a Bril Springs Cittern ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS Volume 52, Number 39—16 Pages Red Springs, N. C. Thursday Morning, March 10, 1949 5c A Cor Program Held Over County In ^ ^ Has Observance Of 4-H Club Week Twrnamenl Conservation Contest Friday The soil conservation speaking contest will be held Friday night, March 11, in the Joe P. Moore building in Lumberton, and not in the Agriculture building on Monday as announced elsewhere in this paper. Crowds Attend Funeral For Lafe Sen. Broughton NEWS BRIEFS Baseball Rebin by Staff Reporter This week, Robeson County 4-H club members are joining hands with other club members in the) State and nation, in observing Na tional 4-H club week. This obser vance provides an opportunity to acquaint club members and their at 10 o’clock on Saturday. Miss Lee went throughly into every phase of the rooming pro ject and had on display several matching sets', dressing table skirts and curtains. Furniture for this exhibit was through courtesy of the Blackmon Furni ture Company. Using as their theme “Watch parents with the theme “Better Living for each 4-H’er leaders to and strive a Better World,” and is, urged by 4-H club accept- this challenge toward this theme as the goal throughout 1949. 4-H club work provides a varied program for training rural youth to become better citizens in their homes, community, tion. A number of planned this week state and na- activities were in celebration. Starting the week was a special interest demonstration for the girls who are taking room improve ment as their project. This’ was given by Miss Mary Em Lee, Ex tension Specialist in House Furn ishings and Home Management at State College. Around 43 attended this interesting demonstration held in the Agricultural builda-g Us Grow”, the Saddletree 4-H ciub gave the Kiwanis members a very ( clever program at their meeting on Tuesday night at Crawford’s Tea Room. The Saddletree club was selected for this honor for havin won the award of best all around club in the county. Using a flannal graph for a background, six members of the club told in j verse the background and history! I of 4-H club week done in the county last year. The graph was shaped as a win-( dow box and for each achieve ment. another clover was added Agent, Mrs. Vernoica Warner, as sistant agent and E. M. Stallings, assistant farm agent held a dis cussion on National 4-H club work : n the county over station W.T.S. B. There are several important dates and events that will take place during the next few months that will mean much to 4-H cluto members in Robeson countv. Miss Caldwells observed that there is not a more fitting time for club RED SPRINGS.—-The first an nual double elimination class tour nament is being ruled off on the Red Springs high school gym with much interest and excitement. In r irst round) games, the competition has been fast and furious with the Sth grade boys downing the 8th graders in the A bracket and Miss McNeill’s 6th grade boys and girls taking a double • triumph over Mrs. P-TA AI Maxton Favors Bonds Jr. Senator Dies In Washington On Sunday Morning members selves to ciub work and she to re-dedicate them- the ideals embodied in than during this week, Martin’s 6th grade et. Garnett Brooks Williams led their to victory over the in the B brack- and Gorman 9th grade team Sth grade while MAXTON.—Following a discus sion of- the proposed $3 million school bond .by county commission er chairman C. A. Hasty, the Max- ton Parent - Teacher Association voted to endorse the bond issue. Special election on the bonds is scheduled for March 29. The PTA* dates listed says these below important should checked on the calendar of local 4-H club member. .March 5-13, National 4-H 4-H Health contest in each show in Lumberton; April, week; March 23, Joe Culbreth and James Armstrong, meeting was held Monday of last be every club club ; Local 4-H Fashion The State Attorney Gee-rars of fice is preparing a bill for intro- - duction into the legislature which would give the county a law it jthought it already had. A (many years ago legislation enacted which provided for removal of recorder judges ( solicitors for stated reasons, legislation was enacted as good was the and The an Is Planned For High Schools until the part were president Majrorie box was filled. Taking Misses Virginia Lewis, of the club, Nell Lewis, Humphrey, Elizabeth Ann Humphrey, Morris Britt and Robert Lewis. On Miss Wednesday at 12 o’clock, Evelyn Caldwell, D. May 22, 4-H church Sunday; May May, local clothing exhibits in 6, Fat Stock show in Fairmont; each dress foods tional club’; June 24, County-wide revue; June, District dairy contest; June 15-22, Na- 4-H club camp; August 1- . 6, 4-H short course; August 15-20, 4-H Summer camp; August 22-27, Wildlife camp. supplied the punch graders. The Foxes of Mrs. lost a heart-breaker of Miss McNeill’s nth Martin’s room to the Cabs room with a score of 9-8. The boy's played a. rugged form of basketball and both teams showed, fine spirits and spunk. High scorer for the Foxes was Collis with 6 points, while Quick and McVickers led the Cubs with 4 points each. winners will play the winner 'of the seventh and eighth grades gams. Miss McNeill’s girls played ou- - -tanding ball as they swept over ^rs. Martin’s Girls 22-8. RosalvnJi Fairmont Church Safe Blasted; ' $5500 Missing Gloria McCollum Is District Contest Winner Police Report 39 Nebbed In RS RED STRINGS. —( Police Chief Floyd Whitman, Jr., recently re- Gibson points, passing for the was high scorer with 16 These girls showed good attack and had a sure e rn basket today. They will FAIRMONT.—The First Baptist church here was entered and rob bed of more than $500, by thieves who entered the church sometime after the Sunday evening service and blew open the safe. The safe door was blown com pletely off and approximately $500 in cash, which was the morn’Sg offering of the church, and about $5000 in government bonds belong ing to Mrs. Edward Prewett, ,sis ter-:* -law of the pastor, Rev. C. P. Herring were taken. FAIRMONT Gloria McColl- eased the police report for the . .Nothing was known of the rob bery until James' Gelman, the min ister of music opened the church, Monday and discovered what had happened. Rev. Herring was im- mediately notified and town an a county officers and SBI men were called to 1 vestigate. Police stated that the thieves probably gained entrance through a urn, Fairmont High School senior, won the 13th District Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Ameri can Legion last Wednesday night n Lumberton. Miss McCollum w'» ner of the Robeson county contest last week entered the 2nd division contest which was to be held at Fayette ville Legion Home last night. The county award was a $50 month of February with a total of 39 arrests in Red Springs. This report included the arrests of 15 for drunkenness, 3 for use of pro fane language, and 7 for possession of non-tax paid whiskey. The report further stated that meet the winner of the 7th and (8th grade game cn Wednesday The Eleventh grade advanced to the semi-finals in the high school class tournament Tuesday by de feating the tenth grade sophomores by a score of 15-13. Lewis led the Juniors to their victory by scoring 9 points. This was Lewis’ first ball game since receiving a football iniury in the fall. Robert Beck led the sophomores’ scoring with, 6 points. The 12th grade also won theft (way into inter-class semi-finals' week at the grammar school. J. B. McCallum, Jr,, was guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Maxton Parent-Teachers Asso ciation on Monday evening of last week at the grammar school. He was introduced by Mrs. O. W. Fer- r. > e, program chairman, and ad dressed the group on his exper iences as a Red Cross field direc tor in Europe during the war. Mr. McCallum also announced that the annual drive for funds for the Red Cross would get underway in Max- ton scon and urged support of all Maxton citizens. In the absence of the president, the meet* g was conducted by Mrs. A. H. Drennan and main business under discussion was assisting the Rhythm Band of the second grade to secure uniforms. It was voted to contribute twenty five dollars to this project and one of the new Ed. Note: For many interest ing observation on the late Sen ator Broughton turn to the col. unin “This and That” by Fifed Brown. A life long Late Senator. Mr. Bond presented by the Robeson during the month members of the Tuesday by downing the freshmen police force had reported 2 doors 10-4. McDonald and Stutts tied' in the business district unlocked; for scoring honors by dropping in information given to 60 persons; 6 4 each. Williams led the freshmen Williams led the freshmen investigations made; Bond presented by the Kobesop, ported out; 2 public gatherins; 12 County 40 and 8 yoiture, and th&^wjtuegses summoned, 5 search war- district award was $75* in cash giv- 9 lights re- scoring by a tally of 3 points. Thursday the ’ior and Juniors meet in the upper bracket; with uniforms in was modeled Drennan. Attendance red, white and blue by Miss Sallie A‘ n prizes at the meet- ing went to the sixth and eleventh grades for having the most parents present. Ratings Open In Guard Unil At Maxton MAXTON. Emil Biddell .was 1 closely Raleigh for the server. associated when he friend of the Brown was with him in was writing Raleigh News and Ob- RALEIGH — Fuheral for J. Melvill Broughton, en by the following firms: K. M. Eiggs of Lumberton. Liberty M’ fifacturing company and ’ *Red Snrings Supply company of Red Springs. a professional safe cracker. rants served; 2 arrested for speed- the'freshmen and sophomorse also ri"; 1 for careless driving, 2 for operating autos while intoxicated, 2 for improper lights, 3 for im proper drivers license, 2 for non- . observance of stop lights, and 5 for i failure to stop at stop signs. All tracks were covered and ac cording to Chief A. R. Pittman nothing has yet been v> covered that has any definite bearing on window or by using a skeleton key the case The church building was in the side door. Four holes were drilled in the safe door and nitro glycerine was- used to blast it off. Patrolman C. E. Phillips said that to him it looked like the work of not damaged by the explosion. Officials of the church stated that the evening offering had not been put in the safe at the time of the robbery. Three accidents were reported during the month with 1 person injured. $1400 property damage was caused by accide* ts. The canine population turned in a mild report with only 1 dog re ported- killed during February. compete g. The winners of these Jwn Raines will advance to th’ finals. The Tournament is being run off during the activity period *or both brackets. The high school teams nlaying from 10:40 to 11:40 and the grades from 1:10 to 2:10. Finals for the High School boys will be played Friday immediately following' Miss Fisher’s Assembly . program. recently appointed Battery Com mander of Maxton’s proposed Na tional Guard ur’t by General Van ri * • of Raleigh, adjutant L ner- al of unit, Rufus the North Carola.a guard following the resignation of Pittman of Laurinburg. Commander Bardell stated last week that he had received the new Table of Organization for the unit, which would be Battery D, 130th During the week ending Febru- feeding of-animals Improper contributes to the damage caused AAA, SP. ing to L. used for a plans can The warehouse belong- W. Anderson will be temporary armory until be completed for the ary 19, chick placements in the caused by internal parasites. Wilkes ares, ttaled 153,000. Offers To Pave Lumberton Streets At $2 Per Foot Company Proposes Asphalt Streets Without Curbs WOULD COST CITY $8000 MAXIMUM which indicated approximately ten miles of unpaved streets in the city limits and said that he Would attempt to sell the paving to prop erty owners if the city would ap prove the project, and agree to pave intersections whose total cost I would not be affected. The 20 fo6t strip, according to Mr. Prevatte I would be in the middle of the 54 foot right of way and ample room would exist on each side for future .installation of storm drains and ■ sewer and water lines without re ¬ is estimated at $7700, there being moval of the street. He said that about 43 of them. I future installation of curb and gut- Would Omit Storm Drains, Water And Sewer Mains The proposed paving would be ' ter and storm drains would neces- asphalt, 20 feet wide and one and : sitate catch basins at intersections one half inches thick, without ( at that time, and that any neces- curb and gutter or storm drains. In'sary ditching across the proposed I locations where wider or narrower: streets are required the cost would J ’be lowered or raised on a basis of LUMBERTON. — City cummiss- $2 per foot for a twenty foot strip. ioners of Lumberton heard Friday a proposition to pave the unpaved city streets at a cost to property owners of two dollars per lineal foot. The proposition offered by W. Joe Prevatte, superintendent The cost to property owners on each side of the streets would be $1 per foot for a total of $2 for the entire 20 foot width. The con tractor would . secure petitions for paving and would have the cost for Zigler-Cline Construction Co.,'turned over to the city in advance; was similar to that which has just paved two miles of streets in Fair mont, and which will add another mile in Fairmont and an undeter mined number of blocks in Bed Springs. Mr. Prevatte displayed a map payment to the. contractor would be made only after inspection and approval by the city. Ditching would be in some cases improved, but in most cases would remain as it now is with culverts under cross streets; the drainage asphalt would be simple since it can be cut with an axe. The cost to the city would be that of intersections, estimated at $175 each for a 54 foot square intersce- tion. The number of intersections is estimated at 43, but this figure would vary because some blocks would not be paved and because only one street crossing an inter section would be paved in some cases. i The difference in the $2 per foot cost and the $10.50 per foot cost of the six and one half miles of paving just completed with a bond issue is accounted for by storm drains, curb and gutter, catch bas ics at intersections (and average of three), and the necessity of in stalling ‘ water and sewer mains 1 before the streets are laid. Mr. Prevatte cited the use of I such streets in city suburban areas ! throughout the state and country as proof of its practicability. He said that his company had recent ly gone to Dunn with property owners in eight blocks signed up for the project, and that before leaving had put the streets in on a total of 298 block in the town. The city commissioners referred the matter to its street commit tee with approval or disapproval deferred until the matter could be further investigated. new armory, and its construction. The new unit’s organization calls for one captain, two 1st Lieuten ants, three second lieutenants, two M/Sgts., three T/Sgts., ten S/Sgts., sixteen Sgts., and 18 cor porals. It will consist of eight tanks and eight half-tracks;' four jeeps and three trucks. Officers and enlisted men rat ings are now available and all vet erans can enlist with their rank of discharge. It is hoped that enlist ments will increase between now and March 15th, or Maxton will stand a chance of losing the guard unit entirely. For. further details, contact Commander Bardell or Percy Phillips, commander of Arn- erican of the Guard On Legion Post 117, sponsors organization of a National unit in Maxton. Friday, March 18th, the America Legion is sponsoring a barbecue supper in connection with the organization of the Na tional Guard unit and guests of honor will be Colonel Hardee and Captain Donovan of the Adjutant General’s Department in Raleigh. The supper will Legion Hut and and prospective urged to attend. be held at the all Legionnaires guardsmen are BASKETBALL: County amendment to a law (referred to (by numbers which had nothing to do with the courts and the refer ence was obviously in error. The I error is being corrected so that the (officers concerned can be repoved for cause. COURTHOUSE Charles Conoly, architect for the additions to the Robeson County court house was in Lumberton Monday making surveys for draw ing final plans for the job. Changes in the plans were discussed with a committee of the Robeson Couhty Bar Association. Final approval of plans is expected within 30 days. Hunts Saw Wood Elmer Hut and Miss Callie Jane Hunt had wood-sawing last week- end. WTSB LOSES HARDIN I^JMBERTON.—Ramsey Hardin, until recently advertising manager of radio station WTSB, is now in Asbury Park, N. J., where he . s taking an orientation course taught by the Shell Oil Co. At the end of three weeks Mr. Hardin will go to Charlotte where he will be em- ployed by Shell. Mrs. remaining in Lumberton Hy ¬ Progress Finds Hunt New subscriber to the Hardin is temporar- In Jail Pembroke Progress is Sandy Hunt of services , Cumberland county jail. Carolina’s Junior Senator North who died in Washington unexpectedly on Sunday morning were held in Tabernacle Baptist church in eigh on Tuesday afternoon p. in. A large group of national Ral- at 3 state leaders including Vice-Pres- ident Barkley and high government present chui'ch for the many officials services. where Broughton the COUNTY TEAMS IN INVITATION TOURNEY The Lumberton and Maxton basketball^teams will so to SoutH- ( ern Pines tomorrow night to take part ‘ in in invitational tourna- and , (ment- between the best teams of the. section. Lumberton and Max- other; were The’ taught a Bible class for a quarter cen tury. was filled to capacity by North Carolir i. from all over the state. 1 ' 1 Eroughton’s death brought to a close cireer which included many public offices. In 1940 he won the . democratic gubernatorial ncmination nor during elected ate at to the and served as gover- the war years. He was the United States Sen- last general election. The press of the North Caro lina and the entire nation as well as many public officials have praised the late North Carolina leader for his great abilities accomplishments. Broughton considered freshman gress. To date one of the more senators in the and was able con- Governor Scott has not indicated who we will name .successor. Adding On Ides Is Occupation as a It was the Ides of March to Cicero, a bad time for Caesar, and its D Day for the Post Office and G (for Grim) day for John Q Uncle Sam has an expression somewhere between a tight-lip- liped smile and a snarl on his countenance. It falls on Tuesday, March 15, ton will probably be opponents in the "first game at seve o’clock, but pairings are not definitely known. CITY CONSIDERS WATER PLANT BIDS' LUM ERTON—The city com missioners met yesterday after noon to accept bids on the Pro posed new water purification plant for which bonds were au thorized two years ago. Tabula tions of bids were incomplete st a late hour yesterday afternoon. The bonds were authorized on the basis of an estimated cost. The bids will determine whether the plant can be constructed-un- der the $350,000,000 bond issue. MERCHANTS PLAN SUMMER CLOSING RED SPRINGS.—Members of the Red Springs Merchants association are this week stating their pre ferences on the Wednesday after noon holiday, aid the hour at which they will close, according to Tommy Tucker, secretary of the group. Results .of the poll will be studied Monday and announced next week. Three Pre School Clinics Next Week Pre-school clinics conducted the county health next week.. On 14, a clinic will be Ten Mile (white), clinic will be for by officer continue Monday, March held at Barker on Tuesday the white children 1949. And it’s time to get down । at Maxton, ai d on Thursday Form 1040, 0140A, your hospital bills and your records of dona tions to worthy causes if any. Income Tax Returns Are Due. Small frains in the State are. Deep Branch (Indian). Clinics all begin at 9:30 a. m. The second dose of vaccine at will be at ; on administered at Oxendine school 9:30 and at Prospect at Mednesday, March 16. 11:30 growing well and stands are better than nsual. Champs And Runners-Up iLumberton — Pvt. Waddell, the son of Mrs. Davis of 103 Elbe street, Robert Fanny North RED SPRINGS.^Coaches and representatives met with H. J. Beaker Monday night in the high school in Massey Hill to draw up a baseball schedule for class B school for the coming season. To cut travel to a minimum, the schools were divided each group playing a schedule to determine pions, which must be into groups, round robin group cham- declared by May: Gth. By May 10th the winners of group IV and group I and groups If and III play each other in the semi-finals and those win ners must meet by the 13th of May to decide the district champions. The schools that will compete with the local school for group hon ors are: Massey Hill, Rowland. Hope Mills, nd Fairmont. They are in Group IV. Schools in group I are West End, I'.nehurst, bins, and Trail and in group Tar Hell, Southern Pines, Rob- Aberdeen. Representing are Jonesboro, Boone’s Angier. Those competing III are Clarkton Elizabethtown, and Grays Creek. Tom Cope was a meet > g and spoke guest at the to the group about a proposed clinic being , con ducted by the local professional club for the promotion of better high school baseball and officiat ing in this vicinity. He invited all coaches, players, and school per sonnel and encouraged their pres ence at this clinic. He also gave rule books to coaches -and princi pals as compliments of the Red Robins. The Red Springs Conference schedule for this season is as fol lows: Apr,. April April April May 1 29—Hope Mills, here. 12—Hope Mills, there. 15—Rowland, here. 19—Fairmont, here. 22—Massey Hill, .there. 26—Fairmont, there. 26— Massey Hill, here. 3—Rowland, there.‘V RED SPRINGS. -Funs were ser for Mrs. MalcTj-m D. McPhaul conducted Sunday at lei iiB^JT'' 1 :30 at Antioch Presbyterian Church. The pastor, the Rev. J. W. Mann, assisted by the Rev. Thomas A. Fry, of Red Springs, ccnducted 1 tb’e rites. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were: James McNair. Douglas Purcell. James Bostic, Rod McNair, Gilchrist Purcell, Douglas j McLeod. Ernest McPhaul and Hen ry McPhaul. Mrs. age. I the dr McPhaul was 71 years of She was born near Maxton. of the late and Margaret McCalla Surviving are four daug Thomas Purcell, ers, Miss Thelma McPhaul and Mrs. J. C. Burroughs of the home, Mrs. Mur phy McNeill and Mrs. Gardner Bostic of Red Springs; two sons, Malcolm McPhaul of Fayetteville and Douglas McPhaul of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Rory McNair, of Maxton, Mrs. J. A. Bostic of Laurinburg and Mrs. Etna Sellers of Red Springs; three brothers, R. L. Va.. of Maxton, Springs. H. of Ettrick, and Smith Purcell of Red COKER GIRLS TO STAGE NEW COMEDY SATURDAY LUMBERTON.--A new play. Now and Forever, is the choice of the student players of Coker for their annual sprj’ production Saturday n 12. Colleg dramati ;ht, March Betty Jean Brooks, Florence jun ior, and Peggy Sullivan, freshman of Lumberton. head the cast of 12 girls who will stage the three-act ■ domestic, comedy of American fam- ily life at the in the horse and buggy er turn of the 20th century. day night. The two lower ’(white. Standing (Left to Right); .it„„,. m„„.. Buddy Musselwhite, At top are the two winning teams are of the semi-iinaiists in rue Muys of the Robeson "County Basketball and girls divisions of the week: court battle. Bill Norment Lumberton was recently assigned to Augsburg (Germany) Military Post. The land devoted to fruit crops of bearing age in North Caroline has decreased in recent years. Fairmont Boys, Kneeling (Left to Kight); “Tiny” j Jack Bray, Johnson, Jack Britt, Walter Perry, Bobby Jones. Wayne Floyd, James Gene Inman, and bavid Mussel- Bristow, and Coach Cameron West. Papers. Results of individual games. Maxton Boys and Red Springs and a story of the final game will Girls were tops in their divisions; tournament completed last Satur- long court battle. Bill Norment be found on page 7-B of this issue, they defeated Fairmont and Smith pictures took the pics for the Hometown of your paper. respectively last Saturday mg lit it I j j the Lumberton armory. Red Springs Girls, Sitting (Left to Right); Neill, Dot Johnson, Jane Pat M-c Ballance, Lucy Morrison, Joan Stevens, and Mary Hutson, Standing (Left to Right); Mgr. Grace Graham, Chris tine Armstrong, Joan Hardesty, Myrtis Johnson, Eunice Duncan, Elmira Hickman, Sally McArthur, and Coach Van Hoy. Maxton Boys, Kneeling Watson, Mgr., Buddy Pulliam, isoms, j nces Smiths Girls, (Left to Right); Barbara Allen, Sara Allen,. Evelyn (Left to Right).. Robert Caddell, Bobby Stone, Don West, John La- Reginald McVicker, Leroy McCall, Motte, Guy Misenheimer, Guy Wal- — .... T _*r-ix- __j r„v.„ vj^ooh L. ers> Coach Raymond Peele, and Eddie LaMotte, and John McCall. Standing (Left to Right); ters, Coach Kaymon Donald Pulliam, Mgr. Mercer, Rosie Smith, Elsie Davie, Kinlaw. Lizabeth Kneeling (Left, to Right); Florence Allen Josie Ray Sessomi, Erma; Joyce Pridgen. Coach M. R. Rich was absent tvhen picture was made. J

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