"Tabor City — The Town With A City Futur*-'
\ .>U Vi^M MBER 51 TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1952 5c A COPY; $2:00 A YEAR
TRAIN ACULPUIN I
f A TAL FOR
jAt Κ SELLERS
/inker Sellers. 16, of Tabo·
μ instantly Monday night
11 when he was struck by
>ai\i train in Bladenboro.
x Ins: to ieport$ here the vie- I
.> sitting on the track ap
> asleep at the time of the
·. Ho was in Bladenboro to
ν rather on a carpenter's
, .10 services will be held
• ··,' Forest Lawn cemetery
- »rnins» (Wednesday) a*
• ■ )
survived by his paren..· j
: Mrs. L A. Sellers of Tab-ι
ν v :·. and Bladenboro; one
Clarence of the U. S. '
rhtve sisters. Mrs. Retha!
v'a. o:· or Loris. Mrs. Allie
ot Crescent Beach, anc
\.·· > "ie Sellers of Tabor C'tv.:
RL'FL'S E. REAVES
OILS IN DETROIT '
4.1: Reaves, husband of
Mildred Spivev of this
suddenly Thursday
. July 3. at his home in
^ λ· :ch.
Η 52 at the time of his
was born in Madison
v . v. Ν C.. a son of the late
. Κ and Lora Wardrep
3 ■ v. He moved to Fayetteville
u was a small boy and
i there until he went to
IV: · μ live about ?5 years ago.
< . ;::g are his wife and a
vne Reeves of the home:
:λ ■ <:<:ers. Mrs. L. A. Fillveu and
Mr.- 3. I Cain of Fayetteville:
..\ .>:·>: ners. Oscar B . L. Fred.
?:.·>·.; C . and Woodard J.. all of
Fi>o::>viile. Willis W of Sanford.
Γ-> . and Roy E. of U. S. Navy,
Xort'o'x. va.. and several nieces
nephews
Funeral rites were held from the
XI:. l lead Baptist church, near
Fayetteville. Sunday afternoon.
The lie-. Paul Vanaman, pastor,
>::iciatecr assisted by Rev. Baxter
Walker ar.d Rev. Barney David
son. Burial was in the church
DEATH CLAIMS
D BENNIE GORE
3 3r-rmie Gore. 72, prominent
farmer of the Longs Sec
: Horry County. Loris. route
2 .··: Monday at 4:00 a. m. ?t
t ie r.ome of his son, D. H. Gore
. :::4 un illness of seven years.
Funeral rites were held from
hone Tuesday at 4:00 p. m.
; *he Rev. E. L. Joyner and Dr.
Mir: r. Stokes officiating. Inter
T.e.i* v.as in the Buck Creek cem
He :- survived by his "vife, Mrs.
Saili.· Gore, of the home: one i>on,
3 H. Gore: two grand children
ιτ.ά or.e great grandchild.
Finklea News
BY USTON TOMPKINS
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Tompkins
ini Mr. Daggit Tompkins were
Sunday visitors of Mrs. Maggie
3'.uier.
Mr. r r.d Mrs. Wilmer Butler and
:r.:'.:ren of Charleston, £ .C. were
Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
T< mpkins.
Mrs. John Roberts '.isited Mrs.
Herbert Harrelson recently.
Mr-· F.ugene Harrelson and son
^" 4 -tre week end visitors of
Mrs Herbert Harrelson and Mrs.
L. M. Wj'lis.
Μ:-·.ς Betty Graham visited Mr.
ΜXeal Lewis in ^Augusta,
G» recently.
..Vthan Tyler has returned
" '·■ e iter being a patient in Mc
' : In irmary in Tlcrence.
' ί!.ια Mrs. Morgan Tyler of
* ville, S. C. were recent vis
,r f Mr. and Mrs Marvin
Tyler.
^ · Creen Sea All Stars will
• chols at the athletic field
Thursday night at 8:00
-o a game will be played
• ' h Thursday night there
til further notice.
< nd Mrs. Neal Lewis of
* · Ga. are visiting relatives
r ' s week.
r. Bullard Sr. visited
Mrs. Dewey Tompkins
•Sat J; ;,γ
iisle Shelley *vas in this
Sunday looking over the
'·'■ his farm.
: d Mrs. Otha Harrelson
' · '' ·Γ«·η of Whiieville attend
• K es at Mt. Zion Sunday
! i 'ted Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow
Grahao,
••r Tom Angle and daughter.
*ilct Ann Home, are in Balti
"wre. Md. where Alice Ann is
^'Jeixoing examination at Johns
^Pkin t'c.r an eye condition.
Though the temperature was hitting 102 degrees in North Caro
lina's Capital Citty when this referendum-reminder picture was
taken, it was no effort for Ε. Y. Floyd to smile as he remembered
the coo! Sl.CiO the u.^rase tobacco grower received for his tobacco
that went into export rlianaels last year. Floyd, secretary of Tobacco
Associates, and ε iiie.o-j 'obacco farmer and leader in tobacco
circles, i;ere reminds flue-cured tobacco growers that July 19 is
Refe·. cr.dum Day and that th^y should "get out ar.i vote" on the
ld-cesi ^er acre ascsssmtat to continue the Tobacco Associates export
promonon.il program to probet their world trade in tobacco. On this
date growers will also vote a: the same time and place on Marketing
Quotas.
"We no ν have a tobacco program that is worth protecting,
Ίο yd said, bat warned "good prices won't be here forever unles
re, as growers, demonstrate willingness at the polls on July 19 to d
ur part to keep them."
rtc Kogers Mills
Returns To States
Pi'c. Ηο^ε: con c: E.\ and
VIrs. J. A. ^I:lls, is ccnvelascing
it Camp Pickett, Va. Mills, who
,vas wounded in the right arm, in
ictior. in Ko.ea on June 14, arriv
ed at Camp Pickett last Satur
iay.
He expects a leave soon and
tvill visit his parents here.
Adult Sewing Class
To Organize Here
An adult sewing class will gel
underway at the Tabor City Higti
School at an early date. Miss Beu
;ah Yates. Vocational Home Eco
lomics director, announced.
All adults interested in enroll
ing in the clajs aro asked to meel
at the high school Home Econom
ics building. Monday, July 28, al
J:00 in the afternoon. The purpose
3f the meeting is to work out ζ
schedule for instruction and the
use of the sewing machines at the
school.
To count the meetings as a class
in adult education, attendance
must average ten for six meeting.:
Everyone interested is urged te
attend the meeting in order to en
roll and obtain additional educa
tion.
New Tractor
Will Be Shown
An entirely new and different
John Deere tractor will be shown
Saturday, July 19, at R. F. Hall
& Son in Whiteville.
According to W. F. McCormick,
manager of the lo?al John Deere
dealership, the new tractor will
be a pleasant surprise for farm
ers, having major improvements
qnd engineering advancements.
R. F Hall & Son will alsc
show with the new tractor a little
riding duplicate model built es
pecially for young boys and girls.
The manager extends an inivta
tion to see the new tractor an·']
its little riding running mate.
WAVES WANTED
Young women who are high
school graduates or equivalent,
18-26. unmarried with no depend
ents, who are interested in a car
eer, can consider one of the great
est Careers of them all today, that
of a Wave in the United States
Navy; announced today by your
Navy Recruiter, located in the
Post Office Building at Wilming
ton, N. C\ or Lumberton, N. C.
Wavfs may be assigned to such
AAWp
countant, Dental Technican, or Air
Controlman, althrough the great
number are assigned to a
country, visit your ucaid
cruiting Station today and ask
what opportunities may be avail
able to you in the Worlds might
iest Navv. Remember if you can
a
Bullock's Stores
Sponsoring Studio
Bullock's Department Store in
Tabor City and Loris are spon
soring the Barbee's Studio ol
Charlotte in making children's
portraits Saturday.
The photographer's will be al
both stores Saturday to make the
pictures at one cent a pound.
The public is invited to taki
advantage of the special offer bj
the Bullock chain.
Mr. Mrs. Sam Fowler a*:
t-jn. Eddie, of Newton are spend
ing some time this week with ni:
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edg ι
Fowler.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shelley, Jr
we;e visitors in Raleigh Monday
Mrs. Henry Smith accompaniec
Mrs. Rufus Reaves to Detroit
Mich. Sunday where they w:l
spend several days. Mrs Reaves
the former Mildred Spivey, ant
her son. Wayne, will make theii
home here.
Mrs. George D. Lewis and chii
dren, Raymond and Sherrian, ο
North Charleston are visiting he
sister. Mrs. Doc Bruton and M.
Brut on.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Rogers an(
sons and Mrs. R. R. Rogers, Sr.
returned Sunday from a two we°l
stay at Ocean Drive Beach Mrs
G. O. McArthur and daughters
Georgia Lou and Joe Ellen, ο
Sarasota, Fla. visited them th > -<
for several days.
Mrs. G. S. McCormick an<
daughter, Louise, are returning t<
Florence today after a visit witl
her mother, Mrs. Frances Cox.
Mrs. Susan Fowler, who ha
been ill for some time, is reporte<
ι improving at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Sarvis, Ji
of Burlington visited his parents
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Sarvis, Si
Sunday.
I Clarence Long has assumed hi
, duties at his place of business
Long's Produce center, after ai
! illness of several days.
M-Sgt. and Mrs. J. C. Strick
land and son, Johnny, are visitinj
relatives here. They are vacation
ing at Crescent Beach this weel
with Mr. and Mrs. Jenning
Strickland. Sgt. Strickland and hi
family came here from Montgom
ery, Ala. where he was stations
with the army. He expects an as
signment overseas following th«
Mrs. Norris Hostess
To Clarendon Club
The Clarendon Home Demon
stration club held its July meeting
Thursday evening with Mrs. Joe
Norris. Mrs. W. P. Williams .presi
dent, presided.
Mrs. Joe Norris was appoints
the official representative to Fai
and Home Week. Mrs. Carl Step
hens gave a report on care of
flowers.
Mrs. Elaine Blake gave the dem
onstration on how to set a pretty
table using picture slides for il
lustration.
The club will meet on August
14 at 8:30 p. m. with Mrs. W. F.
Williams at her home.
During the social period refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
BAPTIST
TO BEGIN
BUILDING
The Mt. Tabor Baptist church
here now has all the materian on
the property and the land has
been cleared for the building of
additional Sunday school rooms
to the church.
Actual construction of the addi
tion in sxpected to get underway
in a few days.
This project is one of the five
chosen by the local Finer Carolina
committee and is sxpected to be
completed in time to qualify in
the contest.
Betty Jo Stephens
Weds R. J. Gleasner
CLARENDON.—Miss Betty Jo
Stephens, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Cark Stephens of
Calrendon, became the bride of
Regis Joseph Gleasner, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Regis Joseph Glae
sner, Sr., of High Point, in a cere
mony ;n the garden of her parents'
home Wednesday. June 25, at 6:30
p. m.
1 The Rev. Clyde G. Prince, pastor
of the CUrendon Baptist Church,
performed the double ring cere
mony.
The vows* were spoken beneath
a white wrought iron arch en
twined with Southern smilax. A
miniature white picket fence en
closed the altar, which had a
background of fern and pine in
spersed with tall baskets of glad
ioli.
A program of wedding music
was presented by Eugene Sasser
of Gurley, S. C., pianist, and Miss
Lois Garrell, soloist. The tradi
tional wedding marches were us
ed.
Tha triufm in marriaße
by her father, wore a gown of
white chantilly lace over taffeta
with a yoke of sheer nylon net.
Tiny petals nylon net outlined
the sweetheart neckline, and the
iong «leeves were fitted and end
ed in points over the hands. Her
full gathered skirt, worn over a
hoop <kirt,»4eii softly U -J
Her fing »ι tip veil o:' illusion was
attached to a small cap of taffeta,
which -vas banded across the front
with stephanotis. She vcarried a
bouquet of white roses and carna
tions showered with stephanotis
and centered with a white orchid.
The η »ε id of honor was Miss
j Dean Gore, who wore a gown of
j nile green net over tatfeta fash
I ioned with a strapless bodice and
j off-the-shculder ruffle of net. The
full ;kirt was made with three
j tiers of net, ruffles, and was worn
over a hoop skirt. Her headdress
was a double ruffle of net and
her mits were of matching net.
She carried Ame/ican Beauty
roses tied with nile green satin
ribbon.
The bridesmaids were Mrs. Dal
ma Hunt Bullock and Miss Doris
Williams, wore gowns of pink net
over taffeta fashioned like that of
the maid of honor, and Miss Mar
jorie Ward and Miss Pat Stephens.
The later two bridesmaids wore
gowns of lilac net ove taffeta
fashioned like that of the maid of
honor. All carried bouquets of
carnations, roses and asters in
pastel shades and tied with satin
ribbons to match the collor of
their gowns.
Gene Stephens, cousin of. the
bride, was ringbearer. He wore
a white linen suit and carried the
rings on a white satin piilow.
. The groom had as his best man
Robert Jennings Marley of Ram
seur. Ushers were Jerry Stephens,
Frederick Gleasner of High Point,
Sam Hunt and William Marley of
Ramsucr.
The mother of the bride wore
an afternoon dress of navy blue
lace over taffeta and a corsage
of pink roses. The mothe- of the
groom wore a black crepe gown
and a corsage of yellow roses.
Following the ceremony, the
parents of the bride entertained
at a reception at their home.
During the evening the couple
left for a wedding trip. For travel
ing the bride wore a champagne
silk shantung suit with brown
lizard accessories.
Mrs. Geasner is a graduate of
ι Williams Township High School
j and she will be a senior at High
Point College next. fall. She is
a member of Sigma Alpha Phi
Sorority.
Mr. -;iaesner is. ? graduate of
High Point High School and High
Point College, where he was a
membei of Delta Beta Alpha Fra
ternity. He is now serving in the
TJ. S. Navy aboard the USS Leyt^.
Mrs. George A. Louden, Jr. and
children of Fostoria, Ohio are here
for a visit with her mother, Mrs.
D. F. McGougan.
Public Protests Town Board's
Action In Seeking Resignation
Of Police Chief L. R. Watson
WILMINGTON LEGION TEAM
ELIMINATES COLUMBUS NINE
Wilmington's American i^egion ι
Junior baseball team defeated the |
Columbus County nine by a 5-4
score at Wilmington last Thurs
day night and thereby won the
right to oppose Kinstcn for the
area 2 playoff.
The scheduled two out of three
series went only two games as
the New Hanover aggregation
came through with two consecu
tive victories.
The loss Thursday thus ended
the season for the local nine which
had a 6-2 regular season record.
It was the best record attained by
a Legion team of which Tabor
City was a part.
Wilmington, who ended the sea
son in third place behind the Co
lumbus County teah, played a
good brand of ball in eliminating
the locals.
Meantime, Kinston had no diffi
games irem Laurinburg.
Kinston and Wilmington began
their three out of five series to
determine the area champion
Monday night. Barring postpone
ment, the series will be completed
this week.
New County
Buildings Started
The East Carolina Construction
Company of Dunn sat the stage
this week for commencing con
struction of the Columbus County
Agricultural Building and an ad
dition to Columbus County Hospi
tal.
C. W. Harris of Pittsboro, con
struction su^c.^ter.dext, arrived
Monday and has been supervising
the erection of tool sheas and con
struction headquarters. These
have oeen placed on the grounds
near the hospital.
Construction of the two build
ings is expected to take close to
a year. Since a 40-hour week ap
plies and no allowance for over
time pay was made in the bid
ding, the buildings cannot be
rushed to completion.
The Agriculture Building will
be located just west of the County
jail on Smith Street.
Both projects will be carried on
simultaneously, although grading
for the hospital wing is expected
to be started first.
The hospital wing w'll be erect
ed on the southeast side of the
present hospital building. Addi
tions to the old wing and some
remodelling are also in the speci
fications.
Since the two projects will re
quire several months, Superintend
ent Harris expects to move his
family here as soon as he finds
living quarters.
Roy Harrelson is improving at
the McLeod's Infirmary, Florence
following a major operation th» ■»
Saturday.
Mrs. Susan B. Standerfer who
has been at Ames for the school
year working on a Masters De
gree in sewing has arrived here
to spend the summer with her
family. She is a daughter of Mrs.
J. F. Bow.
Miss Flora Belle Gore who is
attending East Carolina Summer
School spent the week end h ν \
Mrs. L. L. Go»e is spending the
summer with her son-in-law, and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leish
man, and their daughters, Sandra
land Sally. Mrs. Gore made the
I trip by plane from Greensboro.
ATTENDING SHOW
- Arthur, Oliver and Harry Prince
of the Piince Brothers stores in
Tabor City, Chadbourn and Clark
toil, are attending the furniture
show in High Point this week.
HOYT GRAINGER
VICTIM OF
TRAIN ACCIDENT
Edgar Hoyt Grainger. 31, died
in Baltimore, Md. Sunday morn
ing after being struck by a train
in that city. According to informa
tion her* he was wakliug on the
railroa·! track when the train hit
him. Hb was a native of this area,
and attended the Loris High
School. He resided in Oella, Md.
and was a brick mason.
Funeral rites are scheduled for
this afternoon (Wednesday) at the
Mt. Zi->n church at 4:C0 with the
Rev. Ralph Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in the church
cemetei/.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Helen Affaiet Grainger, a son and
daughter, Richard and Evelyn, all
of the home, Oella, Md.; mother,
Mrs. F. M. Grainger of Baltimore,
Md.; iwo brothers, Howard and
Sam ->f Baltimore, Md.; two sis
ters, Mrs. Robert Bryant of route
2, Loris, S. C., and Mrs. Brice
Levingston of route 4, Loris, S. C.
EAST TIABOR CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
WITH MRS. WRIGHT
The EJast Tabor Home Demon
stration club met July 8 at the
home of Mrs. Whit Wright.
Mrs. Elbert Wright presided.
After a discussion on sending a
representative to Farm and Home
WeeK four piojvJt repot ts were
given Family Life. Mrs. J. D.
Spivey Home Dairy, Mrs. Dewey
Hewett Music, Mrs. Ruey Hewett
Book Report, Mrs. Whit Wright.
Mrs. Elaine Blake gave a dem
onstration on setting a pretty table
every day with inexpensive arti
cles. The home agent also showed
a movie on etiquette.
During the social hour Mrs.
Whit Wright served the fblowing
guest: Mrs. Elbert Wright, Mrs.
J. D. Harrelson, Mrs. J. D. Spivey,
Mrs. Kern Prince, Mrs. Etuess
Graham, Miss Frances Long, Mrs.
Dewey Hewett, Mrs. Humphrey
Hewett, M.s. Ruey Hewett, and
Mrs. Kermit Abel.
Guide way
BY MRS. LESTER LONG
Pvt. and Mrs. Ralph Long of
Ft. Knox, Ky., spent the weekend
visiting relatives in the Guideway
section.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Long were
Tabor City visitors Friday.
J. D. Long visited Mr. and Mrs.
James Faulk Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Connor of Lumber
ton is spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Connor.
Lester Long and James Faulk
and son Weldon were in Tabor
City and Loris Tuesday.
Mrs. James Faulk was in Tabor
City on business Monday.
Mrs. Carl Stocks, daughter Betty
Gray and Mrs. Billie Smith were
in Tabor City Saturday.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Long Friday night were
Mrs. Luther Puckette and Mrs.
Donnie Canady of the Pireway
section.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Hewette
were the evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Long recently.
Every landlord, tenant and
sharecropper should vote in the
referendum Saturday.
DICUS-FOWLER COMPANY OPENS
MODERN RETREADING SHOP
nilUUlCl new UIUUIEO^ ui IUI in
dustrial nature was added in Tab
or City last week when the Dicus
Fowler Company, local Firestone
dealer store, opened a modern
tire retreading shop.
With the very latest in retread
ing equipment, this marks the
first time that such a complete
service has been offered here.
Factory trained workmen are a
/
vaiiaDie ana tne new concern was
already doiing a booming business
early this week. *
The retreading shop is located
in the rear of the Dicus-Fowier
company store, acrpss from the
post office, and Jimmy Dicus,
owner and manager of the firm,
has issued an invitation to local
λπ arruusea wwuspwpw l,,cl
at the school auditorium here
Monday night and voiced their
protest at the action of *he Tabor
City town board in requesting the
resignation of Police Chief L. R·
Watson.
With Mayor W. A. Williams pre
siding, the meeting was caUed to
order about 8:30 and the Mayor
pointed out to the near capacity
crowd that town harmony was to
be desired, and that he hoped
nothing would be done at the
meeting which might split the
citizenry into factions.
The meeting was called by pri
vate citizens after y special meet
ing of the board last Saturday
asked Watson to resign by a two
to one vote. Mayor Williams, who
has no vote, was not present at
the Saturday meeting.
Chief Watson had not announc
ed his decision as to whether he
would resign or not, but took the
floor at the meeting and said he
was handing in his resignation.
However, as the meeting progress
ed, Jack Strickland, made a mo
tion that the group go on record
as requesting Watson to reconsid
er his resignation. The motion was
carried with such enthusiasm that
Watson again took the floor and
said that if the people wanted hiin
to remain in Tabor City, he would
not resign. This will lea^e his
future status here completely in
the hands of the local board that
can either fire him or forget the
action of last Saturday.
A petition was displayed at the
meeting endorsing Watson as po
lice chief and praising his more
than five years service here. The
Mayor stated that about 300 reg
istered voters had signed the peti
tion. Others signed it at the con
clusion of the meeting.
At one stage of the meeting, a
motion was made and rapidly
seconded that the two town board
members who asked Watson to
resign hand in their own resigna
tions. However, Mayor Williams
asked that fhe motion be with
drawn and no action was taken
on it.
In that Monday night's meeting
was not a board meeting but a
public protest meeting, a motion
was made by A. E. Goldfinch that
the public attend the next town
meeting and voice their senti
ments. This met with favorable
applause and it was generally
agreed that the August town board
meeting would be attended by as
many people as possible ?nd that
their sentiments would be ex
pressed then.
Neither Willard C. Wright or
Troy Bennett, the two commis
sioners who asked for Watson's
resignation, were present at the
meeting. This being the case, no
one was in position to answer the
ι question from the floor as to why
he was asked to resign.
Bob White, after the failure of
the group to learn these reasons,
requested that a fact finding com
mittee be named by the Mayor to
determine the reasons for the
board's action and to present this
information to the group at a later
date.
The committee consists of David
Kelly, Bob White, V. R. Bur
roughs, J. C. Bell and L. B. Hedge
cog.
Many citizens spoke from the
floor in Watson's defense and al
though the meeting was open for
discussion for anyone, no state
ments were made against the
police chief.
Mrs. Penny Skipper
Laid To Rest
Penny Soles Skipper, 43, died in
the Conway, S. C. hospital Satur
day at 5:00 A. M. after an illness
of severil days. Funeral rites were
held from the Fire Baptized holi
ness church here Sunday at 3:00
P. M. by the Rev. Chester Collins
and Rev. Zettie Ward. Interment
was in the Myrtle Green cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
Car Skipper; two sons. Manly Carl
and Mack Shane; mother, Mrs.
Emma Soles of Tabor City; six
sisters, Mrs. Sue Poethmel of
Blandon, Penn., Mrs Viola Fon
vjelle of Columbia, Mrs. Ann
Beck, Mrs. Nell Grainger, Mrs.
Kate Flops, and Mrs. Irene Wad
dell of Tabor City; three brothers,
Luther Soles of Rockingham, Josh
Spies and Manly Soles, of Tabor
City; ?8 nieces and nephews.
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