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Saturday, January 2, 1926 -SQCJETV 1 Millenary CJreles Central Church. The Missionary circles of Central Methodist Ohtlroh meet at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon at the following places: Tuttle Circle with Mrs. H. 8. Williams. Central Circle with Mrs. L. L. Maulden. Miriam Coltrane in the church par lor. This is the beginning of the year's work. New officers are to be elected *nd important business to be trans acted. A full attendance is earnest ly desired. \ Meeting of Women's Missionary So ciety Groups of St. James Church. Group A, Mrs. John R. Cress lead er. Hostess, Mrs. T.. A. Weddington. Group B, Mrs. Jno. A. Blaekweld er, lender. Hostess, Mrs .7 T. Hon eycutt. Group C, Mrs. R. E. Ridenhour, leader. Hostessr, Mrs. H. A. Grae ber. ' Group D, Mrs. J. A. Kennett. lend er. Hostess, Mrs. Joe Y. Mordison. Group E. Miss Wilma Correll, leadeiM Mosterr, Mrs. X.. A. Fish- GVtJpps A. B. C. and I) will meet ■Monday at 3, and E at 7:30. | Entertains at Movie Party. ■ Nevin Archibald, Jr., entertained a Humber of his friends at a movie par s' Friday afternoon in honor of his Beventh birthday anniversary. Those ■vited were Robert and Fabius Hay- Buod. 7,. A. Talbirt, Jr.. James Tow- By. Whitfield Sloop, I.indsay Ross Bjxt Julius Fisher, Jr. Hjßss Heilig Hostess at Aiunnincesncnt Party. BSGn New Year's afternoon, Miss Bfnra Heiiig delightfully entertainwl ■t her home in Mt. Pleasant, announc- engagement of her sister. Miss ■■inn Heiiig. to Mr. Edgar Durant of Rocky Mount. Miss Hei ■Rwas assisted in entertaining by Misses Bess and Emma ■Hte Heiiig, and Mrs. .7. C. McDow. the guests arrived, little Miss Heiiig McDow presented each a card. Places were found and HnCressive Hearts’ 7)ice was played tables. Mrs. George Wearn won BP; score prise, a lovely pair of hand shoe-trees. IfiMtowing the games a delicious snl ■Keoursc was served. On eacli plate an attractive favor bearing MHVtials L. B. H.-E. I). S„ Feb. I EH *«<***t« present were Misses Hcl- Rosa James. Elizabeth and KHlhley Bright. Wilhelmina All - Senford. Miriam and Ruth Ruth ltarringer. itess MeEacli- Virginia Fisher, Louise Wilma Tucker, Mary and Tempie Ritchie; Mex- L. E. Foil. Ora MeEacliern, Barringer. I’MCoi, I*. A il. & McDow, Sirs. George of Charlotte, nnd Mrs. A. R. BKh, of Roanoke, Va. I j«- Entertains at Dinner Party. T. Gales Pickard entertained night at her home on Loan Bfect at a dinner party. Her guests Mrs. Coral Baker, Mrs. Patt H. Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Sloan. Hf of Charlotte, and Mr. aud Mrs. W. K Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Jr. Influenza II Asa preventive melt and V - inhale Vicks night and morning. Apply up nos trils before mingling with crowds. If feverish, call a doctor at once. VlSss Omt 17 Million Jan U.cd F«arfr B ' [f ■ fijjafiL Wfyyect Sold By BELL, A HARRIS FUN ERAL PARLOR Day Phone 040 Night Phones UO-IML i J: mmmmmmw PERSONALS -Miss Cottrell Sherrill, who has been spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sherrill, will leave Sunday night for Asheville. Her] father will accompany her and will return to Concord Monday night. • • , M. H. Caldwell, jr., left Friday night for Atlanta, after spending the holidays here with home folks. Miss Sarah Austell, Frances AA’his ant nnd Hattie Gidney, of' Shelby, will arrive in Concord today to spend i I'.ie week-end with Miss Virginia Bntte. * • » F. G. Agee lias returned from Au gusta, where lie has been spending some time visiting relatives. Mr. and Sirs. Hinton AleLeod re turned Friday from Brevard, where they spent several days on a business trip. • * • Miss Mae While has returned from Black Mountain, where she has been spending a week visiting relatives. • • • Mrs. H. C. Herring and Mrs. R. P. Benson are spending the day in Charlotte. • • • Miss Margaret Virginia Ervin, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. R. S. Young and T. T. Smith have returned from New York, where they have been spending a week. • • • -Mr. and Sirs. C. E. Parks, of Al bemarle, were visitors in Concord on Friday. • * a J. G. Parks, Charles and Ben Parks, Eugene Caldwell, Frank Cald well and Dan Ritchie have returned from Rockingham, where they spent a week duck hunting. * • * Sliss Tillie Junker, who has been living at the home of Mrs. Elam King, has gone to Charlotte and will leave from there for Chicago, where she will spend a month visiting friends. She will return to Concord in February. * • * Sliss Rebecca Castor, Carmen Cas tor nnd DeKime Castor spent Friday in Sit. Gilead, where they visited their aunt, Sirs. J. D. Sliseuheimer. « • * Sliss Ronnie Burgin, of Slarion, has returned to her home after visit ing for several days with Sliss Slary Mclnnis, on SlcGill street. * • * Sirs. SI. E. Phillips nnd daughters. Margaret and -Phoebe, have returned to Roanoke after spending tile Christ mas holidays in the city visiting Sir. and Sirs. D. W. Tucker. • • * Sir. and Mrs. S. A. Wolff, who have been visiting for three weeks in Haynesville, La., at the home of the%j*fto,V£>r. C. O. Wolff, are ex pected to return to C-oncord Sunday afternoon. * * * Miss Martha Roe. of Kannapolis, and Sliss Beatrice Roe, of Raleigh, who have been spending a week at the home of Sirs. C. It. Davall, on 1 North Spring street, will return to their homes today. * * * Sliss Slargie Elliott lias returned from Salisbury, where she lias been visiting relatives. * * * Sir. and. Sirs. Charles Wadsworth, who have been visiting Dr. and Sirs. M. H. Wadsworth for several days, returned today to Charlotte and will leave Slondny for Atlanta, where Sir. Wadsworth will resume his study of dentistry. • • •' Mrs. H. P. Duffy and daughters, of Oxford, who have been spending the holidays in the city at the home of Mrs. L. L. Slaulden, have returned to their home. • ■ * Sliss Roberta Hullender, daughter of Sir. and Sirs. R. A. Hullender, left today for Asheville State Normal where she will resume her studies. * * • Miss Lena Keller, who spent Christmas in Miami, Fla., is visitin# for several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lippard before re turning to North Carolina College for Women. •• • 9 Mr. and Mrs. Luther Yost and son, Luther, Jr., of Rnieigh, who have been visiting at the home of Sir. and Mrs. A. J. Lippard during the holidays, have returned to their home. • * • Miss Mae Shinn, a member of the faculty of No. 2 school, who has been visiting relatives in Mena, Ark., for some time, has returned to the city. • • • Jesse McLelland and Carl Boykin left this afternoon for Columbia, 8. C., where they will spend the week end. • • * Brown Morgan, who has been spend ing the holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morgan, will leave tonight for Richmond to resume his studies at Virginia Medical College. Mr. and Mrs. Williams Have Daughter I Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. It. Wil liams, December 20th, a daughter, Fay Colene. Mrs. Williams before mar riage wadi Miss Flora Hurlocker, Kings Daughters to Meet Monday. The Kings Daughters will hold a ■fleeting Monday night at 7 o’clock at the home of Mrs. J. E. Davis, on West Depot street. All committees are ask ed to attend and give an account of the work done during the Christmas Season. To Resume Study of Voice. Miss Lula Belle Paris, who has been spending several days in the city as the guest of Miss Catherine Carpenter, has returned to her home in Salisbury and will return Monday to Jenkenbtown, D*., where she will resume her voice study. Most people would rather by mis erable rich than happy poor. Delivers Farewell Sermon On His Hundredth Birthday E’on College. Jan. I.—An occasion unique in the annals of North Caro lina occnrred here this morning when Rev. J. W. Wellons, D. D., ehaplain of the Masonic and Eastern Star Home at Greensboro, celebrated his 100th'birthday by preaching a sermon to more than 800 of his friends who had assembled ltere in the Whitley 1 auditorium building. These friends came from all parts of the state to j hear this venerable minister, and many from outside the state. “Uncle" Wellons, as he is familiar-, iy known to all his friends, has been a minister of the Christian Clmrch for more than 75 years, nnd has ren-' dered a long nnd faithful, service to' the cause of the Kingdom of Christ. He lias looked forward to his 100th birthday for some time, and thinks that this sermon will be the last time he will be able to appear in public. His sermon was wonderfully clear! for a man of his age and carried a message gained from experience. i Preceding Dr. Wellons in the pul pit, Hon. Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy nnd a life-long friend of T'nele Wellons, spoke words of greeting to this venerable brother and to the congregation on this oc casion. President W. A. Harper, of Elqn College, introduced him as one of the greatest private citizens this race has and as an out standing public citizen. Mr. Daniels began by saying: “We are to congratulate ourselves that we live in a commonwealth with the same great man ns I’ncle Wellons.’’ He de- j picted something of the change of con- 1 ditions in the material world since 182f>. the date of the birtli of Dr. Wellons. He described the pioneer days of that time, but stated that no change in heart had occurred, aild that the spirit that guided people then must guide us today. He stated that he first kuew i’ncie Wellons at Franklintcn, where he had been pas tor of their circuit for twenty years. “Youth is the great cry of today,” he said, "but we must not forget our debt to age. Age with experience, knowledge, nnd judgment must guide the Ship of State. - ’ He concluded his speech by saying: “We have come today for two things, first, to begin the New Year by pray ing to Almighty God that we may have some of the spirit and earnest ness of this great man and of his service to mankind, nnd second, that we shall hear this good man give us from his long life and experience the foundation principles of the Christian life. Therefore, let us hear him as a man bringing out from long ex perience lessons that cannot be learned in any books.” Dr. W. W. Staley, a minister of Suffolk, Va., brought <jfu behalf of the whole ministry of the church words of greetings also. Dr. Staley stated that all the ministers knew Uncle Wellons, nnd all loved him and all received inspiration from his life, and looked to him as an example. He has made a remarkable success as a minister. Dr. Staley said, and that this success was due to his great love, perseverance, and popularity. Under his ministry more than seven thousand people have been converted, a greater number than any other minister in the Churistian Church has been able to convert in a life-time. President Harper, of Elon College, presided over the anniversary occa sion, Drs. P. H. Flemming and J. O. Atkinson offered prayers, and Dr. W. S. Alexander, college pastor, read the scripture. Following the sermon an informal reception was given by the people of the village hede to Uncle Wollons and the visiting friends in the Y. W. C. A. hail. At the con clusion of the sermon Dr. Fleming presented Uncle Wellons a purse of SIOO fn gold given by 100 people. Al so another purse was presented at that time. ; As Dr. Wellons came into Hie andi j torium the audience stood in recogni tion of this venerable brother on his 100th birthday. Great of statue, which . evidences great physical strength in youth, with white hair and beard, I he made a fine picture as he sat in the pulpit and looked many years younger than the actual record of his : age. ( Dr. Wellons took as the text for his sermon Matthew 6:33. “First ■ seek ye the Kingdom of God and his ! righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” To the young people Dr. Wellons spoke words of encouragement, ad monishing them to seek for the solid things of life, and pass over the friv olous. He urged them in reading to seek for the best, urged church at tendance, and obedience to parents. To the parents he spoke next, urging them to seek a true love for the Chris tian religion, and to teach religion to their children. Finally he spoke to the pastors, urging them to preach to win stntls, and not to preach for money and popularity. He said that the winning of souls for the cause of Jesus Christ was the greatest and noblest work in all the world. Dr. Wellons was born January 1, 1820, in Sussex county, Virginia, near ithe Southampton line. His father, Hartwell Wellons, and his mother, Tolly Stephenson Wellons, were farmers at Smithfield, Va. Dr. Wellons was the third child of the family, his two brothers and one sis ter being now deceased. Uncle Wel lons was educated at Graham Col lege. His duties at the Home at Greens boro keep him quite busy looking af ter the spiritual welfare of the in mates there. He has been a trustee of Elon College from the day the char ter was granted, March 11, 1889, nnd has never missed a meeting of the board of trustees during all these years. His counsel has been invalu able, and through hie prayera the ad ministrators of the collegrf have been greatly aided in their work. The building in which he preached on his 100th year, the Whitley memorial au ditorium, is one of a group of five new buildings on the Elon College campus erected to take the place of the main building burned in 1923. “Uncle” Wellons wag very instrument -1 al in securing a number of large gifts THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE for the rebuilding program. Elon College is the pride of his hearty and its success his joy. The mind of this venerable minister gceo far back into the years. He can remember, as a boy of five years, seeing Nat Turner, the Virginia slave who was leader of an insurrection in 1831. hanged at Jerusalem, near Courtlnn<l. Va. | In 1837, when eleven years of age, , he joined the Christian Church, be | coming a member of Barrett's congre gation in Virginia. In 1854 he of ficially joined Hie North Carolina and , Virginia conference as a minister. , though he had assisted in ministerial work, and held pastorates before this. Just within the last few weeks lie at tended the general session of this body at its general meeting in Greensboro, which he thinks will be the last time he will be able to attend, i In 1850 lie was officially ordained as a minister of Hie Christian Church i in Hanks Chapel Church, near Pitts boro. X, C. For several years prior to his ordination he was minister on a circuit in Moore county, but after being in this work for several years he wns forced to retire because of ill ness. He then went to Suffolk to live, where lie assisted other Chris tian ministers in their work. AVhen the civil war came General Mansfield requested him. along with i the other ministers to leave Suffolk, but lie at first refused to go, staying on and doing his preaching and work ’ of ministry there amidst the activities jof war. Finally, however, he did ' leave Suffolk with his family and slaves, and until the close of the war lived with his father in Sussex coun ty, Later he moved to Petersburg, and front there came to North Caro lina where lie took charge of the Franklin circuit, which he served for ' twenty years. In 1900 Dr. Wel lons gave up the active pastorate and made liis residence at Elon College, where he has served as eo-pastor for 25 years, having recently been elect ed co-pastor emeritus. His work at the college among the students has been one of real influence and benefit. About two years ago he was elect ed chaplain of tile Masonic and East ern Star Home, and since that time he lias made liis home there. Dr. AA'ellons is the oldest Alaxon in the state of North Carolina, and attends sessions of the lodge whenever it is pfissible fox, him to do so. He is be loved by all the Masons. He joined the Graham lodge seventy years ago, aud has held many offices in the dif ferent bodies. He has also for many years been an active member of the order of the Eastern Star. , In addition to Ills long service in the ministry, Dr. AA'ellons, is also known as a writer and editor. He lias assisted with the editorial work nnd management of the denomina tional periodicals of his church, and has written five books, the last of which jyas writen during his 94th year, jiln spite of his great age, " l has always held an open mind in regard to new methods and progressive measures. He reads the papers and keeps up with all the current news. He is enthusiastic over education, especially Christian education, aud never loses an oppor tunity to sponsor it. , CHILD RUN OVER BY. AUTO IS IMPROVING Injuries Received in Accident by U. B. Hammitt Said Not to Be Se rious. U. B. Hammitt, son of "Air. and ■ Mrs. A. K. Hammitt, who was in i jured here Friday when struck by an auto, is improving rapidly. Exami ; nation of his injuries showed that he ! was not seriously hurt, it was re ported this morning. S. R. Sallada, of Jersey Shore, Pa., driver of the car which struck the . boy, left Concord late Friday after it was determintd that the lad had not : been badly hurt. Mr. Sallada paid all hospital and doctor bills, it was i reported, and no effort was made to , detain him when the examination showed the boy had suffered no se i rious injuries^ i According to Mr. Sallada and eye witnesses, the boy had been riding on ■ a wagon down Corbin street toward : Depot and when the wagon reached the point where James street branches i off Corbin, he jumped from the wagon and at once darted out into the street. Mr. Sallada had come up behind the wagon and was preparing to pass it when the boy suddenly ran out in front of him. So close was he to the little Hammitt boy that he was unable to stop soon enough and the automobile struck him, one wheel passing over his body. Wedding Party Returns to City. Air. and Mrs. J. A. Cannon, Air. and Airs. AV. AI. Sherrill and daugh ter, Ellen Lewis, and AA’allace Alor ris, AV. H. Muse, Jr., and AI. H. Caldwell, Jr., have returned from Ala rion, where they attended the Oglesby- Hudyjns wedding Thursday evening. Air. Cannon, Air. Muse and Air. Alorris were groomsmen. Air. Sherrill was best man and little Aliss Sherrill was flower girl in the wedding. Attend Interfratemity Dance in Gas tonia. Aliss Virginia Reed, Lewis Laughlin and Mrs. J. F. Reed attended the In ter-fraternity dance which was given by the Gastonia Inter-fraternity club in Gastonia Friday night. The dance was one of the most elaborate held during the holidays in this section of the State. Entertaining at Party Honoring Mrs. Robinson. Miss Rosa Caldwell is entertaining at five tables of bridge this afternoon honoring Mrs. Ernest Robinson, who is a recent popular bride. Preaching at Cold Water Baptist i Church. There will be preaching at Cold AVa ter Baptist Church on the fjfst Sun day in January at the usual hour, 2:30 o’clock, Rev. AV. P. Edsel. USE PENNY COLUMN—IT PAYS ALL WESTERN N. C. RIDING CREST OF TRADING WAVE (Continued From Page One) fore fewer people arc faced with the task of raising the money to, run them. Tile State aids them all to be sure, but most of the money comes through lo cal taxes, and is spent in the county where it is raised. AA'itli the roads it is different. Alex ander county, so far ns roads arc con cerned. profits from gasoline sold in Woke county. All of the money goes to the State and is proportioned out on an equal basis. Otherwise the mountain people would not have such roads as they have, nor would the traveling public be able to drive over these counties on hard-surfaced or oth er modern highways. If you arc tired of following high way No. 10 from Concord to Ashe ville, try the route v'a Statesville, Taylorsville. Lenoir, Morganton and Alarion. The road is fine and the country is very rugged, especially from Statesville to Lenoir. The road is full of curves, hut as a man up here told me. "if you will curve every time the road' curves you will be al! right.” The road from Taylorsville to Le noir and on to Alorganton for the mist part, sk’rts the edge of the mountains aud many old and some quaint farm houses are nestled at the foot of file slopes. Rocky cliffs, many of them dripping with ice from froz en streams, added to the natural beau ty of the trip when we came along SUPERIOR COURT WILL CONVENE HERE .MONDAY Two Weeks Term Begins Monday AA’ith Judge T. D. Bryson, of Bry son City, Presiding. The regular January term of Ca barrus County Superior Court .will begin here Alonday morning with Judge T. I). Bryson, of Bryson City, presiding. The first week will be devoted to the trial of criminal cases and civil cases will be tried during the second week. Do You Need Money?! Weekly Payment Loan Department ; We have installed a department to accept notes for i small loans payable on the installment plan. You can repay the loan in small amounts and not have : to dread the day it will come due. We will lend you from • fifty dollars ($50.00) to five hundred dollars ($500.00) to ii be paid back in weekly installments as per the followine 5 table: s i! From 50.00 to 100.00 to be paid back at 2.00 per week From 100.00 to 150.00 to be paid back at 3.00 per week From 160.00 to 200.00 to be paid back at 4.00 per week From 200.00 to 250.00 to be paid back at 5.00 per week From 250.00 to 300.00 to be paid back at 6.00 per week From 300.00 to 400.00 to be paid back at 8.00 per week From 400.00 to 500.00 to be paid back at 10.00 per week If you are in need, consult our officers today. They I will gladly give you any information desired. We base !i our security on character and personal endorsements, on collateral, and on real estate. Compmp l C ONC OR&INORrTH CAROLINA**' YOU CANT FOOL ALL of the Owners All of the Time With all the confusion, misunderstanding and general lack of information on the subject of tire buying, one might think Abraham Lincoln coined his famous phrase after an -experience in tire buying. The truth of what he said as applied to tires is best sum med up today in this statement of fact: MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON GOODYEAR TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND. Os course there is a real reason. And Here Is The Place You Get Service Yorke & Wadsworth Co. THE OLD RELIABLE HARDWARE STORE Sheriff R. V. Caldwell, Jr., stated thw morning that he has everything in readiness for the opening of court Monday juorning. Judge Rryson is expected to arrive tomorrow or early Monday morning. No murder cases are to be tried at the present term of court ami the docket as prepared carries few cases of an aggravated nature. Special Sermons cn “The Ruling Clirist.” Rev. C. Herman Trueblood. pastor of the First Raptist Church, will preach a scries of Sunday night ser mons on “The Ruling Christ.” The subjects for the first six nights, be ginning tomorrow night at 7 o'clock, will be as follows: Jan. 3rd, “The Christ-Rilled Home.” Jan. 10th, “The Christ-Ruled Young Man.” Jan. 17. “The Parist-Ruled Busi ness.” Jan. 124th. “The Christ-Ruled Young Woman.” Jan. 81st. “The Christ-Ruled Church.” Feb. 7th, “The Christ-Ruled Com munity.” • In connection with each sermon brief letters, . touching upon the subject, written by various church members and representative citizens, will be read. These letters will be publ:sh ed in The Daily Tribune, following the delivery of each sermon. Sure Cure. A middle-aged but rich widow, who had a very disagreeble temper, complained to her sou-in-law that she was annoyed by the attentions of u certain man. “How shall I get rid of him?"’ she asked “ Marry him,” replied the son-in law. “I'd see him hanged first.” “Just marry him, and it won’t be long before he'll hang himself.” The dropping out or Oolumbus leaves a gap in the grand cireuit that will be hard to fill. The Ohio capital has been a member of the big trotting organization for many years. TT U L INSTITUTION JUfimeyta V*W'XDEPARTMENT STORES SO-54 South Union Street, Concord. N. C. Welcome 1926! Adieu 1925! ■ With the festivities of a joyous Christmas sea* son ended, we join you in looking forward to a Uew year—a year which we trust will be filled with an abundance of good health, happiness and pros perity for all. In extending our hearty New Year greeting, wa ire mindful of your liberality to us during the past 12 months. We indeed would be ungrateful Itvere we not to appreciate it. We part with the old year feeling that we did »ur best to deserve the support of'our friends and patrons, and we haye been suitably rewarded. During the coming year we pledge our utmost! so perform justly and with equality to all, our jtfisponsible position of distributors to the public. /We extend to our friends and customers our hearty Good Wishes for the New Year, and may it bring you an abundance of Happiness and Prosperity, and may it be our privilege to add to your success. MARKSON SHOE STORE PHONE 897 G. A. MOSER, Mgr. INSURE When You Start to Build The right time to take out insurance is when you start building. Then if through any cause your building should burn, even before completed, the Insurance will cover your loss. Fetzer & Yorke Insurance Agency Successors to Southern Loan and Trust Co. P. B. FETZER A. JONES YORKE |Parks-Belk Beauty Shoppes ® The modem woman no long- i 1$ sightly “curlers.” The per- Vji manent wave has become || universal. We employ the T 1 j , ffij. S 5 best method and our prices /'W ' r I „ >maiT| g ° ur Meth - ds Please 4JAIR I H* Phone 892 jKj |Parks-Belk Beauty Shoppe! 1-4 OFF Clothing Sale Come Early While We Can Fit You We have a lot of very fine suits and overcoats. This is a chance to Save Money RICHMOND-FLOWE CO. PAGE THREE