The coastland times., 1956-09-14
bXvICTOR MEEKINS
WHEN YOU DO A GOOD JOB
YOU WORK FOR YOURSELF


will you pay?" And if the answer
doesn't suit he walks off. He, if he
takes the job, in most instances,
expects many holidays off with
pay, as well as Saturday after
noon, and a weeks vacation with
pay each year.
The young men of today would
consider it tough if they found the
going like most all young men of
forty years ago found it. Instead
of the $40 a week or better ex-
pected now, young man then
was happy if he got an offer of
seven or eight dollars a week as a
starter 40 years ago. And he was
lucky to get his salary doubled
after a year and sometimes two,
of hard work, usually six, and
sometimes seven days a week,
working often IL or more hours a
day, if in mercantile establish
ments, and no time off with pay,
for anything.
Isn't it wonderful that we enjoy
the more fortunate conditions to-
day, where our young people not
only have some extra spending
money, but time to enjoy it on
various outings. There are so
many things to do, so many things
to see, so many places to go. But
40 years ago, think about the fell
low who worked on So a week,
paid S. of it for room and board
and had to pay for his clothes,
mis- laundry and everything else
out of the So left.
One of the boys from our home
land who went away some AZ years
ago, and after a short business
course, got job at So week for
a starter, was D. Fitzgerald Dan
iels, of Manteo. He didn't finish
a high school education, but he
picked up a lot of education in
the school of hard-knocks, by at
tending church affairs, and
thereby mingling with good people
from whom he learned much. In
the intervening years he has
achieved satisfactory success in
life by sticking to one line, the
merchandising of petroleum prod
ucts. He is now manager of a
distributing plant in New Bern,
after having worked his way along
by way of Covington, Va, Will
mington, and other towns.
D. F. Daniels is the son of an
usual family, whose three sons and
three daughters have shed distinc-
tion on their hometown, in that all
of them were sent away from
home to school, and five got the
benefit of college educations. Some
have distinguished themselves ir
particular. They are the children
of Mrs. Amanda Daniels of Man,
teo and the late John T. Daniels
who gained some fame for his
association with the Coast Guarc
service and the Wright Brothers
This couple, and their children
have proven a distinct contribu
ton to the country. 1t is a family
of great loyalty to home ant
family, and they are often bacl
home together.
D. F. Daniels was a welcome
visitor in this office a few week!
ago, on the occasion of a visit tC
his mother and his attendance
upon the Daniels Day meeting a
Wanchese. He recalled his frs
job in 1914 when out of bushes!
school he got a job with the Pen
der Grocery in Norfolk, which latel
merged into DIP and is now known
as Colonial stores.
He got eight dollars week, anC
he worked long hours, and he hat
to work hard and be alway.
courteous in those days. Nobod!
is afraid of his job these days
and not everyone respects it. Blu
in those days one who talked bacl
to a customer soon found himsel:
on the street.
The fellow who got ahead wa!
more often the one who worked
hardest, and who was mos
thoughtful and considerate. At thu
end of two years the salary in thi.
instance had increased to SIC {
week, and young Daniels wal
sending some money home to hell
his folks, and get the others go
ing to college. He was the oldes
boy. Nothing makes a boy worl
harder than feeling he has def
mite responsibility and has to liv,
up to it.
The course he took brought hin
to the attention of customers, ant
one woman, whose purchases be
gan with trifling orders, ant
might have been trying to the pa
tience of young men these days
took notice of his courtesy and hi
efforts to make friends for tn,
store. She was so impressed tina
she went home and told her hus
band about this young man in th'
grocery store. The husband, being
resnonsihle business executive