THE ROBESONIAN
VOL. LVI.—NO. 38. LUMBERTON, N. 0., MONDAY, JUNE 22,1225. countht, cod and truth. kstabushcd i«m prick pith cum
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NEGRO ATTEMPTS TO
CRIMINALLY ASSAULT
YOUNG WHTTE GIRL
Daughter of Mr. and Mia. Fuller Har
ris Wakes Up in Time to Frighten
Negro Away—Tells Sheriff He
Would Rather Be Dead Than In Fix
He’s In.
ACTED UGLY WITH SHERIFF
Charged with first degree burglary
and attempt to rape, Norman Odum,
negro, abOut 21 years old, was bound
over to the July term of Robeson Su
perior court for the trial of criminal
cases by Recorder P. S. Kornegay
here Friday. He will not be allowed
privilege of bail.
According to Sheriff B. F. McMil
lan, who arrested Odum with much
difficulty early Friday morning, the
negro is alleged to have entered the
home of Mr. Fuller Harris, Who lives
on Mr. W. J. Prevatt’s farm about 6
miles east of town, about 2 o’clock in
the morning. He went to a bed
where a 16-year-old daughter of Mr.
Harris’ was sleeping, and as he start
ed to put his hands on her she waked
up and screamed, scaring the negro
away. Her iather, who was sleeping
in a room in the other part of the
house, came into the room and was
told by his daughter that she had seen
a man, a negro, as he approached her
on the bed. The father at once sus
pected the negro who had been work
ing on the iarm for about 8 months,
and who, it is alleged; was made to
leave South Carolina on account of
his criminal activities. The negro
and a son of Mr. Harris’ had been
sleeping under the shad at the tobac
co barn during the recent hot weeks,
and when Mr. Harris went to the bam
he found his son asleep, but the negro
was awake and appeared very nerv
ous.
Incriminating Tracks.
Barefoot tracks were found leading
from the barn to the house, and the
same tracks from the house to the
barn. Before coming to town for the
officer, Mr Harris covered the tracks
with pans so that the rain, which was
threatening, would not spoil the
tracks. As soon as the sheriff arrived
he ordered the negro to place his foot
in the tracks, and the fit was perfect.
Gave Sheriff Trouble.
When Sheriff McMillan went to the
house on the farm where the negro
had gone after leaving the barn,-he
told the negto to get ready and go
with him. This did not meet the ap
proval of the negro and he told the
officer that he was hot going. The
sheriff informed him that the sheriff
of the county was talking to him, to
which he again replied that he was
not going. At this the officer pulled
his pistol on the negro and told him
to take the handcuffs and put them
on. There was no one in the house
with the officer and negro at the
time, so the negro instead of taking
the cuffs, rammed his hands and part
of his arms down into the front of his
overalls and said he would not put on
the cuffs. Still holding his gun on
, the negro, Sheriff McMillan called
Mr. Harris and told him to use his
influence on the negro before serious
action became necessary. After a
few minutes the negro very reluctant
ly put on the handcuffs, but he was
not willing to come to town, refusing
to get into the officer’s car. He fin
ally said he would ride in the back
seat but the officer managed to get
him into the front seat without hurt
ing him. _ „ ...
On the way from Mr. Harris house
to jail, the negro said: ‘‘H I had
knowed you wus the sheriff youd
never come in that there house alive.
To which the sheriff replied, “Yes,
and if you had pulled out a weapon
after putting your hands in your ov
eralls I would have been obliged to
kill you.” “I wish you had,” the ne
gro said, “I would rather be dead than
in the fix I’m in.”
* He did not admit the charges
. against him, and plead not guilty be- j
fore Recorder Kornegay.
Mr. Harris’ daughter states that
she cannot identify the man she saw;
as the Odum negro, but she says she -
is positive that it was a negro about I
his size Another circumstance which j
prompts the belief that the officers
have the right man is the fact that |
Odum refused to eat breakfast that j
morning, which was out of the ordi-!
nary. He had not complained of be- |
ing sick.
WILL DEMONSTRATE COTTON
ROLL WEEVIL DUSTING!
Demonstration to be Held Early
Thursday Morning on Farm of J.
W. Burns in Gaddy Township.
County Farm Demonstrator O. 0.;
Dukes announced this morning'that a
cotton boll weevil dusting demonstra
tion would be held Thursday morn
ing at 7 o’clock on the farm belonging j
to Mr J. Worth Bums in Gaddy j
township.
Mr. Burns has recently bought j
new machines for dusting purposes,
and the demonstration will take place I
early enough for the dew to still be
on the cotton, which makes the poison
much more effective.
Drive To
FULLER'S SERVICE - STATION
Corner 2nd & Chestnut Sts.
OFFICERS FIND
MAN UPCHIMNEY
j. ?
Squeezed Almost to Suffocation—
Elijah Thompson Wanted in Bladen
County for Jail Breaking Plays
Hide and Seek With Officers—Wo
men Folk Said He Was Not At
Home—Had Been Evading Officers
For Weekft
GETS A BATH AMU A CELL.
Up a chimney, like a rabbit in a
hollow, was the hiding place in the
home of Franklin Britt in Britt’s
township last night of one Elijah
Thompson, White man wanted in
Bladen county, who w^s pulled down
out of the chimney and arrested by
Sheriff B. F. McMillan and deputies.
WSth a capias issued by the Super
ior court clerk of Bladen the officers
went to the home of Britt after being
informed that Thompson was there.
Officer Wi C. Britt, driving the car
in which the officers were riding,
stopped in front of the house, Deputy
Melton Ivey and Town Officer B. F.
Bullard covering the back door of the
house. Sheriff McMillan and Britt
went to the front door and were in
formed by some women that Thomp
son was not there, refusing to let the
officers in. The officers at the back
door had seen Thompson close the
back door, and insisted that they be
allowed to search the house. Frank
lin Britt came on the scene about this
time and opened the house to the
officers, who made a thorough search
in vain. They had searched for the
man in the loft, under beds and in
fact every place in which a man could
be hidden, except the chimney,® and
Deputy Britt noticed that 2 women
were standing in front of the fire
place. They were asked to move and a
light was thrown up the chimney,
which revealed the form of a man
squeezed almost to suffocation. Of
ficer Britt reached a long arm up the
chimney and pulled his game down,
dragging soot and particles of brick
with him.
Before bringing their man to jail
the officers waited for him to take a
bath and change clothes. He is now
waiting for Bladen officers, who no
tified Sheriff McMillan this morn
ing' that they were sending for him.
It is understood that he is wanted on
several charges, one of whjch is jail
breaking. He had been evading offi
cers for several weeks, and recently
had moved his family to the home of
Britt.
Deputy Britt pays that during his
many years of service as an officer
he had never had such an experience.
NEWS ifEMS FROM REX.
“Echo Meeting” at Presbyterian
Church June 25—Fine C. E. Meet
ing.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
I Rex, June 20.—Christian Endeavor.
ers had a fine meeting under the lead
ership of Miss Mary Stamps Shaw
Thursday evening and had the pleas
ure of having Dr. V. G. Smith to
speak to them.
Miss Margaret Williams is attend
ing the Young People’s conference at
Davidson.
Mr. John Johnson is spending a
few days at home.
Miss Janie McIntyre • entertained j
the pupils of Mrs. I J. Williams’ Sun- I
day school class and also Mr. H. P. I
Johnson and his class, Tuesday even-1
ing. In spite of the rain they had a 1
good time. Ice cream and cake were !
served.
There will be an echo meeting of j
the Davidson conference at the Rex
Presbyterian church Thursday, June
25, beginning at 10 a. m. All are in-1
vited to attend.
iJSAl'UT DOME LEASE
UPHELD BY COURT.
Teapot Dome rightfully belongs to
Harry P. Sinclair’s Mammoth Oil
company, T Blake Kennedy, United
States district judge, decided at Chey
enne, Wyo., Friday.
Government charges of collusion
scandal and fraud in the leasing of
the Dome by former Secretary of
the Interior Albert B. Fall to the
Mammoth company were buried deep
under a voluminous legal decision
when Judge Kennedy sweepingly up
held every act in the process which
resulted in the granting of the big
Wyoming oil field concession to Sin
clair.
Beaten, but not ready to quit coun
sel for the government, United States
District Attorney Albert D. Walton,
announced after the decision that an
appeal would be taken.
Mr. Carlton Goode, operator in the
Western Union office, spent yesterday
at Wrightville Beach.
Among the visitors at WJiite Lake
yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. B. J.
Wise and son, Benjie, Mr. and Mrs.
W\. L. Skinner and son, Billie, Miss
Elizabeth Thompson, Messrs. Gilveon
Overacre, Gilbert Drain, Cecil Griffen
and Sam Riddle.
"weTare-pleaseeT
with the work our new Dry Clearing plant
in turning out.
YOU WILL BE PLEASED
with your clothe* if you send then to u.
WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT
LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO.
Phone 91
WANT 18 MILES OF
DRAINAGE CANALS
Petitions Filed n» Clerk’s Office For
2 Drainage District*—Mosa Neck
Branch and Buckhorn Swamp Dis
trict to be Formed—Engineer Ap
pointed to Make Survey—Final Set.
tlement Made on Back Swamp and
Jacobs Swamp Projects.
BONDS VOTED TTYEARS AGO
Petitions for drainage districts in
Moss Neck branch and Buck Horn
swamp have been filed in Clerk of
Court C. B. Skipper’s office and Mr.
F. F. Wtetmore of Lumberton has
been appointed civil engineer to sur
vey the districts and make returns to
a board of viewers. The proposed
canals will be approximately 18 .miles
long.
The Moss Neck branch district* em
braces about 6,000 acres and will have
12 miles of canals emptying into Bear
Swamp near the hard-surface road
between Lumberton and Pembroke.
Mr. Junius J. Goodwin of Lumberton
is attorney for the petitioners.
The Buck Horn swamp district will
embrace about 5,000 acres and will
have about 6 miles of canals. This
district is near Parkton, and will
mean much toward the development
of better farming lands, according to
the promoters. The law firm of Page
& Watts of St. Paul represent the
petitioners.
Mr. Wetmore present Saturday
to a board of viewers in Cumberland
county his final report on a survey
of the proposed Sandy Creek drainage
district which will have 24 miles of
canals. According to Mr. Wetmore’s
report the cost of cutting the canals
will be about $45,000, it being neces
sary to remove 210,000 cubic yards
of dirt, build several brides' and cross
right-of-ways.
Sheriff B. F. McMillan advises that
this year completes the payment of
bonds voted for the canals in Back
Swamp and Jacobs Swamp 10 years
ago. This was the first drainage prop,
osition ever attempted in tlfc county,
and lands in the districts have in
creased in value by leaps and bounds.
The canals were dug by contract, and
they are still doing a wonderful good
through the territory in which they
ran. Land that was waste land is
now being successfully cultivated.
McMILLAN’S EXPEDITION
OFF FOR FROZEN REGIONS
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Vessels Headed Toward Artie and Ex
plorers Hope to Find a New Con
tinent"
The vessel Bowdoin and Peary
headed toward the Artie at 2:40 o’
clock standard time June 20 from Wis.
casset, Maine, carrying Donald Bax
ter MacMillan and his crews on their
journey, which, they believe, will re
sult in the finding of an unknown
continent.
A blare of band music, shreiking
sirens from river craft, waving flags
and thousands of school children
grouped upon the hillside looking
down upon the calm Sheepscot river,
were, features of the demonstration
which the little village of Wiscasset
and the state of Maine gave to Mac
Millan and his band of explorers,
states a press dispatch. Scientists and
naval aviators, numbering two scores
and swarms of gaily bedecked small
boats sailed down the river with the
two navy eagle boats formed an of
fical escort.
As the ships slipped away from
Whale wharf, built about a hundred
years ago, the commander’s farewell
was read from the bridge of the Peary
by Lieutenant Commander Eugene F.
McDonald, of Chicago, in charge of
the radio equipment of the expedition
and broadcast to the crowds near the
piers, where amplifiers were placed
so all could hear.
COTTON BLOSSOMS ARRIVE.
First Blooms Gathered on the 17th
and Several Have Reported Since
Then.
The Robesonian has received sev
eral cotton blossoms during the past
few days. The earliest were pulled on
the 17th and were sent in as follows:
From Rennert by A. K. Bfock from
S. F, Tolar’s plaee, by R. A. Rozier of
Howellsville township apd M. L.
Dowell of R 3 from Lumberton, from
the farm of Dr. D. D. King and D. B.
McNeill, Mr. Rozier says his cotton
was planted March 10. Mr. Nash
Townsend brought in Saturday from
the county home farm, 3 miles west of
Lumberton, which farm is rented by
Mr. Townsend, a blossom sent by Mr,
A. L. Davis, a sub-tenant on the same
tract, John W. Oxendine, Indian, sent
in one picked from his field on Mr.
S. McIntyre’s place near Pembroke,
where 20 acres were planted April 1
and 2. Mr F. L. Parnell reports cot
ton blossoms on his farm near Raft
Swamp, Saturday.
Gordon Hunt, Indian, sent to The
Robesonian office Saturday a cotton
blossom picked Friday from his field
of cotton on Mr. S. Powell’s place on
route 1 from Lumberton. His crop was
planted on April 8th.
Mr. E. T. Bullock of Fairmont R.
2 was a Lumberton visitor Saturday.
Mr. John William of Fairmont R.
1 was a Lumberton visitor Saturday.
FAIRMONf LETTER
Two Brothers in Bicycle Mishaps But
Escape Serious Injury—Death of
Mr. Marcus Floyd Removes Sub
stantial Citizen—Movements of the
People.
By Mrs. H. G. Inman.
Fairmont, June 20.—In the death]
of Mr. Marcus WJ. Floyd, register of i
deeds,’of Lumberton, son of Mr. A.;
E. Floyd of Fairmont,'the county los
es a substantial citizen, a man that
everybody liked, a food church work.,
er and will be greatly missed by the
vast number pf people whom he was
associated with daily. The sympathy
of the entire county goes out to the
bereaved family.
While riding a bicycle and turfting
the corner at Sam Dunie’s store at
full speed last Saturday afternoon,
Bernie Lee Cockman who thrown from
the wheel when it skidded on the wet
pavement. Mr. Gary Mitchell ran to
his rescue as qftickly as possible and
carried him in Mr. A'. J. Floyd’s store,
where Dr. Price was called, they af
terwards carrying him to the Robeson
drug store, where it was necessary
for him to stay about an hour before
they could determine Whether the in
jury was serious, but fcfter he regain
ed consciousness and ^a thorough ex
; amination was made} it was found
that he was not hurt fvery much. His
brother Walter on Friday morning
was riding a bicycle making the turn
from Main to Cottagp street and in
an effprt to avoid an automobile the
bicycle slipped from under him, caus
ing a badly bruised thigh.
Mr. Archie McQueen of Albemarle,
is in Fairmont. He was a freshman
at the university the past year. He
will be in Robeson county during the
summer.
Miss Beulah Holmes of Council is
visiting her brother and sister-in-law,
Dr. and Mrs. A. Byron Holmes.
Mr. Leon Hendley, Dr. Hughes and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, of Cedar
Grove, spent a few days last week
with Mr. Hendley’s mother, Mrs. P.
C. Hendley. Miss Florence Rogers of
Marietta, who had been visiting Mrs.
| Hendley, returned with them.
I Master Billy Thompson, son of Mr.
! and Mrs. C. B«. Thompson of Maxton,
j spent a few days with his granddaddy
] Thompson. Miss Frances Carter is al
] so a guest in the Thompson home.
Miss Elsie Pugh left Friday for
Chapel Hill, where hhe will attend
summer school.
Mrs. Howard Nye and children have
returned from Darlington, S. C.,
where they visited their grandmother,
who was sick.
Misses Jessie Ashley and Dinable
Floyd and Mrs. L. D. Pittman left
Tuesday morning for N. C. C. W,,
Greensboro, where they will attend
summer school. They were accompan
ied by Mrs. Pittman’s little daughter,
Mabel, who will have a general good
time visiting until the session is end
ed.
J Mrs. J. P Alford and daughter, j
Miss Laura Lewis, and Mrs. R. Gaskin !
are visiting their mother and grand-!
mother, Mrs Laura Lewis, in Enfield, j
Mr. and Mrs. Halbert Thompson j
and little son, Oscar Mills, Mrs. Lalah i
Bracey, Mr. J. R. Bracey and Mts. !
P. B. Thompson, Mr_ and Mrs.
Arnett and Miss Dot Reggan of Lake |
View are spending the week at Lake
Waccamaw.
Mr. Joe Inman returned Saturday
i from Charlotte, where he went for
I special examination by government
! doctors, and it was learned that an
j operation in the government hospital
| *n Savanah, Ga., would be necessary
Mrs. R. I Becker and two little
] daughters, Doris and Elizabeth, have
j returned to their home in Acme af
! ter a three-weeks’ visit in the home
j of Mrs. Beckers sister Mrs C. H.
j Mrs. Burke Pittman left last week
i for East Bend and Winston-Salem,;
I where she will spend several weeks1
i with relatives and friends. Mrs. Pitt
! man’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joyce, I
j live in East Bend
■ Miss Ruth Humphrey spent the i
j Past week in Rowland with her broth
er-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.1
Hilton Bracey.
Mr Mitchell Cockman left last week
for Chapel Hill, where he has accepted
work until the opening of the univer
sity in the fall.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F Purvis spent
Thursday in Wilmington shopping and 1
enjoying the sea breeze.
| Hen Lays Eggs Twice Usual Size,
| Two eggs the size of big goose
i eggs but which were perpetrated all
I in the day’s work by a Rhode Island
: Red hen were brought to The Robe- '
j sonian office Friday by Mr. J. J. Ger-1
i man, who lives 9 miles from Lumber -
| ton, near Smith’s church, Elizabeth
road.The hen, Mr. German says, is 5
or 6 years old, and she lays an egg
like these every other day. The hen
advertises, as usual, but hasn’t said
why she has begun laying eggs twice
the regulation size. But she sure has
gotten into a class by herself.
—Mr. Guy D. Malphurs of Char
lotte has accepted a position as bread
foreman in the Electrik-Maid bake
shop. He began wojjc^this afternoon.
—-Circle No. 1 of Chestnut Street
Methodist church will meet Wednes
day afternoon at 4:30 at the home of
Mrs. A. E. Wihite. _ »
TO STUDY WEEVIL
POISONINGMETHODS
Robeson Farmers WHI Go to; Florence
Friday—-AH Latest Machines Win
be Used.
To study the most effective means
of destroying the cotton boll weevil is
the purpose of a large number of
Robeson county farmers who are
planning to go to Florence, S. C., Frl-)
day June 26th, where demonstrations
will be given with latest machines
built for the purpose of distributing
poison.
County Farm Agent O. O. Dukes
states that all persons intending to
make the trip are reguested to meet
at the court hoftse in Lumberton Fri
day morning at 7 o’clock, except those
from the lower part of the county,
who may meet in Rowland at 7=45.
Each person is expected to furnish
own conveyance and lunch. Mr. Dukes
also states that he will appreciate it
if every farmer expecting to make the
trip will notify him here at once.
... _ _ _ _
Many lake treatment
First Week of Clinic
Over Seven Hundred People Take
Typhoid and Diphtheria Preven
tive—Important to Begin Now,
By E. R. Hardin, County Health Of
ficer,
The schedule for typhoid and diph
theria preventive clinics this week is
printed below.
All of these places were visited last
week, with two exceptions, and the
people turned out well at most of
them. However, some large communi
ties did not make a very creditable
showing.
There are hundreds of children six
months to nine years old in these
various communities who should have
the diphtheria preventive and there
are thousands of older children and
grown people who should have the
typhoid preventive.
All people in these communities who
wish to take advantage of this op
portunity to get protection against
typhoid fever and diphtheria,
be at the clinics this week, as only
three more trips will be made to
these points, and no new ones can
start in after this week.
Schedule For.,This Week,
Monday June 22nd—Smiths school
house 10 a. m., Tabernacle 11 a. m.,
Regan 1 p, m., Tolarsville 2 p. m.,
Barker-Ten Mile 3:30 p. m.
Tuesday June 23rd—Dr. Pate’s
Place, Raynham, 10 a, m.
Wednesday, June 24th—St. Pauls
mill school 10 a. m., St, Pauls, Dr.
Nash’s office up town, 11a. m., Buck
horn school 1 p. m., Parkton 2:30 p.
m., Lumber Bridge 4 p, m., Rex 5:30
p. m.
Thursday June 25th—Long Branch
school 9:30 a. m., Orrum school 11 a.
m., Proctorville, Mr. Surles’ store, 1
p, m., Barnesville, Barnes Btos.
store, 3 p.m.
Friday, June 26th—Raft Swamp
school 10 a. m., Philadelphus school
11 a, m., Red Springs, Dr. Hodgin’s
office, 2 p. m., Wakulla 3:30 p. m.
Graded School Teachers for Next
Swwion.
Supt. W. B, Crumpton advises that
the following teachers have been en
gaged for the grammar grades of the
Lumberton graded and high school
for the session beginning next fall:
First grade—Misses Emma Nor
ment and Onie Davis. Second—Misses
Pennie Rowland and Lillian Edgerton;
Third—Misses Winifred Rowland and
Esther McNeill; Fourth—Misses Dovie
Prevatte and Katherine Red wine;
Fifth—Misses Evelina Beckwith and
Emma Lucas Ward; Sixth—Misses
Louise Townsend and Annie Wfester,
the latter of Franklington; Seventh—
Misses WRlma Durham and Vivian Mc
Neill.
All these teachers were members of
the faculty during the last session ex
cept Miss Wester, Miss Iva Pearson
of Raleigh will return as music teach
er and Miss Allie Byrd McKinnon of
Rowland will be the new member of
the music faculty. Miss Katherine
Sartor of Union, S. C., who was one
of the music, teachers last session,
wil not return,
Supt. Crumpton has made no an
nouncement as to the high school
faculty.
Darning Tobacco Begins.
Tons of tobacco are being placed in
barns for curing this morning, accord
ing to some of Robeson county’s best
farmers. Work of gathering tobacco
on 18 acres belonging to Mr. D. W.
Biggs was started this morning, and
Mr. Biggs states that curing tobacco
will be going on in every section of
the county before the week is over.
Planting Corn After Oats.
Many farmers throughout the coun
ty are planting corn after having har
vested their oat crop, according to
Mr. C. M_ Barker, who has been in
several parts of the county during the
past few days.
SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES
are now on Display,
TERMS
Cash or 4 Months to Pay.
JOHN D. PURVIS, Tailor,
5th St. Front of Courthouse,
OFFICERS MISS ONE
BUT GET ANOTHER
While Waiting For Liquor Car Find
Something Eke Interesting—Man
Drunk Wanted to Use Big Plato!
When Officer* Were Inquisitive—
Get Heavy Fines or Road Sentences).
SAID THEY WEREFROM ST. PAUL
Sheriff B. F. McMillan and deputies,
while waiting at Lawson’s filling
station Saturday night for an auto
mobile they had suspected of hauling
whiskey, did not find that automobile,
but found another one with a small
quantity of whiskey and two white
men. One who owned the liquor and a
big pistol had used a lot of the
whis-key and was very anxious to use
the pistol.
W. J. Reynolds was the name one of
them gave after Town Officer Vance
McGill had grabbed his hand, holding
a 45-calibre automatic pistol, and Dep
uty W. C. Britt had choked him out
of the desire to use his gun on the
officers. His companion was A. F.
Grainger, and they gave their home
as St. Paul. They were tried in Re
corder P. S. Kornegay's court here
this morning and Reynolds was fined
$137.50 and Grainger $20.70. The lat
ter was only charged with transport
ing, while Reynolds was charged with
carrying a concealed weapon, being
drunk, possessing whiskey and re
sisting an officer.
It was while the officers wore wait
ing for their suspected car to come
along that the men drove up and
wanted to buy a light. When Grainger
got out of the car he moved some
thing, which the officers felt qjire
was a jar of whiskey. Sheriff McMil.
Ian began to investigate and found
that the whiskey was there, and that
Reynolds was trying to get rid of it.
Seeing that he couldn’t dispose of
ins liquor he took it up from the foot
of the car and placed it behind him,
getting a pistol in place of the jar,
and was trying to get an aim on the
officers when McGill grabbed his arm
and Britt grabbed his throat.
If they fail to pay their fines dur
ing the next 3 days Reynolds will go
to the roads for 9 months and Grain
ger for1 60 days.
Important Meeting
At Orrum June 24
Community Fair Plans Will be Dis
cussed and Miss Mary Berry Will
Present Plan* and Purposes of Sav
ings and Loan Association.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Orrum, June 22—A community fair
meeting wil be held in the school au
ditorium Wednesday, the 24th at 1:30
p. m., for. the purpose of discussing
fair plane for next fall. All officers
and committees of last year’s organi
zation are urged to attend this meet
ing. Any others interested in seeing a
community fair put on at Orrum
again, one that will even surpass the
splendid success of last year, are cor
dially invited.
At this same meeting another mat
ter of vast interest to the community,
that of the Savings & Loan associa
tion, will be presented by Miss H. M.
Berry of the State Division of Mark
ets, Raleigh. It will be her purpose
to explain the details of this organi
zation and to help perfect plans for a
real wide-awake association of our
own that will serve a great need that
can not so adequately be met in any
other way. Not only can it be a real
help to the farmers in financing their
production but can sow the seed of
thrift among our men and women of
tomorrow.
Vacation Bible School Has Successful
Beginning.
The Daily Vacation Bible school
started this morning at the First Bap
tist church with an enrollment of
122. The teachers are Mrs. C. H.
Durham, Mrs. E. R. Hardin, Miss
Eulalia McGill, with Misses Amanda
Allen, Ruth Branch, Frances McNeill,
Lily Snead Varser and Kathleen Dur
ham as assistants. The beginning is
considered most successful and give*
promise of better results than was
anticipated.
* COMPLAINT FROM ♦
* ALL THE HOUSE*
* “On account of complaint from *
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* with my check for $2 in payment *
* of a year’s subscription,” writes *
* a valued subscriber, and contin- *
* ues: “Please don’t let us miss a *
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* days when names once put on a *
* newspaper’s subscription^ list were *
* kept on, regardless of whether the *
* subscriber indicated by paying at *
* intervals that he wanted it visits *
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* discontinuing all subscriptions *
* when the time for which payment ’
* been made has expired, it is a de- *
I * cided compliment. The Robesonian '
! * is glad to say it has a big family *
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1 * ter of Dublin, from whom the let- *
i * ter above was received, who indi- *
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State Inspects Marl
Deposits In Robeson
Soft Shell Li meet one in Found in See*
oral Localities—Should Mean Har
ing of Thousand* of Dollars to Rob
eson County Farmers—Report Will
be Sent Governor This Week.
Mr. J. L, Stuckey of the State De
partment of Conservation and Devel
opment spent Thursday and Friday
here looking for lands on which marl,
or limestone, deposits can be found.
The most accessible deposits were
found on the lands known as High
Hills (McAllister property), bn the
farm belonging to Mr. Howard Mor
! rison, and lands near the Jennings
cotton mill.
Soft sheil limestone was found at
each place, and Mr. Stuckey believes
that the prospects are fine for deriv
ing a great bnefit from the deposits,
provided someone is interested enough
to go deeper into the pits determine
how much limestone can be secured.
Provided the Robeson county lime
stone csn besecured cheaper than the
I cost of Tennessee product, farmers
here will save thousands of dollars
annually. The only difference in the
marl found here and in Tennessee is
that the Tennessee marl is solidified
\ limestone, and the Robeson county
marl is a soft-shell limestone.
Another interesting deposit was
j found on the Prevatte place about 3
j miles west of here on the Carthage
j road, but Mr. Stuckey said that he
: did not have time to thoroughly ex
amine the prospects. He is convinc
ed, however, that much lime can be
found embedded there. Lime’s great
est value is to offset acid conditions
in boggy or sour land, much of which
is found in Robeson county.
Mr. Stuckey’s final report will be
sent to Governor McLean this week, a
copy of which has been promised The
Robesonian for publication.
Items Of Local News f
—License has been issued for the
marriage of Mrs. Beulah Pitman and
Mr. D. A. Smith.
—Miss Annie May Avent of Fair
mont was among the notaries public
commissioned by Governor McLean
last week.
—Practically all of Lumberton
merchants have agreed to close their
places of business Monday, July 6th,
instead of Saturday, the Fourth. Def
inite announcement will be made later.
—The weekly Kiwanis lunch will be
held at the Lorraine this evening at
8 instead of Tuesday. An effort wW
be made to get radio connection with
the convention at St. Paul. Members
are privileged to bring friend wife.
—Mr R. A. Hedgpeth of Lumber
ton and Mr. J. A. Guiton of St.
Pauls were among the 24 successful
candidates of the 35 who took the
examination before the North Caro
lina Board of Pharmacy at Chapel
Hill last week.
—A fresh coat of paint recently ap
plied to the residence of Mr. W. O.
Thompson, Chestnut street, adds
much to the appearance of the resi
dence Paint also has improved the
appearance of the Gough building on
the corner of Elm and Third streets.
—Messrs. J. B., R. and Ed Hum
phrey of Saddletree township are
spending several days in Georgia
sightseeing. They are guests of their
brother, Mr. R. B. Humphrey of
Statesboro, Ga. Mr. S. B., of Pam
pans, Fla., is also a guests of Mr.
R. B., and the brothers are inspecting
; the crops and scenery of the state
of Georgia.
—Solicitor T. A. McNeill has been
invited to deliver an address before
the State Association . of Superior
Court Clerks at the annual convention
which will be*he!d in Salisbury early
next month. Senator Overman is on
the program to speak in the morning
and Solicitor McNeill is to speak at
night at a banquet.
—Dr R. C. Beaman, former pastor
of Chestnut Street Methodist church
of Lumberton, now pastor of a Meth
odist church at Tarboro, and Mrs.
Beaman have many friends among
Robesonian readers who will regret to
learn that Mrs. Beaman is suffering
with pernicious anaemia in a hospital
in Richmond, Va., where she was tak.
en about two weeks ago. Her condition
j is much more serious than was
' thought when she was taken to the
—Miss Elsie Thompson, Messrs. F.
j Ertel Carlyle and Herman Crump,
; who attended the wedding of Mr. Guy
j Townsend and Miss Mineana Woodall
in Milner, Ga., last week have return
| ed. Messrs. Randolph Bullard, Berry
| Godwin French and Wiley Barnes, who
| also attended the wedding, returned
i last night, making the trip through
! the country in a Ford that had seen
i many years of service, and which
j gave the boys much trouble. But they
• enjoyed the trip, they say.
— ... .. i -hi
Miss Aubrey Williby of Wilming
j ton is a guest of Miss Elizabeth Shaw,
i at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. R. Shaw, North Chestnut
! street.
i Miss Bonnie Sessoms left yesterday
| afternoon for Hollywood, Fla., where
| she will spend the week with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
'Mrs E. M. Bullard.
Cotton Market
* Middling cotton is quoted on the
j local market today at 23 cents the
'! pound. ___ , _