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THE ONLY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES More Than 10.000 People Read The Tribune Every Week People Shop From The Pages Of Their Hometown Newspaper VOLLME XV. NUMBER j8 "Tabor City — The Town With A City Futuren WEDNESDAY. Jt'LY 19. 1961 TABOR CITY. NORTH CAROLINA l#e PER COPY—S3.00 A YEAR ■ruuuicu I OUin Wants $25,000 D. D. Graham, in behalf ο his son Devon Davis Graham has Tiled a c vil suit in the of fice of the Clerk of Court ask ing damages of S25.0!)i) result , ing from injuries sustained to l' the younger man in an auto mobile accident near Taboi City last January 23. The injured youth, 18. live, with his father in Horry coun ty. The domument claims tha young Graham was riding ii a car owned by Horace Keitl Lawson. defendent, and drivel by Billie Joe Bridgeman, boll 0 of Columbus county. It also claims that younj Graham received multiple in juries four months treatmen in a Conway hospital at a cos ot S4.000. and that he will bi partially disabled for life. The do.ument says furthei that Bridgeman was operating the car in a reckless manne) and also that he was drivin·. 9 while under the influence ο intoxicants. The case will be held in ι future term of Superior court 71-Year-Old ; Clams Assault j i Bonnie C. Leng, a 37-vear- ; old As. ι man, has been charg- i I ed with the assault of a Mrs. j Mary Simmmis with the ir. tent to commit r: {»«.·. Mrs. Simmons. whose home | in in Nakina, is 71 years old. I Deputy Thurman Butler said j ι tha. ..Irs. Simmons told him; ι 1 that Long broke her arm abuve| ι the elbow. anil also choked her . ι "Her ne k was as blue as hueklebt fries," the d e μ u t y j - i >«·: i ! revealed. Mrs. Sim mons was taken to Columbus ) County Memorial Hospital alt er tlu- alleged attack. ι Deputy Butler quoted the | •' woman as saying '.he alleged j attack occurred at 5 P. M.J , Sunday at her home. But. ac ; cording to the officer. Long 1 claims that the difficulties in ; the household came about aft j er $16 was taken from his bill— II fold while he was asleep in the • woman's house. Class of 1941 with Mascots Mar.jori eand Charles Ward. \ ττ-τ -· •.•yjrrf rr·? ^ Class of 1942 with Mascots Betsy Lonj? and Elton Todd. « First Williams Graduates Plan Reunion For July 29 Williams Township School's graduates of 1941 and 1942 will reunite Saturday after noon, June 29. at Lake Wacca maw. These two classes, as * well as former classmates, are to assemble at 5:30 on the pic nic grounds at Harry's Anch orage. After a picnic supper, the classes are to adjourn to anotheir area for meetings. Listed beloW are members of the 1941 class, and distinc tions held: J. T. Strickland, president, most dependable, boy, best «11 , around boy; Esther Ward. -' vice-president, salutarian, cut est ?irl: Glossie Mcpherson, secretary, wittiest girl; Mar ble Simmons, treasurer, pro phet, most popular girl, pretti est, best all-around girl. Virginia Currie, valedictor ian, most dependable girl, most dignified Kill, best girl stu dent: Clayton Cribb, mos. bashful boy; Carver Cribb: Alvie Godwin, best personal ly; Elmer Hunt, most dignifi t-d bov: J. P. Todd, historian, bist mate student, most witi> boy: VV. M. Stephens Jr.. most handsome; Edna Smmmons. friendliest girl. Alice Prince, best dressed girl, ι lass baby, most athletic s.rl; I.ula Norris; Mildred Hunt; Philip McPherson. most popular boy, cutest boy. friendliest boy, best male ath lete, noisiest; Scott ie Mcpher son, most beautiful, quietest girl; Mildred White; Letha Mae Ward, best personality; and Atini· Ward, biggest flirt Other classmates were Katii een Hunt. Ralph Singeltary ind Lacy Gore. The class of 1942 included he following: Mary Anderson, best sport; J >r s Cox, most athletic girl: lilda Frink, valedictorian, nost ambitious girl; Leona CJarrell, secretary - treasurer; irophet, most conceited; Mar ier Gaskin; Elbert Hardi", nost handsome, most athletic· 'joy: Crowell Hinson: II. C.j Hunt Jr.. most absent-minded: Loren a Jacobs, m< st popuhr 2irl, most dependable girl, best personality; Ruth Lone, cutest hoy Archie McPherson, best all-around boy; Lettin McPherson; Ralph McPherson. ι , Rossie McPherson, president,' (Continued On Page 5) TUK 4-11 FOUNDATION received a check Fri day from the county committee for the amount of S3.481. W. Horace Carter, executive chainn an of the committee presented the check in be- , half of merchants and professional men of the county who accepted his challenge to help | raise the needed money. Pictured above are (1- r) C. L. Tate, state director of the foundation; North Carolina State College chancellor John Caldwell who accepted the check; Carter; and Lawrence Bowers, county treasurer for the fo unci at ion. 1 County Merchants Give $3,481 Check To4-H Foundation The half-way marke was reached Friday in Columbus County when ,the 4-H Founda tion was presented r check of $3,481.47 for the continuance oi* the organization's work. The foundation fostifs im provements of 4-H camps, maintains scholarship funds, ι and helps endow work of the ι extension division of slate col lege. While accepting the che.k trom W. Horace Carter, execu tive chairman of the county committee, John Caldwell, I chancellor of North Carolina j State college, told the group, "This is some of the best mon | ey you've ever spent. Chancellor Caldwell also j noted that "At State College ί we never seem to find enough I money to achieve our efforts." ι The foundation's goal for the j state is one million dollars,' I Caldwell pointed out, and he congratulated the county's committee f ο r successfully raising the sum presented. Earlier this year individual letters were sent to the coun ty's merchants and profession al men, appealing for support of the program. "The response was gratify ing." Chairman Carter report ed to those attending the luncheon meeting in Hotel Whiteville, "and to person who sent us a check we are sin cerely grateful." With Dr. Caldwell was L. L. Ray, director of foundations at State college. Also attending the meeting were Charles D. Raper, county agent; assisting agents Cameron Garris. Arch ie Martin and Tommy Glover; the home agent, Mrs. Elaine Blake; C. L. Tate, state direct or of the foundation: and Law rence Bowers, foundation co hnty chairman. Corbett Cannery Robbers Sought Burglars who robbed the Corbett Cannery near Tabor City the night of July 9 were still being sought by Horrv County Police this week. County Police said the can nery was entered that night with the robbers making off with three cases of motor oil. an undetermined number of mixed cigarettes, a cash regis ter. 20 five-pound bags of su gar and between $80 and $85 in caph. PATTERSON'S HF.RF. Mr. and Mrs. H;ink Patter son of Chapel Hill are here for η visit in the home of her mother, Mrs. A. M. Smith. MISS JUDY SMITH M m Judy Smith arrived yesterday from a vUit In Knoxville, Tenn with frlmdc. Local Youth Is 4*HCandidate Milton Coleman, son of Mr. and N|rs. Harvey Coleman. Rt. 2, Tab*»· City, will participate in 4-H Club Week. July 24*29 in Raleigh as a candidate for stat·-· vice-president. Also taking part will l>e Christine Canariy, Rt. 1. Tabor City, who will cast tin· coun ty's ballots for state 4-H of ficers. In all, there will be six 4-H members' from Columbus Co unty attending. The other four arc: Larry Thompson, Rt. 3, Whiteville. county health kin«; Carol Brann, Rt. 4, Whiteville. county health queen: Richard Bowen, Rt. 3. Whiteville, with ;i fruit and vegetable market ing demonstration; Linda Nance, Rt. 2. Clarkton. with a wildlife demonstration. Yvonne Bennett and Tommy Glover, assistant agents in charge of 4-H activities, will accompany the club members. Lake Tabor Race To Be Sunday If the weather is favorable and it the current trend con tinues, 25 to 30 boats will par ticipate in the Lake Tabor 'aces Sunday, according to Bill Hickman. Entries from Tabor City, Loris, Mullins, and Wilming ton are expected to make up the biggest part of the field. The afternoon program will consist of four races and a water ski show. Three of the four race.« will be in specified classes and the fourth will be a free-for-all. Prizes to be given are $10 for each first place and $5 for each second. Adm'ssion to the races, sponsored by the Columbus County Wildlife Club, will be fifty cents. All profits will go to the Tabor City Recreation Commission. The races are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p. m.. and will be run over a marked course. Information regarding entry can be obtained from Bill or Edwin Hickman. Racers will not be charged an entry fee. fPRVICE FAMILY VISITS S-Sgt. and Mrs. Morrison Wriaht and children Charles, Stanley and Steven, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wright, last week. They just recently returned from Germ any. Ralph Jolly Named Slate Key Farmer The Kalph Jollys have been named one of North Carolina's six 1961 Master Farm Famil ies. Sponsored by the state's Ag ricultural extension service and The Progressive Farmer, the 35-year-old aword pro gram gives top-flight recogni tion to farm families who ex cel in well-rounded farming, home-making and citizenship. Master Farm Families are judged on (a) how far have they come from where they started, (b) how far they will travel in u»e years left to them, (c) what their neighbors ι think of them, (d) are they masters of their craft? (e) will they continue to grow as farm ers and hometnakers, as citiz ens and Christians . . . Jolly is progressive, ambiti ous, and a good manager—at tributes which won for him in 1957 the title of "North Car olina Young Farmer of the Year." Mrs. Jolly is right with him in the fields when her cook ing. and other household chores are done, and as she puts it: "They never are." She just heads for the field and the hard work anyway. > Sons William. 17. and Xhomat, II, are also with Ujeir parents In tke fields of l«Wen weed, doing any Job J whidrneeds to be done. Ex- ι cepfthat this summer Wil liam has nursed an eye in- ' fection which prevented him from much activity. His elder son's trouble sort of epitomizes the whole year for Jolly, who says: "This has been the worst year for a to bacco grower that I've ever seen." First it was cold and wot, delaying normal planting and transplanting procedures. Then shortly after the young plants were in the fields they began buttoning out. Every buttoned plant had to bo cut back by hand and a sucker encouraged to grow. Much of this year's crop will come from these suckers. Jolly points out. All year it has been un (Continued On Page 5) Federal Probe Underway Into Death 01 Airman Charles Fipps An investigation into the death of Airman Charles Fipps is being conducted by th«· United Stales Department o!' Justice, according to Burke Marshall. Assistant U. S. At torney General, Civil Rights Division, Washington. In reply to a letter from G. C. Spivey, Marshall said. "The Department is conducting an investigation of this matter and should the facts disclc se a violation of federal law, ap propriate action will be tak en." Spivey is the brother-in-law of Mrs. Joe Spivey, mother of the slain youth, and lives in Wilwaukee. Wisconsin. Airman Fipps was fatally shot by Horry County police (luring a high speed chase ear ly the morning of April 30. Testimony at a coroner"s inquest was to the effect that Fipps was tired upon with a .30 caliber carbine after he crashed a roadblock at Loris and later, racing 120 miles per hour toward Tabor City, failed to heed a siren and flashing red l:ght. In General Sessions court early in June, Horry County policemen George O. (Buddy) Fowler and Willis Gause were exhonerated of blame in the boy's death. At first, the Horry County Grand Jury returned a "not true" bill. District Solicitor Richard Dusenbury, however, requested that a "true bill" be returned. The Grand Jury then returned a "true'bill" .indict ing the two gbheemen - on charges of invffluntarjf man slaughter and reckless uomi cide. Dusenbury then nolle pross sd the case. Since this action took place following the swearing of the jury, it was the final disposi tion of the case. Judge Badger Baker upheld the grand jury and the solocito or in their actions. He said that in his opinion there was no negligence involved in the case. In a statement to The Tri bune following the decision. Mrs. Joe Spivey said: "We :ertainlv did not get any just ice in the so-called trial of Buckiy Fowler and Willis Gause. They were cleared of the shooting of my boy in the strangest court of law I ever saw. I know we can't bring Charlie back, but it does not eradicate the injustice." Cooperative Savings & Loan To Establish Branch Here Directors of the Tabor City Merchants. Association vot.-d unairmuusly last Thursday to exund an invitation to Coop erative S;.\.ngs and Loan As sociation .Ί Wilmington to establish a branch offi.e m Tabor City. The action by tin· Merchants Association apparently closed ϋ discussion 11·ι·t had been go ing < η in the community tor several weeks as to whom would open and * tending agency in 1 aboi Cit>. The action was taken follow ing controversy as to whether a local Savings and Loan would open here, whether People's Savings and Loan tn Whiteville or the Cooperative Savings and Loan ol Wilming ton would be invited. Merchants expressed them selves freely on all possible proposals, and it was the con sensus that the vast majority favored Cooperative Savings and Loan. Letters to Cooperative Sav ings unci Loan, W. C. Yolk, de puty insurance commissioner who acts on applicants in Ra leigh, and Peoples Savings and Loan were notified of the ac tion of the directors Thursday by Ken Lovell, executive Sec retary. Tabor City Merchants Association. The Cooperative Savings and Loan Association operates branches in Jacksonville. Wal lace, Morehead City and Eliza bethtown in addition to the main Wilmington office. Frederick Willetts, Sr., and Jr., appeared before a delega tion of merchants here recent ly and outlined their proposal to establish a Tabor City branch. With assets of $31, 00(1*000, 1 Cooperative Savings and Ldaki is expected to be a bopi»-\To building progress througH-iut the area. Cooperative Savings and Loan is among the largest such lending agencies in the State. They make home building, in dustrial. commercial and farm loans. Savings and Loan Associa tions in the State are currently paying 4 percent dividends or interest on deposits and they are widely used throughout the nation for savings purposes by investors. Cooperative Savings and Loan spokesmen have said that they will try to be in opera tion within 6(1 days. A temp orary location may be procur ed in one of the existing buildings, but they plan to erect their own modern struc ture as snon as possible. Coop erative has outstanding build ings in all of their present U> (Continued On Page 5) Leaf Market To Open Here Aug.3; Good Crop Expected The Tabor City Tobacco I Market will open August 3— ' the c!nic set Tuesday night by ί the Border Belt Warehouse ι Association meeting at Dillon, I S. C. Seventy-five warehousemen I of the two Carolinas were on ■ hand for the meeting and de ified that general crop condi t ons would find Border Belt tobacco markets prepared to receive tobacco on the August 3 opening. Local warchousewoman Mar* liet Sikes said today that. "Al though tobacco in this area has been hurt to s< me extent by extreme wet weather, there is still a lot of good tobacco, and good prices are expected." North Carolina markets in cluded in the Aug. 3 opening Mate are: Tabor City, White villc. Lumberton. Fairmont. Fair Bluff. Clarkton. Favette ville and Chadbourn. In 1900. 8.632.252 pounds of tobnceo were marketed in Ta bor City by producers, at an average price of $63.22—the highest Average price of all markets in the Border Belt. Representing Tabor City at the Tuesday night meeting were R. C. Coleman, Sr., R. C. Coleman. Jr., O. L. CoJeman, Joe Coleman and Harriett Sikes—all of tne :*ew Farmer* Gar-rail's Carolina warehouses. Kan (Sharecropper) t/Ovetl, (Continued On Page S) WHOPPER—Leo Allen landed this seven and-one half pound Ban* Thursday at I^ake Tabor. It is one of the largest Bass ever caught from the lake, according to one report. Another unusual aspect was that Allen was bugging with a six-pound line when the fish was snagged. Allein aaid that he has had good luck bugging at Lake Tabor thia year. Hie prize catch pictured above meaeunkl 22 Vi inches.
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