The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-01-31
PIRATES JAMBOREE|
TO OPEN APRIL "a
AT COQUINA BEACH
Activities To Shift to Hafteras
following Day. Then to Dare
Beaches and Mainland

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Opening-day events of the Dare
Coast Pirates Jamboree on April
"a viii begin at 2 o'clock at Co.
quina Beach with the official dedi-
cation of Cape Hatteras National
Seashore, it was announced at a
meeting at Mays Head Sunday of
committees and others interested
in promoting the fourth annual
vacation event, which will continue
for four days.
Alvah H. Ward, chairman of the
Jamboree, who presided at Mays
Head, announced that similar
meeting was held on Sunday at
Hatteras and Wheeler Balance had
reported by telephone that his is
land group had discussed plans for
Friday events which will begin
early and end late on April 25.
Features of the Hatteras Day
phase of the Jamboree will include
fishing contests, the worlds big
gest salt water fish fry, costume
contests, banker pony exhibitions,
big buccaneer dance and other
attractions if preliminary plans
are carried out.
Robert Gibbs, superintendent of
the National Seashore, who attend
ed the meeting with assistant Gus
Huffman, stated that complete de-
tails of the dedication ceremonies
would be announced as soon as
acceptances to attend had been
received from number of nation
ally-known dignitaries. He stated
that the National Seashore had
hopes that Governor Hodges would
head the State dignitaries and that
the Secretary of Interior would be
present from Washington along
with North Carolina senators Scott
and Erwin and with Herbert c..
Bonner heading the congressional
delegation. A special guest at the
ceremonies, if present plans carry,
will be Lindsay C. Warren of
Washington, the man most respon-
sible for creation of the National
Seashore.
Following the dedication at Co
quina Beach, it is planned to have
a premiere showing of the new
National Seashore film, possible at
Fort Raleigh,s Waterside. Theatre.
Later, a big pirates ball will be
held under the sponsorship of the
Dare Power Boat Association.
Approximately 80 persons at
tended the meeting, including all
steering committee area chairmen
north Of Oregon Inlet. The Mays
Head meeting conflicted with the
Hatteras meeting which Balance
reported on by telephone.
Dare Beaches phase of the jam
boree on Saturday, April &c, will
have the big pirates landing as it's
main attraction. There will also be
treasure hunts, frog jumping con-
tests, sand skiing and the big
Royal Pirates Ball at The Casino
on Saturday evening. Dick Jordan
and George Sides are co-chairmen
of the Dare Beaches phase of the
Jamboree.
w. 8. White of Manns Harbor,
co-chairnan with Horace Hooper
of Stumpy Point on plans for an
event at Manns Harbor, looked
with favor on having the big OPEN
air religious services in his COM
munity if plans can be worked out
for same. He would discuss this
religious phase for the Jamboree
with other Dare residents before
formally setting time and place.
On Sunday afternoon, the Dare
Power Boat Association plans to
sponsor wildcat boat races in Man
teo harbor or have some other
type of water event, which would
be a sort of preliminary to their
big Pirates Jamboree Regatta
scheduled for late May.
Numerous committees on pub
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