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THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN Published Thursdays How They Voted In Robeson CONGRESS STATE SENATE SHERIFF LEADS TICKET Flora the Board of Trustees the college who had the su has recently returned from service chaplain, overseas Rankin, Bayard Congressman HENRY A. McKINNON was unable to be present, Bedinger called atten years, Represented AI Korea and Japan on chaplains Science of Mrs, McGuire of Laurin by the Bible students ning, Ma; Robeson a state senator Tolar for ed Incumbent R A six Weeks co-educational sum Laura it to W. McLaughlin, Rae Mrs, are still pending. number progres: dowment and plant improvement. start June 10 and continue through July 18. under the direc nomi- who were Nell opposition be the subject of the sermon next Red school will present Gra Kathryn ville Eliabeth Pen- Hasty. W. N, the Robins pre John solicitor recorder F. Way solicitor The new men are expected to be clinic games on the race hospital opponent. Dr, J. D. Croom attended the fir is improving. ‘she is improving. I nesday Charlotte. (Continued on Page 3, SUMMER SCHOOL AT FLORA MACDONALD CITIZENS ASKED TO POT OUT TRASH BY SATURDAY NOON HENRY A. McKINNON WINS SEAT IN SENATE; BAYARD CLARK RETAINS PLACE IN CONGRESS followed E. Clyde Moore, Pittman, came out of ed campaign request- the race E. Page, Dr. Tornow Opens Veterinary Office Candidates nated without eluded: pr. Ralph Wellons Delivers Address ins next week Dr. Frank Graham Is Main Speaker ing the for a second primary Tuesday, Third candidate was Willie Pol ston, who polled 120 votes. J. Talmadge Graham defeat- who came in second in a three way race for Gaddy township constable with 117 votes, only two votes behind the 119 cast nf the campaign for en the school. Others for high man, Low man was 17 votes. Only other McMillan. Coroner: D. W. Biggs, Commissioner:’ C. A. Lee Shepherd. Nep Rowell with district 5, County who received Associate Students To Present Annual Bible Program THE SCOTTISH CHIEF The Bible Springs publ and Other speaker, Clark, ■ McMillan. St. Pauls Canady. Fairmont Mitchell. Fairmont land Floyd. the Rev. message Service ’‘Love Man” i en); ford, featur- gradu- Myrtle Beach, £ Bynum, Pinetop: member of the first faculty ; Mrs. Bartram Robeson, Mrs. Superior court judge: Nimocks. Superior court solicitor tel Carlyle. State legislature: I. Pi ham and John Pat Buie. Clerk of Superior court: pare for a tough race for the Twin Bennetts- McEachern. C.; Violet coun- of 4,- : than conten- pastor, and his be “An the freshman scholar Orthopedic Clinic Leave Parking Room For Customers’ Cars possibility of a Negro Students On Visit To Raleigh CONSOLIDATED 1944 they face Wednes- star Tom out- Hen- Springs; Fairmont masville; to his inburg charge service obso- made 1887 CITIZEN 1896 ment, Rev, Dean Reuter, students received second primary the three-corner- for judge of St. diplomas. She was also cited by the faculty for her leadership as editor of the annual, The Bagpipe, and for her cooperation with and loyalty to board of education: McRae, Dr. L. J. E. Hughes, Isham 7. H. Humphrey, Jr. been place -en, Va- Slielfiar, Cosby Norma Nancy Sunday morning byterian church which every able. gave I carried Whiteville Kingstree, circus, out in enjoy- will be held Friday, June 7, in the basement of the farm building. 1 The clinic is free to all indigent Nineteen diplomas were present ed by Dean of Instructions O. W. Ferrene, from the preparatory and from the Junior college department at the graduating exercises held on Wednesday morning. The scheduled the day, bins and for jexamina- it was found stable post in Wisharts campaign with Stanley cloth. gressional district gave ClarkAdrian Fifty Gel Diplomas In Fiftieth Flora Macdonald Commenceme Her talk ended with a plea to alumnae to take a part in ail- the growth and influence of college down through the years. votes, Billy Chason with- 2,709 and Sheriff Wade polled 2,598. Chason already has ed a second primary in for sheriff as has W. the fist gradd Miss Townsend 22,960 votes against Britt’s 14,- 441. In the sheriff’s race, Willis C. Britt was high man with 3,265 A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN ' ROBESON—ANDI TOWNS OF MAXTON—RED i ’ SPRINGS ■ - PARKTON—ROWLAND Friends of Mrs. Luther McNeill •, Pinebluff. Annie Mae McDaniel, detail and was most H. F. Carter has been confined tion to bed with neuritis this week, but. that receive faculty cita- Frances Brockinton, pupils of the Henry A. McKinnon walked away from his opponent, Frank McNeill, in Saturday’s voting on Paul’s recorder’s court. The in cumbent, Clayton Ross, was high man.in the primary with 541 votes, while A. B. Johnson, with 501 votes, had not called will regret painfully week. She Lumberton hers of the faculty for a of years. The all-alumnae program ed songs by two talented Red Springs^N. C.. and Maxton, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1946 preme sacrifice were placed on honor of these service was led FOUNDED RED SPRINGS FOUNDED n* X-rays, and no bones were Hoyt, Gosh Lancaster, Ann Lewis Spruill, Le ¬ sion will be in on June 7 from and from 2:30 m. Classes will Citizens of Maxton have- asked by the town board to Bessemer City; kins, Columbia Mills, Durham; believe that peace forever is sible. “Man must make war lete or man himself will be obsolete by the atomic bomb. gardens. In ’96, wooden building capacity; now 10 accommodate 300 The eommemeement program of Presbyterian Junior college opened Bunday, May 26, with a sermon on “Jesus and Life” by the Rev. Jam es F. Merrin of Richmond, Va. At 4 o’clock that afternoon a memorial service was held for the alumni of E. H. Alexander Spent Wed-■ Campbell McPhaul, Red Springs: pounty; Billy Britt won the county but lost outiin the dis trict in an attempt to unseat J. Bayard Clark in) the House of Representatives; $ and Billy Chason and Willis C. Britt came out high men in a three-cor nered race for sheriff with the present sheriff, E. Clyde Wade, being low man. The three races were the on ly county-wide contests offered Julia Lee Brown, C.; Linda Vines Lydia Lue Ear- children under 21 years 'those attending are asked ister at the desk between 9 there was one with a 20-student modern buildings students. Halbert Jones of Laurinburg was unanimously elected chairman of Oak Tree.” At, the evening he will have as his theme. eleventh grade ol Negro school last trip to Raleigh guests of Shaw and 31 gold stars the service flag, in young men. The by Dr. Merrin, who Members of the the Red Springs Friday made a where they Were behalf of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains and on the Method ist Committees for overseas relief. The Methodist Hour is heard ev ery week in June, over radio sta tion WPTF, at 8:30 a. m. — The Greatest Power (Part five). BAPTIST The monthly orthopeda mer -school will be held at Flora Macdonald college this summer. The following courses will be offered: public school music methods, music appreciation, nature study, and con temporary poetry. Three hours cre dit will be given for each course. Registration for the summer ses- Maxton public schools will close Wednesday, June 5, somewhat lat er than usual because of lost time during bad Weather. The first program of commence ment was given Wednesday eve- the primary. Mr. McKinnon led the ty ticket, polling a total 965 votes or 1.922 more were east for the other thage; Sarah Virginia Britton, Five members of the University of North Carolina baseball squad will join the Red Springs Red Rob- the district 3 seat on the board of county commissioners. W. B. Ivey won over Incumb ent Robert E. Floyd and M. D. Summerset for judge of Lum berton Recorder’s court. Archie C. Walker won by al most a thousand votes over Robert Weinstein for solicitor of Lumberton Recorder’s court. Frank Pittman was named constable of East Lumberton over three other candidates and Norwood Kinlaw took the con- the college for the operation CAA approved flying school mechanics training course- plans for vocational training Adams, Baidtnn Shaw Atkinson, J. C. Glenn and Miss Virginia Con nor, who have been valued mem- to hear that she was 'injured in a fall thisi- 1 spent Wednesday in a geon at the Laurinburg-Maxton air base. His hospital, equipped to han dle large and small animals, is lo cated on the Aberdeen highway about a mile north of Laurinburg tary department, tion of Miss Cobb. Tusday morning, McInnis, Little Rock, McInnis, Clio, S. C.; at the First Pres- of Maxton by the T. Layton Fraser, to the juniors will V. H. Tornow has returned veterinary practice in Laur following his recent dis from, the army. During his he Was post veterinary sur- PRESBYTERIAN “At the Right. Hand of God’ Robeson county voters results were the same been predicted by the Citizen on Thursday tion to the progress of the college during the half-century. In 1896, he pointed out, the cam pus consisted of 4 bare acres of land; now there are 57 acres, with a beautiful campus, with spacious Sara Jean Austin, Tho- Isabel Fields Bailey, Oar- Red Springs Recorder Gibson. Red Springs solicitor: and the as had Seotttish before On down the line, similar com parisons indicate the steady growth of the college in every phase. Dr. Bedinger also spoke of the wide field of service by the 6,000 alum nae. He reported for the current year a capacity ystudent body, with a graduating class of 50, and Said that there is a large enrollment for the, coming year than is usual this, W- y- - 1 * /' ■■Three scholarships Were,, announ ced: the D. A. McCormick scholar ship, presented by Mrs. Sara Gray McCormick, and two. established by Mrs. -Clifton Adams will present her piano pupils in a recital at the Philadelphus high schoo on Tues day evening, June 4, at 8 p, m. Bishop' Arthur J. Moore, president of the Board of Missions of the Methodist church and resident bi shop of the states of Georgia and Florida will preach over an inde pendent regional network Sunday morning, June 2, on the subject of “New Men in a New World.” Bishop Moore has just returned from three months Spent in Korea and Japan on a mission of good will to the Christian people in Asia. On this tour he visited the Maxton recorder: McKay Mc Kinnon. Maxton solicitor: J. A. Shaw. Rowland recorder: F. L. Ad ams. Rowland solicitor: R. L. Campbell. Britts constable: Marvin Wal ters. Marietta constable: Sammie Adams. St. Paujs constable: Justin Walters. of Mrs. A. L. Campbell. A total of 338 was enrolled in this course and attainment certificates were award ed to 15 students. Miss Catherine Carter was win ner of the Bible which is given each year by Mrs. J. O. McClelland to the student making the highest average. As Catherin had previous ly received this prize, she gave it to Miss Kathryn Currie, who made the next highest average, and as she had previously received it, she in turn gave it to Miss Shirley Me- Lean, whose average Was the same as hers (98.3). A very attractive operetta, “The Wedding of the Flowers,” was pre sented on May 24 by the elemen- State Textile league pennant. Thy are: Hamp Coleman, hurler, Johnny Colones and Clayton, second baseman and fielder, Bob Cathey and Herb drix. Bishop Moore Radio Speaker Maxton Churches Red Robins To Gel 5 Hew Men ; Kathleen Janet Hannah Lewis..My ¬ otte; Virginia Carlisle Maxton College Graduates 19; Services Held For War Victims MAX PERSONALS ; G. H. Whitlock spent Sunday in Goldsboro with Mr. and Mrs. A. K.; Robertson and family- children, pupils of and Miss Martin, Halbert Jones Hamed Head Of FMC Trustees of age. to re?- and 11 trash on the curb by noon on Sat urdays in order that workmen Will have time to clean all streets, leav ing them neat for Sunday. The move is part of a continued effort to beautify the town. and the address was made by Dr. 'Ralph D. Wellons, president of the Indian Normal of Pembroke. Using as his subject “Get Thee Out,” Dr. Wellons told the class to break the bonds of envy, hatred, narrow- mindedness and to drop forever the old theory that each generation must be purged by a war and to now up to us to establish an or ganization which will insure peace for a million years and lead the world out of chaos,” he said. The valedictory was given by Miss Ann Campbell, one of the three ates: Betty Kerr of New York and Nell Britt Tabor of Philadelphia. Accompanists were Lillian Britt Heinsohn of Thomasville, Ga., Mrs. Barbara Lyteh Kerr of Portsmouth, Va., and Miss Virginia Frank of High Point, who rendered the vi olin obligato. Tributes were paid to Miss Mary Johnston, retired, dean of women for 30 years, by Mrs. Heinsohn; to the late Miss Hattie D. Watkins dean of the faculty for 20 years, by Miss Mary Conoly; to Mrs. Lin. da Rumple Vardell, dean emeritus of the conservatory of music, by Mrs. Lida Law Chapman; to presi dent emeritus • Dr. C. G- Vardell by Miss Brown Morrison. Mrs. Margaret Morgan McGuire of: Lumberton, first graduate of Red Springs seminary, was the guest speaker. Her talk combined remin iscences of the first days with a tribute to the growth and develop ment of the college and the wide sphere of Christian service render- ship. Her husband, Charles Hall, won second honors. Of outstanding interest was the announcement by Dr. Louis C. La Motte, president of the college, that definite information has been received from Washington that the airport facilities of the Laurin burg-Maxton air base will be turned over to the towns of Maxton and Laurinburg and they plan to lease tions were Marvin Wooten, Miss Jacqueline Maston, Herbert Knox, Miss Annie L. Regan and Fred Jennert. ' The Bible award was given to Mrs. Marian Hall, Who was also nett McLeod, Lumberton; . And McDuffie Shaw, Wagram; Dorothy Marjorie Spence, Lillington; Virgi nia May Stevenson, Hamilton; Zunit a Wakefield, Barnards vine; Mabel Wjarren, Clinton; Margaret Henrietta Wayne, Hallsboro; Maty Loi Wilkerson, Lumberton; 'Marly Gee Willcox, Carthage. o ri-v B. S. Catherine Hurley Adams, Wilson; Jane Brown, Montvale; Pauline Caldwell, Carthage; Sarah Louise Currie, Red Springs; Billie Eleanor Estes, York, S. C.; Fleta Lee Har relson, Clarkton; Mary Elizabeth Holder, Broadway; Vivian McIn nis, Shannon; Marjorie Lee PoWell, Elizabethtown; Hazel Pocahontas Shaw, St- Pauls; Maylene Warren, Salemburg. , . B. M. ’ Eleanor Boys, Durham; Betty Rogers Cook, Whiteville; Mary Au gusta Jordan, Kinston; Margaret I Faye Maness, Biscoe; . Frances schedule this weekend. Satur- Lumberton will come to Rob- park in a rgular league game Monroe will be the iSunday Maxton Schools Close June 5 Rev- Forrest L. Young, pastor of the Baptist church, will give a re port on the Southern Baptist con vention, which he recently attend ed, at the morning worship service. That evening he will bring an evan gelistic message. METHODIST Rev. C. J. Andrews, pastor of St. Pauls Methodist church, announces that a Rally Day program will be presented at the morning worship service by all departments of the Sunday school next Sunday morn- ing. The general theme will be “Comte Unto Me All Ye.” At the evening worship service the pastor will preach on the subject, “Draw ing Nigh Unto God.” Flora Macdonald’s semi-centenhi^’J year came to a Successful eli-aiax : Tuesday, May 28, when President H. G. Bedinger presented diplomas to the 50 members of the clas^dt- ’46. Dr. Vardell presented Bibles to the graduates.* . - A special feature of the prograin was the presentation of a portrait of Mrs. Linda Rumple Vardell, dean . emeritus of the conservatory,: .bye Mrs. Lida Law Chapman. The por trait Was unveiled by Mrs. Var-’ dell’s granddaughter,, Elizabeth TMe- . ' Nett of Philadelphia, a member of, the rising senior class. Dr. Bedin ger accepted the portrait in behalf of the college. Dr. Bedinger presented the' fittest speaker, Dr. Frank Porter, Graham, president of the Univerity of North Carolina, who began his address with a brief review of the progress, of the college during the y 'fifty ; years since its founding, and high tributes to president emeritus' ’Mid Mrs. Vardell, its first leaders... sity of social control of scintifie Dr. Graham stressed the neees- meehanism for human and spiri tual purposes, making a plea for in* ternational sovereignty rather tsw, national sovereignty, of atomic pow er, and not for competitive arma- ents and the destruction of ertili- zation but for production, research and humane causes. ' I The Rev. J. J. Murray, D.D., of Lexington, Va., Was"guest minister : for the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday, and for the evening dedi cation services, sponsored by the, student Christian association. The annual commencement con cert on Monday evening was pre sented by an all-graduate group, of music majors. Students taking part were, pianists, Zunita Wakefield’ of Barnardsville, Faye Maness § f B 4’ coe, Ruth Fleming of HillsboropW,? Va,, and Barbara Ogilvie of Noijth , Wilkesboro; voice, Betty Cook, so prano, of Whiteville, and Mary Jor- dan, soprano, of Kinston; and. or ganist, Frances McPhaul of Red; Springs. The orchestral parfs of Miss Ogilvie’s Concerto in A mi, nor, by Grieg, were played’ on a university. The group, under the direction of J. T. Peterson and M V. Leak, visited Shaw university’s library, nursery, home economics department, home manageent house and art departent. After having dinner at the Ar cade hotel, the group visited the education building, seeing the Hall of Archives and Natural History as Well as the state museum- Macdonald college at the spring meeting held Monday, May 27, when an unusually good representation from Fayetteville, Orange and Wil mington Presbyteries was present. Mr. Jones succeeds Edwin Morgan, resigned who has served in this ca pacity for a number of years. . A resolution of appreciation for the splendid services of Mr. Morgan, was adopted by the board. In President Bedinger’s report to the board, he reviewed briefly the history of the college, founded 50 years ago by Fayetteville Pres- bytiry. After paying special tri bute to the leaders in this move- broken, and I neral of his hunt, Mrs. Emma GrootnJ I in Wilmington, Thursday. Fayetteville Presbyterial, in honor burg, former Presbyterian presi dent, and first graduate of the col lege, and Rev. C. M. Gibbs of Dunn, secretary of Fayetteville Presby tery. Dr. D. S. Currie, chairman of the semi-centennial committee, gave a report from the committee, and the board adoptd resolutions' of appre ciation to the many friends who helped to make the outstanding success of the recent celebration possible. A resolution of apprecia tion was also adopted by the board for the excellent work being done by the Flora Macdonald alumnae, and for their continued and in creasing interest in their alma ma ter. The trustees approved a report from’ the executive committee on the second piano by The following degrees: B. A. Mary Eliabeth low, Sophia; Margaret V irnell Flem ing, Woodleaf. Ruth Bruner Fleming, Hillsboro, W. Va.; Helen Louise Garrell, Clar endon; Frances Bethea Gillis,..Fay etteville; Esther Mae Grier, Chaf- the college library 10 a. m. untip noon p. m, until 4:30 p. der for the state senate seat, Frank: ‘McNeill, who drew 3,043 votes. In second place in the coun ty voting was Congressional Aspirant W. S. (Billy) Britt, who received 4,594 votes in a much closer race with Bayard Clark, who drew 3,978 of Robe son’s votes. Incomplete returns from all counties in the Seventh Con- wiith the Robins when McColl in Robbins park day . The Robins have two the annual Bible program June 2. at 8 p. m., in the high school au ditorium. - : Three hundred and twenty boys and girls, every student in grades three through nine will have an opportunity to appear on the pro gram and the parents are requested to have them in their places in the auditorium by 7:45. Certificates of attanment will be awarded members of the 8th grade class who have, had public School Bible either in this or some othei school from the fourth' through the eighth, grades. The public is invit ed to attend the program. Billy Chason and Willis C. Brill Will Enter Second Primary In Contest For Sheriff's Office Mrs. Elizabeth Clark McPhaul, retiring president, presided at the semi-centennial alumnae luncheon at Flora Macdonald college Satur day, May 25, when 40 of the 46 classes graduated since the found ing of the college in 1896 were re presented. More than 150 Were pre sent. Elected -president of the associa tion for the next two years -was Miss Kate McIntyre of Laurinburg. Miss Elizabeth Stenhouse of the college Was named treasurer-' - Fallowing the singing of the col" left? song and a toast to Flora Mac donald, Written by Mrs. Jane Dick son Vardell Murray of Lexington, Va., the 51 members of the class of 1946 were presented by the class advisor, Mrs. Glenn, and were re ceived into the membership of the organization. Among special guests recognized by the president were Mrs. J. L. McMillan, whose late husband, Dr. Luther McMillan, donated the land on which the college was built; Mrs. E. L. Coxe, who has the dis tinction of having had nine chil-, dren enrolled in the school at the same time (at that time there were primary grades and a kindergart- ther McMillan, and Rev. P. R. Law, to Dr. Chas. Gravs Vardell, ( build er of the college, and to his wife, Mrs; Linda Rumple Vardell, dean of the conservatory for the first 25 Alfordsville 24 1 55 57 20 8 56 13 Britts 337 V 84 141 2,40 343 31 58 Back Swamp 122 ; 37 44 103 104 - 24 30 Burnt Swamp 81 1 24 59 46 69 20 16 Gaddy 163 [ 83 64 169 120 60 71 Fairmont No. 1 _ .___179 1 121 199 81 109 105 87 Fairmont No. 2 _ 112 1 67 107 58 67 43 65 Lumberton No. 1 415 ’ 290 516 177 196 298 219 Lumberton No. 2 308 - 298 453 146 160 303 147 Lumberton No. 3 255 1 378 381 202 256 127 244 Lumberton No. 4 315 ’ 134 256 160 263 102 91 East Howellsville 101 - / 50 72 72 70 48 29 West Howellsville 278 215 243 223 208 120 164 Lumber Bridge _ 26 : 95 93 24 2 80 39 Maxton 2 69 212 263 20 40 87 144 Orrum 192 ) 83 123 111 179 64 43 Parkton 77 ; 179 141 88 14 84 163 Pembroke 101 f 138 185 48 98 77 68 Philadelphus 25 82 65 40 29 33 47 Raft Swamp 56 ; 44 48 49 43 27 31 Red Springs — 74 : 195 194 66 18 142 109 Rennert 39 ' 56 65 19 52 23 19 Rowland 80 1 121 153 43 38 115 48 Saddletree - 99 - 136 118 96 143 71 21 North St. Pauls _ 113 1 189 140 125 69 114 105 South St. Pauls - 257 ? 251 258 196 136 180 178 Shannon 17 1 19 16 13 3 17 15 Smiths 40 ‘ 35 45 18 16 21 37 Smyrna 135 J 33 39 105 105 27 33 Sterlings 128 i 50 87 69 106 35 39 Thompson - 49 t 33 42 33 33 31 18 Union 68 . 60 103 22 30 71 26 White House 86 37 46 71 58 37 28 Wisharts 173 94 149 90 80 36 153 TOTALS 4594___ 3978 4965 3043 3265 2709 2598
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