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y . O'Neill Rich, Raleigh 'cabinet maker, is shown drawing specifi
cations for 18th century reproductions of household furnishings,
products which have made him famous from coast to coast?
Son Of Duplin Gets
In Hews And Ob
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. o. N. Rich, native of the-Beaii-vwtancus
section .of Duplin County
: -f was given a front page write-up
; in the Editorial Section of the Aug
" : ust 3rd News and Observer.-The
v story, written by Rudolph Pate, is
as follows:
( v "I put all I got into it," said the
; Puplin County native a bit mod
" estly.
That ters credo has made O.J1
, Rich, owner of the Rich Cabinet
Works in Raleigh, $100,000 richer
' than he was seven yearsago and
: has caused many an American
: housewlfepto break into an enthu
' : , siastlc appraisal' of his- products.,
"The soft-spoken hard-working
: Rich specializes in the manufacture
of 18th century furniture, and niu
, : reproductions of that type of house
. -, hold furnishings' have -found their
way Into over half of the 48states.
,i Orders come from Maine to Florida
-; and from the Atlantic seaboard to
the pacific. ,
. - Antique hunters have beat a path
' . to Rich's door, and he estimates
he's Just about. a yqar 4ehind in
" - filling orders. -
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- . Rich, a seriouK-detneanored busi
ness man, has been working in'fut
niture making since, lie was gradua
ted from State College ia 1931! He
received his "degree .in electrical
engineering. He said he couldn't
find a job in his profession soon
after graduation, and he sought em
ployment in the furniture industry.
, Actually, Rich's first connects n
or love for woodworking begairtoe
fore be earned his academic degree.
Tn unrlrlnff Ui thia wnnA ohnn imHai
Prof. Fred B. Wheeler, now a city
councilman, Rich soon learned to
operate a lathe, and he loved it. The
lathe's ability to shape new pieces
of furniture and other articles fasci
nated the Duplin student
The Raleigh furniture manufac
turer still reme.nbers the time
when he was chased from the col
lege wood shop for- making a yoyo
end scattering shavings all over
the place.
Prof. Wheeler, however, came" to
his rescue and gave him a Job in
the shop. Nothing could have pleas
ed Rich more, because helwanted
Mount Olive Stockyards, Inc.
ON
August
Looiied mile North ot: Mount Olive on Highway 117
FOR -THE SALE tfF, ANY; KIND OF LIVESTOCK AT
"HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
Your Livestock
Us At
Cdile Ad llcgs Are ''Scljsg High And Our
1o learn all the techniques involved
to wood work.
Started At Bottom "
After his work and studies at tbe
college; Rich went to Goldsboro
where he gained employment at
Kemp's Specialty Furnleure Manu
facturing Company and where he
learned the fundamentals of furni
ture manufacturing nd design. Me
spent five years at Goldsboro,!
working for about 12 dollars a
week. He" was not as interested In
making money as he was in obtain
ing additional training. -
i. He counted the days until , he
could get into business for himself.
After five years of indoctrination at
Goldsboro, plus his State College
We can give you speedier
sej vice these days and
will, clean or repair your
timepieces v and Jewelry
with professional perfect-
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ALL WORK "GUARANTEED
GLOBE VARIETY CO.
Wallace, N.C.
rOllSALt
SASH - DOORS,
SHEETROCk PAINTS
DRAIN TILE
TERRA COTTA PIPfc
GLASS -LIME
CEMENT BRICK
PLASTER
ASPHALT SHINGLES
AND ALL KINDS OF
flOLL ROOFING
Z. J. Carter G Son
Wallace, N.C -
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background, Rich felt that he was
able to embark . upon his long
awaited career. So he returned to
Raleigh, v where . he obtained ! em
ployment at Peatch's Art Shop on
Morgan Street . x.-' ' :
Gradually, he applied his practi
cal and theoretical knowledge to
his recent job and in a short time
production jumped from 200 to 300
per cent as did the profits. '
Buys Out Business -
In 1940, Rich had accumulated
enough cash" to buy the Whole busi
ness, and that's exactiy'what he did.
He paid $1,000 for the entire fac
tory and plant, and his holdings
now seven years later amount
to more than $100,000 every cent
of which he has ' earned through
hard work and the application -of
his skills in the furniture manu
facturing plant !:
Success came 'hut it required
the exercise of - both 'brawn and
brain. The first four or five months
after he became owner of the
plant, Rich and his one helper
worked from 16 to 18 hours seven
days a week. They built furniture
in the dav and delivered their han
diwork a night. Such' was their re
gime, but it paid off.
In fact his business outgrew the
Morgan Street plant and made it
necessary for ' the expansion of
space to take care of the increased
volume of trade. So Rich bought
25-acre tract of land on the Louis
burg t Highway, near the Raleigh
City limits, last fall and has since
built a structure to house the new
wood shop, sales rooms and offices.
He also constructed a new dry kiln
and plans further construction on
the site. " -
Plans To Expand
Toward the rear of his plot of
land, behind the new furniture
plant, Rich contemplates the erec
tion of a modern home, a swimming
pool, picnic grounds, and many
other attractive-features. He al
ready has" an archery range, where
he can practice one of Jus main
hobbles.
Even though he finished his train
ing at State College several years
ago. Rich still maintains his con
tact with the institution and its
faculty, rn addition to Professor
Wheeler's- help in getting him
started in the -.business, Prof. G,
Howard Satterfield, the college's
biochemist, aided Rich in the for
mulation of a, new stain for wood
products. The new stain, which
does its work immediately, does
not raise- the grain like ordinary
water stains, yet it has all the good
qualities of the water stains. Fur
thermore, it brings out the natural
color of the wood being treated
Rich says. . -
That stain is Just one of many
products which "Rich and his co
workers have devisod to .improve
their industry. For Instance, he ui
vented a Machine , which reduces
the time for cutting the familiar
rope design 'on .table legs from
three hours by hand to one minute
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by use of the machine.
Rich's example, specialists be
lievo, demonstrates how small in
dustries may he adapted to North
Carolina conditions. Tbe State of
North Carolina through State Col
legk, the Department of Conserva
tion and Development, and the
State Department of Agriculture
is attempting to encourage the es
tablishment of small business as a
means of offsetting a possible de
cline of tobacco revenue : -
Rich's work seems to point tbe
way in that direction, 1
A. B. Guy Passes
Af Galypsol r
A. B Guy, age 66, merchant of
Calypso died suddenly at noon on
Thursday from a heart attack.
Negro Bible School
The Eastern tiapust Association
has secured and paid the salary
of a Negro worker to promote and
conduct Vacation Bible Schools and
study courses in Negro Baptist
Churches, thi; summer.
- Eva Thomas, a student at Shav
University, came to us and worked
for five weeks. She reported the
following activities 'in Negro Chur
ches where she worked:
Warsaw - held a awo-wcek school
from June 9 - 20 with an enroll
ment of 51; average attendance,
29 A study course was held at night
with an average attendance of 12.
Clinton Conducted a Bible
School with an enrollment of 97;
average attendance 82.
From June 30-July 4 a school
was held in the Six Runs Negro
Baptist Church' near Turkey. There
were 34 enrolled and an average
attendance of 24. A study course
for adults was conducted at night
with 14 enrolled.
From July 14-18 a school was
held at Wynn's Chapel in Mt. OliVe.
60 were enrolled with an average.
attendance of 46. A class was con
ducted for adults at night'
A school begari at Hill's Chapel
Church of Faisoq July 21 and held
for a week with 23 enrolled and
average attendance was 14.
Eva Thomas proved to be a fine
worker and we hope that the Neg
ro Baptists ot tins area wui con
tinue this progress next year. ., -
Professor L. W. Jarman, of the
Thomas Jefferson School in Rich
mond, Va., was guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Grady Wednesday evening.
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M. F. ALLEN JR ,
General Insurance ;
KENANSVILLE,. :i .
k BNANS vnXES ONLY INSURANCE AGENCY
$. M. JENKINS, Mgr.' v
. Funeral services were held from
the borne Friday at 4 o'clock con
ducted by Rev. Chaplin, pastor of
the. Calypso Methodist Church. In
terment was in the' Calypso, ceme
tery.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Elizabeth Foust of Mount
Olive; four daughters, Mrs. Percy
Best of Warsaw, Mrs. Needham Roy
Southerland of Calypso, Mrs. Al
ton .Bryan of Dunn and Mrs. Wiley
Dail of Mt Olive; one son, Alexan
der Guy of Jacksonville; four bro
thers, Lemuel Guy of Calypso, Tom
and Mack Guy of Mt Olive and
Enoch Guy of Wilmington; one sis
ter, Mrs. J. H. Turner of Calypso.
Alum Springs On
Third Sunday
The Alum Springs Church will
have its Homecoming the third
Sunday of August There will be
a program both morning and after
noon. A picnic lunch will be served
n the grounds and special music
will be presunted in the afternoon
services. The public Is -cordially in
vited. Prepare a picnic 'lunch and
meet, your friends at the Alum
Springs Chui eh Sunday, Aug. 17.
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REMKMBER TODAY
'TOVIOWROW
WITH A
PHOTOGRAPn
KRAFT'S
STUDIO
IN MOUNT OLIVE
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, Cash income of N, C- farmers In
1940 was about 20 per cent higher
than in 1945, it was reported by
the Federal-State Crop Reporting
Service of the State Department
of Agriculture. ;
Old Madam Morris
This Is My First Visit Here
A seventh Daughter Born with
Veil, not to be classed with Gyp
sies Over 90 years experience.
Advice on all affairs of
life. Please don't con"
fuse my work with
that of the ordinary .
fortune teller.- The t.
truth or nothing. - Re
member, a doubter .
finds me superior to
all readers. Heads past, '
present and future. Office for
white and colored. Hours 10 a. m. : ;
to 9 p. m. Open dally and Sunday
Permanently . located in trailer
studio on Wilson highway in front
of Guy Best's store. Take Green
Gables bu-t to my office. Look lor
Hand Sign, Goldsboro, N. C. (adv.)
Expert eyes and hand aided by
professional tools, go to work to
repair the watch you bring to us
If we can't do the job we'll tell
you; and we always quote the
price to you before the job Is
done..
BAKER'S
Jewel Shop
WARSAW
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