PAGE TWO PERSONALS. Mrs. Frank Dusch and son. Frank, ,lr., arrived i Saturday to spend the Christmas holidays with I). B. Col trane, the former's father. /■* * * J. Coy Pearce, of Durham, was a ■ visitor in Concord Thursday. * * * .1 {-]. Farrow, of Salisbury, spent several hours here with friends on Thursday. ■ > * * * Miss tie.'trude Wldpple Caldwell will spend Christmas in Red Springs with relative's. •$ * * W. H. Leggett left Friday for his home in Red Springs. F L. Stoudemayer lias left for Chapin. S. < where he will spend Christmas. $ * Charles If. Taylor, of Norfolk, \a., spent Thursday here on business. , * *■ ■* X. Fairhrother. of Columbus, Ga.. wy s' a visitor in Concord Thursday. i. * * * F. L. Stoudemayer, W. I). Hanoi’. C. Sparrow attended ‘‘Hit The in Charlotte Thursday evening. .«• • * * * Mr. and -Mrs. Ray Bloomfield ‘have gone to Marysville, Mo., where they will spend the holidays. * * * Fred Folk, of Charlotte, was among those from* out of town here Thurs day. w> * * $ Mr. and Jilrs. C. E. Lowe, who have EFIRD’S ■ Christmas sale of Ladies Ready-to-Wear $4.00. $7.00. $9.00. sl4 —A. . ’>-• Beautiful Silk Dresses for Christtnas $3.00 $4.00. $6.00 $9.00, $12.00 Children’s Coats $2.75, $4.0, $5.00, $7.00 Ladies’ rayon bloomers, rein forced seams, best quality. Sale price 95c Shop at Efird’s and save money EFIRD’S Mtochie Hardware Co. been living in Br**&rd, moved'to Con cord Thursday and are livirig at 75 North Union street. * * * Mrs. E. T. Cannon lfet Thursday for New York where she will spend several days. Tlie Study Club Meets With Mrs. Dost. Mrs. IX L; Host was hostess Thurs day afternoon to the members of the Study Club at. her home on South Union Street. The afternoon was spent in the study of Africa. Mrs. R. E. Jones gave an entertaining description of Fez and Algeria. The account- of an Algerian marriage of a fourteen year old gild and her costume was very interesting and amusing. M.-x. Vv r . M. Siterriii carried the members on to Constant’lie, Biskra. Cafthage and the Sahara Desert. In the account of the products, the oil palm proved interesting. Tlie tree furnishes oil. food, salad, covering for nuts, rugs and wine, and lias other uses besides. - Mrs. J. W. Cannon. Sr., and Mrs. Fletcher carne in at the conclusion of'the program for lunch. It was a pleasure to members to have them present. A tempting salad course with ices was served, the guests being seated at small tables. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. C. A. Cannon in January. Taking advantage of modern meth ods of survey. His Highness the Raj ah of Sarawak has recently had com pleted an aerial survey of some 3,000 square miles of his dominions. SHOPPING ALERT AS SANTA PREPARES TO MAKE TRIP OF CHEER Thousands of People Milled In and Out of Stores in Great Shopping Parade Here Saturday. Christmas shopping gathers addi tional momentum today as the time draws near for the long anticipated visit of Santa Claus, who, according to the kiddies, is the whiskered fat mau who does more miracles than -a dozen Houdinis. How Santa Claus can visit every city. town, village and hamlet as well as the lone farm houses in the country troubles not the minds of the children, because this jolly fellow does it. Everything imparts ( the spirit i of Christmas in the downtown area. Christmas trees, bearing streamers of multicolored lights and bright tinsel, flank both -sides of Union street.' The display windows of the stores are beautiful in their bright, cheerful holiday colors, bolding gifts for every member of the family and for friends.. To eomplete tin* setting then' is tlie good-natured crowds, pushing and el bowing- its way in and out of the stores. Not in many Saturdays lias Con cord had such tremendous shopping crowds as on the last. It was diffi cult to walk down the streets because of the milling throngs. Frequently jams in pedestrian traffic would oc cur, and many, who were in great haste, took the chance of side-track ing by the street where automobiles were as thick as flics almost. Those who have sore ribs might give more information about the compactness of the eager shopping public. Smiles as broad as the state of Ttxas —almost —played on the\faces of merchants when the closing hour came Saturday night. The day had been one of great satisfaction to them.-as the shoppers had found in their stores the tilings needed to make < 'hristmas merry. Including today the people of Con cord and Cabarrus have six more \ days to shop before Christmas Eve has given way to Christmas itself, the joy season of the world. This week will hi' one of great haste and large and little bundles. And. in the end Christmas cheer will unravel its pro gram to the nation. The Concord city schools quit classes Friday afternoon, allowing students two whole weeks before the three K’s and more complicated sub jects will win over the attention of them again. The city schools resume work on Mommy morning. January 2nd. IP2N. The county schools halt classes this forthcoming Rriday to remain closed oply ope week. Practically every college in the state will be closed for th** holidays by Wednesday afternoon. Many ot the University of North Carolina -students have already arrived in Con cord to spend the holidays with their parents and friends. Deeds Heron led Hero Sat unsay. ■The following deeds of real estate Transfers in the county were recorded Saturday at the office of the regis ter of deeds in the court house* A. S. Barrier, trustee, to Francis McDaniel, for $llOO. property in num ber 7 township. J. L. Crowell, commissioner, to tins ta A. Griffin, for $l5O. property in number 0 township. Violet Staekieather to B. I>. Fng gurt, for S2OO, property in number 0 township. Z. A. Morris, Jr., commissioner, to James Long, for S4BO, property in No. 4 township. - s [ Mr. and Mrs. Cannon to Give Re ' ception. The following invitations have been issued : Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Thomas Cannon request the pleasure of your company Tuesday evening, the twenty-seventh of 1 tecember from nine till ten o’clock North Union Street Concord, North Carolina Make This Christmas tlappy For Ev eryone. Are you interested in the needy in your midst? If sy read the oppor tunity list and "choose one.’’ If you have not time to give this matter your attention, give the money-either to Ray MeEaehern or Mrs. Ebb White, at the White Auto Co., and designate the opjmrt unity you select. Assassination Fails jyt, ........ fifr : vv• •• *• • • Sshv&.S' ■ -flip X :;; s : Gen. Alvaro Obregon, the sole can didate for presidency in Mexico, had a narrow escape from de&th when an attempt to assassinate him failed. Two bdmbs were ex 'dded near his car, but ', he was * slightly injured. " ' .THE CONCORD TIMES, CONCORD, N. C. ASK CABARRUS TO GIVE $2,000 FOR NEAR EAST SCHOOL Chairman C. W. Byrd Issues Statement Explaining the Merits of Campaign and Asks Public's Help. C. W. Byrd, of Concord, chairman in this county for the Near East College Association, life., campaign, makes the following statement .re garding the merits of the campaign aud calls on all persons interested in humanity to assist in the eampaigu by making as liberal a contribution I to the cause as possible: “For years Americans have been ! requested to extend relief to the peo j pie of the Near East. -It is with pride that North Carolinians can | point to the fact that the people of j this state have shared tlii-s grent { re sponsibility with people of other states in extending mercy to those sorely tried men, women and children located : n those lands bordering Asia, known as Bible lands. "So far as anything permanent be ing done to make people self sustaining in the past is a question,’' states the chairman. “This Near East College campaign is for that I purpose. In those educational in* stitut : ons comprising* the association boys and girl* are being trained as leaders and sent out to their native countries to lead their people out of the terrible situation which lms- con j fronted them for generations. "To help a people constructively it j : s necessary for native leaders to be 1 developed, men and women who have ! the confidence of the citizens of their !own countries. In this manlier it | will be unnecessary for relief work in the future. This fact alone should I cause the people of this country and j state to respond quickly and gener ously to this appeal. North Caro lina is only asked to contribute SIOO S' 000 to the campaign funds, this coun tq’s quota is only $2,000. This should ibe given quickly and the campaign finished without delay.” The chairman points out the fact that this is not a yearly campaign, This one effort and our people will not he asked to do more this year or in the future. Remember this when you are solicited and give according ly. FINE SERVICES ARE HELD SUNDAY LOCAL METHODIST CHURCH Opening of New $12,000 Sunday ~ School Building of Methodist Protestant ! Church Is Held. Sunday was a great day in the his tory of the First Methodist I’rotcs ( taut church of Concord. The Sunday Sehool assembled for the first time in i its new $12,000 building. holding ! services appropriate to the oceasiou in the assembly room prior to class work More than .’ItMl persons were present and their enthusiasm indicated that j they were proud indeed of this line structure. The opening of the new Sunday ! School quarters was a realization of the dream the church has long dreain ed. For many years the church has i been without adequate space for its I Sunday School, but a few months ago the congregation instituted movement | for the erection of new quarters, and pushed this movement to a successful end. Three other splendid services were held at this church nfter the inaug ural exercises of the new Sunday School bui|king. ITof. I*. E. Liud ley. of High I’oiut College, brought a stirring sermon to the congregation at the 11 o'clock service, preaching mi the subject : "The Certainties of Life.” ' esper service was conducted in the new Sunday school building at 5 o’clock for the young people, the at tendance being large and the program one of great benefit. Rev. Lawrence Little, executive secretary of Young IV vples work spoke, pointing out the line work children and young men and women might do for their God and church. Ihe Davidson College quartet present, singing several numbers. Other music was a feature. Ihe attendance at the regular eve ning service was good, and the mes sage by the pastor was one of in spiration. Police Chief of San Francisco Is Visitor at Studio. Dan O'Brien, the well-loved aud highly efficient Police Chief of San Francisco, dropped into the Fox New York Studio to watch his equally well loved and efficient son, George O Brien. at work before the caniero. George was making "East Side, West Side,” under the direction of Allan Ihvan, his eighteenth picture since signing a Fox contract. t hies O'Brieu had been in Canada at a Police Convention and made a trip to New York on his way back to Flie \\ est Coast in order to visit his son. It. is difficult to say which of the O’Briens is more proud of the other, ami both have reason for pride since each has earned an enviabUs repiita tjon in hits particular heat Dau O F>rieu has, for several years, been preskleut of the Police Association of the United States, and George is one ot the best known lading men on the screen today. 'Mien the company finished work for the day. Captain Felix Riesenberg wlm wrote "East Side West-Side,” in vited both O’Briens to be guests on his yacht, the “Norseman.” "East Side, 'Vest Side” opens a two days run at the Star Theatre December 21- 22 ml. y William B. Newell Passes Away Sud denly At Newels. Charlotte, Dee. 17. —William B. Newell, 71. prominent livestock breed er and merchant, died suddenly at Newels, near here today. He was on a visit at the boiue of a neighbor. Mr. Newell was active in the for mation of the local unit of the co operative cotton marketing ' associa tion. 'The Newels recently observed their 50th wedding anniversary. 1 ADDED TO LIST OF KING’S DAUGHTERS Response to These Will Greatly Brighten Lives of Unfortunate Children and Mothers. Seven new Christmas opportuni ties are today-added to the lint of elev en that were offered by the King's Daughters and taken up by local citi zens last week. The announcement of these needy edges follows a week of painstaking and thorough search ou the part of Welfare Officer Hay MeEuehern; subscribers to them may be assured that they are aiding worth while causes. Twenty-three poor children and un fortunate children are included in Opportunities 12 to IS, inclusive, some of them ill with eontagiods ot* incurable diseases. Their thoughts of Christmas are.dull, uninviting ones and anything done in the behalf will truly he manna from Heaven. Five of the families are supported by overworked and underfed mothers, into whose gray lives few rays of genuine sunshine and happiness have pierced. Their' lot bus been one of continuous and numbing toil atnl their entire lives have been warped by thir vain uneven struggle against overwhelming odds. Aid to them at Christmas time will brighten their lives and, perhaps open a fresh fau cet of courage to enable them to car ry on. Opportunity No. 13 is one that should make even the most centered pause and reflect; and after reflecting; respond. There are four children. 2 girls, -4 and 13 years of age, and two birys, t> and 12. Their father is in prison for diverting his family and tin* mother and tile 13 year old girl are the only means of support for the family. They have worked hitrd and certainly are deserving of considera tion from the mow fortunate. A real opportunity thin,'and one to which a hearty response should he accorded. More opart u ill ties will be offered to morrow. following the confirmation today hv the welfare officer of cer tain cases that have been called to his attention. But six days are/.lefr and citizens are requested to make their selections promptly. A check to the King’*. Daughters will suffice if you haven’t time to attend the mat ter yourself. Following are the Oportuuities awaiting subscription : Opportunity No. 12. Christmas Bag*4 and Toys: Girls •‘I, 3. Hoy 1. Children l'uive luoas h\s. Mother only means of' support. Opportunity No. 13. Christmas Hags and Toys: Hoys 1, S. Girl (5. Children have *Oll been sick with measles. Gaby had pneu monia. Opportunity No. 14. Christmas Hags and Toys: Girls 3. 10. Hoy 2. Father deserted fami ly. Mother and 13 year old girl sup ports /the family. This is a Peal op portunity. Opportunity No. 10. Food and Christmas Hags:..Girls S, 10. Hoy 12. This is a colored family. Father and mother dead and a 17 year old boy is trying to keep the family together. Opportunity No. 17. Food and Christmas Hags: Girls •*. 7. Hoy 3. This is another colored family and a very worthy case. Moth er only support and she has been sick. Opportunity No. 18. Christmas Hags: Girls 8. 11, 13. Father dead, mother lives in the coun ty. FORDS IN HEAD-ON COLLISION SUNDAY NIGHT NEAR CITY! One Man Painfully Hurt.— | George Bollinger Detained in Jail as a Result of the 1 Terrific Impact. Flying glass and Christmas holly mingled in (ho air upon the terrifle impart of two Fords on the Kannap olis highway shortly after 7 o'clock Sunday night. One person was pain fully hurl while two more escaped unlmvnmi. The ears were practic ally demolished. The sort of “Christmas spirits” which come in fruit jars or bottles is t held rest* i>ible for the head-ou col,- lision, ai d as a result George Bol linger is *' lined in the county bastile to await • hearing on charges of assault wii'i a deadly weapon, possess ing liquoi and driving an automobile while under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Bollinger was driving alone in a Ford roadster. Berlin Eddloinan, who was driving a Ford coupe, bearing an abundance of holly and mistletoe, was unhurt, but his lone passenger, Joe Chambers, sustained severe cuts about the face. Both Eddleman and Chambers arc said to be re« ? detits of Kannapolis. The alleged intoxicated man is said to have been steering his roadster in i zig-zagged style along the highway, driving directly' in front of Eddle nian’s car without warning. Both cars must have been travelling over -5 miles an hour for upon the impact the machines did several stunts, turn ing ovei> included, finally coming to a standstill 75 feet apart. Eddlc lmm was going in the diction of Kannapolis wlrle Bollinger was mov ing toward Concord. In less than a minute after the ac cident more than twenty automobiles bad stopped along the road, rushing to the wrecked machines to see if any one was badly hurt or killed. The traffic on the Kannapolis road be tween 7 and 8 o’clock Sunday nights is usually-always -heavy. One year from today the world will be celebrating Aviation’s silver jubilee. Jt will then be 25 years since man achieved the first flight in a heavier-tban-air machine. In the early morning of December IT, 1903, •this memorable flight was made by the Wright brothers amid the sand dunes' of Jsbrtfc Ouroliaia-. REWARD OFFERED FOR ARREST OF GEO. HARDWICKE He Is Red Haired and Talks With Lisp. —He Practices Fraud by Depositing For eign Bank Checks. Hankers and merchant*; of this city are requested to keep sharp watch ■for George \V. Hardwicke. alias G. W. Hadley, who :s wanted in several sections of the state on charges of victimizing hanks though fraudulent methods. One hundred dollars is the reward offered by die Home Detec tive Company, Inc., of Greensboro, for his arrest and delivery to the of ficers of Rockingham county. Neat appearing ami suave, Hard wicke is a Southerner 37 years old. His height : s five feet, eleven inches and his hair is rod and wavy. He weighs 140 pounds, is clean -haven and has blue eyes. 11 is face is flushed and full and the outstanding characteristic of his speech is that hej lisps.* Hardwicke is conversant with the banking, insurance and tobacco bus inesses. He'*proeures money fraudu lently by claiming to he a local buyer and depositing checks on foreign banks. He is known personally in 1 lover, Fayetteville, Wilmington and Greenville, S. C. A police warrant is held for this man and anyone who finds trace of him is requested to immediately get in touch with the'Home Detective Company by wire or telephone. Hardwicke is said to give bis resi dence as Albany, Ga., when reg:ster ing at hotels. Y CAGERS TO PLAY ALL-COLLEGE TEAM FROM SPENCER-WAY Contest Scheduled For Wed nesday Night at Concord High School Gym. —Or- ganize Junior Y Team. An all-college ream from Spencer will engage in a niMtch of basketball with the V. M. C. A. cagers on the high school court Wednesday night, it was announced today. Spencer has a team of former college stars who are playing a fine brand of ball, and who hope to vanquish the locals in easy style. The V cagers think it won’t be so easily, if at all. Organization of a junior Y. M. C. A. team will be made this nftrVnoon, and it is hoped that the youthful basketeers might find a least two foes during the Christmas holidays. Those who will try for berths on the junior team include Charles Kestler, McC’orkle Caldwell. Hrovvn Deaton, Link Vearton, Harry Sanders, Hilly Moore. Gone Fowlkes: and others. * At Hotel Concord Over Week-end. The following out-of-town visitors were registered at Hotel Concord over the week end. Karl Hughes. New York City ; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gray. Lyndville, X. \.: Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Byers and Air. and Mrs. E. 1* Grown. Asheville; Air and Airs. AY. I). Wilson and Airs. M. E. Cox. Newton. N. J.; Air. and Airs. 11. AI. Eastheir and Airs. AI. O. Huckster, Lafayette, N. J.: J. O. Dunston. Chapel Hill : Airs. Pharr, Philadelphia; Charlie Saunders, Har ry Hollingsworth. Lpon Perry and Thomas Saunders, Durham; Air. and Mrs. ,J. Coy Pearce, Durham; I*. A. .lonns, Statesville; Mr. and Mrs. H. Httbrock, Appomattox. Pa.; George E. Dugdale, Baltimore: Richard Trimble. Knoxville; Air. and Airs. Ernctif AI. Vail, Claynlont. Del.; Wil liam Tuttle. Winston-Salem: C. E. Hahn, Hickory; AI. G. German, El kin; and Robert L. Rogers, Orange Va. , World’s Greatest Love Story! Super Spectacle of the Ages! 30.000 Actors! 3,000 \ Arabian Horses! 1.000 * Golden Chariots! 1.000 f Cons of Costumes! The j i \ Exodus from Egypt ! The ' Splitting of the Red Sea ! = i 1 Giant spectacle after I j giant spectacle! i | '? ' Hmoon 1 ISRAEL MOON OF ISRAEL i featuring Marie Corda and Arlcile Marcbal Sro the imuuitainous waves of Mu* Red Sea roll back to give the Israel ites passage! See the terrific battle 1 of the gods! See Pharaoh's mighty J armies thundering across the plains! i See the spectacular plagues tliat laid 1 waste to tlie land! See a hundred J other mighty tin-ill scenes! Greater i than the “Ten Commandments.” THIRSDAY and FRIDAY DECEMBER 22ND and 23RD 'i ADMISSION. 10c and 25c j Concord Dieatre | THE GIFT I I STORE Pi I ndj In our big store you can find j n) . [J rjjyj’ Father, Mother. Sister. Br,>ij, er . Uncle, Aunt, Cousin. Friend WA and Sweetheart All children are invited to jjfl a , COME SEE SANTA CL ALS He will visit our store each 3,1 afternoon and evening next week Fffi ' from 3 to 5 o’clock, and from I BELK’S Department Store I § UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE CHINA AND GLASSWARE AN IDEAL GIFT g \ isit Our China and Glassware Depart g Many Christmas Suggesti'-n- Q Ladies in Charge I Ritchie Hardware Co. I YOUR HARDWARE STOW jj Phone 117 OOOOOOOOOCOOOOOO€)OOOOOO(X>OCKX>c< > ooocv.>•; Dates of sale December 23rd to 31 st u and 2ud, 1028. Final limit all tickets good to rea«’ii •* 1 midnight. January 3, 1928. Tickets will be good iu Parlor and Si" p Pullman faros. Comfortable .Rfcßrnica! For detailed information dISSLiSII on an> pies of Cabar Divi-i -’' marriage licenses d nrflflflffi A*eek at the now fam< tjooooooor., known in North Cal3oooooo* J enpid’s Corner. The coup h -.rOlll \ P“ tdthJ jw, R[T nIS- 1 .Odessa Hinson. Alount C “ nd ' I '' U "-19, l„