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r - ROBESON PEOPLE SHOULD SPEND THEIR MONFA' AT HOME-SEE PAGE SEVEN . ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE ' CENTS. VOL. XLVIII COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY. APRIL 23, 1917. $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN. ADVANCE NUMBER 20 TOWN PRIMARY TOMORROW BRITISH COMMISSION ARRIVES CAPT. JOS. L. SHAW PASSES Candidates Will be Nominated for E"j toSSiS1 "f4 ed a? Goldsboro Saturday-Funeral t.(N ot rtciuwi ouaru aim -t. aim r. 1 w r-i 7- . """" icrnarinnii I YVqy Paiih.; Mot ImDortant Conferences in h;c ' aPt- Joaeph L. Shaw of comoanv tory. ot America "i L, Lumber Bridge light infantry, died Great Britain's high commission- at a hospital , in Goldsboro Saturday Board Election Will be Held First Jlonday m May Tomorrow is the- day that a may XI... 1 i " or, two town commissioners, tnree ers tb th international ;v morning about 3 o'clock and th f,n.l members of the scnooi ooara ar-rt wb,,.h ue(r!no ; Wo; " J.:. i x T. , - 7 ! J0 ""ated- S3E? alteoTULr.; ffe,0SSL?i"'. ... ""'tars' ! ROAD BONDS ENDORSED Bond Issue Under Clark Bill I Endorsed by Representative Citizens of County Clear T6" of Facts There V "ill be No Increase in Road - Taxes If Bonds Are Voted T hS Good Boads Advocates : KODeson Uounty . MILLS GIVE EMPLOYES BONUS Lumberton, Dresden and Jennings Cotton Mills Make Employes Pres ort of One-Tenth of Their Earnings for 3 Months Mills Have Made Money aiid Employes Share Not able Sanitary and Welfare Work Done at These Mills v w- Xi. Z 6 7- i fae statesmen' and cle of friends. His people were '3F r mVor-Jas. D. Proctor, A. P. GFj&uI of , hisA bedside when the U SJT , J ' I Thl r?!,. Prominnt jnen.' A dispatch of the 21st from GoL rl.- ?aciCrA s'. The commission has cowe to Wash-; boro to the Wilmington Star reJ n n wTup m tiT ington, as Mr. .Balfour himself ex- as follows-Kin-. W . S. Wishart. E M. Johnson; p,essed it make co.oneration elsyf "Captlhi Joseph L two to be nominated. Messrs. King and effective between those who are nanv T, TnmW T? Each employe of the Lumherton. ;vWe, who have subscribed onr . Dresden and Jennings cotton milU f & to bXtn16; belieyin? ! Lumberton has just received a present 1V: De tor tb-e best interests ifrom the manommt nf CI between those who are pany L, Lumber Bridge, died at aL rill T- ri -m -h m i - 1 1 . 11 i -a . i 7 ."".I iviavf ar retirintr members. ::7.r -'".xY' ",T"7; . "luoe f" 1-umDer ui:u " v, - stuviiia- wiin. an xneir nower m hrinor hncn to i,;c. : i x t WvKTeS;1 about a lasting peace by the only o'ciockT He had' oen s k fVseyeral t trustees v. crown, l,. h.. wnaiey, means that can secure it namelv n rlac ' Geo. L. Thompson; three to be elect- successful war." I T iqq than one-fourth of the re. 1. Messrs. Brown 'ana Thompson, The .British .cotemissWr iJ," q "1U". ". tered voters of th f.v. rnii . v v vur kJCLvyuu i i v x r 1 1 1 a. v w . , vw.. our county to have good ltoads and keep abreast of oth er progressive counties and our State, beg to submit to you our views on the bill passed at the last session of the Legislature whereby the State will lend its credit to county desiring to construct lowing letter: rn 1"1Iliain gooa roaas. ,: The county commissioners m,-accordance with th nrovis- ions of the bill before mention ed, and upon petition of more from the management of one tenth as much money as he or she has earn- ed during the three months ending , April 1st. Mr. H. B. Jennings, sec- . retary-treasurer of the T.nmheT-t, and Dresden mills, president of the Jennings mills, and general manager .x en mice, attuiiipaiiieu mis pres- cui, io eacn employe with the fol- M.I J 1 1 are memoers ot tne present ooara. seCretly away from Eneland Aoril 11 served faitTi r a" "V 1 oi u4 Ardit and .finance frame uougn, on fast cri ..rot.rrt.eH ,n'mp w ntlWZT ri l":- Vl 'lf.AlHcter W R Britt- three " "ioci fIU CUC" "l CV"J reeimsiea tne ioiiowmg Septem H. .!. McAUister, w. o. cn, inreelWav from German snies. the vovno-e V.ot qtw! -vru . .x.j fn ole.-ter,. The three above nam- ' x-, li' -&w . tw,cllluci piumoteu iv . . was uiieveiiLiui. inp nanu nr. Tn rra in r nnmno-n., t j j in November was promoted! , .i .tj uoi i "' ' ".xx, me xx- to cituiam oi company ji ana served ed compose the old board jrived at Halifax Frid Th werg Caoacitv until his HeZ miTneelection ? to confirm the v.to ashin on a special "Military services were conducted tion. Ine election to coniirm ine tram, heavily guarded. this oftomnnn iAA , f XL. v1 m o n.! K raM i ' . - : . muttu IVC1C Ul CI Mr. Balfour gave a short statement sad nature. The casket, wrapped in to the press upon arrival of the par- a United States flag, was sent to his nominees of the primary will be held the first Monday m May, GROTTOLs will i ABiba ' ed in a Washington disnatch as say- snect offir-evs r- tv,a OLD TIME IN LUMBfcKlUIM Zoth inf? yesterday after the party arrived itary badge of mourning on their at Washinston: "Wilmington Prophets Will Come to "Even in the few hours which we left arms for a prescribed period." Lumberton Wednesday for Cere- have been in the United States we Mrs. Marv f.urrie. "Near T?el finrimrs Monial Special Train Grand Fes- have been struck with the atmosphere 'Mrs. Mary Currie, aged about 87 ii-!1 f Mirth and Fun ! of calm onrl nenpe-fulneno wViinh naf. i-oot AiaA V. n- V, . - rJ ed an election for Tuesday, .iay otn, m order that the cit jizens of Robeson county may determine whether or not thev iwill avail themselves of the opportunities afforded by the .terms of this bill. J j'In the first place, this bill, known afe the "Clark hill". provides that the county may ..borrow money from the State :for;road construction at 5 per sent interest. In turn, the State will issue its bonds bear. Jpg interest at 3 1-2 or 4 per t$nt, as the case may be. The difference between the rate of interest "paid by the county and .that paid by the State is in vested in such a way that the "At no time in the historv of onr mills has the quality of our product been better than today. We do not have to guess why the credit be- longs to each individual worker, from the general superintendent to the doffing boys. All have been faithful and industrious. I am, proud of our organization all the way thru, and I appeal to each of you to keep in your minds the fact that the oualitv of our product depends upon each in- uxviuuai. ix mc uuv Hi niri next in BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEW Regular convocation of Lumber ten chapter No. 77, R. A. M., thi evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. R.'K. Sessoms of R. 7 from Lumberton is in town today. He re ports a good rain out his way yes terday. J Mr. J. M. Thomas, father of the late F. J. Thomas of Lumberton, died at his h5me in Monroe Wednes day of last week. Boys in the high school are drill ing for soldiers. An lofficer of Company A, N. C. engineers, drills the boys each mornlrrg at recess. License has been issued for the marriage of W. M. Ward and Rebec ca btubbs; Curtiss Bass and Julia Bass; Robt. W. Owens and Irene Pitt, man. Rev. Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pas tor of the Presbyterian church, will preach the annual commencement ser mon of the PhiladelDhus high and farm-life school next Sunday. Mr. R. A. Rozier reported to The Robesonian when in town Friday that there was a considerable sprinkling of hail on Ten Mile swamp, near Barker's, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Rancke and small son, H. C, Jr., of Rockingham you lets bad work go thru, this hurts spent yesterday here visiting at the the mill, and in turn hurts you. home of Mr- Rancke's father, Mr. We have been slowlv but s'urelv G- ? Bancke, Seventh street. They weeding out those whom w did not made tne tnP m Mr- Rancke's Buick. u j xu j -j. xi mi .x think had the e-ood of the mill nt heart, and cared nothing for any- thing but the cash coming to them. Today, I am proud of those with whom I claim -to be a co worker. 'T.- 1 -1 j i .i xjusiiie&s nas ueen ffooa; tne mills - Mr. R. O. Edmund has severed his connection with the local post cfiice Mr. Edmund had worked in the office for 16 years and had teen assistant postmaster for the lasl ten .'oarf. His successor has not vet As ha; been stated in The Robe- rrallv prevails. We feel ourselves Sorine's Saturdav. The fnneml was' sonicn, members of Sepa Grotto of far removed here from the stress conducted from the home yesterday TVIIrmno-f-rvn will rnmp to Lumberton nnrl horror that, flemnv has th .. - - - - - - " j - vi ..vux. J v xwxv ki y lit. v. cj. vr. jie . . .... .1 . Wcrtnesaav oi tnis wees ana n is ex. on Europe, mucn as many oi our peo- liooaman, pastor of Antioch fresby-' ' f "'V"" Ui "iC UU11US iooucu nected that the town will be treated ple felt distant from France in the terian church, of which deceased was .b;ne county will be retired to sv.ch a festival of mirth as it has early days of the war. The United a member, and interment was made yars- Jf the State sells not seen in many a day. Messrs. C. States, fortunately, probably will nev- in the family burying ground. Dr.' ; s bonds at 4 per cent, or m V. Brown and J. P. Newman are er experience the human losses that and Mrs. W. A. McPhaul of Lumber-1 tf?7eaT?' 010 Can i members of the order here, the "grot- France for so lorisr and ourselves dur- ton atterded the funeral. Deceased: Jt8 bonds at 3 1-2 per cent, and to" bearing the same relation to the ing the past months, have experienc- was the mother of Mr. J. W. Currie,' 'fS?.8 corr f1"0 tne-,stat.e Blue lodge of Masons that the shrine ed. Nevertheuess, I doubt if you can. formerly of Lumberton, and was an' 1?.uPties tha States Vvor to th hitrher detrree?!. This!- forocaeo whnt Ifunrlnmentnl chnno-ea aunt t Mi-o V TVT Pam I.i.! Jtirst ISSUe Can be disposed of Tin... 1 T 1 1 1 !., nnJ uave maue muuey, aim 1 nave asKeaj 'Jti.it naiucu. and received the consent of the di- Mr. Wi C. Pate, who lives ten rectors to make you a present,' miles from Lumberton on the Eliz amounting to one-tenth as much as abeth road, Howellsville township, you have earned during the threewent yesterday to Richmond for an months ending April 1. I hand vou( operation for goiter. He was ac this ticket with hearty congratula- companied by Dr. J. A. Martin. Dr. tions, and with confidence that each Martin expected to return tomorrow. v yuu wui nut way uo your worK: Miss' TebecV-a rfSt.nhna anil Mr bear? to the higher degrees. This. foresee what fundamental changes aunt of Mrs. K. M. Barnes of Lum-I iIl.rs. lssue can be disposed of the; the war will bring into your ordinary berton. She was one of the oldest' ZZZn' x e , f , Pj, cen,, rnoraine's Wilmington Star has following m regard to the coming event in Lumberton: "All Wilmington ' prophets have been called to attend a special call ed meeting of Sepa Grotto, No. 79 in the Masonc temple tonight at 8 o'clock to complete arrangements for ceremonial to Lumberton on Wednes day. There will bo a number of life. We, in England, look back with amazement at the vital changes dur-1 Robeson, ing our past thirty months of mobil ization and imagine that many of the changes we have gone through, so salutary even for themselves alone, will be repeated here." This 'conference which begins in Washington this week is considered and most beloved women in North ! --:?: 0ur county could hardly sell "kandy-dates" to go from Wilming-1 one of the most important in Ameri- ton on the special train which will leave Wilmington promptly at 10 o -clock next Wednesday morning and these will be elected tonight. "Lumberton is preparing to give the visiting prophets the biggest time of their life and they in turn will treat the town to a grand festival of mirth and fun that will surpass any thing that has happened in that sec tion r-i te country for many moons. Xo'uody will be allowed to be serious unf'.fr penalty of dire punishment. "Monarch S. L. Boyd has been busy for weks thinking un a variety of -tnnt that will be pulled off in the HoVj-on metropolis and he has them all lir.fd up. A twilight parade and rvnul other kinds will be given by th? prophets. "Ihr- prophets will have their own can history. INDIAN KILLED BY TRAIN n Mrs. Ona Parker Bass Correspondence of The-Robesonian. '.its bonds to individual bond "3bfeTrfTevent, the -principal of 7 morning, April 19th, the spirit of, county, should we take advant Mrs. Ona Parker Bass passed to her' I State aid: reward. She leaves a husband. Mr. I- .ls the purpose of the com : i ij ji if Thurman Bass, four small children,',, ecura 1 a w j. uviiuo J.U1 kj ta up ci-iia tai x v f n 4-Vi r n m A -rv- 4-V aw TW"i ori1 TVTici T?ait Parker of near Fairmont. For about1 ! borrow fom the State live years they had been living m Dead Body of Gaston Oxendine Found Beside A. C. L. Track at Rennert Gaston Oxendine, Indian, was found dead beside the A. C. L. railroad track at Rennert about 6 o'clock yesterday morning. Oxendine's left shoulder bone and his bockbone were broken. Coroner G. E. Rancke, in "company with Dr. B. W. Page, county health officer. Sheriff R. E. Lewis and Dep uty Sheriff A. H. Prevatt, went to j will Jones, Colored the scene yesterday morniner and a; Will Jones, colored, died suddenly coroner's inquest was held. The ver-jat his home across the river from diet of the iury was that Oxendine town Friday afternoon. cam, to his death as the result of be- in? struck by a Northbound A. C. ; Recorder's Court Civilian in Soldier's . . -1 ii 1 .1 Columbus county, near Chadbourn, at! which place she died. She was buried j on Friday morning in the family burying ground of her father, Ben-' jamin Parker. The burial services were conducted by Rev. J. R. Miller. She was a consistent member of the Baptist church, and in her short life of 32 years had witnessed faithfully for her Master. L. train between midnignt ana aay train going and coming and will -be i yesterday morning. Ihe verdict also :i!lo-.vr,l to do just as they please as! states that no blame should be at. no policeman will be taken along." tached to the railroad company. lOxendine was seen prowling aruuim Rennert after. 1 o'clock yesterday U'MIJERTOX HAS NO CANDI DATE FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER Mr. J. 1. Townsend of Howellsville is Candidate for Road Commissioner for I umberton District I)r. N. A. Thompson, who was ap pointed and is now serving as ro?d commissioner for this the Lumber ton district, and Mr. C. M. Barker, both of whom were candidates for the Position, have decide not to make the rnr Mr. J. I. Townsend of the Ten Mile section agreed to make the race provided the two . candidates above mentioned "came down", ard low that thev have ao-reed not to run Mr. Townsend is in the race in this linnet all alone at this time. morning, it is said. He Was about 35 years old and married. Big Advertising Campaign to Dis nose ot SS.OOO.OO.OOO .Bond Issue Washington Disnatch, April 22. ; A Ration-wide aqvercismg ram-r?o-n of extraordinary proportions has been decided upon Ty Secretary McAdoo as the most effective means of disposing quickly of the. ?5,UOO, 000,000 bond "issue soon to be otter- ed to the puoiic. , So many patriotic offers of aid have poured into the ureabuiy forking for a Bumper Crop Judging from reports coming from the country, Robeson county farmers are Tnaking a great effort for a "umpfr crop this vear. One' mail car ner who goes out from Lumberton ?&ys he has never seen the farmers n his route work harder and make a greater effort. Here's hoping their efforts may be crowned with success. V ar May Last 2 Years Longer national Committeeman A. W. Mc Lean returned Friday from Wash mton, where he spent several days on business. Mr. McLean savs the general opinion among officials at '!u;on s capital is that the worm .Wdr v1,1 last at least two years 1'iugor. 1 fll'; Roll of Honor . following young men have J'lmei r:n,.'u 4. v i --"in: nam 1UIC3 iiU Hie iu "my recruiting station since IHir.'-iv Tlnncnn Tnftlo riorono c:,l Th partment recently that practically Uniform Released C. H. Cagle, the young man who was arrested at Laurinburg Wednes day night on the charge of stealing a soldier's hat here, was given a hear ing before Recorder IE. M. Britt Fri day morning and was released. Ca gle testified that he once belonged to a military conipany in South Car olina and that he was wearing the uniform, that he used while in ser- . . 1. 1x1 ?J C vice, as to tne nat, ne saia one ui , the soldiers here loaned him an old, one and that he unintentionally took) the wrong one at the hotel, where he took dinner with some of the sol- rUer-a of Co. A. N. C. engineers, lie 000 a year for six years, mak ing a total of $480,000. At present, the road tax in Rob eson county is 21 cents on the ?100valuation of property ,which amount should be ample to ay interest on money we might borrow from the State, as well as provide sufficient funds to maintain the roaas when huilt. This occurs to us to be infin- itely the best plan offered or " suggested whereby we may ob- tain good roads in Robeson county. The neople will have an op- poitunity on Monday, May 7th, hS 'ioJi, 1 r,ePort anyone who lets wmie M Ward? both of East Lum- f? ZIa hZ' thfreby Sma5mff berton wre married in Register of the mill, and yourselves. This does Deed3 M. W. Floyd's office Saturday n fT moon f hat ttta .ironf stt roflflrtj' 1.. . J . . CI a : ,T -a l- t e ' atternoon at 5:30. Justice M. G. Mc- but do want confidential information, vmi inA a . i n . 1 i A-Jiiie vixi.iatcu. vyiiiy xz vw melius Vi case we shall a any time be so!of the contracting parties witnessed uuiuiiuiiatt; ao mxiiu uiic xiu i9 marriage careless in his or her work." t t. t-i This is in addition to a 10 per cent Mr. Baker Bryan of Fairmont raise in wages given by these mills ' a u,mbrtuon visitor Saturday, about 3 months ago. ?Te tgd Te Robesonian that he and During the past year the Lumber- Mr- J- Barber would leave Fair-. t a nrcoric Lwa T,o,.a mont this morning for Hardeev'ie. i about $30,000 putting in a sewerage S- G., where they wru spend bout .Svstem in Fast T,,,mberton. FverV month surveying for the Beaufort County Lumber Co. The J. P. Newman Co., which system in East Lumberton. Every house in the combined mill villages 1 has running water, which places the 1 village considerably ahead of Lum berton proper in that respect ahead of most towns, for that matter, i These mills also have a plan by which they pay all doctors' bills in curred by operatives. A small amount is deducted each week from the pay ' of each employe and when the ser vices of a physician are required the employe calls in the physician of his t . or her choice and the bill for his ser I vices is paid by the mill management I from the fund created by this plan. 1 These mills also maintain excellent i schools for the- chiMren of their em- . i nloyes. The employes are not taxed , landed at New York and remained 'tor maintenance oi tnese scnoois or. mere tin aiter xne iivn war. ne conducts a 5, 10 and 25 cent store, will move tomorrow from the An drews building, Elm street, to the McLeod building, formerly occupied by the postoffice, Elm street. The store will be open to visitors tomor row night and open for business Wed nesday morning. . County Coroner G. E. Rancke celebrated his 81st birthday yester day. His many friends wish for him many more birthdays. Mr. Rancke is as spry as an ordinary' 50-year-old-er. He came to the United States from German" 57 years ago. . He (the day before the election for -fv,- snnitarv conveniences thev came to Lumberton 51 years as?o and the men whom they think best suited to administer the funds that may be derived from the issuance of bonds hereinbefore mentioned. At the same time we vote for road commissioners (May 7th), we may vote for or against a- $500,000 bond issue passed by our Representatives for Robeson county at the last session of the Legislature. We takit that all far-sighted men will vote against this $500,000 bond issue, in view of tha"fact that on the follow ing day (May 8th) we will ! 1 -9 ll A. emov. The entire expense oi sani- nas made nis nome nere sines mat . j tary, health and educational work is . time. borne by the mills. diers oi o. a, is. k,. -engineer,. , - 0p ortunitv to vote for f? FlTt? TTtl bond forPPState aid for road leauicu wiau u6'- . " n-netm.tioTi which. or, a tiiot Vie was not. a snv wearing a soldier's uniform, as had been intimated. Qtv.od of nuhlicitv in the nan PoDe. colored, was before Ke-. P V Cl V lllV-Viivvi i - r- x. ' - Country will be at the government s corder Britt Saturday on the charge Country will uc V0lr,inr.' . l-xi.; uic T..n ot lorcro The disnosal, witnout ciiaic, J" U"""B m ietwg x U11 .xfe to make the issue a, sutteos. j-""'- eviuence wcia mat, "pc uiu x. ...... ll A . i,J,.n. r. ii i 1. ? 1 X 1 X 'XI, X nnners magazine, street car auvcx- may turn ms nog out, uut mat w.CJr . tisments even the bill boards, soon .broke out. Prayer for judgment was x. ' ;iTnr the issue in big continued imon navment of ost. tvne and summoning every American i Julian Locklear, Indian, was hail-1 type anu iw u onb-'j v, tvW on the charffe . tn An his flUlV to ma t""'"J "J I . wv,. r , J VI S iw scribing. Notice of New Advertisements Newest spring and summer corset -u: tio T. -Rle-gs: the -snre way to get money and save it-Plant ers Bank & Trust o.-, CA ing bags and suit cases R. D. Oald well & Son; 9evrolet rehabiMy People's Garage; highest f mMrt ptices for beef catt e, cmcw". Iggs-E. S. McNeill; reward tfoi straved hog-J. M.. Wilson; White r.i:m hiVkens for saie Aiex of letting his dog run at large, ine warrant was sworn out by Lula Mc-. Callum, Colored, before Justice E. I B. Paul. Lula said that Locklear's dog killed two of "her turkeys. As there is no law against dogs running , at large in the county the case was dismissed. j rPaul Richardson and Ben - Blount, t both colored, were given a hearing on the charge of an affrayr The case; against Blount was dismissed, while Richardson was taxed with the cost.) KSSn?- 2 carload.'of Overland an-L Box Supper at Oak Ridge School of The Robesonian. Ibomobiles wcemiy . '"-"r-T:, wia "IX " xT" ot n Tvner & Son; Keystone aajus,uu Sders-L. II! Caldwell; only motor as we have before mentioned, will be infinitely cheaper and better for y the- county. In the light of all the facts, as we see them, we have no hesitancy in calling upon all (citizens of Robeson county who believe in good roads to regis ter and vote on May 8th for bonds for State aid for road construction in our county. This the 20th day of April, 1917. R. D. Caldwell, Lumberton. C. A". Oliver, Marietta. C. T. Pate, Purvis, A. L. Bullock, Rowland. IT. W. Maxwell, Tolarsville. J. IB. Regan, Lumberton, R. 7. J. J. Townsend, St. Pauls. J. C. Stansel, Allenton. J. B. Humphrey, Philadelphus. R. R.Barnes. Barnesville. A. R. McEachern, St. Pauls. i - . FARM LOAN ASSO. MEETS The WakeForest college glee club and orchestra gave at the local opera house Thursday evening a concert which delighted a lare audience. Ev- Applicatipns for Loans Amountme to ery number was fine, especially the 3,0UU li is ixpeciea mowv m orchestra numbers. The glee club be Available in a Few Weeks is compoSed of 20 men and the or Some Changes in. Directors An- chestra numbers ten. Mr.R. D. Cald other Meeting May 1 I well, Jr., a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. More than twenty-fiver' stockhold- p. Caldwell of Lumberton, is a mem ers in the Lumberton Farm Loan as- ber of the orchestra, playing first violin. He is a member of the class of '20 at Wake Forest. Ex-State Senator Geo. B. Mc Leod has been notified of his appoint ment as a member of the committee for the reception and entertainment of veterans during the reunion which will be held in Washington, D. C, in t -xi t, r xv anu i v x. -r j tt tt r x miitee are ivisuamcs ii. jo. vj. uij ant and M. M. Moseley, Dr.Wade H. Atkinson, Col. R. M. Lassiter, Messrs. J. R. Price, Thomas Linville, P. M. Wilson, Whitehead Kluttz, W. W. Scott, T. M. Robertson and Samuel L. Rogers. H lion:,hl. Aubrv Battley, W. II ""IH'll TTllllclIIlB, UOUIICl. Creel, Ola Durlas, Aberdeen. ('ar'' and Auto Struck by Light ing and Burned Uuiing a heavy rain and electric jorrn at Lumber Bridcre late vester- ',ay .'ifternoon lightning struck the TV i ,le KaraW belonging to Mr. ' rank Dunn and burned It. Mr. Dunn's OVS LUmueiiun x.v,x . legal notice of sales of real e-tate-T TT Vernon; program at pastime, nrogram at Lyric; evening slippers, sUk hosiery, .handkerchiefs, sWves, buttons L. H. Caldwell; musical comedy company at Lyric; public in vited lo opening of new store , in M postoffice Duimmg au".y . V t p xt' ,,r,'. dwelling for rent obt- Newman's; dwelling E. Lee, KO.T. M First Offering of War Securities Heavily Oversubscribed There will be a box supper at Oak Ridge school house, two miles east of Washington Dispatch, April 21 town, Tuesday night at 8 o ciock. The firgt American offering of war lic 5! CSJ inVlted MlSsMaryiSecruities in any form-$200,000,000 nuuy . Treasnrv certificates-has been Rev. Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pastor heavily oversubscribed. of the Presbyterian church here, Tne certificates were offered only i -1 aawivmat. no-mAiif enrmnn .. of the St : Pauls "gTad schoof at to financial institutions. The re st. Pauls yesterday at 11 a. m. The sponse, officials believe, presages a l i ..j;4-;,.. tooo' noKViul 4-o its natriotic. outnourmg of funds to an capacity. Rev. J. J. Murray, pastor extent unparalled m the history of J - , x .1 , i a 4- nn,r notmn WHen the $K(inO .000.000 Tmeets Tuesday night.' Pauls, filled Dr. Moorehouse'3 pui-j oonu issue w u. pit here at 11 a. m, sociation met in the court house here Friday for the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to the workings of the associations. Application was made for loans amounting to $30,000 and it is now thought that the mon ey will be available within a few weeks. It was decided to increase the num-. ber of directors from 5 to 7 Messrs. J. B. Regan and W. A. Mc Neill were added to the board. Mr. W. P. Barker offered his resignation as a member of the board of direc tors ard Mr. T. W. Maxwell was elected in his place. Mr. I. T. Brown, a member of the board of directors resigned in order to take his mem bership to the Red Springs associa tion, which is near his nome, and Mr. J. W. Barker was elected a memoer in his place. Mr. T. W. Maxwell was added to the board oi appraisers. The stockholders will meet again Tuesday, May 1. Stars and Stripes Flung to Breeze From Effiel Tower Paris Disnatch. April 22. The Stars ard Stripes were flung to the breeze from Eiffel tower at 2 o'clock this afternoon and saluted by 21 guns. This marked te opening of the ceremonies of "United States Dav" in Paris. The French tri-col- ors" and the Star Spangled Banner were at the sorrfe sour unfurled to gether from the residence of Wm. G. Sharp, the American Ambassador, in the Avenue D'Evlau, from the Amer ican embassy, from the city hall and from other municipal buildings. , The Rains Descended Heaw rains fell in various sec tions of the county yesterday. The rain will be of great help in bringing ut - cotton and keening recently-set tobacco plants alive. Only a light ram fell here Wm. Carter, 16 years old, was kill ed by lightning at Acme during a storm last Wednesday. M. M. Matthews, a well-known ho tel man of Fayetteville, died Thurs day night at the LaFayette hotel as the result of a stroke of paraly sis. Waynesville high school, represent ed by Vinson Smathers and Roy Francis, Friday night at Chapel Hill defeated the debaters from the Mount Olive high school, Misses Gladys An drews and Emma Lindsay, in the fin al contest for the Aycock memorial cup. The debate came as a culmina tion of one of the most closely-contested events in the history of high school debating in the State. , REGISTER FOR BOND ELECTION Registratioh books for the road bond election to be held May 8 close Saturday of this week, April 28. Be sure to register if you do not "want to lose your vote. You have until May 5 to register for the"elec tion on May 7, when road com missioners will be elected. '- 'I K was also burned. Patriotic meeting. .