The Robesonian., 1917-07-12
TRIPS oFLUMBERroN BOOSTERS

Bunch Of Lumberton Business Men
Carried Gospel of Cheer and Good
Business to Remotest Bounds Of
County-rwo Trips Were Made
Last Week and All Sections of
County Were Visited Boosters
Know More About County and Peo-
pie of Outlying Sections Know
More of LumbertOn
Thousands of people in the rural
districts of Robson county know
more about their county seat-Lum-
berton-than they ever knew before,
and many Lumberton people are bet
ter acquainted with the rural districts
of the county than ever as result Of
the activities Of the Lumberton
Booster club Thursday and Friday Of
last week.
Thursday 13 automobiles mostly
Fords-loaded with Lumberton peo-
pie made a circuit through the south
ern part Of the county. The automo-
biles were covered with banners tell
ing what good town Lumberton is
Lumberton There were 33 people
who made the trip Thursday. Thou
sands of circulars and hand bills o1v-
ing valuable information about Lum
berton and it's business houses were
distributed along the route and the
people seemed eager to get the facts
about their county seat-the best
town between Wilmington and Char
lotte
The club left Lumberton Thursday
morning at 9:3O and went over the
Creek road-a part of the Charlotte
Wilmington highway-to Orrum.
There the club was met by a number
of citizens who seemed delighted to
have the Lumberton delegation in
their midst. Mr.. E. C. Nye, senior
member Of the mercantile firm Of
Messrs. Nye & Shepherd, made an ell
oquent address welcoming the club to
Orrum. The address was responded
to by Mr.. H. E. Stacy Of the Lum-
berton bar.
Crops on the Creek road be.
tween Lumberten and Orrum are sale
to be the finest in the county. Ex
Judge T. A. McNeill, who was one o.
the boosters, said that was his frs
trip through the Broad Ridge section
j more surprised than he was at tn
changes and improvements noted il
|. that section. The Judge was CARRIE
away with the crops and kept talk
- ing about them all day. The farm
ers of that section can be given cred
it. also for raising more corn and les
cotton than the farmers Of any 9th
er section of the county. Corn
growing on every side, with her
and there a cotton patch.
From Orrum the club drove t
Proctorville, another of Robeson's fas
growing young towns, where the pei
pie gave a royal welcome. Fro
Proctorville the boosters went
Barnesville and saw good crops a
along the route. There has got
be some chewing and smoking dol
if all the tobacco growing in that Sc
tion is made away with. The tobac'
crop is the best ever. The farme
were busy curing the weed Wht
the boosters reached Barnesville M
R. R. Barnes, the father Of tn
town, showed that his heart was
the, right place when he brought o
bushel Of the incest, mellowe
] eyes on in many moons. ssHelp tn
selves, was the invitation given
- Mr.. Barnes, and the invitation W
obeyed readily. Mr.. Barnes was gl
to see the boosters and the booste
- were pleased to see Mr.. Barnes a
J also to get in touch with his appl
On account of some bridges bel
washed up between Marietta a
Fairmont the trip to Marietta had
be abandoned and from Barnesvi
the boosters drove to Fairmo
where number of Fairmont citize
greeted them. It was there the boo
ers took on dinner. After spendi
more than an hour in that good to
the boosters left for Rowland, VIII
a royal welcome awaited them.
ter swapping jokes with the citiz'
Of Rowland for some time the boo
ers left for Purvis. where sh
stop was made. From Purvis
boosters drove to Raynham, VIII
Mr.. c. M. Townsend brought out
box of good cigars and "set up'
crowd. Mr.. Townsend's hospital
will not soon be forgotten. W
! smoke curling from the mouths
aid, where some time was sp'
From Mcdonald the boosters retu
. ed home, arriving back in Lumber
The way Mr.. R. D. Caldwell /
drum on the trip is plain evide
that he can beat drum to beat
bard. While he beat the drum, P
Arthur Whitley blew bugle and
two furnished plenty of noise
music f0r the occasion.
Those who made the trip Thurs
were: Messrs. L. E. Whaley. Wi
Leggett, M. J. Merritt, S. M. p
R. J. Whaley, G.. L. Thompson
G. Campbell, A! Weinstein,
Weinstein. Israel Weinstein, T.
McNeill, Sr.. c. A. D. Fakes. S
Corbitt, H. E. Stacy, E. L. Whs
F. Grover Britt, W. C. Epps, r
: Crichton, K. M. Biggs, R. D.
, well, A. Whiteley, E. J. Britt, .
Mclean, ]. P. Newman, H. G. '