The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-31
Opening and
Closing Hours
Effective Nov. 4th


dustries in Greeneville, and which
viii go into effect on the morning Of
November 4th, has been adopted by a
committe appointed by Mrs. Henry
Baker, Greene county Chairman for
Committee on Commercial Economy
by request of Mr., G. G. Gilbert, Ten
nessee Chairman, as follows: II am
going to ask that you appoint a COM
mittee for Greene county and as soon
as that committee is appointed, get
them together and work out a sys-
tenn Of opening and closing which
viii be satisfactory to the majority
of the merchants in your town, and |
viii use my office in assisting you in
having the agreement entered into
by merchants respected"
The enforcement Of the program
has been found necessary in order
that fuel, food, and man power be
conserved to assist in the successful
termination Of the war.
We are calling on all classes to
help. In this spirit, we call on the
merchants Of Greeneville to do their
part by adopting shorter hours. The
public will realize that this is neces-
sary for the common good and that
the regulations herein prescribed are
reasonable. To that end we feel
that it will be the pleasure of our
citizens to cooperate thoroughly and
see that each item indicated herein
is faithfully observed.
The government says, you open
your store little later in the morn
ing, if necessary, go down to the
store yourself, make the fire, sweep
out the store, arrange the stock and
we will keep the customers away UNI
til you have had time to get your
store in order for the days business.
AT given hour, which all merchants
in your town adopt, open your doors
for business and continue as stead
lily as possible to an early closing
hour in the evening. Then, if nee
essary, keep your own books, write
your own letters, make out your own
statements and do anything else nee
essary for the successful conduct of
yotr business.
In this program of opening and
closing the government is doing by
the merchant the same as is being
done by the bank. 1t is keeping the
buying public away from the store
during long hours Of the day, oftimes
far into the night and is enabling the
merchants to spend more time in the
managerial department of his bust
ness than he is permitted under the
present arrangement.
All stores, wholesale and retail,
open TOO a. m. and close 500 p. m.
Exceptions-Retail grocers, fruit !
stands, cigar stores, shoe repair shops /
open $50 a. m. and close 600 p. m. |
Pressing shops, bowling alleys,
pool rooms (including pool rooms in
hotels and clubs, open TOO a. m.
and close 800 p. m.
Drug stores may sell other than |
strictly drugs, 700 a, m. to TOO p.
m. Drug stores may sell strictly
drugs and nothing else, at any hour. /
Restaurants can sell other than
food cooked on the premises, $50
a. m. to 600 p. m, Restaurants can |
sell food cooked and prepared on the
premises at any hour.
Meat shops can sell groceries 80 |
q. m to 6 100 D. m.
Meat shops can sell meats and veg
etables at any hour.
News stands can sell other than !
daily papers at 700 a. m to 600 p. |
m. Daily papers may be sold at any |
hour.
Saturday closing hours not later
than 1890.
All articles taken from a store or |
approval must be returned not later
than the third day after same HAS
been purchased.
MRS. H. R. BAKER, Chm.
MRS. S, N. LEMING.