“In Wayne County, N. C., a depressed farmer cut off the rear end of his ‘disused’ automobile, fastened shafts to the axle, backed in a mule, went riding…. Soon the roads of eastern North Carolina were overrun with similar vehicles pulled by mules, horses, oxen, goats or a pair of husky boys. North Carolinians, many […]
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Hoovercrats in ’28… Hoover carts in ’32
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged 1948 presidential campaign, charlotte observer, ed williams, eugene l roberts sr, gene roberts, goldsboro herald, goldsboro nc, hary truman, hoover cart, hoovercrat, hugh morton, nc journalism hall of fame, nc state fairgrounds, wayne county nc on April 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »