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7 *?%(6ukc VOL. V II XUMBER 2 wTabor City — The Town With A City future*' TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1352 5c A COPY; $2:00 A YEAR Leaf Prices Good But Volume Light OfrV of tobacco on the Tab or City :*.:'J"ket as it opened its ©.vrs tor the 1952 season Monday ivere t::e 1 ^••tost for opening day or. roc.': .·.>· only 72.000 pounds were ^ - ·· However, the price factor v. < encouraging as it hit j'iew : : · of more than $58 dol ;vr hundred average. 1 fues ..·> -- sale was perhaps the inuile?: - any second day sale ·:: :he nwicrn history of the mar i·.: 3? v-.!y 26.000 pounds were io!j. :·..ν·νονοΓ. the price remained [?.νά ~nc most farmers have ex Jpre>j?ovi exceptional satisfaction with their take home checks. Warehousemen here believe that it will be seven to ten days yet before any blocked sales are the making. Most farmers have their tobacco off the stalk now but not many have had time to grade and tie any appreciable amount for the auction market. ι The same scarcity of tobacco has hit every market in the belt and it has become more and more evident that this is one of the latest tobacco selling seasons in recent years. MOTORCADES TRAVEL 350 MI.; ASK FABNEBS TOTRADE HERE 5u>i::c^:r.en of Tabor City, co ocer.-.t:: , almost 100 percent in •ie pro vet. drove their cars throe counties, a dis s:;::e nearly 350 miles, last fr.i.iy giant motorcade invit ir.i: ;:" λ > :o trade in Tabor City io'.I their tobacco here. Tr.·: motorcade, with many o::~colored signs and a loud speaker ith each of the two prxei>: r..-. left early on Friday ar..: " :he greater part of the cay rthroughout the rural areas 3:imswick. Columbus and Kerry eo.ir.nes. Joe Coleman, Oliver Prince, S. P. Smith, J. Μ. McGougan, Ben Nesmith III, Don Hughes, Otis Garrell and other local people organized the motorcades and were generally complimented by townspeople this week for an ex ceptionally fine job. The project met with the best cooperation that has been seen here in several months and was believed to be highly successful in its purpose of letting farmers know that they are welcomed in Tabor City both by merchants and warehousemen. Glenn Stevens Completes Training Gier, v.· -·ν. Stevens, son of Mr. ar.d Mrs. G. Ε Stevens, Tabor C.:;·. 3 χ 294. is completing his AT ciiic airmen indoctrination course Lackland Air Force Base. Gateway to the Air Force.*' laekl-::x situated near San An t.v.io. is the world's largest air force b.;se. site of Air Force basic j !n:r..r.5. for men and women, headquarters of the Human Re-; source Research Center, and home rt A: '.- Ot't'icer Candidate School. His oasic training is preparing' Lr. entrance into Air Force ti::..... training and for assign- _ r.T:.· ; specialized work. The c:-.s: ides a scientific evalu 2*::r. ; .-.is aptitude and inclina- | t::r. t ribv.ing a particular vo-1 Cit;:r. ur. I career. Lewis Funeral Home ΐ··.ν:< Funeral home has' c:r-.:;:-r- enlargement and re ce:>:at-. renovation program ad-. . i. home now has a spacious : : :ly room, display de firtrr.-.r.· :.d new officers, along p·"· r.w.e parking area and ^u:.ie v.·."ranee. - - ral home also this week P'-^-'as·. a new 1952 Cadillac —'--1 !."o:.ch and Ambulance tt.r.:· adding to the rolling uiprr. ··.·:. · Hayes ,.A this week "we are ,n invitation to the iub^c ΰ. ·>ΐΐ as our burial asso r oers to visit our new ^ΓΑ·· . redecorated and en rur.oral home." Has New Chapel :.·»· Tabor Hardware com ·· .ng here, Thomas F. ".anager. announced. The fruiting Officer ® Wilmington M-Sgt Ford G. Youmans has c"r· r. itrred from Columbus C"*at;.· ·. 'he Post Office building ^ '''· Τ····ο*.οη and will only serve taurr.'r,... one day a week, offici & announced. $?· Youmans said he would be Hall building in White θ frö_■ Wednesday from 9:00 * M. to 1)0 p. M. and would in |·Γ·- ν ··.·.·; interested in enlist HS in the Air Force and Army at ■ : ·Γ0 would see them at 205 ir. the Wilmington Post or; trx. other days. $3* W .mans has served Co r nty for almost a year cj* bruiting officer and lived '; n ...ay in Whiteville. He r, i" l",at be would still fp'-r-''· mbus County, but would visit the various /J"'*- « ·. has in the past. The .1 .· rr nt makes it necess , Πί!" to move his residence Cr* o;'if-e in Wilmington. turUrr':>U" not have a full officer in the near *** said. >■ *Ki --'rs. Fletcher C. Hut ^°η anu children are spending of ln Montreat on account C w , of her mother, Mrs. • Maxwell ROTARY ENCOURAGES PAYING Lewis Gore, president of the Rotary Club, appointed a three man committee at the regular meeting of the group at the Wo man's Club house Monday night to study \.i_ possibility of getting additional streets paved in Tabor City while road building equip ment is in this area. The committee composed of E. W. Fonvielle. Don Hughes and W. Horace Carter is to investigate the possibility of other street paving construction while the cost is at a minimum. Property owners on each side of local streets are be ing asked to pay 55 cents per front foot and the town will match the funds from Powell bill money. LEAF GROWERS ARE URGED TO FIGHT INSECTS Tar Heel tobacco growers were urged this week not to relax their efforts in fighting insects. Entomologists at N. C. State Col lege said insects are seriously threatening the 1952 crop. Flea beetles, budworms, hornworms. and gresshoppers are all present in some fields, it was said. Budworms have been plentiful this season, and the early crop of I hornworms has been one of the! heaviest on record, the entomolog- J ists said. They added that these insects, as well as flea beetles and grasshoppers, can cause severe crop losses right up to and during priming. All insecticides should be appli ed carefully; otherwise they will not be fully effective in controll ing insect pests. The entomologists also had a word of caution about using in seticides for control grasshoppers, since all of the recommended mat erials are likely to taint the leaf flavor if improperly used. They J urged use of sprays and dusts only around the field edges and use of ι baits where it is necessary to ap-1 ply materials throughout the to bacco field. The chemicals Chlordane, Ald rin, and Toxaphene have been found highly effective against grasshoppers. No harm, will be done to gardens, pastures, or to livestock when the materials are used as recommended. Users are urged to study recommendations carefully and follow safe rules for handling at all times. Inman Funeral Home Opens New Office The Inman Funeral home has opened an office on Railroad Street here Ralph Inman, manag er, announced. Mrs. Mae McCum bee demons, a former secretary of the Inman Funeral home, will assist Mr.. and Mrs. Inman in keeping the office open . I The new office is located next door to Schild's. Baptist Young People Have Ice Cream Supper The Young Peoples Department of the Mount Tabor Baptist Sunday School met at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Pinner Monday evening for a home made ice Cieam supper. Billy Dorman is superintendent and Mrs. Pinner and Don Hughes are teachers. About 24 attended. Raleigh Visitor Guest Of Club Iw»oa AiiiiC uiuu.d Uc_ ougaii entertained the Tuesday After noon Bridge club at hef home yesterday. Mrs. W. D. Martin, Jr. of Raleigh won the high score award and also received a guest gift from the hostess. Pie a-la-mode was served by Miss McGougan to Mrs. Martin, Mrs. J. B. Hardwick, Mrs. J. B. Boswell, Mrs. J. M. McGougan, Mrs. B. L. Nesmith, Jr., Mrs. R. B. Mallard, and Mrs. Frank Nesmith. 'Presbyterian Women Hold Regular Meet The Women of the local Pres byterian church met with Mrs. J. A. Huf ham, Jr. at her home Mon day evening. Mrs. Jim Belk gave the devotional and Mrs. J. P. Brown presented the program on the life of John Wesly. A sweet course was served by the hostess at the conclusion of the program, to Mrs. Belk, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Roland Baldwin, Mrs. C. H. Prout, Mrs. E. A. Potter Miss Florence Porter, Mrs. C. M. Boyd, and Mrs. R. C. Harrelson, Jr. PACK HOUSE BURNS SEVERAL INJURED The Jack Gore pack house in the Bethel section was destroyed by fire and three people were in jured last Wednesday during an electrical storm. The injured, though not serious, were Mrs. Jack Gore and her child, Jackie, and mother-in-law, Mrs. Frances Gore. Five barns of tobacco were stor ed in the house where grading was underway when lightning struck the building. The loss is estimated at $4,000 by Mr. Gore. Schedule Meetings Three circles of the Mount Tab or Baptist Woman's Missionary Union have scheduled meetings for Thursday afternoon. All mem bers are urged to attend. The schedule is: The Dula McGougan circle with Mrs. D. F. McGougan at her home at 4:00. The Charity Rogers circle at the church at 4:00 with the Nurs ery open. The Leila McMillian circle with Mrs. Ed Waiden at her home at 4:00. L. S. Parham spent some time in Charlotte last week on business DISCOVERY OF TASMANIA Tasmania was first discovered when two Dutch ships under Capt Able Tasman were driven onto the coast by gales in 1642. COLUMBUS . COUNT/ LAW 1 ENFORCEMENT* / Λ ξ«τ! OP£N SEA50N BOABO or TRADE NAHES ED WALDEN TO PRESIDENCY ι C. Ε. (Ed) Waiden, an associate of Garrell's Warehouse here, was elected President of the Tabor [City Tobacco Board of Trade at the regular annual meeting of the [group here Monday night, j Waiden succeeds Oscar Burch, j formerly a buyer with Virginia I Tobacco company. Burch is cur ' rently president of the Fields To I bacco company and is no longer I on the local market. ! Joe Coleman, auctioneer and an j associate of the New Farmers Carolina Warehouse company, was j named vice president at the meet ing, and Mrs. Harriett Sikes, as j sistant manager of the same firm, I was reelected., ^»cretary-treasurer. iBuford Anne Stabler I Attends Winthrops I Editors' Conference ; Buford Anne Stabler of Loris 1 was one of 29 high school editors Jfrom South and North Carolina , attending last week the first edit I ors' conference conducted by the I Winthrop College Journalism De I partment. I Discussions were led by Dean ι Lawrence R. Campbell of the . School of Journalism at Florida I State University and Reid H. I Montgomery, head of the Journ | alism Department at Winthrop, j Individual conferences, field ι trips, and social activities were additional features of the confer ence. Miss Deane Rast of Cameron, as sociate editor, and Miss Celia Cole of Salisbury, N. C., society editor of The Johnsonian, a student weekly at Winthrop, assisted with the editor's conference. Pink Tea Given At Huf bam Home Mrs. Fletcher C. Hutcheson, wife of the new Presbyterian pas tor here, and Miss Martha Helen Westmoreland, bride-eleect of this month, shared honors Saturday afternoon when Mrs. J. A. Huf ham, Jr., Mrs. R. C. Harreslon, Jr., Mrs. W. O. Jackson, and Mrs. J. C. Bell, Jr. entertained with a Pink tea at the Hufham home. Mixed summer flowers were graciously used thramghout the home while the dining room ap pointments were in pink and sil ver. A pink organda cloth covered the dining room table which was centered with a arrangement of pink roses in a silver bowl, off set by burning pink tapers tied with pink ribbon and n*t. Identi cal tapers were also used on the buffet with an arraogement of greenery. Mrs. Hufham greeted guests at the front door and introduced them to Mrs. Hutcheson and Miss Westmoreland. . Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Harrelson, and Mrs. Bell greeted guests in the dining room and served dain ty sandwiches, individual cakes and salted nuts. Mrs. J. P. Brown presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. C. H. Prout, of New York, directed guests to the den and Mrs. Roland Baldwin and Mrs. Ruey Hewett heard the goodbyes. About 75 guests called between the hours four to six o'clock. The hostesses presented the hon orees shoulder corsages and honor gifts. Town Board Names Jernigan To Bennett's Council Post; Wright Blasts Watson Protest With anxious citizenry jamming the doorway, the Tabor City Town Board held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night and named Fred M. Jernigan to succeed Troy C. Bennett as commissioner. Ben nett had resigned from the board as of July 19. Jernigan's appointment came after Commissioner J. M. McGou gan nominated him and Mayor W. A. Williams voted with McGou gan. Commissioner Willard C. Wright had made a previous mo tion that Bennett's successor not be named for 30 days. Also of much local interest was the action of the board in regard to the resignation of Police Chief L. R. Watson. Chief Watson at the request of the old board of which Bennett was a member had hand ed in his resignation effective Au gust 14. However, the board Tues day night voted to table the resig nation until October when it will come up for discusion again. Commissioner Wright, in an swer to a citizens meeting held at the school house last month pro esting the firing of Watson, read a lengthy answer as to why Wat son had been asked to resign. His statement, which appears here, immediately preceeded the report of the five man citizens committee which was named at the school house meeting to investigate the reasons for Watson's firing. The committee reported that it had been unable to secure any infor mation from board members or other persons as to why he was fired. mayor wuiiams pointed out tnat Jernigan was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Bennett be cause he was the fourth high man in the past town election. The oath of office was administered to him by Jack Watts, local justice of the peace. Commissioner Wright also pre sented a signed statement by U. D. Clifton charging that Chief Watson had told him, following a wreck Clifton had withJameson Buffkin, that no hit and run charge could be taken out against Buffkin because he returned with in 24 hours after the accident. Wright's statement follows: Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, ladies and gentlemen. Due to forceful intolerant demands for the facts I now stand ready to submit the truth. What I have to say will take several minutes, during which I request the court esy of every one present. I have always endeavored in town affairs to deal on a fair and impartial basis with a sincere and conscientious will to uphold prin ciple on all occasions. As a beginning, I'm going to quote passages from public laws of North Carolina, dealing with towns and cities. PL-160-9 Commissioners may appoint town constable and such other of ficers and agents as may be ne cessary to inforce their ordi nances and regulations, keep their records and conduct their affairs, may determine the amount of their salaries or compensation and also the compensation of salary of the mayor. May impose oaths of office upon them and require bonds from them payable to the state in proper penalties for the faithful discharge of their duties. PL-160-20 I Λ. VllVVIUIUi up^/ViUWVV* · The Board of Commissioners may appoint town watch or police to be regulated by such rules as the board may prescribe. ' This you see gives the city council complete authority to hire· and fire when the need arises. As for me I have never acted alone on any decision without the pres ence of all commissioners. In re ply to repeated rumors that the town board has been divided dur ing the past year, I only have to refer to the minutes of all our meetings. Every bill has been past unanimous except one. This in [itself should prove that the board worked in harmony during each meeting. What transpired after each meeting is a matter of record L which I will unravel as we pro 1 ceed. ' Contrary to what has been stat ' ed, we acted in due course of law. Therefore it is absurd to say that ! the board's action is not legal in ' the Watson case. (Continued on Page 10) ~ LEGION POST III SLATES LADIES NIGHT ON THURSDAY Tabor City American Legion 101 will hold a ladies night ban quet at the hut here Thursday night, August 7 and all Legion naires and other veterans are in vited to attend. A chicken supper will be served by the new Home Demonstration Club and Lee Greer, Clerk of Columbus County cout, will be the principle speaker, newly elected commander Vernon Mor ris has announced. "It is time for us to get our 1952 membership drive underway and this banquet meeting will serve as a kind of kickoff meeting for this effort," Morris said. The new commander also issued the following statement in regard to the membership drive and urg ed veterans to let the American Legion lapel button symbolize their pride in their service in it's time of need: "Is there any veteran of World War I or II so poor in spirit and patronism that he is not proud of the part he played in these greatest of all military struggles since History began," Morris ask ed. "Have not we veterans a justi fied pride in our service? If any man were to assert that we had not played our part as men and Americans, how quickly would we resent it? "The American Legion offers the best opportunity for you, Comrade, to testify to the world of your loyalty in war, and your determination to give continued service in peace. The. lapel button of the American Legion is a no tice to all that you failed not when your country called, and that you still subscribe to the patroitism and Americanism for which the Legion stands. "With the Legion button, you quietly and effectively identify yourself as one of America's vet erans, and as an active participant in the work of a patroitic society which is dedicated to the preser vation of American principles. "You place yourself as both a war time and peacetime patroit and true American. Be proud you can join the American. Legion. Hundreds of thousands of young men would rejoice indeed if their lives could so be made over that the Legion would be open to them. Those who did serve but who have not up to now come into the Leg ion are sending in their applica tions by the thousands. They are proud they answered the call. They want the; world to. know it.. "The Legion!s great days, are ahead. It's principles, calling for vigorous peace. time: service,, com mand it to all. It's far hetter to. be in the. Legion, than to explain, why you are not. The Legion invites you to comradeship.. Be one of the active Legionnaires οf your com munity. Join, up!." Commander Morris urged. Shower Giret* Mrs. Rogers Mrs. I^awrence Rogers wedding took place Julvj honored Wednesday, Aj| at a lovely drop Wilton Bailey and jflHHjj at the Legion Hut | 2* Baskets of watermelon red crepe myrtle and white glads were used throughout the hut and the table on which the gifts were displayed was decorated by a large basket of white gladioli and chrysanthe mums, presided over by a minia !ture bride doll with a picture face of the bride gazing out. The guests were introduced to the receiving line which was com posed of the bride, Mrs. Shep Rog ers, aunt of the bridegroom and Mrs. Ernest Harrelson, sister of the bride-groom, after which they were served punch, open faced sandwiches, mints and cookies by Misses Kathy Clark, Anne Bailey and Patty Quinn. MALE BIROS Many male birds which have neutral colors share the brooding task with the female, but brightly colored males seldom brood the eggs. PAVING CONTRACTS ARE LET Bids have been let for two roads that run through Tabor City ac cording to information released from Raleigh Saturday and other Tabor City streets are scheduled for hardsurfaced through property owner and Powell Bill funds. The road running past the Ne gro school to the South Carolina State line and the extension of Lewis Street to the rail road run ning to the Pireway road have been contracted and work will commence in a few days. Other town streets which will be hardsurfaced are Fourth Street from the town hall to the Pireway Road, the street immediately be hind the Baptist church from the Church to the Loris highway, and the street running parallel to the Baptist church toward the inter section at the home of A. P. Rog ers. DEATH CLAIMS AYNOR WOMAN Mrs. Betty Rabon, aged woman of Aynor, S. route 2, died at her home Monday morning after a long period of declining health. Funeral rites were held from the Pleasant Union Baptist church at 4 o'clock p. m. Tuesday with the Thomas Hughes officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. She is survived by one son, Mose Rabon of. Aynor, route 2; one sister, Mrs. Mary Rabon, and sev en grandchildren. HORRY COUNTY TB ASSOCIATION PRESENTS BUDGET The Horry County Tuberculosis Association last week received a report from its budget committee, consisting of V. M. Johnston, chairman, W. Joe Causey, and H. W. Tallevast. With a balance of $3,104.07 on hand April 1, 1952, the association had a total of $21,604.07 for ex penditures during the year 1952 53, obtaining $10,000 from a coun ty appropriation and expecting $8,500 from the 1952 sale of Christmas seals. The hudget for the year 1952-53 would require $15,750, the com mittee stated. $1,530 would go to the state and national TB pro grams, leaving a total of $4,324.07 on hand April 1, 1953. Anticipated expenditures during the year are as follows: $3,600 for the salary of the executive; $3,360 for the salary of the tuberculosis nurse« $2,040 for the salary of the health education secretary, $2,580 for the salary for assistant. Social security for the personnel will S' $120 and other salaries and ices will amount to $1,275. .fecial supplies for clinics, etc. take $600; special travel, -S50; conferences and meetings, $225; audio visulal supplies and equip ment, $350; manufactured and printed material, $750; publica tions, 1100; insurance, $10; main tenance and purchase of office equipment, $50; postage, express, and freight, $200; stationery and office supplies, $50; telephone and I telegraph, $150; dues and sub scriptions, $25; school contests, j $50; supplies for TB families» $150; ι and contingent fund, $15, ι SCOUT CARDS ARE READY The new registration cards foi the local Boy Scouts are ready anc members are asked to pick then up at the City Cafe, Ben Spivey Senior patrol commander, an nounced. The regular Scout meetings ar< called off due to the current to· ι bacco season rush, but will be re sumed soon, Spivey said.