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a Seb Springs (Citizen ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS Vol. 52, No. 29 16 Pages Opening Marks 25th Year For Lumberton Tobacco Market Red Springs, N. C. s Thursday, July 29, 1948 *«i=^fc?^==^=== zz^zizL^^zzz^zzzz^=zzzzizi2X:rz—^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Health Department Quarantines Youths; County Health Officer Makes Statement Tuesday Is Silver Anniversary of 10th Largest Market ^ ly MARION ALEXANDER Market Sales Supervisor . The Lumberton Tobacco Market *ill celebrate the 25th or Silver Anniversary of its phenomenal growth on Tuesday, August 3rd with the opening of what is gen erally expected to be one of the biggest seasons in the' history of this Border Belt touacco center. Now ranking as the 10th largest market in the country and selling more pounds per set of buyers than any other market in the Bor der Belt, the “Tobacco Town” of today is a far cry from that August 3rd of 1923—25 years to the day from the opening date set for 1948—when the local mart really began “going to town.” Lumberton had had a market for several years before, to be true, but it had never sold more than a million or so pounds a year and the able and solid group of tobacconists and merchants who have built the market to its pres ent peak like to think of its real growth at dating back to that day That was the day that a group of more than a hundred business and civic leaders, headed by the ’"late Kenneth M. Biggs, who is often called the “Daddy” of the local market, held a “boosters’ meeting” and threw themselves solidly be- hi*d its growth. Since that season I Lumberton has registered a stead ily amazing gain from about three million pounds per year to an all- time peak of more than 39 million. Even with the 27 per cent cut in acreage, the 1948 sales are ex pected to push all-time highs in pounds, and maybe exceed them in dollars, and the local tobacconists and merchants are putting the finishing touches to elaborate plans and preparations for the Silver Anniversary of the Golden Weed mart here. Border Crop Reported Best Several company circuit riders have declared as mbch, and with the damage to the crop in Georgia from lice and to that .n the other sections of the Carolines from dry weather, the general opinion is that the Border Belt grower in general and Lumberton in particular will really “hit the jackpot" this sea son. “Tobacco Town” will greet the new season with the same adequate facilities and staff as last season, including buyers from all tl.„ ma jor companies, three large indepen dent companies with their own re- drying plants in the same town, anA six firms operating a dozen warehouses with a prompt, high sale by each firm every day. The personnel on the warehouse floors, which is made up of the most-skilled sales managers, auc tioneers, clerks, and assistants that money can hire, will also be fam iliar to Lumberton’s thousands of steady and satisfied patrons. In fact, the only two changes of improtance are that Russell Livermore, Jr., has joined his fa ther in the firm of Liberty Ware houses 1 and 2, and Marion R. Alexander has replaced R. C. (Bob) Rankin as Sales Suprevisor. Lumberton’s increase in sales from 3 to nearly 4U million pounds per year, naturally, has been ac companied by an equal expansion of the city’s marketing, handling, and merchandising facilities. Twenty-five years ago two small warehouses and a tew improvised prize house constituted the whole market. Today, a dozen large warehouses spread over 15 acres of land, providing room aplenty for all comers. The head men of Lumberton’s three big local independent com panies, which are a major part in the building of any market, are E. Elmore, Interstate, R. M Durrett and E. K. Howard, Person- Garrett; and J. B. Rountree, White head and Anderson. The owners and operators of the six warehouse firms in Lumber- ton ,who run a dozen warehouses with a sale for each firm every day, insuring fast service, prompt sales, and no damaged tobacco for their customers, are as follows: Britt’s Warehouse, Edward De- Jarnette and Lee Woody. Carolina Warehouses, J. E. John son, Adrian McRae, Marvin Roy- sroft and Alf Forbes. Dixie Warehouses, Neil McKeith en, F. K. Biggs, Sr., and Alex Kin- law. Hedgpeth Warehouses, Rom Hedgpeth, Johnny Roycroft, .H H. Hicks and R. L. Rollins. Liberty Warehouses, Ed Wilkins, Frank White, H. D. (Mutt) Goode, and Russell Livermore, Jr. Smith Warehouses, Tom J. Smith and Paul Sands. The merchants of this “Tobacco Town” have also gone all-out to jj^y in a stock of everything the farmer uses at real values, and Julien the grower comes to market, He will find the welcome sign out on every side, as always in Lum berton. MAXTON. — The men of the Fresbyterian Church will hold a fish fry at Wilkerson’S Landing this Friday night. BEACH CLOSED LUMBERTON.—Mayor Malcolm Be Seawell has ordered the closing of McMillan’s Beach for all purposes until the danger of polio is past. The city owned beach will be posted against tres pass and all ages will be barred from its use. Tew-Griggs Sold To Hesler-Kinlaw MAXTON.—The Hester-Kinlaw Furniture of Elizabethtown has bought the business formerly known as the Tew-Grigg Company. The sales transaction was complet ed between the two companies last Friday, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R Hester arrived the first of the week to begin operation of the store. The other partner, J. E. Kinlaw, will remain in Elizabethtown as manager of the Kinlaw Furniture Store there. Mr. Kinlaw has two sons who are doctors in this boun ty. They are Dr. Murray Kinlaw who practices in Lumberton and Dr. Brady Kinlaw Who is in Row- land. Messrs. Tew, and Grigg are re maining with the new owners this week. Neither of them have an nounced any definite plans, Ray Galloway To Install Legion Officers In RS RED SPRINGS.—Ray Galloway of Wilmington, state commander of the North Carolina department of the American Legion, Will install new officers of Charlie Hall Post No. 35, of the Legion, in a special meeting of the post in Legion Hall /ere on Monday evening, Auj ust 9th. R. D. McMillan, Ji., succeeds E. H. Alexander as commander of the post. Others to be inducted into office will be: A. H. Grant and Charles A. Arrington, vice com manders; A. Clement Stephenson, adjutant and treasurer; Dr, H. G. Bedinger, chaplain; and Sam Tho mas, sregeant-at-arms. Trustees of Legion Hall are Mr. Alexander, James A. Graham and Morrison Peterson. Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. Clifton MAXTON.—Funeral services Were conducted July 20 at 11 a. m. from the home of Mrs. J. F. Stinsel for Mrs. James A. Clifton, 78, who died; July 18 in a Fayetteville hospital following a long period of ill health. The Rev. C. A. An drews, pastor of St. Pauls' Method ist Church, officiated. Mrs. M. P. James was in charge of the many floral offerings; she was assisted by Mrs. McBryde Aus tin, Mrs. J. M. Patterson, Mrs. John Hamer, Mrs'. Sue Randall,Mrs. Luther McNeill, Mrs. R. C. Holl and, Mrs. F. C. Frostick, Mrs. Al ton Greene, Mrs. John Deaver, Mrs. F. W. Carter, Mrs. Howard Hasty, and Miss Marguerite Town send. Active pallbearers were J. M. Patterson, McBryde Austin, Alton Greene, R. D. Croom, Jr., John Pace and Owen Evans. Mrs. Clifton before her marriage was Miss Ida Steed of Randolph county, and was the daughter of the late Frank and Lorenza Fraz ier Steed. She was reared in Greens boro and later lived in Fayetteville for many years. She has made her home here, with her daughter, Mrs. J. P. Stansel, for the past five years. Surviving Mrs. Clifton are a son, James A. Clifton of Nashville, Tenn., two daughters, Mrs. Stansel and Mrs. Thomas Marsh of Rich mond, Va., three grandchildren and three great-granddaughters'. WalnuT^/WOW Moves Meeting Place MAXTON.—Walnut Camp 238, WOW, held its regular meeting Monday night, July 26 at Evans Hall. Of special note to all mem bers who were absent is the fact that the meeting place has been changed; the meeting Will no lor , ger be held in the American Legior Hut, but at Evans Hall. Auto Inspections Here Sept. 2-4 I MAXTON.—A revised schedule for Inspection Lane 28, covering Maxton, has been received by city officials. The inspection lane will be conducted here from Septem ber 2 through September 4. Huske To Preach Sunday Morning To Joint Group RED SPRINGS.—The Rev. Ben F. Huske of Fayetteville, pastor of St. Stephens church, will preach Sunday morning at a joint service for the St. Stephens and the First Presbyterian congregations. During the past month joint ser vices have been conducted at the Episcopal church by the Rev. Tho mas A. Fry, pastor of the Presby terian church, while repairs and repainting of the Presbyterian church were in progress. Those joint services will continue for an other week with Mr. Huske offi ciating and on August 15 and 22d, the Rev. D. D. ’Ellis of Norfolk, Va., will be guest minister at rhe Presbyterian church. Mr. Fry will return from his vacation for ser vices on August 29. Painting of the church is near ly complete, and it is expected that the new carpet will be laid next week by the J. B. Ivey company of Charlotte. Manager Issues County Finance Statement The quarterly statement of fin ancial information issued by Coun ty Manager W. D. Reynolds dated June 30, 1948, and recently com piled by him shows no major change from the report issued three months before. Changes do appear in the taxes receivable because of payments made and normal reduc tions appear in the amount of bonds outstanding. 87 per cent of the 1947 tax levy of $652,813 51 has been collected leaving a balance receivable of $83,525.26. This is an increase from the 84 percent collected on March 31. Outstanding bonds amount to $1,218,000 partially offset by a sink ing fund balance of $352,36.82 and cash on deposit of $89,624.95, leav ing a net funded debt of $775,- 988.23. Current assets amount to $1,290,- 011.24 made up of Bank Deposits, other than sinking fund, $692,662.53, Capital Reserve fund, $218,894.03; land sales certificates $104,778.20; taxes receivable $273,676,48. A. A. Sullivan Dies In Florida MAXTON;—Albert A. Sullivan, 46, a banker of Vero Beach, Fla., died at his home July 23 after a long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday morning. i Mr. Sullivan was the youngest son of the late Paul W. Sullivan and Ena Agnew Sullivan of Honea Path, S. C. He had lived in Flori da for twenty five years'; his survivors are his wife, Mrs. Edith Carter Sullivan, two daughters, Dorothy Ann and Betty, five sis ters; Mrs. H. C. Ritter of New berry, S. C., Mrs. E. P. Williams, •of Maxton, Mrs. O. N. Mattison of Columbia, S. C., Mrs/ S. H. Fulton of Laurinburg, and Miss I,ouise Sullivan of Honea Path, S C.; and one brother, Paul W. Sullivan of Maxton. Dr. and Mrs. S. H. Fulton and E. P. Williams attended the funer al. Mrs. Williams was with her brother for ten days before his death. DDT Fog Blankets Maxton Area Thurs. MAXTON.—Maxton was blank eted with DDT Thursday in a war on flies, mosquitoes, and other po tential carriers of polio. Mayor C. M. Castevens announced last Tues day that arrangements had been completed for a truck spraying outfit to travel the city streets and turn loose a fog of DDT. The polio situation here is not alarming, but city officials took the position that spraying would be welcomed as a precautionary measure. MRS. HIGGINS GETS BRAILLE BIBLE ON “HEART’S DESIRE” LUMBERTON. — One of Ave winners of their “Heart’s Desire’ on the Monday radio program of the same name last week with Mrs Lucy Higgins, Lumberton, route 5 Mrs. Higgins, aged 72, who is blind had written saying that her Heart’s Desire was a Braille Bible. In addition to the Bible Mrs. Higgins letter was adjudged best of the five and she won a jack-pot consisting of a radio, an electric comforter, a crate of California fruit, a smoked ham, and a wool lap robe. By DR. E. R. HARDIN About two months ago, I advised all parents to keep their children under sixteen years of age away from all large crowds. Most of our people, I think, have followed this advice, and I sincerely appreciate their cooperation. In view of the fact, however, that the poilo situ ation is getting worse, and the tobacco markets will open next week, I feel that we must have one hundred per cent cooperation on the part of parents, and every body concerned. Therefore, I call ed a meeting of the County Board of Health yesterday, to have them consider th esituation, and to make any rules and regulations' that they deemed necessary under the cir cumstances. The regulations that they adopted appear below. I hope everyone will realize that the sit uation is serious, and that this action of the County Board of Health was taken because of their appreciation of this fact, and their sincere desire to try to prevent the further spread of this' disease. Regulations adopted by Robeson County Board of Health, in called meeting on Juyl 26, 1948: Children of all races under six teen years of age are prohibited from attending picture shows, ball games, public recreation cen ¬ Belly Hall To Compete In SC Weed Festival LUMBERTON.—Miss Betty Hall who represented Lumberton in the beauty contest at the dedication of the Laurinburg ball park recently will again represent the city in a beauty pageant at Mullins, S. C., August 3. At the South Carolina town Miss Hall will compete for the title of “Queen of the Tobacco- Festival.” A day long program is planned for the contestants and their es corts, climaxed by the parade of the “Queens” at 9 o’clock P. M Young ladies representing the towns of the Border Belt will pa fade through the streets of Mullins on. floats in the afternoon and fol- lowing the ■ selection, of. “Queen of the Tobacco Festival" there will be dancing until 1 o’clock a. m. Center of activities will be Clark’s Warehouse in Mullins. Miss Hall was selected to repre sent Lumberton by Mayor Seawell at the request of the Mullins Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. Prison-Made Traffic Signs To Save $1740 LUMBERTON. — Arrangements have been made by the City of Lumberton to purchase 300 “Stop” and traffic signs for street inter section in the city from the North Carolina State Penitentiary. The purchase from this source, which was arranged by Mayor Seawell, will save the city $1740 difference between the $360 the prison will charge and the commercial price of $2100. The signs compare favorably with the higher priced commercial- * ly sold signs and will be painted, embossed metal. D.DT Spray Trucks Tour Every 5 Days MAXTON. — The fight against malarial germ carriers is being stressed by local authorities thru DDT truck spraying equipment which is being used throughout the town every five days. These trucks • go around during the early hours of the morning, and the latest tour was made Tuesday morning. Contrary to the opinion of many people, this substance does not protect against polio. It’s main purpose, and, as* far as has been seen, it’s only purpose is to combat malaria. Mrs. Clinton Dies In Rock Hill RED SPRINGS.—Neill P. Clin ton, cashier of the Scottish Bank here, was called to Rock Hill, S. C., Monday due to the serious ill ness of his mother, Mrs. Folsom Esca Clinton. Mrs. Clinton, who has been in failing health for near ly four years, died Tuesday night. Funeral services were held this morning from the Oakland Avenue Presbyterian church. 2 daughters and four sons survive. D. J. Watson, Jr., electronics technician, first class, USN, son of D. J. Watson of Rowland, is serving aboard the destroyer USS Meredith on fleet training with the Sixth Task Fleet. Several ports of Greece were visited during this cruise. Watson, who reported to the vessel from the Electronics Mat terial School, Great Lakes, III., entered the Navy service August 20, 1940, at the Naval Recruiting Station, Raleigh, and received re cruit training at the Nava] Train ing Station, Norfolk, Va. Before entering the Navy he was graduated from Rowland High School. ters ahd bathing resorts, or other public amusement places, picnics, parties, camps, Sunday schools, churches, or other public gather ings. Children under sixteen are also prohibited from gathering in large groups on the streets or other places. Parents shall not take children under sixteen years of age to tobacco markets, or other places where people gather in large numbers. Furthermore, children of this age are prohibit, ed from visiting sick children in other homes without a written permit from a physician. Par ents will be held responsible for compliance with these regula tions. The regultaions will be rescinded whenever in the judg ment of the County Board of Health, the polio situation is such that they will no longer be necessary. N0 carnival, circus, or other travelnjg or itinerant show shall be belli in Robeson County dur ing the period that the foregoing regulations are in effect in said county. Under State Law, the violation of these rules of the Counts' Board of Education, is declared a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment not ex ceeding thirty days. Robeson Polio Total 14 Cases Total number of polio cases in Robeson county has reached 14. State officials believe that the peak of the epidemic has been reached and that while new cases will appear their number will shortly begin to fall off. This belief is based on past experience And on the fact that in some counties the number of new cases has already leveled off. Attend Meeting Of Presbytery MAXTON.—The Rev. E. L. Stof fel and delegate R. Fairley Morris of the First Presbyterian Church of Maxton and Dr. Louis C. La Motte of F’JC, attended a meeting of Fayetteville Presbytery last week at the historic Union Pres byterian .Church, located near Car thage, Pastor of this one hundred and fifty year old church is the Rev. C. K. Taffe. The Rev. R. L. Prince, retiring moderator, delivered the sermon and reports on Religious Education and Home Missions were heard'. Rev. Joseph Garrison of Greens boro was also herad, speaking on student work. The Presbytery also engaged in special prayer for the polio epidemic and the Berlin crisis. Motion was made and carried to the effect that a retreat be held in the near future in Fayetteville Presbytery of ministers, represen tatives elders and deacons of local churches to meet together to dis cuss Social conditions and the world situation in the light of Christian ity. The meeting was conducted, by the Rev. D. H. Dulan of Row’- land, moderators Dr. S. H. Fulton of Laurinburg was elected moderator for the fall meeting of Fayetteville Presby tery to be held in Red Springs. Dr. McLeod Featured On Magazine Cover MAXTON.—Dr. Robert L. Mc Leod, son of Mrs. R. L. McLeod, Sr., and pastor of the First church in St. Joseph, Missouri, was this month’s featured preacher in the Presbyterian Outlook. A picture of Dr. McLeod and the churches and institutions which he serves ap peared on the cover of the Outlook, and one of his very interesting sermons, Today’s Christianity Fac ing Today’s World, is contained within. Dr. McLeod’s other pastorates include Grenada, Miss., Winter Ha ven, Fla., Centre College and the U. S. S. Antietam, where Dr. Mc Leod says he preached to his lar gest congregation. Hollidays Plan Broadcast For Slim Mims Tuesday j FAIRMONT.—Fairmont will be on the air next week for the sec ond time this year, according to announcement made today. Slim Mims and his Dream Ranch Boys will broadcast from Holliday’s Warehouse oh Tuesday, August 3, from 12:05 until 12:30 for the opening of the tobacco market. This program will be broadcast over radio station WJMX in Flor ence, S. C. Slim Mims is well known through out the country for his radio pro grams and stage appearances, and his personal appearance should attract quite a crowd of interested spectators for the affair. The program and appearance of the Dream Ranch Boys was ar- rapged by John Monroe Holliday, one of the owners of Holliday’s Dixie and Frye Nos. 1 and 2 ware houses. Questions have been asked by many people about what is being done in Fairmont to celebrate the opening of the market, and Mr. School Fund ’’Grabbers’* Sued; Law’s Constitutionality Doubted Lum'ten Will Not Fog SprayDDT Spraying Of Individual Sites Is State Recommendation LUMBERTON.—Following up r. decision made on Tuesday of las. week by the City of Lumberton'r Board of Commissioners, Mayor Malcolm B. Seawell met Friday with a representative of the State Board of Health to discuss steps io be taken by the city in combatting poliomyelitis. W. F. Canady, division of ma laria control, State Board of Health and Dr. E. R. Hardin, county- health officer recommended to Mayor Seawell and the Board of Commissioners that they require all persons within the corporate limits of the City of Lumberton who keep animals or fowls on their premises or within town and not upon their premises, to spray the premises where such animals and fowls might kept. They also rec ommended that the City of Lum berton have its garbage collection crews spray, at least once a week, the garbage containers and in the area immediately adjoining such garbage containers* and require that that all garbage cans or containers in town be equipped with tight covers. Mr. Canady stated in substance what had previously been stated by C. M. White of the State Board of Health: that there was no proof, whatsoever, that DDT spray, either through fog method or residual spray prevented the spread of polio, and that, while residual DDT spraying was good insofar as it killed flies and had a lasting effect inside premises, that the use of DDT in preventing the spread of polio, from all obtain able evidence, was ineffectual. Dr. Hardin stated that the City ip a program heretofore worked out was to spray the alley-ways in the business section of town and with particular respect to the exterior and garbage containers of all eating places and markets within the city and that this pro gram includes a spraying of the stables within the City of Lumber- ton. Dr. Hardin advised toe parents of children not to become paniced or alarmed about their children, but at the same time to be careful that the children be watched close ly in the event of any signs of sickness and that the family phy sician be called in the event of illness. Pembroke Fair Incorporated PEMBROKE.—The certificate of incorporation of the Pembroke- Robeson County Fair,, Inc., has been received by fair officials here This is a noh-stock corporation organized by Ira Pate Lowry Harry West Locklear, and R. D. Wellons. The rst F'embreke fair was held last year and it was so successful that a permanent organization has been formed to perpetuate the event. August Orthopedic Clinic Postponed The monthly orthopaedic clinic will not be held on Friday, August 6, 1948, in the Agricultural Build ing in Lumberton as planned. Ac cording to statements by Mrs. Kate S. MacLeod, Superintendent of Public Welfare, and by Dr. E. R, Hardin, County Health Doctor, it will not be wise to have the clinic due to the polio condition prevail ing at the present time. Cecil McPhaul, Jr. Victim Of Polio RED SPRINGS.—Cecil McPhaul. Jr., young son of Mr. and Mrs Cecil McPhaul of the Antioch com munity of Hoke county is* a patient at Duke Hospital, where he was taken Sunday after becoming il’ Saturday. The child was brought to a doc tor’s office Saturday afternoon and remained under observation unti’ his condition became worse Sun day morning. While he was un conscious upon arrival at Duke reports received today indicate tha- his condition is somewhat improv ed though he is still very ill. Holliday answers the numerous- questions with his announcement of the broadcast. The Holliday brothers and Ernest Frye all in vite their many friends who are interested to be present for the broadcast and to join in the merry making. Mid-Week Ga. Prices Average Over $52.00 Prices on the Georgia Tobacco Markets at mid-week were av eraging a little better than $52. This represents a drop of more than .75 since the first of the week. Low to good qualities predom inated in the offerings; lugs make up the bulk of the poundage. Top prices ran $62-$64 per hun dred. The market showed signs of being on the up-grade with a somewhat better average expect ed for late in the week. Maxton Board Takes Action AgainsIPolio MAXTON.—The town board ha.-' issued a porclamation forbidding all children under the age of six teen years to attend any public gatherings, this including picture shows, Sunday School and Church, the Community Club and public swimming places. This step has been taken to try to avoid any serious outbreak of polio within the town. Although only one mild case has been reported here, it is possible that the disease might reach -a far more dangerous stage; therefore, all parents are urgently requested to cooperate with this ruling by restricting their children’s activities. Also in line with the provisions being made against possible out break of the disease is the request made several weeks ago that all owners of vacant lots have these lots cleaned of all growth and refuse. This appeal has met with little success, and the board again urges all citizens to consider the imminent danger of these possibly contaminated properties through the transportation of disease germs by insects which breed in them. ■ The following is a section :'rom the Town Ordinance: Health: Chapter II Section 7: That it is unlawful for any person within the town of Maxton to permit his premises to become unclean, filthy or offen sive by the accumulation of weeds trash or other litter thereon. Any persons convicted of a violation of this ordinance shall pay a fine of give dollars. Trade Courses Io Begin AI College PEMBROKE. — Pembroke Stale College is definitely going ahead, with plans for trade courses, under the general supervision of Prof. Grady Martin, head of the Agri culture Department, stated Presi dent R. D. Wellons this week. Instructors in the various courses will be registered tradesmen * - their respective fields. The course? included will be carpentry, mason ry, plumbing and electricity. It is desired —ia' those who in tend to enroll in these courses so indicate to the registrar, Prof. James A. Jacobs, by Tuesday, Au gust 3rd. Budget Group To Visit PSC PEMBROKE.—The biennial tour of state institutions by the rix- member advisory budget commis sion began July 26th. Commission members examine plant facilities and hear explana tions* of operations and needs. On their finding's will be based their recommendations to the 1949 gen eral assembly for appropriations. Hearings on budget requests probably will not be held until after Nov. 2 election. The itinerary for the tour in cludes: August 4th-10 a. m. Pem broke State College for Indian..'. Education Assn. Organized In County A group of Robeson citizens lair week organized the Robeson Edu cation Association which has as its stated purpose the promotion of an all-round school system for the county, and to see that funds are properly and lawfully allotted. The organization meeting was held in the Raft Swamp Grange Hall and the group named E. D. McGougan, Lumber Bridge, chair man. Secretary is K. W. Knudson treasurer is Lambert Lewis. The board of directors is composed of Paul S. Oliver, Marietta, Harry West Locklear, Pembroke and J. Frank F’lllock, Rowland. Declaratory Judgment Asked Against Defendants IMPROPER FUND USE CHARGED Negligence, Violation Of Constitution Cited Suit was instituted Monday af ternoon against various county of ficials of Robeson and the Attorney General seeking a declaratory judgment on the alleged unconsti tutionality of an act of the' state legislature in 1945 having to do with the transfer of county funds and' complaining of the withholding of school funds from the schools ih 1946 and 1947. Named in the suit as defendants were the Robeson county commis sioners, the board of education,the school superintendent, the county manager, the special charter dis tricts of Red- Springs, Lumberton and Fairmont, the county tax col lector and the state’s Attorney General. The complainants are C. RESTRAINING ORDER A restraining order was issued by Judge Henry L. Stevens Tues day prohibiting the defendant county officials and organization# from spending any of the funds involved in the complaint filed Monday. The order further re quires the return of funds to the fund from which transferred and held tnere until a final judgment is rendered in the original action. The defendants are ordered to appear before Judge Q. K. Nim- ocks on August 16 in Lumberton to show cause why the restrain ing order should not continue in force until the final settlement of the case. Issuance of the restraining order places the burden of proof on the defendant. F. Branch,. John W. Oxendine, N. C. Stubbs, L. G. Singletary, J. B. Powell and J. N. Powell'. Attorneys for the group, and filing tire petj. tion for them are Malcolm Mc Queen, Fayetteville, and Frank McNeill and Frank Hackett of Lumberton. Advance costs in the action were paid by a check signed by “Lam bert Lewis, Treas.”; the organiza tion of which he is treasurer was not specified. The complaint fallows closely charges made by a candidate for a county office in the recent pri mary. Judgment P sought to establish the alleged unconstitutionality of a Continued on Page 8 & Funeral Rites ! For S-Sgt. Dunn Sunday Afternoon RED SPRINGS.—Funeral ser vices will be held for Staff Sergeant Gaston Runn on Sunday afternob?i at 4 o’clock from the Lumber Bridge Presbyterian Church. The Rev. W. A. Brown, pastor of the Parkton Presbyterian church will conduct the services. Burial cer- vices in the churchyard will be in charge of a military guard of honor composed of members of the Headquarters Battery of the 677th Antiaircraft Battalion of R e d Springs under the" command of Captain George Forloines. Pallbearers will be Robert Hughes', Willard Phillips, Angus McDiarmid, Dewey Barlow, Fred erick Chason and T. C. ChasonjU S-Sgt. Dunn was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dunn of Lumber Bridge. Educated in the schools of Parkton, Lumber Bridge and Red Springs, he was a member of historic Company L, of the 30th Division of the N. C. National Guard. Called into service on Sep tember 16, 1940, he was stationed at Fort Jackson, Camp Blanding and Fort Atterbury in this country before sailing for England in Feb ruary, 1943. He landed on French soil on D-Day plus five, June 11, 1943, and Ayas wounded in action at Saint Lo, France, on July 12. After being evacuated to England, he died at the American army hospital at Cambridge, on August 15, 1943. His body was interred in the American Cemetery there un til recently when it was brought home for burial in the family plot of the Lumber Bridge Churchyard. Surviving are his parents, five sisters; Betty Lou and Annie Ruth Dunn of the home, Mrs. N. S. To lar of Marietta Ga., Mrs. James Malloy of Parkton, and Mrs. La- vern McInnis of Maxton; and three brothers: Franklyn B. Dunn of Salisbury and John M. and Cecil Dunn of the home. DRUG STORE RHMODELED LUMBERTON.—Hedgpeth Phar macy is re-modeling its 4th Street entrance to increase the size of the interior of the store. Changes in fixtures have been made in the past few weeks to use up the floor space more efficiently, and the present work will complete the job.
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