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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 1 SERVING WESTERN ( ROBESON—AND TOWNS OF MAXTON—RED SPRINGS PARKTON—ROWLAND ^e Scottish dittzen I THE SCOTTISH CHIEF FOUNDED 1837 ! RED SPRINGS CITIZEN FOUNDBD 1896 CONSOLIDATED 1944 PITH ISHED THURSDAYS RED SPRINGS, X. C. AND MAXTON. N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 28. 1945 VOLUME LVII NO. 24 IN UNIFORM ! Dr. Guy McLeod Alien Warren Home Dies Saturday Of I From Okinawa LT t Mil Miss Lucy Breedep Dies At Pembroke Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Smith re ceived a telegram Tuesday from Cpl. Alien Warren of the Marine corps, staitirug that he expects to come home soon. He arrived Monday in Mira- Heart Malady Miss Lucy Breeden died Thursday at the home of her sister. Mrs. J. A. Byrne at Pembroke, with whom the had made her home for 15 yea^s. Softball Tourney Planned For New M.% on Ground „ , ;She was a nurse of the staff of P'lt- Mineral Service For Well Known .man’s hospital until her retirement Reheat Rosman Physician Are Held, 15 years ago due to ill health.. «She mar, C after 18 months ser- Monday Morning. vice in the Pacific, the last which was spent on Okinawa. 3 of Webers Leave Friends will regret to learn that Capt. E. A. Weber, who with Mrs. Weber anel their small daughter, Jean Ann, have lived in Red Springs for the past 2 years, has been transfer red from ■ ie Laurinburg-Maxton Army 1 airbase to Alliance, Nebraska. The Webers left last Tuesday for Mrs. Weber’s home in Indianapolis, Ind. On New Ship Fred Junior Hall, 18, seaman 1st class, USNR, of Pembroke, N. C., has arrived at the Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va., to undergo training for duties aboard a new destroyer of the Atlantic Fleet. Hall is a veteran of 14 months’ duty a- board a destroyer in the Atlantic. He wears the American theatre ribbon and the European-African-Middle Eastern theatre ribbon with two stars. He is the son of D. Hall of. Lumber Bridge. He attend Union Chapel high school. Dr. Walter Guy McLeod, eldest son of Mrs. R. L. McLeod and the late Mr. McLeod, died suddenly Sat urday morning about 7 o’clock in a Hendersonville hospital, where he had gone for treatment the previous night at 9 o’clock. He had attend ed to his duties as physician in Ros man as usual Friday, making a call late in the afternoon. The physician who treated him at the hospital in Hendersonville, a close personal friend, did not consider his condition serious enough to notify his family, and advised rest in bed for a while. At five o’clock Saturday morning the nurse went to his room and found hint resting well, and when she re turned. at 7 he had passed away. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o’clock at the home of his mother, and burial was in the family plot at Eastside. The Rev. Thompson Davis, pastor of Brown ‘Memorial church of Southern Pines, of whiilh Dr. McLeod was a char- J had been an invalid for a number of years. Funeral service? were held at*the chapel of the Red Springs Funeral Home Saturday morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. D. K. Walthall, pastor of the Pembroke Presbyterian church. • Internment followed at Alloway cemetery. She is survived by orn brother, A. J. Breesen of Red Springs; 4 sisters, Mrs. J. A. Byrne of Pem broke, Mrs, T. J. Coats of Danopo- iis, Ala., and Mrs. P. D. Odom and Mrs. A. W. Idol, both of.Fayette ville. 'or Use Of Park' ... Cannonball” Aloy! Whizze. a uberton To Blank- out. % V ——* The schedui ^ the use of the new Maxton p ^ □und, officially opened last wee. ^^ the Mormax Club which sponsored its erection, is announced this week, and plans for a tournament to begin next Mon day have been completed, it was stated today by “Doc” Henderson, chairman mittee. of the playground com- The tourney will go for tor me: reading, bearers 'oer, conducted the service, consisted only of scripture and prayer. Active pall- were Henry A. McKinnon of Promoted Willie W. Reese. 21, of Max Lu mibe’j McL«i La^mburg, ^ Williams. has advanced to steward’s mate, class, aboard a destroyer escor, the Atlantic Fleet. He is the sJ Mr. ami Mrs. Roger Reese of/ Maxton address. He has a brat Pvt. Hassle Reese, with the h in the Pacific. Reese attended N ton high school and was employed at an army base near Maxteyn be fore entering service. | Promoted NEW ORLEANS. LA., Ju Archie L. McRae. USNR. of! has advanced In rating to bos mate second class, it has 0 nounced by the US Naval Guard Center, here. Durin; 0—. John McLean Dies Wednesday Night At Fayetteville Galatia Man Was Son Of Late Mr. And Mrs. John McLean Of Red Springs. John Brown McLean, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John McLean of. Red Springs, died at a Fayetteville ( n and Dr. Albert James of l! Wed '', e ? d ‘>- v r ,. ni ght after a; short illness. Mr. McLean had been ja resident of the Galatia community] of 71st Township of Cumberland i on, D. J. Sinclair, Morrison O. G. Drennan, an^ E. ’ Honorary pallbearers 1 were Dr. J. P. Bowen of Aberdeen, county for many years. Funeral services will be held at Galatia Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at four o’clock, and burial Ilst Dr. L. M. McDaniels of Southern t of I Pines. Dr. J. D, Croom, Dr. J. O. Mc- n ofjClelland. W. H. Hasty, McKay Mc- theiKinnon, McBryde Austin C. A. Has- •ber.|ty, Alton Thompson. Alex McGill, ™yiDr. Peter McCoy, Dr. W. T. Rainey tax- land Dr. J.' M. Lilly of Fayetteville, Dr. P. J. Chester of Aberdeen, Dr. ^ Van s0ns ' J ' W - McLean, Daniel will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lila I Hardin McLean of Fayetteville: J. S. Milliken of Southern Pines and Dr. P. P. McCain of Sanatorium. McLean and William McLean, of Fayetteville. Sgt. Angus McLean AUS Dr. McLeod, was born June 8, 1891, in Germany; Martin McLean in the Philippines; Pfc. Eugene McLean, he 27.— Maxton, tswain’s pen an- months at sea as a member of'a navy 3 days with games Monday night between Squadrons B and Bl, and B2 and A of the L-M airbase; Tues- cay night Squad C will meet the L-M Officers team, and Squad M in Moore county near Adder. He re- . ceived his education at Bingham Mill-i'?. , ln Germany: 1 Pvt. Harry Lee tary Institute, at the University of ^“rf 1 f ' ve d “ u “ h 3rA No.-.h Carolina and jul Diversity of , ™ T ~ 1 - ’A- Virginia. He graduated in medicine Mc ^ an ; Sara from Baylor university in Texas, Mra Mary « si ass’ J-^'-=“ I":! ssn&jsjTK suts gun crew protecting vital w:-.r ma- terils aboard merchnt ships, toe has visited ports in France, Iran, Cuba and South America. Prior to his enlistment in th frica, navy in 194>2, McRae was employed in Maxton. where his mother, M^. M. W. MoRre, makes her home. \ Brothers Everitt Discharged Tom Everitt and Lawrence Ever itt are civilians again. For the past U months they've been called Private Of Corporal, or Sergeant while ser ving with the armed forces in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. They arrived home today at Ren nert with discharges. They are the sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Everitt cf Rennert. pital in New York City later taking (r j post graduate work in Hartford | brother, Gus ^Dr. ^ida’^'anady'o'f 9 ^ An-'‘ IKKP ^ T& ° IC ^ tonia. Texas, and ^hey located in Southern Pines to practice their pro- fessions. Here “Dr. Guy” as he was known, was held in the deepest atfec- | tion by his' patients. As one of them expressed it. when he came into the Maxton Bond Sales Reach $130,000 sick room' all Lnes shoulders wHe practiced when he the burden fell from to his. there until five years moved to Rosman, ne^r Hendersonville, where he was practicing at the time of his death. E Bond Quota Still Short And Drive Will Continue Through July 6th. Chairman C. A. Hasty reports that .ere he spent himself with unselfish , Maxton is well over its qouta in bond evotion to his calling and no doubt sales, having invested a total of $130,000 cash value during the 7th is tireless efforts for the sick and suffering contributed to the develop- I War Loan campaign, but that the E ment of the malady (coronary throm- Bond Quota is still far from the goal. Approximately $55,000 has been in- Jack Brock Home Jack Brock, san of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Erock of Red Springs, ar rived home today from the European war theatre, after serving overthere since last December. He will have 30 days here and then will reportio Fort Eragg for Pacific area trains,'. bosis) which caused his untimely death. Dr. Guy was a man of af fably and friendly disposition, whose delightful sense of humor was in- vested whereas the quota is $98,000. All sales through July 6th can be counted in the drive and Chairman fectious. In his profession, he was Hasty urges cooperation in meeting • ■ •••[ this obligation. modest, (unassuming, carrying with Lt. J. B. Black has returned/ to Bainbridge, Mv„ after sperdinc,Sev eral days with his parents, D/ and Mrs. J. B. Black. J him such a cheerful attitude that his very presence was a comfort to those whom he ministered. He is survived by his wife, two sons. Robert Franklin and Alex of Southern Pines, his mother, Mrs. R. Closs W. Hearne Dies At Greenville Capt. Dick Bullock of C#rnp Whee ler. Ga., spent the w^k-end with his parents. He wa2 accompanied back to Macon by his wife, who had been visiting her mother, Mrs. Rob ert Chapman. Norman McRainey, Jr., S 2-c, of Bainbridge, Md., spent the week-end with his parents. Sgt. Emil BardeHi of Fort Meade. Md., is spending a furlough In Max- ton with his family. Reuter To Play At Duke And W. Va. Robert Reuter, dean of the FMC school of music, has been selected as organist for the summer months at Duke university, it was announced last week by the school. Mr. Reu ter wiil play for each of the Sunday services in the Duke Chapel and will give an organ recital In July and another In August. On Tuesday, July 10, he will be presented In an organ and piano re cital at the University of West Vir ginia. Think Before You Speak Don’t scatter information! Springers To Play Laurinburg In S-E District Finals Junior American Legion Series Begins Friday At Laurinburg For District Championship. Red Springs topped Clinton Wed^ nesday 17 to 1, to clinch district elimination play honors and to lead the Scotland county team from Laur inburg by a half game for the series of ten games which was completed today. The to be teams at 4 first game of the playoff s played of the p. m. second game between the top two district will be played at Laurinburg. The of the series will ba EAGLE SCOUT—John Hasty of will play the Maxton All-stars. ThelMaxton, who received his Eagle first game will start each evening at scout award last Friday at a Court 8 o’clock. Winners of the first round will play the semi-finals and finals on Wednesday night, the first game starting at 6:30. On last Friday evening, following the presentation of the field, Base Officers defeated the Maxton All- star group in the first of two games. In the second contest, Squadron A, with John “Cannonball” Aloy on the mound, defeated the fast Lumberton team 6 to 0. Aloy proved a sen sation with his fast underhand hook ers that bamfoozeled the Lumber- ton laris. FIELD SCHEDULE Monday night—boys, age 16 and under. Tuesday night—men and boys a- bove 16. Wednesday night—Airbase teams. Thursday night—boys 16 and un der. Friday night—men and boys over of Honor held in his home town. John is the second scout to be award- 16 years. Saturday night—boys 16 der. No one over 16 years will be permitted to play and un ¬ of with age the boys under 16, unless the younger : boys invite you to play .with them. Friday night, July 6, and remain in effect throughout the summer. | If, for some reason the Men or Boys should like to exchange a certain night of play during a week, it will be necessary for the* field manager of the boys to see “Dock” Henderson or J. D. Medlin, and it will be necessary for the Men to see the field manager of the boys. To The Boys 16 And Under: Please get together and elect a boy to act as field .manager for you, and im mediately give his name to Dock Henderson, so that further details I may be worked out. I To The Girls: If you would like , to get up a softball team, go right ahead, and the committee will see Miss Eunice Pearsall and Mr. and L. McLeod: three brothers, Lee Me-, Mrs. J. L. Duncan and family at- Leod of Charleston. S. C., Clyde of tended the funeral services for Closs Maxton, Lt. R. L. McLeod, chaplain. W. Hearne at Greenville Tuesday. USN.: a^d ^ v e sisters, Mrs. Wayne Mr. Hearne, a former resident of Williams of Laurinburg. Mrs. R. U. Red Springs, died at Greenville Mon ¬ Woods of Richmond. Va.. Mrs. G. P. Henderson. Mrs. Alton C. Greene and Mrs. Marcus Allen of Maxton. Among out-of-town friends who attended the services were, his uncle, Chester McIver of Wilmington, Fred McIver of Columbia, S. C„ Dr. A. H. McLeod of Aberdeen, his aunt, Mrs. T. A. Rice of Pine Bluff. Mrs. Tom McGuire and Mrs. Elizabeth McMasters of Columbia, Mrs. Frank lin Canady. Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Watt of Southern Pines and a large num- Red Springs, died at Greenville Mon day of a heart attack. His wife is the former Miss Georgia Pearsall and is a sister of Mrs. Duncan and Miss Pearsall of Red Springs and Mrs. J. J. Goodwin of Lumberton. Summer Music Term Ends Next Week that you too shall have night during the week in play. G. a certain which to P. HENDERSON, Playground Committee Chairman Maxton USO Director Sent To Ccewe, Va. Rev. Walter C. Benson, who has served as director of the USO club in Maxton since November, is being transferred to the USO club at Crewe. Va., near Camp Pickett, and Miss Minnie Lou McRae, who has served as club hostess since the organiza tion of the club, is resigning for the summer, effective June 30th. Mr. her of friends from Laurinburg Red Springs. 0 Baxley And Johnson Buy Boatwright Chevrolet Agency * H. D. Baxley of Red Spring- and and I. L. “Red” Johnson of Rowland. have purchased the Boatwright Chevrolet company interests of A. L. Boatwright and will assume mana gement and operation of the con- cern Monday, it was stated here day. Plans of the new owners are complete and announcement of operation of the agency and to- in- the the garage will be made next week, Mr. Baxley stated. played at Robbins park here on Saturday at 4 p. m. If a third game is necessary to decide the championship it will be played-Mon day at a field to be decided upon after Saturday’s game. Winner of the series will meet the winner of the Wilson-Goldsboro aeries, no w cd the Eagle honor in the history! being played in the Northeastern of scouting in Maxton. The first district, for Eastern Carolina honors, was his brother. Howard, who is In the past week Red Springs has now in the Airforces. They are sons of Mayor and Mrs. Howard Hasty. o Red Springs 2nd Robeson Area To Pass Bond Quota “E” Bond And Overall Quotas Passed This Week: $189,007.35 Worth Purchased To Tuesday. Red Springs became the second area in Robeson county to surpass its 7th War Loan Quota Tuesday when the local sales agencies re ported a total of $189,007.35 (purchase price) in sales for campaign period. The war loan committee, composed of James A. Graham, D. M. McMillan made a clean sweep of the three games the past week, defeating Whiteville 6 to 0 last Friday with Wood featuring the fielding and hit ting department of the game and Hamp Coleman holding his forme? teammates to two hits. Tuesday Wood and Wright kept five Fayetteville hits well scattered and with the whole Springer team hitting well the Cumberland county lads were sent home after losing 12 to 2. Wednesday the Springers I visited Clinton’s park for a 17 to 1» win. Bill Coleman, Nobles and Wright divided the mound assign ment with Beck and Keith catching. Melvin and H. Coleman each hit safely three times. 0 Memorial Rites and Waverly Barham, report that of |^0n0r Lt Townsend this total $97,832.85 is of “E” bonds' as compared with a *M000 quota, and $91,174.50 pureiia.%, of other types. The overall quota Is $161,000. The committee was especially ap preciative of the efforts of Mrs. Jennie Lee McNeill and Miss Torrey McNeill tor their fine support dur ing this drive, and stated that a large part of the success of the cam paign here was due to their untiring efforts. 0 Auto Use Stamp On Sale At PO’s Collector of Internal Revenue, Charles H. Robertson, has announced that auto tax stamps in the demoni- ation of $5.00 were placed on sale in all post offices and offices of Col lectors of Internal Revenue on June 9. The stamps will evidence pay ment of the tax for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1945, and must be purchased on or before that date. The stamps will be'serially number ed, and will be gummed on the face, and will have provision on the back for entry of the make, model, serial number and State license number of * An imnrp«sU'’a •^em^ria!., s®rv’v0. honoring Lieutenant Richard EdwatM Townsend,' who lost his life in an aircraft accident at Green Castle,* North Ireland on March 12th was held Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock in St. Pauls Methodist church, Max- ton. conducted by the Rev. Carlos P. Womack. Mrs. J. P. Stansel, organist, opened the service with Ava Maria by Bach and the congregation and the choir sang “Ten Thousand Times Ten Thou sand.” Scripture was read by Mr. Womack and prayer offered by Chap- tain Durwood Smith of the Laurin burg-Maxton Army Air base. Mr. Womack then gave a brief resume of Lt. Townsends career and paid high tribute to his splendid character and his fidelity to duty, and to the many others who have made the su preme sacrifice for their country in vehicle. Every owner which is used should call at or at the office enue Collector of a motor vehicle upon the highways his local post office her hour of need. The poems, “There Is No Death," and “High Flight,” a solo, Kipling's Recessional, by Mrs. Mary Smith and the hymn “Faith of Our Fathers," by the choir and the congregation completed the service. Among the out of town friends who attended were Mrs. Lois G. Townsend, Lt. Townsend's mother, his sisters, Misse Sara and Cora Townsend of Lockhart, S. C: his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Victor of the Internal Rev- and secure a $5.00 Burrell of Florence. S. C.: his aunt and affix it to his Mrs. A. T. McCallum of Red Spring use tax stamp vehicle on or before July 1, 1945, theiand his uncle. L. T. Townsend o Collector said. S - 3te ,t tha . 1 ? ecall5 . e ° f th tl7ices will sell the stamps ove decrease in the number of men at' the L-M AAB, the USO would The various post of- Lumberton: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Town he send, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McKin non, Arnold McKinnon of Lumber The summer term of the FMC school of music will conclude next week, it was stated today by Dean Robert Reuter. On Thursday after noon, July 5, five of the students will be presented in a recital to which the public is invited. Students to be heard include: Misses Barbara Ogilvie. Ruby Wil son, Eleanor Boyd, Betty Blue Mc Callum and” Mary Jordan Gay. be operated under the supervision of John Andrew of Hartford, Conn., director of the Laurinburg USO, for the present, ami. that Mrs. Frances Lesser, club secretary, will be in charge. The club will be op erated on a decreased budget in or der that the money may be used for recreation and camp shows in the Pacific area. If there is a sufficient increase in the number of men at the counter for cash only and no mail order business with respect thereto will be conducted by the post of fices. Collectors of Internal Revenue are authorized to accept cash, post office money orders, certified and cashier’s checks in payment of the use tax stamp. Personal checks will not be accepted. ton; Mrs. Samuel D. Young of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Miss Dorothy Cooper of Henderson; Mr. and Mrs. David Townsend. Mrs. Gerald Pittman of Rowland; Capt. and Mrs. Albert Mc- base. later on, the U S O Club 0 Hugh D. Russell Gets Position In California Cormick, Thomas Harriett Eugene Whiting Jr., of McDonald; Mrs. John of Laurinburg; Misses and Hazel Morrison, Mrs. Neighbors add Miss Grace of Red Springs: Mr. and will revert to its former status, said Mr. Benson. 0 Rev. James Appleby To Preach In Maxton Mrs. W.‘S. Morgan of Fayetteville: Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Weaver, Mrs. Jane i McLaughlin, Mr. Bob McLaughlin of The Murphy Smiths' Going To Atlanta Murphy Smith, for the past sev eral years carrier on rural route two from Red Springs, has been granted.a year’s leave ot absence and he and his family plan to leva next week for Atlanta where Mr. Smith will be associated with his brother, John D. Smith, in a photographic business. , The Rev James Appleby of An derson. S. C., will preach next Sunday morning at the regular 11:00 o’clock worship service in the Maxton Pres ¬ byterian church of which former pastor. His topic “Accentuate the'Positive." On last Sunday morning he is a will be the Rev. Richard R. Gammon, former assis tant to the Maxton pastor during the summer and recently supply pastor of Highland Presbyterian church, Fayetteville, was guest minister. Mr. Gammon has volunteered for ser vice as chaplain and is now awaiting call. Hugh Douglas, 17-year-old son o f 1 Florence, S. C.: and Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Russell, left 1 Tom Breeden of Bennettsville. S. C. Tuesday night for Glendale. Calif.. a - where he has accepted a position] Monday, July 2, Last as aviation mechanic. He graduated] rs T V—a^.. with honors from the Curtis-Wright Day lO Litter Contest Technical Institute of Glendale In 1 . T „ 1V , ...m March and was recommended by the school as a capable and valuable man to any organization. After receiv ing his diploma, he returned to Max- ton and graduated with his class in the Maxton high school. He was given credit on some of the subjects. Monday, July 2. will be the dead but had to make up a full English course. years Serve Us Well In What You Tell! Zip the Lip ALWAYS line for receiving applications front growers who are planning to en ter the county and state cotton con test. Many growers who are in- terestei in the contest have prob ably delayed filing an application because of the slow development of their cotton crop. However by this time most growers are in a position to tell whether or not the crop is growing satisfactory and whether or not they care to enter it in the contest. Anyone desiring application blanks may secure them from the county agent's office.
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