Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-10-24
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PHILLIPS HARRISON

Time has been when we'd
dings and housebuilding were
almost synonymous and we're
certainly simultaneous. In fact
the building was a form or way
of celebrating the Wedding.
The neighborS Cor miles around
would gather at dawn to cut
and erect the log walls, rive
out the shakes that the roof
and floors were built of. Then
too the young folks could en-
Joy the daubing of the cracks
between the logs with mud and
moss. And while all this was
going on a few Of the more
skilled with tools might throw
together a table or so and some
stools. All this was usually
finished in one day and the
folks still had energy for q
dance that night. This of course
obviated any chance of hous-
ing shortage and the young
folks were set up as we'll as
anyone in the then existing
economic Sct-up. Later would
come the log rollingS and other
workings" that would set
them up in business as well as
the old folks themselves. All
this of course had a few minor
drawbacks, one for instance
was that of arising at four in
the morning so as to be able
to get in a full day of blowing
or other light work. Anyway
they said they enjoyed them
selves.
The folks out toward Emcr-
son and ncighborhoodS close
by as well as various law en-
forcemcnt officers are to be
praised for the way they turn
ed out in the search for the
young cousins who became lost
while out hunting Thursday
night last. The boys who are
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Taft No
blcS and MIR. and Mrs. Ardle
Mobiles Of Route >, Tabor City,
wandered all night in the bays
which lie between the Emerson
and Gapway - Cherry Grove
area. Surprisingly enough the
boys seemed none the worse
for their experience. These
boys are saucer like dcprcs-
slonS that abound in vegetation
that is more tropical in mature
than other areas in the state.
The only explanation that geo.
loglstS can give for these de-
presSions is a possible bonn
bardment by meoteritcs or
other bodies from outer space.
Another oddly of these bays is
that the Venus Fly-Catcher is
found there. This Is a small
plant that traps flies and other
small insect and digest them.
Some of you are familiar
with the story about the girl
who played dirty joke on her
sweetheart for kissing her
without permission. She told
him - I'll tell daddy about
this. He rcplied-"Tcn him.
he knows we are to be mari
ed" So she went into another
room and told her father
Daddy. John wants to seq
your new shot gun" Thereup-
on returning to her boy friend
she Said-"Well | told him and
nc Is getting his gun" The
young man could not believe
TINS very much but kept a
wary eye on the door. Soon he
saw the Darrell of the gun
coming around the door lamb.
when this happened he sud-
denly remembered pressing
business elsewhere and took
OH like jet plane. 1t is said
mat 1t took lot OF explaining
TO get him back.
Several days ago something
on the same order happened to
me. stopped at a house to try
and do something about a fam
llys pressing need Of The Tri-
Dune and engaged the man OF
the house in conversation. TIC
say the least / was not doine
so well when noted Some
thing was happening al the
front door. Lo and behold her.
came a strapping young mar
win cannon. Turning bacl
TO the gentleman 7 said -
Mister if l had any idea VOL
ielt that strongly about m,
paper J never would have stop.
ped here II so happened thai
me man was just borrowing
the gun.
win tins issue VIC wclcom,
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