Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-08-01
BY PHILLIPS HARRISON

Watermelon season is in full
swing now which adds much to
the lives of children and most
grown-ups. One custom farm
people have at this season that
surprises the city custom Of the
coffee break is the "watermel-
on break" To borrow" a wat
ermelon from a patch while on
ones way to the creek for
swimming or fishing and then
cooling il in the creek is an
other way to add flavor to a
melon. Then cutting it with a
twins as Mr.. o. z. Faircloth
did several days ago while l
was taking advantage of a
watermelon break at his barn
several days ago. l did take
full advantage because I ate all
l could and then Mrs. Ruby
Roberts gave me one to bring
nome with me.
Lots of tobacco fields are
ready for the stalk cutters now.
Indeed some folks have sever
al barns ready for market. OPP
ening week should find plenty
of weed on the warehouse
floors. Most people are anXi-
ously awaiting opening day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Low
cite, also, Mrs. Leetie Lovette.
all of Route >. Tabor City, Wis
tied in Savannah, Ga. recently.
Mr.. Lee Wright over on
Route !. Tabor City. is much
improved from a heart attack
of several weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Nc
PherSon and son David q
Winston-Salem vacationed al.
the home OF Mrs. NcPherSor'S
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. 8. c.
HinSon of the Emerson section.
and the home OF NJ. McPher-
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ".
L. Mcpherson of Route /.
Chadbourn, last week.
Mrs. L. p. Ward. Of Claren-
don. was admitted 20 Colur7-
bus County Hospital on July
25.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Times
and children. Charles. Kenny.
Norman Lee. and. Sally. o.:
Norfolk. Va. are visiting Mrs
ThineS' parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Lovette of Route >. Tab
or City. Mr.. and Mrs. Times
expect to make Florence. 5. c.
their home in the near future
Mr.. Times is a postal mail
clerk running bewteen Flor
encc and Washington, D. c.
Mrs. 5. J. Troup and chill
dren OF Savannah. Georgia
visited friends and relatives on
Route ?, Tabor City last week.
Miss Enid Lancaster. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Afford
Lancaster, Route >. Tabor
City, and a recent graduate OF
the nursing school AT Rorcr
Hospital. Charleston. is ex-
peCted home soon for a yaca-
ton before starting her nurs-
ing career.
Mr.. Josh Ward of the C.ar-
ondon-Bcaverdam section had
10th legs broken recently in an
accidental rall. Llr. Ward is
reported doing well at this
writing.
Two gentlemen who are nom
swimmers but nevertheless
ardent fishermen had the mis-
fortune Of an overturned boat
in the middle of Waccamaw
River several days ago. Wheth-
er they swan out or not, they
reached shore safely-on OPP
posite sides Of the river.
Still on most fishing trips al
least one big one gets away
One gentleman told me he wa.
landing a whopper and the fish
broke a forty-five pound test
ed line and lit out for the other
end Of the creek. Now far bc
IT from me to doubt anyon':
word or impugn anyone's YER
acity. but a tobacco Irvine
would hold any fish l eve,
hooked I certainly am no fish.
erman.
The bank OF the Waccamav
at Frccland is a nice place e
stop. It's almost always COO
there and II is a pretty place
And the folks who operate the
service station are nice 10 visi
with.
With this issue we wclcom,
as new subscribers - /. &
3u'.kin Ernest Coleman. y. {
BarnhIll. Mary Picrson. Chest.
or Small. Mrs. Delta Hathaway
e. 2 Bullock J~.. james =
Long Jr, Oscar Ea.a. =. G.
Gray, Hilton Spivey. p. d
Crib, Dewey Long. 2. =. G,~r
Byron Stanley, Neadnam Her
ring. w d. Strickland. Harvc,
l.. Smith. Arson BaDSon. and
Mrs. Blantic Formvduval
Thank you lot folks. ant
thanks TO the renewals too,
Horny All Members