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New Tack Used To Lure New Industries Direct Results Obtained Through Series of Forums Efforts to attract industry to the South took a new tack in North Caro lina last year, according to a report prepared for publication in the 1964 yearbook of the American Peoples En cyclopedia. At various times during the year, Gov. William B. Umstead sponsored forums in a number of regions in the state at which industrialists outlined the lures which were most attractive to businessmen seeking a plant site. According o the yearbook article, a number of new indutsries were at tracted into the state as a direct re sult of these unique forums. In a review of developments in the state last year, the American Peoples Yearbook pointed out that while the severe drought conditions, which ex isted throughout most of the summer, inflicted considerable crop damage, the lower yields served as a significant price drop. The net result was that the actual dollar loss on crops was almost negligible. Severity of the drought was high lighted in the fact that normal rain fall in the state in October is more than 2M> inches, but less than a half inch actuallv fell during that month i last year—the driest October in wea ther bureau history.- I Flue-cured tobacco production last! year amounted to 821.640.000 pounds i —off 9 per cent from 1952 because of i an acreage cut: cotton production, at' 460,000 bales was down 19 per cent from the preceding year. The drop in, cotton production was attributed to a severe boll weevil invasion couples with the drought, the yearbook’s re port stated. On the other side, pro- i duction of corn was up 3.9 per cent to a total of 58,380,000 bushels. The state’s top cash crop again was tobacco, worth $451,902,000 compared with $448,582,000 in 1952. Clean-up Can Add Space And Safety In Homes Plenty of storage space! That is a housewife’s dream—and no matter how many closets she has or how roomy an attic or cellar, she never seems satisfied. But maybe your home provides more storage space than you think. Spring clean-up time is a good time to j find out. Here’s how you can do it. j As you dean each room, look for! piles of old boxes, hats or shoes that j are no longer wearable, broken furni- ■ tore, magazines and newspapers from bygOne years—in other words, all use less objects which may have aceumu-1 luted in closets or corners, attic or t cellar. A s you come across .-them, be honest I with '■ourself- if you haven’t used them during the past '"ear. you won’t : use: them this year, either. Don’t con- ■ tinue to hang on to them “just in | ease”—throw them out! You will nrohahlv be amazed at: bow full your rubbish barrel will be— 1 and at the extra storage space you’ve provided for yourself. Better still, you will also have made your borne safer from fire, because ac- | cording to the National Board of Fire | Underwriters, combustible rubbish is j a serious fire hazard. No doubt about it, the time it takes you will be time well spent! CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES Services at the I'irst Christian Church have been announced as fol lows bv the pastor, the Rev. E. C Alexander: Bible School, Sunday morning at If o’clock; morning service at 11 o’clock, young people’s meeting at 6:30 P. M., evening c -ervice at 7:30 o’clock. Wed nesday Evening Bible Class meets at 7:30 o’clock. Everybody is welcome to all services. I If the king loves music, there is little wrong in the land. —Mencins. pint | | II jnsl 19% Mi RnMI S)Mi | | Austh^ttcholsj Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary I I A j- ‘ ‘-1 1 A* r JR, l b VMfs m i :. I It : ■ W My Above is pictured Mr. and Mrs. John C. Pearce, who quietly cele brated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Tuesday, March 2, at their home in the Rocky Hock section. The picture was taken at the bed side, where Mr. Pearce has been confined by illness. Arrangements of yellow mums, daffodils, bridal wreath and spirea were used throughout the house. The dining room table was covered with white cloth and centered with a decorated wedding cake and white candles in silver holders. Many guests called throughout the day, who were served juice, cake, mints and nuts. The couple received many love ly gifts. enterprise'club MEETS j The Enterprise 4-H Club held its j regularly monthly meeting March 8 at the home of Jackie and Betty By- ‘ rum. The meeting was called to or- | 'der by the president, Harold Bunch.' .The secretary called the roll and read ' the minutes of the last meeting and i )he also gave the treasurer’s report. ,The president read a letter of thanks j to the club for the hospital favors for. , Washington’s birthday, and it was al-i Iso decided to make favors for St. j Patrick’s Day if no one had volun- j i teered. Betty Byrum and Barbara White were appointed to put up pos-! ters in observance of National 4-H Week. \ Each member wanted to order a subscription to the National 4-H Mag azine. They voted to order forty of these so the other members in Cho wan County would get chance to sub- - J-jtIWUWUXf — r - •* - •*■» r' ■ ;.; ;> JT -■ gas, -IMll M' <« JM ■Hk, 1 ... rski I '%\ : . -M fl w ...,. -'• •--, - --«»•«• _ .<>>*-'' y %^ t -/ '-y, - ■ ,_. ' j Z 7 Unmatched at the price/ ALERT RESPONSE from the accelerator, an instant answer from the wheel, and quick action from the brakes make Pontiac perfect for traffic. For extra-eager "go”, Dual-Range Hydra-Matic, op. tional at low cost, has a special Traffic Range. Os all the fine things you get in the big, beautiful new Pontiac, none will please you more than its performance. You get something that no other car of its low price offers—a balanced all-around per formance that delights you every mile. Pontiac's big, high-compression engine all the power you’ll ever need—for acceleration, for hills, for the open road. CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR COMPANY, Inc. CHAS. H. JENKINS & COMPANY EDENTON WINDSOR WILLIAMSTON AHOSKIE AULANDER THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. N. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1954. | scribe. With each subscription will j come a sign saying “A 4-H Club Mem- 1 Jber Lives Here.” i ; Betty Byrum and Barbara White' | were appointed to be in charge of SALS OINTMENT FOR THE PQfIRI AQ I Q RINGWORM AND RELIEF OF F U U El I HO I O ATHLETE’S FOOT ON SALE AT ALL LEADING DRUG STORES ON A MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE Manufactured by: J L S COMPANY PLYMOUTH, N. C. tASMCBM—B——E—————MB—EM # keeping a scrapbook of the club’s ac tivities. Rarbara White was elected reporter of the club. Being no further business the meeting was turned over to Robert Marsh and Mrs. Imogene Cochrane. The girls withdrew to an other room and discussed the dairy foods contest. Mrs. Cochrane gave out some information on team demonstra tions. The boys were shown a movie. After the meeting everyone enjoyed refreshments served by Mrs. Byrum. The members are proud of three of the boys in the club who won prizes in the peanut contest. Sidney White, Jr., won the first prize of an engrav ed cup. Runners-up were Jackie By rum, second prize and Harold Bunch, third prize. These two boys won cash prizes. 1 DRIVING INCREASES Tar Heel motorists had a big wan derlust last year, according to recent j figures compiled by Major C. A. Speed Director of the Motor Vehicles De partment’s Highway Safety Division. For the year business trips, Sunday outings, vacation driving, errands and the like totaled a staggering 14,471,- 064.522 miles of driving. That’s a four per cent increase in motor travel over 1952 the figures show. And as Major Speed said, “With mileage figures go ing up every year it becomes obvious we must emphasize more than ever i the three C’s of safe driving—Cour ! tesy, Caution, and Common sense.” [ Our deeds determine us, as much as' ■ 1 we determine our deeds. —George Eliot, j , H ARNef' j j PONTIAC’S MIGHTIEST ENGINE and generous size provide highway performance unsurpassed for smoothness, quietness and road-leveling ride. For added riding ease Pontiac offers a Comfort-Control Seat and Air Conditioning, optional at low cost. And once you drive the 1954 Pontiac, you’ll realize that it gives a lot more than just outstanding performance! It gives you the comfort of a long wheel base and of big, self-cushioning springs plus wonderful economy and dependa bility. Combine all that and what you have is performance unmatched at the price! Come in for a demonstration. M*/Z I "j WRA A T RAILWAYS THRU-LINERS Vztfyto fy PHILADELPHIA "‘IT" •HEW YORK aHoPoUC fl ELIZABETH Oft ■ ■ tOCNKM* ■H WttIAMSTON ■JI AOHWGTOH, *** n tfrtlttCTOri. t. # ' - :V. TRAILWAYS THE ROUTE OF THE THRU-LITERS For Quick Result 9 TW i Herald Classified Ad! < w vVMWMMyyM PARKING IS NO PROBLEM with this wonderfully responsive car. Turning radius is remarkably short, visibility is very great and Power Steering and Power Brakes, optional at low cost, reduce effort to mere touches of finger and toe. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR YOU CAN’T REATA Pontiac SECTION V»*o—] Page Three
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