THE ROBESONIAN
ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH
(') AA VL'IU I i I 1 ' TV- .1.1 4 V'l
VOL. IXL
LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1918.
NUMBER 64
RECORD SCHOOL OPENING. ! PROTEST AGAINST FIXING1
PRICE OF COTTON.
440 Enrolled First Day, 35 More
Than Largest Previous Enroll- Farmers Unw Thinks it Too Late to
CHURCH NEWS NOTES.
T
ment Many Visitors at Open
ing Tuesday-
With an enrollment of 440 pupils.
Rev. Dr. C. L. Greaves Resigns
Pastorate of First Baptist to Ac
cept Call to First Church of
Bowling Green, Ky.
PARKTON PARAGRAPHS. I GLENNWOOD GLEANINGS.
Three Deaths Recorded School Opens! Good Harvesting Weather Trying to
Fix Price on This Year's Crop Now !
To Reorganize Defunct Locals. I
An nrHor nmof - j ! Charles L. Greaves, for overj
the largest enrollment in its history, price for this year's cotton croD was church of Lumberton. has been railed
the Lumberton graded and high school; passed by the Robeson division of the to the pastorate of the First Baptist
opened Tueseday morning lor tne lzth
i"sion. i e buiuuiucud pvi.
the 23rd. j)am Bear Swamp Meeting Be-
gins Sunday Personal.
Correspondence of The Robesonian. j
Parkton, Sept. 17. Mr. W. H- Nun- j Correspondence of The Robesonian.
ry died b nday at 12 after an illness
( ASH IN ADVANCE LIMIT IS
OCTOBER 1ST.
of near two weeks. He was
Farmers' Union while in session at! 11,' 78 year. The funeral was conducted h " Weathf H
Back Swamn yesterday. A committee acceP e'ca"' n , at J"K . 7 p T crops and the people in this comma-
was appointed to draft th nrnnev Dr. Greaves has had the call under, at the giave by his pastor, Rev. J. L. t . w f I?
ing lMt year w 405, the i wjS2?t."SK fo.sidera.ion for over two weeks, i tafcta. at
. .. 1 l.L. U,. 1 I
to that time, ana we y "Itor F. M. Simmons. The sentiment
number was 404. j of most of the union members pres-
There are 358 in the graded school 1 ent was that if the price was to be
. d 82 in the high school dVided as fix.H should have been done earlier
fna o-s t,rc , , , in this year. Some members declared
follows: 1st grade, IA, M. o.s, ra, oi, i themselves in favor of the govern
progressive,
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. . . . . n . i . . . . . - m ii v i rt i ritr 1111 tin I' n.'iiv I'lmiuarui nil
Ath 4f f.th. 47: 6th. 41: 7th. oo: tn. ment tixine the once on the 1919 eron & r f , ot
- , - , , - . -,4. ana synipatny uer
on. no . -i nv io. 114-v. lean nn next snrine-. ! . T ,J
p. m. Saturday. Following were effort has been made to dam
Many subscribers have respond
ed promptly and loyally to the no
tice that all subscriptions mul be
paid in advance. This we appre
ciate. Some have overlooked this
important matter. October 1st is
the limit. After that date we can
not send the paper to any v, hose
subscriptions are not pud in ad
vance of that date. This is a Gov
ernment ruling. Don't put the mat
ter off. Attend to it . :t unrn km
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iut) aic icirvin ouiai:wif,t n, iou.i in.ii w snaii noi nave m em vour
C-L Af lot? 'iffr mmv l.lltr VOur atl! nonw. -T L is .i r. .
1.1, loot, j m , .... itumi. iii mi- aiier ae litem ner
Lumberton, R. 6. Sept. 17. We are!
l L- I r. T til ri i .1 M : I f - '
nas iouna it nara to aeciae as to tne
i 1 . & 1 J TT 1 1 1 . 1
i t ri rT . i n i tt f i - c" i i c ni c noon .
y. 1V- OCl.YO l.0 UV-V I . ft r,;, U,,,.... 1 n U- -. TV O t... A .1 1 ...
satisfied with his splendid church ! t 7" ."r t n m v "ii oS" awamp. a gwo rawy jipib c
here every moment he has served it. t& r ' n (wt ?' MNei11' ?' in.f, an 1,ntSeI!t m the V" Unl ,!t
The church has been harmonious and J, ' V'. D;V 1 mson; DecenSed is will no Uoubt be completed at an early
and there has never been ""a;: "fcpT auu l,enluu"wli ate. ur at least we nope so, u.
v.iutucu. . . i . .u:.: .j. .o. iu v t :f'M ' -a v nrif I i:u. u, nas so
Bear' ;mth.
I
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
83; 9th, 2a; iutn
class), 14.
12;
11th (senior nexV spring.
I
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Sween pastor and, Pkton; Mrs
Ca., E. B. Nunry of lontr been neglected.
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0Pil"- . r-ennle Tf he were to consult his I " - aiwiiusoii ui v ic-, Miss OtUDDS Oi rurvis is isiwug l ""i l" aim aars. 1. b. Mc
The mater of re-organiin- defunct J3n and p J oIV ZS "S Mills, Mrs. John Starling of Hope at the home of her brother and NeiU, Monday, a boy.
:als was discussed and Messrs. W. P. 1 LttlLS. Yi?S:J Mills, and Mrs. Lonnie Currie of Rae-; ter.in-law. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Stubbs.i Middlinn- tt ;
The opening Tuesday was attended j Barker, N. A. Townsend and F. Grov- ' He has been f ord- He was a devoted father and i Mrs. F. M. White, who spent sev- local market today for V 1-4 cents
by many parents and other visitors er Britt were appointed a committee ! tm,cheH hv the offer of the 1 w?,f Teatly lnve by his children and erai months at the home of her fath- the pound.
among them former. Superintendent, to confer with the county farm airf LJi S 3L? greatly missed, not only by his ! er-in-law, Mr. R. M. White, returned T.i,.onco u : ,
tamily but his many iriends. He had to her home at Jacksonville, Fla., Sat- mnrrir- t b
R. E. Sentelle, who came lbU miles
from Tarboro, where he is now en
gaged as superintendent of public
scnooifl in Edgecombe county. Prof.
Sentelle was greeted with hearty ap
plause by his former pupils. Rev.
Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, read the Scrip
ture lesson and led the prayer, after
which Supt. W. H. Cale called upon
Rev. Dr. C. L. Greaves, pastor of the
First Baptist church, Prof, bentelle,
and Rev. H. A. Grantham, priest in
charge of the Episcopal church, all
of whom responded with appropriate
brief remarks.
In his remarks Prof. Sentelle con
gratulated the town upon securing
Prof. Cale for the responsible posi
tion of superintendent. He and Prof.
Cale were classmates at Wake For
est for four years, and after that
Prof. Cale took postgraduate work at
Wake Forest and then a 2-years'
course at Chicago university, so that
Prof. Cale is unusually well equipped
He has also had valuable experience,
having occupied similar positions in
other leading schools.
Sunt. Cale concluded a few remarks
by giving the school a motto: "Make
vour best better." The exercises were
concluded by the singng of the Battle!
Hymn of the Republic, "America
always been an active man.
Lf5?SS ?S iS . should involve no monetary sacrifice
to co-operating with the union in this Qn hig part to stayj they ffering to
t-uI fn, TOCS ;t!t,fj i equal the salary offered by the Ken
JILF AdminSatorj S y ehureh Oi : course he eould
H. A. Page and learn the fixed prices n' SL?, n"
lor cotton seed and meal for Robeson ""SJLSL rEi n- r....
and pubHsh aame in The Robj tfrf'pS
Mr. F. Grover Britt was elected by , n n ..n. 1 ,
acclamation a delegate to the State j " at 4 p. m. by .her pastor, Rev.
Mr. W. K. Culbreth " r3w TJi " In j '1 Mr. looker ot FayetteviIIe. bhe had
SL2Ersj rLsi2 "?r .am. vm m good health for 15 years.
1 1W 1 1 1 1 1 ltl LUil L1IC1C tviuuiui-u. ah ..v.
1 urday night.
Mrs. Susan Alice Bodinhamer died! Mr. N. H. Culbreth and little grand-
rank Karl Walker anrl
Ollie Gertrude Mclnnis.
Mr.
Friday evening at 7 o'clock at the I con v H. Jr.. were Purvis visitors ,., liV- ,A weinstein has gone to
home of ViPr son Mr Phnrlio RnHin. C4..,J.r I iNeW 1 ork tO purchase Coods for hie
..v. .vu..i oaduiuojr.
hamer, of our town, where she made
her home. Deceased was 58 years
old. The funeral was conducted in
ChriBt church at Hope Mills Satur-
purchase goods for his
union meeting
was elected alternate
The people living
in the Back
n " . J L1UI1 W UlC UUEC IHCllllnoi",.
owamp community prepay there is a large student population,
tuous dinner for those who attended! Kentucky Normal school last
the meeting wMvnJ iZ vear enrolled eghteen hundred pupils
SS!,eLS m LWfS from fifty counties of western Ken-
1.... .v tucky, and is quite near tne cnurcn.
dinner, which was served in regular 0yery'ity ?ent of its atudents are
picn.c siyie. RanHsts. Bowline Green business
. enrolled over a thousand
De neia at, ien bo.uk wic uwu i 4j4-. i,
students last year from many States.
had been a great sufferer both in
body and mind.
Mrs. R. F. Council received a mes-
Mr. j. M. Hall oi itea springs - ,aC.
spent a few hours in this community Mrs P C Williams received a card
last Thurdsay. j yesterday from her son Mr. Tate Wil-
Mrs. Martha Lewis and three sons, liams, telling of his safe arrival over
Messrs. Eugene, Roy and Gaston and seas.
Mrs C. P. Culbreth and daughter,! Miss Dorothy McQ Finlavson
Nellie, spent Sunday afternoon withjhas gone to Rock Hill, S. C where
relatives ai Fairmont. I she entered Winthrop colletr- to UIcp
Air Shi t. Wice-ins is suffering with ; a bui
his hand, which was badly mashed, iu t .
S&Sr Monday morning that her , while working at a cotton gin one day! suggestion' tnat TSorihiZ the
brother, Mr. Eli Gibson of Bennetts
ville, S. C, had died suddenly Sunday
the 8th, from heart trouble. Mrs.
Council left on the first train for
Bennetesville and attended the fun
eral which was held at Beauty Spot
on Tuesday
!3!tfdJ.iSS ? I.JThe graded school will open next
nesday in December.
ii ti. : ixz t: i aucu sliiuui win uucii hcal
FACTS ABOUT REGISTRATION SJTtaSSSSS.'S.'SS near! . We are
i 7, . . i mi. l. u !,, uuauic uu gut luc iicxiiico ui an tne
I tne tsaptlSt cnurcn. xne tuuitu no , aonHv snm reciirneH anH r,w
m," Driiv rf thp Oak Grove sec- Winston-Salem to enter si.-m .-n.n.
U. jjiivw " . . . - ,vi.
. - I . U : nimmlinH T Q TMW JV11SS TV! C fNJ TY1 n r Q Iliac ,,,,..,.. A.
it . . - . i latuioy as suiiie iCMgncu anu Hon was m cilia mbbmwm r " a auiucia at oa.
made ample provision for its great! SUnnlied. We hoDe to renort all hnnrc Thursdav afternoon. L. J. C. lem college last year.
recently. of War Savin anH ThrM
Mr and Mrs Wesley Kiroy were be arra ed fo"r the county fair
Lumberton visitors Monday. . ..r , , y 1
Miss Ella Duncan left last weeki "fivey weDster, son of
for Red Springs, where she will en
ter the graded school.
Our meeting begins at Moss Neck
M. E. church Sunday. Everybody
come
Iff 1 . . . OOI I U 1.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Webster, has ac
cepted a position in the office of Mr.
T. W. Trogden, public cotton grader.
Misses Viola Alninp .Tonlfinn or.
Rachel McNamara left Tuesday for
Numbers ot uitierem Ages anu . opportunity so lar as ouuumg th- - k Prof E(J
i cerned by erectmg ;a irds and wife and baby arrived last;
week. Miss Aumon, music teacher, ot I
Ashboro arrived today
Races That Registered in Robeson i costing $125,000. Rli erJtiV
. rr, i thev raised sixty thousand dollars in
District No. 1 by Townships. "month with which to pay off all
As has been stated in The Robe- Bdebtedness i on the building
having been sung at the beginning of sonian, 2,696 mr " S
thThlis crowded and addition-1 SpfiSTl report tXS P
al teachers are needed to provide fori of the local board showed as regis- m the cave .Jaf Qe
the overflow in some grades. trants 2,691 native born, ana o non- rfVeh stock and!
,j 1 . . , . . 4- r, .am iT uri-irvrvi 1 I "I l1 - s ' . , , AW IO - -
UcCiaiaiiL ii i . .. no . 1 ' . .
Dr. Greaves feeis that he cannot
NEW SUGAR RULING.
AUTO TURNED OVER.
rices Increased 2 Weeks Supply
May Be Purchased at Once.
on w;ovm Q1 fiQi rolorerl. agricultural countiy.
Charley Roheson and Mav Mc
Kay, colored, of Parkton, were mar
ried n the office of the register of
deeds Monday. Justice M. G. McKen
zie performed the ceremony.
Mr. W C Rathao l,., ,. :
cupations Will Be Given 30 Days , the position as city mail carrier, ef-
Will Be Dealt r:'l JzZ? ,eave
nuuj mi ojxii Litnuui g, l,., wnere
U r. ...ill 1 1 1 T ..
jic win enter wonoru college.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
Any Who Have to Change Their Oc-
Notice Loafers
With Promptly and Summarily
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Mr3. L. T. Townsend. nhnirmnn -
the woman's Liberty Loan i uittee
?iw 18 vears 372;' 19 deny the harder and more responsible , To the Merchants of Robeson County:
Colored Man, Woman and Baby In
jured in Auto Wreck This Morn
ingCar Badly Torn Up.
Silas Moore, Sarah Moore and her
3 months old baby, all colored, were
hurt about 10 o'clock this morning
when an auto in which they were rid
ing turned turtle on the Fairmont
road about three miles from Lumber
ton. Silas Moore suffered a cut on
vears 222: 20 years, 173; 21 years,
20; 26 years, 1; 28 years 1; 31 years, some, me Green Dr.
l; 6Z yeare 03; y, x,, , &e Southern Baptist
years, 14; oo years j'r- "Something unique
The price of sugar has been in
creased to 9 cents per pound at the
refineries. Merchants purchasing su
gar at this price will be allowed to
1 i for Roheson. went tn ., Li rrh T I
There seems to be muc'i uneasiness . -
iIlclc, "".i ;n rf.f;sn- airena a meeting m :iie in-
among business men generally in ret o .
erence to the new jMngyj returned Tuesday nhjh t"
ulations. and I am constantly besiegeu &
wtth Suiries as to the extent to -All witnesses and defendants in
I.,!' if;T,c will be an-1 Robeson who have been summoned to
J?1"?' ' " - m0 writpa- "Somethme- uniaue trnr nt this nnce will be auowea to wnicn xnese icguia, , r . , . . r .
162: 37 vears 150; 38 years, 14b; j ! ZilT" ' . ;Mt A. TC-" ,.t. r Tonnd Hd. I am advised today tnat w ""gV L""IL at nnourg
years 145; 40 yyrs 11 41 year; not be i my erT atcongto iTs Com'
it Ifakrr3' 123' i-the same institution says. "A freight, regukations limiting pur-j or a few dayset, and until I am, OQjM .cordingtoU. S. Com-
J ' 11 l- s i.v, vownno ' tremendous opportunity w itat" w cnasers io iwu puuaus ia -ii, onu " "'" rrv,-n iaoA be no Bnri.j rp.
The reenstration m the various Lieiuc"Y., . t.j av,ici j : fv v0o;n1ed Uoiltrent. answers. There need oe no Keported for The
townships was as follows: ...I in nr Greaves' friends who know the
t-tl SKltW Green . have
Coioreu, x, " '"T o" i .trnniflv anv sed him to accept
total 787. mmwaii B rpPOrnized as one of
X1.. VI v.. . v. c. ---- . ,,
pounds in country are now rescinded, telligent answers, l nere . neeu "!MW,S ine robesonian:
and vou are authorized to auow tne; occasion i "'"tTl'r.Z "i ' i - ry. T y y
the head and his left arm and shoulder j t tel ?87 Gaddy white, 41; Indians,; "r;f!fv8 a'!iS
were hurt; Sarah Moore was cut a- coiored, 15 total 83. Howells-; the ablest Baptist
u..i. 4.u .i oiorx outr-crpH other i , -T' tj; iq. ,.rtinre State and that he
53-total 219. Saddletree-wmte o r &- - th- who know him. He I .
and" lnsl B4;vS TndTan 9- col- and his family are popular here with ; SBrgical Dressing Room
anu i Wishai-ts white, 107; Indian, J, ecu denominations and those &
turn- a t.ti 122. Fairmont white,: people oi ii nenomirauonb Workers.
ministers of the
, ii
bout' the'fa,r a.so suffered other; itt&i colored. State and that he nas g-J
bruises, and the baby snaicen up. wa- j.,t.ta 219. Saddletree wnite, ox, " tV, vw him He
car Moore, who was driving trie
escaped unhurt, lhe woman
habv were caught under the overturn- , Rtotal 122. Fairmon
ed car. . . . ikr. Indian. 39;
purchase of two weeks' supply on a
basis of two pounds per person per
month.
H. E. STACY,
County Food Administrator.
Lumberton, N. C, Sept. 18, iyi.
is in
1 tSr 316 Back ; the entire community will regret ex
i total olo. p i i. ncc ffcom Tlr f,reav?J
- . . ... i lUi, iimin, "
inecariumeuiuiwci r ' declarent alien, i , j pHintrlv to lose them.
the railing on a bridge across a canal ; Swampwnite, 44; Indian, 35: colored , "gfbfrS S?3-
:vioore saystnat anowuei 62 total 141. rnompson w. u, ov., ; - -.i TOaie
hy Henry Pittman, colored, struck ; Indianj 70;
Wi fnt in nassine1. causing him to; t, ... '': 1Q9- on
drive against the railing. It is said 14? Sterlings white, 139; colored,
tne car uriven by Moore was tuumus 14 totai 153. vvnite nouse wm,
25 miles the hours when it struck thei R9. oiored, 51 total 133.
1 J 191. nnn. OI nO COUrcn unimwo o " .
S. Baci
5; colorec
on
on oren. ii wjuti . i.
to people who are usetuliy ana regu-1 inree montns witn her parents in
larly engaged in some form of work Charleston, S. C, returned to her
When the regulations are received, if home here Monday. She was accom.
it becomes necessary ior some " pameu uy ner ooy, augene Martin,
to change their occupations, they will . and her mother, Mrs. Ru.ff
receive notices, and will have at leastj Mrs. M. C. Britt of R. 4 from
30 days within which to do so. ".Lumberton recently underwent an op
will be the purpose of this ottice 10 eration at the Highsmith hospital,
so enforce the regulations as to cause Fayetteville. Mr. Britt spent yester
as little hardship as possble. day in Fayetteville with Mrs. Britt
Of course what 1 nave ai and reports her condition very favor-
2Lh onnlv to the idle. They wiU Lm.
. . . . I V.VJ tL J
mi A c. ino. wnrt mnm . i . .i ,Ar, '1 hov Will. ii
Tlv flrooiri.! ouit;n-cii uoo.i.e, . . aDPIV LU tc . dUie
tjL. un-u". ..i, nnaA n-f wnfk-prs. i "v . . ' . . , .! nnH enmraa-
church L eiy wu "I Ibe dealt with promptly - . Mr
we nave a guuu nnuvuucuu
new
3iored7 i5-totai! Bishop Kilgo at Maxton Next
railing
Orrum
The car was badly torn uP-wh'ite 131 ; colored, 50 total 181.
Raft Swamp wnite, .
FALL OF ST. QUENTIN SEBMS 0LreJ 20-ltotal 8
MATTER OF FEW DAYS.
Sunday.
Last week's Scottish Chief says that
St Paul's Methodist church at Max-
ton. a beautuui eauce ox opno"
ehitectare." will be aeaicateu
Sun-
BeiAning with the next issue, day the 22nd inst., by Bishop John C.
xjciini e, ... , mihbh- Tr:i ' rrv,; ,n-rh was orcramzed m
names 01 regisLin -njST "C, ! :"r S-rpPTit
manv as can convenienwj "ilsb. ine cornei swuc i
British and French veterans yes
terday made another vicious and suc
cessful smash at the Hindenburg
Sweeping forward on a front of 2
miles they went ahead from 1 1-S w
3 miles, taking many prsoners. lhe
most important aspect 01 tne """
says this morning's Associated Press
pummary of the war news, is uiat
it makes more certain the capture ot
St. Quentin, which the Germans have
been ordered to hold at all costs, his
important city is virtually surrounded
on three sides and its fall seems only
a matter of days.
The British captured more than
6,000 prisoners in their drive yester
day. COTTON GINNED IN ROBESON
handled each issue until the entire
list is published.
mr. McNeill on job again.
rily.
1 xvir. w. amitn 01 K. 4 from
T I j. . . - .
y. , t mnrp roT)eat was among ine visitors in
And now may I once J jtown Monday afternoon. Mr. Smith
aiiu ii"- -, - nnnnncement tuwu Aiunuay aiiernoon. .vir. tmitn
and emphasize the announce men, .g & veteran q war between lhe
easy to make but we have been very
B mi. ie ,w0r nfl our and empna&ic v,V 1 rannot'ls a veteran ot t.ie war between the
The , summer heat is over and aur m&de some fame ago, that 1 nno States and says be would like to be
room is delighMly .cool and bright. I att rs wth people . war. He want to Iive see
oa lauiess wuu c " ; cent on Saturaays.
boys at the front are asked to come "P1 t l JOHNSON, Chairman
Vrirlav and Tues- . tt,. ' Tiarrl Ttobeson Div
m, hk tvi. - - ,1 armv EiXemiJ'-iuii "
rtov OTTPrnnni ml t u liuliv. vumv
1 '
Vi,iT-h hnildins? was laid in 1906.
Rev. A. L. Ormond Will Enter
Army "Y" Work.
The Scottish Chief says that Rev.
a t rivmnnH who is completing his
Former Superintendent of Light aT; h as pastor ol ! the , Metho
, . . - mt i dlSt cnurcn at iuo., -
Power Plant Accepts Job Again at d and been accepted for army Y. M.
i i i nfc rr, crr next
Wll Coes to J. A. WOrK anu
help us get our allottment out on
time; perhaps the very dressing you
did not make will be the cause of one
of our own boys suffering. Now that
our men are doing such wonderful
fighting, let us rally to them by help
ing in the Red Cross work rooms.
We will expect every woman who is
interested in this great work to be
rvrocont Fridav afternoon. There is
uivovuw j i -X
Lerton, N. C, Sept. 18, Ml
Camp FrechTsooFconf ederate
Veterans, Organized.
Germany beaten good and plenty.
Mr. E. C. Wooten traveling rep
resentative of the Wilmington Morn
ing Star, is a Lumberton visitor to
day. Mr. Wooten lives at White
ville and informed The Robesonian
that Mr. Ollie Inman of Whiteville
formerly of Fairmont, is very ill with
m I i " Vi i y 1 -f ktrnf
Camp French, named in honor
the late vui. , with the; returned home Monday night from
gamzed here the otne cAllisterij Graham, where they visited at the
following omceis. . v . ,. tt d .
W rencn anu A. -iun:c ui mi s. x iui.vui a urn cms, an
432 Bales to September 1st as Com
pared With 15 Bales to Same Date
Last Year.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Barnesville, Sept. 17. There were
432 hales of cotton, counting round aa
half bales, ginned in Robeson couu.jr
from the crop of 1918, prior to Sep
tember 1st as compared with lo bales
ginned to September 1st, 1917.
Last FreelDcntal Clinic Tomorrow
Dr. J. V. Turner will complete to
morrow his eight weeks campaign
doing free dental work among tne
school children of Robeson. He win
be at the ollice of County Health ut
ficer W. A. McPhaul here tomorrow.
Dr. Turner goes from Robeson to
Wilson county to begin a like campaign.
Higher Salary Mr
Charlotte Light and Water for Ex
emption Board Free.
At a meeting of Mayor J. B. Proc-j
tor and the board 01 wwn
Sners Tuesday afternoon Mr. Geo.
? McNeill was elected superintend
ent of the local light and water plants
to succeed Mr. T. W. Hall who.resign
Xi Mr McNeill is to be paid $150
th $25 more than Mr. nail
was Paid Mr. Hall left yesterday
to Charlotte, where he has , accepted
I nosition with the Southern Power
z
Mr McNeill was formerly superin
..rr'Zi tv... liht and power plant
wnuwM. - anA h been WOrk-
gnmg w T-.r.. frtrce at
with tne snip-uu..-"
resij
ng wren mm 7 ks. He
Wilmington ior vpster
ntered upon nisuu. 'f" t-
month to the Blue Ridge training
school. His family will go with him
and his daughters, Misses Myra and
Edith, will have charge of the K.
Lee hall. . .
Robeson Union Meeting Septem
ber 27-28.
Friday forenoon, 11 o'clock Sermon
bv A. H. Porter.
Dyj .ftftnTHe Elevating
effect of Christian Literature J. m
Fleming. R. E. Clark. , .
The call for trained Sunday School
v t Rt4. Ti. E. Daily.
How best correct the living of in
consistent church members xv
i-i -.1 11 u A TToH rprpt.h.
ni. J rnraruinn 10 o'clock Why
Endow our scnoois anu wuv6
J. R. Miller, C. V Brooks
State mission address H. H. non
plenty of room. Our nice long wnree i commander - "jnd Lt commanders, and Mrs. J. D. Kernodle. A broth
tables have been silent so long, wont Momson, 1st anoTO - adjutant;' of Mrs. Proctor who had not bet
you come? You are most cordially . respectively , 1. u. . Spi- home from the naval academy in I
;t-A m-crp(i to be present. W. A. McPhaul, surgeon, -. t- mmmm . j.Si- v. ,
He eave general sat
isfaction wnle superintendent
lbVt on:J MSinn the board ordered 8
day morning
,. W"Ve,. nrD;" Pr be furnished in
tnat lignu uy - avonTfinn I V Brnnks.
eku- i ti:i - flio new
The Promise anu .rem w
T ron vni
ase u r
Saturday afternoon sermon u.v
the offices ot tne
board free.
66 Gern"pianes Brought Down
In One Day.
Sirtv-six German airplanes were
acSSed for by the British along
theirlines Monday. Seven ol the ene
my machines were destroyed in one
engagement by a British squadron.
Miss Minnie Lennon, secretary of
the Robeson county Red Cross chap
ter and Mrs. H. M. McAllister went
' ;,r tn Rowland to attend a
meeting of the county executive com
mittee No meeting was held, how
ever, because of the fact that not a
quorum was present. The next meet
ing will he held in Lumberton the
third Wednesday in October.
inTrifoH nnH nrced to be present
MR.S-L. T. TOWNSEND,
Supervisor Surgical Dressings,
A R. C.
Lumberton, N. C, Sept. 19, 1918.
May InvestigateExpense Accounts
of Candidates for U. S. Senate.
A resolution authorizing the Senate
elections committee to inquire into
expenditures in the recent Pary m
Michigan, in wnicn lruniau xx
berry received the Republican nomi-
nation for the senate,
States where large expenaitures ap
pear unwarranted, was introduced in
the U. S. Senate Tuesday by Pome
rene, Democrat, of Ohio. The Depart
ment of Justice has begun an inves
tigation into campaign expenditures
in New York, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio,
West Virginia and other States, in
offering his resolution oenaiui x u.nC
rene filed a copy of the expense ac
count of Mr. Newberry in his cam
paign, which shows total contriDution
of $178,856 and a total expenditure
of $176,568.
w- TTrTw. K. Bethune,
chaplain T. A McNeill, Jr., treasur
ed PR W. Williams, color sergeant;
? McKenzie. historian. Com
mander M? G McKenzie of Camp Pope
manner . ,.;.ht members
has been acuve p ,7"
for the camp, which now has a mem
bership of about. 30. Its purpose is
to stimulate patriotism.
Marriage at Pembroke This Eve
ningMr. Breece Undergoes
Operation.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
cf 18 Miss Ollie
ftT'itl o'clock at ,e
Lmc ofythe4e-s parents Mr and
Mr. N. Mclnnis. "XV
companied by his sister, Mrs. mmme
Boyanton, arrived Saturday afternoon.
Vr A M. Breece underwent an
onera'tion at Highsmith hospital at
Payrtteville yesterday afternoon and
is getting along nicely.
Wilmington Star: Rumors a Mailing Out Questionnaires
H..L.J u: J XSrnmincrtnn With i ia""IS
govermnecontcts took "concrete" The task of mailing out quest-on-,u.n
vncfovriav when announcement! to resnstrants between tne afeeb
aitawu iuwj - nun -
rother
been
27
months was at home while they were
mere.
The local army exemption board
has extremely heavy clerical work
and will be glad to get the assistance
of any women or men who will volun
teer their services. If you can help
an afternoon or evening each week,
notify Chairman T. L. Johnson. This
is a patriotic work that the Govern
ment asks of any who can find time
to do it.
Mr. F. G. Odum of Raft Swamp
was a Lumberton visitor est rday.
He is suffering with one broken and
one cracked rib on his right side, sus
tained when he fell last Saturday
when a box on which he was riding on
his wagon toppled over and threw
him violently to the ground. Mr.
Odum was knocked unconscious for
i several minutes.
Mr. C. P. Grantham, who lives
near Faitrmont, returned yesterday
from Baltimore, Md., where he spent
3 weeks undergoing treatment ar,
Johns Hopkins hospital. He says his
health has improved considerably. His
son Dr. W. L. Grantham, who has been
taking a snecial course at Hopkins
since the first of the year, will return
to Lumberton next Tuesday or Wednesday.
wn marie that seven concrete steam
ii i l -tx .X il, nmy onort I i Tnnf nV1 Q T
eis will oe Duiii ior tne w.x ucpn-ggun jcsiciuu;
i nt 1 Oi! -10 -ti- n
of 19 and '21 ana 6i ana ou
EJL vesterday. Ten per cent of
uo :"A xt".;,t "I,-" wi m; the 'n5,ives will be mailed out
ment at uie iauii aiH.,""J 1 uie ijucsw"""" ,
xT..n. u,.,.i-, F Tai-ie Fear ,.,v. Aw until they nave
river, near Hilton.
eacn
mailed.
all been
DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER,
Optometrist
Expert Knowledge of Eye Diseases
and Fitting Glasses.
LUMBERTON, N. C.