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- THE ROANOKE RAPIDS | SECTION "B" SECTION MB" B B_ ^_ *DIAL R-326 ALL DEPTS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1946 SECTION B—PAGE 1 I Cotton Mills Are Spending Hundred Million Yearly Cotton mills in the United Stat es are currently spending over 100 million dollars a year on mod ernization of equipment, expan «#sion, renovation and new building, according to an estimate from the Cotton Mills Information Service. Esi'mates based on the number of active spindles indicate that $21,000,000 will be spent by the mills of North Carolina and a total of $80,000,000 in the South At lantic states during 1946. A large part of the new invest ment being made in the cottor , mills throughout the nation will be *in the form of new equipment. A check of textile machinery man ufacturers indicates that a mini mum of 50,000,000 worth Of new machinery will be installed in the cotton mills aech year for the next four to five years. The figure is based on orders already on the book*. of thp fotnl nppris nl the cotton mills following the wai period, during which more cotton ^textiles were turned out than ever before, run as high as $500,000, 000 to $500,000,000. One of the reasons for the huge total investment contemplated is, of course ,the fact that few re placements and only essential re pairs were made in machinery dur ing the war although the mills were operating at peak capacity, Another reason is that the mills are seeking the latest type of ma ■‘•9 chinery in order to compete effect ively with the low wage product ion of foreign countries. Wage rates in the cotton mills in this country have approximately doubl Corn Borer Is Putting On A Blitz A saving of thousands of dollars a year in Tarheel farmers future com crops is evident as the re sult of one of the most inter esting and valuable biological stud ies to be released for many years with the recent announcement by C. H. Brannon, Entomology Chief of the N. C. Department of Agri culture .that an imported insect parasite found by the U. S. Bureau of Entomology will destroy the larvae of the European corn bor er before they have had time to develop into the destructive and vorac'ous adult stage. ™ ~ _— : ...u— ■*- WJ. i*ll*i*J J U * V search entomologists and biolo gists have been concerned with the discovery of certain species of in sects which would prey upon and destroy insect pests and at the same time be harmless in them selves and capable of economic good. Some insects were found which would do this work. Many of these, however, have been eco nomically unprofitable as the per centage of the pest destroyed has been too low. Many others were ed since 1940. A further reason is that textile machinery research has developed new equipment which Is only be ginning to become available. 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The Archbishop is being entertained by various Church and educational organizations, in Philadelphia, New York, Princeton, Washington, Boston and elsewhere. > The Archbishop is the 98th. Archbishop of Canterbury. In the history of the Episcopal Church in the United States, this is but the second time an archbishop of Canterbury has visited its General Convention. Dr. Jekylls and Mr. Hydes with duaJ personalities — or appetites as the case may be. They would grow tired of the insects which they were supposed to destroy and eat beneficial species instead. Not so, however, with these im ported insects which have made such a record for themselves in Camden County this year. They have established the astonishing i ii i— BILL OF FAIR... ESSENTIALS I FOR WELL-BALANCED BEAUTY Essentially an economy, too ;;. for the better the prepara tions you buy, the less you use, the longer they last. CLEANSE Ardena Cleansing Cream .. . feathery-light. 1.00 to 6.00 Fluffy Cleansing Cream .;. for the oily skin. 1.00 to 6.00 ! REFRESH Ardena Skin Lotion.;. to pat on briskly after cleansing and use in conjunction with Fluffy Cleansing Cream. 85c to 15.00 SMOOTH Ardena Velva Cream.;. bland smoothing for delicate skins. 1.00 to 6.00 Ardena Orange Sldn Cream ;;; for more mature, dry skins. 1.00 to 8.00 Ardena Perfection Cream ;;; rich, new luxurious emollient. 6.00,10.00 Rosemary Drug Co. ' PHONE R-360 bhhhhhhhbhihhhhihhbohh^hhhh^hhmhhidi^h record of killing from 25 to 50 per cent of the larvae of the Eu ropean corn borer and it is ex pected that they will be able to »ave thousands of com dollars for Tarheel farmers in the immediate future. The Camden County experiment* were conducted by D.W. Jones o? the Moorestown, New Jersey, lab oratory of the Agricultural Re search Administration of the U. St D. A., who says, according to Mr. Brannon, that the new and bene ficial parasite is now well esta blished in Camden County and will continue to prove economical^ effective. Murray President Of Student Body Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, opened its one hundred and thirty-fifth session on Sept ember 11 with a convocation in. Watts ChapeL Forty five new students were enrolled, including thirty veterans of military ser vice. John E. Murray of Roar noke Rapids, a rising senior, is president of the Seminary stu dent body. Murray served during the past summer as assistant past or of Tabb Street 'Pre3byteriaaC Church, Petersburg. Mrs. Jimmie Cox has accepted a position as Technician at the Roanoke Rapids HospilaL Mrs. Cox has just returned from four months visit in New York CSty.
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