SERVING
COLUMBUS, BRUNSWICK
AND HORRY COUNTIES
VOLUME XX. NUMBER 24
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. "Tabor City — Τ be Town With A City Future"
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TABOR CITY. N. C. WEDNESDAY. J Γ NE 29. 1955
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ijuui>L& QUEEN — Harriet Ann
jperald, East Loris, had a busy, beau
tiful time last week. She was acclaim
ed as "Miss I lorry Electric Co-Op of
1955" at the Horry Electric Fair last
Monday and Tuesday. Then, last
Thursday night, she became "Miss
Horry County Tobacco Queen of 1955"
in the bij» feature ot Conway's Annual
Farmers Day. Queen Harriet, center,
is shown with Miss Carolyn James,
"Miss Horry Electric Co-Op of 1954"
who crowned her, and Russell Lewis,
16, of Wampee, winner of first place in
the Electric Fair Talent Contest. —
1 hoto by Fleminsr.
Petite "Kitty" Gerald Wins
two Beauty Titles In Horry
Harriet Ann Gerald. a petite
blue-eyed lassie who lives off the
η ;.i:i highway i>n a narrow dirt
road in tin· Kast l.oris section of
Horry Comity, is looking around
for more beauty worlds to con·,
<iner.
^Harriett Ann. who's known .»s
'•Kitty'" to lt< r flocks of boy and
Hirl frit-lids, currently wears the
crowns of 'Miss llorry Klectric
Co-Op of 1955" and "Miss llorry
County Tobacco Queen of 1955."
Shi· won both titles in one
hectic week of beauty compel
tition last week when, on Tues
day night, she became "Miss
F.hctric Co-Op" at the Klectric
»ir. and. on Thursday, when sh<
walked away with the "Miss!
I iorry County" accolade as a
climax t«< Conway's Annual Far·:
piers I »ay.
Strings Tobacco
"Kitty" won out over 14 otheri
girls in the Electric Fair Con·
t< st. She was acclaimed tops
over 2N other girls in the "Miss
Morry County" competition.
.When a Field reporter Inter·,
viewed h-r at her home, "Kitty"
was "making" clothes. In addi
tion to being a beauty, she also
strings totiarro anil does other
chorea around her homo when
her parents, Mr. and .Mrs. N. S.
C'erald, «-all on her.
"Kitty's'» just 17. She's b] je
eyed. She's five feet two. And
she weUhs 110 pounds. Papa and
■vama Herald have a couple of
farms in the l.oris area on which
they grow 15 acres of tobacco,
atnong other crops.
CARTER HOLDS
LAST COURT AS
TALOR MAYOR
W. Horace Carter, major, will
bold his final srnion of Mayor's
Court this afternoon at five
o'clock.
Carter «ill be completing his
.»o year t"rm as head of tlie
local Government.
II. Ci. Dameron, incoming may
or. will take the oath of office
Friday. It in expected that he
will continue holding the week
ly court session* on Monday.
TOWN OFFICIALS
TO TAKE OFFICE I
ftJDAY EVENING
New town officials will be
sworn Into office at Η o'clock
Friday nicht at the Town flail.
Ma vor If. G. Dameron will
succeed W. Horace Carter as
head of the local administration.
Dameron has served as mayor
pro tern on the current board of
commissioners.
Helen Trultt, town clerk, said
»day that the ceremonies would
be conducted by a local notary
public.
Commissioners who will be
making repeat performances are
Waldo Woody. Phil Hughes and
Wlllard Wrlcht. Howard Her
reisen and Billy B. Garrell are
the two new members of the
board who will take part In the
ceremonies.
W. H. Shelley la the retiring ;
»ember of the board.
AT LAKE TABOR
Petition Circulates As Question
0! Dealing Arouses Stockholders
ι ο Doai or not to boat is the
question Lake Tabor stockholders
are pondering today as petitions
circulate among the 111 owners,
A meeting of the hoard of di
icctors has been set for tomor
row night, eig:it o'clock, at I,ake
Tabor to thrash out the newest
rlevelopment in operation of Lake
Tabor. Λ large turnout of stock
holders is cxpectcd to be pres
1 lit.
Petitions asking stockholders
to indicate their position on
whether or not boats should be
operated at the lake are being
circulated with the vote thus far
being in favor of banning pleas
ure boating.
Directors closed the Lake to
fishing and boating early this
month when local fish experts
expressed opinions that spawing
bream were being disturbed by
ronstant churning of motor*.
July 1 was the date set for re
opening the pond.
As an added measure of future
protection the director set up a
schedule for fishing and boating.
Fishing was to be permitted be
,twoen early morning and four
o'clock in the afternoon. Boating
hours were to be observed from
four o'clock until dark.
The problem reached its pitch
this week when petitions appear
ed and stories were spread that
a government stream inspector
had visited the Lake and predict
ed that continued boating would
[eventually destroy fishing.
I The Tribune was unable to
contact any member of the Board
of Directors who had talked with
the unidentified inspector. He re
portedly visited the Lake on
Sunday, June 18.
I F. G. Kelly, secretary of the
ilocal commission, said this morn
ing he was planning to seek
advice on the situation from a
wildlife expert in Clinton.
Other stockholders have stated
that they were contacting the
Department of Conservation and
Development in order to learn
the effect boating would have,
on keeping a pond well stocked
with fish.
W. Horace Carter, president
(Continued on page eight)
Civitatis Install New
Officers At Banquet j
Monday night as president of
ho local Civitan Club.
Brice succeeds Harry Bryant
is head of the organization.
Other officers installed by Bill
Brown, lieutenant governor of
Civitan Zone 7, were Claude
fJoyd, vice president; Winston
'»ore, secretary; David Simon,
reasurer; and Luther Joyner,
ergeant at arms.
Directors who will serve the
ocal club this year are Arthur
'rlnce, William Shelley, Llovd
lipps and Willard Wright.
Approximately 25 Civitans
ind their wives attended the in
tallation cervices at the Little
I IT UIT l.OHKO.
"Vou have been entrüste«
with thr wrlfarr of your clul
for the coming year. It in a hid
honor to have bren elected t<
lead a rluh ia outstanding a« th«
one In Tabor City." thr lirutfn
int Rovrrnor told the new offlr
era.
Bryant, outgoing president
told the group that "your coop
eration has been greatly appre
ciated in making the past ycai
one of success."
Local Civitans enjoyed a ban
ner year under the direction ol
Bryant. In addition to the many
charitable causes which they
supported, they were instru
i mental in preparing the town
I for city mail delivery son ice
> Civitatis erected house number,
ι throughout the residential are.·
> r>nd erected street mnrUers. Both
! «re prerequisites for »noil <i· li· -
ry service.
Stnte honors were wn hy tt e.
club when they amassed 1' ο
highest attendance record π
North Carolina. The trophy \ν.·ι·
iccently presented by Bill
Hrown.
"We have had an excellent,
year and I hope there will be Ρ
many more just like them," said hi
Brice in accepting his new of- W
flee. ·(
BETTY COED TAKES AIRBOAT RWE—Pretty Lillian Unf, East Carolina Coll*« student »» (
me for the summer, and Wayne Lefgcttc *et ready to take a quirk trip around Lake Tabor In| -
ayne's unique "air boat" . . . Powered by a 65 horsepower Piper Cab engine, the boat ia opor-u
td with a control stick similar to tbose need la alrplaaea. (staff pboto). '<
Counts Named To Merchants Post
It. !'. Counts, formed president of the Merchants
Association, will begin duties of executive-secretary
Jul\ 1, it was announced today by Ben L. Ncsinith,
Jr., [»resident of the Merchants Association.
The former manager of Lee's Five and Ten was
R. P. COUNTS
ippoimcti to tue new position
it a Friday meeting of the board
jf directors.
Counts will fill a position that
.vas created several months ago
•vlien the Association undeiwent
ι renrganizational move. Memb
rs pledged financial support on
he condition that a fulltimc e<
,'cutivi -secretary be employed.
A resident of Tabor City for
he past five years, the new
lecretary came to Tabor City as
nanager of Lee's.
As former president of the As
;ociat:on, Mr. Counts »s famili
ir with the needs of the group.
Ben L. Nesinith Jr. preside.it
>f the group, said today that an
iffice would be established as
oun as arrangements could be
«arte to obtain a suitable lo.a
ιοη.
One of the first steps to be
aken under the direction of the
lew secretary will be a tradi
iromotion.
"We hope to work out arrange
ricnts for Bargain Days during
I ·.!>." said founts who plans to
contact each merchant individ
ually and set their ideas as to
the various objectives tuey
ivould like to see accomnlishcd
liy the Association.
"I appreciate the opportunity
.o serve the Merchants Associa
tion and community an 1 wel
come any suggestions anyone
:ias to offer."
Counts said the annual motor
cade h< raiding the tobatco sea
son opening would be held j;end
ing response from merchant.«.
A member of the Methodist
Church, he is married to the
former Vunnie Strickland of
Hazard, Kentucky. They hove
wo children. Sheila, 13. and a
joy, Pat, 8.
Mr. Counts is a member of the
St P.nil Methouist Men's Club.
Record £ail Hits
Columbus Crops
One of the worse hail storms
■: 20 years hit the northern end
f Columbus County late Thurs
•;.y at. 1 did an estimated S500,
100 damage.
Charles Iiapcr, county agent,
aid the tobacco and corn crops
•ι the Welches Creek-Farmers
I'nion area were almost com«
iletely stripped of leaves. Be
weon "Γι and 100 percent of the
τορ was destroyed.
Farms hit hardest were these
if Lewi.- Mit« ell and Allen
Mitchell of Welches Cri ck. Their
■rops were a total loss.
Negri ι Cuttnty Agent John
^paulding reported that damage
■.•as heavy in the St James and
Saptlst Uni in 'Cetil ns Farmers
ι vorteil hail t'.x size of base
Kills.
Over f>00 acrcs of tobacco were
amagetl. Agent Rüper said lie
aw a watermelon about 10
nches long and six inches in
ircumfercnce that had been hit
ty 100 pellets during the storm.
Most of the farmers were cut
ing stalks this week in hopes
f growing a crop from suckers.
Despite the hail damage the
oiing crop will still yield about
wo-thirds said Rapcr.
WTAB Radio
Γο Celebrate
9ne Year Nark
Π.τ'ί ι t · Ii WTAB celebrates
< lir-t ,m ..r nf operation July 1.
Opt r it : on 1370 kes, the
nenl st.itiiΊ1 is the largest in
'olumbti> County.
Tri'v MrP' ' r«t>n. manager, ex
re- etl κ ρι · ι itmn to the 1 ist—
I :itnl>uted to
he successful operation.
Mem ν i s ol th .staff Include
1 mv «?■·> s'li-v.·, Jimmy Rogers,
>r.<- Brnwn. Jay Worrell, Arthur
Iix. Hank N't i^ls, Louise Buff·
in. ΙΙ.ιλ I Hay· s, Reha Hinson,
)d" η Rae Ward and Troy Mc
'herson.
-IOLIDAY WILL
IE OBSERVED
1ERE JULY 4
Talk* of trip« «ο the brach and
rtountain* dominated the «erne
* btisinrs* rsUhllfthmrnt* con
rmpl.itfd closing all dar· iilf
A majority of thr hnslneM
ilacr« are rxprrtrd to be closed
Ivln* employees a two day ▼»
atlon nine« July 4 fall mi ΜeB
ay.
Border Bell Will
Open August 3 ι
Λη opening date of August 3||
was recommended yesterday for
the Border Belt tobacco market. I
The recommendation was pre-j
rented this morning to the
Bright Belt Warehouse Associa-j
•ion membership for final action.
Other opening dates approved |
>y the board of governors in- |
.luded: ,
Georgia-Florida Belt—July 21 (
j Eastern N. C. Belt—August 23
I Middle Belt—Sept. 6
j Old Belt—September 19 !
Other business transacted in-!
."luded reelection of F. S. Royst-!'
r, Henderson, to the presidency.!
Other officers arc J. C. Eagles, '
j !r.. Wilson, vice president; and J
ι Guy Barnes, Rocky Mount, sec- ·
tetary-treasurer.
Two Wrecks Mar;
Safety Record
Two automobile collisiuis '
lvirntl nn otherwise peacetul !
veek within the town limits.
Friday afternoon about five '
•'clock two autos collided at '.lie
ntersection of Lewis and riccond
treet.
Chief of Police Η. E. Epps said 1
hat a 1940 Ford driven by Htr-jj
I rt D. McCumbee, 42. Tabor I
I 'ity, collided with a 1955 Olds-j
vn'bile driven by Talmadge Ja- 1
•übe. 31. Tabor City.
The Oldsmobilc was owned by j
•Voodrow Grainger, Tabor City, j I
Damage to the Ford was csti- :
rated at $150 while about S&00 <
lamnge was sustained by the
Dldsmobile.
Charged ith failure to yield ί
the right-of-way, McCumbee^
.ν i 11 be tried this afternoon at;
l ive o'cloi-V in Mayor's Cu'.r' Ν
, ""he sect'iij accident dir '8 '
I f*c week occtirrici yesterday at-jl
ternoon about five o'clock iRj
front of Prince Motor Company
A pickup truck driven by Os
jrar Neal Tompkins, Route 1,'
Yabor City, collided with a sta
;ion wagon driven by Robert,
Williams Warmbold of Chat-;
I lotte.
Damage to the pickup was!,
rcgligible. An estimated SlOOj
,vas done to the station wagon, j,
Chief F.pps charged Tompk ".si
with failure to yield the right-j
■ of-way. Ttic ease will be 1.·· ·r<i ;
ihis afternoon in Mayor's C'.uri.
Delegation Pays
'Visit To Tribune
On Major Worry
A small kitten was adopted
temporarily this morning by,
five youngsters on their way to j
ihe local playground.
"It followed us to the play-;
ground and we want to find i'.: ]
-iwner," said the official spokes
men. David Bryant, 8, and C'har-.
les Gantt. 8. as they presented ι
their problem to the Tribune
reporter.
The owner of the "lost" kitten
can have same by contacting t
David Bryant.
Others in the delegation were ^
Dan Bryant, 4, Jean Joyner. 6.
and Charles Joyner. 4.
ATTENDING CONFERENCE
Rev. Paul Cnrruth, pastor ··' ^
the Sanit Paul anil /.ion Mo:' »·
Jith churches, and S. T.Uojrcrs
■ire attending the Annual Con
fercnce of the Eastern N'ortli
Carolina Methodist Churchc-«
in Fayetteville this week.
Djamont
directing
Program
ecreat uii ,„■ ^ "L summer
vcck. Pr°eram »'ore this I
Wti!!il'S asaisJjng in the
v,nd>· mil ne.KhPsI'c"?or ha'
'ast five weeks ίθΓ thl ,
■PmDS°"' fr. S» slmt-in-thi
Sölten off ,nccds· 't ha,
hould become ™°W Start but
vith tin· vounestn ' popu,a«·
'dull sSC? "υνν t,,at a"
aid ΛΙ Hai-ri " <*°ΓβΡ»
he v h,°n· ,,rcsi(Jtint of
hc program. sponsoring
•rr?r·' f'"Vf,.v· senior at Elst
er of"·· 'Tm?\i'c^r>and daush
ias bei- ,,, ι " ls Spjvey.
•hiw^i;Äoi ,hesman
ν« 'ζζ:ΐ:ΐ Tvhum ,,c
•oy to assist with th srho«>l
<>r the older boys thL I,rofirani
irged'\o ' λ*Ιr °rn WCre
nR Planned for EeT. ^ 'H"
he league. Playing in
oftball .in,'' / several
cation phase of .Ip ailw,t rec
Doris Spivey j
Accepts Summer
ncsreation Work
in!|teM„SPc,ftt MrJ
I I..I '"ν<··ν· l,as =»
I'ltientary cducui.niT Γ'"Β lnl
iiJSSTT
. r,H-l ' '""I
lb,-" said AI H. 1,1 oxco»enl'
t».e Javcet^'ci^"' 1
he ^mmcr program. 5ρ°ηκοηη*|
rMUnl'iU0S, SUt" a" Saws, story1
aW««- clay m^.:
.„voy be ?°"ducted by Miss
-nuCrieVVt;:h-a'' children J
•r,wpa«o i„
•cation program
I
3EPUTY NAMED
An Evergreen constable has <
con appointed deputy sheriff;
.> Columbus Sheriff J. R Prid-i
en.
Pridgcn announced this week 1
iat he had appointed Clinton
ve to fill the vacancy created
V the resignation of E M C.rif- 1
II.
'-Tiffin accepted a position with
Clindbotirn tobacco warehouse.
Boyd, Stevens
Named Jaybirds
Jaycees took steps last nicht
to cut down on inactive member·
iy appointing two "jaybirds" ant
ι committee to set rules am'
regulations.
Copies of the rule·, and regula
tions will be mailed to all mem
!>ers prior to the next meeting
in July 12.
Junior Stevens and Claud« j
fto.vd wore named "co-jaybirds." j
They will levy penalties for in '
fractions of rules.
Another move on the serious j
side was the decision to sell sea- j
51 >n tickets to Little League -
Pony League and softball games
leing held in the overall recrea
tion prosrram. Ti'kets will be
-od for five dollars each.
Approximately $185 is needed
ο insure payment for the over-1
ill program under sponsorship
>f the Jaycees. I
During the past month several
irojects have been staged by thejl
•lub to raise money for the recre
ition program. While none of
the ventures have been losing
>nes. profits have been virtually '
ion-existent.
"Kvcry resident of the com· ;
nunity is urged to support the
recreation program. Children of
ill aires are participating anil «
retting the benefit of wholesome -
recreation." said Al Harrison,
president of the group.
Harrison com m ende d E<1
Wright for the outstanding work
in· has done with the Pony j
League entry. Approximately 25, j
lioys have participated in the ^
taschall action. |,
Bennet (iinburg was a guest ι.
it the meeting.
EXTENSION SC1IEIHLE I
Following is the Extension <
, .·■ ^ sc'ic'u'e for the week ι
->f July 1 through July 7 as sub
milted ny the Hon e Agent. Mrs.
F.lainc N. Dlake and Assistant t
Home Agent. Miss Rebecca V.M-,
tarns. !.
July 1
South Whiteville HD—Friday.
ϊ:00 p. m. .
July 2 I
Farm and Home Week Radio j
Program—Saturday, 11:15 a in.
wer WENC.
July 5 λ
Old Dock III) Tuesday. 3.15 (
ι. m. with Mrs. Ft hi I Suggs.
July ft
Hallsboro HD — Wednesday.''
1:00 p. in., at the Clubhouse.
July 7 ι»
District Demonstration D..y— !
rhursday, Whiteville. ^
Freeman Hl> — Thursday. ! 15 ·
ι. m., at the Clubhouse. I
Mallard Takes
Office Friday
C'ohimbi. County's leading at-j
orney ami first ever to be ap-i
loir.ted Superior Court Jmigel
lill be sWi-rn in Friday at noon!
ii Raleigh.
Ilaymond B. Mallard, appoint-j
(I resident judge of the 13th
udicial district by Governor
either Hodges, will be one of
5 judges taking part in the
tremonies.
"The Man From Tabor City,"!
is he is affectionately known]
hroughout Columbus and!
Jrunswick County, has been'
nisy since his appointment
trapping up details of his priv-j
t·· practice which he will give
>p Friday.
He has practiced law m Tabor
"ity for the pa.st "3 years. As
h< time "f -h's appointment lie
vas st . ving a. town attoriu v
or Tabor City. Chaiibourn, Bol
on and Lake Wacc; mav.
His lirst term of court wil!
ipen in White\ ilii <·:ι Septrmb
-ITTLE LEAGUE j
TIANGES HOURS
Little Leasue hasrliall «ami"·
lill bo Played each evening a!
:30 o'clock instead of 1 ;no a<
ordins to Iiave Tliamoni. recrr-j
(•on dirrctor.
Provisions arc lieing made to
rsani7P a soflbill tram to rom
iete with teams entered in t.ir
Vhitrville leaciie. All Interested
!a>crs arc urged to contact ΛΙ
larrison.
Civic Clubs Will Assist Patrol
In Staging "Operation Display"
η ι cm oers nr tue Rotary and
-ivitan Clubs will assist high-']
vny patrolman here Saturday
η "Operation Display" to re
luce the coming holiday high- v
vny fatalities.
Τ lie new campaign is designed
ο awaken Columbus motorists ν
ο the need for safety on high- ~
unys. Λ wide assortment of 1
igns and pictures of actual;ν
lighway accidents will be dis
'laved. r
tii .. '»rι i ρ" · 'ianij>-;'
Ms ν ill i.~ given * ■ jrists
y tijo (·■·!rolmcn ;t:: . k. ic !uh ;
orkiTS.
··' ' year the ifot· imi>;ii^n
'<s iiRh)iijhtf<l by displays ,
·· :cd ;>utim 'hi!· i'mt claim- ,
1 lives of ι Τ > net t , ants. ( j 1
. P. Hoflor sii id I hut sivrraii
rcvkod nutns would In di—.1
lay«I »gain <ΐι·r*»» g ··< )p> ration
isplay." I