Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-10-03
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COUNTRYSIDE
BY Phillips HARRISON


Names can, and often do,
cause great deal of confusion.
People sometimes live in the
same general neighborhood
bearing the same name and
have such widely differing
habits that is becomes amusing
to the by-standers but hardly
ever is amusing to both part
les concerned. Such a thing
happened recently in a neigh
borhood not very far distant.
OF the gentlemen who bore the
identical name one was a min
lister who was (and isl very
earnest worker in his field.
The other gentleman while
certainly not a down and out
bum, liked his "likker" and
was not discreet in his imbib-
ing. 1t seems that the latter
man was enjoying one of his
free periods in biStro when
he was introduced to another
customer. The man quickly
placed the name and exclaim-
ed-"Why when ! was over
in so-and-so last week / heard
lot about the meeting you
are conducting" Then-"Why
in the world are you in a place
like this" The John Doe"
who was not a minister quickly
saw the possibilities and what
seemed to him to be a master
stroke, and answered - We'll
believe l do some of my best
work in places such as this"
So the gossip grew.
Hurricane FloSsy must have
been little disappointing to a
local man who always predict
ed dire happenings when and
ii we had a hurricane so call
ed. (His wife happens to be
named FlosSie.)
"Tater Day" is in the offing
and expect to see Pedestrian
(Mac) Gore in his warming up
walks any day now. Some few
years ago l happened to be a.
board a bus that Mac also
wanted to board and almost
got left. When Mac let out a
yell as the bus got under way
and started Logging il towards
us the driver remarked -
We'll, sir, I've had a lot OF
folks run down a bus I was
driving but that is the first
fellow I've ever had to walk
me down" Pedestrian" Gore
says he expects a lot of first
class competition locally this
year.
1t was a pleasure last week
to travel through or perhaps
should say travel in George
town County, S. c. a lot of
years had passed since | had
an opportunity TO enjoy the
roads there that are flanEcd
by moss hung oaks that are Il
mark of the deep south. One
thing most remarked by me is
the custom of having the
names of various estates posted
beside the side roads that led
TO them. After passing clabor-
ate signs bearing imposing
names like "BENEVCOTCO"
CHELSEA PLANTATION"
and others, | saw a narrow
lane leading off through the
tall trees and there was the
inevitable sign which was Z
narrow white board hung or
chains in a pipe frame. on the
board was the legend in plair
black letters-PERU-. I still
have d yen 10 see what manner
of place PERU" is. Maybe
will pass that way again.
Folks over at the Brunswick
beaches are getting ready fol-
the coming oyster season
Maybe ! was rushing the sea-
son little Thursday last whcr
! walked into place at Thomas.
boro and announced - "II
have a hot cup of strong. black
coffee and then well discus.
how III have my oysters" Oh
well | was operating under the
old rule that plainly states
When there's an r in the
name Of the month oysters are
in season" And there il was
the last of September. The
lady and l did discuss the mcr-
its OF fat mullet stewcd with
sweet potatoes. That is also
one Of my favorite dishes. In
fact ! rate it next to good stew
ed gatherings and baked
sweet toes. That my
friends, is Tie ultimate in good
eating in my opinion.
Tabor City seems little
lonely since the rush of tobac-
co selling has passed. Not so
many Of the good friends stroll
ling about the streets. And too
/ miss the sidewalk confer
encCs. Anyway I'll sec all Of