The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-11-02
THE SALTS RECORD AND ToDAYs CHALLENGE

It is seldom that countrywide civic organization con-
tnues to function for than few without inter
est rapidly waning It is less often that district organza
ton lasts for more than year or two
For these reasons it is newsworthy to note that the
four counties namely Dare Hyde Tyrre and Washington
has continued to function efficiently for 10 years ana as
week held of its most interesting ana
annual sessions in Hyde County.
There has been no organization in Eastern North
Carolina of similar nature in our recolectlon tnat mas
Continued to operate so successfully for long.
What seems to be the reason for its ability to SUCK
together so long that it has had nothing on which TO as
agree or disagreement threatened its leaders wisely kept
the attention of the members more important matters
The which kept going SO long through the years
problem namely the lack of roads comparable with roads
in other sections of the state Because the Aoe
in political influence because isolated and was not
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abroad to work for its advancement the region had TOO
often been forgotten by those whose duty was to ds1o
ute impartialy the states largess
Hence the Southern Albemarle Region continued neg
lected long long time Its communities were separated
by deep swmps and broad waters These great barriers
kept in check its progress in many quarters These barriers
kept out Improvement expansion of modern day uth
ties Many Of inhabitants despairng of the coming OF
improvements away Because of this great failure
to recognize and develop these counties they suffered
tremendous loss in population for quarter OF century
All counties have benefited immensely by the work
of the Southern Abemarle Association Its work has
ceeded because has been unsesh has been program
of a for one and one for ALL" Narrow community gains
have been overlooked in the united effort to complete
overall picture and this has been largely DONE Save for
the bridge al the road OF
But despite all the gains that have been made by the
united work of the people of the four counties there
before it, and will always continue to be before it,
many problems equally important and equally difficult with
those that have been solved it wishes to remain grow
ing and going concern it must recognize its respon
sibies and it must accept the great challenges for its
mettle that face it today
The challenge today to launch program destined to
bring back their homeland these counties of the
many native and daughters who had to go away is
worthy challenge to great organization Here some
of the things this Association must strive for to make
former residents wish to return:
l. Advertise and promote the advantages of the region
Stimulate pride and interest in the Identification Of
the region
g. Promote and attract additional industries, and de-
visesmeans for processing and manufacturing of
native products.
Increase production of natural resources and stnu
late the demand for them by better advertising.
s. Work for better freight rates, better telephone
vice. more and cheaper power and other modern day
sites.
This list is interminabe We mention few to show that
thing Good roads bring problems Good roads impose
upon the task of finding the proper to make them
pay Off Unless we get return all this investment in
good roads, there point in having them will take the
continued effort of all the people of four counties to bring
the right kind of business and to build the right kind
program to make these roads both happily
proftably Ha
We pause pay tribute to the vision and wise counsel
of the chief founder of the Southern Abemare Assoca
ton Hon. c. Wallace Tatem of Columbia who is to head
the organization for another year deserved recogn
ton We hope he will find plenty of willing workers to assist
him developing the new program which todays problems
demand the association undertake
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