The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-09-28
ONE HALF, or ONE PER CENT.

ONE HALF OF ONE rex sGENis
Suppose you had a job that paid $500 month but it
would he necessary to contribute from that merely one
dollar each month"; is quite true that very Few people
would kick giving it but there surely Woua De lew
give erdgngy or not ALL unless he knew his income
would be taken away from him entirely
Suppose also that the continued giving OF that sum-
addition to keeping this income of 5000 month snouo
mean in wear or SO that the income would be doubled
per cent? 1t would still be the case that some people
ing the 5000 per month would remain entirely laoerenl
about contributing anything
Vet manv trade unions exact much as tentn or d.
Least goth part of the of the members, who give
readily to hold their jobs Let's study these comparisons
carefully
The peope of the whole of County being asked
to raise $4,000 tourist bureau to help noo ne
tourist business of Dare County and possible 10 %
ness The tourist business runs much IN excess Vi
two million dollars, probably nearer nVe mon u11ars
hut we use the smaller figure simply to show now rlocu
1osv small that the thousand dollars now sought Tor
publicity promotion of our principal source OF
stacks I'm against the benefits have been receiving
Srnpose YOUR business has income of $lOOOO year
and YOU to maintain that income you neeo 10 nes
one half of one per cent mere sou year. now long
would it take anyone to make up his MIND TO emp IN Ior
the cause! s@ %zy. A., L;
manshp of this has undertaken huge PUBIC SER
vice. He has sacrifice lot of his time with consequent
loss to his own N Son With G m 5m other
business throughout this are giving their time
And in addition theya giving their money ~~~-'~"
For MANY years there have been numerous people who
have proted considerably from the advertising their neigh
have paid for and which has done much to develop
this tourist business which now the economic backbone
Of Dare County AS saidbefore in all causes there are some
who never contribute to anything But it often the case
that many who might contribute have not done so far var
ious good Mayenobody has taken the time to ask
them Maybe nobody has taken the time to show them
how it pays off the final analysis they have failed
where they have gotten their share OF results wnen
they did contribute: 4 -
The big problem now is to assure all tney W ge eA.
fair and impartial deal and this be done in little
while right now the job is to raise the money and get
going for another yeaWe will need more tourist business
than before because the cost of living continues to rise
AS we often sad the tourist business is the
best business under the It is all cash the barrel
When tourists depart there are no unpaid Ds 'ney
bring no children to school and be educated at our
expense they welfare problems to eat our taxes
They often invest in property and help pay our taxes
It's good thing do have the tourist business and
like it. But whether like it not is about the only
industry Dare County people can bank on Wed better ter
take care we'd better get more of it, for the old
of income fast drying Commercial fishing
gone Coast Guard employment isn't what used to be- Our
timber resources fast disappearing and in short time
there be any left What's one half of oe per
cent to in trumpet to tell the world to Keep on
coming to the Dare Coastand?