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1 — » M Springs Citizen 14 Pages /olume 52, No. 29 ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS Red Springs Thursday, December 30, 1948 5c A Copv YOU-and the year-ahead, Tradition ordains this the season of resolve. Let's keep our resolutions, simple but firm. Ideas have legs. If, on a local level, we resolve Io make this community a better place th which g to live, it may have an effect on making the world of nations a betterP place in which governments may live. Start in your own backyard. You figure out what you can do to bet ter the churches, schools and institutions of this place we call our home. ^ We'll start in our own backyard. For the year ahead, this news paper pledges a program of complete editorial support for any and air efforts at community betterment. * This community is only as strong as we make it. No one outside it cares much what hap pens to our town. But we care. Let's prove that we care by mak- ^ing that resolution now—to build better community. It is in that spirit that the peo ple who publish this paper wish Property Listing Begins Saturday; Detailed Descriptions Wanted List Takers To Seek Value Equalization Information Listing of real and perianal L. E. Baldwin Will Return To Office Liberty Mfg. Co. property for taxation begins Sat- urdav. January 1. and will con- urday, January 1, tinue through the to list property is and is punishable month. Failure a misdemeanor by fine. RED SPRINGS.—Leslie E. Bald win has sold his interest in the Watson Milling company, Inc., and - will return to the Liberty Manu- Movie Of War To Be Shown In Fairmonf Early listing is more important this year than formerly because of the fact that listing will re quire more time. List takers will require more detailed information about property than formerly as facturing Company the first the year, he stated today. of FAIRMONT. a Pij part of the 1949 program of Mr. Baldwin has been secretary- treasurer of the milling company since its incorporation two years ago. Prior to that time he was head of the accounting department of the Liberty concern for nine years. value equalization. takers will follow, more the questionnaire which to property owners in Their list taking will or was the List less, sent fall. include a Purnell Gets Award For 20-Year Service Carlyle Off To Washington Today LUMBERTON.—Congressman F. I Ertel Carlyle left today for Wash ington and on Monday will take his seat in the House sentatives when the 81st gress convenes. of U. Repre- S. Con- Senator Broughton will meet With the final session of the 80th Congress tomorrow and will be sworn in at that time; the gavel which will be used to call the session to order will be the same one used when Broughton was sworn in as Governor of North Carolina. The session Friday is an unusual one and is called only because the 80th Congress adjourn ed to December 31 with the idea that there might be some final business for the Republican ma jority to ransact before adjourning sine die. Congressman Carlyle was accom panied to Washington by Mrs. Carlyle and their daughter, Miss Lois Carlyle. Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle will make their Washington home at the Willard Hotel. Miss Garble will see her father sworn in and will the' return to school in Ashe? ville. Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle to return to Lumberton for week end of January 7. plan the Carolina War Dead Are Returned ATLANTA GENERAL DEPOT, ATLANTA. GA. — Remains of 74 North Catol^Ji Wo^ld War IX dead, terred eteries w*ho w.^e originally in- in temporary military cem- in France, Belgium, Hol- Announcement Stacy Predicts Enactment of Legislation Sought By State Education Commission Postal Rates Increase Saturday 1st Class One Of Few Unaffected Beginning Saturday postal rates I latter increase is made because of on virtually all classes of mail the difficulty of handling very except first class letters will be. small pieces. Bulk rates on third class mail- increased. The increase was au-. Bulk rates on tnir thorize^ by the last Congress, ings have also l^a Postal rates have been increased slightly but that is' a matter of each time they have been changed ; interest to only a few who send n increased Legislators Go To Capitol Hill Robeson sends three men to State Assembly next week; the one is being returned for a second term, the other two have had no previous legislative experience. Senator Henry A. McKinnon goes to Raleigh Tuesday to be- for many years, with the excep-। out such things as circulars. Bulk ; gin his second term, in the upper tion of air mail which some two years ago was reduced from six cents to from ten mail on raised to Besides five, and prior to that cents to six cents; air letters will again six the letters, there in rates on matter such be cents per ounce, increase in air mail' will be an increase ordinary third class as greeting cards. Third class matter, unsealed, has been mailable for 1% cents, but beginning January 1 it will re quire two cents postage for each ounce or fraction of an ounce. There will be a minimum charge of three cents on third ter which is irregular or which is less than long or three inches class mat in shape 4 inches wide. The rate users can secure information from their postmasters about this item. There will be 'a slight increase I house. Of the fifty members of in for of its parcel post rates; which depend on the parcel and the destination. Fees the charges the weight distance to for ance, COD, and Registry will also be increased, and delivery charges on letters Insur- service special will go to 15 cents, plus regular postage; the special delivery rate has been 13 cents. All postal clerks have complete information on the changes in rates and- are prepared to answer patrons questions about the new law. ! the Senate 16 served in the 1947 I Senate with Mr. McKinnon. Four of the new senators served in the lower House in 1947, fifteen of them have served in one house or the other prior to 1947, and fif teen have had no previous legis lative experience. F. Wayland Floyd and John B. Regan go to the lower house from Fairmont and St. Pauls without ! previous experience on capitol hill; they are among 55 who go to the assembly for The house has a members, of thes'e 1947, one served in the first time, total of 120 46 served in the 1947 Sen- Dinner Last Nite Discusses Needs Of School System SALARY INCREASE NEW BUILDINGS CHIEF NEEDS Lumberton NCEA Host To Group LUMBERTON.— Much proposed legislation for terment of the North Schools, as recommended of the the bet- Carolina by the detailed description of property as an aid to the appraisers in determining its worth. Acreage will be broken down into types and use of the acreage and the amount of cleared and woods land will be requested. Buildings on property will also be described by type and co.'.di- tion. Map locations will be sought for reference purposes and in the case of city lots the lot number will be determined whenever pos sible at the time taxes are listed. 1949 has been set as the year for revaluation of property in the county and and as an values are with the revaluation, aid to revaluation, the to be equalized. LUMBERTON. — Malcolm Pur nell, manager of the Carolina , Theatre in Lumberton was honor- | ed at a dinner given by his com- | pany in Raleigh December 14. The Wilby-Kincey theatre chain pre sented Mr. Purnell and two other managers with 21-jewel Hamilton I watches in recognition of their 20 ■ years of service with the company. Also presented at the annual af- ■ fair were certificates of the award. Mr. Purnell and the two others : who were honored began work with . Wilby-Kincey 20 years ago in Ral eigh when they became ushers; they have held virtually every po sition in the theatres in the process of becoming managers. was made here this week that the official war picture “True Glory” will be shown in the high' school auditorium on Thursday evening, January 13, at 7:45. The public is cordially invited to attend this showing.. The Civitan club has invited of ficers in the United States Army at Fort Bragg to bring the film and show it at this public occasion following the regular dinner meet ing at the Hotel Fairmont at seven o'clock. The film, which includes the invasion of Normandy up to and including the taking of -Berlin is an official Army film and accord ing to reports no detail has been omitted. The actual facts of war fare with all its horrors are pic tured here and presented to the public for the first time. Members of the Civitan club ex tend a cordial invitation to all citizens of Fairmont to attend this showing and see for themselves just what occurred in World War II. There will be no admission charge for this picture. the equalization of Although the equalization of _ —i - 1 real property values is paramount, r uneral Monday list takers will also seek a more Discontinue Maxton Weekly Square Dance detailed listing of personal prop- For IVlrS. Leonard erty as one method of increasing the total valuation. List takers will announce their LUMBERTON.—Funeral servic es were held Monday afternoon MAXTON.—The day night square Evans Hall have ued indefinitely. weekly Tues- dances held at been discontin- The last dance locations in each community and from Stephens Funeral Home for township and will be throughout the month . erty owners. The list-takers -are: Alfordsville, Alex D. available for prop- McLe.an Back Swamp, Mrs. F. F. Barnes; Britt, Okey Stephens; Burnt Swamp, Russell Locklear; Fair mont, D. R. Mitchell; Gaddy, J. O. McArthur; Howellsville, Mrs. Charles Barker; Lumber Bridge, A. F. Tolar; Lumberton, County Manager’s Office; Maxton, Mrs. Flora Bell Hasty; Orrum, Mrs. Mrs. Elizabeth Leonard, 74, who d^ad ip a Fayetteville hospital Sunday afternoon. She had been a patient in the hospital for sev eral weeks. Rev. F. D. Hedden, pastor of Chestnut Street Meth odist Church, was in charge of the rites. Mrs. Leonard made her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. W Sellers. was held Tuesday night of this ■ week. The dances have been spon sored as a w;ays and means pro- I ject of the Junior Woman’s Club for the last ten years. Since tendance has dropped off for rious reasons, it was decided the club’s executive board to at- by dis- continue them after December 28th. Alice Warwick; Ross. Pembroke, M. delphus, Ira Swamp, H. F. Parkton, Clayton Miss Dorothy Coleman of roe and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas of Lumberton visited their Mon- Britt par- N. Folger; Phila- Prevatte; Raft Townsend; Red Springs, W. L. Prevatte; Rennert, Geo. B. Nye; Rowland, Mrs. W. E. Lynch; Saddle Tree, Pope Humphrey; Shannon, B. B. Cur rie; Smith, Mrs. Dan McArthur; Smyrna, Mrs. J. D. Britt; Sterl- ents, Mr. and Mrs. over the holidays. George Bradham S. C., visited Miss during Christmas. Roland Meyers S. H. Coleman of Greenville, Earline Edens of Lexington ings, Mrs. W. C. Walters; St. spent Christmas day with Miss Jerry Shook. Mrs. J. D. MePhaul and son, Johnny, of Duffie, Miss Brooks Papp of Raeford, and Henton Me ¬ Pjuls, Mrs. D. C. McEachern.; Thompson, Mrs. Bland P. Brown- Union, G. F. Pate; White House’, W. T. Jenrette; Wisharts, Mrs. j’ C. Stansel. Phaul of Raeford day with Mr. and Racken. Mr. and Mrs. spent Christmas Mrs. R. B. Leo Little children of Lumberton visited Mc- and Mr. DR. DURHAM TO CONDUCT SUNDAY SERVICE RED SPRINGS.—Dr. C. H. Dur-j ham of Lumberton will conduct the! eleven o’clock morning service at] the First Baptist church in Red Springs on Sunday, January 2. and Mrs. R. B. McRacken on Mon day. Mr, and Mrs. Henry Davenport of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. George Baker of Charlotte visited Mr. and Mrs. MacPherson Buie during the holidays. ..^e' 1 } McKinnon of Detroit, Mich., M X.. sitin s his mother, Mrs. Neill McKinnon. Mitchell Davis Rites Friday FAIRMONT.—At the home near Fairmont on Friday afternoon a funeral service was held for Mit chell Davis, 65, who died of a heart ailment Thursday morning in Thompson hospital, where he had been a patient for less than a day. He had bene in bad health some time. Rev. C. P. Herring in charge of the service. Burial in a family cemetery near home. for was was the Survivors include three sisters and three brothers; Misses Cora B., Mempie, and Zella Davis; Lonnie, F. K., mont. FIRE and E. S. Davis, of Fair- DESTROYS COLORED HOME RED SPRINGS.—The home the Russell Black family was j Nat Weaver, student at Washing i ton and Lee in Lexington, Va., ar- I rived Saturday to spend the j remainder of the holidays with his built about a land, and Luxembourg, are being returned to the United States aboard the U. S. Army Transport “Barney Kirschbaum.” After arrival jof the “Barney Kirschbaum” at the New York Port of Embarkation, from two to five weeks will elapse before the Atlanta Efidti'ibution Center will be able to advise the next of kin when they may expect to re ceive the remains of their loved ones. Each next of kin will be noti fied in advance of the arrival of the “Barney Kirschbaum” in New York, and again after arrival of the remains -at the Atlanta Distri bution Center of the Amerieep. Graves Registration Service. . I Among the bodies are the fol- lowing: Pfc. next of kin Pauls; Pvt. next of kin, Beamon Stuart Garrett George J. T. W. O. Guy, Guy, St. Hughes, Hughes, Hope Mills; Pfc. Bud B. Godwin, next of kin, Mrs. Hattie J. God- win, Lumberton; Pfc. John Owens, next of kin, Robert Owens, St. Pauls. Mitchell Carlyle Funeral Wednesday of total loss when destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The mother was away at the time of the fire but the thre children got out of the building safely. The house, located on North Main street was year ago. I parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.I Black has ben a patient in a I Weaver. *^ , sanatorium for several years. D. W. FAIRMONT. — Mitchell Carlyle, aged 65, died at his home in Fair mont about midnight Wednesday after a long illness. The Funeral o’clock Friday Stephens and Home by the pastor of the church. was held morning Prevatte at 11 at the Funeral Rev. Daniel Lane, Trinity Methodist Interment was in the Fairmont cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Bradly Atkinson, J. D. Lane, Frank Walters, Wayland Bass, Grady Christmas, and Tooney Lamb. He is survived by one son, Archie Carlyle, with whom he made home in Fairmont. Orthopedic Clinic The monthly orthopaedic his Inquest Tonight In Hunt-Hunt Shooting Inquest into the death of Os car Hunt is scheduled for tonight at the courthouse in Lumberton. Hunt died Monday at the Scot land Memorial Hospital as a re sult of shotgun wounds, allegedly inflicted by Dock Hunt m>as eve. According to witnesses Hunt was struck when he Christ- Oscar peered from behind a post where he sought protection from Dock Hunt who was approaching with a gun. Maxton Couples Plan New Year Eve Party MAXTON. —• The Maxton Cou ples’ Club is planning a New Year’s Eve party on Friday night, at seven-thirty at the American Legion Hut. A barbecue supper will be served and bingo will be played during the evening. All Maxton couples are invited. 1 Hostesses, are Mr. lan dMrs. Bill Pruette, chairmen, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McLaughlin. clinic j will be held Friday, January 7, 1949, in the basement of the Agri cultural Building in Lumberton. Dr. L. D. Baker of Duke Hos pital will be the surgeon in. charge. Please register at the desk between eight and eleven o’clock. Harry Fullerton Boyd Heart Attack Victim MAXTON. Harry Fullerton j Boyd, 59, died Sunday of a sud den heart attack at his home. Grave commitment services were conducted Wednesday morning at eleven o’clock at Oak Grove Cem etery by Rev. E. L. Stoffel. It was the wish of the deceased that there be no funeral or floral offerings at his death. Pall bearers were Lacy Stone, Alex Rascoe, W. D. Kiser, L. B. Martin, Sr., L, W. Anderson, A. L. Paterson, Sr., Christ Kaloudis and J, D. Croom, Sr. Mr. Boyd is survived by his son, Ayers, of Mankdfo, Minne sota. He was a native, of Lynch burg, Virginia, and came to Max- ton in 1923 to operate a chain store. He also operated a store in Laurinburg and later the Day- strom Company Store at Day- strom, prior to his retirement. He was well known in Maxton for his love of little children and his gen erous and kind hearted nature. ate, and. 18 had legislative experi ence prior to 1947. All ihe state legislators indicate that they will go to Raleigh Tues day afternoon to attend the Demo cratic caucus that night. Both houses will convene Wednesday morning. Senator McKinnon and Representatives Floyd and Regan plan to be back in Robeson each weekend during the legislative session. North Carolina Educational Com mission, can be enacted into law in the next session of the General Assembly, H. E. Stacy, a member of the Commission, declared here last night, if the friends of edu cation in North Carolina want it bad enough. Mr. Stacy spoke to the members of the Lumberton unit of the North Carolina Educational As sociation and a number of guests of the unit at a dinner meeting held at the Lorraine Hotel. He was presented by Miss M'abel Ste phens, president of the unit, and reviewed the recently published report of the Commission. Mr. Stacy opened his remarks with the statement that the com- mission was named in 1947 to study the secondary educational system of the state and bring Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stubbs and family were dinner guests of the Lewis family Xmas day. Athletics Will Operate "Robins" Again in 1949, States Ehlers RS To Have Pro Ball Despite 1948 Losses RED SPRINGS.--The Red bins will be a farm club of Rob- Lhe in Philadelphia Athletics again 1949, according to a letter from Arthur H. Ehlers, general mana ger of the farm clubs of the Athletics. Representatives of the “A’s” have been here several times in the past few weeks and held a meeting with a group of business men fans the week before Christmas, at which time no definite whether the Robins erated again for a the Athletics or not. announcement would be op- third year by However, in a letter to Mayor E. H. Alexander written on Dec ember 23, Mr. Ehlers definitely states that they are going to oper ate the club again. The letter reads as follows: Dear Sir: I want you to know that we have Number Employed In County Is Uo RALEIGH, —Employment in North Carolina, covered by the Employment Security Law, in creased 31.12 percent, or byq near ly 150,000 workers in the seven recommendations to the' General Assembly for the improvement of the system. He pointed out that in 1937 there had been a com mission named and that by 1943 gone thoroughly into the operation of the Red Springs Baseball Club with Mr. Grant and Tom Cope. Mr. Grant has graciously agreed to do certain things which will expenses of operating Springs. Our loss was greater lesson our at at Springs than we expected to Red Red have club.! However, we are going to operate the club again next season and I feel that with the cooperation of the good people of Red Springs ] we will be able to cut our losses I considerably. in the operation of a “D” It has been suggested that the business men of Red Springs make a donation to the ball club. This we do not want. Naturally we will welcome advertisers to out score card, and we can be helped most by folks attending as many games as they possibly can. We want you people to feel are a vital part of this ball and let us all work together keep baseball in Red Springs. Very truly yours, Arthur H. Ehlers. ball you club and Legislative Program of NCEA year period 1947, While employment 250,900,1 it is from 1940 through all non-agricultural increased by nearly I shown in a study by S. F. Campbell, director of the Bureau of Research and Statis tics, and announced by Henry E. Kendall, Employment Security Commission chiairman.. Covered employment increased in that period from 474,872 work- ers to 622,636 workers and all non-agricultural workers increased from 635,000 to an estimated 882,- 000. Meanwhile, agricultural em- ployment decreased from 409,000 in. 1940 to an estimated 380,000 in 1947. The net increase of about 000 workers in non-agricultural 120,000 covered workers and 220,- work, coupled with the excess of births over deaths from 1940 to 1947, or 534,000, makes it hard to reconcile these figures with the government estimate as of July- 1947, that the population of North Carolina had increased only 93,000 or 2.6 percent, since 1940. The Mountain Region of State, 25 counties, showed greatest covered employment the the all that into new law, the of the recommendations of commission had been enacted law. He prophesied that this report would be enacted into but he stated that some of proposed changes would be hotly contested on the floor of the General Assembly, and that some changes would not be made at the next session nor the sec ond next session of the law mak ing body. Two principal provisions of the proposed changes in the school law which will relieve a great part of the unsatisfactory con ditions in the schools of the state were pointed out by the speaker. He stated that the increase in salaries to a base salary of $2,400 with adequate increases for pe riods of service, and the repair and construction of buildings to adequately house the classes were the most needful demands of the schools. Mr. Stacy declared that these coulde be enacted only by the continued and persistent effort of the teachers and the friends of education. “The program must be Isold to the people of the State in- crease in the seven years, 42.07 percent, considerably higher than 1 the State average of 31.12 per cent, but the wage increases in this region increased to an ave- first, and then, and only then, will they be able to sell it to their representatives in the General As sembly,” he warned. In salaries the schools are com peting with busines and industry rage of only 111.19 nercent, as compared with the State average of 122,71 percent. The Piedmont Plateau, embrac- ing 36 counties, manufacturing’ center of the State, made a small- er relative employment -areas, 30.62 years, but gain in amount of than the other two percent, in the seven showed the greatest for the young people The low salary schedule ers must be raised so classroom can compete of today, for teach that the with the office. This is strictly a business - proposition, Mr. Stacy declared. I When a young person can go to gain in average wages, 124.75 per-. cent, from $17.70 in in 1947. The Coastal Plain counties, increased 1940 to $39.74 Area, with 39 its average employment by 33.47 percent in the seven years, greater than the State-wide and Piedmont Plateau averages, but less than the Moun tain Region average. The average wages gained 121,41 percent, - slightly less than the State ave- ; rage, from $14.41 a week in 1940 The following is a condensed listing of the legislative program of the North Carolina Education. to $33.72 in 1947. ! Association... The asociation will present these needs of the state’s school system to the 1949 assembly, 1 Robeson County, this report shows increased its average em ployment from 3,161 in 1940 to and its legislative committee will try to have as many of the recommendations of the association as possible made into law. for for ers TEACHER LOAD Reduction of teacher load. SALARIES (A) Teachers with A and G Certificates. 1. A minimum salary of at least $2,400 per year beginning teachers holding A-O certificates. 2. Twelve increments of at least $100 per year teachers holding A certificates. 3. A miriimum salary of at least $2,900 for teach- holding G-2 certificates. 4. Eleven increments of at least $100 per year ’or teachers holding graduate certificates. (B) Proportionate increases in salaries for prin- ?ipals, supervisors, superintendents, members professional staff of the State Department of Instruction, and teachers in institutions of earning. . (C) Adequate salary increases for other personnel. of the Public higher school (D) Salary increases to meet the rise in cost of iving for teachers holding certificates below (E) Retroactive payment, beginning with the school year 1948-1949, for all salary increases rec ommended in the legislative program. (Fl Payment of salaries of school personnel on a calendar-month basis for a ten months period of service. SICK LEAVE A sick-leave period of 10 days per year, on a cumulative basis, in addition to the present provis ion for legal absence. RETIREMENT Study being made. CONTINUING CONTRACT The same procedure for dismissing teachers at the close of the school year as now provided by iaw during the school year. CLERICAL AID Adequate clerical aid for each school. HEALTH Expanded health service and health education for school children. EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Adequate education for exceptional children. SCHOOL BUILDINGS State assistance in financing an adequate pro gram of erecting, enlarging, and maintaining school buildings. COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE An effective system, with adequate financial support, for the enforcement of the compulsory attendance law. 5.665 in 1947, a gain of 79.22 per cent. The county’s average week- ly wage increased from $14.47 1940 to $34.08 in 1947, a gain 135.52 percent. in of MARRIED XMAS EVE Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller of Lum berton annou. ce the marriage of their daughter, Betty Lou, to Hill- man Parnell Edens on Friday, December 24, 1948, at Dillon, S. C. Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Bedinger and daughter, Lillian, of Pineville visited Mr. and Mrs. John C. Gra ham on Tuesday. Lillian will con- tinue her visit for of the week. Mrs. Thomas A. and Mrs. Charles the remainder Frye, Sr., Mr. Sullivan, and Miss Doris Sullivan of Decatur, Ga., visited Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Frye, Jr., over the Christmas holidays. Miss Earline Edens visited in Florence, S. C., on Christmas day. a business school for a year, -and then command better pay than a teacher who has four years of college plus required simmer school atendance, you can’t expect young people to want to spend four or more years hundreds of dollars and many preparing themselves, to enter a grossly un derpaid profession. “When you raise the salaries and rid the schools of the substandard teach ers you will again restore the teaching profession to its proper place in society,” he said. The estimate of the Commission is that $150,000,000 will be re quired to build and repair the necessary school buildings to meet the demands in the State. Mr. Stacy said that the chief reason for a split among the 18 mem bers of the commission was on the manner in which the State should finance such a building program. Eleven members want the State to provide a grants-in-aid fund of $150 million for' this purpose, and the otljr seven members want the State to provide a. loan fund which will be loaned -at low interest rates to needy counties with the expectation that it be repaid to the State. The speaker pointed many of the counties in valuation per school were unable to provide buildings, while others out were pupil, their will that poor and own had great wealth per pupil. Others, he point ed out, like Robeson and Johnson counties made particularly pooi- showings because of no effort be ing made by its people. These two counties ranked With Wilkes and Ashe as among the poorest in the state because of the little effort made in support of schools, (Continued on Page 6)
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