The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-08-03


Vol XyH ManteO, N c., Friday August 8, 6
MORE PROFIT IN COOPERATION,
Where there's smoke there little fire. it fact
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workers in serving the public will yield most profit
fight the beaches and that people the beach try to head
off business from Maneo. Our observation that this
not generally true but there are isolated instances of the
much talk about it. 'Si&as ssah'ssH~sH1-~a1.~~--~~
We regret that there few selfish people at Mays
Head who being in business cannot beyond their
and have fit to fight to delay the completion of the
road Hatteras badly needed by those who must market
the fish which their livelihood depends is unfortunate
that of these people people able to command
great influence They hurting themselves Mays Head
and the Outer Banks far greater than they know Mays
Head has nothing to fear from Hatteras because those
who visit the Outer Banks mostly people who would
Heads interest to get all possible traffic coming through
this area
There have been instances course where people on
Roanoke Island have sought discourage dodgers
locating the beaches This too only natural but it
belief that any person has gain by practice
of cooperation and in trying his best to help the visitor
find the kind of accommodations he desires.
If person comes to store and cannot fill his
requirements, make grave mistake if tell him
do not believe he find it elsewhere town For our
selves practice the policy of sending visitors
competitors to seek things do not have in stock We
are not narrow as to wish to dollar leave town
cannot get ourselves We believe get spent
here, we will profit from it later
Now there are times on weekends when beach hotels
full and it generally known comes naturally
for oursthome to tell the visitor accommodations
not available and he'd better take what's at hand is
only natural a Saturday, for the beach hotel man.
busy and harassed he is say the line waiting at
the desk it is unlikely he get at any other
hotel
Sometimes by diligent effort room NAV actually be
located and the tired tourist made happy This has been
our experience on several occasions Time after time we
have tried hotels in effort to find single
night weekend and in md-season this is almost i'm
possible Failing after time we have been discouraged
and almost prompted to wire fellow clerks might
do: mo available"
But always by keeping at it. we finally locate room
for dislike to admit inability a favor
for friend and we'd hate to admit Dare County lacked
ample accommodations for ANYBODY The editor of
paper well other business gets numerous calls
from people all about the country who know him. seek
his help in getting accommodations for hastily planned
vacation We make good after boastng week after
week IN our paper about the superior recreaonal adj
vantages of our region.
Let's be fair and square about it. admit that there
is selfish individual here and there who puts his
mediate personal gain the welfare and of
the whole community There are people whose attitude is
1.-THE public be damned But let it be said that they are
in the minority and by pressure of opinion make
them unexpected and without weight.
Certainly it seems to the greatest benefit for all
us will result from the practice of cooperation.
We not denying Instances happened that give
rise to i'll feeling about section fighting the other We
have made our own investigation and found proof of in
stances of the kind. ~
But these are exceptions One rotten crab in whole
barrel of good ones just spois the whole thing,
1t is to the interest of every community to make good
impression the visitor 1t will be ultimate profit
to help him find what he wants. where he it little
practice OF this goodwill policy will pay off in good
Maybe the time will come when all interests NAV establish
central information center in which all interests will
have confidence. This might offer the solution there is
solution. 1855
tnued benefits will from cooperative spirit of serv-
ing the customer not in fighting him. Those of us
who believe in this spirit should discourage the the
selfish individal who and then practices otherwise
Such people hurt ALL do wrong when we expose
bring EN- to Dare County Our problem is to get them
here and not where they may wish to stay they