THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN
One Of Robeson County’s Hometown Newspape
Volume LI
Sixteen Pages
James Rozier Dies Of Suffocation
J. R. Poole Given Silver Beaver:
In Fire Yesterday Afternoon
^hsslAward In Boy Scouting
FAIRMONT.
McDaniel Hard-
James R. Pool:
a Lumberton
ths
ent
the
and
presi ¬
dent
Glpver
will be complet-
First Class Scout,
:o eight weeks,
contribution comes.
membership of 70,805.
while
Hardware
weight After the pile is driven
and
mem.
;hted platform settles
of Lumber Bridge
the $11,000,000 project will have
bottom
per squar-
the plant
it will eventually be
when completed about 1950.
scoutin:
donkey
Bureau:
set for next Wednesday. At
the
Jufige
Carolina
vice, Sunday, Februar-
labor and govern.
regarded
a milestone
Everett,, Palmyra,
FATRM0NT
course
Ware-
and that A. A! Fpwle:
The
Me
Blankenbeckler
McDaniel.
P.ae and J.
the par.
the conclusion
Anderson
MAXTON.
local
-Processing
Laurinburg was
Thomas John
enable stu.
Adequate so that a bal.
President Jack
Huston and
siting to
nutrition would
mb well
the club members
invite Wil ¬
ton Barden to join the club.
etalen
added
this year which in.
Teachers, Please, No Special
regular dinne:
trainin:
total
the
for building adequate
chil-
interest.
Fowler,
vided
urging Governor
Fairmor
Davis
thought that
There is no doubt that the cost of liv
has increas-
had
What A Wonderful Concert It Was
contribute
laundries,
have become manager
temp.
many
restrained
month growing
almost
counties
throughou
for state appropriations could
shoes
the
Ship
sacrifice their just
an
with the goods
needy people
pos-
The* contact is personal and thus
ward to a bigger association and their collections during early Feb-
dozen
more numbers were just what he
Session Before The Primary
#ool Lunch Hour
Iiould Be Course
In Dietetics
Brined
disbar Is
Work Begins On Carolina Power Plant Site
Blankenship Buys
continue to manage the base.
at our annua] meeting:
has been moved this year
his tobacco interest
ing t'he South once more
built on
next . ruary.
the presentation "of
without counsel and L.
Henderson will
effort to obtain
driving
the pile
the new
cam-
with
were awarded
Dee
ter
by Mrs.
president.
and
for
for that special session before the primary
the site of the proposed
odist church
house here,
has sold hi
sports and various
toward graduation.
DIMES DRIVE
EXTENDED
he is president
librar
into
appeared
J. Britt,
John
vants
The
meeting of the 75 count.
ness and other interests
a lunchroom,
have been :
school librar’
Kyle Byitt. of
Graham (pres.
obtain part.
Mr. Poole,
lunch,
teach,
habits.
per.
pro.
oth el
and
pay.
used
last week and all but
are certain to attend
Lumberton, and
Mc-
rob-
with
son, have
Talmadge Graham, county
gram
meetin:
decisions touch upon the organ!
fating for an increase in pay. They
.heir
Leo
ticipants
regardin;
extensive tests
:o a deeper excavation is made and
Farm
reso.
state
con-
level,
1 and
concentrated, how
commissioner for
-cience has been added
cleaners and
quiz a jackpet question
statewide
Robeson
schools
workers.
any individual half
service
read a
an even mo're successful series-
year.
The director was
7. Schedule
of the child’s
as any other
8. Removal
Where items
entertained
Chamber
was asked the
Springs
taught -
May S.
credit
pupils ’
: classifying
etc. 4—
library pro.
to the drive
church cop
an expl-ana-
contribution
at the
secre
in . the
Making tests for foundations on Cotter checking the distance
includes
lettering,
lief workers volunteer to go out
and commodity
Pee, system.
zen an opportunity
area. .
Besides listin;
Weinstein Clinic and Capitol Thea
tre site.
will study
ing, foi-
Eoyhood,
Monroe
Ferry, S
wareho:
RED
Library
loutmaster attainted /he
are sold for profit on school pre,
raises during school hours, there,
by eliminating all competition t
dairyman and
paign slogan, “Fill
.’s delegates
meeting of
contributions
mail, and he
contributions
the township
discussions by leaders in agricul-
Fagan, William Brady, : mers end Bi-
Siory On Front Page Second Ssetion-
school day.
2. Area
lunchroom
oSi Plans
lunchroom
dren may
of the meeting
the city auditori-
the George Van.
against settlin;
sub-strata in
IV. D. Reynolds, county chair
man of the March of Dimes pci-
lio fund campaign, announced
this morning that he had receiv-
a minimum of
the Christians'
to share with
distinguished
the citation
were elect.
the bureau
one of them
the conven.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
SERVING WESTER^
ROBESON-AND TOWNS'
OF MAXTON—BED
SPRINGS
PARKTON—ROWLAND
Mitchell.
During
there wa:
to the fund by
says that all such
will he credited to
from which the
curriculum 
high school.
on as
in the
275,180
pected
building now occupied by McDan-
of Duart Farms,- operated by W.
Scott Shepherd near Lumberton..
The fact that we. here in Robe-
highest award made in' scout-
arraignment before
Carr the defendants
dole.
Farm
other classifications-
264 titles.
inont.
Farmers and Big Brick are now
owned by four partners, Joe Pell,
Jr., who is president of the Fair
mont Tobacco Board of Trade, F.
P. Joyce, J. W. Lovell and R. B.
effective, there is
local expense and
get a real chance
of Lumberton is a full time job thi:
Walter Pinchbeck, Indian boy
scout leaver of Pembroke, and
lunch period as part
school day, the same
period
of concession stands
of food and drink
ing and
members
intent to kill, began yesterday with
the selection of the jury for the
trial.
The Hunts were indicted Tty the
grand jury for killing Willie Smith
at his home in South Lumberton
Friday night, and their trial on
this charge has been tentatively
sought a location in North Garo,
lina and considers himself for.
in the progress of Farm Bureau
in the state, Graham said. Lead-
of Commerce Monday nigh:
school facilities, personnel
operation- .so that children’s
'meats for lunches may be
space so that all
be served.
has been made that C.
his stock in the Surry Hosiery
Mill at Mount Airy for the ware-
the lunchroom and possible
t a tion to the student.
9. Education. Use of the
room as a laboratory for
ing, nutrition, good food
way.
a pile
ton are being devoted
this week and various
gregations will hear
tion of the need for
on Sunday.
best
noted
4. School lunch facilities,
sbnnel and operation costs
on Lumber River two miles South weighted sand bags. The distance
platform
platform
with tran:
of the ea
Mr. Fowler stated that he would
maintain his residence here where
to the winter needs of foreign un
fortunates. The organization, head
ed by Dr. R. D. Wellons, will work
through the churches of the area
/rehouse has
ojint property
formerly used for
Many new books
Fowler Trades For
Mill Interest:
bership, he added, the North Car-
clina Farm Bureau is looked up.
the Cape Fear area for the second
time last year he was in charge
of camping and activities for the
C. McEachern
Okey Stevens
Several cities have -already had
luccessful drives. In many towns,
Not only are clothing, beddingthsir neighbors.
ph Holliday
Holliday of
and
Galli-
of the Carolina
just completed
foot and to guarantee tested in the same
ture, ind:
ment is
made.
The top picture on the left show
supervising engineer Thomas J
1 mayors and members of the two
town boards of Matxon and Laur
inburg on Monday evening at the
that the buil
ed in from si:
Dun-
Du art
. the
The trial of Willard and
Neill Hunt for kidnapping,
bery and felonious assault
annual convention of
Carolina Farm Bureau
ville, February 1, 2, 3
Silver Beaver,
where the sch
one #f their attorneys in the kid
nap ..trial, represented them by
the court’s appointment. If the
Hunts do not secure counsel short
ly the judge said' that he would
appoint a defense for them at rhe
county's expense. . .,
Wednesday to
it seemed t® a
when there was
last Thursday ni
W. G. Fisher.
Blankenship and the
ms corporation, the
ed a telegram from Gov
Gregg Cherry extending
drive until February 7.
The governor said that the
bear weights up to 100,000 pounds the stability
.ted between
Barnesville; J.
ident) and D.
St. Pauls and
near Lumberton.
of Joseph Holliday and
Holiday in the Carolina.
—Photos Courtesy of Moffitt and
McLeod Studio.
-by the Ingrian,-’"’ •Miss
Boone, and will carry one
North Carolina have organized for
house-to-house collections of over
seas relief supplies,” according to
the Rev. Julian A. Lindsey, state
director of the current campaign
the North
in- Ashe.
the state. The
each center takes
LUMBERT
gentleman
rd. multipl
The teachers of North Carolina’s schools are again agi
award told of his years of work
with the American Red Cross'fit;
teaching the first aid course pn^
life saving course, if his steward
ship in the Chestnut Street Metb-
iottom left shows a close up o
est pedestal loaded with carefull
possibility the houses will be op
erated this year -by Messrs. Pell
and Joyce, both experienced
warehousemen and well known
on the Fairmont market.
interest in the Far,
I Brick houses tp R.
electric generating plant of the
Carolina Power and Light Company
ing. Each member wag-assigned a
number and eight were drawn to
select participants. Those''taking -
part were: Vance Hollingsworth,
F. W. Pittman, Marvin Faulk,;
will
and
Friendship,” might be realized if
every communty throughout the
state organized effectively. While
the formal dates for the drive were
set -as January 25-31, many coun
ties’ (including Robeson) will have
consin. He says that
Concrete Products plant. He will
also continue his insurance busi-
denis planning to enter college
to have a better usage of the li
brary. and would aid those de.
would have requested if that had
been possible.
and a business man and for:nine
years was connected with a 2000
acre dairy farm at Warsaw, Wis-
scout leader for almost 20 years',
■am-weighted test pedestal has settled
the Red
t will be
to collect clothing, bedding,
and household supplies.
Mr. Lindsey said that the
flops, and Igor Gorin can’t
sibly be that), but can look
filled bedroom heard a sound from
Rozier who was on the floor. He
was immediately rushed to the
hospital and died there in a few
minutes. Firemen battling the
$laze confined it to the one room
M, which it originated.
conducted an entertam-
infoimative quiz with
of the club participat-
Thursday. Or so'
local civic group;
a quiz program
ight in Fairmont.;
■. Civitan’s pro.
for last week's
tie career in this
abroad (for over
has found time to
one of the strongest units
entire organization of 1,-
farm families and is ex_
to continue to show the
presumed that the bed,
elude the new World Book, Comp,
ten’s and Americana encyclope
dias. 58 books of fiction, 17 bio.
m., sponsored by the Farm, Bu
reau Associated Women, headed
derbilt Hotel. The opening cere,
mony will be a colorful and im
pressive candlelight vesper ser.
FAIRMONT —
night has been
his second successful year in this
capacity, having served since the
house was built two years ago.
The Holliday brothers have been
associated with the Fairmont To
bacco Market for several years
and are still connected with the
Holliday and Dixie warehouses.
TRADES FOR MILL
The Fowler interest in the two
well es
houses
busines
Fowler
Mounts
Quizmaster Fisher but no
member was able to answer
parts correctly.
imal Classification System, which
is used in most libraries, and the
marking, arrangement and shelv
ing of books according to this
Distinguished Service, fe
in Fayetteville last Wed-
directed the playing of each note.
Little that was played was “heavy”
and the performance proved that,
within limits, it doesn’t matter too
much what is played by artists'—
just so they are artists.
Music patrons began arriving at
seven o’clock and not one arrived
after the performance started;
that is a high mark in audience
anticipation. And not one person
left during the performance—un
less one or two left at intermission.
The association, on the strength
of this concert, can not only mark
up a successful first season, (even
if the next two artists should be
the committee and
is loaded and checked
sit to check the stability
rth strata at the bottom
Voting delegates are elected bj
the county units to act, on reso
lutions presented to the annual
lablished Fairmont ware.
vas disposed of through a
exchange between Mr.
and R. B. Davis of Pilot
n, who traded Mr. Fowler
milk, yet Wisconsin is
r .its dairying industry.
in March, and then
study of available
3. Davis of Pilot Mountain.
CAROLINA INTEREST $89,000
group on the importance of crop
taught and the use of school per
sonnel and facilities in the lunch
itoom would help to reduce the
Post- of meals to students.
kl’he buiietih reads:
’School Lunch Program Needs
'll.' A lunch for every child each
became scoutmaster of Lumberton
Troop 30 in 1929 and in 1930’
changed his leadership to Troop
29. He remained scoutmaster of
this troop for five years' and
tion. The delegates are Knox An
drews, W. D. Reynolds and O. P.
Owens of Lumberton; Lee Shaw
showman and directed with a min
imum of hair-tossing and arm-
waving, only an observer back
stage who could watch his face
could quite realize hew intensely
truck-loads of material as possible
toward “filling the ship”. The morn
ing devotional services which are
broadcast each day at 8 o’clock a.
m., over station WTSB in Lumber-
Maxton was elected chairman of
the six-member committee, recent
ly named to assume management
of the property of the former
Laurinburg-Maxton Air Basu.
policies affecting North Carolina
agriculture. Without doubt, the
work of the voting delegates is
as important as any action taken
Dairyman, Opera
Singer Entertains
of the pile. All heavier buildings
will be built on piling foundations.
On the front page of the second
section of this paper is a complete
story of the operations now going
on at the site and a description of
tailers are contributing clothing.
Textile mills are giving mill-ends
and spoiled goods. Hotels are do
nating worn blankets which can
be cut into four parts ideal for
baby blankets.
ready owner of one-fourth stock
in the mill, automatically becomes
president of the mill.
When telling of t'he disposal of
RED SPRINGS CITIZEN
FOUNDED 1896
0ONSOLIDATED 1944
Quiz program
changed from
Bureau i s determined by the to
tal membership of the local unit,”
Graham pointed cut, “‘In all there
will be 344 voting delegates at
the meeting, representing the
handle North Carolina’s purse
money will be available until
for a sizeable crew. The founda- carefully checked several times
tions of some of the structures in each day, and if settling is too great
and shoes being requested but also
cotton feed-sacks, dolls, picture
books, candles, soap, silverware
and other much needed supplies
unobtainable in the bombed-out
cities of Europe and Asia. Church
World Service, the interdenomin
ational church relief agency, will
pack, ship and distribute all gifts
overseas. Distribution is done sole
ly, on the basis of need rather
than race, religion or politics.
elected vice-chairman and J. E.
Hood of Laurinburg was elected
secretary and treasurer. This busi
ness was transacted at a supper
tension of time was being made
because severe weather during
the past ten days had seriously
hampered solicitation.
Mr. Reynolds notes that he has
been delighted to receive sizeable
a full-blooded Cree Indian. He i:
employed as superintendent o:
grounds at PSC
lutions, submitted before the
organization only after full
sideration on the county
touch up»n various problems
LUMBERTON — James Frank-
jin .Rozier, 35, Lumberton cafe
proprietor, died yesterday after-
noon in a hospital from the ef
fects of smoke shortly after he
^as removed by firemen from his
burning home on East Seventh
street. He had suffered only slight
burns.
The Lumberton fire department
a-rwered a call to the home at
4 o'clock, and Fire Chief Ed J.
zatien's whole program for
year to come.
The 1948 convention, which
be highlighted by addresses
Murder Trial Of
Willard And
McNeill Hunt
Next Wednesday
ranks of Star, then Life, then Ea
gle scout.
In 1935 he became district com
missioner of scouting and • after
three years in that position went
on to become chairman of camp
ing and. activities and later chair
man of organization and exten
sion for the district. Mr. Poole is
Myron Duncan,
varied interests
THESE GREEK BOYS are bein;
have been given by Americans.
sapidd .diet.wculd be insured and
all students, ".' /:■:’• they bring
lunch from home or buy it, would
be; required to eat in the lunch
room under the plan. Supervision
wKich was completely burned, was
Spt on fire by a lighted cigarette.
The victim was alone at the time
the fire started and his 11-year-
pid. son discovered the blaze when
he. returned home from school.
Mrs. Rozier was at the cafe on
Second street which Rozier had
recently built and opened.
. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Eu
nice Branch Rozier; the son, Billy;
his mother, Mrs. Frank Rozier of
Grangeburg, S. C.; one sister, Mrs.
C. Ri Poole of Orangeburg; three
brothers, Howard, Charles, and
Lawrence Rozier of Lumberton.
,7 Funeral arrangements' were not
gbinplete this morning; the body
fe at Biggs Funeral home in Lum
berton.
When you consider that the presiding officer of the Sen
ate, Lt. Governor R. Y. Ballentine, is now a candidate for
the office of Commissioner of Agriculture, and that the
presiding officer of the Legislature, Speaker Pearsall, is
the campaign manager for Charles M. Johnson, candidate
for Governor, then you can see that with the varying sym
pathies of the several members of the two houses as to
other candidates for statewide offices, the special session
could become little but a political gridiron and the teach-
country and
seven years)
be a banker
the business session
a unanimous vote by
for the conductor too, he had never
before played the first concert of
the first year of an association and
was volubly amazed at the size of
the crowd and at the rapt atten
tion hie performance received. Mr.
Schreiber also commented on the
fact that the accoustics of the aud
itorium were quite good.
The performance of the 17 young
men and three young women was
wonderfully varied and won the
unanimous approval of the listen
ers; if one or two numbers failed
to get the sympathetic attention
New Building For
McDaniel Hardware
ed even since the last months of 1947, and there is no doubt
that the teachers are having a difficult time making ends
meet on their present salaries, even as they claim in their
demands for the special session.
But, have the teachers considered just what they would
be letting themselves in for if Governor Cherry should call
Local Radio
Devotional Hour
Explains Needs
Walter Pinchbeck,
Pembroke, Gets
Same Recognition
fitted with shoes which
Mr. Duncan did not imply that
pasture could be grown without
fertilization, nor, perhaps. With
out irrigation, but he says that
pasture returns more in animal
products per dollar spent on it
than any other type of feed. Ac
cording to his figures pasture re
turns more than twice as much
per dollar invested as any other
type of stock feed.
Mr. Duncan suggested the es
tablishment of a small test farm
in the county to demonstrate new
methods of fertilization.
Mrs. Alton Brice accompanied
Mr. Duncan at the piano for his
solos./
only to cover cost of food.
•’ 5. All children eat in the lunch,
room, whether lunch is purchas
ed or brought from home.
6. All children remain on the
school premises during lunch
liotir.' .
While .there is no statement
in put 1947.48 School Lunch Bul
letin which prohibits the sale of
soft drinks, cakes, pastries and
other such items in schools oper
ating thereunder, neither does it
carry a statement approving the
“—Continued pit Page’ Eight
RS High Adds
Library Science
: announced,
number of voting
on entering the smoke-
and honest cause to a special session fracas just before a
statewide primary; nor can we believe that they want to
ask the state to provide funds from any invisible source,
by insisting on a special session now.
a graduation, Credit |
For Lunch Period
' 1 '7*''' *''-*-' *^ ..ri”'.: ' •*■
• A^Hetiii issued school ’^SmetH
club activities
entire group by
R. Gregg Cherry to call a special session of the General
Assembly, now, for the purpose of seeking out funds and
appropriating them.
Scoutmaster, for about etghti
He is a native of Montana)
ers and their genuine need
become the football.
Nor, can the folks Who
strings tell how much tax
Robeson Ideal
hr Pastores
sions, addresses
conferences.”
Main sessions
will be held in
um, adjacent to
A report from the Church’World
Service representative in Bangkok,
Siam, shows' how carefully the
gift^ sent through this church
agency are given out. “I have just
received the goods. You will be
glad to hear again that our record
is still unbroken—no losses and no
damage. Some of the bales of
clothing were broken a bit, but
nothing gerious. I told the Church
Council of our plans for relief and
they appointed a central commit
tee .... It has worked very well
indeed thus far. Relief materials
are allocated to station centers by
the Central Committee, and then
he is now busy making plans
his expansion program.
At the present time it is
known just what will be in
season makes our county admir
ably suited for dairying according
to Mr. Duncan. He explained that
the term June Cheese was used
to describe Wisconsin’s choicest
product because June was the
one month when pastures were
lush enough to produce toe very
Rev. John Bonner, Robeson
County’s publicity director of the
“‘Fill a Ship With Friendship”
drive for overseas relief material,
announces that extensive plans
,have been made to give every citi-.
There were 22 members
ent for the dinner meeting
hotel. Howard C. Lewis,
Cary of the club, presided
absence of both President
By Hometown Staff
Lumberton’s Community Concert
Association couldn’t possibly have
gotten off to a better start; Paul
Schreiber and his St. Louis Sin-
fonietta enthralled the audience of
almost 800 Fridya night at the
Lumberton high school auditorium.
Quiet? If it hadn’t been for one
radiator that hummed dolefully,
and off-key, to itself in the rear
corner you could have heard a pin
Co. Delegates T@
Farm Byreap State
Meet Appointed
time work as college library as
sistants.
The Red Springs high school
L W. Andersen -
Airport Chairman J
fact that Robeson county has the is
ideal climate for year ’round pas
ture growth. Mr. Duncan, the for. .
mer Chicago Civic Opera tenor, /
diverted his audience with his 1
splendid tenor voice singing Ah, 1
Sweet Mystery of Life, Just Wea
rying For You, O Sole Mio, Be*.
Heve Me If Ail Those Endearing A
Young Charms, Annie Laurie, and /
End Of A Perfect Day. '
Mr. Duncan besides his opera.
On Kidnap Charge
Gels Under Way
social graces and citinzenship.
16. College Courses for Admin,
istrators and Supervisors; Cours
es to include administration, op
eration and supervision of school
lunchrooms; courses including
plans in which the school lunch
is coordinated into the total-school
program, and courses offering
technical training for lunchroom
managers and supervisors.
total consideration of $89,000 tc
Mr. Blankenship.
Mr. Blankenship, as ojint own-
way in southern fanm leadership.
This year’s convention will be j
one of the most important ever!
held by the North Carolina Farm)
Bureau, R. Flake Shaw, executive!
vice president, said. ‘‘A well-)
rounded program is being devel
oped and we feel sure everyone
Who attends will receive consid
erable benefit from the discus.
Robeson Sending
Seven Delegates To
Asheville : Four
Will Vote
Robeson Count\ r Farm Bureau
will 'have four voting delegates,
in addition to a sizeable conting.
after the income tax returns are filed
it will take sometime, to complete a
funds.
No, the teachers do not want to
THE SCOTTISH Chief
FOUNDED 1887
• To Whom It May Concern:
Some days ago, Mrs. Anne W.
Maley, State Supervisor of
School Lunch program, wrot
follows:
of his numerous civic activities.
IVALTER PINCHBECK-. .
Mr. Pinchbeck came ot Robeson:
county about nine years ago where
he married a. Pembroke, girl, the
former Miss Bertha Lowly/ daugh
ter of Mrs - . Nettie Lowry of. P.e'm-
broke. He began ■ wor;k :a,t»-F,em-
broke State college sopn*aftpr his
arrival here, and during most of
that period has worked to promote,,
the interest of Indian youths ini
and around Pembroke in Shouting.,I
He helped to organize .Pembroke's
own TyuSp-27, sponsored by the!
Pembroke camp of Woodmen at.
the World,, was assistani--See^^
master about one year and/ ,®
Lumber ton Business
Man Asphyxiated
In Residence Blaze
Student practice in
cedure;.
This course should
pgjs and teachers by the state
Department of Education states
school lunch program needs which
A’ould make "tSie school child’s
lunch hour .an instruction period
just as; its any other period dur,
flip the: sfhool day. Teaching
yquld be conducted during the
d,ipner period by using the lunch,
ipern as a laboratory for teach
ing nutrition, good food habits,
s-ogfal graces, and citizenship.
L Concession . stands where food
and drink are, sold should be
ware is soon to have a new home.
Work was started this week on
their building which is located be
tween Tedder Motor Company and
the Addie Thompson home.
Clyde Fennell has the contract
on the new store which is to be
a two-story brick building with
plate glass' front. It will be slightly
larger than the present location,
being 40x85 feet.
A. L. McDaniel, the owner, says
nesday night. The presentation
was made at the annual meeting
of the Cape Fear Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America. .
J. K. POOLE, JR.