Saturday, June 11, 1927
Penney store sales show
BIG GAINS FIRST HALF
Company Declares Preferred Divi
dend and Adds to Huge Chain .of
Stores.
- With gross, sales, running, far
jahead of previous records, the J. (-'.
Penney Company announce!, tnc
declaration of the semi-annual divi
.jlend of $3.00 on the preferred stock
payable June 30, to stockholders of
record of that date.
Taken as an index of business
conditions throughout the country,
the tpiusual gain in the company’s
sales for the first five months of the
year was significant. For the period
from January 1 to May 31, cumula
tive gross sale* were forty-eight
million dollars as compared with
thirty-six million dollars for the
corresponding period of last year.
The actual material increase in gross
aales for the first five months of this
year is 30.68 per cent greater than
that forth? same period In 1926.
There are now a total of 843
itores in the chain of the J. C.
Penney Company's organisation, it
s announced- On Jane Ist, the Pen
aey company took over 54 new
stores. They were the 54 Jones
Asore< i„ the Central Xortwest ae
rguired in April.
Further expansion of activities is
indicated by the addition of 45 new
stores which arc to be added to the
CONCORD’S LEADING WOMEN’S SHOP
22 South Union St. Concord, N. C.
Smart
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$3.50 AND UP
On Special Sale
SCARFS $1 QC
WONDERFI'L VALLES IN A U/ I • %J
WIDE VARIETY OF THE *
GAYEST PATTERNS
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after enjoy the conven
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Pm \ Quality
Styles and Quality equal to the Beat, while
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\ ALL NEW AND CRISP
A Every pair guaranteed
G. A. Noser Shoe Store
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Penney chain on July 1. it is .fated.
This will give the Penney system a
total of 888 store*!.
Lrge All to Learn of New Auto Law.
Raleigh,- June 11. —CIN'Sl—Point-
ing out that the new motor vehicle
law goes info effect in n few weeks—
July 1, to be exact—Sprague Silver,
chief of the automobile license bureau,
and R. A. Donghton, revenue com
missioner, today reiterated their ad
vice-to motorists to familiarize them
selves with the provisions of the
statute. ,
( Motorists' attention was called to
the portion of the new law concerning
■speed limits and penalties for reck
less driving. Although on and after
July 1 the limit on the highways
will be increased -to 45 miles an hour,
the legislature also materially boosted
the penalty for reckless driving.
One of the drastic provisions con
ceived in an effort to curb reckless
driving clothes a judge or the state
license bureau with authority to com
pletely revoke licenses in cases of
dangerous and; reckless driving.
Tab will -be kept on the number of
nccidents in which a driver is con
cerned, one of' the provisions in the
new law providing a v. ny for the
motor license bureau to keep an ac
curate check on; license holders in this
resiiect. /'
EFIRD’S GREAT CHAIN SALE
Offers Many New Things for Saturday and Monday
THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE
Church Services
Epworth Methodist.
(J. M. Varner, Pastor)
Sunday School at 0 :45 a., m. Reg
ular preaching services at 11 a. m.
nnd 7:30 p. m. Epworth League at
6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday at 7:30 p. m. To all these
services you are cordially invited.
First Baptist.
Regular Bible School at 9:45 a. m.,
H. B. Bollinger, superintendent. At
the 11 a. m. hour H. W. Blanks will
speak. At Bp. m. the Senior B. Y.
P. IT. will render a special program.
Junior and Intermediate B. Y. P. U.
meet at 7 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at 8 p. m. . A cordial
welcome to all.
West Concord Baptist.
(W. O. ltivenbark, Pastor)
Sunday School at 9:45 a. in., W.
F. Stegall, superintendent. Service
Rt 11 a. m. Subject,' “Sacred Memo
ries.” Service at 7:45 p. m. Sub
ject, “Benefit of Godliness.” B. Y.
P. U. at 6:45 p. m. Prayer service
Wednesday at 7:45 p. in. To all
who will come a warm welcome awaits
you at this church to worship With
us.
Kerr Street Methodist.
(G. L. Wilkinson, Pastor)
Sunday School at 9 :45 a. m„ R. A.
Hullender, superintendent. Junior
League at 7 p. m. Preaching at 11
a. m. and. 7:30 p. m. Prayer service!
Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. You are al
ways welcome here. Sunday School
at Center at 2p. in. PregChing at 3
P-( . .;
Trinity Reformed.
(W. <i. TVyer’y,, Pastor)
The hours for public worship are
11 a. m. and Bp. m. We are expect
ing Rev. Sterling AVhitener, mission
ary to Chinn, to speak at once of; the
services. The Sflndny School <nt 9:45
o’clock. The school is graded fo*
worship nnd instruction, directed by
Superintendent J. H. A. Holshouser.
The Mission Band has a program at
11 a. m. This congregation welcomes
you to all services.
McKinnon Presbyterian.
(R. S. Arrowood, Pastor)
Prehching at 11 a. m. and 7:45 p.
m. by Rev. McKendree R. Long, evan
gelist. Service for men at 3:30.
Sunday School at 9:45. You are
welcome at this church.
Kerr Street Baptist.
(A. T. Cain, Pastor)
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m„ Smoot
Baker, superintendent. Preaching at
11 a. m. and 7 :S0 p. m. Morning
subject, "The Meaning of the Crose.”
Evening subject, "A Preacher of
Courage.” Come and worship with
ns. You will be made welcome.
First Presbyterian.
(Jesse C. Rowan, Pastor)
Services at 11 a. m. and 5 pi m.
The five: o’clock service will be for
children. Sunday School at 9:45,
C. F. Ritchie, superintendent. To
all services the public is cordially in
vited.
Central Methodist.
Sunday School at 9:45 a. mi., J. E-
Davis, superintendent; H. W. Blanks,
assistant superintendent. Preaching
at 11 a. m. by Rey. J. W. Strider.
No evening service.
St. Andrew* Lutheran,
(M. L. Kester, Pastor)
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Chief
service at 11 o'clock. Luther League
at 6:30 p. m. The public- is cor
dially invited to all services.
Calvary Lutheran.
(M. L. Keeter, Pastor)
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Light
Brigade at 10:45 a. m. Luther
League at 6p. m. Vespers at 7
o’clock. The public is cordially in
vited to all services.
First Methodist Protestant.
(G. H. Hendry, Pastor)
Sunday School at 9:30 a. m„ W.
J. Widenhouse, superintendent. Grow
ing school, live classes. At 11 a. m.
worship. Sermon by pastor: “The
Christian’s Task.” Reception of mem
bers. At 6:30 p. m. Junior and
Intermediate Christian Endeavor. No
night service on account of Kannapolis
tent meeting. All Who wish to at
tend there will please come to the
church by 7p. m. At the.'moaning
worship N. J. Miles, of Enfield, will
ping “Nearer My God to Thee” by
Ashford.
Bayless Memorial Presbyterian.
(Waldo Robertson, Pastor)
Preaching at 11 a. in. and 7:45 p.
ra. Sunday School at 9:30 a. m., A.
J. Kelly, superintendent. The public
is cordially invited to worship with
us.
McGill Street Baptist.
(T. W. Fogleman, Pastor)
Bible School at 9:45, L. E. Polk,
superintendent. At 11 a. m. Junior
service. Sermon by Rev. Jesse Ham
ilton. At 7:45 p. m. W. M. S. re
port and mission service. A welcome
hand awaits you at the door.
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All Saints Episcopal.
(H. B. Thomas, Rector)
Sunday School and Bible class at
10 o’clock, R. P. Gibson, superintend
ent. Celebration of Holy Communion
at 11 o’clock.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
(M. R. Gibson, Pastor) v
Sabbath School at 10 a. m„ 3. B.
McClintock, superintendent, Freach-
ing at 11 a. m. and 7:30. Good at
tendance urged. Y. 0. P. U. at 6:30.
Prayer meeting at 7 :30 p. m. Wednes
day.
St. James Lutheran.
(L. A. Thomas, Pastor)
(New High Behool building)
Sunday School at 0:45 a. m., F. H.
Adden, superintendent. Prof. J. B.
Robertson teacher of men’s class.
Chief service at 11 a. m. Vespers
at 8. Pageant by Luther League.
Address by Miss Borthwick, from In
dia. This church welcomes you.
Second Presbyterian.
(M. E. Hansel, Minister)
Sabbath School at 9:45 a. m. Pub
lic worship at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
Christian Endeavor Society at 6:45
p. m. A hearty welcome to all ser
vices.
BETTER FACILITIES FOR
TRANSPORTATION WANTED
Department of Agriculture Giving
Thought To Problem So As To Aid
Farmer.
Tribune Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel.
By J. C. BASKEKVILL.
Raleigh, June 11.—Better transpor
tation facilities for all sections of
the state are in immediate prospect
and plans are under way for the build
ing up of an extensive network of
motor truck freight lines for the han
dling of small shipments, especially
of perishables, according to represen
tativesof the: State a Department of
Agriculture who have, been out over
the state recently.
All of which is due either directly
or indirectly to the announcement
made by the State Advisory Trans
portation Commission recently that
one of its chief objectives would be
the encouragement of regular motor
truck freight lines in all sections of
the state, but especially in the truck
ing and fruit growing sections, in
order to assist the farmers to get their
perishable products to market or to
main shipping points with greater
speed.
Prior to this announcement by the
commission there had been a few 1 truck
freight lines in the state, principally
in the Wilmington and New Bern
sections, and a number of individuals
operating trucks, -but few really or
ganized and coordinated lines. How
ever, since this announcement by the
commission, steps have been taken in
several other sections to organize a
definite system of truck transporta
tion, with fleets of well-equipped
trucks running on regular schedules,
j And in addition, a number of indivi
duals have caught the idea, purchased
! trucks and started routs of their own.
1 And they are already paying.
■“I know of a ense where within
the last few weeks two young fellows
I purchased a second-hand truck, fixed
, it up, ad started making regular trips
j from the coast inland, hauling fish nnd
sea products on the inbound triy,
and hauling truck, eggs, butter, poul
try and other farm produce back to
1 the coast,” said George Ross, chief
of the Division of Markets, when ask
ed if his division had noticed any in
creased impetus in the freight-by
truck movement. “Within a few
weeks they had udvance orders booked
for virtually every load, and lately
they have been averaging $l5O to S2OO
j a trip. 1 And during the past week
they have placed an order for a new
and larger truck.’’
Many similar instances could be
cited, according to Koss. 'He told of
a farmer he knew over in one of the
coast counties who some time ago
saw the possibilities of a truck
freight line, and who now owns two
big trucks and who with his two sons
keeps one truck on the road virtually
the entire time.
However, that is not the only affect
which the announcement by the Ad
visory Transportation Commission
that it would seek to stimulate in
terest in shipping by truck has had,
according to those who have been
following the situation The railroads
were quick to sense what a movement
of this sort would mean to them as
far as their short haul business is
concerned, and have already sent their
men into the state in an effort to
speed up their short-haul service, and
especially their refrigeration service.
One of the big refrigeration service
lines is said to already be consideralby
concerned over the situation, with in
dications that North Carolina grow
ers, who use refrigerator cars may ex
pert to .get much, better service'this
year than , heretofore.
But - that is not nil. The manufac
turers of motor trucks are also keen
ly alive to the possibilities of the de
velopment of truck freight lines, and
one of the biggest manufacturers of
tracks is understood to have already
sent a number of its experts into
the state, to cooperate with any who
are thinking of going into the freight
hauling business, to give them the
benefit of their experience, and to help
them work out schedules, cost, estim
ates, rates, and the other details in
volved.
That such a system of truck freight
fines would be of great benefit to
the farmers who do not produce suf
ficient perishable crops to ship in car
load lots can not be doubted, accord
ini those who have studied the mat
ter, for by shipping by truck direct,
the hauls to and from the railroad are
eliminated, and door-to-door transit is
competed in from 12 to 24 hours
quicker time than by rail, they point
out. However, it is not expected that
these lines would ever seriously com
pete with the railroads n the handling
•f big shipments or over hauls of more
than 100 or 150 miles.
Already the Advisory Transporta
tion Commission seems to be getting
results, ‘
Long Race for Rowboats.
Lor Angeles. Calif., June 11.—A
thirty-mile rowboat raee across Cata
lina Channel, starting at Long Beach
and tinishing on the water front of
Avalon Bay, is scheduled to. be held
tomorrow. The race is a free-for-all,
no restrictions being made on the num
ber of qualifications of the contest
ants. It is a sweepstake event, with
each contestant putting up $25. Since
,000 in gold has been added it is
expected that the winner will receive
something like $2,500.
Industry and trade associations in
the United States total over 9,000 in
number.
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News of Colored People
Dr. J. H. E. Nelson, Reporter
New Pastor at Christian Disciple
Church.
Executive officers <rf Tri-State
Christian Convention, namely: S.
Kenny, president, and P. 1,. Peters,
secretary, both of Winston-Salem, X.
C„ met in conference with the official
Board of the Christiah Disciple
Church Thursday night and recom
mended Rev. Robert E. Ingram, of
Winston-Salem, as pastor. Rev. 1 In
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for the ministry, having been educat-
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ed in some of the best colored
of North Carolina and South
lina. He will arrive in Concord SMg^r'9
unlay night and will preach SuniMJ*®; ?W
at 11 a. in. and 7 :3(1 p. m. *?
A cordial invitation is extended
everybody.
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M : nneapolis, June 11.—A
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fuse socket by engineering boys
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