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I 4 The Gift Store—Yes But More
i The Store Os Christmas Service 1
£. A STORE so filled with gifts; it Yet Yuletide stocks are but the What shall I give? Books, Toys; ft
fairly sparkles |ike some great smaller half of all our Yuletide'prep-Lingerie, Jewelry, Lamps, Silver, X
Christmas Fir, alight with festive aration. For this great store, with ana numberless other things are Sft
treasures. A store whose stocks service as its loftiest ideal, has bent so assembled that' you can view jF
have come, these last twelve its greatest effort—yes, and finds its them with a glance of the eye. f V*
months, from all the marts of all the greatest pleasure, too—in planning And as to price, each and every A
I world of gifts, for your delighted for your service in the “little things” gift item throughout our Christ- IST
the STORE OF GIFTS. very spirit of the Christmas season! Charles’ prices always are.
THE CHARLES STORES COMPANY INC. i
5 Gents to $2.98 Department Store f
WM a public hospital
Hpime Things the I>nke Foundation
■ Offers and What Tiiey Would Mean j
HB' thq Poor.
Press.
H) Just nt the time when opportunity
Hi taking a knock at our local doors
H° tie tip with one of the benefac-
Hjons of the late Mr. .1. B. Duke, it
Os interest to note that counties all
state are looking forward to
Hiking steps of like nature.
Salisbury, it is noted that SI,BOO
■ft “appropriated by the county com-
Hfpticners for the care of charity pn
■tfnts. A like sum must be appro-
HStated by the town of Salisbury. The
B|tf is looking out for its poor—
Kjving them treatment whether they
Hmi* money or not. The main point
Ha that the poor shall obtain trcat-
Hhuit when treatment is needed.
Hptuilford is maintaining her own
Hwaty tubercular hospital. Cabarrus
Hfasty is getting in line. Other
SnUtties are stepping forward.
we have some very wide
■fpke physicians, foundation plans
|*Kgmtt. advanced. A building is
'■Phtly ready. These physicians have
Krted long and faithfully against a
f :
dead sentiment, a contented indiffer
ence, and even against prejudice to
place a building under way and to es
tablish a hospital of dimensions which
could care for the sick of our coun
ty.
It has been their object ct all
times to make it a county institution.
Public funds have not begn available,
but they have gone ahead with riioir
plans to make it as nearly as possible
a hospital to meet the broadest pub
lic needs.
But Stanly county is not needing
the purely private institution! Such
an institution may meet needs of pri
vate cases that are able to pay, but
the history of such hospitals show
that there is not even private gain to
justify a profitable investment if
; charity cases are taken in (and they
always are), unless the puying pa
tients are taxed with the upkeep of
the non-paying debts or patients.
'Die lite J. B. Duka was a man of
vision. He saw in advance of his
time, and the great heart of human
interest cried loudly within him for
i the suffering people who get sick, pine
i away, and die. That class of pa
i Beats who need the best treatment at
i tbs right time, instead of allowing
J. . .
them to become dope addicts and us
ers of all sorts of nostrums and drugs
under class of patent medicines, the
hand of charity and fatherly concern
is being extended them. The state
spends a large sum for the protec
tion of swine and cattle but so nearly
nothing for the sick.
To qualify for the Duke endow
ment, it becomes necessary for the
hospital so qualifying to operate with
out possibility of private gain, and
to be at all times under control of
the county or the public. The founda
tion appropriates SI.OO per day ,for
each" carity bed. There is an esti
mated cost per day for such beds
of $1.75 additional, which is either
appropriated by the county itself or
apportioned between county and
towns, or else one-half is borne by
the county and the other half by the
public. Less than SI.OO per day is
involved (under either plan, and Mr.
Duke's plan is so fiexible that social
and civiv clubs, churches, classes, and
organizations of whatever nature niay
take a share in making up this cost
of maintenance for thirty or more
charity beds.
It is not sufficient to any county
that it has going private hcapital.
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THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
This docs not come within the mean
ing at all of the great plan here in
volved. And only prejudice or nar
rownecs itself would allow this as an
argument against the larger plane of
providing for charity patients on a
definite scale.
To be considered along with such
a move is the fact that your gradu
ates and established physicians seek
ing new locations are not seeking
places which do not have a public
hospital. This is understood when
it becomes known that a physician of
today must, be readily equipped for
all X-ray work, for making cvpert
diagnosis and analyses, and an out
lay of funds which in itself is nearly
prohibitive make demands which the
average physician is not able to en
counter.
A hospital on the Duke plan brings I
to the use of every physician in the
county or community co-operating with I
the plan the very best equipment and ■
expert treatment.
Furthermore, if Stanly is taken as i
; an example, our physicians are not old 1
i men as yet; but they have passed the 1
middle period of vigorous work, and!
. the age average Indicates that there
. muat be successors in the field at
no long time hence.
These points are not advanced ar
gumentatively. The Tress would urge
mu- people to become thoroughly in
formed on the question before the
Duke endowment is allowed to pass
us by. Dr. Kankin will be in Albe
marle some time in January to lay
the matter fully before our people,
and they should at least maintain open
minds until he comes.
Our mills, our business men, and
our county officials should get at the
heaft of the matter immediately and
be ready to act,
Radfo Play Contest Aims to Oct Bat
ter programs.
Writers in every part or the coun
try are wielding their pens to pro-
I duce the best radio play ever written,
to do for radio programs what
| scenario geniuses have done for the
j movies. This is the result of the
announcement of the first radio play
contest launched through the joint
j efforts of the Drama League of
American and W L g, Sears-Roeburg
| agricultural foundation station, Chi
| cago. George Jukin, Said secretary
of the Drama League, chairman of
1 Jv f
the contest committee, worked out
the plans in conjunction with D. D:
Richards, assistant director of W L
S. The victor receives SSOO and
a silver loving cup. A second prise
of S2OO will be awarded. The third
will be SIOO. Any man, woman, or
child Is eligible. The contest will
be conducted under the direction of
the league. W. L. 8. furnishes the
prises. The winning play will be
produced and broadcast by a special
company from W L 8 and other sta
tion* during drama week Febuary 14
to 20. All manuscripts must be sent
to radio station W L S, Hotel Sher
man. Chicago, on or before February
Ist nest.
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called Mello-glo. Porter Drug Co.
RUDOLPH VALENTINO'S
WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE
Petition For the Decree Is Filed In
Paris—To Be Simple and Expedi
tion* Course.
Pnris, Dec. 17.—Mrs. Rudolph
Valentino has filed a petition for di
vorce against the moving picture
star, whose real name is. Rudolfo
Cuglielmi, but Valentino today
seemed uptpturbed by the news that
the petition had finally reached offi
cials in Paris. He nonchalantly re
fused to reply to inquirers who had
(I:viiH-tl his identity although he was
ifitcd under the (luglielmi.
He dined at a fashionable hotel this
evening and after that left with
frienda to explore the diverting
quarters of the capital.
Valentino's wife's name was given
in the petition as DeWoUF, nnd it
was set forth tiiat the couple were
married at fi’rown Point, Indiana,
March 15. 11)23-
German Knitting Machinery in Wls
cassrlt Mill.
Albemarle Pres*.
There are two German leaking
natives, not knowing a word ft Kng
lish. engaged in the installation of ten
German made machines for knitting
the higher graded of full fashioned
silk hosiery, at the knitting depart
ment of the Wiseassett Mills.
Superintendent C. W. Gaddy ex
plained some of the workings of these
delicate machines to a Press man, and
it is nothing short ofwonderful to
see just how the" man-made machine
turns t'ae trick. One of the adjust
ments must be correct to a three one
thousamlth of an inch. If it is off
more than this, bad results follow.
Each machine is individually con
trolled with a dual-acting motor, giv
ing Sliced frein one section to a sec
tion of the big knitting frame, while
imparting yet another speed to a dif
ferent section. The Germans erect
ing the machines are master meifian
ies. and it is needless to say that
their lack of knowledge of our lan
guage interferes with their work not
in the least.
Incidentally, the knitting depart
ment of this mill has perhaps the
heaviest installation cf this type of
machinery of any mill in t'ae South,
or in the United States. Contracts
from this mill auppfr many of the
best brands of hosiery, and much local
pride would be aroused if it.were
known just what standard brand);
carry labels placed on by this mill.
The same is true as well of the Lil
lian Knitting Mills Company.
The Wiseassett was one of the
earliest mills to place in full fashion
ing machines, sending a man to Ger
many to learn the business. The son
of Mr. Gaddy, young Robert, is now
in Chattanooga as instructor in the
Davenport hosiery mills for doing this
same class of work, after Mr. John
son of that place spent some four
months in Albemarle.
Ore is Bibs. Cotton Letter.
New York, Dec. 17. —Under the
Influence of pessimistic report* froth
Liverpool with cables lower than
due, there was sufficient liquida
tion in this morning's session of the
cotton market to produce the lowest
prices of the day. finle* were ab
sorbed well aud are thought to be
largely for account of milk*. Liver
]>ool was a good buyer of March
here. It is estimated that the
Japanese have already bought 700,-
000 bales of this year's crop in the
United States and it is predicted
again that exports of America to
Japan will exceed 1,000 bales this
season. Exports today were 137.000
bales which brings the season's total
up to 4,328,000. Senator Smith of
South Carolina, is credited today
with the intention of introducing a
resolution in the Senate calling upon
the government to furnish a’ report
upon the amount of cotton in this
crop which is spiunnble ana the
amount too iow for delivery on con
tracts agninst futures. We think this
is a step in the right direction, Jf
it brings an estimate it will be one
Why Not Slip- |
* ’ pe« !
v * Jk * A* 1 ' Santa with his beam
l / » ing smile and good wish-
V es, is behind this idea of
1 \ giving Slippers to friends
I and loved ones. And that
i if means everybody you
\ know. After all, everyone
i\j does expect new Slip
fify ptrs. When they cost so
1./ little, why not give vent ]
J tSmSH ! *° S mCISt a PP rec * ate d
* ML / Men’s Slippers— J
$1.25 T 0 $3.45 J
• Boys’ Slippers—
ft sl-25 TO $2.45 :
bjSk \ 95c TO $1.25
Hm. 195 c ’53.95
l i Ruth-Kealer
\ Shoe Store
r-T ' ' I,nr- ■
Friday, December 18, 1925
of the most important of any of the
government reports because all pri
vate information indicate* the most
unusual dearth of desirable cottou
proportionate to the stocks on hand
that perhaps has ever prevailed.
Should the government confirm pri
vate reports the effect should be to
boost price*. A scalping market ia
likely prior to Monday's ginning re
l*ort. January Liverpool due Fridav
SUS -
Prudent.
Los Angeles Times.
Judge Rledsoe was Speaking about
soinp of the proposed city improve
ments that are scheduled for the next
few year*, and incidentally brought
up Vie question of bonds.
"People do not realise that merely
voting for bonds does, notmean that
money is instantly poured into the
bank. These bonds must be sold,
and just because there ia a million
dollnr issue for a new highway doe*
not mean that it must be spent be
fore n similar issue is put out for
water or some other improvement.
"Too many unthinking people arc
like Janet.
" 'Janet,’ asked her mistress, “have
yfcu given the goldfish frerii water?”
" 'No, mum.' answered the econom
ical maid, ‘they haven’t finished what
1 gave them yesterday'.”
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