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• ο — itRVICE — 1 will!«!1'1, SELr>8HNESS • WITHOUT FEAR • WITHOUT FAVOR The Goal of The Tribune Saw and Forever THB'ONIY.PVLITZB*. prize VlNNl NC WEBKLY NEWSPAPER IN THE V «V I Τ Ε D STATES \ ■ * * t .* · w I . . DON'T MISS 74e 7< • NEWS • FEATURES • PICTURES • ADVERTISING Every Weeli In The Tribun· VOLUME XVI. NUMBER ii "Tmbor City — Τ be Town With Λ City Futur*» WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2Ϊ. 18«! Ik FER COPY—S3.M A YEAR MRS. BETTY SKIPPER . . . NOW FULL-TIME • Something New At Williams By CHARLES YOUNG While* it is admittedly diffi cult in most cases to put your finger on specific instances of improvement in the public schools as a result of the new "Quality Education" program, a new situation at Williams ^ Township School is a definite case in point attesting to the value of the move toward something better in the field of learning. For the first time in its hist ory, the school has a full-time elementary librarian. Whereas in the past it wis necessary to operate the lib rary on a part-time schedule, φ it is now possible to keep it open and staffed throughout the full school day. Before· this year, me person assigned to handle the library was a teacher who is addition had to carry her regular class load. The New Librarian Mrs. Betty Skipper is the new full-time elementary lib φ rarian at Williams. Prior to this year she was teaching a combination of fourth and fifth grades in the morning and at tending the library in the aft ernoons. Now she is no longer requir ed to divide her time between classroom and library work. And as she says. "It was not nearly so good as it is now. and φ obviously we were not able to do a very complete job of it. "1 miss it in a way. The teaching. I mean. In the lib rary you don't get quite the same feeling of closeness to the children, but there is a lot you do get which makes lip for it. "I find library work very challenging, and I enjoy it a great deal. Children seem to φ be so enthusiastic about read ing. With the arrangement the way it is now, I have a lot more time to work with them and help them where ever 1 can. and it doesn't seem at all like it did before, when I was doing it only for a part of the day." Native of Acme Mrs. Skipper, a native of Acme and a graduate of the high school there,, attended Puke University from 1943 to 1946, and has done extension work through the University of North Carolina. She began her college career majoring in history, but switched to ele mentary education., and is now In the process of earning her B. S. degree. _ Sh · taught the fourth grade ™ at Tabor City from 1947 to 1949. For the past three years she served as the part-time elementary librarian at Wil liams Township. The library serves eight grades, and has on its shelves 3374 volumes. Included are books of fic tion. non-fiction, science, hist ory. geography, biography, art, re reation, religion, social sci ences, applied sciences, in ad dition to atlases, reference books, a teacher's guide, and two sets of encyclopedia. All of the books are design ed so as to best serve children «I the age levels represented I by the eight grades. None are for older students. .. Mystery Is Favorite '•They like fiction ino.st," Mrs. Skipper says. "And in that category, mystery. Myst ery books are by far their fav orites." ; The lityary also has a large rack for periodicals, some of which are paid fcfr by t he school and some by the cuun t.v. Also, Mrs. Skipper brings a number of them herself. Among the list are Boy's Life, Children's Digest. Na tional Geographic. American Girl, Child Life, Holiday. Life, and Newsweek. Audio visual aids, used to supplement instruction in the library include film-strips dealing with the lives of great men, science. mathematics., government, health, travel, an mal life, etc. "I show film-strips according to what certain grades are studying. It gives them a broader understanding of th<· material, and also gives some diversion in study method." Fhe Classes A Day Five classes a day make use of the library, in addition to older students in the seventh and eighth grades who Come in on their own for work on special research projects. •■•Thcre are about 32 ill each ι lass, and I guess we have a bout 160 students each day. Most rooms come in twice a week. '•The first three grades stay 30 minutes on each visit. The others stay an hour. "Sometimes I read a story to the younger ones, or show a film-strip. Sometimes they read to themselves.'' A new innovation this year, a direct result of having a full time librarian, is bringing the first grade children for regular sessions in the library during the first part of the year. The previous practice was to wait until the second half of the term to begin bringing them. Read Out Load "First graders all road out loud when they first begin coming. We have quite a time when they all get a book and ••tart in. They don't know what all the words are, but they make them up and read right along and It's exciting to see them trying to learn. •"And they are always mis placing their books. They come In and when I ask them where their books are, they say they don't know. But eventually they turn up They always manage to find them .some where. We hardly ever lose a book that is checked out to the younger ones. "· 1 he younger ones of course tequire the most time and at tention. They have to be given the ihance to learn about' books, how to handle them, how to turn the pages. I take a book and show them how to do it, and then let them do it and correct them. '"The older children do most of their work here on their own. 1 help them find things. they need, and sometimes can tell them .things that help them with their work. » "The teachers come to the library with their classes, and together we conduct the per iod. '•Starting with the fourth graders, we teach them the | Dewey Decimal system that we use, so they can do most of the looking for bonks on their own. We teach it to them at the first of the year, and then periodically review it with them and answer questions a bout it so they eventually come to know it pretty well. "Sometimes I ask the chl-i dren about books they're read ing, and whether or not they like them. And when they fin ish one 1 ask them to tell something about it. and tell aliout the parts they liked best. "Some of them get started and you can't get them stop ped. They'll tell the whole book if you let them. "Sometimes they get one that's too hard, and that doesn't work so well. And il they gel one that's too easy, they lose interest in it quickly. Children of the same age.· don't always like to read the same books. One Book Λ Week "Every child reads at least one book a week. They seldom renew a book they've had out. They like to get something new every time they come in. "But they don't much like to write book reports. Not all the grades require written re ports. and I think it'* good that the younger ones especially don't have to do it. 1 believe that required repot ts some times discourage children from reading. When they know a head of time that the.v arc go ing to have to report on a book, they gel worried about It and don't get nearly as much out of reading as they might. "I don't believe a child should have to report on every , book he reads. Some books aren't suited for it. "Most of the required Iwok reports are in the seventh and ' eighth grades. They have to report on nine science book«, ι nine history books and nine selected readings." Spacious And Well Lifhted , The room that houses tho ( (Continued On Page 4) Good Shepherd Home Uses ReStgiosis Therapy ΗΥ Κ. II. STONE LAKE WACCAMAW — Re- ! ligious therapy tur the cure of . Icoholism i- ltu.ii«. a posi.iv» . . tied or. p:H.ei.i> .it tlu- Gw·1 shepheui Hume at Lak. Wat· :amaw, uccoi-ctuig l<> lijsMiv.« ft— ItiSfrt by tin Hev. Κ. V. Uuiii), I it:- founuei. I Dum ι .says (JO |>er «.·« lit «V , Ihe l««»mt's f r .uluaUs ha\t. sue- , .«.s.-liiUy c«>nquer«-d alcoholism ' •i.e. have retaken their piacu it« society. | it was in the year 11)55 th«s ί Halisboro Methodist minister [ LH/ii eived the id«;. of the r>* ligious cure for alcoholisms, i He interested stveral lriends j bnd bu dncss tm η in his nc w- 1 ly conceiv·«! idea which laior j Decante the CJo'»«i Shiphtril Home. A suitable building was ob- ; li-ined with the purchase of a I Urge frame hunting lodge ad- , jacent to placid Lake Waceu IPi«W. I The lodge was hastily readi- ' ed and opened in July, 1956. ■ with a capacity of 38 men. j Near th« close of the first ι year of operation, the project I appeared "headed for the! rot ks" when the State Board j ol Public Welfare and the in-! surantv underwriters decreet! a new fireproof building must b<· built. New Building Built The people of the State and , Lake Waccamaw came to the minister's rescue and the new ι building was built. Merchants: donated materials and the home's residents joined with other interested persons to complete the new dormitory by October 1957. Dunn said this same spirit of cooperation and determination later carried the Good Shep herd patients into other com munities with hammers and saws where they helped re model and build churches and parsonages. The completion of the new doim cut the capacity to lit •vhich remains constant. This small limit, coupled with limit ed finances, has necessitated strict selectivity of persons l<> be helped. "Money will not buy a per son into the Home, nor will it buy a person out." file minister said frankly. Tin* non-profit organization relies on public contributions and funds from former resi dents. There is no particular c!ub or organization sponsor ing the home. To Gain Admission To gain admission, a man may either make a personal implication or make an appli cation through his minister. The applicant must be sincere ir. his purpose and have a de sire to remain permanently sober, the Hallsbor«» minister explained. Although only ßli per cent iire a.tually cured, the minist er said the other 40 per cent acquire some symptoms of the therapy. One former patient recently returned to the home to testify. Punn quoted the man. listed in the 40 per cent group, as tell ing his hearers. "When I re turned home I once again bt i^aii to drink beer, but every time I drank I was miserable. The Good Shepherd treatment may not cure you, but it will surely mess up your drink ing." The Good Shepherd rules are not the easiest to follow. Each patient is required to do hi« share of work and participate in all devotional exercises, in cluding sentence prayers. Bible study memorizing scripture verse* and participation in dis cussions. Rffitf Bible Verse. F.aeh day at breakfast every man must recite a verse from thr Bible. A Bible is given to each patient when he enter·; the home for treatment. His daily chores consist of tasks in the kitchen, dining hall, the house, the laundry, garden yard, office or shop. More than 700 persons have graduated from the institution which allows eight weeks of treatment for its patient. Dunn, a native of Edgecombe County, «aid. "We afe looking forward to the future when we (Mi hel|» udditiunaS persons. Wi· tl'Uüt wc shall bo able t-i expand our lacilities in itv. l>ul° lUlUi'f so we may be abl·..· i«. decrease our long waiting lisi. Our most urgent need at th« present i* to pay oil the initial principle and builu an- ' other dormitory. This would j ι et)uire approximately ;■ 15,- I .Mill." An attempt ι* being made t · acquire a nearby farm whet'" the home may b« more -·<·1ί Mlp|H<l'tÜl i. Wilson Auto Dealer. Dunn, who wa» an automo bilt (ieiilt r in Wilson 10 years ago when he dedicated himself to the ininistery. is no longo1· th« .superintendent of the home He h^s transferred his 'uties to his brother. J. C. Dunn, who is assisted b> his wile. However, the founder sts.nds ready at nearby Hall.*· born to help should«·!· Uu many daily responsibilities. J. L. Southerland Jr ol Laurinburg is chairman of the Board of Directors. Others- on the Board are G. \V. Beeson, Pembroke; Bert McDonald, Wilmington: th»? Reverend J. S. Russell. Conway, S. C.: R. L. Dunn Sr.. Pinctops; Frank Bullard. Laurinburg; Crai|> Wall, Conway, S. C.: the Rev. Nelson Hodgkins. Whitevillc: Mrs. R. D. Caldwell. Lumber ton, and Rev. Dunn. Dr. Clifton Davenport o' Raeford serves as staff physi cian . The founder is a graduate of Oak Ridge Military Academy and High Point College. He has i-lso done grad'iate work at Duke Univerj'ty. His wife, the former Elizabeth Harrell. is als»» a native of Edgecombe county. PCA Advisory Committee Hold Annuol Meeting The Columbus Production Credit Association's Advisory Committee held its annual meeting on Thursday night, December 14, at the North Whiteville Community Deve lopment Center. This year members of the committee entertained their wives, the PCA staff, and Di rectors with holiday meal, pre pared and served by the ladies of the North Whiteville Cent er . Atter the dinner, there wis a short business session, pre sided over by Mr. W. B. Buff kin, President of the Associa tion . Mrs. Maude G. Lewis, who lias been a guiding light in the association for J(> years, was unexpectedly presented her own choice of a gift up to $65. 00. She expressed her grati tude and told how much she had enjoyed working with the manager, directors, members, and other employees over th«· years . Mr. Yoder, Manager, deliv ered an informative and enter taining talk. He revealed that, although the association is lending more money everv year, there is still more avail able to qualified people. Many uses of credit were discussed, and Mr. Yoder said he wanted all the ladies to know that household appliances were considered as well as fertiliz er! The Columbus Production Credia Association it owned by 1500 Columbus County farm ers and has a Net Worth of over $900.000. Loans in excess of $4,600.000. were serviced in I»61, and a volume of aver $5.000.000. is expeiled in 19t>?. according to Mr. Yoder. Directors of the association behides Mr. Buffkin are: Walt er Shaw. Evergreen, Robert H. Britt, Whiteville. Rose«*.· Elis or, Fair Bluff, and G. T. Gore, Tabor City. He who Is plenteotmly pro vided for from within, needs but little without. — Goethe Covering Iniquity will pre vent prosperity and the ulti mate triumph of any cause. CHILDREN ON A SHOPPING SPREE Children Shop With Dollars From Jaycees laoor Citys business ciiitrici got some unexpected Christ mas shoppers Tuesday alt<>r noon «if last week when the local Jaycces brought 6<> und erprivileged children into the stores for last minute purch ases. The Children, selected by their teachers at school, were brought into town on the acti· vitv bus following the round <«'' class Christmas parties »>n th· j last clay of school before the! holidays. ί The Ja.vcec chapter here 1 I schedules the event each year.' j and in connection with it givos j ι each of the children a eri.-;p ' new one-dollar bill To spend as > he sees fit. i The children were taken into j the stures in groups of 15, each with a Jayeee in charge· . Chairman of the event. Cilf— f<ud Gore, said that it was surprising and touching to see what the children bought with their dollars. "Ol course they wanted to got something for themselves,' Gore said, "but most all of them went around looking for something tor their parent« and their brothers and sisters too." The children are selected trom grades one through six in the local school. Helping with the project this year, in addition to Gore, wert? Bill Rogers. Travis Wright. Harold Ward and Charles Reavis. , Columbus Men Elected DH1A Asso. Directors The Southeastern DHIA As sociation met at Sam's Plac at White Lake for their annu al meeting Wednesday night, December 13. Lacy Gore. Clar endon. R<nite 1. Dr. A. F. Pumphrey of Elizabeth town, whose dairy is located in Co lumbus County, were elected directors for three years . Mr. R. R. Rich, extension dairy specialist of Burlaw, presented eight certificates to dairymen in the Southeastern Association for developing a dairy herd with an annual pro duction average of 400 pound.? 1 >>f fat or over. Five of the eight certificates were awarded to j Columbus County dairymen. Certificates were awarded to Billy Nance of Cerro Gordo with a herd of 4fi.il cows that averaged 11,100 pounds of milk j and 424 pounds of fat. .1. Phil | i|> Strole, with 5(5.8 cows aver aging 11.518 pounds of milk iind 42B pounds of fat. Earl Miller. Chadbourn. 31 cows. 12.444 pounds of milk and 463 pounds of fat. T.ite C. Soles, Clarendon, with 40 cows, av eraging 13.005 pounds of milk nnd 478 pounds of fat. Lacy Gore iilso of Clarendon, with 3fi cows averaging 13,838 pounds >.f milk and 495 pounds of fat. Miller and Strole attended the annual meeting and were awarded their certificate«. Nance. Soles, and Gore wiJI receive their certificate·; at the next Columbus County riaity meeting . Mr. Rich made special men tion of the progress that Phil ip Stroh· had made since start ing on DHIA work. Fhilip started testing In 1951 with 64 cows that averaged 6,109 pounds of milk and 265 pounds of fat. Through good manage ment. artificial breeding and an expanded feed program, Philip has steadily gained ground until now he has a herd average of over 11,500 pounds of milk. Dairying is becoming an im portant item in Columbus Co unty's agricultural production. Douglass Man Dies In Home Fire Friday ι Chartas Thomas. 2"-"onr-old , Douglass Community resident died in η fire at his house early Friday morning after he had apparently fallen asleep whil·· ' smoking in bed. Maxie Watts, secretary of the Tabor City Fir«.· Depart j merit, said that the rear see· tion of the small 2-room wood frame house where Thomas had been sleeping was com pletely burned out when fire men arrived, answering an alarm turned in by Police of ficer Ted Watts. Columbus County Coroner J. B. Long, Jr.. said his investiga tion indicated that Thomas had fallen asleep while smoking in bed. and that no inquest into the death would be held. Watts said the firemen didn't know there was anyone in the house when they arrived ''· the scene, but that it took only a few minutes to get the fire out. and they went in mid found him Thomas was employed in T.i or City by the Par Service Station on Whiteville Road. Earlier Blaze On Wednesday niuht a wood flame house outside the town limits near Douglass School war destroyed by fir«· of an unde termined cause. The house, belonging to 1 .lohn Cox, was empty at the i time of the fire. Watts said that the 3-room dwelling was all .but I ■••.illy lost when firemen arrived. He said the firemen made no j effort to save that house, but concentrated the water supply ien a house next door belonging (to John C. Johnson. Both houses are located on School Street. 1 VISITS IN CHARLOTTE Mr. and Mrs .1 O. Harrclson spent the Holidays in Char· j lotte with their sons. Bobby and Joel and their respective families. Also, much to Bob by's and Joel's delight Mrs. Bessie Fowler, their grandmo ther. accompanied their par ents on the trip and visit. True prosperity is the result of well placed confidence in I ourselves and our fellow man. 1 — Maxwell St rut her? Burt Deficiency In Drop-Out Cause By CLAYTON LEWIS Principal. Williams Township In addition to intelligence and grade failure factoid, school dropouts are likley 10 be poor readers. This fact may account for their low test scores and grade or subject failures. In a study conducted by Tea chers College. Columbia Uni versity. it was found that three* times as many poor reader«» .1* good readers dropped out df school, and another study has shown a close relation between the ability to read well and various home influences such as the size of the family, the level i.f parental aspiration for the child, the educational stat us of the parents, and the oc cupational level of the father. Of the 102 dropouts in the Williams Township School se lected for study. 511 were hoys. Twenty-eight of the 515 had tailed rcadinti durinu their last year in s'.-lio Ί. and 25 had made a "C" which is a urad · thai iepiesen!s b.'lou average achievement, on'.v six μίν!» lailed lead'.nu. and only 17 ol them had made ··<'." Reading Order Of Arrow To Hold Nee! Order of Arrow, camping fraternity of the Cape Fear Area Council, will hold their annual meeting and Christmas party on Wednesday. Decemb er 27t'n it 7:00 p. m. at tlu Leder Recreation Center in Whiteville. The annnal event will ho the gathering of all members of the National Org anization of the camping frat ernity of the Council area. The meeting will serve a? ο business meeting and a!jo as a social and fellowship pro gram for the lodge. The young inen and their dates will have a covered dish supper and j program of fun and fellow ship. The business portion of th·! meeting will be presided over by Charles Edwards of F.liza bethtown who is Lodge Chief. John Joyner of Whiteville is Staff Advisor and Kenneth W'ooten of Wilmington is Lay Advisor . Election of officers for 19Λ:? will be mad«: at this time and plans for camp improvement and promotion will be discuss ed HAPPY NEW YEAR - DRIVE CAREFUL THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS!