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"Tabor City — The Town With A City future"
TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1952
Union Thanksgiving
Church Service Planned
Λ union Thanksgiving service
vvl;:- the local Baptist, Presbyter
. ui and Methodist ministers lead
- the worship, will be held at
i -.e Mount Tabor Baptist church
Thanksgiving morning at 8:30 of
ficials of the churches announced
today.
The program is planned lor one
hour so that those planning dis
tar.t visitation or hunting trips
jv.w got on the way. The pastors
- is it permissible for anyone
to wear their hunting or traveling
clothes and we want a record
breaking attendance for the serv
ice.
Rev F. C. Hutcheson, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, will de
liver the principal worship mes
sage. raid Kev. G. W. Crutchfield,
pastor of the Saint Paul Methodist
church, will give the responsive
reading and prayer of Thanksgiv
ing Kev. P. G. Gantt ,host pastor,
will preside and lead the invoca
tion. and pronounce the benedic
tion.
•This service is planned with
the hope that other union services
and work will grow from this
beginning" officials said. «
The public is invited to attend
the Thanksgiving service.
Presbyterians
And Methodist
Plan Services
A joint prayer service will be
held on Wednesday evening, Nov.
26. at the Presbyterian church
with the Rev. G. W. Crutchfield,
pa>tor o: the Saint Paul Methodist
church, in charge, Rev. F. C.
Hutcheson. pastor of the host
church announced today.
This service is the beginning of
weekly prayer services for the
local Presbyterian and Methodist
churches the pastors announced.
The services will be held each
Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the
Presbyterian church for the next
several weeks, and Mr. Crutch
field and Mr. Hutcheson will al
ternate in leading the programs.
Spotlighters Give
P. Τ.A. Program
The Tabor City High School
Spotlighters presented the pa
ge-r.t entitled "Guard Well Thy
TrusV in keeping with the Na
tional P. T. A. Founders Day at
the regular meeting of the local
organization this month.
The meeting, held in the school
auditorium, was presided over by
-Mrs. R. P. Counts, president.
The attendance awards went to
the home rooms of Mrs. Ο. V.
H:cks and F. F. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Winstead re
ceived the door prizes.
The October P. T. A. member
ship contest award went to Mrs.
ο. V. Hicks' third grade.
Definite plans were made to lay
a concrete walk around the build
ings and to construct a shelter
joining the elementary buildins
and the cafeteria.
Refreshments were served al
the conclusion of the meeting b>
the sixth grade home room moth
ers.
W.s.c.s Completes
Study Course
The Woman's Society of Chris
— η Service, Saint Paul Methodisl
Church, met at the church Tues
day night with Mrs. Doc Bruton
president, presiding.
The program entitled "By -A
^e-.v and Laving Way" was giver
by Mrs. F. C. Wood. Rev. G. W
Crutchfield, pastor, directed '<■
study on the book "These Righti
''•f Hold" which completed the
annual study course.
Refreshments were served dur
-ηε the evening by Mrs. Brutor
£-r'd Mrs. Belton Ward.
OX POLITICAL FENCE
a state of affairs possibly un
paralleled anywhere else in ar
' ''-' tion year, Washington, D. C
- the focus of attention in "Some
For The Birds" withou
■■·'··τ the Democratic or Repub·
ut-.n parties being mentioned.
t The new Twentieth Century·
•,,y· comedy, starring Victor Ma
Jure. Patricia Neal and Edmunt
·'· -nn, which plays Tues. & Wed
at the Ritz Theatre, deals witl
r' fJ attempts of a lady ornitholog
1 to lobby in favor of a Cali
f 'tnia bird sanctuary, and in·
'iudes Washington social life a:
as Congressional committe<
hearings in its footage. '
"But no politics," emphasize
-Mature. "We're strictly straddlinj
^e fence."
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SHOOTING
MATCH
The Carlton M. Fonvielle Post
6064 will sponsor a shooting match
on Thanksgiving Day beginning at
9:00 A. M. at the home of Com
mander Joe Spivey in Tabor City,
it was announced today.
Any type rifle or gun may be
used by contestants entering the
match and turkes, chickens and
guineas will be given as prizes
to winners in the matches.
Information
Sought Here
On Embezzler
Chief of Police L. R. Watson is
interested in procuring informa
tion form any local people who
might have been contacted at
some time or another by the in
dividual described in the state
ment below. This statement has
been received by policemen and
they are urging businessmen to
turn in any information they
might have regarding this man.
"On November 13, 1952 one
George B. Harris; alias G. T. Par
rish; alias G. T. Porish was ar
rested in Jacksonville, N. C. He
is W-M-5-10-160, black bushy
hair, red face, large goiter on
neck, large scar on his left hand.
He represented himself as an a
gent for several different com
panies including Kaeser and Blair
Co., Cencinnatti, Ohio; Fashion
Center Clothes Co., Decher, Tenn.;
American Cab Lite Co., Anniston,
Ala.; Standard Appliance Co.,
Rocky Mount, N. C.; and calendar
and printing companies.
Subject had in his possession
slips showing that orders had
been taken in a number of towns
and cities i*t North Carolina as
follows: Beauiort, Morehead City,
New Bern, Kinston, Greenville,
Wilson, Tabor City, Fremont,
Goldsboro, Pikesville, Mebane,
Burlington, Graham, Greensboro,
Zebulon, Henderson, Louisburg,
Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Dur
ham. Also in Danville, Va., South
Boston, Va., and Matrinsville, Va.
Subject has 4 warrants for his
arrest for Embezzlement in More
head City and several charges
against him in New Bern.
New Plymouth
On Display
The new 1953 Plymouth boast
ing a great number of major
changes in design, will De on dis
play at White Motor Sales in Tab
or City tomorrow (Thursday)
along with the new DeSota which
was announced last week.
White Motor Sales has three of
the all new Plymouths that will
be shown tomorrow. The neew
models have greater inside space
than in the past, a shorter hood
and other changes of a major
nature are evident.
The public is invited to attend
the Thursday showing and look
over the new models.
White Motor Sales here is op
erated by A. A. White and his
son Bob White.
Leo Thompkins
With Shelley Co.
Leo F. Thompkins has accepted
a position with the Elbert Shelley
Grocery and Market Co. here and
will assume duties during the
weekend in the meat market, the
management announced today.
Thompkins, a native of Conway,
ι S. C., is a Navy veteran of World
War II, and is married to the
. former Marjorie Ward of this city.
: They have one daughter, Frances
> Keith, and are at home in the
Hubert Hickman apartments on
. the Tabor City-Loris road,
ι The Thompkins came here from
Myrtle Beach, S. C. where he was
associated with the Piggly Wiggly
Market and grocery. He was lo
cated here several years ago in
' the meat cutting business, and
1 since that time has attended schoo]
' in furthering his vocation.
. Duncan, Nealey
In California
Privates Vonnie R. D. Nealej
1 and Willis Duncan have been as
' signed to the seventh armored div
1 ision at Camp Roberts, Cal., il
' was announced by the Army to
day.
Both Nealey and Duncan are
I from Tabor City and are with the
31st battalion.
. Nealey lists his next of kin as
Emeline Nealey and Duncan listi
hig as Mr. and Mrs. Μ. H. Duncan
Shirt Plant Contract Signed
COLONEL WOODS TO SPEAK
AT MEETING HEBE THDBSDAT
THREE COUNTY
CREDIT BUREAU
IS ORGANIZED
The Tri-County Credit Associa
tion, Inc., has been formed to
make available to merchants, doc
tors, dentists and others of co
lumbus, Bladen and Brunswick
counties a credit information serv
ice and assistance in the collec
tion of bad accounts, according to
an announcement by William G.
(Duck) Bradshaw, manager.
Bradshaw said "a survey among
merchants in the area indicates
a definite need for such surv
ices" and pointed out that an up
to-date credit service would be
made available to merchants of
such towns as Fair Fluff, Ever
green, Cerro Gordo, Shallotte,
Supply, Southport, Bladenboro,
Chadbourn, Elizabethtown, Bolton,
Acme-Delco, Hallsboro, and Tabor
City.
Phamplets calling attention to
the plan have been distributed in
the various trade centers of the
three counties.
Bradshaw said the association
has the endorsement of and will
be affiliated with the Whiteville
Merchants Association.
Emphasis was placed on the
point that the service will work to
the advantage of the buyer who
has good paying habits as well as
to the advantage of those affiliat
ed with it. Persons who have un
foreseen financial difficulties will
also be helped through the laision
agency.. Workable plans for easier
terms will be worked out when
ever possible in hardship cases,
Bradshaw said.
The association began function
ing today, Bradshaw having com
pleted organization details during
the past several weeks since his
arrival from Durham where he
has been engaged in business.
A fo.-me^ r^lujiit of Whiteville,
Eradshaw has had 20 years ex
perience in credit and collection
work, specialized training in con
fidential investigations, including
personnel investigations, and was
field secretary of Civitan Inter
national for three years. A part
of his experience was his six
years in making and collecting
crop loans in- Columbus and
Brunswick.
While residing here prior to his
acceptance of the field secretary
ship for Civitan International in
1947, Bradshaw was treasurer and
president of the Civitan Club. As
head of local Civitans, he helped
to win the coveted Civitan Inter
national award for extension serv
ice.
He was chairman of the Co
lumbus County March of Dimes
in 1947.
A Methodist, he was active in
the religious life of the commun
ity, serving on the board of ste
wards and charge lay leader of
Whiteville Methodist Church.
He will move his family to
Whiteville within a few weeks.
TURKEY SUPPER
The Homemakers Home Demon
stration Club will hold a turkey
supper at the Legion Hut here
Monday night, November 24 from
6 to 8 P. Ml Supper will· be served
to anyone attending for $1.00 per
plate.
Vernon Morris, commander οι
the local American Legion post,
announced today that Colonel
Woods, chief of the gTound obser
ver corps of North Carolina, will
speak here Thursday night at 7:30
in the high school auditorium.
Colonel Woods will discuss the
advisability of forming a ground
observer post in this vicinity for
reporting the presence of aircraft.
Observers are being spotted thro
ughout the State now.
Films showing the raid of the
Japanese on Pearl Harbor, the
Jimmy Doolittle bombing and the
Nagasaki atomic bombing will be
shown at the meeting of Colonel
Woods.
The public is invited to attend
the meeting and ^earn about the
air observer project and to wit
ness the showing of the movies.
ROTARY
OBSERVES
LADIES NITE
The Tabor City Rotary club helc
Ladies Night at the school cafe
teria Monday night and heard ar
address on music by Marion Eg
bert, representative of the Ameri
can Music Council of Chicago.
Mr. Egbert discussed the im
portance of music to the individu
al of all ages a's a means of recre
ation and pleasure.
Favors were presented to each
of the ladies in attendance.
C. H. Pinner was master of cer
emonies. '
Mrs. Bob White
Gives Report
On Park F^nds
Mrs. Bob White, chairman o:
the finance committee of the play
ground commission, has completec
solicitation of local business firm!
for funds with which to equip th<
park here she announced thi:
week.
Mrs. White reported that $37!
have been donated to the projec
by local people during the pas
few weeks of the campaign.
Those businesses and individu
als that have contributed to th<
fund include: Dameron Druj
Store, J. C. Bullock, Wright's Sup
erette, D. Spivey, Trank Norris
Jr., William Shelley Co., Ward
Grocery, Elbert Shelley Co., J. Μ
Soles Co., E. W. Fonvielle and Son
Dorman Furniture Co. Schild
Dept. Store, Woman's Club, Princi
Motor Co., A. E. Goldfinch, Har
relson's Drug Store, Simon's Dept
Store, Western Auto Associate
Store, Rogers Pontiac Co., Wright';
Gas Co., Porter Supply Co., Clar
ence Willoughby, Roosevel
Phipps, D. & P. Esso, R. F. Mc
Cormick, George Fowler, Lewi
Gore Co., Lewis Harrelson, Η. Β
Buffkin, R. P. Counts, R. C. Soles
Mrs. Morris Garrell, Mrs. R. C
Dew, Miss Alene Sellers, Whit
Motor Sales, Ruey Hewett, Di
R. M. Williamson, Tabor Cit:
Cleaners, John Joyner, McGougai
Electric Company, Lewis-Pea;
Motor Company and The Dixi
Store.
Contracts were signed this week
between the Tabor Industrial De
velopment Enterprises corporation
and the Tabor Manufacturing
Company, Inc., for the long dis
cussed shirt and pa jama factory
in Tabor City, Ben L. Nesmith,
president of TIDE, announced to
day.
For several months negotiations
have been carried on between the
management of the proposed shirt
and pajama factory and the local
corporation formed for the pur
pose of constructing the building
for the manufacturer.
The contract has been drawn
for some time but minor differ
ences in the contract, has delayed
actual approval by both parties
until today when the papers were
officially signed and agreement
was reached on all details.
The local corporation was form
ed some time ago and sale of
stock to businessmen and private
citizens has been going on for
several weeks. Officials of* the
local corporation said this week
that considerable stock is still
unsold and cooperation in the
purchase of this stock by those
wishing to assist in the project is
invited.
Blue prints and sketches of the
proposed building are now com
plete and have been turned over
to several contractors for bids.
All bids are expected to be in the
hands of the corporation this
1 week and signing of building con
tracts is expected in the near fu
ture.
The building will be located on
the Emerson road just beyond the
city limit line and will be con
, structed of brick and cinder blocks.
The building will be 100 feet by
200 .feet and will be air condition
ed.
TIDE, the short name for the
»local corporation, bought an op
tion on five acres of land in that
area some time ago for the pur
pose of locating this manufactur
ing establishment.
The name of the company com
ing here to operate the plant is
still not public information and
will not be announced until the
building is ready to be occupied.
, This was deemed advisable in
light that for the benefit of those
! operations it woould not be ad
, visable to disclose the company's
I plans at this time.
. The president of the manufact
uring concern pointed out in a
letter received here today that he
> is desirous of the building being
t completed at the earliest possible
t moment. It was first thought that
this might be done by February
. 1, 1953 but delays in getting the
contracts signed has almost cer
tainly delayed the opening beyond
that time.
The plant will have a capacity
of 240 dozen boys sport shirts
every day and 120 dozen pairs of
mens pajamas. About 100 women
will be employed by the firm and
ten or 12 men. However, the op
eration is expected to expand be
yond these limits and arrange
ments have been discussed for
encouraging expansion when the
. manufacturer desires to do so.
t A labor survey for this project
■ was held some months ago and
> to date 531 applicant's names have
. J been turned over to the manu
, ι facturer who will come here and
. I personally interview prospective
» employees.
Additional applications will be
τ received by the local merchants
ι association at any time and will
r be filed with those already having
i expressed interest in employment
in the factory.
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Willard Cole, left, editor of the Whiteville News-Reporter, and W. Horace Carter, center, editor of the
Tabor City Tribune, are shown above receiving awards for their fight against the Ku Klus Klan in Colum
bus county. Making the presentation is William P. Bloom, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., chairman of the board of
the Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. The awards were presented to the editors in Raleigh, last Sunday
night. . (Cut courtesy of Raleigh News and Observer]
T.C Signs Contract
For Street Lighting
Mcpherson
discusses
DINES DRIVE
The ranks are wide open for -
1953 March of Dimes volunteers, ]
Troy McPherson, County cam- ι
paign director said today in dis- 1
cussing plans for what he describ- ;
ed as the most vital polio drive ·
in history.
"A look at the record will show,"
he said, "why we need all the
help we can get. By the end of
1952 the nation had suffered more
than 55,000 cases of infantile par
alysis—the highest polio incidence
ever reported. "Patient care cost
ran into millions of dollars and,
with their treasuries drained,
more than 1,000 chapters of the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis appealed, to head
quarters for additional polio
fighting funds before the year's
end."
McPherson said that the num
ber of volunteers mustered into
the campaign would have to be
increased in the same proportion
that polio has widened its impact
across the nation.
"We must keep pace with polio,"
McPherson declared. "That means
we must really step on it if we
are ever to overtake this dreadful
disease. Only through bigger con
tributions of manpower and
money to the March of Dimes
will that become possible/'
The Columbus County cam?-5— ι
director asked all who v/a-it ' j
"sign on" as March of Dim?
hands to contact him at hes-U .
quarters of the local drive or tc '
phone 2133. j
"There is quite literally a very
crucial time in the history of your
National Foundation" McPherson
said.
"We have been able to do a lot
through the March of Dimes. We
shall continue to do a lot, and
more, if the good people of Co
lumbus County will throw their
strength of behind the March of
Dimes as volunteer workers."
Frank Powers' Mother
Dies In Fayetteville
Mrs. Rose Poweers of Fayette
ville died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. W. A. Kenlaw in
Fayetteville Saturday after an ill
ness of several years. She was 80
years old.
[ The funeral was held at the
home of Mrs. Kenlaw Sunday af
ternoon, November 9th, and burial
was in Hope Mills Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Powers are two
daughters, Mrs. Kenlaw of Fay
etteville, and Mrs. A. T. Zandotes
of Stoneville, N. 6.; and one son,
Frank A. Powers of Loris; 16
grandchildren; one brother, Arth
ur Stone of Chadbourn; and one
sister, Mrs. Bertha Britt of Lum
berton.
Lebanon Club
Names Leaders
The Lebanon Home Demonstra
tion club held the regular meet
ing on Tuesday, November 11, at
the home of Mrs. D. M. Currie
and Miss Thelma Currie. The
Lord's Prayer was used for the
devotional with Miss Currie, pres
ident, presiding.
Plans were made for the Christ
mas party to be held in the home
of Mrs. Jessie Harper.
The new project for the club
is to furnish milk for several un
dernourished children in the Wil
liams Township School.
Project leaders making reports
were: Community Service, Miss
Thelma Currie; Education, Mrs.
Jessie Harper; and Music, Mrs.
Elizabeth Walters.
The newly appointed project
leaders are: Home Beautification
and Foods and Nutrition, Mrs.
Levi Fowler; Home Gardens and
Citizenship, Mrs. Hough Stout;
Home Poultry and Health, Mrs.
IIa V. Hinson; Home Dairy and
Family Life, Mrs. Hilda Harper;
Food Preservation and Recreation,
Mrs. Myrtle Currie; Home Furn
ishings and 4-H Leader, Mrs. Ern
est Hayes; Howie Management,
Loan Fund and Music, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Walters; Clothing, Mrs. D.|
M. Currie; Arts and Crafts and
Community Service, Miss Thelma
Currie; Education, Mrs. Jessie
Harper.
Miss Thelma Currie, Arts and
Crafts Leader, gave the demon
stration for the month eentitled
"Homemade Gifts."
Refreshments were served by
ι the hostess during the social per
The Tabor City town board last
veek signed a new
ng contract with the Carolin
wr and Light Company that
vill increase the lighting fac^!f
η Tabor City by 76 percent whüe
naintaining relatively the> sanw
,verall cost as the
The new contract is in keeping
Vith a move by the power com
sany to bring all mumeipahties
inder existing power rate co
;racts which aredUierentfromtoe
>ld ones used by the Tide Water
Power Company.
The board also authorised re
aairs to the water tar*^hJ£"
:ludes scaling and
job will be done by the^Kessler
Company at a cost oi $900.
The commissioners also voted
to allow town policemento serv
State warrants m^dethpthlief (J
limits and increased the chiefο
policeman's salary by $20 per
month. The night chief and toe
street and water superintendent
were raised $10 per month.
Taxi drivers were told that
henceforth their insurance poli
cies would have to be filed with
the town office and an ordinance
Was passed regulating the fat
ing of taxi licenses m Tabor City.
The ordinance specifies tliat no
license will be granted any indi
vidual who has been convicted of
a felony, violation of any federal
or state statute or town ordinance,
relating to the use, possession or
sale of intoxicating liquors, or or
violating any law retetingto pros
titution or sale of narcotic drug.
It also provides that the town
board can revoke any taxi Ixense
if the driver is a habitual violator
of traffic laws or ordinances.
Judge Gilliam
Renders Verdict
On Child Labor
Wilmington, Nov. l^InjuM
tions prohibiting further victor
tions of the child labor Provisions
of the Federal Wage and Hour
Law by two Chadbourn and Van
demere employers were fü^d in
the federal courts of Wilmington
and New Bern today.
Signed by U. S. District Judge
Don Gilliam, the judgments per
mantly enjoin and restrain Shel·
ton McPherson, of Chadbourn
Route 1, and Earl Heath Holton,
of Vandemere, from employing
children under 16 years of age
during the hours when school is
in session.
The injunctions are the result
of separate suits instituted by U.
S. Secretary of Labor Maurice J.
Tobin. The complaint filed against
McPherson stated that he em
ployed a number of minors under
16 years of age during school
hours in the harvesting of straw
berries on his farm near Chad
^The complaint against Holton,
doing business as Pamlico Pack
ing Company, stated that he em
ployed during school hours a num
ber of minors under 16 in the
heading of shrimp in his fish
house at Vandemere.
The complaints also stated that
the strawberries and shrimp upon
which the children in question
worked were being shipped to
points outside the State.
Both defendants also were or
dered by Judge Gilliam to keep
the employee and payroll records
required by the Wage and Hour
Law.
Woman's Club
Plans Party
The Tabor City Woman's Club
met at the Clubhouse Thursday
evening for a general meeting
with Mrs. G. W. Crutchfield, pres
ident, presiding.
Reports were heard from sev
eral department chairmen and
the membership decided to make
personal contributions in cash for
kitchen utensils at the December
meeting. The contributions will
take the place of exchange gifts.
Mrs. Horace Roberts will have
charge of the December program
at which time the club will hold
the annual Christmas party.
Mrs. D. F. Dellinger was re
ceived in the club as a new mem
ber.
Hostesses for the evening were
Mrs. A. C. Edward, Mrs. W. C.
Truitt, Mrs. Ralph W. Spivey and
Mrs. W. F. Cox.
Martha Jo Hayes
Initiated
Miss Martha Jo Hayes of route ·
2, Tabor City has been initiated
in Chi Beta Epsilon at Coker Col
lege, Hartsville, S. C.
Only outstanding undergradu
ates of sophomore rank and above
are eligible for; election to mem
bership.