davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Truck Driver Admits
Mixing Death Drink Of
Rat Poison for Wife
BY the Associated Press

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Feb. IA
A husky, 200-pound truck driver
took two bottles of rat poison ir
his hands last night and calmly
told police how he mixed a death
drink for his wife.
The stocky, 38-year-old man
Clarence E. White of Shelbyville
showed no emotion as he related
to city and State police and county
authorities that he then sat down
to watch his wife die.
1t took three and a half hours
he said.
White told his story and then
signed statement after he was
arrested yesterday and charged
with first degree murder.
Medical Report Made.
Whites wife of three years
Lolita. As, died on January IL in
their home. DR.. c. J. Price, Shell
by County coroner, said Whites
arrest followed a report from the
Indiana University medical center
at Indianapolis which showed the
woman's internal organs were
saturated with arsenic.
DR.. Price said verdict of death
due to natural causes was returned
when Mrs. White died, but before
she was buried her vital organs
were removed and sent to Indi-
annapolis for examination. Price
said White was not aware an ex-
animation for poison was being
made.
officers quoted White as saying
when he returned home from work
at grain and feed company or
January II his wife complained OF
being i'll.
She said she had a bellyache
from a bottle of pop she drank
earlier" White was quoted as say
ing. He said he told her, IF you're
sick, call a doctor"
He Would Help Her.
st don't want a doctor, I want
to die" White quoted his wife as
answering. He added: II figured
If she wanted to die, would help
her"
Officers said White then told
them he returned to the grain
elevator, got two bottles of rat
poison and went home. He dumped
the contents into a glass of water
and bicorbonate of soda and gave
1t to his wife.
This vii fix your bellyache," he
said he told her. He said she
drank the mixture at IL pm. and
died with a convulsive shudder at
2:30 am. He said she refused to
let him call doctor.
White told police that Waldo
Rhoads and Miss Clara Russell
were present at the time. Miss
Russell was arrested as a material
witness.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Rankin Says Einstein
Is an old Faker'
BY the Associoied Press

Representative Rankin, Demo-
crat. of Mississippi said yesterday
that Scientist Albert Einstein is an
"old faker" who should have been
deported long ago because of his
"Communistic activities"
The Mississippian also said DR..
EinStein had nothing to do with
developing the atom bomb.
At DR.. Einstein's New Jersey
home a spokesman said the sci
enlist would make no comment on
the statement.
DR.. Einstein is generally rated
among scientists as the greatest
theoretical physicist since Newton.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Spanish War Veterans
To Hold Services Here

Spanish War Veterans of the
District and their auxiliaries at
g pm. tomorrow will hold me-
mortal services for the sinking OF
the battleship Maine.
DR.. Oscar Cans, Cuban Abassa- =
dor, will make the principal ad-
dress at the Commerce Depart
ment Auditorium. Soloists will
be Miss Berence Ferris and Miss
Gretta w. Ludwig. The Navy
Band will furnish music.
Evening star., 1950-02-14

Mr.. Bates election. Labor Sec
retary Tobin and Gov. Dever, both
Democrats, appealed for Mr.. Rus
sell.
Mr.. Martin said, "If the Re-
publicans are successful it will
mean that the people have in
dorsed the new Republican ap-
proach to the vital problems OF
today"
Secretary Tobin urged the
voters to give President Truman
the support he needs"
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Hungary May Bar U. 5.
Lawyer for VogeIer
BY the Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Feb. 14.-Robert
A. Vogeler. American businessman
held incommunicado here on es-
pionage and sabotage charges, will
not be able to have an American
attorney defend him in his trial
beginning Friday, a Hungarian
lawyer said last night.
He said Hungarian law permits
only Hungarian subjects to prac-
tice law, and that only qualified
lawyers can act for the defense.
Foreign radio broadcasts heard
here said Mr.. Vogeler's family and
the International Telephone &
Telegraph Co.. of which he was
European representative, had en-
gagged an American attorney to
defend him.
Evening star., 1950-02-14
Thief Takes Safe

Two anonymous notes warned
Hussein Amin, treasurer of the
Fuad Avail University, in Alex
andria, Egypt, that unless he kept
$4,000 of salaries in a safe, they
would be stolen. So he put the
money in safe and the next
night the safe and money both
disappeared. --.... ..-.
Evening star., 1950-02-14

New York Sunday that he had
been retained to defend Mr..
Vogeler. He said he had applied
by cable for Hungarian visa and
had asked the Hungarian govern
ment to postpone the trial to give
him time to interview his client.
Mr.. Vogeler was arrested No.
vember ID. Edgar Sanders, Brit
lsh subject and Budapest 1. T. &
t. representative, and five Hun
garian nationals, are scheduled to
be tried with Mr.. Vogeler.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Jurors Drawn For
Recorder Court

Twenty.four men will be sum
moned for the jury session OF
Recorder Court in September.
The date for the jury session
has not been set.
The list of jurors, as drawn
by the Board of County Com
missioners, follows:
Otis Faulk, I"akina; Purvis
Stephens, Wananish; NJ. w. Hard
wick, Nakina; w. A. Beasley
Whiteville; Woodrow William
sonChadbourn; E. c. Jackson,
Tabor City; M. F, Walker, White
vile; J.. Wallace White, Chad
bourn; Ed Long, Nakina; V. L.
Cribb, Nakina; Wilson E. Dun
can, Whiteville; Roster M. Har'
relson, Tabor City; Rhome G
Lytton, Wananish; F. M. Bullock,
Ccrro Gordo; H. \. Little, Bolton;
John B. Singletary, Whiteville;
C. D. Barber, Acme; Melvin NC
Pherson, Wananish; John Ebert
Thompson, Whiteville; J. o. Ben
ton, Tabor City; Marion Ste
phens, Whiteville; Curtis strick'
land, Cerro Gordo; Edwin Wells
Chadbourn.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Loris Lions
Will Hold
Broom Sale

The Loris Lions Club met
September 18th at Hoskins Res,
taurant at Ocean Drive Beach.
Lion John L. King gave
Safety Committee report con-
corning restoration of the stop
light at the intersection of high,
ways no. 9 and no. 904 in Loris
He also stated the need of auto
matte signal devices at the rail
road crossing here. The Lion
Club will back both projects
fully.
Lion R. C. Potts notified the
club that the Broom Sale would
be held in Loris September 19
at TOO P. M. All Loris Lions are
asked to meet at the Loris Hotel
at 6:45 P. M. for instructions
The regular meeting of the club
will be held after the sale at
the Loris Hotel.
The Speaker for the evening
was envoy Carson of the Saliva
ton Army in Horny County. He
gave very interesting talk on
the activities of the Salvation
Army in Horny County and cited
a few specified cases that were
we'll known in the community.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
P. T. A. Takes Action
On Muddy School
Ground Problem

A motion was carried at the
meeting of the Tabor City Par
ent Teachers association on Tues
day evening to appoint a COM
mittee consisting of members
from all local civic organizations
and the P. T. A. to meet with
the Town Board and the County
Board of Education to work out
the problem of draining the
muddy school yard to insure i'm
proved grounds. Principal c. H.
Primer brought the problem to
light in a talk before the Rotary
club on Monday evening and Ro'
tartan E. w. Fonvielle presented
it at the P. T. A. meeting.
The award went to Mrs. Earle
Floyd's first grade for attaining
the highest percentage of mem
bership in the two-week drive
for members and Miss Myrtle
Bailey's third grade won the at
tendance award for having the
greatest number percentage oil
parents and grandparents at
tending the Tuesday evening
meeting.
Mrs. John Soles, newly elected
president, presided.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
DR.. Thibodeau
Convention Delegate

DR.. J. Harold Thibodeau OF
Myrtle Beach has returned from
Davenport, Iowa, where ne at
tended the 55th annual Lyceum
and Homecoming Of the Palmer
School of Chiropractic.
Guest speakers at this years
Lyccum include the Hon. John
w. Gibson, assistant secretary OF
Labor; DR.. B. J. Palmer, presl-
dent of the Palmer School; and
Marioc Gortner, famous boy
evangelist.
A week of intensive study and
research were part of the Lyceum
program. Announcement was
made this week of the steps be-
ing taken to establish a depart
ment of Chiropractic in the Vet
Grams Administration as well as
for the establishment OF a quart
cr-million dollar cancer research
program in Chiropractic to DC
undertaken soon.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13

Miss Estelle Stanley, member
of the Tabor City School faculty
for the past two years, recently
sailed for Sac Paulo, Brazil
where she will teach English in
the Methodist Institute.
The purpose of the school is to
give religious training for girls
who have had few advantages
Following the course girls return
to their own churches to work
English is taught in the Method
list Institute as a foreign Ian
guage.
The Methodist Church is send
ing so young people this yeal
to work under the program
known as "A Fellowship OF
Christian Service" At the close
of the intensive training at the
Seminary, in Hartford, Conn
they spent two days in New
York visiting sessions OF the
United Nations.
Miss Stanley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. P. Stanley of Loris
S. C. route 2, is a graduate OF
the Loris High School, Spartan
burg Junior college, Spartan
burg, S. C. and Asbury college
Wilmore, KY. She received hel
A. B. degree in 1947. Before join
ing the Tabor City faculty she
did psychiatric work in Hart
ford, Conn. at the Institute OF
Living.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
WADE FOWLER
ENROLLS AT
MARS HILL

Wade Fowler, local man who
has been employed by Schild's
Department Store here for the
past five years, this week en-
rolled at Mars Hill Junior College
as a ministerial student.
MIR. Fowler, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Fowler of Tabor City,
is married to the former Beulah
Cause, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. T. Cause of Conway. They
have two children, Sandra, four
and Larry, two. He graduated
from the Green Sea High school
in 1943.
Fowler plans to attend Mars
Hills for two years and then to
transfer to Wake Forest. After
that he is expected TO do post
graduate work in preparation for
the ministry. He has been an
active member Of the Mt. Tabor
Baptist church here for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler and chill.
drcn moved to Mars Hill this
week where they will reside.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Rotary Requests Drainage Help
SCHOOL NEEDS ARE OUTLINED
BY PRINCIPAL E. H. PRIMER

for basketball but for the many
other activities that are carried
out in the gymnasium.
He also emphasized the need
for better drainage around the
the school grounds to get the
children out Of the mud" in rain
weather. This suggestion was &C
copied as a challenge by the Ro'
tary club, and it was voted to
meet with the town board at its
next meeting and discuss ways
and means of providing the ne
cessary funds for properly
draining the school grounds
This project has been outstand'
ing for several years with the
county Originally figuring in
the plans for the carrying out OF
he project.
Another proposal suggested by
Mr. Primer was the formation OF
some type fund as cooperative
project by every local civic club
in which it could be used annu'
ally to finance the higher educa'
ton of two or three local high
school graduates who would like
to enter college but are financial
ly unable. Mr.. Primer asked that
clubs accept this project as a
challenge and to combine forces
to work out the details Of the
project. He pointed out how
graduates of deserving qualities
have had to forego college de
spite the fact they were talented
and anxious to 60, but were fin
ancially unable to do so.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Merchants Urged
To Reserve Booths
For Yam Festival

Tabor City merchants are urg-
ed to contact the booth selling
committee and make reserva-
tons for their advertising booths
for the third annual Carolinas
Yam Festival which will take
place October II, Is and IA, Mrs.
B. A. Carroll, chairman said to-
day.
Mrs. Carroll pointed out that
the demand for booth rcscrva-
tons from out of town firms IS
greater than the local demand.
Merchants who plan to have
booths in the festival this year
are requested to make reserVa-
tions Immediately. Booth selling
committee members are MIS-. ..
A. Carroll, Mrs. S. 7. Rogers
Mrs. Deland Leaonard, Horace
Carter, Troy Bennett, Gilbert
Shelley, S. P. Smith and lilly
DOrman,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13

c. H. Primer, principal of the
local schools, outlined the basic
needs of the Tabor City school
system at the regular Monday
night meeting of the Rotary
Club at the Modern Cafe.
Despite the fact that We have
new high school building only
two years old, we are cramped
badly for space and are using
every available room, including
those in the old high school
building" Mr.. Primer said. How
ever, we did get the old build.
ing painted and except for the
fact that the teacher load is
higher than the state has set
the figure, that is Tabor City
has about SO pupils to the room
as compared to 80 set by the
state) we are getting along
pretty good"
Mr.. Primer said that the NOR
ale of both the teachers and stud
dents is as good as he has ever
seen it, and that the entire school
system is getting down to hard
work.
The largest enrolment al this
time of the year in the history
of the school is currently 1egist-
cred with about 1900 stu dents
having matriculated to date.
Mr.. Primer pointed out that
the contract for the new gym
nasium has been let and that
construction would begin soon.
This, he said. would be a valu-
able asset to the school, not only
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Driver Hurt In
Freak Accident

The rim flange Of a truck
wheel almost cost the life OF
Earl Soles, Tabor City truck
driver, in South Whiteville about
4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Soles was putting air into the
tire when the improperly seated
flange came loose and struck
him.
At Columbus County Hospital
where he was taken for medical
attention, it was found that nc
had suffered a fractured skull
fractures of the jaw, and a brok
en- left arm.
His condition was reported TO
day as satisfactory.
Soles had stopped at a service
station to initiate a tire on the
truck he was operating and was
engaged in servicing the truck
himself when the accident occur
red.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Fleeing Woman
Shot By Negro

A family row yesterday after
noon put a Negro woman IN inc
hospital and led to the arrest OF
her husband on a charge or as
sault with q deadly weapon.
Mary Lewis of Evergreen was
struck in the back with shots
from three shotgun charges as
she fled along the highway from
her husband, Raymond Lewis.
The woman's condition IS re
ported as serious.
Sheriff H. D. Stanley and De
putty Sheriff Boyce Martin, VINO
took the alleged assailant into
custody, said they were unable
to obtain a clear picture OF the
shooting. The officers said they
were told that the wife started
running when Lewis got after
her with a gun and that Lewis
shot three times as she attempt
ed to flee.
The shooting took place about
/ o'clock.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Third Carolinas Yam Festival
Promises ToBe Biggest Of All

Booth selling under the direc-
ton of Mrs. B. A. Carroll has
been making exceptional pro-
gress and many of the booths
have already been sold.
Charles D. Raper, county
agent, who has been taking a big
part in the affair every year,
has been working with the state
college extension service that
puts in the educational booths
here and has notified them of
the color scheme and various
phases of progress that has been
made on the festival.
The Woman's club in Tabor
City has taken over the RESPONSE
bility of promoting the Queen"
contest and are in process of in
viting surrounding towns and
communities to enter their con-
testants.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13

THE Third Annual Carolinas
Yam Festival scheduled for o.
tobre II, 13 and IA, is going to
De the biggest one yet" A, G.
Edwards, chairman of the plan
ming committee said this week.
Every committee is enthusi.
astic and getting in there with a
lot of hard work and spirit and
the festival definitely is going
to be a big success this year. I
am very happy with the progress
that has been made in planning
the various phases of the pro-
gram thus far" Edwards stated.
Among the new developments
in the planning of the celebra-
ton is the appointment of a
dance committee composed of
Joe Simon, chairman; and Ed
red Hickman, Paul Rogers, Jr.,
Billy Carroll and Phil Hughes.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Traffic Signs
Have Arrived

The signs which will be used
to put the two hour parking ordi-
nance into effect have arrived
and will be erected soon, accord
ing to town officials.
For two months a tWo-hour
parking ordinance has been pass
ed by the town board and traffic
signs which will inform drivers
have been ordered but a long
delay in shipment of the street
markers has held up putting the
law into force. AS soon as the
markers have been erected along
railroad and fifth streets, the
law will go into effect.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
FIRE CHIEF
CAUTIONS
REPORTERS

when you are reporting a
fire in Tabor City, don't forget
to remain at the box in which
you turned in the alarm until the
fire truck arrives" Fire Chief
Lewis Gore requested this week.
Gore said that some times fires
are reported from one of the out
lying fire alarm boxes and that
the person reporting then leaves
before the fire truck arrives.
This causes many of the firemen
not to know just where the fire
is and adds to the confusion. If
the reporter will remain at the
box until the fire truck arrives,
everyone will get the word where
the blaze is and will hasten the
fire department in getting the
fire eXtinguished.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
FORMER 7. C..
RESIDENTS
VISIT HERE

Mrs. Ruby Wright Spivey had
as her house guests over the
weekend Dawsey l.. Faircloth
and Wife Harriet Dclk Faircloth
Of Aubulndale, Fla. and Mrs
! Joe Robinson and daughters
Susan of Florence, S. c., and Mrs,
Robinson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fletcher Faircloth of Geo
rgctoWn, S. c.
The Florida visitors are form
er Tabor City residence and
while here visited other former
ncighbors and friends including
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mimms MearS, Mr.
and Mrs. Gidey HARRISON, Mr.
and Mrs. John Jordon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maloy Wright, Mr.. and Mrs
Dawsey Spivey, Mrs. Amada
Tucker and Mrs. Fannie Spivey
among others.
Mrs. Faircloth said that a very
busy but delightful weekend was
spent in Tabor City and vicinity.
She stressed the very great deve'
lopment in new homes and hard
surfaced roads and streets which
were "a never ending JOY" She
said Tabor City's business dis
trict shows very great change
and advancement since D. l..
and Hattie were here Is years
ago. More power to each and
everyone of our friends and rela-
tives. Hope next time we visit
in Tabor City we can have time
to chat with each one. The Tabor
City Tribune is something for
every citizen to really appreciate,
Mrs. Faircloth said.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13

Tabor City's Red Devil football
team will make its 1850 debut
at Civitan Field here Friday
night, September Is, at 500
against a highly touted gridlron
machine from Laurinburg.
Coach S. w. Caruso this week
emphasized that his charges are
totally untired, and that he has
many new faces in the lineup
this year. This inexperlence
leaves Coach Caruso uncertain
as to just what to expect from
his 1850 edition but he says that
they have showed fine spirit ana
cooperation, and that he believes
any team on the schedule VIII De
given tussle.
1--WE want to invite everyone
to come out and to cheer the boys
on in this first game of the sea-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Principal Pridgen
Urges School
Attendance

The number of students regiSt.
cred in the Tabor City Negro
School for the first ten days has
fallen below the registration OF
last year, principal D. F. Pridgen
announced. "The principal and
teachers are asking all parents
to see to it that their children
come to school and register
Pridgen said.
Members of the faculty for the
195O-51 school term arc: j. D.
Pridgen, Principal; M. r. Moore
1st grade and Glee Club Direct
or G. Mclean ellis, End grade;
r. c. Hassell, 3rd grade and
girls basket ball coach; E. ]
Spalding, 4th grade; M. M. Will
liams, 4th grade; M. M. Mckoy
5th grade; M. Mcneil, 9Th grade;
]. P. Troy, 7th grade; S. G. Ward
9Th grade; M. C. Hart, Mathe
MATES and Science; J. L. Walker
Science and Physical Education
and Boys basket ball coach; A
]. Sanders, English and French
Director of Dramatics.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
Construction Costs
Rise Almost 20 pct.

w. ]. Boyer, county superin-
tendent of education announced
today that the contract has been
let and approved for the new
gymnasium in Tabor City and
that construction is expected to
begin in the near future.
The contract was let to the Nor
man A Smyth Company of char
lotte last week but was subject to
the approval of the North Caro-
lima board of education. The
state approval has now reviewed
and only a few technicalitics re-
main before actual construction
begins. The county board of edu-
cation had approved the contract
prior to its having been sent to
Raleigh for approval.
The county board is now a.
waiting performance bond
from the contractor and Mr.. Bog
err expressed confidence that it
would be received later this
week.
The new gymnasium is going
to exceed early estimates Of cost
by a right handsome amount.
about 20 percent but this is
largely attributed to the war in
Korea and the general increase
in building cost during the past
few months. First estimates of
the cost Of the building wcrC
$4,000 but the contract that has
now been let is for slightly more
than $4,000. This figure includes
some repairs to the home eco
Monies building.
Other contracts that have beer
let and approved include the
new primary buildings at Chad
bourn, Cerro Gordo, Fair Bluff
and Evergreen and new add
ton at the negro school at
Artesia.
Other contracts for school con-
struction were still hanging in
allegiance today and Mr.. Boyer
was not in a position to release
further information.
1.-THE new gymnasium will be
mighty fine thing for Tabor
City," C. H. Primer principal OF
the local schools said today. I'VE
not only need the gymnasium
for basketball but for a lot OF
other school activities. There is
no certainty as to just when it
will be completed but we expect
construction to start right away
and it might be finished by the
first of the year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-09-13
GEORGE ]. PRINCE

George ]. Prince, u, of Route
1, Clarendon, died in Lumber
ton hospital Friday night after
an illness of four days.
Funeral rites were held at the
Beaver Dam Baptist church Mon
day afternoon at 8 o'clock con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. A. Hulk and
the Rev. Noah Duncan. Inter
ment was in Mcpherson ceme-
terry.
Surviving are three sons, Mayo,
Phillip, and Shelton, all of Route
1, Clarendon; three daughters,
Mrs. Lottie Simmons of Claren'
don, Mrs. Lille Mae Elkins OF
Seneca, H., and Mrs. Gladys Ep-
pley of Miami, Fla; one sister,
Mrs. Estella Blackmon of Claren-
don; fifteen grandchildren and
five great grandchildren.