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LUMBERON, N. 0., MONDAY, MAY 30, 1921.
VOLUME L II
NUMBER 31
1 X JEld
God And Man
Cooperating In
- Building Character
How to Win in Job of Carving Out
Character Told, in Eloquent and In-
spiring Sermon by Dr. John Jeter
Hnrt Rofnrp C.rAnatntr Clans Of
High School at First Baptist Church
Last Evening.
" If you would win in the job of
carving out character, you must do
'your best, and the Master will do His
best, and you and He will win,"
declared Dr. J. J. Hurt, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Wilmington,
m closing an eloquent and inspiring
t . . . , i
' sermon before the graduating class of
the Lumberton high school at the
First Baptist church last evening.
He was heard by a large congrega
tion that filled the lire auditorium.
No services were held at Chestnut
Street Methodist and Presbyterian
churches. Special music was rendered
by the choir and a solo by Miss Mary
D. Atkinson.
"Building Character, God and Man
Cooperating," wag Dr. Hurt's subject.
He read the first 16 verses of the 5th
chapter of Matthew and his Scripture
text wag a part of the 12th verse and
the 13th verse of the 2nd chapter of
Philippians: Work out your own sal
vation with fear and trembling: For
it is God which worketh in you both
to will and to do His good pleasure.
A second text the preacher took
from a picture in marble: A bust in
heroic form, in its right hand a mallet
held tightly, on its brow written
earnest soul culture, in its left hand
clasped a chisel Which was resting
on a block of marble out ' which the
bust had risen; the title, "Carving
Out His Own Character."
In character building, God and man
are co-operating in the biggest busi
ness in the world, said the preacher.
He divided his subject into four parts:
the material; the Master who guides;
the model before us; the motive that
inspires. 1
He said in jmrt:
"The material is only dust
and it never comes to its best until
God's Spirit has breathed upon it. It
is only noble in what it may
become. No teacher is fit to teach
until she sees in the pupil what it is
nossihle for that pupil to become. The
Master who guides is the Master of
inanimate nature, of death, of life:
He has, touched life at every point
and has trod every foot of life's path.
"It is necessary to have a worthy
model. -The reason so many fail in
the Christian life is because they
have not the patience to study the
model nor the time to reproduce. The
reason there are so many disappoint
ments in life is because we do not
see life as a grand symmetrical whole,
but as separate units:
There must be motive power to
drive us. on. So many failures come
because of unworthy motives. The
crowning motive is that God may have
pleasure in us at the end."
Dr. Hurt drew his pictures with
swift and masterly strokes and made
plain as a beaten highway the essen
tials in character building.
Singer Expected
This Evening
Mr. J. H. Jones of Wilmington Will
Conduct Singing at Star Warehouse
Revival Interest Continues and
Large Crowds Are Attending Servi
ces. Large crowds continue to attend the
revival meeting at the Star ware
house, 1,000 or more people being
present last evening. Much interest
is being manifested in the meeting.
Rev. E. A. Paul, who is doing most
of the preaching, preached last even
ing a sermon of great power.
;Mr. J. H. Jones, a noted evangelist
singer from Wilmington, is expected
to arrive this evening to conduct the
music. Services begin each evening
at 7:45, preaching at 8. Several cot
tage, prayermeetings are held each
afternoon and these are well attended.
TOWN TAXES MUST BE PAID.
Chief of Police is Instructed to Take
Legal Steps to Collect All Unpaid
Taxes.
At a meeting of the mayor and
town commissioners Friday evening
chief of police was instructed to levy
upon personal property and advertise
land for sale for. the payment of 1920
town taxes. In fact, the chief of
police was called upon to explain 'why
he had not done so before. He Was
instructed by the board that he must
do his duty in this particular and be-
ein at once. . -
There is much unpaid taxes yet dn
the books and.-those who have not
paid may expect the officers to take
legal steps to collect at once.
Freicht Train Wrecked Near Buie
Yesterday.
. Ten car. of a through freight train
on the A. C. L. were "derailed and
demolished near Buie yesterday after
noon. The cause of the wreck has
not been learned. ' The train crtw
escaped unhurt. Two hobos who were
on the train have not been accounted
for, it 1s said. "
I Jury Verdict Sus
tains Edens Will
Will of Late Miss Letilla Edens Found
Valid by Jury at Close of Trial
Lasting 12 Days Attorneys for
Caveator Give Notice of AppeaL -
. ihe verdict or the jury in tne ma i
wm "o Mewi
M. Edens of Rowland was rendered
in favor of the propounders. The
issue submitted to the jufy 'as to
whether or not the will in question
was the last will and testament of
the deceased was answered "yes".
The trial, which had been in progress
Ior twe,Te ' 7
, """" "f
lthp vernier fif the mrv was rendered.
the verdict of the jury was rendered.)
xhe jury waR out only a snort time.
As has been stated in The Robe
sonian, between $150,000 and $200,
000 is involved in the will, Messrs.
Jno. C. Crawford and W. W. Row
land, Jr., being the chief propound
ers. The suit was brought by Mr.
B. A. Edens and others. The- case
was hard fought, strong legal talent
being employed by both the cavea
tors and the propounders. The pro
pounders were represented by Mr.
C. W. Tillett of Charlotte, Mr. Ste
phen Mclntyre, Messrs. Britt &
Britt of Lumberton, and Mr. G. B.
Patterson of Maxton. The caveators
were represented by Messrs. McLean,
Varser, McLean & Stacy, Johnson &
Johnson, McNeill & Hackett of Lum
berton and Sinclair & Dye of Fay
ettevjlle. , . v-v : ..;- v ,
Attorneys for $ia caveators- gave
notice of appeal to the Supreme
court.
Large Crowd At
Soldier's Funeral
Remains of First Class Private Ed
mund W. Britt Interred With Mili
tary Honors Yesterday at Mt. Elim
Died in France October 15, 1918.
A crowd estimated at 1,000 attend
ed the funeral of First Class Private
Edmund W. Britt ,who died in France
of pneumonia on October 15, 1918, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Britt,
parents of the deceased soldier, at Mt.
EHm at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Interment was made in the family
burying plot in the Ward cemetery,
near the Britt home. The funeral
was conducted by Rev.- E. G. Willis,
pastor of the North Lumfterton Bap
tist church, of which deceased was a
member. Music was furnished by the
East Lumberton brass band and the
remains interred with full military
honors, members of the Lumberton
post bf the American Legion having
charge.
Members of the Legion acted as
pall-bearers and the regulation salute
of three volleys was fired over the
grave. Taps were sounded by Bugler
Fentrice Jolly. The remains arrived
here from France Saturday morning
and were taken to the Britt home by
Messrs. Stephens Barnes, local un
dertakers. The remains were ac
companied by Private A. Pierson of
Camp Meade, Md.
The funeral was most impressively
carried out. Mr. Willis paid glowing
tribute to the deceased soldier, who
was a model young man. Before
answering the call of his country, he
waa active in church and Sunday
school work. He was 26 years old.
BLAIR'S NOMINATION FOR
REVENUE POST CONFIRMED
Washington. May 26. The nomina
tion of David H. Blair, of Winston
Salem, as commissioner of internal
revenue was confirmed by the senate
late today by a vote of 59 to 15
Eight Republicans and seven Demo
crats voted to support the bitter pro
test against Mr. Blair lodged by Sena
tor Hiram Johnson, of California,
which has held up the nomination
for a month.
Republican opponents of Blair were
mainly of the "progressive wing
type men who were in sympathy
with the presidential ambitions of the
California senator last year.
Senators Simmons and Overman
voted to Confirm Blair. Each of the
Tar Heel senators made a brief speech
reviewing Mr. Blair s record as a
citizen of North Carolina and attest
ing to his reputation for "honesty,
integrity, abilty and prospective de
votion to public duty. They did not
go exhaustively into the Johnson
Blair controversy. Theodore Tiller in
Greensboro News.
Important Meeting at Indian Normal
Thursday Night.
There will be an important meeting
at the Indian Normal school building,
neart Pembroke, Thursday night of
this week at 8 o'clock. ' Every Indian
in the . county who is interested in
growing cotton is urged to attend the
meeting. The meeting will be ad
dressed by representatives ' of' the
State Department of Agriculture. '
Summer School for Colored Teachers
. Provision has been made for the
colored teachers of Robeson to attend
a summer school for teachers at
Fayetteville.
Messrs. A. J. Floyd, F. C. Smith
and' M. B. Griffin of Fairmont are
among the visitors i town today.
A FLOWER AND A TEAR
FOR THE HERO WHO SLEEPS
tlMtA 'A'" 1 V, far.
Hardinsr Sends :-'MemoiciI Day
Greetings
Prflsidnet Hardinine. in a Memoral
Day message to the American Legion,
expressed hope that the future years
would bring less need for further
national sacrifices. The message fol.
lows:
Americans have never been much
given to the establishment of holi
days and fete days. Perhaps our
national life has been so short and
entirely within so matter-of-fact
and practical a period of the world's
history that we have been little
moved by the sentiments that such
occasions inspire. Yet, I think no
nation has ever established a national
day of consecration that represented
a more lofty and ennobling sentiment
than does our national Memorial
Day. To its observance we have
brought the full measure of sincere
reverance and gratitude that a great
people is ever to entertain for those
who have made the great sacrifice
in its ..behalf.
Memorial Day marks our recogni
tion of those who, from our national
beginnings, have deserved the most
that the nation could give of grati
tude and appreciation. It reminds
us that in every generation, from
Lexington to the Argonne, our valor-
Parkton Letter
Revival at Methodist Church Grows 1
in Interest Selling Peaches from
3-Year-Old Trees Children's Day
Exercises Cotton Stands No Good
Personal.
By C. D. Williamson
Parkton, May 24. Rev. J. L. Jenk
ins left last night for Raleigh. He will
attend commencement at Wake Forest
and will enjoy the reunion of his for
mer classmates.
The revival meeting at the M. E.
church which began Sunday grows
in interest each service. Rev. G. W.
Perry of Carthage is doing some able
preaching. Services will run through
next Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carter of Shan
non spent Sunday of the commence
ment in our town and were callers
at Mr. and Mrs. Collier Cobb's.
Mrs. C. R. Murphy and 2 little girls
of Chalk Level, Va., are on a visit to
relatives in town.
Mr. J. Q. Parnell was a Lumberton
visitor Monday.
Misg Edgerton of Kinley is visitinsr
her cousin Miss Louise Garris.
Miss Bemice Smith of Ocalla, Fla.,
is visiting' her sister Mrs. J. M. John
son. Capt J. D. Cobb ha- sold several
bushels of fine peaches from just a
few trees . 3 years old. ' He readily
gets $4 per bushel for these peaches.
This' roes to show the Beach srrowers
ui mis community wmu. can oe aone
by the 'time; their trees reach the
age' of. three years-.
' - Quite a number of our young folks
attended the commencement exercises
of Flora Macdonald.
5 We regret to report the' sickness of
little Earl Thompson, who it. is re
ported is suffering from pneumonia.
The children's day exercises of the
M. E.Sunday school were observed at
the M. E. church Sunday night. The
program was well rendered, all the
children carrying out their parts
' M i 1- V k 1 ' 1
without error. This shows the skill of
the efficient committee, as follows:
Mrs. R. B. Hutson, Mrs. J. F. Lewis,
To American Legion
ous ons have well deserved the high-
est tribute that a nation fortified,
defended, preserved, could give to
thean. Whenever tne aemana nas
come and wherever it may have called
the sons of our proud land, it has
always been answered. Though we
have never been a militant or war
loving people, there has been no time
when Americans did not rise to the
full measure of the requirement which
national, honor and national safety
imposed,- upon them. When national
safety was the cause, the response
was always insistent and decisive
When civilization summoned, and our
sons were tailed to other seas and
skies and soils, we saw the same
promptness, the same zeal, the, same
devotion
On this Memorial Day of 1921 we
stand, I trust, very close to peace
achieved, to safety insured. May it
be our common aim and purpose that,
the comine years, our nation s
aim and policy shall be directed to
make certain that there shall be least
need for further sacrifices, greatest
guarantees of the sability, the per
manence and the inspiring character
of those institutions of liberty to
which our nation has been dedicated.
Musical Comedy Under Auspices
American Legion.
"The Microbe of Love," a musical
comedy, will be staged at the school
auditorium, by home talent, under
the auspices of the American Legion,
next Monday night, June the 6th.
Miss Myra Scott Dulin of Wayne P.
Sewell Producing Co., Atlanta, Ga., is
here to direct the play. The most at.
tractive talented young people of
Lumberton will take part in the play:
If you want to laugh as never before,
come see the Bug bite, in the "Microbe
of Love'' there will be ten real live
chorus girls, who under Miss Dulin's
direction will attain a professional
degree. A special feature of the play
will be the costumes, furnished by the
Wayne P. Sewell Co.
Mrs. Poole and Mr. D. H. Fuller,
as " Mr. and Mrs. Henpeck", will be
worth the price of a ticket, while the
love scenes between "Lovie Long"
and "U, B. Cajceful" will take you
back to your thildhood, when you
had your first, sweetheart.
Check your critical faculties out
side, come and give your face a treat
in the way of a good laugh. Lots of
pep! Pretty Girls!! Lively Steps!!!
All for 35 and 50c a few reserved
seats for 75c Don'tforgetthe cause!
Mrs. Edd Gaitley. . The church was
filled to overflowing with eager and
attentive hearers, The . singing was
splendid, t - The . church '"'. decorations
were beautiful. Prof. E. T. times de
livered the address which was excep
tionally good and much enjoyed.
The local baseball team is bound
for Rowland this afternoon.
- Messrs-. "Everett and Fairdoth are
moving their saw mill'from.the Gait
ley timber to the McMillan timber on
the Lumberton .road 3 miles away.
Farmers are blue over conditions
of the cotton crop. Stands no good.
We report the condition of Rev. J.
K. Hall much unproved after being
confined to his room since last Friday.
The. teachers have all gone, to their
homes, . which ' leaves some, aching
neana..
Class Day Exercises
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Literary Add re by Mr. Gilbert T.
Stephenson and Presentation of
Diplmas Will Clone Year for
Lotaf Schools Seventh Grade Cer.
tificates Presented.
Class-day exercises of the Lumber-
tolr high school will be held in the
school auditorium this evening at 8
o'clock.
Mr. Gilbert T. Stephenson of Win-
stoh-Safem will deliver the literary
address in the auditorium tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock and diplomas will
be delivered.
The graduating clas. is composed
of 13 members, as follows: Mary Mc
Millan Bigsrs, Janie K. Wishart. Cora
Virginia Lee, Annie Grace Williams.
Lena Elinor Dunie, Bertha Annie
Dagenhart, Ethyline Aillard Mussel-
white, Mary Rosalie Tolar, Robt
Clyde Rozier, Henry Theodore Pope,
Henry Marvin Barker, Daniel Chapin
Britt, Ralph G. Bowen.
Best Year of Schools.
Friday was the last day of the pre-
sent term of graded and high schools
and Seventh grade certificates were
presented and prizes, special mention
and promotions were announced at the1 ure oolu unoer rouna 8na on ine
last morning exercises in the auditor. , Vmf . j t. t v o t
ium. There were a number of visitors Mr' dAn- T P"kerwho
at these exercises. Supt W. H. Cale 'W"e marr,e!1 heJ on .Ma 2Z ret.urn-
commenting briefly on the work of i
the term, said that it had in many'
respects been the best year during his!
u n. t i.. .L. L.ii
c-t i.c uric, uic mcuuy was ine uei
the schools have had and splendid
work was done in all grades.
Seventh Grade Certificates.
Seventh grade certificates were pre
sented by County Superintendent J.
R.. Poole to the following: Barbara j
Mclntyre, Anna Dunie. Esta Wein
stain, Hazel Robinson, Virginia Law
rence, Margaret Biggs, Virginia Wis.
hart, Edith Barker, Anna Freeman,
Freda Dunie, Elizabeth Barker.
F.vln Rnrlror v.tf,a PnK!B.ff i
Jones, Robert Weinstein, Henry Jen-
ninoa Tr pvko w;0u,f w J
Barnes. Frank Floyd, Luther Daniel
Crump, Jakie Dunie, Murrel Tolar,
Byron Burney Archie Stone, Dewey
Lytton, Austin Edwards, Rowland
Phillips, Robert , Prevatte, Bernard
Redmond, Richard Prevatte, Jas. M.
Raybon, Howard Linkhaw, Randolph
Bullard, Vernon Baker, Jas Duncan.
Highest average, Henry Jennings
and Margaret Biggs; perfect attend
ance, Anna Freeman.
In. presenting the certificates Sept.
Poole said that the number of Seventh
grade certificates presented in the
county had increased from 125 five
years ago to 450 this year.
Promotions, prizes and special men
tion announced by teachers of the
various grades will be published in
Thursday's Robesonian.
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Remains of Mrs. N. C. Brown Brought
if r L'l : j f. .
,ru, .r.u .r .nirrmm.
The remains of Mrs. N C. Brown of
Tampa, Fla., whose death occurred
.1 f:j n : i; '
ucc xr., iu..uwu.K ... WInmoi.,.of member. of th(J loca, t of thfl
arrived here this morning and were
carried to the home of Mr. J. W.
Boone, father of deceased, on R. 2,
i7..VTn:uS' 'u.nt W.a8iber of musical selections were render-
luiiuucicu xiuiu me xuune uume to-1
day at noon and interment was
made in the family cemetery.
While deceased had lived in Florida
for some time, she wa9 well-known
here She had been married only 4
months. Her nusband survives.
Ann Eliza Bullard, Indian.
Ann Eliza Bullard, Indian, aged 87
years, died Friday. Interment was
made yesterday afternoon in the. fam
ily cemetery, near Prospect (Indian)
church. The cause of her death has
not been learned.
Annie Ruth Britt, Infant
Annie Ruth, 9-months-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Britt of Britts
tewnship, died Saturday night of coli
tis. Interment was made in the fam
ily burying ground yesterday after
noon. Dee Ruthel Coleman, Infant.
Dee Ruthel, 7-months-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Coleman of
East Lumberton, died Saturday night
of colitis.
Plumie Smith, Infant.
Plumie, 8-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Howells.
ville township, died Saturday of coli
tis.
Mrs. C. P. Culbreth of Moss Neck.
Mrs C. P. Culbreth. aired about 45
years, died, early this morning at her
home, near Moss Neck, of. pneumonia.
Deceased was taken ill last Tuesday.
Her husband and four children sur
vive., The. funeral will ; be conducted
from the home tomorrow at 10 a. m.
and interment will be made - in the
family cemetery. Deceased was a
member of the Baptist church and a
good wpman.
Mrs. Mary Bradley of Canton was
struck by an engine and slightly in
jured Friday when she jumped in
front of a train to rescue her 5-year-
old daughter, who was playing on the
track. The child was not hurt. The
escape of the mother without fatal
injury was regarded as miraculous.
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Those sending stamps in pay-
ment of subscription, and adver-
using are requested to send only
one and two cent stamps. Stamps
of larger denominations will not
be accepted.
COTTON MARKET.
, ' oon is quoiea on ine
Middling cotton is quoted on the
i0cmi mrKei ioaay at iv l-z cents-tne
pouna '
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS
All . the dentists in town have
signed an agreement to take a half
holiday on Thursday afternoon of each,
week.
Mark Fit-yd and John McQueet,
negroes, were found not guilty of
vagrancy by Assistant Recorder L. J.
Britt Friday.
Mr. Marcus Prevatt, who under
went an operation for appendiciti9 at
the Baker sanatorium two weeks ago,
was able to leave the sanatorium Fri.
day.
. , iZ
n "nJWet urth St.eome of those
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??"d a, the hoine of Mm W-,e
Caldwell. ... .
Speaking of cockleburs out of
season, Mr. W. C. Prevatt, who lives
near Lowe, says his June peaches
are ripe and will be gone early in
June. This is the first time he has
knowfn .this tofcPPen
Robeson chapter, U. D. C. will
meet Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock
in the municipal building. A full at
tendance is urgently desired and of
ficers especially, as much business of
importance will come up
H' B?rd yun .white man-
was arretted Saturday afternoon on
thehre ' rf eny of uit of
clothes from Efird's department store.
He is in jail and will probably be
given a hearing tomorrow.
Rubin Jones and Marbell Lock
lear, a colored couple of the Buie sec
tion, were married here in the com
missioner's room at the court house
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Jus
tice M. G. McKenzie officiated.
A quantity of . clothing has been
collected here by the Red Cross and
the Woman's club for the children
in the devastated regions of Europe.
Two boxes of clothing were forwarded
to the Southern Red Cross office at
Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, and more
clothing will be sent later.
Mr. J. E. Walters, proprietor of
the Economy garage, left this morn
ing for Raleigh to attend the motor
cycle races there today. He left in
time to join the parade there at 10
o'clock, making the trip on a motor
cycle in company with two motor
cycle men from St. Pauls and several
,f Fayetteville.
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A banquet in the American
i Legion hall was enjoyed by a number
Legion Thursday evening. Refresh
ments were served, including fruit,
sandwiches, cold drinks, etc. A num.
ed by members of the Legion and the
occasion was much enjoyed by those
present.
A runaway horse belonging to
sjderabIe excitement on chestnut
1 t 4 o....j
noon.
horse ran down Chestnut to First
street and the wagon to which he was
hitched struck a post just after the
horse turned into First street. The
wagon was badly damaged and the
harness torn up. The horse was left
standing on te street and became
frightened.
George Fulmore, negro, was ar
rested Thursday night on the charge
of the larceny of a bicycle belonging
to Mr. Purvis Powers of R. 1, Lum
berton. Mr. Powers left his bicycle
near the Thompson hospital and went
into the hospital. When he went to
get his bicycle to leave, it was gone.
Fulmore wa, arrested by Policeman
J. H. Watson and the bicycle was
later found in the woods across the
river from town. When arrested
Fulmore denied taking the bicycle,
but later admitted that he took it. Ho
was released under bond.
Mr H. C. McQueen of the Murchin
son National Bank, Wilmington spent
yesterday here with his sister, Miss
Nannie McQueen, and other relatives.
' Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sanderson of St.
Pauls spent the week-end here with
Mr. Sanderson's parents, Mr. and Mrs,
James Sanderson.
Mr. J. I. Smith and sons, Master
Rowland and Mr. David Smith, of
R. 7, Lumberton, were among the
visitors in town Friday. -
Mr. W. C. Barne8 of R. 3, Lumber
ton, was among the visitors in town
Saturday.
BASE BALL
TUESDAY, MAY 31
Fairmont at Lambert on
THURSDAY, JUNE 2 .
. Raeford at'Lnmbertoa
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
Casap Bragg at Lambert on
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