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LUMBESTOir, II. G IIONDAY, JA1UJAHY 1, 1223 COONTBT. OOD AK0 TSUTH. ,X3TAusaxt im'mci mi cut A A, CtTE IM ADVAXc New Year's Rcccp- tion in Honor of Governor Morrison He and Daughter at Home of Mr. and Mrs. a!-W. McLean Pub lic Reception This. Afternoon. GOVERNOR GIVES PRACTICAL NEW YEAE'S SUGGESTION Greatest Ajrknltaral County in State Can be Made Veritable Garden Spot Raise , Greater Variety' of Pro ducts See North Carolina as Crt Mt state in Union! " in Few Years. . Governor Cameron . Morrison and his daughter, little Miss Angelia, ar rival in T.nmWton Saturday evening about, 7 o'clock, coming across coun try from Raleigh,1 and are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs: A. Mc Lean, Chestnut street, "where" a " New Year's reception to which the public is invited, will be given in honor of the Governor .this afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock.' They will return to Ral eigh tonight.. , -t ' i The Governor spent a quiet "day here yesterday, enjoying a drive to Red Springsiii the afternoon and at tending 'services at the Presbyterian church last evening. ' "I "v . Asked, last evening by, a Robeson ian reporter for a New Year's ; mes sage to the people of Robeson county, Governor' Morrison whose .entire walk and conversation seems to f epromo-j tion of the best interests and the pros-. iierujr w uib 4vy, j of North Carolina, and who would rather talk about .what may : be T)est for the future than to boast of iwhat has been accomplished, said that ' if the people of this county will devote more attention to raising hogs; fruits, nuts, vegetables and others of the great variety of things that can (" De cultivated; successfully in" this favored section they tea,' in a, few years make of Robeson county a veritable garflen spot. Ini other, words, t if ; they .will raise home supplies ana .a greater va riety of i products ( they . will be inde pendent of .the boll weevil." The Gov ernor, who knows his North Carolina like a book," recalled the ; fact that this county stands at the head of the four counties in North Carolina that are among the fifty leading agricul tural counties in the nation. ' , Governor Morrison v says he ' would like to place n expert horticulturist in every county in the State.' He be lieves there are unlimited possibilities for- development along . horticultural lines in Robeson and that this county could in a short while rival a State in richness. v - North Carolina,' the . Governor be lieves, is destined to double its pre sent population of two and. a half million people . within the ' next ten' years 'and to become ; .the greatest State in the Union. It is already far in the lead among Southern1 States and without having spent a nickle in advertising is known the country over for its solid accomplishments and progress; At. the recent confer ence of Governors, 'i said Governor States knew about what is being done in North Carolina and wanted to know, how so much had been accomplished. "Our people are at work", the Cover, nor said he ted them; and that he seems ;te 1 tonsidert the secret of the success ofthe great program in edu cation, in road-building, in ;; health .work and along other lines that is be. 'ing'pnt over .without fuss and feath ers "ana is making oi worm uaro- Una a synonym for progressed solid achievement the country over. ; Governor Morrison is essentially a forward-looking t man, a man with boundless faith in the. possibilities for North Carolina, a man of vision and with the unflinching courage that is not dismayed by any obstacles. He believes that what has been ac- complished in this State" is : ,but an earnest of greater things." - f f nr r' 1 i- j CUninlingS -WOUnClS . May Prove Fatal Indian' Shot Near Pembroke Follow- fng Row Over Pistol Chances of Recovery Slight. , Edmund Cummings, : Indian, who lives near, Pembroke, is in the Baker sanatorium' with only a slight chance of recovery from being Ashot Thurs day zugnt or ; last week.', beamore Locklear, another Indian, 'in arrest ed yesterday and la in the county jail here charged with the ahootinj. Two bullets struck Cummings, on in the hip and the other in the side; The (shooting took : place near Cummings home, it ia said, following a row about a pistol.-. , ; - A NEW TEAR'S GUEST IN , A LUMBERTON HOME Governor Morrison and his daugh ter. Miss AnareliaV have been 5 guests since : Saturday' evening at' the home of jUr. and Mrs. J A; W. S McLean, where ' a New Year's reception, - to which the public is invited, is being given this afternoon. They will return to Raleigh' tonight. ; ''! Airplane Wrecked In 1800 Feet FaU XI: J, E., Walters and Howard Bryan of J Lumberton Had Miraculous Escape from Death When Former's Plane 0yer lBryanrg gye Only injury Sos, 4 tained b. the Two-Control Wire ' Jlroke ann rune reu at speea oi 200 Miles per Hour. -. Mr.':;i;Jf-E';- ' Walters, Lumberton aviator and Mr. i Howard Bryan, al so of Lumberton, had a miraculous escape !from death 4 Saturday ,: about 120 p. m. when Mr. - Walters' De- Haviland airnlane fell 1.800 feet and crashed to the ground in the heart of the town of Chadboura. Although the big plane wa sdemolished into a heap of ruins as a result of the crash, Mr. Walters; " who ,was piloting the ma chine escaped without 'injury and Mr. Bryan's only injury was a cut above his left eye Five stitches were re quired in sewing up the gash. V The sudden breaking of a : control wire caused the accident. The plane, with its; two passengers, fell at a speed of 200 miles per hour, accord ing to Mr. Walters. After, the wire broke ; Mr. Walters had no control over his 'plane and he immediately cut off the motor. He admits that he thought the end was near for both himself and -"Mr. ; Bryan. The . "plane was , so completely .wrecked, that- Mi. Walters "will not try to repair it. . The falling of the 'plane furnished plenty of excitement for the citizens of Chadbourn, It fell right near the passenger station and missed a large water tAk by. only a few feet Mr. Walters , had gone to Chadbourn for the purpose ' of taking passengers for a ride in the any though, he had not made a landing when the control wire broke, ''ij-j ir-v?J';-: - &i'y., No Demand for , ation State Senator Varser 'I, and ' Family jv Leave for Raleigh--Senator Thinks : Absence of Demand for Local Leg - islation is a Good Sign. , State Senator; L.i R4yirser Mrs. Vars-er "and their amail daughter. Mi?s . r?' r.r ,7 V, m , their .ntomobja.. They will live a e Yarborough hotel rdunng the 888)n i of the Mineral?,: Assembly which convenes Wednesday c thi. week. Senator-Varser was xhairman ?f tn! J1 finance committee duri In -the Ust session of the General Assembly and took a Teadmg part in tne epoch-makmg; legislation passed f0' ' - . ; A dlsttoct departure frpm the usual : custom 13 noiea in iae : iaci inai no demand has been made so far on the Robeson Icountyi Senator, for. local legislation. . This Senator Varser re gards as a good sign. He thinks that the r people are more - disposed than formerly to leave local legislation in the ' hands of local : authorities ' and leave .the" legislators' freer- to devote attention to State-wide matters,, such as salaries for solicitors , and court procedure. . If ., any special .legislation for Robeson county' is desired or coo; templated no publicity has bees given to it so far, and Robeson's Senator confidently may- be expected to play an important part in State-wide leg islation. v-, h) ' -,: ii?,-. ;,V -r-Ther regular monthly meeting of the: mayor- and town commissioners will be held in the municipal building tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 7:30. t . ... . - i . - -. ... : x L . - ; 3-Ycar Old Grace Greyard Killed hi V Auto Accident Fell from Seat .Beside for Father. V T. S. Greyard - of ' McDonalds and Wheer Passed Over 'Her Body- Never Regained r Coosciousn Funeral This Afternoon. ' v A horrible accident occurred about 4:30 . yesterday' -afternoon, when Mr. T. S Greyard of McDonald ran his Buick automobile over his 8-year-old daughter: Grace' inflicting injuries which caused her death in a- short time: Mri : Greyard was leaving the horne d of his brother-in-law, Mr. Sandy y'-i, McMillan near ; McDonalds, when : the.: accident happened. .7 The child was in the ' front - seat of the auto with her father. He started to back the car and was looking back. When: he cut the front wheels of the car the door came open and the child fell out. The front wheel of the car passed over her body . before - Mr. Greyard could , stop it. Dr. .E. I Bowman of McDonald rendered medi cal attention, but the child never re gained consciousness and; died in e short time, ;. " -' r v ; The funeral wil lbe conducted : this afternoon and interment will be made in the family burying r plot at Idna church. : , . : "'-. . '. ? viir, Negro Check Flasher Gets Road Sentence Walter Vernon Passed Four Worthless ' Checks and Goes to Roads for 1Z i .MonthsMurphy. . Hardin Draws' 6 Months' : Sentence. Other Castes. As a restilt of passing four worth less! checks, Walter, . Vernon, negro, will do labor on the public. A roads of Robeson county for the next twelve months. 1 He was sentenced by Recdrd er W. B. Ivey to1 serve 4 months in 2 cases and 60 days each in two others, all for the same, sort of offense. ' - Murphy Hardin, Indian, was given a 90-days' road sentence on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon, an additional 60-daysV sentence on the charge of being drunk and disorderly and 30 days under a continued judg ment total .of, 6 months.'s:A..&-,''1? f George Kemp,'negro, ' was" found guilty of abandonment; judgment sus pended upon payment of the cost. . v - Bernice Flowers, Lenwood Flowers and Catl Israel. were found not guilty of shooting at the residence of J. C. Gurganus. v r ::. David Reid Regan plead guilty to the charge of being drunk and disorderly. Judgment was suspended upon pay ment of cost. Lumberton Post xy Elects Of ficers W. Bert Ivey Heads Local Post -' of American Legion A tmual Banquet Preparing Business Meeting an, En joyable Occasion. .-.r,v? At a business meeting of Lumberton post No." 42 of the American Legion, following the "annual feed" at the Goat club . house Thursday , - evening; the following officers were elected, for he ensuing year. Commander, W. Bert Ivey; vice-commander, : F .'Eli Wis hart; adjutant and finance off icer, I. L. McGill, re-elected: historian, B. F. McMillan, Jr.; insurance officer, Jno. Gore. All the- officers were elected by acclamation. '-v ; v ; Membership dues for those living in town for the year 1923 will be $3.60 and $2 for those living out of town. Several short talks ' were made by members of the post and it is expected that the Lumberton post will be more active this year than it has been here tofore. Meetings will be held on the second Thursday night of each month. Around 50 ex-service men and a few invited guests attended the meet-. mg Thursday evening. The : "annual feed" was all that could be . desired ana: tne occasion as a wnoie was tho roughly enjoyed by ' all present. 1 Bar becue, with accessories, was served in army-life style-; .: ; -The Euthalian Literary society of Mars Hill college will hold its 21st anniversary. Saturday evening,' Janu ary 6th. In the program to be render, ed, Bob Allen of Robeson county is president of- the debate, and Hubert B. Humphrey of, Robeson is on the affirmative side of the query. "Re solved, that the United States should grant to the World War veterans an adjusted f compensation of:- $1 and $125 per day for home and overseas service, respectively." L .' P. Hedg pethof Robeson ; is - one of the mar- ShalS.i.:f5-rjr " yJ'f", t -: : Dr.. J. A. Martin left Friday evening for New, York city, where he will spend a month , at the Baby hospital ; taking a . special course in the study of the diseases of children. He was accompanied as fat as Rich mond, Va., by Mrs-. Martin and their two children, J. A. Jr. and Raymond Jones, who will visit at the home of Mrs. Martin's parents,- Mr. snd Mrs. S. P. Jones, in Richmond,, whOe Dr. Martin is in New -York. ' N St Paub NevaLcttcr Among the Sick Holiday Visitors Marriage of Miss Anaia Jones and Mr. Hemaa Hall a Surprise to Their : Friends Sunday School .. .Sends T Chickens to Orphanage Personal, By Besa G. Johnson i St Paula, Dec! 29th Well, we wern't "taking Christmas" all this time when our usual letter failed to appear in Thursday's issue, but in stead - we were "celebrating", j in doors with another terrible cold or grippe, ' being still somewhat under the weather.' A good many seem to be victims of colds, grippe or flu, as well as pneumonia. - , ?.'' f Mr. E. J. Martin's little cripple son Grower, Jias been very ill with pneu monia, : a ' change . for the tbetter oc curring night before last, we were glad to note. His sister Mrs. Eugene Holliingsworth of Fayetteville! who was formerly Miss Annie Martin, graduate of Highsmith hospital, has been with him during his -illness. Both Mr.- and Mrs. Herndon of near town also have pneumonia., with a nurse in attendance,'' while Mr. and Mrs.' Frank Townsend and his aged mother have been in bed with in fluenza. . 's ',. We were informed yesterday that Mrs. Rufus Odom is the owner of a turkey hen who stole her nest and came off Christmas day with 10 fine little turkeys, something.-rather un usual for' the time of year. Mrs. Odom, it seems has good , luck wjth her turkeys 'and raises; quite ! a few. She and Mr. Odom have adopted the little girl they got from the orphan age some time ago having christen ed her Minnie ' Lambert Odom. She is one of the brightest, happiest lit tle lassies one- most ever saw, and Wfis ,8 months old the 23rd of this month. " . - f vfThe many' friends of Mrs.' L. L. McGoogan were glad to have her re turn home in" time .to spend , Christ-1 mas at home, she having been a pa tient for some weeks in a sanatorium in Charlotte. She is getting on very nicely. v-Cl'A::.':"; ;' s "vThe different students from the various schools and colleges are home as well as those who are engaged in teaching and other work. . 'V Miss Annie Jones gave her friends a little surprise, came home on Wed nesday t from Flora Macdonald,, where she was a student, was marri ed in Lumberton on Saturday a. m. The lucky ; young man was Mr.. He- man Hall of Rose Hill, Duplin county.'! Miss . Jones taught at Rose Hill last season, the . little romance . beginning then." She is a daughter of Mr. Charley Jones, Sr., of near fown,' and has many ' friends who wish for she and; her huhhy a pleasant ' voyage o'er tiie matrimonial seas of life. Rev." McLean McGeachy s and fam ily . left yesterday a. m. for;' White- ville after spending a few days among relatives here. ; V. "i'-, '.- Miss Virginia Withers, a member of the high school faculty here, has been a guest of her sister in Char lotte. - ' . ' '.:r.; . . ' ,1: - Miss Margaret Fisher has been in town for the holidays. -' ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Marion McNeill spent Christmas here. Mrs. McNeill is ex pected back tomorrow to spend a fewvdays. ., Mr. L A. McGeachy went to BaltL more this week.; His sister Miss Ada underwent an ; operation . Wednesday, standing the, operation o.' It, ' accord ing to- message received by relatives here.;'-;, ''''.v,f?:--4 ' . - Mrs, Lon Townsend has had for her guests a brother, Rev. B. Broadwell, and family. He is a state evangelist whose headquarters is Buies Creek. Mr W .D. Broadwell from. Ways Station, Ga., spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and "Sirs. H. L. BroadwelL Mr. Sam Withers and mother, Mrs. S. W.' Withers, were here " for the holidays. . Miss Carolyn Withers also" visited in the . Rozier home, being a sister of Mrs. R. G. Rosier.' Mr. and Mrs. . N. A. McEach- ern ;' spent Christmas : in Sanford ' in the Wicker home;' Mrs. Wicker '. re turning with them for a little visit A little entertainment will be given tonight': at the? Presbyterian' manse complimentary to the .Christian ' En deavor society. ' . ': ,;: '. :'".'. Rev; J." J. Murray's many friends were glad to welcome him back for the holiday season. The Great Marsh Sunday school is to be complimented on its thoughtful ness in sending a crate of "chicks? to the Thomasville orphanage for Christ mas. .. . 'i 'f ::--':y V '- Mrs. D JS. MeEachern and? little son W. A who have been guests of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Blue, in Baeford, during 'the holidays, are expected home today, it ; Mr J. B. Broadwell from Sumter spent last Sunday. among his people here. .-!' - . Miss Monnie Carlyie has heen Boll Weevil Meet- B injjWmbeHeldih; , Lumberton Jan. 8 Series of. 5IeeilagV for ParpoM of Leasening Losses Boll v Weevil Is Dm to Inflict This Year All Cot ton Growers Are. Urged to Attend. ' - f s ' " " - Correspondence ht The . Robesonian. To lessen the heavy losses which the cotton boll-weevil is due to in flict ," this year the ' North ' Carolina Agricultural Extension service has arranged i a " series: of big. imporUnt fcounty-wide meetings. . Thef meeting1 .for Robeson county will be. held . in Lumberton Mondar. January J8th. The .Cumberland ": coun ty meetings will be held in Fayette ville Saturday,- January 6,"and for BUden county . the meeting will be held in Elizabethtown Ttiesday, Jan uary 9. . . " . ' V Meetings to begin at 11 a m. Be Ion time. Bring notebook and pendL come for a purpose. Urge all cotton growers to' attend. The best methods for erowinff cot ton under boll-weevil conditions will be discussed, ; including . the Florida method as well as the dust method successfully practiced in this State tne past season. . J. O. Taylor, formerly with the U. S. Department Boll-weevil Labora. tory in Xouislanna, will be the prin cipal speaker. There will , also .be other speakers on important farm problems.' , All cotton growers in the counties where these meetings are 'held are urged ' to attend. , The meeting may make the difference between Success and Failure TO YOU. No effort will be spared to make the meeting valu able. Each speaker is a specialist in his lino, and realizes the seriousness of the problem. These meetings will onen our cam paign against boll-weevil for 1923. . N. C. Airricultural Fxtenalnn Sot. vice, in cooperation with County rarm Agent in each county, The Governor's New' Year Vbit i. Governor Morrison and his daugh ter, Miss Angelia, will' see the , new year come in at Lumberton, where they are to be the guests of Mr; and Mrs. A W. McLean. The governor will arrive in the city on the Lumber tomorrow morning and will motor to the eastern North Carolina city from Raleigh. The Lumberton Robesonian says this will be the first time the governor has honored Lumberton with visit since he became the state's honored chief executive. Quite na turally, the Lumberton folk are anti cipating his visit with very ,; keen pleasure, and. they will have an op portunity to pay , their.; respects to him; at a ; New Year's reception end Miss Morrison on Monday afternoon from 8 to 6 o'clock at the McLean home on Chestnut street The governor is no stranger to "Robeson county people, and they wW take ad- hrantage of his visit to give him to understand that he will begin the new year in the greatest county in the greatest state of the greatest nation on earth. In a very large sense, east. era Carolina will shareN the honor, of the governor's visit to coastal Caro lina. Governor Morrison has, already sent out his greetings to the people for 1923. Briefly, it is "We must go forward, and we shall keep that .in mind as the very best thing to do. Wilmington Star. - MR. F. E. CARLYLE ACCEPTS ' STATE SENATE CLERKSHIP Will Serve ss Chief Clerk of Finance Committee of Which Senator Var ser of Robeson is Chairman. Mr..F. Ertel Carlyie will leave to morrow for Raleigh, where he will serve as chief '. elerkr to the finance committee of the' State Senate dur ing the session of the Legislature which -will convene Wednesday of this week. State Senator L. R. Varser of Lumberton is chairman of the finance committee,' the most ' important com mittee of the Senate, and it was through Mr, Varser that Mr. Carlyie received the appointment Mr. Carly ie is a young attorney of Lumberton, a young man of ability and no doubt be will fill the position with credit Mr. David H. Fuller will serve as so licitor of the Lumberton recorder's court, which office Mr. Carlyie holds, whOe he is in Raleigh, guest of Miss Cora Odom the past few days. She Is a daughter of Mrs. Dora Humphrey ; Carlyie, who died some .years ago. Mrs. Carlyie having gotten her 3 children nicely arrang ed in an orphanage before, her death a few weeks later. Mesdamea D. S.. Mar ley of Lumber Bridge and Olive of Mt Gilead spent the holidays at the home of their fa ther, Mr. D. B. Lancaster. ; - . . Reported by J. H. Barringtoa '.Middling cotton is quoted on th local market today at 29 cents the) pound. :?; -V ;,;, f T -V, - : Vi K ' Items of Local Nevo .License has been issued for th marriage of Miss Pauline Sikes and Jno. A, Ferguson. ' Mr. S. J, Allen and family arv -moving today from R. 3. Lumberton, to WatTam, Scotland county. Robeson chapter, U C. will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at th home of Mrs. S, Mclntyre. The county commissioners, the) county; boSrd of education and the county road board are holding regn lar -monthly meetings here today. The Lumberton graded and high schools will open tomorrow morning for the spring term. The schools dosed on December 15 for the- holidays. Mr. S. A. McDuffie of R. 2, Lum berton, was among the visitors in town Saturday. : Mr, , McDuffie is student at Wake Forest college and will return to Wake Forest tomorrow after spending the holidays with home folks. f , :r y . ;,.r: A company of 8 Hawaiians will give a musical concert,"The Hawaiian Revue", in the high school auditorium tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 1 8 o'clock. The entertainment will bo given under the auspicies of the local post of the American Legion. Among the New Year's cards re ceived by The .Robesonian was on from a former member of the "force". Rev. S, J. Starnes, and his wife. Mr. Starnes is now a member of the North' Carolina Methodist conference and student at Trinity college. . vN Mrs. K. T. Brown, who recently sold her farm near Lumberton, on the Elizabethtown road, to Mr. W. J. Bit ter, has purchased the J. L. William son residence' on ? North Chestnut street and will move to town as soon as he residence is vacated by Mrs. W. " Sr.WisheA.-.. Mils Bonnie Sessoms of Hame. Sampson county, today resumed ' her position as stenographer In 1 the law1 offices of Messrs. McLeani Varser, McLean ft Stacy. Miss Sessoms had had been away for six months on ac count of illness, but has now recover ed! t? the delight of her many friends. -Mrrvnroa HrTBnct'nas accepted a position as salesman in Eflrd's de. partment store. -Mr. jBritfe formerly , lived here, but has been employed la the dry goods department of the, store operated by the Butters Lamber com pany at Boardmin for the past 18 months. He' began work here today. The Robesonian is indebted to Mr: E. J. Davis, well-known tobacco r warehouseman of ' Fairmont, Vfoi a box of beautiful and delicious apples sent from Martinsville, ,Va where he also conducts a warehouse. The en- - tire force is behonden to Mr. Davis for this kind remembrance. The coroner's jury in the case of Robert Wilkins, Indian who died in the Thompson . hospital Thursday morning as a result of being shot Christmas night, will not ' return its verdict until tomorrow. The Jury 'M composed of Messrs. J. L. Stephens, M, A Odum, Ira B. Townsend. J. H. . Harrington, r . WUliams and H. O. Floyd. ( j 1 . GRAND LODGE L O. O. F. WILL MEET IN FAYETTEVILLE JAN Special Meeting fat Comectkm With Special Exercises of Cross Creek Ledge. Fayetteville, Dec 30 With the visit of Grand Sire Lucian J.; Eastin, F., of St .Joseph, Mo., a special meeting of the North Carolina Grand 1 . t - . 9 oage m connection wim special ex ercises of Cross Creek lodge for the purpose of presenting four members of the lodge with emblematic' jewels commemorating' 60 years , of continu ous membership in the lodge, on Sat- , urday, January 6. Odd Fellows of the city propose to make the occasion, a -memorable one. f-..rvv, The four veteran Odd Fellows who are to be honored on this occasion are H, R. Home, Geo. P. MeNeiH, W. D. Caster and Geo. M. Rose. The program, which is an elaborate . one, was worked out by ,D. Gaster, chairman " of . the local committee, . Grand Master W. R. , Coppedge, . of Rockingham and Grand Secretary John D. Berry, of Raleigh. , , The grand sire will be met at the train Saturday morning by : officers of the Grand Lodge and members of the breakfast a trip will be made to Fort Bragg. i't'lV-it:::- At 11 o'clock the session of the , Grand lodge will be held and " the Grand lodge and Past Grand de-. grees will be conferred. Vs ? x A parade will be held at 1 o'clock, in which soldiers from Camp Bragg, and various ' civic and fraternal or ganizations will take part Following the parade public exer cises will take place in the LaFay ette' theatre.7 .-' ' ' '"" y The grand sire will make the prin cipal address and present the jewels.
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