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PAGE TWELVE Big Leggett Dept. Store A Favored Trade Center Frank Jordan, Mana ger, Cne cf Most Pro gressive Merchants In C i cy; Business Volume Stadily In creasing, Leggett’s D-ppi tment Store is one of the really -iU landing shopping centers of U’ etv and entire sec tion. It an important role in the retail life of the community from the time it was opened here now nearly l~n years ago, and its business ha ram tantlv been on the Upgrade frrm t o start. Its highlv desirable location and the size of t’ ~ uilding. togctli er with the hign grade ol merchan dise handled. bav-' combined to at tract the confid-mr- and the patron age of thousands of customers. Once a customer, ale v*. a customer, is the way most shop]' rs size up the Leg gett store. Leggett’s occupies all three floors of the large building at the corner of Garnett and 'Vmder streets, di rectlv across the city’s main business thoroughfare from the post office. It has large display windows arranged and adapted to the display of mer chandise to great advantage, and every section of the establishment is given quarter ; from time to time in the show windows. 80V a JfA 75V. A 75<pi^^ National Distillers Leggett Manager |||| SR gaß: J ® M |&||| FRANK JORDAN Everything to wear for the entire family at money-saving values is sold by this establishment. There are large departments for men, where suits, extra trousers, hats, shirts, un derwear. sox, ties, shoes, overcoats, and any other item required by men and boys can be found in the huge stocks always on hand from which selections can be made. Prices are right and favorable to the buyer. An outstanding feature of the store is the women’s department. Ready-to-wear merchandise, coats, shoes, hosiery, hats and every other article for the well-dressed lady. Wearing apparel for the children, and especially the things that are needed for tne very little folks, are important items in the Leggett store. If it is hard to fit shoes, most likely Leggett can meet the test. If a coat is desired, it can be had in this store. The store is affiliated with the Belk chain out of Cnariotte, and en joys the advantages of the tremen dous buying power made possible by the large number of stores operated by that unit. Four Leggett brothers are the moving spirits, however. They operate stores similarly in oth er sections of this State and Virginia, and have had remarkable success with their business endeavors. They are merchandising people with a re putation and a knowledge of how to make a store really succeed. Frank Jordan is manager of Leg gett’s Department Store in Hender son. He came here a little more than a year ago after a decade or so with the Leggett store in Lynchburg. He long ago learned the full details of the Leggett methods of doing busi ness, and has made a marked suc cess of the local business since he as sumed the management. Under his direction new strides in volume of sales and in making friends have been achieved. The Leggett store is daily becom ing a greater factor in the Hender son retail market, and is making for itself a bigger place in the esteem of the buying public of the community and section. Trip In America Made King George New Personality New York, Aug. 31.—“ King George VI returned to England from his j seven-week tour of North America I with a brand new personality,” de clared Webb Miller, veteran news paperman, in Look magazine today. Miller, who covered the North American tour of the royal couple, 1 during which he had a number of opportunities lor personal conversa tion with the king, said that when . the young monarch realized he was a success, he grew more at ease and his manner became deliberate and kingly. “The sole vestige of his stut tering and nervousness is the inter mittent throbbing of a muscle in his left cheek,” added Miller. When the king sailed home, Webb Miller said to him, “Your Majesty, you must be all in,” “No,” he grin ; ned in reply, “1 thought I was going | to be, but I’m fine.” His face was j tanned, his eyes alert, the reporter i observed. Miller added that the king com pletely won the reporters with whom he chatted during his trip. He also told of the royal couple’s practice of halting their private train at out-of way spots to walk along the tracks. “The queen never learned punc tuality,” Miller revealed in his Look article. “When time came to leave alter a short stop of the royal train, I the King spoke to her again and again and again, but she continued waving to the crowd. You could al most see the King saying: ‘Dash it, Elizabeth, we must go.’ Finally, 20 minutes later, she’d agree.” Miller declared that he believed the American tour marked an im portant change in British conception of kingship, and that henceforth the king would take u more dynamic role in domestic and world affairs. Musicians’ Auditiuns New York, Aug. 31. —The third annual rreries of auditions sponsored by the Society for ihe Advance ment of Young Musicians for pian ist, violinist, and cellists will be conducted during the latter part of September, it was announced Aug. 14. Applications to be heard should be addressed to the Secretary of the Society at No. 509 Fifth Avenue, Applicants should submit infor mation concerning their training, repertoire and experience. The letter of the law is too often * the $, _ HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1939 J. C., Penney Store Among The Leaders Since its entrance into the local' merchandising field, the J. C. Penney Company store has been a leader in the Henderson retail district. It is located adjacent to the post office, next door to the south on Garnett street and is in the‘heart of the re tail district of the city. The store occupies the entire build ing, which has a large ground floor, a second story and also a basement, all stocked with merchandise await ing the inspection of customers in the purchase of their clothing, wear ing apparel and other requirements for the fall season, as well as needs for the year around. This store is an important link in the Penney chain, which was formed some 25 years ago, and grew from the original unit in Kern merer, Wyoming. Today there are outlets in nearly every state in the Union. At all times of the year, but es pecially in this fall season, the store is filed with merchandise of quality at low prices, and with wearing ap parel for every member of the family. Anything that is found in a modern department store can be had at Pen ney’s. Dresses, coats, piece goods and novelty merchandise for women’s wear, and shirts, trousers, under wear, sox, shirts and other articles for men and boys, as well as things for the children are available in large quantities for the inspection of customers. There are also sheets, counterpanes, pillow cases, blankets and other articles for the home. B. A. Daniel is manager of the store, and he has assembled a large corps of capable and efficient clerks, all familiar with their several depart ments, and all alert to give the ut most in service, with helpful sugges tions in making selections, and with courtesy of treatment an important thing at all times. Thousands of shop pers have found it a pleasure and a profit to shop at Penney’s. At the present time the store is filled with new fall merchandise, bought at prices made possible by the buying power of the large Pen ney organization, and offered to the public at money-saving levels. There \\ill be a full line of holiday mer chandise as the Christmas season ap proaches, and shoppers will find it greatly to their advantage to visit this store and make their purchases. Mr. Daniel has been with the Pen ney company for many years. He came here from the Savannah, Ga., store, one of thp largest in the chain. He learned there the Penney prin ciples and policies of merchandising, and knows how to buy and to offer for sale all articles handled to the best interests of customers. Mr. Daniel has made himself popular with the Henderson public and those in the Henderson trading area. He has taken a great interest in Hen derson business and civic affairs since coming here, and is prominent in the Kiwanis club and a member of the Henderson Chamber of Com merce. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Cleveland, Aug. 31—(AP) — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and subsidiaries reported for the first half of the year net profit of $3,(310,- 595 after cnarges and equity in un distributed earnings of subsidiaries not wiiolly. This was equal to 96 cents a share on common stock after preferred stocit dividents and com pared with $1,669,828, or 2 cents a common hare, in the first half of 1938. Maker of Awnings 1 , Wmmml T. J. HARRINGTON Harrington Awning Man T. J. Harrington is one of the best known awning men in the Hender son territory. He has engaged in the business here over a period of a number of years, and has built an enviable reputation for quality mer chandise and for service of a jjiFh grade to all customers. All awning jobs are made to order in local shops owned by Mr. Har rington. But he also specializes in the making of truck covers for truck ers and haulers. These are both car ried in stock and are made to order to suit particular types of vehicles. Mr. Harrington gives his personal attention to all orders, both as to their manufacture and their installa tion and guarantees satisfaction in all cases. He has a connection with the Hughes Furniture Company, where he may be contacted by tele-’ phone, and calls arranged. Prompt attention is given to all orders, to the end that all may be executed as quickly as possible and in the best of condition at ail times. __ Penny’s Manager ' Bit - ■ j m B. A. DANIEL Alex Watkins Headquarters For Builders Phenomenal growth and success has been the record of Alex S. Watkins in the , building supply business in Henderson. It was. only a comparatively few years ago that he., started from the botton in this field, but the progress and ex pansion that has come to his en terprize is a tribute to his keen ability and wise management. Long known as “the Place of Values” and “Where Quality Tells Supplies Builders Hlk#:” ' v“" twm * . . VS* 25h89 Mm cJ:. ALEX. S. WATKINS Raleigh, N. C., 189.., ty... (Customer’s Name Deleted on Request) To THE RALEIGH ELECTRIC CO.. Dr. Jtll.V For Electricity Consumed ’During Month 0f .............................. WAtt Hou*, @JO Cents per Thousand. * • * *. * w •) * > . * r —i > v rm RALEIGH ELECTRIC COMPAtm .»»»»»»<■* *§3,000 watt hours equals 23 kilowatt hours The illustration above is a reproduction of an actual Electric Service bill that was rendered way back in the norse and buggy” days ... when electricity was measured as “watt hours” .. . when its chief function was to produce nothing but light... when $4.60 bought only 23 kilowatt hours. SIX TIMES AS MUCH Today ort e tame $4.60 you can enjoy 141,000 watt hours or, as we know them, 141 kilowatt J lou , r * ° ,® C dficity •• . you can have adequate Lighting for comfortable seeing .. . you can hava f ea^*. P nrie* tl # n c7 ith . Electr ' c Refri B erat » on • • • y°« can enjoy Automatic Electric Cooking . , * *M for the price of Electric Lighting 40 years ago. YES—ELECTRICALLY Todby, k does cost lew to Kve better! CAROLINA POWER AND L< JHT COMPANY and Prices Sell”, the establishment has attracted a large portion of the building supply trade of the city and section. Materials are bought at savings in cariots and stored in quantity to meet all de mands of contractors, repair men and other activities. The business is located on West Montgomery street. Mr. Watkins owns much, of the yard space oc cupied by his storage, but expansion has come so rapidly that in die past few years it has been neces sary to acquire additional room, and the large three-story building op posite the original store and yards has been acquired. Everything in the way of lum ber brick, pipe and a complete stock of builders’ hardware can be had at Alex Watkins’ store and yards. He has storage space on both sides of the street, and in the store proper are found high grade paints, varnishes, nails, locks and the like. Contractors and builders in gen eral have found Mr. Watkins can be relied upon to supply their need-:, and are fr.equent and large pur chasers from his stocks. Mr. Watkins occupies a promi nent place in the business, civic and religious life of the community. In addition to his own enterprise, he is a director in the Home Buildng & Loan Association, and is a prom inent member of the Henderson Ki wanis club. He is also a leader in the First Presbyterian church, in which he was brought up, and is a regular attendant upon its ser vices. He has for a number of years been affiliated with and active in the Carolinas Lumber and Building Supply Dealers Association. At the last annual convention, held in Ra leigh, he was elected first vice president, and is in line for ad vancement to the presidency of the body at its next meeting. The prom inence that has come to him in that connection is a recognition of the outstanding success he has made in his business here at home. He has the respect and confidence of the trade and of the community in gen eral where he lives. And when that is said of a man, a great deal has been accredited to him. Davis Store Is One Os Oldest Here The E. G. Davis & Sons Company department store is one of those honored organizations that take high rank in Henderson’s fifty-year club. The business was established by the late E. G. Davis along about 1875, and has been continuously in opera tion during the intervening sixtj'- odd years in the same location as now, on the west side of Garnett street in the very heart of the shop ing and retail district of the city. Over a long period of years the Department Store Executive • i: • Pil Jir jHr; %mL 111 H ■pp R. G. S. DAVIS store has been a favorite shopping center for thousands of customers. The high class methods and stand ards of business employed in the conduct of the enterprise have won the respect and confidence of the en tire community and section, and its reputation for top rank merchandise and honest values is known far and A. D. Patterson GENERAL CONTRACTOR PHONES: Office 433 Residence 7GB 210 South William St. Henderson, N. C. We Do All Kinds Os Building And Construction Work. And Can Handle Your REPAIRING, REMODELING AND PAINTING WORK. See Us For Any Kind Os Building Job. Estimates Gladly Furnished. We Sell Pee-Gee Paints and Varnishes. wide. Its standing j n uTT is exceeded by no establi sh T mut % where in this territory hment any. It was the late mV n started the business hV avis who attention to its down the principles 0 f UV' 1(1 bid mgs with the public th V r ° c)Gl until this day, and j nv ! parted to his son ;it ,d J V n im successors in the manage r!!,', ;' 011 A general department S K carried, with dry w, ' llne is ready-to-wear, piece V,. a noti °ns, like in the ladies V ; ' 11(1 the of the highest quality and iS , shoe s in that department'a i. , 1 bl ’and men’s furnishing, is sto jf of suits made to order ea ' an d R. G. S. Davis i: . linn chief owner of the store Bur 8 u r and ceeded his father upon iiJ , SUc ' death some years ago being assisted by , avis is Bobby Davis, who has'laHy'S , Son ’ ed with the concern, an i ’ ‘ ' laU ing more and more active in n l ' eration. Both father " °l ) ' University of North Caml„v,° n are uates. itl ouiia gr ac l- Mr. Davis has long been m with community activity in led to his own large interest- g lon director in both the ]'i, V ls a Bank in Henderson and u , i "'" al trial Bank ol li,,„ier«,„V Home Building & Loan \ lle He is an enthusiastic R is a prominent member Ul l d family, of Holy Innocents F church. He is am has been an outstundm,, V,’; leader of the community 0 ness
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