Biennial report of the Department of Conservation and Development of the State of 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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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:
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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)* *
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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-
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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
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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,
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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DIVISION OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES
ADMINISTRATION:
C. G. Holland Fisheries Commissioner
Ralph W. Dagerhardt Inspector
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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
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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 '
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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
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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