NATIONAL FARM-CITY WEEK, NOV. 16-22
FARM AND CITY
PARTNERS IN PROGRESS
Conoly is named
Farm-City head
Robert L. Conoly has been nam
ed the chairman of Farm-City
Week in Hoke County for 1984.
Conoly is Executive Branch
Manager of United Carolina Bank
of Raeford.
Serving with Conoly on a com
mittee to plan Farm-City Week
observances in the county are
Willie Featherstone, Shirley Gib
son, Wanda McPhaul, and Julian
Butler.
Farm-City Week extends from
November 16 through November
22, which is Thanksgiving' Day. It
is an annual event which spotlights
a concentrated exchange of ideas
and information between farm and
city people. It's a time to learn
about others - their jobs and their
problems.
More than 18,000 communities
throughout the United States and
Canada are expected to participate
in this week-long series of events to
support the theme: "Farm and Ci
ty: Partners in Progress - PEO
PLE HELPING PEOPLE."
The national chairman this year
is Dale E. Ruchman, Vice-pres., &
Admin. Asst. to the CEO, Farm
Credit Banks of St. Louis. The
state chairman is Mrs. Winnie
Wood of Camden County.
The Hoke County observance
will be sponsored by both
agricultural and non-agricultural
firms, businesses and individuals.
Cats can handle
own deliveries
DEAR DOCTOR: My cat is
pregnant. This is the first time for
her and for me. What do I have to
watch for when she is having the
kittens? When is it truly an
emergency that requires that I call
my veterinarian?
too, weowners often have nothing ,
to do but stand by and watch the
miracle of birth. In fact, we can
cause problems by being too upset
and worried at the time of birth
because we can upset the pet too.
The best rule of thumb is to watch
and be reassuring to the pet. Make
sure the pet has a warm, quiet
place to have the Kittens and then
just watch quietly.
Signs that your pet needs help
with the birthing process include a
long time in labor without having a
Kitten, having a Kitten stuck
halfway out of the birth canal,
failure of the mother to clean the
membranes away from the young
and a great amount of bleeding
after the kittens are born.
Call your veterinarian for
specific advice if any of these con
ditions arise. He or she will be able
to advise you as to the best way to
handle your particular problem.
DEAR DOCTOR: My do *
scratches and bites himself every
year at this time. My veterinarian
gives him medication to stop the
scratching and it does a good job.
My concern is that the medication
a type of cortisone, is not good for
my pet. What do you think?
ANSWER: Every Veterinarian
that treats dogs at this time of year
is fighting skin problems caused by
fleas and allergies. The allergies
may be caused by the bite of the
fleas or by the pet inhaling pollen.
The same pollens that cause people
to sneeze can cause pets to itch.
The medication used to treat the
scratching usually contains a type
of cortisone. When used as your
veterinarian recommends, this
You And Your Pet
drug can stop the scratching
without serious side effects.
In most cases, the drug is used so.
that the dose decreases ove\ a
^jjeiWHtiPf.riiaie. WherL used, in this
^.way^ the-pet has no problems when
the drug is stopped.
The important thing to
remember about allergies is that we
are usually controlling the symp
toms, not curing the allergy.
Allergies to pollens or to the bite of
the flea will appear whenever the
cause reappears. So your dog will
have the scratching problem each
year about the same time. See your
veterinarian as soon as it starts so
that it may be controlled before
great damage is done to the skin.
DEAR DOCTOR: My dog drags
its rear along the ground. Does she
have worms when she does this?
ANSWER: Not necessarily.
Though tapeworms may cause
your dog to scoot along the ground
when their segments are passed,
the most frequent reason for dogs
to scoot is a problem with the anal
glands.
These glands are located
alongside the anal opening and
secrete a foul smelling liquid.
If they are not emptied during
the passage of bowel movements,
they may become over full and
cause the dog to try to empty them
by dragging its rear along the
ground. See your veterinarain to
be certain which problem is
bothering your pet.
Editor's Note: This column is pro
vided as public service by the
NORTH CAROLINA
VETERINARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. Do you have a
question about health care? If so,
send it to Ralph H. Lee, Executive
Director, NCVMA, P.O. Box
1335, Kinston, N.C.
Burlington announces
year's sales analysis
Burlington Industries, Inc. last
week reported the details by_ pro
duct category of Us fiscal 1984
sales. " . .
In total, sales for the 1984 year
were $3,168.8 million, 6.0^? above
- fiscal 1983 $ales of S2.990.4
million.
Sales of Burlington's products
for apparel markets declined 1 .9%
to SI ,761. 4 million from $1,793.8
million. As a percent of total sales,
products for apparel markets were
35.6% in fiscal 1984 and 60. 1 % in
fiscal 1983.
Sales of Burlington's products
for the home established a new
record of $1,088.8 million in 1984,
15.1% above last year's $945.9
Carpets and rugs experienced
the greatest sales gain within the
home products group advancing
27.3% to $461.0 million from
S362.1 million in fiscal 1983.
As a group, the products for the
home segment now represent
im otuxington's total sales,
compared to 31.6% last year. .
Products for" industry also
recorded record sales and the
largest percentage sales gain of
Bilrlington's three product
segments
Sales .were $318.6 million,
28.1% above fiscal 1983's $248.7
million.
Industrial products now repre
sent 10.1% of Burlington's total
sales.
On October 26, Burlington
reported its results for the 1984
fiscal year.
Sales were $3,168.8 million,
compared to $2,990.4 million in
fiscal 1983.
Net earnings for ftsca1 1984 were
$62.4 million or $2.18 per share
compared to $88. 5 million or $3. 10
per share.
Included in the fiscal 1984
results were provisions of $ 1 .20 per
share for the restructuring of
sseveral of the company's opera
tions.
Way down ...
Along the Swanee River? No. This is the Lumber River, or Drowning
Creek, that separates Hoke County from Scotland County. This
photo was taken just at the county line. There is a canoe trail that can
be taken down this river and much of the scenery is just as beautiful as
a picture. One thing you might want to watch is the way the river
winds. The Lumber River just may be one of the most curvasious ones
in the world. The currents in the river have also been known to be
treacherous. Many of the locals do not call the place " Drowning
Creek" for nothing.
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