The Chapel Hill weekly., 1958-12-08
WEEKLY PHOTo-elLL PRoUTY

unquestionably honest. He is a
thorough builder. He's a guy that
should be written up in a book. I"
DR.. and Mrs. William Kohn
agreed with all that Prof. Humm
had to say. but they added. In
addition to all that. Dick Trip IS
daring. He built our house which
is different from ordinary houses,
a house many other builders hesi-
tated to undertake. Dick did a
wonderful job of it, We love the
house and we can't say enough
fine things about Dick Tripp."
| When MIR. Trip was asked how
he managed to underbid others.
he said. First Of all, / ask only
for a very small profit on any one
house and l take no kickbacks on
any materials used. | make my
money by building lot of houses.
You can watch my houses 60 up.
They 60 up fast. My profit is made
and | can work on another house.
Getting a job done fast and
yet well-built is the basis of my
low bids. You never see my
houses with no workmen there.
l have enough men to keep them
working on all jobs at once. When
more men are needed. | hire them.
don't shift them from job to JOB
and give excuses to the people
why their houses are not being
built.
More than that my men don't
loaf. You never see my men
piddling or dragging. They work.
They are just as eager as | am
to get job done well and quickly.
They take pride in their work.
IAN my foremen work, not only
to bring down the cost of the job
but to set a fine example for the
rest Of the men.
With my inter worker tele-
phone system which is linked 10
all my foremen, my supply men.
my main office and my car. can
know just where everyone is, what
is being done, what supplies are
needed, and when a job is finished
and the men are ready to go TO
another job. This saves much
time, and time is money. pass
these savings on to my GUS
toners.
William Mcknight. the supply
sergeant. tells this story about
how he happened TO have his job;
Mr.. Trip was saying that a job
should take less time and | said,
You don't have anything to do
except supply the materials. You
have an easy job Mr.. Trip lis
tened until | had finished and
then said, Bill, | just got me a
new supply man. Here are the
keys TO the truck. know you will
do a good job. | didn't know what
work was until | got this job. 1t
never ends"
Tete Lloyd, owner OF the Lloyd
Electric Company and another
Trip enthusiast. said that Mr..
Tripp Is as wonderful on a hunt.
ing or fishing trip as he Is as
homebuilder. Even when he was
SO disappointed in not getting any
thing that he gave his fleece-lined
suit to our hunting guide at Mt.
Mitchell, and said he guessed that
he'd not come back up there to
hunt, he was wonderful to be-
with" said Mr.. Lloyd. He added.
''O course, Dick likes to get a
big catch but he Is just as fine
company when he loses as when
he wins" Then told Of their recent
trip to Cape Hatteras: dick and
I didn't catch a thing but my
David (age III caught a 38-pound
fish. Dick took it as a good joke
on us that a boy SO small could
beat u.s."
Mrs. G. j. Trip, who married
a cousin Of Dick Trip and who
is the operator Of the P.T.A. Thrift
Shop. said that Dick Trip is
known among his family and close
friends for his big heart and for
his honesty. HE took such good
care Of his mother after his father