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- FREE TRIP TO WASHINGTON, THE NATION’S CAPITAL. EDUCATIONAL ,TOUR LEAVES SEPT. 4. , —1««sl] THE ROBESONTAN VOL. LVL—NO. 46. --- - ■-———— LU'MBERTON, N. 0., MONDAY, JULY 20, 1925. COUNTRY, GOD AND TRUTH. ESTABLISHED UTS. PRICE ETTB CENTS INDIAN INJURED BY PISTOL SHOT Foster Miller in Baker Sanatorium— Condition Considered Serious— Two Indian Women and Two Indian Men in Jail as Result of Shooting Yesterday in Gaddy Township— Norman Hunt Faints When Arrest ed. BLOODY PISTOL IS FOUND. Strawdy and Hester Chavis, Indian sisters, daughters of Needham Chavft, who lives in Gaddy township, Norman Hunt and Bentley Walters, also In dians, are in jail here, and Foster Mil ler, Indian, is in the Baker sanator ium in a serious condition as the re sult of a shooting affair which took place yesterday morning at the home of the Indian girls. Strawdy Chavis admitted to offi cers that she fired the pistol injuring Miller, claiming she shot in self-de fense. She says he was shooting at her. Norman Hunt fainted after ar riving in Lumberton when the ’offi cers told him he was under arrest charged with the shooting. The offi cers arrested Hunt after a brother of Miller had told them that he believed Hunt did the shooting. A pistol bear ing blood stains was found in the back of the automobile, in which Hunt and Miljer’s brother brought the wounded man to the hospital. One of the pistol balls took effect in Miller’s chest and, another in his face near his mouth. Though it is not believed that the wounds will prove fatal, his condition is still considered grave. The girl who admitted doing the shooting told Jailer W. C.'Britt this morning that she had found a ball in her clothes as she was putting them on this morning. She exhibited the ball, and a place in her dress, which she alleges was torn by the ball when it was sent from the pistol fired by Miller. She was uninjured. Miller was conscious whan he en tered the sanatorium and told offi cers that Hunt and Strawdy Chavis did the firing. He did hot know which one. After the shooting- he was car ried to a physician in Rowland, and later brought to the sanatorium here, where an operation was performed yesterday. Revival Postponed At Lumber Bridge Will be Held Last Week in August —W. M,. S. and H. D. Club Meet ings. By Mrs. C. J. Ammons. Lumber Bridge, July 20.—Mrs. E. H. Mohler of Washington, D. C., who was formerly Miss Estelle Clif ton of our town, arrived this week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Clifton. She was accom panied by a friend, Miss Mildred Soter, also of Washington. Mr. Maureal Johnson is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson, who live just out of town. He has been a student at Atlanta dental col lege for the past two years and has been a traveling salesman during the vacation. Mrs. F. W. Leak left Thursday p. m. for her home in Jacksonville, Fla., after spending several weeks here' visiting her sister Mrs. D. C. Cur rie. ' The W. M. S. of the Baptist church i held it’s regular monthly meeting Monday at 4 p. m. in the Baptist: church. The Fannie Heck groupe ren-: dered an interesting program on “Mission Schools”. Afterwards every body was surprised and delighted with j the delicious refreshments served by; the “Lottie Moon groupe”, which con sisted of sandwiches and tea. Misses Jessie Marley, Ruby A{lams, Rebecca Currie and Mrs. T. W. Leak spent Monday in Fayetteville. / j Misses Grace and Marie Bullard,: who live out of town, returned last week from Boone, where they attend ed summer school. The revival meeting which was to I begin in the Baptist church the last of this month has been postponed un-1 til the first week in August. As stat ed in last week’s news, Rev. J. L. Jen- j kins of Florida will conduct the ser vices. Mrs. J. R. Pittman and children, who spent several days here visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pittman, returned to her home in Fayetteville Thursday afternoon. The Woman’s Home Demonstration club met Friday morning from 8:30! to 10:00 o’clock with Mrs. L. C. Hub bard as hostess, assisted by Mrs. C. S. McLean. A very interesting patrio tic program was enjoyed. Miss An drews was present and in her usual charming manner gave a short lec ture on mental complex. The ladies were then invited by Mrs. McLean into the dinning room, where a delicious salid course was served. As the guests took their de parture punch was served them by Miss Leila Hubbard... ^ i j BELIEVE SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL Fairmont Man Slightly Injured—Man Found Drunk is Alleged to Have Fired Pistol—Large Number En joyed Fish Fry at Princess Anne-^ Victim of Accident Does Not Know Who Did Shooting. NO DESIRE TO PROSECUTE Foyle Britt, who lives near Barnes ville, was released frorn^ jail here Friday under $1,000 bond for his ap pearance before Recorder P. S. Korne | gay here Wednesday. He is charged i with being drunk and inflicting bodily i injury to Mr, /J. A. Galloway of Fair ! mont. It is the belief among* officials that the charge of injuring Mr. Galloway will be nol-prossed or non-suited, as Mr. galloway states that he was not so seriously injured when a ball from a pistol alleged to have been fired by Britt, struck a glancing blow on his forehead. Officers making the ar rest state that Britt was “dead” drunk when they found him at the home of Will Parker, near Princess Anne, in the lower part of the coun ty, and Parker claims he knows noth ! ing about the shooting. Galloway | stated that he did not know who did | thfe shooting, as he saw nothing but a flash of light when the ball grazed l?im. In company with a large number of Fairmont people, Mr. Galloway was attending a fish fry, and the shooting occurred after supper, and as he stepped from the house into the yard. As far as he knows the shoot ! ing was accidental, and he has no de I s.'re to see Mr. Britt prosecuted. GRAND JURY REPORT GOOD | Sanitary Conditions in County Insti tutions Good—AH Bills of Indict ! ment Found to be True—Health Officer Paying Regular Visits to i County Home. SOME REPAIR WORK NEEDED. —> ■ ■ Every bill of indictment presented ast week t > the Robeson c. n-.'ty grand jury was returned marked “true tall.” There were 27 bills pre sented ahd a large number of wit nesses examined. h >■ f . In the report submitted, the jury stated that sanitary conditions in the jail, county home, chain gang camps and court house were good. All pris oners in jail told the committee that the treatment accorded them was very satisfactory, and at the chain gang camps the prisoners seemed satisfied 1 with the treatment and food. In the chain gang camps 58 prisoners were found, of which 38 were trusties. The old jail, fn which the jailer lives, is badly in need of repairs and the jury recommanded that such re pair work be done at once. The court house janitor was instructed to begin at once giving the court Bouse a thorough cleaning. The front door of the jail was also ordered repaired at once. At the county home the committee reported they found 37 inmates, 19 whites, 4 Iindians and 14 negroes. The report also showed that the food was wholesome and well prepared, and that Dr. E. R. Hardin, county health1 officer, visited the home twice a-week, and when called. Another Extension for Auto License. The revenue office at Raleigh has granted another extension to automo bile owners in the time for securing automobile tags, the time now hav ing been advanced to July 25. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Lee and son, Master Maurice, returned Friday from Lake Waccamaw and New Bern, where they spent a 2-weeks’ vacation. —Mr. and Mrs. €. M. Prevatte and Air. and Mrs. L* J. Prevatte left yes terday for Western North Carolina, where they will spend a week. On 'their return the Messrs. Prevatte will stop in Monroe, where they ex pect to purchase a carload of milk cows for their stables here. —Clerk & Treasurer J. P. Russell has issued 475 auto drivers’ license for the town of Lumberton. There is still a large number of drivers who have not secured license, and the of ficers are making a renewed effort to have these secured before prose cutions are begun. —An important meeting of the local post of the American legion will be held in the hall tomorrow night. Matters pertaining to the State convention to be held in Fay etteville in September, and other im portant matters, which have been pending for some time, will be dis- \ posed of at this meeting. Peaches for canning beginning 31on day 20th., get them while they last. Elrose Fruit Farm, Fairmont, N. C.; LOST Valuable papers. Notes made pay able to Willie J. Prevatte, signed by Mrs. Beulah M. Ballou. Also agree ment for deed. Reward for return to Willie J. Prevatte, The Robesonian or Grantham Brothers drug store, Lumberton, N. C, Lumberton As Seep By Near-By Visitor St. Pauls Visitors Impressed With Lumberton as Wide-Awake Pro gressive Town—A Near.Acoident —The Passing Throng. By Bessie G. Johnson. St. Paul, July 17.—A bunch of us i motored over to Lumberton Wednes ! day afternoon where several hours ! were very pleasantly whiled away. I have often wanted to give a little ; “write-up” of our “sister town”, but am usually in a “rush” following such i trips, therefore my good intentions 1 are laid aside until a more conveni | ent opportunity. Even now only a j brief comment can be given, but pos ! sibly others can be indivualized later. Lumberton as a whole is a wide | awake progressive town full of ener | getic people, with lovely homes and | surroundings. The business houses and other in | stitutions are modern in every re | spect and very creditable to a town ! of its size. Among the forthcoming erections is the Thompson Memorial hospital on the corner of Fifth and Cedar ! streets, which is being built at the j approximate cost of $80,000, to re i place the former building destroyed by fire last fall. This is a splendid location and with modern equipment i will be a great asset to the town and : county In general. As we leavt Lumberton on this edge of town we are again favorably impressed by the handsome institu tion known as the Baker sanatorium whose furnishings are of the most modern devices known to larger cit 1 ies. The nurse’s home adjoining is at I tractively equipped in a home-like manner, imparting comfort to its oc cupants, which include a bunch of I convivial-hearted girls. lo do I-umfcerton justice would take too much space and we are already treading on “Brother” Sharpe’s time, i The Robesonian office, with its new ; brick building, we musn’t forget is among the attractive' additions very worthy of note, improvement having been made in the publication of the “semi-weekly” since the large new press, which in speed is equal to many of the dailies, was installed dur ing last year, and should be in the hands of each “county loving” citi zen who appreciates the untiring ef i forts of our noble hearted editor and i his efficient co-workers who have their people ever at heart. Visitors this week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lancaster are j their daughter, Mrs. T. H. Olive and ! little son, David Markham, who are here from Mt. Gilead. Dr. Olive ac companied them to St. Paul hut was only here briefly. Rev. Lonnie Sasser has bten at Autryville the past few days assist ing in a revival which began there first of the week. During his ab sence, his pulpit at the local Baptist church, of which he is pastor, will be filled by Rev. Frank Johnson. Mr. J. C. Lindsay went to Ruby, S. C., early Thursday morning on a bus iness trip. Among the St. Paul shoppers Thurs day afternoon were Miss Theresa Broadwell of near town and Miss Irsa Blake of Cumberland county, who was visiting in her home, and Miss Ua Mae Kinlaw of Bladenl»oro. Mr. P. R. Lowry went to Anson county first of the week where he at tended a family reunion, which, ac cording to reports, was quite a de lightful affair. His sister-Mrs. James R. Watson of Clinton, in company (continued on page 6) MISS JULIA THOMPSON ENTERS NAME FOR WASHINGTON TRIP. Popular Lumberton Girl Hegins Work I oday—Sees Great Advantage in Taking Educational Tour. Subscribers to The Robesonian and those who are not taking the paper at the present time are given fair warning that they had just as well get $2 ready, for Miss Julia Thomp son, daughter of’ Mrs. N. A. Thomp son of Lumberton, has entered her name with The Robesonian for the free Washington trip. Miss Thompson begins soliciting subscribtions today and the fact that she will in all probability go on the tour to the National capital will no doubt swamp The Robesonian office with inquiries regarding the trip. She realizes the great advantage offered in the educational tour and several other have made inquiries about the great offer. Rumor Unfounded. Mrs. I,. H. Smith says there is no truth in the rumor, imported as such in Thursday’s Robesonian, that her husband, sentenced to the State prison last week, instructed her to bring to him to the jail a pair of sharp-point ed" scissors. She says he gave her no such instructions and that if he had j she would not have carried them out.; Mr. Everett Davis of Rennert R. 1 j wras a Lumberton visitor Saturday. I SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES are now on Display, TERMS Cash or 4 Months to Pay JOHN D. PURVIS, Tailor, 5th St. Front of Courthouse, MORRISON SAYS INJUSTICE DONE HIS ADMINISTRATION Impression Left With People That He Caused State Deficit is Unfair Says Formers Governor—Calls Up* on Progressives to Help Resist “Cruel Injustice.” From Charlotte Observer, July 19.) “Governor McLean, having decid ed to shift the state from the time ! honored revenue or accrual basis of i legislating and accounting, is entitled to the support of the people in mak l ing it successful, but he ought to j make the shift in a manner just to his predecessors,” dfclared former j Governor Morrison in a statement is. ■ sed for publication this morning, in | which he analyzes the recent state | ment issued by Governor McLean ! showing an “accumulated debit bal l anye” of nearly nine and a half mil 1 lion dollars in the state’s finances as ! of June 30, last. ! But* says the ex-governor, “Gov j ernor McLean is shifting to the new i system by grabbing the accrued tax for six months and all taxes in ar rears and keeping quiet while unjust enemies proclaim his predecessors guilty of a deficit to the full amount of such accruals and taxes in arrears, while he quietly applies these mil lions to the auspicious opening of his great financial and business pro gram.” “Must Resist.” In conclusion, Governor Morrison declares “I cannot acquiesce in such injustice; I must resist,” and calls | upon “that grand army of progres sives who helped write the ‘program of progress’ into law in this state to j resist this cruel wrong and injustice.” The former governor unqualifiedly declares that “the only deficit which | the Morrison administration could ■ have caused is substantially less than l $2,528,531.” He points out that North Carolina I has always legislated upon the ac ! crual or revenue basis and so has i every city, town and county within ' its borders. “We have written an ap propriation bill for two years and ; written a revenue bill to cover it. We 1 covered expenditures for each period with the tax levied for each period.” But, he points out, “the last general assembly repealed the revenue act from the first of January but let the appropriation bill run on to June 30.” , The former executive declares in | his statement that under the old sys 1 tern of revenue or accrual legislating and accounting the “accumulated de i bit balance” would be credited with half the taxes for the calendar year 1925, amounting to $6,200,000, and all taxes in arrears and uncollected 1 on June 30. ' Wants Explanation. “It will be very nice for Governor McLean’s administration to clean up all the state’s indebtedness on gen eral accounts as of June 30, dispose of it with short-term bonds, and ap ply the accrued taxes for six months and all taxes in arrears to the -re mainder of his administration,” says Mr. Morrison, adding that “there was no way to shift to the ‘cash system’ ! without borrowing money for a cap ital fund on which to do it,” and “Gov ernor McLean is doing that very thing. It may be wise to do it, but it ought to be openly done and the people given the facts.” « The burden of the ex-governor’s complaint is that there has been is ; sued statement “showing when or how the ‘accumulated deficit’ arose, how much under Morrison administration and how much under other adminis trations.” He contends that “in all fairness, if Governor McLean is go ing to wind up the great past and start an absolutely new financial system, it ought to be done by credit ing to the past all current assets as well as charging to it all proper de bits.” ■—Moore’s gift shop on East Third street had a very successful formal opening Thursday and Friday, a large number of people calling to see Lum berton’s newest business house. Miss Bertie Moore, who has had consider able engraving experience, is pro prietor of the shop. ********** * COUNTY B. Y. P. IT. RALLY * * At First Baptist Church, Lum- * * berton, Sunday, July 27, 3 p. * * m. Mr. Beach, county worker, * * in charge. * ********** "weTarepleased with the work our new Dry Clearing plant is turning out. YOU WILL BE PLEA8ED with your clothes if you send them to us. WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO. I Phone 94 Severe Storm* Up Floral College Way 1 Colored People’)! Church Burned by Lightning, House Unroofed, Trees Tom Up, Corn and Cotton Flatten ed—But Crops Are Fine—Wounded by “Unloaded” Gun—Birthday Par ! w | Correspondence of The Robesonian. Maxton, R. F. D., July 18.—Late ! Sunday afternoon during a sever* : electrical, rain and wind storm, light I ning struck the colored people's ' church near here known as St. Peter and in a short while it was reduced i to ashes. It was a wooden building, | large and commodious, and took ener gy, thrift and years of courage and self-sacrifice to complete it, and we | sincerely sympathize with them in 1 their loss and trust they may soon see their way clear to replace it with , a brick building. On the same after 1 noon Mr. A. H. White reports hail ! fell at his place but not enough to do any damage^nd up the Lumbee sev ; eral miles west of here Mrs. J. G. Purcell reports a storm of cyclonic i velocity unroofing a tenant house and : tearing trees up by the roots on their farm, and a heavy rain. Again on Monday of this week about 7 p. m. a dark omnious-looking cloud approach ! ed from the north, accompanied by | brilliant lightning, heavy thunder, a regular trash-mover of a rain and a | wind which flattened corn and cotton ; with the ground, but which we think will straighten up to some extent. Crops throughout this section are ! fine. The fight against the 'boll wee I vil goes bravely on by dusting and i picking up squares. ; Cantaloupes are moving to the Northern markets. This crop will be | short in this section but the quality is j delicious. The indications now are the water | melon crop will also be short and will I begin to move in a week or ten days. The hot weather of last week ex tended a call to our youn*g people and quitt a number visited White Lake, Lake Waccamaw and a number of the other resorts. Jake Graham, colored, while fooling with an “unloaded” pistol late Satur ! day afternoon of last week, accident 1 ally shot hfmself through the hand. | The wound, while not considered dan gerous, is giving him considerable ! pain. Will they never learn to be more careful ? i The Atlantic Coast Line is extend ; ing the side track at the depot here I and making other improvements pre ■ paratory to the laying of heavier rails 1 along their line known as the Fay etteville-Bennettsvflle branch, which we understand will be begun some time soon. On Wednesday afternoon of last week little Miss Jeanette Walker en tertained a number of her little friends at a birthday party at her home here. Those present were Misses Mary Jeanette and Ruth White, Annie and Eva Brock, Margie Wilkes, and Ruth McCormick, Mas ters Jim White, Rufus Wilkes, J. D. McCormick, McLean Campbell, and Claude Walker, Mesdames A. H. White, Belle McLean, and A. A. Cobb. Quite a number of interesting and amusing games were indulged in by the children, which was greatly en joyed by all, after which they were invited to a beautiful decorated table prepared under the wide spreading trees in the yard in the center of which was the birthday cake with ten little candles on it, representing the number of the years of tier life. The j refreshments consisted of lemonade, ! assorted cakes, fruits, melons and candy,' after which the guests began taking their departure, each guest wishing their charming little hostess jnany happy returns. Jeanette was j the recipient of many nice presents. The entertainment lasted from 3 to 6 o’clock. / j Mrs. J. R. Hasty and daughter, Miss Louise, and Miss Hallie Hubberd : of Hasty were brief but pleasant 'callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. j D. V. Walker Monday afternoon last. I In company with. Mr. J. B. and Master Claude Walker your corres pondent Visited relatives at Rex Sun day last. We found Mrs. J. T. Lewis, well and favorably known here, who had been having serious trouble with her eyes, her sight at one time having been despaired of, greatly improved, and we trust she may fully recover. Mr. Lawrence Currie of Shannon was a visitor to relatives last week. - The condition of Mr. J. B. Nordan, general freight and passenger agent for the Virginia & Carolina Southern Railway Co., who underwent an op ‘ oration several days ago at the Bak er sanatorium for appendicitis, is very much improved. —Changes in schedules of the Sea board Air Line passenger trains were made yesterday morning. Train No. 19, which arrived here at 6:31 a. m., nas been changed to arrive here at; ,6:01 a. m. Train No. 13, which form erly arrived here at 6:15 p. m., is I scheduled to arrive here at 6:01 p. m. Mr. J. A. Baxley of St. Pauls ft. 2 was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. , Cotton Market Middling cotton is quoted on the local market today at 23 1-2 cents the pound. “COME” to Moore’s Gift Shop National Bank Building, Fourth St., Phone 154. I 7-20 tf. RAULSTON EXCLUDES SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE Court’* Decision Arouse* Ire of De fense Attorneys—Case May Be Giv en to Jury Borne Time Tuesday. The briefest session yet of the | court trying the “Scopes case” Friday brought the stormiest hour of the ’ trial and forecast an early end of the “evolution teat”, states a Dayton, : Tenn., A. P. dispatch of July 17, I which states further: i Judge John T. Raulston, by ex i eluding proposed testimony from an J array of' scientists, shortened the ! trial by days. The court’s decision aroused the ! ire of the attorney!# for the defense, sharp words being directed at the j court soon after he had read this opinion. With their experts precluded from taking the witness stand, the defense ! will place affidavits in the record set i ting forth what the zoologists, biolo gists, patholists and others would have said had they been allowed to speak. To permit the preparation of these statements, adjournment of the court was ordered until Monday morning, t The defense js not expected to offer : other witnesses and after filing of the scientific statements, arguments will i be in order. Varying estimates were made for the time required for ; speech-making, but it is considered probable that they will be concluded in two days and the case given to the - jury some time Tuesday. The first flare-up from the defense table came immediately after the | opinion was read, when Arthur G. j Hays asked that an exception be not- | i ed, adding: I i “It is contrary to every element oi Anglo-Saxon procedure and juris j prudence to refuse to permit evidence as to what evolution is and what it | means and what the Bible is and what ! it means.” Attorney-General Stewart gained the court floor as soon as Mr. Hays | had stated his exception to say that | in the name of the State, he objected i to the manner in which the defense exception was stated, declaring that | he considered it a reflection on the ; court. “Wipll, it doesn’t hurt this court," J ! said Judge Raulston. “I think there is no danger of it j hurting the court,” replied the Attor- | ! ney-General. “There is no danger of it hurting us,” was Mr. Darrow’s contribution. “No, you are already hurt as much ! as you can be hurt,” from Stewnrt. “Don’t worry about us,” replied Mr. I Darrow. “The State of Tennessee j doesn’t rule the world yet. With the hope of enlightening the court as a \ whole, it was anticipated to say the | j scientists probably will not correct J i the words ‘descent of man’ and I want ] | to explain what descent means, start- j j irtg with a low form of life and fin- j ; ally reaching man.” “We all have dictionaries, said Mr. I Stewart. j “I don’t think the court has one,” I rejoined Mr. Darrow. Judge Raulston, in his opinion rul i ing the experts out, had said: “I de | sire to suggest that I believe evolu j tionists should at least show man the ; ! consideration to substitute the word j ! ‘acsend’ for “descend.” I The suggestion was made in con nection with a review of the act of i the Legislature under which the in- j dictment against Scopes was brought j by which it was made unlawful “to j teach any theory that denies the story | i of Divine creation as taught in the j Bible and to teach instead that man j ! has descended from a lower order of animals.” Rev. H. W. Baucom Called to Wil mington Church. The following from this morning’s ' Wilmington Star is of special special j interest to Robesonian readers as j Mrs. Baucom is a daughter of Mrs. L. E. Tyner of Raft Swamp township,; near Lowe: “The Rev. H. W,. Baucom, of Win ston-Salem, pastor of Salem Baptist: church, has been extended a call by j the congregation of Temple Baptist ■ church and while he has not signified i his intentions in the matter it is be-1 lieved that he will accept. “The Rev. Mr. Baucom, who, with ; Mrs. Baucom, was in the city two weeks ago, expressed himself as be-1 ing very favorably impressed with! Wilmington and the eastern section' of the state. He occupied the pulpit at Temple church at that time and the congregation was so highly pleas- j ed with his sermon, his personality and his delivery that it was unani-• mously decided to extend him a call." — — Mrs. 1. V. Britt, of route 1 from ‘ Lumberton, returned Thursday from ; Charlotte, where she underwent spe- j cial treatment for several weeks. Her j son, Mr. Rqssie Britt of Lumberton, went to Charlotte Thursday and re turned with her. Her condition is ■ very much improved. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Townsend and j Mr. and Mrs. John Gore spent yes-1 terday at Lake Waccamaw. — Drive To FULLER’S SERVICE STATION j I I Corner 2nd & Chestnut Sts. 'Items Of Local News t — , —The interior of Mr. John D. Purvis' local tailoring shop is being . greatly improved by the application ! of a fresh coat of paint, j —Chestnut Street Methodist Sun day school will picnic tomorrow at Lake Waccamaw. It is planned to leave town at 8 a. m. and make an j all-day affair of it. I —Fire Chief Ed. Glover of Lum berton and Chief O. I. Floyd of Fair ; mont returned Friday from Asheville, i where they attended a meeting of the fire chiefs of the State. ... The condition of Mrs. J. H. Turn er of Red Springs, who has been un j dergoing special treatment at the ! Baker sanatorium for the past sev eral weeks, is very much improved. ' —Mr. N. Richardson of Bladenboro was injured a few days ago while working in a corn field, fracturing a thigh bone when he made a false 1 step. He Is convalescing in the Baker sanatorium here. i —Efird’s local department store will be closed Thursday afternoon, 'while the management and employees are enjoying a picnic at White Lake. About 25 people, will attend the pic nic, which is an annual affair with the local store. —Mr. G. M. Whitfield, secretary treasurer of the Robeson Building & I Loan association, will leave tonight for Wrightsville Beach to attend the * annual convention of the State Build 1 ing & Loan association, which will be | in session at the Seashore hotel for | 3 days, beginning tomorrow. —Raleigh & Charleston passenger train due to arrive here at 5:15 p. in. rolled in puffing and snorting Satur day afternoon from its 40-mile run with its regular passenger and bag gage cars and three honest-to-good ness pullmans. With the exception of porters, the pullmans were empty and were being transferred here for Wilmington. —Miss Julia Thompson returned Saturday night from Nashville, Tenn., and WHnston-Salem, where she spent a month visiting relatives. Miss Thompson and her sister, Mrs. T. J. Stafford of Nashville, were visiting | in Winston-Salem when the home of j Mr. and Mrs. Stafford in Nashville : was destroyed by fire. Mr. Stafford ! narrowly escaped through a window, j the fire occuring at night. —A motor bus with A seating ca pacity of 23 began operation through here last week. Leaving Wilmington at 8 a. m. the bus arrives in Lum berton at 11:10, and completes a trip to Hamlet at 12:40 p. m. On the re turn trip the bus leaves Hamlet at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, passes Lumberton at 4:25 and arrives in Wilmington at 7:40 p. m. —The local Kiwanis club will meet at the I>orraine hotel Tuesday at 8 p. m., this being the first meetin; since two weeks ago when bi-monthly meetings were decided upon. The hour for the meeting this week has ! been changed to 8 p. m. because local tobaeco warehousemen will be guests of the club at this luncheon meeting and that hour suits them and many members better tomorrow. Many lo cal business men who are not mem bers of the club will be invited. —Mr. L. C. Davis of Raft Swamp township was a Lumberton visitor Saturday. He says his crop prospects are now as fipe as they ever were, and the weevil has not bothered his cotton much so far. but he is con servertive in his estimates, realizing that things can happen. He has old corn in his cribs and has not had to buy on account of last year's poor corn crop, as many had to do for the first time in their lives, and his corn crop this year is fine and prac tically made. —Mr. and Mrs. h. L. Hamilton and children, Misses Sarah and Ruth and Master Jack, returned Friday from an auto trip to Mrs. Hamilton’s old home at Scotland Neck, to Panacea Springs in Warren county and other places. They spent a night in Tar boro and spent a few hours with Dr. R. C. Beaman, former pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church of Lumberton, and Mrs. Beaman, find ing the latter, who was in a Richmond hospital for treatment recently, ap parently in much better health and spirits than she had been in some time. Constant Advertising One step won't take you very far, You’ve got to keep on walkin’; One word won’t tell folks who you are. You’ve got to keep on talking; An inch won’t make you very tall. You’ve got to keep on growing; One little ad won’t do it all. You’ve got to keep them going. A constant drop of water Wears away the hardest stone; By constant gnawing, Towser Masticates the toughest bone; The constant cooing lover Carries off the blushing maid; And the constant advertiser Is the one w ho gets the trade. —Exchange.
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