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The Robesoniani
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Lumberton, North Carolina
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Letter From Rowland T.H£. NORTfli1 MARCH Maxtort News School Bus'Mishaps But Fortunately No One Was Seri- I School Honor ously of Robeson, Honored Birthday--Mrs. R. S. Bond'Honored-- Andrews Marriage Airs.

Allen Bond Hosiess. Kooncc Host to B. End of Successful Bear Hunt Music Dance March 7--Improv- ing Ashpelc Church GrnuiuJg-- Social and Personal. St. Pauls News an of By Mary Bullock Hracey A.

L. A. i GivCS Patriotic I Mai 1 2--The P. T. A is r-v)nsorin a square dame 10 bo hc-'V" at American Legion liu: on -March 7th.

Morrison, who Miss JCk; aor is visitlny her is- Mrs. J. McLrod. Mrs. Mor- $: 55 a Africa.

She made olid inlks at Ihe Asiipole Christian and the Woman's Auxil- i also to the lona Womr.n's Auxiliary, Idn McQueen and Mar: iSarcl McQueen arc- spend 1 in Rock Hill, S. C. Rook Club. Tuesday' Rook ijlub met with R. F.

Graham. Members present Mcs- iSnmes C. .1. McCailum. J.

'McM. -Smith. A. E. Miss Sollic Sineliav.

Guests were: IVIcs- aanies B. A. Edc-ns, Charles Galln- her. E. H.

McKinnon. T. W. Car- rpichacl. Miss Sellic Sinclair irsaclc high score for members and Mrs.

B. A. Edens for guests. ments were served. of tr.umoi,-.

Denver Greensboro i.s isi tiny Mary recuperating from a recent r. and Mix-Ralph Skipper (little daughter, Joanne Program--Recent PiayWas Ernest skipper hr Great Success--Presbyter- i ItC isf fB -'HI! Men DISCUSS Plans for Thursday for 10 n-lruJvos in i Year at Supper Meeting. i Thursday cm GROUP TUES. and Mns in c' By Mrs. Wm.

MacMillun St. Mar. 4--Tho A. L. A.

i ratine Tuesday evening at a uler'home i too home of Mrs. i Powers. san-tc- P. J. CaudeJl Rcv.

J. M. Leimnon and Mrs. A. lain.

Mrs. P. J. Caudcll; reading minutes bv Mrs. Merlon Son well corresponding secretary.

Mrs. L. A. K'mK treasurer reported a balance of $7.01 to the unit's credit. After a brief business session, tho following program was Riven with Judith Pooie, junior prcsi- dent, presiding: "pong.

"The Star I Spr.nglcd Banner." by the i A a i i "Ti" 2 I 1- i f)C a 1 I 1 bro- Juditli Poole, piano accom- I i went to Tues- panist: salute to the flag by unit- Patcs brother, Mr. reading. Americanism in the Soul Blue, who is seriously ill. Church Grounds. recent planting of new sh'ru- and the pruning of the old has added much to the grounds of Ashnole Presbyterian church.

Mrs. Lewood McCailum and Miss Onal McCailum were in L-umbcr- ton Tuesday. Mesdames Edison Lyich, W. R. McKeliar.

Mr. and Mrs. V. McA. i Poolc i iher Mr.

R. B. BuHarcl. i C. WhiUock MHR i ed from a visit to her Mrs.

A. K. Robertson in Ashevillo. Miss Elisc Tucker ha-; accepted a position with the Stevenson music store in Raleigh. I Gilbert Medlin, law student at Wake Forest, spent the wool: at home.

I Miss Christine Smith of Lum- I Loui berton socnt a short while in town I Mor.nn York; DADS. FOR SALE FRESH DOUGHNUTS morning and rolls every afternoon. Phone 172. OuBois Bakery. We have that Salt rising brend Tuesday DuBois Bakery, Phone 172.

OR SALE: About 40 pieces of very oeautiful shrubbery at half price at oin- farm this Elrose Farm, F.iirmont. ASK US ABOUT FREE THEATRE TICKETS WITH CLASSIFIED ADS. Carolina Theatre WEDNESDAY ONLY SALE: 100 cords good 4-foot pine cord wood. Ltimbcrton Implement Co. FOR SALE: 100 shares Marlboro cotton mill stock, payinq dividends.

Write "Stock" Cfo Robesonian. FOR SALE--Pedigreed Guernsey bull, years old, bred on Coker farm. Will 5 or trade for heifers. Turner, Fair Bluff. FOR SALE: No.

1 work mule, years old, 5100; also general varm tools. J. H. Barfield, 1, 2 miles on Ehzabethtown highway. OLD RELIABLE ACME FERT1LI- 2ERS, good since '18S3.

Let us tell you about "ACME ACE" a special fertilizer for tobacco. Ira Bullard. HOBESON A A I PANY fertilizers for cale by us Ira BulJard. JUST RECEIVED Seed a toes, bountiful beans garden I A A LOMBARD Music seed. K.

M. Biggs, SEE US for fertilizer farm sup plies. Cash or Credit. K. M.

Biggs, Inc. COTTON--Good prices paid for all fjrac'es. See us before you sell. K. M.

Biggs, Inc. WANTED LOST AND FOUND WANTED: TWO GOOD FARM MULES. K. M. BIGGS.

FOR SALE: Fine male Collie ups nbout 4 or 5 months old. W. Eethune, Lumber-ton. LOST--Female fox brindftd with white about the hsad and Ptease notify Stanley Faircloth, Pauls, R. 1 cfo.

Sflas Martin. When this fiin-y littlo toper got hold of the bottle, a wee bit oC a nip for himself, wl.ile his gazed enviously Like tJiis Datiiing girl, many i visitors at a southern resort find the cubs a source of a i OR SALE: Farm, 48 acres, 12 1 more acres cleared, 2 acres tobacco and 5 acres cotton. Price- right. i K. Bethune, Lumberton.

oporos: piano contest. Mary i and Sammy Solomon; pi- i i i T- TI America, by Sarah Grantham; SilUhnrv tin irtii i i j. piano selection by Milchel Crump; rending, hisl.ory of the FlaR, by Marion McG.ill; poem. Mats Off the Fln.q is Passing, by Annie Mae Inman and Mary Elizabeth Alderman; oiano selection, Minuet in G. by Dorothy Pophal; song, Little George Wfishington.

by Helen Sea- wclJ. Alderman, with Bond and Mr. Mac McKellar al- the recital given at Flora iald college Monday nighf bv Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hughes, celebrated pianists.

Mr. and Mrs. Alford Keel at- as accompanist; I "k-LvjiiiiJJdISI. noem. Washington's Birtlulay by 1 Jean Nash: During the social period a George Wr.shmglon contest, arranged by thc hostesses, was enjoyed, in which Mrs.

L. A. King i i A j.xii tended the tuneral of Mr. Mcrritt was prize-winner of pretty china Allen in Dillon. S.

Sunday af- ternoon. Mr. James Hincs spent last i week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.

M. Hincs. Major Charles Gallaher returned with him to i Columbia, S. C. I Mr.

and Mrs. Clifford McLeod visited relatives in town Sunday. Stitch-Tn-Time. tl Miss Kate McKcnzie entertained the Stitch-In-Time club with six tables of rook. Decorations and tallies' carried out the George Washington birthday idea.

The following were guests: Mesdames T. W. Carmichsel, G- M. Pate. E.

H. McKinnon. G. L. Pate.

Homer i Ward. J. C. Ward, B. L.

McEach- era. V. McA. Bond. James Stack.

J. C. Whcdbee, Edison 'Lytch, D. J.Plensants. E.

P. Bond. -S. Grahain. W.

E. Evans. C. E. -31'Iorrrson.

A. C. Sinclair, L. A. Mc- J.

Smith, S. W. Alford. Allen Bond. Rufus Mc- Queen, and Miss Margaret Mc- Queen.

Mrs. Rufus McQueen won fc the prize for high score, Mrs. V. McA. Bond the floating prize, and Mrs.

James Stackhouse made low score for the afternoon. salad, cheese ft Chicken radishes. orange ice. coffee and nuts were served. SEA.

SCOUT SHIP LOG 3y Otis Minton. Yeoman. The skipper was piped aboard, at bell first night watch, the rou- being delayed one half hour due to absence of several members attended the basketball cham- npicnship tournamcr.t at Red I Springs. The skipper again, cali- our attention to being on time all meetings. 10 demerits will "be charged to each crew for every tardy or AWOL from now on.

If we arc to accomplish the scheduled for each meeting, got to be there si 3 bells i 100 percent attendance. member. in the Flagship and also tJiat chicken is al- 4- most ready to be served, so come; men. give the ship our some real co-opei-ation. candlestick holder.

Hot chocolate, sandwiches and cookies were served, using as favors tiny spring flowers tied with blue a'nd white ribbon in accord with thc color motif effectively observed throughout the evening. "Thc Borrowed Wife" The Borrowed Wife a 3-act play presented, in the grammar school auditorium on Friday night, Feb. proved to be great success. Tiie cast was an excellent one, each character being well i led for his or her role. Encouraged by a good-sized atidience, the characters made thc play thoroughly enjoyable and well worth attending.

Those present lauded it as the best entertainment given by local talent in cmite awhile. Thc director. W. R. Walker, principal of the mill school, gladly gavc his time and energy to this work in order that the proceeds might be used to buy books for the mill school library nnd equipment for the nursery school.

Door receipts amounted to S20.40. Church Supper. The Presbyterian men of the Church were participants in a supper Thursday evening with Mr. A. R.

McEachern as host, assisted by the ladies of Circle No. 3. of which Mrs. Duncan McEachern is chairman, xvho served. The cvcry-member canvass and other plans for the new church year were topics of discussion, following thc supper.

Birth. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. A.

Beam of the latter the former Miss of this city, announce Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Martin of spent Sunday Mr. and Mrs.

Dan Martin. of Eeelhoven. Helen Speros; His Works. Helen piano solo. i minute in Ctaherin'e Speros; i anecdotes on Beethoven.

Miss CLUE TO OF Mr. and Mrs. J. n. Wright and Fvnc: contest.

Mar.jorie Lu- Eleanor and Mrs. Irene ancl Lvic 'V Worth McLeod; and Rev. W. L. visited Mr" mi frames, the class; piano solo.

Frank Wright in the Denncttsville i Essey; solo, Drink to me hosoital Wednesday. Louit'burg. March without single chic to a'crime called "the most brutal in the history of the county," officers of'Frank- lin county today were prepared to ask the county commissioners on 1 thine Mary Lou- and the governor to offer rewards Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Ivey and i iso Solomon.

program closed tor the axo-slayer of 13-year-old little daughter. Bettie Lou, of i cltiss KOn S- Laurel Hill, spent Sunday i Mr. Members and were in" and Mrs. A. L.

Ivey. Mrs. Mary, Miss and Mr. Denver Cottihglnim were in Dillon Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs. E. P. Smith to four tables where covers and napkins were used in carrying out the national colons. Cakes whipped cream topped with juice were i cherries and grape Good Program by Old Folks were Rowland visitors Thursday night.

1 School Honor Roll. Following is Msxton school honor roll for the i month: First.grade--1st honor, Withers Brooks. Billy Clcgg. George Kassif Ed Webster, Dewey Evans. Betty Pembroke night Burns, Stella Mae Davis; 2nd i schocl 2 avc a 11ic program by or, Vernon Gibson.

Roland Mcd-) lhc old lc nl thc Baptist lin. Va. Marie Sheppard. rch Fo 1 and it was cn.ioy- Second grade--1st honor. Ccl Dy alL Lois Ivey.

Annie Francis TJPP. Evelyn Bullard, Amis Daniel, Billy Kincaid. Mary Louise Annie McRae, Lane; I 2nd honor. James Shepoard, T. Drake, Bobby Thomas.

David Les- lie Maynard. Third grade--1st honor. Howard Hasty. Ed James Me- Cabc. Barbara Burns, Marv Frances Collins, Magenta Stone.

Fourth grade--1st honor. Joseph, Irene Jones. Betty Jane 1 Purcell; 2nd honor. Flora i bcth Cuii-ie Lencn English. Smithie Sheppard.

Ethel 1 Fifth grade--1st honor, Lucile Lane; 2nd honor, Frances Camp- bell, Louise Knight, Eionnor Wright, Randall Brooks. Kalbort' Jones. Currie McLeod. Clifford Phillips. Douglas Purcell.

Gus Speros. Sixth grade--1st honor, none; 2nd honor. Grace McKinnon Dan Campbell. Pattic Mae Faulkner. The brutality and seeming lack of cause for the murder has aroused the entire countryside in the neighborhood of Gold Sand high school.

which the child's body was found Friday morning. Even while the funeral was being conducted Saturday afternoon, searchers scoured nearby fields for the missing axe which battered life out of the slight body of the i 13-year-old farm child. Yesterday the crowds continued at thc scene of the crime and ugly rumors were spread, but not one iota of evidence pointed directly to anyone as the murderer. SCCO ha mues-- for sale. $75 to 5150 Brewer Co.

Red Springs, N. LOST--Lady's brown Oxford slipper' oir h.ohway between Mt. Zion and Branch colored please return to Mattie I Blount, Lumberton, R. 2 or Robe- I sonian office. A A white woman to live in home on farm keep house for family of 4.

Must be of good character and reasonable salary. G. T. Smith, R. 5, Lumberton.

FOR RENT, WANTED: You to know those chess pies served with whipped cream are n. delight for any one. Phone 172, Ou8ois Bakery. We pay the highest cash market prices for good shelled corn. Robeson PCX Service, Lumberton." FOR SALE: Splendid tobacco farm" Zt6 acres, 100 cuitivation, 18 A 26 1 acres allotments tobacco and cot- tor, 3 dwelling.

Good tenants, no better land. Well located. 530 oer OBERS a us. Biggc, Lumberton'. 500 Is FOR SALE: INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZERS.

A complete stock on hand at all times. Ira Billiard. LIME LAND: It will pay you T'C MASC LIMESTONE. Ira Bullard. FOR RENT--Nice 6-room house.

Ed' McNeiM Lumbe-ton. PLANT.NG SEED-We have on hand now a hm.ted supply Coker Five Cleve-Witt, Eight-eighty-four and FOR RENT: Two office rooms recently repKmted i thrcuqhout. Apply Freeman Print- 'nq Co. Planting seed i EfJ-f-VTM' 1 1 Beginnmg Thursday. Feb.

23 we win have baby chicks for sa each week Place your order in advance. carry starting and prowinn mash I also a full line of feeders and water i I a SPECIAL NOTICES CRACKED CYLINDER heads and repaired, made like new by SHERMAN'S REPAIR at Yo'unq's Rad.ator Shop, ohone 152, Laurinburg, with wiginal and exclusive orocess. Every Job guaranteed. Beware substitutes. USED TRACTORS and used 2-horse harrows or al-.

Lumberton Impfement Co. McCormick Deering ChattaneeTa Plows nnd repairs. reduced in prfce" Buy now. Lumberton PIANO TUNING: Recomendations from Huph Williamson. of mi.s-' ic Flora Macdonald collepe and Ed; wm Huaher.

New. York city, one of America's greatest nrtists. Anderson, phane 62, Robeson Fu'rnt- ture Co, S2.50 per Ail Sizes for Men Women, Boys and C'irls Special for orJy 48c LUMBERTON in 5hllck sale. See A Hedgpeth, Lumbcrton. I RE REMEDY: Seven days free trial.

Money back nuarantee. For nnrnctilars write Reynolds Mf --Co Gastonin, N. c. WANTED: Shelled Corn. Will pay 70c bushel cash for mixed corn, 72c for strictly yellow corn.

Kinlaw Cashwell. r'f WANTED: Radio salesman at once. Must have own car. Answer P. O.

I Box 1085, Lumberton, N. C. dark brown leather pocket.book containing receipts and few small articles, and pair brown kid eloves attached. Finder please 'phone 395 or return to Robesonian office and receive reward. Mr.

and Mrs. R. Mclntyre and Mr. and Mrs. O.

L. Henry'left Saturday night for New Orleans to visit the Mardi Grass. They expect to be away about a week. Mrs. J.

M. Johnson and daughter, Miss Lee Anna, of Rowland, spen Sunday guests of Supt. and Mrs. L. D.

Edcns at the county home. Mesdames Johnson and Edens are sisters. Misses Frances Caldwelt and Virginia Rose Geddie, students at W. C. U.

N. C. Greensboro, spent the week-end in this homes here. OR SALE-- Sev-ral used McCormick Deermo tractors, priced fror r0 C. Hatcher Rowland.

furniture, beds, chairs Fairmont, N. C. Try a i bte dif TM Choral Group. Special attention is called to the chorsl group under direction of Mr. Bosrart which meets Tuesday 8 nt the grammar school I.

All who expect to take ige of this opportunity arc be on hand for this tl Baptist by Rev. ailcom attended 1 Seventh grade--Isi. honor, none; 2nd-honor. Jane Campbell, die Frostic, Randal McLeod, Ber- nice McKinnon. High school--1st honor.

John McKinnon. Mary Kathcrine McQueen. John Campbell. Ben Taylor; 2nd honor. James Morrison.

James Preston McLean. Herbert Galloway, Frances Ward. Inez Bracey, Frances Denson, Virginia 'P Martin. Thomas Johnson. J.

S. B. Music Club. I The J. S.

Bach Music club met! with David Kooncc at thc hotel i for its regular meeting Saturday, The dining room was a decorated with potted plants, daf- fodils, first breath of spring, nnd other early spring Since this date followed so closely the birthday anniversary of Geo. Washington, a large picture of him cifraped with nn American was also used for the occasion. Spring Silk The club chose its for must have it if we cam- or in orth while mn onda -a worth while manner solo. i-mcn completed rcqmrcmc-nl No. 7.

orinm VTM 1 TM 0 1 at Kooncc latitude and longitude in orcfery rc cA- -twork. In The inter-crew contest me iunate, 250 points. Thc JY fjril t.xTCws are to furnish chicken din- osp cjncr to the Let's get busy id perhaps we can all eat. A reminder: All apprentice sea- MUST bcurd and rope nnd tjfor ordinary knot-board require- at next meeting. Al! ordi- inary seamen MUST bring mater- for splicing, worming, serving Salve Nose Drops Liquid T.ibCets du checks COLDS and FEVER first d.ny Ifcnclachcs fn 30 V1Slt home rf Messrs.

FOR SALE WINDOWS DOORS NAILS AND BRICK. LIME, CEMENT SHINGLES, ALL KINDS OF RUILDERS AND COTTON PIECE GOODS JUST RECEIVED! NEW SPRING SILKS JX PRINTS AND SOLID COLORS We SL 97c yard IX TAFFETA, CREPES, ETC. OTTON PIECE Ne tors Saturday. Store Polka Dot Voiles, yard 29c Dimity, yard 25c White Waffle Cloth, yard 25c 39c Psffe Linen, Fast, Brown White, yd. Pepperel Prints, Big AssL, yd.

MEN'S NEW SPRING SUITS Xcw -Spring colors, newest styles. Sporty iK'cks. Saddle pockets. AH sixes aim ed only 3V1. Biggs, Inc.

DEPARTMENT STORE LUMBERTOX THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOK NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. WE BUY CHICKENS FOR CASH COLORED HENS, Ib. i LEGHORN HENS, Ib. J2c ROOSTERS, Ib. 7c BROILERS, ib.

i WE WILL BUY YplJR EGGS. LEMONS, Ige. doz. 20c BANANAS, 5 ibs. 25c APPLES, pk.

35c, doz. IQc up CELERY, 3 stalks 25c All Kinds Fresh Vegetables, Seeds, Plants, etc. SNOW'S APPLE HOUSE PHONE 15-i LUMBERTON To Our Policyholders and the Public! We are pleased to announce the appointment of CAPTAIN F. ELI WISHART District Representative for The Life Insurance Company of Virginia Captain Wishart's office is located on the Second floor front of the Freeman building over Freeman Printing Company, Lumberton, N. C.

As represen- tative of this Company he will be pleased to serve you either in connection with your present insurance or any contemplated additional insurance. See him about your insurance needs. S. Casper Chandler. General Agent.

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