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PAGE FOUR i-wsevioa two ) The National Outlook J How To Improve Productive Efficiency By Ralph Robiv of foreign competition we ended with the sentence: “The only sound, real answer is for us to increase our produc tive efficiency and sell more abroad.” One of our good friends has written to ask the obvious question: “How? ’ , Among the more important factors are the following: 1. Better Management. The, managers of every business try; to do as good a job as they can, and most of them do well. But there always is room for im provement. New layouts of the work may help and a more care ful assignment of workers may, gjve. greater efficiency. Through, research and initiative new pro-i ducts may be developed and at- j tractive modifications made ini existing products. 2. Better Machinery. This is' a matter of investment in plant| and equipment and it takes fiinds. Unfortunately our de preciation laws are quite out-of date and our system of taxa tion is worse. A large propor tion of business organizations, therefore, find it difficult to ac cumulate the cash flow neces sary for needed capital invest ment, and as a general rule bus-| iness profits are not high enough j r 4o be of too much help. The | j|iarge companies have a credit! which may enable them; .’to borrow in the open market. |but smaller organizations are us-J “ually either unable to do so or! ■} find it excessively expensive. 3. Eliminate Wasteful Prac-I Itices. Feather-bedding is the * term usually applied to such $ practices, but it is too narrow. | |There is, of course, an enormous F amount of feather-bedding in | f American industry and it would fbe most helpful if it could be * eliminated. But waste of man power is not limited to this t category. Management overhead ' may be too large, and there may 'be waste all down the line. It! ?is not easy to determine just , how much waste there is in an 1 organization, and it may be dis : tasteful and difficult to elimi GARDE IN! TIME IVI.L'. C j .C . Stale College Jonquil leaves are beginning to turn brown in the<«®aleigh, area. This means that they arej ready to dig, divide and replant. If they have been dug and di-; vided at least once in the last 1 three years, you may wish to, leave them alone for another year of blooming. Keep your tomato plants tied j to the stakes as they grow. Use ■ pieces of torn cloth and do not tie the steins too tightly* against) the stake, Prune by removing! the young shoots as they form| in the axils of ihe leaves (where] I■■ ■ S -■[.. , "'Bill n vfeJl M rill Trade-In Sate Trade-In Salt K\ ® SITE list Price Price* S ! 7t List Price Price* S7^ls «»■»_».»* 23. W 7 ' l<MS -** 30 - aM I 7 IO IS **■«_ 3C.20 - 760 15 33.20 _3*M _7 60-15 «J.2* 21 H ‘tan WICK PUB lax mm itniunu ti«i FABULOUS BUYS ON NEW CAR TAKE-OFFSI AM original equipment tire* exchanged for premium quality KELLY CELEBRITY NYLON EXTBAS by diKrimi* BOliaE n*w car owner*, who prefer the beet, f ytd NEW... DRIVEN ONLY A fIW MILES fy, WoVUj-fae& /wmm iy\ QtKQinoiPirwuno * seen s uhss Kcm co. West Eden Street Edenton, N. C PHONES* EDENTON MM—ELIZABETH CITY TBIS ■ i. hate ft. But if there is to be i a truly efficient organisation it : is essential to ighten up from ; top to bottom. 4. Lower Prices. Some per ‘ sons think business should low -1 er prices and take a gamble that 1 increased volume will prevent a ■ loss of profits. In some instances that may work, but it is not a practice which the business sys il tern as a whole can follow. For j most organizations the only , basis upon which they can re : duce prices is to have lower i costs of production. In addition ■ to what has been said above there is one enormously signifi ! cant field which can be used for , a reduction of production costs land hence a lowering of prices. I This is the increase in produc- I tiviiy. For many years we } have had the habit of using { this for increased wages. We I can no longer afford this lux ury. The increase in output per manhour should be used for lower prices. That will give labor an increase in real buying power, and it will help every one else as well, 5. Study Foreign Markets. Merely because a product is lik ed by the American Public, and I sells well here, it does not fol low that the citizens of any 1 foreign nation will want to buy j it. Products must be tailored ; for each market in which they ’ are to be sold. American busi- I ness has been amazingly slow ! in recognizing this in connection 1 with foreign trade. It is not I too late to make up for the oversight, but there is no time to lose in moving in this direc j tion. The United States De partment of Commerce, banks | with foreign branches, and many other sources can provide de tailed information to help in planning products for foreign markets. If American business will seri ously follow these five points J we can increase our productive efficiency, sell more abroad, and in time reduce the problem of foreign competition to manage able terms. S the leaf stems join the main I stem-. Keep well-mulched with I pirA needles, or clean grain l j straw and water as needed. Don’t expect too much from your plants if they are growing ,in your backyard where they 1 may be shaded and competing ! with tree roots for moisture and j nutrients. They prefer full sun. Speaking of tomatoes. I have had a man visit me three times 1 about his plants. Finally I agreed |to go out and see them. They | are planted in the middle of a | lush patch of Johnson grass. For i those of you who have not had 1 experience with this pest, I can j tell you that it is worse than, either Bermuda or Quack grass.' He is hoeing in his garden every j day that the soil can be worked,* so I believe he will be the win-1 ! nfer. ■ | 1 Watch carefully for lace bugs 1 on pyracantha, azaleas, Wash ington Hawthorne, rhododendron, ' etc. Dust thoroughly, especially undersides of leaves, with five per cent malathion dust. The same treatment will control spi der mites (red spiders) and aph ids (plant lice) on roses, azaleas, and many other omamental.s Flea beetles are likely to es cape your notice until after dam age occurs. These are small in sects which resemble the ordi nary flea. They eat round holes in the young leaves and are es pecially destructive on Irish po tatoes, tomatoes, peppers and many other vegetable crops. Rotenone dust, one per cent is 1 affective and safe to use be cause it is harmless to warm blooded animals. It will also control aphids and Mexican bean beetles. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE God’s promises to mankind are, being substantiated today| through scientific understanding of Spirit. This is a theme of j the Lesson-Sermon on “Sub stance” which will be read this Sunday at all Christian Science, churches. Experiences o, three men who | i received the fulfillment of di vine promises—Abraham, Moses and Zaeharias—will be featured in the Bible readings, which al so include this verse from Isaiah: “For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not de part from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be re movec:, said the Lord that hath mercy on thee” (54:10). Among passages to be read from “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary ( Baker Eddy is the following ' (491:12): “It is only by ac knowledging the supremacy of Spirit, which annuls the claims of matter, that mortals can lay off mortality and find the indis soluble spiritual link which es tablishes man forever in the di-; vine likeness, inseparable from'; his creator.” | Cause For Worry “Did you get home all right , last aighL. sk?” agkec} the bus miNLOADJA VmjNJ-E TELEVISION AND STEREO! 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Splicer Output/ad# - • New High Power "Ulfra-VWon 1 I • 2 Tuner Input Jacke » Chassis" with FuU Power Transformer ■ »43 KPM Spindle bttWdod §« n f rnnt L_ ib _J , 1353 GSOWAff HERALD, EDBKTOH. WORTH CKiSPLInA, THUitSDAY. ggFT&MIBR ft/tm driver. -- “Certainly, why do you ask?" said die passenger, j “Well, when you got up aqd gave your., seat to the lady last i midnight, you and I were the I only two people on the bus.” 1 Lunch Room Menu f Menus at Chowan High School lunch room for the week of September 12-16 will be as fol lows: Monday: Milk, franks, pimen to cheese sandwich, pork and beans, onion rings, cabbage and carrot salad, rolls, butter and apple cobbler. Tuesday: Milk, stew beef with carrdts, potatoes, onions, tossed salad, apple rings, rolls, butter and block cake. Wednesday: Milk, hamburg er steak, mashed potatoes and j gravy, turnip greens, pickle rel- ( I ish, rolls, butter and fruit cup. ( I Thursday: Milk, fried chick-1 en, potato salad, green peas,} sliced pineapple, rolls, butter Seagrams Tf\ 1 set§ra»’f I 1 canaiman Be IMPORTED CAN AD LAN Kg x blend Hi <* *M| ftCLCCTCO WH.*»**s AND .tfNOIO B BS? Os THE CANADIAN GOV**** 1 K§| WHISKY IS SIX YEARS B O* I -|N CANADA D»fTiU*** * IMC . tPIJ.OO wjj SEAGRAM -OISTIILIIS COMPUIY. N.Y C. 86 3 PROOF. CANADIAN WHISKY -« ILEHO... SIX i and peach cobbler. Friday:' Mjjk, -spiced ham, buttered com, lettuce and to mato, butter beans, rolls; butter, [ gingerbread with ready-whip 1 topping. | MinutesOf County Board Os Education September 2, 1960 The regular meeting of the Chowan County Board of Edu cation was held September 2, 1960, at 10:00 A. M. The fol lowing members were present: Sherlon Layton, Eugene Jordan/ Garland Asbell, Marvin Evans and G. B. Potter, Chairman. The meeting was called to or der by the Chairman, by havipg . the minutes of the previous meeting read by Mr. Asbell, I seconded by Mr. Evans and duly I passed. ( The Local School Fund Treas- : I urer’s Report for Chpwan and I White Oak Schools for the| month of August was presented,! and also the report from then , County Accountant for the! County School Fluids. ' A mo-j tion wps made to accept the re-, i ports was made by tar. .Jordan, seconded by Mr. Layton and duly passed. The superintendent called at tention to bulletins handed td principals and teachers at ; the meeting held for principals and teachers August 29, Attention was called to Item 22, concern ing a recommendation from the State Boajd of Education rela tive to the number of high school units for graduation, and Item 23, relative to the regula tions governing the use of the three day extended term. The resolution read to the Board of Education at the Au gust meeting, as recommended ■ by the State Board of Educa- ! tion Was re-considered.- This | resolution had to do with the ' Policy of Protection of School! Time in order to have a Qualijyf 'Curriculum. After much discussion of these re .piilujlu . ■ | resolutions, the following mo tions were adopted:' ( First: Mr. Jordan made the motion to recommend the elimi nation of all unnecessary activi ties of, interruption, as outlined in the recommendation present ed by the State Board of Edu cation in order to improve the curriculum. The motion was seconded by Mr, Asbell and duly carried. .Second: A motion was made by Mr. Asbell that the Board j of Education recommend thatj we work toward the requirement! ■of 18 units for graduation andj the granting of the high school! diploma. The motion was sec-j ended by Mr. Jordan and duly! carried. I The superintendent announced! That the County Commissioners pad requested the Bqard of Ed-1 iUcation to meet with them on Licensed Practical Nurses i Positions available for graduates of practical nurse schools. Staff being 1 v i increased. ; 1 Please apply: Director of Nurses Louise Obici < Memorial Hospital ] BONANZA; > * V _ • ■SB^aBKanB^BHHBB Now Until September 30th ; I ... H Free: 8 Pieces ofUlassware (Presidential Pattern) A $12.95 Value j GIVEN WITH EACH STOVE DURING : THIS GREAT BONANZA SALE | : Regular Value $369.95 Reduced To $269.90 i ; Less Your Old Range . ,$ 40.00 YOU PAY 0NLY...5229.90 w^, n^, t °or‘ , el^Se d aad | ? c c / ■ " ■ I- -I September 2. 1960, relative to | necessary space needed in tile »; hotel building. i f r ] The Chowan High School ■ lunch period was disc ussed, add l the superintendent advised that ■ time necessary for the children to get their lunch would he i ironed out within the next two i or three days. > The bills paid during the month of August in the amount iof $4,345.69 were read. A ,ms - tion by Mr. Asbell that the bills I paid be approved, seconded by | Mr. Layton and duly carried.• | The bills paid, covered items for the Teacherage, $217.40; for ! Lunchrooms, $268.17; for capital (outlay, $347.40, and Current,Ex ) pense, $3,512.72. i There being no further busi ness, the Board adjourned. ij, G. B. POTTER, Chairman W. J. TAYLOR, Secretafy
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