Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1949-11-30
Cole Pays Tribute To
Tabor City Merchants

country. who called his own SER
wants, and delivered unto them
his goods.
And unto one he gave f;Nr tai
ents. to another two. and 10 an
other one: to every one accordln:.
TO his several ability; and alrai"ili
way took his journey.
Then he that received The ti't
talents went and traded with Tie
same. and made them other livi
talents.
And likewise he that had rr-
ceived two. he also gained other
two.
but he thai rcrtiret one went
and dlaged in the earth. aud Ind
his lords money.
after a long time the lord Of
those servants cometh and rcck-
uneth with them.
sand SD he that had received
five talents came and brought
other five talents, saying. Lord,
,hou deliveredSt unto me five tai
entS; behold ] have gained beside
them five talents more.
Ills lord said unto him, Well
done thou good and faithful SCI =
want: thou hast been faithful over
a few things. will make thee
ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord.
He also that had received two
talents came and said. Lord. thou
dclivcredst unto ne two talents:
behold, | have gained two other
talents beside them.
His lord said unto him. Well
done, good and faithful! servant
thou hast been faithful over few
things. | will make thee ruler over
many things: enter thou into tie
joy of thy lord.
Then he which had received
the one talent came and said.
Lord, ] knew thee that thou art :;
hard man, reapin9 where thou
hast not soNn. and gathering
where thou hast not st:ewed;
And | was afraid, and went
and hid thy talent in the earth;
10. there thou ha.l l.ial i '.int
His lord answered and said ni'
TO him. Thou wicked and Sl0th'
full servant"
End of this great parable.
Please remember as proceed
that this is a revercni reading OF
the Holy Bible and that the APP
pIicatiOn is intended 10 he rev
erent.
Nearly three and onr-half years
AGO. had the l:Unor Of aduErSslh'
.i:s merchants OF TABOR s'lty. man!
of whom are here tonight. had
message for YOU then. and |
have j message for YOU tonight.
1t isn't my purpose To repeat
that address | made in July OF
1916, but retained my nolrs and
shall refer to them occasionally
as | 60 along.
Tabor Cily today isnt The T'-
Dor City | saw on July l6, 1916,
wnen nay then lI-> car-"!a SON ana
| drove down from Fayetteville
where we spent Il e night. We
came through Chadbourn and then
| began To wonder about my DIES
tination.
It's quite possible that mielit
have turned around on that road
if | hadn't known had Il pr'lty
good friend in kalri=h by the
name OF Sandy Graham. ! might
even have backed Out after my
conference with your directors at
City Hall if | hadn't met such
fellows as Garland Fowler. Ed
Fonvielle, Alton Garrell and Will
lie Webster.
The program | outlined for Ia
Dor Cit at that summer banquet
here in this Legion Hut called for
certain things. Let's look at the
record.
called for roads. My exact
words were: Build farn-to-mar-
ket roads. Tonight ] ask the Ia
Dor City Merchants Association to
launch new movement to be pre-
scented before North Carolina
highway authorities TO are thai
Tabor City gets justice in new
road construction. ! say to YOU
here and now that it's time 10 quit
asking for roads and instead. de-
mand proper consideration in the
matter of roads"
Many of you will remember that
Senator II. G. HARRISON, Jack Me-
Cougar. Raymond Mallard. Percy
Brown, Ed Fonvielle and others
we're in Raleigh four days later fol
a conference with the governor
Then and there you started on the
way to your present enViable po'
sition as the center Of highway
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