Newspapers / The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.) / Oct. 5, 1922, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
i. . 1 J- PREPARE TOUfrJXaffi OCT. 10 to. 13 WATCH YOUR LAC EL AND SEND IN R2-y NEWAL LZFOPvE TOUR -SUBSCRIPTION Exnnr3. ; ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE D1SCONTINU- . ; ed when they, EXPIRE WATCH TOUR LABEL, V0L.UII. IT0.C3 YbWT.:rICi!l.";; ! ed by FallinijTrw Pompey'Melvin'of Tir Heel Died of Injuries itecelvedjvnen. A tee Diruc Him NearLumliertOA-Body BAdly i Broken Up And He Never Regained Consciousness -FuneralTomorrdw. Si MrJmapeyy Melvin of Tar Heel, Bladen county, 'died at ' , the :fi Baker iris-lit. from 'injuries received yester day just before noon when'struck by! a lamng tree.'Mr. jeivin was ,s,eca, ployed rat Mr.' Colon Hall's sawmill miles north-west of Lumberton, .onfl; was engaged in .loading' osrs , when m . tree put down by ;two other men felLupon him. :Mr. .Rogers Kinlaw, a young white man, .who lives in How ellsville township; was also struck by the tree, butlescapedwith slight in jury, Both men were rushed ' to the Baker" sanatorium. Mr.v Melyin never regained .consciousness; "his , body . be ing badly mangledvand several bones broken; The tree fell in the opposite direction from which it was expected to fall. Deceased was 24 years old and is survived by Us young -widowand one child. The funeral will be conducted tomorrow at-10 a. m. by Rev. R. A. Hedgpeth and interment will be made in the -family cemetery, near- Tar Heel. ' ' Sellers Skipper Dies of Injuries Red Sorincs Barber', Death is Being In tstigated Ernest . McPhaui, in . Jail Awaiting Result, Says Skipper Fell, on, H's Head from Running , Board of Car, Sel'.ersv SkinDcr. white barber of Red Springs, who was found in a road m "Black .Bottom," a surburb of that town about- o'clock Sunday night in an unconscious condition, died -Tuesday, afternoon in the Pittmaa hospi tal. Fayetteville. Sellers' death result ..."ed: from-ft blow -on the back of:th " ;lead and hefdied wjthoul; regaming . consciousness, it is said. : ' ., f ;; ErnestsM;Phaul, a, young whit (man who lives . in Hoke .county, waj . arrested .Tuesday afternoon in connec tion with the affair and is now in tha .count? Jail here. Dr. E. R. Hardin county coroner, began An investigai ' tion vesterdav afternoon and the in vestigation was resumed at 11 o'clock ' tbday. The coroner's jury is composea i of Messrs. W". J.: Council, Jno. J. Thrower, Joe Odom, J. H. Towhsend, J. C. Snoddy and W. P. Kay. . Sellers, who was about 27 ' years old, is survived by his widow and one cmld. McPhaui i also married, j McPhaul's story of the affair as told Sheriff Lewis was that he, Skip- per, and an Indian, whose name was not given, were riding in McPhaul's ..:i.ear- thatJust beyond -Harper' Ferry '' . Skipper got but onr the running board ' and was playing conductor when he iJ(feli l4,like a sack of ,.v fertilizer," . his - head striking the groundj that he and the " Indian ' put Skipper back in the " car v and .drove '. back through Fern- .broke; that they Asked a doctor whom they met on the - street what was the matter with, Skjpper and that he said he would be all right if he got some of that mean liquor out of him: ; that they drove to Red Springs and . put Skipper out on a street near his home. There; Skipper was found' by , some nesToes ; and later Mr. Belton WAlters cAihe by in his v car and car ried Skipper home. McPhaui told con flictine stories at first but: the one given Above 'was the only connected . story. - .... , . . 17,126 BALES COTTON GINNED. 667 Fewer. Bales Cotton Ginned in Robeson' to September 25 .This J Year Than to Same Date Last Year. . There were 17,126 bares of cotton, : stfnned m Robeson county from the crop ori922. prior to September's, as compared with 17,793 bales ginned in tne counry v me same aaie iast ,yer. vAcoordinar to the report; of Mf. Junius . J. , Shsw of Lumber Bridge. i special ' agent of the census bureau, "' who was a .Lumberton visitor this . morning. - These figures no doubt will be a surprise to most people, as , cotton has been picked out so rapidly this fall- but it will be recalled that unusually favorable weather for. pick-, ' mg prevailed last fall also, and that then the crop was larger. The next report probably will cover practically all of this year's crop. . Revival Will Begin . at White Pond 'Baptist Church Sunday- ; .. . ' ." . Correspondence - of The Robesonian.; White Pond," (Fairmont, R. F. D.), Oct. 4.-Mr. and Mrs. D.. Willoughby of Freeman Are visiting at the home of Mr. ' E. -Wflloughby; " - v Messrs. R.tR. Horne,'.M. D. and E. - H. Willoughby: went to. . Wilmington Monday on business. : ' ; -; Rev. P. Finch preached an excell ent sermon a White Pond Sunday night. The revival meeting will start at White Pond Bantist church Sun- 'day, Oct. 8. Rev. E. A. , Paul . will do the preaching, assisted by Revs. P. T. JJntt and D. C. Barnes, r .s 4 . :. . ' . ' - . y; One per ' cent" discount will be ' allowed on alhState and county Uxes . paid during the months of October :J and November.. Sheriff Lewi , will . - soon begin his annual rounds for col lecting taxes., VKo AH de Pastor ObDi? YereChiffch? I" Row Among the Elect of Pine 'llill Baptist, Colored Persuasion, as to y Who is PastorTwo Divider of the ,Word Claim the Honor and Honor Variant and Congregation Is Split Other Court Caseaf yv .yyy Who Ks castor of Pine Hill Baptist church, colored, near Maxton ? A jury wiU decide this question. Revs,; D. A. Hooper- and L. R, Farmer each claims to be the duly elected pastor of this church and the'.cohgregation is divid ed as to which of th two ts tneir pastor." Some contend that .Hooper, is the - pastor, while others, claim that Farmer is pastor. The ease is being tried in civil --court 'here today. Prac tically the entire congregation 61 the church Are attending the hearing, which is perhaps the first ox its na ture ever tried in Robeson " Superior court, .x v;":.""' '' ''';. ::,S, Only three jury trials have been completed since court opened Monday. These -Are:,'" . Fannie P. Willis vs. Jno. A. Willis i divorce granted, y: ' v-y" 'it Lawrence Lowry vs. Fannie lowry; divorce granted. , Eddie L McNeill vs. W.K. Tyner Auto Co.: judgment for plaintiff, i : This is a two-weeks' term of court and Judge W. M. Bond of Edentbn is presiding. TREAT -FOR PATRONS OF LO CAL CURB MARKET SATURDAY Fresh String Beans and HoneyyWill be Specials and Other Products Will be Offered. '. ' ' . Patrons of the local curb . market will receive Saturday t)f this week a sure enough treat. Miss Flax An drews, home demonstration agent,' has arranged to have on sale 3 bushels of fresh string; beans direct from the earden. They are not shipped beans and no doubt, Miss Andrews will find ready sale for them. There will be on sale a nice lot of pretty honey, some in the comb And some strained. These are specials, while other products will be offered, It being the aim of those fa charge of the curb market to have 5fpejflAlf on Aeir BMUMfi:- . : 1 ' " !i : ?. '.: Several Cases Aired Before Recorder -. Fuller. - " .:W."'.--, r ; The" following cases were' aired be fore Recorder David xL Fuller Mon days . ' ,T7'u w..'-,i,A ; Overton Hayes, found euilty on two charges of selling whiskey: sentenc ed to 6 months on the roads in each case 42 months. , Son Duckery, colored, plead guilty of the larceny of An overcoat from Messrs. R. D. Caldwell & Son's store and was fined $10, Jack Duckery, colored, was found not guilty, of aid ing and abetting in the larceny of the overcoat. . ; . ' , . ; Murray Taylor, colored, assault up on Oscar Patterson, also colored, with a razor; judgment continued upon payment of cost and a $15 hospitAl Timothy Ifhonipson, colored, being drunk; judgment continued . upon showing good behaviour, apd paying the cost.- ; ; y ; Jim And Amelia Jenkins, both color. ed, charged with an affray; each fin ed one-naif cost. conciliation ; Marks ..' Conference tween Allies and Turks. Re Constantinople, Oct 4. (Associated Press.) The Mudania conference,, it is understood this eveninar, will.proba bly reach an agreement on all points of the Turkish proposals upon which M. Franklin-Bouillon secured Kemal Pasha's pledge -to. suspend military movements during the negotiations with the exception , of the. 4 provision relating to the occupation ' of the western line of the Jfaritza river by alfied troops. Argument on this point is 'stoll proceeding. The allies , have agreed (to turn over t Thrace y to the Turkish army in 30 days." Conciliation thus far has' marked .the conference between the 1 allied- eenerals and the Turkish representatives at MudAnU. Cotton Crop Estimated At 10,135,000 . Bales. ,-. . - -' WAshington Oct , 3. A-, reduction of 440,000 bales during September, in prospective cotton production i this year, was shown in the department of agricultures forecast 'Issued '.'to day placing the crop at 1. 10,135,000 equivalent 5P0-poundbales. y The de cline in- the condition of x the ' crop from August 25 to September 25 was 7.0 points compared, with A . 10-year average declme of 5.8 points. ' The condition of North ' Carolina V crbp 'September 25 was placed at 59 and forecast of production 730,000. - ' :' r-, '. Services at Smyrna. Church Next Sat urday .and Sunday. . , i" i Correspondence of The Robosonian. -: Smyrna (Lumberton; R.h4), Oct 4. Rev. R. L. Byrd will fill his regular appointment at Smyrna church -next Saturday and Sunday. He will preach Saturday at 3 p. m. and Sundav at 'J 11 a. m. Sunday school at 10 a; m. Dr. ' 1 I TT M T1 Ml 1 CI ing At ,70. The public is invited to AH ibese, services. - Messrs. C. vWf GrAham- And J. 'K. Atkinson of Proctorville . were1 Among the visitors .in town Tuesday. - ,- ; . fcUKBESTOIT, JT. ft. THJJZZDAY, QCT0BE2 51822. Hlany PreiWuins AiOf f ered By, 'i . ' i,' iWUwUll VUU Read the .Premium. List And Resolve to" Capture Some of .'These. Many Prizes Offered for Beat Exhibits Wide VAriety of Products Covered Which Gives Elvery One a Chanced Having an Exhibit at the Fair WiU Help You lAftd Will ; Help : Other Peoplec ' Every farmer ahould strive t have somettdng 'that ia the best of ; its kind ' in.r the; county oir community.'; B. does not, matter.'. so much . which (of your products is the Best, provided on ly that you have the ambition to have thet-bestof something. ' What )hit something is';wil be determined l&f your own 'individual bent . and. tastes. Whatever you have produced of, the best, arrange to have it on exhibition AitheRpbeson county! fair, which willXe hldOctofcer 10, 11, 12 nd &. Read the;-premium list And fesolve to win some o the prizes. You will learn About the best methods from' the hibits of others and others will learn from yours. Following is the prcin- ium list for the, fair next week? I1SLD, ORCHARD AND GARDEN PRODUCTS :, . O. Dukes, J. E. Lawsori, Difai- tors. , '- . x- For, largest display of Corn, Cotton Oitai Hav. Potatoes. Peas and Beans -norle33 than one peck of grain r potatoes competing ?25.00 !f i INDIVIDUAL BOOTHS ' First Premium . . 225.00 Second Premium $20.00 $10.00 Third Premium . ft a .-. . CORN . ' ' ;-. Vfc Most prolific .and best exhibit 'coa- sisting of ten ears accompanied py one stalk with ears. J? irst rrera mm ut... ...... .....i '. ' $5.00 Second premium .,$3.00 Third premium . . . .- $2.00 CORN FOR BOYS CONSISTING i-vC i ... OF .TEN EARS 'loit prolific And'.DAst . exhibit AC- companied by one salk with ears , t ;;;' (Continued on; page three.) . . , .iiast evening wiey kuvo b ranwru Kepon or wo'TI r t-4fA13SSi London, Oct. :tAssiAted Renters hasreceived the following from a semi-official source in Athens: "Acoording to the i newspapers,- an American destroyer engaged . in em barking refugees at Aivali was bom barded by the Turks." t (Aivali is on the Asia Minor coast north of Smy rna, opposite Mytilene). This morning's Charlotte Observer adds to this; "The foregoing dispstch -was ' the only. report carried by the Associated Press during the last 24 hours con efefning Any Turkish bombardment of an American destroyer! The fact that tho -Associated Press -was unable to get any ' direct report of such An in cident or confirm the ' report to ' Ren ters is1 taken as pretty strong-evi-n j il.J i. v . m j dence that k has no foundation in fact Examination for Public School Teach. ers..i:i -': ' ; iv i : '.': i;: ', A State examination 'for public school teachers, white, Indian and colored,, will be conducted here Tues day asm! Wednesday of next week October 10 an' 11. Supt; J. R. Poole will conact the examination. ' ' S$Lr 5 "VI: Vy! I tMrtt rw.) g ( PRve ; V :5sv jL'?''ClP-'.- V 8W PPPNS ff ( ' W VAON A prize ' li V m CAAA rTuuUWiUUUii PRESENTATION EXERCISES . AT COURT HOUSE TONIGHT. . . t . '- x. ..'; Portrait of Late1? Judge McNeiU Will be Presented to the Coonty. , '-. '. 'y":: . Thi eventeg at 8 o'clock in the rourt room the portrait of the late fudge T. A.. McNeill will be pre; sented to the county. The presenta tion will be made by Mr. A." W. McLean - and the portrait , will be received on behalf of the county by Judge W. M.Bond. : ! . . The public Is cordially invited to attend these exercises. , . , " Messrs. R. C. Lawrence, E. M. Johnson and Dickson McLean com pose the committee of the bar that has the exercises in charge. t SPLENDID CONCERT BY CLASS ' FROM OXFORD ORPHANAGE Children from , Masonic Orphanage Show Fine Training and Delight Audience ? Here Receipts Amount ed to $275 83. A concert which-delighted the f sir- sized .audience - present - was - given in the high school auditorium Tuesday everting by a class" from the Oxford orphanage. All members of the class, composed of 14 children, . are ; weu trained and the concert was pleasing and a credit to tho children and their teachers. Mempef- of the class are senna: Alien, 4 iuy - xjcr Compton, Jessie Feiroster, Mabel Mi). ler,'VelmA Matthews, .Estelle Mathis, Ruth Newsome, Addie Presnell, Flos sie Presnpll.4, JoHh ' Williams. Morris Hicks, Wayland Maiiengill and Taft James. '. Thi '''class, was , accompanied by ' Miss . Muse, A . teacher in the or phanage school, and Mr. L. W. Alder man While here the children were entertained in the homes ' of local Masons.. v3.. v.,., :;, ..,:... ... Door receipts amounted to $905, while a collection And donations made by local ' citizens brought- the total collection to $275.83. The- Class left yesterday morning, for Maxton, : where i CM. Pred A Olds of Raleigh and vPfessrs. Frank Gough AntK Ev J. Britt -noLumberton made short talks .in which each of tho Speakers commend ed the great work v being 'done by this well-knowfl institution." Mr. Britt pointed out the fact that though the Oxford" orphanage is a . Masonic in stitution, only one in five of the chil Idren cared for ' there are - sons and daughters of Masons Baltimore Negro i Cafe Destroyed by ' Fire. I ; .:""i; - ThS Baltimore .. cafe. owned ' and opented by MAry ,, Love . . McMilbin, colored. About 1 mile from Lumberton on the Fairmont road, was destroyed by fire about 2:30 Tuesday morning, A stock of Groceries And All fixtures were; Also burned The fire is thought to have started from a stove flue hi l i m. ' 'tniij:. the eook room. , The ' building t was practically new and the' loss will to tal several thousand dollars, partly covered by insurance. Model Farrowinr Hoc House. . A small model farrowing hog house, built by Mr. O. O. Dukes, county farm demonstrator, is on display at the court house. The model is attractine (considerable attention from farmers. - COCATA.' COB AND THUTH. County Offered Cot- tage at Jackson 1 raining ochool Commissioners - Will lavestirste Of fer of CotUge at 2lMbComut - tee to Report on ShelUr for Crb Aiaract lax uooiu xurneo uver u Sheriff. At their meeting Monday the coun. ty commissioners Appointed Commis sioners W. J. Counui And ; W. J. mm WSjAAAv . I'M! WMeMJlU VI VkWfrAM. building at the Jackson training school at Concord and report: at the next meeting of the board. As suted in Mondays RobesoniaA. Mr. J. P. Cook of Concord presented this matter, to the board " Monday, coming at the inviution of Miss Eliz abeth Frye, county welfare officer. Mr. Cook offered the county, for $21,- 000, a building that has just been erected at the schooL If the county accepts the proposition the building will te known as Robeson county cot tage and the county will be guaran teed accommodations at all times for at least 20 boys. Under present condi. tions it is not always possible to provide accommodations for as many boys as the county wants to send to the institution. The building would be maintained by the institution and the county would have no additional outlay to make in connection with it. Some other counties alresdy have ar ranged for similar buildings. Miss Martha Flax ' Andrews and Mr. O. O. Dukes, home and farm demonstration agents, respectively. County Attorney E. J. Britt and County Auditor A V. G. Wishart were appointed a committee fV.see what could be done about a building or . shelter lor the curb market at Lumberton. Monthly reports were filed by the Bank of Maiton county treasurer, Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health offi cer, and Miss Elizabeth Frye, county welfare officer. :: . - The monthly pauper list was allow ed. Neill Oxendine was added to the list at $3 per month; Eli and Mary Hammonds were ordered admitted to the county home; the regular allow ance of Elias and Polly Locklear was increased from $2.50 to $5 ench; Mary Hayes And children were dropped from the ; list: the rerulsr Allowance of J. W. and Charity Parham was increas ed from $7.50 to $10 each; the regu ar allowance or uzzie' wuAms r was reduced. from $10 to $5;. a special al lowance of $15 was made for, Alex. Calhoun for support of himself and family. The tax books were turned over to Sheriff R E. Lewis with instructions to proceed at once to collect taxes. Wallace worment was Allowed re bate of $4 on state income tax, error in listing. Report of bills, ordered paid will be published in the next issue. Back Swamp School Will Open Octob- :' er ' Another Room Added. Back Swamp public school will open for the fall term next Monay, October 9. At 9 a. m. Miss BUnch McCAllum. who lives near Rowland, is principal, and Misses MAggie smith And Dollie Singletary, who live near Maxton and Lumberton, respectively, are Assistsnt teachers. A new room has been add ed to this, school building during the past , summer, giving it three large rooms. , Tho committee is composed oi xnr. A u. Barnes, chairman, Mr. M. M. Singletary, secretary, and Mr. R. R. Prevatt. Mr. Singletary was a Lumberton ; visitor this morning. Mr. D. M. Lsne of Lumber Bridge was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday, K37ABU5HZ0 17. TtJCX FTVA CTTMTS. - ' A YEAR, U IN ADVANCE ' totton Market ; Reported by?Jt H, Bsrriogtoa Middling cotton '! quoted on' the tMt M l 20 ; lim e f v I UT lteiTlS Ot LjOC&l iNeWfl . . , , .,The Woman Velab wiU meet next Moodsy At 4 p. m, in the mmridpAl building. .. . -. License has been Issued for the --Mr. AV E. White Tuesday pur chased from Mr. D. J, Britt a 5-room residence on East First street 'Mr. Tracy Worley, who under, went a mastoid operation at tho Thompson hospitAl 2 weeks Ago, is improving And expects to be Able to return home tomorrow. . --RegulAr meeting of Alfred Rowl Und chapter, U. D. .C, will be . held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Miss Frances McNeill After . the meeting, those attending will iro on a hike. . Mr. Bud Wilkerson of the Bar nesville section was among the visi tors in town yesterday. Mr. Wilkerson was the first citizen of Sterlings township to pay his 1922 Stat and county taxes. Dr. Ravmond ThAimttmi f Hi.. lotte, son of Mr. and' Mrs. J. A. Thompson of Lumberton, was elected secretary of tho Seventh District Medical society at It annusl meeting in Albemsrle Tuesdav. ' Messrs. H. B JnnfnW n v Gregory and Bill BullrH Brf n John Knox returned Tneadav twn tag from a two-days' fishing trip on Waccamaw river. They CAUght plenty of fish And captured a young aligator, w talk 1L v A wawo mey orougnt nome with them. AnDroximatelv 9 nllanc f mm . whiskey, which officers found in tho possession of Lonnie Edwards and Van Walters some two weeks ago,' were ' poured out in tho street in- front ,of i the county Jail at 1:30 this Afternoon. -A Robesonian reporter was invited to witness the, "execution." r J'Mn Stephen Mclntyre was un namously elected town bommjstion er from ward No. 1 to fill out the unexpired term of Dr. N.. A. Thomp son At A meeting of the mayor and , town commissioners Tuesday evening. Dr. Thompson's term would have x pired next May. Resolution relative to tn .ij(4jjjieath of Dr. Thomp- -son,? former member of the boArd, were psssed. - ' . . . Miss J uliA Thompson, who came home, last week to Attend the funeral of her father, Dr. N. A. Thompson, , will return Saturday to Winthrop college, Rock Hill, S. C. Messrs; T. J. Stafford and C. L. Watson, sons-in-law of Dr. Thompson, will leave to day for their respective homes at Nashville, Tenn., And Winston-Salem. Mrs. Stafford and infant son, Joe NeilL and Mrs. Watson will remain here a few days longer. Mr. J. P. Ford of Lake View, S. father of Manly Pord, who. was killed by Frank Summers in the tat ter's home near MarietU last Febru ary, was a Lmnberton visitor yester- . day. Mr. Ford Asys it is true, as stated in recent issues of The Robe sonian in connection with this strange case, that neither he nor any other member of his fsmUy had any idea his son was dead until Summers was arrested in Georgia, that they ; thought he had joined the navy, as ho had often expressed intention of do ing. - ? , : , - : r.ii BROAD RIDGE BREEZES School Opens With 79 Pupils Enrolled . . . . o rt n '- et -mesne r gin ncceivee oeverf - Cut Other. Items. By Gertrude Britt Broad Ridge, (Orrum R. 1), Oct 2. Broad . Ridge school opened this morning with on enrollment ' of. 70 pupils. Mr. I. F. Britt, Sr., of : this section And Miss EUza Graliam of the Proctorvillo section are the teach ers. . Rev. L F. Britt filled Rev, W. A. Coleman's appointment yesterday. Mr. Britt preached a fine sermon. A large crowd attended, among those present being Mr. and Mrs. Furmatt Parker and daughter of Boardman. Misses Hattie Sellers and Aileen Britt' of the Mt Elim section spent Saturday night and Sunday .visiting at the home of Miss Britts uncle Mr. Swain Britt Mr. Jim Carter, who is working at St Pauls, spent week-end visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Robert Carter. ' Miss Nina Wilcox of the Smyrna section spent the week-end visiting at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs. Charlie Anderson. ; A large crowd from this section at tended anniversary of the Mt Elim Sunday school institute which was held at Hog Swamp Saturday. They report it as an enjoyable occasion. Master Sam Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cox; was cut badly in the face one day last week when a mule . ran And threw him out of a buggy. Ten stitches were re quired to sew up the cut Dr. Hayes of Fairmont dressed his wound. There is prayermeeting at . Broad Ridire church every Sunday p. m. at 3 o'clock. Everybody is invited to At tend, :'-'-' ' Best wishes to The Robesonian. r
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 5, 1922, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75