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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
Inspector
Surveys


Tabor City stands about a So
so chance of getting city postal
delivery" Postal Inspector w. M.
Stanley said following q survey
made last week.
The survey was requested by
Tabor City Jaycees. Last week,
Inspector Stanley from Whining
ton spent three days in Tabor
drawing up the survey.
Stanley said he could give no
definite information on the ques-
ton of whether we will get city
delivery or not. 1.-THE decision lays
entirely in the hands of the post
office in Washington" he said.
Stanley said one of the determ-
lining factors in the question would
be the population. The code upon
which the Post Office determins
who is to get city delivery calls
for delivery in only cities OF
$500 or more.
Tabor City, according to the
most recent federal census, claims
only 2028 persons living within
the city limits.
To counteract that, the Post
Office Department in Washington
would have to write special
waiever to that clause in the code
Stanley, in his survey, walked
every street in town. He noted
where the sidewalks ended, where
there were vacant lots, and if all
the houses were numbered.
All of these things are import
ant in the issue. Yesterday, fol-
lowing his examination of the
towns suitability, he said it was
his personal opinion that Tabor
City had about a 'fifty-fifty
chance" Of beng put on city de-
livery.
The final say lays in Washing
ton, and your guess is as good
as mine," he said, when asked
how soon the town would learn
the results of the survey officially.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
Mayor Pro Tenn
Tries Big Docket

The following list Of cases was
obtained from City Hall and Is a
transcript of the cases handled by
Mayors Court last Wednesday
night.
Mayor Pro Tenn H. C. Cameron
presided in the absence of Mayor
Horace Carter.
Freda Soles Nealey, public
drunk, taxed with $13.55 costs.
Lewis Mcclure, public drunk,
taxed with $13.55 costs.
Kelley D. Long, fighting, taxed
with costs.
Lizzie Wolf, possessing non-tax-
paid whiskey, bound over to Re-
corder's Court.
Paul Harper, possessing nom
tax-paid whiskey, bound over to
Recorders Court.
Dewitt Chestnut, public drunk,
and resisting arrest, taxed with
S27.10 costs.
Alphonzie Stephens, speeding
and failing to stop at the sound of
siren, taxed with $27.10 costs.
Andrew C. Jernigan, disorderly
conduct, taxed with S13.55 costs.
M. c. Lovett. two counts of
passing worthless check, ordered
to pay checks, taxed with $3.50
costs, each.
Donnie Soles, disorderly con-
duct, taxed with costs.
Hubert Bell, disorderly conduct,
taxed with costs.
Leroy Stephens, disorderly con-
duct, taxed with costs.
]. D. Harrelson, public drunk,
taxed with costs.
J. D. HARRISON. speeding, taxed
with costs.
Levern Johnosn, speeding, taxed
with costs.
Rober Richardson, speeding,
taxed with costs.
John Mitchell, disorderly con-
duct, taxed with costs.
Gree Brown, disorderly conduct,
taxed with costs.
Stanley Booth, disorderly con-
duct, taxed with costs.
Horace w. Rogers, public drunk,
taxed with costs.
Iteyer Tyler, speeding. taxed
with COSTS
Wade w. Rogers, disorderly con-
duct, taxed with costs.
Salley Anderson, petty larceny,
taxed with costs.
Henery Mcneil, disorderly con-
duct, taxed with costs.
Edgar Bridgman, assault on a
female, taxed with costs.
Travis Lee Wright, speeding,
taxed with five dollars cost.
Grady Whitlaw, disorderly con-
duct, taxed with S13.55 costs.
Oscar Bellamy, public drunk.
taxed with costs.
Frank Jordan, public drunk,
taxed with costs.
Ivory Lee Wilson, public drunk,
taxed with costs.
Continued to Page ~
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
Mayor Facing
Major Surgery

Mayor-Editor w. Horace
Carter continues i'll at Memorial
Hospital, Chapel Hill where he
IS receiving treatment following
an attack Of kidney collie last
Wednesday. Physicians hope
the third minor operation which
Carter is undergoing today will
be successful, il not he will
have major surgery tomorrow.
Carter accompanied NJ S.
Carter here Saturday evening
and returned to Duke Hospital
to visit their five year old son,
Rusty, early Sunday after
which he was re-admitted to
Memorial Hospital.
Rusty Is progressing nicely
following a major operation
last week and expects to come
home Friday. Mrs. Carter re-
turned to Durham and Chapel
Hill Tuesday to be with her
husband and son.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
Your City, Open To Many Forms
Of Petty Larceny BY Residents

Want to typ someone out of
some money? Why not try the
city, lots Of people do.
But be prepared to find out
what nearly anyone else who has
tried has found out. The city will
find you out, and in the end, you
will still have to pay.
One of the biggest debts con-
stantly owed the city is tax money.
The town has tried to be liberal
with the people that owed it
money, and right now, some $780,
900 in outstanding tax monies is
recorded on record books.
But the people that are trying
TO beat the city out Of its just
dues are only sticking their own
finger in their eye. Because the
city's records don't forget. If you
owe the city tax money, for sew
eral years, the interest money on
that amount has been increased
proportionately.
The first month the amount you
owed increased one half of one
per cent. And it keeps building
up like that. Did you owe the city
any tax money 10 years ago?
How large do you suppose it
has grown TO by now.
One of the most bald faced
tricks, the trick that takes the
most nerve, and at the same time,
one of the most foolish tricks, is
to pay a court fine with a bad
check.
Mrs. Bill Truitt, city clerk, says
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19

Spivey, who said the "whole
thing was a surprise to me-" was
notified Saturday morning and
was sworn in that same afternoon.
The swearing in ceremonies
were performed at Tabor City
Post Office by Postal Inspector
w. M. Stanley. Witnessing the
swearing in was Carroll and
Ward.
Spivey, important figure in loo
al COP politics, will hold the post
of acting postmaster until perm
anent postmaster is selected by
competitive examination through
the civil service board.
The board will make their Sc
lection from the three high scor-
ers on the civil service test. There
again, as in the appointment Of
the acting appointee, the local Re-
publican Committee man make
recommendation, but the final
decision lays with the Post Office.
Spivey is not only a prosperous
farmer, but is very active in local
government and in other civic
affairs and in the Mount Tabor
Baptist Church of which he is a
member.
He is also a former president
Of the Columbus County Farm
Bureau.
Carroll had been postmaster
five years when he resigned last
September.
At the time, Carroll declined
to comment on his resignation,
saying only that he had mailed
his resignation to Norman Abrams,
Assistant postmaster at Washing
ton, D. c.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
Auction And Basketball Game
Highlights Weeks Dimes Drive

You say you'd like to donate
something to the March of Dimes,
but you just can't spare the money
right now?
Here's your answer. The March
of Dimes committee in Tabor
City, headed by Richard Gordon
will conduit az auction sale next
TO the police staGOn. rhe sale is
scheduled to begin at p. m. Sat-
urday afternoon.
I'VE are going to auction off
everything from cakes to cocker
spanielS," Gordon promised.
Someone in town has offered to
donate a registered cocker spaniel
puppy 10 be sold from the block
Saturday.
So here's your chance. Any thing
of any value at all, which you
have around the house, and could
spare is saleable.
Bring it to the auction Satur-
day." Gordon urged. Just as sug-
gestionS, Gordon said there are
many housewives who have a
large stock of aprons which they
will hardly ever use. Perhaps you
have lamp stuck away in
closet and no place to put it in
your house.
Backed goods, or anything else
you would care to make for the
sale would be appreciated, Gordon
said.
The March of Dimes in Tabor
City is right on schedule, Gordon
revealed yesterday. The goal for
this city this year is $500. So far,
counting the merchants collec-
tons, and collections from the
movie theatre, the March of
Dimes treasurer boasts more than
$500.
IF people don't get stingy all
of sudden, the drive should real
ly 90 over the top" Gordon said.
Another event on top that prom
iscs 10 add considerably to the
growing fund is the Civilian Ro-
tary Clubs basket ball game at
1880 Monday night.
The players might not be as
'oung as they once were, but the
!ction promises to be fast and hill
drious.
Every Saturday, radio station
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19

it happens all the time.
when the people are caught
again, and it never takes long.
they seem to think that the whole
affair was no more than a Loan,
Mrs. Truitt said.
This is the way it works. Sup
pose your neighbor was arrested
on a speeding charge. He goes to
court and pleads guilty. But he
knows all the time that ne doesn't
have the money to pay his fine.
Now most people would tell the
truth, make arrangements with
the court to pay a bit later, and
be in the clear.
But let's say that your neighbor
is cagy sort of fellow who new
er likes to do anything the direct
way. He has to prove he is little
smarter than anyone else.
So instead of telling the Mayor
he has no money at present, but
can pay off the fine if given a
little time, he takes out his check
book and writes a check for the
amount Of the fine.
In couple of days, the report
comes back from the bank, CHECK
returned-no funds in bank"
Now this does three things. 1t
makes more work for the city
clerk, it makes more work for the
police who have to round up the
truant again, and it puts another
mark on the mans record.
Only instead OF speeding, this
time the charge is passing worth
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
j. P. Derham
Promoted By
Railroad Go.

John p. Derham, Jr., son Of Mrs.
John P. Derham, Sr. of Green Sea
has been elected Vice President Of
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Company, Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. Derham succeeds George
B. Rice who is retiring under the
company's plan. The Green Sea
native has been associated with
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Company for 80 years. He was
freight traffic manager prior to
his promotion which becomes eff
fcCtive February l.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
City Cracks Down On
Fire Truck Chasers

Following on the heels OF the
fire truck on its way to fire, or
parking so to restrict the trucks
movements when at the fire will
not be tolerated in Tabor City
anymore, City Council proclaimed
last week.
Police Chief H. E. Epps has
been instructed to Deal strictly"
with any one disoDeying this city
ordinance. Tabor City years ago
passed an ordinance making it
illegal for persons 10 follow the
truck too closely. 1t also prohibits
parking within one block of a fire
truck while at the scene Of the
fire.
And the city's ordinance is
backed up by a similar law writ
ten into the States laws.
The State law reads:
Upon the approach Of any po-
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19

less check. And when The man Is
brought to court again, it will cost
him an additional $3.50 costs.
The whole thing sounds sort Of
foolish, but it happens at almost
every court.
Another good way to cheat the
city is to tap in on their water or
sewerage lines.
How is this possible? It's really
quite simple. People who tap onto
the sewerage line simply dig a
trench to the city's line, knock a
whole in it, stick in their own
pipe, and cover it up.
Tapping into the water system
is more difficult, but il your rela-
tons or a good friend of yours
lives near by, and will help with
the scheme, it works out nicely.
With the permission of someone
living near to you who already
has city water, you dig your way
10 their water supply and tap in
Just in front of the meter.
Now he has to pay all his back
water bill, which will amount to
quite a sum, or he may face a
fine or Jail sentence. For it's very
much against the law to cheat the
city out of its just dues.
But because the city is built of
people, and because none wants
to have his neighbor arrested, the
city has always been lenient.
Lenient, that is, not blind. Many
cases the city has discovered some
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19

WTAB is broadcasting from the
future site of Lees Dime Store in
downtown Tabor City, with all
the proceeds from donations or
record sales going TO the March
of Dimes.
The big attraction comes with
? promise from Hank Mobiles that
, Continued To Page 81
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
March Ci Dimes
Calendar

Sat. 22nd. 2 p. Induction
Sale
Sat. 22nd., $3.50 p. m. -
Broadcast
Mon. Gath, 1870 p. m. Basket
ball Game
Wed. 26th, $3.50 p. m.-Stage
Show
Sat. 18th, $3.50 p. m. -
Broadcast
Mon. 31st., 1880 p. m.-Moth-
er's March
The sale of Troy McPhear-
SON, pictures begins Thursday.
Orders taken in advance.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
R.W.Spivey Appointed
As Acting Postmaster

Ralph w. Spivey, prominent 4O-year-old tobacco
farmer, named acting Tabor City Postmaster to fill
the vacancy left by S. w. Carroll, Jr
Garrel announced his resignation during the first Of
september The resignation to be effective Oct l.
After Garres resignation went into effect Chief
Clerk p Hxton Ward assumed the responsibility the
local Post Office along with the assistance of Carroll
had been retained the job until his was named
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
ASSEMBLY POSTPONED

ASSEMBLY POSTPONED
The Tabor City Rainbow As
sembly public installation pro-
gram has been postponed until
Monday. January "a. at 1880
p. m. Mrs. Mae S. Young,
Mother Advisor, announced.
The installation was schedul-
ed for to night wednesday,,
but called off because of wealth
er conditions.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19
DR.. N. X. Currie
Suffers Attack
Of Shingles

DIR. N. K. Currie who has been
confined to his bed for a long
period following a stroke is now
improving from an attack of
Herpes Cospcr (Shingles).
Mrs. Currie has also been ill
but is improving at this time.
Both DR.. and Mrs. Currie are
receiving visitors at their home
here.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-01-19

Average prices paid by North
Carolina farmers for most furni-
ture items on September Is, 1854.
were above those paid on the
same date a year earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Photo Of Slain Bandit Brings
Confession Of Five Robberies

fiye years FOR breaking and en-
tering. He also said he, had
been In the Mare Island Naval
Prison for three years during his
Marine service.
Roberts told police he ran out
Of money while passing through
Washington and decided to turn
10 robbery. His first Job was the
Sill stickup Of the American
Gable and Radio Co, at 8 Du-
pont Circle on November %.
On December 2. he held up
the National Airline ticket once
at l625 X street NV. for 500.
On December 8. he got $i53
from the Dodge Hotel cocktail
lounge. On December. 10, Rob-
erts said. he got SIS from 4 dress
shop at l735 ! street NV. The
World Affairs Bo0kshop at 1899
@ street NV. was robbed Of $3.50.
Roberts told police he used 3
toy gun, painted black, III al
the robberies Police planned Ia
hold . lineup Ut 2 pm. today 20
victims can attempt to make
identification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
BY Crosby 5. Ncyes
Foreisn Correspondent q ne sioF

PARIS, Jan. 1.--Approyal BY
the French National Assembly Of
the plan for German rearmament
provided q hitting tagline to an
eventful and often hazardous
year.
That it was D happy ending
for the free world Is indicated
by the performance of Commu-
mist Party leaders who stormed
|out Of the parliament chamber
after the crucial vote with angry
cries Of assassin! traitorl" and,
with special disappointment over
the performance Of their nom
Communist neighbors. socialist
dogs"
The resentment Of the Com
munists Ia all the more bitter
for the fact that 1854 was for
them Q year OF great expecta-
tons. Down to the very end. they
could nourisf1 the dazzling hope
Of seeing the Western coalition
crumble before their eyes and
perfect their plans for moving
in and picking up the. pieces.
That hope was born last January
In snowbound Berlin where Rus
sian Foreign Minister Molotov
sat down to the conference table
to discuss the future Of Europe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Ohio State, Duke
And Georgia Tech
Win Major Bowls

Ohio State justified its role Of
d l3-point favorite in the Rose
Bowl by defeating Southern Cali
fornia, 20-7. In q pelting rain at
Pasadena. More than 1900
ticket holders chose to stay home,
with s9,19i ON hand.
Georgia Tech Coach Bobby
Dodd remained unbeaten In bowl
competition as Tech defeated
Arkansas. 1876. with q second
half comeback in the Cotton
Bowl in Dallas before 75,5O4.
Duke toyed with Nebraska in
Miami.s Orange Bowl, winning
SAT, before 68,750.
The East won. 1912. over the
West in the 3Oth annual Shrine
game In San Francisco. In other
bowl games, Texas Western, beat
Florida State. 47-2O. IN the sun
bowl games. Texas Western beat
Conference AIl-Stars defeated
the Border Conference. 20-l3 in
the Salad Bowl at Phoenix:
Omaha nipped Eastern KEN
lucky. T-6, In the Tangerine Bowl
at Orlando: and Prairie View
won over Texas Southern. i4-11,
in the Prairie View Bowl In
Houston.
"details IN Sports. Section ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Reds Agree 10 Free
Two Americans, But
Demand II Children
Note Handed to U. S.
Discluims knowledge
OF One Missing Mon
~ mo Assoeic,sd Pres,

Russia has promised to free
two Americans long held prisoner
within the Soviet Union, the
State Department said last night.
The department said Russia
made the pledge ina note de-
livered Friday to the American
Embassy in Moscow.
At the same time, however,
Russia has demanded some IL
Soviet children now in West
Germany to be turned over to
Soviet authorities.
The two Americans who are
to be freed are William T. Mar
chuk, SO. Breckenridge, Pa, and
John H. Noble. 81. Of Detroit.
Marchuk is an American sol
dier who was picked up by the
Russians In Dresden in February
Of 1919 along with William A.
Verdine. IS, Of Starks. la.
Noble has been a Soviet pris-
oner since 1915. after going as q
boy to Germany in 1888.
In their latest note, the So
VETS maintained they had no
information on Verdine's pres
ent whereabouts.
The Soviets promised. said q
State Department Official, to
turn over Marchuk and Noble to
American authorities in West
Berlin but did not specify q
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Policemen Saves Boby's Life
By Using His Navy Troininq

ing In the New Year ct 1::30 am.
when he heard MRS. Burke
scream.
Rushing upstairs. he found the
mother holding her daughters
limp body The infant had APP
parently stopped breathing.
The policeman, q former phar-
macist's mate IN the Navy. said
he grabbed 10 Ann from her
mothers srTns. breathed into her
mouth and pplied artificial res
piration for about two minutes
before the childs breathing re-
stunned.
A physician who arrived 20
minutes later pronounced 10 Ann
IN good condition. a high fever
and cOuEla were believed the
cause d tlis infants esfacuity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

An off-duty Metropolitan po-
liceman, remembering some Of
the first-aid principles Of his
wartime naval service. yesterday
revived an li-month-old baby.
whose respiration had stopped. by
breathing into the infants
mouth.
Pvt. Frank. Rinaldo. 80, Of the
nth Precinct. was credited with
saving the life OF 10 Ann Burke,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert w. Burke. jr.
Pvt. Rinaldo. his wife and
three daughters live in an apart
naent just below the one Occu-
pied BY the Burkes. at 3227 u
street Sc. The policeman said
he and his wife were up welcome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
y N. A,,seia,.d Pres,

Unemployment insurance pay
ments to johiess workers totaled
about 50 billion In 1854, the Labor
Department reported yesterday.
This was q new record. topping
the previous high set II l949 by
about 1854 million.
The record was set the de-
partment said, although unem-
ployment among covered workers
was lower In 1854 than In 1949.
This was due primarily 1t
said. TO the increases that have
been made over the Hast Eve
years IN the weekly benefit
amount paid jobless workers, in
the potential duration Of bene-
fits. and In the numbers OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

A 30-year-old former Marine
walked into . police station here
last night and confessed to I'VE
noldups because he didn't want
ID wind up like the guy killed
In that liquor store holdur
Tuesday.
Detective Sergeant Mark Gray
said the man. James Albert Rob-
erts Of no fixed address. would
be charged with i've counts Of
armed robbery. Roberts gave
himself up at the LIST Precinct
station-house shortly after Z pm,
According 70 Sergt. Gray,
Roberts had q feeling police
would get him sooner or later
because he felt he had left I'm
gerprints at the scene Of some
of the hoidups. Roberts said he
had seen newspaper pictures Of
the dead body of George Cock
erill. who was shot attempting
TO hold up q liquor store ct 500
II street NV.
Roberts told police he was re-
leased from Massachusetts, State
Prison In November after serving
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Single Star Ad Sells
Twin Beds First Day

Whsa Mn. .. c. wanted to sell her
irwin beds she placed On ID h The
@lAisesllcaeous fot Solsa columns Of
The Star Classified. she ssld The beds
the FIRST duy her id oppeered.
That's getting results on the dcu-
hlei n yoa have something to buy,
traae o. sell, and won't The some kind
81 speedy results. tell il to the long.
established sudisees Of The Star
reoders.
10 addition 10 eorTins more Mis-
esiieneous- dds. The Stet publishes
more foscI classified DDS than HE
ether Wsshinston newspapers com
bined, end for . vsy good reosen--
\ produces The best results.
Phone Sterling 5000 end ssk To-
en ad-soks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Holiday Deaths Mount
10 I'll, May Reach 300

The New Years holiday traf-
nc death ton mounted ct an
alarming pace Saturday night
and the National Safety Council
said the final count might reach
500.
An Associated Press survey
showed that since 6 pm. Friday
pit persons were killed in auto
mobile accidents. fires and other
mishaps. Trafiic crashes killed
lit: Is died In fires; "A from
miscellaneous causes.
The council had estimated that
240 deaths would occur In traf-
&c Taishaps during the holiday
week end ending 1t midnight
Sunday.