Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-10-12
Yun1 Festival Set For Next Week

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With the 18th annual Caro-
lInas Yam Festival slated 10,
next week. October 20. p, and
p, momentum picked up in
Tabor City today as various
organizations put their should
CTS 10 the wheel and got the
big event to rolling.
The annual parade, Schedul-
cd for next Thursday, October
20, at 2:30, was slow in taking
shape but strenuous efforts by
many folks early tins week has
succeeded in securing a numb
er of floats tina appears to as
sure this years parade of sue
cess. Six school bands have
stated their intentions of taxi
ing part in the parade, includ-
ing the talented WilliSton Ne
gro High School band OF Wilm-
lugtOn.
Eleven contestants have al
ready entered the Yam Queen
contest and others are expect
vd To- enter prior To- the beauty
pageant and big Glenn Miller
dance next Thursday night.
Tn" Queens Contest will begin
al 200 o'clock and will be fol-
lowed by the Queens Ball at
900 =. Nj.
The Dirt DubbcrS Garden
CLUB will entertain the queen
candidates Immediately prior
10 tn" contest and dance with
% dinner at the school cafcter-
Id. Visiting members Of the
press viii also attend this din
ncr meeting. thus combining
ms phase OF the program with
the annual public relations
dinner held separately during
some Of the recent past feStiv-
ais.
Booth selling was in progress
Ill this week with indications
! hat thIs phase of the festival
would compare favorably with
last years event. Featured IN
IN" booths this year will be
/ the exhibits sponsored by loo
al merchants but decorated bv
NarlouS school agriculture de-
partment, home economies de-
I par'm"ntS. and home demon
s'raiian clubs. There will be
some commercial booths but
these Will not be as dominate
as m past years.
Another feature Of this wears
program will be series of
/ sn..orcn'S rides located in the
New Farmers Warehouse (Ex-
aIyl, HalJ. These rides will
b. free To children who have
tickets that arc available from
various members of the Merch-
ants Association al their places
OF business. These rides are
Tor children only and will be
III the exhibit hall all three
days.
Beauties who have entered
IN" Queens Contest thus far
/ arc as follows:
joyce Lynda Brown, age H.
Conway. 5 c. Parents are Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. c. Brown, Sr
Sponsored by Conway Chamb-
q Of Commerce.
Linda Callihan. Elizabeth
town. n. c. Parents Mr.. and
Mrs. {. +. Callihan. sponsored
by E!lzabcthtown Jaycees.
Peggy Solcs, Whiteville. N
{ parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
cesar SoleS, sponsored by
HailSbOru
Miss Frances Granger. Ia
Dor City, n. c. parents MIR.
and Mrs. Homer Granger
Kathryn sue Hayes. Lake
View. S. {. parents are MIR,
and Mrs. Leon C. Hayes spon-
S"rcd by Lake View Lions
Club.
Elaine Gentry, Maxton. N. c.
Guardian. Mr.. Carl S. Gentry
sponsored by Woman's civic
Club. ''i'
Renee Williamson. Conway.
>. {. daughter Of Mrs. George
burroughs. sponsored by Con-
way jaycces.
Alice Wallace. Cerro Gordo
rs. c. parents Mr.. and Mrs
4 i.'"'.' Wallace sponsored bv
Cc'ro Gordo II. D Club
I11 Gray Gasqu". Whitcvillc
y. { daughter Of Mr.. and Me-
D. II. Gascuc sponsored by
Lebanon Community Dcyclop-
mcuj CluD ''
ShcrNl Sue Coz. Tabor C,ty
\. {. daughter ut Mars. EIr,
+. Cox. sponsored by Home
makers n. ID. CLUB
Lynda Anne wright. Tabor
CITY. ~ {. ,rught1r ~ I,r
'n0 Mrs. Mace Wright sygn.-