The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-04-29

VOL XIV MANrEo N. c. FRIDAY. APRIL %. 1850 NO. "A
COMMENTS ON BENEFITS BY BONNER AND OTHERS
We don't have much to brag about far as our own
Providence has been mercu and after that have gotten
everything through the help of friends away from home
able generous friends whose abilities and efforts nave
been expended most literally in our behalf
Take county like Dare, long considered merely a
pauper county depending almost entirely ON s'ee ao
we considered mighty poor indeed some cl1els d
good living but with most OF them was mot 50 TO look
and our people out of fishing season went away 70 G
for Jobs Hundreds citizens left the county and setu9
elsewhere and thereby lost some OF our tnet h
leadership for many of them have made their marks nsn
up and they permanently away from nome
Some people may not believe it. and others may not IKE
to be reminded of the poverty from which we all sprung
hut we who have rolled along into the second half OF cen
try well remember the getting up IN tne carry ~ @ b
inc maboat before daylight for long Journey surely one
y and maybe two days to reach the nearest aneao we
might push on to oU ne 81 1one time or finally send
for them like unto Irish immigrant Wnen ,; into
money had been saved and then lntal tnen ; IN nova
cramped flat such of us have TO nVe III now"
Jays would no most uneracious indeed if didn't stop
I ourselves that the changed status of this coast
land is no mere accident. 1t about because ot9els
from outside to us and became aware r. to our
GOOD We found ourselves with succession OF punc Ser
ants men Congress- the Legislature M zen %
;ngs that we now enjoy obtained for us with little efor
on our partsoemes against our resistance grown ou
of msnformation and MISUNDERSTANDING. . 800 Gov
Dare County We're the Wright Memorial at Kill Dev Illus hs
and the establishment of the Lost Colony Whne oinels
NAV have thought about it, talked ABOUT IT, E9
Lindsay Warren after going to Congress fealy n
d The government to ultimately spend millions in COM
nemorating the achievement OF the wright broers a"
While he was working on this project, and setting up
n,ans to egisate Seashore National Park on our coast
W. Saunders great ram H at Fort Raleigh
1oemoratng the First English Settlements in the New WoLc
These two things a a a state devopents our roads
BRIDGES and many millions invested today In 1actes io
the ha that had it's origin these two adj
itons to our coast gives to the citizens Oh Dare Co
ty thirds of the tax money tney ENJOY ne in
the county They represent the source OF the larger part Oh
the commercial febood of the county .;n - mention
Through all these years. without pauslnS 10 nenIoi
MANY others who have helped in varying degree we mus
ever remember present Her6er
who began with and has continued in the Office Oh
since 1910 Bonners persistent efforts nave
brought additional millions for Government projects to our
county alone as well neghbor counties Year IN ana
wear out he has worked devotedy in our behalf lie mas
been busy with big things And his is record OF ac
# is remarkable indeed that in county so greatly
indebted Dare that of people who might nave peen
paupers without such friends that any OF them
Should fail to recognize debt and show their apprec
alton Yet today there people, enjoying employment
result of benes that Bonner and brought
us who are lacking in appreciation that they presume
to be able to tell the to vote for man opposing
Bonner and who year ago was fighting to keep from
getting two brdgeShat Bonner and ms Trlenos were
bringing to fruition to benefit our people.
How can any person of intelligence presume that some
one who has no record do better job than who has
proven record of exceptional service, leadership and
achievement extending back for nearly 40 years How can
anyone with of gratitude In his heart Tor what
has been brought to u.s. turn upon friend bite the hand
tat fed and tell his negbors ought to take up with
stranger and believe any kind of double talk he gives
The same who lent aid to the bridge projects
tells some stupid people he is the man who got them
Whenever any apprecable number of people reared in
county that subsisted the bounty brought by
Bonner his friends for these many such
ngates as to listen who became dissatisfied
result of MISUNDERSTANDING something else
did wrong said wrong then indeed should the people Of
Dare County hang their heads in shame We ashamed
ourselves Of some them and feel sure in time to
they will feel ashamed of themselves f
Our Coastand been forging steadily ahead In
wears progress is not so rapid in others But will
continue to go ahead only long show apprec
alton what has been done for us in the past and unite