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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
March Cf Dimes
Talent Show Is
Set For Williams

A talent show will be presented
Saturday night at 8 o'clock at
Williams Township School in an
effort TO help meet the S475 quota
set for that community.
Columbus County's polio talent
show will be directed by Glenn
Bannerman and Dave Nelson with
all proceeds going to help meet
the Williams Township March Of
Dimes quota.
Everyone is invited to attend
and give as much as they are
able" said V. J. Columbo. Will
liams March of Dimes chairman.
Columbo pointed out that tn.
years contributions VII 20 torarl
making further research !Cscib.
In finding a vaccine for Ioi.o.
ITS very WORTHY Caus- I'D
IC like 10 see our com. r ~
RAISE lis quota said CClumJ..
Admission price is set al 25 and
80 cents. Local citizens are also
being asked to bring cakes to tina;
talent show in order that some of
the money for March of Dimes
can be raised through the cake
auction.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Miss A. Chestnut
Funeral Tomorrow

Miss AuStce Chestnut, 65. died
at the home of her nephew, J. K.
Fowler on route l, LoriS, this
morning wednesday, at 800 after
long period of declining health.
She had been critically i'll for a
week.
Miss Chestnut had been a life
long resident in the home of Mr..
Fowler.
Funeral rites will be held from
the home Thursday at 30 Op. m.
by the Rev. Dayton Fowler. Burial
will be in the Hickory Grove
cemetery.
Survivors other than the nephew
include a sister. Mrs. Penny Fowl
er OF route |, LoriS and two nieces,
Mrs. Eva Spivey and Mrs. Eula
Cox of Loris, and several great
nicceS and nephews.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Is Cases Tried
In Mayors Court

Sixteen cases were rendered
verdicts in this weeks Mayors
Court with total court cost COL
lection of S228.9l. All cases were
first offenSeS.
Of this total collection, SILL
was returned to the court from
Recorders Court for cases that
had been transferred.
Four Of the 16 cases were for
traffic violations and the Defend
ants paying court costs were E. l..
SoleS, Melvin Bryant, Eddie
Thomas and Jerry Fowler.
Edwin Fowler paid court cost
for fighting and Lorraine Heming-
way paid cost for disorderly con-
duct.
Those charged with public
drunkenness and paying cost were
Floyd Jones, Herman Ward, Char
lie Vereen, John Strickland, A. Fl.
Wright, Alton Cartrette, Pete
Granger, Harry L. Chestnut,
ElolSe DeaS, and Louise Davis.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Nakina Girls Sporting New Look
On Cage Scene With 20 Record

Captain Nellie Ward. Marie Grain
ger Fowler and Dorothy Faux.
Guards Mary Gore and Bobbie
Canady have been joined by a
hard fighting freshman Marie. Nc
Cumbie TO give Coach Wcatherly
one of the best defensive CONDOS
in the conference.
Nakina's girls opened the 1854
slate by downing Evergreen. II
was sweet revenge for Nakina as
they avenged last years double
loss to the Evergreen lassies. Other
Nakina victories include wins over
Wampee, S. c., Waccamaw. Will
liams, Acme-Delco, Fair Bluff,
Hallsboro, Bladenboro, Shallotte.
Wampee, Cerro Gordo, Clarkton
and Evergreen.
Things are different at Nakina
ihis year and Coach Wcatherly
hopes to keep it that way. One
thing certain-from this side of
the bench IL looks as IL he has a
winner all the way.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13

cloth, conferred with n golden AZ
rangement Of rosebuds and snap.
dragons and golden candles in
brass candlesticks. A three tier
anniversary cake. topped with -
golden bell, graced one emc If he
table. A lovely arrangement Of
gladioli and candles decorated the
buffet. A lively arrangement in
white basket was placed in the
hall where the register was pre-
sided over by Mr.. and Mrs. Vance
Kinlaw.
Mrs. Wilson was dressed in
black and her co~sage was a vel
low orchid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson have four
daughters and son. The daugh-
ters are Mrs. Thomas Russ of
MYRTLE Beach, Mrs. Bailey Russ
Of Shallotte, Mrs. Vance Kinlaw
Of Little River and Mrs. Coke
Floyd of CONWAY. Their son is
Eric Wilson of Little River.
During the afternoon about rs
guests called, Opt-of-town guests
were from Myrtle Beach, CONWAY.
Shallotte, Clarkton, N. c., Baden
boro, N. c. and Wilmington, ". C.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
BY EDWARD GORE

Coach Paul Weatherly's Nakina
iassies are sporting a new hard
wood look this season-thcy have
done a complete about-facc from
their 1852 accomplishments. The
experienced sextet now leads the
Columbus County basketball race
in overall and Class "a" brackets
with a 10 record.
The winning team is compensa-
ton for the poor 2-1s record
weathcred by the Nakina girls
last year. No longer do they fall
into the category of inexperienced
players representing the newest
high school in Columbus County.
This season thew have the conf
dence ana ability that goes into
making a championship team.
What brought on the change?
Experience. The squad members
are practically the same from last
years team. Starting forwards are
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Little River Couple Observes
5gfh Wedding Anniversary

LITTLE RIVER-Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Wilson celebrated their
5Oth wedding anniversary, We'd
nesday afternoon, January from
3 to 6 p. M, at their home Mt
Little River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coke FLOYD of
Conway greeted the guests at the
door. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Russ
of Shallotte, n. c.. invited the
guests into the living room and
presented them to MIR. and Mrs.
Wilson. The living room wa
beautifully decorated with ar
engagements Of golden gladiol
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomes Russ Of
Myrtle Beach presided over The
gift table.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Eric Wilson i'm
vited the guests into the dining
room where Individual cakes de-
corated NTH golden wedding
bells. golden punch, cheese curlies.
minis and nuts were served by
Mrs. Lam Britton of Chesterfield,
Mrs. Ralnh Ellis, Mrs, w. B. Ty-
son and Miss Louise Stone.
The dining room table was
lovely with a MADEIRA cutwork
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13


The new police chief is a resi-
dent of the Mollie community. He
served as chief of police in Chad
bourn for two and on ehalf years.
He is AZ years old, married, has
three children, high school grad
uate, member of the Baptist
church, weighs 100 pounds and is
five feet eight inches tall.
Ted Watts, acting chief since
the first of the year, will revert
to his former status as night po-
hccman at the same as the police
chief. This is raise in salary of
$1,000 per month and the increase
was approved by the board.
Street Superintendent II. d.
Stevens, Jr., was also voted a
$1,000 per month raise by the
beard.
Saunders comes to Tabor City
by c. l.. Tate and L.
{. Bonkemeyer, of Chadbourn, and
Sherlf1 Hugh Nance.
Ten persons had made applica-
ton for the police chief position.
All applications were read TO the
board by the mayor. Willard
Wright then made a motion that
Saunders be hired on a 60 day
trial basis. The motion was second
co by William Shelley. The vote
was four TO nothing with w. w.
Woody not voting.
Mayor w. Horace Carter had
this to say about te police situa-
ton today: Il want to make my
own position clear in this police
issue once and for all. | was very
much in favor of l.. r. Watson
remaining here as long as he
would. When he resigned, favor
ed elevating Ted Watts to the DO
lice chiefs job. Having failed in
both efforts, now find myself in
position of working with another
individual who is the choice of
the town board.
Il personally have nothing
against Mr.. Saunders, and I will
DO my best to make his position
t3'e successful. ! know that there
is al Of feeling in town about
the police situation that can't be
easily overcome. However, / be-
lieve it Is to the best interest Of
Tabor City for me and the citizen
ry as a whole to make the most
of the boards selection and seek
to bring harmony back TO town
affairs" Carter said.
In addition to hiring a police
chief, the board raised the salaries
of Tabor City firumen TO $40 a
year and the fire chiefs salary to
S75 year at the Tuesday meeting.
A maximum of &c firemcn includ-
ing the chief are TO be on the roll
and all must be active.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Rotary Elects
New Officers

Jack Strickland, local fuel oil
distributor, was elected president
of the Tabor City Rotary Club at
its regular Monday night meeting
at the Woman's Club house here.
Strickland will succeed Robert
Soles at the end of the Rotary
year
Other officers elected include
Don Hughes, Secretary: Jimmy
human, treasurer; and w. Horace
Carter, vice-president.
President SoleS appointed Strick-
land ION, To Goldsboro" chair
man for the coming convention
there on February IL. The club is
endeavoring to have 100 percent
attendance at the Goldsboro gath
ering.
A movie on Safety was shown
to the club by a. f. Goldfinch.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
1853 ! arm Income
Sets Record In
Columbus County

The highest farm income re-
corded in the history of Columbus
County agriculture was set in
1888 said County Agent Charles
d. Raper.
Farmers received total of
$3O,55l ,055 in 1853. This was up
S5,732,7ll from the 1852 income
of S24,818,344.
Gains were recorded in tobacco,
Strawberries and truck crops,
grain, and livestock and livestock
products. Losses came in cotton,
peanuts, and sweet potatoes.
Almost all of the increased in
come came from tobacco which
had the best year in recorded his
tory. Figures are available on to-
bacco farmers "never had it so
good in the % years since then.
From the golden weed came
S22,662 ,365.22 in 1858. This con-
trasts sharply with Sl7,864,717 for
the previous year.
Livestock and livestock products
which include dairy products,
poultry, hogs, and the like, gained
from ST. ,698 lin 1852 to $780,
1855. Raper described this deve-
lopment as most encouraging"
Strawberries and truck crops
picked up $4,000 in 1853.
The remainder of the farm pic
ture is less bright. Cotton farmers
received an estimated $4,000
which was a drop of 76,446 from
1925 income.
Although the sweet potato crop
was larger than usual, growers re-
ceived only 81 1865, 900 lin compare
son with Sl,664,225 the previous
year
I'VE had the finest tobacco crop
and the highest prices in 1883"
the county agent said. "Our yield
per acre was 1854 pounds which
was 100 pounds above the previ-
Gus record set in 1851"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Williams Rurifans
Donate $l00 To
March OF Dimes

Williams Township Ruritan
Club, the only one in Columbus
County, held its first regular meet
ing Thursday night at the Williams
School cafeteria and voted to do
nate 500 to the March of Dimes
program.
THE donation will go toward
helping Williams Township reach
its quota Of S475," said V. j. Co
Jumbo, secretary-treaSurer of the
local club.
Membership was increased to 26
with the addition of five new
members. The new Ruritans in
clude; S. p. Saunders, j. E. Hardie.
Robert Wright, Williams Barnhiu,
and Harvey Bass.
A film, Beyond A Promise" was
shown by V. J. Columbo after club
business had been completed.
President c. w. Todd presided
over the meeting.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Escaped Convict
NabbedI Raleiqh

An escaped convict, 22-year-old
Henry II. Harding, was released
Monday to South Carolina officers
after his arrest by Raleigh police
officers.
Officers stated that Harding
repeatedly ran away from a prison
camp after serving nine days of
nine months term for abandon
ment and non-support. He also
was wanted at Conway on a
charge Of breaking and entering
place with another unidentified
escapec TO obtain some clothing to
replace their prison garments.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Local Talent Needed

Local talent is being sought for
the Columbus County Talent Show
which is scheduling appearances
through out the county for the
March of Dimes fund local chair
man announced.
The show will be given here late
this month and anyone, wishing
to take part should contact Mrs.
r. r. Rogers, Jr., Mrs. B. A. Car
rell or Principal c. H. Primer.
The cast includes all ages.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Tax Listing
Slow Here

Come in and list taxes now
Mrs. Nellie Spivey. tax lister for
South Williams Township, said
today.
Ten days of listing time has
already passed and the last minute
rush causes great inconvenience
for the listers Mrs. Spivey pointed
out
Mrs. Spivey is located in the
side office of the City Hall build
ing and is holding 900 a. m. to
5 p. m. office hours Monday thro-
ugh Saturday.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
March Of Dimes
Drive Underway

A store to store canvas is being
conducted here this week in effort
to raise Tabor City'S quota OF
$500 for the March of Dimes
Drive, Mrs. r. r. Rogers, Jr. and
Mrs. b. a. Carroll co-chairmen
announced.
at will be necessary for all the
people of Tabor City to cooperate
in order 10 make the quota" they
said.
Anyone wishing 10 make contri-
buttons by mail should make the
checks payable to March of Dimes
Drive and send it TO Mrs. Garrcll
or Mrs. Rogers.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
School Menu


Following is the menu planned
for the Tabor City School for the
week January 1922 as announced
by Mrs. Bessie Stanley, lunchroon
manager.
Mon: Barbcqucd Beef: Mashed
Potatoes: Slaw; Bread; Apricot
Muffin: Milk.
Tues. Hamburger: Rice, Cooked
Cabbage: Butter: { Jrnbread: Fruit
Cup; Milk.
Wed: Sausage, Pork Liver Loaf:
Bettercd Corn: Carrot. Raisin. Ap-
pie Salad: Peanut Butter: Dried
Fruit Bar; Bread: Butter: Milk.
Thurs: Lima Beans with Vienna
Sausage; Cold Tomatoes in COD;
Biscuit; Butter; Stewed Prunes,
Milk.
Fri: Baked Luncheon Meat with
onions; Collards; Sweet Potatoes:
Corn Mullins; Ice Cream: Milk.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
David Kelly Gets
School Board Post

David Kelly, 81, was recently
appointed to the Tabor City School
Board by the Columbus County
Board of Education.
Kelly, a native of Tabor City,
replaces William Shelley who re-
signed several weeks ago.
The newly appointed board
member has been employed at
Prince Motor Co. for the past three
and one-half years and was re-
Gently elevated to the position of
salesman.
He is married to the former
Helen Smoake of Branchville, S
{. and has three children.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Auto Accident
Fatal To
Mrs. Donna Horton

Mrs. Donna Faux Horton, %,
Tabor City native, was killed in
Stantly Saturday at $50 D. m.
rear Marion when an automobile
accident which occurred rs she
was enroute to her home in Flor
ence, 5. c. from a visit with her
mother in Tabor City.
She was buried from her auto
mobile and pinned beneath the
car.
Mrs. A. r. Shelley, Jr, of Flor
ence, the only other occupant of
the car, was hospitalized in Marion
and transferred to Florence hos
pital Sunday. Her condition is not
considered serious.
Investigating officers reported
Mrs. Shelley as saying when the
car left the road on the left, in
passing a truck that it went out
OF control into field to the right
OF the road. Mrs. Horton was re-
ported as the driver of the car.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Horton
were held from the chapel of the
lnman Funeral home, Tabor CITY
Tuesday at 200 D. m. with the
Rev. j. A. Bucks officiating. Bur-
ial followed in the Forest Lawn
cemetery.
She is survived by her husband
Joe 0. Horton Of Florence and a
daughter, Eula; her mother Mrs.
A. X. Faux Of Tabor City; two
brothers, Jessie Faulk OF Lumber
ton and Herbert Faulk Of Tabor
City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Only Firemen.
Cops Authorized
To Drive Truck

Fire chief Lewis Gore emphasiz-
ed this week that it is illegal for
anyone other than a member of
the fire department or the police
force to drive the town fire truck
when alarms are sounded. Recent
ly, unauthorized persons have
Jumped in the truck and driven it
to various fires.
IN the future, any one taking
1t upon himself to drive the truck
will be prosecuted, Mayor w.
Horace Carter said today.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
9 FIRES IN COUNTY

The County Rangers Office. S.
c. State Commission of Forestry.
reports that nine fires have oc-
Cured in Horny County since the
turn of the new year. Brush burn
ing has been the main cause, how
ever smokers and incindiarism
have been a cause. No fires have
burned OFT of control this year
where burning permits were is
sued.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
5 peaks To PTA

Mrs. Willard Wright was speak
or at the regular meeting of the
Tabor City Parent Teachers Asso-
citation neld in the school auditor
ium Thursday evening.
Es'T. M';g'N.., S'7eT;rt OF
Columb IS County Publ Welfare
spoke on the work of he welfare
department.
Mrs. Ebert Wright, P. T. A.
president, presided.
Attendance awards went to the
home rooms of Mrs. Nettie Ham
mond and Mrs. J. c. Singletary.
Four door prizes were presented
TO p. 7. A. members.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Stores Observing
Half Holiday

Majority of the Tabor City bust
ness places are closing on We'd
nesday afternoons for a half holi-
day officials Of the Tabor City
Merchants Association announced.
The half holiday will be observ-
ed through July as was voted al
the annual banquet meeting Of
the Tabor City Merchants Associa-
ton In December.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
DEVILETTES LOSE 1868
Red Devils Extend Streak To Nine
With $3.50 Victory Over Raeford

Center Sonny Sanders canned a
basket in the final 80 seconds of
play last night to give the Red
Devils a 1890 victory over a
strong Racford five that played
possession ball and almost upset
the undefeated Devils.
Raeiord'S faSt-brc&king girls
team handed the Dcvilcttes their
third defeat of the season as little
Carlecn Hodein scored 80 points
in the 1908 victory.
Hodgin stole the show as she
displayed a variety of shots and
passed to teammates with amazirn
accuracy. She was the smallest
girl on the court: yet. her pass
and break for the bucket" system
of play kept the DcvilCtte guards
faxed out of position throughout
most of the contest. She is one OF
the best girl cagers to perform on
the LEGAL hardwood this year.
Alice Ann Horne, Devilettc
dead-eye, racked up SO points TO
take team scoring honors. Janelle
White bucketed II markers. Bob
by Faye Jacobs accounted for 10
of the Devilette points.
Defensive honors were earned;
by Hilda Ward on the Devilettc
team and Carol Everleigh, Racco. y.
guard.
LEV SCORING TILT
RAJ J.-.'5 :ivc-man weave baff!-
ed the Red Devils throug out the
contcS, and accounted fcr the final
low score. 1t was a nip and tuck
battle with the lead changing hand
SIX times during the last half.
Sonny Sanders tossed in two
points with only 80 seconds re-
naming in the tilt to push his
mates ahead 1890 for their ninth
straight victory of the season.
Racford led at the end of the
first quarter by a score of sc.
The Red Devils hit for three bas-
ketS IN the initial period: however.
the Raeford Slow-moving quint hit
from the charity line four times
to account for half for their first
quarter points.
The race Cor TIE lead was strong
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
ATTEND MERCHANDISE SHOW

MIR. and Mrs. S. T. Rogers own
ers of the Western Auto Associate
Stores in Tabor City and Loris
returned yesterday from Green's
boro where they attended the an
nual Spring and Summer Show of
Western Auto.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13

Ale Ted and Mrs. Fipps and
daughter, Cindy Lou. are here for
visit with relatives until Janu-
AIRY Il. They are stationed at Lake
Charles. la.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
Town Board Officially Names
5. P. Saunders Chief Of Police

ouostatlatng in fors weeks
D r. Saunders will be the of in
Saunders elected by the
lat
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-01-13
w. 8. G. 8. TO MEET

The Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service, Saint Paul Methodist
Church, will meet in the chapel
OF The church, Tuesday, January
10, at 1880 p. m. Mrs. T. J. Rozier,
president announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-27
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