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WHKHliiVfMV^ THE SCOTTISH CHIEF FOUNDED 1887 RED SPRINGS CITIZEN FOUNDED 1896 CONSOLIDATED 1944 THE SCOTTISH CITIZEN One Of Robeson County’s Hometown Newspapers Volume LIX, No. 16 16 Pages Red Springs and Maxton (N.C.) Thursday, April 29, 1948 Final Plans Made And Announced For Fairmont Fat Stock Show May 14 Stock Show Sale- Dances, Minstrel To Feature Day By “STRIC” FAIRMONT—May 14 is to a big day in Fairmont as be has PROUD PAPA P. C. PRESENTS PINK PACKAGE been announced before Hometown Newspapers, er’s day, that is, with trimmings. Included in in your Farm- all the the big events for the day will be a Fat Stock Show and Sale ,a square dance, a minstrel, a round dance, and all the excitement that goes with these events. ..The Fat Stock Show will be hfeld at 11:00 a. m. on Main street between the bank and the post office. Steers and swine raised by members of the 4-H clubs will be placed on exhibi- FAIRMONT—P. C. Purvis is a proud “Papa.” Or did you know? Members of the Rotary club entering the dining room at the Hotel Fairmont Tuesday evening were greeted by the sight of a huge cigar by the side of each plate. Under the cellophane gie was a “Peggy and girl named around pink P. C. Judy. each stog- slip reading have a little Born April tion and competent judges award prizes and ribbons to winners. Both cash prizes 'beauitful, s’hiny ribbons be awarded. The Fat Stock Show are will the and to held at 11:00 a. will be m. street between the bank on Main and the post office. Steers and swine raised by members of the 4-H clubs will be placed on exhibi tion and competent judges will award prizes and ribbons to the 26, 1918. Weight 6 lbs 11 oz ” Around the outside was tied a tiny baby pink ribbon. However, it’s a wise father who knows his own child ,as P. C. discovered. Visiting at tire hospital along with several other guests, P. C. went out to show off his new daughter. Nose ,eyes, expression, all were ‘“just like Peggy.” Imagine his chagrin when the nurse ex plained that his child was the next one to be on exhibit. This one belonged to the “lady next door.” winners. Both beautiful, shiny be awarded. At 2:00 p. m. cash prizes and ribbons are to a sale of all fat stock will be held at the same location with a champion auc- Mrs. Phelps Heads PTA In Maxton tioneer doing the selling. He pro- Buses to sell offered and to price possible. Around about anything that is’ get the highest 3:00 p. m., or as Speaking Contest Features Meeting Monday Night A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVING WESTERN ROBESON—AND TOWNS OF MAXTON—RED SPRINGS PARKTON—ROWLAND 5c A Copy Alcoholics Anon. Explains Itself Al Supper Tuesday Barbecue Supper At Armory Celebrate’s Group’s First Anniversary LUMBERTON-The group of Alcoholics Lumberton Anonymous supper on sponsored barbecue Tuesday night drew a crowd of more than 350 persons; the occa- sion was the celebration of the first anniversary of the group. Speakers from Washington, D. C., and Arlington, Va., explain ed the purposes and told of the accomplishments of the organiza tion throughout the nation. After the barbecue supper R. G. Cashwell, who, though not ac tually a member of the group, was one of those instrumental in founding the Lumberton group acted* as master of ceremonies and described the organization and the record of the Lumberton group. He introduced ReV. E. Dillard for the invocation for a short description of Hebron Colony of Mercy Shulls Mill, near Boone. The and the at col and ony takes only alcoholics makes no charges, operating as Fairmont To Have Pajama Factory; Building To Be Started Immediately ROBESON COUNTY INDIAN FAIR BEING PLANNED PEMBROKE—Plans are al ready under way for the 1948 Robeson County Indian Fair. A group of business men and farmers met Tuesday evening to discuss the possibilities of and draw up plans for a big ger and better fair for 1948. The county fair is sponsor ed by the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture made up of both the white and Indian citizens, and they want it clearly understood that this fair is cf the race. Any held for all the citizens county irrespective of questions addressed to or inquiries the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce and Ag- riculture in care of E. Hinds, secretary, will receive prompt reply. a Site On North Main Chosen For Plant’s Location - Registration Of Voters For May Primary Begins Motorcade To Boost Candidacy Of Carlyle Planned By His Friends FAIRMONT. Announcement was made here thie week of the addition of a pajama factory to New Registration Unnecessary; Books Open Three Weeks the. industrial life The factory is to North Main Street from the home of Sam Ashley. Land for the site of Fairmont be located on Mr. and Mrs. chased from the heirs of Von Waiters, consisting Von Walters. Mrs Jak”e and Mrs. Will Flovd. and has been pur- the late of Mrs. newis. from R Bradshaw. The deed was signed by there four and by Sam Wilker if Lumbertan who is. owner ana will be operator of the completed factory. An architect is expected next week from Charlotte to complete the plans and work on the build- ing will begin in the very near future. The factory, which will maie Bocks for registration of voters were distributed early this week to the registrars of the various precincts of the county, legistration of new voters and for the May 29 primary will begin Saturday. There is no new registration in. the county and those who will have to see the registrars be those who have moved one precinct to another or become of voting age since last county-wide election. will from have the soon as the sale is over_ Char lie Rawls invites everybouy, and you too, to a square dance at his new place which will be op ened on this great day. The Rawls Chevrolet Co. will official ly open its doors to the public on this eventful day, and Charlie is planning to spread joy. Music for the dancing will be furnish ed by the Evergreen String Band and you are invited to swing your partner to your heart’s con tent. -After you have eaten a bite and taught your Inedth, you will be rushing to the school audi torium where t’he members of the Civitan club are presenting a Negro minstrel at 8:00 p. m . Proceeds from this minstrel are to go to the athletic fund for improving the ball field. Songs, dances, jokes, laughs, and good- looking men (this is leap year) will feature the minstrel, so be MAXTON.—A most interesting and enjoyable meeting of. the Par ent Teachers’ Association was held on Monday night at the high school. First on the program Was a splendid performance of Mrs. E. P. Williams’ “Rhythm Band" com posed of the second and third grades. Directing the first group of members was Master Frank Morrison and director for the sec ond group was Master Paul Sulli van. These musical selections, were most ably executed by the young a non-profit, non-sectarian insti tution. Rev. R ; L. Alexander! was recognized as one of the 1 founders of the Lumberton group and he spoke briefly. One of the customs of AA says that a member may disclose that he is a member, but no one else may reveal the fact. Two mem bers of AA, “Dick” from Wash ington and “Bill” from Arlington, spoke of their personal experien ces as members, but the identity of other members present was not revealed. Umstead Speaks Af Red Springs Friday High! m. for sure that your plans include this in your schedule for the day. At the conclusion of the min- istrel, Charlie Rawls again invites M^ou to the Rawls Chevrolet Co. for a round dance with music furnished by the Fairmont Swing- sters. .Specialty numbers will also be included in the there. entertainment Both of these intimate history ism and of speakers told an of their alcohol- their salvation through Alocoholics Anonymous. Both are Dick was gutter by persuaded nosed his prosperous businessmen literally lifted from the a member of AA who him to join; Bill diag- oWn illness and join- ed voluntarily. They describe their alcoholism as a disease . Whew! What a tired and have I around, but hasn’t That is what you as you toddle off dle bed. We hope! ing. for you. day! Am I been running it been fun? will be saying to your trun- We’ll be look- Another highlight of the even ing’s meeting was the public speak ing contest sponsored by the PTA to promote world peace on the sub ject “How to Strengthen the Unit ed Nations.” Winners, was Reg inald McVickers who represented the freshman class and was pre sented with a medal. Other parti cipants - were Haskell Duncan 'rom the sophomore class; Marie Essey from the junior class and Roland Seals’ from the senior class. All these speeches were very well pre pared and were most interesting Each class held a contest to select their representative. At the business meeting the following new officers were elect ed: Mrs. S. D. Phelps, president; Mrs. Glenn Crofton, vice president; Mrs. Martha Davis, secretary; and Mrs. L. W. Kitchin, treasurer. Grades winning the attendance dollar from the PTA were the second grade and the tenth .grade for having the most parents pre.:- eht at the meeting. That "New Look Al Supply Co.'s Grocery-Market rr Health Department Begins Typhoid Vaccinations RED SPRINGS. — Fashions change in grocery stores, too, ladies, and just to prove what the “new look” can do in fixtures'for groceries and markets a shining example that “shows more" rath er than less is the new appearance of these departments of the Red Springs Supply company. During the past week completion of remodeling operations of the departments was done. A num ber of especially built display counters, have been installed and new vegetable and frtlit displavs have been arranged to give the concern one of the largest and most modern food stores in this section. Another department to receive special treatment is the frozen foods section where refrig- erated storage make a most the store. and displav units attractive part of New lighting equipment adds immeasurably to the appearance of the store as does the new metal ceiling. Painted white throughout including the entire front of the building outside, a most appealing effect has been obtained. HONORARY SOCIETY TAPS MISS HERRING RED SPRINGS.—A full attend ance of members and a number of guests- are expected to hear U. S. Senator William B. Umstead in a talk before a joint meeting of the Lions and Rotary 'Clubs of Red Springs tomorrow night at t’he Le gion Hall. The Lions, club, with President. Waverly- S. Barham presiding, will be hosts to'the group at this joint meeting, a series of which are being held this spring to ’bring candidates for important state and national offices here as a public service carried out by the clubs'. Malcolm Seawell, prominent Lion of Lumberton and mayor of that city, has been asked to introduce the speaker, to whom the entire pajamas o£ all kinds, is expecte-I to employ approximately one hun dred anil fifty women and between twenty five and fifty men. Much has been said about the need for a year-round payroll for Fairmont, and building and oper- atinf of the factory is a big step in this direction, according to C. B. Stafford, secretary- of the Cham ber of Commerce. The fact that the factory is to be located here is due to the combined efforts of members of the Chamber of Com merce, Rotary and Civitan clubs. Merchants have expressed the hope that this will be just the first of many such increases and that soon Fairmont will be known Persons who have voted in re cent town elections for the first time are warned that the county books and the town registration books are separate ,and that it will be necessary for them to re gister again with the registrar of their precinct in order to vote in the coming county-wide primary and for state, and national offi cers. The books will be open from May 1 through May 15 and will be at the usual voting place of F. ERTEL CARLYLE Maxton ALA each precinct on Saturday that period. May 1, 8 and of 15. They will then be closed and no further registrations will be al- lowed until they are’ opened gain for the general' election November. a- - in RED SPRINGS In Red Springs township, Carl McIlwaine, registrar, states that for many other industries than tobacco. other the books Town Hall 8 and 15, will be open at the on Saturdays, May 1, 6:30 p. m., from 9 a. m. until and that on other program tipne- wiM -be given. Mr. Umsjpaid ^peaks' tonight at Cancer Drive Makes Progress In Maxton days new voters may register by seeing him at the Red Springs Theatre. On Tuesday, May 11, he states he will be at' the gate of Robbins Cloth Mills from 2 to' 5 o’clock p. m. for the nience of new voters who at the, mill.- conve- work ' ...J-unibexton’lo a large crowd ’repre ¬ The Lumberton ’“group of AA was celebrating its anniversary ^belatedly; it was founded on March 10. 1947, -'after the ten or iginal members had met with the Fayetteville group since January last year. Of the original ten, one has left town ,one has drop ped out, and eight remain active. The membership has now grown to 54. Discouragement was met during the year, b,u-t although some members have been lost, - more than 50 per cent of the members are now abstainers and another 25 per cent have only an occasional “slip.” This is about the national experience and for such an organization to material ly benefit more than 75 per cent LUMBERTON— The Robeson County Health Department be gan a series of typhoid vaccina tion clinics Tuesday which will continue for three weeks. The series of three' shots for/ the in- noculation requires a three-week period and each school dn thg schedule will be visited weekly. SCHEDULE The schedule of the clinics fol lows., The department urges all persons three to 65 years old to avail themselves of this oppor- tunity for free vaccination. Rowland colored school, May 4 and 11, 10:00 a. m.; Thompson Chapel, May 11, 18, and 25, 10 a. m.; Philadelphus white school May 3 and 10, 10 a. m.; Pem broke Indian school, April 30, 9 a. m.; Pembroke white May 5. 12, 19th, 10 a. m. ton white school, May 13, 27, 10 a. m.; Hopewell school, May 6, 13 p.m. school, sentative of" all coriiMiihities of the county, and will spend all 1^ Friday visiting various sections of the county in the interest of ' Jiis campaign for re-nomination as Democratic candidate for the Sen ate. MAXTON: — The ca,ncer drive which ww, O’Wned last we^ ^ Maxton b/the’Maxton Junior Wt man’s Club, A^ith Mrs. J, B. Hard, is pvogressinje: towards 'its - gon 1 it was announced this week by Mrs. Hord. Business firms have Men ■ "le’MeHKon Accompanied by his selfie- 1 -JS 0 ^ scoe/ous and the tary, Ed Rankin, he is expected in Red Springs this afternoon and will return to his Raleigh headquarters- tonight after his address here. of its membership is truly an complishment. Concert Assn. Makes Second Season Plans ac- Trash Ordinance Effective May 10 RED SPRINGS.—To date one covered trash box has been placed by a local business in compliance with the recent ordinance passed at the request of business men for the purpose of maintaining cleaner alleys in- town, according to Reece Snvder, town clerk. The boxes are supposed to sufficiently large to contain the refuse from the business a day. and be tight enough be all for to prevent scattering of papers and other refuse. Enforce.ment of the ordinance is due to begin May it was stated. 10. Seoul Workers ^Meet If Maxfon Theatre is j cooperating by taking collections for the convenience of their patrons to donate to this MAXTON.-A meeting of t h e - LUMBERTON—At a luncheop meeting today at the Lorraine hotel the Lumberton Community Concert Association organized for its second year of activity. The membership drive was set for the week of May 17 with a kick-off dinner on that night. Abbott Lake, Florence, was present and will as sist in the drive. ATTENDS MEETING RED SPRINGS.—Reece Snyder, town cErk, attended the annual two-day meeting of the Virginia association of City Managers. He was one of 13 Carolina municipal employees attending the meeting at Roanoke, Va. worthy cause. Mrs. Fred Ford and Miss Lilis Cousar are assisting in the drive to conquer cancer. Collection boxes and posters have been placed down town and the white and colored schools are cooperating in she drive. The funds of the American Cancer . Society are constantly at work and the society’s only re serves are in the hearts of the American people. A portion of the funds collected in Maxton will stay in Robeson county to provide medical care for indigent patients, to continue the county-by-county educational program which can save a third to a half of those Who develop cancer nad to continue to support information centers and prevention, diagnostic and treatment clinics. More than 450,000 men, -women and children now alive in North Caro lina will' die of cancer — unless something is done about it. Give to conquer cancer! The Uruguayan government will caquire British-owned railways in Uruguay. Western District of Boy Scout workers was held on Monday night at the Community Club with a din ner served by the Woman’s Club to approximately twenty men from surrounding towns. Invited guests of the local Mormax Club, the group was presided over by Levels Upchurch of Raeford, vice-chair man of the Western Distnrt Special guests was Ray Sweazey of Wilmington, boy scout executive, who gave an interesting report on the growth ’in scouting in -his district in the' last month. He stated that there were one hundred new scouts in this district. The Maxton troop is one of the new boy scout units recently organized. Business included reports of dis trict committees on boy scout work and reports were heard from Rae ford, Laurinburg, Wagram, Laurel Hill, Maxton and. Gibson. Carl Knott, district boy scout executive of Laurinburg, was - also present. Fred Frostick, president of Mormax Club, welcomed the ors. rhe visit- Malcolm Seawell was named president of the organiza tion. Penn Gray was made chair man, succeeding W. Scott Shep herd and W. L. Lennon who war- co-chairmen last year. The retir ing co-chairmen will serve with the new chairman to make up a- executive committee. A new office,.that of treasurer was created and Miss Peggy Mc- Lauren was named, to that posi tion. Mrs. Scott Shepherd will act as corresponding secretary end ; Max-I Alton Price is recording secretary. 20 and J The association which brought Indian . three concerts to Lumberton dur- and 20, 1:30 ing the past year expects a larger Orthopedic Clinic Set For May 7th The monthly orthopedic clinic will be held on Friday, May 7, in the basement- of the Agricultural building in Lumberton. Dr. Len ox D. Baker of Duke hospital. Durham, will be the surgeon in charge. Please register at the FAIRMONT.— Tassels, women’s desk honorary leadership society at j Wake Forest has tapped eight co eds and one alumna for member- between 9 and 11 o’clock. ship in the society. Miss Herring, Fairmont, is one tight students so honored. Beulah of the Extend Sewer RED SPRINGS.—An 800 foot The street and Traffic Safety Lighting Bureau reports that 84 per cent of fatal accidents, 55 pet cent of purse snatching, 71 per cent of assaults on women ind 88 per cent of car thefts ip 494? occurred after dark. extersion of the sanitary sewer on Sixth Avenue is being completed today to serve 12 homes of the section, it was stated today by Reece Snyder, town clerk. The terra cotta line is of 8” pipe and it is expected to be sufficiently large to care for a number of additional homes expected to be built in that section of town. Gubernatorial Candidate Barker Stresses Aid For Schools And Vets Thompson Inst. Playground Is Adding Sporls Fairmont Rotary Hears Barker Tuesday Night FAIRMONT candi 7 te lor ing Tuesday mont Rctary he endorsed — Oscar Barker governor, speak- evening at the Fair club, declared tha* in its entirety the the North Association ’urogram of membership for 1913-49, but '.vill ’Education probably again present three'con-| advancement of public certs, using additional member-’ “This program,” the ships .to secure even better Carolina for the schools. speaker as North Carolina. In the , ligl^t of our present ’housing situation, and the great need on the part of many veterans for financial assistance^ I believe this pro gram deserves .immediate- atten tion.” Barker urged a secondary road program in North Carolina. “We must not be, lulled into a sense of complacency about our rural roads just because the weather has improved. I have visited ev ery section of North Carolina and traveled many of the secon- LUMBERTON—A major pro ject of the Lumberton Recreation Commission is its activity at Thompson Institute, says Edgar A. Womble, commission chair man, and Bob Hartley, director. Activities at the school, one of the five playgrounds of the com mission, are directed by James Singleton who conducts a play ground each week day for an av erage of 100 children per day. In the very near future some $800 worth of heavy playground Entertains Vets MAXTON.—The American Leg ion Auxiliary unit sponsored a birthday party "Friday evening at the Veterans Administration Hos pital in, Fayetteville for all boys having birthdays during thin month. Approximately fifteen auxiliary members were present and delicious refreshments of punch and cake were served. Program for the evening was a repeat performance of the recent Lions Minstrel which was received most favorably by the hospital pat ients. End men were Malcolm Gillis, E. N. Henderson, Kenneth Welsh, Joe Gulick. S. D. Phelps and C. M. Castevens, Jr. Musical num bers were accompanied by Miss Pauline Essey at the piano and special entertainment highlight for the evening was the acrobatic dancing of Miss Norma. Lewis of’ PJC. ■ . Following the serving of the re freshments, veterans with April birthdays were presented with small gifts from the local auxiliary unit with Mrs. R. A. McLeod, president. Beauty Pageant In Maxton Friday MAXTON.—A beauty pageant to crown “Mis’s Ma.xton of 1948" will be sponsored bn Friday night, May 14th, by the Maxton Junior Wo man’s Club. The pageant will take place at eight o’clock at the high school n^d local business firms are sponsoring the girl of their choice for entrv in the contest. Approxi mately thirty girls will participate. Mrs. - Paul Kitchin is chairman for the show. There will also be a “Junior Mis^ Maxton” contest for girls from 13 to 15. and first on the program will be a baby contest. Mothers interested in entering their one io three-year old tots are urged io contact Mrs. E’. N. Henderson. Judges will be selected from cut- of-town and prizes will be awarded to the winners in each contest. Special event of the evening will be a dance following the crown ing of “Miss Maxton" to be held at the Community Club for all the girls and their escorts. This affair will be formal and promises to be quite popular with the younger set. The swing band from Prisbv- terian Junior College will furnish musical selections during the Bev fry Pageant. Assisting Mrs. Kitebin in n’anning the show pro Mrs. Twin MoConechv Mw n R Holland and Miss Annie Neal Mc- Eachin. grams. Address Series At Methodist Church LUMBERTON.-Beginning equipment will be Thompson Institute. placed at Meanwhile, pro- Sun- Alice day night at 8 o’clock Miss . Green, former Methodist mission ary to China will deliver a series of four talks on the work of the church in China. The talks will oe made each evening at the same hour at Chestnut Street Methodist Church Sunday through Wednes day. Miss Green, now living at San ford served for many years as a was missionary to China and forced to leave by war conditions. The public is invited to attend the services and bear th® infor mative series. asserted, “places teachers professional basis with a mum salary of for teachers with tificate.” on a mini $2,400 annually a Grade A cer- dary roads. The people rural and remote sections state are in dire need of in the of the assist- softball and basketball are fea tured outdoors with some inter est being shown in horseshoes. Will Demonstrate New Gas-Fired Tobacco Curer Band, Bus, And More Than 30 Cars To Tour District LUMBERTON — A rallying meet of supporters of F. Ertel Cailyle, congressional candidate from Robeson, drew a crowd, of more than 300 Monday night- Speakers expressed confidence in the nomination of Mr. Car lyle .and the group laid plans for a "motorcade to publicize his can didacy. , , The motorcade is scheduled to leave the courthouse Tuesday morning at eight o’clock and will probably .tour Bladen county that day. Again on Thursday and a- - gain on Tuesday week, May 11, t’Se mctorcade will tour the coun ty and the district in behalf .of Carlyle. Twenty-nine friends of Carlyle have volunteered their automobiles for the motorcade and Queen City Coach Company is furnishing a bus for the trans portation' of the Lumberton high school band which will accomp any the caraban. More cars will probably be used, but the 29 volunteered will definitely be used. j T’he motorcade will make 'stops throughout the district for brief meetings and for. talks by Car lyle and by his.friends in his be half. . ? Committees as follows were ap pointed: ? Committed for cars: W. D. Reynolds, J. C. Hutto, Jolin Hood, O. C. Norment, 1... 3. Bullard, John Tudor, Robert 15. Caldwell. Itinerary committee: Sheriff W. C. Britt, J. w. Spruill, Hen ry Hutaff, Cutlar Moore. Howard Nye, Roy McKeithan, A. L. Wil son, E. J. Glover. Music committee: Prof. Lohr, J. E. White, Henry McDuffie, Coach Jack Richards. Advertising committee: Penh Gray. George Knudson. J. Paul Lewis, Sr., R. A. McIntyre, W. J K. Bethune. I.oudspeaker: J. Paul Lewis, Sr. Introductory committee: 1$. E. 4 Stacy. OzmA - L. Henry. Cais to be furnished by: David Mi. Britt, W. D. Reynolds, R. C. Ivey. F. Ks, I’ iggs, John—: Rhodes Barnes, Cutlar Moore, C. A. Hasty, R. D. Caldwell, D. T, Lambeth, Neil McKeithan, P. A. McRae, W. C. Britt, Wilton Stone. T. M. Crawford, J. D. Herring, Mrs. O. O. Dukes, John Luther McLean, David Townsend, John Tudor - (1 day), John §. Butler (1 day), Jim Graham, E. Clyde Wade, Allen Lamb, John B. Regan, Frank McNeill, M$x Weinstein, John Pat Buie, J. C. Carr. Crowd Has Fan At Legion Show; On Again Friday RED SPRINGS.—Playing to ^ good house the Legion show, “Fun For You,” was well received ( to- night at its first of two perfor mances. A second performance of the comedy sketch will be given Friday night at 8:13 o’clock, at the high school. This brilliant production is call ed the Atomic Bomb of Amateur Entertainment and is an imper sonation of those flight net wdrk shows on the radio. There are an impersonation of the Childrens’, Story Hour, featur ing the “Tell Me a Story Lady,” Santa Claus, Cinderella, Prince Charming, and Joe Kelly the Quiz Master. 1 Other local people impersonate such famous celebriti is as Torn Brenneman, Dr. I. Q.. Harry Von Zell, Duke of Paducah, Minnie Pearl, Uncle Ezra, and many other favorites. The Barn Dance Scene is one of variety including old time square dancing, special entertainers and • musicians. Prominent business-and profess ional men will burlesque Betty Grable, Lana Turner, Gravel Ger tie, Mae West and Gypsy Rose Lee—As they impersonate glam orous gals having breakfast , in Hollywood. ’ ’ Board Approves Barker stated that the prograrr provides for a reduction of tea cher loads, and for state aid in the. school building program. The gubernatorial candidate re iterated his endorsement of a cash bonus plan for North Caro lina’s veterans of World W^r II. L “I know that the federal" gov ernment has assumed an exten sive program for the veterans, but this does not discharge t’he state’s obligation. It is recalled that the federal government gave the veterans of World War I a bonus, but has not done the same for the veterans of World War II. Many of the states have pro vided cash bonus plans. Most of these states are not as able ance. The state has t’he money. We ought not to let another win ter pass without giving the folks all-weather roads. “We must turn our thinking in North Carolina to services for the many rather than the en richment of the few,” the speak er asserted in closing. Barker, who is a Duke sity alumnus, teacher Of Bible class of the First univer- Barker Baptist church of Durham, a Mason and a Shriner, member of the Dur ham, North Carolina and Amer ican Bar Associations and a trus tee of North Carolina State col lege ,has represented Durham county in the state legislatuure for five terms. His legislative experience has given him a work ing knowledge of every, branch of state government., Indoor games include indoor horseshoes and os such as checkerg. ping pong, table gam- Plans are under way for a track program and for a junior baseball team. A great deal interest has been expressgd boxing at Thompson and of in ar- rangements are being made for training a team of the youngs ters. Efforts are being made to pro- vide a either nings. This center weekly movie program for Fiiday or Saturday eve- playground and recreation is only one of the pro- jects of the commission operat ing under Bob Hartley. Similar programs are in progress at the various playgrounds and the rec reation program is swiftly being expanded into major activity of the youth of Lumberton. LUMBER BRIDGE — The fir ^ of a series of demo’-strations of the nW; pas-fired tobacco curer the Gag-A-Fire. will be held nett Wednesday afternoon, Mav 5, a 1 the fm-mo” Mrs' J. W. H^1. V —as stated here today by Rover Hall, manager of Southeast Bu tane companv. Th" farm i- - located on the St. Paul-Raeford’ highway about ‘ ’vr miles west cf Lumber Bridge On a of t^e n^w curers is no- bein''- installed in a -barn, and Mr. Hal 1 states that div - i"g each demon stration' next Wednesday it w’’ 1 I be put through a thorough test T demonstrate' its ease of operation its economy and the exceptional automatic features which make it one of most modern farm-aids to be developed. All requirements of the new state laws regulating to bacco curers are met, according to Mr. Hall, and each unit carries the approval of state thspectors. Water-Sewer Work MAXTON.- The town board met on Monday night this week and approved the recent completion of the water and sewer project in the “ew veterans’ suburb fo Maxton. Paul Van Camp, who represented the town as engineer, passed ap proval on the project which was contracted at a cost of $15,419,25 to the Zeigler-Kline Construction •Co., of Fayetteville. • It was announced that water and sewer service is now available to all veterans who are planning future homes in this; area and construction may start irnmediate- ly. Many Maxton veterans are owners of lots in this vicinity which were donated to them by the Town of Maxton. Several new homes have been built including the E. N. Henderson home, the Gus Speros home, and the Dotl$ McBride residence. a,*,/-