Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-11
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BY PHILLIPS HARRISON

learned to swim IN , SWIM
ming hole" in Gum Swamp up
above Clarendon. During the
wears have heard engineers
discuss the falling water table
and have not thought much
about the situation. 1t is a true
fact that more water is needed
as the population increases. In
fact | believe | heard a Navy
doctor say once that it took
about twelve quarts of water
a day to sustain human life.
And | am sure I heard an old
Cavalry Veterinarian say once
that he would not stand for
less than three gallons of water
per day per horse in his outfit.
Anyway when / went to look
for my Swimming Hole" 1t
lust was not there. Is it posi-
BILE that the water table has
dropped nearly ten feet in
forty years?
Mrs. Mollie Faulke of Route
|, Tabor City. is at this writ
ing a patient at Duke Hospital,
Durham, and is reported in a
serious condition.
Mrs. Minnie Granger of the
Tabor City area recently spent
some time with her son. Mrs.
Howard Granger in Balti-
more, Md. Mr.. Granger is a
masonry contractor in Balti-
more and l believe lives in the
Druid Hill section of Balti-
more. Mrs. Granger was &C
companied home by Mrs. Judy
Sarvis and little daughter
Sherry. Mrs. Sarvis is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Berkly Fowler
and Mr.. and Mrs. LiSton Sarvis
of Route l. Loris, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Coleman
vacationed with Mr. Coleman's
mother Mrs. Melvin Coleman
and Mrs. Coleman'S parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonzie Hayes last
week. Both Mrs. Coleman and
MIR. and Mrs. Hayes make their
home on Route l. Cerro Gordo.
l can imagine that little haron
Anne would be mad if | forgot
her. She came too.
4 tenant home on the farm
of Mr.. Howard Strickland, on
Route !. Cerro Gordo, and oc-
cupied by Mr.. Vester Sylvest-
er and family was destroyed
by fire on July ?. The family
was engaged in farm work and
the origin of the fire is at this
time undetermined.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Buffkin
Of Raeford. n. c. visited Mrs.
Buffkins parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. H. Strickland OF Route l,
Cerro Gordo, on Tuesday OF
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Buff
gin have been on vacation in
the Smoky Mountains.
Mrs. Cliff Worley of Route
l, Cerro Gordo, says Cliff did
his first blowing in twelve
years on July 3. Mr.. Worley
said lit was a case of dire
emergency"
Jimmy Spivey, fifteen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
Spivey of Route ?, Tabor City.
was admitted to a Lumberton
hospital July 2
MIR. James Stephens of Route
l. Tabor City, was admitted to
the Veterans Hospital. Fay
etteville, on June 30 and und-
erwent an appendectomy i'm
mediately. At this writing Jim
is reported as doing nicely"
Had a long visit with Mr..
Bum Williamson over in
Brunswick County last Friday.
/ interrupted Mr.. Williamson
while he was topping tobacco.
But he said, I'm sure glad you
came along. I wanted to rest
anyway" AS hot as it was /
was glad to sit in the shade
too.
With this issue VIC welcome
as new subscribers - Junior
Mcpherson, Mrs. Flaudia Sar-
Wis, c. Worth Mobiles, Mrs. An
ME Green, Miss Hazel Mcneil.
Ben Strickland, Curtis Lovette,
Harold Turbeville. F. ]. Turb-
eville. Albert Edwards. Mrs.
Letha Mae Moore. and Mrs.
Ralph Ward. Thank you a lot
folks and may your stay with