The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-06-20
LEADERSHIP VERSUS RESOURCES.

consist of opportunity of character of the of quick
w.t. fast thinking and willingness to work
From the most barren fields regions of greatest i'm
poverhmen sometimes vast treasure wrought out by
men of character and vision
often wish vast and fertile acres or great
schools of fish, abundance of opportunity to be brought
Opportunities however seldom drop persons laps. OPP
portuntes for the most part created by resourceul
who are willing to work Opportunities are often the fruton
of years of planning and effort which upon yielding har
vest appear to the initiated as if by magic.
There only great needed in this coast
land resource is LEADERSHIP We are deficient
in people who willing to stand out in 'front.' who will up
hold what is right and best when emotion and sentiment of
the popuace run the other way.
We need leaders who will use vision and courage
and vii! have holder citizenship ready to rally to the
support ana mulauon OF greater causes that for the
common good
One or two scale the ramparts in crisis and
rally the who will snatch victory from defeat by mere
hair 1t takes with the spirit of gambling who will not
continue to be satisfied with crumbs but who willing
play for the bigger stakes in life
Leadership make of barren land that will bios
som like rose Leadership will convert that which many
consider worthless into and countless products of
great value Leadership will stir into action others who will
not shrink from sacrifice essential to demanding the
best FOR our people and our children and their children
We don't have gold mines, ard don't have fields of
precious stones and we don't have fruits falling in album
nce from tropical forests to feed u.s. It is of no use to
dream away our days Wishing for such things
Even in those lands which have abundance of such
things they were without value and centuries rolled over
them while monkeys and savages needed them not at ALL 1t
took courage and daring who braved any danger and
rsked any sacrifice that they might be brought to the
kets of the world.
But have other great and great treasures
that might converted into abundance for all of God
nation lacking and every land things have been
given and have been endowed with talents whereby
IS left to their free choice whether they gifts
to be destroyed and laid waste left in the mud of the ages
whether they shall be instruments of great good for all
people.
In this coasand is an abundance of the kind of climate
and scenery and seashore delights that bring joy to count
less thousands 1t can be choice to follow unsesh
leaders who will and energy converting these
things into treasures for comfort and progress
In this coasand great treasures in seaood that the
many people An example may be at Wanchese where
two young with vision and energy have developed
food business which brings added employment to many
people
pine forests where each that is allowed grow
ketabe size is worth than diamond ring Many
people may not know that from the sandy soil of Roanoke
Island alone 100000 in pine trees have been sold dur
ing the past eight or ten years.
When equal worth the value of precious stones
why isn't equally good and to be equally treasured
and protected against fire reckless destruction by ire
sponsbe hands And why isn't it important that every
the money they will bring to all people in employment in
and in intangible wealth and income here at home?
We have great resources III our seashore whose warm
appeal many people who would invest
their money live and lend us the benefit of their
years. is equally good u.s. given by the hand
of God and than would be the tropical fruits which
waste their sweetness and abundance the birds the
keys and the savages amid the discomfort and pesence
that abides in the jungles.
There always one indispensable element everything
in order to make the complete whole and with today the
only essential ingredient lacking leadership By lead
ership utilization of the many many people of ab
ity of our region united into unselfish action
The leadership need is not ability to sweep the
waters clean today to strive for efficiency into stripping
forests to barren desert while wrngng out the last
dollar of profit to be had in year The leadership need
not that which feeds people the pabulum that
should shift share of the cost of running affairs
the backs of those who here to invest and who have
been attracted here by the reputation of the old time hos
tally of Coastland people.
We need the kind of leadership that will preach
doctrine in this coastand We must remember that field
when powed and planted and properly tended will yield
bndant harvests year after year. while if stripped clean in
year, with nothing turned under will become barren
and frutless.
Then let preach doctrine doctrine that is
to but already tried elsewhere to great profit Let
maintain traditions of hospitality in its appca
ton best fitted to todas needs is impossible to take
in every stranger for the night and to sit at table Let
instead God has given great bounty and it too big for
ust alone and which any wise alone
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