There鈥檚 a treasure trove of Loris history at the Loris Chamber of Commerce at 4242 Main St.

Bound volumes of the Loris Scene newspaper, and its predecessor the Loris Sentinel, can be viewed at the chamber office.

They date back to the early 1950s, and chronicle life in the still small but growing city for the past seven decades.

黑料社入口 Publishers, owners of the Scene, gave custody of the archives to the chamber about eight years ago when the offices of the company鈥檚 newspapers were consolidated into a single location in Conway.

The decision was two-fold, said Publisher Stephen Robertson.

鈥淲e really didn鈥檛 have the space for them here, and we wanted them to be available for Loris residents to go check out.,鈥� he said.

The chamber built a large book shelf with an inclined area to open and view the oversize books, which are bound by Gunnels Book Bindery in Albertville, Alabama. Each contains all of the publications from an entire year.

They鈥檙e weekly snapshots in time, with births and obituaries, business openings and closings, crop reports and projections, sporting event results, local government news, police blotters, and the Loris social scene 鈥� who visited whom. All local; all Loris.

They鈥檙e chock full of ads from businesses, many of them long gone. One page has dueling ads featuring the 1953 Ford four-door sedan, and its Chevrolet counterpart.

鈥淚 love it,鈥� said chamber Executive Director Samantha Norris, a local history buff. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the history of Loris.鈥�

She said residents have used the archives to learn about their families, taking photos of the articles. She said she thinks they鈥檒l get a lot more use once their existence is more widely known. Not even the local library has archived local newspapers for research, or just to take a trip back in time.

The collection also tells the history of the news business. Early editions had dozens of stories on the front page, a dearth of photos, just black words on white paper. Later issues show more in-depth reporting, color photography, and news sorted into sections.

The January 1953 issues include a story about a local soldier fighting in Korea, acreage and production goals for the 1953 tobacco crop, and the arrival of the town鈥檚 first public accounting firm.

And on the front page on Jan. 1, a story about a KKK rally that showed the old Loris Sentinel had some spunk.

The lede reads: 鈥淭hree robed strangers 鈥� as blind to the concept of brotherhood as the proverbial three blind mice 鈥� made short, incoherent speeches at Gore Town Tuesday night as the infamous Ku Klux Klan held its first public meeting in Horry County since their leader was given a four-year prison sentence.鈥�

It went on to describe how 20 robed and hooded Klansmen struggled to burn a cross while about 300 spectators watched.