THE SCOTTISH CHIEF
FOUNDED 1387
RED SPRINGS CITIZEN
FOUNDED 1396
CONSOLIDATED 1944
THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN
One Of Robeson
County’s Hometown Newspapers
Riles Are Held For W. H. Hasty,
Mayor Of Maxton For Twenty Years
Prominent Citizen
Dies In Fayetteville
Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for W. H.
Hasty, 58, beloved mayor of
Maxton for over 20 years, were
held Tuesday afternoon at the:
Methodist church at 4 o’clock.
Mr. Hasty had been in declin-]
ing health for some months,
and died at 12 o’clock noon on
Monday at a Fayetteville hos
pital.
The rites were conducted by
Rev. C. J. Andrews, his pastor,
who was assisted by Rev. C.
P. Womack. Active pallbearers
were: E. H. Evans, J. D. Med
lin, H. A. MacKinnon, R. C.
Holland, Ed Taylor and F E.
Coxe.
Honorary pallbearers includ
ed: board of stewarts of the!
Library Committee
Collects $775.12
In Maxton Canvass
Mrs. R. M. Williams, chajr-
man of the library committee
of the Woman’s club in- Max-
ton, has announced that the
drive to procure funds for the
continuation of Gilbert Patter
son Memorial libary has net
ted $775.12.
The libary goal was origin-
ally set for $1000 and while
the amount already contribut
ed is a considerable sum, it
still falls far short of the mon
ey needed to continue the li
brary at its present operating
schedule.
The library report /for June
1945 to June 1946 showed that
a total of 2044 people read
.books during the past library
“^ |year. This large number of
It was with deep regret and loaders proves that the library
feeling of lasting sorrow that * S a valuable addition to the
B. Bullard, Rufus Smith, Dr. R. 1 ^n citizens learned of his^™^ Maxtom
D. Croom Jr., Dr. K. B. Pace, ! ^ ™ M 0 ^ - . j
crowd of his countless friends
and admirers gathered at the
Methodist church Tuesday to
St. Pauls Methodist church, R.
Dan McLaurin, D MacBryde
Austin, Ernest Williams, Owen
Evans, C. H. Whitlock, McKay
MacKinnon, C. L. Green, G. P.
Henderson, S. McLaurin of
Bennettsville, Benton Thomas
and Clyde Upchurch of Rae
ford, Jim Jones, James McNair,
Dr. J. D. Croom, F. C. Fros
tick, Tom Speros and Tom
John. g
Mr. Hasty was the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Hasty.
A large I There will be no more can-
' vassing by the members of the
j pay their last respects,
flowers at the service
lovely and numerous.
He is survived by his
the former Miss Flora
and
were
Belle
Currie; two sons, W. H. Hasty,
Jr., and John Hasty; one bro
ther, C. A. Hasty; and two sis
ters, Mrs. C. W. Wall and Mrs.
J. L. Pace.
He was
Scotland
merly a
born in what is now
county but was for-
part of Richmond
county. He attended school in
Raeford and continued his ed
ucation at a business school in
Raleigh.
Mr. Hasty had been mayor
of Maxton since 1925 and man-
age'r of the Maxton Oil and
Fertilizer company since 1926.
He was 'always influental;
church work and at the time
me of his death was chairman
of the board of stewards of the
Mpthodist church in Maxton.
He was also a past master of
Maxton Masonic Lodge No. 417.
Certainly nobody in the his
tory of Maxton had the inter
ests of the town more at heart
than did the mayor. Under his
guidance and supervision Max-
ton has grown steadily during
the last 20 years. Many people
felt that he accepted the job
Rev. Kirkpatrick
Accepts Call To
Marlboro County
' Rev. G. F. Kirkpatrick has
resigned the pastorate of Smyr
na and Centre Presbyterian
churches and has accepted a
call to Blenheim, Dunbar and
Reedy Creek churches in Marl
boro County, S. C.
Mr. Kirkpatrick’s resignation
will become effective the mid
dle of September. At a meet
ing of the presbytery on Sept.
3, the pastor relation was
Woman’s club. However, there
are still several people who
have indicated they would like
to contribute but have
so for some reason.
It is requested that
ther contributions be
due of the following
not done
any fur-
made to
members
of the memorial gifts fund:
Mrs. John Hamer, Mrs. A. C.
Greene, Mrs. Luther McNeill,
Jr.. Mrs. Durham Stone, Mrs.
McBryde Austin, Mrs. J. H.
MacKinnon, Mrs. T. 0. Evans,
Mrs Annie Phelpst, Mrs. W. K.
Cromartie, Mrs Marcus Allen,
Mrs Dora Maynard and Miss
Minnie Lou McRae.
Flint Flams
Take $300 From
Negro Woman
A Negro woman from
Rex
was flim flammed out of-more
than $300 Saturday in Red
Springs.
Following the usual proced-
ure, the flim flammers were
working as a pair, one of them
dissolved and he was granted 1 striking up a conversation with
a certificate of dismission to
the Presbytery of
South Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs.
Pee Dee in
of mayor more than once when,will take up their
Kirkpatrick
the victim while the other
walked by and “found” a pock
etbook containing “$3,000.”
he had neither the time nor the manse in Blenheim, S. C.
the energy for the job but felt' on Sept. 19. Blenheim is a.rur-
that it was his duty to do so’al village "eight miles east of
because he had a more intimate Bennettsville and the
The victim was asked if she
residence at wanted to share in the find and
knowledge of bond issues and, distance south of Clio.
same
naturally did. Since she did not
have any money with her, the
flim flammers gladly accom-
the complicated structure of; Mr. Kirkpatrick
the town government. (Pastor of Smyrna
has
been
Members of the town board Scotland county for
have been unanimous in theii^more than 24 years
praise of his conscientious i Centre church, in
church in
slightly
and of
Robeson
work and feel that he steered j county, nearly ten years. Dur-
the town over one of the most ing the latter period he has
difficult financial roads ever been a resident of Maxton.
traveled. He carried the town i It is with real regret that
through the readjustment pe- he leaves his friends in Max-
riod after World War I to the ton and within the bounds of
financial advantage of the en- the congregations he has been
tire community. Recently
through his untiring labor, the
serving. Since Blenheim is on-
ly 27 miles from Maxton
he
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, .
SERVING WESTERN
ROBESON—AND TOV/NS ,
OF MAXTON—RED
SPRINGS
PARKTON—ROWLAND _
Maxton, N. C. Wednesday, September 1946 Volume LVII, Number 34
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DOLL
test which
ing at the
DRESSING CONTEST—Shown here is the babies’ dressing room for the doll con-
was a part of the Midstate Mills Field day held at Robbins Park Saturday. Stand-
end of the table is Miss Mattte Shook, one of the judges of the contest. The con-
testants at the left end is Mack Ridge, who won the first prize, next is Johnny Brank, Robins
catcher on the Twin-State league championship baseball team; Fred Mercer is next, having
stepped back to get a clear view of his duties; next is E. J. Dean, the second prize winners,
then George Haynes, and at far right Barthy Landon is shown trying to make 3-cornered
pants out of a large cloth square.
College Reception
All friends of Flora Mac
donald college are cordially
invited to attend a reception
which will be given in the
college parlors on Monday
evening, September 16th,
from 8:15 to 10 o’clock, in
honor of the new members
of the college faculty and
administrative staff.
Maxton Schools
Opened Thursday
With 380 Students
Maxton schools were opened
on Thursday morning at nine
o’clock and first day enrollment
totaled 380 students, W. K.
Cromartie
Thursday,
has announced.
September 5,
devoted to registration.
was
Text
books were distributed on Fri
day and regular classes com
menced on Monday morning.
A breakdown of the total
enrollment figures through
Monday showed: 45 students in
the first prade, 32 in second, 45
panied her to her home in Rex in third, 43 in fourth, 33 in
to get the money to put up as
security for her share of the
“find.”
The flim
tim then
springs and
flammers and vic-
returned to Red
the victim was left
standing on the street while
the flim flammers went to
have the “find” counted.
Naturally they never return
ed.
Words of the Wise
Scotland County Memorial Hospital
Completes First Week Of Operation
Farm Bureau Meet
Tobacco farmers of Robe
son county are urged to at
tend a meeting of the Farm
Bureau to be held at the
Lumberton armory Thursday
night at 8 o’clock.
The principal speaker of
the evening will be Fred Roy
ster of Henderson, president
of the Brighgt Leaf Tobacco
Warehouse association, who
will discuss the tobacco sta
bilization corporation.
A dutch supper meeting
of the directors of the Farm
Bureau will be held at 6 p. m.
Thursday at Crawford’s Tea
Room.
Angus D. McPhail!
Taken By Dealh
Mrs. F. Morrison
Is First Maxton
Patient Admitted
After one week of continuous
operation, the Scotland Coun
ty Memorial hospital had elev-
en patients, counting babies,
1 on Monday morning. R. W.
Pegram, hospital administra-
[ tor, says, “I was surprised
that we had so many patients
the first week.” . '
The first paitent admitted to
the new hospital was Mrs.
Frances Forde of Laurinburg.
Mrs. Forde will receive 2 free
September 4 at 5 p. m. Prior to
that time, there had been sev
eral wreck victims treated but
they were not held at the hos
pital. The hospital was opened
for medical cases on Septem
ber 2 after holding open house
for visitors the previous day.
Mrs. Forde will eceive two free
Angus D. McPhaul, 64, died days of hospital care because
at his home in the
Antioch she was the first patient
community Monday night
9:40 following an illness
at
The first baby born at the
Record Breaking Enrollment As PJC
Opens Fall Session With Over 300
Students Are
Still Registering
For New Term
The formal opening of
the
16th session of Presbyterian
Junior college was held Tues
day morning, September 10, in
the college auditorium wth
Rev. S. H. Fulton, a member
of the board of trustees, and
pastor of the First Presbyteri
an church of Laurinburg, as
guest speaker.
“The way you go determines
your destination. The means
determines the end. Remem
ber you choose your own bus
and the road you travel is up
to you.”
More than 300 students, larg
est enrollment in the history
of the institution, crowded into
the auditorium to hear Dr.
Fulton and the other speakers
at the opening program.
“Be sure-that you 'are on-
Bulletin
Buddie Lewis will bring
his Carolina Major League
All-Stars to Robbins Park
Sunday, October 6. for a
game against the Red Springs
Red Robins, proceeds of
game to go toward lights
the local park.
Among those who will
pear with the All-Stars
the
for
ap-
are
Lewis, Stan Spence, Jake
Early, Al Evans, Rae Scar
borough of the Washington
Senators; Taft Wright and
Joe Haynes of the Chicago
White Sox; Aaron Robinson
of the Yankees and several
others from the Cards or
Brooklyn, depending on
wins the league race.
Synod To Meet At
Red Springs In ’47
who
town
with
at a
zens.
At
War
has been refinanced in line
prevailing interest rates
great saving for its citi-
the outbreak of World
II, Mr. Hasty worked
ceaselessly to get the army air
base established in Maxton and
was largely responsible for the
cordial relations that existed
between the citizens of Maxton
and the army personnel. He
worked very closely with Col
onel Pitts to the mutual bene
fit of the air base and the
town of Maxton.
At the end of the war, Mr.
Hasty gave his attention to
helping Dr. LaMotte secure fa
cilities of the air base for use
by PJC and he was also in
strumental in securing the
lease of the former USO build
ing for the town of Maxton.
As long as Mr. Hasty served
as mayor there was never any
disagreement between his of
fice and the town board. Mem
bers of this board feel that
their association with him was
indeed a pleasant and profit
able one.
Whether doing or suffering
or forbearing, you may do mir
acles by persevering.
— (Robert Burns)
hopes to visit among his friends
often and wants them to visit
him at his new home.
fifth, 35 in sixth, 42 in seventh,
30 in eighth grade and 75 in
high school. High school now
includes grades nine, ten, elev
en and twelve. The seventh and
eighth grades are not counted
a part of high school although
(housed in the same building
(with the upper grades. .
I These figures will undoubt
edly be larger after a few more
days. Several veterans are like
ly to enroll during the next
week. All veterans who had
their high school education in
terrupted by the war, are urg
ed to speak to the principal
about finishing work for a di
ploma.
If as many as eight veterans
signify their intention of re-
I turning to school, it may be
I possible to set up an accelerat
ed course for them. Such a
icourse would mean that each
individual could advance at his
own rate of speed and be a-
the right road,” the speaker
declared. ‘ ‘Be willing to pay
the price to gain your goal! Be
true to yourself, hold fast to
someone or something that will
not let you fail and keep your
faith in God. The Bible says,
Tf there is a desire in your
heart for good and high things
take what you want and pay
for ii.’ Honotr is a harder mas
ter than law.”
Registration was opened on
Monday and at the opening,
Tuesday morning, there were
still many students that had
not been able to complete the
registration process. The op
ening of the Vocational School
at the Air Base has been post
poned until September 23 and
it is expected that more than
100 boys will register on that
Presbyteriah Synod of North
Carolina in* meetings at- Char
lotte chose Flora Macdonald
college, Red Springs, as the
1947 meeting place, the ses
sion to begin Sept. 9.
The session saw reapproval
of the Synod’s $100,000 nan-
cial campaign for Presbyterian
Junior college at Maxton.
PEANUT PROGRAM
The peanut purchase
and
loan program, on the basis of
I good peanuts, provides $174 a
ton for Spanish and Valenci
as, $157 for Runners, and $170
for Virginias.
date.
Dr. Louis C. LaMotte
duced the speaker and
guests at the opening.
intro-
other
Fred
warded
ma at
gained
units.
Mrs.
the high school diplo-
any time that he had
the required number of
C. J. Andrews will teach
seventh and eighth grade work
until the existing vacancy can
be filled. There are now four
applications for the vacancy
and Mr. Cromartie hopes to
complete the school faculty
shortly.
C. Frostick ,acting mayor of
Maxton, welcomed the stud
ents to town and wished them
a successful and pleasant aca
demic year. Rev. C. J. Andrews
and Rev. T. Layton Fraser re
presented the churches of Max-
ton and invited the new stu
dents to visit the churches reg
ularly. Rev. Forrest Young
was unable to be present be
cause of other commitments.
Dr. LaMotte made announce-
McKAY AT BOONE
Prof. Arnold A. McKay
Maxton Rt. 2, who taught
ments concerning
slight changes in
'tion program. 0.
courses and
the orienta-
W. Ferrene.
of.who is in charge of registra-
111 tion procedure, explained that
the he was trying to place each
Scene of the Slim Mills band taken from the grandstand of Cam Pbe!l college during
Robbins Park Saturday during the Midstate Mills field day. The l sum ™ e r session, is now on the boy j n the proper place and ex
group in the background is watching one of the spirited boxing English ^faculty of the Appa- (Pressed his appreciation
matches. 0x.x_ m ... .........
the coooeration
of the
for
Stu-
dents. Coach Eisold announced
the opening of fall football
practice and invited all stud
ents interested in the team to
be out for practice Tuesday
afternoon.
of new hospital was a boy and
three weeks. He had been in weighed seven pounds and 13
ill health for several years, (ounces. The parents are4‘Mr.
Mr. McPhaul was the son of and Mrs. C. M. Reese of Laur-
the'late Hugh W. McPhaul of inburg and Mrs. Reese was the
Robeson county and Margaret; second patient admitted^ to the
Biggs McPhaul of Cumberland! hospital. Her son was born pH ,
county. He was a prominentjSeptember 5 at 10:25 a. m. and
farmer of the Antioch commito will receive a $10 gold piece
nity and a member of one of, when he is discharged from
discharged from
the pioneer families of
section.
He was a
this the hospital.
The third
patient admitted
member of the was Mrs. J. W. Simms of Sky-
Hoke county board of educa- way Terrace. Mrs. Simms gave
tion for 12 years, was a mem-|birth to a baby girl on Sen- .
ber of the Red Springs Mason- tember 6 at 9:00 p. m. and the
ic lodge and was a life-long; baby weighed seven pounds
member
church.
Funeral
of the
Methodist, and 13 ounces.
services will
held Wednesday afternoon
! Jessie Everett, colored, was
be' the fourth patient and was ad-
for
4 o’clock at Antioch Presbyte
rian church by his pastor, Rev.
Allen C. Lee, assisted by Rev.
J. W. Mann, pastor of Antioch
Presbyterian church, and Rev.
Tom Fry, pastor of the Red
Springs Presbyterian church.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs.
Bess Edens McPhaul; three
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Baldy of
Bradenton, Fla.; Mrs. R. B.
McRacken . of Red Springs and
MrsAV. L. Norton of Fayette-
atlmitted on September* 6
head injuries received at his
ville; three sons, A. H. Mc
Phaul of Raeford, A. F. Mc
Phaul of Red Springs, and John
D. McPhaul of the home; four
‘sisters, Mrs. Katie Lowe of
Chapel Hill, Mrs. M. E. Wal
ters of Raeford, Mrs. W. L.
Miller of Hendersonville, and
Mrs. Belle Currie of Red
Springs; two brothers. J. W.
McPhaul and F. F. McPhaul,
both of Red Springs; and 13
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be F. K.
Watson, Dr. W. L. McRae, Wil
lie Hodgin, H. F. Currie, A. C.
place of employment.
Miss Margaret Cain was al
so admitted on September 7.
Sarah Martha Morrison was
born on September 7 at 8:42
p. m. and weighed eight pounds
and 12 1-2 ounces at ; birth.
Mrs. Morrison will receive a
gift of flowers from the Flow
er Shop.- ^ off Maxtonw as she
was Jhe, first: patient from Max-
ton. ufs’U '
Mrs.^odie Lpc/klear was ad
mitted yon September 7 and Mrs.
E. J. Tillman of Laurinburg
also. ^ V
The present staff of the hos
pital includes: R. W. Pegram,
administrator; Mrs. R. W s .*Peg
ram, secretary: Dr. F. M. S
Patterson, chief of staff; Miss
Mary McCormick dietitian
Miss McIlhatten operating room
supervisor; Miss Schmidt, an
esthetist and the following
nurses: Miss Jean McNeil of
Edens, Sr , of Red
K. A.
McDonald and D.
Hodgin of Raeford and Will
McRryde of Shannon.
Laurel Hill, Miss Marion Hart
ley of Latta, S. C.. Mrs. Claude
Stewart of Laurinburg, Mrs.
Evans (colored),
Springs,! .
i n n lAnme D.
A ’|Mrs. Marv S. McEachin (col
Forty farmers of Johnston
county have been studying the
identification and control of
the Granville wilt disease with
W. H. Hoyle, assistant coun
ty agent of the State College
Interior of the new Kennedy’s jewelry and gift store which
was opened last week. Owned by Lee F. Kennedy, watchmaker
and jeweler of Red Springs, Mrs. Kennedy and daughter are
shown at the watch display counter.
Carroll
Dillinger
ored), Mrs.
of Skyway Terrace, Miss Lena
Russell of Laurinburg and
Terrace.
Visiting hours for the hos-
pital will
until 4:00
be from 2:00 p. m.
p. m. and from 7:00
p. m. until 8:30 p m There
are no morning visiting hours.
The hospital administrators be
lieves that by restricting vis
iting to the afternoons^ the
hospital can provide better
service for its patients. Visit
ing hours on Sunday will be
the same as throughout the
week.
In order to prevent spread
of children’s diseases, chil-
I dren under 12 years of age will
not be admitted as visitors ex
cept in dire emergency and
then they must receive special
permission before entering the
hospital. The administrator
thinks that the children _ will
benefit bv this visiting restric
tion as well as the hospital.
Dr. and Mrs. C. L Mnier of
East Orange. N J., paid their
resnects to the new hosptial
on Monday morning. Dr. Minier
is associated with the Mont
clair Community hospital in
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