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Eastern Carolina Has Tremendous Industrial Potential, Experts Say By WANE LUCAS Raleigh ? No one section of North Carolina has a better oppor tunity to grow industrially than does its eastern area. Of thia, Director Ben E. Douglas of the State Department of Conser vation and Development, and oth era, who have atudied, weighed, and are weighing industrial poten tial In Eastern North Carolina, are strongly convinced The records show rather remark able progress has been made in re cent years in the induatrialiiing of Eastern North Carolina, but those who know the situation best are convinced there is still plenty et room left for Industry to spsead its wings and grow in this poten tentially rich industrial area and thus help provide more year-round payrolls for Tar Heel woricers. "The Wachovia," a publication of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Com pany. which has its headquarters in Winston-Salem, had an article containing some rather interesting findings in its December Mil, la sue. Headlined "Eastern North Caro lina Catches Industry's Eye," this article was written by R. Lee Cov ington of, Raleigh, a vice president of Wachovia Bank and Trust Com pany, after a survey he made in cooperation with the State Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment of what has happened indus trially in Eastern North Carolina during the past few years and what the section has to offer industry. In a preface to his article, Mr. Covington wrote: "Eastern Caro lina has gained more industries and has experienced greater ex pansion among ita established man ufacturing planta in the past 10 years than has occurred in this area in the last century." A remarkable statement, to be sure, of this most important factor in the economy of North Carolina in general and Eastern North Caro lina In particular, but Director Douglas and others are still firmly wedded to the opinion that indus trial potentials have scarcely been scratched insofar as Eastern North Carolina i* concerned. Blessed aa it is with a multitude of natural resources. Eastern North Carolina is getting more attention from industry than it has ever had before in its history. Rather rapid formation of indus trial development organization, growing determination on the part of community leaders In planning and working for ladustriil devel opment of their respective areas in general and the eastern area as a whole, and awakening of residents of Eastern North Carolina in gen eral to the necessity for more pay rolls spread over a 12-month per iod of the year instead of those of seasonal nature are lactors that are proving to be of material help in the efforts to placc more indus try in this rich and still largely undeveloped industrial area of North Carolina, Douglas believes. No one section of North Caro lina is more blessed with water than is Eastern North Carolina. WHY THIS TRQCBNDOUS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE? BECAUSE CAMELS' MILDNESS... RICHNESS. . .MORE PURE PLEASURE AGREE WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER CIGARETTE' Cedhtii. Prom Ike la! rat publmked figure * by Ike leading indwtry analyt Harry M. Woo ttem. in HrimUri Ink im. The C lc D Director is convinced that Eastern North Carolina has a wonderful opportunity to capitilize on this great natural resource by getting industries to locate in the section and make more use of water in the manufacture of man made fibers, by other plants in the processing and packaging of truck crop products, and for various oth er uses. In this connection, it is well to make mention of a survevy now being made under auspices of the Department of Conservation and Development. This is the economic and engin eering survey authorized by the 1933 General Assembly upon rec ommendation of the Department of Conservation and Development and the North Carolina Coastal Marine Council. Waterways Survey Begun last November by the na tionally known engineering firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall and MacDonakl of New York,' the sur vey, covering 41 counties, must be completed within an eight months i period and the engineers' findings and recommendations made avail able. In the main, the survey will cover small ports, inland water ways, and other areas in the 41 counties that appear to be suitable for development purposes, as they relate to water transportation. Included in this survey are the following counties: Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Hertford, Bertie, Washing ton, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Pamlico, Craven, Carteret, Onslow, Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Dup lin, Jones, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt, Martin, Gates, Northampton, Hali fax, Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Cumber land. Harnett, Hoke, and Robeson. Regarding the survey, Col. L. F. Rhodes, who was with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than 30 years, and who is one of the engineers making the engineer ing and economic study of the po tentials of the 41-county area, had this to say: "A master plan will be prepared pertaining to the area being sur veyed and studied for the co-ordin ation of all types of economic ac tivities in the entire State of North Carolina, suitable to the de velopment of shipping facilities. The development of inland ship ping and warehousing facilities will be co-ordinated with a plan ned development of agriculture, fishing, lumber, and recreation, and demands created in supplemen To H#od Campaign Oscar G. Barker, prom i sent Durham attorney and legislator, who has accepted appointment as state chairman of the North Caro lina Farter Seal Campaign to be conducted by ikt State League for Crippled Children and Adults March lS-April It. tary businesses, stores, banks, hous ing, etc., throughout the State. "The master plan will show not only where inland ports develop ments are needed, but also where railroad and highway transporta tion are indicated, where electric power, water supplies, sewers, housing, warehouses, commission houses, industrial banks, hotels, airports. y%cht basins, beach re sorts. market terminals, etc., should be established." Governor William B. Umstead backed the CAD Department and the Coastal Marine Council in the proposal laid before the 1953 Gen eral Assembly for an economic and engineering survey of the eastern counties. "Sees Good In Survey "We believe much good will ultimately be derived from this survey," Douglas said. 'We hope and believe the findings and rec ommendations of this widely ; known engineering firm will be most helpful in planning for fuller development of the great potentials of what is still a largely unde veloped section of North Carolina from an industrial standpoint." It is planned to make the find ings and recommendations of the engineering firm available to all persons and groups interested in further development of business and industry in the 41 counties. The survey, Douglas thinks, will give industrial groups and others something more concrete to work with in their planning for more industrial payrolls for the respec tive communities. Another most important factor in the economy of Eastern North Car See Industrial, Page 7, Section 2 Serving This Area with TEXACO Quality % PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ? J. 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