Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-01-09
MERGER
PROPOSAL
FAVORED

| ed from the straw VOIe
proposing the merger of Cres'
cent Beach with Ocean Drive
Beach under one municipal chart
err indicates that the great may
ority of property owners on the
two beaches are in favor OF the
merger.
Here is a breakdown on the
votes received by Mayor Grady
Johnson's office at the ocean
Drive Beach City Hall: Out'ot
town nonresident and non'vot'
ing) property owners: For: gu
against: 10. Local resident (vot'
ing) property owners: For lS'
against II.
Row Ravens, who is handling
tabulation of the votes from
Crescent Beach property owners
released the following figures
on the Crescent Beach vote: Non
resident property owners: For:
sc: against: 21. Local PRESIDENT
property owners: For SO; against
ii.
Ravens stated that the final
tabulation of votes would be
made on Jan. 10 by both towns
He indicated as soon as possible
thereafter a joint meeting OF the
Ocean Drive City Council and the
Crescent Beach Committee would
be held, chiefly for the purpose
of determining if the straw vote
indicated enough interest in the
merger proposal to plan for an
official election on the two
beaches.
It is noted that the great maj
ority of property owners on the
two beaches are nonresident,
and therefore not eligible to vote
lin any election. Local (resident)
property owners, by being quail
fled electors, would determine
the issue if it is called to a vote.
The straw vote letters thus far
received contain many emphatic
statements concerning the pro,
posal. While the great majority
favor overall Incorporate n.
many object to any proposal to
change or give up the name O.
charter of ocean Drive Beach"
Many are opposed to locating
the new municipal center on the
Highway, while others see it as
an opportunity to stop and there
fore attract more of the lucrative
tourist trade travelling Highway
III between New York and Mi
ami.
Some of the comments receiv-
ed are as follows:
"a very progressive move"
Am definitely not in favor of
incorporating Crescent Beach
with Ocean Drive Beach Why
not a merger with Tilghman
Estates, then let Crescent Beach
come in, making Ocean Drive the
center of the enlargement pro-
gram?"
eff there should be an occasion
to change or shorten the name
of Ocean Drive Beach, I suggest
the name Ocean City, S. c.. The
Ocean designates we are on the
Atlantic Ocean, and the City
indicates a large place"
"Am most certainly in favor
of Incorporating together. 1t
would be the key to developing
the two beaches into a more at
tractive summer resort with
more year round possibilities"
IT thing this is a step forward
and very much needed, but
keep the name of Ocean Drive
Beach,"
mo. I like Ocean Drive Beach
| just as it is"
"Am in favor provided the
name of Ocean Drive Beach is
not changed. 1t has too much adj
vertising value to be lost by
changing the name"
IT personally think it is a
splendid idea to incorporate TO-
gether."
"Only a local resident can tell
where Ocean Drive ends and
Crescent Beach begins. To the
average tourist, it's already one
town. AS a property owner at
both beaches, I think the merger
is long overdue. We'd better
hang together or We'll hang sep
arately."
"No. Am definitely not in fav-
or of changing the name of DC.
can Drive Beach,"
eyes, and if the name is chang
ed, I think Ocean City would
be ideal. Ocean Drive is not now
appropriate for the reason that
there is no longer strand driving
in season. The word City would
indicate our enormous growth.
In rs years or less, a nearby more
famous resort will be our back.
yard"
mo. Ocean Drive Beach has a
natural business section now and
I think it will continue to grow
in it's present location. It is the