The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-10
Merchants Will Launch
Three Day NRA!!Buy Now
Campaign Here Thursday
Drive Here Is In
Line With Plans
AT Washington
THINK BUSINESS OF
u. S. WILL BE HELPED

The NRA BUY NOW move
ment sponsored by the Washing
ton authorities will be launched
by Hendersonville merchants on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week.
Fifty persons representing
about this number of business
firms met Monday night for the
purpose of planning the event
which will be national in scope
and the biggest cooperative sales
movement launched in Henderson
vile in several years.
A number Of interesting events
to enliven the occasion have been
arranged. The merchants are
planning to have three sales
events during October.
The decision reached last night
to launch the movement in a big
way was the outcome of the
meeting of a few merchants Fri
day night followed by a commit
tee meeting yesterday when plans
were made for this undertaking.
These plans were approved by the
merchants last night in one of the
biggest meeting of merchants for
a cooperative undertaking that
has been held in Hendersorville
for several years.
The merchants were of the
opinion that business would be
stimulated throughout America in
this national movement in order
to promote sales and the manufac-
ture of merchandise and the ulti-
mate employment of more people.
The committee on arrangements
consisted of E. w. Ham, chair
man; Alex Rubenstein, Sam Kalin,
Leonard Lewis, Ira E. Johnson
and Edward Patterson.
After the meeting had been
called to order and explained by
Noah Hollowell. chairman of the
local NRA executive committee,
Mr.. Ham explained the details of
the program worked out by his
committee.
Wide publicity will be engaged
| in by street banners, window
cards and newspapers, all of
which will direct attention to the
reasons for buying at this time.
These window displays will also
serve to advise customers as to
stores that are participating in the
event.
MANY TRADE INDUCEMENTS
ARE BEING OFFERED
The merchants are offering the
following inducements:
An award of SIS, So and 50 cash
prizes for the best reasons for
buying now and trading in Hen.
Jacksonville. Articles must not con.
tain more than 200 words and
may be mailed or taken in person
to the Chamber of Commerce
This contest is open to all persons
and will close on the night of DC.
tober 81. After the papers are
passed upon by the judges the
prizes will be awarded the latter
lpart of the month.
Other awards will be delivered
the early part of the next week,
after the registrations are review
ed by the Judges. Persons desiring
to enter the contests should regis
ter at the Chamber of Commerce
in the city hall during Thursday
Friday or Saturday. Awards will
be as follows:
1. To the customer bringing
the biggest family to town for
this event.
2. To the man and wife travel.
ing the longest distance to buy
at this event.
8. To the oldest male customer
at this event.
4. To the oldest female GUS
toner at this event.
5. To the oldest married cou-
pie at this event.
6. To the husband and wife
having been married the longest
number of years attending this
event.
7. To the customer making the
biggest single cash purchase at
this event. Tickets from the
merchant must be presented.)
8. To the customer spending
the most money at this event
Tickets from the merchants must
be presented.)