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THE RKYnSW, HIGH POINT, NORTH CAEQLINA. DEC. 9, 1915
The Review
Publication Office
104-106 Broad Street
W. L. STAMEY. . . Editor and Publisher
Issued Every Thursday Afternoon
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THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 1915
All Notices and Advertisements not con
tracted for a specified time will be inserted
and charged for until ordered out.
Save the worry and discomfort
ol late shopping buy now.
LOYAUTY
If you work for a man, in Heaven's
name work for him If he pays
you wages that supply your
bread and butter, work for him,
speak well of him, stand by him
and stand by the institution he
represents. If put to a pinch, ao.
ounce of loyalty is worth a pound
of cleverness. If you most vilify,
condemn and eternally disparage,
why. resign your position, and
when you are outside damn to
your heart's content. But as
long as you are a part of the in
stitution, do not condemn it. If
you do, you are loosening the ten
drils that hold you to the institu
tion, and the first high wind that
comes along you will be uprooted
and blown away, and probably
you will never know why.
CO-OPERATION VOUCHSAFED
The Review is n receipt
letters in regard to the romnauniiy
Xmas tree and the following m part
is a fair sample:
High Point. N. C. Dec. 3, 1915
Editor of The Reiew:
We want to speak in favor of The
Review who has undertaken such a
great and worthy responsibility, and I haU be
assure the eaitor mat me iuwu
unanimously behind such a great
movement for the Door. When the
event comes off, bright faces, glad
hearts and merry countenances will
speak out volumes and volumes
God loves his poor, he loves a cheer
ful givjr. It is our duty to look af-
ter tne poor, wnen ine Review
took up such a responsibility , it took
up a wonaenui wot, nmuwg
would imbue the town more with the
genuine Xmas spirit than this won
derful movement The great eye
lri he nleased to
Smile on SUCh a bright and beautifull vaijmgprices on almost everything
spirit. Editor, you will no doubt
get the co-operotion of the whole
town, all the merchants, the majo
rity of the. citizens, the theatres, the
odges and the school children. Let
every body get busy now and talk
the Community Xmas Tree. Let
a m. i " AT
every Dociy oe a leaaer. a.
promote ethics, take charge of the local
charity and render free service to the
needy in Hopewell. This is a good move
in the right direction and might give
some older cities a pointer along this
line. There is no post office in Hopewell,
but it is expected that in a short time
they will have one there. 'Hopewell will
go not -rooted alter a city cnarter ana
as is usually the case "to him that hath
given," Hopewell will be a sure
enough city, but to bring all this about
a lot oi tmngs must nappen. it taKes
times, perseverance, energy and a lot of
money to get the results they expect at
Hopewell and everything of a beneficial
nature adds to the chances. The R. H.
Williams Co, has opened a wholesale and
retail grocery .and produce house. This
will add to the comfort and convenience
of the people. There are some good mar
kets at Hopewell, perhaps npt so well
equipped or arranged in as good taste
as we have them here in High Point,
but on the whole, very good. The pre-
What I
Weed Oat the Grouchy Clerks
From 'The Man on the Curb."
The biggest handicap any retail
dealer or merchant can possibly
have wished on him is sour help.
Any man or woman who cannot
smile without wrenching their face
has no right to take a position along
the firing line of any retail establish
ment of any name or nature.
Agreeable manners and friendly
smiles are sale helps that low and
grouchy ways have never been able
to successfully compete with,
Every business, little or big, has
a mental atmosphere of its own.
The minute you cross the threshold
of some stores you detect a mouldy
mental odor which instantly repels
you; a something intangible which
immediately puckers and shrivels
your puchasing desires.
This condition of things is usually
caused by grouchy cbrks who are
out of harmony with themselves and
and the world at large, but more
particularly, of course, with the
bread and butter businesss they
are temporarily engaged in. It
sometimes happens, too, we must
admit, that the proprietors of atmo
sphere repelling stores are also to be
blamed for the absence of agreeable
and trade-winning manners. The
proprietor who does not treat his
help pleasantly must not expect his
help to assume a different attitude
towards his trade because they will
uncon?ciously be guided by the
law of suggestion.
We know two two young men
who, a turn ber of years ago, sjtarted
what might possibly be rightly term
ed a variety store. Their stock in
trade consists .largely of dainty little
knickknacks for the home; wedding
and anniversary goods in china and
cut glass. They are located on a
side street and where they come in
competition with other merchants
on the goods, their prices are recog
nized as being in many instauces
quite a little higher. In spite of
their location, however, and in spite
also of the fact that people know
their prices are pretty stiff, they are
doing a splendid business and really
getting rich. .Everybody who goes
into their store is greeted first of all
with a smile a d made to feel per
fectly at home. They are not buf
fons, they do not indulge in any
slapping on the back, be whiskered
jokes or ther vaudeville stunts, but i
they do make you feel that they
are anxious to please you, and if
you leave without buying, they will
accompany you to the door with
the same pleasant manner they
greeted you with when you entered.
Much has been said and much
more Las been written along the
line of ' store helps," but a number
of years of actual retail business ex
perience and still more yeara devot
ed to observation have convinced
us that the store atmosphere has
more to do with its successor failure
than any one, or perhaps ail, of the
elements entering into it.
Now, if you please, do not mis
understand us we are not advocat
ing the cheesy cat grin as being
either a trade bringer or a trade
holder, but we are insisting that the
man who takes our money for mer-
"Fear Men"
Bradstreet's is authority for the
statement that only three percent of
men who go into business for them
selves are successful. It is safe to
assume that the proportion of suc
cesses in other fiekfs, art, music,
authoriship, politics, social work
etcetera, is as small. The failures
are made so through FEAR Fear
of consequences, fear of the future,
fear that we cannot finish success
fully what we begin, fear of our op
ponent, unnecessary, illogical fear
stands between us and success, and
with an apparently impassable arm
bars our progress. Those whom fear
rules we call ''Fear men," because
they're not reallylmen at all. but meu
requiring a classificat ion-an apology.
There has hardly been a time in
American history when men were
called on more to overcome their
ear than at present time. Moral
strength is needed in politics more
than ever before, and moral strength
is as far superior to physical strength
as the spiritual is above the natural.
It is told of Wellington that before
the battle of Waterloo, his knees
shook so that he laughed and called
attention to them, saying: "If they
knew where I was going to carry
them, they would shake much
worse.0 That was moral courage
overcoming physical fear, and this
is the courage that men must have
now if America is to go onward and
upward. We must have moral
courage to overcome the selfish per
suasion of the politican, who seek
his own advancement regardless of
the public good. Courage is needed
to overcome the fear that organiza
tions and societies and leagues
cause by theii tactics of force and
and threats in their efforts to en
force formality of law. Moral cour
age is necessary to make men fol
low the dictates of their own con
science, regardless of the arguments
of politicians, ministers, leagues or
individuals. The time has come
for American men to throw off the
fetters of fear to come out boldly
for what they believe, to refuse to
follow the selfish, money grasping
politician or organization and to
stand strongly for progress, liberty,
decency and social liberty.
MORE ABOUT HOPEWELL.
(By W. H. Dugdale)
Hopewell is in the market for a slogan
in keeping with her opportunities and I
fear if one could be selected to meet with
the approval of every one, it depends
upon what angle you see Hopewell from,
but on general principles, the "City of
Push, Thrift and Success" would fit con
ditions as they are today. The building
trade is not as active as it was, nor
should it be expected, as all of us who
are familiar with this line of progress,
know that as the cold weather ap-v
proaches, trade falls off until weather
conditions favor resumption, and should
not be considered as a trade depression,
only a temporary suspension, for condi
tions over which they have no control,
t must not be inferred that there are no
good houses in Hopewell; on the contrary
there are quite a few nice residences,
fully equipped with plumbing and heat
ing, but they are not in the majority.
The constriction companies say that he
now limiRpa fr Vr lmiH in nn . f. ' . ..fH
"n " ; rZ r 1 8 cooperation of press and public, coupled
all be or a. wood sr.vlo nf amlnfi,r nA . . . v r r r
much higher than it is here and I do not
think as good a general stock, in either
quality or quantity is maintained.
course the mixed population will in a
measure account for this, as the supply.
is to meet the demand. , There is a very
good bank here, not as large as any of
our banks, but large enough to meet the
requirements of Hopewell. "
Thousands of the employes of the Duv
pon plant live in Richmond .and Peters
burg and go and come every day. They
pay good wages, but it takes a lot of
money for expenses, and when- the long
hours necessary in transportation, and
the expense is taken into consideration,
together with his chances of holding his
job, which is a very uncertain quantity,
a man will have more money for his
.family, his rent about half of the rents
at Petersburg or Richmond. You could
not get a house at Hopewell at any price,
at least not now. All the available
houses are occupied by their owners. A
man at work here at $2.50 pe? day is in a
better position to face a cold winter than
a man getting $5.00 per day at Hopewell.
His chances are better here and should
the unexpected happen he would have
some show here but in Hopewell or any
other city of sudden growth, where every
fellow is for himself, and if you are short
on collateral, that means nothing do
ing, and there are lots of them as the
winter progresses. I fear it will find a
good many of these misguided people in
a bad location to get much help over a
hard place. There may be a lot of sym
pathy and there always is, but that don't
buy bread nor shoes for the baby. jRe
member, Hopewell is not in the torrid
zone it gets cold there and it takes
money to keep warm. The thing that
would do Hopewell the most good at this
time is a few good live wire commercial
men (not real estate speculators), who
can develop out ways and means to es
tablish in Hopewell industries ihat will
bring a revenue to the local merchant,
furnish employment to men and improve
property, then Hopewell will grow, strong
and independent. You may call it the
Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce,
or any other name so long as it gets re
sults. It can be done, and until some
such action is taken Hopewell will be a
dependent on Dupont, but with diversi
fied industries Dupont will sit up inA
take notice. Then Hopewell can demand
and get all that is coming to her.
It might be well to locate Hopewell.
As it is c.ften referred to as City Point
and Dupont, and as a matter of fact, it is
neither. City Point is located on a point
of land having a frontage on the James
river. Dupont is just to the right of it,
and is also on the James river, while
ffopewell is on the left on entering from
Petersburg and has a frontage oh the
Appomattox river, and while they ar
not far apart, they are separate loca
tions. There is much trading in lots with pur
chasers planning to start work in the
spring. A good deal of property is sold
at pivblic auction. Mr. Epes, who owned
the original land on which Hopewell is
located, has another tract to dispose of
and will offer it for sale in lots next
week. This will be good for Hopewell,
as this property is closely connected with
the Dupont company's "B" plant gate.
Much complaint is being made over the
telephone service rendered in the town,
and it i slikely that an independent com
pany may be formed. During the busy
hours- of the day it is almost impossible
to get connections with Petersburg, the
instruments used are o.f an old style and
on one line entering Hopewell from Pe
tersburg there are 18 connections. The
business men's association will be asked
to look into the matter and if possible,
remedy the defects.
The first Thanksgiving day was a great
event for the town, and wasobserved as
a general holiday, although the only es-r
tablishment to close their doors were the
banks. The Dupont company served to
its employes a car load of good fat tur
keys, and when I saw the smiling faces
of a lot of people who perhaps never
had a turkey before, I wondered if it was
not the fulfillment of the scripture, "The
Lord will provide," and when the whole
thing is summed up it amounts to just
that with a fair held and a hearty
this:
modern in equipment and up-to-date.
On November 3 the practicing physi
cians of Hopewell met and formed a so
ciety which in the future Will he U'nawn
Chandise shall pleasantly part with I as the Hopewell Medical Society. The
his goods in exchange for
with fair dealing and honest endeavor,
Hopewell has every chance to develop
into a prosperous, progressive city, with
Petersburg on one side and Richmond on
another and Dupont at her gate, she is
very apt to give a good account of herself."
(Saw
This is the burning question of the day. We want to help
you solve it and invite you to visit our store and to read our
ads. We have spent all our years in catering to needs of the
ladies and the continued favor in which the ladies of High Point
hold this store is evidence that we have the goods that they
want.
We can help you select a suitable, acceptable gift for any
lady in High Point, and while it will be appropriate and ac
ceptable it will still be of real worth.
You will have that satisfied feeling that you have not only
given her what she desires most, but that you have spent it
wisely.
ALL FOR HER
In other words, for women only are the items we mention in
this space. In fact, our whole store is devoted to woman's
needs. Read each item and see if you don't think she will be
pleased.
CHRISTMAS RAIN COATS FOR HER
She has wanted one and you have been intending making
the purchase. Why not buy it now. A beautiful Rain Coat
with hat to match, in nice Christmas box, for $5.00.
CHRISTMAS GOODS FOR HER
including Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Jewelry, Perfumes,
Hosiery, Petticoats, Flannelette Gowns, Sweaters, Linens,
Towels, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Dress Goods, Silks, etc.
CHRISTMAS FURS FOR HER
See us at once in regard to Furs for her anything desired
will be furnished you in three days' notice.
CHRISTMAS TRAVELING BAGS FOR HER
Bags made for ladies of refinement. A bag is as essential as
Shoes. "Every woman" of taste wants a nice bag for short
trips. Our bags are the best selected for ladies only, from
$5.00 to $15.00.
CHRISTMAS GLOVES FOR HER?
. . Don't give her a pair of Gloves that will make her think less
of you. The Gloves we sell are of the very highest standard,
and will please. We notify you that the Glove' situation is
very acute and that you had better not delay your glove pur
chases. We have already had to turn away many disappointed
customers. Buy her Gloves now.
CHRISTMAS BATH ROBES AND KIMONOS FOR HER
A very necessary garment and one that "everywoman" de
sires $1.00 to $5.00. Attractive designs and good mate
rials. CHRISTMAS MIDDY SUITS FOR HER
You'll find upon inquiry that your daughter would rather
have a Navy Blue Middy Suit than almost anything else for her
Christmas gift.
CHRISTMAS UMBRELLAS FOR HER
Not the gay, gaudy, glittering so-called gold handles that
when you give it you know it's a sham but just plain, good
Umbrellas at $1.00 to $3.00.
CHRISTMAS BAGS FOR HER
The newest little bags for milady's use in all the new shapes
and leathers 50c to $3.50. Some of them little girl's size. . .
CHRISTMAS HOSIERY FOR HER
. .This is one of the biggest selling items in our entire store.
We recommend especially for her Christmas gift one or two or
a half dozen pairs of elegant black Silk Phoenix Hose. They
come in one, two or more pairs in a box.
CHRISTMAS SUITS FOR HER
Everywoman wants special raiment around Christmas times
and this is one year you can gratify that desire with very little
cost and We know you will feel good when you see her attired
in one of these beautiful $25.00, $30.00 and $35.00 suits that
we are selling at $15.00. We don't think it is advisable for
you to put off the selection. Come now while the bargains
are here.
CHRISTMAS TRUNKS FOR HER
This will be news to most of you. We place on sale today
upon our balcony, fifty beautiful Trunks that were selected
for the lady of critical taste. They are good trunks, but not''
extravagantly priced. You know whether she wants one or
not. If she does, we have just the one she will like best.
Come to the busy little home store to do your Christmas
shopping. This is where you'll find your friends and where
you'll find what you want most for HEk Christmas.
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