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THE ONLY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN TH E UNITED STATES 1 More Than 10.000 People Read The Tribune Every Week 74e 7. People Shop From The Paget Of Their Hometown Newspaper VOLUME XV, NUMBER 47 "Tabor City — The Town With A City Futuren TABOR CITY. NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY. JULY 5. 1961 10e PER COPY—S3.M A YEAR ,ji* vars wreck Highway Patrol's Holiday Weekend July 4th was a wreckless holiday lor the local unit of tne Highway Patrol but was preceded by an assortment of accidents totaling more than $1,000 in damages to Columbus County tar owners. Patrolmen reported the first accident occurred Saturday at 2:45 P.M. west of Acme. A iS»57 Ford driven by Minnie •viae Wood, lb, was going west at an excessive speed and struck a culvert on the right side of the road, causing an estimated $150 damage to her car. She was cited for driving too last for conditions. At 11:00 o'clock on the same day a tractor was struck by an automobile driven by Gladys Bass Butler, 27, of Rt. 2, Whiteville. The tractor was proceeding westwardly on the Smyrna road and driven by Irvin Powell. The driver of the car stated that she did nyt see the tractor "until 1 hit it." Damages for the tractor wer·; estimated at $700 to 500 to the car. At 5:55 Henry Clayton Brown slowed down for an ambulance meeting him on US 74 2 miles east of White ville and was hit in the rear by a 1961 Chevrolet operated by Robert Thomas Little, 24, of Whiteville. The Little car's damages were estimated at $150 while Brown's totaled ap proximately $300. Little was charged with following too close. The Iron Hill road on Tabor City Rt. 3 was the scene of the first wreck recorded by the Patrol for Sunday. A 1950 Ford driven by Johnnie Lee Prince, 26, suffered a blowout, ran off the road and crashed into a parked car owned by Quality Motor Company of Whiteville. A patMfiger of the Prince vehicle, Ntthfth Mc Cray, was treated for cuts and bruises sustained during the accident. Prince was charged with driving without opera tor's licenses. Monday at 1:00 P.M., a 1952 Oldsmobile going north on NC 410 four miles north of Tabor City, slowed down to turn off the road and was struck in the rear by a 1957 Ford driven by George McPherson of Clarendon Rt. 1. Driver of the Oldsmobile, Ezra Floyd Har relson, was cited for giving no turn-signal, and McPherson for exceeding a safe speed. McPherson was treated in Tabor City for cuts, bruises and three missing teeth. Damages to the Oldsmobile were estimated at $150 and $500 for the Ford. On the safe afternoon a 1961 Ford driven by Robert Benton McKenzie ran off US 74 near Hallsboro and struck a telephone pole. Benton, a High Point resident, was charged with drunken driving. Her. Laytield Beturas To TC Rev. Ρ. Η. Layfield, minister at St. Pauls Methodist Church has returned from the Meth odist Conferenc·· b«·1''. mlngton, and will aerv· MOdl er year here . The new Wilmington District Superintendent Is th· lif. flL S. Boggs, who was at the Me thodist Church in Clinton pro· /iousiy. He replaces lit. Λ. £. Garllngton. Wade Pierce is the new dis trict lay leader, replacing A. I> Goldfinch. Pierce has the Svnsft Park Methodist Church In Wilmington. ' Drowning Takes tabor Youngster «Muimy L,ee smuil, 10, ΙΟΓΠ1 er Tabor City resident, was > drowned Sunday in u freak accident at Black Creek, near Florence. S. C. Witnesses said the boy swung from a rope on a limb, plung %L-ct into tile water and came up down-stream. Billy Eaddy, coroner of Flor ence County, revealed he tried to get out of the water on a slippery part of the bank, but failed. Faddy said the boy sank under some brushes in deep water and did not tome back UP· »Close Call For Tabor Boatman "I thought I was a 'gonner,' said Joe Duncan, local garage owner, after he was rescued trom Lake Tabor Sunday aft ernoon. Duncan was thrown from his boat which proceeded to circle 4ft the path through which he was trying to swim to safety, sev eral times the boat missing hitting him by inches. Edwin Hickman rushed his craft to the scene and rammed Duncan's boat, eventually sinking it in order to kill the motor. Said Duncan, 1 am mote than happy that minutes eas ier ] had put my »n art» n«> m hew out of the boat. Chances * are that they would not have been as lucky as I." Meanwhile VV. Horace Cart er. president of Tabor City Recreation Commission, urged all persons visiting the loca tion to use caution while fish ing. swimming and boating. "We cannot afford to hire life guards." Carter comment ed "Thus it is extremely im portant that safety measures are exer.ised. The commission cannot assume responsibility for labilities occurring on Τ -1... f-i— ·. Lake City und Darlington Rescue Squads responded to calls for assistance. The body was located and retrieved from ' the water by the Darlington j unit. The victim was visiting an uncle, Bonnie Small, who lives in Brookgreen Estates, Flor ence. Coroner Eaddy declared the death accidental by drowning and said an inquest would not be held. Jimmy moved from Tabor City to Wilmington about a year ago with his family. At the time he left Tabor City he was employed with the Ritz Theatre and did some part time work with the Tribune. In Wilmington he was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Mis sion and a tenth grade student. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Small of 1508 Moore Plaza, Wilming ton; one brother, Leverne; four sisters, Mildred, Dalma, Clar issa and Clardenia, all of the home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Dow Small, of Loris, and his maternal grandfather, D. F. Pridgen, also of Loris. Funeral services will be held at the Inman Funeral Hme Friday at 4 p. m. by the Rev. W. H. Stokley, III, Rev. Crance Hardee and Rev. Em mitt Tyler. Burial will be in the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The body will remain at the hon)<ik of. an suit, ΙΑ». Ethel I Parker, on the Pireway Road until the funeral hour. CALLING ALL JAYGEES The year's first district Jay cee meeting has been schedul ed for Thursday July 13 in Burgaw. While making the announce ment, Bill Rogers, president of the local chapter, urged all members to make arrange ments to attend. Mrs. Pink Stephens is a pati ent in the Conway, S. C. Hos pital . Local rood Shoppers Offer Little Objection To Mew Law «λλ«ι anu area housewives ιm began paying the much die· cussed new three per cent sale» tax on food in the Tabor City grocery stores last Saturday. Comments from a sampling of store managers indicate only α few cases of complaining shoppers. All were in general agreement that most people they came in contact with ac cepted the new tax without much comment. Bulletins covering all chang es in the state sales and use tax laws were sent out to tbc affected organizations, institu tions, government units, busi nesses and merchants by the N- C. Dept. of Revenue last week. All became effective July 1. The three per cent sales tax on food applies to all food V products except sales of: (a) products of farms, forests and waters in their original or un manufactured state by the pro ducer in his capacity μ the producer; (b) fish and seafoods when sold by the fishermen; (c> food products for resale, when such sales are supported by properly executed Certifi cates of Resale, Form E-590; I id) lunches to school children when such sales are made with in school buildings and are not for profit; and <e> meals and food products served to stu dents in dining rooms regular ly operated by State or private educational Institutions or stu dent organizations thereof. Now taxed at the rate of one per cent are all sales of horses or mules, semen to be used In V the artificial insemination of animals, and sales of fuels to farmers to be um* by ttom for any farm purposes ether then preparing food, heating dwell· ings and other household pur· poses. Sales of fuels to farmers for use by them in preparing food, heating dwellings and other household purposes continue to be taxable at the rate of three per cent. Purchases of farm machinery will also now be taxed at the one percent rate, with a maxi mum tax of $80 on any single machine. Sales to the State of North Carolina, its agencies, instru. mentalities and political subdi visions. Including counties, cit ies and towns, as well as sales to contractors to be used in construction or repair work for such governmental units, and tales to non-profit fire protec tion corporations or rural fire protection districts also are no longer exempt from the three per cent tax. The one per cent tax rate on the sale price of motor vehicles and airplane remains unchang. ed until July 1, 1962, but the maximum tax on a single mo tor vehicle or airplane was In creased to $120 effective July 1, 1961. The one per cent rate will Increase to 1% per cent ef fective July 1, 1962, with the same maximum tsx of $120. Cities, towns, counties, churches, orphanages, η ο n proflt hospitals and other non profit religious, charitable and educational Institutions now taxed, have been Informed as to how they may go about ob taining an annual refund of their sales and use taxes. Additional Information can be obtained from the Salts and Use Tax Division. N. C. Dept. of Havenue, Raleigh, or any of the local AiM offices. Tabor Native Honor Graduate Georgia McArthur, Tabor City native, was graduated from the Sarasota High School, Sarasota, Fla. late last month with top honors. She was Salutatorian of her class and received several a wards including a $100 Altru sa Club award, a $500 Pilot Club award, another $500 cash award from the Keyettes, and a $50 prize for a theme "My Future." Of the 385 seniors Georgia was one of the twelve named to a national honor society. Georgia's parents are Mr. and Mrs. "Red" McArthur and she is the niece of R. R. and S. T. Rogers of this city. 3 Hen Fined In Altercation Three of eight men arrested in connection with an alterca tion at Smith's Place at Bay horo more than a week ago pleaded guilty before Magis trate U. D. - Phlppd ^Saturday and were fined $28 apiece. The magistrate actually sen tenced the men to 30 days and a $28 fine but suspended the jail term. Sentenced were L. C- Buff kin. Gay Junior Strickland and Edmund Hucks. all charged with disorderly conduct Still to appear in court are Keith Lawson and Sammy Jor dan, charged with possessing an illegal weapon and with disorderly conduct; and Wayne Fowler, Bill Durden and a man named Martin, whose first name was not immediately available. Present when the men were arrested were Horry County Police Sgt- Buddy Fowler and Ootfnty Policemen Willis Cause and Prince Strickland. Officers said Lawson and Buffkin bccame embroiled with some people at Smith'« Place and Buffkin was shor. The officers said the men then went to State Line and re turned with their budides. with ' at least two men armed. When county police arrived at Smith's I place, a number of customers there had been forced to line > up along the wall with their ! hands in the air. $ Mrs. Carter Is Grand Strand ( Fishing Champ MURRELLS INLET, S. C.— : Mis. W. Horace Carter of Tab or City takes first place when it comes to a fishing contest with her husband, newspaper publisher of Tabor City and Loris. Horace Carter landed a 5 pound sheepshead but had to settle for a second place certi ficate in the Grand Strand Fishing Rodeo when his wife landed a sheepshead weighing 5-pounds and 14-ounces. Mrs. Carter wins a ten dollar first place check. The Grand Strand Fishing Rode«» is sponsored by the Greater Myrtle Beach Chamb ·* of Commerce and is free to ill who enter. More than $7, 000 in cash prizes will be a warded between now and rhanksgiv'ng in the three di visions of »he Ro^m-Hpr. surf and small boat, and damp tm. The Cartel* cauttm if ori7.ψ winning sheepshead fish ■t Murrells Inlet and welfhad them in at Alex's Marin·. ] Leaf Loan Rate Up 2.4 For 1961 Tobacco marketed in Tabor City this year will briny the grower S2.4Ü more on the hun dred pounds than was paid in 1960 if it is sold to the go\ ernment. The U. S. Dept. of Agricult ure has announced the increase in grade loan rates as "necess ary to meet the Department's legal responsibility for provid ing price support at an aver age of 55.5 cents a pound." Most of the increase is being placed on the medium and lower grades. Lean rates for most top grades remain about the same as last year. The 2.4-cent increase in supports, if translated into equally higher prices, would increase the income of growers by $28.8 million. This figure is based on a 1,200 million pound crop. The Department determined that "the latest moving 10 year average is a more realist ic basis for anticipating the grade composition of the 1961 crop than the 1948-57 average, which has been used for the 1959 and 1960 crops. The 10 year moving average basis was used prior to 1959 and 1960." The USDA action goes well beyond recoin mend ations made by tobacco leaders at a five-state meeting in Raleigh early in June. ι At that meeting, the Flue Cured Stabilization Qprp. re commended that the forecast of grade composition Me based on the 1949-58 average and that the schedule of grade rat es be adjusted to provide an average increase of .6 cents per pound. Instead, USDA us ed 1961-60 base, resulting in the 2.4 increase. Clarendon Nan Is Oil Company Prize Winner Hugh William:; of Clarendon is the proud owner oi a new 15-toot fibre glassboat with a 35 HP motor as the result of registering in Sinclair's Cir cus of Prizes, a promotion for Columbus County which end ed with the drawing for grand prizes Saturday afternoon. The mammouth give-away spree in Columbus began in early June with prizes an nounced weekly and was spon sored by Τ g Τ Oil Company, Whiteville, and Service Oil Company, Chadbourn. Winners «if other grand prizes were Carol Martin. Chadbourn, an air conditioner; and Laney Cook, Tabor City, a ft-piece dinette set. The following weekly-prizes were given at the drawing Sat urday, held in the studios of WENC, Whiteville: Portable television, Janice Suggs, Tabor City; boy's bi cycle. Luther Edwards, Cerro Gordo; girl's bicy.le, Faye Morris, Nakina; vacuum clean er, James Beck, Clarendon. Transistor radio, Neil Bul lard, Whiteville; another tran sister radio to Sam Mercerm, Chadbourn; steam iron, J. L. Pierce, Hallsboro; electric blanket. Gene Hammond, Whiteville; and Corningware let, Gilbert Enzor, Fair Bluff. All of the gifts which are yet to be distributed may be obtained at the Τ Λ Τ Oll Company offices in Whiteville. Six bushel-baskets of groc eries, courtesy of Hill's Thrift way (Whiteville) were won by the following; Leigh Butler, Whiteville; Douglas Skipper. Whiteville; John Mincey, Loris, S. C.; Charles Ripple, Whiteville; Jabe Hardee, Clarendon; and L. H. Baker, Dclco. McCALLVM'g VISIT Mr. and Mrs. T. C. McCal 'um and son, Richard, of "hester, S. C. visited friends »nd relatives her· Monday. Mrs. McCallum is the former Culene Karrelson. Fair Bluff Nan Appointed Mgr. A Fair Bluff native has been appointed manager of a new branch of South Carolina Na tional Bank in Georgetown S. C. W. Paul Craven, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Craven, Fair Bluff, will manage the bank's Highmarket street branch- Pri or to this appointment Craven was an administrative assistant of the banking firm since Aug ust I960 after having been a member of the company's man agement training program in Greenville. S. C. Prior to joining South Caro lina National he was an audi tor in the U. S. Army Audit Agency. Craven is a graduate of Wake Forest College and attended the graduate school of the Uni versity of North Carolina. In addition to his duties as manager of the bank's new branch office. Craven will be charged with installment loan department for all South Car olina's Georgetown offices. Long Illness Fatal To Piver John Delton Five, 37, route ; 1, Tabur City died in the Vet erans Hospital Fayetteville Friday morning after an ill ness of two years. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p. in. in the San dy Plain Baptist Church, of which he was a member, by the Rev. Clyde Prince and the Rev. J. Robert Carter. Burial was in the Hardee Cemetery. He is survived by his moth er, Mrs. Carrie Wade Piver of Route 1. Tabor City; four I brothers. Donnie and Paul of the home: Clyde of Greens boro, Earl of Norfolk; two sisters. Mrs. Wilson Norris of Nichols, S. C. and Mrs. Gurley Cox of Bishopville, S. C. Fowler Reports Agencies Unite Official consolidation of At lanta Life Insurance Company Richmond, Va., with South western Life Insurance Com pany of Dallas, Tex. has been announced by J. Ralph Wood, president of Southwestern Life. G. Garland Fowler is the local general agent for the At lantic division of Southwestern Life Insurance Company, and has represented the company since 1939. Atlantic Life became the At lantic division of Southwestern Life with the consolidation. The division headquarters in Richmond will serve **ight states and Washington, D. C.. into which Southwestern ex pands with the consolidation. Even before the consolida tion. Southwestern rankes a mong the top three percent of all the nation's life insurance companies. Organized in 1903, the company now has assets in excess of $600 million and $2.7 billion of insurance in force. All officers and employees of Atlantic Life will remain as officevs and employees of Southwestern Life's Atlantic division. Too, all insurance policies previously issued or assumed by Atlantic Life have been assumed and guaranteed by Southwestern Life. BRINKLCY'S visiting Col. and Mrs. J. S. Brinklev of Army Chemical Center. Md. are expected to arrive here to day for a visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrt. S. F. Wil loughby, and other relatives. They have been vacationing in Florida for three weeka . Grand Strand Swank Clubs Raided Friday Four swank places on the Grand Strand were raided by police Friday night, with liq uor being found at all four and slot machines at one, Horry County Police Chief Henry 1 Hardwick reported Tuesday. He said County Police, two SLED agents and two memb ers of the Myrtle Beach police force conducted the raids. Raided, he said, were the Dunes Club, the Elks Club, the Pine Lakes club and the White Heron. Liquor, moostly opened bottles, was seized at each place, he said, with three slot machines being seized at the Elks club. Chief Hardwick said the managers of the four places were arrested and posted bonds. He identified those ar rested as Jennie F. Dreggemp of the Pine Lakes club; George Akers of the Elks Club, John ny Fry of the Dunes Club, and Charles B. Fleshman of the White Heron. He said the managers of the Elks Club, the Pine Lakes Club and the White Heron would appear in Myrtle Beach Re corder's Court, before Judge Jeff Long, while the manager of the Dunes Club would ap pear before Magistrate Wal lace Harrelson. Judge Long said Tuesday the matter had not yet been brought before him. Harrelson was not available. , Chief Hardwick also report ed that on Friday night, June 27, the Oasis was raided, liq uor found and the manager I arrested. Charles Young Joins Staff Of The Tribune Charles S. Young, 28, a grad uate of the University of North Carolina School ot Journalism, has joined the staff of The Tabor City Tribune as associ ate editor. A native of Wilmington, ! Young has lived in Charlotte the last two years where he ! did publicity work for the ] United Community Services ; and the United Appeal. Prior ) to entering the University in 1955, he served four years I with the United States Air I Force. ι A member of a military fam ily. Young attended public ; schools in North Carolina, Washington, California and in Germany. As associate editor of The Tribune. Young will assist in the news and editorial cover | age as well as advertising. "We are happy to have Mr. Young with the Atlantic Pub I lishing Company. He is a man I of excellent character and I qualifications, and we expect him to fill an important posi tion with our company," W. Horace Carter, owner and j manager said today. Young is married and the father of two children. His family is now living 13 Live Oak Street in Tabor City. Fire Destroys Fair Blnff Milling Plant Fire destroyed the plant of the Fair Bluff Milling Co. ear ly Monday morning. Fire Chief Garlen Cole said the blaze was discovered be fore daylight at the large con crete block and tin structure. Firemen managed to contain the fire to the building, and kept several nearby residences from burning. A large quantity of feed was lost, in addition to a hammer mill and other equipment. J. B. Floyd, manager of the plant said the loss is estimated at approximately >75,000. Causa of the fire has not been estab lished. Merchant's Association Banquet Set For Monday Night;Big Turnout Urged The Annual Ladies Night Banquet of the Tabor City Merchant's Association will be held Monday evening at 7:30 in the high school cafeteria. Ken Lovell, executive secre tary of the association said to day that a stimulating and entertaining program has been planned, and urged that all members make it a point to at tend. Member's families and their guests are invited. This combined civic func tion includes members of Rot ary. Civitan and the Jaycees, as well as the Merchant's As sociation. The program will consist of the meal, a review of associa tion activities for the first half of the year, entertain ment. and possibly a guest speaker. Featured guests at the ban quet will be Dr. and Mrs. Wal ter E. Sharpe. Dr. Sharpe, a native of North Carolina, and formerly in practice at Los Angeles, Calif., is considering establishing a medical prac tice here. The Sharpes are cur rently vacationing at Lake Waccamaw. Association President W. Horace Carter said, "We are anxious to have a good repre sentation. I'm sure that all our members want to take advant age of this opportunity to meet Dr. and Mrs. Sharpe. He is a member of high standing in his profession, and we want to make him feel welcome and show him how active our as sociation is." Efforts are being made to secure Rev. Mark Osborne of Horry County as guest speak er. Entertainment will be pro vided by the Twin State Trio. The spiritual singers are Nor man Stephens, Ernest Stevens and Ken Lovell. Tickets for the banquet are available at the Merchant's Association office, and from members of the association, at $1.50 each. SNYDER'S VISIT Lt. Com. and Mrs. Jack L. Snyder and children, Steve and Linda, enroute from Mid dletown, Rhode Island, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Willoughby, and other rela tives here last week. They are now visiting his parents in Indiana and will soon go to California where· he is report ing to a new Navy assignment. RONNIE LONG Ronnie Long of Charlotte spent the holiday weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Long. JOHNSON'S AT SEMINARY The Rev. and Mrs. James H. Johnson and daughter, Rebek ah Lynne, are at the South eastern Seminary where he is tttending classes for a Mast ers Degree in theology. Dr. B. F. Allt n. of Marion, will serv·* as intern pastor for the Tabor City Baptist Church while they are away tlris month. OAS refund County A sent Charles D. Raprr reports that Columb us County farmers are en titled to approximately a quarter of a million dollars in tax refunds on gasoline used in farm tractors since July 1. 1980. In order to receive a re fund farmers must fill out Form 2240. Claim For Re fund of Federal Tax for Gasoline feed on the Farm. For each gallon of gaso line used In a tractor daring the fiscal yesr 1960-61, far mers are entitled to a four cent refand. Attention Is called to an error that was made In the printing of this refand form for 1M1. Line 2 (a) should be disregarded, and Line 2 <b) should read as follows: "Purchased from July 1, I960 through Jane 3«. 1961." In order to determine the refand, the farmer shoald multiply the number of gal· Ions used by four cent·. The forma have already been mailed to all farmers who filed for a refund las· year. For those who did not file, a supply of fan·· Is available a* County Alert's office. F«M shoald be fora Oet 1, 1M1.
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