The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-05-12
BEACH INTERESTS SHOULD HAVE FAIR


cudes all of Roanoke Island and the entire beach
between the town of Kill Devil Hills and Oregon Inlet it
would that sort of representation keeping with
the proportions should be arranged the Board
missioners and Board of Education in Dare County
Unfortunately, the situation has grown the stage
where this half of the county practically voceless coun
ty affairs at the mercy of the whms of
from other areas, OF whom take the viewpoint that
they required only to ignore the half of the county that
pays the bills and drag everything away to their areas
This situation could equitable method of cleo
ting officials set up which nearly honored
the situation the basis of population and contribution to
the county treasury
The law ought to changed pronto back the former
method whereby the five candidates receiving greatest
county Under the present system the candidate from dis
ct with votes than competitor in the same dis
grave njustces to of the county Two evils IN
particular accompany this plan:
If there is insufficient public spirit in any dis
trct to bring out worthy candidate means the whole
county punished by having its affairs in the hands OF
qualifications abilities, is lacking in of obiga-
ton to his county, Too often he person. who without
their rights merely satisfy personal greed and to divert
the benefits of to his he can
keep greedy happy at home they will discourage opposing
candidates. whereby he continue to stay in office
fautwhout opposition he stands elected regardless OF
whether any appreciate number people of the county
sire him, o consider him worthy.
g. The second great evil from this system is that it
ahe three members of the Board to combine and divide all
the countys among themselves to speak With
out regard to their oath and their duty to represent the
county whole and give fair and impartial consideration
citizens alike there instances where three
members unite sody in dividing all the countys benefits
leaving the other two members helpless to their peo
pie Three unscrupulos board deny the MAORI
ty of citizens and taxpayers who pay the bills equitable
share in the rights and benefits that justly theirs Three
INSCRIPTIONS men can appoint and hire their friends po
lcal buddes they please and practically perpetuate
office The system opens the deago
CUES to thrive for denying Justice for corruption of local
courts and for other evils The system ought to
changed whereby those five whom most voters
slider best qualified to the county, will stand nominated
in the primaries.
No should assume his particular has
rights than another No fit to hold office who would
and duty 1t is clearly situation that the legislature should
resolve and the legislator who makes this possible will have
rendered outstanding public service all citizens Failure
to work for this just add nothing to ones poll
cal rating at home or abroad
Now what has about. vitality essential to
the livelihood of Dare County is the continued good will of
those who have invested their money herewho live here
during vacation yet have voice at the ballet box
The little that has been given beach residents who pay
most of school taxes welfare taxes and the vast
jobhoders and trying out schemes born of adoescent
minds and time wasted by wishywashy empty Peri
these hopeless people to support wastefu and
exavagant regime against which they helpless to de-
fare thew get benefits in return For many years
token benefit has been given them in the form OF garbage
removal the beaches The sumner resident has no area
on which dump his trash; it's accumulation would be-
health hazard and unsghtness would destroy the
aractveness of beaches whereby we nope TO BRING
more visitors and more investors.
A meeting has been proposed for Monday morning at
the courthouse Manteo whereby the general comoton
may promoted and confusion confounded under the
threat that the country will have picking the
bage the beaches Those do not know may be
prsed to learn that this of the socaed strategy
cooked up by county officials the ougrowth of
en that has been going for two three
the part of town officials of Manteo with the objective OF
also unloading the cost of their city garbage collection
vice the county taxpayers Failing to remember that the
business interests of Manteo thrive trade from the beach
manner that prevails in courthouse operated under sys
tenn of confusion and coffee breaks.
It is folly to threaten the beach residents with
denying them garbage removal Subject these people
to the continued vandalism and robbery that prevails
through the they away without the county using
its money to provide adequate police protection, making
effort to apprhend the offenders it is adding insult
injury offer this threat to benefactors There is
simple solution to the whole matter Let all for garbag
service and extend it to every community Since man.
people ignored that fact that cleanliness next to god
ness and since many manifest lack of civic spirit and ais
lack of community pride, witness the trash and othe
eyesores that meet the view Of the visitor becomes
an official responsibility to clean the whole county TO