BELK'S
SPECIAL SILK SALE
n*l| r\ Values up to |"H<
Silk Crepes, 59c
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SPECIAL—
Sweaters in all sizes,
mixed qualities.
Children's school Hose
Heavy Wide Ribbed
Quality,
IOC and 15C
Heavy Underwear for
the whole family.
Belk's Low Prices
Men's Heavy 0. D.
Wool Shirts, each,
$1.48
Ladies Coats, Sport
Models and Fur Trims,
$2.98 $14.95
Men's All Wool Over
coats, for winter,
$7.95 to $14.50
DOUBLE VALUE WITH CROSS
QUILTED BATTING
Comforts made with this new style batting are
easily tied in half the time other cotton requires —
and they wear twice as long because the crossed
rows of stitching, not soft cotton, carry the wearing
strains.
Simple directions in every roll tell exactly how a
warm, beautiful comfort can be made easily ind
quickly.
"Rogers Quality" Crocs Quilted Batting ts made
only from clean, new, fluffy cotton and insures long
life to the comforter.
Buy Belk's Cotton Battings
Sizes and prices—
9c-19c-29c -59c
Quilt Making Materials—
Percales, Flannels, Outings,
Calicos, etc.,
All vat colors, per yard,
5c, 8c, 10c
BELK-BROOME COMPANY
MARION, N. C.
We Have a Most Wonderful Se
lection of Christmas Suggestions
Not alone do we take great pride in our showing of
toys—but also our complete lines of gifts for Moth
er, Dad, Brother, Sister, Aunt, Uncle, in fact every
body.
Christmas Tree Lighting Sets—Camping Sets—
Tool Boxes—Mechanical Toys—Wheel Toys—Guns
—Pocket Knives — Silverware — Percolators—Sad
Irons—Dinnerware—Sewing Sets—Smoking Stands
—and hundreds of other Practical and Beautiful
Gifts.
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We Heartily Invite You To Visit Ust
McDowell Hardware Co.
PHONE 68
Pay your electric light bill
before the 1 Oth and
save the discount.
Southern Public Utilities Company
REPORT MADE ON
STATE FINANCES
Total Indebtedness Is Ovei
180 Millions, Figures Show;
| $86,539.95 in General Fund
Raleigh, Nov. 23.—Of the $5,335,
080.21 in the state treasury on Octo
ber 31, only $86,539.95 represented
the amount in the general fund, the
combined statement of auditor and
.'treasurer released today showed.
■ The greater portion of the am
| ount, $3,105,539.69 was listed in the
highway and other special funds,
(while outstanding highway obliga
tions totaled $587,947.04; outstand
ing warrants $269,316.77 and dis
bursing accounts $1,285,316.77.
Cash disbursements from the gen
eral fund during the October were
shown as $3,290,032.75. The cash
balance and receipts for the month
were $3,374,622.70 of which more
than $2,500,000 represented receipts
There was a cash balance of $3,
151,675.02 in the highway fund at
the beginning of October and re
ceipts for the month were $2,050,
244.63, making balance and receipts
$5,201,919.65. Warrant disburse
ments totaled only $1,508,378.92
and $587,947.04 was put aside as
obligated cash to meet bond interest.
Total general fund disbursements
for the fiscal year to October 31 were
listed at $10,624,697.22, against a
•balance and receipts of $10,711,237.
11.
Disbursements against the high
way fund for the fiscal year to Octo
ber 31 were $10,589,661.36 against
a balance and receipts of $14,283,
202.09.
The state debt October 31 totalled
$180,411,371, of.which $7,602,371
represented general fund notes and
emergency loan permanent improve
ment notes.
PIEDMONT SCOUT BOARD
ANNUAL MEETING JAN. 10
Shelby, Nov. 26.—One of the best
attended and -most inspiring meet
ings of the Executive Board of the
Piedmont Council, the * Boy Scouts
of America, was held at the Hotel
Charles on Tuesday night. Novem
ber 2'2. Representatives from practi
cally every section of the Piedmont
area were present and renorts were
received showing continued progress
in the development and advancement
of every department of the Scout
program. The annual meeting of the
Council was set for Tuesday night,
January 10. n? Gastonia. Hundreds
of the outstanding business and pro
fessional men of the eleven counties
of the Piedmont Council attend this
meeting each year and with the in
creased interest in the Scout Move
ment. officials believe more men will
attend than ever before.
The membership of the Council
now includes 9") active Troop* with
a boy membership well over 1,(500,
and with the new Troop» being orga
nized and recruiting of new mem
bers by Scout Troops, it is expected
that several hundred additional hoys
will be enrolled before the close of
the year. Seventy-three courts of
honor have been held since the first
of the year and more than 4,000
advancement awards have been
made. Members of the special "Ten
Year" program committee of-, the
Council were present at the Board
meeting and reports received show
that this program is being aggres
sively launched in every section of
the Council. The purpose of the
"Ten Year" program is to enlist at
least one out of every four boys and
to give them a full four years train
ing in the character-forming and
citizenship training program of
Scouting so that ten years hence one
out of every four young men reach
ing the age of citizenship will have
been a four year trained Scout.
MILITARY FUNERAL FOR
PRITCHARD McK. HUTCHINS
Members of the McDowell Post of
the American Legion formed an es
cort of honor and fired a salute over
the grave of Pritchard McKinley
Hutchins, war veteran who died
Friday after a short illness at the
Marion General Hospital. He had
been in bad health for some time
time prior to becoming a patient at
the hospital a few days before his
death. A bugler sounded taps over
the grave. The funeral services were
conducted at Dysartville Methodist
church by Rev. T. B. Hunnicutt and
Rev. Mr. Pyatt. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Le
tha Biggerstaff Hutchins, five chil
dren, his mother and several broth
i ers and sisters.
Ruby Travis of the Taylorsville
section of Catawba county raised
102 turkeys as a 4-H club project
this year from which she secured a
gross return of $205.84. The poults
were raised from four hens.
FARM RELIEF
,! TO BE PUSHED
Democratic Leaders Plan To
Shape Bill For Presentation
At The December Session.
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Washington, Nov. 23.—Early en
actment of a farm relief bill which
its sponsors estimate will enrich pro
ducers by at least $250,000,000 an
nually is to be sought by Democratic
leaders in the December session of
congress.
Plans to push the legislation crys
talized after conferences between
President-elect Roosevelt last night
and today before his departure for
the south.
! Mr. Roosevelt was represented as
I being particularly anxious that re
j lief be extended to the farmers
i through legislation as quickly as pos
j sible.
Chairman Jones of the house agri
| culture committee and Representa
tive Rainey of Illinois, the Democrat
ic floor leader, were designated by a
group of leaders to make arrange
ments for formulation of the legisla
tion.
Confer With Leader
Jones and Rainey conferred with
Mr. Roosevelt last night to obtain
his views and the Texas Democrat
was summoned again today. Later,
Speaker Garner, the vice-president
i elect said:
"We will seek enactment of a
; farm relief measure at the coming
session, which we hope will really
bring relief. Both the Republican
and Democratic platforms call for
farm relief, and we hope to make it
a non-partisan bill and obtain the
| support of the Republicans."
What a Thrill!
New All-ESectric
Battery Set - No
Batteries to
Charge.
Just hook it up and play it as
an electric. It has the same
tone, same power and sharp
tuning, as an electric set.
PENDLETON'S
Music Store
(9 W,. Henderson St, Marion, N. C,
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COST
OF
FORD REPAIRS
REDUCED
%
Take advantage of the new low cost of
our service to put your Ford in A-l con
dition. A small investment now will pre
vent cold weather troubles and yield big
dividends in comfort and pleasure. Find
out about our special low-cost service
combinations. You save here also on
accessories.
McDowell Motor Co.
105 East Court Phone 24-2
Christmas Money
Can be raised by bringing us your
TURKEYS, CHICKENS, GEESE and EGGS
From week to week. We pay
HIGHEST CASH PRICES
the market allows.
Also buy your corn, wheat, oats,
peas and beans.
GRINDING DAILY
Good Fresh Meal at Marion Stores.
McDowell Produce Company
Back of Courthouse
Phone 283
U.S. treads of the new, exclusive Tempered
Rubber actually carry you thousands of miles ^
further—with greater safety—at no additional
cost. The U.S. Royal, Peerless and Guard are now
selling at the lowest prices in. their history. All
three are genuine bargains in real tire quality.
u. S. GUARD
Marion Buick Co.
Phone 88 .
Log=in St. Marion, N. C.