Tabor City plans to buy 700 acre lake for park and fishing resort
Tabor City residents back a plan to form a corporation to purchase the mill pond from J L Dodd for 2000 down and 1000 a year over eight years. Mayor Carter and G L Norman spearhead the effort to transform the lake into a community recreation center with stock offered to locals, aiming for fishing boating swimming and picnicking facilities.
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Tabor City
W. Morace Carter
G. L. Norman Seconl
J. L. Dodd
North Carolina
Joe E. Coleman
Dorman
Carter
Mill Pond
Tavor City
Luwe
N.C
Billy Dorman
Mr. Dodd
Bladden County
Lala
Tahor City
Bryant Elected Civitan President
Harry Bryant was elected Civitan Club president for 1954 1955 at the City Cafe meeting. James Brice became vice president and Wallace Soles secretary. The club will sponsor a local girl in the Strawberry Festival beauty contest in Chadbourn with entries due April 16. The annual Civitan Minstrel Show is set for April 15 at the school auditorium with cast led by Ben Nesmith and a full committee lineup.
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Harry Bryant
Civitan Club
City Cafe
James Brice
Wallace Soles
Bryant
J. C Bell, Jr
Sales
Arthur Prince
Chadbourn
Ernest Hickman, 61, prominent merchant, dies at Conway
Ernest Herbert Hickman, 61, retired merchant and farmer, died of a heart attack early Sunday in Conway hospital after long illness. He had moved to Howard to run a general store with his sons and had farming interests. Survived by wife Zula, three sons, one daughter, and three sisters. Funeral held Monday in Howard with Masonic rites and burial in Myrtle Green Cemetery.
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E Ernest Herbert Hickman
Conway Hospital
Mr. Hickman
Sam Porter Hickman
Mary Frink Hickman
Horry County
Tabor
Wilmington
Sudan
New Bern
Mount Tabor
Hickman
Tabor City
Howard
Zula Floyd Hickman
Edwin, Bill
Ben
R.‘T. Boyd
Jack Strickland
Erm Prince
J. M. McGougan
S. T Rogers
W. A. Williams
Johnny Clemons
Rudolph Todd
Lester Fowler
Gordon Fowler
B A. Garrell
B. L. Nesmith
R. C. Coleman
J. M. Seles
R. R Rogers
D. W. Hard
Pre-School Clinic Set For April 12 And 13
Parents of six year olds are invited to a pre-school clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 12 and 13, at the local school. The clinic will start at 8:50 a.m. and students will be grouped as planned. Principal Pinner said further arrangements will be announced next week.
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E. Pinner
Youth Choir Practice Scheduled at Mount Tabor Church
Mount Tabor Baptist Church will host youth choir practice in the church auditorium on Saturday at 10:00 am. Music department officials announced the session as part of ongoing youth program efforts.
Four Tabor City Boys Arrested in South Carolina Crime Case
Four Tabor City youths Jimmy Brady David Norris Billy Pease and Jon He Stroud were charged in Conway South Carolina with breaking and entering Huyains Store at Mt Olive on March 5 They were reportedly released on bond Three were arrested in Tabor City by Deputy Roy Haggin with the fourth, a seller now stationed in Georgia, returned to Merry County by Deputy T M Floyd The group faces charges related to a prior register of quantity six and were held to answer in Georgia and South Carolina authorities
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Conway
S.C
Tabor City
Horry County
Georgia
Merry County
T. M. Floyd
Tren Huggins
Stroud
Passion Sunday at Saint Pont Methodist Church
The Saint Pont Methodist Church will observe Passion Sunday on April 4 with Holy Communion at the regular morning worship hour. Pastor Carruth will deliver a meditation titled The Acceptance of the Cross. A film commemorating the reestablishment of Holy Communion titled The Lord's Steps will be shown at the 7 pm worship hour. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Saint Pont Methodist Church
Carruth
Old Savannah Farm Revival Hopes To Boost Southern Lands
Edgings left Knoxville to convert 250 acres of swampy Savanna between Tabor City and Loris into a productive farm. With drainage, proper authorities, and scientific methods, he cleared 70 acres, sowed pasture, oats, and clover, planted strawberries, built facilities, and planned a 150 hog operation while aiming for a 1948–50 crop start.
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AL Harrison
Tabor City
Loris
Eddings
Knoxville
Tenn
Horry
Bédinga
Savannah
D. C
Tally Eddings
Horry County
New Development In Pond Project
Dodd agreed to sell to the corpe and raise funds with a goal to sell 150 shares to cash the pond project. Prospective stockholders can tour the lake on April 11 and 18 by motor boat to inspect the property before deciding to buy. At press time at least 62 shares were sold with 2990 dollars paid and 95400 in notes outstanding. A stockholders meeting will elect officers annually.
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Dodd
Corpe
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Bob Horges
Umbus
R. P. Counts
Kate Rogers
Bell
Ben L. Nesmith
Phil Hughes
Doc Cameron
Cecil Mercer
Frank McGougan
David Kelly
Ed Wright
Bill Oakley
Winston Gore
J. C. Bell, Jr
Dave Simon
Wallace Sol
Ernest Herbert Hickman
RED Devil
S. W. Caruso
Dale Fowler
Ben Spivey
Dale Tompkins
Jerry Cartrette
Jack Cox
Janis Norris
David Earl Anderson
Bobby Wright
Sam Walden
Ned Js
Weldon Gore
Jayson Soles
Caruso
Cecil Wright
Jo Ut Struton
Tommy Collier
Gene Larrimore
South Carolina
Pester Carvutt
Pat
Dickbring
aWweers
Kirkpatrick
Morry Soil Conservvation Corp
Carlisle
Shetly
Production Marketing Authority
D. Cannon
Horry Conservation
The
Savanna
Mr. Kirkpatrick
Ted
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