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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
.Jaycees Hear
Guest Speaker

Billy Mcneil, president of the
Red Springs Jaycees and district
vice-chairman in charge of ma
tional convention, was guest
speaker last night at the regular
meeting of local Jaycees.
Plans were made and commit
tees appointed to carry out the
promotion of the Yam Festival
Dance featuring Johnny Long and
his rchestra.
Bobby Rippey was named by
President Harold Ward as chair
man of public relations.
Advance ticket sales for the
Yam Festival dance will begin
the early part of next week. Sale
price on the tickets is two dol
lars per person. Tabor City Civil
tans will combine efforts with
Jaycees in promoting advance tic
ket sales.
Members were advised Ia st
night that the second, in a
three-series, polio shot would be
given at the next meeting byI
County Health Nurse Irene
Anseaumc.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
Local Officers
Make Fruitful
Whiskey Raid

A Saturday night raid by loo
al officers nctted seven half
gallon jugs of white lightning
and resulted in the arrest of
Pinky Verccn, Negro
Officers raidcd The home OF
Pinky Vcrcen about $50 o'clock
Saturday night and found the
seven jars of whiSkcy hidden
under the kitchen floor. A
small trap door led to the Illicit
wtiskey.
Nerccn was charged with pos
session and possession for pur-
pose Of sale. The case was trans
fcrred Monday night TO Record
cr's Court.
Taking part in the raid were
police officers Ted Watts, Lea
mon Sing and Thurman Butler.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
Columbus Youths
Win Ribbons AT
Sc Dairy Show

Three Columbus County All
members won ribbons Ut the
recent Southeastern unior
Dairy Show in Wilmington.
Cannon Lane of Guideway
won a blue ribbon with his grade
HOlStein yearling. Kenneth Car
ter of Chadbourn Won a red
ribbon with his puTebred Jersey
calf. Also. frankie Granger of
Clarendon won a red ribbon
with the grade Holstein calf.
Two of the Alters, Lane and
Granger. competed in the show
ing and fitting contest.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
Mayor Court
In Busy Session

Prosecuting witnesses who
failed TO appear and prosecute
bore the brunt Of activities this
week in Mayors Court.
The docket included: Norman
Dale ClCmoLS. couspire to mob.
prosecuting witness, James F.
Benton. failed to appear and was
taxed with cost IF court. Jen-
ming Strickland, conSpire to
mob, prosecuting witness James
f. Benton failed to appear and
was charged cost OF court, The
ola Benton. ConSEirc to mob.
prosecuting witness, James Ben
ton, failed 20 appear and was
taxed with cost o! court: Dale
Clemens, fighting, not guilty;
Jenning Strickland. diSUrderly
conduct, prosecuting witness,
Ruby Strickland, failed to APP
pear and was taxed with cost OF
court; Thclma Strickland, dis
orderly conduct. prosecuting
witness, Ruby Str ,kland. failed
to appear ind Was taxtd with
cost Of court.
Charles F y -. diSorderly
coEduc, and profanity, costs;
Vera Carroll. dIsorierly conduct
AMI profanity. costs: JANET
King, dISOrierly conduct and
profanity, cost: John Vereen
public drunkenness, cost; Phillip
Williams, public drunkenness
costs; Addison Smith, public
drunkenness. cost: John Rob-
erts, public drunkenness. costs
Henry Cogdell, puolic drunken
ness, cost; Maggie RCgedell
public drunkenness. costs: James
&c. Strickland, possession tax
paid whiSkcy. transferred "a
Recorders Court: ?inkie Yer
cen, possession OF hon tax-paid
. whlSkey for purpose of sale
transferred to Recorders Court;
William Ellis. pubic drunken
ness. cost: Stacey Duncan, pub
lie drunkenness, cost: Larry
Butler, speeding too fast for
conditions, costs: lloyd Dozier
public drunkenness. cost: Ear,
Watts. speeding too fast for con-
ditionS. no probable cause;
James Hunt, failure to yield
Iright-of-way, no probable cause;
Pete Williams, oonspirc to
mob. prosecuting witness, james
] Benton, failed e appear and
Was taxed with cost of court;
Jackie Norris conSpIre 10 mob,
prosecuting witness, James F
Benton, failed TO appear and
was idNed cost of court; Jackie
Norris, diSorderly conduct. pro-
scouting witness, Ruby Strick-
lend, failed to appear and was
charged cost of court. Pete Will
liamS. diSordcrly conduct. not
guilty.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
Shirt Plant Lease
Extended 5 Years

Saul A. Goldstein, president Of
Tabor Manufacturing Company
Inc, in Tabor City, this week
exercised his option to renew
the lease on the shirt factory
here for five more years.
Mr.. Goldstein in letter to
Tabor Industrial DEVELOPMENT
Enterprises, Inc, advised that in
Keeping with a provision of his
agreement and contract with
TIDE dated June l. 1853. he
was to express his intentions at
this time as to whether he wish
ed to continue the lease arrange
msnt or not.
Mr.. Goldstein has been advised
by TIDE officers that they are
happy TO renew the lease and
expressed pleasure with the
satisfactory and successful OPP
Grafton of the shirt plant since
its opening over four years ago.
The local industry has employ
ed nearly 100 persons constantly
since IL opened it's doors and has
never gone on a short time sched-
ule. the payroll of the plant ex-
ceedS $1,000 a week and has been
a constant boost to the economy
of the area since it opened.
The building in which the fac
tory operates is owned by TIDE.
Inc, and stockholders in the
property are businessmen in and
around Tabor City. The building
and fasilities represent an invest =
mcnt by local interests Of nearly
100000 and the construction
was done specifically for Mr..
Goldstein'S firm.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
4onq's Orchestra Confirms
Contract For Festival Dance

Johnny Long and his world
famous orchestra will provide the
music at the 10th annual Caro-
mas Yam Festival Queens Ball
~ Garrell's Warehouse in Tabor
city on Friday might, o..oSe" II.
Ed Wright, Jaycce representa-
tive on the festivals executive
committee announced today that
confirmation had been received
from New York and that the
signed contract was being mailed
Immediately.
The festival committee voted
some time ago to contract with
Johnny Long for the appearance
his orchestra. However. even
iftcr making the contract, the
booking agency requested that
no official announcement of his
appearance be made until the
contract had been confirmed.
One of the features Of the
Johnny Long orchestra is Singer
Debbie Brown, a popular vocalist
90 TV and stage.
The coming of the Johnny Long
orchestra marks the first time
Sseveral years that a big-name
band has been secured for the
Queens Ball festivities.
Queens contestants on hand,
beginning at 700 pm. and the
10th Annual Carolinas Yam Fes-
tival Queen will be chosen and
crowned at the dance. The dance
itself will begin promptly at
ZOO and continue until 100 am.
Adbance ticket sales will begin
US week in sevreal towns
throughout this area. Advance
tickets will be sold for $500
Tickets at the door will be 81. -.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
WaccamaW Bank
Notes Increase
In Dividends

c. Lacy Tate, President of the
Waccamaw Bank End Trust
Company announces that the
Board Of Directors voted to in
crease the quarterly dividend
rate on the bank stock from
f0c to 45c per share. which is an
annual increase in dividends of
zoe per share. Mr.. Tate stated
that dividend che ks for the
Third quarter OF the year were
mailed on September 18th TO
between four and five hundred
stockholders which are located
in the ten communities that the
bank serves.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
Tally Eddings
VIII Attend
Credit Clinic

Tally EddingS, cXCcutlve-Sec-
rotary OF the Tabor City 1.erch-
ants Association. will attend the
9th annual Southern Consumer
Credit Clinic in Charlott, next
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep
tcmber oath and 25th.
Eddings said he hoped to learn
a. much as possible about con-
sumner credit at the meeting and
that the information would be
of considerable vd,ue 20 local
BIS lneSSmen
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
Score Cards Are
Being Prepared

Family score cards are being
completed in the SANDY Plain
Community Development Pro-
gram.
The card was discussed at a
recent meeting conducted by L.
II HARRISON, president.
Approximately 10 people at
tended the fish iry-business
meeting.
The next meeting is set for
October Q at 7 pin.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
A. P. Thompkins
Dies Suddenly

A. p. Thompkins (shortyI
well known Conway merchan'
ard brother of Leo Thompkins
formerly of this city, died al
most suddenly in McLeod's In.
Urinary in Florerce carly thi.
morning. He was ~ years old.
He is survived by his wifi,
and four children; his mother
three brothers and five sisters
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Goldfinch Funer-
al Home.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
Bethel Church
To Observe
Homecoming

The Bethel Methodist Church
will observe Home Coming Day,
Sunday, September %, with an
all day service and lunch being
served by The Women of the
church.
The Rev. j. NJ. Carroll form
cr pastor, will o. the guest
speaker for the day. The Rev.
Fred Herbert is pas:or of the
church, located two miles South
of Mollie.
All members lEi friends of
the church are cordially invited
to attend the Home Coming.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
VISIT IN COLUMBIA

Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Hilburr
spent Sunday in Columbia with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Webster.
With them on the visit were
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Hilburn
Harvey is the son f Mrs. F. c.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18

Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Ray and Mrs Lou; Chestnut
Sunday were Mrs. Nolan Chest
nut. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom William
son of Nakina, Mrs. Austin Long
and Mrs. Lusday Larrimore and
children.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
PRE- GRANGER

Priscilla (Pree) Granger has
enrolled in the nurses school Of
McLeod's Infirmary. Florence
and started classes last week.
A graduate of the Tabor City
High School of 1857. she is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Keifer
Granger of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18
TABOR CITY
POST OFFICE HOURS

aging 1924; Wednesday, 93.180
pounds averaging $3.50; Thurs
day, l00,328 pounds averaging
SS7.63; Friday. $1,000 averaging
S56.25.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18

Applications for social secur-
ity disability benefits filed be-
fore and of December 1857 per-
NIT benefits t. star; with July
1857.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-09-18

one of the requirements tc
get social security disability
benefits is that YOU are unable
l" do ANY substantial gainful
work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
Prize Offered For Theme
For Fourth Of July Parade

The public will have chance to
choose the theme of this years July
4th Rodeo parade it was decided at
last weeks organizational meeting of
the rodeo committee.
A SIS savings bond will be awarded
to the person or group whose sugges-
ton is used for the parade theme.
Anyone is eligible to compete, accord
ing to Floyd Hutchins, general
chairman of the rodeo committee.
Deadline for suggesting themes will
be March IA. The ideas submitted will
be judged by the entire rodeo COM
mittee at its meeting that night and
the winner of the contest announced
the following week.
Applications may be mailed to
Hutchins or Richard Gratz, secretary
of the rodeo committee. Hutchins is
employed at The Bluffton News and
Gratz is a salesman at Bob Williams
Chevrolet, Inc. Entries may also be
made in person.
Hutchins and Gratz will list the
suggestions along with the names of
the persons making them. When the
suggestions are presented to the COM
mittee no names will be mentioned
so the committee members will be
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
o. c. Hursey Property Acquired
By ]. |. Steiner At Public Sale

struction was erected in the 1905 by
Lester Clymer, former Bluffton
general contractor. Clymer special
ized in road building work, and used
the building to house and repair his
equipment during the winter months
when it was not in use.
Clymer later transferred his opera
ton to West Jefferson, Ohio, where
he became associated with the Ohio
Road Improvement company.
The building was acquired in 1916
by o. c. Hursey, who had been in
the farm equipment business at the
rear of tn e Edgar Chamberlain
property on Cherry street for three
years. Prior to entering the Biufftor
business, Mr. Hursey had travelled as
a saleman for the John Deere COM
pany out of Lima.
HurSey's sons, Robert and Lee,
were associated with him in the
business, but after his recent death
the boys decided to liquidate the
firm to settle the estate. The entire
property was sold at auction Satur-
day attracting large attendance of
buyers from a wide area
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21

A familiar Bluffton landmark, the
o. C. Hursey & Sons farm equipment
store building and repair shop on
Vance street, changed hands Satur-
day at public action with James L.
Steiner of N. P. Steiner & Son, stock
buyers, the successful bidder.
The Steiner bid of $1,000 puts own
ership of the large building in the
hands of a neighbor. The new owner,
together with his father, N. P.
Steiner operates the stock barn next
door and the stock yard on College
Avenue.
MIR. Steiner said that he had no
immediate plans for his own business
to use the additional building space.
This will probably come in an expan-
sion move two or three years from
now.
Until the building is needed, it will
be rented to c. F. Niswander & Son,
Main street farm implement dealer.
Niswander will use it primarily for
storage purposes for new and used
equipment.
The large 40-foot by 150-foot build
ing of cement block and frame con-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
"The Medleys" Next
Attraction On BE
Concert Series

The Medleys-Bill and Pat-a two
piano team, will be the next artists
to appear on the Bluffton College
Lecture-Music series Tuesday eve
ming, February 26, in Ramseyer
chapel.
The Medleys, who are Mr.. and
Mrs. William Medley in private life.
have both played the piano since
childhood. Bill is a native of Lubbock,
Texas, and Pat is the former Pat
Duncan of Springfield, Ark
The couples goal is to make music
fun for everybody" but without
sacrificing artistic standards. Their
coaching in two-piano playing has
been with the eminent team of
LubochutZ and Nemenoff, and others.
Harris Morgan, president of the
Community Concert association and
critic for the Greenville (Texas)
Banner. described them as 'the best
looking virtuosos in the duo-piano
field" and proved they have every
thing it takes to make great music
exciting for everybody"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
Business Mems
Assn To Meet At
DIR. BiXel Offices

Members of the Bluffton Business
Mems association will have an oppor-
tunity to inspect the new optometry
offices Of DR.. Gordon Bixel at their
next meeting which will be held at
the Bixel home on South Main street
Wednesday evening, February II.
DR.. and Mrs. Bixel, hosts for the
meeting, have invited members to
bring their wives with them.
The optometrist recently opened
his suite of offices in his new home,
the former Fett property at the
corner of South Main and Bentley
road.
Members of the association will be
conducted through the offices, and
DR.. Bixel will demonstrate the equip
ment used by his profession and ex-
plain new techniques in correcting
visual deficiencies.
Following the business hour a
luncheon will be served to members
and guests. Robert Crow will preside.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
BCChOir Octet
States Programs
In High Schools

Octet members of the Bluffton cor.
lege A Cappella choir will begin
February 21 to present programs in
various high schools throughout this
area.
The group sang at Chatfield, Upper
Sandusky and New Washington high
schools Monday. Programs will in
clude: my Bonnie Lass" "She
Smileth,' madrigal; "The Sleigh"
a medley from The King And l."
and "Rocka my Soul,". Negro
spiritual. while Strolling thru the
Park One Day." and "Coney Island
Babe" will be sung by the Mems
quartet. Saundra Berry, accompanist,
will play a piano solo, and Bernard
Windmiller will present a trumpet
solo.
Composing the octet are Romano
Clemens, Souderton, Pa, Paul Glaze,
Bluffton, Marilyn Griffith, Ft. Jen-
nings, Nancy Hostetler, Smithville,
Tom Reichenbach, Pandora, Donald
Pannabecker, Peoria, ILL.,, Ann
Stuckey, Deer Creek, ILL.,, and Ber-
nard Windmiller, Gary, Ind.
The A Cappella choir will sing at
the Zion Mennonite church in Arch
bold at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, February
"a.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
Bob FeLIer Named Booster Dinner Speaker

Bob Feller, the greatest baseball
pitcher of the past twenty-five years,
will be the featured speaker at the
annual Bluffton college Booster BAN
quet this April.
Feller announced his retirement
last fail after pitching with the
Cleveland Indians for twenty seasons.
He now operates an insurance agency
in Cleveland. He also serves as state
chairman of the March of Dimes.
The banquet will be open to the
public. Admission is SIS per plate,
with proceeds going to an unannoun-
ced college improvement project.
Breaking in as raw rookie just
out of high school Feller struck out
fifteen batters in his first full major
league game in August 1896.
Coming into his own in 1888 he
set a one game strick-out record
which still stands when he whitfield
18 Detroit Tigers on the final day of
the year.
From 1888 on he was never under
the 20 victory mark for full season
Except for the war years) until
1948. During this span he led the
league in strike-outs every season in
which he pitched, setting a major
season record of 348 in 1916.
During this span he pitched two
no-hit no-run games and followed it
up with a third in 1851 against the
Tigers.
Feller won 266 games during his
major league career and all the ex-
perts agree he would have gone over
the coveted 300 victory mark if he
had not spent three and a half sea-
sons in the U. S. Navy at the very
peak of his career.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
Presbyterian
Churches End
Old Relationships

A two-church relationship between
the Bluffton and Rockport Presbyter-
ian churches. whereby the two
churches have shared the services of
one pastor for as far back as the
memories of the Oldest members 20.
was concluded last Sunday.
For the first time in at least u
years each of the churches win have
It's oun pastor under a new arrange
ment completed at congregational
meeting of the Rockport church Sun
day.
Although the earliest church records
OF the Bluffton church were lost
during the Civil War years, the
session books show that Bluffton and
Rockport churches were sharing the
same pastor as early as 1888 when
the Rev. B. j. Brown was called to
the joint pastorate.
The Rev. William ]. Hannum has
been relieved of his duties at Rock
port to serve the Bluffton parish onIy
The Rev. Dale Dickey, professor at
Bluffton college and an ordained
Presbyterian minister. is slated to
become moderator of the Rockport
session and stated supply pastor Of
the rural church. Final action will
be taken next week at a meeting OF
Lima Presbytery.
The Rev. Miller Gold. general
presbyter of the Lima Presbyterv..
presided at the Rockport congrega-
tional meeting Sunday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Dickey, assistant pro
fessor of speech at Bluffton college.
was ordained as Fresbyteriss
minister in September of 1853. He
has been on the faculty at Bluffton
college since that time except for
one year when he served as pastor OF
the Presbyterian church at Rockford.
Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
BIufton Sent 24OO
Auto Licenses AS
Record Sales Seen
No Truck Licenses Sold,
Bixel Says; Drivers
Licenses Now On Sale

Bluffton has been issued 2400 1857
automobile license tags in reponse to
the record sales of the past three
years it was announced this week by
Deputy Registrar Clayton Bixel.
All-time local auto tag record is
205O set iR 1855. A total of 204S auto
tags was sold last year by Jack
Koontz, deputy registrar at the time.
Truck and trailer sales added to the
auto sales produced an all-time COM
bined record of 249S tags sold last
year. III
No truck licenses viii be sold in
Bluffton this year although Bixel has
received 500 farm trailer licenses.
Farmers must secure their truck
licenses at Lima or Findlay this year.
No reason was given for the change
in procedure.
Auto numbers assigned to Bluffton
are the same sets used locally for the
past several years, 81 through 999
in both the w and ZB series. Other
numbers assigned are 9701 through
9999YY. Trailer numbers assigned
are 7201 through 7700.
License plates This year will have
white numbers on a maroon back
ground.
Bixel requested persons who wish
to have license numbers reserved to
make their arrangements by the time
tags go on public sale March ]. This
may be done by paying the fees in ad-
vance for the license number wanted.
When that number is reached it will
be taken from the file and filled out
in the name of the person wanting
it.
Drivers licenses are now on sale
at the local automobile agency it has
been announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21

World Friendship" will be the
theme of the program for the Juliette
Low Tea to be held in the all-purpose
room of the elementary school on
Sunday afternoon March 3, at 2:30
p. m. Fathers, mothers and interested
friends will be guests of the Girl
Scouts.
1t is at this annual tea that the
Girl Scouts honor Juliette Low who
had the vision to begin Girl Scout
ing in America. Right at the start
Juliette Low was looking wide and
far ahead seeing Girl Scouting as
something for all the world
Building international friendship
and better understanding through
personal contacts between Girl Scouts
and Girl Guides of many countries
was the dream of this far-seeing
woman.
Bluffton Girl Scouts and Brownies
viii have an opportunity to contribute
to the Juliette Low World Friend.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21
Completion Date
Set March 10 For
E. & R. Addition
$4,000 Church School
Building Approaches Early
Spring Dedication

Work is nearing completion on the
$4,000 Sunday school addition at st.
Johns Evangelical and Reformed
church.
Deadline for completion of the work
by Bitter Bros, contractors on the
job, has been set as March 10.
Dedication ceremonies will be held
near that date.
All the plumbing and heating equip
ment in the two-story addition has
been installed and is now in working
order. One of the major features of
the new building is a large new
kitchen featuring all new equipment.
All wiring has been installed. The
lighting in the social room is so in
tense that it does not cast shadow
anywhere in the room.
Floors must still be laid. Workmen
are presently engaged in flooring,
final insulation work and placing of
soundproof ceiling tile in the choir
room, organ room and class rooms.
Only major project remaining is
tearing out an old wall at the rear
edge of the old basement When this
wall is removed the social room will
extend practically from the rear of
the lot to the front of the present
church building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-02-21

Sunday, will be Heart Sunday as
members of the Bluffton Business and
Professional Women's club will call
on their neighbors to collect contri-
buttons for the Heart Fund drive.
Money collected will be used for a
three-way attack-reseach, education
and service programs-against heart
disease.
Mrs. Don MartZ, chairman of the
health and safety committee of the
club is in charge of the local Heart
Drive. Other committee members are
Mrs. Mabel LantZ, Mrs. Mildred
.Ingals and Mrs. Jean SZabo.
All club members will solicit local
homes between "a p. m. Sunday
afternoon.
Diseases of the heart and circula-
tory system cause over so percent OF
the deaths in this county, according
to the Central Ohio Heart association.
Three-quarters of the funds collect
ed in the Central Ohio Heart fund