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Business Index Continues To Rise
The levei of business
activity in North Carolina
continued to rise at a modest
rate in April for the fifth
straight month, according to
the Wachovia Business
Index.
The April preliminary
figure of 138.8 was 0.2 per
cent higher than the
previous month’s revised
level of 138.5 and 3.4 per cent
above the index level of a
, 55 Worth Carolina Business Index
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145 Feb., 76 - 138.1
140 April ' 75 - 134 2
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NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS INDEX—The level of
business activity in North Carolina continued to rise at a
modest rate in April for the fifth straight month, according
to the Wachovia Business Index.
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year ago.
An increase of 1.8 per cent
in checkbook spending as
measured by bank debits
plus a slight increase in non
agricultural employment of
0.1 per cent brought about
the modest increase in the
Index.
The adjusted
unemployment rate dropped
0.4 per cent in April from 6.7
per cent to 6.3 per cent while
the national rate remained
unchanged at 7.5 per cent.
The state’s unadjusted rate
for April was 6.0 per cent.
Employment in the
durable goods sector rose
0.2 per cent from the
previous month, led by an
increase of 0.3 per cent in
furniture. Nondurable goods
employment rose 0.6 per
cent,. stimulated by
increases of 0.7 per cent in
textiles and 4.7 per cent in
toabcco.
Major non-manufacturing
sectors of trade,
government and services
remained stable from a
month ago and were above
their levels of a year ago.
Construction employment
was down 1.6 per cent from
last month and was down 1.1
per cent from April, 1975.
Increase in car and truck
sales contributed to the
overall spending increase
registered in April. Car
sales rose 12.6 per cent, an
increase of 32.1 per cent
froma year ago. Truck sales
were up 27.7 per cent in
April for a rise of 44.3 per
cent from April, 1975.
The Wachovia North
Carolina Business Index
measures the level of
activity in North Carolina on
a monthly basis. Using 1967
as the base so 100, it reflects
indicators of employment,
production and spending in
the state’s economy. All
figures are seaonally
adjusted for expected
seasonal- fluctuations. The
Index has been published by
Wachovia Bank and Trust
Company for over a decade
as a measure of the
economy.
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In Poetry Contest;
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A $1,776 grand prize will
be awarded in the
Bicentennial Poetry Contest
sponsored by the World of
Poetry, a monthly
newsletter for poets.
Poems of all styles and on
any subject are eligible to
compete for the grand prize
or for 49 other cash or
merchandise awards.
Says contest director
Joseph Mellon: “We are
looking for poetic talent of
every kind and expect 1976
to be a year of exciting
discoveries.”
Rules and official entry
forms are available by
writing to : World of Poetry,
801 Portola Dr., Drawer 221,
San Fransisco, Ca. 94127.
Contest deadline is July
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WORKING IN AREA—Steve T. Simmons of Winton is a
summer trainee in the Edenton Area Office of the Soil
Conservation Service. The N. C. State University student is
pictured here with Harry Gibson, SCS engineer.
Conger Designing
UNC Repertory
Theater Costumes
GREENSBORO Joseph
H. Conger, 111, of Edenton,
is among the approximately
40 members of the summer
repertory theater company
at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro.
A member of the summer
faculty at UNC-G, Conger is
costume designer for “Stop
the World, I Want to Get
Off”. He is also costume
supervisor for the other two
plays on the summer
repertory schedule.
Conger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Conger, Jr., of West
Gale Street, Edenton will be
an instructor in design at the
University of Montevallo in
Montevallo, Ala., beginning
in August.
The repertory theater will
present three plays June 9-
30 in Taylor Building theater
on the UNC-G campus. They
are “Tango,” a bizarre
comedy concerning anti
parental rebellion; “Stop
the Wrold, I Want to Get
Off,” a Broadway musical;
and “H.M.S. Pinafore,” the
Gilbert and Sullivan
operetta.
“Tango” will be
performed June 9, 10,15, 19,
22, 25, and 28. “Stop the
World ...” will be
presented June 11,12, 17, 20,
23, 26 and 29. “H.M.S.
Pinafore” is scheduled for
June 14,16,18, 21, 24, 27 and
30.
Curtain time is 8:15 P.M.
except for 2:15 P.M.
matinees of “Stop the World
...” on June 20 and of
“H.M.S. Pinafore” on June
27. For ticket information,
contact the theater box
office at (919) 379-5575 from
10 AM. to 5:30 P.M.,
weekdays.
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trainees have been given
summer employment by the
Soil Conservation Service in
North Carolina and will earn
pay while training for future
careers in conservation, it
was recently announced by
State Conservationist Jesse
L. Hicks.
Steve T. Simmons, a civil
engineering student from
N.C. State University, has
been assigned to the
Edenton Area Office for the
summer. Steve, a 1975
graduate of Murfreesboro
High School, is on the dean’s
list at NCSU and is from
Winton.
During the summer Steve
will receive on-the-job
training in all phases of
conservation work carried
on in the 20-county Edenton
area with an emphasis on
the engineering phases of
soil and water conservation.
Like all programs and
services of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture,
the summer student trainee
opportunities are available
to everyone regardless of
race, creed, color, sex of
national origin.
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Assessment Plan Stirs Controversy
The proposed assessment
for member governments in
Albemarle Regional
Planning & Development
Commission created a stir
recently at a board
meeting at Camp Coleman
in Currituck County.
Ray Beckler, acting
executive director,
presented a request for
$50,562 which is 58 cents per
capita based on a population
of 103,000. The new request
includes local match for law
and order and aging.
Beckler explained that
last year aging was not
funded locally and law and
order was paid direct to the
association and not through
the regional organization.
In the past ARP DC has
assessed only for EFA
which last year was (16,500
and $17,800 is requested in
the new budget. In the past
member counties have paid
24 cents per capita and
town’s eight cents per
capita.
W. B. Gardner, Edenton
town administrator and
former ARPDC chairman,
questioned the formula used
by Becker to arrive at the
assessments. He said
Edenton’s share last year
was $362 while now $745 is
being asked. Becker
explained that it was done
on d population basis.
The law and order
assessment drew the
greatest discussion. It was
placed at $21,737, up from
$13,500. Beckler explained
that the planner had been
dropped by the state and the
salary was to be picked up
by local funds.
R. L. Spivey, chairman of
the law and order group,
defended the need for the
position, saying there was
too much work for one man
to do.
Pasquotank County
representatives said it is
doubtful that they would pay
a $10,237 assessment to
ARPDC. Chowan’s
assessment under the new
budget would be $4,171.
The acting executive
director was instructed to
have a complete breakdown
of the assessments to submit
to member governments.
“We want them to be able to
choose the one’s (programs)
they want to participate
in,” stated Chairman
T. R. Spruill.
W. Speight Burrus,
auditor, reported on
progress being made to
correct accounting
problems. He was
instructed that in the future
he contact the board when
he encounters problems that
cannot be corrected through
the executive director.
At another point the board
passed a motion asking the
treasurer for an accounting
monthly of progress being
made in the accounting
procedures and other items
‘mentioned in a management
letter from Burrus.
John Bell recommended a
policy regarding providing
information tb consultants.
It stated that the ARPDC
information is available and
consultants are welcomed to
come to the office and obtain
it, A fee will be charged for
copies.
Bill Hartman reported
that nearly 30 applications
had been received for the
executive director’s position
and screening will begin
shortly.
Spruill said a committee
will begin working on plans
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Thursday, June 10, 1976
for the annual meeting next
month and he named
Hartman chairman of the
nominating committee, i
The board turned down a
request from Camden
County that ARPDC poll the
20 counties affected by
Coastal Area Management
Act to see if they were
interested in challenging the
act in court. >
There were 22 of the 58
board members present
along with .10 staff
members.
Babe Rath League
Penaat Day
Is Reschedaled
The Frenches Babe Ruth
Penant Day has been re
scheduled for Saturday,
June 12 at 9:30 A.M. All
Babe Ruth League players
are eligible to compete in
this event. Awards will be
presented to first aiyd
second place winners in
'speed base running,
accuracy throwing and
fungo hitting. All Babe Ruth
participants must be in
uniform to compete.
Tennis lessons will be
offered for all ages on June
14. Those interested must
call the Recreation
Department (482-8595) and
sign up.