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Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Smart Days Start Tomorrow

Shoppers are In for a treat
consisting OF bargain prices or
current season merchandise fol
the next 10 days as Tabor City
merchants start their giganti,
Smart Days" event.
Based on the theme that Its
smart to shop in Tabor City" the
promotion will continue through
May 9.
Practically every merchant in
town is participating in the
event aimed to give customers
more for their money.
1--WE are offering the finest
array of bargains ever assembl-
ed in this shopping community
and invite everyone to take ad-
vantage of them," said Tally
Eddings, executive secretary OF
the Tabor City Merchants As
sociation.
PlacardS and penants will a.
dorm the stores in town during
the Smart Days"
merchants are searching fol
the finest possible bargains tc
offer the public. Shoppers viii
find their everyday needs Cr
,slc Throughout the town." sale
Claude Boyd, president of the
Tabor City Merchants Associa-
ton.
I'VE are not giving away
prizes. 1t was the general feel
ing that shoppers would much
prefer To have sensational bar
gains rather than prizes at this
time of the year," said Boyd.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Masonic Lodge
Celebrates 5Oih
Anniversary

One of the oldest fraternal
groups in the community cele-
bratcd its 50th anniversary on
Friday night.
Tabor City Masonic Lodge
500 entertained some 80 memb-
.ers and guests at the 50th an
niversary banquet held at the
Capitol Restaurant.
A history Of the Lodge was
read by Superior Court Judge
Raymond b. Mallard who alst
delivered the main address
Judge Mallard is a past master
Of the Lodge.
Master of ceremonies wa.
Frank Young.
Wade w. Martin is master Of
Tabor Lodge serving his seconC
term in this capacity.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Steaks Wait Just
So Long Even
For A Governor

Civitan Governor Wesley Will
liamS may not know it but when
he visits the local Civitan club
he will have to take pot luck. y
The local group originally ex-
pected a visit from the State
top Civitan about three week
ago. They purchased steaks foF
the occasion. But he failed e
show. So the steaks went into
deep freeze or its equivalent.
When Governor Williams fail
ed to appear this week the mem
bcrS decided the steaks had gone
begging long enough.
Thus, they still expect the
Governor" but he'll have tC
take pot luck" when ne gcts
here.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
County Names
Deputy Recorder

Raymond Nissan, unsuccess-
ful candidate in for Recorders
Court judge in the Democratic
primary. has been named de-
putty recorder.
Under authority Of the Gen.
cral Assembly the county com.
missioners named Kissam to tn,
post.
He will preside in the absence
of Recorders Court Judge w
A. "Al" Williams of Tabor City
Only in the case Of illness of tn,
Judge will the county pay thu
deputy recorders salary.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
CT Loans End
July Is. 1860

In reply to a frequently asked
question, Mr.. Hugh Nance, Co
lumbus County Veterans Serv-
ice Officer, states that WWIl
veterans must apply for a G..
loan on or before July IS, 1860
Mr.. Nance further stated that
If the loan is applied for with
in the time limit, July rs, 1860
an additional year is allowed tc
complete loan arrangement.
with the lender.
For further information arC
assistance, contact Mr.. Nance
who is located in Courthous,
Whitevillc, N. G. or Mr.. r
Formy-Duval, District Officer
North Carolina Veterans Com.
mission, 400 Murchison Build.
ing, Wilmington, North Caro-.
lima.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Rex Stephens Named
Dorm Vice President

Rex Stephens, has been named
vice president of Treat Dormi-
tory at Mars Hill College for
next year officials Of the college
announced. Too, this makes him
a member Of the student govern
ment.
Rex, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
venoy Stephens, Is a freshman
and plans graduation from the
junior college next year.
He has been an outstanding
student at Mars Hill all the year
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Rofarians Hear
Quartet Sing

Ken Lowell, the Sharecropper,
and the Twin State Quartet pro-
vided the program at this weeks
meeting of the Tabor City Rotary
Club. z. w. Fonvielle, program
chairman for the night. invited
the gospel singers to the meet
ing.
The Rotarians will attend the
Annual Athletic Awards Banquet
at the local school cafeteria next
Monday night instead of holding
its regular meeting.
One of the awards to be made
at the Awards Night program
was donated by the Rotarians.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Swimming Pool
Goal In Sight

Fund raisers of the CaroIinas
Country Club intensified their
efforts this week. determined to
complete the bond drive for
funds for the clubs swimming
pool before weeks end.
The concerted push to COM
piete the job came as directors
announced a preferential MEM
bership rate for bond holders and
for club stock holders.
Meanwhile a special meeting
of the Pool Bond Committee
was called for 7:30 p. m. Friday
at the Country Club.
Officers of the club said con-
struction of a 1900 square foot
swimming pool and a 300 square
foot wading pool at the club,
midway between Loris and Tabor
City. Is to begin tEis week, =
The pool is beiris tsuil. with
fun1 raised by the ss,e g. S
per cent interest bearing bonds.
Although all the bonds have not
yet been sold. the Board of Di-
rectors felt that enough had
been sold to indicate that the
goal would be reached. An in
tensive drive is being conducted
this week to close out the sale
Of these bonds.
Upon completion of the pool.
directors feel that the club will
have one of the finest Country
Clubs of this type in the two
Carolinas. Membership in the
pool will be selected from the ap-
plications received and this MEM
bership will be closed at 200. The
membership fees as set up by the
Board of Directors which includ-
es family privileges for both golf
and swimming are as follows:
Stock holders $4,000 per year.
BotA holders $1,000 per year.
fSiS piEO.OO pcT year.
Payable in advance by June |.
of each year.
There is a very limited num-
ber of shares of Country Club
stock still available at slOO per
share. These may be purchased
from any member of the Board
Of Directors or at the Club. The
bonds that are now on sale may
be FOchased in the same man.
ner. The holders Of stocks or
bonds will be given first con-
sideraiton in accepting member
ship in the Country Club.
Please mail applications for
membership to DR.. John d.
Thomas. Jr.: President, Carolinas
Country Club, Loris. s. c. In
applying for membership. please
state whether or not you are a
stock holder or bond holder.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Mrs. ]. Bruce EHre
Speaks On FI01Vers

Mrs. J. Bruce Eure was guest
speaker at the monthly meeting
OF the Fair Bluff Woman's Club
which met at the home of Mrs.
Paul Scott with Mrs. S. c. Scott
and Mrs. M. J. Atkinson as as
Sistant hos:esses.
Mrs. Eure spoke on flower ar
rangemcnts AMI periods giving
the history of the flower ar
|rangcment. She pointed to the
beginning dated back in 572-62l
when Preist Ikenoho, of Japan
studied flower arrangement as
a part of the Buddah worship
Mrs. Eure also gave the period
arrangements of European, Dut-
ch, Flemish, French, Colonial
Georgian, Victorian, Contempt
ry goth Century and Modern
goth Century.
In conclusion the guest speak
or told of the kinds of flower
arrangements and steps ano
stressed the Importance Of care
and processing garden flowers
Mrs. M. A. Waddell presided
at which time plans were made
to employ a helper In caring fol
the clubs shrubbery project a
the school. Plans were also made
for the clubs picnic to be helt
lin May on the patio and lawr
of Mrs. Pierce Dalton's resi-
dence.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Awards Banquet Is
Set For Athletes

An awards banquet to honor
the most outstanding athletes at
the Tabor City High School will
be held Monday night at the
school cafeteria.
Randall BurlcSon, principal
said today that the banquet
would be attended by athletes
members of the Rotary and Civ
ilan CLUBS and their wives.
Included IN the assembly viii
be the football. baseball and
boys ana girls basketball teams
Awards will be given i'm
|sportSmanShip, most valuable
athlete and most improved play
ler.
The program will consist of
brief talks by members of the
various teams.
|" The banquet is slated to be-
lgin at p. IN.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Examiners Office
To Be Closed Tues.

The Drivers License Examin-
erS office will be closed in Tab
or City Tuesday, May S. due to
a troop school being held in
Fayetteville that day announced
M. A. Covington, examiner.
The office will be open as
usual, Tuesday May IL. with
hours $3.50 a. m. to $50 D. m.
The City Hall building houses
the office for the examiner.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Fish Fry
Set AT Lake
Friday. May l

+. flesh water fish fry using
lake Tabor caught fish will be
held Friday, May | at Lake Tab
or.
Advance tickets, on sale for
one dollar for adults and so
cents for children. can be OBJ
tanned from Stephens Builder
Supplies, Harrelson's Pharmacy,
Fred Jernigan'S Store, Bill
Young, Harold Ward. Dale
Watts and Ted Watts.
The fish fry will begin at $50
ID. m. at Lake Tabor.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Dept. Stores
Set Saturday
Closing Time

From now until JunG /. de-
partnCnt stores and dime stores
in Tabor City will close at $50
n Saturday nIgn. instead O.
900. SpOkcSmcn for the Mcrch-
ants Association committee an
nounced today.
We sincerely appreciate the
business of people in this area
and hope that they will remem-
Der our new closing time and
make every effort to secure
their purchases from now until
June |. by $50 on Saturday
night. Our employees need some
time off. and we have decided tC
establish this new closing time
'or the next few weeks. Our
stores will continue TO close
during week days at $50 in the
afternoon so that employees car
get home before dark TO work
their gardens and generally
have a little daylight time o.
their own" the committee spok.
esman said.
"As we have already said. ",
are most thankful for our fin,
customers and certainly do no
want to close any earlier il /
works any shopping hardship OF
them. But it appears that tn,
$3.50 closing hour is an advant
age to almost everyone and W,
have voted to try ii until Jun,
II, at which time we will sc
new closing hours" the com
ruittee announced.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
IN HOSPITAL

Tally Eddings, executive Sec
rotary Of the Tabor City Merch-
ants Association, was operated
on again Monday morning at
Providence Hospital In Colum-
bia, 8. G.
Eddings will spend a conva-
lescent period In the home Of
his brother I'm Columbia.
He Is reported In good condi-
ton following the operation.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Negro Free On Bond
In Shooting Affray

Leo Gore, Joris Negro, was
free on bond today after being
charged with assault and battery
with intent TO kill Junior Cox
his brother-in-law.
Officers said Gore shot Cox
durin IAN alteration. ncccssitat.
ing hospitalizatoin.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Jerry Wayne Soles
Is Dr01Vning Victim

Jerry Wayne Soles, 13 year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
J. Soles was drowned Sunday
afternoon in Nixon's Fish Pond,
Horny County, and Coroner Lit
tlejohn Blanton ruled the death
accidental. The victim is a ma
tive of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
Baptist Department
Sla tes Fish ErX

Adult Sunday School Depart
ment, Number 2, Tabor City
Baptist Church, will hold a Fish
Fry on the church yard, tomor-
row, (Thursday) at 7:3O D. m.
All the men and women of the
department, both active and as
sociate, are invited to attend.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
State Line Liquor
Seized By County

Coanty Police seized 20-odd
half-pints Of stamped liquor al
State Line Friday night.
The liquor was found out In
the open. No case was made.
Setzing the liquor we're Coun.
ty Policemen Willis Cause ano
Budd Fowler.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
FOwLER'S VISIT

Mr.. and Mrs. Foy D. Fowler
returned yesterday from g
weeks visit in Georgia and Flor
ida where they visited ner sist-
er, Mrs. w. p. Padgett and fam
Fly also other relatives in Tiftor
and Adel, Ga. In Plant City they
visited her father, G.. w. Dame
with other members of her fam
lily.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
STUDENTS VISIT

The second and third grade
classes of the Fair Bluff school
were taken to Whiteville Thurs
day by their teachers, Mrs.
Pierce Dalton and Mrs. Dennis
Anderson. They visited many
places of interest and enjoyed
a picnic dinner at the Herman
lLeder Park.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
CHIROPRACTIC MEET

DR. TheIma Wooten Will bc in
Charlotte April 30 through May
2 attending the spring meeting
Of the North Carolina Chiroprac-
tic Association. DR.. Wooten has
officers on Lewis Street In Tabor
City.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29

In North Carolina electric
sentinels guard the highways.
Too hard on the gas and the
magic eye will be on you. Slow
Down and Live.
Drive slow and see our town
drive fast and see our Jail"
is the way one community
chastens speeders.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29
MRS. JAMIE b. BELL

Mrs. jamie B. Bell was admit
ted to nc Conway Hospital
Monday. She expects to return
home within the next several
days.
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29

He shares the road and gives
up half
And yet we have a riddle
Tabor City tribune., 1959-04-29

DEWEY cox HOME
Dewey returned yesterday
from several days treatment In
Community Hospital. Loris.
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Ministers Talk
Again at Dinner

GENEVA, May 80 (AP).-
After today's Big Four confer
ence session. the ministers spent
four hours together at a dinner
at Andrea Gromyko's villa.
A Soviet delegation spokes-
man said they had one Of
their usual discussions and
some of the questions of the
Geneva conference were
touched upon" This presum-
ably meant Berlin was the No,
/ item in the second private
session here in two days.
1.-THE atmosphere Of tonight's
meeting was very good and the
whole business moves ahead
and not backward" the spokes-
man said.
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BEAR
-
Elusive Beer Seen
Then Romps Awoy

of the many Park and Metro
politan policemen stationed
around and in the jungle,
BY the time we cut through
the thickets and brambles. the
bear was nowhere in sight.
Then came what we thought
was our big break. 1t wasn't
but 1t did give me my one look
at the animal.
Fourteenth precinct Pvt.
Frank Snyder saw him charge
across East Capitol street Tin
two leaps and a bound"
We pursued as best we could
In the 90-degree heat. DR.. Reed
came through the hunt in best
shape. He attributed 1t to his
frequent walking around the
Zoo and to his experience with
such weather in his home state
Of Kansas.
Suddenly, adjoining a base
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roads throughout the area and
held strategy meetings nightly
in his home.
Attending those conferences
was DR.. Sobisca S. Hall, brother
of Mrs. Ferguson, prominent
Clarksburg physician and for
mer president of the West Vir-
ginia State Medical Association.
Friends of the Fergusons said
the trip to the Upshur County
lodge was planned last winter,
with Mrs. Ferguson at that
time helping to organize it.
Mr.. Ferguson was accom-
panied by his daughters, Mrs.
Truman Sayre of Beckley and
Mrs. Nancy Spears Of New Or
leans, and a neighbor couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee White. A
son, Thomas Ferguson, jr., was
here during the height Of the
search but has since returned
to his Air Force assignment at
Enid, Okla.
Mrs. Ferguson had visited
the day Of her disappearance
with Mrs. Sayre at Beckley be-
fore she and Mrs. Conley left
about 3 pm. for Clarksburg.
Cecil C. White, a nefghbor
of Mr.. Conley, said that after
his friend received the call
from State Police, Mr.. Conley
told him that he had lost hope
after the first week Of fruitless
search.
Mr.. White quoted Mr.. Con-
ley as saying that he had be-
come convinced that if the
missing housewives ever were
found, they would be dead.
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Continued From First Page
back to work for Beman to-
morrow In the 36-hole sectional
qualifying rounds for the Open
at Congressional Country Club.
And tomorrow the great
Sammy Snead, who is expected
to draw thousands to Congress
sional, will find a rival for pop
ularity in this slightly-bu
modest youngster who became
the 18th American to win a
title that Bobby Jones won
only once. in 1880, his grand
slam year.
It was typical Of Beman that
he accepted Hyndman's con-
gratulations yesterday with a
lump in his throat.
Hes a wonderful guy and a
great player" Beman said, but
he's 43 years old, and this was
Just another disappointment in
his golf career. I'm 81 and
should have lots of years
ahead" Mr.. and Mrs. Hyndman
and Beman were to be COM
panions on the plane ride home.
He's walking on Air
Still walking on air in a
strange land a couple of hours
after his brilliant victory. Be-
man said it was much too early
for any definite plans for the
future. He hopes to take his
wife to the Sunnehanna In
vitation in Johnstown, Pa, next
week end for a good vacation. +"
But he also said: I've got to
get back to work." He is in the
insurance business in Silver
Spring.
Deane said he never had a
stretch of golf like he played in
winning seven consecutive
matches in the British cham
pionship. He said he felt as
though he played a little better
each day. On a course with
cruel rough that drew COM
plants from most of the field,
Beman steadily threaded a
needle. with his tee shots.
He made the important
puts, not too many 40 or So
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WOMEN

Continued From First Page
is feet below the level Of the
road.
Although brush has grown UP
and trees floriated since the
women vanished last April 8,
the two mixers had almost a
clear view Of the stream from
that particular point.
Mr.. Swiger said he ran to a
telephone and called State po-
lice. Several families live in the
area, and there's a roadside
tavern TOO feet from the scene
The discovery ended one of
the most exhaustive police
searches in West Virginia his
tory. A $4,000 reward had been
offered by families of the vic
tins. Police. firemen. FBI
agents and volunteers had TAX
en- part in the search.
Mr.. Swiger's call brought
State policemen and sheriff's
deputies swarming to the scene.
A wrecker disloged the car
from the mud and dragged it
up the highway. Amhulances
took the two bodies to separate
funeral homes in Carksburg.
Think Car Skidded
Mr.. Conley was waiting at
one of the funeral parlors. He
had not gone to the scene. State
police and friends of the Fergu-
son family went to the Upshur
County lodge to notify them
of the discovery.
Sheriff's deputies theorized
that the car. skidded of the
road and into the stream. 1t
settled nose downward.
Sheriff Rex Baumgardner re-
ported the car had washed
downstream about Is feet from
the place it had gone into the
water. The windows of the car
were closed. Even so, much silt
had filtered into the sedan and
the front was embedded in the
soft creek bottom.
Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Con-
ley were driving home from a
garden club meeting at Beckley
when they vanished without
trace.
For weeks Mr.. Ferguson chung
to the theory that they had
been Kidnapped and would be
found alive. With relatives and
friends, he diligently searched
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footers, but the six, eight and
10-footers that mean so much
in retaining confidence. He
used the smaller British ball
all the way, and said: THAT
American ball probably will
look like a balloon when ! tee
1t up on Monday"
The long grind Of hours and
hours of practice for his Walk
er Cup match and the l42 holes
of competition last week did
not tire him, he said.
Il ate so much, and I feel
wonderful" he said. Deane
added that he had a good cad
die but relied on him very lit
tie for club selections. He de-
scribed the weather as perfect.
Deane said the gallery might
have leaned slightly toward
Hyndman, q sympathetic geS-
ture because of the age VS..
youth angle. But he said the
gallery was made up of golf en-
thusiasts who applauded all Of
the good shots.
II know there was a Ques-
ton in some peoples minds
when ! was chosen for the
Walker Cup team" Beman
said. After all, I hadn't done
much except reach the quar-
terminals Of the National ANA
teur. Maybe I've convinced the
skeptics I was worthy"
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Continued From First Page
at a Joint session of the Loui-
siana Legislature tomorrow
night.
LIT. Gov. Lether Frazar has
been informed and is now serv-
ing as acting Governor" Sena-
tor Long added. The Cover
nor's wife was expected to
arrive in Galveston later.
The Governor, long known
for spicy language, directed
some bitter words at individual
lawmakers and political en-
emies earlier this week.
Income Investigated
He also had told Louisiana
newsmen, after a trip to WASH
lngton last week, that Federal
agents were investigating his
income.
On still another front, the
Governor ran into criticism re-
Gently for using a Louisiana
National Guard plane to fly
male entertainers from Atlanta
for a legislators party.
The Governor is a political
heir Of his late brother. former
Louisiana Governor and United
States Senator Huey Long,
who gained national attention
through varied antics and his
slogan, Every Man a King. .
A .disgruntled citizen assassi-
mated Huey Long at the capitol
in Baton Rouge.
Gov. Longs set-to with Lou
isiana lawmakers started with
some mild profanity at q hear
ing witnessed by school chill
dren and nuns.
ne calleo the legislature into
a special Joint session next day.
He said in advance he intended
to apologize for the way he
tried to revive his proposals.
already rejected by the law
makers-to ease voter registra-
ton laws.
Instead the Governor deliv-
cred scathing attacks, for an
hour and IS minutes, on in
dividual legislators and politi-
cal foes. After the TRADE, he
strobe ashen-faced from the
chamber.
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ment and followed q little
stream into the jungle.
Ivan fanked us on one side,
beating the brush. Park Police
Sergt. Samuel H. Hover was
on the other, armed with q
5000 Winchester. just in case,
Every so often DR.. Reed
would raise his hand and say,
Hold it. There's a brush pile
I want TO check here" Then,
a few minutes later, we would
advance once more.
But no bear.
Hey, Lear" DR.. Reed shout
ed to his associate. 1--WE got
some bear tracks here"
"Are they fresh?"
Damned II Iiknow."
False alarm. No bear.
Our party trudged on--get-
ting slower and less organized
all the time.
Hes over here" shouted one
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Wallrodt issued orders that the
bear was not TO be shot. mo-
Tested. or disturbed. because 1t
Is harmless II left alone.
Police were told to record all
reports Of bear sightings for
guidance this morning, when
dogs will be put on the track
of the animal.
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ball field. I saw the bear teal
Through the underground. He
moved very quickly. was pitch
black and about three feet high
! never saw him again. The
hunt continued until about
pm. Numerous other sightings
were made, but not by DR.. Reed
or Mr., Grimmer.
Horse Is Afraid
Park Police Pvt. E. c. Nc
Amis, riding a horse. cornered
the bear once. But before the
leaders Of our party arrived,
he had escaped and Pvt. Nc
Amis had been thrown from
his horse.
In the understatement Of the
day. DR., Reed, by this time
philosophically smoking his
pipe. noted that THE trouble
is, we don't know where he is. I"
He added: I'VE need some
dogs and a good walkie-talkie
system. Then maybe we can
tree the bear and get him"
After one last. futile chase
through the jungles - in re-
Spouse to some frantic calls of
"Bearl Bearl"-Dr. Reed gave
in for the day.
Lets get out while the get
ting's good" he said, before
someone else sights him again. I"
Hope for Today
The hunt, in which 40 police
men participated by beating
bushes. keeping back the
crowds and guarding the peri
meter Of the area. was over,
but only for the day.
The bear was sighted again
at S pm. crossing East Capitol
street once more.
Later, Deputy Chief George