The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-03-23
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMILITY AND. GRATITUDE

II is with spirit of humility and gratitude as well as
degree of pride in the OF our own people,
following disaster that tell upon Coastand on Ash
Wednesday night that make feeble effort to pay
tribute recognition and to thanks The
sea has given us SO much and the has taken much
ay and the sea- we believe will be the of bringing
through the MANIFOLD IN blessings greatly
multiplied Perhaps loss has resulted from so much OF our
mbng throgh the years in the the efforts that
have been expended in behalf and the BENEFITS we nave
enoyed that were brought about by others than
We have been fortunate indeed many people through
the past thirty years have howered their favors upon us p
consistently working on our behalf
It is impossible find space every who
did his best all the agencies that were mustered IN neha
of handling dreadful situation Suffice to say results speak
and with semblance of efficiency as men and money
move restore that which heavily damaged AS OF
20 wears ago it was Congressman who moved first to get
in motion the federal agencies concerned for our
Congressman Lindsay Warren offered the first solution IN
March 1882 appealed John Barton head OF the
National Red which then spent some $4,000 to AID
victims of the March storm from the northwest in 1882
It was our Congressman Herbert c. Bonner, who moved
to enlist the Army the Navy and Federal Aid Agencies
of the Storm before had telephoned him
Mateo and met with the several officials concerned and
aided in coordnatg the efforts OF those then at work he
returned again this week to prod the Tagging sa business
effort to expedite the flow of money for repairs
It is Mr.. Bonner who of all people is most lavish in his
anized work in Dare Countythe Civil Defense the local
Red Cross the various county Boards including the
general with fortude courage the face of
such terrific losses, continued to carry
Inc quauCy OF mercy not Stralne0, ana we cannot
grade the value the degree Of accomplishment and by
whom, that done in behalf of the people whole
Suffice to say must be grateful that the effort
made and everyone did the best he knew how and in
cord with his judgment is true that were more
qualified out of long experience and general knowledge to
accomplish better results than Others but the spirit
and its degree of motivation what counts in the long haul
With the invaluable aid of those who in from out
side and directed affairs little could have been done without
the willing and dedicated cooperation they found locally
So to all those who had part in this great task say
they have something in which may feel great pride We think
of the long hours freely donated and taken from their gain
full occupations by such those of the Fire Depart
mens and the Chamber of Commerce the Dare Beaches
of Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Mays Head We think of
the gracious ladies in Manteo who forsook their households
to expedite the functions of the Red Cross We think of the
oh cannot think of them ALL and is shame to leave
out anybody We think mostly with gratitude, Of Con-
gresham Governor and others who quickly to
aid More than anything else that stands out
Highway Commission in its immediate employment of
and machinery to restore traffic the broken roads
Never should to be grateful for what they
has given appraisal of the worth and the goodness
pf our highway forces operating they large
complex system Of roads and ferries this diverse area
Coasand All of them worked in cooperation with the postal
service and Postal Inspector F. T. Johnson and Postal Ser
ices Officer Jack Williams spent than week the
working day and night getting mail service establish
which Congressman Bonner had obtained for u.s. We cam
not name all ofhand but thank you ALL and we have
fh!th that out Of the spirit and the sereiance
fulness and dedication of people, will arise finer and
better Coastland that is completely pereated
with the proper spirit of appreciation gratitude and pride
and OF brotherly love too we Hope.
1880. M