Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-10-15
THE BIGGEST SUCCESS YET

It's all over Just little more cleaning up anu IL WI" W
forgotten at least forgotten here Ill
Rut the 1852 Fifth Annual Carolnas Yam res'i'@ WIN
1onr ho remembered over the nation Many many people
i e o,o ,or boro before in Yam Festival time made
the visit this time, and those people Will long
what they saw here 4 h f tho
With the conclusion of this years event. by lar inc
most successful Yam Festival in our i've year hiss
came to close Never before have as many people az
tended the three day event. And never before nave as
MANY peope been in Tabor City on one day as were mere
last Friday In nut she'll it the daddy rapot Oh tfe
festivals so far and we should feel justly proud
As in past years when attempt to pat those persons
on the hack who so roundy deserve it, it all but mpos
BILE to mention everyone in Tabor City whose ello % ~
not 90 unappreciated and unrecognlzeo. , ,
Rt this wear we must take particular pride IN the all
ont effort mt forth bv Mr. and Mrs. j. Oliver Prince AS
cochairmen of the event. they found their time occupeu
and their hands full for many weeks Ihey respooeo
trne heroic fashion and did magnificent Jop LII hios
respects the festival we'll organized. Oy e"
lapses marred it's almost perfect planning.
And again A. c. Edwards, honorary chairman a1ler TWO
wears as head man. deserves further applause he
did job the dinner attended by almost AOo
people and was an aaround guiding light Tor the prop
lens of staging this type event.
Not to say something about the efforts OF MIS- E'oSN
Iaonard would be most unfair She handled the advance
publicity on the festival along with dozen otner oetas
and despite all the work did an excellent Joo. Inc us
crowd that med around the Tabor City streets IS PROOF
the greatness of her success IN the puoll0l'S
her task Without the advantages of advertising 1oS'
Mrs Leonard still was able to spread the word OF te
fifth festival far and wide and succeeded IN breaking o
last years attendance record.
And that all-important task OF raising 1unos through
booth selling was again the hands Of Tabor Cys pest
s.los lsdv Mrs B. A. Carroll has had that mammouth
ib for three successive and every occasion she
has filled the shoes of that committee in way that no one
else coud have done Without her successful efforts the
festival could not be held Thus in the long rum Mrs
Carroll might we'll take credit for the event beng helo
at all.
For the part that the Cvtan club played the American
Legion the Womans Club, the school, and many otners'
we salute YOU with pride for job we'll DONE
To Charlie Raper county agent, to Sam jackson anu
other agriculture teachers and to the n u state college
SPECIALISTS we say, thanks very much.
And to all the others who played part IN its success
we offer the gratitude of Tabor City, especially to the
various Home Demonstration Clubs throughout the county
who put their heart and soul in this years big event.
We doubt seriously that anyone in Tabor City this morn
Tabor City When time comes to plan another, we will
think back all the hard work involved and wonder II
it is worth while But while the thought of the wide
spread publicity still fresh in mind while you
can still thousands of visitors who to our town.
is the time make minds to continue to go forward
ever forwards with each succeeding festival bigger ano
better than the just passed We learning and per
haps some time children might be relaxing Wed
nesday morning after yam festival and say well TIM
Seventy-Fth Annual Carolnas Yam Festival sure was
wonderful event And set all time attendance re
cord with that 100000 people who attended the parad