THE ROBE80N1AN, 1UMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA,
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1121
RECORDER'S COURT
Testimony of Witnesses in Trial of
Tommie Phillip "d Prentiss Bar-ker.-Other
Cases.
In Thursday's Robesonian mention
was made of the trial Tuesday of
last week of Tommie Phillip and
Prentiss Barker on the charge of
manufacturing whiskey. Testimony
of witnesses had been put in type for
Thursday's paper but was crowded
out. It was as follows:
Mr. I. J. Flowers, the star witness
for the State, testified as follows:
Wa wiet bv Officers A. H. Prevatt
and A. K. Pittman and asked to go . ui atreage of 582-000 acres they
with them. He did not know iu gathered 384,120,000 pounds of to-
time where they were going. i7
went to Bellamy and tnere were join
53 Million Less
For 58 Million
More of Tobacco
HISTORY OF
LUTON
Entire Country Gets Quarter Billion
Less Bat at That North Carolina
Farmers Get Better Price 'Than
the Country Average; Slate Pro
duces Fourth of Nation's Tobacco;
Wilson Again Leads World in Sales
' Tobacco farmers in North Carolina
raised 58 million more pounds of to
bacco in 1920 than they raised in
1919 and got 53 million dollars less
money for it. according to the sea
son's report from the North Carolina
Crop Reporting Service. From a to--
of
bacco and sold it for $97,182-000
Bui at that North Carolina far
men are in better condition, despite
jtfMMilv Tte YiirinAa than im tVt
drove down the Whiteville road ana average tobacco grower throughout
left the car-near nne xm ; the country. Price per pound has
branch. Went into the woods, fol- averagei , little higher on Tar Heel
lowing the run of the branch "on markets than it has averaged else
distance. Walked up on a cypress wnere except the relatively unim
portant state of Wisconsin. Ken
tucky stands or perhaps lies would
be mere nearly the word at the
bottom of the list with an average
of 15 cents as against North Caro
lina's 25.3 per pound.
From 53 To 25 Cents.
The season's end a year ago car-
63 cents for a total of 295 million
pounds. This year the Government
ed by Mr. I. J. Wilkina. Were later
Kiined dv oia in" ! -
. - . . OTT1 ill- -
log and saw the still and three men
about it. The three men were busy,
one was pouring something into the
still, one stooped over at the slop bar
rel and one was cutting wood. The
three men all appeared to be busy.
Recognized one of the men to be
Toirmir Phillips. Watched thestill
and men from the log for about 30 rift an aVf ragP prjPP
minutes, men DeKn io muvc in
wards the still
. . "II A!
When they neared tne sun uincer e3tininte paceg the yieid at 384 miI.
Prevatt gave orders to rush upon the llon, and the avcrage price for alj
still. Two men ran away from the ,arkets jn the gtate hag faen 25
still. He recognized one as Tommie i Cfcnts per pound The Crop R.eport.
Phillips, but did not know the other. ing S(!rvice BUgge8t8 curtailment of
Barker was seated upon a keg at the , acreage a8 the remedy for the disas
utill and remained seated. Barker 1 1 f j Drices.
was asked vho the men that ran
were and he said he did not know
them. He followed after the fleeing
ones and heard a man wading in the
swamp. Concealed himself and Tom
mie Phillips soort walked out upon
. , n . j rr : .
the island. He caneo upon lon.m.e , low the producing cost.
tohaltaMd lommie repnea inai ne ue Cuuntry there were 1( 694 m acres
-?if he did it. He then told of tobaccb pianted, with an average
The unhappy story of the North
Carolina grower's travail is duplica
ted in every State where tobacco is
krown for 1920. A great crop of
inferior quality has been raised, and
the price has tumbled down to be-
In the entire
ommi(f that he Knew wno ne was , y ed cf 79(J pounds to
ami Uiat ne mignt as. wen Mup. f , nf i R0 OfiJ (inn rwmnds sollino-
i j :a t. -u ' i 1
the acre, or a
again cursed and said he would not. 'at an average of 2! ccnts per pound
He then advised him that he would
see if he would stop and then Phillips
agreed and came towards him. Bar
ker stated at the time that he had
nothing to do with the still and had
cone there to tret him a drink. Bar-
The total value of the crop is placed
at $338,359-000.
Drop Quarter Billion
A year ago the entire country had
leceived for its crop a total of $556-
709,000, and this year it falls to a
; , . j i : l i
Ker cia mea a gmt jug, "tB 15ttle more than 300 million dollars
"S7 r t J V r i lA 9"art" of a billion dollars has
carried it to the still to get some ,
He had since learned that Vo thii h. eVer had be-
whirkev
the third man, the one who escaped,
was Jeff Phillips- son of lommie.
Mr. I. J. Wilkins, the second wit
ness put on by the State, told of the
officers going to his home and depu
tising him to go with them on the
raid. He saw the still and three men
from the cypress log. All three ap
peared to be busy about the still. He
saw two jugs, a quart cup and a tin
bucket at the still, whici was in
operation andljthe whiskey beginning
to drop. When lie reached the still
he heard Barker say "you have got
me in trouble and I want to go make
bond and get out of it."
The evidence of Rural Policeman A.
R.' Pittman practically . cofoborated
that of the other two State's wit
nesses. Barker told him that the
man had fold him he was going to
make a "run" and to call and get
some whiskey. The three witnesses
fore. It is reported that there are
still large stocks of high priced to
bacco brought over from the 1919
crop, and reduction of the crop for of the town, is a modern Foundry
By Bertha A. Dagenhart, Class
'21 of Lumberton High School.
Founding:
The first existence of the town,
now called Lumberton, was a few
wooden buildings, and a grocery store
or two. Before the railways came
through there was a highway dirt
road, leading from Fay etteville to
Whiteville via Lumberton and Lum
berton served as the connecting place
between the two towns. There was
much lumber consisting of mostly
pine trees. These were cut and
rafted down the "Drowning Creek"
to Georgetown, South Carolina- and
there made into lumber. This
method of industry won for the place
the rame Lumberton, and "Drowning
Creek" took the name Lumbee from
the town. Securing the sap from
the numerous pine trees and refining
it, was knovn as the Turpentine industry-
which was a very important
industry, for some time. At first
there was no church nearer than
Back Swamp church, about six miles
away, but as the town began to
slightly grow a rude Methodist
church was built in the town. An
old colored man named "Uncle"
Mtse Wood -raised the tunes in the
wnite folks churches- as there was
no organs ir pianos jirany musu;aJ
instruments of any kind. He was
an old negro with only oneleg, who
crawled about from place to place in
the church, but walked upoh crutches
elsewhere. Gradually the othei
churches found their places in the
town. There were about thirteen
siloons in Lumberton, but they were
prohibited a long time ago. For
fifteen or twenty years after, Lum
berton seemed to stand still, but the
people realized that it was a good,
fanning country. Cotton mills were
built, and the growth began.
Industries:
Lumberton is backed - by a rich
farming section,
large Quantities ofi jetton, com,- and
tobacco. It lies on the main rail
way line between Rutherfordton and
Wilmington, and one line to Marion
junction- and one to Hopji; Mills- N.
C, connecting with thV Atlantic
Coast Line from New York to Flori
da. It has four large tobacco ware
houses, in which millions of pounds
of tobjicco is sold during the season.
The Kingsdale Lumber Co., has a
large plant here- employing quite a
number of people. From the large
timbered forests, heavy trees are cut,
and hauled by train roads to this
plant. On the bank of the Lumbee,
near the heart of the business part
BUIE NEWS BATCH
Some Farms Have Changed
Signs of Better Times.
Hands
Brown and Miss Amanda. Until been much sickness.
they moved , they had been for the On next Sunday at 3:30, Rev. O.
past few weeks living at th hnm nt T Hincnn. ia exnected to fill his re-.
I Mr. and Mrs. Walter McMillan. I gular monthly appointment at the
I uiiii, a nurse Arum tivie iu. n. vuun-u, uuuua;
By vv. H. M. crown i the Cumberland general hospital,
rjuie, jan. ii. some cnanges nave rayetievuie, came down and spent
take place through this community
in the way of land being sold. Two
good sized farms 'have been sold re
cently near the Philadelphus high
school, this school being a high and
farm-life school, situated in one
among the best communities in Robe
son, and being in the midst of one
the best farming communities- makes
land very desirable thorough here.
Mr. Peyton McMillan and family
have recently moved with Mr. I. T.
Monday at the home of her father
and mother, Mrl andMrs. A. Britt
Cotton seems to be advancing some
in price and many things seems to
be brightening up, and cn a whole
taking everything ixf consideration
in all probability, the country is in
a better condition than it was a year
ago. We should ever b remindful
of the fact that we have much to be
E. church, Sunday school
whl be at the usual hour- 2:30.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Jan. 22. High
schools all over North Carolina are
joining the high school debating un
ion and are preparing for the ninth
Annual state-wide debate in March.
Thus far 224 schools have already
announced their intention of parti
cipating, according to E. R. Rankin,
of the union, and others
secretary of the union.
thankful for, so far we have not had ' are expected to join4n the next few
a severe winter, and there has not waeks.
1121 is suggested as the only reme
dy for the condition in which growers
find themselves.
Lowest In December
December was the worst month
from the standpoint of prices in the
entire season- according to the report.
The average price paid in 159 mar
kets in the State was only 17.27
cents per hundred pounds as against
53 cents for the same month a year
ago. Mebane led the State in prices
for the month, paying an average of
29 cents. The next highest in order
were: Roxbcro, 27; Apex, 27; Bur
lington, 22; Durham. 21.
Wilson again led the State during
the season with 33 million pounds
iA fcon th.v first nipH ! sold, with Winston-Salem second
the still there was no smoke, but ! ith 28 million. The next highest
eoon a black smoke was rising from "?. 0",er re 9"env,I'e' ?2 n"llion;
the scene
Henderson Bullard- who lives in j
the section where the still was lo-1
fated, saw the still on December 24, 1
last, and again on December 29.
Mr. Spurgeon Baxley testified
that he had gone with Bullard to the j
Ktill on December 29. Bullard farms
lor Mr. Baxley. who stated that Bui-'
lard had told him about finding the i
still. !
Baiter's testimony was that he
owned no interest in or assisted in
operating the still. He had never ,
seen t still before. That Jeff Phil- j
lips told him on Saturday night be- j
f'.re that he was going to make a
Kinston, 20 million; Rocky Mount,
15 million and Farmville and Oxford,
8 million each. Raleigh News and
Observer.
for Conditions in
British Blamed
Ireland. j
What is alleged to he the sworn i
testimony 01 some .0 eye-witnesses, ; Unti;. todav we see a verv lartro town.
describing the burning of public It has grown from the small wooden
Duiidmgs and stores in Cork Decern- bui'diners into enormous brick build-
that is capable of making most any
castings used for commerce or for
the, farm. Lumberton has three
large banks, a bakery, a laundry,
two hospitals, and a huge hotel. It
has four large cotton mills, two
spacious department stores and
many grocery stores. It has a big
power plant, affording lights- and
water for the city, the power coming
from the Yadkin River Power Co.,
situated on the Pee Dee River sev
eral miles away. Lumberton has a
semi-weekly paper, a printing office,
that furnishes the people with
statici ary, books, and writings.
Lumberton has an oil mill, where cot
ton seed are crushed ijto oil. It has
an ice plant, and furnishes the town
with pure ice. One will find many
thriving business houses in Lum
berton handling furniture, clothing,
shoes, groceries, dry goods and farm
ing implements.
Progress
The building of the cotton mills
niarkr. the progress of Lumberton.
From that- time forward the town
progiessed rapidly irom the small
v'llage, on the banks of the Lumbee,
ber 11-12, last, as unprovoked and
unjustiliacle, and the prevailing con-
i dilion of Ireland under British mil
; itary rule as one of "lawless terror
1 ism." was issued Jan. 20 by the Irish
I I..V. .. J . I . :
run soon and he could get some ., . . , T
,. vnn-'nr. ift i""ujc" -e invuium oi ine L.onaon
headquarters cf the British labor
whiskey. On Monday morning Jeff
and told Jiim that he was going to p y'
nake a "run and to come to the still,
telling him where it was located, and
Tit some whiskey. That after he
reached the still about 10 o'clock Jeff
showed him about the still and ex
plained to him how it was operated.
J-ff was the onW man who operated !
the still while he was there. Tom-' in the sum of $400.
mie Phillips did not assist Jeff in any i Joe Willis was given a hearing be
vay in operating the still. He could ' fore Assistant Recorder L. J. B"tt
have run when the officers approached j Monday on the charge of disposing
Was "dashed" when he saw the offi-1 of mortgaged property. He was
cers. found guilty and sentenced to 30 days
Tommie Phillips' testimonv was I on the roads, with the rierht to stav
if at he had been advised by his son, off the roads if he satisfied the mor-1 n of Lumberton are public spirited,
The Grand Lodge of North Caro
lina Masons held its annual meeting
in Raleigh last week. J. Bailey
Owen' cf Henderson was elected
grand master.
ings, and large modern homes with
beautiful lawns. It has concrete side
walks and bitulithic streets, taking
the place of the muddy walks and
streets. Steel bridges are found tak
ing the place of the wooden ones.
It has modern sewerage, electric
lights and water works. Seven
churches of different denominations
take the place of the small church,
and tney are neated in such a way
as to Jring comfort to the crowds of
people: who worship there. Pipe or
gans, pianos and other musical instru
ments take the place of "Uncle"
Mose. It has a modern graded
school with large play grounds and a
high school building that prepares
boys and girls for college. The Robe
.sonian, a fine semi-weekly paper, be
gun in 1870 by Rev. W. S. McDiarmid,
1 i -! a 1. . l a I
lins iiu uttie j)an iif tne inuusiriai
world of Lumberton. The business
tagee.
jii- mat tie was going to make a
"run" that morning and that Jeff in
vited him to go over and get a drink.
He was cutting cross ties on the Bar
ker land, about a half-mile away from
the still. That he did not own or
assist in operating the still and did
not see Barker assisting in the op
eration of the still. Jeff had assis
ted him in cutting ties in the same
woods some days before, but was not
assisting him on the day the still was
captured. He had started away from
the still when he learned that the offi
cers were approaching and kept go
ing, but only left in his usual gait.
Other cases recently aired before
Recordei Fuller are:
Hubert Smith , and Rich Milligan,
an affray; judgement suspended upon
payment of cost. Smith and Milli-
gan engaseu in a list iignt at me in-lofflee . du, uti and attested consent in
dependent barber Shop last baturday, writing to the dissolution of. said corporation.
according to the evidence. But lit- br " . stockholders thereof, which
1 AUnZu. . A J vv "ld consent and the record of the proceed-
..v ..-v, v.v;.vi uuiuung, sjontM Bre now on file in my said
office provided Dy law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have here
to set my hand and affixed my official seal
at Raleigh, this Srd day of January, A. D.
1921.
J. Bryan Grimes,
Secretary cf State.
ROBERT E. LEIV '
Marat far CvramtioB. 14-4 Than.
STATE OF UORTH CAROLINA
Department of Stale.
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
To All to Whom These Presents May Come
Greeting :
WHr.UEAS. It appears to my satisfaction, by
duly authenticated record of the proceeding
for the voluntary dissolution thereof by the
unanimous consent of all the stockholders,
deposited in my office, that the Pembroke
Mercantile Company, a corporation of this
State, whose principal office is situated at
No. 8 tree K in the Town of Pem
broke, coonty of Robeson, State of North
Carolina 4 A. A. Thaftard being the agent
therein and in charge thereof, upon whom
process may be served), has omplied with
the retirements of Chapter 22, Consolidated
Statutes, entitled "Corporations," preliminary
to the issuing of this Certificate of Dissolu
tion: NOW THEREFORE. I, J. Bryan Grimes
Secretary of the State of North Carolina, do
hereby certify that the said corporation did,
on th 3rd day of January 1921, file in my
j and are hustling our town forward.
and very soon she will be the very
best town in North Carolina.
Bertha A. Dagenhart, '21.
combattants escaped without serious
injury.
Andrew McNeill, colored, was
found guilty of 1 carrying concealed
weapons and was sentenced to six
ruonths on the roads. He gave no
tice f appeal bmA mai Appeal bond
Fy
Governor Morrison Wrill Visit
etteville January 29th.
Governor Cameron Morrison has ac
cepted the invitation of Brigadier
General A. J. Bowley, commanding
officer at Camp Bragg. Fay etteville,
to visit the camp formally on Sat
urday of this week.
The forthcoming visit of Governpr
Morrison to Camp Bragg is in part a
return of the courtesies extended the
State by the camp commander at the
time of the induction of the new" ad
ministration. General Bowley, with
four regimental commanders station
ed at the camp, took part in the in
rugural ceremonies.
The gubernatorial party will be
tendered a luncheon at the post, and
afterwards will be taken to the heavy
artillery range where there wilt be an
exhibition of fire. Later Governor
Morrison will review the five regi
ments at Camp Bragg. Tentative
plans are under consideration for an
address by the Governor in Fayette-1
ville that evening.
Spring
fashions
14 pages of Spring
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-latest eveninggowna
and wra ps, hats,
frocks, sport clothes,
blouses, suits, be-tween-eeasonfrocks,
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Fiction
Stirringand first rate
. fiction by such great
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Oliver Curwood,
Dana Gatlin, Fanny
Heaslip Lea, Juliet
Wilbor Tompkins.
For the kiddies
Cat-outs in color ;the
cunningDwarfies(in
color, too)by Johnny
Gruelle. And for
parents: gifts for the
baby; the child and
the public school.
Health
and beauty
Dr.Wiley oft the dis
eases to be guarded
against between the
ages' of (werity and
forty. Nora Mullane
on healthand beauty
for the girl in busi
ness. Also Dr. Wi
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a
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Andy and Corinna had been married elev
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How it was played is told by Dana Gatlin
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married people or those about to be mar
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WIK1Y mot?
Prices Will Not Be Reduced
TO ALL FORD DEALERS: Detroit, December 29, 1920
- Several inquiries have recently come to us concerning the likelihood of another re
duction in the price of our cars, and as these inquiries no doubt emanate from prospective
purchasers, we want to state again with greater emphasis that Ford cars are already be
ing sold at a figure actually below cost and. for an indefinite period another reduc
tion or change in design is entirely out of the question and not at all contemplated.
We believe the publiq will be fair enou gh to fully appreciate the frankness of the
above when they consider the extent of our recent price cut which was in fact the equiva
lent' of s'everal reductions in one, in our desire to contribute toward satisfying their de
mands for lower living costs notwithstanding our sacrifice in marketing our cars at a los3
until we are able to materially redute prese nt costs through lower material prices and
greater manufacturing efficiency. While we have of course made some progress in bring
ing down operating costs, we still have a long way to go before any thought can be given
to further reductions in present car prioes, so we have no hesitancy in making these open
statements to acquaint you with the true situation.
You can therefore give assurance to prospective purchasers of Ford cars that now
is their real opportunity to buy below cost and obtain delivery. Everyone is familiar
with the heavy demand for Ford cars in the Spring and this . year will be no exception,
as in spite of conditions, business is already rapidly accumulating, so that many who
desire Ford cars will be obliged to wait perhaps until mid-summer for delivery causing
considerable inconvenience and possibly financial loss, particularly to commercial custo
mers. We expect you to. protect the interests of prospective buyers in your community by
placing these facts, before them.
Yours very truly
W. A. RYAN, Manager of Sales.
H. A. Page, Jr.
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