Election Surprises and Local Happenings in Tabor City
A town column reflects on a surprising election outcome with unknown tickets and gracious losses. It highlights Ed Wright’s drive to enter Tabor City’s Pony League, community dining with Mr Pee Dee, and local anecdotes about voters, a mail carrier named Tom Angle, and residents celebrating youth baseball efforts despite a 16 to 3 defeat in Evergreen.
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Little Pee Dee Lodge
Pee Dee
Tabor City
Mr. Pee
Tom Angle
Tom
Ed Wright
Jaycees
Pony League
Hel
Evergreen
Editorial Best Wishes To The New Officials
Editorial lauds 529 voters for participation and congratulates the new Board of Commissioners. It urges citizens to assist in town progress and notes candidates pursued service, not praise, while emphasizing moral obligation to improve the town.
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Board of Commissioners
Haste Makes Waste in Traffic Safety Appeal
A 1950s traffic safety message argues haste wastes lives and property, citing DMV data that four in ten fatal crashes involved speeding. It promotes the Slow Down and Live program backed by the Governor's Traffic Safety Council and features the Hurry Bug as its symbol.
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State Department of Motor Vehicles
Columbus County Boy's Home project gains support
Local leaders including A. D. Peacock spearhead a Boy's Home to aid underprivileged youths in Columbus Bladen and Brunswick Counties. A $40,000 fund is envisioned to build a facility for about 20 boys with hopes to serve over 100 within three years.
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Columbus County
A.D. Peacock
Boy's Home
Columbus
Bladen
Brunswick
Citi
Zens
North Carolina
Peacock
A Helping Hand For Youth Baseball Lights
The article praises Carolina Power and Light for helping provide lighting for local youth baseball under the recreation program. It notes the company cannot donate full services but collaborates with local workers to map an economical lighting system benefiting many towns and parks. It urges parental support for the company’s community effort.
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Spirit
Carolina Power and Light
Carolina Power and Light Company
Carolina Tower and Light Company
By-W Horace C Few Fun Ahead Of Tabor City Election
A colorful account portrays Al Williams enjoying election week as he passes out long green cucumbers to voters and jokes about votes. He organizes jovial gatherings and proposes quirky staged contests to spur participation amid local politics.
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al Williams
Tabor City
Calhoun Dyson
Calhoun
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