VOLUME IX. DUNN, NORTH
COMMENCEMENT
IN HARNETT CO.
School* Colohrat* Dmy With
Contest* Of CIom Room
And FWd
Lifiington, March II Mm than
S.UO0 pupils and patrons of Harnett
county schools gsthoro.1h.ro to eel*-'
brat* the moot highly *uccM*f«l
county commencement and Field Day
in the history of Harnett county. Tha
preparations of the educational for
ce# for the events war* so Ihsrougli
that th* affair wont **—rigti with
dock work precision without * halt I
or hitch Of any description.
Th* various school of the county
won all repr.sar.tcd in etna* room
svonta as well as in having to mm on;
the atMetic field to compoto for hon
ors. The class room con toot* got an.
derway la th* aadltortnm of tha Is
lington high school promptly, at 10
o'clock. The Judge* rendered th* fol
lowing decisions:
Story Tolling—Pljot grades: Leu
iso McLeod, first; Los P1.SMUt.j aoc
ond grade.: Elmer Johnson, first;
Marrti. Wads, Jr., second.
Arithmetical—Third gsada; Jamas
SUwart, first; J. C. Bell, second.'
Fourth grades: Louis* Pup*, Seat;
Btn>>cc Lewis, second.
8Ury writing—Fifth grades: 1m,
Parsons, first; Sadi* JiUs second.
Letter. writing girth gradual
Thelms MeLamh, firat; Edwin |U
Donald, second.
spelling—Seventh grade*: Marl**
Reave*, Bret; Lea* Sorrell, eecoad.
nets Deg Rveelo
U th* afternoon the auditorium
wa» demrted lot the athletic dtld
•her* the 1«UU from th* varieaa
high school* gathered to compete ter
the honor* of th* Peild Dog events.
Th* affair woe largely mod* piMMi
by Mia* Mam* Franco* Camp, 8upt
Wotfaro, wham intern»« ha* mad*
achool llfo in. Barnett county fcg^
brighter and mar* inspiring. Oeetg*
U Canady, awgapheno mttet (Mao
of the various achool* In Barnet*
couhty were amiated hy visitor*
from other coast!** who acted a*
judge* and time keeper* *f the lace*
and othor contests.
The following are th* remit! ef th*
PIMd Dag:
Best Folk Lore Dance Lilli often.
All Up Indian Club Baca: Coatee
team comprised Lucy BUI, Louiae
Co*tea, Nanny Stewart, Otic W«
lami, Huy)nr Baida and babel
Coates.
Bean Bag Knee—Buanloval team
compooed of Alfred Parker, Hannibal
Waddell and I-awton Kotchar.
Flag and Bottle Race: Angior, laes
Collins.
340 Yard Relay Race: Dunn team
composed of Merodtth MeDoaald,
Plora SeawaR, Manat* Bledsoe and
Lida Campbell.
Three-logged Baca: LUlington team
eompoted of Worth McLeod and
Lou la BorretL
Wheel-burrow Race: Coe tea team,
competed of Joe Coe lea, Dixie Cobb.
Partner Setup: Dana, oompnaart of
Aanlo Hodgeo, Elizabeth TV orator,
Dorothy Driver, Stole Baggett and
Eliza Hour.
MO Yard Relay : Ulllngton team
compooed of Herbert Taylor, Waltar
Holder and Roeeo Wert.
Running Broad Jnmp: Dunn, Ar
thur Hob be
Chinning: Duzm: Bernard Baggett
Banning High Jnmp — Chalybeate
Spring., Lloyd Jbhnnatt
100 Yard Duah: Bunidevel: Herrin
Bethunc.
Standing Broad Jump: Bunalaval:
Harvln Bcthuaa.
10b Yard Duah: Angler. Jaame Cel
Rna.
100 Yard DnM: ThirHngton, Alma
Turlington.
M Yard Daah: Buie’a Crook. Ty
ree Theeaaa.
On# Mile Relay: Bale'* Creek
Team, cempeaod ef W. H. Sobertean,
Walter Harmon, Willie Klvatto and
gallon Harrington.
LdHageaa Chomplio.
following the field Dap Brtnto
LilUngtoo High School captured bath
the bo ye' and gMe> tiMittiB eham
plonaMp af Harnett «aunty, when the
Ulllngton team defeated the beyi
team from Dunn and the girfc team
from Coatee.
Supt. Joifrloo declared that the
Mi wing of the Harnett or heels on
highly entisfaetery, and that thug hud
never enjoyed a batter term. TV
W*!t ef the paoplo af Harnett even
ty. Be declared, to reflected in th«
many new eahoel BuHdtage Whlsh an
galng ap In all pnrlu af Re county
Bend ef date unity, protector *1
eMe right, ibi heme town new*
gggg Jit , ...1 -■ '
To Organize Victory
Club At Early Date
N. A Tewasend Named Te Kee^. Le
•al Netiaaal Dsmsrrslls Or
imiaelim
Washington, D C., Marsh 2J—
Chairmen Cortldl. Hull of the Demo
cratic National Committee has ap
pointed Mr. N. A. Townsend to act
as a special representative of the
National Headquarters in organizing
a National Democratic Victory Club
in Dunn.
This ia part of a nalion-wido plan
of organisation, extending lata every
one of the 5,000 larger towns of
the coon try, and having for lta ob
ject the formation of an army of
100,0(8) Democrat* to bring victory
in 1524. Chairman Mull is thus striv
ing, by intensive work this year, ta
win the IVeeidentiaJ election next
year.
The plan Is for each club president
appointed by Mr. Hull to organise
a dab of twanty IIvast Democrats in
each taws, thus giving the National
Chairman 5000 Dying squadrons each
one composed of twenty dependable
men and women, and eaeh under a
trustworthy captain, broadcasted
over the whole United State* and act
ing as A* eyes, ears and good right
ana of the National Hemdqsartera
Formadon of the Victory Club
among Democrats of Dunn will start
Immediately.
BLOCKADERS BOUND
TO FEDERAL COURT
Fir* IswpwliM Cornellt la
Act Of Operetta* Large
Copper Stilt
A. H. Daughtry. D. R. Strickland,
A. I. Strickland, A. J. Jonas and W.
A. StnckiasW Were bound over to the
"Fadera! court Batarday afUraooa by
UalUd States ~i mialm'ii 1111 K. Lae
oa the'charge et maaafaeturing whia.
key. Each of the defendant* were
Jones, who ta only about 14 years
oM, his bond being fixed at 125. They
will be tried at the May term of
Federal Court in Kalcigh.
As was stated in Friday's Dispatch,
all the defendant* except W. A.
Strickland ware a Treated Wednesday
by A. B. Adams, special prohibition
agent, when found operating a largo
oopper still in Westbrook township.
Sampson county. According to the
evidence brought out at the hearing.
W. A. Strickland was met bp the
officers oa hit way to the still carry
lag a large amount of sugar and a
small amount of Aipstaff. H* was
arrested on the seme charge as thoae
found at the still.
It is understood that at least two
of the defendants trill plead insanity
la the higher court.
Noted Orator Will'
Speak Here Monday
Haw Tknui Walker 04 Aaetralla
WtH Deliver Addreee Al Fir at
Baptist Church
Hon. Thomao Walker of Australia,
■aid to ba one of the moot distinguish
ed atataasen sad orators in that
country, will speak at the Pint Bap
tist church Kara Monday night, April
S, at • o’clock. Hia subject will be
“Australia. the Land of Opportunity,
axtd Hsr Struggle for Prohibition.’’
WhHe at first Dr. Walksr sided
1 with the “wet" forest, he later tam
ed to the “dryr” and tinea has boon
one of the staunchest and most pow
| erful champions of the dry cause In
' the great fight for prohibition In
Australia ha waa closely associated
with “Posapfoot" Johnson, af this
coon try, whs says af Dr. Walker that
“ba Is by far -the boot debater In
Australia."
While Dr. Walker will apeak In the
first Baptist church, people of all de
nomination* are invited to hear this
noted speaker and former Cheat* r
paa taetarer.
ORPHAN CONCERT PLEASES
A fair-el ted audience was delight
ed with the concert given In the lo
cal open house Friday evening by o
Mating ciaao fbn the Oxford or
phanage. While a hard nia probably
kept the ■ttandonce doom eomawfcat,
the doer rsaaipta amounted to «1*4
awd psrooaol contributions brought
! the total to $174. The class la eum
{posed of wMt-trolned children sad
the entertainment this year eras said
to have boon even bettor than that
dlven hero a year ago. While here
the children wore entertained la the
homos of lsoal Mason*. Tbs clam
want from boro to Doha, whom $
eouoort eras given Saturday craning
ggg=g,a,*in—!,^iie*gi
M.MO.OOO TO BE SPENT
BY1.A.L FOB EQUIPMENT
Washington, March SI_To fl
nanec .{repair* and pur
c Knees ef new equipment, the Sea
board Air Line today ached the' la.
teretate commerce ct/mmlcMoa far
authority to tnsus $*,*00,000 la efai
per cent equipment certificate*. The
road propoeea to boy 2,000 freight
rera. 30 locomotive* and and four
•tout paacenger train eoachea. It aiao
will rebuild 3,000 freight ear* with
the balance of the fund.
HOSPITAL WILL BE
OPENED HERE SOON
OreUr For Eqnippiag Turn.
Ward* Haa Alrwadp ■
Bern PWcod
That Dunn it to toon have a hos
pital it eviiler-eed by the fast that
equipment ha* already been purchas
'd for tuch an Institution. Order
lor equipment for ten ward* was pig.
«d last week. Dr*. W. R. Coltrone.
I K. Hlrka, H. C Tirili|tn a
L. Warren an behind the movement
The hoaplud arin be opened In the
I. A. Tart rualdentc, Booth Magnolia
arenas, abd now occupied by Her.
per Holliday and family. A* the hos
pital grow*, this building wfll either
b* enlarged or a new. building pro
vided. The equipment purchased la
the beet end meet updo-date ia tqj
vry reap ret, including the lalsot Hr
lllaera, etc.
It la expected that the new boepi
tal wUl he opened within a few
weeks and when it La opened It Wilt
All e long foil need la Dunn. An
experienced eurgeen will he angnged
lo do the surgical week. Only gradu
al* naraae win he employed, accent
ing to Or. Coltraae.
Ounn want* and Deeds a hospital
and the local physician* am td be
commended for their action. Ate Wt
matUr. Local vitiaoM Aeaid lend
their aid and encouragement.to the
project . • .
Wan Many Prison At Tbs
County Field Day At LD
lington Saturday
A large number or leaeherm, elu
te na and school children from Dunn
attended the county commencement
at LiMingtor. last Saturday. The
Dunn whooli took part in both the
Ilcrary and athletic cc«itests, and
made a good record, w'nnmg three
tirat priaea and two aeeond prises In
the literary contests held in the
morning at the graded school build
ing- _
There priaea were won by the fol
lowing pupils:
Louia# Pope. Ant priae, fourth
grade arithmetic; Jam** Persona,
Am priae writing a atoey from a
picture; Marion Reams, Ant prise,
spelling, Marvin Wade, Jr., eccotyl
prise second grad* etory tellng, J.
C. Bril, second priae third grade, ar
ithmetic.
The Acid day «zeroises wen held
In the afternoon, la the contesta he**
(he winners were scored by point* as
follows: First, S points; second, A
points, third, on* point 111*8* con
test* were very Interesting and at
times, exciting, sad wars witnessed
by a large number of spectators.
Dann and LBUngton lad in the num
ber of points seared, but Dunn lad
Lillingten by A points and this won
the filed day pennant. m
The basketball game between pi*
Dunn High sc heel and the LIIUm**"
High school was won by LiMIngton
by the close score of Z« to BA.
Tho county commencement wo* a
most sueeetafal one. The attendance
wo* large, the contests wore spirited,
but the beat af feeling prevailed,
and the day was both proAtablo arid
enjoyable.
Agricultural paper may ran far
mn* mamtha anerdiag to aattlaa Al
of the Korth Corollas Banking Lew
Farmer* entitled to credit might act
their ban It ora about this.
One bread at poritry, batter h000*1
•ad proper feed rotten* followed tki
organisation af a community pool to
aaaoclatlon In Cleveland County bj
County Agont R. R. Lawroaea.
Mako tb* garden perform man
regulariy by proper plantings. Wriu
for eirruian It}. 1AB and IAA whle)
are free far tho ashing. The Agrleal
tan} Rxtenatea Barviea at Ralalgi
will sond thorn I* you.
Uma will lmprave many gardei
•ails. 8a wfll etehl# manaro, and I
adds fortuity at tho aama Mm*.
I»»t year «*rt m,Hf, m ri>w>aw<
with *OM*C >> 1M1, a cats «f ltr
377 bales. The ctnaiataMy eoBBtlae
far the two yean MNe:
. IMS I Ml
Alamance . ....... MT AM
A neon__ .lUtt 99499
Beaufort. 1UU ll.TM
BarU..IMM 19,710
Bladen.(Mi 9 444
Chbanrnt.BMt (lit
Camden.UM *41*
| Carta ret .. —. 949 1497
Catawba .. ....... *M4 • 940*
CWham. 9479 9,199
Cbowaa .. ..9.199 * 4477
Cleveland --JUM 994*9
Cahmtbae.* U« 4499
Craves. 44t» 4477
Cumberland..994*9 194*1
Dbvidaon. 1449 7M
Davie.9419 4499
Dnptln. 7494 1*41*
Durham. 9*9 Ml
Bdaeeombe.J4JM 994*1
Frank Hr..19479 1147*
Oaaton .. .M9T 9499
Cate« .. 4499 A.0M
Granville. 7M Ml
Gr*«.. 9449 14497
Halifax.91499 11499
I Harnett.49499 944*4
Hertford.44*1 *4*9
Heke.17499 1M7*
I Hjrd,. 997 971
1 Iredell.14499 9499
Johjratan.99447 494*1
!*»••. 9449 9499
L- . 9499 9491
Uwlr.19414 194M
Lincoln ..*4*9 4441
Martin .1*4*7 MU
MeeMenburc.41444 994*9
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Northampton __MJN IMfl
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Randolph.1,1*1 m
Richmond.JMH 1*4*1
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SnRQr TO DEATH
IIMI »f |M traaWa ha* aat baaa
UaM4.-Jaahaaa, wfca *■ fanaarijr
aa laiili at ftt luu haapfcal, *a
WA w «mM aa4 i* to the
aaagrty Jail at Plata*. 1U aakad tha
A A Da#lA alaa aarrtaa.
Datto. Motoao JataZhN. A. TvwL
mmd and MU* Oal%fl" tew ap
Mltoil at a Miitfar of laaal bott
om mm Friday oraning to tea*
«t tbo fa* oroteng a cotton oil
ta. or Mar, Daaa.
Tha wnt«| waa half la tho Chaw
Uncted by a nwater of local rltloam
•te aw In U rooted la tte project
Ctea. H. lord of lowbwtea. m u
Mr. Boyd ^rooaafabaitof
now la a good tew to boild a aotton
»*IB. aa tte atflla aw bow poping
lar** dividend* to riarhkafdaw. Mr.
Boyd alao atotod toot alter aorooy
ta* tte town aad aontoadlm dla
trtete, te tteoght Don waa aa Idoal
location far cotton ariOa.
Mr. Boyd waa aaoaml aoyartntoof
•at of tte throo Urge* yaw mill
hi . Um barton far oigkt yean,
teotof weoolly rtegoif Art yoot
Oon. Bo woald gladly toko ate* in o
■HI how aat tbooght ttet otter owt
rido capita] toold te woowd. Boo
««or, te advocated tte mMag of tho
water portion of tte otoak tecoBy.
This, ho told. wooM gtoa tte aWnaw
of Dana controlling iotowot aad
awn ooUa to too ■tnogwt—a of Ite
otoL
Mr. Boyd ww lorltod to Dana by
V. (tew Britt, aat rotary of tte
Doan Chowhar of Caaonaaiaa, and
ha aopi'imd klnarif aa bota« am
yatoad to tod toat Dooo to tte gate
.town that It la Bo bad pawod
| toinogb an tte taala, bat ted oa
Itoa tool Daaa ww “too boot toon
, oador too ooo," tooagb bo bad tenad
L toat M wan After "Woking tte tewi
1 »wr." ho tbooght that riignti vorj
| 09 ** tmAMr
! Mr. and Mm. J. B. Chantey, dfe
I . Friday night Tte rrnoaal waa aan
1 footed fwao too boon kharfay af
1 taanaan at A o'clock by too. B M
| tahwia. yoater of too Vim Bag
1 tot okotoh, and toTwnaat ww and
r !* ** °1U**II<
l Wawoo.JMM S4,0g
P Wtooo .. ..JUN Il.tr
I Ah-alter-MM MB
Tk~ WM fee la Hid,. T. Th.
raytehrriM., March tl.-nra Ura
anad an to tddition to to. regnlar
•■rri— w eapectod at Part few
*• aa otortel etateawt Iha th« part.
“Accardteg to piaaaat indkattea*,”
■aid a part aMaer today, "amity lr
Mt addHtoaal dan aad nm Ml
toahn Pan Bran their leap wary
bo«M dsns# the nunmf r tniiiin
itod. Thia Urge anaabar MU art be
hem at ono ttow bat ami to art! faUew
each other ia rapid aeeeeatoe aadl
every eatopoaeat af toe Mr army
win have ita training parted bare.
“The meath af April Ml aaa abate
•0 oembem af the Oban Raaarve
earpa far the Int It daya af tote
month. Them Mil be name in May
bat (tarttog ia Jane grant aaatoata
will begin to arrive. Ia the auMk af
Aagart the largmt aaatoar af any
ana parted will ba barn, whaa ever
Jjf addHtoaal aaldtem'MU ba to,
training. Thie Urge number, added
to toe Mate MO* pepalattoa of toe
peat. wtB be a wartime appaaraaea af
the eld eanteamaat. Of ft* large
aaatoar here la Aagaat. PU wiD ba
mambaia af the (OWaaaP Military
Training earn ye Thaaa etadeato are
yoaag an af toa Paailfa Oerpt area,
arha MU atady fetid artillaiy. aagt
aearing, and aigaal carp* matters.”
DON'T YOO IBS
The family garden will receive
more attention if located near tbe
Twee* Cempaay
Ex-Co ngreemna* H. L Godwin hae
boon named by Jt%e K H. Creamer
aa temporary receiver for tbe State
•Beak aad Tram Company of Dana,
wfctok waa tloaed Tkamday, following
a ran made a yon tho bank by depoei
tare. The appointment af a ye man
ant iwaaloid will be made by Jndgc
i. Uoyd Bartan aa April X and It h
eocpactad that Mr. Godwin wid he
■ amid aa permanent roeetorr af the
defunct bank.
A B. Lawrence, * rrpreoaatailo*
of A. M. fallen and Comaai.y. ex
pert aeoonatanc of tt'*-a-.>*>r and
Rnloigh, arrived yertnoday and begaa
a thorough audit af the tonk’i hooka
The audit ia kaitg made ondor tig
•aparvWan af thv State 6*rparatl>-i
C'unmiwton. It arltl bo ervery] ,)ay«
before the lad af auditing the aa.
camU of tho (fane ex.i ha etmplehri.
‘acrardiag X>. Uawwe.
Mourldmr of the community gM
•OWn TO JflAK MBM
B. L. Strickland, known an Up
Iun4tjr Mkiil fiiriiM, ffll Mial
at the Vhot Bagtkt chamh Wadnac
dar evening af IMa weak. March M
at • a’otaak. Mr. Btriaktand la cab
to ha aim af Uw See* whoa to Bag
day animal walk la tha ludm Bag
. Hat aowoonttoa. Ha wM make aniy i
Sand Duaa la feKuail. |a hotog an
Jaf da Than Awi ha li to weal
I Mr. Bddiail ypeki to Chartato
> Ban tog. Tha poMle ia hrrftod to haa
Mm Widaiadag eoaatug.
tyvnridp fa Kimtt ttflMto flMt^i^Mi'
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