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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Plans Set For Treatment
|0fSweet PotatoSeed

Plans for free treatment Of
sweet potato seed against disease
were discussed Friday night at
a meeting of the Tabor City
Marketing Co., Inc.
The Tabor City Merchants
Association. represented at the
meeting by Executive Secretary
Hubert B. Davis, offered full
support to the proposed pro-
gram. Also pledging support to
the treatment program was
County Agent Charles D. Raper.
The group voted to set up
treating stations at Tabor City.
Whiteville. Williams. cerro
Gordo. Chadbourn and Fair
Bluff schools.
The agricultural teachers at
various schools will be in charge
Of the program. They are J. p.
Higgins. Tabor City: Frank
Gross, Whiteville: Marion Wiki
inson, Williams: w. B. Craven.
Cerro Gordo: f. S. Lloyd, Chad
bourn.
T he marketing association
threw its weight behind the po-
tato seed treatment program af-
ter observing the fact that treat
ment of seed last year caused
definite increase in the quality
and price of potatoes.
Davis and Raper have volun-
tcercd to conduct publicity for
the campaign and it is hoped by
the supporters that all potato
growers will take advantage of
the free treatment, cost of which
will be- underWritten by the
marketing association.
In pointing out that the seed
will be dipped in semesan.bel
as treatment against disease.
Davis pointed to the following
five points for better sweet
potatoes.
/. Save best potatoes for bed
ding.
2. Clean out old seed bed and
put in new soil.
3. Sort seed just before bed
ding, throwing out all rots.
4. Slice seed and throw out
poorly colored potatoes.
5. Grow next years seed in
a special field.
The schedule Of dates and
times for treatment of seed at
the various schools is now be.
ing set up and will be released
next week. Davis said.
Henry M. Covington, extension
horticulturist of the State Col
lege Extension Service, will be
in this section Thursday, March
il, and will speak at 7 pm. on
that date in the Williams Town.
ship school on the subject of
sweet potatoes.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Superlatives Named By Students
By II. A. STALKING

Floyd; most conceited boy, Bob
by Rogers.
Most studious girl, Rebecca
Spivey; most studious boy.
Lewis Skies.
Best cheer leader. Jan Rey-
holds.
Best athelete, Fred Soles.
Girl most likely to succeed,
Dorothy Carroll. J,
Boy most likely to succeed,
Lewis Skies.
Best sport, girl, Wilma Reaves;
best sport, boy, Harold Ward.
Biggest flirt, Wilma Reaves.
Most considerate girl, Jeanne
Pinner; most considerable boy,
Sam Jackson.
Cutest girl, Cricket Black
burn; cutest boy, Harold Rogers.
Most dignified girl. Betty
Baxter; most dignified boy
Harold Rogers. >,
Wittiest girls, Dorothy Garrell
and Dolores Norris; Wittiest boy
Andy Jernigan.
LATEST girl, Betty Jean But
Ter; LATEST boy, Sam Jackson.
Most dramatic girl, Eloise Ell
lott; most dramatic boy, Owen
Strickland.
Best dancers, Becky Floyd and
Lewis Skies.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
.Neus From
Emerson
By MRS. A. L. DUNCAN

1t has been busy times in the
Emerson community the past
week. The farmers have been
taking advantage of the fine
weather by getting their spuds
planted.
C. C. Mobiles and Charles
ThompkinS were delegates from
Emerson Free Will Baptist
Church to the quarterly meet
ing which was held at Mt. Beu-
Ian Baptist Church in Horny
County February %.
Miss Bessie Mobiles and 1la
Pearl Jernigan represented the
Emerson Sunday School with
special singing by Charles Thorn
pkins, Robert Nealey, Cleveland
Crib, and Knox Jernigan.
J. D. Lilies and Lee Carpen-
ter Of Rockingham and Mrs
Margaret Ammons of Cerro
Gordo were week end visitors
in the home of Rev. and Mrs,
A. L. Duncan.
Mrs. Ida Todd and daughter
visited her sister, Mrs. Perry
Phipps, at her home in Loris
Sunday. Mrs. Phipps is very
sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Norris
visited Mr.. Norris mother, who
is i'll, at her home near Tabor
City Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Duncan
were visitors at Mt. Beulah
Church Sunday.
Carson Jernigan and family
visited Charlie Jernigan Satur-
day.
Paul Duncan from Williams
Township School came to En-
erson for farewell word to
the girls and boys. He is NOV
ing to Mullins, S. c., for a
short while and then will 60
to Florida. Paul likes to spend
the week ends with the boys
and girls here. Good luck, Paul.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
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GAPWAY

Lou Ellen Burkin, Christine
Strickland and Farley Strickland
spent the week end with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Buffkin and Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Strickland. They are in the
freshman class at ECTC. Green
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and
family Of Morehead City were
week end guests of MIR. and Mrs.
c. R. Turbeville.
A singing convention was held
at Gapway Baptist church Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Geneva Strickland and
children spent Sunday with Mrs.
Strickland'S parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Turbeville.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Columbus County Al Boy Gets
l08- Bushel Per Acre Corn Yield

project last spring by broad
casting 800 pounds of 10 per
cent superphosphatc and 100
pounds Of land plaster with 10
one-horse loads of stable man
ure on the acre plot. He bought
his hybrid seed. N. G. 81, and
planted them in 42-inch rows,
9 inches in the drill, using $50
pounds Of sos fertilizer at
planting time. Cultivating his
corn very SHALLOW only 4 few
times, he applied 500 pounds Of
nitrogen us a side dresser and
laid il by.
Both Mack and his father
watched the corn during the
growing season and became en-
couraeed At times and discour-
aged at other times. But last
fall when they gathered the
corn, they realized that there
was a lot OF corn on that acre,
Mr.. Raper said,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05

Mack Barfield, a member of
the Chadbourn Junior All Club,
who once believed that 100 bu-
shells of corn could not be pro-
duced on one acre of land, has
a different opinion about corn
production now, says Charles D.
Raper, county agent for the
State College Extension Serv-
ice.
Last year the idea was dis
proved and Mack was the one
who did it by producing 1885
bushels of corn per acre, Mr..
Raper said.
The young Columbus County
boy produced az bushels ON his
one acre project in 1916, but
when he saw other boys re-
ceiving awards for producing
100 or more bushels per acre,
ne was determined to be among
them the next year.
He began work on his corn
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Tabor May Get
Auto Mechanical
INSPECTION Lane

Tabor City may get an auto
mobile mechanical in spection
lane in the states inspection
program, Executive Secretary H.
b. Davis Of the Merchants As
ISOLATION said yesterday.
Davis said he has had CORES
pondence with Arthur T. Moore,
head man of the inspection pro-
gram, and that Moore has indi-
Gated the possibility that a lane
will be located in Tabor City.
Davis pointed out that the To-
cation of lane here would save
hundreds of car owners the in
convenience Of travelling more
than 20 miles to have their cars
inspected as required by state
law.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Tobacco Sales Down $74.5 Million

Tar Heel farmers collected
$74,50G,240 less last year for their
fhle-cured and hurley tobaccos
than they were paid for their
crop in the preceding year, the
Federal State Crop Reporting
Service said this week.
Two factors were responsible
for the DECLINE in the yield from
tobacco fields-poundage was
down and the price average was
lower.
Production last year Of both
flue'eurs1 and hurley tobacco
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
William J. Harrison
Taken BY Death
AT Clarendon

William Jasper HARRISON, we'll
known Columbus farmer, died
Saturday at his home in Claren-
don, after a short illness. He
was 70 years of age.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from the Clarendon Baptist
church with the Rev. Clyde
Prince and Rev. A. D. HARRISON
officiating. Burial followed in the
Mt. Sinai cemetery.
Mr.. HARRISON is survived by
his wife, the former Miss Sara
c. Ward; three sons, Cornelius,
Ezra and Foster HARRISON, all of
Tabor City; three daughters, Mrs.
Letha Edge, Mrs. Bertha Edge
and Mrs. Erma Ward; a brother,
Tourney HARRISON of Tabor
City; and a sister Mrs. Lucy
Todd of Fayetteville.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Four Arrested
In Robbery Of
Chadbourn Garage

Four white men were arrest
cd in ChadhOurn last Friday
night in connection with the rob-
berry of Charlie Strickland's ser
vice station and garage The
men. Raleigh and Isaac Stephens,
Wayne and Kenny Horne were
charged with breaking, entering
and larceny.
Chief Deputy Sheriff w. II.
Billiard and Chadbourn Police
Chief l.. W. Hall reported that
they found most Of the merchan-
disc, which included tobacco,
candy, cigarettes and sundry
items, in a pack house and to-
bacco barn.
Entrance was gained through
a window.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Stallings Writes About Tabor City

(The following article by
rowing correspondent Stall
lings of the Wilmington
Morning Star is reprinted
from Thursdays edition of
that paper)
BY H. A. STALLINGS
TABOR CITY - When you
think of Tabor City you think
of sweet potatoes. That is but
natural for Tabor City is the
largest sweet potato market IN
the world and North Carolina
hopes it can maintain this pri-
mary position throughout the fu,,
ture. We are sure you would
like to know more about this
hustling, friendly city. We take
these facts from the New Ia
Dor City Directory published by
the Lewis-Maurer Directory
company, and printed by the
Tabor City Tribune, Billy Whit
ted and Lawrence Campbell j.,
publishers.
Tabor City now has a popu-
lation of 1858 divided into
1859 whites and 399 Negroes.
It has eight miles OF paved OF
semi-paved streets. The city
officials are: w. A. Williams,
mayor; F. H. Roberts, r. C..
Soles, H. D. Stevens, commits
sioners; j. Percy Brown, clerk
and treasurer; R. B. Mallard,
city attorney; Leroy Watson,
chief of police; Frank L. Young,
chief of the fire department; H:
P. HARRISON, superintendent
of waterworks; H. D. Stevens,
Jr., superintendent of streets.
1t is the ability to unity citi-
zenship and to get citizens to
support civic movements as a
unit that builds cities. We note
that eighty-three businesses and
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Tabor Town Board
Advances Time Of
Monthly Meeting

The Tabor City town board ad-
vanced it's monthly meeting from
Tuesday night to Tuesday morn
ing because Mayor Al Williams
was to be out of town on business
Tuesday night.
Town Clerk Percy Brown re-
ported that no business was
transacted other than approval
of current bills.
1t was reported that a special
meeting would be called some
time next week.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Bakery Planned
AS New Business
In Tabor City

Tabor City may expect to see
the opening of a bakery soon,
it was learned this week.
The building formerly occu-
pied by Pemberlon'S Grocery on
Fifth street has been secured by
Dr.. S. J. Potts for friends to
serve as the site of the new en-
terprise.
DR.. Potts said the bakery
would be operated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Augustyn, formerly
of Belgium, and probably will
be known as Frank and Mary'S.
The building will be renovated
for use as a bakery during the
next several weeks. it was said.
The Augustus will specialize
in cakes, pies and pastries.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Letters Written
By 3rd Graders

Following are articles written
by members of the third grade
at Tabor City school:
BY Jeanette Lovett
We saw a fence one day. It
was low and a bush was beside
It. We saw nest. Something
moved in it. Then we saw that
the nest was made of leaves.
Inside the nest were some birds.
The mother bird flew to the
tree and stayed close by them
with worm. A few days later
the birds could scratch worms
on the ground. They put worms
in their mouths. They won't
hurt you. We didn't say . word.
We made cage and kept them
in il.
BY Jean Cox
When Jane and / 60 to visit
grandfather on the farm we do
everything we can to help them.
In the evening we feed the
chickens and the cow. Grand.
father milks the cow and outs
the milk into a big pail. Then
over TO the chicken house we 60
TO get the eggs that the hens
lay in their nests of straw.
Grandmother counts all the eggs
and marks the number that she
gets down on a card. Then the
little brown pig comes next on
the feeding list. We gave him
some corn and sat down to
watch him eat. He ate the corn
we gave him and wanted more.
He begged SO hard until we de.
cided to give him some more.
After we had fed everything we
began our journey back to the
farmhouse to help grandmother
with supper.
BY Kenneth canadY
One day ! saw 4 lame crow.
He was on the side Of the road
The crow flew to the gate. !
went and picked him up and
held him in my hand. ! fixed
its leg and put him on the
Continued On Page g.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05

amounted to $50, 1867 ,533 pounds,
off 1875, 7S9 pounds from the
1916 total Of 9OG, III 1927.
Production Of tlue-cured to-
bacco III the. state last year was
673, 292,72l pounds, which was
1902 79 pounds less than the
State Department Of Agriculture
estimated would be the yield as
late as August /.
An acreage cut amounting to
2752 percent in the states flue-
cured quota has been announced
for the l94S crop.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05

organizations of Tabor City took
advertisements in the city di.
rectory and it is this unity or
on the part of SO many thai
made The directory possible. II
Tabor City can place eighty
three representative citizens
back of every civic movement
many more of these movements
will become successes.
We had the pleasure of chat
ting with Bill Webster, presi-
dent of the Merchants Associa-
ton, and that was the subject
of the Conversations constant
effort to eliminate all differ
ences in city and to line up
support for civic movements
without losing the support of
a single citizen. We discussed
in detail one such effort the
Merchants Association is max
ing Just now. Bill not only is
a daily booster for Tabor City
but he has an attractive per.
sonality and his leadership as
president of the Merchants As
ISOLATION is bringing substantial
results.
Tabor City is busy with prep
arations for a large Woodmen
of the World ceremony on APP
ril 3, a gathering so large 1t
taxes the hospitality of a town
the size of Tabor City. How
ever we note this same common
dable unity is manifesting it.
self in regard to this civic task.
Billy Whitfield and Lawrence
Campbell jr., of the Tabor City
Tribune, declare nothing is too
large for Tabor City. Hubert B.
Davis, executive secretary of the
Merchants Association, n siStS
Tabor City has not yet begun to
stretch itself. Having watched
the success of later Day we are
certain Tabor City will add one
more success to its laurels April
3.
After a fine chicken dinner at
Mrs. Mary w. Todd's boarding
house we stopped at Whiteville
to consult with genial Dave Neil
son about additional publicity
for that thriving, fast growing
city, and with L. K. Sholar about
Whiteville being selected as the
training center for the Boston
Braves and then to Chadbourn
to talk with Bill Edmunds about
developments there. At Chad
bollrn we had an enjoyable chat
with Gordon Lewis, publisher
of the neWsy, interesting Column
bus County News.
As we headed home after Wis
ting these three young metro
polises the same day we could
not help but be little amazed
that three such hllStling towns
are within the confines Of one
county, and there are other fine
communities in the same county
You need not be surprised at
any future growth for Columbus
county. Were it not for reveal
ing a secret we would mention
another important development
scheduled to be announced al
an early date. Things happen in
Columbus county and it is fine
citizens who make them happen
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Rev. Vert Davis
Taken BY Death
AT Virginia Home

Rev. Vert Davis, brother of
Rev. Winfrey Davis, former Ia
Dor City pastor, died at his Vir-
GINA home Sunday afternoon,
February %, following a heart
attack. He appeared we'll and
conducted services at his church
at the regular morning hour.
The deceased is we'll known
here as he conducted a series
of meetings at the Mount Tabor
Baptist Church, and at the
Green Sea Church recently. He
was pastor at Darlington for
nine years.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Boys Of Woodcraft
Order Proposed
For Tabor Civ

Frank H. Lewis has been ap-
pointed to organize the Boys of
Woodcraft, junior order of the
WOW.
A charter of Is young boys
between the ages of 8 and l6
years OF age will be formed
and installation of this group
will take place here at the Log
Rolling Meet to be held here
April 8.
This type of organization is
to help and make these young
people helpful citizens and to
teach them the true meaning of
good fellowship along with the
meaning of good citizenship.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Red Cross Drive Dinner
Iuesd; y Night At Hut

,:Gan Everett of At
NJ NJ, ca ,I'.' and Willard G. Cole
nI T4,::,'G,,,.,llc. will be the prlnlcc
y IN. S,3a.hers at the kickoff
pa .ITa,Ipurating the annual
e n"[ r,,l - Il ihe Columbus Coun,
u ,S T%,, of the American
Il TEo>s at the Legion nut
&c 7;ebgs City next Tuesday
, ,''.' Everett, a field repre-
~. ;, II the Red Cross,
l'.a, "Is,. briefly on the sub
F.; p. E8.d Cross in Peacetime."
,Tariam ). Edmunds of Chad.
" - executive secretary OF
o"' A. cAaIbourn Chamber Of
I",,neyre and for many years
o'' tI.,.,f worker in Red Cross
Is will be master Of cere-
cns.,.f.ued INTO Commute
,o or Tor broadcast by RADIO
. ", a. WENC. the kickoff
1an,In.es will follow a din.
- ne served by ladies OF
g.. TABS. City Presbyterian
Church
Tbe dinner will begin prompt
|, - T3O o'clock IN order TO
Ssrt the broadcast schedule
IrS;a $50 TO 9 pm.
PAIL Judson Williamson and
- 3 Wvche. co-chalrman
Z ne roll call, will be heard
b'r;sftv and will distribute sup
r.: 70 the 20 workers who
I'll attend. Approximately 20
,they guests have been invited.
The Red Cross roll call will
- Concentrated IN the period
Irorr March 8 to March 20 with
Ifioyts being directed toward
H. coal Of bringing the drive
e : speedy close. The county's
Enora II $4,000 has been allo-
ested 70 the various communl-
has and drive chairmen and
Es;r workers are ready to be-
Elm calling on citizens for their
Memberships.
Among the special invited
kreSts WHl be the mayors or
! Ii Incorporated towns of Col
INDUS and the heads OF civic
Finbs n unincorporated rom-
hQnIt!e>.
The r.avo.s are DR.. S. A.
Smitn u! WhIteri!le; W. A.
Gill!amS. Tabor City: James B,
Gatty. Bolton; Sam c: Carter,
Ena3bourn. s. s. Herring. Fair
Butt. B.ounie Billiard, Cerro
EorGo. and Clvde Wayne. Lake
John Hall, presl-
6ent OF Tx HallSboro Clvltan
Club, and ". D. Brooks, presi-
dent OF he Evergreen Civilian
Club. Will represent those COM
nunttIeS.
The $4,000 quota has been al
|otted as follows: Fair Bluff
s275; Cerro Gogdo-$75; Cherry
Ccove-S5U: Chadbourn-$65O
Ta,ums-Sl50: Lake Waccamaw
-Sl25. Bolton-S50; Ransom
SIS; Wn!teville-S2200; Bogue-|
Sis: West Lees--S50; North
Lees-S5a: South and East Lees
$40. WelcneS Creek-S40
Weste.a Prong-S75; South
Whitcv!.,c-Sl50; Tabor City
$3.50. Bug H!ll-S75; Williams
No. and SIPS; Negro Divi-
s!On-SI5N.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Sister Camp
Of WOW To Be
Organized Here

Mrs. Mae Young has been ap-
pointed to organize a sister camp
of the WOW with installation
to take place during the Log
Rolling Meet here April 3.
This organization is affiliated
in the same sense as the Order
Of Eastern Star is to the Masonic
Order.
A charter of Is will be made
up and name will be given at
the time of installation.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05

The County AAA Office will be
open only on Monday through
Friday after March |. Bill Hooks,
AAA Chairman, annlionced that
this is in accordance with work
standards Of Industry and Gov
eminent Service and the fact
that the schedule was adopted by
majority Of the counties
throughout the State.
Word was received this week
that no AAA Office will open ON
Saturday. Office hours in Column
bus County will be from 8:li a.
m. until Sis p. m.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Special Meeting
AT Pine Level
Free Will Church

There will be a special meet
ing for men and boys at Pine
Level Free Will Baptist Church
March Is at 7:30 pm.
All men and boys over l6
are invited to attend and bring
their Bibles. Rev. Edgar Fow-
Ter OF Tabor City is expected
to assist the pastor, Rev. A. l..
Duncan, IN the meeting.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
Members Of Tabor
Dramatic Club See
Play In Virginia

Several members of the Tabor
City school dramatic club went
to Arlington, Va, 10 see the pre-
sentation of thep lay entitled
"The Barretts OF Wimpole
Street" Monday evening. The To-
cal students will present the
same play here at an early date
and are now working on its
presentation.
Those making the Virginia
trip were Betty Baxter, Nell Gar
rell, Lillian Cox. Rubin MARROW,
Lewis Sykes and Lester Parham.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05

Excellent busting clothes may
be easily made by placing
squares of cheesecloth or soft
cloths into glass jar containing
a small quantity of furniture
polish. Allow the cloths to be-
come thoroughly saturated with
the polish then remove. allow
the excess moisture to dry out,
and excellent busting cloths will
have been created.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05

TO be comfortable on house
cleaning days dress comfortably;
have music from the radio; plan
for Il rest period if you have
lots to do; renew your energy
or change your pace ky stopping
to eat an apple, banana, or some
thing light, or to drink a glass
of fruit juice: change your shoes
to rest the feet; plan so that
order is restored in some way
by the time the family gets
home al night.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-05
BILLY ANDERSON
SERIOUSLY ILL

Little Billy Anderson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson
of Conway, and grandson OF
Mrs. Lula Anderson, is a patti,
ent at DR.. Sidbury's Hospital
in Wilmington with a heart all
ment and his relatives here
have been notified that his con-
dition is much worse.