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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 25
"Tabor City — The Town With A City Future»
TABOR CITY. NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY I. IJ»61
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* 4-H Development Fund Drive
Far Short Of $7800 Quota
Response to the letters re
cently mailed out to all Co
lumbus County businessmen
. requesting their contributions
to the N. C. 4-H Development
Fund campaign has been grat
ifying but there's still a lonu
way to go to reach the $7800
county quota, W. Horace Cart
el, campaign chairman, an
nounced today.
"We have received a total oi
70 contributions totalling $1065
from the letters and most of
those businessmen contributed
q their suggested share of the
* county quota. But we belic e
that there are more than 70
businessmen in Columbus co
unty who arc interested in set
tins up this fund so that many
rural boys and girls will have
the opportunity to attend col
lege who otherwise will not
have finances available to con
tinue their education," Carter
said.
Λ The 4-H Development Fund
» is seeking to raise $1,000.000
in the State with which to pro
mote the rural youth program
in North Carolina. This money
will provide scholarships for
I needy and deserving 4-H club ,
' buys and girls, enhance the
camping facilities and provide
, for larger participation in the
exchange student program with '
I other countries. All of the
ι three phase objectives are de
I signed to better the future of
! North Carolina farm youths.
In an eftort to remind busi
ni'isnu-n of the need for their
financial assistance in this pro
gram, those who have not con
tributed to date will receive a I
j reminder card within the few I
j days. The county committee is j
ί hopeful that this will spur
I those who are financially able j
I to mail their contributions on j
jin.
After the reminder cards j
j have been mailed out and bus-'
j inessmen have had the oppur- 1
ι tunity to mail their contribu
j tions, a ten day personal solic- I
itation will be held throughout
the county in both the rural
and town areas.
The personal solicitation is
scheduled for February 10 un
til the 20th. Everyone who has
received a solicitation letter
and not responded will be call
ed upon in person. The eoun-,
ty committee has selixtetl a
number υί community leaders |
in every part of Oil county to '
make the solicitation.
During this ten day period.1
the various community deve- j
lopment associations in Colum- j
bus county will seek to raise i
iho quotas set for each of thorn
in addition to soliciting* the
(luotiis set for each ol tliem in
addition to soliciting the in'
in town potential participants ι
in the drive.
"We do not want Columbus
county to fall behind the other
counties of Notth Carolin, ι
Many counties have already
raised their full quotas and we
want to I ave ours completed
by February 20. This cause i.^ J
as worthy as any of the other.·; 1
that are held every year. But
this is a one time drive. When
we have raised this $7800. we ;
do not have to worry about it J
coming up again. It's a one
shot deal and the committee
and workers hope to wrap it
up successfully by the Febru-1
ary 20. deadline that we have
set," Carter said.
REV. AND MRS. Ν. B. STEVENS OBSERVE GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT HOME ON SUNDAY
BY BRENDA W. STOCKS
Fifty years of marriage were
celebrated by Rev. and Mrs,
Ν. B. Stevens on Sunday aft
ernoon, January 22nd at their
home near Chadbourn.
Attending the golden anni
versary reception for the well
known couple were about ISO
telatives and friends between
the hour« of three and six
o'clock.
Ρ Ν. Β· Stevens and Miss Edna
Fea were married on January
18, 1911 by Rev. Vale in the
parsonage of Chadbourn Meth
odist Church.
Rev. Stevens is the son of
the late Queen J. and Emma
Ann Fair Stevens both of Co
lumbus County.
Mrs. Stevens was the daugh
ter of George and Lydia
Hammlin Fea who were na
k lives of Michigan.
Attending the reception wns
Glenn F. Strole of Chadbourn
who served Rev. Stevens as
best man at his wedding. The
late Miss Amy Perrin of Chad
bourn stood for Mrs. Stevens.
Guests were greeted upon
arrival by Mr. and Mrs. Strole
and introduced to the receiv
ing line which was composed
of the honorees, their son and
t daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
William H. Stevens of Chad
bourn and children Mrs. Sarah
Neil Stevens Eartley of San
Francisco, California and Hen
ry Stevens of Chadbourn.
(Continued From Page
P. T. A. TO MEET
The Tabor City Parent
Teachers Association will
meet Thursday (tornmorrow
i evening) at ?:S· In the
school auditorium Mm. Lln
wood Mill·, president, an
nounced.
The Tabor nty Thorns,
on.'er «h« 'Irretfen of Mr·
W. W. Woody, will present
Group Hospital
Insurance Plan
Offered Merchants
ι
Directors of the Tabor City
Merchants Association have
approved a group hospital plan
with Hospital Saving Associ
ation of Chapel Hill that will
save all business firms with
present group plans with that
organization, as well as any
new merchants, 20 percent on
their hospital insurance.
More than 100 persons are
currently insured through a
group hospital insurance plan
among the local businesses with
Hospital Saving Association.
The new plan will allow each
of these groups to save 20 per
cent on their current prem
iums. It will also be available
to all other businesses in Tabor
City that are members of the
Merchants Association.
The local business will con
tinue to be billed directly as
they have in the past but the
billing will reflect the 20 per
cent saving after Hospital Sav
ing has completed its wor* on
the new, larger group basis.
Members of tlie Merchants
Association who are not now
covered under a hospital insur
ance plan may join in the new
group provided 75 percent of
the employees of the business
Join the insurance plan. Any
•tew firm joining the insurance
>'«n. will have immediate cov
10 -n t'-c »rnpl -ype«! tfcot
J.<in the plan. There will be no
waiting plan, even for matern
ι ity eases, and every one is in
I .suruble regardless of age or
ι physical condition.
! This plan will also mako it
ι possible for firms with fewer
than five employees to be on
' the group rate. Small business
! es with fewer than five em
ployees have not been able to
receive group insurance polic
j ies heretofore. They will be
I eligible through the merchants
j association group.
"Hospital Saving Association
will soon furnish us with a
! booklet outlining the complete
group insurance plan. This
I booklet is being prepared for
the Tabor City Merchants As
sociation exclusively. When the
I booklet is complete, cupirs will
b«· distiibuted to every memb
er of the ioeal Merchants As
sociation. After each merchant
has had ample time to study it.
a representative ' Hospit il
SavinR will call orrwÄ· merch
[ rod five him a chance to
ι either convert his present
group policy to the new group
or sign up any new firms that
are interested," directors an
nounced today
"There is no hi£h pressure
selling and there's no obliga·
, tion to i'tiy one. We simply si ν
V'.U rr ni"m>nt a« «
chance for firms without gro ip
insurance to have file covc
i ii< vitaoce for tho.«e al
(Continued From Page 4) ρ
Two Young Boys
Die When Ice
Breaks In Va.
A ski.tiriK accident in NYw
n.it Νι·»>. Va.. lust Friday r«.
-ulUct in The death ··( two boys.
«>··:■, i>: a former Columbus
LTounty couple front Nakina.
Tommy Watts, 4. and hi.
irmthei. Eddie. o. wore the· vic
tims. They are the sons oi Mi·,
and Mrs. Edward Watts, of
Newport News, wilo lornierlx
li\ed at N.ikinu. The Watts
il tildren were skating in .1
Newport News park and waiwl
ii'td away iron 1 the crflwd and
fell through thin ince. Thvy
'.\rre missed several hours lat
i-r and tlie bidies were recover
l·»! late Friday.
Funeral services were con
dufteti Klonday at the Chapel
Ί' l'eaco.k Funeral Home in
Whitevilk* by Rev. K. C. Foster.
Burial was in the c.>U.n.;.>us
Memorial Park.
Surviving besides the par
1 nts are a brother Donnie; the
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.
Karl Watts, of Nakina; and Mr.
Bird Mrs. T. J. Williamson, of
Nakina.
Woolen Elected
President Of The
County Council
Pat VVooten, «·Γ Western
i'ronij. was reolected president
>1 the county council of Com
munity Development organiza
tions .it a meeting in White
k'HIe Monday night.
Mis. Lloyd Unison was re
•leeted vice president and re
porter: Mrs. George Strickland,
it Cherry Grove was elected
secretary, and Ralph Morris, of
Sandy Plain was reelected
treasurer.
',uv VP.i? r Maven C'ommi^n
ii D.eveJopfnent group has
-lopped.oui ot the movement,
leaving ten active i.mi organiz
ed arejs of Columbus county.
The ccunt'p conn, il adopted
the projects of SKNCIami De
velopment Association and tl·.«·
p.imary objective:" Increase
farm iinome and convert to
improve'· Ii ν in«."
Τ .e group «Veii-d to again
hold the spon.-oi ci.- annual din
ner and set the dates from
February 20 to March 1. lor
the drive· for community deve
lopment funds. These funds
will be used for the cash a
wards made annually to the
communities with outstanding
records in several categories.
County Farm Agent Charlie
Rapt: discussed th· present -1
11 Development Fund cam
paign. The leaders of Commun
ity Development organizations
are assisting in this drive.
The next meeting of this
county coun il will be held Fri
day, March at the agricult
ural building in Whiteville.
Record System
How Sei Up By
Merchant Assoc.
Λ modern and efficient book
keeping system has been set
up by Iii»· Tabor City Merch
.nts Association and every
member of tlie organization can
nov.· inspect the ledger and
know exactly what the finan
cial standing of the association
ι·:. W. Horace Carter, president,
innotini'ed today.
"\\"e li ne set up an account;
itceivnble Ii iger and a general
"edcer c· niparnble to that kept
by mos· private businesses.
1'he ssoclation is a t usiness,
ίκΙ wc are endeavoring to op
•ι it'.· it like a business," Carter
tniil.
"This system will show ex
irtly how much en h member
I iii- coi't-ributed during the
n· ir, u; at his I 11 mc«· is. h<>w
l'ifh has b' ell eollected during
Hi t*ear and. 01 course, wh.'t
funds are «'ill av lilablc." h„·
il 5.
Γι«· a'S<"in'i η will operate
η a bu '·(■·» 'tvm and only
m.Orif ·*·η clu'timsMnecs will
ιιτ'/al'.nc·· this budget.
The current dues schedule, if
rpamt'iinod by t!i<· association
ncr.bi·!··. wll! tn\e care of all
'»fHTitirrt e.vjtnses of the ntg
•n.. it η du tiu 10(51 including
V return of t' e kiddie π '<·>;
t ·· Vri ti·· «I ft· I the
'·(»"·,· ■ . . I) ••«•et· "<
7 ,f' ι
μιGn.otit-n <1 event within the
resent budget
Watch For Your Lucky Paper Number
During Big Brunswick County Days
WlLLiA.il» TOWNSHIP SCHOOL HOMECOMING QL'KKN OF 1961— Linda Burrouchs. I".
ν«·:«Γ old liauehtcr of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Burroughs receives the crown following her selec
tion as 1 *♦·» 1 Homecoming Queen of Williams Township Iligh School Friday night. (>avle Lung
retiring <iui'en is show η placing the crown and Kudic Cartrettc. captain ol' the hoy's hasketliall
team, presented the bouquet.
Linda Burroughs Wins Queen
Crown At/Williams School !
Small Plane
Crash Lands
At Chadbourn
A small two-seater airplane
piloted by Λ. I). Jackson, of
Nichols, was damaged exten
sively Saturday afternoon a
bout 4:30 when it made a "bel
ly" landing on U. S. 74 high
way two miles North of Chad
bourn.
The student pilot was not
hurt. The accident occurred
when he attempted to make a
landing on the highway and
the tail assembly of the plane
came in contact with a power
feeder line. The plane was ob
served by a number of resi
dents as it circled in the area
before attempting the landing.
The landing appeared to be
normal until the plane struck
the power line and veered off
into a ditch. The landing gear
was crushed and the propellor
smashed. Damage was estimat
ed at $500.
Sheriff Ben Duke said Jack
son stated he had left Nichols
;:t 1 :IW) with intention:· of fly
ing about that community. The
weather closed in and he be
anie lost. The plane had used
up ill but about one gallon of
its available gas and the emer
gency landing on the highway
was attempted.
t'ipps Named
Driver 0! Month
At Williams
Sheldriek Fipps. the· driver of
school bus 84 of the Williams
Township School, was selected
sis driver of the· month for .lan
u.irv.
This «election was made aft
er 'X. mining the daily r/itin.:
she (s lor past school month.
I'ii· Driver.··· are checked
daily f< · the cleanliness of
their busses, the operation cf
buss 's. the control of students
frtd the care of bus books.
SheMrick is the son of Mi.
<n' λ'-s fl.enn Fipps of ttv.·
MoJ'ie C'imnuinily.
MKS. WILt.ARO NORMS
Mis. Willard Norris is ex
pected home from loris Com
unity Hospital today after
'κ-ίης a surgery patient.
vns wn'-nnovv v**t?n
ν,., Martin '«
)| l.otis when· she uti.lci went
major surgery
Lirida Burroughs, 15-year old
daughter of Mr. an« Mrs.
Claude Burroughs of Route 3.
I Whitevillc won the title oi 19(11
Homecoming Queen <>f Wil
hams 'lownsliip High School
Friday night over a field t f
nine contestants.
The stately blonde of 5' P."
with fair complexion and
brown eyes was crowned \)y
Gayle Long. liltiO Queen, at the
1 half-time of the boy's basket
' ball game with the Nakina
j teams in the school uym. She
, was sponsored by her class and
' plays Varsity basketball us well
I as being active in many school
ι programs.
' This was the second annual
[affair held by the school and
i both times members of thv
freshman ilass were \ ict<>riuu .
The queen was judged on
points of beauty, poise and
neatness.
Susie McPherson. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Me
Pherson was first runner-up.
She was the slviitot girl meas
uring 5" 1" in height with
brown hair and blue eyes. She
is a senior, chief cheer leader.
: editor of The Aggie, member ·<!
j the FTA, FHA and Monogram
Clubs. She was sp<>iisore«l i>\
the Monogram C'lnl>.
j Si-eond runner-up w.is Ann
Ward, d.iugnter of Mr in·! Μ -
l.insey Ward, sponsored by the
ΡΗΛ. Shi* stands 8*7" and has
black hair and brown ι yes.
Others in the contest wer ·
Miriam Hughes, sponsored by
I the student council, and the
j daughter «if Mrs. Ruby Hughes;
. Linda Gore, daughter ol Mr
, and Mrs. lacy Gore, sponsored
! by the sophomore class: M.u -
, garet She'lev, daughter of Mt
and Mrs. Hoyt Shelley, snon
ored bv the junior class; Κ —
becca Wright. "FFA Swee:
heart." «laughter of Mi and
Mrs Carl Wright: Dolli«· Pearl
Cribb, daughter of Mr. a:i«l
Mrs. Martin Cribb. sponsor«*'!
by the senior class, and Ksta
G< re. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J«>M*ph Gore. sp«'nsore«l bv the
FTA
Marv Stuart «<f radio station
WFNl \\iis o as. ι of ccreinor
' ies. Judges weie llirry Hell of
I The Tabor City Tribune, .lack
Babbitts of the Columbus Co
' unty News, and .1 i«:«i.« Powers
of t*·«· News Reformer
I In the buffketb.ill game the
Williams Farmerettes and Au
I »ties met the Nakina Indian
. ctics and Indians for a split
i game which added another win
for the Farm''rette Mrls roach
; <'d by Vernon Thompson an 1
I the N il :ia Hoys te tm coached
v ?M1* A'kit s'>n,
• ceremony, nur without civility.
--Lord Halifax
FRIDAY CHALLENGE
Λ basket ball game between
th·.· Tabor City Divilettes and
Blaucnboro's *,irls Friday nicht
may determine the conference
< hampionsiiip.
In making the statement to
day. Principal lSamlall Burle
son. explained that Bladenbitro
fir Is have not lost during theit
last 35 «allies and will present
a special challenge to the Tab
or girls.
It the Devilettes win the Fri
day same, the t«o teams would
be tied in their conference
standings.
AH patrons of the school are
asked to attend the came in
support of their team.
The "Brunswick County Ap
Mveiatinr. Days" promotion in
rubor City tor Thursday, Fri
t. . and Saturday. February 9,
lit and 11 is rapidly taking
sh;ipi and promises to be one
if the most novel events ever
μι· »inoti-d by local merchants.
A number oi merchants are
taking part in the three day
ali t wHt tliat will not only
»tfer unusual values in merch
niHlise but will also see $300 in
.•ash awarded to lucky custom
ers. And it's not a case oi
drawing a lucky ticket cither.
The cash awards this time
will be awarded to persons re
ceiving the February 8. issue
■Ι Γη».· Tabor City Tribune's
special section that will carry
a number on the front of the
|..rumotional section in red ink.
Κ very one of these papers will
have a number and those who
ι e-eive a paper with a number
containing two zeros in it, can
lvdeam that paper for $1.00 in
cash at any store advertising
in the paper that week.
Also, there will be duplicate
numbers in every community.
Any two persons receiving a
paper with a number the same
.is that of some one else, can
t ind that individual, bring both
papers to any store taking part
in the promotion, and get $.00
in trade for each of the papers
with the duplicate numbers.
The Tribune will reimburse
every merchant who receives
the papers with the duplicate
numbers or numbers with two
zeros in cash. All persons
bringing in these lucky numb·
ers must present them to mer
chants by 6:00 P. M. Saturday,
February 11.
Th«· special promotion is be«
ins held lis a special invitation
to Brunswick County people to
shup and trade in Tabor during
these three big days. But the
lucky numbers will appear on
papers in every rural section
receiving the Tribune. These
topics are being mailed out as
samples and there's no obli
gation not even the price of
a Tribune.
The winners in this promo
tion have no obligation what
soever. There's nothing to buy.
There's no age limitations.
There's no registration slips to
till out. No jingles to write.
It's a pure and simply givea
wap designed to stimulate the
retail business in Tabor City
during these three days .
18 New Firms
9n Merchants Assoc
Ei:.litre» tvw members nf
•h«· Ί'ιΙ ··ι· City Mfichants A*—
■ snriatii it have MKiu-tl up tor
19(51. Ijtiι . inn tin- τ·>t;il mem
i berithip to . at« I» 78. Κ vi ι i.··»
! rll. i vt iui1i\f veietriry. an
I lilllllH · li 'Iiis \v< . k.
>.ι \· II f.:iid thai there are
• sill .i iniinb i of i>tht-r firms
t ..ι ι c· · I t«· '. "in and
■ νι· a r i'!| .t< report οι tin.
' m! γ.μρ v.ll! hi ma ϊ" with
1 μ thi n« \t \vi i k hi ten day-.
?ii i member.- «if l!u· assneia«
: ti· ii w n wi'i'c tmt member?
j ta-t Vr.ir ii.iluiii Τ..l>oi City
I tin S !ι ι. Di Kuui 'κ Cook.
|< ipltal la -:;.u· ti:·. «1. Är Ο
Λ.'·. Sei1 ie i!"ilia'> Ιί.ι ··'<> Λι
IV ι! ι ·!ΐ· i n· : > l.aundrama.
L'H'iv'ry .V Dr>
üirVs.'viii Ι 11· ι· i « t. I\n/irr'.
•. tun y & 11 > Cleaners. Hill
li< "ι ι . Attorney. Uj'>*s Αιι'ο
I'irt . Τ ' r Citv Florist. Ta
il· City K' 'Is. l!;.ncfi.'s fiif
■<!··. l '"ii k Mcflntit'-iii. Λ111»1 -
·>. C'iiiv'ern ami Nirri·· Ta
t i · ( ,jy ' '· η ι -. Ta'"·> Ci.y
• >·ι c ι.···ti ν and Π ixlon Au'o
•'oris.
Some ο1 the nen* mi'mhcrs
ha·' made parti.»1 π ■ ti ihuti ns
"·' the Hint κ ι in priofvea; ··
'nit hi-d 11 "Γ been full dtieS
paying rm-mlM-rs
Τ h «'· \ · «ι r m·Tiber.«' i*i
it ; ·ΐ( ri aso'l du«"· hp - nvt
■ it It i\tr,i «iri'Miaty ι mipot :ι·
.inn. I)lrec1n'*i ιη«·ΐ Monday
; riiirniier awl heard tin· repoit
f the drive Tn date merchants
kiivc paid η «ash l«u th< ipei
iij ration S20RI.25. Draft.4 anH
ι "imi'imi nls have been slgn
'.'?>■»*··· !· " »»ν * irS7 7%
, '.us expectable«! that aie rathfr
certain fm $2419 00 If the·*«·
come through as expected, the
association will have a budget
«Ι $9191.00 in 1961.
"When w art- certain of this
revenue. we will establish a
firm budget of expenditures
1.(1 we wil Hive by this year.
\VY are very happy with the
ι ponsc that the drive has met
·' i!i nid the directors are en
thusiastically working for a
more active association," Lov
ell said.
Merchants Association direc
*.nrs als«» voted Monday to iom
bine the Tabor City Credit
Ihiroiivi with the association if
creriit bureau directors still
wanted t«» follow that course.
The credit bureau directors had
expressed a desire to do this
some time ago.
It the Merchants Association
'akts '.!)<· credit bu/eau over,
Μ will immediately make the
erv'cc j'vailahle to every mem
ber of the association on the
• me b:isis It has also voted
to eh..nie the collection serv
ce of the bureau. The system
ι ' eh.imes for collecting bills
would call lot iisie third of any
»ill ι ollected amounting to less
th.'n $30.00 The amount for
■·<.|'ι fiiin would be only 25 per
(•"i t ·> r amounts between $50.
and ?10 0(\ and would drop to
-Ό percent for amounts collect
ed above $100
The collection agency and
the credit reports will be ava
ilable to every member of the
Merchants Association if it
takes over the operation of the
Credit Hureau.
Directors of the ass«>ciation
rmnfve.tred Mori'^v tl>n· ifrcat
tr ο .'ι '. i·. ,u lit
essential. It should be used by
(Continued From Pegr V)