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The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
LUMBERToN NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY JANUARY "a Iy18
RED SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS
Pre-Nuptial Social Event-Prof.
Leonard Will Take Up Y. M. G.
A. Work-Personal.

Of The Robesonian.
Red Springs. Jan. 23-Mr. Fred
Pearsall Of Wilmington spent few
days here this week on business.
Mrs. N. H. Gibbs of Newbern ar
rived on Tuesday night to visit her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. J. L. McMil-
Ian. Mrs. Gibbs will be dame of hon.
or at the de Vane-Dixon wedding
which will take place on Saturday
Mrs. Robert w. Massie, Jr., spent a
few days this week at Ardulussa with
her sister Mrs. Fred Vaughn.
Prof. S. E. Leonard, who for three
years has been principal of the grad
ed school here, has resigned and will
go into Y. M. c. A. work Prof. and
Mrs. Leonard have made many friends
here and it is with deep regret that
they give him up. The best wishes
OF the community go with him in the
noble work in which he will engage
His place in the school has not yet
been filled.
Mrs. Raymond Corbett spent Tues.
day in Fayetteville shopping.
This afternoon Miss Genevieve Nc
MILAN entertained from to 6 il
honor Of Miss Catherine Dixon, wht
on Saturday becomes the bride OF
Thomas A. de Vane. After tie guest.
had arrived, little R. D. Mcmillan, Jr.
came in with a bouquet of pink rose.
which he presented to Miss Dixon
From the bouquet were tied ribbons
in shower effect to which were at
tached many beautiful handkerchiefs
Refreshments consisting of salad an,
coffee were served. Almost twent,
| five. guests were present. -:
Mrs. J. D. Callahan and grandchil
dren Francis and John, are spendin,
a few days in Fayetteville with Mrs
| William Horne.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
NUMBER 100
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

License has been issued for the
marriage Of Marion NJ. Hobbs and
Agatha Britt.
MIR. +. A. Wishart, county super-
lntendent of roads, moved Tuesday
from Lumberton to his farm on X. 4
from Lumberton.
MIR. c. A. Purcell Of Wagram was
Lumberton visitor Monday after
noon. driving through in one of his
stock Dodge autos, for which he in
agent.
MIR. H. E. Thrower and family
moved yesterday to Alma. Mr..
1hrower has been employed as gener-
al superintendent by the Alma Lum-
Der Co.
Red Springs Citizen: Lumberton
and Red Springs will have to divide
honors In Red Cross work. Both have
strong organizations capable OF do
ing much good.
-Messrs. G. H. and G.. d. Floyd of
the Fairmont section were among tha
visitors in town yesterday. They were
here to learn something about how to
secure some of the government soda.
domestic science is being taught
IN the East Lumberton public school.
The teachers say the children are
taking great interest in this work.
They are given lessons in cooking each
Tuesday.
i Red Springs Citizen: For sonae
time work has been going on remodel
ing the home of Mr.. R. B. Lovin.
and 1t now presents a very handsome
appearance, and is among the most
, attractive looking residences in town.
DIR. and Mrs. w. w. Parker re-
turned last night from Greensboro,
where DR.. Parker attended a meet
ing Monday and Tuesday of the North
Carolina Optometric society. Dr. Par
ker was elected chairman of the nom-
mating committee and also was elect
ed as member of the publicity COM
mittee of the society
: Mr.. John III. Felts, Jr., has ac.
cepted a position as travelling sales
t man for the Ajax Rubber Co. OF
: Trenton, N. J. Mr. Felts will trave
!. in eastern North Carolina and vii
Il make Lumberton headquarters. FL
had been thinking of moving with hi.
: family to Charlotte, his former home
J but has decided to make Lumberto,
v headquarters. He left Tuesday nigh
d for New YorE On business fo- lis com
n pauV
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Turn in Your Food-Pledge Cards.

Mrs. H. H. Anderson, correspond
ing secretary Of the Woman's club,
has been asked to collect all the food
pledge cards that have been signed
in Lumberton and forward them to
Washington. They are wanted in
Washington this month. Bear in
mind that the cards wanted are the
pledge cards, and not the food con-
servatioh cards. Every one who has
signed one OF these cards IS requested
to send it to Mrs. Anderson al once,
in order that she may send it to the
proper address in Washington.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN
Executive Committee for Robson
County.

To the Editor of The Robesonian:
The following have been appointed
members of the executive committee
for the War Savings campaign for
Robson:
Profs. J. R. Poole P. E. sentel!e, and Mrs. s
wards, Parkton Pref. John Il. Pierce, Fair
mont ; Prof j. f. Sinclair and Miss Helen
Ruth Allen Rowland DIR. c. c. VardeT, Profs
s. E. Leonard, Q. O.. Dukes and Miss Nena
Rhyme, Red Springs; Rev. R. B. John and
Prof. Il. H. Mclean, Msxton; Prof: X L..
Pittnan, Orrum; Prof. ". 7. Jenrette, Ma
rietta Prof. James Hutchins, Lumber
Bridge; Miss Dovie Britt, Proctorvilie; Miss
Eta Williams, Rex; Mrs. G. I. Pate, Purv1s +;
Miss Leila Floyd Butler, Pernbroke Miss Lula
Cassidey Lumberton: D. H. Britt, Lumberton
R. F. D.; F. G. Britt, Lumbertoa; 3: A.
, , Edens Rowland J. M. Armstrong, Maxton ;
A. R. McEachern, ST. Pauls; Rev. A: L. Or-
mond, Maxton A. J.. Mckinnon, Maxton; d.
c. L. Greaves, DR.. r. 7. Allen, Lumber ton
Rev. J. J. Murray, St. Pauls; j.: G. Snoddy'
| Holloway, Rev. w. D. Combs, p. B: Freeman
| C. B. Redmond, H. E. Stacy, Mrs. E. L: Hol-
| loway, Lumberton; ]. P. Virgins, publicity
| manager Maxton:
Executive Committee to Organize Colored
+. People-Prof. w. H.. Knuckles, Rev, }; IL
Haywood, Prof. w. j. Mclean, Lumberton
| Additional members of this commit
tee viii be enlisted as the work prog
resses.
L. R. VARSER, Chairman
w. LENNON, Secretary.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
GLENNWOOD GLEANINGs
Supt- Poole and County Health
Officer McPhaul Visit School
Literary Society Meets-Per-

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Glennwood Pembroke, R. u, Jan.
2-Supt. j. R. Pool and DR.. McPhaul
visited the Glennwood school last Fri
Day morning. DIR. McPhaul explained
TO the pupils why one should take ad-
vantage of the free medical examina-
ton. Supt. Poole made a very in
teresting talk on ''The Importance of
Attending School Regularly. Both
teachers and pupils enjoyed having
Supt. Poole and DR.. McPhaul visit
them and were much benefited by
their talks.
The GlennWOod Literary society held
It's first meeting of the new year on
Friday afternoon. A very interesting
program, consisting of recitations.
readings, essays, and songs was rem
dered by the pupils. The officers of
the society are: president, Sallie
White; vice president Worth Culbreth
secretary and treasurer, Lucy Gull
breth.
Among the new pupils who have en-.
tered school during the past month
are Beulah and Lura Smith.-Mr. Zet
Carlyle has returned to Camp Jack.
son, Columbia, after spending a few
days visiting relatives and friends
here.-Mr. Noah Duncan spent Sun
/ day in Red Springs at the home o1
his brotherin-law and sister, Mr.. anc
Mrs. T. E. Cope.-Mrs. M. H. Mcneil
is visiting relatives in Clarkton.-
Miss Glennie Graham and Mr.. j. M
Hall spent the weekend inRedSprings
Quite number from the commun
1ty went to Lumberton Saturday t,
hear Governor Bickett.-Mr. Bund,
McNeill, who is attending PHILADELPHIA
nigh school, spent the weekend wit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Will Nc
| Neili.-Sorry to report Mr. VIII Lew
is on the sick list
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
David Fl. Fuller Promoted toFirst
lieutenant.

Lieut.. D. H. Fuller, who was COM
missioned second lieutenant after at
tending the officers training camp at
Fort Oglethorpe and who has been
stationed at Camp Jackson for sever
al months, has been commissioned
first lieutenant. Mr.. Fuller is son
of Mr.. C. M. Fuller of Lumberton and
before going to the training camp
practiced law here. Lieut.. Fuller is
divisional insurance agent at Camp
Jackson and had sold more than $50,
100000 worth Of insurance to the sol
diers up to last week.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
SUPERIOR Court Next Week.

A weeks term Of Superior court for
the trial of criminal cases viii con-
vene here Monday. Judge Geo. W.
Connor of Wilson will preside.
The trial Of w. D. Dixon, who is
charged with killing Alfred Thomas,
Indian, at Pembroke last October, will
be tried at this term.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Substantial Progress" in Getting Sol
dierS to France.

While declining to comment direct
ly upon the statement attributed to
President Wilson that there will be
twice as many American soldiers
abroad next June as had been orig
inally planned, Secretary Baker said
yesterday.
"The program of the department
has been con stant,y develorinC one
and many difficulties and limitations
have been removed or overcome. 4
cannot discuss numbers Of men IN
France or anticipated to be sent to
France at any particular time, but we
have made substantial progress"
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Bank of Pembroke in Flourishing
Condition.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Pembroke, Jan. 22.-At regular
meeting of the board Of directors Of
the Bank of Pembroke, held January
18th, an 8 per cent dividend was or
dered paid on the capital stock. The
affairs of the bank we're found to be
in excellent condition, the deposits be-
ing 400 per cent larger than same time
last year.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Star Route Will be Discontinued

The star mail route betweenLumber-
ton andTarHeel will be discontinued af-
ter Saturday of this week. Mr.. j. F.
Jockey has been carrier on this route
for the last 10 months.
The office at Tar Heel will be serv-
ed with closed pouch service and the
mail will be handled by the Elizabeth
town branch Of the V. & c. S. railroad.
The offices at Dublin and Elizabeth
town will also be served by the same
railway mail service.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
MIR. Stacy Will Speak at Ten Mile
Saturday.

AS has been stated in The Robson
ian, Mr.. II. E. Stacy Of Lumberton,
county food administrator, will deliver
an address before the Ten Mile local
of the Farmers union Saturday af-
ternoon of this week at o'clock. The
public is invited to hear the address.
Ladies are especially invited. MIR.
Stacy is a forceful speaker and no
doubt large crowd will hear him.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Death of an Infant.

Justin E., Jr., 6-months-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Phillips, died al
Badin Tuesday night following
three-days illness. The remains ar
rived here last night and interment
will be made in Meadowbrook ceIne
terry this afternoon. Mrs. Phillips
went to Badin on visit and. the child
was taken sick while she was there.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Hogs Running at Large.

Rural Policeman A. H. Prevatt has
asked The Robesonian to warn folks
about letting hogs run at large. He
says he hears many complaints about
farmers letting their hogs run at
large, which is violation of the law.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24

The annual meeting of the Farm
ers Tobacco Warehouse Co. of Lum-
berton will be held Thursday, Janu-
ary 31st, at $50 p. m. in the office of
Planters Bank & Trust Co.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24
Oyster Supper at Raemen Janu-

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Maxton, r. 3, Jan. 22-An oyster
supper will be given at Raemon We'd
nesday night, January 80, at the home
of Mr.. J. W. Mckay. Everybody Is
invited to come. The proceeds will
90 to the Raemon school,
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24

New heaters have been placed in
the opera house.
The Robesonian., 1918-01-24

L. R. VARSER, Chairman.
w. LENNON, Secretary.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23
The Difference

A letter received from the Public
Safety Commission of the state OF Min
nesota Monday of this week asks the
Review to publish the account OF a
''cure" for disloyalty which had sal
utary effect. The letter goes on to relate
that a young man of a certain bunch
gave vent to his spite against the loyalists
by eursing the Red Cross. The loyalists
promptly "beat him to pulp. These
are the words OF the Safety Commission,
followed by the comment, "And this
proved to be plenty, thus adding the
seal of their approval to such lawless
proceedings and laying the foundation
FOR other proceedings Of like sort among
irresponsible people.
The Review holds no brief for the
young man who so far forgot himself
as to curse at the Red Cross, or any one
for that matter. Any one who does
that is grossly ignorant of the first
principles of manhood or has been most
badly trained. But how much better
bringing up did the others display when
the crowd jumped upon him and -"heat
him up and how much better Instincts
does the safety commission display
when they applaud the matchmaking
OF human being? 1t is inconceivable
that men who have had the advantages
afforded by the education which the
of + Io fotx hQUa
evidently enjoyed, can so degrade them
selves as to descend to the level Of
brutal revenge, and yet that is what we
must imply from their approval OF the
Iawless acts OF those who disagree with
the badly brought up young man who
knew no better than to curse something
which did not suit him. How much
respect can any one give to body OF
men that asks newspapers to publish
such happenings and gloat over them?
How much more OF respect can we give
TO man like Mr.. Wilson who was here
the other day and who said "Most OF
the 'disloyalty' we hear so much about
comes from misunderstanding or lack
of understanding. One can easily
agree with Mr.. Wilson that ignorance of
the aims of the government may we'll
breed opposition to it's policies and can
approve of his earnest desire to educate
the public so that their cooperation may
be earned. A man who can temper his
impotence with justice like that may
be safely followed in his plans. Those
who advocate lawlessness had lie !:
be watched. -.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23
BROWN COUNTY Man
PERI B CTS INVENTION
"a. w. HARRIS OF SLEEPY EYE
COMPLETES SUCCESSIVE
MACHINE
LARGE FACTORY WILL BECOME
PART OF SLEEPY EYES
INDUSTRIAL LIFE

80 y q i
A new enterprise which promises to
be a winner has recently been launched
in Sleepy Eye. This company will be
known as the IA. w. Harris Mfg. Co.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed and the company will be started
with q capitalization Of fifty thousand
dollars.
The ultimate object of this company
is to manufacture and deal in paper
products Of various kinds, including
paper boxes, carton packages, pasteboard
packing boxes and all similar goods and
to lease automatic machinery for max
ing paper packages and filing them with
the product of the mills and factories
to which they are leased.
The organization Of the Harris
Mfg. CO.. was made possible by TIE
remarkable invention of Mr.. Harris
who owns green houses in Sleepy Eye
His original idea was to make machine
to supply for his own use an article
known to the market growers trade as
paper dirt bands, all makes of which
then on the market were unsatisfactory
and impractical.
During the winter of 1914 Mr.. Har.
ris saw an advertisement in his trade
journal Of paper bands to be used in
stead Of clay pots, or in place Of the ole
method Of simply planting in fats o.
boxes. He was so impressed with thu
obvious advantages Of this method 0
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23

1t is reported that tie business men OF
village not one hundred miles from New
Ulm paraded tie streets with banners
voicing their opposition to meeting
0" tie Non-partisan league which was to
be held in their town that day. 1t is
said that trey even went so far as to
lire up in front of the hall where the
lecture was to be held and threaten
with direful punishment anyone wEo
dared to enter TIE hall. Nearly 200
attended tie meeting that day. It is
certainly poor business policy for any
community to fight with their farmer
neighbors. To tie credit of the New
Ulm business men it can he said, that
they have never opposed any of these
movements and have not been guilty
of the asinire tactics that we read about
daily. We do not all think alike in
New Ulm but tie city has had two or
three severe lessons in learning to live
and let live and attic hard feelings at
times arise, most of US have learned to
tolerate difference of opinion. Other
communities would better follow suit
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23
on it, and it'llget you if it's your number,

on it, and it u get you if lit your number,
and there's no good in chewing the rag
about it!o More and more does the
belief in predestined death in war he
come part of the soldiers creed. He
does not relate it to any wide theory
Of existence. He does not, unless he
be from Scotland, understand what you
mean when you speak Of the doctrine
of Predestination. But his faith in this
settled fate is unsuitable. There is
no question of chance. He will not
admit that every man who goes.Sto the
front has the same hope of surviving or
the same possibility Of dying; he believes,
simply and immovably that some men
are marked out to be slain and that
others are not. How far that belief
has come into tie army by way of India
i cannot say, but the old cor .pre-war
soldier has certainly inculcated the
belief in the minds Of the new army.
Outside that belief in "a settled fate
there seems to be very little manifesto
ton Of religious spirit among the sol
diers. There are many soldiers of a
deeply religious bent of-mind in the army
! Ia Student in Arms is a notable
instance but these men are highly
individualized; they certainly are not
representative Of the soldiers as whole.
am not unmindful of tkezfact that the
average man, particularly the average
Englishman, is chary Of revealing his
intimate feelings to chance observers,
and I have made allowance for the fact
that may have seen only the superficial
side Of my comrades nature; but at
the same time I do not believe it is pos
sible for men so to conceal their spiritual
character that it does not appear to
exist at all or to disguise it so efectually
that it seems to be something totally
different. There is no indication what
ever, apart from exceptional individuals,
that the Christian faith has any deep
hold on our soldiers minds. There are
signs Of an entirely non committal belief
!. in God, vaguely held. There are more
definite signs of difficulty in understand
ing just what is Gods purpose, and a
strong suspicion that perhaps that
purpose, is not quite SO benefcent as
they had sometimes imagined. And
there is an unsuitable belief that, in
this war at all events, something has
settled definitely and irrevocably that
for some men, as my drill-sergeant says
it is thumbs up, and for some other
men it is thumbs down" Beyond
! that, there is nothing more to be said
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23
SLEEPY EYE GETS FARMER
CLUB FAIR

Representatives of eight Farmers Clubs
met at Sleepy Eye Thursday to vote
on the proposition of holding a fair
this coming fall. C. A. Partridge Of
Stately was elected chairman Of the
meeting and C.. G. Current of Home
was elected secretary. After a little
discussion on the part of the club rep
resentatives it was decided to hold a
fair by vote. of % to a. After this
was done a delegation of Sleepy Eye
business men met with the club mem
bers and presented the question of
holding the coming fair in that city
and by unanimous vote Of the 81
delegates Sleepy Eye was chosen as
the place for holding the 1913 fair.
It was decided to select one member
from each club to cooperate with a
committee of business men who will
have all arrangements in charge con-
nected with the fair. The date for "a
Joint meeting Of both club and city
committees was fixed at $50 o'clock
< IS y {
Friday evening, Feb. 9Th, when the
committees will organize for work.
The meeting was harmonious and
enthusiastic and a grand and success
full fair viii be pulled off in the COM
ing fall 49,. sS55 :s s
In the forenoon the clubs met and
heard reports from Paul Current and
C. "A. Partridge both Of whom attended
the amt al meeting Of federated clubs
at st. Paul on Jan. 18th. George Berk-
ner: also made a report as delegate to
the meeting recently held at st. Paul
with reference to securing proper
grading of grain. Both meetings were
interesting. and full Of enthusiasm.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23

growing that he Immediately ordered
a supply Of Il, 900 of the bands. When
they arrived he was much disappointed
to find that he had simply purchased
that many strips of paper with M
structions how to fold them SO as
make, square bottomless paper b oxeM
This process Of folding was so s1oaf
and involved SO much labor that MI.
Harris found it impractical to use them
in their original form and they were
laid aside for that season. RS.
following year boys were engaged
to fold and paste the bands which
about doubled the original cost, and they
still had the fault Of coming unpasted
when wet.
In February 1916 he conceived the
idea Of making ready-to-use band which
would overcome tie objections to those
then on the market. His first step was
to make an ideal band by hand. He
then proceeded step by step to construct
machine which would make those
ideal bands rapidly, and by the hundreds
of thousands. How we'll he succeeded
is evidenced by the fact that the working
model Of his machine would easily make
one band every second and has been run
at a much higher rate than that.
In growing plants for the market
there are several things which NEST
be taken into consideration ii the bust
ness is to be a profitable one. Among
these the economy of space, economy
Fof labor, convenience in handling and
shipping, cost of material used, and
the bringing of the plants to maturity
/ in the shortest possible time.
For those who ship young plants
the paper bands are indispensable as
they handle with less labor and With
out danger Of injury to the young
plants. All that is required is to crate
flats containing the desired number
and they are sure to arrive at their
destination in good shape. The cost
of plant bands as compared to pots IS
infnitesimal and there is no breakage-
The bands which the Harris machine
makes are ready to use as they come
from the machine. They use no material
Continued on page 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23
Ronapant Patriotism

The St. Paul Pioneer Press made most
unseemly outcly against the Federal
Fuel Administration conservation meas
ure. All along this paper, to- etEer with
the rest OF the bought and paid for press
of the metropolitan places has been ooz-
ing patiotism at every pore, that is they
have been asking every one in tie state
to sweat for his loyalty but the moment
they are expected to come across with
anything in the way of bit of sacrifice
to help win the war, they weep and wal
and exclaim against the war hysteria. II
issquite possible that the administration
order was ill-advised. That is not the
point, at all, in war measures, accord
ing to earlier statements of the city
papers. In time of war, one must for
felt the right to think and criticise anc
question.
''Theirs not to make reply,
"Theirs not to reason why,
H. Theirs but to do or die
"Gallant Six Hundred
Apparently that is good doctrine TO
the; soldiers who go to the trenches from
New Ulm and every where else, but tn,
St. Paul business interests shout loudl,
thru their mouth-piece, the Press, tina
they will not surrender their right t,
ask why when somebody blunders.
We are perfectly agreed with tn
business interests that the closing down
order came with the shock Of a thunder
bolt, and that it seems hasty and i'll