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m*' ont vour i*'oan tree.
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u, more old time
|* pvw saw before at
Wl old time family ice
mj,s, two-horse loads of
WL old time sweet gum
K four capacity.
■*L- oor’ar meat trough,
meat. Who can
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■j eim tree in the
■Jj’fert four inches around.
WP nj ff.pt from the front
W* fper and right inches
K rape vine, eleven and
ut around with grapes on
Wf'u, \ large bell up on
Rl‘high post in the yard
■ f-n the old times to let
■2know when to come in
Iffto dinner. We saw 11
gt ti ne place besides
■ftp: We saw steel steps
■frtinarv. weight -460 lbs.
(' ru mp came to be
Etra? because they did not
m >■_ Oorge when he was
EL j<; sure one of the old
Uhomes of North Caro-
ETts more corn and mules
W , |) O g S and our bufld-
renters to live in
Kf'seen in many years.
|",*fd us more old time
L (o 1 ever saw before at
E They showed -us guns
■aril war. guns from the
Egad flint and steel pistol
Kffolurinnary war. and sev-
Erapaud ball pistols. Hut
Eaj anything for love or
■fe tried to buy something.
I* doing.
Ep is a regular reader of
E* and has been for a
K7e&rs. They have a paok-
Ei>'> dating back to 1852.
that trot out your al
■ jjey bare the prettiest
■ton ever did see. We met
with her father sev
lijr His wife looks like a
Ejlr« .T. L. Peeler, Mr. and
[ Base visited Rev. and
|O. Leonard at I/exington
Kt.
pMrs. Grover Brown visit-
Igd Mrs. 0. 0. Miller's on
■M 6. of the Reformed
pi a Hallowe'en party Fri
| They had nots of fun
■ tune.
hoe! opened up here on
■Opteber 31st.
■I letter today from a man
la will send anyone fine seed
ps. He says they nlso make
■ around the porch. It is
■ tgourd and the inside is
liased fnr dish rags. Who
Icything like it?
pi birthday card we got.
liter. X. (\, Route 1.
Penns: You and I have the
■Sir morning. October 31st.
|«t you cards before. I
Pyaw old. Ruth Shirley.
|»rd Times this week has
la! items by Venus and ev
13reading them here today.
wealthiest citizens of
I*4 his wife and little son
■*3 to Faith today and got a
salve. He showed us
"little spots on his hands.
'»itched so bad and gave
trouble. He also bought
: >!:g chickens, weight two
si You can buy them here
E ha pound.
*® r <i hn« the best lot
for this wwk and
sis reading them.
i'fiiiy Tribune cornea
™ * read by a great many
writes for all of the
!J ' section, and has done
<>f years Fie expects
G P until he is a hundred
■ i he don't pass away to
•t*n world.
**nt to buy a fine old time
chest, write to Venus.
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• Pa n show pure gold
near the surface write
hitn a sample. A
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* gold vein.
c- " 1! send us 20 cents in
Wl o send them some of
' a>, p pzema n,re salve. Ad
■att - Salisbury, R. 3.
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ijj[ 0li r K f,r,, i items to Venus
them situl make the
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taj lßd - v as l'oikton, R. 1
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finrl 1 will make
ni,,n
*tl! “y 1,1 the Sunday
** S:4_- | T| ext Sunday
f,l i td ’ Vl ‘ im ‘ s o anx
wifh us. And
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™ take to hpart
follow * sr)f ak °rs with
F ‘ ,h "
Mrs. D. B. Castor—‘Why the
Mothers Need the Sunday School.”
Mrs. W. F. Eddleman—“Why the'
Young 1 People Need the Sunday
School.” 9
Mrs. C .B. Cook—‘‘Why the Chil
dren Need the Sunday School.”
Mr. Floyd Winecoff wril extend a
most cordial welcome to all in just a
few words, not that he thinks they
should be few, but that he hopes all
will feel eo much at home, it won’t
be necessary to take up so much time
with words.
Music for next Sunday morning is
as follows: Songs by the children
calling attention to the fields ripe
unto the harvest and to be on time
for the Sunday School. An anthem:
“Rejoice, Be Joyful in the Lord,”' will
be rendered. A quartet of male voic
es will sing “Sowing and Reaping”
and there will be a soprano and alto
duet, “What Shall the Harvest Be?”
Our Sunday School will begin at
9 :45 next Sunday morning. The
teachers and officers of the-School
will meet at 9.35 in one of the Sun
day School rooms to engage in prayer
for the work. All are asked to come
with prayers in their hearts.
A Picture. .
Here is a picture called, “In His
Father’s Steps.” Two boys are seen
talking on Sunday morning, and here
is what they said to each other:
“Aren’t you coming to Sunday
School any more, Bert?”
“Shucks! Why should I? My fath
er doesn’t go to church !”
Save the morning <d November 6
forthe Sunday School at Center
Grove Church. x.
COLD SPRINGS.
Mr. Tom Boat and Miss Grace Lem
ond were married July Ist and kept
it a secret untH October 30th. Mr.
Bost is the son of Mr. George Bost,
of No. 9 township. Mr. and Mrs.
Bost spent Sunday with his father,
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bost.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plott, of De
troit. are visiting their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. O. Plott.
Mr. L. A. Lefler and family and
Mr. Henry Furr and family, Mr. John
Little and family of No. 10, and Mr.
and Mrs. Lee McAllister, all spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
B. L. Rinehardt.
Our school started at Fink's on
Monday with Miss Mary Ella Barrier,
Miss Josephine Barnet as teachers.
Mr. Raymond AiHman and Miss
Ora Bass spent Sunday with Misses
Beth and Anna Bell Scott.
SWEETHEART.
FURR R. F. D. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Mills gave a Hallow
e'en party to a number of friends at
their home Saturday night. The
home was beautifully decorated with
autumn leaves and jack-o-lanterns.
They played a number of games. They
left wishing Mr. Mills would have
many more parties,
were as follows:
Miss Amanda Ross spent the week
end with Mr. and Mi's. J. W. lin
ker.
Mrs. Marvin Ross and children, of
Brown Mill, spent the week-end with
Mrs. Christy.’
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Christy spent
awhile Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Look Linker.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Fisher and
children spent awhile Sunday eve
ning with Mrs. Fisher’s mother.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. linker, Mies
Amanda Ross spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Wade Linker, of
Kannapolis.
Mr. L. C. Christy has purchased a
new car.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. dine spent
awhile with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fish
er Saturday night.
The Furr School started Monday.
BEAUTIFUL.
CENTER GROVE.
Master Clifford Furr fell and broke
his arm last Monday. He is doing as
well as could be expected.
We regret to note that Mr. C. H.
Cook is on the sick liet and wish for
him a speedy recovery.
There was a Hallowe’en corn
shucking at W. A. Castor’s on Mon
day night. All report a fine time.
Mrs. J. L. Eddleman, who was sick,
is now up and about as usual.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cook and chil
dren, of Concord, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Castor.
Misses Vertie Castor and Mildred
HHeman spent* Saturday and Sunday
with their aunt. Mrs. Minnie Barn
hardt, of Rowan.
Messrs. J. A. and Floyd Winecoff,
W. F. Eddlemna . A. A. Bost and
Rev. E. F. K. Roof attended the Cen
tral District Brotherhood meeting in
Salisbury la*t Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cook are all
smiles —it's a boy. Max Harteell.
Alton Eddleman spent Sunday af
ternoon with Edwin Roof -in China
Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Brack Earnhardt, of
Kannapolis, Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Eddleman.
Mrs. W. F. Eddleman and baby,
Amy l>e, spent Sunday afternoon
Dr. and Mrs. S. O. Holland, of
Salisbury.
School started at-Patteremn last
Monday morning with Mr. Milas Pat
terson as principal, and Miss Julia
Roes as assistant. We wish them
much success. REPORTER.
LOCUST.
Mrs. R. S. Smith has been confin
ed with tonsilitis. ~
Mr. Jacob Hartsell came in Satur
day evening from Burlington, where
he has been spending some time fith
his son, Mr. W. E. Hartsell.
Miss Bessie Smith has been
her sister, Miss Blanche, at N. C. C.
W. at Greensboro.
Miss Elma Furr has accepted a
positmn at saleslady with the Belk s
store in Concord, and will take up her
new work next Saturday.
James Hartsell, who had his arm
broken some time ago while cranking
a car, is still carrying it in a sling.
Most every one has harvested bis
sweet potatoes, the crop of which Is
unusually good this year.
Miss Vera Smith has accepted a po
s:tion as bookkeeper for the Lillian
Mills at Albemarle. She also teaches
a couple classes at night.
Mies Ora Lee Honeycutt returned
Thursday to Wingate to resume her
studies, after being at home a few
days recuperating from an l llnesß _
Mr. Silas Biggera. of Sanford, Fla.,
visited relatives in this vicini y r -
cently. He once taught the public
school here and was anxious to maet
his former pupils. , „ „
While on the way to Btanly Hall
OsWn yeara - **o MiBB Agues
wT!? Mrs. Hoyle Tucker,
u«S * which Bhe ver y much val
w-herL***** Bur Prise her little
way a few PiQ UP ° n high ’
a few days ago.
lhe most interesting meeting -’lifts
community has ever had was that of
ion n a f n ?^ l T > W ° man ’ 8 Missionary Un
ion at the Baptist Church last TbWfc
countJ mPriSiDg 411 the I '** of i* 6
exer ciees were opened by sing
g Jeeus Calls,” the devotional be
mg conducted by Mrs. Young. She
read a scripture lesson from John 11,
which embraced the Union’s watch
-0’: Master is come and
calleth for thee.” Prayer was offered
it r '. after which the
roll call and reports from the Socie
ties followed.
Miss Alta Grayson, a returned mis
s.onary from Cbantung province,
North China, fc-as introduced, and
told touchingly of her work there in
connection with a hospital. Many
were enlightened aa to the needs of
that great empire, after Mrs. Bower
spoke on the “Ruby Anniversary,” a
recess was taken for lunch. A sump
tuous dinner topped off with hot cof
fee was served picnic style in the
grove.
In the afternoon the speakers were:
Mrs. Gaskins, who led the devotional,
Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Poplin, Rev.
Mr. Brown spoke on “God’s Plan of
Giving.” Each speech, a sermon
within itself, was so touching there
were not a few dry eyes in the as
sembly.
The climax was reached when it
was announced that Mrs. Crawley
had something to say. She told of
the organization of the union 14 years
ago and of its work and the present
president, Mrs. J. W. Mauney had
served in her present capacity all
these years and as a token of appre
ciation from all the societies she pre
sented her a lovely gold pin. She ex
plained the meaning of the design—a
double fish head and each tiny char
acter of it. Mrs. Manuey was so ov
erwhelmed by the act of love she was
barely able to express her thanks for
the gift. S.
HARRISBURG.
Well folks, if you missed the Hal
lowe’en party at our school last Fri
day night you missed the time of your
life. We had a number of contests
and a good time was had by all that
were present.
Harry Allison has been elected cap
tain of this season’s basketball team.
He is an all round athlete. So all of
the high school teams of the county
had better start preparing for cap
tain Allison and his cohorts.
This week ends the second month of
our school year. We have six more
long months to go.
The horseshoe tournament is still
progressing very slowly. No matches
were played last week. We will try
to finish the tournament next week.
There will be a moving picture show
at our school house Friday night. H.
W. Blanks of the Concord Y. M. C.
A., is going to show us his travels in
Europe. The show is free for those
who wish to come.
The Spencerian Literary Society
met on last Friday evening and the
following program was rendered:
Song—School.
Minutes of last meeting—By Secre
tary.
Scripture Reading and Prayer—
Evelyn Litaker.
Solo—Beatrice Blackwelder.
I Can’t Do Much But I Will Do
my Best—H. W. Blanks.
The Society then adjourned to meet
on Friday, November 11, 1927. The
program for Friday, November 4th,
will be rendered by the Arcadian So
ciety. •
All those who have an average of
90 will be exempted from mid-term
and final examinations.
A health picture was shown at the
schoolhouse Tuesday night by Dr.
Caldwell. After the show the com
munity club met and rendered a very
enjoyable program.
The Senior Class has already pur
chased class rings. The ring has the
year the school was founded and the
year the class will finish on- it.
CAROLINA KID.
KANNAPOLIS R. F. D. 2.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wilkinson, of
No. 4 township, recently gave up
farming and moved to town. They
were given on November 2nd. a sur
prise shower by their relatives and
friends. The table was overflowed
with many useful and loving gifts.
A string band also was present and
everyone enjoyed the music. After
the music Rev. Mr. Bolden made a
beaut : ful talk which everyone enjoy
ed. The following were present: Rev.
Mr. Bolden and family. Mrs. Nettie
Freeze. Mr. and Mfs. John Winecoff
and family. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wine
coff and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Wilkinson and family, Mr.-and Mfs.
Walter Isenhour and children, Mr. J.
E. Wilkinson, Mr, and Mrs. Phillips,
Mrs. Rich, Mr. and Mrs. McCarn
and family, Mrs. Wishorn and son,
Mr. and Mrs. Faggart and children,
Mrs. Burns and sister, Mr. N. T.
Wilkinson, Mrs. Floyd Overcash and
children, Mrs. Peter Freeze and chil
dren, Mrs. S. L. Overcash, Mr. Silas
Rogers, Miss Rosa Durham, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Query and niece, of Con
cord. Mrs. Sides, of Concord, Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Goodman, Mr. Ira Wilkin
son and M>»s Lauranzy Little, of Con
cord, Mr. and Mrs. Surratt and fam
ily, Miss Baggs. the Lauring String
Band,
/ Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wilkinson wish
to thank each and every one for
the kindness. W.
ENOCHVILLE.
School started tt Enoehvilie Mon
day with a fine attendance. Teachers
are Miss Turner. Miss Stiles, Miss
Miller. We are looking forward to
a fine school.
Mrs. J. N. Plaster has been on the
sick list for the past week.
The many friends of Miss Jennie
Voils will regret to hear that she is ip
bad health now at the home of Mrs.
J. N. Plaster. We hope for her a
speedy recovery.
Mr! Clyde Weddington and family
and Miss Annie Weddington, Miss
Kathleen Plaster spent Saturday eve
ning in Concord.
Mr. Robert Armstrong moved to
Kannapolis Monday from this place.
Mr., Guy Butler moved here Mon
day. The* folks like this place. There
is not a house here vacant more than
a day at a time.
The young people had a fine time
Monday n : ght celebrating Hallowe’en
at this place.
Miss May Weddington spent a short
while in Mooresvillfc last Saturday on
business. 1
Miss Margaret jPetrea spent Fri
day night with her! cousin, May Bell
Weddington, of this place. Come
again.
The Sunday School of Old Bethpage
gave a weinie roast Saturday night
at Mr. Clyde Smith’s. All report a
good time^
THE CONCORD TIMES
Mr. Ooon Oarriker is making *
fine lot of molasses now.
Mrs. Lillian Rogers spent Sunday
evening with her brother, Mr. Will
Rumple.
Mrs. C. A. Weddington has some
fine potatoes this year. She has a
sweet potato vine that measures 18
feet and one that was 16 feet and 5
inches. If you can beat that Venus,
trot out your vines.
WILD ROSE.
ROCKY RIVER.
There seems to be an epidemic of
colds bordering on a mild form of in
fluenza throughout the country.
Farmers are about through picking
cotton. The crop is very short, owing
to the ravages of the boll weevil and
wet weather last summer.
A number of our farmers are sow
ing grain and making preparations to
sow.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hag
ler, last week, a son.
Since our last writing their was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Linker, a
girl.
A number of our people attended
the Piedmont singing convention at
Salisbury Sunday. The singing was
excellent. About the best, was by the
Stamps Quartette from Chattanooga.
The convention was held in the Boy
den high school building, the finest in
this part of the country.
The grammar school began Monday
with Miss Bernice Nash and Mrs- Ag
nes Boger as teachers.
A SCRIBBLER.
RURAL CHURCHES GET
AID BY DUKE ENDOWMENT
Rural Methodist Churches in Commun
ities of Less Than 1,500 Persons Get
Substantial Help.
Durham, Nov. 2.—The rural life de
partment of Duke University, under
the supervision of Professor J. M. Or
mand, has greatly aided rural districts
of North Carolina in building new
churches and improving old ones since
the Duke Endowment began to func
tion January 1, 1926. From the date
of its organization until March, 19*27,
the Duke Endowment has appropriated
the sum of $43,700 which went to a
large number of needy churches and for
the purpose of building new ones in
the Eastern and Western North Car
olina conferences. Since Mareh $31,-
250 has been appropriated and fifteen
churches aided, which makes a grand
total of $74,950 appropriated by the
department since it began functioning.
The probable amount available yearly
to supply the need is $60,000 to SIOO,-
000.
The purpose of the r?uKe Endow
ment and the rural life department is
to render aid to needy churches in
rural districts or towns of no more
than 1,500 inhabitants, and to aid
communities in building new church
es The department holds that one
room churches are no longer satisfac
tory, due to the lack of room and
equipment to conduct social and edu
cational, as well as religious activities.
Therefore, steps have been taken to
avoid this fault in the future by re
quiring each new church built to have
at least three departments in addition
to the auditorium, thus making it
possible to carry on social and edu
cational activities without feeling
cramped for lack of space.
The rural life department carefully
considers all applications that come
from the various sections of the state
requesting aid. Since the organiza
tion of the rural life department Pro
fessor J. M. Ormand has directed its
activities.
In addition to its regular Univer
sity duties, this department has pro
jected an extension service, one of
whose functions is the assistance giv
en the Duke Endowment in adminis
tering the country church fund. The
success of this plan is evidenced in the
increasing number of well-equipped
and beautiful church houses seen here
and there throughout the countryside
of North Carolina.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
FOR AMERICA CHOSEN
Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz-
Gaffron Coming Soon to Washing
ton.
Berlin, Nov. 2. — UP) —Dr. Friedrich
Wilhelm von Prittwitz-Gaffron, coun
sellor of the German embassy at
Rome, has been confirmed as sucessor
to Baron Ago von Maltzan, late Ger
man ambassador to the United States,
it was learned in diplomatic circles
today.
Dr. von Prittwitz-Gaffran, who is 43
years old, was a close friend of the
late Baron von Maltzan, and is con
sidered ‘one of the ablest and most
prominent of the younger set of Ger
man diplomats. He is reported to be
liberally inclined in his politics.
Dr. von Prittwitz-Gaffron comes
from an old military family. He
studied law, and before the war served
in diplomatic posts at Washington
and St Petersburg. His assignment
to the embassy at Rome came in 1921.
Cotton Ginning Shown on Decline in
State.
Raleigh, Nov. 1. —Ginning of cot
ton in North Carolina dropped 135,-
054 bales in 1927 under the total for
1926, prior to October 18, figures
avai able from the United State® de
partment of commerce today show.
Prior to October 18, 1926, 496,813
bales had been ginned, v bile U P 5°
the same date this year 'but 361,759
bales had been handled by the gin
ners.
Robeson county has handled the
largest number of bales thus far this
season with 26,851, while Johnston is
the state’s next best indicated cotton
producer with 25,280 bales. Both show
unusually large decreases in baling
prior to October 18 as compared with
the same date last year.
All Southern Engines Will Be Painted
Green.
Asheville, Nov. 2. —Loyal sons of
Erin’s Is> will take heart in the
plan of the Southern Railway company
to paint all passenger engines a bright
green.
All over the system master me
chanics are preparing to carry out this
general order, it has been learned
here, and soon the passenger engines of
the Asheville division will appear in
bright green coats, that is all but the
running gear, which includes the
wheels and lower rods. /
The tenders will also be green.
Residence of Lewis Hess At Salisbury
Is Destroyed.
Salisbury Nov. I.—Fire departments
of Salisburg aDd Spencer were called
out tonight to fight a blaze which
destroyed the home of Lewis Hess, on
North Long street. No one .was at
home when the fire started and its
origin has not been determined.
Not lqng ago a wealthy woman in
Japan, during a slight illness, had 300
physicians in attendance.
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The Michigan Hunting Law.
One of the most drastic laws regu
lating hunting that has been enacted
in years became effective in Michigan
in early September.
The measure provides that hunters
must first obtain the consenh of farm
land and woodlot owners before they
can hunt upon' their premises. This
permission may be granted in writing
or verbally. Such lands do not of
necessity have to be enclosed. The
measure also covers private hunting
reserves, parks and public game re
serves. Arrests for violation of the
law can be made by any State or local
officer upon complaint of the land
owner.
The penalties for violation of the
law include a fine of not less than
$lO or over 50 or 30,days in jail for
the first offense and a fine of SIOO and
30 days in jail for any subsequent
offense.
This law automatically closes all
farms and foodlots to hunting without
the necessity of posting such land
against trespass. It practically elim
inates all free hunting grounds in the
southern part of lower Michigan,
where farms, woodlots, resorts and mu
nicipalities dominate the land area.
It leaves nothing but the wild, un
cultivated land of the north for the
hunters and a large part of this will
come under the provisions of the new
law.
The law is the outgrowth of dis
satisfaction among farmers brought
about by* the abuses that have been
heaped upon the*i by destructive hunt
ers damaging crops, breaking down
fences, appropriating fruit, allowing
dogs to harass livestock, and other an
noying acts.
DUKE STATE GAME
TO BE ATTRACTION
Blue Devils to Be Worked For Two
Weeks Now.
Durham, Nov. 1. —“The boys will
be worked just as hard this week as
if there was a game Saturday” was
the announcement of the Coaches of
the Duke University "Blue Devils.”
“The boys came out of the Wake For
est game in good shape and will be
primed ‘plenty’ during the coming two
weeks for-the clash with State,” they
added. The State game will be played
on Hanes field here Armistice Day,
Friday, November 11.
The game will definitely decide the
state championship if State defeats
Davidson in Greensboro this week as
the Wolfpack has met and downed
every other team in the state this year.
Their victory over Carolina proved
their real worth and it is expected
that their clash with Duke will be
“The Battle of the Ages.” Both team
will be fighting for the state champion-
ship. _
Coaches of the Duke men realize
that the Blue Devils will be facing
the hardest opponent they have met
this year in the state. The Raleigh
boys have an enviable record for the
year. Duke is given about an eveq
chance with State because both teams
beat Wake Forest by about the same
score. Some fans, however state that
State will win the championship this
year. . , , .
Hanes field is being enlarged m
seating capacity to take care of the
crowd that is expected. R. E. Thig
pen, alumni secretary, states that be
expects that there will be over 10,000
here and there will be seats for well
over 8,000 with temporary bleachers
for the others.
Both Duke and State have been
broadcast as teams this year who re
sort to aerial tactics. If this practice
is resorted to in the game here, it
should be a pretty one to watch, ac
cording to the point of view held by
many local fans.
much interest now
IN 8-MONTHS SCHOOLS
State Showing More Interest Than
Ever Before in the Matter.
The Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh, Nov. 2—There is more in
terest in North Carolina right now
in the eight-months school term than
ever before, according to Dr. A. T.
Allen, state superintendent of public
instruction, who has just attended sev
eral district meetings of the North
Carolina Teachers’ Association, the
last having been in Gastonia and High
Point.
“The interesting thing about it, too,
is that this year the talk about the
longer school term is being done by
the people, and not the teachers -it
is the people who have children in
school that now seem the most anx
ious to have a longer school term,
said Mr. Allen. “This shows that
the public generally is still interested
in the longer school term, and numer
ous communities are now working to
get this longer term.”
The situation in the state at pres
net with regard t;o the eight-months
term is quite different from a year
ago, when a campaign was being made
by the State Teachers’ Association in
favor of a constitutional amendment
making an eight-months terms the
minimum term instead of 6 months as
at present. No action was taken
by the legislature in the matter, so
that now the only way a school term
can be lengthened is for a county to
vote on increasing the length of the
During the past summer only one
additional count y—Northampton
county —was added to those having
the eight-months school term, though
one or two others voted on it. There
was a close contest in Buncombe coun
ty, but the eight-months term failed
to carry.
However, judging from the renewed
interest that is being shown in the
question of a longer term in all sec
tions of the state, indications are that
a number of other counties may adopt
the longer -term before the next school
years opens.
“Parents and school boards are gen
erally coming to realize that they can
not expect to raise the standards with
regard to teachers and scholarship
generally without the longer term,”
Mr. Allen said.
Youth Attacked By Girl’s Father.
Goldsboro, Nov. 2.-—With knife
wounds in his side, throat and one
arm, Robert Price, Goldsboro, today
was a patient for the second time
within six months at a local hospital,
victim of assault.
Price told police he was attacked
while escorting a young woman home
by the latter’s stepfather, who fled.
Physicians said Price would re
cover. Attacked by a negro in the
first case, Price recovered after phy
sicians said there was little hope.
FARM LAND PRICE DECLINE
GREATEST IN COTTON STATES
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Farm Real Estate Values Decrease
One-Fifth in Last ‘Fifteen Years.
Washington, Nov. I.—Measured in
“constant” dollars of the purchasing
power of 1912-1913-1914, farm real es
state values on March 1, 1927, were
worth 20 per cent less than they were
15 years before, and were worth
about the same as they were a year
ago, according to figures compiled by
the Department of Commerce.
Net cash returns of 15,000 farmers
reporting to the department dropped
13 per cent during 1926, and the net
outflow of farm population was the
largest of any year since 1920, for 2,-
020,000 persons were estimated to have
left the farms.
The decline in value on March 1,
1927, touched all sections of the coun
try, and touched practically every
state, but the worst breaks in values
occurred inthe corn and cotton States.
Using an index number of 100 for
farm values in 1912-1913-1914 in com
paring farm values for 1927, the de
partment’s figures indicate that North
Carolina farm real estate value on
March 1 was 178 as compared with
223 during the peak year 1916, 196 in
1921; 166 in 1922, 195 in 1923, 192
in 1924, 187 in 1925 and 185 in 1926.
While South Carolina led the South
Atlantic States in the increase of farm
real estate in 1920, with an index of
230 during that year, that State al
so led in the decline in farm values,
dropping to 113 on March 1, 1927.
Georgia farm values also show a drop
from 218 in 1920 to 104 for 1927.
“The background for the declines
shown in the values of cotton belt
real estate,” states the Department
of Agriculture, “is probably primarily
one of badly shattered earnings, farm
earnings in the South Atlantic States
following cotton prices in a down
ward trend over the last three years.”
The number of farms per 1,000
changing ownership by voluntary sales
and trades in North Carolina during
1927 were 21.3 as compared with 25
in 1926; forced sales account de
linquent taxes 8.6 in 1927 as against
5.9 in 1926; foreclosures and bank
ruptcy 10 in 1927 an compared with
7.3 in 1926.
“Forced sales,” scates the Depart
ment, “do not necessarily represent
final, outright losses of title, but are
conditional in varying degree, sub
ject to redemption in accordance with
varying States laws upon the sub
ject.”
Speaking of conditions generally,
the Department states the rates of
forced sales remains high, with ap
proximately 23 farms per 1,000 indi
cated as having changed ownership
through financial default. As in the
1926 inquiry, the rate for default*
averaged least in the New England
and Middle Atlantic divisions, with
approximately 12 per thousand farms
each; and averaged highest in West
North Central and Montain divisions,
for which averages rates of 32 and 45
were indicated.
R. L. DOUGHTON
BACK AT CAPITAL
Eighth District Representative Wants
Taxes Cut All Along Line.
Washington, Nov. 1. —Congressman
Robert L. Doughton, of the Eighth
district, arrived in Washington this
morning, and went directly to the
House Office building where he at
tended an executive session of the
House ways and means committee, of
which he is a member. Representa
tive Doughton will remain in Wash
ington throughout the hearings held
by the committee and take an active
part in drafting a revenue bill for the
new Congress which meets five weeks
hence.
When seen at his office this after
noon, Congressman Doughton stated:
“I am in favor of reducing the taxes
all along the line wherever it is pos
sible to do so. Especially am I in favor
of abolishing the so-called nuisance
taxes, with the exception of the tax on
theatre admissions. This tax, I feel,
should allowed to remain as at
at present. I am also in favor of
abolishing the automobile tax, and am
in favor of reducing the corporation
tax from 13 1-2 per cent to 10 per
cent or lower.”
Congressman Doughton did not in
dicate his position as to the estate or
inheritance tax which Secretary Mel
lon recommended be abolished at the
hearing today. However, it is known
that a great many Democrats are op
posed to the repeal of the inheritance
tax and from all indications this item
will be one over which North Caro
lina delegation will be divided. It is
known that Congressman Zebulon
Weaver is opposed to the repeal of the
inheritance tax. He feels that as long
as it is necessary to tax the people, and
as the States receive 80 per cent of the
revenue from this source, the tax
might as well be levied and collected
by the Federal government.
I. B. Hagler returned Tuesday from
a business trip to LaGrange, Ga., and
Roanoke- Ala., visiting the Valley
Mills factories, which he represents
in this State and Virginia.
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BLUE IMPS MEET
WILD KITTENS FRIDAY
FVotta Teams to Meet on Hanes Field
Friday Afternoon.
Durham, Nov. 2.—With one vic
tory and one tie on their string the
Duke University Blue Imps will con
tinue the season's play for the State
Freshman title Friday afternoon on
Hanes field here when they meet the
Davidson Wildkittens.
The Imps have a good chance to
annex the state Frosh title this year.
The Duke Frosh, now starring on the
Varsity took honors last year and
with such players as Staton, Haynes,
Murray, Gobbell, Taylor, Rosky and
Hayes showing up well they should re
peat last year’s record. They won from
Wake Forest first year men two
weeks ago and last week the Deacons,
Junior, defeated State. That should
give the Imps a good chance against
the State Frosh.
They will face a real opponent this
week in the Davidson WUdkittens.
Davidson was defeated by the Oak
Ridge Cadet* 11-0 while Duke held
the Military school by to a 6-6 score.
With only four points difference the
game here Friday should be interest
ing.
, Robert Hayes, all state high school
end last year for Charlotte has been
showing up well this year for the
Imps. He is helped on tbs other wing
by “Buzz” Rosky who bida fair to
write his name on the football annals
of the state before his graduation from
Duke. He is a fast end and a deadly
tackier and gained his knowledge of
football at Randolph Macon prep
school.
Haynes and Staton have worked
out a passing combination that has
appeared in Freshman games thus
far. Staton is a former teammate of
Jankoski while Haynes came here from
Columbia Military academy in Ten
nessee where he starred. Murray was
all-state fullback for Rocky Mount
last year.
The game will probably be well at
tended as the teams are evenly match
ed and it should be a great game. »
Cqnvict Grunmblee Way Out of Jail.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. I.—Charles
Sturrup has grumbled his way out of
the house of correction.
Officials, in announcing -his dis.
charge for deportation to England,
said he found his fellow prisoners
“beastly borers,” mashed his potatoes
lumpy and made his hours impossible.
They described him as a “grumbler,
growler, a trouble maker, a disor
ganizer and a kicker” and said that
other prisoners were becoming like
him.
He was given a sentence of four
years in 1927 on a charge of false
pretense.
Mr. and Mrs. A, Jones Yorke, Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. Hartsell, Jr., Miss
Alice Yorke, Miss Louise Morris,
Mrs. W. W. Morris, Mrs. D. L. Bost,
Charles Ritchie and Fred Bost were
among the Concord people who attend
ed “High Lights” in Charlotte Tues
day evening.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES
TATE.
Pursuant to the terms of a certain
Deed of Trust dated April 16th, 1923,
executed by W. J. McDaniel and
wife Frances McDaniel to the under
signed, Mortgages, registered in Book
of Mortgages, No. 49, pages 4 and 5,
in Register of Deeds Office of Cabar
rus County, default having been
made in the payment of the indebted
ness therein secured, and demand hav
ing been made by the holder of the
note for foreclosure, the undersigned
Trustee and Mortgagee will sell at
public auction, to the h ! ghest bidder
for Cash, at the Court House door in
the City of Concord, on Saturday,
December 3rd, 1927, at 12 o’clock M.,
the following described tract of land
in No. 7 Township, just across the
Rowan County Line, lying about three
miles south of Rockwell, known as
the Laura C. M. Fisher home place,
and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a Stone in the road, a
new corner, runs thence S. 25 degrees
East to a Stone in the road, corner
of G. C. Leonard’s tract; thence a
new line post 46.50 chains to a Stone
in old line, G. C. Leonard’s corner;
thence N. 13.17 chains to a Sassafras
and Stone, the old corner; thence “S.
89 West 23.30 chains to a Stone;
thence N. 38 W. 7 chains to a Stone;
thence W. 4.65 chains to a Stone;
thence a new line N. 82 W. 16'.50
chains to a Stone in the Ditch; thence
with said Ditch 5 chains to a Stone,
the old corner in the Road; thence S.
10 E. 4.80 chains to a Stone; thence
S. 42 W. 85 links to a Stone in the
Road; thence with said Road to the
beginning, containing 72 and 13-100
acres, more or les.
For back title reference is hereby
made to Books of Deeds 96, page
412, 90 pp. 224, 227 and 334, and
Mortgage Book 31, page 385.
Terms of sale cash. This October
29th, 1927.
A. S. BARRINGER, Mortgagee.
R. Lee Wright, Atty.
3-lt- wk-4wks.
PAGE SEVEN
PERSONAL Wl
Miss S&llie Nib lock, of devel*£c(|
apant Tuesday with her brother, F.’
a Niblock.
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Mrs. Ernest Query will return tfr?
her home in Philadelphia Saturday
after assisting the Building and Loan-
Department of the Citizens Bank duiJ-j
ing the illness of A, F. Goodman. /}
* * *
Mr. and Mra. B- C. Bamhardt, 8r„
left Tuesday for Durham, where they'
will visit Tilley Lunsford.
• * *
Mra. R. B. Brown has returned to;
her home in Charlotte, after visiting'
her sister, Mrs. N. K. Reid.
• • •
Mrs. James Springs, of Charlotte*
was a visitor in Concord Tuesday.
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Mrs. Ed. Stancil has returned front
Rockingham where she. was called by
the illness of her grandmother, Mrfc
W. W. Baldwin.
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Jji
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Moore have just
returned from a trip to Asheville andji
Marr’s Hill where Mr. Moore viaitefi
his brother, Prof. R. L. Moore.
m w w
Henry Moose underwent an operafc
tion for the emoval of his tonsils here.
Tuesday, and his condition today ii ;
reported as satisfactory.
• • *
Dr. S. E. Buchanan has returned
to Beaufort, after spending several
days with his family here.
BRICK MAKERS WILL
GATHER AT RALEIGH
Will Make Plans Then For
wide Campaign in North Carolina. 5
The Tribune Bureau, If
Sir Walter Hotel, o
Raleigh, Nov. 2.—Plans for a stattpj
wide educational campaign to show th#
value of permanent, fire-procrf buil<®
ing will be discussed here Novemtx*
10, when the members of the
formed Common Brick Manufacture
ers’ Association of North Caroling
will meet, it was announced today bR
R. H. Davider, secretary and general
manager. 4|
The association, while still younji
has as members brick manufacture!#
in Goldsboro, Raleigh, Weldon,
Holly, Selma, Statesville and 8a»
ford, and others are affiliating with.#
rapidly, Mr. Davider reports.
North Carolina builders, while fif
ing brick more and more, have not
been sufficiently aware of the mgny
uses of common brick, according tot
Mr. Davider, or of the fact that lagt,
year 96 per cent, of all the residence*
constructed in the State were of frama,
construction, only 4 per cent. beint
of brick. So at present the chief aim.
o/ the association is to let the, pub
lic know the advantages of building
with common brick.
“So far, most of the common brfclE
construction has been limited to cerffis
merdal buildings and industrial!
plant*,” said Mr. Davider. "But with?
the highest grade of common Uriel*
being manufactured in many differ*
ent localities in the state, common |
brick is one of the most easily avail
able and one of the most
building material* that may be bad
with - the added factor of makinj
building* and bouse constructed o:
brick as nearly fireproof as poiiible
thus reducing insurance charge*. S<
it is that* the brick manufacturer* o:
the state have determined to tell th<
public more about common brick anc
its uses.
Cobb Leaves Athletics.
Philadelphia, Nov. 2. —04 s ) —Ty Gobi
will not be with the Philadelphia Atb
letics next year. This announeemen
was made today after an hour’s con.
ference between the famous ball play*
and Connie Mack, manager of the loca
Americans.
NOTICE! j
On November 12th begin!
ning at 10 o’clock at my resil
dence in Faith, I will sell at
public auction all my house*
hold and kitchen furniturejl
such as beds, bedding,
bed and pillows, dressers, Ofife
nice old time walnut bureau
side cupboard, one large VKid
nut safe, one old time' cCfHte
cupboard, tables, chests, chairs
good as new; trunks, pictures
with nice frames, one brant
new electric Thermo Lite, alsfr
canned fruits, jellies, jugs, jarS f
dishes, glassware; other thing
too numerous to mention.
Here is the place to get ol<
time things that still look new
Mrs. W. A. SIDES
PENNY COLUMN
Have Your Valves Ground the Mr
and better way by The Crowe Ele<
trie Valve Grinder. U. S. L. Ba
teries slo.oo* 12 months quarante>
We do all kinds of automobile r£
pairing, and all our work guarai
.teed. B. & M. Auto Service, Cha'
lotte Road. N-20
We Have a Store House, a Dwellin
house and vacant lot just off Cha
lotte highway near Flint Roc
filling station for eale or will e:
change for other city or count
property. We also have one 5-roo
house with modern convenience k
Douglas Avenue. One 8-room ljoui
and 3 1-2 acres of land near Undi
Pass 20 1-2 acres of land approx
mately 3 1-2 miles from sqnar
One 30-acre farm near Jacket
Training School. Several four-roo
houses in Kannapolis, N. C. Sma
cash payment and the balanoe <
easy terms. D. A. McLaurin, 21 }
North Kerr street, phone 435. D 1
For Sale—Duro Pump and Wat r
system—l-2 H. P. Century Mot t
for city current. Can see in oper •
tion at my home. Dr. J. V. Dari ,
South Union street, Concord, X. i L
xm
Several Freeh Milch Cows For Sale
or trade for beef cattle. Phone 510,
Chas C. Graeber. Dealer in Be*i
and Dairy Cattle. N|3
Lost—Suit Case. Late Friday AftJp
noon on highway between Monro*
and Concord. Finder please retuai
or notify Rev. R. L. West, Al 4
marie, N. C. Nw