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MOU ABOUT Unagusta (CNtlned from Fife 1) contract, because we want to use as much local materials, service: and labor as possible," Hrevost said. "The-Arst Jobs will he given to Unagusta employees. AU but about BO arc now back at work at Plant No. 1, where we are on a double shift schedule." he continued. The new plant will be. of mason ry, steel and concrete, and will not have any windows. Light and ven tilation for the modernistic plant will flow In through skylights In the roof. The building will be constructed so as to enjoy the lowest possible insurance rates. A modern sprink ler system Is part of the project. The entire manufacturing area, including the dry kiln and lumber storage, will take up about 10 of the 28 acres purchased from Mrs. Jule Welch. The dry kiln and lumber stor age, which was not destroyed by the Are at the Plant 2 site, will be. moved to the new plant as produc tion begins. Unagusta officials said the lot on which Plant No. 2 stood would be cleared. No decision has. been made as to what use will be made of the property. Large parking lots will be built around the new plant. The cor poration's offices will remain on Main Street in Hazelwood. Official* of Unagutta said they have not completed plana for the interior of the new plant alnce that will require about 60 more day*. "Inatead of waiting until the end of that time, we felt it beat to get conatruction under way, alnce we have a December 1 production deadline to meet," BUI Prevost Mid. The Unagusta ofTiclala and en gineers are being assisted in the layout of the plant and selection of machines by the Department of Furniture Manufacturing and Man agement of N. C. State College. Spending a lot of time on the project Is Prof. Rudolph Willard, manufacturing consultant. It Is explained that the type building being constructed will lend itself to any floor plan and any type of equipment decided upon for the new plant. The building is also of such de sign that it can be expanded eas ily in the future. "The only contract let to date has been for the grading." Mr. Prevost said. "Local preference will be followed in all phases of our construction. The community has been so cooperative in the days since the Are and helpful in so many ways, that we want to ahow in some measure oOr appre ciation for their deep, and sincere interest," he continued. The history of Unagusta dates back 92 years. The Arm was started In 1904 by C. H. Hobbs and E. E. Quinlan as the Unagusta Manufacturing Company, dealing mostly in lum ber, and, in a small way, the manu facture of furniture. ? R. L. Prevost, Sr., joined the Arm In 1909 in charge of produc tion. Through recession and Are, the Arm has operated continuously since it began, but always steadily growing. In 1936 the corporation acquired frqm the county the bankrupt Kobblns Furniture Company. The county had previously obtained the property through a tax lien. The plant was converted into Plant No. 2. The peak of employment reached 450 in 1943. There were about 390 on the payroll the d(ty of the des tructive Are. Shortly before the war, the Arm added some dinlngroom furniture to its line. In January, 1999 the Arm went back exclusively to bed room furniture. The day following the Are, exe cutives of the Arm began plans for rebuilding. Some went to see about machines, others about ma terials with which to keep Plant No. 1 operating, since all veneer for the firm was made in Plant No. 2. The officials said It was impos sible to give a figure as to the cost of the new plant and equipment, since "some of the plana are still on the drawing boards, and we will have several possible programs to decide on before the final plan is selected." R. L. Prevost. Sr., is president; Bill Prevost is executive vice presi dent; Ralph Prevost is vice presi dent; Whitener Prevost vice presi dent, and Aaron Prevost is treas urer. The slogan adopted by the firm several months before the fire was "New Horizons." From the scope of activities at Unagusta today, it would appear that there are many bright days ahead for this progressive corpora tion and their understanding and cooperative employees. Unagusta furniture is sold in all 48 states of the union, and tfie firm has 38 salesmen. Last week a large shipment went to the Vir gin Islands. Unagusta products are nationally known and are rec ognized as among the top lines in the furniture field. At this morning's ceremony, Bill Prevost was in charge. The Rev. John Klzer, pastor of the Hazel wood Baptist Church, gave the in vocation, followed by a few brief remarks by the president of the firm, who said: "This is a red letter day for Unagusta and the com munity. After all the encourage ment we had to rebuild, we could not afford to do anything else." Mr. Prevost paid tribute to Local 339 for their cooperation, and was followed by Frank Trout man, president of the local, who said the 5-year contract just sign ed was assurance of continued "close cooperation." The Rev. Wm. H. Marquis, pastor of the Hazeiwood Presbyterian Church, pronounced the benedic tion. North of the Tropic of Cancer, the sunny side of the house is the south, but south of the Tropic of Capricorn the north side is sunny. HUGE BULLDOZERS are shown here movln* the first of 11.M? yards of dirt tor the Inacusta plant. These machine* started In a few minute* after the benediction of the formal fronmd-breok inc ceremonies were completed. < Mountaineer Photo). FROM RAY'S A NOTICE ABOUT PREMIUM CHINA Which has been available to our Customers as a trading bonus during the past two years. COLONIAL IVY and ROSE PATTERN BEING DISCONTINUED MARCH 31st Under the following conditions ? B"l.^-Cards will be punched in amount of purchase in both Department Store and Super Market through March 31st. 2.?China to take up cards will be kept available through February, March and into ApriL 3.?We will not guaranteeto take up cards after April 15th, but will endeavor to do so. ABOUT EXTRA PIECES We now have moat of the extra pieces and will endeavor to keep them available through April 15th. These are the large pieces, such as creamers, sugars, vegetable diahes, tea pots, etc, but, WE URGE YOU TO BUY SOON With respect to both the premium sets and the special prices. It will assure you of completing your sets ? and be of considerable help to us. SOUTHERN PREMIUM STAMPS CONTINUED Contrary to rumors, we expect to continue indefinitely the Houthern Premium Stamps that our customers are finding to be very valuable. ; THANKING YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION* RAY S SUPER MARKET RAY S DEPT. STORE nraESj ?WjyHf k Depend on ^ Our Prompt Service B Need oil in a hurry? When you run short on fuel, you're assured of quick service A any hour, any weather. And you know you're getting top quality! IUST ' DIAL GL 6-3421 \ FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ENJOY COMFORT WITH SINCLAIR ? S. HENRY MILLER DISTRIBUTOR . Pine Street Haielwood ..'4 ? A CROWD of several hundred braved the rain to attend the rround-breakinr ceremony at the new alto of Unafunta'a plant at noon today. The rain stopped Just a few minutes prior to the start of the program, and then began in a few minutes after the bene diction. (Mountaineer Photo). Haywood Republicans Will Meet Saturday, March 3rd , Haywood Republicans will hold their county convention in the com missioner's room, at the * court house, Saturday, March 3, at 2 jkm., it was announced today by Elmer "Red" Miller, chairman of the county executive committee. Chairman Miller said that county party officers will be named at the convention, as well as delegates to the congressional district con vention to be held in Henderson vllle, March 9. All precinct chairmen were re minded by Chairman Miller of the necessity of naming precinct offi cers and also delegates to the coun ty convention prior to the meet ing here on the 3rd. At the henaersonville conven tion, delegates will be named to attend the state and national con ventions. The county officers to be named at the March 3rd meeting here will inelude a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary - treasurer, Miller said. Mistaken Identity SALEM, Ore. (AP) ? Mrs. C. W. Hedges was puxzled when she returned to her parked car to find it locked, but she went to the po lice when she found a shotgun, cartridge belt and a pair of men's shoes inside. Next day Jim D. Tallman arriv ed at the police station to report the articles missing. He said he was returning the articles to his brother-in-law, saw a parked car on the street, and mistakenly thinking it the brother-in-law's put the articles inside. To be sure they wouldn't be stolen, he locked the car which was a model which didn't require a key. 1 North Carolina's 1956 allotment for wheat is 283,395 acres, com pared to over 1014 million acres for Kansas, the largest wheat-pro ducing state. North Carolina honey production (or 1955 amounted to 3V4 million pounds, 30 per cent below the record high of 6 4/10 million , pounds produced In 1951, How To Make Favorable Impressions tc(ffHeato?! Your customers and prospects are sure to be favorably impressed with any thing that we print for you .. . from a letterhead to a broadside. Get our prices! THE MOUNTAINEER "Printing That SatUflea" THANKS... ON THE OCCASION OF OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY We want to take this opportunity to express our sincere appre ciation to ^he many friends and customers we have had the privilege of serving during the past ten years. Haywood Elec tric Service has kept pace with the growth of the community ' and we are now serving more people than ever before. Your patronage has made our growth possible. We cordially invite you to continue to call on use when in need of service or ap pliances ... we are here to serve your electrical needs. Again, many thanks for your patronage. i ' . * ? . ? " - HOUSTON SWANGER KIM PARHAM BILL PREVOST 1 HAYWOOD ELECTRIC SERVICE MAIN STREET - HAZELWOOD T ?EMPLOYEES? l ' ? ? y ?: ?] Milburn Ballance, Tom Everson, Homer Morgan, Bill Swanger, Vaughn Rogers, Ken Ruff, Louie Siler, Howard Haney and Grady Burgess.
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