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Newspaper
Tabor City Tribune
Location
Tabor City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
6
Vague OCR readout notes polities and elections with unclear names and dates. Mentions county news, joy, seats, and June 21 but many words are garbled and unreadable. Returns an impression of election activity and public interest without verifiable specifics.
The report notes Floyd accepts a position with Strickland at Jennings AMT Grocery. Several years Mr Ward and Mrs Floyd were involved in a similar role in fall. Thompkins Ward and Co. Ward, along with Keith, are mentioned in relation to the bench.
The report notes a push for drivers and motorists to obtain licenses before the looming deadline. Officials warn that prosecutions may follow for those who fail to comply after midnight, urging timely adherence to state requirements and testing schedules referenced by local authorities.
Tidewater Power Company retains Richardson Wood, a national industrial representative, to coordinate contacts with firms and plants in seventeen southeastern North Carolina counties. Wood, former Fortune editor and industry survey expert, will target new industries and payroll growth. He cites southeastern North Carolina as a top region for development and will work with Tidewater departments and local offices.
Local notes recount Melvin Long and Ike Long visiting Loris and Tabor City on Tuesday, with Whiteville and Nakina visits noted. Many residents including the Grices, Longs, Canadys, and Gores travel for social calls, hospital recovery, and family gatherings across Whiteville, Ocean Drive, and nearby towns.
The National Foundation presents infantile paralysis precautions for parents. Keep children’s environment clean and protected from flies. cover garbage, avoid polluted water, and seek early medical care if polio is suspected. Warning signs include headache, nausea, stiffness, or fever. maintain calm, seek prompt treatment, and note high recovery chances with early care.
County Forest Warden Batten says Vocational Agriculture and Extension leaders pick FFA and 4H boys for the Annual Forestry Camp August 15 to 20 at Singletary Lake. Fifty top forestry project youths will be chosen. Sea board Railroad to send 20 boys to other southern states. Camp offers timber marking, tree ID, pacing, log bucking, and contests with prizes.
Southeastern North Carolina links to New Jersey for tomato growth and canning with Overett H Shepard supplying starter plants from Shiloh New Jersey. Plants travel north after quick spring transplants, packing houses process them for rapid shipment. Federal meat production data show 259 million pounds for the week ended May 21.
William Arthur Livingston, a 14 year old student from Tabor City, drowned at Ocean Drive Beach Sunday afternoon while swimming with four companions. The body was recovered and given artificial respiration for over an hour before funeral rites conducted Monday at Cox Cemetery near Tabor City by Rev. Clyde Prince. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Livingston, brothers David Earle and Clyde Edwards, grandparents Mindair and Mrs A Cox.
Cadet Edd M McLendon Carter from Tabor City and The Citadel will attend a six week infantry ROTC camp at Fort Benning Georgia starting June 30. The course completes part of the ROTC program and advances him toward a second lieutenant commission. instructors Majors Sessoms Rountree and Captains Metts Changaris will lead the unit.
Green Sea Cannery opens Tuesdays through the summer from 8 to 12 for canning. Local families share meals and visits, including Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Floyd and others. Don Johnson named rural teacher. various guests toured Myrtle Beach and Crescent Beach. Ministerial student Stanley Hardee Jr. filled pulpit duties. Rev. Russell hosts devotionals on WLAT. Birth announced for Daniel Graham at Loris Clinic. Several families visited friends in Whiteville, Ocean Drive, and Nichols.
The Mount Tabor Baptist Church announces the Daily Vacation Bible School commencement Friday at 7 20 PM. A processional with American and Christian flags opens events followed by a worship call and a school play The Call of the Cross with all departments participating. Handiwork displays invite parental viewing.
Plans call for two new dry goods stores in Tabor City to be run by H. J. Bureh of Hemingway. The enterprise will occupy a building beside the Dict Fowler Company, formerly the SW. Garrel Company, with repairs underway and operations expected shortly after July first.
Francis Pressly of Stony Point North Carolina spoke at the American Plant Food Council convention in Braten Woods New Hampshire praising 4 H Club work for soil conservation, fertilizer use, and leadership development. He described personal earnings from 4 H projects and emphasized long lasting benefits to farms communities and the nation.
The Disabled American Veterans returned a set of keys to Lary JN Long of Tabor City North Carolina. A DAV Idento-Tag and miniature license plate replica accompanied the keys aiding the nationwide return program.
The Tabor City Merchants Association reminded the public that ten stores will close on Monday July 4 in observance of Independence Day. By the association by-laws merchants also voted to close on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.
Waccamaw Bank & Trust Company directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of five per share. The $10,000 total dividend will be paid on or before June 25 to about 200 stockholders, most residing in the bank's service area.
Iron Hill News reports visits among Hewett and related families, a large birthday dinner for W. M. Ray and A. H. Ray with 100 guests, tobacco farming activity, and church events at Tron Hill Church. Also mentions prominent veterans and DAV services and a hospital care stat line for North Carolina babies.
The Tabor City Juniors, a new team the Greengrass Boys, beat Wilmington 5 to 3 on Civitan Field in a Sunday opener. Key players Doe Fowler Gore Jacobs Soles led the local win as fans pack the stands.
Several youths from St Petu Methodist Church departed Monday for the Youth Center at Wrightsville Beach. The group includes all named attendees except Sammy Rogers Sonny Sanders Jimmy Wiser? stead Jack Cox Janelle White and Jeanne Fowler. Rogers accompanied the group to Wrightsville.
Brother Robin Jones will conduct an all day service at the Freewill Holiness Church in Tabor City on Sunday June 26. Services begin at 9 A M and continue through the day. Dinner will be served on the church grounds. The church invites the public to attend. The Freewill Holiness Church was formerly known as the Full Gospel Tabernacle.
Ganway News notes numerous Sunday visitors and weekend guests including Rev M W Strickland at Mrs Cornie Herr ing s, Mrs Nancy Strickland and daughters from Jacksonville Flo, Mrs Helen Dune can of Lake Waccamaw, Mrs Sam Herring and daughter Mrs Harvey Fe of Pearl Bluff, Farley Strickland at White Lake, and more. Additional names include Mr and Mrs Grady Turbeville y, Duston Strickland, Read Witherly, Jewel Causey, Gladys Anne Dryer, Ada Grey Coleman, Joanne Lovette, Bob Waddell of Savannah, Alma Turbeville ill at home, and Lesmon Ward and daughter Marjorie visiting Lonnie Wilmaugh Sunday.
Mrs. Leona Brown acting post master announces a public letter box is installed beside the post office on the sidewalk after nearly two years of effort. The Town of Tabor City street department with Mayor Williams and commissioners approved the installation. Mrs. G. C. Thomas has returned to Charlotte after visiting Bettie Wade.
A Emerson community page reports a family reunion at Mrs Cathan Duncans in Red Bluff for a birthday. It notes illness of Mrs B G Hinerson, an upcoming orphan choir at Emerson Church, and birthday celebration for Oscar Soles. The piece argues for ABC stores in Tabor City NC to capture South Carolina taxes and urges prayerful voting guidance.
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