t I r - w t 1 r i "'4 . I 11 T1X -r 1 ' " ' , - - - I s" t 4 -t i - - ... m i i I I ! i i i ii. gagg"'-. WHITEVILLE, N. C, JANURY;25, 1912;; ; 3 V,:,' 'i " - 7a: . mm nan S MM LIST OF THOSE WHO PAD) FOR PUBLISHING THIS PAPER. ' S Oyer ne " tHousaiid dollars is represented j in this GrearoluinbCo issue. Any fpIo$alv that it W ' perhaps the "most - costly pu blication of ' "j.he kind 'ever gotten, up ; in the State. Of , , course no individual could have afforded to m - mertake - this :woirk ; J but Mrs. Mims met - with the learty aid and co-operation of the S;:':-::;'(iipb 'J. y:. hus county assis. ' ) ' J; ancew tclissueto !;:SiS'ano r::y meet the expectations of Jthe public. ' -y"- v , It is Wt justice t6 those -who have aided felfktm that: theirnames;; . . faiownt for ; the people of Col"mbusjunty v ; certainly owe them a vote; of thanks and a ; ; debt of lasting v The following are tne names: ft ANNOUNCEMENT. v Af terimuch .laborious work, I today issue the Greater Columbus County 'edition of the New-Reporter. - I ' trust : the paper Jwill at least partially meet ; the expectations of the s-- -y public, for I have certainly done jny. best. I wish ; especiillyJto (express my sincere ' thatiks to those kino! and" generous citizensi:-: firms, corporations ; and municipalities' that" -extended me not only financial aid irithis' undertaking, - but s by words of cneer and r y'''" ' kindness encouraged 1 me: tox persevere' and' unbend my. every effort, to succeed in this my first work of the "kind. ,1; " V ' While myhome is in Sumter, S. C. , , I have spent the" greater part of the past 'three years in Whiteve; assisting my father Mr. v T. Larry Gantt withn the loc work on-his paper; and I can and do heartily bear testi-" . mony;to' the kindness-, goodness, "generosityV r courtesy and chivalry of the people of Co-- 1 i ' Jl H t 1 -k-r .1 w iumuua;counxy,;m: inis grana a yid jNortn ; y State And fif you 'decide to move to this beautiful Southland of bur's,' I. in all sincer- ity assure1 yoi that you 'will find no fairer spot or truer or ; nobler : "people than abide4 here. As to the fruitfulness " of the . land, the story is, told,on other pages oi this pa; : per. I. have endeavored :to carefully avoid i anything like exagerationf'jn fejwrting crop ' yields, and every story published is backed by -the statement of some" resjionsible farmer : or citizen. If you .will come to Columbus 0 The citizens of Tabor, CBuitersImber Cov; v "R:,B: Wrieht. " WilHamsbn-Brown Lumber Co; . Dr JiC Williamson, . BW Brown, : vJf ; ' .'H Williamson. t rrNortfr Carolina,Ltmibe:qo; '5 7' ' H B Gault,'; " i'A T' . . - The AcinO. Fertilizer Co.'. V ' C " rbcrt Smith, ' , x, S''y' '-"-y: A Brown for town of Chadbourn. fj Vineland'Dry Goods Co., RC Powell," ' x A H Powell. XAr rBev FT Wooten, Minus Meares, I- , C4 , Rev A;H Porter ,a C D. Koonce, i - " ' "1 5 E " A Powell, rr V'v'"s 'Memo'ry.Co.; J L Memory, r tJ;T.S Memory, S'r 4 Oscar High, Columbus Hotel, W R AT cRackarr, ' Whiteville Hardware Co. .v L L Hinton, J'G. Thompson, . I B Tucker, J B Schulken, Martin H Schulken, B M Toon, ;C ; l) XLewis, ' " " i - Jackson. Greer, -HL Lyon, . Donald McRackan, - Walter H Powell, J R Williamson, LV Grady, a CDlKoonce, Arthur W Baldwin. ; -LW- Stanley,. H L Godwin, v N A Sinclair, JT McKenzie, f -,;'ESXewis, S , J"H Maxwell -;. ' Dr H BMaxwell, 8 ' :'JH' Maxwell, . a The Bank of Whiteville, , J D "Iiultsby, " Josif , Vlaultsby, ' ! The r t ak of "Columbus.. : .;,. Th o'iik of Fair.Bluff, . ' - J:F ' Rogers, ; -- " v;; . - R H Powell, ( - . . . . 'A I r V ' ..-.V ;.'v:..., A, i a f S3-, -B.' EDITOK T. LABEY OATT. ; : .S ' t A .tJ ,.:.i.A ,V; county and investigate for ' yourself , I think ;y i - v . J y6u"canjbruthiully;e:claim;' that-'Whall.i-:'"' V HV 5;! has not' beenltold. V, r,. . ; ; r 'i I cm & littla ncTrspap-r ttoil. in, LnJl L ,3 w ' ': ; ' ' L :cn trained to the- bucln: from r.Imc-1 -v' a ' J f ' MBS. HELEN GANTT MI31S Gettfer-up arid Publisher of tins The ' Greater Columbus County Edition of the NewsReporterf irs. Mims Will devote her entire time to liVe . j; " Illustrated .Publications for the j Leading " Newspaper in any Prbv .i gressiveCounty in North or.South 1 - - ; , , Carolina. t Address ner at oumier, v S.-C, for particulars, etc. ! J. Z. IIMS, Jr., , Uraudson ' of Editor Gantt. - COLUMBUS (ii)UPr IA DY a: 3 fe.&.ti6n?qut, Suiriy 'Souto. r '. ' : " Te Bank. of Chadbourn, v ; - a NVfDO Clark, 'f";'J''v -Ci'r - :v ;The Bank of Tabor,,: - j. ' - - ; -v.: -T C-Fussell : ; ' ' ' JV 1 Powell Supply Oo. ? - y.:::i II Powell, -j . ;v; (Continued on next Wuian.) r; - - ,-A DELIGHTFUL CLIMATEv DELICIOUS WATER, niy childhood. I Hire thb I . . ' rorir, ana so i navo aecia: to l.7c:d et v ,ifr entire: time' hereafter to C-'iir.jup cpcciol -- V"? euiuxma uKe ims jorone ieaciicj newspaper , - in any progressive county irHTorth or South ' ' :"5 C ! 1 " Carolina. Mv-tprnnrt arn'tft fnmi?TTii.n ontflT ' r xT :. S - workup the business; prepare tnecopy, the 1 2 6 :V ;r.t-, . office getting put tKeTJaperf; arid equally. di- v ; t ; - J? ) '""' J viding-the" receipts.; I will take pleasure in ?; X ' 1 J ; V . ' ' " answering any inquiries' addressed vto me aV 4 . - , ' aiiDwcuug auj ni uxri.es auurcsseu lu- uic ab my home, Sumter, S C. I think my next - work in this line will be in Greenville, N. C. . If any of the press is so kind as, to notice' this my first effort in this special, line, I would be ever so much obliged if thef Editor would kindly mail me a copy of his paper to Sumter, S. ,C. I feel that I . belong to the Fourth Estate and don't hesitate to solicit favors from members of the fraternity. With kinest regards and best wishes to all, : HeLjW G,antt Mims. 4 y 1 t THE ROLL OF HOilOR -COIl PERFECT H jA t '-t "v. i' ION OT EX I ST ' H ERE THISREGIOlSTA'. URE'S SANATORIUM: The" Latch-Stting. of $ EveryiHpnie in Columbus v - - . -y -A c ' Hangs on theOutside - r.. 1 - , ; Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse?' AMPoweUr- ; Ev J Davis & Sons, , Fair Bluff Tobaccd Board of, .Trade. J F Rogers, A W Jenkins, - BLTownserid . Floyd-Anderson JDrug Store, . MrJackJones " .'' The Chadbourn Drug Co. , ; -Dr tC F Shelton, ; J R Blake, . ; : ' 'rlvyBradshawV-t ; . r LB Burkhead,' ; The Evergreenumbei Co, v' " I Eisenberger , r - 'i ' : - Benton & Griffini ' ' - ' "r ' nHon Supply Co:,' . '. : & ; r 7 ; A ;r; ; B H Harnly,. ' i v :: ; . - , The town ol Tabor, Dr J W-Floyd, - : Hon J,GBntlfer,; V, v)1 1. f ' ' ' ' , 1 11 X 5. -1 'V. '''A A A-V " &&wmr -n- " -W.-----..-.--, - w-.-..-.!.t,N-.. AAA-. v '" wniiinBrn""niiii i al ,.A I'.A-l.Jii ' iriti.itnrti'irYnwnnnwnrr urn i--nniinwiiiiin'.n i'f in 'i.wu.A m u 'v mi i' iw. ii in m n mwimwrTT