The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-03-29
THE HOME MERCHANT.

THE HOME MERCHANT.
The business men of our town. your town. anybody's
town deserve kind words than they get Did you
stop think about the worth of your merchant to Yourself
or your a Do you know how long your commun
the effort of himself and of others like him?
Who's the first person we 60 to see when we set out on
to buy advertising in all the high school ANIMALS roundabout
us? Who do look to for financial aid when visitors
to be fed celebrations staged the world summoned
to our doors to witness bounty?
Who do we look to to trust long time when times
are tight and after we have sent all our ready cash long
way from home to mail order houses which often sell
lightweight goods make also pay the freight and wait
long time to get what buy When it to pounding
the preacher helping with neighborhood dinner letting
us have something cost and agreeing to take back what
is not used nobody called upon like the home merchant
The home merchant too, pays taxes which support all
the benefits of Government enjoy Usually it is difficult
for him respond all calls made upon him No matter
how generous he feels he maybe can't give because his
wholesalers calling him too He is always in need
of money himself because he all gets carrying
lot of folks who deserving and in need and
folks who careless about paying and and then
who actually means to beat him.
While he is wondering how going to keep his own
bills paid and his bills do have to be paid and that's JOKE
he may look about him and see new car flash by his door
just brought in by some customer who has made big crop
big fishing, while being able to live store account
erators washing machines etc. coming into homes whose
grocery bill hasn't been paid up in year.
And yet year after year the home merchant goes on
pointment and establishment to find the energy to say
mo" even when he knows he is being taken for ride.
Folks complain about his high prices, grumble when his
stocks are low and incomplete put lot of dignity and
pretend to be highly offended when he sends them state
ment of their account the of which should be reminder
enough that they ought to to his there be any
human mercy and gratitude in their hearts
We have, with very few exceptions never dislked
home merchant We know they have their Worries their
troubles and cannot always be joyous and bouncy in
spirits June bride. We know they have than
ordinary mans troubles for men, when the days work
is done go home to full meal and if they wish, lie
down and away the night But too often the merchant
is sitting tearing his hair trying to figure out which of
his customers might possibly shell out enough and in the
aggregate help him stave off wholesaler for another
week that he can keep serving his friends through
another Saturday night.
Most all the home merchants have known have
been good to We have imposed MANY but those
have found friends indeed and it delight pay
to them the money that their due We know they
strive to do good and to help many and do not grumbe
about the prices when know that in this fe whether
in the grocery store the church, the school, wherever
you may be- those who pay their bills must bear the cost
OF the deadbeat know that those who labor must also
toll little extra to support the drones We have long ago
learned cannot get something for nothing and retain
dignity pride and desire pull part the load
in life There few who refuse to dismiss the dea and
they succeed for time but they pass to their postery
shameful legacy lack of inspiration and make of them
shftess shambing, inert group who will be able
to fool the home merchant into credit for thin dime In
fact we think few years. this class will have driven all
merchants beyond the power to their books