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Vol. 52_No. 51
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ONE OF ROBESON COUNTY’S HOMETOWN NEWSPAPERS
14 PAGES
^ed Springs, N. C.
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, 1949
Red Springs Presbyterians
Celebrate Three Score Years
RED SPRINGS — The sixtieth
anniversary of the Presbyterian
Church here was officially cele
brated on Sunday, June 26, when
* hundreds of visitors and church
1 members met here to pay honor to
the original founders and leaders
of the church. The celebration be
gan with a beautiful and impres-
I and passed it to Dr.
who in turn lighted
J. B. Black,
the two red
sive
service held in the church at
the 11 o’clock worship hour and
was later climaxed with a delight
ful luncheon in the dining room
at Flora MacDonald College.
During the morning service
prayer was said by Dr. J. B. Black
of Bon Air, Va., former pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, and the
sermon was delivered by the Rev.
Thomas A Fry, pastor.
A special point of interest on
the program was the "Memorial”
given by Miss Helen Buie at which
time specific recognition was paid
to Dr. J. B. Black and Dr. J. J.
Hill as the two living former pas
tors of the church: Dr. C. G. Var-
dell
two
of the church; Dr. C. G. Var-
and Dr. Tucker Graham as the
living Stated Supplies; and
Mrs. Rebecca Brown Buie and Mrs.
Annie Roberts Buie as the two liv
ing charter members of the church.
Miss Cornelia McMillan was also
recognized for her services as
church historian; Miss Eva Mc
Lean for her service as secretary
M of the Sunday School for 31 con-
T secutive years, and Mr. Joseph
Neil Buie, the oldest member of
the church and life deacon.
Following the above recognitions
honor was paid with white flowers
to the deceased charter members,
ministers, elders and deacons. The
deceased ministers were as fol
lows: Dr. J. M. Clark, Rev. S. M.
Rankin, Rev. C. F. Rankin, Rev.
R. W. Joplin, and Rev. E. W. Fox,
and Rev. John V. McColl, Stated
Supplies.
As the roll of the deceased char
ter members, elders, and deacons
was called, a representative of
their family stood in recognition.
The deceased charter members
were: John McLean (Miss Eva
McLean, daughter), Peter Mc
Queen (Mrs. M. E. Bragg-daugh
ter*. Margaret B. McQueen (Mrs.
M. E. ^ragg-daughter), John A.
McKay (Miss Emma McKay-sis
ter), Mary McP’herson (Mary John-
cousin), Sarah Margaret Black
(Mary John-cousin), John McCon
naughey Buie (E. L. Buie-son)
Mary Ann Brown Buie (Catherine
McConnaughey Brown -grand-
daughter); W. H. Carver, Oda
Carver Guerrant, H. G. Carver
(Miss Cornelia McMillan-friend);
Paisley McMillan (Mrs. Ruby Mc-
1 Millan Ray-daughter); Malcolm
Archibald Buie (M. A. Buie-son);
” Janie McMillan Townsend (Mrs.
Hannah Townsend Alexander-
daughter); William McRee Rob
erts (P. A. Roberts-son).
Deceased elders: ‘Dr.. B. F. .Mc
Millan (Dr. R. D. McMillan-son);
candles of the living charter mem
bers. Then small white candles
were lighted for the following
charter members by a representa
tive of the family: John McLean
(Mary Dillard-daughter); Peter
McQueen and Margaret B. Mc
Queen (Phil Bragg -grandson);
John McC. Buie and Mary Ann
Brown Buie (Catherine McCon
naughey Brown - granddaughter);
Malcolm Archibald Buie (M. A.
Euie-son); Sara Margaret -Black
and Mary McPherson (Mary John-
cousin); Ida Carver Guerrant, W.
H. Carver, and H. G. Carver (Miss
Cornelia McMillan-friend;) Paisley
McMillan (Ruby McMillan Ray-
daughter); Janie McMillan Town
send (Hannah Townsend Alexan
der-daughter); John A. McKay
(Miss Emma McKay-sister); Wil
liam McRee Roberts (James Rob-
erts-son).
Those out-of-town guests attend
ing the sixtieth anniversary ser-
vice held at the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, June 26, in
cluded:
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Rogers and
Rebecca Rogers of Whiteville;
George M. Palmer of El Paso,
Texas; Reed Winslow of Fort
Bragg; Lillian Bedinger, Pineville;
Mr. and Mrs. Max R. Steelman
and Randy Steelman, Mrs. A. F.
Jones of Hickory; Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. MacLeod, Bennettsville, S.
C., Mr. and Mrs. Frank McLeod
and Mr. and Mrs. M. C. McLeod
of Rockingham; Mrs. Seavy High
smith, Mrs. Ethel Highsmith
Ferry, Fayetteville; Mrs. W. D.
Keasler, Charlotte; Archie Howard
and A. W. McEachern, elders of
the Antioch Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. A. F. Lytch, Laurinburg; :
Mrs. J. C. Morgan, Laurinburg;
Mr, and Mrs. Dan C. McLeod, Myr
tle Beach, S. C.; Mr. George Mc
Leod, Johns; Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
McQueen, Lumberton; Sarah Hall
Goodwin, Lumberton; Mrs, O. O.
Dukes, Lumberton; Mrs. K. J.
Chisholm, Maxton; Martha Ann
Roberts, P. A. Roberts, and
Frances B. Roberts of Gastonia;
Susan P. Roberts, Arlington, Va.
Franklin MacMillan Renfrow,
Matthews; Archie Byrne, Raeford;
Blake Watts, Bishopville, S. C.;
Mrs. A. A. McCormick, St. Pauls;
Mrs. L. A. McGeachy, St. Pauls;
Rachel S. Perkins, Chapel Hill;
Mrs. Aubrey Garner, Charlotte;
John McLe
daughter 1 );
an (Miss Eva McLean-
John A. McKav (Miss
Emma McKay-sister); Neil B.
Brown (Neil Buie-grandsoh);
Peter McQueen (Mrs. M. E. Bragg-
daughter); Major Jessie R. Mc
Lean; R. F. Currie; W. J. McLeod
(H. E. McLeod-son); Capt. J. F.
Johnston; David G. Robeson
(Bartram Robeson-son); A. D. Mc
Leod (Cliff McLeod-son); Lucius
McRae (Arthur McRae-son);
James A. McNeil (Miss Mamie
McNeil-daughter); Neil McKinnon;
John H. McKay (Mary McEachern-
cousin); G. R. Dupuy; J. W. Hod-
gin (Dr. H. H. Hodgin-son); J. C.
Snoddy (William Snoddy-son); A.
T. McCallum (Mrs. A. T. McCal-
lum-wife); G. O. McBroom (Miss
Lucille McBroom-daughter); W.
A. Bullock (Mrs. W. A. Bullock-
wife); Robert Chapman Sr. (Mrs.
Robert Chapman-wife); Hiram
Grantham (Hiram Grantham, Jr.-
son); Ernest Graham (Mrs. Ernest
Graham-wife); William McRee
Roberts (P. A. Roberts-son); D. E.
Smith (Mrs. D. E. Smith-wife); and
F. B. Thrower (Harold Thrower,
son).
Deceased deacons: Dr. J. L. Mc
Millan (D. M. McMillan-son); John
A. Brown; Daniel W. Biggs; Edwin
C. McNeil; Martin McKinnon (Mrs.
Martin McKinnon-wife); W. E.
Garrett (Mrs. W. E. Garrett-wife);
Hector Currie; W. P. Kay (Mrs. W.
P. Kay-wife); H. C. McIntosh
(Mrs. H. C. McIntosh-wife); L. B.
McKellar (Mrs.
McKellar-
wife); J. A. Byrne (L. L. Byrne-
son); W. J. Johnson (Mrs. G. T.
Adams
Brooks-daughter); J. Q.
(Mrs. J. Q. Adams-wife);
F. Neighbors (Mrs. E. F.
bors-wife).
At a candlelight service
Flora MacDonald College
and E.
Neigh-
in the
dining
-oom conducted by Mrs. Lacy Buie
the 17 founders of the Presbyterian
Church were honored with special
tribute being paid to the two liv
ing charter members, Mrs. Annie
Roberts Buie and Mrs. Rebecca.
Brown Buie. The service was held
at a central table in the dining
hall which was covered with a
white cloth and beautifully decor
ated with flowers. The table was
centered with a cake baked es
pecially for the occasion by Mrs.
Nannie Buie McConnaughey.
proximately 50 invited guests
rounded the table.
Candles were lighted in the
lowing order: Rev. Thomas A.
lighted a tall white candle to
sur-
fol-
Fry
rep-
resent the Presbyterian Church
Maxton Com. Club Board Meets;
Mrs. Hal Mapes, Hostess, Resigns
ROWLAND HAS
BEAUTY, BABY
SHOWS TONIGHT
No July Civil
Term ot Court
When it met to prepare the cal
endar for the July term of Civil
Court the Robesun Bar agreed that
the custom of past years should
be followed in dispensing with the
term. The term is skipped be
cause of the fact that a large pro
portion of jurors, litigants, and
witnesses will be occupied with
handling the tobacco crop and that
the term of court would work a
hardship on many and on
county.
the
Legionnaires
Install Officers
At Friday Meeting
MAXTON — R. F. Morris, Com-
mander of District 13 of the Ameri
can Legion, conducted the installa
tion of newly elected officers of
the Library Post 117 on Friday
evening of last week at the Com
munity Club. Officers installed by
Mr. Morris were R. E. Hellefisoh,
commander; Doug McBryde, first
vice commander; W. H. Stewart,
Jr., second vice commander; Mills
Kirkpatrick, adjutant; D. L. Stone,
Jr,, finance officer; R. F. Morris,
historian; Morrison McKenzie, ser
geant at arms; Alton Thomson,
chaplain; and members of. execu
tive committee: James Drennan, E.
P. Smith and A. E. Hellekson.
Percy Phillips, retiring comman
der, was elected as representative
Of the Legion post, on the Board
of Directors of the Community
Clubs, Inc., with James Drennan as
alternate.
It was announced that the post
Was sponsoring the Smith Park
MAXTON — At a meeting of the
board of directors of the. Maxton
Community Club, which was held
last Wednesday aftrenoon at the
club, the resignation of Mrs. Hal
Mapes, club hostess, was accepted
with regret and a resolution was
made to express the board’s appre
ciation to Mrs. Mapes for her ser
vices for the past three months
since the reopening of the Com
munity Club.
R. E. Hellekson, chairman, con
ducted the meeting which was at
tended by representatives of the
eight civic organizations who par
ticipate in Community Club, Inc.
It was decided that applications
for the position of club hostess be
made to Mr. Hellekson at the State
Bank by Saturday, July 2nd. Per
sons interested >, this position are
urged to do this at once.
The Community Club has been
open daily except Wednesday and
Sundays in the afternoon and eve
nings and is a most popular gath
ering place for the young people
of the town. The Snack Bar oper
ation showed a profitable margin
during April and May. A second
ping pong has been added to the
equipment as well as a number of
new recordings for the record
player. Other new equipment in
cludes silverware and chinaware
service recently purchased by the
board from club funds, to be used
for serving meals at the Commun
ity Club.
Municipal Assn-
Rowland's Guest
AI Monday Meet
Leigh Wilson was speaker at the
regular meeting of the Robeson
Municipal Association which was
held in Rowland Monday night.
Representatives of the towns
the county were entertained
of
at
si J per at Charlie’s Place, south of
R’wland, by the host city.
Mr. Wilson, a representative
of
ROWLAND
The
Rowland
Rowe Henry New Head
Of Fairmont Schools
Rides, and would receive a per
centage of receipts, operated in
Maxton throughout this week, lo
cated behind the business district
and owned by K. F. Smith of Fay
etteville.
Convention Reports
Reports of the N. C. State De-
Mary B. Flowers, Charlotte; Mrs.. , , _
Catherine McConnaughey Brown, : Pertinent Convention held in Ra-
Raeford; Mrs. Tillie Black McIn
tyre, and Constance McIntyre,
Goldsboro; Mrs. Eleanor Roddick
Dew, Latta, S. C.; Dr. and Mrs.
James B. Black, Bon Air Va.; Mrs.
Junius Goodwin, Lumberton: Mrs.
Fodie Buie Kenyon, Washington,
D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. T. H. O’Han
lon, Fayetteville.
(Buddy and Eddie O’Hanlon,
Fayetteville; Mrs. Josephine J.
Kay and William B. Kay, Jr.,
Elizabethtown; Mrs. J. P. Jack-
son, Columbia, S. C.; Mrs. Cyrus
Thompson, Raleigh; Capt. and
Mrs. James M. Roberts, Alexan
dria, Va.; Rev. and Mrs. J. W.
Mann, Antioch; J. W. Mann, Jr.,
Antioch; Mrs. Leonard Heffner
and Caroline and Tommy Heffner
of Newton; Mrs. J. W. Tompkins,
S. C.; Miss” Tommie
Columbia,
Tompkins, Columbia, S. C.; Mrs.
William A. McInnis, Columbia, S.
C.: Mrs. A. McEachern, Antioch.
Miss Joan Elliott, Blacksburg,
S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. William Huske,
Fayetteville; Malcolm A. Buie, Jr.,
Asheboro; Miss Lena Flowers,
Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Coxe and Janet and James Coxe
of Bennettsville, S. C.; Mrs. J. W.
Hasty and Pat of Maxton; Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Gibson of Bristol, Tenn.,
and Miss Daphne Gibson, Bristol,
Tenn.
New Springs REA
Office To Open
RED SPRINGS—D. J. Dalton of
Raeford, manager of the Lumbee
River Electric membership cor
poration, announced Monday that
the newly constructed R. E. A.
office building and warehouse in
Red Springs is being equipped and
furnished this week and will be
occupied on Tuesday, July 5. This
building, located on the Lumberton
road, is one of the most modern
brick designs in this area.
laigh were heard by delegates Per ¬
cy Phillips and R. F. Morris, with
the N. C. League of Municipalities
discussed the activities of the
state organization in Raleigh dur
ing the last term of the legisla
ture. He said that the league ac
complished little tangibly but that
the activity of the league was felt
more than ever before and another
legislature would take its demands
more seriously. Mr. Wilson said
that much of the recognition re
ceived by the state organization of
cities was due to the fact that the
Robeson association was so very
James Drennan reporting on his
initiation to membership in the 40
and 8. Mr. Morris was duly recog-1 pushing through legislation
nided and his election confirmed [ better city government.
by the State department as Dis-
active through its legislators
in
for
' trict Commander. J. R McKenzie !
land J B Hood, members of the
Scotland Post 50 of Laurinburg,
were named as delegates to the
tional convention tobe held
Philadelphia in late August.
Refreshments were served by
entertainment committee.
Office Machine
Laboratory at PJC
na-
Robeson County has the only
county association of municipali
ties in the state and the N. C.
League of Municipalities hopes
that other counties will organize
in to exchange ideas and information
the
MAXTON — A new modern bus
iness machine laboratory has been
added to the business department
of Presbyterian Junior College and
a course in Office Practices and
machine methods will be offered
beginning with the fall semester
on September 6, 1949. The course
will be added to the present busi
ness administration curriculum.
The business machine laboratory
will be one of the most modern
and complete of its type in the
state. Machines that will be used
in the course are the: Burroughs
Bookkeeping machine, Burroughs
Posting Machine, Marchant Calcu
lator, Monroe Calculator, Check
Writer, Mimeographing Machine,
Nine and Seven Column Adding
! and Listing Machines, the Ten-
I Key Adding-subtraction Machine,
. and the Addressograph.
; The new course under the direc
tion of Professor J. H. Edmondson
will include instruction in office
technique, office practice and man-
agement and the proper use
care
of office machines.
Attend Conference
and
MAXTON—Attending the Young I
People’s Conference of Fayette-
"ille Presbytery which is being
held this week at Flora MacDonald
The Lumbee River Electric Cor-i ~— ..—.- «. -•---
poration, a rural electrification ad- Col lege ni Red Springs
ministration concern covering' Ann McLeod, Ann Nash Maynard,
Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland I Sally Ja»»es, Jean Morris, Peggy
Jean Thomas and Flora Lou Mor-
counties, was chartered in 1940
and its home office, under the
supervision of Mr. Dalton,
been operated in Raeford up
the present time.
Fire Damages
Warehouse Roof
, are Misses
has
to
FAIHMONT^="T i he roof of Plan-
tres Warehouse was damaged
slightly by a fire which broke out
Monday about the middle of the
afternoon. Damage was estimated
at $10 or $15.
The Fairmont volunteer fire de
partment had the blaze out a short
while after it was reported.
gan. These six girls are delegates
of the First Presbyterian Church
and members of the senior fellow
ship group.
The conference is being directed
by Rev. Richard Gammon of Dunn
well-known in this community,
having served as assistant pastor
in the Presbyterian Church during
the summer of 1942. Mrs. Gammon
the former Miss Flora MacDonald
of Carolina, is director of recrea
tion and Rev. J. I. Knight of Row-
land is head counselor. Young peo
ple aged 15 years and older from
all over Fayetteville Presbytery
will be present at the conference
which will close with breakfast
Saturday morning.
on city government. The past
years work of the county associa
tion was directed by its first presi-
dent, E.
Springs.
St. Pauls
group.
H. Alexander of Red
Mayor Fred R. Keith of
is the new head of
New Robeson
40 & 8 Officers
Are Installed
the
New officers of Robeson County
Voiture No. 1337 of the Forty and
Eight were installed at the June
promenade held Monday night,
June 27, at the cabin of F. K.
Biggs it Lumberton.
Officiating at the
was Clarence Smith
installation
of Raleigh,
GrandChemin de Fer of the North
Carolina 40 & 8, and candidate for
Grand Chef de Gare Nationale.
The new officers are:
Chef de Gare, Furman K. Biggs,
Lumberton; Conductuer, Charlie
Perry, Pembroke; Chef de Traill,
Robert H. Littleton, "Pembroke;
Correspondant, Dougald Coxe, Red
Springs; Commissaire
Intendant J
Lacy Carroll, St. Pauls; Medicin,
Dr. Marion Pate, St. Pauls; Au-
monier, A' E. Watson, Rowland;
Commis Voyaguer, Sam Thomas,
Red Springs; Lampsite, J. H. Mc
Collum, hairmont; Garde de la
Porte, Hubert Welsh, Lumberton,
Photo Firm To
Have New Store
LUMBERTON—Bill Hughes has
begun rebuilding of the interior of
the building just leased by him on
East Third Street. When work is
complete on the store (formerly
occupied by McMillan and Came
ron)- his camera supply business
will be moved there from its pres
ent location above Helms Jewelry.
Mr. Hughes says that his photo
graphic studio will be maintained
at its present location and that.his
retail business will be in the new
location. Facilities for making
photographs will be maintained at
both places. No estimate is made
j on when the move will be, probably
I not for 60 days.
ft. T. Gaitley
Services Held
On Wednesday
RED SPRINGS—Robert Thomas
Gaitley died at Thompson Hospital
in Lumberton on Monday night at
half past nine o’clock. Mr. Gaitley,
who was born in Richmond Coun
ty on August 15, 1870, the son of
Isaac and Katherine Crouch Gait
ley, had been in declining health
for the past 8 years.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Annie Culbreth; four
daughters, Mrs. Wallace Chandler
of Franklinville, Miss Martha Gait
ley, secretary of the First Presby
terian Church in Fayetteville, and
Misses Jean and Helen Gaitley
the home;
Gaitley of
Gaitley of
Gaitley of
sister, Mrs.
land, and
Chandler,
Chandler,
Funeral
Junior Woman’s club is holding a
beauty contest at the
school tonight, Thursday,
at 8 p.m. Each merchant
soring a favorite beauty
Rowland
June 30,
is spon.
and the
winner will be crowned Miss Row-
land.
A baby popularity contest is be-
jing sponsored by the club at the
same time with two age groups—
up to three years and three to six
years. A prize will be awarded the
boy and girl winner in each group.
Pictures are on exhibit in the win
dow of the Rowland Drug compa
ny where the votes may be cast.
County FHA Staff
At State Meeting
three brothers, E.
Florence, S. C.; J.
Norfolk, Va., and I.
of
D.
B.
Front Royal, Va.; one
G. V. McPhail of Row-
two grandsons, Wallace
Jr., and Robert Gaitley
of Franklinville.
services were conducted
at Trinity Methodist Church in
Red Springs on Wednesday after
noon at four o’clock, by his pas-
tof, the Rev. Graham Eubank, as
sisted by Rev. Walker B. Healy,
D. D., pastor of the First Presby
terian Church in Fayetteville. In
terment was in Alloway cemetery.
LEGION BACKS
AMUSEMENTS
MAXTON — Under the auspices
of the local American Legion post,
Smith Park Rides arrived in town
on Monday of this week under the
management of K. F. Smith of
Fayetteville. Located back of the
business district, near Standard
Plywoods, the rides will be oper
ated each evening this week thru
Saturday night with a special mat
inee performance on Friday after
noon from one to five. Prices will
be reduced for all children attend
ing.
Smith Park Rides consists of a
$15,000.00 merry-go-round, electric
swings and a ferris wheel. Out
standing feature of the merry-go-
round, only one of its kind in the
states, are two sets of miniature
stationary horses for small chil
dren. No concessions will be fea
tured and the public is invited to
attend. Mr. Smith stated that he
had 14 persons in his employ for
the safe and efficient operation of
his rides, and that the purpose of,
Smith Park Rides was to bring
good clean recreation to towns of
North Carolina.
Presbytery Set
For Maxton and
PJC July 12
MAXTON —
tery will meet
mer session at
College at 10:0
July 12, 1949.
Fayetteville Presby-
in its regular sum-
Presbyterian Junior
A. M., on Tuesday,
The date of the
meeting was set at a called meet
ing of Presbytery at Laurinburg
Presbyterian Church last Tuesady
at eleven o’clock. The called meet
ing was held for the purpose of
I complying with constitutional re
quirements in moving up the date
of the summer meeting from a
later date to July 12. The Rev. E.
L. Stoffel of Maxton, presided and
the meeting was attended by ruling
elders, D. McB. Austin, Maxton,
and M. M. Clark, McP’herson
Church. Ministers attending the
called meeting were Mr. Stoffel, S.
H. Fulton, B. O. Shannon, Frank
Blue, and Louis LaMotte.
About a hundred and fifty rep
resentatives of thechurches are
expected at the July 12th meeting
of Presbytery. The sessions will
not interfere with the summer
school now in progress at Presby
terian Junior College and the mem
bers of the Presbytery will have
lunch with the summer school
dents in the college cafeteria.
Maxton Softball
stu-
MAXTON —Schedule of softball
games to be played in the Maxton
Softball league are:
Thurs., June 30—Wiley Steed vs:
High School.
Fri., July 1—PJC vs. Wiley Steed.
Tues., July 5—High School vs.
PJC.
Scotland League
No games for the Scotland Coun
ty League for next week have been
scheduled because of the 4th of
July holiday.
RECREATION
MENS SOFTBALL LEAGUE
RED SPRINGS—Biggest upset
in the mens league this past week
saw Home Furniture, now known
as the Methodists, score a 11 to
7 victory over the strong Singleton-
McMillan team. The Methodists,
usually a weak team,, looks like
they will be hard to beat from
their clean cut victory over Claude
Simpson’s slugging Sing Mac crew.
Blake Watts falling behind in the
home run race, nevertheless, slap
ped out a perfect 5 for 5 to lead
the church goers. Bob McKeller’s
three hits, including a home run,
was the best stick work on the
part of the Sing Macs.
In other games, played this week,
the Preps, strongest and only un
defeated team in the league, down
ed the winless Baptists in a run
away 24-6, and the Robbin Round
ers by a 6-4 count, but not before
the Rounders threw a scare in the
leaders’ faces. The Preps came
from behind in the late innings to
T. D. Anderson, county super
visor of the Farm Home Adminis
tration, and his staff, W. E. Clark,
Miss Cora L. McDuffie, and Miss
Gertrude Hinds, attended a three-
day state meeting of the. FHA per
sonnel held in Raleigh last week
at the Sir Walter Hotel.
Miss McDuffie was one of the
recipients of the ten-year service
awards made at the meeting.
Theme of the program, “‘Better
Farming for Better Living,” was
Introduced on the opening day by
State FHA director, J. B. Black
Mr. Slack said that in the past 14
years thousands of B. C. farm
families have come to the agency
for help with "no assets other than
their own labor, their integrity, and
their ambition to better their lot
The greatest thing we have done
. . . has been to help them help
themselves.” Mr. Slack said that
when a borrower ceases to make
progress in better
“we must move on
lies who need the
idea was reiterated
farming then
to other fami-
services.” This
by Dillard B.
Lasseter and, in the afternoon by
Marcus B. Braswell, both of Wash
ington, D. C.
State and national farm experts
and officials talked and led dis-
cussions during
of the meeting,
ers was . Edwin
tive officer of
office, who is a
the next two days
One of the speak-
Tiddy, administra.-
the Raleigh FHA
native of the Phil-
score their triumph and remain
undefeated.
The High School team stayed in
second place in the standing by
eking out two games the past
week. They downed the Method
ists 12-4 last week in the rain, and
then came back with a close 12-11
victory over the strong National
Guard team.
The standing:
adelphus section and ’.no was for
several years vocational , agricul
ture teacher at Phi.adelphus.
: The three day session was con
cluded with a barbecue on Thurs
day night,; attended by 200 FHA
employees and their friends.
Preps .... .
High School
Sing Mac
Rounders
Methods
Nat. Guard .. .
Baptist .. .
JUNIOR LEAGUE
In the only game played
week the Pembroke Scouts
2—2
2—3
last
were
leading the town team by a one
to nothing score when play was
halted by rain. Games this week,
which are played every Wednes
day and Thursday in the four
team league, finds the Pembroke
Scouts playing the Mill Scouts.and
the Town Team tangling with tho
combination boys. Each game will
.start at four-thirty o’clock. All
games will be
diamond.
GIRLS
In the first
played on the local
SOFTBALL
girls -softball game
the Methodist-Baptist team eaked
out a 15-14 decision over the Pres
byterians, scoring the winning run
in the bottom half of the seventh
inning. Games this week finds the
Presbyterians playing the Baptist
team from the mill. The Baptist-
Methodist team received a bye.
TUESDAY SCORES
High School 12, National Guard
11.
Methodist 11, Singleton-McMillan
7.
Preps 18. Baptist 4.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
High School vs. Preps.
Singleton-McMillan vs. National
Guard.
Baptist vs. Rounders.
Methodist, bye.
Junior League Wednesday, June
Scouts vs. Mill.
Town vs. Combination.
Town vs. Mill.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
Scouts vs. Combination.
CARD BENEFIT
SET FOR JULY 11
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MAXTON—Plans are being com
pleted for the bridge benefit which
will be sponsored by the Junior
Woman’s Club on Monday evening,
July 11, at eight o’clock at the
Community Club. Mrs. R. R. Doak
is chairman of the project and will
be assisted by other club members.
Since the date set for the bene
fit party is the regular meeting
date of the club, a brief business
session will be held at the club
at 7:30 followed by
contract, rummy
freshments will be
tractive prizes will
the evening of
or rook. Re
served and at
be awarded. A
door prize will also be presented
to the person holding the lucky
number of the evening.
Tickets may be obtained from
Mrs. Doak or other club members,
all cf whom are urged to get up
at least one table for that project.
It is hoped that all Maxton bridge
fans will make plans to attend the
bridge benefit on July 11. Pro
ceeds will go for local public wel
fare and community projects of
the Junior Woman’s Club.
The American Legion post 117 is
selling soft drinks at the softball
diamond this week in an experi
ment as to the advisability of sell
ing them during the softball games
this summer. It was decided to try
out this project for this week at
the monthly meeting held last i conservation and Development’s
week. Patrons of the softball two forest nurseries last year, and
games are urged to express their more than nine million will be bar-
opinions. 1 vested this fall.
Six and one half million seedlings
were grown in the Department of
Conservation
Library Drive
Held Last Week
MAXTON -^ A fund-raising Cam
paign for $700 for the Gilbert Pat
terson Memorial Library was held
last week conducted by the Library
Committee and approximately forty
volunteer workers on Thursday af
ternoon.
The group met at the library
instructions given by Mrs. R. E.
Williams, treasurer, and Rev. For
rest Young, committee member,
and then made a complete can
vass of the town as far as possible.
To date, however, the final report
of all workers has not been made,
stated Mrs. W. H. Hasty, who is
serving as chairman of the drive.
Members Of the Library Commit
tee wished to thank those who
helped with the drive and to urge
Maxton residents who have not
contributed to do so immediately,
as the $700 goal has ont been reach
ed to date. This money is necessary
to pay the librarian’s salary and
other library expenses for the com
ing year beginning July 1st.
Rites Monday For
Rowland Wreck
Victim
Funeral services were held Mon
day morning for Mrs. John P. Rob
ertson, 22, who lost her life in an
automobile
night. Mrs.
employed at
tion agent’s
since 1945.
accident Saturday
Robertson has been
the home demonstra-
office in Lumberton
Her home was in
Rowland where her husband oper
ates a dry cleaning establishment.
The accident occurred five miles
south of Red Springs on the Pem
broke road when she lost control
of the car she was. driving and it
overturned, throwing her out of
the vehicle.
Surviving Mrs. Robertson are
her husband; her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. G. Prevatte; a brother,
John Leslie of Red Springs; five
sisters, Barbara Ann of Red
Springs, Ella Pearl of Lumberton,
Mrs. Dan McQueen of Whiteville,
Mrs. Boyd Robinson of Shallotte,
and Mrs. Luke Kinlaw of Smith-
*ield.
The
home
ment
funeral was held from the
of her parents and inter-
was in the Smith cemetery.
Services were conducted by Rev.
D. H. Dulin, pastor of the
'and Presbyterian Church.
Commissioners
Meet July Sth
Row-
County Manager W. (Peavine)
Reynolds has announced that the
regular first Monday meeting of
the County Commissioners will be
held on the following day, Tuesday,
July 5,
ing of
offices
Both
because of the holiday clos-
business houses and county
for Independence Day.
balloons and rockets are
contributing to man’s knowledge
of conditions in upper spaces many
miles above the earth; balloons
carry self-recording instruments
, to nearly 20 miles, while rockets
I take them into the 70-miie region.
PAIRMONT — Rowe Henry, a
veteran of 26 years in school work,
has been named superintendent of
the Fairmont City Schools.
Henry, who conies here from
Morven, where he has been city
superintendent for the past eight
years, will officially begin his
new duties July 1.
He succeeds B. E. Littlefield, who
July 1 takes up his new duties as
Robeson County School Superin
tendent.
A native of Waynesville, Henry
attended Peabody college, Nash
ville, Tenn., and Western Carolina
Teachers College, Cullowhee. He
has done graduate work at the
University of North Carolina and
extension work at State college.
He has worked with schools in
Swain, Gaston, Hyde, and Johns
ton counties in addition to his work
at Morven in Anson county.
The new superintendent is mar.
ried to the former Miss Margaret
Thomas of Morven and they have
one daughter, Martha Annie, 3
years old.
They are members of the Metho
dist church and Henry was a mem
ber of the Morven Civitan club.
Henry expects to move his fam
ily to Fairmont as soon as living
quarters are found.
Long Week-End
For Fourth
Most of the county’s business
people will be on vacation Mon
day when business houses,
banks, government offices and
post offices take an annual In
dependence Day holiday.
Fairmont, M a x t o n. Red
Springs, and Lumberton will
be locked tight and most
stores in other communities
will also be closed.
NEWStBRIEFS
Typhoid Clinic
Typhoid clinics have been sche
duled by the Health Department
for both Red Springs and Robbins
Mill; Clinics will be held at both
locations on July 14, 21 and 28.
Red Springs clinics will be held in
the clinic back of the Scottish
Bank between 1:15 and 2:30 on
those dates, and at Robbins Mill
between 2:30 and 4 o’clock.
No Fish Tales
This Week - -
Too Hot!
Mr. “June” McIntyre’s popu
lar "Fish Tales” doesn’t appear
this week. "Mr. June” called
in yesterday and said that it
was just too
hot to write.
Instead, he said, that he was
going fishing. His column will
appear next week as usual.
TAKES CHARLOTTE
LUMBERTON—Joh n
has accepted a position
Price and Co., Inc.,
plumbing, heating and
JOB
B. Fennell
with A. Z.
Charlotte
air’ condi-
tioning firm, as air conditioning
engineer. Mr. Fennell has been a
distributor here of air condition
ing and refrigeration equipment
and has been representative of the
Hobart equipment company. His
family is still in Lumberton;. Mrs.
Fennell is deputy clerk of Superior
Court.
Tax Equalization
Meeting Tuesday
The county property reval
uation committee will meet as
a board of equilization at 10
A. M. Tuesday, July 5, in the
grand jury room of the court
house, to hear property owners
seeking adjustment of valua
tions. The county commission
ers will be in their regular ses
sion during the morning but
will sit at the hearing in the
afternoon to settie any possible
differences not otherwise
agreed on.
The county manager an
nounced the meeting yesterday
and described the meeting as
open to all who are not satis
fied with the valuation set on
their property.
NOTARIES
Appointed notaries public this
week by Gov. Scott were Charles
E. Leigh, Jr., of Red Springs and
Elmer O. Bradshaw of Lumberton.
Draft Board Staff
Vacations For Week
The office of Robeson County
Local Board No. 79 of the selective
service system, in Lumberton, will
be closed July 4th through July 9th
to allow the clerk of the board a
vacation.
Registration will be resumed lo
cally’ on Monday, July 11 and all
men who become 18 during next
week will be required to register
on that day or during the week
of the eleventh.