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The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

Mr.. Lee MacPharland has been
appointed a rural letter carrier at
Red Springs. Messrs Mark Page cf
Barnesville and B. F. Williams of
Lumberton have been appointed rail-
way mail clerks.
The Lafayette Mutual Life Jns.
Co. of Lumberton received yesterday
a letter from Mr.. w. R. Carlyle, exc
cutor of the estate of the late J. E..
Carlyle, who died on the 4th inst,
acknowledging receipt Of check in full
payment Of policy carried by his faith
er in this company, which was the
first to pay of five companies in which
the late Mr.. Carlyle carried insurance.
Mr.. w. H. M. Brown Of Buie was
a Lumberton visitor yesterday. Mr..
Brown returned home Thursday of
last week from the State sanatorium
for the treatment of tubercular pa
tients at Montrose and that his :on-
dition has improved wonderfully is
strikingly apparent. He gained 90
pounds in weight during his staJ at
the sanatorium and looks picture of
health.
-Supt R E. Sentelle of the Lum-
berton graded and high school made
an inspiring address at the Meadow
school house Thursday night of last
week which was heard by quite a
crowd. After the address the box
supper was held. The boxes, only
in number, sold for over $40. The
proceeds will be used for the benefit
of the school. Miss Maie Harden wo1
the cake for the prettiest girl.
"A cold snap lasting from Sunday
evening till Tuesday morning broke
into the beautiful spring weather that
had lasted almost without break
for a month, but spring-like weather
las Presumed" And March winds
nave been and are on the job.
MIR. and Mrs. w. G.. Reynolds
moved Monday from the northern
part of town into the old Lumbertor
hotel building, Third and Chestnut
streets.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
MIR, J. S. Oliver Announces Can
didacy for House of Represen-
tatives.

Mr.. j. S. Oliver Of Marietta an
nounces in this issue that he is a can
didate fer the Democratic nomination
to represent Robson in the lowed
house Of the next Legislature Mr..
oliver was one of Robeson's two rep
resentatives in the House Of the last
Legislature and is we'll land favorably
known all over the county.
It is expected that Mr.. G; B. Sel-
lers of Maxton, Robeson's other Rep
resentative in the last House, will be
a candidate to succeed himself, and
his announcement is expected soon.
In Mondays Robesonian Mr.. h. +.
Stacy announced his candidacy Tor
the Democratic nomination for the
Senate. Senator Frank Cough OF
Lumberton, who represented the coun-
ty in the last Legislature, is prevent
ed from offering for office this year
by the condition of Mrs. Coughs
health, which has been critical for
several months. Senator Cough will
give formal statement to the press
in few days.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Addresses Before Community Club
At Rex.

y Prof. R. A. Jehle, extension pathol-
ogist of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture, spent Tuesday
in Robson. He made an address at
Rex Tuesday evening on the diseases
Of potato and the cause for rottlng.
The monthly meeting of the com
munity club at Rex was held Tuesday
evening and DIR. A. H. Kerr, county
farm demonstrator, also made an ad-
dress before the club.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
To Look Out For Robson Farm.
ers of Draft Age.

DR.. A. H. Kerr, county farm demon
strator, has been advised by the U: S.
Department of Agriculture to see that
Robson farmers of the draft age be
dealt with according to the draft reg
ulations that apply to the agricultur-
al classes
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Must Quit Flowing Into Roads

Better stop plowing up the road il
you have been guilty. It's fact that
snanv farmers are guilty and Mr.. F
\. Wishart. county road superintend
ent, says he is going to indict those
who continue to plow into the roads
after warning appears in The Robe
sonian. Some have been cleaning out
bitches and throwing the mud in the
road. This must be stopped, too, &C
cording to Mr.. Wishart's statement.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

MEN SENT TO CAMP.
Men Sent to Camps By Local Board
For Robson Division No. PC Ne
grces to Entrain for Camp Grant
April 1st,

grces to Entrain for Camp Grant
April 1st.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, March 13.-The fol-
lowing young men of the ST. Pauls
and Buie sections, seeing that they
would have to be sent to the colors
if they did not enlist while they could
have enlisted in the coast artillery and
were sent to Fort Slocum, n. z, for
duty Wednesday night by local beard
for Robson No. 2: James r. Me-
Leod, Walter T. Glover, Wade II.
Glover. al Of Buie: John Bolton Nc
Neill, Maxton; Angus A. Inman, Hay
nes Rhodes, Raymond l.. Deaton, " u
Andrew Bennett, Walter Harris. Roy
Walters, all of St. Pauls.
On Friday Of last week the follow
ing men were entrained for the avia-
tlon section Of the signal corp and sent
to post of duty at Kellysfield, San An
tonic, Texas: VIM. Archie Inman
Chancey Mex. Mcdonald and Will
liam A. Mcdonald, all of St. Pauls.
There have been two voluntary en-.
llstments prior to these men above
named-James E. Tew, Red Springs
to Fort Leavensworth, Kansas, sig.
nal corps, and James H. Miller, Re- y
land, to the coast artillery at Fort
Slocum, N. Y.
This makes fifteen voluntary en-
listments since February 1st, for 10.
cal board Robson county No. g.
The board received orders TODAY tt
entrain on April 1st forty colored
men for Camp Grant, ILL.,, this being
on quota due last fall.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Bridge Across Big Swamp Burned

Mr.. F. A. Wishart, county super
intendent of roads, has been Informed
that the bridge across the Big swamp
at the Tar Heel crossing was burned
Monday. The bridge caught from a
forest fire. The bridge across the
same swamp at Lemons crossing
caught several times from forest
fire Tuesday and came very near
burning
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Agricultural Club Organized at
Mt. Moriah.

The young people of the Mt. Mo-
riah community were organized into
an agricultural club Monday evening.
DR.. A. H. Kerr, county farm demon
strator, and Miss Lulu M. Cassidey,
home demonstration agent, perfected
the organization.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
As COLORED MEN
TO CAMP GRANT APRIL

Mr.. T. L. Johnson, chairman Of
Robesor army exemption board No: l.,
received a wire message yester lay
from the War Department advising
him to send As colored men from this
district to Camp Grant, Ill, on April l.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
List of Orders for Nitrate of Soda.

A list of the orders for nitrate of
soda from Robson farmers has been
sent to the State Department of Agri-
culture with the hope that the supply
for Robson farmers may be increas-
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

Mr.. H. M. Duncan of R from Lum-
berton was among the visitors in
town this morning.
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physical task of rebuilding vast are al

physical task of rebuilding vast are as
of wreckage, the greater tasks OF
mind and soul Of creating new and
wiser laws that will insure demo-
cracy, the brotherhood Of man, that
the anguish and death OF millions
shall not have been in vain, and the
greatest Of all tasks the replacing OF
hate by love. And when this is done
then and then only will people know
how truly we are envied for we shall
have gained the most glorious immor-
tally. We, who surrendered homes
shall live in every free and happy
home in every land. We who Will
know hunger and pain, shall live In
the golden grain, the rich fruit that
will insure all races health and plen-
ty. We, who toiled in the tortured soil
shall live in every flower that glad
dens the eye of man. We, who were
childless shall be the parent Of every
fearless laughing child for we shall
make possible new race, the chill
dren of resurrection.
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Advice to June brides: Look at last
years models and improve on them
wherever possible.
500 Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Medicine Ia taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
the foundation Of the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing Its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith In the curative powers Of Halls
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails
to cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F.. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c.
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Miss Nivin, and later Miss Walling-
ford, and Miss Hughes, Superintend-
ent of the City Mission. were of great
assistance to committees in town.
Miss Rupp, being in town, also help
ed. A number of our most competent
colored women gave much valuable
assistance to the chairman in each
ward.
The Chairmen and committees I'M
dertook their task with their eyes
wide open and no more striking evil
dence of patriotism has been seen,
and certainly no such arduous form
of war work at home, has been under
taken by any women as was under
taken by more than hundred women
of Mason county, who promptly put
their shoulders to the wheel at the call
of their government and carried the.
work for the children of the nation
through to a most successful conclu-
sion. 1t is said to cost $10,O00,OOO to
take the census of the United States
when a mere male person burdened
only with notebook and pencil goes
from place to place, seeking the de-
sired information. But here is case
where a group of women accompanied
frequently by physician or nurse
and carrying their whole equipment
with them, have gone into the inacces-
sible places and taken the census Of
practically the whole family, and
weighed, measured and made ply
steal examination of an important
portion of it, and almost all have ey-
pressed themselves as richer for the
experience, and glad they had under
taken it. ct may be said, however,
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REPORT OF CHILD WELFARE
CAMPAIGN IN MASON
COUNTY

The child weighing and measuring
campaign in Mason county came to
very successful conclusion last week,
with a registration of 1860 children.
When the Womans Committee of
the Council of Defense handed out
these Chairmanships last fall they
we're so camofauged that their really
formidable proportions did not APP
pear. 1t was not until the Chief OF
the Children Bureau issued the pro-
nunciamento for a weighing and mea-
surfing test of all children under five
that the magnitude of the task was
disclosed Speaking for one chair
man who began while recovering from
a severe illness, it can be truly said
she has been in the trenches for SIX
weeks. During the delusive peace OF
the winter, with firm faith in prep
aradness, and pursuant to instruc-.
tons from the Children's Bureau, a
large central committee composed OF
the heads of the various organizations
affecting the interests of children, was
gradually assembled to secure better
cooperation and coordination In
their various lines of work.
At the same time strong efforts
were made to strengthen our Health
League, which had been somewhat
pushed into the background by the
war, renew and maintain our Visiting
Nurse work, and secure a full time
Health Officer for the city and coun-
ty, and there is at present in our
county a strong and active realization
of the Importance of public health
work in its relation to child welfare
and the war.
in organizing for the weighing and
measuring test and local child well
fare work, a chairman or aDlllty ana
strong permanent committee of rep
resentative people, composed of five
good women and two men, was APP
pointed for the duration of the war in
each of the twenty-five precincts OF
the city and county. The physicians
we're most generous of their time in
city and county, and much of the sue
cess of the effort is due to their UNI
selfish labors. DR.. Locke, Health Of
ficer, gave all possible assistance and
DR.. Devine helped to solve many
riddle. Miss Casey tried hard to be
every place at once, and succeeded In
giving assistance in almost every pre-
cinct in the county. The city nurses,
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National War Savings Committee
This space contributed for the Winning of the War by
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been made. At two very interesting
meetings of the Central Committee,
the other questions were discussed.
Superintendent Caplinger offered the
use of the school buildings for edu-
cational meetings for mothers. The
subject of school attendance and
school exemptions for war work was
discussed by the Superintendent of
City and County schools. In regard
to large per cent. of children out of
school, Miss Hughes, Superintendent
of City Mission gave it as her opinion
that it was largely matter of shoes.
Mrs. Ross suggested the Illiteracy
Commission begin with the children
instead of adults.
Means to obtain fuller milk sup
| ply for children was suggested, and
cooperation of Health League invit-
ed
The question of maintaining chill
dren in homes by trying to improve
the home environment where possible,
instead of institutional training was
discussed, Juvenile Judge Purnell
speaking strongly against combining
youthful offenders with hardened
criminals. Mrs. Longnecker and Miss
Lloyd suggested the appointment of
a number of good men and women in
the Juvenile Court Board to try de-
linquent boys and girls privately, and
urged that a police matron be in at
tendance on excursions and public
gatherings where unprotected young
girls assemble. DR.. Locke gave in
teresting talk on conditions in county.
The question of recreation for
children and youth abundant, decent
and free from any form Of exploita-
ton" was discussed with much inter-
est and many plans suggested, the
most feasible of which seemed to be
the Boy Scouts and school Y w. c. A.,
already begun, but needing to be ex-
tended to boys and girls who have left
school to go to work.
The subject of a Junior Red Cross
organization was mentioned to the
County Chairman of Red Cross and
the Superintendent of Schools, as
there is great deal of girl power 60
ing to waste in Mason county which
the recent casualty lists of American
soldiers would seem to indicate will
soon be badly needed.
In fact almost everything most
prominent In the years tentative pro-
gram of Children's Bureau has been
either accomplished, measures taken
toward accomplishing 1t. or at least
discussed. This being one of the pio-
neer counties in Health League and
Visiting Nurse work, great deal has
already been done in that line in the
last few years, and 1t is to this fact
that we ascribe the fact that most Of
the Mason County children examined
we're found above the average.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. E. L. wORTHINGTON.
Chairman Health and Child Welfare
Woman's Committee, Council Of
Defense.
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SALUTAToRY ADDRESS
or Frank Browning Delivered ut High
School Commencement Last
Thursday Evening.

At the Maysville High School Com
mencement held In the High School
auditorium last Thursday night, Mr.
Frank Browning delivered the follow
ing address:
We look Just about like all the 9TH
er classes who have stood here before
you on other June nights, do we not?
Just a group Of nice 1--WE hope you'd
say that American girls and boys
ending their days in the greatest OF
American institutions - the public
school-and facing life - laughingly,
fearlessly, thoughtlessly? No not that
Therein we are different. Therefore,
we ask you to return this, our greet
ing, with more seriousness, more
sympathy, more encouragement than
YOU thought needful in times past. We
are not laughing tonight-not with
our hearts. 1t is easy enough to laugh
with the lips. We are not fearless,
though each of us possesses high de-
gree of courage that is not to be
treated lightly, but deep within us we
can not deny there is fear-furtive but
ever present. And thoushtless? we
are only boys and girls of seventeen
and eighteen; we are often weary OF
thinking, thinking, when in the past
those other boys and girls of our ages
could afford not to think, but just to
dream wonderful dreams.
Those other boys and girls as they
sat here waiting for their diplomas
looked ahead with smiles to college, to
their chosen work, success, rosy hued,
in offices, on farm, to lives with some
sorrow perhaps, little dull at times,
but peaceful withal, bringing at least
a measure of success, worth while
compensation, and finally content
ment in homes of their own, with wife
or husband, and children to enjoy and
to sorrow for. But we have no such
plans; we may not dream. We may
20 to college this fall, into Offices or
fields, the girls may play for while
longer, but we know it is only short
probation before we too become the
pawns of war. We are the boys and
girls who have no future, too young
to be able to dwell upon the past with
a restless, unsatisfying present. But
we are blessed above all whoever
stood here, Though our burdens will
be the heaviest our sufferings the
most racking; our disappointments
the keenest; our sorrows the most
poignant; our sacrifices the greatest
and yet every man and woman among
you envies us, every child among you
and children of each succeeding gem
Grafton, will envy u.s. We are the chill
dren of the qualification.
And that means, as it does for our
older brothers and sisters, death for
some of us, upon battlefelds far from
home, SCARED and broken bodies, UNI
congenial tasks, work, work work;
the remuneration of what we have
been taught is the inalienable right
of every man and woman, home, mate,
and children. Not even these girls are
to be permitted to lead sheltered
lives. They, with us boys, must bend
their shoulders beneath crushing bur-
dens and put away those dreams that
are womans whole existence. For
those of us who survive the holocaust
there will be even greater tasks, the
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that none so far have been heard to
express any desire to do 1t every year,
Certainly it was call nobly respond
ed to and the chairmen and commit
tees have a right to feel proud OF the
success of their effort and the service
they have rendered their government
and their community, for the interest
thus created and the benefits impart-
ed can not and will not end with this
campaign, but have brought broader
vision to hundreds of homes that will
bear fruit in the years to come, for
"evil is wrought by want Of thought,
as we'll as by want Of heart"
Even more vital to the welfare and
continuation of the watchful care of
children in wartime are the perma-
nent committees thus created in each
community, who understand their To-
cal situation, for as said by the Chill
drens Bureau, each community must
save its own babies, if they are to be
saved at all.
The weighing and measuring test
took place one week and the clinic,
at which about a hundred children
who needed further attention were ex-
amined, was held the following week
but as a permanent record was being
made for the county, also, another
week as taken to complete the
work in greater detail. A record was
made in blank (composition) book
following the form furnished by Chill
drens Bureau for permanent record
This involved a great deal of extra
work, but Mason County can be proud
of those twenty-five little black bound
books. The cards were sent to Chill
drens Bureau on June 4th. The cam
paign closed June 9Th.
Following is the registration by
precincts. Those marked by a stat
are the ones that obtained 100 pei
cent. or a complete registration. Two
or three precincts, for unavoidable
reasons, we're unable to make full
| canyass
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BE on the level. It is only a step
from the heights Of folly to the depths
Of despair.
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Many a man gets into trouble with
his eyes open and then cant find the
way out
The citizen., 1918-01-10
Economy in Consumption Is Essential
for the Winning Of the War

Thinking terms Of the faacious
thought finance What the United government wants
not entity known twenty billion year. but goods and
services valued at that figure labor make guns ships
transport soldiers build canonmens etc. materials all kinds
connection Herewith besides the services of soldiers Sailors
When this realized is easy bring home the people
that what financing the really securing govern
ment Of the goods and needed for the and that the
ment to these people must themselves for the
produce Of the things that necessary and little
possible of everything else Everything spent and above what
for health and efficiency takes from the goods and
available for the All private selfndulgene is definitely against
the national interests "Exrayagance blood the blood of heroes
Mr. Lloyd George said Hence saving increasing the surplus of
services available goods
vste people, is essential for the winning of the
Saving than lending the that
h better and put savings savings bank than to borrow
large bank subscribe and then TO
fail TO repay
The citizen., 1918-01-10

morning session. DR.. James A. b.
Scherer, Of the Council Of National
Defense, will also speak at this meet
ing.
Section meetings will be featured
the afternoon of the first day, these
'tssions being held at the Henry
Watterson Hotel. Among the sec
tions, each presided over by a State
leaders and open for round table dis
cussions, will be: County Councils,
Food Administration, Fuel Admin
istration, National War Savings,
Educational. Red Cross, Woman's
Section, Four-M Minute Men, Indus
trial, Agricultural, State Chamber Of
Commerce and Young Mems Christ
ian Association.
DR.. II. II. Cherry will preside at
the morning session Of the second
day, and Arthur +. Bestor director
~ the Speaking Division of the Com
mittee on Public Information, will
deliver the principal address. This
will be followed by a forum, "The
War with every one invited 10
Those attending the
conference will devote the second
afternoon TO a visit TO Camp Zachary
Taylor.
The citizen., 1918-01-10
Kentucky and the Navy

Kentucky, an inland state, sur
prised herself and the country Ill
general during the year 1917 by sup
plying the navy with $500 volun-
teers.
Comparatively little is known Of
our great Navy in Kentucky, and
the majority OF the young men pass
uIs the opportunities il offers for
service in the Army at lower pay
because the advantages OF a Naval
career has never been clearly pre-
sented 10 them. The young Ken
however. has the material
in him that makes an ideal sailor
man. When War was declared the
Government opened up a recruiting
station at Lexington. with branches
located in various parts Of the State.
Continued on Page Fivs)
The citizen., 1918-01-10
KENTUCKY WAR CONFERENCE
CALLED FOR JANUARY IS
AND f6 IN LOUISVILLE

kentucky's first great War Con-
ference will be held in Louisville,
January 10 and i6. under the au-
spices Of the Council Of National De =
fensc and the Kentucky State Coun-
Gil Of Defense. Every county in the
state is called upon TO send repre-
sentatives. Members Of the General
Assembly will be invited TO attend
sessions Of the first day in a body.
A call for the conference has been
issued by Edward w. Hines, chair
man Of the Kentucky State Council.
Plans will be launched for an educa-
tional campaign which will carry
the message Of democracy and its
needs at this moment into every
home in the State.
Hon. Franklin X. Lane, Secretary
- the Interior, and Sir Frederick r.
Smith. Attorney GENERAL Of Great
Britain, will address big patriotic
meeting at Ma1auley's 1heater on
Vie first evening Of the conference
Governor A. o. Stanley will be the
principal speaker at the opening