THE DUNN DISPATCH
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April lot. nu.'Ul^
** Den*. N. C., under the act of
March S, lilt.
L. SUSSES POPE, r,MUhwr
Th.-ee Month I_ JU;
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PIUONS investigated
Coventor Bickett Hung somethin*
ehn« akia to a conniption loot week
wh«.t bo harmed that the Prtaoaers
belief Society, of Waahlagtoa, in
traded to voice torn# complaint of
PfOAl lmatmtioa conditions in Keith
( aroUna wham the General Ataeubly
h dd< lta facial'suasion neat Month.
1 he Covcrnor declared that be would
•'low DO lavoetigmtiaa by "onUand
*r;” that twaat none o’ their basl
1- uea, aad that ho wouldn't have them
soeplag around, anyhow.
It develop*, however, that Earl E.
Lidding, head of the eociaty. had al
ready canoed to be done ell the tn
'.'t'gating that wa* aoeemary. aad
that hi* eociaty will havo um fact*
I s put before the legislator* whan
Uey moot. It would not be surprising
IWUlaw ha. non-.,.,_I _ l_a e
th sgs that do not look well. Such
things are always easy to And in a
pcaal system so antiquated as that In
Md la this stats.
Ter* yarns ago Dodding modi- a si
milar iaeoeUgation in Virginia. H<
found some horrible things — bat
none illegal nor oa Janet toned hy law.
U is a aad cemaocntory on oar civlll
aatiaa that th* average aaa and we
maa is so locking in humane instincts
that prison* eaa be conducted as they
are In North Carolina. Of coarse
whoa Dodding nukes his disclosure!
all.of os will bo duly horrified—for
get*is* that w* hare never made s
move to rsoudy the conditions most
. of as know exist.
SPEEDING
Divine Providence iatervenod today
to aoeo th* lives of three innocent
eh.ldrea jeopard bod by the reckless
nee* of o foolish yeetk who had bean
iatraatad with the staerlng wheel of
a high powered ear. It wao jam sack
aa accident that was bound to hoppse
with gill law* so flagrantly violated
aa they have boon on th* outer roach
" *f Bread atroot daring the sura
mer Booths.
Partmulely non* of the HUIo foB
worn kilted, bet that fact doou no!
loosen th* serioasam* of th* yooap
driver's offense. But for o miracle
there would have boon fatalities. It
b had esoagh for fools to dast
I trough the atrooto whan they so
danger none save themselves, bol
wbosrthoy are for th* moment gear
die** of bi-tplsos children who an
given lato their care, their eras* for
rpssd is murderous and should b<
paabhod to th* faltest extent of tha
law.
B.oad atroot is not a race track. Il
b to aatomobOhta one of the moot
dangsrnoi thoroaghfarco in Nortk
Carol.na, boiag fod as it is by aU of
th# highway* and streets that load to
the bnsiasse district No one should
b permitted to drive theoagh it at a
speed greater than ton mites an hoar.
Th* Dispatch trusts that the polies
department will go after other often
d r* and make the street safe for de
cent people.
POWER AND WATER
B«m* af tins days Damn will
awake to Aad that its power aad wa
ter plant has hoeoasc useless. And
that th* day wiH come seen if some
UHrg la not don* to rottev* tha heavy
overbad the equipment b currying
By eoaagant watching on the part of
Superintendent BbscQ and faithful
hstpors tha poor old piaat Is kept at
' ark mm regularly as is possible, but
Ihs frsqumt breakdown* of the lost
< » months show that the limit has
almas* boss reached.
Machines, Ilk* folk, nood s real oc
c.ulna ally. Bat the machines at the
p mar station ran night and day all
* ' Ike time a alee* they break down.
1 hey easiaet bo aapoctod to hold ap
radar sack treatment- -and they will
not.
Superintendent BisealJ after much
fneratigstioa has recommended to tba
I sard of Coauakstiwovrs that oil as
h'nee and athar equipment be bonsrbt.
Vais raaommmdatioa was made see
i a! months* ago With such eqmp
asnt bo can, ho mys, produce earroot
sad.slews to moot the requirements
«■* Dusn far eeecial years to
S.'d at a mash he la
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tmttttwnmummt:
8 IN AND ABOU1 I
g the TOWN I
Colored people of Dona. Durham
Fayetteville and intermediate points
up. planning u> hart a Mg Um* bare
,n A"««t «. whag th* tint
iBnaai colored taring atathree will
«* bald fa tba Fair Grounds A ban
I*xm Wtwuoa Fayetteville and Dur
““ ,h“ “*?*, bc** arranged for the
reeaawi> sad It It expected that thou
rnads at visitors will tarns from all
yarta of the surrounding couatry. A
rpucial train win be run from Uur
mm orer the Durham and Southern
to. bring the crowds from that part
af the country traversed hy this road.
Regular trams oa th* Ceaat Line, it
ir thought, srfll be ample to uke care
of th# crowds aioag its route.
Howard Wilkins is promoting the
Duoa end af the project and is Wing
aided ia other terras by leading col
ored men. The races are expected to
bo among th* best ever eeea hare. 81x
of the fastest Cumberland county
horses hare been entered for the races
Others are expected. Special previs
ion will W mad* for th* accommode
tioo of white people it is stated.
With more than twenty-five dwell
lags ia course of construction aad
with half of them nearly completed.
tin In burn «u la a fair way to be
relieved. For nearly a year there has
beea a tarioaa lack of Wring faeQi
tica and the town baa suffered «m
eidecably thereby. Scores of families
have been denied the privilege of liv
ing in Doan became they were not
able to get dwelling*. If the building
program had been started before the
January census, is H certain that
Dana’s population would have been
■sore gratifying to those who care
for namben.
Forty par cent alcohol wm discov
ered la a “eoft" drink by the District
of Colombia Health Department, JL
was being sold in the city of Tifl
iagtoa and la Maryland end was Ja
v.Ttised as e temperance beverage.
The English language wm almost
unanimously favored for ooe in th>
League of Nation and for Interna
tioual commerce by the Stockholm
Conference.
When chair posher* struck m Av
antic City, the boardwalk was almost
deserted.
■w» «« !■(■■■■ J that Ota npnama
d dhhtamhat mmIkuioi
have totod. that they are eUe te die.
"■ceie* bctweto ajiaaiir'e wke^tr^ia
*e HKMATPI d each afaea
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ny tocneretpaaatototaneaaeato
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■eat,toliaaae to each a timpai
laeaaea.aalladoaaallkwraw.
- tadkaeiag la tha >eda*t what
•hay think toe* are I net ulna to the adin
end tek ia te ne New Editaa.
"The M affl he mad. with aa Otocto.
Lahoitaary Modal, tokaa been etaak. eedt
to caa ha hangkt fat aay Edieea daalee't
*o»a "-<Jwwd THOMAS A. UMSOH ton
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Bn mat & Holliday Co
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'OK SALE.—I HAVE SEVERAL
one-yaor aid choata for aala. See
nta at one# if la to mated. Call phene
SI. Haary Papa. tf.
-AMO FOR SALE—I HAVE FOR
aala thirty tare acrae of rtrer land
ia Correr'a Croak tnwahlp. Cnto
bericod couatr, three mi lea aaat of
Linden Pina farming lead, bat aet
cleared Rome young timber. 8a# aa
write to mo. Cato terms. H. 8.
Andmon, Doan, N. C. T IS St.
BEGINNING AUGUST 1 ALL WA.
tor aetUemeaU with the team of
Dana will be aoeording to mater
raodiaga. A minimum charge ef SI
par month win bo charged. Tkie
win allow tbo aoa of l.SOO galtoaa
i_ __m .li. — Baa
tka eaneuaecr aa addManiri It ate
■f aider af tka Beard of Caa
■uataaareL
w, nut curr or? — on all
Urea aa aeaaoat af discontinuing
aa* gnraga baalaaaa a* ara offer
tng aar entire ataak af regular
ataafarf eaakaa af gaaaaataaf titar
at arkataaala reteea. I# aar cent
aff flat and ara gey tka war Us.
wkiab la aquai to Ik gar aaat die
caaai. Tkay artn aat laat tang. AT
daaa carry M gar cant aff Mat Bat
tar tea aa at aaaa. ferrld f>.trei
Ca.
MMM W. HODGE* U BACK OM
tka )ak aadar tka water teak a ad
N ready Caaerra yaa again. la*
kka far aaraan dnnra and wtndawe.
gwthndne.-|larir atanda. He
rot SALE—I HAVE A LOT Of Ni
trate of Soda for Bit. So* me at
ate* for your tupply. Willi* lop*.
PtM. >»• c. 27tf.
SCHOOL TEACHERS WANTED WE
wuat to eoBmunieat* with a man
who la coat potent to take char** of
•ehool B principal, j Mual b*
thoroughly competent In retry
way. Aha lady teaehtr at oniMant
pnnctpaL W* erill pay your price
u you are capable. Addrew B. G.
*r C. H. Tripp. Dana. No. 5.
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■RICK FOR SALE.—CAR LOTS
aad retail. Dunn Doeolopmant
Company.
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:'On SALE...100.000 £R(CX CAN
nui^' 'mm d it* C*. 8
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NOTICE — PEOPLE DE3IRINQ
hornet should let their wants b.
knows to the man who caa buy •
real bargain for you. . See Geo. L
Cannady, the real estate man.
Dunn, N. C.
BATTERY SERVICE—FOR ALL
make, of aUrtbtf Battorim a aer
•:e- that !* just at thorough. Jurt
a* deiwndable. Just as paluatahine
for other i * * Bacteria, aa It
is for the USE EXTDE
SERVICE RITY. SMITH
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GIVE ME YOUR ORDER FOR 1
•and for bricklayer* and plasterers.
Aar quantity- Jesse M. Johnson.
Dunn, No. 8. 13-it-pd.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THE i
Battary an your cart U anything
CM* wrong with the Battary oa
year ear com* m and tall our Bat
tary Department about It—we are
•are wo ean remedy It uad our ear- I
rlcea or* at year command at all
ttma*. SMITH R Me EAT
T.'O CARLOADS OF NEW FORDS1
rpeeted In a 'tr days. Never boon I
sn. Wri.c or <vl « me id order be-'
loro they are ail goae. .. C. Orion. |
• Jount Olive, 1,. C 20 41. j
I 'TICE TO PROFERTY~OWNEIU |
—If you have properly to euU. |
•ehy not see the hi*li dollar ieJ,
esL.'t Kan. Gto. L. Car.r.aij
IR1CK FOR SALE —CAE LOTS I
and retail. Dunn Devc-lopaaent
Company. 1
WK HAVE THREE VERY FINE
taharro farm* for ulc W*ll loca
t'd on mam highway a faw mitaa
from Mlliagioc Prica* and taima
**c..g.iatiV If intcraatad, write
•'-.Ittn-G-nt-y Co.. Lilllngton, N.
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HEAL E3 f ATE FOR SALE-1 HAVE
foe {&!(- a i-roora dimlling anil aia
S.*ro.. of land .Bit oa lad In Falcon,
N. C. Conranlaat to good ghool
and churrhaa. If intaraatad writ* to
mn at Townaend, Oa. 83 4t pd.
SPECIAL NOlJlCE
■-Just Received One Car Load
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Adas Cement
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Which is probably the only car we will be
able to get in 60 days on account of the rail
road embargo on cars — for concrete and
highway work
Butler Brothers
Dunn, North Carolina
Victrolas and ^Vic
tor Records
We have a large stock of new Victrolas
—finished in the prettiest woods and design
ed to match all styles of furniture.
With them we have, the newest records
made by the Victor Company s rriost noted
singers and musicians.
The Victor machine is without a super
ior. It has few equals.
All the fine points of talking machines
manufacture have been built into this mach
ine which has stood the test service through
the years since such machines became a part
of the music world. |
We will be glad to demonstrate these
machines and these records to you.
COME AND HEAR THEM
Butler Brothers
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CONDENSED REPORT OF
The First National Bank
DUNN, N. C., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 30
! *-1920
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts —'..$889,241.68
U. S. Bonds. 40,000.00
N. C. Bonds... 1,000.00
Liberty Bonds... 166,800.00
Stock Federal Reserve Bank__ 1,800.00
Banking House and Fixtures_ - 51,269.22 1
5 per cent Redemption Fund_ . 2,000,00 • I
Cash on hand and due from banks. 88,002.72
^ $1,240,113.62
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock.....$ 50.000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits .. 39,444.33
Circulation . .. 40,000.00
Deferred Credits Federal Reserve. 12,584.18
...- 233,647.09
Bills Payable (Liberty Bonds).. I 30,000.00
Dividend Account .. 3,000.00
DEPOSITS. 731,438.02
$1,240.1 13.62
P. S. COOPER, Pres.; G. M. TILGHMAN, Vice-Pres.;
H. B. TAYLOR, Cashier
Directors—G. M. Tilghman, John W. Draughon, Marvin
Wade, Ellis Goldstein, John A. McKay, J. Lloyd
Wade, P. S. Cooper
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Melo-Harp
Its appearance will please you. its music j
delight you. The Melo-Harp is something
new and different in player-pianos. It com
bines the soft sweet melody of the harp with
the music of a perfect piano. You turn the
harp on or off at will.
Only Straubs-made Players are equipped
with the Melo-Harp.
Corns in and play your favorite selections
on the Melo-Harp. It will be a delightful
' experience.
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THE BARNES & HOLLIDAY COMPANY
Brood Street Dunn, N. C.
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