THE SCOTTISH CHIEF
FOUNDED 1887
RED SPRINGS CITIZEN
FOUNDED 1896
CONSOLIDATED 1944
THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
SERVING WESTERN
ROBESON—ANDI TOWNS
OF MAXTON—RED
SPRINGS
PARKTON—ROWLAND
Published Thursdays
Region Building
'Fund Nears
Half WayMark
Committee Seeks
$2,737 More
The fund for the purchase of
the building now used as the Ser
vice Club is nearing the half way
mark, it was reported today by
E. H. Alexander, of the commit
tee from the Charlie Hall post of
the' American Legion, which is
raising the funds.
$2,263 have been paid to the
committee during recent weeks
in its drive for $5,000, which is to
be used for' the purchase o the
building from—the J. D. McLean
estate. A recent offer o $6,009
^was made to the estate by a busi
ness concern f^- the building,
and W. B. McLean as agent for
the estate, offeree! the property
to the Legion for that sum, with
? the McLeans contributing $1,000
▼ if the Legion would raise $5,000
■ additional ta be used in its pur
chase. v^e®
A committee composed of Jam
es A. Graham, Morrison Peterson
and Mr. Alexander' was named by
the post to solicit funds, with the
building to be continued in oper
ation as a civic center, for the
use of local clubs and to be the
headquarters of teen-age activi
ties.
Contributions to the fund may
be made to members of the com
mittee.
NEWS AND VIEWS
By MRS. RUTH CROOM
DUCK SOUP—That’s what our
office was full of last night when
the biggest down pour since the
time of Noah came right down
our light socket. Once in a while
the gutters of our building get
filled with leaves, and overflow,
and our office is alsways the one
that catches it. Had it not been
^ that Aug Medlin proved to be a
mighty good neighbor and came
in and salvaged most of our val
uables we would have been all
washed up and no mistake. As
^ it is, our ardor is slightly dampen
ed. Winter is playing a return
engagement too, after we were all
pepped up about springtime.
BEING OF SOUND MISD AND
BODP—If you can say you are.
now is the time to draw up your
will or rather have it done—or
have you already done so? If you
have, you’re in the minority, for
we just heard from one who
■ should know what he is talking
about (a trust officer of a bank)
that it takes as much moral for
titude to have a will drawn as it
does to have a tooth pulled. Is it
because a man just hates to con
template. anything so unpleasant
as ,his departure from this terres
trial sphere, or that he hates to
sign a paper giving anything
away, even to his wife? Well, you
can’t take it with you, you know,
so. while you’re about it, get a
competent person to perform this
task for you, orget all about it
- and go on enjoying life while
you’re here.
THE GREATEST GIFT — A
group of us were discussing what
we prized most of all in a friend,
or rather, what drew us to an-
other. Was it personal magnet
ism, charm of manner, that inde-
definable quality called personal-
■ ity? Once we would have said one
of these but now we believe that
just genuine, real sincerity of
#heart is the Neatest .and the
P rarest gift. It is a quality that does
not tarnish with the ears, but
becomes more and more dear and
- appreciated. We are thinking now
of a man, well advanced in years,
^ who has this gift in such strong
degree that everyone who knows
him feels it. You wouldnt hesi
tate for a second to trust him
with your most precious secret
and you know that he does not
smile to your face and wink at
your back. What does any-
anyone gain by pretense anyway,
for even a small child can sense
it? However, we’re not starting
a campaign to go right out and
speak our mind at any and all
times. Why is it that people who
are said to be ‘plain spoken” al
ways have such disagreeable
things to say? And had you no
ticed its never the young people
Who indulge in this, so be careful
about it. It dates you-—and defi
nitely!,
Friends of Mrs. 0. C. Nichol
son will be glad To hear that she
is much better, after having been
quite ill. Her daughter, Mrs, J. D.
Rumley of Beaufort, is with her.
Rev. P. A. Underwood of Pem
broke spent Monday with Rev.
and Mrs. Forrest L. Young.
Maxton USO Plans
Closing Program
A cordial invitation is being
extended everyone to attend the
closing program of the USO club
in Maxton, which will be held
Friday evening, March 29. from
7:36 to 11:30.
Plans have not been complet
ed but the program will include
a talk, “Thanks to the Army” by
Col. Neal of the Laurinburg-Max
ton army air base, talks by May
or W. R. Hasty and by W. K. Cro
martie. chairman of the operat
ing committee of Maxton, and
presentation of certificates to the
senior and junior hostesses and
presentation of the roll of ser
vice to the town by John Andrew,
director and “Appreciation and
Farewell” by L. B. Avison of
Richmond. Va., associate regional
advisor of the YMCA-USO. Mu
sical selections will be given by
Mrs. W. 0. Webb and music for
the dance will be furnished by
the jump Masters of the 405th
Paratroop Inantry band of Fort
Bragg.
Red Robins
Practice To
Begin Monday
The Red Springs Red Robins
will start practice Monday. March
25, at 4 p. m. About 25 men are
expected to report to Manager
Red Norris who will start whip
ping the local entry in the Twin-
State league in shape for a se
ries of exhibition games which
will start about April 14.
The team will . be composed
mostly of former Robins players
now returned from the armed
services and local boys who have
come up from high school ano
Legion teams. Among those re
turned from service and expected
to plqy are Albert Parnell, Jim
Brank, Marvin Shephard. . T.
Odom.’ Stanly Norris, J. L. Mc
Neil, and Warren Mize.
Everyone interested is invited
to come and work out with the
team.
Freshmen Win FMC
Basketball Tourney
The three-day annua Ibasket-
ball tournament at Flora Macdon
ald college ended Monday with
an overwhelming victory for the
freshman team, whose game win
ning score throughout the tourna
ment was climaxed in the last
game, with a score o 31-16, over
the sophomores.
Eleanor Rosser of Broadway,
freshman captain, was high scoi-
er with 32 points to her credit.
Sallie Herring of Rose Hill came
in second with 29 points. The jun
iors ran a close second to the
winning team, with only one los
ing game.
Excellent sportmsanship was
displayed, and unusually . fine
games were played by all our
class teams. Allan McLachlin of
Red Springs was referee. The
tournament was under Jthe direc
tion of Miss Ethel Bateman, di
rector of physical education at
the college, and Jane Brown, se
nior. of Montvale, Va. head of
basketball.
(ounly-Wlde Collon Heeling
Will Be Held Monday Night
A county-wide meeting of inter
est to Robeson county cotton far
mers will be held Monday night,
March 25, at 8 o'clock at the Lum
berton armory, it was announced
today by Farm Agent O. P. Ow
ens.
■Cotton specialists from the
State college extension service
will be present to discuss mech
anization in cotton, cotton produc
tion, harvesting and marketing..
Also prizes will be awarded to
winners of the Robeson county
five-acre cotton production con
test for 1945. The prizes will total
$350.
Winner of last year’s contest
was Henry Oxendine, who produc
ed a total of 4175 pounds of lint
cotton or 385.1 per acre. HL pei-
centage of lint was 37.4.
Other winners and their pro
duction figures in the same order
as above:
Lenard Locklear, second prize,
4025, 808.5. 37.0.
Herbert Woods, third prize,
3910, 781.5, 39.0.
M. B. Edge and D. C. McEach
ern, 3440, 687.9, 38.6.
J. H. Locklear. 3430, 685.6,
37.2.
Frank McNeill,
Red Springs, N. C., and Maxton, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1946
Volume LVII, No. 9
Revival Series '
To Be Conducted
By Mr. Williams
The Rev. John R. Williams,
outstanding evangelist of the
Southern Presbyterian church of
Atlanta, will conduct a series of
special services at the Presby
terian church of Red Springs be-]
ginning on Sunday, March 31, it
was announced today by the Rev.
Thomas A. Fry, Jr., pastor of the
church.
Mr. Williams will be remember
ed in Red Springs for the excel
lent series of services he con
ducted here about ten years ago
at this church.
IN UNIFORM
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PFC. J. B. McLAUREN
Pfc. J. B. McLauren, son of
Mrs. J. M. McLauren, Route one,
Red Springs, has been transer
red from his B-29 repair base to
a personnel center in the Unit
ed States to await discharge
from th aermy, according to Brig
adier General Donald F. Stace,
commanding general of the Guam
Air Depot. He has 36 discharge
credit points, and 30 months sei-
vice.
Pfc. McLauren entered the ser
vice in 1943 and arrived at Guam
in March 1945.
He wears the Asiatic - Pacific
theatre of operations ribbon.
GORDON H. McKELLAR
Gordon H. McKellar, S 1-e, left
Tuesday for Portland, Maine, af
ter spending 30 days with his
mother, Mrs. L. B. McKellar. He
wears ’the Philippine campaign
ribbon with one star; the Asiatic-
Pacific ribbon with four stars , the
Omerican theatre ribbon and the
Victory ribbon.
ROBERT KNIGHT, S 2c
Robert Knight, seaman first
class, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Knight of Maxton. has arrived in
Norfolk from China, and expects
to reach home this week. He will
receive his discharge soon. He
has served in the navy for more
than three years.
Capt. and Mrs. Tommy McLean
visited in the home of his moth
er, Mrs. J. D. McLean, this week.
x Ashley Locklear. 3315 , 662.8,
38.0.
F. R. Horne, 3305, 600.5, 37.4.
Extension specialists who will
take part in the meeting are J.
A. Shanklin, C. S. McCaslin, Dan
F. Holler. Fred P. Johnson and
J. E. Ferguson.
Robeson Club
To HearJeler
Frank Jeter, editor of State
college news service, will be
guest speaker at the Robeson
County club’s annual meeting on
Thursday night, April 4, at the
Lumberton armory. A dinner will
be served by Home Demonstration
club women.
Arrangement committee is com
posed of W. M. Oliver, chairman,
Rufus McQueen. J. C. Hutto, A.
B. McRae and J. A. Sharpe.
Election of directors and offi
cers will be one of the principal
matters at the meeting. Nominat
ing committee is composed of
Rufus McQueen. J. C. Hutto, W.
M. Oliver, George L. Pate and T.
3325, 665.0, 41.4.6. Smith.
Maxton Submits Bid
For USO Building
The town of Maxton has sub
mitted a bid through O. T. Ray.
division engnieer of the Federal
Works Agency in Atlanta, Ga.,
the USO building here, which will
'be closed offieiaily on March 31.
T. A. Buck, a representative of
the FWA, met with the • town
board recently, and negotiations
have been in progress since that
time. If the bid is accepted, plans
will be made for a permanent
community center in the build
ing.
Mrs. Mary Gaddy
Taken ByDeaih
Mrs. Mary Ella McNeill Gaddy,-
wife of Carl B. Gaddy of Wilming-
otn, passed away in a Wilming
ton hospital Mai’. 14 after a,n ill
ness of less than two weeks.
“Mary Ella,” as she was affec
tionately called by a host of
friends, was born near Maxton 37
years ago. 0 daughter of the late
Henry A. and Ella McG-ugan Mc
Neill. Most of her life was spent
in and near the home of her child
hood.
A few years ago she moved
from 'Wagram to Wilmington
with her husband and small son,
where her husband was employed
in the shipyard. They transferred
their church membership to the
Cape Fear Presbyterian church,
where she was very active in the
auxiliary work of the church.
The funeral service was lied
in the home of her brother. Alton.
McNeill, near Maxton on Satur
day afternoon. It was conducted
by Rev. G. F. Kirkpatrick, paston.
of Center church, assisted ^
Rev. J. W. Mann, pastor of 96®
tioch church. Interment was made
in the Spring Hill cemetery. )
She leaves her husband and
small son, Billy, and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Miss
Kittie McNeil,! Ral|igh: * Mfes
Maggie McNeill and Mrs. Frank
McNeill. Red Springs: Mrs. Mar
ion Jones, Cheraw, S. C.; Miss
Lena McNeill, Erwin; Mrs. An
nie Thomas and Alton McNeill,
Maxton; and Monroe McNeill, Lib
erty.
Henry Lambeth Is
Slain Thursday
By Lowery Man
James H. Lowery
Surrenders After
Shooting Man
James H. Lowery allegedly shot
and killed Henry Lambeth about
ten o’clock Thursday night, the
sheriff's office announced this
(Friday) morning, and surrend
ered to officers in Lumberton this
morning.
Reports were that the death of
Lambeth was the aftermath of a
drinking party and a fuss which
started at Clarence Lowery s
home, at Buie. The shooting oc-
curred about a quarter mile from
Clarence Lowery’s home, as the
group of several were walking
along a cart-road .toward the
house of a neighbor.
With James H. Lowery at the
time of the shooting were Rosie
Barber, alias “Dipsy Doodle.’
Bertie Mae Harper, and J. B.
Jones.
All of these were arrested, and
also arrested were Clarence Low
ery and Thurman Lee Locklear,
Clarence Lowery and Bertie
Mae Harper were picked up on
Thursday night, and Officers
Jones and Prevatte arrested Ro
sie Barber, J. B. Jones, and Thur
man Lee Locklear this morning.
James H. Lowery, -after his
surrender this morning, told offi
cers where to find the .38 Colts
revolver’ which was used in the
shooting.
Homes of all the involved are
about nine miles up Hunter road
from Smithfield, near Chester
Barber's store.
James H. Lowery Is a recently
discharged soldier.
LEGION AUXILIARY
DISTRICT MEET
THURSDAY, MARCH 28.
The 10th district of the Amer
ican Legion auxiliary will meet at
the Red Springs service club at
2:30 p. m. on March 28. All mem
bers and eligible prospective
members are urged to attend.
Mrs. 0. S. Slaunwhite, department
president and Miss Arelia Ad
ams, department secretary, both
of Raleigh, will be present.
Springs Folk
Hosts District
Aux Meeting
Mrs. Slaunwhite
Guest Speaker
;a-6 7
The auxiliary unit of Charles
Hall post of the American Le
gion will be host to the meeting
cf^the 10th district of the auxil
iary on next Wednesday after
noon, according to an announce
ment’ by Mrs. F. K. Biggs of Lu.ni-
hltton, district committeewoman.
’- The meeting will be held in the
MrvIee Club at 2:30 and repre.-
^utatives from jhe auxiliaries of
(Erwin, Dpnn, Fayetteville, Saint
Pahls. Maxton, Raeford, Lilling
ton, Lumberton, Red Springs.
ROwland, Spring Lake, and pos-
silly from the new post formed
at-- Fairmont 'this week, are ex
pected to be in attendance.
. Mrs. 0. S. Slaunwhite of Ra-
ifeigh, department president, and
Miss Arelia Adams of Raleigh, de-
partinent secretary, will be guest
speakers. Mrs. J. C. Seymour of
Wilmtagton, departmental vice
president, will also be present.
Those from the local auxiliary
Who wil appear on the program
include: Mrs. Sam Thomas, Mrs.
L. W. Currie, Mrs. G. T. Brooks,
and Mrs. J. Q. Adams; the Rev.
Thomas Fry, Jr., will pronounce
thi invocation and special music
will be presented by Miss Clara
Bailey. Mrs. R. L. Murray of Rae
ford. Mrs. Paul K. Suler of Fay
etteville; Mrs. A. A. Inman of
Lumberton and Mrs P. G. Parker
si. Pauls. Mrs. H. M. Memory of
3 Dunn will also appear on the
^ogram.
^Mrs. Furman K. Biggs'. ISth
^strict committeewoman, will
■■evident, and will present the
®ird to the unit and its presi-
®nt having the largest percent-
of membership present.
Charlotte Church
Calls Mr. MacLean
Rev. Thomas Wooten MacLean,
son of Rev. and Mrs. S. R. Mac
Lean of Charlotte, formerly of
Maxton, has received a call to
become pastor of the Avondale
Presbyterian church of Char
lotte. His acceptance is ex
pected and it is hoped that he will
begin his ministry .there about a
month hence. He is now pastor of
a Presbyterian church _in War
renton, Va.
Maxton All-Stars
Defeat Lumberton
The Maxton All-Stars played
host to the Lumberton All-Stars
at the high school gymnasium on
Tuesday evening, and came out
on top to the tune of 31-28. The
game was lively and very close
will the lead changing hands sev
eral times during the first three
quarters, but the Maxton boys,
with all around coordination and
good team work, put out a last
quarter spurt which netted 18
points and final victory. The Lum
berton hoys were an exception
ally clean quintet and the game
was very interesting to the small
crowd which was present.
Mr. Ivey Honored
On 80th Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ivey held op
en house Sunday afternoon from
3 to 6 o’clock, honoring Mr. Iv
ey’s father, Andrew L. Ivey, on
his eightieth birthday annivers
ary. About orty relatives and
friends calle dto extend greetings
to Mr. Ivey. Punch and small
cakes were served by Mrs. Lee
Ivey and her daughter. Miss Ann
Beck. Mr. Lee Ivey presided over
the rgister.
4 H, Home Meets
Six home demonstration meet
ings and two 4-H club meetings
will be held in Robeson county
next week.
Home meetings: Monday, Al
lenton and Rennert; Tuesday. Ro
zier; Wednesday. Rowland and
Philadelphus; Thurday Barker
Ten Mile.
Four-H meetings: Tuesday,
Long Branch; Thursday, Barnes
ville.
L. W. McKinnon and R. F. Mor
ris were installed as ruling elders
of the First Presbyterian church
in a service Sunday morning.
Mi's. R. D. Croom and Mrs: d.
W. Hensey have returned from
a few days visit in Richmqrid
Va.
Maxton Goes Over
Red Cross Quota
A total of $1,133.06 was WTrtri-
buted in the Red Cross fund cam
paign in Maxton. according to re
port of the chairmen, C. M. Cas
tevens and E. P. Williams. This
was $133.86 in excess of the quo
ta.
Gives Banquel
For Players
Members of the boys and girls
basketball teams of the Maxton
high school and their coaches, W.
K. .Cromartie and Mrs. J. H. Mc
Kinnon, were guests of honor at
a banquet given by the Mormax
club on Thursday evening in the
home economics room at the nigh
school.
J. C. Daniel, vice president,
presided; and M. P. James, ath
letic advisor, presented W. K.
Cromartie, who had coached the
boys team, with a pen arid pen
cil set on behalf of the boys, am!
Mrs. J. R. McAinnon, the girls’
coach, was presented a dozen red
carnations by Miss Betty Jo Ed
wards, captain of the girls’ team.
Mr. Cromartie, who is justly
proud of the record made by .his
team, stated that the team had
an unparalleled record in the
county. It won the runner-up tio-
phy in 1944, the winner’s trophy
in 1945 and’the runner-up trophy
again in 1946, and two men from
the team were placed on the all-
tournament team this year, Mar
ion Wall, captain of the team,
and Marshall James Jr. It is the
only team in the county that has
placed a man on the, team fol
three consecutive years and that
placed two this year.
The following boys were award
ed letters, which W. K. Cromar
tie presented: Johnny Hasty,
Dickey Hendricks, Floyd Moser,
Marion (Wall, Marshall James Jr.,
Mac Jernigan and Roland Seals,
and the following girls: Marjorie
McEachin, Betty Jo Edwards,
Sara Margaret Ivey, Sara. Mar
garet McRae, Ann McRae and
Dorothy Winters.
Small gold basketballs were
presented to Capt. Marion Wall
and Marshall James Jr.
A committee was appointed
from the club to look into the
matter of supplementing the sal
ary of an athletic director at the
school. and a permanent com
mittee, composed of M. P James,
E. P. ’Williams and Tracey Wat
son, was appointed, to work with
the high school in their athletic
program.
A. L. Britt Manager
B-J Chevrolet Shop
A. L. Britt, for some six years
foreman of the repair department
of the local Chevrolet agency,
returned to the Baxley-Johnson
Chevrolet company as manager of
the shop, it was stated today by
Hartman Baxley.
Mr. Britt worked at the Maxton
air base for about two years dur
ing the war, and has more re
cently been corfiiected with the
Singleton Motor company.
Services Held
Funeral services for Ike S.
Broome, 47, were conducted from
Trinity ’ Methodist church this af
ternoon at 2:30 o’clock, with his
pastor, the Rev. Allen C. Lee, in
charge. The Rev. Troy Jones as
sisted in the services. Burial rites
were held at the graveside _ in
Eastside Cemetery at Rocking
ham.
Mr. Broome was a native of
■Richmond county and had made
his home in Red Springs for the
past ten years, coming here as
foreman of a motor repair shop.
During the war he served as a
civilian employe of the Maxton
airbase until a heart condition
forced his retirement. For the
past year he had operated the
Texaco service station and the
Red Springs bus station. He had
been seriously ill for a number
of weeks.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Miss Ollie Coble, and one
daughter, Peggy Jean. Two broth
el's and five sisters a,Iso survive.
Jack Knight of Winston-Salem
spent “the weekend with his pa 1 -
ents/ Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Knight.
Rev C. J. Andrews, pastor of
St. Pauls Methodist church, spent
the week in, Fayetteville, attend
ing a program on visitation evan
gelism. conducted by Rev. W. W
L. Clegg, district superintendent.
DAYSTROM MANAGER
Col. Marshall Barnum, recently
returned from the European the
atre of operations where he was
a B-26 pilot, has been appointed
general manager at the Daystrom
Laminates, Inc,., at Daystrom.
4 Towns Over Top
In Red Cross Drive
Robeson county Red Cross
campaign is still $500 short of
its $12,000 goal but officials
anticipate that the goal will
be reached within a day or
two.
Already over the top are
Maxton, Red Springs, St.
Pauls, Fairmont. The towns of
Lumberton, Parkton, Pem
broke and Rowland report
that they expect to reach the
goal soon.
Rowland reported the larg
est percentage of increase
during the past week, jump
ing from $506 to $931 collect
ed toward their goal of
$1200. .
The Red Cross office Wed-
1 nesday issued an appeal that
workers who have not yet re
ported to their branch chair
man do so at once so that an
accurate picture may be .ob
tained on the progress of the
drive. ,
Collon Insurance
DeadlineApril 18
North Carolina farmers should
lose no time in obtaining crop in
surance protection on trier 194(1
crop. G. T. Scott., chairman, State
AAA committee, has announced.
“After a full year's operation
under he revised crop insurance
program, most farmers are sold
on its advantages.” Scott stated.
“Applications or the 1946 cotton
crop should be filed before seed
ing, or April 10, whichever is ear
lier.” he sad.
Insurance coverage, backed
by the federal government, is
provided for cotton, wheat, and
flax crops on a national basis.
Trial insurance programs for corn
and tobacco are being carried out
in selected counties. The trial
program for tobacco is being
continued in North Carolina in
Vance, Wilson, and Surry coun
ties. As risk data are accumulat
ed, new “experimental” crops
may be added to the list.
The insurance program offers
protection against unavoidable
hazards, including drought, flood,
hail, hurricane, insect infestation
and plant disease.
During 1945, around 7.668 farms
in the state were covered by fed
eral Q op insurance. This num-
her included 3,873 cotton farms
and 3.795 wheat farms. The Fed
eral Crop Insurance corporation
has approved claims for over 342
cotton producers and claims are
stll being made. Principal losses
were caused by cool weather in
the spring, preventing a good
stand, wet weather, and boll weev
ils.
J. Solon Wllams of Route 1.
Polk county, collected over $1300
indemnity on his cotton crop last
year from the corporation due
year from the corporation due to
loss caused by excessive rain and
boll weevils.
Application for the 1946 cotton
crop insurance may he filed with
county AAA committees, or their
authorized agents.
New Assistant
Farm Agent
Begins Work
E. E. 'Wright began work this
week as assistant to the Robeson
county farm agent and will spec
ialize in tobacco work.
His appointment was made at
the last meeting of the county
commissioners.,
Election Set
On Special
School Tax
Citizens of the Red Springs
school district will go to the polls
Saturday. April 27; to vote on the
proposal of a special tax not to
exceed 25 cents on the $100 val
uation for improvements to the
schools. '
The special election was voted
Tuesday night at a special meet
ing of the Robeson county com-
missicners.
The board also voted a new
registration of qualified voters
tor the election, meaning that
persons who register and do not
vote will be counted as having-
voted against the proposition."
This makes it necessary for
those favoring the special tax to-
both register and vote in brd&r'
for their vote to be counted as
for the tax.
The Red Springs school dis
trict includes Red Springs and
Shannon townships and part of
Smiths townships.
The election shall be at the
usual voting places.
The registration books will be
kept open at the homes of the
registrars, except Saturday and
Sunday, from March 30 until
April 13 and during that period
at the usual voting places in
Shannon and Wakulla and. at the
city hall in Red Springs. Satur
day April 20, will be challenge
day.
Mrs. J. H. Huggins has been
appointed registrar and B. E.
Simpson and J. H. Huggins as
judges for Shannon township; R.
A. McConnaughey as rtegistrar
and W. G. Robeson and- Ben Stan
ton as judges in Red Springs
township; and Mrs. Dan McAr
thur as registrar and B. C. Smith
and Dan McArthur as judges in
Smith’s township.
Rape Charges
Made Agains!
Four Men
LUMBERTON, N. C., March 20—
Four I umbei-ton Negroes were
arrested early Monday morning
and taken to Central Prison, Ra
leigh. for safekeeping after they
had been charged with raping a
Lumberton white woman around
midnight Sunday.
The men were Calvin Coving
ton, Grange Thompson, Stacy
Powell and Cliff Inman, and Sher
iff Clyde Wade reported that all
but Inman confessed the crime.
He quote the Negroes as saying
Inman had shown them a gun and
told them what to do and later
participated in the assault*
Sheriff Wade said the confes
sion spiked earlier reports that
many more men had been engag
ed in the assault. He also said
that there was no threat of vio
lence against the prisoners but
that they had been taken to Ra-
ligh as a precautionary measure.
The sheriff said that the wo
man. Mrs. Julius Frye, wife of a
labor organizer and mother of
several children, and a white man
named Frank Strong, of Elizabeth
town, had driven into Thompson’s
yard in a Negro district late Sun
day night in search of whisky.
When they started to leave the
car would not start and Strong
and Inman went to get a chain
to start the car. , -
It was while they were gone, the
sheriff said, that the other men
forced the woman into a vacant
house and committed the assault.
Sheriff Wade said he was no
tified that the woman was miss
ing after Strong returned to the
car and found her gone.
A short while later the woman
appeared at the police station and
reported the assault.
City police cooperated with the
sheriff's office in the investigation
and arrests. , .
Board Of Elections
Is Appointed
Appointed to the Robeson
’ounty hoard of elections by the
State Board of Elections .last
week was the same board which
served two years ago. Appointed
were: ■ .
George Lewis Pate of Rowland,
chairman. Democrat, Mrs. Daisy
Meehan of Lumberton, Democrat,
and J. W- Sellers of Lumberton,
Republican.-
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Mrs. . R. P. Edwards is Visiting
her laughter. Mrs. Thomas R.
Wolfe, in Orangeburg. S. C.