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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28
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BY MRS. LESTER LONG

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gore visit
q Mr.. and Mrs. James Faux
Monday night.
George Lee Long visited Mr..
md Mrs. J. d. Stocks Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Noah Hcwettc and Mrs.
Paul Common visited Mrs. James
Faux recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Long made
business trip to Tabor City
Thursday.
Mrs. Rcba Bozcman and Mrs.
T. d. Long and children. Jimmie
md Dot. visited Mr.. and Mrs.
ester Long Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Jacobs were
He Saturday night guests of Mrs.
ester Long.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28

,pital. Mrs. Woollums' condition
was not considered serious.
Billy V. Roberts of the Myrtle
Beach Police Department, one of
the first officers to arrive at the
scene of the shootingS, gave this
account of the apparent events
surrounding the episode:
Wynn arrived at the motor
court in an automobile and found
the two women in the office. He
shot Mrs. Pittenger through the
screen door of the office and fol-
lowed Mrs. Woollums to the door
of the kitchen, where he shot her.
He then shot himself on the
lawn. about four feet from the
edge of a row porch. His weapon
was 80 caliber revolver.
Some persons at the motor court
heard the shots, but the only eye
witnesses were two tilc-iayers.
whose names policemen did not
have.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28
Man Shoots, Wounds 2 Women,
Then Kills Self With Revolver

MYRTLE BEACH - A Have
lock, N. c. man shot and wounded
two women at a motor court here
at IL a. m. today and then turned
his revolver on himself, taking his
own life, Horny County Sheriff
John Henry reported.
Sheriff Henry said that William
A. Wynn shot Mrs. Regina Pit
tenger through the chest and
wounded Mrs. Audrey Woolums in
the left shoulder before shooting
himself in the head.
The sheriff said that Mrs. Pit
finger was Wynn'S sister-in-law
and witness in a divorce suit
between Wynn and his wife.
Mrs. Woolums is a daughter-in-
law of Mrs. Pittenger. Sheriff
Henry said. Mrs. Pittenger operat-
ed the motor court where the Incl
dent occurred.
Mrs. PittengerS' condition was
considered critical at Conway Hos
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28

James has written quite q bit.
having prepared speeches and
poems for local churchpeople. Po-
etry is his speciality and he used
this art when proposing to his
present wife. He didn't want her
to judge him by his looks. so he
thought the romantic poems might
help him out.
His work in the church has been
more than writing speeches and
poems, however. He was the main
figure in founding and organizing
the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church in
1922 and has held every office in
the church at one time or another.
being deacon since 1916. He also
served as general secretary of the
Beulah Sunday School Institute
for IL years.
Another community project
which he was instrumental in get
ting was the making of the form
or one-teacher school at Mt. YER
non into one with four teachers.
He also was leading light in
bringing REA electricity to Mt.
Vernon.
A master mason for 48 years
and presently a member of the
Green Sea lodge, James was a
charter member in the Tabor City
lodge. Other activities have in
cluded being county tax collector
and deputy sheriff for four years
and serving as magistrate in dis
trict no. ) for eight years from
l945 TO 1853. Despite all this COM
munlty activity. he has found
time to be farmer and TO run a
feed and saw mill. He has been a
Notary Public for about 40 years.
One duty he always tried to
refrain from doing as a notary
public was marrying people. He
feels 1t is such Solemn oath. !"
He has performed a few ceremon-
les, however.
James says he has no hobbies
as hobbies 60 but likes to read,
write and talk to old friends. He
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28
Party Honors
Mrs. Herring

Mrs. Finkley Herring was hon
Gree Wednesday evening when
Miss Eloise Powell entertained
with a surprise party at the Wo-
mans Club. The occasion celebrat-
ed Mrs. Herrings' birthday ami
versary.
Party games were in play after
which refreshments Of ice cream
birthday cake, minis, nuts and
cokes were served.
The honoree received many
lovely gifts.
Sixteen guests were in attend
ance.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28
Fdeis Glass
Concludes STUDY

Mrs. Lewis HARRISON entertain
ed the Fidelis class of the Mount
Tabor Baptist Sunday School at
her home Thursday evening. Mrs.
Grover Hardee, president. presid-
ed.
Mrs. j. F. Bow. class teacher.
directed the program which con-
Guided the study in the Ten Com
mandments.
A salad course with punch was
served by the hostess at the con-
clusion of the meeting.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28

doesn't know how writing ability
came but remembers doing IL as
he walked along the road to school
as child.
One OF the things he's had to
put up with all his life IA being
kidded about being the father Of
Jesse James.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-04-28

Miss Vivian Jane Fowler spent
the Easter holidays here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l..
Fowler. She is a student at the
College of Commerce in Florence,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Selling Wave Drops
Stocks Two Points;
Some Recovery Seen
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

NEW YORK, June ga SELL
ing wave rocked the stock market
today. bringing losses Of two
points and more in some issues,
but a subsequent recovery move
ment brought prices up from
their lows.
Selling became urgent shortly
after the second hour began and
the ticker fell behind In record
ing transactions. The tape soon
cleared, however. and some stocks
moved to the upside.
Du Pont. a feature yesterday
with q rise Of 1512 points. was a
target for profit taking today. At
one time it was down 8 points but
later traded of 51a.
Wall street observers said they
were not too disturbed by the
fall in the market. Yesterday it
hit a new high since October %,
1929. and that meant it was vul-
nerable to profit-taking. Some
sources said they considered a
correction long overdue.
In early afternoon, scattered
plus signs appeared in the. list.
The motors and chemicals were
mixed, but other groups were
mostly lower.
Losses of a point or more were
recorded by Cities Service, Stand
ard Oil of California, Union Pa
cif1c. Bethlehem Steel, Atlantic
Coast Line and Anaconda. Su-
perior Oil of Calf. dropped 81
points to TAO on a single sale.
Higher stocks included Repub-
lie Steel. General Motors, Chrys-
Ter, Consolidated Edison, Phelps
Dodge, Allied Chemical, Union
Carbide. international Paper and
Santa Fe.
In the corporate bond market
Union Oil Of California deben-
lures were a feature, declining
more than q point after an
nouncement that they would be
redeemed. Otherwise the market
was narrowly mixed. Govern
ment issues were unchanged to
lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Rk0 Directors Offer
To Buy Hughes Stock
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 30.-RKO
Pictures Corp. directors have
offered to buy all or any part
of the 1,262.120 shares of COM
mon stock held by the company's
chairman, Howard Hughes, at Sc
a share, it was announced by
j. r. Grainer, president.
The move was interpreted by
sources close to the company as
another step in negotiations in
tended to give Floyd Odlum,
chairman of Atlas Corp, control
of RKO pictures.
Atlas already owns or controls
an estimated IL million shares
of RKO Pictures Corp. stock and
Mr.. Odlum has said his COM
pany, an investment concern,
would like to buy the corpora
ton. Mr.. Hughes wants to
liquidate his holdings, it was in
dictated.
RKO Pictures Corp. is purely
a holding company and is not
engaged in the production or dis
tribution of motion pictures.
The producing company is RKO
Radio Pictures. Inc, likewise
headed by Mr.. Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
New York Produce

NEW YORK. June 20 Up CUsDAl.-
Butter about steady. Receipts 1,145.6l9;
prices UNCHANGED
Cheese steady. Receipts 551.57Q.
wholesale sales. American cheese whole
milk. Cheddars fresh 35-36 cents
Cheddars aged 46-49. Single daisies
fresh 36l7-39 Single daisies aged AZ
80. Flats fresh 36-3612. Flats aged
45la-50. Processed cheddars lbs. 35-
3S. Domestic Swiss (wheelsD Grade "A
44-4s. Grade "B" 42-46 Grade &C.
39-43.
Wholesale egg prices unsettled. Re-
ceipts 1866. New York spot quotations
follow-Midwestern: Mixed colors: ex-
tras 1850 lbs 1899; extras large
t45-4S lbsD 36-37; extras medium 80 y
%; standards large 81 1a-33: dirties ~
29; checks 23-25. Whites: extras s4s-
35-37; extras medium 1898. Browns
$3.50 lbs 41-42; extras large t45-4S
i0s NeaTSyws sfasas Foe soi1 oTalsy 13s.5o
lbs 43-44la; mediums 32la-33; smalls
24-25; peewees 14-16. Browns: Top
quality (4S-50 lhs.) 43-441a; mediums
1884; smalls 1928; peewees ISIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Business Briefs

Business Failures in the week
ended June "a totaled 215 COM
pared with 207 in the previous
week and 1876 in the like week a
year ago.-Dun & Bradstreet.
Oil Industry profits increased
$3.50 and cash dividends reached
, an all-time high last year de-
spite increased taxes and operat-
ing costs, according to survey
by the Chase National Bank.
Glenn L. Martin Co. reelected
all 8 members of the board. in
Guiding George M. Bunker, presi-
dent. and Glenn L. Martin.
founder of the company.
Pan. Amer. Grace Always has
indicated it may increase its SIS
million offer for the Latin Amer
lean facilities and equipment Of
Braniff Always.
Brown g. Williamson Corp. an
nounced election of Emery M.
Lewis as president, succeeding
T. v. Hartnett who is retiring.
Vanadium Corp. announced
/ it planned to add new facilities
to its Durango (Col) plant
to process an increased flow of
uranium ore. The company said
an amendment to it's contract
with the Athomic Energy Com
mission had been approved by
both sides which provided for the
new facilities and extended the
contract into 1858.
Butler Bros, Nation-wid Hner-
chandising firm, announced the
sale of eight of the firms
Burr stores in Oklahoma. Texas,
Arkansas and Missouri, to, C. R.
Anthony Co. of Oklahoma City.
Southern Pacific Railway in S
months ended May 81 earned
SIT, 45S,790 or 1892 a share VS..
$26.818.832 or $2.96 in 1853
period.
Ell PaSO Natural Gas Co. in IL
months ended May 81 earned
$15.719,692 or SITS a share VS..
$14,564,391 or 1882 in 1853.
Louisville & Nash r. r. in 5
months ended May 81 earned
$7,045 ,045 or $3.01 a share VS..
$12.752,147 or $5.45 in 1858
period.
Gerber Products Co. in year
ended March 81 earned $3,452.114
or $2.57 a share VS.. $3.122.572 or
$2.35 in 1858.
Universal Pictures Co. in 26
weeks ended May / earned ST.
721 900. or $1.57 a share VS.. ST.
346,632 or $1.27 in 1858 period.
Mueller Brass Co. in months
ended May 81 earned $1,100.6l5
or $205 a share VS.. $1,819, 904
or $3.43 in 1853 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO, June 90 [Pl.-Grains held
Close to previous closing prices PR despite te
in July soybeans, of four cents
Wheat had better tone than it did
in yesterdays early market when hedg-
more than a cent: Hedging was much
less apparent today. a :. reflection Of
| smaller receipts of cash wheat at termi-
mails. Chicago received SO cars against
some ' q F'i the early selling in July
| soybeans evidently was based on dis
appointment over the decrease in the
Chicago visible supply Of this commodity
and now totals 2.7SI, 900 bushels,
Wheat near the end Of the first hour
lower to 20 higher. July. $l.5S14. oats
UNCHANGED to v lower, July 72ss. rye y
to Y hiSher. July , 81 GOA rs, soyS Ss IS
Hundred hun I pounds hisher, July 81 30
had IN nases s n.st either b At OR ALREADY ne46S
Of speculative buying on the theory
that, as the crop year goes along. prices
tend to work higher: That was not
mostly were made in August.
Grainmen thought some Of the buying
in new crop soybeans this week was
causing some damage to this commodity
The Baldwin Elevator Co. of Decatur,
ILL.,, in its weekly crop report did not
stands. are heavy and fields have been
cleared of wheat.
In Illinois and Indiana, according to
ton should range from OBS to s0.50
inch, occurring as showers. Iowa. Mime
sofa and Wisconsin were expected to
obtain OBS to 0.75 inch of moisture
in the form of showers.
A report to LamSon Bros. & Co.. COM
mission firm, said that in 10 counties
acres were flooded at this time and
considered total loss. OF the flooded
acreage so per cent was in corn. 30
SOyteanS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
EkB MAfkeI UhSeItIeu.
Yesterdays Quotations.
Tobacco Markets

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, June % Up,
CUSDA). Prices we're slightly lower
yesterday for nearly all grades of South
ern Maryland tobacco sold on the auc-
ton markets.
Top quality offerings were generally
UNCHANGED as compared with Friday S
quotations according TO the Federal
State Market News Service.
The marketing of a larger proportion
of fine and good quality tobacco i'm
proved the overall quality Of the auc-
ton.
Net auction sales for the week ended
June 81 amounted to 2,361 .4O2 pounds
and returned So 9S a hundred The
average was 10 cents higher than the
week before Season sales totaled
20:926.3S5 net pounds for an average
S55.77.
The auction markets have sold around
Z million less pounds compared with
the same number of sales days for last
year. The general average of sales. how
ever. is So higher
Auction bid averages per hundred
pounds on a limited number OF repre-
sentative Uniter States grades were:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29

Hourly Sales on the Exchange.
1900 am A2o 600 IL noon 12o 600
100 pm 40 600 2:OOp pm. 600 600
unit Of trading 10 shares or sales In
full. I'm bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such com-
ponies tes are o. ii rns
based on the last quarterly Or semi-
noted, special or extra dividends are not
included: Also extra Or extras. An;
nual rate plus stock dividend. Declared
or paid in 1853 plus stock dividend
e Declared or paid 50 far. this year
Payable In stock. estimated cash value
on ex-dividend or redistribution date;
Paid last year. Declared or paid
clared or paid this year. an accumula-
tive issue with dividends in arrears.
Paid this year. dividend omitted. de.
ferred or no action taken. at last divi-
d 9end meeting; Declared or paid in
dividend. cid Called. n dividend. x-diS
Elk distribution. Xr Ex rights. xw Without
warrants. wv With warrants. wd When
distributed. vi When issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United ,I States les Agriculture p4epsrtment;,
and Va. Transparents, . inches up, 800;
Pa. Transparents, , inches up. 3.25; N.
J. STAIRS. Pa inches up 3.50-75; Va,
800: VI Va. $50 inches. i.S5; Del.
Close. 2 inches up, 1850.
Potatoes: New, Eastern slightly strong
e er; n .ns C. p oo s No size C @6
90 washed. 50-lb sacks. Is Md
and Va. Eastern Shore. Cobblers, u S.
81 90; Sub 'u sacss. i 80 Sf"u'O
Sweet potatoes: Too few sales to
establish market.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market steady on fryers and
colored fowl. Receipts of young stock
spotty demand relatively light supply
OF o cHlored fowl were adequate for trade
most lots moving out at 3S-4O.
Broilers or fryers-3 lbs. and over 2s-
30, mostly 2S12-3O. Hens. Heavy type,
226 few h I1ns PTllets SstG
breeder hens, 50; young hens and toms.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 13,34s 1OO-pound
sacks n.., oo
"Hcdl - HNcCClptSs OO,Ol1 UISUelST
shipments, 97,517 bushels; stocks. 5. 125,-
800 bushels. No. , red winter garlicky,
spot domestic, LIS nominal; No. 3.
Corn-Receipts. 15,431 bushels: ship
ments. 70.650 bushels: stocks, 1882, Ais
Oats-Receipts. $500 bushels: ship
ments, none; stocks, none.
Barley-ReceiptS, none: shipments,
! none: stocks. 25.511 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments. none;
| stocks. none.
Soybeans-Receipts, none; shipments,
| none; stocks, 104,226 bushels.
/ Millfeed-Receipts, 500 tons.
Egg Market Unsettled.
yesterdays QuOtati0ns.)
! Eggs: unsettled. Prices mostly un-
changed to l cent higher. Arrivals from
/ Midwest moderate to heavy. but light
/ from local areas. Trading slow on ample
1 offerings Of all grades and sizes. Some
Grade B taken in at 34i2 cents.
| Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers: large minimum 90 per cent A
| quality. whites, 1914; brown and mixed
colors. 39-441a; mediums. minimum so
per cent A quality, 1924; brown and
mixed colors, 1885
/ Receipts: eggs 4.254 cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
HEAVY-CROP:
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June % R.-Cotton fu-
lures declined during the forenoon to-
day as liquidation increased; New crop
ing by leading spot firms against their
purchases OF nearby July.
Private Atlanta advices said that spot
been very large during the past week
Mostly for new crop shipments. Mem
phis reports were that some mills were
buying new crop cotton heavily. with
shipments spread through July August
Some of the cotton was said TO be sell
ing at a basis equal or under loan levels
which caused some resistance among
some sellers.
Noon prices were SO to 35 cents a
bale lower than the previous close.
Der, SO 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

FURNISHED by the Associated Press.)
Sales
Stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate. 90. High. Low. lib. chg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Visible Grain Supply

CHICAGO. June 60 OP,.-visible sup
ply of wheat increased 1881 900 bush
els to 300,025.O00 bushels this week.
the Board of Trade reported$ Corn de-
oats decreased liz 900 to >. $50. 900. rye
decreased 5000 to s,241,9oO, barley
beans decreased 2SS.000 to 5.617,00O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK. June % R-spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper 80
cents a pound Connecticut Valley. Lead
IA cents a pound. New York. Zinc / ]
cents q pound. East st. Louis. . Tin 957s
cents a pound. New York. At Pitts
bursh scrap steel No. / heavy was quoted
at 2QOO-3O.0O.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-09-08
What Spare Time?

City has one of the few mems bridge clubs
in this seition of North Carolina. Bridge
entsusiasts among the women folks make
up four clubs. Promotion of successful
Yam Festival is must and this project
alone entails the appointment of a dozen
or more committees :. and all of the
churhces have we'll balanced religious pro-
grams.
Not to be overlooked by the speeding
tourist or hasty visitor is our Mayors
Court. 1t rates as the meeting with the
heaviest attendance and undoubtedly re-
serves the right to the highest dues of any
gathering in town.
Surely with all of these activities, our
community could keep even the most tai
ented live-wire moving at rapid pace.
What do we do with our spare time?
If there were such thing, someone would
probably organize another club to take
care of it!-(A.H.)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-09-08

busy. In the spring, they're tied
up polishing their cars. In the
summer, they're away on vaca~
tIonS. In the fall, they're off
watching the world series and
football games. And in the whit
or, they don't want their televi-
sion programs interrupted. Rush
instructions how | can make
them listen to me tell them how
oppressed they are"
How To Cure Department: If
your wife is an antique collector.
buy her a 1924 Model II. Ford
A man who didn't know the
plural of mongoosc, and wanted
TO BUY two, wrote to a pet shop:
Send me two mongooSeS." then
changed il l.: Send me a pair
OF mongCcSe," and changed it
again to: Send me one mon
goose. On second thought, send
me two . The church organist
wrote a note to the old sexton
asking him to pump more air.
The minister received the note
by mistake. just as the service
started, he opened it and read:
Keep blowing away until | give
the signal to stop" D.. The mock
ing bird can change its tune 81
times in ! minutes. Sound like
someone you know? Moral:
If your wife wants TO learn to
drive, don't stand in her way.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-09-08

no one will listen to the facts
Happens everyday in small
towns all over the United States
and Tabor City is no exception.
The Supreme Court of the
United States grants every man
the legal right to open his wife's
mail, but it doesn't give him the
courage The Good Book says
we should look upon the blind
with kindness, but it doesn't say
anything about umpires It's
difficult to drive in fog. especi-
ally if it's mental So that's
what bargain is: Something you
can't use at price you can't re-
sist And that's why many of
us get lost in thought: We're
travelling in unfamiliar territory
II something is green, its
cause might be: spring, Ireland,
envy or chlorophyll Men!
Don't worry about who is the
boss in your household. You'll be
much happier if you never find
out!
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-09-08

Toned drive that it takes to make
things success.
Fred Powledge. editor of the
Loris Sentinel during the sum-
mer and University of North
Carolina student during the
slack season. deserves a hearty
slap on the back. Last week,
Fred had a story on the front
page of the Charlotte Observer.
He accomplished in one summer
what many newspapermen (even
some working for the Observer)
never manage His compen-
sation will come from such sat
isfaction the monetary re-
ward will be much less. Fred has
the distinction of doing the best
job ever done on the Loris Sent
incl
Keep your eye on the football
program this year 1t will be
In color and the contents should
be interesting to anyone interest
ed in local football Pay part
ocular attention to the ads in the
program those are the people
who made the program possible.
There were others who declined
on the advertising but donated
so or so dollars. This list will be
published in the near future.
I'm still getting the cold
shoulder" from several persons
Internationally overlooked in
the tobacco edition must
be lazy cause the energy isn't
within me to dislike too heartily
If you don't think it's a lot
OF trouble to cold shoulder"
someone then you haven't put
enough ice into your work.
Small town gossip makes for
lengthy conversation but little
else comes of it Usually
someone's reputation goes down
the drain before anyone has
gumption enough to speak I'D
and ask for proof of the gossip.
The only time a person thinks
about facts an6 considers them
OF any Importance is when the
gossip centerS around them -
then they can't understand why
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-09-08
Take a tip from the lowly mos

Take a tip from the lowly mos
quito. You'll never get q slap on
the back unless you start to work
+. And take another tip from
the mirror. You'll never get more
out of it than you put in
Which one are you, mister?
Some people grow when given
responsibility; others merely
swell Are you an average
person? Maybe your trouble is
that you never rise above the
average Take advantage of
your youth. You're young just
once. After that, you'll have to
have a pretty good excuse for a
lot of things you do . Did you
ever stop to pause over this one?
If men who promote warfare
studied their history carefully,
they wouldn't have so much his
tory to study If you're al
ways getting into trouble and
you can't understand it because
you pride yourself on having an
open mind, maybe it's open at
both ends.