The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-22
THE LOW DOWN ON THE
LATCH-UP BY OLD RING
TO TAKE OVER COUNTY
The Crowd Kicked Out Two Years Ago Think
Citizens Are Suckers Enough to Turn Back
Progress. Restore Waste. Mismanaqement and
Higher Taxes And Turn Affairs Over to A
Favored Few People.

The Duvall Ring which was
overwhelmingly repudiated two
years ago by the voters of Dare
County comes forth again and by
their actions take the people of
this county to be simple minded
enough to put them back into con-
troll of county affairs.
C. C. Duvall, long chairman of
the Board, himself has filed for
denomination, along with his form
err associate, Lawrence Swain. I'm
able 10 get Hallett Perry of Kitty
Hawk, his former board member
back into the race, he is counting
on one or two others of the pres
ent board to accelerate their partial
allegiance to his followers, and his
old pal NJ. L. Daniels, has made his
boasts that he will again take con-
troll Of the County Abe Board come
next December.
The entry of the Duvall-Swain
ticket back into the field last week
followed series of planning con-
ferences in offices of Sheriff Frank
Cohoon who fears the recent pub
lie awakening will jeopardize the
$4,000 he has been given to run
his office each year, where he has
employed numerous deputies, none
of whom he ever entrusted with
collecting taxes, and some of whom
he allowed to never pay their own
taxes.
The word has gone out that the
prime object of the Duvall ticket
is 10 unseat Victor Meekins. The
"geniuses" lending their eager as
sistance have long been peddling a
series Of lies by word of mouth
in their attempt to destroy Meek
ms. Meelzins says that on the basis
of some of the lies that have been
circulated he may likely bring suit
in the courts for malicious SANDER,
and to demand punitive damages.
Hallett Perry, former member
of the old Duvall Board sounded out
sentiment when he was urged to
join this ticket, and found that the
people of the county, while hav-
ing high regard from him, would
not encourage him to sacrifice him.
self again for Duvall's glory. Mr..
Perry is just becoming convinced
of the bitter truth that while he
was stoutly defending Mr.. Duvall
to the Last ditch, and until the last
ballot was cast in the 1858 prim-
AIRY, tine Duvall forces had deserted
him a week before and were work
ing for Perry's> opponent David
Stick, taking away Perry's sup
pot where he had been strongest
in East Lake and Manns Harbor.
Immediately after the primary,
Dwell then tried to make another
throw by encouraging Stick to be-
come Chairman of the New Board
but this nlaneuver failed. Duvall
is now expected to lead his forces
in behalf of Stick.
NJ. L. Daniels, who for many
years has held the title of chair
man of the County Democratic
Executive Committee, which again
this year has note of indebtness
in the bank, although other DEM
ocrats raised funds last year to
pull the party out of the hole, has
long worked hand in glove with
Duyall. Duvall kept him in control
of the County ABC Board which
handles about 100000 year, and
returns had been dropping steadily
for two years. The Daniels ABC
Board had remained in office, for
a long time after their appoint
ments had run out.
When the New County Board
came into office another Abe
Board was named, and by change
of management, an increase in
monthly income Immediately fol-
lowed, 10 the tune of more than
$4,000 in year. This singular
circumstance is one which should
give everyone who believes in eff
ficient government, pause for ser1-
GUS consideration.
One of the charges levelled at
Duvall during his administration
was that he used his office to high
jack large taxpayer into giving
him a weekly pay check under
threat of forcing them TO pay an
exorhitant tax bill. It was a fact
that he was receiving $50 a week,
and the saving this "client" gain
ed in taxes for a total quadrennial
assessment cost the people of Dare
County $4,000.
It was pointed out then by this
newspaper that a dirt road on
which four domiciles were situated,
leading TO Mr.. Duvall's store back
into tlae woods Of Dare mainland,
stood on the approved list Of roads
with top priority to be paved, at a
cot Of $4,000 which would have
consumed all the county's secon-
diary road money for two years on
more. These and the fact that Du-
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