is the author of two
books m Christian education:
“Christian Education in Action’’
and “Christian Education in a The
ological Focus.”
The study course, one of four
sponsored annually by the W.S.C.S.,
which Dr. Schreyer will teach, will
be entitled “The Meaning of Suf
fering.” Church members from
Stumpy Point, Manns Harbor, East
Lake, Wanchese and Kitty Hawk
are expected to attend, and an in
vitation is extended to the public
to attend, regardless of denomina
tion. Meetings begin each evening
at 7:30. P. M.
Due to a conflict in scheduled
meetings in Manteo, the Tuesday
evening meeting will not be held.
Instead, there will be an extra
session from four until six Sunday
afternoon, with a Fellowship Sup
per before the evening session at
7:30.
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
HANDLES CURRENT TAXES
In last week’s issue of the Coast
land Times, it was reported that
tax collection duties of the sheriff’s
department had been assumed by
other parties in a general reor
ganization of the tax assessment
and collection functions of the
county organization. This is not
the case, according to Mrs. Donis L.
White, deputy-collector in the
office of Sheriff Frank M. Cahoon,
who advises that the only tax col
lections handled outside the sher
iff’s department are those of delin
quent accounts which are presently
being sought for by Thos. H.
Briggs of Kill Devil Hills who as
sumed the role of delinquent tax
collector by appointment of the
commissioners last fall, and who
receives for compensation 10% of
the amounts collected.
Mrs. White, who stated that she
had been working 12 and 13 hours
a day in handling these tax ac
counts for the 1961 levy, said sho
believed payment of taxes for the
current year to be running slightly
ahead of previous years. The last
report filed showed a total of sllß,-
386.49 paid.
CAPT. W. O. GIBBS, TEXACO
TANKER CAPTAIN IS DEAD
Capt. WilUam Osborne Gibbs, 69,
died at 7 a.m. Saturday in a Nor
folk hospital after a long illness.
He was a native of Beaufort
County and lived at 201 W. Ehr
inghaus St Elizabeth City for 84
years.
He was a son of Thomas Ban
nett and Mrs. Nancy Selby Gibbs
and the husband of Mrs. Hilda
Kilpatrick Gibbs. (He was a tanker
captain for Texas Oil Co., 27 years,
and was well known in the sound
and river county of N. C. where he
had piloted oil craft into every port
when he worked for Miles Clark
of Elizabeth City.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs.
Vance Flemming of Elizabeth City
and Mrs. Dick Speer of Augusta,
Ga.; a brother, A. B. Gibbs of
Elizabeth City; two sisters, Mrs.
John McKinney and Mrs. S. D.
Spencer of Engelhard, and two
grandchildren. ,|W #
DEEPER CHANNEL
IS RECOMMENDED
INTO HATTERAS
Army Engineer* Approve Long
Task of Congressman Bonner
for Better Waterway
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
has 'been advised by the office of
the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Corps
of Engineers, that the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
has recommended the deepening of
Rollinson Channel to a 12 ft. depth
over the present 100 ft. width,
deepening the existing harbor basin
at Hatteras, North Carolina, to a
12 ft. depth and the channel from
Hatteras Inlet Gorge to Rollinson i
Channel in the vicinity of the basin
at Hatteras to a 10 ft. depth and
100 ft. width. Mr. Bonner stated
that he has been working on this
project for several years and is
pleased to learn of the approval
by the Chief of Engineers.
The recommendation of the Chief
of Engineers will be reported to
the Public Works Committee of
the House of Representatives and
the campaign Committee of the
Senate for hearings and inclusion
in a Public Works Bill. Sir. Bonner
further stated that the Chairman
of the Public Works Committee of
the House has advised him that a
Public Works Bill will be reported
during this session of Congress
and that opportunity to present
this project will be given. Con
gressman Bonner also said that he
saw no reason why the project
should not be included in the Public
Works Bill and passed in this ses
sion of Congress. It had been hop
ed, he stated, that this project
could be initiated and completed
without further legislative action,
yet in accordance with the law,
the above procedure is necessary.
BATTLE OF ROANOKE
ISLAND CENTENNIAL
WILL BE FEB. 7-8
One hundred years ago this week
the Union Fleet sailed from For
tress' Monroe in Virginia with Haf
teras Inlet, already
Federal troops during the previous
August of 1861, as their destina
tion.
From Hatteras Inlet the fleet
would sail up Pamlico Sound and
engage in the Battle of Roanoke
Island which resulted in the subse
quent capture and occupation of the
area on February 7,8, 1862.
This year, on the one-hundreth
anniversary of the battle, and un
der the sponsorship of the Dare
County Civil War Commission,
there will be special observances
of the event held in Manteo and at
the sites of two markers, one al
ready erected at the site of Fort
Russell near the intersection of
the Wanchese and beach highway,
the second expected to be ready by
the centennial date, near the east
approach of William B. Umstead
Bridge here on the island.
Under the caption "ARMADA
SAILY”, a news story reprinted
from an Atlanta newspaper report
ed the sailing of the Union Fleet
from Fortress Monroe, Va., as fol
lows: ,
“An armada of 86 Union ships is
on its way to Hatteras Inlet, N, C.,
today, to attack the North Carolina
coast
“If good weather prevails, a
landing is expected momentarily.”
“The fleet of 20 warships and 66
lighdraught troop and supply ships
assembled at Annapolis, Md.,
Thursday and made its way to this
Union bastion Friday. The van
guard of the fleet departed for
Hatteras yesterday morning.”
“The Commander of the expedi
tion £b Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Bum
side. He commanded a brigade at
Bull Run.”
“Union forces under Gen. Ben
jamin F. Butler established a base
at Hatteras Inlet last August, cap
turing the Confederate forst Hat
teras and Clark, 670 prisoners nndi
36 cannon. Only one Union soldier
was lost in that operation.”
“It is the intention of the Bum
side expedition to expand the Union
footing in North Carolina and oper
ate along the coast.”
“The area is not believed to be
strongly defended. It is important
to the Confederacy as a base for
privateers.”
PLUM N. PEDRICK
DIES IN ENGELHARD
Plum N. Pedrick, 64, a retired
State Highway Department em
ploye, died Friday at his home in
Engelhard. Graveside services were
held at 1 p.m, Sunlay at Soule
Cemetery by the Rev. Jimmie Wil
liams. Survivors included his wife,
. Mrs. Lizzie Cahoon Pedrick; one
. foster eon, Roy Pedrick of Ander
> son, 8. C.; and sister, Mrs. Seth
Harris of Swan Quarter.
MANTEO, N. C.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 19. 1962
NEW L. COLONY MANAGER
HAS HAD WIDE EXPERIENCE
W ak
R flh «
F. EDGAR THOMAS JR., of Chap
el Hill, Monday was named general
manager of The Lost Colony, it was
announced by Mrs. Fred W. Morri
son of Washington, D. C., chairman
of Roanoke Island Historical Asso
ciation.
Appointment of Thomas to the
top staff position of Paul Green’s
outdoor symphonic drama, first
presented at Manteo during the
summer of 1937, was authorized
by tht Association’s board of direc r
tors at a luncheon meeting held to
day at the Sir Walter Hotel.
Prior to his appointment
Thomas was assistant to the secre
! tary of the General Alumni Asso
ciation of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, an organi
zation with which he has been as
j sociated for the past 10 years.
, In his new position to which he
, reports immediately on a fulltime
. basis, Thomas succeeds J. Sib Dor
ton, now escheats officer of the
Consolidated University of North
Carolina, who served as general
manager of The Lost Colony for
the past two seasons and currently
is vice-chairman of the sponsoring
group’s board of directors.
In addition to the Manteo head
: quarters office of the drama, office
• space for General Manager Thomas
on the UniversityVsmpus at Chapel
' Hill is provider r»he drama’s ofP
i season months, it was announced by
Chancellor William B. Aycock of
the University, a member of the
• board of directors of Roanoke Is
-1 land Historical Association who
1 served as chairman of the commit
tee to recommend a successor to
Dorian.
A native of Wadesboro and a
1937 graduate of the University of
North Carolina, Thomas returned
to Chapel Hill in 1961 after five
years 'in New York City during
See COLONY, Page Four
ELLSWORTH MIDGETT, 70,
DIES IN MANTEO HOME
Funeral services for Ellsworth
Burrus Midgett, who died suddenly
| Thursday night, Jan. 11, at the
family residence in Manteo, were
conducted Saturday afternoon at 2
j o’clock in the chapel of the Twi
ford Funeral Home in Manteo by
' the Rev. Harold F. Leathennan,
pastor of Mt. Olivet Methodist
Church.
A solo, “Last Mile Os The Way,”
1 was sung by John H. Long, and
’ “Sweet By and By” was sung by
' the church choir. Mrs. Rennie Wil
liamson accompanied at the organ.
The casket was covered with a
pall of red and white carnations
and fern.
1 ' Active pallbearers were Allen Lee
’ Mann, Keith Fearing, Earl Green,
1 Ralph Umphlett, Sam Midgett and
Seldon Midgett.
Burial followed in the Manteo
cemetery.
Mr. Midgett, who was 70, was a
native of Rod an the and lived in
Manteo for the last 17 years.
He was a retired Coast Guards
man, having served 26 years.
He was a son of Abraham and
Mrs. Susana Midgett.
He was a member of Mt Olivet
' Methodist Church and the Ameri
' can Legion.
He and his wife celebrated their
60th wedding anniversary Dec. 27.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Dorcas Midgett of Manteo;
a daughter, Mm. Max Mann of
Alexandria, Va.; three sons, Gaston
Midgett and Ellsworth Midgett of
Manteo and Bqrni* Midgett of Rich
mond, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Earnest
Sanders of Manteo; and four grand
children.
i MRS. ROSE BRICKHOUSE NEW
POPLAR BRANCH POSTMASTER
I WASHINGTON, D. C.-Con
i gressman Herbert C Bonner today
s announced the appointment of Mrs.
i Rose L. Brickhouse as permanent
. postmaster at Poplar Branch, Cur
, rituck County, North Carolina.
, Mrs. Brickhouse has been serv
ing that office as acting postmaster
i and passed the Civil Service exam
ination with a high rating.
. FULL COURTROOM
: TO HEAR MIDGETT
SUITS THIS WEEK
; Lengthy Testimony In Palmer Mid
gett Case Delays Many Oth
er Proceedings
Attracting more attention than
any other civil actions tried before
Judge Chester Morris during the
January terms of Superior Court
here this week suits brought
against Martin Kellogg Jr., and
Fentress Homer of Elizabeth City,
executors of the estate of the late
Capt. Cornelius P. Midgett by Mr.
and Mrs. Palmer S. Midgett for al
most $15,000 which they as plain
tiffs claimed was due from the es
tate in salaries and other expenses.
The case started Tuesday and
was still underway at noon on
Thursday with the liklihood that
it may not reach the jury or be
completed until Friday. Many wit
nesses for both the plaintiffs and
defendants were questioned during
the hearing. The witnesses came
from not only (Hatteras Island and
the Dare Beaches, where Captain
and Mrs. Midgett had for many
years owned and operated the pop
i ular First Colony Inn, but from
, Elizabeth City, Raleigh and other
i widely separated areas.
I Specifically the plaintiff Palmer
Midgett, claimed that in 1967
through 1969 and at other times the
estates owed him for salaries, mei
; icines, beverages and other expen
, ses to almost SIO,OOO, which in
. eluded interest In her suit, yet to
i be tried, Mrs. Wilma Midgett, wife
. of Palmer Midgett and niece of the
. late Capt and Mrs. Midgett, will
seek to collect $3,960 which she
, claims is due her for services ren
, dered as assistant manager of The
’ First Colony Inn.
, Defendants (executors of the
, Midgett estate) answering the
I complainants contended that the
. plaintiffs had received lodging and
r board at no charge to their family,
, certain monies and a portion of the
estate as outlined in the Mill of
. the late Capt. Cornelius P. Midgett,
. and were therefore not due the
. amounts they claimed.
[ Attorneys for the plaintiff were
I Leroyy Coodwirf and—WeU#, Eliaa
. beth City and for the defendents,
■ John Hall, Elizabeth City.
In Monday’s schedule, numerous
cases, some of which had been
, standing for years were closed,
without demanded relief which
, principally involved judgments
sought. They are as follows.
Rosalind Swain vs. T. Grady
Griggs."
Mahonie A. Quidley and wife vs.
Edward Scheldt.
Melvin Elbert Midgett vs. Ed
ward Scheidt.
George Thomas McKinney vs.
Edward Scheidt.
McDonald Dixon, administrator
' of estate of James D. Wilmouth and
Mary Ann Bennett vs. B. W. At
-1 kins.
Cape Hatteras Elec. Membership
' Corp. vs. Luke B. Midgett
; E. J. Hooper vs. Dan Oden, et
' als.
Divorce Granted
Divorce was granted to Reginald
' Gray Meekins of Avon, and Rose
Austin Meekins, based on 2-year
, separation.
. Another divorce action was trans
-1 ferred to Currituck County, being
between Frederick and Mary Jolliff
Burrus.
“ A case involving Griggs and Pro*
' duce Co. vs. Dr. E. (H. North of
1 Elizabeth City was ordered trans
ferred to Pasquotank County.
A suit brought by Malcolm S.
[ Daniels of Wanchese against Fields
Fish and Oyster Co., was settled
by consent judgment
In the case of Eileen B. Jones,
seeking support from Fred L.
Jones for separate maintenance,
reference was made to a previous
court order.
CHANGE IN OREGON INLET
FERRIES, TEMPORARILY
The ferries at Oregon Inlet are
' operating on 4n offbeat schedule
temporarily, according to announe
, ment by D. W. Patrick, ferry oper
; ations manager, of Manteo. Begin
! ning with Wednesday, January 17,
i the ferries began the day with one
! leaving each side, north and south,
at 6:80 am. The next ferry is at
; eight am., (from each aide) and
will continue every hour on the
hour through eight p.m. An addi
tional trip from each side will be
r made at 9:30 and at 10:30 p.m.
1 The published schedule is not in
effect until further notice, due to
■ mechanical failures of the ferry
r boats. The needed repairs cannot
. be made due to the fact that the
t shipyard railways at Manns Har
bor are undergoing repairs, which
are expected to be completed about
* February 15. After the railway re
r pain are completed, ferry boat re
- pain will be made, and the posted
schedule will be resumed.
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS SPENT
BY NPS STABILIZING FORCE IN
ECONOMY OF OUTER BANKS
Dare Coast People Have Enjoyed Large Payroll
with Coming of Cape Hatteras National Sea
shore; Multi-Million Dollar Tourist Business Cre
ated Where Area was Withering From De
pleted Income Sources
BOYS CLUB BEING
FORMED ON R. I.;
LIONS SPONSORING
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Under sponsorship of the Man
teo Lions Club, the first Boys’ Club :
in Dare County is scheduled to get
underway soon, for boys of both
elementary and high school of Man
teo. The project, in the talking 1
and planning stage for several ;
weeks, was settled at this Tuesday 1
night’s meeting of the Lions. :
Registration will begin Monday,
January 22 at 7 p.m. in the high j
school gymnasium for elenmntary ]
school students, and at the same .
hour on January 29 for high school \
students, age limits from 7 through i
17. Fathers of all boys interested ;
in joining the group are also urged ,
to attend at time of registration, j
as well as supporting the general
program.
While the organizational group ,
of boys anil not qualify for mem
bership in Boys Club of America, ,
it is hoped that when the 100 or so ‘
members required to attain repre- j
sentation are admitted, that steps ,
may be taken by the sponsoring
group to assure this connection. *
, Primary function of the club will ;
be from the beginning, as in the
, parent national club, to direct ac
tivities of the youngsters in the
path of becoming wholesome, self- 1
supporting citizens in their later
> years.
First objective after attaining :
membership will be a physical fit- '
ness program, and from that will '
, come such crafts and sports as bad
minton, volleybalL
basketball, etc. Registration and
beginning sessions will be under
direction of Lions Club members,
but further assistance may be ren
dered through other local civic
groups. i
DARE COUNTY DISPLAYS
WILL BE FEATURED AT
CHARLOTTE SHOW SOON
The Travel Council of North
Carolina will play a leading role in
the Carolinas Sports Show in Char
lotte January 30-February 4 with
a 12-exhibit “North Carolina Show
case” featuring attractions from
the Great Smokies to the Outer
Banks.
Lynn Nisbet, ravel Council presi- ,
Lynn Nisbet Travel Council
president, said today that the Coun
cil will give added impetus to its t
participation by holding its annual '
membership meeting in Charlotte
during the sports show weekend.
The meeting is scheduled for Feb
ruary 2-3.
Nisbet said 12 exhibitors will
' combine with the State’s brand new
display on wheels to highlight the
state’s travel attractions. Travel
Council exhibitors are: the Ashe
ville Chamber of Commerce, Caro
linian at Nags ’Head, Chimney
Rock Park, Dare County Tourist
Bureau and Nags Head Chamber, |
the Dept of Conservation and De- ,
velopment, Fontana Village, Ghost
Mountain Park, Grandfather Moun
tain, Mo rehead City Chamber of
Commerce, Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce, Piedmont Airlines and
Winston-Salem attractions, includ
ing Old Salem.
The Travel Council, a statewide
non-profit organization of individ
uals and groups interested in pro
moting travel, helped place North
Carolina in the limelight at the
Ohio Valley Travel Show in Cin
cinnati last year, won headlines I
with its recent Travel Survey which
placed travel third among the
state’s industries, and will cospon
sor with the State the first State
Travel Mission to Europe Febru
-1 ary 26-March 8.
PUBLIC INVITED, MANTEO
PTA SUBJECT, CIVIL DEFENSE
On next Tuesday, January 23,
the Parent-Teacher Associations of
> the Manteo Elementary School and
i the Manteo High School will hold
r a joint meeting at 8 p.m. in the
: high school auditorium. Colonel D.
i W. Spivey, Area “A” Director of
■ aril Defense, will be the speaker
i at this meeting. After his talk on
t Civil Defense, there will be a ques
tion and answer period. As many
- as possible of the public are urged
I to come. It may be a life-and-death
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 42S
MANTEO. N. C.
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
Single Copy 7#
Comparable with the old days
along the Dare County Coast, the
Government continues to be the
chief source of income, and pro
vides employment more than any
other factor. Through the National
Park Service’s activities, the eco
nomic stability of the Outer Banks
is maintained, and the annual pay
roll is more than a third of a mil
lion dollars a year. In fact in 1961,
the Cape Hatteras National Sea- \
shore project paid its employes
$346,002.54, recent N.P.S. figures
reveal.
In its dune stabilization program,
it carried 112 persons on the pay
roll. It has paid out nearly five
and a half million dollars for labor
and construction in the years 1956
through 1961, the actual total be
ing $5,440,002. Nothing in this part
of the state has yielded as much
income in any previous years. \
During this period it has spent
for roads and trails in the area,
which includes Ocracoke Island, the
total sum of $1,368,131; it has also
invested $2,168,820 in buildings and
utilities designed to serve the tour
ing public as well as the adminis
trative needs of the area. It has
spent $1,010,968 in its dune stabili
zation work, and to save the area
from further erosion by wind and
tide.
Salaries and other expenses for
management and protection have
totaled $863,881. The total expendi
ture for soil and moisture control,
and for forestry and fire control is
$50,036. Cost of dune surveys is
$54,000.
Prediction of travel experts is
that on completion of Oregon Inlet
bridge the area will enjoy the ben
efits from a million visitors a year.
Travel figures show tourist expendi
tures average $lO a day, and if all
visitors spend only one day, the
gross business would easily be ten
million dollars. But most of them
spend far more money, and their
business has proved a bonanza for
motels, and other businesses that
heretofore did not exist on the
coast.
Nothing now is more essential
than the NPS activity on our coast.
Nothing can be anticipated that
might take its place toward provid
ing a livelihood. Those who pro
jected this great improvement were
looking well ahead of their times,
and with true vision and courage,
stuck to their course, against the
opposition of many who were unin
formed, and led astray by the
greedy.
Through the widespread NPS or
ganization, the Dare County ana
is being widely advertised as would
not have otherwise been possible,
and in no manner could so many
persons have been attracted to visit
this historic region. The plus of
the NPS for this ares have brought
great weight to bear, first in get
ting allotments of surplus Navy
vessels for conversion into ferries,
and second to getting Federal and
state approval of a bridge over
Oregon Inlet. The State Highway
Commission announced that bids
for this four million dollar struc
ture will be opened January sl,
and contract is expected to be
awarded shortly afterward. With
out the NPS project it is unlikely
today’s state of accessibility to the
area would exist
Prior to the advent of the NPS,
the coastal area was beginning to
wither on the vine, as the old Life
Saving stations were being outdat
ed and abandoned, and as extrava
gant practices, and lack of con
servation measures has permitted
the traditional commercial fishing
industry to dry up after having
been the economic backbone of the
area for centuries.
Commercial fishing and commer
cial boating have all but disappear
ed from the area. More money is
earned by labor in building tourist
accommodations than is earned
from all the old occupations com
bined. The outcome now appears
to be as big as the combined ener
gy and resourcefulness of the peo
ple wish to make it
W.S.C.S. WILL SERVE
CHICKEN STEW DINNER
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At the Engelhard Community
litilUtww awe 1A at- t.J
ouuaing on rTKiav Jan. 19 the lad
ies of the WJS.CS. will eervu a
chicken dinner beginning at 11 a»m*
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