The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-02
DrAcH REPLIES TO
N OPPOSITION TO INLET
continued from Page One)

,.s nointed out that the inlet
leaue been steadily moving north
has , during recent years, render
war; - spanning impracticable.
Ing g., w. complete text of the Caro-
Ina al Beach statement y ito follows oS'. H.
lu an view of the fact that the
III If Aldermen of the Town of
boaI Lp+sville Beach, by resolution
WIZ" WEI at a special meeting, has
passed the cutting OF an inlet con-
0pp pt;ns the ocean and Myrtle Grove
necr nd we, the undersigned, along
'o Jul hundreds of citizens OF Will
WIN win oton and residents of New Han
mug County, who have by letter
0s .d word Of mouth offered their
ana a,ooo " and backing, wish to an
suppl . +be Wrightsville Beach reso-
s s'.or in the order in which OBJ
j is:tST we're stated;
"rirst: We deny that the cost
.j the inlet would be great,
o. Gated s+ated in the resolution, under
as Circumstance. We are prepar-
ally N nrove, at the proper time,
es,+ y the cost will be ridiculously
t md. oo c to its value in dollars
~" rostoring to our sound waters
IN 1000 of fich and other sea-
all slod ds which we're absolutely de-
lo ,oTed through connecting Cape
s saO. River and Myrtle Grove
s ss'1 thus changing the Sound
b from salt to fresh water.
UT ~Tbe benefits to be derived are
:. M wav doubtful. and any state
i. aont IN the contrary is a mlsstate-
n' ont of fact. and will remain so,
l ,n+1 salt water fish and shell fish
o ohsnoe their habit of living and
t,rivine in salt water. To those
WIN VIII have followed the taking OF
spa.food as a means of livelihood
cb nrattle is simply asinlne.
"rompetent engineers have ad-
rispd us as to locating the inlet,
and no damage to shore lines or
changing the course of Cape Fear
River is anticipated. We would like
n know upon what authority the
Board Of Aldermen of Wrightsville
pooch ha ses its claim?
Second: If the Board of Alder
men of Wrightsville Beach has
snonsored scenic highway con-
Meeting Wrightsville Beach to Mas;
onboro Beach, that is their own af-
fair and we have no objection to
same unless they also try to force
connection to Carolina Beach. We
do not want such a connection, and
will vigorously oppose same for
GOOD and sufficient reasons.
Since the cost of cutting an in
let north of Carolina Beach has
been raised by the officials of the
Town of Wrightsville Beach, we
have every right to call attention
to the fact that it will not be pos
sble to connect Wrightsville Beach
to Masonboro Beach by scenic
highway, unless a bridge is built
over MaSonboro inlet. A bridge of
any type which could Withstand the
ocean tides would cost many many
times as much, compared to the
cost Of cutting an inlet north of
Carolina Beach. The expenditure
Of public funds, yea, even the waste
Of same does not seem to concern
f. Board of Aldermen of Wrights-
vile Beach, provided the pork bar
rel is dumped at its door. Consis-
tency has often been called a jew
ell, but in this case its value was
not recognized. 1t IS well known
fact that Masonboro inlet has
steadily advanced northwardly over
period of years, and even if it
were brldged, many of us might
i've to see the day when the bridge
would be on high and dry land, on
the south side of the inlet.
Third; We believe bird in the
nand S.worth two in the bush. Car
olna Beach is growing so rapidly,
@at we no longer consider it mere
y a tourist toWn-but instead-a
aTlVlng year around community.
opening the inlet north of Caro-
una Beach a backlog of trade
Snlcn mas been denied then., since
me fishermen of lower New Han.
Osef county have been deprived
u natural means of livelihood.
Fourth: No answer necessary.
fuly covered in Third and Fourth