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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

SMITH, JOHN GIBBONS. Suddenly, on
Tuesday, September 3, 1858, at An
napolis, Md, JOHN GIBBONS SMITH,
beloved husband of Marie Mensing
Smith of Hillsmere Shores, Annapolis,
Md, and brother Of Mrs. J. H. Hoover
Washington, d. c., and c. A. Smith of
VerO Beach, Fla. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Friends may call at the Taylor Funeral
Chapel, l47 Duke Of Gloucester ST.,
AnnapOlis, Md.
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DE NEALE, WALTER f. In memory Of
our beloved husband and father, WAL.
TER f. DE NEALE, who entered into
rest one year ago today. September
4. 1862.
Loved and remembered always.
YOUR LOVING WIFE AND chill
nRE,N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-04

FLETCHER, ALICE c. In memory Of
our dear mother and sister, MRS.
ALICE G. FLETCHER. who departed
this life two years ago, September 1.
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detective movies, poetry and
books.
He once said of women, IT
prefer politics. They are in
constant but less jealous"
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

He noted, however, that no
such drastic cut is practical il
one year but that he expects
a 10 percent cut in leaf acre
age in 1864.
He noted that 50 percent of
the farm income in Columbus
county was derived from to-
baCco. While he considered
this percentage too high, he
remarked that il was not as
high as il once was and not
nearly as high a percentage as
some Carolina counties where
tobacco accounted for 85 pes-
cent of farm income.
Livestock accounts for 20
percent of the Columbus farm
income and forestry is about
the same in percentage. He
noted that other farm income
came from sweet potatoes,
strawberries. etc. and that di-
verSification was growing in
Columbus, but still needed
greater diversification.
Continued On Page g.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
Weed Market Closes Friduv: E.:
Tabor Still HIS Top Prices

Friday, October IL, will be
the last day of sales for this
season on the Tabor City to-
bacco Market.
The local market remained
on top price-wise of the entire
North and South Carolina
Border Belt with season av-
erage of S62.25 for l2,7OO.OOO
pounds sold this season.
Only the Winston Salem
market, which opened few
days ago and had no loose
leaf sales, tops Tabor City in
prize average in any North
or South Carolina market in
any Belt. The Winston Salem
market no y has about S63
per hundred pound average.
I'VE are now 20 cents ahead
of last years average of S62.O5
per hundred; however, the
poundage sod this year is
less. Last year we sold l4,888,-
600 pounds, and so far this
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
Law Requires
Burning Permit

The State wide Law relating
to the burning of brush within
five hundred (5OO) feet of any
WOODLAND area without first
obtaining a permit to do SO
will be rigidly enforced, ac-
cordlng to County Forest
Ranger John p. Millican.
This law reads as follows:
Starting fires within five
hundred (5OO) feet of areas
under protection of State For
est Service-lt shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, firm or
corporation TO start or cause TO
be started any fire or ignite
any material in any of the
. areas of Woodland under the
protection of the State Forest
Service or within five hundred
(5OO) feet of any such protect
ed area during the hours start
ing at midnight and ending at
400 p. M. without first OBJ
tanning from the State Forest
er or one of his duly authoriz-
ed agents a permit to start or
cause to be started any fire
Continued On Page g.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
Williams Senior Hurt
Critically In Wreck

Two young sailors home on
leave are credited with saving
the life of a l7-year old Beav-
erdam youth who was critic
ally injured when his car ov-
erturned Sunday near Mollie.
Gary Dean Mcpherson, q
senior at Williams Township
School, suffered a brain in
jury when the 1857 Chevrolet
he was driving went out of
control on a curve and over
turned on Rural Paved Road
l117, seven miles northeast
of Tabor City at AIS p. m.
Highway Patrolman A. Fl.
Campbell said the car, travel
ing at high rate of speed,
went off the left-hand side
of the road, struck a culvert
and turned end over end.
Two sailors, Dale Cummies
of Oregon, and Mitchell God
win, formerly of Clarendon,
Route 1, were following be-
hind Mcpherson and saw his
car overturn.
The sailors found, after pull
ing the youth from the bat
tered car, that he was on the
verge of choking due to his
injuries. Goodwin repeatedly
held McPhersons tongue while
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
W. n. Shelley
Offers Lond
For College

A well-known Tabor CITY
businessman last week offered
committee a so acre tract of
land for the campus location
the Columbus County College
Jesse Fisher. chairman of the
college committee, said that the
offer was made by Wright H.
Shelley, who owns and oper-
ates the Wright Shelley Insur-
ance Agency in Tabor City.
Shelley offered in a letter
to Fisher a so acre tract of
land located in Cerro Gordo
Township as a gift to the CO.
unity for college site.
Chairman Fisher, speaking
Of the proposed junior college.
for the committee, said:
I'VE are all deeply gratified
over Mr.. Shelley's offer"
Shelley's offer was the third
such offer of land received by
the committee. Recently Rep.
Arthur Williamson, and John
and Howard Singletary of
Whiteyille ALSO offered hand
for tf,eS college. ,asly.,-SgS 20
In other college development
the director of the State Com
munity College Department of
the N. c. Board of Education
last week recommended CO.
lumbus County. be approved
for community college.
The recommendation was
made last Wednesday by DR..
/. E. Ready to the State Board
in Raleigh.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

year we have sold l2,7OO. 900
pounds. | feel certain that bv
the time the market closes
Friday we will have reached
the l3 million pound mark" ,"
Marden Dorman, sales super
visor of the Tabor City To-
bacco Market, said this morn
ing.
Sales continued heavy this
week on the local market
Sales Monday tDtalcd 395. SOC
pounds for a S64.54 per hun
dred pound average. Sa rs
were blocked Monday, and
Dorman said that the market
had 100000 baskets over the
selling limit.
Tuesday sales were near Y
as heavy. Do-man said. viii!
poundage sold reaching ap-
proximately 22O,OO0 pound.
Tor an average Of about S64.
DOrman, who is serving as
! market sales supervisor her,
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
Agriculture Director
Expects Cut In Acreage

An overflow crowd attend
ed the Columbus County De-
velopment Sponsors Dinner at
the Whiteville High School
Tuesday night, indicating the
growing interest in the pro-
gram in this county.
Highligh. Of the annual din
ner was an address by DR..
George Hyatt, Jr., director of
agricultural extension service
of Raleigh. DR.. Hyatt spoke on
Looking Ahead" as il per-
tains to rural life in North
Carolina.
He noted that earlier Tues
day he had attended another
meeting with a representative
of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and other such
meetings in recent days. He
said that if the tobacco de-
mand and supply was TO be
equalized in a one year period
that it would require a 25 per-
cent cut in acreage next year
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
Sky Diving, Air Show Mark
Airport Dedication Sunday

Spectators at the dedication
of the Twin City Memoria
Airport Sunday will be enter
tanned with an afternon-long
airShOw that will feature sky
diving and light airplane ant
les.
More than a score of sky
divers will come from North
and South Carolina to per-
form their free-fall tricks and
parachute steering for the
crowd
The show is scheduled TO
begin at | p. m. Sunday in
stead on Saturday as previ-
ously announced) with the
Skydiving exhibition and will
continue until 5 p. m. The
jumping is sponsored by the
Loris Marching Lions Boost
ers. In order to pay for the
airplaneS to take the jumpers
to 1900 feet all afternoon the
spectators will be asked to
contribute so cents for adults
and rs cents for children.
To add to the carnival at
moSphere, refreshments will
be provided by the band
boosters and the Civil Air Pa
troll. Some families in the Twin
City area are even planning
to take along a picnic lunch.
The airport and its 5000
foot paved landing strip will
be dedicated by the Rev. G.
Clyde Prince. The crowd will
be welcomed by the president
of the Airport Committee.
Ernest Elliott and by May
or Howard Harrelson. Sen.
James Stevens will address
the spectators concerning the
importance of the airport to
the future growth of the area.
The parachutists will be
jumping for several hours
throughout the afternoon,
demonstrating their ability 10
steer themselves in free fall.
They will also try to direct
their parachutes so that they
will land as close as possible
TO target on the ground.
Ample parking facilities will
be available and all spectat-
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

for the first time this year.
mad many complimentary
words for local farmers, ware
houSemen and merchants.
Il want TO thank all the
farmers who have sold here
for their cooperation in max
ing this one of the best safes
yeaIS in the history of the Ia
Dor City market" he said.
II also want to express my
thanks 10 the local merchants
for putting ON their discount
To farmers promotion: il Ger
tainly attracted farmers To this
market and created much
goodwill for the town. |
would also like TO thank Ben
-. NeSmith, Jr. and the entire
board of directors of the local
Merchants Association for the
Splendid cooperation they
have shown with me and
the cntI!, :.----- tobacco mark
Continued on Page 81
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
1ubor Suilor Saves
Mate w !I!.! From Injury

Quick thinking in the face
of personal danger recently
won a letter of commendation
, for a Tabor City man station
cd aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk.
Chief Leroy Grice was COM
mended by his commanding
officer II. II. Epes, Jr., Cap
tam, U. S. Navy in a letter
which read as follows:
"On II August 1863 aboard
the USS Kitty Hawk you dis
played uncommon coolness and
alertness in the face of per-
sonal danger. Noticing that the
Jet blast of a taxing F8D air
craft was about to strike the
area in which you were work.
ing, you Immediately took
shelter in the open bomb bay
Of an ADD aircraft and braced
yourself.
Seeing that such shelter
was not available TO another
man. N. d. Dunn, and that he
being blown across the deck
toward the side OF the ship.
you reached out and caught
Dunn DIS he passed your posi-
ton.
Your quick action in the face
OF danger prevented serious
INJURY to one of your ship
mates. It gives me great pleas
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

fireman said two cars had
crossed the crossing before
Mrs. Hinnant started across.
Fireman A. B. Matthews
told Coroner Long that "she
was about so feet away when
l saw her coming.
Engineer John F. Chasteen
OF Florence said he estimated
that Mrs. Hinnant was about
~ feet from the crossing when
he saw her.
Ollie /. Gaines, a Columbus
county native now living in
CONTINUED On Page 6)
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

tute, and of the Union Semi
nary in Richmond, Va. He was
employed by a tugboat firm
lin Norfolk. before beingfoal
into the ministry several years
ago.
Rev. Sawyer has been in the
ministry -or three years. The
Halifax Presbyterian Church
was his first church.
He replaces the Rev. Henry
ReaveS, who left Tabor City
last September to fill the pull
pit at the Presbyterian Church
in HartSVille, S. c.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

Rev. Sawyer served at the
Halifax Eva presbyterian
lChurGh for Sree years befoEr
Scming b Tabor City, y
His wife, Eleanor, Is a ma
tive of Norfolk, Va. They have
one son, Tom, l6, who will be
a student at Tabor City High
School. Tom is now trying out
for the Tabor City Red Devil
Football Team. They are liv-
ing in the Presbyterian Nance
on NeSmith Street.
Rev. Sawyer is a graduate OF
Virginia Polytechnical Insti-
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
County's 10th Traffic Fatality
County's 10Th Traffic Fatality
WhifeviIIe Woman Killed
I'm Cur-Truin Collision

A Whiteville woman was
killed instantly Saturday
morning when her car was
struck by Wilmington-bound
passenger train on the Smith
Crossing on the Honey Hill
Road about three miles south
of Whiteville.
Mrs. Ruth Worley Hinnant,
63, wife of a Whiteville heat
ing and air conditioning busi-
ness owner, was repeatedly on
the way to the home of a
daughter, Mrs. George Frink,
Jr., when her car was struck
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

by an Atlantic Coast Line To-
comotive. She was alone in
the car at the time of the ac-
cident, and was only about a
quarter mile from the home of
her daughter.
Coroner ]. B. Long, Jr. was
quoted as saying that Mrs.
Hinnant died instantly as the
result of multiple head, limb,
and body injuries.
Mrs. Hinnants car was only
a few feet from the track, said
the trains crew, when they
saw it. Both engineer and
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
POWER CUT OFF

The current will be off
Sunday morning, October I3.
1863, from 600 A. NJ. to 1880
A. M. from Whiteville to
Tabor City.
ii. NJ. Leaman, Local
Manager, states this is ne
cessary for the safety of the
men working on the lines.
All customers from White
willie on the 701 Bypass
will be effected.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
TrexIer Singers
} To Appear Here
On October "a

The Don Trexler Singers of
Greensboro, N. c. will present
program OF popular, semi
classical music, and a variety
OF music including show tunes
from top broadway shows hare
October "a at 8 p. m. in the
school auditorium.
THE Don Trexler Singers
were here last March and were
a solid hit with students and
the general public. They are
returning by popular demand
and will present an entirely
new show, Mrs. w. w.
Woody, Tabor City High
School ChuruS director, said.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

ure 10 commend you for your
ACTIONS and bravery. Your
conduit is in keeping with the
highest traditions of the naval
service"
chief Grice is married to
tne former Miss Auburn
Chandler of Tabor City. He is
q i've time winner of the
NaVy's Good Conduct Medal
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
Rev. Frank Sawyer To Fill Pulpit
AT Tabor City Presbyterian Church

After being without a segu-,
lar pastor for hearty one
year. the labor Cisy Presby-
esrianS Ghsf bh 2sss s1ssas-ssaskd
a native virginian to fill its
pulpit. = - sI :
The Rev. Frank Sawyer and
his family arrived in Tabor
City last Wednesday to as
sumo ministrial duties at the
Presbyterian Church here and
also, at Brunswick Presbyter-
ian Church, located south of
Whiteville.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09
Bethel Homecoming

- Annual Homecoming of
the Bethel Methodist Church
will be held Sunday, October
20.
Services will begin at 10 a.
m. with a dinner following the
ii a. m. service.
Rev. w. c. Lewis, pastor,
will deliver the Homecoming
message.
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

That in 1860, North Carolina
was 9th from the bottom of
college age students in college
and that it was 9th from the
bottom in per capita income?
That there are over 400
Community Colleges in the
United States and that the
State of Mississippi has "a,
Florida has 20, and California
has 60?
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

ors will have an excellent
view of the whole show.
The jumping will be done
from attitudes of 1900 feet
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

Cumm1eS administered artifi-
cial respiration until an am
.LIaliGG AiO.L IilnIdn urISIa
lone in Tabor City arrive,
n the scene and carried Nc
herson to Columbus County
Hospital.
After receiving first-aid at
the Whiteville hospital, Nc
.'herson was transferred to
ames Walker Memorial Hos
ital in Wilmington for sur
.ry
Patrolman Campbell report
ID that MCPHERSON was travel
.ng alone in the car.
McPhersons condition still
remains critical, reports yest-
,rday indicate.
He is the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mcpherson of Beav-
rdam, and member of this
years Senior Class at Williams
Tabor City tribune., 1963-10-09

The Guideway School p. T.
A. will meet October Ia, 1868,
at Z O'clock in the school aud
itorium. This Is the first meet
ing of the year. We ask that
all parents be present IL possi-
BILE.
A program OF Songs and
Short Skits will be presented.
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SO Square Miles
Added by City
charlottesville

CHARLOTTES VILE, Va,
Jan. 2 (AP). The city of Char
lottesville added SO square
miles of Albemarle County yes
terday.
The territory was awarded to
the city by an annexation
court.
The city's population in
creased to $4,000 and its area
to 1896 square miles by virtue
OF the annexation.
Charlottesville will pay Abe
marie $250.000 for anticipated
lost tax revenues and will also
pay the costs Of the litigation.
Although included In the
area, the grounds OF the Uni
versity Of Virginia are exempt
from the annexation.
The city opened a second fire
station In me northern section
OF the city 70 accommodate the
annexed area. A new $475, 900
elementary school was opened
in the Greenbrier section.
The annexation court de-
ferred the effective date OF
transfer OF responsibility for
the education Of pupils in the
annexed area until The closing
OF County schools next spring.
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Virginia Beetle Spray
Due Despite Protests

RICHMOND, Jan. 2 (AP).-
The State Agriculture Depart
ment said today it, would pro-
coed with its plans to spray an
estimated 5000 acres in the
T1dewater area to kill an in
festation of the white -fringed
beetle.
The Cape Henry Bird Club
and the president of the Nor
folk Tzaak Walton League, a
conservation group, had pro-
tested to Gov. Harrison about
the planned spraying to kill
the voracious insect.
1T is in the economic in
terest Of Virginia to proceed
with the program" said an
Agriculture Department spokes-
man today. I'VE are responsible
under law to rid the State of
such pests"
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Law ENFORCEMENT
Prince Georges Police
rain Rodor on Speed

Prince Georges County po-
lice are going 10 start using
their radar speed detection de-
vice for law enforcement.
rather than surveys. In an ef-
for. 10 mold down traffic deaths.
Highway fatalities hit a rec
ord 70 In P'.nce Georges last
year. leading all other metro
politan area jurisdictions and
exceeding by one death a county
record set In 1857.
Speeding. coupled 10 driver
inattention. was the cause OF
most traffic fatalities, accord
Ing 10 police Seigt. John W.
Rhoads OF the traffic safety
section.
Frank J. Lastner. chairman
OF the county commissioners,
ordered a radar drive 10 curb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02
Bluze, Explosion
Hit Virginia Town

CREWE, Va, Jan. 2 APP
An early morning fire followed
by an explosion ripped through
the main business section Of
this railroad community early
today, causing damages esti-
mated unofficially at 81 million.
Buildings occupied by five
business firms were destroyed.
A Crewe fireman suffered q
broken leg in the explosion.
The damage estimate came
from Police Chief Bill Pope and
Gus Hage Burd. executive Sec
rotary Of the Chamber Of Com
merce.
Chief Pope said the blast,
which knocked out every win
dow in q two-block section Of
the business district. apparently
stemmed from fire reaching
paint containers at a hardware
store.
The blaze destroyed the
hardware firm, an adjacent
furniture store. the towns Ma
sonic hall, an appliance store
and a jewelry shop. Several
others In the block were dam
aged.
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Emancipation Speaker
Cites Negro Ambitions

wired a message Of hope that
the living truth of emancipa-
ton be made a reality"
New Effort Urged
The Rev. Vernon Johns. for
mer president OF Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary and College,
said the reality of emancipa-
ton can be attained only by
continued efforts on the part
of those who work patiently for
equality.
Being free is no guarantee
Of anything" DR.. Johns said.
1T is merely an opportunity. +"
Bells tolled in the towers of
many Of the city's churches at
noon yesterday, exactly 100
years after the Emancipation
Proclamation was signed by
then-President Abraham Lin
coin. q
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Youth Charged
With Arson in
Apartment Blaze

A 13-year-old Suitland Jun
Tor High School student was
charged with arson yesterday
following a $4,000 fire in the
apartment project where he
lives.
An eighth grade student, he
was released In custody Of his
father by Prince Georges
County police pending Juvenile
Court action.
Fire Inspector Harry r. Web
Ster took him into custody yes
terday two hours after fire
damaged a basement storage
area and first-floor apartment
in the Suitland Manor Apart
ments, 4736 Homer avenue.
The inspector said the fire
was started in the basement
storage area with cleaning fluid
in q soda pop bottle. It caused
$4,000 damage TO the building
and $4,000 TO contents, firemen
said.
The youth also is suspected
OF setting several brush fires,
including one In the rear Of
Suitland Junior High School,
and an automobile fire in the
area, Inspector Webster said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-02

The insecticide planned is
dieldrin, applied with seeders
such as used in sowing some
seeds. A helicopter also may be
used to drop some of the chem
zeal in non-residential areas.
The beetle, said the depart
ment, feeds on at least ITO
varieties of plants. It's a native
of South America and is be-
lieved to have come to the Nor
folk area by ship.
A few years ago. approx
mately 200 acres near Emporia
were treated in an infestation
of the insect, there.
The appeal to Gov. Harrison
to delay the spraying was
signed by Mrs. c. Dodson Nor
riSsette and Mrs. T. P. Thomp-
son.
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Virginia Highway Unit
Lists Progress in 1862

major urban project completed
during the year was in Norfolk,
way and bridge were built over
the Hague.
A total Of 235 miles Of the
interstate system were in some
phase Of construction at the
end Of the year. the depart
ment said.
Highway Commissioner H. H.
Harris said earlier that the
interstate construction program
in Virginia would be OF such
volume by 1864 as to assure its
completion by the 1872 dead
line. The State is building 1858
miles Of interstate highways.
In another development, the
department said 1t is making
revisions In its projected jan
uary-June schedule for adver-
Using new highway work. This
tentative schedule, to be an
nounced shortly, will include
about lao projects at an esti-
mated construction cost of more
than $40 million. 1t will be
the largest schedule for new
work in any Six-month period.
At the start Of 1868, the de-
partment had 1872 projects
under way on the interstate
system at a cost of $l64 mil
lion; 40 primary highway
projects costing SIS million; 81
secondary projects costing s8.5
million, and seven urban prof.
ects costing $40 million.
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in labor and corporation laws.
Mr.. Hidalgo is past secretary
of the Cienfuegos Yacht Club,
past president of the Yaguajay
Lions Club, a member of the
Cuban Bar Association and of
the Cuban Public Notary ASSo-
citation.
Since coming to this country
10 months ago he has found it
impossible to practice law and
has been studying accounting
and tax law in Miami.
The Alexandria Jaycees will
obtain a house and pay the
first months rent for the fam
lily. Also supplied will be util-
tiles for the first month, fur
niture, clothing and food.
Persons interested in con-
tributing to the America We'll
comes You" project we're asked
to call Richard F. Neel, l2l
Fairfax street, Alexandria.
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Virginia Is Getting
81 Plants, $500 Jobs

RICHMOND, Jan. 2 APP
Plans for 81 new industrial
plants and 81 expansions of
existing industries in Virginia
were announced in 1862, the
State Division of Industrial De-
velopment reports.
The new plants and planned
expansions are expected to pro-
vide $500 new jobs.
Joseph @. Hamrick, director
Of the reorganized Industrial
Development Division, said he
was gratified at the results of
the program aimed at expand
ing the Virginia economy.
The 1862 General Assembly
reorganized the division as
part Of the Governors office,
effective last July /.