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PER GENT GROSS
PROFIT IS ALLOWED
SECOND LYCEUM
NUMBERxDECEMBEU 23
Merchants must mark selling
price on each article; Will require
rigid enforcement of regulations au
thorized under Lever Act.
A! gross retail profit not to, exceed
50 per cent on the invoice, cost has
been annouced by Henry A: Page.
State Fair Price Commissioner, as a
reasonable margin of gain to mer
chants in North Carolina, the regu
lation to go into effect next Monday,
December 15. The announcement
was made in an address before the
Merchants' Association in Wilson
-Tuesday night, and brings to an end
the 1 controversy that arosef some
weeks ago between the Commissioner
end the merchants of the State
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The! regulations follows:
J"Xhe practice f having differ
ent prices for different people wil
be considered a violation of the
Ant: there must be one fair
price to everybody.
24-"To offer for : sale any mer
charidise that does not bear the sell
ing price in plain figures, provided
the form of such merchandise al
lows space for marking same, will
be considered a violation of the act.
3-L"A maximum margin of 50
per. cent on invoice cost is allowed
on men's clothing furnishings, hats,
r and all shoes. To charge more than
50 per cent is indictable under the
net. 1 This is not to be constued to
mean that all merchandise as class
ed above should bear 50
The second number of the Pied
mont Lyceum Course the Amp hion j
Trio, will appear at the Auditorium j
Tuesday evening December, 23. The ;
trio, a soprano, tenor and baritone
voice, is a most unusual one and
their entertainment promises to be
a treat for music lovers, as well as
others, of Sylva.
The Piedmont Lyceum Bureau
says of this trio: "In the Amphion
Trio We have three artists. Each
person of the trio is one of experi
ence and ability. They' are not am
ateurs. Mr. Foote was lor a number
of years the recognized artist of the
DeKoven Male Quartet, and in re
cent years Mr. Pell also sang with
this company, while Miss Ellis has
for several years charmed the
people of Chicago with her splendid
dramatic soprano voice. They pre
sent not only vocal trios, duets and
solos, but also a variety of other
pleasing features, including a play
let entirledf College Days."
It is to be hoped that the people
of Sylva wiil take advantage of the
splendid attractions offered in this
Lyceum Course.
'AycockSchool IiftprpVnfent Day,'
Friday, December 19 "
Patrons of every school In tecaunty. asked to meet to
work and plan for school improvement "A . Nickel Apiece
From Every Pupil" for the Ay eocK Monument,
Both bur State Superintendent;of&hools and the-County
Superintendent are anxious to have every school in the
county, both rural dnd urhaqHwhite and blacky observe
"Aycock School Improvement Day' next Friday, December
19, as required by law. I f" "
On that day the patrons and friends of every school are.
expected to meet at the school house and discuss-r better
still, provide such of the following fourteen improvements
as are most needed: '
1. Lengthening the school. . .
Getting an additional teacher l v
Getting better school buildings. ;
CONFEDERATE PEN
SIONERS RECEIVE
IL-iS CHECK
X!
VDlTTIEifii
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Mrditor
your paper I warv Jyoif fci?
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Paintjng the building. "
Improving school grounda
he community to read and
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IS
COMMUNITY INTEREST
By J. C. Brammer.
pr fit. since, if be found a merchant j
adhering to this rule to escape the
clutches of the law, it would be
counted against him. i i
00 PER CENT FOR WOMEN,
4 "A maximum margin of 60
pr cent on invoice cost is allowed
on all women's ready-to-wear. To
charge more than 60 per cent is to
violate the amended Le ver Act.
"Fnll rpnlar.ement value will
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not be allowed,., but the merchant
wil be expected to average cost of
clofhing, shoes, etc., in determining
new and advanced prices. (Mr.
Pae explained this by saying that
a serge suit purchased last spririgat
$20 might cost the merchant $40 if
put-chased today. This would not
justify the merchant in marking a
regular percentage of profit . on the
$40 suit and then bring the' price of
the suits carried over up tb; this
level.)
6 "These regulations are effec
tive December 15, and rmg"
9hant who wilfully excedsftie
above margins of profit or violates
above regulations will be subject to
indictment and trial before Federal
judge and jury;
Willits club is growing stronger
and stronger. They are well prepar
ed to write on: " What I Have Learn-
per cent I ed About geern and Legumes"
Qualla Graded School has named
its club, "Qualla Betterment." What
club will better this - name? You
Who do not think there is anything
in a name lgtuj
lose out because t name did
carry; any inspiration.
View Point Greens' Creek has
increasd to 90 Agricultural Pupils.
They have $80.00 worth of gas lights.
Her attendance at night meeting
was 2U0. The dehate oh the subject,
"The Deportation of the Colored
Race" was won by two ladies over
two bright boys. Hurrah for the
ladies!
Webster had the best debate of
the season on "Should the U. S. in-
WoriFQnrf rhf Rrvfsnn and Frank I ttd-VS? . i i?vci ,
Henderson are ioing to make them- SeU 1 n' iiquai
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selves felt in Inter Collegiate De-!
bates. The Journal was good.' The That Is What-Mrs. Mary Cope Says
Getting a school library; r -
Getting a traveling library.
Getting sanitary drinking fountains or individual
drinking cups. f-
9. Getting pictures for th school. .
10. Arranging for a. schoofSann in 1920.1
11. Arranging for a school air.
12. Arranging for a course p lectures, muic, etc., for
the entire community
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13. leaching illiterates m thi
write.
14. Getting boys and girls interested in club work.
Another purpose of "Aycock School Improvement Day
to raise money to complete the monument to Charles Brant
ley Aycock, North Carolina's beloved "Educational Governor,"
soon to be erected in RaleigrSeHreralr thousand dollars
have already been raised, and work on . the monument will
soon begin. An average of "A Nickel Apiece From Every
Pupil" is the hope of State Supefintenderit Brooks, and pupils
are asked to carry their contributions to school next Thurs
day or Friday morning. If anjparent feels unable tb send
a nickel apiece, let him send a penny apiece; and others
who feel disposed may send dimes or quarters. But the
hope is to have every child in North Carolina feel that he
has, had a part, even if only a penny gift, in the erection of
a beautiful memorial to a great man. In after lie when a
boy or girl of today goes to Raleigh and sees the Beautiful
Aycock memorial, he will be glad to think, "I gave at; dime
toward it," and even if he never goes to Raleigh he wili'be a
better tt
ii&Ql one? who so;lo ved and ' served the school children of
It is hoped that no school in the county will fail to ob
. serve "Aycock School Improvement Day" next Friday.
if on account of lack of time some of the sohpols cajnaot
arrange to celebrate this important occasion on December
Y9, 1 urge that the first or second .Friday in -JajquarbQl
used for this worthy purpose. Let every r.choQv evejcy,1
nnfmn onrl owprt; nnnil tnlfp nart and lft all nnfrihntASlftV-. ''(
the monument fund. --t; -s?tS?.
Respectfully yours, v r -v
ROBERT L. MADI70N, Co, Supt,
haprjenings from,.pIiv.et;XfeOIivct
The semirannual. or Christmas
onto rr. nfnron 1 nA community club . met at : Olivet
... . school house Dec. 6 9 A.-M; 1 song,
widows of veterans have been re- K i, k.. rr tr . -
ceived from the state treasuernd grayer, by Presideribgef talis .
are being mailed out t&Laiol- by E. Camnbelfoii ediirattnirtaT.
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auoii arid tother' things of interest to '
the farmers 4 tallss byunty Agent r
J. , J, Brammer oo" ' corS and po:
atcabSm .
izinefpresidentlw Ur 7
James M, Gray Districtanar at
at Asheville in regard t6fretaining.
Mr. Brammei1 another yjear. The
motion caifiedJand-Uie oteiwss -unanimous
in mvor ofMr. Bram
mer. Adjourned la mtDecl 2fc
I think it can well.be said that
Mr. Brammer is like unto a little
spark that kindleth a great fire. For
by his untiring efforts hehas kind
led n great interest in both young
tdiers by the Clerk of the v court;
Henson.The size of the checks ; are
; not as large as here-to-fore, as the
last G eneral Assembly increased
all third and fourth class pensions
to $'60 a year to be paid in Decem
ber and June-one half the total am
ount at each payment instead of
paying only $45 once a year, in Dec
ember as has hither-to been the
custom.
There is a total of 152 confederate
pensioners in the county of which
87 are 2 soldiers and 65 are widows
of men who served the South during
the war between the State. There
. 4
and old of ; our community alonii
are soldiers who are totally disabled agricultural and other progressive
and draw $10 each month, one who lines, Mr.-Brammer reminds me of
draws $50 twice a year, and 78 who Abraham Lincoln because! he is
receive $30 semi-anuaily, 65 widows a great thinker and never speaks
draw $30 in December and $30 in - nn r
w , . . . , evil of any one. ,
June, and 1 whose semi-annual - - -. ,
check is for $50. The total amount , A. Jfljvf 1 oyu orwatany
of confederation pensions whrcVthe community might well be proud of.
state p ays m this county;is t?9310 1 rrof, McHan with his able assist
a year- ants have the confidenpft" nf thi :
With the Christmas check from patrons of the school . '
the state goes the full-hearted love o5f. - m: '
and wishes for a happy" holiday ceot large. Th-pogress; of
season from the entire people of the tn children is all that could ,he r
State to those who are left with us wished for. This with, the fact that J;
of the brave' defenders of our ideals we havein Prof. Madison one of the
and our Scate in '61 to '65.
best Co. Superintendari8 in the
State is bound to- make ; Olivet
school become one of the best in the
State.
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sfox m fen, ed a nie st0:ic of in our.
vuua wiiH uie uice line oi
WATER BONDS SO J
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Lookinjifesfatlationqf .i;an.
e!x!leht supply , waterrand -a
nmisneifssRi $75,000 of
vater aiisd $Z5,UUU sewerage ma se carnea txv Mr. . H. Reagan
hn'&nds at rto - December 1.5., The I makeitnnaeaassirv to Ieavedlivh
maiicauthbrizing the 'issuing td shop: Everything seems to, mm
1 JLh-w - o.k: lhe Progressive spirit.
MUSIC RECITAL
AT CUILOWU
recitations and music held us spell
bound. -The 'record of club members Oli
vet. 46; Qualla Betterment, 5"2; View
Point, 66; Willits. 19; Tuckasiegee, 17
Webster, Dillsboro, Johns' Creek
and Wolf Creek clubs have not fully
i completed their reports.
- Everything increasing rapidly, centiy.
About Tanlac -Her Troubles
Are Ended
TO BOYS AND GIRLS
PLANN1NCT0 ENTER
HIGH SCHOfl
Have you considered entering
111 till lliy OCYtUl-i .nvr J " -
have never seen the equal of Tan-' mas holidays for.half a year's pre
lac," said Mrs. Mary C. Cope, of 274
N. Hicks St., Los Angeles, Cal. re-
Get on the band wagon and let us
all live or die together.
Tlie F. II Term of the
;'eckue : Institute e.iaie
The music department of the Ciil-
Nnrmnl and Industrial School
i Vjf II 111 V A M. Ill w
niidpr thp dirfinrioil of Mrs. F:- L.
Wells gave a splendid piograrri.;l.att
. ijlODday evening Dec. l5iht JVie a'ljk'
... dience was large and appreViative:
An tho mimhprs of the TDrotami
. A. Ill CllV ilUlH vtv , A
.were much applauded, the chorus
numbers being especially- well re
ceived. The names of those who r fii e ' rt&tii j u us,
mokpartinthecuorusare:Sop been mule, all' of
Misses Blanche Duckett, Margaret which bespeak lor tne uesi ieui4
'jizfAA''u rminy snring. in the
histblv. of the institution.- A Merry
m all the old students
and'awaiung your return,
J. O. FlJLLB RIGHT,
Tpfl'phft'r of S. S. and 'bibio Depart-
A. v
ment.
Sylva Col
to a close
tday .(yhiirslav). The Hill
ii quae iOneiy ao-.v. but on Jan.
3ih t -c snaie j siudeac body
siuupnts, ;a n d we patiently, a n d
iSli?vv?Sif. that UiV.
Candler. Elizabeth Candler,
Luther, Olivette Luther, Julia ' .Ba
lard. Rachel vDavis, Ruth McG
ISallie Reynolds, E'izdbeth .McUarrv
Freida Fincher; AltQS, Lola Sthl
waii f.nfv Ki'i-knatrick. Es her Rog-
ers, Mabel. Jamison, Jessie Ha!
Tenors, lessr3. F- B Mann, Ernest
Crawl jtd, Ead CrawfoiJ.Orvi' e fer
reli'D. E. Worley; Bass3S, Messrs
Wayne Wells, Willis Kirk Patrick,.
John Flintom, W; B. Cornwell, Mance
Cagle, Jr., W, M. Henson,
FOR SALE Jap-o-nee Liniment
1 .r t A ViAniiXT
W. R, Ponder s L.iver auu iuuuW
"During the past six years,"
continued, "I had so much trouo
with mv stomach that T could a't j
eat any thing without bloating up
with gas, and feeling miseraole
afterwards. I was so nervous and
rundown that I could ...rurdiy rest
or sleep at night and siinply felt
miserable all the tim-.
"I had reaiabvi: T i ilac helping
i t
others and d32id3.Ut .ry it myseii
and it has c;.:v il proved to be
the right thin for me. I have taken
only four bjitles so far and am
feeling n'w j'.I ilready as I ever did.
My slj;n i is in fine condition and
I can eat and enjoy my meals ana
that tired nervous feeling . has all
lei" t ma too. I sleep like a child eyery
onrl fppl strong and' well all
llJgU.1 ' o
the time. I am glad to recommend
Tanlac and hope my experience
i.;;fK it will panfi other surfers to
try it."
All druggists sell Tanlac.
paration in high school subjects? If
so, have you been hesitating on ac
count oi tne cost ot sucn orenara-s
tion? There is no need of delayii4PiYa- N. C, Dec. lo, IB' ),
in? Hoard ot commissioners
most
the thing that you desire
cuse of objections thit can be
be
re-
WANTED To buy second.: hand
son
$1600
v'as,cc
The
Set-bid "of THicker-Robin-
hy ; giving 'a.pre'miurn Cof
ng the highest bid made
for-fhe water and sewr.
John N. Lambert
SPEEDWELL
moved.
We wish to call attention, to the
act that every boy and girl desirous
of attending high school is offered
free of charge the very best train
ing that we can give, '
To boys and girls wishing to enter
for the spring term, who are "Willing
to work during odd hours for their
board, a limited . number of boarding
houses' and nri vate houses will be i by S:
open. If you are interested, -you
should write immediately or apply
in person to W. E Bird principal of
the SylyaHigh School; or to Supt
R. L.v Madison, Sylva, N. C.
The spring term open January
5th
erage system have beenediT w t0 state tnat the75 Mmioa
ny.momas a:; voxjr, engineer... frtim 4 - V -and'the
work wUl begin soon ,as Pf aT Campaign is m full blast m
ppsoibie.H?is hoped tha.t theiwork Speedwell and is sure going to raise
can be completed by the middle of her quota. Speedwell is rather slow
the summer. ' V V,. : sometimes, but always " sure and
j he water shed is one of th? best ithat is what counts. When we re-
m tms country, tne water coming , u u. u...
from Black ?Rocs r Lid the-.. .high: ' '
moantains surrounding it, and will orphan children in the Thomasville
in3ure an adequate supply of the Orphanage to be cared for, why this
best freestone water. " V alone should stir us to action, to say
The miuiites of the meeting - for- nothing of the other great purposes
J')w: - ..V.'-si .in" this'drive. Hope every church
will respond to, this call, in a way
. " - . . : ' . Vi thit. will r-nnnt Anv momhr Aftho
caiiea to otae oy me Mayor witn "
iLftm& mtts present. . Dan urch though he be as poor as a
Tmri&inV in-jnr p," 7' .vd.er F church mouse can give 10 cents a
N. N;,'Lbah, ;.iiter; Cfaade
Af6ii"aQ:d 10; Wii-son Comaiis
' It was moved .bV.-VT:.- O
Wilson
r w- p-
Shook, 2ts
FOR SALE--12. acres ofthe Bum-
garner land, liiuijmg' the falls.
This is one of the most desirable
sites for ahouse, on accdttnt of the
beautifurfalls..AlsQ 1 acres of
landbetwefen Davikan
RUvGarrett-SylYa: X:
streets
monthwhich is $1.20 a year or $6,
in five years; and on a membership
Of 50 members would amount $300.
We 'don't .need the money so much.
dill ; ecuii uy u.i uni-usij vJl : . ' .
th bid'fr r ,,,k..rRmii a'tf 4, something this year,--for next
-n med tW mav be. dead, and when
aed cnscn in' i 13 vim. $im iu ;HU lucy aic UCdU lw a iOU8
indv December ! r2il. Afterlme-
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as folio vs v y ' ; hard at work, trying to combat the
C. Z. CandieF,-Aye, TV' N: McLeaji nn cost of hving. and keep on the;
Aye, G30. Pdinvexi Aye, Ciaaie Al
lison, Aye, T, O.Wilsaa, Aye. Tne
vote being uaanimaus. Laere being
no further .hufmess the board ad
journed
good side of the' tax - collector.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Bryson
a boy. . .
Born v Mr. and Mrs. . Qariahd
Ashe a girl. vV .. ' V . :;
Royal Seago. went oyer the top in
T. 0. Wilson. Secretary.
: ' -' France, he went overthe'bptt
We are"eqaested .. to '. announce Uoitedr$tat-wnj.liel
that a play wiil be given by Beta Rhoda Bryson Wer4.pined tomtit
Graded. Schopl, - Tuesday, eyenin
Deci;23, at.-00 o'clockl Admissibii
lanaoentsC' , v H
iiLthe holy bonds of:wedlock-fevy
days ago. i . - j-
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