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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1919. (WO : (0 mo The Mammoth Furniture Store Offers a Limited Number of Pol Carls- Round, Reed and Metal $3.50 a"d up In order to entirely close out this line, we are making special reduction to quick buyers. 3523 J. L. SMATHERS & SONS 15-17 Broadway Phone 226 24-26 Lexington SANTA'S BEST GIFT TO YOUNG MECHANICS BOYS Gilbert's Mew Wheel Toy THE ZENITH OF JOY FOR THE BOY Every boy wants a toy that will move. He wants some thing that he can ride coast down hills on or that he can skate along the surface of the pavements on actual toys that will bring him genuine amusement and pleasure in win ter and summer. That's just what Gilbert's Wheel Toys do. Coming els they do in constructible parts, it enables him to build eleven (II) different kinds of toys most wanted by boys. Here they are: COASTER, TRUCK. WHEEL-BARROW. WAGON. WAGON-SLED. GO-CART. HOBBY HORSE, GLIDER. SNOW SHOVEL, GEARED RACER and GEARED SPEEDSTER. And each one. is practical and useful. The building is con structive the joy of the boy IMMENSE. SEE THEM TODAY. SUPPLY WILL GO QUICKLY. Northup-McDuffie Hardware Co. No. 33 Patton Ave. Headquarters. Phone 142. GIVE USEFUL GIFTS TftlS CHRISTMAS What could be more appreciated by an outdoor sleeper than an electric heating pad? Many will be the nights when he will feel the need of a little more heat, and with this handy attachment a wish and a turn of the switch and the heat is there. . v A&heville Power & Light Co. , Salesroom 102 Patton Ave. Phone 879 Around Town Mere In City Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Donnahoe have moved from their home on ths Hendersonville road to 131 Merrlmon avenue. Only Few Arrests Only a few were arrested last evening by the city po lice, among- them being George John ion, trespassing, and three negroes charged with gambling. Scrgt. Returns Sergeant Hester E. Ruppe, of the army local recruiting station, . returned yesterday from .Charlotte, where he attended the cer emonial of the shrinors. Teachers Meeting A group teach ers' meeting was held yesterday nt Candler, of the teachers of the county. The meeting was successful and a good attendance was present. STORES CAN OPEN IF NO HEAT OR LIGHT IS USED AFTER 4P.M. O'CLOCK Before Prescribed Hours and After Stores Can Sell Any thing ifyHeatless and Use No Electric Lights Regional Coal Committee Rules Against Asheville. Seriously III M. J. Moars, a well known eltlsen of Canton, who has been 111 for more than a month, was last night reported to be In a serious con dition and slight hope for his recov ery Is hold. Musical Program The musical pro gram for the Christian Sunday school will be under the direction of Joseph D. DeNardo, city band Instructor. Mr. DeNardo and Lamar E. Strlneflsld will give a duet Sunday morning. The eight o'clock mass of St. Law rence church will be celebrated in memory of Madame Verllnde and the members of the Altar society will go to Holy Communion in a body In memory of Madame Verllnde. who was a faithful member of the society. Muyr' UaUaZ Kos IssuVd I JSSl W There's Nothing Better Than Books Books always make splendid gifts. You will find in our large stock books suitable for everyone from the tiny tots to the older folks. We have many beautiful leather bound volumes, also sets of the best poets and classic writers that are most acceptable for Xmas gifts. TOYS and GAMES Many new arrivals are here await ing your inspection Building Blocks, Erector Sets, Machine Guns, and a host of others. ROGERS BOOK STORE Office Outfitters, 39 Patton Ave., Asheville, N. C; Phone 254 ircasnian ueaas uannaman a team defeated Coleman and his team in the duck pin tournament at the Y. M. C. A. last night, two games out of the three played. Creasman made the highest score, 272 with Oedwyn Stradley, Jr., a close second, scoring Leaves TodayCom. Clarence TV Loel, attached for the past week to me army local recrultlna station, will leave today for Hendersonville, where he will mako his headquarters for the next tnirty days. Corp. Loel will have charge of the recruiting work of Hen derson and Transylvania, counties. Verdict For Forester In Superior court yesieraay tne jury awarded George L. Forester $718, in his case against Anson G. Betts. Tho plain tin sought 17,000, alleged to be due him for services rendered the defend ant. This case consumed practically the court's entire time vesterdav as well as Thursday. Buys Home Mrs. S. L. Flud and Miss Sadie Flud, of Sumter, S. S.; arrived yesterday in Asheville. Mrs. Flud has bought the Valentine home on Furman avenue, where she and her daughter will ' make their home. Mrs. Flud will be at the home of. hor daughter, Mrs. C. L. Boyte on Spruce street, for a few days. Bishop H. B. Delaney, the suffra gant bishop for the diocese of North Carolina, East Carolina and South Carolina, will visit St. Matthias church tomorrow in connection with nation wide campaign services. Service ,r. as follows: Holy Communion and ser mon at 11:00 o'clock, confirmation and sermon at 8:00 o'clock. The pub lic is invited to attend both services. With the announcement by the re gional coal committee for tho south, with headquarters at Atlanta, made yesterday, that Asheville could not claim any exemptions because of the fact that part of the electric current furnished here is by hydro-electric. power. a final ruling on the matter, which It is believed, covers the case of Ashe ville merchants and under which they are expected to operate until further official orders aro given. Mayor Rob erts told The Citizen last night all stores must conform to theso rulings until a change Is announced, and now that something definite Is known, as to the duties of the merchants. It is .believed that no trouble will be experienced by them In obeying the. Instructions. The ruling of the city's chief ex ecutive is that stores can open when they please and close when they please, provided they use no electric light or power or heat derived from wool, coal or gas outside, the pre scribed hours, 9 a. m. to 4 p. ni. In other words, a clothing store, shoe store or any other establishment can open at the normal hour this morn i m others closed down promptly at 4 p. m. Today It Is believed all will be , able to understand the matter and act accordingly. The stores are permitted to use oil lamps and heaters after tho regular, as hours, or candles, and lust nlgnt many; 9 to 9 portunlty to keen tho winces open. The city market will be open today from 9 a. ni. to 9 p. m., giving three ertra hours for Hnturday night business. The Board of Trade received the following wire from the Regional Coal committee yestcrdav: "Ashevlllo Board of Trade: "Messrs. Morrison and Plummer appeared before committee this, morning regarding curtailment rules in Ashevlllo. At present power com pany is burning fuel and as long as fuel is burned, curtailing rules can not be lifted. You will be notified promptly as soon as this can he done. "REGIONAL COAL COMMITTER." Sections of the Regional Coal com mittee's modification, which will be read with Interest hero, aro as fol lows: "3. To prevent any possibility of misunderstanding, the committee ing and any other morning and close states that plants, stores and offices at any time It pleases tonight, but .open outside of hours fixed by the reg light and heat must not come from! ulations may use oil lamps, candles. wood, coal or gas, except during the gasoline or outer means or ugniing or Lest You Forget the Above is Our Hours to Serve You Today. Give Useful Christmas Gifts Here You Will Find Them. m A C A BISON'S FASHION SHOP FOR LADIES Fourteen Biltmore Avenue US' After your day's shopping coma to the Four Stars Tea Room on Pack Square and have afternoon tea and listen to the music. Supper Saturday night and music. 12-5-2 i Official Local Weather U. S. Department of Agriculture U'MlllPr RnMnn Local Weather Data for December 5, mm State of weather at 8 a. m.. cloudv State of weather at 8 p. nt., cloudy. Relative humidity at 8 a. m 92 per win. Relative humidity at 12:30 p. m., 82 llftr flftnt. Relative humldltv at S n. m 7s r Wind direction at 8 n. m . nnrth west. Wind direction at 8 p. nt., north. Time of sunrise, 7:26 a. m. Time of sunset, 6:15 p. m. Local Temperature Data. prescribed hours. Saturday is an exception to tho gen eral rule and has been since the first order; in other words, stores which can only use heat and light until 4 p.m. on week days will be permitted to run until 9 p. m. today, with heat and light. Thl applies to clothing, grocery, meat markets and all other places of business that normally stay open on Saturday night. Mayor Roberts ruling is as fol lows: "Industries, stores and other places of business may open before 9 o clock a. m. and close later than 4 o'clook p. in., if outside theso hours they use no heat, light or power whatsoever produced in any way by coal, wood or gas. This modification was made by the Regional Coal committee strictly upon the conditions that these places of business) and plants which use heat during the hours fixed will shut off their fuel consumption at the samo hour it would have been cut off if they were closing at 4 o'clock, and that heat will be used no earlier in the morning than allowed by the original regulations heretofore made. Gro ceries, meat and milk stores, bar ker shops and places of amusements may operate outside of the special noura neretoiore nxea, ir mey com ply With the above conditions. Whole sale foodstuff dealers are exempted from regulations to extent necessary to conduct their business. Grocery stores and butcher shops can remain ooen on week days to 6 p. m." The mayor also ruled that drug gists can use heat and light for the sale of drugs at any hour, but ; before 9 a. m. and after 4 p.m. all light and heat must be cut off from all sections except that section where the drugs are actually sold. Yesterday the merchants were un able to get the situation cleared ap, and many of them remained open burning lights and using heat, while heatinx in the production of which coal, gas or wood Is not used. "4. Soft drink, candy, tobacco, fruit and periodical stands located in drug stores, hotels, restaurants, rail road stations, pool rooms, bowling al leys or other places which are exempted from closing regulations, or for which suocial hours are fixed, may do bunlnetiB nt any time, pro vided no additional light, heat or power produced by wood, coal or gas is used for the purpose outsldo the hours prescribed. "3. Stores exempted, or for. which special hours are provided, may at any time sell any goods In their stock, provided no lights are thereby required In addition to those used for the sale of food, drugs or other things covered by tne exemptions. illllllillllilllillllllllllllllllllllllMlllIlllll i mihi i i... i,. i 'in i . n.w.. ii 1 1 SB- ii m mi ii J LOCAL CONCERN GETS CONTRACT FOR ROAD caretakers had been living on toe place since the former owner . left., Work Is Delayed Though on Account of Coal (Shortage. GIRL'S TEAM WON GOOD BALL CONTEST The girl's basketball team of the Grace school won the game played Thursday afternoon with the girls of the Candler high school, by a score of 14 to 9. The game was fast and well played throughout. Kuykendall, right forward for Grace, made three goals and Clark, left forward for Candler, made four goals. The lineup for the game was as follows: ,. j Grace. Position. While no official information had been received at the state highway commission's office In Asheville, it is understood that the contract for grad ing on the Asheville-Homlny highway has been awarded Allport and Alex under, and the contract for paving went to the Asheville Fating com pany. On account of the present coal shortage the asphalt surface cannot be laid, therefore work on this project will not start until the contractors can secure coal, but will be started as quick as possible after coal Is recelv ed. The macadam base is to be five Inches in depth and the surface of asphalt will be two inches, making an excellent highway. FIRE DESTROYED THE PAGE-BROOK; FARM Loss Estimated at $10,000 Occurred! Near Skyland Early Yesterday. Kuykendall Penland Right Forward. Jones Clark ' Left Guard. Melton Cathey " Center. Johnson Crawford Right Guard. Burnette Whiteside Left Guard. Firs, of su unknown nature early yesterday morning totally destroyed the large boarding; house just - north of Bkyland, known as Page-Brook farm, the loss belnar estimated at 110.- t andler.iooe with only partial insurance. The ITS UNWISE to t offto-dar'a dwty aatil te morrow. It year teaMca Is acid-disturbed take t&OMiraMto Agestlea eosrfort todmfm A plesssst relief frost Uediseosslortofsxid-djspepeia, " ' MAD BT 8COTT BOWNt ' ' . makkks or scam emulsion FALK'S MUSIC HOUSE Has a large sew stock' of PLATER PIANO ' PLATER ROIXS -COM7MBIA RECORDS Give as yonr patronage. ' will appreciate lb . . : .... ,'! '. ; f8 Patton Arrow place had been conducted during the summer as a select boarding house and truck farm and was known as one of the largest and est boarding houses In that section of the country. The property was owned by Mr. Calhoun of Florida, who recently sold is and returned to Florida, A large house to the rear of the main build ing also burned. Only tenants and WESTERN CAROLINA AUTO CO. - mitpmdW, "CadllUw, ' "Oakland." . , , II EL College St. Asheville, 2. C. S am 9 .37 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 -p.m. am 38 10 a.m 39 11 a.m 41 ! noon 4 5 I p.m 46 ! n. m 4 7 Highest 48; one year ago 67. Lowest 34; one year ago 86. Absolute maximum 66 In 1916. Absolute minimum, 14 in 1805. Avferago temperature today, 41, Normal. 40. Local Precipitation Data For Month. vrinui, t.us incnes. Greatest amount, 6. CI in 1314. jjeast amount, 0.80 In 1903. For last ?4 hours ending at 8 p. m none. MATTERS OF RECORD. Yesterday the following realty transfers were received for registra tion: Fred L. Bale, trustee, to .T. 'C. Cauble, lot on Austin avenue; 11,150 William Brooks to W. F. Wright, property in Upper Hominy township: $S and other considerations. T. F. Hall to W. F. Wright, prop erty in Uper Momlny township; $io and other considerations. Zeb Cathey to W p. Wright, prop erty In upper Hominy township; con sideration not stated. V. 8. Lusk to E. w. Pearson, lot on Pine street; 11.000. PORTRAITS ' FOR CHRISTMAS A Specialty at RAY'S STUDIO No. 2 Pack Square. Phone 1704. GAMELS meet your fondest cigarette fancies in so many new ways they are so unusual in flavor so refreshing, so mellow-mild, yet so full-bodied that you quickly realize their superior quality, and, become a Camel enthusiast ! Camels are unlike any other cigarette you ever smoked. Yheir expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos gives you so many delights. It not only assures tbat wonderful smoothness and re freshing taste but it eliminates bite and harshness I And, you smoke Camels without any unpleasant cigaretty aftertaste or unpleasant cigaretty odor! No matter how fond you become of Camels! Smoke them liberally ! They never will tire your taste ! The blend takes care of that ! Compare Camels with any cigarette in the world at any price! . r) J. REYNOLDS 'TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, N. C A MOKKT TO JJOAS. AT J. yrwic sis. 41 Patton Ave. Si r:3 3
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