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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
Dir. Wright Says
Jackson Schools
Have Record
Enrolment

Director Amos w. Wright of
the Jackson, Mississippi Public
Schools in a release this week
stated that the school session
of 1862 is well underway
with an ever increasing en-
rollment. He states that class
es are moving forward in all
areas and students are serious
ly down to work.
In the midst of all this, how
ever, the director finds it nee
essary to urge and to remind
parents of children still out
of school to get them in be-
fore the end of the six weeks,
October %, 1861. Each pass
ing day mounts greater prob
lens for the student that is
still out of school. He pleads
with parents to give their chill
dren a fair chance of success.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
Dr.. Walkers Widow
Gets 100000 Plus

MEMPHIS - The widow of
DR. j. E. Walker, prominent
Memphis businessman and
political leader, will receive
more than 100000 from his
estate in an agreement reach
ed in the controversial will
case in Chancery Court here
last week.
Mrs. Louise Walker Tarp-
ley was the second wife of DIR.
Walker, who was president of
Universal Life Insurance
Company and Tri-State Bank
where he was slain July %,
1859. by man who was later
committed to a mental hos
pital. Walkers widow is now
married to Charles H. Tarpley.
science teacher at Porter Ju-
nior High school.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
DR.. W. A. Scott
Guest Minister at
Parish St. Baptist

JACKSON, Miss. = DIR. S.
Leon Whitney, outstanding
pastor of Parish Street Bap-
fist church, corner of Parish
and Church Sts., cordially in
vite their many friends to the
Fall Revival which begins
with the .11:00 \. M. worship
service Sunday Morning at
which time the Reverend DR..
w. A. Scott of st. Louis, Mis-
souri, will bring the message
and throughout the week.
Highlighting the Sunday wor-
ship service will be the
church's annual "Homecom-
ing" observance. For the morn
ing service Parish Street
Choir No. 2 will furnish the
music under the direction of
O. ]. Wolfe. They will sing
for their SPECIAL Music "Plen-
ty Good Room In My Fathers
Kingdom"
MesdameS E. E. Lovelace
and Sadie B. RaWls, organists.
Special tribute will be given
to the elder members of the
church. You do not want to
miss this revival which prom
lses to be highly spiritual. 10y
al members of the church are
taking censors of persons in
the vicinity of the church who
are sinners, without a church
nome, etc. A special invita-
ton is extended to them TO
come, worship and unite with
The church. - Parish Street
Baptist Church Publicity Com
mittee.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14

Promoters have announced
that another added attraction
for Jackson's dance and rlu-
sic lovers and the many visi-
tors expected to attend the
Jackson State College ONE
coming Game VS. Alcorn Col
lege, Saturday, October IA,
1861 will be the coming to
Stevens Rose Room of the m
sational TED TAYLOR and
Orchestra.
TED TAYLOR will be sing
ing all his top recordings and
his band will be playing all
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
Cen. Methodist
Church To
Observe
Layman's Day

Laymen'S Day will be OBJ
served at Central Church Sun
day at the IL: A. NJ. and 700
P. nj. Services. There will be
two lay speakers to fill the
pulpit at the Sunday services,
they are Mr.. Obie Graves and
Mrs. Anna Wilson. The Gen
eral Theme for the observance
is @YOU SHALL BE MY WIT
NESSES." For this OCCASION
all of the members of the
church will be excepted OF at
tend, and especially those who
have not been too regular in
attendance. The Senior and
youth choirs will do the sing
ing for both services. Mr.. B.
S. Twyner is the charge lay
leader and he is hopeful that
all church members will at
tend church school which be-
gins at $50 each Sunday morn
ing and the children, youth.
and adult divisions are making
a special effort to greatly in
crease the attendance at both
the Church school and church
services. Plans are underway
by the Spiritual Life Secre.
tary for successful program
and service for the Annual
Week of Prayer. Mrs. c. A.
Dean is Spiritual life Secre-
tary, of the WSCS, and Mr.. j.
c. Currie president of Metho-
dist Men, and Mrs. E. M.
Whitehead Secretary of Spirit
ual of the w S G. will be
in charge of the services, Oc-
tober 1881.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
Jackson State
Band Makes First
Home Showing.
October IA

Home town fans will get
their first look at the high
stepping Jackson State Col
lege marching band Saturday.
October IA. This date has
been designated as Home
coming 1861" with the feature
attraction being the Tigers
versus the Alcorn Braves in a
football game at 200 p. m.
Under the capable direction of
veteran band leader William
Davis and Reginald Hammons,
a 1861 graduate of the Col
lege, the band has made rapid
progress since rehearsals be-
gan three weeks ago. Twelve
members of last years pre-
cision-like unit are gone, but
Davis says eve have 26 new
performers and we had to turn
down some very good music
inns because we weren't able
to outfit them. We will have
few alternates and this will
assure us that we will always
be at full strength" Many
hours OF hard work lie ahead
for band members and major
cites before the October IA
unwilling, however. The ma
jorettes are under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Ollie M. Brown.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14

The controversial will case
was conferred around DR.
Walkers grown children by a
previous marriage-A. Maceo
Walker, Sr. and Johnetta
Walker Kelso-who contested
Mrs. Tarpley'S suit to get a
share of DR.. Walkers estate.
The court ruled that Mrs.
Tarpley should receive one.
third of her deceased hus.
bands estate.
In an agreement to be sub.
mitted for approval by Chan
cellor Holman last week, Mrs.
Tarpley will receive $50 shares
of Universal stock with a book
valUe of SIPS per share Gt's
worth more), for a total of
$1O6,25O; $4,000 in time de.
Continued on Page p
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
President Reddix Gives
State of College Message

Don't lose sight of your
perspective" President j. l..
Reddix advised students in a
state of the College Message"
recently. The admonition
came as he outlined progress
Of the College in three areas
students, faculty, and physical
facilities. "The patient is
much better" he told the stu.
dents as he commented about
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
Noted Educator
ToSpeak At
Tougaloo

DR.. Grace Loucks Elliotts,
lecturer and conference lead
er in colleges, universities,
churches, social agencies, and
youth organizations since 1880,
spoke at Tougaloo South
ern Christian College On Sun
day, October 8, 1861 at HOO
a. m. in Woodwork ChapeI.
Her subject was Living
Our Lives"
DR.. ELECTS, widely known
as a leader in the work of the
Y. w. c. A., is an experienced
teacher, writer and lecturer.
She received the A. B. degree
from Findlay Ohio College,
the M. A. degree from Teach
ers College and Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Columbia
University; the Phi. d. degree
from Columbia University, LII.
d. honorary from Hood Col
lege, Frederick Maryland.
Listed in who's Who in
America" DR.. Elliotts has
taught at several colleges, was
a member of the National
Board of the Y. w. C. A., and
has served as student Secre-
tary, general secretary and
president of the National Y.
w. c. A.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14

the top dence tunes. Admis.
sion: Advance SITS AT
Door $500 Tax Incl.
Tables will be sold on a eirst
come basis. All music and
dance lovers are invited.
The Jackson State-Alcorn
College Iame will be held at
Alumni Stadium Saturday af
ternoon. Following the game
all visitors are invited to Dine
and Dance at Stevens Rose
Room and dance to the music
of TED TAYLOR AND OR.
CESTRA.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14
.Elks 4th District
Clinic to Be Held
In Vicksburg


An announcement sent out
by Grand Deputies, Mrs. Viii
lie Rudd and Edward N. Lee,
Sr., of District 4, Mississippi
Elks, gives Sunday, October
IA, as date of the District
Clinic that will be entertained
by Fidelity Lodge No. 507 and
Eureka Temple No. 737, Vicks.
burg. The days activities will
begin with Worship Service at
the King Solomon's NJ. B.
Continued on Page p
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-10-14

SP-5 Grover L. Smith, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
L. Smith, ST., of 3186 New
Lynch Street is home on leave
after spending three and a
half years in Germany. He
has been assigned to work in
the Pentagon in Washington,
d. c. and will be stationed at
Fort Myers, Va.
His mother, Mrs. Alean
Smith and sister, Miss Mac
cine Smith are members of the
West Side School faculty.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Mrs. Wade's Funeral
Held On Thursday

Mrs. Betty Frazier Wade, &c,
died in the Charlotte Memorial
Hospital Tuesday night March
81, after undergoing surgery
for a broken hip. She had been
in declining health for long
period and suffered a stroak
shortly before her death.
A native of Asheboro she
was daughter of the late Ruff
us Frazier and Della Moss
Frazier. She was the widow of
Fred Wade.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at 1890 a. m. in
the lnman Funeral Home with
her pastor, the Rev. p. II. Lay
field, Jr. of the Saint Paul
Methodist Church officiating.
He was assisted by the Rev.
James II. Johnson. pastor Of
the Tabor City Baptist Church.
Burial was in the family plot
of the City Cemetery of Ashe-
boro.
She is survived by one niece,
Mrs. Roy Harrelson Of Tabor
City, and three great nieces.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Wildlife Club
Fish Tourney

A fishing tournament has
been started by members of the
Columbus County Wildlife
Club with a trophy to. be pre-
sented to the winners of four
classes.
Species to be weighed for
entry in the contest are Bass.
Red Breast, Goggleeye, and
Blue Bream. Weighing will be
officially conducted at the Bus
Station and weights recorded
on master-chart there,
Members may register for
the tournament until April rs.
According to the clubs preSi-
dent. Ted Watts, the fee for
registration is one-dollar. The
tournament will conclude at
the end of the fishing season.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Fair Bluff Church
Holding Meeting

FAIR BLUFF - A revival
meeting is in progress at the
Fair Bluff Baptist Church with
DR.. S. A. Newman and in
structor at the Southeastern
Seminary as guest speaker.
The circles of the w. M. S.
met last week in various
homes. The Foy Farmer Circle
met with Mrs. B. L. Townsend
with eight members attending.
Mrs. J. c. Rogers gave the de-
votional. She was assisted by
Mrs. II. N. Rogers and Mrs,
Dewey Waddell in presenting
the program.
The Trixie Yates Circle met
III the Assembly Hall of the
Educational building with Mrs
Clara Waddell and Mrs. Henry
Martin as hostesses. Miss Wad-
dell presented the program as
gwen in the Royal Service
Mrs. Gordon Small, Jr. was
hostess Friday night to the
Jeanette Circle when fifteen
members were present to hear
Mrs. Brice Ellington give The
program on Safe Guarding Our
Youth
The Annie Armstrong offer
ing was taken at all meetings.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Officer Beat
By FugihveM'
Cego Township

| William Ellis, Cerro Gordo
Township constable, was treat
ed in the Columbus County
Memorial Hospital for wounds
received when assaulted early
Sunday morning by a Negro
and Indian OH a rural yoad be-
tween Powelrs and William
sons crossroads.
The 34-year old officer sus-
tained a fractured skull and
crushed ribs when beaten by
William Conrad, Negro, with
a. stick after Conrad was stop
ped on the road after forcing
another car to run Off the road.
According TO. a spokesman OF
the, Sheriff's department, the
assault occurred when the con-
stable stepped to the Conrad
car in which Billy Boy Lock-
lear, Indian, was a passenger.
Both were reported to have
been drunk.
Deputy Spurgeon Mobiles ar
rested Conrad, who was all
employee OF the city of Wilm-
ington, but Locklear had al
ready fled.
Further investigation by the
deputy proved that Conrad was
wanted for skipping a 5000
bond placed on him for anoth-
er assault several weeks ago,
and was also wanted by New
Hanover and Robson county
law officers for previous Of
lenses.
While awaiting trial Tues
day, Conrad was lodged in the
county Jail in lieu Of $500
bond.
From convictions of the two
Columbus county incidents,
Conrad drew 3O-month road
term.
The Indian is believed TO be
resident of the Bird Cage
section near Chadbourn. De-
putty Mobiles said.
Second Sunday Assault
James Hunt, 46-year old In
dian, was charged with the as
sault Of his wife Lizzie with a
deadly weapon, with the intent
to Kill, OIL the same day.
Deputy Mobiles reported that
Hunt alledgedly returned &
his home, located near Len
mons Crossroads, Sund y
morning while intoxicated and
assaulted his wife with a IL
gauge shotgun. Two shots emit
cred her chest, the officer said
' Hunt was released from jail
Monday under $1,000 bond.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Ashley Ward. S.
Dies On Friday

Ashley Ward, SO, retired
farmer Of the Nakina section
died in the Loris Community
Hospital Friday.
A native Of Columbus Coun-
ty he was a son of the late
w. H. and Sarah Ward.
Funeral services were held
Sunday at $3.50 p. m. in the
Nakina Free Worship Church
by the Rev. N. B. Stephens and
the Rev. Leavy Ward. Burial
was in the Long cemetery.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mandy Ward; one son,
Johnnie A. of Nakina: three
brothers, G.. r. of Milwaukee,
Arthur and Marshall of Ma
kina; two sisters. Mrs. M. K.
Smith Of Chadbourn. and Mrs.
Eta Larson of Baltimore, Md:
and five grandchildren.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Tabor City Foods Announces
Big Expansion Program Here

In keeping with the steady
progress in Tabor City, Tabor
ouuS. Inc, the new cannery
here, has announced an expan-
sion project i'll the 100000 to
$4,000 ncighporhood.
Inc big expansion will con-
Sid.rabiy lengthen the work
season Tor the cannery by add
ing at least two products to
the line preserved by the cam
nerS last season. Jimmy Gar
rell, general manager OF the
operation, said that Tabor City
FoouS Will can snap beans and
Irish potatoes this year in add
ition To peaches and yamS.
In order to handle these two
other products, considerable
new machinery is required and
the Gamers are now busy in
Stalling the bean and potato
machines. Carroll expects to be
through with the installation
and ready to begin canning
beans about the middle OF May.
He said that Irish potatoes
would follow close behind the
beans and that peaches and
vans would take up immedi-
atcly following those products.
The four-product combination
Is expected eventually to keep
the operation going six to eight
months out of the year.
Carroll said that beans for
this first season would prob
ably have To be bought in other
areas in order to procure suffi-
clent volume for the cannery
but that in the future it was
hoped a good portion of the
beans could be produced in this
area.
In addition to the bean and
potato machinery that is being
added, Tabor City Foods is
constructing, in cooperation
with the town officials, series
OF settling tanks at the plant
that is designed to settle out
most of the solids in the plant
waste products and relieve the
strain on municipal sAwSge
system that was .epcounteket1
last raIl.
a.
The new products will call
for beginning the canning op-
Grafton several weeks earlier
than during the initial season
OF 1860 and thus provide. en-
ployment for 100 or more per-
sons for a much longer period
than last year.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
W. A. Thompson
Dies AT AGE 81 I:

Funeral services for w. Avery
Thompson, "a. Lake Wacca.
NAV resident, were held Mon
day at Mckenzie Chapel,
Whiteville at 4 p. m. "a
Mr.. Thompson, a former
member of the State Ports. Aus
thority, died late Saturday
night at James Walker Memof-
ial Hospital. -.
Thompson was appointed 10
the original Ports Authority oy
the late Gov. Kerr Scott and
served two terms on the Au-
thority. He was vice chairman
and secretary.
He. was elected to the House
of Representatives in 1929 and
returned in 1893.
A former Lake Waccamaw
mayor, Thompson was in the
lumber business but retired
several years ago and had been
farming.
A graduate of Trinity Col
lege he was a member of the
HallSboro School Board, a lay
leader in the Wilmington Me-
thodist District and had pre-
ached at Wilmington's Grace
Methodist Church on several
occasions. He was a former
president of Lake Waccamaw
Lions Club, a past district gov
ernor of Lions international,
active in affairs of Lake Wac
camaw Methodist Church and
on the board Of directors Of
Good Shepherd Home
Mr.. Thompson, son Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. James E.
Thompson, HallsboTo, served
with the Army In World War |
with the rank of lieutenant and
was a charter member of the
Whiteville American Legion
Post.
He is survived by his wife,
the former Miss Gladys SoleS.
of the home; three sons, DR..
William w. Thompson. Fort
Walton, Fla; James A. Thomp-
son, Buckner, Ala. and Harold
Britt Thompson, Atlanta, Ga;
four daughters, Mrs. Howard
Herring, Pensacola, Fla. Nam
cy Jane, Gladys Ann and Bet
~ 10, all Of the home: two
brothers, Robert L. and James
Z. both Of Hallsboro; four sist-
erS, Mrs. Elizabeth Brinkley,
Lake Waccsmaw; Mrs. Ruby
VESSEL. Hsllsboro, Mrs. John
M. Babits, Chadbourn, and
Mrs. James Wilson, Raleigh,
and l3 grandchildren.
1nternment was in Lake
Waccamaw Cemetery. The Rev
w. Paul Boon. Rev. Neil
(Continued On PAGE "a
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Easter Sunrise
Services Sunday

The annual Community; Wide
D Easter Sunrise Services will Re
held on the Tabor City School
grounds Sunday at 900 in
front OF the high school build
ing
The Rev. James H. Johnson,
pastor of the Tabor City Bap-
tist Church, will deliver the
message ..
The Rev. P. H. Layfield, Jr.,
pastor of the Saint Paul Meth
! odist Church is to give the re-
'sponsive reading and the Rev
Henry L. Reaves, pastor of the
Tabor City Presbyterian Chur-
oh will lead the prayer.
On the program for the In
vocation and Benediction is the
Rev. J. p. Jones, pastor of the
Emanuel Holiness Church
Mrs. w. w. Woody and
Mrs. j. Furman Fowler are in
charge Of the music with the
High School Chorus and chur-
Oh choirs participating.
Immediately following the
services fellowship hour Will
be held at the Tabor City Bap-
tist Church at which time cof-
fee and doughnuts will De
served.
In the event of rain services
will be held in the school aud
itorium.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Allied Youth
Club Chartered

An Allied Youth chapter
was chartered Tuesday in Tab
City High school by the Loris
chapter.
The organization. started To-
cally in November, has as its
purpose the dissemination of
factual information about al
coholic beverages. but does not
approach alcohol from a moral.
istic standpoint.
With Is members. the Tabor
City chapter of Allied Youth
have as their officers Brenda
Dutton. president. Sandra Cox.
vice-president: Sue Norris. sec.
retary-treasurer. Mr.. Marcus
Turner is the faculty advisor.
The sister-chapter in Loris
Is sponsored by Mr.. James
Clsrey. science instructor.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
$3.50 Scholarship Going To
1861 Miss Columbus County

Cash scholarships, the lure
that temptS ambitious young
women 10 shoot for the big
Miss America jackpot in At
lantic City each year, are not
limited 10 that famous resort
where beauty queens are made.
according TO Harold Ward,
publicity Chairman of the Miss
Columbus County Pageant.
A $4,000 Educational Schol-
arship for the winner of the
May IL contest here has been
set as top prize along with the
Miss Columbus County title
and a chsnrc 70 compete for
the Miss N~rth Caroiip.. crown
In Greensboro in July. This
scholarship has been made pos
sible by the w. F. Cox Co. The
Waccamaw Bank & Trust Co.,
and the G. Garland Fowler In
sursnce Agency, all of Tabor
City. The funds will be admin
istered under the direction of
the Tabor City Junior Chamb-
er OF Commerce, who are spon-
sor's Of the Pageant.
Serving on the entries conf
mittee are Jimmy Carroll, who
is overall chairman of the pag-
cant; Richard Cox; Roger Mills:
and Ward. Entry forms may be
obtained from any of these
JayceeS. Also, any citizen in
Columbus County is eligible to
nominate a candidate for the
contest.
Many outstanding guest will
be on hand for the Pageant.
Among those who have been
invited are Ben Mcdonald, of
WECT-TV, as a judge. Judy
Jlipfel, last years Miss North
Carolina. Ann Herring. Miss
North Carolina, A number Of
South Carolina beauties in
Guiding Miss Robin William
son, OF Conway, S. c. who will
direct the Pageant. Miss Judy
Hill. Miss Myrtle Beach. Miss
Gloria Pcnny-MiSS Internal
tlonal Tobacco Queen, and Gail
Miller, Miss Lake View. Each
of these will appear in the pro-
gram or as guest of the Pag-
cant.
Earlier winners of the Miss
columbus County pageant were
Sylvia Fipps Page, Clarend-
don: Jean Thompson, White
vile: AdeliDe Brady (TurneD
and the reigning queen, Dixie
Cox Of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-03-29
Williamson Names
Education Board

Two bills to rename memb-
ers of the county and White
vile school boards, submitted
by Rep. Arthur Williamson to
state Senate March Is and
passed last Friday, have now
hsrn turned over to the HOUSE
education committee for furth-
er study, it is understood.
Rep. Williamson proposed
the names of II. G.. Cameron,
Tabor City; F. NJ. Brown,
Chadbourn; Charles r. Coun-
Gil, Lake Waccamaw: Walter
Hobbs, Delco; Erwin Richard
son, Nakina; Carl Stephens,
Clarendon; and Lucien p.
Stevens, Evergreen, to COM
prise the Columbus County
Board Of Education.
/" While the senate passed the
county school board bill as
submitted by the Columbus re-
preventative, the bill relating
to the Whiteville board was
amended to provide that vac
ancies be filled by the six pre-
cinct Democratic executive
committeeman in that area
embraced by the school area,
and with any tie TO be broken
by the chairman of the Column
bus County board of educa-
ton
WilliamSon'S bill recon-
mended that the following be
named to the Whiteville unit
board: Bill Floyd, Bill Gillian.
Mrs. J. c. Smith, Edward Mot
finger, II. j. Watts, Clyde K.
Williams and Robert Wooten.
OF his bills Rep. Williamson
has commented. 1T is time
when the spotlight and the
searching gaze of the public
is going to be focused on our
schools, and we need the most
dedicated type OF civic-mindcd
people to administer their af-
fairs and set their policies"
OF the Whiteville board he
said II hope this Whiteville
board will unite the people If
Whiteville and will make the
Whiteville school one of the
best in the state"
According to Williamson. i'm
the Senate last week an argu-
ment came UP over a bill pro-
posed to set up a commission
to study the methods of cleo
ton of county boards of educa.
ton. The Columbus County
representative has earlier stat
ed that he has no objection ;C
such a commission.
The two bills. if ratified
would fill vacancies on the
Boards now held by the fol-
lowing:
County-A. Paul Rogers. Ia
Dor City, chairman: Willard
Small, Fair Bluff: +. NJ. Crit
fin, Evergreen; DR.. Robert
Yates. Chadbourn; James 3.
Latta, Bolton; Marshall White.
Delco; and Richardson.
Whiteville - II. II. Collins.
chairman; J. Herman Leder;
James Collier; Mrs. II. Z.
blanchard; e. L. Nance; Alton
Edwards and A. Dial Gray.