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$?br -The Detroit HWby Permission, ck of a late Decern maa of venerable g stood In tho ante tTpri'i office at younger man, *7 solicitous move it they were father argo-Afcfrime, a trifle stoop irblte head bared; his frank, yes looking straight before sr? wa? some,thing striking iestlre about the older man. mnnts thathe waited were rksome. He seemed care BEjtep? entlv they were expected, d not long, to wait A sec una and Te3 the way Inside, ourssasied. It had grown MjLIgh ts hwere. lit. _ Ifyoi-'Muldjh'ave been in IKwoald hare seen Henry el, Ford shake hands with c3Snd'Wllfred C. Leland il the yonnger motor manu say something to the Cal ient them away Into the thjllgliter steps and faces ling big had happened, world will learn what that g was, what thdse hand neant and what was the Empje^eamlng faces at 10 BH|OT4; 'next. lien William S. Sayers. Jr.. i' chancery of the United Isfrtct court, stands up on steps'of the Lincoln Motor In Detroit, that morning, B' olf^that vast plant at a rd and'theFord Motor Co.' for iho property. :ord-Leland' Plans, are tha'inecessful bidders, thlngs&iijll happen: jRftiifiSMotor Co of today b*od up and dissolved. A blifulbtor. corporation will Bppt&.-sy-.' ? ? Wfcptnpany, though retaln BtinctScorporate form and j [on will become a unit of Hffotor>'Co.. operating un standard industrial moth W"":' t jEU/flland will be retained ad and Wilfred C. Leland ce [president and general Mi the company, They wdireet . charge of the anufacturing operations. ial^SotSuls;. purchases and beihindlbd cooperatively the Ford Motor Co. and jnjMotdrrCo. JSilThe marketed through vg Lincoln sales organize Ming of about 160 agen I .parts of the United S'jMotor Co. will endeavor it some plan by means ot IsJistookholders who in uilncnln. securities may jome''substantial return (vestment. Ill;ptd?8,000,000. jagflf-Tuttle in the United Hwln'-ordering the De ICojHheTecelvers, to put SSjip' for sale February ,000,00.0 as the lowest bid l ;be; considered. Harold SJjrepresenting Mr. Ford lands, announced himself qjbld that figure, Neith ?since''has any other In jrafclpflnite assurance ot S;sijlSnbrs of other bld jjestimated that the Gen 's, desiring to eliminate MSHthyiha Cadillac car, jiVths iliincoin. Before M, Orderod with an upset .000,000,' a financial corn Sided-byi'WiUlam H. Mur t the principal stockhold e Llnooln company, wa? preparing to bid on the llnce the sale was order has been heard from thlj Ibe^j ? jrarportlng to represent ;nt have been making in IXwould Indicate Durant jf^bldder. Certain men B Spcted with Henry Gold- ? r York, the financial pit- ? Studebaker Corporation, H i concern as to the flguro B be property might possl- ? are Deal for All. ' |l 1 interest in the Lincoln B i solely to see that the IB [Smothers who originally ? t np their money Into tho B > support it financially ? Itidn," said Edsel Ford. I 0 this: We do not need 1 as an automobile, fl : of our line. But also we H to see a great industrv ? incoln Wrecked and Its ? ffito Detroit. The Le- ? seneration have done so ? and meant so much Io ? fflKwould be a shame. I he whole community It ? Ihe Lincoln company go H the Inlands be put out I r',-i H herefore buy It in at the H iirthday With receiver's sale and continue produc tion of the Lincoln as a Ford unit. The Xwo Extremes. "But if any other interest wants the Lincoln on a better basis than we offer and our interest in the mat ter results, at the sale, in some oth er party. bidding enough for the property to let everybody who or iginally backed it get something out of it. then we'll be just as well sat isfied. If we get the Lincoln, we'll | have the two extremes of the motor world." "Will you market the Lincoln through the Ford agents all over the world?" Mr. Ford was asked. "Not as a general proposition. Wherever the Lincoln has already established an efficient nnd 'satis factory sales agency, we will retain it. Here and.there, in other places, there will be a Ford agent with fa^ cilities and plant for selling thei Lincoln." Would Not Take "No." .Behind these developments is a story unprecedented as far as the writer know, in the history of in dustry. It Is the story of how Henry Leland, sometimes called "the Father of the Automobfte In dustry' 'his life's monument ? the Lincoln Motor Co.?ruined, went to Henry Ford for aid: only repeated ly to be refused. Then by chance Mrs. Ford heard the Leland story. Her sympathies awakened she ap pealed to her son, Edsel, and he, aft er discussing it with his father and the loyal, eager band of executive lieutenants that surround him in the Ford Motor Co.. finally decided to depart from the hitherto invaria ble policy of the Ford Motor Co. to restrict itself to production of a popular priced car and go to the rescue of the Lelands. In {he very room at Dearborn where tjie Lelands heard the gooi news, Henry Ford told me the story. He sat In an prm chair as he is wont to do, looking over the pond in front of the tractor plant. "It's all of six months ago," he said "when the Lelands first came to see me. They wanted to borrow money. I had to tell them ?ho.* It has been our polky since we first began manufacturing the Ford par to make a popular-priced car and make it well and not to get tangled up. in any other enterprise. "But they would not take 'no' for an answer. They came again and again. Finally one morning, they camo over to the house. The best I could do was to tell*, them I would consider it, but, after they had gone Mrs. Ford came to me. She had heard our conversation." We need used furniture to supply our old! store corner Jackson and Jefferson streets. You need New Furniture- from our new store, 211 Monroe street. Let us exchange. ^ We also repair or store furniture. You will And a complete line ot furniture, carpets/ stoves, paints and wallpaper at .our new store, 221 Monroe street. Sec Denham First Co., 221 Monroe Street Next to Wool worths W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES REDUCED 20% FAIRMONT. W.VA. Originators and Loadort of Low Prices. In Fairmont I Men's Overcoats 511-95 Surprisingly Good Ones JL JL A liberal assortment taken from our regular ' stock, formerly marked as high ae $25.00 each. Some conservative and.some belted models. They look worth a whole lot more than this special price. Men's Suits Reduced to $9.85 If you want to leam more about honest to goodness clothing value just come and ex amine the Suits we are selling at this mar velously low price. They come in dark mix tures and neat pencil stripe effects. \ Men's Arties $1.48 All Rubber?4 Buckle In. sizes 8, 0 and 10 only. If yoii wear one of thefcc sizes bo sure to pet a pair at this big / saving. They arc made of solid rubber; heavy duck lined; 4 buckle height. Complete Stock of Rubber Footwear Now On Hand Exceptional Offer.Eager ly Accepted by the Local Buying Public Splro's Clothing Store an nouncement that' thoy would Bell' any suit or overcoat in thtlr etatire ?tore at regular price, and another suit or overooatof tho same value ; (or >2 00 met with the largest res ponse of any'salo of the season. Men and young men who havo been | undecided about just-when they were going to buy a. new sjilt or overcoat, w well as many who were just a little skeptical about the offer, rjsally ? not - knowing whether or not to believe that they could buy a suit or oyprcoat at the regular price and get atiother ono tor $2.00. filled their store.to al-. most utmpst capacity the. entira day yesterday and: tho day before, many of them admitting that they were greatly surprised to-find that! thoy could buy two suits, two over-1 coats, or a suit and overcoat of such high quality tot $2.00 more than the regular price of one. Not only local men, but travel ing men who have, the opportunity M1T.--.Mn TO-T-ZZ T-J? . - . ^ the- ofay :th5^<*n?i?le; as they hmve"^ nittked /doitaj' V titfr-ieiiBjro stock towlut ifr.'SpIro says it's thB.JowMt' thsyhave. been able, to mack them since coming to) Tair mont?. little. more Mian -twoj'gara ago, He sre*t bulk of their busi ness vatf-on men's stittH atid over coats. - Mr.- Spiro :says' be feels. th?t the' reputation for honesty and square deallng'that-they-have established for themselves since coming to Fairmont has- won for them the confidence o fthe public .to the ex tent that any special announce ment they make always meets with a good turn out... Like ' all unusual sale events there were some who went; to the store* more to. loot; than anything else, but.there vyas hardly a person wfio was in .the Teast interested, but what left the store'with two suits or a suit and an overcoat. This within ItseSI is pretty good proof that their values must be out of the ordinary. In fact the very uniqueness of the. sale itself Is proof that they are always awake and alert to any thing that will give their ' custo mers more value for their dollars. ? The entire- advertising tor. the sale was prepared by the Advertis ers' Service department of The West Virginian and the first an nouncement was made with a' double page advert'aement in only another one of the successful %to:of fte ioeerio aWjW-UiaUthe average merchant can, withthe assistance ofi The West Virginian Advertisers Service Department and The West Vir ginian' ? conduct sales " that will brftig results. CITY ICE COMPANY Phones 398 or 399 Merchant and Goff 1 Streets' MANUKA CTUtlKKS' 8AI.KS 'ENGINEERS', ISC. Fairmont, W. Va. We represent tho manufactur ers of?Mine,' Mill and Road ''Contracture/ Equipment. Elec trical Supplies ? Automobile Equipment. Storage Battery Charging Outfits. Sanitary 'Equipment. Wireless Outfits (Westlnghouse). R. G. Wilfong, Sales Mgr.j T. N. Scott, Sec. and Treas. Phones 1750-W?1795-R He will have *4000 in 1934 ' * ?' ?you can jOiNE of oar depositors started the new year V> with a definite saving plan- He,will dp posit $5 .with us every *week at compound ; V4 . : ""rsJjR*! He is now. twenty-five years old. Coontlbg accrued interest, he will have over $800 when he is twenty-eight. At thirty-one he wUl'have over $1700. When he is thirt Hevtn,.hia bank balance'will be approximately $4000. If you can save $5 a week?or any other definite sum that may be more convenient? this simple, practical plan can be used by, yon. You can start your account at any time by making the first deposit. . ? v " ..." ' k: The National Bank of Fairmont Capital'ioo.ooo - Surplus 'soqoOo ,5-Vr. ? THE ONLY OBSTACLE to broad business revival -^;pessimism ? stands balanced ready to be pushed aside. Add your, strength now to that of hundreds of thousands of other busi ness men and remove it. Confidence?Optimism ?will do more ^thari ' ^ anything else to restore good times. < Business is reviving?as i* did after fh?? Henressions of .1806.1004.1008.1014 f. The volume of b . T'", ?> is decreasing, loans are e^ariding. Business is gathering momentum?* ? if*'. ! ;; '? ^> . ? 'T-C; >.> -j" -il- ? : ? wwn- ^TTt_ _ _ - ? ... - - ? - *m> u R1 immmM 'Pa *?? ?*. >t >?" ii ?<?> M tr W vMf / * Vbk *?? ? Ti of rtfiTi wn^\ T g C*. a w TO*rTri Kef #1 F T A. TTm I if 17 / /1