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Kill Devil Hills, 8-21-67 C» 27948 I SEND RENEWAL OF SUBSCRIPTION BEFORE EXPIRATION date on address THE TIMES MAIL SHOULD BE addressed to BOX 428 MANTEO, N. C. 27954 NOT to individuals . Twelve Pages In Two Sections 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 Pages One through Six VOLUME XXXII — NO. 46 MANTEO. N. C. 27954. FRIDAY. MAY 12. 1967 Single Copy lOf TOWN OF KITi Y HAWK, INC.' WOULD BE CREATED BY LEGISLATIVE ACT Under tion the provisions of iegisla- now in the N. C. Senate, area being developed by East Coast Properties in the Kitty Hawk sector would be in corporated as the “1'owir of Kitty Hawk, Inc.” The area generally is defined as begin ning at a point some 300 feet south of the bridge spanning Currituck Sound below a motel, thence running Easterly along _U. S. 158 Business to the by pass at which point a southerly course along west side of bypass for a distance of approximately '6000 feet to the Snnderlin line; thence westwardly to Currituck Sound; and finally northerly to the point of beinning along the sound shore, .some 5000 feet. Excepted from the area as definel would be such proper ties as Pane Cone Inn, Kitty Hawk Marina, Spruill and Per ry, Outer Banks Service Station, the holdings of George Bo- zeivich and W. N. “Bud” Rose .on the by-pass and some others. In many respects, charter of the new town would resemble that of Nags Head and Kill Devil Hils. It provides for a 4- ■member town council and mayor nominated and elected from town at large to 2- and 4-years terms, respectively, with vacan cies fillel by remainder of council; council meetings as pro vided by resolution; ' .special meetings on call of majority or two members; open public meeting-S’. Similar to legislation enact ed two years ago which even- 'tually will provide for incorpor ation of Southern Shores, the ■Town of Kitty Hawk would be established by petition bearing signatures of 15% of freehold ers in proposed town limits; such petition to be presented to the county commissioners for activation and call for town election. Regular elections for mayor and council are set forth in' the legislation for the 'fuesday "after first Monday in May of odd-numbered years. Certain other procedures rel ative to appointments, the tran- ' saction of business, - the fixing of salaries, etc. are contained in the jbijl. The legislation was given a preiminafy blessing by the Dare County ' Commissioners several wep)«;: ago,' and last week pass- ei itlje N. C. House. It was sent on tVthe Senate, but its status at press time could not be as certained. The only objection raised to the legislation thus far came ■Wednesday to the Dare County Commissioner from David *'• Stick, who stated that his op- position was based solely on the name, selected. He told the , board that the name “Kitty Hawk" .as attached would have considerable significance 'in development of the pro)>erties by East Coast, and that he felt suchVhame should encompass a bi-oodcr territory. Stick stated that he earlier believed .that the East Coast name would be “Kitty iHawk Woods, Inc.” While the village of Kitty Hawk has been so eslahlishei for farther back than anyone now’ living can remember, it has never been incorporated, nor has the area referred to as Kitty Hawk Beach which also includes the Southern Shore# REALTORS PROTEST east COAST PLANS FOR INCORPORATION Meeting Wednasday night, the Dare County Board of Realtors adopted resolution of protest to Hou#e Bill 831), which is enabling legislation for eventual incorpo ration of properties under de velopment by East Coast Prop erties. Over signature of Ted Wood of Kill Devil Hills, pres ident of the Board of Realtors, the following telegram was dis patched Thursday morning to Reps. Archie Burrus and Bill Roberson and Sen. Ashley Fu- trcll: “Dare County Board of Real tors at its regular monthly meet ing Wednesday night voted unanimously to oppose H.B. 839, protesting adoption by East Coast Properties, Inc. of the name Kitty Hawk for private development seperate and apart from the historic village of Kitty Hawk, its post office, churches and community; strongly rec ommended that sponsor of bill give consideration to changing l^» name Kitty Hawk to Kitty Hawk Woods as the development is now known or to Kitty Hawk Beach." MANY FISH DIE RESULT OF FREAK STORM ON LAKE KDH TOWN BOARD NAMES MAYOR PRO TEM. OTHER OFFICERS AT MEETING Theodore Wood was chosen mayor pro tern of Kill Devil Hills by the town board at the newly-elected board’s organiza tional meeting 'Tuesday night. Wood will serve as miiyor in the absence of Mayor Tom Briggs. Diane St. Clair was reappoint ed commissioner of public works and sanitation with Sam Rogers as assistant commissioner. Edmund V. Melson was chosen director of public safety and Charles Griffin. iSr., was named chairman of the finance com- imittec. Ruth B. Frank w'as reelected town clerk and tax collector. ■ C. J. Gilley was chosen as superintendent of the water de partment. . Tom Dowdy was reappointed chief of police and Alan Harrer was hired to assist Dowdy dur ing the summer months. Briggs, Griffin and Rogers were named to the water com mittee. - The board asked for bids for a new’ garbage truck. The board also received sever al recommendations regarding ^*'*'the refurbishing and cleaning of the tow’n water tank. In a freak wind .storm that hit late Sunday afternoon, a large number of game fish were left .stranded in the mud on the bottom of Mattamuskeet lake. A south-west wind gusting to 60 miles an hour pushed the water from the south side of the lake to the north shove, and there was no ovcrflow’ing due to the low ebb of. water in the lake. The unusual spectacle could be seen by one riding along the south side of* the causeway. Two wildlife officials, Patrol man T. H. Robbins and Protec tor W. E, Lawrence salvaged a large number of the fish and turned them over to the county schools. Many died trying to hury themselves in the mud be fore the wind let up' and the water leveled off. Most of the fi.'h were large bass, w’ith some weighing up to five and one half pounds. The lake bottom w’as visible for about a mile from the causeway. Persons could walk out about 50 yards from shore. It is unlawful to pick up game fish and private citizens w’ere prevented from catching the stranded fish. Patrolman Robbins stated “It's proof that the lake is well stocked W|ith game fish, and oven though some were lost, the lake will remain a sportmans’ paradise.” MANTEO LIONS BUILDING MEMORIAL TO GEORGE HALE QUIDLEY MANTEO LIONS CLUB MEMBERS are shown building a memorial to the late George Hale Quidley w’ho was the popular maintenance engineer at the new Munteo High School following its completion a few years ago. Members of the Lions are doing tlie manual labor on the project which consists of paved walk and circle around the school’s flag pole and a walk leading to a flower garden. The project was nearing completion wlien the photo was made Saturday. It will soon be dedicated with appropi’iate ceremonies by students of the school. Financial assistance was given the project by citizens of iManteo ... On the same day the photo was made other members of the active Manteo Lions club were preparing another project, The Lost Colony concession stand at Waterside Theatre w’hich they operate during the drama’s season which this year will begin on June 23. (Aycock Brown photo) ■ FERRY FARES TO BE LOWERED ON TUESDAY. MAY 16 BEACH CLEANUP ON LARGE SCALE SLATED TO BEGIN Annual clean-up of beach areas, through cooperative ■sponsorship of the Dave County Commissioners, State Highway forces and Nags Head Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled 'for the next few days. This pickup of debris is supplemental to the normal pickup conducted week ly or more often by a contr.’ic- tor on behalf of the county. Areas affeclel will be K\tty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head. ^ In addition to the usual, old beelsprings, refrigerators, and the like w’ill be picked up. “All that is 'required of property owners is that such undesired materials be placed near the highway right-of-way before May 18,” a chamber of com merce placard advises. The only -refuse which will not be picked up will be build ing matcrias. 'However, a weight limitation of 200 pounds for single objects has been stressed. O. L. Baum of Kitty Hawk offered a lone bid to the county commissioners for |49B for uso of his equipment and necessary manpower to accomplish the special clean-up Tuesday of this week. P. J. M. Bayne, chairman of the clean-up project for the chamber, has urged cooperation of property owners to the full est extent. “The busy tourist; season is rapidly approaching and we must all lend our efforts toward getting the beaches in the most presentable shape pos sible,” he said. The North Carolina State Highway Commission will reduce fares on its two toll fer ries effective Tuesday, May 16, according to E. H. Baggs, fei’ry operations manager. Baggs said the ower rates will go into effect when the fer ries operating between South- port and Fort Fisher and Cedar Island and Ocracoke begin their summer schedules. ' ' It should be noted that dredg ing operations which were made necessary by drifting sands are now underway on the South- port-Fort Fisher run and are scheduled .. for completion ^.by May 15. The beginning of the summer schedule' is, of course, contingent upon-dredging being completed by tHaV-datp. Under the nei^ set up, vehicle fares include driver and all passengers - ' with , the higliest toll on both ferries set at $10. In addition, space ■will be avail able to vehicles up to only 40 feet on the Cedar Island to Ocracoke Bun and up to 55 feet on the iSouthport to Fort Fish er Run. A complete lisiting-.of fares and rates follows: . ' Cedar Tsland-Ocn^oke Type fare and rate:-; a. Pedestrian V 50* b. Bicycle and rider $1.00 c. Pi^engcr car, station wagon, carryall, pickup, camp er-20’ or less in length-and motoi'cycle $6.00. d. All other vehicles or com binations up to 40’ in length $10.00. (ALL VEHICLE FARES INCLUDE DRIVER AND PAS SENGERS) , Sauthpqrt-Ft. Fisher Type fare and rate a. Pedestrian 25?* b. Bicycle and rider SO?* c. Passenger car, station wag on, cuiTyall, pickup, campcr-20’ or les.s in length—and motor cycle $1.50. d. Other vehicles or combina tions up to 40' in length $3.00. e. All other vchices or combi nations up to 55’ in length $10.00. BUDGET TRIPLED NAGS HEAD CHAMBER TO ACT ON CHANGE OF NAME NEW MANTEO BOARD ORGANIZES, REAPPOINTS ALL DEPT. EMPLOYEES Tlie newly-elected Manteo town board organized itself Wednesday night and reappoint ed all department employes. McCoy Tillett, Jr., the only new’ member of the board, was chesen police commissioner, Woodon B. Fearing II, w’ho holds longevity honors as a board member, retained his .street commi'ssionerhip. Carlisle Davis was elected water com missioner. The board renppointcl the follow’ing: C. C. Duvall, chief of police; , Sbldon R. Midgett, w’ater superintendent; Juanita Parker, town clerk; C. B. Park er, head of garbage collection and street mMntenance; Martiin Kellogg, Jr., tow’n attorney. Mrs. Parl?er is the oldest town employe in point of servic_). She has been town clerk since 1947. The Ixiard gave tentative ap proval for instrdlntion of a new fire alarm system, depending See MANTEO. Page Five A'meeting of membership and officers of Nags Head Chamber of Commerce has been called for Tuesday night, May 16 to act on two important matters. One involves adoption of pro posed revised constitution and bv-laws, the other the budget for 1967-68. Under the proposed revi-swi constitution, the Chamber would become “The Greater Nags Head Chamber of Commerce, Inc.” and among other changes would elect 12 directors as com pared, to the present eight. Many. .Mother I minor ch.’ingcs in ■mechanics of’ the operation are opintained in the new’ proposals, bp explained at the m^ting,^t for 7:30^in Cypress Ro'biH. ot^lhe Carolinian Hotel. 5?"/,^Bttdget lncrea.se Tentative'biulgct^to be pre- Sfji|'ed vWould- increase from abbut $500():;|u the current year tV'$i4,876. A;;breakdown shows nlgnped expenditure as follows: Sajaries-. 'S...—'..'. $3600 Social Security.' 151 Office rent, heat included.. 1000 Se^ CHAMBER, Page Fnur AUTO UCENSES NOW SOLD DAILY IN MANTEO SWEDISH WOODLANDS PROFESSOR VISITS WESTVACO ACREAGE .Automobile ow’ners .in the Manteo , area will have less trouble now with securing li cense plates. Mrs. Juanita Parker, w’ho formerly handled the license sales for this area, has resumed the job, and plates can be purchased from her from nine until 12 noon and from one until five o’clock in the aftcr- luxin each day, Monday through Friday, at the tow’ii office in Manteo. Dr. Carl O. Tamm, Pi’ofessor of Forest Ecology, Royal Col lege of Sweden, Stockholm, visited West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company’s N. C. Wood lands in Dare and Tyrrell coun ties during the past week end. He W’as accompanied by Dr. T. E. Maki, Professor of Forest Management, N. C. State Uni versity in Raleigh, and Dr. Joe M a r t o n, Company Research- Chemist at. Westvaco Laurel Laboratory, Maryland. " Their local hosts W’erc Maq-_. ager Quentin' Bell, Henry-; boiir and Joe Laiujino ofiN. Cj' Woodlands'.’^ Fl'iilay afternoon w’asr'sRjtnt looking atl^.Dnre Countj^’slU'hds, the draina'ge .an?! road - imlld- iiig methods, 1,500-ncre dike and pumping study, site pi-eparation by tractors and blades, and the aerial fcrtiliza'tion of a nine, year old. pine stand. On their vi.9it to the Tyrrell County Woodlands they observ ed the mechanized legging -^’Sj terns, the conversion of peat w’oodland to soybean-corn farm-j lands, and various pine plant ings. Dr. Tamm, an outstanding international forester, stated that Sw’eden is increasing w’ood production by fertilization and drainage, and tlie afforcstora- tion of peatlands. “We considered it a high hon or to have Dr. Tamm and his close American colleague, Dr. Maki, visit our operations. He made mnny comments w’hich See LANDS Page Six MOORE ACQUITTED IN THIRD TRIAL ON FIRE CHARGES Jury Agrees That State's Evi dence Circumstan'Hal In Beach Case Edwin G. Jloore II, Washing ton, D. C., was acquitted by a jury Wednesday of a charge of malicious burning in 1961 of ths Parker.son Hotel in Nags IH'ead. It was the third time Moore had been tried on the charge. The first trial ended in hi.s con viction and lie w’jis sentence to eight yeara in prison. 'I'he. State Supreme Court granted a .second trial W’hich wa.s held before a jury of Gates County residents. A hung jury resulted and a mistrial ordered. The third trial W’as conducted before a jui-y frem Hyde County. Moore lial purchased the hotel from Mrs. Elizabeth Q. Parkerson, Manteo in 1960. A year later the building was found ablaze under peculiar circumstances. The defense argued that Moore had left Nags Head two d.’iys beforo the fire w’as discov ered on the third floor of the hotel and that be could not have been responsible for the caiulle.s W’hich wei'o .^et on that floor an?i the flammable fluid present. Moore had p.aid $18,000 dow’ii on the building and the remain ing $42,000 wa.s placed in a deed of trust. The state maintained the hotel was bunied for insurance benefits. The jui’y required less than two hours to acquit Moore after a one-hour charge from Judge George M. Fountain. The de fense contended the state’s case W’as based solely on circumstan tial evidence. Disposal of - the , criminal charge against Moore opens the w’ay for completion of two civil suits concerning the case. The trusteesi . and heirs of Mrs. Parkerson had filed a fore closure suit against Moore, and he had filed a countersuit, charging misappropriation of funds. Both cases have been consoli dated •j.andjare expected to be tried .'.together. FROM FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION CAPE HATTERAS WATER ASS'N. SEEKING ADDITIONAL $75,000 VIRGINIA BEACH FIRM IS AWARDED O.B.R.A. CONTRACT Georgia Firms Also To Parfici- pa-te In Golf Course Construction ’’■'rtT-V ' DARgf?lSHERMEN MmfN Pip’EST NiVif LE(i|$lS\TION ■ In further -pyqtest to pro polis peiuling.'l^n- the N. C. Legislature to' 'amepd fisheries regulations-peftaining to Dare County,.three men appeared be fore the Dare County Commis sioners Wednesday. A del^ation w'as before the board last w’cek, w’ith result that the board transmitted re solution of protest to the “writ ten” permission .feature of the bill. Through some misunder standing, what the eommission- ers actually recommended last week W’as that the amendment proposing “written” peiiiiis- sion be okayed .eJtccptit'K that area of the beach within Kill Devil Hills. Charle.s T. Griffin, represent ing the Kill Devil .Hills town board, and C. G. Brickie of Nags See PROTEST, Page Five DISTINGUISHED FORESTER VISITS N. C. WOODLANDS DR.’ CARL O. TAMM, (second from left) Forest Ecology Professor of Stockholm’s.Royal'Col lege of Sweden, learned of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company’s operations when he visited N; -C, Wo(>dlands in Dare and Tyi’rell counties last W’eekcnd. With' him on his visit Wcstvaco’s Dr Joe Martone of the company’s Laurel (Maryland) laboratory at left and T. E. Maki. forest, management professor at N. C. State University in Raleigh.' At right, N. C. Woodlands Manager Quentin Bell of Manteo who was host to the distinguished foresters on their coastal area visit. (Aycock Brown photo) At long last, the Outer B.nnks Recreational Association has awarded . construction contract for its golf course. The award Wiis made Wednesday, following loan closing the previous d’ty. Farmers Home Administration officials turned over its check for $390,000 to official.-; of OBRA, who in tuni endorsed same to Planters National Bank. Next step was the for warding of a $390,000 Planters check to FHA, actually just some more Fecleral red tape. The effect is that FHA has guaranteed repayment of the loan which came through Plant ers for construction of the reg ulation course and its related facilities. According to David Stick, secretary to the association, John ' IH'. Malbon of Virginia Beach on Wednesday ^s•as awarded contract for $94,096 for certain phases of the con- sti-uction. Two Georgia firms wore .succes.sful bidders on other phases of the work. Malbon’s firm will handle “clearing, grubbing, excavation of drainage canals and ditches, and the .spreading and disposal of excavated materials; clearing and grubbing of golf course and installation of drain pipe. Southern Turf Nurseries 'of Tifton, Ga., for “seed bed pre paration and planting of grasses and seed” was granted contact at $38,200. Russell Daniel Irrigation Co., Athens, Ga., for $45,950 was contracted for “irrigation sys tems, including construction of pump house. Stick said that construction is slated to begin within 30 days, and completion within 150 day.# following,; thus pointing toward po.ssihleipiay on 9 holes of the 18 .by .fall of this year. Several other phase.# of the overall,. OBRA plans have been rC'^^hedulod for bidding again iu-;iate.summer, hbeause of e.x- ce|S"over estimates in the orig inal bids. Stick ' indicated that prospects for more ‘ favorable bids coulrl be c.xpected later. The OBRA course is being constructed on a 300-ucre tract donate?! by Kitty Hawk Land Co. north of U. S. 158. It lies between the more highly devel oped residential areas of South ern Shores and Currituck Sound. FABULOUS BLUeS GRABBING 6AITS OFF DARE COAST By AYCOCK BROWN The fabulous Outer Banks bluefish were hack in waters off the Dare Coast this week. A hundred of the fish would weigh a half ton or more. An glers trolling with red rubber lures that somew’hat looked like the business end of a live squid accounted for 114 of the whop pers in two days. One party, Mr. and Mr.s. Dick Musgrave and Mr. -and Mrs. Tom Ellison of Chagrin Pallas near Cleveland, Ohio caught 37 Monday. Tliey were fishing with Omie Tillett aboard his cruiser Sportsman. Their larg est blue scaled at IS'/j pounds. The rest and all that were taken during the first tw’o days of the run, W’hich Tillett had inter cepted about 12 miles cast of Oregon Inlet ranged from eight to IS'/z pounds, averaging a bit over 10 pounds for each of the fish taken. Inshore the snappers were be- 'mg caught by the hundreds each day, in Oregon and iHat- teras, and on Tuesday, the first from Roanoke Sound were landed. A couple of anglers from Pittsburg trolling from their urivate outboaid powered boat “Puppy -Drum” caught 11 ad jacent to the Washington Baum Bridge connecting Roanoke Is land and Nags Head. : Down at the inlet, old timers like Lee Perry of. the Deepwa ter, Jesse Etheridge of the Car- Kiwyn, Harry Baum of the, Jo- Boy, and other skippers were catching them by the dozens. Perry and party aboard Deep- #ya'ter brought in 208 of the little bliKJs which had been caught in three hours of fish- ihg. The snappers were small bliiee, however rarely weigh- See BLU^, Page Six A resolution passed by the directors of Cape. Hatteras Water Association Wednesday night will be directed to Fuiih- ers Home Administration, -seek ing a sujjplemental loan of $75,000. Thai action was taken after it was ascretained that the project to supply ^vater to Buxton, Fri.sco and Hatteras could not be constructed wilh the available $1,200,000. A second resolution approved by the board provides for award , of contracts to low bidders iso that construction can begin within CO days from opening, as.suming the loan of $75,000 is approved. ■Vance Swift, chief of com munity sei’vices loan divisibn, Farmers Home Administration, Raleigh, was present for the .se.=sion, as was Joseph E. Har dee, project engineer, r-epre- senting .Moore Gardner and As sociates, Inc. of Asheboro which firm was retained by CHWA some three years ago to begin a study. , r Bids for construction were opened April 27 at the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club. Of the forty-one requests for bidding docunienl.*;, thirty were return- cil covering all phases e.xcept one. That phase, tabled 3.A., was negoUatecl with Kellogg-Cuth- rell, Inc. of Manteo. *_*> All low bid.s were in excess' of funds budgeted, by some 20%. Negotiations were enter ed into wi‘Ji all low bidders with some project modifica tions, but after all justifiable paring, the costs were $1,286,- 000. 'J'he Association has about $11,000 on hand, thus the re quest for an additional $75,000. Swift told the board that the supplement would be available provided assurance was made by the local board to provide revenue to amortize the entire loan. This ad'ditional revenue- presumably would come from an increase in tlie minimum rate, now generally pegged at $4.00. Estimates are that $4.50 mini-^' mum monthly charge would suffice. At inception of the studies a minimum rate of around $9.00 per month was' estimated. Later when it waa- leanied that qualifications coul3 be met for a conriderable Fed? - cr.’il grant, the inihlipum chari^ ' estimate jilummeted.' The vi^rious project phas!^' - are: 1. Wells. ■ ■ 2. Raw and finished W’ater aereators. .3. Distribution system. 3. ^. Well field roads, pumps., and lines. ■* ' * ‘ 4. Elevated tanks. 5. Treatment plant. 5A. Elevated tank foundation. : 6. Electrical. 7. Heating and air-conditiou':.;'' PT? t ‘"S’ . . . - ' > One of the modifications negotiated was the reduction in number of wells from 35 to 20. Engineers indicate that 20 will.-* serve the cofiiinunities’ needs for the next five to 10 years,'which' time additions can be made as neccssai'y. Of tlie $1,200,000 already sured, $670,000 is a grant whil^,, the remaining $630,000 will-., benr 5% interest to be amortit-.?' ed over a 40-year peri?>d. , ' - WILLIAMS NAMED ,■ '■ NAGS HEAD MAYOR . : IN MONDAY MEET" W. A. Williams, Jr.‘, was naniT ed unanimously by fellow boai;!^_ mcmboi's to the mayoralty of- Nags Hcnid, a position he had ' held formerly, lie served fro^' 1963 to 1965, w’hen he chose not, to seek re-election. Dewey L. Hayman served m that position from 1965 through, last week, and while seekings re-election, he had expressed^ himself as preferring to be “‘6“ board member rather than may or. Other hoard members electr ed Mav 2 were J. L. Newman,’ C. G. Brickie, and Carl P. Nuir^ maker. Appohrtments made Monday by the board included that >^f' Martin Kellogg, attorney; MriT Rae Brickhouse, clerk; MelYIii;. Basnight, water superintendent: an?! Donnie Twyne as chief ', sit police. • r ■S'^' -J MANTEO JUNIORS TO PRESENT PLAY FRIDAY . The Manteo^ Junior Clasa Issued another reminder of iba play "Cheaper by the Dozen*' which will be presented PrT- dny night at. 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium.-• - ;It w’ill begin at 8 p.m.land.: tickets will be available at t^' door. w-
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