How To Attract Industry
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tlonal news.
(3) A clean appearance. Not only will cleanliness In the town
help In the maintenance of a plant, but records Indicate that
Industrial absenteeism is lower In towns which are kept clean.
?? (4) Good health facilities and hospitals. Many companies go
to considerable expense to deteimlne the health and person
ality characteristics of its employes. If a community does not
have adequate facilities, to protect the health of its citizens,
if it doesn't provide a health p ogram to minimize the danger
of epidemics and chronic illnesses due to local conditions, then
a company feels that its expenditures of time and money will
be wasted in such a community.
Other Factors
(5) A good educational system, libraries, and other cultural
facilities. Employes with school-age children will be intensely
Interested In educational facilities available. Even the posses
sion of only a mediocre educational system may adversely af
fect a community. Furthermore, industries that require em
ployes of a high mental caliber in the operation of a new
plant will wish the community to boast cultural facilities con
sonant with the mental level of the employes of the company.
(8) Adequate recreational facilities and places of congrega
tion where townspeople can play and visit together. Since most
industries regard an active recreational program as an impor
tant pa t of modern industrial relations, they feel that com
munities which fail to offer facilities for recreation are lack
ing in an important respect.
(7> Churches representing all denominations. Obviously com
panies will be reluctant to build a new plant in a community
which practices racial or religious prejudice since employes
which the company transfers from another plant may belong
to the minority group.
(8) Suitable housing at costs which employes can afford.
(9) Good shopping centers.
It's difficult to find a community with all of these char
acteristics but Industry keeps on looking ? and overlooking com
munities which have too few of these factors.
The reaction of the citizens and civic leaders of Blank Junc
tion, when they discovered that they had been slighted, was
that of a girl who has been left waiting at the altar ? a blend
of wounded pride and supreme indignation. "Why," they asked,
"were we bypassed?" The reply was enlightening but hardly
flattering.
An Illustration
Blank Junction, according to the company, had the poorest
educational facilities among the final eight cities considered.
Its recreational facilities consisted of "a picture show and pool
rooms." The run-down condition of the business houses and pri
vate homes demonstrated that the people of the town lacked
much In the way of civic pride. In fact, when company officials
visited the town, they were quartered In a hotel room which
overlooked the slums of the community. Moreover, the slums
(ringed the business section. Imagine a girl Inviting a pros
pective fiance to a dirt-littered home for dinner and then
meeting him at the door In a torn housecoat, no cosmetics,
and straggling hair!
In its anxiety to land the new industry, their town com
mitted a blunder which practically ended Its hopes of being
selected ? It offered to exempt the company from all but $440
of county taxes every year. Another city bluntly put the tax
lead at $46,000 and still another set taxes at $75,000 a year. Of
ficials of the company Indicated that they expected to assume
a fair share of the tax burden. Otherwise, they said, they did
not see "how the community could furnish proper schools, rec
reation, sewers, and city services for company employes." The
reply was a Jolt to Blank Junction but now the community is
toiling to overcome Its deficiencies. It plans to avoid making the
same mistakes twice.
One Advantage
There's one advantage which communities courting industry
enjoy which Is not possessed by women wooing men. Communi
ties dont have to be subtle or coy In their pursuit of their ob
- Jectlves. They can chase industry with all the blatant enthusi
asm at their command. Many communities have found It prof
itable to produce pamphlets outlining the desirable features of
the town. The pamphlets are then mailed to every company
? Involved In an industry which is suited to the resources of the
community.
While industry encourages pride and enthusiasm in a com
munity, it also desires a realistic attitude. Industry lg quick to
recognize a chamber-of-commerce sales talk and discounts
much of what it is told under such circumstances. It would
rather have the unvarnished facts, the deficiencies as, well as
the advantages. Industry respects a community which admits
I Its deficiencies forthrlghtly and Just as forthrlghtly tries to
overcome them.
Sloan Attends Meetings
In Raleigh, Pennsylvania
4 W. W. Sloan spent last week
tn Raleigh and Pottsvllle, Penna.
n his capacity as director of
ural service of the Nantahala
Power and light company, Mr.
^Sloan attended an Extension
ijStaff planning conference on
4-h wort in Kaieign, wnue ne
was in Pottsville as his firm's
safety director for a safety con
ference of the Aluminum Com
pany of America.
Pinehurst, North Carolina, Is
known as "Oolftown, U. S. A."
There are eight courses with
12fl holes In the area.
lmml Aommiora
Concessioner Vuancy kt
Highlands Recreation Area
Application* either by mall or
in person will be received In of
fice of Forest Supervisor at
Franklin, North Carolina, for
permit for operation of conces
sion at CUffslde Lake and Dry
Falls Units of Highlands Recre
ation area until 5:00 p. m. April
30, 1951. Concession will be
granted under special use per
mit on flat annual fee basis.
Sample permit containing all
requirements can be examined
In Forest Supervisor's office
Mondays through Fridays from
8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. Per
mit will be granted to applicant
showing best combination of
financial responsibility and ex
perience in the Judgment of the
Forest Supervisor, whose decis
ion will be final.
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Amendment of -Conditions
of Sale on .National
Forest Timber
Due to Amendment No. 17 of
the General Celling Price Regu
lation issued April 10, 1951, it is
necessary to amend the previ
ously advertised conditions of
sale on the timber located on
an area of about 13,200 acres
within the Fires Creek area,
Nantahala National Forest, Clay
County, North Carolina, as ad
vertised in the Franklin Press
on March 8, 1951 and March
29, 1951, and notice of exten
sion of time for receiving bids
published in the Franklin Press
on April 5, 1951. Price ceilings
on stumpage have been remov
ed by Amendment No. 17 and
bids will be considered at any
rates per M at or above the
advertised appraised rates. Bid
ders who have already submit
ted a bid with required deposit
may submit another bid under
revised conditions of sale wlth
i out accompanying second de
posit.
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Amendment of Conditions
of Sale on National
Forest Timber
Due to Amendment No. 17 ol
the General Celling Price Reg
ulation issued April 10, 1951, it
is necessary to amend the pre
viously advertised conditions of
sale on the timber located on
an area of about 54 acres with
in the Beech Cove Unit, White
Oak Creek of Nantahala River,
Nantahala National Forest, Ma
con county. North Carolina as
advertised in the Franklin Press
on April 5, 1951 and April 19,
1951. Price ceilings on stum page
have been removed by Amend
ment No. 17 and bids will be
considered at any lump sum
price at or above the advertised
appraised rates. Bidders who
have already submitted a bid
with required deposit may sub
mit another bid under revised
conditions without accompany
ing second deposit.
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SPRING
IS PAINTING AND
CLEAN UP TIME
Here is your opportunity to
CLEAN UP
on a Paint Bargain
Spred-Lustre, Reg. Price, $5.69 gal.
- Now $3.44
Qt, Reg. Price $1.65
Now 99?
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Also other paint bargains
FRANKLIN HARDWARE CO.
Phone 117 ? * c Franklin, N. C
i
W?ftMill I
Mr. and Mn. Hugh Buffiill
and Miss Eddls HolbfOok, of
Wlnston-SAlem, sp?nt th? week
end with Mrs. Burrell'S and
Miss Holbrook's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Holbrook.
Rep. and Mrs. C. Tom Bryson
visited Mr. Bryson's mother and
brother, Mrs. Fannie Bryson ant
Horace Bryson, las*t Sunday.
Mrs. J. R. Holbrook cp;nt the
week with her daughter, Mrs
John Davis, In Winston Salem
Mrs. Joe Robeson and daugh
ter, Joyce, of Greenville, 8. C.,
visited Mrs. Robeson's mother,
Mrs. Fannie Bryson. last week
Miss Louise Bryson, of Berea
college, spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Bryson.
Leon Cabe made a business
trip to Detroit, Mich, recently.
Mrs. Bryson Cole, of Green
ville, 8. C.. visited her grand
mother, Mrs. Fannie Bryson, and
uncle, Horace Bryson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Huvst and
son visited Mrs. Hurst's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Dar
nell, In DUlard, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. West vis
ited Mrs. West's mother, Mrs.
Ada Hyatt, last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Shef
field, of Canton, visited Mrs. W.
C. Sheffield and family last
| week.
I Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Hurst
i visited Mr. Hurst's mother, Mrs.
B. J. Hurst, last Sunday.
Miss Sue Bryson is able to be
, out again.
' Mrs. George Byrd and daugh
ter, Janle, made a business trip
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HEATHER Ring 350.00
Also $100 co 2473 and
lo platinum |300 to 3430
Wedding Ring 12.30
Grover Jamison
JEWELER
to tttirfea. 0*v ]Mt VNk
' Mi* frtdt Upon iptat th?
with tow aunt, Mri.
Mrs. J. L. Wilt; Sr. made a
business trip to Kridkville, Tenn.
recently.
Say: "I saw it adfertiMd In Tbe rum"
QUALITY MEATS-GROCERIES
MEATS
FRESn GROUND ((or meat loaf)
BEEF & PORK, lb 65c
YOUNG AND TENDER
HENS, lb 49c
M OR WHOLE SWIFTS TENDZ.
HAMS, lb 69c
SWIFTS PREM. STANDING RIB
BEEF ROAST, lb 85c
OUR OWN BRAND PURE
PORK SAUSAGE, lb. . . . 49c
SWIFT'S SUCED
BACON, lb 47c
BONELESS TENDERIZED PRBM.
ROUND STEAK, lb. ... 95c
BONELESS TENDERIZED
SHOULDER STEAK, lb. . . G9c
SUCED PORK
SHOULDER, lb 49c
HICKORY SMOKED
BACON, lb GOc
FANCY MACKEREL
FILLETS, lb 49c
F ANT AIL (Ready to Fry)
SHRIMP, pkg '9=
2 NO. 2 CANS
Pineapple . . 27c
3>4 OZ. CAN
Potted Meat . 9c
1 LB. CAN ANGLO
Bsef & Gravy . 59c
NO. 2 CAN EARLY JUNE
Peas .... 15c
2 NO. 303 CANS STOKELEYS
Corn .... 35c
NO. 2 CAN MONARCH
FRENCH STYLE GREEN
Beans . . . 35c
2 LBS. FRESH FLA. POLE
Beans . . . 3?c
FRESH FLA. (Fancy)
Tomatoes, lb. . 25c
2 LBS. COOKING OR EATING
Apples ... 15c
3 LBS. NEW
Potatoes . . 21c
Extra Special!
4 Lb. Ctn.
SHORTENING
And 5 Lbs.
SUGAR
? Both For ?
$1.48
ALL PRICES BELOW PRESENT CEILINGS
Baldwin Market
Phone 85 Franklin, N. C.
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What are these ladies shouting about?
Turn the page and you will find out . . .