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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16
Just Around The Corner

The Carolinas Yam Festival edition. just around
the and its time for all of to put shoulders
the wheel and talking up this biggest annual pro-
ject sponsored in Tabor City.
The festival has grown bigger and better every
and there's doubt that will be greater this
Several committees hard at work plan
ming the big October event and from present Indications
this years program will be good or better than
before
This annual project that its start in the Merchants
Association, true community affair. 1t takes every
civic club and every civic minded individual whether
tached to an organization not to properly promote this
affair In the past and again this year. always
slow get moving Yam Festival plans the
town really enthusiastic things begin to pop and the
cooperation is wonderful.
Not many with small populations like have
been able promote successfully project of such wide
spread significance the Carolnas Yam Festival. And
it couldn't be done here without wholesale interest by
everyone.
Many of the individuals work long and hard every
put this project They deserving of
best applause If these annual hard workers let
for just it might be the end of festival
The festival of the things that has earned for Tabor
City good statewide reputation. Many things have
brought only humiliation to When have
something fine like the Yam Festival stick with
it, put best foot forward and show the world that
really fine people in a fine section.
Perhaps stretch point little by saying that Tabor
City is the Yam Capital of the World But stretch it
only little We among the very best and biggest yam
markets increased consumption of this deicacy
every year, expect continued growth the market
In opinion, sweet potatoes Just taking their
rightful place the dinner tables of the world We be-
eve that the consumption will than double in the
next decade.
of Columbus and Horny Counties. As long farmers
continue to get for their potatoes and long
they produce good quality product the consumption
will increase after With this steady increase
consumption corresponding increase should be shown
in production until time in the distant future pota-
toes might well be our number one money crop.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16
BY "Al" Harrison

Right off the bat I'd like to e;>-
tend my congratulations To Ben
NcSmith, Ill. for accepting the Job
as local ScoutmaStcr. We have
been in need of one for several
months and it looked for Il while
like the whole project was going
10 fold up permanently III Tabor
City. Even the Civilian Club had
voted 10 lay the program aside
until suitable leader could Dc
obtained for the local troop.
Last week the Civilian Club
heard several talks by leaders il
Boy Scout work and the talks
really hit home. After the meeting
a lot Of serious thought WAS given
10 the possibilities of finding .
ScoutmaStcr who would take the
time to make the program one
worth while. The only trouble WAS
that everyone could thing of Il
good man for the job but each
time they mentioned someone 1t
was a person other than thCmScl-
YES. In PLAIN tax II was always
the other fellow VINO had the time
and would make the best leader.
Needless TO say the talk sccom-
plished nothing Al the time; how
ever, it made a lot of people sit
down and think about the thing
seriously.
Ben evidently did some think
ing about the problem that existed
and decided to sacrifice the time
to take the job. He isn't taking the
job just because he has Il lot of
spare time-hC is just as busy as
anyone in this community. Nor is
he taking the job because he
wants pat on the back. however.
II IS only fair that the rest of the
people in the community realize
that they too Will benefit by his
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16

ting out tobacco and going to plant
corn tomorrow. and if he doesn't
get back home today things are
really going to be fouled up for
him.
In the summer, just about every
| prisoner says that he has two
barns OF tobacco on high heat. and
II he has To be locked up, those
| NO barns OF tobacco will be ruin
cd for sure and up in smoke will
80 a whole years work.
And Il little later III the fall. the
| man Just can't be locked up be-
| cause his sweet potatoes are Just
right for digging. They are getting
bigger every day, and day III
| Jail might just ruin his whole yam
| crop and he wouldn't have any
number one potatoes.
Furthermore. in about every
instance the DRINKS say when they
are arrested that they Just don't
have any money At all with which
10 put up bond. They are just flat
broke and don't know what they
are going to do. But once in Jail
for few hours. many pull out
rolls o! bills fat enough to choke
a horse.
Its amazing how many people
will deliberately lie in and out OF
court about 4 case in which they
are being charged. We remember
one case particularly i'll which a
fellow said he had never been IN
jail before in his life. But d week
later we find that ne had served
three terms on the chain gang.
The speeding and wheel SPIN
ming cases all have great reasons
for breaking the law. Usually
there was lot of sand on the
road and the car just naturally
spun the wheels when it started.
sometimes there was another car
coming up from behind real fast
ana unless the man got out OF
there rapidly, ne was going to get
ahmed in the rear And then
here are fuel pumps that AT,
logged up and not working thai;
HSt suddenly begin 10 funCtlog
perfectly and before a mans foot
..uld Dc taken OF the accelerate.
- Was spinning the wheels and
feeding.
Several months age when the
ocal police had the car radio in
Grafton, II was ElCating out 4
port O. some kind about car
eft. The police had a man in
lie car charged with being drum;
nd were bringing him to jail
nile he Was moaning that he
.a~n't drunk "a, all and was sober
D., "a judge. Noting that the police
,ro listening closely to what the
ado was saying. the drunk fin
y stopped babbling a minute
III asked whats that radio thing
wing" It's telling us how drunk
III are" the police said jokingly
My goodness. I did't know that
ling would do that. No wonder
0u caught me-" said the drunk.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16

My remarks about speeding in
last week S Plain Talk drew one
accusation from a local citizen. I
was accused OF trying to cover
up FOR the Police Chief in my COM
plant about the 81 2cding.
That was not the case al all!
! have neither attempted to chas-
tiSc any Of the local officials nor
nave | attempted To provide a
cloak OF immunity for their ac-
tionS.
I've always commended that there
are two sides TO every issue. One
NAV be cXcCptionallv weak but il
Sliii warrants some consideration.
I'll always feel free TO present
both sides OF the story when dis
cuSSing 4 problem or ! won't talk
about ii at all. II wouldn't be fair
to present one side and bottle up
the other-that would be dcpriv-
ing the persons on the other side
OF chance to protect themselves.
Getting back to the speeding
1t still goes on during the hours
of darkness and I'm about as tired
OF writing on the subject as vol
are of reading il: consequently.
Ill skip the whole works for :;
few week and hope that il wi!
improve 10 the point that a speed
Ster become a rarity,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16
Extension service

Extension service
The Extension Service schedule
from tomorrow through Friday Of
next week has been announced by
Mrs. Elaine Blake, Home Agent
as follows:
Sept. Is
Pireway HD-Friday, 200 p. m.
with Mrs. Edith Gore.
Sept. FL
Western Prong HD-Monday
2:30 p. m. at Clubhouse.
Sept. %
White Marsh HID - Tuesday
$50 p. m. at Clubhouse.
Bethel HID - Tuesday. 800 p
n, with Mrs. OsSie Long.
Sept. 23
Bolton HID Wednesday. 80
p. m. with Mrs. Charles Single
tary.
Sept p
DClCO HID - Thursday. go
m. with Mrs. Kathleen Flnchc.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16
Reminiscinq
Seven Years Ago
SEVEN YEARS AGO
September IS, 1855

twelve new attractive lunch
room tables and a 30 foot rcfrig-
orator were installed in tire lunch
room at the Tabor City school this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Wright
and Miss Lucille Wright made a
trip recently to Nantco where they
saw the pageant The Lost COL
ony"
a tobacco barn burned on the
Gurthie Turbcvillc farm on the
outskirts of town on Sept. eth. No
insurance was carried on the
building of the golden weed and
the loss was estimated at one
thousand dollars.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-09-16

1 sacrificing mis- time to become the
leader OF t..e boys III the commun-
lty who want TO become Boy
Scouts.
Don't sit back and say I'm glad
he took the job and | know he
VIII be a good one" but be will
ing to offer your services in any
possible way that YOU can. There
are a lot of phases in Scout work
that require a lot of time and
cooperation from the community
that Is where YOU can be grca
help. When you are called upon
at won't be too often but il vii
happcn) 10 aid in some way to
| carry out a Boy Scout project
| don Shrug your shoulders az
say, I'd like TO but I'm too busy. e
We could all say that (moSt of US
have so far( and feel Justified in
doing SO: however. keep in mind
that everyone was too busy 20 take
the Job or ScoutmaStcr until Ben
decided 10 sacrifice his time 20
rcactlvatc one of the more import
ant community projects.
You can mark It in your book
that YOU will be called on to help
with the program-it may be in
the form of kicking in Il dollar or
two TO help buy something or it
may DC that someone will ask YOU
10 take a group of the Scouts
Someplacc. Whichever it may be
think twice before YOU look for
an excuse 20 relieve you OF your
responsibility.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-10-08

tUniy get your IDEAL WITH DOUBLE PAY-OFF" we are
extending the sale through SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th
unless inventory is exhausted before that fine.
Evening star., 1953-11-06

the light was put out by wind
and rain. Hero peered into the
darkness. but failed to see the
swimmer. Leander did his best
to cross the Hellespont, but was
drowned. Early in the morning,
Hero saw his lifeless body, and
cast herself into the waves.
The other story is about a
prince named Pygmalion (pro-
nounced pig MAY = lie on.w
This prince lived on the island
of Cyprus. and spent most CT
his time as a sculptor.
The years passed, and the
prince failed to show any inter-
est in being married. None of
the women ne saw pleased him.
Working with ivory, Pygmalion
carved the figure of a woman
who answered his ideal. He
called her Galatea pronounced
"GAL-uh-TEE-uh") and wished
with all his heart that he could
see the light of life in her eyes.
Returning to his workroom,
Evening star., 1953-11-06
Uncle Rays Corner

Today I wish to speak of two
stories of ancient Greece. One
of them is sad, and the other has
a strange twist at the end.
The sad story has to do with a
young man named Leander. If
he was a real person, he must
have lived at least 1000 years
ago.
One day, we are told, Leander
caught sight of beautiful young
priesteSs and spoke to her. He
learned that she served the god
dess Venus, and had the name
of Hero.
Dividing Europe from Asia is
the Sea of Marmora, also two
narrow passages-the Bosporus
and the Dardanelles. In an
cient times the name of Helles-
pont was used for the Darda-
nelleS. 1t was beside the Helles-
pont that Hero lived in a tower
and performed her work. She
fell in love with Leander. and he
Evening star., 1953-11-06
By Romon Coffmon

the prince was amazed to OBJ
serve the statue coming to lifel
The myth declares that this was
done by the magic of the god
dess Venus. Pygmalion married
Galatea, and the two later ruled
Cyprus as king and queen.
Evening star., 1953-11-06
Contract Bridge

By EosIey BIockwood
In recent columns we've been
discussing the handling of Sit
uations where the dummy was
short of entries. In today's deal
Mr.. Champion almost came to
grief because the dummy hand
had too many entries.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mrs. Keen)
AK65
YAK
GA
%9S76432
WEST EAST
(Ar. Masters) (Mr. Dale)
A. A9843
0o65s2 V4
D10762 oJ9S543
&AKQJ %105
SOUTH
(Mr. Champion)
AAQJ1072
0J10987
HKQ
The bidding:
South West North East
! spade Pass 2d'm'nds Pass
2 spades Pass hearts Pass
hearts Pass spades Pass
6spades All pass
Mrs. Keen's bidding looks a
little weird, but she decided it
was extremely unlikely that her
long, weak club suit would be of
the slightest interest to her part
ner. Spades suited her and she
planned, eventually, to show her
spade support. First, though.
she showed where her top
strength in the side suits was
located. Actually, her methods
made it much easier for Mr..
Champion to put the hand in a
slam at spades.
Mr.. Masters led the king of
clubs and Mr.. Champion ruffed.
He cashed the ace of spades and
Immediately saw his problem
when Mr.. Masters discarded the
deuce of diamonds. If he picked
up all four of Mr.. Dale's trumps
and then cashed dummy's high
cards in the red suits, it would
take his last trump to get back
to his hand.
The queen of hearts would
still be at large and when the
enemy got the lead with that
card they could cash their top
clubs.
Mr.. Champion decided there
were entirely too many entries
on the board. He determined to
get rid of them just as if they
were deuces. He discarded not
one, but all three of dummy'S
high cards in hearts and dia-
monds.
He continued with trumps and
on the fourth lead discarded
dummy's ace of diamonds. Next
he cashed the kind and queen of
diamonds and got rid of dunn
my's ace and king of hearts.
He was then in the favorable
position of being able to drive
out the queen of hearts while re-
tanning full control of the trump
situation.
This proves" said Mr.. Cham
pion, that when you can play
the cards like 1 can, you don's
need aces and kings"
Copyright, 1853. General Features Corp.)
Evening star., 1953-11-06
Hero peered into the darkness.

with her, but they feared to
meet openly becauses she was a
servant of the goddess.
Leander swan across the Hell
lespont each night under cover
of darkness. While crossing
more than a mile of water, he
was guided by a light which the
priestess placed at the top of the
tower.
One night q storm came, and
Evening star., 1953-11-06
Fumous Fables
By E. {. Edgar

CONFERENCE - Britis h
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden and the late French
statesman Leon Blum held
frequent meetings before the
outbreak of World War II.
Although they did not al
ways agree on political mat
ters, they had much in COM
mon.
During a European crisis,
the two met behind locked
doors to discuss a grave situ-
alton. They remained clos
eted for hours while their
aides traded anxious glances
in the anteroom. Were
France and England about
to reach an impasSe?
Suddenly the door opened
and the confereeS, smiles on
their faces, emerged arm in
arm. Their aides rushed up
to them. Had everything
been settled to mutual salts
faction? With a laugh. the
two confessed that they had
scarcely touched on the dip
lomatic situation. They had
been discussing the works
of their favorite author,
Marcel Proust.
ADVICE - Gen. Mark
Clark was chatting one day
with young lieutenant as
signed to his headquarters.
Are you being helped by
the other officers?" asked
the general.
Eyes, sir" replied the lieu
tenant, I'm getting a lot of
advice. But like all ad-
vice"
There's such a thing as
good advice" interrupted
the general. IT know I'll al
ways be grateful to the per-
son who advised me to marry
my wife"
who gave you the advice,
sir?"
"She did," replied Clark.
Evening star., 1953-11-06
Word Game
Find % or more words in
PROXIMAL,

Find % or more words in
XIMAL,
meaning, nearest, Immediate"
Average is 25; time limit, 20
minutes.
Rules of the game-1. Words must be
of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
"s,' such as bats" cats" are not
used. 3. Only one form Of a word II
used. Proper names are not used.
Answer to EXEMPLIFY.
eely exile, expel. peel. pelf, pile, pixy,
lime, life. lief limp, lex. impel. Imply,
feel, file. hlmy, nee. mex. dip. yelp.
Evening star., 1953-11-06

Sights in Strange India is the title
OF picture leafet. 1t contains 10
pictures by Frank c. Pape and several
hundred words of text by Uncle Ray.
To obtain a copy send a self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope to Uncle
Ray in care Of The Star.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24
Sci Good Example For ChiIdren

Set Good Example For Children
AChildren's traffic habits, more
often than not, are the result of
the example their parents have
set"
Mr.. F. ]. Jamison, Assistant
Manager of the Delaware Safety
Council made that statement yes
terday on behalf of the September
traffic program for child safety be-
ing conducted throughout the state
in cooperation with the National
Safety Council.
Good traffic habits and attitudes
of parents will do a lot to keep
children safe in traffic." said. "Also
important is the extent to which
parents try to teach children safe
traffic practices"
Parents can best cooperate with
the program of the Delaware Safe
ty Council and the National Safety
Council by following five simple
rules, according to Mr.. Jamison.
He listed the five rules as fol-
lows:
1. Pedestrians, should always
set a good example to children.
This includes crossing streets only
at intersections, waiting for the
signal, and looking both ways be-
fore crossing.
2. Learn what the schools are
teaching and, in cooperating with
schools and traffic officials, help
children develop safe traffic habits
and attitudes.
8. See that children play only
in approved play areas-never in
the street or near moving traffic.
4. Teach Children safe use of
outdoor toys such as roller skates,
tricycles, bicycles, scooters and
wagons.
5. Instill in children the atti-
tude that safety rules must be
given the same respect and obed-
ience as other rules of conduct
learned at home and in school.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

Here setting planned upkep Called Ranch House,
this of furniture take bumps knocks They add
the something old" look that lends much charm to rustic furniture
Infomay and casual living today homes
especially the ranch style house Furniture with the look
the casual theme the interior of the home In addition
living this style perfect for den recreation
cottage.
The pieces shown complete grouping of 3 items for the
living dining and bedroom The finish Desert Sand will not show
dust or finger prints
For the homeaker with young family here furniture that will
stand and At the time will always neat and
casual for informal entertaining.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24
CLAYTON CIodhoppers Meet

The Clayton Clodhoppers held a
camp style meeting on September
8 at the home of Karl and Mat
thew Fischer near Woodland
Beach. Plans were discussed for
holding a combined meeting with
other local clubs and have Vaughn
Fox as guest speaker. All men,
bers were requested to learn diff
ferent kinds of Delaware trees and
the Kent song. Each member was
asked to exhibit something from
his or her project for the Kent
County All Achievement Fair,
which will be held at the CaulR
farm, Wyoming, Saturday, october
8, at 10 am. to 4 pm. There was
much discussion on the activities
enjoyed at camp. Harry Cloud,
local leader, and the following
members, John Clark, Joseph
Bothel, George Brown, and Karl
Fischer repeated a skit that was
given at camp. While at camp
George Brown was given the high
honor of being selected as pipe
bear. John Clark had the honor
of being a saggamore. The next
regular meeting will be held at the
home of Harry Cloud in Smyrna
on October with Karl and Mat
thew Fischer as speakers for the
evening. Mrs. George Brown serv-
ed refreshments after the meeting
was adjourned.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

County All Achievement fairs
are being held throughout. the
state. Sussex county held its fair
last Saturday, Sept. 10, at the
Georgetown Substation; New Cas-
tie county will have its fair next
Saturday, the 26th at the Univers-
ity of Delaware Experimental
Farm; Kent county's fair will be
held on Oct. 8 at ]. D. Caulk's farm
near Wyoming.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

October 4-10 has been set aside
by President Eisenhower as Ma
tional Fire Prevention Week. Dur
ing the past year, farm fires caused
the loss of about 1873 million dol
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24
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1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb.
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker, Jr., from February 10, 1907 to
December "a, 1889.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
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w. Lester Smith. Manager
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in advance.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

lars worth of farm property and
the death of 5000 farm people. APP
proximately 95 per cent of these
fires were caused by carelessness
and neglect. Start now to learn
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

to recognize fire hazards, remove
these hazards and teach fire pre-
vention measures. Make every
week Fire Prevention Week.
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

SLOW SNAIL RACE of the funniest run
with bicycles Every type of bike be used and 1t is Tor boys
girls tall short, fat or SLIM
The object the which rider travel opesf
and that's quite rider to the finish
winner that the contestant has not
violated any of the rules -
long laid out safe with
several lanes to feet wide Lanes be made by stretching
with disqualified if devrteS from
his touches a to the ground around.
signal gets underway the starting point riding
slowly possible contestants to make
in several heats winners of heats then
compete in the final
Smyrna times., 1953-09-24

A 10 to 80 percent solution of
copper sulphate can be used as a
foot bath to control foot rot in
dairy cattle.
Evening star., 1953-05-25

500, WTOP-Radio Theater:
The drama is Lure of the Will
derness." with Jean Peters and
jeffrey Hunter.
500, WRC-Telephone Hour:
Lucille Cummings is guest soloist.
sos, WASH - Reporters
Roundup: Senator Paul Douglas
is interviewed.
$3.50. WRC-Band of America:
The program is broadcast from
Constitution Hall.
TeIevision Todoy.
1880, WMAL-Opera VS.. Jazz:
Jan Peerce and Alan Dale are
the first guests on the new music
show.
$3.50, WNBW-Voice of Fire
stone: Eleanor Steber is guest
soloist.
800, WNBW - Eye Witness:
Peter Kappell and Michael
Evans are featured in The
Three Hours"
$3.50, WTTG - Boxing: Tuzo
Portuguez meets Randy Sandy
in the main bout.
$3.50. WNBW Robert Mont
gomery Presents: Fay Banter
stars in "All Things Glad and
Beautiful"
1890, WTOP - Studio One:
Mercedes McCambridee and
James DAILY head the cast Of
Fly with the Hawk"