SUMMER
SNOOPER
BY LOLA MAE GORE
“Cause you’ve got the walk,
charm, smile and a grand Per
sonality”—at least that's what
Loyd Price says practically every
night at the pavilion. That song
seems to have made a hit with
almost everyone, and it does ap
ply to a great number of teen
agers around the sea port. The
pavilion was really swinging this
week-end and the summer sure
looks very promising. Saturday
night there was a dance and the
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band seemed to be liked by every
one. They have a very good beat
that is great to bop to. X hear
they will continue to play
throughout the summer.
Last Thursday night T-Bo,
David Ray, Gunk and Alan were
present at the pavilion giving us
some round sounds which were
very good. They will also be
over tonight (Thursday) and will
be playing for us. No admission
will be charged. It is just for our
benefit and I’m sure if you will
have a blast. They are up to date
on the latest hits and they will
play most anything you request.
Let’s go over tonight and accom
modate them by dancing and just
living it up.
Sunday afternoon there were
quite a few present on the beach
trying to get some sun and enjoy
the cool water. So far the weath
; er has been great for the beach
es, and the nights have been cool
enough for the swinging and
swaying. There have been quite a
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few strangers around lately. Since
Caswell is open the vacationers
are pouring in. That’s another op
portunity for us who live on the
coast. We get to know others and
we can appreciate the beach more.
The question always arises from
the vacationers: "Where are you
from"; and when we answer
“Southport”, their expression
changes, and they exclaim, "You
just don’t know how lucky you
are”! And do we?
The Pavilion is going full
swing and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Swain and Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Lefon are ready and willing to
give everybody a good time and
good food this summer. The But
lers also have the golf course
remodled and ready for lots of
fun.
SNOOPIN AROUND: T-Bo
really getting in some good steps
Saturday night . . . Puddinhead
and Skeeter doing their good deed
Sunday night. Thanks . . . Leda
wondering about a few things . . .
Susie climbing to greater heights.
. . . Anyone for a soda ? . . .
Georgia, here I come . . . Jerome,
where were you this week-end?
. . . Harry D. really sporting
these days . . . Anyone heard
from Souphead? . . . Margie won
dering about Roy? . . . "Like a
Tiger” . . . Barbara having a
blast Saturday night . . . Teal,
hope you’re okey now . . . Sonny
working hard at Yaupon . . .
“16 Candles” . . . “There Goes
My Baby” sure is great . . . Its
time for Canhead to be pulling in.
. . . What’s all the “activity?”
. . . There isn’t any . . . Lee
making big plans.
- That’s for this week. Do be
careful and drive slow. Things
will turn out better that way.
See ya tonight and this week-end.
Until next week, So Long
Prosperous ’59 Economic
Is Reserve Bank Prediction
Summarizing the opinions of 70
forecasters on the 1959 economic
state of the nation, the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond said
in its current Monthly Review j
that "There is not a pessimist in ]
the lot.”
All forecasts, said the Review,
point toward expansion of eco
nomic activity in 1959. Most of
them estimate that the country’s
gross national product (nation’s
output of goods and services) will
be around $470 billion, a gain of
almost 8 percent over 1958.
A fair number of forecasters,
the bank said, indicate that they
anticipate a slowing down of
business activity during the sec
ond half of 1959. This is in keep
ing with what many forecasters
term "second halfitis,” a bias
that annually results in forecasts
of lower rates of activity or de
clining trends in the last six
months of any year.
Almost without exception, the
forecasts anticipate but small or
moderate price rises in consumer!
and wholesale prices, the bank
noted.
The forecasters say that con
sumer outlays rather than busi
ness investment outlays are ex
pected to be the dominant spend
ing forces in the 1959 economy.
The Reserve bank said that the
most frequently cited figure for
consumer spending is $306 bil
lion, a rise of $15 billion from
1958. This increase would ac
count for almost half the esti
mated increase in total expendi
tures from the 1959 output of
final goods and services.
The Review stated that in
the
Assembly Forms
New Water Unit
Consolidation of the scattered
management of North Carolina’s
water resources, long favored by
Goverinor Hodges, is about to be
come a reality.
The General Assembly complet
ed action Thursday on a bill clear
ing the way for a new Depart
ment of Water Resources to take
over activities which have been
spread among several agencies.
The department will come into
being July 1. It will assume the
duties of the state board of water
commissioners, the state’s water
planning agency, and water re- i
sponsibilities of the Department
of Conservation and Development.
The State Stream Sanitation
committee, an independent unit
attached to the state Board of,
Health and charged with the i
state's anti-pollution program, j
also is transferred and continued
in the Department of Water Re
sources. Along with it will come
the Division of Water Pollution
Control of the state board of
health, which has served as the
Stream Sanitation committee’s
administrative agent.
The new overall department will
be supervised by a seven-member
board to be appointed by the gov
ernor for six-year staggered
terms. Chief administrative officer
will be a director appointed by
the board with the approval of
the governor.
The change means abolition of
the Board of Water Commission
ers and of C&D’s Division of Wa
ter Resources, Inlets, and Coastal
Waterways. Appropriations to
these two groups and to the
Stream Sanitation committee will
be transferred to the Department
of Water Resources.
A broad range of responsibili
ties and tasks is assigned to the
new department. In addition to
pollution control, these include:
—Initiating, planning, and ex
ecuting a long-range program for
the preservation, development, and
improvement of rivers, harbors, ;
and inland ports, including dredg
ing of small inlets.
—Cooperating with Federal
agencies in planning and develop
ing navigation and flood-control
projects.
—Preparing, with the advice of
all water intersts, policies and
proposed legislation to insure im
provements in the methods of con
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ter resources.
-—Helping municipalities and
other governmental units guard
against water slwytages and emer
gencies (the Board has standby
powers to divert water to meet
emergencies).
—Coordinating water-resource
activities, investigating water sup
plies, preparing and maintaining
a general inventory of water re
sources, and taking the necessary
steps to promote theair (develop
ment. ,
—Conducting a program of
planning and education concern
ing the most beneficial long-range
conservation and use of water re
sources. .
-—Handling issuance of farm ir
rigation permits for use of water
from streams, rivers, creeks, or
lakes.
With a single exception, the
new law gives no additional auth
ority to the department beyond
that in laws already existing. The
exception is supervision of the op
erations of small watershed im
provement projects.
Enabling legislation to permit
organization of watershed im
provement districts was enacted
just a few hours before passage
of the water reorganization bill.
Alcohol isn’t any more potent
than in years past, but auto
mobiles are, says the North Caro
lina Department of Motor Ve
hicles. The two still don’t mix,
the throttle and the bottle can
get you killed in a traffic acci
dent.
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WILMINGTON, N. C.
forecasters’ discussion of the
“return of the consumer to the
durable goods market” there is
practically unanimous agreement
that sales of new automobiles will
increase this year, going from
4.6 million sales in 1958 to 5.5
million in 1959.
The Reserve bank said that the
forecasters have some question
marks and areas of doubt in the
field of residential building. Most
of them agree with the joint esti
mate of the U. S. 'Department of
Commerce and the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor that total new
residential expenditures will in
crease 11 per cent to $20.6 bil
lion and new housing starts will
increase three percent.
The rise in expenditures for
private housing is expected to
stem mainly from continuation of
work on the unusually large
number of units started during
the final four months of 1958.
However, the bank said, many
forecasters fear that enough al
lowance may not have been made
for the less favorable mortgage
terms anticipated for 1959.
Generally, the forecasts predict
modest increases in investment by
business in new plants and equip
ment in 1959, rising from $30.5
billion in 1958 to $33 billion this
year.
The Reserve bank said that
the forecasts are virtually unani
mous in holding that inventory
liquidation has run its course.
Estimates of the amount of in
ventory buildup range from $2
billion to $6 billion, with a very
heavy concentration in the $2 ’/2
to $3 billion area.
The forecasts estimate that
total government outlays will
reach $99 billion this year, more
than seven per cent above the
1958 total. Feberal spending is
estimated at about $56.5 billion,
while state and local spending is
estimated at $42.5 billion, the
Reserve bank said.
Price Cut Told
In Oil, Kerosene
Prices of kerosene and fuel oil
have been reduced six-tenths of a
cent per gallon, making a total
reduction of 1.1 cents April 15.
“Based on present prices, the
total savings for oil-heating cus
tomers in North Carolina will
amount to approximately $71,i
millions”, said Don M. Ward, exj
ecutive secretary of the North
Carolina Oil Jobbers association,
in annuocing the new reduction.
Another half-cent per gallon is
being saved by consumers in east
ern North Carolina who take ad
vantage of the dealers’ summer
fill-up discount program.
Ward commented that the price
cuts “have come at a very oppor
tune time particularly for far
mers preparing for tobacco-cur
ing”.
Each year North Carolina to
bacco growers use approximately
200 millions gallons of kerosene
in their curing barns. Tar Heel
home-owners consume another
300 millions gallons of keresene
annually.
In addition, there are 203,397
oil-burner installations in the
state, and they consume a total
of 180 millions gallons of No. 2
fuel oil each year.
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