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LUMBETONr N.; V THURSDAY FE2SUAHY 16, 1922.
Poultry Raisers
Elect Officers
Lumberton Poultry Association
Name Adopted Membership Fee
2 a Year .Directors Meet Again
rriaay isrening. ii '
Lumberton Poultry Association
was the name given the association
organized here Friday evening of last
week, by the directors at a meeting
eia Monaay evening, xne foUowing
t oincers were elected: president, W.
W, Davis; first vice-president. Miss
Janie Carlyle; second vice-president
and treasurer, M. F. Caldwell; secre
tary, Bv Sam Edwards; trutees, W.
cetnune and A. jr. ward; commit
tee on by-laws and constitution. Mrs
W. W. Parker, M. F. Caldwell and
W. K. Bethune.
The membership fee was fixed at
z a year, the same as named by the
Lumber Bridge Poultry association,
recently organized. The directors will
meet tomorrow evening at 7:30 for
the purpose of passing upon by-laws
and constitution.
As was stated in Monday's Robe-
sonian.the association was organized
at a well-attended meeting Friday
evening of last week. The meeting was
called by Miss Martha Flax Andrews,
home demonstration agent. There is
much interest in the organization, the
purpose of which is to promote more
interest in the raising and marketing
of poultry and eggs.
To Help You Malie
Income Tax Returns
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!St. Pauls
Spell of Weather
Philadelphia Has
New Letter . "Gym" Department
Appointments of Deputy Collector to
Assist Taxpayers, in Making Out
Individual Federal Income Tax Re
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be at the following places, on the Pdence of The . Robesonian.
Death of Mr. Archie Odom Removes
A Good Man and Friend to Or
phansSome Going Into Poultry
Business personal Mention.
New Form of High School Instruc
tion Introduced at PhiUdelphns.
By J. L. Memory, Jr.
Fntfadelphus, Feb. 14. Believing t
Fairmont News
W. T. Davis Bound Over to Court oa
Charge of Setting Steel Trap for
vnuaren uid .Wooden Building
Torn Down Leg ion Post Has Con.
test on for Members 5 Births and
o deaths last Month Other News
or Interest.
dates given for, the purpose of assist-' D J. 'lj; ' ;mn!l at mt on,y the meil -"d spiritual ! . By H. V. Brown
; w liwamj-wi, tmeisr. j w ,.w,j v, " .." . oluca ui one nature DUt aiso tne i, reu, 10. vveiton t.
forgotten toTvH nrJ? r'Ml 8hould developed, there better known M "pl Iro
! iS--?!-" ' en introduced into the daily I Pete", was bound over to Superior
income tax returns:
Lumberton, February 25; Laurin
burg, February 27 and 28; Maxton,
March 1 and 2: Red Serines. March
3 and 4; Fairmont, March 6 and- 7;
Rowland. March 8 and 9; St.- Pauls,
March 10 and 11. -
A United States revenue aeent will
be with Mr. Brown at Lumberton on
February 25 to assist in making out
corporation and other tax returns
Mr. Brown, who was a Lumberton
visitor Tuesday, says that evidently
a mistake was made at Raleigh in
making out his itinerary as he should
De given three or four days in Lum
berton. He has requested additional
for Lumberton and announce
ment will be made to that effect if
arrangements can be made.
manv littl- n.i.. i a "v lv - ""-u w aaiiy i wu"u er oupenor
wiUtfofArth. of study of the PWUdelphMj"" reorder Floyd here
I" .T . iscnooi a department of evmnasticsJ 5ni "er a
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Death of Mr. Archie Odum.
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Major E. J. Hale, Prominent Citizen
of Fayetteville, Died Yesteday
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon.
Fayetteville. Feb. 15. Edward J.
Hale, soldier, journalist, diplomat
and statesman, died at 11:35 o'clock
this morning at his home in this city,
where he had spent the last three
years following his retirement as
Heavy Rain Followed by Snow 5.9
lamit tnat tne weatner man e nua
-imnistrauoir
O n Friday morning, F e b
ruary 10th. about 2 O'clock, a
gentie voice whispered "come?
and without a murmur, 31 r.
Archie Odom was released from
suffering and wafted home by loving
messengers sent to guide him tender
ly over the shining pathway to the
heavenly home. Mr. Odom was born
on November 14th, 1833, and was
therefore in his 89th year. He was
twice married, beiner first united to
Miss Eliza Watson of Fayetteville.
Of this union one son. Mr. H. Maltnn
Odom4 was born, but whose life came
to a close on April 22 1900, leaving
a widow and 3 little daughters to be
shortly left under their srrandfather's
care, their mother being taken away
the following year. As Mr. Odom was
always a friend to the orphans, he
gladly welcomed them to his heart.
In 1D03 deceased was wedded to Miss
Ann MacLean of St. Pauls, who prov
ed to be a comfort and cheerful com
panion to him in his declining years.
Mr. Odom was a member of Vr-&rm--
last
Dreliminarv hain
The purpose of .the organization is: ; Bond n um of $500 was fixed
iirst, to bring into play all muscles fna in aerendant was unable to make
in the pupils body, especially those
fibers which have never enjoyed a
square bait of exercise; second, to in
augurate one branch of athletics
which will care for that group of
students which does not narticinate
in the four major sports, and as
many others as enjoy the "full knee
bend,'' "the straddle jump," etc. The
classes are under ' the direction of
Superintendent J. L. Memory, Jr., and
r-roressor W. C. McCoy. It is honed
that these classes in calisthenics will
serve as feeders" for the various
athletic squads. At present, the pros
pects for such are extremely bright,
for on seeing big "Bobbie" Garner
executing 'the command, "Arms
thruf.t!" one would be con
vinced that Jack Dempsey's
days are as premier puglist
are numbered, and that certain foot
ball victories are in store for Phila
delphus which may be likened to the
unbroken string of victories our team
nad this season.
has been furnishing some very dis- to recognize the defacto government
agreeable weather of late. During the ' of tht country. Although he had
4 hours ending early this morning,
when the rain turned to snow, 2.90 in
ches had fallen here, according to Mr.
B. M. Davis, local government
weather man. Owing to the wetness
of the ground, much of the snow
melted as it fell, but the ground was
covered to a depth of about one inch.
Had all the snow that fell "stuck",
it would probably have reached a
depth of 5 or 6 inches.
Much rain has fallen during the
month of February, the total fall
here to date being 5.9 inches. Close
observers pfedict a prolonged Wet
spell.
Rabid Cat and Supposedly Rabid Dog
A dog which it is feared was rabid
bit Mr. Purvis Powers of the Bark
er's section yesterday. The dog at
tacked Mr. Powers unaware, biting
him on one of his fingers. The dog,
which belonged to Mr. O. M. Britt,
was killed and the head sent to Ral
eigh for an examination to determine
whether or not he was mad.
A rabid cat belonging to S. A.
been in declining health for .four
years, his condition was not consider
ed serious until th& past few days,
and his death was totally unexpected,
coming almost before the members of
his family realized that he was in a
sinking condition.
Major Hale was Fayetteville's
first citizen and the unexpected news
of his death has thrown a pall of
sorrow over the city for whose ad
vancement he had labored faithfully
and untiringly during the long years
of his public service.
It was announced tonight that the
funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, being conduct
ed from St. John's Episcopal church,
of which Major Hale was a life-long
member.
Major Hale was. born in this city on
December 25, 1839. He was the son
of Edward J. Hale and Margaret
Walker Hale, of this city. During the
war between the states he served
with distinction in the 56th North
Carolina infantry and as adjutant on
the staff of General Lane. Shortly
before the close of the war he was
a n
to all. During his ife he took care (Amalgamated Sons of Rest) club
which holds its semi-daily conference
it, so ne was escorted tn th ail in
Lumberton by Chief of Polkre Law-
son, uavis was charged with setting
a steel trap for children, baitin it
with bright-colored lead pencils and
canay, tnen puttmsr naria vrn nn
the candy. The hearing attracted
many to the little court room, them
being very little space left for the
attorneys to make their necessary
gestures. Mr. "Billie" Britt assisted
Solicitor Taylor in the prosecution
and made a very strong appeal for
tne state, ine defendant was repre
sented by Messrs. E. M. Johnson of
Lumberton and V. H. Keith, local at
torney. It was reported before tht
the accused was an unmarried man
but it has been brought to the atten
tion of the correspondent that he has
a wife living from 'whom he has
never been divorced, a&hough they
do not live together.
Poultry Raising "Discussed.
The reeular monthlv meetinc nf
the Demonstration Club w4 Hp?h
COTTON MARKET
BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS
Mr.
H. S - N r
painful tart -.FrM.rWK h. TeU
while doing carpenter work.
Mr. J. Foster VIa... ' L.
eepted a position T L"" n?3 c-
-- k-i u'iriii store.
Sheriff ft. v. ri. .
the 1921 t, kX w,s . nas turned
m the variI Z
. 'T. iiwra a
izijinir wiia i. . . -
""v uve not paid.
are
Hammond. Indian, who lives on R
2 from Lumberton, scratched one of . designated for promotion to briga
Hammonds' children and also scratch-1 dier-general.
ed an Indian man named Bell. The After the war he entered the book
cat's head was sent to Raleigh for an j publishing business in New York
examination, which proved that the with his father, and later returned
cat was suffering from rabies. Both 'to this city to re-establish the Fay
Bell and the child are taking the ietteville Observer, of which the elder
Pasteur treatment. .Hale had been editor and publisher
I until the paper was burned by Gen
Local Contributions for Jewish Relief .eral Sherman in 1865. During the first
845. Cleveland administration he served
Contributions totaling $845 were I as consul at Manchester, England,
made by Lumberton citizens to the where he became interested in the
Jewish relief fund. A check for that; system of lock canals used in Europe
amount was sent yesterday by Mr.
J. P. Russell, treasurer of the local
On his return to this country he in
stituted the movement for the canal-
committee, to Mr. William Perls.tine ization of the Cape Fear river and
cif!. troaanror T.ni .Toura nii tr. it was due to his indefatigable ef-
express through the paper their,forts that the project was finally
thanks for the co-operation and con- adopted by Congress. In 1913 he was
tributions of local citizens. appointed minister to Costa Rica by
2 President Wilson and represented the
Priest Charged With Murder by Jury United States in that country with
Rev. Adelard DeLorme, a Catholic j signal ability until the overthrow of
priest, was arrested, at Montreal! the existing government caused the
Tuesdav nieht on the charee of hav-, recall of the American representa-
intr murdered his half brother. Raoul tive.
DeLorme, an Ottawa university stu
dent, whose body was found in a
suburb of Montreal on January 6
with 6 bullet holes in his head. A
coroner's jury composed of Catholics Collection for Armenian Relief Per
of a number of orphan children who
were without a home. He was never
known to turn anyone away from
his door and was always careful to
entertain "strangers within his gates."
lhe biography of his life has been
written in golden deeds and on the
lives of those who knew him best.
One good lady was once known to
remark that she' would never be
afraid to die and leave any children
alone in the world as long as Mr.
Odom was living, she knew he would
take care of them, if no one else
would. That was baying .a good deal,
surely.
The funeral services were held in
the old Marsh church Saturday p. m.
at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J.
M. Page, assisted by Dr. E. C. Mur
ray. Interment was made in the
family cemetery. The floral tributes
showed the esteem in which deceased
was held. Besides a host of relatives,
he is survived by his widow and the
at the recess periods leaning against
the south side of the school building
to keep warm during the winter's
in the uA"ur'SSr
evening of next week .77:30
thrT!inLt0 heavy of late
the land has become too wet ff
breaking and the work of pvJZ
tor another crop is hU P,nng
farmer brnlr. "P-.
fll months, however "Q mg the
Ton.nl'. itore. Mr. CMkw.il
Mrs. N. A. Mtr..n -j j ,
ter, little Miss Alice McLean went
Tday to Charlotte to consuU 1
specialist relative to some T.,5
trouble with whkh AiL u ml-hM-d
f ; . ween sui-
"nng for some timr.
Born, earlv thi
UfieaJX -8th the home of( ..Mrv-'Witw. -SV' .vr
-'''cnheW"on- Mortiat t&ttirlMi inot&r
M s, r fl p rCt0r' and 8i8ter'
miss Lillian Proctor, went today to
Charlotte to visit Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
street. As had been announced he-
fore, the subject of poultry raising
was discussed and many interesting
facts were brought out by MrjO.
O. Dukes, county farm demonstra-
chill. They, with very few exceptions, r- ? ,Andrewf- ,very
prefer a different method of keeping much useful .n'oation and helpful
and according to reports are well at
tended. The next regular meeting will
be with Mrs. N. W. Jenkins at her
home on Cottage street March 8th,
at 2:30 p. m.
Glad to report the condition of
Little Virginia Ashley somewhat im
proved. She has undergone two opera
tions since going to Thompson hos
pital, Lumberton, a few weeks ago.
The last one occured last Monday.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Ashley of Morrow avenue.
It has been learned that Mr. N.
W. Jenkins has nurcHalfed from the
warm that of romping over : the
athletic field with their playmates
in gfood-hearted, friendly, yet animat
ed rivalry. Today, which was no un
usual one for such sport, the Writer
was an eye-witness to the following
gar".?s in progress: two teams of
basketball, two of football, three of
baseball, one of tennis, and eight
wrestling matches, with leapfrog and
song-circle games in full swing on
every side.
The children here are the best ex
amples of real sportsmanship to my
knowledge, as is evidenced by the
fact that the eight aforesaid wrest
A. .1. A T
ling matches were gone through with LT "Zl uT -ones estate
iu. i.i.i-.. J.- lthe stock that was owned bv Mr.
without the slightest suggestion ef
an ill-temper. Unusual" Yes, it would
OUT SMYRNA WAY
found the priest criminally responsi
ble. Dead man's will bequeathed to
the priest a sum to yield income of
$10,000 a year.
sonal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. 4, Feb. 14. Rev.
R. L. Byrd filled his regular appoint
ment here Saturday and Sunday. He
preached an excellent sermon each
time. A collection was taken Sunday
Nine Men Ordered Held for Theatre
Tragedy.
N:no mon nrnrs nrA&rpA held tnr
fVi errand iniir Vv th Cnrnnpr's llirv 'for the Armenian relief.
wordi. Tneadavl Mr. Wade H. Lamb attended the
night in connection with the collapse 1 services here Saturday and made a
of the Knickerbocker motion picture
theatre in Washington January 28,
resulting in the death of 98 persons.
The jury declared that the "collapse
of the roof was due to faulty design
ing and construction and inadequate
supervision and inspection."
Recorder's Court.
Ben Blount, colored, plead guilty
of being drunk before Recorder David
H. Fuller Tuesday, judgment being
continued upon payment of cost.
Harry Dillard, colored, was up on
the charge of abandoning & crop
after receiving advances on same
with intent to defraud. Judgment was
suspended upon payment of the cost.
M. P. Jenrette, former president of
the Bank of Tabor, N. C, who was
on trial in superior court at White
ville last week for "making false en
tries," was sentenced to five, years
in the state penitentiary. Wilming
ton Star.
eood talk about the Armenian relief.
Miss Maris Lawson spent the
week-end with Miss Nina Wilcox.
Mr. Wade Oliver of Laurinburg
spent a few. days last week with his
brother-in-law and sister, Mir and
Mrs. T. F. Stone.
Miss Nina Bebber was a visitor in
this section Sunday.
Mr. R. L. Rowan spent Sunday
with home folks.
Mr. D. S. Wilkins was a visitor
in this community Sunday.
With best wishes to Robesonian.
UNCLE REMUS.
6 granacnnaren; viZ jsars. J. k. man , have been for th school . h, h j
of Spartanburg, Mrs. W. H. Taylor ,was reared but ot f thege
St. Pauls, R. F. D., and Miss Ru th ldents Wh is this thu and what ,
Odom of St. Pauls who resided with tne cause of th thusnes3? sim ,
her grandfather. Mrs. Odom and , thisthere is but one class of stu
M.ss Ruth were so faithful and at-;dent, here. each child feelg th t he
tentive to Mr. Odom, their reward ia just ag d as anybody else but
no doubt will be "great". Mrs. Dean no better- And . thig onnec'tion
was also with him during the last.ipraige be to Raft Sw , a schoo,
Mr. Dean came over for the funeral, consolldated with us for having con.
both returning Monday afternoon. To tributed larj?e,y toward makin this
the bereaved, we proffer our sympa- the rule. This school may be accredit-
th-Sury,,hlS ,Vr0Wn glry' i ed with havin sent us a br'Sht band
Miss Delia McGoogan returned of sun.burnt faceg among whom are
home on Friday, the 10 th, having , athletes made of blood, bone and
spent several weeks with relatives f ire. and students who well know the
and friends m Savannah and Quit- difference between a plus and a
man, Ga., From Miss McGoogan s re-. minU3 sign.
port, it seems she had a very nice J
trip.
Mrs. L. I. Grantham is home again,
after an absence of some few weeks,
a patient in a hospital in Richmond.
Her many friends are glad to find
her very much improved since her return.
Mr. Haywood Fisher, who has
been home on a 10 days' furlough,
will soon be leaving us, we suppose.
These little visits home are so nice,
of course, but when they are limited,
my! how time seems to fly!
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Johnson
Lumber Bridge
News Letter
Boy Scouts Will Give "An Evening of
run" Friday A Delightful Recep
tion Personal Mention.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumber Bridge, Feb. 14. Your
correspondent was misinformed con
cerning the manner of entertainment
nf the Boy Scouts will give on Friday
Parkton came over a wee bit Sunday ' evening. It is called "An Evening of
afternoon, to see Mrs. J. R. Dean, be- un ana wen wortn any one s
Jones in the Fairmont Supply com
pany of this place.
Miss Annie McMillan is spending
this week in Baltimore, Md., where
she will purchase her spring mil
linery. It is understood that her
popular trimmer, Miss Bertha Davis,
will be with her again this season.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Clements of
Fayetteville spent part of last week
here visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. G. W. Thompson left this
JS'J3; t0 the Seaboard of ap
proximately a million and half dot
ters worth of new operating equip
ment will begin this month, accord
ing to announcement made the other
day from the office of the super!"
tendent at Hamlet. The equipment
will include 10 first-class passenger
engines and 15 freight engines.
Says Mellon Holds Office ia Viola
tion or Law.
Washington. Feb. 15.
Mellon is holding the office of Secre-
iry oi tne ireasury in violation of
the law and can be arrested for re
taining the place if anyone sees fit
to Jswear out a warrant rWo-in-
him with the offense, Senator Wat
son, democrat, Georgia, declared in
the Senate late today. The law
which Mr. Mellon is violating, Sena
tor Watson said, prohibits the Secre
tary of the Treasury from engaging
in any kind of business or commerce.
Mr. H. E. Stacy spent Tuesday in
Raleigh on legal business.
man and Evergreen last Monday.
Much interest is evident over the
re-sale of the stock, fifm-pa onH
week for an extended trip through j fountain of Pittman Drug Co, which
Florida and other Southern States.
Mrs. M. A. Taylor also left last week
for Florida end Alabama, where she
will spend some time with friends
and relatives.
Eyesore Torn Down.
will be held here Saturday, February
18th, at noon, according to announce
ment made by Mr. W. R. Tavlor. re
ceiver for the company.
Edward Brigham, entertainer, gave
and entertainment in tho sf'nol
It's gone! that old wooden building j auditorium Tuesday night to a very
fore her return.
Mrs. D. S. Currie also of Parkton
was to address the Junior Christian
Endeavor society here on last Sun
day p. m.
We notice some of our citizens,
Mr. J. Browne Evans, for instance,
have purchased incubators and are go
ing into the poultry business. We
hope their efforts will prove very
successful.
i We are having another rainy sea
son, it seems. Nevertheless, by to
morrow we trust the sun will be send
ing forth its golden rays once more
and "all will be well" again.
Some sickness continues around.
Perhaps when spring arrives all these
colds and grippe will subside.
Chicago Re-establishment of a 10-
hour day at the usual hourly wage
and elimination of time and one-half
pay for regularly assigned work on
Sundays and holidays, new rules gov
erning railway signalmen, were an
nounced Sunday night by the United
States railroad Labor board to replace
on February 16 the national agree
ment made under federal control.
Texarkana, Texas The body of N.
P. Norman, negro, who was taken
from the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Will Jordan by a group of masked
men near here Saturday night, was
found Sunday a mile from where he
was seized. The negro had been shot
three times in the head and once in
the breast.
Ellaville, Ga. Will Jones, negro,
was lynched near here Monday. He
was found dying, his body riddled
with bullets. Jones was suspected of
having shot two white farmers Sun
day night. The negro was brought
here for treatment but died in the
county jail without making any
statement.
time to attend it
Mrs. Martha Cobb is visiting in
Apex.
Little Leonita Chason has been
very ill for the last few days.
Mrs. Nettie Malloy and Mrs. An
nie Bell Smith will reach home this
week, after an extended visit in
Georgia.
Mrs. James Johnson of St. Pauls
was among the visitors last week.
One of the most delightful recep
tions of the season was given on
Friday evening, the tenth, by Miss
Ollie Harrill to the class of 1922, of
which she is sponsor. The reception
hall of the school building was artis
tically decorated in pines, potted
plants and cut flowers. From the
chandelier was suspended a shower
of red hearts. The guests were erect
ed at the door by little Mks Rebecca
Monroe, the mascot, and Master Billie
McGougan. Mesdames L. C. Hubbard
and W. E. McGougan presided at
the -punch bowl. Many delightful
games were played, of which the most
enjoyable was progressive 'Up Jinks.'
Delicious refreshments in orange
baskets were served by Elizabeth
Hodges, Doris McGougan and Rebecca
Currie.
' Miss Margaret Odum of Mt. Elim
was among the visitors in town Mon
day afternoon.
Messrs. R. C. Lawrence and L. E.
Whaley are spending the day in
Wilmington on- business.
which has been an eyesore tor so
many years. At one time it was a
fine building for Fairmont, but that
was many years ago, when J. E.
G. W. Thompson ran a large mer
cantile business in it. It then faced
Center street but a few years ago
after the Bank of Fairmont acquired
the property it was turned facing
Main street. The town fathers pass
ed a law some time ago that all wood
en buildings on Main street should
be down by February 1st, and this
only leaves two, and it is understood
that they will be off of Main street
within a very short time. The town
officials superintended the tearing
down. It is understood the bank will
offer the lumber for sale soon.
Mr. J. R. Bracey and mother, Mrs,
Lalah Bracey, left last Monday for
Rocky Mount in response to a mes
sage stating that Miss Ina Bracey
was in a hospital there suffering
with an attack of appendicitis. Miss
Bracey is a student at Louisburg
college, Louisburg. According to
messaee received here today, she was
operated on Monday night and was
doing nicely. Mr. Bracey returned
Wednesday.
Drive for Legion Members.
At a meeting of the George Gal
loway post No. 112 of the American
Legion Thursday night, February
2nd, a contest was put on to secure
members m the drive that is being
made. The member who secures
the greatest numbers of members be
fore next Thursday night will be
awarded a ten-dollar gold piece. It
is understood tnat many members
have been secured and the activities
of the post will be much greater than
heretofore. It is especially advanta
geous for any ex-service man to af
filiate himself with a post of the
American Legion now before the
bonus measure is passed by Congress.
A good amount of money was realiz
ed from the play given by the post
and a lot of new equipment will soon
be in the hall.
Messrs. Ernest Jones and F. C.
Smith were business visitors in Board-
small crowd. Very inclement weather
no doubt caused his audience to be
small. Many reported his sinking and
piano playing very good.
During the month of January there
were five births and six deaths in
Fairmont township, according to re
ports of local registrar.
Mrs. Sallie Stubbs and family have
moved from the H. G. Stubbs build
ing on Floyd and Church streets to
their new home on Walnut street.
It is understood that Mr. P. R. Floyd
will move this week to his new homo
on Iona street, from the A. L. Jones
building on Floyd street.
It was heard here this morning
that if cotton was raised in large
amounts in the West and wheat here,
the markets would reverse, taking
that boom off wheat and giving
it to cotton. Just wait until Henry
Ford goes to making bodies out of
cottonoid, and placing his factories
in the" cotton territories, as he stated
some few weeks ago.
The north and southbound passen
ger trains ran two and a half hours
late yesterday morning on account
of engine trouble at Chadbourn.
The Sidney Lanier Book Club held
its regular meeting yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. C. A.
Floyd on Iona street, she assisting
Miss Lela Floyd in entertaining. The
living room was beautifully decorated
with February cactus and hearts.
carrying out the Valentine idea. Mrs.
H. L. Blue, leader for the meeting,
discussed the "Short Story." inter
esting papers were also read by
Mesdames E. J. Chambers and E. J.
Pittman. After all business was de
clared finished, delicious coffee and
sandwiches were served, followed by
ice cream, nabiscos and mints. There
was a large number of members pre
sent -who acclaimed the ' meeting;
decidely delightful and interesting.
The National Bank of Lumberton of
fers to lend liberally to its customers
on Cotton Stored in Bondrd Ware
houses. It will pay yoo to Bank with
This STRONG BANK.
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