Mt Olive coroner’s jury moves to higher courts for Soles case
A Mt Olive coroner’s jury recommended that C M Soles be submitted to higher courts for investigation of his role in the fatal shooting of Wilson Williams, a Black man. The shooting occurred Sunday on the Green Sea to Mt Olive highway after Williams and his brother Roscoe confronted Soles and he allegedly opened fire. Soles was jailed on a $1000 bond after an inquest and confrontation over his surrender and statements.
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Conway
C. M. Soles
Mt. Olive
Wilson Williams
Green Sea
K. L. Gerald Iives
Soles
Jack Woodbury
Williams
Roscoe
Hubert Jolly
Gerald
Soes Stopca
Jolly
Roscoe Williams
Will Williams
Sheri
Myrtle Beach tragedy report unclear and fragmentary
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a death at Myrtle Beach and a fight on Heath Street with scattered garbled phrases. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are discernible to confirm specifics.
Leaf Growers Must Verify Identification Cards for Loans
About 80 000 tobacco growers in Caro Virginia who joined the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation last year should check their identification cards before placing tobacco in the corporation or accepting loans this year. L T Weeks states eligibility requires membership or new membership by buying one share of common stock. Once a share is purchased evidence of stock ownership remains valid without yearly purchases.
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Caro- Virginia
Cooperative Stabilization Corporation
L. T. Weeks
Ted Watts Named to Tabor City Police Force
Ted Watts was added to the Tabor City police force by the town council to strengthen traffic enforcement. Police Chief L R Watson noted a recent speeding fine and announced traffic measures including posted speed limits of 20 mph in the business district and 35 mph in the residential district.
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Ted Watts
Tabor
Watts
L. R. Watson
Watson
Tabor City Tobacco Market set sales records 1946
The letter urges merchants to spread word of the 1946 tobacco market performance. It cites USDA reports showing Tabor City leading South Carolina and the Border Belt with a $53.11 sales average and about $55 for producer sales, noting Kiston in the Eastern Belt as the only rival and calling for farmers to sell in the town.
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Tabor City
United States Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Border Belt
Kiston
Tabor
Taor City
United States
Quoti
Tobacco Board of Trade
Merchants Association of
Houseman
Buy
Three Scouters Joined Arrow in Local Initiation
Jack Hyman a Deland Leonard and trooper Charle Hodges were inducted into the Order of the Arrow at Camp Singletary in a Friday ceremony. The column notes county troops have five Arrow Scouts with Tabor City providing four members. Von Burroughs Jr is Columbus County's first Arrow Scout. Ceremonies began Thursday evening and concluded with a Friday service.
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Jack Hyman
Deland Leonard
Charle Hodges
Order of the Arrow
Boy Scout of America
Camp Singletary
Arrow
Tabor City
von Burroughs, Jr
Columbus Couty
Joyner's Grocery Opens in Tabor City
Luther Joyner Jr. opens Joyner's Grocery next to Hodges' Market on Green Sea Road. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Luther Joyner of Tabor City and previously worked at Caroline Department Store. The new store plans a complete line of groceries and seafood specialties.
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Tabor City
Luther Joyner, Jr
Joyner
Hodges
Green Sea Road
M Luther Joyner
Toor City
Caroline
Hilburn Residence Destroyed By Fire
Fire destroyed the Hilburn residence on the old Wright Trace Mill Branch road near Sunday afternoon. The cement block building with asbestos siding burned to the second floor. all furniture on the second floor was lost and several personal possessions were destroyed. Local firemen extinguished the blaze after nearby outbuildings caught fire, with the structure described as a once well kept rural home.
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Wright
Branch Road
Reuben Hilburn
Paul Rogers
Tabor
Thilburn
Yam Leaders Elected for 1947 at Plovenes Meeting
June meeting of Sweet Potato Council names B Alton Garrell as president to succeed him in 1947. Woodrow Wins and KE W Fanville helped organize, with others attending. Officers include Upehu president and Lassiter Fox James Patterson as officers. Dr Julian Miller of LSU praised sweet potato progress and potential as a crop. Other speakers were Dr W N Abrahamson and Dr R F Poole. Rotary meeting followed at Todd's boarding house.
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Sweet Potato Council
B. Alton Garrell
Plovenes
Garrell
Tabor City
Woodrow Wins
KE. W. Fanvielle
Me. Fanvielle
BR Upehu
Joro
Feni
Fox
Lassiter
Golds
James Patterson
Timmonsy
Julian Miller
Lousiana State University
Department of Agriculture
Miller
W. N. Abrahamson
N. C. Experiment Station
R. FP. Poole
Clemson
College
Mayor Williams Opens Eight-Week Leaf Promotion Radio Show
Mayor W A Williams inaugurates an eight week WENC radio program from Whiteville on Sunday announcing a new series tied to tobacco season. The Merchants Association notes the town's progress and cooperation with officials while praising local leadership and plans for news, entertainment, and market reports aimed at fostering better citizenship.
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Tabor City
W. A
al) Williams
Wenc i
Whiteville
Mr. Williams
Mondday
Sam Fowler
Joh W. Barlow
The
Merchants Association
May Wilkens
Down Town
Mayor Wi
Tabor
Cit
Progressiv
Guidine Star
Chadbourn Man Shoots Wife and Baby
In Chadbourn Pauline Ward 23 was shot by her husband Furnam Ward 27 as she walked home with her four year old. The gunfire wounded Mrs Ward and her baby daughter. Ward also shot at friend Bobby Stewart who aided the child. Ward is held in Whiteville jail without bond as the wife’s condition is monitored.
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Pauline Ward
Chad
Furnam Ward
Ward
Stewart
Whiteville
Rotarians Claim Two Softball Wins This Week
Rotary club chalked up two victories in the local softball league this week while the Independents won by forfeit after the Veterans failed to appear. The VFW and Civitan leaders battled to an 8 8 tie, with a rematch likely. Standings show Rotary and Civitan activity midseason.
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Rotary Club
Independents
VFW
Civitans
Independants
Rotarians
Los
VFW Rotary
Civ
Civitan
Tobacco crop badly damaged by rain in Horry County
Heavy rains ruined nearly half of Horry County tobacco, with some areas almost fully drowned. Countywide losses projected around 1 million dollars daily, while Loris and surrounding towns brace for a cautious harvest and rising leaf prices for the 1947 season.
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Horry County
Loris
W. M. Johnson
Oakdale
Green Sea
Johnson
Harry
Sveral
Joe Blount
Georgia Florida tobacco leaf averaged around 46 dollars
A telegram to the Tribune from James W. Buck Peay notes tobacco averaging about 46 dollars with top figures around 55 dollars. Peay observed the Stateboro sale in Georgia and Florida belt pricing, marking a drop from last year. He could not confirm leaf quality from the Statesboro sale.
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the Tribune
James W
Buck) Peay
Inmate Hangs Self in Whiteville County Jail
Bishop Cole, a 4 percent inmate in Whiteville, hanged himself Tuesday night with a bed sheet noose. Arrested Monday over a house fire on Cherry Ave, he was found by a breakfast attendant Tuesday morning and buried Wednesday at Cherry Grove.
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Bishop Cole
Whiteville
Cherry Ave
Hiis
Cherry Grove
Nesmith Says Borrowing, Paying At High Peak
Nesmith asserts farm credit usage in North Carolina is rising with crop cycles and equipment access. He notes farm mortgage debt and loan activity rose in 1946 while producers hold cash and bonds, but warns costs of gear could strain ability to finance with current income.
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Nesmith
North Carolina
L. Nesmth
Vicw
Waccamaw Bank and Trust Co
Orth Carolina
The
American Association
Howe
GRE
United States
Stranger in Town Seeks Local Tobacco Market Opening
A passerby enters a barber shop asking when the tobacco market opens in this region. The barber says it opens August 7 and notes the current crew. The stranger, a stringer, mentions Chadbourn as his origin, adding brief remarks as he chats with the barber.
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Barber
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Dave
Kouitson
Charles JL
Uist
Heath Street
Will
Police
Dear
Scouters
Joyner’s Grocery
Hilburn
Alton Garrell
Rotary Meeting
Rotary Celeb
M Todd
Board of Stars
W. A. Williams
Leaf
Chadbourn Man
Georgia
Florida
Self
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