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'vl 7i A ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD &ND TRUTH ' ii $1.50 ADUE IN ADVANG3 VOL XL VII LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLIN ALMOND AY. JANUARY 8, 1917. NUMBER 94 ROBESONIAN $500,000 BOND ISSUE signed by 100 taxpayers of the coun-1 ty. Road Law FARM LOAN ASSOCIATIONS ! RURAL POLICE MAY HOLD JOBS THE FINAL SUMMONS COTTON AND COTTON SEED QUESTION OF GOOD ROADS tion and Repair of Public Roads and I TO BE DECIDED AT POLLS Bridges of Robeson County and tor , ievy a special Tax Therefor." I UP TO PEOPLE OF. ROBESON ! If rtad bonds are voted by the peo-j pie tftis bill shall go into effect. It! A : I T a. 1T 1. ! T!11 Al-1" . . 1 IVfr. Neill A Hmun Dsiomnctn.. t MvMHnnr fnt-n-n r-n: k A a t- 4. t. . , . , rtaouuauuiis uiganum iasi v ecu 111 Aouiisnmg uurai Fonce Mav be , X. . " " i uoimaaici ti "r, " senium on me An Act to Provide for Construe- at St. Paul. Marietta and T.nmher-i Replied aT.h;,,.. At-n Red Springs. Died Yesterday Fun. local market to i-r . ' , - ; -, . iTxvaiiuiu i . T1 , . , i . ,. . .wv vvuuj iui xi cents ine ton It is Expected That Money - appointed at Slight Reduction ini t, ,, aJ? phus Thls MormnS pound. Seed is 80 cents the hu-hel Will be Available Some Time in! Salary Slight Reductions in Sala" x r NeiU A' Brown postmaster at OU cents the bueL March Any Community Can Or-; ries of Sheriff, Clerk of Court ed Springs and well known through- I ' Register of Deeds and County Com-; ?,Ufc, le couni' ie at "is home at ganize The Lumberton National Farm' , nussioners pm,nt rvm "Ul "lc toumy, uieu ai nis nome at toumy tom.iRed Springs yesterday morning at 5 BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS i . ' i i nrMrAri S.ad SL Ds 3r?eCttLoan asSaedjU slight reduction of salaries of ! Jhe funeral and interment day morning with the following of-i sheriff, register of deeds and clerk i SStilitl". mormnS a " . ficers: president, J. I. Townsend; of the court is provided for in a bill i xT ru a i i ; ViVo r,roc;.t n w T?f. intn u. u r i News of the death came as a shock! treasurer, L. E. Blanchard; directors, islature by Mr. Oliver. A lofr! &Jn "L?! nf Bond Issue Election Nn Relief I k"l the bond issue. This bill ha in Sight Without Bonds Rural: passed the Senate and was intro- Police Abolished County Funds! duced in the House this afternoon. to be Handled by a Bank County1 r divides the county into five dis- Divided Into 5 Dstricts for Elec"! tncts (these districts are the same tion of Commissioners In Re1 as .the districts into which the coun- Countv Auditor Other Legisla-1 1S divided for the purpose of elect- tion of Prime Interest to Robeson-! lnS county commissioners). One road ians i commissioner is named in the bill for :t?oi n0.r,,ir,n i eacn district, to serve until 1920, af- ' . Correspondence. ter wMch time they arfi to be Raleigh, Dec. 5 A bill providing , ed, the five commissioners to com d or a bond issue of $500,000 for the ; poS9 the road commission. The dis purpose of building and maintaining tricts and the commissioner named jrood roads which the sovereigns ofin the bill for each are: Robeson shall vote upon on the first; are: of May next; a road bill dividing the: f District No. 1 Lumberton, Orrum, ouniy into live aisxncts, wun a roau wishart, Howelsville, Britt townships; commissioner from each district and ; A. E. White, commissioner, providing ample machinery for get-. x District. No. 2 Rowl and. OnHdv ting a .dollar's worth of work for Fairmont, Whitehouse, Sterlings; A', every dollar expended on roads, this! T, Bullock. hill 'depending upon the fate of the j District 3 Maxton, Alfordsville, "Vio-nrl issue- a bill abolshinjr the I'll!- ; "PdTVlTlTTvlrQ "Rol.- Qtttoyvii- TV r w aw -al police and providing other means J. a. McCormick. of police protection whereby some; District 4 Red Springs, Smith, .$3,000 or more will be saved the tax-j Raft Swamp, Saddletree, Burnt payers annually; a bill to make the Swamp; J. B. Humphrey, handling of county funds a source! District 5 Lumber Bridge, Shan of revenue instead of a dead ex-j'non, Parkton, Rennert, St. Paul; J. pense; and lots of other bills here-j M. Butler. inaf ter to be mentioned along with j The road commission shall meet exDlanation of those glanced at above; everv first Mondav. Its chairman these are the fruits of the labors shall receive $7.50 per diem and ex- of Robeson's members oi tne L.eg-j penses, other members $5 per diem islature of 1917 thus early in thei and exnenses. one dav a month onlv. session. They are enough to make, a secretarv shall be employed and the neonle of Robeson sit up and salarv fixeH bv board. take notice. And there are other j The board shall employ a sunerin--thines to be done, as yet darkly tendent of roads and mav enmlov a "hinted at, which will cause some to civil engineer, both to be elected on "rejoice and other some (only a few,i ly upon the nomination and recom- -perhaps) to mourn. j mendation of the State highway com Be it known that so far as this : mission. Xegislature is concerned it was writ- The board shall have charge of all I. T. Brown. J. I. Townsend. D. H Britt, J. E. Carlyle, W. P. Barker. Quite a number of farmers was in attendance at the meeting and the following subscribed stock in the as sociation: J. B. Regan, T. W well, Spurgeon Jones, W. P, License has been issued for the marriage of Lattie Parnell and Ef tie Johnson. Mil p ceda Tie -cert ' raite cHS- health for -Dr. WW. Parker, local optome- aries of these officers wfthin the ' r VTl T6?8' Ut had not b?n C ' i l' 15 e be out aai after discretion of the countv cTmmision! ! Sol0 o5?..Y" nJ": fined to hi m for sev- ore TVi.'c c i i, j ,icu ouimgs oaburuay uut complain-: uavs. ,ers. This 5 per cent was allowed and1 ed of not feelino- well and shortlv1 their salaries are: register of deeds i !5L ,elinff ell, and shortly M D N . Max- and sheriff, $3,885 each; clerk of thelJX Smff nme ne D6Came V6r a position as salesman iTthTflSl-Bark- court, S3. 675. Mr. Oliver's hill pnts i j - lister hardware stn er, D. H. Britt, I. T. Brown, W. N. $75 only off the salary of the clerk! tt iT3 k V 5 . Z a at a Townsend, J. I. Townsend, L. H. of the court, leaving the salary at HeJl postmaster at Red: -Madam Rumor Says there wiIl lownsena, n. i1. furvis, vvesiey H. F Thompson, Luther Bracy, H. H. Stanlev. Josenh Townsend. J. D. Re gan, F. F. Townsend, S. T. Harrell.i This bill also provides that the coun-'lLrton J. E. Carlyle, H. F. Townsend, Joeljty commissioners shall receive &75 i ,rJ.;; Stone, Sr., A. F. Stone, R. E. Sen telle, J. W. Barker, E. W. Britt, M. C. Malone, R. B. Smith, A. H. Stone, ! Chas. McNeill. The capital stock of the association is $3,047 and teh amount that can be borrowed through the assication is around $61,000. It is thought the monev will be available some time in March this year. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, the farm loan bank for North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia will be located in Columbia, S. C. ten, when the constitutional amend rments were passed, that first things should be last and last things first, in a manner of speaking. That is to isay, legislation of a purely local na ture must be considered during the first seven days, instead of choking up the mill at the last, wherefore it came to pass that the solons plunged into their work first oil at a last and furious pace; and from the above you will know that the members from Robw0nUiaYxv4)a5u5y1ie busiest.- : .. ,. . Indeed, having seen Senator Frank Gough and (Representatives G. B. Sellers and J. S. Oliver up to theii eyes in work same as if they had "been there a month instead of only three days, this looker-on at the leg islative mill, now husy as ousy, is, impressed with the fact that Robe son county has a trio of laboring men in the Legislature, men who are tremendously in earnest and determ ined to give the county the best leg islation that sympathetic under standing of ard concern for the best interests of the masses of the peo ple of the county can frame and zeal ;an accomplish. With these few general remarks "by way of introduction, take a look in now at legislation in which Rob eson county folks are tremendously interested. First in interest and im portance is the road work in the county; it shall work convicts in one gang, instead of small gangs, except in cases of emergency, and the system of spend ing in each township money rais ed by taxation in that township i3 each less per year than their present salaries, which are $300 for chair man and $200 each for other com missioners, with no extra allowance for mileage. County Auditor J. M. McCallum retains the job at a reduction of A daughter and son also for MarrlnefmM o- mr.-ii v: X survive Miss May Brown and Mr.i she is tpnAm A,;,, ti . ' , --a j ecu. ner sciiooi Rowland Brown. Miss Ina Higley and Mr. M. N. ' Folger attended the funeral this ; morninsr. opened today. Mr. Jno. Griffin and family moved last week from a farm near . Kegan s church to a farm near Ai- Mr. WTiiten Stephens, near Fairmont lenton belonging to Mr. E. E. Page. iVoT tt" i i i ToV rir Mr- Whiten Stephens, a well-' Mr J E Kinlaw o,n $225. His salary has been $2,475 the known farmer Hiert vesterrla at nis a i Z , lnlaw ?M, family y-ar and he is reappointed at a sal-1 llJJ .lii1 oved,M week froi Raleigh, where ary 0f $2,250. This is the result otZi,r I M8?.. time, back to Mr. i ivimaw s, arm on ix. v irom L.umber- ion. mr. iviniaw was a Lumberton visitor Friday. a compromise reached Saturday by! . Representatives Sellers ard Oliver, j Daniei M. McRae Died Suddenly in obabu cisoniicic iu tuiicopuiiucntc Maxton Saturdav from Raleigh in this issue, Mr Oli- Maxton Dispatch, Jan. 7. ver nut in a bill narain? Mr. A. P.I Airv:i J: i u ? j: The directors of the association; Caldwell of Lumberton auditor at arectors r0om of the Bank of Maxton will meet in Lumberton the first j salary of $1,800 and Mr. Sellers put Sflfnj. aftemn TViei at. m,. Monday m February. in a bill naming Mr. McCallum for o... n L.hw farmer living ahnnt Vi r, 4- 4-v. i . ' - 7 n A farm loan association was or-f the nlace asrain at tho same salarv ganized at St. Paul Thursday. Mr. as before $2,475. Mr. Oliver said J. M. Butler was elected president I his onlv concern was to ?et the work I mi n abolished, and roads and bridges in jjobeson and J. C. Lentz secretary-treasurer, An association was organized at Marietta Friday afternoon. There were 40 members in attendance at the meeting and quite a bit of stock was subscribed. Mr. W. R. Camp, of the depart- ment of agriculture, with the as sistance of Mr. L. E. Blanchard, coun ty farm demonstrator, perfected the organization at each place where as sociations have been organized done for less money. Many tele grams went from the county to the Representatives when it became known that a change was proposed. A telegram asking that Mr. McCallum be retained in the office was signed by all the county commissioners three miles from this town, died un exnectedlv without saying a word Medical attention was summoned, when the deceased was stricken, but Abner Chavis, Indian, of R. 1 from St. Paul, was among the call ers at The Robesonian office thi3 morning. He says he found the horse he recently advertised in The Robe sonian dead in a ditch near his home. The horse was worth $150. An oil stove caused some little excitement at the home of Mr. each township are to be kept up alike, i without regard to township from which taxes come. Roads are to be divided into sec tions that may be kept up by one man -and a. team, and shall be let uui:, Uflucr iuiiuatv- iu -oevuiaggeu and kept in good condition. A stand ard width for roads shall be adopt ed. An ' important provision makes it mandatory for the board to pro vide sign posts at all intersections of roads, and mile posts to market towns. No more "snaking" of logs will be allowed. Road taxes shall not exceed 25 cents on $100 valuation of property and 75' cents on poll. The funds all be placed in the bank that of fers highest interest on daily bal ances. The bill is a lengthy one, covering something like 109 large typewrit ten pages, and no possible- point to safeguard the sperding of the mon ev and to make it sure that every dollar spent will show a dollar's worth of work seems to have beer, overlooked. If he bond issue carries it looks An association has been organized at Maxton and one will be organiz ed at Red Springs at an early date. Any community wanting to organ ize an association can do so. Coun- ty-mmstrator L. E. JSjgfciMght , be vrecalled .and rural police ard wiirlassIsfIh';organizing 7 anv where in the county and will send bulletins explaining the Farm Loan act to any person who will make ap plications for them. tne attenums pny&iciaii saiu ueaiu, s. Stephens, West Fourth street had been instantaneous . about 9:30 o'clock this morning. The Recently Mr. McRae had been com- stove did not explode, but was act plaimng about his health, but did not hng, funny The fire truck wag consider his condition serious. He was ordered to the scene. There wa N-alViTirr t .T C. Rnldwin nnH had a Rural policemen may be retained,; signed his initial to the check, when! Jf . ter all. A hill anolismnor these! iu. :i i: j c ;nn.nc The item in Tact Mnmlmr'n me pencil snppeu xlvui ma xingcioi -iuuuoji o and he sank to the floor. t perto the effect that Mr. and Mrs. The exact amount of Mr. McRae's 1 W. Ellers had moved into town assets is not known, as he kept most rom just outside the town limits of his money invested in various en-! was an error. Mr. Ellers meant that tcrprises. He lived with a sister, 1 he had changed the place of getting and was about 65 years of age. The j his mail and his remark was mis bodv was taken in charge by Under-! understood. taker McLean and. prepared for bur-1 state Commander H. S. Carpen- after all. A bill abolishing these offices has been passed, allowing the sheriff two deputies at $1,000 each in I and containing other provisions, as mentioned elsewhere m this issue, bu in a conversation over long-distance 'nhone this morniner .Mr. Oliver in formed The Robesonian that they had j received "protests against abolishing rural police and that the other bill men retained. Magistrates for all townships in the county are named in a hill which will be introduced today. Mr. Oli ver has introduced a bill to exempt the bonds of Carolina college at Max ton from taxation. Besides local bills mentioned else- It Withdraws , Support of Petition in ydiere, Mr. Gough has introduced a CUBA WITHDRAWS SUIT ial. Jood Roads Bond Issue ot $'duu,"uu j ie Robeson is going to start on This bill, introduced by Gough,! an era 0f p.00d r0ads. has passed the Senate and before J Rural Police Abolished this gets in print will have passed j Good-by rural police. Mr. Oliver the House. It is entitled "An Act j ha s introduced a bill to abolish these to Authorize the Board of Road , offices in the interest of economy Supreme Court to Sue for Payment of North Carolina Repudiated Bonds The Republic of Cuba will with draw its support of the petition :n the Uniled bcates Supreme cow' yo 5-ue '( r payment of the old repudiat ed reconstruction bonds of Carolina. The Caban Minister Washington so informed Senator Ov erman Friday. When the fraudu lent nature of the bonds was under stood by Cuba from a speech in the bill providing for publishing finan cial statement of town of Lumberton annually in condensed form and pro viding penalty for failure to do so. SHANNON NEWS NOTES :Mrs.i Cathenneimrleyiipmaff Correspondence of The Robesonian. , Lumber Bridge, Jan. 6 Mrs. Cath erine Marley Thomas died at ' her home December 30th, 1916, near Lumber Bridge, age 77 years.. At the age of 16 she married Henry G. Thomas of Marion, S. C, who ter of the Maccabees, of Raleieh. will install the officers of Lumbee tent rlSJreJtomorrow: -night at 8 o-' clock. All members of the tent are urged to attend the installation. Af ter the officers have been installed refreshments will be served and a general good time is expected. The graaed school opened this Ttr morning for the spring term. Ail r!r eVrl" "imw the teachers wre back at their posts North; . - m j f ! Marriage oi inss luarian xoou auu . ni i o i j Mr. n;rnesi ivicrnaui social auu Personal Correspondence of The Robesonian I Bridge DIShe shr iVedL until her; ready for the cpenin and around 500 ( "nugc vYiicxc . pupjjs were present. Supt. Senteile She is survived by three brothers Mhoh tnUeu t t m T ard A J Marlev (Vu,n? the spnng term must send D. J., M. L. ara i a. '-"'f? them in this week, as that grade is andtwosisters-MesdamesMcKethan lrea(Jv crowded School dose and Long. j tit-., -fo TVTvo TUrrwi was converted when i M AO- la child and was a member of the ; The young men's Baraca class of I Lumber Bridge Baptist church. She , the First Baptist Sunday school elect Unent her whole life doing good to ed the following: officers yesterday ! all around her, and was loved by all j ir me ursi nan oi mis year: pres- Commissioners of Robeson County to Bonds in the sum of $500,000 for Building and Improving Roads and Bridges." It provides that the -county commissioners shall call an lection to be held on the first Mon day in May, 1917, to determine whether or not bonds in the sum of $500,000 shall b issued for good Toads and bridges. Interest on these bonds, in the event they are voted, shall not exceed 5 per cent, payable semi-annually, and the principal shall Toe paid at such term of years as the commissioners may determine, -nnt evpeedinir 40 vear3. To provide interest and sinking fund for these "bonds, the tax levy shall not exceed it;, oonta on the 100 valuation of -oronertv and 45 cents on the poll It is estimated that some $3,000 or more will be saved by the new plan annually. As a substitute the bill empowers marshals of every incor porated town or village to execute papers and make arrests without warrant, only on fee allowed by law, and makes it mandatory that they shall execute all papers issued by recorder's courts of the county on demand of the sheriff. The sheriff is allowed ? deputies. One of these must reside either at Rowland or Fairmont and must pat rol the district adjacent to th South Carolina line. As additional protection to the people. Mr. Gough has introduced n bill which provides that the sheriff by phone can deputize anv person Shannon, Jan. 6 Mr. Ernest Mc-i wVl. new her Her life was a daily : ident, E. M. Johnson; vice president, Senate bv Overman the President of i Phaul. who lives on R. F. D. from! h,r:fT,QCC nt hnse Christian craces ' Stinson Powell; secretary-treasurer. that republic issued a decree order- this place, and Miss Marian Toon of i i-i, alwavs mark the way of those Guy Townsend; teacher, L. R. Var- the withdrawal of the petition! Red Springs were united in marrirage hi vino- in rlose touch to the Master. ! ser (re-elected): assistant teachers. . r.-m i .1 i I -1 . 1 r h T i m ri T T" 1 A. 1 " XT FT 1 . A. The road tax is now 21 cents and! 0r persons to take charge of any sit- the people of the county are not uation that may arise requiring an getting any appreciable return for their money. It is provided that the road com mission shall use on the roads and Tbridge3 of each districts such pro rata part of proceeds of bonds as the aggregate taxable value of the prop-1 erty in each district bears to the tax able value of the property of the county. The road commission shall determine the amount needed for periods of about 6 months and the v.onH shall he issued in series of $50,000. Minute and ample safeguards about snendinir the money are provided. There is ample provision for keep in up roads after they are built; and this important matter, on which so many counties that have issued road bonds have failed, is made man datory, so that there is no getting around it. It is provided that it shall be un lawful for any member of the road boand, or any employe, to be inter ested directly or indirectly in any contract, or for supplies to be pur chased from a firm with which any member of the board is connected in anv way. If this election fails to carry the county commissioners may call an other election at any time after ex piration of 6 months upon petition officer and act as his deputy until hn can pet to the scene of the trou ble. This bill will be made a State wide law. it is thought. Recorder's Courts m recently filed in the Supreme court of tne United States to force the payment of the bonds. The bonds were donated by American bondhold- eis to a charitable institution m Cuba. The bonds upon which Cuba's petition was based amounted to more Chan $2,000,000. A message from Gov. Craig setting forth the withdrawal of Cuba's suit was read in the House of Represent atives Friday night and the House passed resolutions expressing pro-t found thanks for the action and com mending the service of Senator Ov erman performed for the State in thi3 matter. The Senate adopted these resolutions Saturday, at Rowland December 28, Rev. A. J. Groves officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Toon and is one of Red Springs most pop ular young ladies. Mr. McPhaul is a son of Mr. and Mrs.' J. A. McPhaul and his many frierds join us in best wishes to him and his lovely bride. Misses Fannie, Mabel and Nora Walters entertained a (number of friends on the evening of December 29. It was a most enjoyable occasion and fun and merriment reigned the entire evening. The guests reluct antly departed at a late hour voting! PLANNING FOR n y in - v- . , r T7 T r T XT T"-.l - 1. She filled her place as oniy one oi . . unu mi i. u. xajiui, icpun her quiet dignity and loyalty could ; er, F. Grover Britt. Cypress camp No. 12o, W. O. W installed the following officers last do. The funeral was conducted by the writer irom tne reiiueiae. ij uuuj : mursaay night tor the ensuing was laid to rest in the lamny cem- year: Dr. R. T. Allen, C. C; T. C. etery. The large gathering of friends , Maxwell, Adv. Lieut; Vance Skip as well as the floral tributes attest j per, clerk; J. W. Bryan, banker; K. the esteem in which she was held. ; jj. Williams, esVort; Carl Bulard, "And I heard a voice from heaven j -watchman? f!. Collin, sentrv- W. saying, write blessed are the dead a. McNeill, A. E. Boney and R. M. who die in the Lord." J. W. COBB. Ladies of Lumberton Organize House wives' League Quite a number of the ladies of Lumberton met in the court house Thursday afternoon and organized a housewives' league. The- follow-in'- officers were elected: president, Mrs. F. J. Thomas; vice president, Mrs. Jno.D.McAllister;secretary, Mrs. E. L. Holloway. Another meeting will be called at an early date, when other officers and committees will be appointed and plans made for some No change is made m recorder s j effectual work. At the meeting courts except that the salarv of Re- j Thursday the high cost of living was corder A. E. Floyd of the Fairmont district is increased from $35 the month to $50. His record shows that the increase is deserved. And a very slight increase is made in the sal ary of Recorder Butler of the St. Paul district. County Auditor A situation full of interest has arisen in regard to this office. The auditor is appointed every two years by the Legislature. Mr. Oliver has put in a bill naming Mr. A. P. Cald well of Lumberton auditor at a salary, of &1.800 the year. Mr. Oliver says his only reason for this is for economy, Mr. Caldwell hav ing indicated that he would accept the office at that salary. Mr. Sel lers has put in a bill naminer Mr. J. M. McCallum of Red Springs, the present incumbent, at the " present salary $2,475. There is no frac tion between Messrs. Sellers and Ol iver, so far as appears. Neither ques tions the competency of either of discussed, but no action was taken All the ladies in town are urged to join the league, as the purpose of the organization is to help all the ladies, and not a few. One Negro (Seriously Cut by Another at Red Springs Columbus McCallum, colored, was brought to jail Saturday night from Red Springs after he had dangerously cut Sim Stubbs, another negro, with a knife. It is said that Stubbs' con dition is serious and not much hope is entertained for his recovery. It is not known what the trouble start ed about. McCallum was brought to jai by Rural Policeman T. F. Boahn. the Misses Walters most charming hostesses and thanking them for a very pleasant evening. Misses Bertha and Kate Currie vis ited relatives near Laurinhurg during the holidays. Mr. Carl and Miss Nora Walters have returned to Columbia, S. C, where they ae attending school, af ter visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Walters. Miss Mattie Parish and little sister, Lois, have returned to Clio, S. C., after spending several days here with relatives and friends. Mr. Merritt Gibson and sister, Miss Lillian, after spending the holidavs at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gibson, have return e4tn Charlotte and iMaxton, re- snertivelv. where they are attend ing school. Mr. and Mrs. Spears returned to Clio. R. C. Wednesday after spend ing several days here visiting their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ottice Parish. LEE-JACKSON DAY Veterans Will be Entertained by Local Chapter of U. D. C Pay ment of Dues Reported for The Robesonian. Robeson chapter of U. D. C. was entertained by Mrs. Hyman Ander son Thursday afternoon, January 4th, Mrs. E. K. Proctor, the president, presiding. Plans were formulated for the en tertainment of the veterans on Lee- .Talcson dav. Jan. 19. .... . . i The North Carolina division oi tne Coniede- Collins, board of managers. Sheriff R. E. Lewis was called by 'phone Friday night about 9 o' clock to look after a bunch of strange negroes who were camping near the home of Mr. W. R. Tyenr. Mr. Tyner was away from home and about dark one of the negroes went to the home of Mr. Tyner and start ed to enter the house. Mr. Davis, who works in Mr. Tyner's store, drove the intruder away. When the of ficers arrived the negoes had moved on. Mr. E. McQ. Rowan of the Smyrna section was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. Rowan told aRobesonian reporter about one of his neighbors, Mr. S. D. Lamb, having- a near-seriou3 accident one day recent- Mr. Lamb got his foot caught United Daughters of the rarir renuires that all dues to the nriraTiWatinns he nai d bv March 1st. I ly rw chanter nresident reauests that! in a stalk cutter and his leg was the membership make remittances at j right badly bruised before he could t,o PoKniarr meeting, else send same: get it out. He had to back his mules direct to the chapter treasurer, After the business for the evening had been transacted the membership remained to enjoy Mrs. Anderson's hospitality. DR. PAGE RE-ELECTED (Continued on page 4) Robbers Enter Store at Allenton Robbers entered ; the store of Messrs B. H. and J. C. Standi at Al lenton Friday nisrht. Eentrance was made through the front door. The money drawer was ransacked. jOnly a few pocket knives and some fcheap watches were missed. No 'arrests have been made. iu;o-5o Hanelle and Mvrtle Barnes left this mroning for Greensboro to j County Health Officer Re-elected at resume their studies at Greensboro Meeting; of Board of Education college for women after spending Tnis Morning ithe holidavs here visiting: at the 'home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Barnes. President Wilson appeals to Amer icans to refill the almost emptv Eu ropean war relief fund of the Amer ican Red Cross in an open letter. At a meeting- of the county board of health today Dr. B. W. Page was re-elected countv health officer. Dr. Page has been holding this position for six years and no doubt his re election will meet- with the approval of the people of the coun tv generally. The board of health is composed of Mayor A. E. White and IN ORDERING THE AUUKESSDr. T. C. Johnson of Lumberton. Lr. OF YOUR PAPER CHANGED H. H. Hodgin of Red Springs. Prof. DON'T FAIL TO GIVE THE OLD J J. R. Poole, county superintendent of ADDRESS AS WELL AS THE; public instruction, and Mr. A. J. NEW. THIS IS IMPORTANT. IT Floyd of Fairmont, chairman of the SAVES TROUBLE AND DELAY. boar dof county commissioners. in order to get his foot out of thecut ter. Had the mules become fright ened no doubt Mr. Lamb would have been killed. The Pastime theatre and the Pope drug store entertained all the children registered at the store of Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son about 200 in number Friday afternoon. The little folks witnessed the picture show, after which they were served with ice cream by the drug store. Pictures of the children were made in front of the Caldwell store, where they assembled, in front of the thea tre, and also in front of the Pope drug store. The children all received small United States flags and had a great time. The occasion will be long remembered by the children. Box Supper at Joe Branch Jan. 11 Correspondence of The Robesonian. Raynham, Jan. 8 There will be a box supper at Joe Branch graded school Thursday night, Jan. 11.