The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-09-19
ANOTHER SEASON LOOMS FOR
TOURISTS WITH PROMISE OF
GREAT THINGS AT HATTERAS|
Hatteras island Area Forecast As Site for Great
est Boom in Coastland History; Convention
Hall. Golf Course. Yacht Club. Airport Swim
ming Pools, Etc. Projected. Plans Drawn as
Tourist Promotion Bureau Elects Officers.

The biggest boom in coastal his
tory is believed to be headed for
Hatteras Island and nearby Ocra-
coke right away, according to the
belief of many people, not merely
on the Outer Banks, but in central
North Carolina and other parts of
the Atlantic seaboard. Enthusiasm
is rife this week with the an
nouncement that blue prints have
been worked up, calling for the
outlay of millions to provide all
the facilities needed to create a
superior convention area at Hat
teras.
AS the Dare County Tourist Blu
leau closed it's annual session
Wednesday night with a dinner at
Gibson's restaurant at Hatteras,
came news that the first step to
be undertaken is to provide an air.
strip for tourists at Hatteras. For
some two years engineers and ar
chitects, including some Florida
interests, have been drawing plans
for the proposed developments at
Hatteras.
Such plans call for a large con-
ventim hotel, an 18-hole golf
course, an assembly hall and audi
torium, an airport, yacht club
and larger marinas, swimming
pools and numerous other facili-
ties to interest large groups of
tourists. Hatteras business men
already have knowledge of these
plans, and are lending their CO.
operation as requirements shape
up. Further announcement will be
made in these columns about the
developments.
This much may be said at this
time, that what will be done at
Hatteras will be really bigger than
anything yet undertaken on the
N. C. coast. Destiny has brought
this fortune to Hatteras. 1t is the
nearest place to the Gulf Stream,
now foremost in the minds of
sportsmen for its big game-fish-
ing. It has superb climate, it has
intriguing history, and it has fas-
cinating scenery. These things
have long ago attracted attention,
and have been responsible for the
selection of this area for sea-
shore national park where millions
have been spent during the past
few years with the result that the
interest of hundreds of thousands
of travellers have been attracted
to the area, and whereby has re-
suited the development of many
modern motels, stores, restaurants,
bigger and better fishing boats,
and many other accommodations
for tourists.
Officers Elected
]. Gordon Kellogg, Manteo con-
tractor was elected presidest of
the Dare County Tourist Bureau
at its meeting Wednesday after
noon. Wheeler Balance of Hat
teras Vice-President, and Archie
Burrus of Manteo Secretary-Tr Treas
urer, succeeding Mrs. Elizabeth
Baum of Kitty Hawk.
Alvah Ward Jr., retiring presi-
dent, presided at the dinner meet
ing at z pm. at the Gibson res
taurant; expressed his apprecia-
ton for interest shown and conf
dence in the continued growth and
value of the organization. The only
speaker was Lawrence Swain of
Manteo who was called on for an
outline of the history of the Blu
reau, !; and which was presented
clearly and in detail.
Some 20 people from Hatteras
Island attended this meeting, and
about dozen from north of Ore
gon Inlet. The latter group con-
sisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Swain, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Ward,
Mrs. Ralph Swain, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aycock Brown, j. Gordon Kellogg,
Victor Meekins, Bill Meekins, all
of Manteo and Hallett Perry of
Kitty Hawk. w. w. Edwards of
Waves; Raney Jennette of Buxton
attended. From Hatteras werNA Mr..
and Mrs. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Styron, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler Balance, Fred Jones, Mr.,
and Mrs. Carlos Oden and Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson Midget.