The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-02-09
KITTY HAWK RECREATION
CENTER A PROBABILITY

hlLCy daWK young people Will
have a recreation center has been
thrown squarely in the laps of
the parents by a committee of
teen-agers, parents and teachers,
that was appointed to look into
the feasibility of such project.
Appearing before the Kitty
Hawk Civic Club last Monday
night, committee-member Kenneth
Clay Tillett spoke for the young
people and asked the adults to
pledge their support of the pro-
ject. "All the kids want these
activities" he declared, "but we
know we just can't come out to
the school building without chap
erones and instructors" Before
the Civic Club adjourned, unan-
imous promise of assistance, when
called upon, was given.
The Youth Committee was APP
pointed by PTA President Kath-
crime Perry at the January meet
ing to look into the matter of a
teen-age club for the students
from 7th grade through high
school. This was the result of a
plea by Mrs David Stick who
spoke to the group on how Kitty
Hawk could best implement some
of the recommendations of the
White House Conference and sug-
gested that youth recreational ac-
Invites was an outstanding need
in the community. The Kitty
Hawk member of the Dare Coun-
ty Council for Services to Chill
dren and Youth, w. H. West, was
asked to report back to the Feb
ruary meeting as to what was in
volved in promoting such a pro-
gram and what was required of
the PTA.
At a mass meeting of the stu
dents last week, such a project
was enthusiastically received, and
the youth members of the COM
mittee appointed were: Kenneth
Clay Tillett and Shelby Hines of
Kitty Hawk, and Judy Smith of
Duck. Working with Chairman
West, Mrs. Edgar Perry, Hallett
Perry, Betty Lou Davis and Mrs.
David Stick, they discussed gen.
orally the types of activities the
young people want and the need
for committees to tackle various
phases of setting up such club
They decided to ask the PTA Sec
rotary to send out cards to all
teen-agers' parents informing
them of the Importance of the
next PTA meeting, since many OF
the parents are not regularly at
tending members, and each teen
ager is to make a special effort
to get his parents out to hear the
committee report. "When yor
know your parents are solidly be-
hind you," said West, "then you
can lay more concrete plans"
The young people have decided
that they want the whole groul
/ together instead of split into higl
school, and 7th and 9Th grades
since they expect to have more
than one activity going on at one
time and they are afraid that TIL
and 9Th grade students especially
from Colington and Duck, will b.
unable to attend unless they have
the high school students for trans
portation.
Judge-Jury To Keep Order
! Planning to set up their owl
rules and regulations, the young
people are discussing a judge AM
jury set-up to deal with offend
ers who break rules or in othel
ways disrupt the clubs activities
Some of the activities that hav,
been proposed for the program
are: ping-pong, instruction il
round and square dancing, musi
appreciation, boxing, instruction
in knitting and crocheting, canas
ia and other table games, volley
ball and tumbling.
This will be the third recrea
ton center for the promotion O
wholesome activities for tn
young people to operate in Oar
County. The Center in Manteo ha
been booming for some time an,
is proving to be a great success
Last week, Manns Harbor start
ed a center, due primarily to tn
efforts of Mrs. Helen Duvall Dan
iels, member of the Dare Count,
Council for Services to Childrel
and Youth. If the Kitty Hawl
Club materializes,, Dare Count
will have made great strides to
wards lettering the welfare of tn
youth of the county, and it is t
be hoped that in other areas tn
same type of program will devel
op.