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ϋ 7<& 7« rTabor City — The Tou/n With A City Future" TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1952 5c A COPY; $2:00 A YEAR School Activities Scheduled W.F.Cox Passes Friday After Major Operation KLAN TRIAL SET APBU 21 Trial o: -5 alleged former Κυ K!u\ Klansmen is expected to be s ; at Whiteville on April 28. ~ This was indicated yesterday wiwn John M. Strong, adminis trarivo assistant to Chief Justice \v Α Devin, reported that a special one-week term of Colum bus County Superior Court had been called to convene on that date w.ch Judge Chester Morris 0f Currituck presiding. Srron.i: said Solicitor Clifton L Moore who requested the special ♦err. had indicated that is was rr trial of the Klan flogging cases Two weeks will be avail a'rle for trial of the 25 men since a regular one-week term of Co I-r.bus court will follow the spe ; .·! Judge Morris also will preside at the regular term. A special Columbus Grand Jury last week returned 44 in d.ctments against the 25 men Tr.ey are charged with conspira cy kidr.apping and assault in cares srowing out of four flog g.r.s incidents. Judge Morris is expected to decide at the start of the court rem whether to bring in a jury from outside Columbus County to hear the cases. OPAL TYREE KILLED IN WRECK Opal Faye Tyree, 16-year-old Whiteville girl, was killed in stantly Saturday night at 7 o'clock about a half-mile east of Chadbourn when the automobile in which «he was a passenger turned over υ.ι ακ .ai Tace of the highway. State Highway Patrolman Ja mes Μ Johnston, who investigat ed the accident, said her neck was broken and that she also suf fered a fracture of the skulL The driver. 17-year-old Joseph Jacobs of Nakina. escaped with I minor bruises and abrasions. The accident occurred when! the Jacobs car, a 1950 Chrvrolet,; struck the shoulder and went out' of control. Patrolman Johnston said the automobile traveled 105 :'<*t along the shoulder and then' 216 feet on the hardsurface be-j fore coming to a stop. The girl was thrown an addi-j tional 48 feet east . The car was ' totally demolished, the officer: said. Flags On Display This Easter Sunday American Legion officials have} asked all local merchants who have American flags to display them on Sunday, April 13, East er. The Legion pointed out that Boy Scouts were to put these fk?s out but during the serious illness of scoutmaster Don Jer togan it has been impossible to properly organize the group for these duties. However, beginning *ith May. the Scouts will handle this duty. The flags are supposed to fly four days during May. starting *iih May 8, VE Day, May 11 Mothers Day, May 20, Armed forces Day, and May 30, Memor ial Day. Merchants may also fly these fass on April 24, 25 and 26, the three days designated locally as Brunswick County Days. tAS TER PAGEAIN 1 TO BE GIVEN AT ZION CHURCH An Easter pageant entitled "This I Believe" will be presented at the Zion Methodist church Fri day evening at 7:30, Rev. G. W. C^utchfieid. pastor, announced. The public is invited to attend. Carson L. Garrell Announces Candidacy Carson L. Garrell has announc ed his candidacy for County Com oüssioner of Columbus County for 2one no.4 comprising Wil hams, South Williams and Bug Townships, subject to the Uetnocratic Primary May 31. William Foster Cox, 73, finan cier of farming operations throughout Columbus and Horry counties and perhaps Tabor City's most prominent business man. died Friday afternoon at 2:00 in the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He had been in declining health for several months and received treatment in McLeod's Infirmary in Flor ence in February when he had pneumonia. He was admitted to the Baptist Hospital eight days before his death where he under went a major lung operation. Mr. Cox was a native of the Guideway section of this county W. F. COX where he grew up as a farm boy.! He began his phenominal busi-' ness career as an organ and piano salesman. He later operat-1 ed a hotel in Tabor City and in 1914 opened a furniture and hardware store here. This busi ness is still prominent and is be lieved to ι -·_ first furniture re tail establishment in the county. A. Paul Rogers and Charles C. Leggette were associated with! him in business here at the time of his death. At one time he was interested in the undertaking business and erected one of the large tobacco warehouses here. He was the son of the late Frank and Miriam Butler Cox and was born February 7, 1879, in the Old Zion section, now Tab or City route 3. He was educated in the public schools of Colum bus county and taught school for about two years. He was an active member of the Mount Tabor Baptist Church, a former member of the Colum bus County Hospital Board of Trustees, and was prominent in the town's government, having been named to the town board in 1916. His civic activities were limited, but he was always an advocate of good roads and con sidered the new Pireway Bridge) a noteworthy project. He had worked toward securing this structure for many years. One of the largest crowds in the town's history attended the Sunday afternoon funeral serv ices at the Mount Tabor Baptist church. Services were conducted by Rev. P. C. Gantt, Baptist pas tor here; Rev. Winfrey Davis, former local Baptist pastor; and Rev. G. W. Crutchfield, pastor of the Saint Paul Methodist Church. Interment followed in the Myr tle Green cemetery. Active pallbearers were James Blanton, Claude Huggins, Ned Butler. W. W. Woody, R. B. Mal lard, B. L. Nesmith, Jr., W. A. Williams and Dr. Ross M. Wil liamson. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Baggett Cox; four sisters, Mrs. LiUie Russ, of Laur inburg; Mrs. Mollie Stanley, Miss Callie Cox and Miss Daisy Cox, all of route 3, Tabor City. Ε. C. Sanders Is Head Of New Firm Ernest C. Sanders of Tabor City is president of a new firm at CJonway which was given a char ter by the State of South Caro lina last week. The Horry Plywood Corpora tion is the name of the new firm which was granted a charter of $100,000 to buy, sell, exchange and otherwise deal in lumber, ve neer, materials and other for estry products. Sandezs is one of Columbus Ca cutty's leading lumber men. The general schedule of activi ties at the Tabor City School: for the remainder of the yeai were announced today by Super intendent C. H. Pinner. TTie Schedule: April 18 — Junior-Senior ban quet at Harry's Anchorage, Lakt Waccamaw. April 24 — Spelling Contest Whiteville. April 25—Civitan Ministrel. April 29—World Peace Speaking Contest, sponsored by Tabor Citj Woman's Club. May 2—Glee Club Concert. May 8 and 9 — Miss Caroline Murray's Piano Recital. May 18 — Baccalaureate Ser mon by Dr. Clyde A. Milner president of Guilford College. May 20—Graduation Exercises, with Dr. B. Frank Hall, pastor Presbyterian Church, Wilming ton, N. C. MAYOR'S COURT RECEIPTS LISTED The following records of may or's court cash receipts for the past nine months period for Tab or City and Chadbourn munici palities has been released as fol lows: TABOR CITY July August September October November December January February March _ $177.20 341.55 161.70 243.10 _ 142.75 66.10 _ 203.25 155.0C 161.05 $1,651.70 CHADBOURN July, 1951 $438.05 August, 1951 533.4G September, 1951 596.45 October, 1951 752.75 November, 1951 434.85 December, 1951 609.4C January, 1952 323.0C February, 1952 288.20 March, 1952 212.25 $4,188.3f LEGION MEETS OH THURSDAY All members of the American Legion Post 101 here are urged to attend the Thursday night meeting at the hut at 7:30. All committees for the coming base ball season are ready to be an nounced and it is hoped that good attendance will be had so that assignments will be thoro ughly understood by those or the various committees. BAPTISTS URGED TO DONATE TO BUILDING FUND E. W. Fonvielle, chairman oi the building committee of the Mt. Tabor Baptist church, called on church members here to do their part toward raising the $25,000 necessary to begin con struction of additions to the church at the quarterly confer ence Sunday. Fonvielle stated that two per sons had pledged a similar sum, and it would have« to be matched by others members of the church if construction was to be done in the near future. Pledges were made for part of the amount sev eral months ago but to date only about $6000 has been paid in by the membership. c This construction propect is part of one of the "Finer Caro lina" projects, and must be start ed before fall if Tabor City is to get credit for accomplishing its proposals. Pre-School Clinic To Be Held Here Next Tuesday The annual pre-school clinic for the Tabor City School will be held at the school Tuesday, April 15, officials of the County Health Department announced today Fhe clinic will open at the local school at 9:30 a. m. All children who will enter school this fall should report at the clinic, and parents are urged to cooperate with the health de partment and school officials in getting their child to the school. Parents are also asked to take the child's birth certificate to the clinic if at all possible. Principal C. H. Pinner, announced. PFC. ROBERT L. GORE Pfc. Royce L. Gore who recent ly completed indoctrinational training at the Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas and is now stationed with the 58th Fighter Int. Squadron, Otiz A. F. Base, Falmouth, Mass. Pfc. Gore, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gore of route 2, Tabor City, enlisted in the Air Force Janu ary 8, 1952. NEGRO GETS LONG TERN FOB MURDER Frank Hucks, local Negro, en tered a plea of guilty of second degree murder in the shotgun shooting of his wife, and was sentenced to not less than 17 or more than 22 years in the state prison by Judge William T. Hatch at a special term of Superior Court in Whiteville last Wednes day. Hucks, represented legally by Attorney Raymond B. Mallard of Tabor City, entered a plea of j guilty to second degree murder Wednesday and Solicitor Clifton L. Moore accepted for the State. Judge Hatch then pronounced the sentence as prescribed by law. << The Grand Jury had returned a true bill of indictment only the day before in connection with the case and his voluntary mur der plea made the judgement im mediately forthcoming. Hucks killed his wife Louvenia on Sunday night, March 16, around 10 o'clock in the "Bot tom", colored section of Tabor City where the couple lived. She died shortly after being struck in the chest by a charge from a 12 guage shotgun. The defend ant surrendered to officers L. R. Watson and Ted Watts of the Tabor City police force after the shooting. He was found in the front yard of the home when officials went to make the ar rest. He offered no resistance and admitted the shooting later. Hucks was taken to Whiteville to jail the next day and he is said to have told Patrolman W. S. Allen that he shot has wife "through a bluff." He indicated later that he hadn't maent to kill her but was trying to scare her. He also told officers that he and his wife had an argument earlier in the day and that Lou venia had left the house and stayed gone until that night. When she came back home, the shooting took place. He ran to a neighbor's home and told that "Louvenia has shot herself." The details of the incident were brought to light in Coroner Lacy R. Thompson's inquest two days after the killing. Hucks did not take the stand himself at the inquest and the testimony was offered by Officers Watson, Al len and Hucks' neighbor, Bill Johnson. The homicide was the second in Columbus County this year. Hen Lays Egg In City Hall Several day ago one of the hens which E. W. Fonvielle and Son had bought on the poultry market managed to escape from jher coop and was detected roam ing around the town hall. She appeared to be looking for some thing and indeed she must. The old hen finally got up the nerve to actually creep in the front door and sit down in a box that was lying on the floor. She stay ed there real quiet for several minutes and then departed. But in the meantime she had layed an egg and there it was in the box. City Clerk Cash Garrell and Leon Fonvielle then succeeded in catching her and putting her back in captivity. Dr. Η. W. Jordon To Speak At Bridge Opening Ceremony ι Tabor And Chadbourn To Jointly Sponsor Legion Baseball Team The 1952 edition of American Legion Junior baseball here will be sponsored jointly by the Tabor City and Chad bourn American Legion posts and the team will be known as "Tabor-Chadbourn American Legion Team," it was decided at a meeting in Chadbourn Monday night. RED CROSS DRIVE SHORT A. E. Goldfinch, chairman of the 1952 Red Cross drive in Tab or City, announced today that only $689.90 has been raised thus far in the campaign and that anyone who can possibly lend some more financial assistance is urged to do so. The qouta for Tabor City was set at $1358.40 and Goldfinch emphasized the need for some additional funds even if the en tire quota cannot be reached. DEATH CLAIMS J. T. SHELLEY John Toles Shelley, 76, contrac tor, farmer and lumberman, died at his home on Bucksville Star route, Thursday noon, after an illness of seven months. Funeral rites were held from the Myrtle Beach Baptist church Sunday at 3 o'clock p. m. Burial was in the Swash cemetery. Rev. B. L. Rains and Rev. Carl Comp· ton officiated. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Susan A. Shelley; one son, W. Issac Shelley of Aynor; four daughters, Mrs. Minnie S. Allen, Aynor, Mrs. Leila S. Hodges of the home, Mrs. Juanita S. Alford, Conway, Mrs. Laura S. Went worth, San Diego, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. L. A. Roberts, Co lumbia, S. C.; one brother, W. W. Shelley, Gallivants Ferry, route 1. Five grandsons. BUEL LANIER OPENS STATION The Atlantic station, located on the Tabor City Whiteville highway known as the old Chev rolet building, is now open under the name, City Atlantic Service. Buel Lanier, proprietor, announc ed. The new business is featuring prompt service and is offering a fi^ee grease job with the purchase of 100 gallons of gasoline, Mr. Lanier said. Customers receive a card with the purchase of the first gallon of gasoline and after the 100 gallon number is punch ed, tthe customer is eligible for the free job. Mr. Lanier, who is accociated with Prince Brothers, has named Frank Roberts as manager of the station. : Dolpjras Waddell Passes Thursday Julius Dolphus Waddell, 62, of route 2, Tabor City died Friday morning in the Mullins S. C. hos pital at 4 o'clock after an illness of seven days. A son of the late N. D. Quinnie Strickland Waddell of Columbus County, he was a retired paint contractor and returned to his from Savannah, Ga. where he re sided for several years. Funeral rites were held Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Cherry Grove Baptist church by the Rev. C. R. Melton, Rev. W. H. Guy, and Rev. M. W. Strick land. Burial followed in the For est Lawn cemetery. He is survived by his wife; Mrs. Ida Waddell; three sons Bob, Paul, and Tim, all of Savan nah, Ga.; five daughters, Mrs Henry Strickland of Tabor City, Mrs. Herman Watts of Loris Mrs. EJllery Buffkin of Green Sea, Mrs. Tommy Usher of Savannah, Gr., and Mrs. Earl Allen of Eliza beth, N. J.; four brothers, Till man of Savannah, Ga., Rosier. Doris and Daford, all of Tabor City; four sisters, Mrs. Letha Hooker, Mrs. Beulah Lancaster Mrs. Julie Buffkin, all of Tabor City, and Mrs. Minnie Turbeville of Fair Bluff. » w%. v.«WW »VMUiW or* City has sponsored a junioi baseball team alone but the geo graphical location of Tabor City along with the difficulties lnvolv ed in financing the project in a small town, brought about the merged sponsorship and officiate believe that a far more satisfact ory arrangement has been found As in past seasons, the team this year will be composed ol boys under 17 years of age from both Tabor City and Chadbourr and some Fair Bluff youngsters will probably be in the gr°uP More local boys are expected tc be on the team this year than ui any past seasons. Several Chad bourn baseballers have already inquired about trying out for the junior squad. Practice sessions this seasor will all be held in the afternoon ί beginning about June 1, wit competition in the league 'for its beginning on June 4. Every effort will be made to enlist as many boys from the rural communities in this section as possible and all boys who can get their parents permission to play will be invited to join the squad. Parents of such boys will be able to count on at least half day's work from the young sters every day and there will be no Saturday practices, making it possible for them to work a full day then. . , I It is hoped that by working out lust such an arrangement that parents of boys who live on farms in this area, will be able to allow their youngsters to par ticipate. The regular league sea son lasts only from June 4, JUTo date the exact teams that Lumberton. There is assurance that Lumberton will field a team but thev ** c°"' sidering it at the^resent time Several members of the local high school team which would make good junior team material ?t parents will allow them to corn pete include: Jimmy Jermgar Gore, of the Pireway a«*°nw^ have made exceptionally 8«« showings for ana Tompkins, Jerry re nuiv Wrieht, among others. lBlpteye« from last year's team from other communities who are eligible for competition again Sis ^son include: Joe Gore » Williams Ε. V. Lehto, of near Elizabethtownj^Buck mter^an Worth Barnhardt, of Acme-Deic , and Buck Jolly, of Chad^°"|?cher Benton Walton, youngpitcher for Fair Bluff last year whose home is in Chadbourn t quested to play with the 'oca this year. He is currently !" school in Georgia but his home ^olaä^i^Ratteree this wMk parted out that all youngs ^ under 18 years of age are invuea tot^outVthete^^enthe first practices are held Th ρ pose of the pro-am is to teach youngsters the fundamentals of the game and build America ism, and all are urged to compete for positions on the team Twenty players may be earn ed the first four weeks of the season and 16 the rest of the time. SENIOR CLASS MAKE TOUR Members of the Tabor City senior class are in Charleston. S. C. today (Wednesday) on a sight seeing tour. They "sneaked off' with the authority of offi cials about β o'clock a. m. on the school activity bus. Mrs. W. W. Woody accompani ed the group numbering 57. Dr. Η. W. Jordan, chairman of the State highway commission of Raleigh, will be one of the featured speakers at the grand opening ceremony of the Pire way bridge which will be held at the bridge on Thursday April 24, E. W. Fonvielle, chairman, of the local committee sponsoring the affair, stated here this week. Dr. Jordan in a telephone con versation with W. A. Williams this week accepted the invitation. In addition a host of other highway officials will be present including A. Wilbur Clark, third division highway commissioner of Fayetteville who is in charge of all highway construction in , this section. The opening ceremony will be held on the bridge at 2:00 April 24th, sponsored by the Tabor City Merchants Association. In addition to some noted speakers who will be on hand, the Colum bus County band will be present, 4000 free soft drinks will be pass ed out to all in attendance, thous ands of balloons willl be turned loose welcoming Brunswick coun ty citizens to Tabor City, and at least $1000 worth of free trade certificates, donated by local merchants, will be given away to persons crossing the bridge on the 24th. The Merchants Association has designated April 24, 25 and 26 as "Brunswick County Days" and extra-special values will be made available in practically every lo cal store on that occasion. The trade certificates will be accept ed as money during that period •and several useful items will be [sold at cost or below by many j Tabor City business firms. {CANCER DRIVE IN PROGRESS The 1952 Cancer Crusade is of ficially on in Columbus county, (Mrs. Evelyn Leonarrd, command er announced this week The cru isade, as in the past years, car ries a twin program of fund rais ing and education. The county unit of the American Cancer So ciety has accepted the goal of $2200 as its part of the stat' quota. The Society has raised the quota this year due to the ad ditional cost the organization has accepted in operating the North Carolina Institute, a nursing home located in Lumberton for the care of indigent, incurablr cancer patients, Mrs. Leonard said. Mail contributions should be payable to Columbus County Un it, ACS and addressed .to J. A. Hufham, Jr. treasurer, Wacca maw Bank and Trust company, Tabor City. Mrs. Mae S. Young, county chairman, has named the follow ing community chairmen: Whiteville, Mrs. L. P. Black mon, Jr. and the Auxiliary to the VFW: Tabor City, Mrs. Gen· ola Woodard; Chadbourn, Mrs R. A. Meares; Fair Bluff, Mrs. Sam Scott, Jr., Evergreen, Wo man's Club; Cerro Gordo, Miss Orville Floyd; Acme Delco, Mrs. Gordon Hobbs; Hallsboro, Mrs. Alice Thompson; Lake Wacca maw, Mrs. B. L. Townsend: Bol ton, Mrs. Jim Nye; Williams Township, Η. B. Frink; Bethel Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin Long; Cherry Grove, Rev. Minos Strickland; Guideway, Mrs. Dick Gore. The Health Leaders of the vari ous home demonstration clubs will serve as chairmen in their communities and a number of colored school principals are serv ing in the colored areas of the county. Columbus County citizens are asked to make their contribu tions early so that the drive may close April 31. Joe Duncan Attends Olds School Joe Duncan, Prince Motor Com pany mechanic, has returned from a two weeks stay in Lans ing, Mich, where he received in struction on the Oldsmobile Hy dra-Matic system. He received a certificate stating that he had successfully completed the course. While in Lansing, the group was shown through the Olds mobile. assembly plant and the Detroit transmission factory and foundry.