Post Office Star Route Discontinued Monday
The Ta bor City star route which previously collected evening mail and shipped parcels to Wilmington will be cancelled effective Monday night The change delays mail by at least 18 hours for New York City delivery The local postmaster said he had no written notice but the driver quit making the Wilmington run citing cost and the route had drawn complaints from business people who relied on afternoon mail for urgent correspondence
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Tabor City
Wilmington
New York
New York City
Chadbourn
D. F. McGougan
Wever City
McGougan
Rotary Club Auction Boosts Summer Recreation Fund
The local Rotary club raised 520 dollars at last Saturday's auction sale and added it to the summer recreational fund. The program began Monday under Coach S. W. Caruso. Auction committee head A. A. White received praise for its success. At Monday's meeting Rev. F. W. Wilkerson spoke on temperance, and a committee was named to repaint Rotary signs on town roads.
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S. W. Caruso
A. A. White
F. W. Wilkerson
Baltimore
Town
Hit and Run Involving Mrs Wilkins Fractured Hand
Mrs W S Wilkins suffered a left hand fracture after a hit and run collision near the city limits while alighting from a Cox car. Police later arrested Calep Stevens on related charges. Wilkins, formerly Annie Pearl Gore, was treated for shock and injury.
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W. S. Wilkins
Mrs Genola Tolar Progresses After Operation
Mrs Genola Tolar is progressing nicely at her home following an operation at James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington.
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Genola Tolar
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Softball League Planned with Civic Clubs to Compete
Coach S Caruso will organize ball teams from Merchants Association Civitan Rotary American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars for a league over the next months. Interested groups should contact Mr Casuss by next Tuesday night. A tentative schedule has Rotary vs Pri Merchants vs Civytans and American Legion vs VEW Web set to start at 6 45 p.m.
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S. Caruso
Freak Cold Snap Not Believed Bad for Tobacco
A freak cold front last Saturday sparked debate on its effect on the tobacco crop. Some fear leaf damage if it lingers, while others say it will slow growth and add weight. Many expect soil moisture to stay high, potentially benefiting the crop, though excessive rain has drowned some plants.
Street Widening Nears Paving in Tabor City
The Tabor City street widening project advances to paving with asphalt pouring soon. Last curbing around the Atlantic Coast Line depot was completed and poles on Railroad street moved nearer the tracks by Western Union, enabling better Main Street parking.
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Tabor
Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
Main Street
BTU Outing at White Lake Recreation and Dinner
The Junior department of Mount Tabor Baptist church Baptist Training Union enjoyed a recreation program and dinner at White Lake on Wednesday afternoon. Athletic director W. Caruso supervised the swimming party. About 40 members attended, with officers R F McCormick Willard Wright and Robert Soles in charge.
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Baptist Training Union
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
White Lake
W. Caruso
R. F. McCormick
Willard Wright
Robert Soles
Dodgers Beat Chadbourn in Fifth Straight Win
The Dodgers defeated Chadbourn 6 to 5 to extend their Lumber River League winning streak to five. Hie Soles earned the win, while Derrick took the loss as hitters Soles Jernigan and Sotes led with multi hit games for the Dodgers. Chadbourn’s McClenney and Derrick paced the visitors with strong at bats in a four lead-change contest.
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Tabor City Dodgers
Chadbourn
Hie Soles
Derrick
McClenney
Jernigan
Sotes
Dodgers
Border Belt Tobacco Market To Open Thursday August 7
The Border Belt tobacco market schedule firmed up in Raleigh with the North Carolina regions set to open August 7. A five-day Vacation Bible School begins at Mount Tabor Baptist Church Monday at 9 AM supervised by Rev. Winfrey Davis with registration Sunday evening during Baptist Training Union hour.
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Border Belt
Mount Tabor Baptist Church
Winfrey Davis
Baptist Training Union
Davis
Anne Brooks McGougan
Anita Fonvielle
Martha Helen Westmoreland
C. Cc. Leggette
Raleigh
Augustus
North Carolina
Middle Belt
Old Belt
Viria
Gore Lake Case Reckons Dam Destruction Accusations
Barcie and Sam Williamson and Joe Westy Spivey with Azure Spivey were acquitted of attempting to injure property around Gore Lake after the dam’s destruction last year. The charges did not involve the dam’s destruction. The guilty defendants were fined twenty five dollars each. Ellis Baer pleaded to assault on Burnie Buffkin, accepted an assault penalty and was suspended sentence with a 500 dollar fine to Buffkin. Buffkin received three unsuspended sentences and a 25 dollar fine for assault with a deadly weapon. Five long term road gang convicts escaped near Chadbourn on Monday. one was captured Tuesday, the rest remain at large Thursday. Two of three prisoners who escaped last week have been captured.
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Barcie
Sam Williamson
conight+ ard
Joe “Westy
Azure Spivey
Gore Lake
Ellis Baer
Burnie Buffkin
Buffkin
Road Gang
Chadbourn
Whiteville-Tabor
Mrs Rudolph Todd Undergoes Operation at James Walker Hospital
Mrs Rudolph Todd is a patient at James Walker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington where she underwent an operation on Sunday.
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Rudolph Todd
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Rotary Meeting at Bladenboro Hosts Intercity Guests
The Bladenboro Rotary Club held an intercity meeting Tuesday evening with Rotarians and Rotary Annes from Elizabethtown and Clarkton in attendance. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. A. White with Mr. White serving as toastmaster.
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A. A. White
Bladenboro
Rotarians
Rotary Annes
Elizabethtown
Clarkton
White
Prisoner At The Bar drama staged at Lebanon Church
The play Prisoner At The Bar a drama about a husband and father killed by a man under alcohol influence will be performed at Lebanon Methodist Church on the highway between Tabor City and Whiteville Sunday evening June 29 at 8 oclock announced by Rev Joseph F Coble.
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Thear
Lebanon Methodist Church
Tabor City
Whiteville
Joseph F. Coble
Theft linked to escape shatters Chadbourn car case
The Chadbourn theft tied to Thom Newell a state prisoner who fled from a Tabor City work gang. Bill Haywood and Dixon returned to prison camp after brief detours while Horace Nixon led Tabor City Dodgers to a 6 3 win over Cerro Gordo. Ed Walden Jr. to pitch Sunday against Marietta.
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Chadbourn
Thom Newell
Tabor City
Bill Haywood
Newell
Haywood
Emerson
Tabor
Dixon
Horace Nixon
Man ruled victim of heart attack in river accident
Clyde Manning died after suffering a heart attack while swimming in the Lumber River near Williamson Landing. He sank after helping his younger son, and his body was recovered hours later. Coroner Hugh Nair e ruled the death a heart attack. Survived by wife Anderson Manning and five children. Funeral held Sunday at 4 p.m. with burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
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Clyde Manning
Williamson Landing
Cerro Gordo
Rivergreen
Manning
Woodrow Grainger
Mannin
Hugh Naire
C. Andy Wayland
Bob Watts
Robert Allen
Anderson Manning
Leon
Hazel
Kitty Jo
J. C
Wayland
Lee Duncan
A. P. Odom
Hamlet
Ralph
Tabor City
Archie
Durham
Ernest
Galena
Kansas
Eldred
Savannah
Ralph Baxley
Lebanon
Williams Township
Local Woman Joins Columbus County Jury
Mrs. Louise K. Anderson became the first woman juror in Columbus County Superior Court. Clerk Lee Greer called the roll as she moved to the jury box among many men, with Judge Q K Nimocks Jr addressing the panel as Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.
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Louise K
Lula) Anderson
Columbus County
Cannery Opens Two Days A Week In Tabor City
J P Huggins announced the Tabor City cannery will operate only on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting July 1. The community facility will be open two days weekly to process local harvests.
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Tabor City
Eanery
J. P. Huggins
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