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Old Truck At J.D. Williams Cafe

I think maybe Daddy carried ice to area residents in this truck. He got his ice from Mr. John Dorminy in Fitzgerald. The house in the background was the residence of Mr. Dewitt Wilcox who had a store next to Daddy's cafe. Later, Daddy moved his general store into this cafe building. The cafe/general store building also had lodging rooms above with bathrooms. Various doctors, lumbermen, and other people occupied these rooms at various times. Note the old gas pump in the background over the hood of the truck. This was a gravity pump; you hand-pumped the amount of gas you wanted up into the glass container at the top and pulled a handle and the contents emptied into your vehicle by the force of gravity. It was replaced by the newer pump in the foreground which required electricity to operate its pump. I think one of the first gasolines Daddy sold was Woco-Pep. Then he had Pure Oil ("Be Sure With Pure") and later on at the new store he had Union 76.


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