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SECTION TWO—I Pointers On How To Live Better With less —_ Increased Efficiency Is Needed For Better Balance on Farm North Carolina farmers, hit hard by hail, high winds, drought and fall ing prices this year, will have to make complicated adjustments in their op erations next year. The over-all pic ture of farming in the Tar Heel State in 1954 presents the Extension Ser vice with one of its most challenging years. ! These are the opinions of John W. Goodman, assistant Extension direc tor, and a committee of Extension workers that has just finished a sur vey of life on the farm in North Car olina in 1953. Goodman and the committee agree that 1954 will be a tough year for Tar Heel farmers, but those “ . . . who stress efficiency in all their opera tions, and who follow the latest rec pmmended production and marketin'; I . "Imagine... we got better I Walls and Ceilings in I mn \ J and moved in weeks 1 { v I I thanks to Thank* to Shbetkock. thousands of Amtr § 1 lean families are moving into their new HTIPT rnT\ AA TT homes month* ahead of schedule ... for \UH H I l/l If If Sheetfock makes smooth walls and cell- ] UllJjJj 1 IYVS Vll tags in half the time, with half the troublol S V.M. Sat U. S. fit Os. Saves decorating time, too and will make 5 Tin Fireproof Gypsum Watlboard it easier for you to build or remodel. & ' l * Our entire plant will close for the Christ mas holidays on the evening of December j 23rd, and will remain closed until the ! morning of December 31st, when we will j be open for business as usual. j We wish to thank our customers for ] their patronage during the past year and j * we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, j ‘ We Carry a Complete Line of Lumber, * -1 \ i I Millwcrk and Quality Building Materials * :; i __ _ | ij M. G. Brown Co., Inc. j f •! ■■i “Reputation Built on Satisfied, Customers” \ \ JL | MipfeyAi 1 | | THE MEIGGS COMPANY §| * J. M. VAIL jjj j Page Eight i ‘practices, should receive a reasonable I profit. For all farmers, the situa ition is far from hopeless, but individ ■ual adjustments must be made.” I I On the brighter side, jobs are still' I abundant, and consumers remain in. i a buying mood. With an expected 3’ 1 million population increase in 1954, t more food, clothing, schools, church es and transportation, will be requir ed. Despite the fact that the war 1 economy is wearing out and some de clines seem evident in every phase oi I the economy, the year ahead may turn ‘ out to be the third best business year ’ in history. The possibility of reducing produc . tion costs is limited, but must be used , whenever possible, not only in the farming operations but in the home. . The coming year will be a good one for more “living at home.” , 1 Many rural families fail to realize . the value and importance of producing their own food supply—fresh fruits and vegetables for the table and q. sur plus to conserve for the non-produc tive months. Unquestionably, an in crease in the amount and variety of food prduction for home use would do much to improve the health and economic level of North Carolina fam ilies. Proper clothing for comfort and THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1968. *— ■—"■ 1 ■■■" 11 i. health is a problem for many rural I families. The clothing dollar can be .spent more, effectively by carefully | studying the family’s clothing heeds, buying wisely to suit family needs, | |) learning to judge quality and durabili- 1 ty, home sewing, restyling, and re-' pairing family clothing. Thousands of rural homes are in need of major repair. Likewise, too many of them are not considered real ly “livable” because they lack ade quate and comfortable furnishings. Only a small percentage of them have bathrooms, ample storage facilities, and central heating system. Careful, .planning, wise buying, proper instal ’ation, and proper use and care willj make the household equipment and .furnishings dollar go further with more satisfaction. The low per-capita income of North Carolina farmers is a good indica tin that farm income can be main-j tained, or even increased, in the year, ahead. Increasing efficiency on many, farms will call for a better balance J between crops and livestock with economical-sized units of each, use of more labor-saving equipment and ma chinery, better drainage, application of the latest approved production prac tices, crop-drying, soil-building and, conservation. The economic loss, through crop diseases alone is esti mated to be approximately SIOO mil lion a year, and the loss from insects is perhaps equally-'as great. While control treatments and practices are readily available for a number of these pest problems, many farmers are not yet following them. More than half of North Carolina’s farm acreage is woodland. As a re sult of poor management, however, the average farm woodland acre is now producing at. only about one-third of its potential capacity. In many instances the margin of profit could be increased substantial ly by greater attention to marketing. No doubt that golden chords Os good works, mingling with the visions, raise The soul to purer worlds. —Wordsworth. What Do You Know About Dept. C&D (Continued From Page Five) from other agencies of the State as a source of information easily accessible to the citizens of the State and to the public generally, setting forth the natural, economic, industrial and com mercial advantages of North Carolina. Divisional Functions Primary functions of the depart ment’s seven divisions may be brief -1 ly stated as follows: Commerce and Industry: To attract new industry and broaden and diversi fy the foundation upon which North Carolina has forged to national lead ership in the manufacture of textiles, tobacco and wooden furniture; encour age development of new business and industry in the State; to extend all possible aid to existing industries, as sisting out-of-state firms and indi viduals in accumulation of confiden tial business and industrial data; building up of the State’s constantly growing tourist industry; providing a source of general information rela tive to manufacturing concerns in the State and answering inquiries about North Carolina manufacturers and their products; and furnishing indus trial site data and listings of avail able industrial buildings in the State. Advertising: Attracting people and industry to North Carolina by telling the world about the State’s resources and opporrun tlec an ideal place is which to live, work, and play by means of paid advertising, news and pictures, and printed material, motion pictures, and display material. Forestry: Supervision of the work of forest maintenance, forest fire prevention and control, reforestation and protection of lands and water supplies by the preservation of for ests, of which about 60 per cent com prise the State’s total area. Parks and Recreation: Maintenance and supervision of 15 State parks and 1 historical sites, cooperation with the 1 State Highway Commission in pro i viding roadside parks and picnic ta , bles on principal highways, and in , promotion of general recreation for i all the people as part of the program designed to bring new industry to the t States. Commercial Fisheries: Supervision and development of the State’s po tentially great seafood industry, co operation with the University of North Carolina and other State agen cies in scientific studies and investi gations of marine life, and enforce ment of regulations governing com ! mercial fishing, chief or partial means of livelihood for thousands of people j living in the North Carolina coastal ! areas. Water Resources Water Resources: Furthering de velopment of the State’s small parts, inland waterways, and other areas, ! continuing cooperation with the U. S. ! Geologic Survey in obtaining and [studying data pertaining to surface 'waters, which are of great import :ance to industry and municipalities, i making chemical analysis of surface water for various agencies, and opera tion of 140 stream-guaging stations on major watersheds. Mineral Resources: Systematic stud ies designed to provide wider use of I the State’s 300 known rock and min , erals, including surveying, mapping and evaluating of mineral deposits, examination of rock and mineral spec I Harrell Gas & Coal Company I | PHONE 652 421 SOUTH BROAD STREET EDENTON, N. C. j2j If m m m m ' m ;<& >• Jjl . m . l«t sc mas Uieetincs S _ |p j| | M !?„ These Christmas wishes are meant for m :3 p x - j £ ij®| s a happiness that will linger throughout I. ! | .25 *1 the entire year. Thanks, too, for your I ik [:« 1 K v- M good will and friendship in the past. IrHRIF -T - GAS company! M 7™ ‘O, m McKAY WASHINGTON m ~ £ * - imens sent from all sections of the ■ State, and the furnishing of informa i tion to prospective developers and r users of North Carolina minerals. 1 Serving with Director Douglas as 1 divisional heads are: Paul Kelly Commerce and Industry, Charles J. i Parker, State Advertising, Fred H. Claridge, State Forester, Thomas W. Morse, Parks and Recreation, C. Gehr ' man Holland, Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Fisheries, W. H. Riley, Water Resources, and Dr. J. L. Stuc key, State Geologist and as such head %rLook! your STATE FABM I agent can give you H -si all IP J THREE Kfc, CHAS. M. NEWCOMB p. o. Box 443 -:- Edenton j TELEPHONE 562-J of the Mineral Resources Division. Formerly a part of the State Ad vertising Division and now a unit of the Division of Commerce and Indus try is the State Tourist Bureau. This bureau, under direction of Fred Whit aker, is charged with servicing the State’s huge recreational travel in dustry, estimated to produce $300,- 000,000 gross income annually. Di* , rector Douglas has announced he r plans to ask the 1955 General Assem- ' bly to make the Tourist Bureau a de partmental division.
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