♦LOCAL*
Jack L*a (pent yesterday In Ra
klgk
Mra OUea D. Strotkland, of Spring
Branch, is bare today.
John Moore Lee, of Rocky Mount,
is here to visit, his brother.
H. G. Thomas of Lllllngton, wai
a business visitor Is Dunn today.
George V. Pope and Arthur Pop'
were visitors to Payettcville y ester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Alderman, of
Bari^ Branch, were here shopping
Wednesday.
Judge B. L. Godwin and Captain
L R. Williams were visitors to Lilling
ton this week.
Walter Strickland and Milton
Smith, of Benson, were visitors in
the city today.
Mil* Pearl Jernigmn la Quite sick at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. P. Jtrnlgan.
Beaus* for service men have been
endorsed by the Dunn Pott of the
Americas Legion.
A. L. Branch, of Wiloon, visited
friends hare this week, returning
borne Ust night.
R. O. Prist rose and Edward Purdis
were viMtors to Tarheel, in Bladen
county, this weak.
Rev. James M. Daniels returned
yesterday from Warren ton where hr
Wmsl kaaa wlsllln* Kta nrtlkvr
Mr. sud Mr*. El wood Pearce hare
returned to Dunn from a bndal trip
to Asheville and Western Carolina.
J. Lloyd Wad* loft thD morning
for Greensboro oa business for the
Dnnn Insurance and Realty Comp
any.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lucas and chil
dren and Miss Mary 8ur!et spent last
Sunday at the horns of Mr*. Lucas'
mother In Faison.
Tbs condition of L. H. Lee, Jr.,
who baa boon very Mek fer several
weeks, is reported to be Sightly im
proved tbit morning.
Mia* Emily Grantham ha* been
quite sick for several day* at th*
home of hor parents. Mr. and M’P*
George 1C. Grantham.
John C. Phillips returned Tueodsy
from u visit to Columbia, 8. C.,
where he attended a recital of a
friend at Columbia college
J. Walter Turnag* spant y rater day
In Fayetteville where h* was in con
foresee with Cumberland officials re
lative to th* construction of several
concrete bridges.
President T. V. Smith, of the State
Bank and. lttR Company, wfhm
from Hot Springs, Ark., that bo Is
enjoying lift there and that his health
is rapidly Improving.
A saris* #f revival meetings will
begin In th* Duke Methodist church
next Sunday and will continue about
two weeks. Bov. R. F. Taylor, paator,
win direct the mootings
H. J. Wiagaa returned last night
from Wilson where he had been in
conference with the general manager
of tbs concern for which he buy*
cotton oa tbs local market.
The University Glee Club win give
a performance here In the Metro
thoetrs on th* night of April
Rev. J. J. Langston, pastor of the
Christian church, addressed,-the col
ored graded school last Wednesday
morning. He used as his subject, "lg
Durance, the Grontett Enemy ol
God.”
Eugene T. Lee, Dr. R. L Warren,
Joes* M. Wilson, Ralph Parker, Jo*
Cruel, Marsh Morrow, J. A. Pool, H
L. Godwin and Hugh Prince were Ui
Wilmington last night to attend s
Masonic mooting.
An automobile supposed to have
been stolon from Broad street Iasi
Saturday night, hns been mysterious
ly returned to Its owner, Julius WU
liam Jonas, a farmer who resides foui
miles from town.
Perry Morgan returned yesterday
from a trip which included Roleigt
and Lasrinburg. Mr. Morgan i* Ira
voting in tht interests of the Bauds!
Young Prepla's Union, of which he ii
Sold secretary for North Carolina.
Chris Jacob* and Murdoch Dowd
motored to 8*tma Monday night. Be
cause Jake’s Kiln* would not rur
without gus they were core pi llr;
to spend the night in the roai
I v* mile* from Dunn. Thii
puts the Kline in Old Fllv’i
r-1 OV. kail*. alum VOl
■top feeding her.
tylrtlUr Alien, colored, the fix
year-old son of Colonel Allen, li dear
aa the rsaalta of injariee nietalnet
when ha was struck by an unldcnti
Nad automobile in Bread Street la*
Saturday. Or. J. W. Halford, coroner
is expos ted to earns from LilllngUii
thlf afternoon to bold an tnqaeet o»
er the body. AH effort to leera wh<
the driver af the car was ha* prover
un*eccaa*ful. It (* alleged, however
that the automobile was a Paige
painted green and ef about the *aat'
(tie aa that which (truck the Httl<
MS of R. L. Cromartlc several week
ago.
Wiliam P. Butter and I. C. But
1st war* winner* of the first and tec
end peites, reapeettvel*. la the rid
diet* Convent!#* held here lam nigh
under the ^ ^*^*1 Or
dev ef Mooee. WUlte Bam wen fin
grii# for banjo _ picklxg, ai D
Jacks** and Herbert Bala vi r
dad drat and second «
ttoel*. for clear * Being- J
Ml Mr*. Jaliu* Dud
_rssjavs
varieua eeatoau and won favarabl
mention. The convention we* opens*
with a (peach by B. C. Balter^* f01
mar Mayer ef rayattoviUe. *ijlar
T. William*, O. W. Butler, D. R U*
la. J. L. Hedge* and Jr M. Matthew
were ledge* ef the contest. The eon
ventien waa held la the Mooee lodg
ream* which were filled by the null
enee.
MAYOR OF CALIFORNIA
“ TOWN SUPPRESSES ALL
NEWS OF ARRUT
XI Centra, Calif!. April *1—0. >
Ohmatede, Rl Centvo'e new may*:
haa kwtvuetod Chief of PaNee Olfvr
I* suppress ef new* ef arrests aa
«rimes, It became kaewa today.
"Publication ef sensational ere
af trims* dam not la any mans*
benefit the purpose," declared tk
■. mayor, “and in maby way* tonda I
lower the moral tone of the eemmet
Ry”
The Foundation
of Banking—
C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E
That day. sges ago. when one man
decided to trust his money Into the
keeping of another, markrd a great
forward step in achievement.
Today, the man who rails to avail
himself of the facilities offered by
the modern Bank is placing upon
himself the^greatest possible handicap
in the handling of his business affairs.
All that a thoroughly modem
Banking institution can offer you. In
Safety, Co-operation anil service is
yours, if you bank with us.
State Bank & Trust
Company
T. V. 8MITH, President
M. C. BUTLER. Vir«-Prsi.
B. E JACKSON. Viee-Pres.
GUY M. HOOKS. Cashier.
E. T. DRAPER, Aaat. C«uhi«r.
GRAHAM THE SCENE OF
A BRILLIANT WEDDING
Mi** Ruth Juhnfton BrMa of El«o*d
Pierce of Duaa.
Giaham, April 20.—Thursday eight
at 8:00 o'clock Mica Mary Roth John
■ton and Elwood N. I’w-rre, of Dunn,
warp united in marriage at the Cia
ham Christian church by the pastor.
Rev. F. C. I-eater. The church woau
beautifully decorated for the Ocean
ian with potted plant* and a profua
Inn of spring blunoni. Rpfure the
ceremony Mia* Louise Moore beau
tifully rendered al thr piano Truu
racri. followed by ‘‘Ralieec Me If All
Those Endaarlnr Yoiftig fhai-ma.”
and ''Entreat M* Not To Leave Thee"
rang by Mrt. William I. Ward. To
the strain* of Mendelssohn's Wed
ding March thr bridal party entered
and took their respective place* at
the altar. Firat cam* the ushara,
Warren McCulloch, of Grvvnahoro;
Ben G. Johneton, of Burlington,
hrothei of the bride; Lrwia W. Rtnck
land and George A. Pierce, of Dunn.
Mine France* Moore, ai bridesmaid
and Prof. F. F. Myrick, of Klon Col
lege, groomsman, entered at opposite
door*. Next came the maid of hon
or, Miaa Lueile Johnson, of Burling
ton. fallowed by the ring boarar. Lit
tle Mias Sarah Johnston. The bride
attirad In auit of midnight blue trieo
tine with accessories to match and a
bouquet of Bride roses and lily of
the valley, entered on the arm of her
father Charges D Johnston, and was
met by tho groom with his but man
Dr, John A. Jernlgan, of Dunn. Im
mediately after the ceremony the
top iwfig owuW1 lift
vfllc. bofort returning to Dunn,
whtre they will make thou future
born*.
Wednesday evening »ft< r the re
hearsal, Mias Johrvton i ntertainedf
Use bridal party at the home of her
father, Chartai D. Johnston. The
principal feature of the evening waa
the cutting of the weding cake, after
which tho guevta wore Invitod into
the fitting room whore wore display
ed tho many beautiful and
gifta. During the evening delightful
ref rrdimprti aran. urvail I
PROGRAM
Preebyterlaa Sunday Sckoel
Sunday April 86th. 10 o'clock a. ia
Song America.—"If You Have
Sunahina in Your Heart.'’—Invoca
tion by aaperintendent.
Impromptu dramatization of tbe
laaaon, "Ruth'h Wiae Choice," by Jn
nlor GlHa. '
Sony No. SI "All in All to Ma ia
Jemi*.*
Prayer by Mr. C. J. Smith.
Claaaae azaemblv, aecrctery'a re
port, announcement*.
Sony No. Cl.—"Scattering Piw
cioua Seeda.”Mnpah.
Starving the family cow ia one
»ay of etarviny children—Ihc cot
need* feed to make miik and rhildrcn
occd milk ta make muacle.
The fruit and track eiope, although
, delayed, have not been aeriously dam
aged, it wai reported.
SPRING
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i invite you to inspect
their Spring and
Summer Stock of
Wearing Apparel
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j Men, Women
. Children.
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Best Materials.
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The Line of
LEAST RESISTENCE
The chock account puts systems
into your business. It lessens busi
ness friction by affording convsn
icnce and asfaty for all transactions.
Men could run swiftly If it were
not for the forco of gravity and the
resistance of Uis atmosphere. Every
mesne to overcome these counter,
acting forces enables man to lrwreaas
his speed.
Joat so In ths business world,
every method that Mrs# time, in
sures accuracy and gives safety ia
ha ill d with enthusiasm. The cheek
account will do all of these things
tnm a...... i,,..J
You cannot afford to go on in
buxine** nod daily watt* your effort*
to Overcome relating force* when
the checU account putp tbo** ad
vantage* at your command.
It will be no experiment for you
to employ tbo check account. Oth
er* haw tried It and'learned they
could not g*t on half oo wall with
out it.
You will appreciate our Servian.
Citizens Bank & Trust
Company
BENSON, N. C
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Another good day laat Lord'* day.
All the plan* are laid for a great
lay next Lord'* day.
R-ginning with lb* Bible School
i-xcidae at 9:15 wr (hall have an *n
thu-iaxlic piogixmmr. Every mo
ment will br filled with food for the
koul and life gtvinr aabotance.
The School it taking on mow
gim-th and i ew life, now intartot
Wr at.* very much encouragad about
ike work.
The morning tubioct. "rhe Bap
;ixm of tho Holy Spirit," A mcaaago
ihat will interest you and your friends
li'*C Ul a chance.
Tbo evening aubiort “Tho Church
ihat || Older than Ion*, Either Cath
olic or I’rotuatant.'’ Ybu will cujoy
Ihi* arripUral mcoaag*. It wHl bo
a benefit to you sud you will never
rogrti knowing that the groat baao*
nf ChruAiantty aland oa a Arm foun
dation and cannot bo moved or chaag
MJ. nvcolng worship at 7:46 r. M..
We I hall have splendid buk at
each service.
You will feel at home and And a
welcome with us. Coma oat and
worship with ua. You are cordially
invited to stand each eervic*.
J. J LANGSTON. Pastor
G. A. R! PENSIONS
MOUNT HIGHER AS
VETS PASS AWAY
■MwMswnnmnmp
Cara Of Former Foci oral
Soldiers This Yaar
(My Theodorr Tiller, in Dslly News)
Washington, Apt# U.—Though
the Civil war ended (6 years ago, the
federal pension bill, which just has
passed the house end is now pending
in the sonate, carries <816,000,000
and demonstrate* once mors the
truth of Sherman's conjnsnt on war,
and that its burdens do not and with
th* war generation.
While bo one may begrudge the
amount paid to the rorrivor* ef th*
Crvf] war, or th* allowances to tho
* widows and orphans ” for whom
Lincoln urged a nation's cart and ro
memberance. the annual pension bill
hat become one ef the major appro
priation measures of the federal gov
ernment. The veteran* die, year
after year, but tho increased pen
sions allowed those who still live—
partly because of a natioAa’ gratitude
and partly because of tho high coat
of living—hold up tb* total.
IInelc Joe " Cannon, member of
the appropriation* committee, assem
bled the data submitted in explana
tion of the current bill. Hia anal
yst* bring* out paniion fact* with
wh:rh th* public is little familiar, for
instance:
Widow* ml Hit
Eighty-one widow* of fighter* in
th* war of 1818, fought more than
a century ago. were an the pension
roll! on June 80, 1919.
Laat year there war* etill living
2,966 pensioner* accredited to the
war with Mexico.
The Indian warn ara reaponaible
for the presence on tfaa rolls of .the
aames of mere than MOO pensioners.
At th* eloee of the last flaeal year
the Civil war penaleaare numbered
MSiU.
More than OO.per cant of the pen
■Iona paid for the put flaeal, ;qi
want te veterans of the Civil war and
•heir widows or orphan*.
Sine* 1700 the United States gov
eminent has paid more than six and
a half billion dollara la pensions. Oi
tela sum approximately 16,000,*00
000 went te pentlanor* ef Urn Ctvf
w»r.
Pension* ml AM Ware*.
Aa Interesting statement ef tix
lAn Interesting statement ef thePU
pension apportionment among Dm
veterans of the various wan in wblal
Ih# United States engaged Is eoppilec
by Mr. Cannon. In round figures, b
report* that from 1700 to l|]f, |o
elusive, the federal pension payment
hava been a*[ follow.:
War #f the Revolution, 170,000
000; war #f ISIS, MO.CKiO.OOO; In
dian ware, 010.700,000; {war (will
Mexico, $62,900,000; dril war, IS,
200,004; war with Spain sad ifbiW
Cno insurrection, $05,211,000: regu
r eatabtiahment, $60,000,004; wai
of 1*17, 1*7.278 (this amaU anwan
being to pension era entitled to sucl
before the war insuraac* act beeam
effoctfvs in Ostober, 1017); "—1—I
I find, $lfl,600.000.
In addition te tbs IIIMOO.OOO ear
ried in tbe currant bill, the ban*
committee says that if th* peneioi
legislation how before eongrem J
flaelly approved there mast be a far
Uter appropriation af about $77,000
W«. tbra, pen^ng MU. pr^
Increase I* panatenen *f th
Civil war as wall a* the Spanishes
•rlean war, tbe rMNlpte* inserrae
NEW
interest
period begins
ON APRIL FIRST
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Any deposit made in our Sav
inn Department before April
5th will draw interest from
April 1
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Such deposit* draw 4 per coot,
interest compounded every
three months.
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Nearly * Quarter of a million
uunua '•'■Kviiwa in our o»y
inji Department
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Are you numbered among the
Saver* T
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The Bank of Harnett
* Puke, N. C.
uoa a*1 tha Chia, R,|,«f expedition.
Although there Kai been a net loot
W the rollf of mere than Mtooo per
pension bill, tha
reduction In tha current bill, as com
pared with that for t|M p.^ flicmj
y«»r- taon'r “k®wi ana million dol
Wa. Failure of the redaction to keep
pace with tha number of deaths of the
votaraiu and their widows is dae to
,U“d/ '» amount, ai
lowt<L ~DffC,e J*' ” Cannon shows
how the civil war rntTmn* are “pass
la, ovot - in this pare*,*** fromhis
report:
••The amount recommended for
1M1, »«4,0**,00o^ by the
cummlttet and the commissioner of
t# b« lufteiint to pay" all
pcasioBs under exin,.g Uwu
^L* "“"•bar af pensioners upon
•k* *®U* J,n* *0. 1*19, was 6*4..
4*7, which was % net decrease dur
ing year from Jaly 1. 1918, of
**,4*8. •
Cntt L*m* Is 80,7*1.
“ durlag this period
was 49,165 p*reoM of whom *7,7*1
were Civil war nold,#rfi I9,*l7 ware
Widows of Civil war voteruns, and *.
136 wove other pensioners
“ Losaa* to th* roll by resaarriges,
minors attaining the age of 1*. and
other cnoses, a^regaud 1,897. so
that the gram lo,, during the ported
srmr 60,75*. Thl, ioi, was partly
offset by the addition of 28,*84 par
sons through original allowances and
restorations and renewals, so that the
not lost to the rolls was 12,4*8.
“ However, H should be said that
If nendlnc lcwialatisu affretinr
ration proposed In this bOl. The
house hasi passed a bill to ‘revise
and eqnalHe ruts* of pens loss to cor
taln soldiers, sailor* and marines of
the Civil war, to oertain widow*, for
mer widows, dependent parents and
children of such soldier*, tailor* and
marines, end to certain army nurse*,
and granting pension* and Increases
of pensions In certain cases.' It is es
timated during the first year of it*
operation this art would require an
additional sum of f8R,000,000.
"Tbs home ha* Jest passed *n act
■ to pension soldier* of the war with
Spain, the Philippine insurrection and
the China relief “Sedition.1 It ia
estimated this weald require an ad
ditional sum of fit,800,008.
Representative Cannon figures that
the average annual payment to pen
sioners is tm.w.
' The pension rol *pruad* from the
United States to distant lands where
here and there sal be found a vet
eran of some of the wars of the
United Stslo* There hi one federal
pensioner living ia Algeria; two la
Bulgaria; two in Rossis; 84 in Swe
den ; one in Egypt? 828 ia England.
11 la New Zeeland, and ml on, em
bracing almost every country in The
world.
Of the States, Ohio harbored the
largest number of Pensions!* st Uu
close of the peat iacal year. Then
ware 80,902 la Oh!*; 89,072 ia Penn
sylvania; 43,976 (a Illinois; 88,728 is
New York, sad fO.OOO in Missouri
Scattered la Sosthern States an
many thousands of fedarml pension
er» who are sow li»lng amidst thrli
fee* ef the titties. Th# figure* show
Pensioner* ie the fiebth.
Alabama, 2.188; Florida. M68
Georgia; 2,1*2; Maryland. 9,022
Mississippi, 2,662; North Carolina
MU; Booth Carolina, 1,276; Tea
neaaee, 12,042; Texas, 6.903; Vir
gin la, 4.120.
'A total ef ltd pensioners am Uv
ing la the Ineular possession* of tk
United States and in foreign,conn
trios there are 1.747 whoa* pensioi
checks am mailed to them.
The fact that *t Mdsw* of the vat
arans of the war sf 1812 were lhrln;
at the end of th* ***t fiscal year in
d Mates that thee* aid fallows, wk
fought for the' Unltad State* 101
"BVi ammsswww #wumvn wp
are outliving than May, many ran
Whan toe pentlon bil
waa pending in Cangraaa a f«w pant
! ago, and whan othrnr p«nelon Inetaaa
1 Milt have InlerrnlUtnUy baa off a re
ia Congrvtt, ana •* tba argument
I against such legialatlen by opponent
of gcneroua Ptdwal f|anak>aa wa
• that thay encouraged young vent
; to marry aged vvmae and too
I draw money indefinitely from th
■ government after the dosnbe of th
warrior of too elxtlea
One mem bar of Poagrtoi referre
’ to thio atom of - pontton hridaa ’’ an
I " yovog pulleta, but Congress h
i overwhelming veto decided that a
i old soldier had a right to marry if I
■ wanted to, aad that bia widow, i
long at the rvmeiood an am triad afu
- hli death, tooaM have a monthly a
> Iowa nee ia recognition of hor to
i bond’s avrvieoa to hit country .
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Pnna Demonstration Agent A. I
- Chapman today reported that leal
> Carolina farmer* who have pr
• disced aa average at atom than a mil
• lea halea of cotton a year, are tv
- areathi behind with took work.
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Dresses
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Not Sick, but Still Not Your
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ter Tomorrow — only
You’re Not
TRY PEPTO-MANGAN
It laa'l •Wap Yeo Need. But • Qml
Toaia Mara Rad
Everyone rata run
any? Eenttoaca H*»
yon cat yoer eoorry, _
bmppinaae beck main.
Any doctor will ted yon to
fol in a tee like thin. Yw
baa little power of reeiateaca.
dancer of catcklnc Noe aer
aeaae it craat Teaporiurfly, yow
blood baa tea few * fichtinc ” car
cld
It’a the work of theae aauc red cor
paartas U keep you fiat from ftUgM i
Meiny eoaetanUy tired oat—depress-1
id ia body aad and—li almost o'
aura dya that year Idood aaads balp
lor a nat.
Ouds’s PcptnJIanyaa la a stand
srd remedy ia rasa* af anemia (or
at aay dray stars ia sit bar*liquid ar
tabiat lam. Bath hacs aaa mad
irlaal rsloa.
B»- «ara to ask far Oade’a. Thera
is only one ycnuiiui Papto-Manyaan,
aad tbi name ••Qeds’s” ihMid be on
tbs parkayt.—Adcnrilasmcnt.
SAYS VALUE OP COTTON
CROP CAN BE INCREASED
OVEN ttNOSIMH
Boston, April It.—An increase of
mere than $1,000,0*0,000 a year ia
tbs value of cotton to tbs yrowrr*
la this country and a bettor quality
product for the spinpera could be
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itulard through closer rcguUtloas
Mtwern the cotton grower and spin
ner, H. M. Cottrell, of Little Back,
A>k- told the National Association
of Cottoa Meaufactorerm ia aaaual
netting ham.
Grown* who prod oca annaally
cottoa salaad a* two billion dollar*
are wttboat Information from the
mnnefaciurent Mr. Cottrell caid,
u?tt<h?iutttlM1«fteach required
by the spinners. He urged the man
ufacturers ta wake a survey of the
cottoa growing area* In co apora
tion with local specialists ta deter
mlnc the ate plan and grades woal
profitable tor each locality La raise
aad be beat adapted for the iplonrrs'
one.
A permanent decrease ia cotton
acreage calms' the movement from
the fanes to tba cities can bo eheek
<d through malting col|toa < rafting
more attractive was forecast by Mr.
Cottrell, for the past fhre years, be
•aid, enormous quantities of cotton
have stood la tba /iaId until so bad
ly fomagad by weather that it
brought lew thaa the cost of arudur
iintt tlHfHllIC WWW— —It W—a—la
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SANITARY .PLUMBING —
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We are now equipped to HU contracts on
all kinds of sanitary plumbing, since we have •
\ employed two of the best plumbers we could
•get ' I ' • ' I
All work will have the personal attention
| of W. C. Kanoy and will be guaranteed to pass
> examination according to regulations sped
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ned by the State Department of Health.
Call us when you want estimates on
* plumbing. We ate prepared 1 :o give you
' < prompt and efficient service.
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