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THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1935.
RANDOLPH FAIR AGAIN
Again we meet our friends and
neighbors at the annual Randolph
county fair and it is a happy time.
Old friends who are separated by a
few miles of Randolph soil are greet
ing each other for the first time since
last fair-time. Neighbors are admir
ing, and perhaps envying, the exhibits
displayed by their neighbors. Visitors,
and former citizens of this county are
returning to Randolph and enjoying
the exhibits of textiles and from other
manufacturers of varied articles made
here in the center of the state.
The midway is certainly sufficiently
varied to suit any taste, from kiddie
rides, to a boat contraption that stands
thrill hunters on their heads in mid
air. Soothsayers, kitty-stands, bingo
and all are there—not to forget hoo
chy-coochy shows and fan dancers—all
are there. And the cattle and poultry
departments—a fine place to go and
admire the stock and meet some of
Randolph county's best farmers who
can be found exchanging ideas and
passing the time o' day.
Withal, Randolph county’s fair is
just that—representative of the coun
ty’s products and people and if you
do not go, and go several times, you
will miss much.
A MENACE TO SOCIETY.
Drunken drivers appear to be in ill
repute in Macon, Ga. A judge in the i
city court at that place—Judge Earl
W. Butler, by name, not only delivers
sermons to those who are convicted of
this charge in his court, but backs
them up with stiff sentences. A fine
of $500 or a jail sentence of twelve
months, held a truck driver for a time.
Every person who drives an automo
bile knows the fear of the road hog
and especially the truck road hog.
Some of the huge trucks speeding
through the main part of Asheboro
howl to the citizens as they pass,
“Take that crate out of my way.” All
truck drivers are not so—as we all
know. There are some very consider
ate men driving these heavy vehicles
and some who are very cautious as
well. But, they do have an advantage
over light cars. It almost gives the
driver of a small, light car the feeling
/of wanting to scurry into the bushes
rabbit-like, when one of the mammoth
affairs approach full speed.
Definite proof that speeding along
the highways is a dangerous proposi
tion, aside from the death toll, is the
fact that the government trucks for
the CCC Camps have governors on
them making it impossible for them
to speed. The government of the Unit
ed States is unwilling to be respon
sible for speeding trucks and the
damage they can do.
| Nor are trucks the only menace
the death rate is not actually as high
j as from private cars. The way they
| speed unhindered up and down thJ
highways, the streets of this and oth
er towns, should be stopped by the
; officers of the law. Few duties as- j
' signed to officers are more important
■ than this duty of stopping speeding j
and drunken drivers—a menace and j
j dangerous to society.
KEEPING THE DOLLARS AT .
HOME
; In the early days of this nation the
greater share of the manufactured
goods used by the people of the “new
world’- were bought in the foreign
markets, particularly fabricated iron
and steel. It soon became apparent
that if we were to develop our natural
resources it would be necessary to
erect laws to encourage and protect
growing industries.
Hence the protective tariff laws.
We think it was President Lincoln,
who, in making a few remarks on the
subject, said, in connection with the
purchase of steel rails: “In buying
our rails and other materials from the
home producer we not only have the
goods, but the money as well.” The
meaning is that by buying at home we
get the goods and our money remains
in circulation at home.
That is high grade logic.
And it is applicable today as it was
then.
In national affairs and in small
town affairs.
If we spend Asheboro earned mon
ey in Asheboro it will not get away
from us—it will remain in circulation
in Asheboro and will be of benefit to
everybody. On the other hand if we
send Asheboro earned money to other
towns it is lost to us forever, and we
have to do the more hustling to again
fill up the hole made by the disloyal
expenditure of money that belongs in
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j ' Chevrolet Trucks In Thrilling Tests Atop Pikes Peak
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In the first formally observed and timed tests of motor trucks over the perilous hairpin turns and steep switchbacks
of the Pikes Peak auto highway, near Colorado Springs, Chevrolet 1 M-ton and half-ton trucks demonstrated their
power, endurance and efficiency over the course of the annual Labor Day hill climb contest, a distance of 12 miles,
2200 feet, with a rise of 4959 feet from the start to the summit, 14,109 feet above sea level. The upper illustrations
show the 1 J'2-ton truck, driven by W. P. Bentrup, on its way to a record of 37 minutes, 52] 2 seconds, with its full
3000-pound load (it made the run afterward, without load, in 26 minutes, 12 seconds), and the officials at the finish
(left to right): Harry Hartz, technical advisor; Robert M. Ross, Detroit Times; Dan Kennedy, Colorado Springs
Gazette and Telegraph; and John L. Jenkins, Chicago Daily News. -The lower photos show the Chevrolet half-ton
truck, which Harry Hartz drove to the summit in 25 minutes, 3 seconds, and the finish of the run of the lj^-ton
truck with full load.
Asheboro.
Maybe you can buy cheaper from
I the outside merchant.
And maybe you only think you can.
Also, somebody (or the mail order
catalog') tells you you can and you
believe it without investigation. That’s
your loss usually, and Asheboro’s loss,
generally. If every person who casual
ly or habitually patronizes the outside
merchant and the invading peddlers
were to be as intent as they are in
“saving money” they would find them
selves in better position to save mon
ey and they would surely be better
values for their money by taking the
Asheboro merchants into their confi
dence.
There are no tariff laws to protect
the home merchant.
He must protect himself.
The up-to-date merchant, like those
doing business in Asheboro, are en
deavoring to protect themselves by
selling only first-class goods and
meeting the prices of any outsider for
the same grade of merchandise. They
are doing their full duty toward the
town and its people, but it is the peo
ple who are remiss in the fulfillment
of their duty toward the merchants
and the town. Every Asheboro dollar
is sent away weakens the financial re
sources of the community just that
much, and adds to the load everyone
must carry.
The Asheboro merchant is EN
TITLED to your dollar.
We emphasize the word.
They are entitled to the Asheboro
trade because many of the good things
we enjoy in Asheboro cannot be car
ried on unless prosperity is attending
the ventures of the home dealers.
When their business suffers, as it does
from the unjust competition of the
outside merchant, they cannot contrib
ute to the charities and the churches
and the other uplifting influences that
must be present in every community
to make the community a good place
to live in. It is the home merchant
that pays the taxes and who takes
personal interest in you and in your
town.
The outside merchant has no in
terest in Asheboro.
Nor in you.
They contribute nothing toward
Asheboro's upkeep. Their interest
goes no farther than getting the
! Asheboro dollar, and if you are fool
! ish enough to give to them they will
I keep right on coming for more. Why
enrich the outside dealer, Why not
spend your money with the home mer
chant, whom you know to be always
honest and square and loyal to Ashe
boro ? If every Asheboro earned dol
lar were spent in Asheboro as it
should be, we would have a town not
approached by any town on earth.
The possibility is before you.
Why not give it a trial?
A dollar in Asheboro is worth more
than a million dollars that are in some
other town, and the only way we can
get the value out of our dollars is to
keep them working amongst us, and
to do that we must keep them at
home.
There isn’t any room for argument
on this question.
Look into it a bit and see.
Asheboro merchants have their all
right here in Asheboro; they are a
part of the community, a big part at
that; they are interested in you, anx
ious to serve, and if you will but give
them first chance at your dollar you
will soon discover the mistake you
have been making by driving the
Asheboro dollar out of town, where
their Value is lost to the upbuilding
of this community, m
Just at the present moment the
town is over-run with peddlers making
a house-to-house canvass of various
descriptions. Tomorrow a new Swarm
of peddlers will drop into town with
another line of goods, sent out by
some clover importer whose store is
his trank. No matter what they ped
dle the Asheboro merchant has as
.goad and in most cases a bettor article
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for less money. Let Asheboro people '
be loyal to Asheboro industry and our
town will reflect the results in all lines
of civic enterprise.
With Other Editors
STl'PID TALE BEARING
The clip sheet of the National Re
publican Committee is obviously hard
pressed.
It has rushed out a story to the ef
fect that the potato bill which seems
to be so irritating- to the growers of
spuds was a “must” measure of the
President after Congressman Lindsay
Warren had defeated him in a poker
game during an outing on Jefferson
Island some weeks ago.
The charge is not elaborated and
the public is left to make its own con
jectures.
Perhaps, after this fashion:
Congressman Warren was on one
side of the question of potato control
—this is all surmise, to be sure—and
the President was on the other.
They let the question fall out on the
poker table and there to be decided by
the chips.
The President lost and, therefore,
had to rush this measure through Con
gress whether he thought it wise or
not.
Such are the inferences the Republi
can committeemen want the public to
draw.
Proving what it is charging is quite
another matter and, in its estimation,
of no consequence.
All the committee is interested in
getting over is a flood of asperities
against the President, even by means
of no better than a make-believe, fairy
story like this.
Tactics of this degenerate nature
will not put many votes in the boxes
for the Republican party.
The voting public of AmeriV* • .
telligent enough to discn^te^'
tween fair and foul means that ^
used in a campaign and such an efw
as this represents is so obvirLi
the detestable and contemptibR^
that the reaction will not be lon^-6
setting in—Charlotte Observer. ?
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.. You’ll get a
BETTER BUY
from your
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THE MAKE YOU WANT
THE MjODEL YOU WANT
THE PRICE YOU WANT
TO PAY
1933 CHEVROLET COACH—Only driven
12,000 miles—original finish— ^/l OCT
clean as a pin .
1933 FORD 4-CYLINDER TRUCK WITH
CAB AND DUAL WHEELS—Good tires—
Runs and looks good—a real
value .
1930 FORD COUPE—Clean as a pin—in
A-l condition—with an O. K.
that counts .
$175
$275
1934 CHEVROLET CLOSED PICKUP—
Looks and runs same as new—good tires—
A big bargain for some
one
$395
1933 CHEVROLET Long Wheelbase Truck,
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1929 OLDSMOB1LE SPORT COUPE-^Just
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-Only .. $llD
1933 FORD V-8 Long Wheel Base Truck
Cab and dual wheels—Has good heavy duty
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Only . I
1934 CHEVROLET MASTER SEDAN—
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Tall for a demonstration—This
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$495
SOLD ON SMALL DOWN PAYMENT,
BALANCE MONTHLY ON GMAC PLAN.
Nance Chevrolet Company, Inc.
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ASHEB0R0, N. C