PAGE TWO PE NWY COLUMN ''ffrriil' fftwnrtiry Sitititigr. Co. Iftkti* Our* fine, cheap j|j 3 by the box. Cabarrus Cash Sroc- P|*U li ’ Far Heal Country Sausage, K veaj und all kinds of fresh meats, p Sanitary Grocery Co. 17-lt-p. IW'Wt"' Your Christmas Orders Our stock is complete. Gome to SpaS us. Lippard & Barrier. th* Hub—We Have Recently |£ added a complete line of rags and p druggets of untimely durability, d- Come in, let us show you. Make P*r your selection now. Thfc will add if- comfort to your home and solve H Jour Christmas gift problem. The H Hub. Joe Gaskel. 17-4 t-p. I iPhone Vs Your Orders for Fresh If : fruits and vegetables. Sanitary Grocery Co. -■ 17-lt-p. ( After December 40th I Wit fl» Cot - ’ ton oa Mondays and Fridays. K. F. Kindley, Mt. Pleasant. 17-2 t-p ' Celery. Lettuce. Chickens. Eggs and K butter. Lippard & Barrier. 17-lt-p. R - ; OiH'kens! CMckens! Several Coops g,’ nice young chickens. Plenty of fe eggs. Also creamery butter. Ed; | M. Cook Company. • 18-2 t-p/ ; | Extra Fancy Celery, Lettuce and s; cauliflower. IV. J. Glass & Son. It IT-lt-j). JceS'we I e*ruee. CeteTy and’. Cauti i -flower. Dove-Best'Co. ' TT-tt-p. j ; 'Christmas Is Around the Conor. Call 885 for your Christmas tree. Any | f size delivered and erected. Sseb. |: P. Cruse Transfer. 10BJ, iPtmnrl ? 865. l-Llftt-p - Fanty Staffed Dates and Cluster Rais | ins. IV. J. Glass & Son. 17-lt-p. Fish! Fish! Plenty of Fish. Also * oysters and fresh and cured meats of all hinds and plenty of fresh ■bains for Christmas. Let us have v. > your orders. Ed. 11. Cook Com i pany. 16-2 t-p. Expert Painting aqa Paper Hanging John Rosman. 76 West Corbin ■ street. Phone 921. ' Oct. 2 to Jan 2-p. ■H in Need of a Moving Van Before Christmas or after, call the reliable moving man. Zeb I*. Cruse. 133.1. Pbonc 660. 14-10tlp. For Rent—Rooms, Furnished or Un furnished. to roorafer* or for light housekeeping. Apply 314 South if L’piou. 14-6 t-p. 1 Auction Sale—Wednesday, December 22ud, 1926, at 10 o’clock a. in. Will sell to the highest bidder.for. cash: ’ Household goods -and furniture, 2 mules, 1 young mare, 2 horse wag- ou and otlier fanning tools too num ” crons to mentiou. Be on hand and buy tflese goods at your own price. Auctioneer, C.'C. Barringer. G. A. Shinn, at Mrs. A. IV. WinCcofTs Place in No. 4 township. Route 2, Concord, X. G. 13-6 t-p. K Doctor—Wei),-here you are. A pill for the kidneys, a tablet for the in digestion. and another pHI for the Free Sut See Page Seven 1 EFIRD’S I w I IP - 1 A The Christmas » ■ Eight More Days to Buy $ £ YOUR GIFTS Yau Can Find Them S illllfeC "Bmfiaujft - ** J I ■Ss-'. MaMkvmk en a I m-C I - m liVi i * -] 4BL ju* i ' " Millar’s and Takes, All r sixes. They’re extra fine. ■ IV. J. -y«— -_ 17-ltq^ Give Us Vour Order for Cake for Sure -day and far DirwUaes. Fruit cake, pound cake and layer cake. Ca barrus Cish Grocery Co. 17-2 t-p. eHhMMS, Tangerines and Grapefruit. Call us. Dove-Bost Co. 17-lt-p. ..jS^led _ T*ps, Mackerel Steak and I fresh oystofl. Sanitary Grocery Co. ™ 17‘lt-p. ! 'S I " ■ i ■ ill. I -K— --■ Greene, Gleans, Green*. Fresh Must ‘l ard greens. Lippard & Harrier. I 17-lt-p. Christmas Trees for 'Sale. Delivered ofi shoft notice, sixes from 3 to 20 feet high. Moore’s Truck Farm. 117-2 t-p. Oranges! Oranges! We Have a Few nice loose oranges, also grapefruit j and tangerines left. We are sell ing cheap "by the dozen, peck or I bushel. Now is the time to buy I your fruit for Christmas. Will al io have . frsli carload Monday bulk and boxes. Sec as before you buy. Ed. M. ook Compauy. ltt-2t-p. Fresh Candies, New Crop Walnuts. almonds, cream nuts and papersbell pecan. IV. J. Glass & Son. 17-lt-p. , W «n ; Just Opened Anatlur Barrel of Fresh pickled pigs feet. They are fine. Phpne 610 and 525. Cbas. C. Griic-., j her.- 16-2 t-p. ; Fancy''Apples, Oranges and Tanger ines, special by the box. W. J. Glass & Son. 17-lt-p. Sale of Hand Painted China. Import ed goods, at cost. Miss Brachcn. 16-2 t-p. ———< : —*- } Apples! Apptesl Our Last Cur Load ’ of those cheap apples just arrived. 1 Also have plenty of western box apples and fancy eating apples in 'barrel*. Now so the time to buy your Christmas apples. Ed. 11. Cook Company. 16-2 t-p. Yes We Have Car Load of Those j good eastern Carolina Porto Rico . sweet potatoes. Plenty of cabbage ( aud also that good home-made sauer , kraut. IVe driver. Ed- M. Cook , Company. 16-21-p. , For Rent—rLargc Front Office Room over (Mine & Msbrcy Restaurant. Mrs. W. A. Foil. Phone 432. IG4Jt-p. Outlook or Window Envelopes Game price as plain envelopes at Tiraes j. Tribune Fob Office. Pboue 922. Iceberg Lettuee anil Celery Just Ar river. Ed. M. Cook Company. 16-2 t-p. For Sale-One Gienwood Combina tipn range, gas and wood, or coal, two qvens. Practically new. One SeUjrlj Kitchen Cabinet. Phone 677. 10-7 t-p. hire Works. Look ID' Lino Over. It is the most complete in the County. W. F. Taylor. Kannapolis. l-23t-p. If It l* Nuts, Candies and Fruit* you want wc can fill your orders, large or small and appreciate them. Cse our phones. Ed. M. Cook Co. 16-2 t-p. nervtri. Patient —Yes. but how ■ wjjl the little rascals know where to g> when they are inside? “Wasn’t there sonic talk of Elsie marrying a duke?” “Yes, dear, but the duke didn't mentiou it.” The cynic says: A bachelor is a man who looks before he leaps—a-u! then has sense enough not to- - ———- ■ " FTiipwi—iemw mi ■ „.| i ■ ■. *.ji . | IN A«D ABOUT THE CITY ii" ——■ i i —n mm u J SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE freed roR Christmas SotMXd Work Halted at Noon Far Tw# Weeks — Teachers Leaving Ftpr Their Homes. Wprk ia the public school- ot ■ Concord was halted at noon today and students were freed for the next . two \yeete for their usual Christmas . holiday*. Practically all of the out-of-town teacher* plan to leave during the afternoon and tomorrow for their home* to spend the two weeks with home folks. Their holiday will be _n»aro_tban two weeks, as a matter ot I fact, since thty do not report for work until Januar/ 3rd- A few of the rural school closed . this afternoon for Christmas • also, Tuit as a rule these schools will teach through until next Friday and will have but a week’s holiday. Due to the short terra most of the rural schools enjoy, the (Mristmas hoiday is re stricted to one week, Those rural ■seine's which have .suspended work for two weeks an l those which have longer terms than six months. Fine progress nas been made with the school work during the past three months, city school officials stated. The work got off to an ex cellent start -in September and there , has been no epidemic or other in cident to interrupt on any large scale the regular routine of work. In every school in Concord, it was ot his large stamp collection. Mr. Blanks will show complete issues of I stamps of one or two countries ami ; will show ttic first stamps used in this I country. t It was announced today that Mrs. ! H. S. Wil iarns aud Mrs. E. L. Hiehe ; would be the judges of the antiques ; and fancy work and that Quint Smith ■ and M. F. Ritchie would judge" the j | pets and hobbies. i A genera, admission of ten cents j will be charged both the children and ! adults and the money secured from j the admissions wjR be used to pay the j cash prizes, it was said today . 1 STANLY ROAD BOARD TO BE INVESTIGATED j | County Fiuano Committe Has Beep! Named to Make Ccmptole Audit uf-{ Books. A btmarle. Dec. 16.—Annpunco-; ment has been made that pursuant j to the pre-election pledge of Chair-1 man Coble of the boartl of county : cominiraioners, to tbe effect that, If ihc were rc-e.eeted, he would put into j operation every means at hand to i force a .complete audit aud investi gation of the books of the couuty i highway board, a county finance ! committee has beeu named, that be ing tbe first stop in tbe procedure, jin compliance with the law, as ree j ommended by Causler and Mann, at ■ torney* for the board of comm',,-’ j sionere. j This committee consists of R. 1.. : Lipe. J. C. Barker and J. Walter j Bides. These mcu. it is ' said, have 'consented to serve on the committee, i which is provided by section 1312 of j the Consolidateii Statutes of North I Carolina. ITider the law the com | uiittee may sit as a court, subpoena witnesses a fit! examine them. inve*tl - gate investigate us t ) I the expenditure of all county funds ; and punish for contempt any wit ! noss or person.* the same a* any ; regular court. | J Funeral of Henry O. Archer. | The fuueral services . for the lute Henry O. Archer, who died at big rrsi ; dence Monday, December 13th. were I held at Bt. Johns Reformed CburCi, i Kannapolis. Wednesday afternoon, De -1 ceuibcr loth, at 2 o’clock in charge ■ of the pastor. Rev. L. A. l’eeler. j Mr. Arches was stricken with apo \ plexy just two weeks before bis death. ■ For several days before bis departure no hope was held out for his rceov. fry. He bad been a resident of this com munity for u number of years auyyatnres were predict ed fo r today ghd tomorrow. Th»re was hut Untie wjjtd tfek morn ing and this no doubt made ]e*s in tense the eold. The qlr was dry and still and the cold did uot penetrate us it bad done on previous occasions this year when the mercury wg» uot as low as it was this morning. Honor Roll Hiiiifti He two I First grade—Mary Eljrr ]*>ug. Third grade— Ernest Troutman. pixtb grade—. York Walter. Seventh ‘ grade—Ethel Brantley. lnio ' the' house "hSore-j ] Chosen Commissioned of Veteran* 1 Loan Fund at Meeting M Cffpuithp | slcfi Held Thursday. ' pfjohn Hall Hanning, ltalOlgh law-' llfr and Lieuttnaut Ookmel "Os 4lje 'lgtHh Infantry, wjll direct the Ve ters nx laian Fund for North Caro ifßia. haring been ehoseyi Thuisuay 'U» the loan fund adristory commis sion. There wore eight other appli .euni-. j, poUuiel Manning bus an enviable W*r record and I* oue of tho b»*t known Legionnaire,* In the state. He derveil as Adjutant to Colond L Van B. Mctts with the 119th Infan try while the outfit was at Camp -Bevier and later was given his mayor lty and served with the Second Bat talion of the 119th during actiou in ijPrunee. He was made Lieutenant of the 120tb Infantry when that outfit was organised after the World War. Raleigh reports indicate that Colonel Manning was iianioa despite tonic Legiort opposition. However, it ie known by friends here that he had much support from Lcgioinnaires and Several former service men here en dorsed him. Among these we ye Major Kenneth K. Oaldwr'l and \V. M. j SUnrri l, the. latter being at present ■ commander of the Fred Y ; McCon nell Post of the Legion, Colonel Manning, was unanimous) choice of the advisory commission which is composed of Secretary o|-. State W. N. Everett, chairman t Auditor Baxter Durham: Treasurer Ben Lacy: AttomeysGenoral Dennis (N Brummitt; Commissioner of Agri culture W. A. Graham: and Com mi.-».inner of I>abor and Printing,' Frank D. Grist. j , Colonel Manning, it was said, wil! 'continue his private law practice, handling the work of the louti com mission in addition. Secretary Ever ett announced following 'the election however, thut he he required to-give the office whatever time it might de- Jwiund. Nine other candidates/ for rnc (-position were nil understood to have imade known their purpose to devote [their fn l time to it in the event of [ejection. [ * Colonel MabnlnS has ncen con iSpirunuy ju state politics and Amer tictm I '-gion affairs for some ears. :lje was a candidate for state com-, mander of the legion two years age ilpd wow defeat,-d by a narrow vote. Ip the primary of 1924 lie managed the successful campaign of Frans Grist for commissioner of labor and printing Grist was-regarded as bis moot active supporter in the contest for veterans’ loan commissioner. Foi. Manning is said to have drawn the aet creating the position winch he is wav to hold. Members of the advisory loan fund eoimnit-sion said that the new com missioner led all the other candidates ill the number and jiromiuenee of en dorsements. Many came from on<- staudiiig personages in state politics. GREAT INTEREST BEING SHOWN IN CHARITY BALL Large Number Expected to Attend ♦Charity Ball at Hptvl Cumetrd interest is Whig tstt*wn by the residents of Concord uud this sec tion of the State. especiaTy among the college set returning, for Cbrist auih, in the Charity Ball whidi will laj given s in the ball room of Hotel Cpaeord Tuesday, December 21st. ‘To aid in its object of making the Charity Bail one of the outstanding social trreni.s of the Christmas season, tfie managemepi of the hotel has had thdiali room decorated in the colors bfrihe season aihl an immense Chrrat ufas tree has been decorated und lie hied and placed iu ouc corner of tfie bnT room. It was announced this morning foot a large number yvere expected to attend the bail from the sur rounding towns and cities. Interest is high among the college set. who are now returning to their Tionm* for the holidays, and it is expected that they will attend the ball iu large numbers. Tbe Chariey Ball will be giveu for the. benefit of the different organiza tions of Concord which are co-qpcrat- ‘ ing witbt tbe management of tbe htel in giving a Christmas party for the needy children of Concord aud tly* community on Christmas Day. The bote! management, with the as sistance of tho organization have p’auned a tree, dinner, motion pic ture show und other forms of enter tainment for the needy ehildreu of this acction. Etangelisf Not KUlcd in Storm. Reports in circulation here that Mrs, Wiljic Laurel Olivo, evungcllst, wag klllts] in u storm last week while en rente to California, are denied by mend, of the Four Square Gospel of Concord. The following st at cm it has been issued by Mrs. C. D VYa, kills, chairman of the local commission: “Reports that IVjllie Laurel Olive, evangelist, was killed fost Friday are wiatokes, praise the Lord. Al] flight Bututday and all day Sunday,"Mofidgy and Tuesday my phone was busy as I answered pmoyg asking about Tier aud praying for her. She (yas manv, many friends here wtio wiR be glad to know uud who wilj pray to God with me that she is safe and well and who will be praying and trusting in ioar blcssed jmiis to take cure of her und 11 or precious husband aud send than back to qs real soon in another ?<**! old revival meeting, Have His Holy Name. Mrs. C. D. Watkins, chairman. Four Square Gospel Mis sion.” ■ _ „?>*• Ifow. Ir., Dead. p. M. Rot*. Jr., son of Mr- and Mrs. P. M. Ross, of Charlotte, died thfo morning after ap ilforea of. sev eral weeks with pneumonia. Mrs. Ross l before marriage wag Miss Jessie Pratt Hutbfr. No funeral arrangements have, been made. • . t \ i it ,* - - I ' " .■ ■" CHRISTMAS DRIVE 1 I m*mm m ■ -p* * Our' store will be open each night until Christ mas until M o’clock. Do your shopping early to avoid the big rush. Give Useful Gifts for Christmas * Headquarter* for Men’s \ Give Bed Roam Slippers for *aW\ . ( Men s Neckties in All the New Ghristmos. Nothing will be \Vk\ \ • Itil s CCKIICS ill -Ml IIIC l\t\\ more appreciated than a nice vWL. F’lgshv Shades. Special' for P alr «»r Slipper. Ribbon MlwJ’l trimmed, all colors, and sizes. miffllr^^i , ®Vthis 1A tn <>l /to Special for our $250,000 Drive loc $1.48 48c 75c 98c All Our Queen Quality Slippers SHIRTS! SHIRTS! SHIRTS! WRECKED! SJiSL p£ve.%riclTK Fiices on all,our Men’s Dress Shirts arc Wrecked $2.95 $6*95 for this Big Drive. Prices that you have never seen before. .Give him'one for Kafir to Qft Men's Calf sklu Shoos and Ox- Ullkslmak UV/V ' fords, all colors, A . q*v gpecal ■ v ChrLtiiuji Boxes Free with Shirts $1.98 and up. "* . - ~:i *'H isianother big item for Christmas presents. We Men's Ralston Shoes and Slip-, have them in fancy and plain lA.to QE Pf re - rcatly reduced for this colors. 'Special AvC OvC I**B drive. Pricea—. Men’s Bath Robes no to fcQ nif $3.96 $6*95 All sizes. Special 1 ~ . . , Uifc Special Lqt Men's and One Mini aJ. air of our Coopers Pajamas For Christ- Young Men's Slippers and ,llas Qfir to fcO QO Shoes; light tan, all the new • 70t O toes. Special An nn price PARKS - BELK CO. Phone* 138 and 608 QUICK DELIVERY—NO EXTRA CHARGE At Hotel Concord. Guests registered at Hotel Concord Thursday included the following: li. It. Stewart,- Oastonij ; Sain Bu bo w, Greensboro; J. Cl CbcJ'- lyvitlc; Miss Ada Wilsoi), Albemarle: H. Padgett, Forest CityMr.’ aftd Mrs. F. A. Kdhnrt, Winter Haven, F'a.: 0. W. Fitch, New York City : 11. A- Hatcher, Hamlet: L. R. Charlotte; Jason J. Clarke, Johnson City, Tenn.: If. A. Brown, Cincin nati, Ohio, amKJ. A. Byerly, Winston- Salem. Free Overcoat See Page Seven !W i _ I mu, i ORDINANCE. The Boafd of Aldermen* of the City of Copcord Ordglps:, -That the ordinance passed by the Boartl at the regular oifetiog Decern*' ker Ifod. 10atl, relative to stopping !J®<* •)“ <*■*•*» 0*522! is adopted in lieu thereof: i In order to insure the umwgsary safety to the teovejipg public ufipg the grade crossing ou Wfpst Corbin Street over the railroad tracks, the Boiird of AldermelJ of the City of Con cord hereby ordains: arge of tW operation of trains, rats or locomotive*, qger the railroad track* crossing West, Corbin street in the