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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
Barney cluzer's
Column

II usually takes a spring eve
ming with its balmy air and the
first breath OF the vernal equi-
voN to make folks think about
old faces and places.
And so it was that Betty and
suddenly thought OF "Gabby"
Harrison, the high school stu
dent who used to work for us,
and We recalled our gales Of
laughter when young "Gabby"
would stand before us. plant
his two spindly legs solidly a.
part. and then start off on an
uninterrupted ramble Of con-
rersation that ended only when
we pleadingly begged him TO
desist before our tortured sides
would split.
"Gabby" didn't mean to be
funny. He was quite serious
and he simply voiced his frank
opinion with an alert young
mind. He seemed TO feel it his
bounden duty 10 keep talking
and TO keep us quiet.
Betty and l had an idea it
would be a pleasant experience
to recall "Gabby" Harrison
from out OF our past. Anyway,
we felt we were due for 4 good
laugh and this reunion could
prove to be an invigorating
spring tonic.
soon had "Gabby" on the
phone in warm and earnest
conversation and ! learned our
young man was now married
and the father OF two lovely
children. He graviously &C
copied my invitation for n visit
TO our home the coming Satur-
day.
Betty and / decided not 10
invite any other friends. We
wanted "Gabby" all TO ourscl-
YES and we We're afraid that
mixed company would nullify
"Gabby'S" humor.
On Saturday night, the door
bell rang and there was our
gay young friend with his
charming wife. The passing
years had made very little
change in "Gabby'S" appear
ance. He smiled the same
baShful way. ne wore his thick
shock Of blonde hair parted on
the same side, and he proved
himself as ikeablc as ever.
We made the young couple
comfortable and. after serving
the usual refreshments. felt
L was time TO induce Cab
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13

by's" delightful laugh routines.
Without n giveway trace of
my plans, I asked: what ddG
you think, "Gabby,' about
President Eisenhower's chances
for reelection" This question
is usually guaranteed in ballot
ing circles to start any prolific
party man on a two or three
hour conversational trend. Bet
~ and I waited with bated
breath.
These We're "Gabby's" tor
rent Of words: He'll win east
ly." u
Quizzically. Betty and ! look
ed At each other. -.
Hesitatingly. continued:
Who do you think will win
the pennant this year,"
No red-blooded American
can answer that question in
less than five thousand words.
But, "Gabby" did it. He said:
ITS wide open race and
anyone can win"
My chin dropped. and my
brow must have wrinkled
quite noticeably. / wasn't get
ting any wordage and Betty
and l weren't getting any
laughs.
continued stubbornly: "You
have two children, 'Gabby,'
and we need more schools for
our kids but | personally refuse
10 vote for the School Bonds"
Patiently. waited for the
avalanche OF criticism. Finall.2'
il came.
Man, you're crazy"
Painlessly and crushingly,
the evening dragged on. The
atmosphere became cramped
and tense. Finally, we were at
the door saying our goodbyes
and mercifully "Gabby" and
his wife were soon gone.
Betty and l dropped into
the nearest chairs. AT first, We
looked NJ each other in sheet
disbelief.
But then we realized the VAL
liable lesson we had learned.
Memories are like exquisite
and sparkling gems-stored a.
way in our minds and meant
only 10 be pceped at for fleet
ing and exalted moments OF
exciting pleasure. But, once re-
moved in an cffor, TO make
them physical, our valuable
gems suddenly crumble intA
the powered and dissipatcd
dust of stark reality.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
.
Commissioners On The Spof

We have no bones to pick with the
county commissioners, although they
apparently think we have. At least
when it became apparent at one of
their meetings last week that The
Tribune news editor was present, the
meeting quickly broke up.
The reporter had attended the
meeting of the Board of Equalization
and Review following the raise in
tax evaluation on several Tabor CITY
residents property. The citizens were
putting up quite howl about the
whole thing and there appeared to be
news story in the making.
However, no action was taken due
to the hasty adjournment of the board
and thus no news story
But let's get back to the case in
question. At least four Tabor City
residents had their tax evaluation
raised, and at least two had theirs low
cred. There is nothing so unusual
about the move except that the resi-
dents with the raised taxes felt there
was being little discrimination
shown. 1t is natural reaction when
sou are singled out for boost in your
taxes while the rank and file remain
on the books rs listed, even though
the raise may have been justified.
Now the commissioners are caught
with the backing-up task of lowering
some taxes they have raised and =
chain reaction begins, to which there
is no end. 1t puts the commissioners.
although they acted in good faith. hon
orably and with reason. of being un
able to make everybody happy and
still do their jobs properly along the
tax equalization line.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
Rurfer's
polulllrl
By-w. Horace Carter

Most OF us would have a
startled look il We met Il fair
lady on the street with green
or purple hair. But really, the
fashion folks arc toying with
just that idea Mt the moment
III the big cities.
Seems that there are n lot of
high society ladies who want
their hair TO match their eve
ming gowns on special occa-
Sions and they want something
sensational. None Of this rcgu-
lar routine of a white dress and
white hair or black dress and
black hair. They want to really
create some comment; thus the
idea OF odd coloring may soon
become 4 reality.
We understand that the FASH
ion experts who are consider
ing this drastic move. hope to
discover coloring product
that will look wonderful for
just one night and then wash
off easily the next morning.
Thus. it may become so confus-
cd that your best girl friend
or your wife may appear en-
tirely different one day from
the next.
II has crossed our minds n
lot of time as to just why peo-
pie are born with just three
hair shades. You see black.
blonde and rcd every day and
there are some of us with
washed out shades of black or
blonde but largely the three
colorS adorn the heads OF peo-
pie. guess il would really
create some talk if 4 new born
came into the world with a
bright, shiny head of green
hair. But il wouldn't surprise
us too much to see some effort
made in this direction in the
next generation or so.
Some of these fashion author
critics have come out with the
statement that American wo-
men dress to impress other wo-
men and French ladies dress
10 impress men. We don't pro-
feSS 10 know anything about
Why women do anything but
II is quite obvious that both
male and female will be inn
pressed when encountering
some gorgeous creature with
purple curlS.
Fortunately in our neck Of
tho woods we will have time
10 study this hair coloring pro-
poSal for some time before
seeing it practiccd by our local
ladies. The danes OF high soci-
city Will undoubtedly show off
their new creations in the
theaterS and on tclevision and
il the color TV gets in opera
ton in time. we will perhaps
have n chance to appraise the.
new scheme from 4 safe dis.
lance for few months.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
ANSWERING LETTERS IS PROFITABLE

Actually the head OH this incident is reversed. II
should be that failure to letters promptly proves
costly Several weeks ago received a letter from
gentleman in Myrtle Beach asking to be a Judge
at the beauty contest held Thursday night had good
intentions of answering the letter but got around
to It, AT seven o'clock Tuesday morning the
phone rang which didn't bother &. the wife
answered it. What happened next had lot to
do with me and interrupted serious sleep.
Jaycee from Myrtle Beach passing through town
tat the time of day I'd consider him having been
sneaking through here) and called me to find out
whether or not was going gto be Judge in the con-
TEST agreed to serve but it would have been so
much nicer had answered the original invitation with
out delay.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
INVEST IN ToMoRRow's CITIZENS

Each summer the recreation program provides n
wonderful way to keep youngsters off the street and
out OF trouble This years program should be better
tnan ever II you want it that way II takes money
TO finance such worthwhile project. The Jaycees are
gong TO make an effort to ehminate the fund begging
Save your change and donste TO the fund when IL
starts booming You will be making an investment in
the future Of tomorrow's citizens
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
So This Is
NeWYork
BY NORTH CALLAHAN

You have to stay up late tc
know your onions in this towr
and the other vegetables too
Last night | proved this poin,
by taking walking tour Of the
old Washington Market which
is down by the Hudson River
waterfront, a place that now
reminds lots Of movie-goers OF
Marian Brando and the film
made there. II is a part OF the
city'S life rarely seen by many
except those who work there
because IL is carried on through
the night. Yet il is one Of the
most colorful aspects OF New
York, especially TO a fellow
like me who was raised on a
farm raising vegetables - and
sometimes 4 little cain.
The market can be sighted al
some little distance before
reaching it by its many lights
which shine out from the bases
of the big old buildings, illum-
mating the streets upon which
are piled, under sheds, noun
tains OF all kinds of fruits and
vegetables. Myriads of humans
move about among the Grated
oranges, apples, bananas and
stacks Of legumes, muttering to
each other, pushing push-carts
rapidly, making notes as they
make sales. Just before dawn
the hotel buyers arrive. They
buy great loads Of the fine pro-
duce. selecting the best, II
seems. to be delivered for the
appetites Of their hungry guests
before breakfast time.
The display Is also one Of the
pretticst sights know. Burn
ished red cranberries from
Rhode Island, smooth potatoes
from Maine vie in color-con-
trast with deep-green celery
and bright asparagus from
Florida and California, while
slick, dark, egg plant from Gu
ba and pastel-tinted grapes
sit on the sidewalk 49,.
from south Africa sit on the
sidewalk-markets along side
inviting-looking apples from
New York state. Here came
upon crisp celery from New
Jersey, Texas grapefruit, and
peanuts and pccans from Mis-
sissippi and Georgia, while lat
CT on, was told. there will be
potatoes, peaches and corn
from Pennsylvania. Ohio, West
Virginia, North and South Car
DINA and Tennessee, and beans
from Pennsylvania. One strik-
ing sight was Q big box Of long
stemmed scarlet dollhouse rhu-
bsrbe, something which my
mother used TO call pie plant"
% eur farm beside The smoky
Mountains.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
PREACHER HAD A VALID POINT

When the preacher quoted as saving he
thought the recent Minstrel Show would have been
better of not given. he slightly misquoted
Seems that the preacher thought the panty"
routine was bit too rough and made light of shallow
morals Even though in the Minstrel Show it
neither taxes from or adds to the facts. I'll have
to teach children very much that could be considered
good
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
PLAIN TALK 10
wrny's Hat =
Is I'm Rinq ~
BY AL HARRISON a ~
BY AL HARRISON

Is Kenneth Wray a candidate for the presidency
Oh tne JaEcee club or is he victim of shenanigan?
Small out hvey group took part in the merrment the
reeen! Jaysee meeting Joe Coleman appointed him
sell Wrays campaign manager and Immediately out
lined Ways platform. Free haircuts shayes and
SngeS was part of Joes talking doubt that Kenneth
would partake of such shortchangng even the
PreSluehtelect OF the Jaycees has To make q living
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
ONE COLUMN IS ENOUGH

Actually there some folks around here who
THINK that one column written by is too much but at
least one person, Mamie Cox. enjoys reading it. She
told me so and consider her very honest person not
TO mention that she is excellent judge of columns
Please If you don't like the column do your best to
SKIP over without writing to and telling about
IT, course, II you're thinking of brbing then your
letter might not be too Objectionable
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-04-13
WANT TO READ SOME SERIOUS READING ?

Some Of readers enjoy writing that verges on the
serious side and appreciate their attitude NV
advce TO those readers is to try manual the opera
ton OF Speed Graphic press camera. have one
mat Is available with only string attached-if you
understand it you must then explain it to me
Evening star., 1955-10-07
Legion Chiefs
Meet in Miami

MIAMI. Fla, Oct. z R.-Poli-
|cies Of the American Legion for
the next year win begin taking
shape today when officials and
committeeman Of the powerful
veterans organization open head
quarters in Miami.
These policies will range from
pensions for World War ] vet
Ierans and condemnation or vim
dication OF the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cul-
Itural Organization to whether
comic books should be censored.
Although the Legion's national
convention does not open until
Sunday. about 5000 delegates al
ready are on hand for committee
and commission meetings.
The commissions .are perma-
nent units that serve on a year
round basis. The committees
meet only at convention time
and prepare recommendations
that the convention will accept
or reject at general business ses-I
sions.
Two of the major commissions
Foreign Relations and Amer-i
Evening star., 1955-10-07
Paper Denies NAACP
Holds Witnesses Captive

| CHICAGO. Oct. Z R.-The
Chicago American today disputed
| q publisher report that three
Negro witnesses In the Emmett
Tin murder trial at Sumner.
Miss, have been held captive in
Chicago since the trial.
The jackson MISS Daily
News declared Wednesday that
the witnesses. Mrs. Amanda
bradley. Moses Wright and Willie
Reed "are now being held
I'captive' in the deepest part OF
Chicago's South Side Negro Sec
ltion by the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People"
The jackson newspapers copy
lrighted story was written by Re-
porter Bill Spell. It told of his
visit with Reed In a hospital
where Reed is under treatment
for nervous exhaustion.
The story also reported q brief
conversation between Mr.. Spell
and Mrs. Amanda Bradley-not
Ito Jbe confused with Mrs. Mamie
bradley, mother Of l4-year-old
Emmett Till-which Mr.. Spell
said was ended at the insistence
lof THIS grandmother, Mrs. Alma
lSpearman.
The Chicago American story
quoted Mrs. Amanda Bradley as
making this comment on the
captivity assertion:
Evening star., 1955-10-07

That's the most fantastic
story I've heard yet. Nobody Is
keeping me here. I wanted to
come. and ! did. paying my own
expenses. I haven't been threat
ened. but ! don't want to return
to Mississippi"
Moses Wright. the American.
was reached by telephone in De-
troit where he has been staying
with friends. His comment re-
ported by the American was, II
not only came to Chicago Of my
own free will, but ! brought my
wife and my three children, too.
i paid all our expenses.
81 am afraid to return to Mis-
sissippi to live. But i win de-
finitely testify ct the kidnapping
trial. They can't do nothing more
than kill me. y
Reed is still under care in Mi
chael Reese Hospital, and not
available to Chicago newsmen.
The American quoted Police
Capt. Thomas Kelly as saying
he arranged for Mr.. Spell and
his companion, w. J. Crisler, to
visit Reed.
Two white men were acquitted
of charges of numbering the Till
boy during a visit with relatives
in Mississippi.
Evening star., 1955-10-07
b the Associated prsss

An Ohio psychiatrist said yes
terday new drugs have wrought
a Revolutionary transformation
in the treatment and recovery Of
mental patients.
DR.. Douglas Goldman. clinical
director Of the Longview State
Hospital at Cincinnati. said the
two drugs-thorazine and reser-
pinehave lifted the recovery
rate from about IS per cent to
80 per cent among acute cases
Of such major mental diseases
as schizophrenia and manic de-
preston.
Among chronic patients, DR..
Goldman said. the results have
not been quite so good" But
even for these cases Of long dura-
ti0n. he said. the outlook now is
that between 10 and 80 per cent
viii be able to leave hospitals
and, with the aid of rehabilita-
ton and continued drug treat
ment, resume nearly normal lives
with. their families.
DR.. Goldman set forth his
views in an interview and a talk
to the Mental Hospital Institute
Of the American Psychiatric AS
sociation, currently meeting here.
Evening star., 1955-10-07

lowing . report on the study
given by Dr. Michael B. shimkin
Of the National Cancer institute
at a symposium at the National
Institutes of Health.
The study was described as
the first major survey Of progress
In reducing cancer deaths ever
undertaken in a State.
In it, DR.. Shimkin reported
that recoyeries from cancer in
the period l947-51 averaged 20
per cent among males and 80
per cent among females. This
compares with recoveries of IL
per cent in males and 10 per
cent in females for the period
l935-40.
All told. from 1885 to 1851. he
said, 75.500 cases of cancer were
diagnosed IN a population Of two
million in Connecticut.
DR.. Shinkin said the improve
|ment did not result from earlier
diagnosis of cases readily detect
able through symptoms but
rather through improved tech
|niques, for catching cancer be-
fore 1t actually has developed,
sometimes as much as three
years before actual symptoms
develop.
This was particularly true in
cases of cancer Of the uterine
|cervix or mouth Of the womb.
the principal cancer killer among
woman. The new techniques, he
said. enable cures to be begun
lat a time when they are 100
per cent effective.
Evening star., 1955-10-07
New Drugs Said to Lift
Mentol Recovery Rate

DR.. Goldman was chairman
of q panel which the institute
asked to report on the two drugs
and their contribution to mental
Theprazine has been on the
market for Ia years. reserpine
for about 2la years.
/ DR.. Goldman said the three
major mental illnesses most sus-
ceptible to treatment with the
new drugs are schizophrenia
popularly known as 'split per-
sonality." an illness that pro-
duces hallucinations and delu-
sions; manic depression, charac-
terized by alternating deep de-
preston and great exuberance:
and involution psyclosis, usually
d result Of change-of-life among
both males and females.
Evening star., 1955-10-07

Iicanisn1-met yesterday and viii
continue sessions today.
A joint meeting Of the Nation
al Security Commission and
Committee win be held today.
Maj. Gen. Alonzo Fox. from the
Once of the Joint Chiefs Of
STAFF, is scheduled to speak. This
is a worldwide military briefing'
and is considered so delicate that
1t is officially OF the record.
Also scheduled to speak dur
ing the day is Mai. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey. director Of selective
service.
The convention proper opens
Sunday and will continue
through Thursday.
Evening star., 1955-10-07
BRITISH POST OFFICE BOAST
PROVED BY MAILING COW

BOURNE END, England QF1.-Assistant Postmaster
General L. D. Gammans announced with some pride re-
Gently that the British post ONCE fean deliver anything
cow" =
the post ofdce q
Il want to mail COW to Bracknel" he said.
To his astonishment the postmaster replied "WeH call
for the package.
short post office truck drove up took aboard
bessie named Fossie II and hauled her to Bracknel Is
miles away The postage? Seventy-one shilngs ts994
Evening star., 1955-10-07
Cancer Deaths
Decline Seen
Ry enc Assoclated Press

Cancer specialists said yester-
day they were heartened by a
report Of a decline in deaths
resulting from certain types Of
cancer in a controlled study
undertaken in Connecticut.
This was the concensus fol-
Evening star., 1955-10-07
MUM is WATERED
With LEMONADE
GROWS 10 FEET TALL

HALTWHISTLE, England
Up Some folks in England
have been watering their
plants with beer to make
them grow faster.
This struck Joseph Hem
derson as a criminal waste
of brew. He reported yes
terday he has dosed his
chrysanthemums with three
cups of lemonade weekly
and has one plant 10 feet
tall.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-09-02
PEAS Bi.Ot II TRAFFIC

Mankato. MINI ltaiilc gas
halted Tor some time Oh " $
highway 1919 when eight tons %
shelled peas spilled onto thc high
way. making the road surface sC
slick and heavy that traffic Nas
impossible The peas being traQS-
ported IN nine large tanks atup
the tlatbed OF truck We're dum.p-
ed on the road when tine aulci. Is
front wheels locked en- "a tulW
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Mrs. WiIIiom Lift,
Grocery Operator

Mrs. william Lin, 81, q Con.
greSs Heights grocery operator
for III years, died Saturday Of I
heart attack while visiting yela'
tives here,
Her home and store were 81
900 Alabama avenue Sc. A
native Of Russia, Mrs. Lin wa:
the former Ella Hershowitz. Shs
came to the United States as q
child.
Her husband. who died II
years ago, was q charter mem
her and one Of the founders oi
the District Grocery Stores here
Survivors are two sons. Albert
el8 Southern avenue Sc: Irvinl
OF the home address; two sisters
Miss Dora Hershowitz Of thu
h6me address; Mrs. Molly Rubin
976 Fendaii street Sc: 3
brother David Of South Africa
and four grandchildren.
Services were held Monday
al Danzansky's funeral home,
350i Fourteenth street NV,
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Thomas Loughery,
interstate Agency
II uriff Examiner

Thomas s. Loughery, 68, In
terstate Commerce Commission
tariff examiner. died yesterday
OF q heart attack at his home,
54l Silver Spring avenue, Silver
Spring. Md.
Mr.. Loughery was born in New
York City and spent his youth
IN Iowa. He was trafiic manager
for the NJ. A. Gedney condimeni
company Of Minneapolis before
he came to Washington to joiri
the ICc 10 years ago.
Mr.. Loughery was d Signal
Corps veteran Of World War I
Active III Catholic activities here,
he was a past president OF the
Holy Name Society Of st. Mich
aels Catholic Church, silver
Spring and q member Of Rosen-
steel Council, Knights Of Coluln-
bus. He also was b member oi
the In-Com-Co Club Of the rec
Survivors are his widow, Mary
E.. and q son. Brother Mark. oi
st. Johns College High School
REQUIEM mass win be offered
at $3.50 am. Friday at ST. Mieh-
ael's Catholic Church. Silver
Spring. Burial win be in ArIing-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
'Gustovus BuchhoIz Dies;
Building Firm OfficioI

years was general manager Of the
Fuller firm when. during a 90
year span, It constructed the
Department Of Justice, Archives
Supreme Court and Department
of Interior buildings.
In the 192os he was general
secretary Of the Associated Gem
Ieral Contractors Of America. Inc,
ian organization OF national con-
tractors with main Offices In the
IMunsey Building.
Mr.. Huchhols Is survived by
his widow, the former Jane
Fisher Of North Carolina: four
sons. Carl W.. 65i4 North WASH
|ington boulevard. Arlington:
George w. Buchholz. jr., Of Cin-
cinnati. Ohio: Donald NJ, RAJ
leigh. N. c.: John :. OF Southern
Pines and one daughter. Mrs.
Henry ] Hauser. 1724 North
Wakefield street. Arlington.
He also is survived BY q sister,
Mrs, Carl Smith, Roughkeepsie.
N. X, and Is grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
from Emanuel Episcopal Church
in Southern Pines Friday morn
Ing, Burial win be In that city.
arrangements are being made by
the Powell funeral home there,