davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-07-03
Stress Safety
Measures For
Columbus Ponds

After taking a tw - day course
in farm pond safety, Horace
Name of Clarkton. Route 2. re
comnendS hat ali farm pond
owners in Columbus County ar-
range for some material close by
each farm pond to assist in res-
culng anyone who should get
into trouble in then pond.
A good long pole that is easy
to handle and Will reach half
across the pond should be avail
able at or near each farm pcuG
If that is impractical then the
pond owner should have a rop.
near by where II would be cas-
lily accessible.
All Club boys from Columbus
and BladCn County taking the
farm pond safety course under
Lee Greer. Red Cross Swimming
Instructor. were tcld that a
number of drownings in farm
ponds was a rcsul' Of a hc.,rt
attack because a .ot of good
swimmers had drowned sn some
OF these ponGs.
There are certain prcCau-
tons Mr.. Greer told the bows
that should be taken before en-
tering any pond. be sure that
you cool off before jumping into
"a pond. Never jump into a pond.
always walk in anc acclimate
yourself to the water instead OF
making a certain change"
Those taking the course from
Columbus County were Sammy
Cole from Chadbourn and Hor-
ace Nance.