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VOL. VII, NUMBER 20
TABOR CITY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1952
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Members of the Tabor City School band rece itly got together for this picture. The school band
has -row η considerably in Tabor City and much- interest in its future growth has been expressed by
uai ers and to\\n>peone. Mem trs ot the band inrfude: Virginia Gore, Ann Williams, Richard Home,!
Betty («a>kin. Katrina Holt. Jane Smith. Bobbie Fay Grainger, Gene Dellinger, Larry Williams, Betty Gail
Strickland. Kitt> Jo Buffkm. Nickie Soles, Jimmy tipps, Jeanette Buffkin, Janice Strickland, Freddy
Rogers. Friscilla Grainger. Shannon Spivey. Sybil Williams, Eloise Ward, Louise Watts, Robert Smith.
Anita Beck. Ernest Cox. Johnny Soles, Janice Xorris, Charlie Fipps, Glenwood Tomkins, Ramona Fipps,
La\ al ( oleman. M> rtle Jenrette, Λ irginia Long. Lou Floy Watts. Rosalee Gore, Janet Jernigan, Nancy
Jernigan. Joy Spivey. Gail Kelly, Robert Rozier, Cloieal Beck.
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Richard Cox. son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Cox of Tabor City, is shown floating: through the air at
a recent initiation of the Greea Hands of the local Future Farmers of America at the Tabor City high
school. Much fun and frolic was enjoyed by the boys as they tapped new members into their organiza
tion. S. L- Jackson, lccal agriculture teacher, is in charge ©Γ the local FFA chapter.
Chorus To Sing December 18
SOIL CONSERVATION REPORT
GIVEN FOR COLUMBUS COUNTY
W ith the year's end still weeks
aivay. 1952 has already rung the
bell as a banner yeer in soil con
servation in Columbus County, F. j
M. Glover. Jr., Work Unit Conser
vationist of the Soil Conservation
Service, reports.
As of November 30, a total of!
145 new ccoperators, representing >
10.611 acres, had joined the soil,
conservation district program dur- j
in? 1952, as compared with 114 J
farmers and 10.910 acres in 1951. |
By December 31, at the present j
rate. Glover estimated that 1601
farmers, representing 12,300 acres, (
will have started conservation:
farming in the district program—
an all-time high. In addition, the
Soil Conservation Service has as
sisted 38 PMA participants in j
planning and applying permanent- J
type soil conservation practices)
on their farms.
One of the factors in the in-1
creased number of district cooper- j
a tors has been the new system of,
progressive planning, set up in |
the Lower Cape Fear soil conser
vation district, with the approval
of the board of supervisors, of
which G. T. Gore,#of the Guide
way section, is chairman.
This new system enables a
farmer to start the initial phase
of a soil conservation district pro- j
gram immediately with one orj
two practices and go on from there 1
to the advanced stage and finally I
the basic stage of farm planning'
in which a soil and water con- (
servation program is developed j
for his entire farm. |
Another factor which is expect-1
pd to have an increasing effect j
in speeding up conservation work!
on the land is the recent realign-j
roent of SCS personnel. The form
er district conservationists have |
been replaced by a smaller num
ber of area conservationists with
supervision over a larger territory,
thus making it possible to have!
additional personnel for technical
on-site assistance to farmers on ■
the land. j
Another factor that has speeded
UP conservation work on the land ί
is the active interest of the farm
ers to start soil conserving crop
rotation on their tobacco land.
Root knot and other tobacco di
sease took a heavy toll of the to
bacco crop this year. Farmers who
i;ave teen practicing soil conserv
ing crop rotations for several years
proved the value of such rotations
with tobacco crops that was dam
aged very little by root knot and
other diseases. Numerous farmers
are starting rotations this year
for better conservation and tobac
co production in the future.
New Walks
C. H. Pinner, superintendent of
the local schools, announced today
that the new concrete walks will
be completed around the element
ary school house this week.
He also stated that additional
work on the school yard fence
would be completed next week.
NEW BACKBOARDS
ARE INSTALLED
AT LOCAL (GYM
Citizens of Tabor City have do
nated $500 and new glass back
boards have been installed at the
Tabor City high school gymnas
ium, C. H. Pinner, superintendent,
announced this week.
The backboards in the gymnas
ium were wood and in that most
modern gymnasiums have glass
backboards, it was deemed desir
able to have them installed here.
The cost of making the change was
$500 and local people contributed
the necessary funds for complet
ing the project: Those donating to
the project include: E. C. Sand
ers, S. P. Smith, B. A. Garrell, R.
R. Rogers, J. W. Peay, C. C. Leg
gette, Ed A. Prince, Ralph Spivey,
C. G. Westmoreland, J. M. Mc
Gougan, Jack Strickland, Dr. H.
G. Dameron, Willard C. Wright,
William Shelley, Dr. R. W. Wil
liamson, A. P. Rogers, R. B. Mal
lard, Oliver Prince and Arthur j
Prince.
; The High School Chorus will
present a program of Christmas
music in the school auditorium
Thursday evening, December 18,
at 8:00 Mrs. W. W. Woody, di
rector, announced today.
The program will consist of
Fred Warings Song of Christmas
and a cantata with tableau and
narrator.
The chorus will also sing the
annual number, The Lullaby on
Christmas Eve, and the Hallelujah
Chorus from the Messiah.
Soloist will be Jimmy Winstead.
Jimny Rogers. Alice Ann Home
and Patsy Ward. The tableau will
be given by the students from the
elementary school.
The 75 voice chorus will be ac
companied by Mrs. Furman J.
j Fowler and Mrs. Davis Bruton.
I The program is open to the pub-1
j lie with no admission.
Local Masons
Entertain Stars
The local Masonic Lodge enter
tained the local chapter .Order of
Eastern Star, with a dinner party
at the American Legion hut Tues
day evening.
The Rainbow girls along with
their Mother Advisor, Mrs .Mae S.
Young prepared and served the
dinner.
The dinner hall was attractively
decorated in holly, misletoe and
candle light.
Frank Young was master of
ceremonies and made the welcome
address. Mrs. Emma W. Smith
gave the response. '
A. C. Edwards led the invoca-'
tion and spoke on the Blessings
of Fellowship Η. B. Frink thanked
the Rainbow organization for tak
ing charge of the supper.
About 100 attended.
New Salesman With
Cox Wholesale
Bobby Martin of Conway, S. C.
has accepted a position as sales
man with the Cox Wholesale com
pany here and has assumed duties.
He was associated with the Hol
sum Bread company before com
ing to Tabor City.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin and infant
son are at home in the Lewis
Gore apartments.
i
POLIO
CHAIRMEN
NAMED
The appointment of volunteer
community leaders who have ac
cented chairmanships in the
month-long 1953 March of Dimes,
which begins January 2, was an
nounced today by Troy McPher
son, Columbus County campaign
director.
Facing the consequences of the
worst polio epidemic in the na
tion's history, this year's volunteer
force is the largest ever enlisted,
the director asserted.
"For months and years to come,
thousands of men, women and
children will require all the skills
that money and modern know
ledge can muster to help them
back to useful lives. Add to this
total of those stricken in other
years and it becomes apparent
what enormous financial burden
. . is carried by the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Mr. McPherson announced the
following chairmen.
Acme-Delco & Armour — Mr.
John Barnhardt, Delco, N. C.
BOARDMAN — Mr. Jim In
man, Boardman, N. C.
BOLTON—Mrs. J. D. Peterson,
Bolton, N. C.
BRUNSWICK — Mrs. Mary
Wayne & Mrs. Reddin Gaskin, Co
Chairman Brunswick, N. C.
CERRO GORDO — Mrs. Hugh
Nance, Cerro Gordo, N. C.
CHADBOURN — Mr. A. G. Mc
Queen, Chadbourn, N. C.
CLARENDON — Miss Marjorie
Ward, Miss Pat Stephens, Co
Chairmen, Clarendon, N. C.
EVERGREEN — Mrs. Tom Wil
liamson, Evergreen, N.C.
FAIRBLUFF — Mrs. Charles
Scott, Fairbluff, Ν. C.
GUIDEWAY—Mrs. Addie Gore,
Tabor City, Rt. 3, N. C.
HALLSBORO—Mrs. J. T. For
rest, Hallsbo/o, N. C.
LAKE WACCAMAW — Mrs.
Wendell Prcscott, Lake Wacca
maw, N.
NAKINA — Mrs. Leamon Ward,
Nakina, N. C.
OLD DOCK—Mrs. Flora Formy
Duval, Nakina, N. C.
TABOR CITY — Mrs. S. T.
Rogers, Tabor City, N. C.
WANANISH — Rev. F. A. Reed,
Lake Waccamaw, N. C.
WHITEVTLLE — Mrs. George
Smith, Pinkney St. Whiteville,
N. C.
COUNTY NEGRO DIVISION:
Η. E. Brown, Chairman Whiteville,
N. C.
In making the announcement,
the director emphasized that all
committees are in need of volun
teers, both men and women, and
enlistments will continue. The
March of Dimes appeal needs to
be carried to every business, or
otic ut tenpiAipui pue uoijbziubB
county. Every community leader
needs the help of everyone.
EXTENSION SCHEDULE
Following is the extension sche
dule for the week of December
12th through Dcember 18th as
submitted by the Home and Farm
Agents:
December 12
North Tatum HD—Friday, 2:30
p. m.
Evergreen HD — Friday, 3:15
p. m.
December 15
Evergreen Jr. 4-H — Monday,
8:45-9:45 a. m.
Evergreen Sr. 4-H — Monday,
9:45-10:45 a. m.
Chadbourn Jr. 4-H — Monday,
1:20-2:10 p. m.
Chadbourn Sr. 4-H — Monday,
2:10-3:00 p. m.
Western Prong HD — Monday,
2:30—Clubhouse.
December 16
Sandy Plains HD — Tuesday,
2:00 with Mrs. Leon Wright, and
Mrs. Horace Fowler.
Delco HD — Tuesday, 2:30 with
Mrs. Verne Finch.
White Marsh HD — Tuesday,
7:30 p. m. Mrs. Mary Hinson.
December 17
Tabor City Jr. 4-H — Wednes
day, 10:20 to 11:10.
Tabor City Sr. 4-H — Wednes
day, 11:10 to 11:40.
Hallsboro Jr. 4-H — Wednes
day, 2:15 to 3:00.
New Life HD — Wednesday,
3:00 with Mrs. Brice Mills and
Mrs. Paul Stephens.
Cerro Gordo HD — Wednesday,
7:30 with Mrs. Minnie Regan.
General Tobacco Meeting—Wed
nesday, 7:30 p. m. Whiteville
School Auditorium.
December 18
Mollie HD — Thursday, 2:30
with Mrs. A. F. Harrelson.
Mishop Springs HD— Thursday,
3:00 with Mrs. Dewey Ward.
Bolton HD — Thursday, 7:30 at
Masonic Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Cox "and
son, Chip, were visitors in Flor
ence Monday.
Town Board Asks Permission
To Elect Five Commissioners
S. Τ. Rogers Is
Merchant Head
S. Τ. Rogers, popular local busi
nessman, was elected president of
the Tabor City Merchants Asso
ciation at the annual banquet held
at the school lunchroom Monday
night. Rogers succeeds J. Oliver
Prince as head of the local organi
zation.
A. E. Goldfinch, present secre
tary of the association, was named
vice-president succeeding Lewis
Gore and Frank C. Norris was
elected secretary and treasurer.
Rogers has served, as president
of the association in'the past and
is generally regarded as a live
wire civic leader. He is active in
the St. Paul Methodist church and
the local Civitan club.
Outgoing president Prince thank
ed the organization for the coop
eration which he had received
during the past year and express
ed satisfaction with the progress
made during 1952.
The association voted to close
three days for Christmas this year ;
and if all merchants abide by the
vote, all Tabor City stores will be
closed Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, December 25, 26 and 27.
Several local businessmen spoke
ariefly on the new industry pro
posed for Tabor City and a con
siderable amount of additional
stock in the corporation was sold
:o those in attendance.
A turkey dinner was served to
nore than 100 persons by the
Parent Teachers Association.
LOCAL MAN SETS PROMOTION
The promotion of R. Frazier
Pemberton of Whiteville to the
position of district manager for
the Occidental Life Insurance
Company was announced here
Wednesday.
The announcement was made
by D. Clee Hooks of Raleigh, the
company's Eastern North Carolina,
suDervisor.
Local Girls Named
For Band Clinic
Shannon Spivey and Gail Kelly
are among the Columbus County
Band members selected to appear
in the South Eastern Band Clinic
at Duke University, on January
9 and 10, Director Bob Hodges an
nounced.
The students are selected for
proper and balanced instrumenta
tion by a committee with average
amount from each list.
Shannon plays the trombone
and Gail plays the flute.
Other Columbus County stu
dents to participate are Nellie
Ward and Barbara Canady of
of Nakina; Billie Valentine, Bever
ly Davis, Sherod Braxton, Grant
White, Connie Hussey, Elizabeth
Pickerell, Carl Ward, and Gene
Porter of Whiteville; Richard Rog
ers and Richard Wallace of Cerro
Gordo; and Carolyn Peel of Chad
bourn.
Paul Rogers, Jr.
To Graduate
Paul Rogers, Jr., A 1-C is sche
duled to graduate from flight
school Saturday, December 13, at
Columbia, Miss, which completes
the first six months of Cadet
training. He will go to Goodfellow
Base, Texas January 2 for Jet
training.
Rogers will arrive here next
week for a visit with his parents.
P.T.A. CALLS
MEETING OFF
The Tabor City Parent Teachers
Association will not hold a regu
lar meeting this month. Mrs. R.
P. Counts, president, announced
today.
The meeting, scheduled for this
week, is postponed until January
due to the heavy December sche
dule.
In his new post, Pemberton will
head the Occidental sales force in
Columbus, Brounwick, Bladen and
parts of Robinson and New Han
over.
An insurance man for approxi
mately four years, Pemberton has
been with Occidental in Whiteville
for the past 18 months. He ad
vanced rapidly and is now in sixth
position among representatives
with the highest amount of paid
for premiums.
He is doubly qualified for an
expense-paid trip to the compa
ny's annual convention which will
be held next July in Colorado
Springs, Colo. For his production
standing, he was elected to mem
bership in the President Lawrence
Lee Club.
A native of Troy, Montgomery
County, the new district manager
came to Columbus County 10 years
ago, locating in Tabor City where
his father, W. S. Pemberton, op
erated a grocery store for several
years. His father still resides in
Tabor City.
The Occidental Life Insurance
Company has its home offices in
Raleigh.
LORIS CAGERS
MEET LOCALS
THURSDAY
The basketball teams of Loris
High School will meet the Tabor
City aggregations on the local
court tomorrow (Thursday) night
beginning at 7:30 in the second
meeting of these arch rivals this
season.
In the first encounter between
these two schools, the Loris girls
won by a single point that was
made at the very end of the game
and the Tabor City boys won
comparatively easy over Loris.
Thursday's tussles are expected
to be spirited as usual and a good
program is guaranteed.
In two games last night (Tues
day) the Tabor City boys and girls
took wins over Cerro Gordo. The
boys had no difficulty in subdu
ing the Cerro Gordo five and the
girls also came up with a victory
in the losers' gymn.
Woman's Club ·
Changes Schedule
The Tabor City Woman's Club
will meet at the clubhouse Tues
day November 16, at 7:30 p. m.,
Mrs. G. W. Crutchfield, president,
announced. Members are asked to
note change in schedule as the
meeting was set for Thursday,
December 18. The change in sehe-1
dule was made due to conflict
with a public program.
The club will hold the annual
Christmas party at the Tuesday
evening meeting and Mrs. Η. B.
Bell will servo as program chair
man.
Hostesses will be Mrs. J. C.
Singletary, Mrs. Roy Harrelson,
Mrs. J. S. Rogers, Mrs. Willard
Garrell, and Mrs. G. J. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Roberts!
and daughter, Melody, spent the
Thanksgiving holidays in Florida, ι
The Tabor City Town Board
meeting in regular monthly ses
sion last Wednesday night voted to
contact State Representative W.
F. Floyd and ask that he advise
local officials of the possibilities
of increasing the number of town
commissioners from three to five.
The present town board is com
posed of three commissioners and
a mayor and many persons have
long advocated a larger governing
body.
The board also voted to ask
Representative Floyd to advise
them regarding the raising of
mayor's court costs.
Other routine business included
the decision to have 40 feet of
tiling installed near Martin Byrd's
tiome and the opening of a ditch
from the Wood row Sarvis proper
ty to the colored school section.
Garfield Grainger
Buried Sunday
Garfield F. Grainger 73 year
old farmer of Loris, route 1, died
in the Community hospital, Loris
Friday night at 7 o'clock follow
ing a long period of declining
health.
Funeral rites were held from
the Inman Funeral Home, Tabor
City, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with the Rev. Noah Duncan offici
ating. Burial followed in the Car
olina Church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Sally Grainger; three daughters,
Mrs. Robert McPherson of Chad
bourn, Miss Carsettie Grainger of
route 1, Loris and Mrs. Pernie
Mae Watts of Tabor City; one son,
Fred Grainger of route 1, Loris;
16 grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Local Pastor
Attends Meet
Rev. G. W. Crutchfield, pastor
of the Saint Paul and Zion Meth
odist churches attended the Con
ference Wide planning session of
the United Evangelistic Mission
program in Rocky Mount Monday.
Plans for an evangelistic pro
gram are underway for South
eastern Methodist. The North Car
olina Conference will observe the
week of April 23 and South Caro
lina will hold the services in May.
Emory Chestnut
In Far East
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN — Ser
geant First Class Emory E. Chest
nut, whose mother, Mrs. Louise E.
Chestnut, lives on Route 3, Tabor
City, N. C., has been assigned to
the Yokhoama headquarters of
Army Forces, Far East.
Before his assignment overseas,
he was stationed at Fort Jackson,
S. C.
Chestnut, who served with the
24th Division from December 1941
until June 1945, has been in the
Army continuously since World
War II.
Farm Bureau
Meeting Put Off
J. P. Quinerly, president of the
Columbus county Farm Bureau
announced today that the annual
meeting of the organization had
been postponed until some time
next spring.
Quinerly said the decision was
reached after the matter was dis
cussed at a regularly scheduled
meeting of the Board of Dircetors
held December 4. All directors
present unanimously voted for the
change from the customary De
cember date for the get together.
"It is believed that warmer
weather, better speakers and a
more valuable and interesting pro
gram can be expected with the
postponement of the annual meet
ing," Quinerly said.
TOBACCO MEETING '
There will be a general Tobacco
Meeting in the Whiteville School
Auditorium Wednesday night, De
cember 17th, starting at 7:30 p. m.
Mr. S. N. Hawks, Extension To
bacco Specialist and Mr. Howard
R. Garris, Extension Plant Path
ologist will be here to discuss all
phasis of tobacco production.
Mr. Hawks will discuss the per
formance of the various varieties, ·
cultivation, fertilization, ' sucker
control, and other phasis of tobac
co production; while Mr. Garris
will discuss Root Knot and other
disease problems affecting tobacco.
At the same meeting a per
formance report on various variet
ies of tobacco grown in Columbus
County this year will be summar
ized and given, and all tobacco
farmers in Columbus County are
irged to attend this meeting.