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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
HenrylBest Bruton Dies;
Employed By TC IS Yrs.

Henry Best Bruton died at his
hotne here Monday morning as
tie result Of a heart attack suf-
fefed while at work Saturday
afternoon. He had been superin,
tendent Of public works for the
Town Of Tabor City for the pas:
IL years and also served as mag
istrate for the same length OF
time
He was born February 81, 1884
the son of the late John and Mrs.
Sarah Smith Bruton of Horny
county.
Funeral rites were held from
the residence Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock with Rev. j. F.
Coble and Rev. j. NJ. Pope, Jr.,
officiating. Interment was made
in the Soles cemetery. Active pail
bearers were Robert Fipps, F. l..
Fipps. Jr.. Dailon Fipps. Henry
Gore, Halle Prince, and Clyde
Norris.
Scores of local businessmen
and county attorneys served as
honorary pallbearers.
Surviving are his wife, a daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. C. Fipps, a son, Bob
by Bruton and a sister, Mrs. Jack
Prince, all of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Barlow Accepted AS Nat. Guard Commander

A letter received from the ad-
jutant general in Raleigh this
week stated that Roy Buffkin, who
had been recommended for the
adjutant's post with the National
Guard unit to be established in
Tabor City, did not meet with one
war department regulations rela-
tive to the appointment of officers
of the many requirements in the
and is disqualified.
Relative to John W. Bariow's
appearance before the examining
board in Raleigh Monday, that
since he was not an infantry Of
ficer during the war, war depart
ment regulations did not permit
appointing him captain, infantry.
However Barlow has been tender
ed a commission as first ieuten-
ant, infantry, and has been as
signed as commanding officer OF
the Tabor City guard unit.
"The board was very impressed
with your pleasing personality
and considers you we'll qualified
in leadership and organization,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Baseball Bout
Slated Sunday

An all-star baseball game be-
tween the east and west divisions
of the Lumber River league will
be played Sunday afternoon at
$50 at Chadbourn.
A benefit game for two players
teams will be composed of five
hurt in previous games, thu two
players from each outfit in the
league. A small admission will be
charged.
The east division includes Ia
Dor City. Clarendon. Chadbourn,
and Cerro Gordo. Boardma2, Ev-
ergreen, Marietta, and Proctor
vile form the west division.
Coaching the east division will
be Charles Carter and Arthur
Prince.
Representing Tabor City in the
game will be Ted Phipps, Fred
Soles, Glenn Stevens, Don Jerni-
gan, and Bobbie Wright.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Dodgers Split

The Tabor City Dodgers split
a doubleheader with Proctorville
Sunday. The local team won the
first game 13 to 3, but lost the
second contest II to 8.
In the first game Proctorville
went ahead in the first inning
by scoring one run the Dodgers
coming back to tie it up and keep
a safe lead the rest Of the game.
Stevens was the winning pitcher
in the first game. He was touched
for II hits, but brilliant fielding
kept the visiting team well IN
hand. Hughes AID Stanley were
,, the leading hitters for the locals
in the first game.
The second game was free
smuggling affair with the visitors
coming out on top IL to 9. The
locals took an early lead. scor-
ing three runs in the first, but
the visitors came back and scor-
ed eight runs in the second frame:
The Dodgers frightened up but
came out on the short end OF the
lcount.
Tabor City's team still claims
| the top spot in league ratings with
five wins and two losses.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Store Closing
Ends Today

The Wednesday afternoon clos,
inc of stores in Tabor City ended
this week as planned. The orisi-
nal decision stated that stores
would close through the last week
of July and would remain open
thereafter through tobacco season
and until further notice.
"The great spirit of coopera,
ton which the members OF the
Tabor City Merchants Assoc!a-
ton has shown in the "Wednesday
afternoon closing is symbolic OF
the progressive attitude OF the
people of Tabor City, W. T..
Webster, president Of the organi-
cation, said this week.
"Onlv a town destined to CON
tinue to grow and prosperous
would have met with the 100 per
cent cooperation that this issue
has met with despite the fact thar
when the issue was first raised
it was controversial" he cont'h-
ued.
eff the merchants will contin-
ne to cooperate in the future
whe, similar issues arise, there
is no doubt that the Tabor CITY
Merchants Association is one OF
the finest things that ever mao
nonod in Tabor City and the or
ranization will be deflnit: asset
not only to the townspeople bu.
to the farmers in the FlcinitV a.
we'll" Mr.. Webster concluded.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01

and they regret very much that
present war department require
ments do not permit them to rec
ommend you for the rank Of cap
tain. However, they feel that
when you have had more infantry
experience and training that you
can qualify for promotion TO the
rank of Captain in a reasonable
length of time" Colonel Fits
president of the examining board,
wrote this week.
Plans are being made now to
recommend another officer for
the post who will meet war de-
partment requirements and upon
his acceptance by the examining
board and his being commissioners
the unit here will be authorized to
commence enlistments.
K Company of the 10Th In
fantry is proposed for Tabor City
and local persons have been work
ing on the project for several
months. ia
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Loris Fire
Destroys
Lumber Yard

y fire OF al undetermined orr
gin 1t the Kennedy Hard Wood
Lumber company caused an est
nated $4u.OUo. damage late Mon
day night and burned the building
- The ground.
Volunteer firemen struggling
% confine the damageS. moved
.n;t,is vi lumber out Of danger.
Attempts to control the fire fail
Ell wien it WAS learned that the
nearest fire hydraat, damaged
during Il fire weeks ago, was out
of order.
Water in the fire truck tank
was not Sufficient to hel p. The
firemen tried to pump water from
Il nearby ditch but insufficient
pressure made the attempt futile.
Wind and heavy rains shortly
after the fire started at 30
pm. prevented the fire from
spreading. Fire fighters remained
on duty until 2:30 am. Tuesday
morning.
1t was reported that A. f. Ken
nedy. ST.. owner OF the company.
was i'll and under medical care.
His son, A. +, Kennedy, Jr., esti-
mated The loss at between $3G,-
900 and $4,000. The building
was partially insured.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Methodist Group To Visit
Here, Pireway, Bethesda

On Saturday, August 2, a
Methodist Youth Caravan will ar
rive in the Tabor City area. The
group will consist of four young
people and a counselor. The pur-
pose of Methodist Youth Cara
vans is to heb revitalize and
strengthen the youth program Of
the local church and community
and endeavors to attain this goal
through working with the Metho-
dist Youth Fellowships of the
various churches.
Miss Mabel Spence Watson of
Fremont, N. C. will lead the cara
van and will be assisted by Dolly
Hale, a junior at Mary Washing
ton College of the University of
Virginia; Jane Thomas, Lexing-
ton, KY, a music major at the
University of Kentucky; Charles
Walton of Clifton Forge Virgin
ia, student in the Divinity
School of Duke University; Will
bur Redwine of Little Rock, Ark,
junior at Hendrix College.
The group will spend one week
working with the Bethesda and
Pireway youth groups and will
hold daily meetings in the Bethes-
da Methodist church at Reeves
Ferry. The following week, on
Aug. 9. the caravan will move to
Bethel church and remain there
for one week.
Each member of the caravan
works in all fields of Youth work,
but is especially trained ina spe-
cific field. Mr.. Redwine will
serve as worship commissioner;
Walton as commissioner of COM
munity service; Miss Thomas will
lead recreation; Miss Hale serves
as intermediate teacher and Miss
Watson leads the adult classes as
we'll as supervise the entire Cara
van program.
The Caravan received 10 days
of intensive training at Lake
Junaluska, N. c. before serving
for seven weeks in different
churches in the rural communities
of the state.
Meetings will be held each eve
ming and everyone interested is
invited to attend.
The Caravan will appear at the
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Down Town Paving
Nears Completion

State highway crews have been
busy in Tabor City all week COM
letting a project commenced sew
eral months ago when the town
of Tabor City and The state agreed
to cooperate in widening the ave-
ment on the Whiteville road and
along Railroad St.
Asphalt was poured this week
and traffic has been detoured
around the main street for several
days. But all indications point to
the completion of the project in a
few days and tobacco season WISH
tors here will see main street in
its finished form.
This project called for the
towns paying for the curbing,
and the state agreed to pay for
this being done some time ago,
the widening of the hard surface.
Too, new asphalt hey been pour
ed over the entire hard surface
that has made the main street,
making Railroad street a COM
pletely new and attractive high
way.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Rotary PAGES
Softball Loop

Four wins and only one loss
put the Rotarians at the top of
the Tabor City baseball league
this week, dethroAing the Civilians
who led the series until the re-
cent Rotary sprint.
When the two first-place con-
tenders faced each other this week
the Rotarians took the topside of
a 6 to 4 score.
With the league ending Friday
night local teams face the tourna-
ment which opens Monday night.
The schedule is:
Monday: Pool Hall VS.. VFW
Tuesday,: Rotary VS. winner OF
Mondays game.
Wednesday: Civilians VS.. indie
pendents.
Thursday: Playotf of winners.
League standings at press time
were:
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
ROTARY MEETING

The Rotary club held its regular
weekly meeting at Mrs. Todd's
boarding house on Monday eve
ming. Several visitors were present
including Mr.. Lupo. of Central
America; Herman Leder of White
vile, and the new county super
intendent of education w. J. Be-
ger, Jr.
The program chairman FOR the
night was A. A. White who held
an extemporaneous debate on the
subject of, Resolved: A Friendly
Atmosphere Is More Important
Than an Attractive Rotary Pro-
gram. r. B. Mallard and w. Hor-
ace Cartier spoke for the affirma-
tive and w. w. Woody and John
w. Barlow spoke for the negative.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
David Soles
Back Home

David c. Soles, %, son of Mrs.
Retha Soles, returned to Tabor
City Monday after more than a
year in Tokyo. Soles a former
corporal served with the medical
corps of the famous First Caval-
ry.
While in Tokyo, Soles taught
medical treatments in the base
hospital.
He entered the army Is months
ago, serving in Camp Polk, Fl.
Bragg, and Camp Sto2eman be-
fore shipping overseas. Soles left
Japan on July IL. He will remain
on terminal leave until Aug. %.
During his duty in Japan, he
visited atomic-bombed Hiroshima
where he saw "15 miles of twist
ed steels and leveled buildings"
Children, he said. were white
haired from the effects of the
bomb. Women were sterilized and
only recently have recovered
enough to bear children. 1t will
take years to reconstruct the city,
Soles said. Japanese people still
suffer illness from radioactivity.
Tokyo itself is undergoing a
slow process of reconstruction, he
said. The former corporal said
people at home could not mag inc
the devastation of the ruined city.
Japanese people are doing the ac-
tual labor of rebuilding their cap
itol city, Soles said. but with Am
erican equipment. Americans also
helped repair important roads.
Before entering the army, Soles
was associated with the Carroll
Sales company. He stated that ne
had no immediate plans for his
future as civilian.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Highest Average
In Belt Made Here
During Last Season

With the opening of the 1897
tobacco season just one week of,
the Tabor City leaf market, pr!ce
leader in the entire belt last sea-
son with a S53.11 average, awaiC-
ed poised for the opening chant
of the auctioneer next Thursday
morning.
Everywhere tobacco talk was
going on this week with predicted
prices and averages here and
there, much of it based oil the
40 some cents average that the
leaf is bringing in the Georgia.
Florida belt.
Four spacious warehouses are
again ready in Tabor City to
handle the farmers crops and to
endeavor to handle as near the
ten million pounds sold here
year ago as possible. Little hope
is held for reaching that pound
age during this season. however,
largely because of the 20 percent
cut in selling time. Sales last
year lasted five hours day and
will last only four hours during
this season.
The Tobacco Board of Trade
has been at work Tor several
weeks ironing out details Of the
season and carrying on various
kinds of promotions in an effort
| to show the farmer how he can
profit by selling his golden weed
on the local market.
The warehouses here this season
will be operated by B. Alton Gar
rel. associated with p. D. Nc
Michael and D. H. HuffiHes; and
Roscoe C. Coleman and Mrs.
Harriet L. Sykes. Mr.. Garrelpa
houses will be known as GarrelPs
No. and No. 2. as last season.
and Mr.. Coleman will manage
both the New Farmers and the
Carolina. Mrs. Sykes will be as
sistant manager of both the New
Farmers and the Carolina.
Tobacconists with long ac-
uuaintance with leaf in this area,
say that the crop as a whole IS
one of the best in years despite
heavy rains for the past several
weeks.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
NEW LIFE NEWS


Horace Stroud is visiting friends
in LoriS.
X + X
Mrs. D. l.. Spivey spent Thurs
day afternoon with her daughter,
Mrs. Carl Mills.
Miss Mary Frances Prince is
spending this week at White
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Watts OF
Wilmington were the Sunday
quests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Watts.
Little Linda Huffaker visitec
Barbara Mills recently.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
SQUARE DANCE

The Tabor City American Le-
gion post sponsors square dance
at the hut every Friday night.
Commander Ralph Inman announ-
ced this week, and all Interested
persons are invited to attend. Mu-
sic is furnished by Slim Mimms
and his Dream Ranch Boys.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
WEED CUTTING

Town workmen were busy this
week cutting oft grass and high
weeds along the railroad tracks IN
the heart of town and in general
trimming UP the unsishtly spots
around the business district. ).
PERCY Brown, town clerk, has been
suosrvisins the work and passeT-
bys say that the awakeness ct
the village is apparent.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
MONA I. cox

Funeral rites for Mrs. Mona a..
Cox, 80, who died Friday morn
ing at her home after Il lengthy
illness were held from the Sandy
Plains Baptist church Sunday al
ternooa at 3 o'cock. Rev. Clyde
Prince was the officiating min
lster. Burial was made in the
Norris cemetery.
Surviving are two sons, two
daughters, two brothers and four
sisters.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
VIEW HOLDS MEETING

The local Veterans of Foreign
wars held their REGULAR meeting
d. The Legion hut Tuesday eve
Jung With Vice Commander Viii
nam +. Stevens presiding in the
1;ehce OF Commander Phillip
laA> were discussed for a street
vance vance to Dr. held here some time
U"fils the tobacco season.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
HOME: &c TEACHER ARRIVES

Miss Bernice EdmundS' ,gfadu-
ate of Flora Macdonald college at
Red Springs, arrived here thls
week and assumed her duties with
the home economics department
in the Tabor City schools.
Miss Edmunds' home is in Lum,
horton. Last year she taught at
Smiths, and prior to her position
there she was a faculty nlemnsf
If the Laurinburg and Robbins
schools.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
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WANDER D. NORRIS

Wander D. Norris, age Ga, died
Thursday afternoon at his home
on route l. Chadbourn Of heart
attack. He had been ill for some
time. Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at the home.
Survivors include two brothers
six daughter and three sons.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
CIVITAN PICNIC

The local Civilian club held a
picnic at Lake Waccamaw last
Wednesday afternoon. More than
200 persons attended, including
Civinettes and visitors. The picnic
was attended by members Of all
nine clubs in the district.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
IN CHAPEL Hill.

:. :. ii. Primer, principal of the
W Iooi City school system, left
a @Tnilaay Tor Chapel Hill where he
~ nHi attend three-day conference
p pa State principals. He will join
; 'Es Weeks of Evergreen and
= E townsend of Chadhourn
VIII are IN summer school there.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
BARNS BURN

A tobacco barn located on the
S. L. jackson farm at East Tabor
was destroyed by fire Saturday.
Flames originated from the oil
burning curer and destroyed the
barn and a cropping of tobacco.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
ROCKS AUDITED

An auditor from the A. M. pni-ai
len Co., certified public account;
ants of Raleigh. was mere Monday
and Tuesday and audited the
books for the Town OF TABOR
City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01

Dial Fipps lost tobacco barn
Monday afternoon when fire or
iginated from the oil curer sys-
tenn in operation during the pro-
cess of curing a barn of weed.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01

st. Pauls Methodist church Sun
day morning at II o'clock; lat
Bethesda Sunday afternoon at J
o'clock, and at Pirewap at 5
o'clock.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01

Mrs. Rosa Carroll and Mrs.
James Carroll spent last week at
Crescent Beach with Mrs. Gar
relPs mother, Mrs. James Q. Ora
ham.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01

Merit week, the golden leaf. the
life blood Of our community. Will
start pouring into the market. f,T-
element and the festival spirit
will grasp the town by the hand
and It will continue for six weeks.
During this Sason, many shysters
and persons with money-makng
schemes will high pressure you
as they do every season. Take a
word OF caution and watch these
get-rlch-quick schemes and for that
matter any other stranger with a
line Of talk that sounds too
smooth. Such persons know that
money flows like water during
tne leaf season and many times
tney try to capitalize upon this
freedom of money. Raising a
crop OF tobacco is too much work
10 let some smooth tongue opera
tof profit FROM it.
Let's clean 40 and paint up
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01
Tabor City Is Poised For Opening OF Leaf Market
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-01

Let's clean up and paint up
aid make our community more at
uactive to yi-lt0rr and for that
matter oui own tltlZenry.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-21
|oPA Sugar Branch
Office At Helena

A misapprehension seems to
exist in the State of Montana as
to the continued operation of the
OPA Office in this State. The
OPA Sugar Branch Office in
Montana has not been closed and
has been continuously operating
for almost five years, according
to Frederic A. Adams, Regional
Sugar Executive.
1t is located in the Securities
Building in Helena, Montana.
All persons or business establish
ments desiring to secure infor-
nation or transact business hav-
ing to do with sugar rationing or
price control Of sugar, syrups or
rice, should communicate with
that Office. This arrangement is
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-21
SECRETS "a lMN

Those Russians! Now it ap-
pears that they've been shopping
around the Cobb Desert, digging
out secrets-s e crets over
100, 600, 600 years old.
An expedition of Soviet pale
ontologists has; unearthed the
skeletons of hundreds of prehis-
toric monsters, twice as big,
twice as numerous, twice as well
preserved as those discovered in
the same general region by Roy
Chapman Andrews.
What did the dry bones whisper
through those lonely. wind-harri-
ed aeons? Did they sigh over the
monstrous futility of physical
bulk and might exalted above the
glimmering light of intelligence?
And did they rattle at last with
hollow laughter when rival Lilli-
putians came shopping and pry-
ing to learn their ponderous
secrets?
The Lilliputians h ave their
secrets, too. Some of them are
called atomic secrets. And an
eminent biologist, J. B. S. Hal
dane, who shares with his Soviet
colleagues a dogmatic mater
ialism that has grown to the pro-
portions of a Cobb Desert dino
saur, warns that radio-activity
from the atom bomb may pro-
duce a new race of malformed
human monsters. We already
know the sort of modern deserts
that mans destructiveness has
brought about as a playground
for such macabre fancies.
L mere are more profitable
secrets. Not in the blind energies
of matter or the fossil remains of
ignorance, but deep in the under
standing heart and mind, are to
be found those things secret
from the foundation of the
world" which assure the trium-
plant spiritual destiny Of man.
National riyalries may crumble
and the elements melt with fer
vent heat" but these others will
stand. -Christian Science Mon
itor.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-21
Inadequate Housing

The National Housing agency re-
Gently estimated that SO per cent
of the city housing in the United
States is below minimum health
and safety requirements. Structural
conditions in more than half Of this
substandard housing are termed a
menace to health and safety. More
than two-thirds OF the substandard
housing is reported to be without a
private bath and almost two-thirds
has no inside private toilet. Almost
wo-thirds is said to have danger
Gus or inadequate heating and al.
most half inadequate daylight or
ventilation.