Record #:

36146

Author(s):

Zuttel, Paul

Abstract:

This interview, conducted by a sixth grader, was with Donald Paul, whose father owned a local general store. Donald Paul’s observations related life as it was on both sides of the counter, particularly during the period of widespread economic hardship. Topics that betrayed the time period included what his father charged for gas and snacks, the lack of child labor laws, and cars that the interviewee purchased new for under a thousand dollars.

Source:

Journal of the New Bern Historical Society (NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Nov 1993, p14-15

Subject(s):

New Bern--Economic development; New Bern--History; Depressions--1929; General stores; Child labor--History; Maola Milk & Ice Cream Co. (New Bern); Automobiles--History--New Bern