The coastland times., 1955-04-15
THREE DAY JAMBOREE IN
DARE COUNTY APRIL 10Th
INCLUDES Is ATTRACTIONS
Entire Dare Coast Participating in Program to
Provide Spectacular Fun As Tourist Season Is
launched RivaI Develops for Biggest Fish Fry
in tennessee, But We Consider That Catfish
Don't Count.

ming for the worlds biggest fish
fry" an event now challenged by
residents of catfish famous Paris
Tennessee, (Which also features
worlds biggest fish fry" each
Year, will be held as scheduled.
Splendid cooperation both financi-
ally and otherwise has been dis
played in planning the fish fry,
says Mr.. Fuller. Almost $1,000 in
cash has been contributed for this
costly phase of the program and
Lays Potato Chip Company has
promised to send down minimum
of los pounds of potato chips for
the luncheon menu. Potato salad
has been promised by Hatteras Is
land women groups.
Plans for the beauty contest
will be complete at meeting of
the Hatteras group on Friday, Ito
day..
Col. Marvin Howard, Ocracoke
Scoutmaster, says IA island Boy
Scouts will be on hand to stage
the banker pony races. His scouts
are the first and only Boy Scout
troop mounted on banker ponies.
John Fletcher of Bandon Planta-
ton, Edenton, husband of Author
Inglis Fletcher, will award the
prizes to the scouts who win, place
and show in the races. Mr.. Fletch-
er claims the distinction of found
ing a troop of mounted Boy Scouts
several years ago, but their mounts
were horses.
w. w. Edwards, at Waves, in
charge of the Hatteras beach bug
gy races, stated that definitely
there would be thrilling races with
the Lighthouse to Cape Point and
return along the beach, as. the
course for the runs.
Concluding event of the Halter
as phase of Jamboree will be the
Buccaneer Ball, a benefit dance
scheduled for Tandy's on Hatteras
Beach Friday night with m'-'c by
the Lazy River Boys. TicA for
the ball at $3.50 per couple and
$1.5O stag, will go on sale shortly
and proceeds above expenses will
be used to help defray overall cost
of the events.
Dare Beaches
Mrs. Diane johnson announced
that she would have a Pirate Par
ty at Wilbur Wright Hotel on
Friday evening with complete de-
tails to be announced next week.
Dick Jordan and Miles Clark,
co-chairmen of the model plane
contests at Kill Devil Hills on
Saturday morning, will begin at
9 o'clock Saturday morning and
continue through early afternoon.
Trophies, many of them, will be
awarded and the contests will be
held under the sanction of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics in
cooperation with the Elizabeth City
VFW Post and the Jamboree spon-
sors.
Pat Bayne of Nags Head report
ed progress of the Nag with
Lantern races" and also the jeep-
jalopy classic.
Able Williams reported that two
treasure hunts would be held, one
for children within the boundaries
of the Idle Hour Miniature Golf
course, and one for adults, who
will find the first clue at the scene
of the children's hunt. The adult
hunt will cover much of the beach
region between Kill Devil Hills
and Whalbone curve. Prizes will
be awarded those finding the first
three clues and the treasures range
from jewelry to furniture store
items.
Elwood Duncan's orchestra will
play for the Pirate Masque Ball
at Nags Head Casino Saturday
evening. During this, men in the
beard growing contest will be judg-
ed by BARRIERS of Dare County, ac-
cording to David Stick, chairman
of the beard growers committee,
who has also arranged for unusual
prizes to the winners. Another
dazzling spectacle of the ball will
be the crowning of Pirate Queen,
to be selected in preliminary beau
ty contests.
Roanoke Island
On Sunday morning, Bishop
Thomas H. Wright of the Episcopal
Diocese of East Carolina, will
preach at special religious services
scheduled for Fort Raleigh. Special
music will be feature of this re-
ligious phase of the Jamboree, ac-
cording to w. H. McCown, chair
man of the services.
l.. L. Swain and Ralph Davis
gave reports on the boat races
which will be presented on Sunday
afternoon at Roanoke Islands
Shallowbag Bay. They believe that
up to 100 visiting boats will take
part in the races, with trouhies