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THE ONLY PU LIT Ζ EH. PRIZE W1NNI NG WEEKLY NEWS Ρ AP Ε R IN THE UNITED STATES — SERVICE — I . . Tie 7r • without Selfishness • WITHOUT PEAR • WITHOUT FAVOR The Goal of The Tribune Now im Forever DON'T MISS • NEWS • FEATURES • PICTIRES • ADVERTISING Ever.v Week in The Tribune VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 24 "Tabor City — The Town With A City Futur?" WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20. ISfil 10c PER COPY—$3.00 A YEA» ——■ AT THE STATE CONVENTION — Green Sea Young· Farmers are shown holding the plaque which they were awarded in addition to the $230 first prize as the outstanding club in South Carolina. Left to right, they are: Mrs. A. L. Small. Mrs. Wilson lxivette, A. L. Small, club vice-president; Mrs Edgar Clemons, Edgar ('lemons, Mrs. Elwood Dornum, Wayne Elliott. Elwood Dorman, club president; Mrs. Wayne Elliott, Mrs. Hubert Clemons, Hubert Clemons. Mrs. Wilson Rankin, Wilson Lovette, and Wilson Kankin. $259 First Prize Goes To Young Farmers Ο! Green Sea Chapter Earlier this month, the Green Sea Young Farmers Chapter was awarded a $250 lirst prize for being selected a as the outstanding chapter in the state of South Carolina. The awards ceremony, which took place at the Wade Hamp ton Hotel in Columbia, was at tended by about 40υ young I a rulers from close to 2l)0 state chapters. The $250 prize is given by Sears Roebuck, and is to be used toward the purchase of a registered beet-type bull ' to ^ lurther the chapter's livestock * improvement program. Dr. George W. Camp, of Bukersville, California, was the guest speaker at the awards program. Dr. Camp is a na tionally known friend of agri culture, and was instrumental in bringing about successful long-staple cotton growing ii» Arizona, New Mexico and Cal ifornia. fe He is a graduate of Clcmson College. The Green Sea chapter was represented at the meeting by 17 members. The club is the largest in the state, listing 91 members. Elwood Dorm an is the chapt er president, and A. L. Small is the vice-president. Chadbourn Nan ; Completes 8th Testing Year Raymond Bass uf Chad bourn, has just completed his eighth year of DHIA testing During the past year ending in November 1961, he had a herd average of 10.499 pounds of milk and 377 pounds of fat per cow, and also milked an average of 32 cows during the year . ι Mr. Bass started DHIA test ing on November 1, .1953, with 14 cows that averaged 7,541 pounds of milk that tested 4.1'»·. Through better feeding prac tices and better breeding, he has been able to raise his milk production per cow from 7,500 pounds to over 10.000 pounds ι per cow. John S. Gore* 67, Dies At Conway Saturday CONWAY (Special) — John S. Gore, 67, of 905 Miiin Street, Conway, died Saturday night it a local hospital foiling an extended illness. Funeral services were held < Monday at 11:30 A. M. from 1 the First Baptist Church . Mr. Gore was born in the Longs Section of Horry Coun ty, the son of the late Henry C. and Mattie O'Quinn Gore. He was a member and past deacon of the First Baptist j Church, Conway. He had for- j merly operated Gore's Men's I Store and Gore Buick Com- ; pany in Cvnway. At the time : his health fail«] he was asso ciated with Ward Realty Com pany of Myrtle Beach and had | farming interests in Horry , County. He was a veteran of World War I. having served in the U. S. Navy, and a member of Conway Post 111 of the Amer ican Legion. He was a member of Horry Lodge No 381 A.F.M., the York Rite of Omar Tem ple. He won a director of the Conway National Bank. Survivor* include his wife. Mrs. Edna Marlowe Oore: one brother. J. Roscor Gore. Con way, three sisters, Mrs. Essie Best and Mrs. R. J. Bryan, both of Raleigh, N. C., Mrs. John Swann of Windy Hill. Beach. 8TOREfl CLOae Loral «(ore« will be Hoa rd Monday for Clirfatinaa Day, aad moat of tfiaei will re-ope« for tailmaa Ike Tuesday after Chrtaloua. Last · mlnvte glft-sfcoppers will find many of the alarm tie Oda wfok lo ae· Tl» OimtlMS MMR vmM Ml bt Mwpliti « ι Iwfyy nlw Μ n«t tab Ab inutility I· —L mm InAMfA# tfl^g From The Atlantic Publishing Company Staff: W. Horace Carter Rod Sparrow r Charlen Young l<e*ter Rudisiii Lany Waiden J. A. Herlocker Harry Bell J. T. Harrelüon Lillie Ruth Grainger Graham Johnson C. W. Huck« Gail Hammond I Elbert Grainger Betty Herlocker Lucile Carter Ronald Ward C. B. Sellers Austin Powell Fatally Hurt In Auto Crash Austiu Powell was tatally ' injured in an automobile ! crash Monday at 11:45 a. in. The 58-year-old Loris busi ! nessman was pronounced dead on arrival at Loris Community Hospital after his car over turned on the Carolinas Coun , try Club road. i Coroner Littlejohn Blanton said Mr. Powell, found pinned . beneath his overturned auto 1 mobile, apparently had loti control of the vehicle on a curve on the slick dirt road. The coroner said there would be no inquest. Mr. Powell was en route to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tal I ly Eddings to install a door ι buzzer. He was found by Mrs. j Eddings who had just purch· ι ased the equipment needed l'oi the installation and was fol ! lowing hiin to her home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a. m. at J ι he First baptist Church with , the Rev. James E. Foster, the . Kev. Crowell Powell and the I Rev. Clyde Prince officiating. , Interment in the Prineeville ι Cemetery. Mr. Powell was born in Hor | ry County, a son of the late J John Anion Powell and Flor | ence Ozella Powell. He owned and operated the 1 D. A. Powell Plumbing and Wiring Contracting business for the past 20 years. He was a member of Green Sea Lodge 205 AFM and a member of Omar Tempi-· Shrine. Charleston. His wife died in 1949. Surviving are three daught ers, Mrs. Jean Powell Johnson j of Rt. 3, Nichols apd Mrs. Jan- ; ice Powell Norrife and Mrs. Clarice Powell Johnson, both Conway; two brother. Mo Moiir.ick Powell ot Loris, ... D. Powell of Atlanta, Ga.; four , sisters, Mrs. W. Simonton Jr. ' of Georgia, Mrs. Kitty Pridg- I en of Myrtle Beach, Miss Ettie | Powell and Mrs. Η. B. Rogers, both of Loris, and three grand- I children. Pallbearers will include Ro- 1 land Powell, Carl Powell. Cok Powell, George Skipper, Lisi on Heniford and Stanley i Prince. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the ' Masonic Order. Old Zion Church Present Xmas Play On Friday A three act play entitled "As We Forgive" will be presented at the Old Zion NVesleyan Methodist Church in the Guide way Community Friday night, December 22 at 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. Marlin are well - to - d<» Christian people | who live on a farm in a «ood rural community, (toy Notts is a ne'er do-well alcoholic tran sient from an eastern city who is traveling through that area. Iiis car be omes .stalled and through sudden illness he i< forced to remain in the Marlin home, much to his disgust and ! fear. The kindliness of the Mar lins toward this misguided man goes to prove the effect which the true interpretation of the Lord's Prayer — "forgive us our trespasses 'As We Forgive" those who trepass agiiinst us" j — may have on the lives of other*. Rev. Hal T. Brown, pastor, extends a hearty welcome to the public. MRS. L. C. GERALD Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Bellamy Gerald, 94. widow of Levi C. Gerald were held Tuesday at 3:00 p. m in • He Loris Methodist Church, j The Rev. Dan Montgomery an«l the Rev. James E. F«ster offi ciated. Burial was in Can? Branch Cemetery . Surviving are four sons. Worth Gerald of Florence. Dock Gerald and Clarence Gerald, all of Loris; tw i i daughters, Mrs. Dula Boyd and Mrs. Rötha Hardee, both of Loris; 22 grandchildren, an.1 3 2* nut grandchildren. Those who want much ere always much I» i«i —Horao· : TRIMMING Ί HK TREE: There is no Ramp to compare with decorating the beautiful Christmas tree, as Mr. and Mrs .Fred Jernigan, .Ir.'s children are finding out. It's the first Christmas for little nine-months-old Shawn, so her big brothels, Fred, (>. I.ennox, 4, and Mark, Ί. are showing her what to do. All over town, Christmas trees and the packages under them are thrilling little children as they get more and more eager for the l>ig day to arrive. Charge Gl (Wurde? Lodged Against Old ü@ck Resident A charge of murder has boon brought against 1.00 Duboise. 33. of Old Dock, in tin· ileal!! of Davis Preston Williams. 5". v.hiise body was found on the morning of December 9 at tho Duboise home. Duboise was arrested late Thursday following an investi gation bv Columbus Coli lit ν Sheriff Ben Duki*. county in vestigation bureau head Horace Shaw and Frank Satterlield. agent for the State Bureau of Investigation. Coroner J. B. Long reported that Williams* body was found to have about 100 bruises, sev eral broken ribs and a numbci of burn marks. An autopsy by Wilmington pathologist Dr. Georg« Luinh resulted in a report which at tributed the cause of death to "terminal shock with respir atory failure in the presence of multiple chest injuries with fractures of many ribs on both sides and the presence of multiple burns, lacerations an I abrasions scattered over tho entire body's surface " Sheriff Duke said t ie inves tigation of the death indicate ! that an argument over whisky from a still that Williams was allegedly lending for Duboise started the trouble whi'h end ed in Williams" death The argument took place on Friday aftcriio-in, and was fol lowed by alleged heating and burning of Williams l).v Du boise. A woman Wilma Dean Sim mons. who was reported to b living at the Duboise home, helped Williams Into the hotne and attempted to treat his in juries. Another man Herman Wat son, who was spending the night at Ihr DuhoHe home, re ported Williams' death at about (Continued On Page 4} Junior Farmers Club !s Formed To Aid Yscih Sa Äcricnlfere ι .-ι .mill· r Farmer ν.ιιιη was I'irnv.'i Monday ni'jht in Tab r City. ι r.ed !<· l· i it?< Ίι · iji icn'i .1. ill >?:ip Ibat ha> cx ted itl··· p;t-! ht l) i\> vh<> r.o Ιο:ιι:ι·γ have th· opportunity :<> ι k·· pnrt in Iii. h school n*: t , ieulture programs and who Ih.i'.i· 111 it l\ 'lllni th« p'lil.; when they uro p'epftivd to |i»lit It!»· i..rl: I the vstabli>hc.l | V« ην; I a;iti·.·!· Club. i Fred i v. hifh <·ο!·<ΐι»Ι apri iciilturc t ;n' it :>i<d a.;vί·μι ior ' t'n club- said 1h t 1h. ι ha • be« 11 ;ι definite n« c>i for siirli j .11 •»rquni.'».iili«»n. and th;«1 h.· looks for '■ 11> become <·η · r·' 'widespread interest ati«l .i ljv |H.v. 'This tvpi· id Hub is ι HiroC lead in'·» the Younj; Fanners," I a.v said. "Bill wht re;>s th Υι.ηηκ Farmers are niostl;. ; timet rned with new tuni;V.»· ι ti"ii^ and new methods ο tiirnimu. I'm·· ynun^ei Hub vil iek mainly to basic farm ; iti«·" ΛΓ members of the newl; formed club arc engaged i?· , firming, an I in most cnsc> work in · for their father·. Iea"n n » is well ' :· doing. It is h< ncrt thai th«· Hub will nti.'ael from 20 to 25 lot·:·! members. V .tried type« of fafm aetiv'*'. I are represented by the meinb 1 ership Intituling href cattl", . vei't potatoes, lobaoro. straw j b"i ies inrt produce. Officers Heeled at the Mop· Ίο\ night meeting are; I ddlrt Or· injer, president: Nn1h;nlo! II.· rclson, vicc - president; Tommy Spivev. scire! nrv; Lennon Ooie, treasurer. an ' Koi dd Miller, reporter (Continued On Page Ό Λ hit mn scheduled Γ<ί· Μ ι;ιί' ( «'iirt Monthly ni^ht ,i tii·· ease against Bobby h li . Ii». of Tabor City, who ι- charge;* with breaking, ••ι.! ·' tiling riiii-twiy Food Stoiv on th·· ir.;ht ol Dc.i-mb • ;· it. bus been pn>tponed until at'ei Christmas. Si p' us w:>s :irr<'stecl Sun y iuv:ht In Tib r City policc <· IIcfis. In bis p>sses>ion they f- und ill th<· items that har liccii 1 ist··-1 :i.s <t«>i>·ι> from th 'hit. iurhtdin··. shirts. shorts. •<:ks. ( .··.·»·. li··-;, a cigarette i>il!t· r. and rlff«· sholls . I i.«h amounting to hi'lwirn r ;; i -ι·ν··ιι dollars which •λ hi «it. Ί missing was n··· I · piivi'l t'd. {'•ill ·ι Chief .lefts« Barker - Ί t!·, ' St nhi-ns has 'dmit 1 ':'nhr , otlt'i th«· roof <»' Γ ·- jt'ii' awl ι -n'ering through in air Vent. An ■ stimate of lb»· value of t1 ■ stolen go. id* was not iv I'M linker a·"! Officer Τ··Ί Wait wr rki-1 togHhi r in th" i vcstr'al'on of h·· cast IV ik •T «--aid that he would rather not mak" public th· manner in which the investigation wan ondu tori nr how thev hiH Rotten a load "n Stepbens. S("phens is tree on bail <if $300 (Continued On Page 4) J-Year Old Boy is Critically Hurt I.\ .<<··, <·η-> ar-old Tabor City DOy wsü «druck nd critte''" • liji.nd this morning shortly ι ;itel > 1 . l.i κ»Ί·. Κ it pU:i\ I ip t: IK K ii li m.t >·! Λ Μ s" Stur ii.·!.<<· «ii·· town on .ι· I· a r Γ'' ι: f r ·:. · flu hoy, CJeiie Shaw, son Mr. ami Mrs. Wevland Shaw, wa.- taken (i> I.ori hospital an.. . .· ,1 ,Λ,ΙΙ,Ι! II: riitlCll C"l!(iitjOn ' vr.fi .i lü.i' t'i -f' skull, btuken collar-hone and broken right I arm. Or. XV H. Johnson, the at I tending physieian, said that j iht boy ha.- I« · u placed under 1 an oxygen tent, und that it is I ι. ι ;r!y to Ijt· ablt to de terinin·· whether <>i n it he vvii! 1 live. WitiU'isi-f t«· the accident ,-tuted that the bo\ dashed out ai iron; <.! tlu truck which wa: neatu-u inn· town. I j Oilier Teil Watts said that no eii.li lies have be. η mad·· against the driver of the truck. ! iv na p. Morris, of R. F. D. 4, J Nichols, S. C. ι Watts said that the investi gation ti.us far indicated tha* Mr Morris was not t<> blame lor th<· accident. Tile Shaw boy was reported to be staying with hi?· grand - I parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will ι Qtincan. who liv<· ni'Xt door to ! the >tore where the accident j to'»k place. I J Two-Car Wreck Sunday Sends lone To Hospital A vvto-car ac.ident early , Sir-day aiternoon in front «>ί Si. Piiul Methodist Church . son', "lie of the drivers to the j hospital and did an estimated $1200 damage to the autos. Mr> Butty Baxter. 29. *»i T; bor City, remained over | nifiht m I.oris hospital tor Miatment <·( bruises and lacer ations received m the mishap. The other driver. Kenneth Grainger. 17. also of Tabor City, was shaken up. but did not require treatment. Tabor I'ity Police C'hiet ! Tess· Barker, tin- investigating ufiicer. s:tid that Grainier, drivins· a ΠΜ52 Fold convorti ; b'e. we pn 'eeedll in iior.h c-n j Whitevilh; Ho:id when Mrs. ; Baxter. in a 1955 Ponliac sc an pulled out of Williams j r<··. t into his path Tiie riiiht front ft iv.lvr of j t'ü Graingei auto c ashed in?·» lie >' !. ' ΓΓ I'.' f' Ί' el . i'i di»ol* ■! ·· l'< !lt 1 k· Λ ·'. -r!<or ·■:· m · ·.' tie dam· . ιs ..«■>€»:11 s.illi til the Plillt !· ;id ah· ·11 SHOO to I ho Barker said his investigation • show· 1 that Mrs Baxter wa-i dteiTio'iiiB t·· make a left turn ι.to Whiieville Bond from Williams Street and failed to ; 're the Gr.iinccr auto ap i proaeli··.?. The accident occurred in I full view of a numbei of church-goers who were stand ; ;nu in ti.e church yard follow in·. tl ■ conclusion of morning si rvices N'.> statements were taken !'r >ni witnesses, ; nil no Cita Ι'ιοη ha· been issued St. Nick Makes Final Visits Fri. And Sat, Children who hnv< not had ι chain·»· in till Santa their '"hri: tin.is wish··« will art t'· «rc him in town both H'riday mil Saturday of this werk The jolly m.'m will bo mak ι in« til· final visits bebve tho !'t ; trip Christmas l'v. Dur· hl· tho last two flays, ho wi'J b ρ msiiiR out candy to littl»» hlldrcn a- hi· visits thmugh tit tin· town, and will make a <in" ! il effort to hoar every request. 11.· invito·» all those who vis aed him last Saturday to com·? hack aRain fur another chat before he bids them farcwel until »he n»»xt year. SUE GRAY KELLY Sue Kelly Wins National English Award Sue Gray Kollv of Tabor City High School is one of R7t! outstanding students < Ί high : school English in the country, j The National Council of Tea· ehers of English has named her a 1961 national winner in its annual Achievement Awards ■ competition. Only 11 winners ! were choSen from North, Caro lina . * ·?«. Iiist spring a committee of ! English teachers from the high ' school niminated Miss Kelly ! to represent Tabor Citj Hi«h : Si.hool 111 the competition. The ι nation's schools nominated al most 5.8(10 students for the N'CTE citation. In announcing the winners, James J{. Squire, Executive Secretary of National Council , of Teachers of English, said that the Council recommends these students for college scho larships in 1962. In previous years. 95>'. of the Awards win I ners entered the college of their choice. Approximately MO of those applying fo>* scholarships received financi al aid. The NCTE sends to all win ' ners and runners-up scrolls of I rec s>nitioti. I* hoiiois their high school departments with ' ci rtiiicates . f merit. The Co ' unt il also sends lln; names of these -indents to their respec· j tive congressmen and govern I Ols. ; Mis Knill Avrritt. Mr.-. Lou j.s.· Murray arid Mrs. VV. W. Woody b ive boon Sue's Krig • lish instructor? iit Tabor City High School. Her parents ire • Mr. and Mrs· David Kelly of ; Tabor City. N. C". Tin· National Council of Tr »chevs "f English, winch re < -n'ly held it.< 51st :uniu:tl • <<n <mi in m Philadelphia, .i;h i'< T'MH'O members an1 lb· rib*'is among Knglish t ich«'i s frnm elementarv g: <;«·.>- through college is III«· • largest subji ct-matter organ· j z.i'ion «>f teachers in '.he Unit | ■ d States. HOME ! Many am in who thinks to J found a bom«· discovers that lie has merely < p<ned .1 lav· . it. for hi j friends. C.IFT« FOK BOYS Tuesday night the Tabor City Jayces ι dd'Ml to the Christmas of Ihc.· b",vs ■>·. Boy's , Kumt'. Lake Waccrmi iw when ι the club presentetl »-ach of the ! b'tvs ;i dre.is --hirt . Representatives from tin Ιο ί eiil Jlub made 1he delivery of • gif's. ; | IIOMF. DKCOIMTION CONTEST .ludclis for thr T.ihor City Garden Club'* Outdoor Heme Decoration Contrxl will b,. held Thursday n'*ht herinnlnc at 7 P.M. The club remind* everyone te turn on their porch llghta and all Chrlatma* llrht* In order that their decoration* rttay he nfrn lo their b<4 advantare.