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.VOLUME XV. NUMBER 32
TABOR CITY. NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. MARCH 22. 1961
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Γ.ΛΟ- tun /* ii.ti . . . aiciu Ucl-fiiich, seventh κ rale sl»i
bdent in the Tabor City Schocls. was recently nnmril Honorary
Pace in the North Carolina Senate hy Senator John Jordan w ho
presented her. She was visiting with tin· Rev. Paul Carrutli
former pastor of the Saint Paul Methodist Church who \\i*
invited to the Senate for the prayer by Chaplain E. C. Odi'hain
M«'lda. daughter of Mr. and Airs. Λ. L Goldfinch, is shown dis
playing a certificate noting the honor to M«-s. Joan St»vens 01
the school faculty.
.BigEasterEggiunt
Set For Next ¥tfeek
The big adult "Gulden Ea;t
er fc-KS Hunt" in Tabor City
sllu\.uic*. HU' l'l'iii fj, Mcttwil '
-»1, "t ι::ι»ϋ μ. in, is taking s'.uip».·
βπ." «Jiie ol tile most novel ι
'.tf.riv· promotions in ipui.y '
years is pn ni aert.
.λΙκ-.i .j the .Merchants As
.-•.ciaiirn i:..s p.ocu.ed 10»);
litiiit i-ai's . nd each o.
»Ι·*1 'j.ii!·- m.w being pre
..iro . nit;, a κ ■ ι eertilii-iiie ai
tiiched to it. March 31. all ot
lese oalls wil, be liroppc!
rum a iow-llyiiig airplane ·ιι
ίο XI·:.· .stivvts ■ I τ .bor Cii>*
Jnd those >oiij; .n town for
th .· proiiu ti. simply rr.'ist rc
t:evi. one «> ruvuv of ila>t
' ..ι Ί i. I.s .· t '.s 1 or· ,er t .
. CC'tV .1 , ,. <J . ;,l till J ,;f
• M..r... ·: eS p.il'ii ipat !.,·.
t. ■■ . ianjoti'>u.
J< η L.; ■ vel'.. executive secsv
• · ■ .v of tl'.e as 'joiation. Iris
«,<Γ. i t.sy for t.ie pa t siver.'
;:>*s olio tin a Ii-. < f prizes
'it tie va otis fi.ins w.ir.t 'o
·. 1 a.v.iy ( Illing tl.e bi; event. '
V· ν than 700 prize.-; ΙικΙ al
• . ; ι een « i.'iiuiie.ι early tiii:
v.v.k aii.I Luv Π experts iin
isHiuIty ill rais:ng the full
10000 piizes.
When the "golden Easter
eggs" are dropp„· i. any and all
w II bo eligiblt to try the · b t
t Retting son"e of the pi:ig
x>ng balls and thus the free
pi ft.-:. However, those procured
by children will not be re
'eamed in the stores unless the
voungsters are accompanied by
their parents.
Lovell pointed out that this
s an "n'lult Easter egg hunt,
ind while children are invited
ο come to town and help
round up the free g ft "eggs."
they will have to have their
parents with them when they
retienm their catches f. r prizes.
Heavy Docket j
Cleared Monday
Charges numbering 58 were!
disposed of Monday in the.
mayor's court, clearing one of ί
the heaviest dockets in th< ;
town's history. This figure re-:
presented the appearance of 50
defendents v.*ith second answ
ering to multiple charges.
The docket was dominated
by public drunkenness eases— '
22 in fact; other charges were
for profane language. 5: speed
ing 5: ι hecks, 3: possession of
non-tax paid whiskey. 5: dis
orderly conduct, f»; assault. 2: ι
and one person was tried f< r
each of the following offenses:
carrying a concealed weapon,
no operator's license; failed to
yield right-of-way; failed to
stop for stop-sign; assault with ι
a deadly weaprp with the In
lent to kill; and assault with
a deadly weapon.
Mayor Howard Harrelson
resided over the court.
HIRAM FOWLKR
Hiram Fowler is bark with In
man Funeral Hume after grad
uating: from the Kentucky
S'honl of Embalming in Louis
ville. He served apprentice
ship at Inman'ü for two year*
■ggbcfore rung to Louisville.
Fowler was graduated from
the Green Sea High School
and is the son of Mr. and Mrs
I eon Fowler. He is married to
the former Marie Porter and
they have a daughter. Diana
They reside on West Fifth
Street.
ELDRED DUDNEY
- *51dred Dudney Joined the In·
man iUf( while Fowler was
attending school. He wu asso
ciated with Cox-Collins Fun
eral Home In Mullfns, 8. C. fori
some time bat came here after
working as an sutomobilr
salesman In Marlon, 8. C. for a
brief period. He Is a native of
Columbus County and his par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. M. C
Dndney who reside In Fair
Bluff. Dndney Is married to
«the former 8arah Sanders of
Marlon and they have three
daughter. Shannon. Pamela
and Rem. They reside on Jones
Street. ι
Fssgeant Postponed To May 5
fämwy dignitaries invited
l.uc.il «üi Is a.e being ofieivd,
c ,,iv>«'r.ii'!ty ίο w.n tunic i
ι..I tliK.ugh education
•u> pii .ler jnitance· in build- ι
η a sit ci > ι il can« τ lor
lici.iStlws by participation ·ιι
η»· .Vits* loluinbus County
vi» in will take pla. ·_·
Ii ia:..i:. City scliuil aut.i
oriui't on Γ I iy 5. i he i.ato <or
he pu·: -.in was originally set,
<>r Λ j». ii 2'Λ.
Λ · ; .ι - lip. amounting to
,ev<r<.l i.jtOie.; dollars, will
α· ; ·...ιΐ\'.ι:ί to tin· year's win
i ■·.
/»II ο-,nuiultccs have been
rpjMii..·.«» and aiv now work-;
ng ι .ι what they believe will
v.· t'.ie most interesting pageant
\ ··. In!! it. this part of the
«.ate. Miss Kobin Williamson,
..«tin C ι.way. S. C.. and a win
uer of mi nerous beauty con
t .-is throughout South Caro
lin;!, h:is been named to direct
the pageant.
Λ long lift of celebrities will
in» invited to attend the pag
■tit 11tiier in an official ca
naei'y or :is "suest.s. Included
will be Miss Ann Herring. 19(51
Miss X. rth Carolina: MissJuci
th Kliptel, ISHiU winner of the
litle. who made a tremendous'
'.:t with i ist year's Miss Co
umhi.s C" untv audience.
Among .hi· gifts lined up for
i .· new queen will be an ex
_i'·ι - ·te tiress from a local de
partment store.
Sponsors of contestants are»
■ vked ι cejut.-et either memb
er of the entries committee--1
M.trol;' V.'ard, Jimmy Garrell.,
.; ' -e·· Ki.lls or R.ehard Cox. (
Γ Α. ϊ 9i« '
Hi Age 2Π 63;
Ι'··: η!·? Andersen Lupo, G9- ]
.I'tir—G.c'.-n St-:i fainivi'. <ii— J
id . t I.or is Community Hos
ptl.il .·" -uitlay M'trr a jeai of
.<ec!inir>g health.
Fuiki.i! -rvices will he held
'•.is ,\VeJn.-s ay) atternoon at
p. !ιΐ ί .■< *·.ι tin Green Sea
■a»v cnurc'i by the Rev.
ο j:i Gi'.e-il i. past«»;·, under
·.' ι . ι Oilre.ith, pastor.
Γυ:.νΐ;»1 Home . ;
Τ ;ο 6· % will be at the Lupo :
"•ni l.· until the hour oi the
..t'.ive ρ illbearers will be
'la.tin Hu«';:ins, Ja k C'i.-m
>i\- Art Ihiffar I, Jr., Hoyt
J,;r: i.·. K. L. Floyd. Wilson
Xmir! I'owell.
ilc norary pallbearers include'
>m Watson. Fulton Floyd, Ben
Mfsmith. B. C. Caines, John R. j
•loyd. I)r. J D. Johnson. Jr.. j
Jr. W. H. Johnson also DiM
•nns «n.i former Deacons cfi
lis ihurrh.
Mr. I.upo was born in Dillon
.'ountv March 14.1892, son <»f
he 1 itt William Franklin and
Vlinn:e Smith I.upo. He was a
neinber of Green Sea Baptist
Church and was a deacon for
ι number of years. He was a j
neinber of the original board !
•f Directors of Loris Com
nunity Hospital when it was
'onnded.
Surviving in addition to the
.vidow are five sons, Eugene
L.udo of Mil:'*. Kla.. Tom Lupo
>f Green Sea. Wyman Lupo of
l.oris and C. A. Lupo Jr. and
l'jd l.ιιρο of Green Sen; four'
laughter, Mrs. VV D. Hanna of ί
Hanna: Mrs. Clarence Ηucks of j
Pickens. Mrs. Garner Squires j
f Aynor and Mrs. Dale Floyd
:>f Columbia; three brothers H. |
Ι». I.upo of Green Sea: Gordon
t.ii'.ο if Charlotte and Leamon 1
(Bi.ck) Lupo of Tabor City. N.
four sister, Mrs. B. St. L.'
Summerlyn of Conway. Mis. j
Vlaude L. King. Mrs. Edna'
Kicker of Greenville and Mrs.
1 .eona L. Graham of Tabor j
?;ty; and 20 grandchildren.
MRS. BETTY WADE DIES · I
Mrs. Betty Wade. 76, niere |
>i* Mrs. Roy Ha Frei son, died in
'! ο lotte Memorial Hospital
ru'Tday night after being a
>'ti"fit there for seven days.
She sustained a broken hip
>nd was first hospitalized in
he Columbus County H«snU-»||
iroins to Charlotte Memorial
or surgery. j
Ft'mral arrangement« will
je announced by tht Inman
funeral Home.
Yam Contest Plans
Jke Taking Shape
.. »■•.vuilg UI IIIUIIVUUUIS WIK)
are promoting the big sweet
potato yield mint est in this
area mot here last Thursday
and outlined plans tor the eon
test. Jimmy Garrel I. announced
today.
Sponsored by the Tabor City ;
Marketing Company, the ι·οη- ]
test will offer three prizes to
the farmers of Columbus and
Horry counties who produce
llu· greatest income per acre
of yams harvested this fall.,
The winners of the contest '
will be honored at a banquet,
presented plaques and all ex
penses paid trips to some un- 5
determined area.
Sales tickets will be requir- '
ed of the growers in the con-1
test to determine the actual!
o5ish income off each acre.
Yams wil I have to l>e sold j
to dealers or canners repre-1
sentcd by the Tabor City j
Marketing Company.
Λ11 entries in the contest
will have to be made in writ-1
ing uy July 15. 19S1 and al!
income reports filed by Ue- i
member 1. 1961.
A three man team of judges
will determine the winners. j
Garrel) said that the goal j
uf this contest is to encourage
the highest possible yield and
quality tiff the yams in this
area to show to growers that
good profits can be made from
yarns when they get good
yields.
Last Thursday discussion re-1
volved around good seed for |
this year's crop, split applica
tion of fertilizer, early thorough ■
cultivation, proper rotation, use j
of clean soil and planting in,
light, mellow type soil.
BIBLE SCHOOL CLINIC
A Vacation Bible School,
Clinic will be held in the Tab- |
or City Baptist Church Mon- j
day, Tuesday and Thursday
night's of next week. Classes
will beg'n at 7 p. m.
Thürs. Wrecks
Number Two
In Tabor Area
C.i' I \\ «■> tit· Norrie, 6. was
treated in Loris Community
. Thursday after bei'i;:
struck by a 1955 Pontiiic dm -
ι η by Lucille Thomas Blue. id,
Νιμίυ, nil tile Kmersoti roan
1<iui indes north of Tabor City,
accortiiiig to the investigating
IKitrolir.an. L. H. Baker.
Baker's report suggested
that the child ran from behind
tin back of a pickup truck m
j t<> the path of the automobil»·,
ι Tht child's , nndition was re
! ported .is satisfactory by ;i
I was titated for multiple bruis
iι>!<·
j A second accident in the
I ..iva. amt on the same day
happened at 9:15 a. in., und
j was investigated by the samt
; trooper.
At the intersection of high
way 101-A and old NC 91H
near the South Carolina line, a
19f>7 Chevrolet driven by Jun
ior Earl Norris, 21. Tabor City
R2. collided with a 1951
Chevrolet driven by Joseph
, Wayne Todd. 16. also of Tabos
! City.
Three occupants of the Nor
ris car were taken to the Lorif
I hospital: Mrs. Norris, 19, suf
I fered lascerations of the head;
' Sallie Thompkins, 74. Taboi
! City Rl, lascerations of tht
face; and Cora Fowler. 63, Ta
bor City R3, bruises on the left
leg.
Damage to the Norris tai
• was approximated at $250. and
ι $150 to the Todd car, said
Baker.
nm .«>···* .a*.lll)lWII——I
THE AVERAG ESTUDENT may seldom make her school's honor roll,
but principals believe that other assets are more important in the making
of a good, successful citizen. Angelia Powell, a Williams Township stu
dent. was chosen by her principal as a typical "average" student who
could better benefit from State-given funds than those who will be aided
if proposed "Gifted Children" legislation is passed this year. She is pictured
(far right) with the bus drivers' club of which she is president.
Special Attention For Gifted
Students Not Entirely Fair?
An ambitious program for
improving the public schools
through the appropriation of ι
$106.000.000 in the next bien- ·
mum will be introduced to the
1961 Legislature, and includes
the enactment oi a law estab
lishing a statewide program for
gifted children; cost of the lat-j
tor program is placed at $444.- I
000 for 1961-62 and $504.000
for 1962-63.
Could this money not be
better used to develop pro
grams for average students,
some local educators are ask
in« .
As the money to pay for the
proposed bill will bo paid for
by the general public, in all
'airness. should not the chil
dren of the common taxpayer
«hare equally in educational
Improvements.
"The world evolves around *
Average people," one teacher '
thinks. "There are very few t
uperlor people in the world; 1
Tiost people are average, and t
Ihese people are the ones for, s
A-hich the world is geared," he ι c
idded. c
An «cample of an "average" c
tudent was asked of several j
"olumbus County principals. 1
rrom the number submitted ,
>y Clayton Lewis, Williams
'ownship school, the qualifica- I
Inns of a good student were
tudied, and reasons for her
hances for success over those
f the above-averse· were evi-, ι
•nt . I
The student whose recorf
ivas chosen for survey is An·
ielia Powell, a senior abou
ivhoin her principal commen'·
.•d, "I had rather depend on
tier to do a task well thai
nany youngsters tor whom th<
'talented children" legislator
vill be created.
"She is th»· type who works
eery hard and gets along well
vith her fellow - students.'
^ewis believes. He also thinkf
hat children wi'h abovr-avor
ige aptitudes are resented by
ithers who are not so fortun
ite.
While one of Angelia's tea
•hers commented thai "She has
ο 'dig' for all she gets." and
hat she is "slow but sure."
mother knows her to be "In
'ustrious, courteous and per
sistant."
Although she is ranked av
;rago as a scholar, usually av
eraging "B" on her report
:ards. this fact is overpowered
j.v «he fact that she ranks
highly in the domestic sciences
md for extra-curricular acti
vities.
Proof of this was that she
las received a trophy for her
(Continued On Page
I)R. ROBERT L. SWEELEY operates the only
optica] laboratory in this area and plans to open
j a second office in Whiteville. He is shown using
one of the ultra-precise instrument with which
his laboratory is equipped. <
!
Dr. Sweeley Plans
Whiteville Office
i Four Convicts
Escape Prison
Four convicts who escaped j
from ι hi· Horry County Prison
Camp early Monday morning ι
weiv being sought by County j
police officers Tuesday after-'
noon after some 36 hours of
freedom.
The four, identified by police
j as Frank Rivers, Will Cox,
I Bernard Hickman and Jim Mc
[ Rae, reportedly escaped after
sawing out bars in the cell in
which they were housed in
the Negro detention building.
Prison workers paid it was
i oresumed that »he men later
i climbed the high woven steel
I double fence which surrounds
.he prison camp.
j Officers lost track ol the men !
Monday morning when they
j apparently m ο ν e d into a :
; swamp near the home of Chal- j
i mers Small West of Loris.
Mrs. Rogers Dies
At Age Of 8 5
Mrs. R. R. Rogers. Sr., 85,
died unexpectedly late Satur
dav afternoon in the home of
her son. S. 'Γ. Rogers with
whom she resided.
The former Sarah Lula M·:
Millian. she was a daughter t f
j (he late Rebecca Brown and
! Neal McMillian of Marion Co
; unty, S. C.
, Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. In the
Saint Paul Methodist Church
I of which she was a member
with the Rev. P. H. Layfield,
Jr., pastor officiating. Burial
was in the family plot in the
Little Zion Methodist Ceme
tery in Mullins.
Active pallbearers were
members of the Official Board |
of the Church Winston Gore,
Rembert Gore, A. E. Goldfinch,
Frank Nesmith, R. H. Gibson. |
and Wayne Baxter.
Honorary pallbearers were {
also members of the Official
Board with Α. V. Elliott, Sr.,
Ernest Cox. McRoy Gore, Rog
er Earp, Ralph Inman, Sonny
Sanders, Ernest Sanders, S. F.
Averitt, Davis Bruton, Jr,
John Soles Jr. and Paul Gore
serving.
Surviving are three sons, S.
T.. and R. R. Rogers, Jr., both
11" Tabor City and Merltt C. [
ι Rogers of Hamlet; three dau-;
I ghters, Μ rs. Ora Taylor, Co- j
lumbia. S C.. Mrs. Ruth Mc-;
Arthur. Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. |
Myrtle Ayers, Tampa, Fla., one
sister, Mr·. C. W. Lewi·, Sulli
van Island, S. C.; 26 grand
children; 36 great grandchil
;'rcn and two great, great
grand children.
A memorial fund has been
established for a church widow.
She was an active member of
her Sunday School Class which
was named the "Lula Rogers
Claw" in bar honor some time
ιβο.
Dr. Robert L. Sweeley» ia
now seeking space in White
ville to upe'i a second office
for the practice of optometry.
The 32-year old vision-spe
cialist jjperates the only lab
oratory in this area lense are
ground immediately after a
patient's eyes are examined.
When quarters are secured
in Whiteville. Dr. Sweeley
plans to maintain office hours
in Tabor City each morning
and keep appointments in his
new office in the afternoons.
Dr. Sweeley opened his of
fice in Tabor City six years
:igo and equipped his laborat
ory a year later. Utilizing the
most modern and precise
.-quipment available to optic
ians. he remains the only op
.ometiist able to fit patients
with glasses immediately after
•Nomination.
He is a Laurinburg native
a*ho shares the science of vi
<um with his father, as well as
;i sister, brother-in-law. an
aunt and uncle.
Although the Sweeleys plan
to move their residence to
Whiteville, he says "We will do
so reluctantly for we have en
joyed the people of Tabor City
area." They chose the town be
cause of its close proximity to
the beach. Both share the hob
bies of boating and fishing.
Mrs. Sweeley, the former
Mama M. Hogan, a registered
nurse, is a native of Decatur,
Illinois. They are the parents
of Bobby, who is in the second
grade; Sally, kindergarten; and
Tommy, 2 '<2 years old.
He is a graduate of Presby
terian Junior College, and re
ceived the degree of O. D.
(Doctor of Optometry) from
Northern Illinois College of
Optometry. Chicago.
BANK BREAK-IN PROBE
NETS MAN'S ARREST
Donald B. Simmons, 25. has
been charged with the break
in of the Chadbourn branch of
WacraiMw Bank and Truat
Company which occurred Fell.
22.
I'ntil Thursday, no develop
ment of investigations bad
been made know η since the
break-In. Simmons was takes
into custody around 3 p. m.
by F. Β. I. agents and was
committed to New Η a novae
County jail under S5.000 to ·
wait trial in the Jane 5 term
of U. S. District court.