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ROBESONIAN WATCH LABEL OX YOUR PAPER AND DON'T LET SUB SCRIPTION EXPIRE THF DATE O.V THE LADEL 18 THE DATE YOUR PAPER WILL BE STOPPED. ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCB VOL.L LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY MARCH 17 1919. NUMBER 11 1 JtIpj SOME 3,000 ROBESOJf FARM-j EES HAVE PLEDGED TO RE DUCE COTTON ACREAGE 1-3 This is About Half the Farmers of the County Reports Received From 18 Townships at Meeting Saturday Reports Are Encouraging. Around 3,000 Robeson farmers have pledged themselves to reduce their 1919 -cotton acreage one-third, tec cording to the reports made by the comittees appointed to canvass the various townships in the county. According to Mr. O. O. Dukes, coun ty farm demonstrator, this is about one-half the farmers in the county. Committees from 18 of the 25 town ships in the county made reports at the round-up meeting held here Sat urday and it is expected that the com mittees from the other seven town ships will send in their reports at an early date. The amount of funds collected from the farmers for financ ing the campaign turned in to Mr. Dukes, sec!retary-treasv,Ver of the Robeson Cotton association, totaled $225. One-half of this will go to the State organization and the other half will go towards paying-the canvassers for their work, advertising, job work and other necessary expenses of the campaign in the county. While the amount collected by the canvassers "j&ot defray all the expenses, many promised to contribute later;- These should send their contributions to Mr. Dukes at Lumberton. A statement will be published in what way the money collected is disbursed. The townships which made reports in full or partial reports Saturday were: Lumberton, Raft Swamp, Back Swamp. Thompson, Gaddy, Fairmont, Orrum, Britt, Wishart, Howellsville, Sterlings, Red Springs, Smith, Burnt Swamp, Maxton, Alfordsville, Pem broke, and While House. Those that failed to send in reports: Shannon. Saddletree, Rennert, Lumber Bridge St. Pauls, Parkton and Rowland. Members of the committees from the various townships told of how they were received by the farmers an din many townships the farmers signed the pledge card almost to a man. The reports as a whole were most encouraging to the officers of the association and indications are that Robeson county will do itself proud in the matter of cotton acreage re duction. Chairman Frank Gough presided at the meeting Saturday and after calling the meeting to order read a most encouraging letter from the State Cotton association. He then introduced State Senator H. E. Stacy, who told the farmers of the bills passed by the recent Legislature that most effect the farming class. Among the bills mentioned was the cotton warehouse bill, the six months school term, the compulsory school attend ance law, the juvenile court law, State-wide road Taw, the property val uation bill and the dog law. Senator Stacy explained the bills in detail and his address was most inspiring to those present. WITH ROBESON SOLDIERS. Corporal Richard Milligan arrived home yesterday from France. Cor poral Milligan has been in the ser. vice of Uncle Sam 13 years. Private Joseph B. Blake left Satur day for Camp Gordon, Atlanta- Ga., after spending a 19 days' furlough iriaifin-w vplntivps. As has been stated in The Robesonian, Private Blake recently returned from trance, where he spent 18 months. Henry McLean, James E. Green, David Smith, Ross Brown, Stephen Lawrence and Dud Rogers, all col ored, arrived home Friday from France. They were attached to the 92nd division and saw service on three fronts during the 8 months they were in France. Mr. R. L. Deaton. son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Deaton, arrived home last evening from France. Mr. Deaton spent 7 months overseas. Mr. Harry N. Ivey, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ivey of the Parkton sec tion, arrived in New York in te 12th inst. from France. He was overseas several months. Maxton Man Files Papers in Vol untary Bankruptcy. a v i9 3R0. nnri liabilities of $96,757.43 are set forth in the papers in the voluntary bankruptcy case of Rufus M. Williams, farmer and deal er in building materials at Maxton, filed in Federal court here yesterday. The major portion of the assets con sist of insurance policies and most of the liabilities are indorsements of pa per for other parties. . 1 Clerk Morgan Turrentme, of the Federal court yesterday handled the -papers in the case, which has been re ferred to Woodberry Lennon, Esq., for further hearings.- , - I ' The statement shows that secured obligations aihount to $5,000; unse cured $13,678,43; note indorsements, S73.850; accommodation paper, Tie' Tl eoa7K7A3 Personal property, exempt- is put at 1240. stocks at j,suw, vv" cies at $38,000. Total $42,380. Mrs. G. L. Clark of Clarkton spent Friday nightuhera visiting at - tne home of her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. ,D. D. King,, Second street. , .", ' - ' . - THE RECORD OF DEATHS. Mrs. Sallie Thompson Died This Morning Funeral Tomorrow at 10 A. M. and Interment Will Re Made! At Back Swamp. I Mrs. Sallie Thompson, widow of the late Mr. W. E. Thompson, diedi at 1 r o'clock this morning at tne nome;have learned with regret o the death: of her son-in-law and daughter Mr,; of Mr j w Carter o Maxton Mr. and Mrs V. D Baker, Caldwell street,! c f the county., 1 w.th whom she made her home. De-j ceased wa3 acout w yearn old ana naa, i ii been ill for four yaars, having been j Mr W N Hubbard of: an invalid for the past two years.j Fairmont- attended ' the funeral ser- She :s i survived by two children-one , which were held at the home! daughter. Mrs. V. D. Baker, and one'. M ton todav son, Mr. w. u. inompson, potn, of Lumberton. Two sisters Mrs. NeiU iownsend oi Back swamp ana ... m ii Mrs Floyd Nance of Roche! Je, C-a.- andutWO-nrherS Jw"p i, of Abbeville, Ga., and Mr. W. F. How- en oi . " : ,cfmmFayetteville visitors this week The funeral will be conducted fromj To . n9aritham r, the home tomorrow at 10 a. m. by Kev Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church, and; interment win grpunc at J38CK swamp. Mrs. Thompson had to-many years, been a loyal member of Back Swamp Baptist church. She was known for her kindly spirit and beautiful Chris tian character and numbered her friends by her acquaintances. Her life was truly, a blessing tc olhers and she will be missed. Mr. J. W. Carter. Prominent Citizen Of County, Died at IHr Home at Maxton ThnrszT :h " " Been in Poor Health for Several Years For Many Years Chairman of County Board of Commissioners Mr. J. W. Carter, for more than a quarter of a century one of the inost prominent and progressive citizens of j Robeson, died at his home at Maxton j Thursday night at 12:15, following a long illness. The funeral was con- ducted Saturday at 11 a. m. from the residence by Kev. JVl. tJradsnaw, if. u. of Raleigh, and interment was made :p the Maxton cemetery. John Wesley Carter was born in Lumberton on July 24, 1859, and was therefore, in his 60th year. He was the son of the, late Jhn R. andiing 0f the new Fairmont garage oni Frances Smith Carter. He is sur- Main and Red Cross streets. Mr. and j vived by his wife, who was Miss Lena! Mrs. Jones will make Fairmont their Alford, daughter of Mr. It. Z. Alford i)iome. of Maxton, one daughter, Miss Lena j The ladies 'of the Methodist church j Carter, and 3 sons, Messrs. H. F., held a shad and oyster supper in the j W. F. and J. W., Jr. A sister, Mrs.! McLean building Saturday night forj J. D. McLean of r airmont, ana a the benefit of the Methodist orphan brother, Mr. W. J. Carter of Dillon,, age. S. C, a'so survive. : Deceased was chairman of the hoard j SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX ELEC (t county commissioners for 10 or 151 years prior to about 10 years ago, TION LUMBERTON DISTRICT, and served ; everal terms as mayor j of Mav..r where for ma .y yers nej conducted a larje mercantile business under his own i:ame. At t o time of his death he. was president of the J. W. Carter Co. of Maxtor.. The J. D. McLean Co. of l-nirmon:. of which he was pres: i'?;-'., sold out a:iJ discn tmaed busi'." month o so a r D-f.vd was a member of' the Meth odist church and a libec ! supp.rter of its institutions, "especially of Caro lim cclhge at Jt'axton. OAK GROVE LEAFLETS. "Stumping' is the Order Death and Funeral of Mr. Charlie Bruce Correspondence of The Robesonian. 14.-Famers!iM be allowed to vote Buie, R. 1, March arouna nere are j. up stumps seems to be the order of e -d,aZ Jl "T- lJJfl l i no nlnwrn? can be done in quite a ' o while. Mr. E. W. Tyner seems to be get-i ting young gain. Sorry to report Mrs. Laoy Tyner on the sick list. Mr. Charlie Bruce died last Sun day evening at the Thompson hospital of acute Brights disease and compli cations. Although his death was not unexpected, it came as a great shock to his friends. He was taken with pneumonia following an attaik of in fluenza last fall, and then was taken with pneumonia twice more, thai be ing the third time, the iftst turning into Bright's disease, and being a final lalh , He was laid to rest in Oak Grove cemetery Tuesday morning 11:30. He was buried with W. O. W. honors. Quite a number of the Wioodmen vere present. The pall-bearers were Messrs. B. E. Odum, W. B. Tyner, T. L. Parnell. Macom Odum, Clarence Odum and Ernest Prevatt. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bruce, and 5 sisters and 6 brothers. His sisters are Mrs. Char lie Lee of Charlotte, Mrs. Roland Maton of South Carolina, Mrs. Am brose Davis of Norfolk. Va., Mrs". Roy Tyner of Buie, and Miss Ruth Bruce, who lives with her parents. His brothers are Messrs. Robert, .Tme Albert. Oliver. Nathan and Arthur. He has quite a number of friends and relatives. It was impossi ble for all the family to get there in time for the funeral, which was con ducted, in Oak Grove Baptist church bv the nastor. Rev. R. A. Hedgpetn. '.The bereaved family have our most sincere simpathy. .License has been issued for the , . T tj j LI I. kju.1 uani mauc in me 5!T: "Sifor Armenian relief, juiia neuueu oaua u' Carrie Norton. Miss Aena Ncal Fuller went fcr-day o Greensboro, rere she will spend a week visiting frends. - ' . ' Miss Margaret Barrington of R. 5, Maxton, was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. , , . ' . FADiMONT NEWS LETTER. New Supply Company Will Be Open! tor ,Busineas Soon Manf.age of Miss Willie Southerland and Mr. Jos. R. Jones Personal Mention. BY H. V. BROWN. ! Fairmont, March 15. Friends here uuoiiicaa 11 11. 11 . ailU- TV tJ C W Vlib w business men, and was at one time a aat tha ata i n m..i Mpaara ln ' And.. J. R.'bers of the 65th Coneress which jrave Home and Ed. Wilkerson attended nmi K huh rjii. ww iifttri sun .. WnnArnan nf tha w-id ,v.n . ti . Salisbury this week. Mesdames A. S. and C. A. Thomp- , . Thnmnson weL Miss Janie Grantham returned Friday from Wilmington, where she spent a few days as guest of her sis- - Recorder and Mrs. A. E. Floyd re fllrnw1 lnaf nrht. from Favetteville. . 0pri dav with Mra FinvH'a rpintivp i . Mr. and Mrs. George McDaniel and children spent a few days here this week as euest3 of Mr. McDaniel s brother Mr. A. L. McDaniel. Friends will be glad to learn of the arrival of Dr. Nash, who has been in service for several months. Dr. Nash recently practiced medicine in St. -Soon after entering the ser. r. .e was sent "over tnere, serv ing for several months on the battle fronts. Misses Kate and Chat Ratley, who have been in Charlotte for the past! several months, are spending a few days here with their parents, Mr ar.d Urt W. B. Ratley. The . large time business to be known as Fairmont Supply Co. will he open for business within the next few days A marriage of flnusual ttiteresl took place last Sunday at Mt. Olive, when Miss Willie Southerland became the bride of Mr. Joseph R. Jones. Mr. Jones has the contract for frffe build- To Vote on Whether or Not Special School Tax Shall be Levied Not Exceeding 75 Cents on Property An election will be held the first Monday in April to determine wheth er or not a special school tax not ex ceeding 75 cents on the $100 property valuation and $2.25 on each taxable poll shall be levied in the Lumberton public school district. At a recent meeting of the town commissioners Mr. S. K. Nash was appointed registrar and Messrs. D. R. Shav,' and J. Robert Frevatt were elected judges of the election. A new registration is required for this elec tion and only those who register anew Mature providing for this election P the money to be derived I case the election carries shall be used for maintaining the public schools of Lumberton district, erect ing and maintaining school buildings, feu additional equipment any existing indebtedness leeallv contracted and in such other ways as the board of school trustees may deem advisable f'-r the best interest of the public era led and hisrh schools. The present "special tax levy is 30 cent3 on the propirty valuation and f0 cents on the poll. 115TH M. 6. WILL PARADE IN WILMINGTON Washington Cor., Raleigh News and Observer: The homeward-bound 115th machine gun battalion, to parti ciDate in a Darade and be entertained by the city of Wilmington, is due to arrive in Newnort News on March 22 Subsequent to the disinfection period of two or three days, lo omcers ana 540 privates will proceed to Wilming ton, probably reaching the seaport town on March 25 or 26. Their stop over in Wilmington will be for a dura tion of at least six hours, doubtless longer, and then the soldiers will pro ceed southward to Camp Jackson, S. C.for demobilization. 150 Teachers Attended Meeting Here Saturday. One hundred and fifty Robeson county teachers attended a meeting he-id in the high school building here Saturday, called by Supt. J. R. Poole. Devotional exercises were led 07 Dr. C. H. Durham of the First Baptist church and at the close of the meeting Dr. Durham made an earnest appeal Discussions were led by Prof. Dixon ot Fairmont, Miss Flax Andrews- hontemonstra tion agent, Supt. Cale of theLumber ton school, and Prof. Giles of the report of the meeting must be held State Board 01 examiners, a iuuei over for Thursday's Robesonian on account of the crowded condition of uvri a. ai vaa, liuu a the paper today. . . ....... ! WEAVER'S THE MORE I VALUABLE VINDICATION i ... . . - , n , ,Ua S election in 1918 by People ofj 10th District Was an l nquestion Yjndication of Congressman able Weaver. To the Editor of The Rohesnnian With considerable interest I have read the comments in your paper on the decision of the Republican mem- to J. J. Britt about $21,000 for a term in Congress served bv another man Twenty-one thousand dollars for less than three days service certainly seems to be, "some pull." My home is in the 10th Congress ional district, and I am well acquaint ed not only with the history of the contest, but also the decision of the people of the district in regard to it. The election of 1916, which was con tested, wa3 indeed close, Mr. Weaver being elected by a majority of less - a. i iir than a score oi votes, as air. weav er's majority was so small, Mr. Britt hoped, by contesting the election, to push Weaver out and push himself in Weaver and Britt were again the can didates last election, and Weaver was elected by over a thousand majority. It is barely probable that Mr. Britt thinks he was elected in 1916, but the result of the 1918 election was an un questionable vindication of Mr Weav er, and vindication at homeis vastly more valuable than an organized movement at Washington. Mr. Weaver now represents the district, and will continue to give val uable service to the people of the dis trict who elected him and for whom he has earnestly, faithfully and loyally performed the duties of the office of Congressman during the last two I vpnrs. Respectfully. T. C. HENDERSON. Pembroke, N. C. INFLUENZA WIPES OUT SPIT BORNE DISEASES OF CHILDREN. Precautions Used Against Spread of "Flu" Almost Wiped Out Whoop- inst Couirh Measles. Diohtheria and ! Other Spit-Borne Disease of Chil dren. Correspondence of The Robesonian. . Figures based on reports to the State oB draof aHethtlhrrahldbbbm State Board of Health show that the precautions used against the spread of influenza almost wiped out wnoop- mg cough, measles, diphtheria, and other spit.borne diseases of children. The Board of Health states that dur ing June, July, August and Septem ber, preceding the epidemic of influ enza, there .was an- average of 2,498 -iiqo jo as83sip aujoq-)ids aqi jo bbsbd dren a month. In October, during the height of the influenza, a sudden drop in the other diseases occurred, and from October to February 1st, the period in which the greatest number of cases of diseases of children usu ally occurs, there was an average of only 848 cases a month. It is also noted that as the influenza subsides the other diseases increase. During February there were more than twice as many cases of whooping cot-h, measles diphtheria, etc., as in No vember, following the height of the influenza epidemic. This sudden drop in the occurrence of diseases of children was due to the fact that the fatality of influenza and the rapidity of ita spread put into the hearts of the people fear, which made them exercise personal precau tion more than ever before. They coughed and sneezed into their hand kerchiefs and used their own towels, drinking . cups, etc. Children were kent from school when unwell, and 'unnecessary exposure avoided. Theae precautions not only retarded tne De velopment of influenza, but prevented thousands of cases of other diseases. We must conclude from the above that the number of cas'es of the dis eases of children can be materially Hpcreased bv nronter precautions. Knowing this fact, it Decomes me duty of everybody to learn more about the spread of diseases and to maice as great an effort to protect the childten against diseases all the time as were made during the great epidemic of influenza. The following diseases were report ed in the county during February: Measles, 6. . W. A. McPHAUL, Assistant Collaborating Epidemiolo gist. Discharged Soldiers May Wear Their Suits. Mr. T. L. Johnson, chairman of the local board for Robeson No. 1, has been advised by the War Department that the question of discnarged sol diers', retaining their suits is still un dotorminttl And that soldiers may re tain and wear their suits until defi nite announcement is maoe. ixowce will be given through The Robesonian when definite instructions are issueu Miss TCnthrine Smith of Charlotte arrived FridaV nieht and h a guest 1 - - - at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W- i I Dougherty. RENNERT NEWS ITEMS. Watch the date opposite the name Program for B. Y. P. I". Meeting on the label on your paper. When your subscription expire your paper will Can the Department of Agriculture be stopped. This apoliea to all sub scribers. Professors Restore the Romance of Other Day on the Farm Personal. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS Correspondence of The Robesonian. The county road board is holding Rennert, March 12. The subject 8 special meeting here today, for our B. Y. P. U. meeting this week This is St. Patrick's Day and is "Winning the lost one by one."' many are wearing the green ' The leader will be Mrs. R. D. Graham Good cotton is selling on the local and the following program will be"market today for Zo 1-2 cents the ,v-.en: . pound. Scripture reading, Acts 26:39 Mr. , c K. Frank Covington. niZ ? ' N Nshf' ,f 'y eve- Introduction Mrs. Graham, leader. n' Washington, XC.. where he Winning for Jesus-Miss Tasca To-;has "c epated a Position. lar. ! Mr- s- K- Fenegan went Friday Some Biblical Soul Winners Mr.' to Columbia, S. C, wnere he has ac- Hugh McGoogan. cepted a position in a clothing store. Any Christian Can Do It Mr. Cor- Mr. and Mrs. F .M. Barnes moved nelius Butler Thursday trom the Blacker residence, Perry. c diiuuju icfli" nun miss umiiiuc Our encouragement Miss Carrie Baldwin. Hints that may help Mr. Edgar Graham. Miss Katie Belle Webster is visit ing relatives in Maxton and Laurin burg. Mrs. A. C. McGoogan who has been ill for several days, is convalescent. Miss .Viola Porter spent some time with relatives and friends in Colum bus county recently. Miss Angusta Britt spent the week end with Mrs. R. D. Graham. Messrs. B. Tolar and R. I). Graham spent Monday in Fayetteville. Messrs. C. W. Watson and Lacy McNajr made a busines trip to Cam eron Wednesday. Miss Blanche Perry spent the week- end with her parents at Goldston Glad to see Mr. Fred Tolar out again after being confined to his home on account of sickness. Miss Carrie Baldwin spent the week-end with relatives at Elkton. Miss Margaret Sellers of Evergreen: is visiting her uncle, Rev. A. H. Por- ter. I Miss Mary McGoogan began teach- ing at Raft Swamp last Monday and! will teach for sdme months In the old time the exchange of la bor and equipment in farming com munities included in its scope havest ine. quilting, and sewing. Those were wood cutting, com shucKin, log roll-j ing, guilting, ana stwing. i nose were , happy days when romance blossomed : ml iruiuuiness on wie mim, ohk mm nic u'ft J"J lit n.... .-.. , .iiu.j, nbbcuucu biro wcailldO jllic.vb ears of corn. If the Department of I ing here Saturday. Agriculture professors can restore j Mr j T Phillips 0f Lumber this phase of farm life, long years! tnn K r w. , ; neglected in many communities, those who have recollections of that bliss ful period will rise up and call them blessed. McLendon Meeting at Washing ton a Great Success. Many Robesonian readers will be in terested in the following dispatch to the Raleigh News and Observer, Evangelist McLendon having conduct ed in Lumberton recently the most successful evangelistic campaign in i tfie history of the town: "Washington, N. C., March 12, - ever held in Eastern North Carolina came to a c'.cse Tuesday"'nTir..t in a manner which will never be (forgotten by the huge crowd that was present at the Independent warehouse and heard Evangelist McLendon's farewell message to Washington. Mr. Mc Lendon has been preaching in the city for the past five weeks. "The warehouse was packed and jammed with thousands of Mack's ad mirers. At 7 o'clock, before the doors were opened, hundreds were standing outside WAitinsr admission. A steady stream of people flowed toward the warehouse from all directions, up ana down all the streets until after eight o'clock. It was a great and memor able occasion. Before preaching his closing sermon a committee present ed Mr. McLendon with a cashier's check for $2,176. A committee of la dies also presented him with $100 in gold for his wife. Mr. McLendon left here Wednesday morning for Ben- nettsville, S. C, to spend a few days with his lamuy. tie expects 10 open a revival at Rocky Mount next Sun day. Arrangements are being made in Washington for operating a special train to Rocky Mount a weeK irom Sunday to hear him." Whether Inebriating or Not De ponent Sayeth Not. Rural Policeman Frank A. Wishart located a barrel of "drinkables" at the home of Luther Bass, near Barnes ille, Friday. The "mess" was made r.4 A-riikA nutmiirii and Hlltrnr. with V VI t h. - - - -. o - AAaA f i- WiaVQ?-r alstn finnd a ke of like "drinkables" at the home of Henry Leje, colored, near Lumberton on the same day. Not be ing sure that the "stuff" contained sufficient power to "throw" the drink er, Mr. Wishart destroyed it and let the offenders off by premising to act differently in the future. Recorder's Court Cases. Lee AUe nwas before Recorder E. M. Britt Saturday on the, charge of failure to send a child to school. Praj er for judgment ws cntinuedl upon, payment of the cost with the understanding tnat Ai'en send tne child to school.' Arthur Brown was fund guilty of breaking the speed limit with an auto and judgment was suspended, upon payment j of the cost. WATCH THE LABEL. ic aiicci, niko me xtoriu. residence Chestnut street. Lieut. J. M. Russell went last week to Atlanta, Ga., where ne haa' accepted a position on the staff of the U. S. army vocational board. There will be a box supper at the Orrum high scnool building Friday evening oi this week, Marcn 21. Thj public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. M. J. Merritt, manager of the Lumberton Bargain House is put ting in a stock I groeerif - neccion witn the. dry goods business' v wnicn he has conducted for several years. There will be a box supper at Magnolia -school house r riday nignt, March 21st. Proceeds for school equipment. The public is cordially invited. There will be a box supper at Be thesda scnool house, near tfarnesville, fnday evening of tms week. The proceeds from the sale of the boxes will go to the school. Misses Saran I Stone and Ethel Goodyear are the tt,0hD ' Mr. L. B. Kinlaw of Lun.brton, R- 7. went Saturday to Richmond, Va., e na accepiei a p uition as traveling salesman for the Franklin sugar Kenning jo. Ha will make Ricnmond headquarters. There will be a pie supper at Buckthorn school, near Parkton, at a o'clock Friday evening, March 1st, lor the benetit of the scnool lh teachers, ills Sudie Johnson, princi- pai. ana irirs. ai. a. McMillan, pn- town Saturday. Using Mr. Phillips' expression, he is "77 years old and still a kicking." In fact, Mr. Phillips is very young for a man of his sum mers. He paid for The Robesonian a year to be sent to an old friend in Oklahoma. Miss Nannie Thompson, of the faculty of the Tarboro high school, spent the week-end here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thomp son, Elm street. She was accompan ied by Mr. lorn Anderson and sister. Miss Nora Anderson, of Tarboro IThey made the round-trip by auto. , M H E Vincent hfa3 re3igned as manager of the Ford garage here and will move in a few days to Laurens, S. C.. where he will pen a Ford agency. He is succeeded here by Mr. John H. Pelts, Jr. Mr. Felts was connected with the Ford people here before 5Ir. Yincent came to Lumber: in from Charlotte -icveral months ago. Mr. T. S. Memory, deputy intern al revenue collector, has been advised that the time for making income tax c.J.J.s has bee-1 tM-nt'ed fir it short time. Mr. Mer.iory wi!l bo at the court house h f l:nior-.v f r the purpose of collecting returns from any who have not filed them. He will be at Fayetteville fir several days after tomorrow. Mrs. L. R. Breece suffered a slight stroke of paralysis, affecting her left side, Friday, and has been a patient at the Thompson hospital since Friday night. Her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Breece of Pembroke, and grand-niece, Miss Elizabeth Breece of Fayetteville, were here to see her yesterday. Mrs. Breece's son, Mr. Lacy Breece, arriv ed last night to be with his mother. Miss Annie Burt Stainback, who is a student at Flora Macdonald col lege, Red Springs, accompanied by Misses Nancy Lee Anderson, Louise Alford. Helen Stransky, Stella Ethe ridge, Sadie Menzies and Ruth Mc Kinnon all students at Flora Mac donald are spending a few days here visiting relatives of Miss Stamback. Mrs F. J. Thomas, a sister of Miss Stainback, will give a dinner in honor of her sister and guests this evening , at her home, Blount street ana - erside avenue The Original Package store is the name of a new bu.uess nrca was oncnMi in Lumber loi Saturday. Messrs. A. V. G. Wishart and E. R. Mclntyre are the propr rtor of the new store. They will sell goods direct to the consumer in the original pack age, as put up by the manufacturer, at wholesale prices. The new store is located is the McLean bmU.n. First street, between Elm and Chest nut. Mr. Wishart was engagedTTthe wholesale business before entering tn .-veral months ago and has had aim; !""- . - . . . . considerable experience m that line. DR. WILLIAM W. PARKER. ' Optometrist . Expert Knowledge of Eye Disease and Fitting Glasses. ::l