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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
N. c. Berry Acreage
Up By II Per Cent

North Cardinals straw
berry crop Is IL per cent a
bovc last year. according to
figures released Tuesday by
the u. :. Department of Ar
riculture's Crop Reporting
Service.
N. G. growers estimated
strawberry acreage at 2,1OO
acres as Of April I.
The United States mid
spring strawberry harvest IL
set at 34,850 acres, or four
percent fewer acres than I'm
1862 and 20 per cent lower
than the 1957-81 average.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
PoweII's Stote
Line Place Hit
In Second Raid

Columbus and Horny Coun-
~ law officers raided the bus
mess establishment of Luther
Powell on the State-Line late
Saturday afternoon for the
second time in less than a
month.
Taking part in the two-state
joint raid were Horny County
Policemen George o. Fowler
and Willis Cause, and Column
bus County Deputy Sheriffs j.
X. Hunt and John Coleman.
Columbus officers arrested
Luther and Ebert Powell on
charges of possession of tax
paid whiskey for the purpose
OF resale in a business estab-
lishment, Hunt said.
Hunt also stated that both
men posted $500 bond about
an hour and a half after being
arrested.
The same S. c. and N. C..
Officers raided the Luther
Powell establishment, which
straddles the State Line, on
March "a at which time Luth-
er Powell was arrested on the
same charges as last Satur-
day.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
Nan Wounded:
Two Arrested
In Shooting

A Saturday afternoon shoot
ing led to the wounding Of
one man and the arrest of two
men and woman on the Fair
Bluff road west of Tabor CITY.
Jack Bryant was scheduled
to be released from Conway
Hospital where he was taken
Saturday following a S p. m.
shooting at the home OF j. B.
Simmons, Deputy sSeriff j.
r. Hunt said.
Hunt said that Bryant was
woundedsn the right shoulder
by q bullet fired from a %
calfbre snub-nosed pistol, and
that Simmons; his wife, LOU
Use; and Jack Moss were ar
rested on charges of engaging
in an affray in which a deadly
weapon was used.
The arresting officers were
Hunt and Deputy Sheriff John
Coleman.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
Locol Rotorions
Plan Attendance
At Conference

Columbus County Rotarians
VIII journey to Wilmington
THIS weekend 10 take part in
the Rotary District 773 Con-
ference scheduled for AuriI
2l-22.
The Conference opens Sun
day with registration from /
10 I p. IN. followed bv a Eel
lowship Dinner, during which
the Boys Choir of Lake Wac
camaw will present special
music.
Local Rotarians taking part
IN the two-day program in
clude: J. Bruce Eurc. Fair
Bluff; Joe Mann. WhitcvilI2.
X. F. Hall. Whiteyillc: AMI
Rev. Neil II. Johnson. Fam.
Bluff.
The Tabor City Rotary Club
is striving for 100 per cent at
tendance at the Conference
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

anytime" Al Whitehead. exc
cutive secretary Of the local
Merchants Association, said.
Mondays cool weather caus-
td little damage to the areas
crops. farmers report.
Strawberries, pole beans ard
tobacco came through well
when frost hit upper Horny
and lower Columbus counties
Monday night.
Indications were little dam
age was done tobacco and that
The loss to Strawberries and
pole beans would run not more
than 10 percent overall.
Strawberry plants appeared
10 nave escaped damage save
for a few nippcd blooms. In
some areas pole beans escaped
unScathcd, while i'm others
scattered damage ran as HIGH
as ID percent.
Estimates were based on re-
ports from all over the coIIu-
~. BuckSpUrt, for cxamp!n.
reported about Is percent
damage, running from no dam
age on some farms t. severe
damage on others.
Meanwhile pTans were COM
plct" for opening of the Straw
berry Auction in LUris next
Monday at the Horny County
Farmers Market.
R. {. Harrclson. market
manager, said number of
buyers plan To be on hand
including Wayne Jones. Of
West jefferson; Bob Smith of
81. Petersburg; MIR. Monkey IF
Augusta: Clarence Long. Jrn-
nln&S Strickland. Charles
Small, and Mr.. Hare of Char
lesion.
1T looks as though the Flo
ida crops is about gone. as is
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

II. After completing his sery-
ice he returned to Wilmington
TO become active in the Coop
erative Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION, and has been with
this institution ever since.
In 1913. Mr.. Willetts was
elected secretary of the Asso-
citation, and in 1850 was elect
ed to the position of secretary
and treasurer. At the time he
held this position he was grad
uated from the Graduate
School OF Savings and Loans
at The University of Indiana.
and is the oldest graduate, in
length of service, in North
Carolina of this school.
At the 1862 Annual Share
holders meeting Of the Coop
erative Savings and Loan As
ISOLATION, Mr.. Willetts was re-
elected to the position of exc
cutive vice president and trea-
surer and in addition was
named chief executive officer
of the Association.
Mr.. Willetts is active in the
savings and loan industry thr-
oughout the state and on a
national level. He is Vice
Chairman Of The United
Savings and Loan Leagues
National Committee on Adver-
Using and Public Relations. He
is also q member OF the u. S.
Savings and Loan Leagues
Committee Of Branch Opera
tons.
Mr.. Willetts Is a past Direct
or of The North Carolina State
Savings and Loan League. A
past Director of the Whining
ton Chamber Of Commerce. A
past member Of the Executive
Committee Of the Committee
OF 100" Of Wilmington. A
member Of the Redevelopment
Commission Of Wilmington, A
member Of the Board of the
Boys Brigade. A member Of
the Rotary Club and q Past
President Of the North Caro-
lima Azalea Festival.
The new President of The
Cooperative Savings and Loan
Association Is currently presi-
dent Of the Wille<ts Building
Corporation. Vice President
and Treasurer Of The Wiiletts
(continasd On Page ~
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

the Louisiana crop. Arkansm
might come in about the same
ufne we do but they normally
are not too much of a factor IN
our market. Consequently i.
looks as though this should be
a good year for strawberries
from a price standpoint and
IN" plants seem ready to pro-
ducc heavily"
Generally il was agreed raj,
would be beneficial and the
weather bureau had news on
mat score that made some
wish for irrigation.
The 30-day agricultural
weather outlook of the U. 6.
weather Bureau said that from
mlu-April to mid-May temp
eraturcS should average above
seasonal normalS and precipi-
lation is expected to be SUBJ
normal over South Carolina.
Inc main track of low
prcSSur" storm ccnters is ex-
pectcd TO be along the north
crn portion of the nation and
Is forecast To extend from Me-
Vada 10 Wisconsin to Northern
Maine" tire weather bureau
said
Few if any lows Of sienifi-
canoe will penetrate this far
south. Strong high pressure in
inc upper air is building over
the northern Gulf of Mexico
and this will hold most rain
systems out of South Carolina.
supplementary irrigation may
be necessary in many sec
lions" the weather bureau
said.
Ram is likely to fall on
each South Carolina farm or
town four To six days during
the period.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
Cooperative Picks
New Assoc. Head

At a meeting of the Board of
Directors of The Cooperative
Savings and Loan Association
in Wilmington, North Caro-
lima on April 10. 1853. Freder-
ick Willetts. Jr., was unani-
mously elected President of
the Association. This !, new
change to become effective
Immediately.
MIs wIIIette, who succeeds
his late father, IN this position,
was born in Wilmington in
1925. He attended the Local
schools in Wilmington and up
on graduation entered the Tn
iversity of North CAROLINE at
Chapel Hill. He entered the
United States Air Force in
1912, and served in the Pacif-
ic Theatre during World War
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
James P. Belk

Seventy eight year = old
James Patrick Belk died Mon
day afternoon in the Loris
Community Hospital Nursing
Home after an illness of two
weeks.
Funeral services were held
at 4 p. m. Tuesday from the
Beulah Presbyterian church
near Monroe, N. c. Intermeat
was in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Belk is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Sarah Nesbit Belk
Of Tabor City; two sons, Ralph
Belk Of Richmond, Va, and
Samuel Belk OF Washington,
D. c. two daughters, Mrs. w.
A. Williams Of Tabor City and
Mrs. Joe Polk Of Cincinnati,
Ohio; three brothers May Belk
Of Darlington, Blake Belk Of
Myrtle Beach and Olin Belk
of Gastonia, N. c.; two sist-
ers. Mrs. George. Hart and
Miss Leslie Belk, both OF Mon
roe.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

II Is an honor for a school
To have pnc recipient of tho
FLA StarC HumcmakcrS De-
gree. But when Sonool has
five To- receive this high State
award its five times the hon
or.
On Saturday, April 20. Will
liamS school will have two
juniors and tire seniors pres
cnt at the FILA State Convcn-
ton in Raleigh to accept State
Degrees.
The hOnOrcd five are Glcnda
Williams. Linda Duncan. Peg
gy Hardic, Sonia Todd and
Sandra Wright. Home econ
omicS teacher and FILA Spon-
Sor is Mrs. RCtha w. Thomp-
son.
Glcnda is the daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. McAdou Will
li1mS of Clarendon. She is q
senior. Eta and FILA report
or. chairman Of National FILA
Week and was a marshall her
junior year.
Linda is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bcnnic II. Dun
can OF the Bethel community.
She Is senior. president Of
Eta, a bus driver and chair
man of the FLA social COM
mittcC. Linda is past vice pres
iGcnt and president of FILA.
Peggy is the daughter of MIR.
and Mrs Robert Hardir also
OF the Bethel Community. She
Is q senior, treasurer of Eta.
marshall her Junior year and
past VIA reporter. Peggy is
the rciening Columbus CO.
unity Dairy Princess"
Sonia, a junior, is the dau-
ghter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. B.
Todd of Iron Hill. She is
parlia m entarian of FILA,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
Columbus CITY.
Wins Top Honors
In Stock Show

The Winn-Dixie Stores paid
$40 per hundredweight for the
reserve grand champion steer.
a Hereford shown by Wright
Wayne of Columbus County at
the 18th Annual Southeastern
Market Stock Show and Sale
held in Wilmington Tuesday
The animal, weighing 1851
pounds, brought its owner
$4O8.04.
Columbus All Livestock
Judging Team placed first in
livestock Judging Contest
Team composed of Kirk Way
ne, Vinson Bowers, Paul Gore,
Jr., Richard Bowen and James
Worley.
Richard Bown was high in
dividuaI scorer of the contest
and high individual scorer of
swine with 262 out of possible
300 points.
Kirk Wayne placed first in
showmanship for beef cattle in
the Showmanship Contest.
Kirk Wayne placed first in
4 record keeping and VinsOn
Bowers placed second.
Local businessmen support
ed sale of animals from CO.
lumbus County. The steers
were purchased by:
Memory's Super Market
I steer weighing ITO pounds
grown by Vinson Bowers,
Route 4, Whiteville for so
cents per pound.
Columbus Cold Storage
steer weighing 1910 pounds
grown by Kirk Wayne.
Brunswick. for 20 cents per
pound.
Washam and Warlick
Farm Supply steer weigh
Ing SeS pounds grown by
James Worley, Route I, Ger
70 Gordo.
Thriftway Super Market,
Tabor CITY steer weigh
Ing s33 pounds grown by
Robin Ann Morley. Route I,
Cerro Gordo.
Zen w. Powell. Jr.. and
Horace Whitley, Whiteville
Il steer weighing 1858
pounds grown by Marion p.
Woeten, yr., Rt. 2, Clarkton.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

chairman of the project COM
mlitee, cheerleader, vice pres
ident of the student council
and a marshall.
Sandra is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wright of
Ri. |, Clarendon. She is Jun
Tor, president of FILA, a mar
shall and FLA Sweetheart.
Phases judged for the de-
grees are: clothing, participate
ing in school and FILA activit-
les, personal improvements.
community and church work
and improving homemaking
SkillS.
This was the third time the
Williams FILA has had State
winners. In 1854 Nancy Hardie
received the first award and
Angela Powell was a winner
IN 1861. (By Brenda w.
StockS)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

The eye is the window of
the soul; the intellect and will
are seen i'm IL.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
First National Opening Draws 5000

This morning want TO
present to you, not Just a
building of brick, wood and
steel. but an institution with
warm personality and a keen
sense of responsibility to this
community"
These were the words of c.
Bion Sears, president of the
First National Bank, at the
Thursday dedication and op-
.ning ceremonies Of the Tabor
City First National Bank.
over 800 people passed in
steady stream through the
modern banking facility ON
Hickman Road during Thurs
days Open House.
Dedication Service
AS the opening time of TO-
80 a. m. drew near, a crowd
numbering 200 to 800 persons
gathered in front of the COL
onial brick structure to wit
ness the dedication ceremon-
les.
IN presenting the bank to
the citizens of Tabor City.
1t will be our aim 10 oper-
ate profitable bank, profit
able to our customers. this
community, the stockholders
and the personnel, not at the
expense of the other but all in
proper balance.
mo matter how beautiful
or modern the building, we
know our success here will be
in direct proportion TO the SER
vice we render. We will there
fore try to translate that know
ledge into efficient operation.
but not so efficient as TO re-
strict a broad sense of human
values and understanding.
TO you the good people of
this fine community, we pre-
sent this building as a symbol
OF our pledge to faithfully fol-.
low that course"
The opening prayer was by
the Rev. p. II. Layfield, ST.
Paul Methodist Church pastor. |
Mayor Pro Temp w. w.
Woody gave the welconte with
the response by r. L. Sholar.
chairman Of the board.
r. r. Rogers introduced the
board of managers, and Al
Whitehead, executive secretary
Of the Merchants Association |
gave the response to Sears. |
The dedication prayer was by
the Rev. James Johnson, with
the benediction by the Rev.
j. p. Jones.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
Local Berry Markets Omen:
Frost Damage Very Small

The seasons first strawber-
rieS brought to American
roooS, Inc. were whoppers!
Rossie Crib, strawberry
grower from the Bcavcrdam
community, pulled up to A.
merlcan Foods unloading dock
yesterday CTueSday) afternoon
with 10 flats of large. fancy.
delicious looking bcrrics-thc
first OF the season.
american Foods is now
ready for your berries. and
our growers can pick up sup
plies at the preceding plant
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17
TWin-Sfufe Trio's First
Album Available April 26

The Twin-State Trio was
organized In the spring Of
1860 using the facilities of
WTAB radio station in Tabor
City to do their practicing and
recording
The Trio Is widely known
throughout Southeastern North
Carolina and northeastern
South Carolina, and Is made
up Of Norman Stephens of
Tabor City who sings first
tenor; Ken "Sharecropper"
Lowell Of Loris, s. c., baritone
and pianist and WTAB an
nouncer; Gene Bratcher, OF
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

Tabor City's own Twin
State Trio has made its first
long-play recording, an album
of gospel selections, which is
scheduled to be released April
20.
The well-known trio cut the
master disk for the album,
featuring twelve Of the ma
tons most loved and popular
gospel selections, on March II
In the studios Of the Piedmont
Recording Co., Lexington, NC.
Their album is entitled
Wasted Years"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-04-17

Conway, S. c., second tenor.
Betty Lawson Of Lumberton
assists the trio at the organ.
THE Twin-State Trio trust
this first album will serve as
an inspiration to their many
friends" Stephens said.
The Twin-State Trio is
sponsoring q program Of gosp-
Ell singing Friday, April 26
beginning at 9 p. m. In the r.
c. Coleman TOT bypass Ware
house and featuring the Blue
Ridge Quartet of spsrtshbufa.
8. c. and the Prophets Quar-
tot Of Knoxville, Tenn.
The chronicle., 1963-12-04
Rhinestones Rapidly Becoming
Girls Best Friend In Duytime

pearls and fake emeralds and
rubieS.
The Paris fashion salon Of
Christian Dior helped the dra-
matte rhinestone pin along
when he plunged necklines to
new lows in his last seasons
collection. Necklines have been
barring the bosom in numerous
other collections since-and a
cluster of jewels has become
standard part of the decol-
letage.
Another trend is in at home
jewelry to 60 with the plethora
OF at home clothes. Here, she
said, a woman can go to ex-
tremeS in jewelry, wearing off
beat shapes and giant sizes she
would not dare elsewhere.
The numerous French-cuffed
shirts forming part of costumes
have started a fad for stone-Set
cufflinkS.
Also catching on, Mrs.
Thompson said, are jewelled
buttons for late day and eve
ming clothes. Part Of the credit
for this trend must go to the
New York designer, Fernando
Sarmi, who six months ago
showed diamonds from Tiffa-
ny'S as buttons for late day
4rlo evening clothes.
In necklaces, there is a vari-
ETY., said the style expert. Tin
beads are twisted and draped
into soft shapes; the fine metal
lie chain is catching on; and
there's a revival Of the collared
necklace, not quite the choker
nor the high-riding dog collar
of other d~ays-"Somewhere in
between"
Earrings are varied in shape,
with the long skinny drop the
number one evening fashion.
you'll see numerous gold
bracelets set with many colored
stones" said Mrs. Thompson.
But let's face it, the bangle is
eternal"
The chronicle., 1963-12-04
BY GAY PAULEY
UPI WOmen'S Editor

NEW YORK (UPD Dia-
monds or their simulated cous-
ms, rhineStoneS, have become
a girls best fashion friend for
daytime.
The glitter that once was con-
fined to evening now goes
around the clock, fashionably,
as the little nothing jewelry
is on the wane, reports the
fashion coordination institute.
The Institutes fashion direc-
tor, Charlotte Thompson, said
today that the 1905 marked
"the last great rhinestone peak
and since then jewelry featur-
ing simulated diamonds, rubieS
ana emeralds has been in a
mild eclipse"
"But this season marks its
renaissance -. from dawn to
dusk" she said.
81 don't mean that women
will be wearing rhinestone
bracelets and chancellor ear
rings with knitS," said Mrs.
Thompson. They'll have to ex-
ercise taste. Yes, rhinestone are
for tweeds too"
The discreet, little nothing
In jewelry is dying" said the
woman whose organization is a
spokesman for the real and CO.'S
tune jewelry trades.
"No longer can a woman set
tie for a single strand Of pearls
as her jewelry Costume, she
said.
Mrs. Thompson said there are
two major reasons for the gilt
ter revival.
SocialiteS show at numerous
formal events wearing the real
thing, inspiring the woman who
does not own diamonds, rubieS
or emeraldS at least to get in
there dazzling with their dazz-
ling with the simulated.
And, the new clothes demand
more dramatic jewelry.
She mentioned the over
whelming swing to texture in
fabricS-nubby woolenS, puffy
SilkS-on which small ieWelry
Is "lost."
Pins for fall and winter, and
on into spring, have more di-
nension. They're "globbier," as
Mrs. Thompson said. For day
time, rhineStones are combined
with chunks Of amber or gold
for both pins and earrings. For
evening, the rhinestones star
alone or are combined with
The chronicle., 1963-12-04
REAL PROBLEMS

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (UPI)
Former teacher Walter Eng.
lish has problems in his new
job as intergroup relations spe.
cialist for this western MasSa.
chuSettS city.
A letter requesting him tC
speak to a youth group asked
that he make the problems OF
juvenile delinquency, alcoholism
and illegitimacy more real to
u.s. because ''they haven't hap
pened much here"
Evening star., 1963-01-12
TV KEY PREVIEWS.

Wide World Of SpOrtsSking and ice skating are in the
spotlight today, but the skiing is on water From Gres
singer, N Y, the thrilling world barrel jumping cham
pionshp turned out to be brother con-
test between Leo and Ken Lebel of Lake Placid 2
Also the Pan American water ski championship from
Miami, Fla, featuring competition in slalom jumping
and tricks. pm, WMAL-7. -.
Jackie GleasOn-Frank Fontaine fans get load of him
as he sings Il Wonder Who's kissing Her Now" talks
about the weather in Joe the Bartender sk and goes
slapstick again with Gleason in rodent exermnator
sketch. Other spots include George Jessey in typical
Gleason bit on TV pitchman selling Mother Fletcher
do-it-yoursef product. 7:SO pm, WTOP-9. -.
The Defenders-"A Man Against Himself" Ffrt half is an
absorbing and challenging study of a proud and sem
Stive Negro who insists upon representing himself when
he's charged with mansaughter because he dstrusts the
world he knows $50 PM, WToP-9.
TOnghts Movies I,
300, WRC W-Saturdsy Night at the Movies "The Sun
Also Rises" Film based on Ernest Hemingways novel of
Anglo-Amercan expatriates living in post World War
Paris Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer Eddie
Albert, Enrol Flynn Q957)
ll:lO, WTTG (5)-Payhouse Five "Honky Tonk" First
screen meeting of Gable and Turner He's gambler and
she's good girl Clark Gable Lana Turner Frank Nor
gan Claire Trevor Q94lJ.
lll5, WMAL G-Saturday Night Movies Another Part Of
the Forest" Lillian Helmans absorbing story of the
fabulous Hubbard family, band of ruthless Southern
industriasts who hated each other but loved money
Frederic March, Dan Duryea Ann Blyth Qs4S).
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Z Sentenced
In Sayings

District Court Judge Edward
M. Curran yesterday sentenced
Jesse j. Stuckey, 26. OF the
1900 block OF Fourth street
NV, 10 a prison term OF 10
TO 30 years after Stuckey
pleaded guilty TO second-degree
murder.
Stucky was indicted last May
on a first-degree murder charge
In the shooting OF George r.
Perry. %, Of 1920 Seventh
street NV. but the court ac-
cepted his plea 10 the lesser
offense.
In another case. Judge David
A. Pine sentenced Harold
MoSely, 40, OF the 1900 block
OF M street NV. 10 two 10
nine years for manSlaughter.
Mosely was charged In Au-
gust with first degree murder.
but pleaded guilty 10 man
slaughter. He was indicted In
the death Of II. 7. Harmon, A,
Of 245l Alabama avenue Sc.
who was stabbed during al ar
gument.
Evening star., 1963-01-12

yer Spring, which appeared to
be lowest bidder. was disqual-
ified because 1t did not follow
specification orders and in
clude salaries to parking at
tendants. a board spokesman
said.
The third contender was Dis
trict Parking Services, Inc. a
local firm that operated the
concession last year.
The Sentinel company oper-
ates lots AZ several Washington
hotels. The Armory Board pro-
vides parking facilities and
pays for the salaries OF the
attendants provided by the
parking concessionaire.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Marine Air Units
To Be Inspected

The staff of the Marine
Corps Air Reserve Training
Command today and tomorrow
is conducting the annual IN
spection Of Leatherneck air
reserve units I'm the Washington
Area.
Brig. Gen. Louis b. Robert
shaw's staff will determine this
week end the combat readiness
OF the reservists OF Marine
Fighter Squadron 32l, Marine
Air Control Squadron "a and
Marine Air Reserve Group 7
There are 800 Washington
Maryland and Virginia men,
bers In the units. based at the
Naval Air Facility. Andrews All
Force Base, Md.