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15 ^ * THE SCOTTISH CHI^F FOUNDED 1887 / RED SPRINGS CITIZEN FOUNDED 1896 CONSOLIDATED 1944 Published Thursdays V Editor Robeson's Hometown Newspapers— I’ve heard it talked around our county—by grapevine mostly— thrit some people in Robeson would be interested in fostering a county-wide bookmobile service, and that there are other citizens who are very much opposed to such a service. _ When I ask why the opposition, about the only answer I can get is- that it costs too much. Some how or other we find people al ways measuring the value of things in money, when the great est things in life—and I might say the most valuable ones—can not bdt measured that way, but rather, down through the ages, in the progress of man. I might say that civilization (such as it is) has advanced, not on money alone but on the improvement of man’s mind; riot just masses bf men. When I hear making , books masses of our one man, but the someone say that available ’to the county is too ex pensive an underatking, I think he is just the kind of man who would hot want his old plow mule to have corn and hay as long as he .could gaze on ditch-bank bushes and shrubs. Yes, our citizens can live with out books ,but they should not have to. The fact that they are farmers or country lassies should ^ ean that as a consequence p^ 1 ? ever have the broaden- ex P erle nces found only in b00ks — bocjk ^ about' peo- k ® about £° ve rnment, books ■ about geography, travel, and other countries. Weforget sometimes, when we look down our noses at the people wearing overalls and with hay wisps in their hair, that our very existence is dependent up on the men nearest the soil — the country people. By giving th|m ^QM for long winter evenings, for Information on farming, home- ^.ohild care, health, books. _ lure reading, books for the J Children to pursue during the months of vacation interests which have been aroused during the winter, and which can provide a parry oyer from one school year to the hext of studies and procedures taught and instilled by teachers at r ^ School, we may be able to keep an enlightened, happy and satisfied people on the farm and in the country to give back to us seven times seven the amount of the cost of books, librarians, and bookmo- biles to serve ours, the largest the North Carolina counties. V MAY S. BOONE, Librarian - Red Springs Elementary Schools of Resort Airlines Will Stop AI Maxton Field Negotiations have been complet ed between Dr. Louis C. LaMotte, representing Presbyterian Junior College, and Resort Airlines Southern Pines to enable the ter to use the shop facilities of ^aurinburg-Maxton Airport. of lat- the , Colonel Burwell, who at one time was commanding officer of the airfield, is president of Resort Air lines. The Airlines specializes in pleasure cruises during the sum mer months and at present is maintaining a regular schedule of passenger flights between York and Miami. New f 5 Resort Airlines is ' DC-3 and DC-4 type J are planning to have now planes using and their planes I" Serviced at the Laurinburg-Max- ton airport' including mechanical A check-ups and refueling. Resort is planning to bring an f^my transport to be converted type plane to a plane. Permission to C-54 to the field from an Army civilian passenger use the field by obtained from Dr. this company as L. C. LaMotte, representing PJC, ^ho has the field leased from the towns of Laurinburg and Maxton. Facilities of the field were ap proved last Thursday by a repre sentative of the Civil Aeronautics Board in Charlotte. The Scottish Citizen Red Springs, N. C. Telephone 305-1 Maxton, N. C. Telephone 59-W Dougald Coxe Publisher Ben MacKinnon Maxton Editoi Subscription Rates 1 Year 6 Months $2.00 1.00 .65 ^ 3 Months . 1 Published Every Wednesday Entered at the Post Office at Red Springs, N. C.. as second 18S mail matter. THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN A WEEKLY NBW«PAPEW | SERVING WESTERN ROBESON—AND TOWNS OF MAXTON—RED SPRINGS PARKTON—ROWLAND Robeson s Hometown Newspapers The Scottish Citizen (Red Springs and Maxton, N. C.), CHRISTMAS, 1946 Subscriptions For Veferans Housing Project Now Being Collected From Businessmen $1900 Already Collected From Maxton Merchants The Veterans Housing Project is well onits way to completion, M. P. James, trustee, announced this week. At present the subscriptions which were pledged by the Maxton merchants and businessmen are be ing collected and the deed to the property is being changed from the original owners to Mr. James re presenting the Merchants Associa tion. So far $1900 of the original ri- mount subscribed has been receiv ed into the treasury and it is thought that other backers of the project will contribute to the fund as soon as they can be contacted. Several weeks ago, a list of all Scottish Citizen. Since that time Castevens Jewelry Store Day strom Laminates, Inc. and Maxton Theatre have subscribed to the project. T. B. Caraway of Laurinburg, civil engineer, has finished stak- Tom Fry Chairman Western District Scout Council The annual meeting of the West ern District of the Cape Fear Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, comprising the counties of Hoke and Scotland, together with Red Springs and Maxton, was held at the Community Building in Laur- inburg on Monday evening, cember 16, at 7:30 p. m. The opening exercises were ing off located School College, pressed the tract of land which is between the Maxton High and Presbyterian Junior Mr. Caraway was so im- by the VHP that he donat- ed his services free of charge. The plan is to donate these build ing lots to veterans wishing to build homes in Maxton. Original housing project was fostered at Daystrom and vote rans office will receive first the building lots. The lots will be distributed from that chaafce at remaining from the C. of C. office. A registration date will be announced shortly after the holidays and veterans will re ceive applications in the “first come, first served” manner. There are two stipulations to pro- charge of East Laurinburg Scouts. Charles Smith,' son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith of Laurel Hill, was made an Eagle Scout in a colorful ceremony conducted by Field Executive Lee of Fayette ville, with his parents taking part' in the proceedings. This was fol lowed by a business session with W. G. Butler, chairman of the Western District in charge. Most of the time of this session was de voted to discussing the possibili ties of providing a full time Field Executve for the Western District. It is hoped tha this can be done at an early date. The following officers were el ected for the year 1947: Chairman, Rev. Thomas A. Fry’ Red Springs; Vice Chairman, Hin ton McPhaul, Raeford; Commis sioner, L. B. Singleton, Laurin burg. curing sumes his lot started a lot: (1) The veteran a-- the taxes when he chooses and (2) the house must be within 12 months and finished within two years. Deeds will b-e-giveri aftsr work is started Mayor Believes Clean-Up Drive Already Success on individual homes. Football Game Scheduled For Christmas Hight Mayor F. C. Frostick of Maxton thinks that the curren tclean-up campaign is already a success and believes that the appearance of the town has been considerably im proved through the cooperation of the citizens in this project. “According to the number of calls we have had for the town truck,” says Mr. Frostick. clean-up campaign Vol. LVII, No. 50 Wie Cleaning COWinM A Year In Review At Maxton Reveals Many Changes In Civic And Industrial Affairs Of Town All star teams from Laurinburg and Lumberton will meet on the Armory field Christmas night in an exhibiton football game, spon sored by Robeson County Post No. 2679. Veterans of Foregn Wars Proceeds from the game will go into a fund to purchase playground equipment for McMillan’s Beach, which Is' operated by the VFW. Stars on the Lumberton team will probably include Bullard, who used to play for Wake Forest; Ste phens, who competed at UNC, and McNeill, who played football in the Navy. These men arranged for the game between the two teams. momentum daily. In to other campaigns is “The getting comparison of this type held in the past, I believe the cur- rent one is going to prove most successful ever.” It is likely that calls for the town truck will decrease this week due to the holiday season but the Laurinburg stars Gus Purcell, Jack Benton, Horace Williamson, J .C. Chie Evans. Joe will include Forde, Herman Prevatte, Leo Baker and Ar- Cox, a former Carolina player, may also also. Lumberton practice has been scheduled for Monday night and Tuesday night with the game planned for Wednesday night at 8 o’clock. Maxton Churches Hold Special Christmas Pgms. Special Christmas services were held at Maxton churches on Sun day, December 22. The annual White Gift service was held at the First Presbyterian church at 5 o’clock Sunday after noon. Special music was brought by the hree church choirs; wom an’s choir, young people’s, choir and children’s choir, gation also joined Christmas carols and people of the church ing Sunday night. The congre- in singing the young went carol- A candlelight ceremony was held at St. Paul’s Methodist church on Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. W. A. Webb was in charge of the musical program and the service consisted of Christmas hymns and sic. A musical program sented at the Baptist readings special was church m vi ¬ pre- on Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock with the combined church choirs furnishing the music. Christmas readings were heard and the con gregation joined in singing the Christmas anthems. Town Board plans to keep the cam paign in effect as long as neces sary to give Maxton a thorough ‘face-lifting. There are several areas now that could be considerably improv ed but the owners are out of town for the Christmas season. The cam paign which got under way the first week in December will con tinue into January so that all pro perty owners will have plentv of time to inspect and clean up their premises. Burial Services For Mrs. Prevatte Held Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Prevatte, aged 80 who died at her home in the Back Swamp community Jest Thursday, were conducted fro mthe Stephens fu neral home in Lumberton Satur day morning by the Rev. S. A. Rhyne pastor o the Back Swamp Baptist church. Burial was in the prevatte Semetery near her home. Mrs. Prevatte was the daughter of the late James Mitchell Prevatte and of Swamp community. Surviving are one Prevatte of the home; the the De- in CANDLE-MAKERS PRESENTED THEIR ^Ifhouoh fhe ^risfmas car^. custom is oniu a I iff Is ^ero^ hundred nears old, the symbols toe find on the cards eac^ \ near are riel] in traditions as old Christmas itself - , ON CHRISTMAS EVE,ENGLISH MAIDENS • ADORNED THEIR BEDS WITH HOLLY TO KEEP GOBLINS AWAY. ANP SINCE BEES WERE GAIDTO HUM CAROLS AT CHRISTMAS TIME, CHILDREN PLACED HOLLY ON THE HIVES TO W15H THE BEES A "MERR/ CHRISTMAS 7 ISTLETOE IN NORTHERN COUNTRIES, >IF ENEMIES MET BENEATH X MISTLETOE IN THE FOREST THEY LAID DOWN ARMS AND CALLED A.PAYS TRUCE. LATER,MISTLETOE WAS HUNG OVER DOORWAYS AT CHRISTMAS, PLEDGING THOSE WHO ENTERBP TO KEEP FRIENDSHIP ANP PEACE _ ANDLES AT CHRISTMAS ^W^^// ^ ENGLISH FARMERS USED TO LIGHT CANDLES AND PRAY GOD — TO BLESS THEIR FAMILIES,THEIR FIELDS AND THEIR LIVESTOCK. AND CUSTOMERS WITH FREE CANDLEG,BV WAY , OF WISHING THEM A MERRY CHQISTMAS" AROLS ORIGINALLY A CAROL WAS A DANCE AND, LATER A DRINKING SONS. IN ENGLAND, WANDERING MUSICIANS BEGAN THE CUSTOM OF GINGING CAROLS AT CHRISTMAS BY GOING FROM POOR TO DOOR ANP, IN GONG, WISH I NG FOLKS HOLIPAY CHEER GOOD HEALTH ANP HAPPINESS. ELLS IN EUROPE IT WAG BELIEVED THAT THE DEVIL DIED WHEM O CHRIST WAG BORNjGO FOR AN HOUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE BELLS WOULD TOLL THE DEVIL’S DEATH KNELL. AT MIDNIGHT IT CHANGED TO A JOYOUS PEAL, THE , BELLS RINGING OUT A ( JOyFULMERRy CHRISTMAS Os^^ND 60 THE CHRISTMAS CARDS VJE SEND ARE MORE THAN GREETINGS —THEY ARE - q f 1 r . AN EXPRESSION OF FRIENDSHIP, A BLESSING, A WISH THAT 'OTHERS MA'/ SHARE WITH 4:; - ! r- US THE HAPPINESS OF THE yULETIDE,./..THEY ARE OUR WAY OF PERPETUATING THE SPIRIT -I J J " WHICH CHRISTMAS REPRESENTS. ■'-'' ; g^g^^^yAyz/g^w^^/; w/^w^w -^/?w»^»w- ^^^z^w>w^^ WA-^^^^^WMy ^^T^^yz^g^Zi^^^^ fl Fannie Back son, A. C. three dau- Lost Hogs Are Fairmont Citizens ghters, Mrs. D. L. Lowe of Ab- bottsburg, Mrs. George Tomeo of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. C. A.! Ballenger of New Bern; one bro-1 ther; Oscar Prevatte of Rocky j Mount; one sister, Mrs. Jet Britt! Found And Have Been Slaughtered On Wednesday Roscoe Barnes was the proud owner of five fat of Elrod; a granddaughter whom!, she reared, Mrs. D. L. Byrd of - ° SS hat were P rimed for butcher- Washington D. C., and 12. other ! mg ' ° n Thursdiy Mr ' Barnes was grandchildren. A son, R. G. vatte died two years ago. Pre ¬ :a sad hog-hunter as his five specimens had somehow disappear- No Christmas Window Service There will be no window service .at Robeson County Post offices on Christmas Day. All first class mail will be put up, however, and mail will be dispatched as usual. Special iDelevry service will also be work ed. Post Office windows for parcel post, stamps and general delivery handling will be open on the day after Christmas. ed. Frantically ie searched in vain and ran an advertisement in the paper for the missing porkers. Shortly there after members of the Fairmont Town Board were in formed by telephone that five strayed hogs are “roting up my front yard." The hogs were suc- captured and escortaed to the cessfully captured .the stock yard. Mr. Barnes, who son’s Department forced that his and escorted to works at Levin- Store, was in- hogs had been found. The five prodigal pigs were slaughtered at the stock yards to provide a fitting climax to the story. Asked To Protect Shrubbery In Park The Fairmont Woman’s club is shrubbs and flower beds in the town and community to cooperate in protecting the recently planted of the club that some of the youn ger children have been very earless and walked on the flower beds and in other ways mutilited the park. The Woman’s club has spent con siderable money, time, and work in getting azaleas, camelias, and other shrubbs and flowers planted and are very anxious that they be given a chance to live without being trampled on or being any reasan, Every one is asked the walks and refrain broken for to keep on from break- or in any other way mutliating in ing any of the shrubbs for cuttings this respect and thank you. Ashford Named To Committee For Cotton Promotion MEMPHIS, Tenn.—(Special)—A nine man committee to develop plans for the cotton industry’s sales promotion program for 1947 was appointed today by Johnst/m, president of the ional Cotton Council. Sen. N. C. Williamson of Oscar Nat- Lake Providence, La., prominent cotton producer, was named to head the committee which will submit its recommendations tothe Council's 250 officers and delegates at the organization’s ninth annual meet- ing at Galveston, 28-30. The committee sible for planning Texas, January will be respon- a complete pro- gram of cotton advertising and sales promotion to be executed by the Council during year. Members of Sen. the coming Williamson's committee include: E. H. Agnew, producer member, Anderson S. C.; George T .Ashford, ginner member, Red Springs, N. C.; Harry S. Ba ker, ginner inember, Fresno, Cal.; W. N. Banks, spinner member, of Grantville, Ga.; Ed B. Henley crusher member, El Paso, Texas; Joseph L. Lanier, spinney, mem ber, West point, Ga.; I. A. Rob erts, warehouse member, Atlanta; and Charles W. Shepard, Jr., mer chant Gadsden, Ala. Robeson Jr. Red Cross Drive Neh x More Than $3443T The report on the membership drive for the Junior Red Cross Robeson county white schools, of as released by the chairman, Mrs. A. Byron Holmes, is as follows: Lumberton , city schools again lead all the schools in the county with a 100 per cent membership of 1319 pupils to the sum of $344.37. Fairmont city schools rank see- ton schools rank third with the ond' with the sum of $160.19. Allen- sum of $112.64. Orrum fourth with $91.73. A more deatiled report be given later telling some of highlights of the drive. The school, sponsors, and amount follows: Lumberton—Miss ton, $344.37. Fairmont—Miss $160.19. Allenton—Mrs. $1'12.64. will the the Dorothy Over- Sarah Floyd— Ben Floyd,—• Orrum—Miss Gay Arnold $91.73. St. Pauls—Miss Alma Pierce— $55.35. Red Springs—Miss Helen Buie— $47.69. Long Branch—Mrs. Harrett Steed 1 $37.15. Parkton—Mrs. $32.00. Rowland—Mrs. $31.77. Smiths—Miss $31.58. Rosalie Cooper— T. McRimmon— Betty Carter— Disposal Air Base Property Major Event During 1946 there were many changes in the town of Maxton. New town, street joyed industries came into the empty store fronts on main were filled, merchants en- a prosperous year, the obl- lege went through a large expan sion program, many business or ganizations in Maxton changed hands and the year in general proved to be one of change and progressiveness. There were deaths of many of Maxton’s promineilt’Z- citizens to provide ness to the fading Let us review a spect, hitting only a note of Sad- year. year in retro- the from our past files of tish Citizen. January, 1946—Chief speculation as the new highlights The Scot- topic of year came in was the future of the air base and the valuable property that had previously been handled under government supervision. There was rumor that Maxton and Lbg. would receive joint possession of the land. : ''■ February 1946—Maxton organiz es Chamber of Commerce. Henry A. McKinnon, former Maxton citi zen, announces for state senate. Delegations from Maxton Laurinburg conferring with department representatives. March 1946—Dr. B. Fred and war Ford opens offices in Maxton. Colonel Marshall Barnus appointed gener al manager at Daystrom. Maxton. exceeds Red Cross goal. Bid sub mitted for USO building. April 1946—Cuthrell named sec retary of Chamber of Commerce. Clean-up campaign discussed. Spe- cial Easter services held at churches. Memorial service Maxton servicemen held. all for May 1946—$197,000 issuance in bonds to provide for erection ML several white schools and a new Negro school in Maxton approved. (Question—Why was this issue dropped?) Traffic check program . endorsed by Maxton police. School e activities announced. - June 1946—PJC expands cours- ’ es in aviation using air base prop- - erty. Bible schools held. Maxton * community clubs opened as civic center. Scottish Citizen in Maxton changes hands. New American Le gion officers take office. July 1946—Inspection held at - Maxton post office. District engi neers become custodians of base property. PJC expansion utilizing ah’ base facilities, plans, is an- Robeson County Jail Welcomes Back Their Cook Eas Lumberton—Mrs. Carl Prid gen—$25.00. South Robeson — Mrs. Carson Bullock—$17.30. Philadelphus—Henry Rogers $13.25. Barker Ten Mile—Mrs. W. T O’Neal—$10.27. Pembroke—Mrs. R. L. Littleton —$8.47. Barnesville—Mrs. Ernestine Par nell—$8.25. Maxton schools have not sent in a report. nounced. Library drives get under way. Maxton firms painting and . remodeling. August' 1946—Maxton industries short 200 workers. President of ATF honored by Chamber of Com- ' merce, Daystrom promotions made —Faculty complete for Maxton , schools. September 1946—Scotland Coun ty Memorial hospital opened. Ma- ' yer dies and F. C. Frostick ap- pointed to serve unexpired term. PJC opens fall session with record - breaking enrollment, Acorn Fur- T niture , Co. commences operations. •""' Schools open, T. C. Carrington';,.’.!;' named secretary of Chamber of : Commerce. October 1946—Air base theatre / opened to general public. Clean-up campaign discussed. PJC endow- - merit ages reau mail J. A. drive started, Bank shorty 1 discovered, Retail Credit Bu- formed, Special flight air covers made Air Mail week. - Thompson becomes Chief of Rebecca Pope, Negro the Robeson County cook at jail, who went out on bond last week is back again. Originally sentenced for drunkenness, Rebecca drew a similar sentence Friday and will resume her old position in the kit chen. Rebecca agreed to stay on at the jail, even though her term was up, until they could get somebody to take her place. She served as a trusty in the kitchen during her entire term. Mrs. .R. C. Cox, whose husband is jailej, stated Saturday, “We arc glad to get our cook back.” Re- APPOINTED CORPORAL Waynesboro, Va.. Dec. 23.—Jam es G. McMillan, son of Mr and Mrs. D. M. McMillan Red Springs, a student at Fishburne Military j School, Waynesboro, Va., was ap- |Pointed Corporal, in a general or- ^der published today by Col. R. G .Sherman -Inf., head of the school's ROTC unit, relating to the organi zation of the cadet corps into battalion of three rifle companies and a headquarters company. Ca det appointments designated in to day’s order were effective al once and will remain in effect un til further notice. that time. When her term is up, Rebecca may leave and she may not as she becca has 30 days to serve this “kinda” likes it around at the jail time and jail inmates are looking and was in no hurry to leave af- forward to her good cooking forter her first term had been served. Police. November 1946—Merchants and businessmen plan to donate 31 lots to servicemen wishing to build homes. Air Lines investigating air . field. Chamber of Commerce boost- M ng city for industry. Clean-up campaign committee completes initial plans. ‘''“‘'iS December 1946—Clean-up cam paign under way. Christmas lights • up. Labor resolutien revived by Legion. Rites held Judge of Recorder’s veyor gives services Ben Taylor named Holidays commence Schools and College. for Maxton Court. SUr- to aid VHP. new Judge, at Maxton A^M The Rev. and Mrs. J. JI. Bonner and daughter, Shannon, motored to Washington Friday where Mn Bonner performed a wedding cerey j •nony that night. They returned to Lumberton' Saturday. Thej^ljj were accompanied by Mrs. Bowin' Ross and Bowen, Jr., who rem/Sin- ed with her parents for the Christ mas season. Mr. Ross wijh join his family Christmas EvY -
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