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\ , VII. NUMBER 5 f Tabor City — The Town With A City Future" TABOR CITY, N. C.s WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1952 5c A COPY; $2:00 A YEAR LEAF HAKT features HEAVY SALES ~ . .. have been heavy on the: v>aooc· market during the «.ok but the cool Northeast : has been blowing thro • the a;ea for several days hand'ing and grading i^uly difficult and lighter : in prospect unless the or changes. - Supervisor Don Hughes morning that there \va . :·. the local floors for more λ Vviiy and attributed that • ·:■. to the unseasonable \. ..-'A'". . l>o announced the total ... .or the season through Mon Aaaust -3 at 2.358.112 pounds, i : farmers a total of SI.-; Λ-;. I - . tinners have received· .My good crops in sales on, . :'o i*ood crops in cales on p .■ market in the past fewj< ο of the best sales record .0 or anywhere else was that ι, χ I I- Prtillips of Nichols. S. C. . · 240? pounds for S1723.IS. ] „ο of ST 1.56. Mr. Phillips* : ν sold for 89 cents a pound ' had several others in the 7 oent per pound class. . '.'"illips has sold tobacco ' . several years and always ij ;· - · - quality bright leaf which 1 u;a. y attracts a great deal of < . ■ · .mention as well as that ' ·... .;v.rs and warehousemen. ! I ? . , the fourth week of sales ' • S r.:'.: Carolina and Border ( χ - Carolina flue-cured tobacco ' :: -.rl···::* average prices held fairly at quotations of the week 1 b-.: o. According to the United ! ..ad North Carolina Depart- 1 n.·;:.· ">f Agriculture quality of ' o::'cr.:u> was lower ar.d volume ; c: sales heavy. 1 G: .-ales for the week ending!' A..-· 22 totaled 41.509.408!' ρ ;ur. > at an average of S53.14 per ; ] aar.;:· . This was the heaviest!1 volar ν of the season by around.( 6.-. pounds. The weekly av- j1 c. - was the same· as last week. Season sales were raised to 111,-1. ζ'1'.A·7 pounds averaging 353.55. j · "c:v little change occurred this.' ν ri.-: ir. average prices. Most of; the changes recorded were only |. r. changes of $1.00 and $2.00 j, ?;;· .ur.ürecl with the gams ana^ 1 iivs about equally divided. Ir.creased proportions of com- Λ rr.· :: .nd low quality leaf grades ( oreci the general quality of The perceenu^ge of leaf I ( ;.;r. ;:ed sharply with less lugs and j Bulk of sales were com- ^ r - '<> gocd leaf, low to gcod lugs, fair primings and nonde- ^ Deliveries to the Flue-cured ' *r.e Government loan program *r. Thursday. August 21, •'•ere a little under 6 percent of gross sales. Season receipts were approximately 6.2 percent of sales. Stocks of leaf tobacco owned by ii lers and manufacturers, as of July 1. 1952 were 1,730,780,000 pounds 'Farm - Sales - Weight). This ν as 173,246.000 pounds more th:r. on July 1. 1951. ^ Th' Board of Governors of the Bright Belt Warehouse Associa tion held a meeting Thursday r'.:gh: and voted to postpone the opening of the Middle and Old Be!:. The Middle Belt will openj ilor.day, September 8, and the Cj/·' Belt September 22. Ernest S. Cox To Assume Alabama Position Ernest S. Cox is leaving Sunday for Gadsden, Alabama where he '•'■'iil assume duties as traffic man at Allis Chalmers. Co:·;, son of Mrs. G. S. Cox and &e laie Dr. Cox, was graduated · ' : · University of North Car ^hna. Chapel Hill and completed -ork lor a Master's degree in r.t the University of Ten uis summer. Two County Men ^ss Bar Exams Columbus men were a ■ 'J applicants who passed r*en portion of their ex ····..'ions for law licenses in August. . State Board of Law exam |! ';1 announced Thursday in Ra lf'~r; that the successful local iciar.es were Duncan Frank -»itGou^an, Jr., of Tabor City and 0Γ:Γ· A. Dwyer of WhitevUle. iIr· and Mrs. W. B. Pugh and ;0n' Leonard, of North Wilkes will arrive here Saturday to spend the holidays in the home of Parents, Mr. and Mrs .Walter ^nard. Worth Fowler Family Together For First Time In 12 Years THE WORTH FOWLER FAMILY — Sunday, August 12, was the first time in 12 years that the .-hildren of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Fowler were together for a family reunion at t e 0Λ\®Γ I. Tabor City. Reading left to right-Neil, of the home; Mrs. Troy Bennett, Tabor C.ty, Mrs Robert Saker. Wheeling. West. Va.; Mr. Fowler, Mrs. Fowler; Bion, Jr., U. S. Navy, Beiford, N. luard. Norfolk. Va.: Edwin, Route 3, Tabor City. , ... . · f Mr. Fowler is a native of this section and has barbered in Tabor C.ty for 28 years along with his farm >perations. He is the son of Mrs. Mattie Fowler and the late Bithel Fowler ο a or W1ΛΛI ΠΜΚ5 QUESTS SPEAK The local Rotary club heart hree guests make short talks a he regular Monday night meet· ng. Rev. Winfrey Davis, former pac or of the Mi. Tabor Baptis Church, spoke on the needs ο Tabor City. He was compliment iry cf the local community bu 'rrphasized the need for addition tl industry. Rotarien C. A. Nicholaus, ο he Whiteville club who was visit ng here, discussed the labor un on movement in this area, an< ?otarian B. D. Bunn, count: chool supervisor who once live·, η Tabor City, discussed the rapic [rowih of Tabor City along wit: he rapid growth of schools thro ighout the county. He pointed ou low there would be a scarcity ο ■lassrooms when the 1953 schoo erm opens next fall. Patrol Reiterates Warning On Noise Sgt. T. P. Hofler of the Stat Highway Patrcl today issued ! inai warning' to motor vehicl operators who are driving trucks »assenger cars and motorcycle »'ith mufflers which permit "ex •essive noise." He reiterated his declaration t >rack down on muffler law vio ators, stating that most person; vould find it cheaper to change ο ■epair equipment than they wouli ο be cited to court. W. JJ. Williamson I Accident Victim I j [j vVilliam Dar^ack Williamson, 28, . I of route 3 Conway, floor manager j of Planter's W arehouse, Tabor . J City was killed at 11:30 p. m. Sat ■' urday about four tniles from Loris f I on the Reel Bluff Highway when I! his truck hit a powerpole. . I The pole was snapped and a wire feil on the truck. Whether Williamson ciied as a result of the : crash or high voltage could not " be determined. I Funsrai services were held • Monday at 4 o'clock p. m. from the i residence ot h:s brother. C. L. Wi! I iiamson by the Rev. S. A. Hatlev, ι and the Rev. J. Robert Carter. - Burial was in the Grainger ceme [ tery. near Red Elufi". j Pallbearers were Carl B. Todd, Ben Royals, Paul Royals, Lloyd •"ox, I'oy Cor ".α ü.urroughs Hardee. Jr. Williamson was born in Horry County Jan. 16, 1924, a son ot Curtis L. Williamson and Beh'a » Cox Williamson. He was a veteran ι of World War II, with service in ; the Navy. Surviving in addition to his s parents are his wife, the former . Althea Todd two children, Julie and Darra; three sisters Mrs. Rob » ert B. Payne of Alexandria, Va., . Mrs. Kerwin Bell of Kixonville » and Miss Susanne Williamson of r route 3, Conway; and a brother, I Curtis L. Williamson, Jr., Air ! Force, stationed at Hondo, Texas. Old Model Cars Make Stop Here Twenty-one olci model cars, from 1905 to 1925, stopped In Tabor City Sunday afternoon and created a great deal oi excitement on Railroad Street. The men driv i ing the cars were returning from ! Windy Hill Beach where they i organized a chapter of the Horse ' less Carriage Club of the Caro linas. i The men were dressed in old time motoring clothes with aerbys and white coats. One of them, dressed like policemen in olden times, assisted Police Chief L. R. Watson direct traffic when it be came congested. The cars had halted here when one of the old models co-.'ld go n<> further. It was loaded on a truck and moved. Of the cars. 12 were Fords, two were Cadillac·:, one Packard, two Essex, one Rt one Stutz Bearcat and one Mercer. Carol C. Watts Route Carrier Carol C. Watts, an employee of the local post office for three and one-half years, has received ap pointment by transfer, as rural mail carrier for route 2, Tabor City, postal ofricals announced, this week. Watts replaces Robert Elliott, a stc.i route carrier, who took route 2 on a temporary appont ment, replacing Hartford Fowl er who retired several months ago. Watts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Watts of Tabor City and is married to the former Miss Giacie Arnette. They have one child, Timothy. Horace Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Cox, is replacing Watts as clerk in the post office. He is married to the former Miss La Faye Cox, and has been working here as a grocery clerk after serv ice with the Marine Corps. An Editorial . . . TIME NOW FOR ACTION For many years organizations and individuals in Tabor City have worked for the procurement of in dustry in order to better stabalize our economy; thereby benefitting the area whose people icould have regular jobs if they chose and helping the busi nessman by releasing a regular weekly payroll. At long last, we have our best opportunity to suc ceed in this endeavor. Two substantial industrial prospects are interested in our little town. Either or both would be of considerable help to the community. As far as businessmen are concerned, from the largest store to the smallest hot dog stand there would be felt the direct results of this industry. Indeed it seems to us that our future is strongly linked with the diversification of our economy, and that without it we can not hope to continue the rapid growth which has made us unique in the last quarter of a century. This time we can get some industry—some industry of which we would be proud. J3ut we must do our part, as in almost every undertaking. We must con struct the buildings to house the firms who are making large investments of their own in machinery, moving, * -winlnvnao anH oti". LEGION MEETING The Tabor City American Leg ion Post 101 will hold a special meeting at the hut here Thursday night at 7:30. AH Legionnaires are urged to attend. Plans for the per sonal appearance of a well known magician here next month will be discussed at the meeting. Sandy Plain Women Hold Club Meeting The Sandy Ple;.r Home Demon stration club met with Mrs. Bob Ward and Mrs. Earl Cox Tuesday evening at the hom« of the former. The devotional was given by Mrs. Marvin Lewis. Plans were made for the mem bership to attend the county HD picnic at Lake Waccamaw on Fri day evening. Augvst 29. Miss Irene Wright made a pro ject report on Food Conservation and Mrs. Ressie Norris reported on Gardening. The demonstration entitled "Improving Household Skills was given by Mrs. Luther Norris, and Mrs. Ted Soles,made a book report. Mrs. John Shown was welcomed as a visitor to the club. During the social period re freshments were served by the hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Garrell had as their guests at Myrtle Beacn last week Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buffkin of Nichols. W· E, Williams of Live Oak, Fla. joined them late in the week for a several day visit. training „ The men who attended the Monday night meeting pledged liberally to support this movement. There are many others in Tabor City who can pledge liber ally. And it will take a huge amount of money to carry the program through to a successful conclusion. Therefore, businessmen are urged to make every effort to pledge financial assistance to the best of his ability, resting assured that in addition to putting it in good, sound real estate, there is the additional ad vantage of more cash customers in your store every week. A member of the committee will see every busi nessman. Think it over now and decide what you can and will invest. Remembering that every dollar is an investment in your business as well as an investment in the future of Tabor City. Businessmen Pledge Support To Proposed Industry In TC 12,000 COLUMBUS STUDENTS BEGIN SCHOOL TERM Approximately 12,00 Columbus County school children and 372 teachers returned to their class rooms Wednesday, Aug. 27, when schools in the county system open ed for the 1952-53 term. A fleet of 138 buses went into action eariy in the morning to transport a large percentage of the children to the'r schools in time for the opening hour, which is 8:30 o'clock. C. J. Brinson, transportation su-, pervisor, said today that all buses were ready to go into operation. The buses went out Tuesday after a meeting of drivers and safety officials at the county garage in; Whiteville. Negro teachers from all over the j county held a meeting Tuesday j morning at 10:30 o'clock in Central j High School. White teachers will j not meet until Thursday, a day after the opening, when they will ; gather in the school auditorium · here at 2:30 p. m. Superintendent T. Ward Guy' estimated this year's enrollment; at close to 12,000 after a check showed an enrollment of 11,491 j during 1951-52. Ihis total does not include children attending schools in thf Whiteville City Administra-) tive Unit. Last year there were 5,7787 ! pupils in white elementary! schools and 1,473 in the White1 high schools. Negroes had 3,270 in their ele mentary schools and 790 in high ' school. 1 Indians had 162 in their ele mentary schools and only nine in high school. Totals in the three divisions were as follows: White, 7,260; Ne gro, 4,060; and Indian, 171. Most of the schools have com pleted the selection of teachers, although the task is repotted to have been far more difficult this year than in recent years. The turn-over incidence was extreme ly high. Prince Brothers Entertain Employees Prince Brothers entertained with a dinner party at Bob's Ptace, Conway, £. C. Friday evening for their employees. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Buell Lanier, Mr. and Mrs. Milton God win, Mr. and Mrs. Dupree Norris, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Norris, Mild red Holt, Russell Barnes and Wil lard Norris. Sgt. Fred M. Jernigan, Jr. ha · returned to Rock vi lie, Ind. cftjr a leave here with his parents. Mrs. Wayne Baxter and caugh- | ter, Selma, have returned from a J visit with her mother, Mrs. Eva! Yarbrough, in Daytona, Fla. . 1 GOOD HAUL OF SPA Light Calendar Set For Court A light calendar faces Superior Court which is to be convened here on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Although the term is scheduled for two weeks, Solicitor Clifton L. Moore found a modest number of cases when he visited White vjlle on Friday to meet wAith members of the Columbus County Bar 10 arrange a calendar. All cases have been set for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day of next week. However, it is possible thnl some of these may no', be re .ch: d i:r.t:l envly in the sec on.· wc.ik cf the torrn. The co.:rt will not open on Monday of next week because September 1 is a Labor Day holi day and all courthouse offices will be closed. Jurors have been summoned to appear Tuesday and witnesses and defendants should take note that it is not necessary for Ihem to appear Monday. Run-of-the-mine cases com prise most of calendar. I\one of the Ku Klux Klan cases have been set for trial, although the original "Klux" case is to be callcd Thurs dayof next week. , This is the case in which Pink Jacobs, Russell Blickman and Johnnie Ward are accused of threatening to "Klux" a Cypress Creek farmer if he refused to get rid of a Negro tenant. The de fendants were not identified as members of the Klan. Judge Leo Carr of Burlington will preside at the two-week term of court. Methodist Circles Schedule Meeting The two circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service, Saint Pauls Methodist church, will meet on Tuesday evening, September 2, at 8 o'clock Mrs. Doc Bruton, president, announced. The Lula Cox circle will meet with Mrs. Everette Prince and Mrs. Α. V. Elliott, Jr. at the Prince residence, and Mrs. A. E. Gold finch and Mrs. Charles O'Connor will entertain the Anne Cox group at the home of Mrs. Gold finch. All members are urged to at tend the Tuesday evening meet ing will mark the first schedule of individual meetings since the va cation season. WACCAMAW BANK TO OBSERVE LABOR DAY The Waccamaw Eank and Trust company will be closed all day Monday. September 1, in observ ance of Labor Day, Ben L. Ne smith, Jr., vice president., an ncunc. Miss Peggy Ann Fipps spent last week in Wilmington as the guest of Miss Betty Si e Mills. MSH ΜACKERAL met at the Waccamaw Bank Mon day night and pledged financial support to proposed industrial firms considering Tabor City as a location. A cotton mill and a shirt and pajama factory are both consider ing Tabor City and have visited here to look over the town. The president of the shirt and pajama factory is scheduled to visit here again the week of September 8 ai which time local people are ex pected to know for sure whether the plant will settle in Tabor City. Both these industries have asked for local financial help in con structing the building, i.nd it was for that purpose that the Monday night meeting was called The businessmen voted to form an industrial corporation immedi ately and appointed a committee to contact local people who will pledge their support to the con struction of the buildings. The committee named consists of Ben Nesmith. Jr., A. P. Rogers, Horace Roberts, A. A. White, R. R. Rog ers, R. 3. Mallard and W. Horace Carter. A poll of those present Monday indicated a great deal of interest in procuring industry and liberal pledges were made by those in at tendance. However, it was believ ed that many othe.V people in town who did not attend would also support this construction and the committee was authorized to con tact them, find out how much they would invest, and report b~ck to the businessmen at a meeting to be held in the near future. The committee was also author ized to name the new corporation and apply for its charter. It was pointed out at the meet ing that both the present pros pects have been corresponding with local persons in this regard for several months and that their decisions r.re expected soon. JESSE SIMMONS BURIED SUNDAY Jessio Simmons, prominent re tired farmer of the Bever Dam section of Columbus County died at Duke hospital Durham, Friday night after a lengthy illness. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John F. Simmons of Columbus County, he was 53 years old and ρ veteran of World War I with service over seas. He was a member of the Junior Order of Williams Town ship and of the Tabor City Ameri can Legion Post 101. Funeral rites were held from th^ Bever Dam Baptist church Sun day at 4:00 p. m. with the Rev. J. A. Hucks officiating. Burial was in the McPherson cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lottie Simmons; lour sons, Fred of the U. S. Army, Dewey and Robert of Clarendon; four daugh ters, Mrs. Edna Lanier, Mrs. Dor othy Godwin, and Misses Louise and Irene Simmons of the home; I three sisters, Mrs. Lonie Mercer ι of Coadbourn, Mrs Β. E. Nablor ! of High Point, and Mrs. Bertie iBarnhill of Clarendon. m—rowaw1 · ■MM——ι — C. G. Westmoreland, W. Horace Cater, J. L. W Instead and Rev. P. C. Gantt proudly pose with their catch of 46 Spanish Mackeral recently caught off Little River aboard Skipper Westmoreland's "Frances Ann." The truth of the matter is that West moreland was so enthralled in pulling in the fish that Mr. Gantt was skipper a large part of the time. In that most fish are usually heavier if you dont bother to put them on the scales, this local group estimated the weight of the catch at about 75 pounds. (Photo by Bill Oakley.) /A
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