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Newspaper
Tabor City Tribune
Location
Tabor City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
2
Horace Carter editor and publisher notes subscription rates by mail in Columbus and surrounding counties at $2.00 The Tribune invites letters to the editor and other items of public interest but requires the sender’s signature The signature may be withheld upon request
Discussion centers on next season as farmers expect lower prices per pound and reduced yields. Britain plans minimal tobacco purchases, risking demand. Cooperative Stabilization Corp. backlog and grade exports loom. Tobac co Associates Inc led by J. B. Hutson seeks new foreign markets, including China, for American leaf.
The piece notes uncertain tobacco demand, risking price drops or reduced acreage. It projects ten cent per pound declines vs last year, with border belts likely to see lower but steadier prices, amid a broad economic recession and Wall Street downturn. Overall, farmers and businesses face a cautious climate but retain a resilient, if subdued, outlook.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports 10,280,000 people worked on farms on May 1, roughly the same as last year. A late season and bad weather kept employment near the 1946 level, with about 100,000 fewer operators and unpaid family workers than a year earlier. Over a million more were on farms than on April 1, and the seasonal rise in family workers was smaller than usual.
The piece notes Father's Day on the third Sunday in June as a time for children to remember their fathers. It urges heartfelt gratitude and affection, praising small expressions and gifts as lasting tokens of appreciation for a father's efforts.
The North Carolina State Nurses Association announced a state wide contest to choose Miss N. C. Student Nurse of 1947. Thirty nine nursing schools will participate with faculty selecting winners who will be announced locally by June 10.
Wayne Baxter of Baxter Builder's Supply on the Loris Tabor City road captured a baby alligator in the ditch beside the road last week. The reptile was about 20 inches long near the business.
A current class of student nurses faces a judgment based on personal appearance aptitude for nursing and spirit of service. The call urges self discipline and responsibility rather than waiting for external signals or traffic cues.
Rev. W. B. Ward has come back to his Clarendon RFC home after several days in Columbus county hospital Whiteville. Carol Fowler also returns to Raleigh after a week visiting her aunt Mrs. W. B. Ward.
A U S GI writes from Japan about plans to marry a Japanese girl. His parents ask if she is Christian, a college graduate, and a Republican. He confirms the first two and jokes she supports Dewey, saying she told him I know Dewey during their first kiss.
A clipping from the New York Daily Mirror prints letters criticizing South Carolina’s Willie Earle murder verdict as a disgraceful farce and urging federal intervention. The letters praise and condemn the verdict, with a New York editor noting reader submissions and libel rules.
Phoneticians blame intellectual laziness in American talk for choppy conversations and regional slangs. The piece notes accent variation across the country, humorous mishearing, and common verbal slaughters like yeah and yup, contrasting ideal dialogue with everyday chatter.
In a lively exchange about sea travel and conversation, characters discuss ships like the Queen Mary and the Aquitania, noting conversations flow and the art of listening. A farmer at the end quips that most people talk so much anyway, ending the thread with humor.
A long time casual suitor avoids marriage, remaining a self made bachelor. The piece depicts a man who drifts from courtship, resisting formal vows and wedding plans while maintaining independence and personal autonomy.
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