Show GIVE YOUR HOME TOWN A CHANCE it comes collies ra rattier theras as a shock to learn earn that in spite of gayly decorated windows windom s all and their suggestion sus of christmas cheer the local merchants arc ii not selling many christmas sifts gifts for the simple leason cason i that out our closefisted close fisted citizens are arc trying to save a few cents ay 1 y buying through the mail the lights blink in ill cheery manner and the dolls smile lovingly at the fuzzy sheep but if you look closely you will see that santa claus has a worried look and there are tears on his whiskers ile he is Avon wondering dering poor pool chap if all the money mony y in town will go to swell the dividends of the montgomery roebuck company and if the confident we merchant reliant who put hini him in that cheerful window will so go to be bed in this set season ason of good will toward nien men it is hardly apropos to dwell on oil such sordid things as a 3 dollars and cents but this is something that always gets our angora we hate to see that money loing going out of the country because we need it all here we hate to th lit that for the mere sake of saving a few pennies on tile the dollar we must send the money away to some sonic other state to buy gasoline for sonic some capitalists automobile r ami 1 1 h ild fatten the rev revenues enties of the 10 10 t oil e department dei tile the nic merchant reliant is the man inan I 1 e have N us the year around very fort fortunately urit abely especially when we ve nee need credit for tor flour and bacon ile he is one of atiq u pays his taxes regularly and f frequently goes to church on oil sun lay jay ho he buys our butter all and eggs helps keep up ill our bur good roads and will sometimes take a chance with us its even emi though lie he knows we vc are behind in the rent ile he pays liis his help and tries to keep keel thin things i in ill stock that he knows we ve will like land of course lie he 1 c s sa a reasonable profit for what lie sells it liht be well to consider these things when sending away for a tin gun for johney or 01 a sironey faced t loll doll for little geraldinr geraldine you can call get them right here just as good if not bett better erand and at the s simo line time ahme you may be giving the in merchant erchant a chance to buy a vol for foi his young hon naho lias has just kicked a liole hole through his new crib its all right for tile the veople people in new york to contribute to the upkeep of the woolworth building rand and thegean they can probably pio Iro bably do it without our help its a cinch they wont help put any new linol linoleum eurn or on the floors of our banks or counters in our stores and we had better do it ourselves |