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Farm Loss
Rate High
InState
North Carolina has lost
farms at a faster rate
than, any other state in the
nation for the past two
years but, with 125,000
farms remaining, ranks
behind only Texas, Mis-'
souri and Iowa.
The number of Tar Heel
farms declined by about
10,000 during the last two
years. In fact, 22 per cent
of the national decline in
farms occurred in North
Carolina.
The U. S. now has
2,785,780 farms compared
to 2,830,490 in 1974.
Numbers alone don't
tell the U. S. farming
story. While the number
of farms is declining, the
size of farms is expand
ing. The average U. S.
farm has added 47 acres
in the past decade and is
now at 389 acres.
North Carolina, tradi
tionally a state of small
farms, continues to rank
well below the , national growing by about an acre " T h e Veteran
average in farm size, al- a year and is now 106 Administration employs 5 per
though this figure ia ex- acres. an( 0f au physicians in the
pandlng. Average site is United States.
SPECIAL VOTER
0r.1BE Staffers Hire Lav; Firm to
Fight Job Downgrading
WASHINGTON - Several
of the 34 employees of the
Office of Minority Business
Enterprise, who are scheduled
for downgrading, have
employed a law firm to fight
the action, according to a letter
to the agency's director by a
member of the firm, Glenn R.
Graves.
Those who are initially
taking the action, with others
expected to join in, are Lewis
Giles, Jr., chief of the agency's
information service; Herman
Flora, program officer; Ms.
Sheila B. Adams, chief of
administrative service branch;
and Hyman L. Jarrett, project
officer stationed in Chicago.
Twenty of those facing a
loss of grade are GS-14s at
around $32,000 a year. Their
new annual salary would be
around $25,000. Two are
GS-15s at approximately
$34,000; the rest range from
GS-13 to GS-6, or from
$25,000 to $10,000.
A racial breakdown of
OMBE's 213 employees is as
follows: Blacks, 127; whites,
48; Spanish-speaking, 16;
Indians, two; and
Asian-Americans, one.
Of those slated to be
downgraded, 15 are located
here, three are in San
Francisco, three in Chicago, six
in New York City, four in
Dallas, and three in Atlanta.
More than half are black.
In his letter to Alex
Armendaris, OMBE director,
Graves expresses concern that
the downgrading move is part
of a reorganization plan,
although the proposed
reorganization of the agency is
opposed by a Congressional
subcommittee. (NNPA)
Feel the
Black
Velvet.
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Smooth Canadian.
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REGISTRATION
Burton School Precinct
For All Unregistered Voters (18 Years and Older)
and Voters Transferring To This Precinct
Saturday, February 21, 1976
From 2:00 P.M. Until 5:00 P.M.
ASBURY TEMPLE METHODIST CHURCH
CALL THESE NUMBERS FOR RIDES
688-8581 -:- 596-3750 -:- 596-8469
NATHANIEL B. WHITE, Chairnwn
MRS. MINERVA EVANS, Vice-Chairman
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at 600 W. Franklin Street
Come in and Meet Ronnie Lloyd
Ronnie was born in Grapol Hill and has livid hort all of hit lift.
Ho attended Chapel Hill City schools and was in the graduating
class of 1967. He is married to the former Dane Griffin of
Durham ond has one son, Brian. He is a member of Bethel
Baptist Church where he is currently serving as chairman of the
Board of Deacons. He was a charter member of the Friendly City
Sertoma Club of Durham and has served on the board of
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directors, and has chaired numerous committees. He is also a
former member of the Durham Jaycees. Ronnie came to work
with Rigsbee Tire Sales in 1970 as a warehouse assistant. He
has held positions of responsibility. Due to his outstanding
capabilities and willingness to satisfy his customers, he has
been awarded the "Distinguish Sales Award" by his company
for the year 197S.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your
continued support in the growth of Rigsbee Tire Sales.
In 1964, we opened the second location in a small building on
Hillsborough Road to better serve the West Durham area. In 1968 we
added an additional 5000 square feet in order to give faster and more
complete service. In December of 1973 we opened our third store located
in North Durham on Roxboro Road.
In the very near furture we will be moving from our Lakewood
location into our new Downtown location at 713 W . Pettigrew St.
In all three of these Durham stores we have installed the most
modern equipment for retreading, wheel balancing, front end alignment,
brake service, and many other items that make you, our customer, travel
safer and more comfortable than ever before. f
On Monday, Feb. 16, we formally opened our first Chapel Hill
store located on W. Franklin Street. We intend to provide the same
guaranteed quality products and tire service to our many friends in the
Chapel Hill area, as has been the custom of our businesses in Durham
since 1948. We continue to pledge to you, the motoring public! the best
products and service available, at the most reasonable prices, f
We ask only for the opportunity to prove to you mai we are iruiy
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Sfero Manager
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Nerbert Finch
Store Manager
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Ph. 477-0453
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Jim Pipkin
Store Manager
2720 Hillsborouch Road
Ph. 2 1 64444
Ronnie Lloyd
' Store Managw
SOOWt Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Ph. 942-1386
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