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GSSS THE ROBESONIAN VOL. LVI.—NO. 100. < LUMBERTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1026. countht/cod and tdutd. established ms. nuo m* cams WIFE BRINGS SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST HUSBAND AND THEN KISSES HlMCOflPjff Gus Dutton Gets Total of Twen ty Six Months on Roads For Using Razor on “Puny” Little Wife and Alleged Lover. NO EVIDENCE THAT WIFE HAD BETRAYED HUSBAND Defendant Makes Plea In Own Be half—Judge Daniels Calls Attent ion to Unusual Scene—Step-Son of Convicted Man Plays Part in Court Dran^p—Mother-in-Law Charged With Frame-Up 'Kfaases Son-In Law. DUTTON OFFERS TO LEAVE WIFE HE LOVED SO WELL. “Drink has made you Jose relish for honest industry”, Judge F. A. Daniels, presiding. over Superior criminal court here, told Gus Dutton, white man, Tuesday before a sentence of 26 months on the roads was given after he had submitted to a plea of assault with a deadly weapon with intent, to kill, the victim of his as sault being his wife and Curtis Cam eron, both employes of Mansfield cot ton mill here. “I wish every man in' Kobeson county could witness this scene,” said the judge in his remarks regarding the case before passing judgment. At the close of evidence for the State, counsel for Dutton submitted his client to the charge'. Dutton went on the stand to tell his reason forj the assault on his wife and Cameron,1 the assault taking place in East Lum-! berton about 3 weeks ago, more than! 40 stitches being required to close! the wounds on the man and woman' after Dutton, the raving husband, had proceeded to carve them up with a yazor. An Unusual Scene. Possibly never before in the his-j tory of Kobeson county has such aj scene been witnessed by a crowd that! filled the court room to overflowing.! Gus Dutton, 48 years old, seemed to have gradually vanished from so ciety on account of drink. In his > plea to the judge he stated that ne was sorry and offered to leave the State forever; leave his “brown eyed wife” he had loved so well; leave the step-son whom he loved like his own, or, if given the privilege, would take back his “puny” little wife and live as best he could; care for her and keep her comfortable as long as he was able to do so. He contended,) as he did on cross-examination, that a frame-up had been the cause for the marital troubles, and admitted that he was drinking at the time he came to Lumbertort from Laurinburg, to catch his wife with a man he had1 been told was her lover. He denied on cross-examination that he told of ficers and newspaper men that he re ceived word from *Lum berton that • his wife didn’t want him any more on account of another man. The Assault Now the other man, who, accord ing to the evidence offered, was the victim of circumstances and not guilty of any immoral conduct as alleged by Dutton, stated on the stand that he, boarded in the home of Mrs. Dutton’s,! mother,, .and, that, on the particular! morning he left the house about 61 o’clock after Mrs. Dutton had left, overtaking her some- distunee away. When a^fenb Step'S behind Mrs. Dut ton, Mr. Caniefcin SWore that a man jumped from behind a tree and threatened to kill Mrs. Dutton if she didn’t stop, and made an attempt! to assault her. He (Cameron) tried| to protect the woman and in so doing was severely cut by Dutton’s razor. A fur trimmed coat, worn by Mrs. Dutton at the time, showed that a desperate attempt was made to cut, her head off, the fur collar being bad ly slashed. Mrs. Dutton also exhibit ed to the jury and judge a long scar on the back of her neck which was done afteh the razor cut through the collar. Cameron’s testimony was not dis counted on cross-examination, and when he left the stand nobody be lieved the contention of Dutton. Capt. F. Eli Wishart, commander of the local unit of the National guard, states that Cameron is a member of the outfit andbad, in confidence, told him thaf. the charges were un lounded. , . . - -rr t Spectatora, aud officers of ithe court w.^rg, .greatly surprised when the case w«s called to see Duttop walk to the iron railing separating • the audience from the official portion of the courtroom, and shake hands with his mother-in-law, and more1 surprised to see her plant an affect ionate kiss on his lips. Dutton, even after that, charged that there had been a fram-up, and on direct exami nation stated he had been ordered . to leave his mother-in-law’s home,) “COME” | ( to Moore’s Gift Shop West Srd. St.. Phone 454. I JfatiowU Bank Building. «. • **•**• **•**♦ I* A DECADE AGO ft. -- * Cotton, 11 1-4 cents the pound; * * seed, 60 cents the bushel. * Miss flelen Method of route 5 * * from Lumberton dies from burns * * she received while starting a fire * * with kerosene. * * Mother of Mr. A. E. Boney of * * Lumberton dies at her home in * * Blythewood, S. C. * Six freight cars derailed on * * V. & C. S. railroad near McMil- * * Ian’s siding. * _ * * TEN YEARS BEFORE THAT. * _ * * Cotton 11 1-4 cents the pound; * * eggs 15 cents the dozen. * Engagement of Miss Nannie * 6 Watson to Mr. D. W. Crump an- * * nounced. * Mrs. Hamilton McMillan dies * * suddenly at her home in Red * * Springs. * * Local light plant earns J10§,63 * * during last four months. * Mfss Mary Rowland beepmes * * bride of Mr. D. P. Shaw at “Riv. * * erside”, home of bride’s mother, * * Mrs. Sue Blount Rowland, * * iX * * * * # * * ff 4 « 4 Lumberton-St. Paul Road in Feb. Letting Largest of 16 Projects on Which Bids Will be Received for $2,50(1,000 of Roads—Road in Bladen Among Them. Bids for the construction of 136.70 miles on the State highway system involving an expenditure of around two and a half million dollars to be let in 16 projects will be received by the State Highway commission, and will be opened and read February 8 at 10 o’clock. This will involve the construction of 58.30 miles of hard surface scattered through •seven coun ties, and the remaining 78.4 miles will be dirt roads or grading. The largest project is 13.46 miles of hard-surface out of Lumberton toward St. Paul on route 22. The pro ject on route 22 from Smithfield to the Harnett county line involves the construction of jnore road, 15.96 miles but it will be of the top soil type. Among projects for dirt roads or grading: In Bladen county, 12 miles on route 231, from Elizabethtown to wards Zora. —High and local thermometer readings, and rainfall in inches last three days: 25th—46-30.53; 26th— 39-22-0; 27th—54-30-0. Same days last year: 25th—66-30-0; 26th—71-41 0. 27th—66-51-.07. and one would judge from his de meanor that there was every trace of hatred between the two people. A 'Pathetic Incident One of the pathetic scenes u£ the day was when /the little step-son, about 8 years of age, twisted out of his mother’s lap and wandered his way around chairs occupied by wit nesses and attorneys, stopping only when he was comfortably, seated in the lap of his step-father, who was under indictment, brought by the child’s mother. The little fellow had a small bag and told his step-father he had brought him some candy and in the other hand was a Testament, which he opened, but which neither he nor the defendant could read. Tears welled up in the defendant'* eyes. The wife and mother glanced their way, and though she did not have to wipe away any tears, her eyes filled and she was seen to swal low uncomfortably. The climax of the day canie when the wife who had charged her husband with a felonious crime on the stand told of a negro girl’s story that her husband had tried to commit a crim inal assault on her, gave evidence of the defendant’s serving a sentence on the roads for gambling and how mis erable lie had mad^ the few weeks of their 4-years-married life they had tried to keep house. It was now,time for the judge to pronounce sentence, which hc did af ter commenting on the seriousness of the affair. As the judge ordered the next case called the defendant moved from his seat and stood up. A few sympathizers spoke to him and gave him money. The wife, who had paid !Very' little attention to things except when her husband was making 'hfs "o\yn plea to the judge,' was seen to send the little boy over to his step-father. It was a touching scene when the little fellow kissed the man, but when Dutton beckoned to Mrs. Dutton and said, “rome here” and she nodded, those who had seen and heard it prepared themselves for the unusual. She came to him, took him by the hand and kissed him as affectionately as if he had been i-leared of a capital charge, and they were to live happily together there after. Trade us your old car for a Nash six closed model. Cash or time payment. C. M. FULLER & SON Lumberton, N. C. TWO NEGROES FACE CHARGE OF MURDER ; Trial of Negroes Charged With Kill ing Rowland 1’slice Will Begin To | morrow—Large Crowds Attending | Court—rFour Indians On Trial For K.il-ng Cleveland Lambert. jGRAND JURY TvaT'.'i'S COURT rtUcibn. bai'inK MSPT. Robeson Superior court lor the trial ox criminal cases v. inch convell I eu here monuay morning wnn ouage |r . cv. xlanieis of Lu.usooro presiding, ! nas oeen attenueu oy targe crowns | cacn uay. iomorrow me largest crowd ot the weeK is expected as tne trial! ox ttooert LtiinpKiu and Looker X.| vvjiuams, negroes, charged witn kill ing Cniex-oi-i. once uuj u Rogers m1 ttowiauu cmnsimus, wia begin. daman nrucc xnuian cnargeei with kitting a negro several months ago wnen an autoiiiobne i>ruce was driv ing ran into a car driven by the ne gro, picau gunty to manslaughter ana was sentenced lo .j years in toe State prison, out judgment vtas suspended uiion tne aextmuunt making ootid xorj nis appearance at cacn cruninat term! ot couit nere xor the next two years, | showing he had not drunk wmskeyi or driven an automobie during tnat time. Dewey Stone, charged with seduc tion, entered a plea of nolo conten-l dere and pa.d the prosecuting witness | tne sum oX $860, and paid costs in; tne case. me case against Lawrence Chavis,1 A. btewart, Marvin Jacobs and Nun! Oxendine, Indians, charged with kill ing Cleveland Lambert, Indian, prot> abiy will reach the jury late this af-j temoon. Lambert died Christmas day' in tne county home from a knife | wound inflicted by Chavis, who testified that he did it in self-defense. The grand jury was discharged yes-; terday afternoon after tney had filed! their report, which was very good, committees finding the county home, jail and chain gang camps in good! sanitary condition. The only • recom mendation was that the sheriff be in structed to have the janitor keep thej court house in better condition. “We; are not satisfied with the condition of the court house”, the .report read. Next week a civil term of one week will convene with Judge Daniels pre siding. ———■ n. .,,.1.1.1... i...,ii .. Senate Approves U. S. Entry Into World Court Washington, Jan.. 27—(AP)—Adher ence of the United States to the World Court with reservation^ was approved tonight by the Senate, 76 j to 17. The vote brought to an end one of the bitterest fights the Senate has had since the memorable struggle over the League of Nations. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the war President, sat in the crowded galleries with rapt attention as the Senate cast the vote giving its “ad vice and consent” to American mem bership in the court set up under the covenant of the League which her! husband brought back from Paris,; and which the Senate rejected March 19, 1920. Operating under the drastic jelo-, ture rifle limiting debate, the Sen ate worked far past its usual hour; of adjournment in order to reach the1 final vote. There was five flours of debate and then a rapid fire of roll' calls on which every reservation pressed by opponents of the. court was rejected by overwhelming majorities. ' i CHANGE-OF-BUSNIESS SALE MEETS WITH BIG SUCCESSj Mr. J. T. Biggs Has Record-Breaking Opening—Glass Door Broken By Anxious Crowd. Mr. John T. Biggs, who is con ducting a “Change-of-Business” kale and who advertised this sale through The Robesonian, stated this morning that he had never had such a success ful opening of a sale in the history of his business. Advertisements had offered special bai'gains at the opening hour of 11 o’clock yesterday, and the crowd that! gathered was so great that in the rush to get the bargains the glass in one of the front1" IdStfrs Wfiis broken by the pushing crowd. Mr. Biggs has another advertisement frf today’s pa per offering special bargains for the remainder of the week. ■ r■* -i v.f- •: Highway Closed. Highway No. 20 is closed east of j Lumberton on account of hard-sur facting being done near the bridge over Lumber river at Boardman. For 14 days it will be necessary for local and through traffic to detour by way of Bladenboro, Clarkton and White- j ville. All the hard-surfacing has been completed between the river and j Chadbourn, which make a cement road all the way from the river to Wilmington. Another Week of 98 Hand-Tailored Suita. JOHN D. PURVIS, Tailor. Lumberton, N. C. FAIRMONT LETTER * OH Maids’ Convention Did Well in '"Pun and Money-t-Deiighful Meeting of Ladies Aid—Honor Roll—Per- j sonal. Mrs. H. G. Inman. Fairmont, Jan. 28.—The old maid*-’ convention played to a good-sized audience Friday night and realized the neat sum of $84.80# Following is a list of the old maids: Mrs. F. II. Pittman as Miss Josephine Jane Green, president; Mr-.'. II. S. Inman, as Priscilla Abagail Hodges, secre tary; Mrs. F. C. Jones as Calaniity Jane Higgins,^treasurer; Mrs. J. F Johnson—Rebecca Rachel Sharpe; Mrs. Grady Floyd—Polly Jane Pratt; Mrs. H. G. Stubbs—Tiny Short; Mrs. Clara Traynham—Juilet Long; Mrs. Fannie Ricks—Violet Ann Ruggles;; Mrs. Carl Pittman—Betsy Bobbett;( Mrs. Cleopatra Bell Brown—Mrs. Erdman Grantham; Mrs. P. P. Jones! —Sopl.ia Stuckup; Mrs. Tebe Floyd—j Jcrusha Matilda Spriggins; Mrs. Howard Nye—Charity Longface;; Mrs. Grady McCormick—Mary Ann Fraddler;»Mrs. H. A. Thompson'—Pa-| tience Desire Mann; Mrs. W. T.f Sledge—Belinda Bluegrass; Mrs?. J. A.j Galloway — Frances Beautyspot Temptation Touch-Me-Not; Mrs. C. ■ A. Floyd—Hannah Susanah Bigger-, stuff; Mrs. O. I. Floyd—Lucy Matilda Love Divine; Mrs. T. S. Teague—Maryj Maria Sweet; Mrs. Ben Thompson— Suian Melyina Wagstaff; Wayland Floyd as Prof. • Makeover with Pitt man Fisher as assistant. Misses Virginia Floyd, Kathleen' McDanield, Marion and Josephine' Johnson (as twins) and Margenta I Lassiter, and Mr. Victor Hayes,' came out as being made over irom ; the old maids. Josephine Jane Green, president, refused to tell her age, so closed the play by being ground to j pieces, her hat, shoes and tones fly- j ing out of the machine. Mesdames F. J. Barber a-nd C. D. Baker started the fun at the door by being dressed as : the folks would know that they alsoj were members of our Ladies Single i Blessedness Debating Society. A most delightful meeting of the! Ladies Aid society was held Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. T. Stone, Mrs. P. P. Smith being joint hostess. After the business meeting a program consisting of a reading by j by Mrs. T. S. Teague, a poem by Mrs. j Carl Pittman, short stories by Mes-; dames Giles Floyd and W. T. Sledge, the hostesses, assisted by little Sarah | Lou Smith and Lindell Stone, and Mrs. Sebastian Pittman, served de licious chicken salad, saltines, pickles and coffee, followed by salted nuts in pink and blue baskets. The society was glad to welcome Mesdames How ard Nye and Sabastian Pittman as: new members. The February meet-| ing will be held with Mrs. Belle Bak er. The honor roll for December in the graded and high school was read last week and following are the names: j Kathryn Ashly, Lynwood Ashley,, Helen McDaniel, Jimmy Floyd, Eliza- \ beth McGirt, L'ucile Atkinson, G. H.j Floyd Jr., Marion Floyd, Josephine Johnson, Linda Mitchell, Hazel Mit chell, Martha Eleanor Floyd, Bernice Lamb, Jack Alford, Hal Floyd, E. G. i Floyd Jr., Frances Lanier, Graham i Inman, Alice Brice Grantham, Mary Williams*, Alma Powell, Margie Brice, Ruby Page, Martha Trayham, and Jack Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Bullock, whoj moved to Badin December 20 last; year, have moved back to Fairmont. Mr. Bullock is now working in the barber shop. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allen, Tuesday, a 9 1-2 pound son, Herman Albert. Mrs. J. F. Johnson’s uncle of Ashe ville spent a few days in town last week. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Lanier and lit- | tie son, John, spent several days in Virginia and upper North Carolina recently. DR. R. C. BEA M AN WILL HAVE TO LIVE UP WORK| Doctors at. Mayo Hospital Did Not . Advise Operation and He is Very; Emaciated and Despondent. Robesonian readers will be distress-1 ed to learn that doctors at the Mayo j hospital *n Rochester, Minn., where j Dr. R. C. Beaman went as a last des-; perate chance for relief, do not ad-! vise operation, and that Dr. Beaman; is very sick, emaciated and despond-' ent and will have to give up work.; Dr. Beaman was pastor of Chestnut; Street Methodist church of Lumber-; ton before going to St. James church | at Tarboro. Dr. T. C; Johnson, who; left Lumberton last Saturday eve-' ning for the Mayo hospital, wired; The Robesonian from Rochester on! January 2(5 as follows: , .; "Dr. Beaman leaving hospital this afternoon, will stop Zumbro hotel a I few days to regain strength to re turn -home. Doctors did not advise operation. Undergoing intensive med-| ical treatment. Very sick, emaciated! and despondent. Condition necessi tates giving up work. Tell his friends to write, cheerful letters will do as much for him as medicine.” —The order of the Eastern Star will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Ma sonic hall. - __ __ i AUTO ELECTRICIAN EXPERT MECHANIC All Automobile Electrical and General Repair Work done promptly. OLIVER BROS. 236 Elm St.. Lumberton (former Stttdebaker place) NEGRO WANTED FOR j , KILLING HIS WIFE Ed Franklin Sought By Officer*— Coroner’* Jury Find* lie Shot Hi* Wife Mujr, Who Died on Operating Table Tuesday Night. SHOOTING NEAJt HOWLAND Mary Franklm, colored, died Tues day night in a hospital in Florence, S. C., aa the remity. ot a gunshot wound she received at her home near Row land Sunday nighC, and according to evidence given at an inquest over her remains this morning the fatal shot; was 1'ired by her husband, Ed. FrankHn. Franklin is being sought by coun ty officers, but no trace of him has been found. The coroner’s jury or dered that Franklin be held for high-i er court. It was in evidence at the inquest that Mary Franklin was in the kitch en of her home when her husband knocked on the door. Mary is said to have asked him what he wanted and he requested her to go away with! him. She refused to go, and Frank- j Hn walked in and shot her, the shot taking effect in her breast. She died on an operating table while an effort was being made to extract shot; Wit-! nesses at the house at the time of the shooting heard the shooting and testified that the woman crawled in-, to an adjoining room and charged | her husband with the shooting. ROWLAND NEWS | Correspondence of The Robesonian. Rowland, Jan. 28.—Mrs. Leewood McCallum spent last week with rela-j tives at Murrel’a Inlet. Miaa Margie Hines, who is teaching at Fort Bragg, spent last week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Et M. Hi ties. Mr. J. Brown Bullock spent a few, days of last week at High Point and Greensboro. Mrs. Boyd Stephens and little j daughter, of Dillon, spent Friday with Mrs. Lucia McCallum. ’ Mr. Howard Martin of Bennetts ville, S. C., spent last week-end with relatives. Messrs. J. M. Lytch of Lumberton and H. B. Ward have returned from j Asheville, where .they spent a few ■ days of last week on business. Miss Myrtle Swann of Maxton spent last week-end with friends. Miss Bessie Brake returned Sunday to Shelby after spending a week with J her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Brake. Miss Allie Bird McKinnon of Lum berton spent last week-end with friends and relatives. Mrs. D. D. Bullock and son, D. D. Jr., of Charleston, S. C.. lire visiting Mrs. Lizzie McLeod. Friends will he \ glad to learn that Mrs. McLeod, who has been sick, is much improved. Miss Kate Whitley of Mairon, S. C., visited Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bullock last week-end. Miss Lucia Mae McCallum spent last week-end with her sister Mrs. Boyd Stephens of Dillon. Miss Marie Bethune and Messrs. E, L. Veasey and T. M. Crawford of Fayetteville spent Sunday in town. Mr. Ben McEachern returned from Asheville Saturday, where he attend ed the funeral of his brother-in-law Mr. Ball. Mr. J. E. Lytch returned Tuesday from Richmond, where he has been undergoing treatment for the past two weeks. Buie News Items By W. H. M. Brown Buies, Jan. 26.—Mrs. Z. G. and Miss Willard Hall were Lumber Bridge visitors Sunday. Mr. Willie Humphrey is a visitor here at the home of his sister Mrs. W. H. Adams. Mr. J. R. McLeod of Lumberton was a Buie visitor Monday. Rev. Tdr. Johnson of Laurinburg filled hjs first appointment here Sundayf preaching to a good-sized congregation, and his message seem ed to have been received with much interest by the people. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Williams wen; Lumberton visitors Saturday. Mrs. J. R. McLeod of Lumberton is spending a few days here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. McLeod. ! McAllister Property Re-Sold. Mr. W. S. Britt was again the suc cessful bidder at the auction sale of the McAllister Hardware Co. buildr ings on Elm street yesterday when he bid $26,925, which is $3 more than j the bid offered by Mr. A Weinstein,' who raised the initial bid of $25,640 within 15 days after the first sale. The property will be sold again in the event the bid is raised within 15 days from yesterday’s sale. TEN YEAR FARM LOANS - IN SUMS FROM $1,000 TO $100,000 LOWEST COST TO BORROWER PREPAYMENT PRIVILEGES ON j ANY INTEREST DATE APPLY TO LEE AND LEE. ATTYS, LUMBERTON, N. C. #• School Election Is The Topic Around Parkton Consolidation of Three Schools With Parkton i* Proposed—Death of Mr.' Wm. T. Johnson—Personal and Oth er Items. By C. D. Williamson. Parkton, Jan. 26.—Our town was made sad Friday night about ft o’clock when the news was received | that Mr. William T. Johnson of Rose mary had died at 5 o’clock almost sud denly, suffering from hemorrhage of, the brain. The remains arrived Sat-' urday at 5 p. m. on train 89 accom panied by his wife and 5 children and his brother, Clarence Johnson, also; Rev. Mr. MacKay. The remains were taken to the home of Mr. L. E. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes being a sister of deceased. The funeral was held; from the resident Sunday at 1 p. m.. conducted by Mr. MacKay, pastor of, the Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. J. H. Powers, pastor of the Bap. tist ehufch and the burial was in the Nicholson grtive yard, one mile away. A large attendance, and the floral of ferings-'were most beautiful. Follow ing acting pallbearers: J. C. Lan caster, M. R Tolar, L. M. Powell, W. j W. Gainey, W. A. Chins and Neill McMillan. Deceased is survived by! his wife and 5 children and -6 broth ers and one sister. Among the out-i of-town attendants were Mrs. Lula) Alford of Smithfield und daughter. Miss Louise, of New York, and all of! his brothers wire present. Deceased was fifty years old, and was a promi-; nent mar^ loved by all who knew rum.» A faithful and devoted hu<d>anji ami father, and will be trrcatly missed in home and community in which he lived. A teetotatcr from all intoxi-j cants, possessing a most admirable personality, and was robust and the pfAure of mnnhood before his sud den death. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved family. The question was asked the writer j Monday morning, Did you predict] thiA snow? Yes. but I was much sur prised to see the ground all covered in beautiful >now, and it furnished the! most beautiful scenery for the dav yet. A ride out by the hill side will: prove the statement. Mr. J. C. Pugh of Williamson, W. j Va.. arrived Saturday evening and! will remain for several days yrith lov ed ones ere be returns. An up-to-date fresh meat market has been installed in the front of the! Cobb ami McMillan store. Thia makes the third like manner stand for ouVi town. No objections. The more thei better. 7T}e proposed school election which! is fist apnrpaching, Feb. 20 is the' topic of the day. and the result will j forever settle the important ques tion, Should Bukhorn, Athens and New Home schools be consolidated with Parkton? This is a, question! with the citizens of Parkton township. The question, as we see it, is not simply to improve Parkton school but to aid the above three schools and; give them an equal showing from an educational stand point. Rev. J. J. Boone will preach at j Parkton M. R. church next Sonday night at 7 o’clock. The public invit ed. GOVERNOR LUNCH GUEST AT NEW YORK BANKERS’ CLUB Predicts State Bonds Will One Day Sell On Four Per Cent Basis. New York, Jan. 25.—Angus W. Mc Lean, Governor of North Carolina.; was a lunch truest at the Bankers’ club today of Lehman Brothers and j company. He met there many of thet bond men who have been responsible: for the successful sale of the recent1 large issues of North Carolina road bonds. He reviewed briefly the ad vantages North Carolina enjoy*, from a fiscal viewpoint, over some other states and predicted that North Car olina bonds would some day be sell ing on a four per cent basis. Governor McLean emphasized in particular the balanced budget law of his state, under which the Gover nor is authorized at any time to cut down appropriations when the reve nues ur<j failing below estimates. It would thus appear that a deficit of serious proportions is made highly improbable, he said, lie pointed out that supplementary to the balanced budget law as a recommendation fori North Carolina's credit are the sink-! ing fund provisions supporting the State’s bond issues. The bulk of' North Carolinas road bonds, accord ing to the Governor, will be more; than covered by sinking funds some 11 Jcars before maturity. LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD BOYS | TO I’LAY KAEFORD SOLDIERS (•amo at School Auditorium Tonight Expected to Be Fast and Snappy. Capt. F. Eli Wishart announced this morning that the basketball tegm of the local unit of the National guard and the Raeford battery will play a match game in the school auditorium here tonight beginning at 8 o’clock. Several of the high school players are members of the local battery and a last and snappy game is expected. A band concert will be given between halves. Mr. N. B. Shaw of Rex was a Lum berton visitor yesterday. * EARLY SEED RYE ABRUZZI, the fast growing rye. Nice seed. $2. bushel. • Delivered anywhere in 5 bu. lots. FLOYD BROS. MARKET Fairmont, N. C. ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS — Mr. Charles E. Leigh of Red Spring* in among the notaries pub lic commiwtioned by Governor Mc Lean recently. - The February meeting of the Woman’s club will meet on Monday, February l, at 3:30, in the domestic science room of the high school build ing. —George L. Grantham of Fair mont and Carl W, Pridgen Jr., Rob ert W". Proctor and Albert M. Rich of Lumberton were among the 108 persons taking Mandoy the writ ten examination before the Supreme court in Raleigh to practice law in North Carolina. —Mrs. D. Amelia McIntyre and son Mr. \V. L. McIntyre, who form erly made their home on the farm near Center church, have moved to Lumberton and are living in the Ros ier cottage on Fast Fifth street. —All real estate in the town of Lumberton upon which paving as sessments are not paid by Monday morning at 10 o’clock will b« offered for sale at public auction at 12 o' clock, noon, that day, accoining to Mr. J. P. Russell, town clerk and. treasurer. — Fire yesterday morning practi cally destroyed the residence of Mr». Susan Phillips, First street. The ori gin of the fire is unknown and before the alarm was turned in the entire top of the house was In flames. Some furniture and personal effects were saved by neighbors, and Mrs. Phil lips’ loss is partially covered by 11,500 insurance. —County Agent O. O. Dukes un loaded yesterday the second carload of pyrotol for farmers of Robeson codhty. The cars contained 16,000 pounds each of the explosive, there being 06,000 sticks. Mr. Dukes states that he has received about 50 addi tional applications for pyrotol, but on account of the latene* of- the season no more will be ordered dur ing the spring. —Mr. Robert Monroe of I-umber Bridge, who has been attending court this week as a member of the gram, jury, was surprised to find so much less ice and snow Tuesday than at Lumber Bridge. Others have remark ed the same difference between Lum berton and near-by points. A Lum ber ton man who went to Maxton Mon day night found much more ice there. —Mr. J. W. Howell, who spent the past two months in f£aeford, substi tuting for Chief-of-Police Atkinson, returned this week to his home on R. 7 from Lumberton. Mr. Atkinson waa seriously wounded when a negro be was trying to arrest resisted and fired on the officer. Mr, Howell stat ed upon hia return through Lumber ton that the Raeford officer had prac tically regained his strength. —The condition of Mr. 6. J. Al ien, who lives just a mile and a half east of Lumberton, is improving nice ly at the Charlotte sanatorium, where he has been a patient for several weeks and where he was operated on last Friday. Mrs. Allen, who had been with her husband since Sunday, returned home last night. It is ex pected that Mr. Alien will be able to return home the latter part of next ■ week. Local Men Invited To Alumni Con ference At State University, As a result of their interest and activity in alumni affairs, a number of local alumni of the university o* North Carolina have received a spec ial invitation to attend the alumni conference and school to be held at Chapel Hill on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. All alumni are invited to attend the conference, hut the following local men are among those receiving special invitations: F. Ertel Carlyle. J. Dickson McLean, J. D. Proctor, H. E. Stacy, W. B. Town send. J. F. Sinclair and N. McN. Smith. MR. ELIOTT I*. TOWNSEND Well Known Man Succumb* to Stroke of I'artlys's—Funeral and Inter ment Tuesday. Funeral services for Mr. Eliott P Townsend, 62, who died Monday af ternoon following a stroke of paraly sis he suffered last week, were con ducted Tuesday at the home of de ceased near Hunter’s lodge. Inter ment was made in the Odum cemetery about 6 miles north of Lumberton Rev. E- A. Paul conducted the ser 1 vices at the home and grave. Defeased was a well known farmer and business man and leaves to mourr their loss his ‘widow and several chil jdren. Cotton Market fiddling .cotton is quoted on tl local market today at 18 3-4 cents tb pound. WE ARE PLEASED with the work our new Dry Ctatain plant is turning out. YOU WILL BE PLEASED w ith your clothes if you send them to us. WE PRESS WHILE YOU WAIT LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO Phoue 94 i
The Robesonian (Lumberton, N.C.)
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