The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-01-29
PIRATES JAMBOREE PLANS
BIGGER BUT STREAMLINED
ATTRACTIONS THIS YEAR
Pending Completion Of Plans From Ha++eras
Island Whose Big Day is Set For April 10Th.
the North Banks Beaches Set Up Committees
and Plan Program Which Eliminates Some
Features But Adds to Festivals Interest
By AYCOCK BROWN


Fewer but bigger attractions,
streamlined to give every section
an opportunity to entertain partici-
pants and visitors will be featured
this year when the sixth annual
Dare Coast Pirates Jamboree is
presented during the last week end
in April to formally launch the
1860 vacation season.
Planning for the event and COM
mittee appointments Were made
Sunday afternoon when one of the
largest groups ever to attend a
pre-Jamboree meeting was held at
The Carolinian Hotel on Mays
Head. Key officials taking part in
the meet were Co-Chairmen L. L.
Swain, Manteo, and Herbert Van
Week, Kitty Hawk, Ted Wood,
Kitty Hawk and Wheeler Balance
Hatteras.
Last year there We're three
dances for adults and one for teen
ayers presented prior to and during
the Jamboree. One of the adult
dances will be eliminated this year
and the schedule for after dark
entertainment was established as
follows:
Pre-Jamboree Dagger Dance, at
The Casino, Friday evening April
%; jolly Rogers Ball for selection
of new pirate king and queen, Sat
urlay evening, April %. On Satur-
day night April 80, Grand Royal
Pirate Ball without coronation and
costume judging will be presented
at The Casino. Casino Owner OPP
:. orator promised to have outstand-
ing bands present to provide the
music for the aftepdark social
activities.
Committees named for the vari-
Gus dances includes the following:
Dagger Dance; Mr.. and Mrs. AL
yah Ward, Mrs. Lawrence Swain,
Mrs. Balfour Baum, and Mrs. Mar
jorie Sides; Jolly Roger Ball,
Thomas Jordan, Billy Gray and
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith; Grand
Royal Pirates Ball, Ralph Swain.
George Mann, Linwood Tillett,
Mrs. Susie Briggs, w. H. Smith,
Dick Ward, and Orville Baum.
Afternoon Coronation
1t is planned to have the pirate
coronation, costume judging and
t several minor events for adults or
children, usually held at widely
separated places on the beaches,
at The Lost Colony Waterside
Theatre this year. This will, for
the first time in several years, not
{ only bring one of the main events
, to the Roanoke Island Dare main
Land sector, but also give many
residents, especially children, and
those adults who do not care for
crowded dances, AN opportunity to
see the colorful browning of the
/. new pirate king and queen and al
so other events which they may
have found difficulty to see due to
, parking or other conditions as pre-
!, viously.
The Roanoke Island phase of the
), celebration ION Saturday afternoon,
April 80 will follow the gala pirate
battle and landing in the Kill Devil
: Hills-Kitty Hawk area during the
morning. The battle and landing
will be held at Holiday Marina
on Kitty Hawk Bay. The Eliza
beth City High School Band will
/, be asked to participate in the Sat
urday events. Dressed as pirates
the band members have added much
color to previous Jamboree events.
: Mrs. Lucille Winslow, vice-chair-
man of Roanoke Island Historical
Association made the suggestion
for daytime coronation. It is
planned TO bring some phases of
: The Lost Colony era into the
pageantry which would thus give
excellent advance publicity for the
!, drama opening in late June for its
/ Goth season.
Wheeler Balance speaking for
Hatteras Island reported that the
groups there had not yet named
J. their chaiImen and committees. He
/; indicated that this years Hatteras
phase of the Jamboree would be
s following on the same popular pat
3 tern of the islands share of the
festivities in previous years. The
Hatteras phase of the program
would be held on Friday, April
80.
Various committees appointed at
: the meeting Sunday follows: Steer
h ing Commute, CoIChairman Swain,
i. VanVleek and Secretary Woods,
/. orville Baum, George Croclzer. Mrs,
/, Isabel Murphy, Tom Briggs and
}. Bob Young from Beach areas. Mrs,
, Burwell Evans, Mrs. Zenovia Eth
eI eridge, Ralph Swain, Jack Wilson
o. and Mrs. John Long, from Roa.
See JAMBOREE Pare -Four