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The Chronicle POSTAL PATRON LOCAL Bvilk Rate U. S. Postage PAID Pink Hill, N. C. Permit No. 12 VoU 5 No. 6 Serving Pink Hiil- Deep Run And Aibertson Communities Thvirsday, April 7, 1966 Hettrick Manufacturing Company Announces Now Pink Hill Facility .... Mi- ramblin^ round By ROGER KEARNEY A great deal of work and det ermination has brought indus try to the Pink Hill area. The area has now made the first step toward bringing more mon ey into the community. The peo ple who worked so hard to get the Industry should certainly congratulate themselves on the wonderful achievement, but ev eryone should also realize that ths is only the first step — many more like it should fol low. The representatives from Hettrick Manufacturing Com-w pany must have felt much as we did when we first visited this area. We found that the people are very cooperative, active and hard-working. Pink Hill’s new industry will be very suc cessful, because the people of the area will make it success ful. One does not have to assoc iate with the citizens of this area very long to find that they are not people to sit back and rest on their laurals. congratulat ions p Ink Hill, you have secur ed another method of making yourself profitable. This paper is our annual farmi edition. It is a bit ironic that the i news of the industry broke as we were pl-eparlng this edition, (Continued on page 2) Many Challenges, Opportunities Afforded North Carolina Farmers By JAMES A, (JIM) GRAHAM Agriculture commissioner Challenges of a fast-paced ag ricultural front have carried us forward to better positions in the way we dress, the way we eat, and the way we make our homes. Improvements in farming and agri-business in all phases of the Sixties has brought us to' a high plateau where we can see a good future developing for our children. JIM GRAHAM 1. J. Turner Expresses Deep Appreciation For Energetic Cooperation Of Area People Healthier bodies have come about through programs that Include many facets of the work done by the N. C. Department of Agriculture. In the department’s food distribution section, some $37,000 is used to distribute several millions of dollar’s wo rth of surplus commodities. Challenges in other areas of the department affecting both agi;lculture and agribusiness are finding that new solutions to pressing problems are being met. In the markets division of the department, teams of special ists work to meet new demands for better crops, speedier ways of processing and marketing th em. One particular solution to a problem is known as the “Cu cumber P reject.” Several years ago farmers came to special ists in the department for ad vice on other crops that could bring added income, and they were advised of cucumbers as a crop easily grown which can be harvested by hand labor, and could bring good prices when contracted. Oat of this project have come several advantages. The most outstanding is that North Caro lina has become the number one pickling producer with the greatest acreage of the nation. Other advantages have been those strengthening the econo my of the state through new and T. J. Turner of the Kinston - Lenoir county Industrial Com mission and president of the Pink Hill Development Corpor ation expressed pleasure over the announcement made today by the Hettrick Manufacturing Company of Statesville. North Carolina that P ink Hill has been selected as the site for a new plant. Hettrick Manufacturing Com pany is engaged in the manuf acture of tents, awnings, tar paulins, hunting clothes, etc. They have been in business sin ce 1893 and presently employ some 400 people in the States ville plant. The pink Hill Plant is for additional production of hunting clothes with emphasis on the American Field Line, and does not replace any of the production in Statesville. Het trick is the leader in the field and we are Indeed fortunate to have a company of such statue coming to our community, Tur ner stated. It has been a real pleasure to work with Mr. Er nest V. Horvath of New York City, President, and Mr. A. L. Tombari of Statesville, Execu tive Vice president, throughout these negotiations. Turner said, they have been most understan ding and cooperative. We at P ink Hill, Turner stat ed further, would like to ac knowledge the leadership in working on this project, of Mr. O. H. Anderson while he was Executive Director of the Kin- ston-Lenolr county Industrial Development commission. It was through the efforts of Mr. Anderson that we were intro duced to Hettrick Manufactur ing Company and learned of th eir expansion plans. We wish to also ttank Marshall Shephard of the North Carolina Depart ment of Conservation and Dev elopment, and Alva W. Dickens, Jr. of Carolina P ower and Light Company, and cepheus Quattle- bam. Vice President of the Con- (Contlnued on page 2) Don't Make Application For Job Now There are numerous people in the P ink Hill area who will be seeking employment at Hettrick Manufacturing Company. The company will employ from 75 to 100 people and good help will be needed. However, people of the area who desire to make application for a job at Hettrick Manufact uring Company SHOULD NOT APPLY NOW. The firm will not begin em ploying personnel until just pr ior to the completion of the building which will house the company. WHEN THE COMP ANY WANTS PEOPLE TO BEGIN APPLYING FOR JOBS, SUFFICIENT IN FORMATION WILL BE GIVEN THROUGH THE CHRONICLE AND HANDBILLS. So remember, do not make an application now for a job. You will be given notice when the firm is accepting applications for employees. POST OFFICE DEDICATION — Congress man L. H. Fountain, from the Second Con gressional District, presents the official post office flag to Deep Run Post Master Verdle Davenport at dedication ceremonies for the Deep Run Post Office recently. J.R. Davenport, former Lenoir County commis sioner, served as master of ceremonies for the event. A crowd of approximately 100 persons were on hand at the dedication cere monies. Fountain commented that the post office is “symbolic of the kind of service you not only have received, but will continue to receive.” (photo by Roger Kearney.) expanded pickle processing pl ants in North Carolina. From pickles to some 44 other food commodities, the depart ment is instrumental in making the public more conscious of the food products on the grocer’s shelves. Two projects have br ought forth attention to North Carolina’s food potentials and, currently, food crops. Tours of farming enterprises in the state where food buyers could see and talk about food commodities with their pro ducers have brought amazing results and comments from the store officials. This attention, coupled with a second program sponsored by the Governor’s of fice with NCDA and other State agencies cooperating, has made food production and merchan dising in North Carolina of North Carolina products worthy of front page mention. The Governor’s Retail Food Awards program has been brought to a point where more than 29 independents and eight chains had elected early in 1966 to quallf}^ for the striidng bronze plaque. The cooperative press has brought this to the attention of the public. In meeting other challenges, the department has found time (Continued on page 2) INDUSTRY SITE — Hettrick Manufacturing Company has announced plans to build a new plant here, on the southwest corner of Cen tral Avenue and New Street in Pink Hill. The plant will employ between 75 and 100 workers. The site covers five acres and the company has an option to acquire five addit ional acres for expansion. The site was of- . .... .. fered by Mrs. T. A. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Parrott, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Turner and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Turner. Clearing of the site is expected to begin in about 30 days and the plant is expected to be ready for use in about 90 days after clearing of the site begins. (Photo by Roger Kearney.) MayorHill Welcomes New Industry ttlere^ The following statement was made today by p ink Hill Mayor 600 acres, or 8 percent above the 1965 acreage of 552,700 acres. Flue-Cured Tobacixi Production To Be Up By 7.9 Per Cent In '66 Based on Information from tobacco for the Nation is 606, producers and other sources. North Carolina farmers intend to plant 404,500 acres of flue- cured tobacco during 1936 for an increase of 7.9 percent over the 375,000 acres harvested in 1965, according to the North Carolina Crop Reporting Ser vice. State flue-cured al lotments were unchanged from a year earlier; however, pro ducers will bre oermitted to in crease current alotment to the extent they failed to reach their quotas last year. If the current outlook materialzes this year’s flue-curedplantings would be less than half the re cord acreage of 1939 and they would fall short of the 1930- 64 five-year average by 11.3 percent. Flue-cured acreage inten tions by types are distributed Anderson Is New Jaycee President Durwood Anderson was elec ted president of the Pink Hill Jaycees at their regular meet Ing recently. Anderson suc ceeds Robert Elmore. Elected to other Jaycee posts were Gregory Smith, internal vice-president; Thomas Mur phy, external vice-president; Robert L. Hood, corresponding secretary; Larry Coombs, re cording secretary; Frank Fin ney, state director; Robert El more, internal director; Lynn Anderson extended invitations to anyone within the Jaycee as follows: Type 11 (Cold and Turner, external director; and Middle Belts) 154,000 acres as Elwood Batts, treasurer compared with the 147,000 har vested last year; Type 12 (east ern Belt) 202,000 acres against age-range, 21 to 35 years'old, last year’s 182,000; and Type 13 (Border Belt) 48,500 acres against 46,000 for last year. UNITED STATES: Tne intend ed acreage of flue-cured to visit the meetings. Fred Boyd, Democratic candidate for Lenoir county sheriff, will be the guest speaker at the Jay cees’ next meeting. .Ethro Hill concerning the an nouncement of Hettrick Manu facturing Company announcing that it will locate a plant in Pink Hill in the near future. “A dream has come true for this community. With utmost sincerity, I, on behalfof the cit izens of Pink Hill, welcome a branch of the Hettrick Manu facturing Company to locate here. “Pink Hill has been searching for a good, dependable industry to locate here for several years. For some time, Hettrick Manu facturing Company has been searching for the right commu nity in which to locate a new br anch of their establishment. Our dream was fulfilled when the co mpany selected Pink Hill. “1 am proud of this plant and the fine products it manufactur es. To the local people it will mean additional income to bet ter their standard of living. To Hettrick Manufacturing Com pany it will mean extra divi dends also, as it expands its market with their fine product. “I would like to thank E. V. Horvath of New York city,Pre sident; A. L. Tombari of States ville, Executive Vice P resident of Hettrick Manufacturing Com pany; Cepheus Quattlebam,v'lce President of Harllee—Quattle- bam Corporation of Florence, South Carolina, the contractor who will construct the building; M. L. Shephard of tffeconserva- tlon and Development Board of Raleigh; W. W. Whittington of th Lenoir County Industrial (Continued on page Z) Deep Run Post Office Dedicated; Congressman Fountain Is Speaker congressman L. H. Fountain, of the Second House District, spoke under threatening skies to a crowd of approximately 100 people at dedication cere monies for the new Deep Run Post Office recently. Fountain said the post office is “Symbo lic of the kind of service you not only have received, but ■^11 continue to receive.” J. R. Davenport, of Deep Run, former Lenoir County com missioner, served as master of ceremonies for the dedica tion of the postal facility. Dav enport also recognized several visitors, including Edward Hill, Deep Run scoutmaster, Walter Pittman, administrative assls-- tant to Rep. Fountain, Clay Br oadway, Lenoir county Sheriff, Clay Casey, representative fr om Mt. OUve Bank, and visiting postmasters, George Turner of Pink Hill, Horace Walter of Kinston, H. L. Vause of Hook- erton and Alton Lanier of Chin quapin. Miss Verdle Davenport, Deep Run postmaster, and Mrs. Johnny Turner, clerk for the Deep Run Post Office, were a 1- so recognized. Former Lenoir County com missioner Cameron Langston Introduced Congressman Foun tain. Fountain commented that he was “grateful for the oppor tunity to speak” at the dedica tion ceremonies. The Congressman from the Second District also stated that citizens are not born, but gr own. They are developed by act ive acceptance of responsibility and participation in community affairs,” commented Fountain Fountain told the gathering that “freedom and rights of citizens are not free, but they are ear ned.” Fountain also voiced sup port for the war in Viet Nam. He said that “commission will continue to march throughout Southeast Asia if not stopped in Viet Nam.” Davenport introduced Post Of fice Department Representative B. E. Clary, Chief of the Em ployment and Replacement Br anch, p ersonnel Division. Clary said “the people of Deep Run should be proud of this postal facility.” He also commented that the new post office “ re- (Contlnued On Page 2) Those Who Made Pitsnf Possible Here Listed The Pink Hill Development Corporation takes pleasure in announcing herewith the under writers of the $26,000 second mortgage for the Industrial plant proposed for Pink Hill. The mortgage Is held by the Pink Hill Development corpor ation and the investors will each receive certificates of partici pation when the money is passed and the mortgage is signed. Following is an alphabetical list of those Interested citizens and businesses who subscribed to underwrite thePinkHlll Dev- (Continued on page 2) By ROGER KEARNEY P ink Hill has been selected as a site for an additional produc tion facility by the Hettrick Man ufacturing Company, A. L. Tom bari, Executive Vice-President of the company announced re cently. The plant will employ between 75 and 100 workers, with an option on additional property for expansion within five years. The new construction will be located on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and New str eet in Pink Hill and will hire employees mostly from a 15 to 20 mile radius aroundP ink Hill. T. J. Turner, president of the Pink Hill Industrial Develop ment Corporation, commented that the corporation had been attempting to bring an Industry to P ink Hill for several years and that Hettrick is the “best organization we have dealed with.” Clearing of the site is expec ted to start in about 30 days and the $130,000 building is expec ted to be ready for business within 90 days after the clearing of the site is started. The new plant will be comprised of 21, 600 square feet with plans for an additional 20,000 square feet some time in ths next flv«»_ years 7’he hjnlCLUiy coitray.r'’^ is Harlee anfel^Attiebam Florence, south Carolina. The Town of P ink Hill has ag reed to extend water facilities to the site and to pave a street leading to the new building. The Town also committed$26,000 for a second mortgage on the build ing. Eighty-six citizens pledged the entire amount within 72 hours when the project was pre sented to them by the Develop ment Corporation. Four sites were offered to Hettrick by citizens of the Pink Hill area. The company chose the site offered by Mrs. T. A. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Parrott Mr. and Mrs. Graham Turner 'and Mrs. T.J. Turner. Others who offered sites to the company were Miss Conner Jo nes, Mrs. Melvin Jones and (Continued on page 2) Editorial People Have Right To Be Proud Of Hettrick Manufacturing Co. By PAUL BARWICK Hettrick Manufacturing Company has announced that it is going to begin manufacture of goods in Pink Hill as soon as the building can be completed. All of the citizens of the area are justly proud of the an nouncement that an Industry is being; located in Pink Hill which will be a tremendous asset to the entire community. Although the manufacturing plant will be located in Pink Hill, the economic impact on the entire area will be felt. This is what everybody thinks when an announcement is made that a new manufacturing concern with the reputation of Hettrick Manufacturing company announces that it is com ing to a community. Hettrick Manufacturing company could not have Increased its manufacturing operations into a finer community. The peo ple of the area have demonstrated that they are proud of the concern locating in this community. No one, except those directly Involved, know how much hard and diligent work has gone Intosecuringthls new Industry for Pink Hill. Ithas been known for sometime that an Industry was needed in the area to provide employment opportunities for the people of the area. But all of the many hours of work and planning has now bom fruit with a fine manufacturing firm locating in Pink Hill. There have been other opportunities it is true, but those bus iness and civic minded men who have worked so hard without any pay and usually a great deal of personal expense have waited until a firm such as Hettrick Manufacturing Company could be persuaded that P ink Hill was and is the place for its expanding facilities. It should be pointed out that O. H. “Andy” Anderson, who was the executive officer of the Klnston-Lenoir County Industrial Development Commission, was the one who brought Hettrick Manufacturing Company and the Pink Hill Development Cor poration together. Anderson did a wonderful job in directing efforts of the Pink Hill group and deserves a great deal of credit for his work in securing the new Industry. His guiding hand and thoughts will long be remembered in Pink Hill, and it is only right that it should be this way. Yes, the fine and energetic people of Pink Hill deserve a lot of credit for their efforts in securing the new Industry. And we can assure Hettrick Manufacturing Company that the people of this area are proud, very proud, to have the firm become a part of this growing community.
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