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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Leon Fonvielle
Wins Contest

Leon Fonvielle, manager OF the
feed department of E. w; Fon,,
vielle and Sons Feed and Seed
store here, has named winner OF
the recent Purina Chow feed Sci,
Inc contest in this district and
will receive a $50 bill and a hand
some travelling bag as first place
prize.
The recent contest held in the
district gave each feed store hand
ling Purina products quota ba-
sed on the sale of feed during
January and February. The store
then that came nearest filling
this quota was named winner.
The local establishment sold 1928
percent of the quota, leading all
other dealers in the district. Chad
bourn was pitted against the To-
Gals in the contest but lost the
bout by selling only &c per cent
of their goal.
The next highest dealer in the
district was Bennettsville which
sold l09.72 per cent OF the quota
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

went on and on with Dad CIV
mo one such answer after another.
Finally ne mailed it with those
crazy answers.
About a week later, IN came
the tires with a letter from the
company. The letter read: Dear
Mr. Garter; Under separate cover
we are mailing you the set OF
tires which you recently ordered.
We also wish to state that we
thoroughly enjoyed the little chat
we had with you in our recent
| correspondence and wish to notify
Won that you have been placed on
our list of choice customers
Yours very truly, Signed.
|
He told this one the other da!
that | got a kick out OF.
! Seems that two men met VINO
hadn't seen each other IN quite
awhile. One. shaking hands sal'
"John, how'S your vile getting
along?"
"Oh she's in bed with lumba
90" came the reply.
Again: John that youi @ixtt
| hid ISN'T ii?
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
|. v. Peay Leases New Building
h Whiteville For Coming Season


| ,.bon,r iugyling act took
T.. here this week when the an
E :a warehouse would be
. lId by K. {. Coleman aii'
biss Harriet L. '',"t &C.,, w
farrirg season and INA. =. w,
l.Rnr;" Pea had leased ll'e new
,,rsbouse under construction n u,
|W5i,pyille 10 be known Il 'i''
. %i, Warehouse.
c,..,... .,oJ Mis- Sikes
M; OV'e'' .,.,,.. two Of the fou.
Il. iA u.s., oy Sa".as th,,?rq the sea
IaVV - Now Farmer WareEou;e
On, '"s .Na,j, been in thriy
aS'Is
anus' ;.
The Caro!."' ",''f'2 '. ',,, =;
ben Ogrr;s.rd '' ~ ''t ''t''
George Wai1rn Tor '"'' '''- S
bal seasons ,,.;I, ,o,,. he
Both these houses VIII ''o"
Eanaged by NJ. Coleman ana
lis Skies will serve aS assistant
[anager.
81, * with pleasure that | an
|o,rcs that ( have leased the new
. s,,+r now under conStruc-
I, br Carl and Clifton Stephens
II Iasmon Ward in WhitevilIe.
u u = will be operated under my
r, ~ during the 1917 sea
1s 3 Mr. Peay Stated.
nu. irish 70 express our thanks
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Army Engineers
Say Drainage
Is Practical
By =. P. Quinerly

A preliminary investigation ana
| survey by the U. S. Army Ehsl i
necrs has found that 1t IS po.''
nractical and economical to pre-
v " Waccamaw river floods by
DIGGING a spillway near Calao"Sh
and divertir . 'he w';i'. III" ',o;nt
inland waterway at th"N P''''
through NJ l!et T. ee'', ,:,.od
This information Va rec''''u
Friday by J. p Quincrly Ald 4
Henry Wyche Who Mere il'' ''''
hv Colonel Geo. e w. Gi''e' ~;
Chief of the South At!an"c Vi
vision U. S. .A.r.ny En&l2e"f, 10
meet him at Lock Number 2 on
the Cape Fear river. ooIolle'
Gellette has been making a pei
sonal study of this project since
tho matter was presented to nm
last fall by a committee OF Coi-
nmhus and Brunswick County
Farm Bureau representatives. he
saws that it appears that only d,
hont two miles of dredging VII!
he necessary and that it should
not cost more than about SZoo'-
900. .;o+;or
A congressional appropriation
will be necessary to make a de-
tailed survey to construct tile
subway which he will recon-,
mend. These appropriations can
| onlv be obtained through the ac-
ton of the Representatives IN
Congress from the districts IN
| North and South Carolina to be
Ouinerly and Wyche are of the
oninion that immediate action
should be taken toward ascend
Ing the data as to present dam
zoe from floods and the benefit;
to be derived from their proven
| ton in the Waccamaw water
shed. n.,
Columbus County Farm Bureau
| will hold it's annual meeting IN the
Whiteville school auditorium Sat
urdav, June IA, at 10 o'clock anc
| Colonel Gillette will be one OF
| the speakers. No doubt the Col
| oneps interest in the WaccamaN
spillway project can be great!
increased if the business, poiltI
cal, and agricultural Leadership
of this area come in large mum
bers to hear him. He i alread!
impressed with the fact that We
have a farm bureau membership
of over 3, 400 and that it wa
the farm bureau that first pre-
sented the Waccamaw flood prob
lem to him.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

Coleman Harriet Skies To Operate Two Warehouses Here
Rotary Wedding
Is Social Success

Social highlight of the past
week was a wedding which took
place Friday night in the high
school auditorium. There was
only one thing wrong. All the
women in the wedding party
needed shaves
Innocent visitors in town who
entered the auditorium to witness
he ceremony were haffled to
learn that Preacher Primer was
to marry Al Williams to Paul
Rogers.
But their confusion cleared
when they learned the whole thing
was womanlesS wedding spon-
sored by the Tabor City Rotary
club.
Despite the atmosphere Of farce
which surrounded the wedding,
the ceremony was celebrated with
a touch of dignity displayed, at
least, by the wedding party.
Strollin& silently and with pro-
priety to the candle-lit stage,
lady guests, Jimmy Huffman, Ar
mold Jessup, Wayne Baxter, Jack
Strickland, Robert SoleS, Lewis
Gore, Davis Bruton, Fred Jerni-
gan, and Sill CaruSo paraded with
the grace and charm Of Iiegfield
girls. Caruso's fluttering fan adj
,.ed d delightful touch.
Tight shoes caused trouble for
Shay Smith, mother of the bride,
who solved the problem by pre-
senting one shoe to a doorman
and hopping along on the other.
AS flower girls, Ed Fonvielle
and Carleton Westmoreland were
both as touching as the last rose
of summer. Mayor Jack McGou-
gan was bearer Of a ring big
enough for an elephant.
Most stunning of the evening
was the brides maid, Willie Web
ster, who drew appraising whistles
from the audience as he strolled
by in long sweeping blue gown,
sash. flower halo, and bouquet.
Someone was distinctly heard to
mutter at Hillie, ME for you,
kidw
Angus Blue, as the other brides
maid, had trouble seeing because
her wide brimmed hat kept flop
ping in front of his eyes.
Other members of the party
were Sam Jackson and Richard
Seagle, as the maid and matron
of honor; A. c. Edwards, as the
well armed father of the bride;
RAYMOND Mallard. mother of the
groom; Albert Goldfinch, best
man: and Jesse Baxter and Rob
ert Mccormick, usherS. =,
As the reluctant groom, Paul
Rogers proved his disinterest by
having too much attention to
rather buxom lady guest,
Bride Al Williams hoped gally
n the stage, wearing a flowing
white gown, 20-foot VEIL ana
hobnail boots, size II. A..
Nobody attempted to kiss the
bride. ;,;st for
the ceremony. Waldo Woody sang
solo. aa;or the
bioh school glee club, directed by
Ms w. w. Woody, with Mrs
Nell R. Fowler at the piano, pre-
j sented an excellent program u
music.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Bible School

A Vocational Bible school IS
now being conducted at the First
Baptist church, Tabor City, v ).
Singletary announced.
Sessions are held on weekdays
from 2 to 3 D. m. and will continue
through June 6. Wilma GrahaI,'
local student at Shaw uniVers',!'
is teaching the classes, ASSISTED pE
Mrs. D. F. McGougan and MIS-
B. F. Duncum. 49,.
All colored children were "
ged to attend the meetings D! . i,e
nastor. IS are enrolled 'h'S
week. ,..onded
v. S. singletary also extenden
his appreciation to ms % hI
friends who are making the Scnoo'
possible.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Tomorrow Is Last Day
Petitions Will Be Taken

Fred M. Jernigan, popular bust
ness man of wide acquaintance
here, filed his petition for can
didacy to the Tabor City Town
Board of Commissioners Tuesday
subject to the municipal election
on June 10.
Mr.. Jernigan's filing brought
to seven the number of aspirantS
for the three board positions. Two
candidates are in the race to date
for mayo. r
Mr.. Jernigan, in filing this week,
entered local politics for the first
time during his - years in Tabor
City. He came here from Green
Sea.
A Baptist, Rotarian and mem
Der of the fire department, Mr.
Jernigan has taken a leading part
in civic movements in the past
despite the fact that he has not
been involved in the political
whirl.
He has been a member Of the
local fire department for ID years,
has served as fire chief and is
| currently secretary and treasurer
of the N. C. Fireman's Relief
fund for the department here.
Competing for commissioner IN
addition to Mr.. Jernigan are Dr.
| s. J. Potts, H. D. Stevens, Hor-
| ace Roberts, Robert Soles, Jack
Strickland and f. w. Fonvlelle;
In the mayors race are R; c
HARRISON and w. A. CAD VIII
All candidates for office mus
file their petition by noon Satur'
day, May 81.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
NEW MANAGER

Ralph Williamson has assumed
tho reinforcement of the LeRoy
Lee store, replacing Miss Mario s?!t
RE sewell, who took an indefinite
leave of absence several weeks a.
t ao Tommy Lee, supervisor OF
+be Lee stores, was in charge un-
fl Mr.. Williamson arrived this
week. no+;re
81 Creenville N. G.. He came
have from Lake CITY where he was
manager of the Chandler sIore
with headquarters in Rocky Mou 4 II,
Mr.. Williamson was cilI!Vs .
member of his home town L'o e,nt
club, and is Baptist. ne y ~" .t
married and is now At nom" Goa a
the residence Of Mrs. Mar! '''''
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Local Civilians
Are HOnOred
At Convention

Dr. S. ]. Potts, president-elect
Of The local Civilian club, accepted
\ ~avel and a bell as first place
honors for the greatest number
of members and the greatest IN
crease in one year in the Caro-
linaS at last Mondays two-State
convention at Myrtle Beach.
The local clubs membership
during the past year has doubled
Tventv six members were in the
Civilian organization when the year
BEGAN and 52 when it ended.
The North Carolina-South Ga.
rolina convention was attended
by nearly 300 Civilians of the
two states and it was agreed by
mutual! action that henceforth
there would be North Caro-
lima district and South Caro-
lima district and that their con.
ventions would not be held
Jointly in the future.
President Of Civilian lnterna
tional, H. S. Strawn, OF Charlotte
and DIR. j. w. Branham, dlstrlc
governor during the past year
were among the leading speaker
at the meeting.
S. c. American Legion Stat
Commander Ward spoke Monda.
on ".Americanism" and highlight
I'd the banquet gathering.
The Civilian organization show
I'd a total net gain of membership
during the last year OF 537, o:
percentage of 80. The presen
total membership in the Carolina
is 2,319.
The Civilian club has entered
Miss Kathryn Poston in the
ChadbOurn Strawberry Festiva
June ) as the local representative
in the Queens court. Miss Pos
ton will be escorted by Howard
WOOten.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
ATHLETIC COUNCIL. MEETS

At a call meeting of the Civil
tan Athletic council Friday eve
ming, Phil Hughes was appointed
council secretary and treasure.
Dr.. Ross NJ. Williamson, chair
man, announced that the purchase
Of a fence for the local school
athletic field would probably be
made at an early date and it is
hoped that it will be installed be-
fore the fall athletic program gets
underway.
Principal c. H. Pinner Coach
S.W. Caruso and r. NJ. Garrell,
,h, are other council members.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
pANKEpc, roNVrNTION

Mr.. and Mrs. 4. J. NeGmith,
.Jr. are ate Idirq The North Caro-
lima state bankers convention
which is BEING held in Asheyille
this week.
Mr.. Nesmith was recently pro
NOTED from the position of cashier
to a vice president of the "acca-
nav banks.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
ROTARY MEETING

The local Rotary club reported
that above SIS was realized from
Re recent Womanles3 Wedding at
IL REGULAR meeting at Mrs. Mary
Todd's Monday evening.
John W. BARLOW, executive
secretary of the Merchants AS
.ociation, was voted into mem
bership and spoke briefly A A,
Wh;ta al-o made come brie1 re-
marks. -
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
T. M. TAYLOR

T. M. Taylor. 40. son-in-law Of
Mrs. R R. Rogers, Sr., died at
the MrLeod's infirmary in Flor
on"e early Wednesday morning
following brief illness. Funeral
rites were held in Florence yca-
terday afternoon.
He is survived by his wife, ore
daughter, Mrs. Gloria Taylor Pas
teur of Florida; two son. Jack K,
Taylor of St. Louis, Mo, ard
Dick Taylor of the U. s. Army,
stationed at Denver, Colo.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Delegates Named
To Leaf Confab

Z. c. Coleman, veteran ware
houseman, and chairman Of the
Tabor City tobacco board of trade,
J. l.. Lewis, warehouseman and
local business leader, and John
w. Barlow, executive secretary
of the Tabor City Merchants as
sociation and supervisor Of tobac-
co sales, are local official dele
GATES to the Border Belt tobacco
association annual convention to
be in session at the Ocean forest
hotel, at Myrtle Beach, June 8 to
June II.
The local officials will nave
~pcsts ", Fl. Grage. II. G. Far
thing and S. T. Eg&ers OF Boone,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
CANCER QUOTA

Tabor City citizens contributed
s347.23 to the Columbus county
cancer drive, l.. A. Bruton, chair
man, announced this week. This
was S47.23 over the amount set
for the Tabor City quota.
Mrs. J. C. Singletary and Mrs.
s. T. Rogers were leaders Of tho
campaign for funds to fight can
Ger.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
X-RAY

DR.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Medlin snent
last weekend in Charlotte where
they are now taking an intensive
course in operative X-ray tech
nique. The course ends TODAY
and DR.. Medlin will return to
his office Saturday.
DR.. Medlin recently installed an
x-ray hospital unit in his office
and will have equipment ready
for operation as soon as necessary
accessories arrive in the next few
daYs.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
CAQTER')
.COlUM<
By W. HORACE CARTER

This is the way my dad once
bid me a story that still thii'N
i and laugh about.
Seems that he needed some
Tres for his car one time. rl%nt Ill
he heart of the depression days,
nd his money wasn't holding OUT
we'll, 50 he decided to order
be tires from one of the big mail
rder houses. He said he only
i'd it after reading their catalogue
lnd seeing advertised throughout
Buy Your tires from us. NO
toney down and only a few pen
heS month"
he sent in his order for the
isS and it wasn't many days I'M
back came q queStiOnnalre
nth a string OF questions to be
aSTered. He opened the letter
aoaed at the sheet, and immedl-
eiy became diSgusted with the
easth Of it. Looked like some
wefnment red tape job.
he answered a few questions
aeaily, however, and then de
Faed It was a waste of time and
41ed answering them the way he
~ After filling in his name
~ address h. reached the Sage? %
aAk, 81 am over = and old
F4Vush to drive" he answered.
Are you married? And do you
Fave any children?
les | am married and | have
-'ee Children but | don't want
HFeS Tor them. They weal
-Vs>' | want the tire. for hi!
10 10 You have any money in the
w. | d. not have any money
GIe oanh,,1 / d,d | wouldn't he
ht the OF credit.
w w You own 4 refrigerator?
tsS' but | don't want to have
5u' the tires on cold storage
:; s aie$ have to be taken of
sTs put on ice ever nieht. / be.
[o. ,e We would do well to JUS
~ w. my order. That would JUS
h. 40 % much trouble taking the
vi and putting them bacl
The Iue7tionnaire iuz
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
BREAKS ARM

Bill White, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
4 4. White. sustained a broken
ann in Rladenboro during the
week end while he was playing
baseball. The youth was visiting
friends when the accident occur
ed,
Janell, Bits sister, was also
4 week end guest in Bladenboro.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
BITTEN BY SNAKE

Bobby Harper. little son OF S Mi.
ona Mr. Capers Harper, OF Sci
,, n, c., who are now Vls!t.lls
relatives in Pireway, was Di ~.
hv a rattlesnake Monday after
i'oI The child's mother had to pull
+,,o "naEe from the BOYS lee. IL
w ,p.1 a small snake, but large
enough a", to do the boy harm. -,
The parents took him to the
Columbus county hospital 1ol
rTsatment He vas reported ont
of danger and recovering.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
POPPY DAY

Officials of American Legion
Auxiliary announced they will
sell peoples Saturday, MARKING
the 18th annual Poppy Day tor
the local organization.
Poppies will also be sold BY
the wives of the VIEW post, and
officials of both organizations
stated they were cooperating IN
the sale of peoples for the "of-
thy cause.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

c. D. Williams of Tabor CITY,
route 3, was called to Lakeland
Fla, several days ago on account
of the serious illness OF his W
year-old MOTHER Mi. {. II. All
trey.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

Miss Marjorie Paige and Dick
Lovett spent Sunday afternoon
1t Lake WaccamaW.
Evening star., 1947-08-27

A beef animal on good range will
eat its own weight in grass in seven
or eight days.
Evening star., 1947-08-27
Text of Rio Defense Pact

may be characterized as acts of
aggression, the following shall be
considered as such:
| (A) An unprovoked armed attack
by one state against the territory,
the people or the land, sea or air
forces of another state;
CD The invasion of the territory
of a state by armed forces of an
other, even without a declaration of
war, by crossing the borders of the
former as established by treaty or
findings of arbitration and so
marked in accord with the treaties
or findings, or by means of forcible
occupation OF territory subject to
the effective jurisdiction of said
state. .~.
Article H.
Nothing in this treaty shall be
construed in the sense of detracting
from the rights and obligations of
the contracting parties according to
the Charter of the United Nations.
Evening star., 1947-10-05

Gas preferred issues dropped 2 or
more points each on word directors
were at variance on reorganization
plans. Allied Chemical conceded 3
and Skelly Oil 1la. Backward were
United States Steel, Northern Pa
ciflc, Anaconda, Mission Corp, Gen.
eral Motors and Du Pont.
Railway bonds stiffened. At Chi
cago grains wavered. Cotton fu-
lures were mixed.
In the curb modest improvements
was shown for American Gas, Apex
Electric, Humble Oil and Catalin.
Turnover here was 100000 shares
versus 25O,000 the day before.
Rally Started Monday.
The Big Board tilted upward Mon
day on 100000 shares with a number
of new highs in evidence and good
dividends buoying individual issues.
The month was concluded Tuesday
on 100000 shares with pivotals still
moving forward although the mar
ket for September showed a net
decline of 6 of a point.
Skelly Oil, Mission Corp. and Pa
cific Western Oil turned strong
Wednesday on further merger talk
for these companies. Volume was
1,150,000 shares, best since Septem-
ber IT. Margin trading in IS and
$40 stocks was resumed and this
aided activity.
The list was a trifle irregular
Thursday but the average managed
to hold minor advance on trans
fers of 100000 shares. The pace
quickened Friday on 1,270,000 shares,
top since September 3 and the
third million-share session since
July go 1t was the fifth straight
advance for the first time in three
months.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
Stock Gains Extended
As Exchange Resumes
Saturday Trading
By Victor Eubonk

AsSccioted Press Finoneiol Writer
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-The stock
market today resumed business at
the same old Saturday stand, after
the lengthy summer recess. and
leaders managed to make headway
for the sixth straight session despite
considerable profit-cashing on the
bulge.
As throughout the week, profess
sionals continued cautious bidding
on the idea that the fall rally could
be extended substantially especially
II large-scale dollar relief for Europe
gets under way. The direction was
upward from Monday on although
numerous commission house clients
held aloof or trimmed commitments
because of doubts regarding foreign
affairs and the course of domestic
inquiry in the face of mounting iv-
ing costs.
Many Customers Absent.
In the days short proceedings
boardrooms were more Or less. de-
serted by customers who were un-
able to shake off the habit of
lengthy week end. Dealings tapered
after fairly active opening. While
declines were plentiful at the close,
plus marks maintained the majority.
Transfers of 100000 shares COM
pared with 100000 on the last previ-
GUS Saturday Of May "a, which were
. low since May. 1914. The six-day
volume was 5,4O4, ,430 shares against
the previous 5-day aggregate of
1881 $50. In the final siX-session
May week trading amounted to S.
1870 shares.
The Associated Press 60-stock
composite was up i of a point at
654 for the brief stretch, and showed
a net advance of is points on the
week, widest upturn since the period
concluded July 8. OF TAO issues reg
1stering, 371 rose and 176 fell
Better gamers on the day in
cluded Union Pacific, Santa Fe,
Youngstown Sheet, Goodrich, J. l..
Case, Douglas Aircraft, Gar Wood,
Kennecott, American Telephone and
International Harvester. Standard
Evening star., 1947-10-05

VOU, up 36Oo,oOV.
other officers are Joseph +. Zego-
witz, vice president; Roland NJ
Brown, secretary: w. Preston Hunt
treasurer; Joseph Zegowitz, k. as
sistant secretary. Directors are
Millard T. Dixon, A. G. Hammer,
j. E. Collifower, Mr.. Stadtler, j. C.
Mack, j. F. Horning and Frederick
Stohlman.
Store Sales Turn Upward.
Sales in Capital department stores
for the week ended Saturday, Sep
tember n showed a sharp upturn
of 81 per cent over the correspond
ing week last year. the Richmond
Reserve Bank reported. Sales were
7 per cent ahead of the previous
week this year, cooler weather being
a factor. In the four weeks ending
September 81, cumulative sales were
6 per cent higher than last year.
Store sales In the Fifth District
were "a per cent above the like week
last year; ahead of the preced-
ing week this year and up per cent
in the four weeks over 1916.
League Heads Former Judge.
Ralph M. Smith. new president Of
the United States Savings and Loan
League, is a former Massachusetts,
judge, served two terms in the State