The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1959-07-17
EVERY PERSON MUST BE
A SALEMAN FOR REGION

in the Nations capital l heard
numerous expressions concerning
the growing interest throughout
the land, in our coastland country
l was told by several people, that
we are going to have the best
known seacoast on the Atlantic in
a short time.
One of our biggest assets, was
reminded, is that so many of our
citizens are good statesmen for it.
That, l can say again, for l have
been preaching it a long time.
Each of us must consider him
self a statesmen, to make our land
more favorably and more widely
known, for the age-old hospitality
that brought US our first fame and
greatest goodwill is still our big
gest asset.
The growing number of tourists
who come here will be good custo-
mers ready to tell others, if we
impress them with a spirit of
courtesy and friendliness and the
desire to be helpful. Nothing de-
velops more friends than courte-
Gus treatment toward a stranger.
Nothing creates more ill-will for
any community than to be rudely
received, short-changed or put to
inconvenience.
Truly, it will pay off; in fact it
is now essential for our economic
survival for US all to do our best
to be good statesmen for our re-
gion.
Nearly every time something
dangerous happens in this coast
land, l am away. l have been at
hand during some of the hurri-
canes when no damage has been
done, and l have been awed by the
majesty of the wind and sea at
work. But in all the instances
when severe damages has been
done, it has happened l was away
from home.
Last week, when the twister
went through Mays Head, and tore
down CASTOR Mann's property, !
was sitting in the Washington air.
port, wondering why the plane
waited four hours to take off for
Norfolk. L had expected to be
home before night, but didn't get
to Norfolk until after dark. There
1 had to spend the night. There
1 learned on telephoning home,
that the damage had been done at
Mays Head.
1t was then I learned of the
death of Lynton R. Daniels, ma
tive of Wanchese, with whom l
worked in a Norfolk shipyard over
40 years ago. I always had high
esteem for Lynton because of his
loyalty to his old home community,
and his apparent desire to live a
Christian life without making a
show of it. He was always friend
ly and helpful, and 1 missed him
when he left to return to, the
Coast Guard service in which he
had spent some time before, his
first experience being as cook in
the Bodie Island station.
The heavy rains of the week
end brought a lot of grief. l was
in a shower Saturday in Albert
Spencer's big garage in Columbia,
and saw a striking example of the
damage that can come to an inno-
cent citizen in the aftermath of
progress. Here, where the new
bridge has been built, and by
pass made through town, the rails
ing of the roadbed without provid-
ing adequate drainage, has served
to bring all the water right into
Mr.. Spencer's doors and to flood
his floors. He said he had made
many efforts to get the highway
people to correct the situation but
without avail. It's a costly situa-
ton for him. Just up the street,
Bill Vanhorn and Charles Cohoon,
each with a new place of business
is doing fine, and headed for big
business as traffic grows on u. S.