Vol. 52, No. 32 12 Pages
w ^r^ Spanns Citizen
ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS
Red Springs, N. C., Thursday, August. 12, 1948
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Military Rites
Held Today For
J. F. Humphrey
Injunction In School Fund Suit
To Be Heard In Court Monday
Bible Professor
Lum'ton Buyers
Lead Bell In
Leaf Quantify
LUMBERTON.—The Lumberton
Prices, Volume
Above Last Year
In Fairmonf
Tobacco Market, which opened
even stronger this morning, espe
cially on the common grades, is
handling more tobacco per set of
buyers than any other market in
the whole Border Belt, it was re
vealed here today by Sales Super
visor M. R. Alexander.'
In fact, only one market is lead
ing the local tobacco center in
total poundage, and that market
FAIRMONT. — As the second
week of the 1948 Tobacco season
draws to a close the reports from
the Fairmont Tobacco Market are
more glowing than ever, according
to Charlie Staffer „ Sales Supervis
or. A total of 5,576,246 pounds
were sold through the Wednesday
sale this week at an average of
$56.56.
has one more set of buyers than
Lumberton, and its margin of
leadership is only 166,79 pounds,
which might easily be wiped out
with one big day’s sale.
For the first six days of the
marketing season the Lumberton
market sold 4,771,971 pounds, or an
average of 795,328 pounds a day,
at an official, certified Government
average of 54.61 cents per pound.
The resulting record in tolal
dollars paid out to the growers is
considered all the more remark-
able in view of the fact that many
farmers have been slow in getting
There was more tobacco sold in
the first six days of this season than
in the first eleven days of last year.
And prices are ranging about ten
dolars higher. *“ this point on the
report, $76.00 is the highest price
paid for any tobacco.
The record of money paid out for
the first complete week of safes is
higher than the report of any year
since the market opened, particul
arly so in view of the fact that
farmers are late in getting their
tobacco ready for market.
So far, most of the tobacco on
the floor has been primings and
Steeple Jacks
To Perform
LUMBERTON. — Two steeple
jacks are beginning this after
noon the job of panting the clock
tower on the County Court House.
A contract was signed this morn
ing for the county, by manager
W. D. Reynolds, with Miller
Barbour and Howard McFarland
of Raleigh to apply one coat of
aluminum paint on the tower
from the top of the flagpole down
Temporary Injunction
Prevent Spending
School Funds
LUMBERTON.
Judge Q. K
to the tile
house, with
clock faces.
be $160.00.
roof of the' court
the exception of the
Cost of the job will
Mr. Barbour reported, after an
inspection of the job site
morning that the dome roof
peared to have had only
previous coat of paint, that
this
ap-
one
the
their crop graded for market and
many of the markets have been
operating far below capacity.
. The sales figures for Wednesday
^how an averagh of 56.32 cents, as
compared with Monday’s average
cf 56.79, Tuesday’s average of
56.79, and the season average of
54 6L
Tae market appeared even stron
ger this morning. Good smoking
leaf was bringing 65.66, and 67
fight along. A few good cutters
reached a new high of 68, while
a few wrappers hit 70, and the
common grades were up a few
cents all along the line.
The sales floors were about two-
thirds fell this morning, out to
bacco started rolling to town at on
increasing rate, and Mr. Alexan
der predicted-, that Lumberton
would have nea’'-capacity sales the
rest of the week and would prob
ably block over the week end.
However, he pointed out, “we
have been clearing our floors every
day of all tobacco laid but for sale
that day, and under our market’s
system of having a safe at every
firm every day, a framer may get
a prompt safe while his tobacco
is fresh and pretty if he will just
book his floor space ahead.”
Ginners Association
Meets Yesterday
Red Springs. — Cotton ginners
from 21 counties gathered the
annual central district meeting of
the Carolinas Ginners Association
in the Dunn Armory, yesterday at
10:30 a.m.
George T. Ashford, Red Springs,
and R. B. Reeves, Raleigh, central
district directors, said that the
main program topics' covered gin
costs, and how ginners might hold
down and reduce fire insurance
rates. Two directors were nomin
ated from the district and their
names will go before the general
CGA annual meeting next winter;
Since the program was designed
to include timely subjects con
cerning all cotton ginners, Ash
ford and Reeves had urged asso-
iation members from the district
to bring as many other ginners as
possible to the meeting. Nathan
Johnson, Dunn, was luncheon host
to the group.
Counties in the central district
lugs with a few scattered baskets
of good tobacco here and there.
It was officially reported today
that Purvis Leggette, a Fairmont
farmer, sold a truck load of to
bacco at an average of $66.00. Mr.
Leggette was rather floating on
the clouds when seen, stated that
this was the highest tobacco he
had ever sold.
Each day has seen the floors
cleared in the eight warehouses
having s«lec ''uring the day, and
farmers express themselves as be
ing delighted with the prices re
ceived and the quick, courteous
attention they receive To date'not
a tag has been turned arid it is
hoped that this satisfactory record
will be continued throughout the
entire season.
- Farmers are Urged to speed up
the process of grading and tieing
their tobacco in order to get it to
market before the grand rush be
gins. Warehousemen are expecting
that by this time next week floor
space will be at a premium and
that block sales will become a
necessity.
Auto Fired On
Hear Union Chapel
PEMBROKE.—A 1940 Ford con
vertible. was riddled by bullets last
night near Union Chapel School as
it was being driven along a, coun
try road. Nd injuries were re
ported but the left side of the
hood was pierced in a dozen places
and several slugs penetrated the
left door.
Ear witness, William K. Lock
lear, said that the firing, as heard
moiTi than a mile away, sounded
like an automatic weapon.
The key ring in the car bore
the name of Joseph Locklear, Jr.
is reported that the car Was occu
pied by three persons at the time
of the incident and that, the car
was traveling at low speed (about
20 miles per hour.)
Bullets appeared to have struck
the hood broadside. The holes in
the door were fired from the rear
and several glanced off the cowl
ing.
A warrant was sworn out this
Red Springs. — Funeral services
for Staff Sergeant John Franklin
Humphrey were conducted this
afternoon at Rhiladelphus Presby
terian Church with the Rev. Th
omas AT Fry officiating. Burial
services followed in the family
plot of the churchyard. A guard
of honor from Fort Bragg per
formed the military rites of the
burial service.
Pallbearers were Lenard Love-
lare, Of Greenville, S. C., who was
navigator of the B-17 on which
S/Sgt Humphrey served in the
European Theatre, Paul McNeill
I. P. Ray, McPherson Buie, Jesse
McArthur, Henry Brewer and D.
M. McMillan.
S/Sgt. Humphrey was both at
Philadelphus on January 20. 1905,
the s’on of Mrs. Hattie McKay
Humphrey, of Fayetteville, and
the late W. J. D. Humphrey. He
received his education at Phil-
delphus High school, and for a
.dumber of years was an employee
of the city of Miami Beach, Fla.
He returned to Red Springs in
1940 and operated the club house
for the Red Springs golf club
until he entered the Air forces at
Fort Bragg on Augu«t'"^T,’T942.
He was stationed at Kees'ler, Field,
Miss., Pyote, Texas, Burbank, Cal.,
Wendover Utah, Dallas Texas, and
left for overseas duty from Scott
Field, Ill., in November 1943. He
was critically wounded on his
third bombing mission over Ger
many in December 31, 1943, and
died in England hospital on Jan
uary 3, 1944.
He was an engineer-gunner on
a B-17 with the 379th Bomber
Group of the 524th Bomber Squad
ron.
Surviving are his mother, two
sisters, Mrs. J. R. McLeod of
Goldsboro: Mrs. W. H. Adams of
Fayetteville two brothers, William
B. Humphrey of Spruce Pines, and
Charles C. Humphrey of Bay
Minnette Calif.
Clean-Up Drive
In Red Springs
Hils Al Stables
include: Davidson, Guilford, Ran
dolph, Montgomery, Richmond,
Moore, Scotland, Robeson, Colum
bus, Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke,
Sampson, Harnett, Lee Chatham,
i Johnson, Wake, Orange, Frank-
d.lin and Vance.
morning in the affair, alleging as
sault with a deadly weapon by
John Lowry, H. T. Lowry, and
Charles Locklear. The plaintiffs
in the warrant are Joseph Archie
Lowry, Jr., Britton Lowry.
Danny West Oxendine.
and
LauchnHeeMfysinq From Home;
Last Seen Tuesday Evening AI 8
LUMBERTON. -- Lauchlin Mc
Kinnon Lee, agea 14, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Herny N. Lee, of Lum
berton, disappeared from his home
Tuesday night and no trace has as
yet been found of his whereabouts.
Young Lee was last seen at about
eight p. m. Tuesday. His parents
were visiting in Maxton and he
was gone when they returned.
His description has been broad
cast by ponce radio and officers
have been searching for a clue as
to his whereabouts. There is no
suspicion of foul play and he ap
parently left of his own accord.
The youth’s .2z rifle is missing
and he probably took it with him.
Lauchlin is five feet four inches
in height and weighs about 130
pounds. Te has brown eyes, a ruddy
complexion, black hair, and is of
medium build He was wearing
blue dungarees, a light colored
short sleeve sport shirt, moccasins,
and no hat. hue hair is cut short.
While it is believed that he has
simply run away, the anxiety of
his parents is easily understood and
"•ny information as to His where-
evts should be given Lumberton
Chief W.-i. HarrU.
Starts Plans For
Court House
LUMBERTON. — Charles W.
Connely, Charlotte architect, was
in Lumberton yesterday to make
preliminary sketches and meas
urements of the proposed addi
tions to the County Court House.
Bough sketches will be made
and submitted for approval in
the near future before final plans
are drawn.
Ho Hew Polio
In Robeson
Lumberton. — Robeson has no
new cases of Polio this month,
but the state’s total counties' to
climb and is nearly the 1400 mark.
The only counties adjoining Ro
beson which reported a new case
yesterday were Hoke and Bladen.
Authorities are of the opinion
that the state’s total for the year
may reach 2000 and that 640 pa
tients vrere Still in hospitals
Red Springs. — In a move to
clear Red Springs of all stables
and other buildings housing live
stock, members of the Board of
Commissioners are getting the
opinions of the residents of the
town as to what action should be
taken as the first step toward
this plan.
There are several commercial
safes stables in the downtown
area, and a number of residents
have smaller stables wnerc cows
and horses are housed .The com
mission does not want to work
any hardship on persons owning
the preoperty and animals, but is
seeking to eliminate breeding
places' for insects and on advice
of health authorities seeks to re
move such" buildings and their
use for animals within the incor
porate limits. 1
Vacant Lots
August 16-21 has been designat
ed’ as clean-up week by Mayor E.
H. Alexander and special emphas
is is being placed on a drive to
have all vacant lots in the town
cleaned and weeds and grasses' cut
on all property as a part of the
drive to rid the town of breeding
places for flies and mosquitoes'.
Property holders are asked to
cooperate in this drive., Shrubs
trash and weeds, plus all regular
garbage will be hauled by the
towns trucks that week if placed
at the curbing or back gates of
premises.
Householders are asked to have
tight-fitting lids on their garbage
cans ,to help in the effort to cut
down on breeding and feeding
places of insects.
Business Tax
The board has imposed a 5%
penalty for non-payment of pri
vilege licenses prior to September
1. An ordinance is being adopted
to implement this action, accord
ing to Reece Snyder, town clerk.
pillars around the clock had been
painted gray before the single
coat of alumninum was applied.
This is a job worth watching;
it’s risky and Involves acrobatics
that you’d pay to see in the cir
cus. Tomorrow is the day to see
it—they estimate they will finish
it by mid-afternoon Friday.
Elections Board
Gets Dixiecrat
Petition
The Robeson County Board
of
Elections has been mailed its sec-
I tion of the petition of Strom
[Thurmond’s Dixicrats and will
check the names on the petition
against the registration books. The
Progressive party made a similar
.search of the records prior to Au
gust 2 to determine whether its
petitioners were qualified.
A petition for recognition of a
new party must bear the names of
10,000 qualified voters who did not
vote in the primary this year, ac
cording to a ruling by the state
board of elections.
The petitions were mailed by
Dave Clark, Charlotte, yesterday.
There will be no check ,i.u. ..see
whether the petitioners voted In
the primary as the party plans to
contest the legality of the State
Boards ruling on that score
court. The petitions mailed
Clark bear 16,800 signatures.
School Opening
Tentatively Set
LUMBERTON.—C. L.
superintendent of schools
county, announced today
Green,
for the
that a
tentative date for the opening of
county schools has been set,
September 9th.
Mr. Green said that he doubt
ed that the polio situation would
allow opening on that date and
that opening might possibly be
delayed until October; however,
he said that he felt some date
should be set, tentatively, simply
to have something in mind for
organizational purposes.
White Takes Interest
In Barber Shop
RED SPRINGS.—F. M.
has purchased an interest
Skipper Barber Shop and
actively associated with
Skipper in the operation
business.
Mr. White, for 15 years
White
in the
is now
H. E.
of the
one of
the popular barbers of Red Springs
has been with the L-M Airbase for
over five years where he worked
throughout the war as a fireman.
Piano Concert AI
College Aug. 20
MAXTON.—Miss Mary McQueen
will present a concert of piano
music for the public on August 20,
at eight o’clock in the evening, in
the college auditorium. Miss Mc
Queen’s program will include Bach’s
English Suite, No. 23; Beethoven’s
Sonata, Opus 26; Chopin’s Noc
turne; Schumann’s Preambul and
Pierrot from the Carnival; Griffis’,
White F'eacock; Debussy’s Prelude
No. 12 and The Submerged Cathe
dral; and Brahms’ Rhapsody, Opus
79, No. 2.
PEMBROKE.—At a meeting
the Town Board of Pembroke
of
on
Monday evening it was voted that
a permit would be given for the
showing of moving pictures on
Sundays for 30 days beginning with
this coming Sunday.
The first picture will be shown
in the afternoon at 3:30 and the
second showing will be at 8:45 in
the evening. Only one show will be
run at each of these times. This
is a “try-out” process to give the
young people a place of entertain-
ment
these
RFC.
to which they might go on
days.
JOHN CULBRETH
MOVES TO TRINIDAD
RED SPRINGS.—Pfc. John
breth, Jr., son of Mrs. John
breth of Red Springs has
Cul-
Cul-
been
transferred from the Canal Zone
to a post in Trinidad. Pfc. Culbreth
reports by letter that he enjoyed
the trip.
Nimocks will hear the pleadings
of the county officials named in
the restraining order signed by
Judge Henry ^ Stevens July 27,
here next Monday. The . restraining
order calls on the defendant county
officials to show caus'e why the
order preventing their spending
funds involved in the “school fund
suit” should not be made perman
ent.
Suit against the Robeson Coun
ty Board of Commissioners, the
Board of Education, the special
charter school districts, and others
was entered July 26 alleging un
constitutionality in two acts of the
state legislature under which the
officials have been disbursing cer
tain funds. The restraining order
was entered the following day.
Issuance of the order makes it
necessary for the defendants to
prove their innocence in charges
made against them in both the
original suit and the restraining
order; they are said to have used
school funds in an “unlawful and
unauthorized manner, which
amounts to a negligent or corrupt
failure .... to perform their
duties.”
The Reverend Philip Leslie Bul
lock of Houston, Texas, who will
be head
at Flora
1948-49,
Sikes.
of the Bible department
Macdonald college in
succeeding Mrs. Annie
Mr. Bullock, Who has been pas
tor of the Church of the Covenant
in Houston for the past foul-
years, received hi s B. A. degree
from the North State Teaches
College in Denton Texas; his B.
inray in Richmond, Vaginia; was
D. from Union Theological Sem-
Larus Fellow at
ical Seminary in
his Th.M. degree
1944; and is at
Union Theolog-
1943-44; received
from Union in
present working
The plaintiffs in the suit are
F. Branch, John W. Oxendine,
C. Stubbs, L. G. Singletary, J.
C.
N.
B.
on his Th.D. degree at the Semin
ary during vacations.
Powell, and J. N. Powell. Attorneys
are Frank McNeill, Frank Hackett
and Malcolm McQueen.
Legion Installs
Officers Of Post
And Auxiliary
Mr. Bullock has
personality, and is
student. His wife,
Edith Williams of
a delightful
a brilliant
the former
Alderson, W.
Va., is a graduate of Flora Mac
donald, and was president of the
student Christian association her
enion year.
Mr. and Mrs. Bullock will move
to Red Springs in August, and
will make their home in the Pace
house on Third Avenue, which
was purchased by the college last
year.
RED SPRINGS.—State Depart- [ T*-*L am
mental Commander Ray Galloway j 1 Hflr[|Hf % Haill
told members of the Charlie Hall: ^•■^■■wi* aaMKivw
Post and Auxiliary of the American ■
Legion that a serious shortage of
medical doctors had resulted in the
closing of wings of hospitals’ at
For RS Schools
Wed Springs. - J. W, Carruth,
Fayetteville and Qteen, and had ,
resulted in the delay of construe-' science teacher and director
tion of three veteran hospitals in
North Carolina.
Mr. Galloway told the post that
one of the aims of the Legion was
to further the construction and
staffing of hospitals for veterany I ^ u P eri htendent.
and that the shortage of
both
doctors and nurses was crippling
the hospitalization program.
Commander Galloway spoke to
the Post Monday evening prior to
installation of officers for the
coming year, and then officiated
at the installation ceremony.
Officers inducted to posts were:
R. D. McMillan, Jr., commander;
: Al H. Grant and Charles E. Leigh,
: Jr., vice commanders; A. C. Steph-
I enson, adjutant; Dr. H. G. Bed-
inger, chaplain; and Sam Thomas,
sergeant at arms.
Officers of the Auxiliary install
ed at the same time were:
Officers of the Auxiliary installed
Monday evening were: Mrs. Sam
Thomas, president; Mrs. I. P. Ray,
vice president; Mrs. J. Q. Adams,
secretary; Hrs. E. H. Alexander,
treasurer, Mrs. R. D. McMillan, Jr.,
sergeant-at-arms.
Annual Meet Of
County's FCX's
Next Thursday
LUMBERTON.
The annual
meeting and picnic for the stock
holders and patrons of the Robe
son, St. Pauls and Fairmont FCX
Services will be held Thursday, Au
gust 19, 1948, at 4:00 p. m. at the
wholesale warehouse, Lumberton,
H. M. King, N. A. McMillan and
J. W. Burns, chairmen of the
Robeson, St. Pauls and Fairmont
FCX Boards) announced here today.
The local FCX chairman said
that the 1948 meeting and picnic
would also include the annual
horse-shoe tournament for the men
and fashion parade of practical
dresses made from printed feed
bags for the women. Prizes will be
awarded in each contest and the
two winnesr will represent this
county in the State-wide contest
which will be held in Raleigh in*
late September.
The business session will include
the election of officers, a report
of the year’s business and a speech
by M. G. Mann, general manager
of the FCX.
A barbecue picnic will be served
on the grounds following the busi
ness sessions.
Arrangements for the meeting
are being handled by H. B. Pre-
vatte, B. E. Wilson and D. L
Rhodes local warehouse managers
and Robert A. Ponton, director o'
Membership Relations from the
Raleigh office.
Members of the Robeson Board
of Directors are: H. M. King, St
Pauls, Lambert Lewis, Pembroke
W. F. Humphrey, R-1, Lumberton
John Kinlaw, R-5, Lumberton; an -
James Adams, Rowland.
St. Paula: N. A. McMillan, Park
of
athletics and recreation, has re
signed from this position to leave
a single vacancy in the faculty
lists for the Red Springs Schools,
according to Walter R. Dudley,
Mr. Carruth has accepted a po-
sition with Encyclopaedia Britan
nica films division, and will travel
for that concern. He will continue
to reside at his home here and
Mrs. Carruth will continue on the
grammar school staff.
The increased attendanpe netted
the white
grammar school one
additional teacher this year and
Miss Mary McNeill has been elect
ed to this place. There was one
replacement. Miss Elizabeth Mur
ray, for the past three years re-
ligous education director of Pul
len Memorial Baptist church of
Raleigh, has been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Mrs. Sara Strom Cook.
The faculty list is as follows:
White Elementary School
Miss
Miss
Mrs
Mrs.
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Mrs.
Miss
Mrs.
Lillian Nance, Prin.
Julia Ann Nurnberger
Pearle Prevatte
Mildred Lewis
Elizabeth Murray
Edith Womble
Helen Buie
Mary McNeill
Geneva Martin
Rachel Perkins
Dorothy Carruth
High
School
Walter R. Dudley, Supt.
Miss Blanche Fisher
Mr.
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Mrs.
Miss
J. W. Carruth
Cornelia Ayers
Bessie Covington
Maude Ketchem
Eois Lambie
A. L. Campbell
May Boone
Colored Schools
Red Springs: J. T
Prin.
Josephine Kittrell
Mollie V. Leake
S. C. MCorkle
Sybil Haile
Pluma D. Graham
Clarretta McNeill
Katie M. Peterson
Eva McNeill
Estella D. Roberson
Mary Moore
Joseph L. Gillespie
Laddice McRae
Naomi Martin
Georgia Crews '
Peterson,
Snow Hill School: Gavester Har
rington, Hannah Lee McCallum,
Wessie J. Jackson
Shannon School; Sadie Douglas,
Mary D. Townsend, Bertha Brooks,
Alberta Morgan
Mt. Zion School: Alice Smith
Bryan.
ton, C. C. Harrington, St. Pauls;
C. R. Council, Parkton; Bill Hern
don, R-1, Parkton and Billie At
kinson, St. Pauls.
J. W. Burns, Fairmont; George
L. Floyd, Fairmont; W. W. Lewis
Fairmont; Ray Pittman, Fairmont;
and I. P. Ivey, Proctorville.
Baptists Installing Delosh Organ
And Making Otherlmprovements
RED SPRINGS.—Installation o. throughout.
a new Delosh pipe organ is expec
ted to be completed within a few
days as the first step in a church
Improvement program now under
way by the First Baptist church
here, it was stated today by Wil
liam S. Morgan, chairman of the
organ committee.
An installation crew from the
Delosh company arrived this week
and rapid progress is being made
in installing the organ, and electri
cally controlled two manual instru
ment.
Underway alsj is a remodeling
job on the Sunday School rooms
of the church, where ceilings are
being changed and repainting done
Installation of a new oil-burning
heating plant has been completed
in which an even-heat circulating
system is built for the re-circula
tion and conditioning of the air.
Failure of the old heating plant
last winter resulted in soiling of
a new pai d job in the auditorium
of the chur.,h, and plans now call
for redecoration of that part of the
church. John McManus and. R,
W. Owen ht ve charge of this par/
of the improvement program. Purs
chase of a new carpet forth®
church is undei' consideration by
the committee and it is expected
that action on the carpet matter
will be considered within a few
weeks.
Maxton Guard Unit Seems Assured;
Proposed Armory Site At Air Base [
Legion And Lions
Meet Jointly To
Plan Organization
Capt. Donovan of the A. G. depart
ment of hte N. C. National Guard.
Both men were pleased with the
progress that had been made’ by
the Maxton group.
MAXTON.—The proposed Nat
ional Guard unit at Maxton is near
ing actiuation. Possible temporary
army buildings have been checked
on, and found; the needed officer
strength for activa.tion has been
reached, and as soon as 20 enlisted
men are recruited, the unit will
receive it’s initial allowance of
equipment, becoming Maxton’s first
national guard outfit, Battery “D”
of the 677th AAA Battalion.
An armory site-seeking delega
tion, of Mayor C. M. Casteven?,
Alton C. Greene, Percy Phillips,
Rufus Pittman and Col. Younger
Snead, (battalion commander of
the 677th), went to the Maxton-
Laurinburg airport to check on
possible buildings which might be
used; and were well pleased with
their findings. There are a number
of vacant warehouses at the air
port which would serve the purpose,
but the building which all agreed
was perfect for an armory, was
the 150’ x 75’ parachute hangar.
Used during the war for the dry
ing and packing of ’chutes. the
building is exactly, .what the group
was looking for. Consent tj use it
will have to come from the airport
commission, but they expect no
difficulty ip obtaining permission
of its use.
It was a joint meeting of the
Maxton Legion and the Maxton
Lions, which met last Thursday
night, to further discuss the unit’;:
activation, with about 45 interested
members present. At the meeting
in a technical advisory capacity
were Col. Sneed, of Raeford, and
The initial strength of, the or
ganization calls for two officers
and 20 enlisted men. The two Offi
cers, with their national guard
rank, are Capt. Rufus Pittman
and 2nd Lt. W. W. Reid. Captain
Pittman is the proposed unit com
mander. There is little difficulty
expected in obtaining the 20 en
listments. Veterans may enlist for
one year and non-veterans for
three. Enlistments are open -for
three. .Enlistments are open for
ages 17 through 35 and young men
who want to enter now may enlist
for one year and go to a national
guard technical school for nine
months. They will be draft exempt
during this schooling period. Any
one interested in joining may either
contact Percy Phillips or Rufus
Pittman, both in Maxton.
With the unit at full strength of
five officers and 132 enlisted men,
it will mean a yearly payroll of
between $20,000 and $30,000.
Special Meeting
. .It was decided, at a . special
meeting held Monday night, ba- .
J tween the Maxtc n/National Guard
I committee ana * Cbi. Younger
[ Sneed, battalion commander of
the 677th AAA, to form the new
unit Battery D. as adjoint Maxton
-Laurinburg outfit. For this rea
son, Col. Sneed is having the
mayors of the two towns to each
appoint a three-man committee
to meet this Friday night at the
Operations Base at the airport, to
complete plans for organizing the
new battery.
Gala Opening Launches Pine Cresl;
Over 500 Attend Club Opening Tues.
By CHRIS DIGGLE
White shoulders and black tie
mingled together against a color
ful background of soft lights and
brilliant hued summer flowers as
Robeson County turned out for the
gala opening of Pinecrest Country
Club on Tuesday night at 8:00.
Around 500 guests from Lumberton
and surrounding cities enjoyed the
delicious buffet supper and accom
panying music furnished by Sam
Hensley and his 10 piece orchestra
from Timmonsville, S. C.
Among the cities represented by
out of town guests were Red
Springs, St. Pauls, E’lizabethtown.
Bladenboro, Evergreen, Fairmont
Fayetteville, Raleigh, Winston-Sal
em, Greensboro, Durham and Dill
on. S.C.
Everyone expressed delight over
the beautiful decor throughout the
club. A committee composed of
local women were responsible for
the entire interior decoration,
which was tastefully and colorful
ly done and these women deserve
a great deal of credit for their
work. The club itself is on a par
with the best clubs, both in facili
ties and. architecture and every ¬
thing for the comfort and pleasure
of the guest has been arranged,
from the trim neat entrance hall
to the very modern antiseptic kit
chen.
J. E. Johnson, president of the
club, stated that work on t he
grounds and landscaping is near
ing completion and fall should'
see the start of green lawns -sur
rounding the front, sides and
around the patio.
Meals are to be served daily and
on Sunday, special dinners will be
served starting at 12:00 until 3:091
On Sunday night, Mr. Blanchard
plans to serve buffet suppers. The
Blanchards expressed the wish
that members take full advantage
of the club’s facilities. Mrs. Blan
chard particularly wanted the
younger crowd to know she would
be on hand at all times to welcome
them and help arrnage their enter
tainment.
The planning and building " of
such a modern and beautiful club
house marks another milestone oil
the road of Lumberton’s progress
and is an achievement which
should make all of. its citizens
proud.
Capitol Theatre New Open In New
Remodeled House In Fairmont
FAIRMONT.--The Capitol Thea
tre opened its doors to the public
Monday night for the first time
since its closing by fire last De
cember. The entire house was fill
ed shortly after the opening of
the box-office at seven o'clock.
• According to the comments of
the various members of the aud
ience. they were well pleased with
the new building and its appear
ance. Both beauty and comfort
have been stressed by the owners
and the completed, or almost com
pleted building is one of which
every citizen of Fairmont should
be proud.
Painters and carpenters are
still working every day and it will
be several weeks before the work
is entirely completed, but so num
erous were the demands for the
theatre to open, that the manage
ment decided to open the doors at
the earliest possible date in spite
of the uncompleted condition.
The enlarged lobby was quite
attractive with the several baskets
of flowers sent by friends for the
opening night. Many were the ohs
and ahs of patrons as they entered
the foyer and for the first rime
saw the arrangement of the thea
tre, its beauty and spacious appear
ance.
For the benefit of the many pat
rons who do not understand the
significance of the “Crying Room”
the management wishes to explain - 1
that it is a soundproof room to
Which mothers who have small
children may take them. There is
a large double plate glass window
through which the mother may
see the picture. There is also a
speaker on the wall which enables;
her to hear the sound of the p^.-,
ture. At the same time, the sound- ' - / j
proof quality of the room relieves J
the mother of the feeling that her J
child may be disturbing the other ■
members of the audience. A 11 -
At the present time, attendance
is well up to normal, in spite oL ' / J
the polio quarantine, and still the^t-
are many persons who are asking ;
when the theatre Will open. '