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CTACLICZr3 1S73. EHJCLS COPT FIVE CUNTS.'
C0UXT2T, COD AND TRUTH.
V'-?'.".'V'"1I
(2.C9 A TZAZ Ct72l ADYATC3
vclu:
Yay to Improve j
Rural Condibons
Co-operatlre Marketinf Offer Frra
erfl m Way to Help Themselves 12
. Months of Good Busiaess Instead of
90 Dsys. . . ' '
80 PERCENT OF-ROBESON TO
BACCO ACREAGE SIGNED UP
If yxa :Tttld change conditions in
the rural districts, hare decent homes
with modern conveniences, , the ' ad
vantage of good schools and keep the
boys and girls on the farm, then for
God's saks get up and do something
for yourself", said Mr, B. T- Leppard,
of the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, in an address at the ; court
house here Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Leppard's address dealt ; -with the
plans and purposes of .co-operative
marketing of farm products, esyeciaJ
ly tobaccd.:;--
The speaker was Introduced ly Mr.
O. a Dukes, county farm demonstra
tor. In beginning his l e address v Mr.
Leppard declared 5a that co-operative
marketing is the most important eub
ject ever faced by the farmers: This
system, he said, will uprpot the old
plan of eelling farm commodities and
tear up the play-houses of the fellows
who are .fighting the movement.
Those who are fightingjthe co-operative
plan intimate that the farmers,
if organized, would rob each other.
' 12 Months Good Business
The speaker advised those who did
not expect to stkk to stayutT of the
organization. Onc,e a contract is sign
ed there are only two ways of get
ting out ol the prganization to stop
planting' tobacco or die. He pointed
out that the association has already
nirnied ud it least 75 per cent of the
crop of the brighlleaf belt--NorthJ
ana oouta uarouna jui. viw"s,
This per cent, was signed np, by .V,
000 tobacco growers in these States.
The 25 per cent, outside, ofstheas
sociation will not supply th1 demand.
The few who oppose the new isystem
try to dictate to 1 the farmers as' to
how they snau seu meir iobcco. -uc
association belongs to the farmers and
will not be operated ; for profit for
the association.! The purpose of the
" - ... .i . mv .
oianixatioii lis .for a ? f air; aquare.
legitimate business. The new plan will
mfeanl2 munthrifcod business instead
of 90 days under the old system of
selling. ; ,,.:;:v.7,' - : -r . ' "V ;,
Farmers are .entitled to the same
advantages s' other classes, but will
never get them under the old system.
came as necessity. You-cannot find
a worse 'system than the bid auction
system. ,,' . . w m.
Lean,' whom he termed as pno f the
big men of the country, signing a con-
,i-ri-j if a At
tract witnoui oetng voucneu. w
asked if men like McLean would sign
a contract if they did not knpw what
it was.
Mr. - Leppard made :a
concise
g
. . ... . t . t it. u..'h
ed to with interest by the more than
100 farmers and" business ?men rpre
sent v' ' " ' " " ' ' '
80 Percent Signed 'Up J
After Mr. Leppard had finished his
address Mr. J. H. Mann, who has been
working in Robeson" county in the in
davs. made a short- talk. Heistatea
that Robeson county has already sign
ed up 80 per cent: of tin tobacco acre
age. He found the strongest opposi
tion, he said it Fairmont-rthe strong
est leaf market soutR of Goldsboro.
He warned, against false: and poison
ous propaganda, Jwhich he "declared
was being handed out , to .the farmers
by those opposing the organization
for co-operative selling. 5 4 !
; Mr. R. H. Crichton, local ousme$s
man, made a few remarks in which
he said " that he believed in the cooperative-plan
and thought it , would
remedy conditions now existing among
nhrfsnnen and Jbusines men.; ?
A large percent of those present
bad already iigned contract: iand
many who had not signed J before
signed after the meeting. Any; farm
er who has not signed and .wishes to
doso should see Mr. J. C. Lewisjrho
will have charge, of 'the two ware
houses to be operated in Lumberton
by the eo-operativo association, ' or
Mr. H. J. Sawyer of Lumberton.
: Therooarei-iiraales ;wrehouiserta;
Robeson county, and 8 ol these wui oe
Anerated by- th co-operative associa
tion and 3 under, the old auction
tem M. J. D.3 Kyle; well-known
warehouseman v. of - Fairmont will
munaee' two warehouses at- Proctor-
villa for the co-operative association.
RnH 'Weevil Dusting Demonstration
' Tuesday.?'- ; -w
A was sUted in Thursday's Robe
.annifln. the- State ' Department of
a irrf enlture will conduct boll weevil
'dtiatinr'dembristration on Mr." A.' W.
McLean's farm, near Lumberton, to
morrow at 10 a. mi.;-. .
As was sUted In Thursday'sTtobe
- sonian, a field pasture meeting 'will
be held on Mr. Jno; W Ward's farm
- f Bnwland Wednesday , of this week
at 2:30 p.-'m. The meeting will be
. addressed by vthree specialists from
the State Department of -Agriculture.
The public is invited.V- :p'.,
"Coop
" Spcaldng at J
Broad Ridgel
Cooperative Marketing of Tobacco i
Will be Discussed by Well-Inform-1
ed Speaker Time of Campaign in
Robeson Extended Over 80 - Per
cent of Tobacco Acreage in Robeson
Signed Up. - v - '
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DEBATERS BLOCK SIDEWALKS.
--A public: speakingin the interest
of the cooperative marketing of to
bacco will be held at Broad Ridge
school house " .Wednesday - evening,
June 21, at 8:30. The speaker will
tell .about the. success of, this move
ment in Kentucky. Farmers are urg
ed to attend. . . A. ,);
It was 'stated that the meeting in
Lumberton Saturday would - be the
last for this county but the cam-!
paign has been extended and will con
tinue until . tho latter part . of this
week. . ' ' . - ' "
VTh6 Robesonian is reliably inform
ed that fully 80 percent of the tobacco
acreage of Robeson has been signed
up for cooperative marketing. In the
Rowland and Proctorville sections it
is said that 99 9-10 percent has been
signed up. Barnesville section is well
signed," also Fairmont, the percentage
there being 70 to 75. The signers are
strong around Lumberton. It t is
thought that by the end of this week
the percentage will be v considerably
increased V .' ' ;
Interest .in cooperative marketing
reached, sueh- a stage here Saturday
afternoon that one group of debaters
blocked Elm street. It was a good
natured argument with only one man
arguing against - the plan. The knot
of people. -get jw iWck 4 inally that
Policeman Boyle thought it advisable
to give the move-on order so that
pedestrians could pass. .-;?
CLOSE: CALL FOR DR. JOHNSON
Well-Known Lumberton Physician
Knocked Unconscious and Dragged
U Several- Feet by Ford Roadster
Suffered Sprained Wrist and Bruis
es But Able to Resume Practice.. .
Dr. T. C. Johnson, well-known Lum
berton physician, had a dose call' late
Thursday afternoon when be was, run
down , by " a Ford roadster on K Elm
street thfti car being driven by ; Mis
Mirtie Crawley of Raeford. -He suf
fered s sprained right wrist Mid sev
eral bruises besides. While the ear did
not pass over Dr. Johnson's. - body,
he was knocked down . and ' dragged
several feet before the car was stop
ped. He was unconscious for 'several
minutes. The car struck Dr. Johnson
soon, after he stepped opt of: hisown
c6r,' which he had parked on the East
side of Elm ; street in front of the
Lumberton bargam house. He was
earned to his offoce in the McMillan
building soon after the' accident and
medical attention was Tendered by
Drs, ; If. A.Thompsol, arid Jt A Mat
tih were near by . Although un
able td us his" right hand, Dr: John'
son has, continued his practice,- niak
Z callHhin-fewrhours aftef
wa hurt- -
Columbus County Toung Man Dies in
. Electric Chair in Columbia. ...
1 Columbians. C, June 16.-S. J.
Kirby, Jesse Gappins and S. O. Fox,
were electrocuted at the penitentiary
for the 'murder of William Brazell,
Columbia taxi-cab driver, near Lees-
yiye. on Hie night of August" 7, last
;A iWhiteville;dispatch sUtes, that
Jesse Gappins was a "former Colum
bus county boy, went V to school at
Chadbourn a few- years ago, and is
'remembered by- many people in that
Artirm is m. briirht industrious boy
....).!.. a t-ol,i. fa nnoted
rfiTgthl iooi student
when h left Chadbourn. WhiSKey aaa
bad companions are said to nave oeen
nism undoing.
Home-Coming Day at Hickory , Grove
' Baptist. Church. ,r- si . '
Correspondence of "The Robesonian.
i Pembroke, June io. fiease maxe
following" announcement also .accept
invitation. - - ' ; ;-' ' ' -: . :
Hickorv Groves Baptist n churcn
Bladen county will have home-coming
dav the 4th Sunday .in June. This Is
anroW 5 mother churchy and she- wants
her children home on that-day. Also
formers pastors and friends are' in-.
yited; to;be with us. A special pro
gram -has -been --arranged. bervjee De-
gins at 10,a,jQv: ymnerswiu oe serv
ed. on' the grounds. f
Jlxiii i'Xiii k4 i fi pastor.
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Red Springs -Progresst, Mrs. - J.
B Black 'and children arrived in town
on Monday night- and 'assoonastheir
goods arrive the pastor of the Presby-.ment of the First Presbyterian church
terian church and hbrfamily will rbe will have their annual picnic Thurs
getting ready for' house' keeping; in day afternoon. The parents and chil
the newly prepared manse.1' Jdrcsare expected to be at the church
Dr.-Wkker of Elon College will! at 5 o'clock. .-Xr.i ' -
lecture St Albans lodge No. 114, A. - ; - ' . J ', , '
Y: and'AM for 2 weeks, beginning Mr. R.- M. White Pembroke R. 1
todav. A 'special communication
called for 2 weeks .for these lectures.
Mr. John Prevatt is very sick at
his home near Lowe.
-Mf -Rov Lewis of Pembroke R. 1
is a Lumberton visitor: today, v'
Joint Stocl: Land;
; :;Baiik Will Opcr-;
ateniRobccon
'
Wfth;
LBi i
Local Law Firm Connected
- First Carolines Joint Stock
Baak Methods of Operation
and.
; Terms of Loan Explained.
The First ' Carolinas Joint -5 Stock
Land Bank is to do business in Robe
son county. This fact became known
when it was learned that McLean,
Varser, McLean and Stocy, attorneys
of Lumberton, had become connected
with this institution as ; abstract at
torneys and for the time being as its
local representatives in the county.
When asked for 'a statement 'sl to
methods of " operation and terms -of
loan, Mr. Dickson McLean, i of the
above-named firm, said: . w ?
"The First Carolinas ' Joint f Stock
Land ;Bank is chartered under -the
Federal Farm Loan act and is operat
ed under the same Federal f super
vision of the Federal ' Farm ,' Loan
board. The present paid-in capital
stock is $250,000 and $25,000 surplus.
The bank operates very much along
the same, lines as does the: Federal
Land Bank of Columbia and under the
same supervision. It makes loans only
on improved agricultural t. lands? s it
does not loan on city property. The
proceeds of these loans must' b ap
plied for general agricultural5 pur
poses. The loans are made direct', to
the borrower, and the borrower is
forbidden to take stock in the bank.
Any person is eligible for a loan
through this institution if in addition
to his other work he iff at theatne
time actually farming. - '' 'J;s- s ' - -
The bank will accept applications
for loans from $1,000 to J $28,000.
Loans cannot be made In excess ? of
fifty per cent of the appraised value
of the land and twenty per cent! of
the appraised insurable value
of the i : buildings such appraisals
being made -by - off kUW; i o f
the Government' The interest rate is
six per cent, payable $emi-annualy,
to which is added one per cent f to
amortize or kill off the debt oven a
period of 33 years. In -other words,
for seven per cent -interest and prin
cipal Are paid In 83 years ana the
debt is discharged. Repayment" 'of
principal - may be made at any tifee
under egulationi JsSBod exthe Farm
Loan" board. The borrower through
this bank is responsible alone' for his
own debt-There are no - commissions
that may be charged under the law,
nor'are there . renewals.1 V
OFFICIAL COUNT REVEALS NO
CHANGES IN PRIMARY-RESULTS
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econaiPrWary, Ordered io 4 Held
1 July I in Several Districts.
1 Official returns ot-the- June 3rd
primary as announced by the State
board -of elections ' Thursday show
the following vote In the Ninth judt
alistrictt'f-'d-rs':.
For judge: Neill A; Sinclair, 7,950,
ttenry, U fjook, 6,419.'' l :
? For solicitdrriTY A. McNeill. 6.484:
J. E. Carpenter, 3,964 E. S. Smith,
3,696. - Second - primary between Mc
I The official count did not disturb
any of the previously announced re
sults. The protestant- against the
nomination ' of . Judge ' E. Cranmer
in the "8th judicial failed to show
up. W Tv. Lee's majority for corpora
tion commissioner over A. ' C. Avery
was 20,268. A second race is to be
staged . in the 3rd congressional July
1 -between C5 L. Abernethy and Matt
D. Allen; in the 6th judicial between
KV A. Grady and G.- R. Ward; and
solicitors' contests in the 1st, 9th and
18flu The " vote in the 13th district
for solicitor was: Phillips, 6,803; Rus
sell, 3,560; Nash (incumbent), 3,169;
Tarleton, 1,00T. Second primary be
I Phillip, and, RusselL-
wu .wubwm.' owuw w
Enlarged.'
At- graduation 'exercises of the
Thomasville . orphanage school at
Thomasville . Wednesday President F.
B. Hobgood announced that the board
of trustees purpose the erection of 2
or 3 - additional ; buildings, including
a kindergarten and a dormitory which
will provide for the accommodation of
200 additional children next session.
Diplomas were issued to 29 graduates,
among whom were 3 boys.
Formal Strike Notice Served on Rail
road Labor Board. - ; r
' Cincinnati, June 18 Formal no
tice was served tonight on the rail
road labor board by the chiefs of 10
railroad, unions of their intention to
go through with. a strike in event
one is authorized by4 th 125,000
workers, whose wages are to be re
duced July Ion orders of the board. -
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is. was a .umoenon visitor aaruroay.
was a
v Mr.-W. C PTevatte and daughter,
Miss Mattie. of Lumberton R. 6, were
among the visitors in town' Saturday,
Miss Eva' McCaskiss of Fayette-
villa spent the week-end at the home
lot her friend Miss Carrie Edmund.
TiUB aicub uiB wcna-ciiu m b tun uwimv
Revival Behind To
; night at let Baptist
'Dr. W. M. Vines of Norfolk Will Do
the Preachlng-Serrlces at II A.
M. and 8:15 P. M. - , '
As has been stated in The Robe-
sonian.
a series of - revival services
will begin at (he First Baptist church
this evening. .Services will be held
twice daily H a. 'm. and 8:15 p. m.
Dr. W. M. Vines, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Norfolk, ' Vs., will
do the preaching. .Many of the stores
in town will close for the morning
service. The public is cordially invited
to . attend all services.. s , 4
B. yTpTu. CONVENTION -
Gary Pridgpn of New Bera Elected
President High Point Next Con
vention City.'-.-yi iv-J':1 '
The- State Baptist Young People's
Union convention, in session at New
Bern since last Tuesday evening, clos
ed Thursday night The next session
will be held in High Point beginning
Tuesday after the 3rd Sunday in.June,
1923. Gary G. Pndgen ox ew uern
was elected president The attend
ance at New Bern was the largest in
the history of, the union, more than
1.100 being present. The constitution
was so changed that in future only
2 delegates from each, onion can be
appointed.' Any church without a un
ion is entitled to two delegates. Each
city uion and associational union i
entitled to one delegate. s The
city union of - Wilmington ' received
the banner for making the best re
cord during the year. Tho Tabernacle
church of New Bern received - the
senior banner, having made 100 per,
cent The . First church of New Bern,
which received the. banner last' year,!
also made . 100 per cent this - year,
but the Tabernacle had the advantage
in extra work done. The school banner
went to Mars Hill college; which has
6 unions,, each having made 100 per
cent Wake Forest college was a close
second with 99 1-3 per cent The junior
banner went to the Wadesboro union,
which made '100 per cent -1 1
State University Honors Governor
' Morrison. . rV '4-'
At commencement exercises Wed
nesday the university f North Caro
lina conferred honorary degrees, upon
the., following: ,r.. :. r.-v?b
. Doctor of laws: Governor Cameron
Morrison; .David . Franklin Huston,
born in Monroe, N, C; William Robt
Webb, .born in Person county; Wil
liam r Preston Bynum . of Greensboro,
a graduate of Trinity; doctor of phar
macy: Edwin Victor Zoeller, born in
New,; York and trained in youth at
Tarboro, N.' C: doctor, of divinity:
Charles Edward Maddry, a native of
Orange county :.x
' In conferring the degree upon Gov.
Morrison, Dr. Archibald Henderson
said: 'Vv-. .iA--M
"For the degree of doctor of laws,
Cameron Morrison, governor of North
Carolina, promoter of prosperity, sue
cessful advocate of the building' of
great highways of travel and traffic,
impassioned champion of education,
hnth olfmpntirv and hitrher and will,
ing to pay for it; believer in all the
larger aspects and higher, forms of
living. today; advance agent of a
North Carolina greater nd richer in
material well being, in intellectual and
spiritual culture, and in social be
nevolence." Railroad Labor Board Announces An
other Wage Slash.
ChicagoJune 16. (By Associated
Press). Pruning nearly $27,000,000
Irom the annual payroll of 325,000
railway employes by cutting clerks.
DiKuiiucu. . Lnunoiy mti' tu ni.s familyi whe have been guests lor
from twor to six cents n Jiour, the verai weeks at the home of Mrs.
United States railroad labor - board Xebeaa, parents, Mr. and-Mrs. L. E.
today announced another wage lh,whaley, Elm street Dr. Tebeau, and
bringing total . reductions tOTder the -xoect to leave some time this
board's orders' up to $135,000,000 be
ginning July :1.' ; ." . ; -.i'n
Clerks were, cut 3 and 4 cents an
hour, ; according to , classification;
signalmen, .5 cents, and - firemen, . 2
Cents. 1 - .... .... - , i ,"y'X
Approximately' 100,000- railway
employes will share the,, total ; reduc
tion,' which has brought vigorous pro
test from every union organization
involved ana is expeciea to resuis in
11 . . . . . , .
a stnkejvote of ten railway tabor
bodies.. The voting already Is teX -
lino np waf. In seven onions. , t .
A.: F L. Endorses Coal Strike and
' I-roposed Rail Strike. -
'Cincinnati, Jnne 15--(By the As
sociated Press.) By the vote of every
delegate, the American Federation of
Labor convention here today indorsed,
the nation-wide eoal strike that since
April 1, has kept half a million miners
from, work, and also' indicated, by a
demonstration, its approval of . the
threatened walkout of .more . than 1,
000,000 railroad workers. I r- ,v
JnoV LT MacLaren; Named Postmaster
'at Shannon. , . C' ' .y' - "'
. Mr.: John. - L. ' MacLaren has been
appointed postmaster at. Shannon, this
county, ' succeeding. Mr. Geo. L.
Klarpp, resigned, r .
Joe Griffin of Nashville, N. C, was
killed, instantly one '. day last week
when" an emery wheel at which he
- j was .working; bursts
. ?
T M T?L' -1
iwunugrucs.ixcapu
From Chain Gang
One of Them Jas. Wells, Who Had
Served Year f 10-Year Sentence
for Shooting Lumberton Policemen.
James Wells, negro, convicted of
shooting Policemen J. B. .Boyle and
Vance McGill some two years ago,
has escaped from the county chain
gang.- Wells was sentenced to serve
ten 'years on the gang and had serv
ed only a little. over one year. An
other negro serving a 6-year sentence
escaped at the same time. The negroes
sawed. their way out of a cage when
they, were left there because " they
claimed to have; been, 111, it is said.
They were in the, gang stationed near
Marietta.
EPWORTH LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
Wilmiagton Offers SH for Assembly
Purposes Whole-Time Field Work
ev to M Employed. i. -''v.-.. ''
The annual assembly of the North
Carolina conference of Epworth lea-
tiA In aSAaiattv ' mf tt9 t aTTitV
last week, appointed a' committee I t
take under consideration tho ad
visability , of the . organization secur
ing a piece of property to be develop
ed for assembly -purposes. The cham
ber .of commerce of Wilmington ten
dered the assembly a splendid site on
Harbor island on tho Dlaco of the
Tidewater Power Co. ' ' s I
1 Rev. F. Love of Wilson Wat elect
ed nresident for the ensuing year.
i The assembly voted to put a whole
time worker in the field as soon as
the delegates return to their homes
and local chapters .and complete de
tails for financing this step.
For tho support of missions the
young people pledged more than $3,-
000.' t , -- 'V'"-'V:- -
The loving; cup was presented to
the New Bern district the work of
other districts, especially-the- Wash
ington, Wilmington and Raleigh, be
ing highly commended. ,
.' Miss Edna Wilkins of WUmington
was elected junior and Intermediate
supertotendent,:,..,,:, , XyU
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.1 Mr. 'R.-A,! Hedgpeth; Jr-f has
accepted , position in , the North
State druc store. -'"
: Little 1 Miss ?.&akElittfcln
Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Hamilton, underwent an ade
noid operation at the ' Baker ' sana
torium Friday, the operation being
performed by Dr. R. S. Beam. She
was able to return home Saturday
af ternoon.- '!''' a'-'
if Mr. C. B. Oliver of Marietta pass
ed through town this morning en
route to Charlotte. ' Mr. Oliver stated
to a Robesonlan reporter' that sev
eral farmers down his iway were
"barning" tobacco today. I .,
Mrs. Florence- Britt of - R. U
Lumberton. left today for'- Hamlet
where she entered the Hamlet hos-
nital for treatment She was accom
panied to Hamlet by Mrs. "N. A.
Thompson of Lumberton.
Mr. C. M. Fuller left this moro
I ing for Henderson ville, where he will
spend S month. He IS making . US
spend a month. He is making
trip cross-country in his car.
Mr. D. H. Britt, who lives near
Back Swamp church, said when In
town Saturday that they - had been
literally drowned out his way and that
he was going to replant corn tms
week. : . "' ' t. '
An important baseball . meeting
will be held in the American Legion
hall this evening at 8:30. All who are
interested in the local baseball club
.are urged to be present-v :;
. Dr. A. c. Tebeau arrived I here
I n .An iu..n. v. n fain
week for Henderson ville, where they
will spend the summer. Dr.- Tebeau
is studying for the ministry,-having
been a student at the Virginia Episco-
Jal Theological seminiary, Alexandria,
or the past two terms. ;-'
i The grocery store - of Ellis Bro-;
thers on West Fourth p street , was
broken into Saturday night or yes-
torAw liSifran wi tnAI bv hrpalc
r- . .
j,,- onj the glass in a door in the rear
ol the building. Around $12 wroi
KnilHine. ArntmJ 112. wroth of
UwauAigoodJscani&Y and cigarettes
-ere missed. - No arrest has been
made m v connection with: r the treo-
benr,
The condition of Mrs.. A- Wein
stein.' who Thursday, underwent - an
operation for cancer of the intestines!
at the Thompson hospital, is report
ed as slightly improved today, though
her condition is still, regarded as serit
ous. Dr. H. A. Boyster of Raleigh
came to Lumberton yesterday to see
Mis. . Weinstein, returning ; last even
ing. - v ' -' v-:
s Mr. Stephen Mclntyre, Jr. enter
ed, the Thompson hospital today for
an operation, which will be pertorm-
ed tomorrow."'- v .", '"-'-
'lir. and Mrs. A.:H.McLeod and
two children,. A., H. Jr, and James
Burt,' wilf leave tomorrow t morning
for 'Waynesville, where Mrs. McLeod
and children will spend the summer.
Mr' McLeod will divide his time dur
ing the summer between Lumberton
and Waynesville. They will make the
trip in Mr. McLeod' autk : ,
COTTON, MAEZCT
Middling cotton Is quoted on tho lo
cal market today at 21 1-2 cents the
i pound. . v , ,
BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCALS NEWS
. ' vv ' : :'. f "
v i ' tMaMaaaaaaw .'..'
Mrs. J. A. Carlyle is seriously
ill at the . Baker sanatorium, where
she hat been a patient for several
days. -
i-Mr.Bobt W. Proctor arrived
home Thursday night from Chapel
HUJ.:He was a member of the 1922
graduating class of the State unlver-
itjr.'xft: '.'.;.'-.'
, Miss , Lflllan. Nance ; left teday
for. ' Bonlee- Chatham county, where
she will teach In a summer school.
Thisr is Miss Nance's third summer
as teacher in this school.
License has been" issued for the
marriage; of Miss Virginia- Rogers and
J. G. janady; Miss Elsie Cornelia
Thames , and , F. R.' Dorsett; Miss
Marie Sweum and Wm. V. Branch.
'Mis Flax Andrews, county home
demonstration ; agent, . returned
Thursday night from Raleigh, where
she spent two .weeks 'attending " a
State conference ol home, demonstra
tion agents. -
A large rattlesnake which car
ried 9 rattles was killed on the Lam
bert on-Elirabeth town road; just be
yond the Big swamp in Bladen eoun-
ty, Thursday by Mr. Jas. W. Branch
of Lumberton. Mr. Branch brought the,
rattles to, town.' .,; ,r m 'r
fMr. M; J. Merritt arrived home1
Friday evening from ' a two-weeks
visit .to Ashcville, Tracy City, Tenn
Roanoke, VaV and other points.- Mrs.'
Merritt who accompanied him on the
trip, will spend several 'days ' at
Roanoke before returning home. , '
Mr. and Mrs. Wl M. Best left
Saturday evening for Washington,
D. C, where they will spend several
days. They will also visit Richmond
and ' Raleigh before - returning home.
Mr. Best will purchase stock for hla
furniture store while in , Richmond. 'f
Mr K. M. Biggs - Is trying out
boll weevil trap on his farms. The
trap is provided with kerosene con
tainers into which .the weevils are;
knocked as the trap is moved over
the cotton plant The trap, can only
be used successfully while the. cotton
weed is: smalt : ; ?
Mr. M. B. Robbins opened Satur
day a general merchandise business
m the Carlyle building. West Fourth
street formerly occupied by I E.
Squires ft Co, Mr. Robbins-' purchased
the bankrupt stock of . tho t Squires
company and will add other stock to
the new business. - - t
- - A Ford touring car belonging to
Mr I. M. Barker, was stolen from
the car; house at the home of - Mr.
Barker in the eastern part of town
Friday night The car house was not
locked. Mr. Barker thinks the car
was taken after midnight All efforts
to locate the car have proved futile.
Mr. T. W. Bullock, teacher In the
First Baptist Sunday school, took" the
members of his class on a picnic to
White lake, Bladen county, Friday.
This class is composed of boys 1$
and 14 years old. Nineteen members
of the class went on the trip. Tho
day was spent in bathing and boat
riding and. the boys reported a, great
trip. ..: , ... .'..'... .-.';J......,,.,..'...:'.,.;.:f....:w'Ii..,,...
Mr. Tom Bird of Asheville, State
commander of the American Legion,
spent a few hours in Lumberton Sat
urday. Commander Bird is working
in connection with the campaign to
increase the membership of the Le
gion in North Carolina to 15.000. The
local post of the Legion has trebbled
its membership during, the last lew
'
months: . - ; .
UessrsIL B. Jennings and A. T.
McLean returned Saturday,- from a
two-weeks' trip V to Tennessee and
Kentucky. They visited Tate Springs,
Term., Lexington, Ky, and several
other points of interest while away.
Mr. McLean says he talked with a
few .. tobacco growers . and several
business men . in Kentucky, and that
every one of them expressed . them
selves as being favorably, impressed
with. the. co-operative, plan of selling
tobacco. -
Messrs. W, Y. Floyd of. Orrum
and W. F. Hester of St Pauls left
Saturday for Gastinia, ,where tomor
row they-wlU open an ouice xor tne
practice of,, law, : having formed
partnershfp. Both - these , Robeson
young men - graduated- from. Wake
Forest college this year and passed
the State board in January. Mr.
Floyd worked two weeks in. the of
fice of Messrs.-McLean, Varser, Mc
Lean it Stacy hit before leaving for
Gaatonia. : i..' - .'-.-- -'."i
'i-rDr. i W. W. Parker returned
Thurslay from Wilmington, where
Wednesday he attended a meeting of
the stockholders of , the - Foaheries
Products" Co. " Tha . meeting was
held at the - company's St
Phillips plant , on the Cape Fear
river and was attended by more than
500 stockholders from all parts or.
North and. South Carolma . and Vir
ginia. The affairs of the company
were found to be in excellent condi
tion according to Drv Parker, and
many improvements are soon to bo
made in the plants and another large
plant is to be erected. A large num
ber of Robeson county citizens own
stock la .this corporation.
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