Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-03-09
Carter Not To Seek
Mayors Post Agcu66s

With the expectation thai
other persons would want &c
know so that they could max,
their own plans now, l want &c
announce that l will not be Z
candidate for reelection as Nav
or OF Tabor City in the spring
election" w. Horace Carter
-@yor announced today.
Il am deeply sincere when ]
say that | appreciate the oppor-
tunity that the people have Civ
en- me to serve as Mayor during
the past term. l appreciate the
confidence shown in me and ]
hope that some small measure
OF assistance has been rendered.
he said.
There is no doubt that ]
could have done a better Job al
'bugh l do not feel that | could
nave done any better with the
tlme that was available to do il
IN. | asked for the office on the
grounds that every effort would
be made 10 curb the speeding in
Tabor City and that if it con-
tlnucd, the town would take in
lot of money in Mayors Court.
Last year our court did take in
more than four times as much
as II ever took in during any
NSvlous year in its history.
Il sincerely believe that the
speeding and reckless driving
has decreased in Tabor City, but
know that some continues.
There will probably always be
some. but l only hope that per-
hapS few have learned a les
son and that some little good
may have been DONE" Carter
said.
.. i also made the promise that
!~erc would be no favoritcs in
the court. | believe that this has
been proven. One must consider
that every case is little differ
cnt, but | have never purposely
let friendship or business inter-
fcrc with the decision in a case.
Il want to thank the five mem
berS of the town board for their
cooperation during my term of
office and 10 say that / expect
70 work with them to the best
Why ability until the end of the
fiscal year in July. We have, of
course, had some diSagreements
but generally we saw things to-
gether and / believe some good
has come from the present ad-
ministration.
Il want 10 say word of
thanks TO the town employees
in the city hall, the police de-
partment and the street and
sewage department. They have
cvhe Il crcditablc job, particul-
arly in recent months. Some
changes have been made during
my term. Some | favored and
others ] didn't. However, the
present group of employees are,
in my opinion, doing a good job
and have my full endorsement.
Some fine people have urged
me to run again. / know that
others will be happy that I am
NOT running. But | believe that
TO man who holds the job as
Mayor of Tabor City should
lave plenty of time and not so
occupied with personal business
that some phases of the office
are neglected.
-'ln recent months, the push of
business along with a string OF
illness in my family has made it
all but impossible to fill all the
obligations of the office. With
that in mind, / have decided aft
cSprolonged thought that it
would be better to announce my
decision not to run again.
Il felt that by making the an
nouncement at this early date,
it will give other prospective
candidates an opportunity to
make their decisions. 1 have
talked with no one in regard to
the candidates for the office and
have no desire to have any voice
i'm naming my successor, other
tifsn the one vote I will cast on
election day.
LET me say again, I appreci-
ate having the office for the past
two years and am thankful to-
the good people of Tabor City
for their patience and coopcra-
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