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TWO KILLED IN CAR WRECK 11 ! ·»« invii were itiiiva insxaniij and a young woman was soli ously injured wlyn two ear: ! crashed head-on Saturday alter· noon about two o'clock on High way 9, one mile east of Loris James Puekett, 32, of Tu'J· '>r City and Walter D.ni· Myers, 30, of Benncttsvillc, S C., died instantly. Betty Sim· ( mons, IK. passenger in the Puck· ι ett auto, was rushed to Lori: Community Hospital sufferini from head lacerations and in· ternal injuries. South Carolina Highway Pat rolman C. M. Metts investigatei I the w reck and stated that watei I {standing tliree inches deep oi jthe highway after a heavy Sat· jurday rain might have been tht ι biggest factor. It was believet ί that one auto hit the water ant I careened out of control. ' An unidentified witness saic I he heard the crash and ran out Mde his home in time to find ί - spare lire sun lulling througl • the air. : The 1955 Oldsmobile drivei ■ by Puckett, and the picku· truck driven by Myers were de mulished. A large crowd view the t\v< «eath Automobiles Sunday aft» they had bten towed into auto ' mobile lots in Loris. Λ small sign "One Was Kill· (.·(!" adorned the smashed fron; I of the pickup truck. According to Officer Metts II he Myers truck was traveling west toward Loris and the Puck ett auto was heading in the di rection of the beach when the. accident occurred. Hospital officials reported late last niglit that the young woman passenger's condition was im proved. Reports that she had been unconscious since tht j wreck were disclaimed by hos-1 pital attendants. Funeral rites were held Mon (Continued on Page 2> DEATH CABS—This head-on collision claimed the lives of James Puckett, Tabor City, and Walter Myers of Bennettsville. S. ΛΕ., about two o'clock Saturday afternoon on Highway 9. one ml le east oi Loris. A young woman passenger. Betty Merrill Sim mons. Tabor City, was seriously injured. (Photo by Joe McCormick). THE ONLY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES l&e 7< VOLUME IX. NUMBER 33 TtTabor City — The Town With A City Future" ΤΛΒΟΚ CITY, N. C. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22. 1955 5c PER COPY—S2.00 PER YEAR JHusband Shot After Threat To Blast Home A man who threatened to dynamite his home after a fam ily argument was blasted to death with a shotgun by his wife about 10:45 last night. Josse Ray, 59-year-old farmer of Route 1, Tabor City, was kill ed instantly by blasts from a single barrel 12-gauge shotgun that tore away part of his face φη<1 stomach. Columbus County Sheriff J. R. Pridgen said today that for-| mal charges against the victim's wife, Mrs. Mamie Kay, are pend ing a complete investigation.! Mrs. Ray has been admitted to; Columbus County Hospital for observation. According to Sheriff Pridgen the dead man had been drinking! and had threatened earlier in 1 evening to kill the entire Tamily. Members of ,:ie family took the shutgun away from, him. After threatening to dynamite the house he walked out the! bark door into the yard. His wife told officers that she thought he was going to get the dynamite and fired at him with the shotgun. Sheriff Pridgen estimated the jrun was fired from about 12 ^eet away. The blasts ripped through the screen door and into the head of the victim. A second shot entered his stomach. Tabor City Police Officer Ted Watts said that Mry Ray came to the policc station last night about nine o'clock and asked liim to call the Sheriff to arrest her husband. Watts was unable to contact s'ieriff or any deputies;' Towever, Sheriff Pridgen ex plained this morning that high- i way patrol forces had asked for the aid *' deputies in handl-j ing two serious auto wrecks last! night that claimed the lives of three persons. Deputy Coroner Lacy Thomp son and Sheriff Pridgen investi I gated the slaying. A coroner's inquest has not been announced, j, 0 It marked the third consecu p live week that violent death has climaxed marital fueds. In each case the husband has been kill ed. On Saturday, June 4, a 26 year-old Negro woman, Eloise Deas stabbed her husband to death with an ice pick after an argument in a local colored dis trict. The second slaying took place June R when a local wo man, Mrs. I.eamon Beck, shot husband on the old Loris Funeral services will be held for Mr. Ray tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock from Inman Fun eral Home. The Rev. P. C. Gantt, pastor of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, end the Rev. F. C. Hutcheson, pastor of the Tabor Presbyterian Church, will conduct the serv ices. Interment will be in Forest f«wn Cemetery. He is survived by his wife; two sons, J. C., Route 3, Tabor City and J. D. of Wilmington; four daughters, Mrs. A. O. King Jr. of Tabor City, Mrs. Τ. E. Strickland of Whiteville, Mrs. J. D. Dallas of Rocky Mount and Mrs. J. B. Purkall of Knoxville, Tenn.; four brothers, harlie, Route 3, Tabor City, John of Calabash, Major and Odell of ^astonia; four sisters, Mrs. Min nie Stanley and Mrs. Maggie Ward of Wilmington, Mr«. Mae Williams of Nakina, and Mr·. Martha Price of Route 1, Clar endon. Swim Classes Swimming classes will begin nest Wednesday afternoon at Lake Tabor for youngsters be •een the ages of five and ten. CHURCH CONSTRUCTION WORK HOLDS INTEREST "ev· f· f· Clanlt (extreme right), C. G. Westmoreland (center) and Ed Fonvielle watch work on new- Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Sanctuary, (staff photo). $250,000 CONSTRUCTION JOB New Sanctuary Is Underway At Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Work began last week on the new sanctuary for Mt. Tabor Baptist Church ind church officials expressed hope th:it the unit would be completed within four months. The Rev. P. C. Gantt, pastor of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, said that tho Iinitu<ii,v v> i»u ill 11/31 «|»)>Π»ΛΙ· lately $50,000 not including the urniture. Completion of the sanctuary 'ill mark the final phase of the hrcc-unit building program ini iateil in l!)51. With a seat inj» capacity o? 20 the new sanctuary will be ne of the largest and most lodern in Columbus County, ft ■•ill replace one which had seat np capacity of about 100. Purine the construction perio>l II Sunday services will be heb! ι the adult asembly room locat d in the basement of the church Approximately $.t0.000 h a ί een raised by members of the uildinfr committee of which G. Westmoreland is chairman •there serving on this commit ee are F. G. Kelly. Jack Me k>upan, C. C. Lejrette, Mr. and Irs. Paul Rogers, Mrs. B. L rcsmlth, Jr., Mrs. Β. A. Garrcll !. W. Fonvielle, Ben Nesmith II, and L. S. Parham. Seven persons arc serving on he finance committee for the hurch. they are K. W. Fonvielle. hairman, Mrs. B. A. Gnrrell >. S. Parham, Robert Soles. Mr> .. W. Bullard, Garland Fowler nd Jimmy Dicus. A committee to select the pew* or the new sanctuary Is com· osed of Mrs. W. W. Woody (rs. L. W. Bullard, Mra. C. 11. Inner, Mra. Ben Nesmith, Jr. Irs. D. J. Hughes and Mr·. B. A. lorrell. "We hope to be nalnf the new anctuarjr by October 1," said Im Rot. Gantt utAL! * jKABBU PUNCH" r 111 Police Officer Shoots Negro [ After Suspect Resists Arrest Interference with a police officer in the lino of duty und re- r sisting arrest almost cost an Andrews, S. C. Negro his life here v Friday about midnight. Ted Watts, local policeman, shot Edward McCullough after ' le resisted arrest bv fiehtino ι,τ: : r.—I McCulloußh was rushed by the loliccman to thcLoris Commun i.v Hospital where he was trcat *d for bullet wounds in his right houlder and arm. He was trans-1 'erred to Columbus County Hospital on Saturday and re eased yesterday. According to Officer Watts he vas called to Tank Butler's ι >lace of business in the "Bot-|s om" about midnight Friday toi. •emove a disorderly woman rom the premises. "When I arrived I asked the vornan to leave and go home be- " ore any trouble started," Watts ' -elated. · "Then McCullough told her ■ hat she didn't have to go any place and that she could go with f Tim to another establishment in c he Bottom." 1 Watts told the Tribune that ιβ asked the Negro to stay out g >f It then left the immediate t icene and rode around the Negro I district. c A short while later the officer c returned to Butler'a establish- c nent and at he drove up Mc 1*1 Iinuug·· Miiiui; <ι it'liuilK mill ;| iras unheard by the officcr.( Vhen the crowd began to giggle,* Vatts called the Negro to thei atrol car and began to ques-! Ion him. GAVE WRONG NAME "What is your name?" "Junior Brown," he replied as e told the officer he lived be ide the Negro Baptist Church. When Watts asked for identi Ication. the Negro told him he idn't have any. "I'm not going anyplace!" tated McCollough when Waits shed him to get Into the patrol ar to take him to the police^ tatlon for farther questioning.! "Take your hands out of your ockets and get into the car," rdered Watts as he attempted a hold the man by the arm. When Watts grabbed the Ne ro's arm, he started pulling his ands out of his pockets. Watts it him then the Negro dellver d a "rabbit punch" to the back f the officer'· neck. The Negro ontinned to scuffle with him (Continued on Pag· 2) White Way'Lights Approved By Board λ new unite way lij the outdated "bare bulb" in Tabor City. Members of the Town and approved the project. Hope was expressed that the I lights would he installed be hit the opening of tobacco season :r ' August. Mr. Γ!<·(1 I.eamon. supervisor |of Carolina Power and Lieht I Company, told offieirls earlier that the ''white way" lijrhts for Tabor City would he Riven pri ority if approved. I Seventy-six new lights woul·' She installed under present plans. Forty-eight would have 10,00' 'lumens each and 28 would h< I of the 6,000 lumens size. The ' 10,000 lumens are equivalent to ".(Mi-watt liulbs. This community is one of the last, its size, to approve the new rhting system will replace lighting method now used Roard met Friday night l'iriitinjr system. Other communi ties in the area boastinpr a "white way" system are I.oris, Chad lourn and Whiteville. Mayor-elect H. G. Da moron sai I that the project would re iire complete rewirini» of no liusiness district and replacement if several poles. Commissioners wore optimistic that the work done by Carolina Power and I.ifcht Co. would in clude rewiring of tlie fire alarm. Frayer wires srive vent to fal<=< alarms during light wind storm* Installation of the "white way" will be without charge to the town. Additional current usei' will be the only added expense. It was estimated that $144 monthly would be added to the present lighting costs of th« town. "This is another step in the improvement of Tab«ir City. \V( ttave realized for a Ιοηκ time that the new lights were needed but were financially unable t< afford th«· move." said Dameron Commissioners attending thi Friday meeting were W. \V Woody, l'hil Ilutrhe. Willar«' Wright, and II, G. Dameron . . . As mayor pro tem, Dameron L'ondu.ted the business meeting. Two new commissioners. How ard Hrarelson and Hilly Garrell ivere present and voiced their ap proval of the move. Neither has an official vote until after of ficial ceremonies on Friday, luly 1. Death Rode Two Highways Death ro<lo two Columbus (County highways last night a bout nine o'clock as accidents in ciliferent sections of the county claimed the lives of three per sons and hospitalized two. Highway Patrol Cpl. 'Γ. P. j Hofier said this morning that I two persons died when an auto ! mobile driven by Fred Campbell; crashed into the rear of a pulp vood truck about one-half mile north of Chadbourn on Highway ,410. . Killed were Oscar I. Williams. 40, of Bladenboro and James I Albert Davis, 20-ycar-old Negro Inf Boardman. Both were pass engers in the Campbell car. The pulpwood truck driver, Addic McNair, was unhurt. The other highway death oc-' i iirred between Highway 130 and Nakina when a pickup truck iriven by Harry Lee Heeves. 40. uif Route 1. Nakina. rammed into the rear of a tractor driven by J.awson Ward of Route 4. Whitc ville. Killed in the smashup was Hobby Ward. 17. of Nakina. Cpl. Hoflcr said Ralph Edward Osborne, 15, was admitted to the hospital with an injured back and internal injuries Osborne 'was riding in the rear of the I pickup with the Ward boy. j Charges of driving while und-J er the influence and manslaugh ter have been lodged against' Reeves. Some of the details in the ac cident involving the pulpwood truck were missing as Cpl. Hofl er explained that two passengers in the death car fled from the scene of the accident The driv er, Fred Campbell, Negro, was identified by a filling stalion Operator who had serx ired the car shortly before the a oi:'ent.j Campbell fled th<· scene but reported to the Co1iirnbii> Ccin-I ιty Hospital this morning and Iwi'l be questioned by the invest-i ■ gating officers The other oc cupant of the car has nol been' identified. Patrolman Κ. M. Gentry of hadbourn investigated the Highway 401 accident. Patrol men J. B. Thomas of Whiteville and Sgt. O. D. Dodson of Lum-i berton investigated th· Nakina fatality. Reuther Soles, Route 2. Tabor City Has Excellent Crop Crop Outlook Good; Farmer Expecting $5,000 On 4 Acres Better than ever tobacco crops are expected in ( olumbus County this year and one of the most promis ing crops belongs to lieuther Soles who lives just outside Tabor City on Route 2. Mr. Soles, a man who speaks straight from the shoulder, estimates his four acres of tobacco will bring him $">,000 this year. According to Mr. Soles, some of the leading tobacco warehousemen have taken a look at his crop and term it "the most outstanding in the county." Lugs were cropped about two weeks ago on the Soles' farm but the point of the operation with which Mr. Soles is the happiest is the growth of the tobacco stalks. Early last week there was uniformity in every row and only a scattered few were less than six feet high. Unlike many farmers who switched from Hicks variety of tobacco to new 139, Mr. Soles decided to wait and let this year be the test year. "If the 139 variety had done all right this year, I'd be making plans to switch next year but until someone proves that Hicks isn't the best for me then I'll keep on using it," remarked the friendly farmer who supplements his tobacco earnings by raising sweet potatoes, corn and other crops. Superior leaf crops are not everyday happenings but Mr. Soles feels that he has his share of them. In 1953 his four acres brought in excess of §5,000· Last year the drought hit and successful farmers were ccking out far less than ordinary, but Mr. Soles hit a very respectable $800 per acre average. Who said his crop would bring $5,000? The man who should know—Mr. Iioscoe Coleman, owner and operator of tobacco warehouses in Tabor City where Mr. So'.es sells his crop year after year. Yam Festival Will Be Held Oct. 14,15 Committees for Tabor ( : tival were named Friday ai set for st:ijriηjr the event people each year. Representatives of vario nossihilities of chnntrinsr the Yam ι Festival theme. It will have more >f a carnival air this year with ι iddcd entertainment for the t'.vu ; day period. Chanirinj» the festival to a two- ' day affair was the most notable a tion by the overall committee. "There hasn't been enouuh at- < traction for three complete <la> s in the past. This year we hope to have plenty of entertainment ihat will see two complete da\s , of festivities." said Willari" Wright who was named overall chairman of the festival. Other commiiltcc members· are Sam Jackson and Charlie IIa per, exhibit chairmen; Horace Carter, prounds committee; P. G. , Kelly, supt. of '»uildinp: commit- , tee; Oliver Piii,.-e. parade cnair man; S. Roirer*. decoration committee; Joe S'pivry, . ival; ι Dori.- Garrel). bfttth ..ellin,; City's celebrated Yam Fes ul dates of October 14, 15 hat draws around 40,000 lis civic clubs discussed the Jiiocn candidates, Joyce Young. Eugene Grainger was named roasuriT of ιlu· Yam Festival Hid will handle all finances. Another meeting is set for rhurstla.v morning at 10 o'clock η the City Hall. WOMAN ESCAPES INJURY MONDAY Still« C'i re. 40, of T.ibor City vas uniiijured Monday when ;truck by an auto as she at empted to cros: 'he 'reet ill ro:it of Warcitinui? Ι'.ιηκ and I'rust Co. Chief of Police Η. E. Enps ermod tlie accident "unnvoid ible" and no charges were lodg 'd against the driver of the auto, rma Guthrie. lit. 1. Tabor City. Mrs. Guthrie rushed the wo rum to the Lons Community fospital fur observation. WOMAN'S CLUB I mSTAlLS OFFICERS ■ it· . » » a Rn«»nc Irft »o rl*ht—Mr*. Jamm Garrell. Mrt. W. C. Trnltt. Mr*. J. C. sln*leUry. ud Mrs. ircu ΛΙ. Jtrnlxan, Sr. (utaff photo) Mr* Fred Μ Jernigan, Sr. r w..s ii t tiled as president of the t> labor City Woman's Club TV'.irs 1 y evening with a special ^ ,<io» r..;n held at the clubhouse. ^ Mrs. J. C. Singletary was In- A Mailed to the post of vice presi- e Oent, Mrs. James Garrel], secre- F tary and Mrs W. C. Trultt, trea- Η surer. If Mrs. Erskin Young, retiring! resident, served as installing fficer. Department heads named by [rs. Jernigan include Mrs. Ers In Young and Mrs. Η. Ε Epps, merican Home; Mrs. S. T. Rog rs and Mrs. Walter Leonard, ublic Welfare, and Mrs. J. S. ogers and Mrs. Mae S. Young, ine Arts. Committee chairmen art Mrs. Wade Martin and Mrs. Evelyn Leonard, Ways and Means; Μη. Riehard Gordon and Mrs. Eve lyn Hammond, Scrapbook; Mrs. Willard Garrell and Mn. J. Woody High, Hostess and Mrs. Evelyn Leonard, Publicity. The Thursday evening meet ing marked the final general session of the 1054-1955 club year. The next meeting It sche duled for September II,
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