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Γνοΐ-ΓΜΕ XI. NUMBER la
"Tabor City — The Town With A City Future"
TAB«)* CITY. NORTH ( AKOI.INÄ -viilNKSIlAV II I ν in iae<
Leaf Market Opening Date
ftoved To Tuesday, July 30
Opening of the Tabor City and
other Bonlof lielt tooacco murk
•is has been moveci up to Tues
day. July 30. according to an
nouncements released in Lumb
i-rton Τικ·;,lay. Folder Bel:
markets had originally been sol
to open on August but wtun
ι!ι<· Georgia-Fiorina mnrk«·'
ehanged from July 25 to Jul;
18. the South Carolina marki's
moved up to July 3(.
Even the August j, open·'.κ
dates was one of the earliest in
years in this area but the w«.;· -
ther conditions this season have
been such that tobacto has corns,
off the stalk faster than in sea
sons past. It is believed by to
bacco men generali»· now thai
most farmers will be ready to
start marketing th··.! tobacco i ·
this section by the July 30, · p
ctung date.
Tobacco throughout the Boni
er Belt his been damaged *·
some extent both by hail and
Irowning und poundage expee·
ations this season ;.ie consider
ably lower than in 1656.
Garrel! Joins
Seles Staff 0!
Rogers Pontiac
James Garivli !i.. joined the
sales staff of Hegers Pont.a
Company in Tabor City.
T. ·· announcement was ma I
ν by Π. 15. It -licrs. own "
■! 'he local :iutoin< ' ι!<· ago»'-?
C rrell. a native ol Tai)"·
Citv. was ιοί t:H'vI\ . - i riatei.
v\itn Ο. & G. Supci .Vi.-iket. lie
l»as also had extensive expert
en with produce i.nd tobsnv.
markets in asso-vation with
barrelI Sah s Company
He is married to the fortnOi
Marian Graham of Loris. Th· y
In.v.· iv.i' -·ι·.Μτ«η. '..nth'a.
ltui Chuck. 5.
They are members of ihr
Tabor City Baptist Church.
"We are happy to have Mr
5arrell on our automobile s«de
stait and invite his many friends
to come in and see him." sau.
Rogers.
Mrs. Bozeman Dies
In Whiteville
Mrs. Sarah Isadrre Boz«*m..n,
72. died in the Coluri.bus Coui.ty
hospital. Saturday, June 29.
Funeral services weie held on
Sunday at 4 p. m. at the Duluh
Baptist Church w>th the Rev.
Trowel! Powell, pas'or. officiat
ing. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Survivors include one sop
L.onzie Bozeman of Chicaio, 111.:
four daughters, Mrs. Stella Jcn
rette of route 3, Tabor C'ty
Mrs. Cornelia Duncan of route
4, I.oris, Mrs. Sad.e Burton of
Columbia, S. C. and Mrs. Alnv
Green of West Pair· Beach, Fid.
four sisters. Mrs. Allie Jacobj
nf route 3, Tabor City, Mrs. Let
tie Sellers of Tabci City, Mrs.
Olive Jones of Wl-.iteville and
Mrs. Bec-kie Hewett of route 3,
Tabor City: one brother. Lucian
Smith of route 1, Clarendon; 21
grandchildren and 15 gteut
grandchildren.
Thinning to prevent over
crowding by too rr.i'ny tree: is
helpful ana necessary in grc w
ing the best and lai^est timbei
crop per acre.
Operator Caught In
Peer Raids Beats
Agents' Informant
I The man λ'..ο directly rcspoii
ft for South Carolina Bevor
L Tax Commission agentj
ft,· ching six ΗοΓΓ) business··
Κ ling beer dlegali> on Sun iuy
Κ ^ severely beattn by Clyd·.·
I·. t»n the main streets oi
■ Saturday aft -moon. Sol
I of · .. in* . Goreto
Κ , one of the establishments
ft . .lit Sunday, June 30.
I Soles allegedly a ΐ tackt 1 Νλγ
|nan Smith, of Loris, on K.;il
I . ι stroet and assaulted litin
ft thout provocation.
■ Smith suffered extensive in
■ about <he fa <· and head
Ε (»was admitted to McLecds
■ irmary in Florence after hav
K tirst been treatfcd by Dr. J.
I Thomas, Jr., in Loris. Smith
■ .ι damaged rigat eye. lacer
ft ns yn the forehead, a broke»»
■ and another abrasion on
I Shoulder.
I ere was some medical ι·>ι
B ι · indicating that the pupil
ft: the eye was damaged and
ft <9 r. |ierniaiient <>· dam ιV
ft '.:ht result.
I -- des had ieporto(!i\ been aft
ft -Smith tor several days an.i
I ι λ cd h'm to T.-bor City a
■ ι · nine before the assault oi
ft .1 Soles did not conn ,
ft- !'li in Tabor Cil.» but pount·
ft·! η him near tue front of;
Parker's Department Store on
Κ :>;.d street shortly alter·
*n..tli returned to Loris.
I gangstcr-liki attack p«v |
■ iblv resulted from the fac'<
I t Smith accompanied agent, i
Κ he s. C. Beverage Tax C<>. i
ft v-fin in the raids r.gainstLor'ji
ft r operators for selling oc*ri
ft-. Sunday. an offense in di"t *
■ !ati< iii of South Carolina iaw
ft . long known to exist thro-·
ft ->ut Horry county.
I Agents confiscated 140 cases
ft r . tu) 30 pints of whiskeyI
In lie Sunday raio in which'
ft·! ith assisted. S'x defendants
liom those raids are scheduled
■ > have a hearing before the
■ \ Commission to consider tne
l.uestion of license suspension. ]
■ Loris Policeman Jack Cannon
■ 1 today that Soles was undo*·]
ft iiid for the assault. Just what
ψ Ies will be char&ed with In
ft itirt is unknown bat consider
fact that Smith was a
ftmall man wtikhing little more
fth.in 100 pounds and Soles of
ftonsiderable stronger and heavi
er build, it ts beiitv-ed that he
ftould be charged with assault
ft.ith attempt to kill, a serious
fth.irge carrying hcz\y penalties
1' upheld by the c« urts.
I Reports indicate that Dwigbt
■niggs, another of the beer oper
ators caught in the Sunday raids,
ν I'vvith Soles at the time of
ft): assault, accord-ng to wit
■ • -ses and kept Smith's wife
a in trying to separate Soirt
■ ·<ιι her husband.
1. Reports indicate that Soles
flrat Smith unmercifully, and
jlmitinued to pound him evn
A'er Smith had partically "~s;
Consciousness.
I Smith was formerly employe!
( ris by Wood's Five and 'len
§'> nt store.
Im identnlly. three or more of
he beer operators who were
aught selling illegu· y on Sur
l;,Y. were they up I subpoenaed
>efore the Grand Jury in Horry
bounty by Sheriff John Henry
ο testify to the outstanding
«annor in which thr law wa.·«
x*in^ enforced in Horry?
ΕI.DREI) HICKMAN ILL
Eldred Hi-kman a patient
it the Veter,ins Administration
fospital. Fayettevillc where he,
indei went a maioi operation
fuesday.
BAPTIST MLLTTNO
The Prf-A<mdalionil Con- 1
ferencr In the Carolina Amo
elyton will be held Thursday,
11, 3:N P. M. at the
ttlendale Baptist Charrh. Hor
•re. O. Hammett, Η täte Work
er from Columbia, will be the
Kpeaker.
The members of this asso
ciation arge that rarh preach
er and ui Key trader· of tb/
cherehes be present for this
meetlnK.
^CJT«H»r (s promotional
Mayer Hears
Heavy Bockel In
£oiar? Sessfcr.
drunkenness 2*£ ^
i!··'''· M»nda>· n,«h a.M^
5;rr it"nc;-»<"> »» νΐ.,νο, Γι„;ν:
'Γο κ .vrelson
C ases heard inc.'uued: W,,|„
Chatman, disnrri«· ». .
.·..<» ν .. a< '> conduc:
1<,S,>· 'tU1 'Γ. Go ,· (| ι v« |Γ|Ι.·| ι .
conduc, iinfj ... ,, , l1-·
1 di>ti.rl»inK ü,..
... Κ t'°Is,s; J,>ss Oo,e. «Iim.i -
' """'iui a,,d tfinK
r<t:>y '""duct. costs; η,.,ϋ
Mae Edwards. uso nt t .· ♦·
Costs · usc of Profanity.
The follow,,,e ,n
With <*«ts Ol c »urt (tr i
«"» public hi um!:« !)·
j'iarges: John Paul Jones. Ol·.,-.
« Smalls, |y,,v fhsPIJ
· '> -« d«,,*,.. x;:'
' IM.·. Κiv» r Williams, ,
liomas. Luthe,· S,„iih °
Secc-al cases „ans,,,, ,
to Recorder's Cou·, after .
"'·· «»use was fount.. Thev, in.
clu.l.-d Ben Hcmr.lnicway as
J ! w,th ■· dcaa'\ weau ...
,'τ.·,"Γ"
• Louise Sctt. ιeekloss dm
; : Afford, no opera'
"« > license; S;,m Ρ, ice, exnved
OrrnZ■" 'ίΓ"*" A ' * m ' ' h
rung, r. alias IM, Grainier
>iiunken driving; Roiand Tuib,
" · drunken drivn.R.
In a case where six persons
η η t ' "' ' With Possession of
w;,??* Paid whiskev after the
w h ch uVVaS ίθυ'"1 ,n thr tai >■>
.,hev were riding. One
pleaded guilty. Jam«s Jerrv Sni
rc »- «3Ä
' to Recorder s Court rhn
Th " Urr° f0l,!'cl n,,t SUdtv
SSL "»»« ·>·»·da;.;
N'ith Lawson. Dacd η fdcc
A S τ τ* ··""
«lien. A similar case found'
\WhJ,ovv Green t ans,erred J,J
Recorders Court <>n a charge of
Pression of non f;ixrf^ °[
him'Skl'fV' lh" tW° |J'rsons with
Jim. Lawrence B.own and,
guilty! 'rdet'· W"'P foUnd
*2? j-d
«on of nun tax-Pid whiJov I
ρ^Γίό?.*,n cxcess of 100 miH
p<?r hour in a 35 n,i!es per hcur
7°' and a"owing an unlicens
vih^rat0r ,0 ^ tn&ur
The biggest weekend distrub
sulted in T" P0,iCt °riict'rs rc
Fowlor ,1arges afiainst Edwi·"»
"wier and Jerry Fowler bri,lK
sc",.,° Recorder's Court
Edwin Fowler ^ .,s ,haig,d
rt>s<sting an est, Pub„c
drunkenness and destroying p; j.
uite Property, jerry Fowler wa?
(Continued On p«,Ke 8)
Merchants Rally
In Active Support |
Off More Business
i
Aware that the tcbacco acre
age cuts and poor growing sea
son will tend to depress the re
tail economy of the town, mer
chants and busineuitien of Tab
or City rallied Monday night κ'
the school agricultural building
and planned an extensive drive
to encourage farm« is to tr.ide
in the Yam Capital.
Tally Eddihgs, new executive
secretary of the Mci chants As
sociation, pointed out to the 50
or more local peop.c in attend
ance. that the long range future
success of the community lies In
industrialization bu. that the Im
mediate future will be determin
ed by how well tte town sue·
ceeds in bringing the faming
populace here to trad·.
It wh pointed out during the
roundtiible discussi» η at the
meeting that Tabor City ha«· »
tobacco market with ten buyer*
following every salt about three
more than the average on oir.er
markets. This they emphasize
has led to the reason why Tator
City has consistently led the
Border Belt In prices for many
years.
The discussion pointed out thai
over the past ten >ears, Taooi
City'« tobacco market paid out
more money and sold more
pounds of tobacco thi»n any ot i
er one sale market in either the
North Carolina or South Cere
lla· Border Belts.
Merchants wefr cncourageo to
continue and expanC (he friend
ly service to cuttrmen and to
(Continued On Page 9)
MISS ΕΪ-'ί'Λ'Λ Jf.'.Ν FIPP?
Columbus Beauty Will Seek
"Miss N.C." Title This Week
A Columbus County girl \ ill
be hunting the "Misj North Car
olina" title this week when she
joins an array of Τ:·γ Κι» 1
beauties in ituriington Thursday
for the annual pageant.
Shelva Jean Fipps, pretty blue
eyed brunette fron Clarendin
will wear Ihe "Mis: Columbu;
County" title in seeKing the cov
eted state beauty titie. The p:i
geant, a bathing suit, evening
gown and talent atfair. begi ··
Thursday. »
The winner of 'he Jaycec ■
sponsored pageant wii· represent
North Carolina in the Miss A
merica pageant at Atlantic Ci'y.
Shelva Jean won tne right to
appear in the state contest wr.en
she emerged victorious in th."
Tabor City Jaycce - sponsored
beauty contest last month. Shi
won the title from a field ol
seven beautiful Coiumbus ent
ries.
A former basketball star a'
Williams Township High Sehr···!
she will give the same Hawaii ir>
dance at the state pageant t:«a'
helped her to wir; the coun'y
title.
She is five feet, eight inrde
tail and weighs 131 pounds. Her
vital statistics are 36-22-35.
The young, 20 ycais old, bea i
ty isn't nervous about her ap
pearance in the erntest: how
ever, she might face one compli
cation. She plans to be marric'
Sunday and rules st-pulate tha<
Miss North Carolina must re
main single for 12 months.
"I'll worry about *nat problem
when I'm faced wi'h it," w.i<
her comment on the subject
The personable beauty might
have more on h;ino than a hy
pothetical problem. Her chant«;
of winning the thrilling three
day contest arc excellent.
She is the daughter of Mr. anH
Mrs. Felix Fipps ot Clarendon
Womans Club Has
Lead In Little
League Baseball
l,a<k of spectator? is the on'v
slow part of the Uh a1 stimm» r
recreation program.
Randall Burleson. direct- r
said today that the little leauur
baseball teams were progressing
nicely but urged parents to at
tend thoae semi-weekly tilts
held on Monday and Thursday.
At this early ftage of the sea
son th* Women's Club leads the
league with (our wins and two
(Continued On Page β)
Next Water Bill
Will Reflect
Increased Rates
The Increase in water r ,4es
for Tabor C'ny wii; ι*· reflected
in the bill mailed otit on August
I. The change in r.ites is effec
tive this month
The increase w.ut made offiti-,
•I last nißtit who', the Town
II«turd approved the· change mi
ni* the minimum water rate I"
two dollars -»nd Iii» minimum
sewerage rate to one dollar. Pre
viously it had been $1 50 mini
mum for water and SO cents for
sewerage.
I
I The water minimum applies
■ to the first 3,000 g.illons with a
charge of 23 cents being made
for each additional 1,00 gaUotv·.
ianelle While .
Wins Vacation
Fo Si. Louis
Janellc W.iiti·, a home '
tonomics senior n.ajor. at Wo
man's College of thi University
f North Carolina. leaves S;.i->
irdav. July 13. for St. Ia> ti> v
Ihe is the North Carolina recip- t
[•nt of the Willi in Danfort'i s
"ellowship whose purpose is "to «
ning together ο ti t s t a η d i Ii g *
oung women from leading st.ite
iniversities lor a lour weeks '
>rogr:im of sturij. research '
leadership training, iiid fellow - '
hip." This fellowship was fir-*
iffered in l'»36 by the Ralsti.ii
'urina Company <»· which Mi
)anforth was founder and form-;,
r chairman of the board of di- '
it· tors.
The fellowship includes aj]
nonths stay-tv. ο wteks of which I
fill be sp>'n' in St I.ouis. Mis·'«
ouri The Halslon i'urinn Com Ί
i:inv will be host t-> the 48 girls j
ι mi the United S. ites. llawai'l·
ncl Puerto Rico Ti.e following
wo weeks will be spent at the;
imerican Youth Found itio.1'5 >
"imp Mini>vanca. Stony Lakc.'i
He.ma County, M.chtgan. Miss ι
Vhite graduated fron the Tabor
*ii> Η ι tili School in 1954, where :
he was president oi the senior .<
?la*s. Miss Tabor City High
ittd winner of tin· Citizenship
up At W.C.U.N.C he is trea?
irer of the Horn. Kconormcs
Jlub. and < otineil membfr of
lie Wesley foundation (Mete
«iis» student group) She planfj
ο teach home economics upon
!i.ulti .tion she is the daughter
»f Mr and Mrs. Λ Λ. White, of
?hallotte. N. C.
'Whammy' Back
On Tabor Streets
The w h· mmy has reared it«
wad again and unsuspecting
speeders can well « xport to be
»roseetited.
Chief of Police Π Ε F.pps,
:aid today ihe wh. n.m.v would
it used often in the future and
remind« t motorists to duvc
:arefu11y on streets A-here chl
Ircn are playing.
"Tabot Ctty ha not had a
highway fat.iiity in the past
Ihree years and w»· would like
to maintain this excellent re
cord." said Kpps
Memorial Pool
project Accepted
Tabor Rotary
ilc'v Methodist
Parier arrives
Γ · :: ·1:ιι'". Chair.in γ
ι·.ι ··: '·! til ^ ι: ί .1(1 M«
ι ·. ι·;: h"! <· Γι ιί .·
from Rowland whjrc In- ha*
.πι: ι : ·.1 ll»*.' Μι'ίι* »'i: '
Ch ile!. ><>:· :>·.ι· pa.s' tour >·· ;.:
I 1! ν. und Mr·,. Cliambr ι
·.·.· ι . · iln· in kv parson.ι.
iirilll' ·ηΐρΙ«··.ΟΙΙ b\ l< '
Μι ι!ι·. I>t
II· «:»1.ι.·ι tlu· Ht-v. Paul
i' tiiiih was promoted 'ί
ι·χ< < utiv« Ίιι « tor <>1 tin· Me'h ·
odist ri"ti';::!li'f tor Hifi' *
("* ι : ' .Ί Κ hi ·>'■ lull
James Hogers
Attending Air
Force Session
ί
C'.rl« * ι. ·· C. Κ.»Ki-rs. s< η '
Μ: Mrs. .1. S. Honor*
■ ' Ιινι ι· Tabnr C ly. N. C'.. i.
«■■€■»1! . ι: tending The Aii
i:< > IV Summer Trailing
tu! ;ti Μ al Ai · Force Ha ;··.
•nr Tnmp ■. Florici.·.
Ca·' · Rosers who i.as con··
i■·'· f. ·,!- junior yc. r in a«!
inced AFRöTC at Ν C. Statf
.iMinriin: a 4-\\>ok sumnu"
.liiuni; j>«-r»■ »d .1- part of .η
' -tin it Training at C ·> ·
■5je.
V ■(.· 111,1· τ naimni: Rog
1a't·. i'!y nbsetve? the at."
m r in i'.vtion ana participate?
ι man> of tin- air force oper.;
ions.
Fol ■' m : gramri 1011, Cad· t
togers will be eligible fur ί>
oiutinrnt as a S<··.· >nd T.icute»:
i;. tin· .Air Fo'cc Reserve.
:» i f. r entr> into flicht trail
ijj · ν in tin· , »vi-teil siivcT
in^s of an air fnr..e pilot.
Local Church
Γα Observe
Home Coming
The Emmanuel Holiness Chur
h located on 121 Wall Sire«!
, ill observe Hume Coming D y
>unday, July 14 Dinner will be
erved on Ihe grounds at noon
nd a special servke dedicating
he new parsonage ill be heiti
The Rev. .1 P. Jones, paste«',
xtends an invitation to nil "o·
ner pastors. members :>nd
riends to attend »i e service
hlenry Elderdice
*asses In Hospital
Funer.il services, were lid 1
»londay. July 1. f.n Henry Ο
ilderdice who died in the Wt
rans Administration Hospital η
'ayetteville en Jur. 30 follow
ng a long illness Me was 61)
•e irs of age.
The Rev. Elder Gradv Cox
ind the Elder C> Mishoe were in
'barge of the gravrside service -
η the Long Ceinet»i\ .it Γί ·»·
ν ay.
In addition to his widow a
ion survices also several broth
ers and sisters.
laom ui'v Notary Cut)
tionda\ niniit appointed a coin
to study ihc possibillt-'vk
i! sponsoring a sv. .mining ρο«·1
ι iL . C.ij hono>.iit{
Ik I 1. . 11\ Isen, J;
ni along with his two
• •μ·· t IWyj'tl.· i ■ '· June 23.
Ί In jii · rii d through
> ·■..!>■ known
·.'· moi ! j· η ' would bf
ι.hi I to i:.< teaching of al'
>oys giris in Uu are· how
ο swim.
rhi Rotarj irojti'l was pre·
• nt«.··i to tli (·! ;!> by W. Htr
ic<· Carter. · immunity servic
airman. and a un .limous vot«·
pproved the· project subject to
!.· ability of the community <o
a im· the needed funds.
A pool of satisfactory siz*
villi 1:1t,, plant facilities has
icrn estimated to cost some·
cherc between S18.H0Ü and $2Γ>,
1(10.
Clu'tj P: : lent hember Uog
i- ap; .nt«· ι Carter, Ε W. Fon
ii 1 It· and i'.r.il Rogers, Sr.. tc j
i»ini!:;'»i ί, stud/ the project
ind put into motion the drive
•r land.- that would be requir
ed to con truct the i?ool.
It wa? pointed <;ut at ine
neeting that had either t^i«·
I·· !«·«· oi in- ..on.« . con able t'»
λ;ί tli drownings miuht not
law occurred and that facilities
η t!:i· ar. a for teaching swit
. ι: 11 - an meager.
T:.< committee ... expected '
•«ntact doctor a>- -n.tes of Ur
iiarrelson, former patients ana
. ai townspeople an eft.ir'
• lai c t-inJs foi building the
nemorial pool.
Produce B'iyer
Express Thanks
To Farmers
Claude !' rloy. .■ Fiorida pro
:...·· buyer, completed a brief
stint of buying tomatoes, »uk·?
nid poppers hero last week.
liailey cuii'mca'· μ tl.at wcu
:her condition.» ha ι ;akcn their
loll of tIii< year'· produce and
ih.it while i.either he nor t».e
farmer made any η ency he was
xtrcmely |ile.-is/.l rtlth the cc
"iteration extended to him by
local fanners. He expressed hi::
papreciation for thru mterc^'.
According to Tally H. F.ddine»,
Executive secretary of the Tabor
Ci'y Merchants Association
BarifV will return here next
season to purchase produce.
Jaycees Will
Allend Disirici
Executive Meet
Four local Jayiees will at
tend a district executive com
mittee meeting in Lusnberton to
night (Wednesday).
Those scheduled to attend iu
rlude Harold Ward, j icsident of
the Tabor City Jay<ics; Thelton
Ro\d, secretary of the elub; Iiri:
L. Nesmi<h III, di>irift secret
ar.v; and Al Harrison, distnet
vice-president.
Executive «ommiMco meeting?
will be held quar'crly during
the 1957-5)8 Jayeer year accord
ing to llan 1.1 η
Civitatis Sponsor
Fish Fry Friday
Tin· local Ctvit«n Club is
sponsoring η fish fry at I^ak'-'i
rabor Friday nig it. July 12, for
!hc benefit of the summer reere
ltion progmm n< ··· iti pi-ogres*.
"Fish suppers will bo sen ι
For $1 00 per plate beginninc a'
>:30 P. Μ and local residents
interested 'η c'tnik out and a
the same time bribing to sup
port the youngstoTfc' baseball
program are urged ίο (ome . ,
r>iit Friday evening." Frank Mr
Qougan. publirtl> ebairman.
said today.
Tickets (or the supper are av
ailable throughout !-.< town now
and arc in the hand.« of all men -!
bers of the Civitan club. How-i
ever, persons who do not buy
advance tickets aro still invite 1
to attend the supper and procurc
heir tickets ;it till* time tr >
»at.
All local civic club* joined to
iromotr the summet recreation
irogram and Die fish fry supper
ν as .«elected by (hi Civitans a·;
he ways . nri means of raising
heir share of the cost of the
sroject
ANOTHER STII.r.
Federal »sent* A«oopi»d
H««n on another Illicit lt<i«io/
»till Monday on the farm of
Walter Stri"M,ind. near Cireen
Sea, and arretted Strickland
and on« of hh hoik while the
plant was in full operation. It
waa a Μ barrel capacity «α
that had apparently been a! ■
lowed to operate vnaratwtod
for many month·.