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THE COASTLAND TIMES
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE WALTER RALEIGH COASTLAND OF NORTH CAROLINA
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MANTEO, N. C.
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Pages I through 6
VOL XXVIII — NO. 22
MANTEO, N. C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1962
Single Copy 7^
SEVERE ECONOMIC LOSS
FOR HATTERAS ISLAND
RESULT OF INLET CUT
For the Second Time Within a Year, Island Is
Faced With Difficult Problems Because of
Lengthy Ferry Runs Necessitated by Bux
ton Inlet; School Children North of Buxton
Isolated from Classes; Several Weeks In
convenience Expected.
Troubles were compounded
this week for residents of Hat-
tei'as Island, already burdened
heavily this year because of the
March 7 storm-created inlet at
Jluxton, when heavy seas and
hijih winds further cut the in-
h't’s south side 250-300 feet
deeiier. Approximately the same
amount of the temporary bridge
was lost during this week’s
storm.
Some si.x weeks time was re
quired to build the one-lane
wooden structure, which was
opened in late April, and a sim
ilar time element may be e.xpect-
ed Ijcfore travel will be again
routed via highway from Avon
to Buxton. The question api)ar-
ent at this time, however, is
whether to rebuild the bridge
with addition, or await the fill
ing of the inlet by the dredging
operation now underway.
This subject was discussed by
the State Highway Commi.ssion
meeting in Kaleigh Thursilay
morning, at which time no ac-
lion was taken. Commission
Chairman Evans reported that
no conclusions had been drawn
from preliminary surveys by
Highway Department crews nor
had any official word been re
ceived D-om the Corps of Engi
neers, as to their intentions in
reference to the additional fill
ing which will be required.
It would seem logical for the
Corps of Engineers to make all
possible haste in filling the gap,
which some obseiwers believe
would have been completed with
in ten days to two weeks, had
 the recent storm not interfered.
A great deal of equipment used
in the filling operation was lost,
and reports are that ten days
may pass before this equipment
can be replaced. The sum of
§190,000 was appro])riated for
this contract, apiiroximatcly
60'/r of which was needed to get
set up for the job.
Funds come from emergency
.sources, and it seems likely that
a much smaller additional ap
propriation can be acquired now
that the job is magnified.
The inlet filling is a many-
sided affair, for when the gap
has been closed, the State High
way crews must move in rapid
ly to complete the roadbed. The
National Park Service must also
aid substantially, in rebuilding
Sec LOSS, Page Four
YOUNG WANCHESE MAN
COMPLETES C.G. TRAINING
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!
TEMPORARY SCHOOL
IS CONSIDERED FOR
NORTH HATTERAS IS.
Mrs. Mary’ Evans, Dare Super
intendent of Public In.struction,
flew to Hattcars Island on
Thur.sday morning to investigate
the possiblity of cstabli.shing a
tcmporaiy school for children
north of the Buxton Inlet.
The children, who had been at
tending school at Cape Hatteras,
are unable to reach classrooms
there because of the desti-uction
of the bridge which spans the
inlet.
County schools were in oper
ation Wedne.sday, after classes
were called off, because of the
stonn, on Jlonday.
DO.NALD SLY PAYNE, 19 of
Wanchc.se who enlisted in the U.
.S. Coa.-'t (luai'd on August 1-J
for a iioriod of four years recent
ly completed three months basic
training at the Coast Guard Re
ceiving Center, Cape M.ay, N. J.
He was promoted to seaman ap
prentice upon graduation and
will report to Commander Fifth
Coast Guard District, Norfolk,
for further assignment to duty
in that area.
Donald is a 1962 graduate of
Manteo High School, he Is the
son of Mr. and Mi's. Wesley Cor
bet Pajme of Wanchese.
CHARLES D, EVANS
GETS NOMINATION
FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Commiffoe Picks "Youth of
Year" As Morchead Candi
date from Dare
TEMPORARY SCHEDULES
FOR FERRY OPERATIONS
D. W. Patrick, ferry opera
tions manager based in Man
teo, announces the following
schedules which will be run
daily, weather permitting
temporarily as result of the
Avon-Buxton inlet being cut
further, and bridge damage;
Hatteras-Engelhard; leave
Hatteras 8 A.M.; leave Engel
hard 2;00 p.m.
Avon-Engolliard; leave A-
von 6 A. M,; leave Engelhard
12 Noon.
Oregon Inlet; hourly be
ginning at 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.
from north shore; hourly
beginning at 6 a.m. until 4 p.m.
from south shore.
Ocracoke-Atlanic will ope
rate one roundtrip daily leav
ing Ocracoke 8 a.m. and Allan-
ic 2 p.m. This facility will be
toll-free until further notice.
Service between Avon and
Hatteras will begin as soon as
road conditions permit passage
southward to Avon from Ore
gon Inlet.
Charles Dougl.as Evans, a .sen
ior at Manteo High School ha.s
lioon nominated for a Morehead
Scholarship by the Dare County
51 o r e h e a d Scholarship Com
mittee.
'Tlio announcement was made
this week by Martin Kellogg, Jr.,
chairman, who said that Evans
was given the nod over “two oth
er outstanding young men who
had been given con.sideration by
the committee.’’ Tlic two other
candidates wore senior Emal
Willard Foster, Jr., of Cape Hat
teras High School, and Fred
William Rou.sh, at Manteo High.
Kellogg said that “the task of
choosing among throe such cap
able and well-rounded students
for the honor was extremely dif
ficult.’’
He noted that Evans must now
receive a district nomination in
order to further qualify for the
$1,2.50 a year grant, Evans’ no
mination has been referred to
the fir.st district headquarters,
and he will now be in competition
with candidates from 22 counties
in North Carolina for the coveted
award.
Youth Of Year
The young, senior nominee
achieved statewide acclaim in
June of tills year when he was
.selected as North Carolina’s
“outst.niiding young man for 19-
62’’ at a meeting of the Third
Annual Govei'nor’.s Youth Fit
ness Congress, in Raleigh.
Ho ha.s been a member of the
4-H movement for over seven
years and has won many honors
with Ills 4-H work. Ho is the cur
rent vice-president of the 4-H
County council, and was award
ed the Danforth Leadership
Book this year as Dare County’s
outstanding 4-H Clubber for 19-
62. Evans was Health King in
the county for 1959 and 1960.
and was a delegate to the 4-H
Etectric.nl Congress in I960.
His high school achievements
include; secretary of the Beta
Club; treasurer of the ninth
grade class; class president for
1960 and 1961; editor of the
school annual and member of the
basketb.nll squad.
Tlie More head Scholarships
were established at the Univers
ity of North Carolina by John
Motley Morehead, in 1945, and
awarded to deserving students
without consideration of finan-
See EVANS, Page Four
90 PINTS OF
BLOOD ASKED
IN DARE MON.
Valuable Program May Be Ter
minated Unless Donors
Respond Freely
The failure of Red Cross chap
ters in the Tidewater Regional
Blood Program to meet their
quotas is -causing serious con
cern among regional leaders,
who have indicated that the pres
ent eligiliility policy may be
changed if more blood donations
are not made.
Horace A. Dough, co-chaii-man
of the Dare County Rod Cross
Blood Program stated this week
that: “The .situation in the Tide
water Regional Blood Progi'am
regarding the supply of blood
versus the need has become so
acute that at the last Regional
committee meeting an eligibility
and quota committee was ap
pointed to study llie problem
and make recommendations.’’
Dough explained that under
the present system, in effect
since Sept. 1949 area residents
are provided with blood coverage
on the basis of patient necl or
patient residency, as opposed to
the strictly “credit” type pro
grams.
He noted that the area cannot
afford a deficit in the blood pro
gram. La.st year, he said, 48.609
units of blood were collected,
yet the region went in debt 3,299
units. He explained that this
blood deficit must be met.
In Dare County, donations
were 20 pints short of the quota,
ho said.
Monday Blood Day
Dough emphasized that cit
izens in the Roanoke Island vi
cinity will have an opportunity
to ensure that Dare remains in
the Regional Blood Program, by
donating to the bloodmobile
when it arrives in JIanteo on
Jlonday.
The Red Cyoss bloodmobile
will be at the Manteo High
School Monday between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. “I
hope that everyone will take this
opportunity of ensuring that we
stay in the regional program by
rolling up their sleeves to save
the lives of friends and loved
ones,” Dough said.
Tlie quota on Monday is 90
pints, and it is imperative that
this goal be attained, to assure
continued participation in the
program. The quota on the last
visit of the Bloodmobile was 180
pints, but included a one-day
stop at Buxton on Hatteras Is
land, which because of travel
problems existent at this time,
is impractical. It fell short some
30 pints.
AFTER 33 YEARS
JUDGE BAUM STEPS DOWN
FROM DARE COURT BENCH
MANTEO BANK TO
MERGE SOON WITH
PLANTERS NATIONAL
Final Approval Anticipated
Next Week for Facility with
$40,000,000 Assets
The stockholders of the Bank
of Manteo and The Planters Na
tional Bank and Trust Company
have approved the merger of
their respective banks under the
charter of The Planters National
Bank and Trast Company.
With the Comptroller of the
Currency’s tentative approval
prior to the stockholder meet
ings, bank officials now antici
pate the Comptroller’s final
approval to formally merge the
two banks on or around Decem
ber 8, 1962.
The resulting bank will have
total resources in excess of
$40,000,000, ba.scd on current
Statements of Condition of each
of the two banks.
JUNIOR CLASS PLAY IS
TO BE GIVEN THURSDAY
Miss Mabel Basnight, director
of the Manteo High School jun
ior class production of “Weep
No More 5Iy Lady,” has an
nounced that a repeat perform
ance of the play will be given on
Thursday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m., in
the high school.
The repeat performance,
which had been scheduled for
this week, was cancelled because
of the recent storm.
FRUIT CAKES ON SALE
Frait cakes which weigh three
pounds may be purchased from
Mrs. Virgie Sobcl of Wanchese
for $3. Proceeds for the sale
are contributed to the March of
Dimes. ,
Washington F. Baum of Jlan-
teo. Judge of Dare Rocordpi-.s
Court .since the po.st was croatcil
in 1929, said an emotional fare
well to the court on Tuesday
and was given tributes by court
officials who had served with
him for many years.
During the closing minutes of
court, Baum said: “This winds
me up and I can’t vacate this
bench without extending a few
words of appreciation to 5Ir
Kellogg, Mr. Jleekins and Sher
iff Cahoon.”
“All cooperated with me dur
ing thi.s period and were helpful
beyond belief. I want to .say that
T assume the burden of any in
efficiencies which may iiave ex
isted in this court.
“1 have done my best and
when a man has done that he
can do no hotter. I have ti'iod
to do justly and love mercy and
walk humbly with my God. . .
and with that I say so long.”
Most Respected
Solicitor Martin Kellogg, who
has served in his present posi
tion since 1931, rose and told
the 86-year-old judge that: “I
have had the honor of serving
with this court for 30 years and
know that it is known as one of
the most respected courts in
North Carolina. You have set
standards which will he difficult
to maintain in the future.”
Clerk of court, C. S. Meekins,
who has served with Baum since
1929, told Baum that he would
bo missed and noted that the
judge had always cooperated
with him “to the fullest extent.”
As the judge stepped down
from the bench, he was surrond-
ed by the sheriff, deputies, pa-
m
trolman, and other officers of
the court who praised Baum for
his years of faithful service.
Baum was defeated in the
51ay Democratic Primary in a
bid for re-election. Political
ohsen'ers have noted that a pre
vious announcement that he
would not iiin may have contri
buted to his dofe:il.
The judge was paid tribute
on Oct. 12 when the 9 mile con
crete bridge over Roanoke Sound
was named in his honor, during
special Baum Bridge Day exer
cises.
He will be replaced on Dee. 4.
by James Vannote of Manteo,
winner in the November election.
WOMAN IS LOSER
TUESDAY DURING
RECORDER COURT
Amanda Meekins, Negro, Tells
Of Infent To Rape, After
Larceny Conviction
A Manteo Negro woman,
Amanda Meekins, was a double
loser in the two contested case.s
to appear before Judge W. P.
Baum on Tuesday, during his last
session of Dare Recorders Court.
A Manteo Negro who had been
accu.sed of breaking and enter
ing her home, with intent to
commit raiie, was released from
custody on Tuesday after a pre
liminary hearing.
Amanda Sleekins testified that
Leon White had entered her
locked trailer-home in the Cali
fornia section and “said he
wanted to he with me.”
She testified that tlic defend
ant had entered her trailer at
approximately 12 p.m. on Nov.
13 by reaching his hand through
an open window and unlocking
the front door. Once inside, she
said, he told her that he wanted
to have sexual intercourse and
then crawled into her bed and
threatened to kick and shoot
her.
She stated that she then asked
White to leave and that he left
the trailer. She said he later
chased her and that she scream
ed for help and then went to
JIanteo to summon law officers.
The witness also claimed that
her daughter, age 5, had slept
through the episode, although
only a few feet from Amanda
Meekins’ bed.
Deputy Sheriff Loland Wise
testified that Amanda Meekins
had contacted him after the al
leged offense and that he had
gone to her trailer. He noted
that no evidence of physical
violence had been observed dur
ing his investigation. No indi
cation of physical harm to the
state witness was presented by
the prosecution.
Although Judge Baum refused
to hear testimony by the defense,
he declared at the conclusion of
the state’s evidence that: “It
doesn’t strike me that there is
probable cause in his case.”
Convicted Elarlicr
Amanda Meekins was convict
ed of a larceny, by the judge,
just before giving testimony in
the Wliite case. She had been
charged with stealing $80 in
cash from Ezekiel Gallop of
Wanchese.
Solicitor Martin Kellogg, Jr.
claimed that the defendant had
taken the money on Oct. 12,
while in Wanchese to get a hog’s
head which E. F. Gallop, Ezek
iel’s brother, promised her.
Ezekiel Gallop charged that
the money had been stolen from
beneath a pillow in the bedroom
of his home.
The defendant denied having
stolen the money but admitted
See COURT, Page Four
ACTION COMING
ON 158 BY-PASS
DANIELS CLAIMS
C.D. OFFICIALS
CLAIM DARE IS
DISASTER AREA
A proposal to “do something
about U.S. 158 By-Pass” receiv
ed encouragement this week, ac
cording to Melvin Daniels, Dare
Register of Deeds.
Daniels said he received a let
ter from Highway Commission
Chairman Jloi rill Evans on Mon
day “which seems to indicate
that the comniission may take
some action on the flooding pro
blem which the highway has
created along the D:ire beaclios.”
He said that Evans had rojili-
ed to a letter which he sent to
the chairman several days ear
lier. Daniels says Bvans indi
cated that the comniission had
discussed the highway during
their last meeting, hold in Ra
leigh last week.
“In the letter. Chairman
Evans said that Conimissionov
Gilliam Wood of Edenton would
contact local official.-; in regard
to the problem,” Daniels stated.
“I believe this is a good in
dication that highway officials
believe that something must be
done about the situation,” he
declared.
Agrees AVitli Slidgctt
Daniels said he “was in com
plete agreement” with Jethro
Jlidgelt of Nags Head an out
spoken critic of the highway
since its construction in 1957,
that the highway has acted as
a dam to prevent the free flow
of water across the beaclies
from Nags Head to Kitty Hawk.
Sec BY-PASS, Page Four
Advisory Committee Says
$154,000 In Damage Caused
By Recent Storm
A D;ire County Civil Dcfen.so
Advisory Cominilttc has voted
to ask Governor Terry Sanford
to use Ills influence to have the
Dare Coast declared a disaster
area.
The decision was made at a
special meeting of the commit
tee on Wednesday afternoon at
Nags Head.
Members pre.'ent at the meet
ing included: David Stick, chair
man of the Dare County Oo:ird
of Commissioners ;county com
missioner Lawrence .Swain; arc;i
CD director, David W. Spivej;
Mayor Julian Oncto of Nags
Hoad; Mayor Tom Briggs and
commissioners C. A. York and
R. E. Parker, Jr. of Kill Devil
Hills and Dare Health Sanitar
ian L. P. Bridgeman.
$154,000 Damage
The action followed an an-
nounceniciit by the committee
th.it damage estimates had ap
praised destruction from the re
cent threc-day storm at $154,-
000. The committee emphasized
that the figures were “rough
estimates, and noted that it does
not ineliido dam.'igo in the Capo
H:itcras Naional Seashore Ree-
reation Area.
A break-down of the damage
estimates is as follows: Dime
Repair—$42,000 :it Nags Head,
$21,000 at Kill Devil Hills, $10,-
000 at Kitty Hawk, a total of
.$73,000. Drainage—.$2,100 at
Nags Head, $2,000 at Kill Devil
Hills, $4,000 at Kitty Hawk; a
total of $8,100. Debris Clearance
—None at Nags Head, $1,000 at
Kill Devil Hills, $1,000 at Kitty
Hawk; a total of $2,000 Streets
—None at Nags Head, $9,000 at
Kill Devil Hill.s, none at Kitty
Hawk; a total of $9,000.
Highway Damage
’’The committee said that W. N.
Spruill Highway Engineer, had
estimated tliat $62,000 will be
necessary to repair highways
along the Dare Coast.
Spruill indicated that highway
damage was most severe in the
area between Little Kinnekcct
and Salvo where sand is up to
three feet in depth. Water poc
kets at a de))th of 9 inches are
also a problem, ho said.
South of Buxton Inlet ap
proximately two tenths of a mile
of pavement and grade has been
destroyed on tlie approach road
to the inlet. He indicated that
tliere was no damage on tlic
road from B.ixton to Hatteras.
Bridge Repair
Spruill said tliat $30,000 will
he needed to repair the temjior-
ary bridge acros the Buxton In
let, where 300 feet of the struc
ture was washed away by the
storm.
Spruill stated that a confer
ence was being arranged be
tween repre.=enta lives of tlie
Corps of Engineers and State
Highway officials and that a
more detailed inspection would
probably bo made this week end.
He said tliat in all probability
the beach roads, north from U.S.
158 intlrscction at Nags Head
would be open on Thursday.
L. P. Bridgeman, Dare Health
sanitarian told tlie committee
that impounded water posed a
definite threat to health and
stated that the sanitation de
partment would arrange with
See DISASTER, Page Four
WINTER STORM STRIKES | J
DARE COAST WITH FURY
SAND COVERS HIGHWAYS
Three-Day Northeaster Widens Buxton Inlet
By 250 Feet and Destroys Bridge; Avon
Residents Isolated By Sand On Road, As
Civil Defense Head Plans Recovery From
Worst Winds Since Ash Wednesday Storm.
REESE VOSHELL INVITED
TO NAT'L HONOR SOCIETY
to
QUESTIONNAIRES UNANSWERED
PIRATE JAMBOREE'S FATE
IS SOUGHT BY COMMITTEE
m-IFISE VOSHELL. ll-yiMi-oia
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jo.spjili R.
Vosliell of Norfolk and grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin R.
Daniels of Wanchese, was re
cently selected for membership
ill The National Honor Society.
The club received 33 students
from the 2600 students at Gran
by High School at an assembly
addressed by City Councilman
Paul Schweitzer. Jlembers of the
honorary club are chosen chief
ly for their scholastic achieve
ment. A committee consisting of
the principal, counselors, class
sponsors, aJid homeroom teach
ers judged the nominees on their
scholarship and character and
decided who should be accepted.
All members of the organiza
tion must be in the top quarter
of their class in their averages.
Membership is limited to a small
percentage of each class. Reese
is a member of the Sopliomore
class and has always been an
“A” student.
Reese was chosen “Outstand
ing Student” upon completion of
elementary school. He has been
a menihor of the Hi-Y, a branch
See VOSHELL, Page Four
TUGBOAT LOST
DURING HEAVY
WINDS MONDAY
Rough weather conditions
claimed at least one ve.esel 5Ion-
day evening, that being a 30-
some-foot tugboat attached to
operations of the dredge “Tal-
cotte” in Pamlico Sound. It is
understood that the vessel ran
aground on a shoal near the
main dredging site, and before
it could be as.sisted, rough seas
and heavy winds had sunk the
craft.
The dredging operation is at
the entrance of Old House
channel, some 10 or 15 miles
southwest of Oregon Inlet.
Water at this location is around
30 feet deep, and early efforts
to locate the vessel were to no
avail.
The small tug was used in
moving pipeline, buoys and
flo:its at tlie project site. Two
men were aboard at time of the
incident, hut were removed
promptly; no injures reported.
Jamboree Chairmen Ralph
Swain of Manteo and Julian
Oneto of Nags Head announced
last week end that the future of
the Pirates Jamboree, the tradi
tional pre-season promotional
event on the Outer Banks, re
mains in doubt.
Tlie pair stated last Saturday
that only 71 of 250 question-
narics mailed to Dare citizens,
businessmen and professional in
terests had been answered. The
questionnaires a.skcd whether
the Jamboree should be continu
ed.
Although the questionnaires
were mailed in October, only
one-fourth of the reply cards
have been received and co-chair
man Ralph Swain has indicated
that “No true picture of local
feeling can bo established until
all the cards ara in.”
38 Favor
Swain said that so for 38 per
sons, including several county
officials, have favored another
Pirates Jamboree. Hte noted that
33 had desired to see it abolished.
The jamboree received con
siderable loc.al criticksm last
April when numerous arrest.s
were made during the three day
event for public drankenness and
driving under the influence.
News of the mass arrests was
carried in newspapers through
out the state, and the question
naires were sent after accu.sa-
t’ons by many that the event
was “making a Ft. Lauderdale of
Nags Hoad.”
Aycock Brawn, director of the
Dare County Tourist Bureau,
stated on Slonday that the Pi
rates Jamboree Committee hopes
to have a meeting in December,
but cannot prepare for the jam
boree, or another function which
might take its place, until the
questionnaires are received.
“We would appreciatca reply
of some kind from those who
have not an.swcred,” he said.
Brol^^l noted that the Jam
boree was not designed to create
big business for operators during
an April week end hut a vehicle
that could and rid focus attention
on the Dare Coast from early
January until late spring. I
BOAT VALUED AT $3,200
SINKS WHILE UNDER TOW
An “airboat” which was being
used by civil defense officials to
.surv’ey erosion along the coast,
was sunk on Wednesday when
it stalled and was under tow by
a Coast Guard craft. It was valu
ed at $3,000.
Robert Folger, a North Caro
lina C. D offioi.al said that the
boat, a 16 foot Swamp-Cat, was
being used on a demonstration
trip when it stalled in an at'
tempt to cross the choppy waters
roar the north shore of Oregon
Inlet.
Folger said that he, J. Triplett
of Denton. N C. and Sam Liver-
man of Kill Devil Hills jumped
out of the boat into shallow wat
er and hailed a tow from James
Scarborough of Nags Hoad, who
w.as operating an outboard.
Ho said they later received a
tow from a Coast Guard craft
and that the “air-boat” sank at
1 p.m. as it was being pulled
across Oregon Inlet,
By LAWRENCE MADDRY
A winter northeaster with
winds up to 76 miles an hour
lashed the Dare Coast on Mon
day and continued for two more
days this week, liringing tides
fiom three lo five feet above
noiinal and serious erosion to
the Outer Banks shoreline.
Ocean water crashed across
dunes and low lying areas of the
coastline at inton-als from
Kitty H.'iwk to Nags Head ob-
straetiiig traffic along Business
Highway 158 and leaving pockets
of sand and water on the road
in depths ranging from several
inches to four feet in some
places. Sand up to four feet in
depth was reported on the high
way at Hatteras I.sland.
Sheriff Frank Cahoon, Civil
Defense Director for Dare Coun
ty said that erosion to the bar
rier dune s) stem is estimated at
20”r. Altliough property dam
age w:is sliglit, debris clearance,
sanitation and eroded heaehes
were left as problematical call
ing cards in the wake of the
storm.
Buxton Inlet Widened
Most dramatic evidence of the
nameless storm’s fury was a
250-to-300 foot widening of the
Asli Wednesday Storm-created
Buxton Inlet, and the partial
destruction of the wooden bridge
which had spanned it.
Waves crashing against the
bridge on Monday night swept
one-half of the bridge into Pam
lico Sound during high tide. The
750 foot inlet, which had been
scheduled for closure on Dec. 23,
was widened to at least 1,000
foot.
Avon appearad to be the com
munity most affected by the
bridge’s destniclion. Natives
there have been completely is
olated since the storm strack on
5Iondny.
Faced with a 1,000 foot inlet
on the south and sand covered
highways, up to four feet deep
in places, and no electricity cit
izens there sent out an emergen
cy plea for aid on Tuesday.
Efforts to feri-y food supplies
into Avon on Wednesday were
thwarted, but another attempt
to transport (juantities of eggs,
milk and bread from Engelhard
was begun Thursday moi-ning.
An emergency ferry carrying
foodstuffs from Manns Harbor
to Hatteras arrived late Wed
nesday afternoon.
Feri-y operations manager D.
IV. Patrick of Manteo issued an
emergency fen'y schedule on
Tuesday which calls for i-uns
between the Hyde County main
land to Avon and Hatteras; be
tween Hatteras and Ocracoke
Islands, across Oregon Inlet, and
from Ocracoke to Atlantic.
Property Damage
Some property loss was re
ported as a result of the storm.
An unoccupied garage and cot
tage at Kitty Hawk belonging
to Robert E. Rollason of Nor
folk burned to the ground early
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STORM-FED BLAZE
LEVELS COTTAGE
ON MONDAY NIGHT
A fire fanned by 45-50 mph
wind.s completely destroyed the
Rolling Sands cottage and an
adjoining garage at Kitty Hawk
early Monday evening, despite
attempts to rontrol the blaze by
local fii-e-fighting crews.
The cottage, owned by Robert
E. Rollanson of 407 Beck SL,
Norflok. Va., was completely
gutted by 7:.30 p.m. Elton Twi-
ford, Asst. Fire Chief at Kill
Devil Hills said that the Kill
Devil Hills Fire Dept, i-eceived
a call from 5Irs. Walter Spence
an adjoining property oivner, at
6:45 p.m. and that his unit was
on the scene by 7 p.m.
“The cottage was half-gone by
then,” he said. He was unable to
state the cause of the fire, but
noted that a .short-circuit, caused
by the storm may have been re
sponsible.
Sparks from the fire threaten
ed several adjoining cottages,
members of the Kill Devil Hills
Fire Dept, were able to prevent
the blaze from spreading. Twi-
ford said that fire-fighting units
from Manteo and Nags Head as
sisted.