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'rTabor City — The Τ own With A City Future"
TABOR CITY
• Built by Farmers
• Patronized b;t Farmers
• Devoted to Farmers
• Interested in Farmers
TABOR CITY, N. C., AVEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1952
5c A COPY: $2:00 A YEAR
Τ abor Cagers To Compete In Class A A Tournament
firv's Red Devil basketball team that was the
♦ ho league from midseason on has been selected
of its won-loss record to compete with Sanford,
■·Γ·ί and" Rockingham for the district Class A A
\\" Caruso was informed this week that his
uuKuns naa qualified for the
tournament that will bo held in
Sanford on March 7 and 8 with
the winner automatically getting
a bid to the state class playoft
in Durham the following week
end.
In that the district tourney in
Sanford clashes with the open
ing of the Columbus county tour
nament here beginning next
Monday night. March 3. there
was some speculation as to
whether the locals would be able
to compete in both events. How
ever. a meeting of the schoolmas
ters Tuesday morning decided
that the Devils would play in
the tourney here on Monday
night. If they win, they will
have to play another game on
Wednesday. The following Mon
day night, the finals will be
played, giving them an opportun
ity to compete in both events.
The county tournament will have
no games played on Friday and
Saturday. March 7-8.
Coach Caruso, confronted with
the clash of dates for the tour
naments. had put to a vote
among his players as to which
event they would take part ir
and they had decided to go to
Sanford to the Class AA playoff.
The schoolmasters prompt ac
tion. however, makes it possible
for the local r rers to see action
in both will' a chanCv.
to take honors in both.
There was uncertainty as to
who would be in the four team
AA field until after last Friday
night's game here in which the
locals trounced Dunn 63-53. giv
mark in the loop of 7-3.
Many local people here this
week were already making plans
to follow the team to Sanford on
March 7. and there was every in
dication that a good representa
tion from Comlubus county
would be on hand.
MTTSTC SCHOOL
ΤΓ CONDUCTED
Mrs. Milton Blake conductod a
Miisie Training School. Wednes
day. February 13th for the home
ί demonstration club music lead
ers. Mrs. Blake outlined the
year's program for the leaders
and gave them instructions in
directing club and community
siners. The date for the organi
zation of a county choral group
was set for Tuesday night. March
4 at 7:30. Mrs. Evander Arnette
of Chadbourn. and Mrs. Vicey
Stone of Lake Waccamaw. coun
tv music leaders will assist Mrs
Blake with the music program
Attending the training school
were Mrs. J. C. Lashley; Mrs
Thurman Hardie, Μ i s h ο ρ
Springs: Mrs. Llovd Lennon
Western Prong; Mrs. Vicey
Stone. Hallsboro: Mrs. C. D.
Branch, North Tatum: Mrs. D. L.
Moore. Weyman: Mrs. Paul
Mills: Mrs. Delio Watts. New
Life: Mrs. Lyman Fowler, Sandv
Plains; ^/Trs. W. C. Jackson. S
Whiteville; Mrs. Evander Arn
ette. Chadbourn; and Mrs. Eliza
beth Walters. Lebanon.
LOCAL STUDENTS
MAKE HONOR ROLL
Miss Dorothy Garrell. Miss
; Martha Jo Hayes, and Miss Patty
Nobles all of Tabor City are
among the 78 honor roll students
at Coker college. The honor stu
dents were announced following
the mid year term.
j Miss Garrell is a senior and
Miss Hayes and Miss Nobles are
.members of the Freshmen class.
* SCOUT AWARDS
PRESENTED
AT MEETING
e :\'uary District Court
tor the Boy Scouts in
. Central District, was
• .· Court House in White
"ucsday night. Feb. 19th
·.· < lock.
of Tabor City, opened
v' ;·. · by pledging Allegencc
Fi.ig and leading in the
Oath.
Ν· ·: merit badges were
-.·· d by Scout field execu
!1 Williamson to Scouts
.•ops 61-Whiteville. 63
ρ iff 65-Cerro Gordo and
^Whiteville.
? Λ Maultsby of Whitevillc
r: - · ί tho Second Class a
• : μ Scouts Sidney Scott.
K Eddings and Charlie
F ::όπι Troop 60 Tabor City
•: i P. 'in:c Bullard. Troop 63
:;-\v Bluff.
Class Awards were pre·
> - j ;>v Mayor Al Williams of
"'*·.* to Ben Spivev and
H»' - Martin Troop 60. Tabo;
City.
V. : Coleman. Manager of Ra
>· "ion WENC. presented
$- Award to Scout. David
λ · T:nr>p 61. Whiteville.
7 V■> ;rth Eagle Palm was
*o Eagle Scout. Neal
-■■vi. Troop 6-5. Cerro Gor·
A Maultsby. Sr. During
- ntation. Mr. Maultsby
• · : · .τ- he did not recall of
\- - vi' d ever having been
Ϊ in this district before.
• idance trophy was pre
- - i ·λ troop 30. of South Rob
- r mning trophy to troop
*>·"-Tahor City.
•:-T" ment to troop 60-Tab
Λ· "' rd the inspection trophy
ν-5 wor 'ho second consecutive
'■·.· ·:·οορ 64-Chadbourn.
Γ.. Or^er. the Court Chair
' s> d the meeting by tell·
οπ^ 0 f his ghost stories.
C"1 TTMMY HEWITT
Hr> ^ PREPARE
pr - Λ c,NG CHOW
V.'ITH THE 2nd INFANTRY
1SION IX KOREA--Persona
ls i Army chow is the goal of
*"···· rnnks in the Medical Com
"" *Uf 2nd Infantry Division's
Rrciment.
T'nd^ r the direction of Serge
r:rsf Class George P. Mercer
•AT.rs« wife lives in Paden City
V *hr>· food of this unit is
sr- ally designed to please
*·"·'■ n^n. In fact, the sergeant
^" • d -allv quizzes the members
■>f M 'd:'al Company to find out
now t;he rood can be improved.
H' r.'ng him with his job are
*h" company bakers. Sgt. Robert
3 Vartin. whose wife lives at
!H5 Wharten Ave., and Cpl.
•r:nim-.- Howitt of Tabor City. N.
C. They serve freshly baked
bread with the noon and evening
wals and -in addition — bake
birthday cak^s for the men ir
'h* company. The man being
"ororH ruts the cake and then
s r,"'.;t!f d to as much of it a? he
wanU
muiltns antioue
SHOW SCHEDULED
^ Waters for the fifth annual Mul
':"s Antiques Show have been set
'0r April 29th. April 30th and
Ma ν ist.
Announcement of the dates
v'as made in the national anti
r'Ur's chov,-s calendar of last
^on^.h's issue of ANTIQUES
and ANTIQUES
DEALERS.
Mrs w. E. Lester general
paHa-j-r-r for sponsoring Civi
ans said that the Civitans are
•>ueh enthusiastic workers that
nf;v plan to make the fifth an
nijal Mullins Antiques Show an
that will long be rememb
c'rrd by dealers who exhibit and
Patrons who visit the show.
FIVE MEN ALREADY CHARGED
WITH FAIB BLUFF FLOGGING
State Bureau of Investigation officers along with
Sheriff Hugh Nance and other members of his department
cracked down on another flogging case this morning
(Wednesday) and brought eight suspects to jail on charges
of conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping and assault. The raid
took place about 8:00 A. M. and 18 officers participated.
Five of these arrested today were also among the
ten men arrested by the FBI recently who allegedly were
involved in a Fair Bluff flogging incident. Three new al
legged KKK members and participants in the case of
Esther Lee Floyd were among those facing charges.
AH are charged with having taken part in the case of
Esther Lee Floyd, a Negro girl who lives near Chadbourn,
on last November 14. The reports of the case are that the
floggers drove to the home of her father, drew a gun on
him and made him stand still., forced her mother into the
bedroom and then abducted the girl.
She was not whipped when she told the alleged would
be floggers that she was pregnant but they cut a cross in
her hair and told her to "go to Whiteville and tell them
the Ku Kluxers got you."
Facing charges in this case, along with those filed by
the FBI recently are Early B. Brooks, Bob Hayes, L. C.
Worley, Bobby Brooks and Steve Edmonds.
New faces in the KKK picture who were nabbed
Wednesday are Doug Grainger, 19, Fair Bluff; Billy
Home, 25, of Chadbourn route 2, and Leamon Ward, 40,
of Chadbourn route 2. This is NOT the Leamon Ward who
is county commissioner and it is NOT the Leamon Ward
who is postmaster at Nakina.
A leather strap two inches wide and about six feet
long was captured at the home of Ward.
It was believed that not all the men taking part in the
assault on the Floyd girl were masked, as some were said
to have been identified.
Recorders Courrt warrants were sworn out against
the eight men arrested but it was expected that a special
grand jury would be called and that the case would go
to Superior court.
All men were placed under $5000 bond and were
still being held this morning.
It was also brought out this morning that the SBI had
been observing the Klan activities in Columbus county for
two months prior to the first rallies held in this area last
fall. They have worked constantly on the flogging cases
for several months.
BLUE HOLD FOUND III COURT!
FARMERS ADVISED TO SPRAT
« Λ -S Λ.
BY CHARLES D. RAPEK
The first blue mold showed up
in the Nakina'area of Columbus
County this week on the farm of
Ernest G. Ward. Route 1, Nak·
ina. Since blue mold has shown
up in the county earlier this year
than ever before, it is very im
portant that farmers get their
Equipment ready and start treat
ing tobacco plants to prevent
blue mold in the plant bed. It i?
important that farmers get their
equipment and materials on hand
and start treating now, as early
as possible, and to start treating
before blue mold strikes.
The recommended chemicals
for treating to prevent blue mold
are either zineb or ferbam. For
spraying use 65 per cent zineb
(Ditcane Z-78 or Parzate) or 76
per cent ferbam (Fermate, Nu
Lead and Ferradow). These same
materials may be secured in dust
form. For dusting, however, be
sure that if you are using either
of these materials that you get
the per cent necessary for doing
the job. You will need either 10
per cent Dithane Z-78, 10 per cent
Parzate, 15 per cent Fermate, or
15 per cent Nu Leaf dust.
The first 3 to 4 applications
may be applied through the can
vass provided the canvass is
stretched well above the plants.
A.fter the first few applications,
it will be necessary to remove
the canvass to spray or dust.
When spraying be sure that
you have enough pressure to do
the job, which will take about
150 pounds pressure on the wheel
barrel or bucket type sprayer.
Any nana puwt.*i* uiaim iypc uuol
or will do a good job. However,
do not try to dust by shaking the
dust through a sack.
Farmers must remember that
either of these treatments are
preventativs and not a cure and
that the first treatment should
be put on when the plants are
about the size of a dime.
Treatment should be put on
at least twice a week in ten or
twelve applications before plant
ing time. If the spray or rust is
washed off, the treatment should
be repeated as soon as the weath
er will permit.
Catholics Schedule
Lenten Services
The blessing of ashes will take
place on Ash Wednesday at 6:45
A. M. in the Sacred Heart
Church, Whiteville. Ashes will be
distributed at St. Francis Catho
lic Church, Tabor City, at 7:30
P. M. on Wednesday. This cere
mony is a reminder of the dust
to which man must return (Gen.
i i.i. 19).
St. Francis Xavier Church here
will hold weekly Wednesday eve
ning devotions at 7:30 P. M.
throughout Lent. The services
will include the Way of the Cross,
or meditations on the Passion of
Christ, and a sermon on a topic
of vital Catholic interest. The
Rev. James R. Jones will do the
preaching.
Wives Club
Entertained
At Nesmith's
Mrs. B. L. Nesmith, III. enter
, tained the Wives Bridge club at
her home Thursday evening.
Mrs. B. L. Nesmith, Jr. won the
high score award. Others playing
were Mrs. Frank Nesmith of
i Fairmont, Mrs. Don Hughes, Mrs.
, Edwin Wright, Mrs. H. G. Dam
eron and Mrs. J. O. Prince,
ί A salad course was served by
the hostess during the evening.
KUH HEARIHG
SET MONDAY ;
A hearing for the ten ex-Ku
Klux Klansmen arrested in the
Pair Bluff area on charges of!
kidnapping and violations of
/ civil rights will be held in
Fayetteville next Monday. March1
3. Commissioner T. L. Hon an
nounced Tuesday.
The hearing was originally
scheduled for today but defense ι
attorneys asked for additional
time in which to prepare their j
case and the four day extension,
was granted.
Judge Don Gilliam of Tarboro
will be the presiding judge at,
the hearing at which time evi-j
dence will be presented that will j
likely determine how much of a:1
case the FBI has against the al
leged night floggers of two Fair!
Bluff residents. j
The trial itself is expected tcj
be held in March if true indict-;
ments are handed down at the
hearing next Monday.
GARDEN CLUB
TO ORGANIZE
TN TABOR
I '
A Garden Club will be organ!-',
zed here soon Eidred Hickman, i
local florist, announced this.'
week. The Tabor City Woman'5'
Club recently studied "Flower )
Arrangements" with Hiekmar (
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er. and the need for a Garden '
Club here was cited at that time. '
Hickman received a letter from (
Mrs. Roy M. Homewood. presi ;
dent of the North Carolina Gar- j
den club. Chapel Hill, this week(
giving the charter regulations^
and offering assistance in organ
izing the local club.
Mrs. Homewood said a success-1
ful program could be carried !
in having a membership of both
men and women in the culb. j
Hickman said a meeting in the (
interest of organizing aTabor '
City Garden Club would be call j
ed soon. · ,
CONWAY SOLDIER I
TN KOREAN WAR
WITH THE X CORPS IN KO
REA — Pfc. Archie Singleton, 24.
of Conway. S. C.. has been as
signed to the X Corps command
post on the North Korean front.
The Soutfi Carolina soldier has
been assigned to the 5th Light
Aviation Section at corps head
quarters as an airplane mechan
ic. During World War II, he was
stationed at Keesler Field. Miss.. 1
where he attended airplane me
chanics school.
In civilian life, Singleton was
employed as a construction work-,1
er by the W. C. Sheppard Con
struction Co. of Atlanta. Ga. He ι
earlier attended high school at
Conway.
Singleton's wife, Virgie Lee.
resides with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. William B. Singleton, at
Star Route 3, Conway.
CPL FRED SIMMONS
HOME FROM KOREA
Cpl. Fred Simmons is home on
a 30 day leave following six
months service in Korea with the
I First Calvary Division. Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Simmons, he
was wounded twice in Korea and,
was a hospital patient for three
months. 1
I Following the leave here Cpl j<
Simmons will report to Japan for.
duty. Prior to being called to the ι
service he was associated with ι
the Stevens Barber Shop, Taboi1
City.
FOGGY Μ. BOYS
TO GIVE SHOW
AT GUIDEWAY
A benefit show will be given
at the Guideway School Monday.
March 3, at 8 o'clock p. m. by the
Foggy Mountain Boys Principal
Greely Long announced.
The Mountain boys and the
quartet along with Fiddlin' Art
Wooden Jody, and Everett Lily
Rainwater come direct from
Nashville, Tenn. They are heard
daily over WPTF, Raleigh.
The admission charges for the
stage show will be 25c and 75c.
o. e. s. SLATES
URGENT ΜΕΕΪ
The Tabor Cily Chapter, Order
)f Eastern Sta*.. will meet in the
Masonic Hal! Monday evening
March 3, at 7.30, Mrs. Inez Η . j
Rogers, secretary announced.
In making the announcement
t was stressed by Mrs. Beulas
Hi. Kelly. Worthy Matron, and
Mrs. Rogers that the meeting
Λ-as urgent and officers would
3e elected to s>rve the new fiscal
".-ear.
All members of the local chapt
er are urged to attend.
CHIMES TO CALL
PRAYER HERE
In observance of The World
~^y of Pravf-r the chimes will
)lay at the Si>;nt Paul Methodist
:h-irch Frid?:" afternoon, Febru
u*y 2d. at 5 ofiock. All local citi
:ens are asked to pause for a
ew minutes of prayer at tho
;ound of the chimes Miss Edith
Stafford Spiritual Secretary of
he Saint Paul W. S. C. S. said.
-ARMERS MUST
^PPLY FOR
'EANUT QUOTA
Farm operators who do not ]
lave a peanut allotment and de- I
lire to grow above one acre of 1
>eanuts in 1952 may make an ap
>lication in the county PMA of
ice on or before February 29. '
Clyde Wayne, county PMA
;hairman, advises that a farmer
vho has planted and harvested
..0 acre or less of peanuts during
he past three years is not eligi
)le to apply for an allotment. On
mv farm one acre of peanuts
nay be grown and picked and '
hreshed and sold through regu· ι
ar commercial channels without ;
>enalty. !
According to the peanut land ι
actor in Columbus County only ι
armers with 20.0 acres cleared j
ir more need apply for an allot
nent since the allotment on less |
and would not be large enough ,
ο justify an allotment other
han the exemption of one acre. <
3ther factors which must be
net are: J
(a) An application must be
iled by the farm operator with
he county committee prior to ]
ilarch 1. 1
(b) The farm operator is large- <
y dependent on the farm for his ι
ivelihood. ]
(c) The farm is the only farm <
>wned or operated by the oper
itor for which a peanut allot- ι
nent is established for 1952. ]
Clyde Wayne stated that only ]
>ne-half of one percent of the Na- ]
ional peanut acreage is avail
ible for establishing allotment? ι
or new farms. He further stated
hat old peanut growers may ex
>ect to receive their allotment?
iround March 12. A National cut
if 18.9 percent has been declared <
>n peanuts but in Columbus 1
bounty farmers will receive a 1
lightly smaller cut due to an '
ncrease in our type of peanut? 1
irhich are in short supply. ι
PREXY
MRS. G. W. CRUTCHFIELD
who was this month elected presi
ient of the Tabor City Woman's
Club to serve the 1952-53 term.
3he will succeed Miss Anne
Brooks McGougan.
Six From County
Attend Conference
in Chapel Hill
Attending the Second Annual
Conference on International ί
Problems in Chapel Hill, were
six home demonstration club rep-j
rescntatives from Columbus
County. The all-day meeting
ivhich was hold or. February 14
was arranged by the Extension
division of U. N. C. with ten dif
"erent organizations particioat-!
ng.
Those attending from Colum
dus County were: Mrs. Elaine
Slake, Home Agent; Mrs. Elwood
Thompson, Mishop Springs D. D.
Ü., County Council President;
Urs. Walter Shaw, Evergreen H.
λ C., County Council Secretary;
Mrs. Aeno Frink, Hallsboro Η
}. C., Citizenship Chm.; Mrs. El
jert Wright, Homemakers H. D.,
Γ., Education Chm.; and Mrs.
Slwyn Harris, Chadbourn H. D.
C„ County ^Council Vice-Presi
Jent.
MISS BURROUGHS
ELECTED TO
STUDENT COUNCIL
Miss Rebecca Burroughs of
Tabor City has been elected sec
>nd vice president of the student
government at Coker college.
She is secretary-treasurer of her
>ophomore class and vice presi·
lent of her Sunday School class
it Coker.
Miss Burroughs is the daugh
er of Mr. and Mrs. Reece Bur
roughs of Tabor City.
W. S. C. S. Circles
Slate Meetings
The Anne Cox Circle and the
jula Cox circle of the Saint Paul
Hethodist church Woman's So
:iety of Christian Service, will
neet Tuesday, March 4. at 7:30,
Urs. Doc Bruton. W.S.C.S. presi
lent announced.
Mrs. J. W. Peay will be hostess
ο the Anne Cox circle at her
lome and the Lula Cox circle will
neet with Mrs. Lewis Gore at her
tome. *
LEGION MEETS
rHURSDAY NIGHT j
Ί
The American Legion Post 101,
>f Tabor City will hold its regu
ar semi monthly meeting at the
lut here Thursday night at 7:30.
Phe jackpot drawing for $10.00
vill be held and all members are
irged to attend.
Annual Merchants
Banquet Set For Monday Night
■ * *---·■■ TT—1—- Tanuarv hut has been postponed
The Tabor City Merchants As
sociations' annual banquet will
be held at the school cafeteria
here Monday night at 7:00, Phil
Hughes, chairman of the banquet
committee, announced today.
J. O. Talley, mayor of Fayette
ville and a candidate for Con
gress from the seventh distric*
will be the featured speaker of
ithe evening.
j All local civic clubs will hold a
combined meeting and wives of
ι merchant association members
and civic club members' wiver
are invited to attend. Tickets foi
the event are on sale at Darner
on's Drug Store and a servej
and ticket selling drive will bi
carried out throughout town thii
week by the banquet committee
The meeting date clashes with
the opening of the county basket
I Dan tournament nere um ÜUgllV·.
j announced that every effort
I would be put forth to cut the
meeting as short as possible sc
jthat all who so desire can still
isee most of the basketball pro
! gram.
I The meeting is usually held ir
several times to date making fur
ther postponement inadvisable
New officers for the coming year
will be installed at the banquet
meeting.
Dinner will be served by the
local PTA.