Albemarle, Dec. 4—The new city high school building was visited by burglars last night and around $100 taken from the vault. The Scotch Highlander Bank gave a concert in the early evening and the amount of money which the Athletic Association got from the proceeds of the sale of tickets was left in the vault, with about $30 of the school “book fund.” Superintendent Beam stated last night thar he took out around $200 that he had collected on tuition last afternoon and deposited it in the local bank and but for that, the burglars would have gotten that amount too. Bloodhounds were secured but as the break-in was not learned about until after a great many of the pupils had tracked around the building and over the grounds, the dogs didn’t seem to be able to follow the trail of the thieves. Superintendent Beam feels that he has a pretty close clue on the fellows, and he believes they are local people who know where the vault is and that there had been money left here last night. The vault door had been pried open with a claw hammer so the thieves could get their hands in. Entrance to the building was made through a window.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Dec. 5, 1925
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