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liUOlUS&TUlf; If. a, THUESDAY. APRIL e, 1922.
NUMB El 16
Couhty-Wide
Tuberculin Test
CommLusianera Make - Prevision for
Important Work Two Mea Will be
: Engaged oa the Work for a Jear-w
VWork WHL Start "About May 10. -'An
-appropriation tm' the basis of
$2,000 a year salary and ; 7 ents - a
mile for", traveling expenses was made
-by -the. county Commissioners at the
regular monthly meeting Monday for
the purpose of making, a "county-wide
tuberculin test of cattle. Two men
will be placed in the field, the salary
and " expense i of .one man being paid
by the Federal government,. It is ex
pected that the work of testing the
cattle will begin about May 10.'"
There are; about 6,000 cattle in
Robeson county and it will" require
about a year to complete the - cam
paign, against bovine tuberculosis.
More than a dozen other counties in
the State have . already : started like
campaigns. Bequests from: h various
sections of the county came to the
commissioners 'Urging that they make
the appropriation necessary to put
on the campaign.' . ,
Superior Court
Suit Involving Timber-Cutting Con
tract Two Divorces Granted. ' '
The trial of-Merton Seawell vs.
Jno. A. - Vinson .has been on in Su-N
perior court since Monday afternoon.
It is alleged- in tne. suit that the'de-
fendant failed to comply with a con
tract for cutting timber. Two divor
ces have been granted. These were:
Mary Conoly. Biggs vs. Joseph
Biggs, ., ' ' "i ' ' v. -
Monroe. Hanfilton vs. Tessie Hamil
ton. ' ..-wf.-s... . --' ' i V i; '
This is a two-weeks' term. Judge
Geo.,W. Connor of Wilson is pre
siding. J 4 '
Special Pairy lyleet-,
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Special dairy meetings will be held
at the following places next week:
Tuesday, April 11 St. ?aul$ .10:30
Ar m.; -Rex 2:30 p..nu.. ,,
Wednesday- April -1 2 Marietta
10:30 a. m.; Rowland! 3 :30 p. m. s
i Thursday i -April 13 McDonald
10:30 a. m.; Fairmont 2:30 p.m.
Mr. A. C. Kimmery, dairy special
ist of the State Department of
Agriculture, frill address the meet
ings. Miss Martha Flax Andrews,
home demonstration agent, and Mr.
O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstra
tion agent, Will take part in the
meetings. Both men and women are
invited to attend.
More Candidates Have Entered the
Race. v
Candidates for office whose, formal
announcement appears in The Robe
sonian for the first ' time in this
issue are: . -("- ':' "V-"..'
J. C. Henderson, for re-election as
road supervisor of Alfordsville town
ship; Sheriff R. E., Lewis, Clerk of
the Court C. B. Skipper and Register
of Deeds M. W. Floyd, all for re
election; John G., Hughes of Parkton,
county commissioner from district 5,
for, re-election ; . . D. P. McKinnon,
Rowland, for lower house of Legisla
ture; G. V. McPhail and D. C. Mc
Intyre, for road supervisor of Row
land township; F. Ertel Carlyle, for
solicitor recorders court, Lumberton
district '"vw
Recorder's Court '
Calton Powers was before Record
er David H. Fuller Tuesday on the
charge of driving an auto while un
der ,the influence . of liquor. .Prayer
for judgment was continued upon
payment of a $15 fine. '
David Rhodes," Indian, was bound
over to the .Superior court yesterday
on the -charge of forgery. His bond
was fixed at $200, in default of
which he was remanded to jail.
Rev. J. B. Black Accepts Call to Red
Springs.." ' .. - -r.-
Red Springs, April 3. Rev. J. B.
Black, of Morganton, accepted a. call
to the Red" Springs Presbyterian
church , yesterday. He was given a
unanimous call by : the church two
weeks ago. The congregation is high
ly pleased with Mr." Black." He is a
fine preacher, one of ; the best.' He
succeeds Dr. J. J. Hill, who resigned
last September to take work in Ten
nessee. "'.
Red Springs is building through
the building and loan, association sev
eral new houses. '
' J1 ;
Miss Sallie Lou ; McKinnon,
daugnter ox jur. and Mrs. A.. J. Mc
Einnon of Maxton. " returned " home
Sunday from China, where she spent
nearly live years as a missionary,
going from the Rockingham Metho
dist district conference. ; Miss -McKinnon
obtained a year'c leave of ab
sence before the expiration of the
5-year period on account of the con
dition "of her father's health. ,
Dr. Ira Landrith, well-known
orator-and Chautauqua lecturer, will
Address a law enforcement communi
ty mass meeting In Chestnut Street
Methodist church here on the evening
of April 2L His subject will, be "To-
Ar -fti 4Va AvnaavOtBTl T 9$ f .
St. Pauls
News Letter
Quite a Long "Influenza RouTVMr,
J. Brown Evans - Has Pneumonia
Following Flu Mrs.uNettie Malloy
of Lumber Bridge vis ' Very Sick
With .. Pneumonia Peiwonal and
Other Items. 'i ? lt
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
. St. Pauls, April 4. This beautiful
April morn, let us quote with Tenny
son,' "Good morning,; sweet Aprils o
winsome ' and , shy, , with a smile - on
your t lip and , a .tear .in, your 'eye;
there are pretty Kepaticas, hid in
your hair, and bonny, blue ;' violets,
clustering thereVAOnce more the
Heavenly power- makes all.! things
new . and domes ' the vred-plowed hills,
with loving blue.?'; ; ,;' ( I v;
The influenza patients all. seem' to
be doing nicely Some are - "getting
out", while : others .are "going in".
We hear of new cases every now' and
then, however, still it does not seem
to . be m the mill village, of wasn't
up to last week at least. We hope it
will not get down there; as it usually
makes , such a sweep when it does.
Nothing hasn't closed up so far,-, on
account of the, epidemic. Perhaps they
will not have to, after all. 'We have
not heard of any of the rhigh school
faculty having influenza except Miss
Tommie Fisher, who teaches in the
mill school. Miss Fisher, it seems,
succumbed. Thursday, but honed to be
able to resume her duties today. Mrs.
A. . A.' Inman, who was Miss Ruth.
Odem before her marriage, substi
tuted for Mias Fisher during her
absence. ,",';. ;u.::-. . vv-' .'.v. ,
Mr. J. Brown Evans, who has been
very ill with influenza, developed
pneumonia last week. Seems to be
doing as well as could be expected,
we suppose, with pneumonia., They
were real uneasy about him a while,
but we trust he will continue, to im
prove. His sister, ' Miss Josephine
Evans, who has been doing welfare
work at Enfield came Saturday night
A graduate nurse is with Mr. Evan,1
and, all is being done .to aid his re
covery. This is the only pneumonia
case we know of in our little town.
Mr. '"Marion McNeill of Laurinburg
came over Saturday evening and he
and; Mrs, .McNeiU, who hadbeen heHm aim
the past week, returned home Sundy
afternoon; Laura and Dan Northrop,
who Were flu victims last week; are
both improving ' nicely. ' Miss Mar
gurite Holland, who has had influenza,
was able to be back in school yester
day. Misses Lilly Belle McDuffie and
Nettie McLean, who were' sick last
week, will soon be s'back on the job,"
we suppose, as both are imnrovine
nicely, Miss' McLean to the office and
Miss McDuffie to the st;ore. Mr. Wal
ter D. Johnson, we noticed was out
in his car yesterday with his over
coat on, which means he is taking
care, which Is a, "bright idea," since
his attack of the dreaded disease.; Mr.
J. M. O. Denmark was taken ill Sun
day night with influenza, his temper
ature being 104 1-2. We didn't hear
from him yesterday, but '.'no news is
goods news," they say,, so we suppose
he' is getting on o.' k., to be an in
fluenza patient, Miss Elizabeth Hart
man was also sick yesterday.
There may be others. If we have
omitted any of you, though, and you
wish to be on this influenza roll,"
wby just let this "scribe", know, and
she will "name you." You may not
have the "flu", but once in a. life
time, you know. Some few seem to be
having it "once, twice and maybe
thrice, however.
Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Rozier and lit
tle daughter, Annie Atkins, spent last
Thursday, in Fayetteville. We sup
pose they went around to see their
new little "Miss Poole," relative, Dr.
Rozier, being a brother of Mrs,- C
T. Poole.
.. Miss Flora Belle McGoogan, who is
a student at Flora Macdonald college,
Red Springs, came over to St' Paula
and spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George McGoogan.
' Messrs. A. R. McEachern and J.
C. Lindsay spent yesterday in Lum
berton. :
Friends of Mr. J. R. Watson were
very glad to have him in their midst
on last . .Sunday.' Mr. Watson seems
to think St. Pauls is the "garden spot
of the . world," and truly "she is a
nice little town." .
" The Y. W. C. A. met with Miss
Blanche Harris, at her home on Main
street, last Thursday evening,' .the
30th. They will meet at Mrs. W. Al
bert Inman's ' next- "go round,", we
believe, which it seems . is twice a
month..-;'-..' z . - " -.
- Mrs. Paul Montague, and little
daughter, who have ' been visiting
Mrs, Montague's parents here, re
turned .to .their home- town, .Winston
Salem, . last : Saturday. 'i
' Messrs Nance and Carl Howard
have been confined to their homes
with flu. Mrs. N. A. McEachern, who
was on the influenza list lasjt week,
was able to ut up a while yesterday.
Messrs. A. R. McEachern and son,
Mr. D. CL, were in Fayetteville last
Thursday. They reported Mr. Archie
McEachern, of that city, who was
out -after an attack' of influenza-waa
called back in by the doctor was not
quite as strong as he thought ;
. ' Mesdames. Jas. A, Johnson . and
Sent Davis received a message . last
; ' (Contmued on page four.)
AvaaaaaHaBiaiiiiiiiHiaiiiHaHiMHMHiaiiiiHawaHaaBMBM
Fairmont News
Town Primary WU1 be Held April 25
--Important Meeting of Demon
stration Club Will be Held Thum
day Sunday was a' Rather Rowdy
DayMore Store Buildings-: Will
be Erected Personal . and Other
Items. . L. !
. ' By H. Y Brown .
Fairmont, April 5. Of ficial ' notices
have been posted to the fact that the
town primary for the .nomination of
candidates for . town offices will be
held on the 25th of April. Not much
talk has been heard- as. to who -will
enter the race, but as a usual thing
the number ,of . candidates will be
large and the (primary ; Interesting.
Mr. H. Layton Stephens, whq has
filled the office of mayor very credit
ably for the past year, has nor made!
that he will be in the race again, Mr
Stephens is perhaps, the youngest
mayor in the state. No announce
ments have been made, yet f or alder
m'en. - . 'c . '..'ri ' , ,. V- v ' '
Will Feature Dairyfag
Special attention is called to the
fact that the Demonstration Club
will hold a very . important meeting
in the Jones- building Thursday, April
13, at 2:30 p. ,m. The State dairyman
will be present ; and ? discuss the
dairying".: featurei of the s program,
and every citizen of the town is
earnestly requested to , be present.
Especially are. the men interested in
raising . cattle -and dairy products
urged to be present. -;
Hon. H. L. Cook, candidate for
judge of the Superior court of this
district, and Mr. John ynaerwooa
were visitors here - last Monday. Mr.
Cook has a large number of friends
in this community who appreciate
the fact, that he is a very capable
man for the judgeship.
A More or Less Rowdy Day
Sunday last was a more or less
rowdy day. Early in the morning a
woman came to town for treatment
of a wound (pistol shot) which she
teat some time during the night in
the afternoon' two "persons,1 one male
and on female, came to the chief
of police complaining that a colored
man in North , rairmont was trying
to carve sonje of his color with a
large knife. They both ' 'had been
struck .at, but no "wounds were in
flicted. The defendant, Roy Bell, was
before the recorder Monday and was
taxed with the costs. An automobile
accident a "few. miles north of here
in which a colored man was painfully
hurt practically completed the news
for the day along that line.
According to a late issue of the
News and Observer, Mr. Hoke Floyd
has arrived in Raleigh for his train
ing with the . Capitals before their
first game of the season. Floyd won
great praise with the Raleigh club
last year and will , again bold his
place in left field territory for the
Capitals. For several months Floyd
has been in Georgia and Florida vis
iting friends 'and relatives. Mr. K. C.
Blue, a member of the Fairmont team
last year in-the Atlantic Coast
league, is trying out with the capi
tals this season at the initial sack.
His opponent is "Red", Davis, of Rae-
f ord, who is thought very much of
in baseballdom. ;
Misses " Rosa Jones, 'Catharine
Floyd.-Emily Cole, Lillie Kyle and
Katharine v Galloway, students at
Greensboro College for Women, spent
last week-end here with friends and
relatives. - . v :-
v More-Stare Buildings
Work will begin soon on the Brice
buildmg, recently occupied by the
Eastern Live ' Stock Co..- which will
convert the- buildinar into store build
ings. The material has arrived and
within a very short timr Fairmont
will have some more nice stores on
Center street
: Misses Helen West and Lucy
Stephens have returned from Tbor
Parktoii Letter
Farmers Pushing Their Work New
Residence Flo is Subsiding More
Biddies by Parcels Post Baseball
Church Notes and Personal.
..' By C. D. Williamson -Parkton,
April 4. We have never
seen so much work done by farmers
as has been done, and fs. being done
these beautiful days, yet they 'claim
they are behind time, except 1 Capt
Maynard of the Carter farm, who has
cotton up. Several more farmers have
planted cotton, while . several more
have not as yet received their fertili
zer, and are ..quite impatient Small1
grain is fine. ' - - - ' -
Mr. Pemberton McCormick is fast
erecting a nice cottageoo "West Main
street. "r-'' , ' -
The flu, i subsiding in our town,
nev. v. k. sorreu imea his pulpit
at the Baptist church here Sunday
morning; preaching a very interest
ing sermon, giving his hearers a
full history of Gideon, and army. He
said if he were to take a text be
would use the following words: "And
every man stood in his place." Rev.
J. L. Jenkins, former pastor, preach
ed Sunday night to a fuU house and
delivered a. most interesting sermon.
tie usually carries a large congrega
iion wnen ne preacnes. tils . many
friends are always glad to see him
and, give him a hearty hand-shake
and welcome
Rev. R. F. Munns, pastor - of the
M. E. church, preached at St. Pauls
Sunday night by request of Rev. G.
,W. ; Starling, pastor, .who has been
sick for some time but is improving
and almost entirely recovered, we. are
glad to say.
- Kev. Mr. Munns made a trip to
Raleigh Monday, accompanied by his
mother; and daughter, Miss Irene.
Mrs.-Munns remained at her home in
Raleigh while Mr. Munns and daugh
ter returned this afternoon, making
their trip through the country in his
car. They report the trip void of any
acciuent or irouDie, while only
gallons of gasoline were consumed.
The Union prayer - meeting meets
during the month of April at the M.
a. church.
Mr. P. H. Fisher received 100
thoroughbred White Leghorn biddies
by parcel post a few days ago. All
nundred received m, good condition.
They were mailed from Grand Ranids.
Mich. This was the second shipment
ror Mr. Jf i8her and he says they are
aomg line, uthers of the neighbor
hood: have ordered likewise, and it
seems as if all are well pleased with
their success: but the writer con
siders them dear fowls. They cost from
to ?30 per hundred, say " two or
three days old, and even hatching on
tne way.
,We are sorry to learn of the con
tinued serious illness of Mrs. Malloy,
wno nas pneumonia.
. Mrs. Amanda Toom of Lumber-
ton is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. W. A. Gainey is hi the Pitt-man-Gainey
hospital in Fayetteville.
We are glad to renort her condition
improved. Work on the new Baptist
parsonage is progressing nicely. New
garage ana Darn : and stalls and a
nice 'garden ' have been comoleted.
Something' doing all the time down
that way. .
, The high'school baseball team did
not join , any . county league, as the
principal says they did not hava the
time to. put ' out, as his boys cannot
arxord to lose any time from their
senates, and we endorse his idea The
ooys played the Fayetteville highs
last Friday p. m. at Fayetteville and
that being .their first game of the
season lost to Fayetteville. but Fav-
etteville team came down this after
noon and played our bovs. It was
quite Interesting from start to finish,
Parkton coming out victorious. The
feature of the -locals was the pitching
by- Canady and-the hard hitting by
the entire , team,-William Blount for
Two' School Bond
. Elections Ordered
Fairmont on May 8 Will Tote on $75,-
000. Issue and Pembroke on May SI
on $20,000 Issue, Each for High
School Building 4100 for Farm Ex
tension Among Colored! People
Listtakers Appointed.
A special tax election to vote on a
$75,000 bond issue for the erection
of a high school building was ordered
held in the Fairmont public school
district on Monday, May 8, by the
county commissioners at the regular
monthly meeting Monday. E. W.
Floyd was appointed registrar ' and
H. G. Mitchell and E. V. Mc Daniel
were judges of election
An election to vote on a $20,000
bond issue for the cteetiori of s
hieb-school builds in jthe Pembroke
public school district was ordered
held on Wednesday, May SUE. M.
Paul was aDDolnted'reeistrar and W,
D. Lewis and N. H. Bidden judges of
election. ' ...
' The board made an appropriation
f tiQO for farm extension service
among the colored people of the
county.
The monthjy reports of 'Sheriff R.!
E. Lewis, Bank of Maxton, county
treasurer, Dr. tE. R. Hardin, county
health officer and Miss Elizabeth
Frye, county welfare officer, were
ordered filed.
W. R. Byrd was appointed con
stable for Orrum township, his bond
being fixed at $500, with , C. M.
Reaves as surety. '
Walter C. Humphrey was exempted
from paying poll tax, on account of
his physical condition.
Clarisa Barnes, Olive Stocks " and
French Thompson were ordjered
dropped from the pauper ist
The regular pauper list was allow
ed and Rebecca Southerlaad was
placed on the list at $2 the . month,
Pattie Hooper at $3, Jesse ' Jordan
at $5 and Janie Baxley at $3.
Bills paid totaled $5,544.83.
Listtakers 4
. The following tax list-takers were
appointed for the various townships:
Alfordsville Alex Alf ord.
1 Back Swamp M. M. Singletary.
Britts A. L. Stone.
Burnt Swamp W. Lacy Prevatt
Fairmont W. C. Brown.
Gaddy J. O. McArthur.
Howellsville Elmer Kinlaw. ,
: Lumber Bridge W. E. Marley. j
. .Lumberton J. D. Norment.
:. Maxton J. P. StanseL
Orrum M. Shepherd.",'
Parkton E. EL Campbell. '
Pembroke J. A. McCormick.
Raft Swamp W. C. Townsend.
Red Springs J. C. McPhail... ..
Rennert -C. W. Watson.
Rowland A: T. McKellar.
Saddle Tree Grady S. Harrell.
St. Paula L. A. McGeachy.
Shannon B. B. Currie.
Smiths D. L. Stewart
Sterlings E. Tom Lewis.
Thompson H. S. McLean.
White House Daniel Page.
Wisharts J. C. StanseL
Messrs. Collier Cobb, A. H. Perry,
W. G. Britt E. B. Daniel and J. Q.
Parnell of Parkton were among the
visitors in town yesterday. :
the locals, only about ' 14 innings
played, remarkably good bitting for
two-base, also scoring. Fayetteville
was well represented here, this after
noon, several young ladies as well as
a goodly number' of young men and
older citizens. Mr. ' Cam Blue of
Fairmont was here and enjoyed the
game. He came over fro mLumber
Bridge. Mr. A. J. Marley and several
more from Lumber Bridge were over
and enjoyed the game. They report
Lumber Bridge as having . A good
high school team. ,.
Mr. G. W. McGoogan of St Pauls
was in town ' briefly - today. We art
always ' glad to meet turn and pass
a few jokes. He Is s real artist. :
' COTTON MARKET
' Middling cotton la quoted en th
local market today at 16 ; -4 cents
the pound. v;
BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS
,--- A, - SMMMI ' - ,' V , - 1 v.
Born, Tuesday morning, to Ms.
and Mrs. Jas. : D. I Proctor, son
Jas. D. Jr: . : '.
License has been issued for th
marriage of Giles S. Crawford anal
MUs Podie Todd. - . v '
Mr. W. O. Thompson Is assembl
ing material for the erection of A 6
room cottage on Water street
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Bullock
moved Tuesday from Lumberton to v
Fayetteville, where Mr. Bullock nas
opened, a garage.' .'
Mr, A. ;R.- Bullock was appointed
trustee for the Fairmont Supply Co,
of Fairmont at a meeting of ' tho
creditors here Tuesday afternoon.
' Among North Carolinians who
have been granted pensions, mention
ed in a Washington dispatch of April
3, was Cyrus C. Carter of Shannon.
The condition of County Auditor
J. M. McCallom, who has been ill at
his home. Third and Water streets
for some time is reported as stightly
improved today. '
Mr. W. H. Humphrey is expected
to make an. address on some phases
of cotton mill work at the chapel
exercises at the high school auditor
ium Friday morning. -
Dr. J. P. Brown of Fairmont and
Mr. W. L Lbnkhaw of Lumberton re
turned . yesterday morning from a
trip to Pinehurpt Southern Pines and
Raleigh., They attended a horse show
at Pinehurst Tuesday. . f
. The time 4r putting on the "Th
Trial; of Robbers" play at the Mc
Donald Baptist church by members
of the B. Y. F. unions of the First
Baptist church of Lumberton was
postponed from last . ' evening until
Tuesday evening of next week..- r
Mr. T. A. Parnell; who . lives
near Buie. was a Lumberton visiter
yesterday; Mr. Parnell says he wul
be a candidate, for road supervisor
of Burnt Swamp township and wQI
have an announcement, to that effect
in The Robesonian soon. V
2 S chool Districta r
Consolidated
Pembroke and Glenwood Will Vote
on Bonds for High School Buildisg
at Pembroke Site Selected for
Building for McDonald Consolidated
Other Business' Transacted by
County ' School Board.
The Pembroke and Glenwood pub
lic school districts were consolidated
by the county board of education at
its regular monthly meeting Monday.
A petition asking for an election to
vote on a $20,000 bond. Issue f or the
erection of a high school building at
Pembroke (was 'approved. As stated
elsewhere in today's paper, the elec
tion was called oy tne county com
missioners. ; -
TVia mta aolAtAif W thtt hoard for
the new' higbr school building f or ths
McDonald consolidated school district
u mm tha nnint htKptb the Fairmont
road intersects with the Lumberton-
RowUnd highway, near Baynham.
. The board ordered that the old
uehnal bnildinsr in Student's . Hops
district be sold to Jno. A. McCor
mick for $125. , ' ? .
Supt J. R. Poole was mstructea
to secure a site for the erection of
a' new school building in district No.
4, colored, St Pauls township.' .
An order was nlaced with Mr. W.
Lennon for enough copies of his new
map oz KoDeson county to piace on
in each school in the county.
An annliration for. a loan of S2
000 from the SUte loan fund for ths
erection of a new school huuaing m
Panther Ford colored school district
was approved. , - ' .
- . . e
The monthly report oi miss juiza
beth Frye, county welfare officer, was
approved. . .
H. Li. Andrews was appomtea com
mitteeman in district No. 4, Howells
ville township, to succeed T. L. White,
who resigned. , " "
Richard Ford was appointed con
mitteman in district No. 2. colored.
White House township, to succeed
Tom Ford, deceased.
Lloyd and Keid Andrews were al
lowed a rebate of $24. on account of
an 'error.
An order was 'passed allowing P.
F. McGirt $31.50 for lumber furnish
ed district No. 1 colored, , Maxton
township.
" The expense of Supt. J. R. Jfooie m
making two trips to Raleigh $30
was ordered paid. Also, one-half the
fTDprnfl of . Miss - Elizabeth f rve.
county welfare officer, to Gastonia
Mrs J. F. Flowers and small son,
Joseph Bobbins, returned last night
from Burlington ' and Greensboro,
where they spent three weeks visit
ing relatives.
Mr. H. M. Ivey of Marietta is a
Lumberton -visitor today. ,
Mesdames W. W; Smith and J. W.
Carter, Jr, of Maxton' spent yester
day in Lumberton visiting at the home
of Mrs. Carter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J .A Thompson, Elm street
Mr. C. S. McCall of Rowland was s
Lumberton visitor yesterday.
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