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iinHY. NOVEMBER 2». 1^
SOBSCBIPTION PRICE IIJBPEB TEAB, IN ADVANCE.
BATTERY F WINS
IN competitive
-MATCH Tlfl^S.
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Ideut Walker of Baeford CW
Hlchi^ Indlvidiial Seovc!; ^
D, McGoogaB of Paifctaw, Seeww.
On Thursday, Nov,
match ma hw on • Aa
(rifle rang^ on ^ ddgs df .tia; Fo3tt
Bragg reseivarion, ,Company E,
Qoneord, CJdmpany Earktoo, and
Battery “F,” Baefoid. paiticipatilK.
Six tonisys vren .offerM as priaes,
for higiu^ gra) in match one turkey
gobbler, highest gun in each ol the
fiv% courses . fiied, one turkey nem.
BWadea the six inc^viduBl prises a
eap ms offeiml to the team, winning
the Ughest score for tesniii ' 'This
was. won Iflr Battery “F," the local
outfit. LiSat John W. .Walker of
Rf^ord won gobUer with a
Mi«. Flora Campbidl
^ ^ : Parses Saturday
Mrs. Flora Jape GampbeiU; wife at
Mr. D. M, Campbell, .died at herh^e
in mJtrtlwraBt Baeftnd Saturday, Nov.
24lh, sfaqiilb 1$ otclpdi. She had been
in j, declining health for sev^
hnt sees^ to be conyales-
cihg, and benoe her ^oing ^ raflier
irnddep adjd i^xpieitae passing away
while Mtttog in a chair in her home.
Before mairriage she was s Mi» Pe^
emdn^ daughlieir of the late John and
r^iuwina Petexson. ^ was bom
ancT reared a few miles north rf
ford ahd liv^ m this caoanamft^ aH
her Hfe, a kind, helpful friend and
neighbor, and an a&ectitoiate and
faithful wife. She was for many
years a oonsistmiit member of Eae-
fqad Pred)yterian chur^ and always
attencted its services when she yas
^e ta do A>* Campbell wm
CHURCH
Wr W, Av McI^OD
score of 288 In a po^ible 26(K Lieut
Walker also was high man on a
standing posi&n, but due to s rolr'
ing made before the shoot, ono man
^ aUoweid moee th^ one cor-
sey. C^. E. D. MciGougan /£
Parkton waa ne^ highest man with
’^adore of 286. Ife also won a tur-
by shotfling a npssibie in raiud
. He was ^so mgh gun on aii*
iM cmirse, Imt due ..to ruling ;.re*
’filixied to above, was not allowed but
- Sm* turkey, Capt. Chas. N piston
iof Concord, who had a score of 227
for the Aoot vem a turkey on rapid
fire position. Sgt* Alfred Cole..' of
Raefoi^ won a turkey by having
high Booire on standing position.
Coip. Ben M. Bradin, a member of
Battery “P’ who resides at Sooth
em Pines, won a turkey by shooting
49 in the kneelir.,; and sitting posi
tions.
The avi^ge pet gun for each team
was alnldst the aame. IBatteiy “F”
'had an average of 213.1 per gun,
Urbite both the other outfits had an'
of 212.'r t^r gun. The first,
idhteh ever h^d here, the winning
t^ui. won with an average of less
thiti 200. The score last TCiursday
aHntWa oonsideiable imptroV^ment has
brnh made in rifle liring. Jt is not
heiteved . that the score made by
Whlker lias ever been bettered
■ 111 ^rth CnroUna.
in ^ 72nd yea* of her age ai4 w
survived by her husband and one »8-
ter, Mrs. EUaabebh Scull, who was
livims with her. Thb funeral - ser^
yioea^weru conwincted from the home
Sudlltey' liltarhoon at 2. o’clock by
bdr stator, Dr W. M. Fairley, and
intmment was made in Raeford
■ fiy. The active pall be«rm
h. B. BEKadion, Angus Keith,
^ M. A. Davis,
^etdjt McBnydb and D. J. Camipbell.
P. O. Department
Is Aci^ting Bids
By^L,: B. BRAlOlOiN ^
Mot all ol those who dusted for
contabl kept tab on ,ymUs
but a few did. Same began dost^;
too bl»4er beat, fesiilts an4 too. the
'^ostangti were not’’ as emet^e as
_ wioald have been had it ^
rai^ so cw^uipnely. Many fields
had the hiat awbed oil before
suits were thtained.: . ' .
eottofi test oh farm of
/ Mmr^ I a TTtoliiiias and Will Bose
in which 14 varieties were planted,
juXl Some of these varictifiS were very
low iprohicers. gave af '>go p«>-
- -r SI 0' ’ba yof... ^ ‘ seed
cotton with'6 applica.i.n’is of 6 lbs.
ea^ at a cost of $2.10 per acre for
dust alone. Mr Rrae states that he
will get 22 hales on thirty acres on
which 6 applicationa .of dust was
tased. I , ■
Mr. Luther Clark of Dundarrach,
on a meaphfed amie, picked 1230 lbs.
first pdckmg_-anu .will get approxi
mately IWlite more. This was done
' with 5 apiplications of dust at a cost
per acre of $1.75 and on the area not
duebed on Clark’s farm, he states
he will not average one-half bale per
Mr. D. S Curne also picksid two
des from two acres tiiat had one
^application of the .1-1-1 molasses
'nuxiure and 6 apiplications of dust
at a cost of $1.90 per acre.
' Mr. A K Sbev&ns reiporbs 85 bales
from 225 acres with 5 apnlications of
dust and many of bis vneo^bors who
are gotd farmers, are feting one-
third bale per acre. Ir. Mr. Stevens
case poisoning was done too late to
do more than protect whait had blos
somed before poisoning began.
Miefesrs A. P. Stubbs and D. B.
MoFadyen report 40 bales to 60
acres on ;• ne farm and 37 bales to
75 .acres ; n another farm_..yith five
applicatj' IS. . Some of the latter
dustinge vere washed off before the
pioison ’ 1 time to produce results.
Th^^ JMds were Eerily isiested
with weevil eiarly.
Pee Dee Expei^ent Station
of ITorence, S. C., which is the sec
ond biggest boll weevil eijpperimert
station in the cotton belt,'is recom
mending the early luse of t^ 1-1-1
mixjuie beginning with the first sign**
of.squares and applying once eiach
week for three ye^s and then be-
l^n dusting later when the weevils
.ua» sufficiently numerous, Whid^ is
'.About August Ist, and apply 3 dust
ings of 5 days each apart.
Peat Office Inspector R, E. Danch
was in Ra^ord last Friday receiv^
biidis on a neav post oiffi» location
and looking over prospective offer
ings. It is understood that bids have
bemt submitted by the Bluemont Ho-
tehand % McLauchlin Coimpany and
that possibly a third proposal will be
submitted later. One location wm
re jected OQ aocchiDt of haivi^ insuf-
fident daylighti Mr. Daudi will pro
bably be iu Baeford again in the
near future and says tih^^ aooept-
ance of a site will pnmml^'iie made
about the first of Jaanary.
■ .
Mr* Jessie Wright
in^Stat^ Hospital
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^\.4nre(| m
'Fayettevflie mgbiw^, died in
Satui^y
Be beeti earned to th^
a isbuths. ago for
but idli^ to regain his
TTifl remajps were brought
« mil in Smtland County
(uid. buried tbate Monday. He
t^artS a^S^urvived
'^doiw and edgJ^ chiloren, two
ere PMgrlw.
Kilfe Porker That - - -
.. Weighed SKIT^ounds
The season of' tile year has amv«d
for the demiae of porkeirs and it_ is
always interedang to 8« who k^
the largest one of tns grugmtn
the largest one of these grunting
quadru^Ms. The largest reported to
this paper thus far ^s killed last
'Thursday by Mr. J. H. Campbell, a
prispero!^ farmer near town, aM
this little starter tipped the scales
at; only 540 dress^. If you can
beat it, just report the facta bo tins
paper and they.vWill be published.
Will Have Udion
'Services Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is to be observed in
Ra^ord by an annual union service
at .the Methodist church Thursday,
moming at 10:30. Dr. Fairley, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, is to
preach the sermon and a colleiction
will be taken for the orphans of all
three of the deribrninational institu
tions. AU.tlw^ who are unaiMa tu
attend this service are requested to
hand their contribution to an officers
of their reapective church.
Kills Wild Turkey
With Automobile
One of 4fchlbst stmts in
N. C. homdand is old Bethel cbi
tluree miles fropt-tiie spot_on w?”'
waa boni, ti*s
place, now' owned • by Mr. E.- B
Neill of B^otd. As long ago
can remember, we used to
Betikel to cbiurcE) as our Mi
had done since eoodng over
{^e and setting there in
When we used to coma in
the buildingi (aod'how fax off it
seemed, bm how dose new) I ,
see it ioommg up so whdte, tall 'i
majestic aPoong the green pine
And at the^^f^t of tt vrhat a
one would fed! Suidi indeed as
have felt the pious Hebrew wi
from some gnpat hei|^ he find
the turrets, and towers of Soloniwf
tcpnple. Bethel dntreh was the pj^'
gist and han^omeet building 1 bag
ever: seen up to that time; and^ be-,
sides, it was painted. ,lsa^ it strangg
how. few of the older people jlutf
paint on their houses? And'yet*
paint can make such a'pleosing 'tinms^:
lormation. ^ ladies? ’ DrA’iring4'““’
nesreir to the churieb, we soon yot
amahg many people nulling around
about the grounds, lots and lots of
people.' The great old grove would
be full of horses and buggies, some
fine and indicative of thrift; others
related to them as an oId-fashimed.
Ford of today is to its most elabor
ate and costly neighbors. And many
were the heists and Incessant b^ys
one heard from that grove, horses
and ihules giving vent to feelings
merrj' or sad. We would slaiiJ
around,, outside the chrarch while the
ol^ ones met and greeted old
friends for a time, then all went in
side to the preaching. * No, not alL
went inside either. I ’ wdl recall
chat certain “sons of BeUaF; nevpr
went in, but rather reniiained butmijle
to swap yams and knives; and or^
ill a while, coarse scan.dal by th^r
loudf and unseemly iaugliti*.'. I d-rn't
knew after all, if the world was Mt
ax bad then as iiow. The size df
tim coterie outsiJo depended som^
what) on.tbe Jtfr^ng bower of tk
vtii0‘hotd^ filrtl
w^mT If ibe dMaicpferia fte'ibiw
pf paeiov^^p^InAnienm.
^e cimtingeint otitside pbuM' bg big,
while a preadier. Uke Bey. AricMhald
McQuemi would., reduce it to the
vahikhing point. Qnce after Mr. Mc-
Lumber Bridge H. D.
Club Has Meeting
Rev. Martin. People used to debate
feelingly which of these two was the
gtester preacher. An old Scotchman
once ^d to ine, “Martin McQueen
puuld ^Tipsent the idan of salvation
with more cleatroess and power than
man 1 ever Uatened to." He
i.voie^ the opinion of many. Bnt in
:«i|Ur own hoiuehold, it was not quite
^orthodox to put Rev. Archie behind
even his own brother in the matter
;:o£ preaching, so hig^y was he es
teemed. Both men.avme gifted preach
eirs, no question about that^ and both
%S!re in the Bethel* meeting, assis-
tedjlqr a young theolog. Daniel A.
Hamett, county, but
ined for the ministry by Rev.
McNair of Robe.son county.
_ .tl McRae soon after .this, came to
'TlixaiS and it was the writer’s good
fiortune to. meet and labor with him
here. In fact when I knelt for
solemn service of ordination, his
Vhs one of the hands laid in blessing
my head. But going back to the
^^imnentioned meeting Services bad
^n going for some time, and the
of iutoise xeliigions feirvor was
ing. Yet „let it be remembered
allyaim that "the McQueens scorned
any clap trap methods now so often
i^oitad to by evangelists. Not a
‘' Tg of this sort. After preaching
ehd exhorting with fervor and power
f^".a time, one day an invitation
was given to any one interested in the
(^yxtion of hie soul to come for
ward to. the front seats. Scarcely,
had this "been done, when a young
mag, just one of those staid Scotch'
people, leaped to his feet and scream-
^ out, “0 God have mercy on my
sdul,’’ and ran .to the front eaat.
Ik'is said that his conduct was so
electric that jt lrew a great multi-
with him . People rose up,
" on seats, filled the aisles,
the seiries of meetings closed
130 people had made the great
dtidsimw and probably the roll of the
old church was doubled. A rood
ly years later, tba McQueens held
■ 3r meeting there, which while
g in -.80 many dramatic charac-
w^ quite succe&sfqj|. As I
time, cold ajad*^inQwjr., when the fim
l^y UfaaMil^’lo''’fpit in ’ tite place,,
tlmit afrl>aaiel B]^, dcuie by the
present^ ioadsidk ’Fieie, too, are the
[ ,ainS of 1^' porenits, John L.
ue, an*} wife, Catherine Lind-
T.ii,».0wy nridgh, Nov- 26.—The
Home Demontibnetioii.d'^ ^
home of Mrs. Annie Belle Smith on
iWednesday, Nov.- 20tib Mrs, D. Z.
McGougan, pieiuidmit,'presided. The
eleetiim 'of ofiloers was brogubt be
fore the dab. and the following were
elected: Pf^dei^ Mrs. Lacy John;
vice ptorident, Mrs. W. D. Smith;
troasoser. Miss Una Chason; secre-
tai^. Mrs. B. G JOearon. Miss Pra
ther waa present and demonstrated
dw loaf and brown bread using
Graham flour and honey, thereby en
couraging the use of home products.
Some of ^ jnendieiB had - the felt
of their. hats, but owing to the lack
of time ^e asked those who attend
ed the demonstration of hat making
in Lumberton to assist other mem-
ibers with tteir jiats.
Mix Smith and Miss Ursula Bal
four were hotesses to the club and
served hrt tea and sandiwdke8,'eake
and candy. About twenty were pres
ent.
Local and Personal
Mr. J. M McGougan, s prosperous
young fairmer a few miles from town,
went to Iteleigh last 'Wednesday to
bear Gari WilUams, the cotton mem-
W of the new Federal Farm Board,
speak. M;r: McGougan Was very
much improssed with his talk and
the meth(^ the farm boaid is trying
to put into operation. He seems to
think it is the salvation of tite cot
ton farmer.
Miss: Meta Klajrpp of Shannon
gpSfit week here vimti^ her
aunt, Mrs. J. E. Clifton. Miss
Klaipp is with an aunt at Dondair-
racb this week.
Mr. and Mirs. Dan Monroe of Chad-
bourn spent 'Wednesday and T’hurs
aay’ here visiting relatives.
Mr. Don.Uviugston of Washington.
N. C., spent a fuv/ days recenty with
his mother, Mrs. George Uvingston.
Mr W E. Marley Irft 'Oariy Mon
day moining for Bladen, county to
spend d few days hunting deer. He
belongs to the Bladen County Deer
Hunters’ Club.
Mr. Robert Monroe and dau^ters,
liissps Maggie and Leona, Master
Hubert Covimrton and Mrs. R. M-
Birewn, spent, Friday aftOTnioon in
Immd^iurg viribhiff.' :'wMn!b
Mr. TSteo B?!ph, and
GENERAL NEWS
Sa^ft^ N. A. Townsend, has le-
sign^ executive eounsek's post
bmd ,aii^ the position was creatad
bs fbe 1929 Gemral Assembly, aad
O.’M. Mull of . tiUslby has aenpted
the appointment to muceed him Gew-
empr Ga.nlner amioanced Monday.
Ju^ Townatend has handled
and sitoations wiMi
remaiiktijie tac^ Iptienoe, and deaw-
tioD to du^, sa^ Govenor Gazdamr,
.and my admini^tnrtion owes a large
vfua of udmtever success awy
iro'attended its efforts to his aaa-
tiring efferts and ability. It is said
that he expecte to return to the
practice of li^, and may locate in
soms piednumt North Carolina lawo.
Some time daring Sunday night
fifteen prisoners made th^ eaoape
from the Pitt'coonty convict ramp,
at last accounts they were still
at .liberty. The delivery was made
wi& tlm use a hack saw, wilti
wbldh tiny sawed a {dace in the
fl^ of the age. They w^ aA
netpoea and ihost of tbeim inrsr
short tonne*s.'*^Thi0re were three
othej* men in. the cage, but having
only a few more days to serve they
psmained.
Ri. H, Hamilton, a young fanner,
near Dmui, dis^moared November 1,
and, has nrt beim beard of sinee. He
left Dunn ' on October 31, stating
that he was going to Fayetteville to
Jtbs teir, whiph he di^ staying that
‘eight with his iaister-in4aw and left
next moining about 6 o’clock. His
whueahouts since thaA time We niv-
known. Ha owned a farm, was mar
ried aiod has five children. He is a-
brat five feet and seven inches in
height and about 155 pounds,
M desoishaven and bas light comr
piaxion^ His 'wife and mother are
botii prostrate from anxkty, and it
is asked that any' infonnation con
cerning him be sent to his wife, Mm.
R. H, Hamilton, Dunn, N. C.
The sale' of. antomolale • ‘ license
plates in Npzth Carolina pass^ tiie
800,000 maili last Friday, Wift tta
Tirrt time in the histery .of the fltate
that license plate sates went ov^ the
half million maria The report of
Sprague Silver, head of the motor
vehicle divUibn - the Department
K§ivihum,.Nrimwed*-that aOO.426
Qu^ half preached as only he could i say Blue. I w^s present when ^
PF. McMillan To
Preach Here Sunday
Bat
Atianta,
Home'
hfidlinnaib D.
li^f'Seerbtary of
will preach at tee
lurch neort ;.Sanidii»
at 11 oMo^ Dr. jicilfil-
]«D hi one of tee leauteg. mlpieters of
the Soothein church aQd the Frcitey-
teriaus are; fortuaiite ift haviug hbn
preach, :*. gentileman said to one
of theiw outsiders, who on that uar-
ticuiar day bad gone inside to the
services, “I tell you McQueen is 'a
great preacher.” The other replied,
“My God ain’t he solid.” , An with
him “Xolid” summed up. all possible
praise. In those early day^ the pul
pit was in the end of tro—^'urch
oppoMte to the one now occupied, by
it, and it was very big, and very
high. There were galleries on three,
sides, also, in one of which would sit
some colored *Worshippex3, a remnant
of those who had attended in slavery
daj's. Among these was old “Uncle
Datus,” once the slave of my Grand
father Currie, who came to Bethel
as long as he lived. I recall one oc-
casidn, long ago, when a great com
pany of these colored people came
down from the gallery after the
white eongregation had retired, took
seats in front pf the pulpit, while the
miidster and eld^ gave them the
communion. Among other things
about that day which struck me was
the singing of these colored people.
I can still see the old black faces of
many of theim, serious and kindly
as they sat and drank in the words
of the white spreacher. And* yet
since then, I have served in some
Texas churches wheis such an' oc
curence would provoke a riot. But
our Texas people 'had not come to
know the negroes as we had. The
outsta^iding event in, Bethel history
of those early days, although I do
not. ri nbejr it personally, was the
.great IcQueen -reiviyal. The Mc
Queen --ohers, Martin and Archie,
were 1 - teachers, but most of the
preach was -done by the former
body of old Mri Blue was hurried
there, and alpo those of his wife.
Mir. Blue lived near my father’s new
hoime on tee wbet ride of the Bof*
falo, and be was a goaint little man,
known to the ,neighbors as “Cri.
Blue.” The day of his funeral was
also very cold, the ground covered
wite patches of snow., and the wind
was bittairly sharp.' I walked from
home with my father that day,
though I/Was quite a small lad. In
those days there was a school house
doSe by, and while waiting for the
fujigral party, a fire was made in it
for the women and children. My
father sent me in to that fire with
my teeth clattering with cold. I still
iiecaU how an elderly woman saw
me, and said,..“Here Uttle boy, come
to me, yon look, like you are nearly
frozen,” and she took me in her
lap. I never knew who .she was, al
though she seemed to know all about
ma whten I told her my name. But
whoever she was, she was a friend in
need and I revere bar memory.
Finally the funeral party arrived,
and* we went into the church into
which no stove had as yet ever come,
and Mr. McQueen preached . the
funeral seiinon. Wonder we didn’t
all take poteiumonia. But we didn’t
we were: inured to cold. Late in
that winter afternoon, we reached
home; cold, tired, hungry, and sat
down to a hoit dinner of beef, turnips,
com bread, home made sausage, and
yellow yams, ithe simple life, but tire
happy life. How the silent city has
grown! How many lie there to await
the. great daiy, friends, kindred,
“whom we have loved long sinca and
lost awhile.”.
Few
Last Wednesday afternoon as Mr.
DeWitt Tapp waa. returning frum
Person County a wild turkey flew
in front of the car. It hit top
just above ibhe windshield and was
killed instantly. Mr. Tapp piefc^ it
up mad foankrthat it was only slight
ly bruised, so a turkey dinner was
served that evening to Mb. and Mrs.
W. E Freeman, mid Frances Je^
Freeman, Mr. arid Mrs. H L. Gatlin,
and Mary Ellen Gatlm, Mr. C. H.
i;app and family. >
Wagram Qass To
K Have Bazaar
The Loyal .Wwkers Sunidiay School
class Af tire Wagram Presbyterian
rixnte -will have a 'bazaar in the va-
caRt store bfedlcuag next to the bank
bn Fitray, Dec.’'6 at 3 o’clock
Fancy arm lUid gifts of all kinds.
Uoirta and dq Tour Ohristmiaa abop-
pbig. A mq^r iwill be served be-
ipnnjng s$ 6 o’clock, 69 cefits per
BbaeBi ef Wagnaim Preeby-
diwte: debt, ‘
-1 . ,:,.y
.*ses In
lecorderV Court
with intent to kill and inflicting se
rious injury , on another colored wo
man. Adeii iWatson and Abraham
Jones were indicted for forcible tres
pass but tbe case was continued un-^
til next 'Tuesday in oMer that, coun-1
sel for Jones "might have time to
fr^r various reasons. Walter Prep"® tee ^ Anothw case.
- against Adel] Watson was tried and
he submitted to a charge of assault,
with a deadly weapon. Judgment
was reseirved until the treispass case
is tried. Clarence Fields, white,
plead guilty of shooting birds but of
season and was taxed with tho costs.
Tuesday was a Tatheir light day in
Reorder’s court, seven cases coining
up for trial with a part of these con-
tiPued f'c various reasons. Walter
Alderius olored, who was tried
last we removing crops from
the far 4.rthur Pai*ks without
giving -s required by law, was
foinulidU. I'll .-iid taxed wiJh the coqts
are required to pay. to Parks the sutm
of ten dollars for the crops removed.
He gave notice off appeal to Superior
court. \ ■ ,
Otis white, colored, plead guilty to
violaiting the prohibition law and was
taxed with the costs. It seems that
be was indict in a Magistrate’s
court for an aflFmy and in teUiug
how* the affray occurred stated that
he had. brought home some whiskey
for Ms own eonsuimiption. It was Ms
statement m tMs trial that led to a
a wanant being iaslriid on the liquor
charge.
Janie Gillisiiiie, colored, was hound
over to Saperior court under a ciuuge
of an assiw with a deaiBy weapon
Tuesday from Highumitb' hosiHital
whara he had been (receiving treat
ment for a wMle.
, Mr. N. H.; 'G. Balfour and sister.
Mis."! Urstdd; Miss Bettie McNeill artd
Audrey'mid Neill Shaw Balfour, ^s-
ited Mis, Neill Shaw in Fayetteville
Simday afternoon.
/Mrs. Shaw is riowly improving and
we hope to see her come home soon.
Mrs. Annie Belle Smith wiB-.Jeave
Wednesday to ^nd Thanksgiving in
Fayetteville tvith .her sister, Bb^. S.
M. Davip.
Mrs. W. J. Currie of.Maxtim spent
a few days last week visitii^ her
sister, Mrs, M’ L. Marley. She left
Brtday for her home.
' Mrs. W. D. Smith and little daugh
ter, Sara Bell, and brother, Mr. Mar
cus Allan, of IWilinington, will leave
Tbarsday morning for Littleton to
spend the Thank^ving holidays with
their parents. *
Mr. Melvin and Miss Beatrice Hon
eycutt of LinSen visited Prof. C. H.
Youpg and family Sunday afternoon.
Angus Mclnnds of Fayette
ville spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs, George Liringston and .family.
Miss Elizabeth limner visdted her
sister, Miss Alicia Sumner, a student
nurse in the Baker Sanatorium, Lum
berton,, Simday.
Mr. and Mr. T. A. Parnell and
family were visitors among relatives
in Lumberton Sunday..
Mr. David Jones, and sister, Mrs.
Effie Honeycutt, and Mr. and Mrs.
Stamford of Raleigh were visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G.
Dearen Sunday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pearce and
mother, Mirs. G, W. Kinlaw, and Mr.
Wilburn Kiiilaw of Wilson spent
Sunday with Mrs. George livingston
and family near town.
Messrs W, G. Marley and W. D.
Smith are planning to snend Thanks
giving at Shallotte and Cherry Grove,
S. C., hunting ducks.
Mrs. M. L..Marley and little sons,
Jimmie and Lennon, Jr., left Tues
day to spend Thanksgivmg with Mrs.
M^ey’s parents, Mr. and Mk. D. J.
Butler, at Lords, S. C.
’ Miss Rebecca Currie, a senior of
Greensboro collie, m>cnt the 'ureek-
end of the 17th in town with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Currie. Mrs.
Cuorie mid Miss Leona Moniroe todc
her back to Greensboro Monday..
Messrs Willie, Daniel and Archie
McGougan of Red Springs .spent
Stmdny in town with relatives-
Miss Margaret Williford of Red
Springs spent tlie weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. WiIU-.
ford.
The high school students are work-
- r* « — mw ? 9*
fotriled 478^S^ and talal license
plate sales in il928 were ^83,770.
The annual report of the .Aineri-
jCan National Red Cross fa:* the year
ending Jupe 30, 1929 Has- been dis--
tributed and. it is interesting read
ing Th mendiership is now 4,100,-
000, and the' total ei^ndituref'"'by
the National organization and the
Chapters was. $5,326^570.15 of which
$4,306,000 was derived frtun restric
ted contributions to spedfk (^ra*
tions transmitted through the Chap
ters and an additional $463,000 was
raised and expended by the Chap
ters Erectly. It reports 16 buildings
damag'ed or destroyed, 2 persons
killed 14 injured, and 30 assisted by
tile Red Gross in Hoke County.
6 STITCHES IN HEART.
MAN STILL LIVES
A man At the Univarsity Hospital I ing on the play, “Marrying |larior.
Baltimore, named Barrington Hill te
still 'alive 'with six stitriies in his
heart The operation was parfomn^
last Saturday a short tnne after HJJl
was alleged by poUjQe to hava been
stubbed in a brawl. Unless corapli-
cs^ons develop, physicians predict
that ba will recover. Five stitches
were mads in the left ventricle and
one in tile Ut aixricle. The plymicians
teyskaaoe .had to srinove/'part of
niUA bw—tfaone and two rite /
A.-4
..
■Ik-.
resent it baore ene
and ejqiect to vrei
Christinas holidays.
Mr. A. L. Uslier was a business
visitor in Lumberton Monday.
Miaa Maud Lovett 'will leave Thurs
day . for Winston-Salem to spend
Thanksgiving 'mth Mrs. W. M.
Thrush.
> Mrs. A. J. Edwards qf St. Pa^
will spend several days* wite her sis-,
ter, Mr. J. 0. Lovett
Mr. J. W. Davis spent Triaadsy in
Arthur Wdson Page, son of the
latte- Walter Hines Page, has been ap
pointed assistant secretary of State
to succeed Nelson T, Johnson, wi^
has becomo minister to China. This
is omisidered one of the most iit-
teresting appointments so far roaxlc
by thte Secretary of State. Stimson,
beeanise the appointmnt marks the be
ginning of a nfiw policy of persimal
reoganization in the state depart
ment. Mr. Page was born in Aber
deen, N. C., in 1883 was edu
cated at Lawatenceville and Harvard
His wife is the former Miss Mollia
W Hall, of Milton, Miss.
> I
Senator FVands Warren of Wy
oming died in Washingtom, D. C., Sun
day-, of pneumonia, he was 85 years
old and was “Dean” of the Senate,
having, served in that body con
tinuously sinoa 1895. He was the
-oldest member of the Senate both
in lengfth of yaars'and of service,
and was the only member who par-
ticinated in the War Between tba.
States. General Pm:slmig, his son-in-
law, was at his bed-side. Hm death
leaves Senator Simmons the ranking
member of the Senate, he hetving
takgn the oath of office on Mardi
4, 11(01. CJonggessmiin Stedman now
enjoys the distinction of being the
ouly veteran of the War Betwero the
States in edthen? hranoh of Congress-
State Rural School
Supervisor Here
TWiiaa Nancy O. Devers, State S«q>-
ervisor of Rural Schools, was in the ”
county OB Monday and TCiesday of
this week. She visited all of the
schools and offered many helpful sug-.
g^estioBs to the teachers. Standard
tests have been given in practical^
all sdiods and ^ was of valuable
assistance in checkiiig up on the ra-
sult of these taste. She is dung a
great* work in the State aud tto
(Aeaehers were glad for her to
and. h®lp th©in in thwTpWtWPm.
Fayetteville on huatoess.
'lileirers John Mritey Sliwr and
William Cobh vrere IbyetteriUe virit-
ors Sunday. -v • w
Mr. James MuLeun is on the sick
list with tonsUar trouble.