Dick is one feller thats made a turible suksess of hissef. He keeps the best store they are in this end of the county and on top of that he's the postmaster. Bein kennected with the givermint thataway has learnt him a dreadful lot bout polyticks and most everbody goes to him fer advise bout which way they ort to vote. Dick's give up to bein bout the best out-loud reader they are in the settlemint and of a Thursday when the Mena Weekly Star comes out, a right smart of a crowd gathers down at the store to listen to Dick read all of the artickles and news.

He's allus a doin fer somebody else. If theys sick to be set up with or if they's anybody in the camunnity thats needy, abody can allus count on Dick to go plumb outen his way to hep em. They's a many'n thats beat Dick outa debts they're a owein him at the store but they aint never been nobody turned down fer credik if they was needin what they was a gittin. Another thin, he aint as cranky as most storekeepers bout a feller runnin his hand down in the cracker barrel while they're sorter standin round the store loafin.

If you was tryin to name the leader of the cammunity you wouldn't have to look no further'n Dick fer he's allus the first un to put his name down on anything thats better'n the cammunity and ginerally allus leads out at the casket makins. The Cirkit Rider ordinary puts up at his place twiset as long as he does anywhers else fer his woman sets as fine a board as abody ever drawed a chair to and is jist as hospital as can be. She takes a turible big hand in meetin matters and is the backbone of the missionary. Dick has jist got one children which is Ethyl. She's as purty as a peach, facts is, she win a prize fer bein the purtyest gurl in skoole when she went off to kolledge.

Nossir, bilin it right down and lookin at it from arry direckshun you're a standin, they aint no finer fokes to be found nowhers than the Huddlestoneses. Hits a dreadful shame they aint jist a whole lot more of us jist like em..





Dick's Store is more than just a store; it is the hub of all activity in the community, a gathering place for those tired souls who can find a few spare moments from their daily routine to hear the news of the outside world. Here you may find Lum and Abner and their friends, back by the stove near the cracker barrel, discussing politics, "meetin' matters", how best the Government should be run and many other grave and important questions of the day.

Every Tuesday the county weekly paper arrives and upon this occasion, Dick Huddleston reads aloud, to a group of attentive listeners, together, the news with comments and explanations.

Many of the scenes in the daily episodes of Lum and Abner are laid within this old building.