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# THE SCOTTISH CHIEF FOUNDED 1887 RED SPRINGS CITIZEN FOUNDED 1896 CONSOLIDATED 1944 Published Wednesdays THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN SPILL FOLLOWS THRILL-FIVE HURT A THRILLING stunt at the Vermillion County Fair, Cayuga, Indiana, turns into near tragedy as the stunt backfires. Top, Ernie George crashes through a burning board wall, just before he was thrown from his motor- cycle. The riderless vehicle then plowed through a picket fence and into the crowd of spectators, injuring five. Bottom, the victims are treated immediately after the accident (Exclusive International Soundphotus) 3 Important Daysfrom Promotions Announced By Colonel M. Barnum Stone, Julian And Reid To Important Jobs Colonel Marshall Barnum, vice president and general man ager of Daystrom Laminates Incorporated, has announced three promotions in top man agement effective August 26, 1946. Lacy Stone, who has been of fice manager, has been ap pointed comptroller of the company. Mr. Stone was born in Robeson county and has lived in Maxton for 13 years. For 18 years he was employed by the Seaboard Air Line Railway and commenced work for their susidiary, The Raleigh and Charleston Railroad Company in 1924. In January of 1945 he accepted a position with Day strom Laminates Incorporated. Mr. and Mrs. Stone and their four children are members of the Maxton Baptist church. C. A. Julian, former general superintendent, has been de signated as general superin tendent of all operations, which includes in addition to plant work at Daystrom, logging op erations at Currie and at Oce- dia. S. C. Mr. Julian is a native of Louisiana, where he was su perintendent for 18 years of the Plywood Division of the Tallulah Louisiana Plant, a branch of the Chicago Mill and Lumber Co. Prior to that connection, he held a responsible position with Penrod Jurden Company for 13 years at Helena, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Julian and their son, Clarence, Jr., attend the Maxton Baptist church. Edwin “Mac” Reid has been promoted as assistant to the general manager. Mr. Reid at tended Maxton high school and Presbyterian Junior college, la ter transferring to Presbyteri an college in Clinton, S. C. He graduated from there with a bachelor of arts degree in eco nomics in 1939. His post grad uate work at the University of North Carolina was in the field of commerce. Mac was active in college sports and received seven varsity letters. After graduation he served as prin- cinal of the Clio high school and later worked with the T. Vaccination Certificates The Health Officer has noti fied parents that the state law requires all children to present a diphtheria vaccination cer tificate from the Health Offi cer or a practicing physician, to the principal of the school when they enter the first grade. Parents are reminded in the same way that children enter ing the first grade for the first time must present a whooping cough vaccination certificate from the Health Officer or a practicing physician or the parents statement that they have had whooping cough. Par ents are also informed that no child could enter school who did not have a satisfactory scar showing that he had been vaccinated against smallpox, or a physician’s certificate stating that he hd vaccinated the child successfully against this dis- case. Clyde Smith Back With Funeral Home Clyde Smith has returned to Red Springs to be associated with Red Springs funrela home. Mr. Smith was located here several years ago, prior to en tering the navy. Mr. Smith, who is a native of Sanford, is married to the former Miss Dorothy McRain- uy of Red Springs and they have one daughter. They are making their home with the Norman McRaineys at pres ent. One Of Robeson County’s Hometown Newspapers Red Springs, N. C. and Maxton, N. C. Wednesday, August 28, 1946 Maxten Industries Need 200 Workers At Once For Capacity Production Four Major Organizations Short Of Help Members of the Maxton Chamber of Commerce and o- ther interested .business men held an important meeting at the Community club last Thurs day night, August 22, to dis cuss the labor situation in Maxton. The purpose of the meeting was to present to the businessmen a picture of the employment situation in re gard to local industries. The need is now acute for laborers in four of Maxton’s leading industrial organiza tions, Hasty Veneer Co., Max- ton Oil and Fertilizer Co., Day strom Laminates Incorporated, and Acorn Furniture Co. These four companies alone need over 200 workers now before they can go to capacity nroduction. An addition of 200 laborers to these four concerns would a- mount to the same thing as a new industry coming into Max- ton with a payroll of 200 per sons. C. A. Hasty presided in an open forum discussion meet ing and all phases of the prob lem were discussed. Primary emphasis was put on transpor tation and the possibility of either leasing or buying busses and making regular runs to Maxton from outlying areas. The problem of prevailing wage rate was also considered in de tail and it was suggested that a campaign be inaugurated in Maxton to put every idle able bodied worker into a job im mediately. It was agreed by many of the local businessmen that the nucleus of the problem is the housing situation and that la bor would be available in a greater degree if the housing shortage around Maxton could be alleviated. An appointment was made Tuesday in Greensboro with the Director of the Federal Housing Administration far the State of North Carolina and the following five businessmen from Maxton spent the day in presenting the existing hous ing problem in Maxton to the government representative: C. A. Hasty of Hasty Veneer Co., Col. Marshall Barnum of Day strom Laminates Incorporated, J. D. Medlin of Maxton Oil and Fertilizer Co., “Sandy” Harris of Acorn Furniture Co., and George Cuthrell of the Maxton Chamber of Commerce. Rev. R. L. McLeod left last Wednesday night for St. Jo seph, Mo., after spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. R. L. McLeod. eh'J by hk^t Volume LVII, No. 31 WHERE NITRO BLAST KILLED THREE New Books Received At Maxion Library Mrs. R. M. Williams, chair man of the Library Committee of the Maxton Woman’s club, has announced the arrival «of a shipment of new books at Gil- bert Patterson Memorial brary. The following books been catalogued and are available for borrowing: Li- have now Bell Timson, Duchess Hotspur, The Egg and I, Spoonhandle, Arch of Triumph, Then and Now, This Side of Innocence, Mink Coat, Foxes rows, Dick. The Great Globe Itself, of Harrow, Bright Ar- Our Own Kind', Moby Benjamin Franklin, Del- ta Wedding. Case of the and Singing The drive Brittania Backward Waters. to procure Mews, Mule funds for the continued operation of the library has been in pro gress for some weeks now. Mrs. Williams will make a com plete report of the canvass in next week’s paper. She has stat ed that the library committee of the Woman’s club is very grateful for the many fine do nations for the library. One gift was a four year subscrip- tion to the Saturday Post. Subscription gifts ways welcome and it that the library will receiving all of the first class magazines. Evening are al ls hoped soon be popular Piccoli Speaks To PJC Students A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN ROBESON—AND TOWNS OF MAXTON—RED SPRINGS PARKTON—ROWLAND A. Loving Construction com- oany of Fort Bragg. In 1941 Mr. Reid entered the army as a private and in 1942 he receiv ed his commission at the Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He served overseas for 22 months and was dis charged from the army in De cember of 1945. In 1942 he married Nell Elizabeth Thom as of Florence, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Reid are members of the Laxton Methodist church and live at Skyway Terrace. AS SHE LEANED over the crib of her four-months-old baby. Mrs. Rox anne Smith (above), 21. Lansing, Mich., was accidentally shot and killed by her two-year-old son. The gun was the one her husband used on his job as a local policeman, and which he had hung on a peg on the door suppose lly out o. ‘he small child's reach. . (1 ..c,'.o .al) WORKMEN WAIT OUTSIDE the Ohio-Apex Company’s nitro plant at Nitro, W. Va., where three persons were killed and ten injured in an explosion which caused damage estimated at $500,000.. The blast was reported to have ripped 600 feet of roofing from the building. (International) Scotland County Memorial Hospital To Observe Open House On Sunday Will Be Open For Medical Cases Monday The Scotland County Memor ial Hospital, jointly sponsored by leading towns in Scotland and Robeson County, will ob serve open house Sunday, Sep- 1, between the hours of tember 4:00 p. will be ■ es on i tember m. and 6:00 p. m. and opened for medical cas- Monday morning, Sep- 2. will occupy The new hospital approximately 46 George Piccoli, supervisor of o f the buildings formerly uti- American Type Founders in- lized by personnel of the Laur- dustrial relations, spoke to the | inburg-Maxton Army Air Base, students and faculty of Presby- located two miles from Maxton. terian Junior college, Thurs-| dav, August 22, on the subject' The hospital will operate a of “Relationship of Manage- [ “ bed unlt and wh ® opened ment and Labor in a Modern Business World.” Monday morning will include a Red Springs Schools To Open Monday; Faculty Is Completed TOBACCO HOLIDAY Program Led By Preachers To Mark Opening A marketing holiday to boost sagging tobacco pri ces and to clear up near- critical conditions in redry ing plants will begin in the Eastern and Border belts at the dJose of sales Wednes day, August 28, and sales will be resumed Thursday morning, September 6. Red Springs schools will op en for the 1946-47 term Mon day, Sept. 2, with registration being held all of that day and regular classes will get under way Tuesday, it was announc- ed today by Superintendent R. Dudley. Mr. Dudley said that Red Springs faculty for W. the the This move, the scheduled which delays opening two other belts by a of full week, was taken Saturday by a special flue-cured tobacco marketing committee, repre senting growers, buyers and warehousemen. The action in calling the hol iday automatically set the op ening date for markets in the Middle Belt for Monday, Sep tember 16, and for markets of j the Old Belt for Monday, Sep tember 23. Middle Belt markets originally had been scheduled to open on Monday, September 9, and those in the Old Belt, for Monday, September 16. The committee also adopted regulations designed to curtail sales at any time in the fu- Robins Twin-State League Winners coming year had been com pleted this week with the em ployment of Mrs. Mary Mel-Sean Dillard of Red grade teacher. Mr. Dudley schools will be ly Monday at short program Springs as first- said that the opened official- 1 a. m. with a with Rev. Allen ture when congestion ens in warehouses and ing plants. The group decided that threat- redry- should C. Lee and Rev. Troy Jones as speakers. Enrollment is expected to be about the sam(e as last year with a slightly larger attend ance in the first grade. It is anticipated that the average attendance for the year will be greater than last year when the many new houses being ’milt in Red Springs are com pleted and occupied. It has been decided to raise the price of the lunches at the school lunch room from 10 cents to 15 cents, the raise be ing made necessary by increase in food prices. Mr. Piccoli, a former region al director for the American Federation of Labor, was in troduced by Col. Marshall Bar- num, Director of Daystrom Laminates Incorporated, an af filiate of ATF. According to Mr. Piccoli, business has failed to provide the proper leadership and the labor unions are an outgrowth of this failure. “People,” he stated, “are not machines and must be treated as individuals; they must be given an outlet of expression. It is his belief that coordina tion and understanding are the solution to labor problems. chief-surgeon, Dr. F. M. Sim-, mohs Patterson of New Bern and Philadelphia, 14 practic ing physicians from Scotland and Robeson counties, seven registered nurses and an anes thetist from New York. Four wards will be operated: White, Negro, Indian and a ward for obstetrical work. There will be The Red Robins took four of five games in the series with Laurinburg last week to end a successful season as eastern Carolina’s leading semi-pro baeball team. In the first game Hamp Cole man blanked the White Sox 8 to 0, with the Robins getting 8 safeties off Bledsoe. In the second game the Sox, behind the three-hit pitching of Ram sey, put the Robins in the no thing column while Laurinburg was scoring 16 runs and get ting as many hits off De Lor enzo and Horner. Wood and Coleman hurled the, Robins to ^ to 5 win. in the |third. -’game ; as they hit Evans frequently. Norris and Parnell pitched the Robins to a 9 to 1 win in the fourth game, ’and deLorenzo, allowing but two hits Satur day afternoon pitched the Rob- the need arise, the daily sales time in the Border Belt mar kets would be redued from five to four hours for each set of buyers. Other markets in each belt then operating would be affected (the samp way after they had operated for as many dayes on a full .five-hour sales schedule as those in the Bor der Belt. In a statement issued after the meeting, the committee ur- ger growers not to grade and place their tobacco on the markets faster than the pro cessing plants can handle it, and that tobacco not to be placed on warehouse floors far enough in advance of sales for the tobacco to be damaged. “The committee is certain that,’.this is in the best inter- i est of growers, buyers and warehousemen, and respect fully requests the full cooper- Henry Addresses Parkion Group The recently organized Park- ton Ruritan club held its monthly meeting at the arm ory on Thursday evening, Au gust 22, with President Geo. Watson presiding. The club is indebted to the ladies Methodist church for excellent meal. Pres. Watson, being of the most adept ins to a 3 to 1 victory gave them the series. which ation of all concerned,” statement said. the PJC Tramnles The Maxton All-Stars Presbyterian Junior college walloped the Maxton All Satrs in a Monday night softball game by a 29-5 score. Earlier in the season the All-Stars had defeated PJC and the score in games now stands at 1-1. Scoring 11 runs in the first inning, the PJC team posted early notice that they intended to win by as large a score as possible. Three ers paraded to were unable to lege sluggers. Underhill led Maxton pitch- the mound but check the col- the winners at the plate with four hits, one a homer, out of five trips. Hen- -lerson for Maxton bingled safelv twice to lead the losers. Cribbs and Townsend made up the winning battery. Ander son, for Maxton, was the los ing nitcher. He was followed by Eisold and Davenport fin ished un the game for the lo- ■»’ with Medlin I plate. Manager Tom Cope private and semi-private rooms that this has been one in each of the wards. most successful seasons R. W. Pegram is adminis trative officer and has had much experience in hospital nesville in Heywood county, work. He is a native of Way- Dr. Patterson, chief surgeon, is now connected with a hos pital at Abbington, Pa. Dr. J. G. Pate of Gibson is chairman of the Medical Staff and Dr. R. D. McMillan of Red Springs is vice chairman and was presiding officer at the board meeting held Monday to complete plans for the opening of the hospiatl. Dr. Harry Sum merlin of Laurinburg is secre tary of the Medical Board. Robeson couty physicians as sociated with the new hospital include Dr. R. D. McMillan of Red Springs, Dr. C. T. John son of Red Springs, Dr. R. D. Croom. Jr., of Maxton and Dr. B. F. Ford of Maxton. Tn addi tion to these medical men there will be 10 physicians from Scotland county from Laurin- burg, Wagram At the open afternoon, Dr. be present to guest and Dr. and Gibson, house Sunday Patterson welcome Rankin of Duke Endowment Board will the the will also be there. All of the white citizenry of Robeson and Scot land counties are cordially in vited to visit the hospital on Sunday afternoon. Members of the Hospital Board from Maxton include C. , R. P. Edwards and states of the in the history of the Robins, and that plans are already being made to have many of this year’s team back for 1947 play. Administrators The following persons quali fied. last week with Clerk of Su perior Court B. F. McMillan as administrators: Susie Mitchell, estate of Liz zie D. Graham. Vance Hill, estate of Pearl Hill. LABOR DAY CELEBRATION Labor day celebration for employees of the Mid-State Cloth mills will be held Satur day from 11 until 4, with a barbecue luncheon being serv- ed at noon. Labor day employees of gin Saturday tend through holidays the mill morning Monday. for will and the be- ex- The Saturday entertainment will feature the Lone Quartet and a band from lon. Star Dil- Carson Maness will be gen-l era! chairman of the and the barbecue will pared by Fred Chason ber Bridge. program be pre- of Lum- Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCallum. Jr., are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCallum, in Maxton. Mr. McCallum furlough from his work the American Red Cross he and Mrs. McCallum is on with I and will both go overseas in September. Fears Kidnaping BLIND since she was three, Mrs. Ida Piccioli holds tight to her two-year- old daughter, Tanya, as she waits in their Philadelphia home for news of her husband, Eddie, who disap peared with his Seeing-Eye dog. She expresses the fear he may have been kidnaped. The Picciolis met when both attended the Seeing-Eye Mrs. Lee Correll _ of Penns training sch001 at Morristown> New Grove, N. J., is visiting Mrs.. Jersey. (International) Jessie McNatt. i at many things, entertained the club with a number of sleight of hand tricks,' stress ing among other ; things the production of rabbits from no where. He, is. indeed so expert that one might wonder why he -wen works since apparently hei could conjure a loaf of bread from thin air and a beef steak from a collection of pine bark. Ozmer Henry of the Lum berton bar was present as guest speaker. His subject be ing the plight of the schools with reference to teachers,, a condition that has existed for some time, exists now and pro bably will exist for quite a while. Mr. Henry suggested some changes that might be made in our school laws that would be helpful but held out no hope for any immediate re lief from a situation that has been developing for some years and has been made more acute by war time dislocations. ■A resolution was passed re questing Mr. Henry to visit the club at its regular meeting one month hence and inviting to that meeting our coming state senator and two representativ es from our county, to discuss further this situation and espe- cially the problem now fronting the local school perhaps other schools in county. This meeting was well con- and the at- tended and there is a sincere and general interest in the matter under consideration and the club is very grateful to Mr. Henry for his visit and the in structive and clarifying mes sage he brought concerning the matter. fnaaHiering On October 10 The annual ingathering of the Antioch Presbyterian church w llieeb Idhnozzzzzzsh. church will be held on Thurs day, October 10, it was announ ced today by A. A. Conoly of the session of the church.