w S^ Springs Citizen
ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS
Volume 52, No. 42 14 Pages
Red Springs, N. C
Thursday Morning, April 21, 1949
5c A Cop^
Arnall Says All People Want Peace;
States Lose Rights Only By Default
RED SPRINGS. — Ellis Arnall,
former governor of Georgia, speak
ing on the concert course of Flora
Macdonald College, told his aud
ience Monday evening that in this
fast-moving, rapidly-changing and
ever-shrinking world of today, the
chief desire of the peoples of every
nation was held in just one word -
peace.
Neither military might, the atom
bomb nor dictatorship can attain
this state of peace, he declared.
Peace, through the pattern of the
United Nations, is obtainable if we
recognize human values with all
governments giving justice and
righteousness for all people.
Femocracy only, gives to the in-
di' .dual a way for complete self
expression, and for the rest of the
world to follow our way of life,
the people of the United States
must get our house in order so
that our prejudices, our bigotry
and our hatred will not jeopardize
the appeal of the Democratic way
of life in other lands.
Rambling about, cha speaker
touched on bis views concerning
a number of present day problems.
He stated, that he did not favor
“socialized medicine” as a practice
wherein the government took over
the doctors, nurses, hospitals and
operated them as a department of
the Federal government. He stated
that what we needed was more
schools to train more doctors and
more nurses. ‘’Let the government
provide more schools and more
facilities for training these profes
sional people and put them in the
needy areas, and the medical care
problem will take care of itself,”
the speaker explained. He added
that Georgia had a plan whereby
any capable and deserving appli-
cnt could get a medical training,
U—if a place in a school were
- 1 liable. This year one school
-i nbled its freshman class — to
f-rty, when there were 1200 eligi-
’-'a applicants for the courses in
medical instruction.
On States Rights the former gov
ernor explained, that the rights, of
■tales had been assumed by the
"deral government only when
‘he states had failed to carry out
s own obligations to its people.
Let the states again take up the
ourdens they are supposed to bear,
and serve their people in the fields
Religious Film At
Lumber Bridge
LUMBER BRIDGE -- The
Lists Closed For
Red Springs
Town Election
Pre-School Clinic
At Red Springs
A Single pre-school clinic will
held next week. The clinic will
be
be
held at the Red Springs white
school on Monday,- April 25,
9:30 a. m.
at
film,
RED SPRINGS—The 1 a
s
t
Attend Dairy Day
At Willard Station
County Agent O. P. Owens
and
a group of farm men yesterday at
tended Dairy Field Day at the
Willard Costal Plains Test Farm.
"King of Kings” will be shown at
the Lumber Bridge Presbyterian
Church at 7;30 on Friday evening-
under the direction of the Rev. C.
W . Solomon, of
through cooperation
Cumberland County
Association.
Fayetteville,
with the
Ministerial
This film, originally booked for
one week in Cumberland has been;
held over for three weeks and
booked solidly for two and three
“Town” election this community
is to have will be held on May 3.
The next election, to be held un
der the new charter which is ex
pected to pass the House on final
leading today, will be held ac
cording that charter which sets
the community out as “The City
of Red Springs.”
The final date for filing for of-
fices of the twn and for member-
showings each day before
audiences.
The public is cordially invited
No admission is, charged, though
a free will offering is being taken
to defray expenses of additional
showings which are scheduled in
hospitals, homes for the aged and
prison camps.
Hear Rev. Stoffel
The
day
was
men
day was not the annual field
for farm demonstrations but
a specialized event for dairy-
only.
AI Mormax Dinner Flora MacD Girls
Maxton.—Rev. E. L. Stoffel, pas ||1(|A|| Officers
tor of the First Presbyterian j VIHVVI*
Church, was the guest speaker at
the April meeting of the Mormax) RED SPRINGS — Two very
Club held on Thursday evening of] pressive services 'were held in
last week at the Community Club. ! Flora MacDonald College audi-
im-
the
60111 Annual Meet
Pres'lery Women
Held At Raeford
MAXTON—Attending the six
tieth: annual meeting, of the Wo
men of Fayetteville Presbytery,
held at Raeford Presbyterian
Church on Friday of last week
were Mrs. McBryde Austin, local
president, Mrs. L. B. Martin, Sr.,
Mrs. Will Currie, Mrs. R. M. Wil
liams, Mrs J. A. McKinnon, and
Mrs. C. S. McIntyre.
On Friday morning Halb'ert M.
Jci.es, acting president of Flora
StPauls Recorder Quits;
Seawell Sought Removal
New RS Charter
Expected Today
The county commissioners meet-
iing in called session Monday night
received and accepted the resigna
tion of A. B. Johnson, Judge of
Recorder’s court of the St. Pauls
ship c»i the schol board was Tues-| Mr gtof f e i was introduced by H. toriurn dur:» g the week, when the
large j day, and at that time no new can-] ^' Guyot and spoke on “The Res 1
I didates had filed. Those whose
names will make up the tickets
are as follows: For Mayor — E.
H. Alexander, incumbent, and
Hiram Grantham. For Commis-
1 1949-50 members of the Student
I Council and of the student ' Chris-
MacDonald College, talked
“Christian Education” and
Louis LaMotte of Maxton,
on
Mrs.
had
which have been encroached
by the Federal government
there will be no states rights
lenis.
Particularly in education,
FMC Students Give
Program For Vets
RED SPRINGS — A program
was presented at Veterans Hos
pital in Fayetteville on Friday
evening, April 8, by a group of
Flora MacDonald College stu
dents, sponsored by the Red
Springs unit of the American Le
gion Auxiliary. Mrs. Sam Thomas
is auxiliary president.
The musical part of the pro
gram, under the direction of Mrs.
Robert Chapman and Miss Ethel
Rowland of the FMC music fac
ulty, included vocal solos by Ali-
scit Hearne, Junette Rastum, and
Frances Nassif, a piano solo b’’
Wilma Ratchford, and a group of
songs by a sextette composed of
Frances Nassif. Junette Rastum
Barbara Poff, Elaine Pierce, Phyll
lis Dyer, and Zelrha Grantham.
Miss Ethel Bateman, head of
] the physical education depart
ment, was in charge of the cos
tume’ dances which proved to be
a very popular feature of the pro-
1 gram. Four charming Scottish
dances were given by Helen Sher
rill, Katrina Hubble, Patty Sou
thern. Eleanor LaNier, Betty Jo
McMillan, Pat Arrington, Saranel
Watso . and. Hannah Price. The
intriguing Mexican Hat dance WKS
and done by the two Texas girls, Jo
P r °b- a nd Ann Pearce of Corpus Chris-
' Ui. Margaret Goodman was
, . t le companist.
speaker stated, the states of our - -
nation have' been lagging behind. j rp
“Our national educational system lYliirDie 1 Gurney 1 O
is a shame and a disgrace," lie
declared, In a recent year, Mr.
Arnall stated, the people spept RED SPRINGS—Boys get
more for cosmetics alone, than we ; agates, glassies and taws, for
Be Staged By Lions
RED SPRINGS—Final reading | District. The resignation was pre
in the House today is expected for sented to the Superior Court
the new charter of the City of Monday afternoon at the time
Red Springs, a bill which passed! which had been set for a hearing
l of the solicitors petition for re-
The new charter provides for | moval from, office directed against
continuing the corporation of Red Mr. Johnson. The solicitor filed his
Springs, but sets out more spec - petition with the court, Monday,
fically duties and powers of the April 11.
governing body, and provides for!
a more modern set of laws which
are to conform to the present day!
the Senate last week.
charge of the memorial service.
Reports were heard from various
committees at the business session
conducted by Mrs. H. C. McLauch-
lin of Raeford, PreSbyterial presi
dent.
On Thursday evening, the Busi
ness Women’s Circles of Fayette
ville Presbytery met at Antioch
Presbyterian. Church. Attending
fiom Maxton were Miss Lillian
Austin, Mrs. Lacy Williams, Mrs.
The Board of County Com
missioners meeting last night
in special session named J.
Brown Evans, St. Pauls real
estate dealer and farmer to suc
ceed Mr. Johnson as Judge of
Recorders Court in St. Pauls.
Mr. Evans will probably take
the oath on Thursday, and
may hold his first session of
court Friday.
Unable to find a qualified person
to accept appointment to the va
cancy, the commissioners adjourn
ed and called another meeting for
last night at which time a suc
cessor 'to Mr. Johnson was to be
named.
Mr. Johnson's resignation read
as follows:
To the Board of County com
missioners of Robeson County:
The undersigned Judge of Re
corder’s Court of the St. Pauls
District of Robeson County, North
surection.”
The dinner was served by the | tian Association, were installed in
American Legion Auxiliary and a ... -
] business session was conducted by j
president J. L. Pace. Main business
was the decision to secure a build-;
to their new offices.
At the installation of the stu-
dent council, Nancy Ledbetter of
Noiman, retiring president, pre-
McMai us, Leslie E. Baldwin, R. ing at the air base to be moved | sidedi and robed
Jr., Ben Campen,‘ into town for use by the boy scout, Dpro thy Williams of Indian" Val-
; Duncan McGoo- troop which is sponsored by the
gap, James M. Owen Bart R. Mormax Club. The building will be
sioner: E. C. Bodenheimer, John
general statutes of the State. This
charter will replace the 1899 model,]
which geared to the horse and
buggy days, had become obsolete;
her
successor,
in the
gasoline age.
D. McMillan,
Jr., incumbents
Lewis and
School Board:
and Warren
bents.
G
C.
S. Edens. For purchased soon and made avail-
A. L. Boatwright ’ ”- ‘' 1 — “"""*" "’*" ™‘’ f ’ t n ° w
ley, Virginia, who closed the ser
vice with a brief talk. The Rev.
McNeill, ii cum-
LAST
Saturday, April
DAY
23, is last
for voters to register in the new
in for future success
registration to be able to vote
the election of May 3.
Fairmont Nine
Takes Win Over
Lake View, 8-11
FAIRMONT.
.... Leslie Bullock, professor of Bible,
I able to the scouts, who meet now ^ condu( . led the devotional.
in the Fresbyterian church hut. , The following evening, the of-
Appreciation of the club was ficers of the Christian association
expressed to local debating teams ^^ installed in a lovely candle
day of , the high school who won in the, ( service, with their retiring
district debates wlt * ^t w^he ident Nina Berryhill of Char-
tor luture su^cSS. Entertainment r wedding ”™ "’’““’-
committee for the- meeting ^Mc- ^^ P^ ® cLean of Raeford.
’ accepted the challenge for the
The new presi-
Bryde Austin
M. Guyot.
New members elected to
membership were Jim White,
Castevens, Jr., and Douglas
cell.
club
Jack
Pur-
coming year, made in Miss Berry
hill’s closing talk, and made a
Glen Crofton, Mrs. Will
J Jones Is High
and Mrs. J. R. McVickers.
At this time life memberships
were presented for the Women of
the Church to two local women,
outstanding in church work, Mrs.
Will Currie and Mrs. J. V. Hen
derson, Jr. Mrs. S. H. Askew of
Atlanta, Ga., r^ade an address
and a report on negro work was
In Fairmonl
Mayor Conies!
FAIRMONT.—Mayor Ernest
G.
Fairmont high
school baseball team defeated Lake
View, 13-11 Monday night in a'bat
ters’ game.
Bobby Jones knocked out two
triples and a single, Gene Inman
: two triples, and Walter Perry a
] triple and a single to lead the 13-
hit Fairmont attack on Elliott.
Wallace Parnell pitched the first
seven innings for Fairmont and
touched for seven hits, but struck
out eight batters. Ladell Foi'd
I struck out six in a two-irtning re
lief-role.
Roland Spivey lead the Lake
View batting with four singles.
The, Fairmont nine is scheduled
ac- to play Hope Mills here Friday and
Red Springs here Wednesday
next week.
THROWERS VISIT HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Barden
of
Thrower
out
the
spent for education. The need for marble season is opening up with
' expanding : educational, facilities is a -tournament that will find the
Afry acute and it is imperative best shooters, and the best shooters
that the Federal school-aid bill be will win some prizes.
Plans are now being shaped up
passed.
In! speaking of the world situa
tion Mr. Arnall stilted that he was
not fearful of War with Russia.
America, he said, had served notice
on Russia that we are strong
enoughs to-halt her aggressive
moves .toward subjugation of all of
Europe and Asia, and that we
could arid Would force her to halt.
He closed his remarks with the
statement that where democracy
had to work was where we are,
not way off yonder. We must era
dicate sectionalism, provide more
by the Lions club for the tourna
ment by .Dr. J. T. Beverly, the
Rev. Graham Eubank and Waver
ly S. Barham and rules will be
posted within a few days, when
event
and two children, Susan and Bar
den, Jr., of Norton, Va., and Mr.
Thrower’s father, John J. Thrower
of Wilson visited friends and rela
tives here Tuesday. Barden is now
a public accountant at Norton. He
and his brother Jack who lives at
Lexington spent the Easter week-
end at their parent’s home in Wil
son. Jack is the manager of the
General Foods egg quick-freezing
plant at Lexington.
the time .and place for the
will be announced.
40 & 8 MEET WITH
LUMBERTON POST
THURSDAY APRIL 28
LUMBERTON
The Robeson
County Voiture of 40 & 8 will
meet with Lumberton Post of the
American Legion on
Thursday
. dequate. and more, universal edu-
■ lion, provide better health advan-; evening, April 28, at the Legion
tages, and remove the
threats! Hut here. Joe Greer, state com-
Which jeopardize the right to make mander, will be the speaker. Sup-
a living and we will increase the' per at $1.50 per plate will be . a
chances for the peace which every benefit affair for Legion Junior
one wants above, all else.
! Baseball. A number of distinguish-
Presbytery Makes
ed guests, including General
George C. Marshall, have been in
vited to attend.
Seaboard Train
Schedules Change
Maxton Pastor
Its Moderator
RED SPRINGS.—The Rev.
Stoffel, 1 pastor of the Maxton
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young and
son, Bobby, and Mr. and
James Dans and son, Jimmy,
the week end visiting scenic
in Western North Carolina.
Mrs.
spent
spots
E. L.
Pres-
mod-
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Owens and
Mr. and Mrs. James Owens spent
Sunday in Charlotte.
byterian church, was named
erator of Fayetteville Presbytery
at the spring meeting which was
held at Antioch Church near here
Tuesday.
The morning session was open
ed with a sermon by the Rev. W.
S. Golden, of Carthage, retiring
moderator. A fine address on
“Evangelism” was delivered by the
Rev. James M. Appleby of Union
Seminary of Richmond, which set
the keynote of the meeting. Mr.
Appleby is a former pastor of the
Maxton church.
James Nesbitt of Sanford was
licensed as a minister; D. A. Huf-
fines was ordained as an evangel
ist; the Rev. D. L. Jones of Fair
mont was dismissed to the Green-
brier presbytery to serve as min-
ister of the Hillsboro, W.
Va.,
church, and the Rev. D. A.
Mc-
Geachey of Kings Mountain was
• be
received by the presbytery to
pastor of the Wade-Godwin group
of churches.
Outstanding reports were made
by committee chairmen which
showed a year
of remarkable
work of the
progress in the
* church, and a large attendance of
* elders and deacons showed the
growing interest in the progres
’ve laymen’s work of the church,
ccording to the Rev. J. W. Mann,
pastor of the host church, wh
stated that more than three hun
dred attended the sessions am
participated in the discussions.
Springers Take
Two; Continue
Winning Streak
RED SPRINGS—The Springers
added two games to their win
column this week by defeating
Rowland Saturday; 3 to 2, and
Laurel Hill Tuesday, 6 to 4, for
their 6th and 7th straight baseball
Saturday Ertel Edwards held
the Rowland High scoreless until
a two run rally on a passed ball
In the
and errors tied the score.
10th Stutts bingled for a base,
stole second and was scored by a
long single by Doodle Beck to
'DMBERTON. — The Seaboard
Air Line announced yesterday that
schedules on both east-and west-
bound traffic will be changed ef
fective Sunday. The morning train,
No. 14, from Charlotte to Wilming
ton will arrive at 10:40 thereafter
instead of at 11:20; the afternoon
train, No. 13. headed west will ar
rive at 6:10 instead of 5:51 p. m.
Mail dispatching in Lumberton
will change with the schedule and
mails will close at the postoffice
for these trains at 10 o’clock in the
morning and at 5:10 in the after
noon.
Comparable changes will, of
course, be effective at all stations
along the line in both trains and
postal service.
win.
7TH TN ROW
Playing withut their first string
infield, members of which are
touring Washington this week, the
Springers went to Laurel Hill for
their 7th victory. Tommy Ash
ford surprise, development of the
local pitching staff for' the year,
let the Hilltoppers have a couple
of counters in an uneasy first
frame, but tightened to hold score
less for seven more innings, in
the last half of the 9th the Top
pers were able to load the bases
and score a couple of runs before
Coach Van Ho sent in Ertel Ed
wards to squelch the uprising,
ith ‘wo out, Edwards whiffed the
final batsman and the Springs
won 6 to 4. The Springers score;
2 in the 4th; 1 in the 6th and 3 in
the 9th on 8 hits and four errors,
while making 6 errors themselves
and Ashford allowing 8 hits.
Town Officers Will
Meet Monday
FAIRMONT.
brief speech of dedication to her
new office. The service was closed
with a prayer by the faculty ad
viser of the Christian association,
Mrs. Elbert .McPhaul, who was re-
tile
elected to the same office for
coming year.
Newly elected officers in
cabinet are, Betty McLean
the
of
Raeford, president; Betty Jo Mc
Millan of Selma, vice president;
Helen Sherrill of Fayetteville, sec
retary; and Sara Melvin of Kerr,
Ann Jordan of Wil-
treasurer.
m:t gton is
Bands, and
Sanford is
man.
chairman of Prayer
Madeline Carswell of
Sunday School chair-
Circle chairmen are Maty
Raye Freeman of Raeford, Lillian
Turner of Trenton, New Jersey,
Margaret Smith of Pageland. S.
C., Betty Gray Melvin of Kerr,
^Jetsv Workmil of Mebane, Wil
ma Ratchford of Bessemer City.
Anna Jordan of Bishopville, S.
C., Joan Williamson of Atlanta,
Ga., and Jo Pearce of Corpus
Christi, Texas.
SESSOMS JOINS
PAPER STAFF
Dougald Coxe, publisher of
your Hometown Newspaper,
this week announced the ap
pointment of Clyde Sessoms as
circulation manager and book-
keeper for Robeson County’s
Hometown Newspaper.
Sessoms resigned his posi
tion as cashier of the V&CS
Railroad in Lumberton to ac
cept this position. He reported
for work on Monday of this
week.
The Robeson
County Municipal Association will
hold its April session at the Fair
mont Hotel on Monday evening,
with Mayor Ernest Jones and his.
board of commissioners of the
Town of Fairmont as hosts to the
group. . .
Principal project for discussion
will be the plan for purchase of
sprayer equipment for purpose of
insect control in the towns of the
county.
Prizes Annonced For Fairmont
Fat Stock Show Friday, May-6
-—— erts Taylor, Howard Lewis, George
FAIRMONT.—Cash prizes total- Miler and Willis Fisher.
ing $169.50 will be awarded in the
Mrs. Alex McDaniel Jr., will
Second Annual Fairmont Fat Stock, minstrel director and
Show and Sale to be held Friday,
May 6, according to a statement
this week by the show committee,
headed by M. S. Huston.
The show is being sponsored
jointly by the Fairmont Chamber
of Commerce and the Civitan and
Rotary clubs.
The program will get under
way with a street parade fea
turing the Fairmont school
band, which will be followed
by the show at the Planters
Warehouse on Center street.
A pit barbecue dinner will be
served at noon by the Fairmont
Grange. •
tne sale will feature the after
noon’s program and the day will
be topped off with a Civitan min
strel to he held at the high school
auditorium at 8 o’clock.
Interlocutor at the minstrel will
be Ray Lewis and those With speak
ing parts will include Spencer
Scott, George Atherton, John
Prince, Jake Shockett, Wiley Rob-
the program will be
high school girls.
Schedule of
include:
Beef cattle
Class I, for
awards
included
a chorus
be
on
of
to be given
department.
4-H and FFA mem-
bers, $75; Individual fat steers or
martin heifers. Prizes will be award
ed according to U. S. standard
grades. Exhibitors of calves grad
ing “choice” will receive identical
premium money and ribbons.
Class II, Champion; the calves
in the “choice” grade will be pla
ced individually by the judges and
the first and second prize winners
will automatically be the Champion
and Reserve Champion.
Class ID, fitting and showman
ship: For 4-H club members and
vocational students who exhibit
steers in the show; first $7, second
$5, third $3.50.
Judging contest: Each 4-H club
and each FFA chapter of the
county is eligible to enter one judg-
given by Miss Julia Reed. Rev.
William Junkin, missionary
China, also talked ot “China
day” following the supper.
Rev. Paul Early
Accepts Call To
to
To-
RS Baptist Church
RED SPRINGS.---The board of
deacons of the Red Springs Bap
tist Church received a letter of
acceptance from the Rev. Paul D.
Early this week in answer to a
call issued by the church last
week, and Mr. Early will become
the pastor of the church on Moy
1st.
Mr. Early was here three weeks
Jones placed high in a three-man
race for the mayor’s post in Tues
day’s primary and Glen W. Bowers
and Harry Weinstein topped a
four-candidate field to win two
posts on the town commission.
Jones led the race for mayor
with 253 votes, against 182 votes
for A. L. McDaniel and 88 votes for
R. C. Bullock. The result gives
McDaniel the right to call for a.
second primary if he- desires.
Glenn Bowers received 395 votes
for commissioner and Harry Wein
stein 374. The other two candidates
Mis. R. ,R. Lewis and J. R. prince
received 148 and 67 votes, respec
tively.
The seats to be filled on the
board of commissioners are now
held by J. Wilbur Jones and C. L.
Tedder.
The terms of R. C. Bullock and
Pitt Fisher do not expire until
next spring.
Carolina,
resignation
Board,
cepted
Iy-
and
and
hereby tenders bis
to your Honorable
asks that it be a”
effective immediat
Btii
day of April, 1949-
/s/ A. B. Johnson .
members. The contest
composed of one class of
one class of hogs. First
ond $7.50, third $5.
Swine Department.
Class I, pens of three
A—weighing not less
shall
be
beef and
$10, sec-
fat hogs.
than 160
ago and preached for the congre
gation. He is at present complet
ing his work on his doctorate
I the seminary at Louisville, Ky.
1
VFW Blood Bank
of
RED SPRINGS — Members
the John Tucker post of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars are plan
ning to augment the local blood
bank by having its membership
Services Held For
R. A. McConnaughey
Tuesday Morning
RED SPRINGS.—Funeral ser
vices were conducted Tuesday
morning for Robert A. McCon
naughey at his home here. The
Rev. Thomas A. Fry, assisted by
the Rev. C. M. Gibbs of Fayette
ville, conducted the services. Inter
ment was in Alloway cemetery.
Pallbearers were: W. B. Robeson,
D. M. McMillan, A. S. McKeithan,
E. H. Alexander, W. R. Bullock,
L. V. Davis, of Red Springs and
of
E. C. Avery and William Avery
Morganton.
pallbearers were:
Honorary
P. McLeod, W. A. Stringer, J.
D.
C.
H.
McPhail, Mr. Bost of Erwin, J.
Townsend, Hector McLeod, of Ben
nettsville W. A. McKay, W. N.
Weaver, J. C. Graham, G. T. Ash
ford, Pete Stanton, Ben Campen,
P. A. Roberts, W. F. Renner, T.
no- more than 230 pounds each,!
first ‘’7, second $6, third $5.
B—weighing not less than 231
nor more than 300 pounds each,
first $7, second $6, third $5.
Class II, individual fat hogs.
A—weighing not less than 160
nor more than 230 pounds each,
first $5, second $3.50, third $2.
B—weighing not less than 231
nor more than 300 pounds each,
first $5, second $3.50, third $2.
Catawba County will get its first
hybrid corn variety and Turkish
tobacco demonstrations this year.
The tobacco demonstration will be
on the farm of Frank Ward of
Route 1, Newton, while C. D. Sig-
I mon of Route 1, Claremont will
ing team composed of bona fideconduct the corn test.
typed.
The present blood bank, made up
of members of the Rotary and
Lions clubs, with types on file at
the local drug stores, has been
called on so frequently in recent
months, and many of its members
have been called too often, so that
there is insufficient supply for
local needs. It is expected that,
the VFW roll will add some one]
hundred or more names to the
local lists to give a larger and more
readily available supply.
Turney Edgerton, J. D. McLean,
Jr., and Dr. John Bender, are in
charge of the arrangements and it
is expected that a typing, staff
from a nearby hospital will be
brought here soon for this purpose.
McMILLAN^ND CAMERON
IN NEW QUARTERS MAY 1
LUMBERTON.—McMillan and
Red Springs Opens
First Playground
RED SPRINGS. — Playground
equipment was installed this week
on the Sam Thomas lot on South
Main Street, by the Dilettante -Club
and. the playground is now open
for usef
The equipment was purchased by
the club at a cost of about $1,000
and was placed by Good House
keeping center of Lumberton, and
is the product of the American
playground equipment company.
Now in use are the following: a
castle tower, horizontal ladder, an
acting bar with three height bars,
a set of two see-saws, set of six
senior swings, set of three infant
swings, a 15-foot slide, two large
sand boxes, and six benches for
the parents.
The playground committee for
the club is composed of the fol-
The petition for the removal of
Mr. Johnson was filed with the
frinrt by Malcolm B. Seawell as
Solicitor of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict on April 11 and Mr. Johwsori
pled through attorneys for a con
tinuance until Monday, A,pril 18,
due to the fact that he bad had
no time to consider bis answer.
The petition alleged “that this
petitioner (Solicitor Seawell) be
lieves and so alleges that the de-
teydapt has in numerous vases
rendered void and erroneous judg-
’"lents while serving as Judge of
Recorders Court of St. Pauls Dis
trict - - - that the defendant as
Judge of Recorders Coqrt of St.
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
and real-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 instanter
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.”
Mr. Johnson’s resignation makes
the petition meaningless, since it
only asked for an order removing
him from office. No further action
: has been indicated.
lowing: Mrs. Tommy Tucker, Mrs.
E. H. Alexander, Mrs. G. T. Brooks ~ P !
and Mrs. McPherson Buie. ] S^^^^ rOllo
Money was made for the Pur-1 Q saa®^
chase of equipment at a benefit -■ ■
dance, a benefit bridge, and much 1 hsglWM »S??WK
of it contributed by citizens and VlsSilS fissosi
business houses of the town. I
PLAN ANOTHER
Plans are now underway for the!
purchase of equipment of a simil
ar playground for the Negroes
under the joint sponsorship of the
Cameron, Inc., expects to move
into the new store being built by
D W Biggs on East 3rd street,
on Mav 1 The new building is , Dilettante Club and a group headed
virtually complete except for in- by Professor J. T. Peterson. A
side finish, glass front,*and the location is being sought and plans
installation’ of fixtures. j for the raising of the money are
The auto parts firm is now locat-। being made, with an announcement
ed on the same street in a building of these plans expected next week,
just off Elm street. , I according to Mrs. Tucker.
H. Parler and Sam Edens.
Mr. McConnaughey was a native
of Burke County, the son of Mrs.
William Erwin McConnaughey of
Morganton and the late Mr. Mc
Connaughey.
After serving in the Medical
Corps in the AEF of World War
One he was associated with the
Erwin Cotton Mills of Erwin for
a number of years before moving
to Red Springs some years ago to
engage in farming and operate the
Red Springs Insurance Agency. He
had been ill for several months
and his death came Sunday even
ing.
Surviving are his mother, his
wife, the former Miss Margaret
Buie, two sons, Robert A. Jr., and
William J., a senior at the Citadel,
and a daughter Mrs. Ronald Bol
ing of Hendersonville N. C., and
one brother, W. E. McConnaughey,
Jr., of Red Springs.
Roger Snyder of Catawba Col
lege who has been spending his
spring vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Reece Snyder, had
as his houseguest over the week-
end, Bill White of High Point.
Miss Lorraine Thomas of Raleigh
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Edens
attended the wedding of Miss
Mary Lee Galaway in Hamlet on
Sunday.
New Baptist Building
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LUMBERTON.—Shown above is
the architect’s drawing of the pro
posed new educational building of
the First Baptist' church of Lum
berton which will face East 7th
street with a 61-foot frontage and
will extend back 94 feet. Work will
Start on the building on May 2, and
it is contemplated that the build
ing will be completed by Sept. 1.
It is to be built on a lot presented
to the church by the children of
corner of the present Sunday
school building, will be construct
ed of brick with slate room, and
will have hot water heat. It will
provide modern facilities for 600
children from babies through 12
years of age, and will be a com
plete unit for Sunday school,
Training union and kindergarten
use. The present educational
building will be used for inter
mediate and adults, and the Sun-
the late K. M. Biggs.
This 2-story building,
will connect with the
I day school building will be used
which ] for young people, music and
southeast 1 church offices.
mick, chairman of the cancer drive
for Robeson county, has announced
the chairman for towns and com
munities. They are as follows:
Lumberton, John Tudor; Fair
mont, Mrs. Jack Mitchell; Pem
broke, J. H. Hood; Rowland, Mrs.
Earl McKellar; Lumber Bridge,
Mrs. W. G. Marley; Parkton, J. Q.
Parnell; St. Pauls, Mrs. Lacy Car-
roll; Red Springs, Neill Clinton
and Mrs Lacy John; Maxton, Mrs.
Joe, B. Hord.
Proctorville, Mrs. H. H. Atkin
son; Orrum, Mrs. Carl Nye; Bar
nesville, Mrs. W. C. Walters; Mar
ietta, Mrs. B. L. Temple; Smiths,
Mrs. Sandy Kinlaw; Rex, Mrs. J.
S. Johnson; Rennert, Mrs. Kesler
Tolar; Philadelphus, Miss
Katie
Mel. Buie;, McDonald, Mrs. D. H.
Britt; Wakulla, Mrs.
Dan
Mc-
Arthur; Allenton, Mrs. B. H. Stan-
sel; Shannon, Mrs. Alford Quick;
Burnt Swamp, John
Carter;
Britts, Mrs. Z. W. Baldwin; Raft
Swamp, Roe
Townsend; Back
Swamp, Mrs. Mike Singletary; Sad
dletree, Mrs. Roy Lewis; Barker-
Ten Mile, Mrs. Grady Townsend;
I’urvis, and Raynham, Mrs. Char
lie Harcomb and Mrs. Fletcher
Pate; Smyrna, Neill Freeman.
Get 30 Years For
March Bank Robbery
Clarence Brewington and Chal
mers Lowry were both sentenced
to 30 years in the penitentiary in
the attempted robbery of the Scot
tish Bank in Pembroke on March
31. Both confessed the crime. They
drew additional sentences to be
served concurrently on several
lesser charges which totaled 45
pears each. The additional charges
included larceny of an auto and
conspiracy.