davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1961-05-15

" SSHSNo SoHISISHCe. Io9e A-IVl
men Of the 14-nation confer
ence notified the United States
delegation there would be no
opening meeting today. The
conference had been scheduled
to begin last Friday.
The problem that has held
up the high level meeting has
been deciding who would speak
for Laos in negotiations on its
political future. Three rival
Laotian delegations are here.
The United States originally
took the position that the only
Laotians who should be al
lowed at the conference table
were representatives of the pro-
Western government of Pre-
mier Boun Gum.
Compromise Reached
The Communists insisted that
the Communicated Pathet Lao
rebels and their self-styled
neutraliSt' allies under Prince
Souvanna Phouma-who is rec
ognized by the Reds as the legal
Premier Of Laos-should be the
Spokesmen for Laos.
A new compromise formula
worked out by British Foreign
Secretary Lord Home and
French Foreign Minister Maui
rice Couve de Murville appeared
this morning to have the ap-
proval of all concerned.
The formula would allow all
three rival Iaotian delegations
into the conference room as
observers but avoid describing
them as representatives of
Laos"
Instead, it was reported by
British sources, they will be
described as "Laotian dele
gates" This tricky phraseology
avoids indicating whether they
represent any government Of
the tiny jungle kingdom.
Test of Red Sincerity
American agreement to at
tend the conference on this
basis was given reluctantly by
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
after consultations with Presi-
dent Kennedy.
The formal United States
position still is that the royal
government of Premier Boun
Gum is the sole government of
Laos. But American delegates
said they are willing to sit in
on the conference of IA nations
in which the other two factions
participate on the basis of the
British-French compromise.
Informants said tile Kennedy
administration felt it was more
important to test the sincerity
of Premier Khrushchev's pro-
feSsed willingness to agree to
a neutral policy for Laos than
to allow the proceedings to
See GENEVA, Page AS
Evening star., 1961-05-15
Bus Crush Kills II

OAXACA. Mexico, May Is
(AP). - Eleven persons were
killed and six injured when a
passenger bus from Mexico
City skidded in the fog and
crashed into a deep ravine 40
miles north of Oaxaca yes
terday.
Evening star., 1961-05-15
Summit 7 ak FeeIers
Grow, Chance Is 81
Kennedy Might Extend 3-Duy Trip
To Europe to Confer With Khrushchev

PALM SPRINGS, Fla, May Is (AP)-A Kennedy
Khrushchev conference codwar problems has
definite possibility The chances that will be held and
held soon, are rated currently at 80
The issues of Laos and valid ban nucear tests
could turn out to be formidable barriers contrast quick
Evening star., 1961-05-15
JOBLESS PROBLEM
IS NOW CHRONIC

AUToMATIoN ond changing
patterns Of industry have produced
chronic unemployment in the United
Stotes, soys StOr coIumnist SyIvio
Porter. The first Of her five column
series on solutions to the problem
deoIs with the need of retroining
workers. It begins todoy on Poee
A-l6.
Evening star., 1961-05-15
y. S. Yields Point,
Still Stalled
Laos Rivals
Status Left
Confused

GENEVA, May Is (AP).-The
United States reluctantly agreed
today to take part in an in-
ternational conference on Laos
after President Kennedy ap-
proved an American concession
that deliberately left the status
Of the Laotian delegates vague.
But snags still remained and
the Soviet and British cochair.
Evening star., 1961-05-15

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Pork, BonsI Issue Seen in School Bill
JuaeIins. Pose As
seriously" Of trying to amend
the administration bill, which
is limited to public schools, by
adding features of the National
Defense Education Act.S
At present, this act provides
loans to parochial elementary
and high schools for the pur-
chase Of teaching equipment in
science, mathematics and mod
ern foreign languages.
Senator Mansfield said the
amendment he has In mind
would possibly authorize loans
or grants for the construction
Of classrooms in these subjects.
whats the use Of giving
them (the parochial schools)
the facilities If they don't have
the classrooms to go with
them?" he asked.
Action Seen Next Week
The Majority Leader said he
had not discussed his idea with
the White House. President
Kennedy has insisted in the
past that aid to parochial
schools should be kept separate
from the public school assist
ance bill he has recommended
The Senate subcommittee
Saturday completed two days
of hearings on the administra-
tons proposal for q separate
but expanded program under
the Defense Education Act
Senator Mansfield said today
he hopes the bill will be re-
ported to the floor some time
this week. so the Senate can
consider adding its, provisions
to the Presidents bill before
it reaches a final vote next
week.
The religious school aid fea-
lures have been a source of
Evening star., 1961-05-15

Crosby Noyes Sees q Lack Of Urgency
in Geneva Conference. Poge A-l0,
Evening star., 1961-05-15

Senate Majority Leader
Mansfield indicated today Dem
ocrats will attempt to include
some assistance to parochial
schools as part of the general
aid-to-education bill which the
Senate begins debating tenor
row.
The Montana Democrat told
reporters he was thinking very
Evening star., 1961-05-15
TILE WEATuED. Full Report
IIIL WEAIHEN. on Poae 81

District and vicinity-Cloudy tonight with
scattered showers or thundershowers, low
about 81. Clearing tomorrow, not as warm
and becoming less humid High and low
OF last "a hours: High, n, at 4:30 pm. yes
terday; low, 50, at s am. today.
Evening star., 1961-05-15

Pork, BursI Issue Seen in School Bill
Juggling. Poss As
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
Coed Shepherd Nome
Uses Religious 1'herapy

C~L help additional purSoEs.
We trust we shall be able tn
expand our facilities III ths
rt~r future so we may be aDl:
L. decreaae our long waitinn
AS. Our most urgent need al
N, present X to pay OF the
lnitIal principle and builu an
ether Gorn!itory. This would
require approximately SIS
eco"
An attrinp, is being made t.
acquire Il nearby farm whcr"
the home may bc more elf
support ms.
Wilson Auto Dealer.
Dunn, who was an automo-
bile cealcr in Wilson 10 years
ago when he dedicated himself
10 the MINISTRY. is no Longer
tho superintendent OF the
h"rnc. He has transferred his
'uti-S 10 his brother. J. {.
Dunn, who is assisted by his
wife. However. the founder
stands ready al nearby Halls
boro To help shoulder tns
MANY daily responsibilities.
J. l.. Switzerland Jr. @,
Iaur!nburs is chairman Of the
Board of Directors. Others on
the Board are G.. W. BceSon.
Pembroke: Ben Mcdonald.
Wilmington: the Reverend J. S.
Russell, Conway, S. c.: r. L.
Dunn ST.. Pinctops: Frank
Billiard. Laurinbure: Grain
Wall, Conway, S. c.: the Rev.
Nelson HodgkinS. Whitevillc:
Mrs. r. d. Caldwell. Lumber
ton, and Rev. Dunn.
DIR. Clifton Davenport Of
Raeford serves as staff phvsi-
ian
The founder is a graduate OF
Oak Ridge Military Academy
and High Point College. He has
"lSo done graduate work al
Duke Univers ty. His wife. the
former Elizabeth Harrel. is
alSo Il native of Edgecombc
county.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
PEA Advisory
Committee Hold
Annual Meetinq

The Columbus Production
Credit Associations Advisory
Committee held its annual
meeting on Thursday night,
December II, at the North
Whitevillc Community Dcvc-
lOpment Center.
This year members of the
committee entertained their
wives, the Pea staff, and Di-
rectOrS with holiday meal. pre-
pared and served by the ladies
of the North Whitcvillc Cent
cr
After the dinner. there was
a short business session, pre-
sided over by MIR. w. r. Buff
kin, President of the ASSoCia-
ton
Mrs. Maudc G.. Lewis. who
has been guiding light in the
association for 70 years. was
unexpectedly presented her
own choi-e of gift up to $685.
%. She expressed her graft
tudc and told how much she
had enjoyed working with the
manager, directors. members.
and other employees over the
years
Mr.. YUdcr. Manager. dCliv-
cred an informative and enter
tanning talk. He revealed that,
although the association is
lending more money every
year. there is still more avail
able To qualified people. Many
uses of credit were discussed,
and Mr.. Yodcr said he wanted
all the ladies TO know that
household appliances were
considered as well as fertiliz-
err
The Columbus Production
Credia Association is owned By
1900 Columbus County farm
erS and has a Net Worth e
over 100000. Loans in excess
of $4,000, 900. were Scrviced III
1861, and a volume of over
S5,000.0O0. is expected in 1862.
according to Mr.. Yoder.
Directors of the association
behideS Mr.. Buffkin are: Walt
er Shaw. Evergreen. Robert II
Britt, Whiteville, Roscoe Enz-
or, Fair Bluff. and G. r. Gore,
Tabor CITY.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
Deficiency In
Reading Also Is
Drop-Out Cause
BY CLAYTON LEWIS
Principal. Williams Township

fTincip1i, Williams township
In addition 10 intelligence
and grade failure factors.
school dropouts are Likely 10
be poor readers. This fact may
account for their low test
scores and grade or subject
failures.
In study conducted by Tea
cheers College. Columbia Uni
VcrSity. /; was found that three
times as many poor readers as
good readers dropped out Of
school. and another study has
shown close relation between
the ability To read we'll and
various home influences such
aS the size of the family. the
level Of parental aspiration for
tic child. the educational stat
lis of the parents. and the oc-
cupational level of the father.
OF the l02 drOpoutS in the
Williams Township School Sc
lcctCd for study. SO were boys.
TwCnty-cighi of the So haj
failed reading during their las,
year in Scho,i. and p had
made a &C. which is - Grad ,
thai cprcScn's below average
achievement. only six gi,l~
Jailed reading. and only II Of
them had made &C."
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
Order OF Arrow
To Hold Meet

Order Of Arrow. camping
fraternity of the Cape Fear
Area Council. will hold their
annual meeting and Christmas
party on Wednesday. Decemb-
or 27th n 700 p. IN. at ths
LCder Recreation Center in
WhitCVillc. The annual event
will be the gathering of al
members Of the National Org
anizatiup of the camping frat
Crnity of the Council area.
The meeting will serve as
q business meeting and al 50
as social and fellowship pro-
gram for the lodge. The young
men and their dates will have
a covered dish supper and j
program of fun and fellow
ship.
The business portion Of The
meeting will be presided over
by Charles Edwards of Eliza
BEETHOVEN who is Lodge Chief.
John JoynCr of Whiteville is
Staff Advisor and Kenneth
Wootcn Of Wilmington is Lay
Advisor
Election Of officers for 1862
will be made at this time and
plans for camp Improvement
and promotion will be discuss
ed
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27

the stores III groups Of Is, each
with Il Jaycee in charge
Chairman OF the event. Cliff
ford Gore. said that it was
surprising and touching to see
what the children bought with
their dollars.
OF course they wanted to
get something for themselves
Gore said. but most all OF
them went around looking for
something Tor their parents
and their brothers and sisters
too"
The children are selected
from grades one through six
in the local Schoul.
Helping with the project this
year, in addition To Gore. were
Bill Rogers. Travis Wright,
Harold Ward and Charles
RcaVIS
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
Douglass Man
Dies In Home
Friday

Charles Thomas. 2"--ear-old
Douglass Community resident
dled in a fire al his house early
Friday morning after he had
apparently fallen asleep while
smoking i'm bed.
Make Watts. secretary of
the Tabor City Fire Depart
mcnt, said that the rear see
ton of the small Broom wood
frame house where Thomas
had been sleeping was COM
plctcly burned out when fire
men arrived. answering an
alarm turned in by Police of
ficer Ted Watts.
Columbus County Coroner j.
Il. Long. Jr., said his investiCa-
ton indicated that Thomas had
fallen asleep while smoking in
bed. and that no inquest into
the death would be held.
Watts said the firernen didn't
know there was anyone in the
house when they arrived III
the scene. but that il took ONLY
a few minutes To get the fire
out. and they went in ami
found him.
Thomas was employed III Ia
or City by the Par Service
Station on Whitcvillc Road.
Earlier Blaze
On Wednesday night q wood
flame house outside the town
limits near Douglass School was
destroyed by fire of an unde-
termined cause.
The house, belonging 10
John Cox, was empty at the
time of the fire.
Watts said that the 3-room
dwelling was all but totally
lost when fircmen arrived.
He said the firCmen made no
effort to save that house. but
concentrated the water suppl,.
on a house next door belonging
to John {. Johnson.
Both houses are located on
School Street.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
Columbus Men
Elected DHIA
Ass0. Directors

The Southeastern DHIA As
ISOLATION met at Sans Place
Al White Lake for their annu-
al meeting Wednesday night,
December l3. Lacy Gore. Clar-
cndon. Route /, DR.. A. F.
Humphrey OF ElizapcthtoWn,
whose dairy is located in CO.
IumbuS County. were elected
directors for three years
Mr.. II. r. Rich. extension
dairy specialist of Burgaw.
presented eight certificates t.
dalrymCn in the Southeastern
Association for developing
dairy herd with an annual pro-
ductiun average of 400 pounds
Of fat or over. Five of the eight
certificates were awarded -
Columbus County dairymen.
Certificates We're awarded 20
Billy Nance of Cerro Gordo
with herd of 46.9 cows that
averaged ll,l90 pounds of milk
and 424 pounds Of fat. J. Phil
Up Strole, with 56.8 cows aver
aging ll.5l8 pounds of milk
and i2B pounds of fat. Earl
Miller. Chadbourn. 81 cows.
l2.444 pounds of milk and 463
pounds of fat. Tate c. SolsS.
Clarendon. with 40 cows, av-
"raging 1905 pounds Of milk
and 478 pounds Of fat. Lacy
Gore also Of Clarendon. with
36 cows averaging 1898
pounds Of milk and 495 pounds
of fat.
Miller and Strole attended
the annual meeting and were
awarded their certificates.
Nance, Soles. and Gore WILL
receive their certificates at the
next Columbus County daily
meeting
Mr.. Rich made special men,
tion of the progress that Phil
ip Strolc had made since start
ing on DH1A work. Philip
started testing in 1851 with 81
COWS that averaged 6,1O9
pounds of milk and 265 pounds
OF Fat. Through good manage
ment. artificial breeding and
an expanded feed program,
Philip has steadily gained
ground until now he has n
herd average Of over ll.5OO
pounds OF milk.
Dairying is becoming an i'm
portant item in Columbus CO.
unty'S agricultural production.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
Children Shop With Dollars From Iaycees

Tabor City's business district
got some unexpected Chris:-
mas shoppers Tuesday after
noon of last week when the
local JayceeS brought 66 und-
erprivilesed children into the
stores for last minute purch-
asses.
The children. selected by
Their teachers at school. were
Drought into town on the acti.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27

vity bus following the round ~
class Christmas parties on tn"
last day of school before TIE
holidays.
The Jayccc chapter here
schedules the event each ycar.
and in connection with il gives
each of the children u crisp
new onc-dollar bill 10 spend as
he sees fiji.
The children were taken into
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
Something New AT Williams

manage to find them some
where. We hardly ever lose a
book that is checked out TO the
younger ones.
The younger ones of course
require the most time and at
tcntion. They have to be given
the chance To learn about
books, how to handle them.
how to turn the pages. take
a book and show them how to
do it, and then let them do il
and correct them.
THE older children do most
OF their work here on their
own. l help them find things
they need. and. sometimes can
tell them things that help them
with their work.
The teachers come TO the
library with their classes, and
together we conduct the per-
iod.
Starting with the fourth
graders, we teach them the
Dewey Decimal system that we
use. so they can do most Of
the looking for books on their
own. We teach it to them at
the first of the year. and then
periodically review it with
them and answer questions a.
bout it so they eventually
come to know it pretty well.
Sometimes l ask the chill
dren about books they're read
ing, and whether or not they
like them. And when they fin
iSh one ask them to tell
something about il. and tell
about the parts they liked best.
Some of them get started
and you can't get them stop
ped. They'll tell the whole book
if You let them.
Sometimes they get one
that's too hard. and that
doesn't work so we'll. And if
they get one that's too easy,
they lose interest in il quickly.
Children of the same age,
don't always like To read the
same books.
One Book A Week
Every child reads at least
one book a week. They seldom
renew a book they've had out.
They like to get something new
every time they come in.
But they don't much like
TO write book reports. Not all
the grades require written re-
ports. and l think it's good that
the younger ones especially
don't have to do il. / believe
that required reports some
times discourage children from
reading. When they know a
head Of time that they are 60
ing to have to report on -
book, they get worried about
II and don't get nearly as much
out of reading as they might.
II don't believe a child
should have to report on every
book he reads. Some books
aren't suited for il.
Most Of the required book
reports are in the seventh and
eighth grades. They have TO
report on nine science books,
nine history books and nine
selected readings"
Spacious And Well Lighted
The room that houses the
Continued On Page ~
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27

Wy geography, biography, art
re reation, religion, social Sci
ences, applied sciences. in adj
dition To aliases. reference
books, a teachers guide. and
two sets of encyclopedia.
All of the books are design
ed so as TO best serve children
of the age levels represented
by the eight grades. None are
for older students.
.. Mystery Is FsvOrite
They like fiction most. "
Mrs. Skipper says. And in
that category. mystery. Myst-
cry books are by far their fav-
Orites."
The library also has a large
rack for periodicals. some of
which are paid for by t he
school and some by the coun-
~. Also, Mrs. Skipper brings
number OF them herself.
Among the list are Boys
Life, Children'S Digest. Ma
tional Geographic. American
Girl. Child Life, Holiday. Life.
and NcwSweek.
Audio visual aids, used 10
supplement instruction in the
library include film-Strips
dealing with the lives of great
men, science. mathematics.
government, health, travel. an
NAL life, etc.
Il show film-strips according
To what certain grades are
studying. 1t gives them a
broader understanding of tho
material. and also gives some
diversion in study method"
Five Glasses A Day
Five classes a day make use
of the library, in addition to
older students in the seventh
and eighth grades who come
in on their own for work on
special research projects.
There are about 80 in each
class, and | guess we have "a
bout 100 students each day.
Most rooms come i'm twice a
week.
THE first three grades stay
30 minutes on each visit. The
others stay an hour.
Sometimes I read a story to
the younger ones, or show a
film-strip. Sometimes they
read to themselves"
A new innovation this year,
a direct result of having a full
time librarian. is bringing the
first grade children for regular
sessions in the library during
the first part of the year.
The previous practice was
to wait until the second half
of the term to begin bringing
them.
Read Out Loud
First graders all read out
loud when they first begin
coming. We have quite time
when they all get book and
start in. They don't know what
all the words are. but they
make them up and read right
along and It's exciting to see
them trying to learn.
"And they are always mis-
placing their books. They come
in and when | ask them where
their books are, they say they
don't know. But eventually
they turn up. They always
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
BY CHARLES YOUNG

While it is admittedly diff
cult IN most cases to put your
finger on specific instances of
improvement in the public
schools as n result of the new
Quality Education" program,
new situation at Williams
1OwnShip School is a definite
case in point attesting to the
value of the move toward
something better in the field
of learning.
For the first time i'm its hist
cry, the school has a full-time
elementary librarian.
Whereas in the past it was
necessary to operate the lib
rary OH a part-time schedule
II is now possible to keep il
open and stated throughout
the full school day.
Before this year. the person
assigned To- handle the library
was a teacher who is addition
had TO carry her regular class
load.
The New Librarian
Mrs. Betty Skipper is the
new full-time elementary lib
rarian at Williams. Prior to
this year she was teaching a
combination of fourth and fifth
grades in the morning and at
tending the library in the aft
ernoonS.
Now she is no longer rcuuir-
cd to divide her time between
classroom and library work.
And as she says. 1T was not
nearly so good as it is now. and
obviously we were not able to
do a very complete job of il.
Il miss il in a way. The
teaching. mean. In the lib
rary you don't get quite the
same feeling of closeness to
the children, but there is a lot
YOU do get which makes up
for il.
Il find library work very
challenging, and enjoy it a
great deal. Children seem to
be SO enthusiastic about read
ing. With the arrangement the
way ii is now, | have a lot
more time TO work with them
and help them where ever
can, and il doesn't seem at all
like il did before. when I was
doing il only for part Of the
day"
Native Of Acme
Mrs. Skipper, a native OF
Acme and a graduate of the
high school there, attended
Duke University from 1913 to
1916, and has done extension
work through the University Of
North Carolina. She began her
college career majoring in
history. but switched to eie-
mentary education. and is now
in the process Of earning her
Il. S. degree.
She taught the fourth grade
at Tabor City from 1947 to
l949. For the past three years
she served as the part-time
elementary librarian at Will
liams Township.
The library serves eight
grades. and has on its shelves
1874 volumes.
Included are books of fic-
ton. non-fiction, science, hist
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27
VISITS IN CHARLOTTE

Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. HARRISON
spent the Holidays in Char
lottc with their sons. Bobby
and Joel and their respective
families. Also. much to Bob
by's and Jocl'S delight Mrs.
Bessie Fowler, their grandma
Their, accompanied their par
cnts on the trip and visit.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27

True prosperity is the result
of well placed confidence in
ourselves and our fellow man.
- Maxwell Struthcrs Burt
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-12-27

He who is plcntcously pro.
vidcd for from within. needs
but little from without.
Goethe
Covering iniquity will pre-
vent prosperity and the ulti-
mate triumph Of any cause.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
Eileen Ford
Answers
Your
Beauty
Questions

Readers problem: II gain
weight right bGck!" Our
beauty expert gives tips
on diet, makeup and hair
q. ''Once / lose some freight. /
gain it right back 80"
LIN, ROCHESTER,, N. Y.
a. The reason most people gain
back the weight they've lost is that
they go right back to their old eat
ing habits. Your new shape re-
quires fewer calories to maintain
itself than before, so now you
should eat less than you used to.
Overeating is just habit that
you've broken. Stick to your reso-
luton, and - coasinvsd on next poos
Evening star., 1961-06-28

misses dresses clearance priced . glowing seIec.
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host Of fashion coIors. $40 in group