I was driving along, my mind
preoccupied with an impor¬
tant meeting ahead . . . when
suddenly there was a loud
bang and I was wobbling off
the road to a standstill. Yeah
— a blowout.
I had plenty of time to make
the meeting, so, without a sec¬
ond thought. I wrestled the
spare tire out of the rear
trunk and proceeded to change
tires. Golly — I hadn’t changed
a tire in 20 years. It was hot
work. But half an hour later,
the job was done.
So was I. What a mess! I was
smeared with grime from head
to foot. I knew I’d have to
change clothes, so I drove a
couple of blocks to a telephone
to let my business associates
know that I’d be late for the
meeting.
It was while I was on the tele¬
phone that I started hating
myself.
Why hadn’t I thought of that
telephone before and called
the nearest Carolina Motor
Club AAA service station?
When I joined the club about
a month ago, emergency road
service was one of the many
benefits the salesman told me
I’d have at my beck and com¬
mand. But I had to be a do-it-
yourself guy.
I hate myself!
(Don’t hate yourself. Use the
coupon below.)
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Candid Governors
Both Vance and Jarvis gave testi¬
monials to Pitt County brandy manu¬
facturer.
By BILL SIIABPE
While prohibition forces in North
Carolina were fighting to dry up North
Carolina, two of its governors candidly
lent their names to endorsement of a
brandy made in Pitt County. They were
Vance and Jarvis, and their testi¬
monials appeared in paid advertise¬
ments in the Raleigh Observer and per¬
haps other newspapers of the state.
It should be noted that Vance was
governor when he wrote the testi¬
monials. He was elected by the Legis¬
lature to the U. S. Senate and was suc¬
ceeded by Lt. Governor Thomas J.
Jarvis.
Here is the letter addressed to both
of them:
Farmville, Pitt County, N. C.
Jan. 28, 1879
To His Excellency,
Zcbulon B. Vance,
Governor of North Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C.
Dear Sir:
After having, on several occasions
both at my house and elsewhere, tasted
of my Old Apple Brandy, will you be
so kind as to give me your opinion as
to its excellency and purity?
I think that some four or five years
ago you sent some of it to a friend in
London, who thus became acquainted
with its superior merits, challenged it
with the makers of the best London
Dock Brandy.
Very- truly yours.
— R. A. Bynum
To which Vance replied:
Dear Sir:
Your note is received and in answer
thereto it gives me great pleasure to say
that I believe your brandies are the
purest and best I ever saw of our home
manufacture.
In 1874 I presented a gentleman in
London with a gallon of your make and
he said it excelled anything he had ever
seen made from fruit, and that all his
acquaintances who tasted it thought it
equal to the best brands of grape
brandy.
If people will drink spirits as a bev-
i cragc it is a pity that they do not con¬
fine themselves to such pure, unadul¬
terated and honestly made spirits as
your Old Apple Brandy.
Respectfully and truly yours,
— Zebulon B. Vance.
Governor of North Carolina
Then, a little later, when Jarvis came
into office, he also was solicited for
a testimonial and he, too, responded
favorably:
I have personally and intimately
known Mr. R. A. Bynum of the county
of Pitt since 1864 when, as a wounded
Confederate soldier, I was cared by
him in his house. His word may be
implicitly relied upon in all things. He
is incapable of knowingly misrepresent¬
ing anything or deceiving anybody.
He is the maker of the best article
of apple brandy I have ever seen or
tasted. Those wishing to get an elegant
article of pure apple brandy will be
sure to do so by applying to him.
— Thomas J. Jarvis
It must be supposed that these hearty
endorsements helped Mr. Bynum with
his sales. Mr. Bynum's brandy sold for
SI. 25 a gallon, "carefully distilled from
the juice of the apple” and shipped
anywhere in the United States.
Stated Well
"A time to keep silence, and a time
to speak.” — Ecclesiastes, III, 7
"The people are the only sure re¬
liance for the preservation of our lib¬
erty." — Thomas Jefferson
"What's mine is mine and what's
yours is negotiable." — Stalin-Khru-
SHCHEV
"We do not negotiate on the basis
of the 'give and take’ principle. We
have nothing whatsoever ‘to give’
— We will not make any concessions
because our proposals do not form the
basis for a barter deal." — Nikita S.
Khrushchev
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THE STATE. Januaby 1. 1970
