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Stiller It was Everett < ilov t",,k a little t' l '- prettiest lUßsjßi wife. ' i"’ s, " l b < ‘e in i ■ t from his flock of hens. We will have to get some of that breed of chickens. It beats us. ,T. 11. Stiller is going to haul san<y to be used in Salisbury. He is a fine young man and does about. That’s the way to do. R. A. Raney went to Salisbury to day after a load of goods for hi* store here in Faith. , • Feeler and Fraley are selling and installing radio sets to beat the band. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Peeler’s little baby is one year old today and he is walking alone. On Feb. 12, he got nine in cash from people for a ivrthday present. We visited oor old friend. Mr. J. M. Miller, at Miller’s Store 22 E. Coun cil street, Salisbury- He is one of the cleverest merchants in Salisbury. He showed us his pretty store. It was a treat to see how nice things were arranged. . A lady of South Richmond. Ya., R. F. D., 8 sends for Eczema Salve for her mother, who has it on her hands. \ Venus wants to got a rattlesnake. If some little boy at girl will write and tell us where we can get one, we will give them 25 cents provided we get it, dead or alive. Prefer a dead one recently killed. We want to stuff the skin for our collection and ren der the oil out of its body. We found a use for the oil and will tell you what we want it for if you send stamps to cover reply. If anyone has any pure rattlesnake oil. 5 or 10 drops, write to Venus, Salisbury, N. C., R. 3. box 10. \ VENUS. Death of Mrs. W. T. Davis, of Golds boro. J. E. and A. B. Davis returned on Sunday from Goldsboro, where they Were called by the illness aud death of their mother, Mrs. W. T. Davis. Mrs. Davis, who was 69 years of age, was ill about three weeks, death being caused by heart trouble. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Thigpen, early Friday morning and funeral services were held yesterday morning at 10 o’clock at the home. Interment was made in the Dean burial grounds near the late borne of the deceased. Mrs. Davis is survived by thirteen children, as follows: Mesdames J. H. Thigpen and ,N. O. Edgerton. and Messrs. W. F., R. A., N. W., C. L., W. L.. and G. C. Davis, of Goldsboro; Mrs. Oscar Grumpier, of Swansboro; Mrs. Grover Mills, of Cape Charles, Va.: and Messrs. J. E. and A. B. Davis, of Concord, and E. C. Davis, of Newark, Del. Mrs. J. E. Davis and children, also went to Goldsboro for the funeral. No. 2 School Honor Roil. First grade—Lilly Belle Johnston, Carleeji Spong, Evelyn Cartwright, Laura Beaver, Mary Belle Howe, Howard Helms, Helen Weaver, Rob ert Green. Johnnie Jones, F. M. Size more, J. G. Coner, Jr., Helen Talbirt, Dorothy Honeycutt. Juanita Smith, Sarah Little, R. L. Cress, Fay Cook, Marshal Hughes, Zella Bratton, Rnth Cleaver. Second grade—Elizabeth Ketner, Alice Little, Martha Penninger, Ruby Lee Herrin, Estella -Allred, «Jneille Brown, Paul Widenhouse, Dorothy Lefler. Third grade—Fronnie Bratton, Ruth Gray, Janie £?loop. Fourth grade—Lillian Batte, Wil lie Furr, Walter Eury, Louise Helder man. Fifth grade—Faye Galloway, Cath erine Rowland, Beulah Williams. Sixth grade—Rachel "Williams, Edith Hughes,, Eugene McLaurin, Atargaret Rost. Fay Misenheimer, No ra Lee Misenheimer, Louise Hunter, Mildred Waddell, W. R. Murr, Ray field Dunn. Seventh grade—Margaret Hall, Craig Stratford. Deeds Recorded Here Saturday. The following deeds were recorded here Saturday: Charles F. Ritchie to H. W. Miller for $lO and other valuable considera tions, property on South Union street. B. L. Umberger to Mrs. Floda K. Lentz for $270, property in No. 4 township. The same property by Mrs. Lentz to Mrs. R. C. Kyles for $1 and oflier valuable considerations. C. P. Glosson, M. A. Glosson aud Mrs. M. T. Estride to W. H. Glosson for $lO and other considerations part of the James Sfftorn lands in this county. W. E. Calloway and Fannie Callo way to Robert Rosenoro for S3OO, property in No. 4 township. E. T. Bost to Frank A. Barnhardt for SSO, property in No. 9 town ship. Bird Day Postponed. Observance of Bird Day, sponsored here by the Woman’s Club, has been postponed from Friday of this week until Friday of next week. Members of the eiui> are anxious for every boy in the city to build a bird house before thate date and they have been advised that numbers al ready have been erected. Six prizes are to be offered, three to go to boys under twelve years of age and three to boys more than 12 years old. Attractive prizes also are to be giv en to girls making the best bird post ers. The houses and posters are to be exhibited on Bird Day. Plana For 1926 Garden Campaign. • * Mise Cooley, county home demon stration agent, has received from Raleigh data concerning the 1926 Statewide .‘‘Better Year-Round Farm Home Garden Contest.” The contest will begin March first and Miss Cooley expects a number of Cabarrus farmers and farm wom en to enter it. Rules and regulations for the contest will be anounced later. * * Condition of Miss Bruton Not So Favorable. The condition of Miss Lela Bru ton, who recently underwent an op i eration in a Charlotte hospital, was reported as not so favorable yester day. Miss Bruton planned to go to the home of h er brother, Jesse Bruton, in Charlotte, yesterday but her condition would not permit her to leave the hos i pital. p - local mention Jipptiso whs lßßlicd Sfltur* day to "William J. Furr and Miss Myrtle Marlow, both of .Kannapolis. Marion Cochrane, of West Palm Beach, Fla., has moved to Concord, where he will make his home in the future. The Parent-Teachers Association of the hitfi school will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:30. All members are urged to attend. Mrs. A. J. Barahardt. of Maranna, Ark., iu sending in Xer renewal for The Times, and adds: “I certainly en joy reading The Times very much.” The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Rob ert E. Jones on North Union Street. G. S. Kluttz has returned from Mt. Tabor, where he spent several days with his son, Adam Kluttz, who has been confined to his home there with mumps. The White Hall Health Club will meet Wednefcday afternoon at three o’clock at the home of Mrs. J. T. White on the Rocky River Church road. Representatives of the federal gov ernment will be at Concord February 25th and 26th and Uiarch 4th, sth and 6th, and at Kannapolis March 3rd to receive income tax returns. S. W. Preslar and. family will move tomorrow from their present location on North Church street to their new home on the Kannapolis highway. Dr. S. E. Buchanan, county health officer, has agreed to health pictures nt the Winecoff school tr night and at the White Hall school tomorrow night. '*■ Members of the Y. M. C. A. basket ball team will go to Hickory tomor row for a game' with file team of noir-Rhyne College. The best avail able team will be take to Hickory for the game. Coach Denny reports. Reports from the State University indicate that Don Miller and Harry Stuhldreher. former Notre Dame foot ball stars, will not be signed as foot ball coaches. They wanted too much cash, it is said, and otiier coaches are being considered now. Primary teachers of the county will meet in the court house here Satur day morning nt 10:30. The lesson assigned in the reading circle course will be studied with the discussion led by Miss Grace Gladstone, of the Farm Life School at China Grove, Plasterers will begin work on the new hotel job this week. Good prog ress has been made on the structure during the past several weeks and the plasterers are expected to rush their part of the work to comple tion. Reserved seats for the John R. Ar ngm Minstrels, to be at the Concord Theatre Wednesday mg lit, are now on jale at the box office. Phone 871: ’rices 50, 75 and SI.OO plus tax. Big free street parade at noon Wednes day. The health pictures which have been shown at various places in the coun ty will be shown at the White Hall school house Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. The pictures, which are very interesting and helpful, will be shown by Dr. S. E. Buchanan, coun ty health officer. Seven defendants are 'to be tried in recorder’s court this afternoon, po lice report. Two are charged with being intoxicated, one with having liquor and haying liquor for sale, one with having liqUor in his possession, one with carrying a concealed weapon, ont with assaults with deadly weapons and one with operating a car without a State license. J. E. Davis, who returned to Con cord Sunday from Goldsboro, reports a damaging hail storm between Dur ham and Burlington Sunday after noon. The stones were as large as hen eggs, Mr. Davis reports, and the ground was covered in spots near Bur lington. A heavy rain and wind storm followed the hail, and dead limbs and parts of trees were scat tered on the highway. Freakish weather was Concord’s portion Saturday night and Sunday. The mercury climbed above the 70 degree mark yesterday and during the night did-not drop more than 20 de . grees. Saturday night there was some rain with thunder and lightning to add to tre variety. * Colder weath er is promised for tonight, although it is not expected that temperatures will be very low. MINISTERS SPEAK BEFORE ‘‘SUNDAY GANG” MEMBERS Rev. R.‘M. Courtney and Rev. T. F. Higgins Address Meeting at Y. One hundred and fifty eight mem bers of “Our Sunday Gang,” met at the Y. M. G. A. yesterday afternoon, discussed several business matters and heard inspiring addresses by Rev. T. F. Higgins, pastor of Forest Hill Methodist Church and Rev. R. M. Courtney, pastor of Central Methodist Church. * The largest single delegation pres ent was from McKinnon Presby terian Church, with practically every church in the city represented. After the general meeting mem bers of the jury and council held an executive session, outlining policies of the (Organization. A group picture of the youngsters present was made on the lawn be fore the meeting started. Parents of Daughter. , . Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Smith, 20 South Powder street, Feb ruary 13th, aj daughter, Evon Bert. Mrs. Smith before marriage was Miss , Jessie Rogers. \ P.-T. A. Meeting. All members of the Association of the high school are ; urged to attend the meeting to be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock atttfce school building. THE CONCORD TIMES PLANNING NOW FOR THE < BIBLE STORY CONTEST J $ Local Contests Will Begin in Several $ Churches in the Near Future. > Local eontestc;, in the citywide Bi- ble story contest, will begin in several , itiurches in the near futuresfi officers of the Y. M. C. A. have been ad vised. 1 It is reported that 23 children of the 1 Second Presbyterian Church have al- 1 ready signed up for the contest, while children of the Forest Hill Metho dist Church are said to be practicing now for the elimination series. At the McKinnon Presbyterian Church, it is reported also, children are practicing on their stories, ond Rev. M. L. Kester, pastor of the Cal vary and St. Andrews Lutheran churches is training a group of speak ers in each congregation. Winners in groups C and D of the contest will be given free motor trips to the north, and appropriate prizes will be awarded to winners in groups A and B. v Miss Katherine Wolff Wins Distinc tion. The high honor of having received no grade lower than that of I—, the highest rating in the system of grad ing used at North Carolina College at Greensboro—-came to five students of that institution last semester, accord ing to Miss Mary Taylor Moore, reg istrar, who recently completed a tab ulation of the records of students with a view to determining the char acter of the work done in the several classes. One of the young ladies was Miss Katherine Wolff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wolff, of Con cord, and a graduate of the Concord high school. Concord city and Con cord high school are justly proud of Miss Wolff’s record. U. D. C. Meeting. The Daughters of the Confederacy held a most interesting meeting at the home of Mrs. M. F. Ritchie on Friday afternoon with Mesdames M, F. Ritchie, W. W. Flowe and Miss Gepie Lore as hostesses. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. W. M. Lin ker, the president, and much import ant business was transacted. The officers’ reports showed that the inter est of all Departments were careful} ly looked after. Mrs. George Richmond, the Regis trar, reported quite a number of new members. The chapter, through the historian, Miss Eugenia Lore, have placed an order for a beautiful bronze market to be placed on the rock near the Jackson Training School that marks the place where the Ku Klux Klan j first met to perfect the plans for an | organization. It has been found that I the first Ku Klux Klan banner was designed by a Cabarrus man. The program consisted of an Inter esting article on Judah Benjamin, Jef ferson Davis, secretary of state, read by Mrs. W. W. Flowe, as a fitting fin ale for this interesting meeting the hostesses served - delicious tea and sandwiches. ■*l ' Speak* to Monroe Women. I# VPI Blanks spoke Saturday afternoon before members of a book club in Monroe, being invited to make the address by Miss Ethel Boyder, of Charlotte. Mr. Blanks spoke on “Travel,” and was heard with much interest. He was accompanied to Monroe by Mrs. Blanks and daughter, Lorraine, and Mrs. Lilly F. Blanks. Mrs. Bell In -Concord Hospital. Many friends of Mrs. Leslie Bell will regret to learn that, "she was op erated on for appendicitis at the Con cord Hospital on Sunday. Reports from the hospital sjtate that Mrs. Bell Stood the operation well. American Legion Auxiliary to Meet. The regular meeting of the Amer can Legion Auxiliary will be held this evening at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. R. E. Jones, on North Union street.' Has Tonsils Removed. Jean Cook, daughter of Mr. hnd Mrs. E. G. Cook, underwent an op eration here today for the removal of her tonsils. Charles William Stores Th- book New York City tac 1 is FREE "1 : 2,000,000 families havecon m fidencc that they will save • money when they buy from The Charles William Stores. t \ They know that from their big catalog they can choose what ever they need for themselves,their —.-■ Cw car or their farm, at remarkably ISSS low price,- c o^de».Aat*ey | tb&jato received —Will get dependable quality and | OrHOUR- SERVICE more than their money’s worth. You, too, have this same oppor .. (unity to save this same oppor tunity for you and for your <amHy \fbUowing day to be stylishly dressed m the latest J 24-HOUR-&BCVICE Fifth Avenue styles; for your home **' JjWWWAi^ mm to be made more beautiful; your automobile more enjoyable; your farm more productive; and, above all, for your savings to be much greater. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Ask our cus tomers—there are many in your community. That is Con fidence —the Key to Safe Buying . Write for your catalog today! A catalog will be seat at once FREE and postpaid. Act Now! THE CHARLES WILLIAM STORES, Inc. t 978 Store* Building New York City ‘ If 90U want the new Wall Paper Sample Book, ask for Catalog No. 6 ************** * AGRICULTURAL COLUMN * gg (Conducted by R. D. Goodman) * *1 ****.*********♦ • In regard to buying cotton seed for planting this year will say that dif ferent farmers report to me that they have ordered seed of very highly ad vertised cotton that will drive away fear of the boll weevil, make the high est preed lint possible, and enormous yields per acre, on poor land, and other misrepresentations. Some will bite at these flowery ads. again from distant cotton sections and others will not. r _ The Experiment Stations recom mend that we -stick to the known as well as the tried varieties and recom mend Mexican and Cleveland in gene eral and for special soils Cook and King do well. One of these four should mPet the so : l needs of any farmer in Cabarrus on whatever one or more of the 21 soil types he may hare on his farm however it would be a fine thing if we could gradually work to the growing of one variety the County. If you have good seed of one of these varieties and have kept them pure at the gin this year, and the party to whom you sold your cotton staple, you are reasdnnbly sure that told you it was uniform in length of you have a pure variety and should reelean and plant the most of your crop with them until you find some thing better and try it out on a few acres. Recleaning won’t make the variety pure and if they are not pure then it will be best to buy some good ones. BELK IS TO START NEW STORE SOON New Store to Be Five Stories Hjgh and Equal of Any In the State In Floor Space. ’ Charlotte Observer. The Belk department store plans have been completed, it was announced yesterday, and work on the hew half million-dollar plant will begin within the next few weeks. It is the purpose of the company to occupy its enlarged new home by the early fall, it was said. The new building, which is an en largement of the present store, will face 71 feet on East-Trade street and extend back toward Fifth street 269 feet, andiwill have five floors in ad dition to the basement. The front of the present store will be somewhat remodeled and will I become a part of the greater new front, a handsome artnngement of I face brick with heavy stone trim ming. Large plate glass windows, suit able for extensive artistic displays, will feature the ground floor front. One of Largest. The neW building, with the two adjoining- Belk stores, it is said will equal irC"floor" space any department store in UTorth Carolina, and will pos sibly exceed in size any such estab lishmentL The of ttie new store jwiU be a scene of beauty and much inter est, designed along the lines of scien tific department store arrangement. The offices and one of the depart ments will be located on a mezzanine floor at the rear of the ground floor, this to add greatly to the appearance of the interior as view T ed • from the two street enrtances. Three Elevators. The numerous other departments will be located on the other five floors, including the basement, the later now being recognized as one of the import ant features of modern stores. Three passenger elevators will con vey patrons from one floor to anoth er. 11 * 1 The Belk Brothers Company, of Charlotte, is one of numerous allied stores operating on the chain system, and is« headquarters for the other es tablishments. American Legion Auxiliary Party. A social event of much interest will be the sewing and card party giv en by the members of the American Legion Auxiliary at the Merchants and Manufacturers Club Tuesday at 3 o’clock, in the afternoon and 8 o’clock in the evening. PARKS-BELK CO. —| u. • New Spring Fabrics Wonderful Showing of New Silks and Dress Goods for Spring. Never before have we had such a beautiful line of Silks and Dress Goods as we are showing now. And at prices much be low what you will pay in the larger cities. We were fortunate in going to market early and * buying before the advance in prices. We have included all our New Goods in our Sale which continues through this week. Crepe, one of the Big $4.69 $2.50 value 40-inch Printed Crepe in ) Beautiful Range of Rat- 7 Q 0 HBSjKnT j terns, Special «P X • # %/ / $3.50 value Printed Crepe in a good * Heavy Quality $2.79 ¥ M $3.00 Value Satin Back Crepe, 40 , refej&l inches wide $2.39 40-inch Charmeuse in all the pretty, „ M • new shades for 01 £Q Georgette Crepe will be very popular Spring, special V**vJ7 for Spring. We have almost any c 0152.50 $2.50 Value 40-inch Extra Heavy So^° U C , an or 59 Crepe de Chine *1 7 Q 00 value > s P ecial - * 1 Special v**» v $5.00 value 54-inch Flat Crepe and $1.50 Value" Good” Heavy" f1 AA Cre P e Satin, special for *6 QO £ Black Taffeta, special 1 * UU this sale ____ $1.50 value Black Satin QRc Counter Filled with Georgette Messaline, Special * 7 ° C Crepe, Crepe de Chine and 39 C $6.00 value 54-inch Bordered Flat Printed Crepe, Special. $2.00 value Beldings Wash Satin, in SI.OO Value Rayon Suiting in Nice full line of colors, special Ojl CO ~ Stripes and Plaids 69C Things, for Spring. Special * Special PARKS - BELK CO. I . ■ v , - ~ (Grocery Dept.* Second Floor Rear) Frances Carolyn McClellan Enter tains. Frances Carolyn McClellan, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken McClel lan, of Charlotte, entertained a num ber of little friends Thursday in hon or of her third birthday anniversary. About twenty little ones present wish ed her many more happy birthdays. X. Health Chib to Meet. The White Hall Health Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock at the home of Mrs. T. J. White. The Central School Parent-Teachers Association. The Central School Parent-Teach- Vrs Association will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 3:30 in the grammar school building. Birth Announcement. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Duncan, an nounce the birth of a son, Jason Dun can, at their home on the Kannapo lis road. Mrs. Misenhehner Improving. Much improvement is reported in the condition of Mrs. Sallie Misen heimer, of Mt. Pleasant, who is con fined to her home with a badly sprain ed ankle. Honor Roll Central Grammar School. Fourth grade B —Mary Cottrell Archibald, Billy Pike, Rebecca Bod enbeimer, Margie Blackwelder, Cora lie Means, David McEachern, James MclKay, Flonnie Lipe, Victor Means. Mrs. J. F. Goodman leaves Saturday for Hollins, Virginia, where she wfll visit her daughter, Miss Catharine, Goodman, who is a student at Hoi-: lins College. — The .largest lighthouse lens in the world is in Hawaii. It is nine feet in diameter. I Another Car j jij 29 Gauge jjj | Galvanized Heavy jjj Weight Roofing jjj jij Only $4.75 Per Square jjj | Yorke & Wadsworth Co. jjj jjj The Old Reliable Hardware Stoi*e ||> jij Phone 30 Phone 30 jjj I I I | 'lj[ OPPOSITE NEW HOTEL 8 0(300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 PAGE THREE
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