North Carolina Newspapers

Saturday, Dec. rrOCIETVI New Line . • •***«: W \ The hat apparently ha* becottMTtlreS at being so shortened in the bock that it has decided to eliminate' the back portion entirely and see how women like. that. This one is of beige colored felt trimmed with a leather band and leather flowers of \th* Sfrinß aha Mi, - Meeting of Health Club. Tlie White Hall Health Club met I at the home of the president,-.Mrs. It. A. Sapponfield, last Tuesday after noon. A large crowd was present and much interest was shpwn the meeting, which was conducted by Miss es Margaret Ford and Beulah Court ney. Miss Isabelle White, a recent graduate of Hex 'Hospital in Raleigh, 1 was a welcome visitor of the club. /The next meeting will he held De cember 115th at the home of Mrs. Hil bert Howard. Methodist Circles Meet Monday. The circles of the Woman’s Mis sionary Society of Central Methodist Church will meet Monday afternoon at It o'clock at the fnllloiving homes: The Telia Tuttle circle with Mix Xi. D; Coltrane ou South Union street. The Central circle with Mrs. H. S. Williams oil West Corbin street. lie Miriam Coltrune circle with Mrs. W. C. Houston on North Union street. W. C. T. U. to Meet Sunday After noon. The Wolifau’s Christian Temper ance Union will meet Sunday after neon at 1! o'clock at Central Metho dist Church. All members are urged to be present. War Mothers Meet Tuesday After noon. ■ | i. Jbt * JioThers wIH uoiu its regular monthly i meeting Tuesday afternoon at 31 o'clock with Mrs. W. A. Caldwell on 1 Grove street. Joint hostesses ait- j ills. Frank Mills, Mrs. IV. .1. Glass, Mrs. J. Mac Caldwell. An import ant election of officers will be held and the dues are to collected. Husband—Why i« it we are having lish every day? Wife—l've reud such a lovely recipe for removing fish bone when it sticks in the throat that I want to try it on you. ' *■’ / Burns or scalds of small area, cover first with wet bak ing soda. When dry, take this off. Dress with Vicks, gently. Do not rub in. Bandage lightly. WICKS V Vapoßub Ovmr IT Million Jan IW Ymarb » * ,|r specl | Bold By J I BBUrHABKU FtJM* I ERAL PARLOR Dag Phoao MS II NliM Phaaaa MS-IWL iiIIIPHMHHHIi ■t' viSf...' a “ . *v PERSONALS I)r. and Mrs. W. I). Pemberton and Misses Adele and Mary Phifer Pem berton motored to Greenville. S. C. Friday afternoon to spend the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. Lewis Cap penter. • • a Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hurley, of Sal isbury, were in Concord Friday after noon. * •• • ' Mrs. C. H. Peek, Miss Louise Peck. Miss Sadie McAnulty, and Miss Lena Rldenhour spent Friday in Salis bury. ja a a | Mrs. Frank Marshall, of McKees port, Pa., arrived in Concord Friday to visit her mother, Mrs. W. D. Harry, at her home in the county. aa a y J. IV. Denny, physical director of the Y. M. C. A. left this morning for Selma, Ala., where lie will spend a month at the home of his wife’s par ents. Mrs. Denny and child have al ready gone to Selma. a a a Mrs. J. A. Walker, Mrs. Jim Ddrtoli and Miss Elizabeth Walker have gone to Charlotte to attend the meeting of the B. \\ P. U, In, that city'. a a - Rob Roy Peer?’ has returned to Salisbury after spending Friday in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. «. A. Wolff. MISS BEULAH COURTNEY was not In accident Report Gets to Her Relatives That She .Was Dying in Hispital From In. juries in Auto Accident. The account of her death, says Miss Beulah Coprtuey, County Health Department nurse, has, in the words of the famous humorist, been greatly exaggerated. In fact, there is no truth at all. she declares, in the rumor to tiie effect that she has been seriously, even mortally, injured in an automo bile accident. How the report, got out. Miss Court ney cannot say. The first news she had of ft was when an aunt in Char lotte railed for her in great excite ment and sa : d that someone in tliat city had telephoned and told her that her nieee in Coneord had been in an automobile aeciditit. The person calling, whose 'name was not given, informed the aunt that Miss Courtney was nqw in a hospital and was not expected to live/ Efforts) were made to get in touch with all Miss Courtney's relatives at once. Her was called, and an attempt was made to get hold of her father who was away on a business trip. The aunt first' heard pf the “aeci- f dent" about II o'clock Friday morn ing. After getting the news to as many ijelativrs as possible, she tried to find, out where. tlto-“witienff was. ! Stie eaUea every nospTfat in'Clml'lotte', I Concord and Salisbury to no avail, 1 When she did finally find’ Miss Court | ney at the County. Health Department, she was well nigh frantic. Several other relatives from Char lotte came to Concord Friday after noon to sis l whether or not Miss Courtnej was really safe and sound. This morning. Miss Courtney asked that it be announced that she was re covering nicely and was able to be out ou the streets agaiig Death of Winfield Scott ltartsell, of No. 3 Ttownship. Winfield Scott Hartsell. a pronr nent young farmer of No. 3 township, is dead. Mr. Ilartsell bad (boon plowing with a Fordson tractor all day Thursday, taking sick after eat ing a liourty supper. He lived about four hours after the first attack, lie died at 10:30 p. m. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Hartsell who survive. He also leaves his wife who before marriage was Miss Ruth Good night, and two small chiMrcjL Helen and Thelma. Also t’iie following .brothers mid sisters: Boyd. Harry, Roy and Wilson Hartsell, of No. 3; Miss Virginia Hartsell, of Charlotte: Mrs. Theodore Hudson, of Rocking-1 bum; and Misses Bertha. Esther and Ruth Hartsell, all of this county ; one half-sister, Mrs. Calvin Garmon, of Concord; one half-brother. Coy Hart sell, of Morgunton, and one brother, Frank Hartsell. His remains were . ltfid to rest ill Gilwood cemetery Friday everting at 3:30 o'clock. Funeral services were' conducted by his pastor. Rev. F. A. Barnes. Mr. Hartsell had hern a member of Gilwood Church since uafl.v boyhood. 1 A FRIEND. PROMINENT LECTURER VISITING IN cHPf Prof. A. F. Blanks, of University of California, Spending Several Days With Cousin Hero, i l’rof. A. F. Blauks. of the Depart ment of Public Speaking at the Uni , versify of California. Is spending sev eral dayson Concord as the guest of I his cousin. H. W. Hlanks. lie will I leave Monday for New Orleans, where. I he is to deliver a lecture before the New' Orleutis Club. I l’rof. Blanks bus, for the past five I months, been touring the country lee- I turing on' Southern Authors. His I most'popular lecture is “O’Henry. Am , eriean.'’ He has recently sisiken be fore large audiences in New Y'ork and Boston and will make his next address in New Orleans. l’rof. Blanks expects to return to California in a short time and will re sume his duties at the University in January. Mollie Irvin Dead at County Home. Mrs. Mollie Irvin. 00 years of uge. died ut the Cabarrus County Udine Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Funeral Services wilb be.held at Har mony Met hislist j ('fidreh x ij(mdny,, n f Spri ' noon at 2’o'<fiock and burial made at Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. Irvin was born in Randolph county, the daughter of Sir. und Sirs. Henry Irvin. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Charles Con [ cord, and one neiee, Mrs. Lmn Mor ■ r%, also of Concord. NEW BUILDING TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT ONCE C. J. Harris to Build Structure for the Merit fifltoe Company Which WIB Operate Store Here. Work has already begun tearing down the (fid building formerly occu pied by tb#Xiberty Lunch on South Union street and a new building will be erected at once to take its place, l lt was learned today. The new building will mark the passing of the last wooden structure on Union street and will add to the apl»earanee of the business district of Concord. According to C. J. Harris, owner of the property, a “nice, substantial building" will bp constructed at once and wilt be occupied when finished 'by the Merit Shoe Company, of Endi eott, N. Y„ which will conduct aj re tail shoe store. The new building is to be a one story affair, which will, it is said, compare favorably with.any of tlie new structures in the city. ft is to have a twenty-foot frontage and will extend back for 100 feet. No figures as to the cost of the building were given. The qontraet has been let to L. A. Sides, who plans to, have it finished in sixty working days. Praotieall.v ail tlie old building has already been 'torn down and construction will begin immediately. A lease lias been granted to the Merit company for ten years and the Sfore is being specially constructed to meet tjieir requirements. This com pany, according to Mr, Harris, is one of the biggest shoe concerns in the world. Recently they changed their -policy apd are placing 1,000 retail stores in the country, - There are at present only two of this company's stores in North Caro lina, at Salisbury and at Hickory. The store at Hickory is said to be the third largest in the amount of business done in the country. LUTHERAN MEN IN BROTHERHOOD JIEET State Convention to Be Held at St. James Cliurc|| Sunday Afternoon.— Important Business Matters. Lutherans from the entire state of North Carolina will gather tomorrow at St. James Lutheran Church in session at the annual meeting, of the Brotherhood which will begin at 2:30 o'clock. Hon. Bismark Capps, of Gastonia, presiding at the meeting. The principal address of tlie after noon is to be delivered by Hon. B. IV. G. Huffman, of Salisbury. The great er part of the afteruoou. however, is I to be devoted to business matters. Among tlie more important items to bo brought up for consideration are the raising of the SIOO,OOO fund for the installation of churches in new territory, the oon.struetam of a church -at Chapel Hill and tlie procuring of an executive secretary to assist the pres ident of synod. Nearly $70,000 of the sl(KJ,pO<rl]U<) boon subscribed at the lust' meeting iff the North Carolina Synod which was held in November and it is thought that the committee in charge will be able to rcjiort the completed subscription* for the entire sum. An effort was being made to have 100 men In the state give SI,OOO. *s It is said that the pension fund for aged ministers trill also be brought up at tlie meeting. Officers of, the North Carolina Brotherhood are,.Bismark Capps, of Gastonia, president; A. R. Rhyne, of Charlotte, vice president: ,H. E. Isen liour, of Salisbury, secretary; and R. \V. Grpeber, of Statesville, treasurer. CHILDREN, BITTEN BY 1)0G NOT TAKING TREATMENT Parents Say That" Lord Will Take Them When Time Comeh and Re fuse to Give Them Pasteur Serum. Twd children, who were bitten by tlie dog which was said to be mad, are not taking tlie l’asteur treatment, ac cording to Dr. S. E. Buchanan. County Health Physician. Although the parents of the chil dren have had the danger attendant t<t such a bite pointed out to them, they declare, says Dr. Buchanan, that the j liord will take the children when their time comes and that there is no use to have any treatment. The names of the children were not given, but It is understood that they were ill the same group -of children at the White-Parks Mill. Seven chil dren are already taking treatment for bites received on Thanksgiving Day, Although there was ho way to make the parents have their children take the treatment. Dr. Buchanan declared that it was tragic that these r&ildrkn should run the risk of taking the dread disease when the prevention cbuld- be secured so easily. SEEKING RIGHT OF WAY FOR STREET EXTENSION Capt. Q. E. Smith Seeks For City to Get Right of Way For South Spging'Street. . , , Aeting under authority granted at tlie meeting of the aldermen Thursday night. Capt. (,>. E.,Sujitl‘, c ! ty engineer, Friday started efforts looking to the securing of a right of way for the extension of South Spring street, it is planned, by the <jty to extend the ' street from its present, terminus at Chestnut sjareet on to Tribune street. When nsked this morning what suc cess he had Friday, Capt. Smith re plied that he "made progress”. It is known that some of the property own ers along the route are anxious to get the street, (fibers are willing to give Ilieir land and still others are said to -be dissatisfied with present plans for the street extension. • 1 ■ ~ IS):'' ■ ~ Lutheran Women Meet Monday. The Groups of the Woman’s Mis sionary Society of St. James Luth eran Church will hold their regular meetings on Monday as follows:’ Grout) A at the home of Mrs. Cipiip ! bell ’ CUne’-qn / South Union-, . street; • ;Gto#B’tirtHSt* hdmefoU'»»«/ Apthjjr libi'eft'velder on South UniOrt street, and Jj roup C ut tne h’oinp of Mrtij N\- K. luva on West Corbin street.' These groups meet at 3. o’clock. Group 1> will meet at TI3O o’clock Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Guy Beaver oo Georgia avenue. THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE - 1 ■ I I ~ ; - REV. C. HERMAN TRUEBLOOD m I ■P p - ! M I New Pastor of tlie First B .-prist Cliureh of Concord ' PEOPLE SHOULD REPORT WHEN DOGS BITE THEM I . Always Dangerous to Take Chances With Dog Bite, Says Dr. T. N. Spen ecr. / , y{ . Following the news carried in Tip* Daily Tribune Friday about the ac tivities of a mad dog on Thanksgiving' Day. ! nforniation conies to light thfft the dog bit several persons who fiml not reported the matter to physicians or to Dr. T. X. Spencer, veterinarian, who sent the (log's head to Raleifli for examination. ) It was known tliat several person on East Depot street were bitten by tlic dog. but latest developments in the ease show that persons in other parts of the city also were bitten und they lmd not started treatment be cause they did not know the dog was mad When ,Di\ SpeucCr learned Fridaj’ that several persons, in addition to those reported, had been bitten unfl had not reported their cases beeauirt' they did not know the dog was mad. he issued u warning in which he ad vised the public to take lio chances with a dog bite. • “It is impossible at tiipcs for the average person to tell when a dog is suffering with dumb rabies, such as the dog in this ease had." Dr. Spencer said, "and for that reason persons should never take a chance. Any one bitten by u strange (log or even by a pet (log. should report the matter to a physician Who ciyi take proper slcps to have the dog’s head examined. In this ease most persons did not stfiii treatment until a week after they had been bitten. The fact, that tlie dog had dumb rttbies makes the ease le-- 1 series, but no one can afford to take a chance with the disease. The treut -1 meat is bad but the disease is much worse." A dog wifli dumb' rabies. Dr. Spctt • eer explained, does not froth ut the ■ ‘mouth us does a dog with violent rah ■ ies, nor does he run wild. lie moves! along ill 'a rat Her ipiicf ipanner and bites only when something comes in ■ intimate contact with it. Persons at tempting to pick up a (log with dumb rabies will invariably be bitten. Dr. • Spencer says, for when the dog., -or-. • the person’s hand coining toward him ' he snaps at it. Persons have bycn taught to avoid the dog suffering with violent rabies. I>r. Silencer added, but symptoms of the dumb rubies are not so well known, and for that reason lie advises*persons • bitten by any kind of- a dog to report . the matter to a physician. ■ It is said that the dog which bit • so many persons on East Depot street 1 Thanksgiving day also bit Mrs. \V. i YV. Morris and her sou, Stephen 'and ■ also several colored persons. Tin- dog i wandered about the city 811(1“ many persons who tried to pet it urjr said to said to liitve been bitten, Ipit -ic ing no symptoms of rabies they did not [ report the matter. , CONCORD COTTON MARKET i - FRIDAY, DECEMBER,4. l#2r. Uqttort 1J Ttt -i n i - Cotton Seed _1 f .43 1-2 - —nrv —• Melrose Flour Liberty Self-Rising Flout* YVc bought liberally of these two! , high grade Hours while the market . was lower. The market on flour hits advuneed right much: Our early buy - . ing has saved money which we now , give you in the better price. Mlerose Flour, ia a houseltold ne cessity. Its high quality remains for more than a quarter,of i century. We j have always been its sole agents. Liberty Self-Rising is newer-to tlie . trade, but it has already won its way I r to the tastes of the most exacting] trade. It’s “Melrose” in quality. . That's our guarantee. • .'* Buy now ull tint flour, you may need I f tor the balanee ofitlni jfeary <\\’i have | yotl money on flour. , i Cline & Moose > Vj S.—Your charge account, ns r well as your cash,' is good with ns. i Coats you no more. Our jpolitc, de livery men go quick everywhere. i 2 Reserves' ; j l IS m . j; of Strength: j 1. Resources of Capital j. !• f .... • , -j J ’ • 2. An Efficient j Organization j 13. The Good Will of ' our Depositors • • i ! > . . ' ' J Citizens Bank and Trust Company concord, x. c. 1 j| iR i' !: I HUGE RATTLER KILLED AFTER LONG WATTLE Cabanus Fanner Killed Snake Meas uring Six Feet and Eight Inches in Length. (‘hailing Fink. Cabarrus farmer who J lives near the Rocky River Prcsbytor jiun Church, brought to Concord this morning the skin of a rattlesnake measuring six feet and five inches. He killed the rattler after a tight that 1 iu&ted half ail hour. Mr. Fink saw tlie >nake last Thurs day morning -wfftte walking* in a Held near the national highway over Rocky Itivcr. his attention being attracted by something striking a little cedar i tree. Looking in the direction of the, tree he saw the snake, which was fighting the tree in its efforts to reach Mr. Fink. Mr. fink retreated about 20 paces with the snake after him. unt:l lie reached a tree from which he cut a poh* about ten feet long. The fight started- then and did not ’finish until the snake’s head had been masted a lid all but six of his rattles had been knocked off. Tlie-snake was carried to the lujnie of Mr; Fink where the lv£ad was sev ered and the body stuffed. Mr. Fink , said the bend Was three inches in m STOP LOOK! LISTEI! WF I Beginning with Wednesday-, Dccfetil- i ber 2nd, our store will be open in fit? evenings until Nine O’clock, for the ( benefit of thoseytvho do not have the opportunity of doing their shopping during the day. Our stylk is complete and wc. wel come yoOT inspection. | If Starnes-Miller-Parker |A Iff Company. Iff II Jewelers and Optometrists II length. milking the snuke six feet oiidl] eight indies. After being stuffed then skill measured eight inches in diame- J ter. and Mr. Kink said the snahe jj measured ten indies. ( This i> the largest rattler killed in j this county in'many years so far asL rail be learned. There are many rat-it tlesnakes in the county but usually ] they are much shorter than the one h killed by Mr. Fink although Their rat- j• ties show’they are many years old. | Trinity Reformed Church Groups tc 1 .Meet. Groups One and Two of the Worn- j nn‘s Missionary Soriety of Trinity Reformed Church will meet Sunday I afternoon at, U CH* o'clock at tlndiome of Mrs. Smith Barrier on Sbuth Spring street. AH members hredrfged to be present as this is an important i meeting. Thayer Named Secretary of Senate. Washington, Dee. ."i.— <JP) —Edwin T. Thayer, of Indianapolis, long 1 prominent in republican politics, to-j i day was selected by republican con- i ferenee to be Secretary of the Senate..; 1 'nder Georgia's new child labor J i law. the age limit for all is 14. while j i sor t lmgaftlous occupations it is. 10. | ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo^^l i O g yy, Bring Your Wife Along to See I ■£essk. -y & These New Suits and Over- I V V (j? M coats and be thankful you have K |! her to bring! .—1 '! f ( vt Lots of husbands think that || ! C— v/l r J./vH the only thing of mascujifcpl |p ywft gender that a wife knows any- I iijj/ A thing about is picking out a i first class hjusband. 3 -JSi \ \ The truth is that the best look- XI Tj r *Y “vrj'a. ing clothing vou ever word'jShe I helped you select—oivn' . uji I We are inviting the married men of Concord to come here, 2|| 1 1 this week with their wives and see an overcoat displtty so I 11 bewildering in fabric and model that you’ll feel- fuirrv-ftieM 1 1 the single chap who hasn’t a partner to help him select Kg [| one beauty from a storeful. 8 11 Roberts-Wicks Suits and Overcoats-$2-3.00 to $40.06 -eff| Bright Woolen Hose N New Caps, "B* Neckwear New Shirts 8 I Browns-Cannon Co, 1 Where You Get Your Money’s Worth ; X CANNON BUILDING | - jig , Ln ,f. . t jjgsgfiW er puts up her hair in un- .?|H| ® JgPftL s *ghtly “curlers” The per & '{BSBH .manent wave has become xt N2wjr| l universal. We employ the | *s■ —.. )y. best method and our prices $ / “TDMANrNT ‘ Our Methods Please” 5 uLlAin \ Wrt/T PARKS-BELK T’l 3 1 ''HAIK WAVt- Beauty Shoppe " *** lone 89 - D-Y-C-S-E I I Your I Christmas Shopping Early | FROM “P” to W P” I Pins to Pianos KIDD-FRIX I Music and Stationery Co. Inc* 1 Phone 76 58 S. Union St. I Concord, N. C. IW PRICES SMASHED ON X RINGS AND WATCHES? O AA'HTTE GOLD ELGIN BRACELET M ATCHES SlB " 5 Q SOLID GOLD EM HI.EM KINGS. GOLD EXCUI STED . . > EMBLEM ON IRBY * B -* u 5 J W e have just gotten in a buneh of gents’ Masonic. Odd Fellow, Junior. Woodman. Pythian. Elk, Red Man and Moose emblem rings Kg with the emblem encrusted in gold on ruby. Me bought these rings , i several months ago but the factory could not ship them as early as we ; S exported so rather than run the risk of keeping them until next year , we have decided to sell them at the surprisingly low price of s*s.3o ■ each. M e also have a stock of gents’ watches, fountain pens, pearl necklaces, leather baud bags, compacts and many other things that , g you should look over before deciding ivtt your Christmas iireseuts. AYc < | are a mile from high prices on everything. S. W. PRESLAR | j TEN YEAR FARM LOANS j ;][ Money to loan on Cabarrus County farms .at Fl’V’E 5 11 AND ONE-HALF PER CENT, interest pavavle Novem--I ![ ber of each year. No inspection fees. No life insurance * || required. Pre-payment privileges on any interest date. * J Write or- phone for information. » Thies-Smith Realty Company -I No. iJOO Com. Bldg., Charlotte, N. C. ~^9 PAGE FIVE