Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-04-04


write about one of the prominent
young farmers in our communl'
ty. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Ward Jr.
better known to most of us as
Jack and Ruth. I went and spent
the day with thief recently, and
enjoyed my visit very much.
They were very helpful in giving
me the information I asked for,
and hope I can do them credit
with the piece I write today.
Jack and Ruth have been mar
ried nine years, and they have
two nice boys, David age SIX, ana
Milton three. Jack is a World
War Two veteran, seeing service
in the years Forty-two, three and
four. He was in the Five hundred
and fifty-first Parachute Imam
try Battalion, and held the rat
ing of Mess Sgt. After being non
orably discharged Jack spent
nearly five months in the hosp
tai, and is still partially disabled
even though he is doing his owr
work. Upon leaving service JACK
and Ruth took up farming. Ihey
n,ovad into the old home unit
thew could build one of their own
Jack started their house two
wears ago in the fall of Forty
eight, he completed it and they
moved into it the Twenty-secono
Of December Forty-eight. He
built the house himself except
for what help the Neighbour;
did. He had the framing Tor the
house cut and sawed from tht
timber on his land. He built al
of the kitchen cabinets, and MADE
them to meet the approval o
Ruth who admits that she is very
proud of him.
Before they built their house
they cleared nearly twelve acres
of land, and Jack built his toDac
co barn in the fall of Forty-slx
It is built of cement blocks anc
he built it by himself, with the
help of his Father and Ruth
While doing his farming anc
building, Jack took advantage OF
his G. I. Rights and went to Vo
cational Agriculture School TO-
Thirty-four months.
When 1 finally located Jacf
and Ruth the day I went to sec
them, they were down at thell
tobacco beds picking them
Knowing Jack, you have prob
ably already guessed that he pui
me right to work, But as the
were almost through I didn'
really mind. While walking Il
wonder how many miles, to the
tobacco beds 1 passed tobacco
barn and stopped and looket
over some of the equipment ia:
had under the shelter. 1 asked
him particularly about one thing
and it turned out to be a Spray
for spraying tobacco beds. Jack
ordered the pump, hose and etc
and rugged it up himself. He sale
that he made it especially to use
in spraying Fermate On tobacco
beds. While I am still on the SUD
iect let me say that they have
some pretty ones, about slx-hun
dred yards in all.
After leaving the tobacco BEDS
they were nice enough to take
me over to their field which they
cleared themselves. 1t is really q
nice field, they should be and are
very proud of it.
Ruth fixed a delicious dinner
and 1 sure enjoyed it. While We
were in the kitchen I noticed sew
eral interesting arrangements
She has a color combination O
blue, white and yellow. And 1t Is
very lovely. Another odd bu
beautiful thing was that she has
her dishes the same color as hel
color scheme. She has a new
electric stove, frigidaire and JUS
about anything she could asl
for in the line of kitchen equip
ment.
Now to leave the kitchen, the
rest of their house is nice too
They have seven rooms and bath
and Jack said that he plans tt
add a sun porch this fall. Tn
bathroom is done in light shade:
of blue and peach, and is very