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SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS VOLUME XXVII NO. 39 MASTER PLAN FOR DISASTER IS OUTLINED Military and C. D. Heads Eval uate Operations Dur ing Storm The Army, Navy and Coast Guard launched an invasion in Manteo Tuesday morning on the Dare County Courthouse. Their specific objective was the hear ing room in the registrar of deeds office where the military met with county commissioners, relief agencies, highway engi neers, civil defense representa tives and members of the high way patrol for an evaluation of operations during the Ash Wednesday Gale. The meeting was called by the county commissioners in an at tempt to develop a master plan for future disaster operations in Dare County. David Stick, mode rator and chairman of the Dare County Board stated that "com munications was our biggest bug throughout the operation.” He indicated two town halls (Nags Head and Kill Devil HiUs) were unoccupied because of high water and noted that radio facilities in deputy patrol cars were ineffectual because of flooding. "We also were hampered in coordination attempts, through out the emergency, because we lacked an overall communica tions plan,” he stated. The chair man emphasised that the board had prepared a civil defense hur ricane plan in 1961 which was of assistance in delegating author ity during the recent disaster, but stated that the transmission of messages was the weakest factor in that outline. Goodrich Williams, local C.A. P. officer, indicated that direct radio contact was available with Civil Defense headquarters in Raleigh by 8 a.m. on the morning'of the storm. “We could have handled requests for DUKWs and other equipment at that time,” he stated. The bon'd noted that many See PLAN, Page Six ROTARIANS HEAR BRIDGE OFFICIAL AT MON. MEETING The New Oregon Inlet Bridge will be completed by June 16, 1964, according to Rotarian R. P. Maul, who spoke to the Man teo Rotary Club at their Mon day night meeting in the Manteo Motel Restaurant Maid, the McLean Contract ing Company’s assistant secre tary and treasurer, stated that “engineering work is already underway on the approaches, that test pilings will be driven soon and that by June of 1964 the $4 miHion dollar structure will be open to traffic.” Mr. Maul wap introduced by Frank M. Ssmajda, local bus iness office manager of the Ore gon Inlet bridge job, who also introduced William T. Sutton of London Bridge, Va., superinten dent in charge of construction for the project The' assistant secretary stat ed that the bridge will he curved inshore from its approaches, will be approximately two and one half miles in length and is expected to coat $4 million when completed. A unique feature of the struc ture, according to Maul, will be fishing catwalks on each ride of the bridge which will extend for a distance of 1200 feet from each chore end." The driveway across the bridge wiH have a 67 foot fixed span clearance over the main channel and will be 28 feet wide. He stated that while several pieces of company-owned float ing gear has arrived and is now in use at the project, peak em ployment is not expected until work has advanced on the bridge. “We will have jobs for-many local residents as the construc tion work progresses,” Maul stated. He indicated that about 60 to 70 per cent of employees on a job of this kind were local residents and stated a belief that peak employment would see 75 or more persons working at the bridge rite. The Oregon Inlet project is the first Job awarded the McLean Company by the State Highway Commission of North Carolina. The organization has had several other projects in the state, such as the rebuilding of the Norfolk The assistant secretary em- See BRIDGE, Page Seven 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 AT. ST. ANDREWS SUNDAY | A BISHOP THOMAS H. WRIGHT, of the Eastern Diocese of North Carolina, will hold services at St Andrews-by-the-sea Episco pal Church in Nags Head, at 11 o’clock Sunday morning, April 1. This will he his annual visit Also present will be the Rev. A. C. D. No* of Bath, former rector of St Andrews. NO P. J. DELAY BY EVEN A DAY COMMITTEE SAYS It may not be quite as big, but the Pirates Jamboree will be held this year and on schedule. ■At least that was the opinion of members at the Jamboree com mittee meeting which was held on Tuesday night in the Dare County Courthouse. Chairman Julian Oneto and Ralph Swain acted as modera tors for the gathering which as sembled at 8 p.m. to decide whether or not to stage the tra ditional frolic. Oneto, opened the discussion with a stirring appeal to Roa noke Islanders. Oneto stated that: “We arfe hert tb ask our neighbors on Roanoke Island to assist us in presenting a Pirates Jamboree. We, on the beach, are here in a humble position, be cause of storm losses, and enlist your support- in carrying the major load of that function this year.” He indicated that townspeo ple on Hatteras Island had al ready expressed an interest in ' continuing the Jamboree and had volunteered their services in any way possible. “They still have their beards and want to pitch in up here,” Oneto stated. He did indicate that highway con struction, in all likelihood, would delay the Hatteras Fish Fry, but asserted that “their spirit is still there.” Swain followed Oneto’s state ment by calling from opinions fiorn- the floor and there was a general agreement that cancel lation of fixe event would ser- ; iously hamper public relations. Aycock Brown, Director of the - Dare County Tourist Bureau, : stated that: "I not only believe that the Jamboree should be held, but am convinced that the thing must be held, and on time.” Brown emphasized that See JAMBOREE, Page Six SEVEN AREA MEN * WILL REVIEW LOANS UNDER S.B.A. PLAN A team of burinessmen have been appointed as an advisory committee in connection with loan applications for the Small < Business Administration's disas- < ter loan service. • • • C. Raymond Shaw, manager i of the Virginia Beach. Disaster Office announced on Wednesday ! that Willis R. Pearce, cashier for the Bank of Manteo; Ralph. ■ Davis, proprietor of C. W. Davis, ] Clothing; W. S. White, of Manns i Harbor, general merchandise; Roy W. Wescott, Co-owner of ■ Manteo Furniture Go.; Gordon Kellogg. Kellogg Supply Co., : Dr. W. W. Harvey, Jr., Leigh D. (Kassel, Hassell A Greef Motor Company, would serve on the local committee. i Mr. Shaw stated that these citizens, who are willing to serve ; in this capacity, will render a “most useful service to the agen- J cy in considering these local re- : CJU4&OLS. Meetings will be held periodi cally as the loan application case load develops, and an nouncements as to the number and amounts of the loans will ; be made through the local S.B.A. office, which has been set up in the Dare County Court House. The pufofcc Is again reminded ■ that this temporary office will , be open oply so long as the : workload merits its existence. BOARD PASSES EMERGENCY LAW FOR DARE CO. The Dare County Board of Health passed an emergency health ordinance in a meeting at 10 a,m. Wednesday morn ing which affects a large area of Dare County. The ordinance is published in full on page 11. Members of the county board of health took the ac tion after conferring with J. M. Jarrett, W. C. Lackey and Marshall Staton of the N. C. State Board of Health. A release published earlier this week by the county board indicated that 20 water sam ples have been tested thus far and that 90% of the samples showed salt in excess of what is considered safe for drinking water supply. Thrity-eeven per cent of the samples taken showed fecal pollution which makes these supplies unsafe unless boiled or chlorinated. The current ordinance is a re . suit of that survey. WANCHESE VOTES > ON PUBLIC HALL THIS SATURDAY Residents of Wanchese will decide whether they favor the creation of a Wanchese Com munity Center District and the levy and collection of an ad va lorem tax for repair, mainten ance, and operation of a com munity center building on Satur day. Registration figures indicate that little interest has been taken in the vote, for only 108 registrations have been listed in the special election for Wan chese citizens, who will cast their vote in the controversial build ing between sunrise and sunset The 108 qualified voters must decide whether or not to accept a tax of $.05 per SIOO of pro perty valuation to support the operation of the old Wanchese Elementary School building, which would be renovated (if the vote carries) to provide a gathering place for public and private meetings in Wanchese. The tax, which would amount to approximately $485 during the first year of the center’s operation, is expected to de crease after renovations are made during the initial year. James W. Davis, one of the trustees for the building, has stated that taxes during the first year of operation “will not amount to more than $2.60 for all but a handful of people.” Davis, along with George Dan iels, Abe Sobel, Rondal Tillett and Mrs. Willie Etheridge, has been empowered by the legis lature to act as trustee for the building and will deed the build ing to the community if the tax is approved. Proponents of the tax have in dicated that Wanchese residents have been forced to either use the Masonic (Hall there for meet ings or forego a gathering in the area because of the lack of pub lic facilities in the community. The schoolhouse would be ex pected to fulfill the need for a public hall with a well-lighted warm and otherwise suitable at mosphere for such gatherings. Many items of equipment will be needed to make the building serviceable, including a refrig erator, and oil unit for the fur nace, plyboard for the doors 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 nlace immediately after the building became unoccupied.” Her indicated that quite a fdw items were still in good condition, however. The water heater, au ditorium curtalins and seats are still in good shape, according to the trustee. The proposed community building was built at a cost of $.06 per SIOO of property valua tion in the year 1922. It is now valued at approximately $20,- 000. Residents who are support ing the special election tax are hoping that the center will be able to house a doctor and bar ber in the not too distant future, as improvements are added, if the issue passes. BEST SEEKS BOARDiEAT Harvey Best of Stumpy Point has become a candidate for the Croatan Township aeat on the Dans County Board of Commis sioners. Best filed his fee earlier this week with C. 3. Meekins, clerk of court Mr. Best is a former member of the Dare County School Board. MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY. MARCH 30. 1962 H. REESE SMITH NEW C. H. SEASHORE SUPT. : Sk - ■ ■r The Secretary of the Interior has announced the appointment of H. Reese Smith, now Region al Chief of Operations in the Region One Office of the Na tional Park Service, Richmond, , Va., to the position of Superin tendent of Cape Hatteras Na tinaol Seashore, effective Around April 1. He replaces Robert F. Gibbs who will become director of Cape Cod National Seashore. Smith, Civil Engineer by pro i fesrion, joined the National Park , Service in 1932 and served suc ’ cessivdy as park ranger, as ’ sistant chief park ranger, and | civil engineer at Colonial Na tional Historical Park, York | town, Virginia. In 1938 he was ’ appointed assistant superinten dent of Natchez Trace Parkway , with headquarters at Tupelo, j Mississippi. I In 1946 he was promoted to I parkway engineer and placed in . charge of maintenance and oper . ations of ail physical improve . ments on the Natchez Trace Parkway. In November, 1954 he ’ _ See N.P.S., Page Six TO CONDUCT REVIVAL AT MT. OLIVET APRIL 1-6 I , * * - . i ' i I I ■kBSI JR i 1 REV. GEORGE H. TYSON of Goldsboro will be guest speaker in revival services at M—-<* 1 Olivet Methodist Church in-Man teo April 1-6. Services will begin at 7.60 on Sunday evening and continue | through the week at 8 p.m. Rev. Tyson is a graduate of the Duke Divinity School, Dur ham. He is known throughout the conference as a very effec tive evangelist and is much in demand for revival services. Rev. Tyson has the distinction of being one of six brothers serving as Methodist ministers. His father and grandfather were ministers. ’The public is invited to attend these services. M - I - ' I' L RED CROSS HELP OVER S2B THOUSAND DIRECTOR DECLARES Red Cross assistance to fami lies affected by the recent coai . tal storm in the Dare County area has now reached $28,068.21, according to Ralph Barlow, di rector of Red Cross relief oper ations in North Carolina. In i meeting on Wednesday 1 afternoon, the local Red Cross advisory committee, which is composed of citizens from the affected communities, approved $12,836 in grants. Barlow has stated that the Red Cross has completed 42 out of 66 register ed cases, thus far. There are 33 cases still pending. The assistance being given by the Red Cross falls into the categories of food, clothing, maintenance, rebuilding and re pair of owner-occupied Homos, basic household furnishings, medical and nursing aid and oc cupational supplies and equip ment I PROSPECTS GOOD FOR INSURANCE FROM FLOODING. Rep. Bonner Says Funds May Be Provided Soon to Hous ing and Home Agency Congressman Herbert C. Bon ner has stated that he feels prospects good for early action by Congressional Appropriation Committees to provide funds to the Housing and Home Finance Agency, the Federal agency re sponsible for the administration of the Federal Flood Insurance Act of 1956. In replying to a letter from M. L. Daniels, Jr. of Manteo, the veteran Congressman ex plained that the Federal Flood Insurance authority was the out growth of legislation he had in troduced early in 1956 but that failure of the Congress to ap propriate funds to. the adminis tering agency precluded effec tive implementation of the law. Congressman Bonner further said that “in view of the coast wide devastation of the Atlan tic coastal storm early this month and disastrous storms in Louisiana, Texas and < other places last year, I believe the prospects of favorable action by the House Appropriations Com mittee are very good.” He said that he had talked to a number of members of Congress “who feel as I do” that the Federal Flood Insurance Act of 1956 is a fair, reasonable and highly desirable means of assisting the public with protection against loss from severe flood damage caused by major storms. In conclusion, Congressman Bonner wrote: "I am making every effort to round up the support needed to help alleviate the distress and great individual and public loss incurred through such major disasters not cov ered by normal insurance pro tection. BEACH BUSINESS GETS IN SWING FOR BUSY SEASON Many Accommodations Open ing This Week to Provide for Visitors The Carolinian, Nags Head’s largest hotel, the Sea Oatel, its largest motel, Dareolina Res taurant and Nags Head Casino are among leading facilities which are getting in full swing this week end to provide accom modations for visitors who tra ditionally begin week end treks to the Outer Banks the latter part of March. These announcements come despite set-backs experienced. during the storm of March 7. The Carolinian, which had pre-| viously planned to open April l, has gone all-out in efforts to open, overdid itself and will open two days ahead of sched ule, acording to the hotel’s man agement. The hostelry has been undergoing a face-lifting oper ation during the winter, with upgrading of most all rooms in the hotel. The firm’s promotion al material this year advises prospects of “comfort-condition ing” for all rooms, with individ ually-controlled heating and air conditioning throughout. New ceramic tile baths, addi tional plywood paneling, and re modeled kitchen have been ma jor projects in the renovation program. The Sea Oatel, with nearly 70 units at south Nags Head, and the adjacent Dareolina Res taurant, both operated by Ar chie Burrus and associates, an nounced ladFweek plans to open on March 28. The restaurant is open daily 7-10 ajn. and 5-9 p. m. On Sundays it will remain open all day. The beach will not go with out entertainment either, says Ras Wescott, operator of Nags Head Casino, which opens Sat urday night with the “Rock and Robins,” a popular, dance band which will provide music design ed for jitterbugging, twisting and rocking. The Casino’s bowl ing alleys will not be open at present, however, due to dam ages sustained from flooding. Announcement of their availa bility will be made soon, though, according to Weetcott. SHERIFF ATTENDS SCHOOL Sheriff Frank Cahoon was in Asheville on Wednesday of this week where he presided over the Fifth Regional Jail Man agement School, which was con ducted in the Buncombe Cotmty .Courthouse. Cahoon is the cur rent President of the N. C. I Sheriff’s Association. GREAT PROSPERITY AHEAD; CHALLENGES EVER GREATER HODGES TELLS ROTARIANS Former Governor, Now Sec. of Commerce, Principal Speaker at Fayetteville Conven tion Highlighting Term of Belhaven Man, Now District Governor; Held on Week End With Large Attendance. bp* ■ m iiflHi -■ ;; v iiHE * w Hk * ■ mhL 'jßk. fil SEC. LUTHER HODGES [ - SsstfS l 1 I® 1 hhmk . - j . j j ■■P I * v /MR ] ''IK &HbßSi& M DR. W. T. RALPH BUXTON BRIDGE TO OPEN MAY I G. WOOD STATES The temporary bridge to span the 600-foot inlet near Buxton may not be completed until May 1, according to Gilliam Wood, highway commissioner from Ed enton. j Wood stated that estimates have been revised since the ap ' praisal of the project last week. Original estimates had indicated that a period of three weeks would be necessary for the com pletion of the job. The highway commissioner stated that “from 7 to 10 days” may be chopped from the tar get date, if weather permits, through the use of additional crews on the northern end of the inlet as construction be gins on both sides of the cut Hatteras Islanders are report ed "extremely concerned” about the rapid completion of the bridge and Rep. Keith Fearing has indicated that numerous calls have been received from residents who are “interested in re-gaining contact with the out side world." * M. K. FEARING. JR. NAMED V. CHAIRMAN * OF VA. DARE EVENT Representative Keith Fearing, Jr. has been appointed as vice chairman of the Governor’s Commission on the Birth of Vir ginia Dare. The Manteo native will serve with 20 other promi nent members who will prepare plans for the celebration in rec ognition of the birth of the first English child in the new world. The celebration will have its principal observance at “The Lost Colony” on August 18. The governor has stated that an invitation will be issued to Queen Elizabeth II to visit North Carolina and “The Lost Colony” for the celebration. Queen Eliza beth I was reigning ati the time Sir Walter Raleigh established the first English Colony in the new world. In announcing the appoint ment, Governor Sanford said he was “happy to have such an out standing group to handle the nr 'FSSL .f ” MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS ' Single Copy If By PREP SPARROW (In The Fayetteville Observer) “We sometimes get weary of well-doing, but never before in all history has there been a tipie when Rotary or something like it has been-more, needed in the world,” Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges declared Sun day night. Speaking before some 800 Ro ta rians and guests at the open ing dinner meeting of the 778 rd District Conference of Rotary International, Secretary Hodges took note of conditions and prob lems that exist in a new African state and of the wealth and in fluence of the United States. “This is indeed * world of op portunity,” he declared, “and our challenges have never be fore been so great” Secretary Hodges had come to Fayetteville in accordance with a long standing promise to his friend and admirer, Dr. W. T. Ralph of Belhaven, who is rounding out a distinguished career as Governor of the 773rd District which held its annual conference in the past week end. Secretary Hodges is widely known as a Rotary leader, hav ing been a former president of his District as well as holder of other important posts in Ro tary. Dr. Ralph, former-presi dent of his Belhaven Club has distinguished himself in Rotary service and last year, with Mrs. Ralph, he attended the Interna tional Rotary Convention held in Tokyo, Japan and which was attended by some 30,000 Rotar ian s from all over the world. Secretary Hodges talked plain ly, and well .informed, on the situation in the world today, and the challenges it offers to men of character, vision and cour age. He dwelled upon the op portunities now available, and predicted a tremendous degree of prosperity and economic growth in the immediate future that lies before us. He reviewed briefly some i highlights of history since Ro i tary was founded in 1906. At that time most countries of the , world were ruled by dictators or kings. In 1910 he said he was working, at the age of 12, for i five cents an Hour and for 66 hours a week. In the early thir . ties he testified in Washing i ton for a 30-cent hourly wage i and at that time many business men contended that the 30-cent hour would destroy American ‘ industry. American Prosperity But America has prospered > beyond our dreams, he declared. “Lest spring when there was ’ much talk about a recession, I took the position that conditions would improve. And they have, primarily through private effort > with government encourage -1 ment. “During the first quarter of 1 1961 the United States had a 1 total income of $5Ol billion. In 1 the fourth quarter of the same ’ year the total income has risen to $642 billion. This was an in crease in 10 months of s4l bil lion, more than the total income of Japan or Canada. “If you get discouraged about our future, Blink of wiurt we , have done and the challenge this ■ is to other countries of the i world.” ■ Secretary Hodges said World t War II brought Americans in . contact with peoples throughout i the world and “punched holes in . our provincialism and isoiation ! iem.” As a representative of Rotary, > he said he observed the forma ! tion of the United Nations in Ban Francisco, attended Securi fty Council meetings in New > York and saw Bernard Baruch i present to Russia’s Andrei ’ Gromyko a proposed ban on . atomic w6&pom. > He said the actions of the Rus- I sians in the UN are a challenge : to the United States. These are actions of the Russian leaders - and not the Russian people, he • declared. - Secretary Hodges saifl that • last year with five other cabinet [ members he met with the Jape- See CHALLENGES, Page Six.