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Evening star., 1950-01-25
Business Block Ruzed
By Fire in Ontario
BY the Assoeiofed Press

THORNHILL, Ontario, Jan. 25.
Fire starting in the two-story
Thornhill Hotel destroyed block
of business buildings here early
today before being brought under
control. There were no casualties.
Besides the hotel, where the
blaze is believed to have started
about midnight. the fire destroyed
a woodworking shop. a drugstore,
a barber shop, the telephone ex-
change and several second-f floor
apartments.
One building across the main
street caught fire, but the blaze
was promptly extinguished.
Lets Be Thrifty in 1950-Buy
II. s, Savings Bonds"
Evening star., 1950-01-25

$4.s5 and $5.s5 SHIRTS: broodcIoth, ehombroy,
HoofoS 3.95
$3.50 "GUARDsMAk" SHIRTS: white broodcIoth, 4ss
$3.50 70 $3.50 STRIPED SHIRTS: some imports,
zo% OFF
$3.50 and $3.50 kEcKwEAR: pure sIk-- ie5
IS and $3.50 kEcKWEAR: finest pure sk zs5
81 and $25 HOSE lisIe onklets hof-hose eocked 7se
$i.5o HOSE: fine quoIity fancy Isle hof-h sse
$3.50 and 81 HOSE wool onkIets eIostc tops l.ls
$3.50 HOSE: imported French se------------ 265
S. HOSE: imported French isIe---- 365
IS HOSE imported authentic British argyle pIoids 3s5.
$3.50 PAJAMAS: broodcIoth, royon and modros-- 4s5
S. MUFFLERs: loo% WOOL imported --------- 3s5
$3.50 MUFFLERs: pure silk; poisIeys and neot
patterns Observation-Disclosures sos
$3.50 and $40 GLOVES: grey n,ocho Ined-- SOS
$3.50 GLOVES: imported copeskin lined - 7s5
SILK DRESSING GOWNS. entire stoek2- 7o% OFF
RAYok ROBES: lined, entire stock----------2o% OFF
FLANNEL AND GABARDikE ROBES OFF
SMOKING AND COCKTAIL JACKETS zoeS OFF
$3.50 RAikcoATs: imported from Enolond 1850
$3.50 TRENCH COATS: pure wool oobordine $3.50
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04

ton, cultivation and marketing
of the now-famous yams. This
phase of the program will high
light the education part of the
three day event, and is already
drawing interest from several
states.
Many other booths have been
taken by various business firms
throughout several states and
will add much to the worthwhile
aspects of the exhibit hall this
year. AS in years past, the ex-
hibit hall this season will be in
the New Farmers Warehouse,
and the doors will open next
Thursday Immediately after the
parade ends and brief speech
is made by F. Ertel Carlyle, Con-
gresham from this district.
Mayor w. A. CAD Williams
will also say a few words of vel
come prior to the official open
ing of the exhibit hall doors.
Every hour of every day from
Thursday morning until Satur-
day night is packed full of en-
tertainment and educational fea-
lures that are designed to be en-
joyed by every member of the
family.
A band concert will be held in
the afternoon along with various
contests. A press dinner will be
held at ZOO p. m. for dignitaries
and visiting members of the
press. At 800 on Thursday
night there will be a floor show
at Garrell's Warehouse with
Bruce Bubbles Becker. Immedi-
ately following the floor show
at $50 will be the browning of
the Yam Festival Queen by the
Honorable F. Ertel Carlyle.
This is expected to highlight the
first days activities with a big
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
YAM MARKET
OPENS DOORS
WEDNESDAY

The Tabor City Marketing
Company officially opened its
auction market today (Wednes-
day. for the buying of stock
sweet potatoes for curing houses.
Since last Tuesday, part of the
local buyers have been buying
some yams for shipment.
Sales on the local auction mar
ket this season will be held daily
from 1870 until noon and from
3 p. m. until 5 p. m.
Sweet potatoes this year so
far have not brought the price
they brought in 1919. The price
thus far may not be indicative
of the price after the auctioning
begins today, but local buyers
seemed to think that there
would definitely be lower
price for yams this year.
At the same time, marketing
specialists from State College
have stressed that yam growers
will profit by careful handling
of their crop and by putting their
best potatoes on the floor for
sale.
Potato baskets have advanced
slightly in price since 1949, now
selling for 33 cents a basket. This
increase in price along with a
general increase in the cost of
fertilizer and hired labor, has
convinced most yam raisers that
the price this season should eX-
coed that of a year ago. The de-
mand. however, has not been as
great as the available supply
throughout the country thus far
and buyers are of the opinion
that the crop will not bring the
per bushel income that it did last
year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
ROTARY WILL
SPONSOR YAM
QUEEN GIRL

The local Rotary club voted at
its reular meeting Monday night
to sponsor Miss Monteen Win
stead in next weeks Yam Festl-
val Queen contest to the extent
that Miss Winstead will act as
hostess for all the other girls
who have entered the contest
All others entered are girls out
side of Tabor City.
A. C. Edwards, chairman OF
the Yam Festival committee, dis
cussed the arrangements for the
festival briefly and expressed MS
delight at the fine spirit OF CO.
operation that had been shown
in the planning thus far.
The program for the night tea.
tured the showing of movies OF
the meat packing industry. Sam
Jackson, local agriculture teacn'
er, was in charge of the meeting.
Mondays movies was the second
in the series on meat packing
the first having been shown last
week.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
40000People Expected For Big Festival Next Week
town OFFICIALS Vote TO HOLD
SURVEY ON DRAINAGE PROJECT

At Tuesday nights meeting Of
the Tabor City town board, doz-
ems of persons from every civic
club in the city attended and
presented the much-discussed
problem of drainage on the local
school property.
Also attending the meeting
was w. J. Boyer, county superin-
tendent of education, and Leo
Green, district highway commits
sioner representing the state.
It was decided at the meeting
to have the district soil conserva-
ton corps hold a survey to show
just what would be necessary to
properly drain the grounds and
sun ounding area and then tc
find what funds could be secur.
ed from the state, county and
town toward executing the pro-
posal.
1t is understood that the coun-
ty would probably take the re-
sponsibility of draining the wa,
ter from the area. This would
probably call for the use of
storm sewers.
c. H. Primer, principal of the
local school system. was the
spokesman for the group spon.
soring the project. Others taking
part in the discussion included
Mrs. John Soles, of the Parent
Teachers Association, along with
Mrs. Ralph Spivey and Mrs. Gar.
land Fowler. E. w. Fonvielle and
others represented the Rotary
club. Ralph Spivey represented
the local Lions club and Oliver
Prince was representing the Civil,
tans. Other members of all clubs
were present and one of the larg
est delegations of townspeople in
recent years maSsed around the
city hall to hear the project dis,
cussed.
Also discussed at the meeting
and tentatively planned was the
building of a six foot sidewalk
along the Green Sea road that
would extend the present walk
to the theatre building. However,
the walk would be on the oppo.
site side of the road from the
present walk. This project, if
completed, would be done with
so percent town funds and the
balance by assessment on prop
erty owners, the same plan in
which all current walks were
financed.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04

dance with Bruce Bubbles Beck
er and his orchestra slated to
top off the days events starting
at $50.
At 900 a. m. on Friday the
exhibit hall opens and the mid
way will open with bingo and
other activities in the exhibit
hall.
At 200 P. M. there will be a
concert in the exhibit hall by tthe
Carolina Jubilee boys of station
WAY, Marion-Mullins, S. c. At
800 P. M. the sweet potato pie
eating contest will be held un-
der the supervision of Neil Boil
ton. The days activities will be
wrapped up with football game
at 800 P. M. between the Tabor
City eleven and Clinton at the
Civitan field here.
Again on Saturday morning
the exhibit hall will open at 900
as will the midway. At HOO the
poultry auction will be held with
Bolton again supervising. Prizes
will be awarded for the best poul-
try that was exhibited. At $3.50
the Carolina Jubilee Boys will
conduct another concert at the
exhibit hall.
Saturday night from 9-12 there
will be a big square dance at
GarrelPs Warehouse sponsored
by the Tabor City Civitan club.
The exhibit hall will officially
close at 900 P. M. Saturday.
Officials of the festiva! this
week pointed out that all eXli-
bits in the hall are absolutely
free and that everyone, every
where is invited to come and en-
joy the program. All concerts
and other entertainment that is
held in the exhibit hall is free
of all charges.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
Mad Pup Bites
Seven Children

CHADBOURN, Oct. "a mad
mongrel puppy threw a scare in
to this town of 200 population to-
day as is went wild on the school
grounds and bit teacher and
seven children.
The teacher, Mrs. Herman
Blake, was attacked by the small
six-month-old dog when she and
the puppy's owner, Denney Turl
ington, a second grade student,
attempted to stop the mad pet
from assaulting more of the stu
dents in their vicinity.
Young burlington was bitten
for the second time, having been
attacked by the dog yesterday
when it was not known that the
pet was suffering from rabies.
Other victims of the mad ami
NAL were identified by Mrs.
Blake as Livingston burlington,
Archie Neil CleWis, and Dewey
Sutton. Three other children re-
ceived scratches.
Chief of Police S. P. Sanders
and L. Otis Collins, local morti-
clan, killed the made puppy.
Mayor L. C. Bonkemeyer
broadcast an appeal for all dogs
in the Chadbourn vicinity to be
confined for the next 80 days.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
Larry Ashby
Now On Guam

lawrence C. Larry Asnoy.
former executive secretary OF
ne Tabor City Merchants Asso-
eIa-lon and editor of The III,
-unc. is now stationed on Guam
in the Marianas Island, accord
sa. 20 a letter received from MIN
last week dated Sept. II.
Ashbv stated in the letter that
10 left San Francisco late on
Saturday, Afternoon September o.
'Tc" 10 Honolu! in ten hours ana
. minutes. Left there on Moll-
day morning and 20 hours later
." arrived on Guam and mas
every reason to believe tfat he
all be there at least d year.
larry says that the communi'
cations station has its own prl.
saIo beach decorated in tropical
growth even Paramount coulon
g"pr0duco for one Of its Lamour
saroung sequences. Says he spent
Sunday afternoon on the oeacn-
nas first Sunday there, and tnat
ne already has a good start on a
Guamanian tan.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
REAL ESTATE
DEAL MADE
THIS WEEK

This week the Tabor City Mar
keing Company and the Planters
Warehouse of Tabor City, Inc,
completed one of the biggest real
estate deals in recent years when
they combined to purchase the
building and property of the
Planters Warehouse from The w.
F. Cox Company.
No absolute purchase price
was announced by the buyers but
it is known that the property
approached the 100000 mark.
The warehouse that has been
known for several years as Plant.
ers Warehouse will continue to
operate during the tobacco sea.
son as usual and the same build
ing will be used by the market
ing company for the auctioning
of produce during the season.
The building will also be avail
able to growers of sweet potatoes
as a storage house and any yam
growers in the area can use the
facilities provided he wishes to
store 300 bushels or more. Per-
sons interested in using the
building for sweet potato stor-
age are asked to contact any of
the members of the marketing
company including Woodrow
Sarvis, B. A. Carroll, and E. w.
Fonvielle, of Tabor City; Wayne
Bailey, of Chadbourn; and w. M.
Stephens & Sons of Whiteville.
Among those persons making
up the Planters Warehouse of
Tabor City, Inc. Company are
Don Watson, Uriel Strickland,
Tom Roberts and ]. H. Derham.
The building was purchased on
a $3.50 basis with the Warehouse
company and the marketing
company sharing equally.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
APPROXIMATION
State Of North Carolina County of Columbus

State Of North Carolina County of Columbus
Town of Tabor City
WHEREAS, the Third Annual Carolina Yam
Festival is expected bring 1000 visitors into
Tabor City next week who will get either good or
bad impression of the city from what they see; and
WHEREAS, every community stands to gain by
making good impression upon the peoples who
visit; and
WHEREAS, there are many back lots, back yards
and front yards that need to be cleaned up and
beautified
NOW, THEREFORE, as Mayor of Tabor City,
1 proclaim the days Of October and October 10,
Monday and Tuesday, official CLEANUP days in
Tabor City.
This the 4th day of October 1880
w. A. Williams
Mayor of Tabor City
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
CIVITAN CLUB
PLANS DANCE
AT MEETING

Plans were completed for the
big square dance to be held at
Garrelrs Warehouse on Saturday
night October II, by the local
Civitan club at it's regular meet
ing Monday night.
Music for the biggest square
dance of recent years in Tabor
City will be furnished by Clar-
ence Jackson and his Carolina
Ramblers. Jackson is known
string music circles as the X
of the Steel Guitar.
Cash prizes will be given aw
at the dance for the oldest p,.
son attending, and the youngest.
the best square dance couple, and
for the best jitterbug couple.
There will also be two old fash
toned cake walks with prizes for
the winners.
Other business discussed by
the Civilians included the local
entry in the queen contest and
the building of a float that will
be sponsored by the club. The
float committee is composed of
Phil Hughes and Ben Nesmith,
III.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
County Development
Committee Completes
Brochure Printing

s L. Braxton, speaking Tor
the Columbus county develop
ment committee, this week stat
ed that the brochures with the
information regarding the re-
cent industrial survey therein
is now off the press. Many OF
those have been mailed out 10
nrospective manufacturers VINO
MIGHT be interested in locating
bnre and others are available TOR
anyone desiring to distribute
them TO interested persons.
Braxton pointed out that the
committee is following up every
POSSIBLE lead that might De re,
ceived by the committee, and
that these leads will be pursued
inst as long as there is some
possibility of getting additional
industry into the county,
"Next to having available Id
facilities and resources we De-
love a friendly people offers
strong inducement to a manutac-
turer to locate in any commun-
itv and since we have all these
virtues, we certainly should get
results" Braxton stated.
This is a long range program
b,,t we feel that we are taxing
the right steps. We have hao
100 percent cooperation from our
citizens. and in fact everyone.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
PRIDG!E:N ASKS
CITIZENRY TO
BACK DRIVE

]. D. Pridgen, principal of the
local Negro school, and his az
sistants are assuming the respor.
sibility of furnishing dinner for
the 81 member colored band of
the Williston High School of Will
mington which will parade here
next week and will also display
a float in the parade.
In that no funds are available
for this dinner, Pridgen has writ
ten the following letter to the
local citizenry asking that some
assistance in defraying expenses:
Dear Patron:
The committee of the Yam Fes.
tiral has asked as to b repre-
scented by displaying q float IN
the parade and also giving din
mer to fiftyfonr members OF the
WiNiston High School Band from
Wilmington, North Carolina. The
amount aciH be approximately
one hundred dollars (S100.0I).
Having no cafeteria and help
Having no cafeteria and being
limited to other school facilities,
ne are compelled to solicit your
aid in order to defrdu this en-
pense. Since the Negro Of this
community has f,euer been repre-
sented in this festival, ne are
asking you to help us raise this
sem.
yours for q successful drtvs,
J. D. Pridgen
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
Business Women
Hold Meeting

The Business Woman's Circle
of the Mount Tabor Baptist
church met with Miss Ann
Brooks McGougan at her home
last night. Mrs. Willard Wright
was in charge of the program
entitled Behind The Iron Bar
with Mrs. Fred M. Jernigan, MRS
Nettie Hammond and Mrs. De
land Leonard assisting with the
presentation. Mrs. S. L. jackson
gave the devotional.
During the social period Miss
McGougan served her guests
Lemon Bisque and coffee.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
Local Teacher
Honored By NCEA
AS Library Head

Miss Edith Stafford, popular
teacher with the Tabor City
schools for several years. was
recently honored by the North
Carolina Education Association
when she was elected head Of
the library division for the or,
ganization.
Miss Stafford, long one of the
leading teachers here and recog-
nized throughout the assocla-
ton, is one of the few teachers
in this area with a position in
the state organization.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
PARADE OPENS CELEBRATION
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. II

than 100000 persons expected to attend the Third
Carolnas Festival Tabor City next
Thursday morning October the biggest parade the towns
history
building of the day Tabor City
this many of the exhibit booths have
which slated
decorations will be completed this
week.
Again this year the North Carolina State College experts will
showing methods of produc
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
Teachers To Attend
District Meeting

Many local school teachers are
making plans to attend the
North Carolina Education Asso-
citation district meeting that will
be held in Fayetteville Friday
afternoon.
The local school will close at
noon on Friday in order to give
the teachers an opportunity to
make the trip and attend the
meeting.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04
Is GIRLS HAVE NOW ENTERED
Big QUEEN GROWING CONTEST

Sixteen contestants have been
entered in the Yam Festival
Queen contest thus far with 9TH
ers expected to via for the title
at next Thursday Nights (Octo-
Der 12) browning as a highlight
of the three-day celebration.
Candidates to date include
Marjorie McEachin, sponsored by
the Woman's Civic Club of Max
ton; Johnny Carroll of Acme,
sponsored by Weyman Home
Demonstration club; Sybil Mer-
rift, sponsored by the Chadbourn
Home Demonstration club; Caro-
Ign Frink, sponsored by the
Hallsboro Home Demonstration
club; Elsie Lewis, sponsored by
the Fairmont Civitan club; Betsy
Lennon, sponsored by the West
ern Pring Home Demonstration
club; Edna Annette, sponsored by
the Dillon Business and PROBES
sional Woman's club; Carol Ar
rington, sponsored by the Row
land Juniors Woman's clubs;
Naydean Ward, sponsored by the
Bethel Home Demonstration
club; Monteen Winstead, sponsor
ed by the Tabor City Rotary
club; Rae Maria Carter, Miss
Mullins" sponsored by the City
of Mullins. Lois Leonard and
Vivian Stanley, sponsored by
Clarendon Home Demonstration
club; Wanda Causey, sponsored
by Loris Civitan Club; Doris
Fowler, sponsored by Tabor City
Lions Club.
Other candidates are expected
to be entered but have not Off
cially been named to date.
The contestant Which receives
the honor of reigning over the
festival as queen is due to re-
ceive some valuable gifts that
have been donated by merchants
throughout the area. These prizes
go to the winner and are gifts
from Tabor City merchants:
A diamond ring valued at 5000
donated by Dorman jewelers.;
Table lamp, by Prince Brothers;
Pair of hose, Mccormick Shoe
Shop; Cosmetic kit, Cameron
Drug Store; Percolator MAN
ming Bowman), Western Auto;
Brass Table lamp, w. F. Cox
company; electric appliance.
Wright's Gas Company; $1,000
in trade, Roberts Clothing COM
pany; Toni Set, Dixie 5 & 10;
Cold Wave, Carolina Beauty
shop; Box of hose, Leinwands;
$1,000 in trade, Simon's Dept.
Store; Motorola Radio, Dicus-
Fowler Company; and Luxite
Nylon Jersey Slip, Schild's Dept.
Store.
Gifts donated to the queen
from out of town business firms
include: $1,000 in merchandise
Collins Dept. Store, Chadbourn;
Electric Fan, Firestone store,
Whiteville; $500, Whiteville Gas
Company; Necklace, Reeds Jew
elry, Whiteville; Bedspread, B. S.
Thompson and company, White
vile; Hairdryer, The Quality
Shop, Whiteville; Samsonite Lea
Their Bag, Leder Brothers,
Whiteville; Black Bag Pocket
book. Kramer's, Whiteville;
Spray Pin, Weaver's Jewelry,
Whiteville; Pearl Necklace, Jew
ell Shop, Whiteville; Compact
Kingoffs Jewelrys; Wilmington;
Pearl Necklace, Reeds jewelers.:
Wilmington; and Compact, The
Jewel Box, Wilmington.
The runner up to the queen in
the contest will receive a Ladies
Hamilton wrist watch valued at
S11o, donated by Davis Jewelry:
Tabor City.
Every contestant will receive a
niece of silver in the chosen pat
tern from Golfers jewelers., OF
Whiteville, and every contestant
will also receive flowers from
Hickman's Florist of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04

North Carolina will harvest a
larger sweet potato crop TINS
wear than any other State except
Louisiana.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-04

Harvest of North Cardinals
late summer crop of snapbeans
was about over by the middle OF
Septanber.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-30

say something like this: GIVE got
to get that crown back for Juni-
or's sake" one never can predict
what Louis will send forth in more
ways than one.
Two Phenomenal Runners
Nal Whitfield, Ohio State AL
umnus, and Herb MeKenley, once
the pride of Illinois dropped quite
a bit on the cinderpath stock
market after their late Olympic
Games performances.
Fellows threw dust in the face
of Whitfield in his favored $50
yards. Here was a top 44O and
half mile champion who seemed
to have petered out overnight.
The same went double for Nc
Henley, world record holder for
the quarter mile, and a crack
sprinter at 100000 meters = 22O
yards 300-400 meters, = 100000
and go yards. In fact, no sprint
er in the entire history of the
track world has ever traversed the
800 yard event as fast as has this
speeding Jamaican.
Back On Gold Standard
Recent weeks have painted a
more cheerful picture however.
Nal Whitfield, during one recent
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-08-30
Hiroshumo's Japanese

Continued From Yesterday
bage, tiny crabs, and cluttered
with Japaneses canoes, glides
peacefully in the shadow Of arch
itectural skeletons reminiscent Of
Grecian ruins.
This one CONSPICUOUS remaining
relic of the bombing is the denud-