davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1950-07-13

realistic sermons and gen.
eral aggressiveness in doing. &
getting things done.
When Pastor Olesen arrived
some time ago, there was no
choir to sing an anthem. Inn
mediately after his sermon he
would quickly walk around
the yard up to the choir loft
and there he would play a cor
net solo and at times sing
whilel the collection is taken,
then walk up the aisle and
there meet the ushers. He con-
tinues to do this but the choir
is once again coming into it's
own and attendance has in
creased several times over and
continues to grow.
Already members are ex-
pressing anxiety over the pros
pect of losing him at this time
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12

R B. Britt and his construction
company have purchased a new
Caterpillar tractor with a ~
inch track on it. Sure looks like
it's capable of doing a lot OF
road work. 1t cost enough; should
turn out the work.
Buck Peay was riding around
this week in one of the little
midget size English fords, called
Perfect. So small that it should
be like the bicycle-built for two
One in the back seat and one IN
the front.
Billy Dorman, like a lot of the
rest of us, was discussing the
possibilities of going to war
again soon this week. Billy
couldn't help but recall his stay
in the last war and the usual
story of how, he, watch maker
found himself in something to
tai,y set aside for his talen.S.
Another incident of "a round peg
in square hoic or vice versa.
David Kelley has accepted a
position with the Cox Wholesale
here as salesman.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Down The Main Drag

Mrs. Ben Nesmith III made
a run for the car Monday when
the rains came again. Seems she
had left the wondows down and
her husband had cautioned
against letting the seats get wet.
Buell. Lanier, for two years as
ISOLATED with the Firestone store
here, is moving a bit further
down fifth street to Prince Bro
theirs. Says he has liked it Dicus,
Fowler but is making a change.
H. C. Cameron and his commit.
tee for collecting Merchants AS
ISOLATION dues have come up with
a list of businesses with the
amount they feel should be do
mated by each firm. Cameron
wants to go about the operation
of the association in what seems
to us business like way, that is,
ut the beginning of the year,
caca merchant pav what he sub
scribes to. Put it in the bank and
thereby be able to budget the
expenses of the association and
on a firm basis. Sounds sound tc
US
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Plans Taking Shape For Big Leaf Mart Season
Am Editorial
An Editorial
This Is America

In spiritual faith and the American Dream.
America is being made safe for Democracy without
vulsarity. Differences without hate, and excellence
without arrogance; where men become brothers in
the sight of God and in the human heart; where the
opportunities of the children in homes and schools
the chief concern of present progress and the
chief hope of nobler society; where enduring pro-
gress in human relations is made through religion,
education and voluntary cooperation in the minds
and hearts of the people; and where the struggle for
the fulfment of our historic amercansm is the best
answer to fascism and communism in the present
goba struggle against totaitarian tyranny for free
dom and peace in the world.
In this America of our struggles and our hopes,
the least of these brethren has the freedom to
struggle for freedom; where the answer to error is
terror. The respect for the past is not reaction
and the hope of the future revolution; where
the integrity of simple people beyond price and the
daily toll of millions above pomp and power; where
the majority is without tyranny, the minority with
out fear, and all people have hope. This is America
God bless America!
Frank p. Graham
Noe:The above received from Senator
expressive his attitude despite his recent defeat IN
the democratic primary.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Please!

Readers of The Tribune arc
asked to please do more than
read the front page. Too often,
weekly newspapers carry just
about every item worthy of be
ing news on the front page and
the inside has to get what's left.
This week, and we hope in all
future weeks, The Tribune has
sought to put items of real news
value throughout the paper.
The staff has also tried to help
the papers appearance and gen.
eral appeal by labelling them as
nearly as possible as to just what
kind of reading matter is present
on each page.
This might serve in the flu.
ture a dual purpose OF making
various pages more attractive to
the certain type advertising than
others. And, as always, The Tri.
bune is highly interested, as a
matter of fact dependent, upon
you reading and acting on the
advertising carried in its col
umns. You can do the newspaper
a favor by mentioning it's adver'
Using when you buy something
from a merchant who has placed
his ad in this newspaper.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
HEAVY RAINS
HELP LEAF
CROPS HERE

Tobacco that looked like fod-
der two weeks ago, has taken on
that new look in recent day with
the coming Of heavy rains from
the North that has soaked the
countryside for miles around.
Now, in contrast to several
days ago, farmers have to fear
the hot sunshine and the "scald-
ing" of tobacco where as more
recently they were in great dang.
err of losing the crop because of
it's burning up from the heat and
the drought.
Farmers in the PireWay, Sec
ton have apparently had a great
err amount of rain fall than in
closer to Tabor City but every
where an exceptionally large
quantity has fallen. Some swamp
areas were flooded over the week
end and roads near impossible.
All in all, the general consen-
sus seems to be that the rains
have done a great deal toward
helping the crop and that con.
tinued cloudy weather and small
showers will further aid its pro
duction. What seemed two weeks
ago to be about a Is percent loss
in WELD now seems to be down
to something like 10 percent.
Furthermore, tobacco experts
everywhere are continuing to
forecast a steady and good price
for tobacco and this is expected
to partially offset in loss OF yield
that will result from inclimatc
weather thus far.
Farmers have been delayed IN
putting in tobacco by the rains
and each cropping is lighter than
it would otherwise have been
This is expected to make the
August 1 opening date even
earlier, as far as the crop IS con
cerned, that it was at tlrst
thought and the floors of ware
houses in this section are eH-
expected to have plenty OF room
for the leaf crop during the early
part of the season opening. The
possible exception will be the
first two or three days. After
that, plenty of floor space Is
anticipated.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
GIRL SCOUTS
ATTEND CAMP

Tabor City Girl Scouts attend.
ing camp at White Lake this
week include Mary Margaret
Fowler, Ann Hayden Williams,
Darcus Soles, Joy Spivey, Anna
Jean Cox, Jane Smith, Judy
Smith, Anne Elizabeth Mallard,
Sybil Williams, Gayle Kelley,
Alice Anne Horne, Betty Ruth
Ray, Jean Folwer, Mable Hodge,
Carol Davis Stevens, and Dana
Soles.
Mrs. Furman J. Fowler, Mrs.
r. o. Hedrick and Miss Ann
Brooks McGougan, Scout officl-
ais, are attending camp with the
girls.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12

The Tabor City town board
this week made public the finan'
cial condition of the town of Tab
or City as of July /, 1850, the
income and expenses for inc
last month of the old fiscal year
and the proposed estimated bud
get for 195O,51. All three appear
elsewhere in The Tribune and are
on display at the town hall Tor
public inspection.
The financial condition state:
ment shows the town with total
overall indebtedness of Sl4o,OOO.
This is the principal indebtedness
and docs not include interest. o.
this amount, $4,000, was borrow
cd from 1886 through 1888. The
remaining $4,000 was borrowed
in April of 1919 when the water
expansl on program was carried
out.
Now posted at the city hall is
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
r. B. BRITT co.
CONTRACTS
ROAD WORK

The r. B. Britt Construction
Company of Tabor City has been
awarded the contract for the
grading, paving and structures
from PireWay south through
Olyphic to the South Carolina
state line, it was announced in
Raleigh this week.
The paving will run over a
stretch SOC miles and the con,
tract was let to Warren ]. Mann
of Raleigh for the sum of $751;,
1926. however, Mr.. Britt will
handle the job and it marks the
first such project undertaken by
the local firm since its founding
three years ago.
The project is another in the
series Of road improvements that
nave been made in Columbus
county during the past two years
and one that is destined to be of
considerable service to farmers
in the Pireway section.
Work is expected to start on
the project just as soon as the
rains stop and the area has had
sufficient time to dry out.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12

Warehousemen and tobaccon.
lists here have begun preparation
for the opening of the market on
August l and the story still re-
mains the password-that tobac-
co prices this season are due to
be good.
Warehouses this week also took
on the smell of the golden leaf
as some farmers were already
bringing their tobacco into local
houses to await selling time and
to help them out in their storage
problems.
Tabor City with four modern
warehouses, conveniently located
and with some OF the best known
operators in the Carolinas arc
anticipating another big year,
both as to quantity and as to Sc
curing the highest possible price
for the leaf sold.
Four times in the last six
years Tabor City warehouses
have led the entire border belt
in average price. These figures
come from the North Carolina
department of agriculture and
cannot be disputed. The years
that the local market led, along
with the price, is as follows:
1944-45 season S43.64, average in
the belt-S43.16; 1946-47 season
$53.11, average in the belt
S51.O5; 1947-48 season $43.6O, av-
erage in the belt-S42.59 ard
194S.49 season S53.25, average in
the belt-S5125.
This difference in price of to-
bacco received on the local mar
ket as compared to that received
on the average market has meant
many dollars in extra money 10
tobacco farmers in the Tabor
City area.
Not only are local tobacco
men expecting a high price for
tobacco this season as a general
thing, they also expect the leaf
on the local market to again be
among the highest in the country
if, not the highest like it has
been of the last six years.
Sales Supervisor w. Horace
Carter said this week that ere
ports coming in from farmers
throughout the area seem to De
that tobacco in this area has
made a miraculous improvement
during the past few days and
that unless unusually hot wealth
er comes in the next few days,
that a near IS percent yield will
be harvested in this and sur
rounding areas"
Local warehousemen have eX-
pressed confidence in the mar
ket and say that they anticipate
being able to service all farmers
bringing in tobacco rapidly and
with a minimum of inconvenience
to them.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
POST OFFICE
RECEIPTS UP

Post Office receipts for the
Tabor City office showed al
S807.96 increase for the fiscal
year of 1850 which ended juno
80 over the 1859 fiscal year re-
port, S. w. Garrell, postmaster
announced today.
Receipts for the post office for
1850 showed a gross of $15,S48.16
as compared to S15,040.20 in 1949.
This represents an increase OF
81 percent.
1T is expected that in the near
future the mail service in and
out of Tabor City will be further
improved by the establishment Of
a highway post office route from
Florence, S. c., to Chadbourn
and Whitcville,' Mr.. Garrell said.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Town Board Passes 2-Hour
Parking Ordinance; Signs
Street Lighting Contract

alternatives in regard to the dis.
position of the complaints, but
then voted to table all action.
However, it was understood that
before any other years priv.
ledge taxation system is worked
out, that a new method will be
studied with an effort made to
allot the taxes on the basis of
what items are sold by that bust.
ness. This is not to be construed
as meaning the amount, in dol.
lars and cents that is sold, but
rather the number of items actu.
ally for sale by the business.
TRASH BURNING
The board voted to ask all
merchants to procure adequate
facilities for burning paper and
trash and to burn what they safe.
ly can. This was deemed neces.
sary by the board in that excess
paper from the stores has been
blowing all over the town and
cluttering up the streets.
The board last week also sent
in the towns regular semi.annual
bond retirement payment to the
Chase National Bank in New
York. This bond payment is due
each July 1 and January 1 and
goes toward paying off an in.
debtedness created during the
depression when the town refin.
anced a bond issue that was
made when the original street
paving was done in Tabor City,
along with other public improve.
mentS.
It was also voted to write to
the property owners and lessee
of the Purol Service Station
which burned here. some time
ago, and to ask them to clear up
the debris which is cluttering up
the area now.
In response to the town boards
ordinance calling for traffic reg.
ulations on railroad and fifth
streets, So signs have already
been ordered and will be here In
a few days. The signs cost a total
of $111.65
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
ESTIMATED 1850 BUDGET. JUNE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. JULY !
CONDITION GIVEN BY TC BOARD

the estimated budget, showing
income and expenditures. for the
195O51 fiscal ycar. Tho cstima'
ton shows all expected cXpendl'
turc and income Of SfG,95l.73.
In the income bracket, $27,3i6.73
is expected from taxation, more
than $4,000 from privilege ana
auto licenses and $4,000 from
water rents.
The big items on the expendi:
ture side of the ledger is $13,loI
for street maintenance, $3,439.73
for water and nearly $1,000 on
the bond retirement debt.
JUNE STATEMENT
Receipts and disbursements for
the last month of the old fiscal
year, shows $40, 1867. The bio
item of expense last month was
the bond retirement payment OF
s64,O0 to the Chase National
Bank in New York.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR

Editors Note: The following
letter was received this week by
The Tribune and no signature
was upon it. The Tribune is hap
py to receive letters from its
readers and wants to print them
all. However, it is unethical to
print them unless they are sign
ed. Names on letters to the editor
will be withheld from publication
if requested by the writer of the
letter. Unsigned but printed let
tiers too often are really the opln-
ions of the editor who sits Own
and write them to himself in an
effort to say something he didn't
want his paper as business to
say. However, the following letter
was received and signed simply
IAN interested Onlooker."
Dear Editor:
Congratulations on your fine
editorial Lets Rise And Shine
which appeared in The Tribune
two weeks ago.
1 heartily agree with you, and
1 would like to go further and say
it certainly is time for the cltl'
zens of Tabor City to wake up.
act now, and make something out
of the town if they ever hope to.
Two or three of the merchants
in Tabor City are afraid that
if any other business comes to
town, it will hurt theirs. These
people are selfish and do not
want the town to grow. They will
not sell. rent or lease property
or buildings to outside persons
wishing to locate in Tabor city.
It's time for the citizens to get
behind thse people and MAKE
them see the light.
Merchants in other towns have
tried to secure a place to bullo
or rent in Tabor City but could
not find such a place. Some OF
these same persons are response.
BILE for the stores not being here
today.
If anyone knows of anyone
who has at one time or is now
trying to locate in Tabor City
thew should be contacted and en-
couraged to come here. But o.
course. if the citizens do not
want the town to grow, don't do
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Merchants Donate
Over$10OOinPr izes

Tabor City merchants this
week laid the ground work for
one of the really big tobacco
season celebrations days to be
held in this area in recent years.
The merchants have passed the
resolution to give to all farmers
selling tobacco in local ware
houses during the season a ticket
stub with his name and address
based on the amount Of tobacco
sold. The farmer will get these
stubs from the warehouse Win
dow following every sale that he
has his tobacco on the floor and
the number of tickets he gets
will be based on the amount of
tobacco sold.
These ticket stubs will 60 into
a large hamper and on Scptcm-
Der 6 drawing will be held in
Tabor City at which time more
than $1,000 in disable gift items
will be awarded to the farmers
having their names drawn from
the box.
These items range from gro
ceries to washing machines and
complete water systems. All the
items have been donated by Tab
or City merchants and will be on
display in their windows shortly.
Among those items which will
be given away are water systems,
electric washing machine, spot
chair, permanent wave, hair ton.
ic, metal lawn chair set, broiler-
toaster, electric iron, flour, lard,
men and Womcn'S clothing, din
ner sets, case of motor oil and
dozens of other items, all first
class merchandise and absolutely
free to lucky persons.
This drawing will take place
6 at HOO and 2
o'clock in the business section OF
Tabor City.
In addition to the $1,000 worth
of prizes, the Briarhoppers, fav-
orite hillbilly band, will be on
hand all day to play any and all
requests and square dance
with the Briarhoppers is tenta
lively planned for the same night.
Various speakers are to be On
hand to welcome the crowd and
other entertainment is planned.
The committee making the de-
tail arrangements for this gala
affair is headed by a. c. Ed
wards, and he is being assisted
by Alton Carroll Horace Roberts
and Troy Bennett.
This is the first merchants as
ISOLATION sponsored project in
some time but the committee this
week expressed themselves a:
being highly pleased with the
fine cooperation being giver
them in the project. Almost
every member has donated some
thing to the growing list of free
gifts and the others are expected
to give also.
A complete list of the items
along with a moro complete pro,
gram will be available and made
public through the newspaper
in the near future.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Bert Mack Stevens
Buried On Sunday

Bert Mack Stevens, farmer of
the Good Hope community of
Horrv county died suddenly last
Fridav afternoon of heart a.
tack Mr.. Stevens was in a doctors
office at the time the attack
came and died almost instantly.
He was a brother in law of c. w.
Hucks, employee of The Tribune.
Funeral services were held at
3 p. m. Sunday at Good Hope
Baptist church with the pastor,
Rev. J. Robert Carter, officiating.
He was assisted by Rev. Clyde
Prince. Burial followed in the
church cemetery.
Active pallberears were Jack
Graham, J. w. Stevens, w. G.
Sarvis, Joe Hucks and Julian
Sarvis, His nieces served as flow
er girls.
Mr.. Stevens wa. corn in Horny
County September 8, 1893, a son
of the late J. Wilson and Ella
Holme Stevens. He was a mem.
Der of the Good Hope Bantist
church and a veteran of World
War I.
He is survived bv his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Hucks Stevens; one son,
Lloyd Stevens; one daughter,
Mrs. Sescil Todd; one brother
H. C. Stevens; and four sisters,
Mrs. Minnie HARRISON, Mrs.
Ruth Goodyear. Mrs. Bertha Lee
and Mrs. Vertie Sarvis, all OF
the Good Hope community.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Mrs. Nesnith
Bridge Hostess

Mrs. B. L. Nesmith, Jr. enter
tanned the Tuesday Afternoon
Bridge Club at her home yester
day, Mrs. J. P. Brown received
the high score award after tallles
were compared.
An ice course was served to
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. H. B. Bell, Mrs,
B. L. Nesmith, III, Mrs. c. G.
Westmoreland, Mrs ]. B. Hard
wick, Mrs. J. M. McGougan and
Mrs. r. B. Mallard.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Carlyle Sends
Pecan Tree


F. Ertel Carlyle, member of
the House of Representatives
from this North Carolina district,
the seventh, stated this week
that he had received many re-
quest for information from PEG.
pie in this section about how to
combat borers that attack pecan
trees.
In an effort to try to answer
these request, MI. Carlyle went
to the Department of Agriculture
and they furnished him with in
formation and suggestions rela-
tive to the problem.
The suggestions and informa.
ton furnished by the Depart
ment of Agriculture follow.
GENERAL COMMENTS ON AC'
TIVITY OF BORERS THAT AT
TACK PECAN TREES
1. Ordinarily borers attack
only sick, injured or weakened
trees.
2. Best prevention is through
measures to keep trees vigorous
and healthy.
a. Plant in fertile soil.
b. Follow approved horticul'
tural practices as regards
cultivation do not impure
young trees during cultlva'
ton.
C. Ample soil moisture.
d. Eliminate sources of borcl
infectation such as old or.
chards one type borer comes
from apple trees.
3. No completely satisfactory
chemical spray to kill borers has
been found. However, the follow
ing D. D. T. spray has proven CT
effective:
a. Use to pounds of so pei
cent wettable D. D. T. IN
100 gallons of water. Spray
on trunks and branches that
have been infested with the
borer.
4. A balanced fertilizer will
help to keep trees healthy and
vigorous.
a. Use a 5-6-5 or a CSC COM
bination.
b. Apply from 1 to 2 pounds
for each year the tree is Old
For example, use a minimum
of 20 pounds for a 20 year
old tree or a maximum OF
40 lbs.
C. Spread the fertilizer on
ground under the branches
and extend beyond tn G
branches a distance OF about
IA the length OF the
branches.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Lions Club Meets
On Monday Night

The Tabor City Lions cluh
held its regular meeting at Mrs
Todd's Monday evening with the
now president, Ralph SplVey
presiding.
No program was scheduled be-
cause of the baseball game at
eight o'clock.
Activities for the next month
were discussed but no definite
action on any one project was dc
cided upon.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Baptist Women
Hold Meeting

The Woman's Missionary I'm
ion of the Mount Tabor Baptist
Church met in the church audi
forum Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Mrs. R. B. Britt present,
ed the program entitled What
Are Our First Hundred Years
In Africa?" Mrs. Ollie Clemmons
gave the devotional.
Mrs. R. B. Mallard, president,
presided over the business ses'
sion.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-12
Eastern Star
Meets Monday

The Tabor City Chapter, Order
of Eastern Star" will meet at
the Lodge Hall on Monday even
ing, July II, at $3.50 for an obi
cation Program, Worthy Matron,
Mrs. E. w. Fonvielle, announced.
All members are requested to
attend