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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-06-06

DR. 6. J. Potts, a of of
oil the Oldest and mo families Columbus His
orglnal! Fair Bluff
in World War
Dr. ! attended Fair graduating in 1892 Attended
Wake Forest Atlanta co
Emory university Received DDS
practice North Carolina Dr. Yates in Cbao
one year before moving to Tabor City in 1910
ne Volunteered Tor armed forces general duty lieutenant
ou! " entered active September
May ~ 9@" and served honolably
was "ee years and three months l6 months spent overseas Wa
IN England at time Of Normandy Invasion
'''''' IN The command Of the Antwerp
o"F III" aEaShouS days of the vi bon
with IN" most bombed bombed ctv f
~ Ste INJURIES but awarded tloa,r
ouf Ha' Stars Northern France Rhneand Arenn fbls If tho ~
leMlenber?) and Central Europe ~ > " v" ''s'
Afjr! @oia:: inactive duty DIP po+s ra+u.o, . ~
"oe ana r~"l"nad his office practice dental urr wy p
IT, ot% Is property has one son Sam cor1 ~ ~
~ ~ one daughter Mau1een, who school next year.
n "ts Is active in organizations professional and civic
IT, fottS WAS until he entered service ~ ~
l. Secretary and Treasurer Columbns Counr n.,
q County chairman OF Y A. ~ '>'.
Dr. Potts
J. citizen of Ctv
of Colunbns connu
g. member of the Veterans of FOREIGN War
= ',''e'aF-l ieasure of Columbus County Society
o Member of Fourth District Dental Society,"
I" Member of North Carolina Society,"
T. Member Of Military Surgeons
g. Member of Veterans Of Carolina Dental cociov
> Member Of he American Legion
TO- Iredeno the Civian International Tabor
H. Member o. 10y Scouts of Americ Committee
~ Member o. Mt Tabor Baptist church.
ID Commissioned bv
fetal representative of Dental
decision Of Dental origin in this ATTENTION VETERANS
minded; Professionally
elvn" the "ic at all times Maintaining
property who is interested and mini
mum taxation father with child school makes him ideal to represent
You on the Tabor City Town Board Commissioners because he
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-06-06

OPENS STORE AT HOWARD
f. H. Hickman and son, Ed
win, have opened 4 genera! mer-
chandise store and garage at How
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-06-06

S. T. Rogers drove the group
to the lake on a hay ride and
Joined them for supper.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

tan. The descent from the natural
entrance to the $50 foot level is
made via the Green Lake Room,
the Kings Palace, the Queens
Chamber and the Papoose Room.
After lunch in the underground caf-
eteria comes the main event, a tour
Of the big Room" This tremen-
dous chamber is about 1000 feet
long, 500 feet wide and 300 feet from
floor to ceiling. In this room many
city skyscrapers would seem small.
Here one sees the Temple of the
Sun and the pagoda-like stalagmite,
called "Rock Of Ages" The trip
takes about seven hours.
WIND CAVE near the Black Hills
in South Dakota, national park
since 1908, is much smaller in ex-
tent than either Mammoth cave or
Carlsbad caverns, but it has un-
usual formations known as ''box
work" found in no other caves in
the United States. The tour of Wind
cave requires from one to two hours
and the return to the surface is
made by. elevator.
An additional interesting feature
of Wind Cave National park is a
large buffalo herd which may be
seen from the park road.
MAMMOTH CAVE, Carlsbad cav
erns and Wind cave are accessible
by paved highways, and all have
bus or taxi connections with one or
more railroads. There are no over
night facilities at Carlsbad cawrns,
but there are tourist camps near
the park entrance and hotels in
Carlsbad, N. M. A free campsite is
provided in Wind Cave National
park, but the nearest hotels or cab
ms will be found in Hot Springs,
S. D. At Mammoth Cave National
park hotels, cottages and park
transportation are furnished. Here
also National Park service has free
campsites and picnic areas.
ALI three caves illuminated by
modern electric systems; however,
In the historic section of Mammoth
cave parties still are guided by the
traditional lanterns and Pickering
pine torches. There are no elevators
in Mammoth cave and visitors in
poor physical condition should not
descend to the level Of Echo river
as the climb to the surface is steep.
ALI trips in the cave are conducted
by National Park service guides
and rangers.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

room. The old man never stirred.
The candle flame wavered again.
Lets take that candle away
from the window" I said. 1.-THE
wind must be getting at it through
the chinks.''
How can it with that glass
dingus?" said Hurlow.. "Ah ha,
here's a news commentator"
The news commentator came on
crisply. A strike in Minneapolis. I
listened without much interest. Sud-
denly, unexpectedly, the news COM
mentators voice rose higher.
Port Of Spain, Trinidad. A vio-
lent hurricane struck Trinidad this
afternoon, destroying property val
ued at half million dollars. But so
far as can be learned only one life
was lost and the man, unfortu-
nately, was an American. Able Bod
led Seaman Thomas Hendrickson
was swept to. his death from the
tanker PocohQntas when the gale
struck Port Of Spain harbor. :"
THE words seemed to crash like
l. strayed lightning into the room.
For a second we stared at one an
other in stunned silence. Then
Hurlow gasped, 'Hendrickson" and
snapped off the radio.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

''Have you any other sons?" in
quired Hurlow.
mo. No more sons and no daugh-
ters at all. Just the one. Just Tom."
Outside the sea was banging the
cliff with more force. Ponderous,
smacking blows. There was a whine
in the wind.
''It's getting rough out there"
Hurlow said.
I looked at the old man. He had
fallen asleep in his chair.
"He's pretty ancient" I said.
Hurlow was walking around.
''This is an eerie place." he said.
ALI at once the candle f1ickered.
''That candles getting low," I re-
marked. Think we ought to wake
him?''
"Why?"
ST don't know. But he mightn't
want it to 60 out"
Hurlow began exploring in a
corner.
Hello" he said presently. IA
radio"
Turn it on and you will wake
him." / said.
II doubt it." Hurlow spun the
dials. Low silky music stole into the
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

KEEP A GOAL IN SIGHT

In one of the largest cities in the
United States there is doctor who
has had considerable success in put
ting distrait and unhappy people
back on the right track to happiness
and success. His method is beauti-
fully simple.
Whenever a person, feeling he
needs a Doctors advice, comes to
this doctor, the doctor puts pieces Of
plain white paper and sharpened
pencil in front of the patient.
Before we start with your case"
he suggests, IT want you to write
down on that paper your goal in life.
When we get it down in black and
white I believe we can really 60
somewhere"
Nine persons out of ten cannot
define their goal at all, much less
write it. In other words, nine out of
ten men and women lead purpose
less, goalless lives. The doctor be-
ieves they can't find happiness until
their goal is clear and in full view.
IF your goal in life is clear, you
will adjust yourself to the goal, but
if your goal isn't clear or if it's an
unworthy goal, how can you expect
to be very effective or attractive to
others?" he asks.
I realize that what I have said
here might sound a little bit theo-
retical and academic to you. I as
sure you, however, that it is nei-
ther. Setting the goal and keeping
it in sight is one of the big secrets
of attaining the kind of personality
and winning the kind of success and
happiness that you most want.
Suppose your goal is the general
goal of business and social Sue
cess. That's very common goal.
All right. It's worthy. Write down
exactly what you want to get out of
ife-write down your goal boldly.
To attain that goal you've just
written down, you know that you
have to make yourself acceptable
to certain persons-perhaps to GUS
toners in your business or to the
kind of men and women you want to
associate with in society!
To be acceptable to them your
personality must be the kind which
they will approve. It must include
certain traits-generosity, charm,
graciousneSS, magnetism, other
positive qualities.
The next thing you have to do is
spend an honest half hour in self
inventory, trying to decide what, in
the final analysis, you have to do to
attain the goal which you set for
yourself.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

THE landlord was very old. He
L moved with slow, tentative steps,
as if afraid that his legs might
buckle and collapse under the
weight of his great, shrunken BODY.
His hair was the color OF bleacneo
silver: the backs of his hands were
mottled and the veins stood OUT
starkly blue. But his face had the
somber dignity that the sea stamps
upon those who follow her. you
couldn't discount this man because
he was old. He had presence.
Hurlow and we're on our way 10
Narsett Banks for some fishing and
the old inn had appealed to me.
We had a creditable dinner,
cooked and served by a Portuguese
woman.
'She's a white Portygee," Mr..
Hendrickson, the landlord. ex-
planned. Couldn't get along without
her. She comes early and goes
late"
We were the only guests. Indeed,
I gathered that people staying the
night there were few and far be-
tween. After dinner we sat in low.
beamed-ceilinged room that over
looked the sea. Far below we could
hear the Atlantic snarling and raw
ing at the foot of the bluff.
Presently the old man got up and
went out. He returned shortly car
rying a lighted candle. I'd never
seen an arrangement just like 1t be-
fore. The candle was set in a
candlestick, but the flame itself was
protected by high chimney blown
in the shape of a gigantic drinking
glass. The purpose of this was OBJ
viors. The large chimney would
protect the fame against being
snuffed out by wind.
HURLOW was interested.
4 L whats that?" he asked. You
had to raise your voice when you
spoke to Mr.. Hendrickson.
The old man set the candle in the
window. It cast a dull, livid light.
That's a hurricane candle" he
explained. '"They use 'em in the
tropics. My grandfather brought
this one from the West Indies. That
was a long time ago now"
''But why put it in the Window"
Hurlow pursued.
For moment the old man looked
at him blankly.
''Why?" he said at last. "Um. l
don't know as I rightly know why.
Because it always has stood in that
window at night, expect For four
generations. AS long as we've
owned this inn. AS long as there's.
been Hendricksons at sea-"
''And are there Hendricksons at
sea, now?" I ventured.
The old mans eyes lighted.
There's one. My son, Tom. Been
on boats since he was eighteen.
Same as me. Same as my father
and grandfather before me-
I didn't like to pry into his busi-
ness. But I was curious about this
queer custom of burning the candle.
''How old would your son be now,
Mr.. Hendrickson?" 1 asked.
He reckoned on his fingers. Let's
see! I was forty-eight when Tom
was born. That would make him
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

wheeled around then. The old
man was still in his chair. But his
head seemed to have dropped fur
ther on one side and he had
slumped down.
Suddenly Hurlow darted across
the room and took hold of his wrist.
But he Strengthened up presently
and turned to me, a puzzled, half
frightened expression on his face
Something's wrong, Jimmy" he
said. I'll can't find his pulse. And
he-he isn't breathing"
I leaped to my feet, but stopped
before I could take a stride. A
queer, gray shadow seemed to steal
across the room. There was faint
flicker of light, a faint hiss. The
hurrican candle guttered and went
out.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
|1AEFICTIONc0RNER
0SMNA THE HURRICANE CANDLE
W~ BY EDWIN RUTT
By EDWIN RUTT

ten, twenty-Tom's thirty-five now
if he's a day. He amt been home
for seven years" Something like a
sigh sounded. but he'll come. The
Hendricksons always come back.
He'll take the inn here when I'm
gone. He'll marry and have sons.
And like as not he'll burn the candle
for 'em when. they grow up and 60
away to sea-"
"Itsa nice CUSTOM" ! said made
Quately.
''Custom?" said the old man.
eyes, that's what it is. A custom.
Always done it. And I expect Wen
60 on doing it. Until we don't own
this old inn any more or, maybe,
until all the Hendricksons are gone.
I don't know" His voice trailed. II
don't know"
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

PHOENIX, ARIZ. A treasure
trove of scenic wonders plus full
program of western entertainment
await vacationers this summer in
this land of striking contrast.
Strongest bid for summer travel
ers in the state is being made by
northern Arizona, which boasts
such sights as the famed Grand
Canyon, Painted Desert, Petrifed
Forest, Canyon de Chelly, pictur-
esque Oak Creek Canyon, Meteor
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

Crater and other natural wonders
set aside in national park and ma
tional monument areas.
Outstanding among the celebra-
tons scheduled this summer are the
Frontier Days celebration and ro-
dec at Prescott, July 3-6; the all
Indian Pow-Wow at Flagstaff, July
As; the Smoki Indian ceremonies at
Prescott. August 10, and Hopi snake
dances at Indian villages near Wins
low. August 1925.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
National Parks
Sixth
In a Series

w u u Ii u z ~
bear into the cave entrance. A few
years later salt petre taken from
the cave was used in the manufac-
ture of gunpowder for American
troops in the War of 1872, and not
long after that the great passage
ways and domed chambers of Mann
moth cave became an international
mecca for travellers. There are gal
leries on five distinct levels in Mann
moth cave and during the course Of
the underground trip, the visitor de-
scends 800 feet to the lowest level
where the Echo river winds its tor
tuous way in eternal darkness. Echo
river is probably the most distinc-
tive and interesting feature of the
cave and short trip is made on it
in a fat-bottomed boat. Strange
eyeleSS fish live in the river.
There are now more than $50
miles of explored passageways in
Mammoth cave and the visitor is
offered a choice of several tours
which vary in length from 21s to 712
hours. On the all-day trip one has
lunch at the SNOWFALL Dining Room,
267 feet below the surface. An indi-
cation of what one may expect to
see is given by the names OF some
Of the formations in the cave: Bot
tomless Pit, Fat Mans Misery,
Ruins of Karnak, Frozen Niagara,
Violet City, Jenny Lind's Armchair
and Martha Washington's Statue.
Long under private ownership,
Mammoth cave became a national
park in 1941 largely through the
foresight and generosity Of the peo-
pie of the State of Kentucky, who
through pers som contributions
made possible purchase of the cave
property and its donation to the
federal government.
CARLSBAD CAVERNS was pre-
claimed a national monument in
1928 and given national park status
in 1880. Probably its earliest ex-
plorer was Jim White, a cowboy,
who entered it in 1901. Seeing a
dark, moving column issuing from
the top Of a mountain, White inves-
tigated and found a natural opening
in the earth which led him down to
the caverns. The dark, smokelike
column proved to be alive, NOV
ing stream of bats from down in the
darkness of the caves. This spec
tacular fight Of bats, may be seen
every afternoon at dusk during the
warm months of the year.
The descent into Carlsbad
caverns from the natural en-
trance is an unfOrgettable ex-
perience. From a point well be-
low the surface one may look
back through the semi-glOem to
see an endless procession Of
people zig Tagging downward
amid huge bOulders and gro
tesque rock formations. The
scene reminds one of descrip-
tiOns from Dante's "InfernO."
Elevators are available for
those who do not wish to de-
Scend or ascend on foot.
Everything in Carlsbad caverns
is on a vast scale. The rooms are
huge and the stalactites and stalag-
mites are larger than in any other
known cave. Some of the stalag-
mites have the shape and size of
church spires. The dominant colors
in Carlsbad are varying shades of
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
MECCA FOR TRAVELLERS
Mysteries of Underground
World BeckOn Adventurous
WNU Features.

Caves have fascinated from the dawn of antiquity to
the present day Stories of them abound in history folklore
and mythology yet these mysterious underground worlds
still beckon the adventurous and the weird to be dis
covered there fire imaginations
Three great cave systems the United States have been
established as national parksMammoth Kentucky
Carlsbad caverns New Mexico and Wind in South
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

is bel1eVed 10
have b ee n
discovered in
1899 by a pio-
neer named
Houchin who
followed. a
w o u n d e d
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13
Gas on Stomach
Relieved In S minutes or double your money B

Relieved 90 minutes or u0uDIo your money UaCk
When excess stomach acid causes painful, suffocat
fn9 0as aour stomach and heartburn. doctors usually
prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known Tor
symptomatic relief medicines like those in Bell-ans
Tablets. No laxative. Bellans brings comfort in .
jffy or double your money back on return OF bottle
to Us. 25c at all druggists.
Arizona sun., 1947-06-13

Dakota. In 1916 these three national (
parks were visited by more than
half a million people.
Mammoth cave has been world
famous for more than century. 1t
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-04-04
I MEET
the incest
PEOPLE
By GLENN D. KITTLER ,

Mrs. Sara Sloan operated
boarding house in our town and
most of her clients were actors.
Few professions offer more
spasmodic employment than the
theatre so Mrs. Sloan'S clients
were most often behind in their
payments and many of US Won
dered how she managed to stay in
business.
Unlike Mrs. Todd's silent and
dignified establishment here in
Tabor City, Mrs. Sloan'S was a
circus. At all hours of the day,
there were at least q dozen per-
sons in the house rehearsing any
thing from dance routine to
Hamlet and the dining room dur
ing meals was like Times Square
on New Years Eve.
Dominating the entire scene
was tiny, grutf, seemingly hard
shelled Mrs. Sloan. She always
had steamed look about her, as
if she had just been taken out of
d broiler. Her gray-brown haii
was constantly diSarrayed. The
long sleeves of her wool dresses
were always rolled, as if she were
ready for Il fight.
The first impression Mrs. Sloan
made upon strangers was that, so
far as she was concerned, there
was nothing important in the
world. She n.emed deaf to the
sob stories of her t.Hants. And
when one of them landed q 29qd
part in a new show, her reaction
was little t,are than a grunt:
One night l WAS invited to din,
ner at Mrs. Sloan'S by friend
of mine who lived there. Lou
cite, Mrs. Sloan's coiored maid
who had her own dreams Of the
atrical greatness, summoned the
actors to table with an appropriate
call of, Curtain goin' up"
Leading the dash to the Ions
oval dining table was a man Wht
had that day moved to Mrs
Sloan's and who was about to en-
low his first meal. A hungry ac'
Tor apparently accustomed to
boarding house life, he reached Tor
the bowls OF food evsn before ne
was seated.
Mrs. Sioan'S hand shot out and
cracked him sharply across the
knuckles.
"We say grace here" she snap
ped.
Sitting at the head Of the table
was an elderly actor Of the type
who usually plays country doc
tors, preachers, or the heroIne,,SS
grandfather. He waited until all
heads were appropriately bowed
and then prayed
"Heavenly Father, We thank
Thee for this food which Thou
hast blessed. Forgive US our sins.
And get US all jobs. ;,
Everybody murmured, Amen:
And then conversation burst INTO
the room like thunder.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-04-04

MIR. and Mrs. r. NJ. Carroll,
Jr., had as their guests Sunday,
MIR. and Mrs. Jake Jessup, Misses
Sallie Ann and Mary Harriet
Jessup, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan
Smith of Fayetteville. Mrs. Jes-
sup is sister of Mrs. Carroll.
Rev. and Mrs. Winfrey have
returned from a trip to Baltimore,
Md, where they attended the
wedding of a niece and visited in
the home of Mrs. Davis sister,
Mrs. H. B. Rogers. Mrs. Rogers
accompanied them here where she
spent several days. In returning
to Tabor City they visited Mes.
danes Davis and Rogers brother
f. w. Silings in Washington, D.
c.. and Miss Myrtle Davis al
Wake Forest college.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-04-04
VETS ENLIST
IN US. ARMY

Nine applicants, five of whom
were army veterans, one of which
was a former member of the Wo-
mems Army corps, was accepted
for enlistment in the Regular
Army by the Wilmington Army
Recruiting Station during the
week ending March 20, 1t was an
nounced today by 1t. Charles j.
Markus, commanding officer.
One veteran and one WAC was
accepted from the Columbus
county area during tho above
period,
The veteran was John L. Thur
ston, Jr., 10 N. Madison street,
Whiteville, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. Thurston, ST., also Of White
vile, who was accepted for three
years for assignment with the
Army Air Forces in the grade Of
Sgt. John attended the White
vile high school and was a men,
Der of the basketball team while
, there. After completing high
school in 1899, he attended the
| Aero Industries Technical Insti.
tute at the University of North
Carolina: He has two years, six
months prior service in the Army
Air Forces, fifteen months of
which he spent in the Pacific
theater Of operations with the
Tooth Bomber Squadron. He was
discharged Is July 1945 as T-Sgt.,
being awarded the Air Medal and
Purple Heart. His wife is Mary
T. Thurston, also of Whiteville.
The WAC was Rose J. Gibson,
Chadbourn, who was accepted for
year, far assignment with the
Medical department in the grade
] of technician fourth grade,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-04-04
KENNETH DAVIS

Kenneth Davis has accepted a
position with Swift and Company
in Wilmington and assumed. his
duties with the sales promotion de-
partment in the Wilmington dis
trict last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and infant
son, Joseph Winfrey, are at home
at the Riverside apartments IN
Wilmington,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-04-04

No one could remember Mrs.
Sloan's ever asking for her long
overdue rent. On rare occasions
when she was paid, she accepted
the money with a growl, then car
ried on with whatever she was
doing. She made the whole pro-
cess seem very distasteful.
She never talked about her
self. She never received any
mail, except payments Of rent from
tenants who had moved on, and
she never had any callers. We
cover learned what she did be-
fore sic opened the boarding
house and her husband remained
an unsolved mystery:
Yet though she appeared indif-
ferent to the life about her, she
had Il thorough knowledge Of the
private woes Of each tenant. When
anv of them remained out of
work too long, they found occa-
sional envelopes Of money in their
mail boxes. This was never dis
cussed publicly and, somehow,
Mrs. Sloan was always repaid.
Mrs. Sloan would not tolerate
complaint. Once d young dance
team brought into the house their
baby girl who seemed intent upon
an opera career. Its bowls kept
everybody awake day and night.
A third rate comedian who work
ed at a third rate night CLUB com
blamed to Mrs. Sloan that the
baby kept him awake and either
if or he would have to go. When
he returned home from work
early the next morning, he found
his packed bags awaiting him at
the door. :, ~
The night Mrs. Sloan fell ill,
the actors summoned doctor a.
gainst her will and, with him,
crowded into her small room. One
look was all the doctor needed
It was heart attack and he was
too late. &,
The actor ,'scided that the old
man who Ia grace at meals should
tell Mrs. Sloan oi her numbered
moments. ,
The man leaned o,er her. "Mrs.
Sloan" he said, "are you pre-
pared to meet your Maker?",. -,
"You mean Pm going to dle!"
she whispered.
The old man, his eyes misty
nodded slowly ,
"Wen," she said almost aloud
and with typical gruffness' its
about time"
There was murh discussion in
the house about the proper epitaph
to put upon the headstone of the
little woman who had, in her own
rude way, befriended countless
wandering actors. Every line OF
Shakespeare and every verse OF
the Bible was suggested and there
was no agreement until somebody
remembered her own last words.
And so IN a small cemetery out
side the town is a tiny grave. 1t
is never without at least one bou-
ouet sent by touring actor who,
knew the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
p.ruff little lady and loved her.
And on the headstone is written:
Sara Sloan
?. Oct. 9, 1912
Well, It's About Time!
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-04-04

Mrs. Doc Bruton is reported i'm
proving after an attack OF 'flu.