Shopping Guide News of Fulton County July 28, 2021

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Everyone in Rochester has seen it as they drive south down Main Street. The historic Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisement painted on the north side of the building located at 526 Main St. has been around for years. The building is owned by Dennis Holloway and houses Holloway Electric Motor Repair. The Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisements historically were more prevalent on the sides of barns. In -painted fact, at one time the hand-painted advertisements could be found on the sides of more than 20,000 barns across America. According to West Virginia Public Broadcasting, the Mail Pouch barn painting movement all started in a dry goods store in Wheeling, W.Va.,, in the ch came early 1900s when Jess Bloch i on up with the idea to advertise barns along highways. It is reported signs can still be seen today in 39 states across America. In 2018, an entire wall of a wood shed near Bourbon that had a painted Mail Pouch advertisement was stolen. The thieves removed all the wood planks that made up the sign, which was on a wall that stood approximately 7 feet high and 24 feet wide. Fortunately, the advertisement painted on a brick wall in Rochester is safe from a similar fate. It is, however, going to get a face lift and refurbishment, thanks to Rochester resident Brandon Eads and his non-profit organization The TRUE Art Company. As part of the organization’s mission, it features a quarterly “Mural Consciousness” program. “The TRUE Art Company uses its ever-growing family of artists to bring murals to all places of social gathering from business and pleasure to spiritually,” said Eads. “We bring positivity to the world

5(6725,1* +,6725< ³ Brandon Eads, founder of The TRUE Art Company, was busy last Saturday prepping the exterior wall at 526 Main St., Rochester. Eads is restoring the historic Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisement that adorns the north side of the building. Photo by Deanna Roe. through expression of art.” Eads said he always wanted to restore the Mail Pouch advertisement in Rochester. He approached Holloway with his plan and a deal was quickly struck between the two men. Through the help of do-

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nations from Blue Point Construction, Jarrety’s, House of Carz and U.S. Paving, Eads was prepared to $ commit a $2,000 budget toward the wall’s full restoration. edd in i Holloway said he has been approached the past by people wanting to restore the nsign. However, they wanted to be compensated for the work, which was somethingg Holloway was never in a position to do.. The building, constructed in the late 1880s, has been in his family since the 1960s. Last Saturday, Eads began the process of cleaning and preparing the wall for its renovation. Since he also has a full-time job in Elkhart, he plans to work on the project in the evenings and weekends, with a planned completion date of no later than Friday, Aug. 6. The final step, once the wall is restored, is to treat it so the paint will be preserved and willl Continued on page 3

5($'< 72 :25. ³ National Junior Honor Society student volunteer Nolan Haussmann, right, spent last Saturday assisting Brandon Eads with the beginning stages of restoration of the Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisement in Rochester. Photo by Deanna Roe.

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