The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-09-23
OURSELVES AND OUR BEACHES IN GOOD SHAPE.

When get hurt in the pocketbook. we are hurt in
just about all tourist business scared away But when
we began to take stock of ourselves found hadn't
been hurt otherwise Our property damage during the Au
gust hurricane has been mighty light indeed We
might not have noticed at ALL had not customers
out and diverted attention to it.
The pessimistc among inclined to fear that the
customers who away won't back next year This
don't believe for they will remember the delights of old
and after they have found they scared
than hurt, thy will be back.
Never was woman who Immediately after the birth
of her first baby didn't resolve she would have anoh
But wise old mdwives always would say: Hush child
them's the pains you forgt the quickest
Now let us look the situation as Amos and Andy
might We admit fact that the rapid of
shore development have enjoyed during the past few
years bound to slow up little We 90 know that our
hoefolks didn't make the money this they would
like to have and consequently won't be spending it for
panson and Improvement this winter. All of will feel
the pinch to from this unaccusomed lack of loose
money In the vicinity.
And naturally there are numerous people who might
have planned buying lots and building beach homes or places
of business who going to back off for SPELL You know
when fellow is contemplating heavy investment part
of which may be represented by mortgage doesn't take
Now let us view all these things with commonsense
point of view Everything we've got just as good
and there's plenty it. Consequently there nothing
to sit down and cry about In fact it's job to sit
and convince others they have nothing of which to be
afraid.
Next year the old is going to roll up and
battle the finest fares cleanest and least polluted sea-
Atlantic Coast year all the dust and
secs and fears will have been swept away and the
kind of nice cool and clean breezes will meet customers
green belongs the white sands will spread out for miles
and visitors will be drenched in beauty and thrilled with the
vigor and life that always springs from breathing the
breezes of the seashore.
We've got everything we had all the time The wrath
of nature didn't bother at all beyond soaring In fact
when think of the damage wrought upon
munities far inland from the haven't just about
been completely spared It's the lost business that hurt
bad.
The farmer may lose his CROP but he's got to start all
and his field and noursh the new plants next
year He gets by sitting down and weeping
the labor lost He just gets up again and keeps
going.
That in nutshell is what we've all got to do. We
the blessed people earth that living has been
provided We've got to cultivate the We won't do
by complaining by nattention and poor service We can't
overlook liberal courtesy and ordinary good We've
got go further and continue to dish out the good odme
frendlness and hospitality, weknown and so worth
while in Coastland
When business gets scared away and backs off, just
have to work little harder that's all But just have
this old ocean, this fine seashore these delightful breezes
and too sloppy to put out whatever work needed
exchange for cash next season. don't deserve
business.