The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-12-25


Vol XIX Manteo N. C, Friday Is, No. 26
HERE BUILD MY CASTLE
The heading, appropriate. We abandoned the usual
Christmas editorial had started when there arrived
story titled as above from the pen of Marvin w. Howard
of Ocracoke must love his homeland and his people
to so graphically portray what he and many others
of experienced in the oden days in the winter
For surely the pursuit of jobs 80 to SO years ago
similar in many communities of coastland enable
most of middle read the story
We recommend the reading of Capt Towards article
We will be the better for it, and able to appreciate
the fortunate state of our homeland TODAY God has been
good to the Coastand Gods goodness spread
like mist the water until it has embraced
everything every person the provision of happier
livelihood and inspiration to greater achievement
Here Build My Castle" may we'll become clogan
in the Coastand Nowhere are finer people, tenn
life worthwhile No longer it necessary for the majority
of heads Of families and young people to
the days of which Capt. Howard writes.
The bounty that God has given us, has through the
todays world. It's cash carry product tourists
for it in increasing numbers The business has
the standard of living The benets grow by leaps and
bounds from year to year.
We love the Walter Raleigh coasand of North Carolina
and its people. That love embraces faith and
religion has often sustained In time of discourage
ment and upfed heart still higher in time of triumph
Here we have everything We no longer need to wander
far afed in search of opportunity We have learned that
if only will work. here all dreams may true
more readily than in any other place
In this spirit feel may all sincerity extend to
readers expression of gratitude for the interest
they have manifested in efforts through the year
ending 1t is old custom to give thanks and greetings
at this time and words may be said have been said many
times Yet throughout the ages there will live forever
the old saying merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
It doesn't really seem to grow old, does it?
But in telling you how much appreciate your interest
and the patronage you have given ITO encourage
efforts in providing still another service and of
employment in the Coastand all love, have not
finished with the subject We must add that your reception
through the years has been an and an
inspiration to
We view it also as challenge to u.s. to set our goal
ahead that shall strive in the next year to do
mind and think it should appeal to all others
who live here and make their home, admits of nothing
less than putting all of ourselves and all
in this spot where we build our castle.
place that is worth the love and affection ones home
and reside merits should not compete with distant
munties and distant interests One must not take all he
by way of profits from his neghbors and his home and
send it away invest and build up other and cities
We believe every cent from the soil of our
homeland and from neighbers land friends we
should plough back into this soil which nourished
from infancy and still feeds
We believe everything we plough back into home
soil will also help enrich neighbors and who in turn
will continue to enrich We frank about this but
everything in life down to the elemental degree
of selfish interest that keeps men and nations going.
After ALL seeking security and happiness in lfe
unhappy We cannot feel content and secure if our
neighbors in need
thing needed by mankind for food and ment and shelter
The only provision is, one must work to enjoy it
false gods and becomes deluded with the idea of getting
something for nothing; with living without work. with
spongng off his felowmen who do labor and sweat.
For long time they got away with the direct approach
but the toers began grow wiser the pongers devised
the indirect approach for living without work. and had the
government take from those who do work in the form
of taxes.
In this manner, the spongers continue to live
There less of this we believe Coastland where
mans livelihood has long been wrested from the
and must battle with the elements each day. This
battle with the elements has bred jealous independence
in people and it has made them better people than
those who live many other parts of the nation We believe
in homeland there is higher percentage of inherent
honesty; there is fuller of the milk of human
kindness there is higher degree of the pure gold of