North Carolina Newspapers

r g; 1 ; j - WATCH YOUR LAHZL ALL 8UDSCRIPTION3 ARE DISCONTINU- ED 'WHEN THEY . Expinn WATCH YOUR LAEZL. AND SILND IN 1.- newal crro 1 - TOUR SLT-Cr.U'TION ' ISIAe tfr ; EST AfcUCIirD 1873. EZ:GL3 C3FY FTYB CXNT3: COUNTRY. CCDJUJD TRUTJJ, $2.00 A YEAS, DUBDJ ADVAI7C3 v-- i - .' a ; MUCH WEED OFFERED ON LO; CAL iURKET lNniGII ORDER. Prices are Higher Than LasJ Week 1 Decided "Increase In ''Co-op De ;. liveries and Members are Pleased -With Advances, '..r -V - - v J . While much of the tobacco Offered was in high order", prices on the lo- ,Tl'TtucUOTTnarket i this-week have tanged higher than last week.' - The total number. o pounds sold and. the average for each day follows; e Monday, f 39,871? pounds, average $29.03 Tuesday, 90,02a pounds, aver, age, $23.92; Wednesday 42,852 pounds, average, $21. - - --V - '" There has been 4 decided increase in the-amount of tobacco brought in by members of the Co-operative Mar keting association this week: and the members : generally 1 are well pleased with, the advances, which nSe cording to grade from $1.60 the hun dred for scrap to $22.75. .the; best grades. Members of the association are becoming "morer familiar with 'the new system and -realize that the ad vance does not indicate what the to " bacco v will sell for. . Many C members have been heard to speak in high terms of their advances and "declare that they are proud to belong to, the "co-ops.'', r r r .; ; To Erect Hi' Sdiool Building One Mile School House . Site i for Consolidated Pembroke District Selected on Wild cat Highway $40,000 Bond Issue for Building Other Matters ContinV ued. -- ' A site .one-mile east of Pembroke on the Wildcat highway was selected for the new high school building -for the consolidated Pembroke districttat a special meeting of the county board of education Tuesday. This district recently voted a- $40,000 bond issue for school buildings, one-half for the whites and one-half for the Indians. It is expected that work will be begun on the new school building at an early date. The new district is composed of the old Pembroke and Ghinwood pub. lie school Histrictorv ' , The matter of locating a site for the high school building to be erected.in the Thompson township high school district was discussed, but the matter was deferred until the next meeting " of the board. : - The matter of dividing Loner Branch public school district, Britts,.township, was also continued untu tne next reg ular meeting of the board. , k This the End of The Rainy SpeU? Doar Dave Ended Sunday. 3 Wet "Cat Da vi Ended Yesterday ; and Dryer Days are Due Says Local Prophet 7.05 Inches Rain Since July si. Youll , admit that we have had - a rainv season, but accordinsr to a cer tain weather prophet; dryer days" are soon to appear. This particular pro phet deposes, and says that the dog days of 1922 ended on last Sunday and that these were to ;: be followed by three "cat days,"; which ended yester- rfav. He oredicted that the three "cat days"would be the wettest of them all, and they were even that.' With wind-un of "cat days" he pre. dieted that the rains would cease and there would be some weather in which farmers could save fodder and tobac co with: more ease and satisfaction. Who wouldn't be pleased to know that this prophet of the weather is just exactly right in hi prediction of dry J r times? - v " Rain has fallen here 10 days in suc cession, from the 8th to to-day, inclu. sive. According to the records of Mr. B. M. Davis; local weather man, -the smallest amount- that fell any day during that period was .0a inches on the 12th, and the largest amount any one day was 1.76 inches, on the 10th. Up to and including today; ram has fallen everyday since and including July 3 1st except the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. The total rainfall during that period locally up to this morning was 7.05 inches. -"' " Miss Mary McGqire Croxton - will leave this afternoon for a visit to Mr. ad Mrs. Alexander D. Spottswood of Orange-county, Va. While in Virgin ia MisS Croxton will also visit Mr, and Mrs. Virginius Randolph Shacklef ord and Mrs.- George Scott Shackelford, wife of Judge Shackelford, of Orange. Lord - Northcliffe, Great Brltlan's leadinr publisher, died ;. in ; London Monday after 2 . months illness. ; He became an editor at 17, was owner and publisher of the London Times and Daily Mali, a mouiaer oi duduc opin ion, a ma, of powerful, influence In the making and unmaking of British cabinets. ' He is said to have owned 60 publications with a combined cir culation of 20,000,00a . Mri W. B. Parnell of R. 5, Lum berton, is among the visitors in town: today. - ; cHigherTHs OVER HALF MILLION, POUNDS SOLD ; ON. FAIRMONT MARKET. Weeks Average Will Look Like Real Money Bluch. Tobacco. Brought From Smaller Markets. :-rS By Hi V. Brown. S . , Fairmont. Aug. 17. Fairmont has this week sold tobacco at' auction' at prices that Juune-have termed wonder ful and the growers; claim them to be absolutely satisfactory. Lots of grow. ers have' brought their, tbacco from other smaller markets than: this, of fered it here and made considerable money on the change. Up to and In cluding Wednesday the . market 'had sold over ' half million -pounds, and it is an assured fact' that the ; week's average-will make things look like Fairmont is : sky-high on tobacco, Figures for today's sale are not avail able" at this . writing but watch, the Monday's issue of The Robesonian and you will see; exactly flgurei that are positive and correct." One .of the two warehouses here sold a large pile of tobacco here Monday for $73 per, mm dred and sold during the day 116,906 pounds for the sum of $36,723.95,' an average of $31.41. This is the best average that has occurred on this market this season. " ' The "co-op' association has receiv ed , a good amount . of ' tobacco ' this week. No sales have been reported yet and it is impossible! yet to tell just what price - the member; will receive for his tobacco. - Thousands upon ., " thousands ' of pounds of tobacco, are being brought to this market daily from South Caro lina adjqining counties.7 ;. x " - Midnight: Prowler Let t in a Hurry . Mr. D. W. Martin Took Shot at Bare. footed Loiterer at First and Pine Tuesday Night Missing Tablecloth Found Faded Away in More Than Double . Quick. . '. ; ;; : ' : . A man who wars seen growling about the house occupied bthe- fam ilies of . Messrs, D. W. Martin y and Luke Britt, First and Pine , streets, left that part of town in a hurry Tuesday night; at i 12:30 when Mr. Martin fired a shot at the intruder; Members, of both5 families were at tracted by the man, who was said to have been barefooted and loitering a bout the house. A table-cloth missed from a clothes ' line at the .home of Mr. Walter Inman, near by, was found where the, man was standing when Mrr Martin fired.,.:.; is A w man living a few , blocks away in - the direction - tne xieeing man ran handed a Robesonian reporter the following, which win indicate some thing of his movements after the shot was nred: -.?" ' "Neighbors m the. vicinity of Sec ond and Pine streets are wondering who it was that went hot-footing up Pine street about midnight .Tuesday after a pistol shot .' was heard. Whoever it jwas surely was not tar rying, and was doing a whole lot bet ter than double-quick time. However, he had a tendency to pause under each street light and look back, presumably to see if he. was being pursued.'; Fratricide Yester day jat St. Pauls. OthaV McBryde, 12-Year-OId ' Neerok Blew . Off Top of Head ' of His 14-Year-Old Sister, Docia Lee, With shotgun. - r : - v Docia Lee McBryde', 14-year-old col. ored girl, was shot and killed by Otha McBryde, ; 12-year-old brotiieiv atSt. Pauls yesterday afternoon, s. The boy used a shotgun and the load blew off the top of his sister's head, death re suiting instantlyi Dir. E. R. Hardin, county health officer and coroner, went to St. Pauls today to conduct, the in quest. .-While Hardin had not return, ed at the time of going to press, it is understood that the Coroners jury or dered the boy held without bail. The boy, was brought to, jail here this af ternoon. He and his sister were alone in a room when the " shooting took piacer,',";;f Atlrinson's Mill K : Dam Destroyed. Dam Will be Built Across Hog Swamp ' Just. Below Detours. Necessary ' New. ? - t : -' ; By H. V. Brow. ,"r, - Fairmont, Aug." 16. Recent heavy rains; have practically destroyed ' the dam. across Atkinson's millp, pond S miles , east of , here. Travel on , the highway by the pond has been discon. tinned for some time, and it is under stood that the road forces will "ot re pair the "dam, but will build another dam' across Hog swamp just below the ' present : mill pond - dam. Rural Mail Carrier Floyd has to go About miles . out of his ; way Jto reach .his boxes on account of this washout and those living in that section bringing tobacco to Fairmont. are compelled to come via Byrd crossing o the Fair- i mont-iioaraman - roao. Children's Day Exercise at Method v 1st Church Next Sunday Morning i Tell the Correspondent the News Small Girl Injured, by y a Truck- Personal Mention.' By Be8s.'G. Johnson. St. Pauls, Aug. 15, The middle 'of August is with us, and my! how fast the time does ffyl Cold bleak winter will be here almost before, we know Mrs. Hook, from Eastover. S. C who was formerly -Miss 'Agnes Evans; of our town, arrived in St Pauls fast Tuesday bringing with her 6 attract ive ;littie - daughters, who wll spend awhile : with Mrs. Hook's T peoples Mrs. P. P. tSoyer of Manteo, Va., has recently been a guest in the home of Mr., and-Mrs." Jno. McArthur,' who re. side. near' town.'.' ''H.-my:':t Mr. and Mrs. A. S. McGoogan went to Lumberton Sunday and arain ves. terday afternoon to see a sister of Mrs- McGoogan, r . Miss Lora .LC-Boh- man, who' is ill in the Baker sanato rium. We hope she will soon prove convalescent, and "all will bewelT again. " , .. I Mrs. Lily. Sikes and family have been delighted to have with them Mr. John Sykes of Atlanta, Ga., for a few days, Mr. Sykes being a son" of Mrs. Sykes.' y 4 Mrs. Ida Holland has returned a gain While away : she ' engaged - a milliner, who will arrive in St. Pauls in the near future- and be with us during the fall opening. v ' Miss Mary Janet McNeill left last Sunday for Wagram, where she will spend awhile among friends and ' rel atives. Mrs. E. C. Murray, who spent the ' past ; week in Charlotte,', is ex pected : home , tonight. Mrs. K. T. Butler and son and daughter, from Arabia, came over i (last Sunday, spending the day with her son Mr. Boyd Butler Of our town. Misses Aileen Bennett and Louise Steele spent yesterday shopping in , the city of Faytteville, each returning with neat little fall "felt" Misses Flos sie Caudeirand Ethel Hester left yes terday for Mars Hillwhere they will oe sruaents tnis session. . a . j Dr. and MrsJ F.f Nash rsmA two cnuaren, Ann ana J ack, . accompa nied by Mr. and'.Mrs. Jas A,; Johnr son, went up -among 4fce arountamal0' Mars Hill, , where he will attend Sunday for a week's sojourn. .. Mr. R. H. Coley has been enjoying the "moun tain breezes the past few weeks. His many friends hope he will return very much benefitted. It wasindeed fortu nate he could take this trip, follow ing his recent return from the hos pital, as will possibly return feeling very mucn, stronger. -; -V: ' -Children's DaV.-VV"' I- ,The Methodist congregation are ar ranging, to Dserve children's day at tneir cnurcn on next Sunday morn, ft Messrs. ;N. Ww Hester, E. G. Kinlaw, John- Fisher and Spurgeon Kinlaw left Sunday-night for Baltimore where Mf.tHester will buy eoods. the others are 'going "sight-seeing"and pleasure Misses Lilly "JBelle McDuffle and Christine Guiton arrived in town Sat- ruday night, having spent several days! turiftt 4liA ' m1m 1 m i a l . I Sav thev Jial ".t". Mr, .ktilast Thursday at Lake Waccamaw. was, vucm uuticsf ia rioraia. Aia ft. - if m .a - . - . Ti . - . r - - "...v.. they regret had to come to a "finis" so soon. Both hold responsible posi tions in town, however, which pre vented their tarrying long. Mrs. J. C .Lindsay had for her guests; from Saturday until Monday, a brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and-18 spending several days in town. Mrs. J.-C. Huntley, and 4 children, , M J- A McDougal of Stotasvdla, Dorothy, Julius,' Duncan and Eloise.lGa" "Pent Bome time here lt week, of Ruby, S. & .- ' y : Mrs. E. H. Tompson and Mrs. Jud- Mr. H. M. Maples of our town went' 80,1 Pates of Hamlet are visiting rel. over to Dnrham iMf in? hein adviat f th. nA.. ' v;.. IfUonjXDued on Pare four) . Eastern Tobacco Comparatively Light - Sales Prices ; from f4 to 6 per Hundred Higher Than on Opening Day Last Year. -Tobacco ' markets for - the sale of the bright leaf at' auction opened in all parts of eastern North Carolina Tuesday with - comparatively light sales, says the Raleis-h News 'A Ob- ftTtA Cet PnVUZ verat;dicoloredrlate Mondar afternoon. Both irom 54 to Xo per hundred nounds'.T..- j r.- ? iVee the contnn of the street paving tag day of last year, although the inl", and -ewer-rtenaior and crease was greater at some . places. i He quality of the offerings was re ported as rather poor in many cases; and damp weather also was a factor against higher Averages. Damage to the crop by -excessive; rainfall was noted on "a number of markets. Markets reported as f ollows : Wfl- son, greatest leaf market fa the world, half million pounds at $25 to $26 average, an increase of $5 to $6 per hundred over the first day's aver age v last year: Kinston. 200.000 : to iQOftOO pounds at around $20 per hun. area; ureenvuie, around half million pounds at an averare of S25 oer hun dred, several dollars hieher than on opening day last year; Goldsboro the one auction , house sold 36,132. pounds at average of $17; Smithfield's auc tion house sold 100,000 at average of around $23... ';.;. : : - . -: . ' , At Wilson and Goldsboro members of the Tobacco Growers'; Cooperative held meetings and more members are said to have signed up.. : ReviYajCj;! & "at Lumber Bnrjgd Evangelist ; BUck la . Delightinjc Cis . Aadience-Meetin(,Close .Friday I Night Boy Scouts Do a Hike aad Camp S?"r.l tiri 'rrrrtitl. : -r ' ir . By Lelia , Hubbard. f, i 1 J Lumber'" Bridge, Aug. ; 15-On Sunday mornjng a revival meeting be gan at the Lumber - Bridge Baptist church. . Revt MrJBlack of JUroarJe is "delighting" bis audiencea with im- Eressive and helpful messages he Is ringing .to them each.' aervke." Mr. Black is ably assisted' by - Mr, Roy Peterson of New Bern, who has charge of the music's This meeting will close on Friday evening, August 18. ' :' Mr. and Mrs.D. G. Malloy and chiL dren of Quitman, Ga., have returned to their homeCifter visiting Mr. Mal-loy-s sister, Mis. A. B. SmitiC; l t Miss Nancy Allen has returned to her home in Littleton after 'visiting her ai3ter Mrs. Douglas Smitiv ; Miss Allen will soon go in training for a nurse, at Pittnjan's hospital, Fayette ville. . . ' - : ;v?;- Miss Pearl YParker f&rmerly a fmember of the, Lumber Bridge high school faculiy- and Misses : Nancy Howard and ; Edna Lee Parker . of Clinton, spejtf several "days here with friends. - 1 " ' ' - Miss Katherine Hubbard of. Wil mington has ' returned to her home after visiting relatives here-';- Dinner Party. , On Thursday evening -Miss Lelia Hubbard entertained a number of her friends at a dinner party. ..The house was decorated with potted plants and a profusion of cut flowers. "The din ing room was indeed beautiful in its simple and yet effective decorations. A color scheme of green and gold was used. The decorations consisted in golden draperies.wa-tapers, potted plants and cut flowers. On each place card was written some verse htat' suggested the nickname of the owner. After a delightful dinner the guests aJenjyed an evening of fun. Those who enjoyed - Miss Hubbard's . hospi tality were Misses Lillian Hall, Mary H. Cobb, Clara Brooks, Katherine Hubbard; Messrs. Archie" B. Willif ord, Thornton Cobb, Stamps Sykes, Cul len Brooks .and Stanton Wyllie. ''. Mr. Thornton Cobb left Saturday school this year. Mrs. Emma L, Hunter of Fayette ville spent' Sunday with Mrs. L. C. Hubbard. . - - ; :;'. Mrs. Amanda Toon of Brooklyn, N. Yt, is' visiting relatives here. -: ; ' ' Mr. Neil Mack Graham of Texas, is visiting relatives in Maxton after spending several days here, -r . . Messrs. Stamps .. Sykes, - Langdon Hubbard, Stanton and Alfred Wyllie hiked to Black's bridge, Parkton- Fri, day afternoon, spending the night and making the return - trip next day. These boys belong to the Boy Scouts and ' this trip was . required in their I Pnm U Mi- anil fi- WiTlium Mp. Millan, Tuesday, a daughter. Miss Marie Cobb has returned tojond baseball nine of Hope Mills came her home after spending some time at Conoly Springs. . v- - . Quite a party of our people spent - . . , atives in Rdcky Mount.' - '"" ' Misses Estelle Clifton, Mamie Mon roe and Janie Monroe spent the week end in Rockfish. ; .- .; ;.V" Mr. C. H. Allen of - Huntersville, .ir-ianves nere. - Miss-s -Mamie': and Mary Harper, j - jodd anu m.r. v-naries.vopp ;iwno 4,-w mam a msm a.-'iMA m a tun, ' iuc jtuuvxvi va aula uuu iup an Ai- deen Tuesday. BLOW WITH 8HOVEL FRACTURES NEGRO'S SKULL Willie McLean is in Sanatorium and John Rice, also Colored, Has Depart. . ed These Coasts Engaged in Ar ' gument. , . ' ' Willie McLean, colored, is in the Baker sanatorium suffering, from a 3-inch fracture of the skull as a result of . being struck on the back of the head with a shovel by John Rice, also were workinar on the Elizabethtown road, "between Elm and Chestnut, when' they engaged in an argument. Rice ran soon after he struck McLean and has not been apprehended. Both negroes are (married' and 'came' to Lumberton when' the work in which they were engaged was begun several weeks ago,' it is said. -" SEWER DITCH CAVED INLAND - , BURIED NEGRO TO HIS HEAD Several Riba, Broken' aad , Shoulder Fractured. ;;-4-;-.v'V'Vr?' Lawrence. Brown, colored, bad a clase cadi Monday when the bank of a sewer ditch caved in qn him on Water street. ; Brown, who was employed by Messrs. .Tucxer xaxton, conxrac tors. was in the ditch and was buried except Jus head.'. He suffered several broken ribs and a fractured shoulder. Brown was carried to the Baker san. atorium and his condition is reported as favorable. - ; PixdedIictmgl -i r cn at Parldon Ml Much ' Interest Manifested in Meeting Cat 1laptit Church Meeting Plana, ;' ed for - 3rd. Sunday - Postpened ! Parkten ' Defeats Hope MiRs Per -; By C. D. Williainaon. Parkton. Aug.- liV The protracted meeting began last night at tha Bap tist eiiurcn. Kev, HrM Eller of -Virginia, is; doing the preaching. .He preached a most excellent sermon last night on sour winning. : And at the conclusion of his sermon, two mem bers were received into the church by letter:. The preacher was' muck encouraged to greet so manyhearers on Monday night. Rev. Mr. SorrelL pastor of the church, is leading the singtng, and much interest Is already manifested in the music, which means so much for the success of a revival. The public is invited to attend these services,' 10:30, a. m. and 8 p. m, will probably last 10 days or longer. Prof. E. C Hines, former principal of the graded school, spent Monday in town Messrs. T. W. Thompson and Collier Cobb spent last week at Seven Springs, reporting a quiet and refresh ing week. Mr. and Mrs. I P. John son spent last week visiting Spartan- Chimney Roc k, reportinsr r a ' crand time, making the trip in their car, sightseeing, and they enjoyed ; ft to its fullest Mr. W. N. Ammons spent several days last week in Charlotte on business. -Rev. R. F. Munns filled his regular appointment at the M. E. church here Sunday night, preaching, one his most able sermons to a large and attentive congregation. .The choir was full and at its best, Mrs. R. B. Hutson at the piano. Mr. J. G. Hughes and children re- turned today from Georgia, where they had been on an extended visit to relatives and friendav Mr. E. B. Daniel and family left Friday for a visit to loved ones in Georgia, mak ing the. trip through the country. in bis car Mr. P. H. Fisher and family went up to Charlotte last week on a visit to Mrs. Fisher's old home. Mr. Fisher has returned while Mrs. Fisher and children will continue their visit. Mr. Munns and family of Raleigh came down Sunday for a visit to his brother Mr. R. F. Munns pastor oi tne u. is. church here. Big Speaking Postponed. : The big speaking . which was' ex pected on next Sunday evening at the school Auditorium has been postponed till some date, in September. This Baptist Sunday - school orchestra of Fayetteville was to bavebeen on the programm, but owing to sickness and absent members of that organization, we find It necessary to postpone at present. Hon. J. A. Gates of Fay etteville was on for a speech The weather will be more favorable in September. , Parkton Defeats Hope Mills. On last Saturday evening the sec- down for a match with our second nine. " The visitors rode down in one of the company's nice trucks in grand style. They were some sports..,,, The game was called at 2 o'clock, and the most interesting game ol the season was staged. The batteries for the "visitors were Man and Belch, for the locals Campbell and Blount. The feature of the game was the pitching by Blount for the locals, allowing on ly three hits, fanning 15, while Camp bell played an errorless game. , The visiting battery was strong also. The locals scored one in the 3rd inning, one in the 8th, and 2 in the ninth. while the visitors crossed the rubber ior meir nrsi ume m me otn inning. t J iu. niL - a. r a.i uu wu inure m me viuf iyin zms score in the first of the ninth. The locals coming up for - their last half of the ninth, Blount scored, which gave us the victory. Results of the game, Hope Mills 3, Parkton 4. The locals-are due to play at Hope Mills Thursday evening, and at Red Springs Wednesday, providing the weather is favorable. Mrs. Katie Fields, who has been on an extended visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thomas, received news last evening from her husband, Mr. S. R. Fields, of Blountstown, Fla. to the effect that their home waa de stroyed by fire", which was practically covered by insurance. Prof W. H. Carter of Chapel HUL the newly-elect princapal of the grad ed schools, spent Wednesday in town on business. Mr. Donald Farrell of Chapel HilL spent last week with home folka.. re turning Sunday. Southern Railway Begins Employing . New Men.. ,' - - - The.' Southern railway, yesterday began employing new men to take the places of its striking shopmen, it, was announced at the local om ces in a statement coming from-Vice President Henry W. Miller. . The Southern had hitherto refrain ed, from efforts to fill the places of the shopmen who went out in the general strike early in July, but Tues day's action was forecast Monday in a statement from President Fairfax Harrison, says ' "if it'tneans war to run the Southern railway, then let us have it 'now not later." Char lotte Observer, Aug. 16. a. ,. , Middling cotton - L ouoted o the local market today at 21 cents tha pound, . -V: , ..i-v-i-..'-,?, : BRIEF ITEii3 OF, LOCALS NETTS Mr. Hairvie Capes of Charlotte has accepted a position in the North, State drug; store. : -f X - Mr. B. Sam Edwards and familr moved Tuesday into their new brick bungalow on Twelfth street, between ' Walnut and Pine. - ' Mri. J. A WOlllame at ' tUA Springs entered tha Baker sanatorium .. today for an operation for appendici tis. She was accompanied to- Lum berton by her brother-in-Uwr. Mr. N. G. Smith of Red Springs. , , Mrs. J. ,Odom and daushten. Misses Lillian liar and ' Evrfra. of Buie, R. In were Lumberton visitors yesterday.- Miss Lillian May, will leave Monday for Wingate, to enter the Wingate high schooL Mr. C B, Townsend. a member of Robeson county board of commission. ers, left Tuesday for Chapel Hill to attena tne annual meeting of the coon- -ty commissioners of the SUte. He is expected to return homo tomorrow. The following Lumberton voonar men have gone to Mars Hill to enter Mars Hill college: Messrs. R. T. Al len, Jr., Ingram Hedgpetb and Marvin Barker.' Messrs. Jacob and Franklin Stone of Mt Elim left Monday even ing for Mars Hill. v;-. lc. Rev. Dr. and Mrs.: Chas H. Dur ham and their daughter, little Miss Kathleen, returned Monday evening from a two-weeks' visit to Asheville, Henderson ville and Rldgecrest. Dr. Durham will eonduct regular preach ing services at .the "First Baptist church, of which he is pastor, next Sunday. t, , -Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Davis moved Tuesday from Lumberton to States- ville. Mr, and Mrs. Davis have made their home in Lumberton for a num ber, of .years and both have many friepds here who .will ; regret their departure. Mr. Davis has been local agent 'for- the New. York Life Insur-; a nee Co. . for several years and will represent this .company - at- States- ville. '-t-:"i$ ;j-"v : Messrs A. Weinstein and Oscar Israel returned this Imorninsr from New York where they spent several . days purchasing fall and winter roods for Mr. Weinstein's department store. Mr. Weinstein went to New Yorkr f rom Chicago, where he spent some time visiting at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. ad Mrs. S. , A. Cohen. Two Of his children. Lttia Miss Mildred ad Master Robert, ac companied him to Chicago and will spend some time there before return ing home. ' ' - ' ' i ' Strike, of Soft Coal Miners About Over Resumption of Coal Production " la Bituminous Mines la 7 States Order ed 70,000,000. Tons. Involved PIas for Extending Break Cleveland Aug. 15 (Associated Press) Immediate resumption of coal production in bituminous mines scat tered over Seven states was ordered toight; and in some places the cut ting of coal will be started tomorrow. Orders for miners to retur to work were sent by district union officials after operators had signed an agree ment renewing wage ' contracts that were in force. whe the men quit the mines last March 3L " President Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America said that opera tors controlling an annual out put of some 70,000,000 tons' had signed the agreement. ' Conjf efrences are ' to 1e held Friday in an effort to extend the break the strike to the anthracite fields. " Coop Marketing ; Contract Law PUBLIC LAWS.; - Section No. 25, Chapter 87, Pnblie . Laws of North Carolina, Session of 1921, - . . . . , Misdemeanor: Breach of market. ing contract of Co-operative associa tion: spreading .false reports about the finance or management . thereof. Any person or persons, or corporation whose of&eers or employes knowing- ly: induces, or; tends to induce any member or stockholder of an associa. . tion organised hereunder to breach his marketing contract with ths aaso-. elation, or who maliciously and know ingly spreads false reports about the finance or management thereof, shall be guilty 'of a misdemeanor and sub ject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, for such offense and shall be liable to, the association aggrieved in a civil suit in the penal sum of $500, -for each such offense: Provided,; that this section shall not apply to a bonafide creditor or any member, or stockholder of such asso ciation or the agents or attorney or any such bona fide creditor, endeavor ing to make collections of the Indebt edness. - J ' ' .