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VOL. LVII—NO. 61.
LUMBERTON, N. 0., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1026.
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JUDGE AUDYETTE HAS
NOT YH ANNOUNCED
ROAD CASE DEC!S!ON
Decision in Lumberman-Red Springs
Road Matter Wi!i Not be Announc
ed for Severn! Days—Newton De
cision Figured Largely in Hearing
Here Lasting 3 1-2 Hours—Many
Lawyers at Hearing.
Whether Judge Garland Midyette
wili continue or dissolve the judicial
order issued by him on August 18
last, restraining the State Highway
Commission from letting contract for
construction of the Red Springs to
Lumberton highway by way of Pem
broke, connecting at the latter place
with route 20, probably will not be
known until next week. His honor
took the case under consideration last
evening after a hearing lasting from
4 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. in a hot court
room, a formidable array of counsel
presenting maps, a stack of affidavits
" and argument covering every phase
of the different contentions.
Newton Case.
Pat upon the gve of the hearing of
this case came the decision of the
State Supreme court declining to re
open the Newton case, wherein it was
decided that the town of Newton
would be disconnected with the State
Highway system by entering the edge
of the town, 1 1-8 miles from the court
house, with route 10, as proposed by
the State Highway Commission in or
der to save some $200,000. The Su
preme Court decision in that case
sustains the judicial order restrain
ing the Highway Commission from
leaving the court house to one side
end points out that this is doing vio
lence to the legislative act which di
rects that the State highways must
connect county seats.
i^ounen for the plamttffs, Town of
Lumberton, Zeb Cariyle and others, in
the Lumberton-Red Springs ease, ar
gued that this is preciseiy identicai
with thg Newton case, the oniy dif-;
ference being that whereas in the!
Newton case the proposed connection
woutd ieave the center of Newton to
one side oniy one and one-eighth
niiies, in the Lumbcrton-Red Springs
case the distance to where the pro- j
posed connection would be made is {
13 miies, thereby effectually discon
necting ttig county seats of Lumber- ,
ton and Raoford. *
Mr. Charlie Ross, attorney for the
State Highway Commission, argued)
that the proposed connection wouid
not disconnect the two towns, that it
wouid save $228,000, that paving the
oid road to McNeiii's bridge would be
a waste of money in that it wouid
paraiiel route 20, and that since the
contract for the Fairmont and Row
iand roads was iinked up with the
contract for the road to Pembroke
that if the proposed road couid not be
constructed it would dissolve the ori-1
ginai contract and the Highway Com
mission couid not caii on the county
for money for the Fairmont road, now
under construction (the Rowland road
being completed.)
Counsel for the interveners argued
thnt neither oid route 70 nor the pro
posed new route was a compliance
with the statute, but that to comply
with the iaw the road from Lumber
ton to Raeford must take a direct
course by way of Red Springs, which
would be 4 miles shorter than the Mc
Neill's bridge connection and 7 miies
nearer then the Pembroke connection,
this being shown on the map that is
a a part of thg road act of 1921.
noua or sawyers.
!n this case instead of a cioud of
witnesses there was a sheaf of affi
davits and much iawyers. According
to Mr. R. C. Lawrence, when he sug
gested setting a limit to the time al
lowed each side for argument, ev
ery iawyer in eastern North Carolina
was here except one, and he was ex
pected on 'the 6 o'clock train from
Wilmington. But after hanging around
the court room the better part of two
days only five lawyers actually took
part in the speaking, Mr. R. C. Law
rence and Mr. J. Dickson McLean tak
ing up 30 minutes of the 40 allowed
each side in presenting the conten
tions of the plaintiffs, Mr. Charlie
Ross, attorney for the State Highway
Commission, arguing the case for the
defendant, former Justice L. R. Var
ser closing for the plain
icitor T. A. McNeil! re
interveners for the
route.
Map Explain
After reading of the
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The youthful Jcddu Krishnt
murti of India is now in the Unit
States, introduced by his "spirit
a) mother", Dr. Annie Besant as
the new Messiah. He created quite
a furor in England and is an ad-,
mitted intellectual.
Lumberton Schools Get
Off To a Good Start
Begin Fai! Session This Morning With
Snap That Gives indication of
Splendid Year—212 Enrolied in
High Schooi First Day.
The Lumberton graded and high
schools opened at 9:30 this morning
with a normal attendance in both de
partments. 212 students- enrolled in
the high school on the first day as
compared with 231 last year. The at
tendant in the grammar sehool was
normal, the exact enrollment not be
ing known at this time.
"Short and snappy" was the de
scription Supt. W. B. Crumpton gave
the opening exercises. Dr. C. H. Dur
ham, pastor of the First Baptist
church, was in charge of the devo
tional exercises, reading a Scripture
passage from Proverbs. Supt. Crump
ton followed with a talk regarding
tuition charges and asking for the
wholehearted support of the children,
teachers and parents; and school was
on with a rush.
The enrollment in the graded school,
together *with a comparison with that
of a year ago, will be given in the
next issue of The Robesonian.
Mr. Lawrence and the reply thereto
by Mr. Ross, a map showing the roads
in contention was plentifully explain
ed to his honor. It was shown that
route 70 as it has been understood
and designated on State highway
maps, departs from route 20 at Mc
Neill's bridge, 3 miles west of Lum
berton, and goes through Back
Swamp to Philadelphus and Red
Springs; that the proposed route de
parts from route 70 at or near Phil
adelphus and goes thence to Pem
broke, where it connects with route
20, the distance from Lumberton to
Red Springs by that route being
about 3 miles further, or, to be exact,
2.90 miles further, than the route de
parting from route 20 ^t McNeill's
bridge. And it was further shown
that the route as designated on the
map that is a part of the highway act
of 1921 is neither of the above, but
goes north from Lumberton, through
Saddletree, and is cnly 16 miles, or
4 miles nearer than the JMcNeill's
bridge route.
Like Newton Case.
The burden of the argument of the
plaintiffs, as presented by Mr. Law
rence, was that this case is on dl^
fours with the Newton cas, in wh ch
the Supreme Court said that to lo
cate route 10, from Statesville to
Hickory, 1 1-8 miles from the court
housg at Newton, even though it con
nected there with a paved street and
was inside the town limits, was not a
compliance with the act which states
that highways must connect county
seats. While in the Newton case the '
road actually went to the town, Mr. i
Lawrence argued, in this case it' is
proposed to abandon the established ,
route and connect with route 20 {
thirteen miles from Lumberton, thus
disconnecting the county seats of Rae—(
ford and Lumberton and diverting
traffic from Lumberton. Route 70
from McNeill's bridge had been rec
ognized by the Highway Commission
(Continued on page six.)
REMEMBER THE BATES OF ROB
ESON COUNTY FAIR, HAVE AN
EXHIBIT. 20 CAR CARNIVAL.
PLENTY FUN. THE STATE FAIR
WILL BE AT LUMBERTON, OCTO
BER !9th. (o 22nd. HELP US MAKE
IT THE BIGGEST.
Reward Changed From
Still to Distiller
Reward for Capture of Stitts Atone
Discontinued—County Home to Get
Equipment for Operating Room—
$300 for Cotored Home Demonstra
tion Work—Cotton Weighers-Grad
ers.
At their regular monthiy meeting
in the court house Monday the coun
ty commissioners discontinued the
regular atiowance for the capture of
whiskey stitts and instead an ailow
ance of $25 each was made for tie
capture of persons convicted of oper
ating a stiit, providing the officer
making the arrest destroys the stit).
Heretofore the commissioners have
paid $20 for each stiit captured.
An appropriation of $300 was made
for the county cotored home demon
stration agent for the ensuing 12
months, to be paid in nionthty install
ments of $25.
County Auditor A. V. G. Wishart
was authorized to order equipment
necessary for maintaining an operat
ing room at the county home. Coun
ty Commissioner W. G. Pittman was
appointed a committee to investigate
and have repaired the ceits in the
county home.
Mr. L. R. Edens was appointed cot
ton weigher and grader tor the town
of Rowiand, to succeed Mr. J. H. Mc
Queen, resigned. Bond m the sum of
$500 is required.
The bond of Mr. A. F. Jones as
cotton weigher and grader for the
town of Red Springs, in the sum of
$500, with Messrs. A. F. Jones and
J. PC Buie as sureties, was approved;
aiso the bond of Mr. David Calhoun
as cotton Weigher and grader for the
town of Parkton, in the sum of $500,
with Messrs. J. A. Cathoun and David
Cathoun as sureties.
Mrs. Susanna Gore was piaceq on
the* regular mother's atd list at $10
per month.
Harriet McLaurin was piaced on
the regutar pauper list at $3 per
month. Mrs. Maud Byrd was given
$5 as a special aiiowance for one
month. The regular pauper list was
allowed.
Monthly reports were fited by the
[ following: Dr. E. R. Harain, county
health officer; Miss Elizabeth r rye,
county welfare officer; Planters Bang
& Trust (Jo., county treasurer; R. W.
Howell, keeper of chain gang.
Aii members of the board were
present: Rory McNair, chairman,
Robert F. Stuart. W. G. Pittman,
John G. Hugt.es, W. J. Council.
As statea in Monday's Rooesonian,
the Planters Bank ana Trust Co. of
Lumberton was re-appointed county
treasurer oh its bid of 4 per cent on
daily balances and to lend the county
money at 6 per cent.
Rosh-Hashanah Is
Observed By Jews
Jewish Holy Season Began Wednesday
Evening.
Local Jews and Jewish people the
world over are observing the holy
season which began with Rosh Hash
anah, or New Year's Day, on Wednes
day evening, September 8, and ends
on the evening of September 30.
Stores of Jews here, at Fairmont and
elsewhere in the county, are closed to
day and will be closed Friday, open
ing again Saturday, September 11.
Rosh Hashanah, or New Year, is
one of the festivals ordained in the
Bible (Leviticus XXIII, 24, 23), where
we read: "In the seventh month, in
the first day of the month, shall ye
have a Sabbath, a memorial of
trumpets and holy convocation. Ye
shall do no servile work therein."
Mr. Abraham Lmberman, a student
in the Jewish theoiogicai seminary of
New York city, arrived here Wednes
day and is conducting services at the
synagog. Services were heid last eve-)
ning and wiii be heid untii Friday
evening at sunset. Mr. Lieberman wiii
remain here untii Yom Kippur, which
comes on Saturday of next week,
September 18. He is a guest at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Weinstein,
North Eim. Many out-of-town Jews
are attending services here.
Rosh Hashanah is reaiiy ceiebra
tion of the birth of the worid, 5,687
years ago, when, according to Jewish
reckoning, God took the first steps in
creation of the universe. It is the
Jewish New Year, and at this time
Jews are asked to take on new iife,
to begin iiving anew—to turn a new
ieaf and forget the iniquities of the
past year. The ten days from Rosh
Hashanah is a season of repentence,
ending with Yom Kippur, day of
atonement, when the destiny of each
Jew is seated.
This is one period that is observed
by aii Jews, regardiess of their de
gree of piety, and whether rich or
poor.
Cotton Market
Middling cotton is quoted on the
local market today at 16 1-2 cents the
YOU NEED THE CHURCH. AND
THE CHURCH NEEDS YOU.
THERE IS WELCOME. WORSHIP.!
WORK. IN THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH FOR YOU.
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LET'S GO TO THE BEST PRESS
ING CLUB, FOLKS.
Why! Because you sptell no gasoMie
there. Hows That. They Don't Use It.
FAULTLESS DRY CLEANING
Joha D. Purvis, Mgr.
Phant _ <
Dr. Dougla* Hamer
Deed !* Set Aside
Jury Renders VerdicTThat Defendant
Was Insolvent And That He Exe
cuted Deed for Purpose of De
frauding—Money to Wife and Sis
ters of Mr. A. T. McCallum to He
Paid Quarteriy—8evera! Divorces.
A Robeson county jury iate yester
day afternoon set aside a deed exe
cuted by Dr. Douglass Hamer of Mc
Coli, S. C., conveying to his wife and
children certain lands on which the
Bank of MeColl, McColl, S. C., had
-claims. The jury answered the is
sues that the defendant was insolvent,
that he executed the deed for the pur
pose of delaying, hindering or de
frauding his creditors, that his wife
and children had the knowledge of
such purpose and intention and that
they did not pay a fair and reasonable
consideration for the land conveyed in
the deed. The case has occupied
most of the three days of court this
week, the term being a two weeks'
one for the trial of civil cases, with
Judge Garland E. Midyette of Jack
son presiding.
An order has been issued by the
court directing J. E. Purcell and Da
vis W. Bethea, executors of the es
tate of A. T. McCallum, to pay to his
wife, Agness T. McCallum, and his sis
ters, Cornelia Purcell and Lou Pul
more, $1,00)) in four installments
yearly instead of $4,000 in one pay
ment annually as provided in the will
of Mr. McCallum.
The American Agricultural Chem
ical Co. recovered a sum of $2,007.07
with interest on $1,864.44 from Oct.
25, 1^25, until paid, with costs in the
action from Jakie J. Wells for unpaid
notes.
Mrs. Maggie G. Edwards, adminis
tratrix of Z. V. Edwards and O. E.
Seawell and Mattie S. Seawell, re
covered the sum of $1,000 with 6 per
cent interest from Jan. 1, 1924, and
costs in the action from W. N. Kin
iaw.
The following divorces have been
granted: H. Q. Beard and Grace
Beard, Frank Johnson and Mabel
Johnson, John McNeill and Alma Mc
Neill, A. Couch and Henrietta Couch.
Common Grades Flood
Market But SeH High
$120,461.63 Paid Out to Farmers Here
First Three Days of This Week.
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With common grades flooding the
market, Lumberton sold 527,257
pounds of tobacco the first three days
of this week for a sut& oi $120,461.63.,
Tuesday was the hi^h day of the
week with 190,596 pounds sold on the
floors of the four local tobacco ware
houses for a total of $41,177.32. Wed
nesday's sales were just a bit lower,
189,331 pounds being marketed for
$42,731.09. The market sold 147,330
pounds Monday for $36,553.22.
Practically all the weed marketed
here this week consisted of the com
mon grades, but they sold high.
Ask That Boardman
Road Be Paved At Once
At their meeting Monday the coun
ty commissioners passed a resolution
requesting the State Highway Corn
route 20 from Lumberton to Board
man and proceed as early as possible
mission to let contract for paving
with paving this last unpaved stretch
between Wilmington and Rutherford
ton. The resolution will be sent to
Commissioner McGirt of Wilmington,
'third district member of the State
Highway Commission.
Barker-Ten-Mile School Will Not Op
en Until October 4. <
Barker-Ten-Mile school will not op
en until Monday, October 4, on ac
count of it being a rural school and
the children needed on the farms. The
following teachers will assist Mr. D.
B. Oliver, principal: Mrs. H. A. Oliver,
Miss Margaret Durham, high school;
Miss Mary Stewart, 7th grade and a
section of the 6th; Mrs. LeRoy Town
send, 5th grade and other section of
the 6th; Miss Flora Murph Bethune,
4th grade and a section of 3rd; Miss
Myrtle Swan, 2nd grade and the other
section of 3rd; Mrs. D. B. Oliver, 1st
grade.
Foothai) Candidates Hard at Work
With the first high school footbai!
game of the season just two weeks
away, Coach S. A. Bowden of the
iocai high schooi has some 25 or 30
candidates hard at work each after
noon at the high schooi grounds.
The iocais tost some vaiuabie men
by graduation iast year and Coach
Bowden wiii have to fiii these piaces
with new men, some ieft over from
iast year and new ones that have en
tered this year.
From the ones that are expected to
make the team, Coach Bowden can
pick a tine that wiii weigh around
160 pounds, which is unusuai for a
high schooi team.
Chariotte Observer: Ninety-eight
cents on each $100 worth of property
was fixed by the board of county
commissioners yesterday afternoon as
the tax rate for Meckienburg for the
ensuing^ear. This is a raise of two
cents. Ti e rate was based on the ex
pectation of $165,000,000 worth of i
taxabie property.
Three New Nash Sedans
and
Two Open Nash r Cars
for saie or exchange by
C. M. FULLER & SON
Lumbertun, N„ CL
World # Record Broken
For Amount of Tobacco
Sold In Given Time
Fairmont Market Sells 5H.298
Pounds in 7 14 Hours—Report of
Sales for Week and for Biggest
Day—Gus Hoyd Chapter Will Meet
Sept. 16—Persona) and Other
Hems.
(By Mrs. H. G. Inman.)
Market Record Smashed.
Fairmont, Sept. 8—Fairmont drew
the largest crowd of tobacco folks in
the history of the market Friday,
September 3. and as the official fig
ures show beiow broke the worid's
record lor seiiing the most tobacco in
a given length of time, two sets of
buyers selling 511,298 pounds in 7 1-4
hours.
Sales for week (ie Thursday ti
Thursday) 1,918,800 lbs for $576,
624.03; average 30.05. Sales for
season to Thursday night, 8,977,172
lbs. for $1,066,526.90; average 26.79.
Week's average, same selling period
last season, 21:73; season average,
same selling period last season, 19:32.
Sales Frtday, September 3: 511,
298 lbs for $146,558.40, average 28.67;
sales for week, 1,940,238 lbs for
$575,206.60, average 29.13; sales for
season, 4,488,470 lbs. for $1,212,085.10,
average 27. Last season's sales for
same selling period. 4,019,856 lbs for
$776,730.20, average 19.32.
This market on Friday, September
3, broke the worid's record for seiiing
tobacco in a given time, as its only
two sets ot buyers sold 511,298
pounds of tobacco in 7 1-4 hours time.
Heretofore the world's record for
seiiing in a given space of time was
held by Wilson, whicn in 1924, (Think
it was in September) with its then
lour sets ot buyers soid 1,060,000
pounds of tobacco in 7 3-4 hours
time.
Chapter Meets Sept. 16.
The Gus Floyd chapter wiil meet
Thursday, September 16, at 3:30 at
the home of Mrs. A. S. Thompson,
with Mrs. K. G. Fioyd as associate
hostess. This is the first meeting
since the summer months and as
many important matters wiii be dis
cussed it is requested that each
member be present.
Lawn tarty.
Miss Marjorie Brice was hostess at
a iawn party Friday night to mem
bers of the younger set at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Alice Brice, on
Iona street. The affair was in the
nature of a farewe!) party as Miss
Brice left Tuesday for Peace insti
tute, Raieigh. Many Japanese lan
terns were used effectively to illumi
nate the iawn, carrying out the pink
and white coior scheme, which was
aiso used in the refreshments. Pink
and white ice cream and cake were
served, and pink baskets holding
salted nuts were given as favors.
Those bidding Miss Brice many
good wishes for the year Were:
Misses Edith Floyd, LaRue Floyd,
Christine McDaniel, Mabel Floyd,
Myrtice McIntosh of Kingstree, S. C.,
Cloyce Ashley, Kathleen McDaniel,
Flora Griffin, Mildred Mitchell, Vir
ginia Floyd jMd Edith Mitchell,
Messrs. Carlton Floyd, Glen Judd of
Fuquay Springs, Paul McDaniel, Ber
(Continued on page 2.)
More Premium* Than
Ever Offered Before
For Robeaon Co. Fair
Buildings and Grounds Being Put in
Fine Shape—Premium List Covers
Astonishing Amount of Farm Pro
duce.
The 12th annual Robeson county
fair to be held in Lumberton, October
19, bids fair to he the largest in the
history of fairs. With more prem
iums offered than ever before, good
erops and fancy prices, the crowd
and exhibitors should be the largest
ever known in Robeson county.
Secretary W. O. Thompson has
been busy having the buildings and
grounds put in good shape for this
great home-coming of people of Robe
son and adjoining counties. A new
entrance with new ticket office and a
two-way automobile drive will be of
great convenience to patrons of the
fair. One drive-way will be used to
go in and another for those going
out, thus eliminating the congestion
at the gates.
You will have to get a premium
list which can be had by calling at
the Robcsonian office or from W. O.
Thompson, to get an idea of the
great amount of farm produce it cov
ers. in fact, it calls for everything
from the largest pumpkin to the
small cucumber and in the live
stock and poultry department, from
the rabbit that roams the woods to the
hound dog. Get a premium list now
and be ready for the opening, October
19, 1926.
BAGGY KNEES MAY.BE STYLISH
IN BAGDAD
But in America they indicate lack of
attention to one of the fundamentals
of success—good appearance. Those
immacuiate friends yon envy are no
more fortunate than you—they, too,
perspire, but they have discovered the
secret of having their garments re
freshed often by the
LUMBERTON DRY CLEANING CO.
Eddie L. McNeill, Mgr.
Phone 94
Our modern methods positively re
move stiffness from trouser knees.
THE GO TO-CHUCH CAMPAIGN
OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
IS ALREADY PRODUCING GRATI
FYfNG RESULTS. , EVERY MEM
BER OF THE CHURCH IS URGED
TO CATCH THE STEP. j
CaUa Dry Conference
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Gw. fincoin C. Androwe, U. S.
nation id dry chief, hae caiied hie
twep*y ^wodiatrict chiefs to Waeh
in^t.r for a 6 day conference,
ttar'J.otr Sc?t. 2(L
St. Pauls Schools
Have Fine Opening
473 Present at Opening and Prospects
Bright—Persona! and Other items.
By Bessie G. Johnson.
St. Pauis, Sept, it.—The St. Pauis
puoitc schools, which are agam under
the superintendency of Mr. Eari R
Frankiuq opened Monday morning
with one of the iargest enroiiments
ever, something like 475 being pres-,
ent, which inctuded about lib in the
high schooi, with the remainder in
the grammar grades. Apptoprmte
chapei exercises took place in the
high school auditorium which was
largely attended by friends and pa
trons of the schooi. Fotiowing the
singing of America by the auatence
tne devotmnai was conducted hy Rev.
J. A. Daiiey, pastor of the iocai
Metnodist cnurch* after which each oi
the mtnisters of the town was catted
upon to make a few remarks, to
which they very detightiutty respond
; ed, extenutng a weicotne and word of
' encouragement to the facuity group,
which inciudes quite a number of tne
former as weti as the new. Mr. A.
R. McEachern, chairman of the
board, Mr. L. A. McGeachy, secre
tary, and Mr. J. M. Butier, vtce chair
ntan, were next caited upon to say a
few words, after which Mrs. E. C. j
Murray presented the pictures of the
confederated Bags to the high schoot i
and graded schooi rooms in behaif of,
the iocai chapter U. D. C. with a very!
nice iittie speech, which conducted;
the affair. The pupiis then filed to;
their respective ciass rooms, where
lessons were assigned and the usuat i
routine of work begun.
The faculty is composed of the foi- j
lowing: Mr. Herbert Lee Swain,'
principal science and French; Miss'
Bernice Spear who succeeded Mrs.!
George Deans, history and aigebra;
Miss Emiiy E. Lottin, Engtish; Miss
Beuiah Waiton, Latin and Science 1;
Mr. Earte R. Frankiin, geometry;
Miss Pearie Oiiver, seventh grade.;
Grammar schooi—Miss Mary McGoo
gan, principal, 2nd. A.; Miss Anna E.
Spain, 1st. B.; Miss Euiatia McGiit,
1st A.; Miss Sarah McDuffie, 2nd and
3rd B.; Miss Louise Steete, 3rd A.E
Miss Evetyn Rogers, 4th A.; Miss
Theima Pridgen, 4th and 6th B.; Miss
Winnie Smith, 5th; Miss Sarah Stone,
6th A.
MiH School—Mrs. Talmadge Byrd
Graham, principal, 4th and 5th; Mrs.
Julian Butier, 1st B.; Miss Lena Grif
fen, 1st A. and 2nd B.; Miss Grace
Usher, 2nd. A. and 3rd; music—Miss
Kathleen Blue.
This is Mr. Franklin's third year as
superintendent of the local schools
and with his very efficient co-workers
the prospects are indeed very bright
for a successful year's work.
Mrs. Mary E. Graham of Rennert,
is in charge of the teacherage, to the i
delight of her numerous friends local- i
!y, with whom she made a very splen- i
did impression last season. All the
faculty group are here with the ex
ception of Miss Louise Steele who is
being relieved for the present by her
sister, Miss Dorothy Steele of Fay
etteville, during the former's recuper- j
ation from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident some time ago. i
She is improved and hopes soon to be!
back on the job, her friends delight-<
fully note.
Misses Worth Odum, Grace Caudell,;
and Norine Ratley are among those!
leaving for .Meredith College this'
week where they have enrolled as stu- j
(Continued on page three.)
TypHOH) CLINiCS
- SEPTEMBER 10.
Dr. E. R. Hardin will vaccinate for
typhoid and diphtheria at Dr. Nash's
office, St. Pauls, at 4:30 p. m. Friday,
September 10th.
The clinic at Fmoldsnn Mill, St.
Pauls, will be at 2 p. m. and at Rex
at 3 p. m. the same date,
GROWN CHICKENS
and SMOKED HAMS Wanted. ;
BUDDIES PARLOR
Lamberton, N. C. 1
Revival Service*
At Chrietian Church
Revival services began Tuesday
evening at the Christian church. Hash
Fifth street. Servi es are held every
evening at % and the public is cordi
ally invited. Dr. John W. Tyndall * f
Atlanta, Ga.. evangelist and pro i
dent of the Southern Bibio institute,
is doing the preaching and is proa h
ing sermons of great power.
iTEMS OF LOCAL NEWS
. —The condition of Mrs. Aiex Phil
iips, who underwent an operation at
the Thompson Memorial hospital Mon
day, is favorable as could be expected.
—Master Cecil Smith, aged . Mat*-)
Tuesday that he did not want to go
to school. When asked why he said
that they wouid expect him to read
and write and he couldn't do it.
—Mr. Robert Deese, who underwent
a throat operation at the Thompson
Memorial hospital Monday, was able
to return to his home this morning.
He is getting along nicely.
—Mr. Marshall Shepherd of Ctrium
did jury duty at the term of Robeson
Superior court this week, the first
time he has served on a jury in 40
years, and the second time lie has
ever served.
—Rev. J. M. Fleming has returned
from Biaden Union, route 4, St. Pauls,
where, with the assistance of Rev. L.
H. Carter of Lamar, S. C-, he conduct
ed a successful revival. Three addi
tions were made to the church.
—Mr. J. T. Bryant, an emptoyce of
the Mansfieid weave mil), ha* work
ed for the iast three years without
losing but 4 days. He states that an
insurance company paid hint more for
the days he missed than he made
while at work.
—Mr. A\ T. Mclican and son, Mr.
Archie, returned this morning from
a 5-days' trip to New York and Phtl
adelphia, at the latter place visiting
the Sesqui-Centennial. They found the
exposition still incomplete, but very
good.
—Mr. H. L. Summitt, who lives 5
miles from Lumberton on the Flow
er's road, Wishart township, was a
Lumberton visitor yesterday. He
said that only a light rain fed out bin
way Tuesday evening, when there
was a heavy downpour in Lumberton.
—Kiwanis weekly luncheon meet
ing at the Lorraine was almost
drowned out by the heavy downpour
of rain which came on about 6.30 p.
m. Tuesday, but a handfull of the
faithful and two guests enjoyed the
hour.
—Mr. K. M. Barnes underwent a
serious mastoid operation for mas
toiditis at the Thompson Memorial
hospita! Tuesday. His condition is
improving and is considered entireiy
favorabie today. The operation was
performed by Dr. R. S. Beam.
—The following have left to attend
college: Miss Ruth Neill Bullock,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Bul
fock, left Wednesday morning ^or
Queens college, Charlotte; Miss Louise
Kirkman left Wednesday morning for
Louisburg Junior college, Louisburg;
Mr. Henry Jennings left Wednesday
morning for Davidson college; Messrs,
Woodward Townsend and Randolph
Bullard left Tuesday moming for
Oak Ridge institute.
—Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Oliver, who
were married at Marietta a week ago
today, returned last night to Marietta
after an automobile trip to Columbia
and Greenville, 8. C., and the moun
tains of western North Carolina. Mr.
Oliver returned to Lumberton this
morning to resume work as local edi
tor and business manager of The
Robesonian. Mrs. Oliver, who is at the
home of her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Paui Oliver, at Mar
ietta, wii! come to Lumberton Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver will live at the
home of Mrs. J. P. McNei!!, East
Fifth street.
PMces Beat Smce 1919
On Eastern Markets
Raleigh, Sept. 7.—tAP)—With
prices reported "the best sin"e 1919."
the tobacco market opened in eastern
North Carolina todav. Million' of
pounds were sold at 20 widetv scatter
ed markets, the average price rang
ing from 22 to 28 cents a pound. The
lower grade# constituted the chief of
ferings. Growers were reported wo']
satisfied with prices which were f-9in
30 to 90 percent greater than paid on
the opening day last year. Sale; a'-m
were reported greater than at the in
itial auction last season.
For the first time in five years tin
co-operative markets were not open.
The Tri-State Tobacco Grower Co
Operative Marketing association c.s
placed in receivershio onto time ago
and growers were rei -i-e.l fn ni their
obligation to deliver this ycat s crop
to the association.
Mr. G. L. Tolar of Buie was a Lum
berton visitor today.
RELIGION^IS THE SA! T OF
SOCIETY. STAN!) WITH THE
CHURCH FOR THE BEST TH!NGS.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN
VITES YOU.
SEE US
for
Watch. Clock. Jewelry
repairing aatt Engraving.
MOORES GIFT SHOP
W 3rd St. Nat. Bk. Bldg.
Phone 454