WATCHMAN BREVITIES
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According to reports from Mrs,
M. O. Linton’s welfare office, the
.oral amount of canned fruits and
vegetables put up for relief work
this winter, for the past twelve
weeks is 51,146 quarts thus far.
Sacred Heart school under Cath
olic supervision, afthough children
of all denominations are received,
opened for the 1934-3 5 classes on
Thursday.
Dr. Arch C. Cree, pastor of the
First Baptist church of this city,
who has been conducting a tour
of Baptist delegates to the World
Conference in Berlin, Germany, has
returned home, and occupied the
pulpit of his church on last Sun
day.
Building permits for the City of
Salisbury show a decrease for the
month of July over last year.
W.. A. Dry, well-known farmer
of Cabarrus county, and father of
Mrs. E. M. Hall of this city, died
Saturday, September 1 at his home
near Mt. Pleasant.
Farmers and others who raise a
large number of pullets will reap
good returns this fall, states W. G.
Yeager, county agent. The extra
good crop of small grains giving
them opportunity to develop the
fowls to higher income levels.
David Milne, son of Rev. Mark
H. Milne, rector of St. Luke’s par
ish, has joined the faculty of Hill
school for boys at Pottstown, Pa.
Milne has taught in the Southern
Arizona school for boys the past
three years.
Labor day, which in former years
was a time of celebration which
drew thousands to Salisbury and
Spencer, passed here almost unob
served so far as programs were
concerned. Automobile races at
WHILE SHARING IN THE
MANY BARGAINS TO BE
OFFERED ON DOLLAR
DAYS DON’T FAIL TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THE BEST PLATE LUNCH
IN TOWN AT
25c
SANDWICHES AND SHORT
ORDERS OF ALL KINDS.
TABLES FOR LADIES
PROMPT AND COURTE
OUS SERVICE.
; AMERICAN
| CAFE
f M. W. GLOVER, PROP.
1 105 EAST FISHER ST.
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the fair grounds and baseball game;
between teams of the neighborhooc
wdre the only outstanding items or
an otherwise quiet day. Practically
all manufacturing plants and busi
nesses employing labor were closec
for the day.
Glenn W. Holshouser, a deputy
sheriff of Rockwell has been named
a temporary County Game War
den, according to W. C. Lisk.
assistant state game warden, and
his appointment as permanent game
warden is expected to be made soon.
District Boy Scouts of Salisbury
will hold important meeting Friday
night in the basement of St. John’s
Lutheran church, matters pertain
ing to work of the local scouts is to
be discussed.
Rev. G. L. Kerr pastor of the
A. R. P. church here will assist the
pastor, Rev. N. E. Opliger in a
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Franklin Presbyterian church, be
ginning Friday night. The services
will begin at 7:30 o’clock each
evening.
A large crowd was noted at the
14th annual Morgan reunion which
was held last week at Morgan’s
Crossroads. Rev. Frank P. Cauble
conducted the devotionals, and in
troduced the Rev. Gilbreth L. Kerr
of Salisbury who was the main
speaker of the event.
Postal receipts of the Salisbury
postoffice show substantial gains
over the period of eight months, as
compared with the same period
last year.
Russell Felts, Jr., an employee of
The Watchman, who was operat
ed on for appendicitis two weeks
ago, has been removed to his home
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covering as nicely as could be ex
pected.
The attention of our readers is
called to the advertisment of the
Norwood School of Dance. This is
ithe twelfth year of this popular
.school, which offers private instruc
tion as well as class instruction.
j L. Councill Powles, Rockwell’s
embalmer, was a business visitor
in the city Tuesday.
M. B. Sloop a former resident of
China Grove is now connected
with McNairy’s Drug store at
Lenoir as pharmacist.
| The parent-Teacher association
jof the Rockwell schools will enter
| tain informally in honor of the
.school faculty on Friday evening,
;Sept. 7, at 8 o’clock at the high
{school gymnasium, and all patrons
{of the school are invited to attend.
{ Betty Jane, the 10-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
.Sells, of Military avenue, died
{Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock at
!her home from whooping cough.
L LA MODE
Lady (to hotel acquaintance)■—
|A terrible thing happened. I’ve
jhad a lot of clothes stolen.
I Acquaintance—By jove, yes!
^Nearly all of ’em, what!
Cleveland Rt. 2 Items
Miss Hazel Boswell, of Burling-’
ton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. D. i
P. Sartin.
Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Hendricks
and daughter, Edith, spent last
week-end with relatives near Sal
isbury.
Mr. Woodrow W. Wooten, of
the U. S. Marines, spent last
week with his mothers Mrs. W. H.
Wooten.
Mr. J. D. Burton, of Hickory,
was a dinner guest at Mr. P. A.
Johnson’s Monday.
Mrs. Lizzie Pence, Robert, Eu
gene and Margaret, of Harmony,
spent last Wednesday with her par
ents.
Mr. Clyde McLaughin is visiting
relatives at New Oxford, Pa.
Messrs. Kenneth Gray, Homer
Bollinger and Wallace Rumple have
recently returned from visiting re
latives there.
Mr. J. A. Vaughn has gone to
Powley’s Island for a vacation.
Miss Mable Niblock is spending
a while with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. Niblock.
Mrs. Robert Niblock and little
son, Robert Oliver, have returned
to their home at. Washington D.
C.
Mrs. Jefferson Canoy, of Sflva,
has been the guest of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Grace G. Niblock,
for the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Byrd and lit
tle son returned to their home at
Statesville Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Niblock, of Oak
Forest and Miss Nellie Niblock, of
Cool Springs, were recent visitors
in Albemarle.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Campbell and
family and Mr. and Mrs. N. S.
Steele spent Sunday with their sis
ter and daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Pence
at Harmony.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wooten,
John and Nellie Elizabeth, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. W. W.
Pence and family.
The Steele reunion will be held
on Saturday, September 8th, at the
home of Mr. W. A. (Bill) Steele
near South River Church in Row
an county, Scotch-Irish township.
All relatives and friends are invited
to come with well filled baskets.
Misses Hazel and Ruby Johnson
and Mr. Paul Burton attended the
Pomona meeting at Barber Grange
last Friday night, August 31st. The
county representative grange girl
elimination contest was also held
that night in charge of the Pomo
na lecturer, Mr. FTugh Lyerly. The
judges were Mrs. W. A. Shuping
and Misses Myrtle Bangle and Ruby
Johnson. Miss Alice Barber of
Barber Grange was chosen as Row
ans’ most representive grange girl
while Miss Helen Corriher, of Cor
riher Grange was a close second.
Miss Barber will go to the State eli
mination contest to be held in con
nection with the State convention
at Lumberton, N. C., September
26th-27th and 28th.
John Mahaley
Dies Suddenly
John Mahaley, head of the Ma
haley Transfer company, died at
his home near Union church Tues
day afternoon, his death following
an illness of only a few hours.
Mr. Mahaley is survived by his
widow, formerly Miss Carrie V.
Lentz, of this county, and the fol
lowing children: William Carr Ma
haley, of Salisbury; Mrs. Viola
Claxton, of St. Petersburg, Fla.;
Mrs. A. G. Leonard, of Salisbury,
and Mrs. J. C. Bankett, of the
county, also the following broth
ers and sisters also survive: R. Lee
and Lonnie A. Mahaley, of Salis
bury; Mrs. W. A. Blackwell, Mrs.
George M. Lyerly, Mrs. Eden Ffol
shouser, all of Salisbury; Mrs. Leroy
Wilhelm, of Charlotte, and Mrs.
Russell Robertson, of Newport
News, Va.
What many voters need is an
alarm clock powerful enough to
rouse them from their sleep on elec
tion day.
Black-Draught Good
For Biliousness and
Bad Taste in Mouth
"I have found Thedford’s Black
Draught so good for biliousness,
bad taste in the mouth and other
disagreeable feelings due to consti
pation,” writes Mrs. Mary Gamer,
of Burleson, Texas. “My mother
used it for a number of years and
we do not think there is a better
medicine. I was pleased when I
saw Syrup of Black-Draught ad
vertised. -I sent for it and gave it
to my children (as a laxative) for
colds and when they felt bad. Soon r
I they felt fine.” . . . Thedford’s
Black-Draught for the grown folks
— and Syrup of Black-Draught for
the children.
1 DOLLAR DAY
SVALUESS
EFIRD’S
I FINAL CLOSE-OUT OF ALL
SUMMER APPAREL
We Are Prepared For
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
We have just returned from the northern markets where we made
special purchases for DOLLAR DAYS. j
Feature values are offered in fresh, new seasonable merchandise
for Men, Women and Children.
Come in, make your selections and save money.
$1 $2 and $3 OFF
of all
COATS and DRESSES
BARGAINS THROUGHOUT THE STORE
1st Floor, 2nd Floor and Balcony “S,
K. Troutman
| 129 NORTH MAIN ST.
| Ladies’ and Misses’
SUMMER DRESSES
One rack of smartly styled dresses in organdy, silk
knit, silk pique, flat crepe, silk seersucker. Formerly
to $5.00. Special for Dollar Days.
$1.00
Closeout of Summer
COATS AND SUITS
! j Linen, waffle weave and flannel. Formerly up to
! j $6.95. Only 14 to sell. Dollar Days Special
$2.00
MEN’S FALL SUITS
Newest styles, materials and patterns for fall. All pure wool.
Regular, sport and double breasted models.
$1.00 OFF
MEN’S HATS BOYS’ SUITS
j Roll and snap brims in new fall shades. New 2 pants styles—long and short or 2
Formerly sold to $2.95. l°ng- Buy now *or scBo°l wear. All suits
i above $5.00,
$1.00 $1.00 off
f 1 i r ■ M I
Another Closeout of II
SUMMER DRESSES I
SnanxytTlZ'" "Jf*’ ^ shades- | I
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$3.00
Closeout Group of 11
SUMMER DRESSES I
ll“’j IcElT'"7 fk! <*«* prints I I
$4.oo I
Suits-Dresses-Coats
rg±2T 10 pet off
Garments^ . . $1.00 off
££E°.. $2.00 off
All Garments d*/| AA _Tr
Above $30 • • <P^.UU orr
Blue Buckle
Overalls
Men’s Green Label Overalls, 220
denim. Extra full cut.
$1.00
Boys Khaki
Shorts
Fine for school wear. Sizes 6 to 17
years. Regular 79c value
2 for $1.00
LADIES’ SHOES Brooms
A special table of pumps,
straps and oxfords that for- . . t , , ,,
merly sold from $3 to $5. L*ood 5-strand brooms with painted handles.
j While they last for Dollar 59c yalues
$1.00 3 for $1.00
EFIRD’S DEPT. STORE
SALISBURY, N. C.