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7 ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE ' CENTO. COUNTRY, GOD AND TKUTH ' $1.50 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOL. XLV. - - LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1914. NUMBER 86 CORN CLUB BOYS MEET. ROBESON HAS NO TREASURER RAFT SWAMP NOTES. ROBESON TEACHERS' MEETING RECORDER'S COURT BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS More Than Half a Hundred Members f Robeson Corn Club Attended Meeting Saturday Exhibits Made Great Display Prizes Boys Who Made ver 100 Bushels to- Acre Good Results ana Chance for Great- X well ttended and highly instruc tive meeting of the Robeson corn club boys was held in connection with the teachers' meeting here Saturday. The boys, more than 50 in number, gather ed at the. court house at 10:30fi and marched to 'the school building, led by Mr. A. K. Robertson, a Robeson boy, who is assistant in the Corn Club work in North Carolina, with headquarters at Raleigh. The boys were in good spirits and seemed to have ben tuned up for the occasion. Dr. D. H. Hill, president of the A. and M. College, Raleigh, was pres ent and made an adderss that should have been heard by all the farm boys in Robeson, an account of which will be found in a report of" the teachers mee! in published elsewhere in to. day' nkper. Besides the address by Dr. IU'!l. which alone, would have been well' .--:ri-h coming tohear, Mr. Rob ertson v'ounty Farm Demonstrator J. A. T , :'.nd Messrs. Frank GougW, II. F. i . vis and Prof. R. E. Sentelle talked io the boys, urging them to stay or Vu farm, study their business and )!.;'. e life what can be made me rn:t durable life man can i' 'e. (h lo a rv.r.nber of the boys had a 10" 'tin exhibit. The ears were from their acres of corn and made a grand display, which was spread on tables in the school building. It was a young fair, within itself. A $1 prize offered by Prof. R. E. Sentelle, super intendent of the Lumberton graded school, for the best exhibit was won by Master D. L. Smith of St. Pauls; a 75 cent prize for the next best was won by Master Richard C. Lamb, of route 4 from Lumberton and a 50 cent prize for the third best was won by Master LeRoy Townsend of St. Pauls. The last two prises were of. fered by Messrs. White & Gough of Lumberton. The following Robeson boys made over 100 bushels to the acre this year: Fcntriee Hardin, Fairmont route 2; Bernice Iewis, Barnesville; Wilbur Britt, Fairmont; D. L. Smith, St. Pauls. No doubt dozens of the boys would have made more than 100 to the acre had it not been for the severe drouth of last summer. However the boys are still determined, and it is expected that at least 500 boys will be enrolled in the Robeson county corn club next year. The teacher.- of tiie various schools will be a.-Ued to aid in enrolling the. boys in their M'hools as members of tho club. The following prizes have been of fered for the best yields this year: Maxton Drug Co., M.axton, .?! foun. tain pen; Harr.es Pros. Drug Co.. Maxton, a $5 gold medal. The Robe sonian, 1 year's subscription to the Robesonian and Progressive Farmer; F. G rover Britt, secretary-treasurer Robeson County Farmers' Union, a bronze medal. It is expected that other prizes will be subscribed within a few days. The winners of these prizes are not known yet. However, a list of them will be published in The Robesonian just as soon as they can be obtained. The fifirm. of Whit A Gough has etarted the prize list for the year 1915 with a nice gold watch, mono gram of winner and how be won it, to be engraved on same. Great good has already been done through this club In Robeson, but there is a chance for still greate re sults. 'When the boys of the rural districts who will be tie fanners of tomorrow, learn the best methods of farming, and the necessity of raising foodstuffs, it means that this will be a better country when they are the men who till the soil. Every ciizen should take interest in this work and see to it, that the boys join the club to win. Play at Philadelphus Friday Night, December 18. "The Colonel's Maid," a comedy in three acts, will -be presented at Phila delphus Friday eve,nW of this week, the JSth. This lv4lay with a good love story, excitir.g scenes and stormy consurrmVions,. Prof. ,M. C. plc Leod is principal of the school. Treasurer-Elect McKenzie Failed to Make Bond and Commissioners De clare Office Vacant Legislature Most Probably Will Change Bond Requirements and Reinstate Mc Kenzie Office to Be Abolished at Expiration of Term for Which Mc Kenzie Was Elected. Robeson county now has no treas. urer. Treasurer-elect M. G. Mcken zie failed to make the guaranteed bond in the sum of $100,000 required by law and at a special session Fri day the county commissioners, as they were bound to do by law, declar ed the office vacant and place the du ties of the o ce, also as the law di rects, upon Sheriff R .E. Lewis until such time as the office is filled either by the commissioners or the Legisla- ture. The commissioners are allowed a reasonable lengtn ot time to nil tne office, so they deferred action until January 15 next in order to give the General Assembly, which will con vene in the meantime, time to take ac tion. It is most probabl indeed it is practically certain that the Legis lature will change the . bond requir- ments so as to allow tho treasurer .. 1 . 1 . j ' i ni w mane iiKisundi ihiu wm ap. I point Mr. McKenzie to fill out the unexpired term for "which he was elected. When the officers of Robeson coun ty were placed on a salary hasis by the Legislature of 1911 the require- ment was made that each officer should give bond in a surety company, the county to pay the premium. It is thought that Mr. McKenzie will be able to make a personal bond and there is little doubt but that the ne cessary change in the law will be made and that he will be reinstated in the office as soon as the Legislature meets. Senator Geo. B. McLeod says that he will most certainly be in fa vor of that course and it is thought that Representatives Sellers and Shep. herd will ake the same view of the matter, although The Robesonian has not been able to intervie wthem. Mr. McKenzie, who has held the office for several terms, wag re-nominated last August in the primary over three strong opponents, and was re-elected in November, so this solutiin of the matter will no doubt meet with the approval of a majority of the voters of the county. It is understood that the office of treasurer will be abolished at the ex piration of the two.year term for which Mr McKenzie was eleced. Mr. McKenzie stated during his canvass that he would not ask for the oeffice again, and all three of t!,e men elect ed to the Legislature stated on the stump that if elected hey would abol ish the office at the expiration of the term of whoever was elected this fall. Of course if" the Legislature should r;i il. ...x. , , : Lciiic- iny bcuuii .me duly would ' devolve upon the county commission-! ers to appoint some one who culdi make a br.d as required by the prjs ent law; but there is no probability that theLegislature will not tako the action outlined above; so Mr McKen zie will not be out of office much lon ger than a month. In the meantime, Sheriff Lewis will perform the duties pertaining to the office. Community Service Day at Graded School. Friday was observed at the graded school as "Community Service Day" in such a way as to bring the commu nity in closer toueh with the school and and to imprest upon the pu pils service they can render the community by keeping the school grounds and building clean and at tractive. In the morning a public meeting was keld in the auditorium, after which many citizens of the town, Inspected exhibits of the work being done in each grade, the boys pat the school grounds in first first class condition and the girls cleaned up the inside of the building. In the af ternoon there was a basketbal match game, and in the evening there was a box supper. The day was one of pleasure and profit end was wdy worm wnile. Owing to print shop troubles which it was impossible to forsee and pre vent it is impossible to handle in thi3 issue a full account which has h.ton written of the events of this day of td much importance to tho corr.risritr. If nothing happens to ..preve: t a f-il report will be given in the next issue of the paper. Killing Hogs Numerous Tramps Cause All the Fice to Bark Them selres to Death. Corsespondence of The Robesonian. Lumberton, R. F. D. 6, Dec. 11 Allthe folks in this section are killing hogs and getting ready for Christ mas. We hope to have better weath er during Christmas than we have hr.d in the past few days. Mr. G. L. Townsend of this sec tion went today up to Raleigh to see Mr. J. T. Townsenh, who has been in the State hospital for some time, and if his condition is suitable he will bring Mr. Townsend back with him, but if he is not in shape he will be let him stay for a while longer., Mrs. J. M. Stogner from the Jenr.imrs cotton mill is pending a few day3 at the home of Mr- and Mrs H. F. Townsend of , this section.' The Jacks Branch and Bear Swamp Ry is improving to some extent. The overseer of that line said that times were gay enough for he could, get more hands than, he could employ and if nothing happened he would have a line ruTining through the old pond ! l,y J Christmas. He safd that hands ! .... - vvcve 110t nar(j to get lor tne tramps were so thick that all the fiie dogs in Raft Swamp had barked them selves to death all but one, and that he was so weak he could not bark and would die before two days; and when they all die the folks can rest a little The Raft Swamp graded school, did do it last week. Moving Into Elegant New Bank Building. Messrs. McLean, Varser and Mc Lean moved their law offices Saturday from the McLeod building, Fourth and Elm to the three front rooms of the new home of the National Bank of Lumberton, Third and Elm. Mr. A. T. McLean, manager of the Fidelity Insurance Company, will also at an early date mhove his office from the McLeod building to the new bank building. It is expected that the law firm of Britt and Britt, which has offices in the Carlyle building, Fifth street, will occupy the two front rooms formerly occupied by McLean, Varser and McLean, and either Mr. E. J. Britt or Mr. T. A. McNeill, Jr., will occupy the other. The National Bank of Lumberton, which has been located downstairs in the McLeod building, will move into its new home ether tomorrow -'.-lit or Wednesday. Unfavorable Report on So.called "Tu berculosis Cure.' The United Stales Public Health Service, which investigated, in re- , l a t na United States resolution of Senate adopted in May, 1013, the so-called, "tubercu. losi:: cure" of Dr. Karl von Ruck of A'hcviile, reported last week that the claims of Dr. von Ruck that he had discovered an agent that would pre vent and cure tuberculosis were un founded. Dr. von Ruck attacks the Government investigators as incompe tent and prejudiced, says that a tele gram received from a London labor, atory on the 2nd inst. confirms the claim for his vaccine, and that he will ask the Senate to name a new and im partial commission. Will Face Bride's Angry Father and Brothers'. Mr. U. S. Page, the man who stole his bride fror very angry father, and who was married here last week, mention of which was made inJThnrs day's Robesonian, left this morning for Kinston despite the fact that his father and brothers-in-law threatened to take his life om sight. He left his bride at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Page, who, live "here. Fire Near Prortorville. Fire of unknown origin destroyed two stalls two stacks of fodder, a wa gon and quite a tot of hay belong ing to Mr. Willie Branch, who lives near Proctorvillc Saturday night jutt cftcr dark. Tried to Pay Taxe3 With Cnc-Eyed Vcsrcre. Ths fa:t that a certain-citizen of r.cLo cn tr"i iy pay his i-r.cs with a or2-:yrd,'rC3.i!:rii'i3 proof rr.o-jgh that tho folks are finding it h: hyd to raise mcney to "como across.' Well-Attended Meeting Held Satur. day Address by President Hill of A. & M. College Other Addresses Delivered and Interesting Papers Read. Not in the history of the Robeson Teachers Association has a better at tended and more instructive meeting been held than the one held in the graded school building here Saturday. Ths meeting was opened at 11 a. m. with prayer led by Rev. Dr. W. B. North, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, Lumberton. 'In the time of Roses," a vocal selection rendered "by Mrs. B. W. Page of Lumberton was greatly enjoyed. Dr. D. D. Hill, president of the A. and M,x College, Raleigh, was present to address the Boys' Corn Club. Supt. J. R. Poole asked the boys to go into the auditorium with the teachers in order that the teachers might hear Dr. Hill's address. Dr. Hill is a force ful speaker, who knows just what farm life is like as it has been lived in the past, and has a true knowledge of what it cdutd'e made. "The boys are leading their parents," declared Dr. Hill, "when it comes to raising corn," He urged the boys to apply their will to to constructive and not destructive things. "The boys who make the best of life must leave off bad habits, such as smoking ciga rettes ivnd d'ir. intr lfaucr. lie should learn early in life that. the body is a most sacred thing." Dr. Hill also called attention to Robeson's wise move in having an all-time health of ficer. "The boys and girls have great er chances to learn how to make a living than did the boys and girls of my age," he said. They should fix their eyes on a goal fo rthe future and work to that end." He urged the oys to "join the corn clubs, pig clubs and other clubs 4hat would teach them more about farming,right. Teach ag riculture and domestic science in the public schools, and in so doing make life a thousand times more beautiful to the boys and girls in the rural districts, Make the schools power stations, and let the boys and girls sent out be the current furnished the world. It will take this to change the world." Dr. Hill urged the teachers to join with Mr. Robertson in getting the boys interested in the corn club, his address was a treat and lucky in deed were all who heard him. Prof. S. J. Kirby, principal of the farm-life school at Philadelphus, was .iext on the programme. His subject was "Agricultural and Industrial Edu cation." Mr. Kirby outlined the work that is being done at thi school of which' he is principal, and urged the j importance of each child being train ; ed for his or her choice vocation. He j declared that the aonly safeguard to j the county is an eudcated citizenship. : Educate the farmers and the country , will develop. Prepare the boys and j :irls to make the best of country me. icw farmers ieali3 the im portance of proper carein selecting r'eeds, which is one of the most im portant steps about farming success fully. The plant i dependant on the farmer and the world is dependent on the plant; so the boy who prepares himself for farming not only makes more of life for himself, but makes a mora useful citizen to the country at large. Mr. Kirby' address was highly enjoyed, and no doubt will cause the teachers to take more in terest in the teaching of agriculture in their schools. ' Very interesting papers were read by Miss Effle Newton a teacher iK the Lumberton graded school, Mies Belle Johnson, teacher at North Lum berton and Miss Maude Brown, a teacher in t&p farm life school at .rtiiladelphus. The papers were well prepared and helpful. A .Very greatly Jen joyed address was made by Prof. S. E. Leonard, principal of the graded school at Tied Springs, on "How to Create a School Spirit in a Community." The next and last address was that of Mr. H. E. Stacy of the Lumberton bar. Mr. Stacy's subject was "Illit. eracy in Robeson County and How to Get Rid cf It." Mr. Stacy gave out somj statistics which showed that whila Joteson county was known as or.a of tha first in In the State, agru '"iiturally an deducationally, it stood 62nd in illiteracy. He said that this was confifined mostly to the men who who were school ajre wher educa fiona! . adv2Pt3:r?S' wer": rot ''.so. good and before Robe? on got her move on. Man aWnted for Homicide Voluntari. lyj Surrenders Cutting Scrape Costs Murphy Parnell $105. The following cases have been dis posed of by Recorder E. M. Britt since Thursday: Shep luggins, col ored, cursing a white man in the pres ence of his wife aid daughter, eight months on roads; Murphy Parnell, cutting Charley Britt, fine and cost amounting to $105. Britt was carv ed up considerable by Parnell 10 days ago, an account of which was pub lished in a recent issue of The Roue sonian; Iewis Cook, colored, retiling, 10 months on roads. A preliminary hearing was given Cornelius , Wadkins, k-olorod, before th2 recorder this morning. About a month ago Wadkins shot and killed Pete McNair, also colored, near St. Pauls. It was considered at the thrt as being accidental, but after Mc Nair's death, which resulted in a fw days after the shooting, Wadkins left for South Carolina. After he arrived at Tatum, S. C., he wrote Sheriff jR. E. Lewis. that if any papers had been issued against hinj 'he -would return and surrender. The papers having been issued the sheriff wired him t come along, no -last Thursday h-. ca-ie into the sheriff's office and told Depu ty A. II. Prcvatt, who was in the office, that he was the man wanted. He was bound over to Superior Court without bail. Box and Clyster Suppers Friday Night, December 18. There will be a box supper at ths Meadow school house, district No. 1, Lumberton, Friday night of this week, December 18th. A speaker has been engaged for the occasion. The proceeds will go for the benefit of the school, of which Miss Marga ret Britt isteacher. On the same night, Friday, December 18, there will be an oyster supper at Smyrna school house, near old Kings dale. The proceeds will be used for the school. Everybody is invited to come and. help the good cause at both placed. No Court Till Tomorrow. Judge C. M. Cook, who will ptc ude at the one week t?rm of civil ccurt, which was to have convened this morning, ,vired Clerk of the Court C. B. Skipper Friday frhat he would not bo here in time to open ciurt before Tuesday nm-nirg, which means court will convene iomoiiow morning about 10 o'clock. Representative Sereno K. Payne of New York died suddenly of heart fail ure at his apartment in Washington Thursday night. According to. his "report, then: are I only 177 children of school age out of J 7,'M)g in the county that cannot real land write. "Illiteracy Is fast passinr out of Robeson," hs declared, "but the only way to rid the county of it en tirely, is to have night schools. The night schools, or moonlight schools, a they are called in some places, should be be taught at night by the teachers of the day schools from 7 to 11 from one to three nights out of the week. And all the older people, who cannot read and write must be urged to attend these schools." Mr. Stacy's idea is that this would take well, es. ro5ally in the rural districts. H mentioned the fact that a successful night school school is eing taught at the Jennings cotton mill three nights out of each week by the day teacher, Miss Belle Johnson. At thlg point the meeting was split up and the teachers of the different grades met to discuss subjects per taining to their line of work. Quite- a number of the schools sent specimens of drawing and other work done by the pupils. The work sent in by the St. Pauls school deserves special mention. It was fine. The work wag displayed on the walla of the building and caused many to stop and look. The Liver Regulates the Body A Slug-!ah Liter Needs Care. Someone has sajd that people with chronic liver complaint should be shut up away from humanity, for they are pessimists and see through a "glass darkly." Why ? Because mental states depend upon physical states Bilious ness, headaches, dizzinesss and con stipation disappear -after 'using Dr. '"r."-: New. life Pills. 25c at yo"r druggist; - .: ''. ' f .1 i . . .1 r n -vwu iuuuii umay, o .t-o cenia. . "The Man on the Box," exhib. ited at the Pastime Friday, is one of the very best motion pictures ever shown here. Mr. W. H. Stone, who lives in North Lumberton, kiled a hog Satur day that tipped the scales at 545 iter he was dressed. H. was a grown pig. The garded school will close for the holidays Friday of this week. It has not been definitely decided, but it is expected that the spring term will open Tuesday, December 21). Mr. W. E. Garrett of Red' Springs was among the visitors in town Fri day. Mr.' Garrett placed his name on The Robefonian's mailing list, as many others are doing each week. Mr. E. W. Bass who lives on route from Lumberton, was in town this morning. -He was exhibiting a very ancient coin, with part of the date tod dim. to decipher, which ' he found vsome 'time .ago. Mr. Strong Floyd, who lives on", route 2 from Fairmont, and Mr. .1. R. Walters, of the Orrum section, were Lumberton visitors Saturday. Mi Wishart says he killed a pig Friday which weighed 454. At the special meeting of the county commissioners Fridr.y it was ordered that the poll holdc-s and reg ismrs of the varo townships for the last election be paid, also that the Fairmont Hardware Company be paid i!) for supplies for county. McMillan's Pharmacy advertised that it wuld give quite a number of gold fish away with 25 cent ourchases of certain articles Saturday. They had a large number of them, but thty went, nd went in a hurry Gone al most before breakfast time. Mr M. T. Bobbitt, who for sev eral months has been associated with Mr. P. E. Lee practicing law here, h;s moved his office to Rowland. Mr. Robbitt made many frierdg wb.le in Lumberton who are sorry that he ;. cided to make the chang, Mr. Andrew Smith, who lives on route 2 from Fairmont, was among the visitors in town Saturday. Mr. Smith had his paper stopped a short time ago, but got back on the "God blessed" list by subscribing and pay. ing his subscription a year in ad vance. Prof. L. W. Jacobs, who teach es tho Indian school in district'No. 1, Back Swamp, was among the teachers who were disappointed 1st week in I not get,;ng pay for lat month on ac- count, of rhan"in.g the treasurer's of. 1 fice over to the. Sheriff. It is expected J that payment will be forthcoming ! soon. i Mr. Rowland Davis of Raft , Swamp is responsible for the mem. j bcrs of The Robeson ian's staff get ting tanked up on 'pimmon beer. Mr. Davis brought a full gallon of the stuff, and it was awful good, to the office Saturday. Many have brought in things good to eat, but Mr. Davis is the first to remember his friends with something good to drink. Neptune's Daughter," featuring Annette Kellerman, in seven reels of motion pictures, will be exhibited here Wednesday and Thursday night of this week. When the picture has bee seen our people wil say "the best yet." Miss Kellerman Is said to be the finest lady swimmer in the world and is the only woman who ever swam the English channel. Price for this at traction will be 10 and 25 cents. Last show wil begin at 8 o'clock as ft re. quiree 2 1.2 hours to run it through. Pension Warrants Have Arrived. Clerk of the Court C. B. Skipper re ceived the pension warrants this morning and they are now ready for distribution to the old soldiers and widows of soldiers. The ability of the American Navy to sucessfully meet the war fleet of any Nation except Great Britain was as serted last week by Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander-in-chief of th Atlantic fleet, before the House Nav: I affairs Committee. The possibility o? conflict with, reat Britain was s? re mote the Admial said, that he clii net believe in a narsl nc'iVv e.5:p ! i ! co'tfr! the oceans against that conn- J
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