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VOLUME XV. NUMBER 31
, "Tabor City — The Town With A City Future*9
TABOR CITY. NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. MARC H 15. liMil
10c PER COPY—S3.·« A YEAR
Tabor Merchants
* Will Stage Big
Easter Egg Hunt
"Golden Easter Egg Hunt"
i.s the name 01 the novel and
t< exciting Easter promotion be
ing planned for Tabor City
by the merchants Association.
Set for FriUay aiternoon oc
fore Easter, March 31, at 2:00
in the afternoon, the promo- ^
t.on will feature the dropping
off 1000 ping pong balls from
an airplane flying at low alti
tude over the business district
of Tabor City. Each of the
1000 ping pong balls will cariy
£ a message on it that will en
title the bearer of the ball to
a free gift at some local busi
ness liim.
Every ball will be good tor
some free gitt and full lOiU)
will be dumped out on the Ta
bor City streets for all those in
attendance to catch as besi I
they can.
A mad scramble is anticipat
ed by those seeking to retrieve
φ the "golden Easter egg." VVhe i 1
a similar event was staged in J
another town a few years ago, .
two persons suffered broken '
arms while racing to catch the '
gift laden ping pong balls. j 4
Easter shoppers from thro- I
ughout the area are invited to
come to Tabor City on March;
31. and to try their luck in re
trieving any number of the
balls that they are fortunate ^
Φ enough to get.
A list ol' the prizes that will i ^
be included in the big Easter
Egg Hunt will be announced, i*
prior to the event .
Income Questionnaire j «.·
Must Be Sent If Vets \
Receive Checks !'
11
Veterans who have been, f
awarded pension by the Vet
erans Administration for nou
service connected disabilities
<tnd have not received their
checks due March 1, 1961
should check to see if their
annual income questionnaire j *
has been sent in. H. Hugh j k
Nance, Columbus County Vet
erans Service Officer, said this
morning.
The County Officer said all
receiving pension for non
service connected disabilities
are required by the Veterans
Adrrii list ration to report their
annual income at the close of
the calendar year. That if the
income report is not received,
their check will be stopped.
Mrs. Ross L. Wright!"
_ Dies In Florida ι
I ε
Funeral services for Mrs. (
Clyde Hughes Wright were j
held Sunday, Mar^h 5. in the t
First Baptist Church, of which i
she was a member, in Plant '
City, Fla. She died in a Plant j ^
City Hospital on March 3 after ,
a long period of illness.
She is survived by her hus-1"
band, Ross L. Wright, Sr. and *
a son, Ross L. Jr., both of (
Λ Plant City also one-halt sister, j
Mrs. Cera Fowler of Wilming- L.
tun. j j
Mrs. Wright was a Columbus ι ,
County native and she and her f
husband made their home in i j
Tabor City before marriage. L
They went to Plant City 28 ,
yonrs ago from their native
county. I j
Mt. Wright's two sisters, Mrs. j j
Bessie Stanley and Mrs. Earl' (
L. Brooks still live in Tabor
City. ,
Joining them for the funeral ,
w<re Mrs. C. W. Bannerman of ,
Dunn. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mur- j
rell of Wilmington, sister's of j
Mr. Wright, and a niece Mrs. j,
Clifton Stephens of Clarendon
Also attending the funeral
were Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Thomas of Charleston, S. C.,
cousin of Mrs, Wright's.
Λ
NEW ROT AR IAN
I
Rev. James Johnson, new ι
pastor at the Tabor City
Baptist Church, waa elected
to membership in the Tabor <
City Rotary Clab at the re- ι
gnlar weekly meeting Mon- ι
day nicht at the school caf
eteria.
Ben L. Nesmlth, Jr.. pres- (
% ident-elect of the rlnb. will <
attend the district con yen- I
tlon of Rotary next Sunday
and Monday la Wilsten,
N. C. ι
Rev. Sievens
SL Paul Church
Revival Guest
Revival services will be held
t the Saint Paul Methodist
hurch the week of March 20
4 with the Rev. W. R. Stei
ns, pastor <>t trie Trinity Me
lodist Churcii, Wilmington us
liest mim>ter announced tlu
lev. P. H. LayΙκ·Ι(Ι, Jr.. past
r.
The Rev. Stevens was rear
cl in a home with devoted
hristiau parents. His early
hiluhood was spent on the
urn. In 14)27 his family moved
rom Smith!ield to Raleigh his
ather being engaged in tlu
unstruction business.
He was graduated from Hugh
lorson High School, Raleigh,
nd received the remainder of
is formal education at Duke
tniversity, N. C. State College.
!mory anJ Henry College,
inory, Virginia and the Bi?*V
al Seminary in New York.
The Rev. Stevens joined the
forth Carolina Methodist Coh
erence in November 1935 and
as served the following ap
ointments: Bladen Circuit,
pworth-Wesley charge in Wel
lington, the Goldsboro Cii
uit,Rosemary Church in Ro
noke Rapids, Trinity Church
ι Jacksonville, Chestnut!
treet Church in I-umbciton, ι
irst Church in Rockingham1
nd is in his first year as uast
r of the Trinity Church. *
Mrs. Stevens is a graduate of'
usculum College and the,
>iblical Seminary in New York
rom which she received a
master's degree in Religious
ducation. She did sumo teach
ig in her native state. Ten
eessee, and worked with chii
ren in a Settlement House in
lew York City and in other
reas. She is an accredited in
truetor in children's work and
member of the Conference
toard ol Education.
The Rev. and Mrs. Stevens
ave three children, Willis,
r., in a Naval Band, Norfolk.
ra., Betty Anne, a Junior in
few Hanover High School and j
'ranki" an eighth grade stu
ent at Chestnut Street School,
Vilm ngton.
During his pastorates, the
lev. Stevens has received over ;
500 into the membership of
he church. He has been en-'
ig in seven building programs ,
vith the help of his wile. Too, j
hey organized many church I
iro«rams throughout theycilrs.
Services will be held each
ven ng at 7.3o and the public
; invited to attend.
Rev. J. P. Jones
[n Nakina Meet
Rev. J. P. Jones, pastor of
he local Emmanuel Holiness!
Church, is the guest minister'
his week at the Niikina Free j
Vbrship Church .
Services are being held each I
■vening at 7:30 and the pastor
he Rev. Ν. V. Stephens invites
he public to attend.
Cert iin thoughts are pray-.
>rs. There are moments when,1
vhatever be the attitude of the
>ody. the soul is on its knees. ]
—Victor Hugo
Consistent prayer is the de-,
ire to do right.
Pole Bean Pos!
Setting Machine
To Be Displayed
Every t.in·.· you turn around
Viis ,ak",a "*· »»* «.·
Now it's Wilson Lovett vo
cational agriculture teacher ;,t
' Uho hi,s developed
i„0"vV1;T,Cal ^ **a„ Stick
Mjciiinc.
He'll ,,t»od a new name f,„
' ' for it a lot
ιΓ-'ι 1 >>a.n, „.IN
UiKsons machine oiv.s holes.
Ä" '*>«· w..J
λΜ;:ι »"'·· beans i'row —aT
Hechanicallp. '
AiKi ir you don't believe ii
FriiVi Hi«h -^hu,,] j
rruljv moitiii. j at μ-.-'ο I
A R«»U|. u i! 1 father th.-,ν U.H
i·. s(M>nsorrhip the Vocation- j
»1 A« tr-ichvr.v. the C. untv A— 1
"i's office and the Horrv Γ,ΐ.
m()yt JV,iirkt',intf Commission
i l7Ve '"either to the scene
>f -ι dunoiisl ration.
m ett estimates that three j
mn operating the machine I
mov.n , smaU fjHd ne.
mau fuid, can t .
,»er day*' abuUt ««es
11-Year-OId Lad
Accidentally
Hangs Himself
«lly hanütl i.imLil'"":,l "k,"iy I
Grove Saturday. * |
He was Isaac Calloway, son I
J.. r i° ®e,,,Jam'n fid Mag
r ! ' 1 od<i Galloway.
Littlejohn Blanton, Horrv
^unty cor.iiier, said the bov
*«>s plaping <·η a tence bv a
;"J"",P:,tch «Ή· backyard
.Jf .tlK' h,,mi Λ i"ope was ;.t-j
ached to a tree and was en
turned around the child'.« neck
■» he jumped from the fence 1
woroner Blanton ruled death'
was accidental.
Ht Κ^Γί,! st?rvic< -i « ere held
/. ,3 30 Ρ m. Sunday in the
.iickory Glove Baptist Church
·>> the pastor, th. Rev. J. π
im er. Burial wis in Beth I.
°{n Baptist Church Cemetery.
Isaac was b..rn in Conwiv I
rifle ί' !"·■ was 11 fif«h
."de student in the Kingston
niemeiitno S.hool. He attend
i Hickory Grove Baptist
»lurch and Sunday School
Surviving, besides the par
ous are four brothers. Lonnie
•ind B n' Ce" °· Gallowav.j
and Benjamin Franklin Gallo-,
I ρ' μ' and Toinmie 1
;'· Calloway. Fort Lee. Va. and
ί »;SU'rs· Mrs· Tol,P Collins <
and Mrs. Delta Todd, both ο ί ,
'»·· 5. Conway.
■■Μ Τ'
Pom Spivey Wins Crown
Sn Miss Tabor City Contest
■ nifi üi ITL· ι
Miss TabOr City , . I
Cucumber Market
Will Operate Here
A cucumber market will on
•n in Τ ι bin- City thi* year
vhich will enable farmers t->
■·ι·1Ι their crop :it guaranteed
»rioes.
Kenneth Ray, named super ■
isnr nt the market l.y Charles
·'. Cates c Sons, is curren'ly
•«•ntactiiifj farmers oi the vi- |
•in:ty and contracting cucumb
r a rcagc.
-r. Vy ··;
S:iid Kay. "Farmers \vi I!
<uow just how much they can
xpect lor their cucumbers be
ore they plant them." He also
noted that the market will op
orate for the entire season.
Prices offered will be $">.00
per hundred pounds for no. l's.
$2.00 for 2's and SI.00 for 3'.-.
The cucumbers will be auto
(Cc.ntinued On Page 3)
iW · iv
MR. AND MUS. SAM 'Γ. ίίΟΠΚ who wore honored Sunday when
Open House was held by their children on the occasion of their Golden
Wedding Anniversary. They were photographed by A. L. (Ben) Duke
standing beside a portrait made of tnem on their wedding day exactly (
fiftv vears airo.
S. Τ. Gores Married 50 Years
Mr. and Mm. Sam Τ. Gor«
wore honored Sunday after
noon, March 12, on the occa
sion of their Golden Wedding
Anniversary when their chll
di*n entertained with Opwn
House at their homo. 10 Fowl-1
or Street.
Mrs. Gore won» a yellow iris ·
corsage at the Shoulder of her
blue lace dress and Mr. Gore
pinned a small yellow boutin
per in his Inpcl.
Thp gold thpmp predomin
ated in thp flowpr arrange
ment* and appointmpnt* of thp
home when yellow mums and
(Continued On Page 2»
Pkturt.· Pain Spivcy tinker
ing will» test tubes!
I'am, the newly - cruwncd
ι a o. . ι City believes that
i.e w.;iiis to be a laboratory
ι·'·Ιιιιίι: in alter she leaves Ta
oor City High where she is
ow a member til the junior
!af·.
This is not at: unusual aspu - ·
t on !· r the uirls <>i her Ian;- .
!;.· - λι> si tv-is are uireatly o(
tiiat pi'· »Session.
The 17-yeai-oIi! Mi»< Tabor '
;s '.la d;ug'.ile.· ol Mr. and j
Mi's. Ralph Spivep of Rt. l.(
l'..e Λ!~ Tt.bor contest held'
hi. :i\ niklit was the first one;
m which she has paiticipated. i
How t.iti she feel when nani- ι
••d Tabor City's number one
beauty"/ "So surprised! Happy!1
I ha«: no idea that the judges!
would choose me!"
The f»'9" Miss Tabor loves to:
swim, water .-kit and dance ί·ι
her free lime, and in contrast
perfers classical music over |
rock'n roll.
Pam was presented a trophy '
by Mrs. Billy Page, a former'
"Miss Columbus County" and |
a coordinator of the Civitan-j ι
sponsored event. Fust runner- 1 I
up was Sheryl Sue Cox. anoth- I
er Tabi»r City junior, the dau
ghter of Mrs. Κ. V. Cox. Sec- j
end runner-up was Joan 11
Wright. daughter of Mr. and ι
Mrs S L. Wright.
Other contestants appearing!
in the contest were Patsy j
Watts. Linda Wright, Kitty J> i
Liuiikin. Frances Grainger.!
Lora Lee Griee, Ida Grey Gas-|
que, Margie Grainger. Sue
Kelly, Wee Rene Stephens.
Hn.'ki Jean Ν orris and Peggy
Grainger.
Included on the program were
Winston Gore, Civitan presi
dent: Roger Earp of Lons:
I Dixie Cox, reigning "Miss Co
; lumbus County"; Jenneth Ray,
formen Stephens, and Judy
[Ni.\, all entertaining.
Douglass Wins
Tourney Finals
Tin· Douglass Eagles <>f Tab
or City, swept through the
Southeastern Athletic Associa
tion Toui nament by first down
ins the Central Hornets of
Whiteville in the quarter
ι (.und. 5Γ>-40. On Friday night.
March 10. the Eagles defeated
topseated, Westside High of
Chadbourn 48-41 in the Semi- 1
finals with Wallace Riggins. Jr. '
and James Graham. Jr. doing <
mo.st ot the shooting and jump
ing Jimmy White eontroling
the boards.
The win ο ν e r Westside
brought the F.agles to their
Urs: lournamtni finals Monday ι
night. The Eagles. seated No. 3 ,
in the tournament bracket, met j
SpauUiiriM - Vtonrnv of Bind· I ζ
■nbur.,. .se.ited No. J. and sound |
trounced them by an over
.vhelm.nx score of 48-27 t" 0«·- j
.Oine the S. K. A. A. "Iii" .
Jlvinipions.
The Fagles' coach. Jonathan
House, attributed defense >s j
lie major iactoi- in winning
'u· tournament.
Ri p r Williams. Senior. Team
.'apt.mi and playmaker. Jimmy
IVhUe. Senior. James Graham.
Senior, played very jcood b.JI
throughout the tournament. ■
;uid will b< missed by the oth
r team members since tlc-y
•re uraiuatiitfi.—Haeford («et-i
;dd and Wallace Η Rettins. Jf
Reporters.
Carolina Baptist
Having Services
Revival services are in pro- '
•less this week at the Carolina j
Baptist Church with the Re\. v
W. Earl Shotwcll, pastor of the ,
Qu.inkie Baptist Church of Ho- ·|
inoke Rapids as the visit inn .
evnnRelist. ,
Servi es are bein# held nt (
7:30 p. m. and the Rev. J. C. t
Jones, pastor, invites the pub- ^
lie to hear the messages.
WOMAN'S CI/I'B TO MEET !,
The Tabor City Woman's (
riub will mpft Thursdav
March Ιβ. with Mr*. Cirovr f
Harder at hrr home. Mrs. liar- t
irr will itlvf the program as t
wrll as brlnt hostrss for the ^
renrral mrrttng Thr llmr Is \
M-t for 11:30 p. m. Instead of c
Ihr usual hour of 7:30 so th»(
rlubwomrn may attend Ihr (
P.T.A. mrrtln* at thr school d
it 7:30 p. m. 2
FLOATING LABORATORY — A state'biolo
gist, Darrel 1 Ε. Lauder, is shown as he tested
a sample of Lake Tabor water this week before
making recommendations on solving: some of the
lake's problems. More exhaustive tests will be
run durign the Summer. ;
Millpond Problems
f ο Be Studied Soon
By State Biologist
Sessions Heads
New "Dimes"
Referendum
Dimes art· creating new de
mands for I'arheel beef.
Accord.ng t<> Hubby Session-, ■
'ii.Ill man i.f tilt- Columbus |
"ounty ('attic for Slaughter
leicrciviutn Committee, bee!Ί
onsumptioii Ii .< s increased ]
;oin mi pounds to 83 4 ροιιη.1? :
er per? m in North Carolin·'· >
Ui'ing the last three years.
The climes have been col
cU I ! t the N. C. Cattlemen's j
lisociation through an as
i >. !i' program whereDy
irmei s contribute lite per
eat) on all eat tic sold fo: !
I.iunlilei that bring more than 1
20.id per heat! to promote
liltil Carolina beef and beef
ri »ducts.
Through the X. C. Cattle
..•n's Association, funds col
itcd from the assessments
ave been used to improve und
ideas'.· production, coiisump
lon and aid in marketing of
iorth Caiolina beef and be· f
roducts. Chairman Sessions
ays promotional efforts dur
ig the last three year period
.ere carried on in 21 different
•ay s. New «papers, radio and
V. as well as direct contact
t all levels of the beef indust
ry from production through
nsumption were used to tell
he story of North Carolina
cef
Farmers will vote on wheth
r they wish to continue this
ssessment program on Satur
ay, March 25. 1}J«1
All persons who share in the
toceeds from the sale of cat
le for slaughter are eligible
> vole In this referendum. [
'oters may choose to cast their
allot at polling places most
onvenient to them.
Chairman Sessions urges all
'olumbus County cattle pro-!
ucefs to vote In the March;
5th referendum. 1
Darrell Ε. Louder, fishery
biologist of the North Carolina
Wildiile Commission, said
Monday while making a pre
liminary survey of Lake Tab
or, that he. believe« that many
of the existing problems plag
uing V fislwrnen ther* jiT)ay be
remecHwi— makes thor
ough ^ tesS in Sie lake this
Summer.
The commission sent Louder
after receiving a request from
the Columbus County Wildlife
Club. High among the com
plaints is one that most of the
fish caught from the lake are
undersized.
The tests, which are sched
uled for the period in which
Louder's team will be doing
work in the Lumber river wat
ershed and Lake Waccamaw,
will require two days.
The biologist has already, re
commended that bag limis, as
well as size limits, be remov
ed. "The more fish are remov
ed from ihe lake, the more the
remaining ones will multiply,"
he said.
As lor suggesting ways to
depopulate the scavengerous
species (Suckers, Back fish.
Cat lish. Gar fish. Carp) as
well as other "undesirables"
(Roaches. Suckers and Crap
pies), Lauder said that this
must be considered after he
iiins his tests in the Summer.
LOWERING THE WATER·
LEVEL
Asked Columbus Wildlife
President Ted Watts about the
advisability of lowering the
water-level each Winter. Laud
•r s;iid that this is a very good
,)iact ee.
"By lowering the water the
smaller fish are required to
leave the water's edge and go
nto the main body of water."
lie explained that this causes
•i food supply for the larger
fish.
FISH GO DOWNSTREAM
Lauder also recommended
that a screen made of poultry
wire be placed across the spill
way "Contrary to the opinion
of manp men, the larger fish,
such as Bream and Bass, will
10 over the spillway and
downstream."
"They are like cows in knee
high grass in a pasture; if they
see a few sprigs outside the
pasture, they will try to get to
it." he said.
Several stockholders have
been asked to send scales
from fish taken from Lake Ta
bor fish. They are to be studied
by the biologists who will be
able to identify species, the
year in which the fish were
spawned, and gender of the
fish.
CHERRY GROVE REVIVAL
The Rfv. Ο. H. Loiif, pastor,
is conducting a eerie* of aerv
ires at the Cherry Grove Bap
tist Church this at 1:Μ ψ. m.
lie public Is In*tte4 to att«n4.