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WATCH YOUR LABEL AND SEND IN B& NEWAL BEFORE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES. WATCH YOUR LABEL. ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DISCOKTINU. ED WHEN THEY VOL. LIV —NO. ?*!C* nva Otm !X AOVAH!C* Planning Big Cel ebration May 10th F)M to U.iM ^ tion, With Parade, Band, Aero planes and All, Mr. James A. ^kh.rt, State mander of the American Legmn, Gen era! Bowley,.. commander, of. ^ Rra?? and other men of prominence of the local post of the American 1^ gion and the committee f Schools of the county to have a real celebration here on that day of the world war veterans work out as they have been planned. In addition to this, arrangements are being made to have a military band from Fort Bragg, one or more aeroplanes, literary and athletic con tests biggest parade m the history X th, .SLt, ii! which aij the ,cheat children of the county will take part, and a baseball game between the uni versity of North Carolina and State College; then possibly a boxing match. . , . ' A tentative program is being ar ranged by the committee appointed Saturday at the meeting m the ofiice of Prof. Poole, superintendent ot schools, and will be presented to the teachers of the county in their meet ing in Lumberton Saturday of this week for their approval. Messrs. W. B. Ivey and Eli Wishart are local members of this committee and are today in Fort Bragg conferring with General Bowley relative to the army activities. ... If the program is adopted, a liter ary contest will be held in the Lum berton high school auditorium Fri day night prior to the big celebration and the big day will open with a real parade, followed by speaking, dinner, The American Legion posts throughout the county are being urged to co-operate in this and it is possible that Major Malloy of Park ton will be on hand with his unit of the North Carolina national guard. Monkey Rum KiHs 5-Year OM Boy Horace Britt Dies as Result of Being Poisoned by Whiskey—It is Thought He Drank About 4 Ounces. Horace, 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hesse Britt, who live on R. 4 from Lumberton, died at the Thomp son hospital Monday night as the re sult of drinking what?' is thought to have been poisoned whiskey. Just how much of the whiskey the child drank couldn't be determined but it was thought he drank about 4 ounces. The whiskey was of the "monkey rum" variety and it poison ed his entire system. It was not thought to be serious when first dis covered but later the boy became worse and he was brought to the hospital, where it was found impos sible to save him. Interment was made Tuesday in the Ward cemetery near the home. Special School Tax Election Red Springs Graded School District to Vote on Additional Levy of 15 Cents May 28. Red Springs graded school district will vote on May 28 on an additional levy of 15 cents on the $100 valuation of property and for such additional tax on the poll as is allowed by law. An order to this effect was passed by the county commissioners at their meeting here Monday. Dr. H. B. Gib son was appointed registrar and Messrs. R. C. Adams and John J. Thrower were appointed judges of election. County Depository to be Selected May 7th. At their meeting on the first Mon day in May the county commission ers will designate a depository and financial agent for the county for the next 12 months. According to ad vertisement published elsewhere in this issue, the bank that offers to pay the highest rate of interest on daily balances and agrees to loan to the various departments of the county government the amount of money called for under the law at the low est rate of interest will be selected. The Bank of Maxton has been county depository for the past several years. Fairmont Parents-Teachers Assn. Meets Friday Night. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Fairmont, April 4.—A regular monthly meeting of the Parent Teachers association will be at the school house Friday night, April 6. Everybody invited. * Mr. H. G. SmaHbones, travelling passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line railroad, with headquarters in Wilmington, was a Lumberton visitor Tuesday and yesterday. Mr. J. J. Shaw of Lumber Bridge is a Lumberton visitor today. Messrs. J. E. Rowland and V. L. Byrd of Fairmont R. 1 were Lumber ton visitors Monday afternoon. More Streets To Be Paved Additional Street and Sidewalk Paving Ordered by Town Commissioners— Setting Ont Trees Must be Under Supervision of Street Committee. Sixth street from Walnut to Water, Walnut street from First to Third and the sidewaik on the north side of Twelfth street to Pine were ordered paved by the town commissioners at their regular meeting held in the town halt Tuesday night. The cost of this additional paving is estimated at $17,000. T * It was also ordered that any pro perty owner who desires to set out trees between the sidewalk and curb ing adjacent to property will have to get a permit from the street commit tee, which is composed of Messrs. J. L. Stephens, chairman, and M. M. Rozier All work of this nature must be done under the supervision of the committee. Superior Court Plaintiffs Get $4,000 for Death of 3 Indians in Saw-Mill Explosion— Two Divorces Granted. A large number of judgments en tered, cases "continued, and a few di vorces granted constitute the work of Superior court which has been in ses sion since Monday, Judge W A. Devin of Oxford presiding. The most important case was com promised and submitted to the jury. It grew out of the death of 3 Indians who were killed near Rowland by the explosion of a boiler at a saw mill several months ago.. The plaintiffs were allowed $1,333.33 each in the compromise, making a total of $4, 000. Defendants in the case were C. T. Pate and others, who were the own ers of the saw mill. The suit was brought by Emma Oxendine, adminis trator of Spencer Oxendine; Duncan Oxendine, administrator of Moses Taylor; and Luther Jacobs, adminis trator of Orrin Oxendine. Divorces have been granted in the cases of Duke Watts vs. Carrie Watts and Henry Addison vs. Annie Jane Addison. Recorder s Court Check Flashers and Whiskey Cases Predominate on Docket This Week. During this week Recorder W. B. Ivey's court has not been as heavily docketed as it was last week, the fol lowing cases be^ig disposed of: John Bateman, giving worthless check; guilty; payment of check and costs in ca&e. Edmund Davis, possession of whis key; guilty; $35 fine and costs; trans porting whiskey; guilty; judgment continued for two ^ years upon pay ment of costs and condition that de fendant does not violate any of the liquor laws in two years. Robert Miles, negro, operating mo tor vehicle without license; guilty; judgment continued for 2 years upon payment of costs. B. C. Glass, giving worthless check; guilty; payment of check and costs. Luther Campbell, drunk and disor derly; guilty; $5 fine and costs. Candidate for Commissioner from Ward No. 1. Mr. S. McIntyre has filed notice with the town primary managers that he is a candidate for town commis sioner from Ward No. 1, subject to the vote of the people April 24th. Mr. McIntyre has filled the unex stiired term of Dr. N. A. Thompson, deceased, and is the only candidate announced so far. Lecture at Maxton Next Monday Night. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Maxton. April 4.—Dr. Frank Ciyde Brown of Trinity coiiege, president of the North Carolina Foik-iore so ciety, wiii deliver a lecture Monday night, April 9, at 8:15 at the graded school. This treat is to be given to every one who wiH come by the Student ciub of Maxton. Exercises at Broad Ridge Sunday P. M. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Broad Ridge (Orrum R. 1), Aprii 5.—There wiH be exercises at Broad Ridge Sunday, Aprii 8, at 3:30 p. m., speeches, dialogs, songs, etc., and it is expected that there wiH be a speaker from Lumberton. Everybody is invited. , ? Mr. Roy Martin of Maxton was a Lumberton visitor yesterday Mr. Eiwood Whaiey is spending the day at Fayetteviiie and Fort Bragg on business. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Biggs and Mesdames John S. McNeill and J. M. Hutchinson spent yesterday in Fay etteville. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Greyard and children, Misses Alice and Ruth, and Master Thomas, of McDonald, were Lumberton visitors Tuesday after noon. Mr. H. S. McLean of Lakeview, N. C., is spending a few days in Lumber ton on business. Mr. P. H. McArthur of Wakulla was a Lumberton visitor yesterday. J. L Townsend is Road Superintend ent Salary of $2,000 Re-eierted for Roads and Bridges at Saiary Fixed by Legisiatare—Peti tions for Roads Continued—Other Road Matters. Mr. J. 1. Townsend was re-elected superintendent of roads and bridges of Robeson county for one year at a salary of $2,000 the year at the re gular monthly meeting of the county road commission Monday. According to provisions of an act passed at the recent session of the Legislature, the superintendent must pay his expenses out of this salary, must devote his entire time to the work and must take over the duties heretofore per formed by a ' ridge foreman who has been paid $150 the month. The road superintendent has been paid $275 the month up to the first of this month. Other business was transacted by the road commisssion at this meeting as follows: It v.as ordered that note in the sum of $350 be made for AlfordsvHle town ship for 90 days to the Bank of Max ton, for necessary repair work. The co;-;:dttee appointed at the la ;t meeting to consider the matter of re fund for Fairmont township reported that no decision had been reachedfand asked that the matter be continued till next meeting, which was granted. Petition for a road in Howellsville township, near Plainview school house, considered, but was continued for .30 days. Sale of a Corbitt truck belonging to Lumberton township to Wishart town ship for $400 was confirmed, and a note was executed to Hugh A. Bames for $1552.50, payable January 1, 1924, for balance due on truck for Lumber ton township. The secretary was instructed to re new notes at the Bank of Maxton for 90 days as follows: Sterlings town ship $250, Burnt Swamp $750, St. Paul $1250. Supt. Townsend reported that there had arisen some objections to road In Lumberton township near Giles Ro ziers, and it was ordered that the superintendent of roads and the su pervisor of Lumberton township lay off said road to the best advantage. The following loans from the town4 ship road sinking funds were approv ed, when titled and values have been passed upon and approved by the ag. tomey of this board: S. B. McLean $2509, Swain Britt $1600, D. E. Can ady, $1000. A petition from Gaddy township was presented, asking that no bonds or money be borrowed for this town ship at present, and this matter is continued for thirty days. A petition was presented from Wishart township requesting a public road or private cartway in said town ship as follows: Beginning at the Whiteville road, at Owen Wilkin's plantation, and running south to the Beulah road, at R. H. Davis farm, a distance of 1 1-2 miles. The matter is ordered filed for thirty days, to hear any objections that may arise. Recorders' Sala ries Increased Commissioners Grant Six Recorders Increases Amounting to $70 the Month—Boundary Line Between Back Swamp and Fairmont Town ships Changed. Salary increases amounting to $70 a month were granted the six record ers of Robeson county by the county commissioners at their regular month ly meeting Monday as follows: Lum berton district, from $75 to $100 per month; Maxton, from $65 to $75; Fairmont, from $60 to $65; Rowland, from $50 to $60; Red Springs, from $50 to $60; St. Paul, from $50 to W. E. Lynch and J. E. Carpenter were appointed prosecuting attorneys for Rowland and Maxton recorder courts, respectively. 3. It was ordered that the boundary line between Back Swamp and Fair mont townships be changed so as to put a!i the lands belonging to the Perry Jenkins estate in Back Swamp township. D. Brewer and family and Eli Mc Lean were dropped from the regular pauper list, the latter having moved to Cumberland county. The regular pauper list was allowed and the fol lowing were added: Ellen McLean $4 per month, Sandy McQueen $5, John McNeill $5, Annie Stephens $3, Alie Hardin $5. Harriet Oxendine was in creased from $1.50 to $3 per month. Insolvent bill of cost for January term of criminal court was ordered paid. The usual monthly reports were filed by the Bank of Maxton as coun ty treasurer,. the county superinten dent of health, county welfare officer and sheriff. Action in regard to employment of a. veterinary surgeon for the county deferred until the next meeting of the board. A!1 commissioners were present at the meeting—John W Ward, chair man, C. B. Townsend, Rory McNair, J. G. Hughes and W. J. Council. Mr. John S. McNeill spent yester day in Charlotte. School Board De fines Schoo! Day Its Length Mast be 6 Hoars Not !n eluding Lunch Period—Appropria tion Made for Summer Schools— Sale of Mt. Tabor School Propert) Approved—Other Matters. Length of the school day shall be 6 hours, not including the noon hour and schools of Robeson shall open a< 9 a. m. and close at 4 p. m. accord ing to an order passed by the county commissioners at their regular month ly meeting Monday in the office ol Supt. J. R. Poole. AH members of the board were pre sent except Chairman Lucius McRae Mr. C T. Pate presiding. Other busi ness was transacted as follows: Supt. Poole was appointed as a committee to meet with the board oi trustees of the Philadelphus high [school on Thursday, April 12th, at s p. m., at Philadelphus school, in re gard to some rebates asked for. The following resolution was pass ed: "Be it resolved by the board ol education of Robeson county, that the preamble and resolution passed by this board June 5th, 1922, relative to Thompson graded school district, theretofore constituted by this board from the following districts and parts of districts, to-wit, Iona, Mc Donalds, Raynham, Purvis, and Elrod, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out and anulling from ! said preamble . and resolution all of [ the same that defines or construes the taw or the opinions of the Supreme court of the State, and all of same that declares null and void and of no effect the previous action taken by this board in consolidating said dis trict, and the said previous resolution of this board of March 6th, 1922, con solidating the said district is hereby declared to be of full force and effect in so far as it is in accordance with the law." An appropriation not to exceed $400 was made for county summer schools for teachers. Chairman Lucius McRae, Mrs. W. W. Lewis and Miss Katie McL Buie were appointed as a committee to at tend the meeting in Wilmington April 27th, called by the State Superintend ent for the purpose of discussing the new school la4r. Sale of the Mt. Tabor school pro perty to Mr. W. H. Adams for $202. 50 was approved, and the chairman and secretary were authorized to exe cute deed for same. Mr. LuciUs McRae filed his oath of office and qualified as a member of the board. It was ordered that $58.54 be trans ferred from Liberty high school to district No. 2, white, Alfordsville on account of error in listing special taxes. Rebates were allowed as follows: Daniel McLean, district 1, white, Al fordsville, $4.80, Mary Ann McLean, $1.50, district No. 1, white, Alfords ville, on account of error in listing; Texie Jones and C. Bryan, $1 each on dog. JOINT MEETING TOWN COM MISSIONERS AND WOMAN'S CLUB County Commissioners Will Beauti fy Court House Square if Town Will Keep Up the Work—This Matter to be Decided at This Meet ing. There will be a joint meeting of the town commissioners and the members of the Woman's club in the town hall tomorrow night to consider the pro position made by the county com missioners at their meeting Monday. It was offered by the coun ty commissioners that they would order the grounds around the court house beautified, planting a large amount of hedge, shrubbery, etc., provided the town of Lumberton would take charge of the grounds and see that they were kept up and would improve them from time to time as was deemed necessary. For this reason the joint meeting has been called and any and all citi zens interested in this movement are invited to attend this meeting and ex press themselves. Bid on Road and Bridge Project Through Big Swamp. Bids on 25 road and bridge projects offered by the State Highway Com mission in Raieigh Tuesday aggregat ing $3,670,238.20 were submitted. Third district projects were: Project 392, Robeson, Biaden coun ty iine through Big Swamp, 1.06 miles bridges and and fi!i: Robeson county commissioners take fill at $22,405; E. T. Gwaitney bridges at $52,648.10. Project 329, Columbus, W. C. A. highway, Wilmington to Boiton, 12.89 miies hard surface, by J. O. Heyworth at $365,013. Mrs E. J. Parneii of Lumberton R. 7 spent iast week visiting her son and daughter-in-iaw, Mr and Mrs. S. P. Pameil, at Marion, S. C. Mr. H. G. JFoiger of Durham spent the week-end in Lumberton at the home of his brother and sister-in-iaw Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Folger. Mr. J Gaston Prevatt, who moved iast December from Robeson to Me Cuiiers, Wake county, was a Lumber ton visitor Monday. Revaluation Order ed for Robeson Commissioners Order Adjustment of I A!! Rea! and Persona! Property for Taxation—Auditor Wishart Ap pointed Supervisor and Listtaher Named for Each Township. Revaluation of a!! real and person al property in Robeson county for taxation was ordered by the county commissioners at their meeting Mon day. County Auditor A. V. G. Wiahart was appointed supervisor and Mat takers for the various townships were I appointed as foiiows, an assistant be ing appointed in some of the larger townships: Alfprdsville, Alex Alford; Back Swamp, Wallace McIntyre; Britts, A1 Stone; Burnt Swamp, Thos. A. Par nell; Fairmont, W.-C. Brown (A. J. Floyd, assistant); Gaddy, J. O. Mc iArthur; Howe!l$ville, J. E. Kinlaw (T. W. Maxwell, assistant); Lumber Bridge, W. E. Marley; Lumberton, J. H. Barrington (G. L. Thompson and L. Stephens, assistants); Maxton, J. P. Stansel (J. W. Carter, assistant jOrrum, M. Shepherd; Parkton, E. K. j Campbell; Philadelphus, J. B. Hum phrey; Pembroke, J. A. McCormick; Raft Swamp, W. C. Townsend; Red Springs, J. C. McPhai! (John T. Mc Neill, assistant); Rennert, C. W. Watson; Rowland, A. T. McKellar (B. A. Edens, assistant); Saddle Tree, [Grady S. Harrell; St. Paul, L. A. Me Geachy (G. T. Fisher, assistant); Shannon, B. B. Currie; Smiths, D. L. Stewart; Sterlings, E. Tom Lewis; Thompson, H. S. McLean; White House, Daniel Page; Wishart, J. C. Stansel (A. S. Pittman, assistant); j Robeson county had an entirely new revaluation two years ago, but after careful study by the commiss ioners at their meeting Monday they deemed the new revaluation necess ary. It is thought that it will make an enormous difference in the taxes for the next year. Maxton News Letter Miss Maria Ireland Injured in a Fall —Dr. T. M. Watson Given a "Show er." By Grace D. McCurdy Maxton, April 2.—Mr. E. G. Cham berlin of New York city spent two or three days in Maxton iast week on business. The Maxton Potato company ware house has been sold to Major G. B. Sellers. j Miss Maria Ireland had the mis fortune to fall on the sidewalk near !the Maxton Drug company store re jcently and broke one of the bones in her hip. She was taken to the Cum berland general hospital in Fayette ville. The accident occurred through the carelessness of some one who threw a banana peel on the sidewalk Dr. T. M. Watson, by some called j "the baby doctor" owing to his round cherubic countenance and light hearted ways, has left for St. Louis, Mo., where he will take a special course in the diseases of children. A .stag dinner, or rather what the wo !men would call a "shower", was giv ;en for him by Dr. E. G. McMillan and [Mr. Cap McQueen at the home of :Dr. McMillan Tuesday evening. Each 'guest brought some remembrance for the doctor, much to his surprise, among them being five shirts and fifteen pair of socks. 2 Killed and 6 Mured in Auto Smash ! Raleigh, April 2.—William Naylor and Robert Chappell, both of Raleigh, are dead and six other boys are in jured as a results of a collision of two automobiles here early today. Naylor was killed instantly and Chappell died after being removed to a hospital. Hospital authorities stated Bud Rankin, of Mooresville, a North Carolina State college student, whose injuries at first had been reported slight, had been removed to the hos pital in a serious condition. Bill Bethune, State college student, driver of an automobile in collision with Chappell's car, was arrested when discharged from the hospital on charge of manslaughter. He was re leased in $1,000 bond, signed by his father L. A. Bethune, president of a Clinton bank. Hearing was set for April 17 in city court. Charlotte May Have Ford Assembl ing Plant. Charlotte Observer. Charlotte will have a Ford assemb ling plant that will employ 700 men whose daily payroll will total at least $4,200, and that will turn out 75,000 cars annually, provided the southern class freight rate investigation known to the Interstate Commerce commis sion as docket 13494 results favorably for this territory. The plant would occupy eight or ten acres of ground. Former Judge Walter Neal of Laurinburg was a visitor in Lumber ton yesterday, attending Superior court. Cotton Market Reported by j H RarWngtatt —MiddHny, !oea! market today, 27 3-4 centa per pound. items of Locai New* —License hag been issued for the marriage of Mias Annie Wiggins and Mr. Howard M. Odom, Mrs. Hannah Jackson and Mr. Amos Grooms. —Mesdames T. C Johnson. John Knox and A. H. McLeod spent Tues day in Wagram, where they attended a meeting of the federated woman's c!uhs. —The Baraca ciass of the First Bapttst church wiii have a chicken ftsh fry at the Goat ciub tonight, and preparations are being made for a iarge attendance and a "large" time. .. ^ McLeod, president of the Woman's ciub. and Mrs. L. T. Townsend are soiiciting Subscriptions for the puhiic library today. They al ready have secured 5-year pledges amountmg to over $5,000. —Mrs. S. N. Watson of Biadenboro and Miss Ruby Fieids of Boardman were Lumberton visitors yesterday, soiiciting advertisements for the Biadenboro high schoo! magazine, which wiii be issued soon. They were pleased with the iiberai support given them here Mrs. Watson is sponsor of the senior ciass and Miss Fieids is a member of the ciass. —Forest Post No. 5, American Le gion. of St. Paui, wii! give a minstrei show in the high schooi auditorium here Friday night, Aprii 0th, at 8 ociock. It wiii be given under the auspices of the loca! Business and Professionai Woman's ciub. Admis sion of 25c and 50c wiii be charged. This show has been put on at severs! Places and is said to be good S entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lennon and Mrs. Lennon's sisters. Misses Emmie and Theresa, moved Tuesday into the residence on North Eim street recent ly vacated by Mr. C. H. Boyd and family and soid recently by Mr. R. E. L. Correi! of Laurinburg. Mrs. M. C. Patterson, mother of Mrs. Lennon and the Misses Patterson, who is at the home of her son Mr. Aiton Patterson in Biaden county, wiii move to Lum berton soon. Mr. H. M. Fiiiyaw haa rented the house vacated by Mr. Len non and famiiy on the comer of Chestnut and Third streets. It is own ed by Mrs. W. W. Cariyle Attorneys Fees Scaled to $25, Raleigh, Aprii 3.—Adjustment of attorneys' fees in the railroad suit, ef fected today by Governor Morrison, ieaves the state and counsel in agree ment on a $15,000 fee for Judge W. B. Bynum of Greensboro, and $5,000 for former Governor Locke Craig of Asheviile, and $5,000 for Thomas D. Warren of New Bern. The attorneys had submitted charg es aggregating $55,000 for their iegai services in the extended iitigation between the state and the Southern, Seaboard, Atiantic Coast Line and Norfoik Southern railroads over fran chise, ad valorem and income tax ievies. The suits resuited in victory for the state in tax cases involving $1, 000,000.—Brock Barkiey in Wilming ton Star. Concerning Road Superintendent To the Editor of The Robesonian. My understanding is that the Leg islature passed a biii paying the coun ty road superintendent $2,000, with out expenses, and now I iearn the road board elected a superintendent at $2,000 and expenses. I don't know, whether this is true or not. I haven*))) seen any of the board. If it's true and they have exceeded their authority we want to know about it at once so we can start the bail to roliing. J. N. BUIE. Red Springs, N. C., April 3, 1923. (As wiii be seen from a news item eisewhere in this issue, nothing is said about expenses in the order pass ed by the road board Monday employ ing superintendent.—Editor). Items from East Lambert on. Correspondence of The Robesonian. East Lumberton, April 3.—Peopie are aH busy in their gradens down this way. Miss Lillian Smith spent Saturday and Sanday with Lottie Williams. Mrs. Pearl Pitman and little daugh ter Laura, from Selma, are spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Britt. Miss Bert Pitman spent a few days with friends last week. Mr. McKay Byrd of Wishart town ship was a Lumberton visitor Tues day. Mr. J. S. Humphrey of Shannon was a Lumberton visitor Monday af ternoon. Mr. A. C McGoogan of Rennert was a Lumberton visitor Monday af ternoon. , Mr. L. M. Oliver of Marietta was a Lumberton visitor Monday. Mr. A. C. Edens of Red Springs B. 2 was a Lumberton visitor yesterday. Mr. Arelia Smith of R. 6, Lumber ton, was among the visitors in town yesterday.
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