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ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS
Volume 52, No. 16 xl6 Pages
Thursday, September 16, 1498 Red.Springs, N. C
5c A Copy
CPA Douglas Teaches Accounting
Discrimination Case Plaintiffs
Ask Delay In Federal Court
Military Riles
Sunday For Sgt.
Henry E. Deaton
PJC Grid Opener
Two Weeks Away
Pembroke Fair
Postponed
Suit By Negro
Children Not
Ready For Trial
Says Attorney
LUMBERTON.—Appearing before
Judge Gilliam Grissom in Federal
Court in Raleigh Friday to enter
a motion for dismissal of the suit
recently entered against school of
ficials by a number of negro child
ren complaining of discrimination,
attorneys H. E. Str.cy, O. L. Henry
and Henry A. McKinnon, Jr., found
the plaintiffs not ready for the trial
at the next term of court in Fay
etteville. The hearing on the mot
ion for dismissal and the trial
were continued until the March
1.942 term of court, and it was
agreed that a pre-trial conference
would be held before the matter
was tried.
The suit was entered in Federal
Court when attorneys for the plain
tiffs claimed that the case wa? so
entangled in the state court that
final judgement was remote. The
suit by the negro children claimed
discrimination against them in the
quality of school facilities in Lum
berton. The defendants in the action
are the Board of Commissioners
of Robeson County and the Trus
tees of the Lumberton City Ad
ministrative Unit of the school
system.
Now in the courts for a year the
suit has been delayed by the plain
tiffs whose attorney claims that
they are not ready for trial. Post
ponement until the March term
will run the case well into its
second year. The outcome of the
"pre-trial" conference can only be
surmised.
At the appearance before Judge
Grissom,- Henry k A. (Sandy) fe-
Kihnon, Jr., was presented to the
court by Ozmer L. Henry; he took
the oath and received the certifi
cate admitting him to practice
before the Federal Court;
Judge Rules Jury List Improper;
Criminal Prosecutions Slopped
White Cane Sale
Next week, September 20 thru
the 27th will be White Cane Sale
week, when the Llons of the state
will conduct the sale of the little
white canes for the benefit of the
special fund for the blind people
of the state. The sale will be con
ducted in Lumberton, Rowland,
Maxton and Red Spring by the
Lions clubs of these towns, and
in other communities by local
committees.
Unusual Feature
Appearing on the first page
of the second section of this
issue of your Hometown News
paper is a story, with pictures,
especially prepared for your pa
per. The story deals with one
of the. largest, If not the largest,
industrial enterprise in Robeson
County
an enterprise with
which many are not familiar.
The story on the St. Pauls
mills, now owned and operated
by the Burlington Mills, tells
of a complete renovation of the
textile industry in St. Pauls
since it was taken over by Bur-
mills and converted to acetate
fiber.
Both the story and the pic
tures were prepared, at the re
quest of your Hometown Paper
some weeks ago, by John Har
der who was a feature- writer
for the" Hometown Newspapers
for two years and who early
this summer was appointed
publicity director for Burling
ton Mills.
Eight Year Old Fairmont Boys Victim
Of Dread Leukemia Still Lives ■
Recovery Still
Possible For
Eugene Rhodes
By STRIC
FAIRMONT. ^ Eugene Rhodes,
eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Rhodes of Orrum, Route 1,
has been and still is a very sick
little boy. Several weeks ago he
developed Leukemia, dreaded blood
disease, and since that time he
has been through quite a lot.
When Dr. Phil Fagan first diag
nosed the disease, Eugene was tak
en to Thompson hospital in Lum
berton where he remained for ten
days undergoing treatment. After
that he was taken to Duke hospital
for further treatment and study.
Up to this time Leukemia has
been called a hopeless disease, but
science is a wonderful thing, and
his case only proves this point a
little more. Doctors have discov
ered a new medicine, 4-amino-pter-
oylglutomic acid, better known as
Aminopterin, and this is being giv
en to Eugene. He is th? fifth person
on whom the medicine has been
used. Three of the five have died
but he and one other are still
alive, very much so, and seems to
be improving from day to day.
He was sent home from Duke
last week, medicine was sent to
his physician, Dr. Fagan, with in
structions as to its use, and he will
be returned to Duke for examina
tion in a few days.
In the meantim. most of his
time is spent in bed, but for a
short while each day he gets up
and sits in a chair. He has received
his third grade school books and
says that he is going to study at
home and pass his grade. He is
interested in everything that is
going on and wants to know all
about everything.
Friends of his urge interested
persons, particularly school stud
ents to write Eugene, tell him
what is going on, what they are
doing that would interest a boy of
eight years who could not get out
and around. Send him packages,
cards, letters, and then just imag
ine what a smile wijl break out on
his little face as he eagerly opens
them to see what is inside.
In the meantime, hopes are ris
ing among his family -and friends.
They each and every one know
that this treatment is still in its
experimental stage, but as long as
there Is life there is hope, and hope
still lives for his ultimate recov
ery. ■
No matter how busy you are in
Uis mad rush for the survival of
. : fittest, take some time out and
Maxton Young People
Off To College
MAXTON—- Maxton youths
have packed their luggage and
left for out-of-town colleges start
ing this week. N. C. State ,at Ra
leigh, is getting the largest num
ber of the local students for any
one college. Attending State will
be Lawrence Morris, Creecy Cope
land, Dewey Evans, Howard
Hasty, John Leach McNeil and
Jack Maxwell. The rest of the
preferences are pretry well di
vided up.
Also at Raleigh, but at different
schools, are Ada Austin, attending
Peace College,
at St. Mary’s
wards at the
Commerce.
At U. N. C.
and Douglas
Nancy McKinnoh
and Betty Jo Ed-
Raleigh School of
will be Ed McLeod
McCormack ,whil.e
Randall McLeod will do graduate
work a’ that school,
and Amos Daniel
John, Jr.
will
Wake Forest and Fred
attend
Frostik
LUMBERTON.
Judge Q. K.
Nimocks ruled Tuesday afternoon
that it would be “necessary to re
constitute the jury box of the coun
ty” and that it would be impossible
to accept further indictments of
the Grand Jury. The action follow
ed a motion by attorneys Frank
Hackett and John B. Regan to!
quash the bill of indictment against
James Edward Lewis on the ground
that the Grand Jury returning the
indictment was improperly consti
tuted. They further challenged the
use of the special venire present
Robeson County commissioners
met briefly in Lumberton this morn
ing to make plans for drawing up
a new jury list. They will convene
at an early date, perhaps late this
afternoon, to approve the new list
which is in the process of prepar
ation. Preparation of the new list
was ordered by Junge Nimocks to
be completed in time for use at
the term of court beginning Sep
tember 27. A new grand jury has
been ordered and when drawn will
serve until July 1949; a second
grand jury will be drawn to serve
from then until January 1949.
to try Lewis on a charge of first
degree burglary. Judge Nimocks
ordered that Lewis be held for
indictment by a new Grand Jury
to be drawn from a proper jury
list.
Judge Nimocks suspended the
court except for the hearing of
matters not requiring a jury, and
set the hearing of the injunction
is taking a fellowship at Duke.
Dorothy Winters, the CHIEF’S
societyy editor will leave soon for
W.C.U.N.C. at Greensboro. Mar
jorie McEachen will attend Flora (
McDonald and Marshall James
will be the only Maxton student
a:. Davidson.
Betty Jean Sinclair and Lou-
anne Pullian will study nursing
at the School of Nursing, Char
lotte Memorial Hospital in Char
lotte.
Maxton High School
For Draft Office
MAXTON.
A Maxto'n
board branch will set up a
tration office at the Maxton
draft
regis-
High
School this Friday. Registration of
all age groups will begin at 9:00
a. m. and continue throughout the
day. Those men of the commun
ity, who have failed to register as
required, will be able to do so
without having to travel to Lum
berton. The board possibly will
remain through Monday, but after
that date, men who have not made
the visit, will have to travel to the
county seat.
remember this little boy in your
prayers, in your deeds, with letters,
gifts, visits, in any way that is
possible, and remember the words
o f the Good Samaritan, “Do unto
others as ye would have them do
unto you.” The address is Eugene
Rhodes, Route 1, Orrum, N. C., or
write Eugene Rhodes, care Times-
Messenger, Fairmont, N. C., and
yuor letters will be carried in per
son.
MAXTON.—The weather hasn’t
been too warm, there has been no
actual scrimmage yet, but the PJC
football candidates have been leav
ing the practice field each after
noon this week, with sweat drench-
ed uniforms, because there
been plenty of workout.
has
Coach Doak has less than two
weeks, in which to find his start
ing squad, his offensive and defen
sive power, and to instill the plays,
before the opening game with Bre
vard, on October 2nd.
The first of this week’s practice
PEMBROKE.—Due to contin
ued polio restrictions by Health
Department, the Pembroke-Robe
son Fair has been postponed until
the latter part of October, it was
stated here today by Harry West
Locklear, manager of the annual
festival sponsored by the Pem
broke Chamber of Commerce and
Agriculture.
The date of the fair will be
announced as soon as the polio
conditlons have improved
restrictions are removed.
and
was spent mostly on installing
plays, with the end of each
sion being used for blocking
passing practice.
It is too early yet for the
and defensive strength to
the
ses-
and
line
have
shown Up, but in the passing de
partment it looks like Ankie Rowe,
155 lb returning letterman, Wiley
Steed, 150 lb. back from Maxton,
and Bill Jones, 160 lb. tail back
from Kentucky.
First scrimmage of the team wili
be held Saturday afternoon, at
college field.
the
Jr. Women Plans
Childrens Crusade
Explains Counly Bookkeeping,
No New Facts Appear In Hearing
On School Fund Injunction
Nimocks lays
Inlunclion Rests
On Law's Meaning
The afternoon session of the
hearing on the school fund injunc
tion ,saw little additional testi
mony introduced, and attorneys
for the defendants and plaintiffs
began their summarizing address
es. J. Dickson McLean delivered
the principal summary for the de
This mornings second session of
the school fund injunction hearing
was taken up with the cross-exam
ination of S. Preston Douglas,
county accountant, by attorney
Frank Hackett. Three hours of
questioning failed to bring to. light
any fact that did
Douglas’ testimony
direct examination
noon.
Additional details
audit reports were
not appear, in
given under
Monday after-
of the various
put on record,.
1
RED SPRINGS.—Military honors
will be paid to Sergeant Henry
Ervin Deaton Sunday afternoon at
3 o’clock in Alloway Cemetery here,
when his body will be buried after
being removed home from an Am
erican Military cemetery at Nied-
erbronn, France.
Sgt. Deaton was killed in action
in Luxembourg on December 18,
1944, after serving in action in
North Africa, and with the Fifth
Army in Italy. He was serving with
a mechanized cavalry reconnais-
ance group
The son of Mr. and Mrs. William
J. Deaton of Red Springs, he was
born at Shannon, April 21, 1916. He
graduated from the Red Springs
schools and attended Jones Busi-
ness College at High Point.
He
worked for a time at Durham prior
to enlisting in the army on
ruary 6, 1942 at Fort Bragg.
Feb-
He
against thq expenditure pf. county received his training at Fort Jack-
funds for-Thursday morning in-
stead of Friday. This hearing
begun on Monday afternoon
continued then until the last
of the court. ■
T?he motion protested the
son, South Carolina and Fort Djx,
LEGIONNAIRES TO
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
MAXTON.—There will .be a meet
ing of the Maxton Legion Post at
the Community Club, Friday night,
September 17, at 8:00 p. rA. All leg
ionnaires are asked to be present
to discuss the final plans for
barbecue dinner to be held
October.
the
in
performed by members of the Char
lie Hall Post of the American
Legion and a group from the Head-
quarters Battery of the 677th Anti-
aircraft Battalion of the National
Guard unit of Red Springs.
was
and
day
fact
that the jury list did not represent
all races in their proportion to the
population of the county.
Before the presiding judge sus
pended the court an attempt was
made to continue with talis jurors
chosen by the Sheriff but an in
sufficient number who had not
served, during the past two years
were found. The fact of a jury
service within two prior years
constitutes a legal challenge against
jurors so chosen,
A new jury list hap been in the
process of preparation and will be
available for the next term of
will
court, when a new Grand Jury
be chosen.
Robeson BAL
In New Office;
Hartley Secretary
LUMBERTON—. “Bill (that’s
short for Alonzo Mims) Hartley
has been elected secretary-treas
urer of the Robeson Building and
Loan Association and assumed ac
tive management of the associa
tion on Septembe 1. The offices of
the organization were moved this
week to 216 East Fourth Street,
opposite Linkhaw Sales Stables
and in the Robeson Sales Corpn.
building. ,
Mr. Hartley succeeds Murabi ¬
son
tion
are :
and
dent.
Biggs who resigned the posi-
in February. Other officers
Erwin T. Williams, president
/ Leroy Townsend ,vice-presi-
Miss Nina Pittman is acting as
office assistant to Mr. Hartley
and they will maintain regular
hours daily' except Saturday from
9 to 12 and from 1 to 5; Saturday
hours will be from 9 to 12 only.
Lumberton Draft To
New Quarters Monday
LUMBERTON.-With the heav
iest part of the Robeson County
draft registration over with, the
Lumberton draft board will move
from their Agriculture Bldg, office,
to their permanent office in the
Rowland Bldg., on West Fifth St.,
Closing out all county branch
offices on Saturday September 18,
the Lumberton board will begin
operations, in their new location,
on the following Monday.
The branch offices: Pembroke,
Rowland, Fairmont, St. Pauls and
Red Springs, were set up to aid
in handling the initial rush, but
beginning Monday, men from these
towns who are required to register
will have to report to the Lumber-
ton office.
New Jersey. For a time he was
stationed in Iceland, sailing from
New York in June 1942, and later
for England in January 1943.
The burial rites will be conducted
by the Rev. Lloyd Mauney, pastor
of the Red Springs Baptist church
ol which Sgt. Deaton was a mem
ber. The military rites will be
Sgt. Deaton is survived by his
parents: eigh* si“ters: Mrs. M. S.
Gjbson of Rockfish, Mt^. H, D.
Patterson of Wallace, Mrs. Frank
Bounds, Mro. H. G. Upchurch", 'MrS?
W. B. McDiarmid, of Red Springs,
Mrs. A. B. Bruton of Mt. Gilead,
Mrs W. H. Schell of Lumber
Bridge, and Miss Elizabeth Deaton
of Wilmington; and five brothers:
J. B. and J. C. of Greensboro, B.
R. of Volleyjo, Cal., W. J. of Red
Spiings and the Rev. T. Paul Dea
ton of Hillsboro.
Norman Cordon, Famed Mel Basso,
To Be Heard In Free Concert Friday
cf a number of Red Springs
RED SPRINGS.—Norman Cor- Robeson county men. He was as-
and
don, internationally famous bassc sociated with Hal Kemp at the
of the Metropolitan Opera company I University in the Carolina Club
and well-known North Carolina
concert singer, will be heard here
friday night in a combined concert
and lecture, it was stated today
! by Hiram Grantham, president of
the Rotary Club.
Mr. Cordon’s concert and lecture
will be open to the general public,
and will be presented at the Red
Springs High School, beginning at
7:45. He will be the guest of the
Rotary Club at a joint meeting
of the Rotarians and the
club. The dinner will be
in the lunchroom of the
school promptly at 7 p. m.
orchestra of which James Garrett
was trombonist. Later he switched
from the popular type music of
that day to the more serious works
of concert and operatic music and
became one of the outstanding
basses of the present musical age.
He has returned to his home
state and is now associated with
the University in a program of
promotional work aimed to extend
the use and development and ap-
Lions
served
high
A graduate of the University of
North Carolina, Mr. Cordon atten
ded the University and Fi?hburn
school and was a fellow student
preciation of music in
His appearance here
night will be in the
this program which he
this state.
' tomorrow
interest of
will direct.
Admittance to the concert and
lecture is free and all interested
persons in the county are urged to
attend.
C^»^^^
^TOBACCO^
Highest Prices
In Twenty Years
AI Fairmont
Lumberion Mari
Staled To Pass
Pre-Season Goal
MAXTON.—The September meet
ing of the Maxton Junior Woman’s
Club was held at the Community
Club on Monday evening at eight
o’clock, With the president, Mrs.
W. H. Stewart, Jr , presiding over
the business session.
Most important business of the
meeting was the decision for the
club to sponsor the United Nations
Appeal for Children through the
International Relations Depart-;
ment of the club with Mrs. R. EJ
Helleckson, chairman. This "Cru
sade for Children” is an emergency
organization set up by the United
Nations to raise funds simultan-
fendant county officials
Frank Hackett Spoke for
plaintiffs.
and
the
Judge Nimocks adjourned the
court
when
points
until tomorrow
the discussion
in the
of
morning
case will be
legal
con-
tinued .Before adjourning court
the judge said
point which he
that the principal
would consider in
reaching a decision lay in wheth
er money which was collected as
taxes fqr current school expenses,
but the chief accomplishment Of
the session was instruction in the. ,
mechanics of simple double-entry
bookkeeping which Mr. Douglas
was forced to give in explaining the. .
figures. Mr. Douglas had a ready
explanation of all "obscure” points,
and at no point showed the slightest ’
sign of lack of assurance.
The criticism which Mr. Douglas
appended to the 1945-46 audit was
put in evidence and his explanation
showed that the criticism had re- '
suited in a change in subsequent
accounting practice in a cprretion ,
in prior ] ractice. ■ A
Sole witness examined in
the
but which was' transferred as sur-i first (Monday) session of tije to- ,
plus to the Capital Reserve Fund, | quiry into the temporary injunction A
I could be spent for other purpos-1 against the expenditure of county
es than that for which it was [ funds by county officials before
levied. He said that there was > Judge Q. K. Nimocks, was S. Pres-
By STRIC
FAIRMONT.—Prices on the Fair
mont Tobacco Market are still
soaring far above the average on
any other market in the Border
Belt at the present time. The aver
age for sales to date is $53.53 which
is several dollars higher than other
markets.
Total poundage to date is 34,-
749,904 for a total of $18,599,744.42
■paid to farmers in this vicinity
That’s a lot of money to be float
ing around, and some of it really
is floating. The top basket for the
season brought $94 per hundred
and who wouldn’t like to have .1
couple of thousand pounds of to
bacco to sell at that price?
Some of the higher sales for the
season are: Tom Rogers and Page
of Lake View, S. C., selling 862
pounds for a $75 average. B. H.
Cumber and Cantor of Tabor City
Continued on Page Eight
By Marion Alexander
The Lumberton Tobacco Market
today' was fast nearing its pre-
season goal of 30 million pounds,
and indications were that it would
not only live
dictions but
over.
Yesterday’s
up to advance pre-
go a
sales
pounds for a total
million or so
were 381,512
of $171,329.15,
and today’s sales were estimated
at approx’.nately the same.
This will oring the season total
to approximately 28.8 millions, for
the totals through yesterday were
28,392,140 pounds, $14,621,681.27, and
a season average of $51.50.
The latter figure was consider
ably ever the average for any other
Belt that has been operating for
eously throughout the world vo
help finance the International Chil
dren’s Emergency Fund of the
United Nations, which will help
needy children overseas. The Max-
ton drive will start as soon as
plans are completed.
The club also voted to s'ell
Christmas .cards as a project of
making' money this fall. Mrs. A.
H. Drennan was appointed as chair
man of this project. Announcement
was made that the Maxton Kinder
garten sponsored by the club would
begin operation soon under ihe
direction of Mrs. J. B. Hore. This
is the main project pf tl^e Education
Dept, of the club. J
Following further business dis
cussion, the president presented the
club with a gavel and the 1948-49
Year Books for distribution to each
club member.
Mrs. C. L. Darling, Jr., introduc
ed the speaker of the evening, Dr.
R. H. Wharton, founder of ;he
Progressive School in Cuba and
presently professor of Spanish at
Presbyterian Junior College, who
spoke to the, c)ub members on
Christian education in Cuba an 1
its value to the island.
Refreshments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Jack McGirl, Mr:,'.
L. Gilbert, Mrs. Tom Adams and
Mrs. Gus Speros.
Accident Viclim
In Critical Stage
MAXTON—.The condition of
Miss Bessie McLean, elderly Max-
ton resident, was reported by the
Scotland Memorial Hospital this
morning, as being "critical,” but
that she was “holding her own”
in the bout she is waging with
the pneumonia that developed
following the injuries she re
ceived in an automoblie accident
last Friday morning. She has
passed the serious “shock” stage,
but, in addition to the peumonia,
she is suffering from four rib
fractures and multiple lacerations
on her face-
The wreck occurred when the
1929 Chevrolet sedan, driven by
Miss McLean was struck as it
was crossing Laurinburg-Maxton
highway, in Maxton Hit on the.
right side by a laundry station
wagon, the Chevrolet was turned
completely around, and Miss Mc
Lean was thrown from the car
to the pavement. Mist McLean,
the sole occupant of the car, was
carried to the hospital by Dr.
Robert Croome.
W. R. Carter, of Bennettsville,
driver of the station wagon, was
coming into Maxton from Lau-
inburg, and was shaken up by
the crash, but rendered all aid
possible. The front end of his
vehicle was badly damaged.
No blame for accident has been
placed as yet, but. Mr. Carter is
under $150 investigation bond.
State Patrolman Pearce, Max-
ton Chief Fowler and Deputy
Purcell are investigating the ac
cident.
W. E. Elmore, Jr., Atty.
any length of
•more growers
were bringing
Continued
time, and more and
from up the. country
their tobacco here as
on Page Eight
LUMBERTON—. William Ed
ward Elmore, Jr., was presented
to the Superior court this morn
ing and was sworn in as an at
torney. The oath was administered
by L. R. Varser.
India’s 1948-49 coffee harvest is
expected to exceed that of the
previous season.
no question in his mind as to the
legality of the transfer to the
Capital Reserve Fund.
The defendants suggested that
if the amount collected for cur
rent school expenses was great
er at the end of the year than
the budget that there was no
way to use it for current expenses
as the need was already past, and
that as surplus transferred to the
Capital Reserve Fund the money
could he used for purposes speci
fied for .that fund.
The plaintiffs have wandered
far afield from their original
contentions and are -now r in the
position.,of saying thpt, jnr; >«'.
cumulated fund" of annual sur
pluses cannot be spent tor new
schools but must be spent for
other school purposes.
The contention that the acts
under which the. county officials
acted are unconstitutional was"
mentioned Monday by the plain
tiffs as; being the big point in the
case. It has been casually men
tioned since but little evidence
has been presented on the point.
Mr, McLean pointed out two
paradoxes in tde case saying that
the suit claims that the defendant
City School Units have not keen
treated fairly, while the units
are defendants and deny that
monies due them have not been
received. The other paradox lies
in an injunction which stops
spending for the school program
which the plaintiffs seek to im-
prove. '
Mr. Hackett’s answer claimed
the use of funds for other than
purposes for which collected. He
further claimed that monthly
payments for current expenses
were not made, and that the ne
gro appropriation was made after
federal suit was entered for im-,
provernent of the negro situation.
Scouts In Maxton
Meeting Again
MAXTON.—The boy scouts of
Maxton, recently reorganized, be
gan meetings Monday night under
Scoutmaster Douglas Purcell and
assistant scoutmaster, Jack Cast-
evens. The troop, which was halted
by the polio ban, has 16 members:
Thomas Caddell, Henry Easter,
Horace' English, Mac Davis, Tho
mas Carrowan, Donald Pulliam,
John Hamer, Leroy McCall, Mac
Hensey, Dan Misenheimer, Clinton
West Bill Nelson, Herby Williams,
Jimmy Turner, and Freddy Ran
dall.
Troop committeemen are: G. P
Henderson, chairman, H. S. Nelson,
J. D. Medlin, J. V. Henderson and
F. C. Frostick.
John C. Jackson
Freed Of Charges
MAXTON.—The Grand Jury of
the Salisbury Superior Court failed
to return a true bill, in the man-
daughter charge against Jahn
Calvin Jackson, of Maxton, yester
day, thereby freeing the former
state highway patrolman. (
The charges were brought against
Jackson, following the death of an
aged Salisbury negro man, last
July, after being struck by the
patrolman’s car. The defendant .vis
relieved of his duties as highway
patrolman shortly after the Spen
cer Recorders Court hearing, which
charged him with the death.
ton Douglas, Certified Public Ac
countant and auditor for Robeson .
County. Under examination by
defense attorney J. Dickson Mc
Lean, Lumberton attorney, Mr.
Douglas accounted for the source
and expenditure of all county funds
under discussion; namely, funds
earmarked lor school use. - jj
The evidence offered in answer '
to the injunction and written into
the court records from Mr. Doug-
las' testimony which was concerned !
solely with receipts and expendi- ,
tures, accounted for all funds in I
question and showed that all funds 1
due the schools had been paid put, 1
were, appropriated, or . were on -I
'band. '
- Explaining the source of fends to
question in the injunction, Mr. v
Douglas said that transferred from 3
the General Fund to the School
Fund was $206,005.47 which was ;
originally derived from the school j-
fund and from which was deduct- ,
ed $10,274.61 due the County Debt 1
Service Fund by the School Debt
Service Fund, leaving a total of
$195,730.86; to this wafe added $22,-
040.15 due the Lumberton, Fair- '
mont and Red Springs Units mak
ing a total transfer of $217,771.01.
Funds were then transferred to
the Capital Reserve Fund amount
ing to $205,000.00; the difference of 1
$12,771.01 represents an unsettled J
balance which is in dispute with
the City of Lumberton but which
is still available for payment.
The transfers were made under J
the act of 1943 setting up the.Cap
ital Reserve Fund. Transfer through
the General Fund was a technical
matter. Since July 1245 all funds
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Pembroke Sends
IB Students
To Red Springs
PEMBROKE.—Thirteen students,
mostly high school seniors, enrolled
as “temporary” students of tne j
Red Springs' High School today. .
This is the parents answer to the ■ "
question of which school their ehil-
' dren will attend, an argument that
has been in progress for some J
weeks. '
A month ago patrons of the -
white schools from this commu'c- ;
ity requested the County Board of
Education and the Board of Coun- t
ty Commissioners to provide a bus
to transport their children to Red ,
Springs. The county board approv- ,
ed the application, and forwarded
their request to Raleigh for State
approval. Last week the State 1
Board of Education turned down
the request, stating that the bus :
serving the Pembroke area, waul'd
continue to transport pupils on to
the Fhiladelphus school.
This morning the parents fo 13 •
students enrolled these children in ' :
the white schools of Red Springs, -
furnishing their own transportation
for the 8-mile rtip. ,
BARBECUE TUESDAY
MAXTON.—The next meeting of
the Maxton Lions will be at a bar
becue supper, held Tuesday, Septem
her 21, at Pat’s and Kat’s Cabins
' on the Lumber, River. Time of the
meeting will be 7:30 p. m.
Fowler Resigns As
Maxton Police Head
MAXTON.—Chief of Police S. F.
Fowler, tendered his resignatjon
Monday night, at the meeting^pf
the Maxton town board. His resig
nation, effective today, was ac
cepted by the town officials, who'
appointed night policeman Mc
Queen as the new chief. A replace
ment for Mr. McQueen’s night job
has not been made as yet.
Mr. Fowler, who has been chief
since July 1st, resigned the force
to accept a better position.