The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-01-31
A TIME FOR DECISION.

The progress of Dare County and the welfare of all its
people depends the breadth and vision and ability of the
officers selected to conduct it's public affairs This is the
year. today is the time to give full consideration to this SUBJ
ject
county cannot get any further ahead than the ab
tiles and the spirit of its officials will permit and the
tons elected public servants will either benefit
hinder the counts progress for many years to The
time to think about this in election year. and not
harmful the courtys and the peoples interests have
gotten in office through neglect default of the voters
IF we get had officials # hollis down to the neglect of
voters the alert and have enough
citizens with pride and public spirit who love their neigh
bors and their county sufficiently to for office to accept
and faithfully discharge the burdens of office then these
the kind of people to elect But such people do not
rum then will have the wrong kind of officials who will
get in office by default and whose actions will hurt every
person in the county
It used to be that public office in Dare County
poorly paid Such not the any for most of the
officers get better salaries than their abilities would
command anywhere else any other field of endeavor
particularly here home in Dare County Some of them de-
hardly any time at all to their jobs spend their
time in childish tring assnine political planning Most
than are needed and particularly the officials did the
they ought do In fact the helpers have become thick
them could accomplish if the drones weeded out
sensible office hours put into effect and the public
interest considered first ahead of the convenience and
whims Of sometimes incompetent employees
This the year to for office and this the year to
elect officials The most important office in the county is
that of County Commissioner If we have good county
Board other officials will have to toe the mark produce
service the people and their pay Commission
well paid and the chairman gets what is actually
pension of $50 month.
This year the field is open for County Representative
Judge of the Recorders Court Clerk of the Court Register
Deeds Sheriff. Coroner and all members of the county
boards the people sit still and do nothing both the good
and bad alike will go back into office and expect still
high taxes, waste, and more of the kind OF
that continues to drive away investors in
county, prospective home owners and new citizens that
would much to all of A good list of candidates
should out into the field particularly full board OF
commissioners Not of the present Board should be re-
elected Those appear be have been no
help they either can't do anything don't exercise st
resolution and courage to combat the chlseers and
strip taxpayers of every dime they divert from their
already empty pockets.
It will be of little if only two candidates for
Commissioner appear and majority of the old board re-
unless exceptional obtained with SUFFICIENT
courage ability and knowledge of public affairs to keep
from being over uldozed and confused into
plumber the people has been done during the past
several years county commissioner who says ne favorS
right against wrong who he is for the people against
the politicians worth nothing when he goes IN once ne
board what do year after year wastes money raises
taxes and deprves the people of what is due them Our
taxpayers suffer undue harshps but it is the Fault of their
neglect and failure to discharge their duties citizens by
going to the polls and wedding the deadheads and dead
beats the droueS and the ncompetentS out OF Otlce
Let us by all means, have enough men to run for
Commissioner to control the board with honesty vision
courage whereby the county be worked out OF the
financial hole Whereby outsiders will have
fdence in the stability of county government respect
officials impressed bv atmosphere OF fairness and
courtesy continue be driven waste and
high When outside capital shuns Dare County, everv
mechanic and laborer suffers merchant suffers All
only do not get what should get from the m
y year year part of that which have is being
taken away from