Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-11-17

begin Immediately to have a teller
ficient operation as fast as surve
strung.
Mr.. MintZ pointed out that II
result of long and hard work by
leading citizens who have parti-
cipated with him in fruitless ne
gotiations with the Bell Tele-
phone System and in successful
conferences with governmental
agencies which will aid in the
creation and operation of a CO.
operative company.
DELAY MEANS DEFEAT
lime is the most important ele-
ment in present plans. To fore
stall the possibility that an in
adequate, stop-gap service may
be put in effect to appease those
who have fought for a modern
service. Mr.. Mintz reports, it is
imperative that at least 500 sub
scribers be definitely committed
by the end of this week.
An enthusiastic audience at the
high school meeting commended
the efforts of MIR. MintZ and his
coworkers, and Immediately org
anized working committees to
sign up memberships in the tele-
phone cooperative. Members of
this sign up" committee are Of
fetal canvasSerS to sell member
ships in the cooperatives. Many of
them have appointed deputies and
are already working intensively
to sec that every family in Bruins
wick County is given an oppor-
tunity before the end of this
week to be among tie charter
members who will participate in
what is described as one of the
most important forward steps yet
taken in the advancement of
Brunswick County.
The campaign began even be-
fore the meeting was adjourned,
and was in full swing by the fol-
lowing afternoon. Each applica-
ton for membership is accom-
panied by an initial payment of
$40. Each member will later pay
an addition $50 or $40-the exact
amount not determined until act
ual cost estimates can be based
on detailed surveys. Should the
canvaSserS fail to sign up the re-
quired 500 members-which Mr.
MintZ considers very remote
possibility-the $40 deposits will
be returned.
BELL OFFERS PAY PHONES"
AT a meeting with Bell repre-
sentatives in Raleigh, November
9, the committee from Brunswick
county was told that the Bell
System would wait two weeks
before inaugurating a pay station
service Tin business establish
ments only at Supply, Bolivia
and Holden Beach-a service SIM
liar to that now operating in
Shallotte, and described by the
committee as being utterly made
quate to the needs of modern
families and modern communities.
The committee which met with
the telephone officials in Raleigh,
in addition to Mintz as chairman,
included Joe Stanland of Ash,
vice chairman; l.. c. Evans of
Ash, Willis c. Sellers of Freeland;
Sinclair Gore of Longwood. Cecil
Robbins of Winnabow, Kenneth
McKeithan of Bolivia, Frank Len
non of Bolivia; James J. Halves
of Supply, Cecil Hewitt of Shall
lotte and f. ID. Bishop Of Shall
lotte.
In the various communities rep
resented by those committeeman,
they will be aided by the fol-
lowing official canvassers and
the volunteer canvassers who will
assist them:
LIST OF CANYESSERS
In the Winnabow area: d. o.
Whitlock, Earl carp, Wayne Lewis
and Mrs. E. G.. Goodman. In the
Supply area, c. o. Blanton, A. w.
Arnold. In the Shallotte area, E.
ID. Bishop, Odell Williamson, Ed
Redwine, Carl Andrews, McKin-
ley Hewett, Earl Bellamy. In the
Shallotte Point area, w. r. Cart
err, r. j. Canaday. In the Seaside
and Cause Landing area, T.. l..
Poggott, d. w. SabiSton. In the
Frceland area, 4. j. King and
Roddic Bennett. In the Hickman's
Cross Roads area, Thurston Mintz,
II. M. Hickman, ID. X. Bethany,
w. j. McLamb. In the Calabash
and Thomasboro area, l. j. Dew,
S. ID. Stanland. In the Exum area,
Mrs. Elsie Dodson, Mrs. j. l..
Mintz. In the Freeland area, w. c.
Wilson, Lester Babson, Elroy
King, Jennings King. In the
area, A. w. Bradsh-
err. Mrs. w. c. Gore. In the Ash
area, Roy Brooks, j. w. Stanley,
Leon Watts, r. d. Milligan.
MAY SERVE COLUMBUS
No official announcement was
made by the committee, but 1t is
understood that the Brunswick