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SLAVES TO COTTON
Not a great distance float Dm
tiers stands a cupboard aaMn. un
related. shabby aad foitens. ft baa
three rooms, counting tbs leal ta
which shoaMers against tha rear af
tan main stractum. Bidding la Ik
aro a man, his stli, thiuo asm aad
foor daughter*. They are af tha ptr
est American stock. Their ferafalh
*'» helped to dmr tbs wildornoes and
chase the Indians sat af the way. The
proudest blood of Scotland, England
aud Inland coarse* through their
voir*
Yet- what is their ccodHiost? The
head of the house, a kindly 0I4 fol
low—strong. honest and foarlooo—Is
counting up tya rewards far a year
of toll by himself. Us wife aad chil
dren. All hart worked—worked treat
sun to sun hi the fields, »««sisy thonfc
to yield the matleinss of cotton. It
has not boon a bad yoar. Not so good
as 1*19. probably, bat, eh, aa arach
better than 1990. Fifteen baba of
cotton wore garnered freak the twen
ty acres—41.LOO. Half af this has
gone to the landlord who owned the
land aad tho borne and famished the
fertiliser*. There is enough fodder
and com ta last the cow, tho mule
and the bogs through the season.
There arc one cow aad she hogs.
The farmer owes his supply march
Bis piu ua All
of the family nasi clothing and shoes.
When his bills ate paid and Un ac
tual needs art provided far dura’ll
probably ba *150 left to tide the fam
ily of aiae over to neat year arhaa a
new contract will bo
Meantime Mrs. Tc
was so pretty and dainty whan John
led her before tha pasaoa SO yean
ago-^aa been worked to a freaale.
Gone are the bloom of her youth, tha
sunshine of Her Mila; her hair Is
greying monad tha temples and bar
faaa is lined end bar bands palsied.
The girls, cgmely la their hemsspun
frocks—although now young
—are not beyond tbs third grade in
school. The boys—Mg unstanding
fellows—ciotbod in overalls, can
hardly read at alL
This Is a picture
can be found in hundreds of
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U n disgrace to tha _
pie sf tha Booth. The i
or baa ae equal In I
country. His bona la ignsnmea. Oat
ion is the only thi^ be knows be
eauM those to whom be teaks far
advlee have never -nimptsl to train
him in any other diiaetten. Meantime
Us womenfolk and Us ssm have
suffered through tha yaka.
Cotton has played home with oar
people. Same at as hare fattened aa
thair misfortune, hut tha niuatij
suffers. Wa call owsslvm a program
ire, on lightened wealthy p tapir Wa
point with pride to tkd strides ww
have made since the War TiIti it
th# States white miilteoe of our far
mar folk are being ground dawn by
ignorance. The Psiitbaru tmmm is aa
■neb entitled to comforts and con
vrnteacce and culture aa am these
or the West. They am tha wutir
of any other farmers In Ate asms
toy. They deserve the boat that Ufa
can give.
But eetten will never give thorn
what they want. The Dispatch would
be glad to see the lisitlag farmers of
this district get together and pUa a
campaign through which they and
»7 ima RtH tMla
#l«v«ry to cottfft.
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Ymm ud run
rt^W*4 • ^ ** » dawdj lltUa n,
Uh^^raiM^SlhJSS. t£
P~Uu« worker* and M caaaraly
cmm to this More ta da tfcair tradla*.
Tka trading ra* laawbity aka
paiyli* 'Xl.T***'
Faatarlaa. charekea, aekoola dollowad.
Tka village (raw iota wka* la aana
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kaliiaa
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■ffsstsd. Otherwise Duma would be
la a bad way. Moat at oar folk knew
that the Ufa of Mm town depends sp
aa Mm loyalty of Mm* for wheat it
provides • tiring. Thom know Oat
•vary a dollar sles
wham for goods Utot ran bo bought
boro they an crippling their own
thaackm, schools, merchants, beaks,
factories, mills aad tho town feself.
Whoa so* hay* lumber from tho
Tilgbmin Company, Pope and Tart.
Tarnage aad Jon to or the Gonoroi
Utility Com pony, ho provides tn
plsymont tor maa who** families boy
their good* tat town. When on* boys
Newberry Broth ore end Cowell fur
niture ho supports home folk; whoa
ho boy* fertiliser* from the Semisem
Company and msal aad holla from
the Dana Oil Mills, ho does the tamo
thing. Whata ho buys shoos, nothing,
foodstuffs, hardware aad tho like
front oar meiahaots, be heipe to oaUd
the town. When ho boy* local bnksry
predact*, ho aids ia the building of
an indaatry which means muct to tho
town; when bo takes a handle of col
lar* to Sing Jong's laundry or a pair
of old ahscs to any of the repair
shops, he U aiding tho town’s prog
ress.
Those ar* things that all of o*
should think upon. Whosever you
desire to purchase anything that is
made ia Dona, nik your dealer tf ho
boa it. If ht hasn’t. Insist Mint be get
It. PeUw that role always, and you
will see it result in a bigger, bettor
and hosier Dona,
HOW DO YOU STAND
How do yea stead on the question
of soiling tho town’s electric plant to
the Cars line Power and Light Com
ply!
Boms of you frankly admit that
you do not know; hot are you mak
ing any effort to got younslf right!
umoru ana rovmsena, mayor
Wad*, or any of the commissioner*
will be (lad to formieh any Informa
tion yon may desire about the can
tract and all of its details. Inquiries
addrsmid to either of them or to The
Dispatch will hare immediate atten
tion.
A large namber of citueas are al
ready convinced that the town's beat
interests will be served through jell
ing the plant. It it a matter that ia
of vital concern to all of urn. We
should know all about It See that
yen are ameag the good eitiaena. In
terest yourself in this matter, gat
others In ter set ad and than vote as
your judgment tolls yea to vote.
Do net listen to chronic fault-find
ers who are net familiar wtth the
matter in bead. They weald find fault
if the company offered service tree.
They are kicking here ass they know
yea expect It of them bat, if they
are net able to tall yon all about the
sun.",iiu. a. uvsi saw
fftart wow to get tho needed know
ledge.
Thaahaaiilag in Dana
Dana observed the an anal mason
of thanksgiving in a vary modaet sort
of way. In (he morning all the goad
pastern conducted thanksgiving ecr
vleee in Ml churches. As soon as
si-rviees were ever, however, each
and ovary citisoa fait it incumbent
upon him or her to either go knnting,
to the football game at Cbapei Hill
or to see the "Foot Horsemen” and
“Babin Hoed" at Baleigh. Usually at
tbls seasaa ef the year we adjourn
to the wood* to rnmawiae with ne
rtwiuiiil tt bift to tain aa in taw
1 With Gen* Lm and Bob Jordan ha
“lied to taka on to Raleigh. Thither
| *• went. And a grand aad glerioua
[ tlaa at did have. The Foot Horte
*“ that any could expert of
! » Wd Mote that ealy
I Robin Hood could boa Irik.
*Ia Raleigh wo tew few Raleigh
IoBl It appeared that all of thaw had
■owe to Chapel H11L Bat wo did aoo
a lot of Dm and Beacon folk. There
•ore Mr. aad Mm. Bon Tewuoond,
Mr. aad Mm William Tbompaoa, Mr.
and Mm Eugene Parker, Dr. Clar
ence D. Bain, Jta Daria. Chick Excel!,
CarMato Rowland, from Chapel HU.
Mm Lloyd Wade. Ferry Godwin,
Herbert McKay, Ralph Wade and a
Hor of the Be neon Review and land
er of dor beeg Dmaa bandi aad, of
conroe. them worn Robert Jordan,
Goan Loo and OM Boa, who wont ap
to one the “ceoro" of nrarie eod In the
Four Howfiu and Robin Mood. If
£*T ** *7 »oj» of the Rom wo
do not know ufmt pact K wan/They
vara too erttlaal of the-y'-THi
comet and fiddle bo pay any dtw
Man to anything aloe.
on the track. School hoys who unde* *
other circumstance* could not ho 4
mads to look at a school hook scram
bled in tho hoop and ceased tho ox
prtssuian to chock op short whs n ho
mad* a roetew of the casualties.
Mystery of HfSirUn MUolag ’Fes
I MUI to
Mystery, dark, deep and dank—
•unround* the disappearance of two
*pomum hams soot by Mrs. I. T. \
Hicks at tho instance of the gonial
Dr. Hicke to tho proscription force
at Wilson A Loo’s drag store. Whoa
tbs dainty bite arrived bate P. A.
Lee end Bart Barefoot wore pound j
in* pole pills tat* powder. They burri
ed through tho job* with watery
mouths, Rselecting to keep their eyes
on the food. Whan they did ton their
optics in that direct!OP, that* was 1
nothing toft hot a clean plate and a
Hastily folded napkin
Whither wont the ’possum*
The only el ns extant waa tea
graoay lips soon so Leslie Wilson ns
h* sidled through tho front door when
the disappearance was noticed.
WUUe Nereis
Willie Norris, twenty-seven years
old. died at the ham# of his parates,
Mr. and Mm. Rickard NerriaTsotor
day. November 18, after an 11 hum sf
»*v*ml months. Funeral serrlem wan
conducted at th* homo by Rev. Elbert
N. Johnson, pastor *f the Pint Bop*
tist church.
Mr. Norris had bean in declining
Health for eeeoral yean. A stay of
several weeks at the State BanRaztom
failed to benefit him. A few weeks
ago be returned home to patiently
await the end.
Wills* Norris was a popular boy.
Por many years he worked in D«m
at the picture dMm When war with
Germany coxa* he toft to enter serv
ice, but was rsjeetod oa account of
bio health. Later ho tried again, hut
eras turned down again. Ikon ho wont
to Camp Eustace, Va, and worked
there for th* government until early
1 this year. He had hundreds of frioads
In Dunn who grieve boomse* of Mo
death. jl
Candies
Fresh Every
Day
Big stock of Fruits And
Nuts for Thanksgiving.
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A? TF.D—SALESMAN WITH Car
: Call aa dealers with guaranteed
card and fabric tret. Salary and
■xpeases; also extra commission
Crucent Tire and Rubber Comp
any, Plymouth, Indiana. Itc.
WANTED—MAM WITH CAR TO
aell War priced Graham Tires, mo
per week and commissions. Gra
ham Tire Co., 2468 Boulevard,
Beaten Harbor, Mich. It pd.
HOGS POUND.—A SOW AND 5
■hoots bare taken up at my home.
Boon bare ah sat 10 days Owner
can got thorn by arcing me. Mack
Kirby, Dunn, No. A 29 2t pd.
PUBLIC AUCTIONEER. — 1 CAN
now serve you at any time aa pub
lic auctiomcar. Boo ms when you
bavo something to sell at auction.
C. C. Bailor, Dunn, N. C. 29 2t pd.
FOR SALE.—PONY AND BUGGY
..Both in good condition. Will toll
cheap to Quick boyar. Bee Adron
Jonee at Hodges market. It pd.
TYPEWRITER STUDENT DE
sires to rant typewriter. Royal,
Remington or Underwood. Addreee
C. Rhode*. Godwin, N. C. 29 2t pd.
HAVE YOU TRIED THAT MUt
acle cigar, Hnv-A-Tampa. Ask year
dealer about It IS lOte.
HAVE YOU TRIED OUR FAMOUS'
Soar. The right Quality at the right
price. Freeman's Cash Grocery.
CARBIDE. — IF YOU NEED CAR
bide let aa supply you. A largo
shipment just unloaded. Coats
gatek. Kaaoy aad loo. 4tfc.
SEED RYE AND OATS, SH1P
StuE. Hay and MiIiihi Feed at
the right price. Freeman's Cash
Grocery.
TRY THE LARGEST SELLING Cl
ger in the world. New Currency.
5-cC Sold by leading dealer*.
FOR SALE.—TWO 11-HORSE IN
gae* enginea with kerosene burn
er*: two Meadows corn mills, 24
inch; a 18-bone Witty engine with
kerosene burner: and a slat rock
14-incb corn mill. All complete
with bolts, etc. If you era interest
ed in any of the above see or write
to R. M. Coats, Ceata, M. C. tt 4tp.
It lots.
NAVE YOU KAD YOUR GALLON
of that “Fancy Barbados* Molas
ses”? If not why not? Freemen’*
Cash Grocery.
CARBIDE FOR SALE_ANOTHER
large shipment Just arrived. Our
price Is right, call new and gat
yours. Eaaoy and Loo. 4 tie.
FOR RENT.—TWO-hORSE FARM
on Duan-Jteopon highway, known
as John G. Jsmigan farm. Good 6
room dwelling, hams, outhoosea,
tenant bouse, ate. Excellent land.
Baa ar write ha C. G. Jsmigan,
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SPARTAN GRAINS. THE REST
jflnr toad ever compounded.
Makes more sank and hotter milk.
The price is right. Frnamaa’a Cask
Grocery.
JUUI AND BOAITBD CIOWU,
at a bargain. On* tot 11 cuti, I
buggy whips at » (onto saob.1
white they last. Freeman’s Cash
Oraaoiy.
FOR IALK-IOACU FARM WMh
4-roam dwelling, good outbuildings,
in sight of Baady Oraaa High
•ebool aed church la Daapnoa coun
ty. Will ball ot o bargain an easy
terms. Coyer V. Hadron, Lana. N.
C. SI 4t yd.
SMOKE HAV-A-TAMPA CIGARS.
Lika wooding SO minute* In Tam-!
Sold by bast dealara In your
HOUSE FOE RENT.—A. 6-SOOM ,
dwelling with garden, orchard and:
outbulldinga Near graded school
building, just outaida of town,,
known a* the John Jones place.
Cell at rieUhman Bros, store,
Dunn, N. C., for farther Informa
tion. dtfe. <
FURS—WE PAY HIGHEST MAR
kst pries* tor all kinds of fart:
Mink. lMceen, Opoaum, Fox,
Mask Rat, Skunk, ate. Briny tkam
to aa Tit Flalthman Bros. Co.,
Dunn, N. C. IS tfc.
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ATTENTION FARMERS AND MER
ckmnta—Ship your produce to
KlchardMD-Nixon Co.. SIS Browsr
8L Norfolk, a. No coaualaslon
charred. D. D. Jones, Owner.
No* S 9tc.
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CLOTHING, SHOES 1
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HATS, DRY GOODS
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Still Going at
BIG REDUCTIONS
In our Great Clearance Sale
Hassell - Johnson Company
Offers—
Queen Quality Shoes
Gage Brothers Pattern Hats
Wales Dresses, no two alike,
Peggy Paige Dresses, ” ” 99
Hart, Schaffner Sc Marx Clothin?
Style Plus Clothes
Metric Shirts
Ralston Shoes
Godman Shoes
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How*s that for a line of good merchandise?
All Gage pattern hats are especially priced to
clean up. •
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