The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-07-07
FARMERS UNION RALLY.

august 70 Selected as Date
Governor Kitchin and Other
Observation-Disclosures
! ed-County Executive Com
mittee Wants Teachers Sc
lected With Care-May Re-
commend Assistant to County
Superintendent - Editors of
Farmers Department in Rob-
esonian-Union Growing.
At meeting Tuesday of the
executive committee of the Rob-
eson county division of the Far
mers' Unionit was decided to have
another big rally in Lumberton
on the 26th Of August, the clos
ing day of the county teachers
institute, which will be held
from the 18th to the 26th of Au-
gust. Mr.. Jno. E. Carlyle, of
Raft Swamp, has been appointed
chief marshal, and Mr.W. K Cul-
breth. also of Raft Swamp, will
be assistant marshal. Governor
: ". W. Kitchin will be invited as
: one of the speakers. and as he
has promised President w. S.
: Cobb that he will speak in Robe
! son some time during the summer
, it is confidently expected that he
- will be Il esent. Some official of
Il the State or National Union will
t also be invited to speak. The
. Farmers Union rally held in
l. Lumberton last January was
/ one of the greatest occasions of
\. the kind ever held in Robson,
le and the rally in August will no
al doubt also be an occasion long to
:" BE remembered.
Z The following have been ap.
n pointed delegates to the conven.
a tion of the State Farmers Union
'. which will be held at the A. anG
4, M. College in Raleigh July 26 an1
I'd 27, President Alexander's officia
m call for which was pu blished il
'g MONDAYS Robesonian: w. P
K Barker, j. E. Carlyle, J. L. Pre-
to watt, Edgar Bass, G.. L. Rober
he son, E. w. Stone.
nd Under the leadership Of Presi
is dent w. S. Cobb, who is largel
responsible for the appointment
It. of the State educational commit
ma tee that has done so much te
ar ward awakening interest in ae
ist ricultural education, the Robeso
of- County Union is laying gres
,ry stressupon the educationalfeatu
ng of the Union and it is the earnes
tx wish of the executive committe
RS. that the school committeeme
IDS throughout the county selet
nd their teachers for the comm
nd school year with particular car
The Union wants agriculture an
domestic science taught in tt
schools and desires that teache
net be selected with reference
urt their qualifications to teach thes
der subjects. Pres. Cobb has II
no names of several teachers WI
the took a special course in the
the subjects at the May school at tt
Nc A. and NJ. College and he will
led. glad to furnish these names
ons any inquiring school committe
and men. The executive commit
rth is considering also the advisabi
,ar. ty of recommending the emplo
Who ment by the county Of an ass
ap- tant to Courty Superintende
$50 Poole to take charge of the a
the ricultural branch in the schools
ard The County Union is not nc
and has never been in polite
on but it is interested in securil
t to needed legislation and the exc
utive committee has been d
cussing legislation that is need
along the line of good roads a
.,a education and will perhaps ma
l nAo some recommendations later. L
J.- eeL portant matters also came up I
ouy discussion relative to the sale
piS- p cotton seed, tobacco, etc., a
lliu' demonstration work among t
'ay' y farmers. The Union expects
OH have a man from theAgricultu
N Department doing demonstrate
33ae' work in the county by the fl
day - natos haua hoon .rranood /
and oaral u 1Tn;on % n;on;cs a. - 6e h,
ting eSr tSre',rho,,+ y t Tho ] oo,ntv d,r;no !
Mr.. s,,rouaer m and thssa will ha .
ace, no,,nood froro t;mo +o time int
M oMn Robesonian. An important p
oliie mic will be held at Alfordsvi
tomorrow, as has been annoul