We’re Worth Bilii
By any yardstick, an employee of the U. S. textile
industry plays a valuable role in maintaining the
well-being of his country. Nearly one million men and
women in 42 states make the industry’s 7,000 plants
the most efficient in the world. And the wages these
employees earn are helping to maintain the liveli
hood of hundreds of tho'usands more Americans.
The following figures based on federal govern
mental data should give you a good idea of what a
textile employee is worth to the economy of his na
tion and his state.
This year U. S. textile employees will spend ap
proximately:
$1.18 billion for food and kindred products,
$1.42 billion for housing,
$457.8 million for clothing and upkeep,
$594.7 million for transportation,
$259.6 million for medical care,
$245.4 million for recreation,
$117.9 million for personal care,
$396.5 million for local, state and federal taxes.
Nearly 270,000 North Carolinians are employed in
the state’s 1,200 textile plants. Out of their more
than $1.2 billion annual payroll they spend:
$313.4 million for food and kindred products,
$375.1 million for housing,
$123.6 million for clothing and upkeep,
$158 million for transportation,
$69 million for medical care,
$65.2 million for recreation,
$31.3 million for personal care,
$105.3 million for local, state and federal taxes.
Top Weavers, Fixers
The Fieldale Towel Mill’s leading
weavers and loom fixers are listed be
low for the most recent periods of rec
ord.
Weavers—W/E September 21
Dobby Terry Walter Shelton
Jacquard Terry Lauren Via
Fixers—^W/E September 21
Dobby Terry Richard Bocock
Jacquard Terry Wendell Walker
Weavers—W/E September 14
Dobby Terry Walter Shelton
Jacquard Terry John Haynes
Fixers—W/E September 14
Dobby Terry Ben Miller
Jacquard Terry Leonard Wright
Buy . . . Sell . . . Swap . . .
FOR SALE: 16-gauge Sterlingworth
Fox shotgun, 26-in. A. H. Fox barrels,
light and clean. All original. A nice
quail gun. $195.00. Telephone 635-1138
around 8 p.m.
FOR SALE: 75,000 BTU Century gim-
type oil furnace, horizontal. $150.00
Telephone 623-6115.
FOR SALE: Siamese kitten. Contact
Hassell Hyler at 939-2791 or Fieldcrest
extension 9961.
Jarrell Daughters
Michael Allen Purgason
Michael Allen Pur
gason is the one-year-
old son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Allen Purga
son of Eden. Mr.
Purgason is employ
ed in the Spinning
Department at the
Bedspread Mill. Mrs.
Purgason (Deirdre)
is employed in the
Drape Department of
the Bedspread Finishing Mill.
Tyna Ann Jarrell, five months
and Jody Lynn Jarrell, four years
are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Co®
Jarrell of Klyce St., Eden. Mr.
is employed as a loom fixer at
Bedspread Mill Weave Room.
Christy Lynn Jones
Check Your Fair Share
Eden United Fund
and
Mill
Edd Harris,
employee.
Christy Lynn
pictured here at
age of nine mont^j
is the daughter ,
Mr. and Mrs. Roha
Jones. ,,
She is the graP,
daughter of ba® ^
Harris, who is
ployed in the
ning Department j
the Bedspread j
a retired Finish*
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