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THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA C550 NS7r 1956/58 This BOOK may be kept out TWO WEEKS ONLY, and is subject to a fine of FIVE CENTS a day thereafter. It is DUE on the DAY indicated below: ^956 - 195a oJtM . Depa/(tmMt 4 NSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT EXPANDING INDUSTRY IS ON THE NOimeAROUNA For prompt and confidential plant location information you are invited to contact William P, Saunders, Director, Department of Conservotion and Development, Raleigh, North Carolina. ^ Q 7-'- To His Excellency The Honorable Luther H. Hodges Governor of North Carolina In compliance with the Statutes of North Caro-lina, I am transmitting herewith the report of the Department of Conservation and Development for the biennium ending June 30, 1958. Respectfully, WILLIAM P. SAUNDERS, Director THE COVERS Typical State advertisements appearing in national publications are shown on the inside and back covers. All these advertisements were prepared during the 1956-58 biennium, but those on the inside covers were not published until the current biennium. An advertisement published in January, 1959 announced that in the calendar year 1958 another all-time record was established with 423 new and expanded industries representing investment of $253,074,000. BOARD OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT Governor Luther H. Hodges, Chairman Miles J. Smith, Salisbury Walter J. Damtoft, Asheville 1 St Vice Chairman 2nd Vice Chairman Charles S. Allen, Durham "Charles H. Jenkins, Ahoskie W. B. Austin, Jefferson Amos R. Kearns, High Point F. J. Boling, Siler City H. C. Kennett, Durham H. C. Buchan, Jr., N. Wilkesboro R. W. Martin, Raleigh Scroop W. Enloe, Jr., Spruce Pine Cecil Morris, Atlantic Voit Gilmore, Southern Pines Hugh M. Morton, Wilmington R. M. Hones, Winston-Salem ' - W. Eugene Simmons, Tarbcro Leo H. Harvey, Kinston T. Max Watson, Spindale * Lorimer W. Midgett, Elizabeth City, appointed Nov. 15, 1958, to succeed Charles H. Jenkins, deceased. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ADVISORY BOARD A. W. Daniels, Cedar Island & Dick O'Neal, Swanquarter Charlotte, Chairman Lewis Hardee, Southport Eric W. Rodgers, Scotland Neck Monroe Gaskill, Cedar Island W. H. Mason, Oriental Arnold Daniels, Wanchese DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT W. P. Saunders, Director J. Edgar Kirk, Ass't. Director Evelyne Yelverton, Administrative Ass't. DIVISIONS AND DIVISION HEADS Advertising Charles J. Parker Commerce and Industry Walter Harper Commercial Fisheries C. G. Holland Community Planning & Hurricane Rehabilitation Harry E. Brown Forestry F. H. Claridge Mineral Resources Jasper L. Stuckey State Parks Thomas W. Morse Water Resources, Inlets & Coastal Waterways B. C. Snow Auditor Sidney C. Holden Personnel James A. Bailey, Jr. Public Information Wade H. Lucas CONTENTS The Board & Department 2 Forewo rd 4 Table of Organization 5 Advertising 6 Commerce and Industry 10 Commercial Fisheries 15 Community Planning and Hurricane Rehabilitation 18 Forestry 23 Mineral Resources 31 State Parks 38 Water Resources, Inlets and Coastal Waterways 50 Personnel 56 Budgets 65 Foreword The mission of the Department of Conservation and Development is to conserve and develop the natural resources of North Carolina for the common good of all her people. This report is an account of the department's stewardship for the biennium ending June 30, 1958. In the interest of readability, much detail has been omitted. Those persons wishing more information about specific phases of the department's program, need only to contact the Department or the Division directly concerned. i-l ^I0£-H(0--Hn]>a»O C*S 'B-OM K CBCrHV.0 H flja.avB*'-'-** oa-H cfflQJO < cB-rHto-rtO ca 33U.o--'om3tQjD«c|e kuuvitDaPnociu O atoco.'-'O-'caa-' z MC««>- <Ouaio-H H Jjii t, t- 3as!30»3t-C. < " ^ en <cnaia. raaecufno n 2 * a J= -H 3 Q uoJ=o-oo<t-tou u Mi>%a 1 K *^ X ^ >x O *> -I hJ U ^ o » u a o " J a u H O O C J -H U O -1 O >- rf CO o a-- 0. BQ>-<a.fr rj en o o <M < o cr o STATE ADVERTISING More tourists than ever before visited North Carolina and the greatest number of new industries established in the State in a 2-year period coincided with the expanded State Advertising Pro-gram during this biennium. The North Carolina story went out to the world, both as advertising and publicity in many forms, on a greatly broadened front in com-pliance with General Statutes 1 13-15 in which it is declared to be the duty of the Department of Conservation and Development "to map and carry into effect a systematic plan for the nationwide advertising of North Carolina, properly presenting, by the use of any available media, the true facts concerning North Carolina and all of its re-sources." The citation for the beit travel news coverage of any area in the United States during 1957 was awarded the Advertising Division by the Mid-West Travel Writers Association, and in 1956 the Board of Directors of the Carolina Motor Club cited the Division "for con-sistently outstanding le'jdership" in the field of State promotion. State Advertising Director Charles Parker served as president of the Na-tional Association of Travel Organizations in 1958, and State Travel Editor Miriam Rabb was elected to membership in the Society of American Travel Writers. DISPLAY ADVERTISING Display advertising operations were greatly strengthened by the increased appropriation granted by the 1957 General Assembly—to $375,000 a year from $190,000. The increase permitted use not only of more frequent insertions, but more effective copy in larger size and greater use of color. 39 magazines and 70 newspapers were used consistently in this program which reached one billion and a half readers. Radio spots were used extensively, and with great effective-ness in the summer of 1958 when Andy Griffith volunteered his talents as a public service. Effective Oct. 1, 1957, the contract for preparing and placing state advertising was awarded Ayer and Gillett, Inc., Charlotte, for a 2-year term. Prior to that the advertising account was handled by Bennett- Advertising, Inc., High Point. MOTION PICTURES A new "Variety Vacationland" motion picture was produced by Chairman Hugh Morton of the Advertising Committee as a public service. Circulation of motion pictures continued as an important part of the advertising operations. The old "Variety Vacationland" film had 1,736 showings. The "Tar Heel State" had 574 showings. Exhibitions were in 45 states and the District of Columbia to audiences estimated at 184,029. PUBLICATIONS Demand for publications again exceeded supply despite distribu-tion of 2,215,501 booklets, folders and pamphlets during the bien-nium. A new type of booklet in full color, brought out for responding to travel inquiries generated by advertising and publicity, met with excellent response. The Variety Vacationland booklet was published in 3 editions at cost of $49,539.66 for 497,112 copies. A folder in color entitled "The Tar Heel State" with a multilithed insert, "Facts About North Carolina", designed for frequent revision was brought out. 261,105 copies of "The Tar Heel State" were distributed during the biennium. INQUIRY SERVICE The mail inquiry load continued at high level—319,221 for the biennium. The seasonal character of travel information requirements, with heavy peak in spring and summer and low level in winter con-tinued to present administrative problems. These were met by long range planning both in scheduling advertising to spread the inquiry load, and in advance preparation of mailing material during slack periods for ready use at peaks. PHOTOGRAPHY The Photo Section distributed 9,528 pictures. With greater em-phasis on color, both for editorial and advertising use, special effort was directed toward production of color of quality suitable for national advertising. Through the good offices of Chairman Hugh Morton, the Division was able to make a very advantageous arrangement with a nationally known photographer, Allan Gould, whereby his services were available to our advertising agency. Results of this arrangement will be apparent in our 1959 advertising and publications. NEWS & FEATURES During the biennium, the Division issued 254 news and feature re-leases which enjoyed world-wide publication. The staff worked with writers and photographers on North Carolina assignments with the result that excellent North Carolina stories and pictures were widely published. Examples include a coastal story in National Geographic, a mountain story in Redbook, and features about the State in Life, Time, Newsweek, Household, Esquire, Charm, Travel, Industrial De-velopment-, Business Week, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and many newspapers and professional trade and other organizational publications. BULLETIN SERVICE Bulletin service of the Advertising Division was improved to include a quarterly Variety Vacationland Travel News containing current information on travel attractions. 272,409 copies of this were dis-tributed during the biennium. It went to travel writers and travel informational outlets throughout the nation, and also was used ex-tensively in responding to inquiries. The Division also issued a month-ly Coming Events calendar and a special information bulletin on promotional activity and travel trends for the industry within the State. REFERENCE MATERIAL Major encyclopedias and reference books both in this country and abroad obtained information and photographs from the Advertising Division. Photographs and information were also furnished publishers of textbooks and business and economic bulletins. TRAVEL COUNCIL Staff support was given the Travel Council of North Carolina, a non-profit organization of leaders in the travel industry whose pur-pose is the greatest possible development of the industry. The Council sponsored the anti-litterbug campaign originated by Governor Hodges, which developed into the permanent Keep North Carolina Beautiful program; the Host School program; "See North Carolina Month"; the highway informational sign program, and a preliminary survey of the travel industry in the State. Voit Gilmore, member of the State Advertising Committee, served as president of the Travel Council during this biennium. RETIREMENT PROMOTION A cooperative arrangement with the North Carolina Association of Realtors for handling retirement inquiries was worked out. Imple-menting this, display advertising on the advantages of living in North Carolina was inaugurated on a test scale and a system developed whereby inquiries, after being serviced with general information by the Advertising Division, were referred to the real estate association for follow-up. This arrangement proved most satisfactory in its trial stage. Based on this experience, the retirement advertising program is being increased substantially in the next biennium and the Realtors are using inquiries referred by the Advertising Division to issue a special retirement prospect bulletin to members throughout the State. SPECIAL PROJECTS Special project activity of the Division reached a new high. In addition to servicing the projects of the Travel Council, these in-cluded supplying display material and literature to conventions and meetings of all types, including international conventions of Lions and Kiwanis clubs and the national Junior Chamber of Commerce con-vention. Scores of requests for North Carolina information and decora-tive material from Service Clubs throughout the world were serviced. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY In the preceding Biennial Report made by the Division it was stated that "Additional time will be required to evaluate in terms of eco-nomic gains the effectiveness of new development aids initiated to accelerate industrial expansion in North Carolina". Now, some rea-sonable measure may be obtained concerning the value to the State's program of such aids as: The small industries program, the North Carolina Business Development Corporation, County Development Association, corporate tax revision, the Research Triangle, and ex-panded and improved local development programs. Actually, the 1956-58 biennium saw two new records established. First, this biennium has topped by far any past consecutive two-year reporting period in the amounts of proposed new and expanded plant investments. Secondly, the highest twelve-month gain ever recorded occurred in the closing fiscal year, 1957-58 of this biennium. The gains made in the 1 956-58 biennium over 1 954-56, become even more impressive when it is recalled that a portion of the present reporting period has been referred to nationally as a time of recession. The tabulated biennial total to follow are strictly the Standard Industrial Classifications established by the U. S. Department of Commerce. BIENNIAL REPORTS FOR YEARS 1956-58/1954-56 New Investments New Employees New Payroll 1956-58 337 $206,932,000 22,843 $72,063,000 1954-56 280 106,277,000 18,553 50,756,600 Expa nsions 1956-58 331 174,948,000 13,303 40,931,000 1954-56 380 133,107,500 15,982 41,055,900 New and Expans ons 1956-58 668 381,880,000 36,146 112,994,000 1954-56 660 239,384,500 34,535 91,812,500 The industrial classification exceeding $10 million in proposed new and expanded plant and machinery investments during the biennium were: Food and Kindred Products, Tobacco Manufacture, Textiles, Lumber and Wood Products, Paper and Allied Products, Chemicals, Stone, Clay, and Glass; and Metalworking. The last classification—Metalworking, including Primary, Fabri-cating, Machinery, Electrical Machinery and Equipment, and Trans-portation— showed the highest investment gains during the past two years. The ranks by classification, based on proposed new and expanded plant investments, showed the following classifications leading: 10 Industrial Classification Proposed Investment Metalworking $149,403,000 Tobacco Manufacture 56,125,000 Textiles 46,727,000 Stone, Clay, and Glass 29,370,000 Paper and Paper Products 28,888,000 Food and Kindred Products 22,823,000 Metalworking was also the leader in providing new jobs, 9,195 and in total added payroll, $33,025,000. Second position fell to Textiles, with 8,758, new employees and $24,799,000 added payroll. The dispersion ratios of new plant locations by areas were approxi-mately: Piedmont, 6\'^/c; Coastal Plain 27%; and Mountains 12/f- Broken down by proposed investment figures for each of the three geographic areas, the following approximate amounts were allocated for new and expanded plants: Piedmont $220,000,000, Coastal Plain $90,000,000, and Mountains $70,000,000. To emphasize the great importance of the Metalworking Industry to North Carolina's current industrial growth, nearly one-half of the major firms establishing new industries in the State during the biennium belong to the classification. They were: Homelite Division of Textron; Hicks Corporation; E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Co., Inc.; Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co.; Proctor and Schwartz; Proctor Electric Corp.; Ex-Cello Corp.; United Brass Works, Inc., C. Howard Hunt Pen Co.; Shallcross Manufacturing Co.; and Joseph T. Ryerson and Son, Inc. In the textile field, some of the major new firms in North Carolina include: Firth Carpet Company; A & M Karagheusian, Inc., James Lees & Sons, Inc.; and Vel-Cord Southern Corporation. It is interesting to observe that three of these four are carpet manufacturers. Other outstanding new firms were: Formica Division of American Cyanamid; Northwest Plastics; American Bitumuls & Asphalt Co.; Pittsburgh Plate Glass; Drueding Brothers, Swift and Company; Gerber Products Company; Armour and Company; and Griggs Equipment Co. Among the important new research facilities announced for the State during the biennium were: R. J. Reynolds Research Laboratory; Astra, Inc.; Lincoln Laboratories, and Industrial Testing Reactors, Inc. Utility companies, including electric power, natural gas, telephone service, and railroads, invested approximately $200,000,000 in new system expansions and improvements in North Carolina during the biennium, 1956-58. These investments are not included in the new and expanded industrial investments tabulated at the beginning of this report. FIELD ACTIVITIES Out-of-State solicitations for industrial prospects were highlighted by two well planned and effectively executed group visitations to the 11 New York and Chicago areas, sponsored by the C & D Board and led by Governor Hodges and the Director of the Department of Conserva-tion and Development. These groups numbered State Officials, Board and Staff members of the Department, representatives from utility companies, chamber of commerce personnel, and directors of local development programs from all parts of the State. The main objectives of these special visits were to spell out in detail the North Carolina development story and to point out to bankers, ' industrialists, plant locating engineers, and others the outstanding opportunities in the State for additional growth. Special emphasis was given to the Southeast's rapidly expanding industrial and consumer goods markets, and the ease with which this market might be served by a branch plant located in North Carolina. Based on the fine reception in Chicago and New York, and some solid results already achieved from these first two group visits, it is probable that other similar projects will be recommended for several other industrial sections of the nation. Staff members of the Division have continued regular calls into the middle-west, the northeast, and into the north and mid-atlantic states. For the first time, two members of the Division also visited the West Coast for an evaluation of the potential in that area. The list of prospects developed from such calls, and from other activities of the Division continues encouraging. RESEARCH AND STATISTICS During the biennium, demands on the services of the Research and Statistics Section have sharply increased. This has come about largely because of the increased number of local and area development pro-grams established over the State, and because of intensified efforts to find and fully evaluate sites connected with specialized scientific projects upon which the Division has worked. In an effort to collect and standardize data on all North Carolina towns and counties, the Section has prepared special survey forms which are being completed under a joint, cooperative program by the Division and the various counties. In many of the counties these stu-dies, when completed, will represent the first and only written account of the areas' industrial resources and opportunities. A significant undertaking to ascertain the in-state and out-of-state components and parts purchased by the electronic industry in North Carolina was begun by the Section in the field of market studies. The objective of such studies is to show the vast untapped markets in the North Carolina area which could be supplied by new supple-mental manufacturing facilities in the State. Present study is a joint project between the Division and North Carolina State College, with engineers from the school conducting the field work. It is anticipated 12 that the findings will be such that they may be used to promote addi-tional parts and components manufacturing. Should this market re-search be as productive as expected, others will be conducted as required. As a departure from the Section's previous policy of limiting its site studies to large streams and rivers, a number of sites adjacent to cities and towns have been developed during the past two years. There has been a significant increase in the number of industrial parks in the State and the Division is assisting the communities in planning such developments. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT In the early spring of 1958, the Division sponsored three area group meetings in the State at Greenville, Greensboro, and Asheville. These meetings replaced the annual community development confer-ences formerly held in Raleigh. It was felt that attendance could be enlarged and that more specific problems of the areas themselves could be dealt with by holding a meeting in each of the three main geographical areas. These conferences were well attended and sugges-tions have been made that similar meetings be held in the future. A development of great significance to North Carolina's economic growth has taken place in the past two years—the spread of the Area Development Association idea. Beginning with the Western North Carolina Associated Communities, other similar cooperative groups have been formed: The Northwest North Carolina Development Asso-ciation; the Capital Area Development Association; Southeastern Development Association, Piedmont Area Development Association and Toe Valley Development Association. Other associations are being considered. Some of the above organized associations have achieved outstanding results in food processing, marketing, in agriculture, and in promoting new local industry. Special efforts are being made by the Division to assist local de-velopment organizations in building up prospect lists. SMALL INDUSTRIES During the biennium, ending June 30, 1958, the Small Industries Section processed 1,777 inquiries. Many of these were from persons and groups who visited the office in person. Of these inquiries, 206 prospects were developed for new locally organized industries in the State, and several of these have started their industrial projects. Of the new industries reported by the Commerce & Industry Divi-sion, 131 are Small Industries, that is, locally organized and financed. Many of these are already in operation and others are under construc-tion and being equipped. 13 The 131 new industries represent an investment of approximately $9,900,000 and initial employment of approximately 2,661 persons. They are dispersed from Williston and Elizabeth City, on the coast, to Bryson City and Spruce Pine, in the mountains. The products of these firms include wooden furniture, shirts, dresses, processed poultry, tools and dies, beehives, charcoal bri-quettes, ceramic tile, chemicals, boot anchors, canned vegetables, plastics, prefabricated houses, textile machinery parts, aluminum windows and doors, stock feeds, molded rubber products, and many other items. Since the establishment of this Section, one of its major projects has been that of stressing to the community groups the importance of developing industry on a "do-it-yourself" basis. Much success has been gained in this area, and not only are more and more Small In-dustry development groups coming into existence, but more small industries are being developed without the large amount of personal guidance from this Section that was heretofore required. Continued emphasis is being placed upon the promotion of food processing and packaging. Several new plants have started and are active in processing of fruits, vegetables and meats. Poultry process-ing has shown a considerable increase during this biennium. The Small Industries Section has recently become engaged in in-vestigating the feasibility of establishing seafood processing plants on our coast. In this, as well as in other projects, the Section is working cooperatively with other organizations who share the some interest in this field. It is hoped that much will be accomplished toward an in-creased amount of seafood processed in North Carolina. Certainly, the largest single project with which this Section has been connected has been the location of the Gerber Products Company plant between Asheville and Hendersonville. In the face of keen com-petition from other southeastern states, the decision was made to locate in North Carolina. Within the recent months the Section has become more active in the use of mail surveys as an added service to prospective new in-dustries. In this manner, we are better able to determine the potential market as it affects the prospective new industry. As examples, within the past 60 days survey letters have gone out relative to the approxi-mate number of chicken coops being used by North Carolina poultry haulers and processors; the industrial use of pressure-sensitive tapes in the state; the potential that might be expected by a hot-dip galvanizing plant, and the possibility of increased employment by North Carolina handicrafters with the opening of a national market for their goods. 14 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES One of the things in our operation during this biennium that should give gratification to us is the very considerable increase in the number of boats that have been licensed to fish in our waters. We stated in our report for the biennium 1954-56 that 4,000 boats were licensed during the year 1956. Before the close of this year we shall have licensed 6,000 boats. This clearly shows that our personnel has been on the job in enforcing our laws, one of which is to see that all boats engaged in commercial fishing in our waters shall be licensed. This tighter law enforcement control is reflected in the increase in produc-tion of finfish—7,000,000 pounds over the last period and an in-crease in the catch of menhaden of some 100,000,000 fish, and in the production of oysters of some 90,000 tubs. It would be difficult to appraise accurately the value to the oyster industry of the action of the Legislature in granting the appropriation to the Shellfish Division of the Department to plant oysters and shells on our public grounds. It is taking no credit when it is stated that use is made of the personnel and boats of Commercial Fisheries in the supervision of this project. The technical knowledge of Dr. A. F. Chesnut, Director of the Institute of Fisheries Research, in selecting the right grounds where this planting should be done is very greatly appreciated. Results prove that the Legislature showed sound judge-ment when it established this Research Institute of technicallv trained men to cooperate with this Division in its activities. The 90,000 tub increase in production of oysters during this biennium was certainly partly due to this wise program. Such natural causes as hurricanes can bring the wisest of plans to naught at least temporarily but, even so, there is no other plan known to any of us than that of replenishing oyster bottoms that are being constantly worked in season by an in-creasing number of oystermen seeking to fill a growing demand from a steadily increasing population. The production of clams this biennium was about two and a half times that for the previous like period. However the demand of our one clam canning house was greater than our total catch. We had hoped to supplement our production of this shellfish by outside opera-tions by securing the services of an out-of-state clam dredger. But the result of this experiment was not sufficiently successful to justify our local clammers outfitting for ocean clamming. Floating peelers to produce soft crabs has practically been discon-tinued in Carteret County, the only place in North Carolina where it was ever done. The operation was always relatively expensive and favorable results very uncertain. A cold April, the month the season opens, would kill any hope of a profit because we have only about forty-five days head start over the Virginia and Maryland operators, at which time the out-of-state dealers close down their businesses 15 here and return to their own states. The production of soft crabs this season was about that of last biennium which was considerably less than that of ten and twenty years ago. The catch of hard crabs fell off about 500,000 pounds from 14,713,680 pounds to 14,226,000 pounds but the crabbers received $128,000 more for their catch. The production of shrimp was very disappointing, being less by 3,525,000 pounds than that for the period 1954-56. We believe this loss was largely due to the killing off of the young shrimp by the hard freeze during the winter of 1958. The increased aid given this Division by the Legislature during these late years has enabled this Division to render a larger service because we have been able to increase our personnel and fleet of boats. This last year we have been able to purchase an airplane and secure the services of an experienced pilot in the enforcement of our laws. All of this help is reflected in the work of all of our force. A tabulation of catches and values of fin and shellfish during the biennium appears on the page opposite. 16 KIND, QUANTITY AND VALUE OF FISH TAKEN IN WATERS OF NORTH CAROLINA For the period July 1, 1956 to June 30, 1958 Kinds of Fish Price per Pound No. Pounds Value to Fishermen Herring 01 26,687,452 $ 266,875 Bluefish 12 1,441,825 173,019 Bowfin 06 634 38 Butterfish 08 387,123 30,970 Cabio 06 18,141 1,088 Carp 03 1,185,222 35,557 Catfish 08 2,575,455 206,036 Croaker 08 8,998,846 719,908 Black Drum 06 41,086 2,465 Red Drum 10 - - 173,741 17,374 Eels 04 133,508 5,340 Flounder 12 2,159,665 259,160 Grouper 07 104,893 7,343 Harvestfish 08 375,489 30,039 Hickory Shad 06 334,319 20,059 Jewfish 06 11,682 701 King Mackerel 18 51,441 9,259 King Whiting 10 2,809,123 280,912 Mackerel 20 2,577 515 Mullet 08 4,400,459 352,037 Pigfish 03 399,892 11,997 Pike or Pickerel 12 551 66 Pompano 30 20,026 '6,008 Sand Perch 03 26,836 805 Scup or Porgy 08 59,956 4,796 Sea Bass 10 82,629 8,263 Sea Robin 02 2,500 50 Gray Trout 07 5,018,989 351,329 Spotted Trout 25 977,832 244,458 Shad 25 1,328,382 332,096 Sharks 10 2,414 241 Sheephead 08 26,940 2,155 Red Snapper 28 376,584 105,444 Spanish Mackerel 15 545,657 81,849 Spot 06 4,961,719 297,703 Striped Bass 15 1,260,236 189,035 Sturgeon 15 37,477 5,622 Suckers 06 906 54 Swellfish 03 646,500 19,395 Tilefish 08 439 35 White Perch 10 825,180 82,518 Yellow Perch 06 65,680 3 ,941 Total of Food Fin Fish ~ 68,560,006 $4,166,555 Menhaden (No. of Fish) 610,674,700 5,646,302 $9,812,857 Shellfish Oysters 331,850 (Bu. tubs) 5 pk. $ 907,588 Clams 54,429 (bushels) 146,953 Soft Shell Crabs 19,328 (dozen) 28,992 Escallops 29,001 (gallons) 87,003 Hard Crabs 14,226,000 (pounds) 569,052 Shrimp 7,007,860 (Pounds, heads off) 3,503,930 Total Value of Shellfish $ 5,243,523 Value of Fin Fish 9,812,857 Total Value of Water Products 15,046,380 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND HURRICANE REHABILITATION The Division of Community planning was created by action of the 1957 Session of the General Assembly. The Division is authorized to provide planning assistance to North Carolina towns and cities and to act as the "Official State Planning Agency" responsible for the administration of the Federal Local Planning Assistance Program. Federal Planning Grants Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954 authorizes grants of Fed-eral funds to aid in providing planning assistance to small commu-nities (under 25,000 population). These grants are not made directly to the municipalities but are made to an authorized "State Planning Agency" which is responsible for the administration of the Federal planning aid program. Under the provision of Section 701, the Federal Government will pay up to one-half of the cost of the planning work performed through a State Planning Agency. The municipality for which work is done will pay the balance of the cost. Communities Receiving Federal Planning Grants The Division of Community Planning has submitted applications for "701 Grants" to aid 20 North Carolina communities. Municipali-ties requesting grant funds are: Chapel Hill $ 750 Mocksville $ 870 Conover 550 Mooresville 980 Clinton 1,470 Newton 2,500 Elizabeth City 1,950 Parkton 500 Goldsboro 4,860 Raeford 1,500 Henderson 1,700 Salisbury-Spencer Hickory 6,000 & Rowan County 7,330 Jacksonville 3,650 Thomasville 4,500 Kinston 3,650 Wilson 3,650 $52,860 The total planning cost for these 20 municipalities will amount to $105,720. The $52,860 in grant funds will be matched by an equal amount to be paid by municipalities. The type of planning services to be rendered includes: population and economic studies; preparation of base maps; land-use surveys; neighborhood analyses; renev/al area studies; future land-use and thoroughfare plans; community facilities plans including plans for schools, parks, playgrounds, civic centers, public buildings, etc.; parking studies and plans; measures to imple-ment the various plans such as zoning ordinances, subdivision regula-tions, capital expenditures budgets, etc.; and other related planning work. 1 Planning Aid to Disaster Areas Section 701 also authorizes planning grants to any community that has suffered substantial damage as a result of flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe, which the President has de-termined to be a "Major disaster." A number of municipalities in the coastal area are now eligible to receive planning grants under the disaster provisions. An application for such a planning grant has been made by the Division to aid in the cost of planning work to be done for the City of Carolina Beach which suffered substantial damage during Hurricane Helene, which struck the coast of North Carolina on September 27, 1958. Division's Primary Responsibility to Small Communities. Many of the larger cities in the state have created planning de-partments staffed with professional planning personnel. The smaller municipalities, however, cannot afford the services of full time plan-ning staffs although their planning needs are no less acute than those of the larger cities. The primary responsibility of the Division, there-fore, is to make professional planning assistance available to small municipalities. This assistance may include: making population, land use, traffic, parking and economic base studies of the community; developing plans based thereon to guide public and private develop-ment; preparing subdivision regulations, zoning ordinances, and capi-tal improvements budgets; and other planning work of a similar na-ture. Planning Assistance to Communities Not Receiving Federal Aid. Often a municipality will request the Division to undertake certain planning work rather than apply for a Federal Grant. In such cases the municipality must pay the entire cost of assistance provided by the Division. Cooperation with other Agencies in the Provision of Planning Assis-tance. There are many agencies within the State, such as the Highway Commission, the Institute of Government, University of North Caro-lina, the North Carolina League of Municipalities, the Recreation Commission, the Board of Education, the Commerce and Industry Division of the Department of Conservation and Development, and others, which can provide certain types of assistance to community planning programs. The Division cooperates fully with such agencies so that North Carolina communities can receive the best and most economical planning assistance. Preliminary Planning Assistance provided at no cost. The Division will provide preliminary planning assistance to munici-palities without cost to the municipality. This service may include as- 19 sistance in organizing planning boards, analysing planning needs, establishing suitable planning programs, and making applications for Federal planning grants. HURRICANE REHABILITATION PROGRAM The Director of the Hurricane Rehabilitation Program is respon-sible for the coordination of all natural disaster functions among State agencies and departments and for maintaining liaison with Federal agencies and departments when such disasters are of suf-ficient magnitude to require the attention of the Governor. In addi-tion, he represents the Department of Conservation and Development in all matters related to the planning and construction of protective v/orks designed to: 1 . Control shore erosion. 2. Minimize damage to the coastal area that may result from the effects of high tides and hurricanes. 3. Control erosion, floodwater and sediment damage in the water-sheds of the rivers and streams of the State. It is the policy of the United States to assist states and local politi-cal subdivisions in planning and in the construction of works of im-provement to control shore erosion, floods, and to minimize damage caused by high tides and hurricanes. Federal funds to assist in this work are authorized by the following Acts: Public Law 520, 71st Congress, approved July 3, 1930, as amended. Public Law 71 , 84th Congress, 1st Session, approved June 15, 1955. Public Low 566, 83rd Congress, 2nd Session, approved August 4, 1 954, as amended. ACTIVITIES Fortunately, there were no natural disasters of major proportions during the period of this report. However, other activities of the pro-gram include the participation by the Director in the preparation of justification for each project authorized by the Federal Acts previous-ly mentioned and in cooperating with the responsible Federal agency in the conduct of the study. They may be summarized as follows: Shore Protection (Erosion) Studies (Public Law 826) Status or Completion Locality Improvement Desired Date Carolina Beach* Protection against erosion November 1 958 Ocracoke island Do June 1959 Fort Macon—Atlantic Beach Do June 1959 * Shore protection and hurricane study combined. Hurricane Studies (Public Law 71) Wrightsville Beach Protection against hurricanes December 1 958 20 Status or Completion Locality Improvement Desired Date Mainland area con- Protection against inundation by FY 1960 tiguous to large tidal flooding generated by sounds hurricanes New Bern* Do FY 1960 Outer Banks above Protection against inundation FY 1961 Cape Hatteras* and wave action generated by hurricanes * Funds to start or continue study are included in Fiscal 1959 appropriation act. Navigation Studies* Ocracoke Inlet Deepen and stabilize inlet October 1958 Stumpy Point Bay** Provision of a breakwater and June 1959 '-' other possible improvements in Stumpy Point Bay Topsail Inlet** Improve Topsail Inlet and con- Indefinite necting channels and basin in , vicinity of Surf City (it is not expected that funds will permit completion of study in FY 1959) Bogue Inlet Deepen and stabilize inlet Indefinite Drum Inlet Do Do New River in vicin- Navigation improvements Do ity of Fulchers including breakwater Landing, Onslow County Silver Lake Harbor, Breakwater and deepen harbor Do Ocracoke Masonboro Inlet Improve and stabilize inlet; FY 1959 study to determine best method of improvement underway. $300,000 is available for new construction. * These projects are designed primarily for improvement to navigation. However, the deepening and stabilization of inlets, as well as the construction of break-waters, will have an effect on methods provided to control shore erosion. ** Funds to start or continue study are included in Fiscal 1959 appropriation act. Small Watersheds (Public Low 566) Bear Creek (Yadkin Land treatment for watershed 1 965 County)* protection and flood prevention, channel improvements, and con-struction of water retarding structures. Abbotts Creek Do 1 965 (Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph Counties)* Deep Creek (Yadkin Do 1963 County)* Mud Creek (Henderson Do Do County)* Muddy Creek (McDowell, Do Indefinite Burke Counties)** Deep Creek (Washington Do Do County)* * 21 Status or Completion Locality Improvement Desired Date Horse Swamp—Flat Swamp, Do Do (Hertford County)** Folly Ditch (Gates Do Do County)* * Cheeks Creek Do Do (Montgomery County)** Crabtree Creek (Durham, Do Do Wake Counties)** * Approved for construction. Funds are available. ** Approved for planning. Funds are available. 22 DIVISION OF FORESTRY The Forestry Division, often called the State Forest Service, is desig-nated by State law to "have charge of the work of forest maintenance, forest fire prevention, reforestation, and the protection of lands and water supplies by the preservation of forests, etc.". The State law also carries specific authorization "to arrange for and accept such aid and cooperation from the several United States Government Bureaus and other source as may assist in carrying out the objectives of the Department." This forestry program covers the following broad activi-ties: 1. Forest Fire Control—Administered by the Forestry Division in financial cooperation with the several counties and the U. S. Forest Service. Currently 88 of the 100 counties ore thus under cooperative fire protection by the State. The Division conducts the work in the counties through its salaried full-time County Ranger or County For-ester, who reports directly to one of 12 District Foresters. The Division owns and operates 135 forest fire lookout towers, three airplanes, its own radio communication net, and a considerable amount of forest fire fighting equipment, consisting of tractors, fire plows, specially equipped trucks, etc. 2. Forest Management Advice and Service—The Division has a currently authorized strength of 55 trained Foresters. Some are as-signed largely to the fire control program, some to the forest nurseries-reforestation and some to forest management service. But all foresters of the Division are available for the vital work of advice and service, under certain conditions, to forest owners and operators in the man-agement of forest land. All Forest Rangers of the Division are likewise available as sources of information on both forest management and reforestation. 3. Forest Tree Nurseries and Reforestation—The Division operates four State forest tree nurseries, one in Johnston County, one in Hen-derson County, one in Wayne County, and one in Burke County. The forest tree distribution for the 1957-58 planting season was 83 million seedlings. These seedlings are sold at approximately the cost of production for forest and windbreak planting at varying prices, $4.25 per thousand f.o.b. destination for the several species of pine. 4. Information and Education—There is available considerable lit-erature on forestry, most of which is free upon request to the Infor-mation Office of the Department. This literature is particularly val-uable to teachers, pupils, etc. 5. Administration of State Forests—Thus far, the State owns and operates only one State Forest, the 36,000 acre Bladen Lakes State Forest in Bladen County. It is administered by the Division and is an excellent example of the management of low value land under good forestry practices. 23 6. Forest Tree Insect and Disease Control—Continuous efforts to control the oak wilt disease in western North Carolina have been undertaken and other epidemics of the pine sawfly, elm span worm, and balsam wooly aphid are being studied and action planned. The southern pine beetle epidemic of 1957 in the mountain section of the State is now considered under control. GENERAL Material progress has been made in reducing the fire losses in North Carolina except for the so-called ground burning area which embraces approximately two million acres in the coastal plain. Fires in this particular type are extremely difficult to extinguish under certain conditions due to the ground cover and inaccessibility. This continues to be the number one forest fire problem in North Carolina. The largest fire occurred in the summer of 1957 in Dare and Hyde Counties and burned over approximately 75,000 acres. It was fought for about three weeks and a large amount of equipment and personnel was used. The Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and other public agencies assisted under the State Fire Plan. Progress is being made on basic and equipment development re-search in this ground burning area under cooperative arrangements with the U. S. Forest Service and industry. A large percentage of the area burned in the State is accounted for by a few large fires in this particular type. The Fire Control organization now operates three planes and a large amount of heavy fire fighting equipment. The tremendous growth of the demand for forest tree seedlings due to the Federal Soil Bonk and Agriculture Conservation programs has necessitated operating four tree nurseries at near their capacity. The demand was satisfied for the planting season 1957-58 in most species. A number of promotional meetings ore being held to stimu-late the planting of seedlings and for the first time, there is a sufficient number of white pine seedlings to satisfy the demand in western North Carolina. The Division of Forestry is actively cooperating with the Federal Small Watershed Program under Public Law 556 and increased activi-ty under this law is expected in the next year or two. For the first time since World War II the full complement of foresters (55) is now employed. FOREST MANAGEMENT Expanding the forest management services to the timber land-owners of the State with already existing budget and facilities is the chief aim of the Forest Management Division. 24 Management services are now available in 71 counties and limited management services in the remaining 29 counties. The outstanding feature of this activity is that the private land-owner is given in-the-woods advice and services on how best to manage and market his timber. Eleven Service Foresters are at present employed to give tree mark-ing service, forest management advice, and forest planting assistance to landowners. Currently an equivalent of 22 million board feet of timber is marked annually for cutting on individual landowners' tracts by these Service Foresters and other forestry personnel. The demand for tree marking service decreased slightly in 1957 as a result of the depressed lumber prices but is increasing at the present time. The overall demand for forest management and re-forestation advice and assistance continues to increase. A policy of charging the landowner for the marking of forest products to be harvested was inaugurated July 1, 1956. Under this policy the Division charges the landowner 50c per thousand board feet of sawtimber marked; 1 5(- per cord of pulpwood marked; 15c;- for seed trees that are to be retained. The policy further allows that 20,000 board feet of sawtimber and 10 cords of pulpwood can be marked free of charge. Through a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Forest Service, the Division hired a forester to provide the technical assistance and to supervise the Forest Management and reforestation phases of the Abbotts Creek and Deep Creek Small Watershed Programs. (Public Law 566.) During the period of February 1957 to June 1957, eight semi-technical foresters were hired under a similar agreement to provide the technical assistance required for the tree planting pro-gram of the Soil Bank Act. PROGRESS IN FOREST MANAGEMENT SERVICE TO LANDOWNERS Period During Biennium Total 1948-1956 1956-58 to Dote No. of Examinations Mode a, 771 3,264 12,035 Total Woodland Acres Examined 1,772,870 175,453 1,948,323 No. of Tracts Marked 3,760 862 4,622 Acreage Marked 97,330 15,601 112,931 Board Feet Marked 240,771,000 28,576,000 269,347,000 Cords Marked 86,230 24,544 110,774 Applications Not Acted Upon 582 582 Acres Given Planting Assistance.... 8,196 29,317 37,513 NURSERIES There are in operation four forest tree nurseries, one in Johnston County, one in Wayne County, one in Henderson County and one in Burke County. The new Burke County nursery was established pri-marily to supply the demand for white pine and yellow poplar seed-lings for the mountain area. When in peak production, the four 25 nurseries have a maximum capacity in excess of 100 million seed-lings annually. The tree seedlings are sold for windbreaks, erosion control, and reforestation at varying prices, $4.25 per thousand f. o. b. destination for several species of pine. Over 95 million seedlings are available for planting season 1958-59. DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS BY SPECIES Species 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 Black Locust Black Walnut Loblolly Pine Longleaf Pine Red Cedar Shortleaf Pine Slash Pine Yellow Poplar White Pine Miscellaneous Totals 19,900 6,600 14,915,250 768,712 839,183 483,400 3,298,300 466,750 3,491,475 1 13,075 24,402,645 25,500 4,175 16,981,656 863,906 391,575 1,518,250 13,193,206 283,800 1,749,900 897,1 10 35,909,087 20,000 3,600 36,635,449 708,700 320,100 793,910 14,436,272 259,400 2,391,825 1,901,355 57,470,61 1 3,900 63,894,948 1,228,400 1,297,375 881,000 7,450,500 107,950 5,464,060 3,432,450 83,760,533 DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS BY CLASS OF COOPERATORS Class of Cooperators Biennium 1956-58 Cumulative Grand Total No. of No. of No. of No. of Cooperators Trees Cooperators Trees Farmers ...10,575 76,500,294 36,709 141,230,404 Industries 94 54,014,000 531 117,368,649 Schools 51 167,900 706 2,757,459 State 15 992,000 213 5,165,786 Club & Organizations 52 603,861 2,708 1,301,914 Municipalities 29 4,374,000 93 8,230,074 Federal Agencies 17 2,514,400 107 12,846,767 Others 201 2,064,739 790 9,380,377 Totals 11,034 141,231,194 41,857 298,281,530 FOREST INSECT & DISEASE CONTROL Cooperative control projects under the Federal Forest Pest Act have continued against the southern pine beetle, the white pine blister rust disease and the oak wilt disease during the biennium. The winter of 1957-58 saw the end of the epidemic of the southern pine beetle in the western counties of North Carolina. It is felt that this control work helped considerably in reducing losses from this insect. Oak wilt has been found in one additional county since the last report. One dying tree was found in Jackson County in the summer of 1957. This disease still remains a serious threat to the oak producing area of the State. The white pine blister rust work is a continuing problem, but appears to be well in hand. Other major insects have recently appeared in epidemic propor-tions. These are the balsam wooly aphid on Mt. Mitchell, the elm 26 span worm in the southwestern corner of the State and the pine saw-fly in the northcentral counties. Efforts are now being made to deter-mine the course of action to be taken against these pests. PUBLICATIONS The eighth edition of "Common Forest Trees of North Carolina" was reprinted in 1958. To date 65,000 copies of this publication have been distributed to school teachers and pupils. One copy is given free to the teachers and the pupils pay 1 5(' per copy. The Division of Forestry in cooperation with the Tennessee Valley Authority published a booklet entitled "Sawmills and Lumber Pro-duction in Western North Carolina Counties". This publication con-tains the results of a comprehensive survey of sawmill activity in lumber production in 18 counties in western North Carolina for the calendar year 1 957. FOREST FIRE CONTROL The Federal Government, under the provision of Section 2 of the Clark-McNary Law continues its financial cooperation with the State. The amount of funds made available to the State, under the provision of this law, is based largely upon the actual State appropriation for forest fire control and need. Present- Organization As of June 30, 1958, there were 88 counties cooperating with the Division of Forestry in forest fire control. County Cooperation Work has been continued in financial cooperation with the 88 counties under forest fire control, with work being based on the county as a unit. This form of cooperation has met widespread sup-port from the various counties. The Department cooperates with the various counties on the basis of their ability to pay as indicated by each county's taxable wealth. The counties pay from 25 to 40 per cent of the total cost of fire protection within the county. As of June 30, 1958, there were 12 counties representing about 1,550,100 forest acres in the State still without any organized form of forest fire protection. Private Cooperation Financial cooperation was continued with private forest owners who agree to pay an annual amount used to supplement other avail-able funds to provide more intensified fire protection to their lands. 27 Detection System The Division now operates 135 lookout towers. In addition to the State-operated towers, there are 42 Federally-owned towers which co-operate with the State in reporting fires. The operation of three State owned airplanes has supplemented the tower network and aided the ground crews materially. Forestry Division Communication The Division now owns and operates 562 two-way radios and in addition owns a considerable mileage of telephone lines. Permanent Improvements A new district office building was constructed at Whiteville and a small district ranger's residence was erected at New Bern. Three steel forest fire lookout towers were purchased and erected during the two year period. Three additional lookout towers were constructed from salvaged steel power line towers, by installation of treated wood cabs, making satisfactory lookout points for small mountains in the piedmont section of the State where relatively low height towers are sufficient. Four equipment shelters for fire line plowing units were constructed at the Cameron Hill, Smithfield, and Clinton towers and at a central location in Jones County. Forest Ranger's and towerman's residences were constructed at the Catherine Lake and Lagoon Towers respectively. During the first six months of 1958, eight new steel forest fire lookout towers were purchased and received. These will be erected during the latter half of 1958 and the first half of 1959. Forest Fire Statistics The forest fire statistics for the past four years are shown in the statistical chart. In evaluating these statistics, the following factors must be kept in mind: 1. Climatic conditions which are all important in the actual sup-pression of forest fires. 2. Funds available represented about one-half the amount needed for adequate protection. Conclusion The goal of State-wide forest fire protection has yet to be accom-plished. The increased support of the general public, however, has indicated the very real progress made by forest fire prevention and control. 28 FOREST FIRE STATISTICS FOR STATE PROTECTED AREAS BY CALENDAR YEARS 1954 Area under Protection—Acres 1 5,6 1 5,50 1 Number of Fires 4,164 Causes of Fires: 1. Campers & Hunters 330 2. Debris Burning 1,369 3. Incendiary 700 4. Lightning 105 5. Lumbering 157 6. Railroads 141 7. Smoker 866 8. Miscellaneous 496 Total 4,164' Area Burned: Forest Land 193,666 Open Land 14,33 4 Total 208,000 Damage: Forest Land $1,317,451 Other 53,18 9 Total $1,370,640 Law Enforcement: No. Fires Resulting in Law Enforcement Action 866 Finances—Fiscal Years 1954-55 Appropriation by Counties . $ 253, 1 35 Appropriation by Private Owners 33,101 Appropriation by State 649,929 Rentals from Employees 5,780 Appropriation, Federal Government 293,966 Presuppression Fire Lines ... 3,643 Bladen Lakes State Forest . Total $1,239,554 Available Funds: Per Acre Protected 7.9 cents 1955 1956 1957 15,696,908 3,689 15,651,852 3,007 16,810,200 2,273 259 293 178 1,338 1,01 1 674 563 433 424 61 42 50 129 78 59 108 97 67 806 587 484 425 466 337 3,689 3,007 2,273 548,009 32,094 82,1 1 1 4,650 148,810 1,773 580,103 86,761 150,583 $4,481,637 22,815 $579,250 30,737 $931,438 14,500 $4,504,452 $609,987 $945,938 895 658 311 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 $ 267,828 $ 271,861 $314,742 36,465 665,193 6,038 33,734 679,770 6,003 33,332 780,863 6,402 321,589 2,660 349,955 3,971 323,945 3,095 8,844 $1,299,773 $1,345,294 $1,471,221 8.2 cents 8.6 cents 8.75 cents BLADEN LAKES STATE FOREST This 36,000 acre State Forest continues to be an outstanding example of forest management in the State. This area which was leased from the Federal Government in 1939 was deeded to the State in October, 1954, and is now in complete control of the State with the exception of certain mineral rights. A variety of activities are carried on in this area, as is noted from the table of receipts acquired this biennium. The most unique feature about this area is that it is self-supporting. The Forest now pays taxes to Bladen County on the same basis as other landowners. This amount-ed to $6,026.46 in 1958. 29 SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS—BLADEN LAKES STATE FOREST June 15, 1956-June 27, 1958 3,832,627.6 Board Feet Rough Green Lumber $163,206.24 90,379.26 Board Feet Logs 4,347.16 5,628.02 Cords Pulpwood 27,25^.79 28.5 Cords Oak Wood 412.85 97.75 Cords Oak Wood Stumpage 98.25 43,3651/3 Pounds Charcoal 1,192.62 57,562 Treated Pine Posts 26,672.10 322,500 Tobacco Sticks & Laths & Handle Squares 367.25 6 Deer Hunts 900.00 51 Christmas Trees 57.50 139 Loads Pine Straw 122.85 1 Load Lightwood 2.00 112 Feet Heart Sills 8.40 14.25 Cords Deck Wood 21.37 170 Lightwood Posts 33.00 Custom Treating 1,709.60 Slabs & Chips 723.54 Miscellaneous 250.53 Total Receipts $227,380.05 30 MINERAL RESOURCES The Division of Mineral Resources is the official representative of the Department of Conservation and Development in the fields of geology, mineral resources, mining, and treatment of minerals. It corresponds to the geological survey of most states. Its work is to collect, tabulate, and evaluate information concerning the mineral resources of the State and to make this information available to the public in useful form. Its objective is to improve the general welfare of North Carolina through a more thorough understanding and better use of its geology and mineral resources. The activities and services of the division may be summarized, as follows: 1. The division, through its own personnel and in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey and other agencies, carries out systematic surveys of the geology and mineral resources of specific areas which may be treated as units. Such work includes detailed topographic and geologic mapping, controlled sampling, petrographic study, and a general appraisal of the geology and mineral resources of each area surveyed. 2. The division carries out, in cooperation with various state and federal agencies and industrial concerns, a wide range of mineral investigations restricted to the study of a specific mineral or mineral resource. Individual deposits and prospects are studied, mapped, and sampled. Mineralogical and petrographic studies are carried out, and a general appraisal is made of each deposit and the resource as a whole. 3. There is being carried out, in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey, a detailed investigation of the ground-water resources of the State. This type of investigation includes geologic mapping as well as hydrologic studies and chemical analyses on ground (subsurface) waters to determine the type, quality, quantity, and availability of such waters in the State and how they may be used to the best advantage. 4. The division cooperates with landowners, prospectors, small miners, and other citizens of the State by identifying and reporting on specimens of rocks and minerals sent in for examination. Also, information is furnished on specific mineral deposits and mineral resources where it appears that the furnishing of such information will advance the general welfare of the State. The office of the Division of Mineral Resources serves as a clearing house for this information through the publication of reports designated as bul-letins, economic papers, information circulars, and reports of investi-gation. 31 GENERAL ACTIVITIES During the biennium 1956-1958, the mineral industry of North Carolina declined slightly as compared with the biennium 1954-1956 due chiefly to the general business recession. The principal minerals produced in the State in 1957 in the order of value were (1) stone, (2) sand and gravel, (3) mica, (4) feldspar, (5) tungsten, (6) copper, (7) clays, and (8) talc and pyrophyliite. The value of stone declined in 1956 as compared with 1955, but increased 42 per cent in 1957 over 1956. The value of sand and gravel increased in 1956 but declined slightly in 1957. The value of mica declined in 1956 and again in 1957. The value of feldspar declined in 1956 but was greater in 1957 than in 1955. The value of tungsten declined in 1956 and again in 1957. North Carolina became a major producer of copper in 1957 for the first time since 1943. The value of clays increased in 1956 over that of 1955 but was less in 1957 than in 1955 or 1956. The value of talc and pyrophyliite declined in 1956 and again in 1957. Among the States, North Carolina ranked first in 1957 in the production of feldspar, mica, olivine, primary kaolin, pyrophyliite, and tungsten, third in the production of talc and pyrophyliite combined, and fifth in the production of kaolin. It was the only State reporting a produc-tion of millstones. Core drilling carried out between July 1, 1953 and June 30, 1956 at Ore Knob, Ashe County by Ventures Limited, a Canadian Corpora-tion revealed the presence of more than a million tons of three per cent copper ore. A mine was opened, a modern mill constructed, and a new company Appalachian Sulphides Incorporated, began mining ore and producing copper concentrates early in 1957. The operations were so successful that plans were made immediately to enlarge the mine and mill. The success of this venture revived interest which was on the decline in copper, lead and zinc prospects in the State and prospecting by several groups has increased. No new developments have been announced but exploration is being carried out at several places. Due to enlarged production facilities in the tungsten industry, large stocks, declining prices and conditions in general the Tungsten Min-ing Corporation found it necessary to close its mine and mill at Townsville, Vance County on June 28, 1958. The company owns a modern mine and mill on a large ore body in which a five years supply of ore has been blocked out. It is expected that in a year or two, when conditions in the tungsten industry improve, the mine and mill will be reactivated. Interest in ilmenite (titanium) increased considerably in the first half of 1957 but has declined since that time. The holders of two leases, covering ilmenite deposits in eastern North Carolina, which were granted by the Board of Conservation and Development 32 in 1956 carried out some exploration but did not report any develop-ments. The spodumene (lithium) resources of the Kings Mountain district continued to attract attention. Foote Mineral Company and Lithium Corporation of America continued operations at Kings Mountain and near Bessemer City. Three or four companies including Basic Atomics Incorporated and Lincolnton National Concentrates Company, con-tinued explorations through the first half of 1958. Spodumene (lith-ium) concentrates are a major item in the mineral industry of North Carolina, but for security reasons the Atomic Energy Commission does not allow figures, showing either the amount or value of spodu-mene concentrates to be collected. Early in 1952, phosphatic sands were reported to occur in the sub-surface strata of Beaufort County. Between July 1, 1952 and May 1, 1953, Amco Exploration Company drilled approximately 50 holes and carried out other exploratory work but developed no deposits of economic importance. Interest in the area was renewed late in 1956 and during 1957 considerable drilling and other exploratory work was carried out in the area by several major companies. An analysis of this exploratory work indicates that phosphorite deposits underly an area of approximately 450 square miles in Beaufort County. The total thickness of the phosphorite column ranges from several feet to nearly 90 feet and apparently averages 30 to 40 feet. The overlying strata range in thickness from 45 along the western edge of the area to a maximum of 250 feet along its eastern edge. The phosphorite column consists of phosphatic sands interbedded with shell limestones. The phosphorites consist of a sand-size mixture of brown collophans pel-letts and flat-sided quartz grains with some silt, clay and organic matter. Chemical analyses of representative samples of the raw sand show a PjO.-, content ranging from 8 to 31 per cent. The area offers considerable promise as a new phosphate field. An oil, gas and sulphur mining lease covering a part of the sounds and estuaries in eastern North Carolina was granted to Mr. J. E. Fitz-Patrick of Fort Worth, Texas, on October 27, 1957, by the Board of Conservation and Development. Mr. Fitz-Patrick died on March 4, 1958, but his estate asked, and has been granted permission to carry out the terms of the contract. The stone industry of the State expanded during the biennium and new quarries were opened in Craven, Johnston, Mecklenburg, Nash and Wake Counties. There was also expansion in the marble industry of Cherokee and Swain Counties and the production of marble chips for terrazo and other uses was started at one or two quarries. Lawson United Feldspar and Mining Company, built a new plant near Pen-land, Mitchell County and began producing feldspar and other minerals. 33 GEOLOGIC MAPPING The major program of work of the Division, during the biennium was the preparation of a new geologic map of the State. During the summer and fall of 1955, reconnaissance mapping was carried out in Ashe, Caldwell, Alleghany, Alexander, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin and Granville Counties. In March 1956, Governor Luther H. Hodges authorized the preparation of a new geologic map of the State and made funds available for preparing and publishing the map. During the summer and fall of 1956, the staff of the Division of Mineral Resources aided by several geologists, employed on a temporary basis, carried out reconnaissance mapping in some 25 counties that had not been mapped geologically and checked several other counties for the accuracy of previous mapping and to harmonize old maps. The United States Geological Survey cooperated informally on the project, at no cost to the State, by making available unpublished geologic maps of portions of the State, and authorizing members of its staff to evaluate much of the material used and furnishing the new base map on which the geology was compiled and published. Following the completion of field mapping, several months were spent compiling the data and drafting manuscript copies of the map. To give meaning to the formations shown on the map and to make the map more useful, a descriptive text, Bulletin ^7^, "Explanatory Text for Geologic Map of North Carolina", was prepared. The map which was published in color, on a scale of 1 :500,000 and the descrip-tive text were received from the printer in June 1958. Both the map and text are being well received by the public. During the past two or three years the number of persons, both professional and amateur, interested in the geology and mineral re-sources of North Carolina, has increased rapidly. To supply the many requests for information on the minerals and mineral localities of the State, Information Circular *16, "Mineral Localities of North Caro-lina", was issued early in 1958. This publication which contains both locality maps and descriptive text, is in great demand. More than 1,000 copies were sold in the first 60 days after publication. Geologic mapping was continued on a cooperative basis with the U. S. Geological Survey in the Lexington area of Davidson County. Work was first started in the Lexington and Hargrove quadrangles but has been expanded to include several other adjacent quadrangles. The objectives of the work are to map the geology of the area in some detail and determine the structural, lithological, mineralogical, geochemical, and age relations of the rocks and the bearing these factors have on the mineral resources of the area. There is consider-able mineralization in the area, and it is hoped that this work may lead to a revival of mining there. In addition to this cooperative work the U. S. Geological Survey is conducting independent geologic map- 34 ping in several areas of the State. One project designated "Central Piedmont Studies", is the geologic mapping of several quadrangles in Gaston, Lincoln and Mecklenburg Counties. Another project is the geologic mapping of the Grandfather Mountain Area in Avery, Wa-tauga, Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties. A report entitled "Pegmatite Geology of the Shelby District North Carolina", was compiled recently and placed on open file in this office. This is a valuable report containing a geologic map and descriptive text cover-ing an area of several hundred square miles. A program of geologic and mineral studies was presented to the Mineral Resources Committee and approved by the Board of Conser-vation and Development at the April 1958 meeting. Under this pro-gram the work of the Division of Mineral Resources was divided into two categories (1) commodity studies and (2) geologic studies. Com-modity studies cover specific minerals or mineral deposits such as asbestos, clays and shales, feldspar, ilmenite, kyanite and limestones. Geologic studies include detailed geologic mapping and examination of mineral deposits in a specific area. In keeping with this program three projects are underway. One of these is a study of ilmenite in the Coastal Plain. This is a long-range project that will require two or three years to complete. Preliminary studies indicate that the greatest concentrations of ilmenite occur along the Pamlico terrace scarp and along the present coast line. Another project is a study of the lime-stones of the Piedmont and Mountain areas of the State. Field work on this project should be completed by the end of 1958. Demands for limestone are increasing rapidly and the results of this study should be of interest to the users of limestone. A third project is detailed geologic mapping in Stanley County. This is an important area, both geologically and mineralogically, and the results of this work should be of interest to a large number of people. GROUND-WATER STUDIES The program of ground-water studies being carired out in coopera-tion with the United States Geological Survey, was continued very satisfactorily and considerably expanded during the biennium. In order to better carry out this expanded program and more systemati-cally study the ground-water resources of the State, a "Ground-Water Program for North Carolina", was prepared in the fall of 1957 and presented to the Mineral Resources Committee of the Board of Con-servation and Development in January 1958. After careful study the Mineral Resources Committee recommended, and the Board of Con-servation and Development approved, this program at its April 1958 meeting. The ground-water program for North Carolina, as adopted by the Board of Conservation and Development, states the purposes of the program, summarizes the work completed and in progress and 35 outlines a long-range program of future work. The purpose of the long-range program is to make possible the study of ground-water resources in different areas of the State in the order of the importance and need for such work. The 1957 General Assembly passed H.B. 263, "An Act to Provide for the Furnishing of Certain Information by Well Drillers to the Department of Conservation and Development". This act which re-quires well drillers to register annually with the Department of Con-servation and Development and furnish certain information on drilled wells when specifically required for any well by the Department, became effective January 1, 1958. The work of locating, notifying and registering well drillers proved to be greater than was expected. By the end of the biennium, 408 well drillers had registered and plans had been completed for collecting the needed information. During the biennium two reports which contain valuable informa-tion on the subsurface geology and ground-water resources of the Coastal Plain were completed and published. One of these is Bulletin 70, "Upper Cretaceous Ostracoda from North Carolina" and the other is Bulletin 72, "Well Logs from the Coastal Plain of North Carolina". Two other reports were completed and are now ready for publication. One of these entitled "Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Wilmington-New Bern Area, North Carolina", covers Lenoir, Craven, Carteret, Duplin, Jones, Pender, Onslow and New Hanover Counties. The other entitled, "Geology and Ground-water Resources of the Greenville Area, North Carolina", covers Hertford, Gates, Bertie, Martin, Beaufort, Chowan, Green and Pitt Counties. The information on phosphate in Beaufort County, mentioned above and a report entitled, "The Relation of Phosphorites to Ground Water in Beaufort County, North Carolina", which was published in Economic Geology Volume 53, No. 1, January-February 1958, were a by-product of ground-water studies in the Greenville area. Studies now in progress cover four areas as follows: "Geology and Ground-water Resources of Northwestern North Carolina", covering Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin Counties; "Geology and Ground-Water Resources of the Clinton-Goldsboro Area", covering Johnston, Sampson and Wayne Counties; "Water Supply for the Dare Beaches Sanitary District" on the Outer Banks of Dare County; and "Water Supply for Martin County". Special studies in the Dare Beaches Sanitary District and in Martin County are being made possible by financial cooperation of these agencies. COOPERATIVE SERVICES In addition to the work outlined above, the Division of Mineral Resources serves as a clearing house for information on the geology and mineral resources of North Carolina. During the biennium more 36 than a hundred well sites were located for towns, schools, state in-stitutions and industries. The Division cooperated with landowners, prospectors, small miners and people interested in the geology and mineral resources of the State by rendering services not otherwise available. Information and assistance were furnished on asbestos, clays, kyanite, mica, pyrophyllite, spodumene, stone, sand and gravel, uranium and other minerals. A paper entitled "Resources and Utiliza-tion of North Carolina Pyroyhyllite" was published as TP 4652H in Mining Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1, January 1958. A number of talks were made to civic and mineral clubs on the geology and mineral resources of North Carolina. Approximately 1,600 rock and mineral specimens were examined for citizens of the State, and information furnished as to their identity and value. Hundreds of letters were writ-ten in reply to requests for general information on the geology and mineral resources of the State and in response to requests for specific information with respect to the value or availability of different properties. Due to increased interest in the geology and mineral re-sources of the State, more copies of the publications of the Division, consisting of maps, bulletins, economic papers and information circu-lars were sold than during any like period in the history of the Department. The following publications were issued during the biennium: Bulletin No. 70, "Upper Cretaceous Ostracoda from North Caro-lina", by Philip M. Brown. "Geologic Map of North Carolina", compiled by the Department of Conservation and Development. Bulletin No. 71, "Explanatory Text for Geologic Map of North Carolina", by Jasper L. Stuckey and Stephen G. Conrad. Bulletin No. 72, "Well Logs from the Coastal Plain of North Caro-lina", by Philip M. Brown. Information Circular No. 16, "Mineral Localities of North Caro-lina", by James F. Conley. 37 STATE PARKS The mission of the Department of Conservation and Development is to conserve and develop the natural resources of North Carolina for the common good of all her people. This very definitely involves conservation and use of our natural resources for the enrichment of our cultural and personal lives as well as conservation and develop-ment for direct economic and material gain. To secure from natural resources the fullest benefits for the most people on a long term basis, a part of our natural resources must be used without actually being consumed and for purposes other than direct dollars and cents gains. Outstanding scenic areas and areas well suited for recreational, cul-tural and inspirational use of natural resources must be owned and managed for outdoor recreation purposes and for the preservation of high scenic values for public use and enjoyment. As Richard L. Pollett has said, "The wealth of a nation is in its soil, its water, its forests, and the things they produce and re-produce. When all the gifts of nature that can be commercialized have been converted into dollars and cents, this will be a poor place to live". Outdoor recreation is a rapidly increasing part of American family life, and the need and demand for areas and lands owned and operated for outdoor recreation is ever-increasing. Adequately meet-ing this demand now and in the future is a very important part of our conservation program. In this phase of conservation, the state park system ploys a very important port—a port that is doubly im-portant because the state parks moke possible the use of natural resources to conserve human resources. PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF STATE PARKS The Division of State Porks has but one purpose: TO SERVE PEOPLE. In the conservation work of striving to assure for the people of North Carolina adequate provision for recreational use of natural resources, the Division of State Parks serves people in three ways: 1. By preserving and protecting natural areas of unique or ex-ceptional scenic value for the use, enjoyment and benefit of not only the present generation but of generations to come. This is the basic service of state parks; we must never lose sight of it. 2. By providing opportunities for recreational use of natural re-sources and for outdoor recreation and outdoor living in natural sur-roundings. Recreation that makes use of natural resources in the outdoors is a definite responsibility of any state park system. Oppor-tunities for camping, fishing, boating, swimming, picnicking and similar types of recreation are a major concern of state pork systems. State porks should provide facilities and opportunities primarily for 38 enjoyment and recreational use of the great outdoors and should leave the more highly organized and intensive recreational pursuits to municipal and other agencies. 3. By portraying and explaining plant and animal life, geology and all other natural features included in the various areas in the state park system. In an age when we are faced with ever-dwindling natural resources, this service is very important, because an enlighten-ed public is essential for intelligent use of natural resources. PROGRESS REPORT During this biennium, state park activities in North Carolina hove been concentrated on improving the quality of the services rendered by the North Carolina State Park System and on expanding these services. The work the Division of State Parks does to carry out its purpose and functions, and to achieve its goals is complex and varied. To assure its accomplishment in an orderly, efficient and economical manner, this work is organized into nine major divisions as follows: 1. Operation for Public Use 2. Maintenance 3. Interpretive and Public Use Programs 4. Protection and Law Enforcement 5. Business Management 6. Information and Education 7. Personnel Administration 8. Planning, Development and Construction 9. Cooperation with and Services to Other Agencies There has been steady progress in each of these divisions of work during this biennium and many accomplishments in each. A summary of progress and accomplishment follows: I. OPERATION FOR PUBLIC USE State Parks Public use of the North Carolina State Park System continued at a high level. State park attendance was 3,01 6,632 during this biennium. State park attendance of 1,570,182 for the fiscal year July 1, 1956- June 30, 1957 was the greatest for any single fiscal year in the his-tory of the North Carolina State Park System. Adverse weather con-ditions at some state parks in the summer and fall of 1957 and the cold and wet spring of 1958 caused state park attendance of 1,446,- 450 during the fiscal year July 1, 1957-June 30, 1958 to be some-what below that for the three previous fiscal years. There have been some interesting and thought-provoking trends in public use of the state parks. The use of state parks has shown a 39 marked increase. A much higher percentage of those who come to the state parks now actively use them rather than merely visit them. This trend has been occurring at an increasing rate for a number of years. There has also been a change in the types of use the public makes of its state parks. Hiking, camping, nature study and other activities related to the natural features of the state parks, as con-trasted to activities related to man-made features, are very much on the increase. Of course, use of man-made facilities (picnic shelters, bathhouses, etc.) has been and is continuing to increase, but more and more state park users are including naturai-feature-related ac-tivities in their use of the state parks. This means an improvement in the quality of state park use. This improvement in the quality of state park use is due in part to changing attitudes of park users, but it is also due to improved state park administration, to emphasizing and implementing certain park use programs and to constant reiteration of the basic tenet that each person who uses a state park should gain personal enrichment from doing so. That state park use is predominantly family use continues to be a striking feature of the state park program. Among the special events taking place in the state parks this biennium was the unveiling and dedication, with appropriate cere-monies, of a memorial to the late Mr. Lionel Weil on June 9, 1957. This marker was accepted on behalf of the Board of Conservation and Development and the Department by the Chairman of the Committee on State Parks. Mr. Weil donated to the State most of the land now included in Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. Ceremonies in observance of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the death of Dr. Elisha Mitchell were held at Mount Mitchell State Park on June 27, 1957. These Centennial services were sponsored by the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. State Lakes The Division of State Parks administers the seven state lakes. Four of these lakes are within the boundaries of state parks and are ad-ministered as state park areas. These four lakes are Singletary Lake, which is a part of Singletary Lake Group Camp area; Lake Phelps, which is a part of Pettigrew State Park; and Jones and Salters Lakes, which are within the boundaries of Jones Lake State Park. As Black Lake is adjacent to Bladen Lakes State Forest, it is handled in a similar fashion. Because the State owns no land around the remaining two lakes — Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County and White Lake in Bladen County—the administration of these two bodies of water presents many problems. These problems have been made more difficult by the 40 very great increase in public use of these state lakes during this bien-nium. Several steps have been taken to cope with this difficult administra-tive problem. Among these are the establishment of one definite boat license sales point for each State Lake; increasing law enforcement personnel and equipment; and informing the public of rules and regu-lations covering the use of these lakes through posters, talks, and other media. On April 26, 1957, a hearing on State Lakes Regulations was held at Singletary Lake Group Camp. The consensus of those attending the hearing was that no changes were necessary in these regulations. II. MAINTENANCE The careful maintenance of the several million dollars worth of property and improvements in the state park system is a very impor-tant phase of the Division's work and is carried on constantly. Careful planning to accomplish the most needed maintenance first and to get the most possible maintenance done with available funds and personnel has resulted in a steady improvement in maintenance standards throughout the state park system. Maintenance of the state parks and the facilities in them involves difficult and sometimes unusual problems. During this biennium, a large variety of maintenance projects ranging from minor repairs to major overhaul have been successfully completed. The state parks were thus brought nearer to a first-class state of maintenance, and the backlog of accumulated maintenance appreciably reduced. The increased funds for maintenance appropriated by the 1957 General Assembly made this improved maintenance possible and with similar increases during the next two or three bienniums, the entire state park system can be brought into a first-class state of maintenance. ill. INTERPRETIVE AND PUBLIC USE PROGRAMS Increasing emphasis continued to be given to those services which assist the state park user to fully utilize and enjoy the natural features of the state parks and gain personal enrichment and inspiration from doing so. The employment on November 1, 1957 of a full-time Chief Park Naturalist to coordinate and improve the quality of nature study and similar programs at each state park has made possible marked improvement in these services. Nature study and other interpretive programs which portray and explain the natural features and natural processes of the state parks are recreational, inspirational and educa-tional. These programs are among the most lasting and beneficial of the public services offered by the state parks and should be given ever-increasing emphasis. 41 During the summer months, nature study and similar programs were again carried on at five state parks (Cliffs of the Neuse, Hang-ing Rock, Morrow Mountain, Mount Mitchell and William B. Umstead) through the employment of summer naturalists. At William B. Um-stead State Park, these programs were extended to the spring and fall months during weekends. This extension of naturalist services to the spring and fall seasons has been very successful and has received much favorable comment. The popularity of interpretive programs is illustrated by the fact that some of the nature talks and campfire pro-grams were attended by as many as 200 persons at a time. Although family groups form the biggest percentage of state park users, a considerable percentage of state park use is by larger groups, ranging from small family reunions to annual outings attended by several hundred persons. Assisting these groups to plan and to enjoy their use of the state parks is an important part of state park service. Swimming and lifesaving classes were taught at several state parks in cooperation with the American Red Cross. In some counties, the state parks provide the only organized teaching program of this kind. IV. PROTECTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Protection and law enforcement is the three-fold task of protecting the state parks from fire, vandalism and trespass; protecting the wildlife in the state parks from hunting, trapping and molestation (all state parks are wildlife sanctuaries); and preserving law and order in the state parks. Protection and law enforcement is one of the most important, if not the most important, phases of state park work. Inattention to it would quickly result in serious damage to state parks and state park facilities. Only four fires occurred in the state park system during this bien-nium. Two of these occurred at Morrow Mountain State Park—one in January 1957 which burned 2/3 of an acre and one in April 1957 which burned 8 acres; one fire which burned 1/4 acre occurred at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in March 1957; and one fire which burned .2 of an acre occurred at Hanging Rock State Park in July 1957. This excellent protection record was due entirely to vigilant patrol and alertness on the part of the park superintendents and park rangers. The Division of Forestry has been most helpful in cooperating with i the park superintendents in the preparation of fire control plans and other protection measures. The result has been much greater coopera-tion and coordination of the Division of State Parks and Division of Forestry in fire control work. Besides alert patrol and fire prevention measures, state park boun-daries have been kept clearly marked and posted; educational con-tacts have been made and maintained with park neighbors; and, 42 where feasible, cooperative agreements have been made. An example of such agreements is that between Morrow Mountain State Park and the Carolina Aluminum Company of Badin providing for mutual forest protection assistance. Park superintendents and park rangers continued to do an excellent job of maintaining law and order in the state parks. Most of this work was done en an educational basis, but, of course, some citations and arrests were necessary. Vandalism and littering was much less of a problem during this biennium than in previous years. This is due to the provision of adequate trash receptacles, determined efforts to keep each state park neat and clean at all times, educational activities and good law enforcement. Unfortunately, some youth groups are the major source of vandalism and littering. Both the State Parks Regulations and the State Lakes Regulations were published in booklet form and distributed to the Clerks of Superior Court in each of the 100 counties and to other interested persons. Through the cooperation of the Wildlife Resources Commission and the Alabama Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a total of 15 Carolina beaver were released at William B. Umstead State Park between November 1956 and June 1957. Carolina beaver is the original native species and it was hoped that the release of these animals would restore this once extinct species at this state park. Recent observations indicate that the colony has become well established in the waters of the park. A very serious infestation of balsam wooly aphid has struck United State Forest Service lands and spread to Mount Mitchell State Park and adjoining lands. Many balsam trees have already been killed by this pest and many more are endangered. An intensive study is being made by Division of Forestry and United States Forest Service experts in an attempt to devise methods of control. Control measures are very urgently needed because the entire balsam forest within Mount Mitchell State Park may be threatened with eventual extinction. Preparation of plans and specifications for emergency beach ero-sion control work at Fort Macon State Park were partially completed. This work will consist of rebuilding and strengthening existing erosion control structures and replenishing the beach. It will be financed by a $50,000 allotment made by the Governor and Council of State from the Contingency and Emergency Fund. V. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Business management involves purchasing, accounting for expendi-tures and receipts, keeping fiscal records of various kinds, property ' accounting and control including perpetual inventory records, equip-ment operation records, work records, cost records, and many other 43 items. This work is just as essential to the successful accomplishment of the work of the Division as are other phases of state park work. Much of the success of the state park program depends upon prompt and efficient execution of business management activities. Earned receipts from the operation of state park facilities during this biennium reached an all time high of $251,785.19—an increase of 14.4 per cent over the previous biennium. These earned receipts amounted to 39.7 per cent of the total operating maintenance and administration expenditures. VI. INFORMATION AND EDUCATION Another indication of the popularity of the state park program is the volume of inquiries received for information on state parks. Al-most twice as many inquiries for state park information were received during this biennium as in any previous corresponding period. These inquiries were received at the rate of as many as 1 00 a day. The revised and improved second edition of the state park bro-chure was issued on March 1 8, 1 957. A number of very complimentary comments have been received on this booklet which was considerably improved over the original edition. Since the supply of this second edition will be exhausted early in 1958, work on securing new photo-graphs— both color and black and white— and on preparing other data for the third edition of the state park brochure was begun in May 1958. Two information sheets—one describing the natural features and the other a short historical sketch of Dr. Elisha Mitchell's explorations of Mount Mitchell—were prepared for Mount Mitchell State Park. Information mops showing trails and public use facilities were pre-pared and issued for Cliffs of the Neuse, Hanging Rock, Morrow Mountain, Mount Mitchell and William B. Umstead State Parks. A fairly extensive collection of color slides and black and white photographs were made for five or six of the state parks. These color slides and photographs have been classified, indexed and filed for ready reference. The color slides have been particularly useful to personnel of the Division in making illustrated talks on various as-pects of the state park program. State parks have received excellent publicity in the press, in periodi-cals, particularly various house organs, and in radio and television programs. Both Raleigh office personnel and park superintendents made numerous talks on the state parks to a variety of groups and organizations and participated in radio and TV programs. Whatever the media, all state park publicity has been aimed not just at increas-ing attendance but at presenting to the public the opportunities state parks offer for personal enrichment and refreshment. Use of the state parks for educational and research purposes con- 44 tinues to increase. School camps were conducted at William B. Um-stead State Park for grammar school children and college and school groups used the state parks for field trips in connection with their studies. VII. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION The effectiveness of the state park program and the quality of the services rendered by the state park system depends to a very large extent upon state park employees. Special emphasis was, therefore, given to increasing the efficiency, know-how, production and morale of state park employees. Personnel training continued to be an im-portant phase of state park personnel administration. On-the-job training, home study, training sessions on specific phases of state park work, staff conferences and annual park superintendents' meet-ings were the major ways in which personnel training was carried on. Particular emphasis was given to careful and systematic field inspec-tion. Detailed written job and operating routines were prepared for three state parks and these proved to be a very valuable means of improving organization and increasing efficiency. Relatively few resignations occurred during the biennium. In all, one Park Superintendent I, four Park Rangers II, one Park Ranger I, one Accounting Clerk I and one Stenographer Clerk II resigned. One park superintendent and three park rangers were promoted to higher positions. As usual, a great deal of time was devoted to the selection of the 71 temporary employees used each summer in the state park system. The selection of these seasonal employees is very important because they are in constant contact with the public. The employment of an additional Park Ranger I at Cliffs of the Neuse, Hanging Rock, Morrow Mountain and William B. Umstead State Parks and at the State Lakes made it possible to materially im-prove the level of operation and maintenance of these state parks and to help meet the constantly increasing workload carried at these areas. In addition, a Landscape Architect I and a Chief Park Natura-list were added to the Raleigh office staff. Vill. PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION New Areas On October 8, 1956, the Board of Conservation and Development accepted a gift of 464 acres of land in Ashe County. This land was donated to the State by citizens and organizations of Ashe County and was designated as Mount Jefferson State Park. At its April 1958 meeting, the Board of Conservation and Develop-ment authorized the acceptance of the gift of Bear Island from the 45 Hammocks Beach Corporation. This island contains 761 acres with an ocean front of some 4 miles and has excellent state park qualities. By action of the Board, this area was designated Hammocks Beach State Park. Because of certain title difficulties, the Attorney General's office advised that the property would have to be acquired through friendly condemnation proceedings. Steps to initiate these proceed-ings have been taken. Additions fo Existing Areas In August 1957, a ten-acre tract of land was added to Cliffs of the Neuse State Park through the generosity of Miss Elizabeth Rosenthal of Goldsboro. Investigotion of Proposed Areas During the biennium, seven areas in addition to Mount Jefferson and Hammocks Beach State Parks were proposed for inclusion in the state park system. These areas were Chimney Rock, Boone's Cave, Roan Mountain, an area in Rockingham County, an area in the sand-hills section of the state, the Wilkesboro Reservoir and the proposed New Hope Reservoir. All of these areas were carefully investigated, but for financial reasons, or because they did not meet state park standards, none was approved for inclusion in the state park system. Capital Improvements A Capital Improvements appropriation of $608,000 which included 36 separate projects throughout the state park system was made by the 1957 General Assembly. Construction of projects included in this capital improvements program will do a great deal to make the exist-ing state parks better able to meet the demands made upon them. Good progress has been made in carrying out this program. Several projects have been completed, others are under construction and work on others will be started in the near future. Several other projects were also completed or begun during the biennium. Among these were the increased parking facilities at Fort Macon State Park which Governor Hodges made possible by a special allotment from the State Highway surplus fund. Funds were also made available by Governor Hodges for dredging a channel and pro-viding ferry service to Hammocks Beach State Park. IX. COOPERATION WITH AND SERVICES TO OTHER AGENCIES The Division of State Parks rendered cooperative and consultation services to and cooperated in a variety of projects with other agencies. Cooperative services were rendered to the North Carolina Garden Clubs, various Chambers of Commerce, the National Park Service, 46 the North Carolina Cape Hatteras Seashore Commission, various mili-tary establishments, and a number of other public and private agen-cies. Among the cooperative projects were the annual Pork and Recrea-tion Workshops conducted by North Carolina State College, the North Carolina Outdoor Education Workshop conducted by the De-partment of Public Instruction, and the Youth Fitness study sponsored by the Department of Public Instruction. The Division has been fortunate in receiving much assistance in the state park program from various State and Federal agencies. Appre-ciation is particularly due to the State Highway Commission which has carried out or assisted in carrying out a number of state park road and parking area projects and to the National Park Service which continued to render valuable advice and assistance en various state park projects and problems. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER PROGRESS A. PROVIDE THE INCREASES IN THE STATE PARK MAINTE-NANCE BUDGET REQUIRED TO ADEQUATELY MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE EXISTING STATE PARKS FOR PUBLIC USE. State park budgets and state park personnel are still insuffici-ent to adequately maintain and operate the state parks for the volume of public use they receive. Much more should be done to carry out programs that provide for public use of the natural features of the state parks. B PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL PERSONNEL RE-QUIRED FOR SOUND PLANNING AND ECONOMICAL DE-VELOPMENT OF THE STATE PARK SYSTEM. An adequate staff of competent technical personnel is ab-solutely essential for sound planning and economical develop-ment of the state park system. The addition of two technical employees would make possible the careful advance planning necessary for economical and efficient development of the state park system. C PROVIDE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE LAND ACQUISITION AND DE-VELOPMENT AT EXISTING STATE PARKS. One of the most urgent jobs still to be done is the completion of land acquisition programs at the present state parks. Failure to acquire necessary lands has left most of the state parks with either interior holdings or irregular boundaries, or both. This is severely handicapping protection and development for public use. In some cases, protection of state property from fire, vanda- 47 lism and other damage is made extremely difficult if not virtual-ly impossible. D PROVIDE A LAND PURCHASE FUND FOR ACQUISITION OF NEW STATE PARKS. The present number of areas in the state park system are too few to render reasonable service to the people of North Carolina. Additional areas are needed if the basic purposes and objectives of the state park program are to be achieved. These areas are necessary for three reasons: (1) to bring state pork services to all sections of North Carolina; (2) to preserve certain areas for their greatest public benefit; and (3) to prevent the over use and consequent deterioration of existing state parks. There are many gaps in the state park system that must be filled. E PROVIDE FUNDS FOR BUILDING PUBLIC USE FACILITIES ON NEW STATE PARKS. Once they ore acquired, roads, parking areas, sanitary facili-ties and a number of public use facilities will be needed in new state parks. Ail of these recommendations should be carried out in strict accor-dance with Principles Governing the Establishment, Extension and Development of the State Park System of the State of North Carolina and Park, Parkway and Recreational Area Study of North Carolina. 48 o C£ - c^ s o :S u ^ ^Di UJ Ul U.O> Of UJ Q i/i >- mJ >-in 3 N2 u.o< H U < <O Of O >-in ^ u.» C£ OQ fi^ " < 13 UJ 00 Z IL < °»m >-in u.o> u (/) 1-=: ^^ z< u UJ d l-l- >c; < O. Ul 00 < >-in H u (/) z IM -1- <M ^ — C5 O? (M O O (M ^ C-] (M -^ =; T1 SJ - O ^ri Cl ^ 00 ;2, t- '30 .-H i I = : : ^ I ri OC ^ <; -5 = -s < s= -e = I- — 3 j= tn ;ji i. ~ 49 WATER RESOURCES, INLETS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS The functions of the Division of Water Resources, Inlets and Coastal Waterways are to collect and classify the facts derived from investigations of surface waters, to make these facts known to the citizens of the State and to the public generally, to prepare and main-tain a general inventory of water resources, to prepare permits to use water for irrigation, to prepare recommendations for appointments of drainage engineers for drainage districts, to accomplish the respon-sibilities of the Department of Conservation and Development in con-nection with drainage of overflow waters from Lake Phelps, to make investigations of water supplies and powers, and to investigate and cause investigations to be made of the coasts, ports and waterways of North Carolina in cooperation with agencies of the Federal and State Governments and other political sub-divisions in making such investigations. INVESTIGATIONS OF SURFACE WATERS Pursuant to cooperative agreements between the director of the Geological Survey, U. S. Department of the Interior, and the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, the District Engineer, Geological Survey, operates stream-gaging stations through-out the State, makes miscellaneous stream-flow measurements at various places, determines the magnitude, duration and frequency of selected low-flows, and provides detailed analyses and presentations of stream-flow data, and the District Chemist, Geological Survey, operates sampling stations and makes laboratory analyses of samples. These analyses are used to evaluate the suitability and potential utility of surface waters, to plan the conservation and development of water supplies, and to determine the quantity and characteristics of sediments in streams. The Department published hydrologic data during the period 1947- 1952, inclusive, on eight North Carolina river basins. This data covered the period 1820-1945, inclusive. Hydrologic data, covering the period since 1945, is included in the general inventory of water resources. Information regarding this inventory is set forth herein-after. During the 1956-58 Biennium, the Department published Volumes 11 and 12, Bulletin 52, "Chemical and Physical Character of Surface Waters of North Carolina", 1954-55 and 1955-56, re-spectively. The water year of the Geological Survey comprises the period from October 1 to September 30, inclusive. The volumes of Bulletin 52 contain chemical analyses, composition and dissolved solids, water temperatures, relation of daily specific conductance to 50 stream flow, and sediment analyses of samples and size analyses of sediment. Volumes of the inventory of water resources include water-quality data during the period from the initiation of collection of water at the sampling stations to the publication of each river-basin inventory. Additional stream-flow measurement stations and sediment stations are planned for the biennium ending June 30, 1960. INVENTORY OF WATER RESOURCES The Department published volumes of the inventory of water re-sources of North Carolina as follows: State as a whole, January 1955 Neuse River Basin, May 1955 Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin, August 1955 Chowan River Basin, December 1955 Roanoke River Basin, February 1957 French Broad River Basin, November 1957 Cape Fear River Basin, September 1958 Broad and Catawba River Basins, October 1958. The first five volumes were published in accordance with an authorization by the Council of State on October 11, 1 954 upon recommendations, approved by the Governor, of the Advisory Water Resources Committee. The next three volumes were published in accordance with an act of the 1957 General Assembly which assigned to the Board of Conservation and Development the duty of preparing and maintaining a general inventory of the water resources of the State. Volumes of the inventory, pertaining to the water resources of the Tar-Pamlico, Hiwassee and Little Tennessee, Kanawha and Watauga, and Coastal Plain River Basins, are scheduled to be pub-lished during the 1958-60 Biennium. The volumes include chapters covering description of watershed, uses of water, stream-flow records, ground water, chemical character of surface waters, public water supplies, abatement of stream pollution, watershed management, navigation, and flood control. PERMITS FOR IRRIGATION The 1951 General Assembly enacted a law which provides that any person, before utilizing surface waters of North Carolina for irriga-tion in such an amount as to substantially reduce the volume or flow thereof, shall make application to the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development for a permit for such use. The Director was thereby authorized to investigate a proposed irrigation plan and survey, filed with the Department, as to safety and public interest and to approve plans and specifications and issue permits. As of September 14, 1954, August 8, 1956, and October 6, 1958, the Director had issued 4, 783, and 906 permits, respectively. 51 DRAINAGE During the 1956-58 Biennium, the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, acting for the Board of Conservation and Development, recommended drainage engineers as members of the Boards of Viewers of the Pamlico County Drainage District and the Lyon Swamp Drainage District. The Department fo Conservation and Development, in accordance with Chapter 659, Session Laws of North Carolina, expended $6,859.29 and $6,967.56, matching dollar-for-dollar funds made available locally, for improvements of Thirty-Foot and Cross Canals and of Moccasin Canal, respectively, in connection with drainage of overflow waters from Lake Phelps during the 1956-58 Biennium. At a meeting of the Lake Phelps Drainage Committe on December 9, 1957, it was decided to divide the six canals into three groups as follows: (1) Moccasin and Western Canals, (2) Transportation and Thirty-Foot Canals and the cross canal between these two canals, and (3) Batava and Bee Tree Canals. It was agreed that the State should expend no more than $8,333.33 for construction of drainage improve-ments of the canals in each of the three groups. No work on Western, Transportation, Batava, and Bee Tree Canals, under the provisions of Chapter 659, Session Laws of North Carolina, which authorized expenditure of State funds in the amount of $25,000, has occurred. INVESTIGATIONS OF WATER SUPPLIES AND POWERS The Steering Committee for Roanoke River Studies, comprising representatives of four Federal agencies, three State agencies, Halifax Paper Company, North Carolina Pulp Company, National Council for Stream Improvement, sport fishermen, commercial fishermen, and the general public was organized in July 1955 for the purpose of effecting a long-range solution of problems involved in provision of adequate flows from Roanoke Rapids Dam to conserve the striped bass during their annual migration, to accomplish abatement of stream pollution, and to provide water supplies suitable for munici-palities, industries, and agriculturists. Activities of the Committee during the latter half of the 1954-56 Biennium are set forth on pages 53, 54, and 55 of the 16th Biennial Report of the Department of Conservation and Development. At its meeting on November 28, 1956, the Committee adopted a proposed resolution of its Subcommittee for Operations declaring thai consideration of the proposal of Virginia Electric and Power Company, for provision of minimum flows from Roanoke Rapids Reservoir as a basis for licensing the Gaston Project, was discontinued until more conclusive data became available and recommending that the Com-pany participate in a joint study to collect adequate data to serve as the basis of a new proposal which could be expected to result in 52 downstream river conditions which would maintain satisfactory water quality. Representatives of the Company advised the Governor, on January 30, 1957, that the Company's proposal of May 19, 1956 was being withdrawn and that the entire matter would be reviewed by the Company before taking any further steps in regard to its application before the Federal Power Commission. The Governor stated that, since the Company was withdrawing its proposal, there was apparently no further matter for discussion by representatives of the Company and the concerned agencies, and that the Company might consider ad-dressing itself to the Federal Power Commission and taking its chances on obtaining a license to construct the Gaston Project. The Company, on March 27, proposed the construction of a sub-merged weir in front of the intakes of the Roanoke Rapids Dam for the purpose of determining its effects upon the quality of water dis-charged therefrom. Concerned Federal and State agencies advised the Company that this proposal was acceptable and that the agencies would join the Company in the proposed studies. The Company pro-ceeded with construction of the weir, and the joint program of studies of its operation was conducted from about July 1 5 to about September 15. The Steering Committee, at its meeting on July 10, approved the program for making the studies and preparing a report thereon. At a meeting on March 27, 1958, the Committee heard comments, by three consultants employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority, Halifax Paper Company, and the U. S. Public Health Service, on the report on the study of the effects of the submerged weir, and agreed to defer action on the report until its next meeting which was held on August 28, 1958. The Committee, at this meeting, considered the summary report of its Subcommittee for Operations on the effects of the submerged weir and decided that, in view of objections to a recommendation of the Subcommittee, the summary report thereof would be referred back to the Subcommitte for further study looking toward a set of recommendations that would be basis for withdrawing objections to the construction of the Gaston Dam. The Comprehensive Report of the Steering Committee for Roanoke River Studies is scheduled to be completed on June 30, 1959. It will be considered by the Corps of Engineers in connection with re-evalua-tion of the benefits of the John H. Kerr Dam which may result in reduction of the amount of water presently being required for genera-tion of hydroelectric power in order to amortize the cost of the dam allocated to power. Representatives of Duke Power Company and concerned Federal and State agencies held several conferences in 1957 regarding con-struction of the Cowans Ford hydroelectric development of the Ca-tawba River between Mountain Island Reservoir and Lookout Shoals Dam and agreed upon provisions in the license therefor which would 53 protect the interests of pollution abatement, conservation of wildlife resources, and recreation. The Federal Power Commission, on Septem-ber 18, 1958, issued to Duke Power Company a license to construct this development. The Federal Power Commission, on May 19, 1958, issued to Caro-lina Aluminum Company a license to construct the Tuckertown hydro-electric development between the constructed High Rock development and the constructed Narrows development. The U. S. Fish and Wild-life Service and State agencies did not deem it necessary to consult with Carolina Aluminum Company regarding this construction. The Commission, on May 19, 1958, also issued to Carolina Power and Light Company a license to alter its constructed Tillery hydroelectric development on the Pee Dee River about four miles west of Mt. Gilead, Montgomery County. Agreement between Carolina Power and Light Company representatives and concerned Federal and State agencies regarding operation of the Tillery and Blewett Falls hydro-electric developments, subsequent to alteration of the Tillery de-velopment, had been reached at conferences during the latter part of 1956. INVESTIGATIONS OF COASTS, PORTS AND WATERWAYS Presentations were made on September 1 1, 1956, to representatives of the Chief of Engineers and the Director of the Bureau of the Bud-get, of projects desired to be included in the Federal budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958. A public hearing on the investigation to determine whether Ocra-coke Inlet should be improved for navigation was held at Oriental on October 27, 1956. A public hearing on the investigation of the Cape Fear River Basin for flood control and other purposes was held at Fayetteville on February 8, 1957. Representatives of Federal and State agencies conferred on Feb-ruary 27 and March 1 1, 1957, regarding the report on investigation of small upstream reservoirs as an alternative to the Wilkesboro Reservoir. A public hearing on the investigation of the Neuse River Basin for flood control and other purposes was held at Goldsboro on April 27, 1957. The favorable views of the Governor regarding construction of the Wilkesboro Reservoir were presented at a hearing of the Public Works Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, U. S. House of Rep-resentatives, on May 7, 1957. The Governor introduced the presentation, at a joint meeting of the North Carolina Congressional Delegation and the North Carolina Delegation to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress on May 15, 54 1957, of needs for funds to construct and investigate North Carolina navigation and flood control projects. A public hearing on the deepening of the channel in Bogue Inlet and the construction of a boat basin at Swansboro was held at Swons-boro on May 23, 1957. A public hearing on the stabilization of Drum Inlet and deepening of the channel therein was held at Beaufort on June 10, 1957. The North Carolina Delegation to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, on September 26, 1957, determined the needs of North Carolina projects and the priorities which the State places on them. At its meeting on February 7, 1 958, this delegation decided that there was no need to endeavor to obtain a higher classification of any North Carolina project at the 1 958 Annual Convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. Wilmington representatives, at this convention, obtained a classification of "Expeditious Report on Authorized Survey Requested" for the project of deepening, from 34 to 40 feet, the channel from the Atlantic Ocean to the State Ports Authority docks at Wilmington. Advice was received on May 22, 1958 that engineering planning of the Wilkesboro Reservoir project was well advanced, that comple-tion of detailed plans and specifications was scheduled for July 1959, and that, if Congressional action is favorable, construction may be started in October 1959. In connection with the joint study by the Corps of Engineers and the Soil Conservation Service, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, of proposed flood-control reservoirs in the Cape Fear River Basin, the Department of Conservation and Development provided information regarding present and future requirements for municipal and industrial water-supply and plans of municipalities to meet future requirements. During the biennium ending June 30, 1960, efforts will be made to obtain funds for construction of the Wilkesboro Reservoir, for deepening Morehead City Harbor and Beaufort Inlet, for flood con-trol and major drainage in the Pantego Creek and Pungo River basin, and for other North Carolina projects. 55 DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION Wm. P. Saunders Director J. Edgar Kirk Assistant- Director Wade H. Lucas Public Information Officer Sidney C. Holden Auditor James A. Bailey, Jr Personnel Officer Evelyne G. Yelverton Administrative Assistant Eula M. Lincoln Accounting Clerk Mrs. John C. Bagley Accounting Clerk Dorothy P. Starling Accounting Clerk Frances H. Shannon Accounting Clerk Betty B. Hodge Stock Clerk Stewart B. Tucker, Jr Duplicating Machine Operator Bobbie N. Perry Stenographer Clerk Letha P. Burgess Clerk Hazel M. Woody Typist Clerk Harold N. McClain Duplicating Machine Operator Herman Hinton Janitor-Messenger DIVISION OF STATE ADVERTISING Charles J. Parker State Advertising Director Miriam G. Rabb Public Information Officer William E. Gulley Public Information Officer Shaffer W. Buchanan, Jr Photographer A. Evelyn Covington Administrative Assistant Alva J. Price Stenographer Clerk Mildred F. Strickland Typist Clerk Mildred B. Turner Typist Clerk Jeanne S. Russell Typist Clerk Sylvia L. Alford Stenographer Clerk ^ DIVISION OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY Walter W. Harper Industrial Development Administrator Gerald F. Albright Chief Small Industries Horace P. Cotton Industrial Development Engineer Paul Kelly Industrial Development Representative William C. Guthrie Industrial Development Representative Cecil E. Bell Industrial Development Representative Thomas B. Broughton Industrial Development Representative Richard P. Mauney Industrial Development Representative John E. Johnson Industrial Development Representative Marshall L. Shepherd Industrial Development Representative James D. Little, Jr Industrial Development Representative C. D. Kirkpatrick Industrial Development Representative Renno J. Hawkins Research Analyst Patricia T. Allen Stenographer Clerk Gladys B. Merritt Stenographer Clerk Alice E. Alderman Stenographer Clerk Audrey E. Brown Stenographer Clerk Muriel J. Wieland Stenographer Clerk Frances H. Smith Stenographer Clerk Mory V. Thompson Stenographer Clerk I DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ADMINISTRATION: C. G. Holland Fisheries Commissioner Ralph W. Dagerhardt Inspector 56 Nolie G. Fulcher Inspecl-or Glen L. Harris Inspector F. E. Hopkins Low Enforcement Supervisor Willis C. Mobley Law Enforcement Supervisor Leon K. Thomas Law Enforcement Supervisor Ralph L. Jones Inspector Alton A. McLawhon Inspector Thomas N. Poperville Inspector Joseph L. Simmons, Jr Inspector Silas Vann Sneeden Inspector Walter H. Stowe Inspector Frank Taylor Inspector Larry E. Warrington Inspector Carl P. White Inspector Clifton R. Wilson inspector Leiand G. Wise Inspector OFFICE STAFF: Rosabell P. Longest Stenographer Clerk Cecil W. Phelps Building Custodian Ruth R. Walker Stenographer Clerk Norman R. Webb Accounting Clerk OPERATION PATROL BOATS: Thomas A. Basnight Captain Walter E. Cullipher Crewman Tilton Davis Captain Lycurgus C. Dickinson Engineer Charles C. Edwards Captain Samuel A. Gerock Captain Cage W. Haymon Captain Arvon L. Lewis Crewma n Jack N. Mason Crewman Arthur E. Rose Airplane Pilot Daniel E. Sadler Engineer Roma G. Salter Capta i Claude L. Sawyer Capta i John W. Ward Crewman SHELLFISH DIVISION Wilbur S. Goodwin Patrol Boat Engineer Wiley T. Mason Captain I Charles S. Goodwin Patrol Boat Crewman William R. Willis Patrol Boot Engineer DIVISION OF STATE PLANNING Harry E. Brown Director—State Planning Program Robert D. Barbour Director—Community Planning Frances A. Johnson Stenographer Clerk DIVISION OF FORESTRY CENTRAL OFFICE F. H. Claridge State Forester M. M. Carstarphen Forest Law Enforcement Officer W. J. Clark Assistant Forester Silas A. Dowdell Industrial Forester 0. C. Goodwin Regional Forester H. J. Green Pest Control Forester P. A. Griffiths Assistant State Forester (Management) Bert S. Hays Fire Prevention Forester Lyell E. Hicks Management Forester 57 J. B. Hubbard Administrative Forested W. L. Johnson Carpenter Foremai L. E. Rudisill, Jr Radio Techniciai B. E. Sanford Radio Engineeil H. L. Terry Regional Forester' P. W. Tillman Assistant State Forester (Forest Control) R. C. Winkworth Regional Forester Mildred G. Davis Accounting Clerk Patricia Y. DeBoard Stenographer Clerk Barbara T. Jackson Stenographer Clerk Annie L. Jones Stenographer Clerk Grace W. Prevost Accounting Clerk Nancy T. Reams Accounting Clerk Betsy Shearin Accounting Clerk Jean R. Tew Stenographer Clerk Carrie Lee Walters Accounting Clerk Mabel D. Young Stenographer Clerk DISTRICT PERSONNEL District No. 1—Asheville ' . B. H. Corpening District Forester R. F. Penland Assistant District Forester Martin N. Shaw Service Forester T. E. Begley District Ranger Thomas L. Byrd Radio Technician Ruth M. Holt Stenographer Clerk District No. 2—Lenoir F. H. Ledbetter District Forester A. H. Maxwell Service Forester A. D. Willioms District Ranger E. P. Simmons District Ranger J. P. Harrington Forestry Aide Mary P. Clark Stenographer Clerk District No. 3—Rockingham James A. Pippin District Forester Donald M. Thompson Assistant District Forester Fred A. Moehler Service Forester Ernest W. Davis District Ranger John D. Harris Forestry Aide John P. McPherson Forestry Aide Dorothy P. Sanford Stenographer Clerk District No. 4—New Bern D. R. Varner District Forester; Francis L. Thorne Assistant District Forester Charles A. Fox Service Forester J. T. Sullivan Radio Technician E. C. Ferebee District Ranger^ J. W. Raines District Mechanic S. B. Norris Maintenance Man A. A. Belt Forestry Pilot W. B. Planner, Jr Development Project Supervisor Caroline H. Davis Stenographer Clerk District No. 5—Rocky Mount E. F. Corn District Forester Charles R. Grady Assistant District Forester S. A. Taylor Service Forester S. M. Wooten District Ranger L. A. Pittman District Mechanic 58 Ralph H. Lane Forestry Aide Charles C. Lewis Equipment Operator Mrs. Frances Coffey Stenogropher Clerk District No. 6—Fayetteville Henry S. Plotkin District Forester H. G. Harris Assistant District Forester R. C, McElwee Service Forester T. R. McMillan District Ranger J. T. Wright Radio Technician R. B. Hendrix Mechanic I H. E. Campbell Pilot (Reg. 11) William D. Colville Forestry Aide (Soil Bank) Miss Anna Campbell Stenographer Clerk District No. 7—Elizabeth City Ernest Looney District Forester H. A. Tate Service Forester T. F. Lowry District Ranger W. R. Gregory District Ranger A. G. Berry District Ranger (Ground Burning Sub. Dist.) Hersey Smithson District Mechanic J. R. Williams Equipment Operator Miss Elizabeth Harrell Stenographer Clerk District No. 8—Whiteville T. S. Rhyne, Jr District Forester M. B. Kunselman Assistant District Forester Hamilton Erwin, III Service Forester G. R. Melville District Ranger L. H. Sheffield District Ranger John A. Byrd District Mechanic Francis Winnies Assistant District Mechanic George C. Blake Forestry Aide (Soil Bank) Charles B. Aycock Brown Pilot (Reg. I) Miss Sarah G. Wayne Stenographer Clerk District No. 9—Sylva C. C. Pettit, Jr District Forester John M. Deyton Service Forester Dover J. Dean District Ranger Mrs. Ellen N. Corbin Stenographer Clerk District No. 10—Lexington J. S. Hinshaw District Forester Robert G. Carney Assistant District Forester G. F. Robertson Forestry Aide (Soil Bank) Mrs. Lois V. Tysinger Stenographer Clerk Leonard A. Kilian, Jr Forester (Water Shed) District No. 11—Chapel Hill W. R. Kiser District Forester John E. A. Nicholson Assistant District Forester V. G. Watkins Service Forester Frank D. Whitmire District Ranger John R. Thomas District Mechanic Robert W. Kost, Jr Forestry Aide (Soil Bank) Mrs. Mary R. Combs Stenographer Clerk District No. 12—Belmont F. N. Craven District Forester Mrs. Hilda B. Hope Stenographer Cler
Object Description
Description
Title | Biennial report of the Department of Conservation and Development of the State of North Carolina |
Other Title | Biennial report of the Department of Conservation and Development. |
Creator | North Carolina. |
Date | 1956; 1957; 1958 |
Subjects |
City planning--North carolina Conservation of natural resources--North Carolina--Periodicals Fisheries--North Carolina Forests and forestry--North Carolina Genealogy Government advertising--North Carolina Industries--North Carolina Mines and mineral resources--North Carolina Natural Resources--North Carolina North Carolina. Department of Conservation and Development--Periodicals Parks--North Carolina Tourism--North Carolina |
Place | North Carolina, United States |
Time Period | (1945-1989) Post War/Cold War period |
Description | Title from cover. |
Publisher | Raleigh, N.C. :Dept. of Conservation and Development,[1928]- |
Agency-Current |
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
Rights | State Document see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63754 |
Physical Characteristics | v. ;23 cm. |
Collection | Health Sciences Library. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Type | text |
Language | English |
Format | Reports |
Digital Characteristics-A | 3284 KB; 94 p. |
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Ensuring Democracy through Digital Access, a North Carolina LSTA-funded grant project North Carolina Digital State Documents Collection |
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Title Replaces | North Carolina. Department of Conservation and Development..Biennial report of the director |
Audience | All |
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Full Text |
THE LIBRARY OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA
THE COLLECTION OF
NORTH CAROLINIANA
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1956/58
This BOOK may be kept out TWO WEEKS
ONLY, and is subject to a fine of FIVE
CENTS a day thereafter. It is DUE on the
DAY indicated below:
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NSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
EXPANDING INDUSTRY IS ON THE
NOimeAROUNA For prompt and confidential plant location information you are invited to contact
William P, Saunders, Director, Department of Conservotion and Development, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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To His Excellency
The Honorable Luther H. Hodges
Governor of North Carolina
In compliance with the Statutes of North Caro-lina,
I am transmitting herewith the report of the
Department of Conservation and Development for
the biennium ending June 30, 1958.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM P. SAUNDERS,
Director
THE COVERS
Typical State advertisements appearing in national publications are shown on the
inside and back covers. All these advertisements were prepared during the 1956-58
biennium, but those on the inside covers were not published until the current biennium.
An advertisement published in January, 1959 announced that in the calendar year
1958 another all-time record was established with 423 new and expanded industries
representing investment of $253,074,000.
BOARD OF CONSERVATION
& DEVELOPMENT
Governor Luther H. Hodges, Chairman
Miles J. Smith, Salisbury Walter J. Damtoft, Asheville
1 St Vice Chairman 2nd Vice Chairman
Charles S. Allen, Durham "Charles H. Jenkins, Ahoskie
W. B. Austin, Jefferson Amos R. Kearns, High Point
F. J. Boling, Siler City H. C. Kennett, Durham
H. C. Buchan, Jr., N. Wilkesboro R. W. Martin, Raleigh
Scroop W. Enloe, Jr., Spruce Pine Cecil Morris, Atlantic
Voit Gilmore, Southern Pines Hugh M. Morton, Wilmington
R. M. Hones, Winston-Salem ' - W. Eugene Simmons, Tarbcro
Leo H. Harvey, Kinston T. Max Watson, Spindale
* Lorimer W. Midgett, Elizabeth City, appointed Nov. 15, 1958, to succeed Charles
H. Jenkins, deceased.
COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ADVISORY BOARD
A. W. Daniels, Cedar Island & Dick O'Neal, Swanquarter
Charlotte, Chairman Lewis Hardee, Southport
Eric W. Rodgers, Scotland Neck Monroe Gaskill, Cedar Island
W. H. Mason, Oriental Arnold Daniels, Wanchese
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
& DEVELOPMENT
W. P. Saunders, Director J. Edgar Kirk, Ass't. Director
Evelyne Yelverton, Administrative Ass't.
DIVISIONS AND DIVISION HEADS
Advertising Charles J. Parker
Commerce and Industry Walter Harper
Commercial Fisheries C. G. Holland
Community Planning & Hurricane Rehabilitation Harry E. Brown
Forestry F. H. Claridge
Mineral Resources Jasper L. Stuckey
State Parks Thomas W. Morse
Water Resources, Inlets & Coastal Waterways B. C. Snow
Auditor Sidney C. Holden
Personnel James A. Bailey, Jr.
Public Information Wade H. Lucas
CONTENTS
The Board & Department 2
Forewo rd 4
Table of Organization 5
Advertising 6
Commerce and Industry 10
Commercial Fisheries 15
Community Planning and Hurricane Rehabilitation 18
Forestry 23
Mineral Resources 31
State Parks 38
Water Resources, Inlets and Coastal Waterways 50
Personnel 56
Budgets 65
Foreword
The mission of the Department of Conservation and Development
is to conserve and develop the natural resources of North Carolina
for the common good of all her people.
This report is an account of the department's stewardship for the
biennium ending June 30, 1958.
In the interest of readability, much detail has been omitted.
Those persons wishing more information about specific phases of
the department's program, need only to contact the Department
or the Division directly concerned.
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