The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-11-25
ALL-S EASHORE
GROUP MEETING
AT MACS HEAD
Association TO Convene tuesday
at 1890 At the Carolinian

Aycock Brown and Wally Nc
Gown OF the Dare County Tourist
Bureau are putting in lot of
work to make a success of the
meeting of the All-Seashore High
way Association which will meet
Tuesday at 1890 at the Carolinian
at Mays Head, and Joe Dubois of
Morehead City, prime mover of
the Association urges those who
attend to stay over for the night.
Mr.. Dubois plans a tour of
Mays Head, Manteo, Kitty Hawk
and Hatteras for all who will stay
over for Tuesday night.
The purpose for which the Asso-
citation was founded was the pro-
motion of a highway all the way
along the coast by way of Hatteras
and Ocracoke. AS. the group gain
ed momentum it became interested
in other things, such as mosquito
control, etc.
Emmett Winslow, first district
highway commissioner Of Hert-
ford, has accepted an invitation to
attend meeting of the board of
directors and other interested par
ties of the All Seashore Highway
Association at The Carolinian Ho-
tel on Tuesday, November 20, at
1890 o'clock, it was announced to-
day by W. H. McCown, president
of Dare County Tourist Bureau
and member of the All Seashore
board.
The All Seashore has as one OF
it's primary long range detectives
the construction of an oceanside
highway that would eventually ex-
tend from Virginia to South Car
DINA. Since it's organization one
such link in the objective has beer
realized with state approval an6
the early construction of a paved
road by the State on Ocracoke Is
land. Also in the initial planning
was the hopes for the establish
ment of ferry service between
>cracoke and the mainland of Car.
n ct County to connect with U. S
~ ghway 20, thus eliminating ar
sting dead end for auto travel
the Outer Banks.
Similar plans are proposed fol-
other sections of North Carolina
in the Cape Fear region and north
eastern North Carolina.
Glenn Tucker of the Wilmington
area is currently president of the
All Seashore Highway and Joseph
Dubois of Morehead City's cham
Der of commerce is it's secretary
and principal promoter. 1t was Du-
bois who conceived the idea fol
organizing the group which has in
the past two or three years at
tracted attention of State officials
and coastal county representa-.
tives.
In addition to highways, the Al
Seashore Highway Association is
also active at present in proposals
for beach erosion projects, and
mosquito control. 1t was this or.
ganization which played leading
role in getting legislation passed
during the last General Assembly
in Raleigh for mosquito contro
measures.
The meeting at Mays Head or
Tuesday will be the first held il
the associations first district
which includes northeastern Caro-.
lima counties and the Outer Banks
In addition to the regular mem.
bers of the board of directors If
Dare and Currituck and other coas.
tai counties, invitations have beer
extended to several persons prom.
inent in the development of north.
eastern North Carolina, and the
meeting will be open to any per-
son who wishes to attend. The
meeting will begin with Dutch
treat luncheon in the Dogwood
Room of The Carolinian.