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The Wayne sville M OUNTAINEER Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park XLMII NO. 21 VOL. WAYNESN 1LLE, N. C, THURSDAY. MAY 21, 19 56 $1.00 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY fatin ctric Co. Celekating 20 nmversary Ele iA - y VHAXK MARTIN Members of Martin Electric Service Department Owners Of Martin Electric Co. - N A EDWARD HILL W 1 1. LA III) MOODY I'ltKD K ATCLI l-'KK JOSKl'll V. HOW 101,1. I'A I'll M A It TIN Mil l) M ltTIN -Photos bv Siu'rnll's Studio Our Complete Stock and Service complete stock Y Radio Service s EleCtriCal SlipplieS and Complete Stock Parts and Accessories l or Lighting Fixtures A" Makes 1 ; ; -k. ' : " ; k Neon Signs Refrigeration Service MANUFACTURERS 1 A R T S SALES SERVICE Trained Experienced Service Men 1 .U ' III. II IIUJM MMUM I IH lh I I . Illllllll " J.JPWWI.WI ' ' " W J'g Is Built Around Your Needs Frigidaire Household and Commercial REFRIGERATION h Public Address Sound Systems SALES and RENTALS Electric Wiring Residential Commercial Industrial Delco Products LIGHTING SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEMS The Completeness and Usefulness Of Our Service Results Naturally From Our Years Of Experience In Meeting Your Electrical Requirements MARTIN ELECTRIC COMPANY Phone 31 Established In 1916 "We Service Anything We Sell" Church Street Firm Started In 1916 Now Largest West Of Charlotte Fred And 'Paul Martin Have Huilt Large lUtsiness, And Carry Over 1.000 Hems In Stm-k Haik in lOlfi. just . ommt'iK' mrnt of t ho Wnyncsvillo hih school was in inr'S.s, u nicmlx'r of the M'ti.ioi' class and his yotinfr brother i-iuHi'ivod the iica of starting in bus-' ini'ss, hut not a business f the na ture t.liat hatl lieen tri'l out. in small votniminitioei, but one entirely tlilTor ent. 'l'hey ileeuled to enter tbe eleetri eal business. Willi determination, and ambition, the two brother worked out details, and with a small stoek opened in the rear of their father's Kr,,,'ry store. Today, just twenty year?. Inter, these two brothers, have the largest eleo trieal business, and more supplier for lare mntTa'ts than any Mimilar hu.s iness west of (liarlotte. The .senior, L'tl years uy.n, wius Fred Martin, and his younr'r brother," I'aul Martin. When they started in husine.su their firm name was Maiiin Krothers, but Inter this was ('handed to MaJrtin Kleetrie Company. Thefr business is known far nn) wide, a.s they do (len eral eontiactin Viver a radius of lf0 miles. When the two brothers started they (lid all the work themselve.s, but within a ishort time they were forced to ftct others to eoini' in, because the bu.siness wa.s growing-. In MM", l''r'd 'answered a . all of his country, and joinc the urmy. He was rne two years, and during that time I'aul kept the hn.'iine.ss in tact, iand kept expanding tJic -opx'" of service and sales. Shortly after Kred returned from the war, radio made its Jippenrnace, and the two brother were quick to realize the opportunities: offered in that field, nnd for a period iH'fore eonunerciiil .sets were nvuilahle,. they made' receiving si ts fop loenl use. I'aul, by the way, had t.h first re eeivintr set., ever heard ill Waynes fill, and really introdueixl radio to WaynefViJle. At that time theke were Only two broadcasting stations - KIK A, I'itt.sburtf, and WJY, New ark, N. .1. , M iv Martin till has the sinple tube that, .was the heart of Waynesville's first, radio, Although n i)ue-r look-, inn' piece of apparatus tonlay as com paicdwilh : modern isleel tulles, it is still in Working order. One of the first 'fanry-Tiiado nets" over brought here was a Westinghoiisc, aii has . the serial number of (V71i. Only recently Mr, Martin '.heard a b.-oad. ast over a set of the same mode) with a serial number of COO, 000, While the firm has been, interested in radio, and still handles hundreds of tk w .sets a year, besides main taining a large repair service depart ment., they have as( given attention to every other line in their -field. It is interesting to know that there are oyer 4,000 itemH in stock in the Martiii Kleetri.' ; Company, and it is this large stock both for retail and const met ioVx -work that (has , driven, the firm the distinction of being the largest of its kind west of Char lotte... The firm has done quite a bit of work for the l fferent governmental units, having wired several 7)ri.son eamps, and also several of the CCC camps in this section. Not long ago they installed the Frigidairs water cooling system in the Champion Fibre Company. And when tho A. C. La''-' rence Leather Company built their cut sole plant at Haze! wood it was Martin Kleetrie Company who did the industrial wiring. The firm has made several changes of location during their twenty years, but eai h time they moved to larger quarters, artd in their present quar ters they have a large floor space for displaying electrical appliances of every nature, from .FVigidaires, radios, ranges, vacuum cleaners, iron " washers to the smallest light bulbs. The basement of the place is used for storage and garage k pace. Both brothers hold first class li censes for radio operating. Fred has a set in the place of business, which recognized by the Radio Commission1 as station W4H.M, but he has done but little operating during the past two years, . Paul was assigned station 4LM when he was active in radio work. Fred is a member of the Methodist church, and the American IiCgion. He is married and has two children, and lives on Richland street. Paul ip a member of the Methodist church, First Lieutenant of the North Carolina National Guard, of Company "H." He has held this commission for 14 years, and has been with the organization for 17 years. He is a member of all bodies of the Masonic Order Number 259. of Doric Council No. 20, the Wayncsville chap ter 69 of Royal Arch Masons, and the Waynesville Commandery 31 of Knights Templar. He is married and liveg in Grimball Park.
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