The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-06
OUTER BANKS BOOSTERS SEEK
ESTABLISHMENT OF FERRIES
VIA HATTERAS AND OCRACOKE
Missing Links Highway Association Strong
for Uniting All Outer Banks With High
way to Ocracoke, and Ferry from OcracOke
to Cedar Island in Carteret County; Ire
mendOus Travel PrOphesied.
BY AYCOcK BROWN


way on Ocracoke Island and fer
ries connecting that road with
paved highways in Dare and
Carteret counties as their objec-
tive, group of coastal citizens
will discuss the plans at a meet
ing in Ocracoke village on Mon
day night, March 9. The execu-
tive committee of the group is
headed by Alvah L. Hamilton,
Morehead City and Joseph A.
Dubois, manager of the Chamber
of Commerce of Morehead City
is secretary.
From Hatteras, Harold Midget
and M. L. Burrus will attend the
meeting, representing the inter
ests of Dare County and the new
all-paved highway beginning at
Mays Head and terminating at
Hatteras. Other members of the
executive committee include
Clayton Fulcher, Atlantic, R. S.
Wahab, Ocracoke and Dan Walk.
er, manager of the Beaufort
Chamber of Commerce.
Wahab, in Manteo Wednesday,
stated that Governor William B.
Umstead would be petitioned to
lend his support in eliminating
the missing link" by creating
ferry service and building
highway on Ocracoke Island
from Hatteras Inlet to the village
of Ocracoke and its Silver Lake
harbor.
/ "We believe" said Wahab,
shat Governor Umstead will
give his executive cooperation to
the plan as it would be follow
ling up ON what his predecessors
lin office have done in building
1.-THE new paved highway along the
Outer Banks between Mays Head
and Hatteras."
"This H a tie a s-Nags Head
highway was started during the
lGovernor Cherry administration
and completed by Governor
Scott" he added.
Petitions have been drawn up
to be signed by citizens of the
larea. The six-point petition out
lines and emphasizes the follow
ling.
THAT a ferry route be estab-
llished as part of the State High
iway system between Hatteras
land Ocracoke Island and be-
tween Ocracoke Island and the
lCarteret mainland terminus of
III. S. Highway TO-"
Gas justification therefor, such
a route would be part of the pop
Iular Coastal Highway filling in
the missing link between Hat
lteras and U. S. Highway 70 and
would make a complete highway
from the beaches of Dare Coun-
Ity to Wilmington"
| '"The opening of this long
stretch of coastal or outer banks
land by vehicular traffic would
add materially to the develop
'ment of the natural and recrea-
Itional resources of the section
between Wilmington and Man.
teo, particularly sportsfshing,
surf-bathing and other beach
and water sports"
Commercial benefits = more
fish, shrimp, CLAIMS and other sea-
food products are brought into
Atlantic and Ocracoke than any
other part of the coast of North
Carolina. The, proposed route of
highway and ferries would mean
THAT these products could be
transported to market quickly
and efficiently, thus adding ma
terially to the economic life Of
the area"
"The new and great Cape Hat
teras National Seashore Recrea-
tional area now being created on
Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands
would have greater tourist APP
peal with the missing link" pro-
vided with adequate ferries and
highways
\ ''The elimination of the miss
ing link would also aid mater
tally in the national coastal de-
Tense setup of the nation here on
the North Carolina coast where
enemy active came closed to the
United States in two world
wars"
''Most of ALL" said Wahab,
CONSTRUCTION of the highway on
Ocracoke and the establishment
of ferries would be responsible
for additional thousands of tour
lists visiting the area each year
because .dead-ends' would be
eliminated"
\ Wahab indicated that the pro-
posed improvements now in the
planning stages have already at
tracted coastwide interest from
Wilmington to Manteo and
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