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X Thursdayi'March 17, 1966 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. AgiioiUiiie In Action ■ BIG BUSINESS ERA : It’s not unusual these days, on passing through a Vnall rural town, to spot the locked doors of , businesses that will never admit another customer. These were the small grocery and general merchandise stores \l/hich thrived in days past liiioughout North Carolina. •' They haven't all retired yet to tjic history books. Many survive and maintain a profitable rating in the accounting ledger. But many more have fallen victim to hig bu«lne«8. Grocery ^oi^>er8 find gigantic chain-markets more to their liking. Faii.T-lng is going the way of big business too. And the future of the little man doesn’t look too encouraging^ Grow up or get out. Expand or exit. That’s the mess age the times seem to be whisper ing. + Studies by the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture now place the farm “survival line” at an annual grom income of $10,000. 3n the minua side of this figure, farm numbers are declining. On the plus side, they are expanding rapidly. Some 2.4 million farms disap peared from the U. S. agricultur al scene between 1939 and 1964, notes USDA. The bulk of this farm obituary was written for operations which grossed less than $2,500 annually. They ac counted for about 2.3 million, or almbst 95 per cent, of the farms' which dropped by the wayside during that period. From a gro^ of $2,.500 up to J9.999 aniilually, a different sort of story was recorded Instead of going out of business, many of these units moved upward above the $10,000 sales line. It’s not without nostalgia that we acknowledge the passing of the era of the small and inde pendent businessman, whether he be grocer or fan.r.er. More pro nounced t h a n the njstalgia, j though, is the admiration of effi ciency. That, too, is a sign of the times. I MINIMUM FARM WAGE I The scrap over extending the i minimum wage into farm labor ! ranks is going to bt> a tough one. I And it’s going to fje an important one. ' I mum wage of $1.13 per hour iProbably no other state has as would force his costs oip by the much at stake -as North Caro- : following amounts on the crop;^ lina, which has to mobilize veri- listed here; table armies of hired workers to I —$2.50 increase for producing harvest many key farm crops. 100 pounds of flue-cured tobacca; 1, _ XT -Tu .... • -$2.30 increase for producing. In addition. North Cafollha is pounds of hurley tobacco; termed a ow wage s a e, p^-1 _5o.cent increase for produc ing farm ing 100 pounds of lint cotton; cents pel Junip frci.n ' _'20-(;ent increase for produc- that figure to a minimiwn %yage ; . peanuts, of perhaps $l;15 per hour is a i ^ Ipnger leap than-farm employers i Dr. C. E. Bishop, head of N. C ih many states would have to - State’s department of eco-nomics, tfike. } notes that there are ‘many peo- ,: pie who erroneouily believe that a minimum farm wage will slow down the influx of unskilled, low BETHWARE OAK GROVE NEWS Py Mrs. Ruth Vess Phone 759-5035 'The following group cf young and Mrs. Evans Cooper of Liatti- ' more and .Mr. and Mrs.' Mac Fite ^ and Mike of Kannapolis vislte. -Mrs. Sarah P. Lovelace Sunday ■ Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Dover,' Mr and Mrs. Charles Dover ant Ruth Mitchom went to Orlando ' Fla., Wednesday night to attem the wedding Friday night ol Bobby’s piece, Miss Gloria Jeai What tne minimum farm wage could mean to the average North Carolina fan rer is spelled out graphically by Df. G. R. Pugh, an extension economist at N. C. State University. Dr. Pugh cites the hypothetical inco.Te people Into the cities.” He maintains that this belief ‘‘will encourage congressmerit ■from urban areas to support a case of a fabmer who pays his la-1 minimum wage to the farm la bor one dollar per hour A mini-1 borei’s.” in.. NO. 1 IN SALES b The Carolinas! V-8 ENGINE *66 FAIRLANE "500" HARDTOP V-8, AS LOW AS $2195 FULL SAUK FRIGE .. ,J BRAND NEW iSv $2185 '66 GALAXIE ^500 * HARDTOP LOW $2288 CUSTOM 500 4-DOOR WHITE SALE SPECIAL Galaxie Interior And Features USED CARS 1962 VALIANT 4-Dr. $795 1963 One owner with automatic transmission, good tires. ■? 1965 FORD-FAIRLANE 500 $1995 1961 2-Dr. HT, V-8, 4-speed, new WSW tires, like new. 1963. FORD GALAXIE 500 $1495 1961 4-Dr. V-8, Cruise O-Matic trans., good tires, sharp. 1965 FORD CUSTOM 500 . ; $2395 1963 2-Dr., V-8, Cruise-O-Matic, factory air conditlbning, —— , power steering, you won’t find these kind on a used car lot. IJUU 1965 MUSTANG HT $2295 igco V-8, 4-speed, still in factory warranty 100''r.' 1964 FORD GALAXIE M)0 $1895 1965 > 2-Dr. HT, 390 V-8, 3-speed, like new condition. 1961 FORD STARUNER $1095 1963 V-8, automatic transmission, mint condition. CHEVROLET IMPALA $1495 327 V-8, 3-speed, good tires, make offer. CHEVROLET C0RVAIR $ 495 700 sedan. FORD COUNTRY SEDAN $895 V-8, automatic transmission, local car. * FORD FAIRLANE 500 $1195 2 Dr. HT, 289 V-8, 4-speed, one owner, nice. FORD Vi TON PICK-UP ........ $ 795 V-8 engine, the kind you are looking for. Top shape. CHEVROLET BEL-AIR $1295 4-Dr. V-8, automatic, perfect family car. FORD F-lOO Vi Ton Pick-up $1595 Low, lojv mileage. A real gem. GALAXIE 500 2-Dr. HT, $1595 y-8,,Cmise-Q-Matk:, good tires, sharp. SOUTH'S LAHOEST LITTLE FORD DEALER' 910 Shelby Road people ,rom Pon..." a'nc, .M.'oiaVt, H.^y TriJS the annual chorus contest; Elaine, ” ' , Gibbons; Sheila Vess; Edith Ham-j ' The family of Mrs. Clareno: bright; Nadine Bell; Pat Butler; : Blanton surprised her Sunday o: .\nn Sanders; Ike Patterson; Dar | her seventy-ninth birthday wltl vid Seism; Jerry Patterson '-ind a dinner. Those present to help Toye Davis. Mrs. J. N. McClure I her celebrate wer: Mr. and Mrs and Mi-s. Juanita Logan arc the Oran White of Charlotte; Mrs. directocs of the chorus. i Catherine Blanton and children , tt A/r o • Shelby; Mr. and Mrs. Johnny u Mr. and Mrs. Wiley of Shelby visited his molhei, i Mrs. Elva McSwain Sunday after- weaver. . noon. , ! ..... , ,, .-i Mr. and Mrs. Sai.-ti Lovelace" Visitors m the home of Mr and and Jerry and Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. David Gibbons Sunday , p^j-ry .Mc'Svvain spent Saturday were; Mr. stid Mrs. Frank Ware sight-seeing around Boone and dnd Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ware Blowing Rock, and Wray; Martha Gnggj Shcil^ and Mrs, Perry McSwalr Vess and Katherine Ginbohs of i visited Mrs. Ceilia Gauldin of Charlotte, spent the weekend at . pock Hill, S. C. Monday. ... The El Bethel Home Demon- Pvt. Max Justice of Fort Gor- , stratiop club will meet Friday don, G'R. is spending a lourteen | afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Rush day leave with his brother, Mr. Dixon Miss Jessie Ann Wingc Ray Justice and Mrs. Justice. I c^rjn discuss ‘‘Home Lighting.” Mr. and y^s., W_ S. Davis of I The Golden Circle of David Lattimore, visited Mr. and Mrs. i Baptist church will meet Tues- Franklin Davis Sunday. Nancy ! day night at 7:30 with Mrs Ev- I Robinson of Grover visitcxl in the i erett Patterson, afternoon. --- _ ■ ^ I Sgt. and Mrs., Malc:lin Whit- Mr, Sank Gi'wn of Ross Grove ^ ^icy of New York, stationed at I visited Mr. aod Mrs. William. Fort Jackson, S. C.. spent Spnday Davis Sunday. , with, Mrs. Dale Harmon and Mr. and Mrs. Dwan Thornburg daughters, and Darrell visited Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Dale Harmon; Mr. and Walter Vess, Jr. and Joel, Sun-j Mrs. Glenn Lovelace’and Mrs. I . . I Eugene Lovelace went to Fort Mr. Walter Vess, Jr. is driving Gordon, Ga, to see Pvt. Eugene ; each day to Spruce Pines, N. C. Lovelace graduate from Basic ; in connection with his job at Training. He came home with Kings Mountain Mica Co. j thorn for a fourteen day leave, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Champ- afterward to report to Fort Beal, ' ‘on and children visited Mr. and Okla. for further training, ' Mrs. James*. Champion and boys j The Fannie Heck Qrcle of Oak Sunday afternoon. Groye Baptist chttrch will have Mr and Mrs. Walter Vess, Sr. a covered dish Incheon at the and Tommy visited Mrs. Bill Vess home of Mrs. Sam Bell Tuesday. I in Shelby Sunday afternoon. i The Baptist Associational Youtti I • Mr. Zeno Lovelace and Mrs. Night will have a meeting at I Lester Harmon and Billie; Mr.' the County Office Bund ng on Booklet Identifies /egetable liiMcts You cah swat, spray, dust, nash. stomp and gas them, bat he insects that plague vegetable jTops in North Carolina survive and multiply 'Hiese^ include the harlequin bug, the asparagus beetle and .he, 03Wpea curculio. If these aamea don’t ring a bell, maybe the following will; cabbage loop- ’r, potato beetle, corn eanvor.m, cutworm and potato leafhopper. These are among some 37 vege table and plant-damaging insects discussed ,ln a recent publication of the Agricultural Extension Service at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Entopiologists H. E. Scott and C. H. Brett give thj^ insects a post office“wante(|irposter treat-s. ment In the 24-^age circular. The life cycles of the insects are discussed along with their habits, and physical characteris-• tics. Dr. Brett has drawn sketch es to assist the reader in becom ing able to identify the different insects correctly. A hug is not always a bug that you want to destroy. Drs. Scott and Brett identify some of the -hekfTttl-Jnsects in their publica- tidii. These are predators that eat ottier insects. Included among these are the ladybird beetle or the ladybug, and the pai’asitic wasps. The most familiar of these beneficial wasps is the Apanteles which attacks hornworms. Extension circular 313 (rev. i entitled “Vegetable Insects of North Carolina” is available at county agricultural extension offices. It can also be obtained request frrrn the Depart ment of Agricultural Informa- uon, N. C. State University, Col lege Station, Raleigh. N. C. 180 Saturday night at 7:00. All young people are urged to at tend. Miss Jan Fisher of Charlotte^ spent the weekend with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher. TEBTEtk ^PER MARKETS, iiK. QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED PRICES GOOD THRU SATURDAY. MARCH 26th FORD ¥ DUPONT LUCITE WALL PAINT Sale Priced! Gal. Can - AVAILABLE IN THESE COLORS: Spring Green —‘ Mission Ivory — Sondy Beige — White — Yellow Whisper — Jli|ua Frost — Worlds Fair White — Crystol Pink—Sahara—Blue Moon—Blush White— Ceiling White — Alice Blue — Oyster White — Seafoam Green ond Spr^ White. iM DuPont Lndte House Paint ^4-
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