Award winner
Bonnie Pate, Production Clerk
for Faberge. received the Oc
tober Suggestion A ward and the
Third Quarterly Award for her
Production Improvement Sug
gestion. She received $225 in
cash from the company and is
now eligible to receive the an
nual award of $ 1,000 in cash.
Pete Hasty attends
insurance meeting
The problems of liability in
surance coverage, workers com
pensation issues, auto insurance,
financial guaranty insurance and
health care cost contianment were
among the issues discussed at the
1 7th annual meeting of the Con
ference of Insurance Legislators in
Phoenix, Arizona, November
21-24.
Among those attending was
Rep. John C. "Pete" Hasty of
Maxton, N.C.
The Conference (COIL) is a na
tional organization of. stale
legislators who deal with insurance
issues.
Local farmers aiding wildlife
Most landowners and landusers
in Hoke County are concerned
about crop production and ways to
maintain or increase their produc
tion.
Many fields that once had hedge
rows for windbreaks and wildlife
food and shelter have been cleared
to increase field size. Little con
sideration has been given toward
the needs of our small game
population.
The wildlife population on some
farms in Hoke County is decreas
ing. Most farmers and land
ownders in the county enjoy
watching or hunting small game
animals such as quail, rabbit,
squirrel, deer and others.
Many of our small game popula
tions have declined from previous
years. You probably have noticed
while hunting or just walking over
the farm that its harder to find a
covey of quail and there seems to
be alot fewer rabbits than in the
past.
Our small game population is
being effected by:
? Chemicals used on crops
effecting the animals ability to
reproduce.
? Predator animals such as
hawks, owls, foxes, snakes and
cats effecting the animals ability to
survive.
? Modern-day farming and
woodland harvesting method
destroying important habitats.
There are wildlife management
practices that local farmers can do
to maintain or increase wildlife
population on their farm.
C.J. Crouch, a local farmer in
the Quewhiffle Township, is con
cerned about wildlife on the H.J.
Blue farm. He has established
nearly 20 acres of wildlife food
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Donnie Harris '
plots and manages exisiting
habitats that are favorable for
small game animals.
Crouch purchased wildlife seed
from local supply stores and ap
plied for wildlife seed from the
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis
sion to establish annual and per
rennial food plots around the
farm.
These plots consist of plants
such as brown top mullet,
sunflowers, kobe lespedeza,
bicolor lespedeza, sericea
lespedeaz, millo, coastal ber
mudagrass, partridge pea, buck
wheat and native vegetation.
Existing hedge rows are being
maintained for their use as wind
breaks and wildlife habitat.
These hedge rows have pine
trees, mixed hardwoods,
honeysuckers, ragweeds, beg
garweeds and other vegetations
that are ideal food and cover for
animals such as squirrel, quail and
rabbit.
Odd areas around the farm that
are too small for crop production
are being established to wildlife
food plots.
Crouch established these sites by
broadcasting or planting seed in
rows.
Annual food plots that were
established a year ago are not
destroyed, they are maintained to
provide cover and some food wivle
the new plot is becoming establish
cd. Mr. Crouch said, "to maintain
wildlife on an area, you must pro
vide food, cover and water."
Odd areas that are too small for
todays farm equipment are ideal
areas to establish to food plots.
Many odd areas in Hoke County
are suitable for wildlife produc
tion. Farmers and landusers that
are concerned about maintaining
or increasing wildlife population
on their farm should establish food
plots and manage the native
vegetations that are desired for
small game population.
Individuals that are interested in
applying for wildlife seed from the
N.C Wildlife Resources Commis
sion should stop by or call the
Hoke Soil and Water Conservation
District Office. Manage your
wildlife population today for
generations to come.
Helping wildlife
C.J. Crouch checks condition of millo planted for wildlife food plot on
the H. J. Blue farm.
Restructuring causes loss for Burlington
Burlington Industries, Inc.
recently reported a net loss for the
fourth quarter of fiscal 1985 as a
result of restructuring charges.
The consolidated net loss for
the quarter ended September 28,
1985 was $2,915,000, or 10 cents
per share, on net sales of
$697,337,000.
Provisions for restructuring,
principally in the polyester/cotton
apparel fabrics area, were 60 cents
per share in the fourth quarter.
Results for the quarter were im
proved by 8 cents per share due to
a reduction in Retirement System
expenses associated with changes
in the actuarial cost method and
economic assumptions.
For the fourth fiscal quarter of
1984, Burlington reported net sales
of $746,110,000 and a net loss of
$22,609,000 or 78 cents per share.
Included in the 1984 quarter was a
charge of $1.07 per s.iare for thf
restructuring of various finished
apparel fabric operations in the
United States and the shutdown
and conversion of a textured
woven operation in Ireland.
For the 1985 fiscal year ended
September 28, 1985, consolidated
net sales were $2,802,134,000 com
pared to $3,168,760,000 reported
for fiscal 1984. Net earnings for
fiscal 1985 were $12,574,000 or 44
cents per share on 28,595,000
average shares outstanding, com
pared to $62,399,000 or $2.18 per
share on 28,669,000 average shares
for 1984. The results for the 1985
fiscal year include the special items
noted above in the fourth quarter,
a 9 cents per share gain from the
sale of the company's office fur
niture business and a 6 cents per
share gain from litigation. In com
parison, the fiscal 1984 results in
clude restructuring charges of
$1.20 per share, a 15 cents per
share gain from litigation and an 8
cents per share gain from an in
substance defeasance of long-term
debt. Foreign currency items
resulted in a loss of 2 cents per
share in fiscal 1985 and a 6 cents
per share gain in 1984.
William A. Klopman, chairman
and chief executive officer, said,
"The unabated flow of imports,
combined with a weak U.S. market
for textiles, seriously impacted
results for Burlington in fiscal
1985.
"The restructuring charge taken
in the fourth quarter addresses the
over-capacity in the Blended
Fabrics Division, chiefly caused by
huge increases in imports in recent
years.
"The provision principally
covers the costs associated with
consolidating two dyeing and
finishing plants into one -opera
tion. This move should lower our
manufacturing costs and
strengthen the performance of this
division.
"The finishing plant to be
vacated by Blended Fabrics will be
converted to the manufacture of
automotive fabrics under our new
technical cooperation agreement
with the Seiren Co., Ltd."
Yesterday Burlington announc
ed its regular quarterly dividend of
41 cents per share payable
December 1, 1985 to shareholders
of record on November 4, 1985.
Geurts is promoted
Wouter R. Geurts, son of Wouter
Geurts of Lawndale Drive,
Greensboro, has been promoted in
the U.S. Army to the rank of
sergeant.
Geurts is an infantryman with
the U.S. Army Marksmanship
Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia.
His wife, Reba, is the daughter
of Virginia R. Sands of Rural
Route 1, Aberdeen.
He is a 1980 graduate of Union
Pines High School, Carthage.
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