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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 26
"Tmbor City — Τ be Town With A City Future»
TABOR CITY^ NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. FKRRCARY 8. jgei
1 A. Dm #<ADV
4-H Development Fund Is
Designed To Train Youths
"STRENGTHEN AMERICA . . .
Character Counts"
The Boy Scouts of America are to be com
mended for their 51st anniversary slogan. The
impact and meaning of these four words are
typical of Scouting and should inspire the rest
of us. j
We as a nation are strong.. We are free. We
have the dynamism of a still-growing democracy.
That growth will continue only through constant
ly increasing strength. And nothing will streng
then us so much as high character levels of our
citizenry.
For fifty-one years the Boy Scouts of America
has been dedicated to the building of character
and training in citizenship of American boy
hood. The millions of present and former Scouts
attest to the strength of the program that has
helped produce so many outstanding American
leaders and citizens.
Each boy, as a Boy Scout, pledges himself to
be "physically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight." In our future, more than ever,
we are going to need a strong citizenry to meet
the increasing challenges, problems, and oppor
tunities. «
We are proud of the 4,498 Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, and Explorers of our Cape Fear Area
Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the 1,578
fine leaders who work with them. Here char
acter is being built.
We can help. Let us strengthen our local Boy
Scout program.
Honers To Three
Wednesday Night
i hlhji i_uiys young mary wnu
has made the gwateat cwtatri
bution to the town during the
past year will be honored next
Wednesday evening at the an
nual Distinguished Service A
•wards banquet, to be hosted by
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce .
Candidates for the honor are
still being sought, according to
the project chairman, Roger
Mills .
Also to be recognized will be
the county's outstanding young
farmer .
Too, the Key award will be
given to the Jaycee who, ac
cording to the opinions of
members, has contributed the
iTMjst to the growth of the club
during I960.
Guest speaker for the ban
quet will be William R. Hend
erson, a member of the Depart
ment of Conservation and De
velopment. Henderson is a past
state president of the Norrth
Carolina Jaycees .
The public is invited to the
banquet, to be held in the
school lunchroom. Admission
will cost $1.50 per person.
Nominations for the Out
standing Young Man award
will remain open through Sat
urday, Feb. 11, the chairman
notes. A nomination may be
made by contacting Mills at
Harrelson's Pharmacy.
BETHEL
REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Gore,
Mr. and Mr». Tom Gore, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Hinson and
Mrs. Johnnie Powell represent
ed the Bethel Community De
velopment Club Monday night
when the County Council had
a planning meeting in the Agr
iculture Kitchen in Whiteville.
Their next meeting will be held
March 3.
Waccamaw
Rank Rises
According to the Americar
Banker, daily banking news
paper, the Waccamaw Banl
advanced 52 places in its rela
tive rank among the leädint
banks in the United States dur
ing 1960. C. L. Tate. Presideni
of the local bank, received ι
telegram yesterday from the
paper congratulating the Wac
camaw Bank on its impressivt
growth last year.
During 1960. total resources
of the Waccamaw Bank, which
operates fifteen banking offices
in eleven Southeastern Nortli
Carolina communities, increas
ed more than 10'- to nearl>
thirty-six million dollars as ol
December 31st. On commenting
on this increase, Mr. Tate stat
ed that the Waccamaw Bank
has not merged with any bank
since 1937, and that its growth
is an indication of progress in
the areas the bank serves u*
well as a tribute to the service
rendered by the staff of thi
U»Mt.
Recruit Margie J. Hinson,
daughter of Mr. and Mr.«. Alvfe
D. Hinson, Route 1. Chadbourn,
completed eight weeks of basic
military training Jan. 25 at the
Women's Army Corps Center,
Fort McClellan, Ala.
Recruit Hinson received drill
and physical fitness training
and instruction in Army hist
ory and traditions. She also re
ceived counseling and testing
In various career fields to pro
vide a basis for future training
and advancement in the Army
She was graduated from Wil
liams Township High School,
Whitevllle, in I960.
I State, county, and local busi
ness leaders, educators, ami
cultural officials, and others
have hailed the work of the
North Carolina 4-H Develop
ment Fund, Inc., as a means of
extending the benefits of 4-H
Club training to an increased \
number of North Carolina's1
young people.
in a progress report releas
ed today, Horace Carter, chair- ι
man of the Columbus County \
4-H Development Fund, said:
80 o* North Carolina's WO CO- I
unties already have organized i
campaign committees aimed at I
supporting the State-wide
movement and in reaching full
county financial goals.
He staled that an initial State
goal of $1,000,000 has been set.
and Columbus County's portion
of that goal is $7,825. ι
Funds totaling over $50.000'
have already been received at 1
the headquarters of the 4-H1
Development Fund, Inc., at N. J
C. State College in Raleigh |
Reports of the receipt of addi
tional funds are being made
almost daily.
The 4-H Clubs—which today |
number over 1.961 local organ
./.ation and have more than
106,993 members in North Car
olina—ai" operated under the j
supervision and direction of the j
Agricultural Extension Service
at North Carolina State Col
lege.
The 4-H Development Fund. |
which maintains its headquart
ers at State College, has a |
board of directors composed of!
4-H alumni and other agricul- j
tural, business, civic, and re
ligious leaders throughout thej
state. Rebert N. Wood of Ra- j
leigh is president.
Principal objectives of the|
Fund wil^ be toj ejtpand 4-H J
camping .'ailiitie.·! tb the end1
that such- :acilities «/ill be a-!
vailable to ·;« ·,-« boys ar.u
girls in Norvh Carolina, iu-|
crease a scholarship progr;
support a state-wide system of'
' recognition and awards for elub
members, support the interna
tional farm youth exchange
program, and meet other needs
; of the 4-H Club program in tin
state. Establishment of the 4-ii
Development Fund. President
Wood said, is "one of the most
! signifi ant developments in the
I history of the state."
■· ,e LH'Vt'liiPmüiH :
I program, ii. addition t'> Presi-!
I dent Wood. are Mrs. Charles
j Graham of Route 1. Linwood,
ι vice-president; L. L. Ray of
• State College, secretary; and J.
IG. Van, also of State College,
treasurer. Mr. C. Lacy Tate ·>ί
Whiteville and W. Horace Car
ter of Tabor City are members ι
' of the Board of Directors.
In commenting on tin· Deve
lopment Fund, L. R. Harrill.
I State 4-H Club Leader of the
State College Agricultural Ex
I tension Service, said:
I "Investments in the 4-H De
j velopment Fund will help t<·
broaden the size, scope, and
I influence of 4-H in providing
' new and greater opportunities
I and experiences to sharpen the
! vision and challenge the imag
I ination of an ever-increasing
j number oC boys and girls a?
; they grow into individuals bet
ter trained economically, phy
isically, mentally, and spiritual
' ly to serve a* good citizens in
the home, the state, and the
1 world community."
i STEPHENS HOSPITALIZED
D. A. Stephens was a patient
In James Walker Memorial
Hospital from Monday through
Wednesday where he under
! went surgery for the removal
of a tumor.
It. II. (It Kl>) BOND
UlSilOl' PAUL GAKbfcK
Methodist Rallies
Slated Feb. 21,22
The annual Layman's Rally J
<>1 Uu· Wilmington District of
tlie Methodist Church will hold
meetings in Wilmington and
l.umberton on February 21,
and 22. respectively, with a
noted speaker from Tennessee
featured i>n both occasions, A.
K. Goldfinch, district lay lead
er ol Tabor City, announced
today.
The February 21. meeting In
Wilmington will lie held at 6:15
1». M. at the 5in Avenue Meth
odist Church. The February 22.
meeting in Lumberton will be
hel l at G:lö Ι*. Μ. at the Chest
nut Street Methodist Church.
Bishop Paul N. Garbcr will
i'ppear on the program both:
nights.
Principal speaker at those
rallies will be R. 11. (Red)
Bund, uf Dyersburg, Tenn.,
conference lay leader of the
Methodist Church. Mr. Bond
has a wide reputation as a dy
namic religious speaker. He is
a member of the General
Board of lay activities of the
Methodist Church.
The speaker is employed by
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany. is a veteran of the Mar
ine Corps, the father of two
children and was raised on a
farm.
"We want to urge all the
Methodists in this district to
attend one of these lay rallies
and hear this fine speaker,"
Mr. Goldfinch said today.
Milkman Put On
ProbutionByJudge
Clarence W. Lang ton. 31. a
Coble Milk company salesman
of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced
from three l<> live years last
week a« a Superior Court ses
sion on false pirtensos «rov
ing out of approximately $7.500
shortage in milk bills from the
I'iggly Wiggly super market in
Tabor City.
In lieu of the prison sen
tence he was placed on a five
year probation term with con
ditions that he pay to the
Piggly Wiggly $50 a month un
til the $7.500 is cleared up
and also pay .Bryant Baker
$00.70 before March 15
Investigation in the case was
handled by Horace Shaw, head
of the county bureau of inves
tigation. and his tin lings indi
cate Langslon raised tickets
when delivering milk to the
Tabor City firm.
Suspicion was aroused while
I .angst on was on vacation and
the milk bill ran only $50 η
weck when it had ordinarily
been $107. The ticket raisin;.'
took place during the period
Jan. I. 1058 until Od. 21. tflBO.
Shaw said that the ticket*
indicated he had taken on the
average $50 a week ranging
over the 146 week period.
Langston entered a plea of
guilty to the false pretenses
charges.
Me explained that he would
either raise the tickets after
an employee had signed it or
would make another ticket fo<·
a higher price than the actul
cost of the milk and then sinn .
the ticket to indicate a greater I
amount of milk had boon dc
livorod than actually was r«··
coived.
Teams Lose
To Bladenboro
Both teams of Tabor City
suffered a loss Friday night.
The Bladenboro Bulldogs de
feated the Red Devils 73 to 45
while the Lady Bulldogs de
feated the Dovileltes 3K to 2;>.
The Bulldogs were paced by
James I'arrish with 2'Λ points.
Me was pushed elosel.v by Ron
nie Cox who bad 22 points for
the visitors.
For the Devils. I.eon Fon
vielle dumped in 12 points
while Roger Small looped 10.
The Lady Bulldogs were
paced by Gracie Storms with
:5 poinls. The Devilettes were
paced by Carrie .lean Wray
with II points. Rachel Cox.
Eula Arnctt. and Shelvia Grain
ger each had fi points for the
Devilettes.
Both of Bladenboro's team
grabbed an early lead and held
it.
The victory of the Lady
Bulldogs clinched them the
number one psot in the WAV
County Police Hit
Bootleggers Hard;
Crack Four Stills
Horry County Police hit hard
al bootlcpKcrs during Ihr past
."»•vend days, with four stills
being destroyed .
Brunswick County Days Set
For Thursday#Friday & Sat·
Seouls And Cubs
To Be Honored
Thursday, Mon.
Ii.*.ν Scouts. C'ub Scouts, their
pan r! .tiid leaders are urged
t" attc-nd a eov< red «fish sup
per at she Tabor City school
| cafeteria Thursday night of
ι ibis week at 6:30 P. M.
I The dinner meeting is being
held in conjunction with Na
tional Bov Scout week and the
' same occasion last year was at
j tended l>y some 13») boys and
■ parents.
1 Monday night of next week,
the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts
will be guests of the Tabor
City Rotary Club at β:30 at the
school cafeteria. This is also
being held as a part of Boy
Scout Week. The Rotary Club
sponsors the Cubs in Tabor
City .
A speaker will be secured
for the Monday night meeting
but the Thursday program will
: be short and made up of re
j marks by local Scout leaders
and skits by members of the
i youth organizations.
Wrestling Card
At Williams
"Black Bolo" anil Mr.-.. "Black
Bolo" will headline the all
.slur wrestling card scheduled
at Williams Township School
February 13. at 7:30.
Their opponents for the
ihatch are "Geo.gia Strong
Soy" and "Violet Ray" worlds
womens champion, who has de
feated all leading lady grap
plers in America today,
j "Georgia Strong Boy" suv
meefled in defeating worlds
I strongest man Paul Anderson,
in a great match. Previously
I Anderson had been undefeated
ι Uy such great grapplers as
I western champion "Dick the
Bruiser" and eastern champion.
'•Killer Kowalski" also defeat
ed the 701 pound "Haystack
I Calhoun."
There will be two single
matches before the champion
ship tag team match, which is
for two out of three falls.
Guidance Programs
Introduced At WMS
Rev. Eil Armstrong, minister
I of the Methodist churches in
1 the Waccamaw Charge, intro
j duced a series of four guidance
; programs by meeting with the
seniors of Williams Township
( School Thursday afternoon in
; the Home Economics Depart
ment with Mis. Retha Thomp
son and Mr. Charles Bullock
acting as co-ordinators.
I
In spe'iking with the seniors,
Rev. Armstrong brought out
I the concepts of man — mater
i »1 ist it·, rationalist) . biological,
and psychological, and con
cluded that man was all of
these concuepts. but the only
and true concept of man is that
' he is a child of God.
On Thursday the seniors will
he addressed bv C. \V. Todd of
i the Mollie Community.
·Αν V»N ΤΟ
™ Of (>ΛΙΜ
f
T»it NATION At rouOATfOM
Thursday, Friday and Satur-i
day are the· Ihn·«· bin days set:
aside in Tabor City honoring.
lit unswick County during!
"Brunswick County Apprecia- 1
turn Days."
Many Tabor City merchants,
are taking part >u the oi& pr<
inotioii and an· ofiering unu
sual savings on many quality
products ouring tin- three day],
event. While the entire promo
tion is slated toward the folks
of Brunswick County, the bty
values art available to every-j
one .
Furthermore, in addition to
the bi,i value carnival in thei(
stores, merchants are niving
away S3"0 during the promo-1
lion.
Sample copit of this issue
• >t The Tabor City Tribun»! ι
have been mailed out through-!
out Brunswick County and oth
er rural areas ol Columbus
County. On the special section
front page is a number in red ,
ink. Every person receiving one !
if these papers with a number
! on it that contains two zeros,
can bring that paper to any
merchant advertising and rt
I fleam it for $1.00 in cash.
Also, there are many dupli
cate numbers going to various.
communities. Any persons re-j
tieiving a paper with a number,
1 on it that he can match with
J the same number on a paper
I received by his neighbor, can
btmn those two papers to Ta
bor City and redeant each of
, them for §5.1(0 in trade at any ,
j merchant advertising in the
j special section.
It's a gala promotion in Ta-'
bor City and many of the
Brunswick citizens are expect
ed to come to town this, week
end tor ι he three big flays.
PlerchanisUrged
To Make Report
Of Collections
Mrs. Hilda Phipps, se·rotary
of the Credit Bureau of Tabor j
City. Inc.. today urged all mer
chant.«; using the collection de-'
part merit of the bureau to in
form her immediately when
I delinquent accounts are paid lo
the merchant.
A number of old accounts
have been collected by the 1
J merchants after having boon ·
j turned over to the credit bur
eau. Some o! these were not
reported by the merchant and
the burohi continued its ef
| forts t<< collect the bill.; even
after they had been paid.
"This is an embarrassing po
; sitiori for us and we want to
urge every merchant who col
h> ts oni· of these accounts in
his store to call us immediate
ly." Mrs. Plupps said.
Hunting Season
Ends At Sundown
Tlu* hunt inn season for rab
bits. coons. possums. wild turk
eys and ι rouse comes to a close
at sundown <·ιι Feb. 15.
Tili: reminder was n.ade to
day to members «if tlu· Colum
bus County Wildlife Club men>
Ihts. as well as to the general
public, by the club's president.
Tod Watts.
He also said that migratory |
game bird seasons and those
of dee", bear, and wild boar
closed it * inuary.
Remaining lor hunters aft
er Februarp arc stub non
gaim· species as crows and
groundhogs. with tox hunting
permitted in sotne counties
having local fox laws
Goal Bought
By Ruriians
Any Huritans absent — and
hen· v.wui'i many — frond
!h· February dinner meeting U
he Williams Township group,
Ii kl last Thursday evening at
i,· St irlight Drive - In in
A'hiteviUe, will be pleased to
earn that the nineteen memb
ers present unanimously ap
jro\ed an inspired plan to pur
;hase a goat.
Alter < iich meeting, names of
:niy members absent without
iii acceptable excuse will be
jlat L-cl 111 a hat. Then one name
Aill be drawn troin the hat.
,he lucky fellow whose name is
irawn will awaken next morn·«
ing to find said goat tied t<\
at. or near, his doorstep, the
delighted recipient will have
the joyful privilege of keeping
the animal until the morning
[allowing the next monthly
meeting when, after having
himself attended the meeting
the preceding evening, he wiH
reluctantly transport the goal
to the home of another fortun
ate absentee and leave it tied
to. at. or near, his doorstep.
The very prospect is thrill«
ing. isn't it?
It is hoped that this incen
tive to stay at home when tht
club meets will not prove to
be overpowering.
President C. VV. Todd secur«
ed the approval of the memb«
ers to hold each regular meet
ing during the eurrent year at
a different restaurant in the
area.
Tabor City Native
Dies In Concord
George J. Stephens, 65, Ta
bor City native, died Saturday
in the Cabai ras County Hos
pital following a long illness.
He was the brother of W. P.
Stephens of Tabor City and the
late Roland D. Stephens, and
the son of the late P. Jasper
and Calley D. Stephens.
lie was a veteran of World
War I with overseas service in
France.
Funeral services were held
Monday at 3 p. m. in the chap
el of Lady's Funeral Home in
Concord where he had made
hi* home. The Rev. H. W.
Greene officiated with burial
i:< the Ο ikvvood Cemetery. Full
military honors were accorded.
Sui vr ors include his wife,
Mrs I ο is Brown Stephens; a
daughter. Mrs. Alice Greene of
Columbia. S. C.: a son, Lindy
Stephens of Charlotte; two
or .tι..-ι . \V. P. Stephens of Ta
bor City. R. I.. Stephens of
Wannaiiis'i: two sisters. Mrs.
! »Iii«· W tts and Mrs. Lottie
Ward, both of Whiteville and
three grandchildren.
Attending the funeral from
Τ »bor City were W. P. Steph
ens. Norman Stephens, Mrs.
Dons S. Mills and Mrs. Thelma
S. Fonviellti.
(Note Γο Parents
Names of children who are
exported to begin school next
year are wanted by Principal
illirlrson.
Although no date has yet
been set for a prr-school clinic,
tbc staff needs to know the
names of the prospective sto*
drnts so that arrangements for
the clinic can be imdo.
The principal stated today
that children must have had
polio shots, and have reached
the a?e of six hv (li tnhnr loci
Sweet Potato Market Doomed Unless Drastic Reforms Made In Growlna
Doomed la the Columbus Co
unty sweet potato marketing
future if radical changes in
growing and pa.kaging are not
practiced. This was the opin
ion of 39 growers, shippers and
agriculture leaders who visited
the New York market last
week and also surveyed the
Virginia potato prespects.
Under the direction of Henry
M. Covington, extension horti
cultural specuialist, the group,
comprised of members of the
"800 Bushel Sweet Potato
Club," included Jimmy Oarrtll,
Tabor City; Bill Bailey and
Herman Blake, Chadbourn;
Lennon Gore. Tabor City R3:.
ind Wray Thompson, Tab >r
~ity.
The caravan left Clinton on
Ian. 28 and returned Jan. 31.
rhe tour included a tour of
New York City's Washington
Street Produce Market, Whol< - ,
tale Fruit Auction, a Virginia
experiment station and pack
er« throughout Virginia.
A highlight of the trip was
a banquet held in Accomac. |
Va, where the North Caro-.
lininns were hosted by eastern!
nhore sweet potato growers,
county agent* and marketing.
specialists. 1
During the meeting tli«· visit
ors were informed that 1hc·
Virginia grower* r>re iihlc n
vleM up to 701! Ifiislit is if ρ .
tatoea per a η· und yet us«·
very little· fertilizer.
Ttie touring group was also
inforired of Virginia's pro«r -ri
011 promoting tin· sweet p<*t, t<>
market by moans of advertis
ing and packaging rhfingvs.
Virginia growers made known
their intentions of crowing »?,··
n«"w Nu«"f"t v!ir|i-tv w'. i h
V«.rth Carolinen« ι··«ν ('όιι «· ♦
would enable them to yield
more bushels-per-acre. With
Virginia'!· already higher yield
r · r »·. the Cnri Una croup
rim lc kn<>\vn their fears that
\ν· t ι I i· "It'M behind"
··· .Μ ι >„· in;irk«tinn c»m·
petit i«»n.
Tin· . r iuc North Carolina
ν cct I" ' '!<■ ( inn produce?
' .< !b ·ΐι 300 bushels per Here,
'nivvfvti· the "3Π0 Miishcl Sweet
P< t »I· Club" organized
v i · ;t"<> to encourage
•ν ι, ■ c»'"U tl' ti practice* to
,.· ι·, v.-,· yieMs, and to cn
" 'ι ;·<*»· the «sc of better seed
■ *o !:*.
v. v .« vnrlctv, which
v, a . produced experimentally
1a<*t Mnfon, promises m yield
t 'ι hi.'^h rat«· with high resist
ance to diseases.
Saiti Covington of the Car·—
ι im |».l t·· liitiir.>, "t'nlesji
irtners stop trying to raise
»et ιΐ««ι·:< in t'>e ol.i fnhlonci,
tntiqiiated, method, they will
m»t be able Ιο compete with
Virginia and Louisiana on the
•Markets." He added. "By pn»
'uciittt higher yields-per-acre,
,-iev will he able to rut their
■ 's» · m r hu«hel and get higher
r ofjt.« "
Τι»I <"■ Citv Ccv ngton
••v · · ' · t "'n the 13 years
hat I've watched that area's
market, it ha« beer ohvtouü
I th.1l it has become a pecond
ii.'it' m.ii!'.«'t "
''Tabor City's market is in
'vin ii· <■ ' of !ι·;ΐ'!< · Inn." Γ \
niil· π «ays ho believes "An I
I your farmers art· »rowing |«>
' aloes tin· sain»· way they did
SO years his«»."
North Carolina's avera <· h is
been decreasing in recent years,
whereas Virginia's acreage has
I been risintt. I.ouisana now
, orrwf more acres than either
' ·»- , tttfc*.
I'ric-wNn-t'i ( i-f ' πι
j_<»1 rit«» ί ht.ngtK π a\ti·
age of 7ft cents per bushel,
I highm than Virginia': and!
Lmisinnn potatoes vi«>IH 7ϊ
cnls to .» dollar higher th'in
C.'Mii'i; ,a's
The ♦«.«ir. which w ts müde ·>η
«ι chartered bus, w;is sponsored
h> Mir North Ciirohna Y.im A
soci-ition «r which Howard
C >i!j(.(t, Corbet I Brothers. Wil
mington. is president.
Special guests on the trip
was the IfWto winner of the
"300 Bushel" <ompetition, ;«n
•»niMi il <·< nt»'«t nromot'-d to
I .1
This year's winner, Ε Κ
Sanderson of Four Oak·, pro
dm·« «! 434 bushels prr acre,
leeordlns t" th'· state horti
«<<11in ί;? Μι Sanderson con
iici. ' ··· pro; 'ft in eo«»pera
t·<-tt wilh ii s< η. J «κ* Sanderson.
Of th«· Columbus County del
esate- <>ii the tour. Garrel! »1»
itn officer of Tabor City Foods.
Inc.; Bailey and Blake are on
th»· staff of W. E. Bailey A Son,
Chadbourn shippers; Gore was
the county "300 Bush«·!" win
ner thi ye'·— ari't T* tnnsen,
T: b' r f itv '!' it ι.η irjnag'.nj
editor, was official newsman
1 for th· group.