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VOLUME XXXII. NUMBER 40.
RED SPRINGS, N. C., THURSDAY MAY 1. 1930.
SUBSCRIPriON PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE,
ERNEST GRAHAM
ELECTED PRES. OF
ROTARY CLUB
Prominent Merchant of Red Springs
Heads Red Springs Rotary Club
For Year Beginning July. 1. Other
Officers and Board of Directors
Chosen.
Methodists Hold
District Session Here
Rockingham Conference Meets With
Red Springs Church; Uplifting Ad
dresses; Delegates to Annual Con-
fererJce Elected.
IN RACE FOR LOWER HOUSE
THE STYLE SHOP,
LADIES READY-TO
The Red Springs Rotary club at
its weekly meeting Friday evening
elected the following officers for the
year beginning July 1, when all Ro
tary officers are installed:
Mr. Ernest Graham was elected
president to succeed Dr. C. T. John
son; Mr. Hiqam. Grantham vice-presi
dent; Mr J. F. Pugh re-elected sec
retary; Mr. James A. Graham re-
elected treasurer; Rev. S. F. Hud
son sergeant-at-arms; directors: Er
nest Graham, W. E. Garrett, Hiram
Grantham, Dr. W L. McRae, D. M.
McMillian, Dr. C. T. Johnson and
C. P. Roberts.
Mr. Graham is chairman of the
Red Springs school board, prominent
merchant of Red Springs, a former
mayor of Red Springs, a member cf
®e executive committee of the board
of trustees of Flora Macdonald col
lege and a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for a member of
the lower house of the General As
sembly from Robeson county. He
has taken an active interest in Ro
tary since the organization of the
Red Springs club and was the unani
mous choice for "resident.
High School Juniors
Entertain Seniors
The Rockingham District Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, met in annual ses
sion with iae Red Springs church
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week,
with Rev. H. C. Smith, presiding
elder of the Rockingham District, in
the president’s chair.
The opening address was delivered
by Col. John F. Bruton of Wilson,
to a large and appreciative audience.
Following this address the roll was
called by the secretary and the busi
ness cf the conference was entered
into.
Reports of the pastors were then
called for and practically eva-v one
brought to the conference a note of
spiritual triumph.
At noon luncheon was se>ved ’y
the ladies of the auxiliary in the
Sunday School rooms of the church
The afternoon session was taken un
with reports of the delegates and
election of delegates to the annual
conference to te peld in Henderson
in October. The election of th’ dele
gates and alternate* was not finished
before adjourment hour, so was car
ried over until Wednesday for com
pletion.
At the evening session, Rev. J. H.
Lanning of Rowland preached the
.key note sermon in which he brought
an impressive message to the con
ference.
The Wednesday morning session
E. G. FLOYD
of Fairmont, candidate in the June primary for the lower house.
PARKTON SCHOOL
CLOSES WITH FINE
RECORD OF WORK\
LUMBER BRIDGE
SCHOOL CLOSED
LAST WEEK
WEAR OPEN HERE
Moderri Ladies’ Ready-To-Wear Shop
To Open Here Eriday; Operated
By Mr. S. Thomas, Formerly Of
Bennettsville, S. C.
Dr. C. C. Vollmer Addresses Stu
dents Friday; Fifty-Six Have Per
fect Attendance For Entire Year.
The Juniors of the Red Springs
high school entertained the Seniors
at the annual Junior-Senior recep
tion in the hotel parlor Friday night.
Snowballs, syringa and yellow lilies
was taken up chiefly with
Ipletion of the election of
the corn-
delegates
carrying out the senior colors of yel
low and white, were most effectively
arranged. At the door Misses Mar-
to the annual conference
The following were elected dele
gates and alternates: Mrs. J. L.
Townsend, A E. White, J. A. Sharpe,
from Lumberton; W. M. Oliver, from
Marietta; Dr W. L
McRae,
Red
ion Kelly Townsend Miriam Garrett,! Springs;’Mrs. LeGrande Everette, R.
Rebecca Turner and Margaret Briton
Sikes of the sophomore class served
A contest concerning the names of
R 'Govingon, R. T. Poole, L. D.
Frutchie, Peter John, R N. Page,
W M. McKenzie, R. T. Nichols, F.
Red Springs people and progressiva
punch.
W. Bynum. Alternates, Mrs. T. J
Flethcher, T. P. Wood, C. W. Poole
TO WN ELECTION
IS SLA TED FOR
NEXT MOND A Y
conversation, added to the amusement
of the evening, followed by a deli
cious salad course.
Those present other than the mem
bers of the junior and senior classes
were Miss Bessie Covington, Miss
Elizabeth Irvin, Miss Iva Studebaker,
Miss Alexander, Mr. Ormond and Mr.
•-r.F. Pugh, high school teachers, land
Mrs. R. D. McMillan, grade mother
for the senior class, and Mrs. J. D.
Odom grade mother for the junior
class.
The attractive decorations for this
reception were arranged and furn
ished by Mrs W. E. Garrett, Mrs.
M. J. McInnis, Mrs. R. D. McMillan
and Mrs. J. D. Odom.
Graduate Recital At
College Monday Night
On next Monday evening, May 5,
at 8:15 o’clock in Flora Macdonald
college auditorium, Misses Virginia
Cunningham, piano, and Nancy Con-
duff, voice, will appear in graduating
recital. Miss Cunningham has played
many times for audiences in Red
Springs and never fails to please,
while Miss Conduff’s sweet soprano
voice is always a delight to her
hearers. This will be a rare treat
for the music lovers of this commu
nity.
G. W. Thompson.
R. T. Poole of Troy, was elected
district lay reader, F. W. Bynum, of
Rockingham, and, J. A. Sharpe, of
Lumberton, associates.
May Day Exercises At
College Next Tuesday
The annual May Day exercises
sponsored by the physical education
department of Flora Macdonald Col
lege under the supervision of Miss
Mildred Tone, will be given on the
front campus Tuesday, May 6th, at
5:30 p. m.
These exercises have attracted large
crowds from year to year. Last
year a most origin,al and attractive
program was presented which occa
sioned much comment and praise.
The program for this year will con
sist of dances and songs taken from
the Civil war period. A clog dance
done by a group of girls representing
plantation negroes will be an unus
ually interesting number.—Practically
all the students at F. M. C. will par
ticipate in some of these numbers.
Miss Carrie Shepard, a member
of the senior class, who has been
elected by popular vote as May Queen
will also be crowned at this time.
She will b e attended by Misses
Esther Hutchins Margaret Burgess,
MISSES WELLS AND SHEPARD
IN RECITAL LAST MONDAY.
Miss Mary Eunice Wells piano, of
Wallace, and Miss Carrie Elizabeth
Shepard, voice, of Lanes, S. C.,
^gave their graduating recital in the
auditorium of Flora Macdonald Col-
Jege, Monday evening, April 28.
^Miss Wells played exceedingly
well, showing wonderful depofebsf
feeling and skillful technique, ®®ie-
“Concerto in A minor, Op. 16,” ^^feg
was especially well done.
Miss Shepard’s voice was beauti
ful and she displayed artistic tem
perament in the interpretation of her
songs. “In the Luxemburg Gardens,”
Manning, was perhaps her outstand
ing number.
Rotarians Celebrate
25th Anniversary
The Red Springs Rotary club cele
brated the twenty-fifth aniversary of
Rotary Friday evening at their reg
ular meeting hour. An appropriate
program was arranged under the di
rection of Jesse Pugh and Preston
Covington.
Views of Rotary meetings and the
meeting place of the first Rotary
club were shown as well as many in
teresting places in and around Chi
cago, the meeting place of the Inter
national Convention in June of this
year.
Explanations of the stereoptieon
tews shown were made by Charles
’. Roberts as each picture appeared
tpon the screen.
Mary Engle, Mary Eunice Wells,
Georgia Adams and Gertrude Cran
dall.
Has Chrysler Coupe
Stolen In Charlotte
The Chrysler coupe owned by Mr.
Clarence Stanton was stolen in Char
lotte on Church street Saturday be
tween 6 pn^^p, m.
The car isgs 'driven by Mr. Pete
Stanton. MTiarid Mrs. Pete Stan
ton were on their way to Moores
ville for th e weekend. They were
accompanied by Miss Flora McKin
non, who spent the weekend in Char
lotte. The car was parked on Church
street back of the Selwyn Hotel
around, 6 o’clock while the occupants
K'ng and when they return-
i hour later the car was
rumble seat of the car
iree country hams Mr. and
n were taking Itoi ^oores-
d-hag containing “Mr. and
n’s clothing and a" week-
end bag containing Miss McKinnon’s
clothing^
Wednesday morning Mr. Clarence
Stanton received a telegram from
the Commissioner of Revenue, Theft
Department, Raleigh, stating that
his Chrysler had been abandoned near
Anglers. No detarif: were given as
to the condition of the car and wheth
er the baggage etc. were left in it.
SERVICES AT METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
MISS McEACHERN TO BE
HOSTESS TO MUSIC CLUB
Miss Mary McEachern will be hos
tess to ths Vardell Music club at
an open meeting tonight at her home
here.
Sunday School 9:45; preaching at
11 a.m.
Vesper services at 6 p. m. All
ages can attend the vesper services.
Come and bring the children, 45
minute service. The public cordially
invited to attend.
C. T. ROGERS, Pastor.
Parkton, April 29.—An address by
Dr. Clement C. Vollmer of Duke
University featured commencement
day at Parkton high school Friday.
Dr. Vollmer was introduced by Mr.
E. L Haywood, who is an alumnus
of Duke.
High School Graduates
At the conclusion of the address,
Mr. R. L. Andrews, principal of the
school, presented diplomas to Ed-
-ward Charles Bodenheimer, Theo
Aleene Britt, Len Henry Calhoun,
Annie Rebecca Chason, William H.
Fischer, Charles Edward Hall, Henry
Span Thompson pnd Mary Hiram
Tolar, and certificates to Leslie Camp
bell and John McDiarmid.
Seventh Grade Certificates
Seventh grade certificates were
presented by Prof. J. R. Poole, county
superintendent of schools, who stat
ed that the Parkton children had
made the highest average in the
county so far. The certificates went
to Louise McRainey, Elizabeth Mc
Neill, Pauline Peacock, Caroline Dan
iel, Margaret Nunery, Mary Eliza
beth McCormick, Mary Leigh Par
nell, Elizabeth Hall, Wilson .Blalock,
Trama McMillan, Geneva Calhound,
Sarah Canady, Jennie Jackson, Grace
McMillan, Kirby Carter, Frederick 1
Bodenheimer, W. G. Britt, Lenwood;
Cashwell, John Watts and Joe Thom-!
asson.
Perfect Attendance
At the conclusion of these exer
cises Principal Andrews stated that
the school had a total of 217 boys
and 225 girls, total 442, and an aver
age attendance of 325. Mr. Andrews
promised at the beginning of .the
year to let those children making
perfect attendance, during the year j
parade at commencement. The names
of 56 students were called out bv i
Mr. Andrews; these students then fell !
in line and marched around the
auditorium under the leadership of al
banner stating that they had attend-i
ed school 160 days during the year.
It is significant that 8 of the 10
members of the graduating class !
wens in this parade. Those having,
perfect attendance were: 1st grade:!
Mary Alice Bodenheimer Anne Bla-
lock, Russell Council; 2nd grade:
Grace Hughes. Fulton Hall; 3rd: j
James Parnell, John Blalock, Eva Lee
Council, William McArthur; 4ti: ;
Rosalie Daniels, Mildred Register, J.
W. Council, Billie Barlow, Gracle and |
Lacy Gilbert; Sth: Jenkins McNeill, :
Morrison Byrd, Irene Britt, Kather
ine Canady; 6th: Ethel Lee Byrd.
Ruby Gilbert, Earl Thompson, Earl
Council, Hubert Hall, Willard Phil
lips, Malcolm Lewis; 7th: Wilson
Blalock, Caroline Daniel, Mary Eliz
abeth McCormick; Sth: Cecil Adcox,
James Blue, J. W. Canady, Lewis
Council, Shaw Smith, Ted Thomp
son, Wilbur Williamson, Ida Male
Britt, Veira Byrd, Frances Coley;
9th: Florence Pe.acock, Emma Coley,
Mallei McMillan; 10th: Edward Gait-
ley, Don Williamson Mildred Dan
iel, Rachel McMillan, Ruth Register,
Lee Ona Hughes; 11th: Edward Bod-[
enheimer, Edward Hall, Aleene Britt,
Len Calhoun, Leslie Campbell, John'
McDiarmid, Henry Thompson, Annie
Rebecca Chason.
Scholarship Award.
A scholarship award given by the
Herf-Jones Jewelry Co. to the per
son in the senior class making the
highest average went to Miss Aleene
Britt.
Basketball Loving Cup
Prof. Andrews presented to the
members of the basketball team the
loving cup won for the best record
the past season in the Tri-County
Basketball league. Team members
were: Don Williamson, captain, Lang
don Everett, Len Calhoun, John Mc
Diarmid, Edwin Hughes, Malcolm
Tolar, G. W. Martin, John Gipson,
(Continued on page four)
Very Successful School Year; Supt.
Young Retumfe; Next Year; Saw
Mill Destroyed By Fire; Local And
Personal-
Lumber Bridge, April 29.—The
Lumber Bridge school closed a splen
did year’s work with commencement
programs on the evenings of April
24th and 25th.
Following is the program for April
24 th:
Songs by third grade—“Choo-Choo-
Choo,” “Little Fiddle.’’
Welcome—Grady Thomas.
“The Coming of Spring”—Primary
grades.
“Welcome, Sweet Springtime”—
sixth, and seventh grades.
“Dress-Up Drill”—fourth and fifth
grades (boys).
Vocal numbers—high school girls.
Folk dances—“Shoemakers’ Dance,”
“I See You,” “Ace of Diamonds”—
4th and Sth grades ( girls).
Duet—“Playmates”—J. D. Cobb and
Louise Young.
The Flower Maids Drill—members
of Sth and 9th grades.
Playlet—4th and Sth grades—-
“When Jim Spoke His Piece.”
Song—“’Tis Springtime”—6th and
7th grades.
Beading—“The Wondrous Pageant”
—Alice Douglas Shaw.
Program for April 25th.
Invocation—Rev. G. Scott Turner.
Recitation—Vera Paul.
Class exercises of Seventh grade:
Song—class; Salutatory — Grady
Bunnell; Will and Testament—-Wil
liam Byrd Young; Prophecy—Mar
garet Matilda McLean; Poem—Nel
lie Margaret. Dunn; Grumtier—Gray
Wilson Tolar; Song—class; Valedic
tory—Frederick Gilmore Williams.
Address—Hon. John Blount Mc
Leod.
Pupils perfect in attendance for
the entire session: Hugh McLean
Williford, T. C. Chason, Helen Sum
ner, Marian Harris, Alfreda Tolar,
William Byrd Young, Gus Williford,
Estalene Adcox, Margaret Chason,
Verna McGoug,an, Anni e Mack Tolar,
Margaret Tolar.
Certificates of admission to the
high school were awarded the fol
lowing pupils: Charles Wilton Har
ris, Grady Bunnell, Willie Martin
English, Mary Emma Jones, Mar
garet Matilda McLean, Nellie Mar
garet Dunn, Lucy Sumner, Gray Wil
son Tolar, Frederick Gilmore Wil
liams, William Byrd Young, Charles
Roach, William Llewellyn Lancaster.
The school has been under the
management of Prof. C. H. Young.
Not only has the school done fine
work, but hr and his corps of effi
cient teachers have won the hearts
of both parents and pupils. We are
glad to know Mr. Young and family
are to be with us for another year.
Lumber Mill Burned.
Last Thiursdiay morning, April 24,
about 2 o’clock the lumber plant of
Mr. F. L Tolar was found to be on
fire. The alarm was quickly given
and the citizens responded and gave
what help they could toward saving
the lumber piled up in the yard. The
planing mill with jabout 30 or 40
thousand feet of dressed lumber was
a complete loss. It took heroic work
to save the undressed lumber for
the fire had made such headway, and
a bucket brigade was the only way in
which they had to fight the fire.
Mr. Tolar suffered a loss of several
thousand dollars. It was a mystery
how the fire started as there had
been no fir e at the mill since 2
o’clock the day before. At 6 o’clock
that evening one of,-the hands went
around to see if any of the machin
ery was hot and if all was safe. Mr.
Tolar says he doesn’t want to think
it was or incend’ary origin. He says
he expects to install another planer
at once to take care of the lumber
he has on his yard. The loss was
protected by only a small insurance.
Local And Personal
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marley and
The Style Shop will open here Fri
day, Mav 2, in the building formerly
occupied by Newton and Company on
Main street. It will It the most
modernly equipped ladies’ ready-to-
wqar establishment in every respect.
A full line of evening and street
gowns in silk and other material will
be placed on display at the opening
at prices which will please.
Mr. Thomas, after looking over
several towns, selected Red Springs
as the most promising town in this
section of the State, and since he is
handling only quality goods at popu
lar prices anticipates a good business
for the shop from the very begin
ning.
The building has been' completely
renovated and has undergone exten
sive changes in the interior, with
clothes racks and piece goods stands
so placed as to give the customer a
most advantageous use of the lights
in assisting her to select her mater
ial.
A special display is being arranged]
for the opening and the public is
cordially invited to visit the store
during the opening days.
Clinics For School
Children Next Week
A pre-school clinic for the child
ren entering school next fall will be I
conducted at Die elementary school
budding Monday morning at ten
o’clock. All parents are urged to
have their children present for the
yhysical examination, so that these'
children may enter school physically
equipped to attend the whole year.
Dr. Hardin, the county health officer,
and a competent staff will conduct
the clinic.
A dental clinic will be held next
week, when Dr. Gates McKaughan
director of the Dental State Board
of Health, will be at the Red Springs
graded school. This inspection and
minor correction will be made free
of charge and every child in school
should have his teeth examined by
Dr. McKaughan.
C. B. Skipper In Race
To Succeed Himself
Mr. C. B. Skipper announces in this
issue that he is a candidate for the
office of clerk of Superior court to
succeed himself.
Mr. Skipper went into the clerk’s
office the first Monday in December,
1910 and has held the office continu
ously since that time. He has had
opposition one time during that 20
years. Eight years ago Mr. W. H. 1
Humphrey, Sr., of Lumberton and
Mr. W. T. Jenrette of Marietta were
in the field against him but were de
feated.
Last Meeting P. T. A.
Next Friday P. M.
The last meeting of the Parent-
Teacher Association will take place
Friday evening at eight o’clock. The
program will be brief in order that
everyone may remiain for th e social
hour afterwards.
Bev. J. B. Black will make a snort
talk on matters pertaining to com
munity life. The president of the
asso’ation and too superinte i h ,» cf
sehrfls will beta make a brief jtate-
rwn; as to the accomplishments in
school matters during the current
year. Mrs. Bartram Robeson will
have charge of a short musical pro
gram. The social part of the even
ing will be under the direction of
Mrs, J. H. Townsend.
Annual Election of Mayor and Coup- *
cilmen Will Be Held Monday, May
5; Very Little Interest Shown.
Believe it or not, there is tty be
held in the town of Red Springs on
next Monday, May 5, an election for
the office of Mayor of the town and
Town Aldermen. Very little inter
est in the coming municipal election
has been evinced on the part of the
citizens of the town and it is doubt
ful if many have thought ,more than
a passing thought, about the matter.
The present mayor Dr. W. L. Mc
Rae, and aldermen are offering for
re-election ,and from present indica
tions will have no opposition, the
elctorate of the town seemingly being
perfectly satisfied with ths present
administration which has now been
in power for several years without a
change in its personnel.
The election will be held in the
office of J. N. Buie, Recorder of Red
Springs township.
Those announcing for election, and
■who constitute the present board in
its entirety, are: For Mayor, Dr. W.
L. McRae; For Aldermen, W. A. Bul
lock, John C. Graham, W. E. Gar
rett, W. M Roberts, Dr R. D Mc
Millan and Dr. C. T. Johnson.
Methodist Meeting
At Purvis On 22nd
The Robeson-Hoke Zone meeting
will be held st Purvis in the Cres
cent school building, May 22, 1920,
beginning promptly at 10:30 a. m.
This is the first time that an auxil
iary of a rural church has enter
tained a meeting of this kind, and a
full attendance is desired.
Mrs. Sara Gray McCormick, Chm.
Cohen-And-Kelly
Picture At Theatre
(I^IS 9^d no panu^uo^)
SHANNON NEWS
Shannon, April 29.—Mrs. M. G.
Parker and children of Monroe ar
rived Sunday to spend p. while wi+h
Mr. and Mrs. F. Harris.
Mr. Duncan McGoogan spent the
weekend in Greensboro.
Mr. Frank Thomas and son of
Jackson Springs spent Tuesday night
in the home of Mr. B. B. Currie.
Mr. and Mrs. W L. Riddle and
children of Lumberton spent Sunday
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. Harris.
Mr and Mrs. W. J. Deaton and
children were visitors in Mt. Gilead
Wednesday with relatives.
Mr. Luther Currie went to Char
lotte Tuesday to stay a few days.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS MONDAY
The Wonsan’s club will meet Mon
day afternoon, May Sth, in the hotel
parlor. A full attendance is urged.
Teacher: Really, Johnny, your hand
writing is terrible. You must learn
to write .better.
Johnny: Well, if I did, you’d be
finding fault with my spelling.
Bride:.,. W^s I nervous during the
ceremony? ,
Friend: At first, but not after the
bridgegroom had said, “I will.”
The latest Cohen-aud-Kelly picture
wilt be see oat the Bed Spring”
Theatre on Friday ard Saturday of
this week with more laughs than
there are Scotch jokss.
“The Cohens and Kellys in Scot
land” is the fourth and funniest of
Universal’s hilarious series involving
the adventures of the two best-loved
and laughed-pt filmland families.
Cohen and Kelly, whose adventures
in New York, Paris and London have
tick'ed millions, ignorant of one an
other's plans across the Atlantic to
the land of the bagpipe with designs
upor the plaid ousiness.
Kilt-clad and comical they stumble
into a host of uproarious experiences
culminating in the determination to
commit suicide because their for
tunes have been lost. How this, works
out is the comedy high-spit of Foe
production.
Mrs. Cohen nd Mrs. Kelly, of-
course add to toe difficulties of the
droll partners.
“The Cohens and Kellys in Scot
land'' again unites the original Coh-n
and Kelly, George Sidney and Charlie
Murray who ele’ Yate their reunion
by topping all their previous efforts. ■
Smallpox Reported
Two Places In County
Three cases of smallpox have been
reported to the health department
—two in Red Springs and one in
Lumberton. These cases are colored
people, but a number of white peo
ple and numerous colored people have
been exposed.
Dr. E. R. Jardin, health officer,
urges that every one in Red Springs
and Lumberton who have not been
successfully vaccinated against small
pox within the past 7 veprs get vac
cinated at once. The health jepart-
■ ment can furnish vaccine to your
family physician to protect you
against smallpox or you can get
vaccinated by calling in the court
house and requesting same.
METHODIST HAPPENING
The Epworth Juniors will meet
Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock at th*
church, Trains No. “65” and “97.”
On Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock
“The Atlantic Gepst Line” will meet.
Circle No. 1 will meet Thursday
afternoon instead of Tuesday, with
Mrs. A. B. Watson at 4 o’clock.
Please remember the change in the
time of meeting.
Circle No. 2 will meet Monday
afternoon, May 5, with Mrs. J. T.
Odom at 3:30. We hope the leaders
will remember the dates. A full
attendance is desired at both circle
meetings. Important business. Circle
leaders have decided to fine each
ipember that does not attend just 5
cents, unless the excuse they render
be accepted By the judges..
The Missionary Society of the
Methodist church met Tuesday after
noon at 4 o’clock. This meeGpg was
held at the churcn. We are sorry so
few were present. We wish our la
dies would remember that there is
an el ganization in the Methodist
ch i ch known as the “Woman's Mis
sionary Society.” and every woman is
asked to become a member of this
society. Remember God’s command:
“Go ye into all the world and preaeM-
the gospel.”