Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-03-26
Dollar DaysIn Tabor City A
| A. White Elected
Merchants President

a. a. Wnlte, owner OF White
Motor Sales and former superin-
tendent Of the Tabor City schools,
WAS unanimously elected pres
ident of the Tabor City Mer-
chants Association at the annual
Ladies Night banquet at the
Legion hut Friday night.
White succeeds w. B. Webster,
president for the past year.
Around IFS members of the
association and their ladies at.
tended the banquet. at which
a delicious ham supper was
served by the ladies of ST.
Paul Methodist church.
Elected to serve with White
were Wallace SoleS as vice pres
ident and w. w. Woody as sec
retaSy-treaSurer.
Named to the Executive Board
were: A. c. Edwards, Phil Hugh
eS. J. NJ. McGougan. H. G. Dam
eron. DR.. G.. S. Cox, c. G. West
moreland. Jack Strickland, Bill
~ Whitfield. A. f. Goldfinch and
B. \. Carroll.
In reviewing the association $
work for the past year, the re-
firing president declared that
there had been wonderful CO.
operation between the mer-
chants and the executive COM
mittee and that the association
had finished what it could call
very successful year.
Listed as accomplishments
in which the association took
part were:
|. Uniform Wednesday after
noon closing program.
>. Credit files more nearly
completed.
3. Inauguration of later Day
in cooperation with Tabor City
Marketing CO.. Inc.
!. Worked with sweet potato
dealers in disease treatment pro-
gram.
). intensified advertising of
the market.
8. Secured Highway Patrol
man fur Tabor City area.
:. Aided IN getting rlght-of-
way signatures on road projects
-Chadbourn and PlreWay:
s. Worked on establishment
of Star Route discontinued last
wear with success apparently IN
sight.
.. Continued efforts to secure
National Guard unit.
10. Secured driver license eX-
aminer for weekly visits to Ia
Dor City.
II. Initiated efforts to obtain
inspection lane for community.
II. Secured Log Rolling as,
sembly Of Woodmen OF World
for April 3.
Executive Secretary Hubert B.
Davis spoke briefly, outlining
the ambitions and goals of the
association and declaring that
utmast cooperation on the part
of all citizens Of the community
! IS essential to the we'll beng
and success of the association.
Superintendent c. H. Pinner
of the Tabor City schools
spoke on the need for lights
and bleachers at the local ath-
letic field and asked the help
of individuals toward fulfill
ing the needs. He was high In
his praise of the Tabor City
! Civilian club for the work II
/ has done to date in providing
the new athletic field.
/ Out of town guests recognized
! included: Mr&mrs Willard q.
/ Cole of Whiteville. Charles u
Rapev of Whiteville, Red Lea
/ man Of Whiteville, George CO.
nant of Wilmington, Mr&mr:
Gordon Lewis of Chadbourn.
/ Newcomers to town since las
wear who were recognized IN
! cluded Mr&mrs Hubert B. Davis
/ the executive secretary and his
/ wife: Rev. H. FREQ Surratt, pas
tor Of ST. Paul Methodist church
| Mrs. Le1na Fipps of the City
| Cafe. Billy Whitfield and Law
renee J. Campbell jr of the Ia
Dor City Tribune; Frank Lewis
Of Lewis Maurer Directory Co.
! Bob Turner. manager OF Lees
Store: A. A. White of White Mo
! for Salec and Frank Norris, ac-