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URSDAY. JULY 28, 1927.
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The Board of Directors of The
North Carolina Satmtoriuai at
their last quarterly meeting
passed on the permanent im
provement program for the in
stitution during the coming two
vears. A building to be erected
on the ^opposite side from the
present maiu building- of the din
ing roon^.ltiteben and auditorium
on the grounds, to accommodate
ono hundred women patients,
will'be tbe. outstanding perma
nent improvements.
The fitting at an early date of
steel casement windows in.?the
two wards already erected,
which at the time of building
were only screened in, will make
the institution a thoroughly'mod
ern building in accord with the
best-Sanatorium building prac-
ticevot today.' ’
' The old building now used for
women, will prot)ably be used for
ambulatory men patients when
the new building is completed.
New Insect Pest Destroys
berries.
Raleigh, N. C , July -The
strawberry growing industry of
eastern North Carolina is thraat-
ened with destruction by a root
louse.
This is the startling informa
tion brought to State College by
C. H. Brannon, extension ento
mologisj;, who recently made a
trip through the strawberry sec-
adjacent to Chadbourn.
^rpot
North GarolinaMPiys Mr, Bran
non. "The pee^s one of the
plant lice .which feeds on the
roots of certain plants and this
particular species feeds only on
the strawberry plant. It passes
the winter on the leaves and
stems in the egg stage after
hatching out. the aphids or lice
are placed down on the roots by
ants which feed on the honey
dew secreted by the lice."
Scotland County News.
The Scotland Cantaloupe Ex
change had loaded 62 cars up to
Wednesday night.. ^ The total
number of cars'loaded ' this sea
son cannot be accurately esti
mated. Shipments at Johns
have been very heavy, and some
say that more cantaloupes have
been loaded there this season
than at any other place in the
county.
VUednesday morning, July 20.
at lO o’clock Miss Eugenia San
ford and Mr. James Allan Dunn,
tff Salisbury, were married at
the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr and Mrs. B. F. Sanford, in
North Laurinburg. Rev. Mr.
Porcher, pastor of the Episcopal
church at Bennettsville, S. C.,
officiated.
Scotland county through the
local Red Cross chapter, has con
tributed a total of $564.19 to .the
Mississippi Relief funds of the
American Redrj^oss.
Mr. R. J. Hatcher, brother of
T. D. Hatcher, of Fayetteville,
will open a nevv jewelry store Jin
the Wilkinson store room in
Laurinburg about August 1st
Little Josie Buchanan, daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. L. T. Buch
anan, Jr., of Laurinbuag,passed
awav on Thursday, July 14th, at
th^. Wrightsville Baby Hospital,
Wfimington, following a brief
illness. —Laurinburg Exchange.
The Sheriff advertises land for j "Tlj
"teale for taxes next week. ! used
" t voar.
96 new doctors were licensed
)y the State board last we^.
It is stited that oij. .-has beep
discovered in SampSon county.-
Battery’F goes into .summer
training at Fort Moultrie, S. C.,
Son Aug. 7th.
ce Uil'& Fertilizer Co.
baRs for meal last
eh Drabam spent last
.^esteru North Caro
His many friends are glad to
see Mr. J. W. Barnard out again
after a serious illness.
The State Agricultural depart
ment figures the wheat crop at
75 per cent of an average. /
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The early molting hens should
be culled and sold. Kee]^*' the
late molters for bonding, v
#4r.
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Mr. George McFadven left
Friday for Miami,
he will work.
Fla , where
is the'
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GetBu^y, You All.
The members of Philippi
church are to meef there today,
Tbur^ay, to clean off the
Get hm^ you . and
graveyard.
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Silk Industry to Be Restored.
Some time ago when the equip
ment of the silk mills was sold,
the public was led to believe that
this enterprise was lost to Fav
Fayetteville It will be news to
many people of Cumberland
county to know that through the
Gbamber of Commerce it has
been fully restored and prospec
tively on a mucb more elaborule
basis.
The property has l)een pur
chased by Messrs. Press and
Brawer, of Patterson, New Jer
sey, prominent in the silk manu
factunug business and itjs their
expectation to operate the plant
to its full capacity which will
mean a payroll of $6,000 a week
most of which will be spent and
Aperdeen, July 19.—Sunday
afternoon the Fayetteville and
Greensbororo bus hit a Ford
touring car containining a man
and woman and young baby just
at the Blue Fertilizer Co. The
w )man’s head went through the
windshield causing severe cuts
about her face. Her hip was
shattered and she was otherwise
hurl The baby was thrown
through the windshield and land
ed in the road but miraculously
escaped injury. The man who
was driving also escaped injury.
Messrs. Lee Page and Neil Me
Keithan passed along immediate
ly afterward anu brought the
woman to Aberdeen where she
received treatment and then was
taken to the hospital at Hamlet
where she is not expected to re
cover. The man in the Ford was
on the inside of the road coming
toward Aberdeen and did not see
the bus. It is understood that
uo blame is attached to the
driver of the bus.
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A shortage of approximately
$21,000 in the accounts of the
Robeson road board is alleged to
have occurred on account of
^ circulated in Fayetteville.—Peo-1 overcharges in the price of ma
pie’s Advocate. | terial and supplies sold to the
road board by the Carolina
Philadelphus. July 20.-Rev. ^0., with which it has
William Black of Charlotte con traded for the past 2 or 3 years,
ducted a series of meetings last
week at Philadelphus Presby 1 Ped for which the board paid, Ir
u
terian church.
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Notice to Taxpayers.
On Monday, August Ist, 1927,
1 shall proceed to advertise all
lands in Hoke county on which
the taxes fur the year 1926 have
1^' not been paid. Please come to
the office and settle these taxes
before that date, so 1 will not
have to perform this very
4 pleasant duty. >
’ EDOARHALL,
' Sheriff.
regularities in the accounts were
discovered by the Richmond
branch of Dfnst & Ernst, audi
tors. who are making the first
complete^audit of the books of
Robeson county.
Nets of Thanks. ^
We wish to express our heart
felt thanks tu our neighbors and
friends for the kindness and
un- ] sympathy extended to us in our
recent bereavement, the sudden
death of our brother.
John McGoogan and Sisters.
Sheep will turn?the waste on
the farm into a cash product, say
the best growers in North Caro
lina.
Mr. Lawrence McNeill of
Thomasville spent the week end
with his father, Mr. E. B Me
Neill.
Thanks to Cary Peterkin, col
ored, for a very fine cabbage.
Cary is a great gardner and gooc
farmer.
Mrs. D, S. McKeithan has re
turned from Highsmith hospital,
and we are sorry to hear is not
improved
The material for the enlarge
ment of Raeiord graded and
high school is citing placed ori
the ground.
A total of 2.500 hea l of hogs
hkve been vaccinated against
cholera in.Pitt county by County
Agent E. F. Arnold
ward, and it is hoped a Car of
porkers may be shipped from
Raeford in September.
Wheat is turning out very
poorly for the most part. Occa
sionally there is a good crop.
Rust and smut nearly ruined it.
Quite a lot of cantaloupes art
being loaded on the L. & 8. rail
road here That shed they have
protects from both rain and sun
lit;'eson county was canvass
ed Uy the Cotton co’ops last
week, and Hoke will be soon
We do not look for the organiza
tioo to stand.
Trie Mexican bean beetle has
gone eastward as far as Cumber
and county. Wherever the pesL
have spread the garden beans
are,seriously damaged
The rains have not been gen
erai;'there are places where the
weather has been too wet, and
in other places crops have been
burned up by the drouth all sum
mer.
McLauchlin Co. bad Mr. D. M
Moses of iheKahnn Tailoring Co
of Baltimore with them Friday
and Saturday, and he booked
number of orders for winter
suits
Mr C. K. Jackson of Stone
wall left a sample of the first
curing of this year’s tobacco
at Page Trust Company .bank
and it is real pretty.
The members of Raeford
Lodge No. 306 A. F. & A. M.
and their families enjoyed a
picnic and a social hour at the
Club House Tuesday evening.
Mr. W. E. Freeman spent sev
eral days in Washington, D. C.,
last week. He is learning what
there is to know about the
heatrola, anew and very efficient
hpacer he is selling.
Observers say there is not as
many cotton blooms as there
should be, that cotton is not
fruiting as it should, and they
predict a short crop in Hoke this
year; others are more hhpeful.
i.^cQueen was taken
3t Thursday night, we
to hear.
Batjcom and family
|ng sotne days in the
mountains
iirah Hall 'o( Lincolnton
ractive guest of Miss
iFadyen this tyeek
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^pund this towift take
)le’8 watermelons/ and
mm are being indicted
larceny.
jaiy Currie Martin and
ifourof Smithfield who
ted relatives here recent
i returned to their home.
L i
|len base ball team de-
liaeford 6 to 1 in a game
jinesday afternoon. Ouf
notin' the humor of
day-
iyetteville road now de
Turnpike road and
idom church while the
tween this town and
' creek is being built.
Hall, Messrs. McLean
Ryan McBryde and
rrie attended a Men’s
ice in Asheville last
returning Tuesday.
)le were to use cotton
Ths editor, Mrs. D S.
Misses Maude and Mary
Mrs. Ina Bethune and
daughters, Peggy and
Poole,
Poole,
little
aaiignters, i/eggy ana Isabel,
RlV- and Mrs. A K. Currie and
little daughter. I.,eonora, Mrs.
Anna McD. Covington and Miss
Jennie McNeill Clark ^ent over
to Ellerbe Springs last Thursday
for the day, That was the scene
of the most intetesting part of
our lives of the older member^of
the group, and so the trip. Ev
erything has changed. Vt-ry
little of that we used to see is to
be seen now. But we enjoyed a
day exceedingly well.
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EXPERT HERE
Mrs. P. H. flSYrteht tUm-:
Messrs. Hall sod
daughters. Miwee Qntfr
Wilta. spent the
Wrightsvilfe Beaeb.
At four o’clock Tnea&f
tng Mrs. R. L. Momy dii
oned a party of girls oil it iiil^
to the Hoke County Ciub Houii^
Breakfast was preparedin camp
style and after breakfast elite
ming and boat riding was tuajof
ed. T he party included Mrs. B.
L. MurrayT Louise Blue. Eiiidew
iJampbell, 8arah Catbeciae
Cromartie, Mar^erite Freehoil^.
Josephine Bali. Bennie MeFsd
yen, Lucile McLeod, Bblcfred
Gliver, Margaret Peele. Mai7
Lee Seate.
Dundamck Itc
tbe fai
F. H. .Seelev of Chicago and
Philadelphia, the noted expert,
will personally be at the Prince
Charles hotel, and will remain
in Fayetteville this Monday only,
August 1st, from 9 A. M. till 5
P. M. Mr. Seeley says;
"The Spermatic Shield will not
only retain any case of rupture
perfectly, but contracts the open
ing in 10 days on the average
case Being a vast advancement
over all former methods—exem-
plyfying instantaneous effects
immediately appreciable and
withstanding any strain or posi-
sackfiji^ cotton seed rneal, and jtion no matter the size or loca-
use only cotton bag-jtion. Large or difficult cases, or
I price wo (lid be better j iucigonal ruptures (following
rep .+Why buy jute bag I^^Qperatiqns) apecially solicited
M the
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The finish is lifting, or some Spain, producing results with-
one has been picking holes ;n the out surgef-y injections, medica
top dressing on the Red Springs 1 treatments or prescriptions
road But of course they will
go back over it and repair it, but
people shou d be made to stay off
it until it dries out or hardens.
Col. Alex. McMillan of Dun
darrach was in town Friday, and
was remarking that there was
one word in the English language
that everybody always pro
nounced wrong, and when ask
ed what word that was, or is,
he said it was WRONG.
The harvesting of the peach
crop is a rush for the time it is
on. At. the Manice orchard the
manager told the writer a few'
days ago, one hundred and fifty
car leads would be shipped in
two w’eeks. They run 8 trucks,
about that many mule teams,
and work 250 men during the
time. The crop will bring near
ly $150,000, and it lakes one
third of all the fruit brings to
pay the freight. ,
J. M. Truelove’s home was
robbed, bis safe broken open
and $14,200 taken last Friday
while he was awav from home,
and his wife in the garden gath
ering vegetables for dinner.
Truelove lives near Dunn. His
home burned some years ago
and $1,000 in cash with it. He
never would put his money in
a bank.
Mr. Henry Monroe is recover
iiig from a snake bite. He was
loading corn in the shuck in
barn up near the cotton mill
some days ago, and a pilot bit
him on the hand. Something
stung him, and he didn’t know
what, and worked on, and in
short time saw the snaked coiled
in the corn and was just in the
act of biting him a second time.
As it was he suffered greatly
from the bite The pilot is very
poisonous, and when one bites
you. you will think yoii have had
a coal of fire applied, tho8e''“who
have been bit say. ^
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G A.U TION —All cases $houl
be cautioned against the use of any
elastic or web truss with understraps,
as same rest where the lump is an(
not where the opening is, producing
complications necessitating surgical
operations. Mr. Seelev has aocu
menie from the United States
Government. Washington, D.
, for inspection. He will be
glad to demonstrate without
charge nr fit them if desired.
Businea,s demands prevent stop
ping at any other place in this
section.
N. B — Every statement in this no
lice has been verified before the Fed
eral and State Courts.—F. H- SEE
LEY.
Home Office, 117 N. Dearborn
Street, Chicago
P. S.—Fraud Warning—Beware
of transient imposters who irni
tate and pirate the wording of
mv ads. and otherwise attempt
to impersonate me and deceive
the public.
in the first Mce,
are all smil^for they have tbdh;
finest cr0{is and are generally &
fine fi_xA
Miite Afie Hall js on a visit tD
her sister. Mrs Evans, who lives
in Philadcfphia. She is expected
to return in a few days.
Mrs Margaret MclnnisCianton
who has been spending a monl
with her parents. Mr. and
L A!% Mclnnis. returned to her
home in Jacksonville, Fla. She
w as accompanied by her sister.
Miss Lucy, and brother,
rence. They will returd the last
of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B- McMillad,
two babies and Miss Norma Lee
McMillan spent last week visit
ing friends in Portsmouth and
Norfolk, Va. They report a very
enjoyable trip, having gone by
motor thri
they
turning We silt
tance is about Similes.’ ^
Miss Lois Sumner of
Lumber Bridge is spending
time with her auot, Mry Alex.
McMillan.
Rev. A. D. Carswell filled his
regular appointment at the
Presbyterian church here Sun
day, and v^e will not have any
other service until the second
Sunday in September as
Carswell will have his
and will be away during.
The meeting at Ephe^
last night. The servU
ing conducted by Rev. Al
Wagratn. Mr. Hoyle oi
ford is expected to be then
the middle of the week aud
are expecting a good meetin|||^
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Mrs. Sexton Entertains.
Mrs. F. B. Sexton gave a love
ly bridge party-Tuesday morn
ing, July 19, in honor of Mis.-;
Bettie Tarpley of Spartanburg,
S. C., who is the guest of Mrs.
John Walker.
Miss Mary Blue received top
score prize, a beautiful bud vase,
while Miss Tarpley was present
ed with a dainty hand mono-
gramed handkerchief.
A delicious two course lunch
eon was served, consisting of
fried chicken, hot rolls, stuffed
tomatoes, potato salad and devil
ed eggs, followed by a fruit ice.
> Mrs- Sexton was assisted in
serving by Mrs. Walker and Miss
Martitia Hodgin.
FOR SALE—20 Duroo Jersey
pigs. Fine. Get yours before
they are picked over
J H. CAMPBELL.^
NEW I'LJKNlP SEED^tJvrti^"
100 popuiuls, several varie^ea. f
Raeford Hardware Ckx
LAKE WACOAMAW. N. C.
F urnished cottages rented tv
the week. Write, wire or
phone Oscar High, WbiteviUe*
N. C.
Sandy Grove Charch.
Preaching at Sandy Qrove
Presbyterian church Sunday.
I July 3l8t at 11 A. M.
Paint your shoes. We have the
paint. Read our ad.
Raeford Hardware Go-
Good Chicken Feed is paid lor i
more eggs, and Good Coi
F’eed increases both milk andy
butter. None better than mln^
McLeanr Campbell.
Fishing Poles, Hooks and linee
and other tackle.
Raeford Hardware Co.
Expert Hemstitching and Dxeaa
making. Satisfaction gnarmn-
MRS. E. R. WILLIAM80N.\
In The Kash Store.
Phone 223
Raeford, N. C.
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