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VOL. XXI. NO.
RAEFORD, NORTH CAEOJ
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1925.
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The marriage of Miss Eth e
Mae Rackley and. Mr Bruce H.
Conner took place Wednesday ev
ening at 7:30 o’clock at the apart
ment of her sister. Miss Margaret
Jackson in the Vance Apartments
j, The ceremony was performed
4)v Revv (Charles L. Greaves, pas
tor of the Baptist Tabernacle
Church. Miss Elizabeth Walker
played the wedding music.
The apartment was decorated
throughout with baskets of
daises while palms and candela
bra were used around the' impro
vised altar.
The bride and groom entered
together. The -bride wore a
blond georgette ensemble suit
-with hat and shoes of contrasting
color. She carried brides roses
and valley lilies.
Immediately after the cere-
ony Mr. and M^rs. Conner left
hr a motor trip to Asheville and
upon their return they will be at
home at 305 New Bern Avenue
Mrs. Conner is the daughter of
Mrs. Cora L. J ackson of Raeford,
and she has made her home in
Raleigh for the past four years.
Sne attended Winthrop College.
, Mr. Conner is the son of Mr.
and M?s. N. H. Conner of Rich
Square, ile attended State Col
lege of Agriculture and is ccn
nected with the State Highway
Commission.
The guests were received at
at the door by Mrs. H. E. Bill
ings and Miss Margaret Jackson
presided over the bride’s book.
Miss Ava Rackley of Fayette
ville and Mr. William Jackson of
Raeford were in the city to at-
teD^ the wedding.
heretofore known as the Pied
mont Canning Co., will open up
and can fruits and veget^les.
Mr. T. B Upchurch has secured
the services of Mr. Wm. M.
Ketcham, an experienced man,
to operate the plant. Mr. and
Mrs. Ketcham, now of Aberdeen,*
will move to Raeford to live.
Faflners throughout the coun
ty are urged to grow beans suit
ed for canning and quantities of
seeds of the right kind will be
furnished. So we hope yet to
see this business made a thriv
ing industry
Clippiogs From The Laarinbnrg
* Exchange.
An ui^successful effort to have
the board of county commission
ers alter its ruling or regulation
applying to the closing of gaso
line filling stations in the county
on Sunday was made by certain
interests at Monday’s meeting of
the board.
Scotland county friends • of
Miss Anna Belle Gillis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Gillis
of this county, are interested to
learn of her marriage on Satur
day, May 30, to Mr. Way land H.
Season at Richmond, Va. Miss
Gillis is a trained* nurse and has
been living in Richmond for some
years.
Thomas G Neal, son of Ex
Judge Walter H. Neal, has re
cently formed a partnership with
his father for the practice of
law at Uaurinburg, and the
name of the firm is Neal and
Neal, attorneys at law.
Little Child Dies.
Their,many friends here were
pained to hear of the death of
Robert T., little son of Mr, and
Mrs. John N. Steele of Wagram
on Thursday of last week, aged
4 years We sympathize with
the bereaved family.
Eiringefiitic Services.
I desire to announce to the
public that a series of evangelis
tic services will begin in the
Methodist church June 21, and
continue for ten or twelve, days.
Rev. J^H. Buffaloe of Durhem
will assist in these meetings.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all th 3 see vices.
1 want to ask all the parents,
as well as the children of the
church, to be present next §uq^
day morning. Special sermon
to the parents' on the subject,
“Parental Responsibilities.” r
. ' N. C. YEARBY,
Gaston
Working on'
Problem.
TiAercnlosis
Sanatorium, N. C., June 5—
A committee from the Gaston
county Board of Gommissionere,
headed by Mr. J. L Beall, with
Miss Fay Davenport, Superin
tendent of Public Welfare, and
Mrs. Margaret Laws Walker,
Red Cross Nurse, visited Sana
torium June 3 to talk ov
astoTT^tufiercular citizens’
Gaston county has a large
number of persons who are af-
fiicted with tuberculosis. ^ The
County Commissioners are at
tempting in every way possible
to care for these people Within
the next few years they expect
to vote on a bond issue for the
erection of a county sanatorium
for the treatment of tuberculo
sis. For the psesent they are
trying to solve their problems as
best they can with the aid of the
StateSanatorium, c.junty,health,
public welfare, and charitable
agencies.
Raeford Kiwanis.
The Raeford Kiwanis club met
Thursday evening, and enjoyed
a splendid luncheon served by
the ladies of the Baptist chureh :
There was a small attendance,-
due to viurLous causes.
The members made voluntary
contributions to aid a poor sick
family in tbe country some dis
tance from town, but of whose
troubles members of the club
had learned. The brethren were
very liberal.
The committee on entertain
ment failed to function for some
reason, bat the chairman dis
pensed a lot of wit and wisdom
to the club’s delectation.
Clippings From The Robesonian of
June 4th.
«._’^AIma Belle Lucas,
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Two Killed in Wreck.
It appears that last Friday afri
jternoon two cars driven by col
ored people from Badiii and Mit-
chel Epstein of Raeford were
making a speedway of the Fay
etteville road when Mr. Epstein
drove by the car driven by the
colored people, and tbe latter
tried to get ahead again in
the Puppy creek vicinity and it
is said dust blinded the driver
so he ran offthe road, aadhis
car turned over two or three
times and a man and a woman
were killed, and the. other occu
pants of the car badly injured.
It was a new Nash car. Tnere
■ were nine people in it, two were
killed on the spot, the others in
jured, except one baby. The
dead were a man named McLean,
and a woman whose name we did
not learn. $10.80 was found in
McLean’s pockets. They were
going to FayeltevilJe to attend a
big dance we heard.
ifr. and Mrs. Neill McKay of
Wagram were guests of Mr. and
•Mrs. Ryan McBryde Sunday.
Mr. John McMillan, a former
resident of this city, visited his
son, Mr. L. S. McMillan last
week.
Men of tbe Church.
The men of the Presbyterian
church held their first meeting
Friday evening at 7:30. The la
dies’ Auxiliary served a delicious
luncheon to the 70 preseat and
could have served bountifully
50 per cent, more had tliey been
there. The full strength of the
organization should be around
one hundred and fifty..
The men of the Raeford
Church nas gotten off to a good
start in this their initial meeting
and the leaders are very much
encouraged.
Hens, roosters and broilers
weighing 7.100 pounds were sold
here yesterday by Robeson coun >
ty poultry raisers, most of them
loaded into a special car on the
Virginia & Carolina Southern
railway and moved last night to
St. Pauls, where the solid car^;
Sessoms- 21, who was instantly
killed Tuesday afternoon while
working on an electric line near
Sanford, .were conducted this
morning at 11 o’clock at his home
in Richardson. Rev. Rufus Hil-
burn of Blandenboro conducted
the services^
The first cotton blossom for
1925 was found on Mrs. L. E
Tyner’s farm about 6 miles west
of here this week according to
Mr. Ambrose Davis, who lives
on the place. •
Hezekiah Moody, negro about
31 years old, was accidently
drowned yesterday atternonn in
Hog Swamp about 2r miles east
of Fairmont. Coroner D. W.
Biggs made an investigation and
found that it unnecessary to hold
an inquest.
of Those Who Received 7th
y Grade Certificates From tbe
-t Varioos Schools.
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Raeford.
'^ula Hall,
dna Howell,
ohn Duncan McNeill,
na Wilson,
eorge Weaver,
illiam Lament,
allie Ffeeman,
halmers Currie,
lanche Musselwhite,
helma McKeithan,
eo Fuller,
bert McDonald,
athaniel Henderson,
mily Davis Smith,
dzabeth Cromartie,
erna Wright,
innje McNeill,
alcolm Campbell,
atson Bethune,
iola Atkins,
eill McFadyen,
argaret Walters,
ary McFadyen,
^usan Gul ledge,
^idFrances Walters,
toward Rogers,
-T. B. Lester, Jr.
-fcatie Black,
Willa Graham,
Sarah Hearn,
V. j|fae Akins,
-KC/Onrad Barnard.
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} Ashley Heights,
i’aft Hardister,
Locals.
Mr. S J. Castle, who occupies
the B, F. Moore premises on
Fulton street, is making quite a
success in growing both fruits
and vegetables.
Mr. Luke Blue of Thomas
ville spent Sunday night a gdest
of Hotel Raeford. Mr. Blue is
succeeding well in business his
friends here are glad to learn.
Mr. J. L. Hobson d.ug 120 hills
of Irish potatoes last Friday and
got 4 bushels beside the culls.
He got 8 nice potatoes from one
plant. He thinks his patch will
yield at the rate of 400 per acre:
He has potatoes and cotton in
alternate rows.
Mr. Smith is Elected Head of An
tioch School. ^
(From The Red Springs Citizfen.)
We congratulate Antioch in
getting Mr. D. Smith to be
principal next, year. We cor
taiolv will miss him and Mrs.
Smith at Philadelphus. Mr.
Smith has been teacher of the
men’s class in the Sunday school,
where he will be missed. He
was also such a help in C. E.
society, and tbe Ladies Aux
iliary will give up one of its most
faithful workers when they lObe
Mr. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McLean
and little daughter of Thomas-
ville, Ga., are visiting his pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Me
Lean.
Fire of , undetermined origin
destroyed two out buildings be
longing to Mr. J. F. Humphrey
at Shaunou last Sunday morn
ing about 9:30 o’clock. A consid
erable amount of feed was burn
ed in the buildings.—The Rec
Springs Citizen. 4th.
Antioch.
"fjetty Hair,
jjaenry Biggs,
arah McKenzie,
djllia Mae McRacken,
Jeanette McLaueblin,
ouglas McBryde,
ecil McPhaul,
rnest Barnard,
arv Stephens,
McLauch lin.
(jharles Howard,
Christine Chason.
Dixie McBryde,
Vera Bowyer,
Maggie McKenzie,
Louise Gibson,
Le Roy Seals,
Blue Springs.
John Leach,
Roy Parks,
Lobelia, Little River.
Edward Barney Blue,
Archibald McGill.
Bunker Hill, Little River.
Melvin Cameron,
Maggie Garner.
Lala Pilson.
Rosendale, Little River.
Dwight Rollins,
Ethel Kolliqs,
Hazel Rollins, '
Florence Priest.
The Montrose Seventh
paper have not vet been
3ut will be announced
There are sixty-two who have
received certificates of promotion
to the high schools. It is hoped
that ^1 of these pupils will enter
high school this fall.
There are a great number of
children who received certificates
of perfect attendance. It is im
possible to mention all of them
by name. Several received them
for the third year in succession
The most outstanding of these is
Pearlie Bounds of the Antioch
School. Pearlie has not missed
a single day for three successive
years. She walked about 320
miles each year and that makes
aiound a thousand miles for the
three years. .
Raeford defeated 5th Field
team Fort Bragg 10 to 6 in a
game played here Monday
Raeford stores close and will
close at 6 pt m until Sept. Ist;
take notic^ and shop accordingly.
Slias Purcell, a colored man of
good reputation, died at his home
in Blue Springs township last
Saturday.
Walters Bros, have opened a
filling station on Hay street,
Fayetteville, and are doing a
good business.
Dr, H. K. Cromartie carried
his family to Hepsabah, Ga , to
visit relatives last Friday. He
returned Monday.
Mrs. A, D. Carswell ann little
daughter, who recently spent
some time with relatives in Vir
ginia, have returned.
Mrs, W. J. Upchurch and
daughters. Misses Mae and Rosa
Lee. of Thomasville, Ga.. are
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. Wyatt D. Dickson spent
a few days in Raeford, leaving
! Monday for Greensboro to visit
her son, Rev. A P. Dickson.
The Merchants Association of
Raeford are planning a big sales
day to be some time in June,
of which more will be said later
Battery G base ball team de
feated Hamlefrailroaders on i he
local field on Wennesday last
week 7 to 2 This is the first
game Hamlet had lost
Mr, J. E. Selleis, jeweler, is
closing out his business prepara
tory to leaving town. We hate
to see him go, but his health
forces him to this course.
Mr. Ed Pale w^ks at South
cottage; takes his lamiiy Mon
day morning, works till Satur
day noon, when they return
home.
Messrs. J. A. McPhaul, VVa
ga Leggette, John Weinnis, Wil
iam Covington, Herman Camp
jell, Lawrence McNeill and Ma
rion Hoke county contingent are
at home.
The people are responding lib
erally to the appeal for help for
the families of the miners killed
in Glen Coal mine near Sanford.
$35,000 were asked for and that
much has been sent in.
Sunday, and since good show-
have fallen, but another hail
starting in the western part of
the county crossing four miles
south of town doing quite a good
deal damage to growing crops.
Mr. Willie Hodgin. who taught
at Mt. Holly, Miss Addie Biggs,
who taught in Raleigh, Miss
Elizabeth McLean, who taught
in Thomasville and Miss Rurie
Biggs who taught in Bynum are
at home.
“Branfiaa Festa.^
The Woman’s Auxiliary of
the Presbyterian church will give
a “Brazilian Festa” Wednesday,
June 17th, at 4 P. M. in the S S.
Rooms. This Pageant will cele
brate the l3th anniversary of the
organization of the Woman's
Work in the Southern Presby
terian Church, and a “birthday
offering’' will be givin for build
ing a school for the Charlotte
Kemper Seminary for Girls in
Lavras. Brazil Mrs. J.S. Poole is
directing the Pageant, Mrs. A.K,
(furrie is directing the music,
.Mrs Mack McDiarmid will have
charge of the decoratioms, and
Mrs J. R. Hampton will have
charge of the refreshments
Those taking part in the Pag
eant are: Mrs W. L. Poole. Mrs-
R. L. Murray, Mrs- F. Smith.
Mrs W. M. Fairley, Misses
Josephine Hall. Eunice Campbell
Margaret Walters, Marie Dew,
Bennie .McFadyen, Elizabeth
Sessoms. Th^^omen and friends
of the organization are cordially
invited to attend.
Crops as a rule have been well
cultivated, fertilized and some
treated tor boll weevil. « We are
told weevils are living on the
buds of cotton, as there are no
squares as yet.
A little son of Mr and Mrs. J.
tl. Guin was operated on for ap
pendicitis a few days ago in a
hospital in Fayetteville, and an
other has had a -serious illness
from an internal abscess. Trou
bles never come singly.
Grade
graded
later.
W’hen the health department,
or medicine seller, wants to
prove the importance of health
and foods, he takes the ball play
er. or the boxer—sonae sports-
who does greater things? Balje
Ruth or Jack Dempsey may be
specialists in certain lines, but
there is nerrecord of their ever
doing big things in a useful way.
Dick Miller cut three cords of
wood a day; John and rfto Rus
sell chipped 8,C00 virgin boxes in
10 hours; Steve Covington and
uliver Willis- dipped 10 blue
casks each of turpentine in a
day, aup George Hales last year
shovelled one side of 15 acres of
of cotton in a day. Each of
these, aud we could mention a
thousand other things men have
done in the way of useful work,
but they get no special mention
ike the sportsmen get. ■ This
waste of man power is what we
complain about.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Poole vis
ited Mrs. Poole’s parents. Mr.
aud Mrs, J. M. Coble of Liberty
Saturday.
Two cars collided on the streets
of Southern Pines last Friday
evening and the drivers, one
white, the other black, were
killed.
Col. Alex. McMillan attended
the Confederate veterans’ reun
ion in Dallas, Texas, in May. aud
the State reunion in Wilson last
week, of which trips he writes,
but too late for this issue Messrs
W. G. Johnson and N. A. Me
Lauchlin also attended the reun
ion in Wilson.
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The proprietors of three filling
stations in town I advertise that
on the lOth, yesterday, they do
business for cash only. They
are. Main Street, Central and
Auto Inn filling stations. Peo
ple are too careless about paying
■yhat they owe- Don’t blame
the filling stations.
LAST CALL FOR TOWN TAX
ES. Property will be adver
Used after June 15th.
E. R. WILLIAMSON,
Tax Collector.
LAS r Cfor ^ason of Mixed
tVtrllizers 'bnd Sulphate of
Ammonia expected last of
week. Terms C. 0. D.
M. W. McLean.
Try our Hamberger Rolls
Saturday.
McNeill Grocery Co.
next
Don’t forget to buy one of those
vacant lots—they are good
ones.
F. G. Leach.
FOR SALE—Several fine milk
cows, guaranteed to give satis
faction.
Neill McGill.
Raeford, N. C.
I MAKE LOANS for five years
. on improved farm lands m
amounts of $4.(XX) 00
above at ^ per cent, interest.
Commissions and charges for
title work very reasonable.
A T. McLEAN,
Lumberton, N. C.
WE HAVE SWEET POTATO
Plants daily.
McNeill Grocery Co.
J. H. BLUE ”
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING
RmIotJ, N. C.
* Phoue 25S.
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