The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-12-15
HONORS SATURDAY FOR MAN
WHO MADE POSSIBLE WRIGHT
MEMORIAL AT KILL DEVIL HILLS
Celebration in Dare County During Naval Avia-
tion's 50th Year VIII Honor Great Public Sev-
ant Who Sponsored Legislation Which Gave
the NC. Coast Impetus in Its Recent Marvellous
Development

| Inc man whose VISION ana COur-
age made possible the National
Memorial to the founders of Avia-
ton will be the guest of honor
Saturday at ceremonies in the
Wright Aviation museum at Kill
Devil Hills. Hon. Lindsay C. War
rem, who while a member of Con-
gress in 1927, introduced the legis-
lation creating the memorial will
witness the unwilling of his portrait
which will be a permanent part Of
the million dollar museum commem-
Grating the achievement of the
Wright Brothers on December II,
1908.
The record of Mr.. Warren's
achievements and labors in behalf
of the people of this area would
fill many pages. It may be fully
said of him that he has done more
for eastern North Carolina than
other one man. He did much in
Congress to help the Coast Guard.
60 bring about National recognition
for Fort Raleigh, to establish the
Lost Colony. We are indebted to
John Morgan, Washington, N. C.
newspaper man for preparing part
OF the following record of Mr.. War
ren's achievements:
Began As Challenge
n Lindsay Warren has devoted IS
years of his life to championing
the cause Of the Dare Coast area.
1t all began as a challenge.
I People asked: "Why this social
ed exceptional interest in Dare
County," and Mr.. Warren's an
swer was this: "No other county
in America can boast of the first
English child being born on its
, SOIL"
This was the beginning Of sew
leral challenging and sometimes
/. ifercely-fought battles by Mr.. War
ren for the Dare Coast area.
Ambassador Speaks
j Mr.. Warren invited Sir Esme
Howard, the British Ambassador,
, to speak at Fort Raleigh on Aug
ust Is, 1926, at the occasion of
3 the celebration of the birth of Vir-
ginia Dare. The movement for this
great celebration was initiated by
Victor Meekins and Mrs. Rennie
Williamson of Manteo.
, Fort Raleigh was then nothing
t but wilderness, but 5000 folks
| came to Roanoke Island by boat
r for this great occasion, which
: marked the first grand scale OBJ
{. servance of Virginia Dare's birth.
After this, in 1927, Mr.. Warren
, introduced a bill in Congress to
icreate memorial to the Wright
t Brothers, to be located on Kill
; Devil Hill.
u At the time of the laying of the
r cornerstone for the Wright Me-
!, mortal the Kugler road had not
: been completed; there was not a
r blade of grass on the beach nor
any of the sand dunes; there were
t VERY few cottages in the old Mays
Head section; and there were only
7 three dilapidated old Coast Guard
5 stations under which men, boats
land horses had to abide.
a Mr.. Warren then initiated q pro-
i gram of getting up-to-date Coast
B Guard stations from the Virginia
4 State line to Ocracoke. He has been
r lendeared to the hearts Of several
' generations of Coast Guardsnen
who have rich heritage along
t the Outer Banks.
Il Meantime, work was continuing
n on the Wright Memorial. Kill Dew
y lii Hill was anchored Stabilized by
e the planting of grass), and with
: the completion of the new road
e the area began to develop and
$ grow by leaps and bounds.
e In 1887 Mr.. Warren introduced
y in Congress bill creating the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
|, The Congressman was one Of three
+ linen living today who founded the
: Lost Colony. paul Green, who
j wrote the symphonic drama, and
s In. Bruce Etheridge, veteran Dare
Z County legislator, are the other
q Itwo).
'.i Mr.. Warren prevailed upon Pres
d Iident Franklin d. Roosevelt z
e come down to Roanoke Island ant
view the Lost Colony pageant. A
d special train with the Presiden
! and his party stopped at Elizabetl
y City, and they made the remaindel
e of the journey by boat. They re
! turned at night by car over tn
Wright Memorial Bridge which ha,
y been built by enterprising Eliza
4 beth City people, and was still
. toll bridge.
I'll President Roosevelt asked Mi
'-Warren TO announce to the YER.
Il large crowd Of $500 people tina
d he had signed the Warren BIZ
5 for the creation Of the Cape Hat
4 x4r.