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VOLUME XVI, NUMBER t
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i«mvrsn.»v. AUGUST 30. 1S61
"Tabor City — The Town With A City Future"
TABOR CITY, VORTH CAROLINA
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1 Tells All
A night prowler made more
than seven calls on Tabor City
residents August 22, collecting
u hundred or more items with
fwhich local police say "He had
enough merchandise to open a
variety store."
Linda Adolph Wort ham, a
30-year-old parolee, was ar
rested Sunday afternoon at a
Vinegar Hill store and charged
with breaking and entering
several automobiles and build
ings in the town, and also
charged with larceny and re
, ««reiving stolen goods.
v> Wort ham has served time be
fore fur identical charges an.
was only recently released
from prison from serving time
on a five to seven year term.
Places entered and items
stolen included the following:
W. A. Williams garage, east
5th street—electric iron, tow
, els, laundry bag, heating pad,
ι bed lamp, sheets, rugm elect
♦ ric cooking pot; total value
$68.00.
Car, Mrs. Lizzie Sellers' res
idence, 6th street—pair boy's
loafers; $10.00 value.
Car, Mrs. Sellers' residence,
property of Joe Collins—over
night bag with clothing, shav
ing equipment and knife; val
ued at $16.00.
Car, Mrs. A. M. Smith's
home, 5th street—prescription
# sun glasses; miniature glass
dog; no value set.
Utility room, Ed Nerris,
home, Elizabeth street — one
' radio, electric lamp, nine pic
tures and frames, flashlight;
♦ valued at $84.00.
Tool house, Ed Prince resi
dence. Bell street—Ten glass
what-nots. Motorola radto gad
record- player, flashlight; VtUt
, . ed at $59.00.
* Car, Eugene Colli#* home,
•th street—pair of shoe·, sport
shirt, belt, flaahlight,T-shiit.
billfold; valued at $34.7$.
Car, Jimmy Garrell resi
dence, Pireway road — hair
brush, keyholder; valued at
$2.00.
1
Cooperated
Police Chief J esse Barker
said Tuesday that Wortham
was very cooperative and con
fessed to the illegal acts when
he was shown the stolen items
recovered (for the most part)
from his father's home.
Ownership of some other
items acknowledged by Worth
am to have been stolen have
not yet been determined. They
include a pair of brown "Quail
Hunter" boots, a pair of rub
ber boots, two sheets, one pair
φ of men's shorts, a bundle of
printed cloth remnants, one ]
piece of auto upholstery mat- >
erial, an identification brace-1
let inscribed "Nell Currie" ι
(which Wortham was wearing,
when arrested), a flash cam-1
era, a toy cash register, a'
stack of phonograph records,
one pair women's sun glasses,)
and two pairs men's sun glas* 1
ses.
ψ Chief Uurgea Report* 1
Chief Barker said yesterday
that anyone misatng property
should report it to his office
at once. "The sooner we know
of a theft, the eatier it is to
find the culprit," he said.
i
JamersonBnfldn
«Knifed By??
Mystery still surround· a
Friday morning altercation in
Tabor City's Jam section.
Jamerson Buffkin, 51, is a
patient in Loris Community
Hospital for treatment of lac
erations which took more than
70 stitches to close, Chief De
puty Thurm on Butler afftrtns.
_ Deputy Butler visited the
hospital after receiving re
ports that Buffkin was wound
ed in the Jam battle with an
other person. The patient was
under sedation In preparation
for the removal of a broken
off knife blade which the med
ics were to remove from him,
and which was not discovered
until an Xray showed Η after
Buffkln's wounds were clos
ed.
♦J The chief deputy said that
the patient's wile told him
that her husband had stated
that no charge would be issu
ed against his unidentified as
sailant if the medical bUla are
taken care at kf fem.
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The; lyöl TABUK CITY RED DEVILS — From loft to right, First Row: Arthur Nix, Rub
Grainger, Kenny Carter, Marshall Allen, Joe Steven, Clark Doster, Bobby McCumbee, Donald
Spivey, and Doug Wright. Second Row: Chipper Watts, Bobby Soles, Elwood Spivey, Russell
Fonvielle,, Richard Wright, Gene Goldfinch, and Mickey Worley. Third Row: Coach John Small,
Ronald Foley, Roger Tatum, Roger Small, Larry Fowler, Sammy Williams, Jerry Soles, and Coach
Bermey Stevens. (
Gridiron Season Opens Here Friday
Red Devils Clash Whiteville Waive«
ineir morale is nigh an<
they're looking sharp. They'v
been· working hard to get ii
thupe, and I'm pleased witl
the way they're working to
gather."
This is the way Head Coacl
Bermey Stevens daecribed hi
,1901 IkjpbaJI tMA «»lie watcli
ed the lint string ' runnini
precision plays Monday after
noon.
The "hard-nosed** scrimmag
ing of last week has given waj
to light workouts, which will
be the order of the day th»
rest of this week in prepara
tion for the season opener hert
with Whiteville Friday night.
Game time is 8 p. m.
Although neither Coach
Stevens or Assistant Coach
John Small are making an>
predictions, both are optimistic
about the showing the team
will make this year.
Friday night's contest is ex
pected to give some good in
dication of how the Red Dev
ils might fare for the season.
Stevens said he has heara
that the Whiteville team is go
ing all out in getting ready for
the game here.
"They have a new coach
uver there this year, and we
□on't know wnat they might
throw at us, but we ieel we're
ready for them," Stevens said.
One thing the coaches art
grateful for is the fact th it
Red Devils are without an>
consequential injuries. With
only light scrimmaging on tap
between now and the game,
the chances are good that the
team will bo at full strength
Friday.
The starting lineup for the
first game is expected to be:
Roger Tatum, left end; Jerry
Soles, left tackle; Joe Stevens,
left guard; Don bpivey, center,
Mickey Worley, right guard
Sammy Williams, right tackle;
Marshall Allen, right end;
Roger Small, quarterback;
Bobby Soles, right halfback;
Larry Fowler, left halfback;
and Ronald Foley, fullback.
Air Condition
Conri House
Two Whiteville firms were
awarded contracts to install
sir condition systems in the
county court house.
Bids were opened Monday
it a called meeting of the co
unty commissioners. Only
three bids were received.
Hinnant's, Incorporated, will
supply 10 units for the down
stairs offices in the building
while Schulken's Hardware
Mil install · central system
for tbe upstairs court room
ind seoond-floor offices.
Excluding costs of extra
wiring and sales taxes, coat
if the units hat been appro
priated at $11,000. installa
tion of the downstairs units
MP» TtMftlay.
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TWENTY-ONE PERSONS DIED on North Carolina's highways last
year over the Labor Day weekend. Patrolman A. H. Campbell, along with
other highway officers stationed in th i a·····» b·* r moiorsts to be extremely
careful over the 4-dav holiday period which l>e ins Friday and ends with
Labor Day. Sept.. 4. Motorists are ur «"1 1 · drive with the'T headlights on
— both day and nicrht — during the holiday period as a pledge that
they will drive safely.
Leaf - Larson iissg Cracked?
"iNO comment."
So said a member of the
Columbus County Sheriff's
department when asked to
confirm a report that eight
men were arrested in Chad
ourn Saturday niRht in con
nection with larceny of 1.100
pounds of tobacco.
According to an earlier re
port, termed "completely ur
•fficial" by the Sheriff's of
fice, the leaf was illegally tak
en from Green and Teachey
warehouses in Chadbourn.
Records of committment at
the county jail listed the ar
rested as W. G. Raul md, 30,
>f Oxford; George Holland. 2fl,
Morris Young, 26. Willie Gatice
">6, all of Chadbourn; Isiah
Williams, 30, Timmonsville, S.
C.; Burney Lewis, Jr.. 49. Mu!
• ins, S. C.; Blease Johnson. 41,
Timmonsville; and James
Wood, 25, also of Timmons
vlll·.
Jail records show that R««
land, the only white man, post
ed his own ll.Oflfl bond, wh'l«·
Jimmy Green, one of the own
ers of the warehouses, posted
bonds for the other seven men.
Teenagers Take
Car, Τ ruck Sat. Nite
I
A Tabor City teenager has
I been jaik-'l for stealing a pick
; up truck during the werkend,
I due to the alertness of SIJiD
' officer James Anderson, local
pel ice say.
The 1951 Chevrolet vehicle
was parked tin the Green Sea
road within the town limits
Saturday by owner E. L.
Wright. The ignition key was
placed »11 the seat.
Early Sunday morning the
j SLED officer was leaving his
I home in the Gurley commun
j ity of Horry county when he
noticed a 1051 pickup that was
i itched. Λ youngster was try
ing to b;icu the truck out of
1 the ditch.
Anderson radioed his Co
j lumbia headquarters where he
was advised that the pickup
i truck was stolen. A call to
j Tabor City police confirmed
the theft, ownership end de
scriptioh of th»· truck.
Λ warrant, singed by Tabor
lity police. was served by the
SLEDman and th·· youth was
fudged In the town jail to a
wait special hearing temporar
ily slated for Tuesday.
Two Other Youth* Caught
Tabor City police nabbed
two Whiteville teenagers Sun
'py morning for larceny of an
»utomobile. The boys, resi
dents of South Whiteville and
New Hope, alledgcdly removed
in automobile from a parking
paca .near Planter's Ware
ou*"> (Whiteville) around
ridnight Saturday. The car is
he property of Earl Morris,
loute 2, Tabor City.
T1 e boys, both of which arc j
lot vet 16 years of age. were
diced in the custody of Juv- |
nil Judge Lee J. Greer fer I
final disposition. 1
Savings And Loan Office
}pens §n Tub? City Tuesday
(»Optralive Savings and Loan
..-suekition of Wilmington. N.
opens its fifth office next
I ticsday when tho Tabor Ci;v
inch offit.'iiilly begins bus;
C<K)p. rative Suvings anci
Λ.--.sjci.ition is ui:c υΓ t!»_·
I« ii inji i!ssui :;it:· ns in the co
untry iiiiJ is tile oldest in
I South E-astfin North Carolina.
manager οι me ι aoor city
of!let· wiiu has already gone to
work with Cooperative is Ed
ward L. Herring, of Chapel
ι Iii], wno is experienced in
this type of business. Mr. Her
ling has lived in Chapel Hill
.or the past 22 years but is
Miov:ng his wife and two dau
ghters to Tabor City in the
near future .
Frederick Willetts, Jr., exe
cutive vice president of Coop
erative. said tie was happy to
have Mr. Herring with the
organization and was sure that
h·.· would be an asset to the
civic and community life of
Tabor City.
"1 feel that the management
About 330 businessmen and
"Vmen irom many sections of
C umbus and Horry counties
nave been extended invitations
• .< ι!:;.ικ·; at the Tabor City
·.■(■·..(»! c'iteturia by the Coop
erative Savings and Loan next
l'ucstlay night at 7:00.
Several brief addresses will
oe maae by various officials
>f the organization at the din
ner meeting, held in connec
■ ion with the grand opening of
lie Cooperative branch here.
>1 this new branch of Cooper
;tive Savings and Loan Asso
ciation offers a challenge and
η opportunity and I am cer
ainly glad to be here," Mr.
.erring said. ·
Cooperative has worked al
:io»t day and night since the
ipproval of its application for
ι Tabor City öifice by the
<iorfh Carolina Insurance
;<.mmission. in an all-out ef
>rt to be in opersdio-i by Sep
tember 5. While every detail
nay net be complete for this
>ptning. Cooperative expects
" open its doors for business
)ii that date.
In an effort to acquaint the
itizenry of Columbus, Horry,
Brunswick and other areas
with the facilities of the Coop
rat: ce office here, prizes will
be given away to visitors of
itv· office who make the best
uess as to tv,e nmrunt of mon
v in π isp'.uyei "House of
f ney."
lso rifts will be made to
amilies who deposit money on
. avings with the association.
Gravin Faulkner, an execu
tive with the Cooperative org
anisation. has been handling a
'iint many of the technicali
*i -s n-sooi 'to-' with the open
in<? cf the Tabor City branch.
He bns been in Tabor City
'.t~v st f'aily for the past sev
eral weeks as work continues
on the now office.
aiospeSssi if ©ceases
awice-Shof Victim
t-oitcemen Teil Walls and
lariy Floyd Bruton, while
.-heiking oul an »nonymuuj
eport Sunday morning, four;· .
. D.-u^lass community resident
ying unconscious und swatned
η blood on one of the neigh
oorhood's porches.
Ivey Lee Wilson. 37, wis
ι rustled to the Loris hospital
I where examinations indicated
' that he had been shot in th j
j right shoulder and in the right
upper side of his back. A hos
pital spokesman later descri j- >
«"•'I Wilson's condition as'
"good."
according lo the police de
partment re.ords a report was
leceived late Saturday night ot
a shooting in the community.
Wilson's name was connected
with the incident. Oificers
Watts and Bruton searched for ,
Wilson whom they understood
lad been shot, but were un
ible to locate him at that time.
Wilson has signed a warra.·.'
ι barging Wilery Gareld. 37. oi
ssault with a deadly weapon
with the intent to kill.
The officers reported tlvii
j .vey told them that he and a
j ompatiion were visiting a wu
.:*n near ' (Ja.tl. 1 -father's
ome when their porkchop
ind-fish-sandwich-supper was
ι vas interrupted by Garell.
' vev said that Gerald, in η
:monstra!k>n t<> i>et the tw«
,i si tors away fr> m the home
roke out several lieht bulbs.
The two men conceded, anu
ifter leaving the house were
ο I -wed by Gerald. After
leatcd woras between Gera'
and Wilson the two hnts wer
he I. the latter e i.tended ".·
• of Ir is .
Jealousy »a· suit jested ps
he reason for the itiei -cut.
Wils« n's .in it inn is report
unchanged. Gerald was re
eased from jail after a S500
'■>< nd was posted. Both men are
Negroes .
A ho 'ring before the mayor
us be' η sit for Sept. II.
Sale!? Fi'Oiec!
I For Moforisis
Begins Friday
I τ·-,, J, Γ.·ιΙ ·τν·»ι On Your
Lights For Saiity" project,
eure oy ο v· 1'abiT t n..
Jayceus and sancti« ned by the
i'.atf Highway P. trol. will n<
nto elf vet at 6 |>. m. Friday.
I'ptembcr 1.
The Slate-wide safety mea
sure. designed to aid in n·
ucing accidents and injuries
>>n the streets and highways
urine the busy Labor Day
weekend, will extend through
5 a. m. Tuesday, September
A'l m< torists are asked to
Mini their auto headlight«
while driving during this per
iod as indication tlr.it they are
oncerncd about the safe·;-·
proglem and interested in re
ducing motor vehicle acci
dents.
In other Jaycee activity, it
was announced at the regular
meeting Tuesday niaht that
the Community Birthday C >1
ndar project will get under
way September 5.
Jaycces will canvass the
town, selling the calendars
which will reflect birthdays
•n t wedding anniversaries, of
local people.
nONFlRE PF.P RALLY
IHirh School Cheerleader
Director Mr*. Bermcy Stev
ens ha* atpiounced that
there will he a Bonfire Pep
Rally Fr'tlay night prior to
the football tram? hrtween
Tabor City and Whltevllle.
The Rally I* scheduled to
begin at 7:30 and «III be
held at the nrhool. The pub
lic le Invited to attend.
lll.il Average
?Sai!eil Mosday
Monthly's tobacco average v.i
labor City was the outstand
ing iu-ws in the leaf industry.
Γ he $70.27 average not only
b:-:kc Tabor City's own daily
.verage, but for the second
time, broke the Border Belt
high mark.
While the average slid slighi
•y ''ownward Tuesday, Sales
^up· rvisor i'ave this reason
for the decline:
"Many o!' our farmers who
are anxious to cet their tobac
co en the floor, are bringing
t <n t<· town while it is in to..
: h «irrler. We've even been
in» some leaf that w;is
1." he sr.id. Lovel also noter4
it the quality of tobacco has
»•t been as good as most Of
lings last year.
T- bi>r City's average for the
:ι«τ—representing if) sales
a ' r "1·:.. 7*1«!.
son'..· ;·ν «•—•fo for the belt '
■wever. stood at $65.00 as of
ne \v< k w-hfi: the last figures
···■»? :Viiled to the supervis
T1 c loc: 1 market is over η
•l'i« ti ρ ' tids ihend of the
bnrro during the first IP
tvs lq«t ypnr, T.ove'l nointe
"t. T'MOMPh Tuesday. :< lord
0.1"'1 '<'·? had been brought
1*1 μ -k< t.
' ' - "in * <o Γ t'i1
■ι -·ι. ' avevaji
' -·■«,, ... t».„ TV,v.|
'·> ι ·ι as follows:
Wednesday—258.476. $258 -
*70.51, $67.40.
Tbursd. v — 395.7(13. $268.
016.72. $37.87.
Frt'-'v — -413.S5S. $270.592.
*9 $87.56.
V ιν;·»ν — 480.082, S335.
657.07. $70 27.
Tu· Hav — 415.249. $277.
n?-.. si«?.®!».
FREDERICK W1LLETTS, SR.
(See Wiliett·' Story on Paft 9)