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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
LEufWAND'S
RE0PENS HERE


Lienwand's store will open Sat-
urday morning. in the new loca-
ton on Railroad street, next door
to City Cafe. The building was
formerly occupied by Meares.
The new store has been renovat-
ed and modernized with new
equipment.
MIR. and Mrs. Hyman LeinWand
started business here May l, 1947
and recently opened the second
store in Emporia, Va. Mrs. Lem
wand will remain here for some
time.
In making the announcement OF
the opening Saturday Mrs. Leln-
wand said 1--WE would Like to ex-
press our appreciation to all our
friends and patrons who have
made our business a success here
and the public is invited to visit
us in our new store"
Mrs. Odessa Pucket, who has
been with Leinwand's tor several
years, has been named manager
of the store. She Is the former
Odessa Watts, daughter OF MIR
and Mrs Letter Watts.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
PEGGY CARTER WINS CONTEST
P.T.A. NAMES new OFFICERS

Peggy Carter won first place in
the World Peace Essay-Speaking
contest sponsored by the Tabor
City Woman's club at the Parent
Teachers Association in the school
auditorium Tuesday evening. Miss
Carter daughter Of Mrs. Mary
Carter competed with four high
school students for the honor
Honorable mention went to Mary
10 Primer.
Miss Edith Stafford, chairman
of the Literature and Education
department of the Woman's club
presented the medal to Miss Car
ter. The paper will be entered by
the CLUB at headquarters for the
1928 North Carolina contest
An award will be presented at the
1853 convention to the club in
the North Carolina federation en-
tering the best paper, selected
from contestants -,
Mrs. R. P. Counts, president,
presided at the P. T. A. meeting
at which time the slate of new
officers were elected.
Mrs. Counts was reelected
president, Mrs. Ralph Inman, vice
president, Miss Kate Jones, secre-
tary, and Mrs. F. c. Norris, Jr.
treasure. Mrs. F. F. Thompson
made the report on the nominal
ing committee.
Mrs. Smiths. third grade and
Miss Britt's seventh grade won
the attendance trophies.
Mrs. F. c. Norris, Jr. and S. l.
Jackson received the door prizes
a cannon bath towel set and Old
Spice after shave lotion given by
Towards Clothing Store ano
Dameron's Drug respectively.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
sPecial Army Jobs
open To HIS. Grads

Special Jobs are open in the
amy for high school graduates
90, Ford G. Youmans, county re-
,'uung sergeant, announced to-
day.
LIE graduates may enlist for
,uee years and receive Is weeks
Oaslc training after which they
VIII have choice of 80 schools to
attend.
Inc length of courses range
Non p tc ID weeks.
Inc graduates may also apply
w officers Candidate School the
sergeant said.
ose, Ycumans is at the Tabor
sl'y Post Office each Wednesday
S0n 10 o'clock, a. m. to / O'Clock
Pm.
headquarters are at the City
GUIDING in Whiteville.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
Mrs. Crutchfield
Calls Executive
Meeting Of Club

Mrs, 6. W. Crutchfield presided
a. an executive meeting Of the
Tabor City Woman's club at her
nome Tuesday afternoon at which
ame plans were laid for the ensu-
ing year.
Mrs, Crutchfield is the newly
elected president of the club sue
ceeding Miss Anne Brooks Nc
Cougar.
attending the meeting were
Ars. J. c. Singletary, Mrs. R. B.
Aauard, Mrs. Fred Nj. Jernigan,
MS. Horace Roberts, Mrs. Lee
Iaao Leonard, Miss Anne Brooks
NeGougan, and Miss Kate Jones.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
April Party Honors
Mrs. Alton Stanley

Mrs. Alton Stanley was honored
with a stork shower given by Mrs.
Clinton Wright, Miss Violet Wright
and Miss Esther Porter. at the
home of the former this month. :
A sweet course was served by
the hostesses after which the hon.
Gree opened the gifts.
The guest list included Mrs.
James Pickett, Mrs. Lester Watts,
Mrs. Paul Stephens, Mrs. Lyn-
wood Wright, Miss Mary Wright,
Mrs. Walt Spivey, Mrs. Buren,
Wright, Mrs. Dalton Willis, Mrs
Archie Phipps, Mrs. Burmon Jen-
erette, Mrs. Nettie Wright, Mrs,
Roy Annette, Mrs. Hilton Jacobs,
Mrs. Rufus Wright, Mrs. Lonnie
Wright, Mrs. Ruby Spivey, and
Mrs. Floyd Watts.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
Many Attend Bird ge Opening

F1REW ~ - DEuIiSWlCk d1lC
Columbus joined hands across the
Waccamaw River here on Thurs
day afternoon as the formal open
ing of the new PireWay Bridge
was held.
In a gay mood as they walked
over and around the structure
which cuts 20 miles from a trip
from one side of the river to the
other, a large crowd heard State
and local officials express delight
over completion of the bridge
drank sof'. rings, listened to band
music end watched balloons o!
welcome float in the air.
Music was furnished by the
Columbus County Band, directed
by R. A. Hodges, and the Shall
lotte High School Band under the
direction of w. w. Jacobus.
Merchants of Tabor City gave
the occasion a boost by giving
away approximately $1,000 ir
trade certificates to the visiting
throng.
Politicians were plentiful as
they sought to make hay while
the sun was shining. One speaker
observed that he would introduce
them but it might embarrass the
other three people in the audience
Tabor City Mayor Al Williams
acted as master of ceremonies fol
the occasion and Raymond B. NAL
lard expressed appreciation to the
State Highway Commission fol
the bridge. Malard told of chow
much this bridge will mean tc
the people of Columbus anc
Brunswick Counties. It will make
us better neighbours" he pointed
out.
T. B. Gunter, chief bridge en-
gineer of the state, told of new
progress the bridge should bring
to the area and also give some
statistics on building the struc-
ture. Unlike cars, he said, bridges
can't change models each year
so the Highway Commission plan
ned the bridge to serve needs Of
the area for years to come.
District Highway Commissioner
A. Wilbur Clark of Fayetteville
expressed his interest in the
bridge and thanked the Tabor
City Merchants Association fol
seeing fit to sponsor the opening
ceremony.
Prior to the ceremony at the
bridge at 2 p. m, a fresh water
fish dinner was served in Tabor
CITY to highway officials and dig
nitaries from Brunswick and Co.
chadbourn HID - Thursday
lumbus CouStieS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30

''I nre ii the features Of this year $
i,,,,ioD is highly talented
poo3a,t, dance team and there
80 =, o,so he another stage act OF
a:coraian music. ,,... il
About 80 people have parts IN
-, GEARS production that is be-
49,: -: iirsc.ed by Bob Hodges dl-
10 - Of the Columbus county
..,I Mr.. Hodges has directed
-. ,wo previous MINISTRIES that
; -. bea, put on here by the
Cv;tanS.
ID Walden. local warehouseman
,,5 who is associated at present
49,, The Tabor City Marketing
C,,,,aov. will deliver his famed
...,is;ous sermon" This act has
,.sr heard by local persons on
..rs-al occasions but never ceases
,,i,o masterpiece of entertain
meat. -,
! local oarbershop quartet will
-arder several numbers of a hum
,-ous and entertaining nature.
This quartet is composed of w. W.
Uooiv Phil Hughes, David Kelly
and Dick Cartel. Besides the
opar-et. several solos are on the
n-ogran including Black Cat
8Iuas' BY Rev. G. w .Crutchfield;
~Wsv Sack Home" by H. G. Dam
sr,~. 5nd Caroline by Thurs
:oa Rogers.
Receipts from this years pro-
6u,c:or will De used for various
civic Improvement of Tabor City
including the proposed playground
for local caildren. This playground
proiec. vas selected as one OF the
Finer Carolina" projects and the
C;v;.ans are co-sponSors OF this
particular objective.
The Civilian Minstrel has been
well attended in all past seasons
ant w!.a this years event labeled
as he best one yet, a good crowd
Is expected.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
DIR. RANDALL
SPEAKS HERE

DR. William Randall, dean OF
Wilmington Junior College, spoke
to the local Rotary club at Its
regular weekly meeting at Mrs:
Todd's Monday night. DR.. Randall
related some of his experiences
while serving with Army intelh-
sence in Egypt during world war
II.
John Skies, publicity director
of Wilmington Junior College was
also present and introduced LII
Randall.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
MANLESS WEDDING
TO BE PRESENTED
BY HID CLUB

The East Tabor Homemakers
present ''Manless Wedding at
me TABOR City school auditorium
on Wednesday evening, May 7,
a. 8 o'clock, officials of the club
announced.
Lee Greer of Whiteville will be
ne featured speaker for the eve
ming.
4 quilt will be given to the
lucky number holder during the
program.
The public is invited. There
vii De no admission charge.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
MERCHANTS
WILL CLOSE
WEDNESDAY

All members of the Tabor City
Merchants Association will begin
closing their business at loo each
Wednesday afternoon starting next
week, May 7, Oliver Prince, presi-
dent announced today.
The stores here will be closed
each Wednesday until August, in
keeping with a resolution passed
by the organization several years
ago.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
|WOMAN'S CLUB
|SCRAPBOOK
WINS RIBBON

The Tabor City Woman's Club
Scrapbook won third place in the
state wide contest at the North
CaIciina Fedt4 a..yn Convention
held in Winston Salem last week.
A ribbon was presented to the
club for the honor.
Mrs. C. w. Crutchfield was
chairman for the scrapbook.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
Senior Class Presents Play

On Monday May 5, 1852 at S:oo
p M. the Senior class of the Tab
or CITY Negro High School will
present its Senior play, a three
act comedy entitled "saved BY the
Relle," Oddie Belle Cause has
hoen selected to play the leading
role. -,
asaved BY the Belle" is a well
known success by Thomas Sutton
popular American playwright Mr.
Sutton is noted particularly for
his portrayals of the lighter side
81 the American scene. One critic
has called him. "The dramatist OF
+be American family" According
70 the players. Saved BY the
pe,1eD is one of his best efforts;
= is described as a rapid-fire bar
ase of laughs, laughs and more
laughs, warranted to keep any
audience in continuous laughter
throughout its entire three acts
Please come out and een1oy an n
evening of fun. The admission Is
s rs and $ IS.
George Bryant
Class Reporter
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
local WOMEN
ATTEND STATE
CONVENTION

Mrs. J. C. Singletary, president
If District 10, North Carolina Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs, attend
ed the convention held in Win
ston Salem last week and made the
annual report for the district. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Fred M.
Jernigan, official delegate from
the Tabor City Woman's Club.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
Negro News Notes

The opportunity club held its
meeting Wednesday afternoon,
April %, at the home of Mrs. An
ME Ruth Reaves. The members
were graciously served a delicious
salad with crackers and punch
The hostess was assisted by Mrs
Oracle J.. Wilson.
A few words of encouragement
were given to the club by the
president, Mrs. Wilhemlna Mobley'
Words were given to the group as
an every day rule and thought
by Mrs. Mae Bell Bryant. The
thought and rule for the week is
eff our lips are kept from Slip
five things observe with care
from what we speak, to whom we
speak, and how and when and
where
Mrs. Wilhemina Mobley, presl-
dent, Mrs. Oracle l.. Wilson, secre-
tarv. Elizabeth Davis, reporter
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
ATTENDS CONVENTION

Miss Helen Butler, Miss Maude
Butler and Miss Anne Brooks Nc
Cougar offended the State Con-
vention of Delta Kappa Gamma
at Pinehurst Saturday.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Granger
and Mr.. and. Mrs. Levi Granger
:sn.nt the weekend in Washington
D, C. IN a sight seeing trip.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-04-30
Rest Civilian Minstrel Yet
Slated Here Friday Night

.a;,3 annual Civilian Minstrel will be held at the
Inc school auditorium Friday night, May e at 100
TABOR Of the local Civtan club here this week stated
anu ~ 80 ,,-ant was the best so far.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19

your own hands especially when
you don't know what it is about"
Segregation on public conveyances
has never been rigidly enforced in
Ell Paso. The buses, owned by the
City Lines, operates between Ell
Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19
54DeIegates 80.
Continued from Page One)

sons to represent his area at the
conference:
DR.. Charles N. Richmond, dis
trict superintendent of the St.
Louis district, and Bige Wyatt, To-
cal business man, will be the min
isterial and lay representative re-
spectively of the Central West
conference.
The Rev. Dubro M. Grisham,
pastor of the Clark Memorial
Methodist Church, Nashville, Tenn,
and Samuel R. Brown, Memphis,
are the ministerial and lay dele
gates respectively from the Ten
nessee conference.
The Southwest conference will
be represented by the Rev. John H.
Oliver, pastor of the Haven Meth
odist Church, Hot Springs, Ark,
and John S. Cullens, Little Rock,
Ark, Rev. Oliver is the ministerial
and Cullens the lay delegate.
Ministerial delegates from the
Lexington conference are DR.. Ro-
bert G. Morris, pastor of Hartzell
Memorial Methodist Church, Chi
cago, and DR.. M. Lafayette Har-
ris, president of Philander Smith
College, Little Rock, Ark.
John T. Current, Detroit, and
Dewey Lampkin, Chicago, are the
lay delegates from the Lexington
conference.
The Central West conference in
cludes Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Ne
braska, North and South Dakota,
Colorado, Montana and the south
ern part of Illinois.
Oklahoma and Arkansas make
up the Southwest conference. The
western part of Tennessee is the
Tennessee conference.
The Lexington conference in
cludes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mich
igan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Chi
cago and Harvey, Illinois.
Some Is other Negro annual
conferences of the Methodist
Church in this country will be
represented by IA ministerial and
lay delegates.
Delegates will be present from
all of the AZ states and some %
countries overseas, including two
from Liberia, representing the
nearly 10000 members of the larg-
est Protestant body in the world.
Six of the 10, active and retir-
ed bishops of the Methodist
Church are Negroes. Among them
are Bishop Kelly, Bishop Robert
N. Brooks, New Orleans, La; Bis
hop Alexander P. Shraw, Balti-
more, Md; Bishop John w. E.
Bowen, Atlanta, Ca; Bishop Willis
J. King, Montrovia, Liberia and
Bishop Robert E. Jones, Waveland,
Mississippi.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19

tin, president of the Danville Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company, and
r. &. Adams, also of the Danville
bank.
These four business leaders and
business educators were named to
be invited to the meeting by Elmer
Martin Lancaster, advisor on Ne
gro affairs for the Department of
Commerce in Washington.
Lancaster said that many Negro
manufacturers probably are not
taking advantage of the opportu-
mites available to them in defense
contract field.
The purpose of the gathering
was to select a committee to aid
small plants operated by Negroes
to obtain defense contracts. The
four invited to this meeting are
expected to function in this capa-
city
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19
Student Indicted
Murder Of Coed

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Don-
aid Nathan Tyler, a 22year-old
student at Howard University, was
indicted last Monday for the muir
der of his classmate, Miss Janet
Ellen King.
The bullet riddled body of the
18-year-old coed was found crum-
pied in a gutter on a Washington
street on the night of February IS.
The young pharmaceutic student
had been fatally shot through the
head, the shoulders and neck. In
addition to the three shots, district
coroner said she had been choked
and criminally assaulted.
Tyler, who was later arrested
in Chicago, claimed that the shoot
ing was accidental. He admitted,
however, that he had been out driv-
ing with the girl en- the day of the
murder.
Police quoted him as saying the
girl was playing with % caliber
automatic which she had taken
from the glove compartment of the
car which. he was driving.
He claimed that when he warned
her that the gun was loaded he
asked her not to "play with it."
She failed to heed his warning
and Somehow the gun went off"
stated Taylor.
He fled the city but surrendered
to Chicago police two days later,
saying, at was useless for me not
to go to the police about the acct
dent which | had"
In addition to the murder charge,
Tyler was indicted for criminally
assaulting and robbing a 24-year-
old Navy Department employee on
February 10.
The latter victim identified Ty-
Ter as her assailant after he had
been arrested for the shooting of
Miss King. She charged Tyler
with forcing her to submit to him
in a wooded area in Northeast
Washington after making her get
into his car at gunpoint.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19
Urge
Continued from Page One)

ing was joint public meeting be-
tween the Omega men and repre-
sentatives of the southern province
of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
DR.. George L. P. Weavers, as
sistant to the Reconstruction Fin
ance Corporation administrator, at
this session said that the United
States no longer was a self suffi-
cient nation. He said that USA
does not possess at home the raw
material necessary to maintain and
increase our present production
goals.
The general theme for this joint
session was Extending Democracy
Through Whole Job Opportunity"
The Omegas continued discussion
of the theme at panel forum led by
j. H. Colhoun, prominent Atlanta,
Ga, realtor and former vice grand
basileus of the fraternity.
Other participants of this panel
discussion included J. @. Jefferson,
Savannah, Ga; Wiley E. Daniels,
ST., Birmingham, Ala; keeper of
the records and seal; DR.. J. E. Car
ter, Augusta, Ga, keeper of fl
nance; and Emory O. Jackson,
Birmingham, district social action
chairman.
The seventh district which in
cludes Alabama, Florida, Georgia
and Mississippi, is led by j. T.
Brooks, assistant to the president
of Alabama State College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19

tute, field agent, United States
Department of Agriculture; Jacob
R. Henderson, Atlanta, project
Manager, Federal Housing Au-
thority; Howard M. Miller, Jr.,
Wilmington, Del, Assistant Man
ager of Personnel Section, Control,
Division, Engineering Department,
E. |. Dupont DeMours and Com
pany; Colonel James H. Robinson,
Washington, d. c., Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense;
and H. M. Barker, business repre-
sentative, International Hold Car
riers, Building and Common La
borers Union of America.
Recommendations for planning
a bigger and better conference for
next year were made in Il closing
evaluation session.
Visiting consultants and men,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19
] exas Woman
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L
and sat across the aisle from her.
He asked her to move into what he
termed the Negro Section" When
she refused he began using abusive
language, according to testimony
presented in court.
A policeman, who had been called
to the scene, supported Mrs. Nc
Fall in her charges that Martin
used abusive language. "
The Judge who heard the case
told Martin that there is such
thing as a white and colored sec
ton of a bus. George McAlmon,
city attorney, said according to the
law Negroes should fill the bus
from the rear and white people
from the front. He added that
Mrs. McFall was sitting far enough
to the rear and consequently, had
not violated the law.
The Judge criticized Martins ac-
ton and said:
"You should not take the law in
bers of the planning committee
agreed that such a career confer
ence was worthwhile and should
be sponsored next year by the col
lege in cooperation with the Ma
tional Urban League.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19

leave on Sunday to talk with other
Negro democrats in South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana and Florida. Colonel Walden,
who will accompany him, indicated
that Mr.. Crump may go to Texas,
and tentatively plans to stop in
Norfolk and Richmond on his re-
turn trip.
The New York legislator entered
politics in 1885. He was one of the
small band of Harlem Negroes who
successfully sought representation
on the executive committee of Tam
many Hall, the New York County
democratic organization. More re-
Gently Mr.. Crump got 20 national
Unknown Negroes to join in a pub
lie statement urging President
Truman to run for reelection.
Born in Washington, d. c., son
of a methodist minister, he was
once field representative for the
former National Colored Merchants
Association, an accountant and a
real estate operator. He acquired
the nickname of the Fighting As;
semblyman" during his first term
of office because of his vigorous
support of progressive legislation
and the interests of his constitu-
ents.
Mr.. Crump has represented the
18th Assembly District of Negro
and white voters since 1949. The
ward is part of the district repre-
sented by Congressman Adam C.
Powell, Jr., Indicative of Mr..
Crump's vote-getting ability in the
way he ran for reelection in 1850
when he polled over 1000 more
votes than Congressman Powell in
that portion of the district in which
both men ran.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19
Negro Woman Is
Chosen Mother
Of Year"

MEDFORD, Mass. = CAMP =
Mrs. Madeline Digger, 53-year-old
widow who sent six children to col
lege, last week was named Massa-
chusetts Mother of the Year"
Glowing with pride, the new state
mother" credited her children for
her success. She said:
cts the kids who should get the
congratulations. Of course Pm
thrilled by the honor, but the chill
dren did all the work. Most of
them got scholarships, and they all
worked very hard. Pm thankful the
Lord gave me my health to work"
A law school graduate herself,
she put five children through col
lege and has a sixth now on the
deans honor list at Tufts College
here.
Mrs. Digger now is employed by
the Veterans Administration as an
examiner in the payroll division.
Besides her duties with the Vet
Grams Administration, Mrs. Digger
is at present volunteer driver
for the American Red Cross. She
was a hostess at Camp Miles Stan
dish and Fort Devens during World
War II.
She is a member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, the NAACP and
an active worker in church, and
civic activities.
Mrs. Digger is the widow of the
late 1t. Col. Edward Digger, COM
mander 272nd regiment. One of
her sons, Eddie Digger, was for
merly national hurdles champion.
He now is a research aeronautics
engineer at Wright Field, Ohio.
Mrs. Digger was chosen for
Mother of the Year." by the
American Mothers Committee of
the, Massachusetts Federation of
Women's Clubs. She will 90 to
New York next month to compete
for national honors.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-04-19
which one Has -,
what took"
Monthly NERVES" Are Easy To See

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resistance may be greater each month"; nervousness
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MANY scientists estimate some time during LIT
out of every suffers from monthly discomfort