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THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1959
You'll Be Seeing This Common Carrier
The nation’s highway common carrier truck lines are seeking
greater public recognition of the part their industry plays in the
nation’s economy.
First step is the newly-adopted industry emblem publicly dis¬
played at the annual Board of Governors and membership meeting,
October 19-20, at Los Angeles.
see¬
ing these emblems on the high¬
ways and on city streets, dis¬
played on the vehicles operated
bv our common carrier lines,”
said E. W “Sy” Harlan, left,
Chairman of the Committee for
Progress which developed the
emblem. Mr. Harlan is President
of Bruce Motor Freight, Inc.,
Des Moines, an interstate com¬
mon carrier.
Mr. Harlan said the common
carrier emblem will identify the
unique door-to-door, large or
small shipment service of the
independent motor carriers
which reaehes into every pop¬
ulated place in the nation.
Chairman A. A. Fowler, Sr.,
right, of the Regular Common
Carrier Conference, American
Trucking Associations, top of¬
ficer of the common carriers for
1959, is also President of
Decatur Seaway Motor Expre is,
Inc., Indianapolis.
Chairman Fowler said the In¬
dustry will work with com] iy
activities in local communities
“to tell the American public, as
well as shippers, about the need
for proper regulation in trans¬
portation to assure a healthy,
independent common carrier in¬
dustry.”
Mr. Harlan told more than
300 common carrier executives
from all parts of the United
States at Los Angeles, “The
American public is eager 4 >
know more about the comm .
carrier .rucking industry. The
first step is to make known
which trucks are the common
carriers public. serving the entire ship¬
ping
“As more and more people
learn who the common carriers
are, we will tell the story of
motor common carrier service
which underlies the life, com¬
merce, and defense of the
United States.”
The Regular Common Carrier
Conference, ATA, has offices at
Washington, D. C.
Smyth Television Service
Fully guaranteed service on all makes
Service calls from $2.00
Phone: OLiver 7-3021
Hwy 143, one mile west of Trenton
BARGAINS GALORE!
Slightly used clothing, accessories, jewelry
The Bargain Shop
TRENTON CITY HALL
Operated by Dade P. T. A.
For the time of your life
Attend the PET SHOW
Saturday morning on the square!
For security, the rest ot your life Open a
savings acccounts at the
BANK OF DADE
TRENTON, GEORGIA
Member Federal Deposit 3% on all savings
Insurance Corporation
Because of The Challenge of a Hobby
Trenton Has A Valuable Service Shop
An interesting hobby, the in¬
fluence of a friend and Dade
County’s business potential all
combined to bring to Trenton a
new business about 18 months
ago.
Today the business is flourish¬
ing and providing much needed
services to the community—
shoe repairing, watch repairing
and gunsmithing.
A. B. Brannon and wife,
Eunice, opened their shop on
the square after looking at vari¬
ous locations in the Chattan¬
ooga area. He previously pperat
ed a shop in Chattanooga.
A gun enthusiast, Brannon for
years has worked with guns and
is a member of the National
Rifle Assn. But his prime busin¬
ess interest was in shoe repair.
Five years ago he added a
third category to his business—
watch repairing.
This, iike guns, has been his
fiobby for years but it was not
until he saw a friend combine
a shoe and watch repair shop
into a successful operation that
he thought of getting into it
deeper. So, he enrolled in a cor¬
respondence course and earned
his watch-making certificate.
After a fling of it in Chattan¬
ooga, and with a desire to lo¬
cate in a smaller place, he began
looking around. It was Dade’s
business potential that caused
his to decide on locating here.
And his estimate of Dade
County was right! He now does
a flourishing business in shoe
and watch repairing, and still
“fools around’’ with guns, both
as a hobby and as a business.
The most unusual job he’s
I been called on to do was the
cleaning and oiling of an old
English watch. It has not been
lin production for many, many
years, he says.
It was a key-wind, fusee chain
operated watch. The principal
of its operation is much like the
chain of a bicycle—only in min-
iture. It is a very difficult mec¬
hanism to adjust and clean. He
cleaned the chain by burning it
over an alcohol lamp.
Tlie most common Job he’s'
asked to do Is clean and oil a
watch and it usually takes him
about two fiours to complete the
job.
There are some 200 separate
parts in the average stem-wind
watch, and 300 in the auto¬
matics.
How long will a watch last?
“Why, It depends entirely on
how it’s treated,” says Mr. Bran¬
non. “I’m talking about a good
watch to begin with, of course,
not these super-dupers which
are advertised so highly.”
A watch should have jewels—
up to 17 for really fine perfor¬
mance. “Look at this cheap job
here,” he said, picking up a
popular watch with a low price
tag on it, “See it says ‘jeweled’
on the face, but just look inside
and only one jewel. The frame
4s brass, the parts steel and
metal against metal wears quick
ly. Put oil on it and it spreads
over the entire mechanism,
leaving the pivot points dry
after a short period, thus wear¬
ing out.”
He recommends a "name”
brand of integrity. He named a
few, “Elgin, Hamilton, Omega,
Bulova and others. These watch
es, with proper care, will last
,for generations.”
He displayed a Hamilton
pocket watch which cost $104.50
years ago and it was In perfect
condition still.
He recommends ladies’ watch¬
es be cleaned and oiled every 10
months and a man’s watch at
least every 12 months, for maxi¬
mum efficiency and wear.
“People just don’t take care of
their watches,” he declared.
“They give them every possible
abuse and still expect them to
operate properly. Many of the
watches are brought to this
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What ever
happened to the
5-cent hotdog?
Like everything
else, it became
a victim of
inflation !
BUT here's a
bargain you ca^n’t
hardly find any
more . . .
a WANT-AD for
just 50 cents !
(Cheaper by the dozen)
Dade County Times
OL 7-4422
shop haven’t been cleaned for
5 or more years.”
As for current advertising of
watches which fun under water,
foe asks, “who needs it?" He
compares such advertising to
bail-point pen ads claiming the
pen writes through buttered
paper. “Who writes on buttered
stationery?”
Mr. Brannon is happy in
Trenton—glad he came here,
glad he followed through on a
hobby he liked.