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TABOR CITY, N. C.
Published Every Wednesday In Tabor City, North Carolina
By The Atlantic Publishing Co.
W. HORACE CARTER MARK C. GARNER
Editor Associate Editor
MRS. EVELYN LEONARD
Society Editor
Admitted to the postoffice at Tabor City, North Carolina, for trans
mission through the mail as second class matter under act of
Congress, March 3, 1897.
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SOCIALISM IS THE SAME EVERYWHERE
An incident that recently occurred in England casts a
significant light on the operations υί' socialized industry.
The Yorkshire Electricity Board, an important part of
England's nationalized electric industry, recently pleaded
guilty in court to charges of overspending its authorized
funds by $115,600, doing work not in accordance with the
plans submitted, and carrying out unlawful work. The
court fined the Board $56,000 and sentenced its chairman
to six months in prison.
In this country, government electric power agencies have
frequently spent far more on projects than was originally
estimated—and Congress has supinely dug up the addi
tional funds, as the expense of all th e eaxpayers. And
time and time again it has been charged that high govern
ment officials have ignored or distorted the plain intent
of Congress in framing policies and in carrying out social
istic ventures. But there have been no court actions, and
very little action of any kind. Apparently English justice
is conducted on a much higher ethical plane than ours.
In any event, the British incident illustrates one of the
most ominous tendencies of socialism. Officials become
swollen with power. They are the bosses and the people
are their subjects. They are free of most of the restraints
that are placed upon private enterprise — just as they are
free of the necessity of paying taxes and of earning a little
profit for the shareholders. If they thing that they can get
away with something to gain an end, they go to it without
compunction.
Socialism is the same everywhere—the enemy of free
dom, and of honest, representative government of the
people—and yet, Washington bureaucrats are permitting
it.
Soles Looking
For Horse Owner
Oscar Soles of Emerson is in
terested in locating a saw mill
operator who left two horses
with him four weeks ago and
has never come back after them.
Oscar says he doesn't know what
the man's name is but he left
the horses with him and just
faded out of the picture. He
wants to get paid for their feed
and to get rid of the horses.
Local Scojits
Attend Camporee
About 25 members of the local
boy scout troop attended a
camporee at Lake Waccamaw
last Saturday and Sunday.
The scouts were in charge of
Leon Fonvielle and Patrol Leader
Ben Spivey assisted in the ar
rangements. Gene Spivey, Sam
my Rogers and V. R. Burroughs
also attended the spring outing.
MRS. MAE YOUNG
NAMED TO HEAD
CANCER CRUSADE
Mrs. Mae S. Young will serve
as campaign chairman of the
1952 Cancer Crusade which opens
in Columbus County in April.
Mrs. Evelyn Leonard, Command
er of the Columbus County Unit,
announced. The 1952 drive wi!?
mark Mrs. Young's third year of
service with the American Cancer
Society, Mrs. Leonard added.
Dr. Ross M. Williamson is
chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, and J. A. Hufham, Jr., is
treasurer.
Sandy Plain Club
Holds Meeting
The Sandy Plain Home Demon
stration club met this month at
the home of Mrs. Lynwood
Wright with Mrs. Earl Cartrette
serving as co-hostess. Mrs. Dceia
! Cartrette gave the devotional.
I Mrs. Foy Fowler gave a report
on Treatment of Heart Diseases;
!Mrs. Fred Wright, Poultry; Mrs.
[Ralph Norris. Citizenship; and
Mrs. Floyd Norris. Education.
Miss Gayle Wells, assistant
home agent, gave a demonstra
tion on Bedroom Arrangement
ι Mrs. Charlie Williams called
for a special meeting or the com
mittees for discussion of the
county project.
Mrs. Zeb Soles, Mrs. R. W.
ί Smith. Mrs. Dewey Norris, Mrs.
Ted Wright, Mrs. Minnie Wright,
and Mrs. Estlean Boswell, were
t •velcomed in the club as new
'members, and Mis. Anna Norri
I Mrs. Bob Wright and Miss Hilda
! Prince were recognized as vis;«'
!
A fashion show will be held
I "■ ccr.nect'en with the Ap'·"
* v.Itl: each clubwon*."·
wearing a dress she made.
During the recreation peiioc
games were in play with Mrs
•"'rssie Norris winning the award
refreshments were served to 2Γ
members and three visitors.
Your County
Agent Says
WAGING WAR ON RATS
i: :i :.s not disgraceful
to have rats, it is foolish to keej"
them and it cost to much to keer
waring them. According to the
ι TJ. S. Public Health Service, t'n·
^ff-snring of a single pair of ratr
could multiply to 940,369.969,15?
I ir. a period of five years. Eac!"
j.^t you see cn your farm cost*:
Jvou at the rate of $20 per year
;You would be better off if you
jcould catch each rat you see and
tie ε twenty dollar bill to his
i tail aand then you could see
j where your money goes.
! Rats can be clcaned up on the
I farm by using Warfarin which is
'recommended bv U. S Depart
ment of Agriculture. Warfarin
rat poison can be purchased
from your local 4-H club for $2
per five pound package. This rat
i poison is put up under the super·
vision of the Rodent Control De
partment in Raleigh. Now *s r
good time to get rid of trie rat.«
while the barns are almos'
I empty. See your nearest 4-H c'u'
member for your rat po son
"Rascal" Returns
To Little River For
Spring Fishing Season
LITTLE RIVER — Capt. an*"
Mrs. Vivian Bessent and famil··
have returned to Little Rive
after having spent the winter in
Floriad, where Capt. Bessent hp.«·· I
been associated with a dredging)
firm. '
Owner and Skipper of the
"Rascal," one of the Grand
Strand's largest and finest deep
sea pleasure fishing cruisers.
Captain Bessent stated that he
will get under way early this
season, as he has already receiv
ed numerous inquiries from out
of-town fishing enthusiasts, and
and has booked some deep-sea
trips already.
Leaf Pre
Tobacco growers in Columbus
County are reminded by Clyde
Wayne, chairman of Production
and Marketing Administration,
that Tuesady, April 1, is the clos
date for accepting tobacco pre
measurement applications.
For a number of years produc
COUNTY W.M.U.
WILL HOLD MEET
ON THURSDAY
The Columbus County Womens
Missionary Union Association
will hold its annual meeting at
the Hinson's Crossroads Baptist
Church Thursday, March 27, at
10:00, Mrs. J. W. Cook has an
nounced.
Miss Marie Epley, field worker
for North Carolina, and Mrs. Sam
Mayo, home missionary to the
migrant people, will be the prin
cipal speakers.
All WMU members ruv urged
to attend.
WOMEN SELLING
ELECTRIC IDEA
Raleigh, March — Don't be sur
prised when you find a woman
pointing the way toward modern
electric living in the new houses
you see going up.
Two saleswomen—first in the
business here — have been em
ployed by Carolina Power &
Light Company. They will call
on home owners, prospectives
owners, builders and architects
to sell the idea of "electric liv
ing."
They recommend full use of
electric service to take advantage
of the many electrical appliances
now available and also new gad
gets likely to appear soon. These
require ample wiring provisions
be made for present and future
uses.
Men always filled these jobs
until two women wer-? recently
added to the Raleigh district
sales staff and one was acquired
through the Tide Water merger.
Items of Interest Front
LITTLE RIVER
By MRS. RALPH ELLIS
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bellamy!
and Mr. and Mrs. Nollie Piatt
spent Sunday in Rock Hill. S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Bessent
and son, Jimmy, who visited in
Florida for sevei'al months, have
returned home for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Howard of
Florence and Mrs. James Ellis
and son of Cheraw were weekend
visitors in the Ellis home.
Mrs. Walter Bessent and Wil
bur Bessent were business visit
ors in Wilmington Saturday.
Mrs. William J. Vereen is spend
ing this week in Fort Lauderdale.
Fla. with her husband who is
employed there.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown and
children of Smithfield were week
end visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Humphrey.
Prehistoric Monster
At Cherry Grove?
Cherry Grove Beach — "Nick"
Nixon is at a loss to understand
the name or origin of a gigantic
animal skull which he has now in
his possession. The skull, measur
ing some two and a half feet in
width, is completely ossified and
white with age. It was dug out
of a back-water channel near
East Cherry Grove Beach recent
ly by some oyster fishermen
There was speculation it might
have been a giant alligator or
porpoise.
No prolonged loss of fertility
or incidence of abnormal off
spring has resulted from atomic
attacks on Japan during World
War II, according to the Council
on National Emergency Medical
Service of the American Medical
Association.
ηηΡΛ surement Closes April 1
ers have requested that tractor
rows not be counted as tobacco
acreage. In 1952 the acreage in
cluded in tractor or sled rows
may be deducted from the acre
age of tobacco provided the tract
or or sled rows are at leasst one
normal row in width and there
is not more than one such row
for each four rows of tobacco.
When making an application for
, pre-measurement, it will be ne·,
icessary for the grower to state
'whether or not tractor rows will I
I be used and pay for the increased
amount of land to be measured, j
I The cost is a minimum of $5.00 ;
per farm or $1.00 per acre, which:
ever is greater. The producer j
must also furnish stakes neeess-;
ary to mark the boundries of the
fields. These stakes must be 30
inches long ana ζ xncnes m jj.
ameter.
"We have been advised," stated
Mr. Wayne, "that the cost cf
checking tobacco after it is mea
sured this summer will be mU:h
higher than in the past. For thjs
reason, farmers should be as ac'
curate as possible when measur
ing acreage if it is not pre-moa
sured through this office."
OVER THE ROM or
OVER THE ROUGH
-yon can't beat a 6MC!
KNOW why, more and more, GMC's
are becoming first choice of so
many cost-watching truck operators in
every type of hauling?
One of the big reasons, they will tell
you, is they can always get a GMC
that's exactly "engined" for their par
ticular kind of work.
There is no need for a GMC owner to
strain away with an underpowered
truck—or lose profit to a gas eater un
suited to its job.
That's because GMC builds the widest
range of truck engines in the industry
—GMC famed valve-in-head gasoline
engines from 100 to 200 H.P.—GMC
exclusive 2-cycle Diesels from 110 to
225 H.P.
A nd it's the kind of power you don't have
to pamper!
Each GMG engine is specially lubri
cated against wear, specially ventilated
against acid-forming fumes even when
idling—specially designed for truck
duty!
Why not let us 'recommend the GMC
truck, tractor or six-wheeler perfectly
powered for your job? It will be a real
truck all the way—exactly the right
combination of engine, axle, transmis
sion and frame blended by the world's
largest exclusive manufacturer of com
mercial vehicles!
White M®tty Sales
Green Sea Road, Tabor City, N. C.
You'll cfo ittftf οΛ a Ufd truck with your OMC
PROMPT DELIVERY OK
fertilizer
SEE ME BEFORE YOU BUY
Billy B. Garrell Co.
Phone 3461 Tabor City, N. C.
Building Supplies
Of All Kinds
we deliver
Located J4 Mile From Tabor City
on Loris Road
Day Phone 2796 — Night Phone 3401
STEPHEMS BUILDEBS
SUPPLY
W. Venoy Stephens
POULTRY MARKET
Tabor City, N. C.
Poultry Buying Days Every Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday until April 12, 1952
At present we are paying the following prices:
HEAVY HENS 21c
SMALL OR LEGHORN HENS 16c
ROOSTERS 14c
Fowls must not be fed day of sale
Kobe Lespedeza — Baby Chicks
E. W. FONVIELLE & SON
Tabor City, N. C.
Your husband's shirts will sparkle like new
—and they'll continue to look like new
longer . . . because the Speed Queen is a
gentle washers as well as a clean washer.
That is the experience of over a million-and
a-half Speed Queen users. Come in and let
us show vou the new 1952 models.
Dorman Furniture Company
Tabor City, N. C.