The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-09-11
NINE STATEWIDE BOND
ISSUES OFFERED VOTERS
In ELECTIONS OCT. Il
Would Provide Capital improvements for State
Educational Improvements. Mental Institu-
+ions Small Colleges. Ports and Historical
Sites Without Ad VaIoreum Tax

Nine Statewide bond issues are
to be offered the voters of North
Carolina~on October 81; the total
sum of bonds that may be issued
amounting to $34 100000. Election
date is on a Tuesday in every pre-
cinct in the State and state funds
will pay the costs of the election
without expense to the counties. :.
The election, authorized by this
years General Assembly would
provide $1s,891 900 in capital i'm
provement bonds for State Edu-
cational Institutions; $12,053, 900
Community college capital i'm
provement bonds; 100000 for
hospital capital improvement
bonds; 100000 for State Armory
Capital Improvement bonds; $780,
600 for state training schools;
$4,000 for the State blind reha-
Utilization center; a half million for
Improvement of the port of South
port, and quarter million for con-
struction and Improvements at our
state historical sites.
While all of these proposed is
sues are of direct value to the
state as whole, the last mentioned
has a particular interest to the
counties of Beaufort, Hyde, Dare
and Tyrrell, which have some of
the states foremost historical sites.
Any sum would be helpful in max
ing more attractive such interest
ing historical places as Bath,
Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, etc.,
and might provide nucleus for
much larger gifts and endow-
ments.
In the improvement of such sites,
considerable economic benefits re-
suits from tourist trade attracted
to the areas.
There is great need for funds
for the states educational institu-
ton. This is day when college
training is essential to every per-
son who hopes to earn an adequate
living in the complex world of to-
day. The increased prosperity Of
the country, and other advantages
has made it possible for many
times more students to enter coll
lege, and today, facilities built
adequate for the needs of only
few years ago, are overcrowded,
and incapable of providing the ut
most that is due the young people
of the state.
The complexities and stresses of
today's living has taken heavy toll
of the health of our people. Mental
tartan people to meet the challenge
health, as well as the consciousness
of it, and the desire of humans
imposed, demands that the State
assume this responsibility. For this
reason more than $12 millions are
sought to improve. the buildings
and provide the service needed for
these unfortunate people, in order
they may be set upon the road to
recovery, or when in more adj
vanced stages properly cared for
while being removed from sur
roundings that are unsafe or
hurtful.
Smaller sums are asked for
hospital care, to supplement funds
provided from other sources, as
well as funds for improvement of
schools for the benefit of our way
ward young people, whereby they
may be directed into the paths Of
good citizenship. Every county
shares in these benefits.
1t may be that all of these, or
only some of them will pass in
the election of Tuesday, October
81, but all have merit. and are
worthy of the fair consideration of
every citizen. 1t is not planned that
there shall be imposed any addi-
'tional county tax, or property tax
burden, but that they shall be re-
tired from state collected revenues,
whereby the many improvements
may be provided now, while being
paid for over period of years.