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PAGE TWO ISOCIETVI 1 Drooping I *’*' I ■ ijMjfiamW] t ike fox sdfcrf, though It retains Ha in and year out, to ■ L 0 rn In a Variety of manners tha^ |j live It newness each season. This is winter the *mart woman uses it with iSer wool #eet frocks, and wears It j the head end close to her throat Wind the tad drooping far off her left j I shoulder. v - HfLSIC DEPARTMENT j OF THE WOMAN’S CLUB j Hfet Tuesday Evening With Mrs. Pat- IPterson and Miss Pattersou Host || eases. '*/ II Mrs. John K. Patterson and daugh ter. Miss Helen Patterson, were joint M|*>6tesses to a beautiful meeting of the Department of the Woman's Tuesday evening* at t the : r home ■n North Union street. |i| Mrs. Charles Ritchie. chairman of Hbe department, presided over the ■- Mrs. Ada Rogers Gorman opened ■ he program'with a splendid biograph-j weal etch’' of Wolfgang Amendeus ■Vlozart. i ) Elizabeth Woodhouse, soprano Hind artist : student of Mrs. Coral Ba- Bter. and Miss Frances Jaratt, a ■promising young artist training under Hfr. Vardell, of Salem College, furnish- H«d the musical numbers. ■K Miss ‘Woodhouse revealed a lovely voice which she used with charm. HSer diction is excellent both in Eng lish and French, the two languages of Hier part of the program which com- Kltised “Batti, batti,” (Don Giovan- HLi) Mozart; “The Violet,” Mozart; River,” Lilly Strickland; "The Rslaekl>ird'sr Song,” Cyril Scott. Mrs. Correll was her sympathetic Jarrett’s numbers embraced Rubinstein ; Xoc- Hurnc in Fy^piinor, Fr. Chopin; “Fan- Hfastique.” Beach, which she rendered with exquisite feeling and of tone. ■ After the meeting adjourned the served delicious refreshments. ■ The King's Daughters Meeting. New Year’s meeting of the HEUmps Daughters was held Monday livening at the home of Mrs. J. E. ■Davis. on "West Depot street. K The devotional was conducted by Hiiss Mary’ King, after which Miss HCing gave -a short history of the or- and the value of its work Ho the suffering and needy. H/ The report of the visiting cora- Hnittee and work accomplished the opportunities its as fol low: Three hundred bags.- or fruits Hud candies given out; about one londred people clothed: twenty-five food; the fireside of ten Homes made brighter and warmer by Hpving fuel ; .S2O contributed to the Hnilk fund of the schools; $lO mailed Ho the Uplift so / the Jackson Train- Hag School Christmas treat; many Iheer visits made to shut-ins; $5 liven for the Christmas treat of the Holored scllool; the inmates the l|il Were remembered; tlie County Home was visited by a band of chris lian women who curried bags of good to eat and a present for every Kny in the'home. ■B ln fact every body in Concord had Hhe real Christmas spirit and in some BKay contributed towards making Ibis Christmas, 1925, one of goodwill Hd cheer for the needy and suffer- I Th\> King’s Daughters npprecite H co-operation of the Tribune, the of- Commerce, the fraternal the'church organizations, and Hyery individual who either took an H|>portunity*or gate money or goods Hoc the sartte. Hi- We tlian£‘ you, and wish for all a happy New Year. mk ; T|ie KING’S DAUGHTERS. ■ Hoste&s at Turkey Dinner. l,.Miss Gladys Goodman entertained I number ot her friends at a turkey linner Wednesday. I Those eryoying the dinner were: l&isses Mildred Rogers, Irene, Mable Hnd Evelyif* Rumple, Edna Brown. H>ula and Umberger. Alice Mc- HCiuley amLAnie Cline Barnhardt. Hlocky Rivet Pastor Presented With T, Purse. ■y the Rocky River Church Bn last Sunday presented their pas- Hor, Rev. Spencer, and ins wife Hitl> a purs®, of money in appreciation their faithful work during the past Hear. In the eight years that this Hood man ajpl his family have resided It Rocky River, they have endeared to all with whom they have Home in contact. X. ■ Miss Entertains. lj„Miss Mildred Rogers, of X. C. C. Hv., delightfully entertained a Her of, her friends at her home on Iffiursday evening. H A number of interesting games Hrere played and watched the old year were served, consist ing of ice Cream and cake, by Misses Frances and Kathryn Rogers and Helen Yandell. Those enjoying Miss Rogers’ hospi- • tality were: Misses Gladys Goodman, Annie* Cline Barnhardt, Virginia Wig gins, Mable, Irene and Evelyn Rum ple, and Edna Brown, all of N. O. C. W.; Rena Qpodnight, I dell Connell, Eula Gray, Mary Lee Hill, Alable Sims and Alene Stonestreet; Messrs. Orlin, Luther and Albert Barnhardt, Frank Litgkfr,, Hoover Russel, Ed ward Kelly, Arthur Clyburn, Eroest Brown, Herman Walker, William and Hyatt Sims and Herman Honeycutt. Entertains Woman’s Missionary So ciety. Mrs. J. T. Honeycutt entertained the Woman’s Missionary Society of St. James Lutheran Church Monday afternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock at her home on East Depot street. Twelve members were present in the circle which Mrs. Honeycutt entertained. At the conclusion of the meeting, a salad course wa« served. Mias Sims Hostess. Miss Estelle Sims entertained a number of her friends at a birthday party Thursday evening at her lion^e. A numberj)f interesting games were | played. Refreshments were served. Those enjoying Miss Sims’ hospital ity were :-Misses Elizabeth Rogers, El- I sie McKnight, Edith, Sarleen and j Laura Sims, Pauline Rumple, Lilly ! Overcash and Mary Ellen Petrea; [ Messrs. Ray Brown, McNeal Petrea, j Crawford R. McKinley, Hugh | Rumple and F6y Sims. — Gives Miscellaneous Shower For Bride Miss Margaret Ritchie entertained Tuesday afternoon at her home on South Union street at a miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs. Ernest Robin son. a bride of the past month. Guests present at the shower includ ed : Misses Eliabezth Smith. Adelaide Harris, Mary Belle Cannon, Rosa Caldwell, Catharine Carpenter, Fran ces .Tarratt, Ruth Canon, Bertie Lou ise Willeford. Anis Smoot, Rebecca Dayvault, Mary ami Adele Pember ton, Mesdames A. Jones Yorke. X. T. Deaton, B. E. Harris, B. E. Harris, Jr.. E. F. ‘White, T. X. Spencer, Ed. Sauvain, Kenneth Caldwell and J. Lee Crowell. Study Club Meeting Postponed The _Stud.v Club will meet on Thui6day of next week at the home of Mrs. Charles Wagoner, instead of this afternoon. T. E. E. Wass Has Social. The T. E. L. Class of the First Baptist Church held a social meeting at the home of Mrs. E. F. Shepherd, on West Corbin street Tuesday eve ning. A large number of the members were present at the social. i 1 Entertain at Dinner Party. Mr. and Mrs.. R. .E. Ridenhour .en tertained at a dinner party Tuesday evenhig at their home on West Depot street. Those present were : M r - Mrs. R. E. Ridenhour, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. E. F. White, Mrs. H. G. Gibson, Mrs. Xell Edison, Miss Frances Gib son, Mrs. J. A. Sims and Ben White. Entertains at Candy Pulling. Miss Daisy Cline entertained a few of her friends at a candy pulling Fri day night at her home on Ashlyn Ave. At the conclusion of the evening, re freshments were served. Music Department to Meet This Eve £ »ing- Mrs. John K. Patterson and Miss Helen Patterson were joint hostess es to the Music Department of the Women's Club Tuesday evening at S o'clock at their home on North Union street. Following was the program :, Biographical Sketch of Mozart — Mrs. Ada Rogers Gorman. Songs: (a) Batti (Don Giovanni) —Mozart; (b) The Violet—Mozart; (c) The Black Bird —Cyril ; Scott— Miss Elizabeth Woodhouse. Piano: (a) Kameunoi-Ostraw— Rubenstein ; (b) Nocturne in F .Min or—Fr. Chopin; (c) Fantactique— Mrs. 11. 11. A. Beach—Miss Francis Jarrett. Parents of Son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Todd, January sth, a son. £ Daughters of Confederacy to Meet Friday. The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Jofon K. Patterson, on North Union street. Joint hostesses with Mrs. Patterson are Mrs. J. Frank Goodson and Mrs. Charles B. Wagoner. Members are asked to come prepared to pay dues. - - Country Club Giving Dance. The Countrv Club is giving an old time square dance tonight in the club house. Williams’ seven-piece orches tra has been secured to furnish music for the occasion. Laura Harris Circle to Meet. The Laura Harris circle of Central Methodist Church Woman’s Mission ary Society will meet evening at the home of Mrs. D. L. Bost, on South Union street, at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. R. A. Brower is joint hostess. Entertains at Bridge for Bride. " Mrs. A. Jones Yorke was hostess at a bridge party Wednesday afternoon honoring Mrs. Ernest Robinson, who has been the recipient of many recent social honors. Covers were laid at four tables. Mrs. Robinson was presented with a guest prize, a handsome candy jar. ss Ruth Cannon won top score prize. At the conclusion of the game* a salad arid ice course was served. Mrs. Yorke’s guests were: Mrs. Ernest Robirison,> Miss J2lizabeth Smith, Miss Lucy Richmond Lentz, Mise Margaret Ritchie, Miss Ruth Cannon, Miss.ißertie Louise Wille ford, Miss Adelaide Harris, Miss \ Mary Pemberton, Miss Adele Pember ton, Mrs. William Sherrill, Mrs. L., T. Hartsell, Jr., Mrs. B. E, Harris, Jr. t Mrs. Julius Fisher, Mrs. Kenneth Caldwell, Mrs. E. F. White and Mrs. W. H. Wadsworth. PERSONALS T. 11. Webb left Tuesday'afternoon for New York City, where he will spend several days on. business. • • a Miss Jenny Brown, Miss Frances Jarratt, Miss and Miss Gertrude Gibson have returned to Winston-Salem where they are in school at Salem College. > * * a Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Folkes and son, Joseph, have returned from Rich mond, where they took Mr. Folkes’ mother and visited relatives for a week. ** * • Miss Blanch Armfield and Miss Al da Armfield have returned to N. C. C. W., where they are students this year. • • • N Miss Beth Winecoff, Miss Gertrude Caudeal, and Miss Willie Belle Beaty, of Charlotte, spent Sunday in Con cord as the guests of Miss Alda Brown Winecoff. * « • Mrs. Hattie Rich, of Mobettie, Tex as, is visiting at the hnn* of her fath er, T. A. S : des, in Stanly county. •• • * Mrs. M. E. Weedop, of Blowing Rock, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. B. Rankin, a ther home on Church street. • • • Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Parks, of Al bemarle, spent Sunday in the city vis iting Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Parks. \* * ♦ Mrs. H. L. Collie has returned to her home here after spending several weeks in Danville visiting relatives. • » • > Mrs. Fred has returned from I a visit to her father, T. A. Sides, of i Stanly county. i* • • The Misses Helen and Mary Ger trude Smith, teachers at “Scotia,” re . turned Monday from Washington, Pa., , where they spent two weeks’ vacation with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. Leard Smith. * * * Burnett Lewis has returned to school at Episcopal High' School at Alexandria, * Ya., after spending the holidays in the city visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Lewis. Mrs. A. G. Odell and son have gone to Rocky Mount, where they will vis it Mrs. Odell’s sister, Mrs. George Edwards. • * • ‘ ' Marion Cochran has returned to 4 Madison, Ga., after spending a week here with his brother. Roy Cochran. * * * Mooresville Enterprise: Mr, and , Mrs. William Linker, of 1 were week-en|d guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Linker. * # ♦ Walter C. Fink, of Atlanta; Fleffch er W. Fink, of Gastonia, and Eugene Fink, of Mooresville, are visiting their iridtlier, Mrs.’ J. C. Fink, who is ill at the “Concord Hospital. * * * Mlss Brice Baird has returned from ' Charlotte, where she spent Wednes ' day. • • • Mrs. Mumford Ritchie, Mrs. H. B. Parks, Miss N Lola Query and Miss Maggie Barnhardt are spending the day in Charlotte. * * * Miss Adelaide Harris will spend • Friday in Greensboro, where 6he is ' to be the guest of Miss Elizabeth Armstrong. * * * Mrs. Lillie F. Blanks, Mrs.- A. H. Propst, Mrs. C. M. Ivey, Mrs. J. ; W. Cline and Mrs. H. C. Herring have gone to Florid® where they are ‘ spending a week, t• * * i Rev. L. A. Thomas spent Tues day in Hickory, attending the meet ing of the board of trustees of Le ■ noir-Rhyne College. ■ • • Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fink, of . Mooresville, spent Sunday here at the home of Mr. Fink's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fink. • * • M-iss Catharine Goodman has re . turned to Hollins College, ufter spipid , ing the holidays in the city with hex mother, Mrs. J. F. Goodman. • • • Miss Virginia Batte and her guNd, M iss Barah Austell, Mi>s Frances Wliisant and Miss Hattie Gidriey, all of Shelby, left Monday night for t Greensboro, where they are in school at North Carolina College. r * “ * * >, Mrs. William Barden, of New York City, is visiting in Concord for sev-. eral days at the home of Mrs'.' A. R. l Howard. • • * ; Franklin Cannon, Charles Rirchie, William Flowe, Dun Ritchie, Tom Coltrane, Charles Parks and George Batte elft Tuesday for Davidson Col lege, where they will resume their collegiate work. )• • • Mrs. W. M. Hershman and daugh ! ter, Blanch, have returned home af ter sjxending a week in Gaffney, S. C., with l-elatives. • * » [ J. B. Sherrill left Tuesday for . New York and Plainfield, N. ,T. At ; the latter place he will visit his , daughter, Mrs. D. B. Privett. * * * Messrs. Charles Smart, Jacob Stire „ wait, W. G. Brown and Waller Brown 'have returned from Eastern Virginia, where they spent a week on a turkey i hunt. ►** » | Walley Brown, a student at Vir gipia University, has returned to school after spending the Christmas j holidays *u the city /With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Brown. One of the most peculiar wills ever recorded in England was dxat of 1 a woman who wove the words in wool on a table cloth. 1 The ancient Mexicans began the * year on February 23rd x The only thing you can tell /by s some watches is what time it isn’t. TH6 CONCORD TIMES Tregoe Called To Task For Aspersion on North Carolina Statesville, Jan. 6. —J. Paul Leon ai’d, secretary of the North Carolina Merchants Association, has addressed a letter to J. M. Tregoe, secretary treasui-er, of the National Association of Credit Men, of New York, in which he asks for specific information re garding Mr. Tregoe’s recent reference io alleged mercantile frauds in North Carolina, apparently singling out this state, which Mr. Leonard asserts is not worse by comparison than other states. Mr. Leonard points to the fact that the public does not diffei'entinte be tween merchnus and “so-called” mer chants, and that a wrong impression of North' Carolina merchants as a whole is likely to result. He points out also that the inference is .that the $10,000,000 loss alleged by Mr. Tregoe was incurred in North Caro lina. whereas, undoubtedly North Car olina is responsible for only a part of such loss. Mr. Leonard asserts that North Carolina merchants are as jealous of their integrity as merchants in any other state in the union, and he tells Mr. Tregoe very frankly that he has done this state a rank injustice by singling out the name of North Caro lina for comment in this connection, thus leaving the obvious impression that the merchants of North Caro lina are not as careful in their finan cial relations as ai-e the merchants of other state's*. . ■* Mr. Leonard's letter follows: “Being so vitally interested in the merchants of North Carolina, whom I have the honor to serve as the active head*of their state organisation, it is .quite natural that I should be very much concerned over publication of an article in this morning's issue of a leading North Carolina newspaper, a Washingto’ date line, in which quotations are made from a general letter on credit frauds issued, according to the newspaper writer, by you as secretary of the National Association of Credit Men. “North Carolina having been spe cifically mentioned in your letter, as quoted, I fear that an unintentional injustice may have been done the merchants of this state. I note with satisfaction, however, that your letter uses the term “so-called merchants,” but notwithstanding this modification, the public as you well know, considers a reference to merchants as applicable to all merchants, and the name of North Carolina having been used, it is natural that the wrong impression as . to the integrity of North Carolina merchants as. a whole may be formed, by those not familiar with the facts. “Not having seen a copy of the letter from which the newspaper cor respondent quotes, I am not, of course, in to pass on its entire con tents. But uules® North Carolina is the only state in which the group of.,i“fsotc®lled merchants” are working their fraudulent sceme; and unless the entire aiqount of $10,000,000 set as hhe. figure which has probably been lost, these credit crooks dur ing the irnst five years, was lost in North Carolina. I must say that I think it was unfair to single out the state of North Carolina in making, reference to these losses. I am afraid, that North Carolina merchants and that $10,000,000 loss will be unjustly fixed in the minds of the public, if your letter is correctly quoted. “This is not the first time that a fling has been taken at North Caro lina merchants by credit authorities in New York, and the better class of merchants—and it is this class that I represent—resent it. If credit frauds ai’e especially bad in this state J —are worse in North Carolina than in other states—your use of the name of our good state is justified. But unless the comparison with other states is North Carolina, I do not feel that the name of our state should be singled out. I realize that your letter is more of an arraign ment of the managers of wholesale credit departments who are lax in their investigations made prior to the opening of accounts, or before the j shipment of merchandise, but never-' theless, the reference to’'North Caro lina and the ten million dollar loss j will be fixed in the minds of the ma- • jority. “I would greatly appreciate your sending me a copy of this letter, or statement, and will also appreciate your giving me more definite informa tion about evidence of credit frauds in this state. I would also like to know how many cases are under in vestigation in this state; whether in dictments ’have been brought in North Carolina, and whether any convic tions have been secui-ed. If charges have been made against any members of our association we should be ad vised. I have noted newspaper dis patches telling-* of cases being prose cuted in other states, through the ef forts of your organization—which is to your credit—but I have heard little of investigations and indictments in this state. That is why I cannot u understand specific reference to North Carolina in'- your letter. “No one is mrife rid North Carolina of unscrupulous, dis bofiest and crooked merchants than are the leading merchants of the state, represented in the personnel of the North Carolina Merchants Asso ciation, and we are using our moral influence against the very practices against which your great oi*ganization is waging its campaign. Reports of my public addresses in the state, and editorials from my pen appearing in our official publication. The Carolina Retailer, will bear out that ifratement, if evidence is needed. realize ,that the leading merchants of a com munity are held responsible for the conduct of all merchants of that com munity, and we .realize that the ac tion of a fejv merchants may place a stigma on all merchants as a class, vv e would that there was away to lid the mercantile field of the /‘black sheep.” We knovy that there are undoubtedly some crooked merchants in North Carolina, anion# the low type merchants, but we cannot believe that there is a larger percentage of crooked merchants in this state than elsewhere. “I® substantiation of my complaint, ana in' order that you may under stand and appreciate my position ana views which, I am sure, are sliaiea by the other officers of our organiza tion, permit me to quote a paragraph from an article I wrote for our pub lication. The Carolina Retailer, pub lished fin November of law year, in connection with your warning against credit swindlers and anao^ e *^ nt the campaign to raise $.>,000,000 with which to fight credit frauds. The paragraph reaiLas follows: “It can not? be demed that there have been fraudulent bankruptcies and failures here in the Carolinas, and the suouor prosecutions sre brought in tfiis state the better. Recently, a retailer in one of our larger cities called our attention to the fact that a certain merchant —one of the. type which is not admitted to reputable mercantile associations—had ‘failed three times in the. past few years and is still in business.’ The retailer with whom we talked felt that his local Merchants Association should take some action to bring about an in vestigation. Our suggestion was that t<ie case fie reported to the National Association of Credit men for investi gation during its present campaign. “Recently we heard of a retailer in another Carolina town who- settled with his' creditors on a 20 or 25 per cent, basis, and when he reopened all except one of the local wholesalers with whom he had been doing busi ness agreed to him credit again. These losses are a great tax on all business, and the continued bankrupt sales tend to demoralize re tail business. „It will be recalled that tfie executive secretary of the North Carolina Merchants Association advo cated two years ago that the business interests of this state sponsor a state law’ against the making of false state ments to secure credit —dishonest fi nancial statements —but he received little or no encouragement. “And in an editorial appearing in last month's issue of The Retailer, I , used this introduction to the storyvof the trial and conviction of a mer chant in South Carolina through the efforts of your organization: “In connection w ith an article pub lished about a year ago telling of a plan of the National Association of CreMt Men to raise a million dollar fund to be used in a nationwide cam paign against credit frauds, fraudu lent bankruptcies and fire losses, the Carolina Retailer predicted that the campaign would likely result in in vestigations and indictments in the Carolinas, where, it must be admit ted, them has been suspicion and evi dence of crime of this nature. Honest merchants welcome the campaign of the national credit organization, be cause honest merchants want to see the mercantile field cleared of all whose dishonesty 'and crookedness bring the merchant class into disre pute. The credit men have already scored in the Carolinas, having se cured, the conviction of a South Caro lina 'lnerchant on a charge of sewr- 1 inf credit by false statements, and Secretary .T. H. Tregoe. of New’ York, is giving the case publicity and hold ing it up as a ‘storm warning’ to those who use their social standing "mo secure commercial credit.” “In a number of my recent ad dresses to merchants I have plead with them to use their influence to elevate the business standards of their community and educate the public to the fact that membership in a mer chants organization should be looked upon as a stamp of approval and a i guarantee of a square deal. I have 1 ftried to impress the fact that tire 1 leading merchants of the community are expected to set the pace for their 1 eonynpnity through their merchants association, and whether they realize it or not. must share the responsi bility for the conduct of their neigh bors in the mercantile business. I ; have voiced my resentment to the ' practice of newspapers and public ' speakers referring to those operating peanut stands, wayside Ailing sta- ' j tions, “hot dog" stands, cold drink I establishments, etc., as ‘merchants.’ I have cited the case of a man con i victed of murder in one of our eastern , | Carolina counties as an example of ( I the injustice of referring to the op- ' orator of just any kind of little busi- , ness as a ‘merchant.’ I noted that . all the newspaper dispatches referred , to this man as ‘a merchant of , or as a ‘well known merchant of this , city.’ On my next visit to the city j ] to which this so-called merchant was J credited* I asked to see his store. Ij, was taken three or four miles out on|] a road and shown a place which was I \ little more than a shack, in which the fellow had opened a ‘hot dog’ apd cold ' drink stand; and from which he sold j confections, and probably some gro- i eeries. And yet he was referred to in a newspaper dispatch as a ‘well < known merchant of this city’.” < * I With Our Advertisers. Shoe of quality, tong wear and lat est styles, moderate prices at Mark- , son Shoe Store. i The big clothing reduction sale of ( the RiehmomLFlowe 00. will go . through next Saturday, January 9th. The entire stock of men’s clothing is - on sale at one-fourth off. , Many people have taken advantage ] of the big piano and piano player sale ] at the Kidd-Frix Co., but there still i some big bargains to be found. Store i open till 9 o’clock every night. See new ad. today. , l , Buy “Pay-Day Overulls” at the J. i C. Penney Co. for $1.29. Choice of ' jumper or overall with suspender or < regular back. See new ad. today. i By planting clover I in its windows > in Washington and establishing the i midget there, the Bureau of Entomol ogy studied the habits of the insect and discovered that by planting their clover ten days earlier insjhe spring 1 the farmers would prevent the devel- ! opment of the early' midget. , 1 —— i— 1i Soccer, which - was almost uu- 1 known in Sixain only a few years 1 back, is now so popular in the land I of ‘the Dons that nearly every city I and town of imp< rtance has provided I' a playing field for the spurt. • j; GILBERT’S CAR FOUND IN STORAGE PLACE Machine of Missing Man Was Lett Saturday at Auto Inn in Char lottes Charlotte Observer, 7th. The five-passenger Willys-Knight car of Grady L. Gilbert, missing pay master of the Spinners Processing Company, of Spindale, was located last night in storage at the A|ito Inn on South Poplar street, Charlotte. Arthur Wiley, manager of the Auto Inay stated that the car was left at his/ place last Saturday night witW iristructions that It be cleaned. As well as he could remember, Mr. Wiley said, there were two men in the car, one tall man and the other medium sized. The men appeared to be in a hurry, he said, and asked that a quick job be made with the car. The North Carolina state license tag of the, car is 33,184. T’ae side curtains of the car were up. A Lions Club emblem appears on the'glass in the rear of the car, while a bronze Shrine emblem is attached to the bar in front of the car which connects the lights. The machine appeared to be in fairly good condition. The Charlotte police were notified and the car was searched. > Nothing to indicate the whereabouts of the missing man was found. Several letters which led to the identity of the car were found addressed to Mr, Gilbert at Gastonia, but had been for warded to*' Spindale. The letters con tained insurance circulars. A tool chest, a lw>t water bottle, a coca-cola bottle, light bulbs and several other minor articles were found. Every bit of information gathered by The Observer appeared td indi cate that Mr. Gilbert drove his car to Uharlotte, and from this city caught a train for Florida. Mr. Wiley said that the party asked the conditions of the roads from there to Florida. C. L. Gilbert, of Darlington, S. U., father of Grady Gilbert, when noti fied over long distance telephone last night of the finding of the car here and told that it appeared that the --missing paymaster wa6 headed for Fjorida, stated that Grady (filbert had several close friends in that state, and that he, slso, thought his son must have followed them to Florida. A Mr. Cobb, formerly cashier of a Spindale bank, and a personal ac quaintance of Grady Gilbert, • makes his home in Miami, Fla., it was learned. K. Buxton, son of G. T. Buxton, Charlotte insurance man, i 6 another chum' of the missing man who lives in Florida, the elder Gil bert said. Nothing has been heard from either of these men, be said. Informed that it appeared that. Grady Gilbert had a companion, C. L. Gilbert could name no one whom he thought might accompany him to Florida. C. L. Gilbert, the father, said that he had not heard at all from his son. . The elder Mr. Buxton, who lives here, told The Observer last night that his son lived about six nailed Tampa, and that he had known (Libert. in Florida during tile Christmas’holi days, i>ut ne J said that he did not re call any conversation regarding the coming to that state of Grady Gil bert about the first of the year, The Beauty or Christianity. Stanly News Herald. The defenders of Christianity and of the Great Founder of that re ligion, are rising up on every hand in these days when so many are striv ing to prove that is a failure and Christ a myth. And these defenders are not confined to the orthodox ministers of the Christian churches, neither to tHe religious papers, but the secular press in every section of the country is making a fight to hold up Jesus as the Divine Son of God, and his wonderful teachings as the greatest code of morals ever compiled by any man, or succession of men, since the world began. The Sunday American, one of the great Hearst publications, makes no claim ko being a religious organ, and yet one of the finest tributes to Christ which it has been our pleas ure \to read, was carried in that paper last Sunday. It was written by Arthur Brisbane, or by Mr. Hearst himself, au entire page having been devoted to the discussion of Christ and his teachings. Among other things the writer says of Jesus, that “within a few years” He “completed the greatest work ever done uix>n this earth.” He then goes on to say that "The light that shines about the head of Christ still illumines the wor.d. His warnings - and pleadings stir the souls of men as no 'otheiv have done. On this day, so close to the day of His birth, with the- new year beginning, "with new opportuni ties to obey Christ’s teachings, all should have their minds upon the divine and noble life that" began in'" the stable at Bethlehem, in the arms of the happy, loving moher, and end ed on the cross erected upon Golotha. bare hill outside Jerusalem, well called “The Sku’l.” And the above is just a sample of what secular writers and speakers are daily saying about Him whose occupation was to heal the sick, and discourse of God in parables with an aggregation of humble fishermen, i who did not always understand His Words. And, verily, it may be truly said that nothing more guileless, nothing more beautiful, more exalted, more impressive, or more holy, has ever been seen on this earth, than the life of this humble Galilean. In His every word there breathes the true spirit of love and tenderness and liberty and sympathy and trutlf. They are words, as Peter said, “of eternal life.” The record of human ity presents nothing that can be.com pared, even remotely, with the life of Jesus, and even worldly minded men are coming to recognize this. Falling in love with voices is not allowed in China. The telephone com pany in Hong Koug has recently is sued a notice which sa/w that Chinese subscribers who birt over the wires withthe telephont girls more than three times will have their numbers cut off as a penalty. A/e»t No. Rut in that case why can t you find some other hobbj for | your odd hours? t » JUNIOR MISEN HEIMER 18 / j INJURED IN AUTO CRASH Ford Collides With Truck and Boy Has Leg Broken.—Occurred on the Kannapolis Road. . - Junior Misenheimer. 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Pink Misenheimer, of Cabarrus County, was injured Wede nesday night in an automobile col lision on thejKannapolis road, suffer ing a very bad fracture of his left leg 'and minor, cluts and bruisefc. Information from the Concord Hos pital, where he was rushed immediate ly after the crash, was given to the effect that he was “getting along as well as could be expected.” ''From the somewhat vague reports current in regard to the accident, it seemed that young Misenheimer was going to Kannapolis and met a truck headed toward Co cord. In some un explained manner, there- was a collis ion. despite' the fact that the road is perfectly straight at the point where they came together. The truck was drvien by Charles Eudy and belonged to the Concord Screening Company. / The Ford which Misenhe’.mer was driving was demolished and his leg was said to have been broken three places. A local motor company, I sent to pull in the car, found it in such eandition that it was not worth while to bring to Concord. Parts of both truck and auto are said to have been strewn for some distance on the . road. None of the occupants of tho truck . were injured. Pink Misenheimer, father of tne . boy, recently had an injury to his foot when a mule kicked him. His in ’ jury was not of a very serious nature, however. ! ARM FI ELD NOT SEEKING/ ; OFFICE OF RECORDER Says Position Is Honorable One But Due to Other Duties He Could Not Accept Appointment. When the aldermen of Concord start | balloting tonight on a city recorder ; to serve fori the next two years, they cij/i eliminate one man who has been mentioned frequently of, late in con nection with the office. This man is Frank.Armfield, prom inent member of the Concord bar'. Mr-. Armfield stated to a representa ’ tive of this paper this morning that he 1 is not a candidate and that he could 1 not accept the post if tendered him. “I have .not filed application for ’ the job,” Mr. Armfield stated, “and I 1 could not accept. It. is an honor able job but my other duties are such that I could not accept.” It was learned Tuesday at the city ‘ hall that Mr. Armfield was not an an nounced candidate but the rumor has persisted that he would accept the place if the appointment was made. His statement-this morning eliminates him as a contender. It was also learnec Tuesday in at : the two applications filed with the s clerk were from M. H. Caldwell, pres- and A. B. Palmer, form-, er reedreteff. Other persons nv6o had* not filed apgfrnrtfoffirw# working for the appointment, it is said, and. their applications will be filed sometime during the day. The new recorder is scheduled to preside at the -session of the court which will be held tomorrow after- i noon. 4 . i ROTARY MEETING l L. W. Sprague Speaks in Interest of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. An opening gun in the local cam- 1 paigp for the proposed Great Smoky Mountain National Park was fired in Concord yesterday at the meeting of tiie Rotary Club, when L. W. Sprague, of Asheville, campaign di rector for the park, made a talk to /the Rotarians in which he outlined the plans which have been made for the playground. The site for the proposed park, on the North Carolina-Tennessee border line, which has been selected by the federal commission, is described as the most .desirable spot east of the Mississippi River for a national park, j In this area, some of the peaks rise to a height of 6,080 feet above sea level.?' For a distanre of over fifty miles the Tennessee and North Caro lina state line runs along the crest of the Great\Smoky Mountains with out crossing a gap below the 5,000 foot elevation. One of the proposed plans is to construct a highway along the crej|t of this ridge, which will make one of the grandest scenic high ways in the country, and probably in the whole world. The location of the site for the park is central for all the eastern part of the United States, and there is no Park in the eastern part of the nation, where three-fourths of the population lives. It is half way be tween the Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean, halfway . between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico, halfway between New York and New Orleans, halfway btfween Cincinnati und Charleston, S. C. Within this area dwell more than 75,000,000 peo ple. The federal government has no au thority to expend public moneys for the purchase of national parks. How ever, the government will maintain such a park if the property is donated to the government. The campaign that is being launched is for the pur pose pi raising funds to purchase the site for the proposed park. North Car olina and Tennessee jointly are rais ing $1,000,000 of this fund, and of North Carolina's half million already two-thirds has been subscribed by the eountieß in western is in h tht r ° h, F A ? active cam P al *a IS in the making for this city and wni D £’ When every one in Concord . Blveu , an opportunity to assist in this wonderful undertaking. - Aw»rove Action of Committtee. Xew York, Jan. 5 OP)—The an thracite operators’ conference consist ing of 30 members, at a meeting to day in the Hotel Waldorf Astoria, approved every action so far of its sub-committees in the joint negotia i tions with the miners to settle the ' coal strike. , Thursday, January 7, [ 1 NAME NEW SCHOOL FOR R. G. Hi] New and Modern Rowan Mill Will Bear Name of Former <9 _ mtendent. / Salisbury Poet, sth.‘ The new anti modern publi- J building now in tjourse of erect* the Rowan Cotton Mills is known as the R. G. Kizer ju in honor of Prof. Rqbert (' £ who for many years was f , superintendent, and previdu- to had been head of the SidJ schools, and w’ho is still conj, with the county schools. This school will be one of j ‘ most ibodfrrn in the county. | five roo&s with all modem iencns.and is being built so section of it can be converted! an auditorium.' It will have i I; J ies, superintendents's offiei-. arrangements for the eondfiu-t nf| modern public school. The building will be eohi],: e J about two' months and it|s nj* will be made a public occasion., a specially arranged program. I desired that as many of the y-J pupils of professor Kizer be ■..,‘vj at the dedication of the possible, and these alone "«!6rm a great audience. the naming of this school. ~ is being erected jointly by tb*|| and the county board of a-ilu-JH has the- hearty approval <>_ county board, and the exact the opening and other r iuforgl relative to the event will b/fl later. -• I No man in the county ijfl as much time to schools as ha-H R. G. Kizer and the move roH the Rowan mill school after hiH inaugurated some time ago nnH the start had the hearty approvt* endorsement of the members county board of education. TRAFFIC IN GIRLS \ BEING CARRIEI)|| Gcsai Numbers Going From sia to South America, Belkfll Londaon, Jan. s.—Dispatche- f jj various Baltic states declare huge traffic is proceeding fo-tj -sale of girls from Russia to A J tina and Brazil. | It is said that a* bcamit.nl i r fetches as much as $15,000 M down. Lativian immigration officer- 1 eently noticed that an extra fl arily’large number of handsome pi had -been arriving from Russia H their way to South America, .a that ‘they were accompanied by xjj descript husbands. * j j It war; also observer; :ha; :i.rJ “husbands” were -appearing ->| few months with a new beauti!* wife. Their/ visits became so /freq*! that investigation followed. TJ Latvian police now believe that i;«i have discovered a eolyssal nil slave organization whose ters are in Moscow These pretty gir'.s are maijJ liuss ians, but it seems that Ik*! are also -some Poles and Riithcjiiiii'J jWM questioned, some of. tbl girls told the officials that they vrl rue the pwssihi*** of and when it was Mil!* that they might, become white slave they retorted, “Better a white siiT in South America han the tunc plaything of Pae communists in Be sia.” According to details; obtained j the Latvian police, white slaver- -1 the gir’e at prices varying froni_C ] 000 to $15,000 in South A mem 1 Hu ml rechi of girls are pa-si* through the port of Riga alone - || months, and it is believed that ti* sands have already been transpr i by slavers. m Under the Communist regiini jj Russia the slavers have little culty in “marrying” several ’v;-$J each year and then accompa? | them abroad. And while the Latvian police 4j practically certain that hundred- M girl* are passingthrough their -a try, destined for a life of sham.® cause of lj|pk of definite proof tM are unable to take action. Ineft« tions, however, are proccedin? 'M it is hoped an end will be puttttjß shameful traffic. j ' ■ AGENT SEIZE $17,000 WORTH OF NARCfflfl A. T. Gilmer, Negro MerchaiH Greensboro, Held. Under Bow|l 1,500. Greensboro, Jan. 4.—Three-f*J anti-fiirreotie agents today r< til the seizure here during the ws-ji of $17,000 worth of narcotinjH largest such seizure ever madfß and the arrest of a negro A. T. Gilmer, on South Ashe charged with violation of tbiH narcotic law. He was given a~4l ing before United States (*® wiener W. S* Lyon and boundH to the next term of federal court here, under bond of- sl.~» l|l a[ The stuff -came through the 9 according to Federal Agent lb ]| cioli today, who was assisted in l ing up the by Messrs. WiJS and Moguin, also the fedort,!® ice. The superintendent- of-Ja Burt Eldridge, assisted them. Jm package was not addressed to 6‘|| but to another person, and tl>-||l was made when the carrier mMfUf livery to the store of Gilmer. ' J The three agents are worki j here, under cover, to clean territory in this section, in ;t ■ of 100 miles or more. FurO® rests are expected. ALUMINUM COMPANY CASE COMES UP Senator Walsh Wants to fl About Delays in Cast JM Washington. Jan. S.—OP)-—l® into the delay in instituting Jn proceedings against the Company of America for vio.atyj Federal court decrees was today ia the Senate by Senate- jj democrat, of Montana. Some mouths ago the Fedev Commission charged that tli- jfl decree had been violated by poration, in which Secretary M'B interested as a stockholder. tice Department announced i-H urday. however, "that thus fa vestigationa had disclosed li' ’ doings. 5Q|
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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