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MEWS o THE PUBUC WELFARE IS THE INTEREST OF THE WHOLE PEOPLE Vol. 1. No. 29. Lillington; N. C, Thursday July 17, 1919 "If it concern Harnett. Ifa ia THE NEWS' o O: V i ULUNGTON NEEDS It is nothing new or novel to hear it said about a town that it neods improvements. No town is so fin ished that there is no room for im provement. But the aggressive steps which Lillington needs to take are vitally essential. The town of today that is not up and doing is doomed. Prosperity perhaps in times, agone has overtaken some municipalities, but that day is past. The most urgent need of Lilling ton now is a system of water supply and an electric current that will make the town modern. Aggressive steps by far-sighted citizens can bring these measures into reality. A home modernly equipped will com mand higher estimate than a home without it,, and just so it is with a town. It may be figured by all the rules of investment and practical economy, and the final result will be that the best is the cheapest This town is facing a crisis. Never in its history has there been more promise of development, but this can come about only by the exercise -of that energy which produces results. The will-power is here. There is no question about that. An overwhelm ing majority of Lillington's popula tion is in favor of putting the town in its rightful place, where the bid JOSEPH A. STEWART. '"There is no Death. . - Whatwe call death is transition To fields Elysian. ' - To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." - PROMINENi' CITIZEN a ' PASSES AWAY Mr. Edgar S. . Smith, one of the most prominent citizens of this coun- This extract from a beautiful poem I ty, died last Saturday morning at is brought to my mind by the passing Highsmith Hospital in Fayetteville, away of Joseph A. Stewart, which sad where he had been taken last Sunday event was announced in your excel-! a week ago in a last effort to save lent paper last week. Joe Stewart, his. life . against a serious attack of as he was familiarly called, was the uraemic poisoning with which he was son of Jacob and Cynthia Stewart, stricken about three weeks ago at his who lived and died in Grove Town- home near Lillington. ship, Harnett County. When Joe, the Interment was in . Flat Branch subject of this sketch, was about 12 cemetery Sunday morning, Rev. G. years of age he was bereft of a fa- F. Kirkpatrick, the pastor, officiating, ther's love and -care by the assassin Mr. Smith was a .devout member of hand of a brute who shot him to I Flat Branch church, holding the pod- death without warning and without I tion of deacon at the time of his cause. The raising of the family, J death. consisting of several small children. Deceased was formerly a county fell upon the shoulders of the mother, commissioner and' was at one-time aided By her eldest son, Joe." The prominent in county affairs, but of parents of Joe were plain honest peo-1 late years had devoted bis entire pie who belonged to what is called I time to his farming operations, with the middle class that class from! which he was very successful. He which a country always draws the I was one of the most prominent far- bravest and most heroic supporters. I mer citizens of Harnett County, and They belong to the nobility of.' na-1 was a man of sterling character, ad tions. -I mired and honored by all who knew When Joe was about 18 years of I him. age, the war Between the States Surviving are: Mrs. fcmith, wno broke out, and he at once volunteered was Miss Jennie Belle Buie before and joined the army of his native marriage; five daughters, Mrs. Wn. State and followed the flag of the I Brown. Mrs. Floyd Parker, Misses new-born Confederacy of the South lEffle and Nora; and three sons. with a valor that knew no fear, with! Messrs. Douzald. William and Edgar. is open , to growth in industry and a loyalty that knewno abatement, Jr, conseuent enlargement of domain. . and with a faith that knew no doubt. More business and better business fin that flag was furled at Appomat- WILL TRY TO REPEAL - is within grasp. It can be had, not tox to wave no more forever: He THE SODA WATER TAX for the asking, but for the develop- settled on the little farm that be- inc. It must come. Lillington can honored to his father hefora hi Hoti I Republican Leaders Decide to At no loneer afford to idle time away, and there lived with his mother until tampt Repeal lave.Ugatioa Of . It is high noon in the 'life of the ne was married. town, and it must be up and doing Some years afterwards the era of before the night comes when no man reconstruction was inaugurated when I Washington, July 16. Repeal of can work. . Joe at once took an active Bart in tQe 80 ater. - Let's start the ball to rollij. and politics, organized his. neighbors and KJS. 2J" JSKT ?3! move faster! - fnends to fight carpetbaggers and na- hv th nnnhlian ateerin? eommltUa. tive renegades and kept up that fight I will be referred .to the -ways and $500 IN CASH PRIZES! until his death. Whenever a man!1111"1 committee, which will draft a mon ' i. - I repeal measure, some leaders pre- Fnr Or.r Exneriences I . . .7 r" T dieted that the tax which levied an v . v carpetbag domination, he found in imDort cf 10 per cent on soft drink. Nearlv every lad who went over-1 Joe Stewart an implacable enemy. land ice cream would be repealed with aoaa has nn interestiner storv to tell iWnen Vns noiirlihnri nH fnsniYa wom I in a month.' pathetic, amusing, or tender--of indicted in the Federal court to meet Investigation of Jftoffice de- little Pierre who creptliftjta.at .with charge of resistance to the opprea- een diseased Dy th steering com him at mess: or Marcelline whom he sion of Northern fanatics and native mittee without a final decision.- Mem found, white-faced and terror-stncx-i allies, Joe Stewart was ever present 1 Ders, . nowever, maicaiea ui an in ;n aaIU. n-t o rninoH - tinnse I i j ' i . 1 1 miirv was nlanned bv tha standing " "'v --"" " --,, to iciiu ms Desi e 11 oris 10 relieve , lr r or Henri, whose father was killed , - kI 1x01136 committee on the departments in the trenches and whose mother was - .on csion when the expenditures, headed, by Representa- taken to Germany by, the enemy; Qrlwriier 01 mis sseicn was nimseu in- tive Zihlman, of Maryland. it mav have been. Aimee who insisted I dieted for intimidating a marshal, the! Immediate attention, the steering upon being adopted by the "Ameri- penalty of which was five years in the committee decided, would be given by W - " - . - . - - I- T V i u I . . .T. . . ' . For such stories as these, or simple 1 ""c ,uc "M a,-lcl w"" iU1 1 wmcn the proniDiuon eniorcement ones telling of the friendship between! the defendant. ' He was asked if he I legislation would be disposed of. Leg the French child and the American knew the character of the defendant, islation prohibiting foreign ships BICKEITS LETTER TO THE TAX PAYERS CTrBr ' AMmMi m Lattar la Ihm Cltiaaaa Im Rfar4 f Dm Tax . Ravalaatiaa My dear Mr. Averaga -Citisen: An intimate acquaintance with you, extending over a number of years, leads mm to write you -this intensely Dersonal letter. I know that you love the truth, that you despise injustice, that you ara a robust champion of th square deaL The possession by you lever attained. tha PotoCGca Dapartmaat DUcusaad.' soldier, 178 cash prizes are offered. H- anser was "Yes it U troaA - shiPs irom in American Soldiers, sailors, marines, men and "ls answer waa-. 3 good. eoaawise de also will be enacted, women who "were in France during uPPn cross-examination he was ask- the committeemen said, as weU as the war in any capacity.- or their ed . by the ; district . attorney with a I the tax repeal measures before families, sweethearts or friends, are sneer, "how good the character of the I summer, recess, which some house invited to compete for these prizes. def endantlra. Hi read v renlv w. ; members have urged begining in T Znrr MK;i;4-r ia aainiran Anv-I . ' r . rt,a. - hodv who can write a letter home can 1 can 8ay how ood lt ne write well, enough for the purpose thing 1 do know, and that is it is bet- AUTO PARTY GOES TO of this contest. Conditions 01 tne ter than yours." : When this defiant WRICHTSVILLE BEACH SSS. ?an , be dlcuJCd b rnting answer was heard, it created as great "Tko Vnfhorleaa P.hil1ren nf Franpp. I Room 634. 410 S . Michiean Ave.. a commotion in the courtroom as if a Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Baggett, Mrs. Chicago.", There is no expense at- bomb had exploded in the midst of S. H. Washburn, Misses Mamie, Susie tached- to entering the contest, which the negroes who - thronged the hall. and Stella Sexton, Lydia Mae Mor ii'JS t0 i:TteJf2J Everyone waited to see whatould gan, Messrs. H. T. Atkins, J. B. Fu- hearts and wives should turn over haPPen to Pr Jo' but h 8tood nay, J. C. Anthrfny, H. Parrish and C their letters from Bill or" Tom : or I dismayed among his political enemies! Johnson formed an automobile party Jack which they have been so proudjy and was not even rebuked by the pre-1 which left for Wrightsville Beach in crops proliise a BUIE'S CREEK ITEMS. TV a a a - a BOUNTFUL YIELD "irrn'" at 1 1 --O0 AVIark l k- t Wiatar WWt a.J Rya SU Si,.L. aMS M 1" .7T Laral PiWactia Er I " .7 unirei- Yat AtUia4. ally iaviud to attend. We are Indtd glad to Mr. John 9. BauntSfttl McKay horn agaiii and hp he wiU fully recovered from th Washington, July farm crops this year were tndicaUdlQ lure's July forecasts banH on coodi-rP!"00 ,or FPndKltla. tions existing the first of the month. Mr- Vktoria MorrUon f Rock Winter wheat and nrt, now being har- dale, Texas, spent part of last wk vested showed the Urreat production with her niece. Mrs. J. N. Cr " Record crops of sweet r or me nrw umw u.ui nisiory 01 ezz.uuu based on July l, farm pneea. and I th State you, Mr. Average Citizen, The value of corn is $4,768,475,000; have it in your poWet to write the wheat 12,577,420,000 and oats $994r C, full truth and perfect equality in the 727,000. N VA trMnt maV WnrtK I rtafvas ak.A -1- . I tO COL tM COntlfittasi vi auv x. eaa uiu v va m i kv fc-a vvvv muss a s. ea.a m " m f Carolina a truly great State. -1 predicted and the production of spring I CIne 3. D. Upchunh and The most vital power oz tne Mate wheat, corn, oats, barley, white potaaope for her a speedy recovery. is the power to tax, ana you believe toes and hay is expected to be larger Mra,' J. IL Crawford of near Duke cised with a fuU knowledge of the I91S-17. Anna McKay, ef Duan, Rev. N. truth.' You beUeve thai from thU will Value, of tha wheat, corn and oats M- McDonald of LXUinxtoa. Rev. W. flow perfect equality 14 taxation.. I crops combined amounts to 1840,-1 A. Forbes and wife of Bale's Creek. For the first tune in the history of 622,000 based on July 1, farm prices. and Mlas Ila Britt of near Acrter Sunday at the borne of Mrs. Gregory. tax books of the State. You have Plant diseases and other condi- Miae Evelyn Bryan Is spending never been called upon o do this be- tions however, made heavy Inroads some time at the home of her father fore; indeed, you have, never been during June on prorpectiv ewhest and ur w m. n.... permitted to do this before. But now oaU production. The forecast shows I, ' Ti. T Jr m . the General Assembly ks enacted a a loss of 75,000,000 bushels of wheat AIUo Cameron of Vaaa Is law that places the matUr entirtly in since the June estimate and a reduc- (pending a few days at the home of your hands. Tha nrw tax. law is tion of 43.000.000 bushels In the pros- her father. Dr. J. F. McKay. wniici vu imhi, mi ptcuTi oaia crop a. nign tempera I Mr FL I TWnrrd i. .n i,m f i MfAn.m ( 4 .1 .v. - I r' wpchurch is an smiles auate'and aDnronriate. The law ialrfitiana of winter kM( iM nn Mf ais ao so written that it will be. easy for the tions while plant disease Increased In I Wr ad a fine rain yesterday. Crepe citizen to do right and hard for him central districts. The heat also af-lare looking fine la and around Bole's to-po wrong, um on you, r. Aver- rected Spring wheat In some parts of Creak rvt;n Ma .rulf.a;kii;t. I .v - v.i. i . i . i. . . V I of determinating whether or not the peared and somewhat damaged the L U tovin0B d family and a I w ma- T . l a am e a m wise and jusi purposes ox ra uwicrop. I Maoa i ratio 9 ana win or shall be carried out. I The area planted In corn, whit- no-1 Jonesboro motored over -la Bnia 1 ! J III V-1 1- . I I . . . I " -"--J MM.HWH W VU4 called NEWS ABOUT . THE BIG COUIITY-FAIR Work Now" Going 'Forward Rapid RaU. Promlacnt Mm Will D at Head of Varioua Depart cnemta . at tail be earned out. The area planted In corn, white po- Jonttbcro motored over to Boi Npw, Mr. Average Cltiien. you will, tatoes, flax and rice U smaller than Creek last Sunday afternoon to vt eive a ouertionnalra and will be last year, while the acreage of sweet .v. f A. uJL 1 w rll!' Jled upon to swear before God and potatoes and tobacco Is larger. ' ml f f Mrfc J K Crtory. A FRIEND. DUNN PHYSICIAN DIES AT HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER to all your fellow-citlrtns what is the Production forecasts of the prl net fair market value of your property, pal farm crops, estimated oa the When you come to take this solemn condition of the cross Jnlv 1. war oath it will be helpful to you to put announced by the department of agri-l 10 your own conscience uui qucmon:i culture as XOUOWSt "If I did not own this property, but Winter wheat. S89: sorine- wheat- wanted to buy it, what would I be 1322: all wheat 1.161: corn. 2.815: Justified in paying for it?" and, again: oats, 1,403. "ir I wanted to sell this property, not . Barley, 231; rye 103; white pota- v-r. Moa.i.- rv. v.. 1 st a forced sale, but U the way and toes 391; sweet potatoes 102 tobac- , Teaiag. She has been on the terms that rrooerty of this eo. 1.453 nonnda; fla. is it ri. lo rather POr health for scaae Urae class is generally agld in this com- 42.5; hay US tons; apples (total) 1 WM MUs Godwin before har muniLj, wui ao 4 rvaity oaiisrw 41(90. could get for it? The answer to these . Apples (commercial) 24.1 barrels; accuracy to the fair market value of CondiUon of prodactloa forecast if 1 . . . . a aene m - . a a a . w I v a TIT w a . your properxy. mis isir rnarxet vaiuei (in thousands or bushels) or com la you must write down in your quas- principal Southern States follow 1 e . nt . a . . . uonnaire, eise you wiu cease 10 be Virginia. l per cent normal, and Mrs. Undesirable Citizen. and 63.989; GeorgU. 83 and 68.063: ,"r ,d l nativ. ef Samp- The Books Will TelL Tennesa, S3 and 80.558; Alabama. 100 t0UnlT- !I Ioni When -you, Mr. Average Citlssn. 76 and 68.648; Mississippi. 70 and era! years ago and practiced for aev tell the truth about your property. It 58 258; LouWana 75 and 33.994. era! years." then went to Sudmaa. Mr. - UndMirabla CIt!4w tA 'ttt 'mi hr-fnr-f.mrjJL .w2Li - I Sow W"ihs ago his healUl trtn to ue about ais property, because when 14.644,000 bushels compared with the books show truly what the proper, 8.063.000 last year and 37,413.000 ty of Mr. Average Citiien .is worth, the averaga July 1 stocks for Xhe five inis evidence win clearly and eon- years 1913-17. a a a a a -a. m ciusiveiy snow wnai me property 01 Dunn. July U. Mrs. WOIiama, the wif of Mr. Claude J. Wailams. died marriage to Mr. WUliaml She leaves a husband and several children, one ly a few days o4d. Dr. W. L. Kadaoa died this morn ing at tha residence of his daurhter. Bertha Fclton. He was 72 Mr. Undesirable CXUsen Is worth. The local and district assessors, when they come to fix the value of property, will be governed by the sworn test! mony of Mr. Average Citizen. ' And when you, Mr. Average Citi zen, tell the unvarnished truth about your property, that truth will wipe HE CALLED IT "NEWS fail aod he cam hete to live wjih his son and daughter. He waa a stum br of the Presbyterian Chorea, and had been a man foil of merry and activity. ' Beside his prof aanon he was largely engaged la farming. Bat Whaa Hi. FrimA, Haard tU Fall 5 lory TWy Wadri If the EJitor Waaa't Right WHAT DOES IT COST TO RAISE . . COTTON 7 Just some one little incident told " rwarua - main- wonaay evening. simply in a letter may win a prize 1 1 tamea, ine majesty 01 tne great writ They report a most enjoyable trip. 01 habeas corpus when all our cow- Great crowds are visiting the beach, REV. J. K. HALL, FORMER ardly Mate judges had declared that but the party secured good accommo- PASTOR, VISITS HERE the judiciary was exhausted. -At last dationa and the surf bathing was ex- Ithe people of the State with one cellent. Rev. J. K. Hall, former Presby- mignty effo" wove these enemies terian pastor in LiUington, was a : om power, and North Carolina was PLENTY OF CHICKENS TO welcome visitor Tuesday. Dr. HaU once more free, in all the political BE SEEN AT HARNETT FAIR is now pastor at Parkton. He served battles that were fought through the four or five years here, and was well years following these events, .Joe Dunn, July 16. At the .Harnett beloved by all -who now him. . . Stewart was in the lead and made his County Fair, - Secretary Odum'says Dr. Hall is holding a series of meet- township the banner township of the they will display plenty of "chick ings at Cape Fear, -which church was county. Now that he has been called ens," of course they are to be of the erected Under his pastorate. He Is I way, ms peopie are looiung 1 or some feathered tribe. S. A. Edzerton. of being assisted by Mr. Kirkpatrick, the one- to teke his place, and say that his Buies Creek, who has made famous present pastor. The meetings began I equal as a leader wUl be hard to find, his strain of S. C. White Leghorns, t . .. . ... . 1 nr. a. j a. 11 j m i ? 'Monday night and will last, about a oy wie aiae 01 ms new- has been secured to handle the nonl week. ' ' made grave and with uncovered heads try. department: This Is not one of . No visitor to. Lillington has ever re- ascribe to his memory every honor Harnett's foremost indnatri-a. but It . ' . . '. .. S i . A. - I . F ceived a more nearty welcome than "" " ,n wur power w comer. a growing one Dr. Hall. He Is a man who makes .v. tu mcljaw. . Those who grow purebred fowls friends with everybody, and there is universal admiration for him here. At what price must eottoa be sold VJff&52T andU -Ed U all the whU. saying he wants J jW4 fjj inequality in taxaUon in North Carol folk, to give him new. for the paper, ?0 UeeVlTo . I? !L 3r,Ud but 1 ueM U Unt verT cttm Conference at New Orleans nest S in.?;,. . !. ?t the man who was waiting hU October. Nowhera on the program Is 2TSV. pVine turn In the barber chair. UhlgM- ble ff shaU be placed on the book, at its "I went down to New York last Jfi?! ,5S?t tk?f Jl lZ .!m . 1 i . aV, I 7 n WUI wek U by nt on. -and Ul probUms of production, mrrchaiv accure to you, M r. Average CiUzen. WTot out a jlttj, pJ aWl lu Don't dising and consumption whkh the 1. You will have the great satis- though." Cotton Conference Is to consider, faction of knowing that the record see 11 in tne paper, mougn. Wiiknui fanM ?:Mi. written by all the people of the Stat. The man In the chair waited until 1 Uatruereord arnotalibelonthe the barber had safely circumscribed utinr tt cottm tnU i the past commonwealth. This knowledge wil hU ehin and then said. "Why, yee few aeaaons will be threahed out. and ZfflpeoT" the moral u WwU mf wif w f b u bo expected that datT will .1. You fmfknow thateevry dir reading the personals aloud last night 1 SbSaT cnminiuQn in uunon ia wipca oav, 1 1 rememoer were was one vnai 4. w.i -t-v rnttAn nnnftnn mm lu and that every citizen Is carrying his Pierc. was In New York last weak on teretted in this question of eottoa 'I. E business.- . . producUon eeeU today more than bo- avea vuv v ea-a m ew r ibm we. I in will eo down, and hereafter! "Well. I The work U gaieg faeward at a rapid rale en the Fair Crounda these daya. The road force la asaklng rapid Prorreas oa rare trak. The tiaWr is being placed and' cut. ar.4 the fouadauaa laid for grand stand aa4 floral LalL The tJl U made out tor two barna. one for hog ad pooltrr aad one for cattle bo rata, sheep, etc Tbeee barns will be a credit to our Uv rLr rroaads when coeaplated vm hav aa able rctrmr-tA . himself tnUrtfte4 la the fair and aax- ious to have the beat for our Ilaraett Couaty Fair. Ills crew of workataa. too. are all vitally iettrat4 u tha fair. This ajvorrs gvod aa4 ecoaeeaJ CJ 'k oa the eaUre b2diagm Mr. G. L Smith. Sr widely known in Harnett and adjoiaing counties ha kindly coaaeaUd to take oa himself a tak that no other bus la ur ea Ure territory caa do. This la of moch laportanee and we hope a asza br of the farmers wi'J eraU tha aires of this op port unity of kerning ajuawe taiermaUoa about farmlsg from a raaa of wide ezper ience. Mr. mHh has coaseated to t up hiaae'.f athis own expense for leaching the farmars the of having pretest ia the ao3 the proper ki&4 of f.trogerms for grow, ing the different leruaenos erepa. Mr. Fra lh will show you the differeat rerms for a nnrabr of the leguaaea ous croTHL It Is net the same zutre rn gatheriog germ oa the roots of soy beaas as is ea tr nm cWar. The e are so small that thry caaoot "fa try the as4 e-e. hot aea sy ste lht by the saeaas of a microscope. Sir. Smith will bo la ome protataeBt place tn floral hall with samples of these different germs ana ca wroacope tarough aiaich saay He seen dJfereat orraaisma. He wOl be glad to give Isformeliea tbout thee InvuIUe ir"t1s that are ao tceeary ia our aoUs If we eipect U work with nature to keep op our aoilv The HarceU Couaty Fair Is out for a real e4ecateaeJ p I ft la every way poaale and It Is good to have men ta or en Urri tory who can gte this tsportaat lo-nructioa- Mr. Smith has a hard Jo. hit ao wni do U wn. afcd U will e l CftUld beaeSt for oar farmm. Mr. Sdney A. Ejrvrtoa. of Bale's Crek. has charg of the poultry de rf.meit. Mr. Kcvrtwm ts saaa well- oeUW4 for this wart,-a ad wo predirt Mat iae poaitry ea duplsy. The ftT luixdUg wJI furaiah. coop in which lo ahow the poaXry. will be to charge for ahetrieg ouTtry. We wOJ hav a coapeteat ' " TV ts" ia b-'" out eoaao ef the foalhared tr.Ve. We have some ake birds ia our territory. Lets brier thna out and ahow to the world what we have. Mesjra. F. S. Collota and R I Codwia wUl handle the cattle drparu meat. This trarrrh of farmirtr Bada iocourarlng end we have the aaea on the job to work it up. The proo- pocxs are bright for a rplii& catUo how. Our drtrirt has soma aa r4 dairy and beef cattle as ts found la Eastern North Carolina. The family row tsrM to hold a cloaer place la the fsm ly circle of overy heme la all this aoulhiaad of ours, Lot's rive htr this cloaer place la oar great fair. Years for a big. claaa. odacalie&al fair at Dean. Oct- IS-li. . OWEN ODUM. SecTreaa. NEW SAN FORD BANK WIUL- OFtN SOON FOR BUSINESS treasuring, and .hunt up the ; refer- siding judge, who was Judge Brooks four cars last Friday, returning late fr Prt of the burden ences to the little French children. . M. , ..... . ' S. As the values ro u . at .. I MTF.11 .4 T .4 "ft It w W.. W . I , w. , w. w. ,M u HVaVWIUil WH1 HI sauon win go aown. ana nereaiieri ... k"i,k. , . - - . i'.j .w ..v j . North Carolina wiU be known far and arrrieved one. -And besidea. that I 1'. vVl .' . .r. ' ! I IT " . . . w 1 w a m w . w a mii iu k. 1 ri ka tai u iraa w an Well, I didn't sea it." broke in the fr probability because of "a -a .;.i itreordmary campaign waged, asvvw mmrvm n I SeO f Ka tftffveat lalaMa Ik a mm m mim a 1.1 Oa. a ..I a I I a M aoa waoVt IMMIVSM a40 OJP jea a)S W SSJT" wide as a wealthy State with a lowlu what I rave him." ur t. hold rotten far t.lrT.... a 1 . . 1 .-. a a - - m oJ.. .itiT. kTTh t7 f ,.?5rt "Wait a mlnuU,- said the barber, and to cut the acreage drastically. If State with a high rata of taxation what you wrote. About tton msnufactarer. were caa- Taa lacraaao Tae, Par Cast. snow wnii you wroie. awbi or jj opinion as to the eot 4. The General Assembly has like this, wasn't it: - 0f raising eottoa it would probably inaaa a pieagv wi m cuuecv, wnucr -j. W. fierce was in Ue metropo- to found that most of them believe iwP?Jf..tririfll. ,Lpr!?: Hi last week, where he purchased a cotton can bo sold with I.Ural proit ceUn" Urge stock of th. latest thing. In :?Xt& ed under the present false values. This men's and women's apparel which will J j 'weMy conU the stutt means the total revenue, collected by bo on aal in a few days. He calls ,m farmer would be getting a reason the State shall not be rreater than atUntion to the line of $2.98 able return. Againet these view. revenues collected under thrnwsent ahirtwalsts, which ar. the finest for ro tho assertions or the Southtra revenues collected unaer tne present .k, iv,. cotton glowers that anything Uaa thaa law. This most emphatically does not the money over bought Into Bloom- tnfj ghow, a ma9 mean that no particuUr citizen will vine. The Pierce stor alway. has .jud exnerts en cotton orodoctioa have to pay taxes in cese or ten choicest m.erchandiso on sale and hav declared that cotton should sen. pr nb i w uuh u ul money " t order to yleU a reaeonsble profit tof ore paid. 1.Fr15 ?.?1t? I amittlto tha grower, as high as thlrty-flve S W ajfc. aa I J eaOaeaww I a Sanford. July 10. The "PvepUe Bank of Sanford" has hern lacoc GOVERNMENT BEHIND THE ROAD BUILDING MOVEMENT are being asked to put them on ex hibit and Manager Edrerton nrom- ises to make his department educa tional in regard to the possibilities of 16.- Crowds upon I the coustv as well as of what la fcinir CROWDS HEARING "MACK." .Sanford, July crowds is the order at the big tent done already ine united meeting at sanford conducted by Cyclone Mack," the greatest evan- Tuesday, the Cooperation between States Department tf Labor and the LM Highway Industries Association is ex- gelist in tne South. pressing itself in a campaign to build 22nd, will be. Farmers' Day, at the - the roads. - ENTERTAIN RETURNED SOLDIERS.. Sanford, July. 16. Mr. and Mrs. For some time, the department of labor has been issuing posters, espec ially for mills and factories.. Now . they have a new set to boost roads. ; "Good Roads!" says one.. "Build them now and see how quickly good - times will roll down the roads.",- An other says:, "Build now the national, state and county roads that are need ed." . " . Anyone desiring copies of these . posters should address Roger W. Bab son, director general, information and "education service, Department of -La bor,. 1706 G. street, N.' W., Washirig- ton, D. C. , - tent and thousands of farmers will J. H. Burns of Jones Chanel enter- hear "Mack" at 11 a. m., 4 and 8:30 tained at their horn ' Saturday night n m T V. - . I. . .... . v. . "iu w . xaruera picnic, i in nonor oz their son, Leonard Burns, A . ...1 ... ami eetjr xarmer in wis county wui and th following young men: Ervin wan 10 anena. . znis is tne er eat est and Wrnn Pnv.rf Pnl meeting ever held in this vicinity. Gordon Payne. Joe Hurley. Mr. Jus tice, Julian and Luther Kiddle, all of DR. MORDECAI VISITS HERE. whom were members of th- A. E. F. Alter the arrival of the pussta. Dr. Alfred Mordecai, recently dis- who numbered near 200. sunner was charged from army servicers visiting. spread on a long Uble in th grove nis brother, Attorney W. G. -Morde- wher everyone partook of the edi- cai, m Ellington. Dr. Mordecai serv-; bles which consisted of all the good ed about a year in France with, the thines of tha season. Mnsie: nmoi rank of captain. He was practicing, and conversation furnished amnse- jm proieasion in itaieign at the time ment for the remainder of the even of his-enlistment.- v -: -..-".'"'.'-.! Ing. - . . - ... cents. pay less taxes than he has overpaid "Not exactly. I ww a a a al. a a . a f oezore. lie may pay oonDie wnai ne me ar gooos man, -out aomeuung There Is this to ba-aaid a boat the has heretofore paid. . This depends Hv. that, with real news la It." rroblem and iu tr.atmaat at tK. Uh huh." said the barber, with a world Cotton Conference: Out of lt - a. a- f .a. e . wink at th man he was shaving. .tt'oa, "27, v XT Let s see, Jim. you advertise quit who mn inUrtfted in the subject as to on whether or not he ha. heretofore paid. his share of the taxes according to his true worth. If he has paid mor than his fair worth th increase " 5 tim ril1 Hi1? W f n .r ,ot lht PPr th course of a th factors whkh enter into the aitaa "ni utl h llt-lll year, don't you? Pay tha editor quit lion. It Is roamed more cltsrly thaa share, the Increas as to him will b more than ten per cent. You, Mr. Average Citizen, will at a lot of money, 1 suppose.' ever before that there Is no such thing once perceive the essential justice in the merchant, You" this equalizing the public burden. I WMtinj any money i call on you to lend your vigorous sup- . , ' v a.. k. ...mni, k doesn pay. rtews precept, to the attempt by the Gen- cultural Extension Service era! Assembly to build up a taxation I University. system in North Carolina grounded on perfect truth and perfect justice. By so doing you will help to practi cally demonstrate that it is profitable in money and in moral, to a people as well as to an individual to teu the truth and shame the deviL Sincerely Yours, : T. W. BICKETT. ...1 a M f ! - ... "No. sire." emphatically declared " 7, ? J'Z " ,SrEJ f tlOO.COd with privilege of beginning boaineaa when I2S.OC0 la paid la. TVe ftockholdrra helJ their fint taeetiag Morwlay and eioctod the foCowiag board of directors: J. II. Kaedy. J. F. Womble. J. R ., Bowers, K. R. Hoyte.'C C Cheek. II. V. Wicker, i. T. LedwelL R. Marks, 8. U. Jones, A. G. Carter and A. E. Kelly. The drrectere appelated . J. R. Bowtrs. F. R. S&ioes and E. L Gavin, a committee to purchase the backing outfit iacla'ag vault and furniture. Th Cappe Hardware Company waa Incorporated a few dsys ago with aathortted capital of IS0.CCO with f 10.000 paid La. The incorporators are C E. Cappe, War rta Cappa, E. T. Bochaaaa. C L. Stephens, and W. M. Quick. Thoy . will begin busiaeas about September 1ft. REVIVAL MEETING AT BENSON. don't catch tae I even an average eoet. so widly vary- advertising. It ling are soil coadiUons, weather ton- Service," Agri-1 ditin la one' part of the belt corn- Cornell I ' 'w ingvotr or in ooe aeaaon tions, and methods of cultivation. Within the past few years the znano- MR. SUTTON RETURNS . a as rOtlt ttir AWn TTA tl f i Jim m which mnr of thm lid Ur. Walter Sutton has been dis-lly know. - It U obvious from the charged from army service and Is at diScuaons 00 cotton prod actio a cu home with his brother. Mr. J. O. Xt .m! c"t..,OB4 ct. . . n1- rt . n!Cht b? profiubly applied oa the Sutton, tn Islington. cotton planutiont as wcS as ia the Mr. Sutton was in the air service la mills, and until It is there Is sure ta BROOM FACTORY-BEING ERECT- France for about a year. He wasjb a continuaac of old -m broader- rn - 1A t lflr anri kia trimnd n& anaiflgS. Mr. Archi Johnson Is busily en- acquaintances were delighted to see gaged with his "farming " operations him on his horn's ground once again. justliow, but says his broom factory! Only two more Lillington boys re- Dr. L. J. Da pre has purchaae4 BUYS ARNOLD IIOE Benaea, July 16. Th revfral. campaign whkh has been roaring for the part week, has been La some ways . th mort remarkable series of meet ings ever held la this place. The two raeJrge each day have beea largely stterJed and.tetenae interest raaai- fetd. The attire community haa ben Crrad by the sane snethods and -tnus-a'ly forcfcl prvcecUtioa of th Gwffel nveaaages of Eraegvliat Rev. T. JL Price. The If. E. church was packed Sunday night with aa audi ence mostly of 8MB La spit of the warm weather. . . A big progTaJa Is plann-.ed for thi. week and a3 th places of busiaeaa will close far th morning services.. Friday will h rarmert day, and crowds from all will be completed in the" near future J main In service now, Mr. Oscar At-1 the Arnold home, the Arnold family over the county ara xxcted. Th and will begin tr.e manuiactur 01 ine suns, wno a m we iu wemee, ana narmg ciovea into their oew borne. J big double chorus of 75 voices is a best broom to be .found on the mark-lMr. Merrimon Lanier, son of Ex-1 Dr. and lira. Dupree wOl start houae-'festsre of the meetings, and Is di et. - Sheriff Lanier. keejirj very g-a. rected by F. Tf, Call.cz, ..
Harnett County News (Lillington, N.C.)
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July 17, 1919, edition 1
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