The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-04-27

coAsTLAND INDEBTED TO GENEROUS PRESS.
The forthcoming meeting of the East North Carolina
Press Association Holland in Hyde County May
IS 19h like most such meetings held our part OF the
state will bring old and valued friends Following all
such meetings. much favorable publicity results from the
activity of the visiting their return home after
having again been impressed with Coastano n0sp'ay At
The newspapermen of the have themselves
eSSssg or naa n9E atofs Sa
have made the progress it has made in short time,
against geod barriers of isolation of lack of economic
advantages and industrial opportunity.
Situated far from railroads. and later from the good
roads essential present day living the Walter Raleigh
years as favored sections forged far in the lead
was the growing favored centers which commanded pres
Exclusion Of the long isolated coastand communities It
that opportunity at time and for long time
had almost deserted some parts OF the Coaand IN some
apparent their rights denied and their
But nespapermen of North Carolina heard the voices
drowned by the of the ocean lost in the winds
that through the forests and they focused the white
light of publicity the plight of the coastland This has
going with increasing for the past ~ years.
and because of it, the Coastland has forged ahead:
w00 0e for 9n er pbcv in behalf
of the coasand We had large industries or commercial
enterprises to command lot of advertising space IN our
behalf We had little wealth public spirit sufficiently
rich to maintain promotion and publicity program But
we did have story worthwhile story that was and
still is chock full of human interest The newspapermen OF
the state this story.
this struggle for better days for people have
fortunate having with the powerful of the
News and Observer of Raleigh and the of it's famous
founder Josephus Daniels have consistently carried the
torch for the Coand Josephus Daniels rooted the
Coastand where his forebears lived.
1t fortunate for that Carl Goerch first came to
the Coastland he located North Carolina go
ing back his native New York to live The present team
of Carl Goerch and Bill Sharpe with their interesting
State Magazine Raleigh has been tremendous force for
the promotion of the Coastland.
We have had many other great friends in the newspaper
fraternity help U.S. We will try of the best
known They included the militant editor w. O. Saunders
of Elizabeth City, the late John Park of Raleigh Hon. E. B.
Jess of the Greensboro Daily News The publishers of the
newspapers of High Point Burlington Charlotte Winston
Salem and other towns. We must mention Henry Bek of
Goldsboro the Parker Brothers Ahose with their four
county chain of papers, the Manning boys of williamson;
the late Herbert Peee of Elizabeth City And last but not
least the morning and evening daies of Norfolk stated
through the years by many able North Caronans whose
name is legion.
The intensity with which the newspapers of the State
have plugged for the Coasand increased and caught fire
long way from home Throughout the nation able writers
and big have focused their attention
1t just wouldn't have happened however had own
newspapermen found first and told the state about
problems things of interest and their Importance
to the rest OF the state had been accorded the due
rights and consideration vouchsafed by law and custom
Alone voice too feeble for years carry far But
the rmbng of presses told the state and the
us, and woke up response in our behalf
Personally feel humbly grateful because of
debedness to the newspapermen of the state particular
and all of them in general May they enjoy their visit to
Mattamuskeet May 18th and 10Th