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ι r Days Features $1000 Cash To Be Givea Away W L Y PULIT7P» pi it» w» μ »» · « " Γ HE ONLY PU LIT Ζ BR PRIZE WIN Ν IN G WEEKLY NEWSPAP ER IN THE UNI ΤΛΒ9Τ2 rP More Than 10,000 People Read The Tribune Every Week *76e People Shop From The Pages Of Their Hometown Newspaper VOLUME XIII, NUMBER 52 "Tabor City — The Toum With A City Future" ταβο· amr. noktb cakquwa wepnkspay. august "βΓ ism' η·.ι 5· PKK COPY—$2.·0 PKK TKAK ■ON THE WAY OUT—This was a pretty field of colden weed just a few days ago. Today thi same field will have that vacant look as constant croppincs move the colden leaf off of the stalk into the barn and eventually to the warehouse floor. Border Belt Opens With Record Prices A record average price was paid tobacco growers along the South Carolina-North Carolina Border Belt when auctioneers Chants opened the markets on, Thursday. The $59.52 average for 10.076.-; 178 pounds was five cents per hundred over the previous high record on the first day in 1059 when 9,648.762 pounds brought; $5947 According to the United States' and North Carolina Departments Agriculture, average prices Friday for most grades of lugs, cutters and leaf held steady at, opening day quotations. Low primings and nondescript were off $2.50 to $7. An increase in the percentage of nondescript lowered the gener al quality. However, the propor tion of lugs increased a sharply with a corresponding decrease in primings. Volume of sales rang ed from light to heavy. Bulk of marketings were low to good primings, fair and good lugs. non descript and low cutters. Deliveries to Flue-cured Stabiii-j zation Corporation opening day' were 9.4 percent of gross sales.I The Corporation got 12 3 percent: the first day last year. South Carolina market.« sold' D,S4A.51C pounds for an average of $<>0.44 which was an increase of 90 cent* were hundred over, the opening day figure of last· year. North Carolina markets (et b#low last year's $59.38 when they posieu ϊ combined average of $50.40 on the säle of 4,527,662 pounds of the golden weed. BABY BOT JOYE Baby Boy Joye was pronounc ed dead at birth on Friday, July 17, Community Hospital, Loris. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joye and sister. "Frankie," reside at 106 Garrell St.. Taboi City. DAVIS BRUTON'S The Dav is Bruton's are now at home in their new ressidcnce, known as the Floyd Home, on Lewis St. except for Davey who is convelascing at the homo of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Bruton, Sr., in Chadlmurn Davcy was a patient at Babies Hospital. Wrightsville Sound for >everal days. Whatever it is your duty to io, you can do without harm to yourself. Williamson Crops And Crops And Crops Giant Tobacco GIANT TOBACCO—Here'· whet that Ria» ' "miihiw/nim •r cam* Williamen at Red Staff Mi k yhil'i Althea T. Williamson and her oldest Λ . th. . . .... «de the irlant plant, fron, which, at the tin». „ phot° thr" Ide the Riant plant· from which, at the tli had already been elffM cropping* Curtis Williamson Is right happy, thank you, about hit giant tobacco. It looks as though the Red Bluff fanner will get about t, .750 or possibly 4,000 pounds to the acre and he has 8.82 acres, φ And tobacco men my It b food, grainy lestf. τ. «. week we reported » . - eporta) Mr. William Tr£Ä the Med from a Nor* !i": ian at $19 an ounce . Γ* ,Jl Heel «rrew one-tenth m __ ' year jft r getting seed. 1 1 neighbor who had found a few giant hills among his Hicks to bacco the year before. "I went whole hog," Mr. Wil liamson said. "I planted my en-1 lire allotment to it. I planned toj put 3.500 pounds of fertilizer toj the acre but when some of it| began to button out small, I got; scared and put the fertilizer toj corn instead. That's when 1 dropped the candy. Had I put. it to the tobacco I would have a I much better crop than I havi now. The giant tobacco appears the plants may be rather resistant to wilt. Williamson's land ha* shown fusarian wilt in other years but little of it is to be found in the mammoth plants he has this year. Generally the plants have been late· blooming and for that reason there has been no prob lem of sucker control. However it is anticipated the savings in that part of the tobacco-raising job may be increased costs ol! cropping offset by increased costs of cropping the high leaves. Williamson is currently busy building a rig from which a man can crop the high leaves What effect would this tobac co have if it retains its present characteristics of quality and high production. There are many schools ol thought. One group says high produc tion will simply mean acreagt reduction. Williamson sees it differently "If we can grow two crops in one at little more cost," he said "it seems to me we can afford i Ό sell tobacco cheaper. That would mean we would reducc the support price and put the American tobacco grower back into the world market." Still a third group predlcti that high production itself wil' bring outlawing of the tobacco since overproduction has been the big problem in this country One thing you can count on You'll see a lot more of thli tobacco next year. Many farm ers already arc expressing a de sire to buy seed and WiUlatnsor plants to sell, though such sal« will probably be without an? ι guarantee. Violence Has Ye! To Hake An Appearance The· usual outbreak of vio lence and law violations oi less er nature that usually accom pany the opening of the tobacco season have thus far failed to make their appearance. Police Chief Jesse R. Barker has his fingers crossed in hopes that this year the wave of vio lence will tail to make its ap pearance. "Everything has been very quiet so far. We have had the usual number of public drunk enness cases but nothing major," said Barker. Columbus Geis Parole Officer An increase In persons placed , on parole in Columbus County has resulted In a fulltime proba tion officer being assigned. Sdmond 0. Wall, native of Pit1 County, will be in charge of Co lumbus and Brunswick Counties. At present there are some 68 probation cases in Columbus and 23 in Brunswick. Naming of Walls as fulltime probation officer in this area was a result of the late General As sembly action authorizing nine new probation officers. This swelled the probation staff in the state to 45. — ·*» Prior to Wall's arrival the pro bation work had been done by Done R Jackson. Jr. of Lumber ton who served Robeson. Colum bus and Bladen counties Hospital Plans Near Bid Stage, 1 Prince Says Everything's settled and it· jA-j jboiit Jour or five weeks The [.wis Community Hospital should be ready to issue in vita-· tions to bid '»n construction of a! $300,000 addition. Ε. E. Prince, chairman of the. board, said all details were iron-' cd out at a meeting of the board! and the medical staff last weekj and final plans were turned ov-i er to the architect for prepara-! |tion of final drawings, specifica tions and invitations to bid. Tlie new addition will containj 28 beds in 24 rooms, with all tin· latest equipment. Expansion plans also call for the construe-' tion of a laundry and for air conditioning not only the new but also the existing building. Indications were contracts for the work should be let about Oct. 1. and that actual work should begin in November. Final Federal approval of' $150.000 in Hill-Burton fund?· has been received and all is in line save for obtaining local ι support necessary to furnish thc| rooms. Meanwhile plans continue for! the medical staff to bring three! new doctors into the community] as members of the staff, already) carrying a heavy load, antici-i pate an increase in the number| of patients who will come t<! Loris for treatment. Baker Gets Grocers Award Bryant Baker, owner of Baker s Super Market, has been present-! ed a "Favorite Grocer's Award") by the Pillsbury Company. Northern Research Labnrator-! Ies. Inc. officials notified Baker t'ils week that a recent survey included comments from his cus tomers that his store had the "finest products and friendly em ployees." On the basis of the survey the "Favorite Grocer's Award" was made. CWBC Members Review Book Members of the Credit Women's Breakfast Club reviewed the study book "Preparing For Pro gress" at the regular semi monthly meeting held last Tues day morning. Mrs. Blanche Britt, president presided at which time clubwo men furthered plans to incite η special guest or prospective eru-m ber to the meeting to be heh' Tuesdav at 7:30 a. m. at the.Cap tol Rcs'aurant. / Leaf Market Average Ahead Of 1958 [ - -»*<· THIS IS WHERE MONEY TALKS—This was a scene in a local warehouse on opening day. The buyer* and warehousemen move quickly from row to row and it takes a trained market goer to know who bought what for what price. Tabor City's tobacco market known tor its late start and fast finish, posted an increase for the first four days of the season over the same period last year. Tally Eddings. sales supervis or for the tobacco market here, said that the market was off to an exceptionally good start. The average for the first four days ol sales was S58.36 compared with the $5ti.G9 average for the same period last year. "We always seem to start off with a slightly lower average but there is a reason. During the first 10 days of the market the buyers have demands for luff, low priming and nondescript to bacc<· so we urge the farmer to bring this grade of tobacco tc market. It helps the farmer get the most for his tobacco and that is what we are interested in," said Eddings. The record-price setting ways of the market usually become evident about the midway mark of the season. Eddings explains it this way —"We set a record for the en tire season and not just for a few days." Early sales are finding a ra ther poor grade of tobacco b*· ing sold. j Eddings commented that tile burnt lugs are being put on the floor. He recalled the 35 days of dry weather that tended to burn up the lugs. "This is what is going on the floor now so the price here is phenomenal considering the quality of tobacco," he said. Last year the local market ended the season with a record $61.19 average despite the early market average of $56.69 for the initial four days. Opening day sales here saw 311,290 pounds averaging $58.55. The second day saw a drop in poundage and price as 139,334 pounds averaged $56.74. Sales on the third day were on 130, l.tf pounds for a $58.69 average. I *· iles on Tuesday saw 106,236 pounds average $57. i0. "\Ct have plenty of floor space and are anxious to serve the tobacco farmers in Tabor City," said Eddings. ΓΙΙΙΙ.1.IPS 1IARRELSON H. Phillips Harrelson of Harts ville arrived yesterday for a visit in the home of his father, C H. Harrelson, 309 Pireway Road, also his niece. Mrs. Thel ma Curric Harrelson. With him is Mary Jane Hudson, Iiis niece of Columbia. ELDREDGE FIPPS Chief and Mrs. El dredge Fipps and daughter. Judy, of Spring Valley, Calif, are leaving late this week after a visit with his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Fipps. Sr. Chief Fipps is retiring from the Navy with twenty years ser v ice and he and his family plan to reside in Spring Valley. EVERYBODY LOVES THE TOBACCO MARKET—This yoUnfi man. Junior Strirkland of Cerro Gordo, was one of many walch ίηκ the enchanting activities that so along with tobacco season opening. lie wasn't dazzled by the constant hustling oi auction eers and buyers and the truth of the matter is that In· wasn't even remotely interested in posing for this picture. But his neat appearance, lion tie and all. »as indicative that tobacco ni..rk< opening time spelled many things to many people. Alan Thompson Disirici Winner In WBTW Lone Ranger Contest Alan, eleven year <Ί<1 son «»! Mr. and Mrs. Μ. C. Thompson Drange Streit. Tabor City wa· declared district winner yester day in the Lone Ranger contest sponsored bv WBTW. Television Station. Florence, S. C The contest was on letter writ ing with the subject "Why 1 Would L'*e To Go To Hollywood ind Visit Disenyland and ineel the Lone Ranger." Over 500 letters were entered and Alan's went in on the last day. For the district prize h< was awarded a complete set ol (Encyclopedias Britannica and f Jet motored air plane which act ually (lies with a cord control. Alan, accompanied by his mo ther. was in Florence yesterday t< receive the awards and for ι voice tape recording in compcti· tion with twenty-four other boys The main sentence in the record· ing is the t,one Ranger's signim off slogan "Hi-Yo-Silver, Away.1 The winner of the national hon· or, one of the group of twenty five boys, will receive an all ex nense paid trip to Hollywood Calif., accompanied by one par ent, to visit the Lone Ranger. Alan's contest letter follows: Dear Sir: I would like to see and mec the Lone Ranger and tell hir how much I enjoy his program oi TV and the movies. I think !u· is just wonderful and his hoi e Silv i r is tin· champion of all horses. I sure would like to have one •f hi* silver bullets as ;> -ouven ier to show the hoys and girli ι here in my home town Then some day when I have t little ljo> f my own. 1 will be able to tel him all about the Lone Ranger How wonderful lie was and abou (Continued On Page Ί) "Whammy" Will Go Back Into Operation Here Police Chief .lesse H. Harke Have fair warning today to mot orists that the "whammy" wouli be back in operation beginnin this week. "We hope that everyone wil ibs<-rvc the speed law and avoii being hailed into court on speed ing charges," said Barker. , The speed limit inside th ■ cltt is 35 miles t>er hour and i past years it wasn't too uncom mon to find the "whammy" In -ated just Inside the city limit I to. the word of warning frot ι Chief Barker should be taken t iface value. Gas Travis Will Be Guest Yam Speaker I Gus Travis, well known hum orist and columnish for the Charlotte Observer, will be the guest speaker at Tabor City'i Yam Festival public relations dinner in October. ! The announcement was made I today by Horace Cox. president Ιοί the sponsoring; Junior Cham jber of Commerce. It marks the first time a hum orist has been selected tor the key speaking role at the pu. ι relations dinner. Prior years iavt seen Congressman Alton k.cnnon, Terry San ford anil oth er speakers who were political ly inclined. • We will sell tickets t<> tht ' linner this year and hope that the response will be the best ever since we have secured the rvicos of Gus Travis," said President Cox SANFORD PITMAN Sanford Pitt man. former mem ber of the Tabor City School ■ faculty, spent the weekend with the Dewey Mewott's He is a fac j ihy member of the Sanford Schools Mr. and Mrs Foy D Fowler ■lad as their Tiu ^ts last week her brother. G. \ . Dame. Mrs. Dame ilso Mr. and Mrs F. N. Strauss of Plant Citv. Fla. ΓΗΑ Loans Tc Coluntbus Families Hi! 1231335 For 1958-59 Period Columbus County families bor rowed more than S231,895. in loan funds from the Farmers Home Administration during the . ι sea I year ending June 30. 1959. according to a report this week bv Osch \V Jackson, the agency's county supervisor. During tin· year borrowers re turned to the U. S. Treasury $276.083. of which SIO.HO. was interest. Loans made by the Farmers Home Administration are increas 'mi* m size according to Mr .Taik • >n. For example, ten years «go FIIA operating loans in Columbus County averaged approximately $1.100. while this past year tht same type of loan averaged $1. 900 per borrower. The growing need for capital stems from in flation. expanded operations and the adoption of modern farminf methods, he said. Farmers Home Administrator r borrowers during the past yeai - used about $142,165. in operating 1 loans to pny for feed. seed, tractoi I /uel and other items needed t< carry out their.regular farm oper I ations and to buy livestock am 1 machinery needed to put the!' - farming programs on a soundei basis. e In addition to money borrowe< ι for farm operating expenses Co - lumbus County Farmers Homi - Administration families borrowet > $89,730 for real estate invest η ments. Some borrowers used rea t estate loans to improve farms (Continued On Page 7) VANCE FAMILY AD-3 and Mrs. William F.. Vane«· and children. Franklin, Lynn and Janet I«eo, arc leaving this week (or his new assignment in Lake Hurst, Ν J. They have been visiting h« r parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L Fipps, Sr. in trans Irtnng from Key West, Fla. Stanley Avers 'Twas Dope, Not Parole Wayne Stanley, who lue hern In a peek of trouble with I the South Carolina and North ! Carolina Ian. »taten that some discrepancies appeared In the story of his 12· mile per hour , rare with pollre In June. Stanley says that his bond wan not posted by Clyde Soles but by Ino Grainger. He My· Federal authorities were sot looking for him for violation of parole but to question htm on S14IH) worth of narcotics which North Carolina law en : forrement officers caught htm > with. He Is charged In N. C. ■j with transporttag nareottm. I He was recently released from 1 prison for Interstate trans portation of a stolen automo Mle. He was Just released last I week from a 3t day Jail sent ence for contempt of court. ■ He has bonds posted before I two Horry eounty magistrates - aad Recorder* Court la I White rille for charges grow ing oat of his Joae race with poll·«.
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