The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-12-02
WE CAN PROFIT FROM THIS HALF BILLION DOLLARS

From the upwards of half billion dollars in public
Carolina Coastand, great flow of money is expected to
come into the during the next four years
This vast outlay Of money, at Greenvle, at Norfolk
and at Newport News to start pouring out will af
ford the greatest income to the Walter Raleigh coaand
since World War H. The Dare County coasand has pre-
ferred SPOT it being 125 miles in either direction to
where the big jobs going On In all the counties inter-
venng labor will be employed, ana money will be spent
from it. and By visitors to the
Twelve million dollars is to be spent in Pitt and Beau
fort Counties to construct the big broadcastng stations
for the voice of America.
At Newport News aircraft to be built at cost OF
There will be spent $1se, 100000 spent to build the
brdgetunne crossing Chesapeake Bay to be completed
1864
There is now under construction between Norfolk and
Portsmouth another tunnel costing several millions The
Lindsay Warren Bridge three miles long, costing seven
millions is being built to connect Dare and Tyrre Coun
ties similar bridge contracted for next year.
ing Oregon Inlet Many people believe that the highway
connecting Kitty Hawk and Virginia Beach will be built
before the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel is completed
Adding score of minor projects to the big may
run the total figures well above half million dollars
Important news to our coastland is that plans are in
in advertising next year, to develop increase in traffic
the Cape Charles Ferries and to step this
each year until half million dollars will be spent annually
advertising and promoting the advantages of travelling
u S. 10 by the time the Chesapeake Bay Brdge-tunnel is
completed.
Eastern North Carolina can share tremendously in the
benefits to this big outlay for advertising that
win be by Ss @ so the ear mi ae
to profit from the activities of our neghbors and from
great expenditures of money being turned loose Tor Dig
projects not far from
The North Carolina coastland will derive great profits
therefrom Profits whose extent will depend the degree
which local business interests keep to date in pro-
vng modern facilities and service continue to de-
velop artistry in the fine traditions of hospitality which
still brings visitors who have heard others tell of the grac
Of the old days which prevailed in our Coasand
communities
There is half billion dollars for to get shares from
let do part to this money We can have
times present number OF visitors We can
develop additional business opportunities We can
enlarge capacity for service and enjoy greater profits
The most important thing is to remember that hog
gshness has foundered people, firms and commun
ties than anything else We must remember to lift ho-
rzons to be content with reasonable profits and to
lie that we won't be in business long unless will
ing to work. and what get It's not going to
into our laps merely sit still with hands folded New
challenges and responsibilities will follow increased
activities and going to get less and less free monev
from Federal and State Governments and will have to
pick up increasingly larger share of part of the load
We not carrying but we surely are going to
have to start sometime, and it's going to be soon.