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Sportsmen Boost Statewide Economy RALEIGH—North Carolina’s outdoor sportsmen pumped millions of dollars into the state’s economy last year including a record $10.5 million which was spent on hunting and fishing licenses. North Carolina followed the na tional trend as sportsmen nation wide spent a record $624 million on state licenses and permits dur ing 1966-87. Such spending has an enormous impact on the national economy, as well as the state’s. Records kept by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission show that 435,018 individuals paid a total of $4,874,362 for licenses to hunt and 560,338 individuals paid a total of $5,668,323 for licenses to fish in North Carolina during 1986-87. Commission revenue from the sale of fishing and hunting licenses has increased steadily in recent years. In 1985-86, the state’s sportsmen spent $10,071,374 for hunting and fishing licenses. In 1983-84, sportsmen paid $9.5 million to hunt and fish in North Carolina, and in 1982-83, they paid only $7.5 million in hun ting and fishing licenses. These figures show only a por tion of the total revenue generated through wildlife-based recreation. For example, in recent years, hunters, fishermen and other wildlife enthusiasts have pumped more than $580 million into North Carolina’s economy. This large expenditure also constitutes a significant revenue source for the state of North Carolina from sales and use taxes on the purchase of equipment such as boats, campers, four-wheel drive vehicles, food, lodging, gasoline, hunting and fishing equipment and supplies. “One of the reasons people are spending more on hunting and fishing activities is that the same things cost more today. Also, peo ple have more leisure time and recreational funds; plus they have to travel further today to reach areas where hunting and fishing are good,” said Richard B. Hamilton, assistant director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis sion. “The reason people are spen ding more money on non consumptive wildlife activities is that more people are becoming in terested - twice as many in five years - in back yard wildlife and are willing to spend their money to more fully participate and enjoy wildlife activities such as bird watching and photography.” While hunting and fishing generate millions of dollars in license fees and subsidiary sales in North Carolina, millions more come from non-consumptive wildlife activities such as observ ing, feeding and photographing wildlife. Recent surveys show that non-consumptive wildlife ac tivities are among the nation’s NO RIFLE HUNTING NO BIRD HUNTING NO RABBIT HUNTING NO STILL HUNTING ON BYRUM FARMS ROUTE 3 EDENTON SI Lapetit Grand Piano E For Sale 3 With bench. Excellent condition. § Oneryeai^Jd. $5,600 IB |j= Asking $4,500. Must move. For appointment to view || phone 482-3037. | I"Æ’0’Ww’o"wso"ws « Menelopeäz Geapot 2 Presents New Shipments . . . Come Browse and Use our Lay-away Plan. New Stocking Stutters, Toys, Bears and Byer’s Choice Carolers! 309 South Broad Street, Edenton p, Rock ServIce Center Formerly Teeny Boys TELEPHONE 221-4510 HIGHWAY 32 TYNER r$12.95 OIL CHANGE LUBE L FILTER A ONIONS 3 lb. 79* MOVIES $2.00 REGULAR GAS .89.9, KEROSENE 95.9 UNLEADED 93.9 MONDAY - SATURDAY 7 TO 9 CLOSED SUNDAYS most popular past times. In 1960, a survey conducted by the U.S. Pish and Wildlife Service, showed that about 83 million people na tionwide took part in these ac tivities, and that they spent a total of $15 billion on this type of recrea tion. In a similar survey taken in 1985, the number of people par ticipating in feeding, observing and photographing wildlife jumped to 109 million people - more than half of all adult Americans. Preliminary findings in the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 1965 survey, show thpt 141 million Americans age 16 and over participated in wildlife-associated recreation. These Americans spent more than $55 billion on those activities. The survey also shows that 46 million, or one in four, adult Americans fished, and that 16.7 million, or one in ten, adult Americans hunted. The Fish and Wildlife Service is schduled to release more detailed final results in November from its 1985 survey of states on the economic impact of wildlife related recreation. Program Gets Good Support ‘ ‘Pork producers are seeing the results that checkoff-funded ac tivities are generating, and are supporting the 100 percent checkoff program,” according to Virgil Rosendale, a pork producer from Augusta, IL and president of the National Pork Board. According to Rosendale, the Board originally underestimated the support of the nation’s pork producers. When the 100 percent National Legislative Checkoff Program went into effect November 1, 1986, the Board estimated that it would generate approximately $18 million during 1987. Rosendale said strong market prices, coupled with pro ducer confidence in the effec tiveness of checkoff programs, will result in an increase of over $4 million ip checkoff collections in 1987**U-MW' s* This increase has allowed the Board to invest producer funds in the most effective way possible by approving a diversified program. “It takes more than just media advertising to make up a balanc ed program. Expanding promo tional, research and educational activities in the areas of food service, retail merchandising and production research are all im portant parts of the entire effort,” said Rosendale. At the meeting held September 6 and 7 at the offices of the | National Live Stock and Meat Board in Chicago, the National Park Board allocated $900,000 in | 1987 producer checkoff funds. The ' Board designated the bulk of the funds, $500,000, for use in the , “Pork-The Other White Meat” | campaign. Pork producers have indicated that improvement of foreign (market opportunities is a high priority. As a result, the Board allocated $100,000 to the National Pork Producers Council for foreign market development and improvement. The National Pork Board voted its support of next year’s World Pork Expo by allocating $250,000 in 1987 checkoff funds to be used for producer education programs, youth activities, pork value, and other activities at the event. Rosendale said, “This is an inter national effort that we think can be very effective in helping pork producers improve the quality of their product.” World Pork Expo will be held June 12,13,14,1988 in Des Moines, LA. Looking ahead to 1988, the Board also committed $7,350,000 of 1988 checkoff funds. A total of $6.6 million in 1988 funds was ear marked for the area of consumer product marketing. Some $5.4 million of the consumer product marketing budget will be used by the National Pork Producers Council for its “Pork-The Other White Meat” consumer advertis ing campaign. The National Live Stock and Meat Board will use $650,000 for meat science research and pork nutritional information and education. Call the classifieds... 19191 482-4418 1 By SEAN ADAJVK, Superslur per. SoundXpke a name for one of Cookie ApAster’s buddies on Sesame StreK Like Cookie Monster, superslurper is a voracious eater. But superslurper eats moisture, not cookies. And because it can absorb 1,400 times its weight in moisture — a consumption rate Cookie Monster can only envy — it has a variety of commercial and industrial uses. This derivative of corn starch is now used in all kinds of products — body powder, sanitary napkins, baby diapers, electrical conductors in batteries and absorbents in fuel filters, to name a few. Scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Peoria, Illinois, developed superslurper 13 years ago because they wanted to find new uses for com starch. There’s a large com surplus, and new products that use com starch. There’s a large com surplus, and new products that use com starch help create a demand for com. That helps fanners and the companies that produce the products. Two companies that superslurper has helped are in small towns in rural America, places where farming is a big part of the local economy. One is the Central Illinois Manufacturing Company in Be ment, 111. Several years ago, the company began making industrial fuel filters with a superslurper material it calls hydrosorb. As fuel passes through the filter, the material removes any water that may be mixed in with it. The company now makes about 26,000 filters a month, and in four years its workforce has quadrupl ed from 25 to 100 — largely because of the popularity of the filters. The other company is Polysorb Inc. of Smelterville, Idaho. About 18 months ago, a family there started a business making a line of superslurper-based products, such as medical and recreation cold packs, fuel filters and bulk absorbents for agricultural uses. For its factory, Polysorb con verted a closed-down bowling alley and recreational facility that had gone out of business when a big mining and smelting company left town in 1981. A thriving company with 50 employees, Polysorb ended its first year in the black with about $3 million in revenue. Superslurper is a big reason for the success of both these com panies. It’s a good example of how scientific research can have a helpful impact by creating jobs, new products for consumers and a market for farmers’ crops. CANCER SOCIETY' WILL HELP IN THE CONQUEST OF CANCER. A MEMORIAL For further Information contact your local ACS Unit. vCollege Jiinds Available High school students who are in terested in applying for $1,000 col lege scholarships should request applications Ky December 1, from Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation, 721 N McKinley Rood, Lake Forest, II lionois 60045: To receive an ap plication, students should send a note stating their name, address, city, state and zip code, approx imate grade point average and year of graduation. Sixty-five winners will be selected on the basis of academic performance, involvement in extracurricular activities and need for financial aid. Stay informed about the latest community events by reading the Herald each week! FOR RENT 4.000 SQUARE FEET (HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING) AT $1.50 PER SQ. FT. AT NORTHSIDE SHOPPING CENTER 20.000 SQUARE FEET (HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, SPRINKLER SYSTEM) AT $1.50 PER SQ. FT. AT HERTFORD, N.C. 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