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n ROBESONIAN ESTABLISHED 1870. ; SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ; COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH- $2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE fOLUMELlt . LUMBERTON. N. 0., THUESDAY, 26, member 83 THree MiirHer ' Cases To Be Tried Superior Court Convenes Next Mon dayNorman and Arch Cummings and Wesley Gibbs Are " in Jail Awaiting Trial on Charge of Mur der 19 Prisoners Are in Jail Civil Term Follows Criminal. A week's term of Superior court for the trial of criminal cases will convene here Monday of next week.! This will be followed by a week's term j delphuV county farm-life 'and ' high of civil court.- A number of cases 'school building, near Buie, yesterday appear on the criminal docket, among' about 3 p. m. The building was a two them being three murder charges, j story brick structure. It contained 12 Norman and Arch Cummings, In - dians, are in jail charged with kill A i ! ing Asbury Oxendine, ' another In dian, near Pembroke, several weeks ago. . Wesley: Gibbs, Indian, is also in jail awaiting trial on the charge of killing Parker Coins, his brother-in law. Gibbs is both deaf and dumb, Coins was shot and killed at his home, near Rowland, several weeks ago. . There are now Id prisoners in jail awaiting - trial for various offenses, while a number who will be tried are out on bond. Judge Geo. W. Connor of Wilson will preside. Light Snow Fell x Here Last Night Ground Covered With Thin Blanket This Morning Weather Man Re ports 22 Above Zero Last Night. Winter has arrived. While' the weather has been one degree colder here. . twice this winter than during the present cold snap, it was not so prolonged, and was not accompanied by sleet and snow. Last night was the coldest of the week, the thermo meter registering 22 above zero, ac- carding to Mr. B. M. Davis, local' government weather man. It has dropped to 21 twice this winter. The ground is practically covered with snow, with indications of more to follow. The snow fell .early this morning. 62,295 Bales Of Cotton Ginned Cotton Ginned of Robeson County's 1921 Crop to January 16 Falls 7, 054 Short of Number of Bales Gin ned to Same Date Last Year. Mr. W. H. Adams of Buie, special agent of the Census bureau, reports under date of January 25 that there were 62,295 bales of cotton ginned from the 1921 crop of Robeson county nrinr in Jnrmnrv 1fi at nrfmnarcA with 69.349 bales ginned from the 1920 ! crop up to the same date last year. Charged With Selling Jamaica Ging er Appeals From Road Sentence. Dewey Ellis was sentenced to 30 days on the roads by Recorder David H. Fuller yesterday on the charge of selling Jamaica ginger, containing 93 per cent, alcohol. He gave notice of appeal and made bond in the sum of $100. S. C. Ellis, his brother, was found not guilty of the same charge. The Ellis brothers conduct a grocery store on West Fourth street. Charlie Bennett was before the court on the charge of being drunk. Judgment was continued upon the condition that the defendant appear before the court every 30 days for six months and show good behavior. BLOOMINGDALE NEWS BATCH Store Robbed at Proctorville Store Breakings and Stealing Becoming Frequent Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Bloomingdale (Orrum, R. 1), Jan. 25. We are having some real win ter time now. We think if cold weather will get the boll weevil that a few more days will make it hard for him. Robbers entered the store of Prof. I. P. Price at Proctorville Monday night and relieved him of a good bunch of merchandise. We hear he has missed 16 pairs of shoes, 7 suits of clothing and a suit-case. One pair of shoes and vest of the clothing were found about the depot. Store breakings and stealing are getting to be numerous in the coun try now. Messrs. Capers Heme and Comer Barnes visited in the Center section Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Byrd of route 1, Barnesville, visited Mr. Byrd's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stone, Sunday. Mr. Kelly Bass of Fairmont visited his son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Byrd, Sunday. Sorry to hear of so much pneu monia about, and lots of children are dying.- Messrs. J. G. Ivey and Sam Stone were Lumberton visitors Tuesday. Miss Nellie Floyd of Barnesville spent one night last week with -Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Barnes. Mr. D. R. Byrd spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stone Sunday. $ Messrs. Sam Stone .and ' R. D. Barnes made - a business trip . to Chadbourne Saturday. With best wishes to The Robeson ian and its correspondents. . ."BUD". Farm-Life School Building Burned Fine School Building at Philadelphia: Was Burned Yesterday Fire Started from Defective Flue Loss Partiallv Covered ' bv Insurance ! Another Building Will be Erected Farm-Life an dUigh School Will be' rw5ni t rwi. niMin.0 n v..- imA a defective flue destroyed the Phila class rooms and a large auditorium. nn.. 1 :i j; j. i The building was erected some eight years ago at a cost of around $15, nnn and moo ino,,.A . cinnno Tt! 11 . 4 i t. nnnn i f onnnn A aniaM th building aorHir, tn Prnf. J. R. , , of schools: It is understood another building will be erected. This was one of the most modern school buildings in the county, per haps the largest and best of any rural, school building. More than 200 pupils are ,. enrolled, many of them boarding pupils. The- Mt. Tabor dis trict and the high school pupils from Rait Swamp district were consoli dated, with the Philadelphus district, two trucks being used m conveying the pupils to the school. The school will .be continued, classes being held in the dormitories near by, according te , information received here. County School Extension Director Miss Louisa Williams of Dunn Will Assume Duties in Robeson Tomor row Graduate of Flora MacDonald and One of Best Trained Women in State Mrs. Claire Thomas Will Assist Her for a Few Days. Miss Louisa S. Williams of Dunn will arrive in Lumberton this even ing and tomorrow will enter upon the duties of county director of school ex tension for Robeson. Mrs. Claire S. Thomas of the State Department of Education will spend the next few days with Miss Williams visiting communities in the county to re organize the work and put it on a definite working basis. Mrs. Thomas arrived last night from Raleigh and is a guest at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy McLeod. Supt. J. R. Poole and the county board of education feel that they are very fortunate in securing the servi ces of Miss Williams for this work. She is said to be one of the best trained women in the State. She is a graduate of Flora Macdonfeld college and has taken special work in rural organization and recreation under Dr. Howard Odum at the university of North Carolina. For the past year she has been doing Red Cross work in Florida. This work, which was community service when organized in this county two years ago, has been going on under the direction of Mr. Richard Kinlaw for the past few months, and Mr. Poole feels that with Miss Wil liams and Mr. Kinlaw both working Robeson will attain an enviable posi tion among the twenty counties in the State in which this work is go ing on. Automobile Fell Through Bridge. A large Allen touring car owned and driven by L. H. Revels, Indian, who lives on R. 3 from Lumberton, fell through a bridge across a swamp, near Woodell's crossing, last Friday night. Revels had four children in the car. All the occupants of the car escaped injury, however. The car was somewhat damaged. The car fell into the water and it was a difficult job to move it, according to Revels. The local reporter has been ask ed to keep after folks about allow ing their chickens to visit their neighbors' gardens. The death of one fine rooster caused from paying too much attention to some young cabbage has also been reported. A 100 per cent good neighbor does not allow his, or her (if it happens to be that way) chickens to run out and annoy others. Then, too, it's a viola tion of the law to act that way. A fire which started about the gas tank on a pressing machine in the pressing club of Will Faulk, colored, Elm street, at 10:30 this morning was extinguished before any damage was done. The flames were extinguished by the use of chemicals, members of the fire-rompany reach ing the scene soon after the alarm was given. Mr. Ed B. Freeman will soon be gin the erection of a two-story brick building on the lot which he recently acquired adjoining the building now occupied by the Freeman Printing Co., West Fifth street. The first floor wttl be used by Mr. Freeman for his printing business, while the second floor will be equipped for offices. The building will be 25 x 75 feet. Born, Monday, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Thompson of R. 4, Lumber ton, a daughter. . . - Mr. J. A.. Stone of R. 4, Lumber ton, was among -the visitors in town , yesterday. . ' . . Fairmont News Several Houses Nearing Completion A Railroad Crossing 'That Needs Protection Mr. Jas. Pittman Will Build Two Brick Store Buildings Soon Other Items of -Interest. By H.V. Brown. . I (" , T1M " st of goods and fixtures belong- Fairmont, Jan. 25. The entire m to C. L. Pittman were sold at auction here last Wednesday. Mr. A. iL. McDaniel, formerly of the Robe son Hardware JCo., was the highest bidder. The stock consisted of groceries and general merchandise. Just what kind of business Mr. Mc Daniel will run is not known just yet. in "The Man from Borneo" was con muwtsu a success i sidered a success from every point .? those who w it. from here, when 'it was played in Lui played in Lumberton last Fri day night. The entire cast did their parts well and the' audience was one that anybody would be proud to play to. The entire body was appre ciative. Not a sound of disorder, from the oldest to the youngest their at tention and order were excellent This perfect audience enabled the cast to put forth every effort to please, and from the remarks heard the efforts were not in vain. Net proceeds, 94.- 00. .... . Mr. S. Ralph McDaniel, with head quarters in Charlotte, spent last week-end here with friends and re latives. Messrs. Memory Griffin and Al pheus Thompson spent last Thurs day in Maxton and Laurinburg on business. Mrs. John Page of Marietta spent a few days last week here with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jones, at their home on Mulberry and Red Cross streets. Mr. W. N. Habbard spent a few days last week in Wilmington on business. Prof. R. L. Pittman, principal of the Orrum High school, Orrum, was a business visitor here last Saturday. Houses Nearing Completion. Among the houses in town nearing completion are the following: nice bungalow belonging to Mrs. Sallie Stubbs on Walnut street; handsome brick building belonging to Mr. Fur man Floyd on South Main street; nice cottage belonging to Mr. Aaron Inman, on Walnut street; nice bunga low belonging to Mr. P. R. Floyd on West Iona street; nice dwelling be longing to Mr. J. D. Purvis on Mul berry street; and three brick stores belonging to Mr .A. S. Thompson, on Center street. Glad to report the condition of Mrs. J. C. Hubbard, who has been ill Sunday of the sudden illness of his at home for the past few weeks, father at Benson. Mr. Hall went up somewhat improved. j immediately to be with his father, Where Protection is Needed. iwho died last night. Any highway that is used as much: Dr. D. S. Currie and family attend as the one from Fairmont to Lumber- ed the funeral of Hon. G. B. Patter ton should at least have some method son at Maxton Sunday afternoon, of protection at the Seaboard rail-1 Mr. A. H. Perry is erecting a nice road crossing just before entering buniralo in town. the town of Lumberton. Several i lives have been lost at this spot. More are going to be lost. With elec- j Mrs. J. H. Stubbs and two children trie warning signal and gates the are on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. danger would be eliminated. ; Stubbs. Mr. J. Knox Kyle returned last We report A. B. Williamson setting week from Wilson and Goldsboro, 1 10 acres in peach trees. Others will where he spent a few days on busi- follow, while several industrious ness. I farmers are planning to set straw- Messrs. "Billie" Britt and "Steve" . berries. Get busy and put in one or Mclntyre of Lumberton spent part of , several acres. last Wednesday here on legal busi- Rev. R. F. Munns will preach at ness. i the M. E. church next Sunday night Mr. Oscar Inman spent last week- at 7 o'clock, end in Wilmington on business. , Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Gait- Mr. Ira Townsend of Lumberton ley, on Thursday last week, a fine was a business visitor here and at boy; also to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Marietta last Saturday. ! Britt, this week, a fine boy. Mr. F. F. Purvis of Proctorville is 1 It is reported that the above gentle making improvements on his dwelling men actually refuse now to divide on North Main street and will in the roads. very near future move his family here. Mr. Purvis will run a mercantile ; business in the house where Mr. A. j F. Floyd now conducts a similar busi ness. Mr. Floyd will move his busi-j ness to the new building on South; Main street. i Glad to note that little Miss Ger aldine Pittman has improved con-; siderably from a severe attack of pilitis last week. Floyd-Nye. A marriage of interest took place in Orrum last Sunday afternoon when Mr. Soggie Wmslow Floyd was mar " O C ' ' - ,1 " . V( MUW. VMM. ...H ried to Miss Caroline Nye. The wed-'either a tobacco or cotton contract ding took place at the home of the i for $3 or both contracts for $5. About bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd1 45,000 bales of cotton already have will make their home in the southern part of town near the home of the groom's father, Mr. H. S. Floyd. . Sorry to report Recorder A. E. Floyd confined to his home on South Main street on account of illness. . Schedule Changes Needed According to newspaper reports, some changes in the schedules are asked for by the Atlantic Coast Line between Elrod and Conway., Just what these schedule changes are we have, not learned. It is hoped that i there will be no discontinuance of j trains as we haven't any, too many just now, and it is a known fact that there should be some changes made so that a passenger could make con nections somewhere when desiring to go south. Via Elrod one has to wait from about 9:20 a. m. until 6:02 p. m. and via Chadbourn from 11:15 to 5:55 for a train south. There ifl only one real close connection to be made by this train, schedule here, and that (Continued on page four.) Parkton Letter A Concert Will be Given at School ..Auditorium Friday Nieht "Heavies- and "Lights" May Have a Foot Race Soon New Residence flrtlnn IT " C . 1 n L n. j c ociiniji i even iren and.Strawberries Death of Father of Mr. J. C. Hall Personal and Other Items. Bv C. D. Williamson. Parkton, Jan. 24. We are request ed to advise the public that there wilL be a concert given at the auditorium of the school building on next Friday night at 7:30 entitled "Uncle Josh and Snowball." The same concert was given, last Friday night over at Kingine same witn rarkton. which on ae Hiram school building to a full j coant of unfavorable weather could house, and you could hear on all aides i n be played on Tuesday. Neither that they were well pleased with the entertainment, a twelve-piece or chestra froin our town was present and furnished music for the occasion, and the same orchestra will be a feature here Friday night The fol lowing constitute the local orchestra: Mrs. D. S. Currie. piano: Miss Drew. 1st -violin; Sarah Cobb, 2nd violin: Louise Joye , 1st violin; Sarah Cur rie, 1st violin; Sarah McCormick, 1st violin; C. D. Williamson, solo cornet; Prof. E. C. Hines, 2nd cornet; Chas. M. Williamson, B. drum jr Phillip Mc Natt, snare drum; D. P. Williamson, cymbal. The above concert is given for bene fit new Baptist parsonage, which is near completion; wherefore on next Friday night the building should be crowded. The best place in town to get a real hearty laugh. We hear it talked in .town of a probable foot race to take place at some future date. The contest will be rninQt tha Utrht the heavy weight a weight as some would say, the fats and the leans. Following are a few of the heavy weights who will con- .4.. f v r i 11 T n t i n.uv. t mr--.-ii t-vJ wilier uooo, u. is. uicvuii, ouuti Cash and C. L. Johnson; light weights: J. C. D. McNatt, A. B. Wil- liamson, E. B. Daniel, G. D. Am-j mons, Vance Paul, W.L. Thames and' H. M. Campbell. TVip hov r,rnm,P fn ho n f the hardest-fought contests ever rlr. nyii ""Lv Vidian church has advertised its meet which - is soon to be opened up for the public? Messrs. T. W. Thompson, F. N. Fisher and Gordon Beard made a business trip through the country to Greensboro yesterday, returning this afternoon. Mr. J. C. Hall was advised by wire Mr." 'and Mrs. Ang. McLaurin Johns visited home folks Sunday. Campaign Will Close January 31 Cooperative Marketing is Now a Certainity and Now is the Time to Sign a Contract. Correspondence of The Robesonian. The campaign for membership in co-operative marketing for both cot ton and tobacco associations will close Tuesday of next week, January 31st ftn until ttiaf tima nnfl mav tm been signed up in the county and it is hoped that not less than 50,000 bales will be signed by the 31st. Any one desiring to sign a contract can do so by communicating with or see ing Dr. G. M. Pate, Raynham, L. A. McGeachy, St Pauls, O. O. Dukes, Lumberton, or the undersigned. Cooperative marketing is now a certainity for the entire South, and the associations for both cotton and tobacco will be functioning within less than a month. Now is the time to sign a contract W. K. BETHUNE, Treas., County Organization. Lumberton. The National Bank of Lumber ton will be represented at the chapel exercises in the high school auditor ium tomorrow morning. As has been stated in The Robesonian, some lo cal business is explained to the pu pils of the schools each Friday morn ing. - 2 Lumber Bridge News Letter Basketball Teams Win Double Vic toryWoman's Club la Rendering Creditable Service Boy Scout Troop Doing Good Work Other Items.' Correspondence cf The Robesonian Lumber Bridze. Jan. 25. Our b8ktball teams won a double vie. lorV over 92, springs on the home Cfnrt last Thursday. Girls' score, 25-3' toys' score, 23-11. With great 1 anticipations our teams are awaiting girls' team have lost a game since entering the league. On Friday evening quite a crowd assembled in the Scout hall for ar oyster supper, which was given by the Boy Scoute for the benefit of the Scout movement here. Our troop ia doing good work under the leader ship of Scout Master E. G. Popshal. Rev. J. L. Jenkins, former pastor of th Lumber Bridge Baptist church, delivered most inspiring sermon in the Baptist church on Sunday even ing. The third and last number of our Lyceum course was indeed a success. In spite of sleet and rain, quite f number of people gathered to near the Sorority girls' quartette. The singers wen the hearts of their audi ence by rendering, with both grace and charm, a program consisting of classic, college and humorous selc tions. The Woman's Club met on last ' Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. county dnonstirjator, demonstrated the electric fireless cooker. The topic of the afternoon was beautifying the I school . erounds. Under the able , , , .. . . . n leadership of its president Mrs D. p- ' Cur ?e. c,uh" 1 table work during the past year. W VI expecting g"at thmS f inrougnout au v, mi 1 a. .11 T : - ! Y.-. .. i m Pblicy f ines with home-made posters, . some of which are exceedingly clever. Among the visitors in our town, the past week, were: Messrs John and Will and Mrs. Emma Owen of Fayetteville and Mrs. Jeff Graham of Georgia. Record of Deaths Funeral of Mrs. Florence C. Town send This Morning Death Ocurred Tuesday Following Operation. The funeral of Mrs. Florence C. Townsend. widow of the late Clarence D. Townsend, whose death, occurred , of :at the Thompson hospital Tuesday at Dr. Clark was one of Bladen coun 12:15 p. m., was conducted from thety's best-known and best citizens. He home, Caldwell street, today at 11 1 practiced medicine for a number of a. m. The funeral was conducted by ; years and enjoyed a wide practice. In Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Durham, pastor of ; his death Clarkton and Bladen county the First Baptist church, assisted by lose a wide-a-wake and valued citi Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth. A large crowd jzen. attended the funeral. Music was rendered by the Lumberton male; Mrs. G. C. Smith of East Lumber quartet, composed of Messrs. Frank j ton. Gough, E. B. Freeman, C. B. Skipper j Mrs. G. C. Smith, aged 21 years, and J. Pope Stephens. The pall- 0f East Lumberton died early Tues bearers were: active Messrs. Uday morning at the Thompson hos McK. Parker, F. Ertel Carlyle, Louis pjtal. She is survived by her hus Stovall, Robert Caldwell, A. V. G. . band and an infant. The funeral was Wishart, F. Eli Wishart, Adrian I conducted yesterday at 10 a. m. and Britt, Q. F. Williams, Dr. M. A. Wad- interment made in Hollywood ceme dell; honorary Messrs. H. M. Mc-jtery, near the county home. Allister, T. L. Johnson, E. B. McMil-j lan, G. L. Thompson, Ed B. Freeman, Jno. D. McMillan, W. O. Thompson, Jno. S. McNeill, T. W. Bullock. Interment was made in Meadow- brook cemetery. The floral offerings , ware beautiful and banked high upon j the grave. j Mrs. Townsend's death followed j an operation for cancer of the: stomach. She had been ill for three weeks and went to the hospital Mon day afternoon. Deceased was 49 years old and is survived by four children one daughter, Miss Louise Town send, who teaches at Brevard, and three sons Messrs. C. Guy Townsend of Rowland, V. E. Townsend of Lum berton and Vernon Townsend, who is in the U. S. navy. Mr. Vernon Town send was at home on a furlough at the time of his mother's death. Miss Louise Townsend arrived home from Brevard yesterday morning. Two sis ters Mesdames W. I. Linkaw of Lumberton and T. W. Fennegan of Latta, S. C, and three brothers Messrs. L. H., A. P. and M. F. Cald well, all of Lumberton also survive. Mrs. Townsend had lived here all her life and her kind and genial dis position endeared her to all her ac ouaintances. She was a loyal member of the First Baptist church and took a live interest in church and Sunday j school work. In her death the town , loses one of its best Christian wo- j men and she will be sorely missed. I . I Dr. G. L. Clark, Well-Known Bladen , CouhTy father or Mesdames v. u. King and, Margaret Harrington of Lumber- ton. Dr. G. L. Clark, well-known Bla den county physician, died Tuesday at j 11 a. m. at his home in Clarkton. De- COTTON .MARKET Middling cotton is quoted on the. local market today- at 15 cents the pound. BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS Born, thia morning, to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Kornegay, a daughter. The condition of Mr. A. Wein stein, who has been confined to his room since Sunday, is reported as im proved today. Mr. Weinstein had a slight attack of pneumonia. Mr. Wm. C. Campbell has odmh! an electric supply shop on Weat Fourth street, opposite The Robe sonian office. About twenty local Masons went Tuesday evening to St. Pauls, where they assisted members of the St. Pauls lodge in putting on third de gree work. Private James H. Pridgeon. who spent a 2-months furlough at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mr. J. R. Pridgeon, who live on R. 5 from Lumberton, returned this morninsf to Camp Bragg. Mr. Frank J. Nye of Orrum passed through town yesterday en route home from Charlotte. Mr. Nye went to Charlotte Mondap to be with his daughter. Miss QuinUline Nve. hvho Tuesday underwent an operation at the Charlotte sanatorium. Her con dition was favorable when Mv Nye, left Charlotte yesterday morning. Mrr Haynes Britt arrived home yesterday from Florence, S. C, where he recently underwent an operation at the Florence infirmary. His con dition is favorable. Mr. Britt, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Britt of Lumberton, has been employed as bookkeeper in the Butters Lumber company's store at Boardman for several, months. He will return to Boardman in a' few days. Mr. Ed Willooghby's Condition is More Favorable Today. The condition of Mr. Ed Willough by, who was shot and seriously wounded Sunday afternoon, an ac count of which was published in Mon day's Robesonian, is a little more favorable, according to reports from the Thompson hospital. Evander Parker, who is charged with the shooting, is still in jail. ceased had been in ill health for several months, though the immediate cause of his death was pneumonia. He was about 70 years old. Eight children survive, among them being Mrs. D. D. King and Mrs. Margaret Harrington of Lumberton. The funer al was conducted from the Presby terian church at Clarkton, of which deceased was an elder, yesterday at noon. Interment was made in the family cemetery, near the home. Be sides Mesdames King and Harring ton, who were with their father when the end came. Dr. D. D. King, Mrs. D. B. McNeill and Mr. Robt. E. Lee 0f Lumberton attended the funeral. WOODROW WILSON FOUNDA TION. Those Who May Desire to Contri- bute May Do So This Week. To the Public: On account of the lateness in getting the campaign started in this county in behalf of the Wood- row Wilson Foundation, it has been decided to run the campaign for another week in order to give all those who may desire to do so an opportunity to make a contri- bution. I would like it understood that this is a matter of purely volun- tary gifts. While I am very anxi- ous to raise the quota expected from this county, still no pressure will be brought to bear upon our people. I have never known them to fail yet to do their part in any worthy public enterprise, and I do not believe they will fail in this. Reports reaching me from other parts of the State are to the ef- feet that numbers of other coun- ties-have already raised their quota, while in'Robeson we have Horn At- W. XTTn . wiwl contribution of $300 with a hand- some tribute to ex-President Wil- son accompanying it' May I not ask that every friend and admirer of this foremost American send in their subscription without de- will close this weeK and the zinal returns will " then be made up. .. R.C. LAWRENCE, - . -.County Chairman. Lumberton, N. C . . "