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SUMMARY OF SOME OUTSTANDING EVENTS IN N. C. DURING 1941 By J. Melville Broughton, Gov. of iV. C. Iii many important respects the Lal. 1*11 i has been one of the fndst notable in North Carolina History. Many new records have x,c„ made, and foundations nave jeon laid for even broader and treater attainments. Our state, jrhich already leads the entire Smith in the field of industry, has experienced during this year its Highest peak of industrial growth ln7, expansion. Production has reached an all time high; nrr • plants are operating at lull time ln,l more people are employed than ti any previous time in our hist prv and the many new plants es tablished together with expansion pf existing industries, added to e (lormous increase in electric pow »i production, give promise of t,.,.ater things yet to come. Agri-, Littire likewise ho- felt a quick ening impulse. Intelligent regub. •i„n of major crop acreages, \\i«l ■> jiversification. a tremendous in-1 .reuse in the production of hogs, ivestock and poultry, together yith improved prices for all com nodities, have given to our farm-! ns the most hopeful position and prospect that they have expevene-: ►d in many years. The outstanding event in Northj Carolina during 1941 has been the( Slate’s participation in the Defen-j p Program. Pew states in the A F1 merican Union have had a larger part than North Carolina in the military aspects of this nationally important undertaking. With Fort BBragg, the largest artillery post in the world, as a starting point, the Government has enormously increased the military establish ments in this state. Over thirty million dollars was expended at Fort Bragg by the Government this year, and employment for a considerable portion of the year was given to nearly twenty - five thousand workmen, practically all of whom were North Carolinians. The Post now quarters nearly six ty-five thousand officers and en listed men from practically every state in the Union. Subsequently, (.’amp Davis the first anti-aircraft establishment to be constructed m the country, was built at a cost of approximately -•"> million dolla: •. giving employment throughout most of tbi' year to about twenty thousand of our citizens, and now quartering about twenty-thousand soldiers. A great marine base, de stined to be the largest and most complete in tile world, is now un der construction on New River in Onslow County and is now nearing completion and already accommo dating a large number of Marines in training. Fifteen thousand or more North Carolinians have re ceived employment in eonne lion FARMERS — Don’t take a chance on losing your Peanut and Cotton Crop—Let us Insure Them Today! Weldon Insurance Agency, Inc. STERLING B. PIERCE, Sec. and Manager Insurance Of All Kinds WELDON, N. C. TEMPORARY LOCATION AT WELDON TRUCKING COMPANY’S OFFICE ON FIRST STREET TELEPHONE W-512-1 We offer complete Insurance Service with FREE Estimates of your needs. No amount too small to re ceive our prompt attention. REPRESENTING OL1) LINE STOCK COMPANIES Call Us For All Your Insurance Needs NORTH CAROLINA FACTS! THE LEGAL BEER INDUSTRY PROVIDES AN ANNUAL PAYROLL OF 912,000,000 TO NORTH CAROLINA WORKERS! Only a dwindling few “black sheep” among beer retailers permit anti-social practices. Help us ia our “clean up or close up” campaign during the Ne_w Year by giving your patronage to the great majority who operate strictly within the law! t BREWERS AND NORTH CAROL!KA BEER DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE EdgarH. Bain, Side Director, Suite 813*817 Commercial Raleigh PUBLISHED III COOPERATION WITH'rKE UNITED BREWEAS INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION | with this construction; and, like wise, the supplement to and com panion air arm of the Marine Base is now under construction at Cher ry Point on the Neuse River, to be completed at a cost of 21 million dollars and 'riving employment to thousands of our people. Not only have these great mili tary establishments been outstand ing in their proportions, but the record of construction, with North Carolina contractors and archi tects in supervision of all of them and North Carolina labor almost wholly employed in the construc tion, have set the pace for the na tion in respect to the speed and manner of construction. All of them have come well within tile scheduled time; not one of them has had a day's interference or de lay on account of strikes or other difficulties; and no workman has ha I to pay a cent for the privil ege of working on any one of these projects. Nowhere else in the en tire nation has such a record been attained; and North Carolina has every right to be proud of these achievements. It is a record that has been acclaimed by high mili tary authorities and by the Presi dent of the United States him solf. in addition to these larger arid prominent military establishments our state had the good fortune, a long with South Carolina, to be in cluded as the area for the largest and most complete military men euvers ever undertaken in this country. At one time during the maneuvers, which occurred during the months of October and Novem ber, nearly three hundred and fif ty thousand soldiers, drawn from the entire United States, were en gaged in active and broad tactical maneuvt rs, covering about eight counties in North Carolina, and including nearly every form of modern military equipment. The state responded to this new oppor tunity in a manner that was in keeping with the highest traditions of our people. County, municipal, civic and religious organizations c-op. rated magnificently in giving to this great army of men the most courteous and hosptahle treatment. Every single land own er. including thousands of farm ers in the counties affected, gave written consent to the use of their land in the area. No complaints have bene registered. There was the finest spirit of cooperation be i tween the military organization and t'h civilian population. When the maneuvers were completed I.t. General Hugh A. Drum, the great General of the First Army, in charge of the maneuvers, issued a statement praising the people of this state. Many Governors from other states whose citizens were included in the military outfits in volved in the meneuvers, have written expressing the highe t praise and commendation for N. Carolina’s part in this undertak ing. The good will thus establish ed will be of incalculable value to our state for many years to come. Also included in the general program of defense are the ship building enterprises at Elizabeth City. New Bern and Wilmington. Sub-chasers are being built at Elizabeth City, mine sweepers at New Bern and at Wilmington a great new shipyard has been con structed with nine ways, and con tracts have already been let for thee onstruction there of thirty j seven steel cargo vessels of a bove ten thousand tons capacity. The first of these, the Zebulon B. Vance, was launched just a few weeks ago, and Wilmington has already taken rank as one of the great shipbuilding ports of the na tion. At Charlotte great storage warehouses have been outfitted and constructed, and a base for Army bombers established. Naval repair stations are in process of establishment at Morehead City and at Southport, and indications now are that a great new military camp will be constructed in the state within the next few month . While North Carolina has no distinctively war or munitions plant, such as airplane or tank factories or powder plants, it does have hundreds of industries that were found capable of turning out essential defense and war material in enormous quantities. Blankets and other woollen goods, towels, hosiery, clothing material, work suits, uniforms, textiles of all kinds, army trucks, woodwork, and numerous other essential articles are being produced by our North Carolina industries at an almost unbelievazle pace. Practically ev ery industry in the state is work ing full time, three shifts, and many previously abandoned or in active plants have in recent mon ths been rehabilitated and put in to full production. Not only have North Carolina ini dustries been found capable of re sponding to the highest demands of the Government for increased production, hut there has been de monstrated in this period of our most intensive industrial activity a rare spirit of cooperation on the part of labor and capital. North Carolina is the only industrial sta te in the American Union where no strikes have occutrcd affecting essential defense materials, during the year 1941. In fact, there have You should knew I I spicy, herbal A TOP-SELLING LAXATIVE ALL OVER THE SOUTH TO ALL OWNERS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF HALIFAX COUNTY On January 1st List Takers will begin taking the list of Property for taxes at its true value in money as of January 1. As required by law and by order of Board ot Commission ers list taking' will continue through January after which the legal penalty for failure to list will be invoked upon each per son who neglects to list his property for taxes. List your property at once with List Takers in the town ship where you reside. TOWNSHIP BRINKLEYVILLE - BUTTERWOOD CONOCONNARA ENFIELD_ - FAUCETT- -- HALIFAX_ — LITTLETON.. PALMYRA - ROSENEATH _ ROANOKE RAPIDS SCOTLAND NECK WELDON - NAME _B C. HAMLET _R. S. CLARK J. R. EDMONDSON .R. E. SHERVETTE _J. H. LEWIS _W. P. AVENT _ M. L. COLE _L. W. LEGGETT _H. C. BASS _A. E. AKERS _B. F. BRACY „_J. T. MADDREY Farm Census Each farm owner or his agent is to come prepared to re port the acreage of each crop to be harvested on his or his tenants farm this year. Prepare your list now. The farm cen sus is required by State Law. The farm census is of great value to each farmer in Halifax County. Please come prepar ed to give this information. C. S. VINSON Tax Supervisor been no strikes of any soil of any eonsecfuenae in the stats during this record year of industrial pro duction. Notwithstanding our 1.11 prect - dented industrial growth. North Carolina still must be classified as predominantly an agri ultural state. According to latest available figures, we rank third in total a creage in cultivation, and are rot lower than approximately third or fourth among the states of the Na tion in the total value of our ag ricultural’ products. Gratifying im provement lias been experienced in the price of those major crop.'; m ■ whien North Carolina leads, and ! the farmers of our state are m 1 better position than they have oeen in many years. Sound diversiticu ! tion is not simply being preached; 1 it is being practiced. Approximate iy one hundred thousand farm fa ’ milies during this year pledged themselves to support the food ami feed program that was initiated during the year, and a great ma jority of them have made good on these pledges. This has been one of the best teed years in our hist ory. There has eben a great in crease during the year in the pu ehase and distribution of good livestock. Thote are more first class cattle in our state at the I present time than ever before ill our history. In a program inau 1 gurated this spring, in cooperation with the Department of Agricu lture and the Prison Department, a : revolving fund of $25,000,00 was j established for the purchase of pure bred livestock in the cattle | grazing counties of t'he West and I the distribution of this cattle on ' virtually cost basis to the farni j ers in the East. Under this plan | nearly 1,000 high grade cows, I steers, bulls and heifers have been 'acquired by Eastern North Caro lina farmers. While the operation was not intended as a money making plan, it has been soundly handled and has shown a net prof- j it of 1900.00 for the fear. The plan • will he continued and enlarged in its scope during the coming year. I The effort is to make pure bred,! high grade cattle available toj small farmers throughout the sta-1 te. The General Assembly of 1341 enacted a broad program of pro gressive legislation beneficial to agriculture. It has bene hailed by agricultural leaders and farmers 1 generally throughout the state as the most comprehensive and pro gressive program ever enacted m the state. The serpices of the ex periment station, the extension service and of the Department of Agriculture wqre broadly expand ed and improved under this pro-1 gram. For the first time in ourj history an adequate marketing system was set up and is now in! successful operation. The influence j of these wise enactments is being; felt by farmer in every section of North Carolina. The program of rural electrifi cation in North Carolina has been greatly expanded. This expansion during 1941 has bene so rapid that the state now ranks fourth from the top among t'he states of the ' Union in the rate of increase. The total allotments and applications i during this year amount approxi j mately to $7,500,000.00 for rural i electrification projects, which is [ nearly $1,500,000.00 above the total ! amount shown for such projects I during the previous five years of existence of the Rural Electrifica tion Authority in North Carolina. Our slogan is: “Electric light and power for every farm in North Ca rolina.” Contributing enormously to oui industrial and agricultural expan sion has been our great highway system. The Highway Commission in keeping with t'he traditions and achievements of that body duv;’v. the last twenty years, is car ;, forward our high grade program in a creditable manner. Notable improvements have been made in broadening and strightening many of our most important highways; and the program of building and improving secondary roads and farm-to-market roads is being greatly increased. Many difficulties are being experienced in the mat ter of getting assential materials owing to war conditions. This will make it difficult to build new pri mary roads except those that arc JoRflltvt Mlatry rPi666 L1QUUX TABLETS. SALVE .NOSE DROPS Broken Watch Crystal Replaced FANCY CRYSTALS -25c j ROUND CRYSTALS -15c THE JEWEL BOX 932 Roanoke Ave. Roanoke Rapids, N. C. considered by the Government >-f strategic importance in the De fense Program. Such will be buil as fast as approval can be obtain ed. In the meanwhile, the program of improving and enlarging oar Vi tal and important secondary r ads will go forward unabated. Fortu nately, highway funds are at the highest peak since the establish ment of the Highway Commission in 1921, and the Commission is in position to carry on a great pro gram of construction and improve ment. During the year the Com mission has wisely exercised its power to improve the beauty a I safety of our highways by remov ing from the rights of way adv< : Using of all sorts. Under this p: > gram more than one hundred thou sand unsightly and unsafe advei Using signs have been removed fro mour highways in the state. In this period of agricultural and industrial expansion the State1 is not neglecting tile fundamental , needs of education. The General | Assembly of Xorth Carolina of 19-11 made the most ample provi sions for public education in tin entire history of the state. A wi-e ly designed teacher retiremeu fund, ineluding also other Stall employees, has been set up. .inn is functioning well. Foundation-, were laid for adding a twelfth c--,in to tiie course of instruction in o in public schools. Competent studies are now Iming made with a view to installing tiiis addition or sin pigment to the -• ■ i*.>ol ..stem at th- beginning of the next school year. Substantial additions wav ■ made to teachers* salaries, and the largest appropriation in the history of the state was made for (Continued on back page) FOR COUCHS FROM COLDS THAT WON'T TURN LOOSE TAKE ONE SiP OF MENTHO-MLiLSiON WAIT FIVE MINUTES TT maL-jartWKawar S&.VXSKkSm J. o. U. A. M. MEETING MONDAY SIGHT 0 7">} Hie regular meeting of tie 1'dison Ceencd No. 270 Junior Order United American MeehanI s will be hold louday ni at 8:00 ■X t J ' |^ M Ea Hi M &3 rH 400 OR 500 BALES OF STRAW Grant Brie! Phone W-490-1 l&s Weldon, F .A . JSad^ 1. c. Resources Loans and Discounts Stocks and Bonds . . $1,357,531.96 . 373,665.88 Banking Houses Fa niture - Fixtures. 5,886.95 Other Real Estate. -50 Cash on hand and demounts due from Banks. 1,176,093.01 Accrued Bond Interest . . 3,293.55 Ollier Assets . 2o,299.33 $2,959,116,41 Liabilities Capital Stock.$ 100,000.00 Surplus. 200,000.00 Undivided Profits . 31,254.97 Reserve for Retirement Preferred Stock .... 10,687.00 Deposits. 2,600,708.18 Other Liabilities . 16,466.26 $2,959,116.41
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