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I'aiS page 4. first WBm.: '. that otir Rowan :i! lie used in the buildings. A sam- N. ('. The niil- HHB W Watts built bis pink granite ■|Ktt'" tpiarry. He fur wHErough in the ears f. o. HH found in the I nited a letter from (1. N. (’., raiding to W. A. I’ee- is Id, here I come one I have dated can beat t? are writing to us .fy Ikould be willing to mar- gftxl matured farmer names and ad it Hall confidential. VENUS. MRISBIRth the young folks of Um a showed to Mr. and BHl'aylor. The latter was HHr.ila Harley. They re iSo' things. Those pres- Edythe Barbee. Les ;e, Blaggie Lou Taylor. Wgm W. E. Harris. Jr., |f3||Hrr. ,T. >hn MeEacheru. Hud Luther Tavlor and MT. AV. Taylor. s§§■ enjoying this pretty Hh around here are a BBB'"!n:u::!:h V Club held ilfeHi ' : g Timrsday night. H|Httas enjoyed by all. es- HHi-t" gi- *-h by Mr. Xat BBHl'Y" quartettes. of ('ievelaml. BBHiy' hi' daughter. Mrs. carriers 'Coined to - • ;*«■ I>. Clark and little visiting Mrs. IV. Taylor. HHR :u -‘‘ fanrly have to ' home place. "f Charlotte. »§» : ' *' 'burg last ■ Tali: This the square. triua Winecoff. nflPi kkazv kid. ' ■ 1 hig snow ’ MH9W r '’ill 'Mowing. ~IBBV v - s, "|>]' < *'l <>n ' K wry body ' . • of weather 288888' v,,i ;<’.(] sees the ' w W ; B tir>( ~f it s iif ( >. ?gi§§W’ 1|,, - < have good ilßraW ' ■ 'I lie cows and aro nil in a good raf||lß 'c! weather. If MB 1 ' ;,, tmg they must >* want to see *. e B ! ' :l hh;t- iii one day. about the •’■' . v,, ars ago. J. T. ■' l ! “<] off the first WKm u ' ever left the - street eurb jßH 11 ;' ' s > the City of !(**■' : A sample car /■'""! and nice they IBSI r A'ht hack to J. T. J§§W : v ' "ads and the all over the jaPjPIsB. '," s'onute quarry JmrnSm- 1 "’yatt was -mSSBStL and we •BliHßc ' 'tiaiiy other iIBBfS ‘ • everybody ' ' • trs. The , mmm ' >■- brill •> t W’ 1 IWmm of them are ! MBE''-' e ili,dl ell r.1JH,,..!:;"""! and the «| ; o grow by ■ leai>s and bounds. Every year until now there are some wealthy people in Salisbury who have taken up the gran ite business because’ they found out that there was money to be made at the business. J. T. Wyatt bought eight acres of quarry land frbm John Parks for eight hundred dollars, only one hundred dollars per acre, and now it could not be had for S4O 000 per acre because it belongs now to a wealthy company which is getting out granite for monuments and vaults for the rich people all over the world. Pretty much like a peach blossom. The big granite cutting shed south of Salis bury is crowded jam full of this beau tiful granite where a Drge crowd of men find employment and it was all started up by J. T. Wyatt, of Faith. J. T. Wyatt has retired from the granite business but it is a great I pleasure for him to look at the hun dreds of people who are now making their living out of the * dustry he started up here 35 years ago. There are a great many quarries nlver i touched yet that will be worked by the coining generations and they can say that this industry " as started by a man named J. T. AA >att, known in the newspaper world as A onus. Nearly all the granite is hauled now on motor trucks to the railroad and to nearby towns like Concord. China ! Grove. Salisbury. Spencer and other places" because we have such good roads now. Geo. W. Watts, the mil- I lionaire at Durham, N. C., seut out experts all over the country to get up samples of. granite to select the best to build his mansion in Durham, and when they got to J. T. Wyatt’s quar ry they found out that it was the most beautiful granite in the world and it ivas selected by Mr. Watts for his mansion which stands today as a sample of the best granite in the United States. It doesn’t change its color and will remain beautiful for all time to come. If you want to see what beautiful granite J. T. Wyatt has turned loose anr caused to be put on “the market of the world go and take a look at the G. W. Watts mansion in Durham. N. C„ and you can see what beautiful granite we have here on the granite belt in Rowan county. J. T. Wyatt owns a quarry of white beautiful granite. He will fur nish this granite just as it is in the quarry if the’ people will get it out and put up one building at Durham. X. C.. and name it after J. T. Wyatt —call it Wyatt’s Hall or Wyatt’s Mu seum or something of that kind and let him have one room to live in when lie is in Durham during his life time. He could put up his relics and make one of th? finest museums in the coun try and could give it to the college. He will do so on certain conditions. J. T. Wyatt has discovered a rem edy that cures eczema and is making his money now selling that instead-'of granite. Here is a beautiful card we received ■ today: 720 Fern St., Palm Reach. Fla. 1 Dear Venus: I will write you a few lines. This is an awful pretty country ; in winter. We are from Concord. N. C„ and we sure enjoy reading your items in the Concord paper. You should be here to see these pretty wom en. Yours JACK CRESS. The card shows a large alligator slipping up on a little darky who is lying down. ' VENUS. EASTERN NO. 11. We are having some snowy weather along now. Miss Lucile Bost, of Concord, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Bost. Little Miss Helen Faggart spent a few days last week with her grand parents, Mrs. Alice Isenliour on Cedar street. Mr. and Mrs. Everett L. Bost. of Spencer, spent a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Bost. Misses Rachel Autie and Daisy Sa rah Biggers were badly hurt last Sat urday while out skating on the snow. They seem to be improving nicely. ( Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Love and famhy have moved to Mt. Pleasant. We are indeed sorry to lose them out of our community. . X. MIDLAND. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sossamon and children spent Christmas day with Mrs. Sossamon’s mother, Mrs. L. V. Hamilton in Mt. Gilead. Mr. and Mrs. P. .T. Hartsell and children, Miss Katherine Virginia and Nell Greene, have been visiting in Gastonia -and High Shoals. Mr. DeMarquis Williamson has returned after visiting his mother, Mrs. L. C. Ingram in Norwood. Mr. Tom Litaker spent the Christ mas holidays with his parents at Winecoff. Miss Annie Norman Mills, of Polkton, is visiting relatives here. Misses Winey Btakeney, Kathar ine Hartsell and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Widenhouse were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Widenhouse New Year’s day. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Searboro, of Concord, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Garmon. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chaney enter tained a few of their friends New Year's night from Flowe’s and Con cord. Mrs. Floria Williams, of Unionville, has been visiting her son Mr. J. F. Wi Hiatus. ' Mr. and Mrs. M. I). Hagler and family spent Christmas Day with Mrs. prents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Connell in Allen. ' Miss Laura Mae Christ mas holidays at her home in George ville. Mr. W. M. Furr is seriously ill. Mrs. M. T. Tucker has returned after visiting her sister, Mrs. V. M. Stallings near Concord. Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Swaringen and son, James, Mrs. Will Doby and Miss Lena Carter, of Albemarle, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Furr Christmas Day! Mrs. R. A. Swaringen and Miss Ruby Furr have returned to Albe i marie and Baden after visiting their j father, W. M. Furr. I Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brooks spent the week-end in High Point with Mrs. 1 Brooks’ sister. Miss Pink Willeford spent Christ mas holidays with her parents in Con cord. • Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Dawkiu« and children, of Stanly, were wet Vend guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Sossamon. J Mr. and Mrs. Mump Love, Mr. John Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Garmon and M : ss Dixie Cnrrikcr, of . Charlotte, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wallace Christmas Day. >liss Mary Lee Wallace, of Mid-' land, spent a few days last week with Miss Janie Brooks. Mr. amid Mrs. M. R. Dry and lit tle daughter Billy Ray. spent the day wiili Mrs. Dry's sister, Mrs. J. A. 1 Chaney Saturday. i MBs Ida Mae Widenhouse has re turned to Kannapolis, where . he toach es, after spending the hoi 'days with hor parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Wid en bouse. Mrs. H. J. Alexander and little daughter, Mildred, of Gaston’i, vis ited Mrs. Alexander’s sister, Mrs. P. ,1. Hartsell last week. Mr. and Mrs. R. J Connell's fami ly spent the week-end with Mr. ami Mrs. M. I). Hagler. Mr. Wilson Brooks, of Allen, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1.. Brooks. Mr. Waldo Nelson, of Monroe, was the week-end guest of his siste:-, Mrs. (’. T. Blakene.v. Miss Carol Dawkins, of Stanly, is visiting her. aunt. Mrs. J. C. Sflssa son. Miss Jewell Furr has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ira D. Howe near Allen. Miss Faye Black spent the holi days at her home in Matthews. Miss Blake Clontz sp<*nt Chris'imas Day with*her sister. Mrs. J. C. Yow. Mr. ami Mrs. A. P. Widenhouse and daughters. Misses Ida Mae and Lil- ( linn, spent Christmas Day with Mrs. Widenhouse’s mother, Mrs. M. M. Furr. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers Gather, of Harmony. Mr. and Mrs. M. N.' Lyles and children. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Caskey, of Mooresville and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Howell, and children, of Concord, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. ('. F. Garmon during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Furr spent Christmas Day with Mrs. Furr’s par ents. Mr. and Mrs. .T. A. Clontz. Dr. and Mrs. Joe McManus have 1 moved to Monroe. The following young people have re « turned to various colleges, after spend ing the holidays here: Miss Wiucy , Blakeney. to Louisburg; Misses Vir ginia ami Fannie Barrett, to Queens; ■ Miss Katherine Hartsell. to High Point College; Miss Addie Yow. to "Wingate Junior College; Mr. Woirh Green, to Emory University, via.; and Mr. Norris McManus, to Unionville High School. Miss Mamie Brooks and Homer B. Helms, of Unionville, were married the 24th of December. Mrs. Helms is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brooks. Mr. Helms is a prosperous young farmer of Union ville. Mr. and Mrs. Helms are mak ing their home in Unionville. Miss Anie Fearl Hamilton, and Ward H. Tucker were married on Christmas Eve at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. \. Hamilton. Mrs. Tucker is a very pretty and attractive young girl. She was educated at Wingate Junior Col lege. Mr. Tucker is the son of Mrs.. C. E. Tucker. He is one of Mid land's most prominent young business men. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker will make their home in Midland. Midland school opened January 4tb, after being closed for the holidays. WRITER. SMITH-DANIELS TICKET OFFERED Writer In Independent Says North Carolina Editor “Might Consider It.” New York, Jan. 9. —Edward James Woodhouse, in the leading article in this week’s Independent, quotes “an able young Georgian’’ as expressing the conviction that Gov. Al Smith, of New York, and Josephus Daniels, of North Carolina, would make a strong ticket for the Democrats in 1928. In the course or a long article en titled “The South Studies Governor Smith,’’ Mr. Woodhouse says: “An able young Georgian, who has taught in two Southern universities and who is a close student of South ern history and social conditions, has expressed the conviction that Gov ernor Smith and Josephus Daniels would make a strong ticket for 1928. Mr. Daniels received some votes for the nomination for resident in 1924 and wouldl have loomed as a much stronger contender if he had not come from the South and been still living in the South. A Southern man still resident in the South is not apt to be nominated by the Democrats for President under existing circumstanc es, but an able and influential South ern man as vice presidential candi date would greatly strengthen the ticket. Josephus Daniels represents the Wilston tradition and the Bryan tradition better than any other man in the South. He is able, vigorous, tolerant, nationally and international ly minded. It is regretable that merely living in the South tends to make him unavailable as a presiden tial candidate now, but, since the growth of the feeling in favor of nom inating for vice presidtnt a man of presidential calibre makes that a greater honor than formerly, Mr. Daniels might consider it.” Cabarrus Superior Court in Session Today. Cabarrus County Superior Court is 'in session again this week civil cases being tried. Judge T. D. Bryson, of Bryson City, ie presiding at the sessions of the court. He presided last week at the trial of criminal cases. It is predicted that court will be in session the entire week as several important cases are to be tried. Leaves For Johns Hopkins Hospital. I. J. Ferris left Sunday night for Johns Hbpkins Hospital, in Balti more, where he will undergo treat ment. Mr, Ferris was accompanied by his sister, Miss Nora Mae Ferris, who will later attend her cousin’s wedding in New York city as maid of honor. In summer cracked ice served in bowls is sold at railway stations in Japan. THE CONCORD TIMES l| LOCAL MENTION Mrs. R. F. Johnson, of Fisher’s force, is having a week’s vacation from i ' her work. Mrs. E. F. Faggart, of No. 11 township, who has been seriously ill at her home, is very much improved. | Mrs. N. A. Archibald will entertain 1 ; ‘the members tof the Virginia Dare ' J l Club Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock at her homo on Marsh street.!, T. H. Webb left Saturday for aj' week’s hunt : ng trip to Ocracoke. He * was joined by Dr. Alexander, Win-' ston Adams and W. H. Willard, of Charlotte. • ' The Corbin Street Parent-Teachers Association will meet Tuesday after noon at 3:30 o’clock at the Corbin street school. All members are asked to be present. Mrs. Joel Honeycutt, who has been j undergoing treatment at the Concord' 1 Hospital, will ietnrn to her home' on East Depot street today. *Her con-1 dition is greatly improved. Miss Jonsie McKinley, of P.ethpage, i who has be£n employed at Efird’s 1 store, has resigned her position there I and has started work in Kannapolis [ as teacher in the second grade. Another mad dog has been killed in Concord. The dog, according to reports to police officers, bit several dogs but no persons and the dogs bit ten also have been killed. , A mfmber of local basketball play ers plan to go to Davidson to see State and Davidson in action on the court. The State team is using a new system of play this * year and local fans are anxious to see in action a team using the system. Marriage license have been issued ’here to the following couples: George IV. Smith and Miss Ida Rlackwelder, of Charlotte: and Franeia E. Camp . bell of Hillsboro, and Miss Kathleen Abernathy, of Fort Lawn, S. C. AI iss Mamie Camp._ county organ- j izer of the State AVelfare department, will spend Thursday in Concord with! County AVelfare Officer J. H. Brown. AA’hile here she will confer with Air. ’ Brown regarding her particular work | with the department. . 1 Air. Andrews, of the State Rehabili -1 tation Service, will be here Thursday 1 with J. H. Brown, county welfare of -1 ficer. Those persons who have been asked to meet Air. Andrews are re ■ quested to be at Air. Brown’s office l Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. ! * I Charles H. Wadsworth, junior stu ( dent in the Atlanta-Southern Dental College, of Atlanta, has been signally . honored by his class mates by being chosen president of his class. Mr. I Wadsworth is a very popular stu , dent in school activities. 1 The Concord Bonded Warehouse • and Realty Co. has stold to E. P. Dobson and J. A\ T . Alorgnn property in ■ No, .11 township, according to two • deeds -filed Saturday.> Mr. Dobson ■> paid'slso for his property and Air. ■ Morgan SSO, according to the deeds. , Nineteen cases are to be tried in police court this afternoon, officers state. Ten cases charge gambling, ’ four charge intoxication, one simple assault, one operating a ear while intoxicated, one having liquor, one transporting and one assault with a I deadly weapon. The sleet and snow which fell on » Thursday and Friday melted a great r deal Saturday and Sunday although the ground is still covered. i perntures at night off-set to a marked i degree the effects of the sun’s rays i during the day and it will be several t days before the snow and sleet are f entirely gone. [ State highways leading into Con ’ cord have been cleaned of snow and ice. One can drive to Charlotte or ■ Kannapolis now just as they could be r fore the snow fell. It is reported in Raleigh that 3,000 miles of highways s in the State were cleared Friday and 3 Saturday by forces working for the - State Highway department. 5 John Alorgan, nqgro »paroled last week by Governor McLean, reported 3 Saturday to County Welware Officer ’ J. H. Brown. Morgan had served f six years of a 15-year sentence for burglary. He was delighted to be \ at home again and will report at stated intervals to Mr. Brown to ’ prove good conduct. ' Council of State Puts O. K. to Re newal of State Notes. Raleigh, Jan. 9.—Twenty-three millions in notes were reriewed to ‘ day by authorization of the council ' of state which met and unanimously i passed the resolution to renew these 1 obligations January 15. 1 Secretary AV. N. Everett, of the > department of state, who has been • desperately ill since his last meeting t with the council, sat officially today > for the first time since early Decem ■ her. The Treasurer Lacy, who has 5 been quite sick, was in the session ■ today. E These notes have not all been en t graved as yet, but are being engraved . with all possible rapidity. The gov ■ ernor and Mr. Lacy expect to go to New York about the 20th of this l month to sign them. i VESTRY ELECTED AT ! ALL SAINTS CHURCH i Will Serve Church For Ensuing Year. —Two New Members Added to the Vestry. The following members of the ! Church were elected to the‘vestry of All Saints Episcopal Church Sunday morning: T. H. Webb, W., H. Gibson, F. J. Haywood, W. G. Brown, Cameron Macßae, C. W. Byrd, J. E. Halstead, A. Viola, G. B. Lewis and Hal Jar ratt. Mr. Lewis and Mr. Jarratt are new members, the others having been re elected. Members of the vestry will meet in the near future to elect a senior f*nd junior warden for the year. Today begins the annual country wide observance of Good Roads Week. IN AND ABOUT THE CITY TECH WRESTLERS WIN FROM KANNAPOLIS TEAM Win Every Rout on Card; Kellain Is the Outstanding Performer. The wrestling team from Kannapo lis failed to win a bout in the program against the State College wrestlers in* Raleigh Saturday night. • The bill con sisted of five matches, three of which State won on falls and the other two came on po : nts. The Kannapolis contestants for the light heavyweight and the heavyweight classes failed to reach Raleigh due to automobile troubles and those matches had to be called off. Ginn, 129, of State, took a match from Goodman, 119 pounds, by keep ing on the' offensive for 68 seconds. Kellam, 139 pounds, of State, threw Alorris, 139 pounds, of Kannapolis, in one minute and 52 seconds in whftt was by far the best exhibition on the bill. Kellam showed unusual ability at the art. For the th : .rd match. Goodman, of Kannapolis, came back for a bout with Spry, 119 pounds, of State, and lost on points after putting up a remarkably game battle for the full ten minutes. He. was completely exhausted at the end of the bout and had to be car ried from the mat. Spry was on the offensive for nine minutes. Hicks, of State, threw Rogers of the “Y” team in 4 minutes 14 seconds for the 149 class. Harrell showed superiority over Bozeman, of Kannapolis, in the IG2 pound class and won by a fall in 5 minutes 21 seconds. TOUR TO WAIT FOR BETTER WEATHER Motorcade From the East Through Piedmont and West Is Postponed. Announcement is made by Presi- j dent John AV. Holmes, of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, that the Industrial Tour, planned to begin Tuesday, January 12th, has been post poned on account of the weather con- I dition. A dozen or more towns had entered representatives for this indus trial tour through the Piedmont sec tion, which would have made it a big success. A later date will be set and it is beliveved that with better weather conditions an even larger rep resentation will be assembled for the trip. It will probably be held the first part of Alarch. “We want to thank the towns that responded to the call and also those towns in the Piedmont section that had already made plans to entertain the party, royally” said President Holmes. “Entertainments had been planned by local people at Rocking ham, Charlotte, Lexington. Concord, Blewett Falls and Burlington. It will be quite a disappointment to many interested parties that the trip had to be postponed, but threatening weaUlier conditions made this move nwH^sary.” Tlje party had planned to be in Conoord next Thursday and plans weroj being made to entertain the visi tors.* The same entertainment will be offered at the later date, according to plans of Dr. T. N. Spencer, secre tary of the local Chamber of Com merce. G. L. GILBERT AT FATHER’S HOME Missing Spindale Mill Paymaster Re turns to Barlington, S. C. Charlote Observer, 10th. Grady L. Gilbert, of Rutberford ton, i paymaster of the Spinners’ Pro cessing Company, of Spindale, who mysteriously disappeared last Satur day and whose wife died in Asheville Tuesday from distress caused by the disappearance of her husband, is ill and in bed at the home of his father, C. L. Gilbert, at Darlington, S. ,C., to which place he from AVash ington, D. C., Friday. This information was given The Observer last night by the elder Air. Gilbert over long distance telephone. The elder Gilbert said his son was in bed asleep and ill and he would not disturb him to talk with the newspa per. He said that the younger Gilbert heard in AVashington of the death of his wife. AA’hat was* the reason for the younger man’s disappearance could*not be learned from the father, he merely saying that' he did not know. The same answer he gave to questions as to the young man’s plans for the immediate future. A search over several states has been made for the young man since his disappearance and request for in formation as to his whereabouts was broadcast from a Charlotte radio sta tion. Want Members of the Asheville Mob Paroled. Efforts will be made to get the names of 25,000 people on the peti tion to be presented to Governor Mc- Lean asking the pardon or parole of the 15 men who were given prison and chain gang sentences for par ticipating in the masked attack on the Buncombg jail in September in an effort to get Alvin Alansel, negro rap ist, it ie reported, on which a total of 13,250 signatures have been af fixed. There are 40 more petitions in circulation. Just when these petitions will be presented to the governor has not been determined. However, it is be lieved that as soon as 25,000 names are secured, the documents will lgo forward to the chief executive. Several county and city officials have signed the petitions, also a doz en or more policemen. ♦ Didn’t Belieye in Signs. “This water is contaminated,” was painted in large letters on a sign above a roadside spring between Mosire and Hood River, near The Dalles, Oregon. But that did not prevent a thirsty tourist from quaffing the water. AVhen questioned about his act he explained that he thought that the word “contaminated” meant a kind of mineral spring.” As a result, the state highway com missioh has discarded the long word and repainted the warning sign to read: “This water is rotten.” JUDGE BRYSON TO SPEAK IN THIS CITY TONIGHT Will IMsenss Proposed National Park In Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina. All members of the Chamber of Commerce, and other persons in the city who are interested in the matter and who wish to hear a very able ad dress, are invited to hear Judge T. D. Bryson at the Merchants and Man ufacturers Club tonight when he will discuss the proposed national park in The Smoky Mountains of this state. Judge Bryson delivered the address here Friday night and it was so force ful.-so interesting and so masterful that officers of the Chamber of Com merce asked him to repeat it tonight for. the benefit of the entire citizen ship of Concord. Judge Bryson was born and reared in western North Carolina and he speaks from personal experience when be discusses the needs of that section and the beauty of the 'mountains which would be embraced in the pro posed park. SOUTHERN POWER CO. TO LIFT BAN TODAY Announces Its Request For Curtail ment of Electric Current Will Be Withdrawn. The Southern Power Company Sat urday notified its hundreds of custo mers in the Carolinas, textile mills and other industries using hydro-elec tric power, that “effective Monday, January 11th, our request for curtail ment is withdrawn.” The curtailment in the use of elec tric power has been on a basis of only one fay each week for the last J month or so. The curtailment was | first made effective last August 26th and reached its peak on a basis of two and a half days each week in the fall, made necessary, it was'ex plained, by the unprecedented drought in western North Carolina last year. Officials of the company explained that recent precipitation is believed to have been sufficient, together with the operation of the company’s steam plants, to make further curtailment unnecessary, provided frequent rains, continue, but that without further fre quent precipitation renewed curtail ment might later be found necessary. HIGHWAYS OF STATE ARE CLEARED OF SNOW Maintenance Department Puts 300 Squads to Work.—Nine Districts Covered Perfectly. Raleigh, Jan. o.—North Carolina roads were clear of snow over 3.000 miles, Engineer W. E. Hawkins, state highway engineer, said today, and bus drivers declared that they are making the schedules. The trip from Raleigh to Greens boro has been slow only 10 or 15 minutes. The best roads anywhere to be sou ml were the state thorough fares. ■ City streets and county roads were not to be mentioned in the same day. The maintenance department set 300 squads to work Friday morning and they have covered the nine dis tricts perfectly. Only a few sand clay roads were in bad shape. The asphaltic oil pavement and the con ; crete surface are as good as they were the day before the snow. Many tourists were seen going south today. They declared that the moment they struck North Carolina they fancied heaven. On every state stretch they saw perfect main tenance. FOUR ARE KILLED AT GRADE CROSSING Two Men and Two Women Meet Death When Cresent Limited Hits Car at Gastonia. Gastonia, Jan. 10. —Three persons were killed outright and one fatally injured here tonight when an auto mobile was struck at a little used grade crossing on the outskirts of the town by northbound train num ber 38 of the- Southern railroad, known as the Cresent Limited. The accident happened shortely after 8 o’clock. Those killed were: Robert Andegson, driver of the car. A Mrs. Wheeler. C. R. Dixon. Miss Annie Sutton, the fourth oc cupant of the automobile, suffered both broken arms and legs and died at a local hospital a few hours later. The dead were all horriibly mangled and the automobile was torn iqto small fragments and scat tered along the tracks for many feet. REV. AND MRS. THOMAS HAVE MOVED TO CONCORD i Are Now Occupying Manse of AU Saints Episcopal Church, of Which Mr. Thomas Is Rector. Rev. and Mrs. Harris B. Thomas have moved to Concord from Lenoir and are now occupying the manse of All Saints Episcopal Church. Mr. Thomas accepted a call to the local church several w e ®ks ago and while he began his duties at the Church a week ago be did not move his house hold goods until the latter part of last week. The manse has been greatly chang ed and repaired for the new rector, who has attained an enviable reputa tion as pastor and preacher while serving in Lenoir and other parishes. Profit in Poultry. Recently taking in more than sl,- 400 in cash for poultry by farmers of the Liberty section, of Randolph county, from the two car loads ship ped has stimulated farm demonstra tion agents of Guilford, Randolph, Alamance and Chatham counties in ! this work, and they will early in this year make other shipments.; These shipments are made possible by the work of the division of mar kets of the State department of agri culture, which finds buyers in Balti-, more, Philadelphia and other big 1 centers and cash is paid for the \ poultry at the car door. TiO 1 % -fi mnoff-WDB /l ■. /NSTmmoN- fl JLpnneyU* • VJL DEPARTMENT STORES JO-54 South Union Street. Concord. N. C. Overcoats por Business or Dress Wear fAll the style and val-, le you have a right to ixpect are tailored into these fine dressy over :oats; cut full; unusu ally good values at — 24.75 The three-buttpn, dou ble breasted box coat is our feature style overcofct for this Winter, in new overplaids and fancy plaid backs—pastel shades, tan, brown and blue-grey. * Splendidly tailored and finished throughout All in all, an Overcoat any man will like t to wear. Other Box and Belted $19.75 to $39.75 I JANUARY CLEARANCE I DRESS AND COAT I | SENSATION 8 ! | 25 Per Cent, to 50 Per Cent. OFF | ' No Left Overs Here | ;| ALL MILLINERY jjj '| 'At Half and Less | j!| IT PAYS TO TRADE AT FISHER’S •• 0000<XX)0000000€XXXX>000000000000000000000000000000 1 OPPOSITE NEW HOTEL & oooooooooooooooocx^ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jgßßgfiXgqiCCT Ct i l-H« iHifeig Get It At • *“1 I * . ~~ l , 1 ' . . /; ' - . a v l [ '■ ' * ' s I* Ritchie Hardware Co. j YOUR HARDWARE STORE 'PHONE 117 fsiTirTr3vni. , i; m; tt’ti u.i ? > »JitT-T id .mil J!TT«ri :rnL^ PAGE THREE