The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-03-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FORWARD TO GOOD SEASON:
MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS
Inadequate Ferry Service Hindering Full
Traffic Flow; New Enterprises and Old
Ones Ready To Render Services To People
Attracted to Hatteras Island; Loss of Beer
Slows Business. > ssk AL
By Roger Meekins

centers around such things as the
park, the coming spring, tourists,
the shad season, new improve
ments, inadequate state-operated
ferry service, and beer and whis-
key. 81
Since the beer was voted out
many of the firms are suffering a
loss of income, but they are SUBJ
shutting new lines of goods, most
ly fishing tackle and other equip
ment to help take care of the tour
lists that should start pouring into
the Outer Banks soon.
Almost number one on the list
of gripes is the inadequate ferry
service across Oregon Inlet. Last
year the ferries couldn't handle the
volume of traffic that tried to get
on Hatteras Island. And those who
tried to get off the Island on Sun
day found that they couldn't do so,
and were late getting back to their
jobs Monday. Oregon Inlet just
seemed to serve as a bottleneck,
and many people were upset about
it. 1t is expected, however, that
ferry service will be increased this
season. Two more round trips daily
will be put into service March Is,
in addition to the present schedule.
Still, though, the present service
will be entirely inadequate to ham
die the traffic anticipated with the
coming of warmer weather.
Near the edge of the Village of
Hatteras Willie Newsome is run
ming the only retail fish market on
the Outer Banks. 1t was opened
last year on a small scale, but this
year his Sportsmans' Headquarters
is expanding, carrying new lines
of fishing tackle. Also his cold stor-
age facilities are being improved,
and he dresses, packs and ships
fish for the sportsmen bringing in
their catches to him. He's also car
rying a big stock of frozen foods,
groceries, souvenirs, and fishing
bait. In his store across from the
Atlantic View Hotel he has mount
ed five foot sailfish, caught last
year by Milton Meekins, Mr.. New
some is still a wholesale fish buyer
for Ballard Fish & Oyster Com
pany of Norfolk.
Harold Gray, who runs the Pine
Burr and the only ESQ Service
Station in Hatteras, is carrying
more fishing tackle this year than
he did last. Mr.. Gray has had to
reduce his activities after a heart
attack several years ago, and he
and Mrs. Gray are keeping the
store and gasoline pumps going, as
well as operating a pool room in
the back of the store.
Scotty Gibson's Atlantic View
Hotel is ready for a big year.
| Scotty is building new apartment
building next to the hotel and it
will be finished in April. Scotty's
Restaurant, which he opened last
year next to the hotel, will be open
ing up this season on April 1.
Scotty kept most all of the rooms
full last summer.
Mrs. Reuben H. Balance is run
ming a store started 81 years ago
by B. B. Balance. She is carrying
, a good stock of general merchan-
disc, radios, Frigidaires, heaters.
This season she is carrying plenty
of souvenirs for the tourists.
Capt. Ernal Foster has just COM
pleted a new harbor for his boats
at Hatteras, and this season he is
going to have four boats available.
His three brothers will help him
run the sportsfshing parties. The
"Albatross l." "Albatross H." and
the new "Albatross III" which was
built during the past winter, will
be in service. Also the "Cocoe"
will be in service. CASTOR, Hallas,
William, and Ernal will all work
together in running the boats.
Capt. Edgar Styron, who start
ed his fishing business last year in
"The Twins" will have "The Twins
ii" ready soon, and he is operating
out of the recently developed Blue
Marlin Fishing Center.
Capt. Foster dredged out his
slips during the past winter, and
can dock 9 boats there row. Also
he is remodeling his home, where
by he will have office space to take
care of the business end of his
| fishing. He calls it Fosters Quay.
Both Capt. Styron and Capt. Fos-
ter already have many reserva-
tons for this year, and both are
expecting a bigger season than
last year.
Lee Robinson, one of the estab-
lished merchants in the village, has
just completed new II 80 foot
addition to his general store, all
most doubling the space of his