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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOLUME XXVII NO. 34 DARE IN SPACE AGE NASA CHIEF STATES AT ROTARY MEETING Trading Station At Coquina Beach To Help Solve Re-En try for Langley Center Dare County has jumped feet first into the missile age, according . to William J. Boyer, Chief of the Tracking ''System Section Section of Instrumental Research, at Lang ley Research Center who told some forty members of the Manteo Ro tary Club and their guests about the operation of the Coquina Beach Tracking Station on Monday even ing. Boyer, a representative of the National Aeronautics and Space 'Administration, NASA, for short, spoke at length on missile develop ment in the space-age center at Langley, explained the technical de tails of work there, and punctuated his address with a brilliantly photo graphed movie entitled “Little Joe" which left the Rotarians and their friends awed and slightly be fuddled by the highly complex na ture of the work depicted in the well-filmed documentary. The color movie featured numer ous sparkling, color shots of rocket launches from the Wallops Island site, of which the Coquina station will become a part. Every stage of research at Langley was well cover ed in the film which included photo graphs of capsule recoveries at seh. One scene, of particular interest to the local group, brought Astronauts Allan' Shepard and Virgil Grissom within camera range as they stood on board a destroyer off Hatteras awaiting the return of a monkey from a voyage into space. Project Mercury was conceived at Langley before the NASA was established. After NASA was creat ed, the Space Task Group was formed as an independent unit with headquarters at Langley to conduct the Nation’s first man-in-space pro gram. Boyer explained how Lang ley’s facilities have been utilized in providing the basic information * needed or development of the Mer cury spacecraft, which is now in use at Cape Canaveral. Hie Coquina Beach Station will be used in conjunction with cur rent tests at Wallops Island" to aid in the re-entry problems which plague NASA researchers. The tracking station in Dare will be loaded with antennae and cameras to “zero-in” on the 67-foot-long missiles which are being fired from the Virginia base. The local station, which is about 5 miles south of Nags Head, will contain an acquisition and tracking antenna with X-band and T. M. Receiving Station, a system valued a* $300,000. Optical equipment for the site will be composed of a uniquely synchronized camera sys tem which is integrated with the Wallops and Eastville stations. This highly-complex camera system is the only one of its kind in the world and requires the “real time” shutter speeds for all units to be actioned at one-millioneth of a sec ond. The missiles will be photographed as they re-enter the atmosphere, at a time when the excessive heat, which is generated by approaching atmospheric layers nearer earth, produces an almost incandes cent glow from the surface of the thin projectiles. Camera studies wifl enable NASA to de termine exactly hovffasnt the roc ket-propelled vehiclAJMrere travel ing and where th»w were, before being consumed by’heat The local site, which was begun on Nov. 11, features three “towers‘\ 16 feet tall and 18 in. jn diameter, whkh supports fox’ the equip ment, which will rest atop a gal vanized catwalk, when work is com pleted. Installation of detection equipment for missile tracking is expected to take place within the week, as NASA researchers are anxious to utHize the station for work in connection with the "Trail- • Blazer” project, now underway at Wallops Island. The station is ex pected to be “fully-operational” by June. A team of eight men will op erate the Dare detection site when launches are anticipated. Accord ing to Boyer, residents ‘in the area may be able to see the glow of re entry at around 7:38 in the morn ings, if atmospheric conditions and time tables permit. Langley is expected to play a major -role in providing the technol ogy required to make the NASA 10-year plan a reality. Some early projects of the National Aeronau tics and Space Administration will indude launching of a lunar space craft, firing of the first stage of the Saturn, an impact landing of in struments on the Moon, launching of a planetary spacecraft and sev eral satellites, and the reconnais sance of Mars or Venus by unmann- 8-21-62 THE COASTLAND 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 HATTERAS BOY WINS HONORS AT FISHBURNE J " I’- - IF CADET DONALD S. ODEN JR. a senior at Fishbume Military School was one of 12 cadets chosen from the R.O.T.C. rifle team to go to West Point and compete in a rifle match with the West Point Rifle Team Saturday, February 10. He has recently been promoted from Corporal to Sergeant and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. -Donald Oden of Hatteras. AREA DEVELOPMENT STRESSED BY LONG IN TALK WEDNESDAY Bob Long, community and area development specialist with the N. C. State Agricultural Extension Service, addressed a crowd of ap proximately 30 interested citizens on Wednesday night at the court house. The purpose of the address, which lasted from 7:30 until 9, was to focus attention on the present situation of planning in the area with a view towards improving the economic level of Dare County. I “People need to learn to identify i their needs, seek solutions and thereby develop community pride i and the desire and ability to work together for the community, coun [ ty and area,” Long stated. Jim . Rea acted as moderator for the I meeting and introduced the speak , er for the evening. The Extension Service is vitally i interested in creating civic mind l edness on. the part of communi • ties and the larger areas within i which they are found. “What we are trying to do,” the specialist said, “is to organize the many ' groups which are already contrib , uting toward progress in to a more comprehensive frame j work with greater coordination be . tween units.” “When civic clubs, L individuals, and area agencies work together on their mutual problems , there is less friction, less duplica , tion of effort and more prgress,” ’ he asserted. Long emphasized area develop -1 ment in particular. The area devel > opment program is one in which . counties with similar problems, needs and potential are grouped [ together. Lay leaders, professional . workers and busienaa men and ' women, along with housewives and ’ others are brought together on an I’ areae basis to study the situation and outline possibilities in the ’ fields of agriculture, industry, trav ' el and recreation and community ’ development When communities are organiz . edj they are asked to look at their s situation in-terms of income, home improvement, youth activities and community projects. Many memh’p of the ' Dare County Board of |4i ’ rectors for the Albemarle Aj ba ’ Development Association wJ/e ’ present at the meeting and questions from the floor during the ’ address. i The directors are: Stanford t White, chairman; I. P. Davis, co ( chairman; Mrs. Leo Midgett, Jul . ian Oneto, Mrs. Emmett Winslow . and Dr. W. W. Harvey, Jr. Division . representatives in the various fields ' in the area program include: Dr. , W. W. Harvey, Jr., industry; Mrs. Emmett Winslow, travel and rec ( nation; I. P. Davis, community de velopment; Willie Daniels, agricul i tyre; and Aycock Brown, publicity. During the question and answer . portion of the meeting, Mr. Long 1 was asked if he didn’t feel that awards which might be extended k for achievements in the community programs, might increase rivalry and thereby heighten friction rath ; er than produce cooperation. He replied that studies by his depart- I ment and past experience had in dicated that the opposite was true, ( if the program is adequately ex p lainetl. - The local citizens present, who . seemed enthusiastic about the ad dress, were shown photographic slides of activities by other groups See MEETING, Page Six BOATS GO AGROUND ON SHOALS FRIDAY AT OREGON INLET Shoaling in Main Channel Creates Serious Problem for Larger Boats In Passing Two boats were damaged going * through Oregon Inlet last week 1 when they ran aground on the shoals while heading for the Atlan tic. Malcolm Daniels, owner of the “Faith Evelyn” has stated that 30 foot waves crashed over the bow of his boat when Captain Willie Etheridge attempted to cross the Inlet and struck a sand bar on Friday morning during rough weather. ' Daniels said that a “booby hatch”, a wooden sun-visor and sheathing at the bow of the craft were all washed overboard when the tremendous force of the waves plunged onto the 'deck of the 1 “Faith.” A spotlight located on the right, front corner of the cabin was also destroyed, Daniels said. The boat “rolled on its side, dumped the water and finally righted itself i but was almost completely sub merged for a few minutes, he stat ed. Damage to the vessel has been estimated at $250. The “Clara,” owned by Earl Huton and Vandemere Packing Co. also ran aground at the inlet on ' Friday. The boat which was skip pered by Ernest Mayo, was also ' pounded by high waves and lost ' almost every glass in the eabin windows as a result. Mayo is re ported to have suffered numerous 1 facial cuts from the flying debris • before removing his boat from'the' i sandy encumbrance. , Captains using the Oregon Inlet i access to the Atlantic have express ed increasing concern in recent weeks over the lack of sufficient ' depth in the channel there. Dredg -1 ing for the site has been under : taken on a continuing basis by the i U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1 but the water is now reported to be several feet below the project r depth of 12 feet which is necessary I for safe passage. s Captains at Wanchese have also ; reported difficulty in passing • through the main junction bend ap i proaching that harbor because of > insufficient dredging in recent , months. The Jan. 15 accident in which the “Wayne Lorin” suffered r approximately SI,OOO in damages . as she went aground near the junc tion site has been cited as an ex- i ample of hazardous conditions in k that area. t r BEAUTY CONTEST PLANNED • AS LIONS CLUB HUNTS FOR • "MISS SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE" > The Lions Club is looking for : beautiful and shapely county girls > as applicants for the honor of be- ■ coming Dare County’s entrant in ’ the “Miss Southern Albemarle” beauty contest which will be held in ■ May. John Wright, chairman of the ■ Lions Club committee for the se i lection of an entry, has stated that , the club hopes to have the Lost 1 Colony as a site for the local con l test which will be a prelude to the I large beauty pagent held by the I Southern Albemarle.- i Plans foWha<Dare County con i test are still incomplete, but the > committee did say that the local - competition will be held sometime r in March. An unnamed spokesman for the group has stated that “six . months is long enough to wait r without seeing a gal in a bathing > suit and we’ve found a solution to i the problem.” The local solutions j will be within of 16-35 years, unmarried ana 1 residents of t the county, but formal applications > for the contest have not yet been i printed. . Wright stated that applications will be made available to girls who ■ are interested and will be placed 1 in local business establishments, or may be received by writing direct ly to the chairman. Other members ' of the contest committee include: 1 Carlyle Davis, Arvin Midgett, W. B. ’ Fearing, Jr., Jade Tillett and St. ' Clair Basnight. ’ The decision to hold the con test was reached at the Lions Club meeting which was held here on Tuesday night at the Manteo Motel. ' After the regular dinner, the 25 r members present heard an interest s ing speech by Harvey J. Rindinger, b on “Social Security and You. 1 Rindinger is the regional represen- > tative with the Norfolk district r office of the Social Security Ad ’ ministration. 1 Before adjourning, the group ' discussed plans in connection with ' the “kick-off’ meetings of the Dare » County Boys Chib which were held ' on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Some 70 youngsters > have already enrolled in the pro- • gram which will stress the physi vltiea. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1962 WANCHESE HALL TO BE DECIDED UPON IN MARCH A special election has been called for residents of Wanchese, on March '3l, in which the community’s residents will be called upon to de cide whether they favor the crea tion of a Wanchese Community Center District and the levy and collection of an ad valorem tax for repair, maintenance, operation etc. of a community center building. More specifically, the local citi zens are being urged to accept a tax of $.05 per SIOO of property valuation to support the operation of the old Wanchese Elementary School building, which would be renovated to provide a gathering place for public and private meet ings in Wanchese. The tax, which would amount to approximately $485 during, the first year of the center’s operation, will decrease af ter the renovations are made dur ing the initial year. James Davis, one of the trustees for the build ing, has stated that taxes during the first year of operation “will not amount to more than $2.50 for all but a handful of people.” Davis, along with George Daniels, Abe Sobel, Rondal Tillett and Mrs. Willie Etheridge have been em powered by the legislature to act as trustees for the building and land will be deeded to the commun ity. Wanchese residents have been forced to either use the Masonic Hall for public meetings in the past or forego a meeting in the area because of the lack of public facili ties in the community. The school house would be expected to fulfill the need for a public hall with a well-lighted, warm and otherwise suitable atmosphere for such gath erings. Many items of equipment will be needed to make the build ing serviceable, including a refrig erator, an oil unit for the furnace, plyboard for the doois and window panes to replace the ones which were destroyed after children left the schoolhouse. Davis has stated that vandals did “quite a bit of damage to the place immediately after the building became unoccu pied.” He sqM4hat quite a few items were still in good condition, however. The water heater, audi torium curtains and seats are still in good shape, according to the trustee. The proposed community build ing was built at a cost of $.05 per SIOO of property valuation in the year 1922. It is now valued at ap proximately $20,000. Residents who are supporting the special election issue are hoping that the center will be able to house a doctor and barber in the not too distant future, if the tax passes. Registration for the election will be held on March 3,10 and 17. Chal lenge Day for registrations has been set for March 24. TYRRELL RANGE SCRATCHED AS POSSIBLE BOMBING AREA ACCORDING TO REP. BONNER X Rep. Herbert Bonner has assured West Virginia Pulp and Paper offi ciajs that the 24,000 acre tract in Tyrrell County will not be used as a bombing site by the air force. Manager W. J. Crumpacker, of the West Va. Co. had expressed con cern in recent weeks over the loca tion of the range in Tyrrell and had protested that the danger of fire and possible destruction of wildlife in the area made the timber land inappropriate for bombing opera tions. Word of the air force’s decision came directly to Congressman Bon ner from the White House and is reported to have been the result of a conclusion reached by Secre tary of the Air Force Eugene Zuck ert, upon the recommendation of the Corps of Engrs. Zuckert stated in a letter to Bon ner, earlier in the week, that “the Corps’ report reveals that it is not suitable because of excessive land costs, the presence of valuable timber, and extremely low and swampy land and the resultant high cost of constructing range facili ties.” Bonner had been registering his concern, along with other federal and state officials, including Sen. Strom Thurmond of S. C. and N. C. Forester, Fred Claridge, since word was first received that the West Va. tract might be used for the range site. TALENT SHOW POSTPONED The talent show originally sched uled for Mon., Feb. 26, has been postponed until further notice. Miss Della Basnight, chairman of the talent show committee, has stated sponsored by the sodor class at Muiteo TOgh School FORMER LOST COLONY ACTORS NOW IN HOLLYWOOD «... I■ J & BQB McQUAIN, left, who played the role of John Borden in North Carolina famed outdoor drama, The Lost Colony, relaxes between scenes with Andy Griffith of The Andy Griffith Show in Hollywood. Griffith, who plans soon to spend a vacation at his Roanoke Island home, was once the Sir Walter Raleigh of The Lost Colony, which is scheduled to begin its silver anniversary year season in a new Eliza bethan town-in-the-wildemess-designed Waterside Theatre at Manteo on July 1,1962. Prior to hie role in the Paul Green drama, McQuain had leading roles in many shows at Richmond, Va., while Mt. Airy born Griffith had been a member of Carolina Playmakers and taught school before he was skyrocketed to fame from his Lost Colony acting. McQuain, who has appeared in a variety of roles on the Andy Griffith Show, is in this photo shown as a moonshiner in an episode to be broadcast Monday night, March 12, on CBS Television Network. (CBS Press Photo). STUMPY PT. BREAKWATER IS SOUGHT BY BONNER Congressman Attempts to Interest En gineers in Breakwater for Protec tion of .Shipping _ . - -■ " „ -k ■■ -• -At - Congressman Herbert C. Bonner has been working for a long time to interest the Corps pf Engineers in providing a breakwater at Stumpy Point for the protection of shipping. That the matter is be ing given detailed study is indicat ed in a letter received this month by Mr. Bonner from Col. R. P. David son which is as follows: “Dear Mr. Bonner: “Reference is made to your letter date 1 February 1962 requesting information concerning the results of our studies pertaining to protec tion against flooding from hurri canes at Stumpy Point, North Caro lina. “In our letter of 23 March 1961 we stated that the dike constructed by the Office of Civil Defense Mobilization (now Office of Emer gency Planning) would provide a measure of hurricane protection for Stumpy Point so that it would be no more vulnerable than other mainland areas in the vicinity; and, therefore, the Stumpy Point area would be considered for further protection along with the remain der of the mainland areas covered by the study. “We have obtained data on the location and the size of the dike at Stumpy Point; and our study to determine whether additional im provement is needed and economi cally justified at Stumpy Point, in particular, and the 13 county areas, in general, is continuing. “Because of the large size of the area covered, the report has taken longer to prepare than we had anticipated. We hope that we will be able to complete all of our. investigations and submit the re-; port with our findings and recom mendations during the third quarter of this calendar year.” R. P. DAVIDSON Colonel, Corps of Engineers District Engineer, Wilmington, N. C. EASTERN STAR DINNER Roanoke Island Chapter No. 79, Order of the Eastern Star, will be host to the Masons of Roanoke Island Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Dare County Shrine Club. All Master Masons with their wives are cordially invited. Two hundred are expected. Mrs. Lyns Harbour is Worthy Matron of the chapter. COUNTY BOARD MEETS A called meeting of the Dare County Board of Commissioners will be held on Friday Feb. 23 when the group will meet with George I Mack, District Engineer, to dis cuss the county’s secondary road I program for 1962. HEART SUNDAY TEAM WILL SEEK DOLLARS IN DARE DONATIONS Heart Sunday will be conducted in Dare County Sunday, February 25. Several of our townspeople will contribute their time and energy to serve as Heart Fund Volunteers, visiting the homes of their neigh bors in behalf of the Dare Heart Association. County residents are urged to welcome the volunteer when she rings your doorbell, by Mrs. J. R. Brotherton, county chairman. The chairman states that the Heart Fund volunteer is an educa tional ambassador who will bring to your home a pamphlet with a health-saving message. It will tell you in simple language what to do in the event of heart attack, and will serve as a reminder that the Heart Association will supply you and your family with other valua ble information about the heart and circulatory diseases upon re quest. The volunteer who calls at your home is responsible for accepting your family’s contribution to the Heart Fund, one of the major sources of support for the work of the Dare Heart Association. Her effort and your dollars make possi ble the Heart Association’s year ’round program of research, educa tion and community service which has saved thousands of American hearts and lives. CHARLES BRIGGS TO BE ON SATURDAY TV PROGRAM Charle Briggs, formerly of Kill Devil Hills, will appear as a police man on Channel 13 television Satur day night, February 24, at 8 o’clock. .The *ow is “Angel in the Attic’’ !on “Room For One More”. Mr. Briggs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Briggs of Kill Devil Hills, and had some early acting experience in The Lost Colony at Waterside Theatre on Roanoke Is land. One summer he had the role of Chief Manteo. Shortly thereafter he went to Hollywood and has been making appearances in movies and television for a number of years. BLOODMOBILE IN SWAN I. QUARTER ON TUESDAY The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in the agricultural building in Swan Quarter Tuesday, February 27, from 10 am. to 8:30 p.m. Don ers are urgently needed te obtain the quota and retain membership in the Bloodmobile program. W. E. Bishop, the Hyde County chairman of the Blood Bank pro gram, said, “residents have bene fited greatly in the services avail able”. 115 units of blood have been prvided to 43 residents of the coun ty by the Red Cross Blood Center. He points out that this amount is exactly the count quota for the Bloodmobile visit MAIL SHOULu BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Single Copy NEW BRIDGE GIVES COASTLAND BETTER POSTAL SCHEDULES Outer Banks Will Get Mail Much Earlier and May Rost Letters Later Because of Faster Transport Greatly improved mail service for Dare County and the Outer Banks has resulted from the completion of the Lindsay Warren Bridge over Alligator River. Newly revised schedules bring mail a half hour earlier to Hatteras and Intervening communities, and due to the same reason, depart an hour later in the day, providing a considerable con venience for people heretofore hav .ng to rush their correspondence in he morning. The mail truck leaving Hatteras formerly at 11 a.m. daily, will now leave at noon. It will also leave an iour later from postoffices to the forth. Mail arrives half hour earlier mornings in Manteo, from the west ind now departs 45 minutes later than usual. This provides the best mail schedules ever for the Manteo area, according to acting Poetmas ter, Victor Meekins of Manteo, who says much appreciation is due R. lack Williams, the postal Field Services officer who worked out he schedules, last week. Continuing, Meekins aaid, mail 'rom Manns Harbor and East Lake, will not leave until 45 minu es later than usual, and the same ;oes for Columbia. These mails •onnect with the highway post iffide at the junction of Highways US 64 and N.C. 82 near Pm Ridge, ind formerly had to close much tariier when the truck traveled by ferry. Manteo, patrons may mall later to Columbia, and all points west and south, in North Carolina, and the mails will continue direct to their destination. Persons on the Outer Banks may receive mail or ders from Greensboro on the second day, where some years ago, eight days were required. A letter mailed in Manteo at 3:30 p.m. will reach Columbia di rectly in one and a half hours. In the old days, it went all the way around by Elizabeth City. The new route, 58.5 miles long is operated by C. S. Huston of Ci eswell. JAMBOREE, LOST COLONY MEETINGS SCHEDULED There will be a meeting of Lost Colony directors at Manteo Motel Saturday afternoon and a meeting of Pirate Jamboree supporters and chairmen at the Carolinian’s An chor Club on Nags Head Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs. Fred Morrison, Washing ton, D. C., has called the Lost Col ony meeting over which she will preside. Edgar Thomas, manager of The Lost Colony, will be pres ent. Plans for advance promotion of the drama during its silver anniversary year season beginning on July 1, will be included in the discussions. At the Pirate Jamboree meeting in addition to a discussion of plans for Dare Beaches and Roanoke Is land events, representatives of the Hatteras Island committee includ ing Mrs. D. E. Skiles, Harold Grey, Bounce Anderson, PJ King Dor" Austin and others have indica’ they would be present. x The matter of whetiv ' races will be sponsor** to the Pirates town Manteo event on- ■ April 29, will be discussed, with report from Joe Dowdy. Julian Oneto and Ralph Swain, co-directors of the Jamboree for 1962, will preside at the meeting. HOOPER FILES FOR BOARD Erskine V. Hooper filed his fee this week with the Dare County Election Board as a candidate for the board of commissioners from Kinnakeet Township. He thus be comes the second candidate to file for that seat and will join Dan Leary, in a contest for the baud position. Fred Gray, the incumbent commissioner from that district, has not filed according to C. 8. Meekins, clerk of court. Candidates for county positions will have until April 13 to file for office. BELHAVEN TELEPHONE MAN TO BE HONORED BY COMPANY Carolina Telephone this month will honor K. C. Wilkinson of Bel haven for having completed 25 years of telephone service. He will receive a miniature gold emblem Din eiKnifvinff the number of years of service attained. Mr. Wilkinson la employed M
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