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Marion Stanley and Flora Mae Graves of Tabor City are shown; «th one of (he instructors at Camp New Hope, a summer camp; ivided by the North Carolina Society for Crippled Children. | Youngsters Know Value Of Seal Sale Sunrise Services Planned Committees were named today to make final preparations for Tabor City's second union East er Sunrise services to be held Sunday, April 10, on the lawn oi the local school. Tne exact time will be announced later in the week. Ministers of the local Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches will conduct the serv i<^s. Those taking part are the Rev. P. C. Gantt, the Rev. Flet cher C. Hutcheson and the Rev. Paul Carruth. Music will be furnished by Mrs. W. W. Woody and the Tab or City High School Choir. Nam ed to tue property committee were Don Hughes, Eldred Hick man, J. C. Hell, Jr., and Howard Wooten. Ushers will be C. G. Westmoreland, Carl Brubaker, .UV Hut ham, Jr., Lewis Gore, l^'l. Rogers, and L. B. Hedge coe. Coffee and doughnuts will be served by the Methodist women at the St. Paul Methodist Church following the sunrise service The public is invited to attend. "Many of the people will re member that chairs were not furnished last year so those de siring to be seated are requested t«^, bring their own chairs," said cWe of the officials. Last year's seting with the empty cross proved very inspir ing and it is hoped that this year's service will be even more inspirational. Citize.is will be reminded of] the sunrise service by the sound ing of the fire alarm sirene. The Rev. P. C. Gantt, pastor of tne Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, PrcPar'ng tl,c order of the sRvice. Although no forecast of the weather has been made, citizens were reminded that sunrise weather can be rather cool. The service will broadcast ov er the amplifier system that was placed into use last year accord ing to one of the spokesmen. "The Bible says 'And very early in the morning the firstj dy of the week, they came untoi tne sepulchre at the rising of the sun.' It was then that the glori ous news of Christ's resurrection v. as discovered and made known. It is in the keeping of this wond erful time that since the practice has come into being that sunrise rervices be held," said Rev. Fletcher C. Hutcheson, pastor of the Tabor City Presbyterian Church. d van Coleman is critically ill in the Mullins hospital follow ing surgery there Thursday. ' Two young ladies from Tabor City know the value of the East er Seal Society which is staging its annual "Lily Parade" on Sat urday, April 2. Marion Stanley and Flora Mac Graves wore both given treats and treatments at Camp New Hope last summer. This camp is maintained for ambulatory crip pled children. Both of the young girls spent two happy weeks at the camp <st summer. The Tabor City Woman's Club provided the wardrobe and transportation for the Grave girl. "These are the children you Mill help when you contribute to the 'Lily Parade' that is sche duled in your community." said Mrs. E. L. McGirt, co-chairman of the Columbus Easter Seal Campaign. Mrs. McGirt reported that a total of 52 children attended the -amp last year. "A great amount of emphasis was placed on the recreational aspect of the camp program and >rovcd very beneficial to many landicappcd children," said Mrs. McGirt. "Lily Parade" Day is well known to local citizens. It is the iay when youngsters sell white paper Easter lilies that are a •>:nbol of the Easter Seal Socie ty· ' Ann Brooks McGougan, mem ber of the Tabor City School faculty, is chairman of the Tab .->r City Seal Sale Society. Rainbow Girls To Conduct Lily Sale Here The annual Lily Sale, benefit of the Crippled fund for adults md children, will be held it· .'abor City Saturday by the •i.embers of the Rainbow Assem bly, Mrs. Mae S. Young, Mother \dvisor, announced. Neida Gaskins is Lily Sale chairman. Mallard Will Advise Boys Home Committee Lawrence Bowers and County Commissioner VV. B. Buffkin were appointed to a committee lo study a request by represent atives of Boys Home, Inc., for acquisition of a one-half to three—quarter acre tract as a site for dormitory cottages. Raymond Mallard, prominent Tabor City attorney, has been ramed to advise the two-man committee. The request was brought be fore a called meeting of the County Commissioners on Fri day night. The commissioners expressed themselves as in full sympathy with the Boys Home project and offered their assist ance in an.vway legally proper. Representatives for Boys Home were A. D. Peacock, J, L, Col lier, Dan Todd, Lloyd Collier, mil Hooks and Mr. Bowers. VOLUME IX. "Tabor City— Tbc Town With A City Future" NUMBER S« ΤΑΒΟκ ΓΐίνΓΧ· <Γ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30. 1955 THE ONLY PULITZER PRIZE ηηώ***' WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES Sentiment Favors Having Woman On Local School Board 21 Contestants Enter Race for "Miss Tabor CHy" Title Twenty-one attractive con testants will vie for the title oi "Miss Tabor City o( 1955" at the Civitan Minstrel Show to be held Thursday night, 8 o'clock, it the local school auditorium. Gifts will be awarded the winner and runnerup by Davis Jewelers. Mrs. S. T. Rogers and Mrs. R. R. Rogers, co-chairmen oi the contest, said today that the 21 beauties included Alice Ann Soles, Faye Lewis, Patsy Ward, Alice Ann Horne, Betty Wil loughby, Mary Canady, Martha Jernigan, Doris Hattaway, Myr tle Jenerette, Lorraine Long, Peggy Gore, Darcus Soles, Shel ba Jean Hux, Violet Wright, Dana Soles, Lou Floy Watts, Patricia Spivcy, Vickie Sue Lewis, Neida Gaskins, Ann Wil liams, and Irma Jean Cox. Featured as a special part of the minstrel show, the beauty ontest will be held prior to the opening scene of the minstrel. Another specialty number was .idded to the minstrel today when it was confirmed that the Tabor City unit of the Columbus County Band would present a brief concert earlier in the eve ning. The band is under the di rection of Mr. Bob Hodges of Whiteville. Blackface end men in the show are Jimmy Dicus, H. G. Damerson, Al Harrison, PhM Hughes, Hank Nobels, and David Kelly. Ben L. Nesmith, III will perform as interlocutor. Admission to the show will be 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults. Bärcey Nealey Claimed By Death Barcey Nealy, 57, died in Co lumbus County Hospital, White ville Wednesday at 9:20 a > m. after an' illness ol two months. He was a (armer of route 1, Chadbourn. Funeral rites were held from the Beaver Dam Baptist Church, where he was a member, Thurs day at 3 p. m. by Rev. J. A. Hucks. Burial was in the Mc Pherson Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Nealy; 2 sons, Gar field and Clifton of route 1, Chadbourn; four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Harp, Mrs. Margaret Shoe Tiaker and Miss Dorothy nealy of Faycttcville, Miss Violet Nea ly of route 1, Chadbourn; three sisters, Mrs. Lola Duncan of Asheville, Mrs. Nola McPherson and Mrs. Zellie Lee McPherson of route 1, Chadbourn. Han Geis Cut; Goes To Jail Some days it just doesn't pay to get up and that seemed to fit the activities of J. P. Perry, 27 year-old Negro man on Satur day. Chief of Police Η. E. Epps said today that Perry who lives near the State Line, was slashed with a pocket knife early Satur day afternoon. When he entered Dr. R. C. Harrolson's office for treatment he made insulting re marks to the nurse, Marie Fowl er, and acted disorderly. Chief Epps said Perry was charged with disorderly conduct' and lodged in the local jail. The knife victim was unable to iden tify the woman who attacked him. Trial has been set for Friday in Mayor's Court. _______ . _ _ _ I Teachers With 25 Tears Service Will Be Honored Ai Banquet rwcnty-fivc Columbus Countv teachers who have served more than 25 years will be honored Friday night at the annual Pub lic Relations Dinner sponsored by the Columbus County Unit ol the North Carolina Education Association to be held at Wil liams Township School. Mr. Sanford Martin, chairman of the State Board of Education, will be the guest speaker. Teachers who have served 25 or more years in the Columbus County system are Miss Jessie Griffin, Miss Mildred Griffin, Miss Hannah Yates, Miss Annie Lee Powell, Miss Evelyn Floyd, Miss Maude Butler, Mrs. Bertie Cox. Mrs. Merle Penn, Miss An nella Lennon, Mrs. Bertha Woot en, Mrs. Winnifred Stout, Mrs. Jessie Harper, Mrs. Ruth Coker, Mrs. Mamie Barksdale, Mrs. Marion Ward, Miss Mattie Just ice. Mrs. Josephine Dudley, Mrs. Melba Formyduval, Mrs. Mar tha B. Hicks, Mrs. Robert Boyer.i Miss Pearl Williamson, Mrs. Lollie Boswell, Mrs. Lena Strauss, Mrs. Annie Lee Vereen, Mrs. Veata Wright, and Mrs. Mortie Coleman. In addition to honoring the teachers, officers for the coming year will be installed. They in clude Mr. J. E. Pierce, presi dent; Mr. I. O. Wortman, vice president; and Mrs. Ruby Rabon, secretary-treasurer. Outgoing officers arc V. J. Colombo, president; Mrs. L. E. Pierce, vice president; and Mrs Bettie Skipper, secretary-treas urer. Rev. XV. C. Herrington, pastor of the Carolina Baptist Church, who is conducting revival serv ices at his church. Meetings are being held each evening at 7:45 through April 10. TC Young Farmers Set Tuesday Meet Mcmb-is of the Tabor City Young Farmer's Club will hear; a representative of the Wols worth Chemical Corporation ex plain insect control on tobacco, cotton and sweet potatoes at the meeting ^lated for Tuesday, April 15. at 7:30 p. m. in the local Ap iculture Building. ' ' ' <· Unusual Number Of Disorderly Conduct Cases In Mayor's Court Use of obscene language and indecent gestures netted James Finick a sentence of $15 and costs Friday in Tabor City's Mayor's Court. The Negro man was charged with disorderly conduct after making obscene remarks and in decent gestures from an auto-, mobile to several white women on Sunday, March 20. Chief Η. E. Epps said that five men were in the automobile at the time of the incident. The other four, William Finick, Na than Beas, James Stevens and F. W. Dewitt were found no! guilty on the disorderly conduct charges. Other cases tried by Mayor W. Horace Carter included Dan iel H. Casque, speeding, costs: Earl Miller, bad check, trans ferred to Recorder's Court; Joe Sarvis, disorderly conduct and profane language, costs; Shelton Stevens, fighting and profane, language, costs; Paul Mribb. fighting and disorderly conduct, costs; Benjamin Worley, fight ing, costs; Carson Fowler, public drunkenness, costs; Clyde Stal vey, disorderly conduct, costs. David Lewis, public drunken ness. costs; Willie Turbeville. public drunkenness, costs; ftufu« Garrett, public drunkenness, costs; Rufus Garrett, failure and refusal to pay taxi fare, ordered to pay taxi fare of $5; W. K. Jnckson, profane language, costs: Wilbur Barnhill, hit and run and reckless driving, prosecutine witness failed to appear and WILLIAMS Ρ. Τ. Α. MEETS MONDAY NIGHT Election of new P. T. A. of-' rirers for next year will take 'lace Monday night at the Wil lems Township School accord ng to an announcement today Jy President Philip McPherson. Azalea Queen Strong sentiment was recorded oday favoring the appointment >f a woman to fill one of the wo existing vacancies on th·· ocal Board of Education. Ap lointments will be made Mud lay when the new County Board! >f Education holds it's firs' necting. Tabor City's Womans Club was pearhcadin# a move tiiis week] ο have a woman named as a] nember of the board. At .1 •d meeting of the club Monday norning members went on re-! •ord endorsing the appointment' <ut declined to recommend any 'articular person for the post. | Two vacancies were created; .ist week on the local board •hen Dr. R. M. Williamson, -hairman, and I. C. Gore were| lamed to the County Board of! Education. Leading the action by the Wo mans Club were Mrs. Helen! Truitt and Mrs. Evelyn Leonard. Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Truitt! •aid today, "We feel that a wo man could be of valuable assist mce on the school board in clar fying many of the school func tions that are misunderstood." Specifically mentioned were the jperation of school snack shop, leanliness of the rest rooms, and Tirst aid facilities . . . One major factor behind the iction of the Womans Club is Mat they feel η .others would be nore prone to discuss their [joints of view on school prob lems with a woman than with male members of the Board. Dr. Williamson said today thatj lie was highly in favor of a wo-| man being appointed to the local j board. "When I first learned I was joing considered tor the County I'.oard of Education. I began giv-J iiig thought to the possibility ol| riaving a woman on the local board," said Dr. Williamson. Althrugh ma iy persons have uggested to Dr. Williamson .-Kit u ηυιιιαιι uc |Jiuvc*u Uli lue Loard, the new County Board member was a step ahead of ihem on the issue. "I think the appointment of • woman would be a fine move. rhey are entitled to representa tion and I would .-ertainly wel come it," he said. Dr. Williamson said that the chanccs of a woman being ap pointed were "excellent," how ever, he declined to comment on any person to be considered. If a woman is appointed it will mark the first time since 1939 that the board has not con sisted entirely of male repre sentatives . As far as could be ascertained, Mrs. W. F. Cox has been the only woman ever to serve on the local board. She •erved from 1936 - 193ft. "I think it would be a very fine thing," said Mrs. Cox when .•ontacted early this mernirg. Several members of the local oard were contacted this morn ing and all approved the possi ble appointment of a woman. C. H. Pinner, principal of the >chool, said today that "there •Mould be no reason why a good »\oman wouldn't make a fine member of the school board". Me remarked that most of the schools he had been associated γ ith in the past had women on 'he school board. When queried on the specifi cally mentioned items in the VVomans Club endorsement, Mr. Pinner pointed out that he had received no complaints on the »peration of the snack shop and tossed light on the problem of keeping the rest rooms clean. A construction flaw is credited with one of the rest rooms being etmed an "eyesore." The drain placed in the middle of the floor ; actually higher than floor 'cvel making it virtually impos •ible to have adequate drainage. This problem is not a new one ,nd has been discussed by the rhool board with reeommendn ions mde to the proper author ties that it be remedied. Regarding the luck of first aid •cilitirs, Mr. Pinner stater! that ι first aid room would be an xcellent thing; however, there s not adequate space at the chool at the present lime. Plans for the new school milding include a first aid room New Bon rd Will Meet C'iliimbiis Onrity's now Hoard) 'f Fduontion will hold its first I • "rtina on Monday, April 4. at ι r courthouse in Whileville. Son. Arthur Williamson saidi hat adoption of Assembly bills , ppointing Columbus County's!; nd Whitovillr's ni w hoards of j "duration was exported this .vook. "I think nil of us owo a dobt 'f gratitude to tho retirinc >oard. It has done an excellent lob during the past two years," said Williamson. »r* anane. i.nvn» Moiivuond arlrrM has been »Hrrled Aialra Queen for the Elfthth Annnal Wilmington Atalea Festival that «•III be reeled «ff March 31 ihrotuh April 3 . . . Freezing Weather Proves Costly To Columbus Furmers oirtis οι r»pmg were in ine offering today but the sudden "deep freeze" took its toll over the weekend according to Co lumbus County Agent Charles D. Raper. A survey of crops by Raper Indicates that the strawberry crop may have been the most heavily damaged. ^J.iper estimated that over half of the county's Klonmore ber ries wer« destroyed by the freeze. The Mas*eys nnd Alhri· tons ore not thought to have suffered very much. With temperatures dippine down Into the low 20's the coun ty n«e it estimated that about $10,000 was lost through the The freeze took Its toll on truck crops the agent said. Little iamage was Inflicted on tobacco growers except in cases where the plant had reached the top of the bed-canvasses. Raper said that tiie freeze robably helped the tobacco "armcrs more t an it hurt them. "The freeze would retard blur mold considerably as well as ■»ther leaf diseases," said Hap«· (inly one disadvantage wn< suffered by leaf growers. Raper said the "setting out" would probably be delayed about 10 days. Other growing plants suffer ing from the weekend cold were; fruit and flowering trees of thc| killing of the early Klonmores.J area. Azaleas, peaches, early - ibbage and potatoes were hard-! est hit. In Tabor City flowers thnt had shown sigrs of Spring on Friday were drooping after th< 1 reeze. Λ hopeful note was Riven to izalca growers when Oliver "*rince, owner of Trinc-e's Nurs ery. said that tir plant could b' «aved by cutting below the [«racked portiors of the stem. "Cutti beneath the cracked parts with a sharp knife wi',1 rave most of the azaleas damag ed by the freeze," said Mr Prince. casu was dismissed. Saint Paul Church Holy Week Services Holy Week Services will be observed by the Saint Pan' Methodist Church beginning Sunday, April 3. Pastor Paul Carruth announced. Featuring the Sunday cveni'i". service will be the presentation of the film entitled "Trial Πι· fore Pilot." On Monday evening the film ■strip with the topic "The Kin·· if Glory" will be shown givim the meaning of Holy Week. Special worship services wi" be held Tuesday and Wednesday vcnin«s with Pastor Carrull -.tficiatHg and "The Maiin^* "ommunion" will be observe« Thursday evening. Good Friday services will bi 'icld at 12:00 noon Friday All evening services will be ein at 7:30 p. m. Pastor Carrutl said. JAYCEES SELL 16 MAIL BOXES DURING HOUR PROGRAM AT WTAB A new method of promoting civic projects in Tabor City was introduced with success Saturday afternoon as radio station WTAB officials permitted local Jaycees to hawk mail boxes via the air waves. Relying on telephone calls from lycal residents who had not made thp fin?.! "tep for obtaining city mail delivery service. Jaycees sold and erected 16 mail boxes .*?nd five house numbers. Although such programs are quite common to other sections of the state it marked the first time a civic club had utilized the local radio station for such a promotion. "We would like to thank Hank Nobles, Arthur Nix and officials of WTAB for making this program possible. The results were very favorable and we are looking forward to another program in the near future," said Richard Gordon, president of the Jaycee unit. Green Swamp Fire Continues To Roar Red Devils Open Baseball Season At Williams David Earl Anderson, versat ile young Tabor City athlete, has seen given the nod for mound .hores in the baseball opener dated for next Tuesday between Tabor City and Williams Town ship at Williams. Coach David Diamont said to lay that a shortage of pitchers was his greatest problem in molding a winning team. "We aren't hurting for re serves as badly as we are for pitching material," said Diamont today as he refused to make any predictions for the season. Between 12 and 15 candidates hav" been'.* . acMci.'or-the past several weeks preparing for the season opener. Several of the bascballers who will see regular duty this year are seasoned performers. Jerry Cartrette, three-letter athlete, has copped a starting role at .shortstop. Cartrette is a regular from last year's squad. Other performers with experi ence are Jack Cox who will play second base, Jason Solos at first base. David Anderson Will handle the bulk of the mound Lhores and Billy Wright will hold down duties at third base Diamont announced his start ing lineup for the season opener ns follows: Jerry Cartrette, ss; Tack Cox, 2nd; Jason Soles, 1st: Hobby Wright or Leverne Spiv i*y, c; David Earl Anderson. Ditcher; Billy Wright, 3rd; Gene Ray Lawrimore, Mitchell And erson and either Tommy Collier '>r Leverne Spivey in the out iicld. iteserves include Kenneth Erl ings, Hugh Gore, Brooks Mills, jnd Franklin Ray. Fete Cage Champs To Keep Promise Promises are made to be kept und Major Gore of the Pircway section kept his last night when lie feted the Tabor City girls basketball team to a weiner roast. It all started before the Coun ly Tournament when Major riore told the girls that he would jive them a weiner roast if they :arricd home the crown . . . The trophy has been in the showcase at the school for sev eral weeks and Major Gore made aood his promise. Λ1Ι members of the team were im-scnt along with the coaches snd managers. Λ Riant blaze that started last Wednesday afternoon continued to roar through Green Swamp today after eating away more than 60,000 acres of timbcrland but officials said there was hope that it might be brought under control within the next 24 hours. District Ranger G. R. Mel ville of Whiteville said the fire was working toward Bell Swamp in back of the Interna tional Paper Company head quarters near Bolivia. One hundred men were rush ed into the area yesterday to battle the fire started by what officials call a "diabolically cunning" firebug. Several branches of the fire have been brought under control by use of bulldozers and every other piece of firefighttng equip ment available. I Melville said he had not re ceived word of any h«i·- es c: buildings of any sort bei« ^ de stroyed in the roaring blaze al though there are a number of small homes located in the swamp. One of the biggest problems, according to Melville, has been the manner in which the blaze has generated its own wind. "It's much worse here than any fire we've ever seen," he said. It was deemed impossible to determine the cash damage to the forest land since part of the land was worth very little while other portions were extremely valuable. The International Paper Com pany rushed about 25 new reir. iorevments into the area yester day morning, bolstering the weary crews that have been car rying on their bitter battle with the blaze since Wednesday. Another big fire was reported to have broken out Mrnday at Lanes Ferry Bridge near Rocky I'oint. This fire is now roaring out of control said Melville. Other blazes that broke out yesterday include one at Crusoe Island at the edge of the Green Swamp fire, a blaze near Clark ton and one at Smyrna Church between Whiteville and Clark ton. Both of the latter fires have l^een reported under control. Host To MYF Rally The MYF Rally of the Wil mington District will be held in 'he Whiteville Methodist Church Friday beginning at 5 p. m. in the afternoon local officials an nounced. The theme of the rally will ba •'I Belong To The C inch" with Dr. Barney Jones of Duke Uni versity giving th<· principal ad dress. The fessi"n will continue thr wuith !) p. in. with supper ft the Church. Delegates will take a picnic lunch and Iho Whiteville uhurch will serve beverages. Chadbourn Baptist Choir Will Present Cantata Sunday, April 3 inn ι nnnccl Choir of the. hadbourn Baptist Church will ' »resent a Cantata. "Man of Sor- 1 •ows," hv Thompson on Sunday "vrnine. April 3. 1955, at 7:3ο ( »'Clock. Beginning with Palm Sunday, the music appropriately · I« scribes the last week of Jesus' ] ι irthly ministry. The Cantata ι »pens with the Triumphal Entry < itf Jesus into Jerusalem, and * noves on the Gethsemane, and ; from Ot-thsemane to Calvary's, Tiountain, where Christ was cru- ' :ified. The text Ii based on such ι iimiiiar hymns as "'Tis Mid lißht." "There is η Green Hill ••fir Away." end "When I Sur rv (he Wondrous Cm«·;," "More "vc to Thro." nnd "In the Cross >f Christ I Glory." Soloist for the Cantata will be itr*. Mfileolm Brown, Messrs. <eilh Rinke, Mike Borders, l,es «•r lyiwe. and John Burns. The "haneel Choir, with a member« hip of 28 voiees, Is directed by Mrs John Lamber, and Mis· fean Strole Is the organist. John V. Lambert is pastor of the hurch.
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