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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
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PUBLICITY
The Twelve Disciples did a
pretty good job considering
that they didn't have frank
ing privileges.
SUCCESS
Keeping a good man down
isn't nearly so hard as trying
to get him up in the morning.
WARNING
One of the troubles with
getting married in high school
is that you still can't go to
one of those Adults Only"
movies.
HOLY MATRIMoNY
The unmarried male is said
to be the agressor and the
girl who gets him prides her
self in this accomplishment.
However, this poor so-called
"agressor" is expected to stop
agressing as soon as the bride
says II do. From these facts
we get the expression you
can't teach young dog old
tricks.
sPINsTER
An old maid is a person
who knows all the answers
toe we'll!
STRIPPED
Why didn't somebody think
of this before? Over in Co
lumbus is Mrs. Tommy Man
vile the Umpteenth. She is
burlesque queen and re-
fuses to divorce Tommy, so
say the know-it-alls. Now this
is the best idea that has
come up in a decade insofar
as Tommy is concerned - he
can't get married again! This
is beSteSt for Rastus
LIVING
If there's a wolf at the
door, call a bobby-scxer,
she's the only person who
knows how to handle one.
GOSSIP
Best thing that happens 20
gcSsips is that the meanest
things are said about them.
CHRISTMAS
There will never be any
true Atheists as long as there
are Christmas trees.
SPEED
The only things we know of
which can travel faster than
the speed of light is divorce
rumor or a dirty joke.
THINK
That all the good die young
is only evidenced on tomb
stones.
OUCH!
Detected fellow lay at full
length on the psysciatrist's
couch. Doctor asked why the
mans family wanted to put
him away: Fellow said, "The
only reason, I guess, is be-
cause I'm fond of waffles",
why that's no reason!"
said the doctor" I'm fond of
pancakes myself"
Man! Why don't you come
over to my house" replied the
patient, I've got a whole
basement full of em!"
TIP
And a little tip on adyer-
tising to you who don't be-
lieve" in it. Advestising is the
best way to let your friends,
your neighbors and your COM
petitors know that you sell
stuff just as good and just as
nicely priced!
GIMMICk
And now comes a comic
book designed to look like a
regular note book and upon
which are the words design
ed to sneak into class. The
thing is made to fool the tea
cher and encourage the kids
in deceit.
JOKE SON
Man walked into a record
shop and asked for a platter
entitled, Hot Lips and Seven
Kisses. Proprietor said he
didn't have that one and add
ed, +" Out in the back room we
have a cat with 27 kittens"
'Is that a record?" inquir-
ed the man.
Proprietor said, Well, it
may not be a record but it's
a darn good average"
LAST WORD
A final decision is one made
by a woman just before the
last one!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-12-07
THIS
NEWSPAPER

Believes established
Iocol merchants have
70 protect fheir Repu-
fotions That's your
b G 81 guarantee OF
volue.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
Continued From Page one)

tSontlnueO rom rage OneD
Two hundred dollars in cash
prizes were awarded at the meet
ing to winners of lucky tickets
with five first prizes of $50 each
going to b. H. Cumber of Tabor
City, Lee Duncan of Chadbourn,
Mrs. Mary White of Whiteville.
James Lacewell of Bolton and
Vance Bass OF Evergreen.
Winners of the five second
prizes Of $40 each were Avery
Mcpherson of Chadbourn. Mrs.
Boyd Crib of Clarendon, D. j.
Mercer of Chadbourn, c. II. V.
Hayes of Chadbourn and Harold
Dew of Hallsboro.
Winners of the five third prizes
of SIS each were John d. Murphy
of Whiteville. Tom Jeffries of
Whiteville, Alfred Williamson of
Cerro Gordo. Mrs. Murphy Fowl
er of Tabor City and Rosa Lee
jenkins of Whiteville.
The association awarded certi-
ticates of appreciation TO SO OF
its farmer who had been satisfact-
DRY members over the last 30
years.
Following is a list of the per-
sons 10 whom these certificates
were awarded Mr.. and Mrs. B.
NJ. Sellers, Tom JeffrieS. Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. T. Gore. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
F. Lee. John NJ. Dale. Make Har-
relson, Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Davis.
O. Y. Williamson. NJ. S. Turner,
II. a. Turner. Mrs. Mollie Pigott
Benton, MIR. and Mrs. kendle An
drews. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse F.
Billiard, James Wilbur Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanuel Strickland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Henry Mills, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Chatmon, Paul
Willoughby, Sr.. Shade Wooten,
Major Lee, McIver Spaulding, Jr.
Mrs. Emma Strickland, Dewey E.
Suggs, Jennie W Nance, Edward
Mcpherson, L. |. Hinson, W. J.
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Watson,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Hinson, Mr..
and Mrs. Luther L. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. c. o. Stocks, Walter C.
Moore and Fannie Moore, MIR.
and Mrs. B. P. Gurganus, Mr.. and
Mrs. Berry COrtis Arp, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Williamson. and MIR.
and Mrs. Short Strickland.
In addition to the members a
certificate of appreciation was "a
warded to R. H Burns, ST., prom
inent local attorney. who has
throughout the years been a de-
voted and interested person in the
welfare of the association. The
certificate was awarded to him
by the association in appreciation
10 his interest.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
Strickland Has Worked Same
Farm I'm County For 81 Years

H. L. Strickland, who lives on
Tabor City-Fair Bluff road,
owned the Mystery Farm ap-
pearing in the December l edi-
ton Of The Tribune.
He has been on the farm for
"a years and raises tobacco, sweet
potatoes, corn and soybeans.
Two years ago the original house
burned and a new dwelling, the
modern one shown in the photo
was constructed. Strickland's
father owned part Of the present
farm.
Strickland, who has been mar
ried 33 years has two sons. Erwin.
%, and Owen %.
The Well-kept tobacco houses
barn and machinery sheds reflect
the kind OF farmer Strickland IS
today.
The first three persons making
naturalization Of the Strickland
farm were Mrs. Harvey Coleman.
Route ?, Tabor City, Mrs. Grace
Herring and Mrs. Eugene Grazing
er, both Of Tabor City. Mrs. Rob-
ert Fowler of Tabor City also
correctly Identified the farm but
did not call soon enough 10 quail
fy for one of the prizes.
Winning the free subscriptions
in the Mystery farm indentfica-
ton last week were Mrs. Reece
Burroughs Of Tabor City. Ruther-
ford Fowler Of route !. Clarendon
and Berron Prince Of Tabor City.
The farm located in the Claren-
don area Of Columbus County was
owned by the late Jackson Har-
relsor which was inherited by his
sons c. H. HARRISON and the late
Bertie p and Jasper Harrelson.
The farm Of approximately 100
acres IS nov owned BY Mrs. Belle
Harrison. . daughter Of the late
Bert.e =. HARRISON. and hcr hus-
band Wilson T. HARRISON. A son.
Robert HARRISON is operating the
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
Recorders
Court

The following cases were heard
yesterday in Recorders Court by
Judge Sankey Robinson.
Included on the docket were
Joseph B. Duncan of Chadbourn.
speeding, SIS and cost: Rutledge
Howard of Whiteville, no brakes,
costs; Harmon Boyette Smith of
Longwood, speeding. $40 and
costs; Henry Miller of Chadbourn.
no operators license, S25 and
costs; Tiffany L. Floyd of Lake
Waccamaw. speeding, SIS and
costs; James Daniel MusSelwhite
of Wilmington, speeding, costs:
Wilson Mitchell of Whiteville, no
operators license, S25 and costs:
Marvin Raney of Whiteville,
speeding. mol pressed with leave:
David Owens Robertson of White
vile, improper brakes. costs;
Commodore E. CaSwell of White
vile. speeding. $40 and costs:
Harold Zone Goodman of Wrights-
vile Beach, speeding. $40 and
costs:
James Edward Davis OF Wrights-
will, improper registration. costs:
Curtis Alton CleWiS OF Whitcville,
public drunkenness, costs: Barn
Jacobs OF Bolton, careless and
reckless driving, S25 and costs:
Hubert E. Billiard of Chadbourn,
Abraham Lincoln Murphy of Del
co. speeding, $40 and costs: Wes-
ley Junior Smith of Ash, failure
20 comply with restrictions on
driving license, costs.
Herbert Sasser of Whiteville,
no operators license, S25 and
costs: Albert VI. Brown of White
Vile, speeding, mol pressed with
leave; J. c. Hines of Lake Wacca-
nav, careless and reckless driv-
ing, S25 and costs; Mary B. Bed
ford Of Sanford, speeding, SIS and
costs: R. c. Boswell Of Whiteville,
failure to stop for stop sign, SIS
and costs; Paul P. Spivey of
Whiteville, failure to stop for
stop sign, costs; Paul Todd of
Chadbourn, improper lights, costs:
John Ernest Jacobs of Bolton,
careless and reckless driving, 500
bond posted, Ernest Turbeville of
Red Springs. possession on non
taX-paid whiskey, transporting
whiskey, possession OF same for
sale. speeding bond of 5000 post
ed: Charles c. Smith of Chad
bourn, allowing non-licensed per-
son TO operate vehicle. S25 and
costs: Tim Blackwell of Cerro
Gordo, reckless driving, $50 and
costs: Eddie L. Richardson of
Tabor City, allowing unlicensed
person to drive, costs; Wayne E
Strickland of Tabor City, aband-
onment and non-support, $500
bond posted.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
WITH THE
ARMED FORCES

Leon Jordan. whose wife, Pu-
anita, and father, Henry S. Jor-
dan, live on Route 3, Conway, S.
c., recently was promoted to cor
poral while serving with the 5th
Infantry Division in Germany.
Realistic field problems and
mancuvers form part of an in
tenSive training program conduct
ed by the Red Diamond" division
in southern Germany as part of
the Seventh Army.
Corporal Jordan, rifleman
with the 18th Infantry Regiments
Company l., entered the Army
in March 1853 and arrived over
seas in September 1853.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
Tabor City Rotary
Club Commends Work
Of jos And City

The Tabor City Rotary Club this
week adopted a resolution COM
mcnG.ng the Junior Chamber of
Commerce and city officials for
the towns festive lights and ap-
proprla:e displays al this Christ
las time
The Rotary resolution pointed
out that the accomplishments Of
the two groups suTpass all preyi-
Gus achievements in having our
streets show the proper Christmas
spirit"
Rev. Paul Carruth. chairman of
the Rotary Club resolution COM
mittee. today submitted the COM
mendatlon Tor publication:
Be it resolved, Christmas being
a time when men lay aside ana
mostly and strife and look for
peace and goodwill among men:
4 time when the community
brings itself together in honoring
the birth Of he Prince OF Peace
by in adorning the community
with festive lights and appropri-
ate displays:
We the Rotary Club of Tabor
City do express our appreciation
to the Tabor City Junior Chamb-
ct Of Commerce and tire City Of
ficials FOR the. accomplishment
IN surprising al previous achieve
mcnts in having our streets show
the proper Christmas spirit.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15

that the funds are coming in very
slowly and must show q sharp
increase il the $4,000 goal is to
be met.
Everyone desiring to contribute
10 the Seal Sale is urged to mail
the donations to the local chair
men or the county chairman.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
Woman's Club To Give
Yule Lighting Prizes

The Tabor City Woman's Club
will give two five dollar cash
awards for residential Christmas
decorations, Mrs. Erskin Young.
president. announced.
One award will be presented
for the most effective window
and door decorations and the
other for outdoor arrangements.
Judges will tour the resident
ial areas of the city Christmas
Eve to select the winners. The
awards will be delivered by a
committee from the club and
announcements of the winners
will be made through the Tri-
bune and WTAB.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
Emerson News
BY OSCAR SOLES

Mrs. Lonnie Norris and son.
Clifton. and McDuftie Soles were
Saturday night visitors of MIR.
and Mrs. Oscar Soles.
John Cartrette was a Sunday
visitor o: Mrs. Lonnie Norris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Soles and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sellers were
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Duckery Nealey.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar SoleS were
Sunday visitors OF Mrs. Ida Bell
Cartrette.
Mrs. Ida Bell Cartrette and
Mrs. Frank Lovette were Sunday
visitors of Frank Lovette who is
patient in the Veterans hospital.
Fayetteville
Everette Norris and Miss Emer
Jane Cartrette were married in
Marion. s. C. Thursday. Dec. 2.
They are at home with Mrs. Ida
Bell Cartrette.
Duckery Nealey is i'll at his
home.
Well. the hunting season is here
again and we would like 10 warn
all hunters that the land up here
IS posted and we don't want TO
cause any hardship on anyone and
would like to say if anyone wants
10 hunt on the land to please first
get a written permit from II. c.
Williamson before coming down
here and without written permit
from him they had better not GO
on his land.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
FOOD BASKETS TO SERVE
AS THEATRE ADMISSION

A basket of food for the under
privileged will gain local persons
admission to the New Tabor
theatre Friday afternoon at 8
o'clock for the showing of an all
cartoon and comedy feature.
Sponsored by the local Junior
Chamber of Commerce Club the
project is for the benefit OF the
needy.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15
SEAL SALE Tagging
IN COLUMBUS COUNTY

Although no figures were tab
ulated in the current Christmas
Seal Sale. il was reported by Mrs.
:. I. Rogers and Mrs. Helen
Truitt that the fund raising pro-
Ject is tagging in Tabor City.
Reports from the county chair
man. Mrs. George Gold indicate
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15

farm which grows tobacco. corn.
sweet potatoes and collards, all
for market sale.
Robert is married to the former
Lucille Powell and they have two
children, Robert Vernon, Jr.. six
years old and Jerry Allan two.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-12-15

Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Long Sunday We're Miss Dorothy
Long. Wanda Suggs. Jarold Soles.
Ted ConOr. Elroy SuggS, and Jim
ME Dale Long
Kodiak mirror., 1954-05-22

The automobile industry is having a lively year. All the new 1854 models have been on the road for several months now, and everybody has had pretty good chance to see what they Ire like. All the big towns have had Auto Shows. Some towns have had two! Lavish amounts have been spent to impress MT. and Mrs American Driver with the splendor and glamour of the "all-new" '54 models.
 But amidst all the foodlights- and fanfare, has anybody considered the plight of our women folk! Some of our local gals are getting pretty fed up with the "bulk and bulge" trend in auto design They are beginning to say things like this: A. The garage has to be slightly larger than the
 house, else the won't fit in
 B. Dents and scratches are everyday occurrence
 -as traffic gets heavier and cars get bigger.
Kodiak mirror., 1954-05-22
Q KODIAK GIRLS MAKE GOOD TRUCK DRIVERS?

C. It was hard enough to find one parking place dewn-
 town. Now you have to find tp0!
 D. You cant enjoy driving anymore, because you feel
 like you' re piloting the "Queen Mary"
 But don't despair gals, we have perfect solu- ton for you It's the 1854 Mercury! Seventeen feet of the most responsive and functional transpor- tation ever put on wheels. Official registration figures show that huge public acceptance has greeted, Mercury Reasonable" approach to auto design. giving Mercury owners better resale values! In fact, Mercury is Americas fastest groWing cor!
 Free-fowing lines spell the difference! A look and a feel of solid, rugged conlpactness about the whole car! A feeling of control And com bination of brilliant performance and sparkling styling that you can't buy anywhere else! This is the car for you gals! Just ask the men!
Evening star., 1954-01-16
CeYIon Reds Say Woman
Is Secret AGENT for U. 5.
BY the Asseeioted Press

COLOMBO, Ceylon. Jan. 10
Ceylon's Communist Party yes
terday accused Roda Miller, the
American wife of a Ceylonese
Communist leader. of being q
secret agent for the United States
The Reds picked up her party
membership card last week on
theological grounds"
The woman. married to Joe
De Silva, lived formerly in
Bridgeport, Conn. according to
Red sources. They said she and
her husband came recently from
Communist Poland.
The party recently blamed her
for a split in its ranks and oust-
ed her and four others from
membership on January 7.
The Communist Journal said
today that party secretary S. A
Wickremasinghe had been
tricked "by the apparently sim
cere Communist Roda Miller
The paper acknowledged that a
book she wrote about the exc
cuted atom spies. Julius anC
Ethel Rosenberg, had been "ar
excellent exposition of American
policy and frameup tactics" But
the paper termed the book a IA
cade to hide her Spying"
Evening star., 1954-01-16
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

DANVILLE, Ind. JAM. 16.
Forty men. guided by searchlight
signals, dug into a tile drainpipe
on a nearby farm for nearly
four hours during the night in
search of a missing coon dog re-
portedly trapped in the pipe
since Sunday.
But after the feverish digging
in the freezing weather they
found no trace of the missing
7-month-old pup.
However. six men continued
digging throughout the night
They said they were convinced
that the dog was still alive, al
though they said they had not
heard any sounds. The owner
of the dog said the pup had
chased raccoon into the pipe
on the farm of DR.. Earl Ferree,
a retired veterinarian.
DR.. Ferree yesterday ordered
the arrest for trespass of Lester
jackson. "a. Indianapolis. whose
son owned the dog, and Otto
Evening star., 1954-01-16
Free Course Offered
In Practical Nursinq

The Anna Burdick Vocational
High School, 1900 Allison street
NV, is Offering a tuition-free
course in practical nursing.
The course, which starts Feb
ruary /, is sponsored by the Dis
trict public schools and is accred-
tied by the National Association
for Practical Nurse Education.
The pre-clinical part of the
course covers II weeks of bedside
nursing, anatomy, physiology
and diatetics. The class will
meet Monday through Friday
from $3.50 am. to 3 pm. Upon
satisfactory completion of the
work, students enter a 32-week
period of clinical practice at the
George Washington University
Hospital.
Registrations are now being
accepted at the school. Those
interested in learning more about
the opportunities offered by the
nursing school should contact
Mrs. Mary s. Resh, principal of
the school, at National $4,000.
Extension 2547. =
Evening star., 1954-01-16
Chief Sutton Heads Firemen
AT Mass on Blast Anniversary

Fire Department Chief Mil
lard H. Sutton and $50 District
firemen yesterday attended a
special mass in st. Patrick's
Catholic Church marking the
first anniversary of an explosion
last year that sent 43 depart
ment members to the hospital.
District Comm Usioners Sam
uel Spencer and Renah F.
Camalier also attended tn e
service.
January IS, 1853, has become
known to District firemen as
BLACK Thursday" On that day
a three alarm basement blaze at
an auto supply and household
appliance store at Tenth and H
streets NE. brought scores of
fire-fighters to the scene.
An explosion, shortly after
noon, blew flremen into the
street. Many were treated for
burns and others rushed to hos
pitals. No lives were lost, but
of the firemen injured five are
still on light duty"
II congratulate you for COM
Evening star., 1954-01-16
Printing Office Cuts
Charges 10 Agencies
BY the Associoted Press

Public Printer Raymond Blat-
tenberger says that savings re-
sulting from more business-like
operation of the Government
Printing Ofhce will be passed
on to other Federal agencies.
Mr.. Blattenberger announced
yesterday a S per cent cut in
charges to agencies that have
their printing done at the GPO.
He said this is the first such
general cut in 20 years. It be-
comes effective February l..
The cut is possible, Mr.. Blat-
tenberger said, because of a
program put into effect to trim
expenses yet still maintain pro-
duction at a high level.
He said the business type
budget that Congress had ap-
proved for the GPO had been
big help.
He said overhead expenses had
been cut more than $882, 900 a
year.
"A short time ago I initiated
action to return to the Treasury
SIS million of our cash working
capital which I felt could be
utilized to better advantage else
where in the Government" he
added.
Evening star., 1954-01-16
BY the Associated Press

WEST KIRBY, England, Jan.
16.-Britain prefers to fight
communism "in the open" rather
than ban it and drive it under
ground. Selwyn Lloyd, minister
of state for foreign affairs, said
yesterday.
This involves vigilance and
effort on the part of all of us"
he told an audience here. THE
apathy or indifference of the
majority is the danger rather
than any arguments in favor of
the alien and unattractive doc
trine of communism ITSELF"
Mr.. Lloyd cited the apathy of
many union members in voting
for officers as one way in which
Communists can gain control of
organized labor. He said the
electrical trade union elected a
Communist president in 1850
with only some 10000 out of the
100000 union members voting.
The electrical union this week
began series of pin-prick "guer-
rilla" strikes throughout Britain,
including three atomic projects.
Union officers have rejected Of
Evening star., 1954-01-16
4n Mpntnriattt

JACKSON. JAMES A.. A tribute Of love
JAcRsoH 0i Who 1edf died a'aer thre. 'AMns yeaTs
ago today. January 16, 1851.
There Is an open gate at the end Of
Through which each must 60 alone.
There is light you cannot see.
Our father claims his own.
There is comfort in the thought thai
loving God knSTs sSE best;
LEWIS. JULIA RANSELL: IN memory. d
our cousin, JULIA RANSELL LEWIS
who departed this life thirteen years
ago today. January 10. t941.
Gone but not forgotten,
CORA d, Isl SIMMONS AND VIRGINIA
MACK. MARY. In loving memory oi
our dear nc mother. NARY Mack. who de.
today. January 10. 1923.
Memory q. q gift, Of God
Which death cannot destroy.
HER SONS. JOHN AND CLARENCE
RUDSlT. CAROLINE r. In fond and
cxkoLIRs sPt =. RupsITs wSo Ssraf lsft me asns e
1877 ''asf skE aE2 today
TUDGE. CLARENCE A. tToMMY). In
brother and uncle, CLARENCE A
TOMMY TUDGE. who passed away
three years ago today. January 16
Days of sadness still come over u.
Hidden tears SO often flow;
Memories keep you always near us,
Though you left US three years ago
From this world Of pain and sorrow
To the land OF peace and rest.
Where you shall have eternal rest.
Somewhere back of the sunset
Where loveliness never dies.
You live. in q land of glory
With the blue and gold of the skies
Let US who knew him say q prayer,
For he IL resting in Gods care.
a LOVING FAMILY.
Evening star., 1954-01-16
Mccarthy Counsel
Leaves 10 Take Post
| With Trading Firm

Francis D. Flanagan has re-
signed as chief counsel Of Sem
ator McCarthy's Government
Operations Committee to accept
a position with w. r. Grace
& Co.
The trading company an
nounced yesterday that Mr.. Flan-
agan has been appointed to an
executive position in its WASH
ington office.
From 1945 to 1850 Mr.. Flan-
agan was associate counsel and
chief assistant counsel of the
Senate Investigations subcom-
mittee. He became chief coun-
sci of the Government Opera
tions Committee last July. Be-
fore switching from the sub
committee to the parent COM
mittee. Mr.. Flanagan conducted
an investigation of trade by
Western allies with Communist
China.
He served as an agent with
the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation from 1899 to 1945. Dur
ing his last three years with
the bureau, he was an adminis-
trative assistant to FBI Direc-
tor j. Edgar Hoover.
Mr.. Flanagan lives at 1888
Twenty-eighth street NV.