VOLUME X. A BAND CONCERT AT DUKE TONIGHT Girl'* Frioadly Society Will Alao Aaaiat la Program. OtW Local Ittmi Duke, April S. — The regular monthly concert under the anaplcaa of the Erwin Concert Band it to he given Friday evening at aight o’clock in the echool auditorium. In addition to the above the Glri’e friendly So ciety will alto give an interacting ping tarn in connaetien with the band. Hit. Harper Holliday, of Duna, will ■ing far thU event. A complete pro gram ie a> f oilmen Coe turn* drill by Junior Olrt’a Friendly tecicty. Fleno duet by Mia* Mabel Wood, worth and pupil. Vocal note by Mre. Harper Halil day. G. F. S. Chorun, "The Lovtahop." Vocal ealo by Him Myrtle Wood worth. Belectloni by the Kmrln Concert Band. Vocal (ate by Mr*. Harper Hold. day. The Junior Girls rreindly Hava been unusually fortunate in getting Mias Elsie Coffey to help thorn ia that she has kindly volunteered to train them in voles. Mist C off ay received Ror vocal training nt Mitchell col lege. The Woman's Community chib held aholr regular moatkly moating Thursday night at the library. Sev. •rai topics vara discussed by them la addition to tha routine business. An interesting address was mods by H. A. Edge, county farm demonstra tor, OB bow to got tho moot out of a garden. Rio theme was "Boat Results From tha Home Garden.** Several Easter egg baau have boon Raid in tha last few dayu by tbs Sun day schools af tbs tows and tbs Girl's Friendly Society. Mrs. C. H. MHIer and daughter, Jean, are speeding ears raj daps ia Washington. D. G» with relatives. E. R.. Thomas la bptudjuj am rai Dr. R. M. Buie attendod the State Wake Forest baseball gams in Ra leigh on Eaator Monday. Mias Isstas Oeddie. student at Carolina College, Mas ton, spent the Eaator holidays hare with bar par ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C, Gaddis. Mias Rosalia and Gladys Hamil ton, of the graded school faculty, spent Easter with friends ia Empor ia, Va. W. M. Fowler, principal of Quin rriy school, Grlftoe, spent Eaator here with Us parents, Mr. and Mrt. A. F. Fowler. "Mickle” P'Qulnn left Ihie weak for Greensboro, where he will report to tha OlOTubero baseball dob of; which ha hat bean a member for tha past two seasons. A religious pageant entitled “The Modern Prodigal” is to bo gixen next Sunday evening at 7:18 o’clock, by the members of tho Bpwuilli League at the Methodist church. A boat twen ty characters are ia the cast and It is said that It will bo worth while to sea It. Everyone is cordially In vited, especially the young folks as It portrays the Ilf* of oae who stray ed away, being adapted from the Bib lical version af “The Prodigal Sot." Rev. G. T. Adams, pastor of the Methodist church, Dunn, will con duct tho serotes* at tho Methodist church next Sunday morning. A Cor dial invitation la extended to every one. Dunn Concert Band Will Function Anew Wu le-OrfuimJ At W«H AHmM Hm«|| Hold r« TUI Pa*, rm Lmi Night Tho Dunn Concert Bond w»« re wigenlaed (net Mgbt with the follow er ofRcere: Mann gar. Jim Fartbing; amiaUat manager, & C. Godwin; HeereUrr-treooarer, T. V. Smith, Jr. Ptaf. Mike Booe of Duke bos boon ■scored aa hondoneeter. Tbs meeting bold la tho Chamber of Commerce reoreo Um evening wan attended by etgbtoon former mem. bora af the bend The «ret yreetUe win take yUee an to* evening of Ayrfl II and al who npoet to bo come raeenbeai of the hood Mould be on bond. The yteee for too meettag wfB ho BOMtmeed iMor. Daan oimU loan icioember hem Ode hand added U too aoeW Iff* of Um town UM - - ■ i who* * now hoe ef pnbMe eeneorte wore fteeu ■" Lartoaw eg aero nod aaora af them detlghtfal aeoeeru ore premised h tha near fata re. Duke-Lillington Road Contract Let Tuesday Contract Call* Far Gravel Road Ta Cart Mora Than Nlaaty Thoaaoid Contract for building • gravel road between Duke ami Lallington, u dlo tancc of 10.74 mile*. vui included in too 26 project* let Tuesday by the Bute Ilighway Commtuion. Contract for the roadway was let to E. T. Holder at 160,272, while contract for the itruclure* wa* let to T. J. Newell for 240,046.60. Low bi Skinner’s near. The money, Mr. Thome de clared. was i*tar chocked out of (he Raleigh bank and deposited in a bank at Rocky Mount. Ihc amount of the check eras |688. bran reported though a negro woman and child have been rent to a Ra leigh hospital in a serious condition. The Injured thus far known are: John Duadmon, colored, tenant on Mr. Richardson's farm, hi* wife end small children. Tom Parham, his wife, and several small children. Mr*. E. T. Coaart, slightly hart. Two other families residing on the Richanlson farm whoa* identity could r.ot be established. The flute highway between Wen dell ami Middlesex is hopelessly blocked with debris, and according to reports tonight will require consider, ■hie work before R is cleared for entered te rthui to eanrp It la aDagad that Page aeeared a MMaab Sunday night and dtreeted | the driver to eewrey Mm be Ifae «ao« ty heme, wham b M arid ha obtained hde father'* kyat and affaatad tha r» '«*m ad Mm white women. Martfci Lewie and Ml Whitaker, who wer. ' eervtag time fa? the oyemgng af i At-a —a k_ that thie b to ho i » H. L. Godwin Namad Appointment A* Xoavhrm Tot |UU Bub A Treat Crapaaf Made T Kr-Conyremmnn H. U Godwin yee Wrday ni appointed |-Tilt K cirircr at the luit Baak A Treat company, at Donn, which WN dowad an March It, following a raa made upon it by ita dcpaokam. Tha ap pointment tu mad* by Jadec J. Uoyd Horton, who la holding court at Sanford. Mr. Godwin war named temporary receiver by Jadpo X. H. I Cranmvr aaoa after the baak vm cloecd. The »editor* aent ban by tho Cor poration Commimieo to chock the re corda of the baak have a at yvt taa bUtod their work. Wtma (hie week ban been completed aad tlm eadltart make (hair report the matter erltl then be tented aver to air. God win lor th* boat pwfltlkl* irljurtnrnt G. 0. P. CAUSE OF FARMERS’PLIGHT of Tba Fmmn Jacksonville, Fla., April I.—|a Ml talk befar* the Chamber af Cam. mem aad guests here Monday, far mar Oar. Jas. If. Con. af Ohio, taefc «rra« •a'tod ia price* that have brought the tanner la thr North, dm Middle West ami the Went to a condition bordering on beakraptey. “The farm laaa facilities af tha iravelament are giving to him only the means of getting money to meet hi* I neons during the last two yam Tha essential to hi* prosperity is a market for what Hr predates.” LOCAL POSTOFFICE RE CEIPT! SHOW INCREASE Receipts St the local poataSioc for first quarter af thr peasant yasw totaled l<,«t.l|, aa compared with $2,714.bg for the maw quarter last year, a gain af I71SR0. Receipts far the Sm quarter of tha year IMS to taled 21,116.54; for tha first quar ter of ISM worn $4,011.15; wMe for tha tint quarter ad tha year IM1 they totaled $2,619.66. This report indicate* tMkt butinea* ia on the upward trend, aa the peet oIBce receipts are considered indica tive of th* butincasjife af a town nr dtp. SPOONING WOMEN IN THE MAJORITY Now York, April S.—Tt>* prrrai of tpaoning I* ahown la rapUea reraieed by the Bunn ef Social Hp rkne, founded by John T>. Backtfal | ler. Jr., U a frank qsaatiannalra cir culated In adult t* tensed the ftnt cshaaatlve eelentlfle inveetigatton (Hat hat bam mmle of the aax Ufa of (he normal educated woman. A report prepared by Dr. Kather ma Bemeiet Daria, general decretory of the barren an rapMa* wtdtaj from one thouaand married waaaan la varioa* part* ef Bar ceuatrp. abas* tliat 17» admitted haring I Prior to aearriage with t Raneaea. tot apnanad i •nip and Ml nerer apaaned prior la marriage. The qneatlen woe left an. naemarad bp n. Eleven of the 070 failed la apoelfp the extent ef their epooniag; tl wro*e “»•» fbej" M "kidding otdyj" 104 “bagging and klading"; «R Ung f>«» kiaring and fondling,” ud 144 admitted more annetratned appea ls# Dt Daria aaid that H would take emend month* to tabulate the am ewer* la the queetllmnair* aeat be u» ' married teaman. i' “We Kara received more than »<■ 000 anawara, comprialng «*r* than I ■ tm faSS .* jre',.*>■«/ **•» r# Ml* v \ ■ > r I 4. » !■ *. •* iSLr-' Bp mtm I 9*- ■ 7Z « «f v *• Tb* three tchocb, Godwin. Sooth River end Falcon, af Bleak Itvg tewnahjp, will met tonight ad SeaA Wv#rh bvaetiful U have the apvtHag bflh At Mem The rlcaaentary and high aaheai pa pib of Falcon had their ceateate te apeOteg ee Wedeeedag night, te da* trrmlne who theaM roprooout dve ■chool In the townteip Sooth River. Th twa a up iongaat were Ivr and Vara Bewail. Aa free the Mean Orphanage. JUMPS INTO PtCROM MVtR AMD IS DR0VNCD AaheriJI,, April A _ flam GAhe, ■heat forty peart aid, frnjif a* a treotle atew ^l—*~r aw tha T. in PI go on river. A nan waned Pea- - imm waa nearby and heard Mai aay ho waa going to Jang, had aeadd net Proven the tragic end. Be wwi lew the treat! a. Hb ferwwr hewn am la Dvtnecrwt, Barreenho county. MAN DIRS OM RPR OP MIS 11 STM BIRTHDAY VBIo pear* aid ao a rooah ad aa attach of tied aad waa Aa af twvatpAna ehiMraa. ad am living. Aa aMaat hates •» pmm oU Ho b earvtvad hp 1ST ctRBAdWMma. am ad wham la VS man aid. adrite thorn am mmp great •