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& t^ape Four The Dave County Timef^, Manfeo, N. C. Friday, AuffHF:l JS, I'AdG ip'- The Dare County Times Published' Every Friday by TRIES rrcLISIvING CO., Manteo, N. C. ^r^Noflh Cort)lino v /^PPF.&S ASiOClATIO^ 50 great a departure look good. Dare Countyprog’.'os.s must be worked out a- long con.soiwitive linos. Wo want no boom and need.uig flroa no boom. -^I’di-lrai hi”b pi o-'O.i o do\olo]nnont would i POWER .AND LIGHTS ON SOl’Nl) SiDK .NOW Uvaitch I/tnc Nnw Ciivr Ut .1 ( '..uu p to V ’’w SiibscrtpUon Kntos iti Oarc, Cnrritiick, Year ^1.25; Six Months i5c; Three Months 50c, KIscwherc: One A'eor 1 $J.50; Six Months Sl.W); Three Months 00c Entereil as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Maiileo, N. C. fe'-. VOL. 2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 193G To. Giro Dare A 7,000,000 Income 'Ten Millibn Dollars is the amount it is estimat ed tliat tourist trade will expend in Asheville and Bunt'ombe county alone thw season. If there is a 20 percent profit in the tourist business, then Buncombe county’s business men and citizens will be richei’ by througli Spanish larri'or- The ship was c.“'.o;,r'l .h yiuh ih" iril. of Gibr.iVir. to pioU’;' It from b"- iipon Pi'cpl,' wot’-' taken h ''lip 1 Oiiiril.ar il tl , . ,, 1 1 • r •, 1 hi Ai'mii '1 ’"illi ■; !i.,)|>", I iirou.'''e itit* excilement ol r I iti Iht' bighe.‘''t jiitcb, it.rhprr wriT 'mn 'm., m.imi'iu' ,ii would drive the count.v to unprccendented develop-jimawi. wini-'the .^hlp wiui ainmiius ment at public extienst': it would cau.se over-inve.st-throngh -h" .areal inllux ol out-' siders scekiiw empluynicnt and bringing more famil-j MRS. .MATHIS TO APPEAR | , ios who might lie imVdensoine. The up.shot of it all AT .AIEETING IN RAI.EKHlcVn m.WiLtnr i.a is that in tiie e\enl of any depre.s; ion or let-down of} jthi' oim i ."ci- wm. n i NO. Gl lanv kind, lliai would bring a sudden and .serious de-' ''••'y " "i ■ j clilie in Ini'll 11 rho count\ ll oni CV^Gl y cIII^tG W oulcl J Mailn-s win t Il;p an :r*iiv(' pn* I L.iFr.d ly aft rt bo in a teri'ible i’lx. It would be loaded with a max-un a me-tin.; ot wp.a un'-tr. cir- ttii't! Eirrit-!' .ami r- v. imuin of o\erhcad with no income to meet its bills, ''■■cmpk'to a, hi-.m ii mi its citizens would be out of employment, and burden-l^r?”.;rp eroget. ° iho p’.':c the. Oh! . .. ... TyrroIl.anl lly.Io ronnti.'S. i Xn'lilim at N.a,-' n-iil .1) hr' wl'.i"! •rn .a-r.-, nil .) Mliul t/ll 1)1 1 .1 Him I It.,: • in’ ll r ' oppK’.'.-m-ir ; .... .iin I'.l Mi'l.. 1' op!>' wl'.P iia'.T c-;pp 13 ml 3 u-.r .lir.r 1!"=; tiino. (Uirpi;: 11. wrrl; ll i unplnin d ba- mI- . 1 ' i ■ 111 ■f rinvcp all ihi’ W';,y in the iinrili 1 i.ii ' $2,000,000 than they wa)uld be without this enoianous od with prohibiiite la.ves. Da)c County needs no boom, and no high pres- [ suiv methods. It must he content to continue its pre- llio Fndr.a) j'jan»i >: has Hi.'-iCvl Ml.' number Ul i u i «'\i I fi» i .' ‘j )m . n. ‘ \ 7.1 I!'' ' VrOU. I I - r ll- ■ 'ii.p .1 ill bn- I il ii|) I'u I'o.rl j ii.u ‘ V im,' in | ., 1 r J( mrl n'- | ' . IM lip I M . (lO.-n to'.i.i j I, IP ."i.ir.i.the ! .-1 i.ip v.eJ^.nm-1 .V'.' ’. v.oflli Gas and Coal H’i 8*5. For Fi.sh lyVls (;r(l'r Ynu caji n.iilii irinii of Older from nu' .if i*.(l .d i iJ f.'.U’ ’ ‘M .sent stylo of ])i’ogi'css with .such acceleration as in- will bring it this manner on the bed have evory- We have onl.y to ! carefully tend this crop to reap a bountiful harvest. ‘n a way of speaking as the wdse M.ithi.s. (liirctof i f llio U.n.ui.nki' 1— 1 i iiU\l cli' ,u: .il ’ xlil land pro]cft. to givo a pi.i,-i\ .i.iin ; | |,i-i in on s-, n . , u at 0113 of the ..■.i-lo.i.s. A! nno.hcr ' Tins o eiiren li.i. i £0.-.aon Mr-. M.nlhi.i will li-.i'l .i cli.- 11'. One ot I'leni i.i ..i i cu;-’.ion of cnmmimus pr.iblem:, i-ido will r.iji l. \. t,!!ii 1 p. «(t.vnNCE;-: tl.r. ,\! IH.S flOMK IIEUE ■niM thing the touri.sts want and need. to the world. . . Several factors have been employed in lettin.g the wmrkl know about Buncomu cuLiiity’s udvanta.gos,,,, • ... and tlie appeal of its w’onderful mountains and its[ d'^..a-ir. SCG^lic locTtinn TnoMMontof] Iw fhf» f'lcf f \^!lO (loG^ hl^ iUldwintGl plow cincl who pif.:5c’eps the smmner gras.s plowed umlev: who uses Ms own native fertilizers and doesn t depend on high priced imported chemical fertilizers, which often confronlliig the vnrioii. projiMt 11- rectors, and at .'till unotlior .sr.'i on she will Klvo a talk on ’AmcrUM’s Cradlr Song the p.ogr.in; pro.iiifc:; here on Virginia ID.irc D.i;.. Icllin ' how it was produced, l.s rffccl on the audicnco, and other pha o.s that will be of Intcrc.t to fellow dlre-l.irs JJ.'.NCE I.S GIVEN AT NAGS HEAD COAST G’ AUD ST.\TIO: jii.'L a.-, the o.-iMii .'le i . The other 'ide i' N.i'i- h yc ter.'l.iy i. e niiplc .’:,i .i . er.K'cd fioni e.\i: lence e>.'’ p. niemcry ol many peopl ■ '..inn Ilf 1- bi ."1 ei'a.i: In nil iv fi • 1-, A t'riffin. Sr lY 111 Inr .some 1 r 111 .h ' nii- h-t n cJii- ,'ib nu . even Dialrc it* Staiidiiij : . jii.ii '■ vimr 11 lid I'll I he i; whin jnii W (.'as .niil Oils Dl.-lnbutur fi • Edwin II Fit- Icr Comp.iiiY : no of the lai-.'- e.st mak. r.s ii£ r )|)c pi llie emm- try See me 'i. r pree-.. II. R. draddock MANNNSy HAUlimt, N. C. nM-4t 'f i — a number of millionaires have settled there and con- • ti.iwvd to iioost that .section. It i*. quite true that Buncombe county had to , . , >.-1. ft,.. +‘....itu„.„. first make a be.ginning in the business of attrticting if/ui tcitihzei mag- ■ tourists, and its immense income is a result of years* 'V\1 ' b nc M*nii 'of constant exploitation of Asheville’s advantages.' /V’!^ di'dV in' T]Vii*o'''tli^^L^iiii«^^^^ The good fortune that comes to Asheville can very 1 ^ . rmi easily ho duplicated in Dare County, even though oni ‘ nioie. 1 he Loid, the> . ay, on y coi - a smaller scale. If Asheville and Buncombe county; help those w ho help them.selve.s. . ' can enjoy a tourist business of $10,000,000 in a year „ • ,7* a 1 with a comsequent profit of .$2,000,000 to its citizens, Somewhere _ _ and busino.ss men, then it would not be ami.s.s to cx- y stood on tne p „ pect Dare County, a far larger region, to enjov Ic^.-^, ^y'Jieh i.s one of t e than 1-2 as much tourist income, and on Ihat'ba.sis,produce's ot fine food hsh on the Atlantic we could quickly hope to see an outlay of .$3,000,0001 boingv 50 d annuallv spent in Dare county bv people who come' ' J . 1 1 . . . pi-nien htid fisen at two o clock in I'n. morning and g( ncfinih lo In ing in the nin.-l de-iiaMe of trout and ' other Ii."!! and could gel barely enou.gh to ])ay them for their gasoline, not lo spealf of an inadequate re turn on their inve.-^tment nor the wear and tear on it. Going down to Belliavcn, which is in the heart of this great fish producing section, and wdthin a wharf CklL'f W.itr.uU Otfiicr L T D.'.ughty, forpii'i'Iy in ch.trgc of Sp> nth Di- lie. .1 .i 1., . .i' ir* In Elizabeth City but irjw w:’h ih Tenth Dlihn:-l .ihd .Mi' Dpii.^hty. 5YC-e gtie.'ts of iiiihci' S.iiiJi'c) i;. ni'-'n at .3 d.inee sn-'n b;. he .1, of the Nag.s H-.i;l Co.i't Uit.ir.l S .1- tlon A htf&e cro-,v;i il iir. 1 1 gK 'i- ai.cndctl the d.tnre, h inn-13 l.ir which '.v.T* ftinii 1)1 d 1.;. I'l oj.h tl.3 from the CCC C.ppp o-i R:i,3- ncU? I'laiid. .111.1 wh -h l.i.-a.l iiniil nil I juldr.gh* Among ont-oi'toi'. n lUie . v. r ' ■C.ipt iiiid Mr. C H W ol i.i C.'p! .nnd Mr.s W.i’.ler K herUigi. Di ..n Mr^ H D Walker .in.'l Colvin 'nvij- hero piincipally for recreational purposes. On this,' basis Di re county would realize a net profit of $600,. 000 a year which would mean $100 per capita—a' hundred smackers for every man, \voman and child xvho now lives in Dare county. If yon could add an income to Dare county that would equal a sum of $100 for each of the 6,000 in habitants of the county, you vvould witness the poo I stone’s throw of tlie wharf where many of the.so fish sold pie of Dare county in greater prosperity than anyone j‘'‘Y' liacked lor shipment, Gne lind.s in the has ever di-oamed of. It require no stroke of the imag- ro.staurant ot liio tow n. a Imh dinner on the ination to picture an income even larger from tourist The tourist today is anxious for some place to go. The places thac have been exploited over and over again begin to lose their appeal and the new arid unspoHed places hold a greater attraction for those people with money nd leisure, wdio w'ant some different place in wdiich to find enjoyment. Dare county has a tremendous asset in its beaches and its water and skies, its 85 miles of ocean shtire, its immense dense forests and its unexcelled hunting and fishing will prove a far greater, more iirofitable and more enjoyable as.set than hundreds of Ibousandf of acres of arable land or million.^ invested in huge indu.'ti'ial plants that ci'ush and grind the human soul amid.'t the roar and rush of their machinery. Tho-e foil:-! who live in Dare county today little i-ealize the magnitude of the future that awaits us. People are hu-V with their everyday affairs, their time is consumo’tl in making a living, and il i.s pracli- impossihle for them to keep in touch with thing.' •dy of EUz.ibjth Citv Cup. Ju.iH ! Allon Ml.'l ,(■ Ilf Ro'iantl'.i’ nil I B 1.1 v. 1,1 G .l.i.i; S',.'.v I. r.i : O.iiii. ; Ii !1 .S I ; ll TOWN 'FAXE-S TO HE ADVERTISED SETT. 7 Dt.’inqticnt u.'i’-i for tbo town of Mamio iiri' U:-:li.’.3;l to bp .'-ci vet-.H 1 on Montliiv gep' 'mbpr 7. -,.il • of properly lo t.ikc* pl.t t* on Ol .ober 5. ncpo.cllng fo Mii" Eul.vii.i Miilgctt. to;vn cnlli'ctor JJo.lpe ol Uii.5 .oc-lnn U b.'ing posted by udvoritsenitmt In the well as on the bulletin faoaicl of the county court hoase. ItOADS ON ROANOKE ISLAND RESLEtKACED i..avpr of Gicivfl Olid T.ir i tj;- ii;; Spicai! 0\pr tsoi-i, W,,;- Ilorit buviacf Ti',3 rc-.urf.iPl.-ig of noiii.i..' ’ - 1 ii„i li.ir.l '1,1! i.i'.l ,1 , - I j prngre -ing bn. trilt;- i..i o- . ! Ic.v-.l I'p con .(I'-r ib'.y I iJiir-.n, .ho w.i'. .r ; i j aiii'i til 'inl.i e li.i.- !; tr !i . on the ro.icl frii.'ii th ■ nor !i i'i ' o' u- I I loi 1 pr ■.'■.."all,, -.ll the w ly I'l ‘ W.invh .luJ Will. b'o'i. '1 I'l tl o h.-.l.'i 1' ,1 I to M,"’ I'o .1 1 r f I r.ii’’ V.’ 1)1 - -I iv ll ■ 11 , c III i -on till '4011 - r.'.'';;. 111.). .1. pij.- ‘.lie Oil 1,1.: i-i’.-ci.-iy 111 lit i)' tr;' i .. ,.1 I oft 111.'’ Ill 1 1 ll-1. ii.;'i‘ ,p Wlip-i f'l-, b't of 0 1 'll 1,1 1' cd Rc..\iiokr I-,!.. '1 i a it ' 1 1 ■ . O’'' ' 1 I i-i.mpl .1 b hill of fare priced at forty cents. The meal is all- right. It had the usiiai trimmings, and was as fine and-adequate as could-be.found in aiiy_QUL(yij:estaii5 rant. But the piece of lish. coming with it was only- " ■■ ■ ' a half a trout, and a half llrat weighed less than half a pound at that. The h.-'-hei men actually got only three eights of a cent for that piece of fish. In an hour, witli a few vegetables and a little corn bread, it v’as selling lit one himdred times the price jiaid the fish erman. There is .something wrong .somewhere. !i: i ! II : I noke Soil... b'l.'' ■ to ihc . i ,j . - lion ,’.ni th" i.j.il Iro*.; \v i . ' to the mrt'i end of il ■ I l.i I TOURIST W ANT SIGN POINT!N(, l’l’-To\V.\ Vi-it-rs ISeliric Siirn :-.l'-it!ct t. Erected I’oiiilinr, to .'.Hin'-o >>u Iiirf .Srcliiir. Visiloi'ii to r.Jan.io o'her t; ' vlfil oUvayu run by the m.un tiu);-- nuqhfare leacilns to the uptown ou.-mo'-i nooilon bec,'’i:. ’ there .irc no .'isns to t '.i il-.i'ni wh n t w; -is that which slicks closest to sound bcaiking principles. / i / •' ■7 OUND banking pi'otecl.s dcpostlors’ money, safeg'jartl.-; slnikholdtfrs’ iiitei'c.sts and cn- /f courages liorrowtng ciislimer.s to enter upon C only .such imdcriakings tts contain tlie elements ' / of sixccss. Eacii one oraitese co(nsideratioii,s i.s the tnicst form of friendship a bank can offer. / ■'yVf Miuiia uansing princiiiies permit prontable operations which return a-fair yield on invested capital. They enable llic banlt to maintain an efficient trganizatioii and build up ample re.vcrve.s and surplus to fortify the pro- / H tcction of depositors’ money. , / /4’' D & kg ^ MEMHEli ESTARLISHED lS!)i rtticral Kc rrve Syj.tfm 3)cj)0‘^i( In.sur.iDCc Corp. ELIZARETH CITY. N. C. ( ., —- W- If the people of Dare County believe in patroniz ing home indu.stry; if they think something .should be done to help the fi.-hei inen, they can easily prove their faith by their worK.s. It is their solemn duty to buy and cat more lish, and thereby keej) money at home, and pul it in the po.'ket« of thi)''e who need it. It is the heigth of folly to .■'I'nd money away from home for canned heef. .'au.'age and tripe jiacked in Bolivia, pork packed in Chicago, or codfish from Bos- ’ .salmon I'lom Uieaon. Think it over. cally ...., , that go on outside and to be posted on the trends of j toih nnd the times. _ — - In order to bring to Dare county this immense in- '.Conr/ia/ioa- u’y the Coitner come from tour'si. trade, it will first be necessary to i The Da'-e County Tunes take.s pleasure in con- tell tlie touri.st world in no uncertain tenn.s about gratulating uic prouucers of the Croatan Courier, Dare county. Wlwn oin^ considers the immense busi-; tiic now piiblicalion ol (he Wl’yV Canip now Mken vuhcre 608 vou gallo"* » •\ I ' f’Vi N •A M mo.st readily that a little more effort and expenditure of time anil money on the part of those who must gui(lo the destiny of Dare county, would very easily result in u great increase in money that would be spent here. The evidence that Dare county has a tremendous future is more readily observed by outsiders than liy our home folks, because outsiders have a better oji- portunity lo ie.iti am! lo liu'vcl and to .see wliat nci.- bcen accomplished in other places. In this connection it is of interest to note that such forward looking- men as W. 0. Saunder.s of the Elizabeth City Inde pendent. is .'■() impro.ssed with the future of Dave County tiiat lie thinks Dare County needs a manager. The idea i.s sound in theory, but doubtful in practice. Few men among the citizens could be ex pected to have the knowledge and the vision to plan the destiny of Dare county along well ordered, yet swiftly moving I'outes of progress that would have the proper balance of acceleration. Virtrinia bv the WPA w'a.s ))vo(luccd at Fort Eusii' boys. Tlie rourier fii'.'-'i ap|)t‘i'ed at Manteo on Aug ust 1 1. and ..gain n i .-kngn -t 21. Jt will bo pnblLslicd weckl;. and is a '•mart ami ."najipy publication that ' doc-' . .'('(iit to the proilncoi''-. Its oflitorial staff is coiniio-’cd of I’otor (iiirka, .SiUK*rvisor; Iiobert Hill, Editor. Che-'tor Vaughan and Kenneth Landacre, ne;'";'te''s We fonyratulatc them on their enterprise I in publishing -u interesting and worthy a medium i for boosting the canip.s and giving out newsy irifov- mation a’oout their.acti\ itie.s. If I \: #'l m Ih- .MANTEO GlicL 'Cr.n I’l (1 ‘.r,m pt.^e one' In S'.' ..?it1iii;I .M:'.- IJ.irtic'. i motniT 1 ' 1 3;i;':i I'-.c in'-pirinq A'.p- ..ml at In’rlik’n had till’ 'Aoiidi’i’Iiil opporliiiify ot .-•ui'lng .0 prr.-J iction of Scliillvr'.s V/illl3.m T' l; .11 w , 1 .-1 n.-' of On the other hand, what oustider could be im- j l i Ijortecl and made a manager of Dare County, who j foinou'i from "T'! l.a-t Supper', would have more than a mercenary interest in the aic t.i.u a'...t3tio:' v. . e post? Surely, the profe.ssional executive who could foresee only a temporary position, one wMch would iiiU hatiny hoi ii ab.indiint’il for ii-k be dcDendent on changes of administration, would “f with which to keep them ycaw. on hoard ti not bo expected to have the natimal love aiyl affection, cuimrM^rnuVof’i'lb' /rruolno tw.3nq*!nvcTorv.-, arid pride in achievement that beats within the heart | i.-* mor- Ijcju .! if hiii r. r AH of the forward hulking native. muio h.o'■ c n , .:i'M''.'.ed. It is a certainty the bringing in of any outsider, ibu'jt^T'^lppMn'w,'."' .uoufwiith or the employment at a high salary of any native other roati.-. ic.idi.ig w Rome, has s - rv-woulcl be met with a storm of protest from'the I'esi- rebuilt, m Rome Muosoimf ff-i'dents-of Dare County who hold the votes in their Kvhitc moroie bmu. for .uc m '.fWi’-. handsi' As a consequence, such a progressive move' Olympic K.im From no.-^icm. .Mrs. far .'in the future rather than near at hand. There i through the ^^^^niu.sti bo a campaign pf education, and every ciLizcn-,a„i lemm, ,*rov .s. They vicivcd the •1 0" ,n .V'. C.ipri the:/ vi.-l.'d :he . f.'.iio.i, Biu ‘ Grotto and the liomc : D. .t.'ii.l jMunthc. aut.hor of the .wH-kno'wn book. “Tiic Story o' •S.ri Michele." I On ihe return trip the Americans j .idl'd on the ship Como dl Savola. I Tne boat had 25.000 people on * '.')ard'. including such ccleb.ltles as Cir ice Moore. Ina Claire, and num- V.n'-i'i. • hf f-imoits lectures and teach- ' r:., all ru^'’. ng nome because of E'.irop'.’anx 'war clouds. Ir. Europe I'll I hey found the Amorlc.on dol- ;.i.- v.oi h only sixty or sixty-five cents, the least it has been worth On board ths ship also with four Tv.ints, and 250 piv ;cs ot baigago On landing the r ijah incci to claim Mrs. Barber's tiiink. In addition to all hi-s t.vn oaggago .and she ani the authori ties h.ad I hard time convl.ielng him that it did not belong to him Crossinj the Am'rlcans path a number of times while they wore In Europe •*•" a real Arabian sheik, wiln hh’ niimeroii; tvlv - \ The la.st part of the trljjt as chcdulecl h.od tt* be can.ecllcd,'j,as, taken the ptbtyf; If you run your car as much as the U, S. average, you’ll buy 608 gallons of gasoline this year. You’re really a big buyer. So weigh the facts before you, pass your money across the curb...Here are some important facts to help you form a judgment Texaco Fire-Chief meets the high Government specifications’''' for emergency duty gasoline for fire-engine and ambulance seryice. Yet Fire-Chief sells everywhere today at regular gasoline prices. TEXACO Check-hps show that more tourists use Texaco Fire-Chief tlian any other brand of gasoline. Shrewd purch^ing agents for big companies buy only after scientific tests. Many big bus lines, 5uch as Greyhound Lines, use Texaco Fire-Chief regularly. Big air lines such as TWA are users of Texaco petroleum products. '^TEXltCO^ Wg&roust first learn for llimself if the prospects to follow ruins ot Pompeil, .and sivw..Vesuvius Iti.wo’ald- .have •Pcdcrnl SiVctiricntlon VV-M'57J for liirirrijcnry Motor Fuel.
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