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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
Barney Glazer's
Column

With Christmas and New
Years coming up, let's make
them blessed holidays, and not
tragic alcoholidays Friend
of ours hung his stocking on a
Christmas tree last Christmas
eve. Next day, the tree was dead
I've never been able to und-
erstand how some folks can buy
their Christmas presents in Oct
ober. How can they possibly tell
in October who their friends
will be in December Dent
ist we know lets the holiday
spirit guide him at Christmas
time. When he uses his syringe
it's filled with burbon, We
know a tramp who is very parti-
cular when he begs for a meal
at Christmas time. He pick only
the finest restaurants from Dun
can Hines books, Adventures
in Good Eating"
One Of our neighbors ordered
Christmas gifts for herself, her
husband, and her three children
from a mail order house. When
the gifts arrived, there was a
personal note written on the
order blank: And Merry
Christmas to you. sizes 40. 1914,
~, 10, 8 and g." There's an
old saying that goes: Let me
live in a house by the side OF
the road, and be friendly with
mankind A young niece sent
us pretty Christmas card she
had painted herself on which
she had lettered the slightly
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22

creature did that to me and
when she finally said: There's
wanted to say, but I've forgot
ten." 1 suggested: Perhaps II
was Goodbye The Christ
mas rheer is always found In our
local bus system. III never for
get the two strangers sitting
next to each other last year the
day before Christmas, and one
turned to the other and said:
"Hiya. Teller. My name Is Jor-
dan" The other man loked him
up and down and said: Glad to
know it. Mine isn't" On his
Christmas exam paper, a stud
dent wrote: God alone knows
the answer to this one. Merry
Christmas" The professor
wrote on the paper: God gets
an "A you get an F. Happy
New Yearl"
The Christmas party az the
office was in full swing when
suddenly the boss walked in and
caught his most trusted employ
ee kissing the boss secretary.
He stared long and hard at the
cuIprit and announced: We're
not getting enough notes in our
Suggestion Box" The next day,
ne opened the Box and found
one note in il, reading: Don't
wear rubber heels" Christ
mas sign in local office build
ing elevator: Big party in Room
32l. The management reserves
the right to exclude any lady we
mink proper -. Christmas
shopper walked into a depart
ment store, pointed 10 a hat in
the window and said: Would
you take that one with the fea-
theirs and berries out of the win
Cow for me?" Why certainly,
madame said the clerk, we'd
toner. That horrible thing an
oe very happy to-" Thank you
very muSh," replied the relieved
customer. That horrible thing
annoyS me every time | pass
by"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
School Bonds

Continued From Page One)
yoterS in Columbus County. The
last such issue was held in 1916.
There probably will be some
decision given on the matter at
the January meeting of the COM
miSsioners and the school officials.
Just when the bond issue voting
Will be ordered isn't known.
In the meantime, Tabor CITY
children are going to school in
the educational department of
the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church.
Two OF the 10 classes previously
housed in the destroyed building
have been moved to the high
school and eight are at the church.
The facilities al the church are
below standard requirements but
VIII make il possible for the chill
oren 10 complete their years
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
Civitans-

Continued From Page one)
about our work but you spent
much OF your personal time and
energy which helped carry pro-
Jects to completion. You were
one Of us and we thank you for
what you did with US.
We will not try to list all you
took interest in and worked to-
ward. We just thank you for your
thought provoking editorials and
your sensitiveness that called your
attention and ours to things. We
thank you for not only writing
articles, but for entering into our
Life and for publicizing our town
by getting your articls into other
papers. We thank you for your
interest in our town, not only as
a town, but. as individual people
that had needs and feelings. All
we can really say, is that we
thank you for being a good news
paperman with a heart, and for
being good citizen Of our town,
and for being our friend.
We believe that the most i'm
portant thing that can be said Of
a man Is that he lived in a place
and, when he left that place, he
left 1t a better place because he
was there. You and your work
Gid that and we will miss you.
May God bless you as you 60 and
use you greatly where you 20.
You take with you our deep
thanks, our friendship and our
best wishes"
The Civilian Club.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22

twisted version Of the afore-
mentioned quotation: Let me
live in house by the side ofthe
road, and be friendly with men,
Last year, ! sent my wife
this Christmac card: Dearest!
May God bless and keep you.
wish I could afford to-"
How many Of us are so happy
to receive Christmas gifts which
are just what we needed to ex-
change for what we wanted! .
Yesterday / visited a local gift
shop and was intrigued by one
little gadget. For the life of me,
l couldn't figure what it was
or what il could be used for. so
! asked the young teen-agec be-
hind the counter. She looked il
over carefully. turned it every
which way, shook il, listened to
1t, finally shrugged her should
ers and saying; Il don't know
either. guess its just a Christ
mas present" -. a high
school student in our town is 60
ing TO surprise the prettiest girl
in school with a beautiful neck
lace. from which hangs a min
lature jet plane. He says that
Will be the most beautiful land
ing field hes ever watched.
What l dislike about Christ
mas parties is the guest who
takes MS leave but fingers on
and on al the doorway while
you shiver and smile pleasantly.
Last year. one giGGy Young
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
WBTWGets New RELAY

WBTW, top power channel 8
television in the eastern Carolinas.
VIII be interconnected with the
nlicrowave on Christmas Eve, il
was learned here today.
Station officials were advised
that the interconnection would
come eight days in advance of the
Jan. l target date originally set
for the Florence station.
The microwave will enable
chanel 8 10 transmit clear-signal
pictures on all network programs
which have previously been tale
cast Via off-the-air relay from
WBTF in Charlotte. It will also
enable WBTW 10 telecast MANY
network shows which were not
available to the station prior to
!nterconnection.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22

work Desks are available at the
church but access to the library
and recreational facilities presen,
somewhat Of a problem.
All Tabor City students are re-
quired TO bring their lunches from
home. However. the federally sup
ported milk program is being con-
tinued through the high school
snack shop.
Progress
Continued From Page One)
civic improvement cease when
these projects were completed.
The Jaycees, formed to insure
the success of several &c projects.
worked diligently in raising funds
to purchase the first Christmas
lights to adorn the streets of Tab
or City in many years. Again,
this was a matter of everyone
being fully aware of the need but
lacking the spark" with which
10 achieve the project.
Trash containers were purch-
ased by the Jaycees for distribu-
ton throughout the business dis
trict. One thought prompted the
purchase of these containers-'if
those more ambitious projects I'M
der the auspices of the Finer Car
olina program can be accomplish
ed there Is no need for saying we
can't do our part in providing
containers to help keep the pro-
gress evident
When the Finer Carolina COM
mittee met to discuss the various
civic projects that needed to be
undertaken there was a mention
of improving the appearance Of
the school grounds; yet, this pro-
ject was not considered as note
worthy as others chosen in the
first five" and was showed to one
side. Upon the completion Of the
must projects, concentrated
effort was made by the Merchants
Association that resulted in the
building of flag pole in the
center OF the campus and the
planting OF grass and flowers in
that area. Few high schools can
compete with the attractiveness
OF Tabor City's campus area.
Tabor City's Booster Club orig
mated from the desire of civic
minded citizens to promote a
better physical education program
and a balanced athletic program
for the benefit of all students"
Instead Of concentrating on an
undefeated football season, the
Boosters Club purchased a block
ing and tackling machine for the
football program and ordered four
wrestling mats for the physical
education program. These mats
have proved invaluable since they
make II possible for 40 or so
youngsters to participate in ath-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
With Armed Forces

With Armed Forces $500
Joe Spivey, storekeeper third
class, CSN. has reported to Fleet
aircraft Service Squadron LOG
for duty in the Sopply Depart
ment. He reported here from the
L. s. Naval Station. Newport,
r. /.
Spivey is the son Of Mrs. David
I. Spivey Of Tabor City, and hus-
band OF the former Miss Gather
inc F. Norton of North Cambridge,
Mass.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
GEORGE G. ANDERSON

George Guilford (Gib) Ander-
son, farmer Of the Adrian section.
died at local hospital at 1890
Saturday afternoon following an
illness.
Funeral services were held at
$50 Sunday afternoon from the
Popular Methodist Church with
the Rev. (. L. Davidson and the
Re-. ". Fred Hedgpath officiat-
ing. Burial followed in the church
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
A&P Employees
To Share $4,000

Employees Of the Great Atlant-
ic & Pacific Tea Company thro-
ughout the country will share
more than $4,000. 900 in preholi-
day compensation this year. il was
announced today by Ralph w.
Burger, president Of the food
chain.
Every employee with as much
as six months service will receive
a part of the annual fund voted
by the company's board Of direct
ors. Distribution is scheduled for
December II.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22

cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Edmond
Booth. Burman Jones, the Rev.
u L. Ward, John Dorsey. Fulton
Booth. and Junior Brown.
SURVIVORS include his widow.
Mrs. Grace Booth Anderson; one
brother. Jesse II. Anderson. Mvr-
tie Beach; one sister. Mrs. Jesse
!. Smith, MurrellS Inlet: and sew
eral nieces and nephews.
ME. Anderson was born in Hor-
~ County October 81. 1886. a son
OF the late Samuel S. and Fannie
Holmes Anderson.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22

Persons admitted to the Loris
Community Hospital during the
two weeks of December ! through
December Il are as follows:
Mrs. Shelby Jean Britt, Tabor
City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22
YOU GAVE THEM MORE FOR CHRISTMAS
THAN THEY FOUND UNDER THE TREE

Drums dnd dolls. arplones and tea sets blend
with the Christmas tree and smiling children.
"Sdntd Claus" gave them the toys. but you qoye
them something more.
=, During IL months each yeor. you hslp give
them the kind OF town they live in. As teen-osers
theY will see and appreciate the parks. play.
grounds. swimming pool school band and youth
organizations tho, you helped start during three
Finer Cdolina Progrums.
As they grow olecr. they will notice other
lectures OF progressive GROWING town. Streets
will be shaded by trees you planted this year;
services Ike water. sewage and garbage disposal
systems planned and serted this yeor, will hove
grown with the town; tho new manufacturing plant
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-22

attracted In 1854 will be expanded ond u,u ,,,,-
vide many wonderful Job opportunities for ,l,ess
new citizens.
These ore only q somple Of ssl Finer c,o,o,,,,,
projects siorted In 1854 by 1854 Corolino towns.
Their value In presentdoy Better LIVING" is in.
cdleu' ob,e. Their value when these children unde,
me Christmas tree grow up to become tomorrow
Leaders. will be even greater
When you work for finer town. you work
Tor yourself AND for the children who will some
coy coy inherit the community you have helped build.
They deserve the best hometown YOU corn c;v.
them. Starting now. the next twelve months Is oil
but too short 10 make your town "Curolinus Fin.
esL And. again next Chrstmos, you'll be oivin,
them more thon they find under the tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-15
By Charles E. Trocewen

his own hobby horse, determined to ex-
plot his view of things.
Henty didn't have time to explore
the histories too much. He must have
taken the one that struck his fancy
most. and the marvellous thing Is that
: he seems to have hit on a very fair
mean of history, if there is any such
thing.
The "Henty books" as they were
called. took what might be called aver
age history, written not too far after
events.
4Henty had popular view in mind.
and wanted nothing more for his boy
readers. He was satisfied with it, and
his readers liked it. ,.,
It was good history, perhaps. because
it was not too elaborate. The tendency
OF the human mind to refine and refine
again Is very evident in historians, and
often ends in an utterly false picture.
When a historian or any other writer
merely jumps in with no idea but to get
quick, popular idea he may end up
with truer picture Of man or an
event than If he had mulled over it too
long.
Take the present campaign to glorify
Mary Todd Lincoln. A recent article in
the Saturday Review by her greatest
apologiSt made the mistake Of carrying
fine portrait of the subject. stiff bro
cade dress, naughty pose, and all: and
most male readers, looking at that pic
ture. said to themselves, ooh, oh, the
etern@ Battle Axe!''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-15
An Improved Addict Bill

The drug addict disqualification bill re-
ported to the Senate by the Labor Committee
is an improved version Of the measure which
passed the House last year. The revised bill
clears away any doubt as to the Districts ulti
mate Jurisdiction over addicts involved In the
treatment program. An amendment would make
it mandatory for the return to District Court
of all patients released as "cured" by Federal
institutions There should be no uncertainty as
to the right Of District authorities to dispose Of
any criminal charges pending against an addict
hospitalized under the new law.
The pending bill is corollary Of legislation
enacted at the past session Of Congress provid-
ing for compulsory disqualification Of District
drug victims. The basic law cannot at present
be enforced because of q lack Of adequate drug
treatment facilities here. The companion law
would authorize Federal hospitals specializing
in such treatments to accept addicts committed
by the District Court The House approved the
auxiliary bill last year, but printing error
resulted IN failure Of the Senate to complete
passage Of the legislation. Final enactment Of
the amended bill would open the way at last
for more humane and public protecting sys-
tenn Of handling the drug addict problem in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-15
M. Moncure's Absurd Charge

It is hard to believe that the majority of
Virginia's House Of Delegates who, in effect,
voted against giving Federal employees the
right to hold public ofices in the State share
the outrageous views Of one of their colleagues
on the subject. Delegate Frank P. Moncures
trade against Arlington's Federally employed
residents was too absurd to be taken seriously
by any reasonable legislator. Certainly Airing
tons Republican-we weighted election results In
recent presidential contests belle Mr.. Moncure's
charge that the county has imported "all the
New Dealers, Fair Dealers and crackpots from
Washington"
More likely, the House vote-largely rep
resenting the rural sections Of the State -ex-
pressed the long-standing resentment Of the
so-called country boys" over the increasing
demands Of the city boys" for larger shares
Of State funds for roads, schools and other
improvements Arlington is tantamount to .
city in the minds Of the rural delegates, and
Arlington had made insistent demands at the
present session for larger and more equitable
allotments Of highway and school money.
Coupled with this resentment undoubtedly was.
an old fear. particularly acute during Civil War
reconstruction days, that the Federal Govern
ment, II given half chance, would take over
State and local governmental machinery.
But the demands Of nearby Virginians for
larger shares Of State aid are just, considering
the proportionately larger tax contributions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-15
This and That

commercial interests aligned In oppo-
sition to the dynastic, religious and
commercial interests of Spain and her
empire.
ut was England's religious writer's,
her economists and her historians who
created the popular image Of a cruel,
INSCRIPTIONS land brutal Spain-the
Spain. Of the Black Legend"
This is an obvious thrust at George
Macauley Trevelyan's History Of Eng
land" which does just that thing.
The average reader may ask. then,
whom can he believe?
~
Our award goes to G. A. Henty, the
English newspaperman who wrote
many score (about 100 books, we be-
lieve) popular story histories for young
people.
They were immensely popular in the
now famous gay COS and for some years
thereafter, but gradually succumbed to
the charge Of poor history.
They were adventure stories, written
for boys, but often read by fathers, too.
Today the verdict veers around again.
It Is gradually being realized that
Henty was q better historian than he
has been given credit for; part Of the
feeling against him. undoubtedly, was
tory sugar coated with fiction.
What Henty did was to grab at his
torical accounts as he found them
Maybe he did find them just as DR..
woodward charges. each writer riding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-15

Historians are having q great Set-to.
these days, berating each other.
One charges other historians with re-
writing history to suit themselves.
The others reply by insisting that the
first is merely insisting on his own per-
sonal brand Of history.
Each age. we are told, rewrites his
tory, especially American history.
In world history 1t is much the same.
English historians are charged with
painting Spain at the height Of its
earthly glory as very wicked nation,
indeed
Today the readers Of history books
can see well-developed trend to pic
ture certain ancient Spanish leaders,
long held up as human monsters. as
good men and true, merely doing what
their times called for them to do.
In recent interesting article in
the Johns Hopkins magazine for Feb
ruary. Prof c. Vann Woodward of
Johns Hopkins University asks, Can
we believe our own history?"
Pointing out how the commies re-
Gently tried to claim Lincoln as their
own, Prof. woodward writes:
Obviously, the Communists did not
originate the tactics Of controlling the
past. Nor did the American politicians.
either, for that matter.
sEt is device Is old as history.
Among historians the Black Legend
Of Spain Is notorious example.
England in the 10th and 18th CEN
turtles found her dynastica religious and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-15
The Caracas Declaration

Although it may be viewed In some quarters
as little more than collection of words, the
anti-Communist resolution adopted at Caracas
by the 10th Inter-American Conference brings
the Monroe Doctrine up to date in a way that
can do much to thwart the Kremlin's designs
on this hemisphere. In effect, serving blunt
notice on the Soviet Union and its agents to
keep hands on the New World, 1t lays the
groundwork for concrete program Of co-opera-
tive action to safeguard each and all of the
Americas against the "alien despotsm" that
seeks-from its center In Moscow-to win mas
terry Of the globe. e74
Thus, as sponsored by the United States
with the skillful and eloquent advocacy Of
Secretary Of State Dulles, the resolution calls
for disclosures and inter-governmental ex-
changes Of information to expose and counter
the operations of the Red conspiracy within our
hemisphere neighborhood. Further than that
and this is the most important part Of the docu-
ment-it declares that the domination or control
Of any one of the Americas by the international
Communist movement would be threat to the
freedom and peace Of all the other Americas
and would therefore require a consultative
meeting to consider the adoption of common
protective measures in accordance with existing
treaties
All this has been agreed upon at Caracas
by the resounding vote Of II to la genuinely
impressive show Of solidarity among countries
inclined in the not-too- distant past to be sus-
picious of any such moves initiated by the
yankee Colossus" With Mexico and Argentina
sustaining in friendly spirit, only Guatemala
has said mo-" and its bitter dissent Is obviously
attributable to the Red influences at work in
its extremely leftist government As Mr.. Dulles
has said, this very fact-although it does not
mean that the Guatemalans are already domi-
mated by the Kremln-directed International
Communist movement--shows how timely and
necessary is the resolution that has just been
adopted.
Actually judging both from its lone-wolf
opposition to that resolution and its general
domestic trend, Guatemala seems definitely
vulnerable to Communist COUP and Mr.. Dulles
has not overlooked that fact. As he has put it,
in words addressed to all the Americas, 'Now Of
course, we shall have the task Of assuring that
the enemies OF freedom do not move into the
breach which has been disclosed within our
ranks. That is the danger but am confident
that the overwhelming vote" In favor Of the
Caracas declaration will make clear that this
hemisphere is not good hunting ground for
alien despots." Certainly, If the declaration is
properly supplemented, the Kremlin should find
it difficult in the extreme, if not impossible, to
gain firm foothold anywhere in the New
World.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-15
Republican Spokesman

Vice President NixonS Saturday night talk
was not the sort Of thing that Gains q tempest
such as that which has been raging around the
Republican Party and Senator Mccarthy.
The fairest comment, perhaps is that his
remarks were adequate. Mr.. Nixon was most
effective In his response to Adlai Stevenson's
implied attack on the New Look in military
strategy. Mr.. Stevenson used the question
technique rather than the tactic Of direct
criticism. And he managed to convey pretty
poor impression OF, the Eisenhower decision to
rely primarily In the future on massive retail
atory power which we could use at our discre-
ton against an aggressor at time and place Of
our choosing "Will we turn brush fires and
local hostilities," Mr.. Stevenson had asked,
into major conflicts? VIII our allies go along?"
Mr.. Nixon moved in with the observation
that the Korean brush fire. had cost $4,000
American casualties. Was Mr.. Stevenson say
ing that we should repeat that experience in
event Of some new aggression comparable to
Korea? The question is legitimate and much
to the point. t IS. s.
The vice President also emphasized that
Mr. Eisenhower and the responsible" leader
ship Of the Republican party insist that "the
procedures for dealing with the threat of COM
munism in the United States must be fair and
they must be proper" This was watered down
bit by the curious statement that some of his
listeners would not agree. Who are they?
Even Senator Mccarthy says that he favors
fair and proper procedures.
Next came praise for the quality Of leader
ship being offered by President Eisenhower,
and that was about it. The speech was pre-
pared under serious difaculties. and the most
devoted partisan hardly would call it one Of
history's great oratorical efforts. Perhaps 1t
does not matter too much. At the least, Mr.
Nixon-not Senator McCarthy-was presented
as spokesman for the party. That is some
thing, even though the things Mr.. Nixon said,
or didn't say, viii soon be forgotten as the
doors to the big show swing open again this
week.