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DISTRIBUTION . . middlemen
Kere Ah. erica we have <ieved
'>1*. U nfeUi?x& ol production which
o?AKt us to turn out more, better
and' cheaper useful gpods than can
be produced anywhere esse in the
v.orlcl. At the stone trim. th. productive
i^t*?trles of America pay
higher wages than the worker? 01*
any other nation get. not only in
dollars but in lilt purchasing power
of their wage?.
IVe havent got so far in perfecting
our nationai system of the distribution
of the products of our soil and
factories There is still too much
lost motion in getting goods from
producer to consumer. Too many
.mki-dteroen take tolls, all along the
route, so mat Lite oonsu32*er's dollar
docs not buy as much us it could
buy if ways were found to eliminate
unnecessary 2xxickfierr.cn and reduce
the cos is of distribution.
iA7i.it makes the distribution problem
particularly difficult Li America
Ls the grea t size of the country and
die lc:<g distances over which goods
have to be transported. But long
steps have been taken toward solving
the problems of distribution, and
if the processes 01 business are not
*riterfered with by politics, the time
will eoiiiC when the consumer's dollar
will not pay for unnecessary distribution
costs.
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FOOD . . . . : chains
The largest item ir. the average ]
< itiaen's cost of living is what he
or his wife -has to spend for food j
I. is precisely in this item that tlie J
greatest rvhiction in the cost of dis
in nation nave been effecte*!. One of I
the things every woman kno ws is!
that she can fill her market, basket!
mo?e economically, in most ccJCTtrmiYii-1
ties, a I the chain store or the super- i
'market than anywhere else.
That is partly because those institutions
buy their goods direct from
the producers without paying* mvcralements
toil. It u also party because
by doing u huge volume of business j
tfrcy can afford to take a smaller
profit on each sale.
The head of the largest chain of
grocery stores has recently pointed
cut that the net profit earned by his
company hist year was one cent on j
II lot Oxfords ani
70x80 double cc
The best Stars a
1,500 yards last:
Light weight 36Light
and dark :
32-inch Bloomfii
Boys' Blue Deni
3 pairs for . . .
Beys' Cnambray
Children's long-:
i /x35 1 urkish
Children's Shoes
soles, compositic
Sausage Mills tl
Dollar Days . .
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s
THE GREA
each dollar of sales. The individual \
I shopkeeper has zo make u lot more
j ihixix one per cent on his sales to
; earn a living.
! TAXES discrimination
More people than ever before are;
S waking up to the fact that taxes
] come out of everybody's pocket.
| vvhcllifrr he pays them directly or
. not. Tiiere is a gnawing resentment
against the practice of in^posinir;
axes for the benefit of a particular
eroup or class of people, especially
when the direct effect of such taxes
s to increase the cost of the thirsts
which every citizen has to buy.
\ have * lone considerable indopen- \
lent investigation in the matter of
ujv - ; ii.y. aim particioariy tne '
taxes which various legislative j
i bodies have undertaken to impose on j
chain stores la every instance which 1
I have examined I have found a well- |
organized lobby representiirgr some j
group of wholesalers working behind j
the scenes to put pressure on legisla;
tors. Wholesalers want to put chains
j out of business because the chains.
| buying direct from producers. cut out
1 the middlemen's profits which the
; wholesalers have been, taking.
Not all wholesalers are behind the i
! movement to kill chain stores by pri- t
' vate taxation. The smart or.es a?e.
{organizing independent stores m'co
: voluntary chains for which they act
as purchasing agents. And the smart
independent retailers are joining'
I these voluntary chains and giving the
older chains some real competition.
LABOR burdens
! Organized labor is concerned with :
I the effect of taxes upon the cost of
1 living. The Florida Federation of
Labor. making a study of the whole
: taft system as it affects the wage'
i worker, has issued a report of :ts
findings, in which it prints to the dls- !
position of 'most proposers of tax re- '
! form to ignore the ability of the ulti- 1
! mate consumer to pay additional bur- |
I dens, from present or probabie future
earnings. '-There is a unanimous wil- j ;
| 1 bigness." says the federation's re- '
port, "to solve ail tax problems by j
! taxing somoni1 else "
i Looking at the chain stoics irom j
i labor's viewpoint, the federation says, , '
Unquestionably the group-store sys- ! j
tern has improved methods of iner- .
chaiidising and by its mere existence ^
j has maintained competition which
j has held cost, of Jiving essentials to a
minimum.''
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FARMERS markets
I Y Ur,..-*
* <ia? v ivuiio uiixiiy lauuen}, par- j |
ticularly those who specialize in f
resh vegetables and fruits, which j
| have to be disposed of quickly if at I j
DRY GOODS
d Straps and Slippers, broli
tton Blankets, pair
nd Stripes 56x60 4-yard S
5, 20 yards for
inch Sheeting, 25 yards fo
stripe 36-inch Outing, 1 0 ;
eld Gingham, 1 0 yards . .
im Overalls, sizes 6-16, w
r Work Shirts, 3 for
sleeve Dresses, 3 for ....
Towels, dozen for
>, all sizes, solid leather oi
>n outer soles, pair
Tax Paid
iat will grind 21 0 pounds
AfTT
HYJL1 1
iT BARGAIN GIVERS
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EYE
Isaaaii]
$o05T CURBSTONE
ORATORS OONTNEtOA SOAP
BOX NEARLY SO MUCH AS THET
HEED THE SOAP.
Sentenced 30 Days,
Remains 30 Years
New Orleans?Gaunt Mike Unga 5s
rounding out his 31st year of a 30day
house of, detention sentence.
Nearly 31 years ago. he ambled
into court as a Russian immigrant,
speaking no English. He was declared
a vagrant ard sentenced to
30 days. 1
When the 30 days were up Ungn 1
refused to leave. Prison attendants.
who often had seen the giant carry j
x 200-pour.d sack under ?ach arm, j
ivcre not eager to eject him.
Finally they gave him the job of j
taking care of the horses which j
nulled the city's patrol wagons before
the "horseless carriage" era.' i
A.t odd times he cleaned up a market. J
He slept in the stable and ate at! i
the house of detention. W h -* n
trucks supplanted horses in bringing i
prisoners tc headquarters, Unga was i
fclmost out of a job. He continued i
I i tH ?1 or Hi., .<1 iHIa ii-iTVin,i? ,?i<t
i.? uux. oiawn mu?uut paj.
Policemen who knew him back in <
the days when he was a younger
man, marveled at his physical prow- :
ill, who tell n\e that their most reliable
market is the chain stores. One
of the largest vegetable growers in .
America operates several thousand
icres within a few miles of my Pennsylvania
home. Like all the other ;
farmers I haec talked with he is op- posed
to any legislation which would
put the chain stores out of business,
or impair their ability to buy his j
products direetly from his farm, for j
z&afo.
:en sizes $1.00
$1.00
heeting, while HIL1
$1.00 ^
r si.no I OATH
~ uur i
yards. . $1.00 10 po
? ?> ^
hile they last, 10 P?
$1.00
a?1 ftri SOD,
Jpl.UU 25 pa
$1.00
$1.00 !0?
ie-piece inner
$1.00 sali
11 ca:
t per hour, on pOR]
...... $1.00 22 N,
RY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. <
ess. Once, they .said he vras sawing
: board. He sawed lengthwise
through a 20-peruiy trail without
faltering in his stroke. A few years
ago. he could pick up one end of an
automobile.
Who he is. whence he came, way
he insists on staying at the hcuse
of detenton are questions police long
... ;.o gave up.
CARD OF TH.WKS
We wish to express our gratitude
: r the sympathy and kin<iness shown
us during our recent bereavement of
our dear brother, Fred; also thanks
foi the beautiful floral offerings.
May God's blessings richly attend
each friend and neighbor.
Mrs J. P. Gragg. Mrs. David Wyke.
Mrs. W C. Calloway. -Mrs .1 W
Wagner, John Aldridgc. Linvtre.
% T ?..,1 Ol-,;.... t
j\dv, rxu: ijr auu oiaiiic mfiv.
NOTICE
Bo it resolved by the Watauga
County Board of Elections as follows:
That whereas the holding* of elections
in Watauga county in prior
elections has caused confusion and
hard feeling among the citizens of
Watauga county, and whereas the
State Board of Elections has advised
and instructed the Watauga County
Board of Elections as follows:
The law of North Carolina gives
to the Republican judge the same coequal
authority with the Democratic
judge in the conduct of an election.
This means that the Republican judge
shall have the privilege to be present
at such place at the polis as he desires
for the purpose of observing
the ballot boxes and assisting in the
general conduct of the election. The
Republican judge is a precinct election
official with the same rights and
duties as the Democratic judge.**
"The watchers shall bo entitled to
remain within the view of the ballot
boxes and not outside of the voting
room or voting arena."
Now. therefore, be it resolved by
die Watauga County Board of Elections.
meeting in a duly called meet
ing Unit, we instruct ail registrars,
judges and precinct election officials
jf Watauga county to abide by these
rulings and to do all in their power
to see that a fair, impartial and honest
election is held in Watauga county
in the coming election.
Be it further resolved that notice
of this resolution be given to ail
Watauga county election precinct officials.
and be published in the Watauga
Democrat in the issue of November
3, 1938.
This 1st day of November, 193S.
W ATAXIA COUNTY BOARD OF
ELECTIONS
By JAMES T. GROSS.
J. E. HOLSHOUSER.
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GROCERE
C, Borden's ? *fl
ns for <9-1
rEE, pure, fresh ground, ?
unds for 91
T, thick greasy, fi* #
unds for <9 JL
\, Arm and Hammer, C| <
ckages for ... 91
?, O. K. Laundry,
kes for . 91
WON, Alaska Pin k,
ns for <9-1.
EC AND BEANS , O-f
x 1 cans <9-1
's sn
IHf steeps iii hia clothes. -which al- j
ways arc either too bier or too small;
for hini. When the superintendent,
of the house of detention brings him j
a new suit, he puts it on, then pulis j
his iast old one on over it. He lets ]
his hair and heard grow until he can 1
?it ih^-m with ?*is.mrs
ES $1.00 SPEC
AA BAKING POWDER,
King, 5 large cans
a A RICE> fancy>
25 pounds for
GAS, N. C. Regular,
.00 and 1 quart oil, all fo;
CORN, Sugar Corn,
HQ 13 cans for
WASHING POWDER
AA 45 pkgS
oil!) AND 768 MC
FR
.00 BROOMS, Clean Swei
5 Brooms for
AO KEROSENE OIL,
10 gallons for
L Ul\i
BOO]
TELEGRAMS MAY NOW
BE CHARGED TO PHONES
. An arrangement has been made
! whereby telegrams may be charged
| to local telephones, it has been announced
by H. IV. Wilcox, agent, who
; states there has been a great dei
maad for this convenience. The Bell
! Telephone Co. has agreed to allow
| the acceptance of telegrams here and
| charge Lhem to the telephones ir.
Boon.-. Blowing Rock, Vnas. Sugat
j Grove. Valle Cnjeis. The new arj
rahgement is now i*i effect. ?adv.
For Fall Merchandise of all
kinds at the lowest prices to be
i found, visit the Boone Bargain
House- next door to the Boone
Drug Store. Clothing and shoes
for every member of the family.
Shop with us and save.
I ~
$ Day Spei
IVl A.Z.U A
100 Watt, 75 Watt, 6(
Carton only
No Down
Pay with your Dei
NEW RIVER UGH
THE REINS-STUR1
ASSOCIAT
TELEPHONE 24 .
PROTECTION FO
Joining Fee 25c Each Mem
As Fol
Quai
One to Ten Years? 1
Ten to Twenty-nine Years .2
Thirty to Fifty Years 4
Fifty to Sixty-five Years .6
NOVEMBER 3. 1938 I
Try BISMAREX B
for Acid Indigestion. Insist
011 Genuine Bismarex and
refuse other so-caiied Antacid
Powders recommenmended
to be "just as
good." Bismarex is sold.in V
Watauga county only at fi
BOONE DRUG CO.
The REX ALL Store
NEW RIVER DAIRY
GRADE A
PURE RAW MILK
Our Milk is handled strictly under
otnta Qiinitn rxr rnroiloMouo Tf ?
pure and wholesome.
Phono 130-J Boone
eial $ Day I
LAMPS
) Watt Size, each 15c
90c
Payment
cember light bill.
T & POWER CO. I
01VANT BURIAL
ION, INC.
. . BOONE, N. C.
n tutc r' a aaii v
'FY 1 nL r A1VUL. 1
ibcr . . . Dues Thereafter
lows:
rter Y daily aj BaKflt
U .40 $ 50.00
0 .8,1 100.00
0 1.60 100.00
0 2.40 100.00
Ir
I
:ial
s :w $1.00
$1.00
5 gallons, JJJQQ
si7oo
, Octagon, ?4 AA
V aw
)RE TO PICK
OM )
$1.00
$1.00
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NE. N. C.