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4 WKP.. OCT. ». H57 TOB Τ ABO» Carter's • Column By—W. Horace Certrr ■ COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Last Friday night for the first time in my life 1 met before the Columbus County Commission ers with t request for money. As a member of the Columbus County Library board of trustees, it was a pinch-hit appearance for Lloyd Collier, chairman of the trustees, who could not get to the meeting. Tbe request was for |15Μ from the commissioners with %|rhlcd to match that amoant of federal funds available to ward the purchase of a new bookmobile for the county. The old machine now being used has about sane Its iwu son*. If the funds are not matched, then they must be sent back to the State and tnrned over to some other library. But what made this request rough for I lie library trustees was the fact that the commissioners had already bent over backwards to really help the library this year. They have built a fine IHtle building that is now complete and made it available for th» county library. They have built the shelving in the build ing and have now authorized the heating to be installed. All this rynresent? an investment a little greater than $7000 and it is the firs: time in many a year that any consequential financial outlay hfs been made toward permanent library improvements. The commissioners are due a healthy commendation for what they have already done. The bookmobile proposal is another $7000 investment but one that is a must if the 16,400 books in the library arc to con tinue to be carried about the county for rural folks to read. The old machine won't hold out much longer. And of this amount, the library board needs $1500 to put with federal and other funds to make the important purchase. _ Tho commissioners made no final decision Friday night in tH?t their budget is like that of everyone else's it first has to have the money before it can dole it out. And we learned long ago that every public board is constantly in need of more funds and one of the big headaches of public offices is where to spend the monef. There are always more places to pul the money than there, is money to put. But the commissioners do hope to find a way to match these fnnds and will let the library board know at the next meetinff. What we really want to say is, the commissioners have been most generous with the library whether they can fand the bookmobile matching fund or not. But. of course, «we hope they can find this too. And in working toward an expanded library, the commis sioner; have bee.i of great service to the county as a whole. This is a county service that you don't hear much about but one that is designed to bring greater culturc right to the heart of even the moat remote community. CASTOR BEANS: My good friend Spencer Murphy, editor of the Salisbury Post, Salisbury, N. C.f has dropped me a note in the mail It conecrns something that we discussed months ago when I spoke to a civic group in Salisbury and he introduced me. Tha letter says: r.Oe»r Horace: livery time I get into my own backyard and notice the handsome growth of a few volunteer castor- bean trees I am reminded of our conversation the evening you spoke here. I can't get away from the idea that the castor bean would make a profitable crop for East Carolina. I have no more detailed knowledge of its possibilities there than I had when I suggested it to you: just a hunch. Best wishes. Spencer Murphy For those uninformed persons who wonder what a castor bean 'S, and that was the question 1 asked Murphy when he brought up the subject the first time, it is the bean used in mak ing Kastor oil. Now the way I despised taking that oil for medi cinal ouiposes when I was growing up, it is surprising that even the mention of it isn't repulsive today. But it appears that this castor bean 3r»wing could be an economy asset to our area. Castor oil is not only used as medi cine, it is in great demand as the very best motor oil and other uses uu known. ,Ve would sure like to see some one investigate the possibil ities ot this crop as a sideline in Columbus and Brunswick tifcintics It might be something really worth the »;ff<«rt. Some wildcat oil prospectors are investigating Hie possibil ities of discovering oil in the ground in Columbus, Bladen and Pender counties. But with castor bean possibilities, maybe some oil can be found growing on trees. Wj hope some county agent, assistants or agricultural teach ers in the area will look into this situation and see whether it has merit or not. A man is showing his age when he goes lo the football game and looks at the players instead of the drum majorettes. All ve understood about the recent medial .ociety conven tion is that a doctor with no practice has lost patients. Experience is a business man's greatest need, say economists To get it these days would bankrupt a millionaire. Although many authors seek immortality, our modern ones apparently are satisfied to miss it by the first t. Not all kids are homeless, but some are home less than others. / The Bible was prophetic about automobiles. The Book o: Ν a horn, fourth chapter, says: "The chariots shall rage in thi street; they shall jostle one against the oth-*r in the broadways they shall seem like torches; they shall run like lightnings." About 30 yearr ago a Columbia University profewor set ou to arrjr.ge the different odors into a musical scale so we coulc smell as well as hear a tune. But the composers beat him to it. > ι Editorials · · FESTIVAL COMING Despite an unusually late start, the 10th annual Carolinas Yam Festival is destined tu take place next week. Beginning on Thursday, the three day event again promises to provide some wholesome entertainment and educa tion. Let's hope it meets with the ap proval of the visitors. Almost every year, the festival is i last minute affair. This year there wasn't even a committee named to promote the event until a few months »go. But some of the more important committees have been buey doing an excellent job for the past 30 days or more. | A few new twists may attract even more visitors this year than in some of the past. With the tremendous in terest shown in television shows de picting the old west — like VVyatt Karp and Mat Dillon's Gun Smoke— Ihe shooting exhibition with a <14 calibre revolver by Ralph Dayton Smith may carry much interest, bmith is a native of the Mollie section and *aid to bo about as good with a fa.·»! iraw and accurate fire as anyone in .he business today. He hopes to gain recognition and thus perhaps develop his talent to the point he can use it professionally on the screen, televis ion οι in the movies. The walking contest is scheduled a0ain. it is not a new event but uns in which a great deal of interest has bet η expressed in the past. Mack Gore, a local man, is the two-year champion and favored to hang on to his title. . y.]j A band of some kind or another has provided the music for the Queen's Ball each year but usually - they have been local or near-local organizations. This year the dance I committee headed by Edwin Wright * und the Junior Chamber of Com- I merce investigated the possibilities of J securing a nationally-prominent band * leader. The Yam Festival overall com- 1 % mittee approved the choice of Johnny fe Long and his orchestra and thus for JJ the first time in a long time ,a big I name band will be on hand to provide j the music. , At the public relations dinner, Con gressman Alton Lennon is due to make «jj a short talk on diversified farming in this area. $ The exhibit hail will be virtually J the same as in the past with the ex- ?i ception of the State College booths. Η A totally new arrangement has been ' made here that will stress more pro- * t.iable marketing of the Tabor City 9 yams. This we, believe, will be the * be.u yet in the way of educational } booths. i The time drawc near for the open- ' in»? day. Like in past events, you won der if the crowd will be here. You *■ wonder if it will 1<jm: money, break even or make a few bucks. Who knows? At any rate, the curtain is „ set to go up nexi we«'k and the biggest t annual promotion of the year for i| Tabor City will be available for the * public to see and upon which they < .-an pass judgement. LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE CO. Insurance That Fite The Need Η. B. TODD, Representative P. O. Box 48 Phone 4211 Tabor City, N. C. Jä "Tabor City—Λ Town With A City Future* Irtrj ff. HORACE CAKTKK editor * Oan. Mgr. AL IAU1ION, tiiiHii Witt* ITBLTK UONAtD ·ιέ»τ ■ «· um ικΜΠν »i fOm cOr K5 own··. IB tnuumlMlon through th« w«ll μ 2nd cum matter under act at ZoWrrtm, March I, tMI IT'S AMAZffJG! "Iß AFRtCfiM GRASS IS C^RNWHPOUS- GRCf^tS w. INCHES LjONG AMD CATCHFS β««mMß& ί ' THE ΕΜΠΚβ 9WTBOF KMA CAM BE SEEN FROM A HEIGHT OF ΙΟ,ΟΟΟ FEETf •-|f-nrr nhinkc PHILIPPINES v&l HUMAN met ■,to STRING tftas UKULELES! Free Wheeling BY B1I.L OROWELL FINE AKT . . Automobile builders τι· old rands at the fine art it proving their pro ducts. Since its early beginnings, the industry has been improv ing automobiles by putting them through the severest trials imaginable. But, today's methods of au t tomotive t sting and research present a tharp contrast to ' those of the late thirties. In 1927. regular testing was already a ourt of the automo > tive scene, but much of it was I on a "cut-and try" basis. Now a highly ttained rrops of in dustrial scientists, with years of experience an.l hugh sums to back tnem, guide the re search activities of the indust ry. They combine common sense with the tools of engin eering, chemistry and physics and even psychology to ' meet emergencies before they hap pen." Brakes were tested in '27 by driving a car at predeterm ined speeds anri measuring the distance it took to stop. That method still is used, but now ι every element of the braking system is checked by precise laboratory methods even be fore rond tests are begun. Complex laboratory mach ines carefully note such fact ors as the wear on linings and drums, the amount of heat generated and the stopping time. Hydraulic brake lines are tested on a "whip" device. With one end of a line held rigid, the »ther is spun at high speeds while overload pres sures of aa much as 250 pounds per square inch are maintain ed. Later, complete brake sys tems are rested by "starting and stopping" a test car on a laboratory "highway." Finally, new braking s>stems must pass arduous road tests on proving grounds and on public highways. Only if a system parses all these trials is it approved for production. Automobile bodies and frames must be rigid—but not too rig id—to absorb the battering of over-the-road shuck without transmitting every bump to the driver and passengers. Thirty years ago, the average automobile bog;*. to disinte grate, and was ready for the scrap heap after little more than Six years service. Today's average car lasts nearly 14 years and rolls up four times the mileage of its 1927 ancest or. More rugged body ;md frame construction, achieved after years of testing and de velopment, accounts foi the difference. Engineers discovered that 'he {•i-tiibutfon and shape of mat erials, rather than mere quan ti v. was the secret of strencth. Λ :'ound or Square tube, for exui'iole, is stronger than a solid rod containing an equal amount of metal. Three J evades ago, many cars spent the winter on blocks in the garage. Thi* would be unthinkable today, but years of w .* went into making veehi cles run efficiently in extremes of cold and dampness. I'r'jre today's cars reach the hlgh'vay, test models spend long hoars in "humidity roonii" where freezing temp eratures are maintained while pumps force In moist air. With a blanket of chill fog hanging over the vehicle—with even liie inside of its carburetor frost-coat'.-d — the engine i« started, stooped, chilled and started again as <i while array of instruments record its per formance Out of these tests have come new fuels, new methods of r irburetion, new lubricants, η w starting motors and new spaik plugs. Fuel line filters have been developed that will pass pasollne, but not the wat er that condenses inside a tank during aorupt temperature chang«. One amusing incident fri the past illustrates how 1 engine research has come: A well-known engine c signer had failed to get I performance he expected fr< a new model. After typing manner of changes and adju ments, he accidentally put stick in the lower section the carburetor. Horsepov shot up. When the cngin< discovered what had happen« he designed a metal innert replace the stick and OK'd 1 engine for production. That was "research" In I early days. 47 In Horry Lose Licenses The State Highway Depa ment reported today that l,i persons lost their driver Keen for various traffic law violatic during August. Sincc the b«»glhning of the f ca' year, which began the fi of July. 2,830 licenses have be withdrawn. In Horry County, 47 licen; were withdrawn last month, this number, 14 were withdra' for driving under the influet uf intoxicants. Failure to pre safety responsibility brought withdrawals and the Point S; t< m claimed β licenses. 2 licen were withdrawn for reckl driving, and 6 for "othi causes CAROLINA SUNDAY SCHO The Carolina Associatioi Sunday School meeting will cc vene at Cane Branch Sunci Oct. 6th at 1 o'cIock. Devotioi by Uro Watson Smith. Roll cj business, locite next meetii npecial singing, topic for disci ?i«.n: "How tan w; interest p l>'e in Sunday School work" Rev. Don Harrelson. MRS. R. T. ROGER« Year after year Mrs. S. Rogers has rerved in some < paclty with the Yam Festi' Tiiis year, like lost, sh· ueu r*i the r—poartbiHty of ttel ■ales for the annual press d Mr. Arthur Says BY BILLY tPTIlUR Darkness is coming on. Dad has cleaned up the barn yard, mom is putting away the dish es, and there's nothing to do but read the paper, the maga zine, or the catalog till the hands of the clock move to the usual bedtime hour. Nothing »o do? Yes, there is; take a chair and *ook at tele vision, listen to radio. The na tion has just been treated — well, that's what the networks said—to the fall series of new shows. Npwl Not from where we sit. All we ^et are the same old cercals, razor blades and beer, and the same old faccs need ing more Love Pat to cover up the wrinkk-s and more Arrid to banish »he—well! And the same old dramas. We wero told lately in the press that some of the authors dream the plots ind the work ings thereof in order that their days may be applied to straight ! writing without having to stop and invent any plots and I characters. As we understand it, when one of the writers has a script that must be completed ill three days, he stimulates his ι mind with midnight lobster I and mince pie and is therefore able to work 24 hours a day I and still e»et in his eight hours sleep. The press reported that on«· writer went to bed and slept for two days. !Ie must be working .in one of those hour and a half spectaculates. The counseling programs are indentical to last ypring. We wouldn't gi.'e a cent for a fel low who didn't give advice and Itnat's just about the worth of the advice ßiven. Next comes Ed Murrow, taking you into living rooms, dining rooms and dens of fam ous people and promising that next week you'll see Polly Bergen's structure. That is preceded by a 10 round program on the art ol self defense in which two punch drunk ysung men, v. hose fathers are preachen .n.u ,»ΙΜ.^«Γ. ti.vii mam: uui vhose ho'ibies are classical music an>l surrealistic art slum the daylights out of eact other, jump with rl.ildish gle( and hold »heir arm.-- over theii heads when pronounced th< winners. Betwixt and i>etwecn ma mayhem we are sold razo blades guaranteed not to scrat eh or cut. If they do. retur them to ' he manufacturer am he laughs in your bloody fact Mickey Mouse is OK. yo\ say. Probably so. but we hav had to add an extra cabinet ii the kitchen for the cereal. Si: kinds we've got on the shell ji They range form breaking I· food of champions to midnigh JH snacks for chumps. But we'v I' got to buy them. The kids de mand them—not for the vita — mins and niacins but for th im cut-out doll clothes on the cat ar ton, the plastic jet plane in side, or for the oo\ top whic *" with just $1 you can get genuine 75c camera. Just thin >m of it: we used to get the sani things and a box of crackc it_ jack for a pickc-l. a Then, th»;re is make-up ths of stays on and keeps you fres cr and clean all day long. Sine ■®r when did soap and water g ' ' out of style? to New stuff, they say, an he follow it with a ringing conr mercial. That dates back 1 1887 when the Henderson Qol Leaf reported in Februai that "Mr. Davis was greatl surprised to hear singing whe he opened his store. It carr from the remaining stock < overcoats, vnging, 'How can leave thee?' . "I'll show J0»V be Mi inarming them down one-thir ,e, "Now he's finding, Ί «« Μ my ulsters go round tile hem Goodbye, my ulsters, goodby |S. They're all filled up with sal rst isfied men. Goodtye, my u cn sters, goodbye'." It used to be that we woul ie8 sit in the evening» and tal Of with our wives and famil; vn Noadays, >f you've got Rom« ice thing to say or you want ( ve hold hands with your wife, sk j9 demands. "Hurry up. becaui ,s_ "Twenty-One" comes on I |ca two minutes." ;ss Sure enough there is an in •r" age and sound, and you ai told how some poor woman < man has been snatched froi )L ihe very ja-vs of death by taV lal ine foiir bottles of stuff f< n- that depressed feeling. Yc ay are invited to imagine ths tal νου. too. η re a target for deal ill. and that you must ha< e a fe ig, kegs of the remedy before vci is- .lie. If ifter taking a barr o- and pain persist«, then, ι by you're told, better see yo\ doctor. Tell him that nothir can save you, and he'll wrii you a proscription — so ti T. commercials say —that contai ■n- the same ingredients as tl ral medicine «he announcer hoh ti- in his hand. Mt By the time he completes h n- spiel, you're got the tired bloc (Continued on Page I) P&AEN TALK ΒΪ AL IIARItlSON A Federal agent gazed at the narrow fairways of the new golf coui.se between Tabor City and Loris. "Asking an A.T.U. man to play this game is like asking the city mail carrier to take a walk," said the government branch walker. And there are some who feel that I was my own sick friend when I stopped at the little red dot store in Loris the day the federal men made their raid. University of North Carolina fans are already say ing "Just wait until next year." There's a touch of Brooklyn in their comments. ARE YOU WORKING TOO HARD? Burroughs Cox handed me this epistle the other day. He read it in a company publication. "There aren't as many people working as you thought. At least, not according to a recent survey. "The population of the country is 160 million, but there are 62 million over GO years of age, leaving i)8 million to do 'lie work. People under 21 total 54 million which leaves 44 million to do the work. "Then there art· 21 million who are employed by the government and that leaves 2'Λ million to do the work. Ten million are in the armed forces, leaving 13 million to do the work. Deduct 12.S00.U00, the number in state and city offices, and that leaves 200 thousand to do the work. There are 12(5 thousand in hospitals, insane asylums and so forth and that leaves 74 thousand to d<· the work. "But 62 thousand of those are bums or others who will not wo»*k so that leaves 12 thousand to do the work. "Now it may interest you to know that there are 11,908 people in jail, so that leaves just two people to do all the work. And, that is you and me, brother, and I'm getting tired of doing everything myself." REASON ENOUGH The inmate wore no clothes except a hat. "Why don't you put on some clothes?" asked the guard. "Shucks, ain't nobody gonna' come to see me," said the inmate. "Well, why wear the hat?" "Cause you can't ever tell when somebody might come," retorted the man on the inside of the barred door. GOVERNOR HODGES TAKE NOTE The man walked in and asked for the boss. 1 told him Carter was out of the office hut would return in a few minutes. "What 1 want is for you to give our Governor all the h you can," he said. Seems the man failed to approve of the Pearsall Plan. He aimed his blame at Governor Hodges. I couldn't agree. For my money. Governor Hodge.j ( will go down in N. C. history as one of its greatest governors. ; My admiration for Governor Hodges stems from his independence. He seems to lean on no one for { his decisions, lie gives more consideration to the pro I gross of North Carolina than to his political fences. ι They say of a friend of mine that he comes from • a family of writers — his sister writes poems nobody 1 will recite, his brother writes songs nobody will sir.^ : and he writes checks nobody will cash! j Several hunters were describing a recent tri]) to ; the boys who had stayed at home. "And we shot a Moose," said one. "How did you know it was a Moose?" quizzed s one who had stayed home. < "By his membership card." ' The safecracker hated cops. He even went so far a to learn how to open safes with his feet just to add confusion to the copper's job. \ Drunk: Hey, call me a cab. t Man: How dare you, sir! I'm not a doorman. I'm Λ an Admiral! e Drunk: Thash all right. Then call me a boat. 0 1 '*'£ τ '·»' ? . ».· m G. GARLAND SAYS: Eight Steps To Successful Widowhood 1. Teach (your wife) to handle budget matters, to write checks, and to plan the family spending programs. 2. Sec that she understands your business and the way you handle it. 3. Make sure ahe gets to know youi Banker, your Lawyei, and your Insurance man. •I. I»repare a will. (The cost is lower than you think!) 5. Have adequate insurance to cover all that you owe. 6. Keep some emergency funds in her own private savings or checking account. 7. Write her a letter instructing her what to do and what not to do (about your business affairs). 8. Have an adequate, well planned insurance program that will take care of your family's needs (mortgage on home, food, clothing, education for children .and income for widow for life). G. Garland Fowler Life Insurance Agency And Associate· r. thelton norn bill wright JOHN H. WARD A. B. POWELL • Life Insurance q Insured Ravings Plan # Batate Planning • Annaltiea * Retirement Plana « Mortgage la
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