Volume 52, No, 26 ate ®^ Red Springs, N. C prints Citizen ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS Thursday, December 2, 1948 5c A Copy 16 Pages CONSTRUCTION, OF THE TURBINE HOUM CHARGE TUNNEL at The Carolina Power and Light Company plant near Lumberton is pictured above. The mat, er founa lyiou, for the turbine room floor is complete and preparations are ander way to pour the walls. CP&L Plant Construction Proceeding On Schedule RS Survey To Set Town limit Midget Wedding At Parkton RED SPRINGS.—H. B. PARKTON. — A Tom Thumb i Wedding and other attractions will Carra- be presented at the Parkton school Rains And High Water Cause No Unforseen Delay LUMBERTON. According to progress reports from Ebasco Ser vices, Inc., construction engineers for the Carolina Power and Light Co., 120,000 horsepower steam elec tric generating station being built east of Lumberton, the work is ,~0- ing ahead on schedule. C. H. Kel sey, construction superintendent for Ebasco, says that high water from recent rains has not iter fered with the work except to delay construction of the dam until the river subsides. Bad weather has, of course caused some delay, as was expected when construction schedules were set up. At the present time 309 men, some of whom work in shifts around the clock, are at work on the vast project. Under contract with Fiasco Ser vices, T nc., Blythe Brothers Con struction Company, with 174 men on the job, are pressing work on the main building substructure and the discharge and intake tunnels. Other companies working at the immense 800 acres site include the Grinnell Company which has five men worki ~g on the power plant piping and installation; Koppers Company which has an additional seven men assisting the Grinnell crew and Ebasco which furnishes key men for various supervisor - ' '“sitipn as well as a number of labor ga-gs. Two 10 hour shifts are at war', cn the channel diversion, an exca- -iti-n which will provide a circuit in th" Lumber River - " that on moping su-uJ’' of cooling water will be available at all limos f a • use in plant operation. Necessary clearing prior to the constr”'’f , "n of a retaining dam is virtually complete. A five foot thick me* or e-mi concrete for the floor of,’he tur bine room basement h“a he so poured and crews are beginning- work on the walls. Also nearing completion are the two giant -iis-, charge tunnels which will carry) off water circulated through, the plants condensers. The new plant, which tentative estimates place in operation early Seek Two Cars Of Relief Train In Robeson Attending a meeting called for In the Fall of 1949, will b- flrst in the Southeast of the out door type construction! the new t0 Voice Choral Club At Flora Mac this morning by O. P. Owens, coun ty agent, a group of Robeso’ citi- zensheard Miss Ruth Elliott explain the needs and methods of the Christian Rural Oversea* Pro gram, (CROP) and set the county quota for the program at two car- loads of food and cotton. CROP’ is noh-sectarian and operate' un der the N. C. Council of Churches and the Church World Services. Its purposes is to relieve hardship in stric' - 1 overseas areas, principally witu food, and it is eurrenf’v ganizing “Friendship Trains’ throughout the nation to collerJ items for shipment. The North Carolina Train is expected to ex ceed 100 cars, and will go to folk, Va., for shipment overseas. ( A committee to further organ ization of the project in the county; was named: Rev. J. I. Knight, chairman, Rev. F. D. Hedden. Rev. Martin. Luther Lowry, and W. J. Southard. Miss Elliott, field representative] for CROP, explained that the uro-| gram seeks to collect food from; farms to boost the food supplies of the needy: The help, she said,] supplements the Marshall nlan LEX WADE TRIAL IS POSTPONED MAXTON. Trial cf Le Wade, indicted Monday on way, civil engineer of Laurinburg, on the evening December 10, at has’begun a survey of the town 7:30 o’clock. A sale of cakes, can- limits of Red Springs, re-establish-: dies and cookies will also be con- ( ing the limits and placing, concrete: ducted during the evening, accord- the Airies inter- Mrs Minta O. Nix. Sth markers wherever the lines inter- ing to Mrs. Minta O. Nix, grade teacher, in charge of rangements. sect with streets. . - The survey was originally plan ned with P. A. Roberts of Lumber ton to do the work, but Mr. Roberts is planning to leave the county for Gastonia, and asked thet town commissioners to have another engineer do the work. Another project planned for Red Springs is a survey of the electri cal distribution system. Several consulting engineers have been asked to bid on t^e work, with reference to making reborn’ierda-- Cwmalion Committees Are Hamed Today ar- tions for reworking :ystem to Community committees and com- give better service. Ths rrAient munity delegates to elect 'the system with two feeder lines frdm , county committee are being elected the substation is heavily overload- ed. ^ew ME Pa^te* Honored AI RS RED SPRINGS-T^e Christmas concert, given annually by the Flora. Macdonald college glee club will be presented in Ihg auditoriv.m on Monday evening, December 6, at 8:15. The program will include Bach’s “Thou chorus, Nassif, Greene, Carols version Guide of Israel," by the with solo part' by Frances soprano, and contralto: “Let Carolvn Merrv Sound.” 'from the original of “The Hagnificat”, by Bach; an Appalachian Carol, “Je sus, Jesus. Rest Your Head,” with Verniese Woodward, soprano, so loist; and several groups of the traditional carols from all coun- rie.s Dear Reuter will plav three Christmas Carols arranged for or- The public is cordially invited to attend this concert, which. will be the first public appearance of the college choral group of approxi mately 80 voices, since the school year began. Wedding Breakfast For Bride Of Week Mrs. H. B. Ashley f Red Springs entertained at ner home at a wedding breakfast at high noon on Thursday, honoring her neice, Miss Thelma Betts Steed, whose wedding to Jones Horace Gwinn took place that evening. Arrangements of fall flowers were used effectively throughout the home. A delicious breakfast was served buffet style in the love ly decorated dining room. The hostess' gift to the bride was a piece of he" white corsage Trapse makin silver and an all ¬ up the tables were Mrs. Hubert Steed, mother of the bride, Mrs. Wiley Steed, grand- mother of the bride, Steed, Miss Evelyn Sarah Alice Austin, Castevens, Jr., Miss Miss Adelene Bullard, Miss Mrs. C. M Flora Eliza- beth Currie, Miss Mary McInnis and Miss Irene Gwinn. The hostess was assisted in serv ing by Mrs. Rufus McQueen of Lumberton, Mrs. F. L. Ashley of Gastonia and Miss Kate Buie of Buies. Men’s Choir At College Chapel In Sunday Evening Performance Willie Hinas Held Without Bail For Rape Funeral Sunday For Accident Victim MAXTON. Funeral services were held for James A. Brayboy, on Sunday afternoon at the White Hill Baptist Church, who was accident ly killed by a blast from his own RED SPRINGS.—Willie Hines, 23 year old Negro, was ordered held for the Robeson County Grand Jury, on charges of the Mrs. Ollie Clark, 37 year man. Hines was given a Wednesday before Judge rape 'of old wo- hearing A. P. today in 31 communities through- ' Spell, in the Red Springs Record- fka nnnntv hv the agricultural er's court. No bond was allowed. cut the county by the agricultural Each ; conservation association, community will name three com- RED SPRINGS.—Rev. Graham S. Eubanks, newly appointed min- iister of the Trinity Methodist Church in Red Springs, was hon ored at a union service last Sundry night at 7:30 when the congrog’.- churches in the cam- tions of the A . munity met a Church. At at the Methodist this service Mr. Eu ¬ mitteemen and a delegate; the delegate may in some case' be a committeeman also. Delegates will gather tomorrow morning at the agriculture building in Lumberton to name the county committee. The county committee of the Robeson County Agricultural Con servation Association serves as a planning group for activities and Testimony revealed that Hires was working in a . woods near his home on the Lumberton road about two miles from Red Springs. Mrs. Clark says that she heard a gun fire in the woods and then turned and saw highway to stop the gun She told Hines running along rhe towards her. He told her and threatened her with if she made an outcry, the court that he forced shotgun Saturday while fox hunt ing. The church was filled to over flowing with many standing on the outside for the services which were conducted by Rev. F. W. Graham, pastor of the White Hill church, of which he was a member. Music was furnished by Harper’s Ferry choir. The deceased served with the United States army for three years, part of his service being in an overseas theater. Members of the Pembroke Legion' post conducted the military services at the grave side. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Miss Billie Johnson and two MAXTON. — The All Men’s Choir, f eaturing the Scotland County Choral Club and the Glee Club of Presbyterian Junior Col lege will be presented in the col lege chapel on Sunday evening, December 5 at 8 p.m. The publio is invited. Men’s choral groups from Rock ingham, Hamlet, McColl, Laurin burg, and Presbyterian Junior College will participate under the director of Jerome Pence of Wa gram. The all men’s choir was haiied with high praise last year and it is expected the program will be even more outstanding this season. The program includes well known hymns and anthems. The congregation will take part in the program with the singing of sev- era! hymns. Soloists include William man, Harry Davis and Smith. Pitt- Fred charge of murdering his 25-year- old wife on Nov. 1 has been post poned to the March , term of Scot land County Superior Court. The Scotland County Grand Ju ry brought in a “true bill“ against Wade, alleging that he fatallv shot his wife, mother of two children, banks spoke on “A Faith for These Times.” Special music was provided by the Methodist choir. Miss Mr’am Knight of Flora Macdonald Col lege plaved the organ. practices of the association the community conimittees an adwis'ry capacity to the group. E. G. Ballance or Lumber is the present chairman i and act in county Bridge of the county committee; Okey Stephens, Lumberton, RFD 2, is vice chair man; other member is Jernes R. Pate f Rowlar-d; Hilbert Lovette is secretary. Mr. Eubanks comes to her to enter the woods with him at the point of the gun, and corn- mitted the act. Countjf police Fred Russell and were notified and Paul McQueen,, Paul McMillan] their investiga-] house, about o small daughters, Jewell Darlene and Holly Dawn; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Brayboy, a twin brother, John D. Brayboy and a sister, Mrs. Lonnie Brooks. Basketeers In Double Win at their Skyway Terrace ment. Wade maintains that his a part- wife shot herself after a family quarrel. There ■ incident Wane no witnesses to expected to $10,000. bond this morning. 588k $1,000 hr Bible Teaching In RS Scheel RED SPRINGS.—A budget the post Red held Springs from Aurora where he the pastorate in the Aurora Metn- odist two years before and after the war. He graduated from Wof ford College in Spartanburg, S. C, in 1933 and the ministerial assem bly at Duke in 1936. Mr. Eubank also has four years service as 1 Chaplain in the Army Air Force. Mr. Eubanks is married a'd h- four children, Manley, Lynne, Be. ' ty, and Byrd. Lamberton Group Gels Ball Club banchise of $1,000 has been set for the Bible instruction service in the public school of Red Springs this year, and a campaign is in progress this week to raise this fund, it was stated today by Neil P. Clinton, chairman of the Community Bible Committee. Mr. Clinton states that this year which only provides means fob self there are 296 students in grades hv no means provides all three through eight who are receiv- help and by no means provides all the food needed in many areas. Cotton is needed for processing in ing the Bible instruction under Mrs. A. L. Campbell, and that the idle European mills. The committee appointed will locate local sponsore d and secure ccuntv officers to insure, the suc- ceSs-qf the program. service is costing slightly less, than $3.40 per pupil for the year. | A house to house canvass is in service is A house to house progress and it is the drive for the ended Sunday. The expected that funds will following tion led to Hines’ quarter mile from the scene of the crime. When Hines was brought from the house, he was -immediately identified by the wo man, and he was again identified by her in the courtroom. The Clarks moved to this sec tion this year from Richmond coun ty, and have been tenants on the M. B. Jones farm. Hines is “he cop of Hinson Hires and local nolice state that he has been in similar difficulties before, but had escaped without being caught. Conley Heard At FK Monday In a typical season opener, Red Springs Red Devils won a close, hard fought, but loosely played doubleheader from Bladenboro. The Counts 4-H Council Meets Monday AM members of the committee who conducting the canvass: T/s. are are M. M. McManus, treasurer; and Mes- dames D. M. McMillan, A’^red Love, Loren Epton, Pete Station. The Robeson cil will meet December 4th, auditorium of County 4-H Coun- Saturdav morning, at 10:00, in the the Agricultural Claude McDaniel, Lacy Buie, Brooks, George Forloines, E Legion Plans Giving Christmas Foods To Vet Families RED SPRINGS. Christmas LUMBERTON-The directors of the Tobacco State League oked the transfer of the Lumberton fran chise held by the Chicago Cubs to ) the Lumberton Baseball Associa- : tion, at the league meeting held here Sunday. No other transfers in the league were made. The Lum berton group is in the process of ] incorporation and. holds a lease, on armory field from the City of projects for veterans families will be discussed and planned at the meeting of Charlie Hall Fast of the American Legion on next Mon- 1 day evening, it was stated today: by R. D. McMillan, Jr., comman der of the post. Mr. McMillan stated that there were several families of veterans in the community whom the post planned to aid during the holidays, and asks for a full attendance of members of the post. OBLIGATION A number of members of the post, received in the past several Lumberton. Purchase price of the franchise amounted to $1752.32 SI. Rauh Hews By Mrs. W. E. McMillan ST. PAULS.—Dr. and Mrs. W. O. Mayfield with their son and daughter, Lynn Earl and Barbara Sue, have returned to their home in Sacramento, Ky., after several days visit with their foster par ents, Rev. and Mrs. W. Earl Rob inson. Mrs. V. M. Pate, who suffered a stroke of paralysis the previous girls score, for a In Joan rolling up a decisive 20-0 and the boys coming through close 21-29 win. the girls game it was - all Stevens who eluded her guards e 1 1 drove in for layups. She sa. of her team’s 20 ) points. Coactx Robert Van Hoy sent 15 girls into the game trying to find his best combination to defend 'the championship lodged last year by the local sextette. In the boys game Bladenboro which included annual dues of week at her home, was doing as $1350. No players, were acquired in the purchase. The Red Springs club was. host to the group and Clinton will be host to the next meeting at Clin ton on December 19. Legion obligation, nor have they been given the opportunity to leara many of the works and projects of the organization. Monday even ing all members of the post who have had the obligation are ■ asked well as could be expected. Miss Omelia Monroe, member of the school faculty at Pinetops, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Monroe, during the Thanks- giving holidays. Their many friends welcome Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Harrington - back into town after residing for sev eral years on their plantation some miles from St. Pauls. RED SPRINGS.—Eugene Com ley, Irish-American tenor, opened Flora Macdonald's 1948-49 concert series with an outstanding perfor mance Monday evening. With his beautiful voice—a truly lyric’ tenor —he combines a sincerity of musi cianship and a genuine artistry ) His versatile program included two arias of Handel, a group of German Lieder, several operatic arias, a French group, and a num ber of charming and appealing Irish airs, coming from the heart of the delightful Irishman. For his, last group, he chose contemporary American congs. At his best in the operatic arias' grabbed an early 8-1 lead, but the Red Devils fought back and left the floor at half time leading hv 12-11 In he second half the lead cha ed ha'.ds severn’ times and with less than a minute to play Stutts, the leading point maker for the night, stripped the cords from mid-court with a beautiful set shot to put the Springers ahead to stay. Both teams were guilty of early season mistakes missing numerous shots and unnecessary rule infrac tions. Stutts, a forward for Red Springs, led the Red Devils scoring with 7 points. White was the lead ing poilter for Bladenboro with 10. Thursday night Red Springs will be host to Bladenboro for a return engagement Game time is 7:30. BOX SCORE Red Springs years have not been given the,to be present. Answer That Christmas Seal Letter Mr. and Mrs. Harrington, as has previously been stated, purchased pj a y 6( j a powerful voice, with ex the residence vacated by Mr. and and Irish songs, Mr. Conley dis- Stutts Buie E'vers Lewis Ammons Beck McDonald Fg 3 0 0 1 0 9 1 Ft 1 0 3 Pf 4 Tn 7 0 0 1 1 5 ' 3 - 1 1 3 0 5 3 Building. Jimmy Oliver, vice-pre-i- de t of the County Council, will preside over the meeting. Important business will be the election of new Council Officers for 1949. Bodenheimer. Alton Odom, W. L McRae, Joe Fat McArthur, Edd Thomas, Coy Smith; Misses Har riett Morrison, Mamie -McNeill, Louise Purcell; and the following pastors, the Revs. J. C. McQueen, Thomas A. Fry, Graham S. Ea- bp-ks and J. Lloyd Mauney. The Barker Ten Mile club will have charge of the program. They will give a model 4-H Club meet ing which will include a Christ mas program put on by the mem bers. Billy Byrd is president of the Barker Ten Mile club. J. B. B^.m^ Are Held. Monday RED SPRINGS—Funreal The Orrum club will be charge of All 4-H t' attend in the recreation. Club officers are urged this council meeting. ' Changes Proposed In Livestock Laws Agriculture Commissioner D. vices were held at Bailey Metho dist church Monday at 2 p. m. for Joshou Bunn Barnes, 50, who died at his home suddenly Sat urday night. Burial was in the Bailey cemetery. The pastor, Rev. I. T. Poole, officiated and was assisted by Rev. J. J. Boone, of the Hamlet Methodist church. Mr. Barnes was the son of the 1 late Ellis Barnes and Lincy Ann S. • Coltrane conducted a public hear ing in the courthouse in Lumberton yesterday for - a discussion of pro posed changes in state laws govern ing livestock auction' and slaugh ter. The hearing: which was well attended by dealers, abattoir oper ators, and growers of the vicinity Perry Barnes of Nash county Surviving are his wife, the for ¬ mer Rela Hendricks of count; 4 daughters, Mrs. man Farmer of Charles Campbell was the fifth in a series which Mr. Mrs. Fred Fields of' Maxton and Peggy Jean Barres of the home - 2 sons, Lt. Harold Barnes of Norfolk, Va., and Bobby of the Coltrane has conducted through- home; one sister. Mrs. H. W. Wil- ) liams of Rocky Mount; 3 brothers. out the state. The proposed changes in the law have been suggested by e special agriculture department committee as a means of better controlling animal disease. One of the changes would require a license for all J. E. C. B. The valuable part of a hog carcass, gets the roughest treatment in dealers buying animals for resale. ’ the handing of market hogs. C. ham, considered the most of Rocky Mount, F. C. and of Taylor’s Cross Roads. - ser ¬ Bailev. Sat Nash Thur- Mrs. of Durham Mrs. R. L. Deaton, who bought the R. H. Coley house on Broad Street, in addition to their farm property. Mr. and Mrs. Lucious Kinlaw' and little daughter were visitors from Smithfield during the holidays. He is a son of Mrs. Della Kinlaw the late Roland Kinlaw. THERESA EDWARDS Funeral services were held and Sat- ceptional control in nuance and in carefully executed diminuendoes and crescendos. The tremendous range and equisite color of his voice was manifested throughout his program. A singer who plain ly enjoys singing, Mr. Conley was generous with encores, adding to Bladenboro 21 urday afternoon from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stamps Edwards for their granddaughter Theresa, 31 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy De La Cruz of Fayette ville. Theresa was critically injured Wednesday night in an automo bile accident and died early Friday morning in a Fayetteville hospital. The rites were in charge of Rev. C. R. Hester, Baptist minister of St. Pauls. Interment followed fin Oak Ridge cemetery on the wes tern edge of town. In addition to the parents and grandparents, the child is survived by a half brother, William Bryan Guy of Fayetteville. GEORGE CAULDER Final rites and burial for George Caulder. 2 year old son of Mrs. Rosa Lee Hamilton of near St. Pauls, who was accidentally shot and killed Mondav P. M. by his four year old uncle, Marvin Ham ilton at the Hamilton home, wore held Tuesday afternoon from O^k Ridge cemeterv. The Rev. C. R. Hester officiated. The children were said to ha"” been playing with the pistol which they had gotten from a dresser drawer at the time of the accident. GARDEN CLUB The St. Pauls Garden Club is sponsoring a Christmas tea to be held Saturday. Dec. 4th from 3 to 9 p. m. at the Community club house. ded to which tom. m. A cordial invitation is exten- all friends to attend the ten has become an annual cus- the program several arias and songs. Marcel Frank, who gave and sympathetic support at piano, is a gift musician in Irish able the his White Wright Nance E. Evans Hister Evans Hasbrouk English Fg 4 0' 0 0 0 1 Ft 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Pf , 4 0 Tp 9 own right, and the program clos' lj with a lovely, composition by Mr. Conley and Mr. Frank, based on “Romance” by Rubenstein. Following the concert, an infor mal reception was held in the col lege parlors, when the guests were given an opportunity to meet the artists of the evening. The person nel of the receiving line included Dean and Mrs. Robert Reuter. Mr. Conley, Mr. Frank, and Miss Ethel Police Force Is Increased To Four Members Rowland, head of the voice depart ment. The marshals served punch and cookies in the back parlor. ALVIE CARTER ON CARRIER Alvie R. Carter, seaman appren tice USN, son of Oscar Carter of Route 2, Red Springs, is serv ing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, cruising in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the Sixth Task Fleet. Mediterranean duty will afford the ship’s personnel an opportuni ty to visit many of the countries cf Europe and Africa. According to legend, coffee 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 • 3 0 20 RED SPRINGS.—With the addi tion of Palmer R. Lamb to the local police force, the force now has four members and an 8-hour dav, with one day off per week is being put into effect, it was an nounced today by Reece Snyder, town clerk. Lamb went on duty Wednesday. A veteran of several years of Army service, he is a native of Lumber- ton. Floyd Whitman is row chief of the department and other mem bers include: Coley Sharpe of Laurinburg and R. P. Hooks of Red Springs. roasting started with Arab efforts ) to keep a monopoly on the crop by refusing to sell the raw beans, heating them until they* would not germinate. Basketball Schedule For Red Surings Hi December 3, Bladenboro; 7, open; 10, Laurinburg, there; 14, Phila- delphus; 16, Maxton. January 4, Rowland, here; 7, Philadelphus; 11 St. Pauls; 14, Fairmont, there; 18, Lumberton,; 21, Rowland; 25, Smiths, Lumber- ton; 28, Barnesville. February 1, Lumberton, there; Total number of farm workers: 4, Maxton, there; 8, Fairmont, here, in Britain has increased by 12,000 11, St. Pauls, there; 15, Barnesville; in the past 12 months. 22, open; 25, open. Hear “The Messiah” Friday Evening, December 10 PRESENTED BY CIVIC CHORAL SOCIETY_.._FMC AUDITORIUM—RED SPRINGS THIRD ANNUAL PRESENTATION—FOUR SOLOISTS AND CHOIR OF 90 VOICES