Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-07-18
Merchants Assoc.
Takes S onsorship
OF Big Golf Project

Tabor City's long discusse,
golf course took on more definit,
aspects this week with the nm.
nouncement that the Merchant.
Association board of director,
have accepted the responsibility
OF promoting the initial stems
necessary to inStigate the pro-
ject.
Ben l.. Nesmith, Jr.. presiden,
OF the association, said that Tho
proposed site had been studied
and that a price had been giver
to the directors on some 40 acres
OF land. The plot that is being
considered lies on the East sid,
of Lake Tabor and is rolling
terrain, said to be an ideal loca-
ton for Il golf course. tn,
boundaries of the proposed
course would weave in and Oh,
along the Jagged edge of the
lake and the area could he made
into one of the most beautiful
courses in the low country. au.
thorities have said.
Ncsmith said that the neigh
boring town Of Loris would be
invited to participate in the
project and that efforts would
be made to name the proposed
cOuse Lake Side" or some
thing similar that would be
totally acceptable to both
communities.
If the project is carried
through, a corporation would be
formed and stock sold to citi-
Zenry of the area. Exact details
of the amount Of stock to be
sold and the price to place on
each share has not been worked
out to date.
However, the overall cost OF
building the proposed nine hole
course is expected to run into
the $4,000 $4,000 neighbor,
hood.
A more precise figure will he
available when further negotia
tons on the property are com.
plete. At the moment both :
long term lease arrangement
and an outright sale price have
been extended to the directors
The initial cost will depend tC
great extent upon which, il
either. of these alternatives the
directors accept.
The entire project is still
in the planning stage and no
definite commitments have
been made other than the fact
that the merchants association
will study the project and
sponsor il.
This golf course within It.
self would not be a deciding fac.
tor. but it is a known fact thai
easy access % 'olfing facilitic:
and other correctional facilities
plays big part in the sclecting
, Of sites for new Industries. Wiz
a well-dcveloped golf course and
country club in this area. ths
towns of Loris and Tabor City
would have an additional talking
point when prospective indus
trialists look over what we have
to Offer Nesmith said.
Both as a good wholesome
recreation project and from q
civic standpoint, this project de-
serves the attention of the pepolC
Of this area, and ! hope that suf-
ficient interest is shown that
we can carry the project along
to completion in the not too
distant future" ne said.
Persons interested in the golf
course have looked over a vari-
ETY. of possible sites throughout
this area. several of which were
located off the highway between
Loris and Tabor City. None of
these locations offered the ma
tural geographical advantages Of
the site surrounding Lake Tabor
and cost of construction in those
areas was believed to be con-
Siderably higher than on the
site now proposed. The Lake
Tabor site has the advantage
of natural hills and two rather
large irrigation ponds are now
located on the property. Much
of the land is under cultivation
and no major wooded area would
have to he cleared.
Some $1,000 have been spent
on the proposed site in the last
few years in land clearing, soil
Improvement and creating ado
quate water for irrigation.