Show Who's Mr Manti i The editor had taken some badgering about his article on Mr Manti in last weeks week's pa paper paper paper pa- pa per though he doesn't feel it itis itis itis is justified Remarks have been thrown his way all week such as What are you trying to do be nasty or Dont tell me youve you've never shopped out of town because Ive I've seen you or orI orI orI I dont don't see you you driving driving a car sold locally No we weren't trying to be nasty We Ve know there are items not available locally and also know that you might get a better better better bet bet- ter deal on some items by shopping shopping shopping shop shop- ping elsewhere We Ve just said our Mr Manti lanti doesn't go elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where to shop and urged that we all copy his style as much muchas as possible Sure some folks have seen the editor in stores in other cities But the editor isn't Mr Manti ManU though he tries to buy all the goods he can at home Put it this way How many do you know that you ou dont don't see in a Manti ManU store more than thana a dozen times a year There are some As for cars wow did we catch it on that one Right now nowa a person can buy a Pontiac Hudson or Willys from a local dealer Maybe a lot of folks would rather have a different make so they go elsewhere to Lo buy it We Ve mentioned that our Mr Manti had a local dealer get him a different brand of car than he handled That does not mean the dealers want to tomake tomake tomake make a practice of it even if they are able to We Ve fully realize realize realize real real- ize that the local dealers dont don't want to take orders for all styles and makes of cars other than their own In defense the editors editor's car was purchased locally and so were his two previous ones Anyway we still say you cant can't go wrong by doing most of your shopping locally even if you cant can't do it all as Mr Manti ManU does And incidentally Mr 11 Manti Manti Manti Man Man- ti is a real man not a myth |