Reports Cotton Textile Industry
Better Prepared For Mobilization
"The cotton textile Industry ap
proaches the new year better pre
pared tor quick war mobilization
than ever 'before in its history,"
George P. Swift, president of the
American Cotton Manufacturers
Institute said in appraising the
outlook for 1951. But he warned
the availability of raw material
and manpower "must toe kept con
stantly in mind by military and
government planners if the, mills
are to fulfill their maximum re
sponsibilities."- y
Mr Swift pointed out that in
spite of the fact that there is less
spinning and weaving equip
ment in place now than in 1942,
the industry is in a position to
top even its phenominal record
production in World War II, pro
vided the mills can get enough
raw material- and manpower. He
explained that the industry's im
proved position is due to the re
Placement of old rnachinery with
new, a better balance of opera
tions so machines are not forced
(to stand idle, and elimination of s
bottlenecks which existed in the
i,ist war.
Mill modernization, which con
tinued at a record breaking rate
during 1950, was cited by Mr.
Swift as the foundation for the
industry's readiness to mobilize
at short notice:
"Although it js Impossible to
ascertain complete military re
. quirements under the current uri- j
certain conditions," Mr. Swift ?ta
ted, "wo in the industry are con- I
lident that, even if a full .?emerg
ency should occur,, all military
and essential civilian needs can
be filled.
"While the mills have been be1
set by sh&rpiy rising costs dur
ing the last half of 1950," he add
ed, "they have been doing every
thing possible to contribute vol
untarily to the government's de
fense plans. In these efforts they
have already demonstrated that,
given the opportunity without the]
hampering effect of excessive jog ?
illations they can and will con- j
tinue to produce whatever is re
quired."
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Six County Agents
Receive Klgh Honors
Six North Carolina (arm agents
were awarded Distinguished Ser
vice certificates by the National
County Agents Association at its
recent meeting in Chicago. j
The six agents who were hon
ored for their outstanding ser
vice are S. L; Homewood, McDow
ell County; H. H. Harris, Tyrrell;
! Nelll M. Smith, Surry; W. Riley
Palmer, Buncombe; J. W. San
ders, Vance; and Eugene H. Gar
rison, Moore. AH were selected
t>y a State Recognition Commit
tee and their records were re
viewed by a national committee
prior to final approval.
Homewood graduated at N. C.
State College with B. S. and M. S.
degrees in agriculture in 1921.
He has served as agricultural a
gent for the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad, vocational teacher at
Barnard'svllle and Knlghtdale,
assistant county agent in Cum
berland County, and farm agent
In McDowell since 1936. He is a
native of Alamance COunty.
Harris received a B. S. in ani
mal production at N. C. State in
1933? He has been farm agent |n
Tyrrell for the past 16 years. Har-.|
ris is a Beaufort County native.
The Surry agent, Smith, has
held that post since 1913. Born
in Moore County, he attended N.
C. State and graduated in 1925
with a degree in agricultural ed
ucation. He nas held the posi
tions of agriculture teacher at
Warsaw, farm agent in Onslow
County, Farm Bureau organizer
with headquarters at Raleigh,
FSA ad rttnlstrator. at Raleigh,
and assistant farm agent in
Vance County.
Palmer, also a graduate of
State College with a B. S. in agri
culture in 1937, began his ex
tension career as assistant agent
in Buncombe. He held this post
from 1937 to 1944, at which time
he was promoted to county agent.
Sanders, a graduate of Clemson
College, Clemson, S. C., with a B.
S. in agriculture . in 1915, served.
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for a short while as field agent
for the U. S. Bureau of P^ant In
dustry. He was assistant farm a
gent at Heriderson, Ky., for a few
months during 1919. county a
gent at Camden, S. C., from 1920
to 1929, and has been farm agent
in Vance County for the past 21
years.
Garrison, a native of York
County, 3. C., also attended Clem
son, graduating with a B. S. in
agronomy in 1917. After a brief
period as county agent at McCor
mick, S. C., he was self-employed
at Rock Hill, S. C? until 1926,
when he became agent in Moore
County.
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News & Comments
By Mrs. Thurman Seism
The singing school which be
gan Monday night, will continue
through Friday December 22. Mr.
Rector Roberta of Gaffney, S. C.
is conducting the school. A spe
clal program will toe given at the
close of the school. So make
plans to attend all you can. The
W. M. U. met Saturday with "Mrs.
Earl Seism, a very interesting
program followed. Our president
was In charge. The union decided
I to piece a quilt and have a study
course in January. Date, place
| and time will be decided later.
Mrs. G. C. Teague will teach the
book, "Highways In The Desert"
after our progrim our hostess
served a delicious 1 course of
sandwiches, pickles, cookies and
coffee.
The B. T. U. wil have a pro
gram D?c. 28 place to be an
nounced later. We are planning
to have an interesting program.
So don't fall to Include this in
your schedule.
Puppets are of three general
kinds, those manipulated by fin
gers i reside the finger*, toy rods
from "below and by strings from
above.
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