North Carolina Newspapers

3 volume im T ob'accb Salesmen:' son BegihS Tuesday Auction Sale'sVWarehouses Will' Open. They are Here and Coming Stronger. . ... ' . itnr.Mf;', Saja State Agricultural Statist!- AHga "Co-ops". Ready to, Receive To - bacco.' ' :; Laznberton's , two auction sales warehouses Sar and., little Banner f will open tomorrow (Tuesday) for, f' the sale of leaf tobacco, It apect ed that the two houses-- aremra ana s; Um fi your8elf about the boll BigHBanner tobg-opemted by-.the f- he is here, and the migrs- co-operatives, will be -opened at anftion period is due to bring in a new early date. , ; ' ; ' gwarmVM SMr-JBank? Parker, Managers of the auction houses ana' --itwi4i atafUKiMan r Stat also those to be operated by th Co- operative Marketing association have been here for 'several days making ready for., the bpeningv'A full corps of buyers representing all the lead? ing companies, and many independent buyers, : will be on the local market; Everything? is practically to readiness for receiving tobacco by the Coopera tive Marketing, association, . accord ing to Mr." Lewis, who will ' have charge of the two houses to be opera ted under the new system here. , t . Peace Terms Agreed To In Rail Strike Formal Ratification Assured Through President's Effort it is Said Formal Endorsement All That Re mains Strike Has n Cost Workers - $4o,ooo;ooo. v -r, CHICAGO, July . SO (Associated Press.) .Peace ! terms already ' have been agreed to in -the ' country-wide railway strike and formal ratification has -been assured through President Harding's efforts, it was asserted to night by a man in' close official touch AH " that v .now remains before the strike, which has cost the" workers up. : wara ox u,ww,uuum wages, passes into history, it was asserted, was the formal indorsement of , the terms V pf setlement by the railway executives meeting in New York and the strike leaders who will convene in Chicago at the same hour. !! "The acceptance of President Hard, ing's proposal was a" foregone ! con clusion before T. Dewitt Quyler issued the caB for the meeting of . the -rail executives in New York and Bert M. Jewell, head of the striking shopmen, summoned; a similar meeting of union chiefs for the same date,' this man who has been in closest touch with the entire situation .declated. , , . . . "The rail executives will finally decidet to -yield for .the good of the country, sweeping aside the seniority issue," t he : continued 'but' their gesture .will give little consolation to the men who walked out on July l, for besides their loss in pay they will lose some of their seniority rights to the men who remained at work, see their original grievances. returned v to ; the United States railroad .labor board for rehearing "and the ? qilestipn t of a national adjustment board and certain other points taken up by congress. "The exact terms probably will not be known untif after ' Tuesday's meeting, but whatever they are the objections of a minority ,on either side will not be sufficiently strong' to .ob struct or' prevent their ratification by beth sides. The seniority issue has been raised since the beginning of the of the strike, it must be remembered, and it is not as great a stumbling Mock as it has seemed at times: When the time comes it will be disposed of with justice to all and to the " satis faction of ,the great majority of the workers." , ' . M A ft AAA AAW ! 1. ' !;. , ' Field Pasture ' Meeting August 2 , Farmers who are interested in bet ter pastures are invited to attend a field pasture meeting ; at Mr. EH H. i Wiggins farm, near ' Philadelphus, Wednesday, August 2nd, at 10 a. m. Mr. Wiggins has a Lespeldeza (Japan clover) and ( Carpet y grass pasture, that will be well worth your time to - see. y ".. ; ' y;'V , lyisOODUKESy;;:;'-: County Farm'Dem. Agent. Goverment Begins' Distribution of Nation's Coal Supply. y. Washington, July 30. The govern ment with the co-operation of the - states' will assume tomorrow ! the duties of a gigantic middle man pass- ; to? on the coal from the ) producing y mines to the industries and localities ; which, to the eyes of the government, I' need if most. ' " ' t ,;, The Organization of the -.govern-,y tnent'; emergency- -coal distribution 'agency was pronounced tonight to be j nearly completed and tomorrow Henry ; ,B. .Spencer, the federal fuel distriba. ;J.. tor, bis committee' ana advisory sub '' committees as designated by order of , President Harding will begin active functioning.. , .-: ,' ' . , Mr. W. I windley; ' who spent some, time here in the interest of the , ': Co-operative Tobacco i Marketing as. sociatidn, lft yesterday for his -home ' in Washington, this State, in response to a message advising him of the sud den death of his mothert Mrs. Windley ' was visiting a son to Norf oik, yVa., -'' when she was stricken ill and only lived a short ttme . Beware The S BoU Weevil , :'P-rfciu-Nt. SafUfli With f . Destroying Squares, -Weevils are Now Damaging' Dolls. . r - . ; - ' pWriNT niMir.R Trt ,,, CROP IN ROBESON COUNTY - tr - " t Department- of y Agrucultural, y who spent Thursday in ' Kobe sion county, Commenting fufUier -on;';the:; bolli weeviL-,Mr,yParker' said: .JDown, in the )ower part of Robeson and ; in; Columbus county the damage to the crop this year . will run ; from 30 to 70 percent, according to present pros pects ' and evidences of infestation. One -emalf farm near Lumberton . has 95 percent, of the last week s squares punctured, and not satisfied with that, the. weevils have started on the older bolls.' There were ; plenty of signs of the'weevi attacking bolls .that were practicallygrown.' ' "Don't fool yourself about your cotton being about- made, and that it is too far advanced for, the weevil to do vxm much damage now, but , take the advice j cf your able coun ty agent, 0. 0. Dukes. He travels all over the county, and what' he tells you is worthy of your serious con-j sideration; "Mr:, Frank; Gough, like many others, thought he Was practi cally free from the pest for this year. He had provided himself with a fight- ine machine and the necessary chemLt,ng''w cals,but had decided that" they wouWt not be necessary. In an inspection, of his fields - several places revealed ' onite a number of -ounctufed amall Bauares. and many erubs in thY fall- . " ' . . . en squares. There sat Mr. $ou wee vil in two of the fresh white blossoms in the late afternoon ;when they were supposed ' to '. be ' elsewhere taking, a nap. :,: Kr v" K . :--r -;v ' v V'-- - "The damage in. Richmond ; county is estimated at 10 percent; in Scot land, 18 percentrin Robegon, 25 per cent; V. Columbus,1; 60 percent. ? Of course, the weather conditions are un favorable, and,, will perhaps add to this, decrease. - The acreage planted will average about. the same .as last year in' these counties, y -f ' "You have- a 'Garden of Eden', here, but you don't appreciate ' -: it. The range of crops that you can profitab ly grow reaches ' perhaps the 'maxi mum of any place in the world; No less than thirty crdps, other than cot. ton,' may be grown, but this year's melon and truck? crops should con-; vince you that the marketing is quite as jtaipbrtanVas the growing. Farm ers are not salesmen, but producers, and .the sooner they realize this and fnrm pniAnarihOBc. mnrlrotirx anan. ciations, with a ; practical marketing L ;; Pa ,,; " . AM,isirfv,,!vti1.viM,'thaf'' Faulk j was reared near- Fairmont, present 'existence on the 'farm' will be changed into 'living on the farm'. , "Cotton must become the side cash1 ! crop not the main one. Most of your 1 crops look well, even with the exces sive rainfall." v. ANTHONY SENTENCED TO 4 MONTHS ON ROADS Vniinff WnA fAiinil HnxWtv tf tfirfa r M f n.m pinnr nfi Snaar Through" a "Slick" Game He Re.'owner,rec Lumberton soon after cently Completed Road Sentence for Larceny of Pocket-Knife. , ' "Shote" . Anthony, s colored,-' was .AntanAAi f a a ABfi..; n Ka ah Friday by Recorder David H. Fuller . on the charge of the larceny of a ham,! a sack of flour ana. iu pounds oi' aii nro w ' Act wo a of in ' Tkiltio-tr! I Robesonian; ' Anthony was arrested Thursday morning by Chief of Police D. M. Barker after parts of 'the. ham, ,ni - , ,. . a . pifUbvUi f, w owj a flour and sugar, were found in a mealr barret at his home, across the river from town. -.. . . ' ' !-:-; a " Anthony told a conflicting story as to how he came in possession . of the stolen goods, implicating two ' other negroes Ruf e McKellar and Archie Andrews. JVIcKelJar was arrested, but the charge against him was nd pros. .a,;ai i n,.Air,, .aaaai"- C- Cotton Will Go Direct to For VV JkVl U V.' r Ma ' V VVK A, VKi W the officer?. Anthony recently com-, pleted a 24-days' road "sentence im posed upon him by Recorder Fuller on the charge of the larceny of a pocket knifed y- -us- ' :-";-.-'; Viy y V:--. ;y The story of how Anthony-: "put one over" on Mr. . Alex Sessoms, manager of the grocery' department of Mr. L. H. Caldwell's . department store, and two policemen by the. use of the "'phone , in securing the gro ceries has been published to The Robe sonian. Charlotte Man Killed in Airplane Ac cident to Germany., ;.i -1 Berlin, July 29. (Associated Press.) Officials , of, 'the -company operating"' airplane service from Ber lin to Hamburg are unable r- to . ex plain thev sudden plunge yesterday of the combination postal-passenger air plane near: Boisenberg, while on -the trip to Hapsburg. 'The. pbine carried to instant death Its three passengers, R. S. MurrilL of Charlotte, N. C, Al bert Baurigin and Senor Cosevergara, and Pilot von iJetram. - .? . LU1IBEETON, N. 0 CaushtVhaeMalc-- " : ins First VRun" Still '. Found . In . Operation, Negro Caught and Given Road Sentence ' Said Jt .Was the .First, "Run" wane man tscapea. i -A large - copper whiskey still, was captured 'while in operation in Raft, Swamp, 5 miles from Kuie, baturdayguSt 1st, with a full corps of buyers about noon,. John Steele, colored, who 4 was assisting a white man -.in the operation; was - arrested, ? the;; white man escaped the officers. The , white man was recognized as Marvin Brig man. The still was captured by Rural Ppliceman ; Wi A. Smith and Deputies G. M. ' Williams . ahd N. A. Smith. Steele fired one shot from a 22-clt bre rifle at. the officers and the bullet- scather the forehead of Officer. Williams. Several shots were' fired by the officers at Steele and he fell as though he had been killed. However none of, the shots fired , struck him) He was given a; hearing before ' Ref corder J.. N. Biiie of Red Springs Saturday afternoon and , given road sentences .totaling 3 years and 30 uj : " unage, waica ison lae oigawy eu- vSteele told the officers after he washing east from here, and slipped, fall arrested that he and the white "man! mg into the water, which was, abqtut were making their firsfrun" .when 8ix feet deep. His' sister' was' near the officers aFfived on the scene of him when he fell , but she was "afraid action. Two barrels of beer found atjto try tQ help, as she could not swim. the still were destroyed. FORMER LUMBERTON NEGRO KILLED ,v. Floyd Faulk, Convict on ithe" Dillon : . ' I County Chain Gang, Shot By Guard ' When he Attempted to Escape' f iv tf7 "T . .i V Floyd Faulk, a convict on the coun- - 1 terward was found dead with his body v,if anhmrt,BA in nr rw., On tomonl Woa fnnH AA xUV, W. bullet struck Faulk in the side of, the miKs orth of ,here' bead making A scalp wound and the ? who; w" dn the Porastted other entered the right side. It is nijt that.8 fain? 1o08m fro the.n known whether Faulk 4ied from the1 nnf "ident. No pne was hurt wounds or' fell-into the swamp aiul and.thor was only ahghtly dam was drowned. The convict was mak j ag.edV,.1J18 to.18 tw? "cid'nt? on ing his way through the bushes in an thw .highway this week, thef first oc effort . to escape when' he was fired cuI"nK.i T""; ' . ? upon by the guard. Ten minutes Another house party is being given afterward he W found in the swamp tm week aJ ? Waccamaw, . Col with balf his body under waters .i f nbo e7' ai 8 fteBVf . Faulk waa serving time on the Jang aifc Jbemfif ta hostess. The party for stealing iJA dy'utltoyvnd wUf to evidence mobile. "A few wrecks (after he began -7 7 u " w 4 serving: his -sentence he escaped and ;Wwpitahtar,-, are: nt,,"o. w. a tiR I MisBeS Ruth Smithwick, of LaGrange; adK...a : , Pennsylvania. He refused to be ex- tradifed, claiming that ' he was not ! the man wanted by. the Dillon author ities and Judge Joe Cabell Davis was sent with Officer Jno.McCracken to ! identifv him. . Thev.. fcstabHshprl thm I fact that he 'was Floyd Faulk and . , j - -- .-- - i the governor bf Pennsylvania turned him over to the South .Carolina au-thorities.-i-Dillon, S. C., Herald, July 27 and formerly lived in Lumberton. Robeson Man Paroled :; Governor Morrison last week grant ed a parole to Merritt Quick, who had served bout 6 months of a 12 months sentence on the county roads on the charge of , the laceny of a bull. As was atated in The Robesonian at the' time, Quick drove the bull from near ' Hope Mills to Lumberton and old him to Mr. Carl Bullard. The the sale bad been made and Mr. Bul lard turned the bull i over ' to him. Quick is said to be feeble-minded and1 this was the reason given by the gov. ernor for grsntmg theparole, which recommended by . Solicitor S. B. ' fc 1 - Strike Holds Up Local Paring. y Indications are that ther local pav ing program will be beld up indei finitely owing to the calling in of all open "railway cars for: use in haul ing coal Open cars are used in ship ping gravel and rock and the supply on hand is practically exhausted. This .condition, resulting1 f roin the strike' of miners, will also cause a let up in vthe road-building program throughout North: Carolina. I . B it, ; r" . T . , OQ , x. rs Una cotton is going direct this sea son to mills to England, Germany and France through agents of the North Carolina- Cotton Growers' Co-operative association,.- declared Dr. B. W. Kilgore,t director, of the" state agri cultural service, to, an; address at a mass -meeting of Anson county f armr era . to thq-handsome new courthouse here this .afternoon, y f , Dr. Kllgore's statements werecor roborated by former ' Congressman Lee D. ,Robinsoft;v a director to the association, and U, B. Blalock,' newly elected manager of the association. both of whom live here and both of whom attended, with-' Dr. : Kileore, a conference yesterday to Atlanta, Ga where plans, for marketing the 400,- 000 bales already signed . up in the North Carolina 1 association were ar ranged ' " v " y " - y Friends here : of Mr. and Mrtt Eugene D. Boney of Raleigh will be interested to learn of - the birth to 'them on July 24tb, of twin, sons. tv uv,Ma v vi m v tv i UONDAY, JULY 31, 1922. ."- Fairmont News Tobacco Market Opens Tuesday- Small Colored Boy Drowned Robe ; son County Checker Tournament Thursday CooTict Killed by Guard. By' II. V. Brown Fairmont, July 31 The Fairmont tobacco market opens, tomorrow, Au- from all the-large tobacco; companies and a large number of ' independent buyers. The Fairmont Tobacco soara of Trade announces - that tWQ -warehouses will be run , independently, these being the People's' Tobacco warehouse, with E. J." Chambers and O. A. Reeves, proprietors ' and 4 the Robeson- County , Tobacco warehouse with E. J. Davis "if Sons, proprietors. The Tobacco Growers Cooperative as sociation will begin receiving tobacco during the week, the exact date not being known at this writing; r A negro boy, aged six - years i and eight months, was " accidentally drowned ? with-in the ' town limits ffaere Friday afternoon. The lad was playing on or ' near the concrete ,, f She gave the alarm and in a few minuies several naa gamereu stna diving for the body began. The mud dy water delayed' the finding1 of the I body for sometime, It being, nearly , " 1 1 At-. .!J 1 L Ji lA. r V' i"r then rushed to town, for medical as sistance but three' hours of strenuous 'effort failed to-brinr th little one to , - -.;V A' Ford runabout turned'half over M"y aiiemoon y n - Lumberton - highway,.- about three T A . i juoaise -j ox, oi owtiesviiie: ciancne 1 "' TTt rti. a . . nt t PW? V Glaay8 ?aCTe11' V.0?0?' -ones, unnourg; Myrtle Barnes, . Lumberton; Magenta Lassiter, Fairmont and Messrs. E. L. ?aulconerj; Greensboro Jimmie Tbomas, Greensboro; Colin Phillips, w 1 i T T I 1 1 Lumberton :,Vardell Grantham, Fair mont; Vernon y Lassiter, Fairmont; Ralph. McDaniel, Fairmont; ( Wright J ones," Fairmont ;" Marshall f Prince, Harold Covington and James McRae, Laurinburg. . .-. -. .. y; ,.:. v ; - The. Robeson County checker tour nament will be held at Fairmont Thursday, August 3,1 beginning at 10 o'clock. This, will decide who is cham pion checker ; player for the , county, and no doubt many will contest for the honor. Mr. McNair of Maxton has advised that' he will be present! and several from Eumberton are expected! Mr. J. Paul Lewis, local champion, has the tournament in charge and is going to leave nothing undone) to make it a success. . - y ".'.,! Mrs. C E. Lewis has accepted - a position , with N. W. Jenktos Co.; Inc., beginning work August X and will be with the firm throughout the tobac co season, 'i '.;.-.:-'. . Mr, C. W Sluuff, who has been the; popular branch manager of, the Im perial Tobacco Co. at Fairmont, will npt be on the market this year, hav ing been transferred i tV a larger market. By way of parenthesis - this market is notjn Robeson County. Mr. William Allen Roberta: will take Mr. Shuff s place ' at Fairmont and has the. y plant J ready' for operation, Messrs. Collins, Carter and Goodson, Imperial men, , will be at Fairmont again ; this season. . Floyd Faulk colored, was shot and killed near Latta, S. C, last week by a guard of the convict camp. Faulk was serving a long sentence and tried to escape through : the woods, and swamp when; the, guard fired. Only two buck shot took effect, but he fell to the water and was drowned before he .was found. ; The remains were brought to his home here and inter ment made in the colored cemetery. ? The condition : of both Mesdames Ben-Thompson and A. E Byrne, who have been patients at Baker's sana torium,; Lumberton for sometime is greatly improved. " t ',' ; :; ; j . ; Xtfiie; BulMooey Whiteville, T July 28tovV laughs at locksmiths and aometimes at empty pocket books. A colored couple' came here , last . week with just . enough money to pay for the license and an abundance , of faith in being able to find some- one' who would tie them up on a credit basis. Squire Jim Max well proved accommodating and , the couple went on their way rejoicing. . .i. . ..y;. Mr. Clayton Hall of Little River, S. (X, left yesterday , for Hollister, where he has accepted a position, after spending a few days here visit ing friends,. ..... ... Parkton Letter i Graded and High School Faeulty Choaefl Old Baptist Church Build ; ing Torn Down Mule . Die From ( Being Confined ta Poorly Yeatilat yed SUll Other Item. , , I y y By C D, Williamson ? Parkton, July 2& The following have been elected members of the fa. culty of the local, graded and high school; H W. Carter, Chapel HilL su perintendent; Miss Pretto Brown, Elon. College, Miss Mary Edith Sul livan, Parkton,-high school; G. It. Welci, Clio, S. C, principal of gram mar grades and teacher of 6th and 7th grades: Miss Sarah Dixon,; Red Springs, 5th grade; Miss Sarah La mar, Augusta, Ga 4th grade; Mrs. J. J. Cobb, Parkton, 3rd grade; Mrs. B. C; Stafford, j.LatU, 8. 0 ; 2nd grade; Miss Ruby Williams, Barnes ville, 1st grade; Miss Sarah F. Drew, Gay,- Ga., piano, violin and public school music We are advised that the old Bob McGeachy grist mill rocks are again to our town: Parkton Novelty shop is now operating it. - '' ' - Mr. Herbert Odom, who has been, away for several years with 1 navy has returned home to N. C. He was a brief caller ta "our town Wednesday p. m, and he, has grown clean out of ones recognition. We would : ,; never think of him ever - getting so stout and tall, as he was so small when he left just a few years ago. He is at present with his father Mr. J. T. Odom of Red Springs. We were more than glad to grasp his clever - hand once more. He has been and is at pre sent some ball player, i ': Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stubbs and Mrs. Parnell attended the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Pearsall yesterday near Moss Neck.1 Deceased was a relative of Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs. wAyy' K; Mrs. D. T.Hasty and three chil dren left yesterday for a visit tof re latives at Clio, S. C. .' ' " The old Baptist church building has been torn down this. week. It is not known what will be done with the material or the lot as yet. Mr. Dan McMillan has the work to charge, y ' Mr. Collier Cobb -and others went up to Vass, Moore county, today and brought back some of ; Uie ' . largest peaches yet; the Hales variety, which was .very large, and beautiful color. There are quantities of the Moore county juicy fruit brought . to out town...'. - ; 'V.j '-.M : ; . ;'- -;'; .- The C. E. , society of Parkton en joyed its annual picnic at the beach this afternoon.' May report more fully later. .: . - , '; The writer is indebted to Mr. C. L. Thaggard of R. 2, for some fine Wat son melons, the best yet. He knows how to grow them. , ; . '' Mr. W. N. Ammons spent .Wednes day . and Thursday , to Charlotte on business, while Thompson and Bod dinhammer visited Ashboro and other points Thursday. Cotton is their ar ticle, ; they ' carry it, both staple and short." . -" ' Mr. Z. T. McMillan lost a fine and Valuable mule Wednesday. The mule is said to have become overheated and upon investigation the mule had been kept in a stall with none or but little ventilation. This should serve warning to others. Stock should have plenty ventilation sure, enough this kind of hot weather. , - SPENCER NAMED COAL ADMINISTRATOR Appointed ' by President Harding to Serve For the Duration of the Pre sent Strike Emegency. . Washington, July 2SV-(By the. As sociated Press.) Henry B. Spencer former vice-president of the South ern Railwly and general purchasing agent for the war-time railroad ad ministration, tonight was - appointed federal coal administrator for, the duration of the present strike 'emer gency by President Harding.; v Mr. Spencer , becomes administrator member of the coal distribution com mittee which will control distribution of available coal supplies on a priori ty basis to essential industries and utilities. s , r Harding Optimistic ' With the announcement of creation of the office of coal administrator, confidence was expressed at the White House that production of coal regardless 'of rail and - mine strikers : eventually would be - in creased to the , point " where it would be adequate' to the country's need. President Harding felt so as sured on this point, it was said, that he contemplated jio further move to the strike situation. ;-'' " ' v The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will meet - Wed nesday afternoon at 5 o'clock to the church -parlor. ? y A Ford coupe belonging to Dr. H. T, Pope was stolen from Dr. Pope's garage. East Second street, Thursday night. The car has' not yet been re covered. Officers tracked, the - car several miles up the Fayetteville road, owing to a flat tire. They found signs showing that, the car was stopped and the tire reparied and could track, it no further. Miss Theresa Patterson left Satur day night for Fayetteville, to visit her aunt, Mrs. J. F. GHmore, . . r . - Middling cotton. is quoted on local market t today, at 20 1.2 cent the pound. , . BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCALS NEWS Miss Janie Carlyle is attending the summer school at Columbia ani versity,v New York City, yy y y-, y-The old ? Lambtrtoa ; hotel : build-, ing, swhkhf has been an eye-sore on East Second street for several ' months,; is being tori down, -'y y .'The Robesonian has 'been asked' to warn against riding , bicycles . on the sidewalks. &om nt tha a.on,i paved walks are being tised by some as race tracks for bicycles. This is "agamat the law." :: The county pension board wiU meet in the office of Clerk of the Court U B. Skipper Monday, August 7. Those wishing to make . ' applica tions for Confederate pensions should file them at this meeting, which will -be the last one held by the board this year., -y;;: .y,:--'y . -? -Rev. L E. Wishart, pastor of the Baptist church at Charleston, Okla homa, and son. Master Lowell Strong Wishart, are visiting at the home of Mr. WUhart's father, Mr. A. S. Wiab art on R. 2 from Lumberton. This is Mr. Wishart's first .visit to bis native county to about 9 years. . , ; yy , Mr.' and Mrs. Raymond . Rowan. who were married at Mullins, S. G, Wednesday of last week, arrived here yesterday morning from Wrightsville Beach, where they went immediately after their; marriage. They are board ing, at the home of Mr. W, L. Par- -ham, East Fifth street. . " ' -Dr.'E. R. Hardin, county health oincer, was caiiea jrriaay to Augus ta, Ga., on account of- the iHness' of his , mother. He has made arrange- ment for all typhoid vaccination dates, to be taken care of during hl absence. ' All( peopld needing the vaccination are urged to take advantage of the opportunity... -,-.- Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bullard and son, Master Barnes, of Orrum, pass- ' ed through town this y morntoar en route to Raleigh, ' where they will spend a few days. They will go from there to Western North Carolina. They will be away for two weeks. Mr. Orruirt high school. - ' Mr. A. Weinstein and two chil dren. Miss Mildred andk Mr. Robert" Weinstein, left Thursday .evening for Chicago , to visit at the home ' of Mr. Weinstein's son-in-law and daueJiter. Mr: and Mrs. SA Cohen. Mr, Wein stein will visit the northern markets for the purpose of buying- fall' goods for , his department' store before re turning home. ''- -Rev. Chas. R. Nisbet. D. D..' cas tor of the Central Presbyterian church, Kansas City Mo., will preach at the ; Lumberton Presbyterian church next! Sunday morning and evening. Dr. Nisbet was one of . the K'Mivifs nu, vo me program at , Montreat this summer-and is known as one of the foremost preachers of the 'country. The public is invited to attend ' these services. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sharn and children, Anna Courtney and Jack, returned Saturday night from Shelby, ' where, at the Cleveland Springs Park hotel, they attended the annual con vention of the North Carolina4 Press association, which convened, Wednes day ana, closed jrriaay with trip to Chimney Rock, where a , delightful lunch was served -by the Shelby KI wanis club, which also furnished cars to transport the newspaper folk the 50 miles from Shelby to the Rock ' WOJJAN EDITOR HURT : H J ' ' Misa Myrtle Prevatt, Editor MaxiUm ; Scottish chief Thrown Threugli . Windshield of Car Near Shelby. Shelby, July 28 Miss Mvrtie Pr . vatte, editor of the Maxton, Scottish when she was thrown through : the windshield of the automobile of Ralph -Hoey, nephew of former Congress men Clyde Hoey, about five miles from Shelby. , The party was returning- from Chimney Rock at about 5 o'clock this afternoon when another automobile side-swiped the car driven by 1 Mr. Hoey and threw Miss Prevatte through the, windshield. Miss Pre vatte was cut to the back of the head and on the cheek. ; ' ; - ., - - uoujjr -ut nits axieraaon She was broueht immerfiatAT , Shelby where seven . stitches were taken to the back of her head and iwo m ner cneeiu wo anesthetic was usea. J.n cuts were not dangerous and ! Miss Prevatte is getttoe idong; nicely.' . - ; . .:t; Neither of th ear waa VmAl A. aged by the accident and none of the. other occupants of the two eari were hurt. ' ' : - - . ' . '. ; -;; Miss Prevatt 'was not thrown, through the windshield as the above dispatch has it, but her head wast f orced f through. It was the car to which she was riding that sideswiped ' y . " ww w ,WHUUCUIV turned by its owner to drive into his home. Miss Prevatt's cats were pain ful and . her face probably will ' be scarred for life, but her injuries were c i not considered serious. - :. COTTON 1IAEXET . -Si f v