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tub oNir pvlitzb*. »ttzt Vinning wmbkly nb spapek in rat on ι Than 10,000 People Read The Tribune Every Week t VOLUME xm. People Shop From The Pages Of Their Hometown Newspaper Tabor City — The Toum With A City Futurey CTIT. WORTH CAfcOiJN« WEDNESDAY, JaTT 1959 - a. η h u CWT-W H PER TEAS uietaJ Arrested Third Time As Result 120 MPH Race In Stolen Car Wayne Stanley of near Daisy was in the toils of the law foi the third time Monday nigh) after allegedly stealing a nee 1959 Ford and outdistancing of ficers in South and North Caro 'lina Saturday night despite foui bullets pumped into the speed (u car. ^ all began about 9 p. m. Sat urday when an employe uf the Loris Motor Sales reported to Loris police someone had driven a new 1959 Galaxie Fairlane 500 off the company lot. Moments later Police Chief Paul Ray Jones and Policemen Rob Stevens and Dayton Shel ley saw a turquoise car of that description turn off Walnut St. <>#> the Tabor City road at a high rate of speed and gave They were driving the town's »Ider .police car. which cuts out at 100 miles per hour, and were soon outdistanced. Joining them in the chase was Highway Pat rolman Bazen. The driver of the stolen vehi cle. seeking to elude the offic ers turned off on a dirt road to right of the Tabor road, one portion of which comes to a dead end and another portion of which forms a loop leading bade to the Tabor road. The officers followed but seeing the car had taken the loop. Chief Jones and Stevens followed around the loop while the patrol car, to which Shelley had transferred, backed out and r.fed down the Tabor Road in an effort to cut off the speeding car. However, at the intersec tion, they found they were about three seconds too late and with the fleeing car running well ov er 100 mph. At the Tabor City by-pass, Tabor City Police joined the chase, cutting in between the fleeing car and the highway pa· t cm λ»-·.*·ι» sto!an ca f™ the curbing, careened, but continued on the by-pass at breakneck speed. hfforts to force the fleeing car off the highway failed when, each lime the· officers attempt er' to pull ahead on the side, the driver edged over to force them off the highway and continued to race on down the 1« ft side oi tlw highway as speeds at t:m· s e weeding 120 m.p.h., officers said. They pumped four bullets into the car. one hitting the right rear bumper, one hitting! the trunk at the right rear corn er. and two hitting the top rear' corner on the driver's side. None of the bullets entered the inter-; ior of the automobile though' three pierced the outside shell j The car raced on to the Pire road and was lost when Tabor officers gave up the chase! when their car burned out. Sunday morning. Loris police! said, Merl Stanley, father of Wayne Stanley, brought the stolen car to police headquart ers and Wayne went to Finklea to post $500 bond provided by Clyde Coles. He was charged, police said, with using an auto ile without the owner's con Later Sunday he was arrested by Tabor City police and charg ed with speeding in excess of 100 miles per hour and failing to heed a police siren and red light He posted $306 eash bond for appearance in Mayor's court Monday night and did appear the -» but walked out before his c«4* was called. He was arrested again Monday night and this time jailed on a charge of con tempt of court. Meanwhile, Loris police said, federal authorities had been hunting for him as a violator of parole. He had recently been re leased from federal prison, on parole, officers said, after serv ing a portion of a sentence for inAu-state transportation of a »»Ten vehicle. Ixwls police added that feder al parole authorities contacted them Monday but did not make clear whether they would «eek to get possession of Stanley im mediately or would wait the outcome of a preliminary hear ing at Tabor City, another at Finklea. and a third «I Lift·, where city police charged him W4P reckless operation of an automobile. HABT ANN OAJUUtLL Mary Ann Garrell of Hickory left Saturday after spending more than two weeks with her gundmother, Mrs, Al Leacoy. and other relative·. She la now •n Fayetteville with her matern al grandmother for a visit. # Nesmith Installed Rotary President Frank Nesmith was installed as president of the Tabor City Rotary Club at a special "Gen tlemen's Nicht" meeting at the (Tabor City Baptist Church Monday night. Nesmith suc cecds W. Horace Carter as pres " ident. Other officers installed by ■ Judge Raymond B. Mallard 1 were Richard Gordon, vice • president; Billy Dorman, treas 1 urer; and Harold Fonvielle, sec retary. • Judge Mallard presented Pres • ident Carter with a plaque and past president's pen on behalf ■ of the local Rotarians. ' Speaker of the House of Re ! prosentatives, Honorable Addi > son Hewlett, of Wilmington prominently mentioned as apos . sible candidate for Governor in • the next election, was the prin ; cipal speaker. Mr. Hewlett ■ pointed out the need for com , munity pride, a look forward at titude. and the will to progress . as the assets necessary for suc . cessful advancement. ι The installation meeting wat ι attended by both Rotarians and . Rotary-Anns with the meal pre I pared by Rotary Anns. It mark ed the first time that wives of ι Rotarians had held a "Gentle t men's Night" as contrasted tc ι "Ladies Night." Summer Program I Doubtful For Tabor City Youth [ The status of the Tabor City; .! summer Recreation program was ι! described today as "no status." •I Ben L. Nesmith. Jaycee rep resentative who made the in L vestigative report to the Jaycees. I reported that Civitans had agreed > to pay up to $150 on the pro-l riram. Rotarians had not taken ■ action but it was generally un derstood they would support to ι the program to the extent of • paying up to $150 as has been , ' done in past years. The investigation report ori-, Ii ginally made to the Jaycees in i dicated that a full scale program j would cost about $700. 1 Jaycees voted to have a full- < '■ scale program if the necessary ; i funds could be appropriated. I It now appears that there will ι be no summer recreation pro- « J gram in the community , I Mayor Harrelson Suffers Painful ; Cuts On Feei Mayor Howard Harrelson of < Tabor City was on crutches today ι after suffering painful cuts on 1 his feet during a motorboat out- I ing Sunday evening. < Mayor Harrelson and his wife, ι Sarah, were motorboatlng In the Cherry Grove Beach Inlet area ι when the tricky tides worked ι against them. The tide was near- ι ly high when they went out 1 across the Inlet area but when « they returned an extremely low '■ tide blocked their path. Forcer with the choice of spending the i night la ttm beat er walking« barefooted across oyster beds the « Mayor chose the later altcrna· 1 tlve. Having left his shoes In < the ear he wrapped towels 1 around his feet before getting out to pull the boat across the sand and oyster beds. The towels absorbed the cutting edges of the oyster shells for a brief pe riod before being turned Into tattered shreds. The cuts were not serious but quite painful according to the Mayor. SCOOTT GORE Scooty Gore who is attending 1 summer school at High Point College was home with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gore, ι for the weekend. With him was Miss Marjorle Ann Thomas of ι Lexington. \ W. B. PUGH'S Mrs. W. B. Pugh and sons Len and Paul Lewis, at« here ι with her mother, Mrs. Waltet ι Leonard. Five Place Bids On Bethel Chord Carolinas Branch, the Associal ed General Contractors of Amei Ice, announced today that fiv general contractors have beei lieted μ bidders on the propos ed Bethel Methodist Church ii Columbus County. Bids will be opened at 4 p.m June 30 in the Old Bethel Churcl five miles from Tabor City. ACC. the construction indus trys' trade association in th< Carolinas, listed the followini general contractors who plan t< bid on the project: J. W. Cook and Sons (ACC) A. O. Carter Jr. (AGC). and Wil iiam Douglas Smith. Whiteville Hansard S. Lewis (|AGC>, Pair mont: and Burns and Fipps Chadbourn. This project has been desig nated by the construction indus. try as a "4-Hour bid job." Thi: means that general contractor: Mill not accept subbids on mater ials and supplies after four hour prior to the general bid filing The deadline gives contractor four hours In which to prepan their final bids and it eliminate: many errors caused by the sub mission of l".st mlnuatc subbids Showers Pni Den 2u Seat Wave Λ licht drizzle began fallini today at 12:30 p. m. and it ap peared that some relief was ii the of fins for sun-scorched. wat er-thirsty crops The tliiindersli«»» er at leas put a l>rnt to the terrific hea η avc that set in about six day atii -<nri sent the thermometc past the 100 mark on two occa sions. "If we don't get r^in thi: week, it's going to be a lung l<»ng winter." observed one far nil." <·" Monday. Others predict ■J that the crops could stanc ■nly several more days of in »«•use heat without rain. One oil company employe« from ont of town found sale: rather slack as farmers refused to buy oil for curing purposes "We can't barn the tobaec« »" there isn't any sense in buy ing oil." farmers told the oil man. The lark of rain and risini temperature posed one of the rhief threats to this area's onlj M« money crop—tobacco. Town Officials To Be Sworn in By Jndge Mallard Tabor City's newly reelected members of the Town Board will be officially sworn into offlc« tonight at 8 o'clock at the Town Hall. Superior Court Judge Raymond B. Mallard of Tabor City will administer the oath of office to Mayor Howard Harrelson. and Commission«rs Phil Hughes and Wfllard Wright. Harrelson, Hughes and Wright were reelected to office early this month. Jaycees Will Mas Safe Chock Lane Tabor City Jaycees will be on hand all day Saturday. July 4. tr remind motorists that safe driv ing pays dividends. The annual holiday safety check lane will be set no on th» Lwis-Tshn»· Cltv hiehwav at the "dee of the Tabor City town limits. Safety literature will be given to each motorist The program la In conjunction with the safety program betn« carried oat by the State High way Patrol. Λpeee aafety check prelect chalraum It Howard UmiiIw New Pool Opens i Hundreds of local residents have enjoyed themselves during the excessively hot weather since the opening of The Carolinas Country Club swimming pool last week. New complete except for the fencing and a few other minor details, the big 33 by 75 foot pool is now In full operation with life· guards on duty. Adults and chil dren alike have been abundant ly patronizing the facilities. Promoters of the project point out this week that all interested persons are urged to apply for membership in the club. Swim ming privileges are available for membership in the club| Swim ming privileges are available only to members of the club who have their dues paid in advance. A variety of dues have been set up by the directors In an Effort to deal fairly with all In dividuals. including those who ire stockholders and bond hold ers in the project. The dues as they now exist are as follows: Stockholders with golfing and swimming privileges — $100 per year. Stockholders with swimming privileges only — $73 per year. Stockholders A'ith golfing privileges only — (73.00 a year. Dues for non stockholders and non-bondhold ers is $120 a year for both swim ming and golfing privilege. Dues Tor bondholders but non-stock holders is $110 a year for both swimming and golfing privileges and $80 a year for either one or the other privilege. Ten Apply for Posts With Police Dept. Ten persons have filed offici n applications for the Chief of, Police vacancy in Tabor City ι ind the possible opening should in additional policeman be hir . Town officials are expected to ake up the Chief of Police va rancy as part of the July busi-. •»ess meeting to be held Tues lay, July 7. Applicants include a former I'abor City police chief and «> ormer highway patrolman who :erved in this area for several rears . Those applying are Dalton soles of Tabor City; Elmo W Sawyers of Independence. Vir-' [inia: Lowell Campbell of Lum-; >erton; Horace Faircloth ofTab >r City; Allen M. Stanley ol Tabor City; Hubert Sasser of Vhiteville; Jesse R. Barker of Tabor City; W. E. Cottingham >f Morehead City; Harry F iruton of Tabor City; and L. R. Vatson of Tabor City. Watson served for a number, >f years as police chief before noving to Fairmont as head of he police department there. He s now employed as a special ax collector for Columbus Co-, jnty. Barker is a former highway! >atro!man having served sever-i il years in this area prior to ac-i •epting a transfer to EUerbe Ί. C. He has been working here is a parttime policeman for everal months. Stanley's application is for loliceman'· job it sucfe is ere· ited. He Is not In town but his I pplication, submitted months igo, has not been withdrawn ι Mhers of the above list who are I ipplying only for the pnltct-1 man's μι imtion are Harry Bru ton and Horace Faircloth. The Police Chief's vacancy was created when H. F.. Epps re signed to accept a similar job at Carolina Beach, N. C. Merchants Close Monday, July 6 Tabor City merchants, in gen eral, will be closed Monday July 6, in lieu of closing on Sat urday, July 4 Tally Eddings, executive sec retary of the Tabor City Mer chants Association, announced li»day that members of the As sociation would be closed all lay on Monday. Buffkin Manages Loris Store Roy Buffkin, of Tabor City, has transferred from Carolina Department Store in Tabor City to the same firm in Loris.j Buffkin is serving as manager of the Loris Carolina Depart ment Store. For ten years he has been associated with the1 Tabor City clothing firm. "I wish to invite my friends to drop in our store in Loris and trade with me when they have the opportunity," Buffkin said this week. T. A. MORGAN P. A. Morgan who suffered a troke here several weeks ago s now convelascing at the ■ riendly Rest Home, Elm City merchants Association Stays Wilk Pledges Totaling $7,246. Λ successful drive for fundsBureau plans will go into effect, ivas reported today by membersThe Bureau was established a <>f the Tabor City Merchantsbout a month ago but had not ΛββοΗβΜοη Board of Directors been placed into operation Last week the Board set it.«pending outcome of the deci mal at $8.000 and decided tc.slon on the Merchants Associa te its decision on whether ortion. iot to maintain a fulltime exe- A meeting of tht Merchants mtlve secretary on the response Association board of director« >y merchants. has been set for Friday at ·:30| Ruey Hewett, finance chair-a. m. nan. said today that pledges "The Merchants Association is otaling $7,246 had been madevery Important to the town and ind that the Board had decided I appreciate very much the fine to retain the executive secret-response given by the merchants iry, Tally Eddlngs, and continueto our fund drive," said Hewett >peratlon of the Merchants As-who has been one of the most lociation. tireless worker· for the AaeocU This mean· that the Credlttion'a advancement. +*\ SWIMMING POOL OPENS — The new swimming pool of the Carolinas Country Club opened Saturday afternoon with some 150 persons enjoying a cooling dip at one time or another during the day. Shown above is the crowd on hand about 3:30 p. m. Filtering equipment may be seen at the extreme left. At extreme right is edge of newly constructed refreshment stand. Tentative plans call for construction of a bath house next year. Swimming Class Planned At Pool By Country Club The Carolinas Country Clut opened its pew swimming poo Saturday and folks just flockec in. Of Reers of the club announc ed the p<>ol will be open dailj (except Sunday) from 10 a. m until 8 p. m. and on Sunday: from 2 p. m. until 7 p. m. The pool, they said, will b« open to members and theii guests but residtnts living with in a 15 mile radius of the club are not eligible to be guests. Plans were also announced for a beginner swimmer class tc begin at the pool Monday, July 13 and will probably be operat ed from 9-10 a. m. The class will be open to chil dren both of members and non members but if the demand is too great, children of member? will be taken in the first group and children of non-members in later groups. Those wishing to enter the class should register at the club house. ' '·*« Off mortal Gardens, a beautiful monpmental cemetery located midway between Lorts and Tabor City and serving both towns, were -nnounced here this week by R. Cecil Milligan. president and general manager. The new monumental ceme te*y. which will have at its cen ter a handsome Italian marble statue depicting Jesus at the well of Sychar in Samaria, will feature immaculate perpetual care, freedom of choice (marble, granite or bronze) and will be non-sectarian. Work of shaping up the large tract, cutting a squared-circular drive and Installing water so it will be available every 100 feet, is scheduled to get underway this week. The handsome feature at th· I center of the main portion of 'Twin City Memorial Gardens ι bears an inscription from John 4:13. "Whosoever drlnkcth of this water shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him sha'l be ip him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." The large tract which will be the site of the Twin City Me morial Gardens is located almost exactly half-way between Loris and Tabor City, on the east side of the hiuhway and just north of the G. J Pridgpn store. Offices of the organization are located in Loris on the Ta!;or City Road Immediately in fronl of the offices of the Loris Wood Products Co. Miss Patsy Black burn will serve as office mana ger and bookkeeper there. The organization includes H. Cecil Milligan. of Loris. Presi dent and General Manager, and James and Howard Cooper, both of Lumberton, members of a family which has been in the monument business since 1913 when their father lived in the Galivants Ferry section. Their mother, the former Miss Zella Milligan. was a sister of Mr. Mil ligan Roads in the monumental cemetery will be of the all-wea ther type and will make all lots easily acesible. Marble benches and bird baths will decorate the area, making numerous spots suitable tor quiet rest and medi tation. The spiritual atmosphere of the Gardens will be enhanced with shrubbery as the entire area becomes landscaped. Plannen of the Twin City Me morial Gardens are Traditional Cemeteries, Inc.. of Atlanta. Ga.. long experienced In such plan ning. Directors of this organiza tion Include quarters of the fin est Georgia Marble and Stone Eternal Granite: George A. Dose, vice president of Georgia Marble Co. Tate. Ga.; and John K. Cog gins. vice president of Coggins Granite Industries. Inc.. Blher ton, Oa. Immaculate perpetual care as offered by Twin City Memorial Gardens means that in purchas ing a plot a person is afforded Immaculate care of that plot un til the «ad of time. The Twin City Memorial Gardens Is a member of the South Carolina Perpetual Care Association, and are so registered with and li censed by Secretary Of State. O. Frank Thornton. MBS. JULIAN SMITH Mrs. Julian Smith of Bethel is here (or a visit with her mo ther. Mrs. Mary Todd. SELM A BAXTER Selma Baxter returned home with her grandmother. Mm. James Ε Rishell, to Daytona Beach. Fla. for a visit. Mrs. Rishell had visited her mother, Mrs. Nettle Grainger, and other irelatives here for several days. Plymouth-G MC Agency Grand Opening Thursday Town anil Country Motors, 1 Tabor City's new Plymouth and 1 CMC dealer, will stage its grand I opening Thursday, Friday and ■ Saturday. The town's newest automoble agency is owned by Kenneth Ray and Howard Harrelson. It1 is located in the building form erly occupied by Rogers Pontiac Company. "We extend a cordial invita ti on to the public to visit us and to take a demonstration drive and ride in the 1959 Ply mouth." said co-owners Ray and Harrelson. It's a new venture for both young c·» owners. "We are enthusiastic about offering the people in this area the new Plymouth. It is the car with luxury and economy in the same p-ickage," said the co owners 1 Free ballpoint pens will be given away during the three- 1 .iay gland opening. Ray, 34. is a native of Tabor City and a graduate of Williams Township High School. He i; < the son <>f Mr. and Mrs. W. Μ. ι Hay. Active in civic and church affairs, he has had experience a? ' an auctioneer and owns Ray"; < Barber Shop which he opened in 1946. He is a member of tliej Board of Deacons at the Tabor ι City Baptist Church and serve*·, as superintendent oi the Sunday , School division. Also, he is i,· member of the Tabor City Jay cees and tht Baptist Brother hoot.. He .s married to the form- ι er Mamie Porter and they have, five children, four boys and a girl, whose names are Ronald 14, Roger. 12. Mitchell. 10, Greg ory, 7, and Robin. 3. Ray ha? served on the Tabor City Board of Commissioners for two yearsj, and has two more years remain ing on his original term. Harrelson, the youngest May-ji or ever elected in Tabor City i ι is owner of Harrelson Pharmacyl, and a native of Tabor City. He'· is a graduate of Tabor City High | School and the University of South Carolina school of Phar- , macy. He is a member of the ( Tabor City Baptist Church. Ac- , tive in town government affairs . he served on the Town Board [ from 1955-57 then served as Mayor from 1957-59 and wa« I recently reelected to the Mayor's \ post for another two years tem. He is married to the former Sar ah Williams of Tabor City. The public is invited to at- ( tend the grand opening event. mtS, RICHER Mrs. LaDosta Fecher hat been in bed at her home here Ince Saturday due to illness. THE LAYFIELD-S The Rev. and Mrs. P. H. Lay field, Sue and Buz, are in Geo rgia this week where Ann if slated for heart surgery this morning (Wednesday) at the Emory University Hospital, At lanta. They will be at Mrs. Layficld's home. The F. L. Zim merman's. 127 Park Place, De catur, Ga HIPPY'S BACK Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Rippy are back from a vacation visit with hie father. J. Μ Rippy In Pilch ard. Ala. Too. they visited with hit sister, Mr*. Billy Glass, Mr Class and children, Prisay and Jimmy, I HOWARD HARRKLSON KENNETH RAY Methodists Hold Prayer Vigil For Pastor'sDaughter Λ prayer vigil is beinti con·; ducted today hy members of the' Saint Paul Methodist Church, j Members are conducting the vigil until 6 p.m. for Ann I^y-I field, 13-year-old dautAiter of j the Rev. and Mr*. Pierce I.ay field, who is undergoing serious heart surgery today at Kmory University Hospital in Atlanta The Rev Layfleld Is pastor of the St. Paul Methodist Church. | BANK HOLIDAY Wuwnuw Bonk and Tr«d Company will be closed nil day Saturday In observance of inly I holiday. The bank will open Ita a»ns) hour* on Monday. July β. POSTAL HOLIDAY The Tabor City Post Office will be closed all day Saturday In observance of July 4. with no City or Rural route delivery innounced Richard Oordon, postmaster. Too, the stamp and noney order windows will be ilosert. The delivery will be re sumed on regular schedule Mon lay with windows being open. TREK CUTS POWMt Power s?rvice was interrupt ?d briefly Tuesday in several >arts of Tabor City when a tree >eing cut down by town work ers fell a crass the power lines. Workman ware readying Mal ard Street for paving when the ;ree fall and broke Mm power Ines next to Raymond Mallard's MM.
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