Seven Bargain Days In STARKVILLE
THE STARKVILLE NEWS
VOL. 19
Big Sale Starts Saturday,
Large Stocks On Hand
EVENT EXTENSIVELY ADVERTISED
The Big Sale starts tomorrow'—a sale that will go on rec
ord as one of the greatest sales in the South-r-a sale where
Starkville prices defy competition—and are lower than those
of-Columbus, West Point and even Memphis.
“Seven Bargain Days in Starkville, Dec. 4 to Dec. 11”, is
the result of a suggestion made by H. S. Chilton at the last
Directors meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, which was
immediately acted upon at a special meeting of the merchants.
With stores full of fresh new merchandise—and with
money scarce—the merchants decided it was time to “get out
from under”—QUlCK, regardless of costs or losses. So 37
merchants, (only 2 refused to go in) joined hands to stage the
GREATEST SALE IN THE SOUTH.
When the copy came in and tre
mendous cuts in prices noted, it was
decided by the committee to go the
limit in advertising, so that every
person in this section of the state
would know about it.
As will be noticed in the special
8-page section in this issue of the
News, bargains are advertised that
cannot be duplicated, even in the
largest cities. Merchandise is to be
• sojd at cost and less than -cost. It is
n'A “how much can they make” but
rather “how much cash can they get
in”—and thi* merchant's hard luck
is the citizen’s good fortune.
Record crowds will be in Stark
ville each day of the sale, or rather,
sales, as each one of tne 37 mer
chants have inaugurated drastic in
dividual sales for the seven days.
“Ladies $lO Hats for $1; Dollar sale
of Men’s Hats;Home-made Lard, 5
"lbs for $1; Chum Salmon, 11c; Lad
ies’ $5 Shoes, pair $1.50; etc,” only
give an idea of the many real bar
gains that can be found in the eight
pages—and these only give a vague
idea of the rushing sales that will be
running at each of the 37 stores.
Starkville will get a great deal of
.favorable publicity all over the
country from this event. It is the
first lime on record that 98 per cent
of the merchants of any town ever
joined hands and worked together
to put over such a big thing. And
it is the first sale on record that has
had such extensive advertising. Ev
ery form of publicity has been used,
including;
8 pages of advertising in the News
3,000 8-page circulars mailed to
‘ special list.
Full page in East Miss. Times.
Full page in Maben Press.
Half page in Winston County
Journal.
Half page in Choctaw Plaindealer
Half page in College Reflector.
Half page in West Point Leader.
Half page in Columbus Dispatch.
250 large signs put up all over the
county.
300 medium size cards*
Movie slide at the Rex.
Movie slide at;the College.
All of the stores are making great
preparations to handle the crowds,
extra salesmen and saleswomen are
being drafted in numbers, and all
stocks are being marked down and
displayed in a way to simplify the
difficulties in handling such crowds,
as bargains such as are offered for
next week cannot be duplicated else
where and are sure to bring the big
gest crowds Starkville has ever had.
The retail committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce is in charge of the
evegjt, and it is due greatly to their
work that such co-operation was se
cured. This committee is composed
of Carl Goodman, chairman; J. H.
Stillman and R. K, Wier.
STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1920
THOSE 10 MADE
THIS SALE POSSIBLE
Here are the 37 merchants who
are co-operating to put over the
GREATEST SALE IN THE SOUTH.
VV. W. Scales & Cos.
Philip Goodman.
Goodman Bros.
Blumenfeld & Fried.
A. B. Harrington.
Ike Katz.
Zeno Yeates.
Turner & Pierce.
M. Block.
Thos. Katz.
C. H. Stillman.
R. K. & F. L. Wier.
M. Rossoff.
Wier Jewelry Cos.
J. S. Puller.
J. L. Martin.
Bell Cafe.
Carpenter & Reed.
R. H. Magruder.
H. Gordon.
Hogan & Son.
J. J. Gill.
Mrs. S. W. Scales.
R. P. & G. T. Washington.
Starkville Millinery Cos.
Montgomery Studio.
Reynolds & Smith.
Starkville News.
City Market & Grocery.
Palace of Sweets.
H. C. Stiles.
J. O. Thomas & Cos.
Teasley & Reed.
Starkville Auto Cos.
C. Montgomery.
D. E. Rainey.
W. E. Daily.
LAUGH IT OFF.
If the weather looks like rain
Laugh it off.
When you feel you must complain,
Laugh it off.
Do not sit and nurse your fears,
Waste no time in useless tears, '
Put your faith in smiles and cheers,
Laugh it off.
If men say you’re looking ill,
Laugh it off.
Should they recommend a pill,
Laugh it off.
Doctors, druggists and disease
Want to do just as they please,
Often you can save the fees,
Laugh it off.
If life seems to go dead wrong,
Laugh it off.
Drown your sorrow in a song,
Laugh it off.
Do your work with smiling face, /
Look ahead and keep the pace,
Bea winner in the race,
Laugh it off.
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TO THE CHILDREN •
Every boy and girl in Oktib *
* beha county is invited to write *
* a letter to Santa Claus and send *
* it to the News and we will pub- *
* lish it. Santa Claus reads the *
* News every week. Get your *
* letters in by Tuesday. Make *
* them short and don’t ask Old *
* Santa for too much this year. *
* Remember, too, that he has a *
* lot of poor children who need *
* something. *
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fORHER PASTOR HERE
CEISGODDMIIIIIIEIIT
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 29.—1 t i
probable that Bishop Cannon of the
Alabama conference, will next week
announce the appointment of Dr. H.
S. Spragins, as pastor of the Court
St. Methodist church at Montgom
ery. At the session of the Memphis
conference at Mayfield, Ky., Bishop
James Atkins announced the trans
fer of Dr. Spragins to the Alabama
conference, the transfer being made
at the request of Bishop Cannon.
Dr. Spragins is one of the leading
ministers of southern Methodism.
He came to Memphis four years ago
to take charge of the First church
here. During his labors in this city
he endeared himself not only to
those of his own creed, but won for
himself a place in the hearts of
thousands affiliated with other de
nominations. A man of broad cul
ture, of the highest degi'ee of cou
rage, he immediately took rank with
the foremost laborers in the “vine
yard of the Lord."
The people of Memphis, without
regard to creed, voiced their regret
when it was learned that Dr. Spra
gins was to be transferred. Dr.
Spragins is in the prime of life, a
man of the most pleasing personali
ty, a pulpit orator and especially ef
fective as a pastor. After relin
quishing -his pastorate here, Dr.
Spragins left for a visit to relatives
in Mississippi. He came to Memphis
from the Greenville district of the
North Mississippi conference. It is
possible that just as soon as his ap
pointment is officially announced,
he will leave for Montgomery to
take up his duty in the new church.
The above will be read with in
terest by the citizens of Starkville,
who remember Dr. Spragins as a
former pastor here. He has many
friends and admirers here.
DR. LOSEY TO PRESENT
“SERVANT IN THE HOUSE”
One of the greatest treats of the
season will be a dramatic lecture to
bo delivered by Dr. Frederick A.
Losey, of New York, in the Y. M. C.
A. auditorium, Wednesday evening,
Dec. 8, at 7:30 p. m. Dr. Losey will
present Mr. Chas. Rann Kennedy’s
“The Servant in the House,” one of
the most interesting and valuable of
the contemporary dramas. The lec
turer of the evening, who has been a
member of the faculties of the Uni
versity of Alabama, Columbia Uni
versity and other educational insti
tutions is favorably known in Stark
ville, having appeared here on two
previous occasions. The program is
for the benefit of the Household En
gineering Corps, the woman’s club
of the campus. Admission for the
general public will be 50c; students
will be charged half rate.
BUNKS Of COUNTY SHOW HEALTHY
OOKDITON IN REPORTS TO STATE
Last week’s issue of the News con
tained the statement of the financial
condition of the three staunch Stark
ville Banks. This issue contains the
statement of the Sturgis Bank, a
thriving institution located in our
neighboring town. An examination
of these statements will show that all
of the banks in Oktibbeha are in a
good healthy condition with ample
resources to meet whatever emergen
cy may arise. The loans and dis
counts are large for this season of
the year, but we must take into con
sideration the fact that practically
no cotton has been sold, and that
thousands of dollars worth of cattle
which, in ordinary years, are market
ed before this time, are still on hand,
and will be carried into another year.
This means simply that the people of
the county will have to be more eco
nomical during the coming months.
It seems to be a general opinion that
it is expected of the Banks to carry
over a major portion-of the loans
made during 1920. If this is expect
ed, then, of necessity, we must be
willing to release the Banks from
carrying additional oblligations dur
ing the present year. The over
drafts of the Banks amount to very
little. This is a wholesome rule,
which was adopted by the State
Banking Department, and which is
for the benefit of the general pub
lic.
In discussing matters in
general it behooves us to bear in
mind a few facts concerning the
Fill HEPGRT GN
m SHOW
The final report on receipts and
expenditures of the two events com
bined—Oktibbeha’s Jersey Day and
the Fiddler’s Contest, shows that the
receipts of the Fiddler’s Contest al
most equalled the vleficit of the Jer
sey Day. Total receipts amounted
to $705.85, while the expenditures
amounted to $721.92. The receipts
of the Fiddler’s Contest amounted to
$228.25.
The Receipts.
The receipts from both events arr
as follows:
Previously published $445.00
A. & M. Creamery 15,00
F. H. Powers 10.0 C
J. J. Gill 2.5 C
Sale of Supplies .10
Hay sold, 2 bales 1.50
Sugar Cane sold 2.00
Syrup sold 1 gallon 1.60
Receipts, F C $228.25
Total $705.85
The supplies sold for 10c was
partial roil of absorbent cotton left
after the baby show. The other
stuff sold was some prize winning
exhibits that were given the cause.
The Expenditurea.
The expenditures for both events
follow:
Labor, supplies, etc $86.72
Premiums and Prizes 399.50
Band 56.00
Baby Show 7.30
Hopto, clown 1,00
Hitch Lot 5.85
Total Advertising 165.55
Total $721.92
Item of labor and supplies include
lumber, cane for decoration, ribbon,
transfer, etc.
Item for Hitch Lot includes only
the coat of the posts and part of the
wire. Labor included in first item.
Item for advertising includes the
2,000 circulars mailed out, and the
country in general. That prices are
coming down there can be no doubt,
and there will be an over-supply of
Tabor during the coming year. Ev
eryone may as well get ready for
that and, with a decrease in the price
of various commodities, the price of
labor should come down. Cotton
ginned to Oct. 18, is over three-quar
ters of a million bales more than the
quantity to the same date last year.
It is stated that the chief cause for
the fall in the price of cotton has
been the small export movement. In
September the shipment rate was
about one-half of the rate in the first
part of the year. Early November
saw the Southern spinners adopt ap
proximately 50 per cent curtailment
while the European textile industry
is operating at about 20 per cent to
30 per cent of normal. In fact, the
amount of cotton manufactured in
this country in October was the
smallest of any month in the past
six years.
Bearing all of this in mind, we
see that the present is the time for
the practice of the most rigid econ
omy, but we cannot expect to trans
act business and receive credits'
along the same lines and to the same
amounts as we have in the past few
years, but we must make every edge
cut and each and everyone assist in
carrying the burden. In other words,
there is plenty of credit and ample
opportunity for the transaction of
all sane, legitimate business, and
this must be the limit which every
man must set.
bipr road signs placed all over the
county, as well as the advertising in
Starkville, Maben, Louisville, Acker
man, West Point and Columbus.
Itemized report of the above is on
file at the Chamber of Commerce,
and is open to any person interested.
VOLUNTEER STUDENTS’
BIND ORGANIZED
At the residence of Mr. Ben P.
Rogers, secretary of the “Y”, on
last Sunday night, there was organ
ized a Volunteer Students' Band.
Ibis is the first band of this char
acter to be organized at the A. & M.
College. It is an organization of
students of the College who have
volunteered for mission work in for
eign fields, and they will go out un
der the supervision of same board,
as soon as they can prepare them
selves. One of the members, Mr. H.
L. McCormick, is already making
preparations to sail on Dec. 25, for
Ogbornosko, province of Negeri,
West Africa, to enter into this work.
The officers of the Band elected
Sunday night, were: J. W. Askew,
pres; H. E. Wallace, vice-pres; H. E.
McCormick, sec’y-treas; H. P. Mc-
Cormick, .1. D. Humphries.
BRICK PLANT BUSY.
The Starkville Brick & Tile Cos.,
one of Starkville’s new industries,
has fired a kiln containing four
hundred thousand brick, which will
bo opened up about the first of next
week.
This company is receiving order#
lor brick from all over the country,
but it seems that the local demand
is taking all they can make. A great
many improvements are contemplat
ed by the con>pany on their plant,
next spring. ' •
The many friends here of Mr.
Percy Treeleaven, were grieved to
hear of hia death, which occurred at
Clarksdale last Sunday.
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