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emuthe robesonian m VOL. LIV —NO. 27. _LUMBKRTON, N.*C„ MONDAY, MAY 14, 1923 cooxtry, cop and thitth, d™C* ”dJa£ST* |t my Toth celebration in lumber ion WAS A GREAT SUCCESS ^°*eafte,D«CHM* °f 5,000 ^ M°re People En‘ WONDERFUL FABASE WAS A ORRAT FEATURE OP DAT School Children, Floats, Military ' 0«*p«*y *M *“*> **«“* Long Procession Which Parad ed Principal Streets—Address by State Commander Lockhart of American Legion—free iHn* ner for Confederate Veterans and Other Honor Guests, Lit erary and Athletic Contests, Ball Game and Barbecue. « ' • Lumberton has not had a more de lightful and successful occasion than the big May 10th celebration held here Thursday under the capable di rection of the Lumberton post of the American Legion, schools of the coun ty and the entire citizenship of the town co-operating splendidly. The weather was perfect, notwithstanding the cold wave which pinched early risers and remained throughout the day, and not a single accident or case of misconduct has been reported. Recitatipn contests by girls and boys from county high schools start ed the ball to rolling Wednesday night. Features of the day Thursday were a great parade in which school children, handsome floats, the Park ton unit of the national guard, and bands from Wilmington and Parkton participated, speaking by State Com mander Lockhart of the American Legion, literary and ' athletic con tests, free dinner for Confederate veterans and other honor guests, and a ball game in the afternoon, all ex cept the dinner for the general pub lic, and with a barbecue at night even the ex*-servicemen called it a day. All the various events are duly recorded in the story that follows and elsewhere m this issue. The Parade Tne paraue, wracn was an out standing feature of the day, began at 11 o’clock on Walnut street, pro ceeding to Fourteenth, thence west to Chestnut, thence south to Second, thence west to Elm, thence north to Elizabethtown road, where the school children branched off and marched to the school grounds, where the athletic contests were held. The rest 'of the pafade crossed to Chest nut and down Chestnut to the court house, where Hon. Jas, A. Lockhart made the address of the day. The marshals of the day, headed the parade on horses, followed by a beautifully-decorated car in which were, American Legion State Com mander Jas. A. Lockhart, Lumber 'ton Post Cbmmander W. B. Ivey, local Confederate Veteran Command er F. A. Prevatt, Mayor E. M. John son and Gol. Geo. H. Bunker of Wilmington. Following were the Con federate veterans riding in cars. American legion band of Wilmington, consisting of 26 pieces, came next paying marches to which the world wtr veterans and Company L of the North Carolina National .Guard, of Paxkton, which followed, kept step. ‘The pupils of the Lumberton school were next, making a line covering several blocks. They were followed by the pupils of Barker-Ten Mile, Antioch and St. Paul. Other schools represented in the parade were in trucks, and included Centenary, Or rum and Philadelphus. The East Lum berton band, marching in good order, supplied the music for the rest of the parade, and was followed by the many beautiful floats. Many Pretty Floats By far the pretties float in the parade was a Studebaker car driven by Miss Flax Andrews, accompanied by other ladies, all dressed in pure white. The float was a representation of the American Legion auxiliary of Lumberton and was beautifully decor ated with banks of white and red flowers. The American Legion float of the local post was exceptionally good, it being a tank used during the late war, or at- least a road tractor so de corated and camouflaged by its de signer, Mr. Elwood Whaley, that the shots fired through the improvised barrels of the mounted guns were not necessary for anyone to picture a takn in action on the battle field. The float prepared by thelocal chapter of the Red Cros caused many to speak of it with admiration. A truck prettily decorated carried a wounded soldier, lying on a stretcher, .surrounded by Red Cross nurses and a doctor. Carolina college of Maxton was re presented in the parade by a hand some sedan flying pennants of the young institution. Prof. E. J. Green, president of the college, rode in this car and was accompanied by teachers and pupils. The community service truck of 'Robeson county was decorated and held a prominent place in the parade. 5(Continued- on page 8) • • • • ■*"' CouTtHome and Music at Mr, 1 Bruton's ‘^StstJon’* III Cam* to the Printing Office and Gave an Inter* view. “Is this the printing office?” piped a clear, high, sweet voice daring one of the few moments when The Robe soman office was not crowded Thurs day. The editor turned in his chair and saw a bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked, eager-faced lad> neatly dressed and confident, ■ closing the door quietly. “Areyougomgtoprintitinthepaper”, he asked, just like that; and he began to toll all about it. Finally he was gently persuaded to slow up, If he was going to give an interview the newspaper man wanted to get it straight. By questioning it was learn ed that his name was Lyman Shep pard, that he was 8 years of age, son of Mr, and Mts. Andrew Shep pard, and he lived over “that way”, ‘ pointing toward .the eastern part of town. He was out to take in the May , 10th celebration and he was having a good time. And this is his story: “Soldier boys marched and one of 'em fired and 1 heard it. We went one way, aqd came down another street and met ’em and a car started to run over one of the grades, but the sol dier boys came and headed off the cars and wouldn’t let 'em go no fur ther till we got down the street. We went into the school house and a boy got out and a car started to run over him and he hit it with a flag. I ask-* ed a soldier boy if he knew who it was fired, and he said- 'No'. Then we went on to the court house and had preaching there on the stage. Then I asked some more soldier boys if they knew who it was fired and they said ‘No'. Then I came on and stopped at Mr. Bruton's station and he was play- ' ing piano. Then he played a grapho phone. Then I came right on to the printing office. “Mark it down I was in here Thurs day”, he said, I want my aunt Marian Bracey to know. She.lives at Row land.” And the sturdy little,. independent little autocrat marched out, and the newspaper , man turned to his type writer machine and wrote it down just like he said. Mixed btrong Likker With Weak Likker and “Wice Wersa” Indiana Were Caught Mixing the Juice and One of Them Told Why— Putting the Strong With the Weak and the Weak With Jhe Strong— To Tell it'to the Recorder. A 60-gallon capacity semi-copper still was captured, 9 barrels and 1 hogshead of beer and 4 gallons of the finished product, were destroyed and Willie Goins, Elbert Clark and W. H. Locklear, all Indians, were ar rested Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff R. E. Lewis and deputies dur ing a raid which was made 2 miles from Philadelphus church. ' Assisting Sheriff Lewis were De puties-A. H. Prevatt, A. R. Pittman and Tom Bowen. When these men arrived at the place of operation no one was found, but after a close Bearch the operators of the still were found* sitting in a thick part of the woods, pouring whickey from one vessel to another When asked what they were doing, one of them replied, “Putting the strong likker with the weak likker and the weak likker with I the strong.” i The outfit was made of a 'gasoline idrum with a copper cap and copper I worm. It was taken to Red Springs, 'where County Commissioner W. J. | Council supervised the destruction of i the entire outfit. * f Each of the men arrested gave bond in the sum of $500 for his' ap pearance before Recorder Ivey in Lumberton May 22nd. Superior Court Convened This Morn ing- , A 2-w^ek’s term of Robeson Su perior court for the trial of civil cases -opened this morning with Judge W. A. Devin of Oxford pre ! siding. Among the out-of-town attor j neys attending court are Messrs. J. E. Carpenter and H. A. McKinnon of : Maxton and D. P. McKinnon of Row land. ; J , r Frost and Ice Morning of May 10th. Some visitors to Lumberton May 10th reported seeing frost and ice early that morning. Mrs. Annie Quinlivan of Wilming ton is the guest of Mrs. W. S. Wish art for a few days. Evangelistic Ser vices Continue Through Tuesday fcbout Thirty People Have Professed Faith Since Meeting Began a Week Age at Aft Baptist and a Good If amber Baa Been Received into the Churchy-Dr. Jester Was Been Preaching Wonderful Sermon* test night s service About *0 people Have professed religion -and a good number have been received into the ihurch. >, Tonight Dr. J. R. Jester, pastor *f the First Baptist church of Wins ton-Salem, who has been Reaching some wonderful sermons, will use as his subject “Judgment: What'It Will Be Like” Last night’s sermon was heard by almost a capacity house, the gallery being well filled^ and the hearers were not disappointed as the preacher appealed to the unsaved man or wo man to become a child of God. The Two .Beggars Taking as his subject “No Servant Can Serve*Two Masters”, and using several verses from the 16th chapter >f St. Luke, beginning with the 19th rerse, the preacher told the story of “The Two Beggars’’:one begging for temporal necessities, and one for re uei oi suiiermg; one a non man on earth, but a beggar in hell, the other a pauper on earth begging for relief of suffering, and a rich man in heaven. “God is no respector of per sons” was the first point stressed. “There are some people right here in Lumberton who have made a success in life financially and who believe that they will be rewarded in heaven with special treatment, Which is abso lutely a mistake. Your money won’t purchase eternal life and your locial standing in this community, has nothing to do with it at all.’’ continu ed Dr. Jester. > Dr. Jester did not go into the de scription of heaven thoroughly, as he stated his subject for this afternoon Is “Heaven”, but he did tell of it as beirifc a place of bliss, and rest, where suffering people suffered no * more, and he said “hell is likewise a place of reality. I don’t need a Bible to tell me there is a h?ll. Hell is a neeessity to immortality and to law. Tie hu man language is only an imperfect vehicle of'thought”. He described the awfulness of hell and used effeetivriy the 24th.yWarse of the 18th chapter of St. Lu&e: “And he cried and said, Father Abraham have mercy on me, and sendvlfazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and tool ihy tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’’ 1 _ About 150 Guests At Free Dinne? Old Presbyterian Church House Transformed for the Nonce Into a Place of Rare Beauty—Confederate Veterans, Speakers, Members of Band' and Some ex-Service Men Served .£t Si* Tables. In the old Presbyterian church building on East Fifth street, (toned by Miss Josephine Breece and used as dub room ■ by the Woman’s club and also aa curb market house; trans formed for the nonce into a place of rare charm by beautiful decoratiohs of flags and bunting, some one hun dred and fifty guests of the town were served a sumptuous dinner May 10th by a committee of ladies. Prin cipal guests of honor were twenty^ eight Confederate veterans, and among others who, shared this rare good fortune in this delightful re treat on a day when the vast throng had to fend for themselves were mem bers of the two bands, speakers of the day, members of the Parktoni mili tary company, and some ex-service men. There were six tables. Not the least of the good fortune of these men was the* fact that they were served by the following ladies, members ,of a committee appointed by the local American Legion post to do the honors:. Mesdames Stephen Me Intyre and L. T. Townsend, chairmen; Mesdames M. F. Cobb, A. T. Parme lee, T. L. Johnson, F. P. Gray, D. D. French a&d E. R. Hardin; Misses Flora Neill McMillan and Mary Epps. * * *, ■ ,* '* * * * * * * SENATOR VARSER ON PRO- * * POSED SECRET ORDER * * LEGISLATION * * J_ * * In its issue Thursday of this * * week Tjhe Robesonian will publish * * an interview with Senator Varser * * on proposed secret ordeT legisla- * * tion before the last session of * * the General Assembly together * * with the, House and Senate bills * * relating to secret orders, about * * which there has been sp much * * discussion. Thjs is going to be * * something in the nature of, a sur- * * prise to many people who have * * been disposed to lay all the blame * * on the, Senate for failure to eft- * * act suitable secret-order legisla- * * tion. Wait and judge for yourself. * * '* * * * * * * * Mr. A. R. McEeachern of St Paul was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. Girls and Boys Re citation Contests Mis* Pearl Shaw of St Paul and Master Roger Hall of Lumber “ Bridge Won Medals—Other Splen did Recitations Delivered. Miss Pearl Shaw of the St. Pan! school and Master Roger P. Hall of Lumber Bridge school, 12-year-old son of former Sheriff and Mrs. J. W. Hall, won first mention and prise* awarded in the reeftation contests "«*■« *%«*»» WNWonvin ana court Muse, ttlflel* itrtjy, the first of a series of eon tests held in connection with the Hay 10th celebration. The girl’s prise, a gold medal given hy Mr. James D. Proctor a member of the school board of Lumberton, mafe presented by Prof. W. H. Mortoh, principal of the Barnesville school; to Miss Shaw, whose subject ;wi»>r**The Lion and the Motise”. A gold ’medal also was awarded to the winning boy, Master Roger Hall, whose subject was “America the Golding Star of To day”. It was given by Mr. Cutler Moore of Luntberton, who represents the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York. Those winnpf second and third place in these contests were: Second —Miss Elisabeth Clifton, Maxton school, “The Mallet’s Masterpiece”, and Mr. Curtfa Brisson, St. Paul school, “These filed for Their States”; third—Miss Sue . Ashley, Fairmont school, “In the Morning”, and Mr. Kdward Musseiwhite, Barker-Ten Mile school, The Unfinished Fight/' Others taking part In the contest, with their subjects, were: Miss Zula Walters, Barnesville, “Billie Brad and the Big ,Lie”; Miss Minnie Johnson, Lumberton, "Behind the Curtain”; Miss Joe ‘ Cox, Red Springs, “The Soul of the Violin”; Miss Reedy Moore Jordah. Rowland, “Some Other Birds Are Tonight to Fly”; Miss Chappell Phillips, Cen tenary, “The Going of * the White Swari”; Miss Edythe Bethune, Bark er-Ten Mile, “Experience With a Re fractory Co*r”; Wyris Phillips, Cen tenary, “Democracy*’; Worth Web ster, Rowland; “Education and Pro gress”; Carlton Evans, Maxton, “The Traitor’s Death Bed”; Irvin Biggs, Lumberton, “Lafayette, We Have Colne”; John McKinnon,. Red Springs, “Women' and War”; Zemp Walters, Barnesville, “Time”. Judges were: girls’ contest, Prof. E. J. Green and Misses Ruth Merritt and Sue M. Sprqft, president and teach ers, respectively. Of Carolina col lege, Maxton; boys’, Messrs. D. H. Fuller, Ertel Carlyle and J. A. Sharpe, all of Lumbarton. Mr. Carlyle an nounced the decision and delivered the prize for the’ boys. Grading was on selection and de livery. All tpe contestants acquitted themselves splendidly, making selec tion of the winners a most difficult matter. The speakers were called by number only, so that the judges did not know the names of the speakers 05 what school each represented—ex cept in cases where they happened to recognize a speaker—until their de cision had been made. Marketing Associ ation Meets May 15 Tomorrow is the day set for the next regular meeting of the members of the Robeson County Tobacco and Cotton Cooperative association. The meeting will be held in the court house at 11 a. m. The program is as follows: Following is the program, made up of local talent, each speaker having made a success along the line that he will discuss: Permanent Pastures—C. C. Carter, Shannon. Beef Cattle—E. H. McKinnon, Row land. The Dairy Cow—E. L. Hamilton, Lumberton. Hogs—W. W. Gibson, Jr., Red Springs. C » Poultry—D. Ernest Roberts, Red Springs. ' Non-members 'As well as members are invited. -- Tobacco Co-ops Re elect Jb A. Brown District Director ■ ’"V ~ - T Mr. J. A. Brown of C bad bo urn un animously was re-elected district di rector of the Tobacco Co-operative Marketing association at a meeting here Saturday <jf delegates from Co lumbus, Bladen, Brunswick and Robeson, counties composing the dis trict. Dr. W. Rosa Davis of Whiteville was elected chairman of the conven tion and Mr. L. S. Townsend of Mc Donald secretary. ——t_’ .. .— - GASOLINE 25 CENTS Fuller’s Service Station. Comer 2nd &- Chestnut Finals at Phila delphia School Friday of This Week hi the Rif Day at Philadelphia— Recital and Oper etta Wednesday Night and Senior Class Play Thursday Night \ Philadelphia school finals began yesterday with the baccalaureate ser mon at 11 #. ». by Rev. John Jordan TOteadaTr l&y lfltfc, at * p. m. there will he a music recital and primary operetta. . Thwrsdayv tTth. g p. ra.( Senior class play, "The Deacon". Friday, 18th—0 a. m., track meet, Utm life Vi academic. 4 „ 10 a. m., class day exercises. 11 a. m., Address by Dr. Elwood C. Peresho. ■ 12 in., Home economics and agri cultural exhibit 12:30 p. m., dinner on the grounds; 8 p. m., Baseball, Philadelphia vs. a team to be announced later. Everybody is cordially invited to attend any and all of these exercises. All programs will take place in the auditorium of the new school build ing, which has just been completed. Seats are being placed this week. No admission will he charged to any of the exercises. Recorder’s Court rone of 910 ami $Z5 imposed for Driving Car While Uader Influence of Liquor—Coople Prove Legal Marriage—Other Cases. '¥ ■ mmmmaamsam Luther Campbell was required to pay a $10 fine and the costs in the case against him before Recorder W. B. Ivey Saturday charging that he drove an automobile, on the streets of Lumberton while under,the influ ence of intoxicating liquors. Judg ment in this case was suspended for 2 years, provided the defendant does not violate any of the liquor laws during that time. Campbell also paid a fine of $10 .for being drunk and disorderly. A similar case was heard against C. E. Cherry, who submitted to driv ing a car while under the influence of whiskey and being drunk and dis orderly. A fine of $25 and costs was imposed on the defendant in the case of driving a car while under the in fluence of whiskey and judgment was continued for 2 years upon the pay ment of costs in the drunk and dis orderly charge. a y Bob Green and ' Minnie Green, charged with mdultery and fornica tion, were fouhd not guilty, it being found that they had been legally married in another state. Green was not so lucky oh the next charge oi carrying concealed weapons and was found guilty and fined $100 and costs. He is still retaining a room at the county jail, not beipg satisfied with the verdict of the recorder, and not being financially able to make a suitable bond for his appearance at July term of Superior court. Luther Barnes had his initial case nol-prossed but drew a fine of $20 and costs for malicious injury to per sonal property, to-wit, shooting hogs. REV. F. A. PREVATT ELECTED COMMANDER CAMP POPE Best Attended Meeting in Several Years Held Thursday in American Legion Halt r Reported for The Robesonian Camp Willis H. Pope met In the American Legion hall May 10th at 9:30 o'clock. Com. F| A. Prevatt ex pressed his appreciation to the American Legion for the use of its halt Camp Pope will hold its meet ings regularly in this hall. The following officers were elect ed: Commander, Rev. F. A. Prevatt; 1st Lieut, A. S. Wishart; adjutant, J. F Ray bon; quartermaster, Joseph Ratley; chaplain, Rev. Wesley Thomp son; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. 1* T. Townsend. -.> The camp has paid all taxes for State and general for the year. There were present 28 members and 37 is the total membership. This was best attended meeting they have had for several years. Rev. J. A, Hornady at Chestnut Streetj Methodist Church. Rev. J. A. Hornady of Maxton preached - two splendid sermons at j Chestnut Street Methodist church yesterday, supplying for Dr. R. C. Beaman, who went Saturday to Jamesville to deliver a sermon for a high school. —Mrs. J. A. Martin will be hostess to the Thursday Afternoon Book club at her home on East Fifth street Thursday, May 24th, instead of 17th. ■■ ... 11 . ■ • Miss Annie Powell returned Fri ; day evening to Red Springs, where I she holds a position, after spending : two .days here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pow ell. Mrs. Stephen McIntyre will leave tonight for New Haven, Conn., where she will spend some time with her daughter and son-in-law, *nd Mrs. L. P Stack. ROBIN HOOD \ - : - 1 11 ——1w———mm Cotton Market * Reported by J. B. Barrington —. Middling cotton is quoted on tbe local market today at 28 cent* the pound. { . 5 _ ... •>* Items of Local New* ~foffcftMtw I. U McGill baa been aotiTM of a % 100 increase in Ms sal ary, effective July 1. —Regular communfeathm of St. Albtt's lodge No. 114. A. F. and A. M.. Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Week b* second degree. i —Tomorrow is the last day for paying light and water bills. Cut* offs will be made Wednesday morn lug before noon, for all unpaid ac counts. —Mr. U. S. Page baa issuad invi tations to a barbecue to be given at Page’s mill, 7 miles from St. Paul on tbe Fayetteville-Wiidrington high way. Friday, May 18, at noon. , —Mr. Elmer Hedgpeth who baa been unable to discharge his duties as salesman at K. M Biggs store far the past few weeks was again at his post Saturday, his condition be ing somewhat improved. —S A. McDuffie of Lumberton was elected sophomo/e debater few the PhOomathesisn literary society of Wake Forest college for next year’s society and anniversary day at an election held tbe other day. —Dr. R. C. Beaman left Saturday morning for Jamesvilie, Martin conn-] tjr, whore he preached the commence-] ment sermon for the high school «fl that place yesterday. Last night Si preached at Plymouth, Washington county. He expects to return to Lorn berton about the middle of the week. —Reported for The Rohesonlsn: Hubert B. Humphrey of R. 2 from Lumberton was in town Friday. Hi arrived home May 7th from Mart Hill college, where he is a student He represented his society in debati at the last commencement. His sis ter, Miss Beulah Male, and Miss Con McDuffie, students at Wingate, earn home Hay 8th. -*-Mr O. 0. Dukes, county faro demonstrator, spent Friday night h Clio, S. C., where he delivered ax address to the farmers of that sectioi on the raising and marketing o swine. The people of that section a Marlboro county are , planning U raise and market hogs along th same lines which the farmers o Robeson began this winter. —Mr. Gordon Johnston, advanei man for the Redpath Chautauqua spent Thursday and Friday in Lons berton in the interest of the Chau tauqua that will begin here Wednee day of next week. He says the pro gram is better this year than it ha ever been before. Mr. Ray Os ter, “7 day-man", will arrive on the 18th to be here until the Chautauqua opens, i —An error was made in the iten in the last issue of The Robesonlxp which stated that 1 per cent will ■ added to,unpaid county taxes Jum 1st and one per cent each moot thereafter One per cent has already been added, this being done May 1st and on June 1st another 1 per can will be added and will continue to hi added each month until the taxes an paid. —Mr. Frank Freeman, Confederat veteran making his home at the (Hi Soldier's home in Raleigh, w» among the veterans here Thursda ind before leaving stated that he ha lever attended a celebration in hono it the veterans anywhere where h vas treated nicer and given a betta :ime than he was given in Lambertoi >n May 10th. Mr. Freeman’s origins lome is in Liberty, Randolph counts —Many people, not only citizens o Lumberton but visitors,. remarks about the fine way traffic was hand id in Lumberton May 10th. Chief o Police Barker, when asked by porter Thursday night if he hac^H any accidents reported to him, statS that he had not seen or heard of lender being bent, that the day pas* id without an accident of any khu and that he believed the “Turfingtoi act” was responsible for the extrao* iinary good order of the day. Precan tions were taken by the police fore and more help added at dangeron intersections, which handled th traffic in an exceptionally good raai ner. Clerk-Carrier Examination The Robesonian has received th following: from Mr. C. C. Blake, ww retary of the local board of Civ service examiners: “Up to the present very few ai plications have been received for tl clerk-carrier examination to be he here May 26. “As there will be a permanent a pointment made from this examim tion, it is the desire of the Civ Service commission that a number < young persons who offer promises < competency and efficiency make a; plication. 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