SACRED freedoms
Φ Freedom of Expression
§ Freedom of Axcembly
Φ Freedom of The Press
Φ Freedom From Fear
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"Tabor City — The Town With A City future"
VI. NUMBER 27
TABOR CITY
• Built by Farmers
• Patronized by Farmers
• Devoted to Farmers
• Interested in Farmers
TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDiAY, JANUARY 23, 1952
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INHW MASONIC OFFICERS
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Crncers or the Tabor Masonic Lodge 563 AF and AM are shown here as they were installed
:;«52 year at a recent meeting of the group. They are: Front row, left to right, Ben Hux(
JacK Strickland, senior warden: Η Dewoy Stevens, Sr.. master; J. Erskin Young junior
and Jinirr.v P. Dicus. secretary. Back row left to right. Bill Young, junior deacon; Hoyt
ν üior deacon: James Franklin Long, steward; Norman Ward, steward; and Cooledge Wright,
IANK CHAIN
IROGRESS
ieported
Istxkholders of the Waccamaw
.;· and Trust company, lead
r.aneial organization in this
ea w/h ten business houses
r 26th annual meeting
•eville last Thursday
|C La y Tate, executive vice·
tiidcr.: of the banking system.
the annual report to the 130
Dokrclders in attendance and
r ;hr> "V.^-vigh
Ipenses of the bank increased
Bring 1951. the net earnings,
iter taxes, showed an increas
$9.620.67 over 1950."
[•■After paying dividends to the
>ckhoIders ammounting to $42,
D.00. and setting-up full re
i-es for all known liabilities,
remainder of the net earn
?. amounting to $71,604,25
added to the capital ac
fcit of the bank. This substant
addition to the capital ac
t .... is the best evidence
can be given stockholders
depositors of the soundness
I the bank and the safety of
Ir funds."
rery branch office of the Wac
jaw chain showed an increase
änposits during 1951 and an
all increase in deposits of
ds* thre? and one half million
ars. The banks now sprve
2SH00 depositors, an in·
Jse of over 100 percent in the
ten years.
>tal resources of the Wacca·
v baik" at the end of the year
l·· $?3 292.259.37.
)r. Ralph C. Sadler, who was
r^d president and chairmar
[the board following the sud
d^ath of Clyde K. Council on
|ie 24. 1951. presided at both
stockholders meeting and the
Rual banquet which followed,
ir. Council had held this posi
f! since the bank was organiz
in 1926.
ffr. Tate expressed his appre
ion to all the banks' officers
I ro the board of directors who
a total of 53 times during
1 year.
fll directors were reelected
pout opposition for the cur
year.
motion was made and passed
►nimouslv that the present
ird of directors be authorized
I name three additional mem·
with equal power and auth
fes should the need arise
>u?h expansion of the chain
otherwise.
ft trie dinner meeting follow
I the stockholders annual ses
Charlie Stafford of Fair
[it invited the group to meet
rairmont next year.
L. Patton. a highly enter
pins; after dinner speaker, of
ianton, made the main ad
; during which he emphasiz
l*hf- need for relaxation and
'or business men and execu
rvorvwhere.
fv. James R. Jones has assum
|duties as assistant pastor of
St. Francis Xavier Catholic
|rch here. He has just corn
ed training at the St. Mary's
linarv at Roland Park, Balti
Md.
Pv· Raymond J. Donochue
formerly the assistant past
the St. Francis Xavier Cath
khurch.
STATE LEGION COMMANDER
TO SPEAK HEBE THURSDAY:
LADIES NIGHT PLANNED
.Louis farKer. Commander ο
the North Carolina Departmen
of American Legion, and Mrs. W.
K. Stewart. District Vice Com
mander of the Legion Auxiliary
will give the principal addresses
at a ladies night banquet slated
at the hut here Thursday night
at 7:30 by Post 101.
Commander Parker, a nativr
of Elizabet^vr r, notified thr
committee in charge of the lädier
night last week that he would
be present.
The banquet has been planner
by Post 101 in an effort to inter
est wives of legionnaires here ir
the organization of an auxiliary
unit. A Legion Auxilitry was ac
tive here until a few years ago
and an effort will be made t'
get it reorganized.
Everv member of the nos*
his wife is urged to attend t!r
meeting.
A barbpcue suDDer. o'
charge, will be served. Aron<re
ments for the meetinsr h«or
made bv a committer cipinwr"
of Buell Lanier, chairman: and
Ralph Norn's J. C. Ward anr
Brvant Graham.
The supper will be served *>'
the home economics girls of Ta
bor City high school.
T^bor Scouts
Win Honors
The Tabor City Boy Scout
troop won the camping trophy
and was runner up in the ad
vancement trophy at the Court
of honor held in Whiteville Tues
day night. The troop also placed
third in the attendance award
with 49 present.
Second class awards went tc
the following local boys: Ben Spi
vey. Haynes Martin, Mickey
Watts, Jackie Soles, Billy Fipps
Jerry Hardee, Cecil Wright, and
Richard Cöx.
Scoutmaster Don Jernigar
said today "the entire troop i:
progressing nicely and local sup
port is greatly appreciated."
The scouts meet at the Legior
Hut every Wednesday at 1
o'clock p. m.
WOMAN'S CLUB
TO SET PLANTS
Wednesday and Thursday, Jan
uary 23 and 24, have been set as
the days for planting shrubbery
and flowers at the Woman's Club
house Mrs. G. W. Crutchfield
chairman, announced.
The committee will appreciate
contributions of plants from local
gardens. Anyone wishing to do
inate shrubbery or bulbs should
contact Mrs. Crutchfield or take
!them to the clubhouse.
Following is a list of the desir
ed plants: Ligustrum, Nandina
Wisteria. Abel'a. Dosrwood, Jon
quils, Daffidols. and Narcissus.
DEATH CLAIMS
FRENCH WORLEY
Boyd French Worley, promi
nent 61-year-old farmer of the
Cerro Gordo section of Columbus·
county, died at his home Thürs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock of a
heart attack. He has been in de
clining health for several year?
but was not confined to his bed
Funeral rites were conducted
from the Spring Branch Baptist
church Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock with the Rev. Haywood
Comer, pastor, officiating. In
terment followed in the church
cemetery.
He is survived by his wife;
four daughters. Mrs. Audrey
Jolly of Tabor City, Mrs. John
Wright. Jr.. of Laurinburg; Mrs.
James W. Smith of Raleigh, and
Mrs. Ralph Sayre of Fayetteville;
1 one son, A. J. Worley of the
home; two brothers, Will Worley
and Yates Worley of Cerro
I Gordo; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie
J Nance of Cerro Gordo and Mrs.
j Hampton Baldwin of Whiteville;
land 31 grandchildren.
Mrs. Doc Bruton was called tc
Mullins early in the week on ac
count of the serious illness of her
father, Wallace Watson. Mr. Wat
son is a patient in the Mullins
hospital.
THREE FRÜH TAMM Uli
GET POSTS WITH BAPTIST
VOLUHTEER FOUNDATION
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W. S. Caudle of Lake Wacca
maw was elected President of the
Baptist Volunteer Foundation of'
Columbus County in a meeting1
of the Foundation at the New
Hope Baptist Church on Friday
evening. All officers of the Foun
dation had been serving on a
temporary basis pending the
completion of the organization.
Other officers: C. G. Westmore
land, Tabor City, Vice-president;
Donald Keyser, Hallsboro, Secre
tary; Charles Council, Lake Wac
camaw. Treasurer.
1 Board of Directors also tlected:
Pate Stanley, Lake Waccamaw
and P. C. Gantt, Tabor City, were
elected to serve for one year
Bill Thomas, Hallsboro, and A.
M. Glisson, Whiteville, were elect
ed for two years. Elbert L. White,
wm lev me, <mu ~_00
Fa bor City were elected for three
years. A. M. Glisson, Chairman
of Publicity—Charles Council
[Treasurer of the Foundation, re
ported that membership had
more than doubled since the last
meeting in December.
Plans were made for a member
ship drive and a Membership
Donald Keyser, Hallsboro, Ed
Robbins, Whiteville; Mrs. Ralph
W. Spivey, Tabor City; Mrs.
Charles Council, Lake Wacca
maw; Mrs. Venoy Stephens, Tab
Dr City; Joe Stanley, Whiteville;
and B. G. Early, Corro Gordo.
The purpose of the Foundation
is to use its funds to assist Mis
sionary Baptist churches in mis
sions in building programs. The
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Klan Dragon Scorns Tribune Editor;
Questions County Law Enforcement;
Rebuttal To Hamilton's Charges Given
OUR DEFENSE
Diear Mr. Hamilton:
Thank you for your letter of January 21, even though
most of your remarks are highly slanderous and untrue.
However, in at least one respect we see eye to eye—we
both believe in the freedom of the press and for that reason
your letter is printed in this "trash sheet" word for word.
[ know then that you would have no objection to my offer
ing a few remarks in my defense. Even criminals tried in
legal courts have that priviledge.
In your first paragraph you repeat a charge made
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uy VMJU 11IU1KUO U&v U1U«, Itij
'mind is warped." Mr. Hamil
ton, to just deny this statement
is not evidence enough, when you1
consider the source from which;
the charge came. But perhapr·
you will accept my challenge to
appear with me before any quali- J
fied psychiatrist and let hirr
thoroughly examine us both. It!
might be interesting to see just
whose mind is warped. Matter of
fact, I believe it would be a reve
lation.
You insinuate in your first
paragraph that my advertisers in
The Tribune, as well as subscrib
ers, are affiliated with your or
ganization. Of course, we car
neither say you are right or that
you are wrong. But we will make
this statement, if there are any
KKK members advertising with
us who would like to cease doing
so, we will be happy to cancel it
forthwith. If there are any sub
scribers, who would like to have
their subscription money refund
ed, we will refund in cash the re
mainder of their paid up sub
scription time. We ask for no as
sistance from the Κυ Klux Klan.
There are enough ,other people
for us to make a living.
In your second paragraph you
"are led to challenge" me to
prove that your KKK's have had
anything to do with the recent
Columbus county floggings. Mr.
Hamilton, please take note that
the column to which you have
taken such violent objection stat
ed "this fear is an outgrowth of
the KKK and an evil thereof
whether they are the guilty
parties in the numerous Colum
bus county floggings or not."
The coming of your Klan marked
the beginning of these floggings
and even if your group isn't do
ing the job themselves, others
are using the organization for a
haven. But believe me, if I could
prove that the KKK's are respon
sible for just one of them, I
wrtiiid h#» most happy to tell a
jury of 12 men all about it. The
group carrying out these flog
gings give the defendant no
chance to testify for himself.
They are being beaten on the
theory that they are guilty with
out any right to plead innocent.
Your boys will seek legal council
and a chance to plead their case
when the time necessitates such
action. And that's as it should be
—innocent until proven guilty.
Then Mr. Hamilton, there is no
difficulty in proving your state
ment wrong when you said "I
challenge anyone to prove where
the organization has in any way
tried to administer justice to any
one." By your own admission,
you and your robed friends drag
ged Charlie Fitzgerald from his
place of business in Myrtle Beach
and made some violent attempts
at your form of administering
justice. Did you or didn't you?
And then the constitutional
principles to which you refer.
Have you ever really read that
document? A man who so round
ly criticizes the law, the Negro,
the Jews, the Catholics in public
speeches everywhere and who
still professes to believe in the
principles of our democratic gov
ernment is stretching an inter
pretation much further than 7
can imagine.
You have asked what wa?
wrong with the law officers of
Columbus countv. As to their
ability to track down these crim
sault after another, I do not
inals, who have made one as
know. As to their efforts in this
direction, I'm confident they
have done their best. Pitted
against such an undercover socie
ty perhaps makes it too big a job
for them. But at any rate they
are lending their assistance to a
big brother, the FBI along with
the SBI, from whom they have
every right to request help, and
it is our belief that they are mak
ing progress, and that there is
no reason to believe there is any
thing wrong with our law en
forcement. Should they fail mis
erably to hang one of these
crimes on the proper persons
then I will have to agree with
you, there's some ability or some
thing lacking. I do not minimize
their task. It's difficult to pro
cure the evidence. With that,
they have my sympathies and
best wishes.
As to the calibre of men in
your Klan, I can say only "nc
comment." But I would, like to
have the membership roster held
up before God to get His stamp
of approval. A group of hand
picked righteous people who can
hide their identity and their
faces and do no wrong.
In your last two paragraphs
you get back to God and Coun
try, both dear to my heart, and
to which I can say only "amen."
But as to the missions given by
God, I can't help but wonder if
God gave you your mission, or if
he gave me mine. Or if he had
rather you cease your operation
or me mine.
Very sincerely yours
W. Horace Carter
ΕΒΠΠΑΤΙΟΝ
GROUP NAMES
OFFICERS
A group of teachers, principals,
businessmen and elected officials
met at the WhiteVille school cafe
teria Monday night and discuss
ed plans for seeking favorable
school legislation at the next
meeting of the North Carolina
general assembly.
The group makes up the local
chapter of the United Forces for
Education and similar ergani·
zations are set up throughout
the state to try to better ac
quaint the public with today's
needs in the field of education,
the field of education.
Elected to head the United
Forces in the county this year
was Mrs. J. D. Peterson, of Halls
boro. Mrs. Wendell Prescott, or
Lake Waccamaw, was elected
vice-president and Mrs. Juanita
Kretsch, of Whiteville, was
named secretary.
The county unit endorsed the
broad program laid down by the
state organization and will work
toward the following legislation:
1. The immediate reduction of
class size from 32 pupils per
teacher to 30 pupils per teacher,
based on average daily attend
ance, and the reduction to 25
pupils per teacher as soon as
possible.
2. A salary schedule of $2600 to
$4100 for A certified teachers, as
a minimum on present conditions
with commensurate increases in
salaries of other school person
nel. The salary schedule for A
certified teachers shall be based
on not more than 12 increments.
3. Sufficient funds to employ
an adequate number of properly
qualified attendance enforcement
personnel.
4. Appropriations not only to
meet increased costs of current
expense items but also to pro
vide additional required services
and supplies (such as improved
janitor and maid services, cleri
cal aid for schools and more in
structional materials.)
5. Capital outlay funds by bond
issue to complete the present
school building program, thesr
funds to be distributed on thr
basis of need and ability to pro
vide.
Mrs. Bettie Wade is convelasc
ing at her home here following
treatment in the James Walkei
Memorial hospital in Wilming
ton.
W. W. Woody of the W. F. Cox
Company spent some time in
High Point this week where he
attended the furniture show.
Editor's note: The following letter was received Tuesday irom
Thomas Hamilton, grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, in which he
took exception to our column of last week. Even though it is highly
slanderous and filled with falsehoods, it is printed here for public
consumption exactly as we received it, word for word and with
exact spelling.
HAMILTON CHARGES
Mr. W. Horace Carter
Tabor City Tribune Press
Tabor City, N. C.
Dear Sir:
In the Tabor City Tribune Press under title "Carters
Column", I read that you express your opinions and views
about the people who are advertising in your paper and
who subscribe to your newspaper—or should I say TRASH
SHEET? There is one thing that the Organization, of .
which I am leader, stands for—it is Freedom of the Press.
Now Freedom of the Press, when used recklessly by some
individual, whose mind is warped, and I have every cause
to believe that yours is in that condition since the day that
I had a conference with you, which was held through your
insistance, by some of the statements you made at that
f ι m a
Now, Sir, since reading
other columns and news articles.
I am led to challenge you tc
prove, without a shadow of a
doubt, where the Ku Klux Klan
had anything whatsoever to dc
with the flogging or so-called
flogging in your section of North
Carolina recently. I further chal
lenge you to prove where the or
ganization has in any way tried
to administer Justice on any one
I—-when that statement is made
by you or anyone else it is a con
[temptable falsehood. You further
! state in your column that in your
way of thinking, the Klan is
against the Constitutional Prin
ciples laid down by our forefath
ers— Your leanings and warped
ι ideas seems to me that you could
not give a fair interpretation of
the Constitution. You further
stated, in your column, about
Fair Bluff—let me state clearly
to you that upon a personal in
vestigation, there was no connec
tion there with reference to the
Klan. When an individual and his
family takes certain steps, it
does not necessarily involve the
Klan. If I were a resident of Fair
Bluff, I would make you eat the
newspapers you printed it in for
telling an untruth about the
people having so many guns in
readiness. It is such untruths
that stir up neighborhoods and
cause violance. If your column
was thoroughly analyzed, the
right interpretation would be
that you advocate force and vio
lance. You further stated in your
column that the F. Β. I. are near
ing the day when wholesale ar
rests will be made. First, let me
ask you a fair question—what is
the matter with the elected law
officers of Columbus County?
Aftor· the War Between th'
States, which was fought for the
preservation of States Right's
the stalwart men of the South
had to fight back oppression.
History tells us that the carpet
baggers and scalawags and Fed
eral troops and agents were driv
en out of the Southland. The
sooner that each individual State
awakens and realizes its Consti
tutional rights, the sooner we
1 will have less Federal interfer
ence and less agitation.
Now, Sir, you profess to be a
teacher of a Sunday School class
professing and teaching thr
story of the Good Samaritan, yet
when you print your column, you
'make the following statement
that you believe that the mem
bers of the Klan, in your area
are largely a bunch of disgruntle
persons and low type individual.'
with of course some good people
in their midst. Now, Sir. let me
say, first, I have not had thr
pleasure of meeting all of thr
members of the Klan in your
area, but those that I have had
the pleasure of meeting and
those that I know personally, 7
can truthfully say that you have
made a GROSS mis-statement. I
agree with you that there are
some people in and around Tabor
City who are telling that they
are members of the Klan, but I
want to assure you that those
people are not members of the
klan but are some disgruntle per
sons who are using that means
of having something to hide be
hind. Sir, I dare you or any in
dividual in North Carolina te
ι find anything of an accusing na
ture against any man who holdr
'membership in the Klan. Sir
four column, and some of the
they are the CREAM of the
CROP in Tabor City and in
Columbus County, North Caro
Una.
Further in your Column, you
made reference to what a Chris
tian gentleman said; I do not
! know who the so-called Christian
'gentleman is you had reference
to and I care less, for my inter
pretation of the Koly Bible, God's
ipaln and purpose, is to LIFT
men UP. I have heard people,
(time and again make this state
ment with reference to the
\ Church: "If so and so is connect*
ied with the Church. I dont care
to belong to it." Remember—the
shoe might fir your foot.
Constructive criticism is fine
but destructive criticism like
your column does not make you
any bigger in the eyesight o'
your people whom you must de
pend on to sell your papers and
advertisement. Remember, you
are a servant of the people and
no matter what organization
might be institutied or set up
you will always find some good
therein. There is no individual
living who does not have some
good traits no matter how low
or how bad he or she may get. I
am always ready to act the part
that Jesus Christ my Savior has
implanted in my heart—that if
to reach down and lift those who
have fallen up, wherever it i:
possible to do so. My sole ambi
tion, throught the help of Al
I might God, is in some small way
,to help lift a Sinful and Pervert
ed Nation back on its feet and
IIllU 1U3 rigmiui pi<tcc.
God has a mission for each in
dividual and he should shoulder
the responsivility that God ha?
given him. America NEEDS
MEN.
Yours sincerely,
Thos. L. Hamilton
Spreading Fast
The Tribune is spreading
rapidly over the Carolinas especi
ally in Horry and Bladen coun
ties as well as Columbus.
Newest additions to the al
ready large family of readers
include: Daniel Brown, Bladen
boro; Earl Brown, Blandenboro;
I J. C. Black. Smyrna; Edgar
Enzor, Fair Bluff; Herman An
derson, Causey, S. C.; and scores
and scores of others,
MARCH OF DIMES
DANCE PLANNED
A March of Dinmes dance has
been planned for Thursday night,
January 31 at the Whiteville
armory and all proceeds will ero
toward this year's county polio
quota, S. T. Rogers, local chair
man, announced today.
Tickets to the dance are on sale
at Dameron Drug Store and
Harrelson's Pharmacy in Tabor
City.
The Green Sea Elementary
School Parent Teachers Associa
tion will hold the regular meet
ing Thursday, January 24, a.*
7:30 p. m. in the school auditor
ium. ,
Mrs. Mary Cooley, R. E. A. con
sultant on lighting, will give a
demonstration.
All patrons of the school and
vicinity are invited to attend.