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(Continued from Page 1) gas sales were not only cheaper but less mechanized. “We had an old 55 gallon drum of gasoline under the tree that used to be out front—to keep it out of the sun,” he said. Gas was ladled out in a one gallon can and poured into car tanks using a funnel. “It was a slow process but it didn’t really matter. There were only about two cars back then,” Clifford chuckled.
Most of the folks who shopped at Barrons in the days of the gas drum used other modes of transportation. “I ' remember when they came in horse and buggies and we had a hitching post outside,” Clifford said.
Bills were also handled differently. In the 30’s, Barrons sent out bills to customers only twice a year—on March 1 and September 1. In between, folks bought on credit.
Regulars can still buy on credit at Barron’s. Local people come in every two weeks or once a month to do their grocery shopping and then Theodore posts the bills to coincide with receipt of pensions or social security checks.
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