Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-17
Carers
Column
By-W. Horace Carter

DICUS AGAIN Some folks throw away their money on
either wine. but highway pat
rolman," joval Jimmy Dcus lamened last
Now everyone has heard of Jnmys hilarious incident with
fishing it is better Hops just tell
OF t most OF unfortunate incidents that surround him from the
But few have heard of his true adventure with the State
Highway patrol.
There's long list the
latest incident
just couple of weeks ago that Jimmy needed load
Of tires He had sent of his trucks after the tires down
in South Carolina. but had and
couldn't make the Jimmy fastened
MS trailer on to It, and about three in the afternoon started
for Florence to get the tires
He made the trip satisfactorily without incident
trip plenty to dinner
in Tabor City. Mullins. began
to sputter and miss and soon stopped completely.
home City asked of his
employees employee jumped a truck
and started after the boss BY this time Jimmy had pulled off
the road and the driver Of the truck didn't spot he
sped past looking for Jimmy stalled
went all the way Florence
found Jimmy who back Mullins cold uncomfortable and
little bit rraed by this
by now and the driver had turned around in
Florence and the back Mullins still looking
Jimmy. Needing little past supper time Jim
LETT the roadside at
little cafe to drink down. Il
old truck coming down the road the
lag down before could get to the street
he zoomed by without seeing me. trailer and
was on the way back to Tabor City again. Jimmy
Having been missed going ard coming
and still sitting in Mullins with home Jimmy
ed anticay again This time he called pleaded
with her to take the and Mullins
bed time; ne was cold and hungry.
Mrs. DIcuS got the headed This
Jimmy was located without difficulty. But Jimmy Just
letting that truck and trailer Mullins
street all
Deus driving started the
three vehicles streaming along like a freight train
They had only few miles when began to blow
M o'e nsh"aS paolnan pulled along side and mooned
the triple header to pull off the road The highway parolman
back and looked Jimmy the car truck and
trailer combination.
Man. what the world you doing This IS the mos,
dangerous thing have highway night
No running lights, nothing" the officer
AT this stage of the Jimmy the car with the
patroran Now Just what all say Ju ad-
ntedIy Jimmy told the officer about
trying make dollar. officer Jimmy said We have
two little asleep bed lust had , Get homo
to them My wife pulling the stalled haven't
had driver Mas sent TO pick me I'D
passed me by and probably Tabor
City right now"
But while Jimmy talked highway patroman wrote By
the time Jimmy had finished officer There was the
even remember now He does remember
attitude good But pain very much when
Dcus began writing the check payable Null
Inns magistrate
That undesirable chorc Jimmy found man who LOT
nun BACK the truck and trailer load of
nsht and promised watch after Jimmy got in the car
with his wife and morning hcy retrd
70 razor City still without the broken down truck IN
mullins with no supper, sleep cold and s2465
That alone would be the story but there was
more " come re-" later. Jimmy
route again ms time ne driving car in the
same general area He looked back 10 his car
was afre He began fighting the fire and had
hardly begun when highway patrol car pulled in beside him
II was the patroman few nights Drovosv
Inc officer the shaking his head and s no
joined IN the fire fight he gravely Son you sure d. have
troubles don't You2"