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LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1919.
NUMBER 43
&34 LANDS AT MINEOLA.
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Cross Atlantic Covered 3,690
Miles and Flight Lested 108 Hours.
Mineola, N. Y., Dispatch, July 7.
Great Britain's super-dirigible, the
R-34, the first lighter.than-air ma
chine to cross the Atlantic, anchored
here at Roosevelt flying field at 9:45
a. m. today (1:54 Greenwick mean
time after an aerial voyage of 108
hours and 12 minutes which covered
3,130 knots, approximately 3,600 land
miles.
Passing through dense banks of
clouds, with the sun and sea visible
only at rare intervals, the R-34 was
forced to cruise 2,050 knots to reach
Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, from
East Fortune, Scotland, and 1,080
knots from- there to Mineola.
When the super-teppelin arrived
here she had only enough petrol to
keep her moving 90 minutes longer.
.Her crew, almost sleepless for four
iand a half days, were weary almost
to the point of exhaustion but happy
at the successful completion-of their
epoch-making trip. The return voy
age will be started Tuesday at 8 a. m.
Haggerd, unshaven, their , eyes
blobd-shot ffom the long" vigil and
lines of care bitten deep into their
faces Major G. H. Scott, their com
mander, and his officers showed plain
ly the effects of the anxious hours
through which they lived yesterday
while they were cruising over the
far reaches of Canada and the bay
of Fundy, beset by fog, heavy winds
and terrific electrical storms.
"It seemed as though the atmos
phere was haunted by 5,000 devils,"
said Lieut. Guy Harris, the metro-
i l ana
logical uuikci.
With the R-34 lone overdue at its
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destination, petrol supply running low
and buffeted by strong head winds,
Major Scott decided yesterday while
over the bay of Fundy to send a wire
less call to the American navy de-
partment to be prepared to give as-
sistance if it were reeded.
HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK
Miss Andrews Will Assist the Anson
County Agent This Week Treal
Work Well Taken Care of.
Miss f lax Anarews, nome aemon-
stration agent, will leave tonight for
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Miss Flax AndTews, home demon
Ansnn countv. havine been called
there by the State department to as
sist the agent in that county in a
series of demonstrations and to give
special lectures on "The Value of
Milk in the Diet for Adults and Chil
dren, also Interior Decorations." She
xpects to return on Friday night
and to put over a busy week in Rob
eson next week. Miss Elizabeth
Cainey, home demonstration agent of
Cumberland county, will assist in giv
ing special demonstrations ir. Jolly
making to the Home Demonstration
club at St. Pauls on July 17th.
The meetings of this week have
been very efficiently taken care of.
Mrs. O. H. Bracy is to give a demon
stration to the East Lumberton Dem
onstration club on Monday afternoon
in millinery,thus showing the mothers
bow to work over and use the mater,
ial of their old hats. Mrs Bracy is
a genious in this line of work and it
is hoped that many ladies will take
advantage of this rare opportunity.
A Pleasant Trip Across Blue Ridge.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lexington, Va., July 1st. Mr.
and Mrs, Ernest Odum, of the Raft
Swamp section, RobesoflVcounty, N.
C, spent the week-end with their sen
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Odum, of - Lexington.
"While inLexingto they visted Natur
al Bridge, Lace Water falls, and Lost
liver. Mr. and Mrs. Odum report a
mos,t pleasant trip across the Blue
, Ridge mountains. v
Recorder's Court.
Dock Bell, Joe Sampson and Heck
Blanks, Indians, were before Record
er E. M. Britt Saturday on the charge
of being drunk. Judgment was sus
pended upon payment of the cost in
each ease, Blanks was found not
guilty of the charge of carrying con
cealed weapons.
Germans Ratifying Bill.
. Basle, Switzerland, July 6. A dis
patch from Weimar, received today,
-says that a bill has been Introduced
In the German national assembly,
'providing for ratification of the
peace treaty.
Mr. J. A. Thompson and family
nd Mr. L. McK. Parker spent yes
terday at Cameron, making the trip
in Mr Thompson's auto.
Mrs. A. W. Newkirk of Wilming
ton is spending , some time here visit
ing her parents, Mr and Mrs. S. K
Spivey . v
GREAT CELEBRATION AT ST.
PAULS ON THE FOURTH
rm j nr. T 11
xnousnuua we wuyiuv mw.-
tained and Bountifully Fed
A A Jvnnn r'J3 A Gin .loir- PaI
ohratinn in TTonnr nf Soldiers of
Three Wars.
BY HAPPY JACK
More than 5,000 people, represent
ing all parts of Robeson county, at
tended the great Fourth of July cele
bration staged at St. Pauls Friday
in honor of Confederate veterans, vet
erans o the Spanish American war
and returned soldiers and sailors of
the late world war.
The program, consisting of music,
addresses, a parade, a baseball game
and one of the greatest dinners ever
spread n Robeson county, was carried
out in detail without anp mishap to
mar the pleasure of any of the thou
sands who gathered to do honor to
the veterans of three wars.
The exercises were opened at 11:30
a.-vn. with a patriotic concert by a
band secured from Rockingham for
the occasion. Following the concert,
prayer was offered by Rev. Frank
Hare, pastor 0f the Baptist church at
St. Pauls. The war veter- i2prr
welcomed appropriately on behalf of
the town by Mayor J. C. Lentz and
on, behalf of the citizens of the town
and vicinity by Mr. J. Browne Evans.
In their addresses of welcome the
speakers lauded the soldiers of three
wars for their courage and the manly
part played during each 0f the con
flicts. The principal speaker of the oc
casion Hon. N. A. Sinclair of Fay
etteville was most fittingly introdu
ced by Mr. T. L. Johnson of Lumber-
ton, late chairman of the army ex-
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emption.board m Robeson district No,
.i TnViniAn tnnlr nrivnntaire 01
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1. Mr. Johnson took advantage oi :
opportunity to eulogize the soldiers
of the late war, many of whom he
conducted into the army, and told
them the great interest he at an,
times felt in their welfare.
kv M. A. Sinclair
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4 A ntorinoniani " WAS thft RllhlGCt OfiU CtnfA lour TVio TTHprnl IflW
the masterly address delivered by Mr. provides for iq per cent tax upon
Sinclair. Before getting to his sub-jtne productions of manufacturing en
ject, however, the speaker took oc-1 terprises which employ chi'drn un-
4 1 i .jf into? I - m 1 1.
rasion to assure the returned footers
that the manner in which they went
Illicit, WIW M - " -
nAiif a toaL- fVipv undertook, to doj
.
and did so magnificiently and uick- j
1.. YoA nnt nnltf tt'nil the admiration i
lv had nof onlv won the admiration
of the people back in the home land,
but the peoples of all nations. He
defined the winning of the war by the
Americans as a miracle, as the task
was completed in so short a' time and
so thoroughly done.
Stand For League of Nations
The speaker advanced many strong
and convincing reasons why the lea
gue of nations should be ratified by
fVi United States Senate and declar
ed that the principles of the 1 "as
stand for Americanism. He fleeced
the neanut politicians, or "chronic
kickers", and urged those present to
fight for the league and stand by
those who advocated it.
Bountiful Dinner
After the address a number of
anldiprs and sailors marched in re
view of the thousands of visitors from
the Grantham drug store up Main
street to the Presbyterian chinch,
where dinner plenty of it was
served t0 the 5,000, besides women
and children. A special table was
prepared for the veterans of three
wars and there every conceivable ac
commodation in the way of food was
put forth. The soldiers were made
to feel that they were welcome back
to their native county and to St.
Pauls. '
Not only were the soldiers and sail
ors fed, but every man, woman and
child of all colors represented were
invited to a long table filled with the
greatest display of edibles ever
in thp "State of Robeson.""Can
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this crowd be fed in picnic style by
the people of St Pauls and vicinity?" appomted registrar and Messrs. Oli
was the question the reporter asked; ypr p and j T Hamilton were ap-
himself as he glanced over the acres,.
OI numan oeinga "w
nhmit the feast. The question was
answered in the affirmative and af
ter all had ."finished" there was plen
ty of rations in evidence to have "fill
ed" several thousand more hungry
people. After all the white people
had feasted to their entire satisfac
tion, the several hundred colored peo
ple present were called into action
and they were unable to clean, the
table and not nearly all the food
nrenared for the occasion was placed
upon the table. The reporter hap
pened to be standing near one colored
man when he remarked, Tse had e
nough, but who could stop?"
Immediately after dinner was ,over
a short, but interesting address of
ereetines from - the soldiers of the
sixties to those of the world war was
B1AW J UV0 u (. v w- - .
delivered by Mr. M. G. McKeniie of,
. JuUmoerxon. x nis was respuuuea
1 on behalf of the soldiers of the world
NEW CHILD LABOR LAW
IS NOW IN FORCE.
E. F. Carter is the Executive Officer
Provisions of the Law.
Raleigh News and Observer.
The North Carolina Child Labor
commission, created by the 1919 Leg-i
islature. came into being officially!
yesterday when it was anneurcsd that
Mr. E. F. Carter, a native of this
State, will be the executive officer.
Mr. Carter has lately been employ
ed by the United States Government
in war work. The commission, au
thorized by the law, to form rules and
regulations for carrying out ths pro
visions of the law, has Mr. R. F.
Beasley, commissioner of public wel
fare, chairman; and Dr. W. S. Ran
kin, secretary of the State Board of
Health, secretary. Mr. Carter has
arrived in Raleigh and has taken up
the matter of securing quarters Rrd
organizing his work.
The enforcement of the compulsory
attendance part of the law will be
under the direction of the State Board
of Education, and the labor section
under this commission. The law pro-
'JMtf0Wiii&--h& employed or I
permitted to work in or about or in
connection with mill, factory, cannery,1
workshop, manufacturing 'establish.,
ment, laundry, bakery, mercantile es
tablishment, office, hotel, restraurant,
barber shop, bootblack stand, public
stable, garage, place of amusement,
brick yard, lumber yard, or any mes
senger or delivery service, except in
cases and under regulations prescrib
ed by the commission. The commis
sion will soon form and publish its
ing, this section. In the meantime,
regulations and requirements regard-
no child under fourteen years of age
v " .
can De employed in the enumerated
industries.
jj. js understood that the Federal
authorities have agents in the State
issujnK ag e certificates and otherwise
looking after the enforcement of the
Federal law which is more drastic
der fourteen years oi age, or witnin
certain hours.- But the State law
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fnLaB ; tioMa nf ainnlnvmpnt
MMS ""r .
not coverea by the Federal law, and
; .u,. inAc- tha ruloa nH rpriil-
in these fields the rules and regula
tions to be followed will soon be set
forth publicly by the commission.
Mr. Carter, the executive officer of
the commission, is a native of North
Carolina. He wis recommended to
the commission by the National au
thorities on account of his wide ex
perience in social and industrial and
od of service in the war department
textile work in Nort'.i Carolina and
elsewhere. He has just ended a peri-
where he supervised the organization
and in8pection-and production f tex
tile equipment for the ordinance do-'
partment in New York district. His!
service in this field has brought him!
in personal contact with social, in-1
dustrial and labor problems during
the war in a wide field of experience.
He beean as a boy working in a cot
I ton mill, and passed through all the
arious stages of employment to over
seer and superintendent. He is thor
oughly familiar with conditions in
North Carolina, having spW most of
his life here. During this period he
has passed through the changes of
an industrial and social order that
have been taking place, and has been
both a paarticipant in and a close ob
server of the same.
White House Will Vote on $30,000
Road Bond Issue.
White House township applied to-
I'day to the board of county commis
sioners for a 'road bond election to
vote on a $30,000 issue. The election
was called, but the date has not been
i was tancu ismv m
. .j Mr m Oliver was
pomtej judges of election
war in a most appropriate manner
by Lieutenant J. F. Nash of St.
Pauls.
At 4:30 in the afternoon an exciting
baseball eam'e was played by a team
from Fairmont and the local team.
The result was 7 to 3 in favor of
Fairmont.
Dr. C. T. Poole, a lieutenant in the
late war. was master of ceremonies
during the day
SL Pauls Did Itself Proud
Indeed, St. Paula did itself proud
in the manner, in which it welcomed
the soldiers and sailors, as well as the
splendid manner in which it enter
tained the thousands of visitors.
The day will lone be pleasantly re
membered ' both by the soldiers and
-w - - - j y
the thousands of others who jpent
wiuy m, w, u. uui
' Robeson county town.
WHY NOT HAVE A BUILDING
SYNDICATE IN LUMBERTON
i
Houses Are Needed for Renters'
Whv Not Form a Comnanv to Build
Attractive, Comfortable Houses to,
Take Care of an Increasing Popu- at Ur?""M! "lda? V N
lation?-Other Places Are Fmd,-,mT 400 ?Ultord f t e!
. world war, a barbecue Jinner Was
ToThe'EdHor of The Robesonian: i ZZltrluT Z'c
It goes without saying that iTJ
citizens are proud of Lumberton, and, Rockingham pued off a big eel. '
nuite naturallv thev wish t see it ?a(l..i: w. j l lm
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forward, but why shut o's eyes toj
urgent neeas, oniy ioo giaringiy pa-
tent to all.
There is in it's corporate confines
too much terra firma unadorned,!
while prospective inhabitants are chas
ing elusive dwelling places, along
each thoroughfare. Wy not have a
building syndicate to put up a suffi
ciency of attractive cottages, bunga.
los or castles, for that matter to
welcome an increasing population?
Aside from the comfort and ultimate
increase of taxpayers and citizens, the
venture wouln be an admirable in
vestment.
To build now costs money, i s ar
gued. Exactly, and by the same to
ken, it takes numerous plunks to rent
one of them also. ' So what of it?
Other cities, and merely near cities,
are doing this very thing, and are
prospering, from rents and by selling
at so much down, the balance plus a
percent; and they are not doing all
this for fun, either.
Also it is announced that any old
thing! will do for the renters. Real
ly, now what do you think of this as
logic t I've known renters who were
not in the least embarrassed by com
fortable surroundings, and who
brought with them memories of
things decidedly superior to what they
can find here. Unfortunately they
could not bring a dwelling along in a
trunk.
Of course there are sundry stray
tents which Uncle Sam has discard
ed, and which may be had for a sum,
but after all
is saia. a iem iacKs;
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somewhat of the home atmosphere,
even when new, and the cantonments
haven't improved them.
So Mesrrs. Business Men of Lum
berton, why not go to it, form a
stock company, get a move on, and
put Lumberton in front, let the new
comers quit roosting on branches of
trees and find a better habitat.
M. Monte.
Annual Picnic of the East Lumber
ton Fidelia Claiss.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
This picnic was given at the same
time and place as last year. There
were manp more present this yeas
than any proceeding date.
At noon a bountiful dinner was
served which was sufficient to tempt
and satisfy the appetite of any one.
This was followed by an abundance
of Lemonade and ice cream of va
rioi s flavors.
The class is now contributing
enough money each first Sunday to
pay half the expenses of an orphan
at Thomasville, which is almost as
much as the entire Sunday jchoo'
did two r.rs ago.
The menutrs of this class a very
loyal to thur teacher and arj al
was willing to build up our church
and advance the cause of Christ. We
are hoping the future will find us
steadily advancing in the service of
our Master.
MRS. L. E. DAILEY, Wher,
HOME FROM THE WAR.
Sgt. H. G. Folger left this morning
for his home at Rockford, after
spending several days here visiting
Lat the home of his brother and sis
ter-in Jaw, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Fol
ger. Sgt. Folger recently retorned-i
home from France.
Messrs. Arthur Bissell and Henry
Bullard "of ,R. 1, Orrum, and Messrs
Tate Lee . Williams and Dan Regan
arrived home Saturday night from
Germany. They wefle attached to
the army of occupation on the Rhine
for several months.
Mrs. E, L. Hamilton has been ad
vised that her brother, Sgt. T. R,
Whitehead of Scotland Neck, landed
in the States Wednesday of last
week. Sgt Whitehead was attached
to General Pershfng's staff before
leaving France.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady In man and tw3
children of McCalls, S. C., returned
home yesterday after spending sev
eral 'days here visiting at the heme
of Mr. Inman's parents.
Mr. . R. M. Sanderson spent the
week-end at Charlotte
Mr. J. T. Hamilton of the Mari
etta section is a Lumberton visitor
today. : . . ' -r '
CELEBRATIONS
Kowin county Brings r or ward a
Hero th Eo"' f Sgt. York.
The Independence day celebration!
uibuuii, me crowu wnicn assemoiea
at Reidsville being estimated at 15,-
000. Also Rowan countv had a bir
""6;
celebration at
Salisbury, Senator
Overman being (he speaker. At Sal
fcbury the turning up of a world war
hero is thus told by W. T, Bost in
the Greensboro News:
"And Salisbury turned up an indi
vidual hero whom Rowan offers as
'the equal of Sergeant York. Private j
William B. Lyerly,- who dragged in '
with another companion 100 Germans
came down from his nome in upper
Rowan with John J. Pershing's de-
- corations on him and credentials sign
ed by Black Jack. The historical im
agination had been previously turned
on Soldier York, oteherwise the stait-
'ling achievement of Soldier Lyerly
would have had Gotham yallere clam
oring for his picture."
The big celebration at Fayette vi He
was featured by an aerial circus at
Camp Bragg.
Fire destroyed the grand stand at
the State fair grounds in Raleigh Fri
day during the progress of motor
cycle races.
LETTER FROM
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&EV. A. U DAVIS
Rev. A L Davis, Well Known Robe
sonian Correspondent of a Former
Day, Writes Intenestingly Death
Mrs. Henry P Johnson.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.
Rev. A. L. Davis is remembered
by many as the "Argus" of former!
days. Hp wrote for The Robesonian1
(
97 tt rQa of fho ta
Springs "home-coming" in 1905, the
JULY FOURTH
guest of Hamilton McMillan, D. A.j Chestnut Street Methodist church,
Buie and his St. Pauls kinsfolk, and' returned yesterday from Cqlun-bus,
Ed Freeman in Lumberton. He was' Ohio, where he attended the Centen
oldish then, but is considerably "ex- ial of the Methodist church. The reg
perienced" now. He first heard the uiar tvering praver meeting will be
soughing sighs of the St. Pauls pines! held at the Methodist church Wed
in 1832, Dec. 24. The 24th June hei nosday evening.
was 87 1-2 years old. God is good.
He is burdened with the infirmities
of age, but rejoices in his vision. He;toWT,8hiD. has aonointed Mesfcrs. A
spent last pear m urooKnaven, imss.,,
and the 4 years preceding u i Jack-
i. i t ii : I
son. the capital. He is with his
daughter, Mrs. 'Henry, at Hunts
ville, Ala. Dr. Henry transferred
back to the North Alabama confer
ence in December. 1918. Huntsville
is only 2 hours by auto from my old
home at Trinity. Ala. My son Jeff
erson S. Davis owns the old planta
tion. He s a prosperous farmer.
All alone now! My mother bore
my fathr, Abraham Davis of St.1
Pauls townsip, 13 children 7 sons
.
and 6 daughters. One died in infan-i
v most or us uvea ro see- inreei
. . i .i
score and ten years. My last surviv
, -
ing sister, Mrs. Henry P. Johnson
(Sarah Gregg Davis), died at Kings
bury, S. C, June 19, in her 83rd
year. By her first husband, Capt. A.
D. Gregg, who died at the head of a
brigade at Chickamauga, she left a
son, Walter E D. Gregg of Kings
bury, S. C.She is survived also by
her husband', H. P. Johnson, and
their daughter Maggie She was a
eraduate of Floral college and a ve-
piano and the guitar. She had a fall
ry useful teacher of music on the
7 days before her death, fracturing
tVio femnr tipnr the hio ioint. She
suffered agonies. She was a life-time!
Christian worker, and died in the
faith
The radiant smile upon her face
Outshone the flowers on her case.
Should any papers of the county
see fit to announce the death of my
sister, I would appreciate it.
Descendants of Carolinians are
making good in Alabama and Mis
sissippi. I invite correspondence. Address,
313 Randolph street, Huntsville,
Ala. With love to old friends,
A. L. DAVIS.
' -Superior Court.
A week's term of Superior court
for the trial of criminal cases con
vened this morning with Judge Thos,
H. Calvert of Raleigh presiding. The
morning session was takea up with
empaneling the jury and the charge
to the jury-by Judge Calvart. Mr.
P. H. Adams is foreman of the grand
jury and Mr. F. A. Wishart is offi
cer." '. V ' ' .
Mr. J. Dickson McLean spent Sat
urday at Bladenbor0 on legal busi
ness. ... 7 - .
WATCH THE LABEL,
Watch the date opposite the aaaM
on the label on your paper. When year
subscription expires your paper will
I be stopped. This applies to all sab-
iben
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
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nrsi aegree.
License has been issued for the
marriage of Wm. C. McNeill and
xr . 1 : np nr: tt t v. l
4,uujr "enry """u "
Nora Wilkerson.
Mr R. J. Brown of the Philadel
phus section is a Lumberton visitor
today. Mr. Brown reported a good
rain in his section last evening.
Rembert, 6-year-okl eon f Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Ivey, had his left
thigh broken Saturday morning,
when he fell out doors at the uotne
of his parents on Second street
The county commissioners, the
county board of education, the coun
ty road board and the county pension
board are. all.ir atcei32i!icSoijr.'
The usual first Monday crowd is
here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. G. Wishart,
Mrs. Wishart's sister, Miss Lucile
Jackson of DeLand, Fla., and Mr.
Tom Norment spent Friday at White
Lake, Bladen county. Miss Jackson
will spend some time here with her
brother-in-law and sister.
Mr. Rossie B. Britt will gc to
n!fht to Wilmington, where he will
i . ' ill r t nf tt
spnn some lime wun Jir. i. w . n.
rutiiB, proprietor oz me uimuitnen
.,! rr. u :n
return and resume his position in Mr.
Fuchs' Lumberton store.
Mr. Atlas Carlyle left yesterday
for Atlantic City, K. J., having won
a free trip offercd by the Southern
Life & Trust Co., Greensboro, which
company he represents, to all agents
who wrote as much as $100,000 worth
- ; j : a a i a
' insurant.. Hiirinc 9 stntpd narirvi
-Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of
Mr. Geo. L. Thompson, recently
elected road supervisor in Lumberton
r FW
E WhitCf R H Crichton Sherif R
E and N Xhompson
an advisory board to work with him
in the matter of handling the road
problems in this township
Fifty-seven young turkeys, be-
sides many older ones, can be seen on
the farm of Mr. J. N. Regan, who
lives on R. 1, from Lumberton. Mrs.
J.Regan, takes pride in raising turkeys
. i i i i i i i
ana says sne nas naa spienaia iuc
with her turkeys this year. She has
one turkey hen that laid 77 eggs last
spring which is some laying.
, a man nrnn naa rrflVD on rnrrnivn.
" ....... . . ..-..
number of new tobacco barns in the
county at not less than seven hun
dred. Whether or not his estimate
is too high, there are many new barns
in the county and many Robeson far
mers who have not grown the "weed
heretofore are in line this year.
Mr. J. A. Sharpe, editor of The
Robesonian, Mrs. Sharpe, and their
two children, little Miss Anna Court
ney and Master J. A. 2nd, and Miss
Josephine Breece left yesterday by
auto for Anderson, S. C, where they
will spend a few days at the home of
Mr. Sharpe's brother, Mr. A. M.
Sharpe. They expect to return home
the last oi wis weeic
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. White and
daughter, Miss Vashti, returned Fri
day afternoon from a trip by auto'
t0 Winston-Salem, where they visit
ed relatives from Sunday to Thurs
day. They spent Thursday night in
Greensboro, and leaving there Friday
morning found all ' the towns along
the line observing the Fourth with
closed places of business.
Mr. Angus W. McLean returned
last night to Washington after spend
ing a few days at his home here on
business. Mr. McLean has for some
time been acting as managing di
rector of tne war rinan-j corpora
tion during the absence of the regu-
XML UMIia.u w , .
Meyer, Jr., who is in Europe, and
recently he gave a clear and inter
esting account of the work of the War
Finance board at a hearing befora a
subcommittee of the House of Con
gress committee on appropriations.
While Mr. McLean's board is author
ized to function for 12 months after
peace is, declared, he thinks that he
probably will b able to move back
t0 "Lumberton' with hs family by
next October.