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fWlBSfflliffi ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE COPT. FIVE .CENTS. COUNTRY, GOO AND TRUTH. $2,00 A TEAS. DUB IX ADVANC9 VOLUME LII LUMBEETON, C; MONDAY, FEBEUAEY 0, 1922.' NUMBER 102 Let World Know i Suck Crimes :Vill Not Be tolerated ' t ' Judge Connor Commends' Grand Jury for Attention to Conditions at, Chaingang Recent' Wholesale Es- cape of Prisoners Followed " by Crimea of Murder and Robbery Show Conditions That Should Not Exist, v CAUSE BLUSH OF SHAME TO- COUNTY AND -THE STATE Crime Such as Happened at St Pauls Does County and State Great In jury Must Build Up Public Senti ment That Will Frown Down and Punish Such Crimes. "I am glad you have called atten tion to certain conditions existing at the chaingang," said Judge George W. Connor in addressing the grand jury following its report Thursday afternoon in Superior court. The jury in its report, published elsewhere in this paper, criticised the number of tru3ties allowed. "Six or eight desperate men", con tinued Judge Connor, "have recently escaped from the chaingang and- are now at large. I do not know whose fault it is, but certainly a condition in which eight men convicted of crime escape in this way should not exists I understand that since the escape of these prisoners violent crimes have been committed in this county, and I am informed that soma of the escaped criminals have been captured and have confessed to a 01 ciiievciiin. owu robbery of a store at Fairmont, ! Pared for sine le adjournment today, while at large. - An Associated Press dispatch of the Too Many Trusties 4tn from Washington gives the fol- "I am glad you have called atten-j lowing: tion to the large number of trusties At a four-hour plenary session two now at the chaingang. Twenty-three more treaties and a half dozen sup trusties out of sixty-seven prisoners plemental resolutions were passed would appear to be a large percent-1 through the final stage of conference age of the convicts who are allowed approval, and then the delegates ex- the liberty given a trusty. Shocked by Brutal Murder. "Your community is shocked by a brutal murder which took place last j night, and I trust that the murderer will be caught and properly punist Diszra.eful Occurrence at St. Pauls. "I was also shocked at the crime which took place at St. Pauls, when four men called a young man out of his father's store and maltreated him. There is one thing certain, gentleman of the jury, when such a thing as the disgraceful scene at St. Pauls goes out to the world it brings shame to us all and it is ex ceedingly unfortunate for North Carolina that such an occurrence has happened in this community. "It seems that the victim of the outrage was a Jew. I certainly hope j door Some of the separate resolu the occurrence was not caused by , tions put on record deal with colia. racial prejudice. It does the State aiteral Chinese questions, but included great injustice to have the report go ; in the lot wa3 a suppiement to the out to the world that racial prejudice ; fOUrpower Pacific treaty excluding exists m North Carolina. You cannot frnni tu Rl.nno nf , agreement the. realize how much injury is done the , business credit of our Mate by re ports of violence and lynching which go out to the world. Putting it from a Dusmess standpoint aione, mere is no business man in North Carolina who is not hurt in dollars and cents from reports of unlawful happenings in this State. Public Sentiment "I want you to put these thoughts ; in your mind when you go home, that i tie(j pr0Ceeded outside the conference a crime such as happened in St. Pauls proper and only the two oriental does your county and your state a,powers were mde parties to the re great injury and I beg you to aid in suiting treaty. building up a public sentiment which J Every delegation had a voice in the will frown down and nunish such '. o 1 ooceinn f ami'v that- rpnllv crimes. . , . . "There is no excuse for these acts XNO &XCUSe rv a k vAiicA i i r . - - oi violence wnicn nanoenea in &i. : -in. i.-i " j. ! rauia. ynen a uruiai muruer is com- mif-tofl in tha nio-ht time tho rnmmnn i.-wv ... o I ltv cannot prevent it. DUt wnen mree. or four men band together and ,, .,.,,.,,. . . . I upon the belief that public opinion in . mi- a crime jii me uueu 11 la uaacu Robeson county .will protect the 1 crime. "I call upon you to let the . know ledge go forth that public opinion will not tolerate such crimes of vio lence which have brought the blush of shame to Robeson county and North Carolina." Lumberton Goat Club Elects Offi- cers Lodge House Erected. wio uini. uvuac funitu. t lhe Lumberton ioat (or Country) club met Thursday evening and elect ed the following' officers: president, J. Dickson McLean; treasurer, C. H. Phillips; governing board, H. B. Jen nings, W. G. Pittman, Dr. John Knox and Ira Bnllard; building committee, H. B. Jennings, W. G. Pitman and Ira Bullard; chairman membership com mittee, Dr. R. S. Beam. The club has already erected a pine- log lodge house on the banks of! 1-umDer river, one mile nortn or) conference, Mr. Balfour gave warn town. It is planned to equip a tennis ing that no nation in the future could court, erect bath houses, etc., in the vioiate the principles laid down in near future. ine ciuo nas i mem- bers. Miss Sallie Johnson of Burgaw, a member of the faculty of the Board man public school, spent the week end here visiting Miss Ruth Norment. Mr. W. M. Bridgers of R. 1, Rayn ham, is a Lumberton visitor today. Mr. J. J. Humphrey of R. 2, Lum berton, is in town today. . NoCIueToMurderi " i er ofMi:Bul!ock , Several Fake Reports , Hare Been ; Run ; Down by . Officers Coroner's Jury Has Net Made Report Yet. ' There is yet no due as to who shot and killed Mr. R. Walter Bullock in his 4 room, three miles west of Lumberton, near , McNeill's bridge, Wednesday night of last week. The coroner's jury has not yet made a report of its findings, the matter being held open for further investigation. A number oi rumors .io cne euect uisi vue guilty party had been "arrested have been circulated. However, officers say all reports hey have heard when run down proved to be false. As was stated in Thursday's Robesonian, Mr. Bullock, who op erated a gasoline filling1 station on the . highway, three miles west of town,, was shot and killed some time Wednesday nighf, the shot being fired through a window in the building in which he lived. Deceased was to have been married in a few, weeks, it is said. Arms Conference Makes Last Entry Final Adjournment Today After Ad dress by President Harding Speak ers Predict Negotiations Will Bulk Large in History of World. The arms conference at Washing- ton made the last entry on its record changed farewell courtesies in a se ries of speeches expressing universal satisfaction over the results of the history-making 12 weeks of negotia- tion just ended. Monday's session will be devoted entirely to formal sigpature of the : conference treaties and to an address by President Harding voicing his ap praisement of the work accomplish ed by the conference he called into being. Most of the foreign delegates plan to leave Washington on Mon day night or Tuesday. i The two treaties accepted formally at today's session both relate to China, one providing for a revision of the Chinese customs system and the other embodying Elihu Root's r :... a .i:jm,i ,. nrincir,al isiands of the Jananese em pire. A few hours after the plenary ses- sion adjourned the Japanese and Chinese met and affixed their signa-l . lL i-.-i.. t... cc. I ture to tne treaty y tung is to be returned to Chinese control. Although the long debated; Oliajiuil ucouuu uivupvu a j position in the conference program, thP negotiations bv which it was set hrouent the work of the conference : ,tn a rinaa tnAxv nnH Pwrv snnkps. i i i i j i i ro a ciose toaay, ana every spunes- man nredieted that the negotiations of " . 1 . J11UJ1 UiCUltV&U kilCt t lllV "V IVUMUVIIU S , WaoViSno-tnn wnn H hn t inrtro in t.hs t."". - & 1 " "'ST . historv of the world, secretary : iHiiP-hM for the Tin ted States and XlUKucS 1 UI Llic uuiicu uioica aim Arfhni t Rnifmir. fnr cirMt KritAin. com-!hailed the conference accomplish-! m.nti no nohorinir in a "npo prn" ot '"-"- - . international understanding and AL hprt Rrrniit for France eulos-ized the record of achievements as con stitut-1 intr the "loftiest precedent of man- kind." Similar expressions came from all the other national groups. WKot V10 nncrnfiftfinna InaA Anna for China and for peace In the" crucial area of the Pacific and the far east was the keynote of nearly all the con-land eluding addresses. Japan renewed her Pledges pledges of fair treatment for China through Baron Shidehara, who : solemnly declared his government! J. J. Goodwin, E. B. Freeman, D .t. wanted only to aid in bringing the j French and T. A. McNeill, both sides Chinese nation to its proper place in of Chestnut to be railroads, including the world, and Minister Sze, of the the railroad offices. Chinese delegation, asserted that his Dennis W. Biggs and John C. Ful people would look upon the discus-1 ier all cross streets east of Elm sions reached here as the animus of a street. new inspiration to go forward to orderly development. Dwelling on the Chinese situation on a rrtrnarfttnna nf tha worlr nf tha Washington without sacrificing the conference of the powers. Hereafter he said, selfish aggressions at China s expense could not be excused upon a plea of ignorance or of private "un derstanding with minor Chinese of ficials.' Mr. Willie Davis of R. 4, Lum berton, was among the visitors town this morning.. Grand JuryFinds ,4; '. Too MaTnwtie 23 Trusties Allowed in Lear Chiln Han Pamn at Vtrlif nt I? Afnra I at Will Strikes Jury as Unwise Policy Recommends Increed Pay For Guards, Erection of Stockad;, Separation of Races and! Investiga tion of Crowded Cages. SOME RECKLESS DRIVERS EM PLOYED ON SCHOOL TRUCKS. In its report to Judge George W. Connor, the grand jury which- served at the criminal term of court last week, criticised the policy .of having 23 trusties on a chain gang: of 67 convicts, these trusties being allow, ed, according to inforamtion given the jury, to leavethe camp at night and return at will, and recommended that the number of trusties be con. siderably reduced and that they be confined under lock and guard at night. The jury also recommended better pay. for guards, erection of a stockade to enclose all the cages', sep aration of white and Indian convicts and. thorough investigation of the practice- of crowding prisoners in cages. Referring to Robeson county's rank of 17th in the nation in agricul tural wealth, the jury fears the coun ty stands "at the foot in so far as its home for the needy is concerned" and thinks the county commissioner! "should - give this immediate atten tion." The jury was informed that somel reckless drivers are employed in transporting children to and from school and declared that this condi tion should not be allowed. The report of the jury, submitted Thursday afternoon, follows: , "We passed upon 18 bills, finding 17 true bills asrd 1 not a true bill. Court House and County Offices. "The court house building and grounds seem to be in good condi tion, it appearing ' to this body that those having the care of the build ing are diligent in their work artd keeping same in good condition. The onlv recommendation that we make is that the plastering which has fal Jen in several of the offices in the court house be immediately repair ed, and also that the check-rail in the court house hall be replaced. Jail. "We found 18 persons in jail, 4 white, 9 colored, and 5 Indian and had no complaint from any of them. . "The jail building is in a clean and sanitary condition and the prisoners are weil fed and receive proper care and attention. The building in which the jailor lives needs repairs, espec ially we would recommend that the walls in this building be put in proper condition, and also that one of the chimneys to this building be placed in a safe condition, because as it now is there is danger of the same falling on passer3-by, also one cell needing re pairs. rui. flttna 23 Trusties. I "We found 67 convicts at the camp, j 1 23 of these being trusties and s , , under o-uard These consist ot iu; & "-jwhte 7 Indians j ;t and 4b coioreu : nnH are under five guards. We had comnlaint from any of the prison-1 " f . . , l.. i ur, onri thev seem lO De proweii icu ; 3 dothed! We do criticise thpol-1 (Continued on page eieht.) , (Continued on p j c a mp a irM rnn RFIIEF OF : CAMPAIGN FOK KfcLl Ji u r EUROPEAN UKSTlllJir." ,! WILL BE MADE FEBKUAKI , Correspondence of The Robesonian .1.. . .1 lkA At a meeting neiU at L"C a MnAtinn nam nr. i tih luui v court .u a ......g, -- ---- i house on the evening of Feb. .ora,, . . . , hv w . Mavor white, wno was remeaicu i : . n.i:. t anrl o tne jewisn iveiiei. r . the matter in iiumoeriuu, hg " - ' - - the foiiowmt?. toeetner wuu unuwu, to solicit aid in this very wLortnv pause: A. d. line. iuouiuu j i --- . - T XT nnh auest of the association; K. ti. enen- ton. S. F. Caldwell, llULi ------7 HQin'ia fiifiir'. vice chairman; J. P. Rusell, secretary and treasurer. Tha fftllnwintr canvassers were ap pointed to serve in the sections of the. town as follows. S. F. Caldwell and Harris Dunie, both sides of Elm street between 6th S. : A. L. depot. tttv-j. R. H. Crichton and A. E. White, west of Elm street Detween same points. The above canvassers are to visit all business places within their re spective territories and will make second calls, if necessary, to see every body. They are requested to meet at the court house at 9 a. m. Tuesday, 7th. ' The Woman's Club, under the di rection of Mrs. John Knox, has kindly agreed to canvass all the re sidontfal npftions of the town. Mrs. j Knox will arrange the canvassing of hpr committees. OUR CITIZENS HAVE NEVER BEEN CALLED UPON FOR A CAUSE MORE WORTHY THAN "THIS. j:PTRUSSELL, Sect'y. Cummings Broth- ers Go Free State Fails to Prove Charge of Mot- , oer ot Asbnry Uxendine Against: Arch and Norman Cummings Af-j ter Day and Half of Evidence Mo- tion for Non-Suit Sustained. t Judge Geo. W. Connor sustained a motion for non-suit of the charge gainst Arch and Norman Cummings, Iridians, charged with killing Asbury pxendine, another Indian, in Superior! Court Saturday at noon. Motion for son suit was made by council for the defense after all the State's testimony was in. The motion was argued by council for both the prose cution and defense before Judge Con nor ruled in favor of the defendants. Both defendants, who had been in jail here since immediately after the killing on the night of October 31, last, were discharged by the presiding judge. Motion for non-suit was made upon the ground that the evidence, put on by the State was , not sufficient to justify a verdict of guilty by the jury. The jury was selected Thursday af ternoon from a special venire of 100 men and was composed of the fol lowing: Messrs. C. B. Redmond, D. A. Oliver, Alex. Hayes, J. D. Lewis, J. M. Brbwn, P. W. Evans, Foster Kinlaw, M. D. Shaw, W. S. Stone, D. Oi-Curriey -Ji A- MeRae and- Council Pittman; : The trial proper was not begun un til Friday morningT There was much interest in the case, the court room bing crowded during the trial. The prevailing opinion of those who heard tie evidence was that it was not sufficient to convict the defendants of the charge of murder in the first degree. Solicitor S. B. McLean was assisted in the prosecution by Messrs. Mc Lean, Varser, McLean Stacy, while the defense was represented by Messrs. Johnson & Johnson and Mesrs. Britt & Britt. Witnesses put on oy the State in their order, were, Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health officer and coroner; Jim Oxendine, son of the man killed P. F. Wetmore, civil engineer, who made a map of the surroundings about the point of the homicide; J. R. May nor, James Lowry, Malinda Chavis, Willie Chavis (15-year-old son of Malinda) Hursey Jacobs, Sheriff R. E. Lewis, S. H. Dunlap, O. D. McRae, RflTinip Samnann. Kffio .Tnno OvonHina and Rural Policeman A. R. Pittman. Basis for The Fight. Council for the State based its fight upon the fact that the tires of an automobile owned by Arch Cum mings were cut up on Saturday night prior to the nomicide, testimony that Arch 'an;d Norman Cummings had made threats against the man who cut up the tires, evidence tending to show that the defendants had reason to' believe that the tires were cut by Asbury Oxendine, and the trailing of the bloodhound from near the scene of the murder to the home of Norman Cummings. otar nuness ior iaie luannaa inavis was tne star wit- 1 Oi-i PL. nesa pui, on uy me oiaie. one testi- tied that Morman Cummings went to her home on Sunday afternoon prior a j: :.u lu uk nuunuuc. juici uiscuasuig wim r : , , o Cl ..:.:iA her the fact that the tires on Arch ! , Mr. and Mr, Sam Stone visited Cummings' car had been cut, she Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bullock of the testified that Norman said that As-!0ton sectum Sunday. bury had been going to her home when! W are. sorrv to re.P?rt. Mr' D .::.. .;.u4. u:. ; Herr nsr n a very critical condition, t ",V i lie iicaacu ai inut wjuiuul ueuig " " .-.1.1 there another night and 6" J I ! that he and Arch were going to bother, . ........ . AsDury and that if they had anyi . . , . . Vvfv bavu iw . XT . .. ui '" oaiu lie is. new t, ; hut that whon XrPh .ciH ha wnnld 1 do a thing, he would do it. twi:j -.j;4.j av keen calline upon her for a year and.in& more i"odstuff than "sual- beems la -!, UUl UCI11CU lliai C1LI1CI )L IIIC ... . . . OVr . . m. i , vi A : i 11 i. - .L. lations with her. Getting down to the night of the homicide, Malinda told of hearing two shots between 11 and 12 o'clock. After the report of the guns she heard an awful holler ing and went to a window, then she heard two other shots and saw the flash of the guns. She heard Rich ard Cummings, father of the defend ants, come out from his home and ask-who it was shot. Asbury then said, "Tell . old man Richard Cum mings to come here." Richard re plied that he would have to get some body to help him and began calling his son, Norman, who did not answer. Richard then called Norman's wife, Martha, after which she heard Nor man say, "Here I . is". His voice sounded as if he was in the Trestle swamp. Malinda told of Asbury's (Continued on page four.) Building Light and Water Plant at Red Springs Installing Ice Plant. " Work "has been begun on a brick light and water plant at Red Springs and it is expected that it will be completed in 60 days. Two 100-horse-power oil-burning engines are .being installed to furnish current day and night An ice plant has been installed at Red Springs by Mr. B. W. Townsend of that town and Mr. E. E. Chandler of Maxton. The plant has a capacity! houses. It will pay you to Bank with of 6 tons daily. (This STRONG BANK. Two More Escaped Convicts Caught Elia Hill and Ernest Tilly Arrested In Richmond CountyThree of Escaped Convicts Still at Large. I Elca Hill and Ernest Tilly, two of. the seven prisoners who escaped from the Robeson countv chain sranar Toes-' 'day night of last week, were arrested j near Rockingham Friday night. Asj was stated in Thursday's Robesonian, j tnree of tne prisoners Isham Victor, Von Speight and John C. Willard were arrested Wednesday night at Pembroke. Two 'of the prisoners Will Willard and Frank Wardare till at large. Ernest McPharlan, negro prisoner,' who escaped from the gang Tuesday, is also at large. Hill and Tilly were arrested by Richmond county officers at the home of Hill's sister, near Rocunpr ham. It is thought that these two prisoners and the two white prisoners that are still at large atole a Ford ear belonging to Messrs. Stephen & Barnes here Tuesday night and drove it to St. Pauls. The Ford was abandoned there and a Franklin car belonging- to Mr. Sam Davis was taken. The Franklin was recovered near Raeford. Bloodhounds were placed on the trail of the car thieves there and trailed for more than 60 miles, it is said, losing the trail in Richmond county. - Both H ill and Tilly aenrthat they heiongd-iahe they " left - Lumberton with "the two prisoners now at large. Mr. J. W. Davis, keeper of the chain gang, went to Rockingham Saturday and brought the prisoners back to the gang. Special For Poultry Raisers Meeting Will be Held at Court House Night of February 10. Correspondence of The Robesonian. A special poultry meeting has been planned for the man and women of Lumberton and near-by communities. The purpose of the meeting is look ing toward a poultry association and there will be important matters of business for every person who expects to keep poultry during the coming year. The meeting is called by the home and farm demonstration agents and it is hoped that every one will imake special effort to be present Friday night at 7:3U in tne commis sioners room of court house. BLOOMINGDALE NEWS BATCH Last Week a Week of Crimes Planting More Foodstuffs Than Usual. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Bloomingdale (Orrum, R. 1), Feb. 6 We are having some rainy weath er after the coldest weather of the season. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gra ham, on the 31st, a girl. Mrs. P. E. Byrd and son, D. R. Byrd, visited Mr. and Mrs. R. L Byrd Sunday. Miss Thelma Surles spent the I week-end with Misses Sally and Mol- lie inman. ' t IT U A' also Mrs. J. H. Hardin. Messrs. Sam Stone. Jas. Humphrey, J T XI ..,.. T iimKortnn uon aim ioe jicuiug no uuiuw. visitors Saturday Seems that last week was a regular .. week of crimes of murdering, Store- , . i DreaK oreaKin? ana auiu-sieaiuiK. c, T nmTia,tnn ir. i. iv. ccaij i.,.. visitor Saturday. Farmers of this section are plant- boll mev are iiviiik u-ov -' - ..... ri weevil a little. Some are planting the same amount of cotton while others are cutting their crops half and some are cutting out in full. BUD'. SUPERIOR COURT A week's term of Superior court for the trial of civil cases convened at 10 o'clock this morning. Judge Geo. W. Connor of Wilson, who pre sided at the criminal term last week, is presiding at the civil term. Special Poultry Meeting at Back Swamp February 9. A special poultry meeting will be held with the Back Swamp Home Demonstration club Thursday, Feb ruary 9th, at 2:30 o'clock at the Back Swamp school house. Miss Martha Flax Andrews, home demonstration agent, and Mr. O. O. Dukes, farm demonstration agent, will be present. All who are interested in poultry are requested to be present. Miss Maggie Monroe of Lumber Bridge spent the week-end here, a guest of Bliss Lois CashwelL The National Bank of Lumberton of fers to lend liberally to its customers on f!nttnn StnraA in Rnndiv! War. COTTON' MARKET Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 14 2-4 cents. ! BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS Born, Thursday afternoon, to Mr. and Mrs. Clvd Spinm Aanarhtmr I Alfred Rowland chapter, U. D. C, will meet in the school auditorium j Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Xhe county commissioners, the county road board and the county board of education are holding regu lar monthly meetings here today. Somebody swapped a worn-out cap for a perfectly good hat belong ing to a member of the jury in the Cummings murder trial last week. An important meeting of Pine Camp No. 144, W. O. Wl, will be held at Long Branch Saturday night of this week at 7:30. All members are urged to be present. Mr. Dan F. McNeill of Laurin burg was a Lumberton visitor Satur day. Mr. McNeill and family re cently moved from Durham to Laurinburg. They formerly lived here. ' Mr. W. H. Inman, who lives in the eastern part of town, brought to The Robesonian office Thursday a sweet potato which grew through an iron ring, The ring is still around the potato. Daniel Cupid is apparently away on vacation. During- the- last- month Registef of DMd M; W. Flovd has riage license. In fact, matrimony is at a standstill. Messrs. D. A. Grubbs and O. L. Singletary of Laurinburg are in Lumberton today looking for a loca tion 'for a cash-and-carry grocery store which they propose to open here if they can find a suitable place. Maxton Scottish Chief: The con dition of Mr. A. J. McKinnon is greatly improved. Since his return from Spartanburg, S. C, where he suffered a severe attack of uremic poison, he has been rapidly recover ing and it is believed that he will soon be restored to good health. Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Page and small daughter, Ottalie, arrived here Saturday from Dunn, where Mr. Page formerly served as chief of police for several years. Mr. Page and family will move to a farm which he owns in Bladen county as soon as he re models a dwelling. . Mrs. E. T. Mclnnis and small son, Louis Neill, arrived Saturday from Troy to join Mr. Mclnnis, who re cently accepted a position as phar macist in the Pope drug store. They will do litrht house-keeping at the home of1 Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Mc KenzieH Elm street. Mr. Alex. Bullock of Rosemary was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Mr. Bullock came here to attend the funeral of his brother, Mr. R. Walter Bullock, who was murdered Wednes day night, an account of which was published in Thursday's Robesonian. Mr. Bullock returned home yesterday. COVETOUSNESS AND CRIME Friday Morning Talk at School Open ing by Dr. Beaman Senior Class in Charge. ' Reported for The Robesonian. The Senior class of the Lumber ton high school had charge of the opening exercises Friday morning, rfhruary 3. Mr. Bahnson Barnes pre sided. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of the Methodist church, had charge of the devotional exercises. He gave a won deful and most impressive talk on covetousness. He showed how that if covetousness is allowed to get a hold in the heart that crime might be the result. No man is apt to do some horrible crime unless he has first led up to.it by degrees of al lowing covetousness or some other ill spirit first to get a foot-hold in the heart. He showed how covetousness has caused murder and how promis ing youth has been ruined and stained with sins that all the waters of the seas cannot wash away, by the spirit of covetousness. BEAUFORT COUNTY LUMBER CO. MAKES BIG PURCHASE Acquires Lumber Plant, Mill and Timber Holdings of Hammer Lum ber Co. The Beaufort County Lumber com pany of North Carolina, whose prin cipal office is at Fairmont, Thursday completed the purchase of the Ham mer Lumber company's timber hold ings in two townships in Brunswick county, and the timber owned by this company in Horry county, S C. Tha lumber plant and mill was also pur chased by the Beaufort County Lum ber company. Ward Succeeds Bellamy as U. S. Marshal. The nomination of Rippon W. Ward of Raleigh to be U. S. marshal for the eastern district of North Caro lina was confirmed by the U. S. Sen ate Friday. He succeeds Geo. H. Bel lamy of Brunswick, under whose ad ministration the office has been at Wilmington. Mr. Ward will move the office to Raleigh. Mr. G. D. Flovd of tha Fairmont section is a Lumberton visitor today.