Whitener, Broyhill Talk Textile Problem
Congressman James T. Broy
Ull urged today, the passage of
legislation to correct the in
creasingly serious problem of
textile imports into the United
States. In testimony before the
Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Representatives,
Congressman Broyhill cited the
failure of present trade policies
to provide safeguards for the
United States textile industry.
The North Carolina Cong
res sman pointed out that im
ported textile products account
ed for 6.2% of the United States
domestic market in 1961. This
percentage has now grown, he
said, to 10.1% during 1967.
Although the textile industry
has plants in 42 states, employ
ing one out of every nine Ameri
can workers, Congressman
Broyhill stressed the import
ance of the industry in North
Carolina. It accounts, he said,
for 43% of all industrial em
ployment in the state, with an
annual payroll of almost $1.2
billion. “If present policies,**
he indicated, “are not reversed,
the industry will be faced with a
decision of whether to partici
pate in the import business. Ob
viously, the industry does not
want to move abroad, either
through the establishment of
overseas facilities or by im
porting yam and cloth. But un
Distaff
Deeds
BY JANICE R. CHRISTENSEN
WOODEN ZOO
In the village of Gates, N.C.,
neighbors are talking about
Frances Carroll’s animals.
First, it was a rabbit, a cute
little fellow, then a giraffe and
now a bear.
Mrs. Carroll is not starting a
one-woman 200, Mrs. Mary G.
Cowper, home economics Ex
tension agent, indicates. At least
not a live animal-type zoo. In
stead the Gates County home
maker has discovered the won
derful hobby of woodcarving and
these animals have taken shape
from little blocks of wood,
Mrs. Carroll, like most Ex
tension Homemakers, has such
a broad range of interests that
her time to “whittle*’ is limited.
“But,” she says, “I’m looking
forward to carving larger fig
ures, especially human.’’
Mrs. Carroll admits she
wants to “do a face.*’ Although
her neighbors aren’t too keen
about serving as models, eith
er for the figure orfor the face,
they are looking forward to see
ing Mrs. Carroll’s animal col
lection grow, the agent notes.
ENJOY CONTINUING
EDUCATION
The bus driver said it was
the happiest bunch of women he’d
carried anywhere. “That could
well be,” agrees Maude Middle
ton, Extension home economics
agent, Guilford County, “for the
ladies were about the business
of becoming better homemakers
through Consumer Education.”
Last month, 40 women took a
one-day bus trip to Morton’s
Frozen Foods Plant in Concord,
Miss Middleton reports. There
they learned about preparation,
baking, chilling and freezir* of
yeast bread, rolls and sweet
doughs in a commercial plant.
They also saw a poultry
dressing operation where 150,
000 birds are processed each
week. The women were im
pressed with the mechanization,
speed and care taken to control
seality. As an added bonus, the
things had learned about freez
ing foods at home were rein
forced.
Following the visit the women
agreed that, “there is certainly
no barm in enjoying continuing
education,” Miss Middleton
concludes.
ROLLED UP SLEEVES
Many adults in the Cordova
Community, Richmond County,
literally rolled up their ileevee
to help local 4-H’en earn 960
during a car wash.
Several sdulta who had bought
tickets came to have their cars
washed, saw the need for addi
tional help, got Interested in the
fsoject, washed their own cars
and helped waah others.
“We could never have finish
ed all those cars If our neigh,
hors hadn’t pitched in to help,”
said one 4-H'er.
Mrs. Martha B. Adams, home
s economics Extension agent,
says the proceeds from the car
wash and other money-making
projects will help defray ex
penses of 4-H’ers going on an
Exchange trip to Kewaunee
County, Wisconsin, this sum.
Mar,
less there are reasonable re
straints on the growth of
imports, competition may force
such consideration.**
Congressman Basil L. White
ner strongly urged the Congress
to take immediate action to enact
legislation to halt the flood of tex
tile imports to the United States.
In testifying before the House
Whitener said that the job op
port uni ties of thousands of North
Carolinians have been destroyed
by excessive textile imports.
Whitener pointed out to the
Committee that of the 574,000
persons employed in all types of
manufacturing in North Carolina
234,000 earned theri living in tex
tile plants. He told the Committee
that over 70,000 people in his Con
Ways and Means Committee
gression&l District earn their
living in textile mills.
“The phenomenal increase in
textile imports staggers the im
agination. in 1961, 720.2 million
square yards of cotton textiles
were exported to the United
States. Last year 1 billion 485.4
million square yards of cotton
textiles reached our nation. The
dollar value of these imports in-,
creased form <198.8 million in
190 to $416.7 million in 1967.*’
the Congressman declared.
Whitener pointed out to the
Committee that man-made fiber
textile imports have increased
from 164.3 million square yards
in 190 to 933.5 million square
yards in 1967. He said thatthe dol
lar value of all textile imports
had increased from $458.7 mil
lion in 1961 to $1 billion $518 mil
lion in 1967.
Safety Checklist For Parents Is Available
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growing children from the North
Carolina Society for Crippled
Children and Adults, 311 W.
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839, Chapel Hill, North Caro
lina 27514.
• • •
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ertness and habits. Write for a
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growing children from the North
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Box 839, Chapel Hill. North
Carolina 27514.
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