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] B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher JLUME xlviii. ore Than Hundred Miners Are Entombed t j v \f Ur Men Entered ne\ear Wheeling, West r/ inia. Terrific Explo )n Occurred in Mine. )KE keeps all PEOPLE FROM MINE ring Entries to Mine So > scue Workers Can Go as Soon as They Can iss the Smoke. ~ w.\ . . April ,2$. —More iiH • imt' v.t :v entombed by ah i!,,. Hctiwood Mine of the ‘i ,irp >1:11 i"ii at Ben wood, 1 ,-,. u minutes after they went , • u Mini;. AH entries were , l )V ~(• nx-k :■ ml dirt. Four hl;i-i volunteer workers ‘ , : a i,i, to gain entrance to the ' | 1,10,0 was 'entertained for 1 mji,-is, for the mine is on I ;r w.i-<a!d 125 men went j. |j i; u none luid escaped. The t'iiv-ui of Mim- :ii Charleston, how tnnoumetl that its reports showed [ H7 men Hitotnhed. All Flit t ies Blot lied. \V \ :i.. April 28.—A few k after “(Ml miners went to work Kenwood Mine of the Wheeling 'orperaiion mar here this morning, jj ( . exnlosion oceitrred in tie work-' The fate of the men is unknown. | «>: according 1,1 reports from Ben- , took jdaee about three miles back mine. Benwood tirernen. summon- j tlie Scene, reported tluit the mine I 1 re. jj s ,if smoke drifted from the main ' ami volunteer rescue crowds were back. An imur after the explos-) furred not a -ingle rescue worker en able to inter the mine, car-m the 1. S. Bureau of Mines. | ed at l’itt-btugTi. have been order- J [let:wihkl. Tiny were expected to the run in less than two hours. ije< to the mine, which is a drift - were blocked by fallen rock and Mere than Jotl volunteer work in nearby mine- were clearing the ■so rescuers could go in. ?::*.-** trapped underground was ■ Holliday, the tire boss, who went ■ morning to -ec that all whs safe.- H mni were found at the foot of V '••faff. ft'V ‘bed before they Totffd Htght to the surface. Two bodies ■barred were found in a mine mo lib feet from the entry, bringing ■tuber of known dead to four, ■rescue crew of the l\ S. Bureau ■fs made a hasty inspection of the ■gs as soon as they reached Ben ■um Pittsburgh. They exrpessed ■itiiott that few if any of the ■hi be brought out alive. Those ■cap.-ij the explosion and tire prob ■ 1 victim- of the gases, the ex ■niK COTTON MARKET V Today at Decline of 36 to 02 ■ l nder Keali/.ing or Liquidation. ■ Mtik. April J'-.—The cotton mar-1 ■tied weak today at a decline of .‘MI ■•" hits under realizing or liquida ■ buyers es I : *sj week who were ev ■ in title need. I>\ relatively easy Liv ■ caldc-, tho recent more favorable ■ < ' r "P prospects and continued re ■f poor detnand for cotton goods, y'l* l" ,s iti"iis sold 74 to 82 points ■•'•r during early trading. May de ■ to New crop showed net ■t 42 to 17 points, October selling ■4.1 tit ■>ii futures opened weak : Mav ■to 21UMI; July 27.!Ml to 28.00; <>c ■24.lHl to 24. LA ; December 214.60; ■y 2!',.20. WILL GET THE I NORTH CAKOIJXA VOTE ■ 21 \oPs Will Go to California ■ it's No Ollier Candidates Filed Pa lm Hie State. ■ April 2S.—Wm. Gibbs Me ■ "dl r**eeive North Carolina's 24 tiie Democratic National Con ■ ' *" r Hie nomination for Presi- I .h»r tiling notice of earnli- I 11 1 die state board of elections ■ luiditiglit Saturday, and there ■ 1 .‘ Mlu in tie mail received today .. Secretary Beasley announc ■ dial any other candidate ■Participate in the Presidential pref ■ I"unary in this state. I Examine Cooneys. 1,., ,'' - - s - —Examination of audition <»f (Vlia Cooney, , ( j Ull "''' E.iu'lit. and her husband, 15 h*' made by two conimis -1,1 -'y County Judge Mar i.r".kiyn_ today. »Hiv" Har, _ ~ T” ■ Cm- one-time heavy ,, 1 J' ' • is a eandidate for a |- , l!i ! M'al council of New s, i.il, where lit* lias made his s "inc ytKirs. * T SMITTVs WEATHER CAT SAYS : rK;„ c k (•„„]*" a k erno °n and probably a - v gfii..,-uliy' 1 west I )ort i° n I THE CONCORD TIMES FIRST BOLL WEEVILS OF THE YEAR HAVE BEEN FOUND The First Was Ttaken Feem a Man’s Back While He Was Planting Cot ton. Raleigh. X. C.. April 28.-— I The first boll weevils of the year have been found, according to Franklin Sherman. Chief in Entomology for the Exnerimonf Sta tion and Extension Service, who its in receipt of two specimens, otic from a correspondent near Fayetteville the other from the Field Station at Aber deen- The first was said to have bcrni taken from the man’s hack while he was in the field supervising the planting of cotton, the latter was reported to have been found by the workers of the Ex periment Station while they were jarr ing insects from a peach tree. Fourteen other specimens, thought to have been boll weevils, have been previously re ceived this year, it was stated, but «n far these last two were the first real bolt weevils. During, the, last two years, explain ed Mr. Sherman. the Division of Entomology of the State College of i Agriculture and Department of Agricul ture. has requested that farmers and others interested send in first living boll , weevil specimens which might he found 1 under any conditions and later to send iin specimens found on young cotton. I These farts, he said, are desired from all parts of the cotton growing area of the) state, in order to determine the seasonal activities of the insect. Each year there are many responses, it was 1 exp’ained. but in most cases of winter or early soring findings, they prove to be , insects entirely different from the boll weevil and not harmful to cotton. | “These early spring records are e’osc , ly i naceord with similar findings of last year.” says Professor Sherman. “and J indicates that the very earliest boll j weevils emerge even when there is no i cotton. Presumably many of them die I before there is cotton enough for them I to feed upon, and still more before there ! are -squares in which to lay their eggs, j they are probably ones which warmed up early, became hungary and were searching for their only known regular food —cotton. “We think these findings show the soundness of our position in not advo cating the use of poison from the time the first weevils "are found. Tt is prob able that a few boll weevils are on young cotton from the time the first iea-ves are expanded, ami if one were to * *T»rt - pMiemrirtg —i r.vt* -m * ~ several applications before there were squares to be protected or hurt by the weevil. This would be a needless ex pense and we do not advise it. It is safer and morp profitable not to poison un til the squares begin to form. By that time many of the weevils will be dead without having done harm and without any expense- When squares begin to form, if there lie as many as 20 weevils to the acre, use the dust poison or the poisoned molasses mixture. Repent this a week later if many weevils appear to Is* still present. After many squares are well former it is best to use the dust poison. “This advice is only in -accord with the indication from our own tests of I last year, but is in accord with thc , advice now being generally given by Experiment Stations in all cotton states.” PREIDKNT TALKS AT DEDICATION OF HOME Chief Speaker at New Home of National Academy of Scinees and ‘National Research Council. AVashington, April 28.—Setting anew the government’s “stamp of approval on the work of the National Academy of . Sciences, and the National Research Council, President Coolidge, speaking to day at the dedication of the new home here of the two organizations, predicted the coming of “a now (lay in scientific ' research.” The President traced .the intimated re ‘ lationships which from tlhe days of Ben jamin Franklin have existed between science and the American government. [. and declared that “if there he one thing in which America is preeminent, it is . a disposition to follow the tinth. “It is the same spirit that lias moved ■ through all our life.” he declared, “which > makes is particularly appropriate that • our national government should be ao - five in its encouragement of the search-i * ing out of the truth in the physical I - world and applying it to the wellbeing of the people, as it is interested in search ing out the truth in the political world with the same object in view.” f Railroads Reduce Fares to Meet Com petition of Jitneys. Norfolk. A T a.. April 27—To meet jitpey competition three of the five rail ways operating < between Norfolk and Suffolk today announced a decided re duction in passenger fares between ,these two eities. The Norfolk and West ern, Seaboard Air Liue and Southern will offer for sale immediately round trip tickets between the two cities for .81 Heretofore the one way fare has been 83 cents. The A'irginian and At lantic Coast Line are reported as con sidering similar reductions. Steam Roller Flattens Mr. Kestler at Concord. / II k. c. Bryant in Charlotte Observer. Washington, April 26—Sometime ago thp civil service commission certified the names of Messrs. Miller. Ward and Neal for the Concord postoffice. There came a protest from G. Ed. Kestler and others, and a reconsideration was ordered. The civil service and postoffice people have decided to stand pat on Miller, Wai d and Neal. Miller is the present post master, and a democrat It looks hke Ward, republican, wou.d win. The steam-roller has been put over Kestler and his old friend, Marion Butler. THOUSANDS GATHER TO PAT RESPECTS TO OEAD CHIEETAII City and Mation Mourned Today Death of Charles F. Muiphy, for Years Lead* erof Tammany Hall Group MOURNERS BLOCKED TRAFFIC ON STREET People in All Stations in Life Called at Humble Home and Streets Leading to Home 'Were Jammed. New York, April 28—The city and nation today mourned Gharles, F. Mur phy. and honored him in death as few have been honored in the Metropolis in living memory. _ . From the teeming East Side, from the homes of tin* wealth, from every social station, from the manifold walks of life of the greatest city in the world, they came to the bier of the Tammany Chief tain in his modest East Seventeenth Street home, and to the great St. Pal lick’s Cathedral in Fifth Avenue, men and women united in their grief. Mr. Murphy had been a man of the people and had remained an East Sidor in heart even to the pinnacle of his jxiwer. and it was his people of the East Side xvho by the thousands expressed their grief today. Early this morning crowds of workers hurrying through East Side streets stopped and turned their steps to East Seventh Street to pay respects to their friend and leader. The streets near the Murphy Home soon after (lav break were crowded as they have sel dom been with a solemn respectful mul titude. Before the hr use sixty-five po licemen kept the crowds in orderly lines as Hie men and women silently tiled into the house and passed the mahogany cof fin. Hundreds of poorly dressed shop girls, clerks and laborers, with lunches in their hands, walked into the darkened room, knelt and in silent prayer, and resumed their way to their destinations. Stuyvcsnnt Square Park was filled to capacity and First and Second avenues were so crowded that with A7' ,r thF don.s of the*' Murphy home were closed to all but relatives and intimate friends, and an hour later the casket was borne down the stone steps on rite shoulders of the pall . bearers. A police detachment snapped to a military salute, while the onlookers bared their heads. Honorary pall bearers were: Governor Smith. May or Hylan, Governor Silzer. of New Jer sey; Major Ilauge, of Jersey City; United States Senator Copeland, and high officials of the State, city army and navy. Fifth Avenue ordinarily hectic, gay and colorful, was hushed. Scores of thousands stood with hared heads as the procession passed. 'ln and around the Cathedral police estimated 4.’?.000 persons had gathered, 8,000 of them inside the church. A thousand policemen lined the route of the cortege to Calvary Cemetery. NIELS GRON DIES IN HIS DENMARK HOME Danish Djpfomajt, Recent Visitor in Concord, Succumbs to Injuries Receiv ed in Fall. Neils Gron. Danish diplomat and founder of Potentia. died Friday night in Slagelse, Denmark, according to a mes sage received here Saturday by Airs. J. C. Gibson from Airs. Gron. who sailed April Bth to be with her husband, who was fatally injured in a recent fall from a hotel in Copenhagen. Airs, (iron was with her husband when he. died, she having'arrived in Denmark early last week. Mr. and Airs. Gron ar rived in the States several months ago and during I is stay Air. Gron devoted much of his time tto a discussion of Po tentia, a new business principle, in vari ous cities in tin* country. He sailed re cently for Europe to attend to business in connection with the organization and planned to join Mrs. Gron later, she hav ing remained here. ■ No funeral arrangements were men | tained in the message from Mrs. (iron, but it is supposed the noted diplomat will be buried with honors in his native, land. SAYS ROWAN FARMER HAS MADE CONFESSION That He Has Burned Two Barns in the County—Alental Conditions to Be Ex amined. Salisbury. April 28. —C. L. AValton. 42 years old. Rowan county farmer, has confessed to firing two barns, according to Sheriff Krider, and is being held in jail here pending an examination of his mental condition. AA'alton. the sheriff added, had been a patient in an insane ! hospital. Deeds Filed Saturday. Five deeds were filed Saturday with the register of deeds, three pf them dealing with the same transaction. The first records the sale of lots in (’enter view, near Kannapolis, by (’. D. Alex > ander to A. W. Sloan. The second * records the sate of the same lots to 1 Mrs. Minnie Troutman, who in turn i sold them to AV. A. Troutman, The purchase price in each instance was 1 S3OO. ? Another deed records the sale of the 1 Trinity Reformed Church property to - the Cabarrus Motor Co., and the other ? records the sale of several tracts of e land, lying in Iredell and Cabarrus r counties by J. C. Williams to W. G. Archer, the purchase price being $4,500. PUBLISHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS CON COR D, N. C., IMON DAY, APRIL 28, 1924 BAPTISTS TO END CAMPAIGN BY MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY To Raise s£oo 000 (o Finish tip the $75,- 000 Campaign Raleigh, X. C.. April 28.—Every Baptist, in North Carolina i« put on hi* moral for the next few days to finish the lask of raising SBOO,OOO by 12-o’clock Wednesday night with which to mee< their obligations to all the object* frittered by tin* denomination, exclusive of local church expenses, according to Reverend Charles E. Maddry. corre - spomling secretary of the Riard of Mis- j sion.s of the Baptist Btate Convention This marks the elcse of the, fiscal year. Agreement was reached at the lnsl session of the Baptist Convention which met in Gastonia in December, Reverend Maddr.v explained, that the Baptists of ! t'ii< state would assume the raising of { I $2,000,000 which is the balance due on North Carolina’s quota of the $75,000.- 600 campaign. Os tjiie amount it was agreed, he cont inued, to raise SBOO,OOO ' by April 30. so 1 that only $1,200,000 would remain to be raised in the fall. “Front every Baptist pulpit in the stiite it i.s expected that, the pastors will be sail tiding forth the achievements of the campaign and the many challeng ing opportunities thntsnre still waiting, declared Reverend Maddrv. If is expect- i od that through an organized effort i every member of these churches wl'l be i given an opportunity to pay hi>s pledge ( in full up to date, or to make a x free will offering, if no pledge has beer. ! made. If the great mass of 340.000 Baptists in the state should resolve to do this, the task would ho done with all i ease.” ; The secretary staled that lie lias re- 1 ooived many encouraging messages from over tin* state which lead him to believe that a good, result will be shown at midnight next Wednesday. He stated further that more interest in the cam paign is being manifested now, than it been since immedittte'y after the cam paign was started five years ago, and 1 expressed the belief that the under- ‘ taking would be a success. Walter Durham, treasurer of the 1 campaign fund, to whom/the money 1 should he sent in Raleigh, reports more * ttian $25,000 advance over this time last year but adds that many thousands of dollars must yet he collecte d to i reach the goal. Many individuals and church treasurers will wait until the last minute to send iu their contribu tions. he said, and expressed the be lief that his office would be worked over time to take care of the late offerings. GREENSBORO MILLS ON CURTAILMENT PROGRAM Big Plant* Have Gone on Four-Day Per Week Schedule, as Previously An nounced. ■ Greensbrro. ApWT 3nT —PeSpTfe hope? that a curtailment program would not have to lx* instituted by the Proximity 1 cotton mill. Proximity Print AVorks and AVhite Oak cotton mill here, the mills ■started yesterday on a four (lay pet week schedule. Announcement was math some weeks ago that there would be curtailment. Bernard Cone, president of the Proximity Manufacturing company, stated that, the price of cotton is going up hut the price of manufactured goods going lower. Ho thinks that heavy pur chases by English and other European mills, using cheap labor, has run up the price of cotton and foreigners are able to sell cheaper than American .mill men. Business conditions generally are good, ho said, but cotton goods makers do not know what is in front of them and there is great deal of uncertainty among them. The group of mills curtailing, know as the Cone grouo. have been running full time since 1014 until tljn present curtailment. RALEIGH IRWIN IS HELD FOR DEATH OF AGED MAN Charged With Killing Shade H. Nevins a* He Was Crossing Road Four Miles From Charlotte. Charlotte, April 28.—Raleigh Irwin, of Gastonia, today was held responsible by a coroner’s jury here for the death of Shade 11. Nevins, aged 63, who was fa tally injured when he was srtuck by an automobile four miles from Charlotte yes terday afternoon. Irwin is held in the county jail without hail. Tlabeas corpus proceedings to gain his release are plan ned. it is stated. Another young man and two young women were in the ear with Irwin, who was driving. The ear was stopped after the accident and the four came to Charlotte where Irwin surrnedered. Per sons in the car claim their speed was not excessive and another car was pass ing them at the time. The'declared the car was not off the asphalt road, hut Nevins was apparently trying to cross. SANGUINARY FIGHTING IS REPORTED IN SYRIA > Fighting Has Been Done by the French Troops and Irregular Turkish Bands. London, April 28—Sanguinary fight , ing between the French troops and ir i regular Turkish bands is reported to ; have taken place in northern Syria by the Jerusalem correspondent of tin* Daily i Express. Three hundred men were ' killed or wounded during the fighting, * he says, and the Turks captured a great quantity of arms. Steal Jewels Valued at $150,000. 1 New York. April 28. —Three bandits J early today bound and gagged Charles Kresney in his office and jewelry manu facturing plant in Nassau Street, in the j heart of the lower Manhattan sky-sorap er district, and escaped with diamonds * and platinum mountings valued at $150.- 1 000. Kresney was taken to a hospital. ' Josephine Selfrnno, a charwoman, also was bound. p Investigating Committee in Recess. 3 AVashington, April 28.—-The falling r curve of Senate investigation reached a f new low level today. It was one of tie s few investigation holidays in weeks, . with all three of the major senatorial in >. vestigating committees in recess. PRESIDENT QUOTED AS SAYING ‘ FORD'S OFFER PLEASED M Senate Muscle Shoals Com mittee Reads Telegram Sent by Man Who Talked With President. SAYS PRESIDENT WAS DOING BEST To Get the Big Plant for the Detroit Manufacturer.— Secretary Weeks Mention ed in Telegram. Washington. April 28. —President Cool idge was quoted in a telegram produced today at the Senate Muscle Shoals hear ing. its having stated he was trying “to deliver" Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford. The telegram was from James Martin Miller to the Dearborn Independent. Mr. Ford's newspaper, on October 12. 1023. In offering the telegram. Chairman Nor ri? said that the white house records shower that Miller had an interview with the President on that day. The telegram read; “Washington. October 12, -023. “To William J. Cameron, or Ernest G. Liebold, “Care the Dearborn Independent. “Dearborn, Alieh.. “In private interview had with Presi dent Coolidge this morning he said inci dentally ‘1 am friendly to Mr. Ford but wish someone would convey to him that it is, my hope that Mr. Ford will not, do or say anything that will make it difficult for me to deliver Muscle Shoals to him, which I am trying to do.* “While President didn't say so. I am sure Weeks- has been in consultation with President this morning iu view of Mr. Ford’s reported interview in today’s pa pers. “Signed JAMfIS MARTIN MILLER, “National Press Club, “AA'ashington, D. C.” The message was one of those sub poenaed by the Committee-on Saturday. Secretary AVceks was on the stand when it was offered, but declared he did not know Miller. Secretary AVeeks expressed surprise at learning iff the Miller telegram and said be did not -believe the Peestdenv aMuk any such statement. He denied any knowledge of the President’s present stand on Muscle Shoals. AVhen the Secretary took the stand, Chairman Norris, of the committee, ask ed him if he could explain why Ford “got over his anger toward President Coolidge. an dthe administration after the interview to the AVhite House.” “That is evidence that lie is a sensible man.” Secretary Weeks repield. “That is also evidence that l.e had some reason for changing,” countered Chairman Norris. _”I am opposed to the Ford offer be cause 1 do not believe it is the best of fer.” said Weeks. “I have not been familiar with it for a year because it. has not been in my hands.” AA'eeks said he conferred with the President befor ehe issued his statement replying to Ford’s letter. He said that before Ford interviewed the President, lie called at the War Department, and said he had come to pay his respects, and did not at that time talk business in connection with Muscle Shoals." In reply to a question, AVeeks said he had studied the Hooker-AVhite-Atter bury proposition in a general way, and would be glad to have the chief of en gineers study the offer and make recom mendations. “I think the government can dispose of Aluscle Shoals under bet ter terms than any of the present con tracts," AVeeks said. After he left the Stand, the secretary went to the White House tu confer with the President about the Miller telegram. With Our Advertisers. The Richntond-Flowe Co. has a full stock of Humming Bird pure silk hosiery. Hoosier week is now in full swing at H. B. Wilkinson's. If you want all the dirt removed from your clothing, “send it to Bob.” Phone 787. The new series of stock in the Citizens Building and Loan Association is now open. Office at Citizens Bank and Trust Co. This is National Gingham AVeek and the Parks-Belk Co. will have on sale many thousands of yards of high-class ginghams. The week runs from April 20 to May 3. See new ad. today for particulars and prices. Go and sec the novelty speed boat in the window at Cline’s Pharmacy. The Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co. will have 24 saddle horses for sale at Salis bury May 1, 2 and 3rd. Robinson's is offering reductions on Ginghams this week. Fresh supplies of lime, cement and plaster 'at K. L. Craven & Sons; phone 74. If you want any kind of service for your car, sec the Southern Motor Service Co. . National Gingham AA’eek begins today and Efird’s are ready for you with a plentiful array of patterns. The Specialty Hat Shop has a charm ing little booklet for yyou. Elgin watches, the watchword in mil lions of lives, at Starnes-Miller-Parker Co. * __ AVant Information About Campaign Founds. AVashington. April 28.—A resolution calling upon Chairman Adams of the re publican national ' committee, to state whether meat-packers contributed to the republican campaign fund in 1020 or since, was introduced today by Senator Johnson, farmer-labor, of Minnesota. Certificates And Prizes For Coun"* Ul^ r7 jPupils RACE PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY Attractive Card is Again Of fered for Lovers of Horse Racing.—Races *to Begin at 2 O’clock. Another attractive card is offeml for horse race lovers by the Cabarrus Coun ty Fair Association, which will offer its second program of the Spring season at tV Fair Grounds on Thursday afiernoon of this week. The program for (he race is move attractive even than the one of fered Easter Monday and as mote horses have arrived at .the fair grounds during the past week there will be keener eom petiron in' all of the events. The races will begin promptly at 2 o'clock and the following progrun vrill he offered: Class A. First Event. Best 2 in 3. 1. Anna Mae-—Dale Beck, Dodge City Kan. (Beck). 2. .Alorris Patch—E. I\. Atkinson, Hamlet, X. C. (Edwards). 3. Lady Glover—A. G. Ireland, Chi cago. 11l (Ireland). 4. Robert It—F. Thomas. Washington, D .C. (Thomas). •Class B, Second Evept. Best 2 in 3. 1 Grace I)—Carl Hatched, Chester, S. C. (Beck). 2. Ormond Bowers—H. C. ■ Scott. Goldsboro. X. C. (Scott). 3. William Asworthy- D. H. Pope, Raleigh, X. C. (Faust.) 4. A'ouug Billiken—F. Thomas. Wash ington. D. C., (Thomas). 5. AVilliam Direct—H. C. ’ Scott, Goldsboro. X. C. (Scott). 6. Walter Frisco—E. T. Cannon, Con coni. X. C. (Rodgers). 7 . Queen of Charlotte,—J. G. John ston. Charlotte, N. C. (Johnston). Class C. Third Event.- Best 2 in 3. 1. Duplflinville—Carl Hufehefl, Ches ter. S. C. (Reek). 2. H. J. H.—N. I. Edwards, LqPorte, Ind., (Edwards). 3. Benland—M. P. Sebree, Orlando. Fla., (Sebree). 4. Martin J.—l’. Thomas, AVashing ton, I). C., (Thomas). 5. Senator Symbol—J. C. Feltz, Ga lax, \ r a. (James). Class D, Fourth Event, Best 2 in 3. 1. Richard Azoff—R. K. Rhodes, Oil City, Pa_ (Beck). 2. -Peter Silver—X. I. Edwards, Ln- Porte. Ind. - 3. Peter Mount—F. Spoerhnse. Orlan do. Fla. (Spoerhase). 4. Lnckey Maiden—F. Thomas, Wash ington, D. C. (Thomas). FIELD STATION FOR BOLL WEEVIL DEMONSTRATION To Give Aid and Suggestion to the Cot ton Growers of Eastern North Caro lina. Raleigh. N. C.. 28. —A field station for boll weevil demonstration and the growing of cotton under boll weevil con ditions. has been established at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, and is under the direction *>f Pit-uee Mabeel. extension entomologist. according an announce ment made by Franklin Sherman. Chief of the Division of Entomology of the State College and Department of Agri culture. “The purpose of this field station, says Mr- Sherman, is to give aid and suggestions to the cotton growers of Eastern North Carolina in their fight against the cotton boll weevil (his year. Mr. Mahee will have at least two as sistants to help him in conducting boll weevils tests and demonstrations, and all of these specialists will be at the service of the cotton growers of that district, prepared to give them ex perienced help and suggestions in the determining of infestation of boll weevil in the fields; help in purchasing dusting machinery and poison ; and also give expert aid necessary in applying the poison. AVe feel that the farmers of this section should foci free to call on these men for any help that they may need, even if it is simply the adjustment of dusting machinery to put out eertnin applications of poison |>cr acre.” The field station proper will he locat ed at. (lie I T p|x*r Coastal Plain Station near Kingshoro and here various tests in boll weevil control will be conducted, it was explained, in co-operation with R. E. ( ’urrin. superintendent of the farm. A number of other tests, it was said, will be placed about in Edgecomb County with reliable growers who will be in a position to give the work at tention and supervision. Mr. Currin has extended an invitation to all cotton growers of that, section to visit this test farm during the summer and see the workk being done under the direc tion of Mr. Mahee. Attention was also called to the fact that Mr. Mahee will have an office with County Agent Zeno Moore in the Court House at Tarboro and those wish to have boll weevil in formation will receive a cordial wel come at either the farm or the court house. Tin* establishment of this station says Mr. Sherman, is in line with the policy of his division to get accurate data right, in the fie'd under local conditions, so that the farmers of Eastern Caro lina will b in a pomth*” to study the handling of the boll weevil in their immediate section. Salisbury District Conference. The Salisbury District Conference of the M. E. Church, South, will meet in Epworth Church here July 3rd and 4tb. At the quarterly conference held at Cen i tral Church Sunday afternoon, presided ever by Dr. T. F. Marr. the following , delegates and alternates to the confer • ence were elected: ■ Delegates—\V. J. Glass, E. C. Tur > ner. K. L. Craven and D. B. Coltrane. Alternates — W. F. Goodman, W. C. • Houston, R. A. Brower and J. B. Sher rill. $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. The Students Winning High Honors Presented With Medals and Prizes at the Commencement Exerciss. GIRL WON HIGHEST HONORS IN COUNTY With Average of More Than 96 Miss Daisy Lowder Led All Other Students in the County Schools. Featured by an able address on “Pub lic Education” by Prof. A. T. Allen, State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion of North Carolina, large attendance and fine contests, county commencement exercises were held here Saturday. The morning feature of the exercises was the address by Prof. Allen, who made an eloquent plea for an equal school term for each child in the State. Following the address by Prof. Allen . prizes and certificates were awarded. Firse prize in the composition con test was won by Miss Jxnna Alae Clay, of the Bethel school, and second prize was won by Miss Sara Oehler, of the Poplar Tent school. The composition was on “What a School and Commun ity Can Do to Improve Country Living Conditions,” and the prize* were given by Prof. J. B. Robertson, county school superintendent. Honorable mention was won by Miss Pearl Allison, of the Pop lar Tent School. The Daughters of the American Revo lution medal, given to the student who wrote the best story of local history, was won by Mis* Edna Phillips, of the \A T inecoff school, who wrote cn The Life and AVork of Stephen Cabarru*.” There was keen competition among a number of students this year for the scholarships given by Alont Amoena Seminary and Alt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute. It was announced at the exercise* that Miss Daisy Lowder, of the Peek school, won the first scholar ship with an average of i)6 1-6. Miss Annie Ix>uise Peck, of the same school, was second with an average of 05 2-6 and also won a scholarship. Charle* Phillips, of AVineeoff. had the highest average among the boys, 92 2-3 and won an M. P. C. I. scholarship. Archie Barringer, of Fink, with an average of 88 T-2; was second and also won a . ... fVftiffeates for proficiency in spelling were given to the following students: Midland school —George McManus, Ruth Yow and Annie Pearl Hamilton. William's Knoll school —Pearl Carpen ter. St. Johns school —Ola Deal Crew. Callie Ridenhour. Kathleen Stuart and Alargaret Wineeoff. Peck school —Louise Penninger. OUie Blaekwelder, Alary Anna Lentz. Fay Penninger, Kathryn Hartman, Daisy Lowder and Shirley Earnhardt. Pitts school —Edith Barbee. AVi neceff school—Hazel Goodman, Charles Phillips and Edgar Wineeoff. Hahn school—Annie Hahn. Lillie Shoe. Reece Eagle. Ruth Hahn and Ver nie Eagle. Liberty Ridge school —Lester Cruze, Sam Blaekwelder. Robert Blaekwelder, A’irginia Mills, Margaret. Wilson and Sara AValker. High Point school —James Hatley. Harrisburg school—Cietor Q. Harris, Frances Sims, Katie Harwell and John Grier. Nussman school—Glenn Isenhottr. Georgeville school —Carrie Alabrey and Luther A'onCannon. Poplar Tent —Sara Oehler, James AA’alker and Sue Brumley. Library reading certificates were won by and issued to the following: | Xussman scool —Ren Hammill and Glenn Isenhour, Bethel school —Lillian Reeder, Edward Black, Edna Courtney, Sadie Conner, Mary E. Black. Pearl Baker, Mildred Harris. Helen Pope. Nettie King, How ard Evans and Velma Carriker. High Point school —Autie Dry. Jose phine Widenhouse. Ruth I’etrea, Wright Rost *and Mary Bout. Cold Water school —Daisy Stirewalt, Howard AlcDaniel, Lster Goodman, Aza Mae Hamilton and Oliver Stirewalt. Georgeville school —Annie Shinn, Ruth Eudy, Annie Mauney, Ada Linker, Es telle Shinn and Earl Whitley, Six girls contested for the refutation medal, given each year by Charles B. Wagoner, and six boys contested for tjio declamation medal, also given annually by Mr. Wagoner. The contestants thrilled the large audience that heard them and each spoke in a most pleasing manner. Miss Addie Quay won the recitation medal. her~ “Si and I.” The declamation medal was won by Clegg AlcEachern on the subject, “My Country, Al.v Mother, My God.” Music for the exercises wa* furnished by the orchestra of the Concord high school and the students delighted all who heard them. Special Demonstration Sale at the Kidd- Frix t'o.’*. Starting today a Special Demonstra tion Sale lasting for ten days only will take place at the store of the Kidd-Frix Co. During this sale the store will be f open every evening until 8:710 o’clock. , The Waltham factory is co-operating in this sale, -saving you from $97.00 to . $185.00 on » piano purchased. They j will also take in trade your old organ, , piano or phonograph. See half-page * ad. on page seven today. - The record of the Chicago National league champions of 1916, in losing only . 36 game* during the season, ha* never - been equalled in either of the major i baseball leagues. NO. 84
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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