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{lie Concord Times
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Entered as second fla»e mall matte*
at the aoatofltoe at Concord, W. O* *»•
ier the Act of March 8, 1879.
Published Mondays and Thursdays.
). B. SHERRILL, Editor and PahUshet
W. M. SPRRILL, Associate Editor
Special Representative
FROST, LANDIS ft KOHN
235 Fifth A venae. New York
Peoples. Gas Bulldlnp, Chlease.
1004 Csudler Building, Atlanta
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
In Effect April 29. 1923.
NORTHBOUND
No. IS6 To Washington 5:00 A. M.
No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M.
No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. M.
No. 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M.
No 32 To Washington B:2S P. M.
No. 38 To Washington 9:30 P. M.
SOUTHBOUND
No. 45 To Charlotte —4:23 P. M.
No. 35 To Atlanta 10.06 P. M. I
No. 29 To Atlanta 2:45 A. M. j
No. 31 To Augusta 6:07 A. M. ,
No. 33 To New Orleans 8:27 A. M.
No. U To Charlotte 9:05 A. M.
No. inS To Atlanta 9:15 P. M.
TEtf€ OF CLOSING OF MAILS.
The time of the closing of malls at
the Concord postoffice is as follows:
Northbound.
Train No. 44 —11 p. m.
Train No. 3G—10:30 a. m.
Train No. 12—6:30 p. m.
Train No. 38—7:30 p. m.
Train No. 30—11 p. m.
Southbound. \
Train No. 37 —9:«0 a. m.
Train No. 45—3 :00 p. m.
Train No. 135—0:60 p. m.
Train No. 20—11:00 p. m.
Bible Thought For The Day
KEEP THE WORD :—Whoso keepeth ?
the word, in him verily is the Jove of,
God perfected: hereby know we that we (
are in him. —1 John 2:5.
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A WISE AND PROGRESSIVE STEP. |
1
The business men have determined,
that Concord is to have a chamber of
commerce. an org niaation that will ,
function as only live chambers of com
merce function. The work of organising
a chamber here was completed at a mass 1
meeting held Thursday night and senti- '
rnent in favor of the proposition is so
practically unanimous that i: does not f
seem unreasonable to predict for the or
ganization here grejjj.. *uccess, not nulv
for itself but for thetCity of. Concord. >j
Prominent men of the city, men who J
have always taken a keen interest in I
the growth and welfare of Concord, ar? ‘
backing the chamber. Manufacturers, j
merchants, bankers, physicians, retailers,
wholesalers, ministers and men of other
vocations have pledged their moral as
well as their financial support to the
proposition and as these men have been
successful in the management of their
own affairs it seems but reasonable to
predict for them success in the manage- j
ment of this civic project.
Concord lias long needed a chamber of |
commerce. It has various social, busi-!
ness and fraternal organizations that are
doing a splendid work, but their very
nature determines that they can't do
the work of a chamber of commerce.
They are limited in their work and while
they are covering their respective fields
in a very efficient manner, they are not
covering the entire field and tire not ex
pected to.
The Chamber of Commerce and its suc
cess will depend entirely upon the co-op
eration its officers are given by the bus- ,
iness men who are making it possible. It
is not enough to pay $25.(10 membership
fee and then quit. A spirit of co-opera
tion must be shown if the organization is
to fully function, and unless it func
tions To the fullest extent it will soon •
die- It is a question of a real organiza
tion or none at all. A make-believe will
not do.
Many inquiries are addressed daily to j
‘‘Tin* Chamber of Commerce. Concord, j
N. CV asking for information about bus
iness conditions, fields, for industrial eny ;
terprises aud other vital matters. Here-;
tofore these letters have been delivered to ■
some other organizations that were not
equipped to handle them, but hereafter |
they will go to am organization fully j
capable and prepared to care for them. j
Look at the more progressive cities in
this and other States. They have Cham
bers of Commerce, and the chambers are
vital factors in their lives. The growth
of High Point ami Gastonia, for exam
ple, is attributed in a large measure to
the work of the Chambers of Commerce
which have been supported uilVelfishly
by the business interests.
We are confident that the investment
in a Chamber of Commerce for Concord
will be one of the wisest ever made.
WILL DEMAND PUNISHMENT.
A dispatch from Washington reads:
"1\ illiam J. Hums, chief of the bureau
of investigation of the Department of
Justice, said today that he has not re
ceived instructions, either from the At
torney-General or the Senate committee
investigating the Veterans’ Bureau, to
investigate charges of corruption which
have been the subjects of testimony be
fore the committee.”
The Asheville Citizen says, “this is not
taken to mean that no indictments will
be obtaiued against the offenders in
question. Hhc Senate committee is
doubtless waiting until it completes its
inquiries before going after thp guilty.
But the dispatch does mean that already
the Washington correspondents are feel
ing the demand throughout the country
for • punishment of those who baye. robbed
and otherwise victimized the veterans of
the war. Their asking Mr. Burns about
the probable action of bis bureau signi
fies their belief that the authorities will
Lave to stje that these human ghouls are
given what they deserve.
“That is the desire and design of ev
<■*7 patr-otic American. The Veterans’
|
• Bureau scandal is one of the most shock
. ing disgraces ever put upon this country.
1 The offenses it involves are particularly
revolting. They are all founded on the
helplessness of those attacker, all com
mitted by persons who are cowards as
well as crooks. They are without ex
cuse or palliation.”
The people are stirred up over the
charges and facts already brought out in
the investigation, all right. There is no
question about this, and some one is
going to be puhished or a great howl of
protest raised. It may be that no one
has stolen or “grafted” money intended
for wounded and sick soldiers, but it will
take a lot of “explaining” to make the
people see it. Some foul facts have been
disclosed to be sure, and some one should
be punished and to the limit, -too. It is
bad enough to take government money
! under any conditions, but a man who
| would take money intended to relieve
the sufferings of men who are still pay
ing for their sacrifices in the war should
be given everything the law allows.
NIGHT LIFE IN THE ARCTIC.
Radio messages from the Bowdoin,
the ship of the McMillan expeditions,
give full insight into conditions in the
arctic daring the winter, when there is
no sun. The reports indicate that life
during the “night" is one sporting event
after another.
“In order to keep physically fit we
have arranged an elaborate daily sched
ule.” says Capt. McMillan. “First, we
have breakfast at 0 a. ni. At 10 o’clock .
there is rifle shooting by starlight on the
harbor ice. At 11 a. m. one-mile dog
team race: 12 a. m. 50-yard dash; 1 p.
in. 100-yard snowshoe race: 2 p. m..
three-legged race: 4 p. in., dinner; 5 p.
in., phonograph concert: 6 p. m.. Eski
mo and American games; 7 to 9 p. in.,
motion pictures; 0 to 12 p. m., radio
from home—and this last is the irtost
enjoyable.”
Some may think the explorers are
spending a great deal of time in sports,
but there is nothing else to do. This is
recreation time, and full advantage is
taken. Progress in the streams cannot
be made, as it is winter as well as
“night” there.
The Arctic explorers, who are white
men. keep in condition by ath
letic games while they await the re
sumption of their work in the spring. The
Eskimo, who were busy hunting and fish
ing in the summer, and whose villages
were then separated from one another
by great open stretches of water, c.-yi
now visitiback aud forth, traveling over
highways of lee.
Conditions in the arctic have always
held a thrill, even when read from school
and story books, but these stories come
closer home now because they have a
personal touch in that they come direct
from people who are relating the experi
ences.
OBSOLETE MEANS WHAT?
There seems to be an argument now
as to what is meant by obsolete. The
argument has been brought on through
statements by officers of the air division
of the army and navy that any battleship
afloat <*an be sunk by airplanes. Yet. in
view of this statement air men declare
they do not say the battleships are ob
solete.
“I do not contend that the battleship
is obsolete,” remarks Chief Patrick of
the army air service.” I only say that
the air service can sink any naval craft
afloat." To the average mind that seems
to say about enough to prove that the
ship is obsolete, but men of (he navy
come back with the statement: “Yes,
battleplanes can sink any of our ships,
but don't imagine that that makes dread
noughts obsolete.”
Just what dreadnoughts are good for.
if Chief Patrick's statement is true, is a
puzzle for the inexpert mind. Perhaps
they are good to sink each other. P>ut
what benefit does anyone get out of that,
if a squadron of airplanes comes buzzing
along and sinks the sinkers?
What is- obsoleteness, anyhow? The
question of definition becomes inportant.
in view of the fact that there is a great
deal of military authority upholding
Chief Patrick's view, aud a dreadnought
costs a couple of thousand times as much
as a bombing plane.
THE JOHNSON BAIT.
Senator Hiram Johnson, who is after
the Republican Presidential nomination,
is offering an attractive bait to the vot
ers. He is advocating a reduction in
taxes and the passage of the bonus bill
all at the same time.
In his Chicago speech several days ago
Senator Johnson declared the Republi
can party should pass the bonus bill be
cause it had pledged itself to do so.
There is enough money to pay the bonus
all right, he contends, aud this should be
. done. There is also enough money to
allow a reduction in taxes, the Califor
j nia Senator states, aud he is going to
[tight for this in the Senate.
J Very attractive 'Bait for a candidate to
be offering. It is calculated to catch
many a voter.
CONGRESS AGAIN.
Congress convenes again today after a
recess of several mouths and all those
persons who keep intimately in touch
with Congresses aud politics in general
are of the opinion that the present ses
sion will be a very important one.
Nominally the Republicans have a ma
jority iu, both houses of A Congress;, ’ but
, things are not certain now, aud there
j is every reason to believe that the “blocs”
j will control matters. There are “blocs”
jof all kiuds in Congress now. but the
.biggest and most important one is a
[Senator —LaFollette, who seems to con
trol the other members who are listed
ueitter with the Democrats nor the the
| Republicans. The power of LaFollette
j has to be recognized, as much as the
regular Republicans have it, and this
man is almost certain to wield the whip
hand in the present Congress as he did
in the last one. At the beginning of the
last Congress Senator Lodge and his
supporters were certain they would not
cater to the Senator from Wisconsin, but
they changed their minds. The situation
will be much the same this year. Sena
tor LaFollette is not expected to line up
with the Democrats but he will make the
Republicans pay dearly for any alleg
iance he gives them.
The political future of President Cool
idge will iu all probability, be determin
ed by the action of Congress. If Con
gress acts favorably to the propositions
that appeal to the masses, then Presi
dent Cooljdge is almost certain to be the
Republican standard-bearer in the next
Presidential election. If Congress makes
breaks, which will be forced by the Dem
ocrats and in many instances, by the
progressives aud the various J‘bk>es,”'
then Mr. Coolidge is not likely to get the
Republican nomination. Mr. Coolidge is
a man of few words and liis ability to
refrain from speech making lias many
many frineds aud supporters for liim.
But with Congress in session it will
not he possible for him to maintain his
silence. There is hi,s address to Con
gress. for instance, aud then later many
questions probably will be left with him
to decide. He will have to be the admin
istration leader whether he wants to be
or not and his action as such will be
closely watched.
Reduction of taxes and the bonus will
be the biggest problems to come before
Congress, according to present indiea
titous. Officials of the American Leg
ion and other service men's organizations
declare the bonus will carry. They know
what they are talking about, these of
ficials declare, and they are positive they
have enough votes to put the measure
through.
On the other hand (here are Republi
cans aud Democrats alike who are just
as sure that the reduction of “taxes will
be accomplished. This will be done,
they maintain, sit the expense of the
bonus, which will he an impossibility
with tax reductions.
The session of Congress that comes
just before st Presidential election is al
ways considered an important and dan
gerous one. The session that began to
day will be no exception. Many promi
nent politicians and officeholders' will be
made or killed politically by this Con
gress.
WARNING TO AUTOISTS.
Just in the center of one of its most
prominent streets St. Louis has erected
and dedicated a very unusual monument.
The inscription on the monument reads:
In Memory
of Child Life. Sacrifices
on the nltar'of
Haste and
Recklessness
The monument is a memorial to the
thirty-two children killed by automobiles
in that city during the year just end
ing. It stands out very prominently
and very pathetically at a point where
traffic never ceases* and where every mo
torist that passes may see and be re
minded of the terrible toll which reck
lessness exacts.
It is a very simple monument and a
still more simple inscription, yet this
memorial carries a message which im
presses more deeply than many words of
verbal warning or volumes of written
advice.
Several other cities iu the United
.States have erected monuments similar
to the one in St. Louis. The idea is a
new one and may prove a good one. It
[is saves the life of a single person it
will prove worth while.
DEAD AT THROTTLE
RUSHES INTO CRASH
Twoscore Injured, Five Badly, When
Special Hits Halted Train in Georgia.
Albany. Ga., Nov. 20. —With the engi
neer dead in his cab —so other railroad
men believe —a heavily laden passenger
train . speeding south with its cargo of
Florida vacationists (ploughed through
the rear of another train similarly load
ed early today. Two*score persons were
injured; five seriously.
The Louisville and Nashville's South
land Special was halted at Nahuntz, pre
paring to he switched to another road.
The Southern Railway's Kansas City
iFlorida. Special was heading the same
way, but making 'no detour.
Engineer John Evans, of Macon, wa*
in the cab of the speeding train. He
was picked np dead after the crash, and
members; of the crew of the Southland
believe he wa* dead heforie it.
Evjyfs, they say. hurled his train right
over torpedoes and past flare signals
placed there to protect the train making
the detour. The heavy passenger loco
motive ploughed right through the rear
cars of the Southland.
NEGRO FRUSTRATED IN
ATTEMPT AT ASSAULT
Girl Held Up at Point of Revolver, But
Negro Frightened Away When She
Screamed. 1
Winston-Salem, Nov. 35.—A message
received here today from King ■stated
that an unknown negro late .Thursday
afternoon attempted, to assault Miss
Virgie White, 16 year old daughter of
Edwin White, a well known citizen of
King, Stoekes eounty.
The girl, it appears, had gone out
into a corn field to get some feed for
the chickens when the negro appeared
out of some woods. He drew a pistol
and ordered the giri to stop. She began
screaming and her cries were heard by
James Williams, who ran to the scene.
When the negro spied Williams he fled
back jft rhe woods' and was tracked for
some distance, but the trail was soon
lost by darkness.
A posse of citizens was formed this
morning and search for the black was
resumed. ■ / y
To enjoy a thing exclusively is com
monly to exclude oneself from the true
enjoyment of it. *
/ THE CONCORD TIMES
Chamber of Commerce
Organized in Concord
Dr. T. N. Spencer Chosen
President and Charles B.
Wagoner Vice President.
Twelve Directors Chosen.
J. L. M. SMITHIS
MADE SECRETARY
Will Also Serve as Treasurer
For Present—New Mem
bers Are Needed.—About
90 Have Joined So Far.
Concord is to have an active Chamber
of Commerce. This fact was definitely
docided Friday night wnen a mass meet
ing was held at the Y. M. C. A. and it
developed that 7(5 business men of the
eity are behind the chamber to the
limit, have agreed to invest their money
and time in it. and are' eager to exert
their influence to get their neighbors in
on the good thing.
Permanent officers of the Concord
chamber were chosen at the meeting,
ineludiqg the president, vice president,
secretary-treasurer and directors, and
earnest testimonials were given by those
present, representing more than two
thirds of the present members. that
they are behind the proposition in the
ful’est measure. The officers chosen are;
T. N. Spencer. President.
C. B. Wagoner. Vice President.
J. L. M. Smith.' Secretary-Treasurer.
Directors: F. C. Xiblock, A. E. Har
ris. W. M. Sherrill. G. L. Patterson,
A. It- Hoover, A. B. Palmer. L. IX
Coltranc. L. M. Richmond. C. S. Smart,
A. H. Jarratt, H. I. Woodhouse and
C. F. Ritchie.
All of the officers were chosen by
acclimation and expressed a delight, as
well as a sense of civic duty, in ac
cepting the offices to which they were
elected.
Mi - . Smith, who has been here for the
past several weeks organizing the cham
ber. declared that at the time the meet
ing started 7(5 memberships had been
secured! There are 300 persons in the
city who will sign up, he advised, and
officers chosen at the meeting pledged
their support to Mr. Smith in his ef
forts to secure nt least 150 members.
In addition ■several of the members
signed up for additional memberships,
twe’ve new memberships being secured
by the canvass made after Mr. Jarratt
started the movement by signing up for
another membership.
Mr. Smith stated that the local cham
ber should have at least $4,000 for
operating expenses during the coming
year. The chamber, he pointed out. does
not finance propositions, but it needs
that amount to meet local conditions and
pay operating expenses. He expressed
the assurance that enough money could
be secured to raise this amount if offi
cers elected at ,the meeting would sup
port him.
“I came here a stranger and sold
memberships to 7(5 persons.” he added,
“and if I could do that you people
should he able to sell to at least, 74
others,- who know you ami realize that
you would not sponsor a proposition
that was not all right.” Mr. Smith a'so
stated that the chamber is not being
organized to get any otic in the eity a
job. but is being organized rather to
work for everyone in the city. “It will
have nothing to sell, no axes to grind.*'
he added, “but will make your eity a
better place in which to live and a
better place for strangers to move into.”
Before an organization was perfected
short talks were made by several per
sons. who lauded the chamber as a
general civic asset aud pointed out its
need in Concord. These speakers were:
Mr. Ritchie. Rev. L. A- Tlionms. Mr.
M. IT. (’aidwell, Mr. Nibloek and Mr.
Jarratt. They fired the opening guns in
the fine meeting which fo'lowed, and
there is no question of the fact that the
men present at the meeting, were in
tensely interested and whole-heartedly
behind the proposition. In addition to
the men named above impromptu talks
were made by I. J. Ferris. I)r. T. N.
Spencer, G. Ed. Kestler. G. L. Patter
son and J. E. Davis.
Mr. Caldwell spoke on “What a
Chamber of Commerce Means to a City,”
and very vividly and impressively lie
pointed out some of the things that
Concord had missed because it had no
organized body of citizens to boost it
and fight for it. The Norfolk & Southern
railroad was an example, he stated, and
lie added that High Point has outgrown
Concord because there was organized ef
fort there and none here. He stated that
Concord can get a new hotel and the
mud holes at the Southern depot remov
ed if organized effort is put to work
here.
“What a Chamber of Commerce
Means to Manufacturers” was* the
;subject of a •sensible and spirited talk
by Mr. Nibloek- “We hive spent money
in advertising this city in a New York
newspaper,” he pointed out. “but there
is no use to invite new business here if
we. haven't an organization to cooperate
with the business and otherwise take
advantage of the opportunities this
advertising gives.” Concord lias made
some improvement all along and is now
growing very rapidly, Mr. Nibloek as
serted. but the citizens have not taken
advantage of their opportunities for
they have not worked together. Con
cord should have a chamber of com
merce, he said in conclusion, to go after
industries that are moving southward.
Mr. Ritchie, in speaking on ’’“What a
Chamber of Commerce Means to a Mer
chant,” expressed the opinion that “we
have been too busy building up our
business to work together and help the
city.” The day of selfishness is gone, he
added, and the matter of boosting is
not a one-man's job, but is a job for
everyone.
Mr. Thomas had as hi*? subject “What
the Cit>v Needs” • and ;he was epiphafic
iu his'4epln ration that unity' is Pot otiiy
‘a: heed but is a heeds* ity in, stay
city. But just as important’ as unity, »e
j pride in' one's city." We
’ never get far above what we think of
j ourselves,” he pointed out, “and that
holds true of a community as well as
; of an individual; We should take great
er pride in our city. We should boost it,
work for it and talk of it. If we oursel
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ves are not sold on our city how can we
sell it to any one else?”
Mr. Thomas declared that in sup
porting a chamber of commerce a per
son should forget, self. *“The greatest
thing we get from life.” he added, “is
the fact that we have helped some one
else. That is what the chamber will do.
It might not increase your business, but
it may increase the business of some
one else, and gradually help your city.
Your support of the chamber will be a
civic service.” Mr . Thomas also de
clared that individualism was a draw
back, and he advised his hearers ‘‘not
to measure missimilarities but to
measure likenesses.”
Mr. Jarratt declared that ho had been
for some time President of the Mer
chants' Association and felt that the
association was doing a real work, but
he advised his hearers not to confuse
that work with the work of a chamber
of commerce. ‘“The association can’t
function as a chamber any more than a
chamber could function as an associa
tion. They must pull together and there
is a need for both in Concord.” Mr.
Jarratt declared that the association
has received a large number of inquir
ies recently, but that it could not give
the time and attention to them that a
chamber of commerce could and as a
mult the city probably has lost new
citizens and new business enterprises.
“The association will give full coopera
tion to the chamber, of course,” lie add
ed, “"but it can’t function as one.” It
would be “criminal,” Mr. Jarratt con
cluded, to miss this opportunity to get
a five chamber of commerce here.
Mr. Smith, chosen as Secretary-
Treasurer of the local organization, has
had much experience in chamber of
commerce work. He will devote his full
time to the work, beginning at once and
in addition to continuing his efforts to
get new members, will attend to the
duties that come under his offices.
There has been a need here for a
chamber of commerce for years, judg
ing by the sentiment expressed at the.
meeting and the action taken indicates
that the organization perfected will
function in a live, progressive manner.
Persons who have not been solicited
for membership in the. chamber of com
merce and who desire to join or dis
cuss the proposition should notify Dr.
Spencer or Mr. Smith, who will g’adly
give them details of the work of similar
organizations in other cities, many of
which owe their recent growth to, the
efficiency of a chamber of commerce.
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STUDENTS DAILY QUESTIONS AND
EXCLAMATIONS 1
Gold and Black.
Aw. who said so?
Say. Miss Shealy. what good does that
old Latin do you anyway?
Well, I guess I ought to get more than
he did.
I wish that he had waited until I had
finished school and then died.
Geometery is the most unsensible
stuff.
What do they use such big words for
—go get t lie dictionary quickly.
My mind will be a total collapse if I
study much longer.
-My goodness, what’s your mouth for?
Honest, I was only whimpering
Can’t you do/ nothing around here?
I get tired sitting ou the same seat all
the time.
I couldn’t help it. Our old clock is al
ways wroug. |
Aw, Miss MacLanghlin, can’t I wait
’til tomorrow to hand my history paper
in?
Tram Hits Auto; One Dead; Four
Ofliers in a Hospital.
Itock Hill, S. C., Nov. 20.—Eucelee
Sistaro, 13, is dead ami four others are
in a hospital here, reported seriously if
not fatally injured, as a result of an au
tomobile in which they were riding struck
by Southern railway train No. 113, at
a grade creasing at Lancaster, S. C., to
day.
All five were rushed to a Rock Hill
hospital, but young Sistare died before
reaching here.
The exact extent of the injuries suf
fered by the others could not be ascer
tained late today as they still were re
ported ou the operating tables.
Will Asl $400,000 Increase in Capital.
Salisbury, Nov. 20. —At a meeting of
the stockholder* of the Salisbury Bank
and Trust Company, it was unanimous
ly decided to make application for an
amendment to the charter of the bauk
making the authorized capital of 'the in
stitution $300,000 instead of SIOO,OOO.
the of this bauk. The
stock will be increased as of January
1. 192-i. aud the amount of such addi
tional capital to be sold will be optional
with the board of directors.
Chiild Smothers in Pile of Loose Cot
ton.
Salisbury, Der- 2. —Ollin Gilmer,
Silliman, 10-year-old son of John I).
Silliman, of Mill Bridge, met a tragic j
death Saturday afternoon when he j
smothered to death in a pi’e of loose cot- j
ton.
The little fellow was playing about:
the house and in some way got in the
pile of cotton and smothered to death (
before his perilous condition was dis
covered. The funeral was held today and
interment was*: at Thyatira.
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Ambitioh means that you have fore
tSmught; that you are pot afraid of
planting a tr?e, although ypu know you
may never eat its fruit or sit in its
shade.
Men pass to greatness through the
portal of humility.
i WILL OF LATE REV. MR. GENTRY
CHANGED BY CONSENT JUDGMENT
McCain Hairs Come Into Possession of
Minister's Wife's Part of Property.
Albemarle Press.
Final settlement of the will of the
late Rev. C. M. Gentry, involving the
sum of approximately $25,000. was made
here last week under a consent judg
ment favoring the contentious of the Mc-
Cain heirs that the wishes of the late
Mrs. Gentry were not complied with in
the will, which dpalt with property
which was in her right.
It will be remembered that Rev. Mr.
Gentry, a retired Methodist minister,
willed the greater portion of the estate
I to charitable institutions, leaving about
one-eighth to Mrs. Gentry’s heirs—the
McCain family—and one-eighth to his
bwn heirs, Mr. and Mrs. Gentry having
no children. The remainder of the es
tate was left as follows: $(>,000 to the
Methodist Orphanage at Winston-Salem;
SG.OOO for a memorial fund for Mrs. Gen
try in the Near East Relief: and SO,OOO
to missionary Bible workers.
By the judgment pronounced last week
the McCain heirvs receive half the es
tate, /the remaining half to be divided
equally among the three causes named
and the Gentry heirs.
Mr. and Mrs. Gentry had an under
standing as to the disposition of the
property and made a mutual will leaving
the whole estate the the surviving mem
ber, with a proviso by Mrs. Gentry that
in case Mr. Gentry should be the sur
viving member of the union that at his
death her part of the estate should be
left to her heirs.
Mrs. Gentry died in March, 1018, and
Mr. Gentry at the advanced age of 71,
followed her July 4, 1022, leaving a
will as outlined above.
Mr. «nd MV.s. Gentry resided in Al
bemarle following his retirement from
the pulpit. Mrs. Gentry was a sister
of former Sheriff George R. McCain,
also of Mr. J. T. McCain, who died some
years ago in Texas, and has children liv
ing in the west.
Mr. Gentry’s death and hi* disposi
tion of the property, also the fact of his
having been a minister who accumulat
ed such a large sum. created wide com
ment in the newspapers in the .summer
of 1022. The matter proved interest
ing to the popular mind aud received
quite a lot of attention.
When Mr. Gentry’s will was filed for
probate the McCain * heirs, knowjng of
Mrs. Gentry’s wishes in the matter and
having knowledge of the mutual will
tiled a oojnplaint.
The contention of the plaintiffs, which
was accepted by all parties concerned
aud the court, was that under a fair in
terpretation of Mrs. Gentry’s will that
the property in her own name should
be disposed of otherwise than in the
way designated in Mr. Gentry’s will.
Admits Theft of Many Stamps.
Washington. Dec. I.—A confession
that he has systematically robbed the
Post Office Department of stamps valued
tn approximately $75,000 after nearly
25 years in the service has been ob
tained by federal authorities from Her
nmn C. Davis. Davis is at liberty unde'“
$5,000 bond.
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An act 6f parliament was passed in
the reign of nines I. imposing a penalty
of fine or imprisonment upon anvone
who Was pres- at at a football match.
•'(' act has never been repealed, but
thi< fact do<*s not deter millions of
people, from attending the matches dur
ing the season in the British Isles.
The Chicago disrriet boasts of no
fewer than twenty-four public and daily
fee go’.f courses, more than any other
city in the world.
lie thinks best- with his head who
thinks also with his heart,
NOTICE.
Re-Sale cf Valuable Real Estate and Mill
Near Cabarrus. N. €.
Under and by virtue of an order of the
Superior Court of Cabarrus County,
made in the special proceedings entitled,
I. IL Howell, administrator of J. S.
Howell, deceased, vs. M. C. Howell, Bes
sie Yates and husband and others, heirs
at law of J. Sf Howell, deceased, the un
dersigned commissioner will, on Satin
day. the 15th day of December. 1923, at
12 o'clock M., at the Court House door
in Concord, North Carolina, offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash, those cer
tain parcels or lots of land lying and be
ing in N>. 10 Township, Cabarrus Coun
ty, North Carolina, bounded aud describ
ed as follows:
First Tract:
Adjoining the lands of Jesse Garland
and others, containing 3 acres, more or
less, aud known as the J. S. Howell Old
Mill tract or lot, aud is mostly bottom
land which was formerly covered by the
water in the Mill pond and is very fer
tile.
Second Tract:
Lying and being in the Town of Ca
barrus, X. 0., and being a part of Block
“C” in the division of the Parsonage
Property, and being located on thg West
side of Bethel Avenue, adjoining the
lands of J. W. B. Loug and others, con
taining abour one-half acre; and on this
lot is located a Grist Mill, together with
an oil engine, corn crusher, wheat smut
ter and various machinery all of which
are scld with the laud and mill building.
The bidding on the first lot starts at
SIIO.OO. and on the second lot and Mill
at $280.50. '
This tke v 3oth day of November, 1923.
H. S. WILLIAMS.
Commissioner.
3-lt a wk-2wks.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE.
Having qualified as,Executors of the
estate of J. R. White, deceased, all per
| sons owing said estate are hereby noti
fied that they must make prompt pay
> ment or suit will be brought. And all
J persons having clasaim. igna shrjlu nn
j persons having claims against said es
tate must present them to the undersign*
| id. duly authenticated, on or before the
| sth day of December. 1024, or this notice
. will be pleaded in bar of t’ueir recovery.
BAKER MORRISON,
H. L, WOODIIOUSE,
J. P. ALLISON. r
Executors.
Maness & Sberriu. attorneys,
j November 30, 1923.
COTTON MARKET.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1923
Cotton 34
Cotton seed 73
Monday, December 3, 1923
the progressive farmer
a WHOLE YEAR free
! ana Get The Times
I Y^ f PPOereSSlVe Farnw Both For One
j Until further notice we will give Th*
I Concord Times and The P ro -r
j Farmer, both one year for onlv So op
price of The Timeg alone. Yout ’ --
(Papers for only $2.00. The iwj“
Faraier is the best farm paper puhKsh
ed and every farmer should have it
This offer is open to both old and new
subscribers. If you are already taking
The Times all you have to do is to n av
up to date and $2.00 more for anothe'r
jear, and The Progressive Farmer will he
sent you a whole year free.
If you are already paid in advance to
, xhe Times, just pay $2.00 for another
year; your subscription will be so mark
! ed and we will send you The
Farmer a full year also. Address
ts “ , THE TIMES, Concord, yC .
PENNY COLUMN
Our Friends Are Notified That We^WuTf
charge 5 cents a line for notices of
entertainments, box suppers. e tc
where an admission fee is charged ~’r
anything is sold. 30-ts p
Fine Hand Painted China I)o7k~^|
guns. Miss Braehen s Bonnet Shoo
3-2 t-p. 1
Fine New Velvet Hats $3.95—56.(M> Vab
uo. Miss Brachen's Bonnet Shoo
8-2 t-p.
Lost Large \\ bite Lemon Spotted
Pointer dog. Has two scars on back
Last seen wearing collar with my
name. Reward for return. J L Crow-*
el] - 3-lt-p. '
Cow Strayed to My Premises on Monday
night, November 2Gtli. Owner nun
get same by paying for this ad. and
for feed. L. B. McCall. Route 2. Kan
napolis. . v 8-it-p.
Warning—Ally Hunting on My luinl
without permission will be prosecuted.
G. F. Barnhardt. 3-1 t-p.
For Sale—3oo-Aere Farm in No. 7 Towie
ship. Mrs. ,T. R W. Eud.v.' Mount
Pleasant. 29-2 t-p.
Wanted—Men or Women to Take Or
ders for genuine guaranteed hosiery
for men. women and children. Elimi
nates darning. Salary $75 a week full
time, $1.50 an hour spare time. Cot
tons. heathers, silks. International
Stocking Mills. Norristown, Pa.
3-12 t-p.
Auction Sale of Personal Property on
Thursday, December (ith, at 10 o'clock,
a. in. at my home in No. 11 Township,
two miles south of Concord. I will
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash the following personal property
to-wit: 2 mules, 1 mare, 1 jack, l
* buggy and harness. 1 two-horse wagon,
1 distributor, 1 two-horse plow, 2 one
horse plogs, 2 cultivators. J. S. DiJliu.
Route 7. 28-2(-j>.
Wanted—Hickory Logs. Lumber and Di
mension stock. Good prices. The Ivey
Manufacturing Co., Hickory, X.
22-14 t-p. • $ i
Adding Machine Paper. 20 Cents Pa
roll, 3 i*olls for 50 cents, at Tribune-
Times Office. ts-
DO YOU WANT TO LEARN TO
KNIT? Circular Auto-Knitting Ma
chine for sale; good as new. Better
than GO hands. Knits hosiery f'" -
good pay. Cost $75; sell for S3O. Ad
dress X-L, Car eTimes. 19-Gt-p.
I Hereby Forbid Any One Hunting
with gun on my land. J. I- B°3t.
19-lm-p.
Land Dfceds, 5 Cents Each, at Times-
Tribune Office. _
NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY I’UBLICA
TIOX. .
North Carolina —Cabarrus County.
Id the Superior Court —Before tin
Clerk.
Clarence Poe, Plaintiff
vs,
Alice Low Poe. Defendant,
The defendant. Alice Love 1*" ill
take notice that her husband. Clapnr.
Poe, lias commenced a civil action m '
Superior Court of Cabarrus < ounC
have the bonds of matrimony existing
between the plaintiff and defendant dj
solved by divorce a vinculo, and </'
fendant is required to appear ‘ ' .
undersigned, John B. MoAllhfi •
of superior court of Cubarru- « <mi
the 28th day of December. 1923. and an
swer or demur to tin* complaint L
the above-entitled action.
JOHN B. McALLIMER.
Clerk Superior <
This 28th day of November, 192-
I New Fall Hats
Sport and Dress ModeN-
Felt, Duvetyne and Velvet.
All the new shades in ostrick
MISS BRACKEN
BOUT SHOP _
CONCORD PRODUCE MARKET
(Corrected CHee
Figures named represent I *
for produce on the market.
Eggs 35
Butter to J"
Country Ham " .15
Country Should*:? •••• ... .15
Country Sides. .25
Young chickens* .IS
Heps .j- } to 30
Turkeys *2 1-2
Lard SI.OO
Sweet Potatoes .90
Irish Potatoes $1.50
l Onions sl.sd
Peas BJ.OO
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