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VOLUME XXVII NO. 38
BRIDGE AT BUXTON
TO SPAN NEW INLET
WILL TAKE 3 WEEKS
A temporary bridge, to span the
600-foot inlet created by the re
cent storm, is expected to be com
pleted near Buxion wiuun t..ree
weeks. State Highway Commission
er Merrill Evans has stated tnat
the Department of Defense is ex
pected to supply materials for the
structure.
Chief Engineer Cameron Lee
stated that "We’re hoping to start
work from the south end within
the next week and hope to com
plete in about three weeks. Lee
stated that other road damage bn
the island should be repaired by
the time the bridge is opened to
traffic. Engineers are watching the
inlet closely to see if it closes of
its own accord. If it does not, the
department will make a decision
later on whether to construct a
permanent bridge or use a dredge
to close the gap.
The announcement concerning
the bridge followed a release late
last week by the highway commis
sion of proposed state-wide high
way projects for the next three to
six years.
Engineering studies and surveys
of new projects included a pri
mary road project for a 25 mile
highway on the Outer Banks from
Duck- to Knotts Island. Commis
sioner Merrill Evans has -stated
that “while final approval was not
given to the new highway from
Duck to Knotts Island, the studies
approved are expected to be a mar
jor step in getting the roads con
structed.* In ’a telephone conver
sation on Thursday, he was unable
to say whether the proposed Knotts
Island > road would by-pass Corolla
or not.
The Atlantic Research Corpora
tion which hopes to build a multi
million doLar rocket fuel research
laboratory at Corolla has stated
that they do not favor the location
of a hignway near their plant, and
has made such an assurance a pre
requisite for their location there.
An example of one major ap
proved widening project announced
last week is the improvement of
and on to the junction with US
64 for 27 miles from Columbia
to the new Alligator River Bridge
and on to the junction with US 264
near Manns Harbor. The list also
included a widening and improve
ment of 11 miles of US 158 near
Grandy and the construction of a
new bridge on US 264 in Engel
hard.
REVISED FERRY SERVICE
FOR POSf STOkM PERIOD
ANNOUNCED BY PATRICK
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The daily emergency ferry serv
ice which has been in effect since
the storm will continue until high
ways on Hatteras Island can be
repaired, according to D. W. Pat
rick, ferry operations manager.
The revised schedule which be
comes effective this Friday, March
23 Is as follows:
Hatteras-Engelhard (via Avon):
Leaves Hatteras 5 am., leaves
Avon at 8 a.m., leaves Engelhard at
1 pm.
Hatteras and Engelhard (direct):
Leaves Hatteras at 8 am., leaves
Engelhard at 2 pan.
Hatteras and Ocracoke: Leaves
Hatteras at 5:30 a.m., 7:30 am.,
9Ji am., 11:30 am., 1:30 p.m. and
JJO pm. Leaves Ocracoke at 6:30
aau 8:30 a.m., 10:30 are., 12:30
pre., 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 pm.
North Oregon Inlet and Rodan
tiuh Leaves Rodanthe at 7 are.,
leaves North Oregon Inlet at 2
pre.
EASTER SEAL SALE FOR
CRIPPLED CHILDREN NOW
Mn. Hughti Tillett, Jr H of Wsnchew,
Again Heads Campaign; Sand
Contributions In Her Caro
Mrs. Hughes Tillett, Jr., of Wan
chese, has accepted again the chair
manship of the Dare County So
ciety for Crippled Children- and
Adults; with Mrs. Harry Baum, of
Wanchese, as Secretary-Treasurer.
The campaign opened officially
cn March 15, to run through Eas
ter Sunday, with the slogan “Fight
with them, against crippling!”
The Easter Seal appeal letters
were sent out this week and certain
ether special events will be held
during the month to raise money
for the crippled in Dare County.
Last year a four year old boy
in the county was helped by the
funds with a new wheel chair and
meditation. The county officers are
hoping that the society wiH be able
to help someone again this year.
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THE COASTLAND TIMES
WITH WHICH IS COMBIHED THE PILOT AHO HERALD OF BELHAVEN AND SWAN QUARTER
PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROUNA
r O MMr. R VISITS HATTERAS CITIZENS TUESDAY
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ON TUESDAY mormng, wng.essman Herbert C. Banner made a trip to Hatteras Island via C.G. heli
copter, making stops at Hatteras, Buxton, Avon and Waves, conferring with residents and businessmen
relative to damages suffered by the recent storm. Mr. Bonner found great concern over the isolation caus
ed by road wash-outs and the new inlet, but heard many other problems concerning channels, temporary
ferry service, and medical aid. He urged business people who suffered losses as a result of the storm to
make application at early date for S.B.A. long-term loans.
This was Mr. Bonner’s second trip to the coast since the damage ocurred, having been in the area Sun
day of the preceding week. On Monday evening before the Hatteras visit he offered insight into local prob
lems at a meeting held at Nags Head.
In the foreground, left to right, are George Fuller, Hatteras township commissioner; Mr. Bonner; and
Frasier L. Peele, ferry captain at Hatteras.
BUSY BEACHES BOUNCE BACK
TO MEET APRIL I DEADLINE
Digging out of tons of storm-
I driven sand, North Carolina’s Outer
, Banks beach resorts are making
I rapid progress toward their tradi
. tional April opening.
Hotels and restaurants along
the ocean front, many of which
I sustained sand and water damage
, to lower floors, are rushing repairs.
. The Carolinian at Nags Head, larg-
L est Outer Banks hotel, has announc
ed that it will open April 1 as
scheduled.
! The Vivianna and the Cavalier,
two prominent motels, are already
open. -
TO ADVERTISERS AND SUBSCRIBERS
OF THE COASTLAHD TIMES
Despite the recent adversity which befell this
Coastland, we nevertheless anticipate that it will
still enjoy its greatest tourist season, and all its
facilities will be taxed to capacity. We believe our
people will rise with resourcefulness and dedication
to serve this business. We are grateful that within
our borders are attractions that will bring us the
business to revive our faith and to restore our
courage and bring us rich rewards.
The Coastknd Times is planning to do
its part. It began with no resources except a
determined spirit of dedication to serve the in
terests of all the people first, and is now in its 27th
• year of publication. It has the most completely
equipped printing plant of any town its size in this
state, and is prepared to serve all your printing
needs. This newspaper is read from cover to cover
each week by all the best people of the area, and
some of the others, and many old residents who
are far from bome.
Shortly before the dedication of the LIND
SAY C. WARREN BRIDGE over Alligator River,
which is scheduled to be held in Columbia on May
1», we purpose to issue an elaborate edition of.
THE COASTLAND TIMES, which will give our
visitors a complete conception of the magnitude of
this area. We want it to present a picture of all
that is finest and best in the Coastland, and to
review the wonderful progress that has been made
through the help of numerous friends throughout
the state and nation during the years.
In preparation for our future needs, The
Times Printing plant, which now occupies some
5,600 square feet of floor space, is adding an in
crease of approximately 7,600 more feet, or in other
words will have a total of more than 13.000 square
feet of floor space to be used as needed, to take
care of any future growth. Work is well underway
of the ndw addition to the building, which has been
enlarged once before since we moved into the pre
sent quarters more than ten years ago.
We are also planning to install during this year
a large and fast web-perfecting press, a roll-fed
Goss, which operated by one-man, can turn out
some 3,000 complete papers per hour. The com
pletion of our expansion program has been delay
ed by rainy weather as well as by the hurricane of
March 7th.
It is our desire to give you a finer and larger
paper in every way. We are thankful for your en
couragement during the years.
Those who desire advertising space in our
souvenir edition celebrating the bridge dedication
to be held May 10. should communicate with us
not later than April 5. Much time and work goes
into a publication of this kind and the work must
be done well ahead of the actual date of publica-
Other lodging spots such as The
Croatan, The' Ocean House, the
Beacon are expected to meet the
I April 1 deadline, with any kind
1 of luck- The Sea.Oatel and Dareo
lina Restaurant will open next
Wednesday. A
In fact, practically all the fa
cilities which were ndi completely
destroyed are expected to be open
for business by the. beginning of
the tourist season. Jennette’s Pier,
a 1,000 foot structure, is expected
to be completely rebuilt by early
See BUSINESS. Page Six
MANTEO. N. C. FRIDAY. MARCH 23, 1962
STILL PICTURE OF
A SWINGING MISS
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RACHEL MORGAN, a good-look
ing senior at Manteo High School,
managed to stand still just long
enough to have he picture taken
by Aycock Brown last week. The
talented charmer is usually too oc
cupied with “the twist” for any
still pictures and served notice of
her hip-swinging ability last month
when she won Ist prize at the
WAVY-TV “Teen Twist Party” in
Norfolk.
Miss Morgan became one of the
See MISS, Page Seven
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TYPICAL of the attitude shown by the Lions Clubs is a tremendous shipment of furniture, clothing,
foodstuffs, etc., gathered by several eastern N. C. Lions clubs and sent during last week end to the Man
teo Lions Club for distribution among unfortunate families who lost belongings in the recent storm which
swept the beaches. Elsewhere in this paper will be found further details.
, NEW S.BA. SYSTEM
| FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
REP. BONNER STATES
A complete team of loan ag
ents, clerks, and advisory per
sonnel will be in the Dare Coun
ty Courthouse on Friday morn
ing, March 23 to process loans
for the Small Business Adminis
tration, according to Congress
man Herbert C. Bonner.
Bonner stated on Thursday
that the personnel twill be in the
county on a five days per week
basis and that SJJ.A. officials
have indicated than an evalua
tion board composed of local cit
izens “who are familiar with the
problems in Dare County” will
also be instituted.
The Congressman stated that
the system which had been estab
lished here eartier on Monday
and Tuesday was “simply not
adequate in this emergency sit
uation.” Personnel from the S.B.
A. had been in the county on
Monday and Tuesday of this
week to distribute forms to inter
ested applicants The Congress
man’s announcement follows
their departure.
The representative indicated
that the new processing unit will
be under the direction of C. Ray
mond Shaw, manager of the Vir
ginia Emergency Office of the
S.B.A. at Virginia Beach.
NOT SANTA CLAUS
BUT N. C. LIONS
SAYS M. JACKSON
Two or three tons of clothes,
toys, refrigerators, sofas and tables
; and no Santa Claus in sight. Who’s
responsible? Lions Clubs through
out eastern North Carolina.
At least that’s what Melvin Jack
son says, and he should know. Mel
vin has been named by the Manteo
Lions Club to distribute the two
van loads of clothing and necessi
ties to storm-struck natives in the
area. “I never saw so much stuff,”
; Jackson declares.
The gifts were delivered through
i the donations of Lions Clubs in
j Ahoskie, Milwaukee, Scotland
I Neck, Rocky Mount, Nashville,
; Spring Hope, Tarboro, Belhaven
i and Washington. Ralph Umphlett,
i president of the local club has stat
i ed that the shipments were receiv
! ed on Saturday and Sunday of last
i week. Hugh Jones, district gover
i nor for the Laons, was behind the
’.helm on Saturday when a tractor
i I trailer lumbered into town loaded
{with gifts to distressed and needy
| families in the Dare area.
I On Sunday, another van load ar-
I rived from little Washington and
I “we’ve been busy - ever since,”
I Umphlett declares. St Clair Bas-
I night and Bob Adams have con-
II sented to aid with the distribution
I* of the supplies, according to
I Umphlett.
Members of the local club have
- been on the go in an attempt to
. get the clothing sorted by size,
C type and quality. They are being
i helped by their wives, Lionesses
s are reported to be doing most of
- the work. The disaster supplies are
t being stored in the Dare County
t Boat Club Building and will be dis
i tributed on a need basis to storm
» victims and other deserving appli
i cants.
Melvin Jackson has asked that all
> persons who are in need of the
supplies either contact him or noti
_ See LIONS, Page Seven
BONNER JOINS LOCAL BOARD
IN RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT
FOR DARE’S COASTAL AREA
Congressman Advocates More Personnel and
Faster Processing for S.B.A. Loans in Confer
ence with Local Leaders on Rehabilitation.
Federal Dune Restoration Project Will Assist
- Individuals and Firms in "Dig Out" Operation
From Sand; Bonner Visits Hatteras Island
Tuesday. * f
WILMINGTON DISTRICT TO
LOSE COLONEL DAVIDSON
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COLONEL R. P. DAVIDSON, Wil
mington District Engineer, Corps
of Engineers, in Wilmington since
August 1959, said this week that
he would be reassigned some time
this summer to Redstone Arsenal
at Huntsville, Alabama. His suc
cessor will foe Colonel Joseph S.
Grygiel who is at present assigned
to Supreme Headquarters Allied
Powers Europe, A.F. North, Nor
way. Col. Davidson’s removal will
be deeply felt in the Coastland area
where he had many warm friends.
Colonel Davidson has a record of
distinguished service beginning
with the second World War. Prior
See DAVIDSON, Page Seven
OFFICE SEEKERS
APPEAL FOR VOTES
FROM DARE FOLKS
The list of candidates for public
office from Dare County swelled to
19 this week as two incumbents
and one relative newcomer to the
I political scene served formal notice
’ of their intention to run.
Melvin Daniels, who has served
as Dare Registrar of Deeds for the
1 past 37 years, joined C. S. Meekins,
who has 35 years experience as
Clerk of Superior Court, as the
! pair indicated their desire to seek
'lre-election. Neither has opposition
; thus far.
: Rany B. Jennette, a Republican
* and present member of the Dare
County Welfare Board, has indi
{ cated that he intends to seek the
seat on the Board of Commission
ers now held by George R. Fuller,
1 Jr. Fuller, the incumbent, has al
ready filed with the elections
. board in an effort to retain his
{ present position. Fuller will be op
! posed by Ivey P. Batten in the
May Democratic Primary.
MAIL SHOULD BE
ADDRESSED TO BOX 421
MANTEO, N. G
NOT TO INDIVIDUALS
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Dare County took a giant step
forward on the sandy road to re
construction Monday evening when
Congressman Herbert Bonner, the
Dare County commissioners, offi
cials from the State Board of
Health, municipal leaders and Civil
Defense representatives met to un
ravel the twisted problems which
lay in the wake of the Ash Wed
nesday Gale. ■ ‘
Sanitation, loans, sand removal
and dune restoration were but a
few of the problems tackled by
the disaster committee which con
ferred between the hours of 8-10:30
p.m. on Monday in the lobby of
the Carolinian before a crowd of
interested businessmen and prop
erty owners.
Members of the committee in
cluded Rep. Bonner, David Stick,
moderator and chairman of tha
Dare County Board of Commission
ers; Lawrence Swain, commissioner
from Nags Head; H. B. Hooper,
commissioner from Stumpy Point;
Frank Cahoon, sheriff; Major J. L.
Murphy, mayor of Kill Devil Hills;
R. E. Parker and C. A. York, town
commissioners from Kill Devil
Hills; Julian Oneto, mayor of Nags
Head; W. L. Edwards, Nags Head
town commissioner; W. N. Spruill,
division engineer of the N. C. State
Highway Commission; J. L. Nor
ris, hydrographic engineer for the
Highway Commission; R. B. Van
Dame, coordinator for the 0.E.P.;
Robert Folger, administrative offi
cer for N. C. Civil Defense; Arch
T. Green, state engineer for Civil
Defense; Walter Lackey, sanitation
director for the N. C. Board of
Health and Sidney Usry, engineer
for the N. C. Board of Health.
Committed were told
that property .owners can be com
pensated for the removal of sand
from their land under a federal
dune restoration program; that
the present water supply system
on Dare’s beaches will last only
5 years longer, with a serious pota
ble water problem contemplated for
the summer; and that municipal
sewer and water systems are vi
tally needed here on the coast.
A sigh of relief was one of the
first audible responses of the re
habilitation group when R. B. Van
Dame, federal supervisor stated
that: “Under Public Law 875, we
will be able to assist individual
property owners and businessmen
in sand removal by initiating dune
reconstruction here as an emer
gency measure.”
“Our payment will be in the
form of sand which we will re
move from homes and businesses
and use to restore the protective
barrier of dunes on the coast,” he
said. “We are here to assist in
other projects which the U. S. gov
ernment will 'finance as an emer
gency measure through municipal
government in this disaster area,”
Van Dame stated. Van Dame stat
ed that street repair, emergency
sanitation measures and the res
toration of public facilities destroy
ed by the storm would all be cov
ered by funds from the federal
government.
Van Dame stated that present
plans call for the construction of a
dune system which would have a
minimum elevation of 8 feet above
low water with a gradual slope
of 21 feet
Congressman Bonner, who ques
tioned the federal representative of
the O.E.P, at length about the
Idune project, stated that: “We are
I getting something back which was
J started in the early W.P.A. days;
II am delighted that this project,
| which has long been neglected, ha
-4 been restored.”
When asked for his advice con
cerning further action which might
be taken by the local leaders the
Representative Bonner replied: “I
am here to listen; I want to see
what is going on, and do what I
can where I came from.”
I David Stick, moderator for the
session, asked the Congressman to
probe the government Tbout the
possibility of locating scrapped
vessels off the North Carolina coast
in an effort to build up a protec
tive barrier of sand offshore. “We
have that sand
they are buried at he stated.
Walter L«My, N. C. Sanita-
See MEETING, are Six