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VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 11
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2§. 1961
"Tsbor City — The Tamm With A City Future"
TABOR CITY. NORTH CAROLINA
People Shop From
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lie rER COPT—IS.·· A TEAR
REV. JAMES Β. TUBBS
Presbyterian Revival Services
•Begin Here Sunday Evening
Revival services have been
slated to begin at the Tabor
City Presbyterian Church Sun
day night. September 24,. at
-:u» Η Μ with the Rev
James II. Tuhbs. of Wilming
ton. leading the services.
Services will be held each
evening through Friday at 7:30.
flC'atuI the public is cordially in
vited. Rev. II. I.. Reaves. Sr..
pastor, lias announced.
Rev. Tu libs is executive sec
retary of t h e Wilmington
Presbytery.
He was born in llinton. W.
Va.. one of eight children, and
reared in Knoxville, Tenrt.,
where he attended the city
schools and the University of
«Tennessee, graduating with 'a
Λ. degree in philosophy.
He received his theological
training at Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond, Virgin
ia. where he received the B. D.
degree in 1947.
He was formerly assistant to
the pastor of First Presbyter
ian Church, Florence, S. C„
and pastor of Westminister
1'resbyterian Church, from
194H lo 1954. when he became
pastor of Bethel Presbyterian
Church. Klngsport, Tennessee,
which he served until Sep
tember. 19(»0, wnen he became
Executive Secretary of Wilm
ington Presbytery.
UUiing his ministry, he has
served as: Stated Clerk of Pee
Pec Presbytery, Synod of S.(
C.; Moderator of Hoiston Pres
bytery, Synod of Appalachian
President of Kingsport Minist
erial Association: Chairman of
committees on Kingsport Pre
(Continue.:! on pase 3>
NOT STOPPED YET
— At the left, Tabor
hiilfback Leon Fon
vielle keeps his balance
as he tries to get away
from another of the
several Masse.v Hill
tackier» who were out
to stop him on his 30
yard run - back of a
short kick in the fourth
period of the Käme, to
set up another Red
Devil score.
Quarterback R ο g er
Small smashes through
the middle, picking up
short yardage and scor
ing the second touch
down for the home
team. Defender Donnie
Douglas (25) closes in,
but not in time to «top
Small. The view is from
the end-zone.
(Staff photos).
Yam Festival Program Set
With Tommy Dorsey Band,
Big Free Gospel Singing
The program is fast taking
shape iur this year's complete
ly remodeled Carolinas Yam
Festival scheduled lor Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday.
October 4. 3 and" 6th.
F«i rtho first time an all—
night Gospel Sing has been
scheduled featuring the high
j ly-regarded professional Blue
I Ridge Qu artet, of Spartanburg,
j S. C., The Serenader's Quar
j tet. of Lumberton and the
I Twin State Trio, of Tabor City.
This big Gospel is scheduled
for Planters Warehouse on
Wednesday night, October 4,
and wil lofficially open the
1961 Carolinas Yam Festival.
Sponsored by the Tabor City
Merchants Association, the
' Gospel Sing will be free to the
j public. These same singing
groups have appeared through
! out the country and admission
prices of $1.00 or more are
ι usually charged.
The Gospel Sing will get
underway at 8:00 and continue
{ at least until midnight. Called
".ill night sings." the program
actually will continue until the
listeners and the musicians
feel that it is time to stop.
H1G QUEEN'S BALL
This year's big queen's ball
will be staged on Thursday
night an dwill feature the ori
i ginal Tommy Dorsey orches
t tra. Now being directed by
Sam Donahue, this is one of
the most famous orchestras in
the nation and for many year's
was perhaps Uie most popular
of all dance ftrcheAras during
the life of the lvte Tommy
Dorsey. V
The Qu«en'a Ball din^. »ill·
begin at 9:00 on "Thtf'eday
night at the Planters "A'.ire
house.
On Thursday afternoon at
' 3:30 the annual Y;;in Festival
! parade will take place. Many
I fine floats have already been
J ι-ontractud fur this feature
I event.
< Following the parade, the
Yam Queen contestants will
hold η dinner at Ruby and
Jean's Restaurant at which
ι time the judges and visiting
members of the press will have
I an opportunity to meet the
■ beauties vying for 1961 queen
I honors.
Also on Thursday, there will
be two shows by the popular
Beers-Barnes Circus. The first
showing will be in the after*
noon and the evening perfor
mance at 8:00. There are no
sideshows or games of chance
with this circus. It is strictly
a trained ;ιηίηκ.Ι scries of acts
along with talented men and
women performers. Admission
to the circus is $1.00 for adults
and 50 cents for children. Tic
kets will be on advance sale
in a number of local stores and
several sshool organizations
are being contacted in an ef
fort to promote advance sales.
ROCK AND ROLL VANCE
Friday night will feature
more fine entertainment with
a prominent rock and roll band
known as the "Rock-A-Teers"
already lined up to provide the
music. This dance will also be
held in the Planters Ware
house. Admission of $1.00 will
be charged for this dance.
Sweet Potato Growers Will Vote
Saturday On Promotion Program
County sweet potato grow·
ers will go to the polls Satur
day for an important vote to
determine whether or not they
are willing to pay a small fee
on their yam crop tor the pur
pose of promoting the sweet
potato industry.
If the vote passes, growers
will pay two cents per bushel
on fresh market sweet pota
toes. and two cents per 100
pounds on cannery stock.
- Two-thirds of the growers
voting must be in favor of the
assessment In order for it to
e»ay., ABjr Bftrsqn who has a
financial ttttyirM hi »lie pro
duction of ftweet potatoes is
eligible to vote.
In Tabor City, the voting
place will be Harrelson's Feed
t»nd Seed Store on Railroad
Street.
Other voting places in the
county are: Billy Prince Sta
tion, Sandy Plains; G. T.
Gore's Store, Guideway; Tayl
or's Self Service Center, Wil
liams School; J. W. Mooney & ι
Lennon's Store, Whiteville;
and Williamson's Store, Cherry
Grove.
The referendum, which is
the first ever to be h*kl by
sweet potato grow««, Kim been
requested by the N. C. Sweet
■potato ft—Tiatlnn V
W ' be vote I* fnvor'Me and
money U made available, the
Association ia expected to au
(Continued on page 3)
Red Devils Post
Second Vktory
I The Tabor City Red Devils
1 kept their unbeaten - unscor- |
ed-on record intact Friday |
night by defeating the Firates'
from Massey Hill 19-0. in ;> ]
i>ame marked by classic de-1
fensive work on the part of j
the home team. '
Although the visitors show-1
ed determination and drive.'
they were unable to cope with;
the slashing ground game
thrown against them by the
local eleven.
The Tabor City defense,
centered around tackles Sam
my Williams. Jerry Soles and
Buddy Fonvielle, were stingy
with yardage all night long, al- |
lowing only 37 yards to be
gained on the ground.
Massey Hill added 30
yards through the air for a tot
al of 67. Of 18 passes attempt
ed, 2 were completed.
The Red Devils plied up a
total of 152 yards, all on the
ground.
Halfback Larry Fowler turn
ed in the first touchdown ear
ly in the first quarter on a
six-yard run around right end
after the Devils moved 32'
yards on a sustained drive.
The point after touchdown 1
attempt by fullback Ronald ;
Foley wan blocked.
At half time the score stood
at 6-0.
The next two touchdowns
by Tabor City came In the
fourth period.
A high pass from center
sailed over the Massey Hill
kicker's head, and rolled In
side the 10-yard line. An alert
Sammy Williams recovered the
hall, setting up the chance for
a second score.
Quarterback Roger Small
»mashed his way f*tr left
tackle for the six-pu^Her.
A run for the inversion
failed.
The third and final score
came 1st« In Ote fourth quart
er, with time running out.
Mywy ftiO was forced Into
punt
«leep in its own territory. The
kicker, faced with several Tab- j
or linemen breathing down his |
neck, hurried his kick. Half- i
back Leon Fonvit lie look the j
short boot close to mitlfield ι
and returned it to about tlu> ;
15 yard-line.
I
Three plays laler. Jerry ·
Soles—convened from trickle ,
to fullback for the one play—
bulled his way over from the
one-foot line to make the score
18-0.
Rotter Small's kick for the |
extra point was good.
Tabor City's record now
stands at 2-0, having beaten
Whitevillc in the conference
opener September 1. The Ked
Devils are tied for first place
in the Waccamaw Conference.
Although there were no seri
ous injuries in the game, sev
eral players received minor
shake-ups
Tabor's Ronald Foley com
plained of loss of memory fol
lowing the game, and was tak
en to Whitevillc for examina
tion at Columbus County Hos
pital, and was released. He is
reported in good condition.
Massey Hill fullback Jimmy 1
Reynolds suffered a painful
leg injury early In the second ι
half, but examination showed
there was no fracture.
The Tabor City team effort
was bolstered considerably by
the return to the lineup of
tackle Buddy Fonvielle. and
his brother Leon Fonvielle.
Both boy· only last week be
gan working out with the
team, after being HI for sever
al month·.
Leading ground - gainers for
the Red Devil· were Roger
Small. Bobby Sole·, Larry
Fowler, Ronald Foley and
Leon Fonvielle.
Defensively, In addition to
tackles William·. Soles and
Fonvielle, and Mickey Worley
was pralaed by Assistant coach
John ilmall foe the game he
pUyed
(Continued on page 3)
LEADERS RETURN — Pictured re seven of the nine Boy Scouts of
Tabor City's Troop 508 who returned Sunday from the Junior Leader's
Conference at Camp Upchurch. They are (left to ritfht, front row)
Gordon Smith, Jim Boswell, Sandy Woody and Chip Cox. (Second row)
Scoutmaster James Cox, Sammy Averitt, Frankie Stanley, James Hufham
and Assistant Scoutmaster James Todtl. Rusty Carter and Al Brice, who
also attended, were absent when the picture was taken. (Staff photo)
Sammy Averitt
Elected To High
Bty Scout Post
Life Scout Sammy Averitt
was elected last weekend
chairman of the Boy Scout
Junior Leader's Conference
fur 1902.
Scene of the election was the
annual conference which took
place at Camp Upchurch, near
Fayctteville.
Nine leaders from Tabor
City's Troop 508 attended I In
gathering. together with Scout
master James Cox and Assist
ant Scoutmaster James Todd.
As the Junior Leader's Con
ference chairman. Averitt will
be in complete charge of org
anization for Ihe annual event
next year.
The purpose of the confer
ence is to offer concentrate»'
training to outstanding boys ii
tpch troop the Cape Fcai
Area Council. The instructioi
centers on how to organize
and operate a patrol, and hov
a patrol fits into the overall
1 miction of the troop.
In this year's program, film*
lectures and field experiment.»
v.ere used to demonstrate It·
the more than K0 boys attend
ing how they might better
organize and carry out patroi
(Continued On Page 4)
Miss Peggy Wright
Is Class President
Miss Peggy Jean Wright,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cedo
Wright of Tabor City, is cur
rently serving as president of
the 1061-62 class of .student
nurses at the Saunders Memor
ial Hospital Nursing School in
Florence. S. C.
Miss Wright is a pniduafe of
Tabor City high school.
NOT TOO EARLY
Principal Randall Burle
son hau announced that par
ents arc requested not to
bring their children t ο
school before 8:1· In the
morninir. Burleson stated
the teachers do not go on
duty until 8:10 and that any
children who are on the
school (rounds prior to that
time are totally without
supervision and the building
is toeked so that they can no*,
ret in out «ff the rain and
fsli.
"We would certainly ap
preciate the cooperation ol
the parents In this matter In
that we cannot supervise
ι them when they are on the
ireisds too early," Barle·
I son aaM.
Leaf Market Sets
New Records Here
Unofficial figures following
closing sales on the Tabor
City Tobacco Market Tuesday
indicate a record season both
in total pounds and price av
erages.
Tiirougn rriday, the Tabor
City Market led all South Car
olina and North Carolina
Mörder Belt Markets, with the
•xceplion of Pamplico, S. C.
Official government figures
show the Tabor market as hav
ing sold a total of 9. 02.59»»
pounds for an average of
see.43, through Friday.
Monday's sale accounted for
• nn additional 201. Ulli pounds
J .t .in ,i\' r»%e of SfiB.4(l.
Tuesday's closing sale —
which included old tobacco
and trash on the warehouse
floors—added 104,542 pound*·
at an average of $63.13.
Added to the official figures
through Friday, the Monday
and Tuesday sales bring the
total season figures to 9.908.
f.44 pounds, with a $(>6.45 aver
age.
Both figures set new records
for the local market. In 1960.
the total pounds sold amount
ed to 9.200.00. Average price
lor producers was $63.32. Av
erage price for all tobacco sold
(Continued on page 4)
I,Α KOKST ON ΚΚΓΟΠΠ — Bill Bruton i*
shown holding the large-mouth baa* he caught
Monday afternoon at the Mill Pond. The fish
weighed eight pound« and three ounce«, and
was 24 inche« long — the largest catch from
the Mill Pond on record. Bruton wan fishing
with μ 16 - foot cane pole and Jigger. J. D.
I Strickland was with him in the boat.
(Staff photo)