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THE WEATHER FAIR TONIGHT. WARMER ' TUESDAY VOL. LV.—NO. 7. LUMBZRTON, N. C., MONDAY MARCH 3.1824. AMD i*UT* ! EIGHT [PAGES TODAY. SUMMY SCHOOL CLUB MEETS ATCHESTSUIST.MEIHOmST Spirit of Brotherhood Evident—R. A. McIntyre Elected Vice President— Local Stores to be Asked for Early Saturday Closing—No Registered Membership. "The idea of brotherhood is one of the big ideas of the Christian, faith", said Rev. Thomas McM Grant during his talk ' before the Lumberton Sunday School club at its regular meeting in Chestnut Street Methodist church yesterday after noon. \ ' The main auditorium of the church was practically filled for the meeting at which was in evidence a fraternal feeling among ail present for the ad vancement of the gTeat work the club has undertaken. So distir^ct wag this that while "Onward Chris tian Soldiers" was being sung the phrase "all one body we" seemed to have a special emphasis and sounded plainer than any ether parts of the song. Aimg of the Club. Mr. L. R. Varser- one of the organ izers of the club, talked on "The Aims of the Club". He said that it * had several aims and that others were being added, but that the one de finite aim at the beginning was to eliminate the dividing line between the Christian people and to organize in one big body all the people against the kingdom of hell. He spoke of the benefits that can be derived from the club from a social and pleasure standpoint, giving the young people more to do than to go to work or go to church. True Brotherhood. True brotherhood, said Mr. f^ant, is the two-handed brotherhood that believes in the justice of society- He made a strong appeal for united ef fort on the part of the club to get men out of their places of business before the late hours on Saturdays. Saturday Night Closing Mr. K. M. Barnes stated that there was no need of the barber shops staying open until midnight and sug gested that they close at 10 o'clock on Saturday nights so that the bar bers could get home ear'y enough to get a nigiit's rest and get to Sunday school the next morning. Mr. E. R McIntyre seated t^at he had talked with several of the mer chants and that some of them agreed to close at a reasonable hour, some 8 and some desiring 8:30. The mat ter then began to formulate as Mr. McIntyre made a motion that a com mittee he appointed to canvass the town and see if all merchants would sign a petition to ciose on Saturday nights not later than 9 o'clock, so the clerks could get to the barber shops earlier. The following committee was appointed after Mr. J. P- Russel suggested that some of the larger business men be ppt on the commit-} tee: Messrs. L. H. Caldwell, D. D.j French. J P. Townsend, S. A. Epps! and John T. Biggs. During this dis-j cussion of late trading, Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pastor of the First! Presbyterian church, said that he; would like to know why it was a ne-! ecssity that people trade at such late! hours. Mr. C. C- Blake, ex-clerk, j stated that a lot of trading after 9! o'clock was done by negroes whoj would do their trading earlier if the! stores closed earlier and would do itj later if they stayed open later than! they do. Mr. E. B. Freeman said that it was just as easy to have a certain hour for Saturday night clos ing as it was to close earlier during the summes months- . Mr. F. P. Gray brought to the at tention of the club that there arc no registered members and that every body is a member and asked to take an active part. The increase in the Sunday school attendance has been noticed and much interest is being taken in the carrying on cf this great work. Mr. Robert A. McIntyre was cleced vice president of the club. The other officers were e'ected at a previous mce'ing. The matter of fi nancing the work of the club wag left with the president, secretary and treasurer and one other to be npmed ly them. This finance committee will determine the percentage each Sunday school wi 1 pay for incidental expenses. Another Candidate Enters County Field. Mr. M. W- Floyd announces in this issue that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for reg ister of deeds to succeed himself. Mh Floyd has just gotten back to hig office after a - terrible seize of rheumatism which lasted about two and a hjalf months, and his numerous friends throughout the county hope that he will have no backset. Discussion of probable candidates for the various county offices ig go ing on mildly and no doubt others wilt throw their hats into the ring pretty soon. —The county board of commission ers and the county road board arc holding their regular Aionthly meet ings in the court house here today UMBEBTOM PEOPH MUM Of SEmoOSiM'WMCK Ford L<*^ With SoM*rs. <3*iMa**i and Liquor Practically Demolished —Mr. J. L StophoM and Family and Miss Rath Janas Narrowly Escape Sorioaa injury—A Miracle No One Killed. Mr. and. Mrs. J. L. Stephens and four children and Miss Ruth Jones narrowly escaped serious, if not fatal injury yesterday afternoon when the Hupmobile touring car in which they were riding was struck by a Ford touring car driven by a Fort Bragg soldier on the Lumberton-Fayetteville highway 5 miles south of Fayettevile { According to D#r. Stephans, he was j driving toward Lumberton at a mod- j erate rate of speed and was about; the foot of a hill when the Ford,! which was going toward Fayettevi.le j at rapid speed, crossed from the right side of the road directly in front of j his car and struck his car on the: right side. He was on the extreme! edge of the pavement when the col. Haion occured. So great was the fbrqe of the collision that the Ford was turned over, its top and windshield and a jug of whiskey broken, the j Hupmobile fender, wheel .windshield, and radiator badly damaged and the ; occupants of both cars badly shaken up and bruised. Mrs. Stephens and Miss Jones suffered bad bruises, while Mr. Stephens and children were only badly shaken up. Ad five of the men in the Ford were injured Three of them wore uniforms and two civilian clothes. The men in the Ford were under the extreme influence of whiskey and refused to tell their names until mili tary police from Fort Bragg and Sheriff of Cumberland county N. A. McGeachy arrived on the scene. The driver of the car gave his name as T. Moehn. The car they were driving bore a Fort Bragg war department number and the driver admitted that the car was his own personal car. An eye-witness to the accident stat ed that it was a miracle to him that everyone was not killed He rushed to the aid of the Injured and did ev erything possible to relieve the tense situation. Mr. Stephens had his car carried back to Fayetteville for repairs and returned to Lumberton in a hired car. RESIDENCE DESTROYED BY FIRE AT BLADENBORO. Started Fire With Kerosene—Mr- H. J. White SuffeWBums. Bladenboro, March 2.—The resi dence of y J. White was burned down burned so seriously that it was neces- j his morning and Mr. White was j sary for him to be' taken to the hos-} pital in Lumberton. The flame started when he made a fire in his kitchen stove with kero sene, the can ignited and exploded j covering him with burning oil- He rushed out doors to extinguish the flames by rolling ip the wet sand. Be fore heip couid arrive the whole house was in flames. Mrs. White, also was injured ini getting out of the house with her two children. She fell down the steps' with her baby. A few chairs and a victrola were saved. I Mr. White's condition is reported as very favorable today from the Ba ker sanatorium, where he was brought after the accident- While the; burns are very painful, they are not! considered dangerous, the deepest; burns being on his hands. J. W. BAILEY WILL SPEAK AT FAIRMONT THURSDAY NIGHt. By 'Phone to The Robesonian. Fairmont, March 3—Mr. J. W.' Bailey, candidate for Governor, wi.l deliver an educational speech at the high school auditorium here Thurs. day, March 6, at 8 p m. The discus sion wiii embrace things of interest to the farmer and working man—taxa tion and freight rates. The public is cordally invited to hear what Mr. Bailey has to say, ladies being espe-! dally invited. The auditorium will! be heated comfortably regardless of the weather. BQX SUPPER AT WEST LUMBER. TON SCHOOL WELL ATTgNDEp. Wit] Purchase Books for Library— Misg McGiii Thanks Peopie for Co operation. The box supper given in the West! Lumber.on school house Saturday night was weii attended and enjoyed. The proceeds, which amounted to $24.61, wiii be added to the $12 rais ed iast year and used to buy books for the schooi library The teacher, Miss Louise McGil!, and pupils thank everyone for their help in the cause and for making the occasion a success. CARS WASHED—POLISHED GAS—OIL-TIRES—ACCESSORIES GREASED. ^ FULLERS SERVICE STATION Cor. 2nd and Chestnut St. AM APPEAL STAMEM )M IHE CLE86 CASE Action Wii! Defer Awarding of ChU dren Until Caae ia Heard by High* or Coort—Were to Have Been De livered Here Neat Monday. An appeal has been made to the Supreme court in the Clegg case fol lowing the judgment signed Thursday; by Judge N. A- Sinciair awarding the children to their mother, Mrs, Annie Mcl. Ciegg. The judgment stated the t the chil dren were to be delivered to the mo ther in Lumberton on March 10th. The appeal will defer the awarding until the case is heard in the Supreme court. ^ MR. GLOVER STILL MAKES HEADQUARTERS HERE. Finds Lumberton Moat Delightful and Pfogreaslve Town. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Glover and; children have moved from Lumberton back to their former home at States ville on account of the condition of} the heaith of Mrs- Glovers' mother ( and Mr. Glover's father, w^o iive there. They moved to Lumberton last May and made many friends here who regret exceedingly that they can no longer make this their home but who wiU be giad to know that Mr. Giover, who is deputy commissioner of the State department of revenue for cor porations for a number of counties in this section of the State, wil! con-; tinue to make Lumberton his odicial ! headquarters. Mr. Giover says that he and Mrs. Giover and their two children be came very much attached to Lumbers ton, that they were most cordiaiiy re ceived by the people and found this a most delightful place id which to live, j During the months he has made} headquarters here Mr- Glover says he has observed quite a remarkable change, the town having taken on new ife. He says he does not know of a town anywhere near the size of Lumberton in which the spirit of pro-! gross is so marked and in which so much building is going on. Which is! high nraise indeed considering that Mr; Glover's-home town of Statesville' is one of the best in the S'ate and the further fact that his business carries) him often into many o^her towns. i - -__ LUMBERTON PRESSING CLUB j MOVES INTO NEW HOME One of the Most Up-Ip Date Pressing Establishments in this Section of) the State—To Add a New Line of Business. The Lumberton Pressing ciub mov ed today from the oid buiiding on East Fourth street to the new home on West Fourth, which has just been completed. The structure is a hand some brick buiiding and when the in terior work is completed will be one of the most up-to-date establishments in this section of the state., Mr- Eddie McNeil!, proprietor of the club for the past 8 years, is to be congratulated on the big improve ment. which is not onlv a credit to him! but to the town. He bought the establishment from Mr. W N Smith several years ago and since that time has increased the number of em ployees and added several' modern ap pliances. In fhe new place he will continue to give the service which has made an enviable renutation for him. As soon as Mr. McNeill gets settled and the wheels of progress are set in their usual motion he expects to extend his. business hy adding a tail or-made clothing department. H A. B1DDE1J OF PEMBROKE HEADS SCOTTISH RITE CLUB. Other Officers Ejected—One of High er Degrees Being Prepared by Lo re! Club. Mr. H A. BiddpM of Pembroke was elected president of the !oca! Seot'ish Rite ciuh at a recent meet ing held in the Masonic hail here. Other Officers elected were as fol lows: I. P. Ray of Buie, vice presi dent; D. J. Bullock of Lumberton, vies president; W H. Humnhrey Jr., of Lumberton, secretary;. R.-T. Al len of Lumberton, treasurer. The local club ig preparing one of the higher degrees for the reunion to be held in Wilmlngtoh In this month. , j _!' ' ' . '' Church Tiay at Rowland Wednesday WthL ' The Rowland Presbyterian Sunday school wil! present the play "The Minister's Wife's New Bonnet" Wed nesday night of this week at 7:45 in 'he Rowland high school auditorium. Admission, 25 and 35 cents- Proceeds Will be used for furnishing the new Sunday school room of this church. —Th econdition of Mr R. F. Greg ory, who lives on the Pembroke road a few miles wpst of Lumberton is se rious. Mr Gregory suffered a slight stroke of paralysis a few days ago and high blood pressure ig a contri butor to the seriousness of his iHhess. U* ' s=--' Jc^usD^w\s JOSEPHUS DANIELS FOR PRESIDENT CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED TUESDAY NIGHT Many Have Shown Intention to Join —Raleigh Editor Has Many, Friend* A Josephus Danieis-fo r-Preaident ciub wiii .be organized in the court house here Tuesday night, according advertisements and notices placed in public places caHing the meeting. It is not known who is sponsoring the movement, but it is evident that the meeting will be well attended und many have signified that they wM join the ciub. The fact that the Raieigh editor has many friends throughout the county and that he is a North Caroiinian who wiii possibiy be nominated for the presidency is good reason to believe that he will have hearty support from the people of Lumberton and sur. rounding Country. BORBOM ARB CHARLES RERRY CABGHT MAMBS TRE JU!CE. Gordon, ah Old Offender, Was Re cently Caught Doing a Peeping Stunt—Rev. E. L. Siler Accepts Whole-Time Pastorate of Maxtou Church—Mr. J. D. Williams Answers Final Summons. By H, C. MacNair Maxton, March 2—Gordon Berry and -his broths Charles were caught redhanded manufacturing the fiery fluid Friday bight. Both were put un der arrest and the sti& captured. (Jordon Berry is an old offender. In recent years many ladies of the town have been annoyed by some person at their window at night and in many of the cases their diacription of the intruder fitted Gordon and once he was positive'y identified, but he ren dered what at that time seemed satis factory excuse and was let go. Satur day night three weeks ago he was seen by Mr R. M. Stroupe, S. A. L. operator here, at his wife's bedroom window with face pressed to the wire sash. Mr. S'roupe was assisting his wife, who was ill. Fortune and cool headedness reminded him that a pis tol wag on the mantel within reach. Without looking directly at the man at the window he reached up, got the pisto!, and fired pointblank at the face in the window. He seemed to fali and cried, " you have killed me", but when Mr. Stroupe got outside he had vanished. Bloodhounds were ob tained and in a few hours were on his rail, which ?ed for several miles through winding paths over woods and fields finally to disappear when the tr^il led to the highway, where it was lost "Dogs cant trail Ford cars" they say. It wag not known at this time or until the day af.er who this intruder or woh'd-be burglar was until news came from the Clio, S. C., hospital that Gordon Berry had been brought there Saturday night and had an ope ration, removing a pistol ball from his neck. The shot entered at the cheek bone, ranging round to the rear and neck. He made his escape from the hospital and vanished again. Several times Deputy Sheriff Smith would al most get him but he wouid escape in pick of -time. Friday night, however, he wag successful not only in getting the would-be burglar but his brother Charlie, their still and a keg of pret ty good corn liquor. Al! were found in Creek swamp and the officers had to wade in deep, but they were fuliy re paid. Deputy Smith, who is a fearless of ficer, got ducked when he tackied a slippery log across the creek. Reme dies at hand and prompt attention and soon he was allright again. Rc3v. E. L. Siler of the Presbyterian ghurch has signified his acceptance to the pastorate of the Maxton church for his whole time. At present he serves Centre half time and Maxton half time. This arrangement if ap nroved by Presbytery to become ef fective April 1st. Mr. Siler is one of Presbyterys best preachers. J. D. Williams, aged 82 years, died Friday evening at his home here. He had been an invalid for several years and for the past year had been con fined to his bed. His sons reached here Friday night and his remains were taken to Wilson for interment. His wife and several grown children urvivo him. fOMES MNCTEO BY H!iYBEBi!E BBMB JBBY F+nmw Bfr**t*y of Vtt+rana' Bureau and Cewtraele* Named in Four In dictannia—Chargee) umidk) of Waste, i Gvaj^aad Debauchery. , Chicago, Fab. 29. (Associated Preas)<—Charles R. Forbes, former director of the United States Veter ans' Bureau, and John W. Thompson, contractor of Chicago and St. Louis, were named in four indictments re turned today by the Federal grand jury which has spent a month investi gating charges of waste, graft and debauchery in connection with Forbes administration Forbes and Thompson were named jointly in two indictments charging conspiracy, to commit bribery and of fenses against the government, and conspiracy to defraud the United States government. Forbes was named alone in a third indictment on a charge of accepting a bribe, and Thompson in a fourth charging that he had indirctly given a bribe. Other Sensations. In a special report which accom panied the indictments, tl%a grand jury indicated that other sensationai developments involving alleged graft had been uncovered, bat because they were not within the jurisdiction of the court, had not been pursued. "We do not feel', the special re port said, "tHat it would serve the best interests of the government for this jury at this time to #nake public the details of these transactions. This jury feels (hat it will suffice to re port that they involve: "1. Speculation by one or more of ficials of the government wherein it has been ascertained that official in formation was used for purposes of speculation. "2. That certain sums of money were paid to two members of Con. gress. "3. That possession of a file of one of the departments for about a month was had by persons having no offi cial connection with such department. "4. That money was accepted by certain individuals (not attorneys) for the purpose of obtaining clem ency for prisoners through their in timacy with officials. - "5. That money was collected by certain individuals (not attorneys) for Obtaining through such intimacy per mits for intoxicating liquor " Four Indictments. The indictments charged that Forbes, while director'of the Vet eran's Bureau, received a bribe Tlf #5,000 and certain additional emolu ments on agreement to award con tracts for government work to the contracting firm of Thompson and Black, of which Thompson and James W. B. Black, deceased, were the heads. I The contracts were to be (awarded, it was charged, in connection with buiding and equipping of hospitals for soldiers, for which the government appropriated #125,000,000. Charles F. Corner, former general counsel for the bureau, who committed suicide af ter investigation of the department was under way, was named in the in dictments as having accepted a pro mise from Thompson and others of #100,000 in return for his approval of the contracts. E'.ias Mortimer, of Philadeiphia. who appeared before the Ser.rte committee which investigated the Veterans' Bureau and made bribery charges and who also appeared be fore the grand jury, was named in the indictments as having been re tained as the agent of Thompson and Black, who, the indictment charged, used the Pontiac Construction Com pany in their operations. Given Preference. According to charges reported to have been made'before the grand [jury. Rack and Thompson were al leged to have been promised profer encein contracts regardless of whether their terms were most ad vantageous to the government. ihe hospitals for which Congress appropriated #12,000000 end which are involved in the investigation were to have been located at. Liberty Tupper Lake. Tarrytown ond Pough keepsie. N. Y., Northampton, Mass. ChiHicothe. Ohio, Great Lakes. H's.. Guifport, Miss., Livermore and Camp Korney, Cal, Hayden Lake, Idaho- St. Cloud, Minn.. American Lake Camp Lewis and Tacoma, Wa-hmgton. DAUGHERTY HAS BEEN ASKED TO RESIGN SAYS VANDERLIP. President Coohdge has asked for the resignation of Attorney Centra! Daugherty but has not received it, a New York dispa'ch quotes F. A VanderHp, retired banker, as saying yesterday in address at a synagogue in New York. SENATE COMMITTEE BEGINS DAUGHTERY PROBE TODAY. Washington, March 1.—Headed by a Republican insurgent of the La FnHette groupe, Senator Brookhart of Iowa, a special senate committee wi!! begin an investiga'ion Monday of {Attorney Genera! Daugherty and his administration of the department of justice C.B.HOCUTTEMMS jMCE FOB mam Say# He is a Candidate and That Ha b Going t* Win—Rat order W, bey also a Probable Candidate Mr. C. B. Hocutt, better known ss "barbecue king", has announced that he is a candidate for the office of recorder of the Lumberton dis trict subject to the Democratic pri mary in June. "Yes, i'm going to run for record er and I am going to win", said Mr. Hocutt. He stated that he had giv en the mater serious thought and that after the persuasion of many of his friends he decided to make the format announcement. Recorder W, B. ivey stated that he was not positive now that he wouid run for re-eiection, but that in all probabili y he would. Ddring a conversation with him recenty Mr Ivey [eft the impression that if a cer tain man announced for records# that he wouid posaibiy run for solicl tor. This, however, is not official and Mr. Ivey did not caii any names to be connected with this "certain man." Buie News Batch An Old Rule for Planting Gardens— Spring is at Hand—Sabbath-Break ing—Work on Phiiadeiphus Road— Persona! and Other Items. By W- H. M. Brown. Buie, Feb. 29—Miss R. D. Bute has been on the sick list for several days but is improving. Mr. W. Glover, who was taken a few days ago with paralysis, ia reported as having improved some. Mr Pink Jackson of the Mt. Tabor section, visited here yesterday. Quite a) littie snow fe3 here Wed nesday but the wet ground devoured it about as fast as it fell. Leap year is here again, but we have heard % mentioned but very lit tle. Maybe it is being forgotten. The old rule several years ago was to piant gardens the 14th day of February. That was the time always looked foward to. A lady living near here who has c<S!lards that were not kii<ed during the coid days several weeks ago, says the reason they were not killed she planted them in February. Maybe there is something to it The spring of the year wii! soon b ehere, already the birds are letting us know by their daiiy songs that they are rejoicing over the season, for bringing up the grain, the bloom ing of the trees and bringing life to many things that have been dead. It was, too, the time of the year when our Saviour came forth from the grave, that has meant untoid bless ings to hundreds, yea thousands, of people. Sabbath-breaking has got to be one of the many sins of the day. Not long ago on Sunday we saw two stores open with big fires in their heaters, and looked like peopie were trading. Gas-tilling stations are open a 1 day Sunday, many of them to ac comodate the Sabbath desecrators Pcop'e ought to buy their supply of gasohne oh Saturday to do them over Sunday. Much of the automobile rid ing oa Sunday is uncalled for and is causing many to have no reverence for God's holy day. It looks now very much like the of fice of sheriff of Robeson county will not go on the begging, list- Mr. B. Frank McMiilan, Jr., who has al ready announced his candidacy is a young man who would fiB the office of sheriff with discretion nd integri ty- s After a few days of inclement weather, the sunshine is making its appearance again, and its warm rays wi 1 soon make the land avail able foi* plowing and farm work. Some work is being done on the road from here to Phiiadeiphus, much to the releif of many who have to travel on same. Mr. Clifton A. Graham Is'home {Trom Norfolk, spending geveral days with hig parents, Mr. and Mrs W. H. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Henry SeHers and Mr. Gordon Sea!ey of Bamesville were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W- H. Graham Thursday. —-Miss Mary Rosier Norment ar r.ved iast night from Washington, where she and her mother, Mrs. Mol )fe R. Normenji. went iast fad to be with the iatter'a sis'er Mrs. Saiiie McRae Miss Nogment came by way of Tarboro, where she visited Miss Miidred Bankard, who was trimmer for Misg Josephine Breece iast spring. Miss Norment wiii begin work in Miss Breece's store tomorrow Mrs. Nor ment expects to rdtum to Lumberton in the iate spring or eariy summer. Eighteen or more persons are dead and over 60 injured as the resuit of an expiosion in a TNT piant at New Brunswick, N. J., Saturday. Fiames foiiowing the explosion showered through 40 buiidings of an adjoining ciiuloid works and detno.Sshed ittie industriai viiiage. The shock was felt 60 mi!es away. Cotton Market H <***<* ty J H. MarrtaHaa * MiddHny cotton i* quoted on the lo cal market today at 25 cents the pound. item* ofLocaiNews —Mia# Jpsephine Breece's miiiinery opening wiH begin Tuesday. —Robeson chapter U. D. C. will meet with Mr#. E K. Proctor Thurs day afternoon at 4 o'clock. —The condition cf Mr. E. W. Kin !aw, who he# been id at his home for the past two weeks, is somewhat im proved. —There will be a regu ar meeting * of the Parent-Teacher association in the American Legion ha!i tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'ciock. —There wit! he a meeting of a!! the teachers in Prof. W. B. Crump, ton's reading circie Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the graded schooi budding. / —The condition of Mrs. T. F. Parker, who underwent a serious ope. ration at the Thompson hospital Fri day, ia reported as very favorable —Mr. J. L. Spivey left ist night for Chariot'e, where he is attending the automobile show. Mr Spivey will! also attend a Chevrolet dealers' re ception while in Chartotte. —Mrs. N. A. Thompson moved Saturday from her home in the Thompson hospital building to her new handsome residence op the com er of Seventh and Elm Streets —Miss E.izabeth Frye, county wel fare officer, who had been undergo ing special treatment at the High smith hospital in Fayetteville, was able to resume her duties today. —A meeting of the American Le gion auxiliary will be held tomorrow fTueaday) night at 3 o'clock with Mrs. S. McIntyre at her home on Walnut street. Every member is urged to be present —License has bean issued for the marriage of Miss Corrina Allen and Mr. Eugene Fairdoth; Miss Thelma Johnson and Mr. Roy M. Sweet; Miss Nellie Gray Kinlaw and Mr. Chaa. W. Barker; Mtaa Amelia Thompson and Mr Rayhtond Inman. J —Miss Viola Jenkins has at her home on East Sixth street several copies of the Confederate Vetran ma ganzine, property of the. Alfred Row land chapter, V. D C., which she wii! be glad to lend to any Confeder ate veteran or widow of a veteran. —The annual staff of the local high school has offered a prize for the best short story written by a high-schoo! student. The result is a tie, Misses Kathleen Durham and Alice McLean being the winners Both will be awarded prizes and the stories will appear in the annual. —Mr. and Mrs. E. B Brooks left Friday night for Wilmington, where they will make their home. M* Brooks, representing the Businesk Man's Insurance company of Greens boro, came to Lumberton about 15 months ago ahd he and Mrs. Brooks have made many friends who learn of their change with regret. —The town commissioners have recently employed Mr. Carey Stogner as cemetery keeper. Mr. Stogner will devote his entire time to the care of Meadowbrook ceapctery Any special work desired by owners of lots wi.l be done by him. The owners of lots have been assesaed 52.50 per annum for this service, which eliminates the expense ofhaving the work done pri vately. —Messrs. C D. Wijiamson and D. P. Spell of Parkton were among the out-of-town people who attended the meeting of the Sunday SchooJ club at Chestnut Street Methodist church yesterday afternoon, and they remain ed over for the evening service. They were guests at the home of Mr. Wil iiamson's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs .Justin McNeiii. —Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Baker and sons, Vernon and Raymond, and Mr. W. P. Baker returned Wednesday night from Mt- Grogan, S. C„ where they attended Monday the funeral of Mr. V. D. Baker's mother, Mrs. C. E. Baker, who died In the Monroe hos pital at Monroe Sunday a. m at 10: 30 after an illness of about a year. Mr. Baker went to Monroe Saturday morning. —Ma;. R. S. Mcl^elian of Wilming ton and Lieutenant Lumsden of WIiiteviHe spent yeserJay here in *he interest of the ioca! unit of the N. C. Nations! Guard, which organi sation is expected to be completed within the next few weeks. The gov ernment has authorized the organi zation of this unit and Mr. E!i Wis hart, who has the matter in charge, states that he needs on!y a few more men to enlist before the organization can be completed. —Messrs. H. Grantham. J N. Bale. R c. Adams, W. E. Garrett, H. G McIntosh, A. P. Speil, P. P. Creech, A. T- McCaiiutm J. A. Love and Sandy McNeiii are members of a de iegatmn from Red Springs which ap peared before the county road board here today in the interest of improv ing the condition of roads teading in o Red Springs. They were especially interested in the road from Parkton to Maxton via. Lumber Bridge, Shan non and Red Springs.
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