Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1955-06-29
CAREERS
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By-W. Horace Carter

or Of Tabor City. II brings to
close a two year tenure of
public office, and 4 am indebt-
ed to the people Of Tabor City
for the opportunity to serve. 1
made my choice long ago not
to run again simply because
there is not enough time in the
day to satisfactorily perform
all the tasks cut out for me.
Faced with a situation like
this. any public official should
vacate and let some one with
the time take il over 1 am GER
tain that Doc Cameron will fill
the bill and fill il well.
Every citizen should BIO int
crested i'm his city government
and interested in public office.
It's only in that way that the
real democratic way can func-
ton.
However, have often felt
that if every citizen served a
term or SO as mayor or city
councilman, that he would
have a greater appreciation of
the responsibility involved.
There are 4 myriad of prob
lens almost constantly and de-
cisiOns have TO be made that
cannot make everyone happy.
You simply make your choice
and you are right.
There are always a hand full
OF citizens who feel that every
personal problem they have
should be easily solved by the
mayor who in reality in many
instances should have no part
in it at all. When those trivial
problems are thrown at the
mayor day in and day out at
work and at home, he can pref
~ rapidly decide that the job
is i'll need of another man.
But largely, we have no COM
plant with the citizenry or
anyone else. We have had t. be
fairly hardboiled on occasions
in mayors court. Some good
people and some bad ones have
been tried, found guilty and
paid. Most of them have not let
II effect our friendship. a few
will perhaps forever bear
grudge.
Many times during the course
of the two years I have said in
court that I had rather turn a
dozen guilty people loose than
10 find one innocent person
guilty. That is still my philoso-
ply and l sincerely hope that
no innocent person has had to
pay any fines or serve any
time.
There have been a few en-
cOuraging results of mayors
court aud some diSCuuraginG. |
believe that in so far as traffic
violations are concerned. that
the number of wheel Spinncrs,
SECcGcrS and reckless drivers
raS been reduced. In so far as
The public DRINKS are concern
ed, il seems to me that there
are just ~ mIny as ever.
The police and have tried
hnE1 ~ y Of l.. g..
alcoholics. We have had some
carried To Institutions. We have
talked to some and turned
them loose. We have pat some
in Jail. we have sent some TO
the roads. and some have re-
CCivcd Il combination off all
these treatments. But in praCt-
igally every instance. the same
alcoholics still are alcoholics
can rot see any appreciate
progress that has been made.
In so far rs Ctl'cr town af-I
fairs are concerned. I am con-
WINGED that the town is in the
hest financial condition that il
has ever been. II still needs
money but = loi "f progress has
been ode. believe that the
books and finances are being
handled properly and that no
funds ere being uSClCSSly spent.
! believe that the city office,
the police department and the
street and sanitation depart
mCntS are being handled as
well as they have ever been.
perhaps better. I claim no cred
il for these functions hut the
board has done an outstanding
job in these departments. (
All told. am thankful to
I've people for letting me have
the job for two years and
thankful to the board for its
cooperation.