The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-08
OUGHT TO BE AN EASY DECISION.

When the Manteo Town Board meets Tuesday of next
week. there ought be lot of people out there to hear it
make decision Not that it like hard decision to
make but let the Board know how the people feel about
such decision when it is made Too little interest is paid by
the public to the meetings which conduct the towns affairs
good job done little praise is IN order the Board
they might learn if present to tell them
Next week the Board may decide whether they will
agree that the Virginia Electric Power Co. may have the
Company and the Roanoke Utilities apparently have
reached agreement whereby VPCO will buy the system
on Roanoke Island with nearly 900 customers Since buyer
and seller satisfied don't how the town board
put itself in position delay the DEAL and block bene
fits that ought to the people through this transfer
The Fearngs have by hard work and constant i'm
provement doing good job in operating the utilities
They put into than people realize give them
credit Their efforts have helped greatly in developing Roa
tives they have enabled to provide many advances
for the community They their nehborhood with the
biggest They fine cafe and have estab-
ished modern drug They and operate the hotel
and recently they have other activities render
clinic dedicated to the service of the community Looking
back the years. it will be they have achieved
much and anyone who does things Knows 1t hasn't al
ways been easy for them to do.
Time takes toll of many things-in fact all things
sne to e re and f of There be-
many mshaps whereby what is deemed and
tudes of DEATH distant events and often the
weather itself No doubt the local owners are doing wise
thing selling On many occasions they have shown them
selves to be farsghted Maybe look into the
future convnces them they continue to render real
to the community and their friends by putting the
utilities into other hands with unlimited to meet
the need of the development all hope will The day
has passed when small utilities expand and prosper In
fact shedding grows rougher each year for many kinds of
small business.
The single piece not fitted into the picture remains to
be done by the Manteo Town Board This ought not to be
anything but decision 1t will told that
all the people of Roanoke Island will then be getting their
electricity great deal cheaper than they now get
it. This means, by continuing to pay much they pay
they get much of the comforts and pleasures
of electrical appliances in their homes may make possible
through the availability of abundant power the development
of some small industries Roanoke Island
It is this thing the higher commercial rate which
has occasoned most with the present rates.
in that todays commercial rates discourage the develop
ment of business and industry The residential rate is
unreasonable all things being considered But the
a rate than 25 higher than the rate charged
by Vepco
At any rate told that VEPCO will rebuild the
entire system investing great deal of money the island
In this process money will be spent for labor The money
in turn will be spent with local businessmen Increased taxes
will be paid to both and county the greater invest
ment. and the valuable plant VEPCO will build
Electricity is almost essential as water Let's
have of it. But let make doubly that full
given whereby increased rates to
consumers Roanoke Island which may exceed the
rates paid by neghbors the Dare Beaches in Cur
tuck County, and in other localities in North Carolina which
Vepco now serves.