Garrell Wins Post Office Building Contract Bid
Billy B Garrell received a contract for a new post office building in Tabor City with work to begin on a lot between Prince and McGougan. The modern 75 by 28 foot structure will include internal office boxes and a long needed facility, with completion expected August 1 under a ten year lease arrangement. The bid was approved by the Washington office after delays delaying July 1 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy B. Garrell
Legion
Kinston
Garrell
Tabor
Prince
McGougan
Peris
Joe General
Washington
County Nine Sets Pace In District
Columbus County's American Legion baseball team, top in district 2, hosts Kinston at Civitan Field Friday at 8:00. The club remains undefeated with four straight wins. Friday marks their second meeting with Kinston, whom they beat 9-3 earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus County
American Legion
Kinston
Civitan
Tabor City
State Department of the Legion
Joe Mann
Lefty
Carlisle Davis
Wilmington
Whiteville
John Goins
Columbus
Laurinburg
Jimmy Jernigan
Lebanon Club Names Officers
The Lebanon Home Club held an afternoon meeting at Mrs. Ernest Hayes home. Officers elected were Miss Tie as vice president, Hinson as treasurer, and Fowler as vice president. Currie served as president in place of Miss Currie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vssie Harper
Lebanon
Ion Club
Ernest
Miss Tie
Wler
Hinson
Evi Fowler
Seace
Miss Currie
Ernest Hayes
Even Walters
Jessie Spet
D. M. _ Elizabeth
Walters
Gayle Wells
Ma Hinson
Brunswick
Sermon Topic Announced by Presbyterians
Unsearchable Riches of vil be the sermon topic for far 11 oclock morning service at the Tabor City church Rev Fleder son pastor announced. School will be held at united to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Eran Church
Flederson
Florence Party Honors Three Guests at Davis Home
Canady was among three end guests at the home of Mr and Mrs L Davis Jr in Florence. The event marked birthdays and anniversaries of Davis' family with a lawn noon dinner. Other honored guests included Davis' father and another relative in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canady
Jess
and L. Davis, Jr
Florence Jay
Han
Mr. Davis
Mr. Canday
Ward Family Honors Frank Ward on Father’s Day
Frank Ward honored by his wife and children on Father’s Day with a picnic dinner on the Wad home lawn. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Ward, J. J. Connell and son Jimmy of Philadelphia, Dalton Ward of Orlando, Bill Harrelson of Loris, Jerry Powell, Kermit Ward and families of Whiteville, Henry Kelly and children of Wilmington, and Jive Hardee of Tabor City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ward
Whiteville
H. H. Kelly
Henry Kelly
Wilmington
Jive Hardee
Tabor City
Artificial Cattle Breeding Expands to 84 Counties
The Columbus Bladen Breeders Cooperative Inc extends artificial dairy cattle breeding to 84 counties with operation to start between June 15 and July 1. Bulls from the Asheville American Breeders Service will supply daily seman. program emphasizes proven bulls and high first-service conception rates. 491 cows signed up. goal 750 cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus- Bladen Breeders Cooperative, Inc
Guernsey
Jersey
Asheville, N. C
American Breeders Service
Charles D. Raper
United States
U. S Department of Agriculture
Bladen County
North Carolina
Columbus
Larl Miller, Jr
Council
J. R. Powell
Elizabethtown
Wiley Jones Green
Clarkton
Philip Strole
Chadbourn
D. G. Ballinger
Acme
Jack B. Blake
J. Philip + Strole
Rt. 1
Chad Journ
Wage and Hour Rules Explained for Tobacco Warehouses
John G. Forsyth and H. G. Kirvin explained U S Department of Labor wage and hour regulations to the South Carolina Warehouse Association in Myrtle Beach. They detailed minimums for production area warehouses, overtime rules, and age limits for workers including tobacco handling and rest-period considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina Warehouse Association
Myrtle Beach
John G. Forsyth
Columbia
U. S. Department of Labor
H. G. Kirvin
Birmingham
Alabama
Forsyth
Kirvin
Roger Mills Wounded In Korea
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Mills received an official telegram this morning that their son Private First Class Roger C. Mills has been wounded in action in Korea. The message says he is not seriously wounded and further details will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Mills
Pfc
Roger C. Mills
Korea
Death of George Crawford Huntsman in Goldsboro
George Crawford, a popular huntsman, died unexpectedly in Goldsboro on Wednesday afternoon June 11. He was stricken at home and died en route to the hospital. He spent most of the last 75 years in the area and resided at Mrs. Mary Todd's during winter. He is survived by one sister in Goldsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Crawford
Huntsman
Goldsboro
Crawford
Mary Todd
Goldboro
Rev Elwell Jones Becomes New Pastor At Carolina Baptist
Conway, S C native Rev Elwell Jones has accepted the pastorate of the Carolina Baptist church and began duties Sunday. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and Southwestern Seminary Fort Worth Texas. He and his wife Bernice Hucks will live in Smith apartments Tabor City. Former pastor Rev W C Herrington who resigned June 1 is retired and living in Loris S C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwell Jones
Conway
S. C
Carolina Baptist Church
University of South Carolina
South Western Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
Bernice Hucks
Smith Apartments
Tabor City
W C. Herrington
Carolina Church
Loris
Death Claims Mother and Infant in Columbus County
Mrs. Dora Little 41 and her newborn son died Friday at Columbus County Hospital at 9 15 A M Funeral rites were held Saturday at Seven Creek Baptist church with Rev Thomas Hughes officiating Burial followed in Stocks cemetery Survived by husband Jessie four sons Furl Gene Lacy Roy all at home five daughters Beulah Herring Lumberton Evelyn Hazel Ann Lois at home two brothers Alton and John McLean Lumberton and sister Miss Lizzie McLean Lumberton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Little
Columbus County Hospital
Seven Creek Baptist Church
Thomas Hughes
Stocks Cemetery
Jessie
Furl
Gene
Lacy
Roy
Beulah Herring
Lumberton
Evelyn
Hazel
Ann
Lois
Alton McLean
John McLean
Miss Lizzie McLean
Local Families Share Sunday Visits and Trips
A series of social visits are noted across the Finklea area with families including Beasley Tompkins Tyler Bullard and Tompkins relatives joining neighbors in Shallotte Brookgreen Gardens Windy Hill Beach and Camp Hardee. Several residents like Miss Mary Floyd and Miss Margaret Inman also spend time with relatives or at local camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Beasley
Dewey Tompkins
Leon Tompkins
Conway
Liston Tompkins
Nolan Tompkins
Liston Wright
Herbert Tyler
Nathan Tyler
Robert Beasley
Shallotte
Liston
W. R. Bullard, Sr
Otto Allen
Charleston
W. R. Bullard Sr
Corrie Bullard
Wilmington
Daggit Tompkins
Brookgreen Gardens
Windy Hill Beach
Marvin Tyler
Margaret
Oleane Tompkins
Corlie Bullari
S. D. Gause
Mary Floyd
Herbert Harrelson
Eugene Harrelson
Greg
Bessie Anderson
Boots
L. M. Willis
Hospital contract let for Columbus County Hospital wing
Negotiations ended and contracts signed for a 445000 wing at Columbus County Hospital. C L Tate announced the plan with support from the Medical Care Commission and local contributors, boosting funds from 400000 to 445000 with 32400 provided by the commission and 12600 locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus County Hospital
C. L .Tate
Medical Care Commission
Tate
East Carolina Construction Company of
Dunn
B. L. Hinnant
Whiteville
Oy All Contractors
Green Sea Cannery Begins Operations
The Green Sea Cannery is now in operation on Tuesdays and Thursdays under director Donald Johnson. The receiving deadline is 12 noon on cannery days. Pricing covers canning service with jars at two cents per pint or quart and tin cans at seven cents per pint and nine cents per quart. glass jars are not stocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Sea Cannery
Donald Johnson
Cannery
Johnson
Hilburn Dies From Tobacco Poison At 18
Kenneth Edmond Hilburn aged 18 of Route 1 Tabor City died in Columbus County Hospital from tobacco poisoning after hours of exposure. Funeral services will be Thursday at Welcome Free Will Holiness Church at 4 PM with Rev Don Watson and Rev Raleigh Rhodes officiating. Burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery. He is survived by parents Rueben and Mrs Hilburn five brothers Ardel Floyd Arthur Roy and Brookie three sisters Cathleen Floyd Josephine and Irene grandparents W C Gore and Sallie Cartrette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Edmond Hilburn
Rueben Hilburn
Tabor City
Columbus County Hospital
Welcome Free Will Holiness Church
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Don Watson
Raleigh C. Rhodes
Ardel
Floyd
Arthur
Roy
Brookie
Cathleen Floyd
Josephine
Irene
W. C. Gore
Sallie Cartrette
Cotton Blooming On Sarvis Farm
A cotton bloom brought to the Tribune by O. A. Arnette of the W. J. Sarvis farm says the bloom is the first seen this year and about two weeks earlier than in prior seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
O. A. Arnette
W. J. Sarvis
Birth and Death Announced for J. Sarvis Family
Mr and Mrs Jettie Sarvis of Tabor City announce the birth and death of a daughter in James Walker Memorial hospital Wilmington Tuesday night Graveside services are to be held this afternoon at Forest Lawn cemetery Camp Sunday and is with Jane Blue of Greenville who formerly resided here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jettie Sarvis
Tabor City
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Jane Blue
Greenville
Horry Project Set to Contract
The South Carolina Highway Department awards the grading and bituminous surfacing contract for about six miles of roads near Myrtle Beach to Ballenger Paving Company of Greenville. The work covers 2.4 miles on Road 138 from Ocean Forest Hotel to U S 17 and 3.502 miles on U S 17 from 17th Avenue to Sunset Avenue. Ballenger Paving submitted the lowest bid at 101,034 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Beach
Ballenger Paving Company of
Greenville
Claude R. McMillan
South ‘Carolina
Ocean Forest Hotel
U. S. 17
17Th Avenue
Sunset Avenue
Rainbow Girls convention to draw 350 delegates to Whiteville
The Carolinas Grand Assembly of the Rainbow for Girls holds its fifteenth annual session in Whiteville June 22 to 24 at Whiteville High School gym. About 350 delegates from 17 assemblies across North and South Carolina are expected, with officers and mother advisors from multiple towns attending the three day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Grand Assembly of the Rainbow
Whiteville
Ann Schnibben
Grand Assembly
Whiteville High School
North Carolina
South Carolina
Estella M. Bell
Charlotte
Hugh Prince
Dunn
Helen Bell Rimmer
Sanford
Rachel Warlick
Gastonia
Whiteville Methodist Church
Jean Powell
Emilie Hasty
Reva Butler
Margie Leder
Colorado
Carolyn Thompson
Louisiana
Joan Ashely
New Hampshire
Irene Marlowe
Tabor
Mary Lois Garrell
Grand Hope
Mary Joe Pinner
Janelle White
Illinois
Mable Hodges
Mississippi
Rochelle Simon
Oregon
Mae Young
Miss White
Joan] Strickland
Two Are Hostess For Sandy Plain Club
The Sandy Plain 4-H club met Friday night with Vicki Sue Lewis presiding as president. Verna Mae Norris gave the devotional and Peggy Gore directed the program which included several members. New members Margie Gore and Bobby June Fisher were welcomed. Seventeen guests enjoyed games and refreshments served by hostesses. The club will meet with Marylin Norris in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Plain
Joanne
Peggy Gore
Vicki Sue Lewis
Verna Mae Norris
Margie Gore
Bobby June Fisher
Marylin Norris
Food Handlers School Slated At Whiteville High
Officials announced a three day Food Handlers School at Whiteville High School Cafeteria in Whiteville on June 24 25 and 26. Sponsored by Columbus County Health the program theme is Sanitation Is Nourished By Knowledge and Grown as an Obligation and an ideal in Human Relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteville High School
Whiteville
Columbus County Health
Sunday Socials From Clarendon to Laurinburg Ink Local Visits
The community tabulates a string of visits from Clarendon to Laurinburg with many families hosting relatives and friends in Tabor City and nearby towns. Citations include the Duncans, Norrises, Hinsons, Bentons, Soles, and Graves among others.
Dula McGougan Circle Meets With Mrs Prince
The Dula McGougan circle met at Mrs. W. H. Prince's home with Mrs. B. L. Nesmith Jr. presiding. The lesson was God's Call To Young People. Mrs. D. F. McGougan gave the devotional and Mrs. R. T. Bruton assisted. Refreshments followed for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dula McGougan
W. H. Prince
B. L. Nesmith, Jr
D. F. McGougan
R. T. Bruton
Nesmith
McGougan
Bruton
Sallie‘ Currie
R .B. Mallard
James Scott
Sadie Eddings
J. A. Mills
Rosane Mils
Emma Harrelson
Eugene Collier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florence
Bible School
Baptist Church
Mount Tabor
Z. B. Lewis
Mrs. Finkle A Herring
Sedric Todd
Spencer, N. C
Enoll
Nelda Gaskin
Patricia
Roger Mills
Carolina
Finklea News
BY Liston Tompkins
Margaret Inman
Camp
Hardee
Pamplico River
Green Sea
K. E. Hilburn
Sarvis
Horry Project
Sandy Plain Club
Food Handlers School
L. C. Duncan
Clarendon
B. C. Duncan
Lonnie Norris
Mathew Norris
Norman Soles
Bert Cartrette
Hallsboro
Carl Hinson
Neal Hinson
Ben Hinson
Mayberry Benton
Robert Sellers
Talmadge Graves
Loriie Nobles
Nettie Mae Duncan
Tom Nealey
Oscar Soles
J. E. Batten
Dula McGugan
Mrs. Prince
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