The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1927-08-19
TO MAKE KILL DEVIL
HILLS EASY TO GET TO
Strong Organization Pledged To Give Nation
APathway To The Cradle of Aviation
On Carolina Coast

DIluScu. 1\O llllSldhS dDouS
that. The half-hearted local
interest in bridge from the
mainland to the coast between
Point Harbor and Kitty Hawk
has suddenly given place to a
new and larger national inter-
est.
Out of the Congressional Act to
erect Il pretentiOus monument COM
memOrating the birth OF aviation
at Kill Devil Hills has grown na-
tiOn-wide interest in this cradle OF
aviation. Wilbur and Orville Wright
came to Kill Devil Hills to work
ont their revolutionary invention
because of the inaccessibility Of the
place quarter Of century ago.
The nation will of right demand
access to Kill Devil Hills and the
Federal memorial to be erected
there.
And so there was born in EliZ-
abeth City Tuesday night m organi:
zatiOn embracing the citizen lead
ership of all the counties in this
region, having for one Of It's objects
the bridging Of Currituck Sound,
giving the State and the nation a
paved highway to the cradle of
aviation and continuing that high
way but a few miles to give sight
seeing Americans access to historic
Roanoke Island. the cradle of Anglo
Saxon Civilization IN America.
There was organized In Eliz-
abeth City Tuesday night Kill
Devil Hills Memorial Association,
the objec Of which, stated briefly,
is to enlist the leadership of the
best and most patriotic citizenship
of the Albemarle region and friends
of aviation thruOut America in 4
permanent organization to cooperate
with the Federal Government i'm
the preservation of the site OF the
first power driven airplane flight
at Kill Devil Hills. to sponsor an
annual celebration OH Dec. 18th. of
each year cOmmemOrating the birth
Of aviation, and to provide high
way to the monument and adequate
shelter and comfort provisions for
tourists and aviatOrs.
The following officers were elect
ed:
W. O. Saunders president: Hon.
J. c. Il. EhringhauS of Elizabeth
City, LIST vice president: Dudley w:
Bagley. Moyock. N. &C., End vice
president: Thomas Nixon. Hertford.
y. C.. third vice president; W. G.
Gather of Elizabeth City secretary
and treasurer: These officers are
the executive committee of the asso-
citation to work with a regional adj
viSOry council composed Of the fol-
lowing members: r. Bruce Ether
idge and W. +. Baum. Dare Coun-
ty: X. l.. GriggS and r. f. West,
Currituck County: G. F. Riggs and
J. VI. Burgess. Camden County; j.
Il. Flora and Il. {. job. PasquO.
ank County: Hon. Francis ID. Win
stOn and Senator T.. :. Askew,
Bertie County: T. W. COstOn and
III. Benton. Gates County; DR.. J. ID.
Biggs and A. X. Dunning. Martin
County: +. l.. CahOOn and w. s.
Caravan. Tyrrell County; Y. Vance
Norman and J. l.. Phelps, Washing
ton County.
In addition to the regional adj
visory council there will he pd-
tiOnal advisory council yet to be
named.
The meeting Tuesday night i'm
Christ Church Parish House was
in, response to an invitation sent out
over the signature of W. G. Gather,
active vice president of the First &
Citizens National Bank. About 75
invitations were issued and 46 ac-
cepted. coming from Windsor TO
Hatteras. 1t was just an informal
gathering of acknowledged leaders
in their respective communities.
But they came. from Roanoke Is
land. from Cape Hatteras, from
Camden. Currituck Perquimans,
chOwan and BERTHE.
w. D. Saunders outlined the OBJ
ject of the meeting and made clear
cut and fOrceful statement Of the
purposes and possibilities Of the
proposed organization. He was fol-
lowed by Judge Winston. Of Wind.
sor. by Hon. Chas. W. Whedbee, Of
Hertford and Hon. W. l.. COhoon, of
Elizabeth City, all speaking in.
formally.
Forty six men sat in at the din
her: 4G signed up as members Of
the association; 40 stayed thruout
the meeting for three hours without
interest tagging. The new spirit
Of the Albemarle region was at
work. patriotic and unselfish
spirit Of cooperation.
"AnglO.Saxon civilization in
America had It's birth here on the
Albemarle region of Northeastern
North Carolina" said the chairman.