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VOLUME IX LUMBERTON, N. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1921 NUMBER 92
Propqsed Legis
lation of Local
Interest
Senator Varser's Tax Bill Would Re-;
peal All Penalties for Deferred,
Payment but Retaia Discount for;
Early Payment He Will U"er
Bill to Revise Tax Valuations
I mint v's Members Want Ex-
pressions from The People About
, a , i
Retaining Uemoiwirauo ,
"- ... frtiire age, me raising oi more ioou crops , , y T t , di
th, week-end here w'tkJe ,d'6 let-up in high-living, was urged heard M. J. J. Blair State supervis--k-aving
this morning to return ' o Ra-1 pxstat Senaor j Brown of 'or of school buildings tell something
leigh. When seen yy !
tive of The KoDesoman, uuil
sersaid thftt fte ": -
,.,v,;v, v,o introduced recently to re
peal all penalties now prescribed by
statute for deffered payment of tax
es, so as to allow the discount on
taxes paid before December 1 of each
year. Under the present law a one
per cent, discount is allowed on-aii
tuxes paid before that date and after
that date one per cent is added each
month until paid. The bill as amend
ed will do away with the per cent,
added for deferred payment of tax
es, but not the discount for early
PaThTnbill whiclf Varser introduced
to aboMsh the county welfare officer
in Robeson would leave the duty oi
enforcing the school attendance law
upon the attendance officer in each
school district. " .
A bill of interest to the people of
tho county generally which Senator
Varser will introduce calls for a re
vision of the property valuation in
Robeson. While a measure of State
wide application will be offered, Sen
ator Varser will 6ffer a special bill
M toko care of Robeson county in
case the State-wide measure fails to
pass. ,
Senator Varser and Representa-
. i J f. A rtVinr have re. K.
lives jeiiMiis ...... - ---- -
orl rurmests to mirouuce uma
V'H'-" - ' l
inrren-e the number ot rural poiite-;
men in the county irom tour
to six, and also to do away witn tnc
farm and home demor.J trad o n,
Wilts In the coiMy. ' h.eV I
.nvwma tn hrar from those in-,
i-r;.-,tc'c in tliese maiu'n. wiuic y-J
act ai.u wm ii 'Mi"'"" e . .
i nfn Jlnurmfr Tt'Olll
:r.v who want to express their views.
Lie,' w;m.h
to earn what me majji- ,
cf the cit'c.eii
of the county think;
ij t!:es imitleo.
f ha:; l-t '-'.i slated in the Rahecon
i-m, Ft-a-Lor Vi-.rs.T has lieeii nanied ,
ch-'.'ira'cn of the finance committee,
th' nv st important committee cf the
S. nalo, and is also a member of the
i,i,hc.;.ry committee, the committee
"n counties, cities and towns, propo
sitions and Riievances, rules- corpor
ations. ruWic health, agriculture and
several other minor committees.
Lee-Jackson Day
nfploratr Veterans VTil Meet in
Court House edne-uay aurcs-, .
iv I,.. I. Brill Dinner ill ne herv-
ea p. i 'aui;mt
As has been slated in Th Robeson-'
i in, th'- Ural Daughters of the l-on- ,
i.diacv will serve tlin.ier to all vet-,
ecans who attend the Lee-Jackson ,
day exercises here Wednesday of'
this week.
The veterans will be addressed at
1 ! iva nl. l,v L. J- F-r'itt of the local
ba
Music will be furm.-iieU Iry total
lah-nt The public is invited to attend
the exercises which will le new in
th court house.
I American Cotton association winch
1 EE JACKSON DAY WILL BE i met in Raleigh Thursday and is en
CELEBRATEI) AT RED SPRINGS 1 dcrsed by Vm. G. McAdoo former
I secretary of the treasury. Lx-Gov.-
I)r H. G Hill Will Deliver Address ". Richard I. Manning of South
and U. D. C.
eon to Veterans
to Come Later,
-Geddes Hopes
By 'Phone to The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Jan. 17 The Red
Springs chapter U. D C, will cele-)T
nrace auu cashier of the National Bank of
19th the celebration to be held in the , Lumbertonf staijed that they wel-e
college auditorium at 11 o clock a , favorably jmpressed with the mo ve
in. Dr. H. G. Hill of Maxton will ment ag did many farmers who were
make the address. ... present. In fact, quite a number cf
After the exercises a luncheon will those present subscribed for con
be served the veterans and friends j giderable stock in the corporation,
in the conservatory hall by t.ie some for cash and others for cotton,
ladies. . . . Monday. January 31. has been
Rev. T. S. Opie, recently appointed
rector of the Episcopal churches at
Red Springs and Maxton, ' preached
last evening in the Methodist church
to a lareg congregation.
President Vardell of Flora Mc
Donald college, received on Satur
day a letter Trom Sir Auckland Ged
des, British Ambassador atx Washing
ton, expressing his regret at not
being able to keep his engagement
here on Friday but expressin gthe
hope taht hg might visit the college
later on in the spring.
(,'tamber of Commerce Meeting This
Evening.
As was stated in Thursday's Robe
sonian, a meeting of Ihe Lumberton
Chamber of Commerce w;ill be held
in the municipal building this even
ing at 7:30. Matters of importance'
will be considered and it is desired
that all who can possibly do so at-
tend.- - ' ""
Local banks will be closed Wed
nesday of this week Lee-Jackson
day.
Cotton Acreage
Reduction Day
On January 31 a Meeting Will be;
Held in Lumberton Great Gath
ering cf Farmers Planned Plan of
Marketing Cotton to Advantage
Explained Mr J. A. Brown Stress-;
ed Important Matters in Rousing
Speech Here Saturday.
The importance of reducing the cot-
ton acreatre ai ieasi onp-naii. an
1 1 A- 1 1
equal reduction of the tobaco acre.
, i . .
Chndbourn. who addressed a farmers' I
meting in the court house Jiere SaU
Hr(iav. The meetin? was called bv I
Dr. G. M. Pate- president of the Rob
eson division of the American Cotton
association, who presided, and was
fairly well attended.
In dealing with the manner in
which the public has been living dur
ing the time money was plentiful
and prices high, Mr. Brown declared
that people had spent money reck
lessly and shamefully and he, togeth
er wfth others, had been living in a
fool's paradise. Hei compared pri
ces received for cotton and tobacco
in 1919 with those offered at present
and said that people had gone in debt
during good times and must get out
in bad times. The importance of prac
tical economy, going to work and co
operation was also stressed by the.
Mr. Brown said that if the people
would put their shoulders tothewheel
. . ! . I
eac-n man stand oy nis neignoor, pay,
honest debts so far as possible and j
follow the plans outlined by the ;
American Cotton association, the
hvn v,.. f mm now than ever before. !
People were living too fast and God
has tailed us to attention.
The speaker was given close at
tention and no doubt his address will
Dear
fruit among the farmers who
; hjr.n) him
p.'fAvint- Mr. Crown's address.
Following
Montgomery, a representa-i
t,vt, of thL, Amtrk.an Products x.
u anJ imp01.t corporation, outlin-1
t.fj th,-pl-ms of the corporation, which i
, i. 4uQ A,-,10vipnn r.nt.
t-A ;t on for the nurnose ot
... .. .1 i.
sc hut i nttan ior l ie '.rowers uireci
tf( c,y trin manufacturers of Europe
. . !,,. ,.nt.-t-.-nnsrimmff coun i
other
coK... i consuming coun i
ivies, the r-
.n being to assist foreign :
rs i.i fiimming the pur
cha of Anioi-ici-.ii eolti-n. The cor-! ed. 1!.e only available lot is one just
pf r:iion excecls to idaeo cotton buy acos;: the road from the present
cr.-. on all markets who will pay tlu ; grounds. This lot contains 2x- seres
pi-.-valling market price for cotton, j ar.d c;.n be purchased now for $20,-Tiu-
cotton will then be exported and j O'JU. This is the price agreed upon
the piofits on same will be equally I a.-! fair by Mcssers. A. E. White, K.
th,, t.1!ii- and the ! M. Ians and H. M. McAllister, a
stockholders of the corporation, 8
per cent, being deducted for operating
eypeiK.es. More than $1,000,000 stock
in the corporation has already been
subscribed by farmers- bankers and
other business men in the State of
Soutn Carolina and the pian is to sell
!,00O,00() in stock to the iarmers,
1 ,;, kc rsid 1-usinw
men ot all trie
The : 3r
cash, Liberty
citt-..ii-growing State
.nirat ioi takes cither
r.r.n ls or c( ttoii o. any grade air
stock. The prices allowed for cotton
on stock are somewhat higher than
pair
on local markets, especially for
low-trade cotton. Those who
P-iy
for slock with cotton will ship it tot
Greensboro or Charlotte, the cor-
poraticn to pay the freight, where j
the cotton is placed
n a warehouse
u'Hi! shipped.
The corporation was endorsed by
th North Carolina division cf the
poration, which already has foreign
orders for a quantity of low-grade
cotton.
After hearing the plans of the cor
poration explained Mr. K. M. Barnes,
treasurer of the Planters Bank &
t Company and Mr. M. F. Cobb,
nanied bv the' North Carolina divi-
sion of the American Cotton asso
ciation as "Cotton Acreage Reduc
tion Day", and a meeting will be held
in Lumberton on that date. It is
planned to make this one of the
greatest gathering of farmers ever
known in Robeson. Prominent
speakers will be secured and it is
safe to say that the meeting will be
of interest to every farmer in the
county, white, Indian and colored.
JMessrs. L. E. Blanchard, T. A.
McNeill, Jr., O. O. Dukes, W. K.
auncinted a committee to advertise
Bethune and F. Grover Britt were
the meeting, which .will be held in
the court house here at 11 a. m. on
the above stated date. Begin now
to prepare to be on hand.
Meeting at Red Springs January 31.
A similar meeting was heldat Red
Springs Saturday afternoon and it
was decided also to hold another
meeting there on January 31. -
Mr. T. P. Monroe of R. 5, Lumber-
ton, was among the visitors in town
' Saturday.
!$3O,O0O BOND ISSUE
; mR cf unni.C
,
Bill Will bi Offered in Legislature
for Election to be Held in April
Money Needed for Additional
Sile, Teacherage and Repairs
J. J. Blair, State Supervisor of
School Buildings, Among Speak
ers at Meeting at School House
Friday Evening.
At the high school auditorium Fri-
riAV pvpn pf a iair-sizeu auuienize
i r l
p1 lne aavamages eo ue uei.veu xru.u
'PWVfttioimflsiuxjp
c,ally aesigneu uunumg
was de
licrhted bv solos rendered 'by Mrs.
Leslie Carlyle; was given a clear and
awakening outline of school needs in
a short, straight-from -the-shoulder
talk by Mr. R. . Lawrence, chairman
of the school board, and heard Mr. H.
E. Stacy briefly and eloquently tell
of the importance of recreation in
school life. -
Before, introducing the first speak
er, Supt.-W. H. Cale explained that
the exercise were m lieu' of North
Crj-olina dar Xertisea last fall, tin
drtaken in co-operation witfc the Wo
man's Club, which already has a fond
of about $506- to be devoted to play
ground equipment.
Mr. Blair said that he finds crowd
edcorditions in schools all over the
State, and that in many places build
ings are being erected. He thinks the
T.t.o-ictntnr will nuthoriz a hond is-
e " , j
sue so that the State can lend money
"u miu..s. xicoinc
cf the trend toward consolidation of
' ti nanii u nil itm nviinn nil' ijiiiiiik
i hool
trucks, 7,963 having been taken to
uaiva w v. I' I
schcol in that way last year; also
oi" the increase in teacherags- 87 now
as compared with 3 a few years ago.
H recommended certain flowers and
trees for school yards and spoke of
the value of play equipment to make
slIIooI life more interesting. He clos-
f! ' reciting
1 hv rccitintr Lontrfellow s The
Builders."
Mrs. Carlyle delighted the audience
with "My Heart is Frozen", "Robin,
Robin Sine Me a Sonsr." and. as an
encore,
Love is on the High Road."
II.
M. McAllister played piano
accompaniment
Mr. Lawrence
told briefly of 'school
ncLMf.
Evcrv room is crowde
cl.
nollui hitvh school building is need-
committee appointed by Mr. Law
rence to fix upon what the town
fhonld pay for the property. The
owners, Messrs. W. W. Carlyle and
S. F. Caldwell, valued the property,
at ?"2,000, but agreed to let the town
have it at the price the committee fix
c.l, .It must be purchased right away
;r other disposition will be made of
p..
In order to provide money for th:s
! purc-iRse, also to pay for the teach
I '.-vage, ST.ciOO, and make repairs to
! present school buildings, a bill wjll
be offered in the Legislature provid-
ing for a bond issue of $30,000. The
lectien to determine this matter will
ke lc;ci the first Tuesday in April.
jj, . Stacy spoke of the important
ola'.-e recreation plays in education.
Education, he said, is not just the ac
c.imu'ntion of facts and figures, but
learning to express oneself. No
school is complete unless it has a
place for recreation. He declared
that it is most important to estab
br.h large play-grounds and commend
ed as altogether praiseworthy and
worth while the plan of the Woman's
club to furnish equipment for such a
playground.
General Assembly
Bill to Require Medical License Be
fore Marriage.
Bellamy of New Hanover has intro
duced in the House a bill that would
require all applicants for license to
marry to be subjected to medical
examination before license
is granted.
The Senate Thursday presented its
retiring presiding officer- ex-Lieut.
O. Max Gardner, a handsome watch.
Would Abolish County Welfare Office
Senator Varser has offered a bill
to abolish the county welfare office
in Robeson. Senator Nash of Rich
mond offered a bill Friday to abolish
the State Board of Charity and Pub
lic Welfare and all the county wel
fare officers, on the ground that it
will save the State $20,000 a year and
the work can be done as well by other
county officers. Williamson has of
fered a bill to abolish the office in
Columbus, and other counties are
asking to be relieved of this office.
Recorder's Court.
Walter Leach, colored, was bound
over to the Superior court Friday by
Pec order D. II. Fuller on the charge
of shooting H. O. Oxendine, Indian.
He was placed .under. a?50Qhond,
which he made. Oxendine was shot
with a shotgun, 13 shot penetrating
his stomach, according to the evi
dence. The shooting took place on
the night of January 5.
Meeting of Indians
A Meeting of Teachers, Red Cross
Woikers Will be Held at Indian
Nornril at Pembroke Friday of This
Veck.
Cor.ex mlenre of The ilobosonian.
As previously announced, there will
be a' meeting of Indians of Robeson
counly at the Indian normal school,
Pembnke, on Friday, January 21.
This will be a kind of combination
meeting of teachers, Red Cross work
ers and others. All Indian teachers
of th' county will be expected to be
presept, and it is hoped that all Indian
soldier hoys and hundreds of others
men, women and children will at
tend th". meeting.
FoJknving is - a tentative program
for the day:
10:00 a. m. Devotional exercises
L. Yf. Jacobs.
10:1." a. m. Business meeting of
Teachers association.
10:.'i0 a. m. Reading Circle work
for li'21 Supt. J. R. Poole.
lOroC a. m. Importance of story
telling in teaching ' English Miss
Elim A. Oxendine.
ll'M a. in. How to impress upon
th patrons the importance of first
clay and regular attendaaee James
R, Lwry.
11:25 a. m. Xbe importance of ex--
awiaations during the school term
and at the close O. R. Sampson
11:40 a. m. The teaher's responsi
bility for -the moral well-being of the
t-hihl .1 W Smith.
12 ni. Songs and other exercises by !
school children.
12:15 p. m. Address
son. 1L:50 i m. Delivery
-Mr. T. L. John
of State and
Victory medals
Tho American Red Cross is expect
ed to be represented by Miss Emily
H. V.ilker. It is hoped that at least
500 members of the Red Cross may
be-secured at this meeting and a per
manent organization and Red Cross
chapter established for the Indians
of Robeson county.
T. C. HKNDERSON, Prin. I. N. S.
J. R. POOLE- County Supt.
COTTON FARMERS PLEDGE RE
DUCTION OF ACREAGE IN 1921
Endorse Commodity Plan for Mark
etinvj Cotton Similar to Tobacco
tfian.
Fin'otsement of the commodity
plan lor the marketing of cotton sim
ilar to the one adopted by North Car
olina Tobacco groweis.
American ( oltou Association re
ouested to call meeting of executive
committee to consider Southwide plan
for th marketing of cotton along the
lilies proposed for the co-operative
marketing of cotton in this State.
Continuation of present cotton tax
ot z-i cents a oaie ior anotner two
years j
Endorsement of American Pro-1
ducts Expert and Import Corpora-,
tion
Amendment of State law as to pro
vide for organization of NON-CAPITA
1. marketing associations.
Fifty per cent reduction in cotton
S'.crecge for the year, provided that
n cotton raiser shall plant more
than or.e-third of his CULTIVATED
L.iid in cotton.
Lesignation of January 31st as
"Acreage Reduction Day."
Cotton storage warehouse for every
cotton growing county in the State.
These recommendations adopted
without, a dessenting vote by five
bundled earnest cotton farmers from
fifty-Counties in North Carolina, at
the annual convention of the North
Carolina Cotton Growers'
association in Raleigh yesterday re
suited from a, day's deliberations that ' mistakes and though some of these
such leaders as Dr. B. W. Kilgor, di-j may seem to us very flagrant, still the
rector of the Agricultural Extension game cannot be won by a display of
Service, declared represents pThaps , temper or an. exhibition of our fistic
the most momentous agricultural j ability. Neither is it proper to blame
movement undertaken in a genera-j our opponents too severely for f ring
tion ement of rules as we see them if his
L. S Tomlinson, Wilson business j iu tion is permitted by the officials,
man, who has led the cotton growers i The players, pupils of the school and
of the State with such signal success! friends of the team reirret most keen
during the past year, was unanimous-j y this unfortunate affair, and with a
ly re-elceted as president, and John R. i sincere apology to our friends from
Peterson, of Clinton, and Dr. B. Wr- iI.ur-ibcrton we hope that the incident
Kilgore, of Raleigh- were elected as!
vice-presidents. These officrs togeth
er with a representative from each
congressional district farm the ex
cuiive committee, which was author
ized to work out the plan for the or
ganization of a co-operative associa
tion. Raleigh News and Observer,
Jan. 19.
NEGRO KILLED AT MAXTON
BY SHOT THROUGH WINDOW
Maxton, Jan. 14. Robert Monroe,
negro, was insaantly killed last
night, when an unknown party fired
a shot through the window pane of
the house wher he was visiting. It
is said that Monroe was wanted for
killing an officer and that a reward
of $1,700 was offered for hi3 cap
ture. An inquest was held last night
and the verdict was that he was
killed at the hands of an unknown
party.
Wm. Beard, a miner, held in con
nection with killing James Morris, a
guardsman, on December 23 last, was
taken from jail at Jasper, Ala., Fri
day, morning -by- a mob and shot to
death near the town.
Mr. Jno. M. Brown of Red Springs,
R. 4, was a Lumberton visitor Satur
day, f
Sewer and
Paving Bonds
Legislature Will le Asked to Allow
Lumberton to Issue Ilonds in Sum
of 81X2.1)00 for i'ainj and Extend
ing Sewer Lines.
The I.egisl.ilu'e will be asked to
pass a bill grunting Lumberton the
right to issue bonds in the sum of
f 182,000 for the purpose of extending
the sever lines in town and paving.
This sas decided at a meeting of the
mayor and town commissiones Fri
day evening.
The last Legislature passed a bill
al'owing the town issue bonds in the
'sum.ojJ;10.0jJfor.J
it wi-.s learned that this amount would
not be sufficient to complete the
work. The $140,000 is included in
the $182,000 that will be provided in
the bill that the Legislature will be
asked to pass during the present ses
sion, i
BANK OF FAIRMONT'S !
BIGGEST AND BEST YEAR
Paid 15 per Cent. Cash Dividend. De
clared 100 per cent, Stock Divi
dend, Increasing Capital Stock to
$40,000 Declared Like Stock Dir.
idend in 1914 and Has Paid 10 to
15 per Cent. Cash Dividends
Each Year Enters Upon New
Year in Best Condition.
Correspondence of The RobesonUn.
Fairmont- Jan. 14. At the meeting
! of the stockholders of the Rank of
Faiimont, held January 12, a 15 per
cert, cash dividend was paid, and
a 10c per cent- stock dividend
i dei la' cd, increasing the capital to
$40,0(0, with over $o",000 surplus
' and undivided profit account. A
j stock dividend of 100 per cent was
I declared by this bank in 1914 and
now declares a second 100 per cent
stock dividend, besides paying from
10 to 15 per cent cash dividends each
year.
The old board of director-; wa u.
i naniirK'i's'v rc-eWted for another
! venr: F. L. Blu" Dr. J. P. Rrown, A.
IS. Thompson, N. W. Jenkins. R O.
! Pitman. J. D. Kyi". A. J. Floyd. Af
' tev the pto-khfddurs meetinir. the
b"pv,l r,f dirtor- re.eW'ted Ml the
! old officers, at increased salaries.
This h: been th(, bank'; birror-st-an-
host year. Thi- hnnk enters up
on the row year in tho h" t eordit
im. It has not one dol!;r borrowed
pn'l, in fact. l:a- n"t, borrowed any
rvonoy in th- pnst three or four
years.
The officers of tho4nk pre: F. L.
Blue- president and cashier; Dr J. P.
thrown and A. S. Thomson, vice-
presidents; II
L. Blue, Jr., asist-
ant cashier.
"VJ I'll APOLOGIES TO
LUMBER-TON, ET CETERA
Touching on and appertaining to
t"-.e way a b::sketh;-ll gam bvtwi-n
Lumberton and Laurinburg n-am in
the latter town w;.j broken in the
t i'.n-r day as mentioned in Thurs
day's Robesonian, the Lnurinbarg
Exchange, under the above caption,
has the fpllowing:
'The game between the local high
school basket ball team and the team
from Lumberton here on Wednesday
afternoon was called in the second
half on account of a most unfortunate
incident that is a source of sincere
regret to all concerned. Clean, sports-r.'-ml.kc
athletics is desired at all
times, and the control of the temper
is tne lirst tr.ing inai we snouiu strive
for. The officials cannot but make
will be a lesson to us and a thing of
the past."
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Lewis West of Allenton Section.
Mr. Lewis West, aged 74 years, died
on January 9 at his home, near Allen
ton, of the infirmities of old age. His
widow and 12 children survive. The
funeral was conducted from the home
last Monday at 10 a. m. by Rev. E. A.
Paul and interment was made in the
family cemetery. Deceased had been
a consistent member of Antioch Bap
tist church for many years and was
a good citizen.
Emory Hammond Shot by Policeman
in Row at Pembroke.
Emory Hammond, Indian, janitor
at the court house, was shot in the
right leg by Policeman Herbert Low
ry of Pembroke yesterday afternoon.
The bullet from a pistol struck Ham
mond below the knee. It is not
thought the wound is serious. The
shoot ng took place at Pembroke and
followed" a row between Hammond
and several other people the officer
shooting in the discharge of his duty,
it is said. . Hammond was drunk,
according to information received
here.
COTTON MARKET.
Middling cotton is quoted on the lo
cpI market today at It cents the
pound; strict middling 13 cents.
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
It is probable that the local U.
H. army re;uiting office will he clos
ed after I'cbruaiy 1.
Some snow fell hereabouts late
Satu-day afternoon, but was follow
r.l by a shower of rain and clearing.
--Mr Lonnie Bullard and family
moved last week from Mr. Bullard's
farm- near Old Kingsdale, to Lumber
ten. They are living in a house own
id by Mr. Bullard, First street.
marriage of Thomas Bullard ' and
Julia Holt; Ashley E. Bullock and
Ruth Byrd; John Iamb and Helen
Bryant; Luther Lewis and Florence
Biitt; James Baggett and Edith
Shaw.
Chief of Police and Mrs. D. M.
Barker arrived this morning from
Wilmington and will begin house
keeping tomorrow in a residence own
ed by Chief Barker on Willow street.
Mr. and Mrs. Barker were married
in Wilmington Wednesday evening
of lat week.
Two automobiles, a Ford coupe,
owned and driven by Mr. E. B. Mc
Millan, and an Allen, owned by Mr.
Gordon McMillan, collided at the in
teraction of Second and Chestnut
streets early Saturday morning. Both
cars were somewhat damaged. The
Messrs. McMillan are brothers.
-Mr W. J. Wilkerson and small
s':n. Wakefield, of the Center section,
were Lumberton visitors Saturday.
Th.: quarterly meeting of the Mt.
L!im Baptist Sunday School insti
tute, of which Mr. W ilkerson is pres
ident, will boheld at Center Bap
tifl. church tne 5th Sunday in this
;nt nth.
The George Galloway post of the
American Legion of Fairmont is ex
pected to give a 3-act play- "The Hon
or of a Cowboy", at the high school
audit linm here Friday evening at
7'H). The same play was given in
rVirr.; nt I)ecemer 31st and is a
i'i'f.n, wholesome play that can be en--ed
K all.
CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School Quarterly Meeting.
(' i '.'..I'li-'iTiy i-f l ilt- hi i i.-r. ' .11.
The o larte, iy r.ieeMng of the Mt.
Li i m Sunday school institute will be
1 '1 v. ith the rUmdav school at Cen-
.- j.-.p. rx
. Programme.
1 :.? a. m. S..r,g service led by S. F.
J . '. . t V .
1 'J:-!.' a in. Devotional service by
pr.sidi-nt.
ll:0o a. in. Roll call by" secretary and
folh.wiipg- the roll call will be a report
and f.ong from each school.
l'J :i'.0 p. m. Intermission.
1 :.M p. m. Song service led by J.
W. branch.
1:'."5 m. Business transactions
v i:l be taken up.
The retraining part of the evening
m .-: :.-;: wi.'l be given to the children's
Uih and specialties.
I: is hnd that each school will be
pre-' :-l with choirs.
A. !. Stone W. II. Lamb, I. F. Britt,
Programme Committee.
Quarterly Conference.
Qunrterly conference will be held
at Chestnut Street Methodist church
V.V.Ine.Miay evening immediately fol
lowing pr tyei meeting service, by Rev.
J. !!. Shore, presiding elder of the
K ckmgham district.
A Careful Reader Through Ten Thou
sand Issues of The Robesonian.
To fhe Editor of the Robesonian :
For the thirty years that I have
called Robeson my home, I have trac
ed the development and progress of
the county and state thru the columns
of The Robesonian. During all these
years more than ten thousad issues
of the paper have borne to its constit
uency the heart throbs of the people.
There we have seen simple announce
ments which caused some hearts to
swell with grief; many others have
carried joy and good cheer to individ
uals and homes. From 1890 to 1921
What changes have been wrought!
"God buries his workmen but carries
on his work."
The Robesonian has ever stood in
the forefront- as leader in all our pro
grerrive development.
Under its present management it
has been just to others and remarka
bly free from narrow and bitter con
troversies of a local nature.
The best wish I can make for The
Robesonian for the New Year is, that
it may be true to its traditions, and
continue its sane and conservative
. ftdership.
Truely, H. L. Edens.
Atlantic, N- C, Jan. 10, 1921.
Place for Community Pictures.
Smyrna Monday, Jan. 17.
Ahordsville Tuesday, Jan. 13.
Lumber Bridge Wednesday, Jan.
19.
Baltimore Thursday, January 20.
Paxkton Friday, January 21.
Pembroke Normal Saturday, Janu
ary
Programme
Health, The Priceless Gem (one '
reel).
Crook y, (Comedy five reels). '
J. R. Poole, Supt Schools. ,
M. N. Folger, Supt. Rural Recreation,