The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-03-20
TOURIST BUREAU
CONDEMNS RAPE
OF COASTLAND
andals From Outside Garry
ing Away Plants, Shrubs
and Marine Relics
With lmpunity

Dare County Tourist Bureau di-
rectors at their spring meeting in
Hatteras Wednesday went on rec
ord as opposing the wholesale re-
moval of sand and wind sculptured
driftwood and semi-tropical flow
ers and vegetation from this his
toric coastland.
"Our citizens must be made to
realize they are losing a precious
and valuable heritage when out
siders come into the county and
haul driftwood away to metropol-
itaan areas for resale at tremen-
dous profits by the truckloads,"
said Chairman l.. l.. Swain. Like
wise we hope our coastal folks will
begin to realize Immediately that
when the florist or tourist comes
here to dig up or take away our
semi tropical plants, shrubs and
flowers, that they are losing some
thing which will never be returned
and a God-given natural beauty
which has long given the Dare
coast distinction that is envied
by other sections of the country.
Present at the meeting in ad-
dition to Chairman Swain were
Secretary Treasurer w. H. Nc
Gown, Lost Colyny Manager Dick
Jordan, Vice Chairman M. L. Bur-
rus and Dan @. Oden, Asa Gray,
B. M. Hedrick, Asa Gray and Blu
reau Manager Aycock Brown.
County commissioner James Scar
borough, w. S. Gibson and w. w.
Edwards were also present
The group went on record to lead
a movement to prohibit the truck
ing away of driftwood and the TAX
ing of flowers and other native
shrubbery from it's native setting
here. They will enlist the aid of
home demonstration, womens' and
garden clubs and if necessary seek
legislation that will prohibit the
practice which has increased so
much in recent months, especially
since the new all-paved oceanside
roads have been completed. 1t is
believed that property owners from
which driftwood and plants are re-
moved will give their cooperation
hen they discover that the drift
>odsmen and plant vandals are
Auling away valuable property,
items which bring big money on
city markets.
The directors voted to express
through resolution via the Board
OF County Commissioners their ap-
probation to the State Highway
and Public Works Commission for
highway construction now COM
pleted or proposed in the county.
Likewise, the resolution will con-
tain an appeal to the State au-
thorities to provide detours which
will not endanger the automobiles
of tourists at sections of the new
all-paved Outer Banks highway
which soon will be re-worked to
completion between Mays Head
and Rodanthe by the Ballinger
Paving Company.
Treasurer McCown's financial re-
port and minutes of the executive
committee meetings were approved
by the board. The financial report
showed that only 5000 in pledges
were lacking to complete the cur
rent years budget of $4,000, with
several firms unsolicited to date
as prospects for raising the deficit.
A summary of publicity, public
relations and routine activities of
the Tourist Bureau during the past
quarter ending March l was CIV
en- by bureau manager Brown. The
group had lunch at the Atlantic
View Hotel following the meeting
which was held in the hostelry's
new restaurant scheduled to be