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VOLUME XI. Ν UM HICK 4
99Tabor City — The Town With A City Future"
TABOR CITY. NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29. 1956~
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PLAN FESTIVAL — These are part of
the Yam Festival committee members who
φ- ironed out some of the program wrinkles
during Monday night's meeting. Seated,,
from left, Willard Wright, overall chairman,
and Erskin Young. Standing, from left,
Claude Boyd and Bob Black.
Festival Committee
Irons Out Wrinkles
For Annual Shindig
rrogram wrinKies are being
ironed out by Yum Festival com
nrtteu members us they keep
■f eye on the rapidly approach
day for action. This year's
festival will be reeled off Oc
tober 11, 12. 13.
A meeting of the committee
Monday night saw the possibility
of a "name" barirl being ruled
out in favor of a group of mu
sicians who can be secured lo
cally. The committee is making
contacts this week in an effort
to conclude work on that phase
of the varied program.
*9a search is currently under
way, according to Willard C.
Wright, overall chairman, for
someone to head the festival
warehouse booth committee. This
phase of the festival is one of
the most vital in that it insures
promotion of the educational as
pects of sweet potato growth
and marketing.
The square dance, under spon
jcrship of the CivHan Club, com
mittee is contacting Slim Mima
and hi.< Öream Ranch Boys. They
were a"T>ig success recently dur
ing the "tobacco day" festivities.
One of the most colorful
phases of the Festival is the
annual walking contest. Cham
pion Mack Gore of Tabor City
SEASON-GRID"TICKETS
WILL BE SOLD HERE
ψ) Fred Lay, chairman of aeason
•eket sales for the local school,
said today football tickets would
be on sale next week.
Plana were being completed
today for the sale of these tick
ets.
This year's price will be f4J0
for adults an* two dollar· for
students. The ticket entitles the
bearer to attend five home
üimn.
won the title last year fron
Hardrock Simpson of Burling
ton. An invitation i· being ex
tended to Simpaon to compet«
in this year's race. Prize money
in the walking contest has beer
raided with the winner receivins
$5 ι in cash, $15 to the runneruji
an·! $10 for third place.
Keauty is always a dominant
factor in the success of a festi
val and an invitation has been
extended to Miss North Carolin.».
Joan Melton of Albemarle. Hei
manager. Gene McLendon, ad
vised the local committee that
the Festival dates were open,
The beauty contest is sponsored
by the Woman's Club.
MERCHANTS ARE
ON OWN HOOK
ABOUT HOLIDAY
The individual merchant will
have to decide for himself
whether or not to close Monday
in observance of I<ahor Day.
That was the decision made
this morning at a special meet
ing of the Merchants Association
bonrd of directors.
It. L Nesmith. president of
the Association, noted that any
•Troup wanting to get together
and close could do so on their
own initiative.
"The Merchants Association
has no right to dictate when to
stay open or when to deee,"
said Nesmith.
The motion to leave the sub
ject of whether or not to close
with the individual merchant met
with approval of every board
member present.
It was reported at press time
that all automobile dealerships
would observe the Labor Day
holiday on Mondif.
James Walsh Is
Named Red Devil
Assistant Coach
Tabor City's final school vac
ancy was filled last week when
James Walsh accepted the eighth
grade and assistant athletic di
rector's duties.
Selection of Walsh to fill the
vacancy was announced today
by C. H. Pinner, school princi
pal.
A native of Ingold, N. C., the
new faculty member has been a
student at Wake Forest Semin
ary for the past year. This
marks the first year of class
room teaching for Walsh; how
ever. he has wide and varied ex
perience in athletics.
During his six years of U. S.
Marine Corp. duty, he partici
pated in basketball, football and
baseball.
He is married and has two
children.
He will serve as assistant di
rector of athletics to L., S.
Green who recently succeeded
David Diamont in that position.
Superior Court
Will Hear Cases
Of Murder, Rape I
1 Three murder cases will high
Ilight the criminal term o' Sup
jerior Court opening in Cfelum
bus County on Tuesday.
Judge Clawson L. Williams
jwill preside over t.;c term that
includes three murder cases,
two rape cases and an abortion
case.
Wilbtrt E. "Punk" Daniels,
Whiteville Negro, will stand
ttrial for the slaying of Junior
McDonald, Negro, at Daniels
Brickyard home north of White
jville.
; Daniels claims he shot Mc
Donald through the door of his
[home when McDonald attempt
ied to force his way inside.
The trial of Hubert Livings
ton, Chsyrbourn area man charg
ed with the poker game death
of Wilbert James Nobles, is also
expected to be heard. Nobles
died of injuries sustained in ·
fight over a tobacco barn poker
gam·. .,{£■■■
Milton McKoy, young Negro,
will face a murder charge in the
death of a cousin over a woman.
I Charges of larceny and abor
ition are expected to be heard
against Leona Lyons, former
employee of Columbus County
Hospital. She is free under $2,
000 bond pending action by the
grand jury.
One of the two rape cases on
the docket is that against Langel
Cross Grainger, Old Dock resi
dent, charged with raping a
Chadbourn waitress. Officers
said he offered assistance at a
car breakdown then drove the
woman to a point near Old Dock
where he attacked her.
Another Chadbourn area man,
Lemuel Rorie, will face rape
Icharges. He is reportedly free
on $300 bond.
Major Portion Of Columbus
1955 Income Was Used To
•Purchase Automobiles, Food
witn the votes all in and the
tabulations completed, it ap
pears that residents of Columbus
County cast more of their dol
lars in the last year for auto
motive equipment and for food
than for trtty other candidates
for their spendable income.
<8ome 47 percent of all purch
ses in the local retail stores
were garnered by these two
leaders. Elsewhere in the State
of North Carolina they attract
ed only 46 percent of the dollar.
Local automotive sales, in
clcdin ι new and used cars,
bo.its. farm machinery and the
like, amounted to 27 percent and
Mies In retail food stores and
restaurants, 20 percent.
f Hie lowdown on how thi re«
tail dotier I« distributed I« fiver
In Sales Management's copy·
righted survey of the spending
habits of the people. Wide varia
tions arc noted tor different Mo
tions of the country.
In Columbus County, where
employment was at a high level,
incomes good and population
rising, dynamic advances were
made in the past year. Particu
larly did It profit the local retail
merchants, whose cash regist
ers jingled a $34,832,000 tune for
the year. It had been $32,132,000
in 18M.
Of this total, automotive mlea
were responsible for $9,490,000
and food sales, $7,106,000.
In both cases, the trend to
more luxurious living was in
evidence. People were buying
better can and more of them.
Additional families were acquir
ing second ear·.
Similarly, the study shows,
they were spending more for
food, going in for finer cuts of
meat and for better grades of
canned goods. And they were
consuming them in greater vol
ume.
While these retail branches
were the chief recipients of the
spending surge in Columbus Co
unty, other lines of business also'
fared well.
Stores selling general merch
andise had a $3,833,000 year, ac
counting for II percent of the
consumer dollar.
Sales of hardware supplies,
building materials and lumber
come to $4,1138.000. another 14
percent.
Shops selling clothing and
other apparel grossed $1,093,000,
equal to $ percent.
Vandalism Charged
At TC Negro Schoolj
Columbus County Sheriff J.i
R. Pridgen was expected to bej
called today to investigate van
dalism to the Tabor City Negro1
School activity bus.
W. A. Weir, new principal atj
the local school, said this morn-i
ing he planned to call the sheriff'
and ask that action be taken to'
Apprehend the culprits who re
moved wheel lugs for the activi-i
ty bus, ripped wires from the
engine and deflated the tires.
In making an effort to appre
hend the culprits and seek full
prosecution,, the school princi
pal has the full blessings of the
school committee.
Mrs. Bessie Johnson, school
board member, said this morn
ing that the Board met and en
dorsed full prosecution of any
one caught pilfering or damag
ing school property.
The time of vandalism to the
bus was not exactly determined
but the Board reported the dam
age was done either last night
or early this morning.
"Similar acts of vandalism
have occurred in the past with
out anyone being prosecuted;
however, this year we will spare
no effort in prosecuting any vio
lators," said Mrs. Johnson on
behalf of the Board.
The vandalism was reported
to Tabor City Chief of Police
Η. E. Epps who is expected to
be assisted by the sheriff's of
fice in conducting the investiga
tion.
Yonngslers Make
Trek To Classes
As School Opens
Over 12,000 youngsters swarm
ed into Columbus County
schools this morning as the 1956
57 term officially opened.
From now until September 17,
the students will attend classes
from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. This short
schedule has been practiced dur
ing the opening and closing
weeks of school for several years
and will be observed again dur
ing this school term.
Tabor City opened its school
doors on one of the sweetest
notes in several years. A full
faculty was on hand to greet the
eager youngsters.
"It's the first time in many
years that our faculty has been
complete for opening day," said
2. H. Pinner, school principal.
Pinner said the opening week's
schedule would be as follows:
Wednesday, 8 until 11 a. m.:
Thursday and Friday. 8 until
12 noon.
The school cafeteria will not
3e in operation until Sept. 17
ivhen the regular schedule is
>bserved.
Tabor Gets $9,793
From Powell Bill
The State Highway Commis-|
sion's announcement allocating!
$6,219,336.82 in cash aid to 400j
incorporated, active, eligible and|
quilified municipalities for im-|
provements on non - highway j
system streets included $9,793,-1
04 for Tabor City.
The overall distribution rep
resents the largest amount since
the Powell Bill Act, fostered by
Attorney J. K. Powe'' of White
ville when he served in the N. C.
Senate, was passed in 1951.
Payments range this year form
the low of $380.10 to Falkland
in Pitt County to the high of
$453,091.21 for Charlotte.
As stated by the State High
way Commission, the increasing
annual totals are due to the
ever-growing volumes of gaso
line being used in motor vehi-|
des. The allocation being bnse<J
r>n State gasoline tax revenue. !
Half of the total allocation, on
$3.109.668 41. is to be divided!
among all qualified municipal-!
ities on the basis of relative 1950
U. S. Census Population.
Half of the total allocation is
to be divided among all qualifi
ed municipalities on the basis of
relative mileage *»f non-state
system or local streets comply
ing with the Act.
Columbus County towns re
ceiving cash aid under this Act
were Whiteville. $19.654.18:
Chadbourn, $9,712.47; Bruns
wick, $7(10.43; Bolton. $3.338.21;
Fair Bluff. $6.901.92; Lake Wac
camaw. $2,837 85; and Tabor
City. $9.793.14
Brunswick County towns re
ceiving cash aid were Long
Beach. $1.24998; Shallotte, $1,
Μ»0β; Southport. $9.752 49; and
Youpon Beach, $2,646.81.
Checks will be mailed to the
participating towns in mid-Sep
tember.
Arrest Three For
Tossing Bottles
Through Window
Three Chadbourn men. two of
them self-styled hoodlums who
recently engaged in a brawl with
Highway Patrolman J. R. Barker
at the 004 Cafe, have been ar
rested for throwing bottles
through the window of a home
located across from the 004
Cafe on the Fair Bluff highway.
Chief of Police Η. E. Epps
said this morning that Roger
Billiard, James E. Boswell and
Jessie B. Fipps, all of Chad
bourn, had been arrested and
charged with trcpnssing. disturb
ing the peace and being drunk
nnd disorderly.
Bullard and Fipps were among
the trio involved in last month's
brawl at the 004 Cafe when they
nttacked Patrolman J. R. Barkor.
Fipps was tried in Recorder'?
Court and given a two years
suspended sentence. Bullard re
quested a jury trial and his case
is still pending.
Chief Epps reported the trio
tossed bottles Sunday at mid
night through the window of a
home occupied by the family of
Flordie McClurie, Negro, on the
J. N. Prince farm.
Epps quoted men as hav
ing said, "We don't know why
we did it. we were just drinking."
Bullard was the last of th"
trio to be arrested. He was taken
into custody by Chief Epps and
Chadl»oum Police Chief Hie yes
terday afternoon at five o'clock.
Flpps was arrested Monday
moning at β o'clock and Boswell
was apprehended at β p.m. Mon
dajr.
labor Leaf Mart Records $59.22 Averaae
λuuui viiys tooacco market
iverage daily prices sot a new;
icason high yesterday as the av-'
trage soared to $59.22 on the
;ale of 424,016 pounds.
Bob Black, sales supervisor, j
reported this morning that full ι
sales were being observed on
;he local market but urged |
farmers to bring their crop to]
Tabor City early and insure sell-!
ing the next day.
With the posting of $59.22 for
yesterday's sale, the local mark-}
;t retained a firm grip on "hon
ors." Last year, Tabor City had I
Ihe highest average in the coun-j
try for a one-sale market.
Through yesterday's sales, 5,
580,287 pounds of tobacco had
Jeen sold here for $2.946,363.48.
This represents over $55 per
hundred average for the season.
The trend in average and
pounds placed on the warehouse
Floor substantiate claims made
sefore the August 2 Border Belt
}pening that the markets were
jumping ahead of the farmer.
The original opening date of
August 7 had been considered
deal.
On opening day in Tabor City,
:he market sold 221,922 pounds
jf tobacco for an average of
MB.34. While the average re
mained about the same during
the following four selling days
the poundage did not exceed!
39,588 on any given day.
As farmers completed gather
ing and curing the market vol
ume increased and averages be
gan to steadily increase.
These are the figures for the
past five selling days:
August 22—365,599 pounds
averaging $57.09
August 23—393,728 pounds av
eraging $57.42.
August 24—402,922 pounds
averaging $57.59.
August 27 — 419,404 pounds
f> veraging $58.27
August 28 — 424.016 pounds
averaging $59.22.
M;iry Ann Garrell has return
ed to her home in Hickory fol
lowing a visit here and at Ocean
Drive Beach with her grand
mother. Mrs. R. M. Garrell. She
was accompanied to Fayetteville
Wednesday by Mrs. Garrell,
Mrs. Fred Μ Jernigan. Sr and
Mrs. Elbert Shelley where she
visited her maternal grandmoth
er until Sunday.
TABOR-LORIS
GOLF STOCK
SELLING FAST
Meeting jointly for the second
time, public- spirited citizens of
Loris and Tabor City made the
first financial report on the pro
posed golf course for the area
Thursday night.
Encouragingly, the commit
tees reported that 120 shares
of the 250 shares to be sold
had been committed and that
a great deal of interest was
being manifested in both com -
mnnities. Actual committ
ments reported Thursday
showed that 76 shares had
been sold In Tabor City and
44 in Loris. Committeemen
from both towns pointed oat
that the rash of private busi
ness had made It impossible
for everyone to be contacted
thus far but generally few
people were turning down the
opportunity to buy at least
one of the original 250 shares
of stock.
A six-man committee, com
posed of three representatives
from each town, was named to
draw up the by-laws and to ex
pedite the incorporation of the
organization. The committee is
composed of Dr. L. B. Kapps,
Chairman: R. C. Potts, Dr. J. D.
Thomas, Jr., Paul Rogers, Jr.,
Edwin Wright and Ben Nesmith
Jr.
The group voted to name the
igolf course and to incorporate
as "The Carolinas Country
[Club."
Senator James P. Stevens, of
Loris, was named attorney for
the corporation.
In an effort to make it possi
ble for salaried persons unable
to purchase a share of stock in
.its entirety at this time, the
group voted to sell a limited
number of shares on an install
ment plan that would call for a
minimum down payment of $10.
00 and with monthly install
ments of $10.00 until the stock
was paid in full.
S. C. Stanley was named tom
porary treasurer for the Loris
committee and Paul Rogers, Jr.,
temporary treasurer for the
Tabor City committee. Phil
Hughes was named as liason a
gent for Tabor City and S. C.
Stanley for Loris with specific
duties of keeping each town
working group versed on how
much stock has been sold and
to whom.
The much-discussed site for
the course was settled when a
motion was made and passed
unanimously that the Tally Ed
dings property be approved as
the site. The motion read as fol
lows and was made by Ben L.
Ncsmith, Jr.; "Based on Mr. Ed
dings proposition to sell the
Carolinas Country Club 40 acres
of land for $2500 to be paid for
cither in cash or in stock with
the further promise to sell an
additional ten acres of land at
the rate of $100 per acre, and
with an additional stipulation
that for $25 a year charge, he
will give an option on 25 addi
tional acres of land at $100 per
acre, said option to run for a
period of five years, all lands to
be adjacent, I make a motion
that the organization go on re
cord as accepting Mr. Eddings
offer."
The motion was passed unan
imously.
Howard Fowler was named to
procure the services of a survey
or to run the lines of the prop
erty so that a golf architect can
layout' the course and procure
construction bids on the project.
The committee decided to hold
its next meeting Thursday, Sep
tember 7, at 8:00 at the Ameri
can legion hut in Loris. All int
erested persons are invited to
attend.
A complete report on the sale
of stock is expected at that time.
Tli«> committee expects to have
completed the sale of the entire
250 shares by then and no other
stock will be sold once the 250
figure has been reached.
t mmm SEEKS FUNDS
Rev. I. O. Gause, assistant
pastor of Sweet Gum Negrc
Baptist Church, has issued an
appeal to friends of the church
to contribute funds for the reno
vation that is now going on at
the church. The building is U
be celled inside and brick ven
eered outside, Rev. Cause said.
Club For Yonng
Farm Wives Will
Organize Here
An organizational meeting to
form a club for wives of young
farmers will be held Tuesday, 8
p. m., at the home economics
department of the Tabor City
High School.
Plans for organizing the new
club were announced today by
Mrs. Irma Hammon, home eco
nomics teacher.
"We hope to be able to con
duct monthly demonstrations on
home decorations, freezing,
cooking, sewing and many «thar
homenutklng activities. The clnb
members will plan the program
according to the desires of the
group," said Mrs. Hammon.
In addition to election of of
ficers, the business meeting
Tuesday night will include a
demonstration of an appliance
[by Miss Frances Dillingham,
home representative for Caro
lina Power and Light Company.
I Hopes are high that the org
anizational meeting and work
I of the new club will be success
ful. About 18 months ago fi
^oung Farmers Club was form
:od here and Sas been h!vhly
successful. Present plans call
for the two clubs to meet on the
(Samt· night enabling a yoi^R
j farmer and his wife to attend
'meetings at the same time.
"Family Day"
Set For Monday
At Lake Tabor
1 Tickets were selling briskly
today as local citizens anticipat
|ed an afternoon of recreation
during "Family Day" being
staged Monday at Lake Tabor.
Under sponsorship of the local
Junior Chamber of Commerce*.
"Family Day" will feature a
grand door prize of a 5-horse
power outboard motor, free boat
rides, water skiing and boat ric
ing.
Tickets, admitting the beared
to Lake Tabor and offering a
chance on the door prizev are on
sale for one dollar.
In addition to the host of acti
vities planned by the Jaycees, a
fish fry will cap the event. An
additional charge of one dollar
will be made for the fish fry.
The outboard motor to be ^iv
en away is on display at the
New Farmer's Warehouse each
day.
Bob Black Quits
Merchants Post
Bob Black, executive-secre
tary of the local Merchants As
sociation since May 1, has re
signed effective September 28.
Black's resignation was ac
cepted this morning at 9 o'clock
during a special called meeting
of the board of directors.
Ben L. Nesmith, president of
the Association expressed ap
preciation to the executive-sec
retary for his work and cooper
ation during his tenure of office.
Black said today he would ac
cept a sales position with a
Spartanburg, S- C. firm.
Since coming to Tabor City,
Black has shown considerable
interest in helping to promote
the sale of stock in a proposed
golf course. A golf professional,
■ he was employed by a large
J Nashville, Tenn. department
ι store as manager of the golf de
partment prior to accepting the
i executive-secretary post in this
[community.
"I want to express my appre
ciation to the merchants and
'other citizens of the community
for the fine spirit of cooperation
fshown me during my stay in
Tabor City," said Black in an
nouncing his resignation and
plans to enter sales work.
Power Off
There will be an interruption
of power Sunday morning from
5:00 to 8:00 o'clork on all line*
from Williams Township school
on highway 701 to Tabor City
and including Tabor City and
the Clarendon community, IL
Μ. Leamon, local Carolina Pow
er and Light Company manager
said today.
All work possible is being
done without interruption of
power but for the safety of the
workmen on high voltage linea,
this short Interraption is neces
sary, Leamon said.
Mr. and Mrs. Τ. M. Cannon
had as their guests Tuesday eve
ning her brother, Fred Graham,
Jr. and Mrs. Graham. He is on
leave from the Marine Corps
before reporting for duty in Ja
pan. Mrs. Graham will be at
home in Conway.
Mrs. Κ1 wood Dorman contin
ues ill in the Mcl.eod's Infirm
ary in Florence.
Columbus Ranks
12th In Nation
: In Yum Acreuge
Sweetpotatoes harvested foi
home um or for s;iir from 261,
051 acres on United States farms
in 1954 amounted to 27.3i»6.89fl
bushels. with 189,911 acres, or
72.7 percent, in 100 leading
counties producing 18.925,842
bushels, according to 1954 Cen
sus of Agriculture figures fot
ranking counties released toda}
by the Bureau of the Census. IT
S. Department of Commerce.
Columbus County ranks
j 12th in the nation in sweet
potato acreage with 3.900
I acres planted In 1954 but the
, rank In production wu 15th
In the nation with 356.091
bushels.
Horry county was tied for
ninth rank with 4,706 acres
and 14th ranking In produc
tion with 402.404 bushels.
Brunswick county ranks
number 29 with 1,361 acre*
and 33rd in production with
115.738 hufthela.
St. Landry Pariah. Louisiana
led In sweet potato acreage and
I production with 35,382 acres -
j 13.6 percent «if the Γ S total—
(yielding 2.β!·2.010 bushels, La
1 Fayette Parish was second in
'acreage with 11.2!>8 acres and
I third in quantity harvested with
918,550 bushels. V;in Zandt Co
unty, Texas, third in acrcage
with 9,925 acres, was tenth in
production with 541,277 bushels.
Acadia P;iri:.h, Louisiana, fourth
in acreage with 9,284, ranked
|fifth in quantity harvested with
'722.51 β bushels. Accomack Co
lunty. Virginia, fifth in acreage
[with B.197 acres, ranked second
. in production with 1,250,067
bushels.
The 100 leading counties in
sweet potato acreage in 1954
were distributed by States as
follows: 22 in North Carolina;
12 in Louisiana; 10 each in
South Carolina and Texas; 9 in
Georgia; 8 each in California
and Mississippi; 5 each in New
Jersey and Tennessee; 3 each in
Maryland and Virginia; 2 in Al
abama; 1 aaeh In Arizona. Ark
ansas and New Mexico.