BRING ON BOB!
BY: CARRIE ARMSTRONG BANKS
It’s September and North Carolina is still struggling with drought conditions and oppressive heat. August brought way more than the typical Southern summer as many states, including where I live in Alabama, experienced successive days with heat indices nearing 110 degrees and higher. Were I not so grateful for air-conditioning, I would have had a stroke when I
opened my electricity bill last month. Judging from the amount, I’m quite certain the greatest invention of the 20th Century ran nonstop!
Do You Remember? Sept 07
By: Gene Norton
Do you remember when you could purchase a good used car in the 50’s and 60’s cheap? I paid $250 for my first car. It was a 1953 Ford, 2 door hardtop, in 1962, and it had a new paint job. You can’t get a paint job for that price today!
Working In Tobacco — A Positive Experience
By Joyce Walters
If you have ever worked on a tobacco farm, you will understand what I’m talking about when I say “a positive experience.” Even before this country was colonized, tobacco has
been grown. Working on the family farm has given many young people opportunities to aid their families in producing crops while earning money to buy their school clothes or other
things which their families couldn’t afford.
El Chupacabra
By Kelly Baldwin
While flipping channels the other night, I came across a documentary type program that featured a mythical creature called el Chupacabra. It caught my attention right away because it described a creature that moved about at night and apparently sucked the blood out of its victim! I thought, “Aha, a parallel to the Beast of Bladenboro!”
How Much Does That Golf Cart Save on Gas?
By Robert Armstrong
Sept 13, 2007
“Hey, Robert, how much money does that golf cart save you on gas”? Well, that is an interesting question that I have often wondered about myself, but I really did not know the answer. I’m sure that I save some money by using my golf cart regularly on my frequent short trips within the Bladenboro town limits, but I did not know how to estimate the amount. My golf cart
does not have an odometer, so I could not tell how many miles I drive it in a year. Then one day it occurred to me that I might be able to make a reasonable estimate of how much I save by using my vehicle log books. I keep chronological log books in both of my vehicles for gas purchases and maintenance. My own curiosity was aroused, so I decided to do the math.
3rd Annual Beastfest `09