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Face Os Eastern North Carolina Is Changing, New Industry Creating More Opportunities
(Editor’s Note: Dr. 1
E. Walton Jones, a
former professor of 1
economics at North i
Carolina State Univer- 1
sity, is North Carolina
field director for the '
Coastal Plains Regional
Commission. He is as- ]
sisted by Joe Grims
ley, a native of Wil
son). i
By Dr. E. Walton Jones
The face of Eastern
North Carolina is chang- ,
ing.
New industry is creating ,
more opportunities and
higher-paying jobs in many
areas. Tourism is increas
ing and mechanization is
making the farmer’s job
easier and more profit
able.
And yet, the develop
ment potential of Eastern
North Carolina has barely
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Consider the§e possibili
ties for bringing about
further development of
these potentials:
—A major coastal high
way intersected by prim
ary east-west roads to
provide access to resources
and markets.
—A manpower develop
ment program that would
train everyone who needs
a skill and provide assist
ance in matching each in
dividual’s talents with a
job suited to his inter
ests.
—An all-out effort to
develop the full potential
of coastal resources rec
reation, fishing, transpor
tation and new uses of
products from the sea.
—A positive alliance
among units of local gov
ernment to tie rural and
urban areas together into
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viable communities to sup
port high technology in
dustry and provide a full
range of service.
—A program that will
speed full mechanization
of tobacco and vegetable
production.
—A positive program to
attract high technology in
dustry with good paying
jobs.
—New corporate organiz
ations to link small farm
ing units into aggressive
business enterprises.
—Full application of sci
ence and technology to
, meet the challenge of in
dustrialization and urban
ization.
These are a few of the
program ideas being con
sidered by the Coastal
Plains Regional Commis
sion.
Right now, the commis
sion, a federal, state and
local government partner
ship for economic planning
and development, is engag
ed in major studies to
identify the appropriate
programs to raise the
standard of living for ci
tizens in 159 counties in
North Carolina, South Ca
rolina and Georgia.
Patterned after the Ap
palachian Regional Com
mission, the Coastal Plains
Regional Commission gives
the governors of the three
states equal voice in deci
sion-making with a fed
eral co-chairman appointed
by the President of the
United States. Gov. Dan
Moore currently is the
state’s co-chairman of the
commission.
No funds are made
available, nor is action
taken in North Carolina
without the approval of
the governor.
To increase the effective
ness of the planning and
development effort, the
commission has establish
ed state field offices in
each state. The North Ca
rolina office is located jn
the State Administration
Building in Raleigh.
The commission hopes to
accelerate the economic
growth of the area through
programs that bring to
bear the resources of local
leadership, local govern
ment, state government
COASTAL PLAINS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION
and the federal govern
ment.
To achieve this goal, it
has designated six princi
pal target areas for con
centrated study. These in
clude transportation, in
dustrial development, ma
rine resources, education
and .manpower training,
tourist industries and ag
riculture.
Transportation will play
a major role in the future
development of the 45-
county area of Eastern
North Carolina.
The commission has re
tained Wilbur Smith and
Associates of Columbia,
S. C., to study the regional
transportation systems in I
the three-state area and |
recommend a developmen-l
tal highway plan. The I
commission expects to have II
the results ready for a I
Congressional presentation I
in January, 1969.
One of the most promts-1
ing means of increasing the ]
income of the people of]
Eastern North Carolina is
through industrial develop
ment. The area is grow- ]
ing, but the large supply]
of underemployed man
power offers almost limit-1
less opportunity for the fu- j
tore.
The Battelle Memorial I
Institute of Columbus, I
Ohio, is conducting re- ]
search to study the poten-1
tial of the region to sup-]
port high technology in-1
dustries. These types ofl
industries would offer I
higher-paying jobs and ac-|
celerate the area’s growth. |
Encouraging the expan-1
sion of the tourist indus-1
try in Eastern North Ca-j
rolina is another major |
target area for the com
mission. A study is un
derway to help determine
which areas in the three
states offer the best po
tential for commercial
complexes, to stimulate
year-round tourism in the
coastal areas.
North Carolina’s strate
gic location to the major
northern population areas,
and the state’s abundant
supply of land and water
Indicate that a major ex
pansion of the tourist in
dustry is possible. De
velopment of this industry
will bring new wealth into
the state.
The Coastal Plain. Re_
gion is in the midst of
an agricultural revolu
tion. Cotton and peanuts I
are almost completely me
chanized. Progress is be
ing made in the medianiz-1
ation of tobacco, vegetables |
and horticultural specialty
crops. These developments |
offer hope for higher
earnings and for further
development of processing
industries.
An advisory committee,
consisting of four appoin
tees from each of the
three states, has approved
agricultural conferences at
which experts and farmers
can jointly explore means
of bringing about the fur
ther development of agri
culture in the region.
Perhaps toe most inter
e»ting area of study to toe
commission is that of ma
rine resources. The com
mission staff, supported by
a marine resomew com
mittee appointed fay the
imnon of the three
states, is studying to*
7 many uses of toe aw and
its marine environment.
The Atlantic Ocean is a
unique resource, offering
exciting potential for fu
ture development. It is
regarded as a new fron
tier for mineral and chem
ical wealth.
Although the extraction
and use of products from
the sea must be considered
a long-range objective, our
marine environment is al
ready contributing sub
stantially to our economy
through fishing and tour
ism. The commission’s
work will hopefully accel
erate this potential
The future economic de
velopment of the Coastal
Plains region hinges to a
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great extent on the devel
opment of its human re
sources.
The education and man
power development study
being conducted by the
commission is aimed pri
marily at developing a
program to upgrade the
skills of people in the re
gion to meet the needs of
high-technology industries.
The education study will
consider whether a model
manpower training center
or additions to current
centers is a more effective
method of increasing the
skills of individuals in the
region who will man the
new jobs created.
The Coastal Plains Re-
gional Commission’s pro
grams are far-reaching,
yet the objective of in
creasing personal income
in the area is one that is
worthy of concentrated ef
fort.
In any regional plan
ning and development pro
gram, participation by lo
cal governments and the
people of the area is a ne
cessity.
An excellent example of
this approach might be
drawn from the Appala
chian Regional Commis
sion. Multi-county plan
ning organizations, called
Local Development Dis
tricts, in the 29-county
area of Western North Ca
rolina initiate projects and
provide the local leader
ship necessary to any
planning and development
effort.
The idea of multi-coun
ty planning and develop
ment not only promotes a
spirit of cooperation be
tween local governments,
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but also insures that maxi
mum benefit can be ob
tained from the resources
available within the plan
ning area
These districts do not
rule out city and county
planning, nor do they rule
out local governments re
ceiving funds from the
commission or other agen
cies as done at present.
The Coastal Plains Re
gional Commission is a
relatively young organiza
tion, having been charter
ed in July, 1967. At the
present time, funds for
administration and plan
ning have been made
available to the commis
sion. It also has a limit- ,
ed amount of funds for
technical assistance and to
supplement other basic
federal programs.
The commission itself,
made only one project
grant in 1968—5213,108 to
the Southeastern Commun
ity College in Whiteville
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