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ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS, COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH. $2.00 A TEAS. DUE IN ADVANCE VOLUME L II LUMBEBON, N. 0., MONDAY, JANUARY 2. 1922. NUMBER 02: American Legion Deserves Support Departmental Adjutant Burgess la ... . . a AUUICH UCIU U(CS J,UlWIUIUCe VI ex-Service . Men 'Joining Legion Disabled Soldiers Are Not Proyid- r en ror jucgiun sianas xor uesi la t- Every Community. - . -. . RELEASE OF DEBS DENOUNCED ' The importance of ex-service men becoming members of the American Legion was stressed by Mr. Cale K. Burgess, departmental adjutant of the American Legion, in an address at the court house Thursday evening. While the small number who heard the address was rather disappoint ing to the speaker and the members of the Lumberton post of the Le gion, those present were thrilled by the eloquence of the speaker. The speaker declared that while there are seven American Legion post&t, in Robeson county, a county that stands out as a king among the counties of the State, only a small per cent. 01 tne ex-eervice men in tKe county , are .members of, the Le gion.; Ex-service men owe it to them selves and their county to enlist as members of the Legion, he said. Disabled ex-Soldiers Need Treatment Mr. Burgess told of how when the boys of the nation donned the uni form and went forth to battle for civilization they were called heroes by statesmen and how the widowed women of France referred to the first American soldiers to reach that coun-, try as the Messiahs. Governors, Sena tors and Congressmen told the boys as they departed that when they re turned they could have what they asked for.. After the American' sol. diers, who, indeed, were the Messiahs of the civilization of the world, had humbled the war lords in the dust and the armistice was signed,- the slogan, "the war is over",- became dominant. When the first- soldiers returned from the battlefields V of Trance they were extended the-glad hand of welcome on every side. Even before the soldiers had all returned the welcome subsided. It is up to, the American Legion to impress -the fact that so long as conditions exist as now the war is not over. There are thousands of ex-service men now in need of hospital treatment. It is estimated that each month for ten years 1,500 disabled men will be ad ded to the number. who knows that vou or I will not be amonff the nam-1 ber? While more than one-third of ! the disabled soldiers are mental cases, the government has not yet provided one place for the treatment of such cases. It is up to the ex service men to change this situation. It is a' shame upon Congress that it has never made an appropriation for caring for these men. If the men who slept with them in the tents and called them "buddies" fail them, who will come to their rescue I ' People Don't Realize The great trouble is that the peo pie don't realize what the American Legion is trying to do. Locally the American Legion post should cham pion the things that are right and for the best interest of the com munity. It should aid in fights for better schools, good roads, and give its support to any moral clean-up of the community. The men who fought in France for law and order should take a lead in the fight for the same in their communities. Service for God and country should be the watch word. ' Release of Debs Denounced. The speaker denounced the action of President Harding in releasing IT Tl. Tl J L!t I - r.i j u ti ih v ihi K ir is urn living ill know, said the speaker, that the same sentiments held by the ex-service men in Tespect to this matter have even been shared . by that eminent Commander-in-Chief, Woodrow Wil son. After the former President had carefully, examined - the petition for the Debs pardon, he said: "I will never consent to the pardon of this man. Were I to consent to it, I should never be able to look into the faces of the mothers of this country who sent their boys to the other side. While the flower of American youth was pouring out their blood to vindi cate the cause of civilization, this man, Debs, stood behind the lines, sniping, denouncing ": and attacking them. This' man was a traitor to his country and he wil never be pardon ed during my administration." We should thank God for that immortal leader, Woodrow Wilson. The speaker also paid his respects ' to Col. George Harvey who told the ! world that the American, soldier' was! only fighting for his hide." He urged! that Legionaires and ex-service menj protest against such blasphemy of i the men who died in France. Rang and Blew Out the Old and In the New.. - " . ' v ;;.'.. A bedlam of hoise including' the blowing .. of whistles and horns and the ringing of bells, greeted the New "Year here Saturday at midnight Norman Thompson and Rosa iFullmore,' colored, were married Sat--urday at 3:15 p. m., in the court bouse, Justice M. G. McKenzie offi 'fiating. , - - ' (Means A New Day In North Carolina , Mr. WiU Collins of Ken tacky Tells About Cooperative Marketing as A nnltn1 4a ItiivlAv Tfthlmn In Hia ' State. - --w., - J MEANS NEW DAT FOR STATE No Competition in Auction Plan Kentucky Farmers Have Taken Over the Sales Warehouses Have Had, No Trouble Getting Money to . inane Co-operative Selling. "A new day wilj be born in North Carolina -when the - co-operative mar keting plan is put into effect," said Mr. Will Collins, of Paris, Ky., in an address.: at thel court house here Thursday afternodtft-"' Mr. Collins wa$ introduced by Mr. (Jale K. Burgess- ; of Kaleigh, . Mr. Burgess 'having; been introduced by Mr. 0. 0. Dukes, county farm dem onstrator. In presenting : Mr. Collins, Mr. Burgess said that he came to North Carolina to aid in the or ganization of the farmers, for 'the co. operative marketing of tobacco and cotton .because it was the dying re quest of his father that he give his time 'and.; efforts in completing, the plan, which his father had started in Kentucky. He referred to Mr. Collins as a "dirt farmer." . The speaker told of the working of the cooperative marketing plan of burley tobacco in his State Ken tucky. The cooperative 'marketing plan was forced upon the farmers be cause of the low prices offered for tobacco in 1920. The crop in that State in 1920 cost an average of 25 cents the pound and sold at an aver age of 15 cents, the speaker said. This brought disastrous results, many farmers losing all they had accumu lated In the past. The condition that resulted broke the tobacco growers. No Competition in Auction Sales In discussing the auction sale plan of sellinir. the speaker declared that ; there was no competition in this plan, that the buyers knew before the sale startea what thev would pav ana i that the manufacturers of tobacco have so gotten, together that all com. petition ha3 passed under the old plan of selling on the loose leaf I markets. j -Mr. Collins compared the present selling plan with the merchants of i a town who would only sea goods during two months in the year and then selling at auction for what they were offered by the public. The farmers have never been in a position to get a fair price for their produce, There has never been a stable mark et. The farmers and the lunatics are said to. be the only classes who are unorganized. , Farmers Take-Over Warehouses In Kentucky, the farmers have tak en over the tobacco sales warehouses and will pay for them by deducting 2-5 of a cent per pound for all the tobacco placed . in them. Under this , the late Judge T. A. McNeill. Mr. plan the farmers will own the houses Edward Knox . Proctor, senior mem in five years. Under the old selling. ber of the new firm, has practiced plan the farmers pay for the ware-. law here since last March'. Mr, John houses in charges many times over, G. Proctor was granted license to but never own them. ' practice law by the State board of No Trouble to Finance. examiners last February. ' He spent The farmers of Kentucky have the fall term at the State university, found no trouble in getting money , where he graduated, taking post to finance co-operation selling. 1 graduate work. The Messrs. Proctor When the tobacco is placed with the are sons of the late Mr. E. K. Proctor organization an advance of 50 per , well-known attorney, and Mrs. Lizzie cent.- is allowed. The tobacco is grad-; G. Proctor, of Lumberton, and brp ed and the different grades pooled thers of Mr. James D. Proctor of together. Under this plan each farm- the law firm of Mclntyre, Lawrence er gets the same pay for the same & Proctor of Lumberton. grades. Unde rthe old plan some j . . get much more than others for the. Schools Opened This Morning, same tobaccos. The Lumberton graded and high In closing the speaker urged the schools opened this morning for the farmers to get behind the movement,, spring term after being closed two sign the contracts and reap the re- weeks for the Christmas holidays, wards of their labors. .jThe total enrollment today is 545 Mr. Frank Gough of Lumberton 442 in the graded school and 103 in made a short talk,, declaring that he the high school. A number of pupils was much in sympathy with the co-j attending before Christmas are out operative selling plan. - ton account of sickness and will come Mr. Burgess was the last to speak.i in later. Three new pupils were en He told of the great advantage in i rolled while others may come in in co-operative selling and declared that this would eliminate so many buyers, all of whom are paid by the tobacco growers. He said that the farmer was en titled to know what he was going to receive for his crop and that this plan would result in bringing this! about He stated that in Columbus county 90 per cent of the tobacco crop had already been signed up and urged that "the State of Robeson" not allow Columbus to tak ethe lead in this movement. While practically all the farmers present had already signed a contract others who had not done so signed after the meeting adjourned. . " L Mr. W. R. Ivey, recently elected keeper of the county home, and fam- lily moved Saturday from Maxton to tbe-home, one mile I east of .Lumber ton. Mr. , Ivey took cbarge of the home yesterday succeeding Mr. I. J. Flowers, former .keeper. 1 ;; Mr. N.: A. Townsend ofR; l; Lumberton, recently killed a hog that i weighed 688 pounds, dressed. Mr, Townsend raises hogs in abundance, selling many porkers each year. He is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. I. H. .Warwick of Orrum is Lumberton visitor today. 1 2 -ii Lost Arm In Cotton Gin Mr. Don T. Townsend of McDonald Lost Right Forearm Friday as Re sult of Hand and Arm Being Mang led When Caught in Flywheel at Cotton Gin at Raynham Arm Am putated at Thompson Hospital Mr. Don T. Townsend lost his right forearm Friday as a result of an ac cident at a cotton gin at Raynham, where he worked. His hand and arm were caught in a flywheel and were so badly mangled that the arm had to be amputated just above the el bow, the operation being performed at the Thompson hospital Friday af- lernoon Mr. Townsend is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Townsend of McDonalds. Mr. F, M. Townsend works in Wil mington, coming home week-ends. He came to Lumberton as soon as he was notified of the accident, ' also Mrs. Townsend and their daughters, Mrs B. O. Townsend of Dunn and Miss Sarah Townsend. Mr. Earl Townsend, a brother, who also works at the same gin, and Mr. Arch McCormick of Mc Donalds also were here Saturday. Messrs. E. K. and J. G. Proctor Form Law Partnership. Mr. Edward K. Proctor and his brother,, Mr. John G. Proctor, have formed a co-partneship for the prac tice ox law. lhey are occupying the same office previously occupied by Mr. Edward K. Proctor, West Fifth street, the office formerly occupied by 'the next two or three days. No changes have been made in the fa culty and all the teachers are back attheir posts except Mrs. M. F. Cobb, tonight with Mr. Cobb and their small 1 , Mis8 Nmle Johnson leaves Satur daughter from New York. ' day mo.m, fo Greenville, where she , j is principle of the Joyner school, out Lawronr TWl. 18 nf Maaw Will from Greenville. 'near Fayetteville, died in a Fayette-' vill hnnitl iHf i Vi ,.it of the accidental discharge of a pig-'1 Greenville where she is a stu tol Christmas Day. He and a friend dnt- Jhe name has recently been were examining a revolver at board- changed from East Carolina Teachers ing house when the weapon was dis. I P10 8f,hol to Es Carolina charged. I Teachers college as perhaps some -1. . J of you are aware. Mr. S. T. Freeman is moving his Th annual Christian Endeavor so stock of goods today from the White , cial wlU 06 ¥ at the Presbyterian building, East Fourth street, into a'manse tonight new building recently erected by Mr I Mrs- ura R,ch of Launnburg Freeman on East Second street. near,came v a few days before Christ, his residence. " Imas and will spend a while in the Chief Yoeman Oscar Rhodes of Northrop home here. . the U. S. navy recently has been' Mr and Mrs Manon McNeill came transferred from Columbia, S. C, to ov Monday after the 25th and spent Annnnli. VIA. Mr TthnAau i .nn a "wee" while with Mrs. Northrop. of Mr., and Mrs. B. W. Rhodes of R. 2, Fairmont The new $200,000 Pee Dee river bridge at Swift island, Stanly coun ty, was formally opened last Wed nesday. Thousands of people attend ed the : opening ' ceremonies. " " HUMPTY-DUMPTY St. Pauls News Three Yuletide Weddings Schools : Open Again Today Social and Personal. By Bess G. Johnson " St. Pauls,. Dec. 30. Christmas passed off very quietly, altho' pleas antly, and as Sunday marks the be ginning of the New Year let us quote with' Tennyson: '' ' - A-' "Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring happy bells, across the sfiOw, The year is going let him go Ring out the false, ring- in the true." "Cupid" has been very busy since last we wrote, so we have a few more brides and grooms in town. v The first one on the list to start the ball rolling-was Miss Josephine Willis, who was united to Mr. Colon T. Brock on Monday evening, the 19th. The following Wednesday after noon, the 21st, a brother, Mr. Tom Willis, was married to Miss Grace Crenshaw at the Crenshaw home a few miles out of town, Dr. E, C. Mur ray, Sr., officiating. Miss Lena John son was bridesmaid while Mr. J. P. Crenshaw, brother of the bride, was best man. After the ceremony the bridal party drove over to the groom's home, where a bountiful supper was served. Mrs. Willis was a popular young lassie and Mr. Willis should be con gratulated on winning the heart and hand of so fair a lady. Their many iriends wish for them a life of pros perity and happiness. Another pretty home marriage was solemnized this past Wednesday af ternoon, 3 p. m. December 28, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rivers, where their pretty young daughter, Miss, Mable, was joined in matrimony to Mr. Cary Powers of our little town. Rev. Mr. Starling spoke the words that made these two young hearts-beat as. one. After the ceremony they, motored over to Fayetteville, where they took a train for Florida. Upon their return they will be at home to their many friends in St. Pauls. Joy and good luck we shall say to all who have tbus embarked, while we wonder f'who shall be next"? . Chaplain Jas. Hester and his bride of a few m'onths are here. He gave a talk at the Methodist church Wed nesday night on his trip thro' Pales tine, which proved very interestihg to the large audience which were so fortunate as to be present Misses Flora Belle McGoogan and Murphy Hall have returned to F. M. C. The other boys and girls will soon be leaving us. By the middle or lat ter part of 4next week, we suppose they will 'all be gone, for '"Christ mas play will soon be o'er and back to the books once more." M.is5 s"ah McDuf fie leaves next week for East Carolina Teacher's col M8f- Myrtle Harris is spending a while with home folks here. Mrs. Shaw McEachern went over to Raef ord Tuesday and ' will spend a few days with her parents. Miss Margaret Wicker came over Friday p. m" and returned . to her (Continued on page five.) Dairy Meeting At Rowland Tuesday Dairy Specialist Will Address Meet ing at Rowland Tomorrow. As was stated in Thursday's Robe, sonian, a special dairy meeting will be held at Rowland tomorrow (Tues day) at 3 p. m. The plan of operating dairies on the co-operative creamery basis will be outlined. This plan is declared to be one of the best methods for farmers fo follow in overcoming the boll weevil. A dairy specialist from the Depart. ment of Agriculture will address the meeting. SHOT INTENDED FOR ANOTHER PROVED FATAL SoL Jones, Colored, Died Here Friday as Result of Wound Received Christmas Eve Struck by Load of Shot Intended forAnotherr Sol Jones, colored, died early Fri. day morning at the Thompson hospi tal as a result of being shot by ano ther negro at Fairmont on Saturday night, December 24. Jones was struck in the abdomen by a load of shot in tended for another negro, it is said. The man who did the shooting es caped and has not been apprehended. Jones was married and is survived by his widow and four children. He had been employed for a number of years by the Jackson Lumber Co., and was known as a hard-working and indus trious negro. The shooting took place in North Fairmont. RABIES DEVELOPED FROM ING LICKED ON FACE BY BE DOG Davidson County Woman Dies in Great Agony From Hydrophobia. Winston-Salem, Dec. 30. Miss Nannie Belle Alley, aged 28, and daughter of. James Alley, well known Davidson county farmer, died in great agony at her home today from hy drophobia, whteh developed last Sat urday, caused. by a small pet dog, which became rabid a month ago, licking her on the face. A younger sister was bitten by the same animal, but took the pasteur treatment and no ill effect developed. Nannie and the family entertained no fear from th nart the dnir nlaved with her n til she developed rabies. She refused to eat and at times it required sever al persons to hold an dprevent her from biting those she came in con tact with. License has been issued for the marriage of F. S. Currie and Mary Lou Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. A. Weinstein will leave tomorrow for Chicago, lit, where they will spend some time vis iting at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Cohen. They will return via New York and Baltimore, where Mr. Weinstein will purchase spring goods for his department store. Effective yesterday, the govern ment ceases to collect a war tax on railroad tickets and freight bills. The strong winds yesterday - af ternoon caused the fire bell to ring. Many who heard the bell thought a fire had caused the alarm. Robeson chapter, U. D. C, will meet Thursday afternoon at. 3 o'clock with Mrs John Wishart A 6-room residence belonging to; Mr. P. R. Floyd and occupied by Mr. M. T. bingletary and family was burned at Fairmont last evening about 7:30. The fire originated on the roof. Mr.' Singletary lost practi cally all his furniture. It has not been learned whether or not either Mr. Floyd or Mr. Singletary carried any insurance. The farm of the late Joe Regan in Howellsville township was sold at auction at the court house today at noon for $13,500. The farm contains 219 acres and was purchased by Mr. O. M. Britt COTTON MARKET Middling cotton is selling on the local market todav for 17 1-4 r-ntm the nound. 6win to the ! hnlirfa. there has been no New York market since Friday. ; ; ' r BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS Mr. A. M. Freeman and family meved today into their new home. East Third street Born, on December-23, at the Ba. ker sanatorium, to Mr. and Mrs. Fur man K. Biggs, son F, K. Jr. mr r:vnrr nttna an recently moved from R. 3, Lakeview, S. C, to a farm on R. 1 from Rennert. The office of the Robeson coun ty road board and the resident en gineer of the State highway commis sion has been moved to the grand jury room on the second floor of the court house. . The trial of Russell Wilkins, ar rested several days ago on the charge of operating a whiskey still, was post poned from Friday of last week til Thursday of this week. Wilkins is still in jail. Dr. H T. Pope, who waa pain fully hurt when a Seaboard passen ger train struck and demolished hi auto at the National cotton mill crossing eight weeks ago, was able to go to his office Friday. Mr. R. M. Phillips and family moved Friday from Mr, Phillips' farm, near Beulah church, Wishart town ship, into a residence owned by Mr. Phillips, Second and Chippewa streets. y Mr. Phillips has rented out his farm.' No orders for picric acid to be used in blasting stumps will be ac cepted by Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstrator, after January 10. Ail ...v : ,4 ti. .. .L - : j i t J file their orders with Mr. Dukes at once Dr. and Mrs. W. A. McPhaul and three children of Charlotte were Lum berton visitors Saturday. They left Fairmont, where they had been visiting relatives for several days yesterday for their home, making the trip in Dr. McPhaul's car. Ex-State Senator and Mrs. H. E. Stacy and their small daughter, Rosa Lytch, spent Friday in Hamlet at tending a reunion of the Stacy fam ily. The reunion was held at the home of Mr. Stacy's brother-in-law and sistery Drrand Mrsr D. F. Kinsman.' "Carolyn", Mr. Herman Crump's well-known bull dog, returned Satur day at 10:10 a. m. over the Seaboard from Laurinburg, where she spent s coupla days. The dog beat a ride on an automobile to Laurinburz, the driver of the car not knowing she was along. Saturday, the last day for pay ing State and county taxes for tm year 1921 before the 1 per cent, waa added, was a very busy day at the of fice of Sheriff R. E. Lewis. The sheriff and his office force were kept busy throughout the day tearing re ceipts from the tax books. Rev. A. H. Porter recently resig ned as pastor of. the, Baptist church at Duke and has accepted the pastor ate of the Chadwick Baptist church, Charlotte, moving cross-country on trucks. Mr. and Mrs. Porter are we!l knSwn in Robeson county and their many friends will be interested to learn of their change of residence. An important meeting of the Lumberton post of the American Le gion will be held in the legion hall, second floor of the municipal build ing, Thursday evening at 7:30. The post wiSl be reorganized and officers elected forthe ensuing year. All ex service men are urged to be present and assist in puttjng new life into the post Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hornady and infant daughter, Dorthy Allice, left last evening for Charlotte after spend ing the holidays here at the home of Mrs. Hornady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Colon Jones. They also spent a day in Maxton at the home of Mr. Horna dy's father, Rov. J..A. Hornady. Mr. Hornady holds a position with the L. C. Smith agency in Charlotte. Mr. W. M. Oliver of Marietta held the number calling for the 250 diamond ting offered by Mr. A. J. Holmes, local jeweler, in a contest conducted for a month before Christ mas. The numbers 962 and 2688, calling for second and third prizes, have not been turned in. If these are not turned in by Wednesday of this week at 2:30 p. m. another draw will be made. Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstrator, Friday moved his office from the first floor of the court house to the judge's room on the second floor. The judge's room is in in the rear of file building. Miss Elizabeth - Frye, recently elected county welfare officer, and Miss Martha- Flax Andrews, home dem onstrator agent, will occupy the office formerly occupied jointly by Miss Andrews and Mr Dukes. Register of Deeds M. W. Floyd and family attended a family reunion at the home- of Mr. Floyd's father. Recorder A. E. Floyd, at Fairmont Friday afternoon and. evening. All the members of the family were pre sent, including- two daughters, Misses Christine and Dinabe Floyd, and six sons, Messrs. F. A., M. W., P. R., D. Y., Giles and Fulton Floyd. The occasion was altogether delightful and a bountiful dinner .was served t 5 o'clock.
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