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ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS,
Volume 52?No. 44 - 18~Pages Red Springs, N. C. ~ " Thursday Morning, April 14, 1949 - 5c A Cop*
ROBINS SEEK ATTENDANCE RECORD AT OPENING WED.
RED SPRINGS—Next Wednes
day night, this town will again
seek to live up to its reputation
of the being the biggest little
baseball town in the country.
Then—the
Red Robins play
host to the Lumber-ten Auction
eers in the season’s opener of the
Tobacco State League. Manager
Red Norris will set out for an
other season of league leadership
in the class D circuit.
Seeking to break the park’s at
tendance record, the team man
agement and sports fans of Red
Springs are promoting the opener
in a big way, hoping to sell over
3,000 of the special souvenir open
ing game tickets. These tickets
carry an oversized stub bearing a
drawing of Connie Mack, of the
Philadelphia Athletics, who is
president of the local farm club of
the “A’s.”
Mayor Pitt Allen of Lumiberton
will be the first batter and Mayor
E. H. Alexander of Red Springs
will be first-ball pitcher, in the
opening ceremonies which start at
Methodish Plan
Special Easier
Evening Service
Nine (andidaies Solicitor Seeks
Are Out For
Commission
To Remove
7:30. Official “Play Ball”
game will be sounded out
ball and strike umpire at
and the league season will
er way for a 140 game
of the
by the
7:45A
PRIVATE LOUIS W. WILLIAM-
son forwhom memorial and bur
ial services will be held Sunday
April 17, at the Methodist church
RED SPRINGS — On Easter
Sunday evening, April 17th, at
7:45 o’clock, the Trinity Metho
dist church of Red Springs will
present “The Story of Easter."
The last week of Christ’s earthly
life will be told through the use
of the Scriptures, anthems, and
solos. Both the adult choir and the
Junior choir will aid In rendering
the music. Among the familiar an
thems are “The Palms” by Faure’,
“A Joyous Easter Hymn" from
the Cologne Gesanglbuch (1623),
and "Go to Dark Gethsemane” by
Noble.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this inspiratonal ser-
vce which will be a climax to
Easter season.
the
be un
series
at Parkton.
pany K of
A member of Com-
the 30th Division
1 r.ich winds up in early ,Septem
er.
was killed in action in France
January 24, 1945.
he
on
New Manager
At Maxton Movie
RED SPRINGS:—Gus S. Edens
added a bit more fuel to the politi
cal fire this week when he filed
for a place on the Board of Com
missioners to make the ninth can
didate seeking a place on the six-
man board.
Others who have previously filed
for the board are: Fd C. Boden-
heimer, John McManus, Leslie E.
Baldwin, R. D. McMillan, Jr., Ben
Campen, Jr., Duncan McGougan,
James M. Owen and Bart R. Lew
is, the first five names listed are
those of the incumbents.
In the mayorality race rumors
that a third candidate for the post
have not yet materialized. So far,
the incumbent, Mayor E. H. Alex
ander, and Hiram Grantham, whom
Mr. Alexander defeated two years
ago, are the only candidates for the
office.
Final date for filing for the town
offices is next Tuesday, April 19.
St. Pauls Judge
From Office
SC Editor Talks
On City Gov'ment
Special Meeting Of
Woodmen Is Held
Squad Members
Pitchers for the Red Springs
squad include: Wally Ammons of
Laurel Hill s» d Robert Bassler of
Brockton, Pa., both holdovers
from last season’s Weed Circuit
champions, Robert Unger. Wil
liam Helms, and Mike Byrd, a
Hamlet portsider. Three others as
Community Greets
Easter Morning
In Song Service
MAXTON.—J. W. McMillan,
Jr.,
yet
the
ing
lie
be
unproved will come in with
team from their Spring train-
grounds at Moultrie, Ga. Char-
Simmons and two others will
on the early catch’ng staff.
Basemen are: Roy Brouder, lefty
and hefty, 6ft. 3 inch and 200
pounds Philadelphia lad. at first;
Ernie Brockman returns at sec
ond, while Bob Tomshaw takes
'ver the shortstop spot; Joe Ko-
’:jt has clinched the third base
’ aition. All Parnell will again be
in right field and Johnny “The
Preacher’s boy” Wisneski is at
centre. The left field post has
some three candidates, according
to Red Norris.
Preview
There will be a preview for
local fans, of the team on Mow..!.”
night when McColl of the Border
Belt semi-pro league, comes to
Robbins Park, and the Robins will
go to Rockingham for a Textile
league opponot Tuesday night.
Starters
Wallace Ammons is expected to
get the mound assignment for the
vame here Wednesday night, and
Robert Bassler will draw the
Lumberton starting task Thurs
day. it is expected.
RED SPRINGS. — A com
munity-wide service will be held
at May Day Dell on the college
campus Sunday morning,' when
devotions will be led by the
several ministers of the town
and special music will be pre
sented by the choir of the High
School.
Miss Lois Lambie, director of
public school music, will be in
charge of the musical pro
gram, The service will be held
at 7 a. m.
of Latta, S. C., assumed duties as
manager of the Maxton Theatre
this week. Mr. McMillan is the son
of J. W. McMillan, owner of the
local theater, and has attended
Clemson College in S. C.
Mrs. C. P. Mcuire will continue
as ticket seller and projector op
erator is Tommy Bracey. Mr. Mc
Millan announced plans to renovate
the theater in the near future. A
change in schedule for evening
shows has been made recently and
shows now start at 7:30 p. m. and
9.30 p. m. Matinee on Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday are at
3:30 p. m. as usual.
D. L. Stone, Jr., has been man
ager of the theater until recently
and is now operating the Gulf
Service Station.
Sunrise Service
At Centre Church
MAXTON.—An Easter sunrise
service will be held at Centre Pres-,
byterian church, between Maxton-
and Red Springs, on Sunday morn-
ing at seven o’clock. The service ।
will be conducted by the young
LUMBERTON.—The problems of
transition from the alderman to
the city manager form of city gov-
MAXTON. — The- Woodmen of
the World enjoyed a special meet
ing and brunswick stew supper on
Friday .evening at Sellers Landing
on Lumber River. Approximately
forty members and guests attend
ed, including local Masons. Hugh
McCall was in charge of prepara
tions and he was assisted by Wood-
men McKay Morgan and Elmer
Barrow.
Cancer Fund To
Be Raised In
Drive Next Week
Maxton Liaos To
Stage Minstrel
MAXTON.—Final plans
Charges Johnson With Misconduct,
Compounding Felonies, Errors
Posthumous Award
Made To Donald
McLaren’s Widow
Panama, Cjty Fla. — Mrs.
MacLaren, 708 MacKenzie
D. G. !
Ave., i
HEARING SET FOR
NEXT MONDAY
Auctioneers Meel College Team
In Rotary Sponsored Practice Game
Lumberton.—Armory field will victories in as many starts. In
' see some first-class basebar tomo--
; ow night when Wake Forest comes
to Lumberton to meet the Auction
eers in the third of a four-game
series between the college nine and
professional clubs in the state. Tc-
night the Deacons meet Fayette
ville in the second game of their
i tour; they played at Roanoke Ra-
pids Wednesday and will
here to Greenville for a
afternoon meet.
This is the third time
go from
Saturday
the Auc-
were
discussed for the minstrel which
will be presented sometime next
month, at the meeting of the Lions’
Club held on Tuesday evening of
last week. A supper was served
by Mrs. McCallum at Presbyterian
Junior College dining room, after
which the business meeting was
conducted by Lion PYerident Ken
neth Welsh.
Lion Malcolm Gillis is to be
tioneers have met the Deacons and
it’s time for a win by the locals;
the WF nine took them twice re
cently at Rockingham, 3-0 and 13-3.
Both teams are readying for
their regular season; the college
boys are making their list prac
tice tour and the Auctioneers open
regular play next week at Robbins
park in Red Springs, with a return
engagement here Thursday. ^
The Deacon? are enjoying" a per
fect record this season with eight
1949 Minstrel
sponsored by the Lions’ Club,
which will be staged sometime
chairman
of the
during the first two weeks of
May. The date will be announced
later.
Last year a most successful min
strel was produced in the spring
by the Lions’ Club and this year's
show is being looked forward to
with much anticipation. Casting
will take place immediately and
next
rehearsals will commence
week following the regular
Club meeting scheduled for
day, April 19th.
Lions'
Tues-
Booster Club Plans
Robins Ticket Sale
RED SPRINGS—At a meeting
Thursday night the Red Springs
Red Robins Booster club took on
the project of handling the pre
game sale of tickets for the open-
ihg night game with Lumbertn
April 20. Here in Robbins Park.
Special souvenir tickets will be
used this year with a picture of
Connie Mack, president
of
the
Red Springs Ball club, on the de-
tachable rail stub.
Enthusiasm ran high
at this
people of the church of which
Miss Virginia .McGirl is were presented to mem-
Specia 1 ^r s ‘ c W a 11^ vhed ^rs of the Lumberton Junior
and the public is cordially ?ffited chamber of Commerc e Monday
The young people of the Maxton Harold C. Booker, South
Presbyterian church are issued a - ® 4 .
special invitation to attend.
Following the sunrise service,
Sunday School will be held at 8
o’clock and there will not be a
morning church service in order
that members may attend churches
of their choice elsewhere. Rev. J.
R. Dickens is pastor of the Centre
church.
Ertle Edwards Is
addition to their two wins over ।
Lumberton, Wake Forest has beat
en Cornell twice and Randolph- 1
Macon, Washington and Lee, Duke
and Burlington of the Class B
Carolina League once each.
The entire pitching staff is ex
pected to see action in thesej
games. This staff is composed of
Dick Vander Clute, Harry Nichol
as, Raymond, (Moe) Bauer, Vernon
Mustian, Charlie Kinlaw, Max
Eller, and Dick McCleney, Vander
Clute and Nicholas are leading the
way with two victories each. The
leading hitters are Charlie Kersh
(.857), Vander Clute (.500), Wiley
Warren (.476), and Kent Roger:,
(.455).
Star In Game
At Raeford
Ertle
Carolina editor. Mr. Booker, now
RED SPRINGS.—It was
Edwards day at Raeford baseball
park last Friday when the Spring
ers scalped Hoke High in their
own backyard. Ertle has been doing
some right good pitching this
spring, but he did his best in sev
eral seasons on the mound against
The game tomorrow night is be- 1
ing sponsored by the Lumberton I
Rotary Club and tickets have been 1
on sale for some time. A capacity
crowd is expected to observe the
local nine with an eye to its pros
pects for the summer’s play.
CORRECTION
In a news story published in
story placed emphasis on the fact
Springs who wished to vote in the
issue of March 31, this
that all citizen of Red
town election to be held
Next week has been set for
Robeson county’s cancer fund drive
and plans are complete for the
campaign to raise $3000 in the
area. The drive will be conducted
with the aid of coin boxes and
other methods of collection, but
the bulk of the money is to be
raised by personal solicitation.
The central organization is made
Panama City and Col. H. S. Wil
liams Jr., Chief of Staff, Tyndall i
Air Force Base, read the official
citation awarded posthumously to
Lt. Donald Greene MacLaren,
while his son, Donald Jr., inspect
ed the Air Medal pinned on his
chest as his father’s representa
tive. The presentation was made
at Tyndall to Mrs. MacLaren and
Donald, for Lt. MacLaren, who
was killed in a ground accident on
Luzon, in the Philippines, October
25, 1945, the day before he was to
return home.
Petition Presented
By Seawell
Monday Afternoon
up of an
educational committee
meeting and a goal of 3,000 was
set for the attendance opening
night. The Booster club also will
help the local merchants associa
tion in the motorcades that will j
visit the surrounding towns on
the Tuesday before the game,
towns to be visited include, Rae
ford, Wagram. Laurinburg, Max
ton Rowland, Pembroke, St. Pauls,
Parkton and Lumber Bridge. Bob
bie Graham is chairman of the
Motorcade Committee of the mer-1
chants association and Randy I
Bullard is ticket chairman.
North Carolina now has 41 arti_
fical breeding associations serving
50 counties. The associations have
a membership of 7,450 farmers who
have signed up 35,708 cows under
the program.
editor of the Camden, S. C. Chron
icle, has seen both Lancaster, where
he formerly lived, and Camden
make the change to city manager
government and having observed
the changes from an editor’s point
of view had interesting comparisons
to make.
The Junior Chamber of Commer
ce was the moving spirit in Lum
berton’s change to the newer gov
ernment form, which was approved
by referendum, and which will be
instituted following the coming
election of city councilors.
Mr. Booker compared a city .to a
large corporation, which may be
departmentalized but which must
have one full time director to co-
ordinate all its departments. He
also cited the value of long-range
planning which can be .carried
over from one elected administra-
tion to another by a city manager,
that the manager cannot
He said
function
en free
forming
haeded by Mrs. D. S. Currie of
Parkton, a
fund-raising committee
headed by Mrs. D. A. McCormick
of McDonald, and of Mrs. W.
Scott Shepherd who acts as co-
the two divisions.
ordinator of
Mirs. Currie
members of
iary of the
sociation.
The fund
is assisted by the
the Women’s Auxil-
Robeson Medical As-
raising chairmen ap-
pointed in the county are: Mrs.
Jack' Mitchell in Fairmont, Mrs.
Hoke. 1
He allowed but four hits, fanned -
10, walked but one batter, and let ।
only one runner get to second base.,
I And besides all that he led _the
batting for the game with five
good clean singles in five trips to
the plate.
The Springers won the game in
the third inning, when three bas
knocks, plus a couple of Raeford
errors and a walk scored three
RED SPRINGS. — The Red
Springs High School baseball squad
yesterday won their fifth straight
game of the season from Hope
Mills by a score of 7 to 2. This was
a class B conference game and
was played in Hope Mills.
Donald Watson pitched a two
properly unless he is giv-
rein in management, con-
of course to the general
of the elected offcials.
policies
Mr. Booker believes that any
money spent for a city manager is
money well spent, and that any
competent man can more than
earn his keep. An expensive man,
if he is expensive because of his
experience, will be worth whatever
paid, according to Mr. Booker.
The speaker warned that the
first years under the new govern
mental plan will be difficult, but
that the plan cannot fail to bene-
fit the city.
Mr. Booker was introduced by
Jay-Cee Bill Reasonover, a native
Accompanying Mr.
of Camden.
Booker was M. M. Reasonover,
In addition to the Air Medal,
- awarded for action in the South
Pacific May 5, 1945, Lt. MacLaren
was awarded the Good Conduct
ribbon. the American Defense
ribbon, the -Philippine Liberation
medal with one bronze star, the
Victory Medal, the American cam
paign ribbon, and the Asiatic-Pa
cific ribbon with one silver and
three bronze stars, representing j
participation in the campaigns in
the Solomons, Ryukyus, Southern
Philippines, Western Pacific, Am
erican Offensive against Japan,!
Bismarck Archipelago, Luzon and
New Guinea.
The Superior Court Court of
Robeson County, Judge John J.
Burney presiding, received Mon
day a Petition For Removal From
Public Office directed against A.
B. Johnson, Judge of Recorders,
St. Pauls District. The petition
was filed, presented and signed
by Malcolm B. Seawell, Solicitor
Ninth Judicial District.
The respondent, A. B. Johnson
plead through attorneys for a con
tinuance until Monday, April 18,
due to the fact that he had had
no time to consider his answer.
The bill of particulars in the pe
tition had not been filed at the
time the petition was presented.
Judge Burney granted continuance
Judge Johnson not to conduct his
court until after such hearing. The
St. Pauls judge is represented by
attorneys T. L. Johnson, L. R.
Varser and W. S. Britt.
The petition alleges “that this
petitioner (Solicitor Seawell) be
lieves and so alleges that the de-
fendant has in numerous cases
Lt. MacLaren, a native of Red, ren( j ere d void and erroneous judg-
Springs, was the son of Mrs. John men t s w hile serving as Judge of
L. MacLaren and the late Mr Recorders Court of St. Pauls Dis-
MacLaren of Lumberton.
Earl McKellar in Rowland, J. H.
Hood in Pembroke, Neil P. Clin
ton in Red Springs, Mrs. Lacy
Carroll in St. Pauls, John Tudor
in Lumberton, and Mrs. J. B.
Hord in Maxton. Jim McNeill is
handling radio publicity.
Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs. McCor
mick attended the dinner inaug
urating the state campaign, which
was held in Raleigh last week.
Miss Alice Kelly is treasurer
the fund.
Jim Appleby Will
Speak To Church
Leaders Tuesday
ANTIOCH CHURCH,
of
RED
Covington And
McRainey Deny
"Job Rumors"
RED SPRINGS
Statements
today by two former town offi
cials served to clear up some of
the matters whcih have entered
into local
cussions.
Preston
political campaign dis-
M. Covngton ,town
clerk and superintendent of the
water and
light department for
011 May 3 would have to register in a NEW REGISTRATION
on or before April 16. This date given in the story was
incorrect. The final date for registering is Saturday, April
23, according to the Legal Advertisement which was pub
lished in that issue of the Red Springs Citizen and four
other issues, according to statutes regulating publication
of notices for new registrations for elections.
The error .is regretted, particularly in that several
citizens have taken exception to the fact that since one set
of dates were given in. the news story, and another set of
dates were a part of the official legal notice published. The
mistake was one of those which can and do occur in the late
rush of news preparation from notes hastily taken and
hastily transcribed within the last few hours before a press-
time deadline.
This newspaper is not aligned with any political fac
tion in the town nor in the county and does not enter into
factional political squabbles. It is interested in good local
government and the proper functioning of governing bodies
and their expenditures of public funds to give the best ser
vice that can be given to the tax payers for their tax monies.
While it may promote public causes and attack misuse of
political office, it refrains from dealing with political person-
the officeholder is
alities except when the good works of
such to merit praise, or his misuse of
disapprobation.
It is our belief that the present
his office warrants
administration has
matter of the new
complied with the election laws in the
registration, and that the error in question in the news story
was an act of careless on the part of the news writer, and
as such should not have any legal consequence in hindering
the effectiveness of the new registration during the coming
election.
Dougald Coxe, Publisher
The Red Springs Citizen
hitter keeping Hope
perfect control except
inning. In the 3rd he
men and then hit the
to load the bases with
Mills under
in the 3rd
walked two
next batter
two out.
left fielder,
Dalton, Hope Mills
made the only solid Hope Mills hit
of the game and this brought in
two runs.
With the score tied in the fifth,
catcher Robert Beck drove a ball
far over the head of the left field
er into an adjoining playground.
This scored Stutts who had gotten
on base by. an error.
Beck led the local hitting with
his homer and a single in three
trips to the plate. Red Springs
made no errors.
The high school boys will take
the
on Rowland tomorrow a 3:30 in
local park.
More Promotions
For Guardsmen
RED SPRINGS. — Three
more
Bill’s father. .
Invited guests at the dinner meet
ing included present and prospec
tive city officials and city depart
mental administrators.
MAXTON.—Spring holidays at
Presbyterian Junior College begin
today at six p. m. making a long
Easter week end available for stu
dents. Classes will be resumed on
Tuesday morning, April 19th.
promotions for members of the;
local National Guard unit were
announced today by First Sergeant
Dan Klarpp. Warrant Officer Emil
Bardell was promoted to 2nd Lieut
enant. Lt. Bardell has been selected
as commanding officer of the new
guard unit now being formed at
Maxton, and which is expected to
be recognized as soon as a suit
able building for an armory can
be obtained.
Others promoted were
Eugene
SPRINGS— The Rev. James A.
Appleby, former pastor of the
Maxton Presbyterian church and
cow of Union Seminary, Rich
mond, will deliver the principal
address at the Spring meeting of
Fayetteville Presbytery which
convenes here Tuesday morning
for a one-day session.
The Rev. W. S. Golden of Car
thage is retiring moderator of the
body, and will preach the open
ing sermon shortly after the meet
ing is convened at 10 a. m. The
Rev. J. W. Mann is pastor of the
host church.
Nearly all Tyrrell County farm
ers will plant at least part of
their 1949 corn crop to hybrid
varieties.
i 21 years, and Norman McRainey,
former chief of police for 15 years,
both state that they are not avail-
I able to accept positions with the
| town government in case there is
a change of administration.
Mr. Covington states that there
have been considerable number of
rumors to the effect
there be a charge in
stration, he would be
clerk and as head of
department
plans are in
again.
that should
the admini-
employed as
the utilitites
“My future
no way concerned
with the holding of any public
office, and I would not be able to
accept the job
if it were offered
ington stated.
Mr. McRainey
with the Town
to
is
Robbins Cloth Mills
me,”
now
and
Mr. Cov-
trict - - - that the defendant as
Judge of Recorders Court of St.
1 Pauls District has compounded
numerous felonies while serving
! as such judge —- - that the defen
dant has in other ways so conduct-
: ed himself in his official capacity
, as to display, willful misconduct
land mal-administration in perfor
mance of his duties.
The concluding section of the
petition asked “that an order issue
forthwith commanding the said
defendant to appear instahter
to the end that inquiry may be
made as to whether the defendant
should be suspended from office,
pending a hearing on this peti
tion.”
The case has been prepared by
Solicitor Seawell over a period of
several weeks and his investiga-
tion was a result of requests of
citizens of the court district. In
vestigation has included financial
reports of the court, examination
of warrants in cases handled by
the court, and comparison of the
court's record of case disposition
with the records of arresting offi
cers.
NEWSIBRIEFS .1
with the
he states
more at-
that this posittion is far
tractive and suitable to him than
to be back on the police force.
RENT CONTROL OFF
Rent control has been removed
in Robeson, Richmond and Scot
land counties. Re-control may be
instituted if rents rise too high, on
recommendation of th? advisory
board. The board has F. C. Fros-
tick of Maxton and Rufus McQueen
of Lumberton as Robeson mem
bers.
ELLIS ARNALL TO SPEAK AT
FLORA MACDONALD MONDAY
RED SPRINGS—The Hon. Ellis
Arnall, former governor of Geor
gia and one of the South s out
standing statesmen, will s P® a ^
Flora Macdonald college on Mon
day evening, April 18, at 8:15.
Mr Arnall who has been term
ed “the most dynamic figure in
the United States today," was the
youngest governor ever elected to
any state, and his wife the na
tion’s youngest “first lady.
His political career began in
1932, when he was elected to the
General Assembly of Georgia and
was -chosen presiding oficer of the
House of Representatives. In 1937,
he was appointed assistant attoi-
ney general, and when the office
of attorney general became vacant
in ’39, he was appointed to fill it
and in 1940 was re-elected without
opposition. In the 1942 P e ^ 0 '
defeated Eu-
Currie and Luther M. Huggins. _.
Both these men were advanced cratic primary he
from sergeant l/c to master ser- gene Talmadge
geant.
Charles
for governor of
Georgia, and was elected in the
B. Edwards was trans-' general election, taking officein
the local battery from January, 1943. Three weeks after
ferred to — , „ ., .
the tank battery at Parkton last, his inauguration, his entire ie„-
: islative program was approved by
■ the Georgia Assembly. It was up-
For a job with a secure future on the occasion of his election to
visit your local U. S. Army and the gubernatorial post that the
U. S. Air Force Recruiting Sta- Saturday Evening Post referred to
week.
tio«.
him as
‘Georgia’s New Peach.” In
1942, the Junior Chamber of Com
merce of the United States named
him one of the ten outstanding
young men of the year.
Comments fron the
“Former Governor Arnall
becoming the South’s
Press:
is fast
greatest
leader since the Civil War.”-“A
man who is rapidly assuming
greater importance on the Ameri
can political scene”—“Arnall has
risen above the rank of politician
to the position of statesman”—
"Not since Henry Grady’s time
has any man so captured the at
tention of the country as has El
lis Arnall.”
Charles W. Beeching of Miami,
Florida, says, “Ex-Governor Arnall
of Georgia made a memorable ad
dress before the Committee of One
Hundred here. When a southern
Democrat talks to more than four
hundred nothern Republicans for
an hour and brings them to their
feet in a great burst of applause
as he finishes, he is not only a
statesman but a supreme diplomat
as well.”
In addition to his political and
diplomatic activities, Mr. Arnall is
the author of two books which
bid fair to win their permanent
place among the great dplomatic
literature of the world. “The
Shore Dimly Seen,” published in
• 1946, has been widely read, and
has received favorable comment
from discriminating critics of the
highest standing, and his latest
PIRATES TO PLAY
LUMBERTON.—Lumberton’s Pi
rates will meet Hamlet’s Rams at
Armory Field Friday afternoon in
the second conference diamond
game of the season. Game time is
3 o’clock.
The local high school is after a
conference win after their loss to
Laurinburg Saturday in the first
official conference play of the
year.
CONCERT CAMPAIGN
The Dillon-Marlboro Community
stop-
Concert Association has just
ped sale of memberships
reaching a total of 1100, the
city of the Dillon auditorium,
berton’s total last year was
FISH FRY FOR GUARD
FRIDAY NIGHT
RED SPRINGS—Member s
after
capa-
Lum-
565.
and
local
honorary members of the
National Guard will hold a fish
Watson’s pond, Friday
This marks the conclu-
fry at
evening
sion of
a successful membership
drive which has been in prograss
the past month. The battery will
be hosts to the members.
LIONS BREAKFAST
LUMBERTON.—The Lumberton
Lions Club met this morning at
8:30 for breakfast to hear Walter
C. Fisher, 1st vice president of
Lions International, give a brief
talk. Mr. Fisher, a native of Queen-
Ontario, Canada, was en
book. “What the People Want/’i-ston,
which came out in October, ’48,1 route from Rockingham, where he
has already created deep interest officiated at charter night, to Wil-
in the world of literature.
mington.