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Newspaper
Tabor City Tribune
Location
Tabor City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
7
The article describes Lookout Pony nine pennings scheduled along Cape Lookout and Core Banks to brand foaled colts. Brands burned into rump mark ownership. some ponies receive hoof work after grazing in salt air. Pens move ponies for sale, with one sale at Shackleford’s eastern tip during summer.
The famed ponies once roamed the Outer Banks islands from Morehead City to Core Banks and Ocracoke. Now only a few survive in the wild around Core Banks Shackleford and Ocracoke, with the wandering herds greatly reduced over the years.
The North Carolina Press Association will convene at Atlantic Beach for a three day convention starting June 26. The event is expected to draw at least 200 delegates to Carteret County. Herbert Peele, editor of the Elizabeth City Daily Advance and association president, met with Chamber of Commerce Secretary W C Carlton to discuss plans for the Atlantic Beach meeting at the Ocean King Hotel.
The Tabor City Midgets begin spring football practice this Friday afternoon under coach Billy Rogers. Jimmy Garrell announced the session to evaluate players and determine positions for the upcoming season, inviting all candidates from last year’s team to attend at Rogers home field.
Veterans Administration answers cover changing colleges under the GI Bill and getting VA approval, NSLI reinstatement up to August 1 with two months premiums, loans up to 4 percent of cash value after one year, and 4 percent loan interest. Payments can be made at VA offices or by mail to Atlanta Insurance Service.
More than 1,000 VFW members from across North Carolina attended the 17th annual encampment at Atlantic Beach. Senator William B. Umstead would speak as the event concluded Thursday night. A sailing air show with U S Marine aces from Cherry Point accompanied social events, dancing, banquets, fishing, and swimming during the gathering.
Rogers Hospital visiting hours are 10 a.m. to noon, 2 to 5 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. Discharged this week include Nettie Carterette of Whiteville and Walter N. Causey of Loris route 1. New patients and current residents list full names and routes in the Loris and surrounding areas.
Mrs J T Harrelson of Tabor City route 2 welcomed an 8 pound baby boy Friday. Saturday Mrs D S Gore of Nakina became the mother of 8 and 84 pounds of husky man ner. Both future football stars were shorn at Rogers hospital.
Thurman C. Todd, pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness church in Whiteville, conducts a weekly radio service over WENC each Thursday from 7 to 7 30 p m. The church choir provides the music and the public is invited to listen.
Western Auto Supply of Missouri restarts its Big Bass Contest after a wartime pause with total prizes of 10657.50 dollars. Open to all in 35 states with Western stores, first prize is a 6 horsepower Wizard outboard valued 159.50 dollars, plus other fishing gear prizes. Official opening May 15 entries accepted May 15 to September 30.
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