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VOL. L LUMBERTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1919. NUMBER 36
TOWN LIGHT BATE LOWERED
Former Rate of 10 Cents Will Go In
to Effect July 1 Assistant to Town
Clerk and Treasurer Employed
Machinery to Be Bought by Town
License Taxes Fixed.
Effective July 1 the light rate will
be lowered from 12 cents the k. w.
to 10 cents. The change wa3 order- Hope again is expressed in Paris
d by the mayor and board of town! that the reply of the allied and asso
commissioners at a meeting held. ciated 'governments to the German
Mondav afternoon.
Miss Sarah Branch waa employe!
as assistant to the town clerk and
treasurer at a salary V of ' $40 the
month.
The town clerk and treasurer was
instructed to buy the following fa
chinery to be used by the town: One
International tractor, price, $997.34;
one disc, price, $100; one Oliver plow,
price, $124.80; one Ford truck chassis
nd Jennings dump body, complete,
price $879.50.
The regular privilege tax of $15
heretofore collected for each door
kept 'open hy merchants waa cut out
and a general privilege tax of $10
was ' levied.
The sanitary tax h-retofore has
been $7.50, together with the $15
privilege tax.
Other license taxes were fixed as
follows:
Automobiles and motorcycles $2.50,
same as last year; cars for hire, $12;
auto garages, repair work only, $15;
auto supply dealers, $10; brokers and
coal dealers, $15; dog tax, $2, as com
pared with $3 last year; job printers,
$15, as compared with $10 last year.
The board ordered that no license
tax be collected from boarding
houses. The tax has been $5. It was
also ordered that all punch boards be
prohibited.
WILD CAT GUNNERS
ARRIVED NEWPORT
wpma vrQTwnAV
HU.W3 YJOT&KJJAY
The 316th field artillery, the last of
the brigade of Wild Cat gunners, ar
rived at Newport News, Va., yes
terday afternoon on the transport
Siboney, just eight days after they
sailed from Brest for America. The
reg'ment wa in command of Col.
Sharpe, who relieved Col. C. B. Rob
inson as commanding officer a short
time ago. '
MEET LUMBERTON JUNE 17th
A Meeting of Importance to Farm
ers and Business Men Will Be Held
At Court House Tuesday of Next
Week.
Tuesday of next week, June 17, at
4 p. m., a meeting that snould mean
great things for Robeson county will
be held in the court house here. At
that meeting the aims and urposes
of the North Carolina Landowners'
association will be clearly presented
by Mr. Clement S. Ucker and Mr. W.
A. McQirt, the latter being vice-president
and general manager of the as
sociation, also president o fthe North.
s i r i J '
Carolina uihju auaua assuiiaiiuu u
chairman of the New Hanover board
of county commissioners.
The North Carolina Landowners'
association operates without buying
or selling or ownership of land. It
is an association that has for its pur
pose the building up of this entire
section of the State, its comprehen
sive program including longer school
term, better roaas, tne raising oi Dei-
ter stock, and in fact everything;
tnat will promote me material wel
fare of North Carolina.
County Farm Demonstrator O. O.
Dukes just received notice this morn
ing of when the meeting would be
held in Lumberton and he is anxious
to have as large a delegation of
farmers and business men from all
over the county attend the meeting
as possible.
Community Fairs Next Fall.
Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm dem
onstrator, is planning to conduct a
number of community fairs in Robe
son next fall. Farmers should keep
some of their best wheat and other
.crops to place on display at the com
munity fairs and the county fair,
which will be held in Lumberton some
time next fall.
. Mrs. H. M. McAllister anl small
daughter, Jean, will go Saturday to
Richmond, Va., to be with Mr. Mc
Allister, who has bean undergoing
treatment in a hospital there for the
fH two wteWs and a half. Mr. Mc.
llLite?' cor.di' on is improving and
he erpects to return hon.o in about
'2. weeks.
Mr. H. E. Stacy underwent an
Deration for appendicitis at the
Jamis sanatorium in .Hamlet Mon
day and r 'phonft message this mora
ine: from. Mrs. Stacy, who is with
him. to the law firm of which he is
member. McLean. Varser. McLean
A Stacy, brings the information that
H condition is improving wonder-
iwuy. Mr.-and Mrs. Stacy and small
daughter went to Hamlet Sunday to
Attend a reunion of the btacy jam
ilr and Mr. Stacy suffered while
thue a severe attack which made tn
imnuciate opera.'in &'sry.,:' '
Mr. J. J. Moore of Wilmington
spent Tuesday in Lumberton on bus
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INTERNATIONAL SITUATION
Reply of Allies to German Counter
Proposals Probably Be Ready Fri
day "Hard Conditions" Over
whelm Austria With Despair Says
Chancellor.
The Associated Press summary
eiVes the following
counter proposals to the demands
made in the peace treaty soon will be
in readiness for presentation to the
Germans. Friday again is mentioned
as the probable day.
i .The commissioners to which were
entrusted the study of various prob
lems brought up by the German re
joinders all, have about' completed
their work and the council of four
has settled by discussion more of the
important provisions of the treaty
over which there had been divergence
of opinon inside the council. These
questions include the reparations
Germany shall make and a refusal
to give Germany the mandate over
her former colonies.
Premier Clemenceau of France,
who has1 contended strongly against
-Hthy lessening in the severity of the
terms of the treaty apparently lias
won his iomt for advices from Pa
ris say that the document is to re
main virtually unchanged as to text
and that the main changes are ex
planations rather than modifications.
Settlement of the Silesian ques
tion has been reached. The question
of Germany's admission to the leaeue
of nations still h under discussion
but it is reported with a tendency to
accord.
On the other hand, little progress is
being made in drafting the missing
clauses of the Austrian treaty and
meanwhile the Austrian chancellor, as
htad of the Austrian peace delega
19 protesting against me nan
condition8 of the treaty ar j declar.
tion is protesting against the "hard
ing that his country is overwhelmed
with despair because of them. Par
ticular stress is being iaii on the
pleas of the chancellor against the
djsmemberment of Austria.
President Wilson is to .'.o whrt he
can unofficially to bring the Iiish
question to the attention of the other
peace commissioners, according to a
statement said to have been made by
the President of the representatives
of Irish societies in the United
States who for some time have Lren
endeavoring to have Ireland's c;iim
to recognition ,laid before the peace
ed to have captured the town of Ufa,
conference.
The Russian Bolsheviki are report
capital of the Provice of Orenburg,
from the forces of Admiral liolcbfk.
NATION-WIDE STRIKE OF
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
Union HeadV Say Strike Will Be
Complete in 3 Days Western
Union Officials Claim Strike a
Failure.
Union leaders at Chicago declared
last night that the first day's le
sponse to the call for a nation-wide
strike of commercial telegraph oper
ators gave promise that the tie-up
will be complete in three days oe-s-pite
claim? of company officials that
the stfKC has fa'ied.
Reports received by the Associa
ted Press from many towns in va-
rious sections of the country indicate
fv,0f MMn,..i.i ti...ni. y h.inM.
fv,nf mmmni tioo-ranh he;n
wag not 8eriously interrupted in most
districts.
Manager S. H. Hamilton of the lo
cal Western Union office remains on
duty. He says that this morning til
operators of the Western Union at
Hamlet were out and that railroad
operators were refusing to handlje
commercial business. He tried for 3
hours this morning to get Chailotta
before getting that point, indicating
that conditions there are groW.ig
worse.
Mr. Maddrell Resigns as Manager
of the Lorraine.
Mr. J. H. Maddrell has resigned
as manager of the Lorraine hotel, ef
fective July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Mad
drell will return to Sandborn, Ind.
Mr. Maddrell took chargeof the hotel
here the first of this year and the
public has been very complimentary
in remarks about the hotel and the
service given by Mr. Maddrell. It is
regretted generally, not only by
Lumberton people but the traveling
public as .well, that he 'has decided
to leave Lumberton.
Mr. Maddrell will return to his
old home to take charge of a hotel
and other business interests of Mrs.
Maddrell's mother. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Maddrell have made many
friends in Lumberton.
. It is not yet known who wil! suc
ceed Mr. Maddrell at the hotel.
FIRST OF "WILDCAT" TROOPS
ARRIVE NEWPORT NEWS.
Four' transports, earring a to tab of
about 7,000 officers and men, arriv
ed in harbor at Newport News Mon
day, the Susquehanna,., the Freedom,
the Housantonic and the battleship
Minnesota. The battleship - from
Brest brought the Tint of the Wild
Cat, 81st division, troops, the 316th
field artillery complete, about 100,
officers and men.
Mclean tells about
WAR FINANCE BOARD
Congressional Committee Highly j
Pleased With Clear-Cut Report of j
Robeson .Man on Work of War-!
Created Agency. I
The following from Washington:
correspondence of June 9 to the Wil-'
mington Star is of special interest to.
Robesonian readers: J
The House committee on appropria-i
tions called A. W. McLean of Lum-1
berton, who is a member of the War!
Finance corporation, to make a report
on the achievements and plans of 'the
war-created agency. Mr. McLean
was on the stand for about two hoars
and a half and the committee was
well pleased with his account of the.
activities of the War Finance cr?
poration. The former Robeson coun
ty citizen swapped yarns with Uneb
Joe Cannon who is a member of the
committee and who was ' born iiv
North Carolina. The former Speaker;
oi tne House or Representatives told
Mr. McLean he thought he was from
the Tar Heel State.
Mr. McLean disclosed the informal
tion that this war-cseated agency had
a total of $191,915,010 outstanding
loans to railroads; $25,725.46 to pub
Ac utilities: $3,554,965.11 to bank!
and bankers; $4,584,652 to industrial
corporations', and $5,933,069.43 as,
cattle Joans.' j
The War Finance corporation has1 a 1
capital stock of $500,000,000 of which
$350,000,000 has already been sub-i
scribed. The financial a?encv has
sold $200,000,000 par value of its 5
per cent one year bonds. The total
loans and investments of the coriSor-C
auuu vii iUAj vi in?, were so33..
444,572.
Mr. McLean was examined at length
wnn reierence to tne various classes
of loans, particular emphasis being
laid upon the activities of the corior.
ation, in making loans in the drought'
stricken area of the southwest for the
purpose of preserving breeding cat-
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ue uunng me war.
Mr. McLean, whose home is in
Robeson county, is an extensive farm
er as well as banker and railroad
owner. He was one of the members
of the War Finance comoration that
Visited the southwest; .'whrfn cattle j
were dying by the thousands.
the committee expressed satisfaction!
required Mr. McLean to furnish ai
statement of the corporation, includ-'
mg pay-roll, showing the amount
paid to the various employes of the
corporation . .After the examination
bad been finished, the members of
the committee erpressed satisfaction
with the clear and frank manner in !
which Mr. McLean had disclosed the1
operations of the corporation.
SHALL WE HAVE COUNTY !
FAIR THIS FALL?
f .t Fall Was a Success ie
pite Handicaps State Department;
Again uners absihiuhvc
to be Held at Court House .Even
ing of June 17.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
There will be a meeting f the
Robeson Fa&r Association Tuesday
night June 17 at the court house,
8 -30 sharp. Every one interested in
the fair should be present, as this
meeting will settle the matter as to
the fair for the coming -season. Ev
erybody is invited and those who
jneiir Y- i
attend. The fair last year was a
have the fair spirit should not iaii to
success, notwitnstanaing tne met;
that the managers were forced to
name several dates. It was one of,
the few fairs in the State that vas
pulled off on account of the influ-j
enza, and many of those that were!
suffered a loss to the managers. This"
alone should encourage those of our;
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countv to try harder w havo a big
fair this time, as we 'are now well es
tablished, it bing a known fact that
Robeson county cm have a fair.
The tSate department is again of
fering us assistance and urging that
we put forth our greatest effort to
have the biggest fair ever. The fol
lowing is from a letter from the
Statedepartmen't Raleigh, N. C. B.
W. Kilgore:
"May I suggest that it would be
a "very good plan to have a "fair or
ganization week." AH indications
point to a very large and successful
reason this coming fell. aFirs have
proven a very popular type of exten
sion work, and people are showing a
great interest in making fairs edu
cational and representative of com
munity organization."
Be sure and meet with us so we
can organize, appoint committees,
and start the ball to rolling.
' W. 0. THOMPSON.
How to Stack Weat to Save It.
According to J. E. Dial, Indian, of
. j-rfimoerton, who has had much
experience in wheat-growing, Robe
son wheat growers do not take the
proper precautions in ' siring their
wheat.- He told of one instance where
a farmer stacked his wheat with the
heads out, and as a result lost it
The heads of the wheat should be
turned towards the stack pole and
the top of the stack covered with
pine straw or something to turn wa
ter. . --The annual meeting" of the stock
holders and directors of the Robeson
Manufacturing Co. was held her vp.
"y- A 15 per cent dividend waa
luewarea..
CHAUTAUQUA PLEASES.
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Evening Chautauqua attractions;
have been up to expectations so far.j
the first two . evenings. Tuesday,
evening the Del Mar ladies' quartet I
gave a delightful concert and Capt.i
P. Perieord. a French officer, cave a
lecture that was exceedingly enter
taining and profitable. Last evening
''Brush the Great" entertained the
audience with mystery' and fun for
the space of two hours. As a magi
can and entertainer he is fine. His
audience will not soon forget his
marvelous feats
The children are having the time of
their lives. There is something on
for them mornings and afternoons,
and. they take in the, evening per
formances as well. Yesterday they
were taken on a picnic at 9 a. in. by
the young lady in. charge of the Ju
nior Chautauqua. Each carried along
a frying-pan, eggs and bacon, end
fried breakfast in the woods. You
know good and well they were tickled
to death.
He was a student at Harvard when 'rem service. We learn that he will Mr. F. Grover Bntt, local editor
the war broke out. He voluntocred 1 preach for us next Sunday, in hisand business manager of The obe
and served 3 years as a private. He 'father's place. "One of the name i9Sonian, left this morning for Wrights
wears badges and stars and things,1 as Rood as the same," so they say.jville Beach, where he will spend a
tokens of a nation's appreciation for Folks are looking for Lieutenant' few days' vacation,
heroic services. He is trying to im-;Cobb to walk in most any time now.- Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Leonard of
press upon the audiences he address-! The Methodists have planned toj Newton arrived Monday and will
es that the French people love and j build a new brick church, also the! spend several days here visiting tela
honor Americans, despite stories that i Baptists, so you see our little townitives and friends. They mad the
nave been sent to papers by corre-j
spondents, and that the league of na-i
t!on) must be adopted to safeguard
the peace of the world. He makes a
fine impresion.
. The Chautauaua lasts throughout
the. week. The tent is on Elm treet,
near the town hall.
NOISY WELCOME IS
PLANNED FOR 81 ST
Biggest and Loudest "Welcome
Home" is Being Planned for 81st
When "Wild Cats" AI1 Land at
Newport News.
Raleigh News and Observer.
The biggest and loudest "Welcome
Home" yet reception is being n'anned
by the Southern "States Welcome
Home" committee for the 8ls; divi-
sionwhen the "Wild Cats" all lands;011 ;. y. 'thr nn...,. in1
" .J; . 7 ; : misa nnm, wno has just v r. Wishart
"1U1CU ' w:uy praduated at Highsmith's, came last! ' n L
31'P PvnopffH hrirnrinfr tha rac( if t-hm . . . . . .. . i will Dc
d vision between the Hh ami 15th 1 y' WI" be at ? 8 Presbyterian c
aiision Detvveen tne itn ana itn , a while. Anyway, nurses surely havet i , n m rh
oi tne montn. i
Governor Bickett had intended go
ing to Newport News to join in this
welcome, royal but other pressing en
gagements have interfered and he
will not be able to attend. The State
will, however, be represented in an
official capacity.
A letter to the Governor from the
representative of the "States Wei
come Home" committee says that the
organization is determined to give
the "Wild Cats," the most enthusi
astic accorded any troops so far to
arrive at Newport News demobilization-camp.
iWth this information,
Governor Bickett hopes as many peo
ple of the State as possibly can ar
range to go, especially those with
relatives and friends in the division,
will go to Norfolk to join in the wel
come. Those who can go to Norfolk can
ascertain the exact date of the wel
come by communicating with JrW.
Brownlee, representative of the
"States Welcome Home" hommittee
at West avenue and 26th street, New
port News. The committe is ready
and anxitfus to serve North Carolin
ians and Mr. Brownlee will give such
information as is desired of him rel
ative to the welcome. 6
HOME FROM THE WAR.
Sgt. R. L. Cox arrived home Tues
day from Camp Bragg, Fayetteville,
where he had been stationed for some
time, having been given honorable
discharge from military service.
Relatives of Mr. Leon McGill of
Lumberton were advised yesterday
that he landed in Newport News Sun
day from France. Mr. McGill was
attached to ammunition train of the
81st division.
Mr. B. M. Sibley recently landed
in New York from France and is ex
pected home in a few days. Mr,
Sibley was attached to the 81st di
vision and was given honorable dis
charge from the army a few weeks.
ago.
Mr. John Rogers landed in Bos
ton, Mass., Monday from France. He
was a member of the 81st division.
Mrs. E. K.' Proctor was advised by
wire this morning that her son Lieut.
E. Knox Proctor landed, at Newport
News yesterday and expects to - be
feoioe in a few days. Lieut. Proctor
belongs to the 81st or "Wildcat" di
vision., Private .Warren Bryan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Bryan of R. 1. Lum-
: berton. arrived home from France
this morning.. He was attached to
tne 81st division and was given hon
orable discharge from military . ser
vice on account of his father's bad
health.
Attorney Jno. 91 Boiler of St. Pauls
was a Lumberton visitor yesterday.
ST. PAULS NEWS PACKAGE.
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eling Residence. ,
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Correspondence of The Robesoman. '
St. Pauls, June 5. .Welcome to
June! "New waves of color swee the;
i prairie lands, where June the flower
maiden gaily throws her roses left1 ov -" .i w
and right with wasteful hands and; Mr- Monro 8 rm near M,dwy
no one needs to search to find a Important meeting of Lumbee
rose." I tent, Maccabees, tomorrow evening;
We are glad to see this lovely1
rain. It surely was needed.
Last Sunday Rev. Charley Parker,'
a returned missionary, filled the
pulpit at the Presbyterian church
Every one seemed to enjoy his in-!
teresting talk. Mr. Parker usd to
live here and has many friends in
St Pauls, who were glad to see him.
He has been given a year's vacation.
so perhaps we shall see something;
more of him 'ere his return to In-.
dia.
Rev. James Murray came in yes-
forrloir on will Ka Vaa a tnrAA" KI
18 coming' by degrees. That a the
way to reach the goal, "keep peg-
gJng away
Listen, what ' is Mr Carl Howard
smiling so for another new "eal
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Powers are to
be congratulated too a little "sun
beam" has come to abide with them.
Mr. A. R. McEachern is having
his house remodeled, somewhat and
will also add a new coat of paint,
.vhich will no doubt add much to the
appearance. V
Miss JosepMn? Evans is expofed
horns i--av M:?3 Evans has Inn
teaching at 'Enfield this session
Th. Bummer school, which will
last throueh June, betran at Flora'
Macdonald the 2nd. Miss Valeria!
Howard left Monday and will be one was operated on for enlarged ade
of the m.-.ny students over there.! noids and tonsils Monday, the opcr
M" m Mri'v Lavtnia Johni.n viil be; tion being performed by Dr. R. S.
been scarce heretofore. . Looks like;
more ought to enter training as there j
seems to be plenty to do m the nurs-
ing line.
ivirs. v. u. jonnson ana cnuaren
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recantly returned from b pleasant
jisit to her parents, who reside at
n.Vn Rfi k '
xi 2?k 19 mC fr0m:
.Meredith. ;
Mr. Francis Northrop is expected
home soon from school.
Miss Nonie Johnson will be home
in 2 or 3 weeks. She is now attend
ing the Y. W. C. A. conference at
Blue Ridge, being one of the dele
gates from the East Carolina Teach
ers Training school, Greenville, where
she has been a student the past
year.
Dr. Nash has bought a dwelling on
Main street. He went to High Point
recently to purchase his furniture,
so will go to house-keeping in the
near future, we suppose. For the
past few months they have been
boarding at Mr. J. C, Lindsay's. Mrs.
Nash and baby Ann spent last week
at her father's at the Floyd home
out near Fairmont. Her brother and
sister accompanied her home Satur
day evening.
The pageant given at the Presby
tcrian church on last Sunday night
was attended by a large crowd and
many compliments were proffered to
all who took part in it; and let s not
forget to squeeze a word of praise
in edgeways to the' ones who helped
get it up, for they deserve great
credit, sure
Congratulations to Mr. John Mc-
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.lh"r .h" i8,r bnde- May they
always be happy,
Mr. A. R. McEachern and Mr. andf
Mrs. L. A. McGeachy, and probably
Mr. L. L. McGoogan are to attend
the parallel conventions .at Atlanta
Ga., which will convene the 10th.
This is promised to be a great meet
ing and we feel sure one of interest.
Mrs. Willie Mae Craddock of Wash
ington, D. C, is visiting her grand
father this week. ,
Why not have a rally of some kind
sure enough to initiate the tobacco
warehouse, as Editor Thompson sug
gested. A "La Fayette" county ral
ly would be an ideal thing. Who
would have thought of it? If ourj
little town keeps on "pegging away,"
Itrria tAtvn lraiM M.. : M
as sne nas neen maybe well have a
new court house here one of these
days, as well as the many other
things we need.
Mrs. D. A. McGoogan is spending
a while in Georgia. She went back
with her son. Charley, who recently
v?sited here.
Miss Ruth Odom spent a few days
in Clio last week with , her sister,
Mrs. Cielon.
Mr. A. R. McEachern is awav t.n
business trip. Mrs. Jss. A, John
son and Mrs. Kobt. H. Spiro spent a
few hours in FayetteviU yesterday.
License has been issued for the
marriage of D. Douglas Bullock and
Flora McLeod. . ,- . .
WATCH THE LABEL.
Watch the date opposite the
on the label on year paper. When jn
subscription expiree-your paper will
be stopped. This applies to all sub
scribers. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
onroef " "m"'
. . r r, w 1 M :t
at 8:30. All Maccabees are urged to
be present.
Mr. C. V. Floyd of Fairmont has
accepted a position as salesman . to
the hardware department of Mr. L.
H. Caldwell's denartment store.
Mr. J. S. Gore of Long, S. C
has accepted a position as salesman
in the L. C. Townsend Company
store. He began work yesterday.
Misses Virginia Lee and Helen
Spruill left Tuesday for their homes
at Aurora, this State. They were
students in the high school here dur-
trip in Mr. Leonard s auto.
Mr. S. Mclntvre went Tuesday
to Wake Forest to attend the com-
mencement of Wake Forest college.
Mr. Mclntyre is a member of the
board of trustees of the college.
Miss Henrietta Ammons of R
4, Lumberton, Who underwent an op
eration for appendicitis two weeks
ago at the Thompson hospital, was
able to return home yesterday.
A destructive wind and hail
storm visited the extreme south
western part of Robeson Sunday.
Crops were badly damaged. The
storm extended into South Carolina.
Master Chalmers Biggs, email
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Biggs,
. . -r.L r. ,r-Aii:. a
and E. R. Mclntyre
installed as deacons of tha
hurch next Sunday at
17 uprp elected deacons
tn avn
Mesdames W. W. Parker and
LiieG. Proctor have returned home
i rum
from Hendersonville. where thev at-
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,na Federation of Women's clubs,
went deieeates from the
Lumbee Research club,
Miss Vista Thompson ard Mr.
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ine to Wake Forest to attend com
mencement of Wake Forest college.
Miss Thompson's, brother, Mr. Ru
dolph Thompson, was a student at
Wake Forest during the past ten.
Mr. Frank McNeill of Rocking
ham, a former chairman of the State
Corporation Commission, was .in
Lumberton yesterday on legal busi
ness. Mr. McNeill lived in Lumber
ton many years ago and was usso
ciated in. the practice of law with ex
Judge T. A. McNeill.
Mr. J. L. Weathers, who was re
cently elected superintendent of the
Lumberton light and water plants,
arrived Tuesday from his former
home at Gastonia and entered yes
terday upon his duties here. He
will move his family here as soon as
he can secure a residence.
The Long Branch camp W. O. W.
will conduct a memorial service in
memory of the late Sovereign Al
fred Britt at Long Branch Baptist
church next Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Rev. Chas. H. Durham,
pastor of the First Baptist church
of Lumberton, will preach.
It is a violation of the law for
a boy or girl under 16 years of age
i IP urive it car un mr Directs ui liiu-
berton. This law is violated every
to drive a car on the streets of Lura-
day and Chief of Police Hanna says
it is his intention to enforce this
law. He warns all parents, that
children under 16 years old must not
drive cars.
Mr. Henry L. Pope is expected
home tonight or tomorrow from Rich-
l mond, Va., where he underwent an
operation more than 2 weeks ago for
neuralgia. Mr Pope went with Mr.
II. M. McAllister, intending to return
home thefollowing Tuesday, but had
a severe attack while there and de
cided to undergo an operation.
Miss Pari Howard and members
of her class in the First Baptist Sun-
day school went on a oicnic trin to
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miss Howard s former home, near
St. Pauls, Tuesday. They made the
trip on automobiles and Miss How
ard was accompanied by Miss Carrie
Parham. Dinner was served m regu
lar picnic style and the little folks
had a great time.
Prof. A. H. Flowers, supervising
principal of the city schools or Pal
metto, Fla has been visiting home
folks here since Sunday. He will
go tomorrow to Goldsboro to see his
baby daughter, whose mother died in
Palmetto last October, and thence he
will go to Chapel Hill to attend the
university summer school. Prof
Flowers took, charge of the schools
at Palmetto last fall and was re-elected
at the close of the school year at
a large increase in salary.