The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-05-17
Maxton Votes to Take Over Light
Ing System-T0wn Election

Maxton Scottish Chief, 18th.
The town election was a quiet al
fair last Monday. A few -manipula,,
tors took themselves seriously ana
gumshoed around, but as they Sc
iected good men in whom the voters
are assured that they cannot be used
to further personal or political as
pirations of any man nor as Wedge
10 keen the community divided, but
will faithfully labor of the best in.
terests of the town, there was no OPP
position and the following received
| the vote opposite their names:
For mayor. M. Armstrong. %;
for commissioners V. Robertson
%. LEROY B. Martin go, E. L. McCor-
mac 90, E. E. Chandler "a, ]. W. Car
ter /.
Of course Mr.. Carter was not a
candidate nor on the ticket.
The vote on giving the town au-
! thority to take over the ownership
or management of electric lighting,
j either by purchase or contract, under
! the special act recently published in
the Scottish Chief, was: for owner
i ship, "a; against ownership 10. Ma
i iority Of vote cast 55. The registered
vote is 154.
High Prices and Specializing on Crops
i Unharvested
Te the Editor of The Robesonian:
i If there ever has been time when
Il it was more needful for all classes of
people, both rich and poor, to stand
together as one may than it is today
it was before my remembrance.
! The farmers in this part of the
State made a very short crop last
: year, 1916, and we hope that our mer-
chants will not take the advantage
of their fellow farmers during this
: year. AS we see it, the farmer car
not successfully get along through
: this life without the merchant. The
/, merchant, the banker,-the mill man
ard the railroad company fully real
: lie that they cannot live without the
farmer.
Now a few words we are sorry tt
say, but true: according to prices
that a travelling man was quoting tx
a grocerman May 8, We are undoubt
eddy having to pay forty per cent OF
the dollar for food supplies. This
z looks like taking the advantage o.
the farmer crop before harvested
That is worse, as the writer sees it
than the Clark bill, which is VOTING {
debt on the unborn generation. Thu
: writer thinks if there ever was {
time more needful than now to reac
and study and mediate on the wore
F, of God, it was before his remember
} ance.
If the farmer falls down this veal
as he has in the past year or two
with a short crop, the country is gone
to the dogs, with having to pay such
high prices for food supplies.
Our government, as you all know
is pleading for the farmer and doesn't
it look like our merchants would
heed to the governments request, fol
we all realize that our great lead
ers know best and are doing the best
as they see it, for US. For the right
: information about part of the above
mentioned you will find in Gods holy
Book.
Forinstance look at Deuteronomy
oath chapter IA and Is, Proverbs 18th
chapter, 81; Proverbs 22nd chapter
and IS; and a host Of other referen
ces we could make mention of.
We claim ten per cent profit OF
. the dollar is enough. Any thing above
that is robbery in the sight of Gcr
and man. How can the poor hire
ling and average man chin in any
thing on the Sabbath day when tn
: basket comes around when he has t.
pay from twenty to forty per cen
profit to the merchants for majorit!
for all that he has to buy? Thi
: doesn't comply with the government
!. request and abide by Gods holy word
The writer thinks that it is time TO
q us all to stop and think and remem
Der the Golden Rule-do unto other
: as you would have them do to you.
ii But it looks like nowadays it's d.
the other fellow before he can do you
Sorry to write such letter as tn
: above, but feel impressed to do SC
i SUBSCRIBER
Q Buie, N. C.
- May 9, 1917.
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