North Carolina Newspapers

HEAR DR; CLARENCE POE, 7HO WILL SPEAK HETIE SATURDAY AT 3:C3P. M. .WATCH TOUR LABEL AND SEND IN RE.-. NEWAL BEFORE ' YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES. - ALL' SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DISCONTINU , ED WHEN THEY ' - EXPIRE WATOI YOUR LABEL, KSTABLISnED 1879. . ETNGLB COPY FIVE CENTS.' COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH. . . J2.00 A YEAR. DUE IN ADVANCE VOLUIIBLin iLUI.IErSTO:T;2T.:q.i .TIIUn3DAT, AUGUST 24, 1C22. f occo Mariict iDisaslrous Fire at : GreatRtdljranay Rowland Items Parkton Letto1 f r fair : Days Pniisnv vwMor and Sales Are l.irhtr Thia Week. ' Sales on the, local auction tobacco o,w Taoiw totaled 42.160 Dound8 at an average of $20.83 th hundred", and yesterday the, sales totaled 4y 654 pounds at' an average lot . $19.46 the: hundred. Owing to the rush of fair days this week, sales have, been lighter -than last "week. ; Much tobacco .was pooled by mem bers of the ' Co-operative-' Marketing association Monday and Tuesday, A number of non-members have ap plied for ; membership in ';; the .asso ciation during the last fewjdays, some of them among the largest growers of tobacco in this : section. Mr. J. C. Lewis, manager of the local auction warehouses; asks The Robesonian to urge members to brtog their tobac co in as fast as it is ready. FAIRMONT MARKET CONTINUES STRONG " . , By H. V. Brown. Fairmont, Aug 24. The Fairmont tobacco market continues very strong. The Tobacco Growers I Co-operative association is receiving large quanti; ties of the weed. Auction sales , con tinue good with prices which . aver age considerably higher- than last year's. Fairmont lias ui to date sow over two million, pounds at an aver age that will, pass $20 a very good distance. The average Including last week was over $22. Both houses are filled at this wrtymg and several large loads are waiting on the-four streets to gain entrance.- Big trucks are pass, ing by from smaller markets. One man arrived here early enough this morning to see the water still being poured on the fire at 2:30. He said he wanted to get here early enough to get in the warehouse and sell dur ing the dayr-'i'-i-l,:-, "Co-op" Speaking k Here Saturday P. M. Dr. Clarence Poe WUI Deliver ' Ad dress at Court House at S p. m. August 26 He is An- Authority on I As was stated Mondays obe-:j b h , k d M Jf If 9aWl!tettf4iap"pmg the roof of the office soman Th Proonressiive Farmefl, r'ldoors away. will speaK at tne court nouB j-, nouse nere Saturday of this weelat g 'JWffoi m the same 'location since Jan- address will deal with -v cooperative marketing and will ba of interest to farmers, bankers and other , business men. Dr. Poe has made.a 1 study of. tlie co-operative marketing - of farm products, both in Europe and in this country. He is easily one of the best informed men along .agridultural lines in the South, and no doubt will be heard here by a large number , of farmers and business men. .' t ii r. ; Closed to Peace Railway Executives . Reject ; Proposal of Big Five Service Brotherhoods. New York, Aug. 23. .; (Associated preg3.) A majority group of the As sociation of Railway Executives today rejected the proposal of .the Big Five train service brotherhoods, ; that the carriers ends the nationwide shop men's strike by reinstating the men with seniority unimparied, "and "B. M. Jewell, official spokesman 'for the strikers, declared the association had closed the door to peace and voted for a lockout to smSsh unionism. ..'JV , BLOW-OUT AT ST. PAULS MILL -CAUSES SHUT DOWN Work Will be Suspended ifntil Re pairs Can-be Made Mr. Ell Rat ley Passes. . -; By Bess G. Johnson St. Pauls, Aug.' 23. Mr. Eli.Rat ley, and aged man of the mill village, died yesterday of cajicer. He had been in a critical condition and his death wa3 not unexpected. The funerdi took place this morning at . 11. o'clock. , . A "blow-ouf at the pow ' plant of the St. Pauls cotton mill this morn ing will cause work to be suspended until repairs can be made. - ': Sunday Evening Mail Will be .Dis patched and Put Up. Mail will be .dispatched ? hereafter from tne iucai iiuonviwo uu ouum train No. 13, west-bound, which pass es Lumberton at 6:20 p.. m. on Sun days the same as week -days.? The mail coming in on this train will also be pat up immediately after the train runs, according-to Postmaster L I McGill There is no mail clerk on this train on Sunday and letters cannot be mailed on the train as formerly. Mail 'going north or west deposited in the postoffice' befortf 5:30 p.:-m. will be gotten off on this train, how State Senator and Mrs. I R. Var jier and . daughter, little Miss. Iillie Snead Varser, returned last night 10-davs trio throueh Western North Carolina. . They were ac companied home -by Mrs. VarserY sister, Miss Elisabeths Snead of Washington, D.X, wha joined them at Greensboro for the trip. Miss Snead wiH remain here a few days before going to her home. - . . , , . Fairmont Garage ' Co. Building De- stroked With 14 Cars and. Other 1 ' Ccatents Loss is "i Heavy MM Dam- Repaired Dance Tomorrow . ' , By H. V. Brown ri'j; i " Fairmont, Aug. , 24w Fire of unde termined origin destroyed the Fair mont Garage Co.; building and' con tentsjhis morning at 1:45. A loud ex plosion was heard - by nearby . resi dents which also attracted the atten tion of Night Policeman ,; Johnsbn, who' immediately gave' the alarm and the siren within a few seconds began its broadcasting of the news. Within a very ; iew: jninutes after the alarm water, was being played tnrougn tnree hose Pipes on the steadily increasing flames. Fourteen cars, including one' truck, ' were victims of the fire,: but Mr. James P. Floyd managed to break the door open and pulled his father's Dodge touring car out before it was totally destroyed, i Several - hundred dollars damage was done to it and al. so to a car owned by Mr. James Pitt man and : a truck owned by the gar age. The .other cars suffered the en tire fire until it was finally stopped at 2:30. The building . was a 2-story structure erected a few years ago, be ing a part of the building which was destroyed "by fire when the Carolina hotel burned just a few months ago. The upper; story was -a filled with farmingxemplementsxand! a moving picture outfit .which was used in the late Dixie theatre including a player piano. The damage to the building is estimated at $7,000.f 'No estimate could be made this morning by. Mr. F.C Jones, owner of the contents and biuldings, . but is thought it will run into very high figures. On account of the oil and gasoline the fire was stub. born and the local fire company, did the best work it has yet dpne, this be ing aided greatly by the crowd stand ing back and allowing them to use i ..l r..., A 1-1 - some system, air. ., Asniey, superin tendent of the light and water- plant, stated that" more water was used on this fire than on any fire in the his tory ; of the ,town, four hose being used a great part ' of the time The telephone operators of the local ex change, are deserving of praise for cool-headedness in remaining' on the' were two mike atota, of diaastrous uary 1916: when Mr. A. J. Floyd suf fered a total loss of his entire stock of general merchandise, and the Caro lina hotel,"which was a " total ; loss sometime ago. . - , .A dance will be given in the Robe son county tobacco warehouse Friday night by, the young men of the town. Music for the occasion Will be given by: the famous "Harmony Diggers" orchestra. The chaperonesfor the oc. casion as 'announced Will be Mesdames M. S. Huston ' and H. -L. Price, and floor manager wTl be Mr. M. S. Hus ton,, Many, out-of-town young people are ' expected. i M': 'f?'. - The Mason Stock company, now playing in " Liimbertoh, will fill - a week's . engagement here beginning Mondays August 28, and it is report ed by; reliable parties that this is an absolutely good,clean and entertain ing show. ' ".;' "'.! ;':;'.:,'i':'9" v5!lv Atkinson Dam- Repaired ' Mr. Brant Atkinson, owner of At kinson mill pond advised us this week that the - dam which was practically destroyed , by heavy rains several days ago is now open and ready for traffic. He has' done considerable work ''and it is now in better condition than ever. Michael Collins, Head of Irish ' Pro Visional Government, Assassinated. -- London, ."- Aug 22 -z. (Associated Press.) Michael , h Collms, head ; of the Irish provisional government and the l Irish , National . army, ' was z shot ahd killed from ambush at Bandoii, County, Cork, tonight a few hours after- he 3iad been given an 'ovation by xii.au tunc bow mc i icc oiaic umu hi Thus, within ten days, two of the most prominent figures in the new Irish government have been removed by death. Just ten days ago- President Griffith, of the dail eireann, con, sidered . the brains of the new ad ministration, died in Dublin; tonight Michael Collins, the Free State '.mili tary genius, was killed at the mo ment when the dissipation of the reg. ular. forces in the south was consider, ed complete. ; v Quails Eat Boll Weevils. ' There's no doubt- about quail eat ing boll weevils, according to Mr. B. M. Stephens of R . 4, Lumberton, who was among the visitors in town yes terday. - A quail was killed recently down his way and he counted 19 adult weevils in the intestines, of the bird. Mr. Stephena thinks the quail ahoulaMJ"1 lf P" be protected in order that they may iltf' enjoy their meals oil the y common enemy. . " ' ; y ... . ..: " -v . ' v Mrs. John Rogers and 4 children re turned home Tuesday afternoon from Mullins, S. G, where they spent sev eral ? days visiting :t relatives . and friends. John W Ward & San. Rowland, arc agents or DeLaval cream separators. bee ad in this paper... ;v Carolina College Season of Spiritual and Intellectual Uplift and Inspiration Followed by ;' Barbecue .Feast on ' Campus Prof. R. L. Flowers of Trinity - College Principal Speaker Talks Made by " ' President Green and Others. TRAINING SCHOOU IS PROV f ING A WONDERFUL SUCCESS Special to The. Robesonian ' Maxton, Aug.' 23. At a -rally and barbecue at Carolina college today some 2,500 people were mentally en- .5-i.Qii ; 0(t nv,WQ;.aiitf 5 tn AVfnr whnllv ponvine- ed : that.: this'' young institution that challenges the . fostering . care of Methodists of' the ' Rockingham dis trict in particular has been launched unon a ' new ' and prosperous voyage and has : been ' given an impetus that f should carry t it safely forward and make it the pride of Methodists the State over, It was an altogether successful c- casion set like a. crown upon the fair hill of a venture that has proved sue cessful beyond the fondest dreams, of those who have prayed and labored for ; it a demonstration ' training school for Christian workers, .the first-of its kind to 'be" held in the Stater which began at the college here Monday and will continue through the-week, with earnest train ed Christian" teachers' giving of their best - to train and inspire other earn est Christian workers from all over, Rockingham district for leadership to church work in their respective com-j munities. The school is , proving a wonderful success, nearly 150 people having enrolled for the courses offer, ed f and ; being ; in regular attendance upon the classes. -; ;;v: ' --v'v'v .' Prof. R. L. Flowers of Trinity col lege was the principal : speaker of the day. He brought, an inspiring message and laid their responsibili ties and opportunities in connection wifVi Hamlin n rnllpiro nnnn thA honrtji anH .nnRrinn(.M rtf the, andifincB that;nacr Kate MoLeod and AUie Byrd naplrAd th laro-n nlitspiiim and fired it, individually ahd coUectively,y;Mr; a?d- Mrs. Sion Alford and with something of his zefll and . en thusiasm. .'-... Short talks made before Prof. Flow' ersaddress had keyed the audience to receptive mood nd it was ready for his message. "After prayer by Rev. J.: A Hofnady, pastor of St. Pauls Methodist church of Maxton, , a wel come address that was a gem -;- and pattern was delivered by Miss Sallie Lou McKinnon of, Maxton, but recent. lv retumisrl from:miaaionarv work in ' China. Dr. R. CBeaman, pastor of Chestnut Street church of : Lumber- ton, responded most appropriately and happily. Followed short talks by. Dr. M. F. Bradshaw, pastor of Memorial church, Durham, a former pastor ' wanes w . air. - jaunroe herey Miss Myra OfmOnd of Rocking.; Johnson ;was announced; After play-, ham, speaking' for the alumnae; Rev. !1"? the game of 'hearts for a while S. E. Mercer, first president of the1 the guests were asked to assemble in college; and Prof. Ernest J J. Green,! the sitting room, to hear the announce- recently 'elected president of the' col-,;111 oiine mgnest scoreimmeaiaie lege.t ' ' ' , " , Uy little "Miss :Margaret; Ward enter Each brought a message of hope ed . bringing with her a pigeon bear and cheer and pledge of support; and g , the surprise of . the i afternoon. President Green, pledging his conse-1 Littie Miss Cornelia Edens then pass crated best to the college, plead for ed, small heart-shaped cards with the nnitPd aunnort and for cirla to he sent to this institution to be trained for highest '- Christian service. - Prof. Green is a trained educator with years of successful; experience in school work-and comes with the" hearty dorsement of his alma mater, Trinity college. He spoke earnestly and made a splendid impression upon his audi ence. During the exercises Carolina was sung by the audiencend appropriate mX Vit-mSS - -fiCw r- McKay .McKinnon, a 'Presby- . A J 1 1 j Jliw w ZfftZZ Mlfifr feree. thr from the house and three StPSlw nw&ifrom te senate, probably will have a diitxollege ,meetang,,-. Penonunational limina meeting. tomorrow and folk have - v,a : The exercises in the auditorium were concluded with 'prayer by. Rev. R. B John, , retiring- president,' who tendered his resignation some time ago,, and the audience,' augmented by a larger crowd that could not be ac- J.... J l : : i uuiuu.uuatu maiue, ieu to uilferee8 have to &diust differences delightful campus, where a barbecue " I"k"V XVJl -T Tt" ! : dinner that could not be surpassed for 011 r OI tneae : quality ana wnicn proved ample in quantity was served. I Mr; Henry A; McKinnon of Max ton, spn of the late A.J. McKinnon, who was ' secretary' and one . of the strong supports of the college, was chairman for the day,' and the success of the occasion left nothing to be de sired. , Prof. Flowers - was .introduced by Mr. McKinnon, who is a graduate of Trinity and who told of the af fectionate regard all Trinity students have for this perennially young pro- been an infant at the time his con nection with Trinity began 31. years ago. ,, : ' . - - : At a meeting of the board of trus tees this morning the retiring presi dent,; Rev. R. B. John, made his re port and President Green outlined his plans for the coming-term,-which will open September 14. r - ; As stated above, splendid work is being done by the training school here this week, and Presiding Elder Engagement of Miss Pearl Maness , and Mr: Munroo' Johnson 'Annoane-r ed at Meeting , of Thursdar Alter noon Club-J-Personal Mention. ' By McC. Baker Rowland, Aug. 22. The people cjmore than a week will close tomor Rowland are very glad to see fair row night. Baptizing at Rockfish weather again after , weeks , of - rain,' beach Thursday , a. m. at 9 o'clock, and it is hoped that' wo have pretty 'Rev,. Mr. Eller has been doing some weather for a while. -1 . fm Preaching, and the meeting has Miss Harriet Morrow of " Tarboro.' been quit interesting from start to who. had been visiting her 'arandmo - ther, Mrs. C. Cox, and other relatives , here for about ten daya, has gone to Liumoerton, .where she wiu visit re latives for a few days before returning- to her home." v ' - Mr. and Mrs. BA. Edens and their daughter Cornelia are- at Dunlap Springs for a few days vacation. - Mr. and Mrs. : Normy Cobb : and their two children, Wiley Norment and Margurite ; have returned from Black Mountain and other points t in Western North Carolina. x Mi8s Vireinia Pullen of Clio. S.C was a Rowland visitor Saturday. Miss ; Pullen was a teacher in the local high school last year, from here Miss Pul len went wi.h a party- made up of Mr.w- E; Lynch and Mr. andMrs.; v.u. smith to Myrtle Beach for a week-end visit. ' , ' J" , ' - Mr. Merwyn Lennon spent last Sunday and Monday with friends at Florence, S. C. : . Messrs. J. C, Bryant and W. H. Baker are at Myrtle Beach for a week of camping. . . - ) t.. ; ' Miss Marion Carmichael of Wash, inton, D. C who is spending the summer here with her. grand-parents, Mii and Mrs. W. H. McCallum, is no .:Irto? spending few wwi jkiiss aiizaoein penning. Wbb jjorotny Aiaerman, wno haa been visiting her cousin Mrs. Charles Miss Dorothv Alderman, who hadJ en viaitincr her eonain Mr. rYiarlaal McCallum.-has returned to her home atmiiace, n. c..;v Miss Hanna Inman ; of rjWhiteville, is spending a few days with Miss Sarah Pharr. t ' z f":V : 'Xv Rev. Mr. McLaurin, pastor of Row land Presbyterian church,and family are at Montreat,-for a few days va cation. .. ' Misses Margie Hines, Zula McCor- McKinnon are spending few days family of Little Rock. S. C, Mr J. Frank Sinclair was in town Tuesday. Mr. Sinclair was recently ' "j"1 ' S Miss Annie Gattis of jyhaPel H"1 Mr and Mrs. Sinclair are lucuiiy memuen vl nowiana aign school this year. Mrs. W. E; Evans is spending a few days with- her sister-in-law, Mrs. Draton Oliver, at Montreat. ' Messrs. J. M. Lytch and James Mc Callum spent last Week-end i with friendsjn Warrenton and Raleigh, Engagement Announced At a meeting of the "Thursday Af ternoon Cluh" which was held at Mra B,, Ward's the engagement of - " -w -r - - uamco auu uawj ua .ueiu. . Abutcneu to the cards were small bags of rice which was' showered upon , the beau- , tif ul . bride-elect. Delicious- ice cream 811 cae were served The guests, en-,alter congratulating Miss Maness, left declaring-Mrs. Ward a very charming hostess. ; ; Tariff Bill Sent to Conference Washington, Aug.: 22 By a vote : nsiaerea, we imagine u mo .a tt iiwill be "some ridep takirnr into con- m to9 the Hnse' b ,w vn mg uuuoc mc wmi. m 40 conference today for its third r4Mwtin The six Binnblkan-' con- Thff size of the task ahead of the conference ' committee . was . revealed today with the reprinting of the bill as it was approved last Saturday by the, senate." The reprint showed 2,436 changes from, the original house text a new, high record and -the con- Mr. G. Lennon of R. 5, Lumberton, is to town today. ' v ' ' Mr. I- F. Britt Jr., of R. 4, Lum berton, was in town this morning ' J.' Hv Shore, chairman of the board of managers, and all connected with it are enthusiastic over its pronounc ed success. v. 'Lumberton unfortunately is not represented among the students a tending the training school, but many; other churches of the county are re presented. Among Lumberton people here for the exercises today were: Rev. Dr. R. C. Beaman and Mr. A. E. White, members of the board of trus tees; Rev. Lindsay Frailer, pastor of Lumberton circuit! Prof, and Mrs. J. R. Poole and children; Mr. F. P. Gray and son, Master Pendleton; Rev. w. J. DoBois, Qerk of thtCourt C. B. Skipper Messrs. H. Kltacy and J. A. Sharpe. , ' ' J. A. S.- Series of Meetings Closed Last Night Enjoyable r Birthday., pinner- ' ; By C D. WHHainson Parkton, Aug. " 22. The protracted ; meitinir. which has been sroinor on tar fmTsh. W are unable to give the number of conversions, Put wilK give them in our next letter. ; . On last Friday, August 18, a birth day dinner was much enjoyed at Rockfish beach. The celebration was of;. Mrs, C D. Williamson. . A . few friends and relatives were invited. Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. V.E. Ellis and three children of Goldson, Chatham county, Mr. and Mrs. Justin McNeill and two chil dren and W. E. McMillan of Lumber, ton. In addition to a splendid dinner, nice melons and lemonade : and etc. Swimming was also a feature, of the enjoyment. , ; - -.a -v. Mr. J . A Cash well, our door neigh; bor, was taken : quite ill last night with acute indigestion. It was thought by his physician that his case would prove fatal, but we aro glad to state that he is much Improved at this writing and seems to be on the road to recovery. His children t were all notified and several of them are by his bed-side.1 :; v-ii:':HQf'r::; Mr. Dan McMillan Is erecting a nice residence on. the .old Baptist church lot. ' Mr; Pemberton McCormick has just completed his nice bungalow 1 in and out, ready to occupy. Mr. Phillip lie- nan text use weex zor unapel mil, where he will enter schooL Fodder pulling is rushing some, business brief, eggs scarce. . St Pauls News Epworth League Represented at Dem onstration School New Arrivals " Personal. v ' - By Bess G. Johnson St. Pauls, Aug. 22. After all the clouds and rain, we are having it somewhat cooL The rainy season no doubt greatly retarded the rrops, but perhaps, after all despite the heavy rains and boll weevil infestation, the prospects may be 'brighter than they now seem. Let us hope so, at least. Mr. A. R. McEachern and son Mr. Duncan, left last Friday for a week's recreation at Montreat. Mr. J. A. Mc Geachy also left the same a. m. for Montreat, going by Lumberton, where he was joined by his brother Rev. D. McLean McGeachy, who was also on his way there. Rev. Mr. McGeachy's headquarters is Whiteville, as was mentioned in some of our recent let ters. . ;. j nil ii. iii ii r. m mi ivi rH i. a van m Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McArthur,' at the Baker sanatorium Sunday, the 13th, a fine son. Mr. Mc- Arthur being a former St. Pauls boy this will no doubt be of interest to his many friends. Two little tots on the "honor roll" for our town also. Dr. and Mrs. I J. Moore have a new daughter, Alma Louise, who arrived Friday the 11th; Mr. and Mrs; Carl H. Howard are also rejoicing over a new boy, who also arrived recently. Congratulations alL The many friends of Mrs. Rowena McCormac hope her stay at the hos pital will not be very lengthy: and that .she will return very much im proved. Mrs. McCormac was to leave yesterday for a hospital in Charlotte. The C. E. Society bunch is planning .a trip to White Lake Thursday with jttie' expectation cf returning, Friday. If the trip is made in a truck, as is sideration the bad roads no doubt following 'all those' recent hard rains.' ,- . Miss Jessie Pittard of Bullock is visiting her sister Mrs. J. Browne Evans of our town. - Alleged-. Airmen ' Vamose Borrow Money From Wilmington Men. - In a news item in Monday's Robe sonian ' it was stated .that nothing could be learned here to substantiate a story ' carried in the Wilmington Star of that date about an .airplane being wrecked near Lumberton and that.no credence was given here to the story told The Star by two young men who claimed to be airmen. The Star Tuesday gave the following; ; .Theytold newspaper men they to tended remaining here until Wednes day, by. which time parts ordered for their damaged machine were expect ed. They also .borrowed jnoney from local men, or. the purpose, so they said, oi immediate and unexpected ex penses... Diligent efforts- .to -locate them, here after, receipt of the Lum berton news were futile. " 3 - Big.' Steel Corporations Anaoonce VrWage Increase, - X New York," Aug.' 22. (Associated Press.) Three big steel corporations', employing normally : nearly ,300,000 workers' today announced - a 2Q per cent wage Increase for - all laborers to their manufacturing plants. The United States Steel corporation took the . lead, but was quickly followed bv the Midvale Steel ana Ordnance company and the Youngstown Sheet and .Tube company." s - - Cotton Market '. Middling cotton quoted on the lo cal market today at 22 f-4 eenU the pi.und. Items of Local Ncv5 Youlf have to admit thra' - uiifruvKiueiii in me weainer. The Mason Stork Cm. Awlitn ' gives a free concert each afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30 at McMillan's drur store. . , - - Regular review Lambee ' tent No 18. Maccabeea. Fridav mvantn- a o'clock. Matters of importance will be considered and all member are urged to: be present. ?' . ; Mr B. V. Rhodes of R. 2, Fair- monL recentiv Kiiimi la mint near his home. The snake family vu COmOOsed of tha math9 an1 19 lucky number young ones. yJf, About 65 women ; who practice mid-Wiferr In Robeaon eotmtv a tt nA ea a meeting here Monday afternoon. in meetmg was caued by Dr E. R. Hardin, county health of fbW. hn addressed the mid-wives. f Miss Katie Lee ' McKinnon re--turned vetterdav to ha Vinmm t Maxton' from New York, where she attended summer mchrml mi rtnmKi. university. Among the 13,000 students mere were owu irom worth Carolina. Miss Rachel McNamara of Xom berton will, be a member of the fa culty of the Fairmont iaf ait at.Avt during the coming term, which will oegm Depiemoer o. she will be one of the first srrade te-eha'ra. If 1 samara is a niece ox Mrs. Calhoun or rairmont. : o The condition of ' Mra. C. Thomas, who is critically 111 at the uvujo v r vruuiKr ana iisier-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wntron continues unimproved. Mrs. G. B. Huggins, a sister-in-law, of - Green Pond, S. C .arrived last nisrht to be with her. i" ' . Crowds that tax the seating ca pacity of the tent are witnessing the shows put on by the Mason Stock Co. here this week. The shows are pleas- k.- . ... !.':. .... .... . . ,.. . .. uig ure irwug, oemg mncn better than the a vera r ahow oC th irinf . Al Williams, who formerly lived here. w one or me star performers. Mr. arid Mrs. A. J. Holmes left yesterday on an auto trip to Cincin nati. Ohio, where Mr. Holmes will at tend the annual convention of the Na- - ' w wuviM..w. AUX purchase Christmas goods. They were joined in Raeford hv Mr. nA Mm ' T. D. Hatcher, brother-in-Uw and sister of Mrs. Holmes, who will ac company them and at whose home -their small son A. J. Jr., will remain with Mrs. Holmes mother, Mrs. J. T. Weaver. They are going via Asheville and expect to be away atout 10 days. Mr. H. B. Mintz, - who had been ' in cnarge Commercial department of the local exchange of the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph office for the last Beven months, left this morn ing for Spartanburg, S C, where he wm taKe up like duties for th same company. He expects to be transfer red to the Raleigh office soon. Mr. Mintz made many friends while here, who will regret his transfer. Mr. C. C. Rogers, who has been with the Southern Bell people here for a num ber of rears, has taken over' tha worlr of Mr Mintz. r ; , WEEKLY COTTON LETTER V By Saranna!) Cotton Factorage Co. Saannah, Ca, Aug. 1 2L Follow ing the August 1st reports of the United States Department of Agriv culture there Was a lot of propaganda circtilated dkareditine the . Govern ment's fjgKrci, and a wave of short selling foliowed, forcing prices, down some 8c par-pound. This played into spinners' hands and they dropped out of the market.? But'-- excessive rains continued to-visit the eastern section of the Cotton belt and there war 1it ue or no rener to tne arougnt west of the Mississippi "Bears"' got scared and started covering.; Export ers who had sold cotton for August shipment found it almost impossible to cover their ' requirements. ; This combination forced prices up rapidly and October futures touch 22.90 this Continuous rains have interfered T.l- : i ... . - . wiut vKu awl ginning, causing re- io o ugnier man last year. Reports from reliable sources in Georgia and portions of the Carolines are to the effect ' that unless ' the weathet improves ; Immediately " we 1 may expect a yield no larger than that of last, season. It will be hard to pro duce , enough cotton: to fill spinners requirement ' thia aeainn. " thcrofnrA we repeat that it would not seem ad- visaoie to sea much if any cotton for lessithan Z$c J Colonel Scott Pleased With Situation -"at Salisbury. ? v -.";' A Salisbury dispatch of last . night to the Charlotte Observer states that . CoL Scott, in command of. the .troops there, "was pleased with the situation '. there yesterday, that the temperature was down considerably and that he thinks cooler heads have control of the strike situation. - -':-.