THE Diiiiit jjsPATCS
• uUuhed Every Theredey
Intend as eeeond-eiaaa mefter
April let. 1914. at the pest eflce
et Diana, S■ C.. under the act af
March 9, 1$7».
l!~BUSBEE POPE, PuhllaW
Ijh swaths... 41
lit montha........_.... M
oct pear.......11.04
At 1 -art wc car. thank cur mouo
A -u: friend- for the absence ol
ri alcohol in the I'hristica- egg
3*n;«- think It i> a -or: of Alladir.'
..otps otb-r* predict that "twoat <k
■Kllfe'r while a thinl fee! that it i.
. l a well-tried agency throwgi
t h .-h. with proper help and encour
r .m.-nt. maey pood thing* can b
1 ... t.-ht to paA>. It i* upon the la*
»>*; the Dunn Chamber of Cnromerc
>-.i-t ilcpend for it- existence.
i p In NYw England a grocer wa:
. .led fdOU for wiling Jamaica ginge
»• a beverage. Then an additiona
of fl> wa* imposed bocauAC tb
!jr’ wa- not up to tka -tandard rr
r UT.-d by law N"ow ere know who
do w.th -ora. of those fellow
.•>>.*«* monkey rum U not equal ii
•. ttol'ty :o thi- pricer charge-1.
'>.eUi(b-> New Hotel
Waata a Name.
Ir. The New* end Observer ever;
morning are carried Ivttcra suggest
intr no it. « fur Raloigh'a hotel whici
I- :•< be built during the present year
Mart} are the suggestions. Tbi
• jcier range from "Cotton King” t>
AVnlnw Wil,on and Josephus Dan
I I?. Some go back' into history am
-r- urroet Xathanl.'l Macon and oth
in who short* in the .ariy days ol
lb. nation s life.
Sort, however. ha» yet suggtrtci
• Andnw Johnson.'' in memory of tbi
■ at gel tittle tailor's apprentice, who
0.1 m aru reared in poverty in th<
soot' C t> of Raleigh, moved to Ten
• -ic.-w-c and became President of tbi
United States.
I'ur some reason Raleigh has ncvei
.. r proud of Johnaoet—th* low-born
It.- "society'’ ha« nev.-r recognised hii
-u mory. True, Johnson waa an abo
' uor. st and as such detested by Um
South during the war and for man)
yeurs afterward. He was inelegant
and crude in many respects—but hi
was a wonderful man, or he couk
rover have reached the height* h* di<
u: a time- whan thing* of the Soutl
i ere oispiavd in those sections ol
the country whose votes were counter
in national election*.
When hs became President, John
non proved that he waa a friend U
hi* pt-upla. V
Now, after all them year* I
would bo a fitting thing to name thi
best hotel in the town of his birtl
“Andrvur Johnson.”
Ina'deqwecy of Equipment
Responsible.
Responsibility for the regnuabk
tow water preasure which so nandi
cupped the fire fighters In their bat
tles with th* l«ro disasters recently
•.:citing Dunn seem* to r**t with th*
uu-i Rsrtf—and by the town wi
mean th* community; not ospeciall)
ihi government. Inadequate equip
n:- nt at the power elation and at th<
hydrants *c«ms to have been the rea
.-uw for the firemen’s inability u
vb.-elt the flames before they ipsinec
to strung a hold.
It i* ca*y to say that the man it
- hurg* of ’> town's affairs sboulc
lave provided against such an t-xi
K» icy. The critic’s job is always at
va.y am-. It i* pleasanter to plaes
b am.- than to assume it.
r.<u mi mhiv ■
wWT that a luul whm there war nt
..eray.' u-nl when the ronrumptior
•if municipal water for dnmrauc pur
,-.i.ur vra* not half no great a* It ii
.i. 'jf. By working the pumping it*
•. i n jvi rttma, however, we hav«
managed to let along in norma
me*. But with the coming of tha
lac" Are wv -truck a snag. It wa.
cold. In half the home* of town
,iigi •> had been left opm to prevent
.a rnaziag of piper. The hard
, :/ «etl machinery wae doing it* berl
... keep the tank and reecrvoir fall
tv hen ' bv alarm euundrd It wae noi
VAiing Itf own In loneequencr
tb«ro waa little Mirplae water for tha
appaiatan.
.■ontrbodjr tueg’-Mrd that it wai
'i doty of the >uperintendamt u
t.trvvot the opening of «pigola b)
.etttw v. a.t*r» of water to pay lot
th- waote Tha ha Impoeatblc for the
.. u- »n that oaly about half the
'mnu a of town are equipped with
water meter*.
It ally .ho fault waa not with tha
.u delate n<knt, th* farl -dtmUon. tha
mayor, nor the board of commimon
».■*. Churn not'd* twice th* uq»ip'
m. nt aaavc in a#-. An additional hood
■.roe may he aeodad to puevhaev H.
’ihct#f«r» it i* up to the people. If
«r> got better protection wv mart pay
for if. Blaming thoee In oiBce wilt
r ft pay Are lian pa at or faturo.
Av CnelMh ruble-.d »ay« that Preat*
dent Waleon in Prone* waa “attempt
i iag to mailer in a month what Km
. iopaaa diptemwy bad rtodiad through
noratioar*' and (hat he "hod th*
rum* rhaner aa a taNow rabbit in
Ml with an adieeto* greyhound trail
lag bit he*la"
Br.lhdt production i# gradually re
'iking and American -trike* are help
lag Mid trade in foreign market*
<*• v v v > '. *: > •; *. • v .. • •• 1
^♦Wv»\»vv»A ofyv • ;-t a ..
t iA .4A73 ABOUT Lj
|: THE TOWN 8
Swwmimjmttuuv
It'x a bad sign when a fellow s <v
.-■lakes In the dim! of winter—-ope,
•ally at that Ilia-- when r.U dirlstcn
Jum h on sht voice of mnkmu men
rjr; for even in lioee anil lim. a the- -■
are way. for a fellow with the price
to’procure a liquid ttnt i* /tiarni>;< -V
to prod lies Juki as stupendous a hamc
oret if not so mellow e souso as did
I hr mnbri fluid of happier -lays.
For this rvcu thoua-- w.
know the good fellow to b- the tub. r
rat of goat It men in ordinary times—
we looked dubiously and suspiciously
upon the genial (1. S. Muorc when he
wended our sanctum with a wondrou*
tale of a Pender County snake slain
by himself on tbe c-vo of Christmas
Kve. Si ven feet long and more was
this winter king of the reptile world.
Twenty inches he measured around
his tummy, and at the tin of his tail
. were fifteen whirring m«J"» -oun-lmv
. a sullen warning te mm.
Now. you know, rattle snakes do
’ certainly lov. warm weather Fact
1 is they seldom inhabit lands further
north than this. Even hi re they ar>
supposed to begin their winter -lum
ber in late September when the leaves
’ lake on lheir brownish tin;--. Natur
ally »c suspect) d the good broth, r
I I)s> you blamo us? Her- was the
, Christmas season and all o’ that.
But—
Over to Hood k GranthamV wc
- were escorted. In the window was
i the stuffed pelt of the rattb-r, prov
, ing in every detail except the rattle
that Mr. Moore’* story tra» I rue.
Four of the ralth s had been lost- At
1 the base of the monster's skull wa •
a wound inflicted by a pitchfork
which "Mr. Moore had driven tber
- It is e-or was—a pretty animal
Now, don’t surpccl u»- Hun down
| anil take a look at the snake
Carrying one of those round pm-k
- ages which. b% fore the gri-at a ml ness
, | iwsi iiwh u|wn us, was locally xnowi,
, . »s » quart sin-, a lilstimruirhvd, mys
terious and foreign looking gentle
laca edged into the Hood and Gran
tham establishment in Broad street
the other day while we wen inspect
ing C. S. Moore's snake.
"Sumpinfuri nr*" queried the cher
ubic Barber of the curly lock- wh«
' greet* all come r*.
"I have a met cage for Mr. G. K.
■ Grantham, or Mr. George Grnnthani”
, responded the stranger
“Sbugv.” said the cherub, “S'boiiy
els* do.”
; '•Thank you, no; l must «••• Mr.
I Grantham,’ r*?plted thr man of my*
tonr, hugging Kb package closer.
| Having a well known and deeply
; seated distaste for ouch beverage* n
tho*c quecr-shapsd parkagea used to
contain, wo decided to stick around
and ***** if we could not pick up a
, little raac of transporting for our
friend Chief I‘age
Presently the man was -ummoneil
to th* mar where the genial George
was filling prescriptions. After two
, minutes h* care* ont, minus hU j>or*k
age. Ah ha—a car*. We invr-di*
if ate.
'•Mr. Grantham,” wr say wit.a dig
nity—knowing we have th* law with
us. “Mr. Grantham. »v have a gnat
, regard and a deep respect for you.
Wc- do not bclhii- you would know
ingiy aid in the breaking of (hit grand
law Biahtp Cannon. Sidney Peter?
and Wayne B. Wheeler have so nn
, selfishly given us. We have- reason to
bclisv* that the man who Just Irfl
brought liquor to you. L*l u» sei
that package.“
Gvorge wav impressed He had j
similar impression* himself and «»
for di-atroying th* slutf forthwith.
"Nay, my good friend,” wt ti
me n*-t rate ; “he nol mv rash; first wr
will look Vr ov,r u»d then destroy
it togrthsr. Tell u* first the story."
"Well it'* thb way, say? George;
Thu man com?? in and -hikes hnni.*.
/hen he give? »ne thr third degree to
ascertain if I am really the man hr
ia looking. Then, satisfied, ho says;
' ’In Berlin you have a frh-nn who
knew and loved you hate twenty-five
years ago. It is front him that thin
package comes It ha* not b-ft my
■*ids since it wa* intrusted lo m< and
I trust, ur, that you will enjoy whul
It contains’
i “With that he walked ouL”
Then w opened the package. It
wa» from Alfred McKay. Berlin. Gn.,|
and contained maple syrup
Uawtaaaat La*
Home from Cenoaay
Of courr* wc Wrn- glad to sol* all
of taoao boys ar.d girl* who flocked
back to the old town to spend ORri-t
raa* with the home folks; but it wa*
through seeing the entiling, haiultini
/acc of William C. Lev. Tdcup.-nant in
?he army, that w* were afforded <p«*c- i
ial pleasure. Wc wi re reminded of a
Visit In Raleigh right after Carolina
Aad IjIjIi.'iJ Stntc ColliirvMt no*« m thr
•lut of defeat. An A. and E. hav
wa* tare otir.g the sad fart, "but,” he
*atd. “if ‘China’ las.* had turn hi-rt-,
they nover could hav.* dons IL"
When wc saw "Chiug” Ovristmn. I
*• »rr» conviei-id that th* A. and E.
fd*llr*W had iDdtan *a m.vMtkfi.l kI -
had the football *tar looked «o wi ll
nor happier, for tbo charming titU
wife Whom hr hod wc-J.led „n the
verge of going to war wai clingingly
proudly to hit mighty arm in Jiappy
propi ictordi'p
Lh utenam l ea a a* about tha lir*i
pf p'lrn'a boy* to enter the eerrice
agalnat Germany. Ha wa* among
the to rii la Pram* and he »a*
e ** r***r,‘- Hil.ec the algninr
of the arm. it to. he hat ben n . juartcr
,"d in Gtrmany making hi* former
n-nai.-. behave and become- friend*.
eT-i j h*<J •.*•«*• hMr<1 *««e> and
h. glad to get bach to America. He
will remain hire with hi* people until
tomorrow, whta h. r, lam* t.> Camp
Dla, V J. for further n rvtca.
Call Maatiag
Par New Natal.
Promoter* of the nvw hm.-l pniL-tf
*•»* /■•’If1 * •*-•*«'»* >t fl'U. n* m b
nel Ja Harm-* A Holiday ahow room*
rrrnhy evening of ant we. k They
‘"y|f ■"<* <**pect the alp mlaacr of
very man whn ha* the welfar. of tta.
•own at h'-strl.
Thl* i* a h-r thing that th< ac m n
are striving u> accompli h. They
can and wIM do it alone if other* do
■HH »•«•»" "*»o lb. mov. ment
ta relieve Dunn of tha anu* that at
far ha* lo K* lack of faeilHIta to ear*
far tho*v who came to view it* gnat
nra* in other reaped*
It Is animated that at loaet f 100.OOP
Will be ramrod ta build sad ...uin
vueh a hotel a* Dunn need*, fhl*
*U* nwt he rawed yuicklv becauo
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GENERAL UT2L1TV COMPANY'S GOVERN
MENT IYONDED WAREHOUSE
U. O. TOWNSEND
Government Licensed Grader
DGI :N( NORTH CAROUNA
The PENNSYLVANIA VACUUM
TIRES
♦
Best in the World
‘Fabrics” guaranteed for 6,000 miles
“Cords” guaranteed for 9,000 miles
If you want long service and absolute dependability in tire*
these are the kind to buy. We have them in the sizes you want and
can make immediate delivery. ,‘‘w ♦ t
CHANDLER, MITCHELL and AUBURN
AUTOMOBILES
Chandler equipped with Bosch hightension magneto.
Price $17 95 f. o. b. factory
Mitchell Remy equipped throughout
Price $1690 f. o. b. factory
Auburn has Red Seal Continental Motor
Price $1695 f. o. b. factory
Chandler in Stock and can be demonstrated to you now. All
three are standard cars upon which the buyer can rely to give the ut
most in service and satisfaction.
■ .
We have a complete line of Maxwell and Ford* parts, as well as
accessories for other cars.
Our mechanical department is manned and equipped to give you
the best in service. James A. Smith, R. I. McLean, B. B. Baggett and
“John” are numbered among our mechanics. They can repair your
car.
& V. GAINEY
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| MACHINERY HEADQUARTERS \
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If HOII.Kits OAS LNOIKfiS
♦ KNtilXES tVOOUSAWS
♦ SAW MILLS (,‘OUM MILLS
Z PI.AXKUS PlI.Ml'S
♦ . .. . .
LATHES
SHAPERS
DRILL PRESSES
FORGES
t miu . z. i railing, .^aws, racKings.
♦ Mttihinc Shop And Garage Equipment.
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I; HYMAN SUPPLY COMPANY
.dill j5j|»p!ic:i unci Mad]uKi
:: W1LMIXUTO.W M. <•. IKi RF.RN. N. C.
ihtf ncc<i i.< «irk*»."». \>iiL from any
On mem i piin usrraton* »n ll*»
cf the company will »vup th«n i.Uo
will 1m- th« gratil.itAnt come*
•'mm aiding in a worthy mov« m« i.i.
An appm! In sin |Mtt'<(UiDi rath***
than to the thrift of the community
iii made. Such no appeal ha* n* w**
H9i : ur.2Mi.-w* ml in Dunn.
H’i* trn-t That wi! will nci't all **f
you in lhe Kr.day uiirht m'-iAing.
THE FIRE AT DtJNN
Thr people of Fayrttevillv and all
the -UnuUi!*l!!ii: . *»ui»i*-y i-ytrrid m m
palhy to Die »Hxipl of Dunn tn their
heavy io r by .ir« Wi dm Huy. Th*
blow fHl harder b* *.au>r ul the .n
•Ppoitunc time, while ihc m- rrhanift
*e:*tc Cjlfiyirif larnc lioVclny stork*
and puxhoitr IiU'.iiiv t*» eieun up with
th** . ndimr of th.» ye.tr.
IIuwvvit. Dumi */■ MiiriietN-, ami it
will not tuif* loot: for cimpMi- i
habii:t:itior- i*» hi* u» r**n*.pi*, hml.
->unn i»» a very impt* riant trading cctt
ter and a tire, Ifi’Urii t may W di<
.i-lrou-'. dot** »*ol diUiemt'n h»r pco
nl*, but only ,»ur.. tlt.-nc .u> t«* ri
mw»iI i iDirt.—Ku/vUi viKi I)Im rvtr.
FINDS STILL NT AM SCHOOL
Bb'lLDINO
Cf*» of Jdi i/mr, l‘r*t>mjV * hoot
ilHfhflr h>*.- |OW«-t'Vl . If * ;.»i flu -t.mv
thir>; moii triui rui-.H\ e.vch e.-Lv-oi.
At ii-y.;4. on. of. the attractive young
l*if|y t-iiit- r- chIUiI m thr oHc* of
the t'«>ui*.ty 5u'M‘i*int«.,Mk*M :« f *n hiy*
ojp* and rfiiht ►In* had an uh.m.&I n
pon to ina!;* iti;' Andi r-on of
c our.«t* tilt*ii'*lit it*.- uvu-enl r« |h .it
I# . **l hr.v - hr.d in* or. ►
fcn». mi*. n. u n.un 11*0 mum c#t odsni
and f'HfriNii," 'I*.. IV: 'ii-jirw- of
th»- A-<«Um Sitturlmthe
M’yru' xhonl murre raid. **I found a
ytIH r»irb*. a;*;tr Ji* • rlK»o! Innld-nir,
:*»nl iHttir.al out m-v, <ai ration*; of
isfl'/
READY FOR CENSUS
H ary Lilly Cook Wants Csoprrslloa
of ikr Public in Undertaking
Wr l>fitor:
11 tic* fourteenth runnlul (fttiiu. In
wh ri» I'reHtdar.l iVilom hur railed •
fh** iiit'-nti'in »*f the nation in H;h proc* I
amain.. m.id. nuhlu today ta to hi
ih' blin.‘*|t( anil mod complete 1
•*< *Wff4 oi IL United Sintra irver Uik
tri if th" pbiri of tb« C< fleg< Bur*tu
dr n'l to away. I
O.r <r#ir of llie Cartaci* Sam L. i
fiaiii.m |*ii no noun, cl that crerythiur '
-g ir. .•*« lfn.*t ;n Infiltj thr ramn^ing -
'-arupaira that dvtlnr Ch* month of
li‘irt4ry, iP'Jtl. will v«vnf **ve#> man* I
do.i, iirry rucuat: aril rv*ry hut in i
K? c*f»unity. An n*mv ronro than 1
<7 iH!» rnuin. "Hior.*, unkr Hie direr* I
kt id y.ts *“ fiMi Atipervl-iora, wiU 1
*# • e i*.-4 In making the muni.
F^ rr £*«*».: in l)*- land will be
-f* uai raid and the r.am* *. am *. I
hfrtV.riarn* nod ocruimtiun* of nil of \
1 eel Sun/* uiif . ami n «h«u. will
u ret down uinl foruitrded to Waab- »
irijos. i
olhar *iUe*t'«»r# on'ornitif \
*»»m. batin'. vHmxmWt». martial #u.i
‘ feraey. >■*, telor nad roc- atv I
•i.ftt In* *1 in rh • i*opulai*nn flchtel'ilr I
»h«*« lb* nam. minrr wdl All fait t
rum h-i an nraM u« r« them. t
F* 'tm'Tn aim will l**» aAi-d :h«
tarn «** coal.iiiiH In tha airrUuUore >
ebi'i rrla»:ng l*» Ih* »r farm-. *
» «iur o «*|g M/*rr farm t.-non .
‘•4*n; efodui l# eal«* •. «*f frrm land*.
*uilr*/ x, Hn*»!« menlr and imnmv.- I
final . fUM rrnjm, imnlan product*, v
/
lock, poultry,
Hr-rovcd and
i :0ft -age and
phases of the
loverad.
1 will be t uunl
I automobiles
Questions a*
itric light, gas
which fall un
it of “farm fa
i- litie..." the ^irposc of the govern
■si nt in collecting information of this
■ -laracu-r being to show the modern
mprovementB installed on farm* dor
ieg the past decade.
The Census Bureau desires to era
nhosir,.- the fact that tho information
-.ilhcrml In the census U for gen
iiil *lali»tical purposes only and that
Uch iufnrmation ran not be used as
> bus's for taxation. Nor can such
mini motion be used to harm any pet
en in any way. This is pointed out
in the President's proclamation.
A* a matter of fact (he identity of
individuals K kmt us soon as the filled
uul schedules are received at Wash
ington. For upon reaching there the
nfoniintion is tranforred from the
■beets to cards 1'hia ia dona by ma
■1,! i.ery and names are discarded en
.'icly. Moreover, wary person con
let ted with the taking of the census
n prohibited by Federal law Irora di
mix-in* any information given them
n the performance of their dulira.
The Bureau of the Cannon has al
ways had the willing co-operation of
lie public m the past and confidcnlly
doks forward io that name spirit of
•o opcralion for the census of 1020.
• C:u.k vi_it, r_ii_ i»!_a
“ Lhe Mimr counties compoiir.g the
Sixth CimgrciMional Diatricl, Includ
i.vr the countie* nf Bladen, Brun*
wi.-k, Cofumbux, Cumberland, Har
' l*i Nix Hanover and Itobeson.
-il. I, Cook. Supervisor of Cennu*
Sixth District of North Carolina,
r’uyi ttevillr, N. C.
*155 HERRING TO DIRECT
SOCIAL HYGIENE PUBLICITY
*•<*' Kate M. Herring, formerly di
vetor of publicity for the State Board
•f Health, and more recently engaged
n the thrift campaign for the War
-oen Organisation of the Fifth Fed
ral Itoiurvo llirtrict, will take up pub
icity work for tba Maryland Social
iyuicne Association on the flrst of
he yi-ar nnd her headquarter* will be
Saltimoro.
Min. Herring will bo aMoeialtjd in
hit work, whirh will be devoted to
i two year experimental program,
rlth Dr. Hugh Young, Mr. Alien John
ton, Jr., and Maj. C. M. Tight
ff the work ia successful in Mary
an*. after the two yours of experh
ncntal effort, the United Stataa Pub
ir lloslth Service will recommend It
•n <YiTy state in the union. Mim
fert ing will ho director of publicity.
-New and Obwrvor.
>R- HOOKS AND SON INJURED
THEN TRAIN HIT AUTOMOBILE
Wilson. Dec. SI-Today about
nor a Houthern passenger train
truck an automobile at Sehna In
rhieh Dr. Th<-I Hooks, of Smith field,
nd hi* 1 .'. yrur nld son wore attempt.
V tn ernas the track. Dr. Hooks had
nth collar bnnea broken and It b
honght he b internally injured. He
brought to Wilson fee treatment.
Ill* mu was badly cut about the
cad and neck. nvcaawtating twenty
titebes. He will recover.
flchon Dutch of New York main
tins that we muat fight Hclebcvl’n
■ith Christianity.
Start Your Tobacco Right!
TT' P Tj' -pv the young growing plants with the food
U that will give them the right start in
life. They are particular about their food. It has
to be prepared especially for them, and not everyone
knows how. Here is where the specialized knowledge
and skill of a life-time is available to you. Mr. F. S.
Royster began 35 years ago the task of perfecting a.fer
rilizer for this exacting crop, and the success of his ef
forts is proven by the fact that there is more Royster
Fertilizer sold for tobacco than any other single brand?
We recommend for your plant beds
ROYSTER’S BONANZA 8-3-3
ROYSTER’S 0 WCO 8-21-3
IMHNSM
We have an ample supply of old-fashioned foreign pot
rsh, like you uaed to get before the war, and it will be
used exclusively in these brands.
IT YOU want your tobacco to have the color and
texture that brings top prices, and full, oily, heavy
bodied leaf that makes for weight, start your tobacco
with ROYSTER'S in the plant bed, and continue to
feed it, when set out in the field, v »th the same fertili
zer that gave it its start.
F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
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