Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-10-17
Weekend festivities Here
Include Brunswick Coop
Meet. Dances, Gospel Sing

~ three-day weekend of festiv-
tiles including the 23rd annu-
al meeting of the Brunswick
. Electric Membership Corpora
lion. Il gospel sing featuring the
Blue Ridge Quartet, and two
big dances.
Weekend events begin to-
morrow night, October 10, with
Il Yam Festival Dance featur-
ing Ed Turbeville and his or
cheStra at Planters Warehouse
from 3 p. m. to p. m.
A Twist contest with cash
prizes will be one highlight of
the Thursday evening dance
program
A square dance has been
scheduled for Saturday night
~ Planters Warehouse lasting
from y p. m. To ] a. IN.
Brunswick Electric Coop
The annual meeting of the
/ Brunswick Electric Member
ship Corporation is expected to
draw some 1900 members to
! the X. &. Coleman Co. 7Ol By
Pass Warehouse on Friday, Oc-
, tCber 10.
Ernest TubbS and the Texas
TroubadourS will highlight the
entertainment for this meeting.
Registration for the meeting
VIII begin al noon and the
business meeting will get und-
crway al $50 p. m
Business for the afternoon
Will include the election of di-
rectorS and reports by various
Officers Of the company.
A grand prize of an auto
matte dcfroSting refrigerator
will be awarded at 100 y. m.
when the meeting officially
begins. Other prizes VIII be "a
Warded ii'"m tim. to time
/ throughout the meeting. A door
prize viii go To each registered
member present. Other prizes
/ 10 be given away include cleo
/ trlC can opener, an electric
blanket. an electric heater, and
bIckciyc 10 children between
! ;hC ages of six and sixteen.
+. ID. Bishop, manager of the
! corporation, urges all members
| to attend this annual meeting.
The responsibility of the
membership, who own the sys-
tenn, is sufficient reason for
you 10 attend to participate in
and learn of the problems and
/ progress of your enterprise.
This is important to the coop
cratiVe's future" Bishop told
members.
Bishop promised members
that the reports and speeches
will be short" He also stated
that the meeting would adjourn
by 1870 p. m.
Gospel Sing
On Friday night, following
the Brunswick Electric Coop
meeting, the Rotary Club will
sponsor the first annual gospel
sing festival in the giant 70l
Bypass Warehouse beginning
at 7 p. m.
The nationally famous Blue
Ridge Quartet will be the feat
ured group for the festival.
Other well-known signing
gIonpS TO be featured on the
evenings program will include
the Twin State Trio and the
Mills Sisters of Tabor City and
the Southern Hdrmoneers of
Bolivia.
There will be a seating ca
pacity for more than 5000 peo-
pie for this event. Tickets may
be purchased from Rotary Club
members at Sl.0O each. OF tick
cts may be purchased at the
door for Sl.50 each.
Proceeds from the gospel
sing will go toward the purch-
aSc Of Tabor City High
School activity bus to replace
The obsolete bus now in use.
Ken Lowell of Tabor City ra-
dio station WTAB has been
responsible for much of the
work involved in organizing
this gospel sing. He urges that
everyone who loves real good
gospel singing" To- be on hand
Tor "A great evening Of sing
ing"
Civilian Fish Fry
Another Friday night event
will be fish fry sponsored by
the Tabor City Civilians TO be
held at the 7O1 Bypass Ware :
house between 5 and 8 p. M
Tickets may be purchased
from any Civilian member
Proceeds from the fish FRY
will go toward paying for the
Field house constructed by the
Civilians on Civitan Field. ~