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uTiTvTNUMBER 38
tfTabor City — The Town With A City Future"
TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1952
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Work IsProgressing
On Nakina School
Columbus County's school sys·
tl>n; will have its first plant ex-J
eiusively tor high school stu
dents. :n operation for next Fall,
,f no unforeseen delays occur. |
Th:> was indicated during the
and when it was learned
rn.r the new central high school
nov\ under construction at Na
will be completed before
tht 11*52-53 term.
The new unit will not increase
th, number of high schools in
the system since the high school
department will be discontinued
at Old Dock.
Construction of the new school
building at Nakina is in charge
of Charles C. Haynes, general
con:factors, of Durham.
Although the county system
now has high schools at Acme
p. :.·ο. Tabor City, Chadbourn.
Ev rgreen. Fair Bluff Williams
and Hallsboro. as well as Old
Pock, the Nakina plant will be
the only one without an elemen
tary department. Provisions arej
beinc made for only the ninth,
tenth. eleventh and« twelfth
grades. leaving elementary grade
indents at Old Dock and Guide
way.
As a part of the overall plan!
for the Old Dock and Guideway'
school districts, improvements;
ar·^ planned almost immediately
for the two elementary schools.
Materials for additions at Guide
way have been placed on the pre-;
rr.ises and construction is sched
uled to begin shortly.
Renovations and other improve
ments will be done at Old Dock
Elementary School after the end
of the current school year.
Superintendent T. Ward Guy.
revealed that the construction
programs at Tabor City Negro;
Hi eh School. Mount Olive Negro
school and Armour Negro School (
are expected to be completed;
soon. He said the new units at
the Negro institutions would def-j
initety be ready for occupancy j
ir. September.
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Mrs. McCormick
Circle Hostess
Mrs. Robert F. McCormick was
hostess to the regular meeting
of the Leila McMillian circle at
her home Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Ε .W. Fonvielle, circle lead
er. presided and Mrs. B. F. Dun
cum gave the program.
A sweet course was served by
the hostess to 13 members in at
tendance.
Canasta Played
At Little River |
The Wednesday evening Can
asta Club met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Ellis at Little
River this week.
Canasta was played throughout ι
the evening after which a sweet
course with coffee was served.
Those playing were Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Bessent, Mr. and Mrs.
'·'·*. S. Tyson, Mrs. Eatofel Smith, I
Mrs. Gene McCrosley, Mrs. Bill
'•"ercen, Mrs. Vincian Bessent and
the host and hostess.
REBECCA FLOYD
ON DEAN'S LIST
-Miss Rebecca Floyd, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Floyd of
this city, made the Dean's list
for the winter quarter at the
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, officials announced.
Miss Floyd, a senior at the
unversity, is a member of the
Glee club.
Bullock's Store
Has New Manager
Earl Spivey, native of Loris, j
has assumed duties as manager J
r't Bullock's Department store
hr*ro. '
Spivey has been associated with
tr.e Bullock chain for about a ,
year and comes to the local store j
from the Chadbourn store where ·
he was manager. i
He is married to the former j<
Eloise Elliott, daughter of Mr. |j
ar*d Mrs. Α. V. Elliott, Sr. of Tab- \>
°- City. Theey are Baptists. (
Mr. and Mrs. Spivey are resid- j
h;g in the Hickman apartments, j
Wurman George who formerly ^
managed the Bullock store here ,
13 in Mullins where he opened a <
store. He and his family are at <
home there. j
NEGRO YOUTH
SHOT TO DEATH
A friendly tussle over a single
shot rifle today ended in death
for a Negro youth at Bolton.
The victim of the accident was!
Evans Monroe. 20, who was I
struck by a bullet just under the j
heart.
The accident occurred about
9:30 and Monroe was dead on ar
rival at Columbus County Hos
pital.
Katie Waddell, 29, mother of a
five-month-old girl, was jailed
temporarily by Deputy Sheriff L.
R. Wayne while the shooting was
being investigated, but she was
released about noon.
The shooting took place at the
Waddell home as the woman was I
preparing to remove the cart
ridge from the weapon. She said
Monroe grabbed hold of the gun
and was tussling with her over
the weapon, disregarding her
warning that it was loaded.
Quertioned at county jail here,
she said she didn't know whether
his hand touched the trigger or
whether the jar of the playful
youth caused the weapon to dis
charge. She said she had holdj
only of the rifle stock at the
time of the accident.
The woman's story was corro
borrated by another neighbor
the Rev. Plowder Butler, whc
happened to be visiting the home ■
at the time.
MRS. J. R. GROOVER
CLAIMED BY DEATH;
Mrs. J. S. Groover. 79, mother'
of Mrs. J. P. Brown of this city,!
died in the St. Joseph hospital in j
Sterosnah - Ga.. Thursday night '
at 8 o'clock. She had been in !
declining health for several
years and was admitted to the
hospital after developing pneu-'
monia. five days before her
death.
Mrs. Groover is well known
here as she made her home with
Mr. and Mrs. Brown for several
years. She had resided in I
Savannah for about two years,!
and visited here last summer, j
Funeral rites were held from!
the chapel of the Sipple Brothers j
Funeral Home in Savannah Sat-;
urday morning aat 11 o'clock, j
Rev. J. Waltler Hendrix officia-:
ted assisted by Rev. Mr. Gillam. j
Interment followed in the Bonaj
Venture cemetery.
She is survived by nine daugh
ters, a number of grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Donald Prince
Entertains Class
The Υ Μ Class of the Mount
Tabor Baptist Sunday School met
with Mrs. Donald Prince at her i
home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Tom i
Guthrie, president, presided.
The program was given by Mrs.
Jack Miller, chairman, Mrs. Ε. E.
Wright, Mrs. Bob White and Mrs.
Guthrie.
Refreshments were served by
the hostess to nine members.
MISS BURROUGHS
TAKES OFFICE
AT COKER
HARTSVILLE, S. C., April 15—
Coker college's student govern
ment changed hands this week.
At a traditional changeover in
duction ceremony, 15 girls named
members of the 1952-53 student
council took over leadership of
the student body from the 1951
52 council. The new council will
serve a customary apprentice
ship in their next year's roles
during the rest of the present
session. There are four holdover
nembers.
Toula Latto of Charleston, new
president of the Student Govern
nent association, and four other
recently elected student govern
ment officers head the 1952-53
council. Callie McCuen of Ander-j
son is 1st vice president of the'
association; Rebecca Burroughs
>f Tabor City, N. C., 2nd vice
»resident; Nancy Altman of
Route 1, Galivants Perry, secre
ary; and Sarah Kolb of Conway,
Teasurer. President Toula Latto,
vho succeeds senior Barbara
Spears of Lamar, and Callie Mc
IJuen are rising seniors. The rest
ire rising juniors. ,
LEOO* NAMES
BASEBAU
COMMITTEES
At its regular semi-monthly
meeting at the hut Thursday
night, Tabor City American Leg
ion Post 101 named the follow
ing Legionnaires to committees
which will promote the activities
of Junior baseball here this sum
mer:
Season Ticket Sales Committee
—S. P. Smith, Clarence Willough
by, Billy Dorman and Dr. J. L.
James.
Grounds and light committee j
—Don Hughes, Bill Ratteree and·
C. H. Pinner.
Legal affairs committee—R. B.:
Mallard.
Game transportation commit-:
tee—Elbert Shelley.
Daily practice transportation—j
Ben Nesmith III and Phil I
Hughes.
Gate receipt committee—Roy1
Buffkin. J. A. Herlocker and Bill
Oakley.
Concession Stand Committee—
Buel Lanier, Arthur Prince, Ver-|
non Morris, Roc Ray, Bryant
Graham, Ralph Norris and J. C.
Ward.
Umpire committee Liston
Mew and Bill Ratteree.
The Chadbourn post which is
sponsoring the program jointly
with Tabor City this year will ap
point its own committees to
handle ticket sales there and to
procure transportation for cem
bers of the team from that com
munity.
The first practice session for
this year's Tabor-Chadbourn
nine will probably be called by
Coach Bill Ratteree about May
27 although no definite date has
been set thus far. However, the
league play schedule, whiih will
be arranged shortly after May
15. will begin on June 4.
SCOUTS TO MEET
WITH LOCAL
WOMAN'S CLUB
The Tabor City Girl Scout
troop will hold their Court of
Honor at the general meeting of
the Tabor City Woman's club at
the clubhouse Thursday evening.
April 17, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Ε. E.
Wright, leader, will conduct the
court.
All club members are urged to
attend. ·
Juniors Hold
Weiner Roast
The 3leven and twelve year
old Junior classes of the Mount
Tabor Baptist Sunday School
taught by Lloyd Hipps, Ben Hux®
and Mr.-. Reece Burroughs held
their annual weiner roast at East
Tabor Thursday evening.
Games were enjoyed along with
the roast attended by about 25.
Mrs. Lloyd Hipps assisted the
teachers with the entertainment, i
FUNERAL RITES
HELD FOR
ACCIDENT VICTIM
Funeral rites for John Willard
Cribb, Jr., 23, accident victim,
were held from the Clarendon
Baptist church Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock by the Rev. Clyde
Prince and Rev. Jessie Hilburn.
Interment was in the Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Cribb, a native of Clarendon
and Navy veteran, was employed
at the Federal Shoe Company,
Lewiston, Maine.
Cribb was instantly killed in an
automobile accident near Dover.
Dela. on April 8 as he and Sgt.
Richard Turner were driving en
route to Fort Bragg and Wil
mington. Details of the accident
are meager as Cribb was named
the driver of the car and Turner
was asleep at the time of a colli
sion with a truck. Sgt. Turner
was slightly injured.
Cribb was enroute to Wilming
ton to visit with his mother be
fore she underwent an operation
and Sgt. Turner was reporting to
Fort Bragg. The two men met
when Cribb answered Sgt. Turn
er*s advertisment for a rider to
North Carolina.
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Eileen Cribb, and a daugh
ter, Sheila Ray; parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Cribb of Wilmington;
five brothers, Julian, Eugene, El
wood, Dale, and Ben, all of Wil
mington; three sisters, Barbara
Ann, Brenda, and Patsy of Wil
mington; paternal grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cribb of Clar
endon; maternal grandmother
Mr. A. D. Norris of Chadbourn.
Ci vi tans Practice
For Minstrel
Members of the Civitan club
who have parts in the minstrel
scheduled for April 25, have been
holding rehearsals recently and
those who have witnessed this
preview declare that this year's
production is the best held thus
far.
The Civitans hold the minstrel
annual with proceeds going to
ward band uniforms for the Co
lumbus County band.
Methodist Women
Hold Meeting
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service, Saint Paul Method
ist church, met in the church aud
itorium last night. Mrs. Doc Bru
ton, president, presided.
The program entitled "Human
izing Labor Relations" was given
by Mrs. R. P. Counts, chairman,
Mrs. F. F. Tho.pson. Mrs. Α. V.
illiott, Jr., Miss Mary Lou Cox.
and Miss Edith Stafford.
Mrs. Everette Prince gave the
devotional. j
Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Outland of
Rich Square were the Sunday j
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Mai-1
lard.
RED DEVILS BEAT LUN6ERT0N
FOR EIGHTH STRAIGHT WIN
CANCER RESEARCH
IS PAYING OFF
Cancer research was described
this week by Mrs. Evelyn Leon
ard, commander of the Columbus
Unit, ACS as a dividend-bear
ing investment and not a "pie
in the sky" proposition forr the
future.
She said that the American
public already is reaping "sub
stantial benefits" from the multi
million dollar research program
that receives its support from
contributions to the current Can
cer Crusade.
Research has made it possible
to cure an unprecedented number
of cancer patients, Mrs. Leonard
said.
"Many lives that would have
been forfeited to cancer just a
few years ago are being saved
today thanks to research deve
lopments which produced new
anesthesias, surgical techniques,
antibiotics to control infections
associated with surgery, copious
blood transfusions to permit rad
ical surgery and improved meth
ods of radiation," she declared.
She said that it is now possible
to ease the pain of advanced can
cer in a majority of patients.
"Chemicals, including radioac
tive isotopes, now are considered
indispensable in the management
of many kinds of cancer," Mrs.
Leonard added. "We do not talk
about their curing cancer yet.
But more and more they are
proving their worth as pain-re
ducing and cancer-retarding
agents.
"It no longer is necessary to
confine our talk about research
to predictions of its future bene
fits. Research is paying off today
—paying off in the handsomest
manner possible, the prevention
of suffering and the saving of
lives."
Mrs. Nettie Hammond
Gives W.M.S. Program
The Woman's Missionary Soci
ety of the Mount Tabor Baptist
ihurch met at the church Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. C. G.
Westmoreland, president, presid
ing.
Mrs. Nettie Hammond, of the
Business Woman's circle, gave
the program entitled "Hawaiians
A.re American Too."
Mrs. A. P. Rogers, member of
the Dula McGougan circle, gave
the devotional from Psalm 40.
In their first night game of
the season, Tabor City's high
school baseball nine continued its
all winning ways here at Civitan
Field Friday night, trouncing
the visiting Lumberton Pirates,
7-4. It was the eighth win with
out a loss for the locals, as their
schedule ended the first half.
Just eight additional games re
main on the docket.
Jimmy "Nick" Jemigan im
proved as he went along to cop
the mound win for the Devils.
(The junior righthander, though
wild in the early innings, scatter
ed 7 hits effectively, fanned 10
Buccaneers and walked 7.
Relief Pitcher Bobby Ever
leigh, who took over the Lumber
ton hill chores in the top of the
first after Starter Larry Mc
Mullen had failed to retire a man!
while giving up two hits and a
walk, did a splendid mound job
but failed to receive creditable
support from his teammates. He
gave up 8 safeties, whiffed 12
Tabor City batsmen and walked
seven.
The Red Club took advantage!
of its first opportunity, as did'
.Lumberton's fairly inexperienced
crew. Jernigan's wildness got:
him in trouble in the opening!
frame, when two walks, errors
bv Second Baseman Neil Gore
and Left Fielder Weldon Gore,;
and Jerry Goin's single produced!
a pair of runs for the Bucs.
Then, Ratteree's bunch tied it
up in their half of the same in
ning as McMullen walked Dock
Fowler, gave up a single to Jun
i ior "River" Jordan, and a double j
'to left by Neil Gore, Coach!
Dwight Holshouser replaced Mc
Mullen with Bobby Everleight, a
ι lefty. He walked Jim Thomp
kins and Sam Waiden to force
in the tying run but fanned a i
trio of TC batters in the process.
The locals gained another pair
in the second frame on Jernigan's
double. Dock Fowler's second
walk, Jordan's sacrifice and sin
gles by Neil Gore and Jim
Rogers. They won their 8th un
beaten triumph by counting
twice in the 6th on Dock Fow
ler's triple, Jordan's walk and a
passed ball, and added an insur
ance run in the 7th.
Lumberton added two runs in
their 7th on Charlie Floyd's one
base blow and doubles by McMul
len and Goins. Goins was their
leading batter with a 2 for 4
average. Neil Gore, with a
double and single in five at
tempts, paced the winners.
Business Women
Hold Meeting
The Business Woman's Circle
of the Mount Tabor Baptist
Church, met at the home of Mrs.
C. H. Pinner with Miss Kate
Jones as hostess Thursday eve
ning. Mrs. Nettie Hammind was
in charge of the program.
During the social period refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
LEGIONNAIRES
WILL HOLD
DISTRICT MEETING
Harry B. Symes, district com
mander of the American Legion
of Wilmington, notified the post
here this week that the district
meeting would be held at Lake;1
Waccamaw at Harry's Anchor·!1
age, nex Tuesday night, April 22. |
All Legionnaires in the district;
are invited to attend the dinner
meeting. '·
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Bridge Played
At Nesmith's
Mrs. B. L. Nesmith, Jr. enter· j
tained the Tuesday Afternoon |
Bridge club at her home yester- ]
day. Mrs. D. J. Hughes received A
the high score award and Mrs.
Nesmith presented her house .
guest, Mrs. George Leonard of 1
Asheville, with a gift. ■
Sandwiches, cookies and coffee
were served by Mrs. Nesmith to
Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs.'i
J. B. Hardwick, Mrs. J. M. Mc-'s
Gougan, Mrs. R. B. Mallard, Mrs. !<
J. F. Bo swell and Mrs. C. G. West* j 1
moreland. Ii
AUTO PLANTS BUILD VARIETY OF WEAPONS
a ·ι* .ι' —m hi m —ι 11 imgnaj—
Scope of Chevrolet's defense effort while
continuing civilan goods output is shown
by these pictures from three plants. (Top)
-Artillery shells ready for final inspection
at St. Louis. (Above)—Broaching drive gears
for tanks at Gereland. (At Ieft)-Aircraft
engine pistons in production at Buffalo.
Τ. Β. Gunter Replaces Dr. Jordan
As Speaker At Bridge Ceremony
Dr. Η. W. Jordan, Chairman of
the State Highway Commission,
this week notified E. W. Fon
vielle, chairman of the Pireway
Bridge opening ceremony com
mittee, that he would be unable
to fulfill his speaking engage·
ment here on April 24. However,
Dr. Jordan stated that Τ. B.
Gunter, Chief Bridge Engineer
for North Carolina, would be
present at the opening and
would make the principal ad
dress.
Mr. Gunter is a widely known
engineer and one of the foremost
authorities on bridges in the
country.
Other plans for the big cere
mony were rapidly taking shape
this week as all committess dis
cussed various details.
More than $1000 in trade certi·
ficates, worth one dollar in actu
al value in merchandise at Tabor
City stores, will be given away
on April 24 to persons who cross
the bridge from Brunswick coun
ty into Columbus. These may be
traded in' by recipients on either
Thursday or Saturday, April 24,
25 and 26 but will not be accepted
after these dates. Those three
days have been designated
"Brunswick County Days" by
the local Merchants Association,
the organization that is sponsor
ing the bridge opening ceremony.
In addition to the free trade
certificates, ten thousand bal
loons bearing the message "Wel
come To Tabor City" will be ei
ther given to children or inflated
and turned losse during the cere
mony and 4000 soft drinks will
be given away to those in attend
ance.
A. Wilbur Clark, district high
way commissioner, will be among
the principal speakers on the pro
gram, and many other high rank
the principal speakers on the pro
ing highway officials will be
present.
Plenty of band music is in
store for those present at the
ceremony with the Columbus
jounty band already committed
ίο be present and several others
invited. The nationally-known
Shallotte high school band has
seen invited and may be present
:o take part in the festivities.
Mail Contributions
Received For Cancer
Rev G. W. Crutchfiel was the
first Tabor City cittizens to make
a mail contribution to the local
1952 Cancer Drive officials an
nounced this week.
Rev. Crut.hfield is pastor of
the Saint Paul Methodist church
and the Zion church.
Mail contributions will be great
ly appreciated in the current drive
officials said and coin cans are
being placed in various business
places for the convenience of
shoppers.
Mrs. Mae S. Young, county
chairman, and J. A. Hufham, Jr.,
county treasurer, are acceptiing
contributions both for the Tabor
City drive and the county fund.
ROTARY HEARS
DISCUSSION
ON EDUCATION
M. G. Isley, principal of the
Whiteville elementary schools
was the main speaker at the
Monday night meeting of the lo
:al Rotary Club. .
Mr. Isley spoke on the program
aefng sought by the United
forces for Education, designed
:o raise the standard of educa
:ion in North Carolina. The pro
gram would lower the teacher
oad, that is put fewer pupils
η each class, give teachers a
►lightly longer working year, add
'unds for better janitorial serv·
ce, raise teacher salaries, and
ieveral other things.
Several Rotarians stated that
hey would attend the District
totary Conference in Lumberton
hat is scheduled for Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this
reek.
HIGH SCHOOLERS
ΓΟ HAVE BANQUET
Members of the junior and sen
or classes of the Tabor City high
chool will hold their annual ban·
[uet at Harry's Anchorage at
jake Waccamaw Friday night
ipril 18.