The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-30
CITIZENS CALL FOR CLEAN SWEEPIN COURTHOUSE
SATURDAY, MAY 81 is THE DAY
FOR VOTERS TO SHAKE OFF
THEIR SHACKLES

If there time when the citizens of Dare
County were determined to in force to the polls and
snake themselves loose from the shackIes that have
been slowly forged upon them by reckless and
full set of officials it appears that time is now.
determined people, judging from all expressions
of people attending court in Manteo this week. from
all parts of Dare County, indicate they will make clean
sweep straight down the line and vote out officials
down at the courthouse, who now opposed on the
ticket.
Rolling like SNOWFALL is the growing number of
voters who demand change in the way Dare County
run lney say the only way to get it is to take no
chances and vote out the lot They want improvement,
and they don't see how any two three new men can
do any good part of the Board is left there obstruct
and oppose and undermine all efforts for better govern
ment for Dare County. They feel new board can &C
complish little with stumbling blocks left in the way
. There are number of things weII-known to all.
which have brought Dare County people to their pres
emit frame of mind
They are tired Of nefficiency, waste and misman-
agernent in county Government.
They tired of unreasonabIy high taxes and still
hgher taxes in sight which they cannot afford to pay
They resent the waste of their money for useless
things, and to pay useless people while the schools of
the county are on starvation basis and the children
being denied what is due them.
They resent the reckless use of the power to tax
and destroy the values of Dare County by driving out
investors and whereby sales of real estate have reached
a stand-stI.
They resent the loss of income to business, and the
lack OF employment for our local Wor<men that has
come about as building ceases People with money in
vest refuse TO spend any more because they
tain and confused by the foolish policies of the county
board and those who assist the Board in their policies
The people don't like to work hard to earn and to
turn their money over to board which pays little
nothing individuals, while reckIessIy spending even
against the expressed wish of the people.
The people don't like the refusal of the Commits
soners to have the county books audited during the past
two years. They want to know why.
They don't like the continued eight years breaking
OF the law by the commissioners in refusing to make
public aedts of the county books whereby the people
might know what the money is being spent for.
They don't like County Commissioners travelling in
nooy' as they did last week for several days, cam
paIgnng tor reelection while drawing $12 day to do
it; cutting taxes only in hope of batting for votes
The people consider that their children and the
schools are being robbed when the Commissioners agree
to send $4,000 out of the county get the property
valued, while equally competent men could have been
employed at home for less money!
The people say they going to the polls Saturday
and take steps to correct these conditions by voting out
the whole Board and their assistant They going
to be pulled and hauled about followed to the ballot box
and told under threat pressure who to vote for!
The people of Dare County say that men and won1-
en- OF Dare County will exercise the complete and
InaIenable right left for free people in free world
They are going to exercise that right Saturday between
SIX am and sx-thirty pm and elect officials, and
thereby protect other rights of theirs which have been
sneered at, spit on, and dsregarded too long!