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HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
THUROnAY, JUiLY 26, 1228
Harnett County News
Established Jan. 1, 1919
ISSUED EVERY GTHURSDAY
HENDERSON STEEDE, Publisher
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THUiRSDAY, JULY 26, 1928
niHlE GOOD iSHEPHeRD: — The
Lord Is. my shepherd: I shall not
want. Surely goodness and mercy
ahall follow me all the days of my
life: and 1 shall dwell In the house
of the Lord forever.—.Psalm 23:1, 6.
RATES SHOULD
BE REDUCED
Lillington now nas something that
it has long needed, namely, tire
fighting apparatus capaible of extin
guishing any fire that may occur
here. The big G. M. C. motor with
Its equipment has been demonstrat
ed to the .satisfaction of everyone
who has seen It, and Mayor Halford
and Town Council are pleased w'lth
tbelr purchase. And so the town
is well fortified against fire damage.
This means that the insurance
rates applying to Lillington should
'be cut down. Rates prevailing here
now are exorbitant, but it has seem
ed that nothing could be done atbout
It. The News Is informed that the
rates may be cut about 10 per cent.
That is not enough. Unless the rates
are reduced very materially, the
Mayor and Town Council should ap
point a committee to Investigate the
matter. And In this the property
owners should back uP the t-own
authorities by refusing to pay any
more premiums till the matter U
gone Into in a thoroughly business
like and satisfactory manner.
SOCIETY EDITOR
TAKES A RISK
The writer of these columns has
.sufficient nerve to make a preaiction
once In a while. Bui they are fore
casts based upon as much of a cer
tainty almost as the rising of the
sun and the going down of the same.
No long shots with great odd
against the fulfilment of our sooth-
sayings—for reason of the great fear
that our readers would .soon dub ur
by a shorter name than prophet.
And much less would we venture
to make such a prediction as that r
popular couple will be married next
week! Not for a larder full of the
choicest food in the world could wo
be induced to make a forecast likt-
that—much as wo love to eat. For
all that luck and whims of the
younger set might handicap out
prophecy, yet It might come true.
But—think of the cold sweat that
would rack our frame while fear of
a break in fh' troth made ghouls
dance Jigs across our vision!
N’y. not for a cool million would
we take the ri>,k. But the Society
Editor of The News calmly tells our
readers ihl.s week th.at .a popular
young couple w'ill wed next week
We sincerely hope they do. But If
they don't—ah! please remember
that the writer of these columns
didn’t say they would.
NEWS ITEMS
FROM OLIVIA
CO-OPS GET
MORE THAN 20‘
AND IF SO, APOLOGY
TO WHOM?
Clyde R. Hoey. senior candidate
for elector at large, In a .speech at
Shelby Tuesday night opening the
Presidential campaign in North Car
olina, said: “I am for Al Smith for
President and without excuse and
without apology.” Mr. Hoey is one
ot the best campaign orators In the
State, he made a good speech at
Shelby and will deliver many more
before the Novenfber election If
nothing happens to him.
There Is Just this point In Mr
Hoey’s declaration that strikes The
.News oil the funny-tbone. Suppose
for the sake of argument, there
might be some excuse or apology to
be made tor supporting Al Smith.
To whom, pray tell us. would a Dem
ocrat make excuse or otter apology
for supporting a Democrat for of
fice? And, too, after the Democratic
candidate has received the almost
unanimous endorsement by selection
at the parly’s convention.
Speaking for itself. The New?
would feel mighty bad about it if
there were any grounds for raising
the point that a real Democrat
should feel ashamed in supporting
Smith. If we felt that way about It
we are quite certain we w’ould be
come w'eak In the knees and bolt the
ticket In November., And we would
advise any voter to consult his or
her conscience and see if there Is any
good and sound reason why Smith
should not be voted for. If con
science says there might be some
ground for excuse or apology, then
for righteousness’ sake vote the way
consclenec dictates. Always, of
course, making sure that it la con
science that Is doing the pronuptlng
Excuse or apology? To whom
would it be made?
WHERE WAS EDEN,
ANYWAY?
The Lillington fruit growers will
begin, probably today, picking fro'm
their trees some of those larg'e, lus
cious Georgia Belle and EUberta
peaches, and for the next two weeks
there’ll be plenty of this satisfying
fruit for the whole community, be
sides the carloads shiprped to north
ern markets. They’re good to the
last bite, these Lillington peaches,
and we wish the harvest season
might extend over a longer period.
'The peach season comes Just when
the watermelons and cantaloupes
are in tbeir prime, and our friends
In Western Harnett are not yet
through gathering huckleberries and
green peas. ’Two of our farmer
friends informed us this week that
they had some of the finest country-
cured hams ever seen in their smoke
houses. Roasting ears, beets, squash
and all the other delicacies that Har
nett gardens are noted for are to be
had on short notice by anyone who
desires them.
If tbe Garden of Eden wasn’t
right here in Harnett, then where in
the world was it?
The North Carolina Cotton Grow
era Co-operative Association com
pleted last week a distribution of
nearly a quarter of a million dollars
to Its mera'bers with cotton in the
seasonal pool. $15,000 was paid to
members in Harnett County.
Approximately three-fourths ot the
cotton delivered to the Association
last year wa-s placed In the optional
pool and under the optional pool
plan checks are continually going
out to the members as they order
their cotton sold.
The average price paid the season
al pool members after all expenses
w-ere paid was above twenty cents
per pound. iThis was a surprise to
numbers of the members due to the
fact that for approximately six
months of the selling season, or most
of the time from late Octoiber to May
cotton was selling under twenty
cents per pound. All this time of
course warehouse - and interest
charges wer ehavlng to be paid.
Tlte high net average the Asso
ciation was able to oibtain for its
members was due, perhaps, more
than anything else to the work of
the Statistical Department of the
American Cotton Growers E.xchange.
This department was able to fore
cast with remarkable accuracy the
price trends of Cotton during almost
all of the entire .season. It advised
tl^ N. C. Cotton Growers A.ssocUtion
of the approximate time It might
look for rises and falls in the mar
ket and how high and how low the
fluctuations would be. With this In
formation they were able to make
their sales tq. the very best advant
age. A prominent cotton firm and
members of the N. Y. Cotton Ex
change offered the Association $10,-
000 for this information the past
season.
As an indication of the satisfac
tion with which this payment was re
ceived by the membership, one mem
ber, C. W. Flowers ot Angler, who
delivers yearly around thirty bales,
renewed his membership with the
statement that the Asoclatlon could
beat him selling.
Mrs. W. D.' Graham was the guest
of honor at a dinner given at tbe
home of Mr. and Mrs. Otho Graham,
Wednesday night, July 18, 1928.
Mrs. Graham’s children look this as
a means of honoring her birthday
and as a result of their plans, a
bountiful and delicious dinner was
spread, and was enjoyed by a large
number of relatives and friends. All
of Mrs. Grahams children and grand
children were present with the ex
ception of Mrs, O. 0. Olive and chil
dren, of Asheville, who were una
voidably detained from being pres
ent. Mrs. Graham has a host of
friends all of whom joined in wish
ing her many 'more years of health
and happiness.
Miss ols Dalrymple of Jonesboro
spent the week-end tvlth Miss Edna
Mclver.
Miss Virginia Cameron is at horn*
after attending summer school at N.
C. C. W., Green^oro.
Mo.ssrs. Edwin McDonald and Clif
ton Smith were guests of Mr. Mal
colm ,McLeod of Broadway, Satur
day nigh land Sunday.
.Mr. and iMrs. D. P. McDonald had
as thelr-guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Mack McDonald of Raleigh, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. McDonald and little son,
J. E. Jr. of Fayetteville, and their
hou.se guests, Mrs. Monroe Hughes
and Miss .'knnle MoDonald of Missis
sippi.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dula of MoOuI-
lers and Mrs. Ada Bradley of Kip
ling called In friends In the com
munity Sunday afternoon.
Miss 'Anna Denton Is visiting hei
mother, Mrs. Z. A. Denton. Ml,s.«
Denton since her graduation as a
trained nurse at Highsmlth Hospital
has made rapid progress In her chos
en profession, and is at present hold
ing a responsible position In one of
the larger hospitals of the north.
Friends of Mrs. C. C. Perkins will
bo glad to know that she Is still Im
proving from her recent serious ill
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McDonald, Mrs.
Monroe Huges and Misses Annie and
I,eona MoDonald visited Fayetteville
Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Thomas and
children of Southern Pines, visited
lelatlves here Sunday.
Mr. J. S. Price made a business
trip to Rockingham county last week
ho was accompanied by Mr. Clifton
Smith.
Mrs. Monroe Huges left Monday
for her home In Mississippi.
Mr. D. S. Cameron and Miss Ma
mie Cameron, visited Mrs. A. B, Mc
lver Sunday.
A party of young people motored
to Mineral Springs Saturday night
where they enjoyed a bountiful pic
nic supper. The -honor guests for
the occasion were Misses Anna Den
ton of Ne wJersey, Annie McDonald
and Mrs. Huges of Mississippi and
Miss Lois 'Dalrymple of Jonesboro.
Others composing the parly were
Misses Edna Mclver, Ethel Turner,
Wilson and Marjorie Butler, Katie
Thomas, Margaret McLeod, Lenoa
McDonald, and Myrtle Smith. Messrs.
-Malcolm MciLeod, Charlie Merrill,
Leslie McGhee, Leon and Edwin Mc
Donald, Aubrey Cameron and Robert
Smith.
IN THE COURT OF
THE RECORDER
The following -cases were disposed
of Tuesday in Recorder's Court:
Nol pros with leave was ta-ken In
the case of T. M. Thomas, for being
drunk and disorderly.
Walter P. Walker got off with
costs for removing crops under Hen.
Nol pros with leave was taken in
the ca.se of Anson Murchison for Is-
3uing a bad check.
Nol pros with leave was taken In
the case of Silas Lanier for operat
ing a car without proper license.
Jim Walker was found not guilty
of carrying a concealed weapon.
Neill Morrison, Z. D. and R. B.
Lee were charged with violating tht
liquor law. Morrison and Z. D. Leo
pleaded guilty and were given 60
days each on the roads. Judgment
suspended for two years on condl-
lloii that they remain of good be
havior an dpay a fine of $2-5 each
and costa. . Nol pros with leave as
to R. B. Lee.
Wilson Bailey and John Davis
pleaded guilty of being drunk and
disorderly and were fined $25 each
and costs.
Felton Hodge.s pleaded guilty of
being drunk and w^as fined $15 and
costs.
J. A. and Never Clark were found
not guilty of destroying an unlnhab-
ItfJ hou.se.
Alton Bryant, Lubla Sails and Mal
colm Paiker pleaded guilty of vio
lating the fishing law. Judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
William Henry McLean was flndd
$r>Q and co.sts and had his license re
voked for 9l days tor operating a
car while drunk.
Sylvester Major was charged with
assault on a female and was fined
$]5 for cursing. I
Bennett Smith nd Everett Stand!
pleaded guilty of being drunk and
disorderly and were fined $25 and
costs.
Sandy Faulk was fined $15 and
costs for being drunk and disorderly.
Charlie Blue was found guilty of
trespass. Prayer for judgment con
tinued upon condition that he move
trash off of premises of N. R. Ander
son and. pay costs.
I PEACHES
THIS IS TO NOTIFY OUR CUSTOMER,1 AND
FRIENDS THAT WE WILL BEGIN SHIPPING
PEACHES FRIDAY, JULY 27.
REMEMBER THE HARVEST SEASON LASTS
ONLY A PEW DAYS, AND IP YOU WANT SOME
OP THIS FINE FRUIT, COME TO THE ORCHARD
AND GET THEM AT ONCE.
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THEM NOW IF YOU
WINTER.
WAIT ON YOU. CAN
WANT PEACHES THIS
MUST BUY
TOWN TAGS
CORN SEIiLS HIGH
TO DAIRY COWS
TOWN BUYS NEW
AUTO FIRE PUMP
Tbe town of Lillington is much
safer now from the fire demon than
it has ever been. A type 9i9 triple
combination pumper with .booster
tank and hoso connections Is the
name of tbe outfit Jtisl Installed
from the American LaFrance corpor
ation. The big new auto engine is
the product of General Motors and
the motor that furnishes the power
is a Master Six Buick. It. la capable
of pumping 500 gallons of water per
minute. In a demonstration by R.
T. Turner, mechanic in charge for
the company, the engine threw two
large streams of water clear acrosi
the Killlegrey building Tuesday
night and thoroughly drenched the
frame structure on the other side.
Damonstrations by the big new
(fire fighting apparatus have been
witnessed by L. 'C. Sledge, represent
ing the Southeastern Underwriters
of Atlanta, and it is expected that
■fire Insurance rates here will be re
duced materially by the addition of
the new engine.
MATTHEWS REUNION
AT OLIVE BRANCH
All children and relatives of
McNeill and Sarali Matthews
arc requested to meet In their
annoal reunion at Olive Branch
Church, near Kipling, on Sun-
day, August 12th, 1928, at 11
a. m.
Bring well flUed baskets and
let us enjoy the day together.
J. M. BYBD,
Chairnum Arrangements Oom.
Raleigh, July 2'5.—It is unusual
for a farmer to get $4.46 a bushel
for his corn in North -Carolina, but
there Is a way to do it and fTom Mor
row of Iredell County has learned
the method. Grind it Into meal and
teed the meal along with other home
grown grains to .dairy cattle.
“It takes good cows on a good
pasture to pay such returns but the
records kept by 'Mr. Morrow’s herd
by the tester of the Iredell Cowtest
ing Aasoclallon show * this to be a
fact," says John A. Arey, dairy ex
tension ?-peclallst at State College.
‘‘An individual record is /kept of ev
ery cow in Mr. Morrow’s herd. Dur
ing May, the eleven cows composing
this herd, produced 311.3 pounds of
butterfat which sold for 4-2 cents a
pound and brought-in $130.75. The
sWmmilik left on the farm after the
cream was sold- had a feed value of
$29.57. making the total Income
amount to $r60.32.” -
Mr. Arey states that these 11 cows
were fed 2,269 pounds of a home
grown grain mixture made by mix
ing together i200 pounds of corn
meal. 100 pounds of cottonseed meal
and 100 -pounds of crushed oats,
which was valued at $46 a ton or
$62.19 for the amount fed. The an
imals also consumed oat straw val
ued at $6.80 aud were jgrazed on a
grass and clover pasture for which
a charge of $2 per head was ipade.
Th etotal feed bill was thus $80.99,
leaving a net Income of t$7'9.3i3.
On this basis, states Mr. Arey, the
cows paid $9.21 each for their pas
ture. The cowe consumed 23.6 bu
shels of corn in the form of meal and
allowing all charges for the feed-
dtuffs, the animals paid $4.46 a bu
sh^ for the corn. This does not
take into account the manure left
on the place.
Therefore, states (Mr. Arey, the
man who has cows 'Oibove the aver
age, a good pasture and will grow
his grain and hay mixtures at home
can maike money selling cream. Tbe
dairy cow. In bis opinion, is one of
the very best markets for the sur
plus feedetuffs produced on the av
erage farm.
Mayor Halford requests Tbe Nev/s
to state that all owners of automo
biles must buy town license platet
for their cars on or before Friday.
July 27th, or suffer the conse
quences.
The Mayor states that he has In
structed Chief of Police McKinney
and Policeman Nipper to enforce the
ordinance requiring the plates to be
need on all locally owaed cars.
The plates have been In tbe town
office for some time, aud everybody
has had ample lime to require them
No further extension of time will be
granted, says the Mayor.
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Professional Cards
BIRTHDAY DINNER
)i'he people in this community en
joyed a nice birthday dinner at Mr.
W. A. Stewart’s home on last Thurs
day, July 19tth., H being his 70th
year. Everybody present seemed to
enjoy the good dinner and ice cold
lemonade in the afternoon. There
were a nunUber present beside his
children.
The gut.sts In telling him good-hye
In the afternoon wished him many
more happy birthdays.
Four farm women receive certifi
cates from State College this week
for having atten-ded four consecu
tive short courses for rural house
keepers.
CLASSIFIED ADS
REWARD to the finder of my pock-
etbook, lost last Thursday morn
ing either in Lillington or at the
Boone Trail Sehool. Contained
one $10 gold certificate, one gren-
back $10 bill, one five dollar bill,
one $1.00 bin. A. V .Brown. L11-
Hngton, N. C. R 1. 26-lp
DR. J. R. EDWARDS
DENTIST
PUQUAY SPRINOB, N. C.
Office over Bank of Fuqni^
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ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW
VIGICR* N, C.
IP YOU WANT the very best in to
bacco flues, come to Lillington
Shoe Shop and let us tell you.
We know. 10-4
Ln.iLINQTON SHOE SHOP Is the
place to come to see about your
tobacco flues. Years In the busi
ness puts us in better shape to
serve you. 10-4
IT IS TIME to see about your tobac
co flues. Lillington Shoe (Shop ie
te place to go. They -know. 10-4
FOR TOBACCO FLUES come to sef
us. We know them. Ask us and
find out for yourself. Lillington
Shoe Shop. 10-4
L. BRUCE GUNTER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Fuquay Springs, N. .C.
Office over BlliotC Pharmacy
Money to Lend on Real Estate.
Long term and low interest rate,
B. A. PARKER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Lillington, N. C.
Day Phone 228 Night Phone 261
FoU line of Caskets, Robes, Etc.
NEILL McK. SALMON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
OFFICES IN LAYTON BUILDING
LILLINGTON. N. C.
Good Furniture
Good Credit Terms
Good Values
Nearly all furniture looks good, in the beginning.
But bad furniture shows it inferiority in service while '
really good furniture proves, its worth, by the same test
of time.
And so you will find prices that sound low but are
really high Jbecause the furniture is low grade. Prices
that seem high, on the other hand, may be honest prices
for honest furniture.
Bear in mind also that the credit privilege policy
of a store is important. In our store we give the' credit
custo'mer just as good a price as the cash customer. We
deal fairly with all.
A stock of good furniture and a square deal to
everyone, is our motto.
The more you trade here the better you will like
this store.
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Proctor-Barbour Companr
FUQUAY SPRINGS, N. C.
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NOTICE—For all kinds of electrical
repair work, especially electric
fans, see Tlalbott Stewart, at Stew
art’s Garage, Lillington, N. C.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as administrator
of Nellie D. Pollard, deceased, late
of Harnett Oounty, N. C., this Is to
notify all persons having claijn?
against the estate of said deeeaseci
to exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the ’2(3rd day of July,
19'2i9, or this notice will be -pleaded
In bar of their recovery. AH persons
Indebted to said- estate will please
-make Immediate payment.
This 23rd>day of July, 1928.
. C. M. POLLARD,
^ Ad-mlnlstrator.
Dupree 4k Strickland, Attys.,
Angler, N. C.' 26-8
John D. Johnson
ATTORNEY AT LAW
LILLINGTON, N. C.
~ J. C. THOMSON
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Agency for Best Old Line Gompantea
LIFE AND FIRE
Office In McKay Building Over
Tngwell Pbanuacy
LILLINGTON. N. C.
R. B. LEWIS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
FUQUAY SPRINGS, N. O.
Money to Loan on Improved Real
Estate.
Mortgage Deeds for sale at The
News Office.
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THE FLAT TIRE
The man who ^oes with-
out a bank account is
like the man who takes
a trip on a jllat tire. He
ruins his tire and does
not go far.
Plenty of air in a good
tire^and plenty of mon
ey in a good bank will
last you long and take
you far.
BANK OF LILLINGTON
ESTABLISHED 1908
D. H.
Senter,
Fresldent.
D. H. Senter,
J. W. Senter,
J. F. McKay,
J. W. Halford,
Viiie-Presldent.
DIRBOTOR8:
Cbas. Ross,
J. W. Halford.
J. C. Senter,
H, T.
Speara,
Cashier.
J. D. Pearson,
J. H. Withers.
H. T. Spears.
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