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VOLUME XXVIII — NO. 34
MANTEO. N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1963
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DARE GETS BOMBING RANGE
NO ONE ELSE WOULD HAVE
AFTER LONG HAGGLING
To Be Used by Air Force and Navy; Defense
Department Agrees To Comply with Re
quests About Hunting Season; To Maintain
Fire Fighting Equipment In Area At All
Times; and to Keep Check on Sonic Booms
That Even Now Make Citizens Tremble.
The controversial bombing
range sought for many months
by the U. S. Air Force, and
fought vigourously by citizens
of Hyde and Tyrrell Counties,
who did not want the range es
tablished in their areas because
of potential destruction of wild
fowl hunting, has been relegat
ed to Dare County by a three-
man fact-finding panel appoint
ed by Ib-esident Kennedy.
The committee was headed by
former Secretary Frank Pace,
and it looked into the establish
ment of a bombing range in
Eastern North Carolina after
protests had been registered by
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
of the Fir-st District, who is
chairman of the House Marine
and Fisheries committee, at the
behest of his constituents in the
affected areas.
Jlr. Bonner stated Tuc.sday
th.at the tai'get area will consist
of some 8,000 acres between U.
S. C4 and U. S. 2G4 and will bo \
surrounded by a 30,000-acrc
‘‘cushion area.”
The site will be used by Air
Force jot fighter planc.s from
Goldsboro, and Myrtle Beach, S.
C., and Navy aircraft out of the
Norfolk area.
“The Navy’s bombing range
at Stumpy Point and two or
tliree targets in Albemarle
Sound ■will be discontinued,”
Bonner said.
Rep. Bonner and citizens of
the Lake Phelps-Lake Matta-
muskeet area — along with
state and federal wildfowl of-
ficals and conservations — had
objected strenuously to esta
blishment of the bombing range
there.
“VVe had objected to any |
bombing range in the Albemarle!
-Pamlico Sound peninsula,” Mr.
Bonner said, “particulary in the
area of Lakes Mattamuskeet, |
Phelps, Pungo and Alligator j
Lake, which harbors the largest |
concentration of migratory
waterfowl — wild ducks and
geese — on the entire Atlantic
Flyway.
Mr. Bonner said the new site
will eliminate any danger to
migratory birds, especially in
view of an agreement by the
Air Force and Navy not to use
tlie range immediately before,
during and immediately after
the migratorj’- bird season.
Opposition to the Lake Phelps
site also came fi-om West Vir
ginia Pulp & Paper Co. which
owns most of the land in the
araa. Tlie company was fearful
See RANGE. Page Four
DUKE MAN WILL BE
FEATURED LECTURER
ir
OLD-TIME AUTOS
WILL VISIT DARE
COAST IN 1963
To Be On Display During Brief
Residence in Dare
While On Tour
DR. JOHN J. RUDIN II will be
one of the .special teachers for
the Dare .Sub-district Chnstian
Workers’ School for Methodist
churches in the area which will
be lield Monday throiigli Wed
nesday, Fc-bruai-y 25-27, at Kit
ty Hawk Methodist Church.
Classes begin each night at 7:30
and last two hours. A thii-ty
minute orintation will begin at
7 on Monday night.
The following courses ai-e be
ing offered: “Christian Wor
ship,” taught by Dr. .lohn J.
Rudm, II, of the Duke Univer
sity Divinity School: “Christian
Education in the Small Church,”
presented by the Reverened Ro
bert E. Walston of Aho.skie; and
“The Use of the Bible in Teach
ing Youth,” led by the Rovei'cnd
Robert L. Bamo of Wilmington.
Dr. Rudin, .‘\.ssociate Profe.s-
sor of Speech and Worship in
the Duke University Divinity
School, was born in Galesvillc,
Illinois. He received the A. B.
degree at Willamette Univer
sity; the B. D. at Asbury Tlieo-
logical Seminary, and the Ph. D.
at Boston University. 'He has
taught at Boston University and
Northwestern University a n d
was chairman of the Speech De
partment at Northwestern Mis-
soui-i State Teachers College be
fore coming to Duke in 1945. He
is author of The Effective 5Iin-
istry of Preaching and Public
Worship: A Workbook and a
contributor to various profes
sional journals. He has taught
in numerous pastors’ schools
and is homiietical editor
See MEETING. Page Four
gouiwt bLqfet^a" Nags*Head. I Plenty of Work at Site Remains to Be Done;
South Hatteras Island Interests Looking
Forward Once Again To Resuming Its Place
In Economic Picture with Prosperous-Look
ing Tourist and Fish Season Ahead.
The Classic Car Club group!
will depart from Nags Head on 1
August 24.
NON-SUPPORT CASE
OUTSIDE FRIVOLITY ADMIHED,
SUGGESTED IN COURT TUESDAY
In Dare County Recorder’s
Court this week, Willie Lee Mc-
Jlurren, colored, charged with
ab-indonment of his wife and
three children and irregrualr
support payments, received an
invoked judgment of two years
on the roads. The judgment,
income of less than $40 he had
received was used for personal
food and lodging.
Speeding Case
In the other case heard, Ulys
ses Levi Womac, was found
guilty of operating a motor ve-
liicle at a speed too fast for ex-
made in October 1961, was sus-conditions resulting in
pended on condition that he pay skidding and a collision with a
$10 per week^ to his wife and ^^55 Chevrolet driven by Mrs.
children who live with her fath- ^ Pati-ida Lambert. Other occu-
er. Over a period of time ho ^ pmits car were Mrs.
made, part of the payments, | Ci-ace Gaskill and two young
claiming that sometimes hejchildren of the women. No in-
Irought groceries and didn t see jaj.jcs were sustained. Damages
that he should make both con
tributions and that he did not
know who provided for his chil
dren when he did nothing. Dur
ing the latter part of 1962 the
couple went back together, sep-
' arating about the first week
in January 1963. McMurren,
shortly after entering the court
room tunied and grinned at his
e.strang1ed wife, Josie, who is
expecting a child in March.
Several times during testi
mony he grinned. He said he did
not know if the expected child
was his but admitted that he
had a five months old child by
another woman to whom his
only contribution was $50 on the
bill.
During this period he was
living under a separate roof,
rent-free, on the premises of his
father-in-law. Flu and lack of
work were the reasons he gave
for non-support since their Jan
uary parting! claiming that the
to the car, owned by Mrs. Gas-
kills hu.shnnds and valued at ap
proxinialely $495, were estimat
ed between $300 and $400. The
pick-up truck oumed by the N.
See COURT, Page Four
FOUNDERS DAY PLAY
FOR PTA MON. NIGHT
A Founders Day play relating
some of the highlights of 1895
and the origin of the Parent-
Teachera Association in that
year will be the program Mon'
day night when the Manteo
Schools PTA meets in the Man'
teo High School auditorium at
8 o’clock.
Following the play, written
and direced by high school
teachers, IMiss Mabel Jean Bas
night and William Tarkington
refreshments carrying out the
Founders Day theme will be
served in the lunchroom.
NAGS HEAD — Swanky
cla.'^sic cars of the 1925 - 42 era
and horseless carriages dating
back to the earliest days of the
automobile will converge on
the Dare Coast-Outer Banks
area during the coming sum
mer.
The first group will be the
N. C. Hor.sele.s.s Carriage As-
.sociation which will be sponsor
ing a soutlieasteiTi tour of affili
ated gi'ou|)s of several other
.states. They will arrive in Dare
on July 16 for an overnight Lo.st
Colony drama visit and big fish
fry. While here their ancient
autos, some 300 in all, will be
c.xhibited at the athcletic field
in Manteo where all intre.stud
persons may have a closeup
look at the type of cars that
were popular during the early
(lays of this century.
The second gi-oup will be
members of the Classic Car Club
of America with members from
all parts of the nation partici
pating.
“.■\bout 75 autos, the luxui-y
or classic models dating from
the mid-20’s to the beginning of
World War II, will be in the
second tour which begins in
Harrisburg, Pa., and will ter
minate here at Nags Head,” said
Mr.s. Smith.
“Tlicy call their tour a ‘car-
van’ and tliey will le.ive Penn-
sylavanin on August 18, stop
oveniight in Ea.ston, Md. on the
]9th, in the Norfolk area on the
following day and arrive at
Nags Head August 21,” accord
ing to John H. Grotz of Ridley
Park Pa., who is in charge of
the tour.
Tentative plans during their
three days at Nags Head include
attendance of a special perfor
mance of The Lost Colony ar-
rangel by General Manager'
John Fox of the drama, in their
honor, sight seeing trips. Gulf
Stream fishing junkets and a
FOXES OUTFOX PARTICIPANTS IN HUNT
Tf?: 1
NO, THIS ISN’T ONE of the two foxes bagged in the annual
February luint held last week at .Nags Head. The fox shown
above \v:is bagged by Billy Brown of Manteo wlio i.s currently
engaged in the trapping of wild aiiimal.s, and met its end in
lower Nag.s Head. Bi’own is one of several engaged jn trapping
of otter anil muskrat at this lime
The only fo.xos killed last week at the 'Valentino Sea.son
Hunt were taken early last Tliursoay morning, :ilthough several
other runs were malc. It was the loth year for tlio event.
B;UX!T0N inlet ceases
TO EXIST AS DREDGES
CLOSE GAP EARLY WED.
NEED FOR PATROL
BOAT AT OREGON
INLET IS CITED
Wanchese Man Offers Reasons
for Basing Large C&
Craft in Area
WANCHESE — Loss of lives,
fishing and commercial vessels
and the great increase in the
use of Oregon Inlet by commer
cial and sports fishing vessels
has proven the need for a Coast
Guard patrol craft to be station
ed in this area, is the opinion of
Mack Etheridge, a local mer-
cliant whose firm is patronized
largely by ci-ows of the ti-awler
fleet basing here or bringing
their catches into Wanche.se har
bor.
Etheridge pointed out that
three lives wera lost when the
trawler Violet was lost while
being towed into port recently
by aiiolhr fisliing vessel.
“The Violet had been under
tow for several hours and she
sank neai" the entrance to Ore
gon Inlet. The towing vessel was
another traweler in the fleet
KILL DEVIL HILLS VOTERS
TO DECIDE FATE OF WATER
BOND ISSUE ON SATURDAY
$765,000 Project for Municipal Water Supply
at Stake; If Favorable Vote Given, Approx
imately a Year Expected Before Service
Would Begin Through Town Mains; Slightly
Over One Hundred Expected to Vote.
NEW SEA RANCH
BEING BUILT AT
KILL DEVIL HILLS
26-Unit Facility To Be Ready
for 1963 Summer
Season
A bottle of champagne bi-oken
over the blade of a bulldozer
signified the beginning of a new
location for long-established
tourist operation. The Sea
Ranch in its new location at
. Kill Devil Hills will consist of
which actually was not suitable' 20 room.?, 13 on each side of a
for the towing job it was doing j corridor leading to a
in such adverse weather,” .said
Etheridge.
“There are many fishennen
in tlie fleet who believe that had
there been a Coast Guard patrol
boat in the 85 to 100 foot class
stationed at Oregon Inlet which
could have been on the Violet
rescue mi.ssion, the Violet and
three men aboard would have
been saved.” he added.
Since the deepening of Oregon
Inlet a million dollar fleet of
tr.iwlcr.s fi.shing offshore are
using the walerw:iy and it has'along the beach
revived the seafood industry of
the Dare Coast.
In addition to the trawler
fleet another multi-million dol
lar fleet of sportsfishing craft
operate from Oregon and near
by inlets, along with scores of
shrimping vessels which drag
nol^ in ^amlico Sound.
There has been some effort
made in the past, but unsuccess
fully, to get a large Coast Guard
patrol boat, similar to one now
based at Ocr.icoke, stationed at
Oregon Iniet.
lounge and dining room W'hich
which will be .situated nearer the
ocean.
The Sea Ranch began opera
tion at Kitty Hawk in 1951, un
der management of Mr.s. Alice
Syk'es who formerly managed
touri.st accommodations at Vir
ginia Beach. She has enjoyed an
exceptional clientele and favor
able patronage through the
years, but at the mercy of every
wind and tide since heavy ero
sion began taking its course
“It is with
some regret,” Mrs. Sykes ex
plained, “that we must move our
location, but feel that we mu.st
have additional space for the
new operation.”
Built largely of steel, concrete
and glass, the new Sea Ranch
FERRY SEA LEVEL
REFLOATED AFTER
GOING AGROUND
The State ferryboat Sea Level
was refloated and resumed its
sdiedulo Tliursday, leaving At
lantic at 1 p.m., Ocracoke-
bound.
The ferry, on a run from
Ocracoke to Atlantic, went hard
aground in heavy winds and fog
just before noon Tuesday about
1,000 feet from its dock, accord
ing to a report from liighway
olTicials.
The 15 passengers aboard
were taken ashore in a trawler
owned by Clayton Fulcher Fish
Co. of Atlantic because the next
Coast Guard vessel was about
three hours away, feriy super
intendent D. W. Patrick of Man
teo said.
The Sea Level was carrying
seven cars and a truck as well
as the 15 passengers.
Patrick said the high winds
had driven water out of Core
Sound, reducing its depth at the
time the ferry ran aground^.
Tlie
ed
coiitroveraiul storm-creat-'
Inlet” exists
, iniately four months, during
Buxton Inlet” exists no ^ which lime the original 700 foot
more. It was closed early opening fn>m sound to sea had
Wednesday morning through been filled, but as the filling
work being done by the dredges was underway, so was erosion
Hampton and Enterprise, under on tiie .south shore, whicli
contract witli the U. S. Corps
of Engineers to fill the gash.
A combination of low water,
sandbags dumped directly in the
remaining few feet of width,
and lack of wind, assisted the
dredges in clo.sing the gasii,
which occurred at 1:10 a.ni.
Wcdno.sday. Since that time, the
dredges liave continued pumping
till into tlie beacli area, broad
ening and elevating this weak
spot of the Outer Banks.
prompted the volunteer move
ment for erosion control.
It is now expected to take
some time for an adequate
bea‘h, roadbed and dune sys
tem to be completed. However,
all iiidications are tiiat through
cooperation of the three agen
cies involved—the Corps of En
gineer.s, .N'alional P:irk Service
and St:ite Highway Commission
—all possible efforts will bo
m.ade to return travel conditions
Early last week, the National I'fi'tc to P''f -'^sh
Park Service assumed the work
of volunteers from the commu
nitios of Hatteras, Frisco and
Buxton, wlio had labored under
trying circumstance to halt ero
sion on the south shoreline prior
to arrival of the second dredge,
the Enterprise. Tlie Hampton
Iiad been at the site for approx-
ELIZABETH CITY MAN FLUNKED
WALKING FOR FUN FLOURISHES
AS PRESIDENT SETS THE PACE
Tlie coastland shared in the
cuiTcnt walking fad as suggest
ed by President Kennedy re
cently, when Jim Hendrickson,
22-year-old radio station engi
neer and announced from Eliz
abeth City, began a trek to
Dare County. Hendrick.son, how
ever, played out after 33 miles
when in the vicinity of Jarvi.s-
burg, some 12 houi-s after his
departure from Elizabeth City.
Hendrickson had been offered
free meals and other compensa
tions along the way, but wound
up with a good foot soaking as
a consolation prize.
In connection with the current
physical-fitness hiking pro
grams, the National Geographic
Society has the following to say:
Americans who bravely set
out on 50-mile hikes these days
are fortified by encouragement
from at least three Presidents
and a major poet.
Thomas Jefferson declared,
“Of all exercises walking is the
best.” Theodore Roosevelt, a
hearty advocate of the strenu
ous life, ordered Marine officers
to prove their fitness by making
50'inile marches.
When President John F. Ken
nedy challengod the Marine
Corps to obey the 65-year-old
order, he touched off a national
hiking fad. Servicemon, college
student.s. Boy Scouts, and see
retaries embarked on long-dis
tance walks in the spirit
Whitman’s lines:
Afoot and liglit-hearted, I
take to the open read.
Healthy, free, the world be
fore me.
Will Power Helps
Walking for health has a long
history. Hippocrates prescribed
walks to prevent emotional di.s-
turbances, hallucinations, and
exp.ansion of the waistline. Pliny
the Elder described walking as
one of the “Medicines of the
Will.”
Walking for pleasure, how
ever, is a relatively recent pas
time. The character in Ckm
Wednesday Slonn standards.
Wliili' there liave been many
veil icier! to cross the stretch of
beacli since Wednesday morning,
it is not I'commcndcd that it be
attempted at this time. Several
veliicics have become stuck in
the soft sand, as was the fre
quent custom many years ago all
along • the Outei- Banks before
paved roads cxi.sted.
There is some speculation at
this time regarding a “tempo
rary” road being constructed
for use until the permanent lo
cation can be e.stablished some
See INLET. Page Four
ISLAND TOI’S ITS QUOTA
$1000 FOR MARCH OF DIMES
Announcing what may be her
final report of collection.^ for
of the 1963 Mareh of Dime.'!, Mrs.
Abe Sobel of W’anchnse ha.s an
nounced that collections for
Roanoke Island have topped tlie
$1,000 quota, and she commends
highly all tho.se who have as-
sirted her in the campaign A
few more donations may trickle
in, and there will he a small cx-
penso account, but her part of
the 1963 drive is about complet
ed. Announcement has not been
made of collections from other
parts of the county. W’hen they
are made available, they will
probably swell the county col
lections to a much larger total.
Latest contributions have
greve’s “Way of the World’’ been as follows: Slantco Re-
who .said, “I nausc.ite walking,”. (lekah liodge $6: Walker’s Diner
spoke for most 18th-century pe-|^10 (coffee .sales for one day);
dcstrinns. Only a few eccentrics Planters National Bank and
walked for the joy of it. [Trust Co. $10; Manteo Furni-
The ramblings of William lure Co. $5.00; and $11.30 was
Words^vorth and other literary turned in by Mre. Will Hofler,
See TREK, Page Four ja Mothers March collector.
ALBEMARLE AREA FIIA
WILL MEET IN MARCH
The Future Homemakers of
America representatives of this
area met at Edenton. High
School to plan the meeting of
the F. H. A. Federation of
Chapters in the Albemarle Area,
which will be held at Camden
High School on Mareh 28, rep
resented by Barbara Ann Wes-
cott. Manteo volunteered to
present the program based on
the theme, “Getting to Know
You.”
■will be elevated some eight feet
with parking arga for accom- at 9 months, but several weeks
The que.stion of whether a
municipal water .=ystem is to ho
built in Kill Devil Hill.s will be
deeideil on .Saturday, wlien over
100 citizens are expected lo par-
ticijiate in the sjiocial bond elec
tion. 'Voting will begin at 6:30
a.ni. and polls close at 6:30 ji.m.
at the town hall, according to
the registrar, Mr.s. Jean Perry
Beacliam.
An entirely new registration
has been made, with 119 per
sons qualifying themselves to
vote. Last Saturday was Chal
lenge Day, but there were no
disputed registrant.s.
The election will climax many
months of study and discussion
among citizenry and officials,
and answer tlie question posed
in ordinance form on December
4, 1962, by the town’s commi.s-
.sioners of whether the town
shall contract the necessary
debt of $765,000 to bring the
project to fulfillment.
Kill Devil Hill.s, like many
other areas of the Outer Banks,
has had considerable trouble
with its private water .systems
since the .March 7, 1962 storm.
In addition to pollution prob
lems created, existence of heavy
.salt content in some wells has
been noted.
Assuming the project gets
favorable support in Saturday's
election, it will be approximate
ly a year before water may bo
supplied through town mains.
Construction time is estimated
modation of gueSt cars immedi
ately below the rooms. The new
building will be carpeted, com-
petely air-conditioned, and heat
ed for year-round operation.
Rooms on the north side will be
14 X 20 feet, while tho.se facing
south will be 14 x 17 feet, but
have individual torrace.s.
Tlie Sea R.nnch’s new con-
•struction is expected to cost up
wards of $260,000. An early
summer opening is anticipated.
SPECIAL LENTEN SERVICE
AT ST. GEORGE’S CHURCH
At 7:30 p.m. in St. George’s
Episcopal Cliurch, Engelhard,
the Penitential Office will be
read. This is the first of the
weekly Lenten services to be
held. The public is invited to at
tend.
HEART SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS
TO BE SOLICITED JANUARY 24
Sunday, February 24 will be
Heart Sunday in Dare County.
Many citizens have volunteered
to tour the county’s villages and
other residential areas to distri
bute health-saving infoi-mation
about the heart diseases and to
receive Heart Sunday contribu
tions to help the Dare County
Heart As-sociation speed the
fight against the nation’s Num
ber 1 health enemy.
In their house-to-house visits,
volunteers will distribute a
pamphlet telling how to get
Heart Association information
on heart attack, stroke, high
blood pressure, rheumatic fever,
inborn Iieart defects and other
foims of the heart and blood
ve.ssel diseases which are fought
witli Heart Fund Dollars.
Tlie canvass to be conducted
during the afternoon hours of
Sunday will be led in the resjiec-
tive areas by the community
chairman, assisted by other vol
unteers, as follows; Manteo,
Mr.s. Leo Midgctt; Nags Head,
Mr.s. Dewey Kayman; Colington,
Mrs. Sam Liverman; Wanchese,
Mrs. Betty Etheridge; Manns
Harbor, Mrs. Richard Rowe;
Stumpy Point, Mrs. Horace
Hooper, Sr.; East Lake, Mre.
.loe Spruill: Kill Devil Hills,
Mrs. Nina Miller; Kitty Hawk,
Mrs. Marvin Minton; Hatteras,
Mrs. Rose Gray; Manteo, Color
ed, Mrs. Quemilla Scarborough.
More than 75 million Heart
Fund dollars have been invested
in research since the American
Heart Association became a na-.
tional voluntary health agency
in 1948, Rev. Robert Pullman,
President of the Dare County
Heart Council, pointed out. Dis
covering the causes of high
blood pressure and hardening of
the arteries, disorders account
ing for 90 percent of all heart
and blood vessel diseases, has
number 1 priority in heart re-
seareh today, he said.
Dare County volunteers will
be among more than 1,500,000
accepting gifts throughout the
nation. Volunteers ■w’ill present
an official Heart Fund contribu
tion envelope for the donoi'’s
convenience.
BASKETBALL GAMES
TO AID HEART DRIVE
As an additional revenue-pre-
ducing event to aid the current
Heart Fund drive in Dare Cown-
ty, a couple of interesting ball
games have been scheduled for
Tuesday night, February 26.
Teams participating will bo
as follows: Park Sendee wdvos
vs. Manteo Town Team; Park
Service Men vs. Manteo Lions
Club.
The games will bo played at
Manteo High School gym, and
will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admis
sion will be 25 and 50 cents.
SATURDAY FUNERAL SET
FOR MRS. MARY B. HILL
Mrs. Mary B. Hill, 65, widow
of Christopher C. Hill and
daughter of Rowan D. and Mrs.
Susan Meekins Payne, died
Tuesday in a Baltimore hospi
tal.
She was a member of West
Norfolk Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Ruth Smith Brown of
Portsmouth; a son, Lloyd T. Hill,
and two brothers, J. W. Payne
and Colon Payne, all of Chesa
peake; a grandchild and two
great-grandchildren.
A funeral service ■will be held
Saturday at 1 p.m. in Pentecos
tal Holiness Church in Wan
chese. Burial ■will be in the
churchyard.
delay i# anticipated before award
of contract for construction.
Tlie projiosed water system
would basically consist of the
following:
A ground water supply fi’om
five gravel packed wells located
at the north end of the “Fre.sh
Pond” property, spaced approx
imately 200 feet apart, with an
anticipated flow of at least 100
gallons per minute from each.
From tlie wells, water would be
pumped to a treatment plant
where iron removal and chlori
nation facilities would be locat
ed, as well as service pumps
and a ground storage reservoir
of 200,000 gallons capacity.
Distribution facilities would
consist of a 10 inch main which
would carry water from the
treatment plant to a point in
the appro.ximate center of town
where a 200,000 gallon elevated
tank would be located, .approxi
mately 150 feet high. Adequate
pressure to serve all sections of
the town could be derived from
this tank, according to engineer’s
specifications.
There would be, of course, all
the additional pipelines, valves,
hydrants, meters, etc. necessary
for operation of the system, sup
plied in the basic plan.
The engineering firm’s recom
mendation is that no charge be
made to customers of the pro
posed system for liookup during
construction, but afterward, tap-
ins would be charged at the fol
lowing rates: 3/4-inch, $90; 1-
inch, $140; IVj-mcii, $275; 2-
incli, $580.
Proposed water rates are as
follows: first 3,000 gallons, $3
minimum; next 7,000 gallons,
$.76 per 1000; next 10,000, $.65
per 1000; and with continuing
drop in per tliousand gallon cost
ns consumption increases.
Minimum monthly water rate
for the 3/4 inch meter is pro
posed as $3; 1 inch $5.25; IVi-
incli $9.55; 2 inch $17.60.
From the taxation standpoint,
it appears that property owners
in the Kill Devil Hills area
would not fair badly. The pro
posed taxation schedule would
begin in 1904-66 with the max
imum rate of 13 cents on the
hundred valuation; and would
decrease yearly by two cents or
so until its discontinuance some
six years later.
It has been pointed out, how
ever, that the expense of the
system through t-axation, would
be more than offset in most
cases, by reductions in insurafice
rates to be derived upon com;
pietion of the system. This jeati
only be considered the case, of
course, when property has been
developed, and the more highly
developed, the greater the' in^
surance saving.
Financing of the project is
assured, if the voters approve,-
through a loan from the Federal
See WATER, Page F««r”