Dance Honors WTAB Planned Friday July Ninth
Jaycees sponsor a 9 pm to 1 am dance Friday July 9 at Planters Warehouse honoring Tabor City's new WTAB radio station. Darlington’s David Pugh and His Swing Masters will perform. a 21 inch Motorola TV valued at $250 is a door prize. Advance tickets are $1 single, $1.50 at door, $2.50 per couple.
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Troy McPherson
Planter
Tabor City
WTAB
David Pugh
Darlington
S. C
Pugh
South Carolina
North Carolina
Motorola
Jaycees
Richard Gordon
Joe Coleman
al Harrison
Howard Harrelson
Ben L. Nesmith
III
Bil Garrell
Buell Lanier
Ben L
Nesmith
IIT
Charles Hodges
Billy Dorman
Jimmy Dicus
Bobby Fowler
Tommy Cannon
Joe Evans
Winston Gore
W. Horace Carter
J. C. Fipps
Ed Wright
Ted Watts
David Cook
Short Grainger
Howard Wooten
Frank McGouxan
Tom Garrell
Cash Garrell
Elton
Stores Close For July Fourth Weekend In Tabor City
Tabor City merchants will close Monday in observance of the July 4th weekend. Merchants Association president R. P. Counts announced that all members would observe Monday as a holiday.
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Tabor City
R. P. Counts
The
Merchants Association
WTAB to Begin Regular Broadcasts Tomorrow Morning
WTAB Columbus County's largest radio station has FCC approval to start broadcasting tomorrow at sunrise. The opening day will feature music and news led by station manager Jerry Honeycutt. Dedication at 3:30 p.m. will include mayors from Tabor City Whiteville Loris Chadbourn and county officials.
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WTAB
Columbus County
Federal Communications Commission
Ste O
Jerry Honeycutt
W. Horace Carter
Tabor City
S. A. Smith
Whiteville
J. D. Duncan
Loris
Tracy Atkinson
Chadbourn
Ray Walton
Senate
Brunswick County
Kirby Sullivan
W. F. Floyd
Arthur W. Williamson
Lloyd Bell
Horry County
John B. Ward
Longwood
John Soles
Isadore Kramer
Auburn Dutton
Ashe
Miss Garrell And Mrs Young Elected Rainbow Grand Officers
Miss Mary Lois Garrell of Clarendon and Mrs Mae S Young of Tabor City were installed as North Carolina Grand Assembly Rainbow Girls officers in Charleston South Carolina June 2023. Garrell becomes Worthy Advisor and Young Grand Mother Advisor, marking the first NC Grand Assembly. The two Carolinas Rainbow Girls had met together for 17 years before the Grand Supreme Assembly divided them. The NC Grand Assembly will convene in Tabor City next summer with other Tabor City and Whiteville members receiving honors and representing the areas at the Charleston meeting and later at Atlantic City.
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Mary Lois Garrell
Clarendon
Tabor City
North Carolina
Carolina Grand Assembly
Charleston
S. C
Mae S. Young
Garrell
Young
Grand Supreme Assembly
Grand Assembly
L. Garrell
Woman’s College
Greensboro
Sweet Home Baptist Church
Supreme Grand Assembly
Atlantic City
N. J
Jelle
Shelba Jean Hux
Alice Ann Horne
Nelda Gaskin
Connie Hussey
Whiteville
Pat Mincey
Alabama
Katrina Hole
Oregon
Virginia Gore
Maryland
de Anne Coleman
New Hampshire
Virginia Woolard
Canada
Hux
Lee Nanée
Rainbow
Earl Soles
Irma Jean Cox
Mable Hodges
Betty Gaskin
Pat Spivey
Lorene Long
Shelby Jean Spivey
Pree Grainger
Brenda Eddings
Faye Cox
Carol Davis Stevens
Peggy Huggins
Phyllis Griffin
Mary Sue Leamon
Barbara Jean Jolly
Hilda Nance
Judy Muir
Artificial Rain May Save Drought Stricken Crops In Future
Farmer A L Wright near Tabor City proves irrigation can shield crops from drought. His 4.4 acres of tobacco thrived using pond water with a small gasoline pump and aluminum piping. The setup irrigates up to five acres, costing under 1000 dollars, aided by the Oil Conservation Department.
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Harold Jordan
Tabor City
A. L. Wright
Oil Conservation Department
Wright
Columbus County
Fire Destroys Coleman Barn in Uninsured Blaze
A tobacco barn on the O. I. Coleman farm burned Tuesday, causing about 1500 dollars in damage. The fire, of unknown origin, occurred while tobacco was curing by an oil system. the barn was uninsured. This is the second Coleman farm blaze this year, with the prior barn used for storage and living quarters burning on New Year’s Eve.
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Coleman Farm
Tompkins Added to Piggly Wiggly Staff
Leo F. Thompking was recently added to the Pirsly Wir aly staff in the meat department alongside Joe Dr. Tomphine, who was formerly employed at Ghulley's Super market.
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Tompkins
Piggly Wiggly
Leo F. Thompking
Pirsly Wiraly
Joe Dr.Tomphine
Ghulley's
WTAB reaches listener 1400 miles away in Minnesota
WTAB officials in Tabor City receive a letter from Hill City resident Watson Wendt praising strong reception during the test broadcast from 4 to 6 pm. He listened on 1370 kHz from 4:08 to 4:36 am EST with clear signal amid minor static. The distance between Hill City and Tabor City is about 1400 miles.
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Tabor City
WTAB
Hill City
Minnesota
Troy McPherson
Watson Wendt
Radio Statis
McPherson
Minneapolis
Ocean Drive Merchants Back Jaycee Fishing Rodeo
Ocean Drive merchants donate gifts and support for the Jaycee sponsored Fishing Rodeo at Tilghman Pier. Prizes include fishing gear and sports items. The event runs with meals, rides, and activities for youths, organized to promote community involvement.
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Ocean Drive
Tilghman Pier
Ocean Drive Beach
Andy Pollard
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Gordon
Jaycee
Hendrick's
Lowman's
Ocean Drive Drug Store
Bath House
Pollard
Tilghman Pier Corporation
Jaycees
Stricklin Joins S and S Super Market in Tabor City
Stricklin, a Kentucky native, accepted a position at S and S Super Market and began duties this week. Elbert and William Shelley, owners, announced he had been with Alber's chain of food stores before moving to Tabor City months ago. He resides with his parents on Pireway Road.
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Stricklin
Elbert
William Shelley
Kentucky
Alber’s
Tabor City
S. F. Stricklin
Pireway Road
Election Hearing Plans Continue in Whiteville
Preparations for the forthcoming hearing on alleged election irregularities in the May 29 Democratic Primary proceed this week. Witness subpoenas and affidavits have been served to State and county election officials. Attorneys will present evidence before the State Elections board on July 13 at Whiteville Courthouse, with scheduling conflicts noted for Recorder's Court.
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Whiteville
R. C. Maxwell
State Board of Election
A. E. Powell, Jr
Columbus County
Powell
State Elections Board
State Board
Recorders Court
Two Year Old Barbara Fowler Dies At Play
Barbara Kay Fowler two died at home in Loris after hanging herself on a swing while standing on a tricycle. Funeral services were held at Hardwick Funeral Home with burial in Princeville Cemetery. She was born October 10, 1951 in Horry County. Survived by parents Geo rge and Barbara Fowler, a brother Bryan, paternal grandparents Harvey and Mrs Fowler, maternal grandparents Ed and Mrs Hardee, and many aunts and cousins.
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Barbara Kay Fowler
George
Buddy) Fowler
Loris
Loris Community Hospital
W. K. Rogers
Hardwick Funeral Home
Tueday
Ray Johnson
F. B. Haynes
Clyde Prince
Princeville
Barbara Kay
Horry County
Bryan
Harvey Fowler
Route 1
Ed Hardee
Tabor City
N. C
Auto License Bureau Closed In Whiteville This Summer Week
The Auto License Bureau in Whiteville will close from June 28 to July 5. Carolina Motor Club Branch Operator Elease Sasser released the notice today.
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Cense Bureau
Whiteville
Carolina Motor Club
Elease Sasser
Worship Services Broadcast On WTAB Across Churches
WTAB manager Jerry Honeycutt announced a Sunday Morning Worship schedule to air services from area churches. July through January listings include Tabor City Mount Tabor Baptist Chadbourn Chadbourn Baptist Loris Loris Presbyterian and Baptist, St Pauls Methodist, Chadbourn Presbyterian, and Chadbourn Methodist with staggered months.
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WTAB
Jerry Honeycutt
Tabor City
Mount Tabor
Chadbourn — Chadbourn Baptist
Loris — Loris Presbyterian
Chadbourn
Chadbourn Methodist
Loris—Loris Baptist
St. Paul's Methodist
Chadbourn Presbyterian
Loris
Loris Methodist
Mayor's Court Handles Seventeen Cases This Week
The Mayors Court disposed of seventeen cases this week including shoplifting, breaking and entering, reckless driving, concealed weapon, and traffic offenses. Costs totaled 227.25 with fines collected and transfers to Recorder's Court for two major counts.
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Erma Pierce
Coloful
Recorders Court
Frank Mitchell, Jr
Ritz Theatre
Floyd Spivey
Charlie Williams
Horace Faircloth
Bruce Duncan
Bobby Ison
Long St Thadosen Grissett
Mary Cooper
Hubert Soles
Soles
Lonnie Cartrette
Grady Fowler
William Anderson
Estelle Bryant
Richard Stucks
Hubert B. Rowell
Elroy Hemmingway
James Grant
Doris Waddell
Herman Grice
Allen Macon
Rainbow Girls Swim Classes Begin at Lake Waccamaw
Rainbow Girls swimming classes start Monday July 5 at 5 30 p m at Lake Waccamaw led by Mrs Mae S Young Mother Advisor. Girls should meet at the Legion at 4 30 p m. Lee Greer of Whiteville will provide the instruction.
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Rainbow
Lake Waccamaw
Mae S. Young
the Legion
Lee Greer
Whiteville
Epps Begins Work As Police Chief
F E Epps, a veteran law enforcement officer, will start duties as Chief of Police on Thursday after unanimous selection by the Board of Commissioners in May. He replaces Ted Watts, who had served as acting chief since the resignation of S P Saunders months ago. Epps, 38, previously led Nichols as chief and has 17 years in police work. He hails from Westfield Virginia and is married to Mabel Jayroe of Georgetown.
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F. E. Epps
South Carolina
Epps
Board of Commissioners
Eps
Nichols
Ted Watts
5. P. Saunders
Watts
North and
North and South Carolina
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South Carolina Warehousemen's Association
Prince, Billy Dorman, Claude Boyd and
Donald Prince
Joe Spivey
Baby
Carolinas
United States
North Carolina Rainbow Assembly
Mae 8. Young
Coleman
Summy Wilans
HoonieBeck
Carols Eddings
King James Graham
Don Inman
Martha Brooks Bell
Nancy Harrelson
Randy Prince
Richard Cameron
Janelle White
Phil Dellinger
Wendt
Barbara Fowler
Mayor's Court
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