The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-31
ANOTHER TOWNSHIP SOUGHT in DARE.

Some agations is being stimulated to ask the Legisla
lure to create another township Dare County to consist
of the seashore between Oregon and Kill Devil Hills
called Ocean Township. Behind this is the argument
that the vast amount of wealth in the Mays Head
entitled to be represented Commissioners
the County in that this territory is combined with
Roanoke Island in Mays Head Township and has only
member of the county board
1t only six eight years ago that agitation in At
antic Township which came into Dare in 1922 resulted
the commissioners giving Atlantic township the north
OF Mays Head township including Colngton Island The
benefits have yet to be 3#
Something many people fail to take account of an
areas representation under constitution does not depend
on amount of wealth it has Representation must be
guided by population Representation representation
of the people, not their money Representation of money
usually brings about more evils of government than
The whole of Dare County now has little over 54Oo
inhabitants by 1850 In it's six townships the popu
lation is distributed follows
Hatteras Island which comprises two townships of
of the Board of Commissioners.
Atlantic Township has $50 people and member
Mays Head Township has over $500 people and one
member the board Fourfhs of this population live
The Mainland district, comprising Croatan and East
Lake Townships has under 600 people and member of
the Board of Commissioners. ..o.s
may be from these figures that the representa-
ton per capita for Haeras Island and for Roanoke Island
about commissioner for each 800 people Roanoke Island
for instance represented by for 1000 people
Slightly less than other district townships enjoy Say
any rule followed Mays Head township would be
titled to three commissioners.
But for best government it appears that
County Board have not always worked to best advantage
county commissioners resided in Mays Head township In
those days other townships had representative The
natural thing for those townships be forgotten when
the counys largess passed around for there
body to speak up for the forgotten And there surely
lot of complaint from every direction that this
true.
Due to the geographical layout of Dare County, is
difficult to work out plan for board that will equita
BILE to all sections The nearest best way to get honest
fairmnded patriotic in office who know that the best
interest of everyone is to work for the good of all sections
of the county.
This impossible for voters will not stick together
long enough to keep of this type in office and the able
and patriotic who ought to be there, become
disguised and will not to the people and beg for these
jobs.
Too many voters allow themselves to be led astray
either by preudces promises of something for them
selves and the result too often wasteful and badly
ed government.
Changing the name of township is remedy for the
evils that exist in government The solution will
patriotism honesty and public spirit Develops that
who competent to their county will be encouraged
They be encouraged to do lot of good work
others without of appreciation and coopera
ton from those who the final outcome will be the greatest