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' OF MAXTON—RED
SPRINGS
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I THE SCOTTISH CHIEF
FOUNDED 1887
RED SPRINGS CITIZEN
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CONSOLIDATED 1944
UBLISHED THURSDAYS
RED SPRINGS, N. C. AND MAXTON, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1945
VOLUME LVII NO. 31
IN UNIFORM
Captain Charles Campbell
Is Awarded Croix De Guerre
Fifty Boys Given ““XS* R “ e
i Chaplain McSween
Cluster To Air
Medal Awarded
Bob McConnaughey
Lt. Robert A. McConnaughey, who
Arrived in the States last week, is
Expected to arrive home within a
^w days.
FIFTH AIR FORCE, Philippine.—
First Lt. Robert A. McConnaughey
of Red Springs was recently awarded
a bronzy oak leaf cluster to the Air
medal for participation in sustained
operatioral flight missions in the
Southwest Pacific Area from March
31, 1941 to June 12, 1945. These
operations consisted of bombing mis
sions against enemy airdromes and
Installations and attacks, on enemy
naval
vessels and shipping. Lt. Mc-
Connaighey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Rober A. McConnaughey, live in Red
Spring. .
Howard Hasty, Jr., Takes
Mechanics Course
KEESLER FIELD, Biloxi, Miss.,
August 11.—The job of helping keep
America's giant bombers in fighting
trim awaits Pvt. William H. Hasty,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hasty,
Maxton, N. C. Pvt. Hasty, Jr., was
enrolled here this week for Keesler
Field’s
engine
76-day basic airplane and
mechanics course.
Colon
M. Brock Promoted
CALCUTTA, India.—Colon M. Brock,
son of Mrs. D. A. Bowden of Max-
ton, has been promoted from sergeant
to staff sergeant, it has oeen an
nounced by his commanding officer.
He has been in the Indla^Murma
theater since June, 1943, and in the
army since September, 1942. In civi
lian life he was a salesman.
S-Sgt. Brock’s unit is serving with
base section of the India-Burma
theater which leads military portx
installations throughout the world
in handling vital war materials, and
which is under the command of Brig.
Gen. Robert R. Neyland, former Uni
versity of Tennessee football coach.
I Week’s Training
I By Coach Laval
■ Number Of Good Prospects
De
veloped For Legion Baseball
Team In 1946.
Maxton tax rate for the fiscal
year beginning June 30, 1945, has
been reduced from $1.90 on each
$100.00 valuation to $1.85. The
rate was adopted at a meeting
of the board of commissioners on
August 13.
Conducts Peace
Services Here
Capt. Thomas R. Wolfe, who has
served with th^ Mountain Division
of the 87th Infantry in Italy since
January has returned to the states
to spend a 30-day furlough. He
reached his home in Orangeburg, S.
*’,^^jl^4 v and ^ 'and Mra. Wolfe are
rpecVed in Maxton next week.
France’s highest military honor,
the Croix de Guerre, was awarded
to Capt. Charles Campbell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Campbell of Max-
ton, for “exceptional services during
the liberation of France” in an im-
Ipressive ceremony which took place
I in front of Napolean’s tomb. Col.
I Homa, of the French, army, is pictured
• above, 'presenting the award to Capt.
Campbell. There were five oth r
Carolinians among the 146 Ameri
can officers who received this honor.
Capt. Campbell was awarded the
bronze star medal for meritorious
iscTiarged From Army
Pfc. LeRoy B. Miller, Jr., son
Mr. arid Mrs. L.
of
B. Miller of Maxton
Philadelphus Lad
Wins Jersey Heifer
In Stock Contest
Rj. 1, '.has been given an honorable
discharge from the army and has
discharge from
returne?. home.
He has served in
the infantry for 5 years, having been
Inducted at Camp Jackson, January
16, 1940. For 33 months he was in
the Aleutian Islands, Rhineland and
central Europe with the 354th In
fantry as anti-tank gun crewman,
hauling ammunition and supplies for
the Pacific and European areas un
der combat condition and over all
types of terrain and in all kinds of
weather. He has been awarded the
American Defense Service medal, the
Asiatic-Pacific campaign medal with
one bronze service star, the Eamet
campaign medal with two bronze
service stars and the combat Infan
try badge.
Bob Falls of Lumberton, Rt. 4. and
a member of the Philadelphus 4-H
club has just received a purebred
jersey heifer as first place winner in
the cow, hog, and hen contest, which
is sponsored by the Sears-Roebuck
foundation.
Bob was
say contest
On Furlough
Lt. Palmer Kirpatrick has returned
from overseas where he served in
France and Germany
forcaster for a year
Some fifty high school youngsters
enjoyed a week of baseball instruc
tion here last week in a baseball
school conducted by Coach Billy La
val of Newberry college for the
Charlie Hall Post of the American
Legion.
The boys came from Dillon, Robe
son, Hoke, and Bladen counties and
took workouts and instructions twice
Col. Long Is New
daily at Robbins park. Coach Laval
was assisted in conducting the school [
by Arthur McRae, Bus Singleton and
Ried Norris, while Roy Singleton,
Morrison Peterson, Post Commander
F. C. Jones and Tom Cope formed the
bench warmers and observation
squad.
A number of good prespeots for
next year’s Junior Legion team were
found in the group and several boys
showed good knowledge of the game
but will have to grow a bit morexbe-
fore they will be able to compete
with older candidates for positions.
| Hiram Grantham
i Injured Badly
In Plane Crash
Hiram Grantham, who with
Carl
service in connection with military
operations from June 23rd, 1943 to
Red Springs Greets War’s
With Parades, Shouting
Prayer Services.
End
And
Commander L-M AB
Curry To Airline
New Inst
bat Vet
Stars.
•on Head Is Com-
. ''ith Four Battle
—
Col. Ellsworth P. . mmand-
ing officer of Lauri,. xton
army air base since July, *%£ S
gone on inactive status to rt. r ie
his former position as an Amer.ean
Airlines captain- His release after
three years and three months of
active duty comes as a result of the
army’s decision to turn over a large
number of transport-type airplanes
to the airlines to aid in redeploying
troops. Lt. Col. Lloyd L. Long, di
rector of operations and training,
[succeeds him.
• Col. Curry has been with the First
(Troop Carrier Command almost from
its beginning and has played a pro-
Iminent part in the glider program.
I With more than 7,000 hours of fly
ing time he was placed in charge of
transition training when he first en
tered the TCC in April, 1942. A few
months later he became executive of
ficer of the A-3 training section,
McIlwain, operates the Garnet Brooks
Municipal airport of Red Springs,
was critically injured last Thursday
afternoon when his plane crashed
,at the end of the runway as
October 31st, 1944. During this5 per-1 approached for a landing,
iod, as planning assistant of the Quar- Th e acc id en t occured just after
termaster section, services of su P“ f,he motor had been retarded and
plies, in the North African theatre °f tbe pi ane pulled into a tight turn
headquarte rs,
Command.
First Troop Carrier
At Bowman Field, Louisville, Ky
he directed the glider pilot train
hewing unit and worked with Lt. Col.
Mike Murphy, who later made his-
tory in the inyassion of France.
Col. Curry joined the National
Guard in 1927 and was commissioned
operations, Capt. Campbell . (then f( , r Ianding approach , the plane a secon idleutenant in the Air Corps
lieut.) by energetic application of 1 lost . Iying speed,and with the left
practical judgment and thorough and l wing d(>wn , dropped to the run-
unfailing follow-up on the myriad i w approach. The wing touched
matters necessary to effective supply, the ground first and then the nose
contributed in a large measure to| of the Stinson Voyager hit, the plane
the successful accomplishment of the ibouncin ab0ut 15 feet and stopping
difficult and complex missions in- with its tail high ln the air . Though
volved in operations for the invasion
of Sicily and. Italy
Robeson 4-H Group
At Camp Millstone
August 20 To 25
Almost immediately flollowir/ the
announcement of President Truman
Tuesday that Japan had accepted the
provisions of the Potsdam term of
surrender, Red Springs began several
hours of noisy celebration of the
end of the war. Fire and ambulance
sirens, church bells, shrieking and
shouting people, blaring horns, drums
Reserve four years later. He began
there was much free gasoline from a
sprml wing tank, connection no fires
swaLtted. Sind Mr. Grantham was.
quickly removed' from the plane
by Carl McIlwain and others on the
field, who witnessed the crash. He
was taken to Pittman hospital, Fay
etteville, where x-rays show that
he received a fracture of a lower
verterbrae and also of an ankle
and other types of noise
were brought out and cars
throughout the town for
hours.
On Wednesday evening
makers
paraded
several
a union
prayer service was held in the Pres
byterian church under the direc
tion of the Rev. A. C. Lee. Special
music by a choir from all churches
was under the direction of Robert
Reuter, and a message of responsi
bilities of peace was brought to
the near capacity congregation'* by
the Rev. John Allen McSween, army
chaplain, now assigned to Font Bragg.
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Maxton Celebrates
Jap Surrender
Chapain Amos Boren Of The
L-M Air Base Brings Eloquent
Address To Large Crowd At
Outdoor
News of
Service.
the unconditional sur-
render of Japan was heralded in.
Maxton by the loudest and longest
blast of the fire siren ever heard, fol
lowed by the blowing of automobile
horns, the ringing of bells and ex
plosion of fireworks which continued
until about midnight. There was
some confusion as to the plan for
the formal celebration and people
began gathering at the Baptist church
although the ministers were plan
ning the service for the following
day at the S. A. L. park.
Soon the church was almost filled
and word was sent the Baptist mini
ster, Rev. Forrest L. Young, who
came and led an impromptu sr.-vice .
in which others congregation too 1 /
part,' speaking briefly from
almost to full for words, givInglSI^
tHe glory and praise for this great
day. There were also songs of
thanksgiving and a season of prayer,
first of gratitude to God for his
guidance and deliverance, prayer for
our president as he begins the great
task of reconversion and last of all
prayer for our enemies, that we may
lead them to Christ.
Chaplain Amos Boren of the La
urinburg-Maxton Army Air base,
was speaker at the formal celebra
tion held Wednesday morning at 11
o’clock in the S. A. L. park, near the
Honor Roll board. Introduced by
the Rev. Carlos P. Womack, master
of ceremonies, Chaplain Boren, who
has recently returned from overseas,
made an eloquent and stirring ad
dress. Likening the coming of peace
in the world to the turning on of the
lights after a blackout, he said this
was not a time for jubilation nor
exaltation, but rather for humil:‘-
and for sober thought, for before us
lies the great task of making an en
during peace, which can come only
through the brotherhood of man. He
explained the meaning of the great
hymn, “Faith of Our Fathers" which
had just been sung, and paid tribute
to the men of all races and creeds
who have fought so valiently in this
great cause and especially to those
who made the supreme sacrafice that
this day might be possible.
In striking contrast to the noisy
celebration of Tuesday night, was
the quietude of Wednesday, as all
business was suspended and the day
seemed almost like Sunday.
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2nd Regiment Wins
Tournament Game
flying at Kansas City, Kansas in
1929, later joining American Airlines
for which he flew for six years.
Lt. Col. Lloyd L. Long, who suc
ceeds Col Curry as base commander,
is a veteran of four years in Troop
Carrier. Col. Long graduated from
flying school July 12, 1941, and went
immediately to. the 3rd Transport
Command, predecessor of Troop Car
rier. In July of 1942, he wertt over
seas as a flight leader in the 60th
Troop Carrier Gropue. The group
went first to England, and then took
part in the invasion of North Afri
ca, following this up with the Sici
lian and Italian operations. When
he left for the States in August, 1944,
in-
bone. His spinal cord was not
jurej, physicians stated.
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New* & Views
Col. Long was group operations
ficer of the 60 TCC.
of-
Plans have now been completed)
for the Robeson County 4-H camp
to be held at Camp Millstone, Aug.
20 to Aug. 25. A very interesting*
program has been worked out and I THOUGHTS ON V-DAY We can .
schedule arranged schedule a j hardly realize that this it the happy,
4 purebred gilts as a prize. As theschedule arranged with an adequate glorious day to which we have look-
contest continued the club members | staff of leaders to direct the camp e d forward since 1941, that Peace
who did the best job of growing out activities. The camp program is has at last come to the world: that
winner in the Sears
and received one of
es-
the
J. Walker Mann, Jr.
To Enter Davidson
On Scholarship
their gilt and raising a litter of pigs
would get additional prizes. Bob did
the best job with his brood sow pro-,
ject which made him elgible for the
purebred dairy heifer.
The jersey heifer wa/ purebred
from Hoyle C. Grififn of Monroe, who
is an established breeder of Jersey
cattfe. Bob is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. P. Falls and has been in club
I work for the past 3 years and is plan-
built around activities of patriotism,
education and swimming in the
mornings; while the afternoon will
be given to land recreational activi-
our boys will soon be coming home,
or those who stay will not be in
not imminent danger, and that the
prayers of Christian peoples through
out the world have been graciously
answered!
Already there have been many
DAVIDSON, N. C., August
According to the Presbyterian
16 —
Out-
as weatherings to show his calf at the Lumee
with the 21st Junior cattle show which will be i
mu A?.. I held November 1st in Lumberton. !
Weather Squadron of the 9th Air held November 1st in Lumberton.
Force. He and his wi r f and jwoj
small sons, who have been making
their home in Walterboro, S. C.. are
visiting his parents. Rev. and Mrs.
G. F. Kirkpatrick in Maxton. Lt.
Kirpatrick has a furlough of 30 days.
Pfc. Rufus Smith has returned to
his home in Maxton for a 30-day
furlough after serving a year with
the Third Division of the 7th In
fantry in France. He was awarded
the Purple Heart for wounds re
ceived during the capture of Colmon
Pocket last,January and was also
awarded the Combat Infantry badge.
months battled across th^Elbe River
to within 42 miles from Berlin. The
35th ended its occupational duties in
Germany during the 2nd week of
July and moved to Camp Norfolk,
redeployment carp near Reims.
Elements of th^division served as
honor guards for President Truman
when he arrived at Antwerp.
Pfc. Watson is the son of
Sadie Watson of Red Springs.
Mrs.
Hasty Wall EM 3-c, who has been
in the Pacific area since last Novem
ber. is spending a short furlough
with home folks in Dunbarten, S. C.
and in Maxton.
Sgt. Donald Coleman, who has been
serving with the 11th Airborne di
vision as paratrooper in the South
Pacific, has arrived in California, ac
cording to a message received by
his wife, the former Miss Susie Dunn
of Maxton.
Cpl. Willis A. Bunch, Jr., son of
Mrs. W. A. Bunch of Maxton. re
turned Thursday from Germany. He
and his family and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Cashwell are spending several
days with Mrs. J. D. Bunch, Cpl.
Paul W. Sullivan, assistant Red
Cross Field director of Fort Bragg,
Is recuperating from an emergency
appendix operation performed last
week in the Veteran's hospital, Fay
etteville.
Bunch’s grandmother, in
Ga.
Danbury,
With the 35th Infantry
Assembly Area Command.
Division,
France—
ties, swimming instruction for be
ginners and swimming for all groups. I
The night program will consist of*
games, folk songs, candle lighting happy families reunited and please,
ceremony, evening watch and mo- God, soon there will be many more,
tion pictures. Members of the 4-H | Little children, to whom “Daddy”
clubs who are caring out projects niean t only a photograph, will know
are eligible to attend.
• the love and companionship of their
Members attending carp will as- fathers. Our hearts go out in ten-
senrble at the Agricultural building Merest sympathy to the parents and
look. Southern Presbyterian church
publication of Richmond. Va., six of
the nine young men who won scho
larships in the recent contest of
fered by the executive committee of
Christian education of the Presby
terian church have chosen David
son college, one Westminister and
one Hampden-Sydney. One, now in
the Coast Guard, is as yet undecided
between Davidson and Hampden-
Sidney.
Twenty winners were selected from
at 9:00 a. m., August 20 and check loved ones of those boys who will approximately 200 young people of
in their food, baggage and camp fees p o t be corning hone, but are sleep- tbe Southern Presbyterian church,
before leaving for Camp Millstone: in# ° n fo^Sn soil’ We think of our,^ o f tke contestants furnished the
which is located in Richmond coun-■ ^ re3 ‘ leader, Franklin D. Roose-* coniim j ttee with their autobiography
ty near Rockingham, N. C. The camp \ e ^’ an ° W ish that he might have an ^ submitted an essay on the sub-
was originally scheduled for Lake h ve d to *see this day for which he j ect “Why I Prefer the Church-Re-
Singletary but was later changed to ^ a ^ 0re ^ s .° tirelessly and for which j a t e d College.”
Camp Millstone because of morejhe sacrificed h:s life. To those of The six winners among the male
adequate facilities for carrying on a lls Who feel anxiety for the future as contes | ants w ho have selected Da-
camp program. The group will leave we ^ ace l " e ‘Sreatest task with which । v jd son college are as follows: William
camp Saturday morning, August 25, We have been confronted,” as one of^ Gamble, III, formerly of Ray-
and will arrive back in Lumberton i our statesmen has expressed it. wel mon Miss
which is located in Richmond coun-
The six winners among the male
and will arrive back in Lumberton i our statesmen nas expressed it. we' mon , Miss., and now of Charlotte:
between 12:00 and 1:00 o’clock. I are reminded of the words which, Abel M . Hart , Atlanta; George M.
Directors of the camp are Mrs. Roosevelt used so often: “There Isicheek, Jr., Selma, Ala.; .
Ann G. Chandler, home agent; Miss nothing to fear but fear” and with,] ert t j r Greensboro; Walter Mann,
(Veronica Britt, ass’t. home agent; this thought before us may w# S°l.Jr., Red Springs: and Flynn V. Long,
O. P. Owens, county agent* and V.;^ orwar ^ W J confidence in ourselves j f( Austin, Texas., ’and William N.
C. Htrlocker, ass’t. county’agent. | and in ° ur Nomocracy. There is work |C Jark, R oc ky Mount.
Z. N. Hol-
Sgt. Russell Webster, son of Mrs,
Mollie Webster of Floral College, re
turned last week from overseas for
a 30-day furlough.
Pfc. Hector M. Watson is enroute Pvt. Leroy Hunt of Red Springs
home from Europe with the 5-starjis enroute to the States from Ger-
“Santa Fe” division,- which in ten many.
C. Herlocker, ass’t. county agent. I .
Any 4-H club member who should for each one of us in the days which
like to go and has not received full l ie ahead and in our hands rests the
instructions, including the food and/ ulure 0 ' America^
baggage list, should contact the homel “ ~
demonstration agent or the county! Mr*. J. A. Edwards
agent's office at once to receive
Walter Mann’s father is pastor of
the Antioch Presbyterian church.
Information.
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Chaplain Dickason
To Hold Service At
Maxton Church
this
Chaplan Henry F. Dickason of
the
Laurinburg-Maxton airbase, will lead
a candle light service at the Maxton
Mrs. J. A. Edwards, sister-in-law
of R. P. Edwards and Mrs. J J.
Evans, died at her home in West
Palm Beach. Fla., Thursday after
a long illness. She was botore her
marriage Miss Jdsie Peri^ of Siler
City. She and Mr. Edwards made
their home in Maxton for several
years before moving to Florida. Mrs.
Thos. R. Wolfe, her niece, who had
Baptist church next Sunday evening i been with her during her illness, has
at 8 o’clock. Everyone is most cor- returned to her home in Orange-
dially invited to hear him. burg, S. C.
Cotton-Picking Time
Coming Up Fast
Open bolls of cotton were reported
on a number of farms this week.
■ First fields to have open cotton no
tice were those on the J. A. Hodgin
farm near Antioch and on the McCal
lum estate next to the Brooks Muni
cipal. airport.
Boll weevil has been reported very
active in recent weeks in many sec
tions, due to excessive rainfall .ind
cloudy days but a large crop is ex
pected to be made.
The 2nd Regiment Colonels won
the only game played in the invita
tional tournament here yesterday
defeating the Blandeboro Spinners
3 to 1 in a game that was rained out
in the 8th inning. Lefty Bledsoe
pitched good ball for the Spinners
but errors by his mates allowed
the Colonels to score three unearned
runs in the 2nd inning. Lefty Barr
pitched for the'soldiers and scattered
8 Bladenboro hits. Max Lanier, for
mer St. Louis Cardinal, played 1st
base for the 2nd Regiment.
The second game, Red Robins and
2nd Army, was postponed because
of rain and will be -played next Sun
day as part of a double header that
will have the Pope Field Flyers
meeting the 32 Artillery Corps ^
Fort Bragg in the first game at 2
o’clock.