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EDITION—15M PUBLISHED BY SPAINHOUR’S DEPARTMENT STORE, NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - ■ - r watement From Mr. Spainhour TO OUR PATRONS AND CUSTOMERS We are deeply grieved that due to our di.'^a.'^troiis fire we have been unable toiserve our friends and, patron.s. We feel t • “S^nhour’s” has come a great _ deal to o- ttown. and it is our desne as quickly as possible, to b^ t a service to the commum^ once again. Unow why di.sa.ste-s must come, nor do we uestion Ruch. but we feel deepb that the loyal expression^ of svmpathy-and inend- ,hip' generously tendered by so manv. have compen- ^ted. in great measure, m our loss. We cannot let thi.^ 'Opportunity pass withi.u oersonally expressing oiu Wilkesboro Burns Brc FIRE SALE iWorst Fire In ' j The History Of No. Wilkesboro , i Begins Wednesday Morning November 21st, At 9 A, Mj Over Fifty Thousand Dollars’ Worth of High Grade Merchandise Will Be Offered During This Sale Store Directory Hoor and Basement DEP.VRTMENT—First Shoes in I>a.sement V.\RD GOODS—F'irst Flooi- and Ba.sement on Floor HOUSE FI R.MSHINGS—First Floor I..VDIES READY-TO-WEAR—Hrst Floor CHILDREN'S WE.AR—Balcony NOTIONS .\ND S->L\LL ITEMS—Basement MEN’S WE.4R—Baaement First We have recently received the majority of our Fall merchan-^ rprctrtlonTthrHre lio-dise pinvha.^d for Fall, Winter and Chiistmas business. Every bit’ 1‘ > D ± partment. corp.s ,ho helped of this merchandise will be included in this sale. There are thous-,; (Jjlg QJ l^OtTOutlO S D€St fight^tirflames and con- o-jft item.s of underwcav, ladies’ dresses, shoes and all kinds* thpm upon the 1 *11 ..4. I/M-Icx 1 IT One of Western North Cai»- lina’s Best Departiaeat Stores Damaged Tremen dously. f Bl^RNED OVER 2 HOURS H^Viuiaiing them ^ye will offer ut ti'emendous reductions in orderj Department Stores efficient manner in "o ' * .T' . • x’ v'- i thev handled the fire. With- rnake room for iicw mei'chandLse which our buyers m New loi'k in a week, we ?ha!l re-open .and at ai'C S'OttinS' foi' U.'. t'oi' ^ale Everything Must Be Sold Nothing Will Be Carried Over During this salr fveiy thing must bp .'oil J'U' ca.sl in a at our oW stand that tim.- ofrer everv article in the store .'it the time ot the fire at a tremendous reduction. .Mt- this sale, the store will ,be re-stocked with an en- nesv line of goods, and. «) we feel that in spite ot thWfire. we shall he able t> offer a wider service am. va^ied^'t-lmtioit^f ‘‘mmh- only. Nothing will m- crmt- li . than ever before in ited or any reiunds made, hilolr- - m- -m tbc In fact every .ale nui.t he th- poet we shall final. Items that are ^light- ' -I n H build o n iv soiled by snmkc and wat- h„v,, .s. It will be a great pleas- been pnemi m.md.l.g to lire to have the privilege ih- carnage don- t- each of .again serving the people amde. Ocher merchandi.c of the two towns and this that has b-t e n ..lightly .-cunding territory. ..corched by the iir- Mill he I F SPAlNHOni. in thi.s sa.e at ri- j dicuiously low price., as Thousands To Attend | we have made adjustment ] with th** in.-iuranve people jsnrri Store Will Remain Open From 9 A. M. Until 9 P. M, the Morning At Night During First Week of Sale ! .‘U twelve o’clock on Sun4*7 I morning. November 4, the most disastrous fire In the history of j North Wilkesboro got under w»y j and before llje combined effort* i of the fire departments of thla ; i and two other cities could qaeacl ! I the flames tremendous danutf* I ' had been wrought on sereriU business firms. Including tk« Spainhour - .Sydnor Dry liood* ■ Company, a leadins department store of this part of the stete land head of the chain of SpbiB- honr sfortM. '. I The orifiin of' the fire could ! not be deieraiined hut before the ! fire was discovered and the locel I fire truck reachod the scene the il„ ' second store of the Spalnhoar store was enveloped In flame* and for two hours firemen fougjft I valiantly before it was seen th»t j the fire wa.s definitely chocked have i Company came into belns. rich ' and that it would not spread In- Established In 1870 by Mr. R. A. Spainhour, Father of the Present Owner nil Spainhour’s has become a] town of Wilkeslioro by landmark and a tradition injU new .vonnE city sprans up Wilkes County A tradition in J around this outlet and the firm whieb honorable treatment and . of Spainhour-Sydnor Dry floods delH'udahl." mer.'handise tieeii paramount diiriuE the lrou!)lesome da.vs of I«»^- Jl/lUV yji illlD iurr the ll.-eoiist ruction I’eriod in .. I In It wa.s back b*"'l "■'! in fine ideals hut younsjio still other firms. in years. tIip total lo.ss of the fire hM The joint owners of this new I (j^en e.stimated at around $100,- youn.E firm were .1. K. Spainhour. . ooO. Spainhour’s. The Wisterl* * l.sTO, (hat K. .V. Spainhour. one ;)„,j e. D. .Sydnor. As the I j{,.aiity Salon. Th>? Mayflownr I I>f the pioneer merchants of this youns town Rrew and flourished, i neauty Shoppe, tho A & P. .StOW ' county. estahlUhcd a mercantile; 'ti*- i"’"' firm Prospered., amt adJoiniuK firin.s suffered . ,, "Ihc store wa.s operated in theiiarEe losses. althouEh the Ere«U- It busin.'ss in Didlaplane. a small w * u i ■ (all lluiklius. adjoinins the I)e- ,>st lo.ss wa.s to the Spalnhoor- jiosi? and SaviilRs Bank, until Sydnor firm, with a $ti.o.000 .Ipril, I'llfl. when the entire; slock of merciiandi.e, much of I kesln>ro. .U this place lie oper- . slock Was destroyed by flames; ; which had just arrived for tk* ! ated succe.ssrolly a Rcneral mer- haviiiy :il this time a heavy nintei K-a.sou and wa.s of the . , sloi k of sprins merchandise.. laie.st stvles and patterns for 1 chandise store for about two, - j .Vol daunted arfd risin.E above their ctLsiomers in this section. I Villape about eiRhl luib-s cast of I’the present idty of North I\ il- Vrom all ovi-r t-V" ^Northwestern Noil! inti- s "I Carolina hundred.s w-n.l com- «e avail 'heinscUes of 'he opportunity to sapniy many of ih-i. need, in this yrrat fir- sale at unparan-l- ed savin,i;s It is to your edvantase to at tend the salo early in order that vour .needs can he tilled as near- I,. as possible, All the slock tn.i.t go and those who buy will ber- fit from this s.nlo and wo art' able to pa.ss ihLs .saving on t> our tnany friends and .eustoniers. Ne ver Again Will This Opportunity Present Itself i years. He then moved to Wilkes- J boro, and stayed there for a like -period. movins to Moravian ’galls in 1S75. At this time the tile Ircmendou.s loss tlie .siore firm went into bu.siness al present Ux-ation. Feclins the need and Tiic entile top floor of th* ils! huildinu was demolished and j burned into a :na.s.s of ruin*, oppor- while the merchandiso on th* FOUR BIG PAGES OF BARGAINS ^^lercH&ndisc SiiRhtly Soiled By Smoke And Water Our Losses Will Be Your Gain When taking mark village was one of the education al centers of this part of ! state. The .Moravian Falls Acad-j doivn.sj ,„,vii,!: been .sla'-lished in, tnnity of e.vpandins tjj,, j was established mat one article iva.s mi.s.'^d. | early cisiuics .1 branch main floor and In the basemwU Boone in | wa.s he,avily damaeed by water 1925. Consecnlively followf‘d by, and smoak. .similar establlslimenis in IClkin The fire los-s on the damaged in J92'j and in Hickory in 1929. firms was partially covered by .Ulhonsh I'ouffh filing al limes., in.surance. althoUKh lacking 11. le Ur Spainhour carried ■ I ht s.- modern dei'artment stores much of covering the rcplace- . . . tiav-* 'vinitUercd the stormy days of the* meiit cost, on a flourishlns bu.siiichs. ua\ . ^ nd di-prcssion Bucce.ssfully and each, The merchandise in he .Spai*- ■ had pro.spcred in iis own pecul- honr-Sydnor store has i..x»n taken iar way. On November 1924, care of since the fire in the best the mother store wa.s again ra- possible manner ami a satLsfac- Hvdrythiiig wa.s marked at If y.vi are lun here early the very lowe.st po.ssible to olttain the very best .se- price, which in .caching interests lections it will be your own would he less than half the ,.,.,ulariv mad. fault, a.s all high grade wholesale co.st. However, rep .* ’ merchandise characteristic we feel it our duty to pre-|his trips ,o the Northern of this Ol-ranizHliim will be sent thLs to our many, j-e,;.. of wuich Baltimore wa.sivUhed by flames. At present. Ihehoty adjustment has b.s.n mad* included in this great sale.' friends and customers. I ..enowned at this time; , "W-ncrs are making every effort with the insurance compan.v. The to quiolily rise ahovp the disas- .goods liav.- h.X’n dri-d and care- And Other Goods Not Even Touched Will Be Offered j Regardless Of Loss. Selling For Cash Only; No scribed in thi.s publication. \Vc h.Tvc sp-iit the 'ei. day.s in sorting each pK-'e t’L merchandise into dif'cien, , grades, some of which has nev er been iouche.4 by water or smoke. Other slighUy soiled by fire and water, yet showin? no, signs at all that will cao.se .any rednollons. However, great re ductions have been taken on . everything in order for quick t • disiKwal of every piece o ‘ clwsdiee hefor* we go into oufj feiew-store. The adjustment that, -.iwe received from the Insurance ^ ‘^Company will be offered to our. many eastomers and friend* ia t '.lha fora ot great eavings on Keiery article that they purebaae v-^urlag tkla st^e. Be sure aad. t a* and get your shat* #t, ijjyeat garlags. Charges Made During Sale Ml nil times endeavoring to have • ... u » nous loss sustained and again fully kept and will now be of- not only reliable . met chandise ready to serve tlicir fri.uids; fered In the' groat fire sale de but the newest as w.‘Il. • ..nd patrons, of mule, drawn wagons hauled, his newly bought stock of goods | | from the then far away town of ktatesville. although the nearest railway ceiiier. H was durin.g. this lime that the ideals and reputation of th© present Spain- hours' firmly took root. Again H. Bellman Employed By the Spainhour ’ ' Company to Di.po.e of Thi, Stock ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST OUTSTANDING SALES EXPERTS WILL ASSIST WITH THE SALE All sales final. No refunds and no exchanges or approvals. No deliveries. Every sale final. Each piece of merchandise must he sold as is. ■ a town rich in historic lore and , fame. As lime went on and as his children grew older they too Mr. Bellman, who will be became interested In the busi-lfull charge of this sale has been ... .. Instructed by the Insurance peo- ness, and during this time thii‘“"“ ^ _ . . ... I I firm operated under the nam( of U. A. Spainhour and Com pany; ot which J. E. Spainhour, his son. and F. G. Holman, his son-in-law. became part owners. When ih« railroad for thejflrst Uma pushed If* way Into lh« bounty,, bnf utisoed j pie and the Spainhour Interests I to dispose of every piece of raer- in. re-arranged the store entirely, placing the first floor shoes and the basement shoe* Into on* mammoth shoe department. Everything will be marked as t« chandise that was in this .store j sire and prices. Other depart- at the time of the fire. He has j mants will also be consolidalni taken great pains In sorting the In the same manner. Paet it wtl! merchandise out into different price ranges, In order t* offer the very beat bargain* poaaiWe be very, easy for yo* to wait yourself. Also, have pleaty^ al*,. cssbtera and buade Hpytpg had a loug experiotee 1» and. seve^ty-Hve sal fisaed .fkls type of sal* ke,ka4!fcelp you darl«g tkU »
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