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wto Springs Cite One Of Robeson County’s Hometown Newspapers 1 Vol. 52 No. 21 14 Pages Red Springs, N. C. Thursday, June 10, 1948’5c A Copy Reynolds And Parker Re-Appointed By County Commissioners Monday Guard Service Is Draft Substitute School Survey Report To Be Heard Friday Night July 1st Deadline To Enter Cotton Contest RED SPRINGS—You men will be subject to military ice. under the draft act act before Congress may get in service through membership who serv- now this in Phillips Says Education Dire Need In Address To High School Grads County To Index 190,000 Honor Student LUMBERTON.—Meeting in reg ular session Monday morning the Robeson County Commissioners unanimously re-elected W..D. Rey nolds as county manager and L. McK. Parker as his revenue arid tax assistant. Reynolds replaced the late E. K. Butler after the latter’s death and the appointment Monday is for his second full year as administrative officer for the county. The commissioners heard reports from the welfare department, giv en by Mrs. Alf H. McLeod, and from the Home Demonstration Agent, Evelyn Caldwell. A delegation from Rowland ap peared to request an additional rural policeman for the township, in view of the fact that it was the only township having only one such officer. The request was approv ed by the board. F. R. Keith appeared asking re valuation of several properties in St. Pauls for tax. The commission ers delegated the revaluation to W D. Reynolds, ordering that rhe- properties be re-appraised so as to compare with similar properties. R. A. McQueen and H. A. Mc Kinnon were appointed to appear for the board before the 6th divis ion highway commissioner to pre sent an application for paving the road from Highway 74 to the Lum berton Municipal Golf Course, in accordance with a previous Request for the roads. The survey of the county school system not having been received, a meeting to consider the survey By O. P. OWENS, County Agent The deadline for entering the National Guard, it was stat ed here today by Capt. George Fcrloines, commanding officer of UNC Education Registered Instruments the Five Acre Cotton Contest is July 1st. No applications will be accept ed after that date. Present indica tions are that there will be a larg er number of farmers participat ing in the contest than ever before This means that it will be neces sary for those who are in charge of making determinations, staple length, percentage length, etc., io know definitely how many farmers are going to enter the contest so that plans can be made to com plete this work. All Robeson County farmers who plan to enter the contest are urged to fill in an application blank, if they have not already done so, at the county agent’s office. If it is not convenient to go by the office I shall be very glad to mail appli- cation blanks to farmers who, sire them. Presbyterian Bible School Starts Monday RED SPRINGS —A Daily tion Bible School is to start de- Vaca- at rhe was set for Friday night, provided the report is received by that the Headquarters 677th Antiaircraft Capt. Forloines membership in a Battery of the battalion here, explained that National Guard unit or a Class A Reserve unit for a specified length of time while in the age group subject to the draft under pending legis- lation, would give the the required training, him from going to camp. The man must young man and exempt a military be a mem- ber of the guard unit before the final passage of the bill, it was stated. In order to explain provisions of the bill and how it will affect men of the age groups to be call ed for duty ,a member of the lo cal unit will be at the local of fice Friday evening, June 11, at 8 p. m. All young men who are interested are invited to attend and learn how the new act will affect them, and also learn how they can stay at home, or go to college, and still do the requir- SAMUEL A. McLEOD Dean Speaks At RS Commencement RED SPRINGS — Pointing out that the United States spent $8 billion for alcoholic drinks and but $3 billion for education last vear, Guy B. Phillips, dean of the school of education at UNC, told the graduating class of the Red Springs high school Friday night that the school children of America are just waiting around Ann Hale Brown Heads The Honor Roll In Contes! Contestants Are Clos; Together In The First Count RED SPRINGS Ann Hale for their elders their great need to wake up to in this field. ed military service- without ing to a military camp. go- Stores Cooperate In Baby Contest The following Red Springs merchants have been contacted and are now cooperating in the Red Springs Popular Baby Con test by issuing Baby Coupons good for votes in the cam paign with each 50 cent cash All Transfers Since 1787 To Be Read; 3-Year Job purchase or payment count. Other merchants contacted as soon as and are invited to take on ac- will be possible part in LUMBERTON — In the next few months work will start on a county administrative project; the need of which was felt be fore the war which necessitated its postponement; the records of the Register of Deeds will be re- Mr. George to the service trained Phillips. presented by Ashford, pointed out class six where thought in order to keep and used for the great fields of knowledge and were necessary them controlled progress of the Church School To Be Held By Methodists RED SPRINGS..—Under the di- rection of Mise Mary Stringer and with a corps of capable supervisors and teachers, the annual Vacation Church School at Trinity Methodist Church of Red Springs will be held for one week, beginning on Monday June 14 -and continuing through Friday June 18. With an enrollment of 92 boys and girls, a splendid school is an ticipated, which will include nur sery, kindergarten, primary, junior and intermediate age groups. Those assisting Miss Stringer in ' the supervision of the work in the £ various departments will be: Miss * Judy Nurnberger, Mrs. A. C. Lee, Mrs. Murphy Singleton, Mrs. Bart Lewis, Mrs. E L. Hanna, Mrs. Clements Stephenson, Mrs. Char les Gardner, Mrs. Earl Park, Miss Joan Hardesty, Miss Mary Bar ham, Mrs. Robert Graham, Miss Helen Gaitley, Mrs. Bryan McDo n ald, Mrs. W. N. Gibson, Jr., Mis“ Bessie Covington, Mrs John T McNeill, Jr., Miss Mildred Hug gins, Miss Miriam Huggins, Miss- Ann Odom, Miss Edith. Turlington Miss Eunice Pear-'all. Miss Grace Graham. The pastor, Rev. Allen C. Ree, will be in charge of rec reational activities The daily schedule from 9 to 11:30 will consist of worship, stud’s and recreation. All children with in the Trinity Methodist Church School and those who do not at tend anychurch are cordially in vited to attend. The school will close with grad uation exercises on Sunday morn Red Springs Presbyterian church Monday, June 14, and will continue through Friday, June 25. There will be daily sessions of 2% hours, Monday through Friday of each week. All boys and girls from 4 to 11 are invited to attend. Those aged 4 and 5 will be in the Beginner Department and will study “Friends in God’s World.” They will be taught by Mrs. Loren Epton, Misses Alice Bedinger, Ann Bell and Carolyn Graham. The Primaries will study “-Bible Friends and Friends Today,” and will be taught by Misses Gay Wat son, Ruth Graham, Lillian Beding er, Myrtis Boone Johnson, and Mrs. Phil Bragg. Misses Catherine Johnson, Fn- tricia Smith, Mr. Elbert McPhaul, and Mrs. Archie Lovin will teach the Juniors as they study together, “Choosing God’s Way.” A paper will be edited each day, that parents and friends may know what is going on in the Bible School. News reporters will be selected from each clays to submit their news, and the paper will be Awards Made At Commencement To Maxton Grads Among those named to member ship of Phi Beta Kappa, national scholarship fraternity, at UNC, this week, was Samuel A. (Sandy) Mc Leod of Red Springs. He is the son of Mrs. Hinton McLeod, dean of students of Flora Macdonald College, and the late Mr. McLeod of Red Springs. MAXTON Awards made at New Faculty the commencement exercise of the senior class school held on the auditorium follows: H. M. at Maxton high Friday were Guyot, presented the Mormax Miss Sara Neal Hamer, edictorian, and to Miss Lena tatorian. Rev. E. L. ing June 20, during the school hour. church POOLE ATTENDS 50TH CLASS -REUNION LUMBERTON.—J. R. Poole, this week attended the 50th Sr., re- edited by Joan Stevens, Betty Smith and Nan Dorman. Attends Guard Officers Meet Ann RED SPRINGS— Capt. George Forloines commander Bat., 677th AAA-AW attended a conference al Guard officers of of Hdq. Bn., here, of Nation,- the state held at Greensboro last weekend where preparations for summer training encampments of the va rious guard units of the state were planned. Capt. Forloines states that the local guard unit will entrain on July 10 for Camp Stewart, Ga., and will return home on July 25 for the first summer encampment since the battery was activated. The battery has secured the old Garrett-McNeill warehouse on Cross Street for storage of equip- ment and use as an armory til their warehouse is built West Second avenue. It is anticipated that this un- on year he government will purchase union of his Trinity of 1898. The re-union the Duke Campus College class was held on concurrently with commencement exercises. Mr. Poole was accompanied by J. R. Poole, Jr., also a Duke Alum nus. fewer price year. The eggs under the * support program than it did last U. S. Forest Service maintains 3,200 lookout towers in our 152 national forests. night at made as principal, Award to class val- the school medal Carter, class s'alu- Stoffel, pastor of the First Presbyterian churchc, presented the Miss Mattie Mc- Bryde memorial medal for char acter to Roland Seals. Miss Lena Carter and John (Pete) Hasty were awarded the ‘I Dare You” fcundation award. Mrs. Croom, McLean Jr., presented R. D. Shirley and Faye Edwards a- wards for most interest in pub- lie school Awards following LaMotte, McLeod, music. were also made to the debaters; John Hunter Woody Frostick, Ann Katherine 'Carter, Leitch Patterson, Jr., and Marie Essey. The the class Lou John academic processional for exercises wa s led by the mascots, Jane Hasty and Henderson; chief marshal, Hunter Guyot, Rev. LaMotte; Kenneth H. M. Goodson, Rev. C. J. Andrews, Rev. E. L. Stoffel, Rev. Forrest Young, P. Henderson. Rev. R. Croom, Jr., and the seniors lowed in cap and gowns. most inspirational teresting address the seniors Goodson of cial music thoroughly by was Rev. and made Wadesboro by the glee enjoyed by G. D. fol- in to Kenneth ,and spe- club was the large audience of parents and friends. Diplomas were awarded to the fourteen seniors by H. M. Guyot and G. P. Henderson. Summer Session Begun At College. MAXTON—The Summer school session at Presbyterian Junior College opened Monday with reg istration and aptitude tests for preparatory department students. Classes began at 8;00 a. m. on Tuesday. College students will register on June 14 and begin classes on June" 15, with the exception of Spanish students and typing and shorthand students, who began classes June 8. Second-year high school French is being given in the first six-week term which be gan June 7. Members For Summer School MAXTON.—New members of the faculty at the Summer School of Presbyterian Junior’ College in clude Antonia Arjibay - Doreste, Spanish; Howatt E. Mallinson, Bible; Christy Snead, Accounting; Dr. George R. Swann, English; Mra.-Fred C. Frostick, French; ,and H. G. Harrell, Mathematics. Other members of the Summer School faculty are regular members of the college. The Preparatory Depart- ment June begin Mr. began summer classes on 8. College summer clases June 14. Arjibay-Dorsete is head of the Presbyterian School at Eucru- cijada, Cuba, which is conducted by the mission board of the Presby terian Church, U. S. A. With him are a group of Cuban students who are studying English at the Sum mer School. Mr. Mallinson is a native of New York City. He took Bible courses at the Union Theological Semin ary in Richmond, Va., during rhe past two years. Mr. Mallinson, in addition to teaching Bible is study ing aviation preparing to use a plane in mission work in South America. Christy Snead is a graduate of Bowling Green Business University with the master’s degree from rhe University of Kentucky. He has been professor of Business Educa tion at State Teachers College since 1944. He will teach accounting. Dr. George R. Swann has the M. A., Th.M., and Ph.D. degrees from five colleges and universities, the last of which is University of Pennsylvania. He has standing teacher of several colleges since the winter he teaches State College. been an out- English in 1924. During at Pembroke Mra Fred C. Frostick, teaching high school French, attended State College, Womans College of U. N. C., and received her A. B. degree from Carolina College. During rhe past session she has taught Latin in the Maxton high school. H. G. Harrell is a graduate of Louisburg College and Wake For est with B. S. degree in 1939. He has taught at both the above col leges. nation and the world. In busi ness, he stated ,one must learn to hold his job by mastering it, and must help keep business hon est and fair; in government, where one person in 12 is now employed in this country, there is a great shortage of the better type of worker; in the profes sions, again a great shortage of abe workers exists ,and there is also a shortage of schools per sonnel and training facilities tor- preparing persons ot enter the professions, especially in medi cine and in the educational pro fession. He pointed out here that he had students, college juniors, whose early training had not prepared them to spell, to read,” Brown headed the first Honor Roll tabulation of the votes in the Red Springs Citizen Popular- Baby contest when the initial tally was made Wednesday eve ning. In close second place was Stephen C. Chason. Almost neck and neck for the next positions on the Roll were Barbara Jean Dudley, Betty Jean McNeill and Susan Singleton with the remain der of the contestants almost to gether in sixth and seventh pla ces. 1. 2. 3. 4. THE HONOR ROLL Ann Hale Brown Stephen C. Chason Betty Jean McNeill. Susan Singleton 5. Barbara Jean Dudley 6. Ernest Graham, Ann Malloy, Caroline M. Bardel. 7. ^ust starting to work are: Marsha Lee Watson and num. No one of a head start : where down Splvey, Richard Jane Malcolm Var- the contestants has in the contest. Any- the Honor Roll a nor to think; in religion is other strong speaker great field waiting leadership ,which, are not religious back for religious er cause an- for the stated ,too many of us takirig seriously. “Our ideals must ,be brought the loss in prestige of ideals is a much great- for worry than the dan- gers of the atomic bomb; in the sciences where a vast improve- mern in - the astuteness of scient ists is needed to keep modern scientific instruments under con trol, or science will destroy man kind.’ AWARDS Following the invocation the Rev. T. A. Fry, Supt. by W- R. Dudley announced the insti- tution of the “Memorial Collec- tion’ of Recordings, books paintings which has been ed in connection with the library and to which some ty albums of recordings i and found- school twen- have been contributed • by friends of the school in memory of friends or relatives. Mes. G. T. Brooks is chairman and Miss Bessie Cov ington secretary of the commit tee which is supervising the col lection. The medal of the Woodmen of the World, presented to the out standing student of the senior history class, was given to Mil dred McArthur. The Rotary med al for World Peace went to Pa tricia McNeill for her speech on the subject won in competition with others of the junior and se- nior classes, valedictorian, Doris Townsend, was awarded the Rotary honor as the outstanding senior and her name is to be in- scribed Malcolm an. Those on the Rotary plaque. Watson was salutatori- receiving diplomas from Dr. C. T. Johnson, chairman of the school board, were: Robert McKellar. Evelyn McKenzie, Lau- rence Bounds, John Lee Davis, Bill Coleman, Eunice Over- Hillman Edens, Fred Grimsley, street, Doris Townsend, Malcolm Watson, Charles McMillan, Nell McMillan, Faye McPhaul, Ed ward Norris, Margaret Odom, Ma rie Grimsley, Hazel Haynes, and Mildred McArthur. . few subscriptions here and there would have made a material dif ference in the standing of the babies. The contest is just getting underway the next could, by to work, and any time during week a new contestant entering and going right head the next Roll. Look at the nouncement page contest Honor an- in this issue, see the splendid prizes offered for a few short then fill out go to work. The next votes will be 5:00 o’clock that count next week’s followed by day evening weeks’- - easy work, the ’ntr^^raiik;'Atif tabulation of the Tuesday evening at and the will be results of carried in Citizen. This will be a tabulation on Fri- and that Honor Roll will be posted in the window of the Citizen office. Watch for the babies to change places on the Honor Roll as their friends really go to work. Durham Ratley To Open Law Office RED SPRINGS ley, formerly an has returned to make his home an office for the at an early date. With him are —Durham Rat- attorney here, Red Springs to ,and will open practice of law his wife three children, Margaret, and Char- les and Kathy. They will reside in the old Lovin home until re cently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamilton. Mr. Ratley was an attorney for the civil service commission dur ing the war and *recently has been connected with the legal department of the Veterans Com mission, at the Charlotte office. Power Off In Maxton Sunday Electricity will be off in Max- ton and vicinity on Sunday, June 13, 1948, for 2| hours, from 2:00 p. m to 4:30 p. m., ac cording to an announcement by J. V. Henderson, manager of Carolina Power and Light 'company in Maxton. Mr. Henderson said the in terruption of service is neces sary in order to replace equip ment which was destroyed by this unique Trade Expansion idea. The incomplete list follows: Red Springs Supply Co. Blackwood’s Lenoir’s Jewelry Shop B. C Moore & Son Moore’s Dept. Store Singleton & McMillan Co. Saramac Furniture Co. Farmers Trading Co. McNeill & Bostic McKeithan Hardware Home Furniture Co. Kennedy’s Jewelry & Gift Shop Allen & McLean B. & H. Garage Baxley-Johnson Chevrolet. Belk-Hensdale Western Auto Associate Store Colonial Frozen Foods Auto Service Center Freddie’s Supper Bar, Lumber Bridge Brown’s Grocery, Robin’s Mill Summer Play Program Starts In Red Springs RED SPRINGS. — The summer recreation program gets underway here next Monday with playground activities set for the school grounds that morning, and the first of the series of softball games’ in the business men’s league that after- nooh. Tljl.;. week Jim Carruth is mak ing plans for formation of midget ■and junior boys and senior boys leagues in softball, so that groups can be formed next Monday to start softball immediately. The morning hours ren’s activities will at the schoolgrounds of the child- be centered and will be largely devoted to children under 12 year of age. The programs are all being enlarged this summer over last year’s activities. SWIMMING The phase of the program which held the most interest last sum mer, swimming, hay been delayed this year and details of the swim ming activities cannot be announ ced yet. However, it is thought that suitable arrangements' for regular swimming activities will be made indexed by the most tern in existence so erty title search will modern sys- . that a prop- simpler and much more system will necessity of quicker, accurate, do away searching book of transfers in deed, and will reduce bility of overlooking not only be but will be The "new with the book after tracing a the possi- a transfer in such a search to nearly zero. The work of indexing the more than 190,000 instruments dating back to 1787 in the Robeson County Register of be done by the Cott Cincinnati, Ohio, and completed for two The Cott system all instruments by tor, and property or Deeds will Company of will not be three years. cross indexes grantee, gran- description. The present index in use was installed about 1906 and is an tiquated and by reason of con stant use over the years has be come worn and in some crises illegible. Lawyers who use these records say that the work of ab stracting in the Register of Deeds office has become well nigh im possible with the present out dated method of indexing. The Cott system is the most modern in stalled in and other expert will charge of use and has been in- Cumberland, Columbus nearby counties. be sent here the work and ber of local persons will to be An have num- em- ployed. , , ^ The index will have a separate place for each family name and . will then be sub-indexed by ini- tials of both grantors and gran- ■. tees. In this way the work of ahatrai tlng titles will be greatly . J shortened and the security oF Q / ties will be strengthened as each real estate instrument will be properly indexed; every land owner will be interested in this work. Failure to properly index a real estate instrument may vi tally affect the title to the prop erty. The saving that will result to property owners cannot possibly be estimated and if the work were come more time not done search would be- more and went antiquated now has and more costly and more inaccurate as on. Costs in such an system as the county are hidden costs and may appear only as the costs of litigation over, doubtful Instru- early next week and that at ieas t; men ^ s However monumental the two afternoons per week will be ! ' task of reading each open for swimming expeditions o one of the nearby bathing places., McMillan Named Commander Of Legion Post of 190,000 instruments may ap pear, attorneys agree that it will increase in value through the years as the number of instru ments pile up on the Register,- RED SPRINGS—R. D. McMil lan, Jr., for the past two years adjutant of Charlie Hall Post of the American Legion, was elect ed commander cf the post at an election of officers held Monday evening. He succeeds E. H. Al exander, commander for the past two years. Other officers chosen for the post are: Al H. Grant and Charles Arrington, vice com manders; A. C. Stephenson,, ad jutant and treasurer; Dr. H. G. 13 Gel Degrees Al Carolina Commencement the electrical storm Monday | ander Bedinger, chaplain; sergeant-at-arms. elected were: J. A. rison Peterson and Sam Thomas, Trustees re- Graham, Mor- E. H. Alex- SOME OF THE BABIES ENTERED IN THE ROBESON COUNTY HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS CONTESTS Alex Benton Stubbs, HI Sharon Dell Prevatte Robert ..Wade Antone Frances Ann Rupert Ann Malloy Betty Jean McNeill Approximately 1300 degrees were conferred on' students in the University of North Carolina at final exercises in Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill Monday night. Governor R. Gregg Cherry pre sented the diplomas, and Presi dent Frank P. Graham gave a farewell message to’ the gradu ates. Candidates for degrees from Robeson county were: Randall A. McLeod, Maxton; John A. McPhaul, Parkton; Mary G. Moo^e, Ruth N. Moore ,and Wil liam C. Powell, Lumberton; 'Mau rice C. Powers, St. Pauls. Susan D. Westall, Red Springs; Margaret C. McDaniel, Red Springs, A. B. in Journalism; Joe H. Barrington, Jr., Lumber- ton, Bachelor of Law; Robert H. Butler, Sr. Pauls, Bachelor of Law; Hector MacLean, Lumber-, ton, Bachelor of Law. Masters Degree candidates were Christine. E. Pearson, Masters Degree in Robert A. McIntyre, berton, M. A. Rowland, Education; Jr., Lum- ATTEND EECTURES Six Lumberton ladies, Mmes. J. C. Fuller, L. J. Britt, E. L. Hamil ton, W. W. Parker, W. F. Scay-J borough, and J. J Goodwin, atten ded a series of religious lectures the Methodist Spiritual Life J treat on Friday at Pheiffer ( lege at Misenheimer. Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Hamilton will return 1 day from Misenheimer, where tl have been this week for the Me odist School of Missions.
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