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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18

let progress pass them by.
We find that the best citizene are
those who make an effort to contribute
some of their time and talent to the
cause.
1t is impossible to recognize every
one who has contributed his share to
the cause; however, we urge the con-
tlhuation of presenting imam and
woman of the year" awards. No one
Will work consciously for the awards
but it's one of the best tokens of appre-
citation we can think of for those who
have been outstanding in civic work.
A town amounts to little more than
the sum total of its civic clubs which
makes us realize that Tabor City is
the town with a city future"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
Editorials . .
Local Traffic Problem Continues To Grew

Automobile manufacturers con-
tinue to give the American people a
wide variety of styles, colors and
horsepower from which to choose
and it is predicted that by the end of
1855 there will be more automobiles
in operation than ever before in the
history of our country.
This spells progress in that owning
an automobile has dropped from the
luxury items to the category of neces-
Aies.
Despite the aspect of progress be-
ing made, the increase continues to
place a greater burden on the traffic
problem in Tabor City.
There has long been a need for
some kind of traffic system other than
the one now employed. 1t has become
Areal chore to drive through the bust
ness district on Saturday and week
days offer little in the way of i'm
provement.
Local commissioners have realized
the need for action on this phase of
local government but they, along with
traffic experts who have surveyed the
situation, are stymied.
Traffic experts have studied the
situation and practically considered
it hopeless until one-way traffic is
instituted. Setting up one-way traffic
seems reasonably simple until the
facts are barred that main highway
is not supposed to be made into one
way street. Highway 7O1 is one of
DE main streets through the business
district.
An alternative is traffic lights but
the problem of finding a place to
erect them eliminates the simplicity
of this solution Most argue that it is
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
RurfeF's

BY w. HORACE CARTER

People keep on cutting each
other up and requiring this
number or that number of
stitches to close the slices. To
save my life l can't understand
how anyone gets SO desperate
that he has TO use a kknife on
a fellow. II seems there are
those who think of their knife
the first thing when a little
trouble brews.
"A lot of the knife WELDING
around Tabor City his de-
creased for a very simple rea-
son-the knife welding fac
tons finally got around to
liquidating each other. In re-
have arisen new crop of these
cut threats. Some are now
serving long penitentiary
terms. It's one kind of GRIM
inal for which we have abso-
lutely no sympathy. and for
which we hope nothing better
than prison life.
The unfortunate thing about
the cutting in recent months is
the fact that the victims and
the knifers have been youngst-
ers. 1t sure starts them both
out on the wrong track.
Some Of the high court big
judges have seen the need for
clamping down on these young
knife singers, and are show
ing no sympathy while doing
out heavy sentences. That is
our thinking exactly. Make
the penalty for crime tough
enough, and most people with
normal intelligence will think
a long time before breaking
the law.
If those persons with incli-
nations to cut some one would
just look over the Superior
Court record of sentences dol
ed out Tor this type of crime
in recent months, believe
that they would have to be
made mighty argry before risk
ing similar punishment.
But there's an old, old story
that some people never learn"
and perhaps this fataflistic at
titude is interchangeable through
courts of law. But we would
like to see the cutting prac-
ticc completely halted and il is
preferable to have this action
done i'm the courts rather than
this matter of fights to the fin
iSh with liquidation the even
tual solution.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
PLAIN TALK
Luxuries Can
Bring Misery
PLAIN TALK
BY AL HARRISON

Her smiling face was living testimonial that sb,
enjoyed her work housekeeper For six wears she
had been perfectionst in cleaning busting rearranp
ing the furniture and preparing the food Suddenly
the smile and her employer noticed that the
minor details of housekeeping were being neglected
Confronted with the problem the employer decided
a heart-to heart talk would serve the purpose
Lindsa are you in some kind of trouble?" inquired
the kind employer.
NO M but amt happy no more. l needs chair
to put in my living room and can't afford said the
housekeeper.
We'll. you haven't had one there for the six years
I've known you why should it bother YOU now ?' her
employer burted out without thinking
. Ihlngs are different now. needs something to
sit in to watch TV," Lindsa confessed
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
HE SPEAKS ONLY "OFF RECORD"

Several weeks ago, little Warren Hips was the
topic for Plain Talk His mother told me later that she
was afraid to read when she saw his name not know
ing what he had done to my writing about it.
Seems that she had informed little Warren that if
he didn't quit digging cave in my back yard that I'd
write about it in the paper.
When she told him that had written something
about him in Plain Talk he burted out "Well he had
better have Mackies name in there too. He helped
me dig that hole'
Since the first writing he has been especially eau
tlous with his words-told wife last week that he
couldn't talk to her and said his was a secret
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18

not practical TO have traffic lights in
position that would necessitate back
ing automobiles on to the tracks. Thus
we find one solution in placing traffic
lights on each side of the tracks at
every crossing. This would be an eX-
pensive solution and would only make
traffic more orderly instead of ex-
pediting it.
The danger of someone getting
killed exists at every crossing; how
ever, the choice spot for an accident
seems to be at the intersection near
the Western Auto Store. When cars
are parked along both sides of the
street it is virtually impossible to make
safe entry into the intersection. Par
allel parking in this area forces drivers
to pull Into the middle of the street
before getting a gance at the north
bound traffic.
The change will come eventually
as have most changes that were for the
betterment of the community In the
meantime drivers must continue to
run the risk of an accident each time
they turn at that particular inter-
section.
We feel that by eliminating paral-
lei parking from the theatre to the
Western Auto Store would be well
coined by all who drive in Tabor City.
1t wouldn't work Il hardship on any
merchants located on that street since
diagonal parking is permitted on the
opposite side.
Such Il move wouldn't eliminate the
congested traffic conditions but it
would make enc intersection safe and
possibly prevent an accident or the
loss of 4 life
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
JAYCEES MEAN A BETTER TOMORROW

working Jaycee comes closer to experiencing true
living than any other group know of. Last week when
the light bulb and kleeneX sale underway all of
us impressed with the attitude of the people who
responded to this worthy cause.
One woman who couldn't afford it, bought only
one light bulb, but her purchase meant much if not
more, than any other that made 1t was her way
OF letting us know that she appreciated the opportunity
her youngster would be given to participate in whole
some recreationa activities.
Selling that one bulb made it worth every Jaycee s
time spent running from house to house in an effort to
raise money for the summer recreation program. You
can't escape the feeling that tomorrow will be better
day.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
MONEY FALLS IN EVERY MANS CUFFS

The next time your wife reads the riot act when
You empty dirt from your trouser cuffs onto the floor
might pay to point that dirt these days is quite
valuable.
Proof of this be found in the price of vacant
lots. Most of the people who rent homes have dreams
OF Someday owning their own home in Tabor CITY but
times are such that dreams about all they can
afford I've gotten to the point where I'm afraid to ask
the price of lot-the last time / inquired was told
mat the average price ran in the neighborhoOd of
$1,000. Such price means that if the poor man has
intentions of building he had best rearrange his dreams
and apply the first 10 years efforts toward making the
lot a reality.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
TAKE ME BACK TO THE LOW COUNTRY

Junicr Stevens took in the state .aycee convention
at Asheve and says that he enjoyed it, | was driver
on the trip that included Ed Wright and way
nome was cautious but speedy As we tipped around
curve after curve, glanced into the rear view mirror
and noticed Junior was keeping stiff upper lip After
rounding the last hairpn turn, Junior vowed that he
couldn't have lasted five more minutes and that he
was through with mountain trips.
The nearer we got to Tabor City the happier Junior
became-"Now we are back in civilized country" he
remarked drove along the road between Laurin-
burg and Fair Bluff
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18

The urban lobby of the hos
tclry was smart contract ia
what was again on twenty
four floors above. These Fred
Smith, who came to New York
from Trenton, Tennessee via
Charlotte. y. c.. was holding
forth as friendly host for the
Poultry and Egg National
Board and the National Pref
eel Bakers Institute, etc. The
floor had been turned into
what he beamingly termed. a
"broiler bonaza, fryer fiesta.
Chicken Outdoors" or in other
words, an oldtime springtime
picnic. All around. there was
fried chicken, stewed chick
en-, barbecued. aluminium
wrapped chicken, even chicken
with cheese. There were hush
puppies, cranberry tidbits. sal
ads, rolls, and pretzels in many
shapes. Eggs in every style
from dried to deviled. and
mashed potatoes in cans but
in the new flaky form. Such a
flock of foo I have not seen
since tie era Of all-day sing
ms and dinner on the ground
At table 10 sample these
vittaIs. I sat by genial Ray
Edwin of Editor and Publisher
magazine. and charming Rca
Talley who halls from Nir-
ginia and writes for a string
Of southern new spapcrs. She
also gives lectures on the go
ings-on behind Mex York's
"glamor." Ray told of a meet
ing recently man named
Reverend Paul Frecland at the
Civil War Round Table of
New York. Asked where ne
was from, Ray replied, Char
lotte. n. C." Whcreupon, the
man pressed him with. "Now
say. didn't you really come
from North Wilkcsboro? Didn't
you graduate from Davidson
College? Remember three boys
who tried to sell you some
books Of knowledge one sum
mcr?" To all Of which Ray had
to nod. We'll" concluded the
meticulous minister. II was
one Of those three boys" Ray
then explained he worked ten
years on the Charlotte Obser-
yer.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
So This Is


didn't makek any differ
ence which came first, the
chicken or the eGg-thcy were
both on display here recently.
i could have almost sworn I
was back at one Of those good
old country fairs in Monroe
County, Tennessee. Except this
festival was held at the Hotel
McAlpin at Broadway and 3ith
Street. Before going in. / no
ticed 4 window display which
showed figures of a clustered
old hen, her eggs spilled and
broken out of a single basket.
while nearby was a happy fowl
each of whose eggs were neatly
in one little COntaincr. This
was an advertisement of a
mutual funds investment COM
pany-urging. of COurSc-that
one put all his financial eggs
in one basket.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
DORIS GARRELL DID HAVE FIVE DOLLARS

- When the Jaycees stopped at the Carroll residence,
DORIS hollered and told them that she couldn't buy
many of the light bulbs and keenex because she only
mad five dollars. hope she didn't have any trou-
bic exchanging the light bulbs and keenex for what
ever she originally intended to spend the money cause
was the biggest sale of the drive Jaycees unoaded
five bucks worth of the two items
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
AN APOLOGY is IN ORDER

Recently | commented that Willard Wright and
winston Gore had the knack for making each other
Jump sky-high. BY strange coincidence the nickname
WINDY appeared before the of each. Ger
tany an apology is due but can't figure out which
one was nsued. Truth Of the matter is that they
are friends and just needle each other for kicks.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
BANKER NEsMITH PICTURED IN BANKERS MAG

- b. H. Nesmth, Jr., vice-presdent of Waccamaw
Bank and Trust Co., recently pictured in Tar Heel
Bankers magazine. 1t was the pic that appeared
several weeks ago in the TRIBUNE with the boat
building story. Also shown in the picture were his
sons Ben l.. III, and Frank.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
Barney GIuzer's
Column

A general contractor halted
a million-dollor construction lib
sntil robin VIII chad built her
nest on the project could hatch
her eggs. Said the warm-heart-
ed man: always respect a fell
low contractor" During a
recent Sunday drive. a tired
father was asked by his 6-year-
old son to stop ut gas station
five times. When the youngster
asked the sixth time. his weary
father objected. "Why don't
you wait? We're almost home"
But, dad" hi son argued. "ours
isn't certified" Every time
You see main boulevard open
and free Of highway repairmen,
it's only because they're fixing
the detours Remember when
ten cent would buy lot of
things? My, how dimes have
changed.
I'm still chuckling about the
California group of buincss men
wo visited Mexico. They at
tended church on Sunday and
because they couldn't under
stand the minister. they decided
to copy the man directly in front
of them. Every time he sat and
rose, they did the same. Final
ly, the minister made an an
nounccment and when the man
in front stood up, our four husi
ness men did the same. The
congregation howled. Later.
they learned that the minister
had announced a baptism and
had asked the baby's father 20
stand! If you don't think
were fortunate people. just re-
member that our country is the
only place in the entire world
where n citizen can drive up to
the unemployment office and
collect his check.
If you think that folks don.
pay any attention TO igns. such
as: Barking Prohibited"
"Dont Walk On the Grass"
and dump No Rubbish" you're
right but guess what is the most
disregarded advice of them all
It's the warning on the flap of
a pack Of matches and it reads:
"Cloc Cover Before Striking"
-. / watched n motorcycle Of
ficcr stop man driving a pink
sports car. He was wearing a
lavender bcrct. green Stacks
mirror sunglasscs. and suede
shoes. The motorist demanded:
What did | do?" Nothing"
replied. 81 just wanted to hear
you talk" Thank you. Bar
ney McDevit t.for sending me
that ash tray stamped: "Per-
sian Room-Bcverly Hills Ho-
tel" Some people just mist on
taking all the pleasure uot of
stealing.
recent rhythm and blues concert
at the Shsine Auditorium in
Lo Angeles: Coming next
week, the Battle of the Bands
between Liberacc and Big Jay
McNeeley." And when Gene
asked the audience of teen-agers
VIII they would like to hear in
the future, one of the kids
Gene Norman said it 40 his
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18

When asked what he would
do if his parachute didn't open,
a young member Of the jump
school crew replied: "Man! I'd
know I had just five seconds to
learn how to fly" You folks
can learn to dance with Arthur
Murray, if you want to, but I
think it's much more fun with
girls &. Summer will soon be
here when We can pack up all
our troubles and send them off
to summer camp. What GER
tain housewife in what certain
local community listed her laun-
dry as follows: Eight hand
towel" but when the laundry
was returned, someone had
drawn a line through her writ
ing and had written: Five
handtowel and three rags? ;.
Attention, all dieting women
who are reading today column.
Here is. our newest and recon-
mended foolproof diet: Give up
all your meal and just stick to
your BETWEEN MEALS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18
SOUND REASONS FOR LIKING SCHOOL

Mike Dorman, young of Mr.. and Mrs. Billy
Dorman, was talking with me the other night while |
was pushing the sale of light bulbs he told me that
recess and reading were the two things he liked best
about school.
Recess has always been popular phase of educa-
ton!
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-05-18

hrilled: "King Farouk!" .
l can't get over the late John
Garfield's prophetic dialogue in
his motion picture, Body and
Soul now being seen on tele-
vision. He says: "What are
you going to do-kill me? Ev-
erybody dies" A 16-year-
old boy dashed himself on the
forearm just to get his name
in the paper. The next day, the
local paper published all the
lurid facts with one exception
being minor, the boys name
wa omitted!
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Grandmother Bars Girls
disqualification as Addict

The grandmother of a IT.
year-old girl yesterday failed to
heed the warning that her grand
daughter desperately needs hos
pitalization for a drug addiction
by refusing to consent to COM
mitment proceedings.
Juvenile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill told the woman the girls
life Is ut stake.
IF this goes on one bit longer,
she is lost" the Judge said.
The Juvenile Court lacks au-
thority to commit juveniles to
the Federal Narcotics Hospital at
Lexington. KY. The adult court
may commit adult addicts but
has no jurisdiction over juveniles.
II the girl, who is colored, had
not left the narcotics hospital
once before against medical adj
vice, she could voluntarily re-
commit herself.
After Judge Cocrill explained
this to the woman, she excused
the two for private conference.
When they returned to the court
room two hours later. the grand
mother said:
81 don't want to send her
away"
To Receiving Home
The Judge then continued the
girl under the care Of the Public
Welfare Department, which will
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put her in the Receiving Home
until further plans can be made
The girl was described by So
cial workers as VERY intelligent. "
She first became known to jul
venile authorities last November,
when she was arrested for solic-
iting prostitution. She was COM
mitted. for an indefinite period,
to the Board of Public Welfare,
which established control over
her until she becomes 81.
The girl voluntarily committed
herself to the narcotics hospital
last February. She stayed long
enough to achieve only "margi-
nal" recovery.
On June Is, she was picked up
again by narcotics agents and
was sent to District General Hos
pital for treatment. She was dis
charged from the hospital on
June 80.
Asks Another Chance
Then she was arrested once
more ON dope charges on August
Is. She remained in the hospital
until yesterday.
The girl pleaded with Judge
Cockrill for another chance ito
prove to my grandmother that
I can make something Of my
SELF"
Judge Cockrill said that, al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-15

The tang in the air these
mornings reminds people that
fall is just around the corner, and
they think of next Wednesday,
September 81, as ushering in the
autumn season. But it isn't nee
|esSarily so.
Fall starts with the autumn
equinox, which falls this year at
exactly 3:42 pm. September 20.
That's the time when the sun
will be found spang over the
equator.
Why does the day and hour of
the equinox vary? The National
Geographic Society, interested
in things astronomical as well as
geographical, says the answer
lies in the variation between the
calendar year and the solar year.
It explains:
>"Since the calendar year is 5
hours, 40 minutes and 45.51 sec
Ionds shorter than the solar year,
the calendar dates for astronomi-
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the fan equinox rarely comes up
on September 81. People just
carry September 81 In their
minds because the spring equinox
pretty generally comes on March
81 and the winter and summer
solstices occur usually on Deem
Der 81 and June 81,
But this year the winter sol
stice-the day Of least sunlight
comes on December 20. It's the
calendar year versus the solar
year again. not Just a new
faHgied idea.
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Hospital Visitor Stoys
SPRING VALLEY, Calf

SPRING VALLEY. Calf. P)
Mrs. j. C.. Mounts headed by
bus for Fort Worth. Tex. to
care for her daughter who had
just had an operation. AS she
reached for her suitcase upon
arriving In Texas. Mrs. Mounts
fell from the upper deck Of the
bus, broke her leg. A half hour
later she was In the hospital
room with her daughter.
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|Solor Year Delays Falls
Arrival Till Sept. q

cal phenomena are pushed for
ward until leap year calculations
make corrections"
Next year will be leap year.
The equinox will occur at 1886
pm. September %. In fact, ac-
cording to the Naval Observatory,
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MAJOR APPLIANCES

I 1854 RcA Nz-H.P. Window Model
Room Air Conditioner IS 1880
I 1854 RcA 34-H.P. Window Model
Room Air conditioner. 1926 1899
1855 Emerson 94-H.P. Window
Model Room Air Conditioner 95 1885
1855 ChDsIer Kz-H.P. easement
Model Room Air Condolences IS 1883
1855 Chysler A-H.P. easement
Model Room Air condltioners s4ss5 1855
1855 Admiral Iz-H.P. Window
Model Room Air Conditioner 1855 1885
1854, kelvnotor l5-Cu.-Ft. Upright 5..ss
Food Freezer 47ss5 s4s.ss
1855 Westinghouse s-Cu.-Ft. Re-
frlee,otor ------------------le9e 5 1880
J. 1854 keIvinotor, 7.f-Cu-Ft Re-
frioerotor with push button defrost 1895 is4.ss
1854 Admiral o-Cu.-Ft. Refroer-
otor -------.------- 1895 1899
1855 Fneidoire 84-Cu.-Ft Refneer-
otor-Freezer Combination 320 IS 1889
Froidoire ll5-Cu-Ft. Refrigerator
Freezer Combination in green IS 349.s9
1855 Coloric SO" Cos Ronoe Auto ~.
motto pilot oven and burners ----249.o5 1882
1855 GE Mobile Mold Oishwoshers.
Model -------27e.e5 1889
1854 America Kitchen 81" Cobinet
Sinks ---------l74e5 $3.50
Lansburghs-MAJOR APPLTANCES-nS SeUenth
St. or through Archwny-Muin Bldg.
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Little Squirts Count

MADISoN.-Milkers estimate
it requires $40 to $50 squirts
during the milking process to
yield / gallon Of milk.
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80 Orig. 1898 to 1926
WOOL TOPPERS
IS

Wonderful wool toppers Of bosket-weove tSeeds,
fIeeees nonotones and other woolens. Severol
different lengths. Foshion elossics in day or
evening styles. Nationally advertised in eodine
mooozines Beige, eroy, black. navy. gold.
blue and some posteIs Sizes 10 to 10, l2h
to 22k, 36 to ~.
Ldnsburgh's-WOMEN'S AND MISSES
COATS-Second Floor
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Hot as BIuzes

BARSTOw. - Unonicial tenn
peratures Of 1877 degrees have
been recorded within the Death
Valley area of California. II
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Tots and ToddIers' Wear

Orig. NOW
4 Tot-6rIs' NyIon Print Pojomos,
blue or pink print, 4 and 6----- 800 2.l9
7 Tot-6irls' White Pojomos moeie
crepe, no-iron sizes to &c. 400 2.S8
3 Tot-6irls' Summer Polonos, pink.
maize. and 8-- 2.99 1883
4 Tot CoveroIls, blue denim points, 6x 800 1.is
9 Toddlers' CoveroIIs, plain denim
pants. cotton print tops z to 3x-- 399 2i9
5 Orion Sweaters, ossored posteIs,
broken sizes 400 ass
IS Tot-Boys' Gobordne Stocks, So 29o 1877
Lansburghs-ToTS' AND ToDDLERS' WEAR
Fourth Floor
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though she believed the girl was
sincere, she doubted that the
girl has strength enough to re-
Sist dope.