Man Killed Sunday
4 Youths Indicted
Four youths wert» jailed Sat
urday by the Sheriffs Depart
ment after confessing their in
volvement in the slaying of
Robert Freeman, a 37-year-old
Negro near llallsbom early
Sunday morning.
The Sheriff office said
Houston Odell Duncan 18. ol
the Negro with a pocket kniu·
Wanunish. admitted stubbing
Saturday nigh«, then throwing
the kmlc into a canal near
Lake Waccamaw. Duncan is
beinu held without bond on
in open charge until the in·
((liest, set for July 27 at Τ ρ
.η. in the County courthouse.
Bond el $>2.000 each was set
for three other youths. David
Ansi-n Martin, IK. of Wanan·
i..!i. and Edward Mack Clause.
17. and Olin Waid. 18. both .·!
Haltsborn. aft»·!" they confesse.l
hey aided Dun.an, according
so Deputy Sheriff Charlie
vmth. Martin was released on
oi tui Monday night. The oth
I ι· ■ vo are j-.til being h Id in
I ieu of bond. Λ1Ι three face an
■ •pen eh..rue.
Smith said the boys' stated
:notive is that the> had foun i
Freeman sitting on the back
'oorstep of an uttidcntifii ΐ
white woman's home. He said
.he home was near the site et
the killing.
Freeman's body was found at
' 30 a. m. Sutniav by a passim;
motorist near Jackson's Cross
ing. between Hallsboro ami
Lake Waccamaw. about half ι
mile ..ff of U. S. Highway 74·
"β. Columbus County Coroner
1 IV l ong said the dead man
h ■· bc'.-ti stabbed twice with a
knife.
Inquest w ill bo Item t ints
day. July 27 in the court house.
acc< fling u> Coroner King, ant!
i- slated to begin at 7:00 P. M.
I SHOP &
SAVE
At
:Η·Η·Ι
Tabor Bargain
Store
Non Breakable Shades
ELECTRIC
Table Lamps
$1.59
Ladies* Cotton
House Dresses
Keg1. «fc Half Sizes
$1.99
Ladies' Skirls
Only $1.90
• Sizes
Men's White
Handkerchiefs
5r ea.
Clip on Τ ν pe
Lamp Shades
Men's
Undershirts
Only 39c
Ladies'
Collon Slips
KyeliM Trim
I ·>ρ «Je Hot torn
88c
IAssortfd Colors Γ
LADIES' §
Blouses '?
99c I
vffiMmkvuKt. '.»ι ι »Triw
Farmers Vote Saturday
Oa Two-cent Assessnent
The North Carolina Sweet
ι Potato Association. Inc. has
! been given permission by the
I Board of Agriculture to con
1 duct a sweet potato referend
| urn on Saturday. Sept. 23. 1961.
Polling places for Columbus
County will be at llarrels6n*s
Feed and Seed Store. Tabor
City: Billy I'rm.e Station.
S.uidx Plains: G. T. Gore's
Store. Guit.eway; Taylor's
I Si :i-Ser\ ice Center. Will ams
School: Williamson's Store.
Cherry Grove: J. W. Moonov
\· Company. Chadbouru; and
J. C. l.ennoti's Store. While
vi lie.
The referendum will assess
two cents per liishcl for fresh
or cured sweet potatoes and
2c per one-hundred pound for
cannery stock. The money col-.
Iccted. should the referendum
carry, will be used to promott ,
North Carolina sweet potatoes |
and the sweet potato industry.
Sweet potato consumption I
throughout the eastern area
has been steadily dropping I
.airing the past few years. This
program is designed to assist
in promoting more consump-j
tion of sweet potatoes through
out the eastern seaboard.
All producers of commerci
al .->weet pot itoes are eligible
to \ote. If several members of
the same family produce sweet
potatoes tor sale, all of those
persons who share in the own
ership of the potatoes will be
eligible to vote in the refer
endum on Saturday. Septemb
er 23.
ROBKRT ΒΚΛΙΚΙ)
Kobert Beaird is home fr u.i
ι trip to Florida where he
joined a group of Air Force
friends.
,νΛ(' — Kotruit Bohbyc J.
llamor. daughter of Mr. and
.*lrs. Robert llumor. Chad
bourn. R2. recently completed
eight weeks of basic niilitar>
training at the Women's Arm λ
Corps Center. Fort McClclian.
Ala. She is a 1!>G0 graduate of
West Side High School and
was employed at the Memorial
Cancer Hospital in Neu York
City before entering the corps.
John C. Ward's
Funeral Today
John Carraway Ward. 7«.
retired farmer of Route 1. Ta
bor City, died at his hoim
, Tuesday morning after an ill
ness of several months.
A native of Columbus Coun
ty he was a son of the late
Adeline Long and Calvin Ρ
Ward
Funeral services will b»
held today (Wednesday) at 4
p. tn ui the Bethel Methodis?
Church of which he vas a
1 member, by the Rev. Ed P.
Armstrong, .*··. pastor. V —
w 11 l· ' t'.n BctU 1 Men«· .a!
Cemeter>.
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. D<>ra Mac Ward: two
sons. J. C.. Jr. and Lupton
Ward, both of Route 1. Clar
endon: two daughters. Mr·.
Ford Intnan of Route 3. Tab«-;
City, aii'l Mrs. Burt Gillette <·>
Wilson: one brother. W. l>
: ' Clarendon: two sis -
Mrs. J. B. Duncan of Tabor
City: JO grandchildren.
RCGC.1E Κ AR Γ
R-.nici»· F . ρ is enteritii«
James Walker Memoria! Hos
pital today for eye surgery
His mother Mis. linger Earn
plans to be with h in during
his stay there wh o1 w;ll keep
them at tin- hospital until
Monday or later.
Local Boy Scout
WiitsCampHonor
1 il i lU lluO-i' n| l»«>y Si'uiit
. en· \\.is in.lucte.
into the Orilcr nf tin· Arrow
Xaliottal Fratein»t\ «if
ert lust wt*ek at Camp Tum
Upclntrch. aecordmi: to l.ed_«e
Chief Mike Siiiiiimiis of While
villo.
Fach year in tlu Cape Fear
Area Couiuil. in tin· eight
■««»uthenstem North Carolina
••unties. th»· troops hold elcc
tions to choose ilu· senilis u>
represent them as tin best *·*
j ample- , ι «^., uuhü .
principles in camping.
These candidates are tapped
during the camping season .,t
η Summer Camp. An induc
tion ceremony is held yea: I·
< i the new members ana old
members are further hmiotvd
.«'Γ the r participation.
I he following honor scout ;
vere inducted into the ι..
lodge: David Bailey. Joey V. i'~
hams, and i:.niur Hi.mi
scoutmaster ,,f Troop ;M)3."
I» t Bl:'k nan "f Troop 20Ü.
• tikyr C .tu., y of Troop 21*4
Douthwaite, Dan Shep
i«rd of Troop 2:215. Hillv Si
o«n of Tr.i.p 2l!i. Reid f.
'f I roup 2:i4 ail of \\ ,hn nr
toll. *'
George .McH.ie of Troop 602
1 Mi/ :bcthtow n, Billy Fo-.m
y-Duval ·>»' Troop 500 of Halls
! ominy Owens of Troop 501.
1 inny Cole of Troop 013
Jt*rr>· Sheffield and Scout
_' ':··· Le.· S!U ;field o| Tro u
I it'!» of White\ ill, .
I *' ·· > I'·-1« and Robert De
> °i Tr'M Ρ 404 of Chhd
13. urn. Phil Dellinger of Troop
' "I rabor City. Willie Bar
; : 1 I'jcep .101». Troe\ Ml·.
: .«*an of Tn op 0f Lu'inb. -
1 '■ My Dial and Robert
' Tr- i p 327 Λ Peir
! ·teed of Tro« ·*■>
* ' •'■,· ' hasiu - .iti«l Roe -
: rt Thame«:. s outmaster.
o: 4.,.;. p.ail Li\ niston ι·ί
ο !47. all of Laurinburg.
• 1· ;!y blown .Troop 404
I 't Raeford.
Μ- B. tingman f the Camp
Con nut'ee. I.i«\vi> Lane
■nu 1·: »nk F. :l. ir «η of the
rv ·' u"'« il.«o inducted m the
ι « remonv .
Scon:> lakinj; part in the
v· !. .« r;> \iii-«: Lmiue Chief.
·■' '·.·· Smm: i;s . f H.,l!>.>«.·!· ,
Cage SfaU« cks. Biliv λν.|5.
Ii e i;.. J,,|t,«.n. Mike Merrill
"t W.„ton. Charles F«:
s Eliz.ibethtown. Jim
priscoll of I umbt · ton, John
Joyner. District F.xecutiv ■ and
\app Director served as Lodge
\ \ :<or.
HYMN 9IXf*IMr—Nrws|>aprr «ionr« ami ruitoria·* trow
roast to ro:i»t |lvr rnrouracrmcnt to rrvlvjl of thr C hri·
ti.in Htm« «intlne prnfram. fhr Rfv. Dr. I».«in·-i A. Pol
in«. editor of Christian ll.rald (rieht) and Bill McVr.·
the Clirlstijin llrr.ilrl Mng« r (left), arr «hown η ith .« fe v
of the thousand« of nr»«paprr rlippins« that ha.r deeded
Or. Politic'* dmk.
vt:\v κΛ»*»ι.«νκκ
Miss I Vati Shelley <>f Mount
(»liw has aeeopted .i position
with Evelyn's Hcauty No« k
anu<>tiiKvil Evclyti Flowers
uwnor. „
Mix Shelley \.:-s tiritc
ι ro Kl \ i's Üsjjli Stln·.'
S> '"IV || l.f I'll' ill'
Ouir.iie i:i Wilmington.
ΜΛΚΤΙΙ \ ANN YOVNCi
Martha Ann. infant (hinüb
er ol' Mr. ; n>l Mrs. Krski.
Vftni'j. is lu.inr l.on· Mrl.eo·-!
Infii'inar· η hör· s'u n · i-it·»
vcni .roatmoni.
I Rain Ends Chase
OfSCServcemen
A cloudburst quickly halb
ι speeding rtiiver wf»o was be
hik pursued by. Patrolman A
II. Campbell Saturday after-1
noon on Highway 410.
Kaxmoiid \V. Horrell. a
GiH>i'i:('ti'\vn serviceman. re- 1
ceived a slight cut «·ιι h>s nose
when Iiis car ran off the ritiht
side of tli«· road, struck a culv
ery near the Ralph Spivey
home, and turned over several
times. He was prciwlint; to- ,
ward Tabor City. .
The li»äti Kord was describe· 11
by the trooper as a total !··.->.
Saitl Pic. C'atnphell. "Mr
lloirell was having no troubl·
with his !l uht until he rai
into the rain. Once < η the w·'
' pavement h< lost control of h»r.
IlorrelI who is l!n year ■·! .
J vas cited for driving ltM·
I nph. I
fc
ROTARY ASSIGNMENT »
Ben L. Nesnuth. Jr., new
. < . ein «'i tue Tabor City
Kulary Club. pas.sefi -»nit OS
iiiiiuniltit1 assignments for tl(|
voir at the regular Mondty
ni^hl meeting at the scln^
cafeteria. President Nesmitti
named Sam Jacks«'» pi»nr.u>^
ν liairman. one of the most im
p. it.'lit coiiimitt · post;.
Charles Ymum. ι ;.<ι·ι ia'v
editor of The Τι ihiiu · ν , . j
guest at the meet 111«.
DAVIS JEWELERS
SÄYS:
"Why pay more for
a no-jewel watch—
thai cannot be ι
lepaired ? ? ?
"when you can buy ,
a 7-Jewel Lever Watch
for only ...
$12.88
which we can repair t
it' necessary.
Stylos For Girls, Boys, Ladies, Men:
17-.ll-.WKl. \Y Λ TV Hl-,S . . . only »
S 1 7.88
P»l i.OYA WATCH KS . . . from
$24.75
KKYSTrNK 1IO.MK-MOYIK OllTlTS
KKAMY TO (il) only $99.95
DAVIS JEWELERS
"Tabor City Diamond Centor"
Phoiu* :'· 11«»
• v2 Pricc Changing Slock Completely xk Price
5 ^rni'i ·<ιΐ '> Furniture Co. of Mullins i> offering you something you h:vv-·
g i u'.i'i' in·.im <.f f ' loiv. To make room for a stor · full of neu steck, thev
t i»i t* ν .i; ί»!··.··.-: ι·\ιτ> Ihir.if in the store at · ·_. price plus fieitfht. You
ti I ly .«· 1 |>i · ι·I!ifreijrht with the following conditions: you pay
■ « a- with <>i . r. Γ· iiio \»» nvrchandi>e from stor«· immediately, with no
|j « \ ! ,!M>T»· ι · r< Tu ud ·». When thi> sale is over they will offer you ·»
§ i>r. :.d new ' (·. to choo.*«· from. So μο to Smithboro Furnitur»· Co. now
i end : ■ tV · .·) ■ ·a.·.*· of their 1 ·_· price sale. They are leated 1 mile*
Ι from Muilii..- oil the l.atta Highway and are ope η from 8 A. M. until
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— I
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also
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Flowers
·.
Betty Grainger
Dean Shelley
Located Up Stairs
()ver ('lot hinjr (.'enter
Phone 7t>l-l
Tabor City
TABOR CITY
Our Grand Opening In Two Big Buildings 1$ Coming Soon
wfi-'nr pumiimiMI MANY GRAND OPENING PRIZES E^BIEV'C
WERE EXPANDING! BIC MEBCHAHD1SE BARGAINS RUE* »
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