Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-04-11
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story about the tourist who
drove up to the local police
station and asked if local law
demanded that a fish pole be
tied to each automobile. Upon
being told that it did not he
Said-"Well I didn't know and
thought that I'd better check
before / was stopped. Every
car I've seen in the past Fifty
miles had one or more tied on"
That law must be in effect ov-
er in Pageland, S. c. became
l recently saw a state patrol
car with a fish pole tied on it
going down the main drag.
Mrs. E. H. Strickland Of
Route l, Cerro Gordo, had the
first ripe strawberry of the
season last Wednesday. 1t
looked mighty good but l no.
ticed she was mighty careful
not to let me get my hands on
il.
A family reunion was held
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Cartrette of the Beaver
dam section on Easter Sunday
in honor of Mrs. Cartrette's
fifty-third birthday, Among
those attending were - Mr..
and Mrs. Henry c. Cartrette Of
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Rae
ford Cartrette of Las Cruces.
N. M. (Mr. Cartrette is in the
army and is stationed near Las
Cruces, Mr. and Mrs. j. ID.
Cartrette Of Route 3. White
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Vale Nor
riS of Route |, Chadbourn. MIR.
John Cartrcttc of the u. s.
Navy. Miss Annie Mae Ward
of Nakina. Mr.. Dewey Cart
rcttc of Chadbourn. and. Mr..
Arvcll Ncaly of Chadbourn.
Eleven grandchildren were al
so present. y delicious outdoor
dinner was served which all
present report that full Justice
was done to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Me
Pherson and son David spent
the Easter holidays with Mrs.
Mcpherson parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. C. IIinson of Emerson
and with Mr.. McPhCrSon'S par
cntS. Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Nc
PhcrSon of the Bcavcrdam sec
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Strick-
land Of Wilmington visited Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Strickland of
Clarendon on April >.
Mr.. Kenneth Dew is spend
ing some time with friends and
relatives over Clarendon way.
Mr. Dew was recently dis
charged from the army and has
been an employee of Western
Electric in Chicago. l don't be-
hcve the old boy cares much
for the Windy City.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Wright
are spending some time with
their daughter. Mrs. Ruby
Hundl"y OF Route 3, Tabor
City. Some time ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright lost their home by
fire. Soon, they plan to become
residents Of Route |. Tabor
City again.
Blue mold seems ia be pre-
valent in all sections of the
county again. II seems that the
mold got started during the
late cold spell. At any rate no.
body talked about il very
much. OF late several farmers
nave told me their tobacco
plants are severely damaged,
Despite the damage however,
tranSplanting will get off TO
roaring start this week. One
planter Offered me a job on a
tranSplanter. that is mounted
on tractor. That is what I
call a white collar job.
One thing | haven't got fig
ured out vet is who counts ca
d"nce or how does a pcrsnn
figure out how often TO stick \
plant in. Until get that
straight I'd better not accent
Clarendon is getting a new
look these days, with the tear
ing down of the old building
That housed Stephens General
Store. Some of my earliest ro-
collections start around that
old building. Somebody sion
me II I'm wrong-but think
Mr.. Artcmus Ward had bust
ness there. then Mr. K-IIv
rood occupied the building be-
fore Mr.. w. NJ. Stephens start
e. IN business. Mr.. Ward wa
a salty old gentleman and was
Wei known all through thr
county since the Civil War o.
which he was a veteran. hay
ing fought on the Southern
side Of course. One day a trav-
cllng salesman called on Mr.
ward for the first time and rot