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VOLUME LX
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1920.
NUMBER 29
LUMBERTON. NOSTH CAROLINA,
ft.
SWEET POTATO CAR HERE.
Storage House Shows How to Keep
Potato A Good Crop With vnicn
to Eight Boll Weevil Vssit Ihe
Car While it it Here.
The sweet potati car, which is mak
ing a tour of North Carolina with the
view of impr?ssin upon the farm
era the atomic possibilities cf . tliM
sweet potaij a a m-K:7 crop, arriv
ed here over thp Seaboard last nii;ht
and will leave tonight for Bladenbcro.
Many farmers are visiting the car,
which is under the supervision of
Messrs. Paul T.Schooley. R. A. Jehle
and G. Shoemaker, all of the State
Department of Agriculture.
The outstanding feature of the car
is a potato storage house, a 500-bush
el model. The house is made with, a
doable wall so as to insure the proper
isolation from extensive heat or "cold
and the required ventilation. . The
purpose of the storage housA is to
cure the potatoes so they can be kept
with pmctically no loiS until May
and June, al which time the pices
are always highest.
The value of the potato crop last
year m North Carolina was Sl.-i.wio,'
000. one-half of which was a total
loss from rotting. The Stats Depart
ment will furnish blue prints and in
structions to farmers desiring to
build a storage bouse
The sections of the cotton belt that
have been invaded by the boll weevil
are finding the sweet potato crop a
good substitute for cotton, and it
is the purpos0 of the Sate Depart
ment to create an interest in potato
growing among the farmers of the
State before the weevil makes an in
vasion. '
On the car can be seen th various
grades of potatoes, including the dis
eased ones. The varieties recom
mended for this State are the Norton
yam, Nancy Hall, Porti Rico, v Big
Stem Jersey and Triumph. Samples
of standardized Crates and baskets
for shipping potatoes are also on the
car.
Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm dem
onstrator, is taking much interest in
the potato car and is anxious that
as many people as can possibly do so
look through the car while it is her-.
The car will be at Elrod Tuesday,'
May 25, from 7 to 9 p. m.
The railroad companies are co-op
erating with the Department in boost
me sweet potato crowing. rh car
is furnished by the Seaboard and
transportation is furnished free by
the various roads. The car will be
on the road three wt-eks.
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Motion Pictures. Lax Laws and Liquor
. Traffic Declared Cause for Di
vorce National Baptist Newspaper
. Proposed.
The diamond convention of the
Southern Baptist church, came to an
nd in Washington Monday.
Motion pictures, lax laws and the
liquor traffic were declared to be
the fundamental causes for the prev
alence of divorce in this county in
the report of the committee on tem
perance and social service.
It was recommended that the con
stitution of the United States be so
amended as to prohibit the use of pub
lic funds for the support of secta
rian institutions.
A committee was appointed to
study the advisability , of establishing
a national Baptist newspaper.
The 1921 convention will convene
in Chattanooga, Tenn., rn Thursday,
May 12. '
Recorder's Court. f:
The following cases were disposed
of by Recorder E. M. Britt Monday:
Dan Pitfman, M. B. Bobbins, K. M.
Biggs, Clarence Purvis Glenn Pre-
iroM TTnurnrrt TtnllnrH Jnhn White.
Abraham Cotton and dllie Johnson
all exceeding the speed limit with
automobiles; judgment suspended in
each case upon payment of eost.
Robert Small and Oswell Britt,
drank; judgment suspended upon
payment of cost.
Albert us B. Hardin, Indian, drunk
.Vand'drBflrderly; -prayer for judgment
i continued upon payment , of coit, da
- fecdant placed under $200 bond for
'god behavior for one yjjar.
... & B. Britt of East Lumberton was
found guilty of simple assault upon
a female. Judgment was. suspended
upon payment of cost.
Salvation Army Home Service Fond
Drive."
Mrs. -Robt. Belch, chairman for
Lomberton township in the Salva
tion Army home service fund drive,
aays that only a llttlp over $600 has
been subscribed, while the allotment
is S1.500. A thorough canvass has
been" made. It will be appreciated if
any who ire to subscribe or to in
crease their subscription will take or
send it to a&r. ueicn at nr. i. n.
Caldwell's store.
pt coarse everybody knows of the
splendid work the . Salvation Army
did durine the war and the' fine work
,t is doing now and plana to . do' tn
bom service. It is . a causa that well
deserves public rapport.
Mr. Varser Well Received at Psrkton.
Mr. L. R. Varser, Democratic can
didate for the State Senate. Address
ed s large crowd at Parkton Monday
evening. Mr. Varsers address was
-well received and he was given hearty
applause, xne farxton. band zornien-
ed muaicfoT the occasion. ,.,
. Mr. -Varser addressed the citizens
of the Boxier section last nig"ht. '
LUMBERTON SCHOOL FINXLS.
Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday
Eve-
ning by Rer. H. M. North Class
Day , Exercises Monday Evening
Literary . Address Tuesday Evening
R. I W RaiUv
Final's of the' Lumberton graded
and hivh firhooii will rwonn nert Snn.
day evening at 8 o'clock when Rev.
H. M. North, presiding elder
of the Rockingham district, will preach .
f K. tiH.1.iirAAf a urniAn in h ncrK
Class day xer ims will be held
Monday evening of next week and
the literary addr iss will be delivered
by Mr. J. W. Ba ley of Raleigh Tues
day evening. Dolomai . will he le
livered members oj the graduating
i class Tuesday evening after Mr.
Barley address. All lne exercises
twill be held in the high school audi
torium. .
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS.
26 Physicians Attending Meeting of
County Medical Society Here To
day.
Twenty-six physicians are attend
ing the meeting of the Robeson coun
ty Medical society. here today.. TJie
morning session was held in the mu
nicipal building. Dr. R. S. Beam of
Lumberton read a paper on "Local
Anesthesia in Throat -Work." Dr. J.
A. Martin of Lumberton read a paper1
on "Eclampsia" and Dr. E. R. Har
din', county health officer read a pa
per on "Intubation."
Visiting physicians were entertain
ed at dinner at the Lorrairio hotel bv'er than the constitutional limit of
local physicians. I
A health picture is being shown!
at th Pastime theatre this afternoon;!
OLD KINGSDALE NEWS ITEMS.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Old Kingsdale, May 17 Mr
an(j
Mrs. Oakley Lovett of Lumberton
ard Miss Maude Lovett of Lumber
TiAge were Sunday visitors at the
hom of Mr. Lovett'? sister, Mrs. H
R. Church.
Miss Maggie Collins, who under
went an operation at the Thompson
hospital last weo t. is somewhat tet
ter. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lovett were
visitors in town Saturday.
Sunday school was much enjoyed at
Hog Swamp last Sunday with a good
attendance.
Mr. Ben Hanchy's family are all
sick with measles.
Crops in this section are looking
good in spite of the cold weather.
Virginia and South Carolina Demo
cratic Endorse Wifeon Admhiistia-
" irgrinia Democrats in party con
vention at Roanoke Wednesday, elect
ed 8 delegates at large to the nation
al convention pledged to support Sen
ator Carter Glass of Virginia for the
presidential nomination, gave unqual
ified endorsement to the administra
tion oi rresrdent w J son, , advocated
adopton of the Versailles peace: trea
ty without reservations, andauflalter
ably opposed a soldier bonus.
toutn Carolina Democrats, meeting
in State convention at Columbia Wed
nesday, in speeches and in - resolu
tions expressed strong approval of
the administration of Woodrow Wil
son. Wake Forest Commencement.
The Robesonian is indebted to the
Robeson County club of Wake Forest
college for an invitation to the 85th
commencement, May 26th to 28th.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached May 26th at 8 -30 p. m. by
Rev. A. C. Dixon, D. D., wlo also wal
deliver the annual address at 11 a
m. Ma 27." The graduating class
numbers '.?., and four of them arc
from Robeson ounty, s f-.Uows:
Bachelor or? Arts degree, C. Wilson,
Bachelor of Law L. J. Britt. R. A.
Mclntyre, J. B. Odum.
AU'ens Carries a Little Plus Money.
A colored individual who laccdnH
panied his wife into, Miss Josephine
Breece's millinery store tha other day
staid, when 'it came lime to pa for a
hat, that the smallest change hejiad
was a 450 bill, but that Jm would give
a check if H was not convenient
change the bill. In response to a re
mark to the effect that he seemed
to be flush with money, the cullud
gemman replied, "Oh, I all'ers car
ries a littL plus nri ey."
Houston Opposes Soldier Bonus.
Sretary of the Treasury Houston,
in a letter to the -chairman of the
ways and means committee of . the
Hous of Congress, opposes any sort
of soldief bonus. H asks if it would
not ba Advisable to seek out additional
sources of revenue" t& meet the, cur
rent requirements of the government
Wst of Price-cutting Ia . Wearin
Apparel, , . . ; . - y' -v
' A wave ol' priee-cuttmgr i& wearing:
apparel is tweepirinr tte' country, ac
cording1 to - press: dispstchey. ' - Mer
chants in many icfties and "towns are
announcuigi "redactions in men's and
women's clething, shoes, hats and
other articles. '. " '
Where Mr. ! Varser WiU Speak. '
Mr. L. R.i Varser, candidate for. the
State Senate, will , speaks - " i
- At Alfordsville . school 4 house 'Fri
dsy nirht, May 21st. Sjclock,.., -V?;
At ' Rennirt Tuesday ilignt,,J May!
25th, "d'ch)ek. - , in j
COMPARISON OF TAX
RATES
' T" Rte for .Gnral County Pur-
poses and Building Indebtedness of
Robeson, Hoke, Lee. Avery and
Scotland Robeson s Lower Than
Any. f
The tax rates for general county
i purposes and for building indebted
I nes the counties named below, are
as follows:
Robeson County
General county purposes 49 on the
S100 valuation.
Court house and refunding bonds
.02.
- Hoke County
General county purposes .19
Court house and jair- bonds .08.
Old county debt .02.
Lee County
General county purposes .19.
The tax rate in Lee county, accord
ing to the State Tax Commission re
port, for bonded indebtedness includes
bonds issued for other purposes than
court house and jail IncJibteawflSi
and is not so separated as .to give
these different items.
Avery County
General county purposes .67 1-3.
The bonded indebtedness of (this
county is not so separated in the Tax
Commission report filed by Ayery
county as to give the rate of the tax
levy for buillintr of court houso and
jail indebtedness. (The rate'ta high-J
66 2-3 and must be an error or by
special permission. Editor),
AFFIDAVIT OF M. W. FLOYD.
North Carolina Robeson County.
I, M. W. Floyd, Register of Deeds
of Robeson County, do hereby certify
that the tax rate for general county
purposes as leva Dy me commission
ers of Robeson county for the last
tax year is .19 on the S100 valua-
tion, and that the rate for bonded in-
aeoieaness on account oi court nouse
and jail, including refunding bonds,
is .02 on the $.100 valuation, and not
otherwise.
M. W. FLOYD,
Register of Deeds and Clerk to Board
of County Commissioners.
Dated May 17th, 1920.
AFFIDAVIT OF COUNTY AUDITOR
I, J. M. MpCallum, Auditor of Robe
son County, do hereby certify that,
the certificate of M. W. Floyd, Reg
ister of Deeds, certifying that tha
tax levy for general county purpose.?
as last made by the -commissioner.),
is .19 for general county purposes on
the $100 valuation and .02 on the
$100 valuation for court house and
jail bonds, including refunding bonds,
is correct.
This May 17th. 1920.
J. M. McCALLUM,
Auditor Robeson County.
Scotland County rates, a3 follows:
G.enral county purposes .19.
To take up .bonds and pay interest
.02i-3.Cil
Scotland county s report shows as
of December 29, 1919, bonds lor court -
i i ?i i a i xj j ;
house, iail and countv hom. outstand
ing $14,000.00, principal outstanding,
and the foregoing levy of .02 1-JS to
take up hi-indebtedness. -
During the past ten years the tax
rat in Robeson for general county
purposes has never been higher than
20 cents. It has been 18 and 19 cents
nearly all the time. The average for
the past ten years is 18 9-10 cents.
"STEWARDSHIP IN AMERICA.
Program Rendered by B. Y. P. U. in
Red Springs..
The following program was ren
dered by group No. 1 of the B.'Y.
P. U. of the First Baptist church cf
Lumberton at the Baptist church at
Red Springs Sunday evening:
Leader f Group 'Miss Sadie Rae
Pope.
Topic Stewardship in America
During the Nineteenth Century.
Scripture Lesson Mr. B. M. Sibley
. Bible Readers Quiz Miss Margaret
ritman.'
,Jrayer.
J Introduction Leader of1 jerroup
H The Years Before 1850-Miss
Matti Lee Pitman.
II FAve Stewardship Yeats-Jfr.
Earl Townsend. ,
HI The Emphasis in these Writ
ings Miss Mildred Williams
IV The Civil War Miss Martha
Dawson.. ,
.y Reconstruction Methods Mi
Leigh Pope.
.Violin Selection Mr. w Wood berry
Lennen.
VI Stewardship Lapsed Miss
Evelyn Jones.
VJJ Apportionments and Budgets
Miss Fodie Townsend.
VULMDur Handicap Miss Mattie
Amssons. -.,('
IXResuKs t the World War-
Mr.. Oliver Nance. . .. .
, ,Soki. "Teach me to Live Mrs.
Leslie Carlyle. .
r TWk-Whst th B. Y. P. y. means
to us Miss Lillian Proctor, - "
,;fMr. C. A. D. Eakes, president.
; "I , . M01er-8Bita.
. Mr. Jas. Hilton Miller and Miss
Aiice Vera Smith, both of the Back
Swamp section, were married Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the pwor's
tody at theJrbyterianchnrchi Dri
G, E. Moorehouse officiate Qoiteitwo imt d!danghters ar ejectedj
a.pumber jot", friends of. th. contract- SmidaftriK take Mtsl"' Slack!
In A h.lu . . J
ing parties were , present
j . r.
DIVISION WILL
INCREASE TAXES
ONLY A FEW PEOPLE
WOULD REAP ANY PROFIT
" "
Division Simply Means -More Taxes
. On the People For the Adratage
Or a Few Landowners and
Office-Seekers.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
I have heard many people talk
and have read several pieces on .he
division question, but to my mind theiwas employed in New o?k c:ty at
piece written by Mr. Walter Bridges the time of hi8 health. His remains
of Elrod, which came out in a recent
issue of The Robesonian, hit the nail
right on the head.
This i's no time for the country
people to be moved by . appeals to
their prejudicrs or their sympathies.
Division is a busness matter and
should be studied as such. Every
farmer should sit down quietly .nd
study out how he personally is to be
affected by division. It must b ad
mitted that division will largely in
crease the amount of taxes to be paid,
because it is foolish to talk abut
running three codnty governments
cheaply as one. Now, what is the
average man to get m return for
these greatly increased taxes? Noth
ing whatever. The average man
99 per cent of the population will not
be in any way benefitted by division.
A, few people will profit by it and
profit largely. Patterson will profit
by it because he has extensive land
holdings in Maxton and expects to
locate a crurt house there. The same
thing applies to Sandy McEach-rn.
A few others expect to bo appointed
to, an office in the new county., in re
turn for their support of division. But
outside of thesp few men, no one will
profit in any way by division.
Our country people have nothing
to do with the jealousi.es between
Maxton, Red Springs, Rowland ml
Lumberton. It is but natural that nil
these towns would like to benefit
themselves by getting a court house.
But should they be allowed to do this
at the expense of the country people
who will have to pay for thee new
court houses, jails, etc? They should
not.
. .All this strife has been stirred up
by a few men who havp an axe to
grind. Take Patetrson, Sandy Mc
Eachjern, Howard McNair and two or
threaatjled Springs out of the f igiit,
and he' movement would corpse.
These, men are in it for what thy
can get out of it and are tryinr to
use the people to accomplish their
own ends.
They talk about "rinprs." Is there
not a .court house "ring" in every
county t If the new . counties are
formed! will not rings be formed in
tbem at once? The "outs" always
chargejthat the "ins" ar a ring. Is
there any worse ring in th county
right flow than at St. Pauls? Can
anything1 be done in St Pauls with
out first securing the consent and
permissionr of Sandy McEachern?
. T
CHAS. C. B AX LEY.
Buie, N.' C, Ma 20, 1920.
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
M. T. McGoogan of Remert.
Mr. M. T. McGoogan, a well -known
citizen of. the Rennert section, died
Sunday night. Deceased ' was around
65 years; old and bad- been in ill
health for several months. The fun
eral Was conducted Tuesdav at 3 p
m. by; Rev. E. C. Murray, pastor of
tli Presbyterian church -at St. Pauls,
of which deceased was a member.
Alvia Smith of HowellsviHe.
Alvin 6-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Iva Smith of Howellsvil-e town
ship, died yesterday morning, at 3
o'clock at the homA of his parents
of pneumonia..
W. H. Rozier of Roxiers.
Mr. W. H. Rozier, a well-known citi
zen of Hosier's siding, died yesterday
in a hospital, in Charlotte. JDeceaS
ed went to tb hospital 2 ek8 ago.
LThe .remains arrived . here last oijrht
over- ta Beaboerd - and werp carried
to he Bir-.-r heme.
Postmaster Examination ta Be- Held
at LnaabertOQ.
An examination will .be, held at
Lumberton en June. 16 for the posi
tion of postmaster at Ehxahethtown.
This office haa an annual
tier. ot'UOQV.
Application. Form 2241 sod fall in-
I ormatsost conceramg - tav require
ments y thev'examination may be
secured. om th postmaster at the
pace e vacancy ; o. frw -i-e-Mvu
Services Cbatmission. . WadOmton.' D.
C. AiEazJons i should he-' properfyl
executed -and filed with Commk I
skn at abin?ion, DC, inf tim tol-
M .1. t. . .L.l
C11 1 HJ MK tile CUIMMhM vrk ua
arpUcant: ' . - -
Missels LmUt. and Janie SuBatna o
R. 7, Lttafitrton, are aaanftlta-.'Vin
ton fa-tawa :Aay.'-r: . -- ' '::
Mrs. iSL CL Beaman . went Tnesday
to Hendataatt;. where sbsh-wa spend
some time visiting relatttea.'
Mrs. A. M. Stack of Monroe Is
guest at iiu home of her son and
daughter-hvlaw. Mr. -and Mrs. L. P
Stack, Waten street: Mr. Stack and
1 ! . I
oc wiw uem urougn e country.
FAIRMONT R.
Funeral of Young Dave Ieal Trip
to Sampwn Count;-.
j Corroipondcncr of The Rob. unii.n
Fairmont, R. F. D.
May 17. We
are havine verv cold wealthpr tnr
May. It is hard on the little plants.
Rain is very much needed in this sec-
tion. Farmers are busy chopping
cotton.
We are sorry to learn of ihe fieath
of Mr. Dave Deal b.arcidont n New
York on May 13. Young Deal w a
native of Robeson, having left the
state and county when quite a lad. He
served a term in th U. S. njvv and
were laid to rest at Ten Mile eeme
tery at 12:30 p. m. Monday. There
ws large crowd present. The fun-
eral was conducted by Rev. A T Tav
lor. He leaves a host of frirfnds and
relatives to mourn h!s death.
Mrs. A. T. Taylor and Mis, Carrie
inns luyior oi artrmont visited in
Sampson county, near Dunn, las'. Sat- ZZZa I 0 0,f,0CJt- AH m'"bers ars
uHav nd SnnHa t, urged to attend.
uraay ana ounaay. . iney were ac
companied by Mr. W. H. Emanuel and
Mr. H. P. Hammonds of Lumber
ten, also Mr. James B. Emanuel of
Claxton, Ga. They toured through
the country in Mr. Emanuel's car and
enjoyed the pleasure of spining over
Sampson countys good roads, al
though the Toads were bad between
Hope Mills and Fayettvill and
were almost past travaling. They re
turned Sunday p. m.
Wcnted to Prussianize Navy Depart
ment. Desire "to Prussianize the' Navy
Department" was ascribed bv Secre
tary Daniels Monday as one of Rear
Admiral Sims underlying motives :ni
criticising the department's conduct:
of the war. The Secretary, testify
ing before the Senate investigatine
committee rlso charged that most of
the testimony -supporting Admiral
Sims' position was from officers ho
wished to remove civilian control of
the Navy Department and make the
Secretary a "rubber stamp."
The condition of Mrs. E. L. Ham
ilton, who has been 01 for a week, is
improving.
Mr. Harrell Humphrey returned ;
Monday nght from Durham, where het
spent a week at Trinity college mak- j
ing arrangements to enter the Trin-
uy summer scnool, which opens June!"
18th.
MORRISON IN '98
(From The Rockingham Post
Dispatch. A subscriber a few days ag
sent The Post-Dispatch a copy
of the "RichmcnJ Headlight,"
date of May 9, 1902. In that
old copy was a ringing article
urging -Cam Morrison for Con
gress from this, th seventh
district. Singularly enough,
Mr. Morrison's present oppo
nent for governor, Robert N.
Page was hjis opponent for
Congress 18 years ago, Mr Page
winning by a fraction of a Vote.
The article is signed by "A
Ninety-Eighter" and the reas
ons given for Morrison's selec
tion then are just as true today.
The blight of republican fusion
rule was still keenly m the
. minds f the people of the negro-ridden
counties, and the
people had not forgotten the
invaluable service rendered the
white people by Cam Morrison
in those days of "98 and 1900
that tried men's souls. '
And so here is what thh) old
"Ninety-Eighter" had to say of
Cam in 1902:
By next November the
amendment will have gone into
effect. New and untried con
ditions will prevail. The dem
ocrats of the district want to
'nominate a strong man. It is
no time for a weakling.- We
want to nominate a man capa
ble of canvassing the district
'with force and fervor, and a
man. who is able to success
fully meet any man opposed to
the principles v of his party.
"We want a party man who
has helped to fight Ha former
battles; a democrat who has
seen service v who has pulled
the plow and pulled it well.
"Such a man is Cameron
Morrison Never, as long as
time shall last shall w0 or our
children's children - forget the
trying days of 1898 when
white women were shoved from
the sidewalks by. body negroes;
when the - white t vote was
swamped ki an- avalanche of
black ballots; when negro. mag
istrates presided in ouzveoorU.
and negro schoipj, committee
f men " had a say-so oyer. ' our
a-man arose t the - occasieiu
That' man was Cam Morrison .
'all story and honor to hie
name.- Shall we . forget his
heroism and stalwart fight for
our. homes?"- No, a thousand
times JYo. -Rally to Morrison,
the man who led the White
Man's fight- i -
(Potiiical adv.) - l
$3.00 AFTER JUNE 1ST.
On and after June 1st, 1920
the subscription price 0f Tha
Robesonian wil be as follows-
One year 3.00
Six months $1.50
Three months 75c.
This increase in price- is made
necessary by the greatly in
creased price of newsprint pa
per and everything else that
enters into the cost of produc
t on. Until June 1st subscrip
tions will be taken at present
rate of 2.00 the year for one
year fn advance onlv.
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL HXWi
Gilbert. 15-month-nU u-
with tubercalarneninaitis
An important meeting of Raft
k Jn,PJComp No- 164' W- O. W, will
be held Saturday evening of this
Knilf f t-together meeting will be
held in the Sunday school room of the
First Baptist church this evening atfii
o clock. All members are cordially
invited to attend.
-Crops which have been retarded 4
;yi.t , continaed 'd have made no
table Improvement during the last
three days, according to farmers
coming into town.
All ex-service men f East Lum
berton are requested to meet at the
auditorium tomorrow (Friday) in
ning at 8 o'clock. An important n-at-ter
is to be considered.
Mr. A. W. Peace, formerly of
Lumberton. now a real -
Fayetteville, has been nominated for
the Legislature bv thp Republican
vi vumoeriana county.
. m ti i , .
Mr. J. W. Griffin MnnJov
chased the Pastime theatre from Mr
H. H. Aridrson. The theatre will be'
run under the same management in
the future as when owned by Mr
Anderson.
It is rumored that two additional
passenger' trains " will be put on the
Seat c ard between Charlotte, and Wi-
nngton at an early date. Nothing
official has been received here about
the inatter, however.
Jne rats ,on Mr- C. Arnett's farm
on R. 5 from Lumberton have allied
thcmse,ves with the bud worms and
e yuiing- a own tne young corn.
viuni iu an-. rne, wno was a
Lumberton visitor yesterday.
, Mr. H. M. McAllister left last
, evening for Ch.irlott to attend the
ICOth General Assembl- of the Pres-
byterian Church of the United States,
! which opened today. Mr. McAnin-
ter went as a delegates from Fayette
villp. presbytery.
Mr. Jno. A. McLeod of Buie has
been appointed Statp sanitary inspec
tor. Mr. McLeod will devote ris time
to seeing that the sanitary privy law
is complied with in Robeson county.
He has the authority to indict vio
lators of the law.
Fayetteville Observer, May 17:
"Stewardship was the subject of a
fin address delivered by L. R. Var
ser, an attorney at law of Lumber
ton, who occupied the pulpit- of the
First Baptist church Sunday s morn
ing in the absence of the pastor Rer
Joel Synder.
Mr. M. Fuller went to Hender
sonville Monday and will return to
Lumberton about June 1st After
the 5th of Jun other members of
the family, will accompany him back
to Hendersonville, where they , wl
spend the summer, as has been their
custom for several yeers. ' 4
A number of Lumberton people
went to Fayetteville last night to
hear -Lieut Governor O. Max Card
r.er speak. They report one of th
largest crowds that ever attended a
political meeting in Cumberland coun
ty, many being turned away for lack
of room in the court house.
Berry Mayes was arrested m the
Pope drug store just after midnight
Monday night by Policemen J. B.
Boyle and Vance McGilL , Mayes
entered the store by breaking out a
glass door. He stated that he was in
quest of dope. He W4 placed m jail,
but was later release! without triaL
The Lumberton Chero-Cola Bat
tling Co. has begun operation in thai
Biggs building. Sooth Chestnut' street
The plant is owned by Messrs. J. H
Walcott and J: P. Collins, who came
here several weeks ago from Georgia.
e plant is on of the most up-to-te
bottling outfit to be found any
where. All bottled ire sterilised be
fore used and the plant is sanitary
in every respect. The plint here
will jupply practically aH Robesoa,
Columnar, and Bladen counties. .
DONTf PAIL ' '
to go te chorea!
You NEED tha Church and the
Church NEEDS yea... .-
There lj a CORDIAL WEL-
. COME far yea at the First -V.
BAPTIST - Church Sunday "
V aioraing and cveaiaV. '
' The pastor wfll preach. - , .
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WILLIAM T7. FAfifiE
ETB SPECIALIST - .
OClee: Ifatioaal Bash ef
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