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Bill Rosco Penny of Lumberton
and Worth Oxendine of Fairmont
l ave had their driver’s licenses
revoked, according to the State
Highway Safety division.
The monthly orthopaedic clinic
will be held Friday, January 6.
1949, in the basement of the
Agricultural Building in Lumber-
ton. Dr. Lennox Baker of Duke
Vol. 52, No. 25
Red Springs, N. C
Thursday, December 29, 1949
Cousin 7 Hall Hurt
Legion To Have TURKEY FOR
Hospital, Durham, will be
geon in charge. Please
at the desk between 8
o clock.
the stir-
register
and 11
When Struck By Auto Special Dinner SCHOOL KIDS
Courtney Turlington,
son of
Mr. and Mrs. J.
Lumberton, has
managing
Engineer,
Lon.
editor
State
E. Turlington, of
been appointed
of the Southern
college publica-
Elbert Hall, 40, of Tolarsville,
was seriously injured about 10:30 1
Christmas night when he was
struck down by an auto on High- :
Macks Entered
Monday Eve
RED SPRINGS — It has
been
MAXTON—A delicious turkey
dinner was served the children of
• the Maxton public schools Tuesday
of last week, just before rhe
Christmas holidays. . The dinner,
Robert
and Mrs.
W. Taylor, son of Mr.
C. R. Taylor, Lumber-
been elected to Sigma
way 242, one mile northeast of
Bladenboro.
Taken to Baker Hospital, Lum
berton, he was found to have sus
tained two broken legs ;one break
a compound fracture.
And Robbed
RED SPRINGS — Mack’s
ton, has
Delta Chi, Journalism fraternity
Northwestern University,
Evansston, Ill. Mr. Taylor
merly was-on the staff of
I.umberton Voice and was an
nouncer for Station WTSB.
for-
the
an-
The Town of Rowland will
Aire $5,000 in bonds the first
January, according to Mayor
McR. Bracy.
re-
fl f
J.
Students Night
Al Baptist Church
FAIRMONT
Students night
was observed in the First Bap
tist Church, Fairmont, at the
evening worship hour on Christ
mas Sunday, at which time the
sermon was delivered by Law
rence Bray, son of Mrs. Mattie
Bray and the late Arthur
Bray
He
Duke
was transferred Tuesday to
Hospital for special treat-
of Fairmont.
Students at home
days who took part
j ram
Britt,
were- Jiminy
for the
on the
Byrne,
holi-
pro-
J ack
Arm Taylor,
Dorothy Mc-
Betty Car.
Floyd, Ida Rose McCormick. Jerry
Floyd, Bill Lewis. Bernatd Davis.
Tom Butterworth, Bobby Floyd.
announced by J. B. McCloskey,
■ commander, that a spaghetti din-
i ner will be served at the next reg-
Five
and Ten Cent store on Main street
■ here was broken into and robbed .
; some time last Thursday night or
, early Friday morning. The rob-
ment and reported to be getting , ber y was no ( discovered until Fri-
along nicely. ... 'day morning when Robert Marr,]
The
victim,
more
familiarly
known as “Cousin Hall.” was a
great traveler and was well known
in all parts of Robeson County.
Deputy E. B. McKeithan, who
investigated the accident, said the
auto which struck Hall was driven
by William E. Jessup, 20, of Eliza-
bethtown. The deputy said
accident was unavoidable and
no charges were made against
sup.
thej
that
ular meeting of the American
gion, Charlie Hall Post No.
on Monday, January 9. at 7 p.
in Legion Hall.
The American
will be in charge
Mr. McCloskey
Le-
35,
m.,
with
was
boys
bers.
all the traditional trimmings
thoroughly enjoyed by the
and girls and faculty mein'
ll was served at the regular
Legion auxiliary
of the dinner.
has also called;
, . attention to the concentrated
st ® manager, opened up, membership drive now being spon-
the intruders entered by break- sored b ^ he L ion t0 Secure
ing a skylight .on the root and th j ig r t f 148 member -:
dropping down to one of the court- Decemb : r 31 . There are 129’
ters in the front of the store. The no ; w on the . mentbership r011s .
Dues are payable to Loren Epton
or Mr. McCloskey.
Buy Flags
American flags have recently
been bought by the Legion for the
cafeteria luncheon plate price of
twenty 1 cents.
The cafeteria was attractively;
decorated in the Christmas spirit
by Mrs. H. M. Guyot. Tables were
covered with red cloths and cen
tered with white candles in red;
apple holders. Mrs. A. L. Mc-
Eachin is school dietitian and pre-’
pared the meal with her stfaf.
office was ransacked and quite a
bit of merchandise was taken out
through the back door.
As yet the robbers have not been
apprehended but several clues are
Jes- being investigated.
L. I. English
Lodge Master
Mrs. Dollie Guyton In Collision
Red Springs white and colored
schools and arrived last week.
George Forloines, superintendent
the Americanism committee, plans
MAXTON—L. T. English
elected worshipful master -of the
was
Maxton Lodge No. 417, A. F. and
A. M., recently and installed on
1 to present one flag next week to
Walter R. Dudley, superintendent,' Monday evening of last week at
One Of
Robeson County’s
. Hometown Newspapers
16 PAGES TODAY
5c a Copy
County Enjoys Quiet
Christmas Weekend
BAR ASSOCIATION NAMES FRANK
McNEIll DISTRICT PRESIDENT
Civitans Hear
Young Singer
Late T. A. McNeill
Honored By Group
LUMBERTON —Frank McNeill
of Lumberton was named presi-
FAIRMONT—The rendition
a number of vocal selections
5-year-old Billy Malambri
of
by
was
dent of the Ninth
Bar Association
Judicial District
at the
Christmas dinner meeting
Robeson County Bar Ass
annual
of the
ociation
the highlight of the Thursday
night meeting of the Civitan Club
at Fairmont Hotel.
Many compliments were heard
from members of the club on the
young singer’s program.
Accompanying him at the piano
was Mrs. Alex McDaniel, Jr. Fol-
Mrs. Dollie Guyton, 79, wife of
R. L. Guyton, died Tuesday night
at 9:10 o’clock at her home on
Bladenboro, Route 2, after an ill
ness of several years.
Funeral services was held Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the home. Burial was in
the Blackwell cemetery near the
home. The Rev. W. L. Jernigan
RED SPRINGS—Three persons
were injured in a collision be-
and one to Professor J. T. Peterson the regular communication.
.principal of the Negro schools.
Other officers of the lodge re-
(lowing the program, the Civitans
joined in singing Christmas carols.
officiated,
Gaston Hester,
her of the Oak
Baptist Church.
Surviving are
assisted by the Rev.
She was a mem-
Grove Free Will
her husband and
the following sons and daughters
i Dewey, Harry L. and Emmett
members of the Youth Choir and I Guyton, Mrs. Terry Davis and
I’aith Fi nnegan as soloist, render-] Mrs. Robert Adams, of Bladen-
i the music. Miss Doris Mor- boro, R. D. Guyton of Raleigh and
High school students
who
tail, educational director, recog- S. O. Guyton of Wilmington. Mrs
fuzed tiie students, and the bene-; Almeda Storms of Tar Heel,
(t^uim was spoken by the pastor. • Hele Ivey of Lumberton,
Man. Is Released
After Questioning
I. T. Lynn of Raleigh;
Mrs.’
and
41
tween a pick-up truck and a car
on the highway near Lumber V r W Orricers Will
w id o’ciocM saturday night about Hold Conference
cently elected and installed were
i R. F. Norris, senior warden Rob-1
ert W. Fisher, junior warden: F. ।
James D. Pope
LUMBERTON—Joe
released last week
been held in jail
pending a eononer’s
the death of Tansy
Adams
after lav
ford
Little, arrested
several
inques
Stoi
at '
ng
days
tane is still being held.
No new developing
case are reported
andchiictren
j grandchildren:
[ Ida Butler di
brother, Ed
Springs.
one sis!
Elizabeth
Edwards
seven great
01
Mrs.
.,ae
Red
on-
ame
the
eputy
Sheriff Ralph Freeman and City
Police Lieutenant Wilbur Lovette
who are investigating.
Adams and Little have admit
ted seeing Stone about an hour
before the presumed time of bis
death when all three were walk
ing east along the V&CS railroad
in the vicinity of Chippewa
in Lumberton. The body
was found Friday morn
three blocks east on t
in East Lumberton.
Clothing of the dead
01
street
Stone
some
tracks
man was
found some 75 yards east of the
Chippewa street rail crosisng at
the presumed site of his death,
RED SPRINGS
STORE HOURS
Beginning re Monday,
January 2nd, the stores of
Red Springs will ch at 5:30
each afternoon, it was stated
today by Tommi Tucker, sec
retary of the Mi r hants Asso
ciation. This closing hour will
be effective through January
and February.
Mrs. Chris Jacobs
Robeson county residents efi-
I joyed a comparatively quiet Christ
mas weekend and no accidental
I deaths were reported over the ex
tended holiday.
Churches throughout the
county held special services on
Christinas .day and there were
numerous parties and celebra-
I tions during the holiday.
Only a handful of minor traffic
accidents were reported in Robe
son county during the weekend;
although there were
deaths attributed to
accidents throughout
olina.
Police officers and
15 holiday
automobile
North
Car-
private citi-
jzens commented on the fact that
held here last week. , vmmT^h Seemed ^V 3 '’ ^
violence than in past holiday sea-
Other oiticers elected tor the j sons
: year were: James R. Nance, Fay-
: etteviiie, vice president; aim
Charles Hostetler, Raeford, secre-
j tary-treasurer. Members of tne ex-
: ecutive committee were: Norman
Person, Fayetteville, Frank Graay,
R. E. Sheats’ Father
Taken By Death
Elizabethtown,
H. Andrews.
Raeford, and W. E. Timberlake ot
Lumberton.
f ollowing the invocation by Fred
Brown the Robeson association
president, J. Dickson. McLean, pre
sented Judge W. C. Harris of
Miss Sarah Humphrey and
Holmes Davis, of Buie, were tak
ing Mrs. C. H. Humphrey to her
home in Lumber Bridge, from
Red Springs, when the accident
occurred The ear driven by Mr.
Davis, ran into an unoccupied
pick-up truck stalled in the road
without lights; The truck could
not be seen because of approach
ing headlights.
Mrs. Humphrey suffered severe
head injuries; Miss Humphrey was
I RED SPRINGS — Post officers
of the Sth district of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars will hold their
mid-winter conference at the VFW
club house here on January 8. J.
C. Frostick, treasurer; C.
Whitlock, secretary Doug
Bryde, senior deacon; L.
H.
Mc-
M.
- - , Charlotte, wno acted as toastmas-
LUMBERTON — James Durham , ter
II.
the
ing
in
Barrington, of Lumberton, is
new district commander, hav-
been appointed to the office
December to succeed Walter
Lawing. of Fayetteville, who re-
j signed recently upon leaving the
' district to make his home.
Stroud, junior deacon; Lee Ivey,
tyler, and James M. McNair and
M. M. McKenzie, stewards, and
Tracy Watson, chaplain. (
Thes • Officers wet? insuMed by
Joi .1 B. Regan, district deputy
grand master, of. St. Pattis,
Murphy McGirl is retiring wor
shipful master of the Masons.
Pope, 48, died Sunday in the Vet
erans' hospital, Fayetteville, where
he had been a patient since No
vember 11.
Tne funeral was h0d Wedaes-
pay morning from in/ heme oil
Vaioua avenue and burial was in
Meadowbrook cemetery. Dr. Phil
lip J. ivicr_,eaii, pastor of me Tlist
napust rnuren and pastor of the
, „ , .,. , , „ A junior vice commander of the
badly bruised and Mr. Davis sut- district will be named at this
fered a broken ankle and head in
juries.
meeting.
Saddletree Grange
Officers Installed
Music in charge of Myron Dun-
; Earl Knauff, of Jacksonville, . . , _ . .
state vice commander will attend cfe witn Mrs, Lewis Humphrey at
famil.
R. L
First
omciated, assisted by Rev.
Alexander, pastor of tne
Presbyterian church, and
Gardner Transfers
To Lumberton
the meeting and brief the post
leaders on progress of the VFW
program..
RED .SPRINGS—Announcement. Fire Destroys Home
has been made of the transfer of
Charles A. Gardner, manager of
Belk-Hensdale department store
in Red Springs, to the Belk-Hens-
Near Shannon
FAIRMONT — Mrs. Chris Ja
cobs. 85. died at the home of her ,
son, Will, in the Iona community
Monday around noon. She was;
born and raised in Robeson Coun
ty, the daughter of Jim and Sarah
Oxendine Jacobs.
The funeral was held Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o’clock from
Reedy Branch church with Rev. -
Clarence E. Locklear offiiating.
Burial followed in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are one brother, Bud
Jacobs of McDonald, three.«ons.
Alex of Pembroke, Hilary Atlas
of Lumberton and Will of Fair
mont, and one daughter, Martha
Jacobs, of Fairmont.
High School Loses
The Pembroke High school’s
. basketball teams, the Blue Angels,
and Yellow Devils, lost to Pros
pect Thursday night. The score for
the girls were 10-20 and the boys
I were 25-26.
Mr. and Mrs. T. K Teague vis
ited relatives in Clarkton and
I Council Tuesday.
MAXTON AND LUMBERTON COURT
SQUAD. SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER
The Maxton boys and girls
cage teams split a double header
at Lumberton last Tuesday night,
with the Maxton girls winning a
35-25 victory and the Maxton boys
meeting their first defeat of the
season in a nip and tuck struggle
to take a 47-39 verdict in the
fourth quarter.
Coach Raymond Peele’s quintet
were playing the Lumberton Pi-
fates minus Buddy Pulliam, their
star forward and his loss was
RED SPRINGS—The
oly homestead in the
community, occupied by
old Con-
Shannon
Mr, and
dale department store in Lum
berton, effective January 1. Mr.
Gardner will be ’ assistant manager; Mrs. James Ray and four children.
in charge of the 'second floor in was completely destroyed by fire
last Saturday
the Lumberton store.
The family plahs to move to
Lumberton today.: The Gardners
have resided in Red Springs since
the summer of 1947.
David Gibson has been trans
ferred' from Belk’s department
store in Laurinburg, where he
was assistant manager, to the
store here, where he will act as
manager. .
afternoon about
3
o'clock.
Lattimore •
Springs, who
time, noticed
Norris, of Red
was nearby at the
the flame# and en-
the piano was the attraction at the
regular semi-monthly meeting of
the Saddletree Grange at the
Grange hut. Officers for the year
were installed as follows:
Master, W. P. Humphrey’ ; over-
seer, L. E. Lewis; lecturer. Mrs.
Edwin Humphrey; steward, Leon
Davis; assistant steward, W. D.
Wellington; chaplain, C,’ E. dimes;
treasurer, Almond Baxley; secre
tary, Mrs. L. E. Lewis; gatekeep
er, Mitchel! Humphrey; ceres.
Mrs. D. G. Britt; Pomona, Nell
Lewis; flora,. 7 Mrs. Sarah. Clewis;
lady assistant steward, Elizabeth
tered the house arousing the chil
dren and father, who were asleep
at the time . Mrs. Ray was at her
place of employment.
The fire originated in a defec
tive flue.
Ann Humphrey;
mittee, Myron
Britt and Cora
chairman, Mrs.
rey; agriculture
executive com-
Duncan, D. G.
McDuffie; youth
Russell Humph-
committee chair-
man. Myron Duncan; home and
community s e r v i c e commit
tee chairman, Mrs. L. E. Veach.
The installing officer was Dep
uty Master W. K. Bethune.
rates then took the lead several
minutes before the final whistle
and defeated Maxton following!
five straight wins.
Girls’ Game
The Maxton girls saved some j
of the glory for the home town
I on that same night by winning
their game with the Lumberton
1 girls. The Maxton lassies over-
! came a 14-12 half- time score to
take the decision and bring their
record to two wins and four
keenly felt before the game was ; losses.
V over. High scorer for Maxton
was Center Bob Stone who
ped in 10’field goals and
three foul shots for a total
1 points.
Lumberton held a 21-20
Jo Ann Stone took scoring
drop-i honors, keeping them in the fam-
added Ry with brother Bob, who was
of 23 high man in the boys’ game. She
j scored 21 points for the evening, i
half The defensive and rebound work
time edge, but the Maxton team 1 0 f Horne and Young was also out-
forge din front in the third period | standing for the Maxton girls’
and were still ahead when the team.
-arth quarter started. The Pi
Re/. I. P. Hedgepeth, Baptist min
ister of Lumberton. Members of
St. Alban’s Lodge No. 114. A. F.
A. M.., of which ne was a member,
conducted the graveside rites.
Mr. Pope, a son of Mrs. Mollie
Jones Pope and the late Ira Len
non Pope of Lumberton, was born
on April 2, 1901. He entered the
Navy during World War II, and
was later transferred to the Ma
rine fleet, with which he went
overseas. He served on Guadal
canal and various other bases
overseas. He was a Shriner and a
member of Robeson County Post
No . 2679, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and of Lumberton Ppst No.
42, American Legion.
Surviving are his mother; and
two sisters, Mrs. C. A. D. Eakes
of Lumberton and Fayetteville,
Among special guests presented
were: A. A. F. Seawell, associate
Justice of the State Supreme
Pencil. Chai-lie Ross. Fred Bynum
t^ingres-myi Ertle Carlyle and
former Congressman J. iia.vi.ru
Clark of Fayetteville. Mr. Claris
introduced the speaker of the eve
ning, Richard E. Thigpen of Char
lotte.
Prior to adjournment the assem
bly stood in silence in memory of
the late Thomas A. McNeill, form
er member of the Robeson .asso
ciation and Ninth District solici
tor for many years.
Dinner arrangements were un
der the direction of Frank Mc
Neill who provided a menu that
included: quail, venison and ham
with extra trimmings, and for hi.
efforts he was “knighted” by
Toastmaster Harris with the aid
of B. Frank McMillan, as 'chief!
of huntsmen,” and presented with;
the official badge of the office, a
bright red hunting cap.
RED SPRINGS—Funeral ser
vices for Cornelius J. Sheats, 63.
of North Plainfield, N. J., who
died suddenly Tuesday, December
20, were held'from Memorial Fu
neral Home there on Friday, Dec.
23, at 1 P. M. Services were
conducted by the Rev. E. Glenn
Van Tilbury. Interment was
made in Newell cemetery, Stan
ton, N. J.
Mr. Sheats. president of the
Exempt
urvi’ M
)ouglas
Fireman's Association, is
by his wife, Laura B.
three' sons, Ken:
D. Sheats, of
Hainfield. and Roger E.
f Red Springs. N. C.
Roger Sweats returned
home here last Saturday.
Rotarians Have
Musical Program
RED SPkTKGS—H. D.
and Mrs. R. S. Monroe of
cross, Ga.
Christmas Present
Is Given College
Way
*tb C.,
North
Sheats.
to his
Baxley
was in charge of the short Christ
mas musical program given las’-
Friday night at the regular meet
ing of the Rotary Club at Legion
Hall. ' .
Special vocal selections were
given by *Clarence Ammons,- Wil
liam Morgan. Robert MisMilign
and Mr. Baxley.
Maxton Reports
Quiet Weekend
Leggetts Operate
Russell’s Barbecue
MAXTON—Chief of Police J.
W. McQueen reported an excep
tionally'quiet holiday weekend in
j Maxton. No arrests were made at:
MAXTON — A Christmas pres-,
ent to Presbyterian Junior college
was received from the college of
ficers, faculty, executive commit
tee of the trustees and finance
committee. Each of these groups
all during the long Christmas;
weekend, which is quite a record
hereabouts.
Stores remained open late on
Saturday night which was Christ- ■
mas eve, but were closed all day ;
on Monday, which was observed
as the legal Christmas holiday. :
The Stale Bank and post office
were also closed on Monday, with
all places of business resuming
FAIRMONT—Glenn Russell has
recently re-opened Russell’s Bar
becue on the Lumberton road and
the place is now under the man
agement of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
Legett.
Although specializing in barbe
cue. the new eating establishment
also serves short orders and com
plete meals.
PEMBROKE
Chief Harvie
met hsortly before Christmas and, their usual hours on Tuesday.
made .contributions and pledges to
the building fund of the college.
Additional gifts are now being
sent in by the other trustees. The
Building Fund goal is $50,000. and
it is hoped to have considerable I
funds available for expenditure in
January and February on the
building and renovation program
low in progress.
Recognition Day
Set For Students
Blue and his deputy, Roscoe Wil
kins, of the local police were given
new navy blue uniforms Christ
mas.for presents. The two men
look more “police-like” in the blue
uniforms than in the discarded
white ones.
More Maxton News
FAIRMONT-—Student Recogni- f ' Ifortick and son
tion Day will be observed at . Treddy. and Missus Louise ai d
Trinity Methodist Church Sunday j Ruth Seaboll, spent Saturday in
morning at the 11 o’clock worship
Troy, where they visited their
Special Services
New Year’s Eve
RED SPRINGS—Members
all denominations
are .invited
of
to
"tlend a special Watch service
1 aturday night at 11:15 o'clock at
the First Presbyterian church.
The service is held annually
and a program of special music
is being planned by Miss Carolyn
; service, it was announced this
week. College students and high
school seniors will be recognized
and several will participate on the
program.
Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Lane will
be at home informally to these
, students from 5:00 until 6:00 Sun
day afternoon.
mother, Mrs. N. L. Seabolt.
Holiday guests this week of Mr.
and Mrs. L W. A.-deison are his
mother, Mi
W. 1
Anderson of
Indiana, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Anderson of
Maxwell of
Chicago, Ill. Jack
Baltimore,. Md., and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Beard of Elkin.
W. Va. also spent Christmas with
them.
Honeycutt, organist.
Services Held For
Miss Ella McKenzie
RED SPRINGS — Funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday morning
at 11 o’clock at the Antioch Pres
byterian Church for Miss Ella Mc
Kenzie, of Shannon. Route 1, who
died suddenly early Monday
morning at her home She had
been in declining health for some
time. The Rev. J. W. Mann, pas
tor, conducted the services. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include a number of
niees and nephews.
PATES SUPPLY FARM WINNERS
ANNOUNCED: AWARDED PRIZES
are
PEMBROKE — The following 1
Tenants making the most tobae-
farm prizes for 1949. awarded co per acre were Troy Roberts and
;he Pates Supply Company.JGus Deese. Mr. Roberts received
by the Pates
Judges of Company Farms Tobac-
co Plant Beds on April 12, 1949
were James C. Oxendine and G.
D. Johnson.
Winners on the W. R. Beeson
farms were Gus Deese, given first
prize of $25 savings bond, and
Andrew and Hilton Scott, given
second prize of a $10.
Troy Roberts won first prize of
a $25 savings bond, and Belton
Jacobs won second prize of a $10
on the Frank S. White Farms.
a
$100 savings bond
Deese received a $50
bond.
Parker Locklear made
and. Mr.
saving
the most
crop. His
cotton per acre on entire
high was 385 lbs. line per acre oil
an eight acre lot. He received a
$50 savings bond.
The tenant family raising the
best year round garden, live-stock,
including work stock, cows, chick
ens, etc., was Andrew Scott. He
I received a $25 savings bond.