(My Favorite Stories .
I CAM C.OERCII
y \ pars I've been hear
tell stories and anec
it Dean Mordeeai o f
/ College. It is very
?t there was a strong
?en him and his former
Here's a story Banks
Id me several years ago
e always thought was
good.
in wasn't particularly
uk agents. Not that he
rteous to them, but he
nents of all kinds, par
ith strangers. And he
disliked the smart
of salesman who tried
n into buying whatever
had to sell. The soon
id of them the better,
particular day?it was
11?Dean Mordeeai was
yard of his home rak
e leaves. He had on an
f pants, a well-worn
iter and a dilapidated hat. His
rit< dog. Pompy-Ducklegs, was
Bin the sun watching his
lan came walking no the
lk. A dapper-looking man.
pveral books under his right
rhe Dean immediately and
llv sized him up as being a
igent. However, he appeared
notice him and kept right
ing up leaves,
agent stopped. "My good
he said, "can you tell me
n Mordeeai lives somewhere
i neighborhood?"
n stopped his work and
| on his rake. He regarded
?ent carefully from head to
\nd then he said. "He lives
here in this house."
uld you inform me whether
in at this particular mom
asked the agent.
Dean regarded him again
answering: "What do you
0 see him for?" he demand
robably was on the tip of the
s tongue to tell Mr. Morde
was none of his business,
ckily he didn't do it and de
(o humor the old man in
"I merely want to see him
buying some books," he
Dean shook his head. Then,
g around as though to make
le wouldn't be overheard, he
1 a bit closer to the agent
aid in a low and confidential
"If 1 were you. I wouldn't
ir about seeing him."
hv not?" asked the agent
a hat surprised,
teause you won't gain any
by seeing him I know be
1've been working for him
for the last three months and
Id scoundrel hasn't paid me
iny for my work. Every Sat
' he promises to settle up. but
time he gives some excuse.
I If he doesn't pay me something on
account next Saturday, I'm going
to quit and see my lawyer about
| the matter."
i "You don't sayl"
"Yes, 1 do say! And that ain't
all. He owes money to practically
everybody in Durham. Why, it's
got so that none of the stores will
give him any credit. They wouldn't
trust him for a pair of shoe-laces.
And something else. There's no
telling how many sets of books he
has in his house right now. and
all he ever did was to make the
first payment on them. He knows
all the tricks of law, and once he
got hold of your books, you
wouldn't get any money and you
wouldn't get your books back
either."
"Well, my friend," said the a
gent. "I'm certainly glad that you
told me these things. I had no
' idea that he was that kind of a
man and I don't believe I want to
1 see Mr. Mordecai after all."
"You sure don't: not if you
i know what's good for you and
your company. I'm glad you spoke
to me about the matter, because
I I believe I've saved you a lot of
i trouble."
"Thank you very much for tell
ing me. Well, I'll be moving along
now."
The agent walked on up the
street to make his next call and
the Dean, with an expression of
amiable contentment and satisfac
tion upon his countenance, went
back to raking leaves, and Pompy
Dueklegs resumed his tobacco
j chewing.
Cranberry Pie Served
A La Laboratory
Just before the Health Depart
ment closed its offices for the New
Year's holiday, medical technolo
gist Rebekkah Murray served
cranberry pie to several members
of the department
The pie was served in Petrie
i dishes lused in laboratory to
I grow bacteriological cultures) and
was eaten with wooden tongue de
pressors.
Conn. Smokes Most
HARTFORD. Conn. (API?State
tax records show Connecticut to
have had the nation's highest per
capita cigarette consumption dur
ing 1952. Taxable sales for the
! year amounted to 3.775 cigarettes,
or a fraction more than 188 pack
ages. for every person over 15
! years old.
If your family enjoys unusually
tender fried chicken, cut the bird
into serving portions and then
steam it until tender. Now dip it
I into any preferred batter and fry
I in deep fat until golden-brown.
AI.L EVES ON THE HAM..?All eves start- at thr ball as a Duke
shot sinks through thr basket in the championship game with
Navy in the Dixie Classic basketball tournament at Raleigh. Duke
dumpetl Navy from the unbeaten ranks 9K-X3 to win the fifth an
nual tourney. Players for Navy are E. J. Ilogan (11), Donald I.ange
(13), Kenneth McCally (21), and Lawrence Wigley (12), on floor.
Duke players are Ronnie Mayer (35). Bernie Jaliicki (20), and
Alarty Doherty (23). (AP-Wirephoto),
Stock Mart Bounces Back
After Slump In September
By SAM DAWSON
AP Newsfeatures
NEW YORK?Consumers are sit
ting pretty as they enter the New
[year. Theres' plenty of almost
everything to choose from?mean
ing the buyer is the top dog now,
and the seller will be courting him.
The worst of inflation seems
over. Incomes hold near the peak.
Consumers reportedly have hefty ?
savings totals on which to draw.
Credit is easier again, too. if you
need it to buy gadgets.
True, prices are high by prewar
standards. Add in everything that
goes to make up the average Am
erican's standard of living, and
costs tot up to an all-time high.
Prices of goods, where labor and
transportation costs play a major
part, continue high and some still
I creep upward.
But prices of most basic com
modities are well down from their
peak, bespeaking a buyer's mar
ket with surpluses replacing
shortages.
And American industry has the
-
capacity to produce more goods
than it is turning out at present
?whenever the consumer indicates
he wants, or can afford, more.
The coming year is likely to see
two other developments that will
benefit the consumer:
1. New products at e being read
ied by companies out to capture
his fancy and increase their share
of his spending dollar.
2, Business managements are
working hard on ways to cut their
costs Their aim is to get into a
better competitive position in the
fight for sales. The consumer will
likely profit b\ lower prices and
various types of trade concessions
and discounts.
That all adds up to: consumers
will have new or better products
to choose front, and the main pull
will, be toward lower prices or at
least better quality.
Food, the industry pays, has a
trend toward a levelling off of
prices after the very slight de
cline in 1953, Hefty meat supplies
in 1953 led to less painful butch
er biLls. but that industry thinks
iii !?.??? iess> mvai win go 10 mar
ket and prices, will hold pretty
firm.
Clothing prices are down from
the Korean War inflation peak.
They were expected to rise a lit
tle. but the long Indian summer
deflated sales hopes and lite stores
may have holdover stocks. Cloth
ing manufacturers have higher'
labor costs now than a year ago,
and some are beginning to worry
about the chances of passing all
of these higher costs along t,. the
consumer. Shoemakers are in much
' the same .boat. Hight now they're
predicting that, shoe prices won't
change much next year.
Auto makers exude confidence,
: hoth on the number of cars they
can sell in 1954 and on the chances
of prices beieng maintained. But
! dealers aren't s() sure, Some are
puffing as they try to move hold
over stocks to make room for the
i oncoming 1954 models. Competi,
tion is going to be sharper than ever
! next year, especially in the lower
priced field Bus ers w ho shopped
around in 1953 and picked up at
tractive bargains in trade-in or
other allowances will likely find
the pickings as good or bptter in !
1954
New homes may cost a little
more to build Labor costs plas an
important role, offsetting lower
material costs in some instances
But older homes, which began to
ease in price during 1953. are like
ly to be slower selling in 1954. |
Bargains should begin to show up
here.
Fuel costs have been going up
because operating costs were high
er. But hig supplies, and growing
competition among coal, oil and
gas should give the consumer a,
break in his fuel bill.
Home appliance* are in good
supply In fact, production in sev
eral lines was cut bhek in 1953. j
and competing companies are go
ing to try every sales angle to
catch customers in 1954. I>? alers
may he tempting you with bargains
before long.
Furniture sales and prices are
down from the peak. Manufactur
ers are working their designers
overtime to think up new lines to
capture your fancy Costs are hard
to lower, but easier credit terms
may he offered.
Carpet makers fret at slow sales
and price weakness They've
been in a buyer's market for some
time.
And consumers may add still
another string to their bow; more
money to spend, due to the cut
back in income tax rates as the
i new year starts.
If you can Just Ikeep your In
come as high as ever. 1954 will
I be a good year for you as a shop
per and consumer.
?
New TV Station
In Greenville
Seen Well Here
On January 1, W'KHC-TV, most
powerful station in the Western
Carolinas. began operations on
Channel 4. from its transmitter
atop Paris Mountain near Green
ville.
An NBC afiliaate, WFBC-TV
will serve more lhan 60 counties,
with a population in excess of 3
million people in South Carolina.
North Carolina. Georgia and Ten
nessee, with VHF television. Be
ginning operations with 100.000
watts power, maximum permitted
hv the Federal Communications
Commission, the new station also
has the highest antenna in the
Western Carolinas ? 1204 feet a
bove surrounding terrain, and
more than 2200 feet above sea
level equal to that of stations
which operate from the Kmpire
State building, tallest in the
' world.
WFBC-TV offers its audience
I top-tUght NBC and other televis
ion shows and laaiuiep. including
Howdy Doody", " Ford Theatre",
Kate Smith", ' Camel New: Cara
van". "Ciroueho Marx", Bol Cou
sidine", "Colgate Comedy Hour",
"Original Amateur Hour", In
ner Sanctum", "Cavalcade of
Sports", and a score of other pro
: grams that are national favorites.
With the initial transmission of
! its Channel 4 t?.' pattern on De
cember 26, WFBC-TV was swarpp
1 ed with telephone r^lls. telegrams,
and letters complimenting Gencr
al Manager B. T. Whitmire and
the station's staff on the strength
and clarity of the signal. Many
calls came from such cities as At
lanta. Knoxvllle and Ashevllle, and
front some points as much as 200
airline mites distant
\\ FHC-TV began operations at
11:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve. i
December 31, and will lie in op
eration each day thereafter from
12:30 p m. until 11:15 p in. The j
Channel 4 identification and test
pattern will he transmitted each
day from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m..
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JUST RECEIVED FOR OUR
JANUARY SALES
10,000Yds.
of Brand New
Piece Goods
Ginghams, ('hambrays, lirnndcloths.
I'rints And Manx Other lieautilul
Materials ? Values To ti!lc Yard.
I ON SALE FOR
39c YARD
I CURTAINS
PERMANENT FINISH ORGANDY
All Colors
SPECIAL
$1.50
SPECIAL PURCHASE!
(JIKL'S
BLOUSES
Large Assortment of Patterns
All Sizes ? Values To
$1.00
JUST RECEIVED!
Large Turkish Cannon Hath
TOWELS
In Solids And Checks ?
First Quality ? Regular f?9c
A Sensational Buy At
2r" $1.00
SHOES!
SHOES!
SHOES
CLOSEOUT
OF SOME STYLES
GROUP 1
LADIES' NATURAL HKIDdE
SHOES
Patents ? Kids ? (' lo A
Widths ? Kej;.
$6.00
?
GROUP 2
LADIES' CASUAL
SHOES
Values To
$4.00
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GROUP 3
MEN'S DRESS
SHOES
Values To
$5.oo
BelltlWson
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PAY YOUR 1953
TAXES
A M ? A ^ ? M V
AND AVOID PAYING
PENALTY
A PENALTY OF 1 ? WILL BE CHARGED
?A- ??
ON ALL 1953 TAXES THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN PAID BY FEBRUARY 1st 1954
MILDRED BRYSON
TAX SUPERVISOR
HAYWOOD COUNTY
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