The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-05
MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS
WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL NINE
O'CLOCK A. M.
WILL CLOSE AT a. P. NJ
All Electric Signs, Ornamental Lights
and White Ways to Be Dispensed
With-Factories Permitted to oper-
ate Forty-Eight Hours Per Week.

ate Forty-Eight Hours Per Week.
Beginning Wednesday morning, bus
mess houses of Columbia are hereby
instructed to opesreve the mandatory
order of the Regional Coal Committee
with reference to the new closing reg
ulatons, which are given below.
Stores of Columbia are requested not
to open their doors until 9 o'clock
each morning, and to close at 4 o'clock
each afternoon, with the exception of
Saturday, until further notice is Civ
en-. On Saturday stores will be per-
mitted to remain open until o'clock
p. m. Barber shops will be permitted
to remain open between the hours of
a. m. and 6 O'Clock p. m. with the
exception of Saturday night, when
they will be permitted to remain open
until o'clock. Picture shows, thea
tres, billiard halls and other places
of amusement will be allowed to re-
main open between the hours of 1870
.. m. and 1890 p. m.
hope the business men of Column
bia will read carefully the instructions
given below with reference to closing
and other operation of their business,
and believe every patriotic citizen
will heartily cooperate with the gov
eminent in this crisis, which is threat
ening real suffering in every part of
the United States.
J. M. DEDMAN, Mayor.
By order of the Southern Regional
Coal committee, exercising the author
ity of the United States Fuel Admin
istration under the Lever act and
Presidential proclamation, the mayors
Of cities throughout the South have
been notified to enforce to the letter
the new fuel regulations, made nee
essary by the coal crisis, caused by
the strike of miners In case of a
refusal to comply with the order of
the coal committee, electric current
will be immediately cut off, and where,
it appears that there has been viola
ton of the order, the federal authori-
ties will be asked to act
The new order affects practically ev-
cry business in the South. Under the
order beginning Wednesday it will be
unlawful for stores to open before q
o'clock a. H. and must be closed at
O'Clock p. M. Electric signs must
be dark, and no cigars, tobacco or
soft drinks may be purchased after
the stores close at O'Clock. Drug
stores may remain open for the pur-
pose of dispensing drugs only. Pic
shows may open at 1880 p. m. and
must close at 1890 p. m, No manu-
featuring plant that is not considered
an essential industry may operate
more than forty-eight hours week.
From this list diaries, ice cream man
ufacturers, bakeries, waterworks and
sewerage are exempt. All general
and office lights must be cut out at
4 O'Clock p. m, but from this list is
excepted hospitals, telephone, tele-
graph, newspapers, :, hotels and rail
road Offices. All ornamental lights
must be eliminated, as must bill board
lights, and electric signs, however,
streets must be lighted SO as to safe
guard travel.
The authority to enforce these reg
ulatons is vested in the governors OF
states, mayors of cities, the sheriffs
If counties and the police officials OF
cities, and it is their duty to see that
there is no infringement. Any one
who disregards the order is to be
promptly reported to the federal au-
thorities, but in the meantime his
electric current is to be cut off.
Mt. Pleasant.
The fuel order will be obeyed to the
letter in Mt. Pleasant This morning
the business men of the town were
seen by Mayor r. M. Bullock, and
within a short time signs appeared on
the windows of the stores to the effect
This store will open each morning at
Q O'Clock and close at each afternoon
until further notice" Mayor Bullock
says the people of Mt. Pleasant will
do everything in their power to assist
the government during this trying pc
Rod of coal shortage, which is daily
becoming more acute.
Spring Hill.
Business houses of Spring Hill to-
day were making ready to close this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock, and remain
closed until O'Clock in the morning.
DR.. d. E. Mulloy, mayor of the town,
said that he thought the order would
be generally observed throughout the
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