Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-07-13
28 Reply To QUESTIONABLE;
One Is Critical Of Secretary


confidence was expressed by
the results of a QUESTIONABLE
sent to each member of Tabor
City Merchants Association,
asking them if they were
pleased with the workings of
the office for the past four
year period.
y second question which ap-
pcarcd ON the form inquired
as 10 what more might be done
TO improve the functIOuing of
the association.
OF the ~ QueStiOnnalTcS re-
turned 10 Executive Secretary
Tally EddingS, 26 positively
approved the record OF office;
only one noted diSapproval,
while 46 did not return the
forms, suggesting indifference
TO its content.
The questionnaireS, sent to
73 members on June 80, were
returned TO EddingS unsigned,
as requested, One purpose of
the form was TO audit the inn
preSsionS of each member of
% what more they believe
should be done through the
association, and (2) 10 collect
all greviences of members.
The single dissatisfied mer-
chant suggested TO Eddings,
Leave politics Of Horny Coun-
ty out of the Tabor Nifty Mer-
chants Association" adding,
You are employed by TABOR
City merchants to work for
them, not Horny County"
To the criticism, EddingS is
sued a reply today, Il agree
that all politics should be kept
out OF the association"
II did make a radio broad
cast, as an individual and as a
farmer living in Horny County,
during the last state senate
rate, supporting a candidate"
he admitted. 1T may have
been using poor judgement on
my part, but l telt that ! was
right at the time" the execu-
tive secretary mentioned.
/ The complaining member of
the association further sug-
gested, BE a good friend 10
the farmer-Speak to them on
the street. ct appears) You
don't see anyone but Mr.. Ed
GingS."
Replied Eddings to the sug-
gestlon, IF ! have failed to
speak to a farmer on the street
or elsewhere, the oversight
was surely unintentional; | en-
JOY talking 10 them, and their
opinions are necessary TO the
performance of my job"
The Importance of farmers
OF Horny, Brunswick, Robin
son counties is proven by the
following facts pointed out by
EddingS:
Farmers spend so cents of
each dollar taken in by local
merchants; they sell rs percent
OF the tobacco purchased in
Tabor City; and bring to the
local markets IS percent of the
sweet potatoes shipped from
here. Columbus farmers are re-
SponSible for remaining per-
CentageS.
Il shall always try to re-
man a friend OF both merch-
ant and farmer" he promised
! The majority of the qucs-
uonnalrcS used the phrase
| Good job" or Good iob
Gone IN reference TO Eddines'
efforts. Suggestions for i'm
proving Tabor City business
as well as the organization. in
cIuded the following:
we should advertise that
we nave no parking meters TO
bother shoppers"
We should get more in
duStry here SO that more door
people can get work"
We merchants should conn
pare our progress of the past
TWO years with the previous
ten years. Then we would sop
That We have no cause for dis
satisfaction"
The executive secretary, in
q statement released today. px-
, pressed his gratitude to all
persons who have helped to
support the varied programs of
TCMA, and invited members
ana non-memberS to forward
any suggestions for improving
the office without hesitation
Z NEtU