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SPRINGS JUNIORS MEET WHITEVILLE IN ROBBINS PARK WEDNESDAY AT 3:30 THE SCOTTISH CHIEF FOUNDED 1887 RED SPRINGS CITIZEN FOUNDED 1896 CONSOLIDATED 1944 THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN ROBESON—AND TOWNS , OF MAXTON—RED SPRINGS PARKTON—ROWLAND • Published Wednesdays Keel Springs. N. C.. and Maxton. N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1946 Volume LVIlj Number 26 NEWS IN BRIEF STATE NATION WORLD WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 Administration scores first major victory in battle to re instate price controls when Senate rejects proposal to ex empt all grains from price ceil ings. Sidney Hillman, leader of C. I. O.’s Political'Acition commit tee, dies in New York state. Soviet Russia tries unsuccess fully to bar Canada from fak ing part in atomic energy dis cussions. Russian Foreign Minister Molotov urges immediate crea tion of central administration for Germany and opposes any dismemberment of the Reich. THURSDAY, JULY 11 Calling for a “workable” price control law, president de clares every day that passes without control increases the danger from inflation. Experts say Bikini atomic bomb damaged more ships than any other blast in history even though the explosion was about a third of a mile off the target point and away from close- spaced capital ships. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes tells foreign ministers the U. S. wants a central ad ministration ’ established for Germany. FRIDAY, JULY 12 Senate adds grain and tobac co to a shelf of commodities beyond reach of any revived OPA and votes special consid eration for southern timber and cotton textiles. Army Air forces’ 58th bom bardment wing, top atomic bomb carriers, has received or ders to continue at 100 per cent and stand by for earliest possible shipments of the new giant B-50s, B-36s and ulti mately a complete complement of big, long range Northrup Flying Wings. SATURDAY, JULY 13 Congress gives final approv al to a $3,750,000,000 loan to Great Britain. Two Yugoslav soldiers kill ed by American patrol in skir mish at Trieste. Senate committee war investigating writes Representa- tive May, after his refusal to testify as to his connections with munitions makers, that it finds no alternative to the con clusion “that you admit the facts” gathered in its inquiry “to be true.” SUNDAY, JULY 14 President Truman serves no tice on Congress that he dis likes pending OPA legislation as much as the price control bill he vetoed two weeks ago. Jacob S. Potofsky named to succeed Sidney Hillman as head of CIO political action committee. Senator Mitchell, D., Wash., urges extraordinary use of leg islation to hale Rep. May, D., Ky., to the witness stand on the Senate war investigation committee’s own terms to ex plain under oath about helping a. munitions combine with its war contracts. MONDAY, JULY 15 Secretary of State Byrnes warns Russia that she is cre- ating “doubts and suspicions’ , by objecting to a German dis armament treaty and announ- cest that the United States is acting immediately to break down economic barriers in Ger many—with or without Moscow. Seven United States marines, kidnapped by unidentified Chi nese near Tientsin, are object of search as fighting continues between Chinese and Commun- Mrs. Duncan McGirl Is Named New Community Clubs Supervisor Robins To Enter Stale Semi-Pro TOBACCO QUOTAS Mrs. McCormac Resigned On July Fifteenth The board of directors for Maxton Community Clubs, Inc., has announced the appointment of Mrs. Duncan McGirt as club supervisor, replacing Mrs. Glennie McCormac whose re signation became effective on July 15. Mrs. McGirt, who lives near Wagram, has had previous ex perience in club management and was supervisor of the Laur inburg-Maxton Army Air base officer’s club during the war. The club will ope nas usual in the future from the hours of 4 p. m. to 11 p. m. Mrs. Mc Girt will drive in each day to assume her duties as director. Mr. McCormac has been gen eral supervisor of the club since it opened under the new name of Maxton Community Clubs, Inc. The board of direc tors has announced that it was with deep regret that they ac cepted the resignation of Mrs. McCormac. They were highly pleased with her work and felt that under her leadership the club was efficiently and profit- ablv organized and conducted. Mrs. McGirt is expected to continue the policies set up by Mrs. McCormac and will be happy to help the various or ganizations of Maxton and the visitors to the club in any way possible. Mrs. J. H. MacKinnon, secre tary of the board of directors, has announced that a list of membership cards is now being drawn up and the cards will be mailed to eligible members Midway Club Has Special Food Display Exhibit In observing Food Conserva tion and Preservation week, the members of Liberty Demonstra tion club have prepared a food exhibit which is now on display in the window of Bullard’s In surance agency. Mrs. L. G. Singletary is pres ident of the Liberty Demon stration club and Mrs. N. J. McRimmon is Food Preserva tion chairman. Mrs. McRimmon has announced that the wind ow space for the exhibit was graciously donated by Bob Bullard and that the display will be left in the window for the rest of this week. The exhibit consists of more than 30 jars of different vege tables, pickles, meats, etc., and is eye appealing and a definite asset to the purpose of food conservation and preservation The posters, which make up an attractive part of the dis play, were hand painted by Miss Mary Alice MacDonald. Miss Verna Stanton Receives Promotion Verna Stanton, for the four and one-half years last dis- in the next few days. The club is now open six days a week and it is stressed by the directors that the club will not be open on Sunday. Library Drive To Continue The house to house canvass for funds fop Gilbert Patter son Memorial library will be continued through this week, Miss Minnie Lou McRae, mem ber of the memorial gifts'- com mittee, has announced. The purpose of the drive is to raise $1000 for the library. Original announcement stated that two days would be donat ed to the 'drive but it was found that this short amount of time would not be enough to permit contacting all of the people of Maxton, that are in terested in making a gift to the library. The memorial gifts commit tee has the following members: Mrs. John Hamer, Mrs. A. C. Greene, Mrs. Luther McNeill, Jr., Mrs. Durham Stone, Mrs. McBrvde Austin, Mrs. J. H. trict home agent of the State College Extension Service in 20 counties in southeastern North Carolina, has been promoted to the position of assistant home agent for the state, it has been announced by Director I. 0. Schaub. Miss Stanton was graduated at Flora Macdonald college at Red Springs and has Clone mas ter’s work in household arts and education at Columbia uni versity. Although reared in South Carolina, all of Miss Stanton’s experience has been gained in North Carolina. In 1935 she entered the extension service as honte agent- in Surry county." Shealso served in Stokes. For four years before her promotion to district home agent, she served as home dem onstration agent in Durham county. ■ At present, Miss Stanton will serve in the southeastern ex tension district and will direct the home agent activities of the 20 counties there until her successor can be appointed. At State college, she will assistant to Ruth Current. Cubans On Radio be MacKinnon, Mrs. Owen Evans, W. K. Mrs. Annie Phelps, Mrs. Cromartie, Mrs. Marcus Mrs. Dora Maynard and Minnie Lou McRae. Allen, Miss make All people desiring to a contribution to this worthy cause are requested to contact Cuban students attending Presbyterian Junior college gave a program over Radio Station WFNC, Fayetteville, on Saturday, July 13, at 9:15 p. m. Seventeen young people, from Cuba have come to America to learn English and study Amer ican life. They spoke of their impressions of America one of the members of this memorial gifts committee. Rites Held For Miss Caldwell Funeral services were held last Thursday morning at Biggs funeral home for Miss Lizzie Caldwell, 82, who died at Ba ker sanatorium following sev eral years of failing health. Rev. C. W. Wallace officiated and was assisted by Dr. C. H. Durham. Dr. J. Glenn Black burn and Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth. Burial was cemetery. Siam formally asks United] Nations council to intervene in in Meadowbrook ist forces. Born in Lumberton October also told about their and native land and about themselves. Most of the Cubans are stu dents at “La Progressiva,” a school in Cardenas, Cuba, con ducted by Dr. Robert L. Whar ton, for 47 years a Presbyteri an missionary in Cuba. Dr. Wharton addressed the students and they were then interviewed by Claude Darling, instructor of English at Pres byterian Junior college. Horseshoe Court Built her border dispute with French Indo-China. Mr. and Mrs. McKay Mac Kinnon, Dr. and Mrs. W. J. MacKinnon, 15, 1863, Miss Caldwell was one of Lumberton’s most be loved residents and had taken an active part in church and welfare work. Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Miss Ann Eliza- Horace M. Baker and two neph- Mrs. J. H. p WS> Robert D. Caldwell] and beth MacKinnon, MacKinnon and son, Jimmie, Ed Davis, manager of Safe way market in Maxton, has built a horseshoe court at his home. The court is regulation in all respects .and he also has regulation pitching shoes. Mr. Davis has announced that the court is always open and anyone in Maxton is wel come to play horseshoes on it at any time. Lights have been erected and the court can also be used for night playing. MacKinnon and son, Jimmie, W. E. Caldwell, all of Lumber- attended a golden wedding an- ton. niversary given for Mr. and Mrs. ‘ Clarence McLaurin at Minturn in Dillon, S. C., Mon day. Mrs. Katherine Marshall of Jacksonville, N. C., spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Rice. Tournament The Red Robins of Red Springs will meet the Durham Colts on July 23 in their first game of the statewide Semi- Pro Tournament to be played at Asheboro, it was stated here today by Tom Cope, manager of the Robins. Mr. Cope states that there are 32 teams entered in the baseball competition and that the Robins, as leaders of the Twin-State league, have been selected as the outstanding team of southeastern North Carolina. Winners of the state tourney go to Wichita for the national play for nation-wide championship in semi-pro ball'. The Robins tackled the lea gue leaders of the Pee Dee cir cuit at Bennettsville Saturday under the lights and defeated them 12 to 10, with Clayton, centerfielder, starring at the bat with three homers. In play Sunday against an allstar group from St. Pauls. Lumberton and Rockingham, the Robins lost a high sccring contest, 12 to 10. Tobacco growers of Rob eson county, along with growers of the six flue-cured (states, voted overwhelming ly Friday for three-year to- : bacco marketing quotas. Robeson county farmers cast 7,436 votes for three- year quotas, 59 votes for one-year quotas and 58 a- gainct quotas of any kind. O. H. BROADWAY IS NEW MORMAX LEADER O. H. Broadway, Maxton man ager of the Carolina Power and Light company, was elected president of the Maxton Mor- max club last Thursday night. The Mormax club meets every second Thursday in- the month at Maxton Community Clubs, Inc. The July meeting was de voted largely to election of new officers. C. M. Castevens, er of Maxton Drug Co., elected to the post of vice own- was pres- ident, and C. H. Whitlock, clerk for the town of Maxton, was re-elected as secretary-treasur er. This was a regular monthly meeting and club members were served dinner by the Wo man’s club. McLean Reunion August 9th The annual clan gathering of the descendants of John Mc Lean, Esquire, will be held on Friday, August 9, at the old homeplace near Maxton on the Rowland road, it was announ ced today by Miss Maggie Mc Lean and her brother, Murdoch McLean, who live at the old home. This is the first reunion to be held by the family since the early days of the war, and it Rowland Veteran Killed In Auto (rash Near Dillon is expected ber of the will gather the eastern States and that a large num- family connection from throughout part of the United Canada for the event. Speaker for the event has as yet not been named but plans for the basket dinner are well under way, according to the announcement. Nelson B. Ivey of Rowland was instantly killed Wednesday night when the automobile in which, he was riding with three soldiers overturned a few miles north of Dillon on High- >vay 301. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lebirdie Davis Ivey of Row- land: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Ivey of Rowland; three brothers, Junior, Charles and Bransford Ivey of Rowland; and three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Turbeville and Mrs. Junior Sellers of Fayetteville and Miss Liza Ivey of Rowland. Ivey ha 1 served in the army four years and received his discharge in October. Truck Catches On Fire In Maxton The Maxton fire department was called out short! yafter 10 A. A. McDonald Dies At Parkton A. A. McDonald, former Miss Katherine and Ann Hart of Salisbury are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Katie Seals. Mrs. Dorothy Burkhead has returned after a two weeks va cation. Juniors Drop Series Opener To Whiteville The second game of the Springs-Whiteville series Red will be played at Robbins park Wed nesday afternoon at 3:30. The Red Springers dropped the first game of the series, 4-2, at Whiteville, Tuesday after noon. The Red Springs Juniors were off in their batting Tues day. Bill Coleman did the mound work for the Springers, strik ing out 14 while Williams did the Whiteville mound work, striking out 12. The two teams will meet in Whiteville Thursday and again in Red Springs Friday. 3 Robeson Persons Named To Council Three Robeson county per- sons have been appointed to the newly-formed N. C. Pharm aceutical association council. They are Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jackson of Lumberton and Paul H. Thompson of Fair mont. Lt. Dudley Owens Dies In Germany I District Engineers Are Now j Custodians Ot Base Property Mrs. Mabel Owens Mason of St. Pauls has been notified by the war department that her husband, Lt. Dudley Mason, was injured in a plane crash in Germany July 5 and died of injuries the following day. Surviving an addition to the wife are a son, Robert Dudley; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H Mason of Pittsburgh, Pa., one brother. and Carlis Stephens Taken By Death Caris Stenhens, 18, son of Police Chief and Mrs. Randall Stephens, died Friday morning after several weeks illness with a heart ailment. Surviving are his father and stepmother and two brothers, John and Howard, of Lumber- ton. Funeral services were - held o’clock Saturday night to in- P a rkton postmaster, farmer and Saturday afternoon at J -bfelock sawmill operator,, died at his from_Biggs_ Funeral Lome .with home:'. Thursday morning. " ' ~ vestigate a truck fire on the Maxton-Red Springs highway. The small fire was easily extinguished and it was not ne cessary for the Maxton fire de partment to use any water or chemicals on the blaze. The pick-up truck hit a tree in front of the home of Mrs. C I. Redding and the engine caught fire but it proved to be nothing serious. was 85 years-/old. The son of the late John He Dr. Fred Paschall', pastor of i (Chestnut Street Methodist and (church, in charge. Burial was Lucy Ann Hall McDonald of.in New Hollywood cemetery. Cumberland county, he is sur-1 vived by two sons, three daugh- , DR. McKINNON LICENSED ters, three brothers, two sis- ters; five grandchildren two great-grandchildren. Funeral services sis- i Among those listed by the and North Carolina board of medi- I cal examiners who have been were held granted licenses recently was Friday afternoon from Park- Dr. William James McKinnon ton Presbyterian church. 'of Maxton. Unusual Cycle Completed By PJC Aviation By BEN MacKINNON Imagine, if you can, an army air base grasping the small hand of a college in a power ful mitt and saying, “You take over, pal. I’ve had my say and now I’m checking out.” This, mind you, from the same gruff voice that shouted back in 1942 “Head for a back seat, kid. The big shot is taking over.” Sounds a trifle silly, doesn’t it? However, the above com- parion is one of the best ways to decribe the amazing transi tion that has occurred in the town of Maxton. Back in 1939, Presbyterian Junior college inaugurated a civilian pilot training program. There was an airport in town, an emergency landing field that was sometimes referred to as the intermediate North-South airport in Maxton. It was put into use at times. Once a large commercial plane nosed in be cause of engine trouble. The pilot checked his heavy plane in the very corner of the mod erate size field and not so gent ly either. An irate passenger demanded, “What was the mean ing of that sudden stop?” “Well madam,” the pilot sheepishly replied, “the field ran out on me!” But the field was plenty large to accommodate the flying ser vice of the small college. But the war intervened and plans were completed for the erec tion of a large Army air base between the towns of Maxton and Laurinburg. These plans made the emergency field ob solete. There was no longer any necessity for keeping the weeds cropped, gasoline in the fuel ing tank and the hangar sup plied with parts for small re pairs. The field was neglected Maxton field was no longer available? It was moved to the Barnes airport in nearby Lum berton. Dogged by misfortune, the actual flight training de- pattment was soon forced to seek another field in which to “light and rest” when all _ of Barnes’ planes were put into the war effort. This time the facilities of and soon the pitted, weed- i grown airport was forgotten and eventually swallowed up by acres of cotton. The college, along with the two towns, made a great effort to subordinate its activities to those of the new glider base and the war effort in general. A special war training program was sponsored at the institu tion during the national emer gency and more than 700 per sons were graduated with a working knowledge of aviation. Of this number 27 were killed in action. Many of the others became successful flyers and several attained high officer rank. But what happened to the college flying service now that Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air base was in operation and the Municipal airport in Lumber- ton were utilized. So the Army moves in and waves a giant fist around in the air while 'declar ing that the Municipal airport would make a “powerful nice place” to practice glider land ings and anybody that did not think so had might as well step in the ring for a showdown. Nobody did! Hospital Gels 37 Buildings With Properly PJC May Get Use Of 79 Other Buildings (From Laurinburg Exchange) The hospital property at the Air Base which is being taken over and made for use by the Scotland County Memorial Hos pital association, includes a- bout 25 acres of land and 37 frame buildings. The area is expansive and the facilities adaptable to hospital opera tions considerably in excess of the present needs of the com munity hospital. The entire property is in hand, and as much of the building as is need ed is beirg made ready for use. An inventory of equipment and supplies is also being made this week, and Mr. R. W. Peg ram, the hospital administra tor, Mrs. Pegram, and Mr. Row- land of hospital ery day the Duke Endowment division, are busy ev- getting the stocks of supplies in order and classify ing and arranging them for hos pital needs. A visit to the Air Base hos pital Monday afternoon found Mr. and Mrs. Pegram, Mr. Rowland, and a number of oth er workers, some of them vol unteers and unpaid, busy as bees. The weather was hot and the buildings were hot, but that did not deter them in the least, as they went about assembling and assorting large stocks of Sheets, pillows, blankets, lin ens of one kind and another, and while they worked at this, others, were scrubbing floors and walls, and in the medical supply and drug rooms an in ventory of goods on hand was being made. Fine Hospital Equipment The hospital which the army operated at the Air Base was a large one? and not only are the buildings extensive and adequate for a large number of patients, but the equipment in the operating rooms, the X-ray rooms, the, laboratories, and other-departments is most ex cellent, and said to be as good as the best. Building Up the Hospital Staff Mr. Pegram has been on the job since July 1 and is working to build up a hospital staff and working organization. The board of trustees and the exe cutive committee of the board are also working to find a geon and the necessary flight talent to staff the pital. sur- top hos- The Laurinburg-Maxton: Ar-- ■ my Air base was officially tak en over by district engineers of Savannah, Ga., July 13, Lieu tenant Colonel B. L. Neal, com* ; manding officer, has announ- : ced. Permissionto use the build ings was originally granted by division engineers of Atlanta ' and district engineers of Sa- ’ vannah in a sub-unit of that or- ganization. They will act as I custodians of the building 'un til disposal is complete. The commanding officer of the base thinks that all army personnel, Including \the. sal vage officer, will be transfer red from the base by the mid dle of August. . l . j Captain L. B. Reppert, post . engineer, has announced the present commitments of a num ber of the base buildings as follows: Approximately 50 buildings will be taken over and used by the Scotland County Memorial Hospital association for use as a medical center. About 40 buildings are now - listed on the inspection inven tory report as being use an airport by the towns These ton and Laurinburg. These being used by buildings are Presbyterian and a flying under an ad Junior school interim college is being permit conducted, making use of them and also the runways and han gars. Approximately 365 buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Federal Public Housing au thority, will be moved off of the station. Nearly 40 buildings now in use in .the civilian housing area, known as Skyway Ter ¬ race, are also under the con- trol of the FHPA. Captain Reppert stated that present office information in- 1 dicated that approximately 79 buildings will be transferred for use. by Presbyterian Junior . college under a tentative trans fer permit. Wind Storm Hits Maxton A severe wind and electri cal storm struck Maxton Sat- j urday night and caused consid erable damage to' several busi ness organizations. Hardest hit was Maxton Drug store, which had two of their large glass windows complete- 1 ly shattered by the force of the rushing wind. C. M. Cas tevens, owner of the store, had already closed up when the ac- ^ cident occurred. Mrs. Glenn Cottingham, in the City Market, heard the 1 crash and immediately called Mr. Castevens, who came down town and removed all of his window display merchandise. None of these items were dam-' aged. Policeman Hendrix stat ed that a tremendous gust of wind swooped around, the bank ; building and in some manner ■ pushed in behind the window dows of the drug store ' and .: shattered them instantly, . This same wind played havoc with the awning of Service Trading Co., directly across the ; street, leaving it practically in - shreds. Further down the street the sidewalk sign of Turner’s - Dry Cleaners was damaged and the awning of Progressive Store had several holes ripped in it , by the force of the wind. ’ ' The storm hit at apprcKi- mately 10:30 p. m. and was fol lowed by heavy sheets of rain ■ and a severe electrical disturb- ance. The rain continued .for about an hour. Many people have reported that tree limbs were snapped by the heavy wind and other minor damage was caused. Miss Carol Brown is visiting : her sister, Miss Bobbie Brown, and expects to be in Maxton the rest of the summer. ; Mr. Pegram reports agreeab ly that he finds a number of registered nurses who claim Scotland county as their home and who are interested in work ing at the new hospital. He believes and hopes that he can staff the nurses’ division large ly from home talent, and he is glad that this is the case. Living quarters for nurses will be provided at the hospital for those who desire it, and others may prefer to live out side the quarters. Nurses for the white and colored divisions will be employed, it is learned, though it is not expected that there will be living quarters for colored nurses at the Air Base. And so the work goes on from day to day, and before long the new hospital will be ready for business. But there is a great deal of work to be done, and in some cases alter ations in the wings and wards will be made in order to make Undaunted by this second . .. counter with the forces of the,™ 1 " more efficient functioning Army, little PJC removed the of the hospital, and the whole - "■'(operation will be concentrated en- flying department to Row field in Bennettsville and with the usual luck prevailing was soon forced to abandon that setup. Their n.ew home became the Pine-Acres airport in Laurin.- burg where Scotland Flying service is located. And this was the time when the Army decided to do a little and confined to a part of the buildings with the idea of effi ciency and economy of opera tions, as well as taking care of such things as water and lights and heating problems. vacating of its own and who Miss Frances Ashley of Fair mont, Miss Jean McNair, Miss Polly Watkins, Mr. Doug Pur- Louis C. LaMotte, Jr., has ac cepted a position at Maxton Drug Co. should be a nicer guy to shake ce lt Mr. John Daniels, Jr., and iMr. Jack Castevens spent sev- (Continued on Page 2) l e ral days last week at the beach. Misses Anne and Mary Mac Kinnon. Mrs. Martha Davis and Miss Eleanor McCaskill . spent Sunday at Myrtle Beach.
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