What to Expect at the Beaches
Ky oi.n Titiofii:
All along the «oast, they are starting artificial dunes to raise the beach level. Here, at Long's Beach, the sand ridge is
6 feel high, 30 feet thick at the base, and is being topped with sand-catehing brush _ (Photo by Art Newton.)
What's the prospect (or beach va¬
cations this season?
Recovery from the hurricane is pro¬
ceeding — fast in some places, slow in
others.
It would be wise to make arrange¬
ments (or cottages as early as possible.
In spite of rebuilding, there will not
be as much cottage space as usual,
and some foresighted people already
arc looking space.
On most ol the beaches, emergency
work is being completed. This has in¬
cluded the scraping up of sand into
artificial dunes, or sand walls, on top
of which biush has been laid to catch
additional sand. Unless damaged by
abnormally high tides, these dunes
should check erosion and hasten the
natural rebuilding of the strands.
Southeastern Reaches
This work is well under way at the
three beaches hardest hit — Ocean
Isle. Holden's, and Long’s. These were
primarily developed as cottage colo¬
nic» ami had little facilities for over¬
night vacationists. Practically ail the
cottages were carried away or dam¬
aged. Rebuilding is under way. but it
will take a long time to replace what
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An hi vo n lory of progress
nf our ocean resorts.
was there. As this i» written, few cot¬
tages have appeared to replace those
destroyed, but it is predicted in South-
port that around 100 will be ready for
use this summer.
When I was at Long’s, preparations
were being made to close the im¬
promptu inlet which isolated the lower
(western) end of Oak Island. This is
being done by sunken barges.
Barbee's Yaupon Village, a small de¬
velopment at the eastern end of the
beach, lost no cottages, but the cafe
was destroyed. A pier is planned. Cas¬
well Beach, east of here, suffered
minor damages. A few cottages for
rent.
Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach will have ample fa¬
cilities this year Most of the damage
was to water-front property, and be¬
hind this the town is almost intact.
Hoteb, motor courts, and inns arc nu¬
merous and in good shape.
Judge R. G. Barr. Sr., new chamber
of commerce secretary, said the beach
boardwalk would be ready within a
few weeks. C. W. Sneed is rebuilding
the Center Fishing Pier. Frank Col¬
lier U rebuilding the Carolina Beach
Pier, and Bill Robinson’s Kurc Pier
was almost rebuilt when I was there.
'the hurricane deepened Carolina
Beach’s artificial inlet, and it is planned
to dredge the channel leading from
the Waterway to the yacht basin in the
heart of town. Boating is growing in
popularity at this resort, and the
canal is thoroughly used.
Southport
Southport is as good as new. The
handsome new Rivcrview Motor
Court, which has its back doors open¬
ing on the mouth of the Cape Fear,
has been completely renovated, and
the Franklin Square Court is undam¬
aged.
The deep-sea fishing fleet is ready
for business as usual.
Wright'ville Beach
Damage in Wrightsvillc mostly was
on the water front. After the storm the
Ocean Terrace was destroyed by fire,
and this left a large hole in the beach.
However, the modem new Surf Motel
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