The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-05-27
dens off our people.


There is a sad day coming unless
men like Stick stop meddling and
delaying, for the County is obi
gated to the Federal Government
to maintain this airport, and when
the sources of income mentioned
here play out, the county will have
to fall back on the taxpayers. l
honestly believe Stick would like
to see the Manteo Airport come
to nothing, and maybe he could
get one built on some of his land.
He doesn't tell the people about
the deals he has made secretly with
the Sheriff's office about various
matters concerning the county's
business. l mention this because
he is always talking about the
Democratic way of doing business.
He harps on fair dealing.
Why doesn't he tell you that ne
wants to be made County manager
at a salary of $4,000 "a year. l
shudder to think of any man with
Sticks attitude being in charge
of anything important. We don't
have a meeting of the Board that
he doesn't m ntion Southern
Shores, his daddy's real estate de-
velopment which he says pays him
$4,000 a year salary as General
manager. 1t is a deductible expense
for income tax purposes, and if
had a son l had to subsidize l sup
pose I would do my best to take
care of him. That is human ma
ture. ought to be more tolerant
and more patient, with any person
SO constituted as is Stick. In my
heart l do feel sorry for him. I
feel sorry for the people he is
elected to represent. There is
nothing l can do to change his
nature ,or add to his commonsense
which appears to be completely
lacking. He can't help being like
he is. can't help being like
am. l do love Dare County and
all its people. There isn't thing
I want for myself. l didn't want
this office. / ran for it in order
to be helpful. l have given more
time to it than any chairman of
the board has lately given, 1 have
been fair to all other members and
have tried to help them and to
keep them out of trouble. After
this primary is over, / hope to give
the public a more complete analy.
sis of all of them.
| Seriously, now, think about it
l am the sole representative of 9
township which has over half the
people of the county. The othel
half has four representatives. II
my township are most all the pub
lie buildings, the larger part Of
school property, it has GA per cen
of the school enrolment; it has Al
per cent of the taxable property
and pays some 80 per cent of tn
taxes in the county. It has th'
courthouse, the library building, tn,
health center building, the Jail, tn
airport, and numerous other things
which takes up the time of the com
missioner. A commissioner who i
Chairman has to give about half o
his time free, because he is callet
upon by citizens from the who'll
county.
When one man has to represen
the various interests that the com
missioner from the largest are;
represents, he should have at leas
common courtesy from the Who'll
Board. It is due the district; Their
Ihas been no disagreement witt
anyone except Stick. He is Xix
the boy in the Army, "everyon
was out of step but JIM" Every
one is wrong but Stick. Stick ough
: to take up a collection, not TO
!. radio time, but TO send him TO som
place that could straighten him out
: But ! think that is an irnpossibility