Show I If the Bellringer Had His W Way ay I This story is not o of f Oliver Goldsmiths Goldsmith's Deserted Village but as everyone knows the b bellringer is the to plausible individual with a sample case under his arm who does about pushing doorbells doorbells doorbells door door- bells and foisting mail order mail order merchandise upon unwary vary buyers He is the natural foe of retail business civic progress and prosperitY pros pros- He lIe takes annually 11 a toll running into the hundreds of I millions of dollars out of American cit cities es and towns to In return for this gigantic sum he g gunder gives ives the buyer an often questionable variety of merchandise under the guise b bone of economy The stuff one buys from a peddler at the door probably is of infinitely less value than merchandise of a similar nature which may be had at local places at about the same price Once the transaction is ise made there timer e is no comeback Take it or leave it value or not hot u L ll- ll tl fl IY you vu ve bought some ling Aside from this aspect of the situation however when you I buy from a bellringer you drive a nail into the c coffin of local business that business that upon which everybody in this community depends depends depends de de- de- de for good times Pictures to yourself the appearance of the main business thoroughfares of Manti l with half the retail stores stoles closed And before you smile incredulously at the very thought remember that at the rate the peddler is cutting into local retail trade such an economic is not beyond the bounds of possibility What That 1 would become of your income your home and your family if the bellringer had his way vay What of the payrolls a upon p on which all of us depend l' l What would become A pries n ot of local industries ries 0 Do you want a million dollar million n dolIar dollar skyline in this city or a deserted village Its It's up to you Patronize your hometown merchants keep the dollars here and well we'll all enjoy prosperity Take your money out of circulation here and send it away to some side out-side mail order house and we ve are courting disaster disaster- for yourself and everybody else in in inthe the community Say no to the Patronize the local stores Get a dollars dollar's worth for a dollar fair dollar fair courteous treatment honest merchandise merchandise merchandise dise a square deal What is the bellringer compared to the old reliable houses with which we have done business for years And what is the prosperity of some foreign im institution some mail order house in a distant city compared to the progress progress progress pro pro- gress peace and happiness of our own community Price Price Price Sun I |