I
s Our Town Really
leady For Industry?
! Thli same question has been asked brtor* and it ap
parsndy caused many of (he Sum's public spirited citizens
p wonder if their community i? really ready lor industry.
It la good ? ask it again.
[ The hundreds o t North Carolinians engaged in promoting
ndus trial development at their particular areas in general
[and that of the State as well, know that industries cannot
9e had for the asking. They know that Industry is not going
60 put Its roots down in any community unless and until it
Is satisfied that that community is really ready for a new
?Tiantrfacturlng establishment.
' As Industry procurement is a full-time job. It may be
sell to ponder the following related questions as they con
cern a community interested in and working for new industry.
Has the information about out town and community been
developed to its fullest extent and properly recorded so it
un be presented in an effective manner to industrial pro
spects when they come our way?
What have you done to identify in an acceptable way the
real industrial site in or near our community?
Are you aware of the fact that industrialists in general
*> not consider an industrial cite as just another piece of
land?
Do you realize that most manufacturers consider a
satisfactory site for an industry to be an area of land that
ran be readily developed, definitely purchased at a reason
able price, and within reach of such basic utilities as water,
fewer, transportation, power, etc.?
If our town has a brochure showing the advantages it has
? offer industry, is the information kept 14) - to - date in every
respect? If our town does not have such a brochure, what are
<>u doing to see that it does have one?
, If there is no industrial development organization in our
locality, why not get busy and organize one so that more con
certed efforts can be made to bring industry into your
.-espective areas? We have organized a veryeffectiveorgani
Jtanon - The Cherokee County Development Corp.
* These are basic questions which must be always kept in
nind by a community in its efforts to bring more industrial
payrolls into its midst.
It is always essential to let industrial prospects know about
lie other resources of our community. These prospects may
ye thinking about such things as timber, minerals, recreation,
ind other resources they can utilize.
Let them know about your public school sand your desire to
jnprove them. Letthem know youare proud of your community
in general and that you and your fellow citizens are dedicated
? its continued growth. Let them know you are proud to be a
'Dart of any movement aimed at fuller development of your
Community and State.
^ Industrialists of today like a progressive community. They
wow that where there is progress being made by people of
i community by dint of their own efforts, futher growth is
sure to come. Industrialists in general like to be a part of any
novement designed to promote further developmentof a com
munity.
Neither Governor Sanford, nor the Department of Conser
vation and Development, nor any other State agency can tell
?n .industrialist where to locate a plant in North Carolina,
furthermore, none would even suggest such brash action,
f But they can ? and do ? help communities get ready to tell
lieir stories to industrialists looking around for new plant
fites. It is then up to communities to be prepared to tell in
dustrialists what, they have to offer for, after all is said and .
lone, the major selling job must be done at the local level.
^However, itmustalwaysbekeptuppermostinour minds that
1 our town is not ready for industry, then industry is hardly
Jtpected to be ready for this community. It is that simple.
? .
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SENATOR
SAMERVIN
* SAYS *
Washington -Old fashioned
horse sense dictates that this
Congress and a new AAninis
tration should re-evaluate our
end re program of overseas
assistance. Senator Allen J.
Ellender. the Senate watch
dog on foreign aid, has re
cently published a report on
our overseas programs and,
operations. The Senator con
cludes with the vast majority
of Americans that the Mar
shall Plan was a good program
to save E urope f rom Commun
ism. but that Its supplemental
programs should be inspected
after twelve years of ope
ration. The United States has
spent $51 .5 billions in over
seas assistance of all kinds
since 1950. Today's dollar is
showing weakness due, in part,
to our vast overseas payment
to other nations. Ithas become
imperative to curtail pro
grams in some countries and
to check waste and ineffici
ency in other countries.
NAPAL - Senator Ellender
points out the difficulty we
face with the illustration of
Napal. Since 1946, we have
given this small country J22. 6
millions in economic aid. In
1959, Napal accepted $7.5 mil
lions in aid from the Soviets.
Senator Ellender states:
"There are 158 holidays -each
year in Napal and as a rule,
work does not begin until 10
a.m., then all activity halts
?for a siesta at 1 JO p.m.; the
workday ends at 4:00 p.m."
Apparently, the Napalese do
not belteve that assistance
begins at home.
FUTURE - With Germany
and other European nations on
a sound financial basis, our
foreign aid programs should
be sharply modified. European
nations must expect to pay
for the defense of peace in
tiisir own and other nations.
The United States unhappily
finds itself in the position of
a father trying to curtail a
son's allowance after his
graduation from college.
NATURAL RESOURCES -
President Kennedy has fo
cused our attention once again
on our natural resources. In
a special message to the Con
gress he stated the matter in
these words: "By the year
2000, a United States populat
ion of 300 million ? nearly
dotibl?d in 40 years ? will
n;ed far greater supplies of
farm products, timber, min
erals, fuels, energy, and op
portunities for our outdoor
recreation." This is a matter
of concern forNorthCarolina.
Our state has long prided
its elf on its forest, 'water, and
electrical power resources.
The uslc of wisely Investing
them for the future requires
the joint cooperation of the
individual, the community, the
State, and the Federal
Government.
From The Desk Of
Stat* Senator
HI. fflflUR fain - 33ro District
Monsv continues to be the
chief topic of converstaion
among Legislators as allot us
are anticipating Governor
Sanford's message to the joint
session of Legislature Mon
day night.
The Governor has laid to
rest any speculation on the
need for additional funds as
he figures the Sanford
educational program will
have to have at least
$70,000,000 more than Is in
cluded in the present budget.
This ambitious undertaking
will take a healthy tax to re
? ceive those funds that Gov
ernor Sanford thinks are
needed for education.
Speculation as to where the
money is to come from will
probably be these: (1) Increas
ed sales tax from three to
four per cent. (2) Remove
' certain exemptions under' the
I law. (3) New taxes on such
things as tobacco products,
alcohol, and soft drinks.
? Everyone has pretty much
agreed that no taxes will be
placed on food, school lunch
es, etc. This should not be a
revenue source, and I do not
believe the. Legislature will
approve it.
Estimated revenue potential
of very possible sources indi
cate that the tobacco products
taxes would yield approx
imately $9,930,000. The soft
drink tax would yield about
$10,500,000 during the fiscal
year. An estimated increase
o! alcoholic beverage taxes
would yield approximately
$2,000,000. There could be
almost $3,000,000 raised by
way of an amusement tax.
The above tax sources would
yield about $25,000,000, which
would leave $45,000,000 to
be raised by other possible
sources, such as sales tax
increase, income tax in
crease, taxes in the agri
cultural group such as ferti
lizer, feeds, and seeds; and
the possible groups such as
manufactured products . sold
for re-sale or further pro
cessing, machinery sold to
manufacturers; etc.
Governor Sanford's ambi
tious program has both
Lieutenant Governor Cloyd
Philpott and Speaker Joe Hunt
talking in terms of sales
taxes and mentioning these
other tax sources. When the
Governor's recommendations
are made, the folks in Legis
lature will have their work
cut out for them.
J unket To G reensboro - The
city of Greensboro has invit
ed all members of the House
and Senate to visit their city
on Tuesday. The Senate and
House will hold a session
there, and from all indications
Greensboro is going' to "roll
out the red carpet."
I saw a real good basketball
game Thursday night - State
versus Villanova; State won
easily - last home game of
the regular season.
Card Of Thanks
The members of the P.T.A.
of Texanna School wish to
thank the ones who help to
make the dinner party they
had on Monday, February 13,
at the Texanna school a suc
cess. After expenses were
paid, they cleared around
$200.00
I have been driven many
times to my knees by the over
whelming conviction thatlhad
nowhere else to go.
Ins Ufa In Tie Lamm
By Raprasantatlva Herman H. Wast ?
la rttt flrat wiloci of the
assembly this week on Monday
night, a resolution was iatro
duoad providing for the
appointment of a committee to
study the methods by which
county and city school boarda
are choaan in North Carol
ina. This committee Is to re
port its recommendations to
the 1963 General Assembly.
Speaker Joseph M. Hunt,
appointed ten mora commit
tees. Your representative was
appointed a member of the
following committees: Count
ies. Cities, and Towns, Cor
porations, Water Resources,
Employment Security, Penal
Institutions andPublicBuild
ings and Grounds.
Governor Sanford addres
sed western delegates at a
breakfast meeting with Mr.
Percy B. Fere bee of the West
Soil
. Conservation
Ntws
By John S. Smith
The rtint of the past week
have been a first-rate test
of whether or not land needs
artificial drainage. After all
the rain that fell during the
week, any land which is not
standing under water now,
probably does not need any
help in drainage.
The effectiveness of tile
drainage was clearly shown
on Noah Hembree's farm Sat
urday morning. With Peach
tree Creek out of its banks
and covering most of Noah's
land on the south side of
Highway 64, no water was
standing in an acre which was
drained with 350 feet of tile
last spring. The outlet of the
tile line was a couple of feet
under water, but was still
functioning perfectly. During
the first week of February
I960, this same one acre field
had water standing over most
of it, in some places as much
as ten inches deep. At that
time, Peachtree Creek was
at a rather low stage with
no flooding of the surround
ing land.
On Monday morning, this
area which had been too wet
to plow in dry weather a year
ago is now free of surface
water and will be ready for
plowing just as quickly as the
uplands above it. Noah has
said many times that the 350
feet of tile and the expense
of ditching the land was the
best money he had ever spent
on Ms farm.
Little Brasstown and Big
Brasstown Creeks were both
on the rampage Saturday
morning, as was the Valley
River, Slow Creek, and every
other stream in this area.
There was justtoomuchwater
falling for the stream chan
nels to carry in their present
conditions. It theSmall Water
shed Project on Brasstown
Creek Watershed is approved
and put' into operation, a dif
ferent story will be told a
few years from now. Such- a
project could virtually eli-"
minate the problem of flood
water covering most of the
best land in the valley as now
Is the case. Similar projects
on other watersheds of the
county could control equally
well the flooding which now
occurs in many of the other
creeks and streams. Peach
tree, Slow Creek, possibly
Martin's Creek, and Valley
River watersheds are equally
eligible for federal assist
ance. All it will take to get
such projects initiated is
enough Interest on the part
of theland-ownersandfarm
ers concerned to requestsuch
assistance.
era North Carolina Regional
Plana! nf Commission on
Tuesday morning.
The controversial caart re
form bill introduced this week,
proposing a unified and uni
form system of courts, may
precipitate quite ? fight for
pessage. A greet many legls
lators approve, and a great
many oppoei this measure.
Representatives Dan R.
Simpson of Burke and Wil
liam L. Oaaen of Gtrflford
sponsored a Joint resolution
on Friday calling for creation
of a commission to study the
ides of establishing a civil
service system for state
employees.
As (ha preliminaries of or
ganization are accomplished,
1 look forward with keen anti
cipation to the doings of the
legislature In the coming
weeks.
Andrews Red Cross
Chapter To Conduct
Fund Drive Tuesday
"Tuesday, March 7, will be
a date of extreme Importance
to the continued well-being of
every family in Andrews,"
Rev. D, P. S mo therm in.
Pastor of First Methodist
Church, said today.
Throughout the town volun
teers of the Andrews Red
Cross Chapter on that day
will conduct their annual
campaign to re-enroll thetr
neighbors as RedCross Mem
bers and to enlist their finan
cial help in carrying out its
health, welfare and safety
programs.
The District Memorial
Hospital of Andrews could not
function properly without the
Blood Bank program. Numer
ous families could not begin
to finance the necessary blood
for accident victims in their
families, but thanks to the
Blood program, and the Blood
mobile visits tt> Andrews, it
has been available. During the
year 1960, the Red Cross col
lected 2,400,000 pints of blood
for the ill and Injured ? about
40 per cent of the total used
in the nation.
The Gray Ladies which are
sponsored and sn>ervised by
the local Red Cross Chapter,
contribute greatly toward the
efficiency of the Hospital, and
the comfort of the patients.
The Andrews Red Cross
Chapter's goal is $927. The
citizens of Andrews are asked
to remember with gratitude
the work of the local Red
Cross Chapter when they are
called upon Tuesday, March
7. The campaign theme is
"Good Things Happen When
You Help." These six words
epitomize the work of the
Red Cross.
Week of Prayer
For Home Missions
March 6-10
Theme For Week - "My
Prayer to God - Thai They
Might Be Saved."
Monday, 2:30 - "How Shall
They Call on Him?" - Mae
Perry and Gladys Morris
Circles.
Tuesday, 2:30 - "How Shall
They Believe on Hiirt?" -
Lottie Moon and Gladys Mor
ris Circles.
Wednesday. 7:30 - "The
Same Lord Over All" - Ruth
Bagwell Circle.
Thursday, 7:30 - "HowShall
They Hear?" - BWC&F rank
le Martin Circle.
Friday, 7:30-"ExceptThey
Be Sent" - Ruth Swan and
Elizabeth Hale Circlc.
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Peochtree News
By Mr*. Dock Snider th
The Sunday School Bscut
1*? Board met ?t the Peach tree
Baptist Church oa last Sunday
afternoon to oudine plana lor
the Sunday School Board and
Youth Meetings to be held on
Sunday, March S.
-P
P each tree community con
tributed $71.76 to the Heart
Fund. Peachtree school child
ren gave $17.20 of this amount.
Mrs. BUI Barnettwas chair
man and Mrs. Clarence Hend
rla, co-chairman, and Mrs.
Lucille Moore and Mrs. Edna
MoClure were co-workers.
-P
A poultry meeting was held
on Monday night, February 27, \
at the Peachtree School.
-P
Mrs. Albert Foust of Lake
City, Tenn., Is spending sev
eral weeks with her son,
Jimmy Foust and family.
-P
Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Mc
Clure and children of At
lanta have been visiting Mrs.
McClure's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Green and her
grandmother, Mrs. Perry
Kephart. Mrs. McClure is the.
former Miss Doris Jean
Green.
-p
Mr, and Mrs. Verltn Crisp
took Guy Sudderth to Savan
nah, Ga? last Sunday where
he will enter a hospital.
-P
Mr. andMrs.SummnerSud
darh of Jefferson, Ga? are
visiting Miss Elsie Sudderth.
-P
We are glad' Mrs. Arthur
Boyd Is ablr to be out again
after being ill for several
weeks.
-P
Mr. and Mrs. Whit Barton
visited reladves at Young
Harris, Ga? on Sunday.
_p. .
Mrs. Dock Sudderth visited
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Elliott of
Andrews last Monday.
-P
Mr. John Elliott is a patient
in a local hospital.
Rep. Leonard Lloyd
Names To
18 Committees
Robbinsvllle - Representat
ive Leonard Lloyd, Graham
County, has been assinged to
eighteen committees for the
current session of the North
Carolina General Assemhly
as follows:
Chairman - Senatorial Dis
tricts and Vice-Chairman -
Constitutional Amendments,
Congressional Districts, J ud
iciary 0 1, Military Affairs;
Member - Appropriations,
House Rules, Public Welfare,
Public Utilities, Expendi
tures of the House, Manu
facturing and Labor, Higher
North Carolina
Holds 4th Placa In
Brollar Production
North Carolina holds four*
place ill the NaOon in pro
duction of Commercial Broil
ers during I960. Georgia, the
leading sun, produced
320,250.000 birds during Uva
year, followed by Arkamaa
with 180.397,000. Alabama
with 175.040.000 and Narth
Carolina with 154,300.000.
Mississippi ranked fifth with
116.226,000, and Texas sixth
with 103,464,000.
North CarolUM's production
was up 12 percent over the
137,400,000 birds produced in
1959. Arkansas registered s
igain o { 10 percent and Ala
bama's output was ig> U per
cent. North Carolina price*
received averaged 16.0 cents
per pound resulting in a gross
income of $81,470,000. The
annual average {nice per
pound was 0.8 cents more
than that for 1959 and gross
Income Increased $12,550,000.
The average Ilveweight, per
bird marketed in 1960 was 3.3
pounds, the same as in 1959.
Hodges Rank In
Cabinet Given
Raleigh - With ? native son
in the President's cabinet
again. North Carolina is about
as close in rank to the top
position as she has been since
Andrew Johnson was elected
Vice President nearly a 100
years ago.
But even withLuther Hodges
as Secretary of Commerce,
most of the cabinet would have
to fall away by death or resig
nation before he could succeed
to the Presidency.
The rank of caMnetposltion
In Presidential succession is
based entirely upon the date
that position was created.
Thus it is that Commerce,
which was not established un-'
til February M? 1903. ranks
below those of State, Tre
asury, Defense (originally
War and Navy), AttorneyGen
eral, Postmaster General, In
terior, and Agriculture.
If the President, the Vice
President, the Speaker of the
House, and the cabinet
members in higher, or earlier
rank were killed in a plane
crash, by bomb, or other
catastrophe, then Luther Hod
ges would become President.
The Americana Encyclopedia
places him eleventh in line;
the second being the Vice
President; the third, the
Speaker of the House; the
fourth. Secretary of State, etc.
Education, Banks and Bank
ing, State Government, Wild
life Resources, Salaries and
Fees, Library, and Trustees
of the UniveristyCommittees.
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