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' I 1 ESTABLISHED 187 1. SINGLE COPTFIVB CENTS. COUNTRY, COD AND TRUTH. . 12.00 A TEAR: DUE IN ADVANC3 voixmx un LT7I1BE2TON, N. C. TnT72SDAY,vAPRIL 20,1922 v ' ravmg-pcwcr- er Contracts Let Contract Awarded for $80,000 Worth of Paring and $80,780 -Worth, of Sever and Water ExtensionStreet Paving $2.37 and Sidewalk i $L50 Saun Yard Bonds to: be Sold ' Tomorrow What Streets are to be Paved Sewer and Water isxten 1 siott in Eastern Part of Town. Contract was let Tuesday for ap proximately $80,050 worth of street and . sidewalk paving in Lumberton and: also for sewer and water ex tension in the eastern part of , town, at cost of $80,780, the contract for both being subject to the sale of the town's: bonds to pay ,for same. ' The tfaving contract was awarded - to the Southern Paving Construction Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., its bid of $2.37 per square yard for street paring, $1.50 per square yard for sidewalk paving and 75 cents per square yard for curbing being the lowest submit ted. The contract for sewer, and water extension "was awarded to Tucker & Laxton of Charlotte, , their bid for this work being the lowest submitted. Bonds to take care of these improve ments have been advertised for sale tomorrow. The contract was let by the mayor and town- commissioners. A number of bids was submitted for both the paving nad sewer and water exten sion. As has been stated in The Robesonian, bonds in the sum of $120, 000 for Bewer and water extension, $80,000 for paving and $35,000 to take care of trie floating indebtedness of the town are to be sold ' tomorrow. The contract ; let Tuesday provides for street paving as, follows: Elm from Sixth to Nineteenth; Chestnut, Sixth to Fourteenth; 'Fourteenth from Chestnut to Walnut; Elizabeth town road from . Elm to Chestnut; Fourteenth from Chestnut to Walnut. Sidewalk paving provided for in the contract is as follows t west side of Elm from Fourteenth to Nineteenth; east side of Elm from Sixteenth to Nineteenth; west side of Chestnut, Ninth) to Fourteenth; both sides Fourteenth from Chestnut to .Walnut; both sides of Seventh from Chestnut to Pine; south side of Fourth street from Chestnut to Pine, north side from Walnut to Pine; both sides Sec ond from-Chestnut to. Cedar; both sides. JElizabethtown road-from ETfn"to Chestnut. , Petitions are being signed for some other street and sidewalk paving and the contract let to the Southern Paving Construction Co. Tuesday provides that they do any other pac ing for which ' contract is to be let at the same price, The sewer and water extension contracted for is largely in the east ern part of town and will put water within reach of practically all the homes in that section. Plans showing where the lines will be run can be seen at the office of Mr. J. P. Rus sell, town clerk and treasurer. If the bonds are sold tomorrow, it is ex pected that work will be begun on both paving and sewer and water ex tension at an early date. Candidates for Town Offices Two Candidates for Mayor, 5 for School Trustee, 4 for Board of Audit and Finance, 5 for Commis sionerLists Closed. -Names of -the following candidates for various town offices had been filed with the primary managers be fore the time for filing 'such notice expired last evening at 6 o'clock: For mayor,, one to be elected E. M. . Johnson, E M. Britt. . For commissioner, ward No. 2, one to be elected MM. Rozier, R. W. Williams. - For commissioner, ward No, 4, one to be elected L. .C. Townsend, D. B. McNeill, S. 6. Small. For board f audit and finance, three to be elected Frank Gough, H. M. McAllister, .Stephen Mclntyre, Jno. D. McMillan. For graded school trustees, four to be elected Mrs. Alf H. McLeod, Mrs. H. T. Pope, Mrs. W. W. Parker; James D. Proctor, F. P. Gray. As has been stated in The Robe sonian, the town primary will be held Tuesday "of next week, April 25. The , primary managers are Messrs. Troy Musselwhite, A. V. G. Wishart, P. S. Kornegay, Robert Caldwell and W. W. Davis. Messrs. Q. T. Williams and J. H. Wishart, for the school board, H. E. Stacy and W. S. Britt for board of audit and finance, and F. Grover Britt, for commissioner from ward No.1 2, personally- withdrew their names after they had been filed by friends. The condition of Mrs. . M. Britt, who is undergoing treatment at the Georgia Baptist hospital, Atlanta, Ga., is reported as serious. Mrs. Britt -was accompanied to the hospital by her husband, who is still at her, bed side. I ' Mrv T. C. Johnson returned Tuesday evening from Whiteville. where she spent a week with her .sister, Mrs. R. C .Sadler, who is ill .On Charge lZttfo& )zlm Banlc Flinch : 1 1 11 , ' . ' Assistant Cashier of JRnk t Fair mont Charged With Embezzlement of $2,000 Warrant Sworn .Oat by State Bank. Examiner t- KathanW Bank Records Damaged by Fire on Night of Feb. 28 Bond of $15f 000 May be Required. - r H. - L. Blue, Jr.,; former assistant cashier of the Bank of Fairmont, was arrested yesterday and is in jail here charged with embezzlement of $2, 000 and other monies fro m the bank while an ' officer or employee of the bank. The warrant upon which Blue was Srs o w8, wo ' vmrem: .iinaa,, cnie ow Bitendi the-annual meeting ' of the examiner. ,xie . was arrestee at num ber Bridge by Rural Policeman W. A. Smith and Chief of Police B. M. Lawson of Fairmont, and was placed in jail early last evening. It is under stooJLth&t Mr. Latham will ask for a $K p0 bond in case bair is allowed. Asas stated m The Robesonian. at the time," the records of the Fair mont bank were damaged . in a fire which followed an explosion in the bank on the night of February 28. The damage to the records made an audit of the bank's, affairs difficult. It has not been learned When Blue will be given a hearing, f E.R. Shepherd's Fate Still a Mystery Lumber River is Being Dragged and Woods Scoured in Efforts to Clear. Up Disappearance General Opinion is That He Was Victim of Foul Play. -Lumber river is being dragged and woods are being scoured in effort to solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of E. R. Shepard of Putney, Ga., whose abandoned auto was found in a ditch beside the W.-C.-A. highway 1 mile south of Lum berton April 11. Messrs. F. C. and J. ! B. Shephard, brothers, and H. W. Jen jins, cousin, of the missine man. all from -Georgia, are here assisting inl tne investigation. The concensus of opinion now is that Mr. Shepard jwas Jh&Lvictim-of foilTpIayT He fs" known to have had quite a roll of cash when hef came to Lumberton on April 9. ' LOCAL ODD FELLOWS TAKE IN 31 NEW MEMBERS TONIGHT Team "From Fayettevillc Will Confer Initiatory Degrees Local Lodge is Making Great Progress-. 1 A degree team from Fayetteville will confer the initiatory degree upon 31 new . members of the local lodge of Odd Fellows this evening. In . a letter to The Robesonian, Grand Master L .W. Moore pf Wilmington writes: -, - "Lumberton Odd Fellows are mak ing great progress at this time. On Thursday, April 20th, the excellent A A 1 - , til team irom jjayettevnie will come over to confer the initiatory degree on . more than 30 candidates. This team is considered one of the best in the State, Fayetteville lodge alone having: received more than 100 new applications since January 1st. "The Odd Fellows home at Golds boro is the pride of the. Odd Fellows of the State and Lumberton at all times responds handsomely to this cause. There will- be a concert class to go out this summer and it will start right after the commencement at Goldsboro on June 4th and will ap pear in Lumberton at a date to be announced later. . "1 was over to your city on last Thursday night and found conditions very favorable and conditions through out the State are exceptionally good." RECORDER'S COURT Rhodes Pittman Must Report to Court . .Once a Month for Two Years Lonnie Edwards Appeals from Road Sentence on Charge of Assaulting His Mother. , Rhodes Pittman was found guilty of manufacturing whiskey -by Re corder David H. Fuller Monday. J udgment was continued upon pay ment of the cost, the defendant being required to appear before the court the first Monday in each month for a period of two years and show good behavior. He was also placed under a $300 bond, same to. be forfeited if found guilty of manufacturing, sell ing or buying whiskey. As was stated in a recent issue of The Robesonian, officers found a still in Pittman's smokehouse and two bar rels of mesh in his hog pen. Lonnie Edwards was sentenced to 60 days on the roads on the charge of assault upon his mother. He gave notice of appeal and made bond in the sum of $100. Robbers entered a garage at tha plant of the Lumberton Coca-Cola Bottling Co.r in the eastern part of town, last night The units were taken from a truck and some other parts of the truck were missing. The lock on the garage door was broken. No ar rests have been made. 1 - Mr. W. T.1 Fisher of B. 2, St. Pauls, lis a Lumberton visitor today. AM;MdWilI Return to Lumbcrt'n r'.i , ,:: i.ii,.iinif .i vy. v.; ft. -iV 9 He Will . No( Accept Reappointment to War Finance -Board and Ddns Offers from Big Financial Centers v Term of Office Expire May 17 r and Will Retarn to Lumberton Month or So Later. -' N rCV':? ': ' i Angus ; Wilton ; McLean announced in' Washington Monday that, when. his term of . office as a director :"of the War Finance, corporation expires May 17 he does not want and will not seek reappointment but will return to Lumberton and resume his law prac tice and business activities in North Carolina. 1 - ' v , Mr. iieLean spent Tuesday and .ipart. of yetoday in Lumberton. t stockholders of the Virginia & Caro lina Southern Railroad Co., of which he' is president, and looking . after other business interests. He left yes terday afternoon for Raleigh to at tend the Democratic State convention. When asked by a , representative of The Robesonian when he intended to move back to Lumberton with his family . Mr. McLean said that they will remain in Washington until the end of the school term, as his children are in school there, find that he Will take a rest of a monthr so before actively resuming work. , The following is taken from Wash ington correspondence, April 17, of the Greensboro Daily News, by Theo dore Tiller "Angus W. McLean, of Lumberton, N. C, a director of the War Finance corporation, announced today that when his term expires May 17 he will hot seek and does not want re appointment, but intends , to return to North Carolina and resume his business activities in that state. Mr. McLean was appointed to the cor poration by President Wilson in May, 1918, and is the only Southern mem ber on the government board, which first financed war industries and now is lending large sums to aid agri culture throughout. the country. His services and knowledge of. conditions in the South have been of great bene fit to agriculture in general and a movement already had begun . to bring about his . reappointment. ' 4n - .jpanwas .ne-ine-rwo I Democrats appointed at the time the Mr. McLean was .-one-of-the-two corporation was created as a war agency. Mr. Meyer, one of the two Republican members appointed by President Wilson, is still serving, havAsr. been recently reappointed by President Harding. "The board, from the time it was created, has been treated as a non political body, and the members have been representatives of both parties Declines Friends' Request. "A number of Republican Senators from the West, as well as Democratic Senators from the South, have urged Mr. McLean to permit them to present his . name to President Harding for reappoint ment, as one of the Demo cratic .members, but Mr. McLean has declined to do so. He had planned to resign over a year agof,but the, actios of Congress in amending the War Finance corporation act, so as to pro vide funds for tha fnrmr and live stock producers, caused him to yield to the request of Senator Simmons and others who were instrumental in having the act passed, that he remain to the end of his. term to assist in ad ministering the new act, particularly as there was no other member of the board acquainted with agricultural conditions in the South. "During the past two years Mr. McLean has received a number of offers to take vp large financial ac tivities in Washington, New York and Chicago, hut -he has never seriously considered any of them, because he has always intended to return to North Carolina. He retained all his business connections and interests in the state, and it will be an easy mat ter for him to resume more active participation in the various enter prises with which he is connected." TOBACCO WAREHOUSEMEN DESERT OPEN MARKET RANKS Two prominent tobacco men of Greenville have deserted the ranks of the" "open market" and have gone over to the side of the co-operatives, states a Greenville dispatch to the Charlotte Observer, which continues: J. Nick Gorman has become convinc ed that the cooperative method of selling farm products "has come to stay and will be the means of putting our farmers and our section on a per manent and sound footing." His is one ,of the largest warehouses in eastern North Carolina. The other man is W. I. Skinner, head buyer for the Imperial Tobaqco company, with a large plant in Greenville. Senate Republicans Want Bonus Bill This Session. Washington, April 18. Senate Re publicans meeting today in party con ferences, voted 26 to 9 in favor of the passage of a soldier bonus bill at this stssion of Congress. The fi nance committee majority was re quested in a formal resolution to re port such a measure "within a reason able time." Porlkton Letter Easter Sermon by Re'r. C. R.. Sorrel) Death and Fnneral of Mrs. Sophia Baxley and Little Archie Rosa A Marriage Back Horn School Gives Fine Tlajv ; ; vBy id p. Williaomson Parkton, April 17. Sunday was a busy day with Rer. C. R. Sorrel!, preaching at 11 a. m., attending Sun. day school at 10 a. m., conducting a funeral at 1 p. m., also one at 3 p. m. and preaching again at 8 p. m. . His -sermon Sunday morning was one of much interest and Attended by a large congregation. Preaching a real Easter sermon, his subject was: "Why seek ye the living among the dead I" placing much ! emphasis on the real live church. He said in part: . . "You don't find tha living Christ among the dead. You will never find the living Christ in a dead church, one that has gone to seed. Unsaved men don't look to some dead man or creed or dead church but search for the live church. If you "want to find the living Christ, go to an humble home, not necessarily a mansion, but a real home where .the livine Christ dwells. The home where the church dies the Christ leaves; He is not there.' The man that incarnates the living Christ eoars high. Just as sure as George Washington was here and president of these U. S., Jesus Christ lived and died and was raised the third day from the dead. Everybody knows that Jesus was crucified; no one ever disputed it. He was hung upon the cross at 9 o'clock in the mominc and hung there until 8 in the evening, and at the noon hour the sun ceased to shine. He was placed in a tomb to make him safe. Roman history does not dispute it. He was seen by many, was seen by five hundred in Gallilee at different times. The disciples started out again to serve their Lord, never to be uniaithxul any more, som.e ' to a martyr's grave r-some being beheaded, some stoned to death. Beloved if he is not here today in your life, it's dead.- Remember, - he said, 'I came that ye might have life and have it more abundantly.'. Re member, 'all power is given- unto me. Bear in mind this morning, if Christ is.4iot here it-is our fault. As we go out tnis glad faster day, let us pro claim as the Psalmist, 'Blessed is the man that walketh not in the coun cil of the ungodly. He is coming again sometime. Where he is, we may be also." The above is only a brief sketch of one of the best sermons ever preach ed in this church, and at 8 o'clock at night, his sermon was equally as good. His theme was, "Adam, where art thou?" But time and space forbids comment; only will say the above pastor is one of the most able preach ers in the Robeson association. The funeral and burial of little Archie Ross, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ross, was held at the Adams graveyard at 1 o'clock, and at 3 o'clock the funeral of Mrs. Sophia Baxley, who died April 15. Funeral services were held at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Odum, who live a mile or two from town at the M. jE. Tolar farm, conducted by Rev. C. R. Sorrell and the interment was in tne rarkton cemetery. A goodly num ber of relatives and friends attended. The grave was covered with beauti ful flowers. Deceased was 72 years old, widow of the late Alford Baxley, who preceeded her to the grave some ( ten years ago. she was a consistent member of the Baptist church and a good woman. Among the out of town attendance were Mr. H. L. Baxley i and family of Raef ord, son of the de- ceased I ttt n-'i 1 a mm t ' mr. u. w. wiicier ana xars. n. Colant.were married at Dillon, S. C, Saturday morning, returning to town on train 80, then to their home a couple of miles away amidst show ers of rice and many congratulations, i rri r me luiiowing persons were jjum-l berton visitors today: T. W. Thomp son, C. A. Boddenhammer, F. N. Fish er, Ertle Williamson, J. P. Watt3 and the writer, all returning this after noon. 1 Mrs. A. M. Stubbs left this after noon for an extended visit to her brother, Mr. J. T. Cox, of St. Augus tine, Fla. I - Mr. G. B. Stubbs spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives and friends I at Johns and Clio, S. C. Reports en joying the most sumptuous dinner Sunday of all his life, naming 37 difc ferent eatables, if we express it cor rectly " But how about Mr. Collier Cobb and family, who also report some swell dinner Sunday .t the elegant home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carter at Shannon. There is where the first new Irish potatoes were enjoyed. Mr. Cobb must not forget his good friends in Robeson when he takes his seat in the legislative halls of Ral eigh the coming -term. Listen for the wedding bells. Buckhorn school gave their play at the auditorium Saturday night which 'was reported as a rare treat We re gret being out of town that night and could not enjoy it Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Hasty, on the 11th a fine boy. Many visitors in our little town but space will not permit of further men- StyPaiiK KJ.ii.A i'iiCJ Middling cottoir is quoted on th lo. lNCWO L.etterCal market today at 16 6-8 cents the Death of Mr. A. C -Brown New Drag Store Preparing . to Open Flo Epidesak Over Social . and Per oaaL :.. ;' ,;ra CorreanondcnrA nf Tha RnkoutnUji. St Pauls, Apr, li Easter passed on very quietly, nut pleasantly with alt In our little- town, it seems. Some of the young - bunch enjoyed egg hunts around over town during the oast week, tha Kth rrrl hnvlntr 'na Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J C. Lind- - - a. say gave one ior ner iitue tots, Mary and Gene, on Wednesday af ternoon, April 12th,' at their home on Favettevilla street. Ahont IS little folks, Tanging from 2 to 6 years, were invited to the 'hunt", from 4 to o'clock. TheV' affmH to hava ieitm at fun finding eggs and 'pUymtr little games, suitable for "wee tots". De licious refreshments were served and all departed hoDinir Easter would come again very, very soon. . ajx. A. K. AlcEachern returned the latter' Dart of the weak from hi northern business trip. ' f A buncRrof the men from here at tended, the Democratic convention which was held in Lumberton on Saturday the 15th. Mr. and Mrs. Max Shubert and 2 little tots left for Wilmington nn laat Wednesday night, the 12th, Mrs. anuoert having received a telegram advising her of the death of her fa ther, who it aeema had hoon naralv. zed for sometime. They have our sympatny in tneir bereavement. Mesdamea W. H. Fiaher anl C.av Roberson of Tar Heel motored over to St Pauls on last Wednesday, the 12th and spent the afternoon with Mrs. Fisher's sister Mrs. T. L. Nor throp. Death of Mr. A. C. Brown Many hearts over Robeson will be saddened to learn of the passing away of Mr. Alpha Currie Brown, which occurred at his h.ome at Cumnock in Chatham county on Saturday, the 8th. Just about 7:30 as the evening shadows were gathering, an angel entered the home and gently bore away the soul of a loving husband and father. It is sometimes impos sible for the human mind to fathom the meaninc of anch a . vialatlAn - - wm wm v awa va ttawa when- he- sorely afflicts and bereaves ed hope that when all of life's sor rows are o'er they shall again be united with their loved ones. Mr. Brown was born and raised in Robeson, his former home being Red Springs. He was happily wedded to Miss Lilas Chalmers Johnson some 20 years or more ago. Of this union 5 little daughters. Misses Annie, Gertrude, Jessie Rhodes, little Lilas and Mable Currie, with the widow survive. Mr. Brown also had one bro ther, Mr. John M. Brown .of Phila delphus and a sister, Mrs. G. T. Pace, wife of Rev G. T. Para tt VaA Springs, surviving. Mrs. Brown is a J I. a a . l a. a . aaugnier oi mo late J. V. Johnson and a half sister of Miaaa Rn, Mary L., Nonie and Mr. H. M. John son or bt. Fauls. There was some mistake about the message being de livered, ana Mrs. Brown's people fail ed to receive it in time to attend the funeral, which was held at Asbury on Sunday afternoon, the 9th, at 5 o'clock. Deceased was of a prominent Scotch family, member of a Presbv-I terian church, a .good Christian, whose friends were numbered hv h acquaintances. Those who knew him in early life knew him " nva whnao disposition was peaceable, gentle and a a a . ... " - kind. Mr. Brown's health has not been I r5ln a 1,fe-lon Democrat He serv extra good the past 2 or 3 years, hav-lfu foJ Beeral chairman of in? had kidnev trouble, hut wan nnt confined to his bed, however, until a few weeks ago, when a severe ill ness occurred which .removed him from earth's suffering. "He is gone, ah, yes it must be so, and yet how sweet it is to Know, he s gone" from the suffering here below, gone home to God." The heart brnt and little ones have our deepest sym pathy. Mrs. Neill A. McEachern received a message on the. 14th informing her of the illness of her aunt, Miss Jen nie Wicker of Sanford, who had developed pneumonia. Mrs. McEach. era, left Friday a. m. Her aunt we have' since been informed m nnn. monia only on one side. Miss Wicker is a sister of the late Rev. J. M. Wicker, former pastor of St Pauls Presbyterian church. Mr. Harris Skipper of the mill village died last week, and was buried in the-new cemetery near town on Friday morning, the 14th, at 11 o'clock. He leaves a widow and sev eral children. It seems he had in fluenza and complications. Lawyer Jno. D. Canady went over to New Bern on the 13th. Misses Aileen Bennett and Mable McDonald were home for Easter. Miss Theressa Broadwell, from Greens boro college, also spent Easter among home folks.' The following visitors were in town: Mrs. J. W. Bradley, guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.. C. Lentz; Mr. and Mrs. Hester ofr Kinston, guests at the home of Rev. and Mrs. . (Continued on page eight) tion. - Mr. Justin McNeill and family were callers briefly Sunday. COTtp?rlfARKEt f ' BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS "Born, Tuesday morning, to" Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Rozier, a, daughter. MIsa Mary Thompson,' a mem ber of the faculty of the Orrum high school. tmderwenr appendicitis at the Baker sanatorium early Tuesday, morning;, . ; Mr, G. E. Raneke, Sr., well-known Lumberton citizen, will be 87 years old , tomorrow. Mr. Ranch is very active for a man of his summers and rides a bicycle for pastime. -Mn. L. F. Wftl w xtA.- to Greensboro, where she will spend vine ume in. m oome of her son Mr. Winfred Whale. h i... entirely recovered from an attack of flu. . TP9 nnual meeting of the stock. holders and director nf th Vi4iJ & Carolina Southern Ry. Co. was held nere yeaieruay. au . the old officers were re-elected. These are: A. W. McLean, president; II. B. Jennings, vice-president and secretary; f A T. treasurer The folio wine TjiniWiH rAAn1 are attending the State Democratic convention in Raleigh today: Mayor and Mrs. A. E. White, Mrs. R. C. Lawrence, Messrs. H. E. Stacy, W. L Linkhaw, J. J. Goodwin, J. Dickson McLean. T A. MrNm i. rh-.j F. Ertel Carlyle, A. V. G. Wishart Mr. T. L. Jnhnnnn nf tk. u.l bar has accepted an invitation to de liver ue , address at Mars Hill col lege, near AsheviUe, in Madison county, in May, upon the occasion of the 25th anniversarv of th of the- nrenent haA nf that ..n . known inititutfnn. h formerly was a student ' Dr. T. C. Britt of Oman through town TuHV .voninD. n route to Johnson City, Tenn., where no wiu Deginworlc in - tho- Johnson City National sanatorium, This is a government institution for the treat ment of tuberculosis and Dr. Britt will make special study of tho treatment of this disease. Preliminary arrangements were- oi tne local Woman's Club, by Albert L. Baker, of the Willis Mania Co. of Cincinnati, of "Powhatan," story of the capture of John Smith by the In dians. A large number of home talent singers and performers will be used. THE RECORD OF DEATHS. John h. McNeill passes Well -Known .Citizen Died This Morn ing at His Home Near Lumberton Funeral Friday at 11 A. M. Mr. John H. McNeill, well-known citizen, died at 1 o'clock this morning at his home about 3 miles west of Lumberton, death resulting -' from paralysis. Deceased, who was about 65 years, old, suffered a stroke of paralysis several months ago and late yesterday afternoon suffered a second stroke. He is survived by two sisters, Misses Mary and Florence McNeill, who lived with him. Mr. McNeill was never married. He had been a inntfr I Of the Deace for manv voir a anf kept an office in town for a long time prior ro tne time his health fafledL He took an active interval in rvri ;; the board of of which board he was a member. The funeral will be conducted from the home tomorrow (Friday) at 11 a. m. by Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pas tor of the Lumberton Presbyterian church, of which deceased was a mem ber. Interment will be made in the family cemetery, near the home. J. G. Folger of Rockford. Surry County. f Mr. J. G. Folger, father of Mr. M. N. Folger of Lumberton, died Mon day at his home at Rockford, Surry county. As stated in Monday's Robe sonian, Mr. M. N. Folger left Sun day evening in response to a message advising him if the serious illness of his father, who died before he reached his home. Mr. Folger had returned only a week before from a visit to his father. Deceased was 70 years old. He Is survived by 1 daughter and 4 sons, two of the sons being Metho dist preachers Rer. J. S. Folger of New London, near Albemarle, and Rev. J. M. Folger, now serving a charge near Asheville. Deceased was one of the best-known citizens of Surry county and had been a mem ber of the Methodist church for 57 years. The funeral and interment w0krpl,c8, Tuesday afternoon. Mr. M. N. Folger returned home last night Naval Bffl for 86,000 Men Passed by House, v Washington, April J9 By the mar- Fof 71 votes 4116 nousa tonight broke away from its own leadership, stood behind the President and pass ed the 1923 naval appropriation bill with an amendment ruing- the enlist ed personnel at 86,000. . r