Eric Bailey, four and a half year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bailey of Marginal
Street is up a tree on a warm spring
afternoon. The blooms on the tree say
Burlington
50 People
Burlington Industries an
nounced this week that it will
initiate a small manufacturing
operation at one of its vacant
Cooleemee, N. C., buildings
over the next several months.
The project will be under
direction of Burlington's New
Business Ventures Department,
established early last year to
explore new avenues of
business for the Company. The
department is headquartered at
the Company's executive of
fices in Greensboro.
The new operation was
described as one involving the
Incorporation Vote
By MARLENE BENSON
The board of directors of the
Cooleemee Industrial Devel
opment Association announced
this week that the election con
cerning the possible in
corporation of Cooleemee will
be held on Saturday, June 20.
A new registration for all
qualified voters, now living
within the proposed temporary
boundaries, will be held for the
purpose of registering the
names of the people who want to
vote in this special election.
Everyone must register in order
to vote.
The books will be open for
registration at the regular pol
ling place on Saturday, May 23,
May 30, and June 6. Challenge
day will be June 13. The books
will be open each of these days
from 9a.m. until sp.m.
On other days during the reg
istration period, the books will
Up A Tree
that spring is busting out all over, and
Eric appears pretty happy about the
whole idea. (Photo by Barringer).
Will Employ Only
For New Operation
processing of textile wastes
from other Burlington plants to
obtain an intermediate product
which can be sold to other
manufacturers. It is one of
several projects which the New
Business Ventures Department
has undo* study or in the
planning stages, Company
officials said.
Burlington spokesmen said
the work force at Cooleemee
will be approximately 50 people
when the project becomes
operational late next fall.
The plant, formerly operated
by Burlington's Erwin Mills
be at the home of Mrs. Annette
Anderson, who has been ap
pointed registrar by the Board
of Elections of Davie County.
Hie board of elections will
also appoint two judges, no later
than 30 days before the election.
Any qualified voter, male or
female, who will offer himself
as a candidate for the Town
Board of Commissioners are
urged to file with Dr. Ramey
Kemp, Chairman of the Davie
County Board of Elections, or
Mrs. Kemp anytime after to
day, May 6. You must file no
later than 30 days before the
election. The final filing date for
the candidates will be May 21.
A form will be provided for
those interested in filing and
may be picked up from Dr. or
Mrs. Kemp in Mocksville or
from the Cooleemee Journal.
This form, upon completion,
will be turned in to Dr. Kemp
division at Cooleemee, was
closed last year due to economic
conditions in the textile market.
Parts of the buildings are now
being used for warehousing by
Burlington Transportation.
"Other Burlington divisions
have considered use of the
vacant buildings and will
continue to do so," the
spokesmen said. "In the
meantime, we are pleased that
the New Business Ventures
Department has decided it will
be able to utilize a small part of
these facilities for this new
operation."
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No. 18 Wednesday, May 6,1970 10 Cents
Mini Operation!
Mill To Be Reopened
As Waste Treatment Unit
By Marlene Benson
The Board of Directors of the Cooleemee In
dustrial Development Association were briefed at a
meeting with Burlington officials yesterday
morning concerning the re-opening of the mill here.
Burlington officials told the committee that this
new operation will be under the direction of their
New Business Ventures Department involving the
processing of textile fiber wastes from other
Burlington plants. Upon completion of the finished
product, it can be sold to other manufacturers.
A Burlington spokesman pointed out that this is a
completely new business venture for the company
and is still in the experimental stages. He also said
that there has been a great deal of research in
volving this process and feels confident the new
operation will be successful.
Burlington officials told the committee that the
new operation will employ approximately 50 people
and there is no indication at this time that it will
become a large operation in the future. They fed
about 99per cent sure that it will remain small.
The project, which will become operational late
next fall, will occupy about 60,000 square feet of
operating space in the greige mill and ap
proximately 150,000 square feet of warehouse
space. Other Burlington divisions have considered
use of the vacant buildings and will continue to do
so.
A spokesman for Burlington said the reason the
announcement was made to the Board of Directors
of the CIDA was because it was not big enough
operation to call a town meeting. "We did not want
the people to get so excited about the new operation
that they would fed they could sit back and expect
the services in the future that they have been
supplied within the past, and then be so disap
pointed."
"Quite honestly, he commented, "We ARE in
terested in getting out of the recreation business
and the water and sewage business." He also in
dicated that Burlington feds that it would certainly
be to the ADVANTAGE of the town to become in
corporated.
Burlington spokesmen told the committee that
after this year they would fed no obligation to
continue the recreation facilities, although they are
installing a new filter system for the swimming pool
at this time. This cost them approximatdy $12,000,
and he indicated that they would give the entire
Cont. on page 12
along with the required $5 filing
fee.
Five town commissioners will
be elected from these candi
dates at the town voting by the
qualified voters of Cooleemee.
As soon as practicable follow
ing the election, the Board of
Commissioners, which will be
elected by the people, shall have
an accurate survey made of the
corporate boundaries and also
an accurate map based upon
the survey.
Upon completion, accurate
copies of the map will be filed in
the register of aeeds office and
in the office of the Secretary of
State of North Carolina.
From the five town commis
sioners, one will be chosen to
serve as mayor of the town of
Cooleemee.
No person shall be eligible to
be a candidate or be elected as a
member of the Board of Own
missioners, or to serve unless he
is a resident and a qualified
voter of the town.
All persons in the community
who may have questions con
cerning the incorporation are
asked to send them to the Oool
eemee Journal, P.O. Box 548, or
call 284-5711 or 284-5893.
Hie Board of Directors of the
CIDA will make every effort to
answer as many questions as
can be properly answered at
this time.
They will not, however, at
tempt to answer such questions
as those pertaining to a "defi
nite" tax rate or the '•definite"
services you may expect. No
one can answer these questions
until after the election at which
time the people will have elect
ed five town commissioners,
niey will be the town's legal
body and only they can properly
answer such questions.