THE SCOTTISH CHIEF
FOUNDED 1887
BED SPRINGS CITIZEN
FOUNDED 1896
CONSOLIDATED 1944
THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN
One Of Robeson County’s Hometown Newspapers
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
SERVING WESTERN
ROBESON—AND TOWNS
OF MAXTON—BED
SPRINGS
PARKTON—ROWLAND
Volume LIX, No. 13 16 Pages
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Grand Jury Reports 27 True Bills;
Schools Found In Heed Of Repair
Red Springs and Maxton, N. C
Thursday, April 8, 1948
5c A Copy
County Institutions I FAAA A
Visited, Reported i 5000 Attend
Auxiliary Of
Presbytery Opens
Session Today
Henry McKinnon
Candidate For
Re-Election
Bids Asked For NG
Storage Building
RED SPRINGS —. The North
Nat'l Guard Unit
Stands Inspection
Dedication Services Held Sunday
Afternoon For Fairmont Memorial
LUMBERTON.—The Grand Jury
yesterday afternoon returned Its
report to Judge Leo Carr and noted
that in an examination of 27 in
dictments 27 true bills were found.
, The report detailed examination
and findings at public buildings
throughout the county. The county’s
~ schools were carefully inspected
and the majority were found to be
badly in need of repairs.
The report was signed by E. T.
Lewis, foreman; other members of
the jury were: Dewey Stone, Shel
ton West, L. V/. Currie, Melton
Ivey, H. P. Monroe, D. C. McEach-
Maxton Air Show
ern, N. B. Shaw,
Croxton Nance,
Ecil Griffin, J,
McRae, Robert Furnage,
W. N. Townsen^,
Bradley Sellers,
O. Tedder, P. A.
Julian
Britt, C. M. Todd. Henry A. Thomp
son, George E. Thompson was the
officer in charge.
; The report follows:
During this term of court we
have met as a body with all mem
bers present, except one, who was
excused due to illness in family.
We have examined a total of 27
indictments and have found 27
true bills, and 0 not true bills
We visited, by committee, the
properties and institutions of the
County requiring attention of vhe
Grand Jury and having
inspected
properties we submit the following
renort:
Prison Camp inspected Commit
tee and reported it to be in No.
1 condition, with attendants very
courteous. Number prisoners in all
97, which included 92 negroes, 5
whites.
County Jail, visited by Commit
tee, was found in good condition.
Number prisoners, 31; composed of
9
1
2
3
whites, 13 Indians, 12 males and
female. 12 colored, 10 males and
females. County home inmates,
whites and 1 colored.
Fairmont Jail was visited
Committee and was' found to be
in fair condition.
Red Springs Jail and public toil
ets were found in good sanitary
condition.
St. Pauls Jail was found in good
condition.
MAXTON—Between four and
five thousand fans witnessed the
thrilling air show -which was
staged on Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock at the Laurinburg-Maxton
airport. The show was acclaimed
as highly successful with such
thrilling acts as Stunt Pilot Carl
Dunn, Tommy Boyd as the Bat
Man who left his plane at 10,000
feet and dropped 9,000 feet be
fore opening his parachute, Wi
ley Barham who defied death by
hanging from the landing gear
of Dunn’s plane and other such
bieath-taking feats. Another per-
former during the afternoon was
Capt. C. O.. Boone who thrilled
the spectators with his low alti
tude aerobatics. Of interest to
to
was
the many farmers present,
the crop dusting exhibition.
show.
On the morning of the
Carl Dunn’s Piper Cub caught
there-
fire and was destroyed,
fore he was forced to fly anoth
er plane for the show, but still
performed with his usual daring
precision.
The Lions club of Maxton spon
sored this show and E. N. Hen
derson, Airport manager, was in
charge of plans.
PIA Prepares For
Care Of Memorial
Gills To School
RED SPRINGS.—Memorial gifts
of funds, books, recordings, paint
ings and other art works will be
sought for the library of the Red
Springs schools through a special
committee named by the Parent-
Teachers association, it was stated
today by Mrs. Garnet Brooks, chair
man of the committee.
The group held its first meeting
this week and heard a discussion
1st Presbyterian
Host To 59th
Annual Meeting
MAXTON.—The Womans Auxil
iary of Fayetteville Presbytery op.
ened its annual meeting on the
campus of Presbyterian Junior
College today. The First Presbyter
ian Church of Maxton is host
church, with Mrs. D. McBryde
Austin as general chairman of the
local committee.
Presbyterial officers are Mrs.
Julian Hutaff, president; Mrs. M.
J. McGuire, vice-president; Mrs.
Edward Kaufman, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Myrton Stewart.
Recording Secretary; Mrs C.
Ross, treasurer; Miss Mary
Eachern, historian.
Reid
Mc-
Presbyterial guests include:
W. A. Dixon, president of the Syno
dical of North Carolina; Miss Lucy
Steel, chairman of Bible, Peace
College; Mrs,. George U. Baucom,
Jr., former president, Synodical of
North Carolina; Rev. George H.
Hurst, missionary to Brazil;
Mrs.
SENATOR MCKINNON
Henry A. McKinnon, state sen
ator, filed today for re-election
to that office. He is the only
nuisi, missionary to Brazil; Dr. member of the present delegation
Samuel E. Howie, pastor Highland
Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville;
Rev. C. M. Gibbs, executive secre-
from Robeson county who is of
fering for a return to office.
tary of Fayetteville Presbytery; and
Dr. Louis C. LaMotte, president of
Presbyterian Junior College. The
theme of the meeting is- World
Evangelism.
The opening session began at
3:00 o’clock this afternoon with a
meeting of the executive board at
the First Presbyterian church, and
registration was held at the college
at 6:30. Supper was scheduled for
seven o’clock at the college and a
business womens meeting for eight
at the church, with Miss Cornelia
McLaughlin presiding.
Tomorrow morning at 9:30 reg
istration will continue and the
morning session will begin at ten
with Mrs. Julian Hutaff presiding.
In the afternoon the final session
will open at 2'00 and adjournment
is scheduled for 3:45.
In a statement issued
nection with his official
tion Senator McKinnon
the following:
“In the last primary for
Carolina
National
bids for
proposed
building
National
the Red
headquarters of
Guard has asked
the
for
the construction of the
motor
which is
Guard
Springs
vehicle storage
to be built on
property near
schools, it was
S-Sgt. Bardel Gets
Warrant; Unit
Fish Fry Tuesday
stated today by
Capt
Furloines, commanding
George
officer
of the 667th Hq. Battery, assign
ed here.
The building will be of mason
ry construction and its overall
size 52 feet by 72 feet 8 inches..
The standard bid bond required
for all War Department con-
RED iSPRINGS—Headquarters
Battery, 667th Antiaircraft, AA
AW Battalion ,of the national
guard, received high praise from
inspection officers who conduct-
Maxton Debate
Team Wins Friday
struction is asked, with bids
be submitted in 7 copies, not
ter than 2 p. m. on May
Lions Minstrel
4.
Roaring Success
MAXTON
An
laugh - provoking
was presented on
at the high school
cal Lions sponsored
Kentucky” minstrel
ed to practically a
Adding color to the
orful minstrel, was
combination from
evening
to
la-
entertainment
Friday night
when the lo-
“The Old
which play
ful! house,
already col-
the swing
Presbyterian
ed the first annual general
spection of the unit since its
ganization last year.
Inspection officers
Col. Archibald
the Inspector
E.
were
Barrett.
in-
or-
Lt.
of
General depart-
ment, 3rd Army Hdq., Fort Mc
Pherson, Ga., and Major R. L.
Norling of
Div. of Fort Bragg.
the 82nd Airborne
Equipment and records
were
inspected during the afternoon
and Tuesday evening training
program and a personal inspec-
tion of each of the men
was carried out.
Other officers present
check-up included Col.
in ranks
for the
William
MAXTON—In the debates
were held on Friday of
week, Maxton’s affirmative
—Miss Ann McLeod and
that
last
team
John
Hunter LaMotte—wton agai-nst
the
mont
that
negative team
in the query:
the Federal
from Fair-
“Resolved
government
in con-
declara.!
offered 1
the first.
Junior college, under the direc ¬
tion of Richard
End men for
Harrison.
the
were decked out
show who
in everything
should
basic
debate
gation
bating
by the
lina.
require arbitration in all
American industries.” The
was stated at the insti-
of the North Carolina De
Union and was sponsored
: University of North Caro-
Over one hundred schools
in the state participated in this
contest. The Maxton winners
will represent their school at
Flora Macdonald in the
debates on Monday. April
winning schools in this
will debate and winners
district
12. All
district
will go
FAIRMONT— Dedication serv ¬
ices were held Sunday afternoon
in the Memorial park, a project
of the Woman’s club, opposite
Hotel Fairmont. Captain Rich- 3
ard R. Bell of Fort Bragg was
the speaker for the occasion with
Mrs. Raibe Lewis, club president,
presiding.
Preceding the ceremony a band
concert was given by the high
school band under the direction
of W. H. Basden Rev.. C. P.
Herring gave the invocation
which was followed by “America
the Beautiful” performed by the
band. Rev. Daniel Lane recited
the beautiful and fitting poem,
“In Memoriam.”
Mrs. Lewis, speaking for the
club, expressed their apprecia
tion for the help, cooperation and
financial aid of other civic or
ganizations and of individual ci
tizens who Shared the desire to
in this way show appreciation for
the
fice
died,
ears
contribution and the sacri-
of those who fought and
She continued, “Today our'
are attuned to the threat
to Chapel Hill for the state de
bates.
The Maxton negative team con-
sistir^ of Woody Frostick and
A. L. Patterson, Jr., lost by a.
2-1 decision when they competed
in Whiteville against the White
ville team on Friday morning.
Judges for the Maxton-Fair
mont debate were Dougald Coxe
of Red Springs, Mrs.. D. A. Wil-
of war and the call for world
Fitts, NG ground instructor of
Raleigh, Lt. Col.. Van Atta, NG
instructor in antiaircraft of Wil
mington, Lt. Col. Younger
Snead, battalion commander, Rae
ford, Major Lee Kirby, AAA in
structor, Fort Bragg, Major Wil
liam Lamont, Bn. executive offi
cer q£, Raeford, and Major Tho
mas B. Lester, S-3, of Raeford.
Captain George Forloines, Lt.
Dick Bullock and WO Emil Bar-
del, officers of the battery, were
highly complimented by the in-
leadership and our hearts
keyed to the challenge of
given in the past for you-
me. May we never break
with those that served and
made the supreme sacrifice
are
lives
and
faith
who
that
America might continue to be
the America that our forefathers
founded on this
continent.
liams and
Johns. N.
Kinnon is
debaters.
George McLeod
of
Mc-
local
expressed three
in his opinion
Captain Bell
messages which
H.
the
C. Mrs. J.
the coach for
from tails to a size 15 shoe, were
were left by those who paid the
' supreme sacrifice: .
“The first message is this: that
we would go the limit before we
flict. The task is great. It is not
engage in another human con-
a task to be assumed by those
in position of prominence.. I
think Jthat in this message they
would encourage us not to allow
hate, envy, and misunderstand
ing to hide from us the truth
that mankind can live in peace.
“The second message is that
they would have us build the
center of our nation once more
to its highest efficiency—that is
the American home. I think of
all the great ruins that war
brings to the world that its most
disastrous is its destruction of
homes lives which have gone a- ; ,
. sti ay, meix that have becomes f
slaves to passion and lust. ■Wb-
as a people must live up to the
moral ideals as laid down by the ^
laws of God.
"The final message they have
left us is this: that we must ,in
order to keep faith with them,
build the moral and spiritual
structure of real life. The end
of the war did not mean that the
forces of evil had been destroy
ed, it only gave us a chance to
I exercise the forces of good which
had won over the forces of evil
on the battlefield. We must re
form our own lives.”
Following the dedication speech
Taps was softly played in the
distance with Rev. Joel S. John
son pronouncing the benediction.
time I asked that you vote for me
as Senator from Robeson. You
nominated and elected me to that
responsible office. I hope I served
you satisfactorily. I have again
announced my candidacy for the
same office. Again, my promise is
to serve the people of Robeson as
a whole to the best of my ability.
I shall stand for progressive, ef-
I ficient and honest government.
! The advantages of experience and
I contacts of the last term should
be of value to the county. This
experience is of special importance
this time, as none of the announc
ed candidates for the House of
I Representatives from Robeson
| have had previous legislative ex.
: perience.
I “My experience in public mat
ters. in,addition to the term in
Malcolmn Gillis, E. N.
son, Kenneth Welsh.
Hender-
Phelps, Joe Gulick and C.
D.
M.
Castevens, Jr. Straw hats, gaily
colored buttons, plaid vests, but-
tonaires of long spirea and multi-
hued
ish”
kept
with
local
lapels added an “Esquire
look to the end men who
the audience in stitches
their jokes and cracks on
for the
personages. Interlocutors
show were Billy Grigg,
Marvin Tew and Bill Stewart.
spectin"
officers for the excel-
lent snowing
made, particularly
Following the debate
on
Fri-
considering the difficulties under
which it has been operating with
day afternoon, Miss Inez Sherm-
er and members of her home eco-
out
ties,
has
It
armory or warehouse facili-
and
had
was
nomics class
the short time the unit
for actual training.
PROMOTED
announced
tea
all
ics
honoring
visitors in
room.
entertained at a
the debaters and
the home econom-
Tuesday that
of the local
a promotion
and assign-
as a battery
Music Festival
Opens Monday
S-Sgt. Emil Barde'l,
battery had received
to Warrant Officer,
ed to the unit here
officer.
Special entertainment included
a trombone solo by “Prof.” Bob
by Jackson of PJC, a soft shoe
dance routine by Glenn Crofton.
Jr., harmonica selections by Dr.
Fred Ford, and a humorous mo-
FISH FRY
To mark their successful
ing from this inspection
rat-
the
RED SPRINGS—The program
for the Spring Music Festival to
be held here Monday and Tues
day is designed to appeal to those
devoted to ^ine music and to af
ford them ' '^^:>oq^rtupity . of
hearing it at its best through the
guard and its honorary members
will have a fish fry at Walton’s
pond on next Tuesday evening
at...7..o'clock. All-honorary mpm
bers are urged to attend, when
the local unit will inaugurate
an enlistment drive prior to the
summer training camp period
which will be from July 11 to
25. Present strength is 45 men,
Lumbar Bridge
of similar memorial collections now
fair, but is only used to keep pris-.being established in other com.
-—- .. - - lenities aud^.'^d Plans for. _ —
its work. Rules fording t h Organizes Grange
Pembroke Jail was found only
oners for a short time
Maxton Jail was found to be only
in a fair condition.
Rowland Jail was found to
satisfactory.
We found the Count
the Court House well .
ffices
and
be
’n
all
officers and employees very cour
teous and glad to assist in every
way.
We find that the Court rooms
and all rooms on the second floor
ere in need of minor repairs and
esnecially need- naintine
Upon investigation, we find that
all Justices of the Peace. Adminis
trators and Guardians are making
Satisfactory reports
We find no inmates at the Coun
ty Home and the grounds not being
cared for.
We find
condition,
have been
the school buses' in good
Many of the old buses
replaced with new ones.
Since the last term of court we
have made an inspection of the
schools in Robeson Coun*v. This
Inspection covered the condition of
buildings, as to leaking roofs, win
dows, doors, seating capacity, heat
ing, lighting, water supply, drink
ing fountains, toilet facilities.' and
numerous class rooms. There are
a few schools in good condition in
every respect and would be entitled
to special mention. But we find
the majority of the schools are
badly in need of repairs of one
kind or the other.
A large number of buildings have
leaking roofs, broken windows
doors in bad condition, in need of
paint inside and out. Some with
drinking fountains out of order.
Some with not enough toilet facil
ities. We find some out door toil
ets in rural sections unusuable and
water pumps out of order so they
have to get their water from
pumps nearby on other property.
Some of the buildings that are
not wired for lights do not have
sufficient number of windows to
furnish enough light on cloudy davs
for the children to be'able to study
satisfactorily.
We also find in many schools a
condition of over crowded class
rooms.
We find in the county school
system a total of 67 schools with
a total of 174 white teachers with
5,838 students, 130 Indian teachers
with 5,592 students, 118 colored tea
chers with 4,787 students, making
a total of 422 teachers and 16,217
students enrolled.
We wish to thank the court for
all assistance given us in our work
during this term of court.
E. T. Lewis, Foreman
Rev. Stoffell To
Preach Sunday
MAXTON.-Reverend E. L. Stof.
fel, Richmond, Va. pastor-elect of
k the First Presbyterian Church, will
“ conduct both services at his church
. on Sunday, April 11th. The topic
W of the morning sermon will be
“The Unfading Wreath” and his
evening subject will be “The Gift
of God,” Reverend and Mrs. Stof
fel will come to Maxton to make
their home in June, upon the com
pletion of his graduate work at
the Union Theological Seminary in
Richmond, Virginia.
other com-
gd plans for.
expenditure of funds and us’e o
materials purchased are being pre
pared and will be presented at
the P.-T. A. at its
the meeting of
April meeting.
Supt. Walter
that there was
Dudley explained
an increasing de ¬
mand for recordings of good music
in the schools, and that facilities
had been provided so that record
ings could be played, selectively in
one or more, or all of the rooms
as they were needed by teacher'
for instructional purposes'. Fund’
are not now available for purchas
ing recordings and the schools are
using those of the music depart
ment of the college by special per
mission. Recently the school has
received gifts of money to purchase
some records and the P.-T. A. has
approved the general plan to pro
vide a means so that the school
could accept, acknowledge and
make use of gifts given as memor
ials, and maintain them in a spe
cial collection. Storage facilities
are now being provided in the li
brary and arrangements are
being made so that the families
of persons honored in this way can
come to the school and hear record
ings given in their memory. The
recordings will also be made avail
able to established clubs request
ing them, but are not to be loaned
to individuals though individuals
may play them on the s'chool’r.
record player.
Other officers of the group are:
Miss Bessie Covington, secretary-
treasurer; Mrs. John T. McNeill,
Jr., vice chairman. These officers
and Mrs. Geneva Martin and
gald Coxe are members of
executive committee, which
make selections of records
Dou-
the
will
and
With a paid membership of 91
the Grange at Lumber Bridge
formally organized Monday night
; member of the Robeson County
Board of Education; an enlisted
man and officer in World War 1;
nologue, “De Low Down on Sci
entificts” by Prof. O. W.
nene. Solos were rendered ■ by
Bill Stewart and Ted Prevatte of
Fer
PJC and most popular rendition
■ when it elected officers.. E.
Ballance
was named master
G.
of
Mayor of Maxton; Chairman
Robeson County Democratic
ecutive Committee; Attorney
the new organization.
The charter will be presented
the Robeson
Commissioners;
County Board
of
Ex-
for
of
was
man
“Ole
Joe
Man Ribber” by end
Gulick. Miss Pauline
combined
Carolina
and the
efforts of the North
Symphony Orchestra
Civic Choral Society.
County Chairman
of three War Bond Drives; mem L
tonight by a
Saddletree,
for this new
degree team
from
The meeting place
subsidiary
of
the
ber of General
sion; Steward
church.
Statutes Commis-
in the Methodist
Essye was the accompanist.
The third act consisted of a
hilarious skit entitled the “Thir
teen Coontown Club” and parti
cipating in this act were Russell
Hellekson, Mark Gupton, Wiley
29 more are needed to bring
battery to full strength..
the
Steed, Jim Drennan,
Rcbeson Grange will be
Presbyterian church in
Bridge.
Officers other than the
the old
Lumber
master
are: overseer, James Humphrey;
lecturer, Roger F. Hall; steward,
M. H. Cowan asst’ stewart, Dan
McGougan; chaplain, F. B.
Dunn; treasurer, Walter Chas-
on; secretary. Mrs. W.
Gougan;
loy, Jr..;
Gougan;
Malloy;
gatekeeper, D.
ceres, Mrs.
pomona,
flora, Mrs.
E.
Mrs.
E. Mc-
G. Mal-
D. Mc-
Duncan
George Har-
ris; lady assist, steward, Mrs.
G. P. Forbis; executive commit
tee, E. D. McGougan, W. G.
Harley, Lacy John.
Methodist Education
Building For Maxton
MAXTON—The St. Paul’s Me
thodist church members held a
barbecue supper on Tuesday eve
ning of last week at the Com
munity club whgre an evening of
good food and fellowship was
enjoyed by all present.
sunervise activities of the collec
tion. Other members of the com
mittee are Mr. Dudley, Mrs. Da
vid Brown, Mrs. Purdie Dorman,
Mrs. J. L. Duncan, Mrs. Robert I
Reuter, Mrs. John Graham and
Mrs. Dan McArthur. The commit-1
tee on rules and by-laws is com-1
posed of Mr. Dudley, Mrs. Brown!
and Mrs. Dorman. The name of
the fund is: “The Memorial Col
lection of the Red Springs City
Schools Library.”
Plans for the new Educational
Building were presented by Rev
C. J. Andrews, pastor, and Mr.
Gus Hasty, chairman of building
committee. The proposed new
building will be constructed ad
joining the church building and
will be erected when final plans
are completed. Favorable con
tributions and pledges were made
during the evening.
“My request
tigate
is that you inves-
Jack McGirt.
Fred
and compare the qualifi
Burns and the end
cations and records of the candi
dates' for the Senate and, if you
find that I am the one
and will best represent
county, vote for me and
your active support.”
who can
Robeson
give
me
ing the show
here
Steed yho played a
tor and convulsed
throughout the act.
Bim Knight,
Ford ,Bob
men.. Steal-
was Wiley
typical jani-
the audience
Broughton Says
America Must
Guest artist for the occasion will
be Maurice Dumesnil, eminent
French pianist.
I On Monday evening at 8:15. Mr.
Dumesnil will give a piano reci
tal in the Flora Macdonald au-
ditoriujn. On
Mr. Dumesnil
in the Fourth
Saint Saens,
Tuesday evening,
will be the soloist
Piano Concerto by
and on the same
This minstrel was the best of
its kind presented in recent years
and was thoroughly enjoyed.
Lead And Prelect
Inspection Lane
Makes More Slops
The Motor Vehicle Department
has announced a completely new
schedule for Inspection Lane No.
28 which covers Robeson, Colum
bus and Brunswick. The lane
will be established in more towns
to give better service and in Rob-
eson
Red
well
and
will be set up in Rowland,
Springs and St. Pauls, as
as in Lumberton. Tabor City
Southport have been added
in Columbus and Brunswick.
The new schedule for Robeson
county follows:
Lumberton, May 1-8.
Red Springs, May 11-15.
St. Pauls, May 18-22.
Rowland, May 25-29.
Lumberton, July 7..
Lane No.
28 is supervised
by
Inspector J. S. Edgerton of Red
Springs.
Two million students were en
rolled in evening and adult classes
operated in 1940 as a part of the
U. S. public school system.
14 FILE FOR
COUNTY OFFICE
LUMBERTON — Fourteen can
didates have officially filed for
county office, with the board of
elections. Others have announc
ed but have not yet posted their
filing fee and formally entered
the races.
Four have offered for the coun
ty board of education, six for
commissioner ,and four for re
corder (two in St. Pauls and one
each in Red Springs and Fair
mont. Filing closes on April 17.
The list of candidates follows:
Recorders —
Fairmont; A.
Springs; J. T.
A. B. Johnson,
Board
McRae,
of Education
D. R. Mitchell,
P. Spell, Red
Evans, St. Pauls;
St. Pauls.
RED SPRINGS. — The United
States, through its' statesmanship
and genius can lead world through
this dark and critical crisis into
a glorious era of peace and pros
perity if we assume and discharge
successfully our obligation of world
leadership, declared J. Melville
Broughton, in an address here Fri
day night.
Mr. Broughton, former governor
and candidate for the seat in the
United States Senate now held by
Senator William B. Umstead of
Durham spoke at a ojint meeting
of the Rotary and Lions clubs.
Special guests included representa
tive citizens from Maxton, Fair
mont, Lumberton, Pembroke, Row
land and rural sections of the coun
ty. Mr. Broughton was presented
by Dr. Charles Johnson, a fellow
student with the Raleigh attorney
at Wake Forest College and Robe
son county manager of the Brough-
. evening the Civic Choral Society
and the North Carolina Sympho
ny will collaborate in Faure’s Re
quiem. The orchestra will also
play the final movement of
Franck’s D Minor Symphony.
The Tuesday night concert will
be held in the high school audi
torium. Admittance to this con
cert will be by festival ticket
only and Symphony membership
cards will not be valid for that
performance.. Festival tickets,
admitting bearer to both perfor
mances are $3 (tax included);
single admission to one concert
only is $2 (including tax).
RS Town Board
OKs Ordinance
On Trash Boxes
RED SPRINGS—A number
minor decisions were reached
of
at
C.
Ballance, G..
Ashford, W. Scott Shepherd.
County Commissioners—V.
Griffin, Fairmont, District 6,
B.
L.
J.
J.
D. Herring. Lumberton, District
1; George Lewis Pate, Rowland,
District 5; Clifford H. McCorm
ick, Rowland, District 5; N. A.
Smith, Red Springs, District 4;
J. A. Singleton, Jr., Red Springs
PEMBROKE CHORAL CLUB GIVES SECOND ORATORIO
ton-For-Senate campaign.
The former governor made
reference to the contest in
no
his
a session of the town board held
Tuesday night, including the ac
ceptance of a bid from General
The school band played as
crowd,, dissembled.
The program was a lovely
max to this beautiful work
art which was presented to
the
cli-
of
the
town at the close of the day. It
is a memorial to those who
fought and di^d. and will live
on both as a reminder to the liv
ing that there is a terrible cost
to war and as an inspiration to
strive to perpetuate democracy.
J. S. Currie Rites
At Zion Baptist
N. C. School Boards
Meet Tomorrow
Representatives from the Robe
son County Board of Education
and the special charter Boards
of Trustees of Lumberton, Red
Springs and Fairmont are expect
ed to” attend a meeting of the
Southeastern District association
of N. C. School Boards which
will be held at Fayetteville on
Friday evening of this week.
There will be a supper served
in the school cafeteria at 6:30 and
sessions of the association will
begin at 7:30 p.
m.
Guy Phil-
lips, executive secretary of the
association, will preside. Several
outstanding schoolmen
of the
state will lead roundtable discus-
sion of
district,
include
teacher
current problems of
the
Special discussion will
these on teacher
load,
supply and consolidation.
APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE—To a very appreciative audience of five hundred the Pembroke
Choral Club (above) presented Sir John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” Easter in the Pembroke State
College auditorium. The chorus is composed of approximately fifty voices and is under the direct!
on of Anson Locklear. It is the aim of the club to encourage good music through participation.
During the Christmas holidays, Handel’s “The Mes- siah” was also presented.
speech but prefaced his remarks
with the statement that civic clubs
had little trouble securing speakers
for their programs during election
years. "All you have to do is open
the door,” he said
Mr. Broughton told of his trip
through the camp areas of Mackall
and Laurinburg-Maxton, where the
one-time great facilities of the
army’s air arm have been allowed
to fall apart, and then he declared
that if America was to shoulder the
role of world leader that had been
thrust upon it, America should re
main strong. Strong in industdial
and agricultural capacity; strong
militarily; strong physically; and
strong educationally, if it is to as-'
sum e and discharge successfully its
obligation to world peace.
Mr. Broughton stated that he
was not an advocate of a large
standing army in peace time, for
it was the fate of those nations of
historical greatness which had -liv
ed by the sword to be consumed
by it, yet, in this time of grave
crisis the United States must have
strength to protect American li.
berties while protecting the liber
ties of all free peoples. “Our new
world policy must not be to sacri
fice, but to safeguard, the ideals
that have made America great,”
he declared.
NEW OFFICERS
Hiram Grantham was elected
new president of the Rotary Club.
it was announced by President R.
Auto Sales for a ton
truck to be added to
and a half
the
town’s
motor
The
for a
truck
bids
fleet,
successful
137-inch
with dual
submitted
bid
was
wheelbase
wheels.
$1477,
GMC
Other
up to $1666.50
Delivery is expected durin April.
Thirty-gallon single unit elec
tric water heaters were admitted
to the special rate classification
for the power department, al
lowing the 2c per kilowatt hour
rate to all heaters with 1500 watt
units as maximum size unit for
this type heater.
TRASH BOXES
At the request of a number of
LUMBERTON—Funeral servi
ces were conducted from Zion’s
Tabernacle Baptist church on
Monday afternoon for J. Stew
art Currie, 71, prominent farmer,
who, died at his home on Route
1, Lumberton, Monday morning
at 1:15 after an illness of seven
weeks. The services were in
charge of Rev.. S. A. Rhyne and
interment followed in the Kin-
law cemetery.
Mr. Currie was born in Robe
son county on Nov. 6, 1876. son
of the late G. W. J. Currie and
Margaret Riddle Currie. Surviv
ing are his wife, Mrs. Rettie
Musselwhite Currie; four daugh
ters, Mrs. E. P. Allen of Lum
berton, Route 5, Mrs. C. H.
Butler and Misses Maggie and
Fodie of the home; one
W. M. Currig of Forest
I Ga.; three sisters. Mrs.
brother,
Park,
businessmen' the board
an ordinance requiring
containers be maintained
business for the storing
from stores.
passed
covered
by each
of trash
Several merchants
attending the meeting requested
the ordinance
and
ment in an effort
alleys
from
cleaner,
and
blowing into
its enforce-
to keep the
keep trash
vacant lots
and about the streets before the
garbage trucks can make
rounds.
The board ordered the
their
name
of Walnut street, an undeveloped
joint meeting. Other new Rotary
officers are: Al Gi'ant, vice presi
dent; Neill Clinton, secretary; Carl
Stubbs, s-ergeant at arms; and Tom
Fry, song leader. John Graham
was re-elected treasurer. Hub Green
is the new editor of the club pub-
D. McMillan, who' presided at the'ication, Stripper Gears.
Spur-
I geon Kinlaw and Mrs. Delia Kin-
law of St. Pauls, and Mrs. J.
D.
1;
and
and
and
[Fla
Baxley of Lumberton, Route
six half-brothers. George T.
Frank M. Currie of Route 1,
S. of Arlington, Va., S. P.
A.. M. of Alexandria, Va.,
FoFster Currie of Orlando,
., and five grandchildren.
street between Peachtree and
Clay streets, be changed to Marl
boro street ,at the request of Mrs.
J. L. McMillan
who owns the
property traversed and who plans
sale of lots
street is to
dinance on
The town
on it. A plat of the
be filed with the or-
the county records,
office will be closed
each Wednesday from noon, but
other departments of the town
will continue to operate on Wed
nesdays and observe the usual
Saturday half-holiday, according
to a resolution approved by the
board.