The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-11-27
HOW WILL THE LOST COLONY GET 100000?
HERE'S ONE WAY IT SURELY WON'T GET IT.

HERE'S ONE WAY it SURELY WON'T GET it.
Let have plain talk about the Colony It's
too valuable to Roanoke Island and Dare County be p
ardzed by others who don't know how to
do what needs to be done priceless asset We
might well face the future and wake UP to the fact that
in another year the Lost Colony going to have get $780,
600 in money It's physical plant 20 years old must
be rebuilt It's got to have capital to get the show going
and to reach out with the publicity and promotion that will
bring in business sufficient to support it.
Let's face the facts There is no one in the Dare Coun-
y who knows which to turn to find the angel who
going the show. And surely person group
in Dare County would dream of chipping in 100000
Despite effort launched January by so people with the
noble purpose of raising get this years show 60
ing the movement got off the track and wound up gnoby
been rounded up the beginning of the meeting
sum total proceeds came to only little more than S. 600
The show didn't get $4,000 The show opened got
$4,000 and still went in the hole $1,000.
Had the friends of the Lost Colony ny kept on the the track
have been raised But this movement got ambitious the
basis of the $500 initial subscription from the 3Osome
persons who attended the first meeting looked just
easy that sad let's ask for $50OOOO while at
it, Of the $4,000 raised 81 600 from out of the
county Mays Head interests Clipped in S. 1885, Roanoke Is
land $3,177 Kitty Hawk $6O5 and Kill Devil Hills $3.50
Minor from other communities but should be
remembered that at the end of the pledges had not
been met Manteo the of 1925 and Mays Head
$500 This kind of giving can never make up deficit
keep any enterprise in the black.
But not satisfied with the disappointing showing thus
made, we see group of people who were identified with
to tell everyone else how the show should be They
to all the directors the officers to rewte the script
run the whole thing that one of them announced the in
tention of going to Raleigh giving them Tuesday
next week. And few unsuspecng people have fallen into
his scheme.
This easily be the end of the Lost Colony, and
should end through such stupid and vicious
laundering the names of those who have led such
ment will make glazing dshonor roll to hold before the
people of Dare County forever.
The Lost Colony loved by the people of our state
So many of them have given generously to it, of their time
and their labor not having money they could not furnish
the business of Lost Colony patrons have given but little
through the 81 of its life Paul Green who wrote the
show for people has not been paid for it. Generous
sons of this state who thousands have not been
repaid small fortune has been contributed by the State
Treasury at $4,000 clip to make for annual deficits
But only this year has any worthy financial contribution
been made locally
On the basis the record no citizen the area should
rise and demand anything No citizen should open his
mouth to beache about who the show dictate
its directorate Any informed knows local people
don't have won't give the vast needed to keep it
going Any thinking knows don't have citizens with
sufficient know-how influence contacts to open the
doors to the great financial generosity essential revaze
and to restore the show to the state This must be done
people with ability knowledge money is to such peo
pe wherever they may be found state and be-
yond it, that must turn for help When turn these
people for help we must realize that in order for them to
do good ob accomplish the purposes desired they must
have associates and assistants upon whom they
They should have liberal voice in selecting these assist
and associates We expect other than that they
will turn from in disgust persist in the childish
ness; became the sorriest sort of beggars.
That's what it all up to. 1t is little and childish
and unworthy of anyone with claims intelligence, matur
ty and If want to the Lost Colony if
appreciate the benefits that of the bust
ness of its patrons why can't leave to those whom
must depend upon to do the job they know how to
do it? No work mo one will workunder the con-
slant naggng and interference of people who know nothing
of the business in hand who cannot do the job themselves
who cannot find the money and would not give it them
selves
This is time for commonsense to prevail Otherwise
misguided actions of few although wemeaning and sin
cere, quickly prove the most costly calamity to
befal this locality We must in all humility appreciation
and reason accept most gracous the efforts of those who
help We should be truly thankful We should CO.
resist We should give credit to those who deserve and
not complain because they do not let dictate their actions
IF wants to give lot of money let not
plain about the terms when it costs nothing, and helps
all.
This an hour of distress It call for powerful and
dedicated assistance It time to carp and bubble over
trles and proclaim ourselves of little mind splitting hairs
about nothing worth while. This is time when all our