7, VOL yj Μ MBER 3i) "Tabor City — The Town With A City Future" TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1952 5c A COPY: $2:00 A YEAR Floyd Announces Candidacy For House ft F. t Bill ^ Floyd, present .... ;man of the Board of County r^»u:ssioners and a member of >,0l[y for the past six years. :o;iaV announced his candidacy fV'ho State House of Represent ee ve?· to now. he is the only aspir ":o: the Democratic nomina* ,"0.. ;·. May 31 primary. F':.\vii vi he waö announcing .... ν t1 - · λ full opportunity for ; >·.·:< - « "t of his views regard· _ slative matters. Λ : ..; \ν· a Tabor City. Floyd >w.i to Whiteville in 1036 engaged in the general buslnesss. Two years ·;,Λ became a partner in the r Π ■ rk'.ey Agency which en / ·. - the ft en?! al insurance ; ·; r. supply business. Η Veen active ,n the busi ■■'..tieal and civic affairs ν v. · vi'Ie a:v.i Columbus a number of years Λ World War II veteran, he • t'no Army for 43 months :· i ·.. :S s parated from the set v λ · % ite rank of captain. He hold that rank in the . Reserves. 7 W.v.teville man is seeking «eat filled at the 1951 :··.· Homer G. A van'. Sr.. V.r.;rt-vi!le. IANELL WHITE NAMED HEAD OF RAINBOW "ar>-Ii White· was elected '•■orhv Advisor of the local T.-.ar-- !· Order of Rainbow for a; a meeting held in the Hall Monday evening. ;>her officers elected were Ro Simon. Worthy Associate Asv:sor: Macel Cox. Charity: ··'■■'a Claire Cox, Hope: Patsy •'•iri Faith: Faye Spivey. Trea ·;·;"Γ Shf?lba Jean Hux. Dri!1 -••ad'-t : Betty Jean Reese. Chap •i:- Xr-ll Long. Confidential Ob Monnie Long. Outter Ob Υ'··γ: Joan Strickland. Pianist: i'srion Grey Todd. Choir Direct °·" Ann Horne. Love: Sarah Wil • i-Ts. Religion: Mable Hodges. Nvurr·: Dana Soles. Immortali "V; Darcus Soles. Fidelity: Hilda ?·*■ Wright. Patriotism: and Lo Long, Service. ^ Protems include Man.' Ellenj Outter Observer. Maty Jo P-nn?r pianist. Nancy Hardee — Choir Di Mary Lois Garrell — Barbara Bullock—Religion, frar.'vs Fowler—Nature, Shirley Immortality. Susie Wil Fidelity, Jean Fowler Patriotism, and Anna Louise '-'>·< Service. ! Tr.v new officers will be install η a public program in April •·Γ" Mat; 3. Young, Mother Ad •".sor announced. directors Meeting All members of the newly-elect· -O'trd of directors of the Tab 0r r ty Merchants Association a'f :t u'· <i to attend a meeting at ■*"··'· town hall Thursday after· r·0 ^- ar ! -.00. . j •'- SOT. BERNICE Ε. DAVIS ; Bern ice E. Davis, of the -Hr r.< Corps, is spending a leave v-*n his mother. Mrs. Roger ■ Ssrt. Davis hss been in service about 14 years. He report to Washington. D. C.j ΛΡ:"·1 1 for Embassy Duty over I and Mrs. Luther Grainger Miss Vera Graham of Ra visited friends and rela tives here during the weekend. TOWN GETS MOTOR GRADER Sea'ed atop the new street motor grader which began putting Tabor City's unpavod street: and alleys in fiist class shape last ween are H. D. Stevens. Jr., street superintendent; and towi workmen Woodrov; Heath. Van Coleman. John Henry Dugar and Bonnie Brown. The grader is on* of tlie best of its kind in existance and is expected to be of great value in keeping local streets ir *ood repair. EASTERN STAR INSTALLATION Pictured above are the officers of the Tabor City Chapter, number 240, Order of The Easterr Star, installed in a public program Thursday evening. On the front row are the mascots, Josephine Caruso ar.d Darrell Wright. Second Row. left to right. Mrs. Marie Coli·Dr. Grand Representative who served as Installing Conductress: Mrs. Reva Butler. District Deputy Grand Matron, Installing Officer for the evening Mis. Erteile Home. Installing Marshal; Sigmund Butler, District Deputy Grand Patron, the Install ing Chaplain: Mrs. Dorotha Haxdwick, Installing Organist. Third Row, Mrs. Alene Long, Adah; Mrs. Mae S. Young. Warder: Mrs. Letha Gore, Conduct ress; Mrs. Grace Bruton. Associate Conductress; Mrs. Emma W. Smith, Worthy Matron; Milton Η Wright. Worthy Patron; Mrs. Viola Fowlet. Associate Matx-on; Mrs. Theopbile Frink. Chaplain Mrs. Ruby Par ham, Flag Bearer; Miss Inez Lewis, Organist. Fourth Row, Mrs. Inez H. Rogers, Secretary: Mrs. Ida B. James, Treasurer; Mrs. Alma Canady Sentinel. Μχ-s. Carrie Ward, Flag Bearer; Mrs. Bet.y Faye Averitt, Esther; Mi*s. Doris Dean Gore Ruth: Mrs. Margaret Soles. Page: Mrs. Gussie Watson. Marshal. Fifth Row. Mrs. Edith Williams, Electa Protem; and Mrs. Joyce Young, Martha. Mrs. Clauda Beii King, Electa, and Mrs. Jay G. Soles, Page, not shown in picture. MKS. EMMA W. SMITJ WORTHY MATRON C Mrs. Emma W. Smith and Mil ton Η. Wright were installed as* Worthy Matron and Worthy Pat-: ton respectively of the Tabor' City Chapter, number 240, Order1 of Eastern Star, in a candlelight! ceremony held in the Masonic Hall Thursday evening. Mrs.! Beulah H. Kelly is the retiring' Worthy Matron. Mr. Wright serv-1 ed as Worthy Patron for the,' past two years. j Other elected officers installed at the public ceremony were; Mrs. Viola Fowler. Associate) Matron; James S. Rogers. Asso·' coate Patron: Mrs. Let ha Gorej Conductress; Mrs. Grace Bruton,' Associate Conductress; Mrs. Inez H. Rogers, Secretary; and Mrs.' Ida B. James. Treasurer. Appointed officeis installed were Airs. Theopbile Frink. Chap-· lain: Mrs. Gussie Watson, Mar-1 shal; Miss Inez Lewis. Organist;; Mrs. Alene Long. Adah; Mrs. Doris Gore. Ruth; Mrs. Betty Averitt. Esther; Mrs. Joyce Young. Martha: Mrs. Clauda Belli King, Electa: Mrs. Mae S. Young. I Warder: and Mrs. Alma Canday.: Sentinel. ! Mrs. Reva Butler. District De puty Grand Matron, was the In-J stalling officer. She was assisted ( by Mrs. Estelle Horne. Intalling, Marshal; Mrs. Marie Collier, In-1 stalling Conductress; Mrs. Dero-j tha Hardwick, Installing Organ-, ist; and Sigmund Butler, District(! Deputy Grand Patron, Install ing Chaplain. Hartford Fowler gave the invo cation for the program which fol-l 1 INSTALLED >F EASTERN STAR lowed the preseentation of the American, Christian and Eastern Star Flags. Mrs. Margaret Soles made the welcome address and A. C. Edwards gave the response. Following the address of the retiring Worthy Matron, Mrs. Kelly's daughter. Mrs. S. W. Caruso, presented her with the past Matron's Jewel. Little Dar rel Wright, son of Milton Wright, presented him with a past pat ron's gift, on behalf of the chap ter. Mrs. Smith and Mr. Wright grave acceptance addresses after which Mrs. Dorotha Hardwick rendered a vocal solo. Mrs. Smith recognized the new protems, flag bearers and pages. Immediately following installa tion of officers a program entitl ed "The Star In The Garden" was presented by the newly in stalled Star Points and Mrs. Myr tle Soles. Mrs. Smith received a bouquet of red roses given by the mem bers of her family "expressing love" with her brother San Wright making the presentation Mrs. Inez H. Rogers presentee gifts to the installing officers foi Mrs. Smith. During the social hour the hostesses for the evening served cup cakes, cookies, nuts, minti and lime ice to about 100 visitors and members. LEGION MEETS THURSDAY LEGION MEETS All members of the American Legion Post 101 in Tabor City are urged to attend a meeting of the post at the hut hen? Thurs day night at 7:00. Plans for thc baseball season have been made and committee appointmpnts for the operating during the season are expected to be mad^ at this meeting. M. C. Pittman. Route 2. Kenly, has decided to produce hatching eggs as one of his major farm enterprises. Dtfrö υι ιιν.» „ 4 _ Merchants Association Names Directors One ο: the best attended meet ings of the Tabor City merchants association in many years was held at the school cafeteria here Monday night as ten directors were named to direct the group during the 1952 year. Named to serve as directors were S. P. Smith, Dr. H. G. Dam· oron, Α. C. Edwards. Mrs. Β. Α. Garreil. S. Τ. Rogers, Ε. W. Fon vielle, J. P. Dicus, Ben Nesmith III. Horace Roberts and W. Hör ace Carter. Officers for the year are Oliv er Prince, president; Lewis Gore, vice president; and A. E. Geld finch, secretary-treasurer, These officers were elected and install ed at a previous meeting and presided for the first time at the Monday meeting. President Prince appointed the following committee to plan a big tobacco promotion program for the local market this year: S. T. Rogers, Edwin Wright, Joe Coleman, Β. A. Garrell, and Jack! McGougan. The group also heard! Joe Coleman discuss the need for big-time promotion of the market and wholesale distribution of the statistical fact that Tabor City has led the Border Belt in aver age price more times in the last ten years than any other market. "ΠΝΕΒ CAROLINA" COMMITTEE OUTLINES PROPOSED PROJECTS The local "A Finer Carolina" improvement commit tee, which will compete with other communities in the Carolina Power and Light company area for $8750 in prizes, this week presented five projects which will be the goal for Tabor City this year. All projects must be completed by October 31 if max liuum point creun is to De secur ed in the contest. All the proposals were outlined to the combined meeting of civic clubs at the school cafeteria here Monday night and a unanimous vote of approval was give. The civic clubs also voted to actively assist in all the projects and each local club was assigned to ; sponsor various phases of the program. The projects along with the name of the organization which will sponsor them, is as follows: Project No. 1—Extensive beaut ification of school grounds, erec tion of metal fence to protect children from traffic hazards, I hard surfacing of area near gym jnasium that is currently muddy and wet, and planting of hun· 5 dreds of azaleas throughout the { grounds. This project will be ( sponsored by the Parent Teach ers Association that is presently working on it and will be assist ed bv the Tabor Citv Woman's Club* Project No. 2—Completion of ;the St. Paul Methodist Church, the beginning of construction on !the $50,000 remodeling enlarging! project on the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, and the building of aj parsonage by Tabor City Presby terian church and hiring of first full time pastor. This project; will, of course, be in the hands of the two churches. Project No. 3—Purchasing of street motor grader, constant im provement of non-paved streets, hard surfacing of at least two more city streets by October 31 i and procurement of additional istreet lights in business district. The street improvement pro ject is in the hands of the Tabor City Town Board and any action must come from them. Project No. 4—Building of a city park fully equipped for en tertainment of small children with swings, slidding beards, etc., with picnic facilities for adults, and also the sponsoring of summer recreation program for children with paid supervisor, a Softball league for adults, and American Legion Junior baseball team for youngsters. This pro ject will be sponsored jointly by the American Legion Post. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Tabor City Civitan Club. Project No. 5—Industrial sur vey on local scale with all such information to be assembled and printed in brochure form for ox tensive distribution to industrial possibilities. This includes the encouraging in industry with aim of proving at least one by October 31. This project will be sponsored by the Tabor City Mer chants Association and Rotaty club. Pireway Bridge Celebration Apr. 24 Approval of highway depart ment authorities was received this week ana the long-discussed Celebration of the Pi re way bridge will be held at the bridge on Thursday. April 24 at 2:00, E. W. Fonvielle, chairman of the celebration committee, announc ed today. The committee is scheduled to hold a dinner meeting at Mrs. Todd's here Friday night at 6:30 . with several representatives from Brunswick county to iron out all the details of the celebration. Kenny Jordan, a member of the committee, will invite the Bruns wick dignitaries to the Friday night meeting. Already the committee has de cided to serve free soft drinks at the big celebration to all in attendance. The Columbus coun ty band will be sought for the I program and thousands of bal loons will be inflated and turned loose bearing the printing "Wel come To Tabor City." Among those being invited to the celebration are Governor W. !Kerr Scott. Chairman of the (Highway Commission, Dr. Henry I Jordan, W. H. Rogers, chief high way engineer; Τ. B. Gunner, highway engineer. Wilburn Clark, highway commissioner, L. E. Whitfield, division engineer from Fayetteville. C. R. Roberts, |E. L. Green and others. ι Lewis Gore and Davis Bruton I were named to a committee to be in charge of the refreshments: at the bridge opening. Willard Wright. Ε. E. Wright and H. G. Dameron were named j to the committee to handle the ; details of inflating the welcome balloons. "We are holding this celebra-i tion to show our appreciation to ι the highway commission for J making it possible for our Co-! lumbus county citizens in this area to travel into Brunswick county via a much shorter route; and who have made it possible for Brunswick county citizens to travel into our section by the shorter route," Fonvielle said. KLAN CASE TRIAL TODAY j LUMBERTON — A court test I of an old State law dusted off as a weapon against the Ku Klux Klan began here today in Robe son County Superior Court. Solicitor Malcolm B. Seawell, an old Klan fighter, will prose cute four men under an 1868 statute which forbids member ship in secret political societies. Seawell is using the law on grounds that Klan circulars and handbills urge members to use the ballot box, thus making the hooded order a secret political organization which the state con stitution calls "dangerous." Violation of the law, attacked by Klan Imperial Wizard Thomas L. Hamilton as a "carpetbagger" statute, is a misdemeanor. ι The four defendants have de nied Klan membership. The law provides that the charge be dropped if defendants renounce: ties with the organization and 11 j of the 16 men rounded up under Seawell's orders Feb. 27 renoun ced their Klan ties. Charges! against another man were dropped. The men who were indicted by! a Robeson Superior Court grand; jury Monday are Joe Nicholson, I 33, of Lumberton, Joe Byrd, 55, i of Fairmont, and Pret and Carlj Stone of Rowland. If convicted under the law the ι men face fines up to $200 or im-j prisonment. Seawell told the men rounded; up by officers Feb. 27 that he was using the law as a "warn-; ing." "We are not going to toler- i ate the Klan," he said. He warned the men that if they j broke into a person's home for whipping or flogging a victim.I "I'll indict and try you for burg-; lary in the first degree—in this State that carries the death j penalty." j Fifth Annual Carolinas Yam Festival Is Approved Tabor City's rebounding Mer chants Association voted unani mously to sponsor the Carolinas Yam Festival again in 1952 at a meeting here Monday night and for the third time named A. C. Edwards and Mrs. B. A. Garrell to head the movement. Edwards will again be overall chairman of the Yam Festival and Mrs. Garrell will head the all-important booth selling com mittee. Both have had these jobs for the past two seasons and re ceived ovations from the audi ence Monday when they agreed jto assume the bnck Vre?"dr.;·; jobs 'again. ι There had been some specula tion that the festival might r.ot be promoted this October but j when voted upon by secret ballot, the vote on tiie festival showed 161 ballots in the affirmative to absolutely none against it. ι The October event this season ι will mark the fifth consecutive season that the celebration hon oring the sweet notato has been held in Tabor City. The program is a two fold one of encouraging the growth of quality yams and of entertaining the peoples of the area. Annually the program receives nation wide publicity and at tracts many thousands of visitors to Tabor City, that has laid claim to the title "Yam Capital Of The World." PFC. DAVID COX AT JET SCHOOL Pfc. David L. Cox son of Mr. and Mrs. Κ. V. Cox of Route 1 Tabor City, is currently assigned to Amarillo· Air Forc^ Base. Tex as, as a iet aircraft mechanics student, according to a recent announcement by Colonel Ray H. Clark. Bas~ Commander. Amarillo Air Force Base, often referred to a.-, the Ail Training Command's "mode! base." is the only training center in the nation devoted exclusively to the train ing of iet fighter and bomber mechanics. Pfc. Co:·: was transferred to Amarillo fro™ Sh^ppard Air Force Base. Wichita Fall. Texas. He attended Tabor City high school. Reunion Honors JVimes Tompkins Λ family reunion was held Sun day, March 16th. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Holt honor ing "Uncle" James Tompkins on his 83rd birthday anniversary. About 75 attended the affair with each family taking a basket lunch. Following dinner the group at tended services at the Ridgefield chiurch. Buck Creek Union To Convene At Sandy Plain The Buck Creek Union will convene at the Sanday Plain Baptist church on Thursday and Friday. March 27 and 28 officials announced. The program is as follows: Friday. 10:30 a. m.. Devotional by Rev. Roland Lee: Welcome address by the pastor; Introductory sermon by Rev. Crance Hardee. Dinner, 12:30. Reassemble at 1:30. Roll call of churches. Topic number 1, Rev. elations 13-1 discussed by Rev. S. A. Hatley: topic, number 2, Revelations 1214, Rev. Anson Smith, adjournment until night service. Friday night at 7:15 p. m. De votional by Rev. Eugene Evans, and Sermon by Rev. Burroughs Carter. Saturday 10:30 a. m., devotion al. Brother Davis Gau5;?. Topic, number 3. Matthew 22-42 "What think ye of Christ. Whos.? Son Ts He." by Rev. J. Bob Carter. Topic, number 4, Revelations 10-14, by Rev. Otto Edwards. Dinner, 12 o'clock. Reassemble. 1 o'clock p. m. Sermon by Rev. E. D. Oaskirt. Business and adjunrnment. Explosion Injuries W. A. Inman W. A. Inman sustained corious injuries Friday by a dynamite ex plosion on his farm in the Iron Hill section. He was destroying roots at the time of the misfor tune. Mr. Inman, a patient at Mc Leod's Infarmary, Florence, is receiving treatment for wounds about the face, neck, and head. His hearing is also imparied at this time.

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