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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
EVERYONE WAS TIRED

Failure of county Red Cross driy.
leaders to find a local chairman !,
the first official indication that COM
muhity leaders have tired of the never
ceaSlng cycle of charitable causes
Perhaps, the reaction to the Red
cross drive will bring about the much
needed Community Fund idea that has
proved successful in other culrS.
Small towns are beset with the
problem of having the same Indi,id-
lals carry the civic load from wear
% year. There is a lack of constant
flowing new blood that is necessary
% provide enthusiastic chairman for
each charitable drive.
Whereas in larger towns. the role
u chairman is considered an aoug,,
me theory fails to hold true where
only handful of people are actively
Engaged IN promoting civic work.
IN the past II months, drive chair
men nave worked under the belief
nat job had to be done ard no one
Use would take it. In many cases.
ne CHAIRMAN : role was taken 10 avoid
reflection on the community as one
nat would not cooperate with the
county organization.
We doubt that there are hard feel
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
A LOT OF SERVICE

John Best left Columbus County a
20 year old man. He served his coun-
try in the U. 5. Army for 20 years and
has returned, retired at the age of
40. But in that fact there's lot of
story.
This 20 years in the service carried
him through two wars and numerous
close brushes with disaster. Yet he
says he has no regrets. 1t must be q
satisfying feeling to have put in that
much time, done your best, and now
be able to retire at early middle age.
He perhaps has grabbed no head
lines, built on financial empires, lived
no sensational life, but it takes a lot
If John BeStS to keep America strong
and independent like she is today.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
AN HONOR RICHLY
DESERVED

II" always nice to see deserving
E"unH$t"r receive recognition.
men Morehead Scholarship was
awarded to Tally H .Eddings II, il
was AN h"nor for the entire commun-
n.y. Certainly it reflected credit on
our school and its faculty.
IN" Morchead Scholarships are
awarded on the basis of scholastic
achievement. character, personality
ana general all-around excellence as
Il student.
~ " coveted award and one richly
observed by young Eddings. The lad
mas set a fine example for other
youngsters in the community. We take
great pride in being able to say that
n" is from Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
REAL SAVINGS

In travelling about North Carolina
ana encountering people who SUBJ
scribe to THE TRIBUNE, we hear
me comment more than any other.
That Is you people can buy groceries
cheaper than we can" And that COM
ment, OF course, comes from the fact
hat people note the grocery adver-
Using throughout the paper and
ceallze that the consumer is able to
make his grocery purchases here at
lower price than in most sections
If North Carolina.
That statement is an established
fact. With the coming of severa; good.
modern grocery stores, came competi-
I've cash prices. 1t has been good for
Tabor Gay and good for the cunsu,u-
,ng public
And Yet with competitive prices,
he grocerS are doing we'll. They are
dong we'll because in offering the
people real values, they have sue
ieeded III attracting hundreds q. ....,
customers to Tabor City who ue,,r
before traded here regularly.
In soliciting subscriptions 10 IT,.
TRIBUNE, one of Our better salcsn.u
points out TO the prospect that tny-.
grocery advertisements alone dc
worth his subscription pr4cr. Ma,
reader who studies yhc grocer, So.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
A SALESMAN WITH A YEN FOR BARTER

Pmlhp HARRISON is probably the best house-to-
mousse salesman in North Carolina He sells subscrip-
lions to the TRIBUNE like they were Sears cataogs
on the nStallment plan.
lie SAID he didn't have any use for a newspaper
ana WASH gong to buy one remarked Phillip about
one of his potential customers.
Phillip compared the practical usuape of the
lRlBJ Ne with the SEARS catalog and ended up with
years subscription.
Like Arthur Godfrey he often sells by knocking
the product.
One woman told him she didn't read any news
paper. DIDN'T have time and couldn't afford to take
time.
,. IL won't take YOU long to read the TRIBUNE.
II guarantee II won't make you five minutes late for
your evening meal Phillip commented
what dld she do? Match, she bought it and is
now an avid reader. At least, Phillip says she now
SWears by the paper.
Now, I'm wondering if | misunderstood him.
L know l heard right when asked him how he
had done day.
"A hen, four dozen eggs, two duck and three
bucks" ~
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
N ew
System
PLAIN TALK
BY AL HARRISON

POOR folks haven't leg to stand on. Jay Herlocker
reJoined the Tribune staff several weeks ago and
what was supposed to be routine matter dressed
Itself in style for the occasion.
When Jays wife, Betty, made the telephone lights
ana water rounds it didn't prove easy it should
Just how much money does your husband make
a week.! was the question tossed at her when she
tricity. WV
Betty must have stammered minute two before
she told them Il don't know"
What she meant was Its none of your business!"
Jay, who is quiet as they come had only one
question. ~
percentage of saaries?"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
LOOKING FOR CHEAP KNOWLEDGE?

Depending circumstances, bit of classified
advertising finds its way into this column. Usually
peat the drums for little photography business
to help keep the wolf away.
ms time, it's for a needy Presume it,
needy since the man asked personal favor.
II you need a set of Comptons Encyclopedias at
a steal price, give me a call.
Who owns them? Can't say The man asked me
not to.
IF people knew who owned them thew
would buy them for two cents on the dollar Some
folks just aren't interested in helping other people,
said the man who asked not to reveal his identity
Chances are you can buy the books for $40 Mayb-
S35 Who knows?
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
Editorials . .

ings toward the Red Cross 1t was
Just unfortunate that the Red Cross
drive hit when peoples urge to render
a public service was at its lowest.
In a way it may have served a USE
full purpose. It's the first admission
that something should be done toward
organizing a Community Fund.
Meantime, don't forget the Red
Cross drive. Mail your contributions
% the Columbus Red Cross, local Post
Office.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
WITH THE
ARMED FORCES

FORT HOOD. TEN. - Army
Pvt. Richard A. Wilson. II. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson
Bolton, N. G., is receiving adj
vanced infantry training in the
9TH Armorde Division at Fort
Hood, Tex.
The division, reactivatcd in
June 1854, is now undergoing
a comprehensive training pro-
gram. The unit won fame in
Normandy and Bastogne in World
War III.
Wilson, who entered the Army
last November, is assigned to
Company d OF the divisions
512th Infantry Battalion.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
THE SAVINGS BONDS

Never sell America short" is still
good advice. 1t holds for the buying
of government savings bonds. AS an
investment they are as sound as the
nation itself and from the standpoint
OF security alone no purchase could
be safer. That is something for the
investor, especially the small investor,
to consider first of all
There are arguments pro and con,
to be sure. But when given full
thought, as they should be, the weight
of evidence falls on the side of the
bonds. 1t is so agreed on an impressive
scale. For the Treasury department
says that 40 million Americans now
own 40 billion dollars worth of series
and United States savings bonds"
every bond owner
BY dropping in few dollars per
week and a few more per month the
average wage Garner or person of
small means can build up strong
backlog of protection over the years.
II VIII come in handy, maybe at a
time of illness or other stress, maybe
when it's time to start child in col
lege, to buy home or something else
that's needed or desired. If it becomes
necessary to cash in the bonds after
While, there is nothing lost and
something of value gained.
In the meantime the habit of thrift
that has helped to build America has
been established. 1t takes a powerful
hold on the individual and NAV never
be lost.
OF course it is necessary to keen
III mind the fact that interest paid on
the bonds is subject to the personal
income tax. In the case of the small
investor with Il limited income. how
ever, the rate would be low and there
lore would not reduce materially the
increased value of the bonds as they
are heid over a period of years.
II IS also a fact that the bonds be-
com" especially attractive at a time
WneH the national economy has been
pretty well stabilized, as at present
and IN several recent years. The DIR
ChaH!hE power Of the dollar is MAIN
tanned instead Of being reduced as
IN Il period of initiation. The individual
Ou!Ing bonds is positive action against
imitation since it represents money
mat Is saved instead of being spent
IN competition for goods. Thus there
Is the assurance that its value will not
D" impaired when it is repaid.
All told, it's good business to own
as many of the bonds as fellow can
afford. The returns come home in a
day of gratitude.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14

, Last years Civitan minstrel show was hit on
the rsque side of show business Folks laughed until
they sides ached They enjoyed it to the nth degree
hree days later they condemned it for being so
dirty. 'e "
49, .. S..i al, t'e hihSo treatment was applied and
no LONGER will hear the shady side of entertain
ner, Personally. think you'll enjoy it as much as
iaSI ears and you can take your children without
ear o. having to explain about the birds and bees"
when you get home
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
LEGENDS OF THE SEA

81 Elmo lights. that burn a.
bout the tops Of the ships
spars IN the heavy atmosphere
preceding a storm. or IN the
agitatcd air near its close. Tn
der various names. and con-
nccied with numerous legends.
this appearance has been the
JOY or terror Of Marines for
centuries, One ancient author
ity tells us. Those who are to
be saved frequently observe
something like a luminous bird
at the top Of the mast. This APP
pearance on the top OF the
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14

WTAB has man on the street" program each
morning at IL o'clock. 1t is of those programs
that leaves the announcer at the mercy of his audience
well, know you must be proud of your grand
Henry Sessions had the duty last week.
chdren,' Henry beamed at the elderly lady who had
Just given rundown of her children, grandchildren
nephews unces and grandmothers
NOPE" she retorted in all sincerity.
They say the silence was deafenng
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14

mast is Of such brightness tina,
the eye cannot behold it. nor
can they make out what il is.
The moment il appears. the sea
becomes quiet. the gale lulls.
and the waves subsidc. Then
the brightness vanishes. and
no one can preceive how IL
comes, or how il disappears.
II is the sign Of safety, and the
assurance that they have es-
capped"
In the account OF the second
voyage of Columbus, we find
Continued on page seven)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
BY WARREN NORTON
NAVAL RECRUITER

This Is the last in a series Of
Articles about the strange and
fascinating superstitions of the
sea that were earnestly BE-
lievcd by our forcfathers and
scafaring men from every CO.
""tr" ~' ne d as they
knew II.
None Of the tales told OF
ghCstiy shapes or shadowy
lands in the ocean world have
found so many credulous be-
LEVERS as those Of the ghostly
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
THE CADDIE HAD A POINT

Don't recall the local golfers name but it was
MS ilrst or second trip to the golf course.
After about four holes, his caddie sighed and said
y Mister. you amt nebah played no golf, has vou?"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-03-14
Carriers
Column
By-W. Horace Carter

n,-w Hor.s. Carte. -
County Agent Charlie Raper he making
Question The theme the the county
will feel tobacco acreage
says proper emphasis vegetable crops with
good market outlets could of five million
dollars of the loss in farmer income And he says that the
strawberry business the upgrade More plants have been
set this year than in a decade
Along this same theme Corbett Canning Company her
products a wilmington Ara
lea Festival this Thompson the Carolina Power
Light Company called invitation
to the local display the famed Carolina Vans
The county AsC office is offering to buy sweet potatoes
from local farmers them for sale So 20
bushe be coincidence but that's the
the Tabor City Considering the
ualy low quality of last years crop this isn't too bad
Some potatoes from last that cured and
being shipped showing tremendous disease
And without saying that have been shipped that
of such quality to give the Columbus
and shippers black
Some ago received a most unusual letter
ter all the way from Isanbu, Turkey and read
follows:
want to a marriage advertisement Kindly
inform me the names and addresses of the leading
daily newspapers in Tabor City.
Thanking in advance 1 remain
withhed)
This practical joke 1t is authentic request for
information and the Turk is looking a wife
Ebert Shelley never been much of fisherman but
recently he has caught the fever You find him Lake
Tabor mighty regularly and he has been having big
getting nauguraed into the fishing fraternity
Ebert he has been getting plenty
setting the woods fire catching them But he
with plenty for the dinner table
couple
We had boaSted that every fishing trip
year had resulted in at least of fish until with
Billy Dorman recently That ended the boast Billy caught
jack after missed him when he my That all
the fish for the afternoon.
series Of programs that consisted Of
each member discussing his type
highly entertaining Perhaps OF the greatest interest have been
TIE programs DE jimmy HUMAN and EldrCd Hickman.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
Montanans Look Forward To Greatest
State Bowling Tournament In History

Anaconda, Mont. The
Sixth Annual CFU Montana
State Bowling Tournament
will be held at the Copper
City Bowling Alleys, corner
of Park and Chestnut Streets,
during the weekends of March
1O-11, 17-18, 24-25, 1856.
This event will be a ham
dicap affair, with two divi-
sions, ladies' and mems. Each
bowler will receive 500 of
the difference between his or
her highest average and
scratch. Scratch score will be
determined at a later date.
Bowlers will be permitted to
bowl in each event only once.
The bowling or entry fee for
Team, Doubles, Singles and
all events will be 81 SO per
bowler.
We wish to extend a special
invitation to our new v
acquired members of the Gro
attain Fraternal Union (for-
merly members of the Gro
atian Brotherhood) to par
ticipate in this tournament.
Your participation in this
tournament will be your way
of showing that you truly en-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
Treys No Longer Fear
Quip 720 Circuit Foes.

Aliquippa, Pa. - Perhaps
the most significant aspect of
the Alcros Lodge League has
been the fine showing of the
Treys at the last two meets.
This is a complete reversal
of form as their string of six
straight wins has catapulted
them into undisputed posses
sion of the top league seat.
January 2Sth they settled
this question by overwhelm-
ing the Quads who were also
claiming the honor
Their change of face from
the first half when they kept
pretty close to the cellar all
the time has not been, by any
means, associated with fluke
wins. Over the past two ses-
sions, they each week COM
piled the best team scores,
the best being 680-2005.
- =
The Deuces in the shift
ing for position moved into
second place, two games be-
hind the Treys, with a clean
sweep over the Aces who suf-
fered the same fate for the
second successive week.
Three of our feminine
members are nipping each
other for the individual av-
erage lead. Currently Violet
Diciero with a mark Of 127. %
helped along with her per-
sonal highs, 196-443 is lead
ing. Ann Komar with a re-
cent 440 series boosted her
to- 1851 and Ann Watson
figuring in this reckoning
with a 125. 40 average.
John Barancho possessor
of both male seasonal highs,
227-542 sports a 1880 av-
erage while John Watson who
co-shares the seasons triple
honors with 217-542 packs a
145.45 average. -
Josephine j. Prevish, Sec'y..
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
kenoshans Priminq
For State Tourney

kenOsha, Wise. T h C
Fifth Annual Wisconsin State
C.F.U. Bowling Tournament
will be held in Kenosha on
March 10th and 18th at Gut
tormsen's Recreation. Amity
Lodge 692 arc your hosts for
this tournament.
Team events will be bowled
on Saturday, March 10th, and
Singles and Doubles will be
on Sunday, March 11th. AS
in the past four years this
tournament will be run OH a
handicap basis, with 100 used
as scratch. f-..
Entry blanks have been
sent to all lodge secretaries
and to all the captains Of last
years teams. More entry
blanks can be obtained by
writing to Helen ..Pflugrad,
4812-23 Ave, Kenosha, Wis.
The deadline for entering
is midnight Feb. "a. Please
get your entries in as soon as
possible.' 3aa|a .".
In addition to the bowling
events there will be a bowlers
dance on Saturday night and
a banquet and dance on Sun
day night. More information
about this will be forthcoming
from the entertainment COM
mittee. Amity Lodge 692
wishes to extend a welcome
to one and all.
Helen Pflugrad, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
Entry Blanks Sent Out Last Week For
Society's 22nd Annual Tenpin Classic

Have whatever Junior bowl
ers there are in your family
circle taking part to make
this not only a big senior
tournament but also a big
gest yet Juniors tournament.
If perchance an entry blank
did not reach everyone Of the
nearly one thousand bowlers
participating last year, you
can rest assured that your
lodge membership has been
contacted through one of the
aforementioned i Individuals.
Nevertheless, your individual
cooperation is urged to help
speed as well as increase the
number of entries to the 1856
C. F. U. s biggest of tourna-
ments.
AS a last resort you can
always get an entry blank by
writing to the CF'U Sports
Educational D epart m e Mt,
3341 Forbes Street, Pitts
burgh Is, Pa. Bear in mind
too that the entry deadline
March %, 1856 is closer than
YOU think. Frank Braidic
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
Los Angeles Club To
Cut Rugs February II

Los Angeles, Calf. - The
CFU Lodge 1T Social and
Athletic Club will sponsor a
Mesopust (M ardi Gras)
Dance on Sunday, February
~, at the Ford Boulevard
Hall, $50 So. Ford Blvd.
Beginning at 600 PM and
continuing until ?? music for
dancing will be provided by
the Tomazin Brothers Or
chestra.
Refreshments of all types
will be available throughout
the evening.
We invite everyone to mask
for the occasion, as prizes will
be awarded to those judged
as the best masqueraders.
A cordial welcome is ex-
tended to all our members
and friends.
Arrangements Committee
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
Gaze Tournament Entries In Mails

Pittsburgh, Pa. - Entry
blanks for the 1856 c. F. u.
Basketball Tournament were
mailed out early last week to
lodge sports directors and
team captains in localities,
any time in the past, associ-
ated with the Society's cage
classics.
Our c. f. u. basketball
minded members, players or
those interested in seeing
that their Lodge or Nest is
entered in the competition
that will take place in Mon
essen, Pennsylvania com e
next March 16-17-18, 1856,
would do we'll to check To-
cally with their lodge and
nest and lend a hand to have
their membership entered.
To help recruit t h e S G
teams, senior and junior, we
quote some of the more per-
tinent tournament rules in
this sense, namely:
Rule 2. Eligibility (a) Play
ers desiring to participate in
the tournament must be
members in good standing
three (3) months prior to set
tournament date of said lodge
or nest they will represent.
(b) Lodge or nest teams
to participate in the annual
tournament may recruit CFU
members from another lodge
or nest to the limit of not
more than two such recruited
members for any one tourney
team. .s
Rule 7. Glasses (a) The
tournament shall have two
(2) divisions, to be known as
the junior division = consist
ing Of Junior Order members
who have not reached their
eighteenth (18th) birthday
prior to the start of the bas-
ketball season preceding the
tournament; and the adult
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
Gary viii Host
1855 Tee Party

Gary, Ind. - The Fourth
Annual Croatian Fraternal
Union Golf Tournament is set
for Saturday, July %, 1856.
This 18 hole tournament
play is to. be held on the
Gleason Park Golf Course, To-
Gated at 35th and jefferson
Street, owned and operated
by the city of Gary.
This is the finest golf
course in our region and is
located just a few walking
blocks from our Croatian
Hall, the center for our ac-
tivity.
At a meeting of the Golf
Committee, t h e following
members were elected to head
the group in charge of ar
rangements: President, Carl
Markey; Sec'y. Treas, Walter
Bahun; Board of Trustees,
Steve Bacevar, Lou Chelich,
Tony Glibota, Nick Seibal and
AL Wozniak.
In preparation for the big
day, the committee has COM
pleted plans for a dance to be
held Sunday, April Is, at the
Croatian Center, featuring
the ever popular Pat De Mure
Orchestra. The proceeds from
the dance will be used for the
tournament prizes.
We will be calling on all our
neighboring lodges, golfers
and friends to turn out and
enjoy themselves on that eve
ming, and thereby help to
make the Golf Tournament a
success.
..>a.. Walter Bahun, Sec'y.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1956-02-08
Chi Sweepstakes
Mid.ApriI Event

Chicago, iii. - The Chica-
go Sweeper customarily held
earlier in the year will this
year be staged Saturday,
April 21st at the Queens Re-
creation, 6242 So. Ashland
Avenue, Chicago.
This marks the third sue
cessive year that the spon-
sors, Progress Lodge 749,
have taken on the responsible
lity and this with a two-fold
purpose that of supplying the
Chicago area with an appe-
tizer for the big tenpin show
in Buffalo, New York come
May 1856 and that of trying
to beat the 1855 record which
was forty-eight 5-man teams,
men and women.
Entry blanks are in the
process of being printed and
when ready will be mailed to
all of last years participant
ing team captains. This is a
C.F.U. event and all and any
lodges interested should inn
mediately place themselves
on the mailing list with the
secretary of the bowling
event, Lou S. Pavletic, 6149
So. Justine Street, Chicago
SO, Illinois.
Eftie Shubat, Pub.