VOL. LVH.—NO. 13.
LUMBERTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927.
COUWTBT. AWB TBVTH
MTAU.MHKO )*7t MVK CKMTB
Shanghai Base For
World Revolution Says
Cantonese Commander
Genera! Pai Hectares Chinese Pcopte
Have Awakened—Warns Against
Attacking Foreigners.
Shanghai, March 23—(At')—The
Chinese people have awakened and
the great commerciai center of
Shanghai wi!) be not oniy a strong
base for Chinese nationaiism but for
a wortd revoiution, said a manifesto
issued to the Chinese people today by
Genera) i'ai Tsung-Hsi, Cantonese
commander.
"The peopie must distinguish, how
ever," the manifestp continues, ''be
tween attacking imperiaiism and for
eigners. They must not insuit tin!
foreigners and destroy their property."
Deviating that for SO years the im_
periaiists under the protection of un.
equai treaties, have been reducing
China to a state of vassaiage, the
manifesto warns that the Chinese must
understand that the natidnaiists do
not intend to create a generui anti
foreign movement, hut seek to aboi
ish "aii institutions and systems of
imperials tic character.
The nationalists intend to use pro
paganda And not miiitary force to
gain their purpose, the manifesto as
sert!, giving as the program: Aboli
tion of unequal treaties, alteration of
the status of the Shanghai interna
tional settlement, withdrawn) of ex
traterritorial priviicges for foreign
ers, disposai of the missionary schoois
and recovery of control of the post
and customs.
White the Cantonese continued to
consolidate their positions in the
Chinese districts, fianking the foreign
settlements on either side, foreign au_
thorities managed to get into con
tact with Ccnerai Pai Tsung Hsi. who,
in addition to being commander of the
Cantonese forces in Shanghai, is chief
of ,staff to General Chang Kai-Shek,
the Contonese generaiissimo.
Genera) Pai disavowed the opera
tions of the guerriia bands which
were iargeiy rcsponsibtc for the 36
hour reign of terror in the native
city, and said that he was doing his
utmost to suppress them. He promised
to maintain order and to protect for
eigners and added that he had urged
the generai iabor union to rati off the
genera! strike.
uenerat rat uecmrco mat aunougn
he wa^ opposed to the ' unequal
treaties", the abrogation e(f these was
a matter for competent "nationalist
authorities and added-that the status
of the international settlements was
also outside his province.
The meeting with the Cantonese
general, who now represents the
Chinese authority in Shanghai with
which the foreign buiit metropolis of
the Orient must deal, took place at
Gcnaral Pai's miliary headquarters in
the town of Lunghwa, about four
miles from the outskirts of the French
settlement.
The American consul general, Clar.
cncc F. Gauss, did not participate, but
it is understood that* he has given
General I'ai to understand that he
will gladly confer with him after the
nationalists have restored order to the
area north at the international set
tlement where evacuation of more than
bOO foreign residents has been made
necessary by continued sniping.
Rufus Ford Will Be
Given Preliminary
Hearing Here Friday
Booker T. Williams, Who Implicates
Ford in Murder of Rowland Police
t hief in Confession, Brought from
State Prison Farm As State's Wit
ness.
A preliminary hearing will he held
before Recorder P. S. Kotnegay here
tomorrow morning at It) o'clock for
Lufus Ford, colored, who has been
held in the Rols-son county jail since
his arrest at Rowland on the day fob
lowing Booker T. Williams' confes
sion to Pardon Commissioner H.
Hoyle Sink on Friday March It
charged with the murder of Chief-of
Policc B. M. Rogers at Rowland in
Decentber 1925.
Williams, cvhose sentence was com
nmted by Governor A. W. McLean
following his confession, to I fe im
prisonment, was btohght back to
Lutnberton yesterday by Deputy
Sheriff W. Britt and Rural Police
man Mark Page and will be State's
witness at the hearing.
In his confession to the pardon
commissioner, Williams stated that,
he did not want to goto his death
with a lie on his lips, that Ford fired
Dm shot that killed Chief-of Notice
Rogers at Rowland in December 1925.
Williams and R ibert bumpkin, col
ored, were first sentenced to die
April 20, 1926, and they were each
granted three reprieves before- Lump
kin finally paid the death penalty in
the electric chair March 1L
Mrs. Margaret Sloan, county hurso,
and Miss Elixabcth Frye, county \ycl.
fare officer, arc attending the State
district meeting for nurses in Fay
etteville today.
We Are Selling Tires on Fall Terms,
with Approved Security.
FULLER'S SERVILE STATION
Lumberton, N. C.
/is%3 One MMoft
Nation*) .
ar—-—**
Above is Aaron Sapiro, origina
tor of the Farmers' Co-operative
Marketing Plan, plaintiff against
Henry Ford in a $1,000,000 libel
suit, for a statement in the Dear
born Independent which charged
that he was in "a conspiracy of
bankers who seek to control the
food markets of the world."
SI. PAUL NEWS
Death and Funeral of Little Franklin
Coley of !tod Springs—Visiting
Minister at Presbyterian Church—
Personal Mention.
By Bessie G. Johnson.
St. Pauls, March 24.—A number of
the St. Paul relatives attended the
funeral in Red Springs Tuesday af
ternoon of Master Franklin Coley, 2*
years and 3-tnonths-old son of Mr.
and Airs. J. A. Coley of Red Springs,
whose death took place Monday at
5:30 p. m. in Baker sanatorium,
Lumberton, of pernicious anemia. He
was the youngest member of the
family of 4 children. His burial was
attended by qu te a number of rela
tives and friends and the floral tri
butes were many and beautiful.
Those from here in attendance were
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Coley, Mr. Joi n
J. Coley and mother, Mrs. J. J. Coley
and Mr. Geo. Coley. A relative, Mrs.
Edgar Bogue of Louisburg, who ar
rived too late for the funeral, visited
among local relatives following the
hurial.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Garre! Darden re
turned first of the week from their
bridal tour and are now at home to
their many friends in St. Pau!s. Mrs.
Darden is remembered !ocai!y as Miss
Bernice Sjpear of Kinston, a member
of the St. Paul high schoo! faculty,
which position she has resumed for
the present. Their marriage was pn
occurrancc of the previous week, as
aiready mentioned.
Friends of Miss Pearlc Evans were
gladAo have her spend the week-end
with ncr mother, Mrs. SaHie Evans,
Fayettevrlte ,street. She is connected
with the schoo! facuiy at Snow Hi!!.
Mrs. S. F. Livingston has gone to
Chariotte to spend sometime, Mr.
Livingston having location there now.
Miss Jessie Allen, who ia^ member
of the facu)ty at Campbell's college,
spent the week-end in the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ai!cn,
near town.
Mrs. R. G. Rosier and 2 chi!drcn,
!ittie Misses Annie Atkins and Mary
Rosier, with Misses Juiia and E!!en
McNeiil, spent fast Sunday among
relatives in Liiiington, wi.ere a nice
time was had. Mrs. Hosier's !itt!e
daughters remained over for a week's
vis t, schoo! being suspended here
just now on account of an epidemic
of measles and whooping cough, as
per recent mention.
Mrs. Satiie Evans left Alondiy for
Greensboro to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Norman Witls Kirkman.
Mrs. Edith Howard Parker and 2
iittte sons, Aiton and Otha Jr., went
to Chesterfield, S. C., severst days
ago to visit reiatives of her deceased
husband. ,
Mr. anti Mrs. WiHiam A. itfcDonald
of Wiimington were guests Sunday
in the hotne of his mother, Mrs. J. E.
McDonaid, Armfieid street.
Dr. R. G. Rozier and son, Master
Hichard, left Monday night for sev- {
eta! days' trip to Washington and !
Baltimore. Md. They were accom- ^
panied by Misses Ethel and Mamie
Powers of the Ten Mite vicinity the
latter enroute to John Hopktns hos
pital for treatment.
Aft. and Airs. J. Al. Denmark were
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St. Pauls Grammar
School Will Re-Open }
Monday March 28
SpoiialtoThe Robesonian.
h). Pauls. March *24—The grammar
sr-hoot at St. Pauts wit] reopen next
Monday, C4te 28th, Supt. Ear) R.
Etauklin atmounces. The school lias
imcn closed for three weeks on ac
t tttint of an epidemic of measles. Stu
dents from a famiiy that has had
measles in it during- this epidemic,
students who have not had the
measles, wiii not be permitted in
schoo! uniess the doctor, has declared
them out of the quarantine.
Alt students not detained by measles
will be expected on the opening day.
Cotton Market
Middling cotton is selling on the lo
cal market today at 13 1-8 cents the^
pound.
4-H. C!ub Gives Fine
Program At Parkton
Ihose Taking i'art Acquitted Them
selves Wet!—Mr. John Parnell Pass
es Suddenly—Series of Lectures at
Methodist Church—Personal and
Other Hems.
(By C. !). Williamson)
Parkton, Mar. 22.—The entertain
ment (?iven by the 4-H club lust Friday
night was much enjoyed by a iarge
attendance. Miss Cari clainm the suc
cess was due to the effort of Mrs. X.
A. McMillan, who assisted Jn arrang
ing the program, which was an in
format one of many features, of which
we on!y mention a few. First was a
reading given by Vera Byrd. The sec
ond to appear on tty stage was Jus
tin McNeit! Jr. of Lumberton, an 1 his
rceitat woutd have given credit to a
boy in his teens. He showed no sign
of stage fright and received ioud ap
plause. Ramond Canady, president of
the eiub, ami Josie vVimamson, secre.
tary. Miss Cari has shown mu. it inter
est in the 4-H eiub at Parkton and ttu
young pcopic appreciate her effort.
Mr. John Blount McLeod, an attorney
of Lumberton, made a splendid speech
most appropriate for the occasion,
which was much enjoyed.
At the conciusion the ciuh members
were served refreshments. Among the
out-of-town attendants were Mr. and
Mrs. Justin McNeill and daughter,
Heicn Marie, and son, Justin Jr., of
Lumberton, Mr E. B. Isiey and Piiii
iip McNatt, both of Chapci Hiii, and
Mr. Gienn Cobb of Wake Forest. We
were very g!ad to greet these young
friends back in our midst.
Rev. C. R. Hester, of St. Pauls filled
the puipit at the Baptist church Sun
day night, the pastor, Rev. J. H. Pow_
ers, being absent on a visit to sick
reiatives in Virginia. Rev Hester is
no stranger in our midst yet this was
his first opportunity to preach in our
town and he claimed he was only a
jackleg preacher, but we claim he is
a cracker-jack good preacher. The
choir was composed of members of the
Baracea class and they sang most
beautifully and was much enjoyed by
every one present and highly compli.
mented by the preacher. Mr. Hester
used the following text: "And they
brought him to Jesus". Emphasiz
ing the importance of soul-winntng, he
said it is the biggest work in the
world. He held his large congregation
at rapt attention from start to finish.
Mr. Britt accompanied Mr. Hester.
The following were week-end visi
tors to our town: Miss Alice Hasty of
Maxton,visiting her cousin. Mrs. Edd
Gaitlcy; Miss Ruby Williams of
Barnesville, visiting Mr and Mrs. J.
F. Lewis; Mr. L. T. Terry and family
of McColl, S. C.; Mr. Joe Thames of
Raleigh; Mr. J. T. McNatt visited rel
atives. Mr, Will Ferguson and wife
and baby spent Sunday with relatives
in town. .
Mr. Neill McNatt and friend, Mr.
Chas. ingle of Hollywood, Fla., are ;
on a visit to relatives in town. Mr. and
Mrs. it. B. Culbreth of Wilson spent
Sunday with relatives in town. Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Farmer and babe of
Bailey spent Sunday with ML J. B.
McCormick and family.
Mrs. Wisnant returned home Sun
day from Woodland, N. C., where she
visited sick relatives last week.
Miss Georgia Williamson is on a
visit to friends at Kannapolis
Mr. J. Q. Rarnell and family moved
last week into their new home on
Main street, west of the R. R.
Mr. McLean of Maxton was in our;
town Monday. He has rented Miss
Mary J. McNeill's store building and
w ill establish an undertaking business
in the near future.
Mr."John Parnell Passes.
Mr_ John Parnell died Saturday
morning almost sudden. He arose as
usua] Saturday morning but complain
ed of feeling unwell and a physician!
was called but he was dead before he
reached him. Deceas< <! was in his f!7th
year and is survived by his wife and
four children. He was buried in the
family graveyard Sunday p. m. at 3
o'clock, over in Cumberland county.
Series of Lectures.
A series of lectures started Monday
night at the M. E. church, Rev. 1) R.
Jones, pastor of Presbyterian church
of Hope Mills, delivered the first lec
ture. His subject was conditions and
needs of the missionary field. His lec
ture was one of the best ever deliver
ed in our town. Tuesday night Rev.
Mr. Sassor of St. Pauls will speak on
conditions and needs of the world.
Wednesday night Rev. J D. Hunday of
Fayetteville will speak on the world's
outlook religiously. The public is in-,
vited to attend these lectures.
Miss Sarah Cobb of Meredith col
lege spent the week-end witl^hcr par_
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Collier Cobb.
FORD WILL NOT CCT
PRICKS SAYS OFFICIAL
Mr. P. P. Ervin, manager of the
Charlotte branch of the Ford Motor
Co., who wa&a Lumberton visitor
yesterday, emphatically denied rumors
of another reduction in Ford prices.
Mr. Ervin explained that newspa
pers stories early in the week carried
the statement that the Ford Motor
Co. was planning another reduction
in price and showed a telegram from
the Ford plant stating that it had
given no thought to the matter.
Kiwanis Club WiH
Present Certificates
To Honor Roll Students
Every Student in Lota! Scho<ds Who
Makes Honor MoH for the Year WiH
he Civt-n (Certificate Stamped With
Khvanis Enshtem.
!l()f K < OK WEEKLY IdHHON
( HAMiED HA(K TO 7 P. Y!.
Tite Lumberton Kiwanis c)ubwi]]))re.
sent a certificate, with the Kiwanis
rmbietn on it, to every student of the
Lumbuton primary, grammar and
high s< hooks who gets on the yearty
honor rot) this year. Decision to show
this appreciation of the ciub for work
writ done and to change the hour for
weekiy luncheon hack to 7 p. m. Tues
day.-. eh'ctinn of Prof. W. )!. ( rpmpton
as detegate to the Kiwanis convention
in Memphis in June with Mr. T. L.
Johnson, trustee, who is a delegate ex
officio, and appointment of Prof.
(Crumpton as chairman of a committee
to co operate with Mys Elizabeth
h rye, county weifarc of fber. in secur.
ing o)d ciothes for the n^edy, were the
items of business at the Weekly lunch
eon at t)io Lorraine hotel Tuesday,
Change in the hour for weekiy
luncheon back to 7 p. m. Tuesdays was
made on motion of Mr. T. L. Johnson,
who pointed out the fact that the
change t„ [ p. m. had not resutted in
increased attendance, as wa.^ hoped,
and that several members w!m attend
ed regutariy at the evening hour find
it inconvenient to attend from 1 to
The change to the evening hour is
for Chree months at ieast.
The decision to present all honor
students of the locai schools with a
certificate bearing the Kiwanis em
blem foiipwed discussion started by
ltov. T M. Grant, who caiicd attention
to the practice of the club since it was
organized of giving recognition in
some form for meritorious work on the
iocai schoois. Prof. Crumpton suggest,
ed the embiemed certificate. There
was some discussion of further recog
nition and encouragement for meritor
ious work in the schoois, but decision
as to what form it shouid take was
deferred to the next meeting.
4,345 Pounds Poultry
Sold At St. Pauls
For Total of $993.36
Shipment Averages $22.86 Per Hun.
dred Pounds—Next Shipment from
Lumberton Apri! 7.
In the co-operative car lot ship
ment made from St. Pauls Wednesday
through the division of markets. 4,345
pounds of pouitry were shipped for a
totai of $993.36. The average price
per hundred pounds was $22.86.
Tim next poultry shipment to be
made from the county wiii go from
I.umherton on Thursday, Apri) 7. An
nouncements about prices to be paid
for pouitry shipped in this car wiii
h; made in a iatcr issue of The Robe,
sonian./
Cars Coiiide on Fairmont Hoad—
Caused by Hiinding Lights.
A Ford touring car occupied bv
Messrs. B F. Wade, D. L. I'ioyd and
Paul Murray and Misses Iteca Fioyd
and Aiberta Fioyd of the Harnesviiic
section was struck and badiy torn up
Monday night on route 76 bciow
Fairmont as these people were coming
to Fairmont to attend the teachers'
training course there this week.
A Chevroiet coupe occupied by a
man named Barefoot and another pi an
whose name was not learned ran into
the teft front wheei of the Ford,
wrecking the ieft front whccis of h th
cars, their radius rods and 1 tending
their axles. The driver of the Chevro
tet claimed that he was biinded by the
lights of the Ford.
Some of the occupants of the Ford
were pretty much shaken up, and Mr.
Fioyd has been suffering with a severe
soreness since the actident.
PRACT!C!NC FOR MASTER
PROGRAM AT !N!))AN NORMAL
r — i
Prof. Aifred H Strich, dean of the
music department of Eiora Macdonald
c<diege, Red Springs, will direct a
chorus for an Easter program to he
given at the indian notma). Pembroke,
on Easter afternoon.
Mr. A. F. t'orbin*, agricuitural
teacher, is organising an orchestra
which wit! give a program at the same
time.
Practice of the thorns and theor
che: tm is hetd each Monday night.
WASHiNUTON NOT ALARMEO
Washington, Match 2d—(AP)—The
manifesto issued in Shanghai today by
the nationalist general, Pai Tsung-Hsi,
declaring that the Chinese port cap
tured by the Cantonese forces was to
become a base for world revolution
against imperialism failed to arouse
any great apprehension in official
quarters in Washington.
Mr. S. McKay Smith of Lumberton,
R. 7, is a Lumberton visitor today.
Caii us for any kind of repairs on
Automobites, Tatking Machines, Bi
cycies or Guns. We wit) cat) for and
deiiver. Phone No. !70W. Work
guaranteed. Near F. F. Hayes
store. '
Lumberton's Oldest
Citizen 92 Years Old
!
MR. J. T. HULLAR!) cetei-ratesi
liis P2 birthday Wednesday, March
23rd, at. the home of h s daughter.
Mrs. Elten Shooter, East Second
street, with whom he tives. Mayor
E. M. Johnson's Bibte ciass of men of
the First Baptist Sunday schoo) re
membered the obtest member of the
c!ass by taking him gifts.
R^r. W. P. Baker Dies
After Long fitness
Succumbs to Cancer of the Spleen Af
ter (i Weeks in Sanatorium—Putter,
a) ht Home and interment in Mead
on ))rook Cemetery.
Mr. W P. Haker, aged 5!), died at
the Baker sanatorium here Tuesday
night at midnight from cancer of the
spleen, from which he had been suf
fering at the hospital for the past 6
weeks.
Funeral services were conducted
from his home Wednesday "afternoon
at 4 HO by Dr. C. E. Moerebousc, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, and
interment was made in Mcadowbrook
cemetery.
The pallbearers were: active—Dr. H.
M. Baker, Messrs. W. O. Thompson. J.
H. Wishartj D. Me!'. McArthur, John
L. McXeill, John S. McNeill; honorary
—Messrs. Q- T. Williams, R. A. Hedg
petlt 3t.. Jr !'. Russell, D. R. Shaw, 0.
O. Dukes and Fred Brown.
Mr. Baker came to Lumberton G
years ago from Chesterfield county,
South Carolina, where he was Reared.
Four years ago he was married to
Mrs. Mattie Jenkins, widow of the
late Air. Erwin Jenkins of Lumberton,
Air Baker being her third husband.
He had been engaged in truck farm
ing the past few years and has made
quite a success at it.
Air. Baker pt survived by his widow,
two brothers, Messrs. J. D. and T. L.
Baker of Alt. Croghan, S. €., and one
sister, Airs. R. L. Brackett of Char
lotte. He is also survived by one half
brother, Air. C. E. Baker of Mt.
Croghan, S. C., and by one half
sister, Alts. John Carclock of Helena,
Ca. Alt. V. D. Baker of Lumberton is
a nephew.
Air. Baker was unusually successful
as a truck farmer and his truck patch
es wctc models that resembled seed
catalog advertisements. He loved his
work and took peculiar pride in it. He
hat) a host of friends who grieved at
his untimely death.
MASTER FHAKKLiXCOLKY
B!HS iX HOSiMTAi. HE)(B
AoungSonof Air. and Airs. J. A.
toiey of it-d Springs Succumits to
Pernicious Ancttia—iutterai and
interment at <Pd Springs.
Master Franktin Coiey, aged 2
A'earsataidmonths, sonof^Mr. attd
Airs. J. A. (ioley of Red Springs and
grandson of Mr t^. T. Wiiiiams of
i.umberton, diet! a- tite Baker sana
torium here Monday iron) pernicious
anemia.
Funera! services were conducted in
the Red Springs Baptist ehurcit Tues.
day afternoon at t o'ctock by Rev. A.
P. Stephns, and . interment was made
in the town cemetery.
The mother of the citiid was before
her marriage to Mr. Coiey. Miss
Ethei .Wiiiiams, daughter of Air. Q
T. WiBiams. Mr. and Airs. Coiey iived
in Lumberton for some time after
their marriage. Air. Coley then being
connected with Air. Williams In the
insurance business.
Among those from Lumberton who
attended the funerai were Air. Q. T.
Wiiiiams, Alts. Eva W. Fioyd, Airs.
L. M.Caidweii, Miss Lois, Caidweii,
Air. and Airs. Ai. F. Caidweii, Air. anti
Airs. W. 0. Thompson. Aiessrs. W. L
Linkhaw anti J. A!. AlcCailum. Ales
darnes Ben 0. Fioyd, .iohnWiliiatn*
son, H. (k Freeman, C. i.. Thompson,
Daisy W*. Jenkitis attd R. A. iiedg
peth, Jr.
A!cast s. Fultott Parker, Kvcrctte,
Asburyandi.S. Britt of Orrum.R.
1, are visitors itt town today.
CDAtMLXCHMKXT iXYiTATiDXS
i^t us furnish your eonintenecment '
invitation' and railing cards. We have !
a compiete line of samples which we !
shait be giad to show you.
THE RDBESDXIAX,
Lumberton, N. C. <
FA!RMMI LETTER
Fideii* tla*s Ha* Sptendid t'rogram
—Torn Thumb Wedding Wen! Over
Big—i.adie* Aid Preparing Bar
men!* for Orphans,
WUNHSSiXO SL\i)AY S(H(MH<
Aim i* 30f) Memtter* and !300 Ihext
Sunday—fiu* Hoyd (Jhapier Hears
interesting Historic Letter*—Per
sona).
(Hy Mrs. H (b inman.)
Fairmont. Mar h 2'!—The Fideiis,
e'ass of the Bapt st church met Mon
day night, with Mrs. Bite* Floyd, who
is second vice president of the c)a*s,.
andMissAnnioMeMiHan, who is sec
retary, at the home of the frmer.
Tie living room was attentive with
jon<)uiis, nartissus and tu'ips. Mrs.
Floyd announced Sunday th tt she and
Miss Ann e were going to borrow
their neighbors' chairs and wanted
enough members to go to tiil them.
They surely became uneasy, for the
way the f Iks began to arrive sent
"Mrs. Vera" on another search
through the neighborhood. Thirty
one were present, making the largest
class meeting we have ever had.
A large number of business mat
ters were dispensed with systematic
ally. 1 )r. Plemmons made a very
good short talk urging the members
to take the training schoo! course
which w i] be held at the church week
after next. He also stressed the Bib
ical Recorder campaign, which is in
full sway and is being conducted by
the class for the church. Miss Mandy
Townsend and Mesdames Rafph
Moore and Fitzhugh Jenkins attended
the meeting for the first time. Mrs.
Jenkins is a new member of the class.
Mrs. Hardin joined the class at this
meeting. We extend a hearty we),
come to both and all others who come
into the class as new members or vis
itors. Mesdames Edgar Fenegin, A. T.
Stone and isham Pittman were invit
ed guests.
The program was probabiy the best
ever. A vocal solo, "Just for Today,"
by Mrs. C. 0. Baker; a group of an
tecdotes which certainly "hit" the
preachers dnd their wives, by Mrs. T.
H. Plemmons, and last a verse each
of "My Ohi Kentucky Horned "Old
Black Joe" and "Suwanee River," by
the entire assemblage, after which
Ur. Piemmons dismissed the meeting
with prayer, followed by Mrs. F)oyd.
Miss McMillan,, Mrs. C. D. Baker and
Mrs. P. P. Jones serving block cream
and pound cake. The April meeting
will he held with Mrs Fred WiHiams
at her parents home at 8 o'ciock in
stead of 7:30.
tom thumb Wedding
The Parent-Teachers association
realized $43 from the Tom Thumb
Wcdd ng which was given March 15th.
The stage in the school auditorium
was beautifully decorated with long
leaf pine, ferns, bamboo and peach
blossoms. The bridesmaids and j
groomsmen entered as follows: Miss
Marilynn Floyd, wearing orchid voile,
with Master Edgar Fenigin; Miss,
Gean Grantham, wearing peach voile,
with Master W. C. Henly; Miss
Louise Pqele, wearing yellow voile,
with Master Graham Stubbs; Miss
Doris McCormick, wearing blue voile,
wtth Master Ike Pittman; Miss Ruth
Stephens, wearing pink voile, w th
Master Argus Grimsley; Miss Ka-:
trina Jenktns, wearing green voile,
w th Master Iscar Barnes. Each
litt.e bndesmaid carried an arm bou
quet of garden flowers. Little Miss
Rate Dorsett Teague, as maid of hon
or, was dressed tn green crepe de
ch ne and carrted an arm bouquet of
garden flowers; little Miss Sarah
Maude Ptttman as dame of honor
was dressed in peach voile and car
rted at) arm bouquet of garden flow- !
ers; ltttle Miss Virginia Ptttman as
the mother wore yellow voile. Next
entered the minister. Master Jimmy
Floyd, and then btt e Mtss Ann
Jones wear.ng white crepe de chine j
as bride's boquet bearer, and little
Miss Hilda Stcpr.cns, who carrted the
l'tttg iti the heart of a rose, wore
wiutc crefte de chine. Little Misses
Alice Read Smith, Helen White, Julia
Stephens Mttche)) and Sarah Ashley,
dressed in white and each carrying a
white basket of flowers, were the
flower girls. The groom, Master P.
G. Purvts, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. F.
Purvis, entered with his best man,
Master Jimmy Galloway. Next came
the hridc, iitt'e Miss Mary Louise j
Thomps n, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ;
( A. f homison, on the arm of her i
"latherMaster Woodrow Smith,!
wi o gave her in marriage. The bride,
who ts a hlonde, was lovely in a dress
of white crepe de chine and carried
an arm bouquet of white carnations.
Prior to the wedding "The Flirtation
of the Brownies" was given, after
Which a choir composed of larger
hoys and girls sung nuptial music,
which was followed by a minuet, the i
c^ddrert being dressed in colonial
costumes.
Ladies Aid
if Am sutKty oi the
Aiethodist church met Wednesday
aiternort at tic home of thepresi
dent, AIrs. C. A. Ftoyd; with Mrs.
rurman Fioyd as associate hostess,
the rooms were ioveiy with spring
fiowers. During the business hour
garments to be made for the iittie or
^ Methodist orphanage at )
Kaicigh, whom he society fosters,
were passed around and each one j
was ashed to return them so that they i
wouid reach tie iittie gir) hy Master,
as this ts the spring and * summer
suppiy. A very entertaining pro
gram had been arranged and was!
given as foiiows:
Duet by Mesdames James Gafio-'
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sonabie.—Mirose Farm, Fairmont. J
—Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Baker,
at the Bat : sanatorium, a sort.
— Mr. O. L. Clark of Clarkton wac
abte to lea e the Baker sanatorium
Tuesday afternoon after undergoing
treatment there for several days.
*" Mr. W. H. Hasty of Maxton hn t
been commissioned a notary public by
Governor McLean.
—-During the month of February,
ftecorder P. S. Kornega.y turned over
to the school funds of the county a
total of $033.10 coHected in fines in
his court.
— Ms* Hetcn Fstahrook, state
s[s-cialist in house furnishing, arrio rl
fast nigt^ and is holding a schwl in
house-furnishing at Fairmont today.
Tomorrow she will have a simifur
school at Maxton.
—Cards have been received here "an
nouncing the anivat of Rlizabeth
Howland, born to Mr. and Mrs. James
!). Austin of Charlotte, March Ht,
1027." Mrs. Austin is a. daughter of
Mrs. D. P Shaw of Lumberton.
—Mr. Carl H. Howard, rural tatri <*
on B. !! from St. Pauls and president
of the National Rural letter Carriers'
association, was a Lumberton visitor
today. Mr. Howard spent Monday in
Washington, D. C., in the interest of
a rural carrier of another county.
—Judge T. L Johnson, Messrs. Ja.;.
D. Proctor, !!. H. Stacy, Dickson M<
Lean and J. B. McLeod returned last
night from Raleigh, where they had
cases before the Supreme court Med- ;
nesday. Mr. Harrell Humphrey was
another Lumberton attorney in Ral
eigh Wednesday.
—Certificate of incorporation was
filed Wednesday in Raleigh in the of
fice of W. N. Kverette, secretary of
state, for Auto Service, Incorporated,
Lumberton. An auto repair shop. Au
tborized capital $25,000; subscribed
$l,fiOO by J. Garland Prevatt, Lacy
Barnes and Wilbur M. Leggett, a!) of
Lumberton.
—Crtmc tn Robeson county ha^
greatly decreased during recent weeks.
County officers are not now gcttting—
neariy so many calls as they did earl
ier in the year. Sheriff H. F. McMillan
attributes this to the fact that times
are hard.
—Misses Lilly Snead Varscr and
Bobbie Nash wiii go tomorrow to Ral
eigh to attend a meeting of the State
High Schoo) Press association Miss
Varser wiii represent the Lumberton
high schooi annuai and Miss Nash the
newspaper.
—The Lumberton male (juartette,
romposed of Messrs. Frank Cough, t.
B. Skipper, E. B. Freeman and .L
Pope Stephens, went to Fayettevilte
Sunday, where they gave a concert at
the old ladies' home. They were re
ceived there by these old people, and
their visit was a delightful one.
-—Mrs. P. C. Walker, who was called
several weeks ago to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. B. F. Staton, in Tampa,
Fla., on accodnt of the serious illness
of the latter, returned Sunday to
Lumberton, to the home of her son-in- y
law and daughter, Prof, and Mrs. W.
B. Crumpton. Mrs. Staton's condition
is very much improved.
—Fire Chief E. J. Clover is trying
to get Lumberton on the State honor
roil this month by going through the
month, the worst one of the year for
fires, without being ca!i#d out on ac
count of a fire. The fire department
has not yet been taiied out this month,
and Mr. Gtover hopes that peopie wilt
use enough precaution for the re
mainder of the month to cnabte the
town to get on the hAnor roli.
—Mr. and Mrs. N. K Drum, Mr- H.
B. Osbourn and Miss Abhie Sessoms
s[)cnt Sunday in Monroe visiting Mr
and Mrs. H. M. Mapies. Mr Maples'
and daughter are in a hospital there,
where they have been for severai
weeks for treatment from injuries re
ceived in an automobile wreck, an ac
count of which was given in a former
issue of The Kobesonian. Miss Ma
ples' cond tion is much improved, but
Mr. Mapies is not getting along so
well.
—Prof. J. R. Poole, county superin.
tendent of schools, Supt. W. H.
Crumpton of the Lumberton school-!.
Supt. J. F. Sinclair of the Rowland
schools, Miss Isabel DeVlaming. music
teacher, Lumberton schools, Miss Mar
garet Durham of the Barker- Ten Mile
school and Mr. Ben Floyd, clerk in the
nffice of Supt. Poole, are among those
front Robeson who have gone to Ral
eigh to attend the lord annual session
of the North Carolina Education asso
ciation, which begins tonight and wiii
last through Saturday. Others are ex
pected to go from schools of the coun
ty Friday
Mr. J. E. Carpenter, an attorney of
Maxton, was a Lumberton visitor
Tuesday.
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