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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
COLUMBUS CITIZENS
PUT HALF MILLION
IN BONDS DURING '4G

Sales of United States Savings
Bonds, Series E, F, and G., in
Columbus county during the
l2-month period ending Deem
Der 81, 1916, totaled 1892, 1885.
broken down by series the years
sales, at issue price, were as fol-
lows: E Bonds $489,776.35; F
Bonds Sl8,222.50; G Bonds 1884,
10000.
This information was contain
ed in an annual report on u. S.
Savings Bonds sales issued this
week to Mr.. Coburn, Columbus
county Savings Bonds Chairman,
by Allison James, State Savings
Bonds Director, in Greensboro.
Mr.. Coburn announced that &C
cordlng to the report, sales of
Savings Bonds for the elltire
state for the same period were:
E Bonds, SCI ,66l ,390,88; F Bonds,
'$6,522, $4,000; G Bonds $3O.OO8,-
10000.
despite price increases and
descriptions of production in the
first full year of peace since
l94l, Savings Bonds sales in
both county and state have ex-
ceeded all expectations" Mr.. Co.
burn stated. This huge backlog
of savings, together with the
wartime Bond savings, of which
70 per cent is still in the hands
of the purchaser, will 60 a long
way toward maintaining stable
economy and in avoiding a de-
preston in Columbus. county and
in our state Mr.. Coburn said.
The contin%ad hick volume
Of Savings Bond sales is trib-
ute to the thrift and financial
good sense of the people of our
county and state he continued,
land is also a tribute to the
splendid support of our banks,
savings and loan associations,
newspapers and radio stations. as
we'll as many other volunteers
and volunteer organizations that
are carrying on in this important
peacetime Treasury thrift pro-
gram"
In conclusion, Mr.. Coburn said
that we must keep right on saw
ing and building for the future
with Savings Bonds. "A dollar
saved is better than dollar
earned these days. he said.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
ROTARY CLUB
HOLDS MEETING

At this weeks meeting of the
local Rotary Club, a committee
was appointed by vice president
Al Williams to investigate the
possibility of cooperating with
the national organization in the
formation of a 100000 men,
orial fund for Paul Harris, foun-
der of Rotary, who died two
weeks ago.
This proposed fund would be
used to further cooperation be-
tween peoples Of all countries
and to raise it would call for
approximately $40 from each
member Of the organization in
America.
The committee is composed of
Raymond Mallard, J. L. Baxter
and the Rev. Joe F. Coble.
The athletic committee was
not ready to make its report or
what could be done toward in
creasing athletic facilities in Ia
Dor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
Sweet Potato
Buyers Stress
First

A concerted campaign to i'm
prove the quality of sweet po-
tato production in the Tabor City
area has been launched by buy
ers on the local market.
Working comparatively through
the offices of the Tabor City
Merchants Association, are five
major Observation-Disclosures Po-
tato Storage company, of Chad
ourn; Mrs. w. M. Stevens &
Sons, of Clarendon; E. w. Fon-
vielle & Son, Carroll Sales Com
pany and M. C. Sarvis Company
of Tabor City.
The sweet potato dealers are
releasing advertisements calling
attention to the necessity of
producing a crop of high quality.
The first Of the group appeared
in the Tribune last week.
Willard G.. Cole, executive
secretary of the Merchants AS
ISOLATION, said the buyers were
convinced of the necessity of
talking straight from the should
er" about the industry's prob
lem.
There is no question that there
will continue to be a demand
for quality potatoes Mr.. Cole
said, land dealers may be able
to handle a good many Of the
common grades, but there is alb
solutely no doubt that there will
be & big difference in the price
paid for them. In wartime the
dealers were able to handle in
ferior grades and pay good prices
! but all growers should take no.
tice that they will be severely
penalized by producing a crop
from inferior seed and from
sprouts"
The buyers and their spokes-
man were Emphatic in stating
that they were not pessimistic
over The outlook for sweet po-
tatoes. They made it quite clear
that they were merely sounding
note of warning against
faulty practices in sweet potato
production.
The three points in the pro-
gram launched by the sweet po-
tato group are:
PLANT certified seed.
2-Treat all seed for disease
/ before bedding.
3-GroW the main crop from
vine cuttings.
In a move to aid growers
throughout the area, arrange
ments were completed this week
for agricultural students of Chad
& bourn, Cerro Gordo, Williams
township and Tabor City schools
to dip potatoes free of charge
from March l to March 20. Grow
ers may take their potatoes to
any of the four schools and have
them treated for disease i'm
mediately before bedding.
The schools will use the recon-
mended Semasan Bel solution
and the service will be offered
between the hours of 8 am. to
8 pm. from Monday through
FRIDAY.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
Martha HARRISON
Wins 4~H Contest

A summary of the 1916 All
club sweet potato contest which
was released this week shows
that Miss Martha HARRISON, a
senior in the local school, cap
tured first place by netting $685.
O5 on one acre of well-cared- for
yams.
Miss HARRISON, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Coy HARRISON Of
route 3, planted one acre of Ger
titled Porto Ricans, spent Sl0.25
for fertilizer, eight dollars for
seed, $4,000 for harvesting and
$1,000 for miscellaneous. Miss
HARRISON then sold her crop,
number Is, number Us and culls,
for a total of STAB and thus was
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
Tobacco Quotas

The ls47 tobacco allotments
lot farmers in'Columbus county
nave been mailed out and re-
eeiVed by farmers throughout the
area, Bill Hooks, chairman of
ne AAA committee has announ-
AiIotments have been reduced
ton.
Producers who have bought or
Soio land and have not reported
% the AAA should do so i'm
usso!ately according to Mr.:
Tobacco allotments are being
I Iso IN the county office for the
.% farmers who have not COM
sle'ed paying the penalty due
~: ms oTerpIanting the 1916 allot-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
Negro Killed Dec. 2
Near Tabor City

The body of Luther Thomas,
colored, who has been missing
since December 2, was found in
thicket about two miles from
town Friday morning by Column
bus county officers and Sheriff
H. D. Stanley announced that
Carl Prince, 30-year-old white
man, has confessed to the killing.
Prince, resident of the Prince
section north of Tabor City, has
been held in the county Jail for
several days but nothing had
been said until the confession
was Wrung from him Friday
morning.
Sheriff Stanley said that Prin-
ce had confessed to killing Thom-
as and told of placing his body
in thicket near the Prince
home. A search in that neigh
borhood uncovered the body
that had been placed there on
December 2.
The body was well preserved,
considering the fact that it had
been there for more than two
months.
Local and county officers have
been actively following the Thorn
as case since December 2, when
Thomas left his home to 20 in
to Tabor City. He was not heard
of from that day until today
when officials announced that
Prince had confessed to the
staying. 1t was suspected from
the first that Thomas had run
into foul play but the body could
not be located. Officers had
made an extensive search and
had checked with all Thomas
relatives in other states.
Prince is now lodged in the
pOlIrtv ioil
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14

Tr;a;titn;1:-::Iruck Wreck
Injuries Two Friday

A passenger train travelling at
so miles an hour collided WIN
a logging truck here trlday
morning at 11:55 at the TABOR
CITY Lumber company croSslng'
eravely injuring the two coloreo
occupants of the truck, ana 90
ing considerable damage to ootii
truck and locomotive.
Leaving the local lumber com
pany,s yard, Jim Evans, driving
the skidder truck owned oy
Snort Martin, sub-logging con,
tractor here, apparently failed
10 hear the trains blast Wnen
it approached the crossing. ne
drove upon the rails and the cap
was barely across the track
when the locomotive crashed m
to the truck, totally demollsh-
ing the truck.
Richard Winfield, who was rid
ing with Evans, was thrown
through the truck window again
st the train engine. He fell near
the train, critically injured. Ev-
ans was able to get up after the
accident although bleeding pro
fusely from many cuts. Both
men were rushed to the Column
bus county hospital and thelr
condition is reported as grave.
Winfield was not expected 10
live according to persons VINO
were present at the time he was
loaded on the ambulance.
Witnesses. of the accident say
the train blew its whistle a
hundred yards or more before
it reached the crossing but that
Evans came right on, apparently
unable to hear it.
Evans muttered several words
after the accident and among
them were y asked him II any
thing was coming and he said
mo- ~'-sIox cars, however,
wereF ca d side track, be-
tween the yard and the railroad
and it is believed that these
might have blocked Winfield's
vision.
The rear wheels of the truck
were cut completely loose from
the truck and some three inch
oy eight inch timbers, that were
part of the skidder-truck'S bed,
were thrown more than rs yards. !
The trucks winch and other !
heavy parts were found scatter
ed along the tracks for several
hundred yards. Damage to the !
train included several badly |
denied parts around the boiler
and the 'cow-catcher' had to ,
nave minor repairs.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
3t)oip 9tst,p fb:Dushes

Ed Bridgeman- was talking
about a truck he recently sold
and said that it had a million
and a half miles on it. Most
people feel like the life blood
of an auto is gone when it gets
far past the 100000 mark but MIR.
Bridgeman put so much more
than that on a truck that lO0.OOO
was only a drop in the bucket.
His picture appeared in an auto
trade journal several months ago
because of the extraordinary ser
vice he got from the big trailer
truck.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14


awarded the first place prize.
Second place went to ]. w. Fay
OF Williams township who net.
TED S422.75 on one acre. Third
place went to Fannie Lou Wad.
DEL: OF Fair Bluff; fourth to
Mack Mac barfield, Chadbourn; fifth,
Wilma Cartrette, Tabor CITY:
sixth, Samuel Gore, Williams:
seventh, Brooks Norris, Guide
way; and eighth, Bill Waddell,
Fair Bluff.
All these All members grew
Forto Rlcan potatoes from the
best seed available, either certi-
fled or seed that was capable of
being certified.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
Local Citizen
Dies Thursday

Zay soles, So, Tabor City carpen-
ter, died at his home Thursday
evening, February 9Th at 6 o.
clock following lengthy illness.
Funeral rites were held from the
residence Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock with the Rev; K. +.
Bailey officiating. Burial was
made in the Soles cemetery:
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Fannie Suggs Soles: three
sons, Robert and Travis of Tabor
City, and Huey OF New Jersey;
three sisters, Mrs. Alice Mobiles
of Chadbourn, Mrs. Caroline
Coleman of Whiteville and Mrs.
R. B. Boswell of Tabor City. Al.
so surviving are II grandchild-
rem.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
WACCAMAW BANK

A tabulation by the American
Banker last week showed that
the Waccamaw Bank and Trust
company advanced from 699th
to 66Oth place among the !5OO
largest banks in the United
States during 1916.
This information was wired TO
the local bank and B. L. Ne
smith, vice-president, made the
announcement. =,
Year end statement of the
Waccamaw Bank showed de-
posts of S23,S 2S,632.53 and $685.
215.00 in capital funds.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
Civilian Club Discusses
Athletic Project At Meet

The local Civitan Club held its
regular monthly meeting Mon
day night at the Forest Inn
here. The club discussed its
proposed athletic project and no
new business was brought be-
fore the organization. The club
nowhas almost $4,000 whcih will
be used. toward increased ath-
letic facilities here.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14

-o'rille Campbell. publicity di-
;;ssclor at Woman's College OF the
University of North Carolina: at
St'eensboro, was a visitor in. Ia
% City this week. Mr.. Camp
el in discussing the school
::acher's proposed pay salary, in
scated that the present tax sys-
IN in North Carolina would
N stand a 40 percent teacher
Wary boost. He thinks that the
s"hers should get the 40 per
@, if it is possible but doesn't
sIere that they will.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
CApTER']
COLUMN

vas lust sitting down to get
ba;s cut, when the fire whistle
Lon 4 na TO scream and in ran MIS-.
e Cesrt' parhan. My oil heater
. IN fire" she said and out
q, Ssnt The barber with ms coat
LII That's ia the way it is with my
fr;end Frank Young when the
t;- 80 Whistle blasts forth. Frank,
. ~ = popular Tabor City barber, IS
s}s6 fire chief and of course
~ben fires occur, that's his first
Snty So | continued to. read
NJ paper while Mr.. Young went
- n, scene of the blaze and got
the situation well in hand. He
returned and the hair cutting
continued.
People throughout the country
are sure hotel fire conscious
these days. Up in Asheville last
week at the annual state con-
yention of the Farm Bureau, we
were al housed in comfortable
hotel rooms and before the con-
yention was an hour old, the
Asheviile fire siren went OFF
Don't believe there was a man
present that didn't suddenly re-
cali the Winecoff hotel fire in
Atlanta and wonder if this was
going to be another catastrophe.
II wasn't our hotel though, and as
q matter of fact no one found out
where the fire was.
During the course OF the con-.
yention, the fire whiStf4 sounded
three other times and each time
people were alert for possible
flames IN the hotel.
Several delegates at the con-
yention went out to the village
of Bilunore on the edge of Ashe-
vile and went through the bur
ley tobacco warehouses where
sales are still going on. Sure
didn't feel like tobacco weather
with trainers and buyers dressed
in overcoats and still Shivering.
We had some farmers tell us
about the ways and means of
growing and curing the hurley
leaf and 1t was certainly fascin-
atlng because of the vast diff
ference IN their procedure and
that carried on here. They cut
The tobacco stalk down and hang
Il up 10 dry and then pick few
leaves al a time in the barn. ,
They grade it much as we do !
here, but it IS all air cured and !,
nc fire ever gets to it.
Prices up there have been fair /
y good and farmers are not bad !
y dissatisfied with their income. |
It IS seldom that you find
farmer in the hurley tobacco
bell who grows large amounts !
o. the weed. A farmer growing |,
Two acres N the mountains is |
considered a fairly big tobacco |!
farmer.
The stabilization board was !
getting IT'S share of the tobacco |
crop IN Asheville and some es-
nmased that as much as 40 per |
cent was going to this govern !
nent agency. !
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
REVIVAL. SERVICE

A revival meeting got under
way at the Tabor City Fire Bap-
tized Holiness church last eve
ming and will continue several
days. Rev. G. L. Guy of St.
Pauls, N. C. and Rev. w. H. Guy
are doing the preaching.
The public is invited to at
tend.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14

A rehearsal meeting has been
called for Monday evening at
7:30 in the lodge hall for the
local Order Of Eastern Star, an
nounced the Secretary, Mrs.
Frank Young. All members are
urged to attend.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14

Miss Myrtle Davis of Wake
Forest College spent the week
end here with her parents. the
Rev. and Mrs. Winfrey Davis.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14

10 Simon has resumed his du-
ties at the local Schilds' Depart
ment Store after several days
illness.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-02-14
Red Cross Quota
Here Set At $1,240

The annual Red Cross Drive in
Columbus county will be con-
Quoted the first week in March
and 5000 has been set as the
county'S quota, it was announced
yesterday.
simultaneously, it was disclos-
ed that the quota for the Tabor
City area was $l,240 and that
Willard G.. Cole, executive Sec
rotary of the Tabor City Mer-
chants Association, has been
chosen as campaign chairman.
Plans for the drive throughout
the county were made at a meet
ing OF the Red Cross executive
committee in Whiteville Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Harriet Skies, Red Cross
chairman for the Tabor City ar
ca, and Mrs. Frank Young, coun-
ty chairman of the Junior Red
Cross, will assist campaign chair
man Cole in organizing the five
precincts in this area for the
drive.
Mrs. Skies announced that the
quota for the area had been ap-
portioned as follows:
! Bug Hill, No. l ----- $500
| Bug Hill, No. 2 1880 $4,000
Williams, No. l $1,000 $4,000
Williams, No. 2 ---- $500
South Williams Tabor City,
( Tentative plans call for short
campaign and all efforts will be
directed toward reaching the
quota within three days.
The countrywide Red Cross
drive will be preceded by a kick
Oft banquet to be held in White
vile on February rs. At that
time reports on results of organ
Rational efforts will be given
and final preparation made for
the, campaign the following
week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN

MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING MING Protected Southeast Alaska Entrance Yakuatvariable winds Generally fair but with morning feg n
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08
ANNUAL MEETING,
 BOARD OF HEALTH
 ENDS MEET HERE

The Board of nealth concluded it's annual meeting in a Friday night session. During the meet ings health legislation and De- partment of Health appropriations were studied and discussed.
 Board members appeared before the Ways and Means committee of the House and the Finance Committee and Education. Public Health and Morals Committee of the Senate.
 On Friday the Senate resolved into a Committee of the Whole, Senator Coffey acting as Chair man, at which time Dr. D L. Cramer, First Division member of the Board, and Dr. c. Earl Al hrecht, Commissioner of Health, presented certain aspects of the Health Program.
 Members attending the meeting were the Governor of Alaska Chairman of the Board; Dr. D. L. Cramer of Ketchikan; Mrs. Katherine Kehoe of Nome; R. Roland Armstrong of Anchorage; and the Secretary, pr. c. Earl Albrecht. George Preston, the Fourth Division member from Fairbanks. was unable to attend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08
BILLS
 BOOST SENATE
 TOTAL FAR up

Meeting briefly late yesterday afternoon, the Alaska Senate heard introduction of another large handful of bills which ran it's al ready record total to 113-just two less than the number received by the House.
 In ordinary years, the Lower Chamber has large edge on the Senators in the number of bills before the tody, but this session the Senates list is padded by nearly half hundred measures to clean up the statutes prepara- tory to recompilation.
 All but one of tte new bills re- ceived by the Senate in the after- neon meeting were in that re eodifying" category. They were Senate bills Nos. 107 to 1l3, intro duced by Senator o. D. Cochran. Senator Edward D. Coffey intro duced s. B. 106. a request measure to broaden the powers of the Aud itor as approving officer on ex- penditur2s,
 Tha Judiciary Committee turned in a rewrite of House Bill 76 un- der the new label of Senate Sub stitute for H. B. 76 It was ac- cepted in lieu of the House mea- sure. It extends Unemployment Compensation eoyerage.
 In other action before the Sen ate adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. President Andrew Ner- land named Senators Cochran, John Butrovic!l, Jr., and Victor c. Rivers as the upper house half of free conference commit tee on s. B. 28 No 28 is another of the ''recodifying" bills, which for some wierd reason. has become involved in inter-house disagree ment.
 After listening to Attorney Gen. eral Ralph Rivers-drafter Of the measure tke Senate Friday morning refused to concur to House amendments. The bill involves or ganization of his office and the Attorney General objects to House provisions that would require him to obtain the consent of the Board of Administration to travel within the Territory-something no other department head is subject to.
 Another House amendment cut the proposed salary of the Assist ant Attorney General by $500 to s5,o00 per year Rivers says he sees lots of tax collection suits ahead during the next two years and that $500 per year pay cut will keep him from heing able to hire a competent assistant to prose- cut them. It's penny wise" saving, he said, and might cost the Territory thousands of dollars if the tax collection program is fore ed to suffer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08
JEFFERSON DAY RANQUETS ARE
 PLANNED APR. ,
l7lls7- *kt HoIzh elm CT An nounces Chairmen for Alaska Communities

Jefferson Day Banquet plans in Alaska are on their way with the announcement today by Territorial Chairman William A. Holzheimer of the following who will have charge of the Democratic dinners in their communities April 5
 Eric Ness, chairman at Peters burg; Jack Conway, Sitka; James Nolan, Wrangell; Dr J. P Valen- tine. Ketchikan; Pat Carrol, Skag- way; M J. Walsh, Nome.
 Robert Hoopes, Fairbanks, Ed ward Coffey, Anchorage Mrs Jack Lydik, Cordova; Clarence Heating, Seward; Walter E. Hunt ley, Palmer; Jack Altman, Kodial and E J. Egan, Valdez.
 President Truman will be speak CT at the Jefferson Day dinner il
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08

Washington, D. C., highlght of the Democrats plan to honor Thomas Jefferson with birthday dinners throughout the country.
 In Juneau the Jefferson Day Banquet will be held at the Bar anof Hotel. Judge Holzheimer said that he would announce the name of the Juneau chairman and speak CT next week when it is planned to begin the ticket sale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08
tMemoris-5 introduced

H. J. M. 32, by Rep Edward Anderson Directed to the U. S Engineers and asking that the Snake River harhor project at Nome be repaired and improved
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08
NEW POLICY IS OUTLINED
 FOR LIQUOR

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