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Llopment Of State's Lral Resources Now I lor Part Of Progress ] WADE U ( AS nation and tievt 'op- I Natural resources, M?rth * making 'o'''bl?' Pro" L. being made to pro- J *7?d more profitable use ? * urces are paying divi nepartmen, of Conserva- < j Development survey | iwjble progress is being bringing about a better Lf|#een agriculture# and yore payrolls of a year i Lure arc being provided < the industrial expansion ' that is receiv ing so much < , during the present State 1 ratnn. j -own for its leadership in ppes of industry. North g fining recognition as i , which many diversified - ire manufactured for the < ?/ the nation and the i ln sales volume, textiles, furniture, food and chem- i hirhest ?' K pleased with the pro- t I jj being made, but we < i> wavs from being satis- ? ii C&D Director Ben E. 1 -We still have much to do ' mbon?t the ncr capita in- 1 iur citizens." Ktriral and electronics J I indu??rv is the newest pi growing in the state, tmttth is attracting to the ie of the most resneoted i I iretnetrv. Before World t ik ipduclrv was nraptirallv t *? in Knrth Carolina. Now an such nUnts with more 1 IMI nmnlovps pn?a?ed ill , \ Winn of electrical and < uwninmpnt and supplies. | 7 'M Plants i pud nf t9S3 there were aD- ' Hv 7too manufacturing ' i narration in the state. J *tn?td some 4fi4 00 Der |had a total income of ao th $1 B02 ono 000 These : who have won wide ae- ' r their productivity from Pnf-ststp industrialists |o. P nt?nts in North Caro-' h"wt products valuer) at lift An indication of I Carolina is pro?inD in ' i< seen in eomnarison ' Ihrnts manufactured in i voir thov were Valued 000 000. Tliere are now 1 ibout 3,500 more manufacturing 1 plants in tiie state than there were ! in 1945. The approximate 1.100 textile1 plants in the state employed some 134,000 workers in 1953. They had ?ross earnings of about $944.000.-1 )00, and thev turned out products /allied at $2,819,000,000. Textile uroducts manufactured in the state ! in 1939 had a value of $550,000,000. .tlore Diversification The state's textile industry is be- ] joining more and more diversified within itself. It produces a wide variety of synthetic and woolen extiles in addition to cotton More than 40 per cent of Amer ica's hosiery is produced in North Carolina. Although textiles and tobacco ac count for more than half the dollar value in production, healthy diver sification of the state's industrial levelopment is shown. Other examples of the state's ^rowing industrial diversification ire the manufacturing of boilers ind other metal products, cisar ?tte paper, cellophane, electric -quioment, automatic typewriters, iluminum windows and jalousies, electric blankets, smoking pipes, wooden screws, firearms, pottery, hvnodermic needles, fish nets sil verware and a variety of lesser known items. National Leader North Carolina is proud of its1 national leadership in the manufac ture of textiles, tobacco, and wood m furniture. Its approximate 100 tobacco plants in 1953 employed 39 000 persons, who had eross earnings | pf $161.000 000. They produced! products valued at $1 661 000 000 is compared with an output valued i it $539 000 000 in 1939 The state's approximate 400 furniture plants employed 35 000 persons in 1953 , fhev had cross earnings of $125. ton ooo and produced eoods valued it $332 000 000 Value of furniture' manufactured in the state in 1939 was $59 000 000 Approximately 58 per cent of 'he state's total land area of 49. 142 ?ouare miles is in woodlands Products manufactured from the date's forests in io5? had a com bined value of $7Q7 ooo 000. Attracts Tourists The state is becoming more and more attractive to tourists. Its scenic and other attractions, plus { a systematic advertising program. ' brings hundreds of thousands of. people into the state annually. The tourist industry in the state is es timated to be worth $325,000,000 a year. The state has 16 public parks, which provide recreation for hun-; dreds of thousands of persons an-; nually. Commercial fisheries is another expanding industry in the state. During the past biennium it had , a total overall value of $19 577.478 as compared with $16,367,632 for the previous two-year period. The! commercial fishing industry pro- ] vides livelihood for more than 25,-1 000 people living in the state's1, coastal areas. With manv industries deoending 1 unon North Carolina minerals, the 1 develoDment in this field is pro- ] "ressine. Systematic studies in this field include detailed surveying, ? maDoine and evaluating of miner al deDosits. There are more than , 300 kinds of rock and minerals oc- , curring in the state with 70 being , commercially valuable. The state also aids in develop ment of its navigable waters for j' their use by commercial as well as pleasure boats. It carries on a con tinuing program of cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey, in obtaining and studying data re lating to surface and underground water, in the making of chemical analyses of water supplies for do- ' mestic as well as for industrial use. and operates 140 stream-gaug-! ing stations on major watersheds I located within the slate. A YMCA PROGRAM was the topic for discus sion at the Lions Club here Thursday night, as George Simraonds, inter-state general secretary addressed the club. Shown here left to right: Ralph Goforth, Canton "Y" director; Simmonds, Bruce Nanney, Canton "Y" director; Dr. Boyd 0?tn, rtiairman local recreation commission; 1 Walter Holton, Canton "Y" Director; Jack Jus tice, Canton "Y" manager, and Tom Reeves, pres ident of the Canton "Y" who introduced the speaker. (Mountaineer Photo). _ Library Notes I Margaret Johnston County Librarian LOST IN ATTICS? "What do you have on Waynes ville? Haywood County? The early schools? Newspapers? Churches? I Clubs? Industries? Railroads? The people? Hardly a day or week passes that we are not asked for such in formation. Sometimes it is a stu dent, others a tourist and still oth ers. an adult struggling to find adequate information to present a (rue picture of the history of our ;ommuni'y. Prof. W. C. Allen's 'Annals of Haywood County" and ! 'The Centennial Edition" are in constant use, but they are not enough! What worries us is the lac-k if adequate information in printed form. We are thankful for the in terest stirred and the information availabe through the newspaper article written by Mr. H. C. Wil burn and Mr. W. C. Medford. At the same time we have felt a part of all their searching and their heartaches of trying to find mate rial. Still more needs to be done to help in getting facts together. Are we assuming that the early history, legends and stories are common knowledge and doing nothing about preserving our local history? For ten years the County Library has been trying to build ud its col lection of books and pamphlets on Western North Carolina history ? particularly Haywood County. Also an effort has been made to collect writines of local people, but if is a slow process for very little on Haywood County is available. Where are these records?the old newspapers, maps, diaries, letters, old telephone direciories. pictures, prints. photographs Church his tories. etc.? Some of lb - c "-h rec ords wore sent to, P->!e5<>b to the' Department of Archives ? t ' His tory. hut surelv there arc others, f'ould fhev he lost in atMcs or have 1 thev already nil been destroyed? | The past vears have seen some > : of our older families nass awav and ? heir homes dismantled and attics i "leaned out ? sometimes material "as burned or thrown awav Valu i able material has been lost?hot in j the monev sense but for the his 1 torian in the intemretation of the wav of life and the effects on our I "ountv today. What a Droiect of Iastinc value 'his could be for some of our local "bibs! With hard work and coonerafion of the rnmmunitv it has' unlimited ( "ossihilities-. Every community i "eeds to have a local history col '?ption in their lihrarv ? one of "'hich thev would be proud! U. S. wonien, on the average, outlive men by six years. I VTHS Teacher nstructs Special ["raining Class Yates F. Burgess, instructor of leetronics at Waynesville Town hip Hieh School, participated in job instruction training program t Lee Edwards High School, .shevllle, supervised by the voca ional Division of The North Cain ma State Board of Education, 'hursday night. Purpose of the program, was to ievelop efficient training designed o prepare students to meet ;n lut'rial requirements for employ nent. Mr. Burgess gav^> a demonstra ion of classroom procedure to the [rOup Of teachers and supervisors Thursday. A card and certificate for the completion of this special super visory program was issued to the participants at the close of the session by the State Board of Ed ucation. Wrong Celebration STAMBAUGll, Mich. (AP) ? Vernon Carlson was released from the hospital after five weeks treat ment of acid burns suffered in an accident at an iron mine. To cele brate he decided to go hunting. While he was loading his gun, his dog jumped on him. The gun dis charged and shattered a bone in his leg. He was returned to the hispital the same day he was released. Hot Spiced Grape Juice Is Good Holiday Beverage It's time now to begin thinking in terms of what you'll serve when friends drop in during the holiday season. Russian tea is alwavs a good cold weather beverage, but for the sake of variety, trv this hot spiced grape juice. It's a recipe taken from the files of Ruth Current, j state home demonstration agent. i HOT SPICED GRAPE JCICE Juice of 1 lemon 1 quart of grape juice (canned or frozen) 2 cups boiling water I | t-2 cup sugar 2 nutmegs (cracked) llfc sticks cinnamon 4 pieces orange rind Cut the orange rind into small pieces (free from white inner skin). Heat all ingredients together and simmer for about 10 minutes. Strain. Serve hot. Serve with the hot grape juice cheese straws or several kinds of your favorite Christmas cookies. For a festive holiday touch, float a lemon slice in each cud ol punch and too it with a red cherry and a small leaf of holly. This deep red ounch is uniaue in its flavor and will keep conversation flowine smoothlv as the euests try to name 1 its unusual ingredient combination. ^ Speeding Topped Traffic Arrests Speeding topped a November summary of traffic violations the Motor Vehicles Department has an nounced. Last month 5.518 persons were arrested by state troopers for ex ceeding the state's maximum speed limit ... 55 miles an hour. Driv ing without an operator's license with 975 arrests and reckless driv ing with 668 arrests followed. None of the offenses require the surrender of driving privileges on the first count the agency said. Other violations reDorted for the month included failing to stop for a stop sign 718. faulty equip ment 513. improDer lights 362, im proper passing 309. and failing to i*ive right of way 195. The month s total of violations came to 10.084 .... all Tar Heels. Out-of-staters added another 3.047 to the list. 1,646 Have Driver's License Revoked The Motor Vehicles Department reported the following November traffic convictions, all of which require the temporary withdrawal j of driving privileges: Drunk driving 688, speeding over 75 mph 579, two offenses of speeding over 55 mph 17B; driving after license suspended (further penalties) 94. habitual violator 67, and transporting intoxicants 46. COMPLIMENTS of LINDSEY M. GUDGER ARCHITECT A. I. A. To A Progressive Area ? m0 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE DEDICATION OF A BEAUTIFUL, PRACTICAL SCHOOL isa PLANT. MASSIFS DEPT. STORE ' ' ? ? I The PLUMB ING FOR THIS MODERN SCHOOL BUILDING by PRESSLEY & OSBORNE PLUMBING & HEATING CO. BREVARD, N. C. *
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