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Attend Robeson County TOi6:38geel6.. Be Sure and Have an Exhibit 12 Pages Toy LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA, M6NDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1919. NUMBER 71 5TJITHE R0BE8ONT A N JE31 ABLI8HED 1870. 8INGLB COPT FIVE CENTS V, COUNTRY. GOD A&D - TRUTH . t2J)9 A TFAR. DUE IN iDVAMfl VOL. L ALL READY FOR THE FAIR. 1 HON. JAS. H. POU WILL AD- DAUGHTERS ENDORSE DRESS MEETING THURSDAY ! LEAGUE OF NATIONS Fifth Annual County Fair Opens To morrow Reduced Railroad Rates Farmers and Others InU-rested in '$1,200 Raised to Provide Nurse for Splendid Exhibits and Plenty of . Amusement Expected. Everything is in readiness for the fifth annual Robeson county fair and: .peace jubilee, which will open in; Fair Price for Cotton Urged to At tend Important Meeting of Cotton Association i;i Lumberton Septem ber 16th. "Hon. Jas. H. Pou will address the Women's Home Every Chapter Will Be Asked to Help in Preserv ing Data of World War. m . .:n. ...4,1.... u Mo vuityit no.w.iuuii i any iu ue nria jLiftlTto'Mlt hCre,at 11:3J.8- -t week, passed reloil5n, endors- held in the Farmers' tobacco ware- . . K 10 1 g the eJn of nations. k. Pif .f.t T.hiH u, '"''-". ny vnainnan The Daughters of the Confeder acy, at their meeting ibHigh Point MARKET REPORT. house, First street T e bui Iding ha rh. mV. Gough" Kaon mi in anlonriirl ahane for dis- B - . -"" "'B" been put in splendid shape for dis playing the exhibits. Reduced rates will be given over tne eve- i ry member of the executive commit' I tee and every member of the town At Thursday's session $1,200 was raised on the floor to provide a nurse for sick inmates at the Confederate women's home at Fayetteville. In an address before the conven , T"nZ:.re' ::e ip committees heretofore selected OciilMNtrtl II UIII YV 11 iJllllK LUIl iiniu-i i(t . . , , , let and all intermediate points and 'Jr ,en, ; ,7,. ,nterf ted tion. Col. A. H. Boyden of Salisbury from Marion, S. C, and all points be-' If'Tn a reKard.e.. of oc- .howing the immense advantage of tween Lumberton and Marion over , upat,CI As a speaker, Mr. Pou has North Carolina troops at Gettysburg .. R.Wh A rharleaton. All indi- : ew " superiors in worm and other important battles and - . . - .11 . !.. romm. ne is an extensive iarmer canons are mai tne -lair win ue irev; AJsn IcjNARY COMMUNITY SUGAR SHORTAGE IN EAST. FAIR GREAT EVENT, Overindulgence in Sweets Must Be i B,ow are quoted prices being paid Splendid Exhibits-Poultry and Live-i Curtailed in East for Next 3 ! ? fl mfkH item stock Show Espedall Fine-Ad- Months. I f if' RM a u ii d V , i lM- pe to make this report of service dres by Hon. R. N. Page In Heart, to its farmer readers and will add of "Cotton Valley", a Section of1 Heavily increased use of sugar in'10 the Jit of articles quoted as it is Large Plantation and Fine Resi- candy, aoft drinks, ice cream and oth- M ao 80- deuces Officers Elected Fer Fair " Iuurei " the United SUtes dur-i Next Y in tne "r8t nine months of 1919, s'w it was announced in New York Fri-j Friday was a red-letter day for ihj? the UIS8UV Vt , , , ! board, means that such over-tndulg- people of the Centenary community , in sweeta .mu now u car, the occasion l being the second annual itaiN in some 8ections of th ast .. mu-jfor the next three month8." Eggs 66c. Ham 40c. Sides 35c. Shoulders 32c. LOCAL COTTON MARKET. i me mix wni "-. D,,J ,in n ,..: ter than ever and that the attend-, TV'- Z"?r" A II ii if ii. i :M ,l u;f- the welfare of the cotton growers of cewUl be the largest in the ' history th gouth Chairman h ex. f the fair association. Judging from ret at the manner ? whjch 'X?ver e PThIC fair w?lf as!farmers are dumpin their ood cot" all over The fair will last on tfae niarket He believeg jn tnrougn riaa- ! storing, borrowing money and paying Besides the exhibit- of farm prod-, debtg imVLmd. He seems to seo 38 uc s live stock, poultry, etc , there fl . will be Plenty of amusement in the ; J force way of shows. Brown & Dyer s show on the mark within perj,,1,, an aggregation of we-y-one jar f loads, arnyed.here last it , .siith.adEIuani.l I er known, and a scarcity that makes it impossible to supply the demand, I with prices of manufactured iro- vr.ppnT.q PATCivn TATW ! duCts soari,,S: sky ni?n- he nays 50 TilSUKUiib KAlbiL cent c,jttoii would not be out of line. ON PUBLIC ROAD "We have in sierht," Mr. Gough says. "one of the shortest crops in about the fair grounds Meet your friends at the Robeson county fair. bringing in review the small appre ciation of the State for such ser vices, declared that he was never going to Raleigh again to ask an ap propriation for the benefit of the men who wore the grey but that "the next time I go to present a need I am going to state facts and demand the appropriation." Mr. R. B. House, of Raleigh, rep resenting the State Historical Com mission, asked the Daughters' coop eration in the erection of a memor- preserve State records and relics of the revolutionary period, the war be tween the States and the great world war. I In a resolution, which was carried, i were creaitame. tne nouirrv Know f n-i .. ' . r j -- unrva a Mnrmu nr.. nmTx nr 1 . ' n a . . nnd livestock exhibit, were the out-! 4l. LV.Vj V- - Zl-LS:. J: " l mwanng Ihe same j. , " uic uuu, in tt sutkvineiit iu nie press Today Middling Zi cents to 32 1-2; od middling 32 3-4. The same prices prevailed on the local market standing feature, of the fair. The jh" , "though "tSi tali o SST-T SJ?1 Th. T keTiSS attendance at the fair was large and Ehortaee nersista it was a fact that' j,turtfJr a ' Th mrket Fn the neonle had rref time. Plan. Wa," 5' 1 daV ran from to 32 5-8 cents. the people had a great time. Plans are already being perfected for the fair next year, officers having been elected Friday for the 1920 fair. The exhibit of farm products was varied and was made up of field and from last January to September, in elusive, 500.000 tons, or 18 Per cent jlEp ITEMS LOCAL NEWS more sugar had been delivered to " American consumers than for the ! ' . samP period of 1918. The normal in- . TSp!.c,aLmee.t,n l'f St. Alban's i crease in consumption for the period! ,(KI&e .". . . M- tomor- garden seeds, corn, cotton, peas, pop- name(. he aid. would have been four' row evening at 8 o'clock. Work in cabbage tomatoes grapes, .iuts po-j Wegt 8houd secure irnmu(jiatel tatoes, (both Irish and sweet), tuH re,ief from the harvesting of an aver- inpa, pumpMiis, pears, egg, soup anu h(t rrnn thp .fatfimeflt. ' home-raised hams. License has been issued for the marriage of Chas. A. Pow.-rs and Willie D. Scarborough; H. P. Monroe which will be in full swing within a w liKt1 Tnrspd and Did Other: years, being only 54 percent. Those Stunts in "Meadows" 2 Draw Koad '" "B" Carolina soldiers in the recent great conflict will be sought of both wmtes and negroes. Kay. 4 ?.,gr5de C0Jtto" for whjch thei-e is who has distinguished herself among a .,mw t npo-rnps. anoarentlv lltt,e demand. Good cotton, such as fi, rQ.,o.hfOTa hv h KnlnrliH work under the influence of intoxicants, i now being sold, in my opinion will wUh chHdren's chapters, received the endorsement of the convention ior the assistance was assured Mr. House and! week was at the Centenary fair. The a committee win oe appoinieu m eve-j poultry tKhibit would have attract ry cr.apter oi tne state ior tnis pur pose. Data of the service of North In the home economics department! woot Tho r.i.inno ...nnW n inn was found an attractive display of j 000 tong available after November 1, r ' while, disappointing, will serve to 2 MLWI7UrlU JCH-tr was also a most creditable showing of domestic art. The finest poultry and live slock show seen at any of the four com munity fairs held in Robeson last and Bonnie Graham. It is against the law to work children under 14 years of age without special permit. If you employ 9.h M ren, jjee . JWr...W1,i P. Me A 1 lister,. Indian crop is ready, next January.! coum w1,re1I0,ficer The East is dependent, however, on; t lr' ,S' Iam,'tTon' rvmrh nut'vxpA rwox trm lief Kn4- Sentences G. Badger McLeod Fin-tney fnU to tell that the gtock 'con. ed $25 for Assault on J. M. Korne-; sjsts 0f an accumulation of low and proceeded to raise a general dwturD-i " mu ince in the "Meadows", about 3 miles! on- The world is short of cotton and north-east of town, yesterday after-j never was so much interest manifest noon. The negroes were shooting pis- ed in the staple The cotton confer- Hino- nther stunts ence now being held in New Orleans ' V, n,,w;, rnoH nri-ordintr to neoDle hs representatives from almost eve-. Jil Ult SW rr living in that section. Officers were advised of what was going on and Sheriff R. E. Lewis, Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt, Rural Policeman Row land Pittman and Chief of Police D. T wl.ji ...ant. tg iha upn. Fit ac- tion. John Hayes, Will Rogers and I farmer be at this meeting. Ruben Rozier were arrested ana ry country pn earth using American cotton. ' When the American Cotton Association shall have established offices in .all these foreign countries, soniebody is going to ask the price in stead of name the price. Let every i MAYNARD GETS FIRST HON ORS IN AIRPLANE FIGHT VirmiirVit to lU.il. Hayes and Rogers were presented with a 4-months roaa sentence eat-m on the charge of carrying concealed WakJ Foregt student Beats A th weapons by Recorder E. M. Britt this: . norJing. They were also found' Airmen m Cross-Country Flight, pniltv of beine drunk and disorderly! on the public highway and prayer lor judgment was continued upon pay ment of the cost in these cases. Maz on Floyd, colored, was also found guilty of being drunk and disorderly office of third vice president tf the general body. Mrs. Holt has aiso been chairman of the war vork of the division and reported that she had collected the records of 1,200 North Carolina soldiers in the recent war, who were descendants of Confeder ate veterans and had completed the hero scholarship fund of $1,200 which manager of t nr th niH r.ihnn Bimnlv nH mnwrva- Ine ,ocai western union teiegrapfi tion therefore would have to be prac-l ce- taking two weeks vacation, ticed for a time in this section of the f- "fmifto n " being re i. ved by country. To meet the condition n the Miss B. J. Black of Charlotte. Pauls Messenger: The Meth- ed attention at a State fair, while the. noun'ced wiu 8upervise and dire t the ,,,list people are hauling brick to put livestock exhibit was also a credit. djctribution of all sugar ov the Last- UP nice new brick church. One to the community. That was a dandy! i car load cf brick has arrived to be- j collection of hogs that attracted much) fter October 1 and until January in worl; on our new Baptist parson- S T . vitu.s . lit was said, all territory west of Pitts-, 0 , Fair visitors enjoyed a treat in . h an(J Buffalo and north of the; -Messrs J. Pope Stephen, and Ed the afternoon when Ex-Congressman 0hjo riyer wi, have to depcn(, on the J. Glover have opened up a garage Robt. N. Page of Biscoe delivered a f beet producer8. Delivirios of. i" th building formerly occupied by practical- and instructive address. &&T to thfi trade jn the t jt wa8 Mr. J. Enright, South Chestnut While the speaker did not announce gajd durin October, November and stret. Mr. Glover has active charge a subject, cooperation, organization December would approximate those t the garage. and unity were his theme. The speak-, . 0(toheP i91u Considerable! The singing class of the Oxford er told of the value and importance; h t wiii hp marketed1 orphanage will give a concert in the this year than last. j school auditorium at Lumber Bridge i. o p. iii. oaiuruay, 10. messrs. of organization, declaring that it is essential to progress. As an illus tration of what organization can do Mr. Page reviewed the great task I completed so quickly by the United Stated .in winning the world war for is to be used to place some returned I the' Allies. The speaker also made soldier of Confederate lineage at Uie an earnest appeal for a better edu State university next year. The convention endorsed a mOve- LYCEUM COURSE SEASON TICK- B- Punn. Robt. Monroe and J. E. ETS REDUCED TO $2.50 AND $1.25 are the ,ocal mmittee in Mr.. J. P. Russell, Y. M. C. A. Crossing the continent, 2,701 miles, in 24 hours and 58 minutes and 55 1-2 seconds, ac tual flying time, Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard, of Wake Forest, N. C, on the public highway and was fined ) Saturday took first honors by a few $5 and the cost. Ruben Rozier and j hours in the first lap of the double Jim Hayes were found not guilty of i trans-continental airplane reliability being drunk and disorderly. j race, landing at San Francisco at G. Badger McLeod was tmeu 1:27:07 p. m., Pacific time, uct. ii, and the cost when found guilty of as saulting Mr. J. M. Kornegay. The assault took place on Elm street ear lv this morning. McLeod using his fist freely orv Kornegay. The trouble while Lieutenant E. C. Kiel, complet ed the eastbound trip at 6:35:10 p. m Eastern time, followed twenty sec onds later by Major Carl Spatz, who reached New York first, but made an originated yesterday afternoon when erroneous landing. McLeod wanted to pass Kornegay on Lieutenant Maynard was tenth to the road where both were driving au-i start from Mineola, N. Y., last Wed- tomobiles and Kornegay failed to let nesday at 9:24:56 a. m. Eastern time, ment beinc promoted by the Ashe ville chapter to place tablets bear- ing the bust of the South's greatest hero, Robert E. Lee, along the Dixie highway. This plan will be present ed at the general meeting at Tampa and the other States will bo asked to adopt it. In a resolution presented by Mrs. E. F, Reid. of Lenoir, plans were j was. his first address made for the support of a room atj county. the State sanatorium by the Daugh-j Centenary is situated in the heart ters. I of the noted "Cotton Valley" section, Every officer was elected without one Qf the greatest cotton-producing an opposing candidate, as follows: j centers in the South. It is indeed a Mrs. J. F. Harvey, of Kinston, pres-j s:n.ht to behold as one rides along ident; Mrs. J. F. Hayden, of High tne roads through this section andj Point, first vice-president; Mrs J. M.j views the hundreds and hundreds of j Elsewhere in this issue will be i secretary at Camp Bragg, is home found an advertisement of a Lyceum 1 on a short visit. He will return to cational system and quoted figures course of seven splendid attractions the camp at Fayetteville tomorrow. to prove that North Carolina has not) that will be presented in Lumberton Mr. Russell will be released from "Y" yet met the educational issue. The, this fall and winter. It is stated in work November 1st and will return ouesion of public health work was j the advertisement that Reason tick-1 to Lumberton at that time, also touched upon by the speaker and( ets for the entire course are $5.00 for; Presiding Elder H. M. North was organization was offered as a pana-j adults and $2.50 for children; single detained in a protracted meeting at cea for all these ills, along with the admissions, $1.00 for adults and 50c 1 Laurinburg and could not preach at many others confronting the people of the United States. Mr. Page is one of the three avow ed candidates for Governor and this in Robeson him pass. NEGRO KILLED IN BACK SWAMP TOWNSHIP Nathan Townsend Shot and Killed by Charley Peppers. Also Colored, Saturday Peppers is in Jail He Claims Self -Defense. Nathan Townsend, colored, was shot ' and killed on the jmblic road in Back Snmp township Saturday night. Charley Peppers, also colored, is in jail charged with the shooting. Pep tiers admits killing Townsend, but claims he shot in self defense. The load from a shotgun entered Town- send s breast and death resulted in stantly. Peppers was arrested by Township Constable J. V. Faulk soon atfttr the )inninr urA uma hrniichfc to jail yes te raay morning. A coro ner's inquest was held over the re mains of Townsend and Peppers was ,. viucixu Jieiu lur wit? oupciivi tuuiw Townsend lived in Pack Swamp a lownsnip ana was married, reppers lived in the same township and also T1U.MJHM -'d w nlliA a. 1 this morning from WihnSngton. -wnere rrway ne took. his 4-year oia laagster, Janie, M alloy, to Dr. J. G. 'Marphjr to have an operation per- formed upon her ; adeneids . and ton sils, which were enlarged. The op eration was successful and the child returned today with her father. I Yon have money Deposit it in THE NATIONAL BANK OF . , LUMBERTON. and required, allowing for difference in time, 57 minutes and 11 seconds more than three days for the trip, without flying between sunset and sunrise and after losing several hours at Cheyenne on account of ra diator trouble. In addition, he was required to rest a half hour at each control station. The nearest competitor on the west bound half, of the round trip across America was Captain H. C. Drayton, who was forced to land at Lovelock, Nevadarfcite Saturday on the way to Reno. As the two eastbound fliers left three days plus an afternoon for their San Francisco about noon, Eastern time on Wednesday, they required trip, impeded somewhat by snow storms in the Rocky Mountains. Following closely on the heels of Captain Drayton were Lieutenant L. S. Webster, Captain J. O. Donald son and Lieutenant Anderson Pearson, Jr. The first landed at Salduro, Utah, at 4:09 p. m., mountain time, and Captain Donaldson arrived three minutes later. Lieutenant Pearson dropped at the same 'Station at 5:22 p. m. Lieut Maynard is registered as a junior at Wake Forest and is a the ological student, being known as the "flying parson." He was born at Kerr. Samnson county. Sept 28, 1892, and is a son of Dr. A. A. Maynard of that place. He is a first cousin of Mr. J. S. Coxe of Lumberton. . Gudsrer. of Ashevlille. second; vice- president; Mrs. L. R. Barnwell, of Henderson ville, third vice-presiaeni; Mrs. John Huske Anderson, of Fay etteville, recording secretary; Mrs. J. F. Taylor, of Kinston, correspona ing secretary; Mrs. L. F. Long, of Newton, treasurer; Mrs. S. W. Har rill. of Tarboro, recorder of crosses; Mrs. L. E. Fisher, of Asheville, reg istrar; Miss Lowery Shuford, of Gas tonia, historfan; Mrs. Fred Wood ward, of Wilson, chaplain and Mrs. H. G. Strayhorn, of Thomasvuie, ai rector of children's chapter. acres of the fleecy staple. It is a wilderness of cotton and t'e farmers j this year will make from one to two' bales per acre; and at that the crop) is short, according to the farmers of that section. These large cotton plantations are dotted with rural homes of arcni- tectural beauty homes as modern as those in the towns, many of them provided with electric lights and oth r modern-time conveniences. It is an ideal rural community, where peace and plenty reign. This reporter was impressed by the dominant spirit of hospitality found in that section. The citizen ship is made up of noble men and women who take pride in entertain ing viaitnrn and new-comers. They Hone hat Preident Wilson soon. all hin that stand might regain his normal health andj - the betterment of the community resume the duties of his office waS as a wh0ie and unity can be seeiri swept away aaiuraay oy .'!on every hand. Physicians, who announced it wouldi wag the second community be impossible for him to leave his fgir hejd at Centenary and the fol bed "for an extended peroid. j lowjng were eiected as officers of the Yesterday it was announcea un.; fair association for next year: PRESIDENT MUST REMAIN IN BED FOR SOME TIME while the President is believed by his physicians to be on the road to recovery, the process will be slow and tedius.lt was reiterated yester President. R. H. Miller; secretary- treasurer,' Lacy T. Edens; executive committer R. H. ill Lacy T. Edens,-J. W. Burns. Jim Hammond, for children. It has been decided ( Chestnut Street Methodist church to cut these prices half in two. Si-a-: herc last evening. He expects to son tickets will be sold for $2.50 for; preach and hold quarterly conference adults and $1.25 for children; single! at this church on November 9. admission, 60c for adults and 25c for Mr. A. B. Small last week sold children. Mony will be refunded j his house and lot, corner First and those who have bought tickets at the j Pine streets, to Mr. Joe Russ of the higher prices. Barker's section. Mr. Russ and fam- The first attraction, the Oxford Co. ily expect to move to Lumberton and in song and drama, will be given atj occupy the Small residence at an the graded school auditorium Thurs-, early date. They will conduct a day evening of this week at 8:30. boarding house. Mr. and Mrs. Small ! have nt yet decided where they will I move. THE RECORD OF DEATHS George Avery, colored, was struck j a staggering blow in the mouth about Mary Thompson, colored, died yes- j 10 o'clock Thursday night Avery terday at her home in Back Swimp was across the river from town when township. Deceased was years oia! "- u w unconscious wnen and had been ill for son:. time Mrs. Narva Clark was called Satur day to Ramsauer on account of the death of her brother. When she reached Ramsauer Mrs. Clark learn ed that her grandfather had died the same day. Mrs. Clark was accompan ied to Ramsauer by Miss Ruth Stan ley and Mr. G. E. Rancke, Jr., mak ing the frip in Mr. Rancke's auto. The 20th Century Mothers' club will meet tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock af the home ef Mrs. C. H. Boyd. t Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Norsworthy and son, Paul King Norsworthy, will leave the latter part of the week for Greensboro, where Mr. Norsworthy will interview the clergy of the west ern N. C. Methodist Conference, Chief of Police D. M. Barker reach ed the scene. He was taken to the Thimpsin hispital and soon was able to go about his business. He said he did not know who dealt him the blow. Mr. W. P. McAllister, county welfare officer, Friday visited the Back Swamp, Purvis, Rowland, Cen tenary and Fairmont communities in the interest of his work. Mr. Mc Allister intends to see to it that all children oi school age attend school this year and parents who do not send their children to school may ex pect to have to contend with Mr. Mc Allister and the law. The Hpbesofian (Is the proper medium through which to find lost articles or the owner for a lost arti cle. A man the other day lost a. bunch of keys valuable to him but not of particular value to anyone else. He day at the White House that the, n t Robertson: deoartment direc President must resign himself tO!tor8: field crops D. B. Ayers, Jay . - . . m i 2 :. . strict ooservance oi we pnysic.i ( Hammond, R. I. Stuart, K. . mcor orders to put aside all thought of; j-if. earden and orchard Jno. W, Ward, L. D. Edens, John A. aacynx. his office while convalescing and remain in bed nntill danger of a relapse has passed. DAUGHTERS WILL MEET NEXT IN NEW BERN. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. I Carter of R. 5, Lumberton. Saturday a: m., an 11-pound boy. " Mr. " R. H. Crichton has been confined to his room for several days with a sore foot Gov. Bickett has issued a call for reorganization of the North Carolina National guard. . ' The Daughters of the Confederacy who held their annual convention in High Point last week, adjourned Fri day after selecting New Bern as th meeting plac for next year and vot ing to invite the general body to come to North Carolina with Ashe ville as hostess city in 1920. A strong M. F. McCormickr home economics , Mrs. Jno. W. Ward, Mrs. K ii. u ler. Mrs. J. O. McArthur, Miss Myr tie Ward; livestock B. L. Robertson, J. O. McArthur, C. W. McArwur, j W. Crawford. This was the last of the four com munity fairs held in Robeson last week, and, as will be noted irom re ports of each of the fairs published in Thursday's and today's Robeson ian. officers -were elected in each of the communities for fairs to be held noif vear. ' The fairs were all a suc cess and are great factors in build- delegation will be sent 10 iamp, proper community spirit Fla., next month to bring this big j erV held. . gathering to North Carolina. he hibits at all the community - t. v rTw. fair were judged fcy Miss Anna May Mr. H. A. Limbaugh of Wmston- B&keTf home demonstration agent of Salem has accepted a position .as. Bladen countyf and Mr. R. K. Craven, night clerk at the Lorrane hotel. I farm demonstration agent of Bladen. wmcn n.cc ... r tT,. u7Ii. uj i would eladlv have naid mone to re- , a f ord automoDiie which u - - - . been driven into the Star tobacco "v. them. He was going to put aa - i-A -,,rh n adv m The Robesoman, but before The fire company was called to the scene and kept the flames from spreading. The ato was practically ruined. The car belonged to a sew ing machine salesman, whose name has not been learned. The condition of Mr. R. D. Cald well, who ten days ago developed a slight attack of pneumonia, continues to improve. She Showed 'Em. When the poultry experts were judging the chickens at the Philadel phia community fair th other day and came to Mr. Duncan Pat Buie's exhib it; one of them said: Well, these are all roosters. The chickens heard and one of them turned round and laid an egg right in the faces of the astonished judges! : And now that particular judge is without honor among all the hens of the Philadelphus community., ''' - . . ': and brought them to The Robeson- ian office and the owner recovered them before he had had time to wor ry much about the loss. Mr. W. K. Bethune, one of the district organizers for the America Saturday night from a week ef work Cotton association, returned home in the field. He spoke last Tuesday at Louisburg and organized Franklin county; Wednesday and Thursday he spoke at. community fairs in Mecklen burg county; Friday he organized An son county and Saturday he tpoke at Rockingham. Thirty of the 76 cot ton counties of the State already have been organized. Mr. Bethune. who will start out on another route to morrow, Bays he finds great interest in the association everywhere he has been. . " . DR WILLIAM W. PARKER EYE SPECIALIST Office: National Bank of Lu bertoa Buildiaf .
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