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^^^-^“ HTT ir 1 O ^/^TTPIO U /^T’T’T’mVI A ^u^^ . THE SCO 1 11SH Cl 1IZEIN z=c CONSOLIDATED 1944 _ Published Thursdays ^Plans Complete For Celebration Of College's Fiftieth Birthdays * Plans have ' been completed, un der the chairmanship of Dr. D. S. Currie of Parkton, for the celebra tion of the fiftieth year of ser vice for Flora Macdonald college.) whose graduates may be found in ( many fields of usefulness in every ; state in the union, and in many foreign countries. By a fortunate coincidence,' 1946, also marks the . 200th anniversary of the deed that made the Scottish maiden, Flora Macdonald, the idol of her coun- I try, when she saved the life of the “Bonnie Prince,’’ Charles Edward Stuart, in 1746. It is most fitting that this' college, which has had throughout the years and is having with increasing pow V 1 - so great an influence on the womanhood of the state, should be named for the famous Scotswoman, situated as it is in the heart of the Cape Fear section of the Old North ,^State, where she made her home while in America. The formal afternoon program will feature as principal speaker, the Honorable Angus L. Macdonald, .premier -of Nova Scotia, war-time Minister of the Canadian Navy, and now being prominently 7 mentioned as the next Prime Minister of Can ada. Most appropriately, the Pre mier will be introduced by 7 the Hon orable Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy during the first World War, and recently 7 ambassador to Mexico. The afternoon program will open at 3:30, with an academic procession in which presidents oi the colleges and universities in the Carolinas and representatives of Scottish Societies throughout the United States 'and Canada, will par ticipate. Another highlight of the occasion will be the presence of the nation- ' , ally famous “Kittie Band of York," ft Pa., consisting of sixteen bagpipers and drummers, who will bring with the a solo dancer—a Scottish girl who will dance a number of Scot tish folk dances in costume, to ths * music of the pipers. The Highland Fling, under the direction of Miss Ethel Bateman, will be danced by a group of students. |, In the evening of the same day, j a lovely old world pageant, “Flora Macdonald in Scotland,” will be pre sented in the out door theatre of the college, under the direction of its author, Mrs. Clara Marley of Chapel Hill and Cary. Interpreta tive dances, under the direction of Miss Bateman, will intersperse the acts of the pageant, the spec tacular sword dance will be given by the solo dancer, special music under the direction of Dean Renter will feature the program, and again the bagpipers will be a part of the , pageant. All costuming will be au thentic. The principal parts will be played by professionals, and Mrs. Marley is busy with rehearsals, day and night, with the entire cast, which will include a number of Flora Macdonald students. . PJC Acquires P-51 For Aviation Class A complete P-51 Mustang airplane has been delivered to Presbyterian Junior college to be used in instruc- ' ting students in the college’s avia tion program. The plane was pur chased by the college from the Re construction Finance Corporation, £ and was flown from Marsh Field, Calif., by 7 1st Lt. Fremont Still man, who reported an average of 270 m.p.h. cruising speed from Ca lifornia. The plane is stationed at the Laurinburg-Maxton army 7 air- field, and will be used for radio instruction, instrument, instruction, and aircraft engine demonstration. Flight instruction at Presbyterian Juniro college is conducted in light planes to lessen the danger factor. The next class in Aeronautics be gins June 10th at the regular sum mer session. Maxton Stores To Observe Half-Holiday All the stores in Maxton have V decided to close each Wednesday at 1 o’clock in order that their clerks may have a half holiday once a week during the summer months. This went into effect this week. ; Rev. R. L. McLeod, D. D. Accepts Pastorate Of St. Joseph Church Rev. R. L. McLeod, Jr., D. D., who served as chaplain in the navy, and was discharged this fall with the rank of Lieut-Comdr., will ar rive Saturday to spend two weeks with his mother, Mrs. R. A. McLeod, in Maxton. He has juust completed a post graduate course at Princeton university, and has accepted the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of St. Joseph, Mo. He will assume his new position after his visit here. Prior to his service in the navy 7 , he was president of Cen tre College, Danville, Ky. Mrs. Clark’s Brother Passes In Florence Funeral services for H. Hubbard, prominent retired farmer, merchant and churchman, were held April 5 at 11 o’clock at the residence in Florence, S. 'C. The rites were conducted by Dr. James E. Cousar, pastor of the. First Presbyterian church. The interment followed in Mount Hope cemetery. ■. His parents were the late Samuel Hubbard of Marlboro county 7 and Flora Burn Hubbard of Society Hill. He was born June 19, 1870, in Marl boro county. He Was married to the former Miss Annie Jane Nason of Gibson, by whom he is survived. Be sides his widow, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. B. J. Gandy of Florence, Mrs. G. R. Mills of Columbia, Miss Edith Hubbard of Florence four sons, Mason H. Hub bard of Conway, Eddie E Hubbard, S. Grady Hubbard, Harvey J. Hub- bard, all of Florence, and an adop ted son, E. J. Gibson at Attapul gus, Ga. Also surviving are. two sisters, Mrs. J. N. Clark of Red Springs, Mrs. J. C. Harrellson of Sellers; a brother, Julian Hubbard of Fayettevile; eight grandehidren and five greatgrnad- chidren. , Mirs. Elbert MePhauI and son Elbert, Jr., have returned from a visit to relatives in South Boston, Va. COUNTY .AGENT OWENS Tells How Lumber Bridge Farmer h One Legume Balances Farm Wi One of the best named farmers in North Carolina is E. G. Bal lance of Lumber Bridge. County Agent 0. P. Owens) of Lumberton tells this story of how a single winter legume has been used by Ballance to balance his farming program: “Ballance, who now has 90 acres seeded to vetch- on his farm near Lumber Bridge, has found in re cent years that the legume affords an excellent winter hay and covet crop, a real balance for his farm plan. He harvests his own seed. “Forty acres of the present crop will be harvested for hay and seed, the remainder to be turned under for soil improvement. “The Robeson farmer says’ that vetch has proved better than Aus trian winter peas as a soil builder. The vetch, when disced into the soil w..!l decompose more readily than winter peas. Ballance is avoiding the common practice of some farmers in this section of the state who turn under a cover crop too early 7 , not gettihg full benefit from it. “On a part of the land now in vetch, corn will be planted. Rows? will be run off but vetch will be alowed to continue growth in the middles until after the second corn cultivation. The legume will choke grass' and weeds and serve as 6 mulch to hold moisture. At least, this is Ballance’s theory and it will be given a good try this season. “The best corn cultivation prac tices will be a bit complieateed by this' practice but it is expected to work to good advantage ii th^ long rub.” Red Springs, N. C.. and Maxton, N. C. THURSDAY, APRIL 18th, 1946 Chavis Negro Dies In Prison Hospital Man Who Ran Amuck March 10 Thought To Be Insane Dave Chavis, Maxton Negro, died in State prison hospital at Raleigh Thursday 7 night, reports reaching Maxton reveal. Chavis was hospitalized in Lum berton following injuries received when he was struck by an automo bile on Sunday night, March 10, after having run amuck in Maxton and assaulted his wife, killed- his father- in-law, shot into the home of an other Negro, Leslie Fowler, and re ceived wounds inflicted by Fowler. Chavis was later removed to the State prison hospital. Trial date had not been set, pending the out come of Chavis’ injuries. Reports in Maxton were that Cha vis had become mentally 7 deranged shortly before going on the ramp age in Maxton, but official reports from prison hospital authorities con firming this belief had not been received. , Many Attend Pres. Fellowship Meeting A splendid representation from the Maxton Presbyterian church at tended the spring rally 7 of the Pres byterian Youth Fellowship which was held in the First Presbyterian church of Laurinburg Sunday 7 , April 14th. The theme of the meeting was “For Me to Life is Christ.” Those from Maxton who were present were the Rev. T. Layton Fraser, Misses Lillian Austin, Audrey Brunkhurst, Mildred Smith, Betty 7 Jean Sinclair, Dorethy Winters, Ada Austin, Mar jorie MeEaehin, Marie Fraser, and Ann McLeod, Brunice Cole, A. W. Higgins, Sammy Thomas, Tommy Guiton, Perry Carson, Harry 7 Wade, Sam Thomas, Wade Taylor. ON OLD JOB James McKellar has been back at his old job, doing body and fen der work for M and S motors, for several weeks following his dis charge from the army. Easter Services At Maxton Churches There will be special Easter ser mons and special Easter music at all the Maxton churches next Sun day morning. The Baptist mini ster, Rev. Forrest L. Young, will on the subject: “All Hail” at the morning service and that evening there will be an Easter Pantomime, directed by Mrs. Young, with Mrs. J. C. Daniel as reader. At St. Pauls Methodist church the pastor, Rev. C. J. Andrews, who will have as his theme for the morning message, “What Difference Does Easter Make?” and his theme for the evening service will be, “Did Not Our Hearts Burn Within Us?” The Rev. T. Layton Fraser, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, will speak to the juniors on “Eas ter Lillies” and his morning mes- boni.” There will be a memorial sage will be on the subject, “Rab service that evening for the three young men from this church who made the supreme sacrifice during the war, James Eugene Morrison, Jr., John Currie McLeod and Rufus Knight. “The Resurrection of Life” will be the theme of the minister’s message. Maxton Bank To Observe Holiday. The State Bank of Maxton will be closed next Monday in observ ance of Easter Monday as a hol iday.. 'Chaplain A. C. Edens Jr., has returned home from Germany where he spent a year and a half. Democratic Precinct Meetings To Be Held April 20 In Robeson Democratic precinct meetings throughout the state have been set for Saturday, April 20, and W. H. Humphrey, chairman of the Robeson county 7 executive committee, has set the time of the county meeing at 2 o’clock. At this meeting five pre cinct committeemen are to be ap pointed and delegates tor the conn ty convention which will be held at the court house in Lumberton at 11 o’clock on April 27th, will be elec ted. Members of the precinct com mittee will elect one of their mem bers as chairman and once as vice- chairman. Members of the precinct committee from Maxton are McKay McKinnon, R. B. Bullard, Mrs. J. M. Patterson, A. H, White and J. .A. Shaw. %*vvw»w**v***v************vv IN UNIFORM VWV^VWWWVWWVWVt'^^-WW* FRED GIBSON Pvt. Fred Gibson arrived in Red Springs Friday from Europe where he has been stationed for the past 19 months. He served with a rail road battalion in France, Belgium, Germany and England. He experts to. receive his discharge from the army 7 at Fort Bragg in the near fu ture. E. C. BODENHEIMER Edward Charles Bodenheimer, Lt. (jg), will receive his discharge from the Navy Sunday, April 14, at -Charleston, S. C. Son of Mrs. C. A. Bodenheimer of Parkton, he enter ed the Navy 7 in August, 1944. Lt. Bodenheimer was stationed on Iwo Jima eight months and is holder of i the American theatre Asiatic- Pacific and Victory medals. RAY L. SMITH T-Sgt. Ray L. Smith has called his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Smith in Red Springs, that he ex pects to arrive home from Germany next month. OLIVER R. SMITH Pfe. Oliver R. Smith telephones his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. .Smith from Switzerland Thursday night. Stationed in Italy, he ex pects to come home in June or July COXSWAIN VICTOR BURRELL Miss Marguerie Townsend has re ceived word that her nephew, Vic tor Burrell, who served as cox swain in the navy 7 , and has been in the Philippines for more than a year, has reached his home in Flor ence, S. C. CPL. HOWARD HASTY, JR.' Howard Hasty, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Hasty, of Maxton, has arrived in California, after overseas service, and is expected to reach home tins week. SGT. SAM SOLOMON Sgt. Sammy 7 Solomon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Solomon, who has served in Germany for a year, has returned home, * AMIS DANIEL Amis Daniel of the U. S. Navy,’ stationed at Norfolk, spent the week end at his home in Maxton. SGT MARUS ALLEN A cablegram was received this week by Mrs. Marcus Allen, stating that her husband, Sgt. Marcus Al len, was enroute home from Ma nila. Robins Open Season Sunday The Red Springs Red Robins will open theri season Sunday here in Robbins Park when they meet the Fayetteville Cubs of the Coastal Plain league. The Red Robins with a number of former stars now back from the armed services will field a strong team. Albert. Parnell is Manager Red Norris’ pitching choice with Dan Brant behind the plate. Jack Barnes, former Atlanta outfielder, will be in the lineup for the Robins. Mrs. Phil Br a gg spent the week- end in Shelby with her mother, Mrs. Blanton; “‘ Hundreds See Hansel-Gretel Entertainment Operetta Given By Students Of Grammar School -Almost 700 patrons of the Red Springs schools enjoyed the operet ta “Hansel and Gretel” given at the school Thursday 7 night by students of the grammar grades. Attendance as the best the school has had at such an event-for several years and members of th: audience commented on the excel lence of the program. The cast of characters included: Peter, a broom maker, Pete Ham ilton; Gertrude, his wife, Joan Hi att; Hansel, their son, Tommie Ash ford; Gretel, their daughter, Myr- tis Boone Johnson; witch, who eats little children, Gayle Simpson; sandman, who puts little children to sleep, Gene McCracken; dawn fairies, who wake little children up, Betsy 7 Watson, Virginia Hales, Gene Barnes, Jessie Blue Hardesty, Dawn Simpson, Edith Jane Byrne. Chorus of gingerbread children, fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Tableau of angels, Nan Dorman, Betty Ann Smith, Elmira Hickman. Billie Jean Campbell, Sally McAr thur, Joan Hardesty Joan Stevens, Eloise Johnson, Elizabeth Beck, Fay- Landon, Kathleen Yarborough, Au drey Sheppherd, Jane Ballance, Ro salind Davis, Elsie Ray Britt, Shir- lene Mayberry and Jean Simpson. Dancers, Joyce Mize, Joyce Cribb. Betty. Brown, Betty MeGoogan, Mar garet McPhaul, Peggy Parrish, Bil lie Baker, J. H. Goude, J. W. Hough, Glenn Gibson, Charles McIntyre, Jack Ammons. Gingerbread fence, Evans Skip per, Bobby Hardesty, Garnet Br'ooks, D. T. Clifton, Alex Byrne Davis Nance Reece, Alan Gibson .Charles Lewis, Zeb McMillan. Prologue was given by John T. McNeill and Elbert McPhaul. Advertising was in charge of the seventh grade and the stage set ting was made by the eighth grade. Henry Hodgin served as accompan ist. . Serving as ushers were Billy Lew is, Tommy Ammons, Bobby Barnes and Gaitha Smith. 400 Attend » Grange Meet 120 RECEIVE FIFTH DEGREE Pomona Grange met Friday at Barker Ten Mile high school audi torium with 120 members receiv ing the fifth degree given by a Pem broke team under the leadership of Lambert Lewis. Nearly 400 mem bers were present for the after noon session at which the grange approved the proposal of a county- nude library and adopted a resolu tion favoring rural industries. The group also enjoyed a chicken and brunswick stew supper given by the Barker Ten Mile subordin ate. Barker Ten Mile took first prize for having the largest number of candidates for fifth degree, and Allenton won prize for having the largest attendance. Mrs. W, Pope Humphrey of Saddletree was named winner of a quilt square contest sponsored by the Pomona home com mittee. Mrs. B.H. Stansel of Allenton was appointed secretary to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Oliver F. Nance, resigned. Pomona Master Paul S. Oliver re ported that almost half a hundred telephones have been installed re cently in the Marietta-Oakdale com munity- and electricity is becoming available to increasing numbers of consumers. Lambert Lewis, master of the Pembroke grange, declared that con tracts have been let by REA for 40 miles of electric line in Fair mont section. In its resolution favoring the county library, the group urged that the county commissioners! ap propriate $9,000 requested by spon sors of the movement. The grange INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP DRIVE BEGINS MONDAY Cooperation of every citizen in Maxton is asked in a campaign to make Maxton a cleaner and more beautiful place in which to live. Mr. Frostick, mayor pro-tem, has asked the civic committee of the civic committee of the Chamber of Commerce to meet with the Town board Monday night to- discuss re commendations submitted to them previously by that committee. The city has asked for the volun teer of trucks, drivers and helpers for any period of time during the next week to aid in this work, and is offering pay 7 for their service. The city has been unable to secure equipment and labor the past. fev. years and all cooperation in this matter will be necessary. Please , contact Mr. Whitlock at the Town Hall. A house and store drive is on. Vacant lots are one of the main objectives in this campaign, so pro perty owners, let’s get busy. Lets all do our part and a little more if necessary. Dr. Rutledge Is Speaker At Red Springs Dr. Archibald Rutledge, South Ca rolina’s poet laureate and famous author, was a most interesting chap el speaker at Flora Macdonald Fri day, using as his subject, “What I have learned while attempting to restore an Ancient Plantation.” The plantation to which he re ferred was a. Crown grant of 12,000 acres, to his own family 7 in 1686. The present house, built in 1722, is an. example, he said, of America at its best and a monument to the skill of that day. It contains 16 rooms of English brick, heart pine, cedar and mahogany. Dr. Rutledge said he was trans planted to the North for 23 years as a teacher, but never took root, so came back to restore his ancestral home off the Santee, built by one of his forbears, Edward Rutledge, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and was lived in by his sen, Governor John Rutledge. This home, forty miles from Charle- sten, had a wide reputation for the hospitality for which the South is famed. This hospitality was enjoy ed by many notables, including George Washington, who was en tertained there after the Revolu tion, and during the same period, it was the scene of a ball given in honor of LaFayette. Frances Mar ion had headquarters in this home, and his chair is still there. In the ball room, he said, the floor boards are 42 feet long with out a break. He told of finding an old map of the grounds, showing buried treasure, which he found to be gold pieces, dating from 1795 to I860, which he supposed his grand father had buried three feet be neath the soil while the guns at Fort Sumter roared in his ears. Dr. Rutledge told many 7 stories, many hunvorous, in his descriptions of life cm the old plantation and the one hundred negroes who had been waiting for “Master” to heturn. He mentioned many famous peo ple who have visited him on the plantation, Henry Ford, Booth Tar kington, Barbara Hutton, Lady Ash ley-Cooper and Lady Duff^Cooper. He closed his delightful talk by re citing a number of his own poems. Before leaving, he presented a copy of his latest book, “The Heart’s Quest,” to the college library. Dr. Rutledge event from Red Springs to Chapel Hill to attend the sesqui-centennial celebration on Sat urday where he received the degree of Doctor of Letters'. Hodgin, Singleton Coaching Baseball Billy- Hodgin and Roy 7 Singleton, have recently taken over the duties as coaches of the Red Springs high school baseball team. Miss IMiairy John Culbreth of Fort jBragg visited friends in Red Springs Saturday. Miss Jane Gibbs of New Bern and Capt. Jake Ward spent the weekend with Mrs. J. L. McMil lan. Volume LVIlj NO ,11 IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT Red Springs District Votes On JcheoUevy April 27 Maxton Host To Locked-Up Jury For the first time, so far aS we can learn, in the history of Maxton, our town played host to a “locked- up” jury serving in a capital case. “Twelve good and lawful men," who compose the jury, now sitting on a capital ease in Lumberton, to gether with a 13th alternate juror and a sheriff’s deputy, spent Tues day 7 night in the Maxton hotel be cause no accommodations were a- vailable inLumberton for the jury. The group left on an early bus for Lumberton to resume hearing of the case, where four negro' men are on trial for their lives for rape of a white woman, alleged to have ta ken place the 17th of March, Tobaccojteporl A few early fields of tobacco are known to have been planted in Robeson county April 4, 5 and 6, and there are reports of trans- planjting in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Horry (S.C.) coun ties during the past week, but the amount of tobacco put in the field has been limited by the re cent spell of cool, windy weather, according to R. C. (Bob) Rankin, supervisor of sales on the Lumber- ton tobacco market. The cool, windy weather has slowed up transplanting, Mr. Ran kin said, and caused blue mold to spread, however blue mold, ex cept for individuals, in not threa tening the plant supply. It is expected, the supervisor declared, that general transplant ing will get underway this week in all the counties of the border belt With the exception of Cum berland, Hoke and parts of Scot land and Sampson. In those areas, transplanting in expected to get underway next week. Insects and worms have given only a normal amount of trouble, Mr. Rankin pointed out, and the land is in splendid condition for planting. SPRING HOLIDAYS Spring holidays at Presbyterian Junior college will begin April 20th and continue until 8:00 A. M., April 30th. A new class of refreshers will begin Monday, April 29th. RED SPRINGS VETERANS Meet Monday To Form VFW Post To Furnish Music For Vets Dance Sully Mason and his orchestra will furnish, music for the scrip dance at the armory, Wednesday night, April 24, which will top off an eventful day sponsored by the Lumberton VFW for returning white veeterans of the county. ' Sully is' called the “Sultan of Swing” and has over 200 record ings to his credit. He has recently finished production of a movie in Hollywood. A former member of Kay Kyser’s outfit, Sully is bring ing a 15-pieee band and featured vocalist to Lumberton. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Prevatte of Southport spent the weekend with Mrs. Prevatte’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Clark. Four hundred and fourteen vd-’.; J ters in the Red Springs school dis trict are registered for the special election to be held Saturday, April ' g 27, on the question of a special. levy to finance improvements in . the Red Springs school system. ■ The citizens committee backing the vote has pointed out that state, and county funds are not suffici ent to provide all the needs of a well rounded school program. Recognized by'the school board as pressing requirements for the , ’ Red Springs school are a vo- ’- cational department, science lab oratory, special educational equip ment, including the library mater ials and visual educational equip ment, physical education prograip, special teachers where needed, and a commercial course. The above items can only be fi nanced through local money raised through a special levy as the state and county funds can not be stret ched that far. The vote April 27 is on the ques tion of levying a special tax iij’ the school district not to exceed 25 cents on the $100 valuation. Those backing the program have urged^that all persons registered to cast their vote as the election is “against the books” and a vote not' cast is a vote against the proposal. Patrons of the school attending the operetta Thursday night heard a short talk by Superintendent B E. Lohr of the Lumberton schools', who outlined the advantages that N have come to his schools through a - special levy, which was voted in 1937. Declaring that he wanted to do all he could to encourage more money for education, Mr. Lohr pointed out numerous improvements the Lumberton schools had made with money obtained from the spec- • ial levy. “ The improvements included: 1. Maintenance above mini-row*--* standards available on state funds. 2. Extra teachers, lightening the load and making the new subjects available. 3. Addition of a commercials de- o pertinent. -■ 1 . s 4. Physical education training. 5. Visual education training. 6. Prevision for a band practice, room. _ ^ 7. Teacher of public school music. 8. Establishment of a home^eo- nomies course. 9. Equipping of a science labora tory. Overseas veterans of Red Springs and vicinity will meet at the ser vice club Monday night at 7:30 to form a Red Springs unit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Announcement of the meeting was made by James McKellar and Buddy Singleton, who are spear heading the establishment of - the post. Around 25 have been signed up allready and all who sign up at Monday night’s meeting will, be charter members. All veterans with overseas duty are invited to attend the organi zation meeting and members of other posts who live in or near Red Springs are invited to transfer their memerships. One of the highlights of the mew ing Monday will be election of of ficers for the new unit. PJC Wins Over Edwards Inst., 17-3 , Presbyterian Junior college de feated Edwards Military Institute yesterday at Salemburg, 17-3, for the fourth conference victory. PJC scored eight runs in the second in ning. Hodges cracked a homer in the, seventh with two men on. For the winners, McGee, -Cribbs, Knox, Hedges. Steed and Jennart got twe hits each. Presbyterian plays Red Springs High Friday. Tennant, Charlotte hoy. is expected to pitch. This will be the last game he-, fore spring holidays which begin Saturday, 19th, through Tuesday, 30.
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