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LUM ERTON, N. C OCTOBER 9, 10, 11, 12th
& Be Here AH The Week. This Wlil Be The Largest Pair Eever Held !n Old Robes^m. Fire Works Eath Nigh.
sed AM Fairs. Chickens, Farm Products,
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hiies, The Finest Live Stock Ever. Remember the dates, October 9, 10, 11, 12th, 1923.
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MOTM* OF SVMMOM8
Cnroiinn. Ro^tdoon Cd—ty.
Court
In the
^rnnett. ee. W. d^ Bennett
BOnMtt:
Yh the defendant
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wninotRutod in the Superior Court of no
-o- County entitied no nhore for the w
of ohtnininy on nhooiuto dhroroo on tho
od nduitery nnd doMrtion. Yon wM
toho noth* thot yon nroroqotr*! to
hofor- tho nnderoiynod Cieric
Court of Robeoon County nt
_in Lumber ton, M -C. on the
_ of October. HM. nndonowor or
to the eompiein.t whieh wii! bo found
in tho ofHoo of Hte Cierh of the Su
Court nnd if you fnii to a newer or
to enid compinint within twenty dnye
the return dote hereof, that the reiief
for by the pieintiff wilt be ymntod.
th* ISth day of September. IMS.
6.
Johneon ft Joh neon,
Attnmeye.
B. 9KIPPKR
Cierk Superior Court.
9-20 4 Thure.
INTERESTING MEETING OF CO
OPS HERE TUESDAY
Continued Awn nave 4
vances of $11, Ann! settlement $26;
$7 advance. final settlement $18; $14
advance, Anal settlement $30. The en
tire scale of final settlements was
read by Mr. Stone and it seemed to
please the members very much, as a
majority of them had nothing defi
nite to base their figuring on for a
final settlement Mr. Stone talked
very plainly and frankly, and criti
cised severely some of the methods
used by the association in sending out
propoganda through the press, a lot
of which was absolutely reverse from
the conditions as exist. He said the
Mr Linkhawhas returned from St. Louis
where he purchased a car of choice Muie*.
They Have Arrived
Come and look them over.
IW. L UNKHAW
Buggies
Lumberton.
Harness
Wagons
North Carolina
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reason so many of the members
were grumbling and dissatisfied was
becaose some of the members, found
fault and talked against the organi
zation among themselves, and wonid
not go to the directors with their
findings and tronMes. Mr. Stone is
a beiiever in getting action when ac
tion is needed, and to!d Mr. Brackett
that he meant everything he was say
ing. He prophesied that the organi
sation wood grow immensely, and all
the discontent would vansh if the of
ficers would put confidence in their
: members and tell them just what
was going on and just what they
could expect. He told of the unjust
me hods of grading which were prac
ticed last year and which had been
improved considerably this year. Cor
roborating the statement of Mr.
iTownsend, that many of the members
i teemed ashamed that they were
'upembers, and ashamed to go id to or
be with a crowd of members, Mr.
I Stone said this was caused by ignor
ance on the part of some who did not
Iknow what to say to the thousands of
[questions the enemies were asking
ithem about what the association was
'doing. Hb also endorsed Mr. Town
isend's suggestion that members of
different locals visit the neighboring
{local at a meeting and have joint
'meetings.
i Mr. Brackett responded and said
that he hoped the members would
realize at an early date that if there
was any information whatever that
they wanted, all that was necessary
was for the local to name a delegate
and send him to a directors' meeting,
where he woud be allowed the privi
lege of asking any question he de
sired, and all information would be
given him. He told of the information
sent out in the Tri-State Grower, but
admitted that it was a bad way of
getting in touch with the entire mem
bership. ^
t Enemy Propaganda.
Another bomb was thrown into
the meeting when Mr. A. L. Stode,
reporting fon Long Brunch local, stag
ed that he had received a letter fyom
the association stating that it was a
good thing for the members of the
association that a large numebr^M
them had been disloyal last year when
they began pooling cotton, that
association would have been swar
ed with cotton with no warehouses^
which to store it, consequently lo
money for the farmer. The letter
they stated, according to Mr. St
that alt cotton raised by the growers
in the association this year could be
cared for by the association. Mr. C.
M. Barker, of the field department of
the Cotton Growers association, asked
Mr. Stone who signed the letter, to
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which he replied tint he did not know.
Mr. Barker then stated that the tet
ter Was propogaada from the enemy,
and that he wonid give Mr. Stone
$100 for it, if it contained what he
had stated and was signed by an of
ficer of the association. "The Long
Branch local is in a majority loyal,
though there are some who are haul
ing their tobacco to auction houses",
concluded Mr. Stone. -
Saved $100,000 for Association.
"1 have heard it rumored, end
some say it is a positive fr. t, tha.
the head of the aas ciation rec :v?3
salary $30,090 per year. I v ant ^
know of that is true/' ssid Mr. L. E.
Tyner, after he had made a fair re
port from the Raft Swam local, and
directing his query to Mr. Brackett
sitting a few feet in front of him.
Nodding his head. Mr. Brackett re
plied, "it is true, Mr. Tyner". "It may
be true, but it's wrong", said Mr. Ty
ner, and continued, "There are plen
ty of men in this world who can han
dle that job for half that money, and
I don't think it is right to take the
money out of the working man's pock
et and pay such enormous salaries."
Mr. Brackett was on his feet before
Mr. Tyner had settled in his seat,
and said that Mr. Patterson, presi
dent of the association, had saved ov
er $100,000 this year only by his me
thods and knowledge of redrying to
bacco. It was shown to Mr. Tyner and
other members present that every
member of the association paid to
Mr. Patterson's salary the small sum
of 33 cents a year. ^
Satisfied With Salaries.
"If Mr. Patterson received only
$10,000 a year for his services, I, as
a member of the association, would
ask for his resignation", said Mr. M.
Shepherd of Orrum, who went into
the matter of salaries compared with
brain power. He was absoutely sa
tisfied with the salaries deceived by
the officers and urged that the mem
bers use their good judgment and
keep high salaried and high-minded
people in the important and essential
offices. In reporting for the Orrum
local Mr. Shepherd stated that most
of'the members there were loyal, but
that some were disloyal. He has heard
dhupng the preset tobacco season
wagons passing his house after pud
night Sunday nights carrying co-op
tobac^p to auction floors.
Costs of Marketing.
Mr. E. W. Stone was hgiin on the
Boor and gave apme B^urOs on the
difference between the cd& of mar
keting through the co-op and auc
tion system. He said that the majori
ty of people did not realize that they
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were paying 2 i-2 percent commission !
to the warehousemen for soiling;
space, 25 cents a piie for haadiing,;
and an auction fee, because he ai- i
ways found it deducted from his
check when he was paid for the to- j
bacco. He showed the difference it
would make if the .warehouseman
would pay the farmer (500 for his
tobacco and then ask the farmer for
his part of the (303 for se'Kng It f?r
him. If tnere were only four puss the
farmer would haye to refund the
warehouseman ne-rly (15, and that
would make a lot rf different ifi
the former pulled out the money an !
handed it over, instead of having it{
deducted from the cheek. It was sf-!
ter Mr. Stone had toid this, and sta
ted that it was not the salaries of the
officers that he was interested in, i
but it was the returns that he got for
his product, when Mr. Tyner rose
and invited Mr. Stone to come over to
his, community and make a speech for
them at thir iocal meeting. Mr. Stone
accepted the invitation.^
Mr. C. M. Barker stated that he
was going to see to it that every:
member of the association pooled hit
or her cotton ip the aasociation thii
faM if it was in his power, and that
he was leaving then for Raieigh n
meet the head of the department and
ash for a permit to empioy a fen
men to ride over the county and se<
that everybody treated their contract!
according to the rnips and regain
tiona. He asked the men present b
*t nn' with their approval. They an
sweted in the affirmatives ,*
In closing the meeting Mr. Brackett
stated that the one Mg trouble in Bo
beson county was that so many oi
the i *rge bankers and merchants wert
net as ioyai as they shonid be, and
r sscr ed that not more than a dozet
in Lumberton were as loyal as they
should be. He spoke of a fight put
on in South Carolina by the mer
chants and bankers in one towr
against the association and the re
suit was that a new bank was orgal
nized with co-op members as stock
holders. The day the new bank open
ed more than $60,000 was diawr
from one of the enemy banks and
deposited in the new bank., * '/
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A full and complete line of Wahl Pen
and Ever-Sharp Pencils just received.
We can fit any hand, and we guaran
tee every Pen and Pencil, and remem
ber, a bottle of ink or box of lead with
every Pen and Pencil. If you have a
Pen or Pencil that does not give satis
faction, bring it to us. We can fix it.
A. J. HOLMES, Jewe!er
Our store is now brimfull of all the new things for FaH and Win
ter Wear and the quality is of the best and our cash prices are the
lowest for good honest dependable merchandise. We are desirous
for you to call in and see all the new things that we have to show
you.
Piece Goods
AH Woo! French Serge fa!! yard wide per yd.
98c
AH Wool Storm Serge 40 inches wide and extra
heavy per yard—
1.48
$1
Broad Cbths in aii coirs—AH Woo! Fiaanei
Suiting—New. Shirting Materia!: New FaH
Sitka in a!! the New: Weaves — Can
ton Crepes— Fiat Crepes— Taffetas and
Satins—aii priced at the Lowest Caah Price.
. GINGHAM SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY
One !ot of 25c Dress Ginghaats in the New Fail
Patterns wiH be piaced on Saie Saturday oniy
18c
3
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"pH yard—
.35c Romper Cioth per. yard—
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Heavy Ooting Fiannei phr yard—
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SHOES SHOES
Here yen will find all the beet Shoee that are
to be found anywhere. We carry 8tar Brand,
Brown Shoe Co., Thorogood, GodmaC, Hoge
Montgomery and many other well known brands
!n both Dreast and Work Shoee for Men. Women
and Children—every pair la solid leather and
built to give complete aatiefaction and all priced
at the lowest Cash Pricee.
Boys Saits in all woo! material, a large lot to
select from, all sizes priced—
$4.48 up
Men's Salta priced from—
$10.00 to $25.00
Men's and Boys Pants of every description at
Beal Bargain Prices. . ... ;
Ladles Childrens and Misses Coats, all styles
and sires priced from—
$1.98 to $35
We now have a complete Has of Sweaters for
Men, Women and CMMred in all the pew Fall
Styles at popular prices. -
Fleeced lined Underw
ear for the Whole family.
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ELM STREET