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Vol. 52, No. 36 16 Pages
ft Seb Springs Citizen
ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS
Red Spring, N. C., Thursday, September 9, 1948
Supt. Dudley Announces Plans
For Red Springs School Opening
I the steel sash ,and air wood trim
RED SPRINGS -A week lately paneling n the rooms will be
repainted. The walls of the en
tire lower floor of the building
have been painted this summer.
A few of the rooms op second
floor needing paint have been re-
finifhed and the woodwork in
these roorns will be painted as
soon as the sash are installed.
The 12th grade room of Miss
due to polio, school bells, will!
ring here next Thursday, Septem
ber 16, for approximately 520 stu
dents of the white schools, it was
stated today by Walter R. Dudley,
superintendent of the schools of
this charter district.
negro children
classes that day
will
About 820
also start
in ’ the Red
Springs, Shannon, Snow Hill and
Mt. Zion schools, Mr. Dudley
stated.
The white school enrollment
will be approximately 405 in
elementary school and 11a in
high school with sufficient
crease over last year for an
doional elementary teacher.
negro school enrollment is
the
the
in-
ad-
The
pected to be approximately the
same as last year. In the Red
Springs school there will be 425
in the elementary and 115 in the
high school; at Shannon and
Snow Hill about 120 each and 40
at Mt. Zion.
A number of improvements have
been made this summer in
the
buildings of both the white and
negro schools here in town,
schools at Shannon ,Mt. Zion
The
and
Snow Hill are to be consolidated
with the local unit and little
provement has been made
these.
im-
in
Flossie Mac Will Seek Maxton Bible Teacher Funds;
Open Sept 20
Budget Raised To $1500 This Year
Dr. H. G. Bedinger, president : Legion Plans FoV
of Flora Macdonald college, has Annual Banquet,
announced the postponement of i RED SPRINGS _. Morr ’ son Pet .
I erson was named chairman of the
the opening of college from the
previously scheduled date, Sep
tember 13, to Monday September
! 20. This change is in view of the '
committee to arrange for the an-
Bessie Covington (teachers) has!
been completely redecorated and
refurnished with new desks and
other furniture, and 70 new chair-
fact that a number of colleges
and public schools in the state
have postponed their opening
dates' because of the polio situ
ation, and as an extra precaution
ary measure. The extra week will
nual banquet of the Auxiliary and
the I,egionnaires of Charlie Hall
Post
whilh
No. 35, of Red Springs,
is held each year on or
about Armistice Day.
Other members of the commit-
desks have been received for in-! ®lso give additional time for -the
stallatior
school.
in
the
elementary
completion
of
the
various
im-
The high school
undergone a major
with new equipment
IGrary has
overhaul job,
and especial
ly constructed shelving through
out. New lighting equiprperit has
been installed. The library, the
proverhents
the college.
Members
Staff have
now being made at
of the faculty and
been requested to ar-
rive on Thursday, September 16,
tee
Jr.,
named by R. D. McMillan,
commander of the post, are
Dan Klarpp, C. E.
A. Graham adn Dr.
er. The group was
a meeting of the
evening.
'Membership
Another annual
Leigh, James
H. G. Beding-
announced at
post Monday
Drive
event of the
Mr. Dudley states that a
tract has been let for the
placement of all window sash
frames of the windows in
con-
and
the
white elementary schpol to J. S.
Stearns Const. Co., of Monroe and
that work is to be started im
mediately.. The steel frames and
sash have been shipped and the
Stearns concern will install them
on arrival without interference
with class schedules;. The amount
of this contract is $3100.» New
shades or venetian blinds will be
installed in this building after
completion of the installation of
home economics rooms and Miss
Covington’s roonf will all have
new venetian blinds. And these
rooms and all the halls have had
their floors refinished. The school
offices have also been refinished.
About $500 worth of new labo
ratory equipment is" being purch-
aried ’for the science department.
Eleven new typewriters have been
received to give a total of 31 ma
chines for the commercial depart
ment. And $600 worth of new
dishes cutlery and pots and pans
have been bought for the lunch
room, where repainting and refin
ishing of walls and floors w’ere
completed this week-
No Opening Ceremony
Mr. Dudley states that while
there will be no formal opening
ceremony or program Thusrday,
all parents and other citizens in
terested in visiting the school
will be cordially welcome. Tho
school session Thursday will be
from 9 to 12 ,ahd regular class
work will start Friday morning
with a full schedhle.
for a preliminary opening
ference.
Orientation period for new
dents . will be on Monday
Tuesday, September 20-21,
con-
stu-
and
and
fall season discussed by the post
was the membership drive which
officially began on September 1.
members of the student council
and cabinet will arrive as usual
on Friday preceding the opening
of school, to make plans
student activities and work
Ing the college year.
for
dur-
Branch Registration
Office Opened In
Red Springs
RED SPRINGS—. A branch
i draft office for registrations only,
i was opened in Red Springs Tues
day afternoon, and will operate
each week d'ay for two weeks.
Mrs. E. H. Alexander is supervis
ing the registrations and is be
ing asisted by members of the
Dilettante Club.
Mr. McMillan
man of the
members are:
Stephenson ,C.
is ex-officio chair-
committee. Other
Town area: A. C.
E. Leigh, Jr., and
Donnie Lee Norris; Robbins Mill
area; A. H. Grant, chairman, Ben
Campbell and J. B. McCloskey;
Rural areas: Sam Thomas, Chair
man, Dan Klarpp, Shannon; J. H.
McArthur, Wakulla; George Nye,
Rennert; James L- McPhaul, Duf-
fies-Antioch; Claude McNeil,Phil-
adelphus, and Grady Marley,
Lumber Bridge.
As a. part of this drive a Leg
ion fish fry was planned with the
date to be set after the baseball
season ends.
Sugi. B. E. Littlefield Announces
School Opening Thursday, Sept. 16
FAIRMONT.—Superintendent B. will be on dutv for nr>eninr
—Superintende . _.
E. Littlefield stated today that
school will officially open next
Thursday, September 16, with the
school busses rolling onto the cam-
will be on duty for opening day
This total includes thirty two tea
chers in the white schools, thirty
seven in the Negro schools, tw:
agriculture teachers, one Bible
teacher, and one piano teacher.
Two new teachers have been add
ed to the faculty of Fairmont high
school. Miss Mylnja. Wates of
Olanta. S. C.. a 1948 graduate of
Coker College Cum Laude, will be
instructor in French, Wiliiam John
son Of Fairnlont, a 1948 graduate
of Wake Forest will teach science
and commerce.
Th the meant ini , work is pro
gressing rapidly in the remodeling
and painting of the grammar
school. A -much more attractive
sight will ; greet students as they
enter those; weir known doors :’or
the first time of the year, and it
, . . , „ . . . ! is ,;hoped that they will each do
- 5 Dta1 0 , sevent y-three teachers ; their part in keeping such an an-
the Fairmont charter district' pearance. *
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pus at 8:30 a. m. The original open
ing date of Sept. 6 was postpone ’
because of the polio ban, but with
the lifting of this, quarantine, the
school bell will ring on Thursday
morning!
Mr., battlefield a^o states that
any children .entering , the first
grade must he 6: years of age by
.October 1, and roust have a doctor'/
^certificate of immunization against
diphtheria, small pox and .whoop
ing cought before' being. enrolled.
Any children who are to enter the
first grade must be enrolled dur
ing the, first month of school be
cause no beginner will be allowed!
to enroll after this period.
Maxion Schools Complete Faculty;
One More Teacher This Year
MAXTON. — M!axtori gramihar
and high school studehts will sur
render vacation privileges . and
start back to more academic mat
ters next Thursday at 8:40. That’s
the school date opening for all
grades.
The faculty list of 14 teachers-
was completed yesterday morni-v
and released by H. M. Guvot, prin- '
cipal of the Maxton public schools, ;
This was a gai nof one teacher
over the 1948-48 term, which will
enable the school to add additional j
courses of math and social studies:!
Five new teachers are included
follows: First Grade: Miss Mar
guerite S. Townsend, Second: Mrs.
Edith S. Williams. Third: Miss
Esther Cobb, Fourth:. Miss Lilis
Cousar, Fifth: Mrs. Flora M. Cad
dell, Sixth: Miss Florence Redwine,
Seventh: Mrs. J. D .Medlin, Jr:,'
Eighth: Miss Margaret Sink, Eng
lish: Mrs. Ida J. McKinnon. Math:
Miss Ann Elizabeth McKinnon,
Science and Mathematics: Raymond
Peele, Public School Music and
French:.Miss Mary McQuueen,
Home Economics: Miss Retha
Watts, Music: Mrs. J. P. Stance!.
The beginning enrollment this
year is expected to be approxi-
The branch" office is located in
the Legion hall on East Third
Avenue- It is open from 9 to 12
each morning and from 2 to 5
each afternoon. Among those as
sisting Mrs. Alexander on open
ing the office Tuesday were Mrs.
John Bender and Mrs. A. fl.
Grant. Other members of the club
Will staff the registration office
throughout the two weeks.
15 Report For
PJC Football
MAXTON.—Rain, Monday after
noon, kept the first P. J. C. foot
ball practice indoors, which wsa
probably just as well, because most
of the day’s session was taken up
With discussion of the corning sea
son by Coach Doak.
; A larger turn-out of players came
Tuesday afternoon, at 35 candi
dates reported for light drill. How
ever, Of the 35, only six were |
returning lettermen, and only two!
of these were first stringers, Ho
race Preyatte and Powell Jones
have already returned from . last
year’s first string, and Buddy Pow
ers, Torn Mullins, Aukie Rowe and
Wallace' Rowe ; are the remaining
lettermen enrolled:
. .Practice brought ou three new
comers who look like exceptionally
good material. 195 lb. Lee Talbert,
from Davidson College, Haynes
Stratfprd, Greensboro high guard
last year and Will Jones, tall back
from Kentucky.
MAXTON.—The annual solicits!
tion day for raising funds for the
Bible teacher in the public schools
of Maxton will be next Sunday,
September 12th. A house to house
canvass will be conducted by rhe
churches fo the community who
have named interested persons to
serve on the canvassing committee
for the afternoon. All committee
members will meet at the First
Presbyterian church at two o’clock
Sunday afternoon for instructions
about the canvass.
At a recent meeting of the Bible
Committee it was decided to raise
the amount of $1500, to include the
salary of the Bible teacher, Mrs
Arch Campbell, and any necessary
expenses. The Bible Committee is
composed of Rev. Forreet Young
Rev. C. J. Andrews, Rev. E. L
Stoffel, J. C. Daniel, Mrs. J. E.
Currie, Mrs G. A Hendricks, Mrs.
C H. Phillips, Mrs. Luther Mc
Neill, Sr., Mrs. J. G. Baldwin, Mrs.
J. O. McClelland and Mrs. Lacy
Williams. Other church members
have been.
named to
permanent committee
the funds.
Residents
of Maxton
assist thi."
in raising
are asked
generously
to cooperate and, give
in order that Bible may be taught
in the public schools. State funds
are not available for this subject
and it is necessary each year .0
raise the amount paid to the Bible
teacher. Persons interested in con
tributing but who do not plan to
be at home on Sunday afternoon,
are asked to contact a member of
the Bible Committee.
Lumberton Jay-Cees Appoint
Committees For Farmers Festival
LUMBERTON.—Committees for
organizing the Farmers Festival
to be staged in Lumberton Oc
tober 28, 29 and 30 were appoint
ed at a meeting of the Lumberton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monday night. ^Appointments
were made by Jay-Cee president
A. T. McLean, Jr. Plans for the
Enrolling Tots In
Kindergarten
three-day evet
grew from fast
yearns Farmers Day .which wag
no successful that it was enlarged
and extended over three days to
approach the proportions of a
fair.
Last year Farmers Day events
included a parade, a speech, en
tertainment and display booths
of farm, home, and comercial pro
ducts. Prizes were given for at-
tendance
amounting to several
dollars, and ranging
downward from the mule and
though nd
wagon which was the top award.
Plans for this year's Farm
Bbstival include an even more
attractive array of gifts for Rob
eson County farmers, three full
days of entertainment, flee shows,
a carnival, and many more ex
hibits than appeared last year.
Committee" include the Prize
Committee Stuart Hatchell, chair
man, David King, Ernest Fliesh-
man and William Davis ;Program
Committee ; L. J. Moore, chair
man! Henry Kass and Ed Little;
Parade Committee A. T. McLean,
chairman, Bill Wilkins and Char
lie Sooggins ^Publicity Commit
tee Jack Sharpe, Chairman; Gate
Committee Frank Homes chair
man, Donald Fuller, Joe Sugar,
MAXTON. -Plans are underway
to resume operation of the Maxton
Kindergarten, sponsored by the
Junior Women’s Club, and directed
by Mrs. J. B. Hord. Enrollment of
children from* 3% to six is being
handled by Mrs. Hord, Mrs. O. W.
Ferrene and Mrs. L. Gilbert, all
Junior club members.
Several children have already
beeft enrolled, for th^ second yeaf
of Maxton’s kindergarten and If
enough are enrolled to justify op
eration, the kindergarten will open
shortly after school starts, ft will
be held again this ' year at the
Maxton Cpminuhity Club, Monday
through Friday, from nine; to 12.
The kindergarten was organized
last year by the Education Dept,
of the Junior Woman's Club and
completed a most successful year
in June. Mrs. Hord was highly rec-
commended by parents Whose chil
dren attended the school last year
as a most efficient; sincere and
popular teacher of small children.
It^^w^
^TOBACCO*!
Fairmont Leads
in the list: Mrs. Flora: M. Caddell,; mately 400 as compared to a 375
of Maxton, graduate of Flora Mac- start last year. The 1947 figure,
donald Colege; Mrs. J. D. Medlin, ! rose to a total enrollment of 403 1 | ■
J.r, of Maxton, graduate of Duke; before the end of the term. RAFflAI* RAH IN
Miss Mary McQueen, of Maxton. The school will follow the same! U VI
graduate of Womans College at schedule as last year. Th® 4 a y wiu a
start at 8:40 a. m. and dismiss at ; A UAA
3:20 in the afternoon with time ■
cut for a 30 minute lunch period! ’ 3
and a 30 minute activity period. ;
Greensboro and also of the full-
iard school of Music in New York;
Mrs. Margaret Sink of Lexington,
Catawba Colege graduate and tea
cher last year at China Grove;
and Raymond Peele, Marshville;
graduate of Duke who taught for
the last four years at Union high
school.
The complete faculty list is as
Opening Thursday, the school
will probably be dismissed at
about 1 o’clock, the time being
taken up with enrollment and
needed
revision of schedule. Full
school will start the next. day.
Lumberton Marl
Over 25 Million,
Prices Holding
Formal Opening
Of College Friday
MAXTON. P. J. c. corridors
were teeming with students this
week, as registration for the
coming school term was underway
Aptitude tests were given Mon
day, followed by registration of
preparatory students on Tue^iav
Freshme nwere being registered
Wednesday and
Sophomores
Guest Minister At
Centre Presbyterian
MAXTON.—Rev. O. V. Caudill
director of planning and building
of the Synod of North Carolina,
from Salisbury, will be the guest
minister at the Centre Preshyter
ian Church on Sunday morning
Sepetmber 12th, at eleven o’clock
Sunday school will be held at ten
o’clock. Rev. J. Ray Dickson is
pastor of the Centre and Smyrna
Presbyterian Churches.
BY STRIC
FAIRMONT.—At the closing of
the fifth week of the Fairmont To
bacco market, Fairmont is ."till
leading all markets in the Border
Belt both in poundage and in aver
age on sales. This is not just the
general statement around town, but
is the official report for the mar-
ket.
At
day,
sold
the close of the sales on Fri-
September 3, the total pounds
for the season were 27,626,964
for a total of $14,946,974.96 giving
an average price of $54.10. Thio
average is approximately ten doll
ars per hundred pounds above the
average at the same time last year.
More and more good tobacco is
appearing on the floor, but to date
floors have not been blocked.
Warehouses have been able to clear
By M. R. ALEXANDER
| LUMBERTON. — With prices
; firm and steady at the same high
i levels, the Lumberton Tobacco
i market passed the 25 million mark
early this morning and was due
to be right at 27 by the end of
Friday the 28th marketing day.
The prices on the opening sales
today appeared to be about the
same as yesterday, but the volume
of leaf and tips and common on
the floors was holding down the
average.
Good smoking leaf, however, was
Still bringing 66 and 67, and at
least one grower with a quality
crop sold several piles of wrappers
in the 70’s and 80’s.
Yesterday’s sale was another
million-pounder, the exact figures
on
Thursday. The total number of
students will be more than 200 at
the formal opening of the college
this Friday.
The Rev. W. B. Hayward, pastor
of the Raeford Presbyterian church
will address the studear tody at
10 a .11 on that day.
YOUNG DEMOS TO ORGANIZE
LUMBERTON.—An organiza
tional meeting of the Young
Democrats of Robeson County
will be held at the courthouse
here Monday night at eight
0‘clcck. County officers will be
chosen find interested persons
have been urged to attend.
the floor after each sale and be $47.43.
ready to refill in time for the next
being 1,013,464 pounds
of $480,730.74 and an
This was five cents
for a total
average of
under the
scheduled auction. Farmers in gen- : season average of $52.38 but it was
eral express great satisfaction with
the results of their sales, and the
only moaning heard around town
is over the fact that the ctop is
extremely short, consequently, in
spite of the high average, not too
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due to the fact that the market
was selling the common end of
the crop, as tobacco looked as high
as aver, grade for grade.
The sale yesterday bfoiight the
season total to 24,880,164 pounds for
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Jack Pait, Ralph Stephens, Alton
Price,' Will Lennon arid James
McCallum; Grounds, Exhibits and
Booths Committee Billy French,
chairman, John Fennell, Carr Gib
son ,Lewis Bryan and Howard
Cooper; Reception Committee
Sandy McKinnon, chairman; Con
cessions Committee Durham Lew
is, chairman, Nelson Hendriks,
Jimmy Payne, Willie McNeil and
Charlie Fuller; Jaycee Float Com
mittee, Joe Hill Barrington, Jr.;
chairman; Advertising Committee
Kenneth McLean, chairman; John
Stedman, Culbert McLean and
Worth Warner. Plans are shap
ing up well for this gala occas
ion and complete details of the
'affair are expected to be an
nounced soon.
Grand Jury Recommends
Re-Opening County Home
J-Year Job Of Indexing Properly
Records Of County To Begin Monday
Teachers Must Have
Physical Exam.
The County Health Department
will conduct physical examina
tions for school teachers in its
offices in Lumberton every Tues
day from 2:00 until 4:30 p. in.
School teachers are required by
state law to present a heiath
certificate to their principal.
The examination this year is
much more complete than, for
merly and according to Dr. Hardin
are as detailed as an insurance
examination. They will take lon
ger and teachers are urged to
have the examination at as early
a date as possible.
Booth Speaks To
RS Rotary Club
RED SPRINGS—.Jean P. Booth.,
of 188th Rotary District, was the
Kinston shoolman and governor
speaker for the local Rotary club
on last Friday on the occasion of
his annual visit to the club.
During the late afternoon he
met with President Hiram Gran
tham ,and the club assembly
which includes the officers, board
of directors and committee chair
men, during which time the club
work of Rotary for the years
was discussed.
At the supper meeting, Mr.
Booth gave an interesting account
of his visit to Quebec and pointed
out a number of the hghlights
of the Rotary International con
ference and then dealt briefly but
pointedly with ithe vocational
guidance work of the club., He
complimented the Red Springs
club particularly on its proposed
plan for offering vocational guid
ance and geit-acquainted-with-the
job plan which is to be inaugu-
rated this fall in connection
the guidance program of the
Springs high school.
Supper Planned By
Davidson Alumni
A Davidson College alumni
-with
Red
sup-
per has been planned for Fayette
ville next Wednesday by the Cape
Feat chapter of the alumni asso
ciation. The supper will be at the
Fayetteville YMCA at 7:30.
Former Davidson students have
been advised of the dinner and
reservations are being accepted.
At the meeting plans will be
made for the November 19 foot
ball game between Davidson and
the ,N. C. State freshmen.
Representatives from the college
will attend and take part in the
program.
NEW PATROLMEN ASSIGNED
Among the 47 new State High
way patrolmen who were sworn
in last week, two were assigned to
Robeson county. B. G. Hilburn of
Elizabethtown has been assigned
to Maxton and H. B. Ray of Halls
boro has been assigned to Red
Springs.
School Fund Injunction Hearing
Monday "Regardless" Says Judge
Appearing for the defendants in
the injunction against school and
county officials which has been
twice before scheduled for hear
ing, attorney Dickson McLean,
Lumberton, urged Judge Q. K
I Nimocks, at the opening of court
j Tuesday to set an immediate hear
I ing of the matter. Judge Nimocks,
! explaining the crowded condition
of the docket set the hearing for
Monday afternoon at 2:30.
the county have been enjoined from
disbursing county funds by the
injunction which, was signed by
Judge Henry Stevens the day after
the suit was entered against school
and county officials alleging misuse
of school funds. The suit was on-
The urgency of the case
was
presented to the court a? it opened
jn. Lumberton for a two week crim
inal term. Solicitor Carlyle cited
the fact that the docket included
two capital cases and that the
hearing of the answer to the in
junction should not be allowed to
interfere; he suggested that it be
scheduled for Friday of next week,
at the end of the criminal docket.
The defendants asked for a hear
ing this week, and plaintiffs and
defendants agreed to the Monday
date. Judge Nimocks said that the
matter “will be heard Monday at
2:30 regardless". The emphasis
given the scheduling by the judge
indicates that other matters on the
docket will be set aside if neces*
sary.
The officials of the schools and
Report Brings
19 True Bills, 
None Not True
! LUMBERTON.—The Grand Jury
LUMBERTON. — Miss Grace । yesterday offered its report w
Crosby and Edison P. Cott, both : Judge Q. K. Nimocks, presiding
of the Cott Index Company. Col-! J ud g e ° f th ® current term of H^
umbus, Ohio, are scheduled
arrive here tomorrow to make
to
; pprior Court. The recommendations
j of the body included a belief that.
pre-1 -
the ^he county home should be re ¬
liminary arrangements for . . „
indexing of the county’s registered j opened, in part or as a
Instruments, which they will begin | th®
Monday. A letter from Mr. Cott 1 i n b
to the county manager revealed the
plans for beginning the work im
mediately and asked that a room
in which to work be provided. A
contract for the job which will
take almost three years was award
ed the Cott Company by the county
commissioners on June 7 of this
year.
The job when completed will pro-
: use for which it was originally
intended. The grand jury bases
its recommendation on the belief
that ‘there is so much agitation
being
relative to this
utilized.”
The report in
Honorable Q.
Presiding:
Your Honor:
building not
full follows:
K. Nimocks,
Judge
During this term of Court, we
all mem-
have met as a body with
vide a complete index of the more ! hers present.
than 190,000 registered instruments: We have examined a
in the care of the Register off 19 indictments and have
Deeds. The index will be arranged . true bills, arid 0 not true
by grantee, grantor, and by prop-i ^Ve visited, by committee, file
! properties and institutions of the
erty description.
The present index in
installed about 1906 and is an
tiquated and by reason of con
stant use over the years has be
come worn and in some cases
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 outdated
method of indexing.
The Cott system is the most mod
ern in use and has been installed
in Cumberland, Columbus and other
nearby counties. An expert will
be sent here to have charge of
total of
found 19
bills. , .
use was ; County requiring attention of tins
Grand Jury and having inspected
properties, we submit the following
report:
the work and a number of local
persons will be employed.
The index will have a separate!
place for each family name and
will then be sub-indexed by initials
of both grantors and grantees. In
this Way *>u work of abstracting
titles will be greatly shortened and
the security of tiltes will be siren-,
gthened as each real estate instru
ment will be properly indexed;
every land owner will be interested
in this work. Failure to properly
index a real estate instrument may
vitally affect the, title to the pro?-
eryt.
The saving that will result io
property owners cannot possibly be
estimated and if the work were
not done search would become
more and more costly and more
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County Jail, visited by commit
tee, was found to be in good con
dition, except mattresses need cov
ering. Some of the prisoners com
plained of being cold at night. we
found 16 male prisoners and 8 fe
males. :
Fairmont Jail, inspected by com
mittee, and was found to be in
good condition.
Rowland Jail was found in good
condition ,,
Pembroke Jail was found in good
condition, except no drinking wafer
was available.
Maxton Jail was in good condi-
tion.
Red Springy Jail was in good j
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Two Polio Cases
Reported
LUMBERTON.—A new
7.
case of
polio was reported to the county
health officer and the victim was
sent to James Walker Memorial
hospital in Wilmington yesterday.
Agnes Tyner, age 11, was stricken
Drall Board Has
Five Temporary
Branch Offices
on August 29; the physician. Dr. A.
B: Nash, St. Pauls. The child’s par
ents. is A. B. Tyner, Route 1, Si.
Pauls.
A suspected case was reported
last Friday when Mrs. M. T.a.JpJ-
dan. age 27, Fairmont, was sent to
Duke. The onset of this case was,
September 1.1 ' :
Robeson County’s Draft Board
established file branch registration
places throughout the county after
the first few days rush proved it
was impossible for the single board
in Lumberton to handle the regis
trations during the time allotted by
the selective service director. The
number of men presenting them
selves for registration worked a
hardship on both registration clerks;
’ and themselves; the clerks were
overworked, and most of the men
had to travel some distance and
spend unnecessary time waiting
their turn, * * : HI
Branch registration places are
established in Pembroke, Rowland,
Fairmont, St. Pauls and Red
Springs, and in spite of this the
clerks are still over-worked and in
need of volunteer assistants.
The registration in Lumberton is
still locatde at the Agriculture
Building where it will remain until
the initial registration ends Sep-
; tember 18. After that it will move
into permanent quarters in the
! Rowland Building on West Fifth
Street and the branches will be
closed. All men 18 through 25 are
required to register before that
date and afterward men now un-
! der 18 will register on their birth-;
days.
tered by six citizens of the county
in the name of the county. ,
The heading now set for Mon-j * acuity
day requires that the defendant! Ax Junior College
county officials show cause why;** 1 *»« lllur V^UilCge
the injunction against their using!
county funds should not be- made I - ■— - - -
permanent, and while the existing conference led by Dr. William G
MAXTON—A pre-session faculty
conrerence ieu ny ur. wuiiaiu -
I Presslv, President of Peace Col-
much of the county’s money is tied lege, Raleigh, was held at Presby-
up and cannot be disbursed. ; terian Junior College all day on
temporary injunction is in effect
In their “Return To Notice To ! Saturday in preparation for the
Show Cause” filed with the court : opening of the fall session on Sep-
on August 26, the defendants claim, | tember 7.
among other things, that the order! Topics considered during the con
finjunction) is detrimental to pro-j ference included spiritual values,
gress in the equalization of school ! standards of the Southern Associa-
facilities, that if the order is made ! tion, library, orientation program-
permanent the completion of pres-! counselling, student activities, and
ent construction cannot be accom-; testing.
plished, that the tax collector can
not distribute current revenues,
and that the order will accom
plish the disruption of the school!
system. These claims are the mat-:
ters Which the respondents aver;
make an early hearing of the in-!
junction imperative.
Forsyth County -will hold its an
nual dairy and beef cattle show
at Kernersville September 30.
Interest in poultry production
is increasing in Montgomery Coun
ty.
Children May Go
To Sunday School
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LUMBERTON.—Dr. E. B. Hair-,
din, County Health Officer has
announced that the polio quar
antine which will be lifted Sep- '
tembert 12 will be lifted that
morning, and it will be permiss-
able for children to attend Sunday
School.
Dr. Hardin makes this annoum
cement, he says, in response to
numerous telephone calls inquir
ing whether the lifting of the
ban was effective Sunday morn
ing or Sunday night.
Manslaughter
Charged In Auto,
Bike Accident
MAXTON.-A. J. Shepherd, of
Skyway Terrace and an employee
of the Robbins Mills in Red
Springs, was charged with
man
slaughter in the death of John
Willie Watson, 30-year-old negro
of Maxton, who was killed
in an
auto-cycle crash Friday night. The
charge was brought against Shep
herd by a coroner’s jury which
served at the Inquest held Tues
day. .
The death occurred on the Max
ton-Red Springs road, about half-
way between the two towns. Willie,
who was riding a bicycle toward
Red Springs, was hit by Shepherd’s
car as the car was passing another
auto. The negro was dead when
patrolmen arived at the scene-
The jury of D T. McCall, John
Caddell, Bela Carter, Bernard
Thompson, Bruce Wilkes and Wil
lie Currie, ail of Maxton, determin-
ed that the victi mhad his bicycle
on the correct side of the road
and that it was equipped with
proper lights. ,.
Mr. Shepherd, who is out on $500
bond, will probably be tried in
Lumberton next week. ...
Miss Dorothy Spivey, former
member of the Court .House
“Gang,” spent the weekend with
Miss Anne McPhktter.