North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE TWO SOCIAL & PERSONAL Dance Evening. Inhering in the Christmas holiday sea son. the dance given at the Elks Horae last evening by the young men of the city, proved a social event of unusual in terest to a large number of dancers. Dancing began at 9 o clock and contin ued until one o'clock this morning and during the evening about 50 couples were oa tin* floor. In addition to the young people of this city who were present, a number of dancers from nearbt cities were also present for the dance. '.Musie was furnished by the Mark fluff Orchestra and the latest dance music was interpreted by the musicians and proved one of the tVatures of the occasion. A number of other dances will be giv en by various organizations in the city during the holidays. Black-Griffin. A marriage, that will be of much in terest to friends of the contracting par t'e. took place last evening in the offices of Dr. John A. Patterson when Miss Ethel Griffin. of this city, became the bride of Mr. John P. Black, of Greens b ;o. The ceremony was performed by iiev. (1. W? ltollins. pastor of McGill Street Baptist Church, and was witness ed by only a few friends. Mrs. Black is popular with a wide circle of friends in this city, where she has made her home for many years. Mr. Black made his home here for a short time last year, being connected with a mattress factory. He is a prominent bus iness man of Greensboro now. Mr. and Mrs. Black left Concord last i V'ht and will make tSieir bouijf tin Greeusb •ro. Moves to Concord. Mr. Howard Collie, _of Danville. Va.. lui- become associated with the Kidd -I’iix Music A: Stationery Company and v.ili become secretary and treasurer of the concern, according to announcement by Mr. Paris Kidd, who has been in charge of the store since it was started here several years ago. Mr. Collie is a well known young business man and formerly lived in New Bern. While there lie was a member of the Shrine itiul Kiwanis Club and otherwise active in the civic affairs of the town. He be gan his new duties here this week. Special Movie Program at “\” A special movie program will be of fered the public at the Y. M. C. A. Fri day night at S o clock in the gymnasium. This is in connection with the Pet and Hobby show which opens to the public at 7 o'clock, and remains open until 30 o'clock, when ail exhibitors will be able to remove their exhibits. Spu rious coops are being moved from the fair grounds to the Y in order to prop erly take care of the exhibits. AH persons having relics, Collection * »f any kind, are asked to place them on exhibit. They will be shown under glass and be perfectly safe. Dennys clows will do stunts foi* the crowd and it is 'hope 1 that every one- in Concord will avail themselves of the opportunity of visiting some of the show. No admission will be charged and you will miss one of the best things of its kind if you fail to b*“ present. The judges. liev. Mr. Scovill. of All Saints Church. Mrs. H. S. Williams, and Mrs. George P>. Means, will place the ribbons at 6 p. in. The Y will be closed from (5 until 7 o'clock. All ex hibits will be brought to the Y. M C. A. at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon at which time they will be assigned to thbir re spective coops. At The Theatres. “The Virginians," the screen version of the famous Wister story, is being of fered today at the Star. Special music toi: ight. “A Friendly Husband." and a lial Roach comedy make up the program at the Piedmont today. "Crooked Alley", and "Western Skies" two dramas, are being shown today at the Pastime. Silver Fox Club to Entertain. In vital ions as follows have been issued here: Silver Fox Cotillion Club Concord, North Carolina Christmas Dance Tuesday evening. December twenty-fifth Nineteen hundred and twenty-three Nine to one Merchants and Manufacturers Club Present this card at the door. Members of the Merchants and Manu facturers Club did not receive formal in vitations. but officers of the ciub state that all members of the club and mem bers of their families are invited and re quested to attend the dance. Literature and Art Department of Wom an’s Club. The Literature and Art Department of the Woman's Club will meet with Misses May and Addie White at their home on Franklin avenue Thursday evening. De cember noth, at 7 :30. The subjects for study are the artists Stuart, Trumbull and Whistler. Each member is asked to answer to roll call with a quotation about one of these artists or an interesting fact con cerning Literature and Art. Moss-Faggart On Saturday evening. November 24th. at the home of Mrs. J. N. Fisher, in Kannapolis, a quiet but pretty marriage was solemnized when Miss Lena Rosetta Faggart and Mr. Ervin Moss were made one in matrimony. Rev. C. P. Fisher, pastor of both bride and broom, offi ciated. Only a few special friends were present. Mrs. Moss is the young est daughter of the late Mr. John M. Faggart and Mrs. Mary Faggart. of Rimer. Mrs. Moss was one of Rimer's, most loveable young ladies, and is ad mired by all who know her. Mr. Moss u* a successful farmer in Itimer, and is a most excellent young man. After the marriage the wedding party returned to the home of the bride’s mother. . where a nice wedding supper was served to the i marriage party and ;i few invited friends. Mr. and Mrs. Moss are making their home ’at present in Rimer. After a short stay they will return to the bride’s mother, where they will make their home in the future. The many friends of both bride and groom extend best wishtii for a long, baupv and prosper ou< life. * . X. The X. F. Sewing Club. The N. F. Sewing club met with Miss I?a Rost Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. After the club sewed awhile Miss Ila Rost served fruit salad, cake and grape juice. The members of the N. F. club are: Misses Virginia Moser, Zulu IVtrea. Ethelda Lineberger, Helen Goodman. Evelyn Goodman. Mary White, BtvuSie Griffin. Mary Virginia Harris, and Ila Rost. Smith-Blackw'elder. Mr. AY. A. Smith, of Stanfield, and Miss Annie May Blackwelder. of No. 7 township, were united in marriage Satur day' afternoon. December 15. The cere mony' was performed by Rev. \\ . C. Ly erly at the Trinity Reformed parsonage. Only several friends were present. They expect to make their home in Concord after the holidays. Ludwig Literary Society Anniversary. The members of the Ludwig Literary Society of Mount Pleasant Collegiate In stitute have issued invitattions to . the twenty-first anniversary exercises on De cember nineteenth .at _ eight p. m. The following will be "the programme : Invocation. President's Address —H. G. Watson. Declamation —J. AY. Kurfees. Debate —Query: Resolved. That France was Justified in Her Occupation of the Ruhr Valley. Affirmative —A. R. Reit z«d. Goodman; negative—M. L. Penniuger. (*. I\ • MacLaughliu. Hodgepodge—J. N. Smith and C. Iv. AYa Iters. Marshals: C. H. Rodie. chief; li. M. Cline. J. C. Fultz. James Harward, J. R. Little. G. AA\ Prather. M. 11. Smith. Music, will be furnished by the fam ous Mark Gross Orchestra. <u Charlotte, which will add very much to the pleas ure of the evening. To Take Hike Saturday. Next Saturday quite a few women and men are going out into'the country for a real outing. The Y. M. C. A. is going to have an old-fashioued camp fin* dinner and those folks who do not care for the hiking part of the game are going but in automobiles and let the boys and girls, do the hiking. The campfire will be bhiilt at a spot several miles out of Concord. The boys and girls will hike out to the camp site and meet the older folks around the camp feast. Every boy and- girl will take as much grub along as he feels, that he can afford and the more raw stuff the.y (take the more fun they are going to have cooking it. The outing was to have been last Sat urday but due to unavoidable circum stances had to be postponed until the 22nd. • Notwithstanding its closeness to Christmas there will be quite a crowd, and everybody is invited to join the group leaving the Y at !• o'clock Satur day morning. WILLIE MARION PRFSLAR DIED THIS MORNING Death Due to Complication of Diseases After Child Was Accidentally Burned. Willie- Marion Preslnr. six-year-old (laughter of Mr. and Airs. S. AN’. Preslar. died at her home here tins morning at 7 o’clock, following an illness of three weeks. The child was severely burned three weeks ago while placing some coal on a fire and death was due to a com plication of maladies that set in fallow ing the accident. Funeral, services will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Preslar on Bell Av enue. tomorrow morning, the hour to be decided later. The services will be con ducted by Rev. G. A. Alartin. pastor of the First Baptist (’lamb, of which the parents of the deceased are members. Surviving are Mr. and Mrs. Preslar and two children. The announcement of th u death of the little girl was received with sincere re gret in all quarters of the city. AA’hile her burns were not regarded as fatal at the time of the accident, it soon devel oped thaf the child was more seriously injured than at first thought, and the public generally bad followed the changes in her condition with unusual interest. Pneumonia set in about ten days ago and for several days little hope was enter tained. Last week there was a decided change for the better, however, and it was not generally known that the child had suffered another relapse. 1 Juniors Orphanage Decision Saturday. Hickory. Dec. 10.—North Carolina Juniors will know sometime Saturday where the branch orphanage will be located- The national committee, which left here last . night for Washington after inspecting half a dozen sites, has promised to be ready with the informa tion before the end o| the week. Hickory people generally are confidence either this city or Lexington will be chosen, for it is realized here that the David son county people made an attractive offer. Juniors feel that Hickory lias more than an equal change. For one thing this is a stronghold of the order and for another it is a community of diversified manufactures, probably to a larger ex tent than any town or city of near its size in rho entire s^atc. C hester Concession Annuled. _ London, Dec. 19.—A telegram from Angora, received in Constantinople, says that tlie commissioner of works yester day notified the agent of Colonel Clay ton-Kennedy of the annulment of the Chester concession for Anatolian de \e!opmcnt, says a Reuters dispatch from Constantinople this afternoon. Services at Center-Grove. <0(1 Christmas Day at lb o'clock "God's Gife kpf Love." a cantata, will be rendered by the Sunday school of Center Grove E. L. Church. All are welcome to this service. Rev. Dr. Jowett Dead. Loudon, Dec-.. 19.—The. Rev.. John Henry Jowett. noted British clergyman, formerly of the Fifth Avenue Presby terian church in New York city, died in Surrey today. It has been estimated that the recent general election i u Great Britain cost the country about $7,000,000. Niuertentlis of the world's music is written for the,piano. PERSONALS. Miss*, Mary Elizabeth Blackwelder, student at Marion College, at Marion, Va., arrived Tuesday to spend Christ mas with her parents, Mr- and Mrs. J. A. Blackwelder. * • • Mr. Ernest Query, of Philadelphia, is spending the holidays iu Concord with home folks. • • * Mr. Horace Smith, of the TT. S. Navy, is spending a few days here with his sis ter, Mrs. Joe Green. Air. Smith is on the U. S. S. Vestal and will leave for Southern waters on January 4th. .* w m Air. Charles F. Ritchie, Jr., student of Riverside Military Academy. Gains villo. Ga.. is spending the holidays here with his parents, Air. and Airs. C. F. Ritchie. + » • Mrs. W. M. Sherrill and daughter, El len. have returned from a visit with Air. L. Lee Carpenter in Greenville, S. C. u • m Aliss Catharine Goodman, who is a student at Hollins College. Hollins. Va., arrived home Tuesday to (Spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Airs. .1. F. Goodman, on North Union street. Miss Sara Williams. of Lancaster. S. C„ schoolmate of Aliss Goodman, stopped over with her for the night en route home. * * • Mr. It. T. AA’ade, publisher of the Alorehead City Coaster, was in Concord •i short while Tuesday morning. • J * Airs. Burks AA'ithers. of Norfolk, is spending the holidays with/her mother, Mrs. AI- L. Brown. Air. Withers will spend-Christmas here with Airs. Witli ers. i • n Airs. Mack Bonds and children left Wednesday for Hendersonville, where they will spend the winter. Aliss Lena Keller, of Pennsylvania, and Aliss Williams, of Ocracoke. students at Alonf Amoena Seminary, will spend the Christmas holidays here at the home of Air. and Airs. A- J. Lip pard. a ■ * Aliss Effie Butler, teacher in the Con cord High School, is spending Christmas at tin* home of her brother, Air. Bion Butler, at Southern Pint's. * • a— Misses Pink Willeford. Emily Wed dington and Leolo Long, students at Greensboro colleges this year arrived to day to spend the Christmas holidays with home folks. • • • Aliss Adelaide Harris. student at Sweetbriar College. arrived today to spend Christmas with her parents, Air. and Airs. C. J. Harris. t 1 • Mr. and Airs. P. E. King are spending a week in New York and are guests at the Vanderbilt Hotel. They will atteud the Wednesday Evening Supper Dance given in the Della Robbia Room of the Vanderbilt every Wednesday. Aliss Sarah Ixmis Cline, who is a student at. Queen's -College, is spending the Christinas holidays at tin* home of her parents. Air. and Airs. J. Ed. Cline, on South Union Street. » Aliss Alay Kluttz has arrived home from tin* North Carolina College for Wo men and will spent the holidays with her parents. Air. and Mrs. G. T. Kluttz. n • a Mrs. Stanton Northrup. of New York City, is spending the holidays here with her mother. Mrs. B. E. Harris. Air. Northrup will arrive tomorrow to spend several days here. * * • Aliss Rosa Caldwell, student at Salem College, is spending tin* holidays here wj*h her parents. Air. and Airs. AI. H. CaWwell. * * Mrs. John Ym-ke has returned to her home in Charlotte, after spending several days here with her mother. Airs. B. F, Rogers. * * * Alisses Elizabeth Ilahn and Grace Propst.' students at Lenoir-lihyue Col lege. are spending the Christmas holidays here with home folks. Mrs. Frank Dusch, of Norfolk, will spend Christmas in Concord with her father. Air. 1). B. .Coltrane. Airs. W. S. Hartnell has returned to Tier home in Alt. Pleasant, after spending several days here with relatives. Aliss Alargaret Hartsell, student at Salem College, is spending the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hartsell. • * • Air. Leonard Slither, of Trinity Col lege, has arrived to spend the holidays with his parents. Air. and Airs. Marvin Suther. f * • * ■ Aliss Elizabeth .Dayvault lias arrived from AVinthrop College to spend Christ mas with her parents, Air. and Mrs. J. F. Dayvault. *► • • Aliss Rebecca Dayvault, daughter, of Air. and Airs. J. F. Dayvault, will arrive tonight from Randolph-Macon College. She will have as her guests tonight Aliss Daniels, j*f Augusta, Ga.. and Aliss Dix on. of Hendersonville, who will go to their homes tomorrow. * • • Aliss Grace Itidenhcur and Miss Su die Alay Dry. students at Lenoir-Rhyne College, are visiting home folks-here. mm m Air. William Stafford Webb, of Chap el Hill, will spend tomorrow vmh Air. A. S. Webb. « « Mr. Halbert Webb will arrive tomor row from Trinity College to spend the holidays with his parents, Air. and Airs. A. S. Webb. Store at Norwood Destroyed by Flame. Albemarel, Dec. 18.—A serious tire broke out at Norwood at an early hour this morning which for a time threat ened the entire business section of that town. The fire originated in the large store of Stinson Furniture Company. 1 The flames soon spread to an adjoining building and but for the timely action o ft lie fire fighters would have extended to other buildings. j The building and contents of Stinson i limitui-e Company were entirely de stroyed, also a large frame storage build ing of the same company with its con tents were destroyed as well as the building occupied by Duke's Case. It is a popular superstition among the peasantry of Europe that if the light is let go out on Christmas Eve some one in the house will die within a year. THE CONCORD TIMES FOSTOFFK'E RACE HERE IS NOT DECIDED YET Civil Service Commission Certifies Three Men of City Are Eligible For the Appoint mpnt. The race for the postmastership of Concord is narrowed down to three men now, as a result of the action of the Civil Service Commission which has cer tified that John L., Miller. William B. Ward and Sanford S. Neal are eligible for appointment. The commission made its announce ment yesterday and it is expected that President Coolidge will name the post master within the next few days. Under the present law the commission, without knowledge of the politics of the aspir ants, says ( its secretary, examines the application* of each aspirant, makes a private examination and then certifies to the. Attorney General the names of the men it considers eligible, or rather it certifies the names of the throe men whom it considers especially well qualified. SPLENDID FARMS FOR SALE 55 acres on public road four miles north of Court House. 0 room house, double barn, out building;-, timber. 25 acres dredged bottom. 238 Acres uear Georgeviile, 7 room house, outbuildings, $5,900. SI,OOO cash, balance on easy terms. .738 acres on public road 3 miles north of Court House, splendid build ings. 50 acres dredged bottom land, a splendid dairy farm. SI,OOO cash, balauice on easy terms. 175 acres, the Cotes place, in No. 7 township, on public road, good neighborhood, good buildmgs, timber, at a real bargain. 108 acres at Glass, the Rogers farm, very desirable, will sell as a whole or cut it to suit the purchaser. 383 acres fine timber land on public road 5 miles east of Concord. 33 acres on public road 4 miles northeast of Concord, with good buildings. 103 acres on Concord-Alidland Highway with good buildings, $40.00 per acre, SO acres two miles east of Kannapolis; $40.00 per acre. 98 acres two miles east so Kannapolis with buildings and timber. 80 acres on Big Cold Water Creek at Rowan County line with build ings. very productive. 200 acres on Highway two miles from Alidland with splendid buildings. CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE Modern 5 room cottage in good repair on Kerr Street near No. 2 school. The Novelty Building on Elm street near Brancord Alill at a real bargain. House and lot on Green street at Hartsell mill, lot 120x300 feet. Fine fruit trees. One beautiful vacant lot on corner of Meadow and Vance streets 80x133 feet, ftn easy terms. One vacant lot on Simpson street 00x150 feet. Alodern 0-room cottage, lot 00 feet wide extending from Vance to Simpson street. *** ’ 7-room house on East Corbin street “with modern improvements. Large lot. • , 6-room house on McGill street with modern improvements. The Novelty Building, lot 60x120 feet on Elm street, cheap at $1,200.00. 6-room house, an acre of land on St. George street. 3- house on Houston street, SBSO. 4- house on St. Charles street, $1,000.00. Term;: easy. Jno. K. Patterson & Co. Real Estate Agents OOOC2 Special Christmas Sale of Shoes, Hosiery Ladies Hazel Buck, tan calf strap with crow 05 foot cut out design front. Spanish heel ■ * Ladies’ and Girls Sunset Tan Calf Oxford, very <£4 A C attractively trimmed with dark brown calf * low rubber heel. Ladies' Black Glazed Kid two-button Strap, plain toe with extra strap from vamp to insted. Low heel {fr"? and cut out in the side * Ladies’ and Girls' Brown Suede One-Strap San- <j*4 45 dal with low covered, heel * Ladies’ Black Satin Strap Pump 45 Cuban heel, covered __ *** * Ladies' and Girls’ Tan Calf Oxford. Plain toe &0 45 with crease in vamp. Low Ileel Ladies’ Black Kid Oxfords, with Perforated A 5 imitation top. Medium heel Men's Tan Blucher Lace, plain toe with C*7 45 trouser crease vamp Men’s Black Norwegian Calf, lace, medium Q 5 square toe, Parisian last i Men’s Black Vici Kid Lace, Goodyear Welt &4 Q 5 Medium Round Toe, Ritz last Men’s Brown Calf Half English last <£4 Q 5 Perforated Tip, rubber heel _ Men’s Black Vici Kid Broad Plain Lace, QC All leather and solid comfort *P*J*^iJ Men’s Mahogany Calf Bal. Brogue Toe with Q 5 Parisian last. Goodyear welt MenVßrown Chrome Calf Blucher, medium A C toe, rubber heel Hosiery for the Whole Family in 1 up to <fcO QC Silk and Wool and Cotton xOC PARKER’S SHOE STORE Between Parks-Belk and McLellan 5 and 10c Store Here (lie work of (lie commission ends.'*. The Attorney General in Mirn carries « the names to the Postmaster General, who c makes recommendations and sends the C recommendations to the President, who > makes the final selection. jc So President Coolidge now holds the / balance of power. It is up to him to ( make the selection, and he has to choose. € from two Republicans and one Democrat, j > Even the most optimistic Democrat J sees little chance of Mr. Miller being re- Sj appointed. The party in power in Wash- . 2 ingtou does not often appoint to a po^t-! > mastership a man of a political faith dis- Sj ferent from that' of the administration, C and it is generally believed that Mr. jj Ward or Mr. Neal is certain to be ap- 5 pointed. 5 Between the two u<r one seems to be |« able to pick the winner. Both men have j j many supporters who claim their favor- 1 5 itc will get the sanction of President 1 3 ('oolidge,. but no one seems to have any ( ••inside" stuff on the appointment. „ 3 OPEN EYEBY NIGHT sum v " p * M»OP NOW Useful and Practical Gifts that will Please Give Useful Gifts For Christmas Presents. They Will be More Appre ciated and if Bought at this Store They Will Be Sure to Please Giving Hosiery at Christmas time is a most sensible idea. You are making a Gift that will be sure to plea-e and if chosen from our splendid showing, you wili be as sured the newest styles and the best quality. Ladies' Fine Silk Fibre Hose, in colors and AQ _ black. Pair **OC Ladies’ Fine Silk Hose in fashioned and full fashioned miyViced colors ' spec ' 98c, $1.48, $1.98 Gordon and Lehigh Silk Hose, all shades, full fashioned Silk $1.48, $1.19, to $2.68 Hose an _ d _ sm l„ 98c, $1.19, $1.98 CHRISTMAS SALE OF GLOVES. Realizing the importance which Gloves play in he shopping list of every Gift buyer, we have,arranged this splendid display of new Gloves at prices much below regu lar. It affords a splendid opportunity to economize in .mir Christmas shopping. .Beautiful line of Chamosette Gloves, all sizes and shades in the short and gauntlett styles 48c, 68c, SSc Gauntlets and Elbow Length Chamosette Gloves all shade sl.2s, $1.48 ° $2.48 Fine Kid Gloves in shorts, all QAf* Q K Gauntlet, Gid Gloves, brown <£Q /IQ and Black __„ ° White, Brown and Black, 12 and 16 button kid Gloves _ $3.98 AND $4.98 Rao i^Most G *^ tS Pf Practical linoleums'll of Gifts If you would choose a Gift for your home that is decided ly practical as well as economical, plan to inspect our show ing of Floor Coverings, soon. The utmost in value giving is represented in our com plete display of these needed home articles —and prices are so low that buying what you need is easily arranged. 72-Inch Granulated Inlaid Linoleum, beautiful 7Q patterns. $4.00 value, per running yard *** * Rag Rugs for Christmas gifts in all sizes, round, square, to fit any room. These will make pleas- AQ** to 27 Q£ ing gifts , ** 9x12 Art Supreme Grass &“S S 3 One special lot Manor Tapestry 27x51 Rugs 98 9xl k £ Manor Tapestry Rugs, $35.00 50 value, Special GIFTS FROM OUR HOUSE FURNISHING DE PARTMENT "One special lot of $5.00 value Our Home Electric Iron", weight 6 1-2 lbs, with a guarantee for one year IQQ with each iron. Extra Special * One special lot of Aluminum, values 70 r* Q&r to $1.50. On sale now 4 TOWELS FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS soL k !! h W!!’L. 10c, 15c, 19c 25c, 48c, 98c Beautiful Bordered Towels 49C an< * 98 C FOR(3Et' GREAT" 'thousands of Toys left for this week at Prices*'Extrem low. American Flyer trains, the best mechanical trains in Arm ica. Specially priced 89c 98c $1.48 $1.98 $2.98 $3.98 AND $4.98 All kinds of Structo Toys. VISIT TOY TOWN Parks-Belk Co. Thursday, December 20, 19^3