THg SCOTTISH CHIEF
,1 FOUNDED 1887
RED SPRINGS CITIZEN
FOUNDED 1896
CONSOLIDATED 1944
THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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I ROBESON—ANDI TOWNS "i 1 1 J J |
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Published Thursdays
Red Springs, N. C., and Maxton, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946
Volume LVIl) N041
NEWS IN BRIEF
STATE
NATION
L WORLD
Robeson County Club Hears
Frank Jeter; Directors Are
Chosen In Reorganization
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
Agriculture department cuts use
of grain for feeding livestock and
poultry in effort, to make more
available for’ starving nations.
Senate votes I to attach amend
ment authorizing higher farm prices
Farming Basis Qf
State Development
Says Jeter
to a bill calling for -industrial
mum wage.
UNO council adjourns until
nesday after asking Iran and
mini-
Wed-
Rus-
sia to clearly state the status of
their dispute.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Nearly 1,000 suspects seized after
gun battles between Nazi fanatics
*and American and British troops in
Western Germany when Allied sol
diers crack down on a Nazi attempt
to gain power and re-establish Na-
tzism in Germany. .
■^ Premier Ahmed Qavam of Iran
The Robeson County Club was re
activated Thursday night as it met
nt the armory in Lumberton, and
elected sixteen directors to serve for
the current year.
Frank H. Jeter, agriculture editor
f N. C. State College, addressed
the club, delivering a very enter
taining and enlightening discourse
on the prime importance
to. the development and
North Carolina.
Following the serving
of farming
welfare ot
of an en-
reported “satisfied
with Russian e-
vaeuation program but is anxious
for Tran to be free of foreign troops
as possible.”
Governor Ransome J. Williams
calls South Carolina legislature in
to extraordinary session to trans
act “unfinished business.”
Agreement to arbitrate avoids
threat of strike by production work
ers of Virginia. Electric, and Power
company. Governor William M.
Tuck rescinds order drafting work
ers into State militia.
General Douglas McArthur wins
in Far Eastern commission, over
the opposition of New Zealand and
Russia, in his insistence of holding
Japanese national elections April 10.
joyable supper by ladies cf the
Raft Swamp Home Demonstration
club, the meeting was called to or
der by President Adrian B, McRae
of Elrod. The invocation was given
by W. M. Bethune.
Jasper C. Hutto, secretary of the
Lumbert 11 Chamber
gave the address of
S. Stafford, secretary
her of Commerce of
sponded with several
of Commerce,
welcome. C
of the Cham-
Fairmont, re-
humorous re
marks.
George
president
soeiaticn,
iners to
T. Ashford of Red Springs,
of the N. C. Ginnefs As
spoke briefly on the pro-
the campaign urging far-
plant cotton as a sound
SUNDAY, MARCH 31
Soviet expresses confidence in Uni
ted Nations!,by paying in full its.
$1,723,000 contribution to UNO’s
4^$25,000,000 working capital fund.
Berlin Socjalis'ts in. the German
capital’s three western occupation
part of a well balanced farming
program, and noted the importance
of cotton in well rounded farming
progress in Robeson county.
C.. E. Morrison of Rowland re
ported cn the corn contest which
is being sponsored by the Robeson
county club. Mr. Morrison explain
ed that prize money for the con
test had already been secured, and
asked contributions of Robeson
zones' overwhelmingly reject a pro-:.County Club members to finance the
posal to merge with the Commun-
ist party.
Bulgarian government forms new
cabinet, including representatives
of the Fatherland Front, Communist,
Agrarian, Radical and Socialist par
ties. -
cost of measuring land and other in
cidental expense to the end that
the contest be conducted on a very
high and impartial plane.
, J. A. Sharpe, very active in
formation and development of
College Gels
Mention In
Radio Program
Of interest in connection with the
coming celebration at Flora Mae-
donald
friend
retary
Donald
is a recent letter to a
at the college from the sec-
of the International Clan'
Society, in Edinburgh.
She says, “Do yen ever listen in
to a radio program call “Trans-
lantie Quiz”? It is broadcast here
on Sundays at 1:45,'and a repeat
given
from
“On
posed
guest,
on Wednesd|7s at 5 p.
you work out your
these hours?
ycur side, the team is
m.
times
com-
cf Christopher Morley and a
and here (Edinburgh) we are
represented by- Prof. D. W. Brogan
and a guest. The idea is to find
out what each side knows of the
history,- customs, etc, of the other’s
country. Last week it was announ
ced that questions on Scotland were
to be given, so I wrote, suggesting
that the New Yi rk side should be
asked what American College was
celebrating its 50th birthday this
^rear, and incorporating in the cele
brations a well-known episode in
Seotti history. This was cue of the
questions chosen, and it was grati
fying to hear that Prof. Brogan had
either visited your college, or knew
of it, but not so pleasant tc learn
Tlora Itlatdnnald
Jarah Currie
G. F. Culhrell, Jr., Is Secretary i
Of Maxton ChambeMM Commerce
that Christopher Morley
and his
guest, John Mason Brown, were net
able to answer”!
Not so pleasant for us, either,
but material from Flora Macdonald
has been sent to Mr. Morley with
a view to furthering his education,
and we hope that the next time the
college is mentioned on the Trans-
lantic Quiz, the American team
be able to hold its own with
Old Country.
may
the.
MONDAY, APRIL 1 t
Death toll in the Eastern Pacific’s 1
worst tidal wave disaster reported
at 93 while a naval officer estimated
the loss of life in Hilo, Hawaii—-
.chief victim of the boiling seas—
might total 300.
Nation’s soft coal miners invoke
their “no contract, no work” prin
ciple and apparently settle down to
wait until industry and AFL-UniteJ
Mine Workers can agree on col
lective bargaining terms.
Traffic tied up in Detroit as 5,200
AFL bus and trolley operators go
, on strike. ) ’ 1 - -
Robeson
speaker,
In Mr.
out that
county club, presented
Mr. Jester.
the
the
the
Jeter’s address, he pointed
there was no place under
TUESDAY, APRIL 2
Thousaiul.-t.pl’ Soviet troops con
centrate at Caspian, port apparently
making preparations to leave Iran.
Three boys and a girl born at
Kelso, Wash.
mother, widowed only a month.
Japanese General Masahanra Hom-
ma, who ordered Bataan death
march executed by U. S. army firing
squad at Manila.
^WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
President Truman disapproves of
) the Russell amendment to the mini
mum wage bill raising farm prices
by including all labor costs in the
imparity formula. -
Measure requiring larger down
payments on cotton for future de
livery signed by Secretary of Ag
riculture Anderson after, an order
by Stabilization. Director Chester
Bowles; Act is immediately protes
ted by cotton state legislators, at
Whose request Anderson had with
held his signature for three weeks.
Spokesmen, for 18 rail unions say
16-cent an hour wage increase gran
ted by two arbitration boards is in
sufficient.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Attorney General Harry McMul
len rules that residents of dry
counties who leave their homes en-.
route to, other , points in the same
’ coun^- with taxpaid liquor in their;
autos are guilty of illegal posses-?
sion and transporting. Also rules]
"that liquor; may not be .served in
plum's flying oyer, state. 1
^ General. Douglas MeArthut de
clares that unless all nations' de-
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the sun where food was as plentiful
as in these United States, specifical
ly referring to the amount of food
left on the tables after the meal
Thursday night as an illustration.
He reminded the audience that be
fore the next crop is harvested,
thousands of people will die the
most agonizing cf all deaths, slow
starvation, because there is simply
not enough food in the world today
to feed the population. This con
dition, Mr. Jeter emphasized,, was
brought about by the failure of
man to properly appreciate and.
work with the forces of nature.
-He spoke briefly on the impor
tant contribution scientists make to
the growing of bigger and, better
crops, and mentioned , that theii
work resulted in new and better
ways to plant, crops, spray, treat
land,. breed animals, and grafting
Mr. Jeter said that what has
“made” North Carolina, and Robe
son county, is what has been ”dug
out of the land.” Unwisely, in Some
instances, said Mr. Jeter, but never
the less coming irom the land. Soil
he said, is the basis of wealth.
Following Mr. Jeter’s address, Jas
per C. Hutto-, spokesman fur the
nominating committee, ‘presented
the names of sixteen club members
who were recommended to serve as
directors. These nominees were Da
vid Britt,' Fairmdrit; F. K. Biggs,
.Lumberton; If; B. Ashley, Philadel
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Trade School
Planned For
L - M Air Base
Plans for a comprehensive
trade
school at the Laurinburg-Maxton
air base have been announced by
E. W. Honeycutt, field representa
tive of the U. S. office of educa
tion, ., .
Enrollment of 1,000 veterans is
expected in the school.
Honeycutt said veterans sent to
the ^proposed schorl would be giv
en , vocational training for such
courses as Diving, airport operation,
aviation mechanics, auto mechanics,
sheet metal work, plumbing, black
smithing, welding, electrical, wiring,
radio," carpentry, laundry and dry
cleaning, machinist, heating, mason
ry,' printing, and shoe repairing, j
Dr. Bender Has
Resumed Practice
-Dr. John J. Bender has reopened
(his office in Red Springs follow
ing his recent discharge' from the
army with ihe rank of major.
.While in the'service, Dr. Ben
der served as chief of neuro-psychi-
'aitrie section at regional hospitals,
Fort Jackson, S. C., and Daytona
Beach, Fla,, and as chief medical
examiner at the Camp Shelby, Miss.,
separation center.
McMillan Has
^Alumni Tickets
^English Leases
I Maple Shade Hotel
The Maple Shade hefei ip Maxi
ton has been leased, to;; I.c, Td ^
English and Mr. English assumed
management this week. He states!
that the dining room, which has!
been closed for several months, will)
be reopened, and announcement in)
regard to the opening datp will bej
made- soon. , J
■ J. M. Green and his. sisters, who
have operated th^ hptej ,for several
.years, plan' to take a vacation and
have not had any definite plans.
1 UNCalumni' in the Red Springs,
.section’ who are planning to at-,
iteiid the alumni meeting at the Lor-
graine hotel,- Lumberton, , Monday
I night may obtain tickets from. R,
Di McMillan, Jr.- ;
: Coach- Carl Snavely will be . the
principal .speaker
at the meeting*
and will'shew movies of several
football games; ... .
Pre-School Clinics
Two pre-chooT clinics'will be
corn
ducted in Robesdn county Schools
next. "week. Tiby : wiil Be at- Pem :
broke (Indian)
Burnsville (white)
Wednesday • .--auil
Thursday. ( .
Maxton USO
Closes With
Formal Dance
1?
Texas Native
Has Already
Assumed Duties . ,
V^^nge F. Cuthrelt Jr., of Ty-x
ter, Texas, wh^ accepted the posi
tion of manager of the- Maxtou
Chamber of Commerce and Mer
chants Association last week, has
nta/d-od-honor
Nell Lancaster-
Idol
Julia Drouin
yueex.
frances N^haul
Iris Sajearinaen
Mary A. Richardson
V
The ;Maxtep)US0 club was , closed
officially with appropriate ceremony
and a formal dance Friday evening
March 29. The program, which op
ened withian invocation by Rev, C.
J. Andrews, consisted of an address,
“Service to the War Effort,” by
Col. B. L. Neal, commanding of
ficer of the L-M AAB, who spoke
of what a privilege it had been for
Maxton citizens to have a part in
contributing to the largest glider
installation in the world, in having
ran their midst such interesting and
romantic figures and reviewed brief?
ly the gl.c.rious achievemfents of the
■ 82nd airborne; and th?101sf carrier
comman^|and thanked the jpeople
for cop^tating' so. wh^beartedly
in this fine (Work. ) U ■
’ Recognition:' !otf volunteers was
inade by John Andrew, director, who'
presented certificates to C. H. Whit
lock for the Town of Maxton, to
Mrs. J. E. McCormac for the senior
ho/tesses and tp Miss Adelene,Steed
for tire U. S.- 0! club.. “It’s History
New”, was the; subject of the talk
made by J. C. Daniel, on behalf of
(the operating committee.! Mr. Dan-
>iel told of the humble beginning of
(the club; before the building was
erected here, then cf the opening of
the club on November 6, 1943, and
how the lulls at the' base found
there a “Home ■ Away; from Home”
until the close of the war.
“Farewell from. USO” was voiced
by L. B. Aviswn, associate regional
supervisor, YM'CA-USO, of Rich-
' mond, Va., who said that farewells
tvere sad, but in this ease there
was a happy note, for it meant that
Oivi&n Id-Queen
loei^n Mult ore
asumed his duties here. Mr. Cut-
hrell came to Maxton from Dunn,
where he has been with' his father
since his discharge from the army,
in December. Although a native of
Texas, he has lived in North Caret
lina for six .years and his father
and many of his relatives are Tar
Heels.
He is a B. A. graduate of Texas"
Christian Universi^v of Ft, Worth,!
and later studied -at the College 'of
Bible in Lexington, Ky., and received :
his training in business admiistra-
to at the Federal Institute/ ®y!K^5
Texas. Before entering the : army
he held positions with Dun’ and
Bradstreet jin Dallas, Texas; The
G. F. CUTHRELL, JR.
The
tennial
a most
ly* old.
donald
Flora Medomald Semi-Cen-
May Court, above, will play
important part in the love-
world pageant, “Flora Mac-
in Scotland,” which will be
presented in the out door theatre
of the college on the evening of
May the 7th, as one of the lead-
Baptists Entertain
Returning Veterans
The First Baptist church of Red
Springs .gave,-.a banquet Thursday
evening, March 28, for the return
ing servicemen of the: church. Thir
ty were in attendance. The Rev.
Troy Jones,; pastor, W. SMorgan,
Sunday school superintendent, John
McManus, train ing union direetoi
and Baptist Brotherhood president,
and D. J. Reece, teacher of the
young men’s class of the Sunday
school, brought brief messages of
greeting and. welcome. Afterwards,
each serviceman shared a little ex
perience from his liars of service.
Then the men enjoyed a half hour)
of informal fellowship. The ladies
■cf the church .'served a delicious
fried chicken! t^ate. '
Augustus McCallum
Dies In New York
ing features of the semi-centennial
celebration.
The May Queen, Julia Brown, is
from Myrtle Beach,
Lancaster maid of
Shelfar, Virginia.
the court are Mary
S. C., and Nell
honor, is from
The maids of
Gee Willcox of
Carthage, Sarah Currie and Frances
I Contralto At
EMC April 8
McPhaul
dol of
Queen
Lytton
Addor,
Jon, S.
lando,
ardson
of Bed Springs, Betty I
Clinton, S. C., Vivian Mc-
of Mullins, S. C. Evelyn
of Gastonia, Sue Adder of
Sara Jane McIntyre of Dil-
C., Iris Swearingen of Or-
FIS. and Mary ' Alice Rich-
of Florence, S. C. . -
Raeford Pastor
Speaks To Maxton
Presbyterian Men
Rev. H. K. Holland, pastor of the
First) Presbyterian church of Rae
ford; was guest speaker at the qu
arterly meeting of the Presbyterian
Men’s club, which met Thursday in
the Maxton Presel|yterian church
with Marshall James, president,
presiding. The topic was “The Sun
day School, Its Value to You, and
To the Church.”
Augustus McLean (Gus) McCal
lum, 58, son of the late Gaston anil
Sallie MeRimmon McCallum' of Max-
ton, died March 27 in a New York
hospital, where he had been ill for
two weeks. His body was brought
to Maxton for burial and a brief
committal service was conducted by
the Rev. T. Layton Fraser, pastor
of the Maxton Presbyterian church,
as the grave side in the family plot
at Oakgrove cemetery here on Sat-
iurday afternoon, March 30. Pall-
ibearers were L. B. Martin, L. W. 1
>McKinnon, B. F. Taylor, E. P. Smith'
! M. F. McGirt and J. B. McCallum.
Mr. McCallum, who was born and
reared, in . Robeson county, near
Maxton, had lived in New York and
New Jersey for about 25 years where
he was in the real estate business.
Surviving relatives are a brother,
(Brj’oii McCallum of Detroit. Mich.,
.who accompanied the body to- Max-,
ton; two sisters,' Mrs. J. B. Me-
Ppn^ld . cf Maxton and Mrs. Sadiei
.Wylie, of Wilminigton. ' His niece)
.tAJrs, E. B- Jackson and Mr. Jackson
.of Wilmington, and Mt, and Mrs!
ral.il. MeRimmon of Fayetteville, at
tended we service;' '''•-'■
Winified Heidt,
contralto from
Opera, who will
Macdonald college
ning, April 8 at
number of the
popular young
the Metropolitan
appear at Flora-
on Monday eve-
8:30, as the last
season's series,
Among the special guests presen
ted at the meeting were Oal. Mar
shall Barnum, manager of Daystrom
Lamhatees( Inc., and George F. Cut-
hrell, Jr., manager of the Maxton
Chamber of Commerce and the Mer-.
chants association.
The program and other arrange
ments were prepared try a commit
tee composed o' E. A. Davis, James
L. McNair and John McKinnon. The
1 delightful turkey dinner, with all
.the trimmings, was served by the
special activities committee of the
Woman’s auxiliaip About 60 men
attended.
the war was won. This does not
however end our responsibility, he
emphasized, for the need of clean,
wholesome recreation for the young
people here still exists. ‘.‘The Maxton
team,” said Mr, Avison, “Was cne
of the finest we’ve ever ployed on,
and I especially wish to present *a
big bouquet to Miss Minnie Lou
McRae, who always knew the right
thing to do to make the boys feel
rat lie me.” He also read a letter
from Michael Frolich, the first di
rector, who said that Maxton would
always share a place in his and Mrs.
Frolieh’s hearts, and they regretted
so much that thqy could not be
present.
A total of 197,000 servicemen were
'entertained at the club during the
war, according to official record.
The program, which was interspers
ed with lovely musical selections by
Mrsi.W. A. Webb, accompanied by
Mrs. J. P. Stansel, was closed with
a prayer by Rev. T. Dayton Fraser.
A large number of young people
atended the formal dance after the
exercises. The Jumpmasters’ 505th
parachute infantry band furnished
the music.
Great Southern Life Insurance com
pany, of Tyler, Texas, and with the
Texas State Health Department.
He served as S-Sgt. in the arn-jv
for thirty-two months, two years- of
which he was in charge of malaria
control work in New Quines, the
Netherlands and the East. Indies.. ,
Since returning from the service
he has devoted his time to the study
of 'Chamber of Commerce organi
zations and to' visiting the chambers
of Commerce throughout the state.
Maxton businessmen: feel very for
tunate in securing the services of
a (young man who is so well-Inform
ed and interested in this work.
He and his wife and small daugh
ter have an apartment in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hall on
McCaskill Avenue. *
The Chamber of Commerce office
is located temporarily next door to
McGirt’s Plumbing and Electric com
pany.
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IN UNIFORM
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has attained wide fame as a con
cert artist.
Miss Heidt is a leader in the
new generation of singers com
posed of the American born, Ameri
can trained. She was born and
brought up in Detroit, and since
her professional debut with the Me
tropolitan, has appeared with such
ouotstanding musical organizations
as the NBC ^mpliony Orchestra,
the New York. Philharmonic Sym-
pheny Society, the Detroit Sym
phony Orchestra, and the Toronto
Promenade Symphony Orchestra. A-
loiig, the way, she found time to;
continue her. operatie career, devel
oping an extensive repertory; in
which the role she sang most often,
was Carmen.
: She has just returned from A sen
sationally successful opera season in
Mexicoo City in a success' in which
she feels a special satisfaction, be
cause, she says, “I’ve sung Carmen
many times, but never before in a
Latin country. The fact that it
proved to Ite the greatest success
of my career means that my con
ception of Carmen has been cor
rect because it pleased a public
which feels the opera, intimately
and has also seen the best Carmens."
She hopes to find time again to
answer the insistent pleas coming
from below the border, “Please,
wonderful Winifred Heidt, come
back.”
Conceded l/v the most; exacting
music critics to possess one of the
most exquisite contralto voices on
the concert stage today, Miss Heidt
is the contralto soloist of the dis
tinguished Nation Operatic Quar
tet. She aly had thy honor of be
ing the first opera singer to be se
lected by USO camp shows to en
tertain soldiers and bailors over ¬
seas.,-. -
Cut Rate Carries
Numerous Lines
Burroughs Cut Rate store, opened
in Red Springs last week- by Jule
C, Burreughs, has a complete stock
of various lines, including an at
tractive display of magazines, can
dies and cosmetics.
Also included in the stock of the
new store are: stationary, film and
camera supplies, proprietary medi
cines, sickroom supplies and vaca
tion supplies.
The store is located in the buil
ding formerly occupied l(v the ra
tion board and was recently redec
orated and painted blue-green and
ivy.
Mr. Burroughs, who is a native
of Hamlet, formerly was' occupied
with Reaves drug store of Raeford
and more recently with the Red
Springs drug store. , ..
Hastv Announces
For Commissioner
C. A. Hasty lef Maxton, chair
man of the board of county com
missioners, has announced his
candidacy for reelection sub
ject to the May 25 primary.
Mr. Has^x who is one of Max
ton’s leading business man, has
served several terms on the board
of commissioners.
RALH McRAE
Ralph McRae, son cf Mrs. JI. El.
McRae of Maxtou, has received his
discharge frern the army and has
enrolled in radio school in Milwauu-
keee, Wisconsin.
. Robert Knight, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Knight, cf Maxton who
has served in the navy as sea-
mad, returned Jio.ite last week
from China, and has received his
discharge.
Mrs. Marcus Allen of Maxton
Ihas received word that her hus
band, Sgt. Marcus Alien, who has
been stationed in Manila, is en
route to the states. . .
! Lt. Christ Speros, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tern Speros of Maxton,
)who has been at home on leave,
''expects to receive his discharge
this week.
; Word has been received that Da-.
; vid L. Maynard. Jr., and Earl Me-
; Eachin of Maxten, who have been
serving overseas in the navy, have
reached California, and will' be hare
soon. .
Cpl. Lindsay MaeLaughlin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. MacLaughlin of
Red Springs, is :base sergeant ma
jor at Albrook Field, Canal Zone.
Cpl. Mac-Laughlin’s office handles
correspondence routed through tliat
headquarters and sees that it is dte
patched to. the proper authority♦ iw^
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