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N. C. Has Shortest Workweek Recorded t.i. RALEIGH — Hard hit by ••c recession, Tar Heel manufacturing industries ■>o reported the shortest work week on record in mid January and employment of *2 75,700 fewer workers than a t year ago, State Commissioner Billy Creel reported today. The factory workweek • _ dropped to 35.8 hours in January as all manufacturing 5; industry groups except j&; cigarette factories reported '■ employment declines, Creel j; said. Sj January working hours dropped 1.7 hours below those of December and were 4.1 hours below the 39.9-hour average of January, 1974, he stated. , _ Commissioner Creel said employment in all of the State’s nonfarm establish ments dropped 39,100 between December and January to a total of 1,969,300. This was ?: 53,000 below the 2,022,300 level of a year ago. Manufacturing jobs totaled 726.800 in mid-January after dropping 18,800 from December Nonmanufacturing employment, totaling 1,242,500, was down 20,300 from Decemb*'- but despite recessionary conditions was still 22,700 higher than a year ago. Creel said textile mill employment, totaling 252,300 in January, was 38,000 below the 290,300 reported for a year ago. Electrical machinery jobs, totaling 41,800, were down 8.800 from year-ago levels. Furniture industry em ployment, at 75,300 in January, was 8,500 below a year ago. Apparel manufacturing firms, employing 73,000 in January, were down 8,500 over the year. Food products declined by 1,900. Even retail trade showed the effects of recession, dipping 1,900 below the January, 1974 level. Weekly earnings of the 726,800 Tar Heel factory workers dropped by 85.09 from December levels to a January average of 8122.79, and were 82.50 below the January, 1974 figure. Hourly earnings averaged 83.43 in the State’s manufactuirng industries in January — up two cents from the 83.41 December average. Layoffs of lower-paid em ployees having less seniority was partly responsible for the apparent two-cent increase, Commissioner Creel pointed out. Most nonmanufacturing employment groups registered January job declines, with trade con struction, transportation, services, finance, and education registering the largest decreases. Mrs, MulVs Rites Held Word has been recived here of the death of Mrs. Sadie Beddingfield Mull, formerly of Brevard. Mrs. Mull, wife of Charles Lee Mull, died February 6 in Seattle, Washington. She is survived by her husband, Charles of Maple Valley, Washington; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Beddingfield of Maple Valley, Washington; three brothers, Ray Beddingfield of Brevard, Roy and Charles Beddingfield of Philmoth, Oregon; and two sisters, Geneva Paxton of Brevard and Ruby White of Sumner, Washington. Funeral services were held at Hobart Community Church in Maple Valley and burial was in Washington Memorial Park. When you think of prescriptions, think of VARNER’S, adv. Hints From The County Extension Chairman By - Jerry Purser J YOUR 1*75 VEGETABLE GARDEN GUIDE Location and soil Your family garden should be located near the house. Here are some important points to consider in selecting a garden site: 1. It should be convenient to the house, water, and tools. 2. The best soil possible should be chosen. 3. The garden should be located where power machinery can be used. 4. It should be away from trees and buildings. 5. Choose any area where the soil is well drained. Many farm and country gardens are in one unit, within easy reach of the house. Practically all vegetables, including potatoes, sweet corn, and vine crops, may be grown in this one area, often a half acre or more in size, and planned so that most of the work on it can be done with power tools. Other gardners, however, may have one in two more areas. A fairly small kitchen garden close to the house is planted to beets, beans, carrots, onions and other vegetables that can be grown intensively, usually with hand tools. Another plot in a more spacious location is planted to potatoes, sweet-potatoes, sweet corn, vine crops, tomatoes for canning and other crops that require more space. This plan has many ad vantages. The greatest is that labor can be reduced by using standard farm tools. It also permits planting individual crops in new places each season. It is particularly at tractive to large growers of sweet corn, beans, peas, tomatoes and other vegetables for marketing or for preservation by canning or freezing. The size of the family garden will depend on the size of the family, the amount of time you have to care for it, and the amount of canning and freezing planned. It is more practical to do a good job with a small garden, than a poor job with one that is too large to care for adequately. Soil, Drainage, Sunshine Fertile, deep, friable, well drained soil is one of the first essentials for successful garden. The exact type of soil is not so important as that it be well drained, adequately supplied with organic matter, retentive of moisture, and have a suitable subsoil. The character of the subsoil is of vital im portance.However, an in fertile soil that has favorable physical properties may be brought into high productivity by incorporating organic matter and liberal use of soil amendments, such as lime and commercial fertilizer. Proper drainage of the soil is essential. Soil drainage may often be improved by properly installed agricultural tile, open ditches, and in some cases, by subsoiling to loosen the soil. The garden should be free from low places where water might stand after a heavy rain. Water from surrounding land should not drain upon the garden and there should be no danger of flooding by overflow from nearby streams. Air drainage is important in THIS IS ITU PINAL REDUCTIONS ON 1000 PAIR OF LADIES' FALL and WINTER Shoes Of All Styles, Sizes And Widths Reduced Up To Values To 21.95 h AND OUR FIRST UNION CHARGE PLAN USE OUR CONVENIENT LAY-A-WAY PLAN PAT’S SHOE BREVARD’S ONLY DRIVE-IN CANCELLATION SHC On North Brood Street — In the College Shopping Center CHARLES HIMES’s bald pate Is shown getting a “cob combing” by John Ed Davis, humorist and speaker of the evening for the annual banquet of the Brevard Chamber of Commerce Friday evening. Dressed as a hob or begger, Mr. Davis brought gales of laught from the 205 persons present. Let The Times Do Your Job Printing lessening the danger of damage by frost. A garden on a slope with free movement of the air to lower levels is most likely to escape late-spring 1 and early-autumn frost damage. The garden should receive the direct rays of the sun all day long. Certain crops can stand some shade, but no amount of fertilizer, water or care will replace the sunshine needed. Even where trees do not shade, their roots may penetrate far into it and rob crops of moisture and plant food. me reaerai wage gar nishment Law limits the amount of an employee’s disposable earnings that may be garnished in any week and protects an employee from firing because of garnishment for any one indebtedness, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Baker’s Jewelry We Specialize In SILVER REPAIRS All Work Done On Premises By Owner LARRY LANDRETH (Formally With Wick & Greene) 884-4781 M&T 2-13-4tp ARNOLD Insurance Agency 39 W. Jordan St: Brevard, N. C. C. W. ARNOLD IERRY M. ARNOLD 883-3670 T&M 2-6-tfc REPOSSESSION SALE! NOW IN PROGRESS AT McCRARV CHEVROLET - OLDS, INC. This Is Your Chance To Save Hundreds Of Dollars On Cars And Trucks Recently Returned To Our Dealership! These Units Must Go As Soon As Possible At Far Below Market Value! Payments May Be Picked Up On Some Models, And Financing Is Available On Most Units! Listed Below Are Units Up For Sale Indicating Today’s Retail Market Value Along With The Sale Price To Get These Units Out Of Inventory - - - 1973 Monte Carlo Coupe 1973 Chevy % Ton Pickup 1973 Chevy V* Ton Pickup Full power with air con ditioning RETAIL PRICE SALE PRICE $3595 *2492“ Power steering & brakes, hydramatic Rki’AIL PRICE SALE PRICE $2995 *229030 V-8,4-speed transmission RETAIL PRICE SALE PRICE 93095 $24052° 1972 Nova Coupe Power steering & brakes, hydramatic 1969 CHevelle Station Wagon V-8, automatic transmission, power steering 1969 Chevelle S/S Coupe S-S 396, hydramatic RETAIL PRICE $2295 SALE PRICE *1750“ RETAIL PRICE $1295 SALE PRICE *740“ RETAIL PRICE $1595 SALE PRICE 1061“ 1969 Ford Station Wagon V-8, automatic, power steering, power brakes 1969 Dodge Station Wagon Automatic transmission, V-8. 1969 Ford LTD 4 door, full power, air conditioning RETAIL PRICE 91295 SALE PRICE *881“ RETAIL PRICE 911M SALE PRICE ‘705“ RETAIL PRICE SALE PRICE urn *745“ 1966 Chevrolet 4-door, V-8, automatic BE transmission, power steering RETAIL PRICE 9395 SALE PRICE ’185 1965 Mustang Coupe • cyl., 3 speed transmission - l ■ * RETAIL PRICE $«»5 SALE ITOICE *396" Today At See These And
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