: THE ; ROBESONIAN
COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTR
ESTABLISHED 1870.
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1914.
NUMBER 30.
VOL. XLV.
GRADED SCHOOL CLOSES.
School Closed Friday A Number of
Promotions Prizes Awarded En.
joyable Exercises Friday Evening
Mr. J no. A. Uaies or rayeueTiue
Speaks Teachers Left for Home
Saturday.
Friday marked the close of the
Lumberton graded school. Friday
morning at 10 o'clock quite a number
of the patrons of the school had gath
ered in the auditorium of the school
building to hear the list of promotions
read out. There were about 250' pro.
motions in all the grades during the
term. - "
, A prize was awarded the pupil in
each grade that made the highest av
erage. Following is a list of those
who won prizes: First grade, Henry
Lee; second grade, Lois Caldweii;
third grade, Lois Cashwell; fourth
grade, Rosa Caldwell; fifth grade,
Mertie Britt; sixth grade, Horry
Russell; seventh grade, Hazel Cart
lyle; eighth grade, Ethel Boone;
ninth grade, Jeanette Biggs; tenth
grade, Martha Britt; eleventh grade,
Leitha Page. Miss Mary Biggs won
the Alf H, McLeod medal offered
each year by Mr. Alf. H. McLeod
for the best general average made in
the school, her average being 99 1-3
for the year. Miss Annie Burt
Steinback won a prize for composing
the best original short story. A prize
offered in the high school for the high
est average in deportment, given by
Trinity College, because of record of
Miss Mary Edens at Trinity, was
won by Miss Jeanette Biggs. Quiteo
a number of class prizes were awarded
to. pupils for excellence and improve
ment iff work.-"- H&S&ere'm warded
by Miss Mayce Glasgow, music teach,
er, to Harrell Humphrey, Margie Rus
sell and Drena Hedgpeth . Some very
appropriate music was rendered by
the school after the prizes had been
awarded, after which school was dis
missed till Friday evening at 8:SU
o'clock.
No doubt the rain kept many away
Friday evening, but there was quite
a crowd gathered in the auditorium
at 8:30, the time for the exercises to
begin. The first thing on the pro
gram was a selection by the High
School Orchestra, which (tuned the
audience up and . made them think
they were in some grand opera. "The
Dawn of the Day," and essay by Miss
Nannie Thompson, a solo by Miss
Lucile Jones, a recitation by Miss Le
tha Page, a solo by Miss Carrie May
Hedgpeth, an oration, "The Sunburnt
Boy," by Furman Biggs and a solo
by Master Robert Caldwell were all
entertaining and much-enjoyed,'
After this part of the program had
been rendered the speaker of the oc
casion, Mr. Jno. A. Oates, an at
torney of Fayetteville, was intro
duced in a pleasant manner by Mr.
Woodbery Lennon. Mr. Lennon said
that Mr. Oat3 didn't need any intro
duction, as he was for about 20 years
editor of one of the best, religious pa.
pers ever published in North Caro
lina, The North Carolina Baptist, and
a man who had much to do with mak
ing this a dry State. Mr. Oates took
as a subject, "Getting Ready for the
Best." In starting he suid that no
place on earth was so dear to man
as the old home, the home of ones
childhood, where the getting ready
lor life commenced. He said that
education shoulc, begin 'in the hr.me
and let the school room be a finishing
place, a capping stone. He said that
necessity, gain and ambition were the
three things that make industry. He
said that elimination was the salva
tion of efficiency. His Address was
homely, practical and pointed. All
who heard it were well paid for go
ing out in the rain and all who failed
. to hear it missed a treat. .
After Mr. Oates had finished his
speech diplomas were presented to
the graduating class, which consisted
of two girls and one boy Misses Le.
tha Page and Nannie Thompson and
Mr. Furman Biggs, by Prof. Sen
telle. Prof. Sentelle said that the
reason the class was not larger was
because another grade was added at
the beginning of the fall term . The
last thing on the programme was a
duet, A Night in Venice, by Misses
Mayce Glasgow and Lucile Jones.
The concert which was to have been
given by Miss Glasgow's class this
evening has been postponed till Wed
nesday evening. To keep the concert
from coming in conflict with the
prayer meeting at the various church
es in town the exercises will not be-
cin till nine o clock.
The nupils of Miss Glasgow's class
will give a recital tomorrow evening,
beginning at o:sv. ine exercises dowi
tomorrow and Wednesday evening-
promise rare entertainment, and it is
hoped large crowds will attend. There
.will be no charge for admission.
' The session just closed was. one of
the best in the history of the school
Prof. R. E. Sentelle, who has wise.
Iv managed the school for six years,
. . i ir: t.i s
was. superintenqent; misses nuoy c
Johnson and fc.ditn npkin were
teachers in the high school depart
ment; Misses Mamie Highsmith of the
seventh grade; Miss Iris Cashwell of
the sixth: Miss Mollie Beele Hollowell
of the fifth; Miss Mary Henderson of
the fourth; Miss 1'ennie Kowland of
the second and third; Miss Claudie
Johnson of the first; Miss Mayce Glas
gow, music .
The teachers. Miss Ruby Johnson
of Delway. Miss Edith Pipkin of
Reidsville, Miss Mamie Highsmith of
Fayetteville, Miss Claudie Johnson of
Ridge Springs, S. C, Miss Mary
Henderson of Davidson all left Sat.
, urday for their respective homes. The
WARM POLITICAL FIGHT
IN COLUMBUS COUNTY
Mr. Woodberry Lennon of Local Bat
Represented Relators ISew I'n.
mary Called.
The warmest session of the Demo
cratic Executive committee ever held
in Columbus county was a call meet
ing held at Whitevule on the 2stn in
stant.
A primary for the nomination of
county and legislative officers had
been held on the 12th instant under a
law taken from the State ,of Missou
ri which provided for a first and sec-
nd cnoice Dauot, something new ror
this State.
The relator, one K. D. Hardee, on
behalf of himself and other voters of
Columbus county, by their attorneys,
Messrs Lennon and Stacv Lumberton.
pettition with Chairman J . A . Brown,
settmcr forth numerous irregularities
and illegalities in the returns which
followed the primary, and Chairman
Brown called an extraordianary ses
sion to give the petition a hearing.
"Mr. Lennon submitted to the com
mittee charts representing the sheets
upon which the returns were made
and demonstrated to the committee
that the returns were so irregular
that it would be impossible to declare
a nominee upon the returns under the
law by which the primary was held.
Heated discussions resulted and last
ed from 9:30 a. m. until 4:00 p. m.
The relators succeeded at the last
hour in getting a resolution through
by a vote of 10 to 2 which requested
the nominees under the primary to
sendjn their resignations to the exe
cutive committee in order that a new
primary - might iber called. Sevesal
candidates present tendered fheir res
ignations .
RARACA-PHILATHEA PICNIC
Picnic Will be Held at Princess Anne,
Near Barnesville, Saturday of This
Week.
The Baraca and Philathea classes
of Orrum, Bloomingdale, Barnesville.
McKindree and Bethesda Sunday
schools, will give the respective Sun
day schools a picnic at Princess' Anne
Saturday of this week. Mr. Voodoury
Lennon of Lumberton, president of
the Robeson County Baraca Associa.
tion and Mr. E. J. Britt of Lumber
ton, president of the Mt. Eliam Sun
day School Institute, will be present
andnake addresses. The Barnesville
coronet Band will turnish music for
the occasion. Each class is asked to
take some lemons, sugar and ice
along. Dinner will be served on the
grounds and in the afternoon there
will be a ball game between the Or
rum and Barnesville teams.
Everybody, especially non-Sunday
school goers are invited to be pioo.
ent.
Recorder's Court.
The following cases were tried be
fore Assistant Recorder R. A. Mc
Lean Saturday: Winfield Smith, dis
turbing religious service, $15 and cost;
Vert Taylor, drunkenness, $5 and cost;
Joe Edwards, disorderly conduct on
streets, judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost; J. P. Hand, drunkenness,
$2.50, cost; Trab Bass, drunkenness.
judgment suspended on payment of
cost; Spurgeon Small, disorderly con
duct on streets, not guilty; Hasley
Moore, drunkeness, $2.50 and cost;
Dan McNeill, drunkenness, $2.50 and
cost; Bascom Meares, drunkenness,
judgment suspended on payment of
costj Dave Sammons, colored, drunk
eness, $2.50 and cost; Arthur Floyd
and Paul Richardson, colored, $2.50
each and cost; Richard Stone, aban
donment, not prossed .
No More Connection at Proctorville.
Postmaster D. D. French has been
notified that the schedule on the Elrcd
and Conway branch of the A. C. L.
had been changed so no more con
nection would be made at Proctorville
with the R. and C. trains. The A.
C. L. will pass Proctorville at 10:13
instead of 10:38 as heretofore. The
R. and C. train does not leave Lum
berton till 10:05, and will not reach
Proctorville until after the A. C. L.
has gone. This change will make it
very inconvenient for the traveling
public.
Alma School Closes a Successful
Term.
The public school at Alma closed
the most successful session in its his
tory Wednesday of last week. The
concert by the school in the evening,
which consisted of recitations and
musio of various kinds, was much,
enjoyed by a large crowd. Miss Mar
guerite Townsend was principal and
Miss Elizabeth MacNair was assis.
tant.
Mt. Eliam Sunday School Institute.
The Mt. Eliam Sunday School In
stitute held at Barnesville yestereday
was attended by about 2,000 people
and was pronounced as the best meet,
ing yet held. Prof. R. E. Sentelle
of Lumberton was the principal
speaker. A full account of the meet
ing will be published in Thursday's
Robesonian. '
other teachers. Misses Pennie Row
land, Mollie Belle Hollowell and Iris
Cashwell all live in Lumberton.
Miss Mayce Glasgow, teacher of
music, will continue her Jasr tnr civ
weeks longer before returning to her
iiume at rxasnvuie, lenn.
The school board will mt nHfhin
the next few days and elect teachers
i or ine next term.
900 PERSONS DROWN.
Canadian Pacific Liner, Empress of
Ireland, Rammed by Collier Stors.
tad Tears Large Hole in Side
Goes Down Within 14 Minutes After
Impact No Chance for "Women
First."
Rimouski Quebec, Dispatch 29th.
Sinking in 90 feet of water within
15 minutes after being rammed amid
ships in the upper reaches of the St.
Lawrence river early today, the Cana.
dian Pacific liner Empress of Ireland
carried down with her more than 900
of the passengers and crew. Of the
1,367 persons on board the liner, only
433 are known to have been sated,
making the probable death list 934.
Looming up through the river mists,
as the Empress of Ireland was lying
to, waiting for the fog to lift or day
to break, the Danish collier Storstad
crashed bow on into the side of the
big Canadian liner, striking her about
midway at her length and ripping her
side open clear to the stern.
Crash Near Shore.
The crash occurred not far from
the shore off Farther Point, 150 miles
from Quebec, which the Empress of
Ireland left yesterday afternoon bound
for Liverpoole and 10 miles from this
point on the St Lawrence. In reality
therefore, although the liner was
heading for the sea . and the collier
coming in from it, the disaster was
not one of the ocean, but of the fiver.
Unlike the Titantic's victims, the Em
press of Ireland's lost their lives with
in sight of shore in land-locked
waters, - -
Immediately the ships crew recov.
ered from the shock of the collision
and when; it was seen ' tH&? the liWr
had received a' vital blow a wireless
"S. O. S." call was sounded. .
Hurry to Rescue.
The hurried appeal was picked up
by the Government mail tender Lady
Evelyn here and the Government pilot
boat Eureka at Father Point, and
both set out to the rescue. So deep
was the hure of the Empress, how
ever, and so fast the inrush of waters,
that long before either of the rescue
boats could reach the scene the liner
had gone down. Only floating wreck
age and a few life boats and rafts,
from the steamer, buoying up less
than a third of those who had set sail
on her, were to be found. The rest
had sunk with the liner, had been
crushed to death in the Storstad's im
pact with her, or had been forced from
exposure in the ice-chilled waters to
lose their hold on the bits of wreck
age and had drowned.
Collier Disabled.
Only a few persons were picked up
by the Storsdad, which was badly crip
pled herself, find these were brought
here by the collier as wcrethose sav
d by the Eureka and the Lady Evelyn.
Twenty-two of the rescued died from
injury or exposure.
The others, most of whom hadjump
ed into the boats or plunged into the
water from the sinking liner scantily
clad, were given such clothing as the
town could supply, and later those
who could travel were placed on board
a train and started for Quebec.
Accounts agree that in the brief
space of time not more than 14 min
utes between the shock and the col
lision and the sinking of the liner
there was little chance for systematic
marshalling of the passengers. In
deed everythiny inticates that hun
dreds of those on the steamer never
reached the decks. Few women were
among the saved, not more than a
dozen, the list make it appear.
No Chance for "Women First."
"It all happened so quickly we Jid
not really know what was boing on
and nobody had time to cry 'Women
first,' one of the passengers told Cap.
tain Bellinger of the rescue boat Eu
reka. "The stewards did not have time,
tt rouse the people from their berths,"
the survivor added. "Those who
heard the frenzied calls of the officers
for the passengers to hurry on deck,
rushed op, piled into,the boats, whicL
were rapidly lowered and rowed away.
Many who waited to dress were
drowned . "
SEABOARD FREIGHT TRAIN
WRECKED SATURDAY
Two Men Painfully Hurt Several
Cars Derailed Trains Late.
Will Jeffries, a white flagman, and
Sam McNeill, a negro brakeman, were
painfully hurt Saturday afternoon
when a local freight train, No. 66 was
derailed near Clarkton. Several cars
were derailed and the track torn up
for some distance. The wreck was
caused, it is said,, by spreading rails.
Both the west-bound evening train
were about six hours late Saturday
night, not arriving here until after
midnight.
First Cotton Forms.
Mr. W. P. McAllister told a Robe
sonian reporter Saturday that he had
plenty of cotton forms on his farm
about five miles from town, on the
Creek road.' Mr. McAllister says he
has ten acres of cotton which he
is having worked under the direction
of County Farm Demonstrator J. A.
Boone, and expects 25 bales from the
ten acres.
Mr. Frank Watts, who lives on, the
star route from Lumberton, near Bee
Gee. was the first to bnne a real
form into the office. He brought a
bunch in this morning and says there
is plentyon his farm.
We begin by being dupe, and end
by being rogue. Deschamps.
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS MEET
am in court uouse uere na'urnay
Address by R. O. Edmond a.id i
- j-i - n a a
M. G. McKenzie Delegates Ap
pointed to State Meeting Next
Meeting May 30, 1915.
Reported for The Robesonian.
ine Rural Letter Carriers Associa
tion of Robeson county met in the
court house in Lumberton Saturday,
at 11 a. m. Mr. H. O. Edmonu as.
sistant postmaster of Lumberton,
made a talk on organization Mr. M.
G. McKenzie, was also present and
made a talk.
The question of insurance for car.
riers who belong to the association
was discusseed.
Messrs. G. H. Howard and J. M.
O. Denmark of St. Paul's were ap
pointed a committee to draw up a
plan to be submitted to the State As
sociation. The following delegates were ap
pointed to the State Association,
which meets in Burlington, July 3-4;
C. H. Howard, E. B. Hayes, N. G.
Smith, W. B. Ratley. Alternates
F. A. Floyd, J. S. Humphrey. J.
M. O. Denmark.
The following officerswere elcted
for the ensuing year: president, A.
S. Pitman, Lumberton; vice-president,
E. L. Odum, Pembroke; Sec-Treas.,
E. B. Hayes, Fairmont
The next meeting will be held in
Lumberton May 30, 1915.
E. B. HAYES. Sec-Treas.
INDIAN NORMAL FINALS.
Mr. S. S. Alderman of the State Dc.
partment of Education Will Speak.
Tjj the. Editor of The Robesonian:
The commencemnt exercises of the
Indian Normal school will be held in
the auditorium of the school building
at Pembroke Friday, June U.e bth.
The exercises have been carefully pre
pared, and will be very enUeiu-ining
and instructive. Mr. S. t. Alder
man of the State Department of Ud
ucation. will be the principal speaker
of the morning exercises, I feci safe
in saying that this will be one of the
best parte of the program. The ex
ercises will begin with a dull , on
the grounds at 9:30, followed by the
literary address and grauating exer
cises in the auditorium at 10 o'clock.
In the afternoon there will ba de
bate and a musical recital. The mu
sic is a new feature to the Indian
school this year, and we ask you to
come and see what progress your
children have made in this depart
ment.
At 8 o'clock in the evening there
will be an attractive program in the
auditorium, consisting of plays, de
clamations, etc.
We assure a good time to all .
O. V. HAMRICK, Principal.
i
And They Must Be Right Much Alike.
Mr. C. V. Brown, cashier of the
Bank of Lumberton and Mr. J. S.
McDonald, manager of the McDonald
Drug Co. must resemble each other
from the way folks mix them up.
Some days ago a man chased Mr
Brown into the bank building and
wanted some capsules, and Friday
evening Mr. McDonald sent Jim Mc-
Mulian, a colored auto dnver, to the
V. & C. S. station to meet his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mc
Donald of Raleigh, who are spending
some time in town visiting at the
home of Mr. McDonald, and Jim ush
ered them right up to Mr. C. V.
Brown's new residence and put them
out. There was no one living in the
house, and as the doors were fastened
Mister and Mistress McDonald sat
around Waiting for some one to come
until 9( o'clock, when Mr. McDonald
learned of their whereabouts, and
sent for them. Things will happen,
but it does look like Jim would have
known better.
New Fertilizer Plant.
The Robeson Manufacturing Com
pany has let the contract for the erec
tion of an up-to-date fertilizer plant.
The plant will be built in same place
where the company's old plant was
burned near the oil mill,
some two months ago. The
capacy of the new plant will be
more than doubled that of the old
plant, and tffee latest and most im
proved machinery will be installed.
The plant will be ready for business
by next season.
The Robeson Baptist Union.
The Robeson Baptist Union was held
with the church at St. Paul's Friday
and Saturday of last week. Those
who attended the meeting report one
of the best in the history of the
Union. Mr. L. R. Varser and Prof.
R. E. Sentelle of Lumberton .were
the principal speakers Saturday . The
next meeting .will be held with the
Rennert Baptist church Friday and
Saturday before the fifth Sunday in
August. .
Excursion Rates to Wilmington.
Beginning next Sunday the Sea
board will sell Sunday excursion tick
ets to Wilmington and return each
Sunday for $1.25. Anyone wishing
to spend Sunday on the beach can
leave Lumberton at 7:30 a. m. and
arrive at Wilmington at 10 a. m. re
turning leave Wilmington at 5 p. m.
and arrive Lumberton at 7:10 p. m
Pension Money Will Soon Be Ready.
Register of Deeds T N. Higley asks
The Robesonian to say that all the
Confederate Veterans who draw pen
sions can get their money by June 10
by calling at bis office.
GREATEST MONTH W ER
More Births and Deaths Reported
Than Ever Before Registrators
for Robeson.
Bulletin N. C. State Board of Health.
The Vital Statistics Law is proving
to be the "hit of the season" as health
work goes. The public is already
taking greater interest in having
their babies' births recorded and in
reporting deaths than was ever ex
pected by the State Board of
Health.
A call at the Vital Statistics De
partment today showed that for the
month of April over 9,000 births and
deaths have been reported as against
7,100 for March and only 4,300 . for
February. In the opinion of the
Board this represents about ,'nine
tenths of all the births and deaths ac
tually occurring in the State. This
rapid increase in figures tells bet
ter than words of public interest in
the new law.
Our people no longer mean to be
born, live and die and leave no more
record of their having been
here than so many animals Each
human being certainly deserves to
have a permanent record made of the
two most important events of his
life (his birth and death) and to
have these records filed in the ar
chives of the State for all time.
Much of the credit for the favor
able report of this county is due to
our admirable corps of local regis,
trars to whom all these births and
deaths occurring in the various towns
and townships were first reported.
For the information of our readers
who may have occasion " id """report
births and deaths, we give herewith a
list of the registrars for each town
and township in the county. Always
be sure to report to the registrar in
your own town or township.
Robeson County Towns.
Fairmont, S. V. Stanly.
East Lumberton Richard Duncan.
Maxton Lucius McLean.
Pembroke Mrs. O. L. Andrews.
Parkton Collier Cobb. .
Lumber Bridge J. L. Shaw.
Rennert C. W. Watson.
Red Springs D. G. McMillan.
Rowland Geo. K. McNeill.
St. Paul Claude T. Poole.
Lumberton Grover T. Page.
Townships.
Alf ordsville Geo . Bond .
Back Swamp John T. Singletary,
Lumberton, No. 6.
Bntts A. L. Stone, Lumberton
No. 4.
Burnt Swamp J. L. McNeill.
Buic.
Gaddy J. O. McArthur, Rowland.
Howellsville N. C. Graham, Lu ni
ton, No. 7.
Fairmont C. B. Thompson, Fair
mont.
Lumber Bridge Thos. Stamps,
Lumber Bridge.
Lumberton G. T. Page, Lumber-
ton.
Orrum Dr. T. B. Ayres, Proctor
ville .
Maxton Dr. A. B. Croom, Max-
ton.
Parkton Dr. D. S. Currie, Park-
ton.
Pembroke Dr. N. H. Andrews,
Pembroke .
Raft Swamp H. F. Townsend,
Buie.
Red Springs Dr. H. H. Hodgin,
Red Springs.
Rennert Dr. A. C. McGoogm,
Rennert.
Rowland Dr. W. E. Evans, Row
land. Saddle Tree J. B. Ward, Lum
berton, No. 2.
Smith's Sandy McNeill, Wakulla.
St. Paul Dr. Claud Poole, )St.
Paul.
Sterling's Mill Walter Murray,
Barnesville.
Thompson F. M. Townsend, Mc
Donald. White House Dr. W. W. Early,
Marietta .
Wisharts J. E. Tyson, Lumber,
ton.
The Absolutely Happy Existence.
(From Address of Dr. W. L. Phelps at
Meredith College Commencement.)
"According to poetic standards the
absolutely happy existence in this
world is the American cow because
she is a lady. She rises in the morn
ing early and with one flick of her
tail makes her toilet. She does not
have to be buttoned up the back or
have her terraces. (laughter). Sh
goes forth to her morning grass and
after an hour or so begins to contem
plate the grass across the way. Fi
nally she says 'Me thinks yonder
grass is lusher than this and she
goes over to it. She does not have
to work like the cows of the East
and she goes to the cooling stream
and stands in it waist deep for a
time, then to some shade trees under
which she sits down and chews her
eud.
- "Did you ever' see a cow chew a
cud ladies and gentlemen. Her up
per jaw is stationery and her lowere
revolves. I never see a cow chewing
her cud without thinking also of the
healthy American girl chewing gum
The cow is perfectly happy. She has
no religious doubt, is-no agnostic, does
not have to wory whether her son in
the city is going to the devil or not.
But I presume none of you want to
be a cow."
The regular meeting of the K:
of P. will be held in the town hall
tonight. All members are requested
to be present.
BRIEF LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Ertle Carlyie has accepted
a position in the Pope Drug Store.
He began work this morning.
The lfi-months.old infant of Dr.
and Mrs. W. A. McPhaul has been
very sick with cholera infantum for
several days.
Mr. Julius Sityheu.;, who lives
near Saddle Tree, ra. in town Sat
urday. Mr. Stephen says he ha
,oung watermelon.1) and cantaloupes.
Mr. W. H . Rosier of route 2
from St. Paul's was among the visi
tors in town Friday. Mr. Rozier
says crops are looking fine up nia
way.
The board of commissioners, and
the board of education are in regular
session today, and quite a number of
people from all over the county are in
town.
The county commissioners spent
Friday at Marietta and Fair Bluff,
with view toletting the chain gang
do some work on the road leading
from Marietta to Fair Bluff.
Mrs. Gilbert P. Graham of To.
larsville was taken to Raleigh Friday
by Messra. Geo. T. Graham and H.
C. Flowers of Tolarsville, and placed
in the State Hospital.
Jake Rogers, colored, aged about
75, died at his home in the "Bottom"
Saturday morning about 9 o'clock.
"Uncle" Jake was well-known in Lum
berton and was of the "old time"
type.
Mr. J. Z. Stone of Mt. Elim
was in town Saturday. Mr. Stone
reported a mighty good meeting held
at Mt. Eliam Baptist church last
week r The-pastor "RevT" Mr" r AT"
htephens, was assisted by Rev. P. T.
Britt.
Much-needed showers have fallen
in many sections of Robeson during
the last few days, but still there arc
sections that are very dry and crops
still suffering for rain. Here's hoping
it will rain everywhere .it is nee led
within a short time.
Mr. Mason Britt of l.anv Rranrh
was amon&r the vi:' r-i in town Sat-
Ulday. Mr. Britt t)1ii a Robesonian
reporter about a wjt.ii. which, was
lost py mr. A. j. smith m his sec
tion 15 months aco. beinv found one
day recently. He said the watch
went right to work just as soon as the
f i ...
nnaer wound it up.
"In the Bishoo's Carriage" will h
seen in movinc nic turps at th Pan
time theatre Thursday afternoon and
evening or this week. As an extra
inducement to ladies and children and
as many gentlemen as can do so, to
attend in the afternoon, the nrice will
be 10 cents to all to see Mary Pickford
in one of her best feature pictures put
out by the Famous Player Company.
The followinc bovs and irir!. ar
home from college for vacation:
Messrs. i tout, rrevatt and Knax
Proctor from the State Universitv.
Chapel Hill; Lubin Prevatt from the
K. M. I., EuGallis, Fla.; Misses Mil
dred Williams. Louise Townsend and
Annie Kuth Caldwell, Meredith Col
lege. Raleich: Mia. Lillian PrwtAr
Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C.j
Ma8ii bkipper, rsshbourne Military
School, Waynesboro, Va .
Farm Demonstrator Boone Not Guilty.
County Farm Demonstrator J. A.
Boone asks The Robesonian please to
state that he has had nothing to say
about the salaries paid county offi
cers and is not mixed up in any way
with the fight Mr. W. H. Humphrey
started. Mr. Humphrey referred in
his article in Monday's Robesonian to
Mr. Boone in a way that might lead
one to think that Mr. Boone was com
plaining at the smallness of the sal
ary he receives as compared with the
salaries received by the county oiHcers.
Mr. Boone does not like that reference
to him a bit. He says that he is not
a county officer at all, t!:at he is a
United States Farm Demonstrator,
half of his salary bein paid by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, and that the Department does
not allow its employees tj engag3 in
politics. Please count hiM out, asks
Mr. Boone; he is not mixed up in the
discussion at all.
Church Tax Reform Also.
Charlotte Observer.
It comes out that a considerable
number of New Jersey Methodist
Churches have been paying salaries to
pastors' wives. This was not done
because of any feeling that pastors'
wives should receive them as such
but for another reason. Under the
present plan of raising funds for the
bishop's salary and Conference ex
penses each church is assessed on a
percentage of what it pays its pastor
In practice this has operated as a
hindrance to better pay for pastors
of small churches. To avoid the in
creased assessment which they would
incur by direct raise in pastor's sal
aries some churches, therefore, adopt
ed the expedient of paying the addi
tional amount to the wife. These
facts have been brought out by a
special committee of the district stew
ards appointed to consider readjust
ment of the levies for the general
budget. The committee hopes to de
vise a new plan of assessment, which
will place no premium upon such evas
ion and which will be satisfactory
to large and small congregations alike
Its problem in taxation is one shared
by many tax units quite outside of the
church fields and one troubling North
Carolina from end to end every year.
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