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4 Roundup » H^ Sam Mayers, a former resident of Red Springs, was shaking hands with old friends at the Springs last Friday. He was glad to be back after 27 years. His family moved from Red Springs to Ben nettsville; now they are scattered over the Caiolinas. Sam’s home is in Asheville and he has ben trav eling for a shoe company for 21 t years. Vol. 52. No. 11 Fred Pauls Eger. Norton has joined the St. theatre as assistant man- Two Robeson County residents were among the 91 students in the ^ College of Arts and Sciences at the ’ University of North Carolii a, who .made the Dean’s list during the second term of ision. They are of Rowland and of St. Pauls. the summer ses- Harold Dickinson Francis A. Yates Work has started at Lumberton City Schools of building a new classroom put of a portion of the old grammar school auditorium. The new room will be occupied by l a sixth grade section which has ' been holdii g classes on the stage of the Joe P. Moore building. 1 Pfc. William F. Edwards, 20, son ' of Frank Edwards of Fairmont, has recently been assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd batta lion, 31st Infantry Regiment, at Sapporo, Japan. Allen has filed Builders Supplies, Inc., suit in Robeson Superior Court seeking to recover from El bert McPhaul and wife $261.37, ai- 'legedly due on account. J. G. Hughes, Jr., has filed suit Robeson County Superior "ourt asking to recover said due on account from Tolar and husband. $898.70 Tasca The annual ingathering of the Rex Presbyterian Church will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Din- > ers, cakes, farm handiwork will be and all members produce and offered for sale or friends are invited to attend. Mrs. terton Murchison Biggs of Lum- was appointed district vice chairman of the Young Demo crats clubs at the state conven tion in New Bern last weekend. prints Citizen Thursday Morning, September 22, 1949 Festival of Janet Kennedy Is vs. The 3 to past parts of the county, bond issue was approved 1 in a referendum the spring. Maid of Cotton” of 1949. 11:30—Speech by Senator Hoey. 1:00—Open House and Formal Opening New REA Building Lumbee Electric Membership Co- RED SPRINGS, N. C Maxton Legionniares Sponsoring Carnival Methodists To Dedicate New Building Sunday MAXTON—Plans were sponsor an amusement which is being held this Maxton, at the monthly made to carnival week in meeting One Of Robeson County’s Hometown Newspapers 22 PAGES TODAY Program Announced Cotton I of the American Legion which was held Friday at the Legion Hut. C. A. Hasty was appointed in charge of this project from the post. Commander R. E. Heliekson ap pointed D. L. Stone, Sr., as assis tant finance officer for the organ ization and R. F. Morris and Percy Phillips were appointed as chair man in charge of securing program for the annual Legion banquet to be held this year in November. Jas. Drennan was appointed chairman of the food committee. commended by their comrades in The playground committee was the recent playground project which proved of much value to the com munity during the summer months and is still serving vital purposes.! It was decided that the age limit of children using the playground would be set at 12 years of age. It was announced that the an nual membership dues would be increased effective October 1st to $3.50 and all members were urged to join now, thereby saving fifty cents on their dues. Robeson School Bonds Sold One million dollars Robeson County school bonds were sold Tuesday to Alex Brown and Sons of Baltimore and Win ston-Salem at an interest rate of 2.668 per cent. The bond sale was the first part of a total of $3 million in bonds which will be used for school improvements in all RED SPRINGS—A full day of entertainment is included in the ! program announced today for the I Cotton Festival to be staged in Red Springs on Oct. 5. j Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, .United I States Senator and one of North Carolina’s most widely sought ora tors, will make the speech of the ! day, and has definitely confirmed 1 the date with program chairman, George T. Ashford. Mr. Ashford states that the pro gram will run as follows: 10 A. M.—Parade, starting at High School and proceeding to and down Main Street to the post office and back, to the cotton yard. ! 10:30—Cotton’ Fashion Show — showing the wardrobe of "Miss I. Murchison Biggs and John Wishart Campbell, Lumberton at-' torneys, this week qualified for: practice in Federal Courts. Their oath was administered by Deputy; Clerk Hann at Fayetteville. Plans For Group Ten Houses Made |y W. B. McLean RED SPRINGS—Plans for the erection of a group of eight houses immediately and two others this tall were told today by W. B. Mc Lean, on his return from Greens boro, where he was working out final details with the Housing administration. The group of houses erected cn lots owned by Federal will be Mr. Mc- Bean on East Fourth Avenue and Saratoga Street. Filling in of an then storm drain along the edge of Fourth Avenue is now being completed jointly by Mr. McLean rnd the j ion. Schell State Highway Commis- Brothers co struction company, operated by Thurmond ; nd Bruce Schell, will be asso ciated with Mr. McLean in the construction of the group of houses. The obstruction company started work tais week on a new home for Mr. and Mrs. George F. Spell, and expected to be able to start grading and foundation work on the other houses next week. Mr. McLean stated that all the houses will be FHA approved and will have 2 bed rooms, living room, kitchen, dining room and bath. He stated that they will be moderate priced houses and are being erect ed for sale at a pr; ;e lower than one house could possibly be built by an individual. Six of the houses will Fourth Avenue and two will Saratoga Street across from new REA Building. face face the LUMBERTON—A new $100,- 000 educational building for the Chestnut Street Methodist church will be dedicated Sunday by Bishop W. W. Peele of Rich mond, Va. A picnic dinner will be served in the new building after the 11 o’clock service and the de dication of the new building will take place at 2:30 p. m., it has been announced by the pastor. Rev. Forrest D. Hed den. White Cane Sale Started By Lions Blind Aid Group Rotarians Fete Teachers Of RS RED SPRINGS — The annual state-wide White Cane sale and membership enrollment in the As sociation for the Blind was started here this week Under the spon- sorship of the Lions Club. $25,000 is being sought to aid Miss Kitty Williams of Florence spent the weekend here with her sister, Miss Anne Williams. NEW POWER FOR THE CAROLINAS—Latest instrument for development of the Carolinas is this 120,-. 000 horsepower steam electric generating plant at Lumberton, - - which will be put into service by the Carolina Power & Light Co., September 30th. The first 60,000-horsepower unit will go to work at that time, and a similar unit is being installed. The Lumberton plant is a part of a $78,000,000 expansion pro gram underway by CP&L. It will provide over 750,00 0,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, enough to serve over 300,000 average residences. Lions Conduct Annual White Cane Campaign Lumberton Tobacco LUMBERTON With whole Winner Of High Home Ec Honor RED SPRINGSS—A letter recently been received from has Ral- done eigh that the home project : this spring by Janet Kennedy, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harold W. Kennedy of Pembroke has been operative (Radio Broadcast,) 2:00—Football—Red Springs Clarkton. 3:30—Calf Catching Contest. Some time during the day Chevrolet 2-door sedan will a be given away by the Red Springs Merchants Association. 7:45—Donkey Baseball —Rotary Club vs. Lions Club. On the evening before, Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Headquarters Battery of the 130th Battalion, AAA AW, National Guard will stage the Schools Friday RED. SPRINGS — The annual Teacher’s Night program of the Red Springs Rotary Club was held last Friday when the teachers of the Red Springs Schools were guests of the club. Due. to increasing numbers of faculty members of the public schools and the college, another nightwill $e required for the club to give a dinner for members of the faculty of Flora MacDonald College. James A. Graham was program Chairman for the evening. There was special music by' Alton Mc Neill’s dance orchestra, and Mrs. L. L. Byrne, contralto, was solo- ist. Greeting were extended by the i club president, Al Grant, and the! Rev. T. A. Fry and the Rev. Paul D. Early, made short talks. Group singing was under the direction of Hartman Baxley, song' leader for the club Up October 1 blind persons and to be used in: treatment to prevent unnecessary blindness, it was stated by William T. McGoogan, president of the,! club. One thi.d of the funds rais ed remain with the local club, e* d the other goes to- the state organi- zetion. Sam Laney is chairman of the drive and L. L. Byrne, Jack Beverly and H. E. Skipper are his committee members. The Red Springs club was sec ond only to the club at Warren ton last year in funds raised per; member. Warrenton raised $14 per member ai d the Red Springs Lions raised $12 per member. Just last week the local blind MAXTON — The annual White Cane sale is being sponsored this week by the Maxton Lion’s Club with Jack McGirt, as chairman, as sisted by Lion Ray Holland. The Lions clubs of the state assist each year in this sale and membership enrollment drive which is sponsor ed by the N. C. State Association for the Blind. Miniature white canes will be sold on Saturday ot this wert. in downtown areas by high school girls and citizens are urged to co- operate in this valuable sight con servation and blind air project. Plans for the White Cane sale were made at a meeting of the Lion’s Club held on Tuesday eve ning conducted by Lion President warehouse floors averaging up to 50c, individual crops up to 67.90c, and choice piles up to $1, the Lum berton Tobacco Market equaled its 1948 poundage in midweek, and was going as strong as ever today. The only differences, according to Sales Supervisor M. R. Alexand er. was that the total sales each’ day were off somewhat, but the prices appeared to be as high as ever, grade for grade. This meant plenty of room for all comers, he said, with prompt sales and top individual pile, went to Duncan 1 selected to send to Washington, D. McEachern and Ivey St. Pauls, A-> with the State Supervisor s an- who sold a basket of extra fancy. wrappers for a whopping $1 per pound. The last release of official aver age (A.A.A. or U. S. Government nual report. Janet was a first year Home Economics student of Mrs. Maud Ketchem Stanton of the Red Springs High school at the time she did this home project. figures) showed that the Lumber-: ton Market was averaging $8.07. Similarly, the last official Gov ernment reports showed that the Border is leading every Belt now, operating anywhere from 60c to $4.69. “We can’t say that Lumberton is at the very top of the Border, because we don't have the figures ori all the other markets,” Mr. prices. Lu-;berton’s 1948 record^ of 30,- 932, ^pounds, Avhich was equaled in mraweek, was the market’s goal Alexander declared, “but we are this" season. However, present in- iure its prices art right at the top, Each year the home economies ! girls do two home projects, super vised by their teacher, as a part of their regular Home Economics; work. For this project this past spring Janet took for her home project “Porch and Yard Improvement.” She painted the porch floor, a glid er, rocking chair, porch boxes, and raked the yards and planted daffo dils, tulips, croons an, hva.‘ '. I James Drennan. fund was called sight of a local Ferguson was glaucoma. The an operation for upon to save the man. Neal Archie suffering from fund provided for removal of his left Jewish Residents To Observe Holiday dications are that it will go over this mark several million pounds. This is considered a fine tribute to its fine corps of warehousemen and buyers, considering that the 1949 crop is off 10 per cent in weight. One of the top averages posted last week was that of Pitt Allen of Lumberton and one of his tenants, who sold 1,062 pounds for an av erage of $67.90. Honors for the high grade for grade.” “Our market is not only out of the block this week,” he continued, “but we are operating at anywhere from 50 to 75 per cent of our ca- pacity. So there is plenty of room school. for all customers without having to book space ahead. Each of our six warehouse firms has a sale ev ery day, and we can handle all comers.” eye, and treatment of the other so that it is thought the sight of the right eye may be saved. The op eration was done for the club by Dr. L. R. Hedgpeth of Lumberton at a reduced fee. Jewish residents of Robeson County will observe the beginning of the Jewish Year 5710 Saturday and Sunday, and their houses will be closed for ligious holiday. business the re- ; Joe Warren, who operates the . I Lions Club stai d for the Blind on MAXTON—R. F. Morris, 13th dis trict commander of the American Legion, announces that beginning October 1st, state and National American Legion dues will be fifty cents higher. Delegates at the re cent national convention approved this expected raise in membership due, 25c of which will go to the State Dept, and 25c to the National department. This increase will be used for Rehabilatation and for no other purpose. Headquarters of the Dept, of Three Plead Guilty In Pembroke Robbery Special Rosh Hashonah services will be held Friday night r x ” ”” at 6:30 West Fourth Street the ice plant, is another of those sightless folk who have been aided by the fund. Joe is an old-time minstrel man who did not get the glaucoma op eration in time and is completely blind in both eyes, yet he is earn ing his living as a merchant after receiving special training at the training center operated by the N. C. Blind Commission. at the Lumberton Hebrew Con-; gregation Synagogue with Student Rabbi Allen Rutchik of the Jew-j ish Theological Seminary, New: York City, officiating. Tree Trimmers In Red Springs Next Two Weeks RED SPRINGS—Durham Rat- crew North Carolina will accept the reg- ley, town clerk, states that a -A .. ,. i -’""’ a . 0 f tree sur g eons o f Shelby will be ular $2.00 dues if postmarked Sep- tember 30th or earlier. Adjutants i nd post commanders and go-get ters are asked not to hold mem berships longer as beginning Octo ber 1st, they will become $2.50. The membership quota for Dis trict 13 to 1012 members for the year 1949-50. E. A. (Pete) Sunday, commander of the Lumberton post, is district membership chairman of posts in Robeson and Scotland counties. of tree surgeons of Shelby in Red Springs doing work town during the next two beginning Sept. 26. for the weeks, Property owners have trees in need of trimming may secure the services of these men by Mr. Ratley at Town Hall, is done and charged for hourly basis. BACK AT PJC MAXTON FASHION SHOW IS SET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 23 MAXTON—The new trend in English, Ann fall fashions will be presented Friday night in a fashion show sponsored by the ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary at the high school auditorium at eight o’clock. Styles from nine shops will be shown including children’s fash ions and several period costumes “Fashions of Yesteryear,” which ire under the direction of Mrs. R. 4. McLeod. Mrs. G. W. Pulliam L is chairman of the show with Mrs. J. Chisholm, publicity chair- Leod, Isabel Kitchen, Ann Jackson, Faye Evans Eleanor Mc- Ed- Britt, wards, Betty Betty Snead, Maggie Greene, Mar- jorie McEachin, Magenta Stone and Judy Drennan. Children tak- man. Assisting also are Cotter. Festival Dance at the Na tional Guard Bldg., when the Na tional Guard Queen will be select ed. The successful young lady will preside over the dance and will ride with the runnersup in the National Guard float in the parade on Wednesday. Other National Guard units which will participate in the parade will be Battery A from Raeford of the 130th AXA AW and the Parkton Tank Com- Mrs, Sara Kirkpatrick MAXTON—Funeral services for Mrs. Sara C. Kirkpatrick, 70, for merly of Maxton, who died early Thursday morning at the James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wil mington, following a short illness, were held Friday at 12:30 P. M., at the Little Chapel on the board- walk at Wrightsville Beach. Dr. William Crowe, Jr., officiated. In terment was in the Oak Grove FAYETTEVILLE—Three Robe son County youths pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in United States District Court to charges of bank robbery with arms. One of the defendants, 19-year-old James Erstcn Blackwell, has been in the Cumberland County jail since July 30. The other two, 17- year-old Clifton Rice and 21-year- old Pasquel Rice, were released under bond about 10 days ago. Blackwell was employed as a Mrs. Frostick Hurt In Auto Accident MAXTON—Mrs. F. C. Frostick, who sustained a broken leg in an automobile accident which oc- cured near Durham last. Tuesday, returned home from Duke Hos pital, where she had been a patient, on Saturday of last week. cemetery in Maxton, with Rev. P. Moye of Bennettsville, S. I officiating at the graveside) Mrs. Kirkpatrick is survived calling Work on an Jimmy W. Brock and Luther M. Huggins re-entered Presbyterian Junior College on Sept. 5 for the 1949-50 session. Mr. Brock will E. C., by one son, two brothers and cue sis ter. She was a former Maxton resident during the time husband, Dr. Kirkpatrick Shoals, S. C., practiced here a good many years that her of Ware medicine ago. Maxton PTA Will Meet Monday Night MAXTON — The first meeting of the year for the Parent Teachers’ Association of Maxton schools will be held on Monday evening, Sep tember 26th, at eight o’clock at the grammar school auditorium. complete requirements for an as- The meeting will be conducted by sociate in science degree for busi-; ness administration. Mr.- Huggins is enrolled in the commercial de ¬ President Roger Gentry. All parents and teachers are urged to attend this meeting at partment. .He is out for football which time plans will be discussed °f for the annual PTA Halloween fes-l practice under the direction Coach R. R. (Peanut) Doak. which time plans will be discussed tival in October. clerk at the bank at the time of the robbery and was the first ot the trio to confess. The other; two defendants, the sons of a rural constable who lives six miles from Lumberton, later admitted taking part in the daring stick Pasquel Rice has been identified as the lone gunman who entered the bank on the aftrnoon of July 21 Blackwell, who had just re turned from a trip to the post of fice, arranged to have Rice admit ted on the pretense that he want ed to make a dposit. Rice scoop ed up $21,667 and then fee d Blackwell to accompany him. They made their getaway in an old model convertible, inwhich the vanner Rice was waiting. Blackwell, pretended to be a kidna- victim, was rescued near Fairmiint, where passersby found him tied to a tree. Witnesses today included FBI Agent Robert M. Stephenson, who testified that some $19,000 had been recovered, and Robeson County Sheriff Willis C. Britt. Others were Dr. John A. McKay, a psychiatrist at the Veterans Hos pital; Mrs. G. W. Baldwin, princi- Her many friends hope she soon be out again following six weeks that her leg must main in the cast. will the re- Woody Frostick, who was driv ing the Frostick car at the time of the accident, received numerous facial cuts and other occupants of the automobile, Mrs. C. L. Green and sen, Clyde, were shaken but unhurt. The accident occurred when an oncoming vehicle driven by a Dur ham woman attempted to make a left turn immediately in the of the Frostick car, which traveling in a slow lane of fic. path was traf- Mrs. A. H. Grant and daughter, Betty, leave today for Graham where they will visit Mrs. Harvey White. Mr. Grant will go to Gra ham for the week-end. pal of Long Branch School in Robeson County; and J. H. Hood, | cashier at the bank at of this and several other Hood stated that he sold the time robberies, his home in Pembroke and is now working in Lumberton. pany of the 30th Division. “Maids of Cotton” have selected from the towns of Pauls, Parkton, Raeford, Maxton and others are to come from oth er communities, who will be spon sored by local cncerns which have Hoats! The “Maids of Cotton win eRnter the theme of these floats d will als appear in the Cotton Fashion Show. One of the principal items ot interest of the day. will be the series of 25 window displays, which will show hundreds of the manufacturing processes apa manufactured products in: which cotton is used. These will be in the various stores of town, and many hundred of cotton products will be shown, as well as many ’ pictures which trace the story, of cotton from the boll- in the field, through hundreds’ of manufactur ing steps it goes before reaching the market in its various forms. been St. : er bulbs around the horn She also planted a. large flower ■warden. 7x100 feet, with 65 different kinds of flowers. Janet had flowers for all occasions and furnished many flowers for classrooms and banquets at the Red Springs High Carlie Tart Does Acts For Lions And Ladies RED SPRINGS — Carlie Tart, Benson’s gift to the entertainment world, was the headliner for the annual ladies’ night program of the Red Springs Lions Club this week. He was presented by Elbert Horton, program chairman for the evening. Mr. Tart’s clever songs, to the accompaniment of his trick guitar,: and his joke cracking, were well received. During the dinner Alton Mc Neill’s dance orchestra, which is being sponsored by the Lions. Club, played. Donkey Baseball The principal item of business attended to during the evening was reading the acceptance sent the club by the Red Springs Ro tary, accepting the Lions challenge to a' Donkey Baseball game to be held at Robbins Park on the eve ning of Wednesday, Oct. 5, as. the closing event of the Red Springs' Cotten Festival. Joan Hardesty Attends Meet Seoul Leader Training Camp Is Scheduled Joan Hardesty, daughter of Mrs. Bertha Hardesty, of Shannon, left Friday for Raleigh to attend the , fall meeting of the Future Home-1 makers of America executive board. Joan is the State F. H. A. Parliamentarian for this year. She; attended tne two-day meeting at which they made plans for this, year’s club work. Joan has served in many offices in the Red Springs F. H. A. club. She was secretary and treasurer for two years and president last year. She attended camp at White j Lake two years and was on the Sixty-five scoutmasters from the Cape Fear area have already reg istered for the course in Practical Scouting which will be given at Camp Chichamagi at White Lake the week-end of Sept. 23, 24 and 25. Two of the teachers will be E. Z. Blanton of Lumberton, who has had 21 years of experience in scouting, and Walter J. Pinchbeck of Pembroke, who is also a sea soned scouter. Both these men will teach two hour courses each day. Other in structors also will be present tp teach worthwhile courses. There will be demonstrations of activities in scouting, films on dif ferent phases of scout work, sug gestions as to the best methods of organizing patrols and troops included in the training course. The training staff met at Wonet Grill, Bladenboro, last week to set plans for the training camp. Those attending included J. R. F iole, Jr., area training chairman; Crump Blake, district training chairman; Bennett Kirby, Scoutmaster Troop 86; Commodore C. D. Brothers, all of Lumberton, and Walter Pinch beck of Pembroke. Synod Meeting MAXTON — Attending the an nual meeting of the Synod of North Carolina at Barium Springs this week from Maxton, are Reverend E. L. Stoffel, Rev. C. H. Maury member 0 of student council her and H. C. Cousar, Sr., a ruling eld- leadership council two years. Other school offices held by Joan are , „ . Freshmen year, secretary of stu- er in the First Presbyterian church. The first session of Synod open- en on Tuesday afternoon with the last session being held on Friday morning. Robins Take Weed Loop Honors dent council her Sophomore year, vice president of the Junior class, and president of the Senior class. ing part will be Bobby McKenzie, Martha Byrd Gainey, Jane Hasty, Claudia Smith, Bill Sullivan, and Carolyn Ann Smith. Mrs. J. B. McCallum, Jr., will be the pianist for the event. Presenting the smartest of their new fall styles will be the follow ing stores: The Maribel Shop and Carrowon’s of Maxton; Mo ¬ Mansfield Mills Reopening Today LUMBERTON—Mansfield The Robins scurried up a three-run rally in the 7th after two were out. Campbell hit for two bases, Ernie Brockman drew a walk, and Warfield put a line drive over the right field fence. Two more runs were tallied in the top of the ninth. gle. Tommy Guiliano hit safely, and the two advanced on a passed ball Carl Campbell hit deeply for a sin gle that scored both. Campbell stole second and scored on Don War- field’s hit. Warfield went to third when his ball went over the head of Shamrock Denning. Mass, the starting pitcher was relieved by Bob Mitchell, and greeted by A Parnell with a hit to deep right that scored Warfield. Dunn-Erwin got one run in each of the fourth, fifth and seventh. The victory was the third; straight for the Robins, having won the opener at Dunn and dropped the second game at Red Springs, then took the next three, and called Hearing On Airline Service Postponed Red Norris & Co. Take 4 Of 5 From Dunn-Erwin Twins Mills, Inc., which have been closed since July 1, will reopen today and all three plants will be in full oper ation by Monday, it was announced Mrs. Rufus Percy Phillips, Knight, Mrs. J. L. Pace, Mrs. J. Mrs. Neill Shop, E. McCormac and Mrs. W. H. Hasty. Participating in the fashion pa rade will be Mrs. Marcus Allen, Belk’s, Shop, and all of John -F. McNair’s, Sammie’s Louise Laurinburg; Gra- Icing the game with a four run ham's. Belk's and B. C. Moore’s, all of Red Springs. There will be an informal re- Mrs. Kenneth Welsh, Mrs. Bill hearsal tonight at 7:30 P. M., at Stewart, Misses Jean McQueen, the school and all participants are Mildred Patterson, Betty Jeaniasked to be present. rally in the third inning, the Red, Bed Robins won their second straight Tobacco State Champion ship from Dunn-Erwin Monday night when they took a 9 to 1 vic tory to make it four out of five wins for Red Norris & Co. it a successful season. Last the Robins won the playoff the Sanford Spinners, taking of six games. Billy Harrington was the year from four win- ning pitcher, his second win of the series, going the entire route both times. Harrington also set off the first scoring fireworks with a sin- The Twins popped up three times . „ - * in their half of the ninth to end this week by General Manager A. the game and the Weed Loop sea- Barocas 1 . . . , . The mills closed July 1 to give sen The Civil Aeronautics Board healing on Lumberton’s request for regular scheduled air service has been postponed from Sept. 26 to Oct. 6. The postponement wan granted at the request of Eastern The Red Springs team complete- workers a two-weeks paid vaca- ly reversed their play of the later tion and did not reopen, the man-; Air Lines, which is protesting ef- games of the season when they got agement said, because of market j forts to make a stop at the RoM- (Continued on Page 8) . and business conditions. son County Seat.