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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
New Police Chief
'negins Work july |

F. Z. Epps. Police Chief in
Nichols, S. c. and veteran law
enforcement officer in South Car
DINA, was elected Monday night
by the Town Board to serve as
Tabor City's new Chief of Police.
Elected by unanimous vote of
the Board the new Chief will be-
gin his duties here on July |. He
will replace Ted Watts who has
been acting Chief OF Police for
the past several months. Watts
will return TO his former role of
night officer.
Epps. a veteran of IT years SER
vice with law enforcement agen-
clcs, has been Chief of Police in
Nichols for the past three years.
Prior to his tour of duty in
Nichols, he served mare THIN IA
years as a police officer and Con-
stable in Georgetown Sounty.
S. c.
The 38-year-old officer has been
very active in many of the law en-
forcement associations of North
and South Carolina He is a chart
cred member of the North and
South Carolina Law Enforcement
Association, South Carolina Offic-
erS Association, and North Caro-
l1na's Exclusive Officers Associa-
ton.
He Is native of WCstficld. Vir-
glnla and is married to the former
Mabel Jayroe of Georgetown.
Il viii do my utmost to treat
every individual the same and
promise to enforce the laws Of the
town. the soft-spokcn Epps told
members Of the Town Board at
the Monday night meeting.
EppS is prominently known
throughout North and South Caro-
Ina tor his cooperation with other
law enforcement officers.
We are happy to have secured
such qualified officer to accept
the position of Police Chief in
Tabor City" said Mayor w. Hor-
acc Carter.
Appointment of the new chief
came after Officer Watts indicated
10 members of the Board that he
would not seek the position unless
Board members agreed unanim-
ouSly on his filling the vacancy
created when S. p. Saunders re-
signed the post.
Although no official vote was
taken on the hiring of Watts as
the permanent Chief of Police il
was widely speculatcd that such
vote would not meet with the
unanimous approval of the Board
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19

large crowd for their initial spon-
sorShip of the Charter Night
Dance.
We would like to remind the
people that their support Of this
project will be greatly appreciated
and the money derived from the
dance will be used in a commune
ty project that will benefit every
one" said Richard Gordon, prosi-
dent of the Jaycee unit.
one OF the most unique ar
engagements to be attempted at the
Jaycee Charter Night Dance will
be the renting Of tables to those
couples desiring them. The tables
viii be placed around the dance
floor.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19

II was understood that Odcll Nor
IT'S was keeping a lookout on his
business establishment because il
had been robbed several times in
past months.
Sunday, Morris looked across
TIC road and noticed something a.
miss at the store. After telling his
Wiie TO throw the switch turning
on the lights in the store, he took
his shotgun and approached the
front door of the business.
Mrs. Morris turned on the lights
on Morris signal and Morrison
made an attempt to flee out the
back door and found it was locked.
He then dropped his tools and
began firing at Morris with a re-
volver. The merchant then fired
on Morrison, the shotgun blast
ranging from the Negroes left
cheek down TO his right leg, with
at least eight shot sstriking him,
officers said.
The revolver used by Morrison
was found in the store with five
empty cartridges in il. Evidently
he had cmpticd il at Morris, al
though the Horny merchant said
he remembered hearing only three
shots prior to the time he fired
his shotgun.
Morrison was taken to the
Whiteville hospital by David Gore.
36-year-old Negro, and his broth
or, Handy Gore, 33, in a pickup
truck that has been identified as
belonging to Edward Gore, anoth-
er brother. All of the Cores are
of Chadbourn.
Handy Gore is being held in the
Horny County Jail and Danny and
Edward Gore are both being held
in the Columbus County Jail.
Robberies which have occurred
In the two counties include four
at Aynor, two in Conway, one in
Loris and one in Whiteville.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
Charter Night Dance Being Held
Friday Night Al Planters Whse.

Local Jaycccs are busy making
last minute preparations for their
Charter Night Dance set for 9
o'clock Friday night. May 81. at
Planters Warehouse with music
furnished by Frank Eaton and his
orchestra.
Eaton and his orchestra are well
known throughout this section OF
the State. They have played sever
al engagements at the Ocean For
est Hotel at Myrtle Beach. S. c.
The ten-piece orchestra will
play from 9 till midnight with
possibilities of extending their
playing time if desired.
Advance ticket sales have been
slow but Jaycecs are expecting a
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
Body Of Drowning
Victim Recovered

The body of Herman Sellars,
who drowned in Lake Waccamaw,
was recovered last Wednesday af-
tcrnoon by Bill Cheek.
Check discovered the body of
he drowning victim Sunday APP
proximately ID feet from the spot
where Sellars was reported to
have drowned.
Funeral services for the 90
year-old Oakdale resident were
held Thursday at p. m. from the
Oakdale Baptist Church.
Sellars was very prom. lent in
affairs of his church and was serv-
ing as member Of the Board of
Deacons at the time of his death.
He served in World War II and
saw duty in the South Pacific.
Rev. Stanley Howard and Rev.
a. P. Stephens officiated at the
funeral services for the young
victim.
He is survived by his wife. the
former Miss Ellen Mobiles of Chad
bourn: a son, David; and a daugh-
ter. Brcnwin, both of the home:
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
ScllarS Of Whitevillc, Route /:
two brothers, Ale Henry SclIars OF
Alaska and Ale Floyd Sellers of
Japan; two sisters. Mrs. Fred
Weaver OF Charlotte and Miss
Janet Sellars of Whiteville, Route
|: and his maternal grandmother.
Mrs. Penny Horne Of WhitCvflc.
Route /.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
Shotgun Bias! Kills Burglar
In Horny County Store Robbery

An escaped Negro convict, Jes-
sic Morrison. alias Eddie Morri-
son, was shot to death early Sun
day morning as he attempted to
ramsack the Klondyke Mercantile
Company store, located on the
Conway Georgetown highway
about 10 miles from the Horny
County seat.
Morrison was blasted down by
a charge of buckshot from . shot
gun fired by Odell Morris, 35-
year-old operator of the Klondkye
store after the escaped convict had
fired five shots at Morris. Morri-
son died in Columbus County hos
pital at 5:45 Sunday morning. The
shooting took place at about 3
a. m.
The dead convict was sentenced
year ago in Horny County to a
thrce-year sentence for grand lar
ceny and escaped soon after. He
was arrested and sentenced in
Dillon County on another charge
OF grand larceny to seven-year
sentence, escaping again approx
mately six weeks ago. 1t was at
this time the series Of robberies
began in Horny and Columbus
Counties.
1t is expected the death of Nor
rison will clear UP most of these
robberies and one definite clue
has been found which links Morri-
son to the Grip job" pulled off in
Bolton, N. C., last week. The %
caliber revolver allegedly used to
fire the five shots at Morris has
been identified as the same weap-
on which was stolen from the safe
B. II. Browns Store in Bolton.
Besides the revolver, an undisclos-
ed amount Of jewelry and approx
imately S644 in cash was stolen
from Browns store.
T. M. Floyd, chief deputy sheriff
from Horny County who was In
Whitevine Monday morning, said
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
Cancer Tag Day

Tag Day will be held here Sat
urday by the Rainbow girls to
raise money for the local quota
on tie Cancer Crusade. Mrs. Mae
:. Young announced.
Tabor Ciiy AMI the county is
sill short It's quc.a N the current
diver.
he Rainbow girls will be on
the streets all day Saturday TO ac-
ccpt contributions for the cause.
j. A. Hufham, Jr., treasurer OF
TIE county ACS unit is accepting
contributions for the fund at the
local Waccamaw Bank.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
Bargain Days To Be Featured
Here Three Days Next Week

In an effort to make the dull
shopping season a little brighter
the Tabor City Merchants Asso-
citation is sponsoring Bargain Days
next Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day.
May q, % and 20 were set to-
day as the dates for the bonanza
Of bargains to get underway.
II is the first promotion of this
kind ever to be held in Tabor City
and merchants are showing a
keen interest in making it a sue
cess.
IF this project is received with
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19

enthusiasm by the customers then
in all probability 1t will become
an annual event." said Counts.
In proclaiming the three days
Bargain Days" Mr.. Counts said
that each item selected by the
individual merchant would defin-
itely be bargain.
we are not attempting TO
mislead customers through false
pretenses. bargains offered dur
ing the three-day period will
definitely be bargains" said
Counts.
AT the present time approx
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19

mately 33 merchants are planning
TO participate in the promotion:
however, more are expected 10 be
ADDED to the list before the Bar
gain Days begin.
Watch the Tribune for special
advertisement concerning the bar
gains to be offered during the
three-dsy event." said Counts.
Present for this mornings meet
ing Of the Merchants Association
were President r. p. Counts, Dave
Simon, John Joyner, and Kenneth
Ray.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
F ourieen Paw
Court Costs

Fourteen persons were found
guilty Of various offenses in May
or's Court Monday afternoon with
a total court costs collection of
Sl89.70.
Those charges with public
drunkenness paying costs we're:
Nathaniel Kelly, Ted Ncaley.
Charlie Gore, Robert Lett, Curtis
Lewis, Gordon Nealey and Bonnie
Lindsey.
Those paying court costs for dis
orderly conduct we're Willie J..
Smith, Dean higgins, John Henry
Long, Blanco Williams and J. M,
Strickland.
Those paying speeding court
costs were Donnie II. Piver and
John Phillips.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
NOT THIS DAN

The Dan Watson in Tabor City
Mayors Court and Recorders
Court last week on charges of
driving under the influence of
intoxicating beverage is not the
Dan Watson son of Mr.. and Mrs
Dan Watson of Green Sea.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
Finer Carolina Program Begins
10 Show Signs 0fSuccess

byterian Church when new pews
were placed in the church. Too,
new rugs and heating plant have
been added to the church since
the inauguration of the Finer Car
DINA program.
APPROACH SIGNS
Plans are being completed at
the present time for the erection
of approach signs to the city. DR..
j. L. James presented the Merch-
ants Association officers a sketch
of the proposed signs at a meeting
held yesterday morning.
Signs proposed by DR.. James
are to be located at the Loris and
Whiteville entrances to Tabor CITY.
They will be approximately 20
feet long and u feet in height. Six
individual markers within the
proposed sign will outline the var
iouS Industries are products of this
area. Suggestions as to the various
industries and products 20 be pub
iIciZcd included tobacco, vans.
strawberries. yam canncry, shirt
and pajama plant and a list of
the civic organizations in the
community which includes the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Civilians, Rotary, and Woman's
CLUB.
SCHOOL PROJECTS
Another project included in the
program headed by DR.. James is
the Improvement cf school
grounds, off-street parking, cree
ton of new cafeteria and beautifi-
cation of grounds.
c. II. Primer, principal OF the
school. stated that the bcautilica-
ton program was IN full swing.
Work on the drainage of grounds
is still in the planning stage but
some progress is expected in the
near future
Erection of new school cafe
terra has not been officially ar
proved but hopes are high that
the approval will be forthcoming
and construction begun this sum-
mer.
TWO DOOMED
Only two projects listed in the
initial program were doomed. E.
rectlon of a Yam Monument near
the police station was thwartcd
when the Rotary Club Committee
was unable to secure permission
10 move the police station from
Inc present location. Howard
Wootcn. chairman of the Yam
monument committee, reported that
&c project had been dismissed
due to the complications involved
III finding a suitable location.
1t is expected at the present
lime that new project will be
even 10 the Rotary Club in con-
junction with the Finer Carolina
program.
The Only phase of the program
winch was omitted from the con-
Struction of new community hos
plta!. After it was deemed highly
Improbable 10 advance such an
ambitious project it was omitted
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19

Russell Wright, son of Nj. and
Mrs. willard Wright, is convciasc-
ing at his home here following
treatment at the Babys Hospital.
WrightSville Sound last week
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19

H. B. Bell and Ralph Inman are
returning today wednesday,
from fishing trip to Florida.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-05-19
BY AL HARRISON

Tabor City's Finer Carolina pro-
gram began to show signs of sue
cess this week as various civic
organizations reported favorable
progress on their assigned pro-
jectS.
DR.. Joe l.. James, overall chair
man of the program, speculated
that most of the projects would
be complete within the next 90
days.
Definite work has been under
way in the development and i'm
provement of the Mill Pond as
the new recreational center for
Columbus County citizens.
Local JayceeS sponsored the in
itial stock selling in the Mill Pond
project and will in all probability
make an extended effort to furth-
er the stock sales in the near flu
turc.
Completion of the dam has been
the outstanding phase of the work
At the pond, Pouring of the new
spilWay began yesterday morning
and was slated to be continuous
operation until it was completed.
RADIO STATION
OF equal Importance in the
Finer Carolina" program is the
construction of a new radio sta
ton. John Solcs, chairman OF this
committee, reported favorable
progress has been made in the
erection of the new station.
Work began on the building sew
eral weeks ago and is now nearing
the final stages. Wockmcn erected
the antenna last week.
A tentative date for the opening
broadcast was originally set at
July Is; however, the rapid con-
Struction on the station has
prompted several persons, closely
associated with the station, to
remark that there were possibilj-
ties of going on the air as early
as June IS.
RELIGIOUS PROGRAM
a phase of the Finer Carolina"
program that is being very favor
ably accepted by the public is the
overall religious program. Rev.
Fletcher c. Hutchinson, chairman
of this committee, has been very
active in unifying various rcliGi-
Gus services with the Easter Sun
rise Services being the most out
standing example of the progress
attained.
Included in the religious pro-
gram phase of the Finer Carolina
program is the promotion of bet
ter church attendance and improv-
ing church plants and grounds.
st. Paul Methodist Church pro-
vides the best example of the
Identification of grounds achieved
through this committee. The once
barren church yard is now rather
picturesque with the well kept
lawn.
improvements in church plants
were made recently in the Pres
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-29
Home Of Florida Southern College"


The Eastern Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION has named Sidney Sch
wartz, of Brooklyn, as its Num-
Der One Mems Singles Cham
pion Beautiful Audie Muir
ply (not the male movie star, of
course) has been selected by the
Zion Kosher Meat Company as
its "Salami and Egg Sweetheart
of the Year" This hilarious
crack in Nick Kenny's New York
Daily Mirror column really had us
chuckling: "Bela Herskovitz re-
corded his 9O-year-old aunt's
voice on a tape recorder and then
played it back to her. She was
amazed. The machine under
stands Jewish?'"
Jewish basketball stars from
NYC are the spark plugs of the
North Carolina State and North
Carolina basketball teams. Lenny
Rosenblatt and Al Lipsky put the
zing in States Five, while Davey
Gotkin supplies the driving power
for North Carolina.
Little known, even to his init
F1nates, is the fact that humorist
Harry Hershfield was an amateur
boxer so years ago, with Is bouts
to his credit. In Lindy's the other
night, Harry showed his picture
in boxing toys Singer Kay
Armen, who looks Yiddish, sings
Yiddish songs and speaks the Ian
guage fluently, is Syrian Catho-
lie :. 4. Comedian Joel Gray is
the son of Mickey Katz, the comic
Yiddish chanter Sign on the
outskirts of a Long Island town
-"All cars going past here at IS
miles an hour-must have a
driver!"
Ben Feingold
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-01-29

guards stand watch the possibility Of Arab raids in the isolated
village which former Prime Minister
David and his wife, Paula live The new three
building pictured the right Foregoing the comfort OF
Tel and Jerusalem for the difficult life the
Negev they live the existence the rugged pioneers
Of funds derived from the State OF Israel
being developed into sheep and cattle raising center iI
Minister'S dramatic decision return TO the LAM
chapter in the history Of dynamic leader
Smyrna times., 1954-01-28
HARTLY

Services in Hartly Methodist
Church for Sunday, January 81:
Regular worship service at 1910
am, Rev. Donald E. Dewey, pastor
Sunday School at lilo am; Mrs.
Margaret King, superintendent.
Official Board meeting of Hartly
Methodist Church will be held Fri
day evening, January 20 at 500
p. M, at the church. A full at
tendance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton H. Heath
er and children, Grafton, Jr., Bar
bara 10, and Suzanne, attended a
family dinner at the home of Mrs.
Esther Sandidge in Dover Satur-
day evening. Among the guests
were M-Sgt. and Mrs. H. Edward
Merrill recently returned from a
two-year tour of duty in Sidi Slim
ane, North Africa. After fur
Tough M-Sgt. and Mrs. Merrill will
be stationed IN Topeka, Kansas.
Miss Janet Marie Phillips at
tended a party for Jimmy Quenz-
ler's fifth birthday Tuesday after
noon. Jimmy is the grandson OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Phillips
near town.
Mrs. Blanche Parramore of Up
Smyrna times., 1954-01-28
Marydel

Mr.. Lee Roy Harman left last
week for Philadelphia where he en-
rolled in the Ogantz Center School
a branch of Penn State Business
Administration and Building Ma
terals School.
Six new members were taken
into church fellowship at Calvary
Methodist Church at the Sunday
morning service by the pastor, Rev.
Charles Covington. They were
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Phillips, Mrs.
Frances Pierce, Miss Myrtle Pierce
Miss Kate Pierce, and Mrs. Harry
Heather.
Mrs. William Huston who, with
her husband, has been spending
the winter months visiting with
her daughter at lib Woodward
Ave, Beaufort, South Carolina, is
presently a patient in hospital
down there.
Mr.. Olin T. Hughes last week
was admitted as a patient in the
Crozier Hospital at Chester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Callace Thornton
of Greensboro were recent dinner
guests at the home of his son and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Thorn
ton.
The Rev. P. w. Spence, District
Superintendent of the Methodist
Church, will occupy the pulpit of
the Calvary Methodist Church at
the IL o'clock church service this
coming Sunday, January 31st. Let
us all make his coming worth
while by being present at the SER
vice.
Mr.. Lee Leslie is in charge of
the Fire Training School every
Monday from z to 9 pm. held at
the Fire Hall.
The Mary-Del Fire Company re-
sponded to three fire alarms dur
ing the past several weeks, those of
Ollie Ellison, James Thomas, and
Bessie Bestrovich. No great. dam
age or loss was sustained, being
mostly confined to the chimenys.
Elder s. B. Olney of Baltimore,
Smyrna times., 1954-01-28

land, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Parramore and son David, of Pros
pect Park, Pa, spent Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Waddell
and Miss Mary Waddell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger A. Davis
are on a trip to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips of
Goldsboro, Md, were Sunday af-
ternoon callers Of Mr.. and Mrs
Olin ]. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Price and
daughter Sharon, spent Sunday in
Cambridge, Nd, with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Lord. Saturday evening
guests at Price home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Price of near Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Vodvarka
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary Saturday, January
23rd. OF of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Emanuel Vodvarka and
son Edward, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Vodvarka and daughter Sandy, Mr.,
and Mrs. Frank Vodvarka and son
Frank Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Vodvarka and children Anton III
and Cathy, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Brix and children, Helen and JOS
eph Jr., all of New York City, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Vodvarka
and children Nancy and Joey, of
near town. Many friends and
neighbors called and took part in
the celebration. We all hope Mr..
and Mrs. Vodvarka will have many
more happy anniversaries.
Miss Helene Lasch spent Sunday
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Luther Powell and son
Franklin of Sudlersville, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Powell and Mr.. Henry Williams
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gorden Cable and
children Michael and Barbara, of
Penns Grove, N. ]. spent the week
Walls.
Smyrna times., 1954-01-28
SCHOOL HEAD
LIONS GUEST
Rev. Walden Pell ii, Head
master at st. Andrews,
Speaker at Lions Meet
TALKS ON SCHOOL LIFE

The Rev. Walden Pell II, head
master at st. Andrews School,
Middletown, gave a talk before
the Smyrna Lions Club on Monday
night on public and independent
schools, tracing the origin of both
kinds of schools from those started
by the Church in New England,
and the growth in the nineteenth
century of church schools, mill
tary, parochiel and progressive
schools to the present. The speak,
er used the word independent"
instead of private" to avoid the
connotation of snobbishness, and
said that the trend is more to the
independent school because OF
over-crowding in the public schools
and parents want more religious
education along with the other
courses of study. He spoke of the
common task of both types of
schools as a unifying agency in
our democracy, to hand on tradi-
tions of freedom and the culture
back to Europe and Judea. The
purpose in education he sees as a
preparation for life, the life which
includes career, home, retire
ment and the ternal life. He en-
phasized that the Independent
schools are free to experiment,
making them shall scale models, or
pilot plants. He touched on their
entrance requirements and special
schools to boarding schools. Spec
ificially referring to st. Andrews
School, founded in 1929 by the
late A. Felix dupont and his sis
ter, Mrs. Irene DUPONT, he pic
tured a day in the life of a senior
which includes all kinds of educa-
ton, in addition to music, ath-
letics,, clubs, religious studies, and
school government. He showed
enlarged photographs of the school
and concluded by saying it had
been his Joyful task to help fulfill
the vision of the founder" Mr..
Pell was the first headmaster at
the school. The response was made
by Henry T. Price. George Hess
was a visiting Lion from Dover;