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One thing about this ad that is positively guaranteed is that everything said herein is the absolute truth. - Everyone makes mistakes — and our buyers are no exception. And.so here we are —frankly admitting our errors and taking our licking with a smile. Read on and see what we mean.
BREAKFAST ROOM FURNITURE
Ohrome dinette sets with procelain| =
tops and red or black chairs. . . .
These are good ones . . . but wes
have too many of them. We should get $89.50 but well take $65.00 , . . while they last.
Chrome dinette sets with plastic tops . . . pink plastic tops! Think of #6, .. pink! No wonder they've been around here a while. These are $00.50 sets and we have 2 which we will gladly sell for $60.50 each » « « Please come and get.
One chrome breakfast set with solid oak top and red leather chairs e « « growing a beard . .. $48.50.
6 White oak breakfast sets that are unfit for human consumption. We have reduced the price four times . + . they started out at $79.50 . . . last call . , . $20.50 and no refunds.
One lovely light oak dinette set... modern design . . . graceful, sturdy chairs with red leatherette seats « + . & joy to behold and really worth $89.50 . . . except that the table top is warped like nobody's business. . . . It breaks our hearts but . . . $39.50 gets it.
“Swedish Maple” breakfast set . « « absolutely the nastiest color we ever saw. No one could like it «. . Cut the $59.95 price to $29.50 4nd haul it away!
Unfinished extension dinette tables
with leaf. Why these haven't sold 5 ‘we don't know but well reduce
them from $1095 to $6.95 and try again. You can get unfinished chairs, too . . . they're advertised somewhere in this ad.
Unfinished chairs with blue leatherette seats ... $5.75 each.
Aluminum, tubular dinette chairs with red or blue seats and backs. These are strictly war time merchandise . . . awful. . . . People actually bought them for $8.95 a year ago. But you can have as many 8s you want at $1.50 each now.
3 Englander Twin Size Innerspring Mattresses . . , nothing wrong except that we need the money worse than the mattresses, Regular $40.50 . «+ sleep well on them at $37.00 each.
Innerspring Mattresses . . . once upon a time we thought we really had something of a value at $39.50 «+ + NOW we'll sell out at $29.50 each.
Do you have that crack in your sacro-illlac?, Maybe it's your bedspring . . . it has happened, you know. The wonderful Vita-form . . .
Tilt’ Chairs and Ottomans . . . covered in very good looking (we thought, when we bought them) covers, We expected to get $80.50 for them but, frankly, we'll now be Siad hd let them go at % price—
Lawson Sofa in Burgundy Tapestry. Sometimes a cover just doesn't “click.” That's what happened in this case. It's a beautiful sofa for the right person . .. marked down from $169.50 to $119.50.
Centro-Guard Bedspring might help you, In twin or full size, $27.50. World's finest bedspring. Namaco Combination Innerspring Mattress and Box Spring . . . matched sleeping unit . . . larly for $99.50 . . . we have too many + + » 50 have one Saturday at $79.50.
Odd Box Springs . you know, are hand made and comfortable . : . and usually expensive. | But we have these odd ones (no! matching mattresses) and we'll sell| 'em at % price . ,. $19.50 instead of $39.50.
KITCHEN CABINETS UTILITY
Utility cabinets . + +» double door, M4" wide . . slightly damaged but not enough to make much difference. vile T h e railroad company paid for the d + « +» you get the benefit . . . made to sell for $22.50 « « « NOW, a8 is $11.50.
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but not bad . . . If perfect the price would be $19.95. ...But as is . . . you get them at $14.50.
Utility cabinets . . . single door, 12” wide, slightly damaged . . . but not bad . .. take them at a $5.00 loss to us ... $9.75 each.
Kitchen cabinets . . . full size with porcelain tops. Here's a funny thing . . . up till a month ago we couldn't get enough of these . . . now you've played us a dirty tricky and stopped buying them. They were $59.50 but just lay down $45.00 and see how quick you've bought something.
FLOOR COVERINGS
Imported English felt base linoleum. This will probably create an “international scandal” or something but, frankly, our English cousins don’t know much about making linoleum. 6-Foot width, kitchen patterns, it isn't worth it but we have to get 59c yard.
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STOVES—HEATERS
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International, genuine striped automobile mohair 2-pc. living room| suites . . . blue . . . nothing wrong | with this suite but we have to have some specials for this sale so here | is one. . . . Regular $239.50 . . . specially priced $199.50.
International 2-pc. living room suite in . . . we aren't sure of the color... . is good looking enough if you like the color.,, Cut from $219.50 to $189.50.
Sheraton Sofa in Burgundy Brocatelle. There's nothing wrong with this piece except that no one who has seen it has liked it well enough to buy it. Marked down from $198.50 to $119,50.
3 Swedish Modern Occasional Chairs . +. light wood arms . . . bright covers . . . horizontal stripes. . . . They
were extra special at $19.50, and].
they're super at $14.75.
Blue, Corded Velour, Modern 2Piece Living Room Suite that wants a home. Please, someone, won't you adopt this poor fellow at half his original price . . . was $295.00 . . . now $159.50.
Beautiful Red or Royal Blue Mohair Living Room Suites . . . Chesterfield design . . . made by International . specially priced, $279.50.
Red or Blue Tapestry Tilt-Back Chairs . . . with matching ottoman . . . worth every cent of $59.95.
1 Maple 2-Piece Living Room Suite . « « honestly, this suite isn’t bad but
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call it “rust.” ... Suite:
Coal circulators . . . we got stuck with a whole carload that came in too late last winter. . . . They're good ones . . . will sell for $104.50 next fall. Give us your order now at $80.50 . . , we'll deliver at once or hold in layaway . .. just so you pay for them . .. 4-6-room size... magazine firé-brick lined.
We have OIL CIRCULATORS in . you may place your order for immediate delivery or for layaway until fall, . For order now
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Solid walnut end tables , . . hand carved . . . (so the factory claims) these tables.are okay if you are not too particular. At any rate... a pair in your living room is better than in ours . . . Were 1495 ., . . «+ + NOW 14.95 per pair.
Cellerette cocktail table, blue glass, complete with everything except the booze. Sold briskly for 39.50 last Christmas . . . now 29.50.
SUMMER GOODS
we will give you a 10% discount off the regular prices. We have them! in sizes for 3, 4, 5 and 6 rooms. |
Prices start at $77.00. |
{ One “Bungalow” range . . . 4 gas burners and two coal plates . . .! coal or gas oven . . . slightly used |
may have it at $99.50. '
f Florence gas ranges . . . we're not |
anxious to have you come in for these . . . there aren't many and we just put it in here to fill space. Price fully equipped is $139.50.
Quick Meal 5-Burner oil ranges... when we didn't have them you wanted them. . . . Now that we can let you have as many as you want, you've stopped asking. Okay . . . we take the licking! Were $79.50 « . NOW $59.50 . . . and that’s a BUY!
2 and 3-Burner oil stoves for camping, trailers and basement use . . . Not worth a . Final sale... we never want to see them again . « « don't bring them back if they smoke or won't burn. Regular $0.95 . .. just give us a $5.00 bill.
* TABLES
+ « . the settee will just seat two people if you squeeze. Supposed to sell for $109.50 . . . it never will, so
Maple platform rockers . . . with red and blue covers . . . they're not bad but don't seem to sell ... out! . down from $49.50 to! $35.00!
tapestry . . . 4 that have never sold for less than $19.95 (they've never sold) go at $9.95.
Occasional rockers to match the light blue chairs . . . they never sold either . . . were $22.95 you take em home for $10.95.
Velour platform rockers , .. someone told us about these once and we bought them sight unseen. . . . They are supposed to be worth $3050 .. , but . . . just wave a $20.00 bill in front of our salesmen!
IF YOU CAN'T PAY CASH,
ODD BEDROOM
PIECES
Odd walnut finish chests of drawers . .. 32” wide with five drawers « « « Just anotheg case of “too much too late” , . » cut from $32.50 to $24.50. .
Unfinished chests . . . good ones .. . 26” wide with 4 drawers . . . were $2195 . . . now $17.50; 28" wide with 5 drawers . . . were $25.85 . .. now $19.50.
Boudoir Chairs . . . doesn’t anyone ever sit down in the boudoir? . . . or maybe no one has a boudoir. Anyway, no one has bought these chairs for $22.75, so let's try, $17.50. « « « All colors and swell cgvers.
Army Bunk Beds, olive drab . . . complete with springs and mattresses. . . . They are good values at our regular price of $3390 . . they are super-duper at our special price of $27.50.
* Pull Size Metal Beds . . . here's that
old familiar case where our buyer thought the factory might quit making them, . . . We have over 200 regularly priced at $11.50 . . . glad to get rid of at $6.95 ., . but... NONE TO DEALERS.
BEDDING
Pillows . . . not very good ones , , . large size... $1.50 each.
Pillows , . . good ones . . . big and fluffy . . . with real down and goose feathers , . . $4.95 each. !
+ | $139.50,
Rugs . . . No sale would be complete without a few rugs .. . we really haven't any “cats and dogs” but we've made some “specials.” One ... a 9x12 “processed” rug... poor quality but okay for spa room . . . repriced from $24.95 to $17.50 . . . several colors.
Another rug special . . . 9x12 mottled, all over pattern, all-wool faced axminster rugs . . . were $40.50... on special sale at $37.95.
One more rug special . . . 3” allwool faced axminster hall and stair carpet . . . several colors. $4.25 per running yard.
LIVING ROOM
Why oh why don't we sell this blue 3-piece sectional? , ,. Made by International . . . it's good looking . . . comfortable . . . stylish . . . and now, instead of $179.50 it's only
And here’s another sectional by International . . . this one is blue mohair frieze . . . it's positively the last word , . . it's everything but a seller . « . 50 here goes the price . . «from
Barrel back chairs . . . some slight-
ly soiled . . . others okay but not too attractive. . . . Were $39.50 . . . now $19.75. Choice of red, blue,
gold and green.
One wine velour 2-pe. living room suite specially repriced for the sale from $179.50 to $139.50.
2-Piece International living room suite in slightly soiled tapestry ... not bad . .. was $169.50 , . . take it for $119.50.
One genuine angora mohair 2-pec. living room suite in “blue mist.”... That's what spoils an otherwise lovely suite. Should sell for $219.50 but we'll gladly say good bye to it at $169.50.
Open one hour earlier tomorrow, Saturday, because we expect a crowd . . . come as early as 8:30 a. m.
SOFA BEDS
2 Floor soiled sofa beds. . . . We thought when we bought them, that they were good looking styles but « + + guess they aren't . . . $99.50 values . . . bring a $50.00 bill . ., it will buy one.
Solid maple arm sofa beds with the loudest, ugliest orange and gray covers (good quality) you ever saw. They should bring $89.50 but watch us grab $65.00.
4 Simmons pillow arm sofa beds. 1 each burgundy, ‘royal blug, Alice blue and red . . . $95.00 each.
Englander-Duo-Divan . ., . here's the finest utility bed on the market . + « but nobody seems to know it but us. . . . Oh, well, we'll learn some day. . . . Cut from $89.50
$249.50 to $199.50.
$65.00 . . . while 8 last.
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Lamp tables . . . let's get serious a minute . . . this is one pair of the prettiest, mirror top, solid mahogany tables we've seen for a long time. We don't know why they haven't sold . . . they're worth every penny of 40.50 . . . please, someone, give
2-Passenger solid oak porch and lawn settee . . . didn't sell for 6.95 last year .,. we're tired of looking at them .. . out they go at 1.00 each.
Canvas seat and back yacht chairs 4 . sold new for $198.50. . . . You',
.. 100 of them . . . regular 3.50 value . . . while they last . .. 2.95. Ideal for porch, lawn and bridge.
Very fine white enamel steamer chairs with colored canvas seats and backs. These were supposed to sell for 7.95, but no soap so now they're 5.95.
Porch and lawn settees, 3-passen-ger (4 if you crowd!) Metal seats and green tubular frames ... new stock, 13.60.
Metal gliders, white with green tubular frame, new stock, comfort-
| able and sturdy. 22.50.
Metal glider chairs, white. with green tubular frame , .
Solid oak gliders . . . yes, we have them, too . .. at 14.95 for the 5-foot and 15.95 for the 6-foot size. Nothing special here but they are mighty fine gliders.
Steamer chair for porch and lawn. Here's a really poor excuse for a steamer chair. The color is dirty yellow, Marked down from 4.95 to 1.00 each.
Metal porch and lawn chairs. White slats with green tubular frames... new stock . +. 595 . . . rockers to
match, 6.45.
SOFT GOODS
Odd chenille bedspreads . . . twin and full size . . . no 2 twins alike
if you can imagine that ... . Reg$i ular 1595 spreads . . .
we'll even
wrap them if you'll take them away
Sure-Fit Slip Covers . . . the finest ready-made covers in the business . « . knitted, for sofa 11.75, for chair 5.75 . . . to fit nearly all styles.
Sure-Fit Slip Covers . . . the finest rveady-made covers in the business .'. . floral, for sofas 15.75, for chairs
them a good home at 29.50 the pair.
Walnut nested tables that are really bad. We haven't sold the first one. Our regular money-saving price was 27.50 . . . our get-rid-of-at-any-price is 9.75.
8.75 . . . all styles.
Sure-Fit Slip Covers . . . the finest ready-made covers in the business . « « florals for solid back daveno beds or 3-pillow back studio couches 9.95.
3 Plastic coffee tables. We were told that plastics were the coming thing and so we bought two tables, one to sell for 59.50; the other for 80.50. They're beautiful . . . we like them ./. . everyone admires them . . . that's why we're letting them go at 19.75 and 37.50.
Round, solid walnut occasional table with marquetry inlay. Here's another mystery . . . we don’t know why they haven't “walked out” at 23.95, but they haven't . . . so come Saturday and take them away at 19.50.
Walnut occasional tables . . . oval with turned legs . . . these are the kind people were “nuts” about 10 years ago. . . , We have them marked 39.95, but . . . well . . . make them 29.95 tomorrow.
One pair maple butterfly tables «+ « Very good looking . .. marked 55.00, but show us 49.00 and watch out.
A small group of end tables and coffee tables that are “surplus.” Worth from 9.95 to 14.95 . . . help yourself at 5.00.
Draperies . . . we have some close-
outs that wouldn't even improve the looks of a dog house . . . 2% yards
with tie backs . . . regular 4.95 to 9.95 per pair ... while they last... 1.98 pair.
Solid walnut, glass top cocktdil tables . . . we have absolutely no idea why these haven't sold at 14.95. They look good to us. Maybe 7.95 will do it!
Solid mahogany, glass top cocktail tables . . . we know what's wrong with these . . . they just aren't very good designs . . . out they go . +» +» down from 12.956 to 4.95.
+. + +.496 pair .
Curtains , . . ruffled . . . frameruffied on four sides . . . double life . « 42” curtain material, 59c yard.
Drapery and slipcover material and ready-made drapes . . . Puritan and Carolina prints . . . 1.19 yard . . . ready-to-hang drapes, by
. 8 really|. comfortable chair, new stock, $11.95.1. . .
Chenille and shag throw rugs we've marked them all % price. some are slightly soiled but will wash out okay . . . they are real values. ' For instance, you can get a 21x34 size for only 2.85. :
‘BEDROOM
One mahogany veneer, 18th century bedroom suite . . . bed, vanity and chest , . . good looking but rather small mirror . .. was $159.50 . . . yours for 119.50.
Group of bedroom suites , , . seven different suites . . . all large waterfall styles . . . all priced from 209.50 to 349.50 . . . all walnut veneer . . . all have bed, vanity, chest and bench. Don’t get us wrong . .. these are new models .. . good suites . this sale only . . . your choice . , .
|Group of bedroom-suites . . . five {different suites . . . all bleached woods . . . brand new designs that |will sell at the regular prices of 289.50 to 320.50 . . . but specially priced. for this sale only . . . your choice, $259.50.
Group of bedroom suites . . . walnut =veneers . . . well made . . genuine plate mirrors . . . six dif-
|ferent suites . . . regularly priced
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$44.50 so we'll try them at $29.75. : « « « here is where we
tively the worst buy we ever made. They are just barely good for holdg books . . . 36” width . . . were $14.95, yours for $3.95; 30” width, were $14.50, yours for $3.45; walnut finish, 4 shelves in all, 24” wi were $11.95 , . . yours for $2.95,
KIDS
Velocipedes . . .
16” size . . member last Chirstmas when you
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couldn't get them? Well, are the ones you were looking for . « « they just arrived ... $12.50.
Baby walkers . . . nobody ever wants any kind of baby walker but a genuine Taylor Tot and that They look like Taylor Tots, but they don't sell like them. Should be 10.95, but they're yours for 4.75 as long as
lat from 189.50 to 219.50 . . . specially | priced for this sale . . . 169.50.
Two walnut veneer bedroom suites
vanity has the largest round mirror we ever saw on a bedroom suite . . . we'd like to wring the neck of the designer because here is a “dog” if we ever saw one. Built like a fort to last forever. ... We'll never sell them at the regular price of 219.50, so . .. come anti look... perhaps you'll buy at 189.50.
| Group of bedroom suites . . . three i different suites . . . two maple, one bleached woods . . . well constructed . . . regularly priced at from 119.50 to 139.50 . . . specially priced for this sale only . . . 99.50.
Metal bedroom suites with twin Hollywood beds . . . valance drapery around the vanity (select your own material from our drapery dept.), 179.50 . . . Same suite with double bed, 154.50. -
DINING ROOM
Eight-piece dining room suites . . . {we had six . . . four sold quickly !. . . two seem to want to stay with us forever. Nothing doing . . . out you go... suites... at 19995... |the eight pieces in modern walnut.
Mirrors . . . genuine plate mirrors «++ 12x20. . . Were 295 . . . NOW, 1.50 each.
Five gold-framed mirrors that have hung in our gallery for... well... for too long. Regular 16.50 to 18.50 values . . . to five lucky people at 9.75 each.
| Store Hours . . . we will open an
hour early Saturday because we]:
know you just ‘can’t wait to get here for these bargains. Come any time after 8:30 a. m. and before 5p. m
DESKS—BOOKCASES
Walnut student's, desk . . . you know the kind . . . shelves on the end and drawer in the middle . . . Reg. $24.95 value . , . now $19.50.
“Novelty Secretary” . . that's what the maker called this thing that is a combination book shelf and what-not stand. We have another name for it. $1295 is the regular price but these are so bad that we haven't the netve to ask more than $2.00 each.
Maple student's desk . . . pretty small . . . might be a toy . .. we're not sure. Anyway . . . they were 16.95 and we will gladly give them them up for $8.95 each.
Half dozen glass door, walnut finished bookcases that should have walked off the floor at $49.50 . . . but they never learned to walk. So now, if you please, carry them off
custom, Stephens , . . 14.95 pair.
at $29.50.
« + bed, vanity, chest and bench].
our stock lasts.
SPRING HOUSECLEANING EVENT]
Youths’ chgirs (junior high chair) + « when we bought these we thought there would be at least a dozen “youths” between the ages of 4 and 8 who would need them. Evidently there are none because we still have a dozen at 6.95 each. Please, youths, come and get them at 1.00 each.
Solid oak high chairs . . . first time baby sits in one of these he'll fall
right over on his head . . . but that will be good for him . . . toughen him up . ., cut from 10.95 to 4.95.
LAMPS—SMOKERS
$9.95, so . . . make ‘em $5.00.
Maple junior and bridge lamps. Nothing wrong . . . just that we have too many. Your choice, $9.75 to $12.50 lamps . . . at $8.75 while they last.
4 0! Walnut, waterfall kneehole desks. They don’t sell fast enough atc
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Maple magazine baskets . . . pretty good looking . . . but don't sell at
hang our head. . . . These are posi~| 9°
pressure cookers , . , the best
ants and chiggers at a pienfe , , «
nation , . . frankly, we why we accumulated so many, With automatic record changer . . . regular $909.50 set , . , yours tens less a nickel , . . $79.95,
2-Burner eleciric hot plates . . came to us in one of those “tie-in sales last OPA . . ,
Two pair tall, glass base table | lamps . . wine trimmed, ivory shades. Haven't sold for $55.00 so let's try $39.50 per pair.
FOR SALE: 2 pair of modernistie plastic table lamps: Were $44.50, now $29.50 per pair.
Bronze metal smokers . . . the kind with a tray around the ash receptacle. $495 was the price yesterday . . . today they're $1.00 if you carry them out.
Cloverleaf-metal smoking stands . . we actually expected to get $2.95 for these and did we get fooled + o +» Just bring in a half dollar » 50c.
Pair table lamps . . . china bases . + . white shades . . . marked $27.50 per pair . .-. they look more like $19.50 to us so let them go at that.
MISCELLANEOUS
Duo-Therm automatic oil water heaters . . . immediate delivery to the first 3 customers. 20-gallon capacity . « . 104.45.
Clothes hampers . . . we have them |.
coming out our ears . .. take some for 50c . . . take your choice of all our lovely 6.95 models for 4.50.
One Minute double laundry tubs
« + « complete with drain hose .. .|*
only twelve sets at 13.75 each.
38 solid oak folding chairs . . . good ones that sell regularly at 395... while they last . . . 1.00 each.
FREEZER . .. one fine Gibson Home Freezer with 5 separate locker compartments . . . . upright style « «+ 342.00.
Magazine baskets . . . blue, pink, ivory, white . . . some are scuffed up a little . . . use them for waste baskets . . . were 4.95 . . , take 'em away at 1.00.
Walnut sewing cabinet . . . here's a little daisy . . . not a thing in it .. . and not even a very finish. Marked 3.40, but we 8 people will take 8 of
room... Desk Lamps . ..
tinny. Regular $7.95, but we'll be glad to of them at $1.00
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Mirror glass corner, shelves . . . can't see anything wrong with th but they don't sell at $5.95 so they go, if you'll come and get
them, at $1.00 each. ! : ra coup! All brand new 1947 stock. 25-foot lengths, $3.95; 50-ft. lengths, $6.95. rg ‘
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