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THE ONLY PULITZER PRIZE W1NNIN G WEEKLY NEWSPAP More Than 10,000 People Read The Tribune Every Week 74e 7« ER tN THE UNiTEDSTATES Tttäaee People Shop From The Pages Of Their Hometown newspaper I ΥΟΙΛ'ΜΕ XI. NUMBER 6 "Tabor City — The Town With A City Future» TABOK CITY, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 195β6 Wrestling Match Set For Friday Nite A bevy of professional wrestl mu. some regular television performers, will stage a "grunt ami groan" exhibition here Fri day night, 8 p. m., under the auspices of the Junior Chamb er of Commerce. ^Advance ticket sales were ••good" this week. An overflow crowd of 1000 is expected to at tend It will be held at the school gymnasium in Tabor City. Erskine Young. J ay ceo presi dent, said an Australian tak team matrh would feature Geo rge Beoker and Jaik Witzig against Buddy Lee and Jack jjK-k Vansky. ™Γοο, Slave Girl Moola will oppose Pat Sherry in a two out of three falls match with a one hour time limit. Admission praze will be $1.50 ringside, $1.23 general admis sion, and 50 cents for children. Becker, probably the most popular wrestler, has been a television favorite with wrestl ing fans for several years. After his brother's death, he selected Jack Wit/.ig of Milwaukee. Wis consin as his team partner. Wit iZiV participated in football and wrestling at the University of Wisconsin. His weight is 213 pounds. Fans were uttred to get their ; admission tickets early. Last year's wrestling show was a sellout two days prior to the event. "Wrestling fans arc in store for one of the liveliest matches to be seen in this area," said Young in announcing the mat ches. He Rates 'Tops' In * Funeral Business He's tops in tne luneral busi- < ness. 1 Ralph Inman, the energetic, smiling owner of Inman Funer- ! al Home, is the largest small town funeral director in the|, country and the boys in the big cities have to hustle to keep ahead of the pace ho sets from V*>ar to year. A native of Fairmont, he grad uate! from Fairmont lligh| School, Oak Ridge Military In stitute and C!upton-Joncs School 1 of Embalming at Nashville,!' Tenn. ] His key to success has been , his unfailing ability to make|. (tfn. •nds. You name the subject ι and he'll add to the matter. ;i He likes to Ret out and mingle I with his farm friends. It isn't unusual to see him stepping off,ι a fast pace across a plowed field ; early in the morning just to < greet a farmer friend. II«· knows most of the people in surrounding counties by their : first names. And they know He's the man they call "when an emergency arises. They 1 confidence in him is best point ed out by the 7500 members of the Inman Mutual Burial Asso ciation. May 13. 1!)34 saw Inman take his first job in the funeral busi ness. Served his apprentice- ι ship with Andrews Mortuary in Wilmington. l,aler he moved to ■Wendell, N. C. whe re he worked ι vith Lewis Funeral Home, then ο Norfolk, Va. where he joined he staff of the Cox Funeral lome. It was in 1937 that he came to rubor City. His first job here vas with Lewis Funeral Home, ater known as the Tabor City funeral Home and bought by nman several months aeo. In 1940, Inman went into iirtnership with the late W. F. -ox. During this partnership he present Inman Funeral lome was built. He became sole iwner in 1945. In 19 years, In nan Funeral Home has grown rom a one-man 'operation to its »resent staff of nine. Employees .nclude Bryant Graham, Jack Anderson, Bill} I.irris, W. C. Bowen. Mrs. Bill Villiams, Eteus Gaskin. Erusie jaskin. and J. D. Harrelson. Not to be excluded is the at ractive and personable Mrs. "»••raldine Inman. She nas sup >lied the moral support and the iten needed extra hand in lelping her husband made a uccess of his business. She is e former Geraldine Butler of -oris. The Intnnns are members of he St. Paul Methodist Church η Tabor City. They have three •hildren, Ben and Don. 10-year-j >ld twins, and Margaret Ann, 14. Balph stays close to his busi-j less but is one of the most co-l »perative civic work supporters η the community. He is a mem >er of the Tabor Masonic Lodge. Veterans of Foreign Wars and he American Legion. For three •ears. 1945, 1946 and 1949 he! crved as commander of the loc d Legion post. He served three and one-half rears with the Navy During Vorld War II. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 5. L. Inman of Fairmont. POLICE RADIO INSTALLED Λ two-way radio that enables he local police department to icep in contact with the high vav patrol and surrounding •'immunities was placed into op •ration yesterday. Donations by local merchants n<l other citizens totaled almost (350. EVEN CHAMPS NEED A COOL DRINK Walking Champion May Sit ThisOneOut BY AL HARRISON This year's Yam Festival, to be reeled off October 11, 12. 13 may have to be run without the benefit of last year's walking champion Mack Gore. Gore said today he wasn't i>lunr?i -.g to partici( <e in the illicit*· ' 15-mile wp' - unless the .ommittcc kicked liuough with ι century note <»100) for his appearance. Tne committee announced several weeks ago prizes to be awarded in the walking contest that has become such a popular event with festival-goers. First prize was set at $50. second prize, $15, and third. $10. Whether or not the committee will ante up the $100 for last year's walking champ is debata ble. If Champ Mack Gore decides to race strictly for prize money and to defend his crown, it will mark the third year of competi tion he has weathered. The Jun ior Chamber of Commerce start ed the walking contest in 1953 when it invited Hardrock Simp son. who claims to be the world's champion runner, to participate in the walking event. Hardrock breezed in nine minutes ahead of his nearest rival, who was Mack Gore, in 1953. Last year, the local farmer picked 'em and put 'em down at a steady but rapid pace to leave Hardrock trailing by about 20 minutes. Hardrock didn't com plain but blisters, the size of silver dollars, adorned his feet from tremendous 90-miles of exhibition walks he indulged in before the festival race. This year, word from Hard rock's camp in Burlington, where he is a walking (natural ly) postman, is that the "Rock" is ready. He just completed his 52-mile run in celebration of his birthday. "Tliere will he strong compe tition this year," mused Champ Mack Gore. "I'm not the least bit afraid of it." In putting his talents on a commercial basis. Gore quickly says it's well worth S50 to be unnen:;j. Yet, h 's no*, interested as! keenly in competing tor prize! money as he is to cash in on his previous efforts. !n 1953 he re ceived a radio for his runnerup mark. Last year, he toted home a loving cup. "f want $100 to appear and if I win I just want another loving cup," he remarked While the decision as to whether or not the champion walker wins his way with the planning committee (who keep a tight string on the purse) hasn't been disclosed. Mack is hopeful that they will kick through. He's anticipating an other win. Too, he's expecting his appearance to create the needed drive to spark the open ing day of the festival. Just in case he gets his ap pearance money, he'll he ready. Since last yam festival he has averaged one 15-mile walk each week. He's not expecting to be looking at Hardrock's heels if he joins the pavement trotting dandies. The tall, lean farmer doesn't have to worry about dieting. He tips the scales at 130 pounds. But he does emphasize eating the right foods. "Man's got to eat meats to get the strength for walking races," was all he had to say on the subject after he ruled out collards as beneficial to walk ers. Without Mack carrying the hometown banner against the barrel-chested, piston - lepged Hardrock, the blue ribbon lov ing cup may wind up in Burl-j ngton in Hardrock's trophy case. It's up to the committee. Rut I w ouldn't count too 'icavily on their getting gener ous at this stage of the game. It may take a »'< ner.il collec tion to kick in the ante for Mack's appearance. Jurors Named For October Term Of Court In Columbus Seventy-two Columbus citi v*ons will serve on jury duly during the terms of court to be held during October. Selections for jury duty were made by county commissioners. Named for Superior court civil case jury duty beginning October 8 were: Carl Bennett, Bolton; L. E. Reaves, Nakina Ut. I; W. C. Mc Clenny, Chadbourn Rt. 2; Clar ence ArrendaleChauncey, Halls f* boro; T. P. Bright, Hallsboro; C. H. Wallace, Cerro Gordo; Archie Powell, Clarendon; A. J. Robbins, Bolton; J. W. Mooney, Chadbourn; J Harold Sessions, Whiteville; Kbbie S. Duncnn, Whiteville; D G Ward. Nakina; D. W Wright, Tabor City; David Baysdon, Hallsboro; Charles E. Collier, Whiteville Rt. 1; Robert E. Gore, „ Nakina Rt. 1; C. A. Aua», Halla * boro; J. L. Dudley, Jr., Whlt· vflk; Weldon Prince, Tabor City Ri 2; J II. McCumbee, Tabor City: : lames Ward. Clarendon Rt. 2: ι W I.ong, Clarendon: Edward S. Culpepper. Whiteville; J. Ral ton Powell, Hallsboro; Archie lHitler, Clarendon: Judson P. I Sellers. Dladenboro Rt. 1; I William Edison Nance, Board ,nian Rt. 1: Arthur Leinwnnd, Whiteville; Royal Pierce. Halls boro; Joel R. Hunt. Chadbourn; IKnos Rokers, Boardman Rt. 1; Howell Hedgepeth, Chadbourn Rt. 2; Raymond Pollitt, Bolton: Rossie Lanier. Chadbourn; Ar thur L. Prince, Tabor City. .fury duty during the Record er's court trials beginning Octo ber 15 will be: C. R Worrell, Whiteville; Herman Carr, Chadbourn; J. O. Dailey. Acme; J. Winslow Hin son, Whiteville Route; Herman M. Blake, Chadbourn; Belvin Auettn Heath, Acme; Mitten A. I η man, Boardman Rt. 1; L. H. Sheffield, Whiteville; Dewey Stevens, Whiteville Rt. 4. Rilph C. PridRon, Whiteville; C. F. Ellis, Hallsboro; Joseph S. Carroll. Dolco; James 11. Benton, , Evergreen Πι. 2: Graham Jack son, Whltcville: Ralph Boyd Quisrnbury HI I: EarlCnrlrettc, Tabor City HI 1: Kdgar lllnson, Whiteville HI. 2; Levi Fowler. Whitevtlle: Arthur MePherson. Chadbourn Rt. 1: F. Harvey Britt. Chad bourn Rt. 2; Coy MePherson. Clarendon; Walter Jacobs, Bol ton; Roy C. Griffin. Chadbourr Rt. 2; Carl M. Fowler. White ville Rt. 3; Mrs G C Carroll. Chadbourn Rt. 1; Frank A. Gault, Whitcville; Stephen J Tedder. Whiteville Rt. 2; H. W Todd. Clarendon; WIII ard Bowen, Whiteville; Erusle Gaskin, Tabor City; C. Y. Pow ell, Hallsboro; John C. Lennon, Whiteville; Burr is Van Sellers, Jr., Whiteville Rt. 2; J. Shannon Got·, Nakina Rt. I; C. D. Brown, Clarkton Rt. 2; Mr*. Jessie B. Harper, Whiteville Rt. S. ! PRINCIPAL IS SMILING IN HIS PRIVATE OFFICE It (ook almost 20 year* but finally an office without con stant traffic ha* hern provided for the principal of the Tabor City Schools. Γ. If. Pinner, local principal. «M wearing a hlic smile this week as he moved to the new office in the home economics building recently completed. The old office, located In the elementary bnllding, bordered on one aide by a hallway filled with canatant rambling of stu dent· marine to and from the playground and on the at her idda by the library, lacked any waibtan«· af privacy. Now, the peaceful laeat!·· la tke may banc ttonailea bvlldlnf, prartdaa UM privacy PTA Plans Extensive Program For Year; General Meeting Set For Thursday Nite One of the most extensive PTA programs outlined here in several years will be presented for approval at a general meet ing to be hehl tomorrow night (Thursday), 7:30 o'clock, at the school auditorium. Mrs. James C. Co>« PTA pres ident, urged all parents to at om! this meeting. She empha sized that the business session would be brief. A social in the school cafeteria is scheduled aft ler the business meeting; how ever. Mrs. Cox said the entire meeting would not last more than an hour. At a meeting yesterday of the executive committee, the follow ing program was adopted for Ithe 1956-37 school year. How ever, it must be approved by the I general PTA before it can be ! placed into effect. I The measures are as follows: 1(1.) Provide supplies and equip Iment for the first aid room. (2.) Hold three separate clinics (throat, eyes and ears) for school children. (3.) Set up stu dent aid fund of $100. (4.) Con duet clothes drive for needy stu dent«· (5.) Provide a mimeo graph machine for primary grades. (6.) Provide some equip ment for a now primary play ground to be built in near fut ure. (7.) Make a donation to ward the paving of the area be tween the Civitan Atheltie Field and the home of J. O. Prince. This area will be used tor recreation. The PTA will make plans to hold money-raising events to raise the necessary $750 to car ry out this program. Mrs. Cox said this morning that tentative plans call for having a booth at the Yam Fest ival; however, a sponsor for this booth was still being sought at press time. Too. the PTA will sponsor its anr.-.inl Halloween Carnival at the school. This jcji St will in jclude a supper. I Members of the executive committee are Mrs. James Cox, •iresident; Mrs. Erskine Young, vice-president; Mrs. Nettie Hammon. secretary; Mrs. Cecil Mercer, treasurer; Mrs. R. P. Counts, chairman of member ship; Mrs. J. C. Bell Jr., horne , room mothers and magazine chairman: Mrs. Horace Carter, public health and safety chair man; Mrs. Clyde Stanly, stu ident aid c'. airman; Mrs. Ned Butler, hospitality chairman; ; Mrs. Wallace Soles and Mrs. Waae Martin, ways and means co-chairmen; Mrs. H. G. Dam iton. lunchroom chairman. cor NTH Y CLUB MEETS ! Civic leaders of Loris and ■Tabor City met in the Legion I hut in Loris last Thursday night , and reported on progress of the proposed Carolinas Country Club golf course. Attorney James Stevens is in the process of incorporating the [company and final steps in the procedure will Lu laken at his . office Thursday night, Septemb er 20. at 7:3o. when a meeting , of stockholders will be held. Mr. and Mrs. .James C. Cox and son. Chip, attended a pres entation of the "Mars Planet of ■ Mystery" at the Morehrad Plantatearian in Chapel Hill Friday Columbus Voters Say "Yes" To All Amendments In Special General Election Held Saturday Columbus County voters,, »me 7(500 in nil, went to the >olls Saturday arui said "yes'*i ο each of tin· four amendments η the special general election. Official figures, compiled yes-! erday by the county board of [lections, showed 6.953 support-; ng the Pearsall Plann school] intendment while only 660 op >ossed. Most of the precincts were iverwhelmingly in favor of the 'earsall Plan. One precinct, iVhiteville No. 3, all-Negro, found 103 opposed while one favored the plan. Other amendments meeting approval of citizens included al-! lowing expense accounts for the General Assembly while in ses sion and lengthening the term—! 5,014 in favor and 1.336 oppos-' ed; the power of attorney mens-1 ure which gave a wife the right to exercise her husband's power of attorney found opposition by; 754 while 5,752 approved: changing the opening date of the General Assembly from January to February passed with a vote of 5.364 to 878. Bug Hill No. 3 precinct was the only one of Columbus' 25 that went straight down the line with no opposition to any of the amendments. The vote was 177 to 0 on the first three items and 178 to 0 on the woman's power of attorney measure. In South Williams, Mrs. Tom Angle, registrar, reported an ex cellent turnout for the special vote with 820 citizens casting their votes. Of these 777 favored I the Piarsall Plan while 3G op posed. On tin· amendment fr>r longt' ening the Central Assem bly Mm, 453 favored it while S2 opposed; the ima-ui. chang ing the opening date of the General Assembly passed 531 to 44; anil the woman's puwer o! attorney clause found 004 fav oring with 3G opposed. Nissions School Continues Here At Baptist Chnrch Three more services with •uest speakers are scheduled in he weeklong school of missions >eing conducted in Columbus bounty. Speaking tonight (Wednes Jay) at the Tabor City Baptist -hurch will be Rev. George bowler of Foreign Mission Board. He is a missionary to \rgentina. Thursday night's guest speak er will be the Rev. J. C. Pipes issociation to Dr. Huggins with Ihe State Mission Board. Concluding the services that began Sunday will be Miss Jean Bock, missionary to Nigeria, who will deliver the message Friday night. Services are helft each night it 7:30 o'clock. Churches participating in the -jj'ram are Brunswick. Cedar vTove, Chadbourn. Cherry "rove. Clarendon, Fair Bluff, ilallsboro. Hinson's Cross Roads, Mt Zion. New Hope, Oak Dale. Piney Forest, Pleasant Hill, Smyrna. Sweet Home, Tabor ZTity and Union Valley. The School of Missions has >ccn planned by the Columbus Baptist Association since 1954. The Rev. P. C. Gantt is pastor >f the local church. Mrs. R. P. Counts Named Lunch Room Manager I Mrs. R. I'. Counts will be [manager of the Tabor City School lunch room C. H. Pinner, [principal, announced today. I Other employees of the lunch 'room in· lud«· Mrs. He'en Taylor, jMrs. Lucille Gore, Mrs. Gly Solc.s, Mrs. De rot ha Cartvjtte. iMrs. Van Coleman and Emma Manning. I "We are happy to have Mrs. [Counts and her staff and feel (that we have a very capable 'uroup of employees for the lunch room" said Mr. Pinner in re leasing the appointment. I The lunch room will operate [on full schedule beginning Mon iday as the regular class sched ule. 8:30 a. in. to 3:00 p. m. gets lunderway at that time. Leaf Hart Prices Still "Good" In Local Houses Leaf prices still held good here this week, according to Bob lilack, sales supervisor who said Monday's average was $58.37 υη 391,306 pounds. While poundage figures for the season were unavailable at press time, it is believed thai this season's figures will surpass those of last year when over 11 million pounds were sold. Figures from Wednesday thr ough yesterday are as follows: Wednesday — 427,554 pounds, average $56.85. Thursday — 432.890 pounds average $56.55 Friday — 379,182 pounds, av erage $54.68 Monday — 391,306 pounds average $58.37 Tuesday — 216,732 pounds average $56.78. C at he vine G. Sharp And Husband Visit family Hoc The former Catherine Garrel Sharp and her Aairmar hus· band Pedro I.. Keuiz, Jr. visit« here recently with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Willard Garrell They are residing in Charlestot where hi· is stationed with thi 1608 Field Maintenance Squad. A ceremony on July 28 it Charleston united the couple His parents reside in ElPaso Texas Prices For Fishing Cut At Lake Tabor Directors of Lake Tabor, con cerned over the lack <-f su;· L-essful fishermen, voted last Friday nicht to reduce prices at the Lake at least for the time being. New prices in effect will make it possible for non-stockholders to fish from "the hill" for 50 cents a day. Non-stockholders will also be allowed to fish all day in a company boat for $1.00 instead of the usual $1.50 per day for fishing and boat rental. Also in line with the pricc reduction move, the directors decided not to place a charge on persons paddling a boat for some one else to fish. The a m ended ruling specifies that only the person fishinK will b< charged provided only one fish ing apparatus is carried am that the paddler docs not fi.sh a' all. Anyone being allowed tin privilege of paddling a fisher man without charge who i: caught fishing will be subject tc prosecution. Officials of the lake pointer out 1h.1t September and Octobci η re ex ι >ee tort to be the besi months of the year for bass and Jack fishing and that the reduc ed prices are in effect to en courage as much of this typt fishing as possible. It is gener ally believed that there are toe many j.Vk and bass in the lake as compared with the flat fisl population. Several thousand blue brcarr were released in the Lake lasl week and others are expected ti be secured. The legal netting season was also set for the year by the di rectors. Netting for stockholder! only will open November 1, am! close January 31 All nettim must be authorized by the care taker and all netting parties must check in with hfm prioi to setting the nets. Only suckers, catfish, blacl· fish and other rough tish an caught in nets are allowed to bt taken from the pond. Directors are also comiderlni •ecuring a net fisherman to se company neta in the Uk· to rough fish that would then be sold. A committee is seeking to find a fisherman to take the job on a commission basis. It is be lieved by the directors that the constant netting of the rough fish would increase the hook and line variety of game fish. Λ committee was also ap pointed to study the possibility of establishing a small run from the lake to the race so that fish could enter the lake from this area. An estimate of cost of the propect is expected at the next meeting of the directors. Directors have set the in·:;? meeting for Monday. Sept em bet 17. at Η:()(). Woman's Club Meets Thursday The Tabor City Woman's Club will moot at the clubhous< tomorrow night (Thursday) a Κ p. m. for an oriinn'zational sos· sion Mrs. Κ rod Al. Jernigan, Sr. president announced. "It is most important that al members attend this first meet· in« of the new fiscal year" ant associate members are also in· vited to attend, said Mrs. Jem· igan. HEADS INSURANCE DEPARTMENT A Chadbourn resident. W. ( Row πι. brads the insurance de partmrnt of Inman Funera Home, lie joined the local firn two years ago. Miss Judith Joyner is at Ap plachian State in Boone when she is working on a Mast»·!·" »egret·. ■■■■■MNH· ·»UHL^.r Κ/ . ι Λ*'&ΛΪΆ Λ**'* ,'ιιΙιΓι. . . LOOK OUT MACKEREL! — Ralph Inman, left, and Bryant Graham, solid land lovers at the moment but both anticipating a trip later in the week on this 25-foot cabin cruiser. Inman purchased the hull from a firm in Cali fornia, installed a 100-horeepower inboard Gray Marine motor, and is ready to get hi* fishing rig in «hape. It'» just another hungry bunch of flahermen getting ready to make life rough on hungry king mackerel.
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