The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-08-29
SHORE SEASONS ARE LONGER EACH YEAR.

Nature and providence has been extremely good to
people in the Coastand Old timers used to say one crop
never get alarmed if towns main industry moves OUT
with patience and infinite faith they anticipate something
We of the coasand have been blessed than many
other places that do not have the seashore and the sky
and the fine climate and soothing oreezes TO SELL we are
thrice blessed and don't know it. 81
Aycock Brown says that while the draws
to close the autumn vacation is just beginning
Gone the old days when the cottage people all packed
up left the beach before the first of September in
with the harvest season. and to get their children back
school They still going back for the but
there people left beach throughout autumn
than used to be here during midsummer quarter century
ago.
helped bring the change together with good roads
and fast telephones that enable
urgent affairs, even though a long distance away
Higher standards of living have caused cottage owners
build better houses-srucures designed for living the
year round In the old days when transportation slow
and must prepared tc spend the length of his
crcuous travel no one thought Of anything better to live
in than loosely built house designed for summer comfort
alone.
The millions being spent each year by people who
come to the proved godsend to neghbor
ing counties we'll Two hundred thousand people cannot
the seashore without spending money all along
the route matter which way they come The counties
of Beaufort and Hyde along us. 1884, the counties of
Washington and Tyrre US ga, the counties of Curr
tuck, Camden Pasquotank and others along us. 1853 all
feel with much delight the nvgoratng stimulus of the
cash dollars which always accompany the movement of
tourists and sportsmen. AS often say is the finest
kind of business "Cash the barrehead No exchanges
refunds charge accounts keeping postage
spent on duns, no list money.
We fortunate indeed to be privileged to enjoy this
type of business in Coasand is better than the
old fishing income which sustained commercial oper
ators For it's BEST there nets lost in storms and
there failures in seasons and occasionally dis
honest dealers robbed the fisherman of the fruits of
labors The farmer too, often the victim pf similar
caIamies The tourist dollar just about beats all
of income
God has been mighty good be- people He has left
something here in trust through the years; mighty
savings account upon which to draw in time of need He
has left mighty stewardship to discharge duty to
perform responsibility of the utmost He did not give
great blessings for ourselves alone but gave them p
and left with the lesson in the parable of the
and the talents These mighty of
and air. and heahful climate little u.s. except
under implied condition that share them with
fellow throughout the nation.
nice for look down through the years that
passed. is nice to review good fortune and
raise eyes the skies and out to the horizons of the
future may little twnge of conscience sometimes
when think of how little have done of our effort
to improve these but that little have done
should be of pride In many instances have
failed envsion the future have been lacking vision
courage but still say for the better part of the
people of the Coasand they have into stride in
years. and today there many worthy commercial
mens their foresight and their desire to play magni
fcent part in Coastlands development, well
welI-earned right to share in It's rewards which grow