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Vi. VII. NUMBER 14
"Tabor City — The Town With A City Future"
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PLAYGROUND AREA CLEARED
Λ. Paul Rogers, left, takes a hoe from Beeil Lanier, chairman of
:h* community playground project here, as J. M. Soles looks on at last
Iharsaay's public land clearing. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Soles own the
popart ν where the playground will be located and have given the park
commute«? permission to use the property for this purpose. The park
■>: playground project was one of five chosen by the Tabor City com
munity in the '"Finer Carolina" contest and is well underway. The con
tort sponsored by Carolina Power and Light Company closes Friday,
'Jttober 31.
Christmas Seal
Dinner Is Slated
In Whiteville
A Chris::r.as Seal kickoff dinner
vi oe held at Hotel Whiteville
•.-r.: \ Wednesday- at 7:00 with
■ ."iresenratives from the various
^•.?.T.ur.::;ei or" the county invited.
7r.e annual Christmas Seal
s γ.·,·.ά to raise funds with
·> combat tuberculosis,
i:.:: Venerable, executive sec
:?:ary :: the X. C. Τ. B. associa
:·£. an? Mrs. Lillian Wilson, who
i *>■'■£ the association, will be the
rjinpal speakers.
Quinerly Urges
Farmers To Join
Farm Bureau Now
Quinerly, chairman of the
Cvrnbus county Farm Bureau,
mailed out letters to all pre
-· members of the organiza
-γging them to send in their
•S3 dues immediately.
Quinerly points out that that
the quota deadline only a
v days away, that only 1,105
Ambers have been signed out of
1 :^r--y quota of 2500.
Cpl. James Smart
Has New Stove
*Ππ THE 7TH INFANTRY
:· · IX KOREA — Cpl. James
~ Swart. whose wife lives on
2. Leland, N. C., has been
'•-Ping worm with a new kind
*>ve in Korea.
^ »th Infantry· Division artil
"*'«.arj. he was among the first
-'^rs -o receive one of the
'-:uei heaters designed
^cialiy :or use in tents, bunk
- ■ and other field shelters. The
'' can .v used with coal, wood,
• i oil, diesel oil or
■5'Y;v .
. ··■ a switchboard
the Service Battery
~ield Artillery Battal
ion in the Army since
»' :>0 and in Korea since
Mr. and Mrs. Wil
'^ 'mington, he grad
■ Hanover High
'-;!iiams Juniors
15 Give Play
V c junior class of
■ :'~!p hi?h school
:earsals for their
Alibi Bill" to be
"he school auditor
jj, ' Evening November
*· · :30 p. \j
[j" ':i· ind of amusing en
ii! make this three
if,' real passport to fun
C-... -diriment will also be
^ during the intermis
^ is being directed by
w!! Sassei- of the high school
B>'-Nancy Hardie.
F.F.A. Chapter
Names Officers
The Tabor City Future Farmers
of America chapter held the first
meeting ot the1 fiscal year at the
school this-month and named the
following officers: president, Jam
my Tompkins; vice president,
Dock Fowler: secretary, Brooks
Mills: treasurer, Neil Gore; report
er, Dale Tompkins; Sentinel, Jerry
Cartrett; advisors, S. L. Jackson,
and F. E. Lay, Jr.
Fifty members of the chapter
attended" the state fair in Raleigh
this month.
Death Claims
Mrs. Almira Fowler
■ Mrs. Almira Fowler, 68, of route
1, Loris, S. C. died Monday night
at her home at 10:30 after a lenghy
illness. Funeral rites will be held
from the home Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock with the Rev.
Ensel Smith and Rev. Thomas
Hughes in charge. Interment will
be in the Fowler cemetery.
She is survived by her husband
V. G. Fowler; an adopted son, Ed
mund Earl, of Clinton, S. C.; two
brothers, Neal Boyd and Olin
Boyd of Loris S. C.; one sister,
Martha Stephens of Loris, S. C.
Pfc. Robert Ueorge
Completes School
WITH THE 40TH INFANTRY
DIV. IN KOREA — Pfc. Robert
T. George, whose wife, Ottie
Pearl, lives on Route 6, Whiteville,
N. C., recently graduated from the
40th Infantry Division's Non-Com
missioned Offecers * School in
Korea.
During the 16-day course, he
studied combat techniques, Infan
try weapons, squad tactics, night
fighting, scouting and patrolling,
instructors were battle-tested vet
erans.
George entered the Army in
October 1951 and received basic
training at Fort Riley, Kans. He
has been in Korea since April.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
George, live 021 Route 1, Hallsboro,
N. C.
Two More Streets
Get Hard Surfaced
Garrell Street from the Mt.
Tabor Baptist church to the Loris
road, and Fowler «treet were hard
surfaced this week, bringing fur
ther improvement to the roads in
the Tabor City residential area.
The paving of these streets, one
of the goals in the Finer Carolina
program, puts Tabor City far be
yond its set aim in this category.
The completion o? these streets
on Tuesday gives the present town
administration a noteworthy re
cord in street improvement that
is second to no past administra
tion. More streets have been pav
ed during the past two years than
ever before during a similar per
iod of time.
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j Yam Mart Ahead Of Last Season
AWARDS PRESENTED TO MTERS
AT ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT
The annual 4-H Achievement
I Program was held at Williams
ι Township Gymnasium on Tuesday
evening, October 21st. Marjorie
Ward, County Council President
presided. The 4-H pledge was led
by Shirley Ann Norris of Tabor
City. A devotional on Friendship
was conducted by Wilma Jewel
Gore, Nakina. Shirley Norris of
' Williams Schools gave the wel
I come and Bobby Collins of White
, ville responded.
I Miss Ward recognized parents,
I teacher-sponsors and adult lead
i ers who were present, also Mr.
; and Mrs. V. J. Colombo, E. D.
Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Barcey
Fowler, and Mac Gilmore, and
Dan Holler, Ass't State 4-H Club
: Leader.
I Certificates were awarded to
1 adult leaders for their services to
4-H members in their respective
communities by Mrs. Elaine N.
Blake, Home Agent. Those receiv
certificates were: For 3 years;
Mrs. Pinkney Williams, Mrs.
Lloyd Hinson, Mrs. Η. B. Helms,
Mrs. E. P. Satterfield, and Mrs. U.
: T. Mincey; For 2 years—Mrs. Ern
! est Hayes, Mrs. S. B. Worrell,
ι Mrs. Lucille Petterson, and Mrs.
I Carl Brown; and for 1 year—Mrs.
ILouvenia Fipps, Mrs. Paul Stev
i ens, Mrs. Arthur Cartrette ,Miss
Frances Long, Miss Bernice Gore.
A film entitled "The Fifth H",
sponsored by the Sears Roebuck
Foundation, was shown to the
group, which was a dramatized
story of 4-H Home Improvement,
i Group singing was led by Miss
j Ward and Miss Pat Stephens, and
Miss Shirley Norris.
County Champion Project A
wards were made by the Ass't
Home and Farm Agent.
Four Achievement Medals were
awarded to members who had the
best production records in any or
all projects. The Senior Achieve
ment wi/.ners were Shirley Norris,
Williams *Jluu and rAJwaia^Cole
man of Cerro Gordo. Junior
Awards were presented to Kay
Smith, Old Dock Jr. Club and
j Bobby Collins, Whiteville Jr. Club,
j Quality Motor Co., Whiteville also
I awarded $5 to each of the
j Achievement winners. Winners in
! the Farm and Home Electric pro
ject were Peggy Jackson, Halls
boro Sr. Club and Freddie Hayes,
William Junior Club. The Ε. E. A.
presented a mixmaster to Miss
Jackson and an electric drill set
to Freddie Hayes as an award for
outstanding work in this project.
The gifts were presented by E. D.
Bishop, Manager of the Bruns
wick, R. E. A. Jack Boswell,
Whiteville, has been chosen
Southeastern District Winner in
North Carolina in this project, A.
F. Martin announced. Allen Jolly,
Whiteville and Marjorie Ward,
Clarendon were declared Leader
snip WUiiicia. unuo „„.v.
declared a Southeastern District
winner. Garden Fedals were a
warded to J. W. Christiansen Jr.,
Old Dock and Lois Todd, Fair
Bluff. Aliece Hill, Boardman was
presented the Canning Medal and
was announced as District Winner
for North Carolina. Another Dis
trict, as well as County winner,
was Sybil Lennon who excelled in
! Clothing Achievement. Carolyn
'Cox was awarded the Food Pre
paration Medal. Dairy Foods Dem
onstration award went to Shirley
Norris for the best individual
demonstration in Columbus Coun
ty and the medals for the best
.team demonstration were awarded
to Lois Todd and Peggy Barnes
of Fair Bluff. Certificates for
Health Improvement were award
jed to Patricia Stephens, Williams
j and Jack Boswell, Whiteville.
Home Beautification medal was
awarded to Joan Cox, Tabor City;
Home Improvement—Sybil,Gregg;
j Fair Bluff, also District Winner;
'junior Canning Winner—Jo Ann
j Peterson, Delco; Recreation and
Rural Arts winner was Marjorie
Ward, Clarendon; Better Groom
ing—Clara Lewis, Tabor City;
Making and Keeping Friends —
Margie Gore, Tabor City; Farm
;and Home Safety winner—Eulean
j Williams, Clarendon; Girls Re
! cord—Doris Williams, Clarendon.
' Frozen Foods winner was Peggy
! Barnes. Cash awards were pre
sented to the top five girls in this
project by Mr. Mac Gilmore rep
resentative for the Columbus Cold
Storage. The second place winner
jwas Mary Elizabeth Cumbo, Na
ikina; 3rd place, Geneva Hinson,
j Williams; ioux*th place, Brenda
I Ward, Williams and Fifth award
i to Patricia Pridgen, Whiteville.
! Dress Revue winners were an
nounced by the Ass't Home Agent.
Cash prizes were donated by Led- j
'er Brothers Dept. Store and pins;
were awarded to these winners:
Senior Division—Shirley Norris,
first place; second place, Doris
Williams; third place, Elaine
Hathaway; fourth place, June Cal- '
lihan. Junior Division winners
were Geraldine Benton, first
place; Peggy White, second; Rach
el Peterson, third and Jeanette
Callihan, fourth.
Tractor Maintenance Medals
were awarded to Patricia Stephens
and Jack Anderson who was run
nerup in the prciect. For the Best
Meat Animal Willie Strickland of
Cerro Gordo received a medal.
Boys' projects which are incom
plete are Crop Record, Poultry,
and Pis Chains.
I
Ribbons were awarded for out
standing exhibits of project work
which were judged by Mrs. James
Dickens and Mr. Keith Blake.
Those receiving ribbons were:
Crafts—blue ribbon group was;
Betty Baldwin; red ribbon group
was Harold Fowler, Tommy Min
cey; white ribbon group was Mar
jorie Ward, Winetta Fipp, Priscil
la Currie. Clothing—blue ribbon
group; Nance Jarman, Lois Todd,
Rachel Ann Peternson, Peggy
Cornerhouse, Eleanor Gleen Phif
er; red ribbon group was Faye
Ward, Shirley Norris, Pat Step
hens; and the white ribbon group
was Syavia Gray Gore and Willa
Dean Tarte. Canning—blue ribbon
group was Eulean Williams, Elaine
Hathaway, Kay Smith, and Peggy
Barnes; red ribbon group was Bil
ly Cox, Lois Todd, Eulean Wil
liams; white ribbon group was
Willaree Norrie. Frozen Foods —
blue ribbon group was Brenda
Ward; red ribbon group was Doris
Fowler; and white ribbon group
was Marjorie Ward and Geneva
Hinson. Flowers — blue ribbon
group was Kaye Smith. Crocheting
—white ribbon group was Betty
Baldwin. Rural Electrification —
blue ribbons group was Freddie
Hayes. Food Preparation — blue
ribbon group was Priscilla Currie,
Lois Simmons, Brenda Ward, Bob
bie Jean Wa%|. and Shirley Ann ι
Norris; red ribbon group was1
Lina Huffkin, Carol Burroughs,1
Barbara Mills; and white ribbon j
group was Sinda Green, Deloris!
Arnette. Tractor Maintenance — |
blue ribbon group was Pat Step
hens. Corn—blue ribbon group
was J. P. Edwards, Waylon Cow
en, and Richard Cartrette; red
ribbon group was Seth Hinson Jr.
and Pearlie Barfield. Sweet Potato
—blue ribbon group was Edward
Coleman; red ribbon group was
Elbert Hinson. Tobacco — blue
ribbon group was Royce Butler.
After the pledge to the Ameri
can flag Marjorie Ward led the
group in receration.
Revival
To Begin
At Clarendon
£iVaiigcudt xu^iuo l *I^ua*u vsj.
Statesville, will begin a Gospel
meeting at the Clarendon Church
of Christ beginning November 3.
It will continue through Novem
ber 13.
Song services will start at 7:00
P. M. each night. The public is
invited.
"Rev. Prichard is a powerful
speaker and a wonderful man of
God," B. L. Cribb stated in an
nouncing the meeting.
Sales on the Tabor City sweet
potato market were strong during
the past several days with last
Friday showing the biggest vol
ume of the year when 15,359
bushels were sold here.
The market volume and aver
age is running well ahead of last
season through the same number
of selling days and C. E. Waiden,
secretary of Tabor City Market
ing Company, has announced the
following figures:
Sales this year through Monday
showed 121,783 bushels had been
sold for $458,812.87 and an aver
age of $3.85 per bushel.
Through the same period last
year the market sold 87,467 bush
els for $314.56 and an average of
$3.77.
The difference in this year's
sales is 38,316 bushels, $154,531.31
and a difference in average of
eight cents on the bushel. The fig
ures for the complete season last
year showed 254,000 bushels were
sold at an average price of
$3.83. Although marketing officials
would venture no guess as to the
total number of bushels that j
would be sold this season, the!
volume thus far indicates that last'
year's totals in each category will
be bettered this season.
The biggest single selling day
last year was during November
when slightly more than 16,000
bushels were sold in one day.
Marketing officials pointed out
that it is difficult to estimate this
year's total crop because some
farmers are finding that they have
very good crops and some are j
finding very poor crops. This ir- I
regularity in the crop makes it!
uncertain as to what the future!
holds. ι
Presbyterians Slate
Series Of Meetings
The Tabor City Presbyterian
church will hold a week of Evan- ■
gelistic services November 10-16 j
with the Rev. Β. E. Dotson of!
Mount Olive serving as guest min
ister. Services wll be held eachj
evening at 7:30 and the public is,
invited to attend Rev. F. C. Hutch
enson, pastor, said.
Mr. Dotson was born in Pasa-l
denia, Calif, and moved to Wise,
Va. with his mother when he was
two and one half years old follow
ing the death of his father. He
married while in his senior
year at Hampden-Sidney college,
Hampden, Va., 1935, and is the
father of three children aged 12,
8 and 5 years.
After completion of his college
work at Hampden Sidney, Mr.
Dotson and his family resided in
Tazewell, Va. for three years
where he taught and coached foot
ball, basketball, and track.
From Tazewell the Dotsons
moved to Richmond, Va. where
he entered the Union Theological
Seminary to prepare himself for
the Christian ministry in the
Presbyterian church.
Upon completion of three years
at Richmond Rev. Dotson accepted
a call to Mount Olive Presbyterian
church where he has served as
pastor for 10 years.
"The local congregation feels
fortunate in having Mr. Dotson
here and it is hoped that these
services might add both to our
spiritual growth and to that of.
the town" Mr. Hutchenson said. I
LEGION CITED
Tabor City American Legion
Post 101 was cited for distinguish
membership service at a meeting
in Wallace last week. The local
post had been assigned a quota
of 55 for the year but through
last Tuesday 91 memberships had
been secured.
Commander Vernon Morris re
ceived the citiation for the local
post at a second division rally in
Wallace. Four other posts from
the division were also cited.
Several members have been
signed since that date änd Com
mander Morris stated today that
the post expects to exceed last
years's total «enrollment of 109.
GRID TEAM
MEETS LORIS
ON FRIDAY
Tabor City's grid team lost a
heartbreaker to Clinton here last
Friday night but hopes to pull
a win out of the fire in Loris
Friday night at 7:30 when they
tangle with the Horry eleven.
Loris reportedly has a stronger
than average football team this
season and expects to put up quite
a battle in this tussle between arch
rivals.
Both teams have had rather
rough sledding and do not have
impressive records but the Friday
affair promises to show plenty of
action from both teams as they
shoot the works to break in the
win column.
In last week's bout here, Clinton
came out on the long end of a
32-20 score but not before they
knew they had been in a ball
game. The score was tied 20-20
with less than four minutes to
play before the visitors broke the
game wide open with two long
touchdown runs. One came on an
intercepted pass that was much
in controversry here and the other
on a long pass.
John D. Gore
Killed In Wreck
John D. Gore, 35, of Longs, S.
C., and formerly of Tabor City, '
was killed in an automobile acci
dent at Ocean Drive Beach about
12:30 Monday morning. He had
operated a store and restaurant at
Bellamy's landing for the past
year.
Two other people were injured
in the wreck, Dewey S. Suggs, of
route 3 Tabor City who was ad
mitted to the Loris hospital and
discharged Tuesday. Pauline Mills,
of route 2 Loris, suffered head
injuries and a broken hip and was
admitted to the Loris Hospital.
Funeral services were held at
3:00 Tuesday afternoon from the
Chapel of the Inman Funeral
Home by the Rev. Noah Duncan
and interment followed in the
Myrtle Green cemetery. Gore was
a veteran of World War II and
full military honors were accord
ed him.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Kate Gore, one son, Kelly
Thomas, of Whiteville; two daugh
ters, Katy Jo and Shirley Jean of ,
Longs; his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Gore, of Tabor City; two sis
ters, Mrs. Rena Waddell and Mrs.
Reuben Hilburn of Tabor City;
two brothers, Hosea Lee Gore and
GIRL CAGERS BEGIN PRACTICE
Coach Elizabeth Crisp has called for early workouts for the Tabor City high school girl's basketball
team and .they are show here when they paused recently for the photographer. Holding the ball are the
co-captains for the 1952-53 season, Bobby Faye Jacobs and Rochelle Simon. Others are, front row, left to
right, Elneta Norris, Estalene Nobles, Macel Cox, Peggy Watts, Shirley Norris. Hilda Ward and Patsy
Prince. Back row, left to right, Miss Crisp, Mabel Hodges, manager; Darens Soles, Alice Ann' Home,
Martha Jernigan, Janell White and Dixie Jo Grainger.
METHODIST
MINISTERS
REASSIGNED
The Wilmington District of the
North Carolina Methodist Confer
ence got a new superintendent
when appointments were read at
the annual meeting in Burlington
this week but few other changes
were noted.
All pastors were returned to
their stations and charges in this
general area.
The new superintendent is V. E.
Queen, succeeding C. D. Barclift
who was assigned to the pastorate
at Trinity in Durham.
Rev. G. W. Crutchfield was re
turned to Tabor City for his fourth
year.
P. F. Newton was returned to
Whiteville for his fourth year.
G. M. Kelley was sent to the
newly-created Whiteville Cir
cuit which will include Mishop
Springs, Wooten's Chapel and pos
sibly others.
Other pastors returning to for
mer stations and charges were:
Chadbourn, C. E. Vale; Fair Bluff,
E. G. Purcell, Jr.; Carver's Creek,
A. D. Byrd, Jr.; Waccamaw, J. M.
Carroll; Hallsboro, Major Richard
Braunstein.
Major Brunstein is a member
Df the New York Conference of
the Methodist Church and has
:he status of "interim pastor" at
Eiallsboro. He is a commissioned
officer in the Organized Reserve
Dorps, AUS, and subject to acti
vation at any time. Although not
ι member of the North Carolina
Conference, he was given his
Elallsboro assignment by Bishop
Paul N. Garber under the inter
im conditions existing for the past
:hree years.
Other assignments of particu
lar interest to Columbus citizens
included the return of L. D. Hay
man to Carolina Beach, Η. N.
Ward to Council, C. H. Mercer to
Fairmont, J. T. Fisher to Shal
lotte, and N. L. Jones to South
port.
Joseph F. Coble, a former pas
tor at Tabor City who has been
in Northampton for five years,
was assigned to Biscoe in the
Fayetteville District.
J. W. Lineberger, former pastor
it Chadbourn and more recently
at Fuquay- Varina, was sent to
Dunn.
W. C. Gore, Jr. of Tabor City;
three stepdaughters, Mrs. Annie
Mae Graham of Florence, S. C.,
Miss Betty Jean Reece of Tabor
City, and Miss Helen Reece of
Longs; and one step son, Ray
Reece of Longs.
HALLOWEEN
CARNIVAL
THURSDAY
The annual Halloween Carnival,
sponsored by the Tabor City Par
ent Teachers association, will be
leid at the school Thursday, Oc
ober 30, at 7:30 p. m. with many
idded attractions Mrs. R. P.
founts, president, announced.
The school gym will be turned
nto booths for the traditional
ialloween fun including fishing,
ortune telling, spin boards, apple
robbing and the like.
Three kings and queens are to
je clectftd during the evening
rom the primary school, the mid
ile grades, and the high school,
vith awards going to the winners.
\ baby king and queen contest
s also underway.
The boy and girl wearing the
jest costume will received awards
ind door prizes will also be given
ivith all in attendance having the
opportunity to win.
A varied program of stunts and
music is slated for the evening in
floor show style.
The chicken dinner will be serv
ed in the school cafeteria from 6
o'clock to 8 o'clock in connection
with the carnival. Aynone wishing
to make late reservations should
contact Mrs. Ralph W. Spivey or
Mrs. Evelyn Leonard. Reserva
tions are to be closed Wednesday
night.