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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Florida Fishing
Nets Local Men
Hugh Catch

A. Worth Hardee and H. C. Cox
of Tabor City fished in the St
Johns River near Deland, Flor
ida Tuesday and Wednesday OF
last week and brought their
catch into town Saturday. In the
two DAYS fishing they caught 5C
speckled perch weighing well
over so pounds and had them
iced down to prove it.
"We went to stay a week but
we caught so many fish in two
DAYS that we just didn't see any
need of fishing out the week.
they said.
Fishing with minnows in the
fresh water stream, they salo
the fish bit just as rapidly as
anv fisherman would dream OF
They fished at a Mr.. divers
Mace a few miles from Delano
where it is inexpensive and a
fine place to fish, according to
the local anglers.
While at Deland, they saw
Grover Jacobs, a former TABOR
Civ man who resides there now
Jacobs had written to The irl'
b,,ne a few months ago pralslng
the fine fishing that was avail
able in that vicinity.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
College Students
Home For HOLIDAYS

College students spending the
holidays at their respective
homes here include, Lester Par,
ham, Lewis Skies, Ernest S. Cox,
and Rebecca Floyd of the Uni.
versity of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill; Lou Ellen Buffkin, Bonnie
Norris and Billy Rogers of &c.
T. c., Greenville; Jeanne Primer
of w. c. U. N. c., Greensboro;
Rebecca Burroughs, Jane Par
ham, Nina Cox, Lula Floyd, Mar,
garet Poston, Nell Carroll and
Dulcie Carroll of Cocker, Harris
vile; Sam Jackson of Presbyter,
ian Junior college, Maxton; Bill
Hickman of Columbia CONNER
cial college; James Allan Cox OF
State college, Raleigh; Bill
White, Bill Williams, Harold Rog'
ers and George Lay of Wake
Forest college, Wake Fores, Col
lege; Bobby Rogers, CataWba,
Salisbury; Caroline Jackson and
Nell Carroll of Meredith college,
Raleigh.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Fidelis S. S. Glass
Enjoys Xmas Party

The Fidelis Class of the Mount
Tabor Baptist Sunday School
met with Mrs. LaDoSca S. Fecher
at her home Friday evening in
observance of the annual Christ
mas party.
The rooms thrown ensuite for
the occasion were beautifully
decorated in the Christmas mo-
tiff. The mantle, banked with
Youpon, held red tapers and
Christmas ornaments. The decor
ated Christmas tree on the sun
porch and other holiday arrange
ments added to the beauty of
the home.
During the business session,
with Mrs. Jack Miller, president,
presiding, announcement was
made by Mrs. Lloyd Hipps, mem
bership chairman, that Mrs. Don
Jernigan's group was winner of
the attendance contest. The loos-
ing teams were the groups head
ed by Mrs. Deland Leonard, Mrs.
Aubrey James and Mrs. Ollie
Clemens. The three-month con
test came to a close with the
Friday evening meeting. The
loosing groups will entertain
Mrs. Jernigan's team with a
ptray in February.
Miss Kate Jones, guest speaker
for the evening, told the story
entitled "Tha Other Wise Man.
Mrs. James Cox, program chair
man, introduced Miss Jones and
led the class in singing Christ
mas Carols.
During the social period gifts
were exchanged among the mem
bers and later deposited in the
basket prepared for a needy
family. The basket also held can
ned goods, candy and fruit.
Mrs. Fecher served a plate
consisting of ice cream, cake
candies and coffee, carrying out
the holiday motif.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
NAVY ENSIGN DIES IN WRECK
HERE ON TUESDAY MORNING

According to his Identification
card, Frank Richard Perkey was
the man who met his death in.
stantly here Tuesday morning at
4:20 when his car rammed the
bridge on the Whiteville high
way just outside of town near
Cores Lake.
Driving alone, the victims
Chrysler New Yorker hit the
bridge at a rapid rate of speed,
completely mutilating the auto.
mobile and snuffing out the life
of its driver. According to the
papers found on the man inside,
he was &c years old and had had
an address Fleet Post Office,
New York, N. Y. He was a Navy
ensign and papers found on his
body indicated that he had left
Charleston, S. c., and was on the
way to Norfolk, Va. He was be-
lieved to have been currently at
tached to minesweeper crew.
His New York address indicated
that he had been attached to the
U. S. S. Roanoke.
The commanding officer at the
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
CUIDEWAY SCHOOL CASE Still
REMAINS IN UNSETTLED STATE

had indicated that it would be
impossible to operate standard
high school in either locality, con-
tended in replay that the trans
fer was not unconstitutional,
that the bond order of the Board
of Education and the bond order
of the Board of Commissioners
did not specify any particular
number of rtooms or improve
ments to be made at either
school, that enrolment decreases
have made the change in plans
necessary, and that a central
high. cchool with larger enroll
ment and better facilities, is
needed in order to provide ade-
quate educational opportunity
for children in the two districts.
The Board of Education has
contended that the published
statement of John M. Hough, SUI
perintendent of schools at the
time of the school bond cam
paign, foresaW the present situa-
ton. In the statement, given
front page publicity, Hough
said; "You can understand that
any definite number of rooms
or buildings proposed might ne
cessarily be altered"
To prevent school authorities
from going ahead with the new
central high school, protesting
school patrons went into court
and obtained a temporary re-
straining order last Summer.
That order was dissolved less than
a month later and the plaintiffs
then appealed to the State SUI
preme Court. The high court re-
versed the dissolution order and
sent the suit back for a final
hearing of fact in court. Judge
Clawson l.. Williams has set the
case IS the first order of business
at the January term of Superior
Court.
That is how the case stands to-
day. The commissioners, by de-
clining to approve the new reso-
luton, left the case to a final
hearing of fact on their original
order of transfer.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

naval station in Charleston was
notified on the accident and Per.
keys body was taken there Tues
day afternoon by local ambu-
lance.
Although no verified informa-
ton was obtainable today, it was
believed that Perkey was grad
uate of the Naval Academy in
1913 and that he was an All.
American football player there.
He was driving toward White
vile when the accident occurred
and was seen when he passed
through Tabor City driving very
slowly a few minutes before his
death. Newspaper delivery boys
observed his car as he passed
through town.
Patrolman w. S. Allen investi-
gated the accident. The only
plausible answer was that the
victim fell asleep or else lost
control of the car by some other
means. He was pinned in against
the dashboard and it required
considerable effort to free him.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
ROTARIANS
TO DISTRIBUTE
CHRISTMAS CHEER

Names Of many needy families
in ca.s locality were given &c
each member OF the Rotary club
a. is regular Monday night
meeting. and these families Will
receive food. clothing or toys or
some description from Rotarlans
4. Christmas time.
= many families as could be
taken ~ Rotarians were chosen
bur many other needy families
WHO'S names were aVallaole
could a-- be helped. Other inter
esd -.-.c clubs or churches who
can do something for these tam
lies. many with several children
are d -Ecd 10 contact c. H. Primer
al once,
No program was held other
than a discussion of the needs Oh
tn various persons who Will re-
ceive some Christmas cheer from
Rocacans
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Woman's Club Hears
Christmas Carol Story

"Christmas Carols" was the
theme of the program presented
by the Music Department of the
Tabor City Woman's club at the
general meeting held at the Clue
house on Thursday evening at
7:3O o'clock. Miss Kate Jones:
department chairman, told the
story which led to the writing OF
the carol, Silent Night" Sht
pointed out that a Bavarian COM
munity was closed in by snow in
1918 and it was then that the
Christmas song made history.
Anne Elizabeth Mallard, Darcus
Earl Soles and Rex Stephens:
dressed in Bavarian costume,
concluded the program by sing
in the carol.
During the business session
clubwomen planned a Christmas
basket to be delivered to a needy
family during the holiday sea
son. Reports were heard from
the bazaar committee and a dis
cussion was held relative to dis
continuing the bazaar as an an
nual affair. Action was withheld
until the January meeting. Mrs.
G. G. Carmichael and Mrs. Wood
row Sarvis were voted into the
club as new members.
Mrs. ]. C. Singletary presided.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. r. C. Soles, Mrs. J. w. High,
Mrs. Roy HARRISON and Mis-:
Kate Jones.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Two-Way Radio
serves Purpose

Las Friday the town of Tabor
City mad It's two way radio IN
stalled on the police car at the
request Of county sheriff Hugh
Name l. took only "a hours Tor
the new service to pay dividends
Saturday night when q. w.
Williams was fatally struck down
oy a nit and run driver, night
policeman Ted Watts used the
radio Tor the first time to send
out the alarm that the driver OF
a pulpWOOdwood truck headed IN
the direction of Whiteville was
wanted for questioning in the
accident. 1t took just 20 min
utes from the time the message
Went out to complete the mission
aS Fa-rolman w. S. Allen re-
eelved the message, found the
UucH and made the arrest.
Town officials pointed out TINS
week mat the service here costs
the town about $4,000 a month,
maintenance and switchboard
operator costs, but that this was
On Instance in which the failure
10 nave radio contact would un'
ooubtedly have allowed the hit
dnd run driver to escape.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Wayne Reelected
AS PIMA Leader

Clyde M. Wayne, chairman of
the Columbus County PIMA Com
mittee since the resignation of
Bill Hooks a few weeks ago, was
reelected to that position at the
annual meeting of community
representatives here Friday.
Wayne had served as vice
chairman prior to his elevation
to the craftsmanship when Hooks
left to become a member of the
State PIMA Committee.
G. D. Branch of Boardman was
named vice chairman at Fridays
meeting and ]. Hubert Norris OF
Tabor City was elected as the
third regular member.
Herbert Wooten of Western
Prong was chosen as first altel
nate and G.. S. Lennon of Bolton
was elected second alternate.
Community commit t. e m e n
were elected in an election held
on Thursday.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Christmas Edition
Brings Greetings
From Many Persons

This the fourth annual Christ
mas edition of the Tribune
breaks all previous records for
the number of advertisements
appearing from merchants IN
this area. There are many ads
within wishing you and yours
a merry Christmas and the best
of everything. It is the hope of
the Tribune staff that you will
enjoy not only the Xmas articles
but these greetings as well.
There are 81 different advertise.
ments in this edition, the largest
number ever carried by The Tri-
bune in one edition.
The Tribune would like to call
it's advertisers attention to the
fact that we will solicit no ad.
vertising next week We will print
a four page paper and will carry
advertising that is brought to
the print shop but in order to
give the force a needed vacation,
we will print only four pages.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Civics Class
Presents Program

The Tabor City high school
civics class presented a program
outlining the quest of man for
liberty, peace and prosperity last
Friday morning.
Following a narration of these
events, Rev. G. w. Crutchtleld
offered a Christmas prayer. A
student-made United Nations
flags was presented to the school
and accepted by Principal c. H.
Primer.
The civic's class narration, pre-
scented along with appropriate
sound effects, emphasized the
early endeavors of American col
onies for freedom, progressed IN
to the growth of democracy, the
League of Nations following
World War 1 and the United Ma
tions of today.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
GEE CLUB TO
GIVE PROGRAM

The Tabor City high schoo
glee club will present a Chrlst
has Cantata at the Baptls'
Ch,,rch Sunday night at FSo
Mrs. w. w. Woody, director an
nounced this week.
The glee club is composed o.
AZ voices and has been a nign
light of the Christmas actlVltleS
in Tabor City in recent years.
Mrs. Furman Fowler is organ
ist and Margaret 10 Jernigan
pianist.
There will be no services at the
Methodist church on SUNDAY
night so that all persons may
have the opportunity of enjoying
the cantata.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
VET FARMERS
MUST MAKE
APPLICATION

S. L. Jackson, of the Veterans
Farm Training Program, has an
nounced that all local veterans
who are eligible and interested
in taking the training next year,
must have farming situation by
January 1, 1851 and must make
application before June 80, 1851.
Jackson has asked that any in
terested persons contact him at
the Agriculture Building at the
Tabor City schools at any time.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
CARTER'S
NIOLUMN
o.. Y. HORACE CARTER

=. WIKI a great deal of plea,
.,,,. nat The Tribune force has
boon s3te 10 produce this Christ
40, edition OF 1850. To get out
3~y-a.nz more than a regular
S3,.:,r with our present facili'
,.,s ,r,a.ls long hours Of work
br orr whole force. However, in
,sa- Christmas comes just once
y.7r and in that we usually
ni-ra,. have no paper at all the
week after Christmas or else
on,v a tour page sheet, we have
v.,r-,5 70 give every local bust
rass man an opportunity to car
~ his holiday advertising mes
saye 70 YOU this week. We be-
rsv. ,aa, we have given every
ora me chance and as you can
go II this paper many OF them
1aya responded TO the opportun-
.y.
The equipment and personnel
.: -, Tribune here at the pres
~. -.nre Is the best by far in its
rive yeay history. However. we
r-h,,o three weekly newspap
srs and il is no small job to
.,rr OH: that many papers in
-nrsa different towns every
wss, / takes a lot OF long hours
NJ constant vigilance and effort
bv - force.
= /, tor that reason that this
uask while we are wishing you
a merry. merry Christmas, that
-aa management here also take
,.me ouc TO thank the crew for
= me lob during the past few
weeks and TO wish for them also
? merry. merry Christmas.
Our present world chaos, as
W. nave tried to point out IN an
editorial IN this paper, is such
.,a- one has absolutely no know
ledge OF where he may be come
Car.>.nlas OF 1851. All we can do
i hope. ask for some Heavenly
guidance. and pray that we VIII
be allowed to live and work here
IN the years to come as we
choose.
In celebrating this Christmas,
SOD % remember the extreme
gravity OF our present day ana
hour. Let's hope for something
ba.,ey in another year.
Again we wish to thank you
for YOUR fine cooperation, your
patronage and patience IN the
pas, Have a big Christmas ana
a happy new year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
TABOR CITY FARMER KILLED
BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER

2. w. (ShelD Williams, IS, a
Tabor City farmer. was hit by a
pulpwood truck driven by Clyde
Daniels, colored, inside the city
limits on the Green Sea road
Saturday night about s o'clock
and died Sunday from injuries
received.
Williams was crossing the
highway and was apparently in
the path of the onrushing truck.
He was knocked down and suf-
fered fatal head injuries. Dan
iels. the 20 year old Negro driver
of the truck, did not stop but
was apprehended about 20 min
utes later by Patrolman w. S.
Allen.
Ted Watts, of the city police
force, radioed the Whiteville op-
orator that a hit and run acci.
dent had occurred here and the
message was relayed to Allen
who spotted the truck and made
the arrest a few minutes later.
Daniels was quoted as having
said he did not stop because he
was afraid the white people
would kill him." Indications were
that the accident could not have
been avoided, but Daniels fail
ure to stop made him liable to
arrest and he has been placed in
the Columbus county Jail with
out privilege of bond pending
an inquest tonight. Coroner lacy
Thompson will hold the inquest
at 7:30.
Daniels was on the way tc
Elizabethtown and after the &C.
cident said that all he thought
of was to get to Elizabethtown as
fast as possible.
Marion Priman, also colored
was riding with Daniels at the
time of the accident. Coyal
Wright, of Elizabethtown and
formerly of Conway, was the
onwer of the truck.
Williams was taken to the
Loris Community Hospital and
died there Sunday night about 8
o'clock.
Funeral rites for him were
held from the chapel of the In
man-Cox and Gore Funeral home
at 8 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Haynes Prince officiated.
Burial followed in the Forest
Lawn cemetery.
He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Lou Williams; Seven daugh.
tiers. Mrs. Lizzie Anderson OF
Green Sea; Mrs. Inez Bowles, OF
Lake Waccamaw; Mrs. Ailene
Williams of Ocean Drive; Miss
Margaret Williams and Miss Jet
tie Williams of the home; two
sons, Roscoe and ]. R., both OF
MYRTLE Beach and a brother Pete
of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Baptist Y. w. A.
To Have Party

The Young Woman's Auxiliary
of the Mount Tabor Baptist
church will hold their annual
Christmas party at the home OF
Mrs. Don Hughes on Friday
evening at 7:30. Gifts will be ex.
changed and needy basket will
be prepared for Christmas Eve
delivery.
A program period with be
held prior to the party.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
BROWN TELLS WV GROUP
STRONG DEFENSE WOULD
HAVE AVERTED WORLD WARS

"a powerful standing army,
air force and navy, would have
done much to avert World War l.
and the eminent World War III"
Otis N. Brown, Executive Direct
or of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, told a full house at a meet
ing of the local organization here
Thursday night.
I'm six months, you wont be
able to buy a car, sugar, tires or
any of the other things that are
scarce during war;" Brown told
the group.
He pointed out that although
there are 100000 veterans in
the United States, only about
100000 are members of veter-
ans organizations. Brown con-
tended that if all the veterans
would join some group and make
their voices heard in political
circles, that the United States
would then and then only adhre
to a policy of constant mainten,
ance of a powerful fighting force.
Brown emphasized that a peace
time military powerhouse was
the only way to avert repeated
wars as has been the case since
the turn of the century.
He expressed great pessimism
in regard to the current world
situation and left little room fol-
doubt that a full-fledged World
War III is almost certainty.
Brown, a veteran of World
War I, is a retired railroad man
with 33 years service. He retired
several months ago when a serl-
Gus heart ailment impaired his
health. He is also a rast national
commander of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, the only North
Carolinian, ever to hold the posi-
ton.
He said that he talked person
ally 10 the late President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and that the
Chief Executive told him then
that veteran organizations
should put on the pressure in
political circles to force Congress
into maintaining adequate mill
tary power. This conversation
took place just before World war
II in which Brown asserted tnf
National Economy League was
preserving Congress to cut down
expenses and thereby discourage
ing large military expenditures.
"You boys who have fought in
mud up to your bellies know
what it is to fight war. You
know that you had rather pay
five dollars a day to national de-
Tense that to go back into the
trenches like the boys in Korea
are doing today" Brown SAID
His thought rere was that ade-
quate military expenditures
should be made regardless OF the
increased taxation because no
amount of money was as great
as the hardship endured by many
veterans during the past two
wars and in the present unde-
clared one.
Clarence Willoughby, Com
mander of the local post, presid-
ed, and introduced the speaker.
Following the address, the
membership was split into two
teams for the purpose of recruit
ing membership. An oyster roast
will be held by the group of
January S, with the team secur-
ing the fewest number of mem
bers paying the bill.
The banquet meeting was held
at the Modern Cafe and every
available seat was taken.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
Lebanon M. Y. F.
Holds Meeting

The Lebanon Methodist Youth
Fellowship held it's regular meet
ing Monday night at the church
at 7 o'clock with the president:
Miss Rachel Ward, presiding.
Miss Mary Jane Ward led the
worship program for the even.
ing.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

school argument that has stirred
up great deal of interest in
those communities for the past
several months, reached another
stalemate in court Friday when
county officials and the plan.
tiffs failed to agree on a substi-
tute proposal.
The Board of Education offer
ed a plan whereby the schools at
Old Dock and Guideway would
be improved to meet existing
needs and the new central school
in the vicinity of Nakina would
take care of pupils from the sew
enth through the 18th grades,
leaving Old Dock and GuideWay
as elementary schools for grades
one through six.
School patrons, who are pro-
testing the transfer of school
bond money from what they
claim was the purpose for which
| it was originally allocated, turn
ed down the plan at a hearing
in the Court Room. Some 200
people attended.
The Board of Commissioners
took a similar stand a short
time later. They voted to "disap-
prove" the new resolution.
The action of the commission
ers has the effect of leaving the
school controversy just as it was
before the hearing. 1t was inter-
preted as a "hands-off" policy
on the part Of the commissioners.
In support of their contention
that conditions have changed
since publicity was given the
early part of 1947, the Board OF
Education had the following to
say in the resolution which they
asked the commissioners to ap-
prove:
whereas. conditions have sc
changed in school districts . ana
10 since the bonds for inlproTe'
nlents of the school buildings III
said districts were authorized on
February 8. 1947 in that the en-.
rollment at the high school at
Old Dock-Nakina has decreased
from 81 to SO pupils with an
! average daily attendance OF only
40 pupils thus making said high
school a sub-standard school, and
the enrolment at GuideWay
School has decreased from 5O1
to 1856 pupils with an average
daily attendance of only 5o3
pupils, and
whereas, it would better
serve the educational interest OF
school districts 9 and 10 tot CO.
lumbus County to repair and re-
model the school buildings
Old Dock-Nakina and GuideWay
Schools and use the surplus
funds allocated for said districts,
together with other funds OF the
unissued S335,OO0 school building
bonds so as to set aside $4,000
for the erection of a central nigh
school building to serve the Old
Dock. Nakina and GudieWay
Schools, and that this central
high school, in order to relieve
the congested conditions of Old
Dock-Nakina and GuideWay
Schools, should take pupils there
from from the seventh through
the twelfth grades" therefore,
etc. ,
The school controversy began
it's tortuous way through the
courts when several patrons OF
both school districts protested
that the transfer of funds from
the existing schools was illegal
They based their contention on
the published statements show.
ing the proposed distribution OF
the million dollars of BOND
money.
The Board of Education, which
proposed the new central high
school after an education survey
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20
NOTICE TO CLUBWOMEN

Members of the Tabor City
Woman's club wishing to have a
part in the basket being prepar'
ed for a needy family by the wei
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-12-20

fare Department of the club are
asked to leave packages at the
Wright's Gas company or take
them to Mrs. Willard Wright,
club Welfare Chairman.
Mrs. Wright said she would
deliver the basket on Christmas
Eve.