Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-07-13
Tribune Begins IS til Yeur;liistory Of Paper RetoId

paper print shop is among the
ueSt IN a town of this size in
the country. II has also cx-
banded into the office supply
business as well as the rcStaur-
ant supply business.
y valued employee who came
directly from journalism school
To the Tribune and became the
life blood of the newspaper
for more than five years was
Al Harrison. Harrison was ac-
tive III civic affairs and moved
up TO be president of the North
Carolina Junior Chamber of
Commerce. the first State
president To come from SO
small town. He is now in the
insurance business in Winston
Salem.
Graham Johnson. who had
worked with Carter in Chapel
Hill and in Conway, joined the
mechanical staff some eight
years ago. Johnson is the adj
vertlScment type setter and Job
typcSCttcr for the printShop
and no other operator on this
job has ever handled it so long
or Sc well.
j. /. HarrclSon was employ
cd as an apprentice COmpoSitor
and prCSSman five years ago.
y native of this section, Har-
rciSun Is now a journCyman
tloorman and prcSSman and
operates the GOSS automatic
newspaper press installed in
March Ga this year.
Harry Bell. another local
man. was employed as adver-
tISlng manager some six wears
ago and after serving in that
capacity for a number of wears,
has shifted 10 the commercial
printing department and now
operates some of the print
shops high speed commercial
presses
Gail Hammond, a CCrro Cor
do resident. joined the staff
tw" years ago as a linotype OPP
orator and fluOrman. The
youngest Of the regular crew.
Hammond has become a valu-
able member of the staff.
Wray Thompson. of Chad
bnurn, UNC graduate and
former mcwSman with the CO.
IUnDuS County News. replaced
Harrison - managing editor
year ago. Thompson has the
news and advertising RESPONSE
bliItN for The Tribune.
Ronald Ward. rounds ont
tn" local staff as part time
apprentice. Ronald replaces his
brother LcVCrnc who grew up
IN the prIntShop from an early
age. LcVcTnC Is now fresh
man at the University of North
Carolina.
Many other employees have
come and gone including Wade
Martin. for ten years a mcmb-
cr of the production force, who
Is now in Conway
Atlantic Publishing COMPANY
currently has two EMPLOYEES
IN It's LorIS Sentinel office. Rod
sparrow. editor and manager.
and Lille O. Granger. book
keeper.
The publishing firm has an
annua! payroll in the $50. 600
q year ncighborhood and has
become a home grown indus,-
ny. Ever growing and Scckinr
l" b" progressive. the print
Sh"p has the latest of cuuIp-
mcn' including Ludlow. Elrod
three linotypcs, Goss ncwspap-
CT press. and saws. In the lob
shop, it has a offset press. KeI-
~ b, Heidelberg. Little Giant
and Chandler and Price omen
press. II also has a new Baum
folding machine. a new plastic
oIlulng machine. Stitchcrs
prrioratorS. punches. cutters
ana other equipment used in
prlntShop bindcries.
Citizcnry anywhere are VOL
come l." visit the printshop
any time and look over IFS
equipment and facilities.
We have perhaps blown ur,r
own horn too loudly in this
historical resume. But we arc
proud OF the progress and han
Ply to have this anniversary oc-
caSion to show off.
C1IH Urn ~Rva