1 1 X fufir 4 M 1; I 1; lv V vo vr'i kk oiOf' VOLUME XZIXIII-NUMBER 46. LAURINBUEG, N. C. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1915. $1.50 PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION MET HERE SATURDAY Scotland County Teachers in Session Pledge Themselves to Moonlight School Work. BUYS INTEREST IN HOPE MILLS PLANT Mr. J. F. McNair Largely Interested in New Organization io Operate Cotton Mills. A most pleasing and profitable meeting of the Scotland County Teachers' Association was held here Saturday, - the Laurinburg teachers entertaining them. The meeting was held in the cen tral school building and was largely attended, about 37 of the teachers of the county taking an active and in terested part in the proceedings. The meeting was opened with a song and a prayer. Then followed the reorganization and election of officers for the present year. Prof. O. C. Wil liamson, principal of the Laurel Hill school, and the first teacher in the county to establish a moonlight school, was elected president. Miss Anabel Farlow, Secretary and Miss Wither spoon, Treasurer. Superintendent Peel then addressed the Association, calling special atten tion to community service week, its advantages and the good to be ac complished in the successful promo tion of the ideas and intention in the establishment of this special week. He also urged the teachers to boost the corn clubs and canning clubs. As a special inspiration to the stu dents throughout the county the As sociation agreed to award a diploma to every child in the public schools of the county who would read intensively and pass an examination on six of the books given in the list found in the North Carolina Education for Octo ber. Moonlight Schools was one of the -most interesting topics of the day. Prof. S. W. Rabb, Prof. 0. C. William son and Miss Maggie Clark made in teresting and helpful talks to the As sociation on their experience in organ izing and conducting these schools. Every teacher was an enthusiastic and interested listener to othese talks. Following this Mr. E. H. Gibson and Rev. J. B. Thompson made short talks on the duties of teachers, as touching the moonlight school movement. They ad vam':t ppin r that mmA ing- is missionary work, that as a rule teach ers followed the' vocation because they loved the work and would find ample return for their labors in the thought that they had taught even one person to read and write. The teachers exhibited their deep interest by obligating to do all in their " power to organize a moonlight school in their different neighborhoods. Fol lowing this the teachers of the Laurin burg school served a most tempting' and delightful lunch. Mason's Cross was selected as the next meeting place, the date to be de termined later. We are glad to announce the good news that the large cotton mills at Hope Mills, which were bid in at a sale here Wednesday, will soon- be running again, well equipped with new and up-to-date machinery. After A.' M. McCarthy of Pennsyl vania had bid in the property Wednes day for the bondholders for the sum of $75,000, a private sale was effect- td to W. J. Beattie, Jr., of Hope Mills, i. J. McKinnon of Maxton, and John F. McNair of Laurinburg. The Observer interviewed Mr. Beat tie this morning ever the long dis tance phone and received the follow ing information: As mentioned above, the mills were bought at private sale by Messrs. Beattie, McKinnon and McNair. Mr. Beattie will go North at once, com plete the details of the sale, buy new machinery to replace all at present in the mills which is out of date, and re turn in a few days. On his return things will begin to move, and in as short a time as possible the mills will be again put in operation on a bigger scale than ever before. Mr. Beattie will have the entire management of the mills, and he is well equipped for it, as he was for years manager of the Hope Mills Manufacturing Company, as general superintendent and secretary. His long experience, energy and good THINGS PERTAINING TO LIFE MOONLIGHT SCHOOL DOING GREAT WORK! By Harry M. North. A CERTAIN MAN I- KNOW. For many years 1 have known a certain man in this totfh, and have admired his character and received an inspiration from his life. He has rough hands and face veatherbeaten through years of toil. In his eye is the light of kindness, in his voice the ring of truth, while an air of sweet plainness pervades his whole person. You passed him on the street yester day but on account of his unassuming appearance you failed to note him closely. This man has worked hard for a living, to rear his children, to feed and clothe them, fle has exerted himself to get them started in the right way. There will not be much of an estate to leave them but they will have the legacy of their father's right life to enrich them. His wants are few. He has never formed habits of wastefulness and has learned the rare secret of living within his in come, and to be content with what he possesses. No unnatural appetites have been cultivated. Those who know him respect him not for what he is but for what he has. Indeed his possessions are quite small; the robber could not hurt him much, no pretense, no shame, no apology is found about his life. While in the truest sense he is an humble man yet he is far from being a weakling. One feels when dealing with him that he is a man, not business ability eminently fit him for . thing, not a travesty. He is not for his important position, and now that j ever pleading his low estate and ask he is untrammeled by restrictions and friction of a large corporation, it is safe to predict that he will meet with a large measure of success. ing for quarter; never cringes before any one nor fawns upon them. The worldly great have no! terrors for him, nor do they excitej envy within Messrs. McKinnon and McNair are his soul- 0n the other! hand he has representative business men of the the utmost respect for fall true men Upper Cape Fear section, both as to whatsoever their station may be. He ability and probity, and their invest- is not to be trifled with, but demands ment in property at Hope Mills is by his very bearing that others be cause for congratulation. j sincere and true when dealing with Hope Mills has been a mill village him He reSpects his own character for more than half a century. The 1 and word and others kno ,v that they first mill there was built anA operated : must do the same thin,; regarding we toi?eve, belorenej- War by i vj-. i . r jl , iiaign oi H Swiped the Prizes. Men Who Did Not Know Letters Now Can Read Letter From Prof. Walker Other School News. . Our good friend," Mr. John Blue, de cided to exhibit a few things at the air our neighbors held over at Ben- nettsville. When Mr. Blue sets about to do anything he usually does it righ,t and he evidently persued this policy in the exhibits he had at the Marl boro Fair, as will be evidenced in the following prizes he captured: 12. Vanburnt 2H. grain Jrill, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 13. Vanburnt Grain drill, 1H., by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 14. 1H- John Deer steel plow, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 15. 1H. John Deer Manure spread er, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 16. John Deer 2H. plow, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 17. John Deer Sulky plow, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 18. Middle buster, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 19. Middle buster, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 20. Rex Guano distributor Mfg., by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 21. Gasoline engine, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 22. 4H. Gasoline engine, by John Blue, Laurinburg, N. C, 1st. 23. 4H. wagon, by John Blue, Lau rinburg, N. C, 1st. TWO DEPOTS ROBBED ON THE SAME NIGHT Thieves Get $103, Nice Handbag and Overcoat and a Feed of Bananas at One Haul No Clues. Negros Pay Respect. Missionary Rally. the late Charles T. Haigh of Fas4- I ue wiTTTTft unon -U ville. The inhabitants are of good serene gaze, watching: its. c1niges and JNortn Carolina stock peaceaoie, law- ; the moVements of its up fd pas abiding, industrious. The large ma- i sions His mind is fuiiL seiled, his jority of them know the cotton mill heart is fixed He is JJblished in business thoroughly, for it has been his belief s simpie tholgh they be, their Me work. With North Carolina pure in his affections, capital, North Carolina owners and purpose. He has long si North Carolina employes, Cumberland measure Gf the chang county and the whole State should be things about him, so he proud of the busy, bustling mill town Dy any alarm. of Hope Mills, and do all things pos-, Th h h , t fcaith and are sible to see that it makes greater in a world of trouble wWd be drawn progress in industry, tnritt, prosperi-i to a person of this sort for sympathy ty and resultant contentment than it and counsel. He woul(i serve them has ever known in the past. Fayette- ; without price. He might be led also ville Daily Observer. ! fn la Kqt.a h- K to fhprn shfVtv ing their falseness ard corruption. steadfast in nee taken the ng order of is not moved Thursday was set apart as mission ary rally day of the societies of dif ferent denominations in the city. All were invited to meet with the Bap tist Society and right royally did they do their part. The church was beau tifully decorated in ferns and chry santhemums. Mrs. J.,T. Fields, pres ident of the Baptist society, opened the meeting with a few appropriate words and after a hymn and a prayer by Rev. James Long, Mrs. Long in a nice little address of welcome intro duced the speaker of the occasion, Mrs. C. E. Mason of Charlotte, vice president of the Baptist Mission'y Union and leader of this divisiufA Mrs. Mason delighted all with her words of advice and encouragement. Mrs. Henry McLaurin of John Station with- a few pleasant words then open ed the social hour. With a salad course with coffee and a few pleasant words with Mrs. Mason the meeting closed. Rev. R. F. Bumpas 111. great regret that we i Still in his presence they will get their bearings once more and will go forth with renewed courage. I should like It is with Bumpas, the beloved pastor of the to the fUng me f C01?; Laurinbufg Methodist church. MrJ ty to such a rian tlat they might Bumpas has been indisposed for about j lea rom h wtlat thmgs are es" u in sential and what are not twu wccivo, aau uctause ui ms illness has not been able to fill his usual preaching appointments. We are glad to note however that he is somewhat improved at this time and was able to leave his room and come down town Tuesday. As an expression of the great es teem in which Dr. Booker T. Wash ington, the noted negro educator, was held by the negros everywhere, the negro enterprises, at the suggestion 'of Walter P. Evans, the negro mer chant, in Laurinburg suspended all business activity yesterday morning between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock. In the passing of Dr. Washington, the negros, of the South lost their ai.J the ' graatftsti negro j mat lias evci ueu jJaj;U to nis unai reward. .y - Dr. Washington was president of the National Negro Business League, of which organization Evans was a ife member. Upon receipt of the in telligence of the death of Dr. Wash ington, Evans sent the following mes sage of condolence: Emmet J. Scott, Secretary. Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. Accept my deepest sympathy in the oss of your president, Dr. Washing ton. Your loss, is . the world's loss. Many men can be president of these United States, but no man can be president of Tuskegee Institute and the National Negro Business League just as Booker T. Washington was. God made one Moses, one Joshua and one Booker T. Washington. The expression of interest in the school news from a number of friends and patrons is appreciated, and we hope to increase this interest so that there may not only be an increased expression in words but also in ac tion. It is a pleasure to include in the news this week a letter from Prof. N. W. Walker, State Supervisor and Inspector of High Schools, who re cently visited our school. It is as follows: "I am very glad to send you a few lines as to the condition in which I found your school. In the first place let me say that I was very much pleased with my visit to your school. It seems to me that you have a good grasp of the situation and that you are proceeding intelligently with the solution of the problems that con front you. You will recall that I made a few suggestions or recom mendation which I shall reduce to writing. 1. You need an additional teacher in the high school department, in or der in the first place that the super intendent may have a little more time for the supervision and direction of the entire school, and further to en able you by reorganization of your courses in science to strengthen this side of your course. 2. As I have just said and as you know as well as I, the science de- j partment needs to be so strengthened that its course can be made of equal value at least with the other courses of the school in order that they might be' put on an electrical basis. This of course would require an additional teacher, in order that there might be time not only for additional courses, but for practical laboratory work in the courses now offered. It might be well in this connection to consider the advisability of employing a trained teacher of home economics, who could handle the other science Sometime between the hour of clos ing the freight and ticket offices of the Seaboard Air Line and the Lau rinburg & Southern railroads Wed nesday night and Thursday morning, theives broke into both places and helped themselves to what they want ed. At the Seaboard the ticket office was entered but nothing stolen. The baggage room was also entered and here they found rather a rich harvest, securing $103 in cash, a handbag and -an overcoat. The money belonged to Mr. Ben Webb, son of Mr. W. T. Webb, of Laurinburg, R. F. D. No. 3. Mr. Webb had arrived in the city on the 9:07 train and left his trunk which con tained the $103 and his clothing at the station, he himself having gone to the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. W. D. Wright, to spend the night. The trunk was carried to, a point 100 yards down the track east of the depot. Here it was rifled and the clothing scattered in every direction. Nothing of the contents of the trunk was taken but the cash. The theives did not treat Mr. L. B. Sargent with so much consideration, but kept both his overcoat and his handbag. They also visited the Laurinburg & Southern depot and entered this, but so far as can be determined, they took nothing but a feed of bananas. The robbery was not discovered un til Thursday morning when the negro porter came to open up the Seaboard station. Up to this time no clue to the guilty parties has been discovered. courses in part at least. A Short Vacation. Cream and Skimmed Milk. The reader who keeps his eye on the advertisements in this paper gets the cream of the bargains. Others get the skimmed milk. - Merchants who advertise get the cream of the business, while the fel low who doesn't believe in printer's ink gets the clabber. The Solicitor Lost. Trying a boy at Yancey county court for breaking into a store, Solici tor Michael Schenck was relying on the fact that when arrested the boy had in his possession a box of snuff of the brand missed from the store. The solicitor was so positive that men folks didn't ordinarily tote snuff that he offered to accept a verdict of not guilty against the boy if a' single mem ber of the jury had snuff in his pock et. Up rose a lanky juror and took a box of snuff from his pocket. The laugh was on the solicitor and the boy went free. Statesville Landmark. Bullard-Stanton. The following invitatians have been issued: Mr. William R. Bullard invites you to be present at the marriage of i his sister Miss Sallie McDuffie to Mr. Henry Grady Stanton on Wednesday evening, November the twenty-fourth at six o'clock at Spring Hill Church Wagram, North Carolina The marriage of this young couple will prove of much interest to their large circle of friends. To Entertain Faculty. Eight convicted murderers will swing from California gallows in the next five weeks. Only Gov. Hiram Johnson can save them, and he is not likely to interfere. When the state hangs these eight men, and possibly two more on New Year's day, a new record will have been set for legal ex ecutionsMn California. Four of th'e condemned are youths. Luther Huff, five times convicted of larceny, now doing his, last 30 days in jail at Sapulpa, Okla., has received jword that a bachelor uncle at Board City, N. M., had died and left him a ranch and herd of cattle, the proper ty being worth $31,000. When he was tried, a lawyer had to be appoint ed to defend him, but now lawyers are volunteering their services to get him out. Fifteen months of war and not all dead yet! Tomorrow evening Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Benton will entertain a num ber of their friends in honor of the Graded School Faculty.; For the affair the following in vita tions have been issued:! Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Benton At Home' Friday Evenjng November Nineteenth , Nineteen Hundred Aid Fifteen i Graded School Faculty. ! 3. Whether the bViQir. V i j yr mfi Lanier uut vi nut jum scnuui miuuiu ne came by all means add some laboratory . Saturday equipment and apparatus for the ! met fuss courses now ottered m science, and tor Williams your laboratory there should of course Monday i John Williams, colored, followed the lure of the gaming table and be cause of his flirtation with luck, and too, because the cops caught him in the act, he went to the r ds of Rich mond county for a perk.d of three months. This was in iPgust. Hi inH ft "raiFh3f Smith-Andrew. Yesterday evening at 6:30 Dr. J. McN. Smith was married to Miss Ro berta Andrew. The marriage taking place at the home of the bride at Harmon, Md. Dr. Smith is the son of Mrs. N. McN. Smith' of this city, and for the past, several years has been practic ing his profession at Rowland. He is a young man of the finest character and is endowed with special qualifi cations for his chosen profession. Immediately after the ceremony they left for New York City where they will spend the winter, Dr. Smith taking a special course in medicine. Mr. E. L. Smith, brother of the groom, who acted as best man, left Monday for Harmon. Mrs. Chubb Losee Father. Ex-President William H. Taft has confirmed the statement of Republican National Chairman Hilles that he would not be a candidate for renomi nation m -the Republican ticket next year. ; . In the fiscal year following the out break of the European war, the American shoe bill detlined $90,000 000, according to John E. Wilder president of the NatioKal Association of Ta'nners, in convention at Chicago. Wilder added that during the economi cal streak Americans made their old footgear last longer,! but they wer again in the market for new shoes as formerly. Mrs. C. A. Chubb and her brother Mr. Nathan M. Johnson were called to Willard, this state, two weeks ago on account of the illness of their, father, Mr. David Johnson. Yester day Mr. Chubb received a telegram announcing the death of Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was in his ninetieth year; was a farmer and prominent citizen of that section of the State He was a Confederate soldier, going through the four years of war with distinction an J honor. He was promi hent in church circles and a large property holder. Submarine F-4, in which 21 officers and men Jost their, lives at Honolulu, will not-be repaired. The Navy de partment has found the damage too extensive to make repairs practica A w be fitted up a special room. 4. Your school is beginning to be- , come crowded and this means that I you are going to have to do one of i two things either enlarge the pres- j ent building, which seems practically out of the question, or erect an addi tional building,, which seems to be the only alternative. I do not believe I have called your attention to a sinerle need of vour school which you had not already realized. I think these are matters of importance that should be brought to the attention of your board and I sincerely hope that when they are presented a way may be found where by another teacher may be added, some laboratory equipment installed in a special room for your science work, and that an additional practical course in science with laboratory work may be introduced. Let me repeat what I said at the outset, I found your school in very good condition and I was much pleas ed with what I saw. I wish further to add that if there is any way in which I can cooperate with you and your board in helping you to strength en the school along the lines suggest ed I am cheerfully at your command. With all good wishes for a success ful year, I am, Cordially yours, N. W. Walker, State Inspector of High Schools. These words of commendation should serve as an inspiration to us and those of advice should encourage a renewed effort on the part of teach ers and patrons. The laboratory equipment to which Mr. Walker referred has been re ceived and installed. Though it cost $55, it is not complete, and only furn ishes a foundation to which we hope to add from year to year. The pur pose of this equipment is fully ex plained in the letter published above, and the results of its installation is seen in the great increase in the in terest and work of the science pupils.. We hope to pay for this equipment from sources outside of the school fund, and an expression of loyalty and interest from any friend by way of a contribution will be appreciated. This will be an inspiration to the children. Will you not help them out ? The necessity for another teacher in the high school department is ap parent not only for the extension 6f the Science course, but for carrying j toils of ths the Recorder to the roads, tr months. From & Gibson he appealed His fighting pal, MTSTae, paid five bones and the cost. V George Halstead, of Redondo Beach, Cal., recently discovered a secret pocket in a new suit he had bought in Nev York city, and, reaching into the pocket, he found a $20 gold piece. It is thought that the dealer, wiiile dem onstrating the good qualities of the suit, sk'ppecl the money into the pock et and forgot it. on the present course. The amount that was cleared at the Hallowe'en entertainment was $73.50 instead of $37.50 as printed in our last letter. We regret that because of fairs, sickness and potato digging our per centage in attendance for the past two weeks has dropped far below the average. It registered only 94 for the two weeks. The eleventh, tenth and ninth grades deserve credit for hav ing made a percentage of 100 during one of these weeks. The number of members in the Penmanship Club has increased from 29 to 40 during the past two weeks. Such an interest and united effort can not result in anything but good. We are glad to report that we have had nine visitors during the past week. Come at any time. A hearty welcome awaits you. The enrollment at the night school has increased to 75 during the past week, and the work has progressed in a most satisfactory way. Men, who did not know their letters, can now after six lessons, read; and, those who did not know orte figure from another, can now add three and four columns of figures. For lack of space we will not go into this feature of the work. though we may soM""a and advice in its In another cojf an account of County Teachef was held in tj Saturdav. If to have the tion as o is extende munity to islpossible X r 7: ur? i