The Robesonian., 1918-04-25
With AUNT BECKY

..;otism Runs High-Buy Lib
e,tv Bonds and Escape Bond
age-war-Time Economies
4 another War Song.
/ Correspondence of The R00es0nian'
-, Fork, (Maxton, r 1), April
~ Patriotism runs hlgn IN the
- ard d the rural population IS Iul-
',n ,ln,onsrd to the imperative call to-
y 81 rcited to action by stirring
duty Il. from Rev. A. L. Ormond, and
agpe"'CC 'CCassidey, an auxiliary branch
Nls3 Vayton Red Cross society was
OF ',G ','; ;zad recently at Oak Grove with
ofsa''n@,.e 'n,enbers and a promise of sew
foIiy ,hcrs Hh President John of Caro-
ef" oolInpe and mayor A. J. McKin
Ina Naxton came down on Sunday
non " and addressed the people Of the
p ~ unity with great earnestness In
;;ntereyt of the Liberty Loan bonds
the cqgpaign in now on for the
ana ,rsncc Of this great and vital
fdll. mon the success of which so
caua'' 't.raods. We have a choice. We
M1'I r. hGads and insure liberty, or
can ,or or .. scIfishly by and see liberty
WI WI irt< lords. # the hun WINS, lib
,,ot be broken in centuries. But Ii
e",'i ,.a invest in Liberty bonds to the hon
W. W. limit Of our abilities, no power cn
esy S,+b can crush liberty in arms. The
f;naI decision to help or to hinder IS
Ili,G' llitb each Individual man and woman
SIJcr ~IJc fhe American flag today. Who
gr Inroe to say that the Liberty our faith
o". l'ai d;od for is not worth immeasura-
si1 si,, more than the money our Gov
oryyrent oly asks? Buy Liberty bonds
and escape bonds of slavery. The
%nur i'n and the crisis are at hand; the
.;n,o .ip has come for action, for sacri-
fina ica for any and all things which can
ho dome to save the allied nations from
tbo domination of the ruthless and
barbar0us zoe. -,
r1artinp. and would be glad to have
. shaver of rain in order to bring up
the cotton, as seed are very scarce,
and the necessity of planting over
would mean the buying OF more seed.
Il is cloudy this a. m. and am hear
inc the sound of distant thunder,
which may be the fore-runner of
rain, Small grain is growing nicely,
and the prospect for a good crop OF
wheat and oats is at present very
encouraging.
Mr. McAdoo seems to have made
. Good impression in North Carolina
and I hear it rumored that he may
nossibly have a Presidential bee in
his bonnet. Of this l know moth
ing. but was impressed with remark
in his Wilmington speech, when he
stated that "a patch on a mans pants
is a badge of honor" This recalled
to mind the strenuous economies prac-
ticed during the Civil war, when l re-
collected having seen garments be-
ing worn with a patch on top Of a
patch, and both in different colors
from the original. My mother taught
me to darn and patch when | was a
little rirl. and I aw fond of it, and
have kept in prac ice all through Tee
years.
There are many ways of economic
ing in the homes unknown to the pres
ent housewives because they were not
obliged to do it. I was recently IN a
nice home in certain town, the resi-
dence Of a young couple with two
little boys and a girl. The grand
mother was present and called my at
tention to the eldest little boy, and
his neat-fitting new pants" which
she told me she had cut and made
from a discarded pair of his fathers
This was tasl. / had often accom-
plished myself in days gone by, but
has been for years almost lost art.
But it pays, and the little pants, with
the goods turned wrong-side out, and
neatly made, look good as new. and
wear a long time. Try it, sisters;
utilize "daddy's" old pants, and save
his pocketbook.
I make lighters to save matches,
another wartime economy which
find is a real curiosity to the present
generation, and have been frequently
asked what they are, and how they
are made. / keep little box filled
up sitting on my mantel, and through
the winter they saved many matches
1t looks like very small economy
but "every little makes meickle,'
and "a penny saved is a penny earn.
ed"
Mr.. j. T. Beasley visited his sor
at Camp Jackson last week anG
found him we'll, and getting on al
right. He was impressed favorably
with the good condition of the camp
and health of the boys. Mr.. Robt
Stewart, his sister, Miss Sadie, ane
Miss Cora Mccormick also visited the
Stewart brothers, Messrs. Will, ane
Hugh, at Hampton Roads, where they
are in training school at the nava
operation base.
A recent letter received from Mr.
c. ]. McColl informs us that he i!
still in camp near Toronto, Canada
and is taking training in the aviation
corps. He sent us fine photo O
himself, which portrays vigorous
health, and soldierly appearance
dressed in the Canadian uniform, sim
liar in color to that of our boys, bu
differing somewhat in the mak-up.
| have never seen any military uni
form equal in color and beauty to tn
confederate gray, nor Drawer spirit
than tboco uybC xuOro If Tho hOV