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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
81 Million 7 roiIer Park
In HybIo Valley Fought

Plans to build a 81 million
trailer park at Hybla Valley Air
port in Fairfax County have
caused more stir than the time
the Germans talked about land
ing the Graf Zeppelin there.
Even the frequent visits OF
Arthur Godfrey. who has a way
of touching of airport contro-
versies. can't compete with the
trailer park tempest.
At issue is an application fol
commercial rezoning of 81 acres
lat the back corner Of the airport
to establish a modern trailer parh
for TOO to $50 homes on wheels
More than two dozen civic
groups have Joined forces to de-
feat the rezoning, or at least get
| it postponed until the county
adopts an ordinance regulating
trailer courts. H.
The decision rests in the hands
OF the Fairfax Board of County
Supervisors. The supervisors are
scheduled to decide the applica-
ton next Wednesday.
Airport Since 1924
Hybla Valley has been an air.
port since 1924. 1t is one of the
Icountry's oldest private fields
and flyers consider it one of thu
best.
1t is located along No. high.
way about three miles south o.
Alexandria. in a low, fiat basir
that the Germans found par.
ticularly attractive when they
were looking around for 6
zeppelin terminal some 20 years
ago.
In 1914, Bob Ashburn bough
the airport and started the Ash
burn Flying Service. with som'
help from his old friend, Arthur
Godfrey. ~
In 1851 Mr. Ashburn sold thu
Ialrport property to a develop.
Iment syndicate. He has contin'
ued to run his flying service
leasing the field while the new
owners made plans for devel'
opment.
| The 81 acres involved in tn,
rezoning application are at thu
back corner of the airport. abou
1000 feet west Of No. highway
The property currently is zoneC
urban residential. The applica
ton asks that it be rezoned com,
mercial, since the county permit,
trailer parks only on commercial
+or industrial land. If the re
zoning application is granted, /
still will be necessary to OBJ
tain a special use permit from
the Board Of zoning Appeals be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Peipine Yule Moss

LONDON, Dec. "a (P.-Peiping
Radio said more than 5000
Roman Catholics in the Red
Chinese capital attended a mass
"in celebration of Christmas" to-
night at Peitang Cathedral. The
broadcast said Bishop Chang Of
ficiated and a choir of young
people sang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Spencer Denies
Charge0ver
Transit Case
Says Expert Advice
Spurred Optimism on
Getting Private Setup

Commissioner Samuel Spencer
replied last night to the charge
Of Senator Butler. Republican,
Of Maryland. that the Commits
sioners had misled Congress, and
said 1t wasn't so.
The Senator had asserted that
when the District Commission
ers urged revocation Of the Capt.
tai Transit Co.'s charter. they
told Congress applicants to re-
place the company would be a
dime q dozen"
Mr.. Spencer was asked to
comment on this on the WWDC
program, Report to the People"
last night. He replied:
S''I don't think we deceived
Congress. It was clear to every
one we were making a statement
(on the basis of advice by ex-
perts."
Chides Union
Mr.. Spencer also was asked
whether he agreed with the
statement by former Senator
Willard E. Tydings that the
Tydings' group project for OPP
Grating the transit facilities was
scuttled by the transit workers
union. Senator TydingS had
asked the union to extend the
present contract 1t has with
Capital Transit beyond the
August IA date when Capital
Transit's franchise. dies. The
union declined.
1T does seem to me-" Mr..
Spencer said in reply to the
question. that in this situation
the union should realize, with a
new company coming in, that
new company should have some
firm idea" Of what the labor
costs will be.
The District Commissioners
and the Public Utilities Commits
sion are now going ahead with
plans for a publicly-owned tran
sit authority. Mr.. Spencer was
asked whether this. would raise
taxes.
He said that for running the
system there would be no COM
mitment Of city funds at all
beyond what the operation of
the system brought in.
Sees No Deficit Likely |
what would happen If the
transit authority ran in the red
some year?" he was asked. He
said, I'VE don't think we'd reach
such d year."
He stressed the point the pub
lie transit authority would pay
no Federal income tax. That
tax accounts for SO per cent of
Capital Transit's net income.
He said he had not read the
draft of a bill to set up a transit
authority. This is being drawn
up by Robert NJ. Weston. Public
Utilities Commission member.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin likewise said yesterday
he had not read the document
Both Commissioners emphasized
1t is merely a working paper.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said it has not
been before the District Com
missioners formally. and there
has been no discussion of it.
Would Be District Setup
Mr.. Mclaughlin said the
thinking on the subject of an
authority is that it would be a
corporation of the District Gov
eminent and not a Federal cor
poration.
He explained that II the point
Is reached where the authority
Is to operate on an area-wide
basis, the legal problems prob
ably would be fewer for a Dis
trict corporation than for a Fed
eral corporation.
He also expressed confidence
that capital for such an author
ity can be supplied by the sale
Of revenue bonds without any
additional guarantee beyond the
revenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25

In construction. there were
$1,000 employed in the 1854
period and 43,100 in the 1855
period. The District percentage
of the total dropped from 45.3
Ito 40.8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
Daily Pageant Program
Today

! pmChristmas carols broadcast throughout the day
pm-"Lets Take Trip" CHS Network television
program.
pm-Christrnas vespers for Orthodox Church congre
cations including ST. Sophia, Sts Constantine and
St Nicholas and st George
Nicholas and St. George.
Tomorrow
23o pm.-"Salute to the Embassies from Main Street
U. S. A." barbersnop quartet
330 pm.-Notre Dame Academy Gee Club.
4pm.-Bethel Tabernacle Choir.
430 pm."Doube E. Square Dance, and early American
folk dances
$50 pm.-Korean Chorus Of Foundry Methodist Church
pm.-Puppet Show.
1880 p.m.-Falls Church Bell Ringers. .
p.m.-"Narching to Glory" by the Dance Playhouse
$40 pm-Square dances the Potomac Proenaders and
Foot N Fiddle.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
~
bringing up s:BABY''

TINE robin on this page is like the
IL man who came to dinner. Taken
in for meal, he stayed three months.
Seven-year-old Laurie Libsohn of
Roosevelt, N. j., spotted fluff of gray
feathers under a tree, carried it home
and fed it milk-soaked bread crumbs.
Baby" gained weight and energy in a
hurry, soon was flying all around the
house, drinking out of the kitchen
Evening star., 1955-07-10

faucet and bathing in the fish tank.
Laurie borrowed a cage, not to
imprison the bird, but to give him
refuge from the Libsohns' two cats.
(Caging a wild bird is illegal, though
Laurie didn't know that.)
When Baby" was full grown, Laurie
gave him to the State Conservation
Officer, with whom he now travels to
fairs and exhibits. MEL
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Rural Mail Carriers To Sion
Delivery To Wrong Side Boxes

Route Mail Carriers have been
reminded that TO swcrve TO the
left side of the highway TO put
mail in box is against the law.
Even though that practice is
in promenincc over SOME routes.
Acting Postmaster Ralph w.
Spivey has warned his carriers,
1T will stcI at once"
All mail boxes must be placed
on the right side of the highway.
depending upon the direction the
mailman uses in delivering the
mail.
Postmaster Spivcy has sug-
gcsted that all persons on rural
delivery make II a point to talk
with their carrier and see II he
mas any suggestions.
The warning was given the
rural carriers, throug hTabor
City's postmaster, from w. NJ.
Stanley, Post Office inspector
out of Wilmington.
The warning came in the form
of a reminder that several Of
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16

ices have passed judgement as
to the practice of driving facing
traffic in order that boxes on
the left side be easily scrviced
The Post Office. itself. has
made several notices available
And recently. the office of the
Attorney General passed an OPP
inion that the law makes no re-
Scrvation for mail carriers.
The mere fact that the mail
box which you wish to serve in
on the left side of the highway
does not make il impracticable
for you to drive on the right
side of the road" the Attorney
General opincd.
This ruling is to hold true
whether on dirt or a paved
road.
Postmaster Spivcy said il was
his wish that. "all rural box
holders contact their delivery
man and be sure their boxes arc
on the correct side Of the road .
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Firemen ToSponsor
Barbecue Supper

The local, reorganized fire de-
partment has scheduled a bar
becuc plate sale for Tuesday,
March 8 from 6 to 9 p. m. with
proceeds carmarked for the pur-
chase of hats and raincoats for
the force.
The barbecue tables will be
set up in the fire house here and
firemen will have their lars
available to deliver the hot
plates throughout town. Towns
people will be invited to tele-
phone in their orders and the
SupperS will be delivered prom
pity. Plates will sell for $l.00
'arh.
In fighting recent fires, the
'ircmcn have been drenched by
rain and water from the hoses
on several occasions and the
need Tor proper regalia is urg-
cnt. The fircmcn hope to sell
enough barbecue plates to fin
lncc the needed raincoatS and
I2tS.
Tickets for the plates will be
IN the hands OF each member of
he department i'll advance and
may be purchased at any time
by the public.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Booster Club,
Monogram Club
Sponsor Calendar

The Tabor City Boosters Club
will sponsor an Anniversary CAL
ender for this area with the help
Of the Monogram Club of the
Tabor City High School.
Thitry-six Of the leading Mer-
chants of Tabor City will be in
vited to be a part of this pro-
gram. Each of the thirty-six
Merchants will have an add on
this Calender which, in addition
to showing the merchants parti-
will show the birthdays
Of approximately 800 of the
leading Citizens of Tabor City
and this area. This Calender will
be put in a minimum of $50
homes with each being urged to
the advertisers on the
During the week of February
18th. the Merchants will be con-
tactcd by a member of the
Boosters Club. During the week
NJ February 2lst. the families
that are going TO be asked to
will be contacted by
Of the Tabor City High
school Monogram Club.
Thank goodness said the
President of the Boosters Club,
This is one time that we are not
for contributions from
either the Merchants or the pco-
pie. Each Merchant will receive
value for the cost of his add and
the people who receive the cal
cnder will more than get their
moneys worth from values Of
'crcd by the merchants
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Methodist Men Get instruction
On Lay Speaking From Founder

MIR. Stuck firSi congratulated
the Methodist men of this area
Gn TIL. project o. i4l!LS ali n 10
country pulpits during the sea-
son of Lent
But he stated his wish that
the men would become attached
to the practice and wish to con-
tinuc the speaking indefinitely.
when a minister can visit one
of his charges only once month,
the tendency of that charges at
tendance is to fall.
when the attendance of a
church is greatly leSsened, tie
tendency is to close that church"
Mr.. Stuck said.
I'VE put too much emphasis
on bignesS," he charged.
when a small church, moves
out, the Devil moves in" Mr.,
Stuck stated.
He stated that he believed that
preventing this from happening
was one of the basic values OF
Lay-Spcaking.
II have been preaching in
country pulpits for nine years
now" Mr.. Stuck told the group
(Contineud On Page 81
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Methodist Church
Schedules Tues.
Dedication Day

Dedication Services have been
slated by the Saint Paul Meth
odist = orch IN the Wecl, ol the
beginning of Lent, Pastor Paul
Carruth announced.
The first service will be held
Tuesday, February %, in the
church sanctuary at 7:30 p. m.
for women only with Pastor
Fred Davis of the Fair Bluff
Methodist Church as guest
speaker.
Pastor p. F. Newton of the
Whiteville Methodist Church
will conduct a service Wedncs-
day evening at 7:3O for youth
only and on Thursday evening
Pastor Carruth will lead a serv-
ice for men only.
The Dedication Services are
church wide.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Mr.. And Mrs. John a. Bell
Celebrate 58fh Anniversary

Duth. NJ. Bell told of the time
ais lather was selling part of
mis- land holdings TO who was
then the sheriff of Columbus
County. Matthew Ward.
Sheriff Ward was Interested
only in portion of the swamp
land that lay near the beach. The
elder Mr.. Bell sold the sheriff
1000 acres of swamp land for
$4,000.
But when the land was sur
veycd before the sale. the men
found that the 1000 acres reach
ed almost 10 the beach. Sheriff
Ward had no use for beach
property you couldn't grow
anything on it"
And The elder Bell decided
that to build a road along that
strip 10 act as a boundry would
be more work than it was worth.
And so, Just as a friendly gcS-
turc, Mr.. Bells father gave the
35O-acrc strip of beach property
to Sheriff Ward.
Today, that strip of beach
property contains all of Crescent
Beach Il guess ii must be worth
a million dollars or more now -
Mr.. Bell says with a good natur-
ed smile.
Mrs Viola Bell was born about
six miles from Tabor City. She
was 10 years old when she mar
Iricd her husband. That was in
1897.
Shortly after their marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell moved &c
IWampCC. where they tried their
hands at farming until 1914. Ir
1914, the pair moved their fam
FLY 20 Tabor City. Here they SCI
up shop in one of this city's frs
dry goods stores.
And since then. they have liv.
led IN Tabor City. watching tn,
growth and expansion of thi!
little city.
The city was pretty small
back IN those days. don't CUES,
you would even call it a city
II was hardly big enough TO cal
"a village"
But the village did have il!
own policemen, the Bells re-.
called.
Two of them. One for Tn,
daytime and another for tn,
nighttime"
Asked their secret for a sue.
IccsSful marriage, Mr.. and Mrs
Bell said with a laugh, 1--WE don
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16

Tabor City'S Methodist Men
had the distinguished honor last
week, Of being instructed in Lay
Speaking by one of the men who
first started the practice of fill
ing pulpits with church Laymcn
IN the absence of minister.
The Man From Arkansas"
Charles A. Stuck, was one of
the very first To step into a pull
pit to preach a sermon in the
H!ECnCc of n minister, Il practice
which is rapidly reopening many
small country churches.
The trend has been. in the past,
to collapse the smaller country
"hurch, and in that method en-
large the more centrally located
nulpits. II was form of conSo-
.idation.
American claphantitus, Mr.
Stuck called il. And he furthered
his point by explaining. the
American policy has been to
make a thing large instead of
working for perfection on a
small scale
Some so or 55 men of the
churches of this area, including
seven active pastors, gathered al
St. Paul Methodist Church Fri
day night to attend the supper
meeting and TO hear Mr.. Stuck
The dinner was the church's
18th annual Layman's Dinner.
Bill Truitt introduced Mr.
Stuck, saying that he had heard
a lot of THE Man From Arkan-
sas," and that he had journied
to Arkansas to prevail upon the
famed speaker to talk to this
group.
Also present for the important
meeting was Wilmington Dis
trict Superintendent V. E.
Queen. Superintendent Queen,
after a brief talk, introduced
Truitt, who presented Mr.. Stuck
o the gathering.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Heart Attack
is Fatal To
III. Paul Carroll

Henry Paul Carroll, 81, local
merchant, died Thursday at $40
a. m. of a heart attack in the
Community hospital, Loris. He
was admitted to the hospital
Wednesday night following an
attack at his home here.
A son of Mrs. Rosa Harrclson
Garrell and the late Henry Ccp-
hus Carroll he was born in Hor-
ry County March -, 1908. He
moved to Tabor City with his
family in his childhood and had
made his home here since tina,
time.
Funeral rites were held Friday
at 1920 a. m. from the Tabor
City Funeral Homo with Rev. p.
{. Can't, pastor Of the Mount
Tabor Baptist Church, Rev. F. G.
Hutchinson. pastor of the Tabor
City Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. Paul Carruth, pastor of the
Saint Paul Methodist Church Of
'ficiatinG. Interment followed in
the Solcs cemetery.
The local business establish
'ments closed for the funeral
hour.
active pallbearerS were r. NJ.
Carroll, Jr., Ross Clemens. Tcs
L ~itt, Jimmy Carroll, Willard
Carrell and Robert Soles.
honorary pallbearers included
Lee Gore, Leroy Gore. William
Wilkins, H. B. Buffkin, ST.,
Howard Buffkin, Cliff Hard
wick, B. +. Hughes, and N. NJ.
Wilson.
Survivors other than his moth
er include one daughter. Mrs.
ErSkin Young of Tabor City: one
sister, Mrs. Harry Buffkin of
Tabor City ana Nichols: three
brothers, b. Alton Carroll.
james Carroll and Otis D. Gar
rcll all of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Pre-SchooI Clinic
Set For Tabor CITY

The annual Pre-School Clinic
for Tabor City students will be
held March 81 and % c. II. Pin
ner, principal, announced today.
All parents who have children
who will become six years old
by October Is are asked to fill
in a blank and return it to the
school at once for the permanent
record cards.
Blanks are being sent out by
students as wildly as possible but
parents failing to get one should
drop by the principals office as
early as possible and pick one
up, Mr.. Primer said.
The clinic will be conducted
by the Columbus County Health
department.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16

have any secrets. We could have
fought few times, but when il
looked as if we were heading
for fuss. one of us just hushed.
1t takes two to argue"
Another point in their marri-
age that no doubt has helped
along the way is that theirs was
no rush marriage. In fact, as
Sweethearts, they courted for
four years before being engaged.
And after their betrothel, it
was another two years before the
wedding bells sounded.
How can anyone expect to be
sure of their partner in marri-
age after knowing eachother for
only a few weeks or months?
But l guess everything moves
faster nowadays"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
BY DELL GAUT
News Editor

There are people in the Car
olinaS that have done many
things which may be called true
ly noteworthy.
There are men and women in
the Carolinas who have climbed
to great heights, pulling them
selves along up the face of live
and overcoming great odds.
But there are not many men
and women in the Carolinas
who can rival the accomplish
ment claimed by Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Bell of Tabor City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bell can claim
the almost unique distinction of
having lived together as man
and wife for nearly 60 years
without having a major argue
mcnt.
Late last month, Mr.. Bell and
his charming wife, Mrs. Viola
Virginia HARRISON Bell, cele-
bratcd their 58th wedding ami
vCrSary.
Yes sir, SO years together and
we nave never had what you
would call an argucmcnt."
"Oh, | guess We could have
had" Mr. Bell said. and a smile
swept over his face at some far
distant recollection. but when
il looked like we were heading
for a spat, one OF us would just
keep quiet"
Mr.. Bell was born at Little
River, S. C., some SO years ago
Most of his carly rccollcctions
are based around his fathers
store there. where ne began
working AT the age of Is.
II didn't get much schooling
There just wasn't much school
ing TO bc had. Just a onc-room
shack and one teacher. And
there weren't classes or grades. =
"A fellow just went TO school
that's all. When you coulo
read and write. and maybe do q
little figuring, then he had &c
quit"
Mr.. Bell recalls. "Thc school
year was only three or -four
months out of the whole year
And those months had to be
sandwitchcd between the crops
AT Is. Mr.. Bell went TO work
in his fathers store, and Their,
he stayed until after he was 2S
years old.
Recalling a period of hi.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Better Than Talk

a ragged Negro youth answ-
cred a question put to him Mon
day afternoon -, and he didn't
say word.
According TO Police Chief ii.
y. Epps. a saleslady at Lees
Five and Dime store saw the
Negro standing close To the cash
register.
Starting towards him, she
asked, Something for your"
The Negro didn't say a word,
but he answered her question
plainly when he tapped the one
cent key to open the drawer, and
before anyone could stop him,
he reached into the register and
ran out Of the store with about
So and a check.
Chief Epps said his men scar
chcd the town over. but no trace
Of the boy could be found.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Edward E.. Gore
Dies Tuesday pm

Edward Clayton Gore. SIS,
farmer of the Pireway Section
of Columbus County, died Tues
day at 1880 p. m. at his home
following a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 a. m. Thursday from the
home. The Revs. Clarence Crib
and Levi Ward will officiate.
lnterment will be in Gore Gene
terry.
Mr.. Gore is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Oracle Gore, a son,
Edward Gore of the home; two
brothers, John Gore of Tarboro
and Joe Gore of Route 3, Tabor
City; and a sister, Mrs. Earle
Elderdice of route 8.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16

al years. the city delivery serv-
ice has been sought by several
local organizations.
Postmaster Spivey said that
the Post Office inspector, w. M.
Stanley, of Wilmington. would
be here to inaugurate the serv-
ice when local residents have
filled their obligations.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16

street signs and suitable mail
receptacles or door slots have
been provided"
Abrams also stated that il will
not be necessary to wait until
collection boxes have been re-
Seived as they can be erected
later.
He pointed out that in order
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16
Destroy Still

Chief II. f. Epps, Officer Lea
mon Sing, and Constable Lonzie
Ward got their weeks exercise
in a few hours last Monday
when they found and destroyed
liquor still on the edge of
town.
The still was located close to
the edge Of town on the way to
Loris. Chief Epps described it
as having a 200 gallon cooker.
The trio destroyed about 240
gallons Of mash found at the
still.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-02-16

cred but II is understood that
the Civilians will also push this
phase of the project.
The city delivery service it
self is project of the local Jun
Tor Chamber of Commerce which
began its effort to promote the
project several months ago.
However, over the past sever