Raw Silk Takings
Rise In 1938-1939
Raw silk consumptJbn in the Unit
ed States should run from 410,000
bales to 420.000 bales, an increase of|
39,520 bales, or 9 per cent, when
compared with the last seasonal
year's consumption of 380,480 bales,
according to a forecast by the Inter
national Statistical Bureau.
"Based on this figure and the av- j
erage percentage of Japanese silk toj
total silk consumed in this country,
we expect takings of Japanese raw,
silk to total 390.000 bales to 400,000 j
bales during 1938-1939," says the
bureau. "This compares with 357,
600 bales consumed in 1937-1938.
"Demand from fabric manufactur
ers is expected to show somewhat of
an increase as compared with last
season The extent of increase will
depend on the future price trend
Factors such as' increased style im
portance of silk, favorable price
comparisons during July. August,
and September with prices last fall.
and inC^^as^d rnnsnn-ipr inrnmp will
tend to increase consumption of raw
silk. On the other hand, factors such
as the low price of rayon and wool,
the fine quality of rayon fabrics and
rayon mixtures and the sharp in
crease in silk prices will tend to di
minish this increase in demand.
"The hosiery industry continues,
to be the bright spot in the situation.
Sales at retail have been above a
year ago, despite the decline in gen
eral business. The need for cover-1
age on the part of retailers and the
continued strong position of manu
facturers put the silk hosiery indus
try in an extremely favorable posi
tion to respond to increased retail,
sales Consumption of silk by all
types of hosiery industries should
amount to between 280,000 bales to i
285,000 bales during 1938-39.
"The underwear industry con
tinues to decline in importance as a
silk consumer However, low stocks,
favorable retail demand, low prices
type merchandise should increase
the use of this fiber in underwear. |
Further sharp advances in prices
'will restrict its use, however."
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If it's a gift you need for the new
baby or clothing for the children
who are older you will find an am
ple stock of gifts and clothes at Mar
gohs Brothers.
Check your wardrobe, list your'
needs and make ready to fill them j
during Margolis Brothers' nine
teenth anniversary sale, beginning
Thursday, November 17th.
DISTINCTIVE STYLES AT MARGOLIS BROTHERS
Pictured above are some of
found at Margolis Brothers
(he distinctive styles in Men's
store, the store that carries to
and Women's Clothinf to be
morrow's styles?today.
Announce Latest Trends In
Modern Underwear Styles
Novelty, convenience and neatness
are making snap-fastened woven-fa-l
brie shorts take precedence over the I
buttoned kind in many customers'
minds This type of closure, it is re
ported, stands up better in the laum
dry than do buttons, which are like
ly to crack or flake off
Another bang for buttons is the
growing popularity of shorts with,
elastic waistbands and buttonlessj
fly. The tie-side type, however, with
the buttoned front, is still very well
liked
There is renewed interest in un
derwear of the three-quarter-length
sleeve type, in the knitted division.
Athletic shirts in wool and blends
of wool should win the preference
of men used to such garments. ^
Wool blends for winter wear have
been extensively experimented with
for lightness of weight and the re
sults, now being marketed, are ex
tremely saleable. Half wool and half
' cotton is considered a good mixture,
and half wool and half silk, the wool
being Australian baby-lamb's wool*,
has softness of texture and warmth,
with a minimum of weight. Wool,
cotton and rayon, the wool as lit
| tie as 10 per cent, has been meeting
' with approval. Fabric identification
is being made.
While most wool underwear runs
to the natural gray, tan and cream
I tones, underwear in brilliant yellow
and bluish mixtures has been de
signed for skiers and winter, sports
men. One type of ski underwear has
long drawers with loops at the ends
to slip under the feet.
1938 Recovery Is
Continuing Its Gainl
New York?Accelerated by gov
ernment spending, the 1938 indus
trial recovery continues to gain
ground with experts predicting an
even sharper upward movement in
business indices now that the elec
tions are over. Evidences of better
business is seen in many lines. Deal
ers in office equipment and supplies
report improved siftes, and expect
fourth quarter volume to be 20 per
cent over 1937. Helped by warm
weather which has allowed new
building to go ahead rapidly, plumb
ers and heating equipment salesmen
say that business is about 13 per
cent ahead of last year.
During November department
store sales will more closely approx
imate 1937 records than in any
month since last April, according to
present predictions.
Every shopowner would like to
report that his sales are better than
they were in 1929 and that is exact
ly what the battery merchant will
be able to say this year, if he
shares the increased business pre
dicted last week by S. B. Robertson,
president of the B. F. Goodrich
Company. Mr. Robertson estimated
that batiery sales this year would
exceed $92,000,000 or 18 per cent
better than last year and 7 per cent
more than 1929. For such a common
every-day product as the electric
storage battery, Mr. Robertson gave
an interpretation which is astound
ing to those of us who think in terms
of a single battery in our car. He
pointed out that the 29,913,000 au
tomobile batteries now in use pro
duce fully one-sixth as much energy
as turned out annually by the na
tion's powerful turbines. Research
has made it possible to make a stor
age battery guaranteed to last as
long as a motorist's car, Mr. Robert
son added. This has been done by
developing non-flood devices, cedar
separators, and flexible, porous, sun
glass retainer mats, one of which is
now placed on each side of the pos
itive plates.
Legion Auxiliary To Hold
Fourth District Meeting\
The American Legion Auxiliary!
will have the Fourth District meet-1
ing in Woodland. N. C., on Novem
ber 16, 1938, at one o'clock as an
nounced by Mrs. H. L. Sw^n, state!
vice president, and chairman of this |
area.
At this meeting, Mrs. Herbert
Taylor,, department president, and
Miss Aurelia Adams, Department
secretary, will be present and make
talks concerning the activities of
the Auxiliary.
All members of the Auxiliary of I
Martin County are requested and in-1
vited to attend.
Local Public Library
Adds To Its Membership I
Seventy-one citizens responded
to the membership drive made by
the Williamston Public Library
Board this past week. The receipts
totaled <119 95.
Representatives from the various!
civic organizations who solicited |
these funds to be used in the pur
chase of new books were:
Mrs. Francis Manning, Mrs. Coy
Lamm, Mrs. Charles Peele, Miss
Ruth Jenkins. Mrs. James Cooke,
Rev. John L. Goff, Mr. Bruce
Wynne, and Mr. J. Sam Getsinger.
Anyone else who wishes to be-1
come a member of the Williamston I
public library association may do so I
by giving or mailing one dollar or'
more to anyne of the above names.
WE TOO
Extend Congratulations
T O
MARGOLIS BROS.
ON THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR
19th Anniversary
SINCERE GOOD WISHES
On this special occasion we wish to do honor
to this reputable hrm by extending our good
wishes and heartiest congratulations.
The Firm of
MARGOLIS BROTHERS
Sells and Highly Recommends
KAYSER
HOSE. GLOVES and UNDERWEAR
. Friends and Customers of
MARGOLIS BROTHERS
When you attend this 19th Anniversary Sale, be
sure to call for Gloves, Hosiery and Underwear with the
Kayser trademark. They are better at any price, yet
they cost no more than you would ordinarily pay.
Julius Kayser and Co.
NEW YORK
They Say Wearing
Clothes Is Work
Being a clothes horse is almost the
biggest part of her job, stated mo
tion picture actress Adrienne Ames
recently, when she asked govern
ment officials to make a big deduc
tion from her income tax on ac
count of the upkeep of her ward
robe. Miss Ames told the govern
ment tax men who were interview
ing her that after wearing a $200
dress half a dozen times she has to
sell it to an old clothes dealer for
$10 or so. "I have a reputation as a
stylist to maintain," she explained,
"and if I wore a dress half a dozen
times after being photographed in
it, peculiar comments would be
made." Among other incidentals in
her wardrobe she listed a pair of
gloves at $16 and a bathing suit for
twenty dollars.
For her official interview, the fi
nal result of which is still up in the
air, Miss Ames wore a smart plum
colored suit, the price of which she
didn't reveal.
Is Your Gown In
Proper Rhythm?
Up in Ithica students of the New
York State College of Home Eco
nomics are designing clothes to mu
sic! This advanced theory holds that
each of us is a certain rhythm type
and if we are well dressed our
clothes must express our rhythm.
From swing to mazurkas and
graceful waltzes goes the concert.
The students design clothes and ac
cessories in the spirit of each
rhythm. "If you're calm, poised and
graceful, you're the waltz type, and
your clothes should express the same
rhythm in both color and line," the
instructor points out It's all part of
the campaign to "be yourself i
your clothes" and, of course, yo
couldn't be if your gown were out]
jf time with your personality.
Sincere Congratulations
TO
Margolis Brothers
On the Celebration of Their
19th Anniversary
1919 -1938
EMPIRE
STATE
HATS"
Sold
Exclusively
By
Margolis Brothers
Empire State Hats are stylish and eco
nomical and made from quality materials.
The Well-Dressed Man will call for a hat by
EMPIRE STATE.
Passman & Co., Inc.
Growing With Williamston
THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY THROUGH THE
Building of Goodwill in
the Community
GOODWILL
Can be gained only bv Fair Dealing ? By show
ing and selling correctly styled merchandise at
the right time, sold at only a fair profit margin.
To do this the merchant must associate himself
with resources whose reputation is assured for
CORRECTLY STYLED MERCHANDISE AND STAN
DARD FABRIC VALUES FOR NINETEEN YEARS
MARGOLIS BROS.
HAVE BEEN GROWING WITH WILLIAMSTON
SUPERBA CRAVATS
Are proud of the fact that their products have
played such an important role in their success.
Superba Cravats Appreciates the Confi
dence of the People of Williamston