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Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
High Honor Paid
Tobor Student
At Tenn. School

Cadet Leon Edward Fon-
vielle Of Tabor City received
a high honor at Castle Heights
Military Academy, Lebanon
Tenn. last weekend.
He was named the most out
standing postgraduate during
commencement exercises held
June 2.
Cadet Fonvielle, the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon c. Fon-
vielle, was selected by faculty
vote.
"Fonvielle was the scholast-
ic leader of his class but made
a greater name for himself on
the football field where he was
one of the main factors in
Heights 'Sarch to first place in
the final standings of the Mid
South conference.
"His prowess at halfback on
the Heights team brough him
membership in the Castle
Heights Football Hall of Fame
and selection to the All-Mid-
South and All-Southern teams
"He was a mainStay on the
baseball team, playing catcher
and carrying a large share oI
the hitting load.
Recently, he was elected
to the National Honor Soc
iety," spokesman for the A
cademy, said.
Fonvielle and Sammy Will
liams, a 1863 graduate of Tab
or City High School, have
signed four year football
grant-in-aids with the Uni
versity of North Carolina and
will take to the playing field
with the freshman Tar Heels
this fall.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
BY Charles Heatherly

AS a result of Tuesdays
election, Mayor Howard Har-
relson has become the first
mayor of Tabor City to serve
four consecutive terms. First
elected in 1857 at the age of
Is, he also holds the record
for being the youngest person
ever elected as this city's chief
executive.
For nearly three decades
this family has proved that
business and politics can be
appropriate ingredients for a
well rounded and rewarding
life.
r. G. Harrelson, Howard's
father, was first elected mayor
In 1895 and served until l941.
He also was elected to q term
in the North Carolina state
Senate in 1943. -
In 1888 Mayor r. c. Harrel-
son built the city's new town
hall In, ,connection with a WPA
project Twenty-Five years
later, bis mayor-son Howard
built the first addition.
Previously. the town hall
was located in the old red
brick building beside the wat
er tank at the northern edge
Of town. The original 1898
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Joycees Install Il
New Officers
Thursday Night

The e Tabor City Junior
Chamber of Commerce will
hold its annual installation OF
officers anquet Thursday
night. June 13, at Zane's
Restaurant, Crescent Beach.
New officers will be INSTALL
ed by c. J. Arnold of Hamlet,
past state vice-president and
national director.
Guest speaker will be Red
Beale, Eighth District vice
president, who will speak on
How the District Looks"
New officers are Eldred
Dudney, president; Tom Rog-
ers, first vice-president; Ray
mond Wicker, second vice
president; Harold Ward, sec
retary; Bernice Gerald, trea-
surer; Gene West, correspond
ing secretary; Clifford Gore,
state director; Earl Duncan
director; Silas Inman, director;
and Robert Dale Inman, jay
bird.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
CCC Tourney
In Semi-FinoI

The annual club golf champ
ionship of the Carolinas CO.
untry Club moved into the
semi-final round this week
with competition keen and in
tereSt at a high level.
Price Bush won one up ov-
er Buddy Hardwick to win
the right to meet Frank Nc
Cougar in one part of the
semi-finals. MsGougan defeat
ed John Mason Shelly 5 and
a - advance.
-.oger carp defeated the
Rev. Dan Montgomery 4 and
2 to go into the semi finals,
meet Henry Neal Wright, who
defeated Paul Rogers 3 and
2 to advance.
Semi-final rounds are to be
completed by Thursday.
In the High School champ
lonShip, Russell Wright won
the title over Frank Stanley
in a sudden death playoff OH
the 10Th hole. Both boys are
from Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Builds Town Hall And Son Makes First Add ion IS Years LATER

structure now houses the town
clerks office and general
municipal office downstairs
and the Jail upstairs. A gar
age for the fire truck is locat-
ed in the rear.
The new addition which was
completed just this past spring
holds the police station and
also serves as court room for
the mayors court each Mon
day night.
According to Mayor Howard
Harrelson, ii cost about $4,000
and was built for two reasons.
First, the clerks office had
been used for court room
and was not large enough.
Secondly, a place was needed
to hold general town meetings
which would aceomodate size
able groups.
Harrelson (the current one)
graduated from the University
OF North Carolina Pharmacy
School in 1858 and came back
to Tabor City TO take over his
fathers drug store. He first
started TO work in the store
when he was about IL years
old. o.
The Harrelson Pharmacy was
built In 1904 by r. c. and a
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Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

Just moved into Tabor City
this week from Chattanooga,
Tenn. is the Roscoe Beck fam
lily. Mr.. Beck is employed as a
salesman by Prince Motor
Company. He is married to the
former Miss Janette Gore.
They have two children, Ger
aid and Hickey. Beck was for
merly with Curtis Candy COM
pany for IL years. Many peo-
pie will remember him when
he worked here as a represent
ative for Curtis. They reside
on Woodrow Street. Beck was
born and raised near Tabor
City. about 10 miles in the
country. He was transferred
to another location about 5
years ago. "The people are
just as friendly as when 1 left.
I've been given a wonderful
reception and am thrilled over
1t. THE business atmosphere
has greatly improved In the
past few years and there has
been a tremendous growth" !"
he said.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Warehouse Owners
Attend Tenn. Meet

Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Coleman
and Mrs. Harriet l.. Skies of
Tabor City attended the Bur-
ley Auction Warehouse AsSo-
citation Convention held in
French Lick, Tennessee June
Gil.
The 18th annual convention
met in the Shearton Hotel.
Mr.. Coleman is a member of
the board of governors of both
the Burley Auction Warehouse
Association and the flue-cured
tobacco association.
/ The r. c. ColemanSCSmpany
owns and operates tobacco
warehouses in Tabor City,
Boone, Greensboro in North
Carolina and in Mountain City,
Tennessee.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Hail Storm Hits
Bethel-MoI

A severe hail and thunder
storm struck in the Bethel
Mollie community Tuesday
afternoon. resulting in ex-
tensive damage to crops.
Hail the size of marbles
and bigger struck in streaks
over a wide area and riddled
a number of fields of to-
baccO Corn crops and gard
ems were likewise damaged
to considerable degree.
A tobacco barn on the
farm of J. ID. johnson was
struck by lightning right be-
fore his eyes and was de-
strOycd by fire and wind.
Mr.. Johnson was at his hog
parlOr when the bolt hit his
tobacco barn and witnessed
the destruction.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Rescue Squad Being Formed
Organization Meet Thursduv

A rescue squad for Tabor
City may soon become a real
ity.
Three local men have been
working with the idea for some
time and will hold an organ
national meeting Thursday
night, June l3 at the Wildlife
Club at Lake Tabor at 7:3O
p. m.
Among those working to
form such group are Bill
Burgess, David Mcpherson,
and Howard Stanley.
1--WE will elect officers and
try to set up a working organ
ization, and we hope that all
interested persons will come
out and lend their support ut
Thursdays meeting" McPher-
son said.
Thus far, the groups efforts
have not been in vain. They
have already been given a
1852 model ambulance by In
man Funeral Home and have
received at least one cash do
nation from local merchants.
"We welcome all the help
we can get from interested
citizens, businessmen and civic
clubs" Mcpherson said.
If organizational plans are
successful. the Tabor City Res
cue Squad will become the
fourth such group in Columbus
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

Miss Ann Williamson Of
Cerro Gordo has begun work
as a trainee agent in the CO.
lumbuS County Extension Of
flee for six weeks.
Ensign Brinkley graduated
June 5, and will be aboard the
u. S. S. Gyatt after he returns
from Germany where he will
visit his parents, Colonel and
Mrs. j. F. Brinkley. Mrs.
Brinkley is the former Effie
Willoughby.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
College Committee To Seek
Support Here Next tuesday

The Community College
Committee will come 10 Tab
or City next Tuesday night
June l8, to seek support for
the establishment of a two
year college for Columbus CO.
unity, Ben l.. Nesmith. Jr..
president of Waccamaw Bank
and Trust Co, announced this
morning.
The committee will meet
with interested local citizens
at 8 p. m. at the Red Barn
Restaurant to explain what
the college will mean to the
county and surrounding area,
and exactly how much it will
cost taxpayers, Jesse Fisher.
chairman of the college COM
mittee said.
THE Red Barn is not open
yet for service, but the owner
has allowed us to use il for
this meeting. Dinner will not
be served" Ncsmith said.
The committee which in
cludes S. p. Smith of Tabor
City, DR.. s. G. Kooncc of
Chadbourn, Martin Schulken
of Whiteville, Tom Clayton OF
Fair Bluff, Mrs. w. 3. Ward
OF Clarendon, Martin Lowe Of
Chadbourn, and Jack Council
of Lake Waccamaw, was ap-
pointed some two months ago
by the Columbus County Board
of Commissioners, and has
been working throughout the
county seeking support for the
college project.
The Governors Commissions
on Education Beyond The
High School recommended CO.
lumbus County as one of a
network of proposed commun-
ity colleges. The two-year COL
legeS, the commission recon-
mended Is such schools be-
established, are seen by educa-
gstfon~- officia1y as~-one of two
approaches 10 the problem of
increased enrollmentS at state
supported institutions. The
other approach calls for the
expansion of existing college
facilities.
Two weeks ago, Columbus
County'S Senator Carl McarcS
and Representative Arthur
Williamson Jointly introduced
bill in the senate and house
requesting S500,000 for the
establishment of a county
community college.
Under this appropriation bill
the county would be required
10 match state funds for the
institution.
Much support for the COL
lege project has been shown
from various parts of the CO.
unity in recent weeks.
Last Thursday night, the
Democratic Women of CClum-
bus County meeting in White
vile voted unanimously TO
send letter of endorsement
to the Community College
Committee as a pledge of It's
support of the proposed col
lcpe.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Tyson-Hinson EvongeIistic Teom
To Stort Revival At Clarendon

The Tyson-HinSon Evange-
llstic Team will conduct a re-
vlval crusade at the Clarendon
Baptist Church, June 1922.
Services will begin at eight
o'clock.
The music will be directed
by Mr.. Jimmy Hinson. All
singers are asked to join with
the Clarendon Church Choir
in forming the Revival Choir.
This group will meet on
Sunday afternoon at 2::30 for
rehearsal. 1t is hoped that the
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

County. Other groups are in
Fair Bluff, Chadbourn. and
Lake Waccamaw. Loris has
had a working rescue squad
for some time.
After organizing, the local
rescue squad plans to conduct
training classes for its memb-
erS in first aid and other emer-
gency procedures
The squad will operate en-
tlrely on a volunteer basis. and
will be available "a hours a
day to render aid in any emer-
gency.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

p. m. Sunday, June 16.
Calf-roping, steer wrestling,
bull riding, and brock riding
will highlight both rodeos.
A free pony will be given
away during the weekend.
The Columbus County Arena
is located next to Greene's
Livestock Market on the Cerro
Gordo road.
Admission will be Sl.OO for
adults and soc for children.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Fred Lay Elected
Alumni President

Fred Lay, agriculture teach
er of Tabor City High School.
was elected president of the
County North Carolina Sta'e
College Alumni at a meeting
held Thursday night.
Other officers named for
the coming year were: Sam
Hughes of HallSboro, vice pres
ident; and Bill Delaney of
Whiteville, secretary-treaSurer.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

choir will consist of rs to 100
voices.
On Tuesday afternoon at
300 there will be u special
service for the young people.
Rev Vance Tyson will speak
on the subject, "Courtship
and Marriage"
All neighboring churches and
the public are invited to at
tend.
The church is air-condition-
ed for your comfort.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Wild West Rodeo
Set I'm CerroGordo

Cerro Gordo is normally a
quiet farming community, but
this weekend, il will look more
the Wild West as cowboys of
Coastal Rodeo, Inc, stage a
two-day rodeo for local horse
lovers.
The professional rodeo rid
erS will put on two shows in
the Columbus County Arena.
One is set for 8 p. m. Saturday.
June Is. and the other for 2:3O
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

Dick Garrell of Greensboro,
the son of MIR. and Mrs. c. D.
Garrell of Tabor City, under
went surgery last week at the
Baptist Hospital in Winston
Salem.
Mrs. Jean Nutter of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, was the guest of
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Wicker a
few days last week.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Two From County
Finish At Pembroke

Two Columbus County COL
lege seniors were awarded
degrees Monday, June 3, at
commencement exercises a;
Pembroke State College.
They were: Billy Eugene
SoleS, Tabor City: and Ralph
Benton, Jr., Chadbourn. Both
received b. S. degrees.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
Burleson Among
Group To Attend
National Meet

Randall Burleson, principal
oil Tabor City Schools, is a.
mong nine North Carolina ed
ucatOIS selected 10 represent
tn" state at the 27th Annual
National Conference of the
National Association of Stu
dent Councils.
The conference will meet at
Ann Arbor High School, Ann
Arbor. Michigan on June o.
u, with about 700 highly Sc
!ected' y03,ii leaders and their
faculty advisers expected to
attend.
Representatives are selected
by state student counciI assoc
cations and the national Of
flee of the association.
The conference theme will
be Youth Speaks Through
The Student Council"
Mars Hill Workshop
Burleson will also serve as
supervisor Of adult sponsors
at the Fourth North Carolina
Student Council Leadership
Workshop To be held at Mars
Hill College. July 1926.
He will be accompanied by
Linda Carter, Margaret Ann
SoleS and Charles Strickland.
who will represent Tabor City
High School at the five-day
workshop.
John d. Schoolland, student
council advisor of Phoeniz,
Arizona. will be guest consult
ant for the workshop. He is
also executive secretary of the
Arizona Association of Student
Councils.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

AA rising senior at Woman's
College, Greensboro, Mis- Will
hanson is working toward a
BIS degree in home economies.
She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. 1. Williamson of
Cerro Gordo.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12
lncumbents Sweep Polls

Yesterdays town election
brought no upsets or surprises
and the incumbents will all be
resworn July first 10 begin an
other tenure of office.
The official count for the
contested commissioner posi-
tons was as follows:
Tabor City tribune., 1963-06-12

Mayor Howard Harrclson,
unoppoSed for reelection re-
ceived 299 votes. A total of
1854 people voted. This is ap-
proximately one-third of the
registered voters in Tabor
City.
Harrelson is the first person
To ever serve four consecutive
terms as mayor of Tabor City.
Wright has been on the
board of commissioners for ~
years and Hughes for 10 years.
Three votes were written in
for mayor, Tank Butler re-
ceiVing = and | for George
Washington Norton.
Members of the board not
up for reelection this time are
w. w. Woody and O. D. Gar
rell.
, 1963-06-15
Funeral Services for
Sluin Negro Leader
Tomorrow in Miss.

Funeral services for Medgar
W. Evers, 37-year old Negro
Field Secretary for the NAA
CP who was slain earlier this
week by a rabid segregation1st
sniper, will be held tomorrow
at the Masonic Temple in
Jackson, Mississippi.
AS Negro leaders from all
over the United States move
into jackson for the funeral
services, tension continue to
mount over the murder OF
Evers and the failure of the
police to apprehend the crimi-
nal to date. Although the unu-
sual degree of violence or
demonstration has resulted
following the death of Evers,
there is no telling what might
happen tomorrow after the
funeral. Sentiments seem to
be leaning in favor of a mass
march and demonstration after
the funeral. However, it is
feared that due to the circum-
Continued on Page Al
, 1963-06-15
President Hoover
Seriously Ill There
Is Greet Concern

Former President Hoover
has been seriously i'll for the
past week at his suite at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The
88-year old former President
is said to be suffering from
"anemia, secondary to bleed
ing from gastro-intestinal
tract" He is being attended
by three physicians.
While there is serious con-
Germ over Mr.. Hoover's illness,
reports indicate that for a man
of his age, his prognosis is sat
isfactory.
, 1963-06-15
Injunction Against
Unity PortY Still in
Effect. Counsel worms

The management Of Radio
Station WIVI has issued the
following statement for pub
lie information and enlighten
ment:
"This Station (WIVI) has
been pleaded with, cajoled and
threatened, to place releases
over the air which would be
in violation of the injunction
issued by Judge Walter A.
Gordon of the United States
District Court on May 20, 1868.
Upon advice of our counsel,
we have been informed that
the injunction, to this date, is
the law and we should there
fore not disobey it.
This is our first and last pub
lie utterance on this matter
which is made for the benefit
of all concerned"
, 1963-06-15
Urbun Renewed
Acquires First Prop.
in Voter Gut Area

IN WQtGT Gut AT0Q
The first property in the
Water Gut Urban Renewal
Area, st. Croix, was acquired
yesterday when friendly nego-
tiations eliminated in Berna-
din Abramson's delivery OF a
Deed Of Conveyance to Honor
able Valdemar A. Hill, Chair
man, Virgin Islands Urban Re
newal Board.
MI. Hill in turn delivered a
check to Mr.. Abramson cover
ing the appraised value OF
property No. 5BA Smith Street
Christiantsed, ST. Croix.
In delivering the deed, Mr..
Abramson said that he was
satisfied with the price and
that in his opinion the APP
praisal was fair. Mr., Hill,
upon delivering the check for
payment for the property
@#- =. =.
stated: This is a very signlf1-
can't day for Urban Renewal
in the Virgin Islands. It is sig
nificant because t his transac-
ton denotes the good public
relationship and understanding
which exist between the prop
erty owners in the Urban Re
newal Area and the Officers
and staff of the Virgin Islands
Urban Renewal Board"
The four families residing in
the three structures on this
property are all eligible for
safe, decent and adequate
apartments in the new Ralph
de Chaebrt Place as soon as it
is ready for occupancy. When
the buildings become vacant
they will be demolished to
make way for the redevelop-
ment Of the area.
Mr.. Hill stated that the
Urban Renewal Board plans to
review the residential use OF
the Water Gut Urban Renewal
Area with the view Of the area
being redeveloped as a single
family land and home owner
ship project which would be
Of great value to the people o.
S.. Croix.
, 1963-06-15
Hotel st. Croix by the
Sea Adding to Its
Facilities

Construction has begun on
a $500 square foot bar and bar
beque pavilion at ST. Croix By
The Sea. The Building was
designed by the well-known
Virgin Island architect vii
liam Sigal' and is contracted
by "Pio Ventura of st. Croix.
The new addition to the
hotel overlooks the pool and
will add a seating capacity OF
approximately fifty to the pre-
sent dining room.
The new sunken bar will be
equipped with the most mod
ern equipment. A barbecue
pit Of native stone will be in
stalled in the middle of the
pavilion and surrounded by
landscaping and waterfalls and
will permit inside barbequeing
Independent Of the weather.
Completion of the building
is estimated for the end of
July.
, 1963-06-15
v L. Nurses Ass n
Meets June Is at
Hospital Annex

All nurses in st. Croix are
urged to attend the next meet
ing Of District / Of the Virgin
Islands Nurses Association.
The meeting is scheduled for
500 pm. Wednesday, June 10,
1863 at the annex of the hos
pital in Christiansted.
Mrs. Claris Mullgrav ,Presi-
dent of. District I, has stated
that the agenda for the June
10, 1868 meeting includes de-.
velopment Of plans for the
State Convention Of the Asso-
citation to be held in ST. Croix
during September Of this year,
and also a review Of Nurses
Week activities carried out IN
St. Croix last month.
The Virgin Islands Nurses
Association which was organ
lied in 1947 with 43 members,
is comprised of District /,
which covers St. Croix, and
District II which includes St.
Thomas and St. John. The
Association which now has
over seventy members.
Present officers Of the st.
Croix District are Mrs. Claris
Mullgrav, President Mrs.
Frances Moorhead, Vice Presi-
dent Mrs. Elizabeth Francis,
Recording Secretary Mrs. Err
nestine Citizens, Correspond
ing Secretary and Miss Flora
Blanchette, Treasurer.
, 1963-06-15
Islund Press Donates
Printing To College Of
Virgin Isldnds

A gift Of 5000 in printing
services by the Island Press,
Inc. has been received and ac-
cepted by the College Of the
Virgin Islands. The gift was
presented to the College by
Mr.. Jerome S. Anderson III,
president of the st. Thomas
based printing company.
Mr.. Anderson became aware
of a need for printing after
having read of a forthcoming
drive for funds by the College
which was mentioned recently
in the press and on radio and
television. In doing so, Ander-
son said, "We wish to demon
strate our faith in the College
and hope that it will prosper"
In accepting the gift, DR..
Wanlass expressed his thanks
and stated that the College
planned to use the gift in the
Islands campaign to raise
funds to match Laurance
Rockefeller's challenge gift of
100000. The College of the
Continued on page A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
France Spurs
FIGHT on Cancer

LONDON. Nov. n (AP)-
Britain has been asked by
France to join in diverting de-
tense dollars to an interna-
tional fight on cancer.
The invitation was extended
in London to Foreign Secretary
Richard A. Butler yesterday by
Geoffroy de Courcel, the
French Ambassador.
On November 8, President de
Gaulle set aside $40 million,
one-half of one per cent Of the
defense budget, for an interna-
tional cancer research center
in Paris.
A group Of prominen
Frenchmen had proposed that
percentage of defense money
be diverted to such q center
and President de Gaulle quick
ly complied. A number Of other
countries besides Britain are
being asked to follow the
French example.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-27
Defense Work
Pay Raises Set

About $4,000 Washington
area ungraded employees Of the
Defense Department will get
q az per cent wage increase
starting December 8. the PEN
tagon announced today.
The workers are in indus
trial and maintenance-type
jobs" for the Army. Navy and
Air Force. They are so-called
wage-board employees.
THE new schedules reflect
wage changes which have taken
place as the result Of wage
adjustments in local industry
since December, 1862, when
the last adjustment was made
for these employees, the an
nouncement said.
The increases will be in
varying amounts, but will
average seven cents an hour,
The increase will affect en-
ployes in several score area
military installations, such as
Andrews Air Force Base,
Boiling Air Force Base, David
Taylor Model Basin, Fort
Belvoir, Fort McNair, Fort
Myer, headquarters of the
Military District of Washing
ton, Marine Barracks. Naval
Observatory and Walter Reed
Army Medical Center.
Salary rates for employees
whose pay Is set by the CLASH
fication Act are not affected.