Elk H6e 7< ,-^ΓνΊ. N-UMBEB 41 "Tabor City — ΓΑί Town With A City Future" TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1952 5c A COPY; $2:00 A YEAR Five Guilty In Eviction Case Throe defendants were found gUi!ty Tuesday on both counts of * Federal indictment in the Eliza Grainger eviction case. Two oth ers were found guilty on one court. J. Grainger and two sis ters. Tina Grainger Floyd and V- norretha Grainger Bak er, v.e convicted after trial of conspui' . to prevent Federal of ficer.» -Ton: evicting Mrs Grainger, 30-you- old bedridden widow from a house in the Carolina sec tion of Korrv County. The second coar." charged wilful assault on a II S. marshal and three deputies, resistance and use of weapons. Mrs. Geneva Grainger Arnette, another sister, and Mrs. Stacia Dyson Grainger. Homer Grainger's Grainier and two μ no swen were convicted on a count involv ing charges of assaulting the offic er. Each was fined $100. in addi tion. Grainger drew a two and oar-half year sentence. Tina Granger Floyd was given a two year sentence by Federal Judge George Bell Timmerman and her »ister. Dorretha Grainger Baker drew a three and one half year sentence. Another sister, Mrs. Geneva Grainger Arnette, and Mrs. Stada Dyson Grainger Homer's wife drew suspended terms of 15 18 months, respectively. Each was fined 5100 and placed on five-year probation. They were convicted on the consipracy count only. wife, were convicted on the con spiracy count only. t*. S. District Judge George Bell Timmerman set sentencing for 10 a. r- Thursday. He rejected the plea of State Sen. J. Ralph Gasque of Marion, defense counsel, to wait three or four days. The Federal officers began ef forts last Oct. 20 to carry out the eviction order signed by Judge J. Waties Waring (now retired). One or onother of the Graingers met them and refused to get out, the indictment and testimony charged. Finally, on Dec. 11, Al fred J. Plowden Jr. of Summerton, 1*. S. deputy marshal for the Eastern District of the State, took three deputies, Hal H. Harbin, Hay A. Gaddy and Julian M. Poulnot, determined to take Mrs4 Gramg3r to a hospital and clear out the others. Plowden hired ar ambulance from Ralph Inman, Tabor City, N. C. funeral director, but didn't uccessd in his plans. When the rattle of gunfire was over. Homer Grainger and Deputy Poulnot of Charleston lay wound ed. The officers, followed as the ambulance in which Inman and his companion Layc Thompson oi Chadbourn, N. C., sped from the dangerous scene. Poulnot was tak en in it to Mullins Hospital. The property had been subject to a civil suit earlier, brought by still another daughter, Mrs. Mamie Grainger Joyner, and her husband, J. Lee Joyner of Cerro Gordo, N. C. In the case, the Joyners were declared· owners. A family despute centered over argument by the Graingers that die was not on the land on ques tion. Judge Timmerman ruled til at, since .10 appeal had been made from the civil decision, that case was closed and facts s#t up there· in could not be brought up „in this trial. The Graingers denied that they bad us id weapons on Plowden and his deputies. A bull *t, which the Government said was from Poulnot's body was exhibited at the trial. It was declared a .32 caliber slug. The off;cers said they carried only •38s. Of thii Graingers and their kin, °nly Charlie Arnette. apparently, took, seriously the eviction order. He h^d departed and was not in volved further. The aged woman herself, was the first defense witness Tuesday. She was wheeled into the court room {or testimony. The de fendants and A. J. Baker, Horry County surveyor, who drew a plat of the land, all took the-stand for questioning The marshals did Jfcewise; as did Dr. J. T. Caih of «ullinj. Lacy Thompson aad Clerk of Court Ernest L. Allen of Char- 1 leston. , The alternate, or 13th juror, , was called to duty when Otis Mar- J tin of Timmonsville, only Negro 1 member of the Jury, brought a doctor's certificate of illness from 1 stomach ulcers. He was excused and Albert R. Mosely of Salters, the alternate took his place. Other jurors were Alfred T. Heath Jr., of Sumter, D. R. Bos tick, Marion, Furman E. Cullum, Aiken, W. McD. Jones, Bishopville, C. W. Josey Jr., St. Charles; S. D. Montgomery, Jr., Elloree, Η. H. Gray, Blenheim, J. L. Riley, Jr., St. Matthews, M. C. Jenkins, Al lendale; Gordon W. Newton, Ta tum, and John R. Berry, Dillon. HORRY {FARMERS COMPLETE LEAF PLANTING LORIS, May 1st . . . Approxi mately 98 per cent of the farmers in the Loris trading area have finished setting out their tobacco, Sales Supervisor Fenton Miller said today. As soon as the fields were dry enough to work after frequent heavy rains in March and early April, tobacco growers began set ting out their plants. Dry, general ly warm days and nights for the next few weeks made ideal condi tions for transplanting. Gentle rains with lower temperatures during the last week have averted the possibility of the transplants dying from lack of sufficient mois ture or being burned by too hot sunshine. At present the fields are look ing very good with the plants close in the hill and with the full acre- I age allotment planted. All factors seen *3 have oensp'red to cause j fields to be fully, planted and in good condition at a date from 10. days to two weeks earlier than has been the case for the past several years. As a result growers are anticipating an unusually good crop this year if only th$ weather will continue to be fav orable. An unusually plentiful supply of plants has had a great deal to do with the present promising out look for the tobacco crop in the Loris trading area. Planted be ' tween December 15th and Janu ary 15th, tobacco beds have had the benefit of plentiful rain and generally mild weather. Blue mold has done very little damage to the beds because of widespread use of fermate. Cpl. Allen Stanley Finishes School FORT HENNING, Ga., — Cpl. Allen M. Stanley, son of Mrs. Dalmas Stanley of Tabor City, North Carolina, graduated recent ly from the Bakers Course con ducted by the Third Army Food Service School here, Lt. Colonel John S. Anderson, Commandant, announced. This course.is designed to in struct and prepare selected non commissioned officers in the pre paration of pastry in central pas try shops and organizational kitchens. It is one of five courses open to officers and enlisted men of thg Regular Army and Air Force, Organized Reserve Corps and Na tional Guard. Courses range from training recruits to be cooks to training officers in mess adminis tration. Due to the world situation, the field type mess under combat conditions is stressed. ΓΟΜ GARRELL AT SCHILDE Tom Garreil has accepted a posi tion with Schild's Department I Store here and assumed his duties last week. He was associated with Schild's before serving with the armed forces during World War . It, and since that time has done outside sales work. Mr. Garrel! said this week he would like to < have his friends visit him at . Schild's. Mrs. Julian Smlthof Bethel visited her mother, Mrs. Mary Todd, last week. HALLSBORO REGBO SLAIR Whiteville had its first homi :ide in four years when a Negro »hot and killed a Hallsboro,Negro about 5:15 o'clock Sunday after noon. The victim was Loftin Bellamy, 42, who yras blasted to death on in upstairs porch in Whiteville's 'Brooklyn." Dillard Freeman, 33, was taken Lnto custody immediately by Po Liceman Wade White. The shooting took piace on the porch of Freeman's apartment, lo cated on West Columbus Street. Freeman, already facing trial on a charge of assaulting H. W. Driggers, foreman of the Wacca maw Veneer Company plant, with a knife, claimed self defense in Iiis statement to officers. According to his original state ments, Freeman was at home whsn the Hallsboro Negro called and made a motion as if to attack him. Freeman claimed he warned his caller not to come any closer and when he kept advancing, he pulled the trigger to his 12-guage shot gun. Freeman attempted to leave the impression that he was afraid and he didn't know what the visi tor was attempting to do. The alleged slayer asked neigh bors to notify police and was waiting for Officer White when he arrived. Bellamy was found dead on the edge of the upstairs porch. A different version of the day's events was obtained from Lottie Belle Bellamy, a niece of the vic tim, who told officers that the two men were in her company during 'he dr.j' . nd.that the three of them had made a trip to Mul lins, S. C. The young girl said they had been dringing, having purchased whiskey in South Caro lina, and that the men had been arguing during the course of the trip. CANCER DRIVE CONTINUES Tag Day will be observed in Tabor City Saturday in soliciting funds for the local drive, Ameri can Cancer Society, local officials announced. Tabor City has accent ed $800 of the $2200 county quota. Canvassing is underway thro ughout ,the city by volunteer workers, Miss Genola Woodard, Mrs. A. E. Goldfinch, Mrs. Nell Grainger, Mrs. Elbert Shelley, Mrs. Mae S. Young, and Mrs. Evelyn Leonard. Mail contributions will be ac cepted by J. A. Hufham, Jr. at the local Waccamaw Bank and Trust company for the local and county fund. S. HOYLü WAKU FUNERAL HELD Samuel Hoyle Ward, 76, retired farmer of the Bethel section of Columbus County, Clarendon, route 1, died Monday morning at 3:10 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. C. M. Anderson at Leland. He had been ill. for several weeks. Funeral rites wete held from the Bethel Methodist Church where he was a life long member at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. J. M. Carroll, pastor, and Rev. G. W. Crutchfield of Tabor City. Burial followed in the church :emetery. He is survived by six sons, B. Frank Ward and Walter Ward oi route 1, Clarendon, Belton Ward )f Tabor City, Robbie Ward of Leland, Ivey Ward and Cletus Ward of Charlotte; two daughters, Mrs. C. M. Anderson of Leland, ind Mrs. Weston Ganus of route L, Clarendpn; two brothers, W. B. Ward and J. C. Ward, Sr. of Clar endon; two sisters, Mrs. R. B. ginson of Clarendon, and Mrs. J. , 3. Duncan of route 3, Tabor City; u}d .nine grandchildren. - Mrs. J. T. Butler of Bladeaboro risited here Wednesday afternoon. Piano Recital Γο Be Gfcven At William? School " 1 The piano pupils of Mrs. De- ( Rötha Hughes Hardwick of the Williams Township School will be presents in a recital at the Williams school auditorium Mon day evening May 12, at 8 o'clock. Students to be heard include Joan Watson. Annie Ruth Ward, Lynda Grein, Nancy Hardee, Al ma Ellis, Brenda Williams, Joan Beck, Shirley Cox, Sandra Green, Margie Edge, Marion Grey Todd and Joan Beck. The selections to be presented are by composers Mattingly, Thompson, Schuam, Thompson, Lawson, Ketterer, Schubert, Wag ner, Huerter, Beethoven, lüchter, Dvork, and Haines. The public is invited to attend. Vivian Grainger Breaks Arm Vivian, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grainger, sus tained a broken arm Saturday aft ernoon when she fell from the porch rt the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gomez Prince. Both bones \yere broken in the left arm between the wrist and elbow. rUWINS AUVIMiLJ ON POWELL FUNDS Raleigh, May 1 — Cities and towns were told today to get their names in the pot between July 1 and July 21 if they want a slice of 1952 Powell Bill funds. Something between four and a half and *^c·. million dollars will be divided up- between eligible in corporated cities and towns, based half on population and half on non-state system street mileage. Highway Chairman Henry Jor dan, in a letter mailed today, ad vised mayors of the state's cities and towns of the deadlines for filing necessary data with the Highway Commission. James Sessions Offer Candidacy James R. Sessiions, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sessions, of Route 2, Whiteville, has been selected as a candidate to attend Class No. 24 of the Official Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla., according to a präss release from the Artillery Center. Upon completion of the 22 week course, Pvt. Sessions will be commissioned as a second lieuten ant. Young Sessions qauified him self for the course through a se ries of written and physical tests and personal interviews before a board of officers which indicated that he has the necessary leader ship capabilities required of a commissioned officer. MISS CURRIE WITH BULLOCK'S HERE Miss Anna Bell Currie has ac cepted a position with Bullock's Department store here and assum ed duties this week, Earl Spivey, manager, announced. Miss Currie has wide experience in department store work and- invites all her friends and past patrons to visit tier at Bullock's. MRS. J. W. HIGH,. Mrs. J., Woody High returned from the James Walker Memorial hospital in Wilmington Friday after receiving treatment there for some time. She-is now progressing aicely at her home here. Mrs. B. G. Butler of Charleston ι is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. L. < royner, Jr. ' Mrs. Sam Fowler visited Mr. 1 md Mrs. Zeb Fowler in Elizabeth- ι town recently. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Winstead, Fimmy Winstead and Frances Ann. 1 Westmoreland spent the weekend it Crescent Besch. Miss Monteen Winstead and. Johnnie Johnson οί ι East «Carolin* Joined than at the < >eack. - ... ι Seven Enter No Contest Plea In Ku Klux Klan Floggings HIGH SCHOOL CHOBDS PLUS CONCERT RETT TUESDAY KITE MUSIC RECITAL HO BE PRESENTED \T GUIDEWAY The Guideway piano students of Mrs. DeEotha Hughes Hard wick will be presented in a recital at the Guideway School auditor ium Tuesday evening May 13, at Β o'clock. Students who will appear on the program include Judith Cox, Eva Allen Wooten, Nancy Jane Gore, Rachel Ann Cox, Harvey Graham, Jr., Sue Kelly, Margaret Callihan, Patricia Gore, Harold Hughes, Sylvia Grey Gore, Clara Beth Suggs, Ann Gore, Lumina Smith, Jimmy Gore, and Hugh Thomas Gore. The selections to be presented are by composers Thompson, Ket terer, A. Robinson, Brahms, Gil bert Sullivan, Schuam, F. M. Light, Fox, Tschai Kov/sky, Rich ter, Schuam, Dvorak, Haines, G. Western, M. Stephens, and Lane. The public is invited to attend. LOCAL V.F.W. ΓΟ HOLD POPPY SALES The local Carlton M. Fonvielle Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will hold annual Poppy Day Sales here on Saturday, May 31, Joe Spivey, commander, announced. The Poppy sales are used for local charity work, Spivey point ed out. BULLETIN Precenct meetings for the Co lumbus County Democratic Exe cutive Committee will be held at various voting places for election of precinct officers Saturday, May 10, at 12 o'clock noon at the call of W. A .Thompson, Democratic Chairman. Fire Baptized ^ Holiness Church Announces Service Special services will be held at the Fire Baptized Holiness church here Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Chester Collins, pastor announced. Evangelist Claude Hurley of Co lumbia will be the guest speaker. The public is invited to attend. PIANO RECITALS SLATED HERE TWO NIGHTS The Piano pupils of Mrs. Caro line Murray will present their an nual recitals on Thursday and Friday evening, May 8 and 9, at 8 o'clock in the Tabor City school auditorium. The Rythm Band will also ap pear on the programs. The public is invited to attend. ( miss Mcpherson AT HOWARD'S Miss Lucy McPherson of Ciaren ion has accepted a position with Howard's Clothing store here and assumed her duties several days ago. Miss McPherson has several {rears experience in department store work and invites her friends and patrons to visit her at How ard's. A. C. EDWARDS ; A. C. Edwards, local Atlantic Γ oast Line agent, and prominent ' :ivic and church leader, is expect id to return from Thompson's ] lospital, Lumberton today after J receiving treatment there for a- ' aout two weeks. Mrs. Edwards will return with 1 aim. j "4 — · ! J. J. Canady spent some time < recently la - Florence with his 1 laughter, Mrs. X. L. Davit, Jr. 1 uid ' J τηβ Taoor uity nign acnooi Chorus, composed of many voices local students, will present a concert at the auditorium next ruesday night at 8:00, Mrs. W. W. Woody, director, announced today. The musical group will render a variety of numbers of a popular, semi-classical, sacred or novetly nature. The chorus has received state wide recognition for some i>f its presentations in contests with other schools and is looked upon as one of the best in North Carolina. Proceeds from the concert will go toward payment of the new curtains for the high school stage. NEGRO SCHOOL HOLDS PARENTS DAY PROGRAM The Tabor City Negro school held its third annual Parents Day program at the school last Friday. The program included a morning of workshop activities when par ents were informed of the various activities of the school and was followed by a general assembly at noon *t which County Superin tendent T. Ward Guy addressed the parents and teachers. W. Hor ace Carter, editor of The Tribune, also spoke briefly to the group. Recreation periods were held throughout the day at jtfhich soft ball and basketball was participat ed in by many of the parents at tending. DR. J. L. JAMES NAMED DISTRICT V.¥.W. OFFICER Dr. J. L. James of Tabor City was elected as surgeon of the Fifth District, Veterans of For eign Wars, at the district meeting held in Whiteville Sunday offi cials announced,. Dr. James, local chiropractor, is quartermaster of the Carlton M. post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presbyterian Women Dbserve Anniversary in Special Program The Women of the Tabor City Presbyterian church celebrated the* eight anniversary of the local organization, formerly the auxili ary, with a special program given at the home of Mrs. J. P. Brown [Tuesday evening. The birthday program for the Presbyterian Women of the church is observed throughout the United States annually with a special of fering and program. The first (75,000 this year will endow a Bible chair at the Stillman col lege for negroes and the balance will be used for Sunday School sxtension work. Mrs. J. A. Huf ham, Jr., presi dent, explained the birthday ob servance after which Miss Myrtle Bailey Miss Caroline Murray and Mrs. J. P. Brbwn gave the pro gram. Mrs. W. O. Jackson was in charge of the devotional. A highlight of the business ses sion was the passing of a motion tor the organization, to buy an •lectric range and refrigerator for he new manse," this amount to be aken from the treasurer for pay pent in full. Mrs. E. A Porter was recogniz- , id as a new .member and Mrs. , rommy Cannon was welcomed as l visitor. I During the social, period Mrs. Jrown invited her guests to an ippoimed table where birthday ^ ake and spiced tea were served. Present were Mrs. J. A Huf iam, Jr., Mrs. Roland Baldwin, Ars. J. C. Bell, Jr., Mrs. J. C. Bell. j >r„ Mrs. WV. O. Jackson, Mrs. Haude Boyd, Mrs. E. A Porter, ι to. Tommy Cannon. Miss Ro- ι >erta McCupoak, Mia Carolin· ] iurray, and Hiss Myrtle Bailey. seven aeienaenis in a αλί xuuz Klan flogging case Tuesday threw themselves on the mercy of the court by entering pleas of no con test to charges that they kidnapped and flogged a WhiteviHe mechanic. But the other six defendants In the same case pleaded not guilty to the charges and 13 Columbus County men went on trial in a sweltering courtroom in White vllle. On Monday Judge Clawson Wil liams had rendered the verdict that the Grand Jury which indict ed the ex-Klansmen was illegally constituted and dropped the previ ous charges monentarily. How-' ever, he immediately summoned a new Grand Jury and within five hours all men who formerly faced charges were back under identical indictments. As court reconvened Wednesday morning, the job of choosing the two more jurors needed was start ed again with ,50 new men from New Hanover county. When court recessed at 6:40 p. m., Tuesday only ten jurors out of 70 examined from a special New Hanover County venire had been selected. Judge Clawson L. Wil liams ordered another special ve nire of 50 summoned from New Hanover County tomorrow morn ing, when efforts to select the 11th and 12th jurors will be re summed. Entering the no contest (nolo contendere) pleas were Frank Lewis, ex-police chief of Fair Bluff; Leroy Honeycutt, and John Honeycutt, Jr., both of Chadbourn; Ray Kelly, Whiteville; George and Steve Edmund of Columbus County, and Rex Connor of Cerro Gordo, Route 1. ' Judge Williams, deferred sen tence on the seven, who by their pleas riok possible life sentences since that is the maximum penalty under State law for kidnapping. It was considered certain, however, that charge will be reduced before sentence is passed after the ver dict has been returned in the other six cases. The mechanic who contends he was {logged on the night .of De cember 8, 1951, is Woodrow John son, the only resident of White ville molested during the series of floggings attributed to the Klan in this county late last year. Among the Juror· excused td» day was Richard Holland, the only Negro of the 70 who appeared on the special venire. George T. Swain, a Wilmington bank em ploye who said he was a Klans man in 1922, ^lso excuesed was John B. Allen, a wholesale grocer who said he was a member of the Catholic Church. W. T. Miars, another prospec tive juror, escaped jury duty when he indicted he was in sympathy with the Klan. Most of ♦>»· other members of the special venire who were excused said they had al ready fromed definite opinions about the case and could not be impartial. While the cases of the six men who deny their guilt have been consolidated, the trial expected to consume the remainder of this week. Wilmington attorney Aaron Goldberg, whose race has been the chief target of Klan hate speeches, was cast in the role of Klan de tender today. He did most of the ' questioning of prospective jurors (or the defense, and was helped by David Sinclair, also a Wilming :on attorney. State Senator Alton A. fripppn >f New Hanover was at Solicitor riifton Moore's elbow as the State sxamined the jurors. Both State ind the defense each excused 15 urors and Judge Williams at his iiscretion excused 21. Each juror was asked if he were ι Klansman, or ever had bean, hj he solicitor, who also carefully {ought to trace any kinship exist ing in Columbus county. "Has anyone contacted you, In person or on the telephone about ih|s case since you were sum moned for jury duty?" was anoth er question put to each juror. All iniwitaA In