North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. IIV.-HO. 34. LPMBKEJOH, K. 0, TBXTBJBtAY, JOKE 7,1«3 -'fc.. *f' COtXNTtT. 006 AMD TBUT*. S8TABUSHSD w* nuca nv* cmn oct at advamct Negro Boy Caught With Stolen Mail Norwood Blount Has Been Making • Specialty of Special Delivery Let ter.—Walked into Trap—Matter Referred to Judge of Juvenile Court Norwood Blount, colored, «*»> aayo hew Peroral special •drihprjr have been missed recently fro® postoffice. A trap was se* thief and the W* ed early yesterday morning. The money had been: marked fo that ft would be easily detected. Norwood, who has been employed at *b«_offie* as assistant to his father, ®eil who carries the mall to attd ftom the office to the trains, thought that all special delivery letters contained money. He slipped this letter out of the office as he wai gathering op the SfriSiWSKSSjfi: fflove^was notified that the letter was missing Glover went to the sta tion and Sw Normwd fa the Raleigh ft Charleston engine, which was standing on the track opposite the station, , acting as if hejvas reading something. As soon as Norwood saw the officer looking at him he began tearing up the paper he bad in nis hand. Before he had succeeded in tearing it completely up Glover grab bed his hand and took it from him. It was the remains of the missing letter. The little negro denied the charge, but later told the postoffice officials that he did take the letter and money. _ « .1 v Li_ MAwfltr TAPfl. vne OI we ievwio, 11——* ... • found up stairs over the postoffice, was to a woman from her husband and stated that he was sen^ig *4. The money was not found and it is Be lieved that the boy used it for his personal benefit. 1 After the arrest the boy was ffven his freedom upon 'the praise father that hewotdd be before U.S. Commissioner E. M. Johns#* fSS3lSdScSf ■* S5S&V c1oW*T?S miW -rtgy-lwMf* he was se«t to frtmand-the action.-of standing rewaTd wffered by the.fed eral Government of $280'’for'the ar rest and conviction of apy. person jt persons stealing mail; • t SPECIAL StRi^ERRfli®mKG AT COURT . HOUSE .SATUBDAY Mr. J. T. Lazar, County Farm Demon strator of Columbus. County 4a Sneak. : > • • . ' Mr J. T. Lazar,. county Im™ demonstrator of Columbus county WiB STtl prlhcipal epeaker at a spe® strawberry meetihg to he,held inAtfe cottrt house Saturday at 2 o’clock p.. m • ■ ‘ * •For more than five yepri Mr. LazSr has been in close. ,'tobch with the strawberry work ini, Columbus, es pecially near Chadbourn, and he his some very valflable information for those who anticipate the raising of strawberries in this county. Mr. O. O. Dukes, Robeson County farm demon strator will have charge Of the meet ing and states that every farmer and business man in the county is urged to attend. FOR VICTIMS OF CAMDEM SCHOOL HOUSE FIRE A check for $10 has been received by The Robesonian to be forwarded to the Red Cross at Camden, S. C., for relief of the victims of the recent school house fire. The donor*, asks IMf his naVne: hr withheld. This, with contribution* Previously ack nowiedged, brings the total to $16.26. The Robesohian will- be glad to for ward any contributions. ■ ~7~.-. ' "■—rr IV 111 Invite Baraca Convention to At a, meeting of the Baraca class of the First Baptist church last Sun day ft was decided that the class would be well represented at the an nual Baraca Class convention, which Is to be held in Kinston, Jan* 14th. The delegates that go from, Lum berton will mike a desperate fight for the convention to meet in Lumber ton pant year and have lmeii in structed to do •wri thejr power to see that the convention Is scheduled, to meet In Lumberton in 1924. c ■ . Lumberton has one of the strong est Baraca classes in the state, and the First Baptist church here is a leader of th« churches of this de nomination in North Carolina., —The Dixie Minstrel Co will stage its first performance tonight in the big tent opposite the town hall, at which time the negro minstrel lovers Ot % tow» Will. bjr 28 people wjio unoerstana the tmsmesi of making one langh. There is a pari of the program that is more or. less unusual with minstrel shows as the advance man stated there is a play given in connection with the miniatre] show. What Broke Wind shield on Mr. Geo. i L. Thompson’s Car? Did Somebody Shoot * at Mr. Gee. L. j a* He Was Driving Peacefully to Rowfagid Yesterday?—^It is a Mystery What Broke the Wind shield ef His Ante. • t; i. T f > - ' ■ . • • - V’- gf Did somebody Shoot at Mr. Geo. L. Thompson yesterday morning as he eras driving Ife Ford cpupe on the] toad to Rowland? Be does not like to willfully1 and maliciously shof*ifc him and he does not believe any one did, t but there is a hole in the windshield of his car and a small laceration on his finger where flying glass cat him. Possibly someone threw a rock Or a piece of wood. According to Mr; Thompson, he was riding along just as nice as you please, when all at once he heard a slight noise which was peculiar and observed that his windshield was broken, and looking down saw his finger bleeding, with broken glass scattered about over the car. This happened just as he met a car driven by a lady who had some children with her. He heard no noise similar to that caused by the firing of a pistol, still the hole made in the windshield locks as if a pistol ball had gone through. After proceeding on a few hundred yards Mr. Thompson stop ped, at Mr. Toon Pate’s where he told Mr. Pate what had happened. They immediately ’phoned Rural Policeman j J. H Carper at Rowland who came to the scene and helped in trying to solve the shooting mystery. A small piece of wood was found on the fen der of the car lying against the hood, but they could not see how this would make the hole in the windshield. Mr. Thompson admits that he was very much puzzled Qver the happen-1 ing, but still he doesn’t think it alarming. ° | County Home Com- J ' mittee Named tff Xooklnto Adviaabilty of Erecting New Home—$1,800 Appropriated . for Farm Demonstration Work in Cowpty. - TSoryMcNair and County Attorney R. J^Boitt. weriuAJinQtttted fi commit tee to look into the advjaabuf^ of bpildjtlg, a County-home, Wilson A Berryman were selected as archi tects. :'i - »*) 5 An* appropriation of $1,800 was /nade for farm demonstration work in ored^ people’s ^ farm d«nohstrg^p the board,“trtt^^pointed a coramfrefl to assist wo «di*nty board of educ*. .tto6;in preparing the school budget for the ensuing year.’ v Commissioner. Townsend; and Auditor A, V. G Wjshart were ap pointed a committee to purchase ta milk cow for the county home. Bond of the - First National Bank of Lumberton as treasurer and fin ancial agent of the county, in the pen al sum of $150,000, with the Mary land Casualty Co. of Baltimore as surety, was approved. ■■•u. .. v; — ... . WRECK ON V. & C. S. NEAR ROSLIN DOES LITTLE DAMAGE Car Loaded With Lumber Jumped Track Tuesday Afternoon. -- ■ A wreck on the Virginia & Caro lina Southern Tuesday afternoon caused traffic to be tied up between Roslin and Hope Mills for several hours, passengers and mail being transferred until yesterday morning. A box car loaded with lumber jumped the track about 5 o'clock as the freight frailty, of which it was a part, was proceeding at a slow rate of speed. The accident occured about half way between Roslin andHope Mills While the train was proceeding toward the latter station. An extra was made up and sent to the scene Which brought passengers and mall to Lumberton and transfer red all northbound passengers and mail on the return at night . Traffic was restored yesterday morning m time for the morning passenger trains. •' - - / * ■ SPECIAL SERVICES IN NEW ZION HILL CHURCH SUNDAY -:*j» •*? *'■ ■ '* ■ There will be special services at Zion HOI church Sunday afternoon at 2:80. This being the initial service held in the new (tfiurch building, special music has been arranged and several short addresses by former pastors will be made. The sermon will be preached by Rev. S. N- Wat son of Bladenboro. A hearty welcome is extended to everyone to attend this service and especially those who ere and have been members of the cfyorch. _T —There will be a meeting .of the members of the Goat club tonight at . 8 o’clock at which dote the matter of making improvements at the cltib trill be acted upon and a full attendance of the membership is requested. First Snag In Paving Program * -T •- r. ■ f Townsend Property da Eighth Street— Work Will Not be Delayed _ The first condemnation proceed^ tagyince ESSyst^Siown as ?£** C. * Townsend property. The «WM» « fits property protested the laying ef the sidewalk whsb it «M f0«S$Jtt§ several feet of their land would be taken. 1 'j tyT • ' > - Appraisers were appointed and sset on the property yesterday *>-<?•**: mine tk. WlM rfU-J ftk«»,kgt wMI not make their decision until after me work has been completed. The ap* praisers appointed by the, town are Messrs. D. W. Biggs, Ira Barker and W. A. Roach. The land-owners ** fused to appoint two appraisers, *» is allowed in. tike statute. The *MpP§ will not be Held up, but will continue and after the completion if therils any amount in favor of the property owners, this Will be made known te the town 'officials. & '' £1; ^ Every property owner on Carthag* road and Water street has given » feet for the purpose of widening the street, with a single exception, which has been, a$ljpsted satisfsetorily. JUVENILE CHAUT4UGUA Barries and Jennings Boys Are Pit ting *n Shows for 6 Nights on TOe*BiSestaSf Jennings Brothers’ Chautauqua opened this week W«h good crowds and pleasing entertain ments. The show is being conducted by several small boys, the sons ef Messrs. H. B. Jennings and K. M. Barnes and others of that section of town. Singing, dancing, and lectures, with a special concert by the East Lumberton band made up the first night’s entertainment, the feature of which was a. Hbture by Dr. R. C. Bea man pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church. _ The young actors have shown a good bit of talent and do not appear to suffer from stage fright. The en trance to the show is on Chestnut street next to Mr. K. M. Barae»? »Wh Idence, at which you will- W «* ticket office, in charge uf either** the actors or managers. While no pro grams have been broadcasted^ is "un derstood that they have a varidtv of pleasing shows that will continue for 6 nights. Last night’s show was post poned until tonight on account of a conflict with f prayer meeting. —Misses Margaret French, lily Snead Varser, •. Sue Blount Shaw, *h, Mary Cbtfc »irt Court B members of the Blue Bird .wland, and-' two young :oty, Masters Neal Archie ind John Coble McNeill, are spending the week at a cottage gt Lake "Waccamaw. All of them went to Lake Waccamaw Monday except Miss Courtney Sharpe. On account of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Anna P. Courtney, she did not go un til Tuesday, when she was accompani ed by Miss Josephine Breece and Master , Jack Sharpe, who • returned Tuesday evening. > —A slight accident occured at the intersection of Elm and Fourth streets yesterday afternoon when a> Ford runabbut driven by Miss Bessie Mer cer ran across the sidewalk and struck the large post in front of Mr. J. B. Bruton’s place of business. Just why the lady drove the car in that direc tion couldn't be learned. However, she stated that she intended turning east on Fourth street from Elm, on which she was going north, and see ing another car coming south on Elm turned to get out of the way of ap proaching car ahd the brakes failed to work. A bent fehder, battery box jarred loose agtf a shake-up is all the damage done. —Sidewalk paving work on Pine street, between Fouth and Third, was held up a little while yesterday when Mr. Lee Caldwell forbade workmen to proceed on his property, according to Chief of Police Barker, Who says the work proceeded without hin drance whan h« mounted guard. —Miss Mary Epps went Tuesday to Maxton to attend summer school at Carolina college. —Among the local girls and boys that have arrived and are arriving home from the different colleges for the summer ere: Miss Lillie Epps, Coker college, Hartsville, S. C.; Misses Merton Allen, Annie Grace Williams, Margaret Durham and Mary Biggs, Meredith, Raleigh; Misses Janie K. Wishart and Elizabeth Shaw, Salem, Winston-Salem; Messrs. Israel Weinstein and Regan Floyd, university of N. C., Chapel Hill; Messrs. Hubert Thompson, Stephen McIntyre, William Caldwell and Er win Williams, Wake Forest; Mr. Knox Thompson, C. M. A N. A., Hen dersonville. £ARS WASHED, POLISHED AND 6RHASED. USES, TUBES. ACCESSORIES GASOLENE 25 CENTS JNOi C. FULLER ' Exciting Gun Bat tle ^With Negro Officer W. W. Smith and Geo. Wil m ‘ard Had Narrow Escape from SyDeath Yesterday at HaMb of Otto Monroe—Negro Opened Fire aa pMen Drove Up to His House to *t Serve Warrant—He is Now in Jail. . ■fSRural Poiicetnait Walter W. Smith « Max ton had a close call yesterday' afternoon when a gun battle was •taged in which hit and Hr. Qferg* Willard narrowly escaped death at Ole hands of Otto Monroe, negro, at ifie home of the negro’s brother be tween York’s store and John’s Sta tion. 5 Officer Smith went to the house; with a warrant for Monroe, which pad been swum out by another negro Spr assault. As soon aa he had stop ped his machine in front of the house he and Mr. Willard jumped but just in time to miss a load of shot fired fro ma shot-gun In the hands of Mon we. Th« shot bent the body of the fhiick touring car so bady that the HN>r will not shut and 18 of the shot Went over the door, making plain marks on the upholstery on the other Side. Had the officer and Mr. Willard remained In the car a few seconds longer both would have been hit. The negro was in thehpnae when he be^ gen firing and went from one window to another still firing. The men out side returned’ thd fire. A pistol was also used by tWT'Ae&ro in the effort to kill the officer, and he wan almost successful at one time, the bait miss ing the officer’s head by just ^a- few inches. After a few minutes of firing the negro obeyed'the command of the officer and came out with his hands up. He was searched and the -pistol and shotgun taken from him. He was then carried to Maxton, where his trial was heard by Recorder R. Wil liams, and found guilty, receiving a 2-year sentence on the roads Appeal was made to higher court and the ne-„ Sro is now in the jail here awaiting ply term of Superior court. Pig Whiskey Raid | Made This A. M. 90 Gallons of Whiskey and 125 Gal d Ions Beer Found in Wlahatt Town ship Near Home of Simpson Ptit N. man, Who is in Jail Awaiting Trial Still-Had Bean Mowed. \ : . - Ode of the biggest whiskey raids in this part of the county was, made this morning, about 11 o’clock when Sheriff R. EN Lewis add 8 deputies seized 30 gallons of whiskey and de stroyed more than 125 ' gaUo'As of beernear the home of Sampan Pitt-' man, whoy lives in Wishart’s town ship about 10 miles from Lumberton. The operator pf the still'had evi dently been warned of the. Taid as he hadmoved the still /md part of the etuftpipent, but the/ officers found the fallowing property:. 5 cords of wood( used as fool f6 rthef operation of the still; a pump, writh 20 fee* of piping and strainer, which gave the water supply; a shelter over the out fit to keep off rain /and sun.'There/ was no one at-the. place, but Sampson Pittman was foti&d at his house a few hundred yards Zway and placed under arrest. He is now hi the county jail awaiting a hearing. The liquor found was in q barrel, no bottles or jugs bqing found. The still had been in operation about 2 months, according to Sheriff Lewis, who was so advised by those who thought the still was there. Assisting Sheriff Lewis in the raid were Rural Policemen A. H. Prevatt, A. R. Pittman, W. W. Smith, J. T. McRainey, J. H. Carper, D. C. Ratley, Kramer Miller and Lacy McNair. " Two Escaped Con victsCaptured Two escaped convicts were captur ed by Sheriff R. E. tewis and Depu ties A. H,, Wevatt and A, R. Pittman. Tuesday night, one of whom was Mike Herring, who escaped nearly two years ago. and who was serving a 12 months sentence for manufac turing whiskey. This* capture took place at the home of Will Parker in the low section of the county. The other was an Indian who es caped several weeks ago from Har nett county chain gang sndwho w serving a 2-year sentence. This cap a was made in HowellSviUe town . Officers from Harnett came for f prisoner yesterday. Herring was rammed to the pond camp, where the matter was turned over to the author ities. STRAWBERRY MEETING Correspondence of The Robesondan. If yon are interested in planting strawberries, we ask that you meet at the court;house Saturday afternoon at two o’clock. We hare f man invite ed to explain getting plants, planting, cultivating and shipping of straw berries. It is our plan to get enough planted to duke carload shipments. Meet with us and hear the matter discussed. K. M. BIGGS, J. Q. BECKWITH. —The top coating of the pavement on Eighth street is being applied from E1w> to Walnut and has been eom ♦gtotw* fiimr Water to Blnr.- - E. J. Green Again Elected Head of Carolina College A New Dormitory Will Be Boilt— Spirit of Progreee Evident at Fi nale Held Last Week—Faculty ami Students Entertain—Baccalaureate Charlotte. |A.sc- z “£■ Correspondence of Tba Robesonian. Maxton, Jons To ono who •httwd the ^gdwlhia ^ OnOege year's finals, it was**very .Sfent that the spirit of progress was there Sliding and furthering some worth while operations. On every hand vast improvements were noted. Ormond! Hall showed half of » its rankling porch converted into a cosy sun par lor, the work of the teachers them wives. The interior furnished anew,! end finished in old ivory, made an; Meal home atmosphere. It is certain! fliat many delightful evenings have been enjoyed there by the college ramily. Rustic benches, attractive flower beds, and a hedge of roses and! evergreens made the campus intense ly inviting—a sight pleasing to look M New Dormitory Mr. E. Jf. Green, the new president, who with exceptional seal and faith entered last fall into the task of toiidinff « "Bigger, Better Caroline", is ■ making a fine headway towards this goal. Under his inspiration, and with his aid, the Maxton people went into a campaign in April to raise; funds for a new dormitory. In two days 125,000 was .pledged, and with this as a beginning the other half will be forthcoming from North Carolina Methodists, so a new dormitory will be a reality. On Wednesday afternoon, May 30th, the students entered into the college finals with their characteris tic vim, and entertained a large num ber of visitors on the campus with a Spring Fantastic. This was especial ly well rendered and enjoyed. Art Exhibit The art exhibit was open at 5 F. m. as was also the work of the Home Economics Department. .The work of these departments was eveir more ap preciated that night when an informal reception at the college brought most of the towns people together in a Et delightful way. TheTacultjr and fents entertained, antf the degree of pleasure experienced by their guests in a;way estimated by the large number who availed themselves of this^fcfvilege. Delicious cream and cake and punch were se*yed. Qne of the triumphs of the Art Department bras the beautiful collection of hand painted china. Many ladies in toym enrolled for this course, and a dinner set painted in forget-me-nots was the center of attraction; the work of Mr*. W. G. Green. There were many other sets as dainty as flowers in spring, though not so striking in appearance. Baccalaureate Sermon. Taking as his text Phillipians, 4th chapter, 8th verse, Dr. J. E. Aberna thy, pastor of Trinity Church, Char lotte, N. C. preached the Baccalaur eate sermon at<■ -Caroline College, Thursday morning at 11 o’clock. Dr. Abernathy delivered one of the most eloquent and spiritual sermons ever Heard in Maxton. After the text “Think on these things", the speaker told of the' wonderful power of thought, God's greatest gift to man. With this is a beginning, Dr. Aber nathy preached a wonderful sermon on the five laws of character: First, as we think, we are. Second, as we are we see. Third, as we see, we en joy. Fourth, as We enjoy, we live. Fifth, as we live, so shall we live hereafter. Previous to the sermon, Miss Eva P. Lawrence, head of the voice department, sang most beauti fully “O Divine Redeemer”, by Gounod. On Thursday evening the Music De partment of Carolina College gave its annual recital, showing the work and progress of the students during the Mar. Students of both the piano and Voice Departments made a splendid showing, and were an eloquent tribute to the teachers under whose training the? had., developed. a* America Suffers J0a Friday morning Dr. W. B. Mc IIwain, so well known as a former Maxton pastor, delivered the closing address. Mr. Mcllwain's central thought was “Building on the Ages**. If one would build wisely, one must build 0» the laws at God. Character jmnst be the outcome of our construc tive efforts. Too truly, he said, Ameri ca suffers two sums today. a disre spect ot law, and individualism— thought for self alone. We are too much a nation of bargain hunters, he said, and character is not built on the bargain plan. As the ocean isles grow from the skeletons of tiny animals, so we grow, and so our nation grows fine and strong from the deeds we do, or else we are dragged down to disgraep by our indifference and self seeking. ,;r-y Awarding of Diploma* After the awarding of the diplomas to the following young ladies, Misses Gladys Phillips, Gladys Wright <uad Ode Brock in the College Department, Misses Pearl Jackson, Zelda Brooks and Myrtie Galloway In the Pngm tory Department; Misses Alda Saseer Marie Karnegay and Georgia Bethea from' the- Home. Economics Depart merit; Miss Alice McNair from the Art- Dspastaamt, the American La -;—-—^rr, * fnrirTir . • Cotton Market Reported by J. Hf. Barringtosr Middling cotton is quoted on the to. cat market today at 25 1-2 cants thw* pound. Items of Local News ^S| JSS X XL£ bu^Jn “Jhfrd ‘"anT cS srurs MassAff building on Third street. ~lfe. John Kinlaw and daughter. Miss Mary, passed through town Tuesday afternoon en route to their home on R. 7, Lomberton, from Kii f°n> where they went Tuesday morn ing to take Mr. KinlSw’s daughter, «*• to summer school at Cara lina college. -Mrs £ Clay Hodgin and ehOdraa, Oajr Jr3 and Dorothy Jana, left pea tewiay for Greensboro whsr* they will make their home in the Attore. Dr. Hedgin who accompanied them will return to Lomberton tomorrow and will join them in Greensboro la ter. • —Mr. E. W. Rosenthal of Savan nah, Ga., and Mr. C. S. Britt of Wil mington, spent a few hours in Lam berton yesterday after having given demonstrations of Hill Mixture for killing boll weevils neat Rowland and Purvis. The demonstrations were giv en on the lands of Mesers. G. L» Robertson and Lacy Price. —Dr. J, P. Highsmith of Fayette ville passed through Lomberton Tuesday en-route to Myrtle Beach, S. C. He wa* accompanied by Mr. Jno. R. Tolar of Fayetteville who has been a patient at th« Highsmith hospital for several months and who will join hia wife at the beach where Mrs. To lar has opened the Tolar cottage, “Driftwood"?^ ^ ^ —At the regular monthly meeting of the county board of commissioners Monday, Solicitor T. A. McNeill ap pealed and asked the advisability of calling a special term of Superior court for^thfe trial^(^criminal case*. aided that it was not necessary and that it: would work an awful hardship on ther fanners of the epunty who am now busily engaged , in their work. —Mr. £ A. Sharpe returned this morning from Washington, D. C., where Afts. Sharpe and he went Tues day afternoon from Baltimore follow ing the interment in that city of the remains of Mrs. Sharpe’s mother, Mrs. Anna P. Courtney. Mrs. Sharpe, who is a guest at the home of her bro ther-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. M. J.. Boucher, in Washington, will return home Saturday. —On account of weather conditions, work has been so retarded on the Mc Leod budding, in whieh Mr. J. V Williamson will conduct a garage and filling station, that it has been nees ilry for him. to postpone his opening* date from Saturday of this weekuhtil Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week. A page advertisement will appear in Monday’s issue of The Rob esonian announcing the opening with specials. —Rev. and Mrs. I. E. Wianart ana 5 children passed through town thia morning en route from R. 4, Lum berton, to Charleston, Oklahoma, where they will make their home. Mr. Wishart lived in Oklahoma for about ten years before returning to Robeson county, his “native home, last October, since which time both he and Mrs. Wishart have been teaching in the Long Branch public school. Mr. Wish art also has had pastorate of the White Pond and Pembroke Baptist churches since returning to Robeson. He is a son of Mr. A. S. Wishart, who lives on R. 3 from Lumberton. Mr. Wishart and family are traveling in their car and expects to reach Okla homa in about two weeks, stopping over in Kentucky to visit Mrs. Wishart’a relatives for a few days. crion under their able representative. Mayor J. E. Carpenter, invited the audience to the campus at the close of the morning exercises, and there in very graceful style a fine Ameri can flag was raised. This flag was a gift to the college from the Legion. nJf A meeting of the Board of Trustees was held on Friday afternoon and many interesting issues came up for discussion. Mr. Green gave in his re port of the F**t year's work, and this was received with much approbation by the board. Mr. Green was unani mously re-elected, and Rav. R. B. John’s resignation as a member of the Board of Trustees read and ac cepted. Mr. M. B. Newsome of Durham was chosen to fill Mr. John’s vacancy. Mr. McKay McKinnon, as Chairman of the Central Committee on raising dormitory funds, gave in his report from the Maxton campaign. This wna received with applause, and e vote of thanks wna given to him lor marshal ling the forces which made the raia ing of $26,000 possible. All wm iiwfami that the work on the dormi tory should proceed steadily, nd lwc^itluH Committee wna authorised by the Board of Trustees to begin operation 3 immediately.