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Industry In State Lacking Balance Greater diversification is need ed in the industrial foundation <>! North Carolina in order t - secure a bettei balance in its economy., Paul Kelly said a few days ago Kelly, who heads the division ef commerce and mdustiy -of ■tie ... State Department of C o-’ . *, and Development, said ir. a re port to George R Ross, C and ■ r- .• — trial diversification” as this >eai nears its close. Textiles and tobacco continue to provide the largest total as well as in total employment, Kel ly said, but the coming of more diversified industries to the State is now resulting in people work ing in a considerably wider range cf jobs. Figures show, for ex ample, that during the past ten years the sales value of textiles and tobacco has dropped from about three-fourths of the whole ( to about two-thirds, while em ployment in those two categories ' has dropped from 77 to 73 per- 1 cent of the whole. < Considerable diversification ha.- ; also been accomplished within < the textile field in recent months, Kelly said, with the most ne \ ticeable being the growth in the - woolen and worsted branches of < the industry and also in the woav- \ ing of synthetics and in dyeing t and finishing. , t Development of home industry 1 i is greatly needed. Kelly said. A GLOVES ARE GAY! (,|ior* arr in a say wood tin* ra-on. llie*r brightly embroidered Milka dot -liorlif* rrieal. The lonblr-wovrn cotton gloves rome in irartirally rw*r» shade of the rain IK,H in (•><•-« al' liinc combinations mirli in beige ami kelly green, navy anil red, froal and black, and a boat of other*, i here polka dot shorties arr called oicardol h» Duwnpllc. {■quest is being made of the 1953 General Assembly for $20,000 an lually fm thi resumption of the mine industry program that was i mee part of the division’s over 11 program for State industrial levclopment. If allowed, the appropriation rill make possible a series of tudies and research to point up ■pportunities for industrial de velopment in smaller towns in he State and in areas where hen is little or no manufactur ig Revivai of a general State plan lor your h r V I WARD’S FLORIST Clothing Specialist Offers Some Tip: The way your clothes arc wash j,•(j and ironed has a great deal U Ido with the way they look anc 'thus the way you look, says Ma lone Whisnant. State College ex tension specialist in home man lavement. washing is sr woylmpwrllSi^cp in laundering. Miss Whisnant sug t. i you divide the clothes into .in!.. washt j io;ids ^ his ""'•oeecruie " slioultT geneiaiiy tk done as follows: 1 Slightly soiled white and color-last articles. 2. Sleeping garments, under wear. and hand and bath towels. 3. Colored cottons and linens. •i. Very dirty work clothes. 5. White silks, rayons, nylons, etc. ti Colored silks, rayons, nylons. etc. 7. Fine fabrics and articles to be washed by hand: hose, sweaters, laces and gloves Miss Whisnant advises that while you are sorting the clothes you remove pins, ornaments, clean rut pockets and close zippers to orevent damage to the zippers and lo the washing machine rollers. Soaking makes washing easier, f the clothes are soaked no long 's than 20 to 30 minutes. Clothes iii apt to re-absorb dirt from dir-: y water if they are allowed to, oak too long. For soaking cloth-j -- properly, place them into a tub if warm suds not more than 30 ninutes before you plan to begin cashing. And of course, colors hat may fade should never be! oaked. Wash woolens with can . Strong nap, too cold or hot water, and aid rubbing and twisting will ause woolens to become hard nd matted. Therefore when ashing sweaters o. woolen icks use a mild soap and luke ■arm water Repeat if one quick idsing does not leave the gar icnt clean 'all Pig Crop Will Be Lower North Carolina'.-- Fall pig crop otaled 752,000 head, (arrowed by 14.000 sows for an average ot 6.6 pigs per Utter according to a re sort released today by the State •Vderal Crop reporting Service. Phi.- is about 15 percent below the 951 Fall pig crop of 8114,000 head Spring pig production this .veai otaled 1,071,000 head, bringing he number for the year to 1.823, 00. The number of sows farrowing n the State this Fall was about 3 percent below intentions ex iressed earlier by producers In entions for the Spring of 1953 are or 139,000 sows to farrow. This s about 1(1 percent below the 70.000 sows which farrowed last ■Spring. The 1952 U. S. pig crop totaled ting program, which was discon inuetl several years ago, is not peing advocated by Kelly, but lu re is needed a program which 111 remove some of the current Handicaps to industrial and com mercial advancement. Such plan ning, he said, would he in project ing public services of all types and cor" muni tv development to allow for ample sites and facili ties m logical places for manufac turing plants and commercial en terprises. 1 arm Safety Their No. 1 Crop .. .. Eight smiling 4-H Club memF from Raul Garrett, General Motoi icliif vcmi nts ill promoting farm load, executive vice president of (i i luncheon in Chicago for the 31.--• if the 39 state and national winm Program, sponsored for the eighth l eft to right in the top row ar Mucnster, Texas; Joyce Bolton, K Boplarville, Mississippi; Ellen I and Mr. Goad. Bottom row: Be-. Sue Idsardi, Okmulgee, Oklahon fornia: and June Hill. Cleveland , ive ?"00 college scholarships , i sident, for their outstanding ’,i ...... safety. Booking on is L. C. \i i. was tlie- principal speaker at ..sal I II Huh Congress in honor th. |-I1 Farm and Home Safety . s.Mve year by General Motors. M Gairett, Donald John Bayer, ,ig, Illinois; Beth Fulir Smith, North Scituate, Rhode Island \. n Bartz, Mitchell, Nebraska* i athiyn A. Hansen, Davis, Cffli T<.t Goodbye Braces ... Hello Skates Pam O'Neil (left) and her sister'Pal, this year’s March of Dimes poster children, try on their first ice sl«i(S. Both little girls were stricken by polio when the 1948 epidemic sfrtheir hometown, Raleigh, N. C., and both received swift aid fromi good recovery and Pat, who wai for skates. The 1953 Mar.h o! ■March of Dimes. They have made a ; n: hardest, has shed her leg braces— Omes continues for all of January. 91 8 million heart, a rteereas^ n percent from last year The Si* crop as down 9 percent all' Fall crop 11 percent The n mbeV of sows farrowing this Fa ‘.as 12 percent ana I lei than las v, ,>■ but the number of pigs save! per litter, at 6.65, is equal to t iy eord-high Fall litter size in 1950. The Fall pig crop at 35 t n !li ai is the samllest Fall crop since! 1948. For the 1955 Spring ero| ie ports on breeding intentions indi cate a total of 7 4 million si to farrow, 13 pen c il below the m.in —- --— Food Prices Not Li L ely j To Drit/t In Coming Yi-ar -| Consumers are warned by the Agricultmi Department not to ex-! poet genor.il cuts in retail food prices next car, despite the fore cast of record production. An in crease in production would rough ly match the increase in the popu lation ber farrowing last Spring and 17 percent below the 10-year aver age. Cover Your Tobacco Beds Tobacco Canvass 22x18 ----- 4 & 5 Yards Wide 28x24 ----- 4&5 Yards Wide 32x28 ----- 4&5 Yards Wide IB Wheeler Manning INSURANCE Household Hints For Homemakers -4k By Ruth Current | Slate Home Demonstration Agent j After Christmas: The time right after Christmas brings a let-down feeling to many, the Christmas rush and festivities are over and it is time to start thinking about 'the activities of the new year. can be—and should be—a time to remember those who remembered you hrwk,,r.'-- gif*.-,. . and. cards. Writing thank-you notes while the Christmas -pint is still not so far away is a good, satisfy ing way to spend any spare mo ments. Those few days after Christmas and at the beginning of the New Year are laso a good time to re member any sick friends or shut ins who could not enjoy the Christmas season as you did. Justj a personal note, a word to let them j know you are thinking of them, I can bring a‘'great deal of joy. The Christmas tree must come down after another Christmas, I and the decorations will have to! go back into storage. Cheek thej ornaments and lights before you i pack them away, discarding anyi broken or burnt-out bulbs, so that | the decorations for 1953 will be I ; ready when you need them. Check your table linens to see that they are free from candle wax and other stains. Candle wax may be readily removed by scrap ing off the excess and then b> placing y blotter over the v:v> spots and pressing with a hut iron Special attention should also be given the floors after the Christ mas celebration. A thorougl^ sweeping may be in older to re move any stray needls or frag ments of broken ornaments. Approximately 35 different ve getables ary grown in North Car olina. mEY- FHUlT i AND PRODUCE COMPANY \rxl Door lo V, iHiamsIon J'ornilnro C.owpauy Washington Street Williamston APPLES — Red ami Golden Ileliciou*, Slay man, Winesa|». ORANGES — GRAPES — RAISINS — NUTS TANGERINES — BANANAS Gahhage, II*. 5c Rutabaga*. 6c II*. While Potatoes, 7c II*. Pink Grapefruit — .'{ for 25c I 1953 to all of you. J. Paul Simpson GENERAL AGEIST SECURITY LIFE AND TRUST CO. May your every effort be successful this New Year. ‘mmm ! Heilig — Meyers Furniture Co.
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