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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20
GEORGE MacKAY & COMPANY'S
BUILDINGS
Main Building

Inside dimensions so feet by 100
feet. Three stories, $4,000 square feet
of floor space. Masonry wall and an
up-to-date automatic sprinkler system
for fire protection.
First floor: Concrete floor in the
hardware department, wood floor in
house furnishings department. The
front of the building has two large
plate glass windows. one exclusively
for the display of furniture and house
furnishings goods and one for the
hardware department. The supports
for the second floor are heavy steel
columns and wooden girders. The
ceiling is of ornamental metal. The
office is enclosed with glass partitions
and fitted with built in furniture. The
rear windows have steel sash, with
wired glass and automatic closing de-
vices in case of fire. The electric pas
senger and freight elevator is in the
southwest corner of the room.
The second floor is of the same
construction as the first floor, with
double floor, heavy columns, steel win
ooW sashes, metal ceiling, etc.
The third floor, which is yet un-
finished, is large airy room with
ample storage capacity.
Immediately adjoining the main
building, at the rear, is completelv
hreproof oil house, IS x 25 feet. Oils
are handled in steel tanks with auto-
matte measuring pumps. This build-
ing also houses the window glass and
dry color stock.
Undertaking Building
Inc undertaking department is
housed IN neat, two-story building
facing Washington street. It is a
brick structure. succeed The first
floor contains the chapel. rest room
and operating room. The second floor
l. for storage and display purposes.
A small elevator in the rear connects
with both floors.
Warehouses
One three-story building of frame
construction with galvanized iron roof
and sides, behind main building. 55
my ITO feet, containing 1880 square
feet of floor space. A freight elevator
drlVeways and doors on two sides add
to It's convenience as a warehouse.
A two-story building of similar con-
struction to the above and adjoining
It Tor storage of heavy reserve stock.
Between the funeral parlors and the
main warehouse is a vehicle platform
scale II X % feet, with a capacitv Of
six tons.
At the railroad terminals the ware
house facilities consist of one build
ing so by 100 feet, located bv tracks
OF the S. A. L. Railway, one 40 bv 60
feet by track of the A. C. l.. Rail-
way and about 10000 square feet of
yard space, part of which is covered
by open sheds for the storage of coal
lumber and building material.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20

irg began and on August Is, five
months later, the main building was
finished.
The building for the undertaking
department was completed sooner. On
May II it was finished, and being
intended for that purpose alone, it
was much better looking and equipped
than the one whose place it took.
While Mr.. MacKay was rebuilding
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20
THE GREAT STORE AND STOCK
ROOMS

The portion of MacKay & Com
pany's store that the public will be
the most acquainted with will be the
immense store room on the first floor.
This not only because it contains the
articles most in demand, but because
OF its elaborate displays in the big
windows in front. MacKay & Com
pany have some display experts in
their forces, and these boys, as has
been demonstrated in the old store,
can put a pretty good-sized stock of
goods in a show window and arrange
it so that the only thing that keep
people from buying is absolute alb
sence of money. Also, thru these win
dows can be seen the tempting array
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20

his own establishment he was recon-
structing the stores to the north and
south of it, which tho badly damaged
were not completely destroyed as his
was. However, when the wreckage
was cleared away, there was little to
rebuild from; also, the owners wanted
more uptodate structures to take the
place of the old. the building to the
north, the property of J. J. Gerig, was
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20
REBUILDING

Work of clearing away the burned
buildings began as soon as the broken
brick and twisted metal were cool
enough to touch. Mr.. MacKay had
his new building planned while smoke
and steam were yet going up from the
ruins of the old. About three weeks
and the space was swept as clean as a
dancing floor. On March IS, rebuild
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20

the fire department and hundreds of
neighbors against the flames, there
was nothing left but smoking ruins
where the day before had stood the
great mercantile establishment of
George MacKay & Company.
STAYED ON THE JOB
Back of the main building, cut off
from them by few, mighty few,
yards of open space, stood two big
warehouses, their walls sheathed in
iron. On these walls the fremen sent
all the water they could spare from
the main fire, and altho the interior
Of the buildings was unbearably hot,
and the wooden frames smoked, the
slender iron sheathing guarded it's
trust, and when the flames died down
the warehouses, blackened and blister
ed, were there with contents intact
It wasn't long after breakfast before
signs were up, directing MacKay &
Company's customers to their new
stand, corner of West Washington and
North Orange streets, and at 9 p. m.
the firm closed it's doors for the night,
after a reasonably good days bust
ness.
The stock in the warehouses was
made up mostly of staple goods, but
the more delicate articles needed were
ordered and promptly delive ed. The
skilled craftsmen procured their nee
essary supplies and set up shop in a
corner in a good light and, tho under
a baking sheet of iron that would
have made salamander sweat, went
Oh drawing plans and making con-
tracts. Business as usual" pervaded
the premises, and soon Orange street
was almost as crowded as Magnolia.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20
Handsome Three Story Brick Structure Now
Occupies the Site of Former Building De-
stroyed by Fire, in February

reconstructed in sixty days and is
ever so much better adapted to the use
of the Ocala Tire & Vulcanizing Co.,
that occupies it. The two-story store
to the south, belonging to Mrs. ]. E.
Chace, almost entirely rebuilt, the
elegant dry goods store of Parker &
Guynn, was finished in ninety days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-10-20

Continued on Fourth Page)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-01
The Home Store
Your Store

while this store is a unit Of a great Ma
.on.w'ae system Of busy, popular depart
lhent stores, providing more than a million
people with their personal and home needs, it,
primarily, is YOUR STORE, for it. goes to
TIC greatest length to serve you.
Not only fresh, reliable goods are offered
you from day to day, but such goods as better
lalhli the needs and requirements Of the peo-
PIE PIC o. TINS community. Q individual needs
way. .s
In footwear; in fact, in wear Of every kind,
mere is the thing you want most atsthe price
you feel it is right to pay.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-01
Thrifty Shoppers

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Hair Nets, real human hair, double net $500. Sc
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Chldren's Carriers, best quality, black and white.
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Sanitary Aprons 3kc
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Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
VOCATIONAL TEACHERS MEET
Will Be Held at Dover Tomorrow and
Will Be Addressed By Noted Ed
ucatOrs-Fine Program Planned

DIR. L. H. Dennis, of the State De-
partment of Public instruction at Har-
risburg, Pa, and Miss Adelaide Bay
lor, of the. Federal Board for voca-
tional Education, of Washington, will
deliver the main addresses at the ses-
sion at the Vocational Section of the
Delaware State Teachers Association
which will be held in Dover to-mor-
row, Thursday. DIR. Dennis will speak
on "The States Responsibility for a
Complete Educational Program" and
Miss Baylors' address will be in "The
Future for Vocational Education" :"
Other speakers will be L. c. Arm
strong, State Supervisor in Vocational
Education for Delaware, Miss Elisa
beth Amery, State Supervisor for Ag.
riculture, and A. B. Anderson, Super
visor for Trades and Industries. r.
w. Helm, Professor of Agricultural
Education in the University of Della
ware and State Director for Voca-
tional Education will preside at the
meeting. Following the addresses, a
business session will be held. The
Delaware Vocational Teachers Asso-
citation was organized a year ago at
Dover at the time of the State Teach
ers' Association meeting. The purpose
of this Society is to promote Voca-
tional Education in every way possible
and to afford to all those who are in
terested opportunities for the presen-
tatiOn and discussion of various prob
lens of Vocational Education; to make
available as far as possible the results
of experience and work accomplished
in the various fields of Vocational Ed
ucation and Related Science, both il
this country and abroad, and to make
possible cooperation with other agen
cies for the advancement of VocatiOna
| Education. The present officers are
President, Prof. r. w. Helm; vice
president, Miss Elizabeth Houston, o.
Middletown and secretary-treasurer
r. L. Jacobs, of the Wilmington Higl
School. The Executive COMMITTEE
consists of L. C. Armstrong, Mis-
Elisabeth Amery and A. B. Ander
son.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
DEATH OF TREASURER FISHER
Treasurer of State of Delaware Sue
cumbs to Heart Attack at Wyoming
Governor Will Name Successor

State Treasurer George NJ. Fisher,
aged "a years, was found dead on
couch at his home in Wyoming, at
$50 o'clock yesterday, Tuesday, morn
ing by members of his family. Death
is said to have been due to a sudden
heart attack while Mr.. Fisher was
resting on the couch. While Mr.Fish-
er has not been in good health for
some time he did complain especially
of feeling i'll Tuesday morning. He
got up at his usual time yesterday
morning and after attending to the
heater at his home he went to the
postoffice for his mail. On his return
he rested on the couch. A short time
later when a member of the family
went to arouse him, he was dead. He
is survived by his wife and two sons
William Fisher of Wyoming and
George NJ. Fisher an attorney of Dow
er. The deceased had been a fruit
broker in Wyoming for many years.
He was just closing his second term
as State Treasures, which would have
expired the first of the year. He had
been active in Republican politics in
Kent county for many years. Death
came to the State official before he
had an opportunity to vote. 1t is said
to have been his intention to rest for
a short time on the couch and then go
to the polls. Mr.. Fisher was a men,
Der of the lodge of Odd Fellows for
years and was a Past Grand Master
of the Order in this State. Under the
Constitution of the State, Governor
Denney is evidently empowered to ap-
point Mr.. Fishers successor as State
Treasurer, to serve until the election
of his successor.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
100000 SCHOOL BUILDING
PROJECT DRAFTED FOR STATE
$1,5OO,OOO FOR BUILDING PLANS
OUTSIDE CITY OF WILMINGTON
Delaware School Auxiliary Will Aid
To the Extent of 81 $1,5OO,000-SchOOl
Centers Happy Over Outlook

A tentative draft calling for $7,000,-
COO appropriation to carry out an eX-
tensive building program, was out
lined and given lengthy consideration
at the meeting of the State Board of
Education at Dover Friday. In the
estimate was included $1,500,000 from
the Delaware State Auxiliary. These
figures were added on the strength of
a preliminary offer to aid on the part
of Service Citizens. The program
framed by the board proposes the fol-
lowing: State aid for school districts
outside of Wilmington, $1,5O0,000.
State aid for Wilmington schools, ST.
100000. Wilmington bond issues for
city schools, 81 100000. Bond issues
for schools in local districts, $780,
900. Proposed Delaware State Auxil-
iary Aid, $1,500,000. 1t was decided
to hold a conference within the next
two weeks with representatives of
Service Citizens at which time the
matter of the proposed State Auxil-
iary gift from the Pierre S. dupont
educational fund would be taken up
Present at this meeting will be menu
bers of the Boards of Trustees OF
schools Immediately surrounding Will
mington who will discuss the advis-
ability of inaugurating special dis
tricts in the various school vicinities
A resolution was presented asking the
board to constitute the Richardson
Park schools as a special district. The
application, however, was without the
signatures of the Richardson Park
School Board and the meeting felt il
inadvisable to act until the paper was
submitted in proper form.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
SMYRNA BRANCH RAILWAY TO
HAVE GASOLINE DRIVEN CAR
ORDER FOR $4,000 COACH GIVEN
BY PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Will Replace the Presnt Steam Outfit
and Will Be Operated at Saving
To Be Delivered in Two Months

Smyrna Branch Railway is soon to
have a gasoline driven passenger car
to replace the present expensive
steam engine outfit. The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has placed
an order with the ]. G. Brill Company
in Philadelphia for three gasoline
driven cars of latest improved type,
one of which will be placed on Smyr-
ma Branch. The cars are to be de-
livered within the next two months.
The car, it is said, is of the same kind
tried out last April, which has seat
ing capacity for about 40 persons,
baggage compartments, and a COM
partment for the motor operator. The
new car will reduce the crew about
one half it is said and can be operated
much cheaper than steam. The three
gasoline cars above mentioned were
purchased by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company at a cost of $4,000
each. One of the cars will be used
on the Bustleton branch, from Holmes
burg Junction to -Bustleton. On the
Berwick, Pa, division the gasoline
driven coach will get its real test
This branch extends from Watson
town, on the northern central division
to Berwick, 80 miles. On this branch
few passenger trains are run, anC
with the new power car it is believed
more frequent trains will be put il
service. The Brill plant has turned
out Al gasoline-driven cars for variou:
lines throughout the country.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
JUBILEE AT wOMAN'S COLLEGE
Exercises at Newark Saturday Com
memOrate Eighth Anniversary

Many friends of the Womans Col
lege, University of Delaware, attend
ed the Founders Day exercises at the
institution Saturday afternoon, it be-
ing the eighth anniversary of the
opening of the college. The usuAl
tree planting exercises in charge of
the Sophomore class were held-on the
campus while the remainder of the
program was carried out in Wolf
Hall. A reception in Residence Hall,
where the Sophomores served tea,
ended the program. After planting a
tree Miss Grace Reed, president of
the Sophomore class, presented the
spade to Miss Lillian Loose, captain
of the Freshman class. Presentation
of class colors to the Freshman class
was by Miss Mildred Wolfenden,presi-
dent of the Junior class, and was ac-
cepted by Miss Evelyn Cooke, sub
captain of the Freshman class. Dean
Winifred j. Robinson presided at the
exercises in Wolf Hall which were
opened with music by the orchestra
and college singing, led by Miss Dora
Wilcox. Miss Mary N. Handy, presi-
dent of the Student Self Government
Association, made a short address and
in the absence of President Hullihen
the investment of senior cap and
gown was made by Dean Robinson.
Mrs. William Roy Smith, Professor of
Economics at Bryn Mawr College,
made, an interesting address on
Choosing Vocation."" The exercises
closed with the singing of the Alma
Mater. The reception held in Resi-
dence Hall was attended by DR.. Sam
uel c. Mitchell, formerly president of
the University, and Mrs. Mitchell and
many of their Newark friends were
pleased with the opportunity to greet
them.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
MIDDLETOWN TO PLACE SIGNS
Something Smyrna Should Do To 1t:
Approaches For Motor Traffic

Smyrna should emulate the ex-
ample of other towns of the State by
placeing road signs at both entrances
to Smyrna. At a recent meeting of
the Middletown Chamber of Com
merce a contract was let for four road
and six arrow signs. One large sign
10x20 feet with two wings will be
erected north of Blackbird, at the
point where the road leading from
Middletown south intersects with the
dupont boulevard. The wing on the
west side of the sign will bear the in
scription "To Middletown," with a
large hand directing tourists to the
road leading to Middletown. The wing
on the east will have the inscription,
"Free Sites Offered to Manufactur-
ers." The large sign will have paint
ed thereon in very large bold letters
the word "Middletown," with the in
scription "Middletown Chamber of
Commerce." painted at the bottom.
The three other smaller signs will be
located on roads leading to Middle
town. Six red arrows Ia in. wide and
ft. long were also ordered and will
be placed at other points directing
traffic to Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE TWO DAYS
To Allow Smyrna Teachers to Attend
State Institute at Dover

The fourth annual meeting of the
Delaware State Teachers Association
will convene at Dover for a two days
session tomorrow and Friday. All the
Smyrna teachers will attend and
Smyrna Schools will be closed two
days. Warren X. Yerger, principal of
A. |. DUPONT school, who is president
of the association will preside at the
meetings. The program comm, ,ittee
has been fortunate in securing a num-
ber of prominent speakers to discuss
various educational problems. Among
the speakers will be: DR.. H. V. Hollo-
way, State superintendent of public
Instruction, Dover; Superintendent
David A. Ward, superintendent of
schools, Wilmington; Dean Winifred
j. Robinson, Women's College,. New
ark; John Shilling, superintendent
high schools of Delaware; Wilbur H.
Jump, superintendent elementary
schools of Delaware, Miss Florence
NJ. Hale, State agent for rural edu-
cation, Maine; DR.. Wallace w. Atwood
president Clark University; Miss Ethel
H. Maltby, lecturer and writer on
problems in reading; DR.. Finley Fos-
ter, professor of English, University
of Delaware; Prof. George Brinton
professor of history, University OF
Delaware; Prof. L. H. Dennis, State
director of vocational education OF
Pennsylvania; DIR. A. Holmes, profes-
sor of psychology, u. of Pa; Prof. L
S. Magill, general secretary Interna-
tional Council of Religious Education
formerly field secretary for the Ma.
tional Educational Associations DR.
Edward F. Buchner, director of schoo
of education, Johns Hopkins Univer
sity; DR.. Chas. A. Wagner, superin
tendent Chester public schools; Jane.
H. Hughes, Jr., U. S. district attorney
Prof. w. A. Wilkinson, professor o.
education, University of Delaware
Miss Ellen Samworth, principal o.
schools, 13 and 27, Wilmington; Chan
cellor Josiah Wolcott. Sectional meet
ings have been planned for Thursda!
Afternoon, which will include discus
sions on various subjects in the public
school curriculum.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
CENTURY CLUB LAST FRIDAY
Mrs. Samuel ]. Reynolds and Miss
Emily w. Spruance Give Talks

Mrs. Samuel j. Reynolds and Miss
Emily w. Spruance Give Talks
The opening number on the pro-
gram was a violin solo, "Cavatina",
(Carl Bohm), by Miss Doris Nichols,
with Mrs. Henry Webb at the piano.
Mrs. Samuel J. Reynolds gave an in
formal, but very informing talk on
"The Relation of the Corporation and
Club, followed by full report from
the treasurers, for specified time
to determine the amount necessary to
finance the Club. Miss Emily Spru-
ance brought a most interesting re-
port of the meeting of the State Fed
Grafton Executive in Wilmington, cal
ling special attention to the new Cen
eral Federation Headquarters in Wash
ington in which every club member
must have an inte rests Mr.. w. Kay
Lord, presented the interest of the
Delaware Childrens Home in a short
talk. The meeting Of November 10
will be in charge of Mrs. S. ]. Reyn-
olds, chairman of History.-Sec.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
EXTENSION WORK DISCUSSED
Conference of Field Workers Held at
University of Delaware Friday


Members of the extension staff of
the University of Delaware concluded
a two days conference Friday after
noon during which the work accom-
plished this year was discussed and
projects for the coming year consid-
cred. On Thursday there was a gen.
eral conference, after which group con
ferences were held. Those who attend
ed the conference were: County Agent
Leader M. o. Pense, County Agents
r. o. Bausman, of New Castle county;
Russell E. Wilson, of Kent county;
NJ. C. Vaughn, of Sussex county, State
Club Leader A. d. Cobb; County Club
Leaders Miss Agnes P. Medill, of New
Castle County; Miss Helen L. Com
stock, of Kent county, and Miss Dor
othy Emerson, of Sussex county, and
Home Demonstration Agent Miss
Kathryn E. Woods, of Sussex county.
Dean Charles A. McCue and Drs.
Thomas F. Manns and DR.. James F.
Adams, of the experiment station,
also attended the conference. Mr..
MERCER, Of the extension department
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, was also there to confer
with the local extension workers. On
Thursday and Friday mornings there
was a separate conference of the club
leaders, Mr.. Cobb and Misses Medill
Comstock, Emerson and Woods. The
projects of this year and program
for next year were discussed. Prep
aration was also made for the annual
report of the department which is due
next month. Friday the club agents
held separate conference, which Mr.
Mercier attended.
Smyrna times., 1922-11-08
AUTO PARTY RUN INTO DITCH
Delaware City Residents Have Mar
row Escape Near Wilmington

Carlisle Spicer Janvier Krumpel and
William Fisher of Port Penn, narrow
ly escaped serious injury late We'd
nesday night, when Fishers automo-
bile in which they were returning
home from Wilmington, slipped over
in the ditch along the causeway just
below Harlan Field, threw them out
of the car and practically demolished
it. The thick fog was the cause of
the accident. Instead of turning Fish
er went straight ahead into the ditch
which is about four feet deep at that
point. Fisher was not badly hurt but
Kumpel was cut about the face and
Spicer suffered a dislocated thumb
and several bad bruises. George
Pordham, a local boy, happened to
come along shortly after the accident
and tOwed the car to a garage in
Wilmington and brought the victims
of the accident to their homes and at
Port Penn. All three boys were rid
ing at the time of the accident on the
front seat which proved lucky as the
back seat and rear part of the car
were crushed against the front seat.