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Dqi*vld Stiok Kitty Qay/lCf II* C» 8-21-^ 63 SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION DATE ON ADDRESS 12 Pages in 2 Sections 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 MAIL SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO BOX 428 MANTEO. N. C. NOT TO INDIVIDUALS Page 1 through 6 VOLUME XXVIil —NO. 41 MANTEO. N. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL 12. 1963 Single Copy 7p SEEK 21-FOOT CHANNEL REP. BONNER SUPPORTS FURTHER INLET PROJECT ronKi'p;piii:iii llpiliorf C Rott | M I- . !■ ,,f (ii , ' i..inf fill til Uilh ;iii()llici ix ainplf uf 111.'! Miicen* iiUorosl in i llin P''astl;in(l, when lie offereri ! 1'..' val'.iablc stippoi'l to further | iiiipi.iveiiieuis of the Oregon In-' let piojoct. I Mr Bonnci- requested that the ^ I’liblic Works Committee of the j }!ou^e of Repre.sentatives au- ihorize a review of House Dor- ^unicnt 310, which periain.s to 'w-aterways in and around Ore gon Jtilet. At present the pioject i.ill- for a l‘l-fo)t rluinnel a.rro s the har at the inlej, |ilus l2-fiiot-deep watorwaj.s into Wanclif-se and Mantuo. 1 nder provisions of the re quest in Mr. Runner, and which ha' support of the Dare County Wa*er\\a\.-. Imiirovements Com mittee, pro.iert depth of Oregon Inlet as an aid to navigation would he increased to 111 feet, : rro.=s (he liar and into the har- b"is i.r Miinleo and Wanclio'e. A pr iject of tin’s nature, of ("Ui.-e. calls lor det.iiled .study and sanction hy th(‘ variou.s on- gr.c" r ag dep: rtun n(', .and will PUBLIC HEARING IS SET FOR APRIL 22 ON NAGS HEAD P.O. I To Be at Nags Head Casino, j 2 P.M., v/Ith Postal Of ficial Present ; Oppo-ilion to the jiropo.'od l^ost Office site at Nags Head has ro.sulted in a puhlic hearing, .Mayor .Julian Oneto nniwiwced Wednesday. The meeting, which is open to al! interested Nags Head cilizen.s, will he held at the Nags Head Ca.'ino April 22nd lilt 2 I’.M. I Tom .AIcKimmey, Nag.s Head 'Town CoininisKiimer, stated that I the meeting was gained as a I result of a eonver.s.a'ion lield by Congri ^sinnn Herliert C. Ronner Iwith (' T. (iiadden. Regional J’o'l Office Direetor in Atlanta, i'eor.gi.a. .Air. Ronner informed I tile direetor of the .strong op- ijiostition to the .site hy resident.s of the soutliern iinrt of Nags , Head, and explained that resi dents wanted an open hearing with a Post Offfice official. In POLICE OFFICER SOUGHT •’"'S'ver, Mr Gladden is sending FOR KILL DEVIL HILLS I office. IION. !I. C. nONNEU Mr.s. Ruth R Frank, Town f>fa''‘ng is to hetir griev- Clerk of Kii! Devi! Hiii.s .said ""^7 •‘'»K&e.stions from , ^ ^ ^ . ‘ rc*.«nlont5> of southern Naj^.s rctjuiio s.'imo time ijeforc the|liiat the Town Uonir.issioncr.s i who feel that the pro- ^fiill value may be realized. -Ac-, had voted at a meeting Tue.sday 1 po.'od new' po.st office site is |•ord:ng to Mr Runner, the iiro- jeet mU't have its feasibility a])- juoved liy the Disfriit Kngi- i.ight to find !t temporary rc- plaeement for T-iwn police of- r.eers; the .Soiitli Atlantic Divi- f'cer Avery '1‘illit', wlio wa.s .‘•ion ill Atlanta. Ga., and will i kdli d in an aci ideiit two week.s later, .i.ssuming .support from';,^,,,. Tiie repi.acenient. when tlie engineers, neces-itate ad- I , , 'i-lio.seii, wiil serve for a term of lotion il funds liuilgeted fir tlie nunn'eniince tliereuf. Dr. W. W Harvey, .Tr of I Board of Town M.inteo, chairman of the Water-1 iqipoints a now V av' Committee. stated on 'fTiursday tha’- he was "certainly pleased” with the interest Air. Ronner had taken. ".Since 1958 w,? have been .striving to get . iie--"ig attiiitioM paid mi' V .:telMUtes,” s.ud Di If.live,. til in y days, or until tlie new Conimls.'ioner.s permanei-.t of ficer. I Air. Fillett, who had .sen'ed the to" n for three years as l-Vs'-t. Chief of I'olieo and who had 1)1 en recently appointed \ R C offier, died of injune.- , , ll•^.•l\,•l| wlon he wa.s lilt hv 'he 1 more . ';>! "• th presen- p.ogram 2Slh 1 to be 1 helievo that we are moving, i __ fi.i'ward rapidly.” Air. Bonner pointed out the i.ece.ssi'y of the improvements, noting the increasing use and valuable asset wliich the Oregon Inlet project provides, especially among tlie r-ea-going trawl fleet. V liu'li finds a favoralilj-luctited liaven in the area, when deep w Iter can he a.ssured M’lnv trawlers li've f.iiied to eii'or port tins pisl winter and 1 11^1011-Ij due to tinkiiowii .slioal couduions in tlie area, and li.ive located too far to the north. The pro.sent location, on Hollovvell .Ave., i.s situated ju.st two miles south of the Kill Devil Hills line U would bo simpler for some pco|)|e of Nags Head to use the Alanieo I’ost Office than their I wn proposed new one whicii is l.irther away. Rids fill' comstruction at the Hollovvell site were to be opened •April 8th, but action by the Roard of Town Commissioners lii.st week at least postponed sticli activit.v until the hearing could bo lield. AVhethcr the site will lie discarded in favor of one centrally located remains .seen. "I FEEL BETTER THAN WHEN YOUNG" AT AGE OF NINETY-THREE KITTY HAWK WOMAN ACTIVE NEW pastor NAMED FOR BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH ONE-WAY STREETS IN MANTEO BRING FINES APRIL 15 RKV. ALRFRT BISHOP, of Cedar Mountain, N. C , currently eompicting his stduies at the .Southeastern Seminary al Wake Forest, has licen called as the new pastor of Nags Head Baptist Chiireh He began seiw- ices March 21st at the church, and will continue every Sunday until his work al the Seminar.v is Completed. This summer, lie and his family will move N.ags Head to take full charge of the church, which has been without a pastor since la.st siiinnier. Extras Voted tor Town’s Water Plant; Other Requests Heard on Monday -At tin- regular itmi luig of the Alaiiteo Town Commissioners Alondtiy. the Board approved the one-way street ordiiuince which goes into effect April 15th. Since the -signs have just recent ly been in.stalled, onl.v “warn ing” tickets have been issued to violators. After tlie lotli, how ever, fiiios will he collected. Water Supt. Seldon R, Alid- gett nua with the Board to dis- cu.ss ;lie condition of tlie Whiter I’l.'iit. He was aulliorized to make n e e e s .i- a r y recommen dations for tile operation. The Board voted to increase the al lotment of gasoliiii' for the plant .s.nce operatio is have increased lecently. Also, a discu.s.sion was held on the advisability of pur- cha.-ing a u.scd truck for the plant Alotions were then apjirovod hv the Board to grant a taxi permit to Fred Jones, and to )iurch:ise for the Firi‘ Dept. 300 feel of dacron fire hose. PIEDMONT MINISTER TO HOLD REVIVAL IN MANTEO ■ REV Al. W. .'>HAW^ pastor of I.ewisville Bap'isl Chuicli in Fovsytlie County, N. C. will conduct revival service.' in Alan- tf-o m xt week. .Si'i'vices are to he in Id «icli evening, heginning Alonday Ajiril 15 through .Suu- da.v tlie 21.st in AInnten Baptist Church, beginning at 7.30 eaeli evening Rev. Franci.s L. Cor d r e y, pastor of Columhia and Sound .'ide Bajitist Churches in Tyr- jell County, will sei-vi> as hos* minister for the occa-ion. 'Ih" puiilic is cordially invited. ANOTHER SEASHORE PARK IS PROPOSED FOR AREA SOUTH OF OCRACOKE IS. "Cape Lookout National Seashore" Proposed for Carteret County; Meeting Monday In Office of Congressman Bonner, Represen tatives of Park Commission, Carteret County and Rep. David Henderson Attend. TIME DRAWS SHORT Lhc^'xatil.n;;. W ith. rM.'’ct'>r of Ri. rf; Sen li e )iro- FOR CANDIDATES 'Iu' « separate DARE TOWNS' VOTE i?;^^,7:uth’“?land aud'^’ce:;;: IBank- 'I'lie pi, pii il. gi’.ei. 111 Deadlines Vary in Three Muni- Aliiinai't Mu m .uu’ hi !ii i cipalities; Few Candidates Have Filed As the month of .April |ia.'.e.-i, the time fur candiilatC'- to f le for mumc.pal election.' draws ti a close. On Tui.silay. however, only :i handful of candidates | BLOODMOBILE TO VISIT DARE CO. AGAIN IN MAY Quota of 90 Pints Sought in Visit Scheduled for 29th at Schoolhouse OVER 300 CASES HEARD BY BOARD ABOUT STORM LOSS -A clear, retro.spoctivc view of j a period of fifty year.s is rare i enough in the memory of one Iicr.soii, lint a memory of clumges over almo.sl a I’entury is almost nonexistent. Siiili at memory has Airs. Alarv Alidgett * preferred to risk possible dam-I pf j,.,,, age in rough seas rather than „f i,„,. nuiett-three vears in come to grief on iincliarted n,,. region. '‘'‘’'•I-’' Airs. Alidgett was born in 18(i!) on Roanoke Island, the daughter of Truckston Etlie- ridge. Her father “did what I most folks hack tliere did”, that I is, he was a fisherman, farmer, : ami livestock raiser. Mrs. Alid- ige't spent only her earliest .Veils witli lier parent.s, however,! and when she w.ns still under i sclavo! age she moved to Kitty! Hawk to live with her aunt and ^ unele, Alary and .Tohn Alann. I In lS8t) .slie was married to a N^i Tile Dare County Board of Commis.siiiners .net tliis week a.s a Botird of Equalization and Review, and handled over three Itundivi! cases Alonday, Tuesday and W'edne.sday. .Ml • 1 1 '‘’‘jy*’-''*-’* Coast guardsman, Franklin H. were from people win. --uffered , j,;,, damage to their o'’ P’«- fi,., j.|,,s and five boys. From jurty during the A.-,h Wednes-n,,,^ ,, da.v Storm of last year. After a meeting ... March, the t w e n t y-t W o great Board p.ns.sed .a resolution to and two groat- s.nd out to all claimants a .•tandard form on which to lie ^ j, •f". the meeting. Along with the application, they vvere required „ changed? She to bring proof of damnge, bills. • invoices, or estimates from a reliable contractor, lho.se ..f the did not have such proof eouid , not Iw granted a role.aso from taxation in 1.0G2. Out of the more than 300 ap- plic-itions, nlioul 75 were granted a release. Although some of the applicants appeari'd o ^ just 'as n could be” .she said, waving Iter hanil in a wide arc. “In iliose days cattle and horses, iiogs and .sheep covered the in per.son, most of v ere made by mni) tlie claims ELIZABETHAN GARDEN IN FULL FLOWER FOR EASTER I Asked .al'ouf tlie education of I children when she vvris growing ■ up, .she replied tliat tin average education eon.sisted of only a I few years at .school. Children ■ were needed at homo. She es- ! tiin.ated that lier oven education vva.s le.ss tliaii moilern children I get by tlic tliird grade. School , Tlie F.liz.abotlian Garden on was a luxury. Her aunt and Roanoke I.sland is ready to put uncle would take her to Coling- cn a top ]icrformancc as to bios-, ton Island in a little skiff each som for the Easter week end. morning and .slie would walk the Dogwoods are expected to re.ach | rest of the way on foot, their peak of bloom vv'ithin a! Airs. Alidgett spent her free ffW day.s, camellias are stiii time as a child outdoors. She blooming, azaleas are opening, was fond of riding horses, fi.sh- tiic pansy bods in the foiTiial ing and crabbing Once slie hung gardens are lovely, colorful, her hand in the water over the spots, and other flowers are side of a boat while fishing, and leadv to open. almo.st touched a huge cotton- Oii Monday Alr.s. .Tosie Ben- mouth moccasin. “I never wont r.ett of Rocky Alount, chairman out again,” she said, of the hoard'of tnislees of the' .She remembers well the first .MRS. MARY AIIDCETT rai.sed upon their arrival. The rattle and horses vviu'e terrified. “It almost scared them to death!” she said laughing. AIr.s. .Alidgett was a.sked if .she remembered the fiivsl airplane flight She smiled and .raid that Orville and Wilbur Wright used to spend nights in her home. Her husband at that time was en gaged in running a schooner between Elizabeth City and Kit ty Hawk, and tliey would travel u]) and back witli liim and tlicn stay tlie niglit in AIr.s. Alidgett’s liome. “I remcmlicr when they were liuilding tlie m.acliine,” she said. Travel wa.s difficult in those day.s. Mr.s, Aliiigett rccall.s. Of ten the local stores would lie empty if a storm or frozen sound made .railing impossible. There were no boarding hon.ses and III) restaurants, and a traveler was hard pressed to find food and shelter. Cooking was done on a wood stove. Lighting was mainly kero-sone or lard oil. Almost everything the family ate was grown or rai.scd on the land. Times were hard, but satisfying. Still Very Aclive Airs. Alidgett is very active. She spends a great ileal of her time writing got well cards and sympathy notes to everyone she hears about that is in trouble. She feels that while she can’t get out to visit and care for the sick, she can at least givo them comfort Ihrongli the mails. Her d.aughter insists that her per- Fliza’oethan Garden, acoeni- time .she saw an automohilc. It _ punieii t-y otiu r I..;, rr-'e> g"v !>e'""g‘»'l to her cousins. George'sonal postage bill is the highest •diming enthusiasts, visiteil the and Charles I’eiTy. They drove in Kitt.v Hawk. Garden and planted 200 rare the car down the coast from bulb.s. They plan to rctuni in a Virginia Beach into Kitty week or so to plant more bulbs. iHawk. Quito a commotion was Mrs. Alidgett was asked what she felt was the reason for her See MRS. MIDGETT, Page Six Wednesday, Alay 20th has l)cen .set as the date for the 1963 visit of the Dare County Blood- niohile, it wa.s announced by Horace Dough, Co-cliiiirman of the Dare County Blood Program. Facilities will be set up at the gymnasium of the .Alantoo lligli School from 10 a.m. until 4-30 p.m. Mr. Dough stated that since the area has fallen behind for tlie past two years, residents should double efforts to contri bute. Dare County, which is one chapter in a comple.x of coun ties in Southeni Virginia and Northern North Carolina, has lieon a.ssigned a quota of 00 pints. Regional Headquarters al Norfolk warned that any cliap- ter falling too far behind in contribution will be placed on suspension The ro-cliairnian. however, ex pressed liis appreciation for the spioiulid support given tiic bloodniobile at its last visit, and urges Unit ail persons wlio could siqiport the forthcoming visit to make plans to do .so. SLATED FOR THURSDAY. APRIL 18 HEARING ON BOMB RANGE IN SENATE NEXT WEEK CHANNEL BASS IN HATTERAS WATERS PLENTIFUL IN WEEK Channel bass ranging up to 45 pounds each have been caught daily by anglers fishing fiom loc.al ch.arter cruisers in JHattoras Inlet during the jiast two weeks. Season's first, a 44 pounder, was taken by Deputy Sheriff Raymond Basnett of Buxton. Alo.^t outstanding catch, to d.'.tc, was made by Patricia Lecf of Wilmington, Del Age 10, this young angler boated a .38-pounler one morning during the past week end and return ing in the afternoon she hooked and boated a 44 pounder. Pa- fishing with her they were casting Bailancc's cruiser .After much worj-y. talk, arid local sensation, tlie Dare Coiintv Biiiird of Cotiiin'i-si.iners lias re ceive,i word from Sen. .'am J Er\-in, Jr. that they will he granted a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Com mitteo. This hearing is the last ■weary step in a fight to block the U. S. Navy-.-\ir Force Bomb ing range salted for Pare Coun ty- In a mi'eting last we.ek, in winch Naw and Air Force of ncial.i met witli the County Commissioners and Ri?p. Her bert C Bonner, il was explained by the Air Force, as it has been explained repeatedly, that the “harmful effect.s” tliat concern many local residents arc nonex- irtoiu. Gifted porliaps witli some occult seii.s,' of prescience, tlie County Commi.ssionei's have rai.sed n’peated iirotest, and now, finally, iho fight is being carried to the chambers of Con gress. After the meeting last Wedin.'sdny, word was recciveil from Si-n. Er\ in tliat he would try to obtain a lioaring for the county. Tue.sday a telegram was received in this office from Sen Ervin, stating the hearing was to be held April IStii in tlie Senate Office Building. AIRMAN BALLANCE NOW AT SHEPPARD have to.s.'pd their hal.s into tlie ring. At Nags Head, where the elec tion St .-.tern rei-*'nll,v underwent a change, only four pol•^on.s h ive fii.-d; W A. M'llli.'i.ms, Jr. Tom .AIcKinimey, Dewey L. Hayman, and Jess N,-wman The deadline for filing for Ihe.-o offices IS -April 20lli. .At Kill Devil Hills, the lack of names i' more evident. Mrs Ruth B. Frank has filed for Treasun-r, and Theodore R Wood has filed for Towi Com mis-ioii-v The KDH deaiilim i- April lytli. ('oinimltee Cilfne of it- p He,- (' Itoii!,, r, was met with .ip- pi'i.sal ny ‘•,-pr,“-eiit:iti\e.s of ini* N. (. but,T Bai.l Si-a.-lioM- Oiirini '-.-ion as well as concerned Slat,- an,' countj o.'fi, i.i s. .According to Wirth. the new i park wouiil h*.' distinct from the ! existing 70 mile-long t'ape H.d- t( ra.s Xalioual ,Scas!i,,re. which , xtends through Ocrac,,l e is- lan,I It w»)ul,l he call,'l "Cape 1 Lookout National .Se.-i-tior,-” I Atteiiiling the ineeling were jWoi'dr.iw Price, Cf.iKHian of tile Sea.shore Paik C,in,nii.s.-i,,n; a number of otlnii- commi.s.'iou- ei.'t Cliairin.iii AV. R. H niiilton ol the Carli-rot County Board of C,,rnnH-,.',on,'rs, the coiimy in whii-li tlie aiiditi,,!! \'->111,1 ho mad,-, -iiiii R,-p Da'. i,l Heiuler- .“on, f ongr, .-.-■■niaii who rep- >,-.-,-r,'- ('.-irt,-i',-' -Kir T, t,v .S.iiifoiil and .'-',•(■1 \ of lot,-I,or .Stewart L. LARGE MOUTH BASS CATCHES REPORTED tricia was fatiier and from Tex E.scape II. Tliore have been no re|)orLs of channel bass being caught in the .surf along the Ilatteras Is land i) e a c h. Ususally surf casters begin taking cliaiincl bass from the surf within a week nr two after tiio first are caught at the Inlet or nets of commercial fishermen. Some of the local pisi-atnri.al jirognosticators were saying the first cliaiinc! bass from the surf would be caught during Easter week end on Hatleras Island. MANTEO KOTARIANS HEAR RALEIGH REALTOR Large mouth bass fishing has I been productive for Hie angler.s using live bait, Johnson spoons and porkrind and other lures during the past week. Julian Oneto. mayor of Nags Head, reported daily catcho.s by anglers fisliing in tlie Nags lle.id Fresli Ponds and Coling- ton Island bay.s. JIrs. Elizabetli Smith, secre tary of Nags Head Chamber of Commeice stated tliat slie had also received reports of good bass fishing in Kitty H.awk Bay and Martins Point Creek. The Daniels brothera, who operate the fishing center at the Little Bridge between Nags Head and M.-inteo stxted that more large mouth bas.= have been taken by anglers in tliai area so fai tiiis year tlian any other species. “Stripers slioiild bo .showing up aimo.st any day now—as matter of fact they sliould have j been here already,” they stateil. Large moutlis liave also lieen taken by commercial netter.s who were actually not fishing for them as they soiiglit hard crabs witli nets in lower Cron- tan and upper Pamlico Sound. It is interesting to note, said one fishermen, that these fresh water species move with the wind times perhaps, to the s.alt or brackish waters at this sea on of the year. - LACKLAND AFB. Tex.— Airman Basic Jackie E P.al- lanco, son of .Mr. amt Mrs. Ro- lend L. Ballaiice Sr ,if Kill Devil Hills, is being n-assigiied to Sheppard AFB, Tt-x., f,ir technical training as a United States Air Force aircraft main- toiianc*' specialist. Airmen Bnllance, who enlisted in the Air Force a sliort time ago, has complete,i his initial ba.sic military training here. Till' airman is a 19G1 graduate of Elizabeth City (N. C.) High School. 22 REGISTER FOR VOTE IN NAGS HEAD MAY 7 ELECTION New Registration Period Continue Through April 27th Will WEEK END RAINS HELP EXTINGUISH FIRES ON COAST L. D. Alien Jr., Raleigh real estate braker, and former presi dent of the N. C. .A.ssociation of Realtors, was the guest speaker Monday night at the regular meeting of the Mantco Rotary Club. 'He was presented by Rotarian Eniest Meekins and made an interesting address on tlic various customs pretailing in real estate tran.sactions, and the precepts of the various boxrd!i of Realtors on all levels. SUNRISE SERVICES AT MANTEO METHODIST Sunrise services will be con ducted at six o'clock Easter Sunday iiioniing in Mount Olivet Methodist Church, Mnn- tco. The public is inriled to at tend this service, which will be ■conducted by the Rev. Harold F. Leathenuan. Approximately 60,000 Acres In Hyde Destroyed in Raging Fire Saturday A welcome deluge of rainfall Satui'day evening and Sunday dou.'ed the last of an epidemic of forest fires which raged througii the aea last week. A two-week dry spell resulted in what is known as a “blowup” c,'ndilioii. a condition in which •Stiff winds, unnaturai drynesss, -and fair temperature.s cause a state of iniiiiincnt fire danger. Although a great nunilicr of fires plagued forest seiviccnieii and landowners in neighboring counties, perhap.s the most dis- a'-terou.'i of the blazes was near Forast Seivice headquarters at Fairfield, in Hyde County In this fire, which began late Sat urday, more Ilian 95,000 aere.s burned through the night. Of these, 00,000 acres wore timber, and 30,000 were cleared land. Distriel Forcsto'- Dane Roten said tlie rainfll oxtiiigiii.slied the visilile blaze, although the fire was stiii burning uiidergroiind. He said he hoped to fiiii.sli the subterranean portions .Monday or Tuesday. The rain, driven by a stiff northeaster, thoroughly so.akod the Banks in a sliort time. The Weather Bure.nu at Raleigh- Durliam Ainiort reported that Hattoras Vill.age received 5.6 inches between 7 P.3I. Saturday and 1 P.M Sunday. C. Siierman Culpepper. Reg istrar for the Nags Head mu- r icipal pleclion a n ii o u n c e d Wodne.sday Hint 22 voters had registered. The registration began .April Glli, .ifter a change was effected in the town’.' election procedure. Previou.sly, nonresident froc- lioiders as well as re.sidents were permitted to vote for the town officers, but following legis lation wliicli amended the town’.s chartei-, only resident.s arc al lowed to go to the polls. The registration for the old bnlloting system began March 23i-d, and during that week 34 voters registered, four of them nonresidents. After the amend ment, however, tliiise names Were discarded, and the books were opened again April 6th. Times for Nags Head regis tration are 9 A.JI. to 9 P M.. eaeli Saturday tlirough .April 27th. During the week the book.s Nvill be open at Mr. Culiiepper'.i homo. The Ivioks are not yet alien for Manteo and Kill Devil Hills voters, but both municipalities will begin registration 19th, contiiuiing 2Gtli. In Manteo, only one n.nme hii.sji 4"'“' came for a .sliort been placed on the list of caiidi-1 iHie. Init left before the elo.se dates. G. T. We.scott lias entered , 'b,' me, ting, his name for a new term asj "1 think lye can work Uii.s Mayor. None of the other 'I'own ,'’’ing ,iut ' U,i:i 1 sold, yl w.int Commissioners liave refiled. The V'''' to know tiie enlluisiasm we Manteo deadline, as set at ap""*’ forf’is projeet ” 1 111,-,‘ting ,if the Board .\l,,i.,l .v i *'"'■ 8 ,''f-ii,l who ■■■iipp,irls 1 .s Api^il 22iui i”' I” 1",1 th,! I 1,10 w . --I II , lie • ( II". i-r- .'■:u 1,111 st-i.gi'’’ and that li,-foie anything e,,111,1 he done it wouid fir.sl liave to meet tlie apjiroval of concerned ,'(iuntie.s. It was agreeil tliat the Narional Park Service will undertake a suivey of Portsmouth Island Core and .Shackleford Banks to decide on tlie oxai-t boiindari-e.s of tiie |iurk .After lioundaries are decided upon, hearings will be hoid in Carteret Coiiiity for '■es!d,^’nt.s. Dijiirinan Ilainilton .said ho thouglil till' plan's chances for acceptance were better after a .siirve;, li.a,l been iiindo. Although iiio.st of tlie laud in question is owned by the State, some of it on Siiarkieford Banks is privately owned, Pric.i said he thought that the land could stay ill private liaiids wliile under file management of the- Park Seivice. Tlie land on Poitsinoiith and Core Banks is pemr and eiMiled, alinosl iiiiinhabitabie. .Als>) under discussion wa.s the land north of the Cape Hattera.s Seashore, in Currituck County and tiart of Virginia. Gc.v. S.an- f,ir,i last .Summer proposed a !200 iiu!" Park, eiieoiiipassing all of the Outer Banks. Price said tli,» picture was not optimistic, “but hopeful” I’da.l again explained his .See P.AUK, Page Four STRIPED BASS FISHING GOOD IN CROATAN SOUND MRS. JOHN McKIMMEY OF NAGS HEAD SUFFERS PAINFUL BURNS FRIDAY Mrs. John A. McKimniey of i Nags Head .suffered severe hums on her ann.s and leg.s as | a result of a fire in her kitchen j last Friday. According to I'e- ' port.s, she was cleaning floors' with ga.soline when the pilot light on her range ignited the fluid. Although burned on the arms Stormy Moather hi't week .April !end slowt'd up striped ba.ss fish- throiigh April ing only one day in Manns Har- ’ lior area. Carl Maim reporloii good c.-jfcho.s Saturday morning, but then t’le weather changed. Wind i and rain hampered troll ing activitie.s on Sunday, but jis the storm front moved seaward Sunday night tlie waters, still somewhat rough, wi>i-e produc tive again on Monday — and every day since. Buckiail lures have pniveii best for attracting the stripers and the fish caught have coii- .sistently ranged from five to six pound.s. Bast catch of the week re ported by Mann w.as niaile by and legs, Mrs. McKiinmey wa.s olds and bis wife Mrs?. MASONS WILL ATTEND CHURCH IN A BODY Members of Mantco Ma-ranic Lodge No. 521 will attend church in a group at Mount Olivet Methodist Church in Manti-o at 7.30 Sunday night, April 14 All Masons are invited to participate and will meet out side the church «t 7:15. able to smother the flnnie.s on her body with a blanket and run to her brotlier-in law’s (Tom McKimmey) restaurant. Tlie fire denartment was called, but Mr. McKimniey and several others had extinguished the blaze by the time they arrived No damage was done to the Marie Olds of Great Bridge, Va. They trolled from the crui.scr Rita for only two hours and landed 22 .stripers going up to five pounds each. The waters of Croatan and upper Pamlico .Sound have been alive \rith striped bass for the past month. Mo.st of the catches house other than scorched floors. | hy anglers have been made in 'Mrs. McKimmey ■was treated the vicinity of the William B. by Dr. W. W. Han'cy, Jr. ofjUmstead Bridge bet^ween Roa- Manteo, and confined to bed. At | noke Island and M.anns Ilai-bor, last report her injurie.s were hut momhors of the crabbing healing rapidly, and she was | fleet operating from Wanchese able to leave her bed for brief i have caught fish, including spells. 1 striped bass daily.
The Coastland Times (Manteo, N.C.)
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