The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-08-28


at Avon to visit friends. He hasn't
had time to come back.
| I visited Bill Horner in his
new 100000 newspaper building,
in Sanford, the like of which no
other town of some $4,000 any,
where else in this state may
boast. 1 visited Southern Pines, a
delightful town of more than a
thousand souls. And in the later
afternoon 1 turned eastward, and
crossed the hills with their many,
many highways, and came closer
home. 1 crossed the homeland of
the beloved Aycock, who pion-
eered in education in this state
SO years ago, and back in Beau
fort, spent the night in Belhaven
the land of enchanting waters.
Good old Cam Morrison was
giant war horse of Democracy
He died at SO in a hotel room in
Canada, where he had gone on
a fishing trip. For 80 years l
heard his resounding oratory at
many public gathering. He
passed out of the picture viewed
as one who was behind the times,
for he did not subscribe to the
reckless fanaticism of the day
which under the guises of ''toler-
ance" and "anti-segregation"
would tear down and throw to
the winds the safeguards of rae
ial integrity and progress which
built us to greatness. But 80 years
ago Cam Morrison was also de-
cried for being ahead of his time.
Because he demanded bonds for
good roads to help develop North
Carolina. And they did develop
North Carolina. Altho he battled
for more than 80 years for the
Democratic party, he never ran
for high office until 1920, when
he won the governorship from
Max Gardner and Robert Page.
He was appointed to the Senate,
but was defeated in race filled
with demagoguery by Robert
Reynolds, largely through the ar
gument that Cam Morrison had
married a rich widow, and in the
depression years of the 30's was
a millionaire. Reynolds got to
the Senate and Immediately de-
voted large part of his time to
hooking rich woman, but effort
after effort failed until he landed
the frail and much younger
daughter of a rich Washington
widow, and who committed sui
eide in a short time.
| Old Cam later went back to
Congress, but his easier life and
his age had both told on him, the
work wearied him and he didn't
run next time.
Morrison opposed the nomina-
ton of both Truman and Steven
son, and the future will weigh his
judgement in these cases as to
their worth to their party How
ever, once they were nominated
he rallied to their support with
strongest loyalty.
| Cam Morrison was patriot, he
was honest and able. He was no
hypocrite in public life. The
state is greater because of his
life. May he rest in peace.
North Carolina is great state,
and land of great men and wo-
men. This state and its people
sound a constant challenge to
all of us to do better. I have had
the good fortune to visit all its
counties. I do not always travel
the same roads in my journeys
across the state. I return by an
other in order to learn and to see
more. Often I take "out-of-the-
way" roads and sometimes the
dirt ones. l want to see how the
people of the whole state live. l
"oAAI " SCS W1loL OIllSIS al Z up
against The mere seeing and
knowing of these things does me
good. I am thrilled and I am en-
couraged. 1t does me like a good
old religious meeting does lot
of other people. 1t fills me with
faith in the future; it inspires me
to greater effort on behalf of my
family and my part of the state
l got around to seeing a lot of
it too late to accomplish much in
these directions, but l am making
progress and shall endeavor to do
more as time goes on.
Within a few weeks I hope to
be able to make an announce
ment of plans for the develop
ment of our Coastland news
papers. Our plant is being stead
lily improved. We are happy over
the reader interest that is shown.
In 1885 we began The Coastland
Times in Manteo with only
typewriter and a desk and chair
in the office. The paper was
printed 20 miles away. In 1889
we began the Hyde County Her