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34 WHY THE OUTER BANKS IS ERODING AWAY. We refer our readers to an interesting article by Steve Wall of Wilmington concerning the erosion of the N. C. Outer Banks. We venture to say that if all humankind were removed from the Coastland it would again build in elevation, become reforested, and repopulated by wildlife as in the old days.

At some period in history, the outer banks began to form from the creation of a shoal in the sea, and as the sands surf. ed up to raise it above water-level grass seeds took root, to be followed by shrubs indigenous to the prevailing conditions of salt, and wind and tide. The growth of grass and shrubs made an increasingly higher barrier against the wind and tide, whereby driven sands might lodge and in time big chains of dunes were built up. The prevailing northeasters pushed the sands over onto the marshes and other low areas. In time trees and grass sheltered the beaches until winds moved them but little.

Heavy forests grew up over almost the entire length of the coast. As population grew, firewood was needed, and also huge oaks and cedars were cut down, used, and even exported for ship timbers. Hogs, cattle and horses were allowed to roam at large, and in time the protecting grass roots were dug up by these hungry animals. Roots held sand together, and the upper growth protected the area from winds and tides. Where the bigger stands of timber existed.

saw mills came in and stripped them, for the landowners, with never a thought for posterity, welcomed the small amount of money they got for the trees. In the timbering processes great waste prevailed, newer growth was destroyed, and insects which killed many more trees followed, so in the long run, the destruction of the Outer Banks was begun on a strong footing. When the land had been denuded the winds swept more sands both into the sounds and the ocean, and the elevation was reduced until storm tides would sweep across the beaches, taking a great volume of land away. Had the trees been allowed to remain and flourish, the land would have remained as high as that of the mainland, and equally as practicable for habitation as are the woods of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, and Cape Hatteras today. However, there are signs that at the present rate of erosion, the Cape Hatteras woods will in a few years become equally as barren as the lands to the West and North.

One has only to recall what happened to the Rodanthe oak and area, cedar. which Or 80 100 years years ago, was heavily wooded in pine, at Currituck Beach which was equally as well, wooded as may be noted from the oak and cedar stumps which at times are uncovered by storms. The height of the forests which prevailed along the Outer Banks in the old days offered a barrier to high winds, and reduced their force by defledting the wind course upward, so that they had an effect far less disintegrating on the surface sands, than today where there is no barrier and the beach lies open and unprotected. The reduction of elevation of the beach in general. had considerable effect on the condition of the inlets which allowed the overflow of the rivers and the sounds to go into the ocean.

With high land on either side of the inlets, water could not then flow readily across the beaches. The force of the tide was confined to the areas that were open, that is The Inlets, and the constant flow of water from the sounds kept the inlets deep and wide. As seawater during high tides began to flow freelv across the beaches, large deposits of sand would be worked into the inlets, and moreover, with the water flowing freely, back and forth across the eroded beaches, there came about so great a reduction in the force of outgoing inlet tides that inlets began to fill up, many inlets formerly considered of great value to the fishing industry, have long since closedNew Inlet for instance which was located a few miles south from Oregon Inlet, The advent of the automobile on the coast, disturbed the sand greater than ever before, tearing it loose whereby it was more readily dislodged by wind and tides. Laws requiring the removal of livestock and the advent of strips of road, which confined auto traffic to a single lane, has encouraged growth of grasses and shrubbery, and the improvement is noticeable indeed. Vast sums of money have been spent by the Government in grass-planting and dune building.

As more people began to take a long-range view of the situation, we may expect to see over a long period of years, such desructive and erosive forces overcome, and possibly the beach may be saved. It may take some restrictive measures to achieve worthwhile results. A SAFE KIND OF LEADERSHIP TO TRUST. Although North Carolina did go Democratic in the November election, its Congressmen, with the exception of Herbetrt Bonner, went Republican in the vote last week to make an important change i in the rules committee of the House. With Bonner standing firm in support of the administration and the party which has supported him, ten others took sides with the one Republican Congressman from North Carolina.

This was a bad showing for North Carolina which has been recently liberally recognized by the Kennedy administration. The issue was simple. It was whether two men, sailing under the banner of the party, but who had proven themselves turncoats were to be left in control of a situation whereby they could block all efforts of a president elected by the people; who could prevent the people's duly elected representatives from acting on such measures as he might offer It is difficult to understand why men could have such gall as to follow the course they have pursued after owing all their prestige to the Democratic party. Our own congressman won national recognition for his loyalty to the party and the administration chosen by the country. He lived up to his lifelong record of loyalty and faithful service and expressed it well when he said "If I cannot support the Democratic party that has so long supported me, then I should give up my position in Congress and come back home." We need more of this kind of leadership everywhere, and surely a Congressman's constituents can feel more safe and secure if they have a man they know will not be a turn-coat and desert the colors to which all must fly for aid in time of need.

Courage loyalty and vision are prime qualities, and we commend our Congressmen for having these attributes. SEA HAGS AMBITIOUS I MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SOON KITTY HAWK, The "First Lady" of each of the 50 states will be invited to honorary membership in the world's most unusually named fishing club for women, says, Mrs. Ethel Wood, head hag the Dare Beaches "Sea Hags' Fishing Club." Organized only a few weeks ago not a member of the club has yet caught a fish, but membership in the fishing females' group has reached approximately 100 persons and is still growing. "We plan to make it largest woman's fishing club in the world," said Mrs. Wood, whose title, rather than president, is "head hag." The founders of The Sea Hags are for the most part wives of sportsfishermen here or elsewhere.

"Our husbands belonged to their favorite clubs, and we felt like it was time for us to do something about it. So we organized The Sea Hags fishing club for women and our membership has really been growing," said Head Hag Wood. The current membership of The Sea Hags are surf fishers. Surf fishing is in the doldrums on the Coast during the winter months, but fishing will begin a- long the ocean's edge during March and should be off to an unusually good start by April. That is when channel bass, trout, and sea mullet in the surf begin taking bait and lures.

"When the fish arrive, we will be ready for them, and we are hoping to outfish our husbands individually and tournament wise," she said. INLET (Continued from Page One) ing the ocean with the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway north of Snow's Cut. Prior to the dredging of the inlet, sand from the Masonboro Inlet vicinity drifted southward to be deposited along Carolina Beach's front. 'The new outlet to the sea, however, catches this sand in the form of shoals at the mouth of the inlet. Thus, the short-route advantage for boats is proving to be a disadvantage to the shore line.

Continued recession at Fort Fisher is indicated. From 1926 to 1931, high-water line moved landthe high-water line moved landThe average was 16 feet a year for the 1931-40 period. Gone now are the huge sand mounds which constituted the historic bastion and signs point to more losses unless remedial steps are taken. Shore line losses accredited to erosion in the 30-mile link between Cape Fear and Mad Inlet on the South Carolina line range from 190 feet near Fort Caswell and 60 feet at Lockwoods Folly to 500 feet at the southerly end. Inlets While inlets, notably Oregon, Ocracoke, Masonboro, and Lockwoods Folly bear utmost importance to the fishing industry, they present two conflicting characteristics where navigation is concerned.

The littoral drift tends to feed sand into the mouths of inlets and close them. On the contrary, inlet currents appear to scour the sand oceanward to aid in building up shoals in what is called the bar channel. The closure of all but three inlets that connected Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds with the ocean at one time or another attests to the large volume of sand moving along these shores. Movements of sand and in such large volumes shed more light on the characteristics of unstabilized inlets. That inlets shift positions, subjected as they are to the whims of nature, has long been established.

In instances where the littoral drifts builds up one shoulder, the same drift tends to remove material from the opposite shoulder with resulting migration of the inlet. Oregon Inlet, for example, migrated southeastward 7,000 feet in 66 years and widened from 1,400 feet to 2,200 feet. Ocracoke Inlet moved only 1,500 feet, southwestward, and reduced it width from 10,400 feet to 10,100 fet; Masonboro Inlet migrated southwestward only 1,000 feet and increased in width from 1,900 feet to 2,100 feet, and Lockwoods Folly Inlet has moved 2,200 feet northwestward and reduced its width from 1,600 feet to 1,200 feet. Contrary to popular belief, heavy seas propelled by cyclonic winds do not as a rule breach the barrier to create new inlets. Such a preponderance of water tends to fill up the sounds.

The resulting high waters inside the barrier overtop low places on the rush back to the sea and leave new inlets in their wake. The history of Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds indicates this to be true, old timers on the Outer Banks have long contended that their greatest damage by water comes from the sound side where there are no dunes to thwart its flow back to the ocean. With respect to the shore line, the report concludes that the highwater mark will continue to retreat the attack of winds, waves and currents, but that protective measures on such a necessary scale are unwarranted at this time. Considering inlets, it maintains that inlets will be unstable in the future as they have been in the past, that the stabilizing of these inlets cannot be effected at reasonable cost and, finally, that the prevention of new inlets by building dunes is the most practicable metlod of preserving existing inlets. HATTERAS ISLAND HAS CHARTERED SCOUT TROOP The Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America, announced today that the Cape Hatteras School P.T.A.

will receive a charter for the Cub Scouts of Hatteras Island. The P.T.A. was selected as the approved institution by the Albemarle District Committee under the direction of C. Alden Baker, Chairman. Baker added that there will be scheduled training at Hatteras as well as in other parts of Dare County.

Baker held high praises for the Hatteras parents as they have about singlehandedly organized the Cubs. Baker announced that Gene Trautwein, district Scout executive, will be in Dare County this Saturday and Sunday on Hatteras and attend its first Pack meeting on Feb. 23rd. At that time registration certificates will be given. Raymond Collier, Albemarle District Scout Commissioner, said today that Elwood Gray of Avon has been selected as Cub Commissioner for Hatteras.

Gray will be able to have all the advantages of the Cub Program direct from his staff, Collier added. Gray was selected as the overall general chairman of Pack 176. Committeemen are C. R. Farrow, Dennis Robinson, Rosco; Burrus, and Stockton Midgett.

Jess Stamey, ranger of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will be commissioned as Cubmaster. Serving as den mothers are Mesdames Mary Staney, Jo Oden, Bonita Williams end Edith Stowe. Cu33 ate Jolnnie Davis, Elwood Gray, J1, Charlie Gray, Lyle Robinson, Bruce Stamey, David Burrus, Spurgeon Stowe, Jeffery Oden, William H. Williams, Percy Williams, Robert Gray. Lloyd Wright, O.

Mark Oden, Edgar Styron, Douglas Meekins, Timothy Midgett, Allen Fuglev. DARE COUNTY NCEA MEETS The Dare County Unit of the North Carolina Education Association held its annual luncheon meeting at Manteo Elementary School on February 11. A short business meeting preceded the luncheon. The following officers were elected for the year 1960-1961: President, W. W.

Tarkington. Vice-President, Clarence Butler, and Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Louise Tillett. Plans were made for delgates to attend the State Convention to be held at Asheville on March 22, 23, and 24. Miss Ruth Hoyle, Supervisor of Elizabeth City Schools, gave a talk on The Challenges of The Future for Teachers.

The meeting adjourned with the announcement of the final meeting to be held at Manteo High School on April 15. NCEA-NEA CONFERENCE Dr. A. C. Dawson of the North Carolina Education Association presided over an area.

conference of the NCEA-NEA at Manteo High School on Friday 14th. Dare, Hyde Tyrrell, and Washington counties were represented at this conference During the afternoon session Dr. Dawson presented Mrs. Phoebe Emmons. field secretary for the North Carolnia Educational Association and Miss Mary Titus of National Education Association, Washington, D.

C. Miss Titus spoke on the part the National Education Association plays in our educational program and Federal aid. Other discussions were held during the evening session. There were 125 teachers, principals and superintendents present for the Conference. COURT (Continued from Page One) fined $170 in this week's court, for charges driving left of the center line, of possessing whiskey with the seal broken, of driving after expiration of his license, and of taking a car not his own, without permission of the owner.

Harry Chambers of Buxton was fined $100 for speeding at 80 mph. Roy Rogers Scarborough of Manteo, and Ercelle D. Griffin of Edenton were fined $10 each for speeding. John Broket McMulland of Elizabeth for public drunkenness was fined' $25; Donald M. Dixon Jr.

of Palm Springs, Fla. was fined $20 for improper registration and no driver's license. Lloyd Melvin Westcott, 21, of Manteo was fined $10 for speeding and failing to report an accident. Blaine S. Rowe of Lowlands was fined $10 for possession of oysters not properly culled.

FEBRUARY MEETING OF THE KITTY HAWK 4-H CLUB The February meeting of the Kitty Hawk Seventh and Eighth Grade 4-H Club was held in the school library on February 3, 1961 at 9:30 A.M. The meeting was called to order by the president, Carol Curling. After the 4-H pledge the devotion was given by Grace Shannon. Two reports about Achievement Day in Manteo were given by Martha York and Maggie Peterson. The girls met with Mrs.

Gaylord, the county home agent who gave a demonstration on the proner packaging and preparation for freezing foods. The demonstration created much interest among the girls and a lively question and an- FREQUENT MANTEO VISITOR DIES IN CHARLOTTESVILLE Miss Mary Jordan, 24, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jordan of Danville, died Wednesday morning at the University Hospital, Charlottesville, while undergoing heart surgery. Miss Jordan, who was a laboratory technician at the University Hospital, Richmond, was well known in Manteo, where she had been many times while visiting her grandparents, the late Mr.

and Mrs. John T. Daniels. She is survived by her parents; a twin sister, Mrs. Warren Chukinas of Richmond; another sister, Miss Sarah Jordan of Mary Washington College; a brother, Bobby Jordan with the U.

S. Army in Alaska; two aunts, Mrs. W. R. Pearce of Manteo and Mrs.

Madge Barber of Ardmore, and three uncles, Fitzgerald Daniels of New Bern; Archie Daniels of Draper; and Hal Daniels of Wingate. Funeral services will be conducted at two o'clock Friday afternoon in Danville. Mr. and Mrs. W.

R. Pearce left Thursday to attend the funeral. They were joined in Buies Creek by' their daughter, Mrs. Bryan Smith, who accompanied them. HATTERAS GROUP PLANNING FOR PIRATES JAMBOREE Events for the Hatteras Island part of the Dare County Pirates Jamboree are taking shape.

At a meeting on February 8th, at the home of the chairman, Dudley Burrus, tentative, program was prepared and appointment of committees completed. Tentative program calls for a flag raising ceremony at 10 a.m. with the local Boy and Girl Scouts participating; costume judging at serving of free fish dinner 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Childrens' games, a beach fishing drill, 2:30. beach buggy races, 2:30.

The committees named, with chairman listed first, were FinanceStockton Midgett, Edison Meekins, Miller Gray, Ellsworth Schinke, Dock Austin, Hal Gray and Clifton Austin; Souvenir: Wheeler Ballance, Carlos Oden; Costume: Delores Burrus, Juanita Peele, Susie Austin, Aleta Gray; Beach Buggy: Anderson Midgett, Hal Gray, Clifton Austin. The Jamboree this year is being held under the sponsorship of the Hatteras Volunteer Firemen and the Ladies Auxiliary. The Ladies Auxiliary will operate a booth selling foods and souvenirs. Churches of the island are invited to sell their craft items at the Jamboree. however, each church will be responsible for preparing their own booths.

MRS. EVANS SURPRISED BY SHOWER IN SWAN QUARTER On Friday night, February 10, at the Agricultural Building in Swan Quarter, Mrs. D. L. Berry, Mrs.

John Pendleton and Mrs. Bill Miller entertained Mrs. Johnny Evans with a surprise shower. The honoree was presented a unique corsage of baby rattler and safety pins tied with white ribbon. Several games were played.

Mrs. Evans opened and displayed her many useful gifts. The refreshment table was covered with lace cloth with white candles and pink flowers. Russian tea, date loaf, salty tidbits, salted pecans and mints were served. Others present were: Mrs.

C. J. Cahoon, Miss Mildred Spencer, Mrs. Ann Williams, Mrs. Charlie Sadler, Mrs.

Nathan Cuthrell, Mrs. Roy Carawan, Mrs. Curtis Wilson, Mrs. W. W.

Wheeler, Mrs. Hoover Cuthrell, Mrs. Lizzie Swindell, Mrs. Verta Mason, Mrs. Cleron Carawan, Mrs.

Bake Carawan and Mrs. Bruce Smithwick. MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER FOR SHERLIN CARAWAN Mrs. Edward Lee Gibbs, Mrs. Nathan Cuthrell, Mrs.

Kenneth Dunbar and Mrs. Bill Miller entertained Mr. and Mrs. Sherlin Carawan with a miscellaneous shower on Thursday at the Agricultural Building in Swan Quarter. Despite the cold outside, there was warmth and hapiness on the inside.

Several were played, Pink lemonade, cake nuts and mints were served from table covered with lace cloth, candles and pink flowers for the center piece. Judy Spencer served the emonade and Marian Wheeler served the cake. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Carawan, Mrs.

J. L. Swindell, Mrs. Emmitt Cahoon, Mrs. Ray Cahoon, Mrs.

Kathleen Gurganus, Mrs. Ector Hamrick, Mrs. Marcel Cahoon, Mrs. Ottis Carawan, Mrs. W.

W. Wheeler Mrs. D. B. Willis, Mrs.

Macon Credle, Mrs. Dan Berry, Mrs. Curtis Wilson, Judy Spencer, Doris Rayburn, Marion Wheeler, Amelia Worrell, Sue Boyce, Joyce Miller, Mrs. E. L.

Gibbs and Mrs. Bill Miller. period followed. swer period followed. The boys in the club met with Dane Roten of the County Forest Service.

Several interesting and informative films on forestry were shown and discussed. NAGS HEAD PERSONALS John Whitty of New Bern, last year's Sir Walter Raleigh of The Lost Colony, spent last week end in South Nags Head and visited friends there and in Manteo. CLIPBOARD Oberlin Rd. and Bureau -2615 Raleigh By EULA N. GREENWOOD Within the next 30 days and probably before the end of Febru-two pieces of legislation relating to North Carolina's Minimum Wage Law will be introduced in the 1961 edition of the Legislature.

These bills will try to: 1. Increase minimum pay from its present 75c to $1.00 per hour. 2. Broaden very, very much the present law--but keep it at 75c per hour. Division Of Thought Now among the leaders in the 1959 scufflings to get a minimum wage establishel in this State, there is not the unity of thinking that was so evident about this time two years ago.

In the first place, Sam J. row, Jr. of Randolph County, chief fighter in the House for the law in 1959 is now dignified though still a crew-cut liberal- -State Senator. It is understood that Burrow, who introduced the $1 measure in 1959, might prefer to broaden the present law then to begin playing with the $1 item and run a chance of the whole kitand kaboodle being defeated. Some others feel likewise--good liberals, too.

Then two of the 1959 fighters for the law--Joe Kincaid Byrd of Burke County and Frank N. Pathave alas, been replaced by Republicans Dan. R. Simpson and Clyde H. Whitley, respectively.

In fact, Senator Burrow's Randolph County place in the House has been taken over by Republican Roby ner. Big changes. Dolley For Dollars But Stephen Bland Dolley, 31-year-old was a hot minimum-wager in 1959-and he is back. He wants a $1. Banker Danny M.

Courtney of Caldwell, also a front-line fighter in '59, is with us-but hasn't yet tipped his hand. They will be courting Courtney. With Exemptions This may be denied in official quarters, but the word we get is that the C. Dept. of Labor would prefer to see the law stay at 75c, with most of the exemptions out, than to see it go to $1 with the exemptions.

We doubt that Labor Commissioner Crane would shout it from the rooftops- but will wager you this is his opinion. He is a good man, solid for labor, but is a realist--not an idealist in this respect. The first exemption to go will be the one eliminating from the law firms having fewer than six employees. Several employers having more than five are already upset with that one. As you know, objectors to the through with exemptions a long list of them.

Most, but not all, of these will be knocked out, pulling thousands more under the 75c law. That is the way it looks from here--at this time. Easy Ag Pie The story has it that these two old friends were back in Raleigh for the Legislature. They sat in the lobby of the Walter here talking over old times. After a while, Jim noticed his oid buddy, John, was smoking one cigarette after another, lighting each new one with the old one.

"John, old boy, you really go after the old weed, lon't you? I just been sitting here noticing. You oughta anit those things get you down." John didn't miss a puff, said he had tried it a thousand times, but just could not said Old Friend Jim, "it's no trouble. Just set vour to it and you can quit. I stopped 'em three ago three years. five months.

one week and two days -will be at eight o'clock tonight. No trouble a tall to quit cigarettes." Motorcycle And Dog A PLAN -4h as Secretary of Commerce in Pres. John F. Kennod binet, former N. C.

Gov. Luther Hodges is still not out of the woods as far as his far department is concerned. He confided to friends in Washington, D. last week that the building is so big that he still can't locate some of the divisions, offices etc. "I'm going to get me a motorcycle and a bird dog one these fine days and really get acquainted with the he was as saying last week.

Make a Clock Heard on Capitol Square fore the convening of the Legislatuore last Friday: "No, I do not understand the bill- I've read it over three times. I would askabout it, but I just don't have the time to spare. He's the type of fellow-if you ask him what time it is, he'll tell you how to make a clock." Frequently One of the most widely known after-dinner speakers in America is Edmond Harding of Washington, North Carolina. This will give you some idea of just how well the has become. A friend in Raleigh called him in Washington, last week.

The number is WH 6-23-25. By mistake, the long distant operator got WH 6-23-25 in Washington, D. and asked if Edmond Harding was in. The lady in Washington, D. said that Edmond Harding was not in, had not been in, and was not expected.

When the operator apologized she said: "Oh, don't mind. It happens all the time." Long distant had the right number, but the wrong city, and the exchange letters were the sameexcept WH in Washington, N. C. stands for Whitney while WH in Washington, D. is for White House P.

S. Harding was not in. He was in Steubenville Ohio, making speech. Warren At 71 is Oldest Member A man who retired as Comptroller General of the United States seven years ago because of physical disability in apparently the oldest member in House or Senate this time. State Sen.

Lindsay C. Warren of Washington, N. became 71 this past December 16. He served as Comptroller General for four years under Franklin D. Roosevelt, for seven years under Harry Truman, and for two years under Dwight D.

Eisenhower. The youngest person in House or Senate seems to be 30-year-old Rep. William L. Osteen of Guliford County. His other distinction is hat he is the first Republican representative from his county in 33 years.

OTHER EDITORS COMMUNITY DRIVES COMING (Mecklenburg Times) While on the subject of fundraising drives, it can be said that the current trend across the nation is for more emphasis on community, or united, campaigns. In these days of high prices, high taxes, and just about higher everything, the people are being pushed to their limit to give to every drive or campaign that may come along. Of course, the drives are worthwhile. As in the case of sin, everybody is against disease. But which way is the best? Give to individual organizations, or give to one community organization which in turn makes the allocation of the funds collected? Charlotte has its United Appeal.

Mount Holly has; its Community Relief Organization, Belmont has its Belmont Community Organization. All are effective. The expense of administering the organizations is at an absolute minimum. Virtually all -if not -workers are volunteers. Such organizations as the National Foundation and the American Cancer Society have steadfastly refused to join these Community drives.

There are arguments on both sides. The national organizations do research on a national basis. Therefore, they need their own individual monies to carry on their awork on the national level. On the other hand, the Communities also need monies to care for their needs at home. The local folk naturally are more interested in their immediate charitable probI lems.

In other words, the traditional say, "charity begins at home," still stands. We don't mean that local folks should not contribute to the national research organizations. They should. But they shouldn't be embarrassed if they just can't kick in to every drive that comes along. Throughout the land, more and more communities are lumping their drives for charitable causes into one big campaign--and the plan is working out to good advantage.

Often times, the ugly head of polities pops up in these multipledrive campaigns. This indeed is unfortunate. Charitable drives, we believe, should be under the direction of local people. Allocation of monies collected in a community should be under the direction of that community's local people. Furthermore, local people know better what are the local needs.

They know better also how much the Community can afford 'to contribute. a In time, the national organizations will just have to stay on the sidelines and take their allocated share. We will frankly predict, with more and more federal and private funds being spent on medical research, that the ero of national fund-raising campaigns is about over..