Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-10-18
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donated by merchants through.
ont the area. Miss Hill was en-.
tered in the contest as a repre-.
sentative of the City of Board
man.
Runner up in the contest was
Miss Elsie Lewis, of Fairmont,
sponsored by the Fairmont Civil
tan Club. She also received many
gifts.
Immediately following the
Queen Growing, a floor show
and dance was staged with the
Bruce Bubbles Becker and his
orchestra. The entire occasion
was we'll attended and highly
successful.
An unexpected pleasure on the
Thursday program was the ap'
pearance of the Clarkton Hot
shots, a group of clowning in
dividuals from Bladen county
who put on a fine show on rail-
road street.
With the exhibit hall being
opened to the various farm youth
groups throughout the day Fri.
day, nearly 500 youths received
expert instruction from the State
College specialists on the market.
ing, growth and cultivation or
sweet potatoes.
Charles D. Raper, county
agent, and various agricultural
teachers supervised the instruc-
ton for this farm group.
Friday afternoon a sweet po-
tato pie eating contest was stag
ed among the younger set with
Harold Watts taking first place
and winning a Sheaffer Pen and
Pencil Set from Harrelson's
Pharmacy. Wayne Jernigan took
second prize and won a shirt
from LeinWands.
On Friday night the local foot
ball team tackled Clinton here IN
the opening competition for the
Red Devils in conference play.
The game ended in a 60 dead
lock- with Clinton pushing across
last quarter score. The game
was well attended although not
as many were present as had
been anticipated.
A poultry auction was held on
Saturday with coops of choice
chickens going to the highest
bidders. ;,
First place winner in the poul'
trv contest and receiving $l2.0O
each in prize money were: Ken
meth Williams, of the Williams
Junior All club; Daniel Gore
of the Whiteville Al club; Joe
spivey of the Tabor City Junior
4:H club, Shannon Spivey OF the
Tabor City Senior All club; and
Sybil and 10y Lennon OF the
Evergreen All club.
Second place prize and $1,000
in money went to David White
of the New Hope All club.
Third prizes and $4.3O each
in prize money went to Patsy
Hinson, Chadbourn All club;
Betty Jean Bullock, Whiteville
4.H club; Ruby Ezzell, Old Dock
4.H club; Virgil Batten, Halls
boro Al club; Lawrence Heath
Delco Junior All club; and Myr'
tie Heath, Delco Junior All club:
Cash prizes to the winners OF
the best sweep potato baskets
were given Saturday afternoon
Prize money for this contest was
donated by the Tabor City Mar
keting Association. Prizes went
to the following: Adult division:
First, Marie Wilmington, Horny
county; Second, A. L. Wright,
Columbus county; Third, Bailey
Wright, Columbus county;
Fourth, Willard Spivey, Column
bus county and Fifth, Namon
Rich, Bladen county.
In the Youth Division: First
Waldo Wilmington, Horny coun'
| ty; Second, Edward Coleman,
Columbus county; Third Donald
Wilmington, Horny county;
Fourth, Lester Buffkin, Horny
county; and Fifth, Joe Gore, Co.
lumbus county.
Closing event of the festival
was a square dance at GarrelPs
Warehouse on Saturday night.
More than 400 persons attended
the dance which was sponsored
by the local Civitan club.