THE SCOTTISH CHIEF
FOUNDED 1887
RED STRINGS CITIZEN
FOUNDED 1896
CONSOLIDATED 1944
THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN
A WEEKLY NE
SERVING WESTERN
ROBESON—ANDI TOWNS
' OF -MAXTON—RED
SPRINGS
PARKTON—RO.WLAND.
• Published Thursdays
Red Springs, N. Q., and Maxton, N. C. Thursday, February 14, J 946
Volume LVII, No 4
wo Fund To I
e Sought By FMC
Dr. McClelland’s
Condition Reported
More Favorable
Dr. j. 0. McClelland’s host
of
Board of Trustees
Plan Adopted At
Meeting Tuesday
friends will be so glad to hear
that his puhysician, Dr. C. C. Cole
man, Richmond brain specialist,
stated in a telephone conversa
tion with Mrs. McClelland this
week that he is much gratified by
the improvement in Dr. McClel-
Goshal Lectures
Hooday At F.M C
On Artists Series
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday For
George Watson
Birthday Party
For Dr. Vardell
HOME AGAIN
The Board of Trustees of Flora
MacDonald college held its mid-
Winter
meeting at the college on
Tuesday, Feb. 12, with an excel
lent representation of members
from tils ' three controlling Pres-
byteries, Fayetteville, Orange and
Wilmington. The advisory board
of the college, representing the
A women’s- auxiliaries of t he three
Presbyteries, met the same day,
ligand Presidnt Henry G. Bedinger's
report was made to both groups
in a joint session.
-In ..speakin
of the seml-centen-
■ niol -year of the college. Dr. Bed-
Kinger briefly reviewed the history
Flora MacDonald college, or
ganized in 1896 as Red Springs
Seminary, and its connection with
-old Floral College, located seven
miles away, and which functioned
from 1841 to 1878-sone of the first
institutions of higher learning for
women established in the 'state.
These two institutions have sery.
. ed the Scottish settlers of the
O'ape Fear' section and their de-
scel iri an ts for over a hundred
years.- President Bedinger review-,
ed the. progress of Flora MaeDon-
aid during its
lined plans for
opmerit.'.
50 years, and out-
its further devel-
Beginning in
1896, with a small
land's
still
condition, a’| ough, he is
very ill. Dr. Coleman said
that he was conscious part of the
time and that he had recognized
him and spoken to him. Mrs. Mc-
Clelland and their daughter.
Mrs.
E. K. Butler of Lumberton. left
Wednesday to be with him. He is
a patient in the Medical College
■of Virginia hospital.
Miss Mary James
Plays Opposite
Waller Huston
Makes Stage Debut
On Broadway
Funeral services for George
Watson. 77, who died at his home
near Wagram Thursday, Feb. 7th
KUMAR GOSHAL
Kumar Goshal, lecturer,
of the best seller, “The
of India,” and conceded to
author
People
be the
were held Tuesday, at
church, conducted by the
H. Fulton, D. D., pastor
Laurinburg Presbyterian
Centre
Rev. S.
of the
church.
86th Anniversary^
FMC Founder
Buriaf was in Centre cemetery.
Active pallbearers were. Dan
Watson, Jack Roper, Jack Roper,
Jack Lassiter, Dan Currie, Jim
White and Luther McGirt, Hon
orary pallbearers were, Bill Shaw.
A. IL White, H. F. Currie, A. H.
I Apr. Varden's 86th birthday
biation on Tuesday evening
a^eltghaful event from the
cele
was
time
- hV cut the first slice of the three-
i bgot square, three-tiered birthday
elke, which covered practically all
tthe table area
■ tq-the last go-
. lege parlors at
surrounding him
drives in the col
li o'clock in t^-
] CaET?^
1 Buie J..
I Arthur,
Nair,
Phaiil
oil. S. J. Womble, W:
, R. R. Patterson. Dan M
W. D. Reynolds, F.
.Jr.. Will Hasty, F. F.
Mac-
Me-
That birthday
Dutiful ‘sight
cake was truly a
to behold.' The
Jim MoPhaul. Ralph Liv-
ingston and Dr. George Creed.
March Of Dimes
I w^rk of home economics students
i -pfend many, many hours of work
i toon each corner of each tier was
>i+small heart-shaped cake, dew-
lilted with yellow roses and ont-
litH-d with tiny candles, adding
I to 86. Dr. Vaidell finally We ”
Claude Dixon
son of Mr. and
McNeill, abou
Chamber Of Commerce Organized
To Promote Interests of Maxton
Youth Committee
To Seek Flection
For School Tax
Red Springs To
Employ Fulltime
Recreation Director
] tljem all out. but accordin
to Dr.
Neill of Philadelphus.
been discharged arid
ployed by the Red
Neal 11. Mc-
has recently
is now em-
Springs unit
Total Is $520
Rondthater,
gening.
nest speaker of
it took five breaths of
to
do it. Dinner guests
Plans Call For
Full-Time Secretary
I. A Chamber of Commerce' with
a budget of $6,000 and plans
la full time secretary has been
ganized. by Maxton businessmen
(for the purpose of promoting the
I growth and interests of the town.
The need of such an organization
Petitioned by 348 citizens Tues
day evening, the Board of Com
missioners of the Town of Red
Springs approved a plan for the
employment of a director of Youth
Activities for the town and school
on a twelve-Months basis.
The petition was presented by
of the Scottish Bank. He served mentbers of the Committee
for
or-;.
■has been keenly
I zens of the town
I other attempts
■ have been made
this is the first
felt by the citi-
for sometime and
at organization
in the past
time plans
but
campus, one building a. few pro
fessors and students, the college
has developed into a well equip
ped A grade college with a beau
tiful campus of 57 acres, spacious j
. gardens, and ten buildings, a fac
ulty numbering 28 professors, and
15 officers. The - college has an
. endowment of $205,003, and a. li-
Nkb^ary containing 16,500 volmes.
.yTt: 1 ? olumme. he said, now nil in-
( her rifore than 600-3 women, who
1 Wive'.served the church and the
Estate in 5i.rious capacities through
F the years.
Er. Bedinger also outlined a
program for the expansion of the
college, which includes th? in
crease, development and improve
ment of tlie present equipment ne
cessary for the adequate accom
modation of a larger student body.
Numbers of applicants are refus
ed yearly because of lack of space.
The Board adopted plans for the]
improvement of the plant and 1
- equipment, and for the increase;
of the endowment. To accomplish
this, a campaign for funds will be
projected, with the immediate ob
jective of raising $30’0,000.
The president's report showed
a capacity enrollment of students
for the current year, with four
cottages rented for additional dor
mitory space. Plans for the cele
bration of the semi-centennial of
the college, on May 7, were pre
sented and approved.
A resolution of congratulation
and appreciation for President
Emeritus Varden's 50 years of
Miss Mary James, daughter of
Major and Mrs. Alexander James
of Charlotte and niece of Mar
shall P. James of Maxton.’ made
her stage debut on Broadway last
week as the famale lead opposite
Walter Huston in “App e of His
Eye.” According to the press no
tices. she played her part with ad
mirable simplicity and appeal and
is a young actress of evident tal
ent, from whom much is expected.
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. James of
Maxton and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
best authority of the present day
on the Orient, will be presented,
at Flora MacDonald college on
Monday evening, February 18, at
8:15. as the fourth .lumber of the
season’s artist series.
Mr. Goshal, prior to the publi
cation of his latest popular book,
wrote, in collaboration with Kate
Mitchell, a booklet for the Insti
tute of Public Relations, entitled
“Twentieth Century India,” which
sold approximately 50,000 copies,
and is
James of Laurinburg spent sev-I Social
era! days last week in New York,
as guests at the Waldorf-Astoria,
going specially to see her.' A large
number of her friends from’ Char
lotte. as well as her parents, were
also present.
Two Killed
In Wreck
Two men were killed, two oth
ers were injured as a result of a
head-on collision Wednesday night
seven miles east
the LT. S. 15A.
A Model A Ford
east, occupied by
of Raeford on
serv
bird
the
) to the college, on his 86th
ay—which coincided with
board meeting—was
adopted
by the board.
ADVISORY GROUP
MEETS WITH BOARD
The advisory board
MacDonald college held
of
Flora
s an-
primal meeting in the college li-
1 fa-ary on, Tuesday, February 12,
f- with the chairman, Mrs. P. P. Mc-
I Cain of Sanatorium, presiding.
Representatives present from
tlie three Presbyterials included
thir presidents, Mrs. Julian Hut-
aff of Fayetteville.
Mrs.
Holt of Grange, and Mrs.
Raln’ii
J. M.
Gregg of Wilmington^ Presbyterial.
The chief topic under discus
sion was the completion of the
Birthday Loyalty Fund for the
Flora MacDonald endowment,
which was begun in 1940, as a
tributi
to President Emeritus Var-
dell on bis 80th birthday. The ad
visory board voted unanimously
to cooperate with the alumnae in
the areas covered by the three
Presbyterials, to continue this
work, as a birthday gift to the
college endowment during the
semi-centennial year. Key women
named for the three areas were
Mrs. D. S. Currie of Parkton, Mrs.
Ralph Holt of Burlington, and D>s.
G. O.*Rogers of Whiteville.
A report from the college treas-
u rf>, just before this, going to
press, announces that approxi-
$40,003 of the -original goal
fund has’ been contributed
1940.
Chairman Dudley
Gives Figures
For Red Springs
W. R. Dudley, chairman of
March of Dimes
Springs.
$520.61
reports
was
cent drive.
The maji
amount was
MS
)K Vardell at the college were
son. Dr. C. G. Vardell, Jr., and
two years in Cambridge. Eng
land, with the Sth Air Force, and
3 months at Munich, Germany,
with the 9th Air Force. After com-
drive in
that a total
the
Red
o,'
collected in the re-
portion of
the
collected at the Red
I schools
He was
i sity to
ference
1944, to
recommended reading in
Science courses in high
throughout the country,
invited to Harvard Univer-
address the summer con-
of high school teachers in
give them an overall pic-
ture of India, its history,
relig-
' Springs theatre, of fc-hich Carl Mc-
■ Ilwaine cooperated to the fullest
I extent in the drive just ended, as
I did many others. At the school,
$126.22 was turned in, and Flora
MacDonald college contributed
$57.14. Other public places receiv
ed contributions to the drive.
The colored school turned in $5.
The campaign began some eight
or ten days late, because no defi
nite arrangement had been made
ious, economic, and political. This
was a. signal honor for the young
Hindu 6hitliS6~ ^
for someone to. supervise
drive.
coupe heading
three Indians,
well
years
Mr.
study
tween
which
deserved, and earned by
of deep study.
Goshal has made a lifelong
of the interrelationship be-
his country and ours, with
IN UNSFOMW’
Lieut. W. J. McKinnon of
his subject deals,
completely at home in the
and is
Ameri-
can
A
du
i d i so m.
native of Calcutta, and
of the
Goshal was
versify of
highest caste.
a Hin-
Kum:^
educated at the Uni-
Calcutta, later study-
and the arts at the
and, a 1937 Chevrolet coach going I .
■ n v iing music
west, occupied by Pfc. R. F. G if- . d , f Music . H e has spent
fin oT Aberdeen, collided just be-, AC y
yon; the Lewis Parker residence.^
Griffin and Wil ¬
^otu drivers, L-—— —
Ham Howard Worrell of St. Pauls,
half his Tife in the United States,
and his English is perfect.
were Tilled. Worrell had recently
been discharged from the army.
rutted were Gaston Oxen din I
of Buies and Everlace Davis of
Lumberton, route four, who were
riding in the A model Ford with
Worrell.
Warden Burns
Commended For
Fire Control
Veterans Who Have
Had Malaria Are
Asked To Report
Dr. E. R. Hardin. Robeson Coun
ty Health Officer, requests that
all veterans of World War II. who
are residents of Robeson County
and who have had malaria while
in the service or since discharge,
please report at the health depait-
ihent on Saturday or Monday
mornings, from 9 to 11 A. M.
ASSEMBLY ROOMS
TO BE USED FOR
MAXTON
Services
Sunday in
SERVICES
will be held next
the Sunday School
assembly room of the Maxton
Ptidsbyterian church at 11
m. and 7:30 p. m.
R Robeson County
Men Lose License
One hundred and eighty
a.
five
drivers licenses were revoked
(Hiring the period from Feb. 1 to
Feb. 8. according
ty division.
Five of the
From Robeson
figures
revocations were
or r tv
These were: Max Jack
residents.
Hollifield.
Maxton. 18 vpar old white youth,
driving drunk: Julius Lowrey. St.
Pauls, driving drunk: Thomas i
Woodbury Pittman, Fairmont, 30!
vear old colored man. driving'
drunk: Ralnh Jerome Stenhens.’
Fairmont. 30 vear old cole-red man I
Jriv’ng drunk: Dick Whitaker.
Lumberton, 46 year- old white man,
driving drunk.
of
W.
of
an
of
■ D/. and Mrs. Howard Rondthaler,
I tU of Winston-Salem.
’^^fter dinner a program in the
auditorium included a group of
sings by the college glee ('tub.
uader the direction of Dean Rent-
I M with the last one dedicated to
.Dr. Vardell: a gift to Dr. Vardell
I from the- faculty, stud-topt body
I toil alumnae, presented by Mis.
I E4bert McPhaul, president o|. the
aitimnae association; greetings by
President Bedinger, and a ver}
delightful tribute to the ‘birthday
boy’, by Dr. Rcndthaler, gues*
president of Salem co.
speaker,
lege, and a lifelong friend of 1^
the
the
US Navy, who recently returned
from .China, is spending a few
days' with ills uncle, McKay Mc
Kinnon and family in Maxton. He
came to Maxton from Washington,
i where he had been a patinet in
the Naval Hospital, and is still on
convalescent leave.
Lieut. Archie, McRimmon, of the
■ Navy, who is stationed at Nor
folk, Va., is spending a short leave
yardell.
..■..Following the program a recey-
-t#n was held in the college pa.-
lor.s when Dr. Vardell received
birthday greetings from a large
mithber of his Red Springs f iends
Ofc many from neighboring towns.
zM^s Mary. Johnston and Miss
Iferriee Morrison served block ice
an ^"i sitely a ®“ et ,
-
of the faculty received in the oth
er parlors’and the Deception hall.
Yellow and white spring floweis
in lovely arrangements were used
throughout the rooms. . ..
Out of twQ gu-ests includ'd
Rev. A. R. McQueen of Dunn. Mrs.
E. E. Gillespie of Greensboro,
Hamilton of Davidson,
Airs
pleting
schools.
Air Force Mechanics
lie was awarded
mechanics badge.
Claude has two brothers
I have recently returned from
the
who
ser-
vice: Marion, a twin, and an older
brother. David.
Final Rites Held
Sunday Afternoon For
Mrs. Jessie S. Battle
Servies for Mrs. Jessie Scott
Battle of 1717 Cleveland avenue
were conducted Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 o’clock at- Harry and Bry
ant chapel. Dr. C. M. Boyd offici
ated. and interment was in Elm
wood cemetery.
Serving as active pallbearers
were J. P. O’Halloran,. Ray V.
Spangler, Percy Stewart, Archie
Campbell, B. B. Parker, T. J. Gar
rett, W. J. Crichton and J. J.; U'-
Rqurl:..-,
w&e TV.
now, Clin
Calder.
Mrs. Btotb
Red Springs.
Attending
were Misses
Honorary
l.Thomas,
rs A. Moore,
T. Dunlap
formerly
George
and D.
resided
in
Mari-
King
McCormick and Mrs. Nettie
from Red
Pelly and
Brown-and Mrs. Maggie
and Henry Hodgin. Jr.
of St. Pauls and Miss Mary i
District Forester David J. Martz
Fayetteville has commended J
Burns, county forest warden
Robeson county, for attaining
outstanding fire control record
only 99 fires and 4915 acres
burned in the entire county dur
ing the period of January 1. 194a,
to January 1, 1946. Robeson coun
ty joins Cumberland, Harnett,
Johnston, Sampson and Wayne
counties in comprising District 6
of the Division of Forestry and
Parks with the district office lo
cated at Fayetteville.
Assisting County Warden Burns
in establishing the above record
and also commended for their fine
work were the district wardens
of the county: N. E. McCormick.
St. Pauls: R. F. Little, Lumber
Bridge: L. C. Malloy. Parkton;
Neil Arch Baker. Maxton, Rt. 1;
G. L. Pat
Raynham: C. R. Pre-
vatfe. Pembroke: Wayland Mc
Duffie, Lumberton. Rt. 2: W. 1;
Thompson. Rt. 4. Lumberton-: N.
S. Watson. Marietta: H. F. Har
din. Barnesville: Cleve Bryant.
Lumberton. Rt. 1: S. S. Sampson.
Pt. 1. Maxton: Lambert Lewis.
Pembroke; J. F. Burns. Jr.. Fair-
wont: Isler Wilcox. Rt. 4. Lumber-
ton- C. F. McCormick. Fairmont:
Clarence
Oxendine. Rt. 1. Row-
land: Braddv Pait. Rt. 5. Lumber-
tor: and Luther Ha well.. Shannon
If every citizen of Robeson corn-
tv will display added zeal in con
tinuing-to cooperate with County
Vnofipn Burns and the
wardens by admiring
district,
burning
permits' prior to doing anv burn,
ws". burning bru'-h carefully at the
nroner time and renertina forest
fires immediately unon rBsf——-
tn anv warden, the above record
can be maintained and even bet-
Springs
Katie
Newton
Youth Development which, aided
by members of the Student Coun
cil oT the Red Springs high school,
submitted the petition to 352
adults of the town and secured
the signatures of 348 of these
adults.
The board approved the alloca
tion of funds in the amount
of $1,000 annually to be used as a
supplement to the salary of a di
rector of .physical education em
ployed by the school who might
also have a limited amount of oth
er classroom duties.
On last evening
met with the local school board
and proposed that the school
board ask the county commission-
witri' his mother, Mrs. N. J.
Rimmoil of Maxton Route 1.
John B. McCallum. Jr., of
ton, who" has been serving-
seas with the American Red
for almost two years, has
Me-.
Max-
over-
been
appointed Deputy Commissioner’s
Representative as head of all Red
Cross activities in the Westean
Zone of Occupation. His job pri
marily will be coordinating the
work of the different departments
and being liason with the Military.
His office is in the 7th Army
Headquarters in Heidelberg and
his address is Deputy Commis
sioner’s Representative, A.R.C. 7th
Army Hdq. APO
758 care P.
Lieut, (jg) Fred
of Maxton, who
C. Frostick,
is stationed
M.
Jr.
in
Hawaii, has been promoted to full
Lieut.
Sgt. Howard McKellar of Red
Springs has returned from the Pa
cific and received his discharge
Saturday after 42 months servir ?
with the- air forces.
McKellar is expected
Fort Bragg this week
charge following 40
Pfc. Jan es
to arrive at
for his dis-
months ser-
vice in the ETO and- the States.
Gorden McKellar. S2-c. with the
navy 23 months in the Pacific, is
expected to arrive on
coast soon.
John Walter McQueen,
son c-f L. D. McQueen
the East
StM3-c.
of
Springs, has landed on the
coast and
separation
charge.
Pvt. Al
is enroute to- a
center for his
Shook left
Blackstone. Va. a.fter
15 day furlough with
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh
Red
West
navy
dis-
Monday ' for
spending a
his parents..
Shook.
tered.
J To save the public, time and
travel in obtaining burning per
mits "Warden Burns has had the
following, in addition to the above
mentioned wardens, authorized as
representatives of State Forester
W. K. Beichler to issue burning
permits: Sheriff’s Office, Lumber
ton; S. J. R. Stone Store, Proc
torville.
»„^^ Services.
Counlylouna To BeHeM in
Heels Saturday
The 4-H County .Council
Feb. 16, at
will
ten
P. J. C. Chapel
meet Saturday,
o’clock. The meeting will be held
in the auditorium of the
tural building.
Walter,
agricul- ’
county]
ReHgious Emphasis
Week Begins 18th
Miss Valdean
council president, will preside at'
the meeting. Other officers of the;
Special Religious Emphasis
Week services will be held in the
Pre:
kyterian Junior College chap-
beginning Monday, February
organization expected to.be P 1 ’
ent a^e Jimmy Oliver, vice preside ... » - . w
dent' Betty , Jean Canady, secre-] 18, and continuing through Friday,
wry’ Terry Jenkins, recreatwnal I February 22. ■
Two set-vices daily will be
leader. ■
The complete program for the
meeting follows:
Call to order.
held, from 9:50 a. m. to ^10:20 a.
i m., and from 7:30 p. in. to 8:15
Song: “4-H
Jenkins, song
Club motto:
Better.”
Lino pledge.
Roll call.
Club Work,” Terry
leader.
“To Make the Best
p. in.
The
pastor
church
Rew T.
of the
Layton.
Frasher,
First Presbyterian
of Maxton, will ’bring the
Minutes of last meeting.
National 4-H Club Congress
Business—1. Dates for County
oimcii meetings.
Report on
National 4-H Club Congress, Doug-
las Kinlaw.
Program:
11 Plan of Work
Mr. Herlocker. a.
Club Week, March
Prevatte. B. 4-H
Introduction'—
National 4-H
2-10,
Mildred
Spring Party,
Terry Jenkins. C. 4-H Health Im
provement Project, Rachel Clark.
D. Cattle Shows, Douglas Kinlaw.
E. 1,11 Church Sunday, Dora Pitt-
nian.
Song:
F. Clothing Exhibit, Virginia
Lewis. G. 4-H Short Course, James
Cobb. H. 4-H Camp, Jimmy Oliver.
I. 4-H Achievement Day, Kenneth
Harrell. . J. Club Score, Miss Britt.
2. Announcements.
3. Recreation: Terry Jenkins,
county leader. , . - .
MECHANIZATION ERA
With North Carolina agriculture
scheduled to enter an era of me
chanization, new emphasis will -be
placed upon hay, small grains and
pastures, according to. Dr. I. O.
Schaub of the Extension Service.
messages. I '
MT. Fresker’s theme for the
morning services will be “Getting
Help From the Bible.” Theme for
the 'evening services is “The Jour
ney of Youth.” • .
People of Maxton and vicinity
are cordially invited to attend
these services.
County Council
Proposes Action
On County Library
At a meeting of the library com
mittee of the Robson county Home
Demonstration council on riday,
February 15, tentative plans were
made .for early action toward the
establishing of a Robson county'
memorial library.
been made to put the project
a business basis and have a
time secretary in charge.
Already $5,000 has been '
toward the budget since
ganization meeting which
held last Friday night in
Hall.
The canvass has not yet
completed and those who have
been contacted are asked to get
in touch with J. C. Daniel, who
was elected temporary secretary-
Cull'
raised'
i was
Evans’
been
e not
treasurer. ' ■
Other officers are are,:. G.
A.
I Hasty, president; M. P. James,
: vice president: R. C. Holland,
James W. Knight, T. O. Evans, C.
* M. Cas*veens, M. F. McGirt, Jo
seph Essey and R. P. Edwards, di
rectors.
ta , Red Springs Loses
i?rs for additional funds,
operation of tie school,
tend
room
and supplement
instruction in
here, and upon advice
board has
circulating
special tax
district to
Members
accompany
Lumberton
prepared
a petition
the
for the
to ex-
present
schools
of the schol
and is
now
asking for. a
for this special charter
provide the funds.
of the committee will
the school board to
on the first Monday in
ss^ay—wj?-^
to "the special election will be
To St. Pauls
I St. Pauls high girls and boys
won a doubleheader from Red
Springs high Tuesday night, girls
score 38 to 26; boys score 33 to 14.
For St. Pauls girls, Owens was
high scorer with 18. points, with
Frazier a close second with 16
points. L. MeGoogan scored four
points. For the losers
scored 15 points,
and Monroe played
games at guard.
- ’ Willis ' seoied
sers MeGoogan
Pearce, Hanna
id outstanding
r U, . The school board has esti
mated that revenue from such a
tax, not to exceed 25c per Inin-'
dred dollars valuation, would be
adequate to provide required class
room instruction and facilities
(other than new buildings) for a
number of years, and
that it i
quite probable that it would ri?
necessary that the full limit ask
ed would ever be necessary, ihe
petition has been worded to re
quest that the tax. not to exceel
25c per hundred, be approved in a
special election to be called by the
board of commissioner at an earl/
date. Notice of registration and
of the election will be piibiislild,
according to law, upon the favor
able action of the board of com
missioners.
In addition to the presentations
made by the committee at the
town board meeting last night,
letters of
approval' and endorse-
ment of the
recreational director
Pauls and Henderspn
Warren, starred for Red '
and chalked up 19 points.'
Springs'
{Miss Brunkhurst
j New Secretary
Presbyterian Church
| Miss Audrey Brunkhurst
j Auiprsra. G i., arrived this week
] assume her position as director
; religious oducstioii and .music
is 'Brun
of
rch
of Richmond. Va., and
W
Peo
on.
ears expsrienc
Heading two ;
ij^^Pioueers
i .music and -
Lili? First
in Maxton,
graduate of
ng > School
■s ’had sev- .
in religious
ars’ at Rae-
and Young
;ava a-party.;
fchatdronwy
movement were presented by the
Lions Club, the American Legion,
the Parent-Teachers association,
the Rotary Club, the Red Springs
Athletic Committee. and the
boards of officers of the Baptist
and presbyterion churches.
Employment of the director is
to be through the school board,
according to the plan adopted, and
he is to work with and under the
supervision of this board. Activi
ties will include a year-round pro
gram.
H. D. Clubs Give
Over. 1,000 Garments
In Clothing Drive
In the recent Victory Clothing
collection in Robeson county Mem
hers of Hobe Demonstration clubs
donated over 1,030 garments in
the drive. Especially active in the
collection were the Home Demon
stration clubs of McDonald. Or-
rum. Philadelphus, and Proctor
ville.
Airs. George Hargraves, of the
Blank Swamp Home club, individ
ually collected 3,800 lbs. of cloth
ing. and personally, arranged for
The committee is composed of ] and paid shipping charges to Eu-
Mrs. D. A. McCormick of Mc'Don- Tope. •
(By
Just as “You
water till the well
we never know what good
we have until we’ve been in
and need them. And so it was
the Presbyterians last week,
their furnace was so much
aged by the fire that it was
possible to have services
church. We were
fer of the college
school auditorium and that
and Methorilist churches. It
all deeply appreciated.- -
Those of us who had.
young Dr. Albert Wolfe of
burg (brother of Capt. Tom)
seriously considering
here, will be sorry to hear
Ihas Written Mr. Dick
i that instead he will most
ly obtain an appointment
i tinne his surgical training,
j wrote such a fine letter, in
he said he felt it was an
' have been urged so by our
land by our doctor to come
, wonderful little town and
’ should he meet a doctor, with good
qualifications., who. was looking
for an opening, he would tell him
of the splendid opportunity here.
In the meantime our one
runs dry^^li
t good friends
with to
when
dam- .t
toteaqeX the of-
aduitorium, the
was
heard that -
of Orange-
Tom) was L
locating
jar that he
Edwards j
ost probab-
■nt to con-
honor to
i- citizens
le to our
nd that
is
tarrying a very heavy
aid, chairman: Mrs. A. J. Steed
Maxton: Mrs. C. N. Meakins, Ren
nert;
Mrs.
In
also
Mrs.
Mrs. J. H. Johnson. Orrum;
W. M. Oliver, of Marietta,
addition to the committee,
present at the meeting were
A. A. McCormick of St.
Lumb^rton Fat Calf
Show Mav First
and
and
this
his
take
ne doctor
y burden,
1 is long
However,
we know the “grind is
hard” sometimes.
is the little motto he has
wall, which we copied
a look at now and then
and
Pauls,
county council
Miss Veronica Britt,
president,
assistant
home demonistration agent, and
Mrs. Anne G. Chandler. Robeson
county demonstration agent.
i The Fat. Calf show, held annu.
'ally SU Lumberton. will be held
this "year on May first, according
to an announcement by O. P. Ow
ens, county agent. The show is,
snonsored by the Lumberton mer-
i cSSS?? association. 1
when we’re inclined to get
and vexed.”
“What’s the use o’ howlin’
The’ the grind is long and hard
The path to happiness never
A well-kept boulevard.
Jis’ what’s a coinin’ next.”
'riled
was