The coastland times., 1955-09-16
CAPE HATTERAS SEASHORE TO
BE HIGHLY PUBLICIZED SOON
in COLOR MOVING PICTURES
Another Gift Of $4,000 Reported Soon TO Be In
vested in Comprehensive Exposition of Varied
Natural and Historical Attractions in the Area
from Nags Head to Ocracoke Inlet. PreIimi-
nary Survey On.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Recreational Area will be movie
filmed in color as result of
project that has been in the MAX
ing for the past year, it was
learned this week. Like many 9TH
er things received in the coast
land, it will be a gift, costing bet
ter than $4,000.
Gilbert Drake, representative of
Outdoors Afilm of West Palm
Beach, Florida, visited the Dare
Coast region this week to make a
preliminary survey. Here he OBJ
tanned much area data from Dare
County Tourist Bureau and then
accompanied by National Seashore
officials and rangers he travelled
over the National Seashore region
from its northern boundaries at
Nags Head to it's southen limits
on Ocracoke Island.
Upon his return from Ocracoke
the Outdoors Afilm representative
reported that he was much i'm
pressed with the area and that
the region offered excellent possi-
bilities for the educational type
films that are planned. "The big
problem will be telling the COM
plete story in the three films pro-
posed to be shot during the next
several MONTHS" he said. ''The
reels would be IA minutes in
length, if present plans carry, and
where there is so much pictorial
and action material available, as
here on the Outer Banks, it is
big job to show everything in such
limited time"
This project which will result
in National Seashore receiving
more world wide publicity has been
in the making, so to speak, for
many months. The Dare County
Tourist Bureau first learned about
plans for making movies of the
area about one year ago down at
Hatteras from Allan Ferguson of
Washington, D. c., and DR.. J. C.
Overbey of Norfolk, president of
the Cape Hatteras Bill Fishing
Club. These two big game fisher
men outlined their ideas for NOV
les which would not only tell the
world about the blue marlin and
Gulf Stream fishing offshore from
the National Seashore, but also
the surf fishing and general at
fractions for tourists and vacation
lists coming to this area in ever
increasing numbers as result of
Americas first public owned ocean
side recreational area of the Ma
tional Park System. Through var
ious contacts in Washington and
elsewhere, Ferguson sold the idea
to the National Seashore.
While it has not been publicly
announced, it is believed that mon
les for the movie project were
made available through a special
grant or gift, probably from the
Mellon Foundation which had
originally matched State appropri-
ated funds for acquiring lands of
the National Seashore region.
First indication that the green
light" had been given for begin
ming the project, reached the Tour
ist Bureau just prior to Labor
Day when Bounce" Anderson of
Outdoors Afilm called. from West
Palm Beach to make arrangements
for certain coverage in movies of
what he though may result in
large crowds visiting the area for
the holidays.
Following his initial survey for
the company which will do the
job, Drake left the Dare Coast
Wednesday for Washington where
he will join Anderson and mem
bers of the National Park Service
to complete plans for the movie
filming. 1t was indicated that, of
the three films planned, the first
would probably be an introduction
to the National Seashore, the sec
ond featuring surf and big game
fishing and the third to show his
torical highlights of not only the
National Seashore but also other
histry-famous Dare Coast spots
such as Wright Brothers National
Memorial, Fort Raleigh National
Historic Site, Elizabeth Gardens,
the lighthouses and other pictorial
places where history has been
made in this region.