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γθΓ~νΐ. NUMBER 33
rrTabor City — The Town With A City Future"
TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1952"
TABORCifY*
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Charges Brought Against Four More Ex-Klansmen
FORMER FAIR BLUFF POLICEMAN
SURRENDERS AT SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Another Columbus county flogging case was solved
this week and four more alleged ex-Klansmen and floggers
were indicted and loose on $5000 bonds.
Latest arrest was that of Frank Lewis, former police
chief at Fair Bluff, who surrendered in Whiteville this
morning (Wednesday). Lewis was the fourth .person to
be implicated in the flogging of Woodrow Johnson, mech
anic of Whiteville, on the night of December 8.
Arrested on Tuesday in the same case were Henry
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garage operator; John Honey
cutt, Jr., 26, a Chadbourn pro
duce dealer; and Ray Kelly, 43,
mechanic and garage operator.
At least one other arrest in this
case was a definite possibility
and would have been made Tues
day except for the sickness of the
individual involved. His arrest
is expected to be made today or
tomorrow.
The arrest of Lewis today
brought the total number of per
sons now charged with Klan
floggings in this county to an
even 20 and five flogging cases
now have definite suspects under
arrest.
SBI Agent James F. Bradshaw
identified Kelly as the man who
answered the door when advance
agents of the mob called at the
Johnson home on the night of
December 8, 1951. Kelly, a neigh
bor of the Johnson family, was
reported to have summoned
Johnson from a cot where he was
asleep and told him some men
wanted to see him.
Admission Made
Bradshaw said Edwards, a
father-in-law of the victim by
marriage, admitted he was a
Klan member in 1951 but had
torn up his card and burned his
robe.
Honeycutt was quoted as say
ing he had sent a Klan member
ship application to Grand Dragon
Thomas L. Hamilton of Leesville,
S. C., but claimed he had received
no reply. He contended he had
sent no money with the applica
tion, the SBI agent said.
The FBI crackdown on Febru
ary 16 against 10 Fair Bluff area
men in the Dorothy Dillard Mar
tin and Ben Grainger kidnap
ping was followed last Wednes
day by the arrest of 12 men by
SBI agents and county officers
in the kidnapping of Esther Lee
Floyd, a Chadbourn Negro. Since
six of the men arrested in the
Floyd case had nreviously been
charged in the FBI case the tota1
number of men accused in the
two cases went to 16.
SBI Agent Bradshaw revealed
todav that the same 12 arrested
last Wednesday would also br
charged with the flogging of
Dorsey Robinson, another Chad
bourn Negro on the same night
Esther Lee Floyd was kidnapped.
He did not indicate that they
would be rearrested immediately
Arrests are yet to be made in
the floggings of eight other vic
tims. Seven of these have been
identified as Lee Tyson, Greet
Pinkney, Wright Lawyer Jerni
gan, Robert Lee Gore, Clayton
Sellers. H. D. Best and Ever
green Flowers.
Bonds for the three men arrest
ed in the Johnson case were set
at $5,000 for Honeycutt and Ed
wards and $3,000 for Kelly. All
made bail and were released.
Edwards is charged with aid
ing and abetting in the kidnap
ping of his son-in-law while Kelly,
the victim's neighbor at the time
is charged with conspiracy. Hon
eycutt is alleged to have been a
member of the mob.
FLOGGING DETAILS
Johnson was beaten on a Sat
urday night after he had return
ed home from Florence. S. C.,
where he had been working as a
mechanic in a garage. Some men
called to see him for a minute.
Supposing they were people whc
wanted to talk to him about au
tomobile repair work, as was oft
en the case when he was home for
weekends, he walked up to a car
where he was seized, blindfolded,
and carried away to be flogged.
The mechanic was beaten sev
erely and released by the mob
which warned him not to look
back. He was one of the two
victims who disregarded warn
ings about talking to the law
and reported the incident to of
ficers immediately.
Singing Convention
A singing convention will be
held at the Fire Baptized Holi
ness church in Tabor City Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 officials
of the church announced this
week. Rev. Chester Collins, pas
tor, will be in charge.
The public is invited to attend.
A Ε. Goldfinch Named Local Red Cross Chairman
A\m Ε. Cioidiincn, civic
leader and manager of
prince Motor Co. here, has
seen named chairman of
the 1952 Red Cross funds
jrive here, H. L. Valentine,
county chairman, an
nounced.
Goldfinch said today that
the drive is officially open.
•We have, in Tabor City, a
substantial quota of $1,358.
4S and I will appreciate any
.contributions that the public
will send in," Goldfinch
said.
•'Ir will take a lot of coopera
tion by the public to raise these
needed funds this year but
ever\ one knows that the cause is
a worthy one and I know the
public in general will strive to
put us over the top," he con
tinued.
"Last year the Red Cross quota
m Tabor City was $1,132 and a
total of $807.87 was raised. I
hope we can reach our quota and
not tail short two years in a
row said Goldfinch.
The county's quota this year
is -512.ÖOO with only the White
ville community having a larger
share than does Tabor City.
Wniteville has a quota of $4,632.
Other communities with their
chairmen and quotas in this area
are: Chadbourn. Lester Lowe,
-51020: Cerro Gordo, C. E. Will
iamson. Jr.. $250; Cherry Grove,
Mrs. Otis Williamson, $100: Fair
Bluff. Mrs. Ε. K. Proctor, $542.80;
Evergreen, Mrs. Frank Love,
S339.60: Nakina, Leaman C.
Ward. $150: Bug Hill 1 and 2,
Greeley Long. $110 and $125 re
spectively; Clarendon, Mollie,
Williams Township school, V. J.
Columbo. S260 and $245 among
others.
G. R. FIPPS
PASSES AFTER
{.ENGTHY ILLNESS
George Roscoe Fipps, 52, of
I»ris. S. C., route 1 died Satur
day at 5 o'clock p. m. in the Con
way S. C. hosspital, after an ill
ness of 15 years.
Funeral rites are scheduled
for this afternoon (Wednesday)
at 2 o'clock at the Dogwood Hill
church with the Rev. Mack Gore,
Rev. Ansel Smith, and Rev.
Thomas Hughes in charge. Burial
will follow in the family plot.
He is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Maude Fipps of route 1.
k>ris; three son, Pfc. James R.
of Amarillo, Texas, Daeford of
Rock Hill. S. C., and Paul Gene
of route 1. Loris; five daughters,
Mrs. Ava Belle Hodge, route 1,
Loris. Mrs. Katie Lee Boyd,
route l, Loris, Miss Lia Faye
Fipps. route 1, Loris, Miss Brook
ie Ma» Fipps, route 1, Loris, Miss
Beth Jane Fipps of route ft,
Loris; one brother, Roosevelt
Fipps of Tabor City,; three sis
ters, Mrs. Debbie Fipps and Mrs.
Carito Fowler of route 1, Ix>ris,
and Mrs. Lovetta Fowler of Tab
°r City; seven grandchildren.
^hite Motor Sales
Announce
farmer's Day
,Motor Sales Announces—
White Motor Sales is holdinr
* Farmer's Day, Thursday
^arch 6. at 7 o'clock p. m. in
*"*ir show room on the Taboi
-itv-Green Sea road.
The public is invited to attend.
Refreshments and movies will
^ shown during the evening
./}e ?ala event is called in the
r°st of Massey-Harris.
Five Killed In Horry Wreck
uive men were instantly killed
Sunday morning at 3 o'clock
when their 1950 Ford crashed
into the Inland Waterway Bridge
at Bellamy's Landing.
The dead are Robert Edwin
Smith, 22, William Herbert Dun
can, 31, and Ralph Elbert Gore,
123, all of route 3, Tabor City;
Lenwood Grainger, about 20, of ι
Pair Bluff, Star Route, and Pfc.!
'James D. Strickland, 19, U. S.
Army of Loris, S. C.
Ralph Gore was named as the
! driver of the car. However, de
tails of the accident are meager.
SMITH
1 Funeral rites for Smith, a
farmer, were held from the Pi re
way Methodist church Tuesday
at 2 o'clock p.m. with the Rev.
Oscar Hardwick officiating. In
terment followed in the church
cemetery
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Clara Mae Soles Smith; one
son, Ralph; two daughters, Ros
ella and Wanda of the home;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Τ. E.
Smith of route 3, Tabor City,
three brothers, Herman and
{Thomas E. Smith, Jr., of route
3. Tabor City, and Melton Smith
; of Forsythe, Ga.; five sisters.
Mrs. Thelma Williams of Hem
ingway. Mrs. Myrtle Benton of
1 route 2. Loris, Mrs. Letha Ray of
route 3, Tabor City, Mrs. Eula
! Johnson of Loris. and Mrs. Jua
'nita Whittington of Van Home.
Texas.
DUNCAN
Final rites for Duncan a farm
er were held from the home
Tuesday at 4 o'clock p. m. con
ducted bv the Rev. Ansel Smith
Burial followed in the Jacobs
cemetery.
He is survh^d by four broth
ers. 1-tascoe, .v, Burnice
and Maulsby all of route 3. Tabor
City: two sisters. Mrs. R. G ι
Sm'th and Mr? B***nev Benton,
both of route 3. Tabor City. A
son of the late W. J. and Amand»
C. Duncan, he served two years
with the Armv in World War II.
GORE
Funeral services for Gore, a
chemist at Reigel Carolina Cor
poration. Acme, were held from
the Pireway Freewill Baptist
Baptist church Mondav at *■
o'clock p. m. conducted by the
Rev. Leavy Ward. Burial was in
the Gore cemetery.
He served with the Army four
years having spent some time in,
Italv Hp was discharged in Oc
tober 1951.
Surviving are the parents Mr.,
and Mrs. E. Clayton Gore one
brother Edward Gore all of route
3. Tabor City.
STRICKLAND
Funeral services for Strickland
were held from the Grassy Bav
Baptist church Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock p. m. with the
Rev. Ralph Johnson and Rev. H.
Ε King officiating. Burial fol
lowed in the Hodges cemeterv
with military personnel in
charge.
He is survived by his father.
William J. Strickland: naternai
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W
D Strickland: and materna'
wandmother, Mrs. Francis F.
Hodges.
GRAINGER
Final rites for Graineer were
held from the Grassy Bav Bap
tist church Tuesday afternoon
with Rev. Η. E. King and Rev
Ralph Johnson officiating. Inter
ment was in the Williams ceme
tary.
ί He is survived by his parents, I
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Grainger: a
brother, Atonzo; and a »sister
Mrs. J. C. Stroud of Fair Bluff. |
CheetHam Dorman
O««?« Mondav
Cheetham Dorman, 39 of Con
way. S. C.. route 4. died at^the
home of an aunt, Mrs. Mack
Mishoe. Monday i
io'clock after a three months in
ness.
i Funeral rites were held from
thp popular church Tuesday af
ternoon at 3 thÄ
Charlie Tvler officiating. Burial
in the church cemetery.
EfoTis survived by two brothers
Leon of route 4, Conway, and
liXrt of Loris, S. C.; one aster,
Miss Edna Dorman.
LOCAL GBL CAGEBS UPSET
ffHTTEvnic m toubkameht
pulled the first upset of the1
Columbus county tournament
Tuesday night when they rolled
over the Whiteville Wolflets, de
fending champions, by a score of
37-28. It was the first victory
for the Tabor City girls over
Whiteville since 1945 and broke
an 18 game winning streak for
the county seat lassies.
Alice Ann Home's 18 points
and Bobbie Jacobs with 13
proved the undoing of the White
iville sextet.
ί In other games Tuesday night,
the Whiteville boys defeated
Acme-Delco 39-29, and the Ever
green boys licked Fair Bluff
41-31.
Results of Monday night
games were according to expec
tations with Williams girls beat
ing Acme-Delco 64-24, Tabor City
boys beating Williams 56-19 and
Evergreen girls taking a win
over Chadbourn 41-30.
Games tonight (Wednesday)
are Chadbourn boys vs. Halls
boro; Cerro Gordo Girls vs Halls
boro; and Tabor City boys vs.
Evergreen.
J. F. Boswell
Club Host
F. Frank Boswell entertained
the Men's Bridge club at his
home Thurssday evening. J. Oliv
er Prince received the high score
award and Willard Wright took
the low. Other play ng v ^re Dr.
R. C. · reis. π. >, Ε. F Wright.
Ben Nesmith, ΙΠ, Don Hughes
and Dr. H. G. Dameron.
Strawberry short cake and cof
fee were served during the eve
ning.
Town Of Chadbourn
Sel1s Water Bonds
The Town of Chadbourn sold a
total of $50,000 in water and
sewer bonds to the bonding a
gency of McDaniel-Lewis Com
pany of Greensboro, it was learn
ed last week.
The bonds were sold for 1.86
rate of interest, C. L. Tate, a
member of the Chadbourn Board
of Commissioners, reported.
Tate, who is also executive vice
president of the Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Co., described
this rate of interest as "excel
lent" for a town the size of Chad
bourn.
New Life Club
Ha-· Meeting
The New Life Home Demon
stration club met with Mrs. Lest
er Watts at her home Thursday
pvpnine for a demonstration on
Corn Shuck Articles. Details ir
making chair bottoms and door
mats were explained.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess after the demonstra
tion.
Following is a report of the
Register of Deeds for the month
of Feb., 1952:
449 Chattels @ 50c.
483 Liens @ 50c—
159 Deeds
.$224.50
_241.50
_325.60
_479.20
_410.00
87.95
20.00
50 Misc. Instmi'ts
5 Marriage License
$1788.75
Dogs In Columbus
To Be Quarantined
All dogs in Columbus County
will be quarantined for 90 days
beginning Monday, March 10, it
was announced today by Dr.
Floyd Johnson, county health of
ficer.
Dr. Johnson said there had
been a report Sunday of a mad
,dog biting livestock and several
other dogs in the Clarendon com
jmunity, and the quarantine foi
'all the county was for the pro
itection of the people and live
stock in Columbus.
i The health officer reported
that all dog owners would be
expected to keep the animals
on their premises and they would
be responsible for the actions
of their dogs.
7AN MEET
SLATED HERE
MARCH 12
AU farmers and dealers in
sweet potatoes are urged to at
tend a meeting at the Tabor City
school auditorium next Wednes
day night, March 12, at 7:30,
Charles Raper, county agent, an
nounced today.
The very latest information
relative to the control of sweet
potato diseases, aimer with other
valuable information' regarding
the yam, will be given to the
group next Wednesday by Dr.
L. W. Neilson and Howard R.
Garriss. of the plant pathologv
department of N. C. State Col
lege.
A similar meeting will be held
in the high school auditorium at
Chadbourn on Tuesday night:
March 11, Raper said.
REPUBLICANS
NAME TUCKER
1952 CHAIRMAN
Irvin B. Tucker, Jr., Whiteville
attorney, was reelected chairman
of the Columbus County Republi
can Executive Committee at the
party's biennial convention in
Whiteville Friday night.
Mrs. D. E. Baggett was named
vice chairman and J. A. Maults
by, Jr.. was elected secretary
treasurer.
Organizing for the 1952 pri
mary and election campaigns,
Republicans elected the follow
ing members of the executive
committee: D. E. Baggett, White
ville; A. G. Long, Route 3 Tabor
City; Wayne Bailey, Chadbourn;
Ralph L. Price, Clarendon; John
H. Peterson, Delco; Ralph Spi
vey, Tabor City; and Crovo Ben
ton, Cerro Gordo.
"All Republicans in good stand
ing" were designated as dele
gates to the Congressional and
State Conventions.
District Chairman Josiah A.
Maultsby, Sr., announced that
the Congressional convention
would be held in Elizabethtown,
March 8. The State convention
will be held on March 18.
Since the primary system is in
effect in this county, candidates
for Columbus offices will file in
the primary, and no nominations
were made at the convention.
SCOTT SAYS
KLAN LOSING
BOUT IN N. C.
Governor Scott told his press
conference Tuesday that North
Carolina seems to be winning its
battle aga nst the Ku Klux Klan.
The Klan is learning, he said,
that North Carolina's solicitors,
sheriffs and State and local au
thorities are determined to stamp
out Klan activity.
"It ought to be stopped," he in
sisted. "There's no cause for it."
Like many another North Caro
'linian, the Governor was pleased
'with the showing made by the
jSBI, the Columbus County sher
iffs department and Solicitor
; Malcolm Seawell. He also praised
the "quickness" with which Wake
County officers and court offici
als cleared up a cross-burning
near Knightdale — an incident
which proved to be a poorly
thought out prank.
Scott said he had heard a lot
about "the boldness of Seawell."
Seawell recently called a group oi
Klansmen on the carpet and
warned them either to renounce
jKlan membership or face prose
, cution.
"He's been very forthright,"
ι the Governor said.
Scott wasn't sure what caused
the Klan to move into Columbus
County. He surmised, however
that it had just leaked over the
line from South Carolina.
i Caroline Jackson
In Meredith
Performance
RALEIGH — Caroline Jacksor
of Tabor City is participating in
the annual Palio and Stunt Night
at Meredith College, scheduled
jfor next Saturday afternoon and
j night, March 8. The colorful Pal
io parade will begin at 3 o'clock
on the front drive of the college
with the class Stunts gettine
underway at 8 in the auditorum
In the Saturday night stunt
competition, Miss Jackson is a
members of the cast of the sopho
more class entry in the contest,
for which a gold loving cup is
awarded for the best original
dramatic stunt.
Preceding the night perform
ances, the 17th annual celebra
Ition of "Palio," the Meredith ver
sion of the ancient Italian festi
val of Siena, will be held in the
afternoon. Judges will award thr
Palio banner to the best clasc
I costumed entry in the event
which also features races and
contests between the four classes
Miss Jackson, who is the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam L.
Jackson of Tabor City, is major
ing in primary education at
Meredith and is also a member
of the Spanish Club,
ι
Tuesday Club
Entertained
i Mrs. C. G. Westmoreland enter
tained the Tuesday Afternoon
Bridge club at her home yester
day. Mrs. D. J. Hughes was high
scorer.
j A salad course with coffee was
served by the hostess to Mrs
Hughes, Mrs. R. C. Harrelson, Jr.
Mrs. James Cox, Mrs. J. P. Bos
well, Mrs. J. Μ McGougan, Mrs.
B. L. Nesmith, Jr., and Mrs. B.
L Nesmith, ΙΠ.
Mrs. J. B. Hardwick entertain
ed the club recently at which
time Mrs. J. P. Boswell received
the high score award. A sweet
course was served by the hostess
RED DEVILS
ENTER LOOP
TOURNAMENT
I The Tabor City Red Devils, af
ter tonight's bout in the county
tournament, will see their next
action in the State Class AA dis
trict fracas in Sanford on Friday
night. The locals will compete
there against Sanford, Rocking
ham and Laurinburg for the dis
trict crown. They will play both
Friday and Saturday night's if
they win in their opening round.
The locals will return home to
compete in the finals of the
county tournament if they win
in their bout with Evergreen
here tonight.
WAMPEE MAN
IS PROMOTED
WITH THE 7TH INFANTRY
DIV. IN KOREA — Lenford L.
Carter, whose wife, Doris, lives
on Route 1, Wampee, S. C., was
recently promoted to sergeant
while serving with the 7th Infan
try Division in Korea.
The division occupies a strong
bunker and pillbox defense line
on the mountainous east-central
sector of the front. Tank-infantry
patrols from the division move
out daily to probe and raid Red
defenses in the "Punchbowl"
area.
Carter, who entered the Army
on Jan. 16, 19?' is a member of
the 32d Regiment. He departed
for Korea on May 31. 1951, and
since his arrival in Korea har
been awarded the Combat Infant
ryman Badge and the Korean
Service Ribbon with one cam·
pagin star.
Carter attended Loris (S. C.)
High School.
C. W. FORMYDUVAL
DIES AT DUKE
Captain Willie FormyDuval,
57, prominent farmer of the Old
Dock section of the county died
in Duke hospital Tuesday night
at 8 o'clock after an illness for
several months.
Funeral rites will be held from
the Palmyra Baptist church Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with
the Rev. Gaston Hester officiat
ing. Interment will follow in the
family cemetery.
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Ora FormyDuval; nine sons,
Morton of Freeland, Ulysees.
Lile, Guy, Foy, Faye, Wynn, and
iGleon, of Nakina, and Thurl of
'Marion, S. C.; two daughters
Miss Coleen FormyDuval of Wil
mington and Miss Thela Formy
Duval of Nakina; two brothers,
J. J. of Hallsboro and M. L. of
Shallotte; one sister, Mrs. Belle
Ward of Nakina.
T. W. BLACKBURN
DIES IN HOSPITAL J
Jillie Wilson Blackburn, 69, re·,
tired farmed of Loris, S. C., route
1, died in the Mullins hospital
Thursday morning following
three years of declining health..
A son of the late George and|
Louise Harrelson Blackburn of
Horry County, he was a member ί
of the Tabor City JOUAM and
an honorary deacon of the Mount I
ι Tabor Baptist church. He moved j
'his membership to Mount Tabor'
I church from the Mt. Zion Baptist |
church in 1938 and resided in
Tabor City for several years,
j Funeral rites were held from
the Mt. Zion Baptist church Fri
day at 3:30 p. m. by the Rev. P.
C. Gantt, Rev. S. A. Hatley, Rev.
Morgan Gilreath, and Rev. Ralph
Johnson. Interment followed ir
the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Lula Harrelson Blackburn i
of route 1. Loris; one daughter,'
Mrs. J. A. Floyd of route 1, Loris;
two brothers, W. A. Blackburn
of Loris and Luther Blackburn
of Wannabow; one sister, Mrs.
Carson Harrelson of Loris; one,
granddaughter and one grand
son.
Tally Speaks At Merchants Meet
J. Ο. Tally, Jr., mayor of Fay
etteville and candidate for Con
gress from the seventh district,
was the featured speaker at the
annual banquet of the Tabor City
Merchants Association in the
school cafeteria Monday evening.
Using for his subject "What
Is Our Civic Duty" Mayor Tally
urged the return of American
faith. He said "we must live a
life of civic service as well as a
personal life" and stressed that
each person should be aware of
his civic responsibilities.
Willard Wright, local town
commissioner, introduced the
speaker. He also introduced Love,
of Whiteville, who spoke on the
current Red Cross Drive. How
ard Vallentine, Columbus Coun
ty Red Cross fund chairman, of
Whiteville, was recognized as a
guest.
Mayor W. A. Williams led the
invocation.
Ben Nesmith, m, 1951 presi
dent of the association, presided
at the banquet and turned the
gavel over to J. Oliver Prince,
newly elected president. Lewis
Gore and Α. Ε. Goldfinch will
serve Prince as vice president
and secretary-treasurer respec
tively. The new directors will be
elected by ballot.
W. W. Woody, retiring secre
tary-treasurer, reported a $2400
bank balance with no bills. C. C.
Leggette is the outgoing vice
president.
! The banquet meeting, a ladies
night affair, was attended by
members of the merchants asso
ciation and all local civic clubs.
The Parent Teachers Association
served the dinner.