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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Three Columbus
Men Sign Up
For Army Duty

Three applicants, including
one Navy veteran. were accept
ed for enlistment in the Regular
Army or Air Force during the
week ending June y from the
Columbus county area.
The Navy veteran, Jack F.
Little, Whiteville, was accepted
for two-year period for Reg
ular Army unassigned.
Non-veterans twere: Clemson
f. Britt and Erwin r. Jordan
both of Tabor Guy and both OF
whom We're accck ed. ser aShree
year fperiod for assignment to
the 5th Infantry Division, Fort
Jackson, S. c.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Board Issues Statement
On Welfare Post DISPUTE

The Columbus County COM
missioners, in a special meeting
Monday night, again failed to
approve a budget for the county
welfare program, and issued a
statement defending their stand
in not approving welfare bud
get until Mrs. Johnsie Num- is
discharged as welfare superin-
tendent.
The commissioners said they
would ask for a joint meeting
in the near future with the well
fare board to discuss the stu
alton further.
Meeting two weeks ago, the
commissioners declared that Mrs.
Num- was incompetent" as
welfare superintendent and that
they would not approve a well
fare budget unless she resigned
or was discharged.
At their regular meeting June
7 they heard a large number of
people speak in favor of Mrs.
Mum but declined, at that time,
to amplify their statement that
Mrs. Num- is incompetent.
Their statement, issued after
the Monday night meeting, fol-
lows:
1.-The Board of Commissioners
desires to make a suitable bud
get for the Board of Public
Welfare of this county, and sucn
has been their desire all along.
At the same time, they have 50
far failed to get an agreement
from the Welfare Officer and
the Welfare Board.
1.-THE Commissioners recently
made the suggestion that the
county could spread its benefits
among the needy further under
| plan which they made 10 the
welfare officer, whereunder some
600 persons could receive, with
the aid of State and Federal
funds, the sum of SIS per month,
instead of taking care of only
500 persons at an average OF
$500 per month. This would
enable a hundred more people
of Columbus county's needy per-
sons to receive some benefit from
the welfare program, with no
more money spent by the coun-
ty. At the same time, under the
plan of the commissioners, some
5000 more in Federal aid would
be brought into the county.
The same would apply large.
ly to the Aid to Dependant Child
rem program, as approximately
100 more children could receive
some help at $500 per child av.
erage than could receive help
at $40 per child with the same
approximate amount spent from
County Funds. Moreover, in
this instance also, more money
would be received into the coun-
ty from State and Federal Funds.
"Our Welfare Officer stead
tasty refused to agree to the
plan of the Board of Commits
sioners for bringing benefits to
more people of the county.
This is cited as just one IN.
stance which caused the Board
to decide that they were not get
ting the desired cooperation from
the welfare officer, and there are
innumerable other cases which
have been brought to the at
tention of this board by the tax
payers of the county where cases
have been improperly handled.
These and many other factors
brought the board to this decis-
ion.
1T is our desire and our duty
to try to see that the portion OF
the taxpayers money spen. for
welfare is spent in way so as
to benefit the most people with
every dollar spent, and when
we decide that any department
head is not working to this end,
we can no longer feel that they
are fully capable of doing the
best work for Columbus county.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
New Firestone Store

The Firestone store, owned by
G. Garland Fowler Of Tabor City,
opened Wednesday in WhiteVllie
in the new Powell building on
South Madison street
The new store is "nd~r the
management of John Fowler, who
has been assistant manager OF
Dicus Fowler company IN Tabor
City. Other members of the Fire
stone staff include D. P. Brown.
former manager of Coles store IN
Tabor City, H. D. Stanley and
Bryant Baker,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Arson Is Harder
Crime to Solve
Than Killings
oAi, Fire Marshal Asserts
lark I sf Clues Rladers
Suspect Search

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murder j: ''' ~o,,.rs wrong
pJa.5m. - the act Web
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sysn harder . - D,r Gin fir,
lake '''s :, a. md head of tn.
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Oldest :;a;s II snar-ment in
aon ana 1s - -. 5een chasins
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IN &c 40, -, savs With
sou nave : 80 49,. i fire, It's
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fra
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Legion Post
To Name Officers
Friday Night

American Legion Post l0l will
meet Friday night at 8 o'clock at
the Legion hut to elect officers for
the coming year,
Commander Ralph Inman has
asked that all members make a
special effort to be present for the
slectQss
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Prepaid Taxes

Prepayment Of l94S taxes for
the town of Tabor City are now
being received at the town clerks
office and a 2 per cent discount
will he allowed on all '48 taxes
paid during June, Clerk Percy
Brown said yesterday.
To dste chilly Two taxpayers have
taken advantage of the discount,
making payments totaling approx
imatelv 40,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Tabor Methodists
To Discuss New
Church Building

A discussion of plans for
building a new church plant or
improving the present church
plant will be held by members
of Saint Paul Methodist church
at meeting Sunday morning
following the II o'clock worship.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Jason Norris
Gets Free Trip
To Insurance Meet

Jason Norris of Tabor City was
at Wrightsville Beach Wednes-
day through Friday Of last week
attending convention OF South
ern Life Insurance company rep
resentatives. Norris won q free
trip to the convention, having
placed 18th in the state. IN a
competition among agents OF the
pOmOanV.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Overheard . .

The story was going around
this week that an old woman came
upon William Shelley in his gar
den early one morning and IN
formed him that he wasn't hlllng
beans like he thought he was, but
was killing morning glores'
Jack Strickland has taken on a
line of monkey wrenches,
Dec Da1neros tell about two
local men who tired of beng pa
tents in the hospital, so decided to
pass the time by playing poker
they couldn't find a deck OF caros
anywhere, so they sneaked some
natients' cards off the nurses
desk and started p?.ylnr.
After huildir" IN the pot a
good bit, one of the PLAYERS asked :;
Lets see what you've got.
The ether said: I've cot tw,
paregorics and three peniclllln.
"You lose" said the first, i've
cot four castor oils"
"Take the pot" said his com
panion, you need it worse thaf
! d."
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Odd Fact

An Abilene, Texas, man did 70
veil in q handwriting course he took
to improve his penmanship that his
bank recently refused to honor one
Of his checks because they eoulda1
recognise BIZ uyastus&
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-18
Three From Tabor
Attend State
WV Convention

Jason Norris, Lynwood Wright
and Orbin Cox attended the
state convention of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars at Winston
Salem last week.
Evening star., 1948-03-04


ment. Applause from the galleries,
congratulations from fellow-Sena-
tors and close attention from the
normally word-tired press under
score that they are extraordinary
abilities.
The new boom owes its vigor to
several factors. After General
Eisenhower withdrew it was fore
ordained that influential Republi-
can internationalists who dislike
Senator Taft, distrust Gov. Dewey
and have given Harold Stassen up
for lost, would turn back to Senator
Vandenberg-they had nowhere
else to 60.
Prospects of Deadlock.
Came the Henry Wallace victory
in the Bronx which robbed Gov.
Dewey Of his best sales talk-only
he could carry New York. This
improved Senator Taft's prospects,
moving him much closer to Gov.
Dewey. Some experts think 1t put
him ahead of the New York Gov
ernor since Republican regulars,
now freed Of the necessity of cat
ering TO- middle-road opinion, will
run the convention.
In any case prospects for a
Dewey Taft deadlock appear inn
proved which encourages all the
dark horses but especially the VAN
denherp hackers who believe they
have the only nationally important
to offer.
They suggest that the usual COM
promise Of building the ticket on
the two leading contenders is out
this year. Gov. Dewey would hardly
accept second place on a Taft
ticket after having been the party's
Evening star., 1948-03-04

up on Q sidewalk, sideswiped hall
a dozen folks, and kept footing
away, one hand on the wheel, the
other on the clarinet.
He hit u high note and q regis.
tered voter at the same time. Don't
like music, eh, Americano?" he said
well, you're in Pra-ha now, and
music is in my heart. I must play
even If you die while I am playing. u
This went on for blocks. A mar
row miss here, q skid there. q
policeman's whistle here and there
do you drink beer7" I asked
remembering that Prague was sup
posed to have the finest beer in the
world.
We ricocheted of an apartment
building, and then my driver an
swered.
Blows His Worst Note.
Listen to this" he said without
slowing down, listen to this. You
have never heard a sweeter note"
Whereupon he took both hands
Evening star., 1948-03-04
This Changing World
Italian Situation Discussed at Warsaw
Gathering of Red Satellite Delegates

share the same fate as Hungary and
Czechoslovakia, where free elections
also were held before they were
pulled behind the iron curtain.
In the event that the Communist
do not get . sufficient number oi
votes to justify claims to participa.
ton In the government, militant
action will be ordered. But some
2,300, 900 Communists are registered
If militant action were instituted II
would take the shape of a general
strike followed by major disorders
particularly in northern Italy where
the Communists are strongest. The
Partisans, private army of about
10000 men, well trained and
equipped, under the command OF
Luigi Longo will prevent any at
tempt of the regular italian forces
to establish law and order.
Better Than Even Chance.
The Communists feel that their
armed forces in italy, which can be
supported In case Of need by tour
lists" from across the border in
Yugoslavia, have a better than even
chance to defeat the governments
police and troops. Under the exist
ing peace treaty the Italian military
forces including the carabinieri "a
once well-disciplined police army Is
limited to 250,000 men. These are
spread throughout Italy while the
Partisans are mainly concentrated
in the area between the River Po
and the Alps. The flow of equip
ment for the Partisans could be kept
alive from Yugoslavia while the
italian Republican army had only
a limited quantity of war material
and must depend on replenishments
from the United States several thou
sand miles away.
In the eventuality Of force being
needed to bring Italy behind the
iron curtain, the action will be con-
fined at first exclusively to the
northern portions of the country
which are the richest and most I'm
portant from the point of view of
Russian strategy. Once under the
Moscow domination, they will con-
stitute a direct link between the
U. s. 8. r. and her satellites and
France.
The execution of both plans was
left to the discretion of the italian
Communist leaders and the COMM
form In Belgrade which is watching
and directing developments under
directives from Moscow.
The possibility Of active inter-
vention by the western powers and
particularly the United States Is
said to have been discounted COM
pletely at the Warsaw gathering.
Evening star., 1948-03-04

of the wheel, put them on the
clarinet and blew what am willing
to swear Is the worst note ever
sounded on that instrument.
One second later we hit house
The cab ran up the front steps and,
without taking the trouble to knock,
ran right In the living room.
The cops came, Of course. Being
a tourist I had to shoulder the
blame.
In essence, this is what the cops
said: "Americanos no good. Too
happy. Misbehave. We forgive. If
Americana pay for damage"
paid for the cab. I paid for the
drivers clarinet, which was hurt in
the accident. I paid for the damage
to the house.
left Prague the following day,
vowing I never wanted to see 1t
again. That still goes.
Moral: Never ride with clarinet
playing driver.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1948-03-04

In connection Constantine Brown.
with the Forthcoming April Is elec-
ton was presented by the Moscow
representative.
Two possibilities were taken into
consideration: One, as expressed
forcefully by the delegate Of Palmiro
Togliatti, the head Of the italian
Communist Party, that the elections
would give the Communists between
IS and 40 per cent Of the total vote.
The other, expressed by the French
and Yugoslav representatives to the
effect that the active participation
of the Catholic Church in the cam
paign, together with the increased
arrival Of American supplies, would
not give the Communist Party q
suficient number of votes to qualify
it for participation in the govern
ment.
Prague Coup Held Possible.
Should the Togliatti forecast
prove correct, italy could be placed
behind the iron curtain before the
end of the summer. If the vote
shows a strong sentiment favoring
the Communists, Togliatti and his
associates would have to be invited
to Join the government and they
would insist on having at least four
ministries, including that of interior
which controls the police force.
In such an eventuality, q Prague
coup" can be expected in Rome in a
few months and non-C Communists
will be declared enemies Of true
democracy and freedom and will be
branded as servants Of American
and British capitalism. An entire
Communist government with some
members, such as Pietro Nenni, who
claim to be only on the Communist
fringe, could then be established IN
italy. The peninsula would then
Evening star., 1948-03-04

That's exactly what I said. A
taxicab driver who played clarinet
spoiled 1t for me.
I am all for taxicab drivers play
ing the clarinet, but not when they
are driving me. And that is what
this driver did. I'll never forget
1t, so help me.
He Looked Normal.
I got of the train at Woodrow
Wilson Station, as it was then
known, and made my way to q taxi
stand. I whistled. A driver re-
sponded. He looked normal. He
had q sort of green colored cab
wore cap, and asked in pretty good
English, where you wanta go?"
named my hotel-a medium
priced Job on the outskirts of the
city. He threw the cab in low and
please believe me-tucked a clar-
met under his chin and started
playing.
"Just q minute" ! said to the
driver, "just o minute. VIII you
be 50 kind as to pay attention to
your carr After all, 7 am trying to
get to Q hotel, not attending q
concert"
He skidded around q corner, ran
Evening star., 1948-03-04

countries met TO
hear q summary
Of the situation
In italy from a
high official Of
Moscow's Polit-
buro.
No offici !
c o m m u n l que
was issued at
the end of the
two-day meeting
but It is unQer-
stood I + o m
sources consid-
cred relia bl e
that q strategy
Evening star., 1948-03-04
Abilities at Peak
Presidential Boom for Vandenbere
Is Being Revived at Right Moment

, standardbearer; it Is hard to imag.
Inc Senator Taft running with
Gov. Dewey. They found this COM
promise impossible in 40; eight
years later after both have at
tanned far greater Importance and
influence, it is scarcely more likely
Hence the new efforts in Senate,
Vandenberg's behalf. Significantly
he is the candidate Gov. Dewey
fears most.
Senator Vandenberg has now re-
fused to take certain admittedly in
convenient legal steps to remove his
name from the Nebraska primary
This is defensible as that primary
binds no one, Is actually more Of q
popularity poll. Nor does 1t con-
tradict his II am not q candidate"
stand. It can't hurt him; 1t might
help him. Anyway he's inland
politicos add: And how!
His is not a competitive, delegate
hunting candidacy Yet 1t repre-
sents a large and legible notice to
the convention delegates that yes,
they've got a place to go.
Health Called Amazing.
Senator Vandenberg Is on good
terms with Senator Taft and Gov
Dewey. They have rather notice.
ably taken care not to cross him
He need not cater to them; their
followings are not the jealous kind.
It is anticipated that neither leader
can trade of his delegations to
others; that the delegates will
scatter to choices made by them
selves.
Senator vandenberg's health is
often mentioned. His doctor says
he is in amazingly good condition
for q man his age and entirely well
He does have occasional headaches
due to nerve congestion in his neck.
These have responded to light treat
ments and he now goes for two
weeks or more without them though
they sometimes recur more fire.
quently.
Does he really want to be Presi-.
dent?
For 16 years he has been closer
than any other candidate to the
splendid misery" Of the presidency.
He saw 1t rob Herbert Hoover Of all
real content and kill Mr.. Roosevelt.
He has been In a position to know
the shoals ahead. BY the same
token he knows best its power and
challenge. -r.
Like the rest Of mortal men he
probably wishes he could have his
cake and eat It, too. 4
Evening star., 1948-03-04
On the Other Hand
Senators Applaud Vandenberg but
Act in Very Different Spirit

in the camps provided for them II
Germany and Austria. The cost o1
caring for them, borne chiefly by
the United States, Is about $400, ,00(
a day. 1t has been proposed that
400, 900 be relocated in this country
All the extensive investigations by
Government, civic and church or.
ganizations Of our capacity to absorb
them have had this number in mind
Incidentally, this capacity has beer
established; there is room and q
welcome for them in both farming
and industrial communities; there
is work for them and they are
wanted. .,7,g -. -.
A bill introduced in the House by
Representative Stratton of Illinois
would have brought in the 100000
at the rate of 100000 a year. The
bill reported by the Senate commit
tee would bring in 100000 at the
rate Of $4,000 year.
- What Bill Stipulates.
The Senate bill stipulates that
half Of these must be persons
whose native country has been
annexed by q foreign power" In
other words, Lithuanians, Latvians
and Estonians. There are few, II
any, Jews among these, The bill
stipulates also that half of those
admitted must be farmers. There
are few Jewish farmers among the
displaced persons.
A slick bit of business on the part
Of some Senator, but not very
good answer to Russian propaganda.
The Soviet radio has been broad
casting to the world that we have
deserted our friends and left them
to rot in DIP camps. During three
month period in 1947 there were So
such broadcasts.
The displaced persons, Of course,
are not rotting. They are being fed
and clothed-those who lack funds
and kept in health. A special
congressional committee after visit
ing $50 camps spoke in high praise
of the men, women and children
they saw; 1t was agreed they would
make good American citizens.
ITO see the displaced persons In
their camps" the committee re-
ported, ito observe the courageous
efforts of most of them to maintain
dignity in the face of the most try
ing limitations, is to learn that most
Of them, given an adequate ap-
proach to the solution of their
problems, will be an asset and not
a liability to the western world"
Evening star., 1948-03-04

BY a nice con-
junction Of cir
cumstances, he
is whipping the
Marshall Plan
through tn e
s e n a t g with
dazzling foren-
sic skill at the
same time that
his presidential
boom Is being
revived.
His abilities
are thus on dis
play at their
peak at exactly
the right mo-
Evening star., 1948-03-04

proposal would "blow off the roof.
The large nations. I commented
that would have to furnish leader
ship and the military force for the
organization would have no difficult
ty in getting their views listened to-
whether they had one vote or many
votes. The United States, I added,
did not think to have more than
one vote and we nevertheless felt
that our influence would enable us
at all times to assert ourselves.
We prepared at the State De-
partment that same day message
on the subject to be sent by the
President to Stain. The President
approved 1t, with the addition of a
sentence saying that our position
did not prejudice later discussion of
the question after the organization
had been formed, at which time it
would have full authority to deal
with the question.
This question of plural Russian
membership was mentioned once
more by Gromyko toward the end
Of the conference, and thereafter
was not again raised prior to my
resignation in November, 1914. At
no time did the Soviets take up with
me their later request for the adj
mission Of the White Russian and
Ukrainian republics, to which Pres
ident Roosevelt agreed at the Yalta
Conference. Had they done so, I
would have opposed 1t.
Proposal Kept Secret.
In all our discussions we strove to
keep this proposal absolutely secret.
Even in our own memoranda we re-
ferred to 1t as the TX matter" It
seemed to me so explosive an issue
that, If 1t got out, 1t would inevita-
bly, be dramatiZed by forces Of op-
position everywhere and do injury
to Russia's situation as well as to
that Of the conference.
Stettinius and I met with the
President at the White House on
September 6 to discuss the principal
outstanding points at issue at Dunn
barton Oaks. Mr.. Roosevelt first
brought up the question Of the loca-
ton of the new organization. His
view was that the various organs Of
the organization should meet at
various spots around the globe.
He thought that the secretariat
of the organization might be estab-
lished at Geneva, but that neither
the Council nor the Assembly meet
ings should be held there. He be-
lieved that the Assembly should
have perhaps two regular meeting
places, one being in the Azores in
the middle Of the Atlantic and the
other on an island in the Hawaiian
group In the middle OF the Pacific.
He felt that the International Court
Of Justice should return to The
Hague.
The President was serious In stat
ing these ideas, and he said he was
planning to discuss them with
Prime Minister Churchill, whom he
was to meet at Quebec for the sec
ond Quebec Conference later in the
month. The State Department pre-
pared maps and memos on the sug-
yested locations in the Azores and
IN the Island of Niihau, Hawaii, and
he President expected to take them
20 Quebec with him.
Mr.. Hbosevelt had given much
thought to this question Of the loca-
ion Of the United Nations, and this
was not the first time he had men
;ioned his ideas to me. He felt that
coating the Council in the Azores
" the Hawaiian Islands would
,ring the benefit of detachment