The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-04-09
SCOTT ADVOCATES AID FOR
OREGON INLET PROJECT in
CAMPAIGN TALK in DARE CO.
Senatorial Candidate and Former Governor
Says Good Roads to Churches Aid Religious
Upbringing of Youth; Speaks to ManteO
Lions Club Tuesday Night Boosting Cause
of Transportation.
By ROGER MEEKINS

"Oregon Inlet is the next big
step in Dare County," said w. Kerr
Scott to the Manteo Lions Club
Tuesday night, "and / think | can
help you along those lines"
The former governor and now
senatorial candidate was accompa-
MED on his tour here by Henry
Shelton, former highway commits
sioner of the first district.
81 am a transportation minded
man." the former governor said,
"and 1 believe that by keeping Ore
gon Inlet open we will be aiding
the transportation of the nation.
The bill has already been approved
by Congress, but somehow the
money never quite seems to be ap-
propriated. 1 would like to cooper
ate with the other senator from
North Carolina and try to get the
appropriation through"
Candidate Scott believes that the
United States money lying idle in
banks, most of which is in four
banks in New York, could be put
to work the same as was the North
Carolina money when he went into
office as Governor. '"The money
which is now drawing no interest
could be drawing close to 300 mil
lion dollars in interest a year."
Mr.. Scott said. "And that would
relieve $4,000 taxpayers in North
Carolina alone"
Mr.. Scott explained how he be-
lieved the country church was the
backbone Of the state, and that in
keeping these churches open all
year with paved roads his admins
tration as governor has been look
ing forward to the future needs of
North Carolina. "Two-thirds of
North Carolina's people belong to
the country church," he. said, sand
so we tried to tie in the church
with the road program wherever
possible. This will help to give our
young people better training in
Christian principles"
North Cardinals population, ac-
cording to present statistics, will
increase from four million to eight
million in the next 35 years, and in
order to meet the needs of an in
creasing population we need men
with VISION" Mr.. Scott said. "Be-
fore my gubernatorial campaign 1
travelled over a million miles in
North Carolina, talked to thous-
ands of people, and soon began
to find out that many of their
problems were the same. 1 believe
l know about as much about the
potentials of North Carolina as
the average men, and / would like
to put that knowledge to work as
a Senator from North Carolina"
Mr.. Scott went on.
"Many people now say that the
next generation will never see the
road and school bonds paid off in
this state, but that is not so. They
will be paid off in the next 16
years." the candidate said. "The
bonds that you, the people, voted
in are being paid off now at the
rate which you voted for. Those
bonds were obtained at the small
est interest rate ever, 1859 per
cent. These road and school bonds
were part of that program in look
ing out for the progress and future
needs of this state"
Mr.. Scott spent the day Tues
day travelling about the county
with Henry Shelton, who ac-
companied him on the trip here,
See SCOTT, Page Four