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LIFT RESTRICTIONS
IN LUMBERTON NOW
Churches Open Today and the
Schools Next Week.
Slovies Will be Allowed to Open Fri
day Official Results of the Elec
tion One-Day Term of Court
Grants Four Divorces.
By F. UROtER BSITT.
Lumberton, Nov! 9. The town ordi
nance passed more than a month ago
forbidding the holding of church or
Sunday school services or other pub
lic meetings lias been lifted and ser
vices will be held in the Lumberton
Churches tomorrow. The ordinance,
passed at the same time, closing pic
ture shows will be lifted November
15. All picture theatres must be fumi
gated "before opening and once each
week after opening.
The ordinance closing the schools
will be lifted November 18. This was
decided upon by the mayor and board
of town commissioners Wednesday.
No doubt large crowds will attend the
cervices at the various churches to
morrow, as it has been more than a
month since any church services have
been held in town.
The county board of health met
Thursday and lifted the order closing
the schools throughout the county, ef
fective November 18. The board rais
ed the order closing churches and for
bidding other public meetings in the
county a week ago.
Democratic leaders in Robeson are
highly pleased with the result of the
election in the county. Whiie around
800 democratic voters are in the army
and some were kept away from the
polls on account of sickness, the demo
cratic majority was the largest in
years. Only one township Wishart
went republican and in some town
ships not a single republican vote was
cast. The total vote was 3,174, repub
lican vote 1,190, giving a democratic
majority of 1,984.
H. E. fotacy was elected to the state
senate and G. B. Sellers and J. S. Oliv
er were re-elected to the house of rep
resentatives. All the court houise offi
cials were re-elected as follows: Sher
iff, R. E. Lewis; register of deeds, M.
W. Floyd; clerk of court, C. B. Skip
per. "While a very few cases of jnfluen
', ta. have been reported in Robeson this
week, conditions are about normal
again. One death has been reported
this week. Mrs. Lattie Rice of. Route
4, Lumberton, died Thursday night.
'Her husband died week ago. Two
small children survive.
Mrs. E. C. Worthington, aged
25
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Wrigrhtsville cars stop directly in
front of their parlors at Villa View.
years, died at the Thompson hospital
here Thursday at 11 a. m. Deceased
was a daughter of C. B. Thompson of
Fairmont and had been married less
than a year. She had been living at
Greenville, Pitt county, for some time.
Interment was made in the family
burying ground at Fairmont Friday
at 3 p. m.
J. B. Stephens, a well-known citi
zen of Fairmont, died Tuesday night
of apoplexy. He had been in his usu
al health up to a few hours before his
death. He was 45 years old and was a
brother of the late Dr. W. F. Stephens
of Fairmont, who died two weeks be
fore. Deceased was a good citizen
and will be missed.
Robeson has been thoroughly organ
ized for the united war workers drive
next week- Committees have been ap
pointed in each township in the- coun
ty. J. P. Russell, a Lumbertonian
who has been engaged in "T" work
for several months, will make an ad
dress in the court house here Monday
evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Russell is
a most pleasant speaker and no doubt
a large crowd will hear him. He will
tell of his work in the army camps.
He will spealc at other places in the
county during the week. ' Robeson's
allotment is $9,000, but an oversub
scription of at least 50 per cent will
be urged. Robeson has goffe over its
allotment in all drives in the interest
of the war, and no doubt it will do so
again.
An honor flag won by the town in
the fourth Liberty loan campaign, con
taining a star representing an over
subscription of more than 50 per cent,
has been placed on the flag staff of the
municipalV building.
The local army exemption board will
send 15 white men to Fort Caswell No
vember 15. Fifteen colored men will
entrarwi -for Camp Greene about No
vember 20 and six limited service men
will be sent to Camp Humphrey, Va.,
about November 26.
Three physicians have been added to
the examining board .of this district.
These are: Drs. N. A. Thompson, W.
L. Grantham and,T. F. Costner, mak
ing a total of six.
At a one-day term of Robeson su
perior court Monday four divorce
cases came up for trial and divorce
was granted in each case. Judge C.
C. Lyon of Elizabethtown presided.
John B. Meares has been elected
town commissioner from ward No. 2,
succeeding A. V. G. "Wishart, who is
serving in the army. The board of
commissioners have raised the light
rate from 10 cents to 12 cents perkilo
wat hour.
. The jury has been drawn for a two
weeks term of superior court for the
trial of civil cases to convene Mon
day, December 2.
News has been received here of the
death of Mack Curtis, a former Lum
bertonian. Mr. Curtis lived at Dil
lon, S. C, at the time of his death,
which resulted from influenza-pneumonia.
Unusually large crowds of shoppers
are coming into town from the rural
districts since the influenza epidemic
subsided. Local merchants are enjoy
ing a splendid trade.
The .good, weather of the past sev
eral .months has enabled Robeson
farmers to gather their crops much
earlier than in recent years. Many
farmers have completed the task of
harvesting their 1918 crops, which
might be considered "very good "
E. L. Whaley of the U. S. aviation
forces in France, has sent his father,
L. E. Whaley of Lumberton, a part
of the wing of a German aeroplane. He
said that the .'plane was brought
down by allied airmen. A hole in the
piece was- made by a machine gun bul
let, according to Mr. Whaley.
w. kj. inompson,, secretary of the
Robeson fair associatlpn, Is busy get
ting things in shape for the annual
county fair to be held in Lumberton
November 19 to 22. The fair prom
ises to be the . "biggest and best" yet
held in Robeson. Large crowds are
expected to attend. The fair will be
held in a large, brick tobacco sales
warehouse in First street. The' mid
way will be here in connection with
the other features, of the fair. Clean
shows only will be allowed.
COLUMBUS SCHOOLS
TO OPEN MONDAY
Influenza Fast Disappearing
From the County.
Democratic Majority in Columbus
Tuesday Was Heavy Flue Sweet
Potato Crop Being Harvest
ed Whltrville Xotes.
LIMITED SERVICE ME IT FOR
ARMY AND WAVY CALLED
Washington, No v. 9. A call for 900
men qualified for limited service to
serve-as , photographers in the army
and 200 men fqr the navy to serve as
bridge and structural workers, was
issued today by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder. The inen.for the army
may 'volunteer until November 20 and
will entrain November 25; Those for
the navy may volunteer until Novem
ber 23 and will be mobilized Novem
ber 29. "
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K. OF C. WILL DISTRIBUTE'
POSTCARDS AMONG SOLDIERS
New York, Nov. ' 9. -To reassure
families of soldiers and bailors over
!a!' aJter the signing: of an armistice,
that their relatives in. the serivce are
5? e,.the Knihts, of Columbus ' will
distribute to the 2,000,000 men in Eu
ropean territory-postcards to be mail
ed home. The cards will have spaces
-SEi. 2 writer's name ana regiment
with the Information;-- 'Tm safe and
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Whiteville, Nov. 9. The Whilevilie
high school and practically every school
in the county will reopen Monday
morning after about $ix weeks of sus
pension. The influenza situation clear
ed up sometime ago and there is now
litt.'e, if any of it. in tha county, but
I tho health authorities dee Tied it best
that aU public places should remain
closed until the coming Monday, as a
matter of precaution. The usual church
services will be held at most of the
churches today. The resuming of the
old order of things is a graat relief.
Official figures compiled by the elec
tion board here Thursday give the en
tire county democratic, ticket heavy
majority. Register of Deeds A. W.
Baldwin led the democratic ticket by
polling 1,442 votes. He was closely
followed by Memory for clerk of court,
Amnions for sheriff, Hickman for
treasurer and other officials. Very few
tickets were scrated.
The highest republican vote polled
was, that of K. L. Stanley, the consider
ably less than half of that of his near
est democrat competitor. As far as
the county politics were concerned,
everybody ig well pleased with the re
sulets, but- democrats are expressing
considerable disapointment at the out
come of the national ticket
A number of people went to Chad
bourn Friday afternoon to attend the
funeral and burjal-of R. E. L. Brown.
The passing of Mr. Brown is keenly re
gretted here and all over the county.
He served two terms as county com
missioner. With his brother, Hon. J.
A. Brown, he has been always active
ly engaged in the development of
Columbus county, more , particularly,
Chadbourn, where his home was, and
the splendid farming and trucking
country around there.
The faked war news announcing
peace was received here with more
than one grain of salt Thursday even
ing. No one put in an appearance who
was willing to express a belief that
it was really true; hence there was
little or no dissapointment in store
for anyone Friday morning when the
"big scoop" faild of confirmation.
Farmers are right now in the midst
of digging and storing the largest
sweet potato crop that was ever, grown
in the country, according to reports
made by many of . them. The tubers
are of unusual size and solidity. Many
six and seven pounds speciments have
been placed o nexhibition here. Jailor
J. I Spivey of Whiteville was re
cently exhibiting the products of one
hill, the aggregate weight of which
was a little over 22 pounds. The plant
that produced this record breaking
yield was a volunteer and came up in
Mr. Spivey's corn field, where It re
ceived little or no attention.
Almost daily the news is trickling in
that Columbus boys, as well as other
Tar Heels, did themselves proud on the
29th of September, when the "Old
Hickory" division made such an envi
able reputation in action against the
enemy. It is known fotf a certainty
that Samuel Elwood Hayes and Ches
ter N. Bullaxd, both of Whiteville, lost
their lives with the division 'on the
date named. Coporal Henry C. Hick
man, a son of County Treasurer W.
H. Hickman, was wounded, as were
several others from this section.
The first of the men who registered
for service on September 12 to be cal
led to camp will go about next Satur
day in a small detachment. Larger
numbers will go the last of the month
and during December it is expected that
the number entrained will be very
large. The local board, although bad
ly hampered during the past several
weeks, has acquitted itself nobly and
carried on its work with a great deal
more exactness and speed than coufd
have been thought possible. The re
mark has been freequently heard that
no better men .could have been selected
for the work- in. this county than
Chairamn Tucker and Drs. Johnson and
Floyd. I
Every morning since last Sunday
has revealed the earth covered with
a beautiful mantle of frost.
The cotton .crop, like the tobacco
crop early in the year, is proving: be
yond expectations. Local ginners can
hardly keep . pace and turn- out the
fleecy staple as fast as it reaches them.
A, very eignificent fact if that a -very
large per cent of the 'crop Is ; being
hauled right - back to- the farms from
where It came, Just as soon as it is
grinned.- Either the farmers are nti
much la nee4 X tua.&9 e2s ihej ax&
finding ample ways to tide them along
until" they can get what they term
a satisfactory price for their crop.
It Is probably the former. Good times
are In effect all over the county. No
more striking Illustration of this fact
can be given than in that three years
ago two newspapers had to devote
about two pages each per weelc to car
rying notices of mortgages to be fore
closed. As things are now the force
attached to the one lone newspaper in
the county always look on th notice
of a forclosure of a mortgage as a
curtfsity.
If one may believe the surface in
dications, there is little prospect for
a fuel faminine in Whiteville this win
ter. Prices on wood are a little high,
as in the case o fevery other com
modity, yet the supply seems fairly
strong.
Business of all sorts is splendid. Wo
men and girls have rappidly taken the
place of men called into service, in
almost every conceivable line of in
dustry. They are on the farms, in the
stores, officejj and everywhere that a
pair of willing hands can serve.
It is safe to say that as much lumber
for building has gone out to the coun
try this fall and winter and as much
timber has come in to the mills as
usual. A large per cent of the haul
ing is done by trucks.
Nearly all of the young people who
came home from school and college at
the outset of the influenza epidemic
have returned to resume their studies.
Relatives in Whiteville were advis
ed Thursday of the marriage in Gro
ton. Conn., of R. Jack Wooten, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wooten, to Miss
Louise Bailey , of Groton. Mr. Wooten
left here about a year ago to work
at the ship building yards in Gorton.
The neAvs j hUS Tnarrige was quite a
surprise to relatiVes and friends.
GEORGIA TECH SWAMPS
N. C. STATE COLLEGE
Tar Hels Lack Speed, and Team-Work.
But Fiffkt Every Inch of Ground
Score 128 to O.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 9. Georgia Tech
piled up its biggest football score of
the 1918 season against the North
Carolina Agricultural and Engineer
ing College here today making 128
points to 0 for the visitors. Only once
was the steady, scoring of the Heisman
machine interrupted, that was in the
third period when Ferst, Tech's half
back made the second of the two
fumbles charged against his team.
Ripple, of North Carolina, seized the
ball and dashed 80 yards across Tech's
goal line but as he ran, the referee's
whistle blew to announce that North
Carolina was penalized for holding.
Carolina showed lack of speed and
team-work although . they fought ev
ery inch of ground. They made only
two first downs aided in both by pen
alties, and failed in 12 attempted for
ward passes.
Alasklan Chief Dead.
Douglas, Alaska, Nov. 9. Chief Ana
Cla Hash, who. according to local re
cords, ruled the Taku tribe's village
near here long before the Americans
come to Alaska is dead here.
The chief was said to be the oldest
native leader in all Alaska. His many
relatives placed his age far beyond the
century mark. Alaska's governors at
Christmas time were usually presented
with one of the famous Chilkat blank
ets by the old man.
Natives from every part of southeast
ern Alaska, it is expected, . will come
here to attend the funeral.
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"HIQH UP" THIEF IN
GOLDSBORO DRUG STORE
Presumably Dope Fiend Breaks Into
Store and Takes Quantity of Opium
Leaves $10 Bill For It.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Goldsboro, Nov. 9. An unusual -robbery
occurred here last night when it
is believed that some party "higher up"
than an ordinary thief forced an en
trance to the Brown-Grantham drug
store. The only thing found disturbed
by the drug store management was
the narcotic case which had been forc
ed open, but just what was taken
from same is at present undertermined.
This unique thief demonstrated that
he wanted to be honest and pay for
the articles he purloined by leaving a
$10 bill on top of the narcotic case
which contained an assortment of
"sleep dope" opium and morphine. It
is believed that the intruder was after
one of the latter dopes.
The thief was doubtless superstitious
for instead of departing from the store
by the way he" entered, proceeded to
break the lock on another one of the
doors. It is believed that a woman
figured in the robbery owing to foot
prints similar .to those made by a wo
man being visible under the barred
window through which the thief made
his entrance into the store. .
One of the proprietors stated to a
reporter that he had a strong suspicion
as to who the intruder was and should
the party be arrested charged with the
crime it would cause a sensation In
this city. The case has been put into
the hands of the police.
Washington, Nov. 9. American sol
diers returning home after the war
will be required to pass through gov
ernment" "delousing" plants for the re
moval of trench vermin. Forty-five of
these plants the war department an
nounced today will be erected under
the supervision of the surgeon-general
at a cost of $1,500,000.
POLISH PROVINCE OF
PLOCK ARISES AGAIXST HtXg
-London, Thursday, Nov. 7. The pop.
ulation of the Polish province of Piocic
have arisen against the Germans anj
there have been conflicts in which
number of persons of both sides have
been killed according to a Zurich dis.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company.
The Germans have arrested and shot
members of the Polish military or.
ganization and the whole male pop.
ulation is being deported to Germany.
Waiters and Cooks Strike.
New York, Nov. 9. Several hundred
waiters and cooks at the Vanderbilt
and Plaza hotels in this city went on
strike today, Joining l.BOO employees
of the McAlpin, Waldorf-Astoria, and
other hotels who walked out about 10
days ago after their demands for a
50 ..per cent wage increase had been
refused.
Report of the Condition of
The Peoples Savings Bank
At Wilmington, N. G., at Close of Business November 1st, 1918.
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts ......... $1,237,301.21
Stocks and Bonds ..... 50,373.00
United States Bonds and Liberty Bonds 383,850.00
Banking" House, Furniture and Fixtures - 48,000.00
All other Real Estate owned 12,500.00
Demand Loans ...... ....... 216,093.34
Trust Investments ....... 41,698.50
War Savings Stamps i . . . 794.44
Cash on Hand and Due fro mBanks 138,344.01
2,128,954.50
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock-. . .$ 65,000.00
Undivided Profits 134,119.31
Accrued Interest Due Depositors 9,000.00
Dividends Unpaid . . . . ..." 129.00
Cashier's Checks ! 3,728.40
Deposits
U. S. Treasurer . . : . . ....... ........ .-.-.$ 258,150.00
Individual $1,658,827.78 1,916,977.79
2,128,954.50
State of North Carolina, . -
County of New Hanover.
I, J. Holmes Davis, Cashier of the above named Bank, da solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to: the best of my knowledge and belief.
J. HOLMES DAVIS, Cashier.
J. O. REILLY,
' D. C. LOVE,
F. W. DICK,
' Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 9th day of November, 1918.
CHAS. S. GRAINGER, Notary Public.
F. W. DICK,
President.
OFFICERS:
h. c McQueen,
Chairman of the Board.
J. HOLMES DAVIS,
Cashier.
M. J. CORBETT,
Vice-President.
h. c. McQueen,
ROBT. R. BELLAMY,
THOS. H. WRIGHT,,
M. D. DIVINE,
M. J.CORBETT,
D.C.LOVE,
J. HOLMES DAVIS,
DIRECTORS:
WALKER TAYLOR,
F. B. GAULT,
X A. SPRINGER,
D. R. FOSTER,
FivW. DlGK,
J. O. .REILLY.
THQS.;WILSOK,
Four per cent, compounded quarterly paid on all accounts of $5.00
or OVfir; Vnnr Hnafnfta nryArtWr ATmrLA:f.
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