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?WMM BKiili V# V / ' . 'iM r. 9 il MEN'S DEPARTMENT?The pici merit at Plonk Broth* remodel* able the firm to better display I Long Tesare Habit With Plonk's Clexks The list of well-known residents and former residents of Kings Moun Tain who have worked for Plonk others over the span of 49 Christmas seasons is not too long, considering average personnel turnover, for, at Plonk Brothers, longevity of mure has been the keynote. Among the group who spent 20 years or more at the firm, Mrs. J. E. Eipford, who retired as manager of foe women's department in January, 2MB led all the rest. She Joined Tlonk Brothers on January 3, 1917, for a total of 29 years at the firm. Other 20-year employees were the late D. F. Hord. the late J. E. LId tard and the late W. D. McDaniel, along with Fred Herndon, colored deHvery man. Bryan Hord, city postal carrier, iMsted the 20-year bracket by only iSF months. Others who served the buying public at Plonk Brothers are Lee FBtterson of Rock Hill, S. C? A. H. Bitterson, now secretary-treasurer rtttf Home Building A Loan, M. E. erndon, Charlotte investment broker, Mrs. Delia Hord Miller, of Waco artel Tolly Shuford, now in the ice ,ub1 coal business in 'Ji^semer City. More About Plonk's- Almost (Cont'd frpm front page)) wrtn'tect's drawings have been gathering dust since. The sale, however, was held unitfet a "BIG FALL OPENING" banker. A double-page spread was used *Si the Herald, as well as large cir**iars, td advertise the event, and U0> baskets of groceries, given free ? lucky number holders, was a further inducement to visit Plonk's. The prices prevailing on merchandise on November 15, 1935, the day the sale began, are enough to make ?ie present-day buyer look back with fond memories. Here are a few of the bargains advertised: Cotton frocks $1.45, rayon dlk hose, 23 cents'per pair, a dozen Vrdseye diapers at\$1.00. women's jirfords at $1.94, best quality prints t#r 17 cents per yard, and other igood prints for nine cents per yard. Overalls, a longtime specially at Monk's could be bought for $1.23, Mtte serge suits at $14.95, and a aperfal rack of suits for closeout at 1*95. Ifeedless to say, prices are slightfgddgher today. I?REMEMBER? Rulane Gas S?rvic? It MODERN! ^^S@BB88ZS38BP^ M ftOniES AND I W(lpfiU3f^%^ mff * AV f^HC*- * \ I ^^T; " . V " ' " ? ;v T?'' t VS'V? tor* above shows the now anangtmi >d building. Bocoding wall flxturos am ts linos ol men's wear. Photo by Bund 1 - ' More About Many Depressions (Cont'd from front page) clined to six centa~per pound, 1920, the year of the big bust which occurred in July of that year, and, of course the 1929-32 period of the Great Depression. In 1914, Plonk Brothers accepted cotton in payment of goods at 11 cents, when the price was listed at 10 cents and there was still no sale for It. None was sold for mgre than 11 cents, the price paid, and much of it went for seven and' one-half. Plonk Brothers cotton was stored in mill warehouses anld bonded warehouses all over Kings Mountain and Gastonla. The big bust of 1920 also wrote economic disaster in capital letters. Cotton was 40 cents and Plonk Brothers bought, among othef things which shortly took comparable declines, 50 dozen overalls at $36 a Hn7on TV?e nsl/vn (?? #??ti W~?>. I*v f* ?vt Ml vuljr 1C11 IU fXO per dozen and the 50 dozen $3.00 overalls were sold for $2.00 each. Cotton plummeted to 18. cents in short order. The 1929-32 period is farrtlliar history, featured by the "bust" on Wall street, "busted" banks, idle factories, and rock-bottom farm prices. Plonk Brothers' fortunes have followed the curves. i ' HMg1 1 W Kg y> Legend has it that when Christ was born and Satan died, the bells in Hhe churches were rung. At exactly midnight the tolling changed to a jc/yful peal, announcing the birth of the Christ. In the dark chambers high above the turmoil and strife of human life, dwelt the Apostles of Peace, whose salutations were never so welcome as at the time of the great winter feasts of Christmas, so William Auld tells In his traditions. Treating Trees To Preserve Needles Dropping needles or' leaves of Christmas trfees, which strip the i trees of color ind litter the floor, long have been a Yuletide bane. Therefore, /the discovery of the New York State College of Forestry that wsterglass spray will prevent, the spruce leaves from falling comes as welcome news to family and housewife alike. Besides preserving the foliage, the wsterglass spray adds to the decorative effect of the spruce by leaving a alight silver sheen to the green of the needle-like leaves. The wsterglass also has been found to be s good Are retardant. . < Y The college found that the shedding of spruce leaves also can be retarded by placing the base of ths tree in a bucket of moist /afil, past moaa or watsr. Users haws reported the success of this treatment. : < ' AT FOUMTAMS . 1 ' W' 'Vfll^^^Ml^jKS;'<: ,5 / ^0 M H ^B J . ? - ? * < j^JgL firl ipPl B 1 ( I Hi ; >\ I > B I ' I V # H * wmmm >nts for tho men's w?n departA neatly arranged counters en'T , 7Z . - * v-4. >' . '':'4 tiW I BIHUZE5_ * . . **/ I Norwegian fanners give their cattle tubs of home-brewed ale on Christmas Eve. < At midnight of Christmas Eve people in Madrid eat IS grapes for good luck in the coming year. There are 175 different kinds 'Of bony. , ?" ; * Christmas has been celebrated on more than 100 different days in various parts d the world. . ' Christopher Columbus and his man landed on the coast of Cuba on December 25. 1492. naming the point Navidad. George Washington crossed , the Delaware end made a successful attack on the Hessian troops at Trenton, N. 1., on Christmas Day. xfim. Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan followers ?boli*h?H rhri.tm.- n. in England, banning nil feasting and fun. The ban lasted for seven years and eras lifted when Charles n became king. The needy are considered in Hungary at Christmastime, a levy being assessed against richer citizens /o the (Joor may have sufficient to eat and drink. 7 I * for C - ' - ' *! I .-"JH j4': - ' " *"'$** *> Every - ??? NM (hU*>4 ?t ^1^7w^r ' . m immKi > 1 HP IHS 1*47 tihkO t&SGBB 4MB * - 1 that hall afci '"' i'v lOOOIltlCS, Ma atdAm* HV. 01 mwe mail . iLii ,?_ ft aix own <* iato aft in ' .tip v/m Even up to the early twenties, wagon deliveries, with a faithful dray horse, was In vogue at Plonk Brothers, and the old iron hitching bar which adorned the front of the store was a real landmark. When the first motor truck was bought for this pur poee, Fred Herndon, well known local colored man who ispent 20 years at Plonk Brothers, "had to learn to drive. . ?SPECIA1 ON 1U&D1 btsss; TABLE MODEL I < i . r I I ?-______ I ' ' I All Haiti I I and 8 Record Pla " I I 21% OF Through Dec I i ii i? I ' ' I I 'i I ? ? I ' . I Phone 3tt I 1 fp - h * \a m. ' I bounties, C V.'rf-V- ' jp ***** B fo# (HltfHNrtiOB (j| OMlIt lll|DN< '^wSii^PP l .. y,;.' . Mj&j General Assembly doubled ^ ? - tJf-<, -ki'1 & x he prdbeeds be dSetfibttted to t.lfl|,.... muniiliil . / 'i^Anf^M. gE?s& duxWtKt^v . k A Mt J?|?1 and Am 6rwt dUm nwwyto local govertmicnt pill CAROLINA COMMIT >wj: fa iia~f * -- - Plonk Mothers Store personnel a plenty of exercise during the fiv months remodeling period. Fii work was begun at the back, thi at 'he front, then at the back agal then at the front again. All goo ! in the old store was moved back ai fourth about eight times. ' ' ' ' > t ' ' ' ' ' ; ' . ' ? wmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm . L- . Ow I OS 1- Pi BRC on the i ? . " r'r> . ' ?S It was a pi ' : ' . wiring am ifen p , ing fixture ember .. .'""i.- t,v ; - * ' ' A WW ja# A. HO v li?V' ^ ^ i- - .** lectrical Contract i I .. ; vT" ' >" ' \ ' . J N BEER jties and r wqp in addition to aw pai y I ^ov^rnment wiiu. The. * *' '' '?l er 90 percent of the coui^Valunii. * numsupply. en The earliest American dictionary in, published by Noah Webster ^ In joOo. ld Warren G. Harding is the only Journalist to become President of the United States. y T? ?? ?: :?? Z^ZT] LONK OTHERS 4 completion of their new homo. v . -A-* * . '*. ensure to install the V. < ' ' v * *'*'a ' . , ia ; . V ' i now, top* vision lighti * . i V f ' I' / V v , CSy r*Jr. * m hi this fine, modem \ . Xv .< . it store. ; ( > 4kJ? _ ,-V , ;; . ', \ ' ' V / 1^ 17 fvH "V- - V . ' ; . , i 01, N. Cherokee SL i TAXES , v ' f 1s.v ' . t. . '/?/ Towns bbhbbmsbimsssb?59b5s55^ ^ till windfall. Thfa county ?d dty f n : v \ -i. ' ,, a ,1 revenue for local ' 1 sip; 1 'y,t $. . ( ; " I , ' Y f*h ^ \'f ^B- ??'\ / ;'ij v ft; 7 iA/*iiit-iyjp*MWzaNBlV5tY/ ?jS.' 3fe^.f' S?
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