The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-02-24

The time past for entertaining further this sort
OF deteast attitude There need whmperng and
winning ana offering to accept just any sort of bone that
may be tossed to this glorious part North Carolina It is
unworthy of the officials of the great North Caro-
whose economy the Alligator River bridge now vital and
necessay-that they be penalized
and elsewhere be the only people who penazed in this
manner Why should the people of Eastern North Carolina
pay when all other bridges without toll? In sense all
bridges toll bridges in that they are paid for by the
here tribute before they can cross the bridge
when they are not held up anywhere else in N. c.
Inc late Governor William B. Umstead proved for us
that it is not sary unusty impose toll bridges on
Shortly before his lamented DEATH he found the
now well its way to completion and with good luck is
expected to be serving the public come next Christmas
where ferries often Inadequate but in our opinion
this demand will be small compared with the clamor that
will be by eager public s anxious for the uninter-
ruped shorter route back and forth along a. The dis
lance will never be shortened between seashore and the
Capital of this state until the Alligator River bridge is
part of local residents It will from hundreds of hous
ands of visitors We will have thousands demanding
have Governor and other officials with equal good
to that anything other than tofree bridge would be
unworthy of this great state; that would be act of
discrimination against the residents and tourists of
this state and especially against the people of the
Southern Abemar who sad to say have had to fight
stanty all way keep their needs before the public
and to awaken public interest and support in their plight
Let's have tol-free bridge Let's quit whining and whim
perng and apoogzng and telling people it's the only
kind of bridge get Let's talk the subject from
business standpoint Let's stand feet and show all
concerned that it is good investment profitable business
for North Carolina to continue to tell the world come to
us, don't penaize you" Let's say to folks
Here's the bridge needed to fill greatest economic need
Use it, develop this region make it pay off; make your
counties worthwhile to North Carolina which long has
helped school and other burdens Let us carry
part of the oad let create property to yield
income for public purposes The bridge will help build indus
try; II will create employment at home
The next time anyone pops up with the weak kneed
plea for public tobridge, and thereby shows himself
willing for people to be penalzed and gouged let's
shout him down. and proceed with the bust
nesske proposition of proving what all know That
toll bridge is blot and backward step; black mark on
the intelligence of people, indication of lack of
ress and absence of vision and pride On the other hand
let show that free bridge is good investment that
will bring many benefits in the long that it will
cost nobody anything No important whose pros
poets for development and advancement great
ford toll bridge penaze and hold back the advancement
of its people No state afford the stigma of thus penal
ling its people If the Croatan Sound bridge be built
Free then the Alligator River bridge be Free and it
should shortly become reality-VECTOR MEEKHNS.