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Must Either Produce Cheaply Or Suspend, Derlares Tex tile Paper. Greensboro. —“Mills must either jeeftjee 1 heir manufacturing cost w« to-sell cloth cheaper or sus pend operation,” the Textorian, VteJUjr .paper u of the Proximity r’r nt works. Revolution Cotton mill.; ; u.qlared in its issue of Nov. 1(J. mhe article follows: "/n ultimatum has been delivered iv Uie enecutiyfei and managers of I cotton mills. They have been most; effectively warned that their ability j to continue to operate will depend entirely upon their ability to meet j v the, prices of their- many competi /-•tare. “Competttiorfhas given the cotton . goods buyer a position of advantage. He invariably places his t usiness j * with the underselling mills, and by ( * virture of the fact that some mills can afford to undersell the average * mills, the buyers are getting their ,goods cheaper and these mills are ; getting the orders. : ' ‘frhe.hferage mills artrin difficult position. They arc anxious to meet » the prices of their competitors, but — they find their cost prices either equal to or higher than the market sales prices. Certainly they cannot .afford to contin .e under such con ditions. .The mills now enjoying a ?r trade advantage having materially reduced their manufacturing cost. "Mills must either reduce their manufacturing cost or suspend oper ations. The former calls for the l modernization of machinery proces * se& and a readjustment of machin * ery operation. The latter means an mprmoUf. loss to the stockholders and unemployment for the em ployes. "The far sighted executives are i modernizing their. plants. They are ! discarding their antiquated machin ery and are buying modern equip . m|nt throughout. They are finding it necessary to change their meth ods of operation. In the weave room f the multiple loom system enables j a mill to weave cloth at a lower cost j and still maintain their wage scale. In other words, they are lowering! thrir manufacturing cost without f having to make undesirable wage cuts. What is true in the weave room applies throughout the mitt. •In the readjustment necessary to place a cotton mill on a profit-mak ing basis, employes and employers are called upon to adapt themselves i j the new order of a manufactur ing. They are fighting the same .battle—the, battle against shut- j downs, short time arid unemploy- i ment. They are using strategy and will' win by exercising their com- j bine.d efforts- in modernizing their! . industry. ...... , _ 1L JOLSDN MS IHWDP Singer Kayoes* Prize-Fighter For C'issing Before His New Wife. Los-Angeles.—AI Jolson was be- j lug hailed by his friends here as a j lighter as the result yt his demon- ! stratipo-Saturday night that the; hands-trhat- reeeh-for "Mammy” ai-j so carry a decisive wallop. Belated reports of the battle < which' took -place among tlie cen tury plants in the ball room of a ! hpfel 'varied widely, but all wit- I nesses agree that there was a fight j and that as a result an unidentified : heavyweight has a black evo. | As A preliminary, according to spectators, Jolson and a big ginger ale iSe'cdhshmer St an adjoining table got fheir chairs tangled. ' Then he made e lot of lemarks," said Jolson in his version. “That were just, general remarks, you know, not directed to me in par Ttcularr jSdidn't like the music and the words were terrible ” "I got up and told him that my wife was present, and that his j speech was obnoxious. He made a pass at me and I just knocked him tiuwn. I don't know who he was, hon es* He had on a tuxedo and I guess it; made him feel big. He was big too,, about as high as fom Hccnev. I reckon, but not big' . enough. ’ Employes at the hotel stated that I a hotel steward mcived»a table in ! ib accommodate Jolson and his , bnth'.-R \'v Keller and their guests, 1 J. . me CMnetlmn, Stanley < Kartman, Chicago radio manufae- ; 4 ten- and tigo young women. Joh.cn • pp0Drbnt,.they said, ob J<r led and b.. .an ;t> make dispar ag.ng/rtm^..is,_ which developed into proinnity and slurs on Jolson s i»cial origin. spectators ""gnifl Joe Lewis also hit the man, then the head waiter with the assistance of others put him out. - - - - - - - Jolson said he was as much sur prised as his_friends over tus pugil istic ftrowess. _ _ __ j 1 11 have to get t* man ager end change my racket," he confided- * '■ y GOOD NEWS FOR MEN THE PARAGON BEGINS FRIDAY CLOSING OUT SALE Of Oar Entire Stock of Over 400 Men’s Suits j Overcoats Absolutely Going Out Of The Clothing Business CUT DEEP For Quick Clearance As stated in Monday’s paper we have fully decided to sell out and quit the Clothing business. Frankly, we need the space for lines that have prov en more profitable to us. Our stock of Suits and Coats is enormous and to make sure of a quick and complete clean-out we have cut prices and cut them deep. Now fellows, you know the kind of clothes we carry and you know when the Paragon decides to do a thing it is not done half way. By January first we want our racks entirely empty and you may watch us do the trick. PRICES DON’T WAIT — — COME RIGHT QUICK We Are Going To Sell Fast THIS SALE IS Strictly Cash Our prices have been cut so deep we cannot charge during this sale. However it doesn’t take much cash to buy a good suit now. SALE OF Men’s Extra Trousers We are not discontinuing our M<>n’s Extra Trousers but we are overstocked at present and have cut prices on most of them. We need the room. You’ll find many tables load ed with good all wool trousers and priced Very low. $1.9510 $4.95 BOY’S ODD COATS $1 95 We have about 25 or 30 Odd Coats for boys—-Taken from suits that sold as high as $10 to $15.00. A bit out of style but splendid for school or gen eral wear. ENTIRE STOCK STETSON HATS TO BE CLOSED OUT AT $S-95 Regular $8.50 Grade ALL NEW STYLES Bought This Season This is our last season on Stetsons. When these are sold there will be no more. If you'll eome right away you’ll have a wonderful assortment to select from. All regular $8.50 grade and we are closing them out at $5.95. I PULL - OVER SWEATERS BOYS’ ALL WOOL V-Style Necks $1.95 REGULAR : 3.50 VALUES One case of these black and navy all *wool sweaters for boys to g<r rnr special sale. A knock-out value. We Are Not D'scontinuing Boys’ Clothing But Offering Our Present Stocks At GREAT EDUCTIONS. \»e are paving the way for the finest boys, de pa*! ment in this section of the state. Our present stock will be sold at re duced- prices. and. w e want to start. the_ new season with the greatest line of boys’ things ever carried, i n this_ store. Bring your boy here and let us_ fix. him. up. al small cost. BOYS’ TROUSER $1.95 » Values to S3 50 trousei for boys. All wool, neat stripes and plaids. Are lined throughout. THE PARAGON DEPARTMENT STORE “SHELBY’S BEST.”
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