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HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
Vol. X—No. 31
fj.60 PER YEAR—ttc A COPY^V-
DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF HARNETT COUNTY PRIMAHILY. AND OF THE STATE GENERALLY.
Lillinirtonf N. C.t Thursday, August 2, 1928
COMMISSIONERS
WILL HAVE BIG
DAY MONDAY
*If It Concerns Harnett, It*s in THE NEWS*'
Facing Problems That Will
Prove Most Trying of All
Propositions for the En
tire Year
THREE STILLS CAPTURED
DURING PAST WEEK I
The Harnett Board of Commlsslon-
er.s will meet next Monday with a big
day before them. It will 'be a “big
day not In the sense that is moat
commonly used, denoting a gala oc
casion or one of much exhilaration
of spirit, but a day full of hard work j galvanized Iron
on .several problems that must "be I “meanest kind,’
worked out. Upon their Judgment
and decisions iMonday will depend
the financial welfare of Harnett for
the coming fiscal year. They are al
ready entering upon the task of
formulating a budget upon which
the operations of the county will be
■based, but ibefore that ibudget can be
finally adopted there must come a
solution of some things that .seem to
seriously affect the tax' levy. The
tax levy Is what Is worrying the
Commissioners no little, and they
.seem determined to thresh out all
the minor details of county expense
and anticlipatod Income before the
levy Is fixed. They want to fix the
levy as low as possible, and If every
thing comes to law they may at
least get by without an increased
rate.
Tlio Tax Rate
The Commissioners have, under
the law. till not later than Wednes
day after the third 'Monday In Au
gust to fix the tax rate. And so that
matter can wait a while longer. The
Ibudget of expense is the iblg Job
they are working on now. A tenta
tive budget has been worked out.
but it Is being held up for further
consideration. There is intimation
that there will :be .some cuts in the
schedule as now .set up. Just where
these cuts will come Is not given out
yet. When the Board meets Monday
. they will :M;>.bably take action on
this matter. A hint Is given that
there will 'be a cessation In road
building altogether till such lime as
the county treasury may get in more
favorable condition. In the tenta
tive budget It Is proposed to levy a
tax of 20 cents for roads and
bridges.
Releases for Fire Losses.
The Board will likely take up
Monday the haering of complaints
from property owner^ who have suf
fered loss iby 'fire since the listing of
property In May. This hearing was
supposed to have taken ,place on the
second Monday in July, but the Com
missioners have had their hands full
and the hearing was allowed to gc
over. The hearing will not require
much time. It is thought.
About Solvent Credits.
Probably the 'biggest and most im-
portan,. item of (business that will
claim attention from the Commls-
sioner.s Monday is the matter of see
ing that .solvent credits are listed on
the 'books for ta.’iation. A commit
tee composed of County Attorney
Williams and Auditor Bradley wa«
appolnw.ii at a former meaiiug ‘o in
vestigate the matter and find out
V btthor “reports puiblished i i news
papers to the effect that solvent
credits have 'been left off the books’’
is true. The attorney and auditor
are working on the miller this week
and slated to The News that they
will make a report to the Board
Monday. They did no* suy that they
are finding much values in their
search, 'but a li.st of credUs cw»ied
by a ci-rtain firm in Dunn ww in (he
hiiiid; of the attorney when he was
talking to The 'News. It is proioable
that those who hold these credits
will list them without further ado
It was charged by J. R. Baggett
who first brought the matter to pub
lic attention, that there will be
found between two and three mil
lion dollars in taxable values, repre
sented In solvent credtis an(l per
sonal properyt, that have been let
off the tax books. It Is doubtful
however, in the limited time at hard
whether all of these values can b
brought to light and placed on the
(books for this year’s levy.
The t.'ounty KoadH.
Whether the -Board will sanction
further highway construction in the
county under the present flnancia'
status is a matter that will be de
cided probably at the Monday i- .cl
ing. It is a well 'known fact that
some of the Conimissioners as well
a« many taxpayers are in favor of
holding up road building till more
favorable financial circumstances are
a reality and not a myth. As mat
ters now stand, the county is not
flush in funds, and the Commission
ers don’t mind saying so. If anyofbdy
wants to know.
The levy for 1927 was .$1.48. This
Included schools, roads and g-dnova''
'Sheriff Kyle Matthews and Deputy
Malcolm Upchurch captured three
liquor stills during the past week.
One was taken near Angier and was
of about 60 gallons capacity. It wa:
made of copper. A hundred and -fif
ty gallons of beer was found at the
still, but it was not in operation and
no men were taken.
Saturday morning the sheriff anJ
his deputy went into Anderson Creek
lown.^hlp and found a 40-gallon still.
As .soon a.s they got back to town
they heard of another In the sam;
neighborhood and went back after It.
It wa- of about 30 gallons capacity.
(Neither one of these stills was in op
eration. These were made made o'
and were of the
according to ilu
.sheriff. Two .barrels of beer wer(
found at the latter still, but no men
were found at either of them.
PEACH HARVEST
IN FULL SWING IN
LOCAL ORCHARDS
Two Cars of Georgia Belles
Last Friday Started Ship
ment to ,Northern Mar
kets of Fine Fruit
LfLLINGTON PEACHES
HAVE NO ‘TUBERCITLOSIB'’
SAYS WEATHER
NOW FAVORABLE
TO BOLL WEEVIL
Brannon Says Weevil is Doing
Great Damage in Many
Fields — Humid Con
ditions Mean Spread
Raleigh, Aug. 1.—Present weath
er conditions are favorable to the
raipld development of boll weevils
and It the warm, humid condition
continues damage 'by the Insects will
be widespread and will Increase as
the season advances.
"We are receiving an Incroa.sod
number of inquiries asking for in
formation albout dusting machine,s.’’
say sC. H. Brannon, extension ento
mologist at State 'College. “The boll
weevil Is doing destructive damage
In many cotton 'fields and it present
weather conditions oontlnue, we may
expect this damage to become more
widespread. However, there will be
more dusting with calcium arsenate
for weevil control this year In North
Carolina than in any previous year.
Many dealers write us that this ma
terial 'is being (listrlibuted in large
quantities.”
Mr. iBrannon states that where the
weevil is damaging ten percent of
the squares, dusting should begin.
A regular dusting schedule should
then (be followed. -Mr. Brannon Is
positive that the weevil can 'be con
trolled by dusting cotton with cal
cium arsenate and those growers
who are nov/ suffering damage to
their crops should- give weevil con
trol clo-se attention. Proper control,
in Mr. Brannon’s opinion, is an ex
cellent investment and it not a dead
expense as many have considered it.
If only one 'boll per iplant Is .saved
'by dusting. It will pay and It is well
known that careful dusting should
save many more 'bolls per plant.
But. dusting 'must be done riglit
or not at all. For those not familiar
with the method, the extension ser
vice of 'State 'College has a circular
doi-'criiblng the work In detail and
those who may be Interested can se
cure a copy of this publication free
of charge on application to the agri
cultural editor.
DEATH CLAIMS
BELOVED WOMAN
(Cktntlnued From P«ge Throe)
Mrs. 'Sallle 'Lindsey Johnson, wife
of 'Mr. Prank P. Johnson, died' at
her home here Sunday morning at
7.00 o’clock. 'She had been in ill
health for some time, (but her condi
tion was not such that death was ex
pected so suddenly. 'Her death came
as a great .shock not only to Immedi
ate relatlve.s. but to the entire com
munity in which she lived and to
the people wh ohad known and loved
^ j her for many years. She was 74
years of age.
The funeral service was conducted
Monday morning at 11:00 o'clock by
her pastor. Rev. J. F. Menius, and
was attended by a large concourse
of sorrowing friends and relatives.
Interment was in Summerville ceme
tery. Mrs. Johnsn had been a faith
ful member of 'Llllington Presbyter
ian church for years, having moved
her membership from. Summerville
after the local church was formed.
In early life she united with Bno
Pre.sbyterian church in Orange coun-
ty-
Besldes her husband, she leaves
the following children: Mr. O. L.
Johnson, Mrs. W. -M. Bryan, Mrs.
Ben Parker,
The pallbearers were' Messrs. J,
-B. Tugwell.'J, )M. Shaw, J. A. Marsh,
Angus McNeill, (Turner Atkins and
C. R. Parker.
The floral trJLbutes were many and
beautiful.
Peach harvest in Llllington is now
In full swing. The movement of
this fine fruit to northern markets
began last Friday with two cars of
Georgia Belles, one consigned to
New York City and another to Bos
ton. These two cars were from the
orchards of the Lillinglon Fruit
Grower.s. Inc., of which Dr, Halford
is the leading factor. The Belles
rii)cn just a few days earlier than
the Elbertas and consequently are
forerunners of the peach harvest lo
cally. Shipments of Elbertas la now
under way and by the first of next
week the harvest will be at Its
height. From four to six cars per
day are going out of the local or
chards. f
First returns from the shipments
of Belles were not satisfactory, the
price at which they sold being en
tirely too low, but the orchardlsts
state that their shipments must have
been mixed at the selling point with
fruit from other sections which is
said to be disease-ridden and is
(bringing the market price of peaches
to a very low figure. It is expected,
however, that prices will mend a.?
the local fruit gains its distinction
on the market.
The Edwards Orchards, of which
Dr. L. M. Edwards of Durham Is
owner and liis brother. Mr. Marvin
R. Edwards is manager, are deliver
ing a yield of the finest type of El-
benas ever harvested. Mr, Edwards
has heretofore made a specialty of
fancy packs and has derived much
profit from that practice, but he hat
a'bandoned it this year and is ship
ping mainly in carloads. He expects
his returns to be entirely satisfac
tory when viewed In the light of an
abundance of fruit throughout the
country. The peaches from this or
chard Is mostly rated as No. 1 Fancy
and commands the top market price.
All of the local orchards are yield
ing heavily. 'The trees are loaded to
their maximum maturing capacity,
an,d the percentage of culls is re
markably low. Experts who have in
spected the fruit state that It is the
very finest they have ever seen.
Although the percentage of culls
Is low, there are plenty of culls be
cause of the big yield. These culls,
which are peaches either too ripe or
missha-pened so that they cannot be
packed for shipment, are sold at the
orchards to peole who call for them.
They are taken by single basket,
crate and even truck loads. In some
Instances it is whispered that lai^e
buyers of culls conveft the fruit Into
a liquid slite, but the orchardlsts
are not so inquisitive about the dis
position of their peaches. The sell
ing end of the.game is theirs. The
buyers take them away, and that is
as far as the growers can allow their
Interest to run.
Family canning outfits are busy in
.many homes in the community and
surrounding territory. Llllignton
peaches are being preserved for win
ter use. For this purpose there Is
an increasing sale each year for Lll-
Hngton peaches.
“Bacteriosls” and “tubercnlosls”
sound so nearly alike that some peo
ple, even educated ones from the
■State departments in the 'Capital
City, might ml.stake one for the oth
er, at least in case they don't know
the difference. That was the way It
happened Monday.
A lady from one of the 'State de
partments In Raleigh (please don't
ask her name) was talking to the
wife of the owner of one of the
largest peach orchards near LiUIng-
ton,
“I see,’’ said the department lady,
“that many of the Georgia peaches
ore not saleable 'because they have
tuberculo.>ls. .\ie any of your
HARNETT S.S.
CONVENTION
SEPTEMBER 1-2
JUDGE N. A. TOWNSEND
Will Meet With BaptUt Grove
Church Near Chalybeate
Springs—Expect Com
petition for Pen
nant
Officers of the Harnett (bounty
Sunday School Association announce
that the Annual County Sunday
(School Convention will be held on
pcache.o afflicted with that disease?”; Saturday and Sunday, September 1
and 2, with the Baptist Grove church
“No, we have no 'bacteriosls here,”
answered the wife of the owner of
the orchards.
"Oh, I’m glad to get that word i
near Chalylbeate (Springs.
Outside speaikers helping in
b-traight,” said the department lady.
I convention will 'be Miss Daisy Magee
“I have spoken to several people
about it today, and to everyone I
have called it tulberculosls. But
isn’t it the same thing?”
TAX COLLECTOR’S
SETTLEMENT IS
GOOD EXHIBIT
With Collection of $440,369.13
Out of $483,793.46, Green .
Makes Fine Showing for
Year’s Work
RESTRAINING
ORDER KILLED
The restraining order secured by
'Hoyle & Hoyle of Sanford, attorneys
for certain residents of Upper Little
River school district, against the
.Board of .County Commiasioiiers, was
dissolved. Monday by Judge N. A.
Townsend in Plttstboro Monday.
The order was returnable Monday
and the hearing was set to take place
In Pittfliboro. County Attorney I. R.
'iVilliams and 'Neill IMcK. Salmon, at
torney for the Bcfard of Education,
were ready for the hearing, but
Hoyle & Hoyle failed to appear.
After waiting a considerable length
of time, the Sanford attorneys were
called over wire and they consented
that the order be dissolved without a
hearing. This means, according to
the Harnett attorneys, that the case
is finished.
The only other restraining order
growing out of the recent special
school elections is one from Banbe-
cHc. Baggett & iMoDonaid of Lll
lington are attorneys for the com-
.plalnahts. The hearing ia set for
Friday of this week before Judge
Townsend, at iPlttsboro. The com
plain in this case, it is said, is exact
ly similar to the one In the Upper
0 River case. - .
Harnett county continues Its claim
of success in collecting taxfes. Set
tlement Just made with lOollector
John Green by the Board of Com
missioners shows that he has col
lected $440,369.13 of the $483,793.-
46 handed over to him in the l'9i27
tax books. This leaves $43,424.33
uncollected, which would seem a
rather sizeable sum, but from it
must be deducted the cost of land
sales, Insolvents, releases and costa
of collection. To be exact, Mr.
Green collected'^or accountijd for all
but $23,844.018 of the listed taxes,
which la the sum total of land sales.
The $2'3,844.G'8 represents the
amount of taxes charged against per
sons In 'Harnett county who could
not be persuaded or forced to pay.
The settlement is a splendid, exhibit
of faithful work by Collector Green.
(There were fewer sales of land
this year than last year, (but the
amount of money Involved is larger.
li.a shows that the property owners
■who refused to pay their taxes this
year were holders of larger property
than those on the delinquent list last
year. With $6,'619.35 in releases
and $4,129.69 in insolvents, It la
shown also that listings for the tax
of l.aleigh. Children’s Division Su
perintendent of. the 'North Carolina
Sunday School Association; and
Miss Freda Bose, Louisville, Ky.,
for past four years 'EJducattonal 'Di
rector of New Orleans, La., Council
of Religious 'Education.
Also helping on the program will
be several of the best known Sunday
School workefB In the county. The
convention is interdenominational,
and workers from all Sunday Schools
in the county are invited to partici
pate In the work.
In charge of the arrangements for
the convention are Mr. H. C. Cam
eron, and Mr, J. P. Bradley, Presi
dent and Secretary of the County
Sunday School Association. These
officers are requesting the coopera
tion of all pastors, superintendents
and other S'unday School leaders in
the effort to make the convention a
success.
The officers have announced that
again this year a pennant will be
presented to the Sunday School hav
ing in the 'Convention the largest
numiber of mites traveled. It Is ex
pected that there will be much
friendly competition for the pennant
among the Sunday -Schools of the
county.
NEWBERN FIREM’N
MAKE BIG PLANS
FOR STATE MEET
Forty-first Annual State Fire-
inen*» Convention and
Tournament to be
be Staged There
August 6
AUTO CRASH ON CAPE FKAB
BRIDGE SUNDAY NIGHT
An auto crash on Cape Fear river
(bridge Just beyond the town limits
0 OLillington last Sunday night' came
near causing the death q.t the L. R.
Hunt family of Lexington, whose
car, a Buiok, collided with a* Stude-
baker driven by Eddie Woodley of
Durham.
The cars rolled too close to each
on the bridge and the Buick, it is
said, care near going through the
steel railing. Blame for the crash,
it seems, could not be placed. No
one was seriously hurt, but both
books included much that was un-
collect able.
Mr. Green’s settlement sheet read;
as follows:
1027 Taxes
19'27 levy
$476.83(5.78
1927 after listed
7,342.98
Schedule B. privilege
Tax
614.75
Total — —
$48'3.7S3.46
By receipts of J. P. Brad-
ley. Auditor
$4'3«,819.13
By receipts of J. P. Brad-
ley privilege tax
660.00
By lands sales June 4ih,
19'27
23,844.08
By land sales’ cost June
4 th. 1-9(27
1,687.40
By 19i27 insolvents
4,129.89
By 1927 releases
6,519.36
By balance due John
Green on salary
1,65(2.44
'By 5 per cent commls-
slon $6'H.75 Privilege
Tax
30.73
By Check to -balance
5,680.64
Total
$4»3,7'93.46
fijufic Itexeo
October 13th, 19(27, to
November 30th, 19(27,
Inclusive
$388.84
December Ist, 19'27, to
December 31»t, 1'927
inclusive
fro.77
Januray let, 19(2‘8 to
July 20th, 1928, In-
elusive —
34-2.09
Total
$791.70
By receipts J. P, Brad-
ley. Auditor
$749.6-)
By check to balance
42.8-9
Total
$7-91.70
The Gape Fear bridge Is too nar
row for traffic, and the greatest care
is necessary when cars are passing.
It is also considered unsafe, there
being several "ridges” In it and the
metal pieces rattle considerably
when cars are passing over it.
HOHOOL -FUNDING BONDS
WERE SOLD AT PBEftflUM
Dissolves restraining order against
levy of Biiecial school tax voted In
Uiiper Little River townsliip.
ANNUAL FARM
MEETING WAS
BIG SUCCESS
Ladies From the Farm Took
Prominent Part in Farmers’
and Farm Women’s Con
vention
Harentt county drew a surprise
from neighiboring counties when the
school refunding bonds were sold to
David R-tAlason & Company of To
ledo, Ohio, for par, accrued interest
and a premium of $290.00. There
were $51,0'00.00 of the bonds and
they were made necessary, by ,the
county taking over and assuming tbe
indebtedness of the several districts.
The interest which tbe refunding
bonds will 4raw is only 4 3-4 per
cent. This is much lower, it is said,
than any bonds of like denomination
have been sold recently. ' Immedi
ately after the sale was consumated
the market on (bonds dropped' and
the Interset rate Increased, whlcb
meant lhat little or no premium
would (be realised on bond sales.
'Raleigh, Aug. 1.—Despite a lower
attendance than in previous years,
the 2'6ith annual iBtate 'Farmer’s and
Farm 'Women’s convention held at
(State (C-oliege during the week of
July 23 was a great success.
Total registration for rooms was
'300 (below that for last summer due
largely to delayed crO(P8, the tolbac-
co harvest and low prices for early
■truck crops in eastern tC'aroIlna.
However, on Thursday,, a few over
1,000 persons ha dregistered and
hundreds of others had driven in for
Home (part of the program and did
not desire rooms. The men were
'greatly outnumbered by the rural
women, many of whom left their
husibands at home with the crops and
children, so that advantage might (be
taken of the annual short course for
far mwomen which was a part of the
convention exercises this year.
■In fact, same of the main features
of 'the program were arranged for
the ladles. Five were honored with
the title of Master Farm Homemak
er. These were IMrs. J. E. Gorrlher
of China Grove: (Mrs. W. B. Lamb,
'Garland: 'Mrs. 'A. R. Payner, Moy-
ock; iMts. W. T. Whitsett, Whltsett
and 'Mrs. 'W. 'D. Graham, 'Mt. Ulla.
Four others were awarded certifi
cates for having attended four short
courses. These were Mrs. Henry
'Middleton of Warsaw: 'Mrs. S. B.
Nash, IPranklliiton: 'Mrs. Martha
Jackson, (Ctooper and 'Mrs. 'C. M.
(Rhodes, Zcbulon.
Eixcellent programs were 'provided
in each of the sectional meetings.
The general meetings held each day
at eleven o’clock carried the princl-
pa laddresses of the convention.
Questions iperatining to all phases of
farm life were discussed from feed
ing children to forming state organ
izations of farniers. The program
was almost entirely a made-ln-Garo-
llna affair. 'Only one person from
outside of tbe (State was Invited to
(Sfiieak. rPbe 'program was also fea
tured 'by the larger numiber of prac
tical farmers and farm women hav
ing part In the proceedings than In
past yvars.
New 'Bern, Aug. 1.—New Bern
firemen are making extensive plans
for the forty-iArst annual state fire
man’s convention and tournament
here during the week of August 6 to
be the (best in the history of the or
ganization. Over 1600 firemen are
expected from the 12'5 member
towns.
Prizes aggregating $1,>600 will be
offered to the winners In the annual
truck and reel races to be held here
Thursday, August 9. 'Prizes of $1,000
In cash, a gold cup and' four stiver
cups will be given in the motor boat
races August I'O and 11, as closing
features pf the conveptlon.,
Outboard -motor races will >be held
Friday and free-for-all iboat races
will be staged Saturday on Trent
River at,the 'Country Glub. They
will Ibe held under the auspices of
the American Power Boat Associa
tion an dpromlse to 'be outstanding
racing events of the south for (the
year. Entries will come from a wide
territory between Miami and De
troit.
A state beauty queen, “‘Miss N-orth
(Carolina,” will 'be chosen during tbe
convention from competitors select
ed by the different towns of the
state. A coronation 'ball will ibe ■held
Wednesday night, August 8. The an
nual iflremen’s (ball >will take place
Thursday night at the Banner Ware
house here. Two street dances will
also b. eglven during the week, A
parade will [be arranged for Wednes
day afternoon, with ‘floats entered by
many local 'business firms and- civic
organizations.
Lunch Wednesday at Qrantham
beach, with water sports there, a
baseball game the same after.noon,
and 'fireworks (that night over tbe
NPuse 'River will be additional en
tertainment features of the conven
tion.
Addresses during the business ses
sions Tuesday 'morning. Tuesday
afternoon an^d ‘Wednesday morning
at the courthouse 'Will be made by
Sherwood iBrocfkwell, N. O. Fire
Marshall: 'Dan iC, tBoney, Insurance
-Commissioner; and B. G. Shoen, of
Atlanta, Supervisor of the Atlanta
'Fire Underwriters. (Memorial ser
vices for (firemen Vho 'have died dur
ing the year will toe held Tuesday
evening (by Rev. J. A. Vache at Christ
(Episcopal lOhurch.
'Registration of delegates will toe-
gin at 9;'3'0 Monday morning, Aug
ust 6, at the Gaston H-otel. Address
es ol welcome at the opening session
Tuesday morning will be made toy
'Former 'Mayor Edward Clark for the
City; John H. Parker, president, for
the ■Qliamber of (Commerce, and D.
L. Ward', Jr. for the local (firemen.
The response will ‘be by Joe Kesler
of (Salisbury. The Invocation will be
asked -by (1\ A. Green, of this tslty,
first president of the State Firemen’s
Association and for eleven years Its
treasurer.
Present officers of the organisation
are as follows: A. L. Buckett of
Asheville, -president; R. C. Whitley
of New Bern, ’Vice-President; John
L. Miller of oOncord, (Secretary;
■Charles iS. Snlbben of Wilmington,
Treasurer: and Charles C. Harris ol
Rooky /Mount, ■Statistician.
AGED NEGRO DROPS DEAD
WORKING IN POTATO PATCH
BDRm ANNOUNCEMENT
lAattel Mortgages at The News, I'Newa Oflloe.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson of
Chalybeate Springe announce the ar
rival of a young son. inly SO, 19(28.
Typewrlta> vmfer ficr sale gt The
INJURING WESTERN N. O.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M, Allen and
daughters of Bunnlevel are on a mo
tor trip to Asheville and other west
ern North Carolina -points of Inter
est.
MATTHEWS REUNION . '
AT OLIVE BRANCH
All cblKdren and relatives of
McNeill and Sarah MiattbeWe
are requested to naeet In their
annual rennlfm at Olive Branch
Ghnrch, near KlpUng, on Sun
day, August 12th, lfia8,*at 11
a. m.
Bring well filled basket! uud
let us euioy^ the dgy,. together.
J. M. BnU),
■Arnwgranente Com.
Sherrod McNeill, an aged negro
said to he nearly a hundred years of
age, dropped dead Tuesday about
1:00 o’clock while he -was working
in his .potato patch at his home In
Upper Little River -township near
'OLdi Hundred.
The old man plowed bis potatoes
(Monday and was chopping in the
•patch Tuesday when he suddenly
dropped dead. It la said that heart
failure was the cause of death.
Citizens , of* the community stated
that they saig the old man walking
towards his home as brlsklj^^s a
young man Monday afternoon.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
PICNIC TODAY
ANNOUNCEMENT
The young people of the 'Leaflet
'Sunday School will serve Ice cream
and cake at the home of (Mr. O. -P.
Thomas on (Saturday night, August
4tb.
The iputolic la cordially Invited to
attend.
'The three Sunday (Schools of Lll
lington are enjoying a JolnL picnic
today at White (Lake. It is estimated
that about three hundred men. wo
men adn children left there this
morning In cars headed for tbe lake.
The picnickers will spend the day at
the lake, bathing, boating, swim
ming apd fishing.
Neill Balmon, chalrmon of the ar
rangements committee, announced
before leaving that he will head a
committee of. bachelors who will
nurse all the babies while the moth
ers enjoy the day unhampered.
Tbe picnickers met at courthouse
square, with well 'filled baskets for a
big dinner. They 'will return to
night a tired but happy crowd.
SMITH-STEWART
Bale’s Creek, July '26.-7-.Mr. and
(Mrs. A. D. ^wart of (Bute’s Creek,
announce -the marriage of their
daughter, iMelba 'Inee, to IMr. (Ray
mond F. i^mlth, -Monday, -July find.
Washington, Dlstrts of Columlbla.