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Second grade—Willis Baucom. Ora Beli, Bonnie Lee Wray, George Hel ton, William Thompson, J. C. Baucom, Helen Benniek, J. D. McGuirt, Mattie Belk, Rnby Collins, Flossie Howard, Audrey Stafford, Yelma Tolbert. — . -■ Camel N . ' \ Climbing to new heights of Vi). popularity 11 1 i .. . i Government figures show that I I* more Camels are being smoked today than ever before. One IB after another Camels passed them all. 1/ cIVL cigarettes were as good as Camel you wouldn*t hear anything about special treat* 1 merits to make cigarettes good for the throat . Nothing takes the place of choice tobaccos* 01927, B.J. Rffiwidt Tobacco C*op*ny, woMoStloß, N. C. - Third grade—Nellia Coble, Maggie Carter, Evelyn Dover, Lee Henry Eagle, Ruth Gaines, Delma Parker, Hoyle Whittaker. Fourth grade—Milder Ross, Della Mae Goins, Margaret Thompson, Pau line Thompson, Jessie Morton. Fifth grade—Callie Watts, Edna Blackwell,, .Fay Beaman. Sixth grade—Roy Watts, Sherman Parker, Brady Thompson. Theodore Hinson, Headgie Wray, Kittie Collins, Virginia Tncker, Pansy Sills, Mar | j The IMPERIAL I LANDAU Reduced to \ *745 The Touring ICOC or Roadster • The Coach • 595 The Co ape • 625 . 695 The Sport 71 C v Cabriolet • • ' > %-Too Track IQC {Chasm Only) *** I-Ton Truck AQK (Chassis Only) ' AQ prices f. o. b. Flint. Michigan Check Chevrolet Delivered Prices They include the low* eat handling and ieondag charge* available. garet Allen, Ela Yates, Vera Belk. Seventh grade—Paul Beaman and Edna Rodgers. ED. B. JOYNER, Principal. A. D. Melton Dead. A. D. Melton died at the Old Sol diers’ Home in Raleigh last Friday and was buried there Saturday. Mr. Melton lived in Concord before going to Raleigh and has many friends in the city and county who will regret to learn of his death. S. S. ASSOCIATION OF STATE INVITED - TO GATHER IN CITY At Conference Held Monday Night at Y. M. C. A. De cision Was Reached to In vite Association Here. The State Sunday School Associa tion has been asked to hold its 1928 convention in Concord. The invitation was extended Mon day night through D. W. Sims, gen eral superintendent of the association who attended a conference here and who accepted the invitation. Tenta tive date for the meeting is April 12th. John J. Barnhardt, prominent Sun day School worker of Concord and former president of the Cabarrus County Sunday School Association, was named general chairman of the arrangements committee. To aid him with the detail work he named the following committee chairmen: Finance—F, H. Adden. Publicity—Rev. W. C. Lyerly. Hall—J. E. Davis. Homes—F. C. Niblock. Mr. Niblock was chairman of the conference meeting which was attend ed by prominent laymen, ministers and civic club representatives. The meeting was held at the Y. MJ C. A. and Mr. Sims was present to advise the conference as to what would be needed to entertain the association. Various plans were outlined 1 at the meeting, suggestions were made and discussed and the invitation extended. Mr. Sims stated that the attendance at the-convention would probably be the largest in the history of the as sociation. » Mr. Barnhardt stated today that he and his committees would immediate ly begin the task of perfecting plans for the convention. While the defi nite date has not been chosen Mr. Barnhardt said it was probable that the sessions would begin on April 12th, the tentative date. So far as is known now that date will be satis factory with local people. Mr. Sims said while here that it was fitting that Concord should en tertain the convention since Cabarrus is one of the Blue Ribbon Sunday School counties of the State. Program For Home Coming at Kerr Street Methodist October 8-9. Preaching Saturday at 7 p. m. by Rev. J. F. Moser, of Kannapolis. Sun day School Sunday at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m. by Rev. O. V. Dutton, of Salisbury. The laying of the cornerstone will be at 2 p. m. by Dr. Z. Paris, presiding elder, fol lowed by short talks from former pas tors and visitors. Closing service at 7 p. m. Along with all former elders, pas tors and members, we invite the entire public. There will be dinner on the ground Sunday. All come and bring fi.led baskets. Special music at all services. G. L. WICKINSON, Pastor. THE CONCORD TIMES TIME OF CLOSING MAILS The time of the closing of mails at the Concord Postoffice is as follows: Northbound. 136—11:00 P. M. 36—10:00 A. M. 34 4:10 P. M. 38— 8:30 P. M. 30—11:00 P. M. Southbound 89—9:25 A. 'A. 45—3:20 P. M. 135 8:00 P. M. 29—11:00 P. M. RAILROAD SCHEDULE. "" In Effect June 19, 1927. Northbound No. 40 to New York 9 :21 P. M. No. 136 To Washington 5:05 A. M. No. 36 To New York 10.23 A. M. No. 34 To New York 4.33 P. M. No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M. No. 12 To Richmond 7.09 P. M. No. 32 To New York 9:03 P. M. No. 30 To New York 2.12 A. M. Southbound. No. 45 To Charlotte S :36 P. M. No. 35 To New Oleans 9.50 P. M. No. 29 To Birmingham 2:15 A. M. No. 31 To Augusta 5:51 A. M. No. 33 To New Orleans 8:15 A. M. No. 11 To Charlotte 8:00 A. M. No. 185 To Atlanta 8:37 P. M. No. 39 To Atlanta 9.46 A. M. No. 37 to New Orleans 11:2V A. M. Train No. 34 will stop in Concord to take on passengers going to Wash ington and beyond. Train No. 37 will stop here to dis charge passengers coming from Wash ington and beyond. All trains stop in Concord except No. 38 northbound. Bible Thought for the Day ' t Strength and Wisdom ; —“With God is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.” Job 12.16. Prayer:—O God, Thou lookest up on the heart, and in Thee alone are we wise and strong. LOCAL MENTION No. 9 Township Sunday school in stitute will be held at Friendship M. E. Church, October 9th at 2:30 p. m. A large attendance is desired. Four cases of diseases were called to the attention of the Cabarrus Coun ty Health Department Monday. The iiseases include two cases each of scarlet fever and measles. One deed, Nora B Norton et al to C. W. Roseman for a consideration of SSO property in No. 12 township, was filed Monday at the office of Recorder of Deeds Elliot in the court house. A regular meeting of the Fred Y. McConnell Post of the American Le gion will be held Friday night at the club room on Barbrick street. It is mportant that all members be pres ent, officers declare, as plans for Fair Week must be made. The October meeting of the board of aldermen will be held Thursday night at the City Hall. Police officers to serve during next two years will be chosen and other important matters transacted. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock. Rev. Father Yon Shea, of Belmont, will conduct a mission at St James Catholic church, beginning on the eve ning of October 9th. and continuing until October 15th. Services each eve ning will begin at 7:30 o’clock to which a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. Betting in Concord seems to be even on the Yankees and Pirates. The Pirate pitchers are given the edge by some of the experts while others • think Babe Ruth, Gehrig and other Yankee sluggers will hit anybody sent to the mound. Sentiment is about evenly divided among local sane. , Concord was visited Monday by one of the hardest rains of the year. The 1 water came in torrents during the morning, and whipped by a rather stiff breeze, it soaked everything. The ; rain, it is said, was part of a slight ’ tropical storm which developed Sun day in the plains of Georgia. The major leagues closed their 1927 seasons Monday and P. Waner was the best hitter in the National with Harry Heilmann again leading the American League. Haines won 24 games and lost 10 to lead the National League and Pipgras and Rommell with 10 victories and three losses led the American. PROHIBITION LAW VIOLATORS FINED AT COURT ON MONDAY Two Defendants Fined SIOO Each and Placed on Pro bation For 12 Months.— Other Cases. Violators of the prohibition law re ceived heavy sentences in the cases tried before the recorder’s court Mon day afternoon. Two hundred dol lars in fines as well as suspended sen tences were imposed upon two convict ed prisoners. Tho first defendant was found guil ty of having had spirituous liquors in his possession and also for sale. On the first count he was fined SIOO. Judgment was continued in the sec ond count for a period of twelve months. During this period of probation he will be required to report to the court on the first Monday of each month and give evidence of good behavior. The second violator of the 18th amendment was found guilty of oper ating an automobile while under the influence of liquor. He was fined SIOO and will also be required to ap pear before the courtr to show good behavior on the first Monday of each month during the next year. The court also decreed that it would be unlawful for him to operate any kind of motor-driven vehicle in the State of North Carolina during the next twelve months. Fifty-nine dollars and thirty-five cents were collected from the fourteen other defendants, raising the total col lection in fines for the stssion to $250.35. Nothing of more than pass ing interest occurred in the latter named cases, which were disposed of in the routine manner. Coralie Means, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Means, return ed Monday from the Charlotte Sana torium, where she spent the past few weeks since breaking a leg. While her condition is much improved, it will be several weeks before she can walk. SEPTEMBER ACTIVE FOR COUNTY AGENT; DUTIES NUMEROUS R. D. Goodman Traveled Nearly One Thousand Miles to Care For Labors of His Office. In fulfilling the numerous duties of his office during the month of Sep tember, County Agent R. D. Goodman traveled 980 miles, 300 of which were ''without the bounds of Cabarrus. Chief among the visits out of the county, Mr. Goodman accompanied S'group of Cabarrus farmers to the Coker Seed Farm at Hartsville, S. C. Among the more important meetings held during September were the dem onstrations for the prevention of smut in grains. G. W. Fant. authority on plant diseases, visited the county to conduct these demonstrations from which farmers drew much valuable information. The character of oth er demonstrations included vaccination of swine and poultry culling. Among the communities in which Mr. Goodman visited to carry on his jvork were: Winecoff, Mt. Pleasant, Kannapolis, Bethel, No. 3 township, Harrisburg, Gold Hill, and other places. Authorities in agri cultural work who called upon the agent included F. R. Farnham, G. W. Fant, M. R. McLeod, D. S. Coltrane and W. R. Bailey. A reisume of the September report of Mr. Goodman is given below: Miles traveled in work by auto in the county—6 80. < Miles traveled in work by auto out of the county—3oo. Days in field —21 1-2. Days in office —4 1-2. Days off duty—o. Visits to demonstrators —56. Other visits —11. Interviews in and out of office 253. Telephone calls —137. Letters written —67. Newspaper articles written —14. Community meetings attended at night—2. Attendance —150. Other meetings attended —3. Attendance —800. Field meetings (smut treatment) —4. Attendance —100. LARGE ENROLLMENT FOR MT. PLEASANT SCHOOL ON MONDAY More Than 150 Students Re ported at High School and Others Are Expected to Enter Later. The Mt. Pleasant High School, the last in the county to begin operations this year, opened Monday morning with a record enrollment. County school officials report that 150 were enrolled in the high school during day and at the elementary school there was also a large enroll ment. Each school will operate for eight months this year. There were 35 students in the sev enth grade at the high school and about that many in the sixth grade. These grades are being operated at the high school and all pupils from these grades in the one-teacher and two-teacher schools in the district re ported for work in the high school. 8. G. Hawfield, county superintend ent of schools, states that additional students are expected to enroll in the school within the next several weeks. » MISS FULGHAM IN COUNTY TO SERVEY WORK OF SCHOOLS Spent Monday at the City Schools and Then Goes to Kannapolis to See Work Being Done There. Miss Susan Fulgham, supervisor of elementary schools for the State, is spending several days in Cabarrus county inspecting equipment and meth ods of study in the various elementary schools. Miss Fulgham spent all of Monday at the city schools, and Monday night conferred with teachers of the Hart sell Mill school. Tuesday she visited the schools at Kannapolis in company with S. G. Hawfield, superintendent of the county schools. Miss Fulgham pays particular at tention, it is said, to equipment, course of Etudy and other phases of work carried on in standardized schools. It is probable that she will make later a report covering her survey in this city and county. TO REPAIR ROAD TO. FAIR GROUNDS THIS WEEK, BROWN STATES Fix Route in Preparation For Heavy Traffic During the Fifth Annual Fair Next Week. County highway forces will begwi repair today of the highway leading to the Cabarrus District Fair grounds in preparation for the expected heavy traffic during next week when the fifth anual fair will be under way. The stretch of road, after leaving the Charlotte route to the fair grounds is abouit two miles, and some two or three days will be required for workmen to put} the road in shape, W. G. Brown, county highway engineer, stated that the county will give the road a coating in salt and sprinkled frequently to keep down the dust menace. Gladys Woldorf Dead. Gladys Waldorf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waldorf, and a grand daughter of J. E. McClintock, of this city, died of diphtheria Monday after noon at her home in Winnsboro, S. C. J. E. McClintock, Miss Lucile and William McClintock, J. A. Ben field and Louis Boyd went to Winns boro Tuesday. Funeral and burial took place there Tuesday afternoon. Deeds Recorded in Concord Tuesday. The following deeds were recorded Tuesday at Register of Deeds Elliott’s offices in the court house: Horce W. Russell to Thorn T. Rus sell, for a consideration of $lO, prop erty in No. 4 township. W. S. Myers to WiHiam Perry, for $450, property in No. 11 township. Mary E. Chapman to Amos Rankin, for a consideration of $235, property in Ward 4, City of Concord. T. W. Pritchard, of Charlotte, was a visitor in Concord Monday. V ’ > FAIR “BEST EXHIBIT” PREMIUM OPEN ONLY TO CABARRUS FOLK Co-operative Communities of Cabarrus Will Compete For Four Valuable Prizes Next Week. In keeping with their policy of en couraging cooperation among the farmers in the differentiated communi ties of this county, the committee of the Cabarrus District Fair has placed in their premium list one prize event that is restricted to the agricultural folk of Cabarrus. To the best cumulative community exhibit of field crops, garden crops, • home industry, fruit, educational value, artistic arrangement and mar ket form will be awarded a first prem ium of S3O. Second best will enrich the competing vicinity by a sum of S2O, while third and fourth places will draw awards of sls and $lO, respec tively. . # Listed in the fair book as “Depart ment A,” this best exhibit premium event is the only one restricted to a single county. In past years, Cabar rus has demonstrated through this medium that she is capable of com munity cooperation along with the best and the local exhibits this year are expected to exceed in every way .hose of previous Fairs. Spate has already been reserved for the various cooperating exhibitors and the dispalys will be ready on the open ing day of the Fair. Each space will be 8 to 16 feet. • The following scale of points will be used by the judges in awarding premiums in this Department: Field -Crops—lo points; Garden Crops—lo points ; Home Industry— -10 points; Fruit —10 points ; Educa tional value —10 points ; Artistic ar rangement—lo; points; Market Form —lO points. / A neat lettered sigy giving the name of the community will be placed over each exhibit. NEGRO COMMUNITY FAIR, AT ROCK HILL SCHOOL ON FRIDAY Colored Population of Rock Hill Section Plan For a Great Event Friday.—Ov er SIOO in Premiums. The colored people in the community of Rock Hill school celebrate their sixth annual fair on Friday of this week when they will exhibit their prize agricultural aqd horticultural ( products, livestock, poultry, culinary masterpieces, sewing and handiwork The one-day October festival will be held on the school grounds, beginning at 9:30 o’clock and continuing until late afternoon. Many features are woven into the program of entertainment, chief among which is the grand parade at high noon when a brass band, playing a lively tune, will lead the prqcession from the Cabarrus County Fair grounds at Rock Hill school. Follow ing the dinner hour several farm ex perts will address the patrons. The speaking will start at 2 o’clock. Climaxing the program will be a baseball game between the Landis Red Socks and the Rock Hill Giants. The program comments on the game in the following fashion: ‘This will be the last and best game of the season.” Exhibitors are reminded that all entries msut be registered at the fair before 11 o’clock Thursday night. Of ficials will permit, however, livestock and poultry to be entered before 9:30 o’clock Friday morning. More than one hundred dollars is offered as premium awards at the colored fall show. CABARRUS DOCTORS IN MONTHLY MEET; MILLER, BOST SPEAK Charlotte Doctors, Guests at Meeting, Give Interesting Addresses in October Ses sion of Society. The members of the Cabarrus Med ical Society held their regular month ly meeting Monday in the club dining room of Hotel Concord. Dr. O. L. Miller, bone specialist of Charlotte, a guest of the society, gave a sterioptican lecture on the diseases of the bones—technically called os teomylitis. Illustrated with X-ray elides of bones in varioue stages of diseases, Dr. Miller’s address was both interesting and informative. Dr. T. C. Bost, of Charlotte, coun selor of the Seventh District Medical Society, was also a guest of the local organization. General medical sub jects were incorporated in his brief but well-chosen remarks to the members of his profession. Preceding the talks, a delightful course-dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Odell and son, John K., spent the week-end in Dil lon, S. C., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Brown. Seeds - Seeds - Seeds CLINE & MOOSE The Seed Store For Cabarrus County and Counties Fall is here and with it the demand grains and seeds. We have now a fuh IK * PURE AND TRUE TO NAME. Seed Oats, Abruzzi Rye, Beardless Wheat, Red Clover, Crimson Clover. AK) 'hard Grass, Blue Grass, Timothy, deza, Alfalfa, Small White Clover. Red J ,‘ Un€< get you at short notice anything in the see - .7 . Our facilities in the Seed Line arc buy for Spot Cash in the big seed in the West, and Baltimore in the nort • ways sell you for less than you can or <-r. BUY ALL YOUR SEED EROM - M Cline & MooJ Thursda y. octoi*. fin al T„, s fe Classes For . Y,m »g Wome n tv l **°on From O’clock. leather large attendance T* Ructions at £ A « afternoon, but C c JUI Physical director tions will be give?? S girls who desire Instructions toV*"*, be between 3:30 5* tween 4 =3O and 5aS be open to the B : r u - r° tfe* how to swim, U r y. The V. M c week classes in B »it until next sp rins in* expressed the hope tfl swimmer will report and ascertain the\ this sport every one iT' 1 ? 2 * 5 ' be able to do. bo Instructions will i. . on baturday morning young men will renon . Wednesday and Friday afcjj Sal ifi bu ry Post~fwT Frank kusch, of XoSft* Visiting her father j! V l * be the guest tonight of v ick Dungan. She* I SI Mary Branson FRESH TURNIP SEEDS Pearl Dn it Compai Phone 22 MILLINERY ' Latest Styles Lowest Prices Patterns From NewYi and Chieago.M. New Models Every Wi MISS BRACHEN BONNET SHI - L Pm'rn * !{ j 666 fa A Prescrfctlon I* Malaria, Chills and Dengue or Bilious Ffl it kills nn f*» . 7 CONCORD PROOF# (Corrected Weekly by CUM*’ Figures named ivprewtp for produce on the market Eggs Corn .. ~ Sweet Potatoes Turkeys Onions Peas Country Ham 7- Country Shoulder Country Sides ’ ’ Young Chickens ; Hens — ’ Irish Potatoes
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