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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-12-16

the office Of the Clerk of the Sup
erior Court Of Columbus County,
in the Courthouse in Whiteville,
North Carolina, or or before the
18th day Of January, 1854, or
twenty-seven days thereafter, and
answer or demur to the complaint
In said action, or the plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in said complaint.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-12-16

This 14th day of December. 1858.
Lee J. Greer
Clerk Of Superior Court.
Powell & Powell, Attorneys.
LOST-Two red sow pigs weigh
ing about so or 60 lbs. Finder
please notify w. l.. Mishoe,
Route l, Box 222, Tabor City A
Evening star., 1953-01-21

when Mrs. Pierce arrived in Baltimore
and Franklin Joined her for a few
hours relaxation, his days in Wash
ington were filled with unexpected
activity. He had growing fright that
the inaugural would be a terrifying
ordeal, that he would forget his speech,
and things would be confused and
unpleasant.
Rolling drums, patriotic music. wind
and snow came on the morning of
March 4. Pierce arose early, dressed
in his best suit and tried to keep his
nerves from acting up. Crowds filled
the streets around Wizards. There was
noise. cheering. When Fillmore arrived
at the hotel in an open barouche ac-
companied by Senators Jesse D. Bright
of Indiana and Hannibal Hamlin of
Maine the crowds closed in.
A roar went up when Pierce walked
out to the carriage. He lifted his hat
and bowed. The driver nodded and
once Pierce had settled himself the
carriage moved down Pennsylvania
avenue to the Capitol.
At the north gate of the Capitol
grounds the party left the carriage and
went Immediately to the Senate cham
ber where members of Congress, the
Supreme Court and the diplomatic
corps were awaiting. William r. King,
who had been elected Vice President,
was not present; serious illness had
detained him in Cuba and he was to
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Mr.. FinIetter's Warning

Thomas K. Finletter has wound up his
distinguished service as Air Force Secretary
with farewell press conference solemnly warn
ing against meat-ax slashes in the new defense
budget and against the doomSday ghastliness
of the fantastic weapons now available for war.
The warning on both counts is so solidly based
on the hard facts of our time that nothing
could be more fatuous or irresponsible than to
pooh-pooh it or shrug it off.
To begin with, mindful of current congress
sional talk favoring drastic budgetary cuts, MI.
Finletter has emphasized that we're in q
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Nettie M. HOdSOn.
By Charles E. TroceweN

wood in April. May and June. to more
mature woody cuttings In July. August
and September. The cuttings stay
green for months and then dry up.
II am looking forward to seeing an
other beautiful display of handsome
blossoms on my Camilla again this
spring.
THE method of protection is simple.
For cover I use plastic raincoat
which I find quite easy to use.
merely pull the raincoat around the
plant and button it up.
"Very truly yours, T. H. c."
This letter will interest all persons
who would like to know how to succeed
in getting this famous plant to thrive
and bloom here.
Also it will tell you what to do with
an old raincoat! We recall once see
ing the way a Georgetown gardener
had looped up some fioppy flowers by
the fence.
This ingenious person had simply
used the thick black cord from a
bathrobe!
Buttoning up a raincoat around a
Camilla goes her one better.
1t shows how women make perhaps
the best gardeners. because they are
more alive to the every day needs
of the small living things under their
care.
No doubt there are many other
typical Southern plants that can be
grown here. given the same time and
thought and watching, for Washington
is sort of dividing line. and like most
such. zones can harbor plants which
nattvely come from both directions. s
Evening star., 1953-01-21
This and That

water, especially during dry periods.
The next September 1t had IS flower
ing buds and the following spring all
flowers were perfect with no indica-
tion of frost injury.
"I have found that the flowers come
through the winter in fine shape If the
buds are protected during late fall and
early winter by covering the plant on
nights when the weather report in
dicates frost. AS the season advances
I find that, probably due to dormant
period, it is unnecessary to cover the
plant. Even when the ground is frozen
hard and icicles form on the leaves
and buds, during this dormant period
there is no danger from frost injury.
This past spring. the third flower
ing year for my Camilla. had 20 won
derfully perfect flowers. The flowers
are a shell pink with stripes and un-
even scattered dots Of scarlet. It is a
double flower with dense golden centers
of fliaments and anthers and the flow
ers measure from 3 to inches across.
"a this writing (January /, 1851
the flower buds have been covered
each night when freeze is predicted.
shall very shortly now discontinue
covreing the plant in the frosty eve
nings. since it will be out of danger and
protection unnecessary.
MANY cuttings have been taken
from this plant and given to my
friends at Beltsville but only once has
any one had success in roofing it.
Cuttings have been taken at varying
stages Of maturity from soft green
Evening star., 1953-01-21
|nouquroIs Are Hard on Presidents
By Fronk l. Boer

" ESTERDAY was not so unlike that
l. day 100 years ago when Franklin
Pierce went through the motions of be-
coming President. The Capital was
jam-packed. Hotels. taverns and pri-
vate homes found it difficult to care
for the influx of throng estimated at
10000, which was little less than half
the population Of washington in 1853.
Job-hunters began to arrive early in
February, eager citizens seeking ap-
pointments to Federal Government
positions. BY Washington's Birthday
the number had so increased that
everywhere one went the same cry was
heard: Seven hundred jobs will be
open after the man from New Hamp-
shire is sworn in
Pierce was not pleased with this
prospect when he arrived in the city
three weeks before Inauguration. He
was weary and his heart was heavy.
Only three months had passed since his
son Benjamin, IL. had been killed in
Massachusetts train wreck.
When the presidential train reached
the Washington station, the austere
New Englander did not even wait for
it to stop: he jumped to the platform.
bypassed Mayor John w. Maury and
the Capitol welcoming committee and
hurried to Wizards Hotel, accompanied
only by Sidney Webster, his private
secretary and Thomas O'Neill. body
guard who had been Pierce's orderly
during the Mexican War.
In the brief interlude that followed
behind closed doors. Pierce probably
reflected fleetingly on the campaign
just ended. And he might have re-
called, above all else, the jibes of his
enemies: who is Pierce?" Never
heard Of the coward!" Hes a drunk
ard!" HE hates the Catholics!" It
had been a bitter campaign in that
year 1852, when there were but 81
United States with population of
81 million whites and more than
million Negroes.
Conferences began without delay.
Square -shouldered William Leonard
Marcy, New York statesman, and others
were ready with opinions on who should
be in the cabinet. Pierce, a routine
man. was quite ready to act, so de-
cisions were reached without argument.
He let the country know weeks in ad-
vance of the Inauguration the names
VI C1lc Iucu WHO WOulQ DC UucCClng
his cabinet affairs. Then Mr.. Pierce
stepped back into seclusion to escape
the onrlsh of job-seekers.
Try as he might he could not escape
the pressures that closed in upon him.
After dinner at the White House with
Millard Fillmore, the retiring Chief Ex-
ecutive, the President-elect witnessed
the marriage of John j. Crittenden,
received dozens of well-wishers. heard
a lecture by Vanity Fairs William
Makepiece Thackeray. then a Wash
ington visitor, inspected Ericsson's new
ship at Alexandria. and received nu-
merous gifts. among them carriage
and two horses.
Between February % and March l,
Evening star., 1953-01-21
RESERVOIR ROAD.


Dear Sir:
Eight years ago friend gave to me
a cutting of Camilla which planted
in my garden here.
"This species, Camilla variegata, is a
beautiful plant with citrus green. glossy
foliage.
"Tt is abundant in Southern gardens
in South Carolina, Georgia. Florida,
Mississippi and Alabama, but under
stand that it is not generally con-
sidered to be winter hardy as far north
as Washington, D. C..
II planted this Camilla is my flower
bed on the south side of my home in
sunny location where it is protected
from the west and north winds.
'No particular attention was given to
the growth or protection of the plant
until it was years old. At that time
I gave it some plant food and it amazed
me by the growth it put on following
the application of fertilizer. The fol-
lowing September noticed to my
delight that flower buds had formed
and watched the plant carefully after
that observation.
"In the spring there were six or eight
flowers. All but two were frost bitten
as indicated by the browning of the
petals. These two perfect flowers were
the buds that were located on the
lower branches and were protected from
the weather by the leaves of the plant.
After this first Towering in early
March, I fertilized the plant once or
twice during the spring and early
summer and gave it an abundance OF
Evening star., 1953-01-21
The Snorl Over Tickets

Considering the curious mixture of big
business and politics with which an Inaugural
Committeeman its Committee on the Inau-
gural Ball-must deal, it is not surprising that
there was nightmarish snarl over distribution
of the tickets to the ball. It is regrettable that
1t occurred. The experience this year should
teach enough lessons, and it should never be
permitted to occur again.
The Inaugural Ball Committee does big
business. The gross receipts from sale OF some
10000 inaugural ball tickets will approach $400-
900. This money is necessary to pay off the
underwriters and meet other expenses in illau-
guration features. About 5000 of these tickets
were apportioned in blocs among the party
faithful in all the 48 States The remaining
$4,000 were sold to those invited" to the ball,
and the invitations have become one of the
highly sought rewards of political victory.
Now the staging of such an event as the
inaugural ball has become requires hardheaded
business management. The people in charge,
however are not selected because OF their
experience or skill as entrepreneurS. They are
selected because of their Social-political stand
ing. Those to whom the business details are
delegated are not given free hand. Not only
the Inaugural Committee, but the Republican
National Committee itself has busy finger In
the pie. The distribution of tickets Is guided
largely by system of political recognition and
reward. The decision to have two balls instead
of one was Influenced by the fact that more
boxes were sold for the National Guard Armory
than there were boxes. This decision was fol-
lowed by long discussions of who would go
where. AS late as Sunday before last, those in
charge of the actual mechanics of ticket distri-
button were still awaiting final instructions
from the policy makers. Some of the decisions
made were changed, and work then had to be
done all over again.
The result, of course, was confusing and
highly embarrassing mixup, with great incon-
venience to the purchasers of thousands OF
tickets. The confusion was confounded by the
fatigue and Illustration of the workers in
charge and this led to petty and annoying
Incidents. Four years hence the politicians
should remember the virtue of placing full
charge of such details in the hands of manage
ment that will not be badgered to the point OF
distraction by conflicting and other unreason-
able demands for which the public, represented
by those who buy the tickets, is penalized.
If all is we'll that ends well the color and
gayety of the balls themselves and the delight
full entertainment may have Offset the earlier
difficulties They are difficulties that must be
avoided in the future, however, by clearer
foresight
Evening star., 1953-01-21

period OF continuing danger" and that such cuts
would slice away at the muscle, not at the fat,
of the Air Force and the military establishment
as a whole. Actually, in his judgment, there
is precious little fat left to be worked on, and
any spectacular economizing would therefore
imperil the vigor of our preparedness effort
development that would increase the likeli-
hood of war" at time when it is imperative
for the United States and its allies to make
themselves so strong that the Kremlin will be
extremely reluctant to precipitate an all-out
armed conflict.
Mr.. Finletter has been especially somber
In his comment on the terrible possibilities in
herent in such conflict As he has put it, the
"drive forward" in the development of weapons
like the atomic bomb and the prospective
hydrogen bomb "is real, intense and appalling"
Accordingly, 1t is OF the utmost Importance to
keep on striving-despite Soviet intransigence
and nay-saying-for the limitation and regu-
lation of ornaments and for system of IRON
clad international control of all instruments
of mass destruction. Otherwise If the world
lacks that kind of Self-policing if the present
uneasy peace falls apart, "and whether we win
the war or not, civilization is not going to
survive"-'the human race is going to blow
itself off the globe"
In saying this, Mr.. Finletter, for the pur-
poses of emphasis, may have resorted to slight
measure of hyperbole, but not enough to distort
the basic reality of the present world situation
For as practical matter, in terms of what
total war would mean for all mankind, his
warning adds up to literal truth, and it needs
very much to be needed not only in our own
country, but also-and particularly-in the
Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Petty Triumph

Indifferent to the pleas of his colleagues,
Senator Morse succeeded yesterday in blocking
an immediate vote on those members of the
Eisenhower cabinet whose names had been
submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
It was petty triumph if ever there was
one. In all probability the nominees will be
approved today, and a President can get by
for "a hours without cabinet If he has to. So
Senator Morse really has accomplished nothing
beyond demonstration of small-gauge states
manship.
Evening star., 1953-01-21

die not long after Pierce took office.
The President-elect was escorted to
the east front of the Capitol by Senator
Bright to take the oath from Chief
Justice Roger Taney. Pierce did not
swear the oath; he affirmed it, thereby
breaking an established precedent to
become the 18th President.
Then he removed his overcoat and
delivered his Inauguration address
without once referring to the manu-
script copy. He promised peace and
trade expansion and reaffirmed the
Monroe Doctrine by stating that "inter-
ference or colonization on this side Of
the ocean by any foreign power beyond
present jurisdiction" would be utterly
inadmissible. When the last word
had been spoken, Pierce and Fillmore
rode to the White House. The latter
said his farewells and went to his hotel
where he joined his wife.
The afternoon was trying for the new
President-hundreds of visitors filed
through the rooms of the mansion.
Hands had to be shaken and greetings
acknowledged. The house was all noise,
trampling feet. mud-prints, Gathering
dishes and confusion. Even the Office
seekers were there.
When the guests had gone and dusk
descended, Franklin Pierce took a long
breath and Joined Sidney Webster.
Lighting the way with candles they
wearily went to bed.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
A Fine Inauguration

He preferred simple inaugural What he
got was something far different President
Eisenhower found that the acclaim due one
of the Nations great soldiers and popular
heroes was not to be denied Curbsde specta-
tors sensed the Importance of the historic event
taking place before their eyes-the granting of
Americas highest honor to an admired leader
and they brooked no restraint on the warmth
of their greeting. The net result was parade
and public demonstration that will be recorded
as outstanding among such ceremonies of the
past
Even the weather, often cruelty indifferent
to the significance of an inauguration, beamed
on the new President and the advent of his
regime. An unexpected sun encouraged turn
out of well-wishers of all ages and classes that
spilled over onto side streets and into every
nook and Granny aloft that offered a vantage
point from which to view the 10-mile-long
procession. Such a colorful, Kaleidoscope
parade had not traversed Pennsylvania avenue
for many years. AS was appropriate for pro-
feSsional soldier -turned-cvian, the military
We'd with civilian units to pay their respects to
the new Chief Executive. Yet there was no
truculent display of armed might no suggeS-
tion of new order of military rule. The very
first float of many in the parade was dedicated
to peace ard .piety. But there was gayety, too.
in the line of march and on the sidelines, the
gayety of a cross-section of American democ-
racy-from rope -twirling cowboys and baton
tossing majorettes to coStumed figures and
fancy drum -thumpers.
With it all, it was a remarkably orderly
throng, despite its noisy exuberance. Much
credit should go to the police and military
contingents that kept watch along the route,
task not so glamorous as that assigned their
fellow members in the passing parade but
nevertheless important. In short, it was an
auspicious debut for the new administration
it is to be hoped pleasant augury of things
to come.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Like Della Robbie Blue

We found mountain potter Dorktn0
near
The Range of Pisgah Dhere it towers
high
To otter euer0reens against the sheer
Turquois OF snnlit Carolina sky.
He longed to k,,oD the essence of this
blue st
While coaTing on the Wheel his forms
of clay
And eDen iDhen cloud hid it from pie.u.
Its glory loomed oeTore him night
and day. ,
The mountain let its rhythmic silence
guide
His mastery in blending netD tcfth old
Until he brought to earth the shade
allied
To emerald peaks and sun. Nom ne
behold
His Uork in blue that sings OF heavens
portal
Like Della Robbia blue. 1t Is immortal.
Evelyn Noreross Sheriff..
Evening star., 1953-01-21
In BehoH of the FiIibuster'

The Star should be complimented for
emphasizing the Importance of free
dom of speech as basic to true Ameri-
canism. The January editorial, en-
titled I'm Behalf of the FilibuSter," !"
ably stresses the value of unhampered
debate to forestall legislation of
definitely Objectionable nature. In no
other place in our Government is this
so vital to our basic American philos-
ophy as in the United States Senate.
the body Of last resort in making laws
which govern our lives. If this free
dom is not safeguarded there. another
definite and fatal step would result
in lock-stepping our waning freedoms
as American citizens.
II Is unfortunate that some law
makers. who brand themselves liberals,
are bent upon circumventing estab-
lished regimen to perpetrate their ends.
1t may be that intemperate minorities
are anxious TO attain legislation not
wanted by less vociferous majority
but it Is not in the name of good
craftsmanship that officials should be
so goaded. What is presently most
needed in public life is what is also
needed in good many parents of
American homes today-the courage
and character to say mo" at the proper
times-and to mean it. M. C. Lloyd.
Evening star., 1953-01-21

of jumping out of warm bed at m,
to respond to a fire in the cold Of a
binding snow storm. all the while risk
ing his very life at every intersection
and again fighting the fire. All this he
did because some ones home was burn
ing, not Because he was paid to do it,
because he was not
The day of the volunteer fireman in
Arlington is fast drawing to a close
not becalse they are not beloved but
because progress dictates it. To main
tain an efficient re-f1ghting force, that
force must be governed by rules and
regulations. Those rules and regula-
tions must not be flouted in even so
small matter as "V''s on the backs of
f1remen-for if insubordination is toll
Grated here, /, as home owner, have
no guarantee that the fireman on the
nozzle will obey his chiefs orders.
Let's get together boys! C. H.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
W for Volunteer Firemen

The squabble over the painting Of
"V''s on the coats of volunteer flremen
in Arlington County is dangerous to
lives and property in the county. 1t
is dangerous because it reveals lack
of full harmony within the department.
In IS years, Arlington County has
grown from a rural TO densely popu-
lated suburban area boasting large
buildings and multiple dwellings. These
contain more potential fire hazards and
present more difficult fire-fghting
problems than the one or two story
homes of yesteryear.
The volunteer fireman has an hon.
ored place in the history Of rural
America-and there are many who did
not begrudge him the dubious privilege
Evening star., 1953-01-21
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

StSAiiIlB o-foOo
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How long does an executive agree
n1ent made by President remain in
force?-T. s.
A. Some authorities hold that such
an agreement is supposed to last only
during the administration of the Presi-
den who makes it. but others see no
reason why the Nation should not be
regarded as bound by its plain terms
just as truly as it would be by treaty.
In actual practice executive agree
ments usually acquire permanence.
@. What is the speed at which mi
grating ducks and geese fiy?-G. A. w.
A. Wild geese and ducks average
about 40 n.p.h. on migratory flights,
during sustained fight of perhaps 10
or IL hours. The Department of Agri-
culture in recorded speeds of some
North American birds quotes pintail
ducks. while being chased by airplanes,
as flying So to IS mp.h.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Wants Donohue to Stoy

I have read with interest the text Of
the telegram dispatched to Gen. Eisen-
hover by Arthur Clarendon Smith.
Chairman of the D. c. Committee for
Donohue.
should like to point out marked
omission from the otherwise admirably
concise and direct statement.
Mr.. Smith, whom know and admire
greatly, made no clear and unequivocal
reference to the most controversial
phase of Commissioner Donohue's serv-
ice to the District of Columbia-his
fortnight, affirmative. and realistic at
titude on the question of minorities.
Everything that Mr.. Smith told Gen.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
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Evening star., 1953-01-21
Stonds by Lawrence

am busy housewife with two small
children and not much time for letter
writing. However. must go on record
that I don't agree with Joseph F.
Banashek that David Lawrence has
disqualified himself as journalist"
Quite the contrary. He is the best
journalist The Star has. or any other
newspaper for that matter He is the
first one turn to when The Star
arrives. and l would not want to miss
him any more than I'd want to miss
The Star. Naturally you will get many
such letters from disgruntled Demo-
carts, but please ignore them and keep
on giving us David Lawrence.
Opal Cross.
Evening star., 1953-01-21
Morse's Code

Your editorial and some of the letters
appearing recently in The Star con-
corning Senator Wayne Morse are in
deed much more censorious than that
distinguished gentleman deserves.
Senator Morse dared to hold fast to
his convictions. He was courageous
enough to disavow that which did not
measure UP to his extraordinarily high
standards. For this dissidence in these
days of conformity or else, he has paid
high price. To me he will always
be a rare symbol of highest integrity
and someday when the people wake
up to what is going on in our land, he
will be recognized as 'the greatest Re-
publican of them all"
Nettie M. HOdsOn.
Congratulations on the cartoon.
Senator Morse Independent Party"
I hope he will not be permitted to be
on our Senate District Committee. We
want only the best men on our District
Committees. He has disqualified him
self.
Mrs. Branson Gilbert McIlwee.