The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-09-23
LET GOOD JUDGMENT AND coMMoNSENSE
PREVAIL IN TIME OF DISASTER AND LOSS
(from The Hyde County Herald)


Thrice in and four times year disaster has
upon 1t has spared regardless of position
the undeservng Only by hard work united front
may make the best of it. We have less disas
We always find examples to prove how fortunate
actually because have been spared lives and
loved which far ouweghs any loss of labor of
erty.
United we must stand to the difficulties
brought upon by wild nature at work Never before have
needed to stand tightly together in spirit OF cooper
alton All of will need to resources to keep
them close by and to them with judgment We must
share with each other; must pull together. .
There time in area when we have wit
messed pointed lesson the benefits of buying close
home In time of trouble how good friend
home merchant has been through the Too often
have relied upon him convenience trading with
him when needed something suddenly, while at other
times have spent lot of timeand some moneyshop-
ping where could get the best price,
discount for quantity purchases Too often in these nsanc
seeking bargains far aed have squared the circle
only to find out could have gotten quicker and even
cheaper right close by from neghborhood merchant
1t is the merchant here at home, in neghboring
town. who throughout the year. In order to be
prepared to smallest needs most seldom
calls for merchandise he must huge stock He must
keep employees the payroll all our home people who
live and spend their money in vicinity He and his
ployees rent property which taxes paid to
local government and such taxes an important item
in the public budget which benefits all.
Moreover, when trade with home merchant
neighborng merchant serving ourselves well
him and community He is the rely upon in
time of need to extend credit and to wait long time for
his money He is the only man who permits us to owe him
for long periods of time without making sudden demands
upon The business he gets to encourage the
of his store and it's services the better off
munty will be- No community thrved unless had
good stores
In the months to are going to need the home
merchant than before and going to learn
how good friend he is and has been through the years We
will profit greatly keep it in mind that the home store
is the first place to look for what need and failing to
find there then should look for it in nearest neigh
boring community.
Few of may stop to think about it, but serious
blow to every person in community when any of that
community stores must out of business The
often the enency of the home merchant when he is called
on for credit Too often he cannot collect from many
houghess customers who have benefited handsomely by
his goodness When he closes his DOORS the community is
the poorer valuable convenience gone. Some person
be out of job is not hard to enumerate advantages
the community has lost.
The home merchant usually invests all he has in his
business He loves accommodate his customers who
mostly his neghbors He doesn't like to say NO to any of
Therefore in order to keep his business going through
the long lean months he strains his credit borrows of the
bank and pays interest while he is carrying slow accounts
Many times who has and-fal forgets the
count he the home merchant and puts it in auto
mobile television set
We mention these things not from any desire to tell
people where to do business but think and then
there should be reminders of things worthy of consideration
We think this subject deserves lot of thought by
body We convinced that to build good community
in it must contribute in every reasonable to
everything else in it. Those who plan and struggle to build
good home cannot neglect anything that builds toward
that end What we put into home always comes back to
in many pleasant ways.