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ι HI Ο Λ L Υ ί. 7 ι ν»"' ι .V /V / ί\ ν< * η h Λ* 7 i'J i i Λ 1' F. <i ι j J'c\.»plc Simp i'roii» ι I re Pajjcs Ox Thuir I : ■ i»mcio\v:i newsp.i,\ > I I «»»·"» > ' II" IM f* \ »· \» λ'.οιν Than 10,000 .ν ! ·'«. ια.ι J i he i » Ümiuc Lvery Week \xM I Ml·. XIII. NIMBKR U Τ hf 7V» Ii -n V til· /\ ( tt-\ üfl/' .·" . IIM \V1 IINESUAV. «Μ TO Iii Κ lü.'.K GOAL IS SET — The Rev. Pier e I .ay field, left, and Frank Nesmith point to the $12,800 tfoal set for the Saint Paul Methodist Church in the ."> million dollar educational fund drive. IJflethodists Have $12,800 Quota In Education Project Local Methodists art' rolling up their sleeves for the work ati h;md-raising $12,800 set as their: *oai in the five million dollar] Methodist Education Fund drive., A local committee consisting oi Frank Nesmith. chairman. Winston Gore, Mrs. Letha Butl-i ■r. S. T. Hogers, Ε. C. Sanders, R It. Rogers, John Soles and All Harrison met last night (Tues dav ι to discuss plans for ruisingj the §12,800 quota. Nesmith explained that the] five ι Milien dor.-r ί·»η ' djiv would be used to build two new} .colleges and strengthen its oth-j er educational institutions. The colleges will be the Meth-i od ist College at Fayetteville and! flie North Carolina Wesleyanj College at Rocky Mount. To each' of :hve colleges is allotted two million dollars with a like a mount already pledged by each of the two communities in which the colleges will be located, ι The local quota is to be raised through pledges payable over a: three-year period. The Local drive will beginl with a covered dish Loyalty' Supper on November 13, 7 p. m., at the St. Paul Methodist Church Nesmith said the final reports ; would be given on November < 21. "We are very enthusiastic a- ( bout this campaign bccausc of . the great need for more educa- , tional facilities. Statistics bear out that in the not too distant future there will not be educa- . tional facilities enough for those high school graduates desiring\ a college education. With acidi- j tional facilities so near to us in / this part of the state we feel I that Uns drive will be welcomed | by all as a way for them to play; a part in insuring their chil dren's higher education." said! V« nim if h Tin· funtl ilnve will not be restricted to Methodists. Any peidon interested in making a •ledge can do so by contacting Frank Nesmith or the Rev. Pierce Layficld. pastor of the St. ?.iul Methodist Church. Persons attending the district rally last week in Lumbcrtoni wre Nesinith, the Hcv. and Mrs. «ayfield, Mr. and Mrs. Albert; goldfinch, Mr. and Mrs. E. C.l ; nulers, Mr. and Mrs. R. Rj Rogers. Mrs. Shirley Rogers, Mr. nd Mrs. S. T. Rogers, Mr. and \/lrs. Uembert Gore and Mr. and| vlrs. Harry Dunnagan Negro Shot Here Sunday A Tabor City Necro was hos-! .'•lüzcd Sundav after being shot t the stomach. Police Chief II. F. Fpps said1 |··γγ>· I.ec Chestnut was being ι Id for shooting Lawrence Reaves. Bond was set at $1Γ»ηη Chestnut admitted the shoot-! inc but c.'ive no reason«. It marked the secenH shooting in as many weeks In Tabor Citv f.ast wefk a Neero. .Tames And •rsrtn, was shot In the stomach 'iy a while man. Dozier Walls, ifter η minor nuto collision. ! Definition of a Careful Driver — One who Is still unfamiliar «•Ith all the gadgets on hit new car. I Progress Dinner Set November 10 Something new in avic ut; nns is on tap lor Tabor Cite Monday night November 10, at 7'30. when a Merchants Assoii.i t:on sponsored "-agro: Ό:: ■ ner" will be held at the school cafeteria. All local civic clubs have beer invited to attend the dinner and ;<> bung their wives. Primarily the dinner is being staged to honor the local school teachers, town officials, memb ers of the fire department and the police department. These {•roups will be guests of the merchants at the meeting. Reports from each civic club will be heard at the meeting, a !ong with the Yam Festival com mittee report. There will be no speaker and the club reports will bo limited to five minutes. Tally Eddings, erecutive-sec rctary of the Merchants Associa tion. will be master of ceremon ies. Claude Boyd will make the arrangement for the dinner. ATTEND MUSK. SHOW Attending the spring and sum mer showing of men's merchan dise in Charlotte this week were Albert Schild and Tom Garrel! of Sehild's also Ruey Hewett Hectoi Lee and Norman Steph ens of Ruey's Clothing Store. Our deeds determine us, as .inch as we uetermine oui • »vi« I Halloween Carnival Set At Williams The \V'illi;ims Township Hal lowe'en Carnival has been sche duled for October 31 at 7:0» in tin· school building. Faculty members on the Hal lowe'en Committee arc: Mr. Vernon Thompson, Mr D. T. Peacock. Mrs. Katherine Cooke, Mjs. Daisy Brown, Mr. Charles iit^H-k, Mr. \V. O. Jackson, Mrs Josephine Dudley, Mrs. l.onie L. Mercer, Mrs. Ruth Coker, and Mrs. Helen Williams. The com mittee promises fun for the en tire family. Fortune telling, bowling, and many other attractions will int < rest the family. The cake walk will be sponsored by the P. T. A. I ΐΛοΤΙΙΥ PAUL INMAN Mr. and Mrs. Ford Inman have a new son, Timothy Paul, born in the Columbus County Hospit al. Tuesday morning, October 28, weighing seven pounds and thir teen ounces. They also have two other sons, Billy and Max. Mrs. Inman Is the former Mar thalcan Ward. Old Zion Wesleyan Nelhodisi Church Slaies Revival Services REV. fl. II. ΓΗΛΙΊ* • Tbc * ίΙ Τ. Brown, now p.ι· to Old Zion NVesley ...l (.'hutch, Guiilcwiiy ' 'Miniunlt; . Tinfitnces KFVIV Ali nervi' "· 'w ,;nnin·» Octobcr 3". 7:30 Ι*. Μ continuing thro ''U^NovcmLi·.. Th< North; ί'·'Λίη:ι <" · f *'· lent. fi<v p. κ f.n'ip <.f Ifltrh Toint. N"rth Carolina Is the Kvanaolist. The R"v. Mr. Brown and his v-ifo. talented musicians, arc in ' 'larcc of music and singing V(ju nrc invited and urged to at-, t<nd any or all the services. The Rev. Mr. Brown I« a grad ate of Marion College, Marion. Ind^na, holding The Bachclor RfcV. ΙΙΛΙΚΙΙ.Ι) BROWN ' Π< ,i!i »n and H:ichf»1<"· of Arl ' -..ι·«· Hp has naMoml in In-! iiiiiid «nil in South Carolina and, ■·■ r ■·.' < b.ick t<> Iiis« nativ -j Tf· i S'nto t > pdslor The (»Mi 'inn Wcslcyan Met' Hilst C*!'ur-| Hi.·« wife, the former Miss {iith l'ritrhanl of Ashcboro is| lot only his companion but als« ι constant co-worker in the; ivork of the church. The Brown 'lave two children, Elaine 15 «nd Noel 12, they too, arc sing ers and workers in the church. i'our .Wiiiteviila :·ιϊμ bähest ?ace lobbery Cbarge in Superbr Court Four «>l ..ix Whileville youth: involved S«-ptrmbi r 3υ iti an .rim-'i robbery wert· ordered l· ι. «vir to »liargos in Superior I .'our;. The (K'cisicn to forwiir*l tile case !u Superior Court came df .1 Iteeorik'r's Court Judge Sank v Kobin.son heard the evidence η. ordered the charger rtin ; ated. The· lour who must answut < l;arj.< fur robbing sind attack inu \\Y ·<·_ν i| 1.HI14 and Mrs Mar> i'ntc Long (in· relation to U'i ·!■■> ine Hoger Collier, IT; ΙΙ.,ΐι 'Ί I'eiider, 17: DonalJ S»m im .1 ; ·in· Larry Thomas, 17. Tliiri· Honor charges, tarry :iiu ι concealed weapon, posses· Μ*'π '·! ··!>« t» whiskey and assault on «ι fcti «lie, will also bo heard in λ ijM'i un Court. .o two men released uflci c. itit-ii pi ι : nted by witnesses tailed to implicate them were C.v.yη Th'-mas. 17, and Kenneth Kay Watts, 18. Wesli-y Long and Mrs. l^niK ideiitiiivi Collier as the youth wtio -!io\e<l a .31! calibtt pistol :nt<> I.· ng ear anil ordere«! him ■ lit L' lit, also identified Larry I Thomas as another youth whe also held the nun on him. Long told oi threats to shoot jhim and of being taken away! from the ear with tho pistol in his back. He said rte was made to sit by th<· road, then made to lay down on his stomach. At this point he had his wallet taken from him and a $20 bill removed from it. Mrs. L« ng testified she was [forced to get back in the car at gunpoint and was told to remain there on threat of injury. She identified Pender as the one who pushed her all the way into the car and closed the door. I Long said that after being 1 forced to the ground he was taken out into a field where Collier pave the gun to Larry Thomas and instructed him to shoot li he (Long* moved, ι Collier, according lo Long, re am· ! to the roa<i then i-ame back and took the gun, walked 1 b. k to the road I lA>ng sail! he was told tr· start walVin , and r. ' 1»· look nark or *!η·"<Ι i>c shot 1» the defense portion of the ■ irinu and trial Simmons took :!ic staiui to say he was the one 'with the gun and not Collier. He testified that he did not threaten Long. ' Simmons said he had the gun in plain sight in his hand. He denied pointing it He testified that the gun was not loaded The 23-year-old married youth told that he gave the gun to Lar ry Thomas and that Long rar rendeded the pocketbook after someone, he didn't remember who. asked for it. He said the wallet was taken to the ear where headlights were turned on and the contents ex amined for Long's driver*· lic ense. He said they wanted to know who he was. Under cross examination. Sim mons admitted that no one asked Long his name But he swore nothing was taken from the wal let Simmons also cleared Gwyn Thomas and Watts of any impli cation in the action He also de nied that the gun was pointed at the girl Simmons was also identified by Willie Junes, another state witness, as the man who ap proached him to get gasoline for the Collier car. State testimony indicated l^ong anil Jones, each in their own i·.us. had gone to the subdivision. With Jones was Kathleen Trice, a girl Jones said he was dating and her sister. Mrs. Long. I/ong said he was waiting for Jones to follow him home to Lake Waccamaw because the car Long was driving was "cut ting out" aus. ι-ong sain sne accompan ied Jones an«! Kathleen becausc :.!jc w:is waiting for bor sister. Mr> Ia n^; told that after a few minutes at the subdivision she wont back t«> talk with Long Jones >tid he and Kathleen were landing at the rear of his car when Simmons came up. Jones told that Simmons first camc up ;mrl stepped on his (J"nes) foot and that (here was some discus sion about that. Police told of being summon ed by Junes anil the two girls, of finding Long at the subdivision ;ind of questioning at the Policc station Police Sgt Bill Stover said police returned to Toon Aen-s, the subdivision, and found Collier and the other five youths. In the car was an unloaded .32 calibcr pistol, two spent shells rind two live ones, and a partial ly used half-pint bottle of whis ky Λ personal search latere turned up a pair of brass knucks ι «in Pender. The case was originally tried in Mayor's Court where Dr. S < Λ Smith found no probablt cause on the charges Locai! Yum Wdunsg Smallest In Y ems All indications point tu one of lie smallest volumes in many! • ear.s on ill«■ Tabor City sweet jotalo market. Ivl Waiden. bookkeeper fot he Γ;»1.·ι· City Marketing Cum »anv. said Monday that sales to late h t (t illed only 42,031 jushels .. 1 that there was ev— ι y reas ι» t< > believe the auction liarkct would handle far fewer irams than in -1ί·57. Last year's· lolume here was 184,000 bushels While volume was small, the m»rage price was the best it has jeen in several years with the season's average thus far at $2. 18 per bushel. The marketing company plans to close on November 8, unless ncreased volume warrants stay ing open longer. Stockholders in the local mar king jompany are now at empti^n to secure good quality eed k (rom other areas that ,vill be properly treated and η ide available to yam growers! or next year's crop. Existing seed stock has been1 abeled unsatisfactory by mark-! ■ting specialists and the offici-1 ils of the market here are mak-j ir an all-out effort to import a luality seed next year in the lope of increased production. Rev. Bumoarüer Will £·$ Gwes! ^ptak&i Here The Rev. A. B. Bumgarnei will return ;·> the Tabor City liaptist Church as gue.-t speakei lor a special service on Wednes iay night at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev. Bumgarner is past >r of tin- Wrightsboro Baptist' Church. Last year the Rev; ISumgarner delivered revival) :ervices here. The Wednesday night service s part of Family Night for the K. A.'s and G. A.'s. GOLD KEY AWARD Williams Township High School ■tudents studying World Geo graphy under Mr. J. B. Vaught ire takinng part in the High ichool World Peace Study and >peaking Program. The program exists for the »urpose of encouraging the study ind discussion of ways and neans of building and maintain ng just and lasting peace. A winner will be selected at ι suitable time by faculty mem· >ers. The winner will be award-1 ?d a World Peace Gold Key. ^ ocks Week Will £e observe«! Ey iapiisl E.A.'s Focus U«'k is pelting plcnt; •i alUniioii iron; tin· Tabor Cit; Baptist Church Κ A.'s and i full .schedule is planned for tlx week of November 2-9. The Rev. P. C. Gantt. pastor said today that on Sunday th< H. A.'s would sit in a body dur· ing the 11a. in. worship service The boys will wear arin band: and the Royal Ambassador flaj will be displayed. On Monday at 5 p. m. the R A.'s will conduct their regula! meeting. A mission study will be helc on Tuesday at 4:30 p. m. witl a ppvered dish .supper being hel< at'β p. m. The Rev. Η. E. Kinj and Mrs. King of Mount Olivi Baptist Church will teach th< course. Family night for the R. A.-! and G. A.'s will be observed ot Wednesday night at 7 30. Thi message will be on "The Home' and will be delivered by thi Rev. A. B. Bumgarner. A fish fry will be sponsorei bv the Brotherhood on Thursda; at t> p. m. The activities of Focus Weel will he concluded on Sunda> iNov. ί». when the li. A.'s wil again sit in a body for th morning worship services. Homecoming Sei For Friday Pretty girls, a band and a foot· ball tilt between Tabor City am Elizabcthtown will make offici al •'Homecoming" here Frida: night. The gridders are meeting thi: afternoon to select their "Home coming Queen." Crowning of the queen wil take place at halftime ceremon ies. The Columbus County bam will play for the event. Or. the gridiron the Tabor Citv Red Devils will be looking for £ nuch-sought victory as the> play the next-to-last game or their schedule. Elizabethtown, also suffering From lack of victories, will bt pointing to ruin the "Homecom ing" event Game time is at 8 p. m. al ~ivitan Field. ϊίλ Chicken Sapper Sei Here Friday I The Tabor City Parent Teach ers Association will hold a chick on supper at the school cafeter ' la Friday night, October 31, im ' mediately prior to the homecom ' ing football game here. ·. The PTA supper will .stage but the Halloween Carnival held ! annually will not be scheduled this year. Tickets to the supper uill be $100 for adults and 50 'cents for children and supper will be served from 6:00 to 8:00 ι P. M. II l! The menu is as follows: Oven ι Fried Chicken, slaw, rice, cand .! led yams, giblet gravy, rolls, . layer (.ake and coffee. The supper is the main money ; making event for the PTA with , the approved project of covering ι the walk ways from the ele > mentry building to the lunch . room. After this project ts com pleted the PTA plans to build I additional covers leading irom , the high school building to the .lunch room Tickets arc now on sale by the J teacher > Those willing t<· pur chasc tickets should contact the ' home room's or the principal's Ioii.ic. Tickets A'iil !.'·· sol·* p\ ithe door but it i* necessary to have advance salts to make fin il preparations of quanities ot UMid said officials of the PTA. Columbus World War I Vets Meet Sunday Arrangements have been com pleted fur a rally of World War > I veterans in Columbus and surrounding Counties, Sunday, ι at 2:30 O'clock in the Columbus County Courthouse in White ville. Lester E. Voss of Wilmington, Junior Vice Commander of the North Carolina Department, Veterans of World War I of the iU. S. Α., will be the principal speaker. t The World War I organization was founded about six years ago and since that time they have 'expanded their operations into 48 states, the territory of Ha waii. and the Republic <>f the Philippines. Headquarters of the Veterans of World War I is lo icated in Washington. D. C., and by convention mandate they are pressing in the Congress for a pension for its veterans who are {now averaging 64 years of age jVoss. stated today, that count less thousands of World War I veterans are dependent upon re latives for sustenance Many others are finding it difficult to obtain employment duo to age and physical handicap*. The time has come when something should be done for the "Forgot ten men of 1917-1R: Voss added. During the afternoon session ill World War I veteran* will be briefed on legislation which will κ· introduced in the next session of the Congress for ,i separate pension for World War I veter ans The principle* and objec tives of the Veterans of World War I of the U. S A . will also be discussed. RALPH >V. SI'IVF.Y Rilph W Spivev is a patient η McLood's Infirmary duo to a \idncy ailment. CHARLESTON VISITORS Mrs. Ear) Cart rotte and sons, Danny anil Jimmy, and Mrs. 1 .inwood Wright and daughter, -»andra, wore guest·. over t lie werkend in the home of Mrs Cart rotte'* sister. Mrs Dick Wilson, in Charleston. VISIT CENTRAL AMI RIC A Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Hipps lave returned from a visit tr Central America and other •>oints. During tht· trip they also visited Dr. and Mri Alberto Mel indes in Guatemala. Red Cross Drive Chairmen Named Jack Hooks. Columbus County American Red Cross Kind Chairman announces the following community chairmen and thrii (|Uota> for the campaign which starts November 3, 1958 and end December 3, 1958: COMMUNITY Acme-Delco Bethel Λ Mollie Bolton Brunswick Bug Hill No. 1 Buk Hill No. 2 Bug Hill No 3 Cerro Gordo Cherry Grove Chadbourn Evergreen Clarendon λ Williams i'air Bluff llallsboro Did Dock Lake Waccamaw Nakina Pleasant Plain T.ihor City Riegel Taper Co. Welches Creek < Whiteille A'hitclllc County Neuro Division v. ; λ..· Γ ·~· CHAIRMAN Jack Waddell Mrs. Johnnie Powell Mrs Κ. M. Herring Mr* R. Λ. Powell Mrs W M. Gore !ia\ inond Callihan P. «>. Gore Kd W illon Williamson Klmo Strickland fJcoree Turner Mrs Tommy O'Berry Mrs F. K. Fipps Mr. Jim Walton Jim Atkinson Clarde Pierce Waldo Marlowe Mis. Dave Noilson Jim Smith Mi<s Kl«le Harrelson I'r.mk VrCtonun Howard Atkins Timniy Paiiiwin Mrs Grady Thompson Sol Mann C Λ Ci»ok !Mi»s Kdythe Spautding QL'OTA $ 160.0(1 50.0(1 50 00 40 on 150 <o 75 DO 50.00 600.00 150 0(1 200.011 250.')· 125 00 150.00 150 00 100.00 25 00 850 00 700 00 50 00 200 "0 2.700 ,ιΟ 1.050.00 This marks the first time that the Red Cross drive in Columbus County has been held in the fall. Director* of the chapter derided upon this move some time aso and It will be each fall in the Future. The county quota this year Is $8000. r.WVN IV PRICK Price Speaker A! Srusswick Coop Heeling The Brunswick Electric Mem· Bership Corporation will hold its 20th Annual Membership Meet in«. Friday, October 31st at the Columbus County Warehouse. It is expected that from 4000 to >000 people will attend this an nua! affair, as in past years. This rural electric cooperative was organized in early 1939 and was incorporated under the Pub lic Laws of North Carolina to install and operate electric pow er lines in Brunswick, Columb us. Robeson and Bladen Count ies. At that time, less than 2* nf the rural families had the op portunity to secure electric serv ice. Today, 97'*> of all farm homes, schools and churches, and other rural establishments are receiving central station service. The Annual Meeting is es sentially a business meeting of I he members, to receive reports nf the officers and management, and to elect directors for the coming year. Gv.-yn B. Price, Chairman of the North Carolina Rural Elec trification Authority will address che meeting. Entertainment will be furnish· t-d by the Harvester's Quartet of Charlotte. N. C. The giving of attendance prizes and the drawing for maj i>r prizes will be a feature of the meeting. Guideway PTA Holds Busy Meet The Guideway Parent Teach ers Association met in the school luditorium Monday night, Oct ober 20, with Bruce Gore, presi äent. presiding. The annual membership drive ivas discussed and the secretary, Mrs. W. C. Cox. Jr accepted the names of new members. The main project of the local organ ization is to increase the memb ership and it was decided that louse to house calls would be mode by representatives in each section of the school. During the program period Mrs. Joanna Stevens presented in analytical resume of the oadiness therapy recommended to strengthen reading skills in h< potential reader. She brought >ut many interesting facts about he important steps which a •hild lias to take in preparation 'or reading. , Hill Williams, principal and /ice president ο fl\ Τ. Λ., led he devotional for the evening. Committees named include: in mbership, Mrs Guy Buck, Mrs. R. G. Stocks. Mrs. Thur non Gore: program. Bill Wil lams. Mrs Horace MrKee. Mrs. Joanna Stevens: publications, Mrs. Clyde B. Gore. Mrs. Mnjor lore, Mis Jamer Hammonds; inance, Kugene Mercer. Camp nil Stocks, Ralph Gore, Thur nan Butler; hospitality, Mrs. J. J. Wray. Mrs. Bruce Gore, Mrs. V. (ί. Hughes; publicity, Miss iVipliene Suggs and Mrs. Addie 2. Gore. County Beta's Slate Annu.il Fall Rally The Columbus County Beta i'lub wiil hold the fall rally at he Whitevillc High School, No vember 21 The program will •oriM-t of a talent show and a »icnic to whirh all members are nvitefl t·» attend. The officers elected at the ;pring rally of 1958 include Mack Thompson, of Whitevillc, presi lent: Linda Heath of Acme Del :o, vice president; Vivian Black veil of Cerro Gordo, Treasurer; Martha Brooks Bell of Tabor :itv. treasurer; and Judy Rerl >f Fair Bluff, reporter.
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