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THB KOBESONIA, LctibkklN, IVOKTW CAROLINA. TDURSDAf t &EPTE3IBER 9, 1920.
; Published
By
WltXSOMAN PUBUSHING CO.
83AKTK
President
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Year ...
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1.50
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1920.
OtHoe 1 07 'West Fourth Street
Telephone No. 20.
oired as second ciass mail matte?
t the postoffice at Lumberton, N. C
not appear at JL These notes are
taken to a bank and cashed at heavy
discount, the -promoter goinjr merrily
on his iway to the next "prospect" and
the purchaser by , and bye having to
pay' the :note when his dreams -havs
faded and the stock does not look near
so alluring:. " .
THE BOLL WEEVIL! i
An aMon'shingly large num.ip. r Yf
people called at' The Robesonian
office and at the office of County
Farm Demonstrator Dukes Mtfnday,
and many have called since, to see thi
boll weevil, bottled specimens of which
had been brought in from two Robe
son county. townships.. The weevil
has been the topic of conversation id
Robeson this week. Everybody .is in.
termed in him. What is to be done ?
What damage will he'do next year?
At the solicitation of The Robesonian,
BEALTY VALUES IN ROBESON.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the report made by a committee
of district supervisors appointed by
the State Tax Commission to make
investigation of the merits- of com
plaints made .about the administra
tion of the Revaluation act inr-Robe-on.
The committee concludes,' after
thorough investigation, that the work
of revaluation in Robeson . has been
properly, faithfully and economically
performed, and compliments the su
pervisor and his assistants highly on
thr work The committee unani
mously endorses the work accomplish, dencc and home place of Mr
ed and recommends tnat tne values
as passed bv the board of appraisers
ud review be sustained. Special
complaints were made as to Lumber
toa, Wisharts and HoweHsrille town
ships and the committee thinks, after
a complete analysis of the purchases
mad offers in each of these townships,
that if the complainants had been in
full possession of the facts they would
not have made any complaint as to
either of these townships or as to
the entire county.
It was found that while the opinion
prevailed that town property in Robe
son had only been increased about
148 per cent., while farm property had
been increased about 602 per cent., as
a matter of fact both farm and city
real property were valued uniformly.
This misconception arose from the
fact that the county supervisor had
not completed the town of Lumberton
at the time he submitted the abstract
and the figures reflected represented
the value of land of town lots only,
and did not include the value of building-!
on the lots, that the value of
buildings and improvements were in
error conceived to. be included in the
value of farm, property, thereby in
creasing the precentage of increase
on farm property and decreasing the
percentage on town property.
The report of the committee as pub
lished in this paper is interesting
and instructive and will clear up
some misunderstandings that have
caused dissatisfaction.
jT speculative stocks.
The Robesonian from time to time
during recent months has lifted a
warning voice about speculative
stocks. Many Robeson' people have
taken chances. The usual method is to
give notes, the stock salesman usually
representing that the notes easily can
bt paid with the pofits. Tha State
Insurance Depar;mer;t has been view
?ej with concern .he activity of stoci:
saliwen in the State and s's possi
bility of disaster when the notes fall
mis fall. A an example of how
some people fall for these stocks the
is told of a' Vake e-unt. fann
er who at various times since last
snrintr haa iiiirrViripH lihonl blocks
of stock in ' various alluring proposi
tions until he has given notes aggre
gating f 110,000. He has a farm worth
$40,000. He expected to be able to
"take up the notes with the profits.
Tin nAT'itd Vt o it a TiAf mafnmfllivA
V, S VSA. 1 llJ C UUk Uiaill(AUi
The notes will have to be. paid, and his
' farm no doubt will have to go. In
stead of a good farm, he -will have
some fancy paper that may or may
not be worth more than kindling. He
will not be able to raise a crop and
support his family on the paper. That
no doubt is an extreme case, but
there are others who will have a rude
awakening. If one must invest in
speculative stocks the only safe thing
to do is to take a very small block, so
that if the thing proves worthless
one will not be out house and home.
A Lumberton banker calls The
Robesonian's attention to the fact that
these notes for stock are almost in
variably mnde payable to "myself,"
and the r.ain: of the man who sells
or the company he represents does
How's This ?
TVe ofter JIOQ.OO lor any case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALIVb
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE Is tak
en internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of th Sv6tem.
Sold by druggists for ever forty years.
Price 75c Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Under the provision at an act of the gen
eral assembly of North Carolina enacted t
the extra season of August, 1920. entitled
"An Act to create Fairmont Graded School
Dstrict: to authors tha trustees thereof to
suite bonds ; and to levy an additional special
tax." an election will be held on the first
Monday in October, 1920 to determine wheth
er said graded school district shall be estab
lished, bonds issued and a special tax levied,
and if established the boundaries of said dis
trict will be as follows:
Beginninir at the west end of Atkinson's
Mill dam and runs thence North up Hog
Swamp so as to include the Stephen Ashley
place; thence West to Turkey branch; thence
down Turkey branch . to Turkey - Branch
Spring: on said branch ; thence with the
southern lines of the properly of i. W.
Hedgpeth and E. Fowler Prevatt about
Northwest to the Lumberton road ; thenca
with the Lumberton road about South to
Smalls Cross Soads: thence with the Fair
mont-Back Swamp road, including the resi-
D. B. Mclntyre
to Pleasant Hope road. N. W. Jenkins line;
thence with Pleasant Hope road, to N. W.
Jenkins corner; thence with Mrs. Nora Me
In tyre's line to the land of the late Lewis
Pitman: thence with the line of Lewis Pit
man property to Mrs W. C. Collins land:
thence with Mr. W, C. Collin line to and
across old Field Swamp to the late Walter
Andrews land ; thence with the lines of the
Walter Andrews land about Southeast to
the Andrews corner ' in Machine Branch ;
thence up Machine branch to the line of Iona
School District, the crossiag- at John Snipes:
thence as the road from John Snipes to the
McMillan place about South as the line of
Iona School District to the line of the Balti
more School district: thence about East at
tne line of the Baltimore School District,
including the L M- Thompson .place and the
W. r. rloyd place to Ashpole Swamp; thence
as Ashpole Swamp to Hog Swamp ; thence
up Hog Swamp to the beginning at Atkinson's
Mill dam: said boundaries including all the
lands within Whfte Districts numbers one and
three of Fairmont township as well as cer
tain lands adjoining said districts.
Notice is hereby riven that an eleetinn
will De Held on the first Monday in October,
1920, and that E. W. Floyd has been ap
pointed as registrar and H. G. Mitchell and
N. W Jenkins have been appointed as judge
of election. There will b ea new registra
tion for said election and all persons resi
dent within the boundaries above described
who are entitled to vote for members of the
general assembly are entitled to register; and
only persons who register for said election
in accordance with the provisions of said act
can vote in stiid election. E. W. Floyd, the
revflstrer will, commencing on Saturday, Sep
tember lit, 1920, and on each following
Saturday until the day of election attend
at his. office .in the store of O. I. Floyd Com
pany on Main street in the' town of Fair
mont from S a. m. until 6 p. m. for the
purpose of registering such persons a are
entitled to register, and only such persons
as shall register will be entitled to vote in
said election. Challenges may be entered on
any registration day and will be passed
upon the day of election. On the day of
election the polls will be opened at the reg
ular voting place for the election of town
officer' Jn the town of Fairmont at eight
o'clock a m. and will remain open until
sundown. At said election those who are in
favor of the establishment of said graded
school district and the issuance of bonds and
the levy of a special tax will vote a printed
or written ballot with the word "Approved"
thereon ; and those opposed will vote a writ
ten or printed ballot with the word "Dis
approved" thereon. If, at said election, a ma
jority of tne qualified registered voters shall
ote "Approved" then it shall be tLe duty of
Board of Trustees of said Graded School Dis
trict to issue bonds of said district in .-).
sum as may be necessary to provide for the
purchase of property and building, equipping
a system oi graded schools for said district
not exceeding $100,000.00, which bond (half
bear interest from their date at not excelling j
per cent per annum, payable emi annually,
and the principal shall be payable not ex
eecdfe thirty, yearsfrow date nf nsue and
none of said bonds shall be sold fo- less than
par. And to pay interest on said bonds and
defray current expense of said 'schools and
provide a sinking fund, the board of commis
sioners of Robeson county shall annually ievy
an additional -special tax on all persons and
property subject .to taxation within said dis
trict, not to exceed fifty cents on the 1 100.00 i
assessed valuation of property -and $1.60 on
each poll. If the given rate produces a larg
er sum than is necessary, then the said board
of commissioner may reduce the rate M
any year to such rate as may be indicated as
sufficient by the board of trustees of said
graaea scnool district.
At the same time and nlac th
of the location of said graded school buildings
win aiso oe suDmrttea to the qualified regis
tered voters of said district and a separate I
ballot box will be provided marked "Location
Box." At said election the qualified voters
who are in favor of the location of the grad
ed school buildings upon the site occupied
by the existing school buildings shall vote a
written or printed ballot wth the words "For i
old location" thereon : while those voters fav.
oring a new site or location for said graded
school buildings shall vote a written or print
ed ballot with the words "For new location"
thereon. If majority vote in favor of old
location, then the new school buildings shall
be erected on the existing site at Fairmont;
if a majority vote in favor of .flew location.
tbon th trutees shall select a suitable" now
site and erect new buildings thereon
A full and true copy of the aforesaid act
of the general assembly under which seid
election m to be held is in the possession of
Mclntyre, Lawrence A Proctor, attorneys at
Lumbrton. N. C, who will submit same to
the inspection of any person upon request;
and give" any desired information with re
spect thereto
Dated this September 6th. 1920. "
E. W. FLOYD, Registrar.
Attest: t
H. G. MITCHELL.
N. W. JENKINS.
Judges of Election. 9 9 4 Thurs
Mr. Dukes discusses this important
subject in an article in this issue.- - He
says there is oo occasion iox. excite,
mefit but that now is the, time for
every tanner xo xsuncn out on a Xivtu
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The FSfst Car Lbad of The Season;
We have just returned fr6m"theCWfest
and knov we..havi one of the best lot of
Mules eyer shipped here. If ybu -want
the right kind, wejl finished, good broke,
"the tasty kind," dun't fail to see these
mules. '." f 1 .,
,,3 car loads; all sizes,the
kind thafs guaranteed:
TKflt!arrf5rt?;Jst the kind ypii want
open and top, side and
end springs. ' .
5iaOC all styles, for Buggy &
dtOKSbS Wagons. Collars and
Bridles.
Call and see us when in Lumberton.
Our prices are right and our terms will
suit you.
W. I. LINKHAW
LUMBERTON, N. C.
hL!J::'iJiiMi K H ainea For baby's croup,-
rs: . vT;".7iiri rjr , m?mr Kobe- cut. and bruises,
Dissv "w i ovu jiviautjr is ui uiucu wetter pogi-
sary. . - . '; . tion to fight the pest effectively than
One. thin at least is certain, aaa .many tb,er, ectiona that have sac
! I vcosxiuiy ibbbcu luruiiy11 uie jdou wee.
!'A I vil seijre. : The chances are verw mivh
If . in favor of small damage; next year.
J according to .the history of Jther gec-
" I tiong that tisiva Kaon irimitA- J rtii -
ample time to make the .necessary
change, v Kobeaon should be richer
county two, years froni today than it
is today, in spite of the boll weeviL
o
Subscribe, for ?he .Bobeaciaa.
Willie's daily
mother's I - sore
throat, ' Grandma's " lameness- Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil the -household
remedy. . 30c and 60c r ;
,. ' ., , r . '
Mr. R. M; Phillips of the -lope-Swamp
section is a Lumberton visitor
today. ' "
CIIAELOTTE LUMBER CWMPANY
'iU,-COLLINS; Mimager;
. r "Charlotte, N. (C7) - " ?
All kinds pf hard wood ind tpin lum
ber, rongh and dressed -Red Cedar
Shingles In transit at fU timesv. ;
H
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We cordially invite you to make our Bank your headquarters
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for business or other purposes where we can be of service.
Our loyalty to the community extends to you whether or
not you are a customer of ours today.
" "We are here to be" ""bothered" and your call at any time
will be a plaesure to us. '
Shoe's
Slmoes
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We have just received a large ship
ment of Long Wear Fall Shoes for
Men, WomenBoys, Girls , and Chil
dren, and ab)glot of Packard Shoes
for Men, lid fe ribw have in stock a
complete line of this famous footwear.
If you are looking for a satisfactory
shoe, one which will give you the
longest service, thie greatest comfort,
ahd'is niade inhlaftest and most
atttactivief styles to: Jbe had, prniQ;
se'e us and cdhipare our shoes with
any other shoes oh the market, and
your good judgment will induce you
to try them.
Eo ML BIGGS
LUMBERTON, N. C.
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3 LUMBERTON.
tlundreds i
farmers-
Hundreds of tarmers-farmers yoii
think of as successful are using this
bank and they find that it pays them
well.
You, Mr. Farmer, are cordially in
vited to join our growing list of satis
fied customers. START NOW!
The
Natibnal
Bank of
Lumberton
A. W. McLEAN, President
M. F. COBB, Cashier.
RESOURCES OYER $1,100,000.00
"THE OLD RELIABLE"
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rteCT ja.aiw! Mum h TMttriiTagnggnminKiHT
I . . Harness-
Buggy and Wagon Harness at Cost
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS I WILL OFFER
$15 Wagon Harness ' . $10.00
$10 Wagon Harness $ 8.00
$30 Buggy Harness $20.00
i $35 Buggy Harness $25.00 -$40
Buggy Harness $30.00
Also a big lot of Bridles at a bargain.
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W. F. EDWARDS
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AT AUCTION
Tuesday, Sept. 14, lfc30 a.m.
' , This splendid farm! is located on the
Carthage Road only 2 miles from Lum
berton and consists of lOO acres which
has been subdivided into three ideal
small farms. Good 5 room house, tobac
co barn and necessary out buildings. v
Also a 22 1-2 acre tract adjoining be
longing to W. H, Powell will be offered
for tle high dollar on very easy terms. (.-
L, A. McGeachy Property
IN ST. PAULS, N. C.
On Broad and .First Sts.
CHOICE TOWN LOTS
";' 2:30 p. m.
Don't forget you can buy a small farm
or a choice town lot on this sale at your
own price on easy terms. .
Good Music
Atteeltic Coast Re
J t The Name That Justifies Your Confidence.'
Local Contract Bepresratativea. Robeson Farm Ineorporative Co,, Lumberton, N., C.
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