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PAGE FOUR THE COASTLAND TIMES PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY AT MANTEO, SINCE JULY 4. 1935 Now Including The Pilot and Herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter ruß *.‘ J n which I hove olwayc found satisfaction, is never to turn aside in pvbfic affairs through views of private interest; but to go straight forward In doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences with Providence." . - —Benjamin Franklin. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY TIMES PRINTING CO.. INC. AT 505 LODGE STREET. MANTEO. NORTH CAROLINA The Weekly Journal of The Walter Raleigh Coastland of North Carolina- Foremost Region of Recreation and Sport. Healthful Living and Historical Interest on the Atlantic Seaboard Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice in Manteo. N. C. Subscription Rates: Yearly $4.00; Six Months s23o* 3 Months $1.50 a Y Result in Delay if Communications To This Newspaper Are Addressed to Individuals. Please Address The Newspaper. FRANCIS W. MEEKINS Editor and General Manager CATHERINE D. MEEKINS _ Secretary-Treasurer LAWRENCE MAPDRY VOL. XXVII MANTEO, N. C„ FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1962 NO. 45 IF'JOHN WHITE SHOULD RETURN If John White could return to the island he last saw in 1590, he would find plenty to marvel over. J* cf all, he would see the bridges crossing both RoanoKe-fend uroatan Sounds. His guide, if he had one, him that the queer, big Dugs crawling across > themSwere automobiles. ■r iKvcS nce on 3hore ’ the doughty Elizabethan would find 4IT islh twen tieth century marvels. Electric lights in .l sit?afi«of tallow candles. A host of other electric power ed gadgets everywhere. Paved highways where there were Indian trails. Juke box music and couples doing the-twist instead of the native dances ot his day. Strange birds overhead, bigger and speedier than any he remembered. Everybody, just about, in a hurry. John White’s biggest surprise, if he timed his visit for July or August, would be at the Fort Raleigh he knew, there he would find, big as life, the Lost Colony he sought in vain when last ne was here. Suprisiagly, after 4UU years it would still be on the brink of adven ture into the unknown. And what if the people of this day were to tell him about atom bombs aad journeys into space ? Chances are he would scurry back to Valhalla, glad to find a haven in the infinite from the perils and commotions of a century far from his own. WARREN (Continued xiviu xuge Une; things—there would be no toll roads or toll bridges anywhere in North Carolina if we could prevent it. We had lived under the burdensome influnce of toll bridges, and we were not going to yield to- people who had never weighed the question or realiz ed what the effect would be. So, we quickly repealed all laws on the books that would auth orize tolls anywhere in the State. In appearing before the §tate (Highway Commission, 'ofi which that outsandmg young man, J. Melville Boughton, Jr. was Chairman, we agreed 'there would be no delegations, and that there would be no person al lobbying of the members of the Commission by any of us. In our four appearances we based our arguments on facts, on geography and necessity. It was such an unusual course only one time did it get in the papers. We were not engaged on any political mission. We were crusading for a vast sec tion of the -State and to make it a part of the Commonwealth. A week after the General As sembly of 1959 adjourned the Commission acted and decided to build the two great toll free bridges. We shall never forget them. After the whole eastern sec tion had been freed of tolls, after Governor Ehringhaus had said that only a free bridge would be built over Albemarle Sound; after Governor Umstead in announcing the construction of Croatan Sound Bridge had said, “No one will ever say that Bill Umstead built any toll bridge or toll road in North Carolina”; after these bridges authorized under the Hodges administration were announced as toll free, it has amazed us to read that two members of the present highway commission favored tolls on the Oregon In let bridge. Such could only come through an utter lack of know ledge of the situation not only here but in the State. If such a thing would happen it would mean blowing up the Cape Hatteras Seashore where over a’ trillion people a year will 1 visit after that bridge is completed. But I am not worried about that. It will never happen for our great State never yet has gone back on its pledged word. I would be less than candid not to say in this presence of our surprise and keen disap poitment when a few weeks back our fine and able Governor endorsed an East-West toll road, or stylishly called a turn pike. It will stir up the greatest bitterness in almost every sec tion for the large percentage of the tolls would be on the backs of the people of the State. It would violate a tradi tional policy of North Carolina —that dur people could travel within Its confines without the payment of additional burden some taxes. As a friend and .supporter of the Governor, I hope that and have no place in the North Carolina of today. This bridge was not built so • that the good people of Tyrrell j could take a quick dip in the ocean and return home in time ■ j for the next meal. It was not built so that our friends from ’ Dare could come over 1 and pay a social call on their Tyrrell neighbors. It was constructed ; for all of North Carolina. It ’ marks the completion of a transcontinental highway begin ning at the Atlantic Ocean under one number, U. S. 64, | : and having its western terminal l at the Pacific Ocean. This • mighty highway is dedicated to 3 the business and happiness and s pleasure of the American peo- • pie. It is a third entrance to ; the beaches and historic shrines : of our northeastern coastland, I and is another vital link over 1 which will travel millions of > tourists in the years to come. ’ As one who has lived with , this coastal section for 45 years I let me tell you as a fact that i but for Fort Raleigh, the Lostl Colony, the Wright Memorial. and the Cape Hatteras Nation- . al Seashore and the great Na- ■ tional Park Service under the , I administration of Conrad L. j . Wirth, one of the Nation’s ; foremost administrators, this bridge and the one across Oregon Inlet would only have been in the making for many, ' many years to come. Nowhere ' else in North Carolina should a people be more grateful to the Federal and State govern ments for all both have done • for us. We should love our ( great State with a passionate devotion. We are' all one great people—the East—the Piedmont —and the West. We should become a part of its leadership and forward march. Every sec tion has its problems but they should not breed sectionalism. We are still a rural state but there should be a happy bal ance between rural and what we know as urban. We should despise demagoguery and we should remember that- unselfish public service in education, in agriculture, in industry and i in civic upbuilding is after all ! the greatest satisfaction that ■ can come to anyone. As I have said repeatedly my > small part in the development • of the far east was regarded by I me ds a challenge. It began 45' • years ago. The key was free : transportation over land and water. With the cooperation of 1 a fine people, the challenge has ’ now been met. x i GARDEN 1 (Continued from Page One) Mrs. Mabel Evans Jones, mem t ber of ' the Roanoke Island • Histroical Assn.; Mrs. Leo Mid ! gett, manager of the Elizabe s than Garden, and Louis Mid s gett, superintendent of the ■ garden. i Mrs. Howard said she found 1 the garden in excellent shape ■ and beautifully kept, with ■ spring flowers blooming in profusion: She said the Garden ' Club of North Carolina planned t a number of special events for 1 the summer including a tea in I the garden Aug. 1,8, the 375th II anniversary of the birth of : Virginia Dare. CHIEF ENGINEER FOR TUNNEL JOB HEARD BY ROTARY .Leon Johnson, Chief Engineer for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission’s 22- mile-avenue across Chesapeake Bay, was principal speaker and guest of honor a| the Manteo Rotary Club meeting Monday. More than 40 Rotarians were on hand for the interesting dis cussion by Johnson, who present ed an awe-inspiring display of color film to the audience, as he explained the massive engineer ing project which is expected to open in 1963. The N. C. State graduate was introduced by Dick Jordan, who stated that the Virginia Beach native had progressed to “digg ing tunnels after learning to dig ditches in Dare County.” Jordan stated that Johnson was “an old friend” of local Rotar ians and noted that the local club was honored in having so distinguished a speaker. The chief engineer described every phase of the bridge, tun nel, causeway and access road complex which he stated will cost $2 million dollars before its completion in the fall of 1963. Johnson indicated that . the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission is operat ing the project under the au thority of the General Assembly of Virginia. The commission at present operates the Little Creek-Kiptopeke Ferry system which it acquired in 1956 from the Virginia Ferry Company. Johnson stated that the bridge-tunnel became necessary “after the ferry fleet had reach ed its practical limits and still couldn’t meet traffic demands.” Johnson indicated that the en gineering feat will be one of man’s greatest accomplishments. “Fifty-five thousand tons of stedl and 550,000 cubic yards of concrete will be fashioned into 117.5 miles of the bridge tunnel ■ structure,” he said. He stated that mammoth project will be accomplished with 3,000 piles, I and added that, inside the tun ' nels, air will be replenished at the rate of 1,800,000 cubic feet I per minute. The chief engineer explained that the two lane crossing will consist of low level trusties and two tunnels-one under the Thim ; ble Shoal Channel and one be neath the Baltimore Channel. I Johnson said that: “All grades in the tunnels and on bridge ap proaches are designed to Ikeep even the heaviest truch: traffic flowing at normaL speeds.’ The film strips which were presented to the Rotarians show ed every phase of construction on the mammoth undertaking, from the casting of piles to the tile placement inside the tunnels. Johnson noted that the tunnel sections were over 300 feet in length and weighed more than a Navy cruiser. | The filmed shots of two man ' created islands, which will serve ! as breaks in the extensive bridge-tunnel system, served to emphasize the gargantuan pro portions of the undertaking. j The Rotary meeting followed the regular supper for members which was attended by Miss Lynn Midgett and Nancy Coles Basnight, who were honored guests of the club. Miss Midgett and Miss Basnight were present ed to the Rotarians as the “Out standing Seniors for 1962” by the Rev. Harold Leatherman. ! The meeting was under the ! direction of James Rea, presi dent of the Manteo Rotary Club. INLET (Continued from Page One) Highway Commissioner Merrill Evans, and Rep. Keith Fearing. The commissioners have de cided “to consider” the petitions and will forward the Wahab in strument to Commissioner Ev ans. Whether the commissioners will take any action on the peti tions remains a moot question The three candidates for the Dare County seat in the Gener al Assembly have all taken a “hands off” policy towards die Buxton Inlet and current plans by the U. S. Army Corps of En gineers are equally vague. Gov ernor Terry Sanford is also re ported to be non-committal on the issue. The original plans by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers had called for a closure of the inlet starting May 1, according to Rep. M. K. Fearing, Jr., who asked that the inlet be closed, at the request of a number of citizens who met at Buxton on April 3 to confer with members of the State Highway Commis sion. The issue was thrown up into the air and across the Outer Banks on April 19 when a pe tition with over 300 signatures was amassed from residents of Buxton, Salvo, Avon, Rodanthe and Waves who favored leaving the inlet open. O. G. Gray, who circulated the April 19 petition, indicated that copies had been sent to the same parties who received the petition circulated by William Gray. The petition favoring an open inlet stressed the value of a permanent inlet « a fishing attraction and har- ' . THE COASTLAND TIMES, MANTEO, N. C. COURTESY INSPECTION OFFERED BOAT OWNERS Rep. M. K. Fearing, Jr. has announced that a courtesy in , spection program has been es , tablished for boat owners in ’ Dare County under supervision , of the Wildlife Resources Com j mission. • ( Fearing stated that the in spection was acquired after a ’ number of citizens indicated ' desire to' become more adequate ly informed about the types of equipment necessary for com , pliance with safety laws for \ boats. I The program will be under the direct supervision of C. J. Over s ton, Jr., Wildlife Supervisor and , Foster Forbes, local Wildlife t Protector. Members of the com mission will be at the following , localities at the dates, places and • hours indicated: , Monday, May 14: Manteo (Boat ramp) 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Col ington-(fish house) 4 p.m.-6 p.m. , Manns Harbor-(Old State Dock) 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Stumpy Point- I (Fisherman’s Exchange, Alton Best fish house) 4 p.m.-6 p.m. t Tuesday, May 15: Wanchese (Mill Landing) 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Wanchese-(Richard Grey) 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Avon-(harbor) 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Hatteras-(harbor) 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. BRIDGE (Continued from Page One) ; duced the special guest to the throng of spectators who filled the lawned area of the school. Some of the more notable dig nitaries present included: Sena ! tor Warren, Governor Sanford, Merrill Evans, State Highway Commissioner; Cong re s sman ; Herbert C. Bonner; R. W. Parks, Vice-President of Dicker ! son, Inc.; Rex S. Anderson, Re gional Engineer of Public Roads ; and Highway Commissioners . Graham Elliott and Gilliam Wood. 1 The Southern Albemarle As sociation celebration was made; 1 possible by contributions from I ‘ citizens in the coastal area of North Carolina who contributed of their time and money for a 1 day of celebration in recogni : tion of the benefits which the ] | Lindsay C. Warren Bridge has bestowed upon the Southern Al- , bemarle area. The utility of the structure, , apart from its value as a tour- j Ist attraction, was underscored ■ dramatically during the recent , Ash Wednesday Storm when its presence made rapid relief to. the devastated Outer Banks a , ; reality. The Southern Albemarle , Association was a primary force in acquiring the new bridge for the region. CODE (Continued from Page One) I I ■ J Devil Hills, Manteo, Nags Head 1 and other unincorporated areas of Dare. Swain, chairman of the Dare , County Planning Commission, and a member of the Manteo ( Town Board, has stated that he ■ intends to seek the approval of the Manteo Board for the em- , ployment of a buildinf inspec tor in the near future, for the i entire county. Mayor J. L. Mur- • 1 phy of Kill Devil Hills have al- j ready expressed an interest in ( the employment of a county j building insector. The board also authorized a ; budget of $133,772.87 for the , Dare County School after a con- j ference with Education Board , Chairman R. O. Ballance; Mrs. ( Mary L. Evans, Supt. of Schools; and Helen Briggs, W. P. Dillon and Floyd Hooper, members of ! the Dare Education Board. The 1962-1963 school budget calls for $118,512.82 in iperating ( expenses $15,260.05 for capital outlay. The budget was unani mously adopted by the commis sioners. 1 The board also endorsed an iutlay of $24,910 for the ipera tion of the Dare County Health Department for the fiscal year 1962-1963; $11,750 will be sup plemented by state funds to fi nance the department’s opera tion. The budget was adopted after a conference by the com missioners with Mrs. Mary L. Evans, Chairman of the Dare County Board of Health; G. T. Westcott, member of the Dare County Board of Health; L. P. Brdgeman, Sanitarian, and Dr. W. W. Johnston, health officer. bor of refuge. 1 The inlet problem was relieved • temporarily on April 20 when 1 the temporary wooden bridge • over the sea gash was opened , to motorists, who had previously been required to board a half -1 day ferry for transportation > south of Hatteras. While Outer Bankers wring their hands in desperation, wait ’ ing Jor action, the Atlantic con ’ tinues to chop away at the ■ banks of the inlet and the gash 5 is reported to have widened by f 20% since its birth on March 7. 5 R. S. Wahab of Ocracoke is also ’ concerned, along with others, ’ about the stability of the tem » porary wooden bridge which 1 spans the slice of ocean. Wahab > predicted on Thursday that “un it less material changes are made 1 , in the bridge before the next I. heavy northeaster, ferries will t be running from Buxton to Avon - again.” FIFTH OFFENDER GETS 12 MONTHS OR SI,OOO FINE A Nags Head resident receiv ed a judgment of 12 months ill jail for his fifth offense of driving upder the influence in Recorders Court on Tuesday,, in a session which was marked by several cases of alcoholic motor ing. The judgment was suspend ed upon the condition that a payment of SI,OOO is submitted by Latham Rudolph Mann, the defendant. Mann has appealed the decision and was placed un der a SI2OO bond. Mann pleaded not guilty to the charges of operating under the influence and driving after his license had been revoked, and heard Judge Baum convict him of the offense, despite protesta tions by the defense attorney that the only evidence before the court of any consequence was that of “a drunken man,” the defendant. Mann received a •fine of SSOO each for the two violations, and two 12 months sentences which will run con currently, if the defendant does not pay. The evidence used to convict the defendant hinged, primarily, upon Mann’s own cqpservation on April 26 with Cpl. L. S. Meggs, the arresting officer who discovered Mann near a vehicle which had been driven into the sand near an intersec tion of Soundside Road with 158 By-Pass. Meggs stated on the stand that the alcohol “materially af fected his physical and mental facilities.” Meggs continued by saying that Mann “said he knew he had had too much to drink, but asked if I’d get him for careless or reckless driving” rather than the offense with which he was charged. The attorney for the defen* dant asked the court to consider the accused as though it were his first offense and urged the judge to note that “all you have is the word of a drunken man.” “Mr. Meggs didn’t see the car get stuck or propelled at any time,” he said. The defense also noted that Officer Pridgen, who later saw the defendant “un der the influence,” had failed to observe the defendant driving the vehicle. The counsel for the defense insisted that “nobody knows when the car was stuck, when the defendant ; started drinking or whether the vehicle was there an hour or a day. ’ Two cases of . driving under the influence were heard by the court, both involving defendants under 21 years of age. George Blair Cahoon of Portsmouth, Virginia pleaded guilty to driv ing under the influence, but de nied the .charge of driving with out lights after dark on the evening of April 27. Cahoon took the stand to state that ‘ I turned off my lights and pulled into the station when I saw the officer turn around.” Cahoon was referring to his conduct on the night in question when he merely turned off his lights to wait for the arresting officer. Officer H. W. Pridgen told the court that the youth had driven some 50-75 yards with his lights off, after being followed by the highway patrol car. Pridgen stated that he ar rested ’ the defendant after he skidded into the sand at a serv ice station on 158 By-Pass. Judge Baum found the youth guilty of both offenses and or dered a judgment of SIOO and costs. Robert Stanley Wahab 111, 20 year old resident of Virginia, also faced a charge of driving under the influence. Wahab was found guilty after testimony by Officers Pridgen, Fields and Donnie Twyne who all stated that the defendant was “intoxi cated” on the night of April 28. Twyne, the arresting officer stated that Wahab’s vehicle was observed to have skidded off the road near the Nags Head Casino when first observed. Twyne stat ed that the defendant admitted having had “6 beers.” Cpl. Fields stated on the stand that the young Wahab was courteous, “but obviously intoxicated” when he observed him after the ar rest. Wahab was represented by his father at the trial; the state’s evidence was not contest ed. The defendant was fined SIOO and costs. Dorothy Mann, a Nags Head resident, was found guilty of appearing on the highway while in a drunken condition. Mrs. Mann’s attorney had contended that the defendant had not been drinking enough to justify the charge. The arrest of the de fendant occurred in conjunction with the events leading to the arrest of her husband, Latham Mann. She received a judgment of $25 and costs. Victor Eugene Garner was found guilty of operating a ve hicle upon the highways of the state without liability, insurance or proper licence plates. The Elizabeth City resident explain ed to the court that he had been using a beachbuggy to carry scouts bn an expedition and only crossed the highway in an at tempt to reach sand on the other side of 158 By-Pass on April 14. The. defendant receiv ed a fine; of $lO and costs and was warned by the court that “it is illegal to drive a car or TYRRELL SELECTIONS FOR GIRLS STATE | B aOlSillt. ,aj - Kfl m ■ C fl® Ik, JKhk 1 MISS DALE DAVIS, left, and MISS SHIRLEY ANN COHOON. ’ right, will represent Tyrrell County at the 22nd Annual Girl's State at W.C.U.N.C. Greensboro in June. Miss Davis is the ’ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Davis and Miss Cohoon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Dalton Cohoon both df , Route 2, Columbia. These girls are sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary of Scuppernong Post 182. ASBPA (Continued from Page Onq) Richardson Foundation; C. P Lindner, Chief, Engineering Divison, South Atlantic Divison, U. S. Army Corps of'Engineers; Hugh Morton, Chairman of the U. S. S. North Carolina Battle ship Commission; Rear Admiral Leo O. Colbert, Chairman of ASBSA Board of Directors, and many others, outlined the pro blems of beach erosion and storm damage which is of vital concern to the Beach Preserva ion Association. David Stick, Chairman of the Dare County Board of Commis sioners, was one of the first speakers to address the assem bly on Monday. Stick welcomed the delegates on behalf of the county and delivered a well received speech which traced the history of storms on the coast* with emphasis on their destruc tive capacity. He explained to the visitors that “within hours after the Ash Wednesday Storm struck our coast, the work of one quarter of a . century was done away with.” The Dare County Commissioner indicated that millions of dollars had been spent on the Outer Banks during the past 250 years, but noted that “our shores are still no less subject to erosion.” Stick declar ed that direction was needed to preserve the Outer Banks and called upon the ASBSA to accept the challenge which lay before them. Stick’s address was followed by an orientation talk delivered by Col. R. P. Davidson, District Engineer from Wilmington. Col. Davidson explained the area which under his supervision and emphasized the role which the federal government had taken in an effort to insure the pres ervation of land adjoining the Atlantic. Col. Davidson’ discussion pro ceeded an address by C. P. Lind ner, who presented an array of beach buggy on the beaches” of Dare County, unless legally authorized. C. S. Meekins, Clerk of Court, listed submissions as follows: Forest Lee Gibbs, Richmond, Va.; appearing in a public place while in a drunken condition, $25 and costs. , David Alan Hurlock, Duiln, improper muffler, $lO and costs. Earl Taft Miller, Avon; pub- • lie drunkeness $25 and costs. James Ignatius Gray, Jr.; • public drunkeness, $25 and costs. Hope Wade Burleigh, Knotts Island; speeeding 45 in a 35 mile zone, $lO and costs. | George Haywood Goad, Fris ,co; improper registration, $lO and costs. Norman R. White, Buxton; 1 drunk in a public place; $25 and ’ costs. x Willie O’Neal, Wanchese; tak -1 ing oysters after season without • license, $lO and costs. William L. Sneed, Durham, ’ operating motor boat without a 1 bell, identifying number or a ' sufficient quantity of fire ex ' tinguishers, $lO and costs. 1 John H. Reber 111, Wanchese; ’ speeding 65 in a 55 zone and I operating motor vehicle without valid operator’s license, $35 and ! costs. 1 Charlie Cecil Parker, Gates ! ville, careless and reckless driv- • ing, $25 and costs. 1 Barney Midgett, Kitty Hawk; • having in his possession and of '■ faring for sale undersized crabs, ' $lO and costs. 1 Carroll Shelton Baggett, Nags 8 Head; failure .to observe a stop 1 sign, $lO and costs. 1 Linvell Amarie Meekins, Avon; operating a motor vehicle 5 under tne influence, SIOO and ’ costs. 8 George Severn Britt, Jr.; oper -8 ating under influence and oper -8 ating vehicle in a careless and " reckless manner, $125 and costs. 18 Haywood Clinton Wise, Man- V teo; operating a vehicle to the V left of center lane, not in pass - ing, $lO and costs. B James Earl Curling, Kitty n Hawk; failure to stop at stop • sign, $lO and’ costs. 1 Mrs. R. S. Carr, Edenton; t passing a stopped school bus, r $25 and costs. BLOOD (Continued from Page One) stances where persons suffer from diseases arising from blood deficiencies. The Red Cross Bloodmobile Uni| is coming to the Outer Banks soon. The doctors in Dare County are in full. sup port of the 1962 Blood Donor Program and have urged every one to roll up their sleeves for this life-giving project. The • Dare County Bloodmobile will be at > the Buxton School on May iy between the hours of 12-5 p.m. to accept blood dona- photographic slides ddepicting erosion and accretion along the Atlantic seaboard. Julian Oneto, mayor of Nags , Head, welcomed the disting uished visitors on behalf of the host city and introduced mayors ' J. L. Murphy of Kill Devil Hills, , O. O. Allsbrook of Wilmington, . and W. H. Potter of Beaufort to the delegates. The nation-wide assembly of ] visitors then heard a stirring ad- j dress by Joe Hunt, Jr., Speaker . of the N. C. House. Hunt ex plained that the Outer Banks j was but one of a multitude of ] scenic attractions to be found in ( the state and encouraged the j ASBSA mebmers to “return to ; the state as tourists, and dis- ] cover that you are always wel- ] come.” Hunt stated that North , Carolina has every intention of ; maintaining the Outer Banks. ; “The mainland of North Caro- > lina will become, the shore line, ’ unless these sandy streches are j protected,” he said. ] The Speaker continued by say ing that “we are anxiously a- i waiting the recommendations of 1 the federal study for the Ocra- ' coke Inlet-Cape Lookout area, ] where a method of erosion con trol is of paramount impor tance.” Hunt noted that the ef forts of Dare citizens to recover from the March 7 Storm “dem onstrated the caliber of Dare people far better than words ever could.” The speaker also called attention to the work being done by the Date County . Waterways Improvement Com- < mittee, under the directon of Dr. W. W. Harvey, Jr., as another , indication that the citizens of Dare are “doing their part.” The Monday agenda for the delegates included an address by H. Reese Smith, Superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, which was given at the 2 p. m. general meeting of the ASBPA. Smith explained the National I Park Service program for res toration and preservation of beaches and noted activities to ward the reduction of beach ero sion which are being undertaken , at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area. The “Status of Beach Erosion and Hurricane Projects in North Carolina” ’ was the subject of another interesting talk at the general meeting. The group also heard an address by R. P. Sav age, Hydraulic Engineer of N. C. Beach Erosion Board. On Monday evening, the Hon. ■ Capus Waynick delivered a principal address to the group at a banquet at 8 p. m. The ad- . dress climaxed the eventful day . long session. The annual meeting of the ; ASBPA concluded on Tuesday ■ with a general meeting, annual , business meeting,' and a social hour given in honor of the dele i gates by Superior Stone Co. of > Raleigh, N. C. Before their de jparture, a number of ASBSA > officials observed the Dare s coastline, in an aerial inspection I on Wednesday. | The American Shore and I • Beach Preservation was form- ■ ed in recognition of the fact! I that our coasts, and shores of • our lakes and rivers constitute ■ | important assets for promoting 8 the health and physical well- ■ being of the people of this nation; and that their contigu- 1 ity to our centers of population ’ affords an opportunity fpr whoesofe and necessary rest > and recreation not equally avail- > able in any other form. form, , . FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1 MANTEO WOMAN’S CLUO HAS LUNCHEON MEETIW Mrs. R. L. Jerome, accredijH teacher of family relations, wQ guest speaker at the lunche« ineeting of the Manteo Womaiiß Club which was held at the Mafl teo Motel Tuesday. * A group of over 25 ladifl heard Mrs. Jerome deliver afl educational talk on “FamiM Life” with special emphasi® upon the four key words whje® she said were the comerstopefl to effective domestic relations® direct, respect, expect and rel fleet. - f W The relations expert’s addressl was one of a series of talks on! “The American Home” which! are being heard by the Womans Club as a part of their May! program. Mrs. L. L. Gibbs, pro*! gram chairman, stated that the! group was “delighted to have sol distinguished an authority as] Mrs. Jerome address our club.’j Mrs. M. K. Fearing, Jr., clubl president, has asked the scholar-1 ship committee to meet in thfl near future to select a recipient] of the annual scholarship whicM is awarded annually to a deserv-l ing senior in the Manteo High] School. The Woman’s Club luncheon] was highlighted by attractive ta-| ble decorations of May poles, and] flower baskets which were scat-] tered over the banquet tables at] the motel. tionsr from residents of Hat-i teras Island and Ocracoke. | The Hatteras and Ocracoke] blood program is being sponsor-] ed by the Hatteras Lions Club! with assistance from the Bux-| ton Demonstration Club and] the Hatteras Fire Department,! Dr. Slayton will be the stand-] by physician for the Hatteras-] Ocracoke unit. On May 18, the Red Cross] Bloodmobile Unit will visit Man-] teo to accept blood donations.] The unit will be located at the] Manteo High School and will be] open from 12-5 p.m. The Man-1 teo program is under the super-] Vision of Mr. Ralph Davis,] Woodey Fearing II and .Wrs.] Alice Kellogg. Dr. W. W.] Johnston will be the stand-by] physician for the donationfl from residents of the northerfl area of Dare. I The American Red Crosfl has set a quota of 150 pints ofl blood for Dare County. Thfl quota is based on the past nee<|| for blood in our communities, isl general, any person in g(>ol health may give blood providefl he or she is between the agefl of, 18 through 59 years, weigifl] approximately 110 pounds dfl more, has not donated within the previous eigdM weeks, has not had malaria witiflj in past two years, or does hofl have a history of viral hepatitifl (jaundice). Every considerations is given peole who donate blopfl for, as the Red Cross saysfl “Donors are our favorite peofl Pie.” * ] ATLANTIC (Continued from Page One) |j ber rising to 300 plus withifl three years. According to E. T. Rockwellfl personnel director a majority /ofl the workers will be hired locallfl —technicians, semiskilled workfl ers and laborers. The planned to begin interviewing] a limited number of applicants] at the N. C. Employment Secufl rity Commission Office in Elizafl beth City this week. 1 At present, there are less tharfl 25 workers on the propertyfl These include four guards, twfl general workers, and 12 con-| struction workers, in addition to] the work staff at the clubhouse! On a temporary basis, .the] $50,000 worth of instruments being used in tests are housed in] a trailer back of a sand hill not] far from the test sites, with.] cables running to the actual test] sites bordering the beach. I Tall Currituck Light is a good] guide to the company site fir] an observer standing on the] shore at Waterlily. The ARC] operations are a little to the] south of the lighthouse. L ---- - - I FISHING (Continued from Page One) b quarters to a pound and a half! per fish. Some two and one-half] pounders were reported to have I been reeled in from Seaport Pier in lo,wer Nags Head. At Cape lHatteras Pier, bet ween Buxton and Hatteras, five channel bass have already been] snared and reports there in(li-l cated that sea mullet, blues and] trout were also plentiful. j The greatest catches of the! week in Orgon Inlet were those] of bluefish taken, by fishermen] aboard Wanchese and Manteoi based cruisers. All boats out on] i Tuesday caught from 300 t<a 450 blues per party, and foa I several days prior, the catches had ranged from 100 to 250Afc!3 boat. All qf these Oregon Inltet] blues scaled in the one to one tJ one and one-half pound clisa and were taken with nylofl lures trolled 1 the wake of chartfl er or private boats. , ’ x Giving, does not impoveriO us in the service of our MaKefl neither does withholding enric] us. —Mary Baker Edflj