Thursday, Dec. 10, 1925 ,
Tinker Toys, Tea Sets and I
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MAYVIEW MANOR CO. SHOWS
DEFICIT OF OVER »100,000
Thought Beat to Cosent to Receiver
ship •Rather Than Be e-Foreed to
. Make BacHiee Nile.
If Greensboro, Dec. H.—A temporary
' receivership for Mayview Manor Com
pamy, at Blowing -Rock. wax made
permaneot here Tuesßuy by Judge E.
Yates Webb, of Shelby, of federal dis
trict court, western North Carolina
district, signing an order to that ef
fect. T. H. Coffey, of Blowing Rock.
' and J. T. Beall, of Lenoir, are named
permanent receivers, they having been
temporary receivers. Judge -Webb
beard the 'matter in ohambers.
It was thought best to do this uml
net Irilve to make a foree.l sale of
the projierty now, which is mitioually
known as a summer resort, one of (tic
show s|H)ts ; of the Cuited Mtatyb. The;
reoeivVrs are in charge of all the as
sets of the company, physical plants.-
lirojierties, contracts, books, accounts
and documents. The proposal to
make the receivership permanent was
not related. 1
Auditors Make Report.
Messrs. Coffey and 'Beall were'
. named temporary receivers for the
Mayview Manor property by Judge
Webb on Novejnber 10th, in Charlotte,;
and instructed to make an inventory
of tbe property ami Hie it with the
clerk of the court. The apismitnieut'
of receivers was the result of an audit
made by Peat, Marwick and Com
pany. accountants, which showed the
following:
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Current assets 4,008.81;
Investments 0.017.24
Heal wftatr and eipiip
-ment 787.843.fVT
Total f«tT,«M.tW
'Liabilities
Current liabilities ......*23f1,«K4,T8
Deferred liabilities 408,177,18
Capital stoek •J 50.000.00
Total v fBUT,ffKi»O
Extrarodinary excess of current .lia
bilities over liquW assets and the faet
that several mortgages were in default
were given ns reasons why the direc
tors of the property ‘‘felt themselves
virtually forced to'consent to a receiv
ership.”
ALL DANCES ARE BANNED
AT THE STATUS UNIVERSITY
Occurrences During Thanksgiving
Series Bring About Suspension
Order.
CluipcT' Hill, Dec. o.—All dances
at the Uuiversity of North Cnrolinji
will 'be- simpendcd until after the
Easier holidays and permission to
hold the rrgular commencement
Duals will depend on the conduct at
eurli dances us may be giveu after
Easter, Dr. H- W. Chase, president
of the university, announced tonight
following the report of fucalty and
student committees which have been
investigating the recent series of
Thanksgiving dances.
!l>r. Chase said that a thorough
going investigation was begun im
mediately following reisirta of drink
ing at tbe fast dunce iff- tbe series
and tbut, while the facts ascertained
revealed mo alarming coudhiou,
there was sufficient evidence of a
let down from the previous hjgh
stumlards to Justify some action be
ing taken.
The university preanlent also .an
nounced that ns a result of the in
quiry the student - council hat) placed
teji students on probation as to
duct and Wussriaim work fop the re
mainder lit the collegiate y*rr. while'
•the < termini club vigitunee commit
tee hud auspaudetl from tbs dance
rm CONCORD AAtLV TRIBUNE
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; floor for various .period six men,
* comprising alumni, visitors and stu
i Bents, and 'had warded others.
No Easter Dances.
Tbe investigation wlls made by
four separate groups Representing!
' faculty and students, namely, thfc
faculty executive committee, facility.'
, dunce committee , student council,!
and German club committee. The!
university’ll dreisioin wns based on.’
the finding of the gronps. This ruling;
I means siuqiension of the regular!
I Easter dances, an unuuul feature of.
[the holidays. and the usual dunces,
giveu by the Order of the Grail uud.’
the different fraternities as well as ;
ijpllior dances conducted by university!
I students either on or off the campus.'
during the pefioill of probation..
President (Mrasc said that at tbe .last,
of the series .of recent dunces there
was “ail apparent lup«e in the sense
of responidbUitHy on the iwrt of a
few students and visitors wtiuse con
duct was not ip keeping with tbe,
high standard usually iinuintujucd.
at university dances.”
He pdhitril out that such conduct:
was dn •violation of -the regulations
; put into effect, by the German club)
j three years ago when suspension of!
I commencement dances was threaten-
I ed. The probation measure will prub-t
| ably bo regarded by the students as
drastic, l’resident Chase emphusixetl
that be was not alarmed over the
situation, but rather was taking pre-l
cautionary measures. *
"This occurrence hi itself was.
not so serious'half it not been view-*
ed In the light of progress nmdej
since the war in raising the standard’
jof conduct psi tbe University cam
, pus," he *afH. “This is sitqply a
! slight lapse and we must do evdry
, thing .possible to see that It does ,not
Inohar again. There is no spaßpl
j drinking isrobieni at the Uttivsesity
of Norm CaroUau tlfut other iustttu
tions do 'not have to eontetit with.
But the University realises its re
sponsibility to lead in nlaintaiuing
standards of the tugboat character
and is peculiarly sensitive to any
violation of the code of conduct its
representative students have set up
for governing themselves.”
Alumni Not Blamed. /
Dr. Chase Bid no place the blame
on the alumni who came buck for
the dances, as-some others •have 'been
prune to do, but. he said the Uni
versity -would appreciate ull the co
operation possible on the purt of the
alumni in maintaining the highest
■standards at -tbe dauees. The Uni
versity expects ulunii who hre guests
nt the dances to abide by the code of
conduct set up by tbe students. The
present probation period does not
contemplate permanent abolition of
the dances, he said, but added tbut
“dunces that’ do not measure np to
the highest standard of couduct will
not be tolerated at tbe University at
auy timer"
‘The Gorilla.”
Mystery ; plays, such us "The Rat,”
"The Out giid Canary,” The Last
VTu riling," and similar offerings,
which have beau ciUmplenoas on the
tli cat evict! I uieiiti ffor -aevctal Mwgsnns.
are uproariously trtivestled in "The
■Gorilla," which will be the attraction
at the .Charlotte Auditorium . Tues
iluy night Be -eniber dfffh.
This unique entertainment bus
created a whirlwind of merriment
during its successful runs in New
'York, Chicago; and .London. jVlfep
critics pcoiilnitnadi it ' the , 1 njoHt
screamingly [ and { ful iouSly, Ifulmy
show staged in a long tinie. In pre
seutiog n rilMery drama In a far
"ruatl UMMHner It. is apid <to' completely
t ; cli|»sc "Heven Keys to Uuldpats”
and "The TavtWl". 'Despite its satire'
amt its travesty, It him uiso some
thrills, and plenty of eifcitlug triluu
liuiph Hpeuce, author of ''The (
Gurula.” whose comic cbntributions (
to tile "Kollies” ami other notable
productioas urn well jtnoiyn. is said,
to have amusingly mocked every
known trick of the mystery play in!
fashioning his travesty. Thote are.
gunplays, secret panels, prowling'
gorillas, lights, that go out. dangling
skeletons, trap, doors, shadows and
what not. In “The Gorilla," there is*
every situation new. old and ancient,
that is surefire, all contributing to,
tiic series of amusing /situations. It;
would be hard to find funnier char
acters than Mr. 'Mulligan and Mr.
Garrity, the detectives, whose ridicu-,
lons blundering is productive of h
contagion of luerrimciit ‘tftut prevails 1
througbout the iierformti nee. The
dialogue (s rich'in wit pud humor,
and the players enact their i«l*s'
with a seriousness flint, makes the
-parody all the funnier.
Kor the local engagement "The,
Gorilla” will is- Interpreted by a,
cast df exceptions! excellence. In-;
eluded aiming its members are sueh
favorites as: Sid Williams. Edwin
Fnresberg, Ellen Crowe. Victor
Browne, Wiltianl Ralfonr. Tom Rur-
tou, Clyde Di'soii, 'Bertrail Millar,
Jack F- Ayres, Jnuies and
Iternanl Oraney.
Mail lordem received seat
sale next Saturday morning at
Efivd’s ltepurtinent Store.
Not Too Soon. i
"Am dare pij.vbody Iti yde eougregu-'
tioti [what wjipbes ‘prayer for deir
failin’*?’' asked the-: folpwtl mintstei. l
•’Yptiwp'n." respnndeil Brrftlier Jones.
"Ahfii'a Kpen'thrif. an.' Ah throws’
mah -liuiney ’round reckless like." I
"Ve’y well. We will jjuii ip poayev'
fa’ Brotiuth Jones—jes' - lift -r <le eol-1
jlec plates liyve been passeil."
YOUNGEST GRANDPA
ALSO AN INVENTOR
High Point Man Bars He Haa Dis
covered Loos Needed Power De
vice.
High Point,. Dec.. 9—A. High
Point man, is the inventor of a de
vice for rivotive power, nnd another
drought like that of last summer
would be the means of making him
rich.
This device is water power which
can operate despite the drought, ft
is a wheel.' operated by water from
a tank andtbe same water is sused
over and over-again. The power
generated forces the water bank up
into the tank and this circulation is
maintained' with a loss of only one
per cet of tie motive power created,
according to the inventor. The sur- :
plus is the thing
The inventor is Muerk E. White
35, who claims to be 'the youugest
grandfather in America, his daugh
ter’s child affording him this ■ dis
tinction.
Keep If our Money in a Bank. ’
Fayetteville Observer. *
The folly of keeping money on
one’s person or hidden around the
premises, instead of in a bank, is
foiciiy illustrated by a story told
by a Fayetteville banker. Not long
ago, according to the banker, a
lady came to him with a mass of
mildewed paper which she said had
been the sum of SIBO in currency.
She explained that she had decided
to keep the where she could
get it when she wnnted it. and had,
buried it tu a cigar box in her gar
den. Months later, having occasion,
to use some of it. she dug up the
box and found that the box had
rotted and the paper money along
with it. Site was in great distress.
•tis course the banker could , not
give her anything for the rotten
mass of paper, but he told her that
he would help her as far s. as he
could. 'He sent the rotted paper to
the Treasury. Deportment at Wash
ington, with a letter of explanation.
He repeated the lady’s story and
added that he knew her nnd was
certain she was telling the truth.
The treasury department has in its
employ experts who are trained and
skilled in all matters pertaining to'
money. The rotted paper was turned"
over to them and they spent, some
time on it. subjecting it to various
tests. They reported that the paper
undoubtedly Represented genuine
money.
And then the government sent the
lady a check—not for SI SO. 00, the
face value of the money she had bu
ried. but a check for $l2O with a let
ter explaining that the experts drew
certain salaries from the Govern
ment. that the time they had spent
in examining and testing the muti
liated currency had been computed
and that it had amounted to SOO.OO,
and that the Government had de
ducted this amount. The lady got
only $120.00 for her original ‘ SIBO..
but was glad to get, this much. She
says she had learned her lesson ami
that in the future she will keep
whatever money she has in a bank,
where it will be safe amd not de
teriorate in value, and she admits,
that SOO.OO was perhaps not too
high a price to pay for the lesson
that she has learned.
The Editor's Desk.
Greenville Piedmont.
Old man Pierce Browne, editor of
the Anderson Mail, thus defends the
liberty of the press!
“Editoiifs who keep their desks'
neat aud tidy and do not throw any
thing on the floor usually write pre-.
rise, well-rounded sentences, rhet
orically and gramatieally correct.’
and sometimes turn out as much as
a column a day. But the editor who,
turns out real work has a desk,
looking like a mare's nest often he'
lias been working a few hours, and"
the floor around him about a foot
deep with litter. He has not time or!
inclination to keep things orderly;
there is usually a janitor to clean,
up at night. Neatness is a thing to,
be commended, but an editor who
takes so much of his time to keep.-
everything straight and orderly;
around his desk usually does not
turn out much regl work."
Judgment affirmed. Most people do,
not realize that the newspaper edi
tor lias to handle more papers thaiy
the follower of any other profession. l
In addition to a vast number of
letters, many of tljcm containing in
formation of more or less value, lie
must daily look over a big pile of
other newspapers. If he lived in a
“lodge in some vast wilderness,” he
might clear these off every day, but
he is subjected to constant inter nip
tious, and thus the "agenda” nc-|
cumulate so rapidly that most of the 1
time lie is behind time.
Joel ("handler Harris, Jr., told usi
some time ago about a Tennessee,
newspaperman who cipancd up his!
desk one day and found n typewrit
er that had been lost 'for two years.
Locamo’s Importance.
Wimstou-Xulem Journal-
A distinguished French stateman
says that the signing of the Locnrno
imets in London this week was "the
most important step in the history’
of the modem world."
The Philadelphia Record does not
think that the 'Frenclnnai* has ex
aggerated the importance of these
new international agreements which
were made possible by the League of
Nations.
“The ‘Voroalllen treaty ended a
war,” says that paper, “but it did
not assure Europe of pcaee. and it
contained not a few seeds of wars
to come. But the, agreement of France;
and Germany not. to make war upon:
each Other, and of England andi
Italy to go to the succor of either of:
these which should be attacked by'
the other, and tile, genera] arbitration,
treaties between Germany \ and its
four neighbors, conntitute every as
surance of permainent peace shut is
possible to litimnn agnhients.”
He May Get Bored.
Stranger: “Shy, can a feiler gat
a'room here?"
City Itoomer: “Yes."
Stranger: “Ah' can I get board
too?"
City Roomer: ’T’H swear you can
get bored; I’ve been bored to death
ever since I've been here.’”
DEPARTMENT STORES
CO M Sooth Union Street. Concord. N. C.
“Hi*” Christmas Tie* ■
In Attractive Gift Boxen
Noisy tioa! Quiet .. ,
ties! Unwind figured ? IV
and striped deaigns! *1 1
Beautiful, quality silks, ' J f
wall made and nicely I
Every tie In an at- I jfL,
tractive holiday gift
box; greeting card at- W S'AV///A | lj|
tached. We have gone Ik Kj.
the limit in assembling ' |j J j ‘
these tiea and at the 'I ,
price they represent A {,ll j?
*n unusually good J 1, I
| 98 c '
NEW
■> Blond Kid Pumps, All Widths &
$6.95 • ;
, Black and Brown Velvet Pumps *
' $4.95 ■
Patent, Satin and Kir Strap Colonial, and Step-in Pumps
$2.95 $3.95 TO $6.95
In every detail our shoes are far above those usually ...
found at these v prices ;
MARKSON SHOT. STORE :
PHONE 897
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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through desire to be so and not by necessity. Our service
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REID MOTOR CO.
CONCORD’S FORD DEALER
Corbin and Church Streets Phone 22Q
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wooden body.
Buy one today. We will, hold it until Christmas for
you. « •.
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, YOUR HARDWARE STORE
PHONE 117' : ffM
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