Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1950-07-19
By MARK KING, JR.


umbus County is progressing IA
pidly enough that it is now time
to start planning for the use to
be made of the analysis and re-
sulting report. The report Will
provide, under one cover, a mass
of information about the county,
its resources and potential. II
properly used. this information
will be challcng" to entcrpris
crs, both local and from without
this area.
The task OF using the report
70 boost the welfare of our coun-
" on long range basis is es-
scntially a local one. Specific
resources center in a town
though their effects are spread
70 the county. In each community
are men who can recognize the
data about the local area and
how it fits into that OF other
parts of the county. 1t is the
small community, as well as the
county as a whole, which needs
markets for it's agricultural pro-
ducts, employment for its citl-
zcns and new jobs for the eN-
banded population. While there
arc Merchants Associations
Chambers of Commerce and CT
vic Clubs. their scope generally
includes government. pu b c
works. social and community wei
fare. and the like rather than the
broad economy. But the real
success OF development pro
gram depends upon economic
welfare. so first duty is to try
The initial step is to secure the
facts about the possibilities in the
county. These basic facts will be
in the report Of the industrial
survey.
But the report, rcposing in a
desk or in the homes of persons
who like to read it for the local
pride it justifies. will be worth.
less The stimulus for using the
survey will have to be furnished
by sheer powell Of determination
to cut Columbus County on a
btterbalanccd economy through
the development of its own re
sources. This drive probably
should stem first from a small
committee, representative of all
the major sections of the county.
Members of that committee Will
have to supply stimulated think,
ing in their home areas. Such a
committee is now IN existence
and held its first Injecting last
week.
This county Development Com
mittec. with the aid Of the local
press. can do most Of all in slim
ulating enterprise. T hroug h
group and individual work they
can urge present operators TO
branch out into related fields OF
to carry their products through
to the consumer stage of manu-
facture or process. They can in
tcrest promising young men IN
starting new industry OF a new
plant. They know these men and
know whether they have the
character. CLERGY and ability to
see a thing through. This is every
bit as important as going afield
to find businesses away from
here to induce to move all or
part OF their operations to this
county.
These local men. as a commit
tee, can help get an industry
financed. Some may need wen,
ture capital" Sonic would need
only working capital which they
can not get as ordinary bank
loans becauSe assets are not inn
r.?vrIidtely adapted to CONNER
liai loan rules. The committee
lan help secure backing that
.uuid put SUine Of the money lii
.an!ls at work oil loci. develop
meat.
"" !iav" cntcrprise.s through
IL. car ,y@nt,.. Every genera,
:oi us hid them. 1t is desir-
I've. :t,SO, to rouse the present
.,r..tiaUion pi business men from
= il pvy0rcupation with the linn
urd existence OF today.
1t evc:y citizen o. III" county
Uccg.uc a So asman for Columbus
loYn;y. backed by tiil tul. force
# his Comfy DcVC upinClt Com
nittuc Of local men who are arm
i with all the facts needed t.
ii Il rev local venture S,&.ted
igi!t, III To 1;rt ihc "a,t' tI5ilrt
On, from somewhere ci"c 10 iii
prove MS future by being here
ptjvcHlle rHaGlro
the tia" &, the report viii
he "Th;s IS THE place. Wish
YOU were here" The committee
h, nc lnight we'll be Columbus
County fer BIGGER PROFITS.
BITTER EMPLOYEES, BEST
or LIVING