The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-07-11
TAx-FREE cARNIvALs SHOULD BE CUT OUT.

The carnival that carried on in Dare County for the
past weeks license Free in opinion, has not only
done the citizens community rreparabe HARM but
has extremely costly to the Mays Head beach area IN
i'll will aroused Here is only of many examples:
Two Young men came into the county to enjoy the
Fourth of July weekend They had been planning against
the day when they should take this trip, and they had
considerable of money They stopped at TINS carnival
and thinking it was on level like Learys or Casino
Bngo other game of the Sort took the mans word
for it, and away $3.50 the crooked roulette wheel
which cost so many people in Manteo so much money
They said when they reported the incident to several
police officers Manteo they were told there was notnng
could be DONE and would get the officers in bad to mon
key with the carnival
Well here were couple of visitors who had come to
Dare County looking for the fine hospitality we brag
about thinking things the level expecting to have
fun with our beach attractions; getting trimmed right OH
the bat by crappy and crapulous nerant outt opera
fborities operating unawfuy and extensively with the
utter sanction of the police officers sworn to administer
law without fear or favor dedicated to 1ne peace ana
ty of the state, not to say the decency tnereof
Fortunately for the two young in this particular
instance they found SBI Agent Walter Spence on the
beach brought the matter again to the attention OF the
Sheriff and they the carnival grounds to find that
the operator of this particular game departed sometime late
Saturday but in reality in his in Manteo. The
manager of the carnival did return to the young about
$165 of their money. Fortunately for woman, who
standing by and heard their effort she put in claim and
is said have gotten of the of which she had
been robbed.
The people of Dare County should hang heads
They should demand better enforcement of the law, and
better administration by the county officials.
We spend $4,000 year to advertise Dare County
and invite visitors to in, and then let lousy bunch
of gangsers in tax-free to compete with local
the life of the people invite here honored
guests Does think this is fair and decent attitude
We believe the tax-free policy to any and all carnvals
that is being permitted throughout North Carolina is
trary to the spirit well the letter of the law When
the taxree clause put intended to be helpful
to religious fraternal organizations intended only
for occasional affairs usually conducted by such organza
tons affairs from which the organization got all profits
1t not commonsense to suppose that intended
loophOe to allow dishonest outfits to and operate
without paying their just taxes not intended that
lous ycarnval outfit should be permitted to fleece the pub
lie by making mere token payment to patriotic
group Neither is there any in officers sitting idle and
allowing this motley array of strangers do openly and with
immunity what laws won't permit the local residents do
would be cheaper and better for the county, to deny
any and all outfits of this kind free license regardless of
to the law that governs other citizens would be
cheaper and better for the county collect their
just collected from the persons and firms who live
here and property and pay taxes the county gave
half the money to the VFW divided among all groups
all hands would still be better off, For what gets
now is almost nothing.
Now in all this transaction the local VFW has done
nothing that is not being done by similar organizations
everywhere in the country including Lions Clubs Firemen
ETC. We cannot that any particular blame attaches
the post The unfortunate thing in this that they
happened to get tied up with bad outfit doubt they
were well ashamed of it before it left