THE SCOTTISH CHIEF
FOUNDED 1887
RED SPRINGS CITIZEN
FOUNDED 1896
CONSOLIDATED 1944
THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN
Volume Lix—NO. 2 Twelve Pages
Thursday, January 22, 1948 (Red Springs and Maxton, N C.)
(Jne Of Robeson County’s Hometown Newspapers
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
SERVING WESTERN
ROBESON—AND TOWNS
OF MAXTON—RED
SPRINGS
PARKTON—ROWLAND
5c A Copy
Wellons Heads Robeson Relief Drive
For NC Council Of Churches, Jan. 25-31
Local Chairmen
Named; Collection
Points For
Lumberton Set
.Ninety-two countries throughout,
North Carolina are this week
making final preparation for
participation in the statewide
overseas relief collection to be
held January 25_February 1, the
Rev. Julian A. Lindsey, state di
rector of the campaign, has an*,
nounced from the state office at
Durham. With their goal Fill a 1
Ship With Friendship communi-
.ties across North Carolina
gather up clothing, shoe-s,
will
bed.
ding and other needed relief sup
plies fcr the needy abroad. Par
ticipation of the Negro popula
tion of the state is being enlist
ed with the help of co-director,
Jones, state extension
agent for Negro work. Every
where churches, schools, civic
and service groups and other or
ganizations are uniting to rea
lize the goal of the drive in their
communities.
Dr. R. D. Wellons, Pembroke
State college, is director of the
drive for Robeson county. He
announces that community
chairmen have been appointed
throughout the county and that
these chairmen will organize
collections of clothing in their
areas. On February 5 each
community will send their col
lection to Lumberton by truck
Rotary Club Hears
Rev. Mauney
RED SPRINGS- ^ he Rev .
Lloyd F. Mauney classed the
coming of Christ, the Power of
the early Christians to sftand and
progress before this ’thankless
world, and the arrival c^ the at
omic era as the three) greatest
'events of the world's history, in
a talk before the Red Springs
Rotary club Friday.
Mr. Mauney pointed out that
Christianity in the face of the
anti-Christian forces of today
would -be up against one of -s-jts
most critical opponents as the
power of the communistic; world
was spread, and that the next
tpn or fifteen years would be
ohe of the most difficult in the
life of the world church. Even
as in the early times, he said, it
could possibly mean facing death
to proclaim Christ and His love
for man. This fact is now true
in a large, part of the world and
unless tne Christian peoples
fight the growing menace to free
dom could be true throughout
the world.
The club welcomed Charles
Leigh, Jr., and Dick Bullock as
new members.
C. E. Arrington gave the week.
March Of Dimes
Goal Is $7600
For Robeson
Each Community
To Make Own Plans
For Fund Raising
The quota for the March
Dimes drive to raise funds
combating polio; in Robeson
of
for
has
been set at $76000. Lumberton’s
share of this quota, has been fixed
at $2500. These quotas represent
a considerable increase over pre
vious amounts set; some
was contributed last year.
The Kiwanis club assumed
$7000
spon
sorship of the Lumberton drive
after the
supervision j
took over,
the county.
W. D. (Peavine) Reynolds, coun
ty chairman appointed by Lum-
berton Rotary, says that
raising projects in
and community are
each
fund
town
to be left
to the discretion • of the local
chairmen who will plan such en
tertainments and publicity pro
grams as they see fit. '
Lumberton’s Chairmen E. A’.
Sundy and Jimmy Payne
distributed the new
lection boxes and
plastic
have
col_
are making
where
JMterncvn
at four o’clock in the
a freight car
be loaded for shipment to the
collection point at New Wind,
sor, Md. Goal for the county is
a carlwad, 80,000 pounds of
lief materials.
To emphasize the needs of
unfortunate of the world a
vie, “This Road We Walk,”
being shown throughout
re.
the
mo ¬
the
county; it has already been seen
. , in Pembroke, Maxton and Fair,
Yinont.
1 Dr. Wellons announced the ap
pointment of the various com-
WHtnity chairmen as follows:
Bumbertbil, W. M. Best; St.;;
llftuls, Rev, Earl, Robinson; Red;
Sj^igs, Dr. Henry JBedinger;
hVMiWon, Rev. ; tp—J. Andrews;
st
ev
^R^rtand, W. L. .Loy; Fairn
; ' Dhn Lane;- Penihroke,
Harvey L. Brewington; Parkton,
Rev. W. A. Brown. Publicity
ehairman for the county is Rev.
John Bonner of Lumberton.
Lumberton’s chairman, W. M.
Best, has secured the coopera
tion of a number of mer.
chants who are collecting con
tributions at their stores for
the convenience of contribu.
tors; gifts will be accepted at
snow's Apple House,
Williams
Trading Co.,
dry, Mpdern Furniture
and Western
ly report from
concerning the
the Rotarian,
arguments
ains,t universal military
ing. The arguments from
agv
train.
the
Rotarian in favor of compulsory
training were presented
last
week by E. H. Alexander.
FRIDAY'S MEETING
Osmer L. Henry, Lumberton
attorney and past district gov
ernor, will be the guest speaker
at the crib’s meeting . Friday
evening of this week.
FURNITURE DRIVE
A report from H. D. Baxley,
showed a fair response in gifts
of furniture for three
which haj
homes. A
items are
the drive
recently ' lost
families
their
number of additional
needed, however,' and
will bell continued.
Those having furniture, items to
contribute are asked to • phone
Horne Furniture cbm^any and a
truck will collect th^m.*
Dixie
1.an 11.
Store,
Auto As delate
Store in Lumberton, and at
H. O. Barnes Grocery in East
Lumherton, Haywood Grocery
In North Lumberton, and Star
’Union Mfg. Co. in West Lum
berton.
Need , overseas, Mr. Lindsey
points out, far from being over,
has mounted since the war’s end.
It is difficult to imagine the suf-
fering winter has brought,
pecially in cities
practically po
where,
es_
with
coal available
burn. Where cities were bombed
and burned, almost nothing usa
ble for fuel is left. Clothing is
needed to replace the garments
people have worn almost con
stantly through months of hard
ship. Shoes must be had to en
able men and women to continue
ROBESON AND HER SCHOOLS
(An Editorial)
To paraphrase an old saying -— Robeson County can
thank her stars for Johnston — in the matter of schools
and money for their support for if it were not for
Johnston County, the State of Robeson would rank last in
the latest report of total monies spent by counties per pupil
for education in North Carolina. Money does not mean ev
erything to schools, but it means a very great deal, and for
a county as wealthy as Robeson to be 99th out of 100 in per
capita .expenditures does not bespeak too great a concern
for the education and training of our youth.
The state average per pupil expenditure for 1945-46
was $79.24, and only in Red Springs special charter district
did any school unit of the county approach that figure. In
Red Springs donations by citizens and Parent-Teacher
groups amounting to nearly $5,000, which were added to the
tax monies provided by the state and county governments,
brought the average per capita expenditure to $79.12. The
special charter
way below the
county average
special' charter
units
state
some,
units,
of Lumberton and Fairmont were
average though both units beat the
Lumberton, ranking 64th out of 71
spent $67.99 per pupil. Red Springs
ranked 37th. The average for each pupil in the special char
ter units is $82.91.
Currituck county led the state with $116.25 spent per
E. F. Neighbors
Passes Monday
Eugene Franklin Neighbors
died at Pittman
etteville Monday
after an illness
Funeral services
day afternoon
hospital in Fay
morning at 9:45
of two Weeks,
were held Tues.,
ait 3:30 at the
Red Springs Presbyterian church
conducted by his pastor, the
Rev. Thomas A. Fry, assisted by
the Rev.
Interment
cemetery.
He was
Neigh bors
J. Edwin Purcell, D.D.
followed in Alloway
the son of Charles F.
and the late Mrs. Rosa
Dixon Neighbors of Benson. Sur
viving are his wife, the former
Genevieve McMillan of Red
Springs; his father; four broth,
ers, Elton V. of Kenly, Charles
Fred of Reidsville. Lawrence F.
of Eustis. ,Fla.; and two sisters.
Mrs. Thomas W. St. George
Southport, and Mrs. Glenn
Morris
For
made
Shoe
of Leesburg, Fla.
14
his
years (Mr. Neighbor;:
home in Fayetteville
he was manager of the
department at the Capitol
Department store.
personal solicitation; no dance
is planned for Lumberton’s cam
paign.
A complete list, of the organi
zation working under the direc
tion of Mr. Reynolds follows:
pupil, according to State
Durham and Pasquotank
per pupil.
In the charter units
School Facts, and Dare, Camden,
were others spending over $100
Southern Pines topped the
Rdti Springs
was manager
part-rent for
ment store.
Neighbors’
in
He
1935,
moved
of the
Graham’s
to
he
shoo de-
Dcpart_
In 1940 he opened
Shoe store ,of which
Publicity committee,
Gray and Jack Sharpe;
picture director, M. L.
Township Directors:
Fenn
motion
Purnell.
Lumber-
ton, Jimmy Payne and Pete Sun
dy; Fairmont, David Britt; Row-
land, Reid McNeill; Maxton,
Mrs. W. FI. Stewart; Red Springs
W. R. Dudley; Pembroke,
Morrison; St. Paths, Mrs.
McEachern; Parkton, Mrs.
Currie; Lumber Bridge,
Frank Tolar; Proctorville,
H. H. Atkinson; Orrum,
Calr Nye ;
Barnesville, iMrs- W.
ters; Marietta, "Mrs. B.
ple.; McDonald Mrs. W.
Purvis*. Delmus C.
Buick- John-. Pat Buie;
Mrs.XRan i-McArthur;
Stahrs el
C.
Z.
with $109.72, and Durham City, Tuyon and Pinehurst
topped the $100 per pupil average.
North Carolina as a w^ole now ranks 43rd among
states of the nation. New York leads with $208.39 and
list
also
the
Mis-
sissippi ranks at the bottom with but $46.95, but North
Jack
D. C.
D. S.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Wal.
Tern.
Pate;
Prevatte;
Wakulla,
Allenton,
■ Rennert,
.Shannon,
Mrs.-, BCM.
: Jirs. ‘ diaries Meekins,
! J. H. Humphrey; Burnt Swamp
John L. Carter;. Britts, Mrs. G
Carolina ranks 14th in the percentage of total state
come that is devoted to public education.
The quality of a county’s schools is largely what
people, the children and the parents, make it. Too little
in-
its
in-
Rev. Lee Stoffel Accepts Call
Of Maxton Presbyterian Church
Lions Minstrel
Show Is Planned
The Maxton Lions Club met at
the Community Club on Tuesday
evening at 7:30. The main topic of
discussion at this meeting was the
proposed minstrel show slated for
the spring, that the Lions plan
to sponsor and put on.' They for
med a committee to work out rhe
details for this minstrel.
The Lions also discussed the
proposition of having a nationally
known musician, Giles Guilbert, to
come to Maxton and perform. He
would be sponsored by the Lions.
The5’ have not
yet come to a de ¬
cision as to the date of his personal
appearance.
There was a
Board of Directors
meeting held after’ the
meeting.
The ladies of the Youth
ship Class of the Methodist
Fellow-
Church
served the men a tasty fish supper.
Considering the miserable weather,
the meeting had a good attendance.
Maxton Man Names
Fairmont Laundry
he was owner and manager. He.
later married Genevieve McMil
lan of Red Springs, who sutvives.
He was a deacon in the Pres
byterian church, a member of
the Rotary club, and of Masonic
Lodge- No. 501, in Red Springs.
Active pallbearers were: Reid
Grantham, Hiram Grantham, Ben
Campen. Dick Bullock, Al Grant-
FAIRMONT.—Jack Castevens',
Maxton, submitted the name
ed by “Red” Ashley for use
recently opened laundry in
mont. Mr. Castevens’ entry
“Red’s Wash House.”
The launderette, Opened
D. McMillan,
H.
a nd er, all of Red Springs,
Tom Thorton of Fayetteville.
Honorary pallbearers were
Alex-
and
of
select
at his
'Fair.
was
last
work and to allow children to
attend school.
House to house collections of
materials throughout the state
will make possible the shipment
of aid to many thousands of s uf.
fering human beings. All goods
are being shipped directly from
North Carolina to the ,Church
World Service Renter at New
Windsor, Md. Communities are
arranging their own shipment,
W. Baldwin; Gaddy, J. W. Burns*
Raft Swamp, Roe Townsend;
Back Swamp, Mrs. Bertha Sin
gletary; Saddle Tree. Mrs. Roy
Lewis; Tolarsville, Mrs. ’Grady
Townsend; Smiths School Com
munity, Sandy Kinlaw; Alfords
ville, C. A. Alford; Smyrna, Neill
Freeman.
Warner Smith Dies
terest has been taken in Robeson’s schools to keep pace
with our sister counties. They are now scraping the bot
tom in efficiency and effectiveness because of this lack of
interest. :
While the county commissioners and the school board
have approved some projects which will improve some of
the worst classroom conditions of the county, a complete
and general study of the county and special charter sys
tems for white, Negro and Indian schools of the county
should be made by competent and disinterested authori
ties so that recommendations for improvements tepbuildipgs
and classroom equipmenttf^each school in-the-county can
be presented these boards. The amount of money that would
be required will represent a sum,, probably of $5,000,000
or more, and will be one that cannot be raised and spent in
any one or even two years. Yet, if these boards had such
a survey made, they could use the report as a guide for the
improvement and upbuilding of one of the poorest school
systems of the state.
deacons and elders of
Springs Presbyterian
and Gordon
Snoddy. C.
Odom, Bill
Graham.
the
the Red
often directly
road box car.
sent prepaid.
The center
largest of
by truck or rail-
All materials are
at New Windsor,
nine maintained
throughout the United States by
Church World
nominational
Service, interde.
relief agency
the Protestant Churches,
of
can
pack for shipment 50,000 pounds
of goods a day. Help is sent to
more than 40 countries- overseas
where it is distributed through
churches and church institutions
to those in most need.
Materials being collected „ to
Fill a Ship With Friendship in-
elude: clothing of all
blankets,
galoshes,
kinds,
shoes.
tied in pairs),
sheets, towels,
rubbers, (all footwear
tools, feed and
flour sacks, soap, candles, silver-
ware, felt feats, farm tools, and
harness and kitchen utensils.
Charles M. Johnson To Speak
In Fairmont On February Tenth
FAIRMONT.-Charles M. John
son, State treasurer and guberna.
torial candidate, has accepted an
invitation from George H. Cole, to
speak at the Rotary Club’s Feb
ruary 10
At the
meeting
members
meeting in Fairmont.
club’s regular dinner
on Tuesday night the
voted to ask the local
Civitan Club and American Legior
Post to meet with the
on the night
visit.
Thirty-eight
members were
and heard Mrs.
of Mr.
of the
present
Early Wednesday
Mr. Warner Smith. 64, died
on
Wednesday morning at 4:30 in the
Scotland Memorial Hospital. Mr.
Smith had been ill for some time.
He had been in Maxton for the
last four years but had previously
i made his home in Louellen, Ky.
; He is survived by two daughters,
RS Dimes Quota
Set At $1,000
The March of Dimes quota for
Red Springs town and township
is $1,000. Walter R. Dudley has
WEWO Will Present
Worship Program
An entirely different kind
worship program will begin
of
over
Radio Station WEWO, Laurinburg
Sunday at 1:30 p. m. The series
Mrs.
Bay, Wisconsin, and Mies Tim
Smith of Maxton.
Funeral services were held this
morning at nine o’clock, and from
here they went to Virgilina, Vir
ginia for burial.
Nelson Manager
At Daystrom
The appointment of Howard
Nelson as general manager
Daystrom
Rotarian
Johnson’
club’s . 4 ''
this week
Pauline Lewis, local
high school faculty member, speak
on “Federal" Aid in Education.”
Mrs. Lewis, readily indicated her
familiarity with the subject and
forcefully presented the arguments
in favor of federal aid. She pointed
out that despite the fact that North
Carolina has made
;t rides
in the education world the .date-
now ranks fifth from the bottom
in opportunities afforded its chil
Iren of school age.
Speaking of the low standards
of the schools in the South, Mrs.
Lewis brought out the fact tha*
2-3 of the county’s children are jo
cnted in the South where only I'-:’
of the country’s wealth is concen
trated)
Touching the subject of teacher
pay, the local teacher, stated that
living costs have increase
300 oer
“tit in the nest six vear while
be salary scale for teachers has
S.
of
Laminates, Inc., Day-
strom, N. C.,
been announced
ship
the
year
this
and Mr. Dudley is
of the
town
asking
will be entitled “LIKE
ARMY”.
Protestant leaders
nations of the world
A MIGHTY
from
will
people who a-sisted last
to continue their services
year. Among these are Mrs.
their personal, testimony as
way the Christian people
eight
bring
to the
from
C. L. Norwood, chairman of Rob_
bins
W. P.
Cloth Mill and . Westside;
nessmen
Dorman, chairman busi-
and business contribu.
tions; Malcolm Watson, chair
man of coin containers; Carl Mc
Ilwain, chairman of theatre eon.
tributions;
man of
and J.
colored
J. W. Carruth, chair-
white school children:
T. Peterson, chairman
division.
advanced only about 10 per cent.
Mrs. Lewis was presented to the
club by Wilbur Jones, program
chairman for the evening.
During the business session ct
‘he meeting, presided over by Pre
sident B. E. Littlefield, Rotprian
Denial Lane discussed the matter
of Overseas Relief and urged the
Tub members to cooperate with
r 4e agencies in making the drive
i success. X
Dr. Harold C. Hering presented
i recommendation from the Com
munity Service Comittee that the
club subscribe to a
high school annual,
was accepted.
Following Mrs.
motion was made
adopt a resolution
1-2 page in the
The suggestion
Lewis’ talk
that the
favoring
.eral Aid and communicate
resolution to North Carolina’s
club
Fed-
the
Sen-
atoi’s and representatives, but after
ome discussion such an action was
oostponed until the arguments
against Federal Aid could be
sented to the club.
pre-
TURN SWAMP SINGING
CONVENTION SUNDAY,
Choirs of the Burnt Swamp Bap-
ict Association, met Sunday for a
'inging' convention gt the
Baptist Church of Pembroke,
i. m. Choirs were present
First
at 10
from
visiting churches as well, at the in
vitation of chairman Bunyan Lock
lear. "
Vote Is Unanimous;
Will Come From *
Richmond In June t
;.■...-t..;.j
At a Congregational meeting
hell at the First Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, January 18th,
and moderated by Dev. Louis La
Motte, it. was- voted unanimously
thaJ the Reverend Lee Stoffel, '
Union Theological Seminary, Rich
mond, Virginia, be called to the 3
pastorate on the recommendation-!
of the pulpit committee. Mr. Stof
fel has accepted this call and is
expected to come to Maxton with :
his wife in June.
At present, he is doing graduate
work at the Seminary in Richmond |
and is also a member of the facul-':
ty. A native of Bristol, Tehnesse,
Mr.» Stoffel graduated from the .
Union Theological Seminary and
was ordained to the ministry
May 1947,
mate, of A
Mis. Stoffel is a gra
:n
id- •.
:embly’s Training School
Richmond, and is teaching Bible,
in a Richmond public school.
Members of the pulpit commit-;,
tee were given a unanimous vote ,
of thanks' by the congregation- at .
the meeting held Sunday. C. L.
Green has served as chairman and n
members of his committee were: :
F. M. McGirt, R. D. Croom,. Jr., Ij. '.
W. .McKinnon, R. E. Helleksotr, ■
Mies Lillian Austin and Mrs. R.
M. Morgan, s’ 1
bv Thomas Roy Jones, president
of ATF Incomporated, Elizabeth,
N. J., the parent company. Day
strom Laminates is an ATF asso
ciate in the hardwood plywood
field.
Mr. Nelson is- a native of Helena, ]
Ark., where he attended the local •
schools. He was graduated from :
Massachusetts Institute of Tech- )
nology in 1925 with a B. S. degree
in -administrative engineering. Be
fore going to the Daystrom com
pany he operated his own business,
the Rockwool Manufacturing Co.,
at Birmingham, which he estab
lished in 1945.
He brings to his new post 24 ;
years’ experience in all phases of
lumber and veneer manufacturing.
In 1925 Mr. Nelson entered the lum
her business as an industrial engi
neer with the Poinsett Lumber I
Manufacturing Company, a divis
ion of the Singer Manufacturing
Company, at Truman, Ark. Three
years later he was made manager
of a subsidiary plant in Vicksburg
The March of Dimes campaign
will get off to a late start in Red
Springs but we are asking Pre
people of Red Springs to allow
it to continue after the national
drive i
over.
PJ( Library Gets
1000 Volumes
of the Hardwood Products
noration, Neenah, Wise. In
he became a member of the
neering staff of the Penrod,
Cor-
1930
J ur-
gen & Clark Company, Kansas
City, and in 1931 he joined the
Howe Lumber Company of Helena.
He later accepted the manager
ship-partnership with that firm
and remained there until 1945.
Mr.
former
Nelson is married to the
Mary Seaton of
Helena.
They have four children, Edward
S., William, Thomas Howard and
Charles Morse Nelson.
MAXTON—A thousand volumes
for the new library building have
been received by Presbyterian Jun
ior College from the Library of
Congress. The books were used in
the Army College training program
during the war and were secured
from surplus property through the
Federal Works Agency. The new
library building is' being prepared
for use and will be available dur
ing the second semester which
begins January 26th. New students
are enrolling for the freshman
class, veterans refresher course,
and flying this week.
Deed To Airbase
MAXTON.-The deed to what
was formerly the LaurinburglMax
ton airbase has been turned over
to Maxton and Laurinburg jointly.
In making the announcement
Mayor C. M. Castevens said that a
joint committee had been appoint
ed by the two towns' to administer
the property.
various- lands are facing the tre
mendous problems of our times.
From Germany we shall hear
Pastor Martin Niemoeller, the
man who defied Hitler and spent
eight years in concentration camp.
From Switzerland, Dr. James
Hutchison Cockburn will tell how
the churches are cooperating in
Church World Service. Then we
shall hear from Scotland the Rev.
Sir George F. MacLeod, the head
of that unique movement of the
Isle of Iona; from England. Dr.
E. C. Urwin fo London; from Holl
and. Prof. S. F. H. J. Berkelbach
of Utrecht; from China, Dr. T. Z.
Koo; and from India Dr. Rajah
B. Manikam.
Along with these the following
famous American church leaders
will speak: Moderator John Reed
Cunningham of Davids-on; Hon.
John Foster Dulles fo New York;
Dr. C. Darby Fulton of Nashville;
Congressman Walter H. Judd of
Minnesota; and Dr. Ernest Trice
Thompson of Richmond.
"‘Like A Mighty Army” has been
produced by the Presbyterian Ra
dio Committee. The music will be
furnished by the Presbyterian
Choir and by other leading choral
groups in the South.
These programs will be followed
in turn by other series produced by
several denominations which have
constituences in the South and
which are affiliated with one or
more of the councils which have
recently set up the Southeastern
Inter-Council office in Atlanta.
The local radio station WEWO
is one of over ninety stations in
the South which will carry these
programs. This number of stations
will be greatly increased during
the course of the year.
VISIT MR. WOODLEY
Mrs. L. F. Kennedy and niece,
Miss Lyda Woodley, who is mak
ing her home in Red Springs,
visited Miss Woodley’s father,’
who is a patient at the Dunp [
hospital. Mr Wqodley was injur-:
ed in an accident last Monday.
Rev. Andrews Heads
week, is equipped with automatic
Bendix washing machines and a
Bendix dryer. Located in the Col
lins building at the intersection
of Main street and the Lumberton
highway, the laundry is the first
ever opened in Fairmont. Mr. Ash
ley reported that business for the
first week and one^half has been
“good.” ,
Two weeks ago Mr. Ashley an-
Clothing Drive
Reverend C. J. Andrews has '
agreed to act as Chairman for Max-
ton in the Robeson County Over ^
seas relief drive for gifts-of cloth
ing, bedding and shoes which.will
be held in North Carolina January
25-31. The announcement of the
appointment was made by Dr. R. ;
D. Wellons at a meeting of Robe- j
son County Pastors held January ,
15th. Dr. Wellons is acting as
| County Chairman for the drive.
church,
W. M.
Sr, Jack
Renner, and Bobby
E.
Gibson.
Leigh
Mrs. E. H. Alexander and Miss
Rutli Covington were in charge
of the flowers.
War Service
List For Maxion
” The American Legion and Amer
ican Legion 1 Auxiliary are trying ^o
make a complete list of all th^
men and women who were in thA
service during World War II, fronp
Maxton and the community. It i^
hoped that all families- will coop
erate in this by writing the names
and branch of service on a postal
card and mailing it to Mrs. E. A.
Helleckson, Secretary. American
Legion Auxiliary, Maxton. N. C.
Exams At PJC
End Semester
MAXTON.— Final examinations
for the second semester. which
begins January 26th. are in pro
gress at Presbyterian Junior Col
lege. A new Refresher Course foi-
veterans will begin with the second
semester and an opening Fresh
man Class will permit new students
to
start college.
NATIONAL GUARD
ENLISTMENTS
1st. Sgt. J. Dan Klarpp reports
enlistment of three new members
of the local national guard com
pany. Hq Battery 677th aaa aw
Bn. They are Homer F. Williams,
Reid E. Bowles, and Woodrow Me
Dougal-:.
The battery now has 52 men.
Miss Roberison
Taken By Death
Miss Agnes Robertson, who
22 years
C., city
fall was
absence,
Monday
for
taught in the Union. S.
schools
given a
died
morning
and
year’s
early
in a
at Lumberton, where
taken Friday.
Funeral services
who last
leave of
Monday
hospital
she was
were
Tuesday afternoon at 3
in Union. Burial was in
joining cemetery beside
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
ertson, who died years
Miss Robertson took
cial course in home
nounced that
held to select
a contest would be
a name for the new
laundry, the winner getting four
free washings'. Numerous names
were submitted and Mr. Castevens’
eni'ty was chosen.
Concert By SI. Louis Sinfonietta
To Be Heard In Lumberton Tomorrow
First Conceit* Hr
Community Concert
Ass’n. At Hi Softool
LUMBERTON — The first of
three concerts sponsored Ly the
Lumberton Community
association will be heard
Concert
high school auditorium 1
row night at 8:15 when
Schreiber
piece St.
progr am
Please
Thn
all
i;-V’ r °ugh the South , .and .West,
and 'up and 'dowSUthe ■ MississijS
at, the
tumor-
Paul
direct the twenty-
Louis Sinfonietta. in
which is designed
musical tastes.
Saint Louis Sinfonietta
little symphony
of twenty Artist-musicians
consisting
Officer ! of the Concert asso
ciation 'emphasize the fact that
no tickets will be sold except to
members for their guests; no
guest tickets will be sold except
to member-! whc request them
personally, preferably in advance
from the association. The bud.
get of the association is already
provided for the season, and De
organiaztion is not for profit.
combined
audience
symphonic
talent
a new
music.
brings to the
experience it;!
Each player
is selected for the mastery of
his instrument and his artistic
contribution to the perfection of
ensemble--a quality indi^penra
ble to a small symphonic group.
Paul Schreiber, founder and
conductor of tb e Sinfonietta, con-
ceived the idea some years
of; creating a small body of play
ago
ers which would have all the re
finements of the string quartet,
but which would also include
much of the gorgeous color com
binations and somewhat of ’the
sonority of the full sized syrn-
phony orchestra.
orchestra
chamber of
that
It was such an
played in the
Prince Esterbazy in.
held on
o'clock
the ad.
her par.
R. Rob.
a. spe-
econo m 1 cs
at. Peabody college in Nashville
and was reputed to be the first
teacher in South Carolina to in
struct grammar school girls in
the art of
homemaking and'
cooking. This was at
When taken seriously
fall, she was a patient
pita! in Charlotte and
needed blood
of her former
unteered and
hoping to save
Monarch.
when
transfusions,
boy students
last
she
foui-
vol-
gave their blood,
her life.
Miss Robertson is survived by
a sister, Miss Carol Robertson,
member of the faculty of Flora
Macdonald college- Red Springs.
She is the last survivor of the
immediate family.
Several students and members
of the Flora Macdonald college
faculty attended the service.
pi Valley. These concerts haagMI
been . enthusiastically ‘ recc-l^
Ah'dl tacclaiineicr - everywhere’
filling a great neod-h-JL'ingingf ^M
colleges and cultural center'^'J
beautiful and seldom heard mu-i
moi‘e comg.J
1
sic written for the
pact instrumentation.
Members .of
have
cards
from
tee!
received
and the
the
their
the'
following
association
member^hi^ ?
letter
Association’s commit,-a
“Dear. Member: ,'.
“The first concert pn the. 19476s
48 series of the Lumberton , Corn's
munity Concert
be presented Friday
association will ;
January
at 8:15 ,p.
Lumberton high school
evening,
m. in the
auditori-
urn by the St. Louis Sinfonietta-.-
The program will be. published in
the papers. . -
r
‘ - The concerts to follow will '
be: Hilde Scmer, pianist, in- “
February. Time and place will
be the same for Miss Somer. -
Igor Gorin, baritone, on^'Wed- ;'
nesday, April 14. Mr. -Gorin's con
cert will not begin until 8:«)’ p. ’
m. in order not to interfere with )
prayer meeting. - ' I
--•You are asked to be in your 4
auditorium before ■
'seat
the
ence
seat
ual
at tte
specified
to the
people
numbers.
time as, it
artists, we
defer.
cannot 1
during.the individ.
“Guest tickets
for out of
town guests not eligibly for
membership in the association .
may be purchased at the doer
for $2.60. -
the 18th century, and wa s led by
no Jess a personage than Jo
seph Haydrt. Many of the nobles
of that period maintained, as a
matter of pride if nothing else,
a chamber - orchestra, whose lit-
eratuie came to be known as
chamber music.
‘‘If there, is a concert which
-you connot attend, . please. ' lend , i
: your membership card to some
non-member. If you know of no.
I one who would like to attend, 4
; please let Mrs. Alton Price place ■
your card for you. , -
“Thank you for your interest )
and cooperation. We. shall look
forward to sharing with
first
that
will
conceit venture in
your enthusiastic
make good music
After the
there
sic of
was
first World War
a renascence in mu_
in Lumberton for many
come.i’
you our
the hope
reception,
available
years to.
this type. At the presen'
time the little symphony ovches
tra
and
being
many
posers
it.
The
eludes
are
of the
writing
ly cultivated
modern com.
specially
foi-
MARSHALS
Beta Sigma Phi, a non.scholas-
tic national sorority made up of
young women, will seat the au
dience. The sorority is sponsored
Sinfonietta repertoire
manj
the elder
' of the writ
masters—Bach,
in
is of
Moz-
by Mrs. D. N.
H. A. Oliver as
shals will be
sorority to oct
berton’s Alpha
McGill and Mrs.
its advisor. Mar-
chosen from the -
as ushers. Lum-
Omicron
art, Haydn and Vivaldi—and al
most limitless examples from the
recent and contemporary com-
posers—Debussy
skv. Hindemith
Ravel, Stravin-.
and Shostako.
vich. to name only a few. Amer
ican composers are writing ex
tensively for small orchestra and
chap ¬
ter of Beta Sigma Phi has as its.
membership Misses
derson,
kerson.
president;
Louisp San-
Margaret Wil-
vice president; Evelyn
Barnes, recording secretary; Vir
ginia Suggs, corresponding secre_ -
thry; Helen, Stocks, treasurer;
Vista Collins, Mary Elizabeth
Everleigh, Doris Goodyear, Ro-
metta Hester, Anne McGill, Mrs.
Fay Rowles, Betty Spivey, Doris
Theodore- Ruby Lois Wallace,
Dorothy' Watts.
St.
of
his
Lquig Sinfonietta has made tours
Mr. Schreiber presents many
these interesting works on
programs.
Each spring, since 1937, the