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Survey Contract
Let for Paving
Also Sewer and Water Extension
It is Proposed to Extend Paring
on Certain Streets and Sewer and
Water in Eastern Part of Town,
Also to Build New Clear-Water
Reservoir Bonds to be Issued.
Contract for a survey of the pro
posed additional street and sidewalk
paving and sewer and water exten
tion in Lumberton was let by the
town commissioners Friday evening
to the, Carolina Engineering Co., of
Wilmington. It is planned to pave
Elm street from Sixth to Nineteenth
streets, Chestnut from Sixth ta-Four-teen
and pave the sidewalks on East
Second street, from Chestnut to Cedar
streets. The proposed sewer and water
extension, is in the eastern part of
town, largely east of the Virginia &
Carolina Southern railroad. It is also
planned to build a new clear-water
reservior at the filter plant, the old
one being cracked and liable to cause
trouble at any .time.
The work of making the survey
will be begun at oncSj, When this
work is completed and estimates of
the cost of doing the paving and
making the sewer and water exten
sion furnished, the board expects to
Issue and sell bonds for financing the
work.
Chief of Police D. M. Barker and
Mr. J. L. Stephens, the latter a mem
ber of. tlfe board, were -appointed a
committee to determine the advisa
. bility of opening Sixth street from
riSfceedar-.tc STaPl Streets;--
- Mr. E. M. Johnson acted as mayor
pro tern in the absence of Mayor A.
E. White, who is out of town.
To Promote Poul-
try Industry
Constitution and By-Laws Adopted
by Poultry Association
Constitution and by-laws .were
adopted for the Lumberton Poultry
association at a meeting of the di
rectors and. by-laws committee Friday
evening. The object of the associa
tion as outlined in the by-laws is to
promote the podltry industry in all
of its branches, to encourage the
breeding of pure-bred poultry, to hold
one annual poultry show, to cooperate
with each member and other poultry
associations that are in any way try
ing to encourage the production of
better poultry and eggs, to help its
members buy, sell, acquire poultry
products, supplies, etc.
As has been stated in The Robe
sonian, the association was organized
here recently. The membership fee
is $2 a year. A public meeting will
be held early in March, which will be
addressed by a poultry expert.
Assisting in Community Service
Work.
Miss Frances Haire of Community
Service, Inc., of New York arrived
Friday and will spend two weeks
here with Miss Louisa Williams, i
ivriiiiiinu' j ivv, nit v v. vwi iy i ii 11
sent here by the Bureau of Public
School Extension of Raleigh and she
will inspect the work being done by
Miss Williams, also aid her in her
work of showing community pictures
and recreation work.
North Carolina is apioneer in this;
work, being the ojily. state in the un-
ion that has recreation work done in,
the rural communities in connection i
with community pictures. Iowa shows
the pictures but does not have the re-l
creation department. -
Reward for Married Man Who Ran
Away With 15-Year-Old Girl.0
John Woodell, Indian, of Pembroke,
was in Lumberton this morning in
connection with his search for his
15-year-old daughter, Annie, and Lee
Jacobs, a married man about 22 years
old. who is said to have enticed the
girl away from home Sunday night a
week ago. Diligent search has been
made during the past week but no
trace; of the missing couple has been
found. Jacobs has a wife and child
at Pembroke. Woodell is offering a
reward for the capture of Jacobs.
Dog That Bit Mr. Purvis Powers Was
Rabid.
The dog that bit Mr. Purvis Powers
t)f the Barker's section Wednesday of
last week, mention of which was
made in Thursday's Robesonian, was
rabid, according to a report to Dr.
E. R. Hardin, county health officer,
from Raleigh. Mr. Powers killed the
dog, which belonged to Mr. 0. M.
Britt, soon after he was bitten and
the head was sent to Raleigh for ex
amination. Mr. Powers, is taking the
Pasteur treatment.
Stock and Fixtures of Pittman Drug
Co. at Fairmont Sold.
The stock and fixtures of the Pitt
man Drug Co. of Fairmont, recently
adjudged bankrupt, was sold Satur-j
day to the Coats Drug Co., of Coats,
Tor $5,400. This was a resale, the
stock and fixtures bringing only 4,
000 at the previous sale. It is under
stood that the purchasers will open
a drug store at Fairmont or St.
Pauls.
C- C. Webb Charged
With SeriOUS CrilTie
Arrested in Wilmington and Brought
to Jail Here Father of Indian
i Girl Prefers Charges.
I Clyde C. Webb, wanted by local
! authorities on" the charge of having
! ; : , i l i r
12 and under 14 years old, was ar
rested in Wilmington Saturday and
I is now in jail here. Webb was ar-
rested under a capias, a true bill
against biro, having been returned by
the grand jury. He was arrested on
December -12, but escaped from the
officers and had evaded them until
Saturday.
The warrant was sworn out by the
father of the girl, who is an Indian,
and charges that the girl is an ex
pectant mother. Webb is a married
man and has several children. He
lived 4 miles 'from Lumberton on the
Carthage road, his farm adjoining
that of the father of the girl in the
case. Webb has figured in court
here before, having been charged with
the larceny ' of automobiles. He
formerly lived in Lumberton.
Chief' of Police D. M. Barker went
to Wilmington Saturday evening and
returned with the prisoner last even
ing. Give To Save
Starving Children
Fathers of Starving Armenian Or-
County Boys Give Till Tou Feel
It.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
With three million inhabitants five
years ago, Armenia has but one mil
lion and a half today, and these are
mainly women and children left to
starve unless the Christians of Lum
berton join the Near East Relief in
their efforts to save these deserving
people.
These children are roaming about
over the plains in herds like swine,
eating roots, dirt, in fact anything
that will allay the pangs of starva
tion as they slowly eat themselves to
death. At night they huddle together
and sleep on the bare ground, and in
the morning as they continue their
restless, aimless search for life,
many are unable to rise and are leu
there stark and stiff to join the other
thousands that have starved or froze
to death. These children are father
less 'because every able-bodied
Armenian fought the Germans, not
a one ever was known to retreat and
but few of them ever came back
home. Their defense saved the lives
of many North Carolinians because,
upon the authority of the German
general Ludendorf, their defense of
the Baku oil fields was so fierce that
they were saved for the Allies and
thus . brought the war to an end at
least six months earlier. Practically
all the casualties from North Caro
lina were caused by about three days
fighting, and what would have been
the result if the old 81st had had to
fight six months longer! Was your
son killed in action? If not, thank
the Armenians.
These children are almost all
motherless because no sooner had the
war ended than the Turks put on
one of their regular massacre parties
and wiped the country clean of all
farm implements, cattle and carried
all of the younger women away to
their harems.
For centuries the Armenians have
been persecuted by the Turks be
cause they wouldn't quit being
Christian and join the ranks df Mo
hammed. Yet during all this perse
cution and massacre not a one has
been known to forswear the Christ
ian religion. Doesn't such faithful
ness on the part of these people de
serve your financial support?
Don't say that you have heard of
this suffering till you are tired or
that you have given to this or that
till you have done your duty. The
Armenians must be kept alive. D6n't
get tired; we have given so much, let
us do just a little more.
A committee will call on you some
time during the week and if you don't
know the conditions over there or if
you think you have done enough, re
call what they have done for you,
how they have stood by the Christ
ian religion', how they would be glad
to get even the crumbs that you let
carelessly fall from your table. As
you sit at your meal think of the
wandering hordes of starving human
beings, children like your own, and
your conscience will say give till you
feel some of the pangs of that hunger
and can feel with those unfortunate
children.
EDWARD K. PROCTOR,
Chairman, Lumberton Township.
Bandit Robs Hostess and Guests at
Dinner Party.
Deal, N. J., Feb. 19. A dinner
party at the home of Mrs. Sarah H.
Robertson was interrupted Saturday
night by a masked bandit, who was
admitted by the hostess, and at the
point of a revolver robbed her of a
handbag which she told the police
contained jewelry valued at $50,000,
stripped her four guests of their valu
ables and escaped.
Reader's Court '
Xr0Dble Between East Lumberton
and Long Branch Boys Aired Be-
i fore Recorder Fuller A Cloud of
Witnesses on Hand.
Will Ward, Toney Ward, Barley
Benton, Harley Benton, Clarence Tay.
' lor and Major Suggs all .of East
! T nkA.(n. ,., V, T A
David H. Fuller Saturday on the
charge of cursing on the public high
wby and also with waylaying on the
public highway and robbing Dewey
and Heck Stone of one , shotgnVi,
valued at $30. Harley Benton and
Major Suggs were found guilty of
cursing on the public highway, judg
ment being suspended upon payment
of cost. The others were found not
guilty of this charge. Will Ward and
Harley Benton were bound over to
the Superior court on the other
charge,, their bonds', being fixed at
$100 each, which they made. The
other defendants were found not guil
ty. Dewey and Heck Stone and French
Hooks were charged with using pro
fane language on the public highway.
Heck Stone was found guilty, judg
ment being suspended upon payment
of the cost. Dewey Stone and Hooks
were found not guilty.
A large crowd attended the trial,
the cosrt room being packed with
witnesses and spectators. The trouble
took place on Saturday night, Febru
ary 11. From the evidence it appear
ed that the Stone boys and Hooks,
who live near Long Branch church,
called upon some girls livine in East
between these and some boys living
there. When the boys living in the
country started home a crowd came
out of the woods near the Kingsdale'
lumber plant, stopped the mule the
Stone boys were driving and took a
shotgun which was in .the buggy.
Some threats were also made against
the out-of-town visitors, according to
the evidence.
EVANGELISTIC AND UNDE
NOMINATIONAL MEETINGS
Mr. Luke Rader's Sermons on Book
of Romans Begins in School Audi
torium This Evening. -
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
' Tonight in the high school audi
torium at 7:30 Mr. Luke Rader will
commence his senres of sermons on
"The Book of Romans," continuing
every night this week and next week
with the exception of Sundays.
Mrs. Rader, his talented wife, who!
is one of the foremost gospel singers j
in America, will sing every evening. I
The meetings will be strictly!
evangelistic and un-denominational. !
Every meeting the opportunity will
be given to accept Jesus Christ a per-:
sonal Saviour with the privilege of,
joining any church one may choose; j
the one objective of the meetings be-1
ing to bring out the teachings of the
Bible and let men and women know j
their privileges in Christ Jesus.
Admission is free. The public is
cordially invited. There will be special
music at each service. I
Fear Tobacco Plans Killed Mercury
Goes to 19.
Thursday night was the coldest of
the winter here. The thermometer
registered 19 above zero, while the
coldest registered before during the
winter was 21 above. It is feared that
many obacco plants were killed by
the cold. Some farmers report that
they think the plants were killed,
while others say they don't think
theirs were injured. Much depended
upon the location of the plant-beds
and the cover provided.
Farmers . Union President Speaks
Here Friday.
As has been stated in The Robe
sonian, Mr. R. W. H. Stone of Greens
boro, president of the North Carolina
Farmers' union, will be in Lumberton
Friday of this week to give informa
tion relative to fertilizers. He is
anxious to meet a number of Robeson
farmers.
Play at Zion's Tabernacle February
25.
Correspindence of The Robesonian.
There will be a play given at Zions
Tabernacle by Mrs. O. T. Lee's class,
Saturday night, February 25th, title,
"Too Much Married." Admission 10
and 15 cents.
Detour Warning on State Road.
Lumberton Westbound traffic fol
low the Fairmont road to detour sign
turn to right for Maxton, Red Springs
and Pembroke.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stafford and
small son, Joseph Neil, left Friday
evening for their home at Nashville,
Tenn., after spending sometime here
visiting at the home of Mrs. Staf
ford's parents, Df. and Mrs. N. A.
Thompson.
Miss Vernie Martin left today forj
her home in Asheville after spending!
some time here visiting Mrs. T. L.
Johnson.
'Mr. S. Thad Stone and small son
of R. 4, Lumberton, are among the
visitors in town today.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C- Prevatt, who
live near Lowe, were Lumberton visi
tors this morning.
Public Schools and
Bible Teaching
(In Sermon at First Baptist Dr. Dor-1 Social Items-Epidemic of Colds
ham Declares He Does Not Believe w.k.. t-. vl'iu o l
I Jesus Christ Would Endorse Teach-- W"thr IntrferM lth B"k-
j mg dime in Public Schools Under ball Personal.
Present Conditions Origin of Bi- J Correspondence of The Robesonian.
ble Explained Declines to Use Lumber Bridge, Feb. 17. Imme
School for Sermonettes to Those diately after B. Y. P. U. on Monday
J Who Will Not Go to Church to: night, the 13th, group number two
i Hear Him. 1 and the ctoud leaders were entertain.
"I do not believe that Jesus Christ
would endorse, under existing condi
. tions, the teaching of the Bible in
ruittli BAliAnlti" A nrl n rA l?At TW
lti;.n..niwi3 , ucvmicu .,
jChas. H. Durham, pastor of the First ;
capusi cnurcn, in nis sermon issi
evening. Dr. Durham added that tak
ing the country over, he did not-think
it best to read the Bible in the public
schools.. He explained that it might
be advisable . in some localities.
"Would it be fair to make the Jews
listen the reading of the New Testa
ment, or Catholics to the reading
of the King James version?" the
preacher asked. . Some would say
"Yes, we are in the majority and
well make you listen."
"If the Bible were taught in the
public schools I might have a Catho
lic or a Russellite teaching my chil
dren," the preacher continued. The
schbols are maintained by taxation
and every family has the same rights
in the schools. The teachers' views
of the Bible might be different from
that of the students and their parents.
"I hope I'll not live to see the day
when the Bible is urhhvihe public
"The home is the first place where
the Bible should be taught. God Al
mighty established the home and He
will hold the parents responsible for
teaching His word. Teach it in the
Sunday school and in the church."
The preacher urged the importance
of teaching the Bible more diligently
m tyie home, the church and the bun
day school. "We have been playing
about it." Sunday school teachers fail
to study and prepare for teaching the
Bible like it ought to be taught.
"I wish to thank -the teachers and
superintendent of the local schools for
their invitations to visit the schools,
but I'm not going to try to use the
schools to make folks listen to my
sermonettes who will not come to
church and hear me. If I did, some
wbufd say I was using my influence
there for the First Baptist church.
There are Mormans in Robeson coun
ty. If members of that faith paid
taxes to run the school they would
have the same right to go there as I.
The Russelites and the Catholics
have the same right. God has not
called the State schools and colleges
to teach His word. He will not hold
the schools responsible for ignorance
of the Bible. The responsibility lies
with the home, the Sunday school and
the church."
In beginning his sermon, Dr. Dur
ham asked, "How did we get the Bi
ble?" He answered the question, giv-
ing a clear view of howit was in
spired and handed down to the pre
sent day. The Old Testament was
accepted by Jesus Christ. It was
used by His disctple3 in their early
preaching. The New Testament is a
biography of Christ and His teach
ings. The history of the origin of the
old and new testaments and the man
ner of their preservation as outlined
would remove the doubts of any that
it is the inspired Word of God.
THE RECORD OF DEATHS.
Mr. Jno. A. Leitch of Rowland Died
This Morning Funeral Tomorrow.
Mr. John A. Leitch, well-known
Rowland citizen, died this morning of
heart trouble and complications. De
ceased was around 73 years old and
is survived by 8 children, among them
being Mrs. A. H. Webster of Lum
berton. The funeral will be conducted
tomorrow at 10 a. m. and interment
will be made in the cemetery at Ash
pole Presbyterian church, of which
church deceased had long been a
member.
Judge Landis Quits Bench for Base
ballWill Help Legion.
Federal Judge K. M. Landis an
nounced in Chicago .Saturday that he
had resigned from the bench , effec
tive March 1, to devote his entire
time to his position as supreme dic
tator of organized baseball. The
judge said there are not enough
hours in the day for all his activities,
that he had been getting up at 5 a.m.
and had had to go without lunch for
two weeks. 'He said " Sunday he
would devote more time to the Aimeri
can Legion, which he said is "the
greatest insurance policy this coun
try has."
Committee Meets February 25.
Correspondence of The Robesonian. .
Pembroke, Feb. 20. The commit
tee appointed by the Legislature on
school matters arising from the negro
question in the Indian public schools
in Robeson county will be in session
at Union Chapel school house near
Buies, on Saturday February 25th,
for the purpose of hearing any case
or cases desiring to be aired before
us, at 12 o'clock noon.
R. H. LOWRY, Chm.
J. E. WOODELL, Sect'y.
Lumber Bridge
News Letter
ed by Miss Thelma Tolar. As thei
guests arrived they were asked to
register, tne following registering:
t If: r t Ti 1 . W t
misses reari rarner, Laissie wooaara,
Mamye Monroe, Clara Brooks, Julia
.Tolar, liay Sibly and Tasca Tolar:
Messrs. Chappel Wilson, Foster Cur-
ne, Frank Tolar, A. L. Usher, Hugo
Rowe, Sidney Boney and D. A.
j Sparks. The lucky ones in the contest
were Miss Tasca Tolar and Mr. Hugo
Rowe, this couple winning a lovely
Valentine as their trophy. Delicious
refreshments were served. The de
corations of long-leaf pine and japoni
cas added much charm to the occa
sion. Mrs. J. S. Hodges most charmingly
entertained the basketball teams at
her home on Valentine night. The
reception hall was effectively decor-
Jated with potted plants. It was truly
a Valentine party and from the for.
tune book of the heart the guests'
fortunes were read. In this way the
king and queen of hearts were select
ed and these reigned supreme through
out the evening. In an interesting
--Pear'
fir8t horio, Delicious refreshment
first honor. Delicious
consisting of chicken salad, wafers,
olives, coffee and home-made cahdy
were served by Elizabeth Hodges,
Rebecca Currie and Leila Hubbard.
Messrs. D. G. and J. II. Malloy of
Quitman, Ga., spent a few days here
this week.
The Christian Endeavorers enter
tained a number of their friends on
Wednesday evening at the home of
Miss Margaret John. In spite of in
clement weather a goodly number
were present and the evening was
filled with fun and happiness.
An epidemic of bad colds seems to
be holding sway over Lumber Bridge
and several of our school pupils are
ill.
The playing of two basketball
games with Parkton this week has
been rendered impossible by the bad
weather, both rain and snow falling
on the days on which they were to
play.
Special Boll
Weevil Meeting
State Entomologist Sherman Will Ad
dress Important Meeting in Lum
berton March 3.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The most important boll weevil
meeting ever held in Robeson will be
held at the cwurt house, Lumberton,
Friday, March 3, at 11 a. m.
The meeting will be in charge of
Prof. Franklin Sherman, State Ento
mologist. He will be assisted by other
specialists from the Department of
Agriculture
bvery one interested in growing j
cotton this year should hear these j
men. I have heard these men and I am
sure they will give you something i
that will be well worth the time you J
give in attending this meeting.
The meeting may make the dif
ference between success and failure
to you.
O. O. DUKES,
Cgunty Farm Demonstrator.
Sweet Potato and
Livestock Meeting
At Meeting im Lumberton February
24 Plans Will be Formulated for
Large Potato Storage Plant.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
A special sweet potato and live
stock meeting will be held in the
town hall, Lumberton, Friday, Feb
ruary 24, at 7:30 p. m. Every busi
ness man and farmer in and around
Lumberton should attend this meet
ing. We propose at this meeting to
formulate plans for erecting a large
sweet-potato storage .plant at Lum
berton. The sweet potato is now prov
ing a very profitable crop in many
sections of the South. The business
man should be interested from the
standpoint of business building and
the farmer from having a ready
market for his product.
Matters of interest to the live
stock grower will also be taken up,
emphasis being placed on a coopera
tive creamery.
. Speakers from the Department of
Agriculture will be present.
O. O. DUKES,
County Farm Demonstrator.
Negro Attacks 2 Meredith Students.
Two student at Meredith college at
Raleigh were attacked by a negro
who entered their room at 3 a. m.
Saturday. While attempted to as
sault one of the girls the other escap
ed and called for help, when the
negro fled.
NOTICE
Word has reached The R'bevM-
Ian office that subscribers get-
ting their mail at Fairmont, Or-
rum and Boardman didn't get
last week's papers time, if at "
all. The papers were mailed an
usual and the trouble lies with
the people who handle the mail
after it leaves the office. Sub-
scribers who fail to receive their
papers in due time should advice
The Robesonian office and the
matter will be investigated.
COTTON MARKET
Middling cotton is quoted on the
local market today at' 16 1-4 cents the
pound.
BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS
License has been issued for the
marriage of English Troy Nye and
Bessie Britt.
All the banks In town will be
closed Wednesday of this week
George Washington's birthday.
Mr. A. Weinstein was able to be
at his store Saturday after being con
fined to his room for three weeks.
Miss Rebecca Stack of Monroe,
who is visiting here, sang a solo at
the service at the First Baptist
church last evening.
Miss Josephine Breece returned
last night from the Northern markets,
where she purchased spring and
. o. nuams vi ciroa came
to t jwn today to see his son, Thomas,
who is at the Baker sanatorium suf
fering with pneumonia. His condition
is favorable today.
Miss Elizabeth Frye, county wel
fare officer, will go tomorrow to
Greensboro, where she will place an
8-year-old boy in the North Carolina
children's home.
Mr. J. Ellie Walters left yester
day for New York, where he expects
to purchase a 3-passenger 6 Delia va
land areoplane. He was accompaled
by ex-Lieut. Woody of Wilmington.
A check for $3.00 has been re
ceived from the Singletary's Cross
Road Baptist church for the Jewish
relief fund. This amount was for
warded Saturday by Mr. J. P. RusselL
Mr. R. M'White of R. 1, Pem
broke, passed through town this af
ternoon en route home from a 'visit
to the home of his brother, Mr. Dun
can M'White, near Barker's, who is
ill.
The name of the Pope Drug Co.
has been changed to the North State
Drug Co., Incorporated. The company
was incorporated recently. Mr. J. S.
Coxe, former manager, will continue
in charge.
' Sgt. C. F. Smith, of the U. S.
army recruiting service, arrived FrL
day and will be here until March 1.
Young men desiring to enlist in the
army will find Sgt. Smith at the
local postoffice.
Reported for The Robesonian:
Miss Carolyn Shooter left last Fri
day morning for Trinity college, Dur
ham, to attend Zeta Tau Alpha initia
tion. She will be the guest of friends
there until Thursday.
"Wallace the Magician" gave a
corking good sleight-of-hand show in
the high school auditorium Friday
evening to a fair-sized audience that
enjoyed every minute. Twenty-five
per cent, of the proceeds go to the
11th grade for the high school maga
zine.
Miss Flax Andrews, home demon
stration agent, left last evening for
Greensboro, having been called there
by Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon to assist
in a series of dairy demonstrations
to be given in Greensboro and High
Point. She will not return before
Friday or Saturday of this week.
Mr. J. P. Russell, chairman of
the Lumberton Red Cross chapter,
has received a contribution of $6 from
jMiss Catherine King of R. 1, St.
Pauls, for the suffering in Europe.
Mr. Russell has also received a second
contribution from the Broad Ridge
Baptist church, totaling $14. The
money has been forwarded through
the proper channels.
Mr. A. A. Wright of Parkton,
owner of the gasoline filling station
near McNeill's bridge, at which
place Mr. R. Walter Bullock was
murdered on the night of January
31, is among the visitors in town to
day. Mr. Wright says he has had a
dozen applications for, the position
which Mr. Bullock held. There is
yet no clue as to the murderer of
Mr. Bullock.
Chapel Hill, Feb. 16. At a meet
ing just completed here, of the joint
commission of the North Carolina and
Western North Carolina Methodist
conferences in the Chapel Hill Metho
dist church, the program for erecting
the new Methodist church for the
students of the university and the
local church was definitely decided
upon, and committees were appointed
to carry -the program to completion.
Messrs. B. and Kestler Tolar of
Rennert were among the visitors in
town this morning.
Rev. D. C. Barnes of Barnesville
was a Lumberton visitor this mom-
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