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VOL. λ
NUMBER 43
"Tabor City — The Town 'With A City future"
TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1952
5c A COPY; $2:00 A YEAR
Student Awards Made
At Closing Exercises
Of Tabor City Schools
POLITICS
humhing
IN COUNTY
Politics began to hum during
the week end in wake of the
county convention of Democrats
Saturday.
The flock of county candidate
has been more or less active for
several days, but not on a full
SCclle.
Chief interest appears to cen
ter around the races for G°ver"
nor and Congress. whlle4E^n!^
Mayhan is also in the contest for
House of Representatives, it ap
-earc that supporters oi F. x-itei
Carlyle, the incumbent, and May
or J. 0. Tally of FayetteviUe are
more vocal, and while lesser
lights seek the governorship, Π
will be largely a choice between
i former Judge Bill Umstead an
former Judge Hubert Olive.
Candidates for county offices
are girding themselves for a busy
time between now and May a
when Democrats go to the pols
'to select the nominees.
Because the high man picks up
the marbles, aspirants for county
commissioner are seeking to gar
ner support early an dkeep it un
til the ballot boxes are closed.
There is no second primary in
these races. .
In Zone 1, Commissioner Alex
V Scully of Delco is being chal
lenged by Charles R. Council.
This is a two-way race and a
clea -cut choice.
In Zone 2, however, the situa
tion is different. Commissioner
Frank S. Love faces opposition
from Harry Lee (Sobby) Jordan,
Champ Nance, and Bud Stephens,
a former commissioner.
A three-way contest is on in
Zone 3 where the incumbent, J.
T. Wooten, Jr., is not seeking re
election. Running for the vacant
seat is Lacy R. Thompson John
Hill Carter and Hosea S. Black
well.
W. B. Buffkin and Walter
Hooks are seeking the commis
sioner seat left vacant by Bill
Floyd, present chairman, who is ι
running for the State House of
Representatives. Both are farmers
md reportedly have strong back
jig in .their race for commissioner
η Zone 5.
Commissioner Leaman P. w*r°'
larendon business man, is chal
lenged in Zone 4 by Carson Gar
ell.
Bill Floyd, a World War veteJ"
in who has served six years on
foe Board of Commissioners,
campaigning against Homer .
Ä Sr., a three-termer in the
state legislature.
Galivants Ferry
Corporal Completes
School In Germany
HANAU, GERMANY — Cpl. E.
P. Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. I
Η. M. Roberts, Route 1, Gaü
vants Ferry, S. C., recently gradu
ated from the 4th Infantry P1V1"
sion Son-Commissioned Officers'
Academy at Schweinfurt, Ger
many.
Roberts is an ammunition sup
ply man al Hanau, Gemany.mth
[he 20th Field Artillery Bat'ahon.
The academy covered advanced
training in communications, tact
ics, leadership and method of in
struction. ι
A veteran of a year of service]
in Germany, Corporal Roberts eia
listed in the Army m 0ct°b^
1950 He attended Aynor Hi&
School and was formerly engaged
in farming with his father.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Stanley
were the Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Bennette Jay roe in
White vi lie.
VUliHIKCtlVVUiVAih v«www ««ww
concluded at the Tabor City high
school here Tuesday night with
the presentation of awards to out
standing students of the senior
class.
Vivian Fowler ranked first
scholastically in the class and was
the first honor graduate of the
1952 graduating group. Doris
Spivey ranked second.
Other awards were presented as
follows: Ninth English — Myrtle
Jenrette; The Lucile Bramlette
Creative Writing Award — Harold
Jordan; County Band, top soloist
—Gayle Kelly; History — Vivian
Fowler; Science — Wayne Leg
gette; Mathematics — Mary Jo
Pinner; Citizenship Cup — Mary
Jo Pinner.
Dr. Frank Hall, pastor of Pear
sail Memorial Presbyterian
Church, of Wilmington, delivered
the commencement address.
The Tabor City High School
chorus sang "America, the Beaut
iful" and "You"ll Never Walk
Alone."
-There were 46 dilpoma gradu
ates and nine certificate graduates
in this year's class.
Senior class officers were Rob
ert Dale Inman, president; Mait
land Smith, vice-president; Mary
Jo Pinner, secretary; and Harold
Jordan, treasurer. ,
'BILL WILLIAMS
ON COLLEGE j
PAPER STAFF
Bill Williams, of Tabor City, a
student at Wake Forest College,
is ^member of the "Old Black and
Golf" staff the student newspaper
published by the college.
Williams, pre-medical student,,
began working with the college -
newspaper during the present,
term.
ATTEND REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rogers, Jr.
and sons, Jimmy and Franklin,
Mrs. Grover Hardee and son,
Richie, Mrs. Liston Mew and Miss
Shirley Mew attended the Collins
family reunion in Marion Sunday.
The reunion, an annual affair,
was held at the Marion Legion
Hut.
SUMMER SCHOOL
OPENS HERE
MONDAY
Summer school will open ■ at
the Tabor City School Monday
morning, May 26, under the di
rection of Mrs. Frances Raynor,
officials announced today. Stu
duents wishing to enroll are ask
ed to contact Mrs. Raynor or
phone her at number 3756.
Students who do not have the
opportunity to contact her prior
to Monday should report to the
High School building at 8 o'clock
Monday morning.
Students repeating work may
complete courses in three weeks
and a schedule of si xweeks is ar
ranged for new classes.
The school will operate on the
hours 8 until 12.
REVIVAL MEETING
SCHEDULED HERE
A revival meeting will get un
derway Sunday night, May 25, at
the Free Will Baptist church here.
Rev. Den Watts will be the
guest speaker and the Allen
Brothers will assist with the sing
ing.
The public is invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Harrelson
of Camden and Joe Harrelson of
Charlotte visited Ray Harrelson
several days this week and at
tended the final commencement
exercises at the Tabor City High
School. They were at home with
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Ward.
JIMMY ROGERS PRESENTED
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Jimmy Rogers, popular nign ι
school athletic star, was presented
a sports award for outstanding <
sportsmanship at Tuesday night's ι
commencement ceremony here, j
Rogers was given a $5.00 cash :
award, presented by Coach S. W. <
Caruso, and was presented with '
a key, - stating his qualities of :
iponsmansiup.
The recepient of the award was
:hosen by members of the local
school athletic teams, both girls
rod boys, along with the recom
mendations of the three school
Haches. A total tabulation of
/otes brought Rogers the special
aonor.
THE 1952 GRADUATES OF THE TABOR CITY HIGH SCHOOL—Reading left to right, first row, Mary Estelle Andrews, "Vivian Jane Fowler, Frances
Elizabeth Hinson, Doris Leone Spivey, Sonoma Muriel Cox, Mary Jo Pinner, Edna Louise Stroud, Vera Mae»Ward, Betty Jean Reece, Levonia Mills, Billie
iYarl Anderson, Hilda Rae Wright, Lou Foy Suggs, Gervais Long, Maggie Emma Larrimore, Elsie Leah Soles, IIa V. Fipps, Frances Gray Ward.
Second row. Joyce Lorine Gore, Charles Douglas Cox, Robert ß. Jenrett, Ode 11 Fowler, Don Fowler, James Edward Cooper, Royce Hartford Norris, Jiggs
Waddell.. Ua Pearl Spivey, Elizabeth Anne Jernigan, Thelma Roberta Jenret te, Esther Porter, Delia Carolyn Cox, Margaret Jo Jernigan, Nellie Rebecca
Mais. Man* Elizabeth Richardon, Annie Lee Reeves, Edna Mae Norris.
Third Row. Horace Spivey, Homer Eugene Burroughs, Robert Charles Soles, Jr., John Clifford Gore, Glen Stevens, Macon Jabe Reynolds, Joseph Delmar
Ray. Kenneth Harold Jordan, Clarence D. Garrell, Jr., Avery Azon Piver, David Junior Jordan, Earl Soles, Jimes William Gore, Robert Dale Inman,
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HOSPITAL ADDITION BIDS
EXCEED AVAILABLE FUNDS I
The ..ilcin.e comr.vlttee of Co
lu-T.'cus County Hospital found
itsel: in a quandary Thursday
when it discovered that it had
only $400.000 to build an addi
tion which will cost $482,292.
The 'jitter figure represents the
total of general construction and
other bids on the proposed hospi
tal addition.
The question of what to do was
asked immediately by the Board
oi Trustees which has the task
of finding a solution or abandon
in? plans for the new wing.
Short $32.292. trustees recogniz
edthe mpossibility of negotiating
the difference and began consid
eration oi possible alternatives.
C Lacy Tate, chairman of the
builcir.g committee, said the out
look was none too favorable.
It leaves everything up in the
air as far as the hospital addi
tion is concerned." he lamented.
The disclosure that the allocat
ed sum of $400.000 will be inade
quate orought a feeling of dis
appointment to those who had
workec hard last year to obtain
voter approval of $112,000 bond
issue to take care of the county's
share of building costs. State and
federal funds amounting to $288,
MC. Acre allocated through the
Medical Care Commission.
Tate emphasized the serious
ness cf v-.e situation when he ex
plained trat money obtained thro
ugh the Medical Care Commission
E'-st be used before June 30,
School Of Dance
Schedules Recital
Here Friday
y«.ra Marchette School of
Oor.ee :r now in it's last week of
^nearSü' for "Revue °f 52" to
pt Presented on Friday, May 23.
8 u' ?· π at the Tabor City School
auditorium.
t ^re how this year promises to
u* entertaining for young and old
a^· ί·!ια represents every type
of dar. ing including tap, ballet.
tc-· scrouatic, ballroom and Latin
African.
__ Λ·· '· costumes are colorful
v i-r* designed by Mrs. Mar
lene.
f The f. Mission charge, 50 cents
■or adui's ancl 25 cents for chil
be collected at the door
!° ^fray «he expenses of present
ee recital.
ι 1952, else it reverts to the state
and federal governments.
The matter is further complicat
ed by the fact that even the pres
ent low bids are binding only un-·
til .Taae lck
"If we don't find a way within j
30 days the money is gone except
for that which was received from
; the bond issue," Tate continued.
Members of the Board of Trus
[ tees are asking for ideas and
suggestions. Any person who has
J a practical idea on the subject
will be a most welcome visitor.
The hospital bids were opened
in the presence of contractors
and trustees at a meeting on
Thursday. When the lowest bids
on the various contracts has been
totaled it was then that the bad
news came out.
Under the wording of the bond
issue, Columbus County cannot is
sue additional bonds to make up
any part of the difference be-,
tween the $400,000 on hand and J
the $482,000 the additional will ι
cost. And the Medical Care Com- j
mission had no more state arid i
federal funds to help out with the j
project. · {
Chairman Tate of the building j
committee said state and federal ι
funds had been allocated on
"per-room basis," making it use
less to reduce the number of
rooms in the new wing, since any
room eliminated would merely re
duce the amount of money the
county would get from the Medi
cal Care Commission.
! COUNTY PUPILS
E.C.C. GRADUATES
ι GREENVILLE, May 19 — East
j Carolina College today conferred
degrees on 249 graduates of the
Fall, Winter and Spring quarters,
10 of whom were from Columbus
County.
The Columbus students who re
ceived B. S. degrees were George
D. Hardee, Jr., Whiteville; John
Homer Thimas, Whiteville; Hen
ry T. Hood, Lake Waccamaw;
j Frances B. Long, Clarendon;
j Owen Strickland, Tabor City;
Mrs. Fannie Lou Williams, Fair
j Bluff.
■ M. A. degrees were conferred
j upon James F. Jones of Bolton,
j Robert C. Lewis of Taboi4 City,
; and Richard F. McCleney of
1 Chad bourn.
——. m m ν
memDer οι me χ aw*
Clt? American Legion Post 101
15 esp' dally urged to attend a
«died meeting at the hut here
^Jrsc,»y night at 7:30 at which
1Ir-e final plans for the junior
"Sfcball season will be discussed.
Thus far, only five teams have
the competition in Eastern
North Carolina and considerable
®fficulty has been encountered in
tempting to workout a practical
schedule with a minimi»!·
el. Teams entered thus far include
Wilmington, Wallace, Laurinburg,
Kinston and Tabor-Chadbourn.
Whiteville will enter if sufficient
teams are available for play in
the league.
The local post must arrange
transportation and make plans for
collecting the pledges from local
people within the next few days.
Rev. F. C. Hutcheson who wiii [
assume duv.'es ρs pastor cf the |
Tabor City Prtsbyierian cnurch
next month.
He is t.ie son of Dr. R. G. Hut
cheson, a well known minister
of the. Synod of Virginia who is
presently moderator of the Synod
of Virginia and resident minister
of the Old Providence Rural Par
ish and has eight Union Theologi
cal Seminary workers under him.
The local pastor has two broth
ers who are in the ministery and
has another who will enter the
Semina/y this fall, making four
sons of Dr. Hutcheson who will
be Presbyteria ministers.
Rev. Hutcheson is a graduate of
Hampden-Sydney, served in the;
Army during World War II, was
captured and held a prisoner of
war for a good many months. He
is married to Mary Maxwell of
Florida who is a graduate of
Agnes Scott. They have two chil- ι
dren.
Rev. Hutchecon has served as,
student supply pastor here this
winter while attending the Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond.
Va.
County Dairymen
To Meet Thursday
A county-wide dairy meeting
will be held Thursday evening of
this week at 8 o'clock in Chad
bourn.
County Agent Charles D. Ra
per announced today that T. C.!
Blalock,. dairy specialist of the I
State Extf nsion Service, will be
present to tiscuss plans for an ar
tificial breeding program.
Raper said all farmers, wheth
er they have any cows other than
those producing milk for family
consumption, are invited.
He added that he expected the
attendance of all dairymen.
MRS. G. PHIPPS
FUNERAL TODAY
Mrs. Geneva Philips, 25, of Tab
or City died Tuesday at 2 o'clock
a. m. in the Community Hospital,
Loris. She suffered an Asthma
condition for a long period and
was a hospital patient for only
a few hours prior to her death.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon (Wednesday) at
4:30 from the Beaver Dam Baptist
church with the Rev. Bronice
Hucks officiating. . Burial will fol
low in the Forest Lawn cemetery.
She is survived by her ousband,
Rozier Phipps, a daughter, Bar
bara Jean; parents ,Mr. and Mrs.
Troy Duncan of route 1, Chad
tourn; paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Alice Duncan of Whiteville; two
brothers, R. V. Duncan of Colum
bia. S. C. and Junior of Tabor
Blackmon of Whiteville, and Miss
Joyce Duncan of route 1, Chad
bourn.
DEATH CLAIMS
D. R. CANADY
Daniel Russell Canady, 84, re
tired farmer of Nakina, route 1,
died Monday at 8:30 a. m. at his
EAHLY BROOKS
TO BEG»
ROAD TERM
Early L. Brooks, convicted
Kiansman in the Woodrow John
son flogging, is scheduled to re
port to county authorities Thurs
day to begin serving a two-year
term on the roads.
The former exalted cyclops of
the KKK was convicted in Fed
eral Court at Wilmington last
week in the Martin-Grainger
floggings, but appealed from the
five-year sentence imposed by
Judge Don Gillam. The five years
in the FBI case was tacked on to
the two years given by Judge
Clawson L. Williams. ~
Judge Williams allowed Brooks
until May 22 to begin his term
in the Johnson case and if there
has been any change in the report
ing date, county, officers are not
aware of it.
Harvey Barfield of Nichols, S.
C., another Kiansman who was
given two years on the roads, 1
served notice of appeal, but is ex- ·
pected to. accept the sentence.
Brooks is a former police chief
at Fair Bluff and was serving as
constable of that township when
he allegedly engaged in Klan ac
tivities.
home. Funeral services will be
held from the Bethesda Methodist I
church this afternoon (Wednes
day) at 3 o'clock p. m. with the
Burial will follow in the church J
cemetery.
He is survived by two sons,
Ronnie Canady and G. R.Canady
of Nakina; five daughters, Mrs.
Blanche Evans, and Mrs. Vella
Register of Nakina, Mrs. Lollie
Grice of Clarendon, Mrs. Eddie
Pickett of Tabor City, and Mrs.
Sadie Hewett of Myrtle Beach^
MOHHHk S·'·..-· %\
MEMBERS OF THE TABOR CITY NEGRO SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS: Left to right, front
row: Rosetta Chapman, Maeceil Hazelton, treasurer, Catherine Gause, Element Codgell, Rosa Mae
London, Marion Garrell, Elizabeth Dewitt, secretary. Back Row, Esther Stephens, Zetta Belle Smith,
Oddie Belle Gause, George Bryant, salutatorian, Fred Myers, Jr., president and valedictorian, Clarerfce
Austin Richardson, vice-president.