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Interest Mounting In Fishing: Rodeo imntn continues to mount this -week in the Jaycee-spoegowd Fishing Rodeo slated to be («Med off Wednesday. June SO, at one 1 of the beach fishing piers. ( Youngsters between the ages of 9 and IS are urged to pick up their permission slips from the Tribune office and have their par ents sign them. Only thoae who have signed slips will be permitted to make the trip which begins at 1 p. m. on Wednesday, June 30 and continues until 7 p. m. Highlighting the Fishing Rodeo will be a weiner roast and the. presentation of prizes to the three youngsters who have caught either the largest, the second largest, or the greatest number of fish. "This is the first time any such project has ever been ertaken In the community and If It Is a saeeess then It Might easily become an annual event," said Richard Gordon, president of the local Jaycees. Jaycees will furnish the trans portation, food for the weiner roast, and fishing equipment dur ing the event. . "Parents are Invited to give I aid on the transportation problem | if they desire to accompany the I children," said Ben L. Nesmith, III. Nesmith and Al Harrison are co-chairmen of the transportation committee. Anyone desiring to take a car load of the Rodeo contestants is' urged to contact either Harrison or Nesmith. Fair Bloff Youth Wins Scholarship Howard Gordon Small, Jr., of Fair Bluff has been selected win ner of a four year "Talent for Service" scholarship at North Car olina State College in Raleigh, ef fective at the beginning of the ι fall semester in September. A total of twenty scholarships were given to North Carolina graduates this year valued at a total of $42.000. Each individual scholarship is valued at $500 each (or four years or a total of $2,000 each. Small is a recent honor graduate of Fair Bluff High School. While in school he was active in the Beta Club, FFA, was a class offic er and was the winner of the Citizenship award. His course of study at North Carolina State College will be ag riculture. He is the son of Mrs. Rhoda Small of Fair Bluff. Band Members Larry Williams and Joel Clem mons of Tabor City are among the group of nine county musicians I and Director B6b Hodges who are attending a two weeks Summer Music School at East Carolina College. The musicians are studying music theory, conducting, choral works and play twice daily in a 125 piece symphonic band during the session. Other members from Columbus County attending the music camp are Betty Long of Nakina, Zdwin Jones of Hallsboro, Jimmie War lick, Louis Sauls, Billie Tucker and Bettle Lou Smith all of White- · ville. I Miss Louise O'Tue! At Maine Camp Miss Louise CTuel left last week for Philadelphia where she joined the staff of Devereux Schools. The Devereux staff and i students are leaving this week for summer camp, North Anson, Maine. Miss OTuel, of route 4, Nichols, will serve as a counsellor for small children at the camp which runs until late August. She is a mem ber of the faculty of th· Mulllns Elementary School. ι 4-H TALENT CONTEST Wi»r, taw SSth a« S:H •'clock there will be s 4-H tal ent Contest at the recreation eenter In WhitevlUe to select s blue rlbhen group to enter the district saniert en July 9th. Any 4-H member to eligible to com pete snd the public to Invited to attend. _ Sommer Program Skews Progress Enrollment in the Tabor City Recreation Program has nearly loubled since it began a week ago. rhirty-six children attended the First day's program and at present lixty-five children ara taking ad vantage of the summer recroation >1 activities. The β-10 qg· group has received the much needed new equipment md their program has been fully Drganizd and unified to suit the needs of th· participaanta. Two new see-saws have been constructed and there are two more to be built in the near future. Also, additional swings will be placed on the community play ground before the end of the week. Hr. JL P. Counts donated paint books, brushes and crayons to this group and engaging in this activ ity is one of the highlights of the day. Equipment for the older group of boys has not yet arrived and they are still engaging in active games such as softball, ping-pong, croquet and horse shoes. It is hoped that the necessary equip ment can go into full swing. Beginning Monday, June. 28th, the 6-10 age group will meet from 9-12 a.m. while the hours for the older group will be 9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. All interested children are urged to take advantage of the summer recreation program. Cinemascope Screen Installed At Ritz Cinemascope has been installed at the Ritz theatre and will be used this month Van Jones, man ager, announced today. The Cinemascope screen covers the entire front at the theatre, ex cluding the exit doors, and is very deep with ^ four sound tracks. The projection'room has been renovat ed and new booth equipment has been installed to give the patrons every advantaae of the new vision and sound, Jones stated. The screen will be used for the first time with the showing of the picture entitled "The Robe" on June 27. The Riti Theatre is one of the 11 house· in the S5- Stewart and Everette Theatre amain which has Ctt^iRnuacspe. : Cinemascope is declared "the most forward step in the 59 year history of motion pictures and we are happy that our theatre is now equipped with this new screen and sound" said Jones. Tabor City Grill Will Open Under New Management Tabor City Grill will reopen Saturday, Juno 26, under new management. Located between Dicus-Fowler Co. and Fowler's Barber Shop, the grill will be under the manage ment of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilson. The grill has recently undergone remodeling and the finishing touches are expected to b.· add '«! prior to the opening date. "We will specialize in meals and will offer a spccial fried chicken dinner for only 65 cents during the opening weekend," said Mr. Wilson. Coleman To Attend Tobacco Meet Roscoe C. Coleman will attend the Bright Belt Warehouse Asso ciation convention, at Virginia Beach Sunday through Wednes day. He is a member of the board of governors and will attend the session in setting the date for the opening of the tobacco market. Joe Coleman, J. L. Lewis and Mrs. Harriett L. Sikes will also, attend the meeting. 1 Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Kelly spent several days last week in Ashe ville and Spencer. A.L.Wright Produces Many Strawberries A. L. Wright, Tabor City Route 1, who live* in the Vinegar Hill community picked 203 1/3 crates of Albritton Strawberries from his 3 year old plants this year. These berries averaged 98.92 per 24 quart crate or a total of 91.* 610.95. Last year this same fiald yielded 209% crates for an aver age of JftO.lS per crate. His field of 2 year old plant« picked 22744 crates for a 99.34 av erage per crate and his field of November set plants produced 77 Mi crates which averaged 910.19. In all Mr. Wright picked 909 1/3 crates this year that averaged 99.29 per crate while the market average was only 97.79 per «rata for a total graas receipt« of 94, 722.35. Strictly tobacco grower· are envious of the strawberry grower when he must go to town and borrow money to house his tobacco. Strawberry growers say that the strawberry money noes farther than tobacco moneey. From his 3 fields he noticed that the younger the plants the better quality fruit produced and the higher the price. Hit Novem ber sot berries picked well but It's 2 year old plants for Mr. Wright for his main crop. In fact, he has already disked up hla 2 and 3 year old plants and win grow a crop of sweat potatoes this summer and set mora barrlaa this (alt on the same land. ^ *'τψ* TUB ONLY tUUTZBM. PMTZE WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES 74e 7, *7>u6tttte **Tmbor City — Τ be Toum With A City Future" volume vm. wiyg g TABOR CITY, N. C. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 23. 1954 SSJH A YIAB to A COPY Safety Program On Brink Of Folding Radio Staffln Assigned WTAB Call Leiters WTAB will be letters everyone in Columbus County will become conscious of within the next 30 days. Tabor City's new radio station was assigned the call letters "WTAB" and will derive its slog an from these letters. Arthur Nix, station engineer, said today that no slogan had been adopted but that one would be forthcoming within the next ten days. Present plans call for the open ing of the station on July 1st. Tentative plans have been made by the local Jaycees to sponsor a dance in honor of the radio station opening. Details of the dance will be announced in the near future. Wyche Receives Bank Award Henry Wyche, assistant vice president of Waccamaw Bank, re cently received the award, the "President's Prayer." which is given for achievement in the U. S. Savings Bonds program, dedi cated to the economic strength of the nation and the financial inde pendence of its citizens. The award was presented to , Mr. Wyche by C. E. Mcintosh, Jr., , Deputy Director of the U. S. Sav I ings Bond Division for North Car ! olina. ' Lumber from the inaugural plat form on which President Eiaen i how·: took .:.e oath of office wax used in making the frame to hold the award. I Mr. Wyche expressed his appre . ciation for the award and stated I that he was impressed with the 'total sales record of Savings Bonds j in Columbus County since 1941. ren ray tos! In Mayor's Court Ten persons paid court costs and four other cases were transferred to Recorder's Court al tht Monday night Mayor's Court hero. A total of $135.50 was collected. Cases transferred to Whiteville include Acie M. Soles, Lester Goss, Frances Parker and Robert Nealey. Cases tried here for public drunkenness were: Arthur Gibbs, Moody Stanley, Addison Simth, ! Alton Chapman, Gaston Soles, Jerry Jackson and Lewis Watts. Nathaniel Boyd paid court cost for disorderly conduct. Avis Strickland and Dewty Sel lers paid court cost for speeding. ! Rev. Newton Mil Speak To Club ' Rev. P. F. Newton, pastor of Whiteville Methodist Church, will be guest speaker at the next meet ing of the Methodist Men's Club slated for Thursday night, June 24, at 7:00 p. m. at the St. Paul Methodist Church. All members are urged to be present and those who have not signed the Charter will be given the opportunity to do so Thursday night. The Charter will be framed as soon as all members have hign ed it. Members who are planning to attend are asked to contact Hor ace Cox, attendance chairman. The Methodist Men'· Club was organized here February 28th and now has a membership of 35. JUNE S0TI1 DEADLINE FOE WHEAT APPLICATIONS Farmers on land on which no wheat was seeded for grain for the year» 1952, 1953. and 1954 ma? apply for a IHM wheat acreage allotment, a ana ι til to Clyde Way*, Chairman of the Colombo* Comity AgrtooMval Rtabtlixstton and Conservation Committee. To be considered for aa allotment ea a farm whleh had no wheat seeded for grain for any of «ho*# »»»»«. farmer arait apply la writing to his eooaty Α SC rimmHIai by Jone 39. 1914. One of the most effective weep- ' odi ever used abainst death on the highways in Columbus County is on the brink of folding up in the near future unless a fund raising campaign is initiated with success ful results. The much publicized Columbus County Safety Campaign has ι proved to be one of the best pro- I grams of its kind ever instituted to curb traffic violations and death on the highways; however, the | program is faced with a problem of initiating new ideas with no financial backing. At the present time there is six cents in the treasury. "Have Your Car Safety Check ed" is the slogan currently used by the program. Bumper stickers have been distributed throughout the County for use by citizens int erested in keeping the public safe ty conscious. This safety committee was org anized approximately eight months ago and was financed from the beginning by donations solicited from civic organizations and any individual interested in promoting the program. Robert C. Soles of Tabor City, treasurer of the program, said to day, "We have only six cents re maining in the treasury and the continuation of the program is en dangered by the lack of finances." Lifectiveness of the program can be measured mofe accurately by comparing the Columbus Coun ty fatalities of 1954 with those of 1953. Last year appruxamately 23 persons lost their lives in highway accidents. So far this year, only eight persons have been killed— six of these were killed in a col lision two weeks ago. "We will be forced to discon tinue the program if no further finances are available." said Soles .in urging the people of Columbus County to support this worthy pro j gram. , N. C. Braxton, of Whiteville, is j-nresident of the Columbus County j Safety Committee. Cherry Resigns Bnuswick RE A I I Hugh B. Cherry tendered bis resignation from the position of j Electrification Advisor with the Brunswick Electric Membership I Corporation effective a* of July 1. 1954. Cherry began his employment with the Co-operative in April of 1950 and has spent most of his time in promoting better public relations and Co-op understand-] ing. He was responsible for the planning of the Co-op membership meetings, their education and power-use programs. He worked closely with all of the agricultural leaden, the merchants, schools, and various community enter prises. He became known as an ardent worker for the betterment of both Brunswick and Columbus coun ties. Cherry was a very active civic worker as indicated by the respect and number of positions that he held. He is now serving as a vice president of the Shallotte Lions Club, program chairman of the Shallotte Lions Club, Superintend ent of the Camp MethodM Church School. Chairman of the Boy Scout Troop Committee for Shallotte Boy Scout Troop No. 506, and has served on many other committees in the community. Mr. and Mrs. Cherry, with their three little girls, lived in Shallotte. 1 It is reported that Mr. Cherry has accepted employment in Raleigh with the Prudential Insurance Company and will move his family there. Wilton Rankin Joins Green Sea School Faculty Wilson Rankin has Joined the Agriculture Department of the Green Sea High School and is as suming duties in July. Rankin will work with Don Johnson who his been a member of the A«» Tiortartment for the past Μ viral years. The new faculty member, a native of Allsbroolu, has taught Vocational Agriculture In Lake I View for the nast seven vears. He . was graduated from Clernson. class I of 1947. 1 Rankin is married to the former I Est« Norrls of Conway. They have a son, Fredrick Roe*. eight years old. and a daughter, Mary Esta, 15 months. The Rankins elan to establish I residence la Tibor City. Pfe. Paul Ray Sole* Is stationed at Camp Canon Army Base In! Colo., where he is receiving in struction and training in the 198th Tank Bn attached to the 31st Dixie Division. Pfc. Soles entered service Sept. 23, 1953. He was enraged in farm ing prior to induction. The army man is the sun of Mrs. George Soles of the Dothan sec tion. He is married to the former Eunice Powell. Negro Escapees Soon Captured Throe Negro convicts, who escap ed from a work-gang Wednesday afternoon near the Tabor City Lumber Company, were all re turned to custody by early Thurs day morning. One member of the trio was captured abo'it 111 Wednesday night. They were members of a prison gang working out of Columbus County Prison Camp 602 near Whiteville. which was working on the construction of a new road near the Tabor City Lumber Com pany, The escapees were Willie Geo rge Williams. 31. of Wilmington who was serving a-term of 10 years for safe-oreakL:g, entering and larceny; John McQueen, 27, of Fairmont, who was serving a sentence of 8-12 years on two counts of breaking, entering and larceny; and J. C. Pierce, 31, of Angier, who recently began 3 years sentence for a breaking and entering charge. A posse of 25 men. including officials of Prison Camps from several surrounding counties, the Columbus County Sheriff's De partment. the State Highway Pat rol and the Tabor City Police De partment. engaged in the manhunt. Bloodhounds from several of the Prison Camps were used in the, hunt. Bill Mahoney, Prison Camp 602 Superintendent, said that all the convicts were captured within a mile squart area of the spot where they escaped. Bill Traill To Attend Heeling Bill Truitt of Tabor City will represent the St. Paul Methodist Men's Club at the National Con ference of Methodist Men at Pur due University at West LaFayette. Indiana July 9-11. Over 2,000 Methodist Men are expected to take part in this meetl inp which is designed to make those attending more effective churchmen and more aware of their Methodist heritage. Discussion groups will be con ducted by skilled laymen and church officials from every state In the Union. Green Sea Cannery Announces Opening The Green Sea Cannery will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Summer months. Food will be acceptcd for canning from 8:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. The can nery is in good operating condition the boiler having undergone maj or repair. Equipment is available for canning in cans and in jars. The cannery will be operated bv the locnl Home Economics and Agrirulture teachers. COTTON What la hollered to be the first cotton Mesoom In this sec tion of the county was brought to The Tribune office by Mr. C. C. Bollock of ltonte 1, Tabor City. Mr. Bollock «tot* that feo found the first himnm tm hlo fleM oa Jmm 17th. Indication* are that the crops wfll ho good this Second Primary Set For Saturday, June 2 6 voters will return to the polls Saturday, June 26, and vote in the Second Primary to elect a Sheriff of Columbus County. In the only race slated for a run-off. Sheriff Hugh Nance and J. R. Pridgen will vie for the of iice of Sheriff. Pridgen called a second primary after suffering a defeat of 500 votes in the Demo cratic Primary held May 29. Although both candidates have been campaigning heavily since the May 29 Election, there has been little interest shown by. th& voters in the forthcoming election. There nave been no registration books open for the Second Pri mary and only those who were eligible to vote during the Demo cratic Primary on May 29 will I be allowed to vote on Saturday. Mrs. Torn Angle, registrar of ; the. South Williams Precinct, said I today that the polls would be open from 6:30 a. m. until 6:30 p. m. , "Although the vote is seldom I as heavy in a Second Primary we j are expecting approximately 700 voters on Saturday," said Mrs. Angle. Nancy Hardie Wins Jr. Red Cross Award Nancy Hardie was designated today as Columbus County's "Most Outstanding Junior Red Cross Leader" and will recive an expense paid trip to the Junior Red Cross Leadership training; center at Camp Green Cove, Tuxedo, North Carolina. Miss Hardie was selected for the honor by Mrs. Mae Young, of Ta bor City, chairman of th Jr. Red Cross program in Columbus County. The training period for the Co lumbus County winner will begin on August 19 and be concluded on the 28th. The program at Camp Green Cove is designed to provide instruc tion, stimulation and recreaation. It will be soundly educative and thoroughly enjoyable, according to reports from the camp workers. Subjects discussed at the camp will include organization and ac tivities of Junior Red Cross in schools and chapters, community services, international activities, Jr. Red Cross publications, pro duction, home nurnnc, first aid and water safety, and nutrition. An assembly program each evening will toe devoted to presentations <rf the various Red Cross services, including the fol lowing: disaster service, Red Cross blood program, home ser vice, service at military installa tions and in military hospitals, service groups, home nursing, and first aid and water safety. One or two programs will be planned to give the historical back ground of the American Red Cross and its basic underlying phil osophy. Miss Hardie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hardie of Route 1, Clar endon. is a recent graduate of Wil liams Township School. She won may honors for par ticipation in extra-curricular sch >ol activities and was named one of the four most outstanding high school graduates in North Caro lina when she received the initial Clyde A. Erwin Scholarship at re cent commencement exercises. "We are happy and fortuate to have such a talented and capable young lady to represent Columbus County's Junior Red Cross pro gram at the annual training ren ter." said Mrs. Young when she named Miss Hardie as winner of this year's award. Miss Hardie was selected on the basis of her leadership, keen sense of responsibility, good citizaship and school record. Her school record »peaks for itself. She was awarded the Rai four Medal for her outstanding contribution to Williams School. Too, she was awarded a $150 fresh man scholarship at Meredith Col lege. This was in addition to the $100 scholarship awarded by the Clyde A. Erwin group. Always active in school activ ities, she was a member of the Beta Club, Future Teachers of America, Future Homemakers of America, 4-H Club, Glee Club, Dramatics Club, School Bus Dri ver's Club, Girls' Basketball Man ager, official scorer for County and Senior class plays. School Re porter, reporter for the junior and senior classes. In addition to be longing to these organizations, Nancy was also the most ardent newspaper reporter in the County. Too, she helped to collect items for 20 gift boxes to be sent overseas through the Red Cross and she gave full cooperation during the Red Cross drive. Nancy plans to major in Home Economics at Meredith College, where she is enrolled for next term. Collins Reunioif Slated / ' · a - More than 200 persons are ex pected to attend the Fifth Annual Collins Reunion slated to take place Sunday, June, 27, at 11 o'clock at the American Legion Hut near Marion, S. C. Mrs. R. R. Rogers of Tabor City, secretary of the Reunion, urged every member of the Thomas, Elizabeth, and Caroline Collins family to be present for this years event. "I hope everyone will attend and make this reunion one with a perfect attendance," said Mrs. Rogers. Green Sea Opens Home Ec Dept. The Green Sea Home Economics Department will be open each Wednesday from 8:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. during the summer months. The equipment of the department will be at your disposal. Button holes will be worked and assist ance in sewing or any other phase of Home Economics may be re ctived by the Home Economics teacher. I AMERICAN LEGION MEETING The Tabor City American Legion Pos* 101 will meet Thursday, June 24 at 8:3· ». m. at the Tabor city Legten Hot. Installation of new officers will take place at the meeting and all members are urged to he present. Garter Wins Editor's Award The President'* Award of Merit, given by NEA'e President Alan C. Mcintosh for 1β54, was presented to Horace Carter, Tabor City. (N. C.) Tribune. Presentation of this plaque was made at the Awards Dinner, In connection with the 69th Annual Convention of National Editorial Association in Baitimor«·. Med., June 18. The award went to Carter "In recognition of his courage in bat tling the forces of intolerance and terrorism through a vigorous edit orial campaign—conducted in fearless disregard of his own safe ty in the face of threats of vio lence—to banish hooded terrorists from hi· community; tor hie brav ery in printing the truth in the noblest traditions of courageous Journalism; for the high example which he has set for member* of National Editorial Associa tion.*' Carter shared the honor with kit friend and fellow North Carolina weekly editor. Willard Cole, of becoming the first weekly newt paper editors to win the Pulitzer Prize—this in 1953. They received the Pulitzer Prize for their courag eous work in fighting the Klu Klux Klan. Carter founded the Tabor City Tribune in 1946 with a few dollar* saved from his Navy pay and a OI loan. He formed a partnership In 1950 and became co-owner and publisher of five weekly news papers In the Carolina·. He also received the Sidney HUl man Foundation award and the I B'nai B'rith Award. He was named one of America'· ten outstanding young men for 1951. Past winners of the ΝΕΑ'· A ward of Merit were Ouy Easterly, Dubltsher of the LaFolletta (Tenn.) Pre··, In 19U and John B. Long, general manager of the California Newspaper Publisher Association, In INS.
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