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L jvtober >927 ifjis New Fall Merchandise ■ , TJTie nced Months ago before cotton advanced, preparations for the biggest fall business we ■ had and bought for all forty-two stores mei- I bave j e s e that runs into car and train load lots. In all ■ eh ß ?® 1 s everal million dollars worth of the best seas ■* e h , a ' merchandise that money could buy, to offer ■ }n3 t lower prices than we could go into the market a lace it to sell for today. We believe the earlier I buv this season the less y° u will P a y and Efird H U hers, Efird Managers, and Efird salespeople are t 0 serv * -T 011 * \ HH ■— ..v I ... _ _ ... 1097 I i • • • XjLil • •- • FALL OPENING SALE ■ ; . . -* \ <** ICcmimericing Friday Morning, Oct. 7th I AND CONTINUING RIGHT THROUGH THE SEASON WITH NEW FALL MERCHANDISE I ADDED. DO NOT WAIT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS—YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY THE SEA- I SON’S NEWEST MERCHANDISE FOR LESS AT EFIRD’S. _ •s s • I SHOP AT EFIRD’S STORE IOODYEAR I MEANS I GOOD WEAR EjeUb I More Goodyear Tires and Tubes used the H%ld over than any other kind. Px3y 2 Cord From $5.95 Up Px3y 2 Tube From $1.35 Up I Come in and get our price on your size. Sold and Serviced by prke&Wadsworth Co. ■ Union and Church St. Concord, N. C. EFIRDS THE CONCORD KANNAPOLIS DEPARTMENT (Bj JAMBS L. MOORE) WELL-TO-DO ASHEVILLE . NEGRO ARRESTED On Charge of Obtaining Money Under False Pretense in Kannapolis.— Scheduled to Be Arraigned in Local Court on October 14th for Prelim inary Hearing.—Out Under SI,OOO Bond in Asheville Now.—Connell Store Here Entered by Thieves. — Other Toweler News Notes. Kannapolis, Oct. 6. — Mc- Kay, alias Rev. Andrew Johnson, well-to-do negro of Asheville, charged here with obtaining money under false pretense, is scheduled to be arrainged in local court on October 14th for a preliminary hearing. McKay was arrested in last Monday after a warrant had been sworn out against him by S. Z. Phlieg er, general manager of the Efird De partment Store here. Officers Nuss man and Rogers went to Buncombe county after him, but he was allowed to give bond amounting to SI,OOO for his appearance beforfc Magistrate Gil lon in the Kannapolis court next week. The negro is said by local mer chants to have solicited merchandise and money under the pretext that they were to be sent to the Kitrell Orphanage, an institution for negro children. Instead they were shipped to McKay’s store in Asheville, where they were found on sale last week, it is alleged. Kannapolis merchants, particularly Mr. Phlieger, are anxious to commun icate with others who contributed to the false cause. The negro is said to have solicited also in Thomasville, Lexington and other cities. Grocery Store Entered by Thieves. Police were today investigating the robbery of Connell’s Grocery Store at Midway, which was entered late Tues day night or early Wednesday morning by miscreants who carried away a quantity of tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, bacon, cheese, bread and a small amount in cash. The miscreants gained entrance by breaking a pane in a front window. They left by smashing a front door, it was discovered when the employes reported for work the next morning and discovered the door standing open. Officers have no clues to work on. They believe, however, that the rob bery was well planned and committed J>y persons who were acquainted with the proprietor. A notability in connection with the theft is that the thieves filched the en tire supply of bread made by the Kannapolis Bakery, but left the loaves bearing other brands. Infant Funeral Service. Funeral services for Williem Keuth an Marlin, infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Marlin, who died Monday at their home on 1063 Maple Street, were conducted yesterday morning from Grays Chapel in Salisbury, Rev. N. E. R. Orlinger officiating. Interment was in the cemetery there. Interest in Revival. Interest in the series of services at the large tent in North Kannapolis increases daily. Rev. W. R. Coxe, of Greensboro, general superintendent of the Pilgrim Holiness Church, is doing the preaching while the singing is conducted by members of the choir of the local Holiness Church. Here and There. Fire destroyed a car shed and a Chevrolet automobile on one of B. W. Durham’s lots near Elwood Lane early yesterday morning causing a loss l of two or three hutdred dollars, it is reported. The origin of the fire is unknown. Again yesterday afternoon the Kan napolis High basketball squad held scrimmage and practice session under the direction of Coach Chic DeMarcus in the local “Y” gym. Every man on the squad took part in the scrim mage and the mentor got a good line on the large number of players who participated. Although Coach DeMarcus did not make any remarks concerning the showing of the team, prospects looked much brighter than they did at the beginning of training. Among those displaying the best form were Lottie Fowler, captain of last year’s crack quintet and a lad who is being boomed for the cap taincy again this year; Edgar Ketchie and Jimmy Funderburke, monogram med men of the 1926-27 outfit; Leon Winecoff, Marvin McCombs, Jimmy Peeler and James Anderson. The O. K. Shoe Shop will move into its new quarters on Main Street today, occupying part of the hand some new building recently completed by the Cannon Manufacturing Com pany. Several weeks have been con sumed in preparing the building for the new shop. Among the Kannapolis couples ob taining marriage licenses at York, S. C., during the past seven days were,: Dallas Everette and Miss Came Brown; Edmund Burr and Miss Ethel Barnhardt; John Owings and Miss Elsie Nixs. DUKE BLUE IMPS J MEET TAR BABIES Fresh Teams of Two Schools Play Friday at Chapel Hill. Durham, Duke University, Oct. 6. Duke’s 1927 freshman football outfit will play their second game of the season Friday when the meet the Uni versity of North Carolina Tar Babies at Chapel Hill. The Duke freshmen have been work ing hard all week and the defects which were evident in the game Sat urday with the Oak Ridge cadets have been ironed out. The Carolina freshmen are playing their first game of the season Friday against the Blue Imps. Several of the Imps appear to be rounding into good form. Among these are Perr, end, and Staton and Gobbel, backs. Perry, from Bluefield, W. Va., is a big fellow, weighing close to 180 pounds. He is in good shape as he has been practicing since the day the Varsity started. Staton and Gobbel are both flashy backs. They looked good in the Ook Ridge game both making several sen sational plays. They bid -fair to be among the outsstanding men on the freshman team this year. The Imps have been working hard this week, having scrimmages two suc cessive days against the Varsity. In addition they are daily kept on the field until late bucking the machine, practicing signals and running through formations. RAISING FUNDS FOR NEAR EAST COLLEGES J. Elmer Long, Lieutenant Governor, State Chairman For Movement. Durham, Oct. 6.—The campaign for raising funds in North Carolina lor the Near East College movement is definitely under way, according to Captain Claude W. Hopper, Southern Director who adds that the response so far from the call for donations nas been remarkable and gratifying. Li' utenant-' Governor J. Elmer Long, state chairman of the movement, is outspokenly optimistic over the out come. Director Hopper says that Govern or Long has thrown himself whole heartedly into the work, in regard to which the Lieutenant Governor says: “The movement being launched in North Carolina, in co-operation vuith other states, ■to raise funds wrn which to endow the six institutions 1 i . Unprecedented Living Room Values This three-piece all Mohair Living Room Suit? represents the very latest in overstuffed beauty and harmony. Carved tap and bottom rails. Reversible cushions. No matter whether or not you are in the market now for living room furni ture —by all means inspect these rare values. t Bell - Harris Furniture Co. ■ The Store That Satisfies and the Home of Beautiful Furniture -N V ' - i . • V • *i* •. Vv. y-TSid Efird’s New Stores I Since we published our last edition, we have opened |j two new stores —Asheville, N. C., and Hickory, N. C. 1 Both good locations and like ail other Efird stores they are going good and we wfrnt to thank the buying public of our territory for their co-operation in mak ing it possible for us to continue to grow. The more I stores we have the more merchandise we can buy and | quantity makes the price. Our slogan is “When we § buy a bargain we seU one.” I Make our store your store. Meet your friends at Efird.s I of learning in the Near East is singularly worthy from every stand point. This investment by the North Carolina and American people is one of international goodwill. It is unique in that it provides not alone educa tion, where education is most eoreiy needed, but that it carries into the near orient under the flag of our re public the gospels of liberty, of free dom, and of truth “ The six colleges composing the group in question are: Robert Col lege, Constantinople, American Uni versity of Beirut, Constantinople Woman’s College, 'lnternational Col lege of Smyrna, Sofia American Schools and Athens College, in Greece. These institutions are Chris tian in spirit but nonsectarian. They are open to the youth of all nationali ties and religions. They represent the most important contact for mutual understanding between Christianity, Islam and Judaism. “In connection with the college courses are installed grammar and high school grades, thus covering the whole field of study. Moreover, the pupils and students are provided with vocational training, that they may be self-supporting when graduat ed and fit to face the world.” “We hear a great deal from time to time,” said Governor Long, “in re gard to a world movement for dis armament. We read a few years back of a‘ ‘war to end war.’ To my mind there is but one method to end war and Ao effect international disarma ment, and this method has its founda tion in education. “The Near East College * Associa tion, whose aim is to carry enlighten- PAGE THREE ment and education Into the Near East, contemplates one of the most momentous movements inaugurated since the World War. While those de siring to contribute to this activity can do so in any amount, the cus tomary donations are as follows t An nual membership, $10.; annual family : membership, $25. scholarship mem bership, SIOO. | club membership (for organizations), $100.; endowment membership, SIOOO-” “Donation should be mailed to Southgate Jones, State treasurer. First National Bank, Durham, N. C. Florida Football Leader Dismissed. Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 5. —Frank S. Osterhoudt, captain of the 1927 University of Florida football eleven, was today declared ineligible for fur ther participation in athletics at the state institution. The rating, banded down by the faculty oommitte on athletics, said that Osterhoudt was dismissed “be cause of scholastic difficulties and for unsportsmanlike conduct during the Florida-David««on game last Sat urday.” His successor as the ’Cator leadt er will be chosen tomorrow morning. Osterhoudt was an end. Receipts and Other Figures About Game. Pittsburgh, Oct. s.—Official figures for the first world series gamei Paid attendance, 41,467. Total receipts, $182,477. ’ ’ Players’ pool, $93,063.27. Advisory council, $27,371.55. ,v Each dub $151510.54. Each league, $15,510.54. r! .■.i-unyra- .. -iiai'zjswwww—"
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