THE DUNN ]
^ ^ ^^ ^ ^_PUWW, NOITH CAMOUHA, 1
JUNIOR - SENIOR
RECEPTION HELD
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Large Number Of Wail-Wish
i»« Friends Present T©
Cheer Yeung Folks
Music For Occasion
By Masonic Orchestra
The Reception Was Held b
The Former Show Rooms of
The Barnes and Hollidaj
Co.—Building Beautiful!]
Decorated — High School
Will Graduate Twenty-f ir*
This Year.
( her.r. on (jy a targe 'lu.rbt.- x:
*«ll.widii.ig friends, the Juiiio
Clast of Cie Dunn Jilgy sekoui Friday
evening staged the mere enjoy-ubk
rut option in tho rfstory of tile -c kjo.
•V'li it* meirvbci * rt.te 'airurl tile
twenty five members »io tr.ts yes:
wiU r-i dusti
Nothing was lacking bo intke the
occasion a lild.i* ei.e ;ptt«l .1.
yom.jr folk on their way to Lie iaisie
done* of life. From R:30 to midnig.v
i^ore was n cor.l.’-.oous rrend of
•orris to f-e i!s.'ses ad tkcii f: . .nU
sn.l l*se Msnni t- undiei.lia. lot !i,
Hubei 1 Joidnii, added lo til# enjoy
Wiei:i by giving lot L it musics f,m
I'ti" hesril in Ilo.ui for m-*r> dnys
The reception w*s held i-i •.'>< i„r
mre show rooms cf Ihr fiiinicaia
dn, artinem of li.y r,*r.... /. 3vii:.
dty Company 0,1 Its*. lc(. Yli:
■'i* uuiiuing w** „•>
coloi* of Dio high jchoci, at.,1 i).
wilted a gtia «ccne i ,.;t. j. iT
a-eonling to N A. Tnwi.ae.i-i. |.;ld
b,i.!dinjt In Dunn !oalu*it i c good.
HaunibsJ LaPajrstu Godwin, Ji
aon of Dio to nu-r congressman i'-on
D< s diatrict. delivered ■ h® we.cii.l
Jrr addict*. Ho «u IMirv: i ny ,h
fo!'ow.ng toast*:
, -oast to the Senior*—Urur,- Cro
■uirtic.
Tout' l* t».«- lV.CMlt;- — Aj-V 1.
K«ajioncu—Mr Bniu.
'i'onat to the School itoaid—-XI * i
'gai-ct Pope.
Response—Mr. Clifford.
1 Toast to Die Town—Emr-a Lev
Smith.
Rsponse—Mr. Tor.nee. d.
Toast to the Scncol-—Annie Dells
Koei
Kespon-e—Mi. Sr.Ip. *.
Toast vo the tut.tit*
•Carr.
Response—Ruth Young.
Toast to the Orchestra — Lcamor
Reardon.
Response—Orch-'stit
In Die senior flair cf th'» year
there are twenty-five young gill.,
ami boy*—trio large** number evei
to have graduated from the ioeai
school*. They ore:
Jno. Oates Harris. Bre.-otn Par's
ct, James Fan-el. William Pearce.
Orren Dowd, Carl Wilao.-., Edward
Hod go A David Clifford. Hector Jure*
Arthur Hobbs. Alien Lie, Charts*
S'-dnner.
Eleanor Grimes, Mildred Rlicil
Bessie Masaengil’, Ruby Crocked
Brwle Wilson. Ruth Young. I.ueilf
Creel, Kathryn Botu, Emily New
berry, Eleanor Hatcher, Emliy Gran
tham. Lilli am Eason, Elisabeth Davis
There are twenty-1!* member* of
the junior class They arc:
Hannibal Codwip, Jr.. I.eninor
yursroon, uenry ownr».r. a-*’ **
Baggett, Bernard Bogirett, Ulilolpv
Wtlaon, 0k ore Crtmirtif. H-envy
Nawherry, Edgar Carr, Gaytoi. SmUh
Gibion Cook, Benjamin Ccoper.
ChrliUnr Thomgaon, I .In M»<
Maf.hawr. MarRarct Tope, M.srgar*
Darden, Kathryn Tew, Mn^.lall.r
Smith, Elisabeth Drauirl.on. L'Vi.
Etsall, Annie Be’1c Noel, Rib:
Pope, Adel* Rowland, Mary Leo
Emm l.nc Smith, Erslly But’rr.
PET BULL DOG BURIED
IN SIXTY DOLLAR COPFT1
Carrbora, N. C., May II.—A p<
buB dog own*d by Dr. Bnrka IAoyi
following Ita death bar* laat wai
wm bar!ad la a haadaom* littl* *a
hat that roat MO.
SaTumah, Oa., May 11.—Two *
IdantMad men entered th* Mon
Plan Company Warinaiday at frre a
etock, bound the caatdar atd aaoa
ad wtth 11,600 la eaah and Mrn
thouaamd Mian fas Hbatty bouda.
Th* flrat IK* ball weevil ofhelal
reported U PraakUn Sherman, St*
Entomolagtat, waa found mar Abe
den la Moor* county by Dr. E. t
Latby. Ana*b«r era* found oa Ap
94 at Dana la Barnott County a
iMdur on April S4 at Abardaon.
MULE KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Cor—Driver Abandoned
Car And Far aped
A mule owned by Jana Byrd ol
Sampson county, and drivan by Say.
mond Brown, waa so badly Injured
when »truck by a Ford automobile on
l u’c Dunn-Benaon highway, on* nails
norUi ol Dunn, Friday night that it
( war found nccemary to kill him. Tbe
Ictt front log of the mule was broken
, in several places and he received oth
er hruise* atul larerutlonr. lln' • ; «.
buggy to which the mala waa hitched
and the Ford ear were demolished.
Tbe car belonged to Herbert WU
kin» of Dunn, thuugti it ha* not been
learned who waa driving ft. The
driver ran aa soon aa the accident oc
curred and ha* not yet been appre
hended. Mr. Wiiidne reported to the
local police fhal hit rar bad bivn
stolen Friday night. The automobile
had the appearance of a “whiskey
ear." A broken jug end a quart bot
tle, which carried the edor oi whis
key. were found in the ear, which
waa abandoned by the driver.
The accident occurred about # #*.
clock. The car was being driven with
out lights sod waa on the left side
of the road whan it struck the mule,
according to Brown, who was render
ed unconscious aa a result of the
collision. However, bis injuries were
not of a serious nature.
Dili you ever wear a collar that
didst flt? Think how much worse off
is a mule or home with a cellar that
is too large or too small
WILLIAM BETHUNE
FREED BY JURY
Y«mi Stmptoaiu Potuad Not
Guilty By Wak* Cotmty
Jury
of ciin«<mLJi atu
k? t *.Mm »m ■ w m w -M at 1 ,
'mmimanr tr charge „t man
r r■ r hv c Wake eoun
la jo-y. which required Jure 40 mtn
oi«» to roach its renlirl. Brthonc.
who as* iliiic.ng a l*rrVard, was
charged with killing Robert C.
Clurppcll. .'river of a Ford with which
the hig cur collided dl right unglel
on * Raleigh rt’cct revcral weeks ago
Tl.e I'cc: iletit in which Chappell
i tvu, lei ed vl u mailed ia the death
of WlDlsni Nuylcr, of RsIt-ijPi, who
was in the rear aeat of the car driv
en fcy Bethunc. The young Skimp
ronian war indicted separately for
the death of both Cbappell and Nay
lor, but only the care involving
Chappell wtts purh.-d
The verdict of the Jury wus greet
ed with much applause, and Judge
Cranmor seveicly rebuked women
spectator*, going to far a* to threat
en pun’lhtoent. The trial lasted for
three days, and we* attended by a
large crowd, including a mrhmer of
women.
Sentiment in RaJelph was largely
with Bclhui.c, according to preps re
portr, nnd a large delegation from
his home town and county attendod
the hearing. The general feeling wan
that tlie accident was more or lean
unavoklahlr on the pari of either
Bothane or Robert C. CKappefl, de
ceased.
Young Kelbure, who ia a senior
at the Stato college, 1* the son of L.
d. llet'iane, n prominent banker of!
RICH HAUL WAS
MADE BY SHERIFF
Large Still And Much Bmt
And Whiskey Capturad
Uat Week
RICH HAUL
What might be temml " a rich
haul ” w»< made by Sheriff X. W
* WeAr r.tamd hi* deputies Friday and
S.'turdny, The haul Friday consiet
* *<l of a 150.g»llon« capacity copper
whiskey Kill pad 7,000 gallon* of
k baar, while that of Snturdsy consist.
y od ol 1*4 gallons of whiokey ready
for the market.
The Kill waa found near the horn*
** of Frank Truelmre. who live; irw
^ Spout Spring**, tn the waoUrn par
’* of the county. The wh'okey wa
*“ found burled in Troolorc’* ffald, no1
»I far from hi« homo. The etlU waa i
modern outfit, according to the oilt
eon, though It wa* net in oparutioi
ly when located.
to Tracier* waa away from horn
r- Friday whan the officer* captured th
r. Kill. H* WU at home HaUrrLay
41 heweror, though as a swifbdaete
id speedster he outclaaaod th* officer
and made good Me escape.
1 ««» CHRISTINE THOMPSON
Min* T1vmi)>son is ooe of T>unn'«
most popular young girls She wan
cnnvnrd Queen of the May Festi
val held here by the Camp Fire
Girls the first of May.
harked improvement
IN RANK CONDITIONS
Washington, May 14_A-»~f
improvement is commercial arttvttM
throughout the United Itlnlna was
*bown in reporta from M-et—-i
Banks on the bank call ad April |,
Comptroller Dewee of C
dactarod today In his
atatamanl since taking
Amounts on depoak_
pandaet banks and Pidaral rr
banks. Mr. Duwu. mU, .bow a
duetien, although loans and -|nir
increased A reduction was shown In
balanoea doe to
and bsuikem and
eluding United
posts, with an laeraM* is aim.
able sail rediscounts.
A balancing of thane facta. Mr
OawM dec la rad, gives stro^ tndfaa
fon of greater ItItem activity mud
•hows bo an extent the *-it^lj
r*P>d turnevar of money in am hv
■0 llaea of -' U
SL'XZZZJtZ Z
*Wflin 11 at
rince’ the previous call DaeeHbev 29
•f I3UJH.00* bet It la mi increase
of tl/TU,*! 1,900 since the oall ol
March 19, 19tt
march wai record
MONTH FOR FORD CARS
"More people warl Ford Cart
than ever before," J. W. Thornton,
local Fort! dealer said today.
“Fifty thousand mom Fords were
told at retail in March than in any
one month in tho history of the
Ford Motor Company, according to
word from Detroit. The March
sal os totaled 179,7*4 Cam and
Tracita
“For a whale year sales have
been running over 100,000 a month
bringing t total of 1.429,979 Ford
Cars and Trurka into use in the
United States alone since April 1.
1022
“Here in the Charlotte Branch
Territory of which this city it a
part, the March sales worn 9*90, a
big increase over last year far the
same month. Tho demand for the
Ford is Just as great proportionate
ly right here at homo ac it is any
where else In the eonntry.
“The Company is now operating
on the greatest manufacturing
schedule in its history, so there am
nun Ford Cata being buMt than
aver before and Improvement* in all
th* different typea make the Ford
the beat It ever has been.
“And Ford Cum are row easier
to obtain than avar before because
of the new Ford Weekly Purchase
Flan whirh makae It poaatbte far
mere families to hare u ear. Fa
ther, mother, sons and daughters
all ran participate la th* Plan and
it It rather surprising th* number
of fumlHca who arc Caking advan
tage af it aa ai to enjoy th* pitta
urea that come with automobile
ownership."
THOMASVIIXE YOUTH
TAKE! HU OWN LIFE
Thomaaville, May 13.—Rmr El
ledge placed a Smith and Weiaor
revolver to hit right temple this ti
teraoon at 2 o'clock, and fired t
bullet into hia head, dying in a ahor
time; He waa 17 yean old and a tot
of Mr. and Mr*. M. C F. Hedge
nlio live on Highland afreet. TTw
young man was in an upatair
room at home when the traged;
waa enacted, but no one haa beei
i able to assign hi* motive for th
net. Roy waa a member of Heidel
r berg Reformed church and Sanda
! school and wai an employe* of th
> Thomaaville chair company.
I flow prospe&ua the people lo«
wha (trap In from aub-of tawnl
t
BISHOP RONDTH/Upt
AT OAK RtDGlTINAL
N*i TwnMmd, Of DA Del,vat
jubmi a4*J:
Greensboro, May Biahoi
Edwin Rondhtaler, of .Wnston-Sa
iem, of the Moray^Tchurct
preached the aermoa wL rrmdu
ale* of Oak Ridge State tU
morning, the Ix^inatMfcj eon>
mencement exercises o*£x school
It was a strong ——if^Cl if wm
heard by a big crowd flSfaiton at
well at the Oak RliU »^.
,1m* Roudlhakr uryeS®h youni
men to stand firm,
worthy aims and to stJVfor dw
best citizenship. ^^B
Last evening at 8 oVA u a
Townsend, of Duaa dd&wred th<
annual alumni addrcaeJE Api.
thnre «u a big crow4# visitors
The exerciaes wfBcMhH
through Tuesday, wMKdWoOHU
will tx presented to 44tbw ^q,
and certificates from tfBbomxm*
dal department will t^^jivwi V
Monday will be letnaaby ti..
day exercises in the aftZooa and
the annual debate betwtaJCnsoeie
ties in the CTCOisif,
are Duocui Mortoo, oJftkRrlofie
J. B. Gillie, of Sorav tTQilSin.
of Norwood and R. L/fcCooneU
of McLeanaville.
YACHT AVAIjON tu^l'
WITH COwYbabTBlSTUFF
WUmbtfttan, May IS_TS-foc.
fseht Avtlon was aalsad a^Bwr’fhU
villa beach taniyht by 8h2|f Oeospv
C. Jackson mad caanty nJttw |G|.
lowing the m forma (Ion rttttJ tba
die vcreel bad a Urge ZEtKy ol
hquor aboard 1M
Rut a few ouarta of iiIAm ■■
fit art* ta satvago Urn llqaor alleged
to have been thrown overboard by tlx
yacht erew.
NO CHANGES IN
TOWN EMPLOYEES
AD Old Employ*— Re-EWctad
By N*w Bwnl P«d A
Towa Auditor
The personnel of the town em
ployees was not changed in the least
by the recently elected tow* father*
their first meeting last evening
However, there is one addition to the
corps, W E. Baldwin having been
elected town aodttor. The auditor
was elected at the eoggeetion of B
M. Brewer, re—bsbeef from Ike
fourth ward. Ho Is to receive a oak
ery of $1 i the month. and nstut
audit the town’s books quarterly.
The old officers re-elected by the
Hew board are: Town ek-Tk, H A
Parker, salary $130 the month; town
Ireauturrr, H. B. Taylor, salary $11
Ule month; chief of pohea, B. A
Howland, ralarv inrrnasad fenm C19R
to 11 <0 th* month; night policeman
W. F. Nippon, ealtry |ltS thf
month; aupenntendent of .atreetn, N
8- Boon, aolary 1115 tho month; ra
purinlondvnt of wtlor and- chief ol
fire department. L. U Binacti, mi
ary (ISO the month; town attorney!
Clifford A and Townocnd; health of
Brer, Dr. H. C. TarHngtow, **l*n
filt the month.
B. M. Warren wan elected mayo
pro tern. The election of a recorder
Vice-recorder, aoltcitor and pabll
health none waa deferred until thi
next meeting of the board on aox
Monday evening Th# hoard wfi
'meet twice each month. The fin
and third Monday bight*, no hereto
for*. The varVou* committee! w*
*lao he named by Mayor J. U Wad
at th# mooting next Monday rvenint
They mayor awl —Igfif
were owom In by O. ft CaiwWoi
«r E. Lee ja*t prior to the opgnin
of th* meeting last evenihg. A* ha
been atatod la Th* JNagaatek, it
premat board la mad* op of two no
; and two old member a Th* two man
i bcr» holding over are, ft. M. Warn
, and P. A. Lae. while ft M. Bmwi
I and W. B. Thcmpam' ara die ne
i member*, naeeaeding MM OoMato
r and W. H. Newberry.
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t A farmer la Pftt County bwfit
. met potato homo at «* euggnett
r of th* eounty agont two ymn ag
t Thi. eyeing Ka haa nil Mt Mb
I of potato** la th* town of Aydaa
II.M par hath at and fa aiBtag aba
k' tOO hmboio mora #*r bedding
•HO poo huafia). BtondgNhom t
l
, THE MJKE SCHOOL
j CLOSES THBWi ;
Duke, May 14c-The dosing n
. erases of the Dike graded aad
. high' schools were begun hat Set
> urday cveniog with dm, primary
dnldxe. presenting 4# part of
the program, which iodaded tha
v. eilding of Tam Thumb,' aad anr
«ral other manbara. AM tha ddlfkan
showed the rriilmri of Imefa.
been wdl trained and dm ynmn
tetkm of aadt part eras aa waO tan
SSK&VBCsaS;
■». ««i>
ly enjoy dm pragma* and rspl
edly voiced their ML
«2s saS-ii
was held to ), with
Iwr pupils . ; their selec
tion* in a way_Hearty show*
that they had had the beocffl of
food training for the past several
month*.
On Thursday night an operetta.
Snow White," it to be given by
the^grwnmar grades. The dosing
Priday when the high school pre
sents two one-act farces entitled.
“I-ove and Father,’’ and "Who's
Crasy Now." These are said to be
fut) of laughter and wig be a treat
for those who come out. i
During the intermitainr between 1
the plays. Principal Thomas W.
Sprinkle will award the scholar- i
ship m.'dal and unseat certificate*
’«» • Urge number of «nd»p>t yje I
will make various announcements I
of which will be of great interest
to parents and pupils likewise.
Mr. Sprinkle U cornpluriia his
third year aa the head of the Duke ,
■chooi and under kit regime the
school has grown bjr team and
■Sari—- n[||.
ways in respanae to plaioidl pnff ■
ed over town catling upon the peo- «
pie to attend Sunday srtmil sat t
church and honor Vfother in that |
manner. A special service was held i
at the Methodist church, with the i
pastor. Rev. H. L. Davis, cboomag i
I ** his teat: "Yonder goes some
one's Mother.' He drew a very viv- i
id picture from it and delivered a '
sermon which touched the hearts i
of his congregatidfi i
Following the Sunday school ser
vices Sunday morning, a Christian
Endeavor Society was organised at
the Presbyterian church by the
member* of the school. S. J. Clark.
Jr., was elected president; F. M.
McKay. vice-prcaidcut and J. F.
T.ynch, secretary and treasurer.
Different committee* were chosen
to co-operate in the work of die
society. It is the aim of the organi
xation to promote the work of the
church and to also train its youn
ger element in order that they may
take the interest in the church's
work and to build a foundation for
their Christian work in later life.
Miss Snsic Roberson, of Empor
ia, V*.. is spending several days
here the gnest of her aster. Mis*
Francis Roberson.
Frederick and - r
Durham, were week end visitors
Sere.
)< Milton Holmes and sisters,
Misees Vera and Katy.of Benson,
spent the week end here with rela
tives.
Mrs. C. 11. Miller and daughter,
Jean, returned from an extended
visit with relatives in northern Vir
ginia and Washington, D. C.
Duke lost to the Athderie Sup
ply Team of Raleigh, last Saturday
i by the score of 6 to5. The game
t was replete with thrills and to er
i ratio work upon the locals part
caused defeat. Jones, the local hur
I ler was knocked froan the box by
the visitors in the sixth canto and
was succeeded by Turtington, who
i fared little better than his prede
cessor Athletic Supply played eon*
c m stent bell afield and at bet. WS
.< liams and Robineon of the Athletic*
r punched the agate out of the push
v for a round trip ticket, which me
i teriellv aided their team to —**
r the victory by a splendid margin.
ft - ■■ ——w—an—
w will coot niton to
TWO KILLED IN '
AUTO ACCIDENT
TTY DOLLARS
ok ax nouns
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■Pday n the charge ef carrying r.
rtetaL If he fail* la raife the MO
M indication* are that ha will, hr
■v*t lanre *ix month* ea Sra renaty
’»da a* a mhatMaU far the dec.
Edwarde wee arraatad Saturday
“«*>» at TUgfaman’e camp, when H
raa learned that he bad in hi* p#e
•adan a large iapply af aftk had cry
hlrtj and ether expenehra wearing
tppaiaL After bin arraat It war
bead that ha had a piatal in M*
WCISv
A aait caa* Ailed with Mgh-prired
adiaa* clothing. including erreml
palra ef aflk heee, f etmd in the ne
pwb pannair, la fhangbt ta kart
keen etaiea goeda, though it haa net
pat haaa claimed by any ef the awn
■a af Mata* which haea haa* tabbed
A Dim or near by town. daring the
peat faw month*.
It appeal! that a head ef organ
had rabheei have haem ouikJng
throagh thia part af tea State ef
late, and it la thought by the local
•Aten that Edwarde la a member of
the band.
Western ef tha State CaSaaa and
ttet cm* pan baa*
ttMon. wbto). grow n^flr tato gaA.
w* ton M pmt paaa* n4 goto
"***a la *aiac n.
Ito want --**11-111111 Dan
hn ^
DUNN NEGRO SHOT
' FRIDAY NKHT
Sam MnHagl Qian A Claaa
Cd Ur ~‘
•teat a Mat, K to ted. WUto «M
waaad to eaiuMtra* niton.. MaHril
tew >W<m l^to waB aaitonal
•fcH toa* tin toot Man to Cm
barite* iteatjr, an* a^aaia* to to
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