The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
MAY BE A YEAR OF DECISION.

This may be year of decision of Importance to the
Walter Raleigh Coastland in particular There two i'm
of the region One Alligator River Bridge the 9TH
Oregon Inlet Bridge There much division of opinion
should be brdged first becaue ferry traffic is heavy
already far in excess of that carried Alligator River
The rebutal that the state had provided 3Omlnute
Alligator River then its volume of traffic would
match the traffic to and from Hatteras Island 1t pointed
out that the Hatteras Island traffic is all repeat traffic in
all visitors from the island return the
is also pointed out that large part OF Alligator River
gator proponents insist that this project conceived and
has worked for long before there any thought of
there are many people whose first thought is only of their
community and especially of their personal con-
venence profit and opinions expressed in most of these
represent than anything else the wishes of
those who speak them.
But all must admit that both bridges are essential that
they greatly needed that they due the people Of
this region and those who visit this region much
is nothing to be gained by saying this child or that child
ought to have than other child The State itself
treatment in this connection contend is only fair
and just that the state should find to complete these
projects essential to the being of the people, whether
they be east or west, square in the middle.
Simple justice requires at this late date that immediate
action be taken There has been enough beating about the
bush enough of the old and skuduggery JUS
tce demands that current cannot yield the funds
required the state issue bonds the required to be
retired all other highway bonds and to earmark such
special issue for the building of these bridges other
project of equal they be in this state
We have hesitancy, (athough it
sary to issue special bonds) when to building
of these costly western roads The roads were valuable
they were needed the people deserved them highway
folks went ahead they tunneed under mountains they
brdged rivers they crossed vast goges they sheared OF
much of bridges might they never batted
offered but went right ahead and did the
job, they should have done.
That they have done their duty in respects
direction and deserve fectation for doesn't them
bit for failing to do their duty down here in the east
Unfortunately for folks in the east have number
of sefapponted rulers who the prerogative of
speaking for the whole state They would make the whole
state believe their voice is the voice of all the people They
do not have sufficient backbone to fight for their own
everything with defeatist attitude they are like the fellow
who bashfuy edges up to the counter and II would
like to have five pounds of your merchandise at
ular price, but if you won't let have for that will
gladly pay you double price, They they go
Raleigh and get bridge by saying: If won't build us
the kind of bridge that is due will just gladly take
free bridge No wonder the Raleigh folks laugh at them
behind their backs and themselves would be bigger saps
if they didn't give chicken Casper Mktoasts
what they ask for What the ell don't get the bridge
this year. next year We won't die without it, and
it is far better to wait little than to stink around begging
like hafstarved hound dog is better to put up with
little inconvenience two than to have little self
respect as to try to sell brthght and disgrace our
region It would be better to little restraint and pa
tence than to invite disaster of this kind upon people,
demand that all who visit pay toll for the privilege and
leave to children the memory that spneess
sckening disgusting hearted sniveng group of
towards lacking pride in ourselves and willing to sell out
the future of children and grandchildren for the doubt
full honor of having been associated with any
ignoble and inglorious.
With every desire to be fair and to not be msunder
Stood to do injustice anyone, may say that
there have times when agitation of any served
useful purpose There have been times when agitation for
brdges served good purpose There have been times
when the only to get kind of bridge get one
that would finance itself People who carried such bat
ties often personal and inconvenience in this the
only then possible caused public attention to be
focused on acute problem got people to thinking and
it made fairmnded feel shame that any part of
state in modern day should be reduced to des
perae Such agitation may have thus played its part has
tening consideration of the of the Croatan Sound
Bridge fact history may bear out in reviewing the
fact that the late Governor William Umstead encouraged
by other patriotic and far-seeng of state made
certain that before his death this promised and long
needed bridge be assured this region and is tofree
reality History has demonstrated that is necessary
to build toll bridge if it is desired that justice be done
bridge in the planning in actuality need be toll
bridge only in the minds of people, There longer any
need to think of bridges in terms of tolls of making
section pay doub while other falls under such rank
discrimination "Tol bridge" is mental condition in this
day and time not actually necessary partly because of
the efforts of those who in another day forced to get