Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1952-10-08
4 DISAPPOINTING CROWD

In an effort to get good attendance free chicken sup
per was served the Legion Hut last Thursday nght 10
anyone in the community who would come out ana near
discussion of the proposed recreation program for
City.
Several persons went to great deal of trouble in
narno the meal Others went to lot of trouble by in
wiling member of the North Carolina Recreation Com-
mission to come down Raleigh to give us lot OF lnor
nation on how such program should be operated ana
what equipment it would require
The clubs that bore the expense OF this event are not
complaining. They glad to do 1T because 1t was
among best civic projects ever proposed mere ana per
haps the one needed the worst at the present time
Yet local people stayed away from the meeting IN
droves They CONSPICUOUS by their absence and TINS
fact alone makes the Thursday meeting disappointing and
makes US question whether the czenry wants to do any
thing for recreation or not
Those present heard fine talk by recreation expert
She made suggestions which amateurs like would
never have discovered until too late It's fine that enough
people present to learn something and to be able TO
pass on the whole. But it's disturbing that
so few would take the time to participate in project so
vital to future well-belng.
There are It's towns North Carolina, large and
some small, that have recreatonal No town any
where needs such any than do We have
the least recreatonal facilities of any town of which
are familiar and we do little to remedy the situation
Our leading civic clubs didn't attend the Thursday
meeting Only member from the Rotary present.
two from the Civilians three from the Womans Club one
from the VFW and nine from the American Legion
1t often makes those who work for some community
project wonder if they the only who want &C
complished project wide in scope and with such
great potential recreation should be desirable by
one and isn't the hard workers have to con-
tinue their efforts
In Tabor City have little tangible, material assets
which show the world with pride Except for our
schools churches and athletic field have practically
nothing business district not the Our
residential areas have beautiful homes but area
has more than sprnklng here and there. nicely ar
ranged and properly laid out park would be another
feather in Tabor Ctys cap and with which could
point with pride.
Tabor City has long taken the lead among small towns
in Eastern North Carolina and is noted for its progressive
ness Progress in the future like that in the last Is years
can keep Tabor City atop the progress list but can
turn over and play dead for awhile and lose everything to
the rising tide of being felt by other communities
every side.
The decision is and alone There's not man
who doesn't get tired of continued civic actl-
ves when they personally have to jump in and help
long period of time without apparent appreciation from
the public But civic almost always thankess
That alone enough merit Indifference the part
of the really progressive people, When there's job to be
done and one that vital future must keep
noses to the grndstone and stop with nothing less than
success.