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BY THOMAS R. CURRAN,
ntomationdl News Service Staff
Correspondent.
Hollywood, CM., 24. —The "Egyp
an” and “Chinese” theatres in Hol
wood, owned by Sid Graumann,
rtdous motion picture showman,
rill form the first links in the 20,-
00.0t.0 chain of movie "pre-release”
heatres to be constructed by. Joseph
t Schenck. president of United
Artists, and his associates, it was
learned today.
The proposed theatre circuit will
book up all cities in the United
states, with a population of more
tha*Lj)oo.ooo. Such key cities as
Stspple, Portland, lienver, Kansas
City; St. Louis, Chicago, Miami,
have already been agreed upon.
President Schenck of United Art
sts, during his brief stay in Holly
vood. arranged production schedules
or Norma Tulmadge, his wife;
Tnlmadgc, Rudolph Valen
ino, Muster Keaton, John Barry
lore and other Btars.
Nearly every movie star has an
objeetkmnl angle,” but Kenneth
.Tiomas, who has just crashed into
lictures from the legitimate, has a
camera-proof face.” An objectionnl
ngle is the technical term for au un
ainly profile, a bald spot, or some
their blemish. Thomson. however,
ins bean successfully photographed
rom all angles. As a result. Cecil B.
teMille, well-known director, gave
im a long-term contract.
James Craze. motion picture di
ector, filmed the first scene taken
n the new Famous Playcrs-Lasky
vest coast studios at Hurbnnk. The
'shot” was a faithful reproduction of
he Continental Congress in session
n Philadelphia to take up the dc
nand of the Barbary pirates for
ribute. It is a part of the historical
Iraiha. “Old Ironsides.”
Ronald Colmau and Vilnia Manky
ind their associates in the filming
in location of Harold Bell Wright's
'Winning of Barbara Worth,” need
lot worry about their health.
Samuel Goldwyn, producer, and
Henry* King, director, have arranged
hat two physicians and three nursed,
ready for any emergency will be on
haBB during the eight or twelve
weXfrs “shooting” in the Nevnda
desert.
The Life of Christ will be the j
theme of Cecil B. DeMil'.c’s next pic
ture. "The King of Kings."
“I approach with humility the
greatness of this subject,” the fa
mous director said today.
DeMille was recently balked in his
plans to build a Biblical drama
around the incident of "The Deluge,”
when he learned that another com
pany planned to produce a picture
somewhat similar.
John Barrymore, 'ollowing his re
turn from Hawaii, where he sailed in
the Pacific Coast yachting classic,
will begin “shooting” a picture
woven about the character of. FdAii
cois Villon, vagabond poet, famous
in song and story. The ambition to
play the part of Villon has been the
stimulus to Barrymore that the role
of Hamlet is to most actors.
Barrymore was an illustrator be
fore he became an actor. His first
accepted painting was a sketch of
Villon.
WATTS CROSS ROADS.
The much needed rain came at
last.
Mr. and Mrs.'E. L. Boat, of Spen
cer, spent a few hours at Watts Cross
Roads Sunday evening.
Mrs. A. D. Wilson, who has been
sick for u long time, is still improv
ing.
.jSkMiss Laura Briggman. of Kannapo-
K spent the week-end with home
Gladys Watts spent a few
days last week with her friend, Miss
Brown,. at Bethpage.
The Mission Band of Boger Re
formed Church at Watts Cross Roads
will have an ice eream supper Satur
day evening, beginning at 4 o’clock,
June 26th. Everybody invited.
OLD PAL.
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Anaconda skins from Brazil, iguana
skins and shurk skins are being used
in the manufacture of fancy shoes for
POLLY AND PALS PA KEEPS A PERFECT BALANCE
ECHOES FROM BUILDING
AND DOAN CONVENTION J
Visitor* Marvelled at Appearance of
City, Were Delighted With Hotel
and Etrlertainment.
BY W. M. SHERRILL
Concord's nrst convention was such
a success that some of our own peo
ple haven't gotten over the shock that
such a thing was- possible. The pes
simists looked in vain for an oppor
tunity to get in the familiar wail, “I
Told You It Couldn’t Be Done.”
The success of the convention was
due to the same thing that made pos
sible the ideal setting— co-operation.
"Without this there could have been
no Hotel Concord and without that
there could have been no convention.
When the visitors saw the deeora
ttions they took a second look. That
was something new to them, expreife
ing a cordiality that was reflected in
the genuineness of the manner in
which they voiced their thanks and
appreciation.
Naturally I wanted to know what
the building and loan men thought of
our hotel. To get their opinions I
asked questions and the answers
were Unanimously favorable. Sever
al with whom I talked doubted that
such a hostelry could be eaetted and
equipped for the sum spent.
Union street claimed its share of
the praise handed out by the visitors.
The over-lapping trees mnke a last
ing impressfon from the hotel windows
and many wore beard to express de
light with the view thus afforded them.
There was another feature of the*
convention that left the visitors some
what breathless—lack of customary
registration fee. The banquet was
given by the tferee local associations,
theatres and dubs gave free passes to
all facilities, the dance was given by I
the Merchants and Manufacturers!
Club and the autos for the Kannnpo-!
lis and Training School trips were I
provided by individuals.
The retirng Pres'dent. J. F. Stev
ens, was born in Cabarrus county, be
ing another prominent man who first
saw the light iii the Bost Mill Com
munity. He is a nephew of Mrs. J.
W. Cannon and one of the best known
building and loan men in the State.
No part of tlie entertainment pro
gram, judging*by statements heard, |
made a more lasting impression on the
delegates than the trip to the Jack
son Training School. The manner of
the school's operation, the manly ap
pearance of the youngsters there and I
the hnndsome buildings gave the men
n new conception of the school and its!
value to the State.
Several days prior to the eonven-'
tion a man told me fee liked to go to
the league conventions because he'
never saw a man there under tile in- j
fluence of liquor. I saw one man here)
who had had a drink, but he must j
have stopped at the first one. There
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Mr. 1. Knowltt Only extreme good nature saved Ippv Irom a terrible walloping' gy Thornton FlShfl
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How tes,l'M SOME OOCTbff! : ll BELIEVE YOCfc BACKWARD'/ PUT OUT VOUR. mmA ’ { T SANT
t i’ll ji/st show you tongue, them.' m
A4ED.CAL rj==d TCAMpo.'j ~TS ■ r-^ —H ?
correspondence I BefiHNNBVd- .- if /s* u_u-l kH,
I was no s'gn of drunkenness or disor
der that so often characterises such
I gatherings.
L did not see a man in the assem
bly hail throw a lighted match, cigar
ette or cigar on the floor. On the
opening day they were asked to be
careful of this as the- floor is used for
dancing and they obeyed the request
to a man.
Delegates, especially those who
have been in the game a long time,
often were heard to inquire as to the
condition of J. M. Hendrix, who has
been confined to his borne for several
weeks by illness. Mr. Hendrix lias
worked untiringly and unselfishly for
his vocation and ranks high with his
broethren.
High honor was paid to Gilbert]
H. Hendrix when he was made First
Vice President. Mr. Hendrix has
been for a number of years one of the
most prominent of the “youngsters”
in the league.
George R. Wooten was successful
in getting the 1927 convention for
Hickory but he came in for several
‘'cracks” just the same. Before vot-
INDOOR SPOItTS
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THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
ing one man asked jJr. Wooten if he
were sure the Hickory hotel wonld be
completed by next summer. Anotlief
man referred to Mr. Wooten as the
league's perennial flower, annually on
hand with an invitation.
0. Ross Wenr'ck, manager of the
Hotel Concord, was all over the place
during the convention. He offered
every courtesy that would aid me in
the work of covering the convention,
' and he was always present to see that
the visitors got what they wanted. He
has set a high-standard but somehow
1 ofle gets the impression that he will
maintain it.
i
• President Stevens and Secretary
i Todd were ever thoughtful of the
newspaper man. They aided me in
securing addresses, gave me informa-
I tion before it was such and otherwise
made my work much easier.
|
Hickory lias been a long time get
ting the convention. When it opens
there next summer the citizens will
have something to “shoot at” if they
would keep pace with the program
adopted and carried out here L
USE TRIBUNE PENNY ADS.
' v- A TRAGIC SCENE. I
s
• MMfenged Two Myles sod Two
‘ Cows For Second" Hand Automo-
Mdoresvilie Enterprise.
A very unpleasant duty of an Ire
i deil Bounty deputy sheriff was per
, formed last Friday, when James F.!
I Aldmon received seizure papers from I
j Cabarrus county in which a former
citizen of Cabarrus had 7 mortgaged
t mules and two cows in security
, for a second hand automobile to a *
. Concord dealer. The tenant was
. coming in from the field with his
mdlhs at the noon hour and when
they were divested of their gears, the
ofltcer laid claim. One of the mort
gaged cows had died since the papers
were given in exchange for the
' machine. The tenant was left strand
ed ns to mules for the working of his
crops nod the cow which furnished
milk and butter for the family was
taken. The scene was almost tragic.
- and the heart of the officer melted
* away when the woman of the house
-1 hold prayed for the deliverance of the
’! the mortage from a life
i of 'tQrment in the next world, she
| live stock was taken to a neighbor
■ hause to be held for a few days, giv
ing (lie tenant time in which he
I would be permitted to raise the 1
amount due on the mortgage.
Leaps Three Stories When Chased |
By Bear in a Dream. j
j Asheville, June 24.—Tormented in I
a dream in whieji he believed he was j
being pursued by a big black bear in j
! a mountain cave, Harry L. Smith, j
j 2f, painter, jumped out ot bed at !
4 o’clock this morning and leaped j
I from a three story window at his 1
: home here, falling 50 feet and crash- j
ing against an automobi e that was |
parked in au alley beneath the win- j
dow. ‘
The young man was in bed today 1
nursing a swollen ankle and bruised
feet, but his injuries ars not regard
ed as serious. Only the fact that his
fall was partly broken when he
caught at the overhanging limbs of
a tree and that his feet struck first
on the fender of the automobile sav
•ed him from death or serious injury.
Passersby at first thought there
had been an automobile accident and
summoned the police.
A Chicago boy, hailed into court
on a disorderly conduct charge, was
sentenced by the judge to read good
books. The sentence was carried out
i under supervision of a court official.
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j THE PILLOW FIGHT 8
If in the early morning you are awakened from your 8
| rest by a noise that sounds as though the house is falling
| in and upon rising you go to the boys’ room, peeping in to
, find them in the middle of the bed pounding each other
I over the head with pillows—the feathers flying over the
room and you are afraid to speak for fear the bed will col
lapse before they can be stopped—just think for a mo- !
ment, and if you remember that the bed is of “CONTI- i ; ,
NENTAL QUALITY” you may just close the door gent- i
lv, and with a smile return to your rest as it will be just |
as rigid when the fight is over.
Yes, two more carloads just arrived last week—one of
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bed room furniture built to last.
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pocketbook. We have the following finishes to select ! !
from. French putty, Dawn Gray and Hliotrope, Decorat- j | '
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nut, Mahogany, and Shaded Mahogany.
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