Thursday, {January 13, 1972
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
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National Guard
One Cii State s
Big Businesses
ftALEEGtn. The uni-!
(form worn one weekend a month
ty the some I2,()0t) North Caro-'
lina Army and Air National
guardsmen is symbolic in more
ways than just heinji the tradi
tional military color.
’Money is also gretm.
You probahly nevi*r Ihouijht of
the National G’uard as a business.
Neverlhele.ss, it is <mc of the
state’s largest hu.‘^Inesses.
The impact wh‘-h guard pay
rolls and op<*ratii»n il expen-ses
have upon the stilte’s e.onomy is
substantial.
iLast year, for example, more
than $23 million of federal funds
were used to pay the lroo5)s and
operate the National Guard in
North Carolina. Of this, the Army
Guard accounted for $20 million
and the Air Guard, $.3 million.
The federal payroll for the
state’s gtiard.smen totaled nearly
$1.S million. This includes pay for
the nearly 500 full time civilian
teachnicians. However, the major
portion of the payroll, $11 mil
lion, goes for inactive duly and
annual training exercises for the
state mihtia.
For most giuaidsmen their mili-
laray duty and Ih pay which they
get for it constitutes a part time
job. This furher multiplies tlie ef-
led which guard money has on
the slate ec'onomy.
“Yes, you dmld certainly say
tha the National Guard is a big
'butsiness," said Colonel William
P. Keeton, administrative assist
ant to the United Slates Pi fKfXM*-
ty and Fiscal Officer for North
Carolina.
The USPFO con.sists of a staff
off 66 full time employees \vh<i
receive and account for all fed
eral propeiiy and monies issued
for use by the Army and Air Na
tional Guard units in the state,
according to Col. Keeton.
“Not only is the amount of
money significant,” Col. Keeton
said. “The manner in which wo
are required to spend it is al.so
important. A good deal of the
money which we Iiandle is sp(*nt
an the form of cash trans-actions
by individual units throughout the
state.
“We are obligated to see that
this money is spread around. Wo
can’t spend it all witli the same
vendor even if he has offeretl
the lowest price.”
This p^dicy of spreading the
money around is the rpsuH of a
federal requirement designed to
as.sure that fcvieral expenditures
will generate as broad economic
impact
In addition to being one of the
state’s large employers, the Na
tional Guard is also a lai’ge prop
erty owner, j
Value of equipment such as I
jeeps, trucks, rifles, helicoptei^i, j
tanks, etc. used by guard units!
around the state exceed $100 ■
nuMlion. Armories and real prop-'
erty belonging to the guard total |
another $12 million. i
New property is constantly j
<oming in.
For example, during the past
fe\v months the North Car<>]ina
National Guard has been issued
new equipment worth in excess,
of $.5 million. :
Thirteen UII-ID , (Huey) heli-
coplcns worth m<jre than $3 mil-,
lion have been assil.ned lo North
Carolina units along with an-;
other 11 OH 23 helKopters valuodj
at $1..5 million.
Hadio eejuipment worth $1(K).-
000 has been is», ed recently.
'i wenty-seven dump trucks worth
another $500,000 have been as-)
signed to the stale.
Two combat engineer vehicles'
valued at $17.VK) have been is-,
.sued.
Not all of the etjuipment, how-i
ever, consists of major items. For)
exami;le, Tar Heel units have re-'
ceivc'd 7.0t)0 nc'W protective masks,
wortli $112,000. j
Although the Air Guard rep-‘
re.sents only about 10 per cent of,
the t(»tal. guard strength in the,
sl-ato, they own a substantial por-j
lion of the property. For exam
ple, the Air Guard has .six M30
H cargo cairieis valued at $2.S
million each.
A business with a $100 mil
lion inventory is certainly a big
one.
Operational expenses for the
National Guard in the state tol-
■ aled $1 million last year. This
does not include the $1 million
of slate funds reejuired to operate
, the adjutant general’s offic'e.
You might ask the same ques
tion of a typical Tar Heel fam
ily.
Troops have to he fed, cloth-
, ed. e(|uipped( sheltered, etc.
I Not since the days of the Civil
war have civilians been called
upon to help take care of the
troops. It costs money to pro
vide these sei*vices. Lots of
, money.
Take groceries, for example.
How would you like to have a
(luarler of a million dollar groc
ery bill on your hands? The
USPFO eslimale.s il will cost
$277,000 to food Tar Heel Guards
men dtiring their monthly week
end drills tliis year.
According to Col. Keeton, most
of these funds are spent the indi
vidual guard units in their home
tomns.
ft will cost another quarter of
a million dollars to buy fuel for
the grouiut an'd aii vehicles used
by guardsmen in the perform
ance of their training duty mis-
, slops.
Tlvorc are other expenses for
aulo^otive repair parts, office
supplies, maintenance supplies,
Record Phones
Are Installed
During 1971
In 1971 Southern Bell Tele
phone company experienced the
largest demand foi' new service
in its histoi*y in North Caiolina,
John J. Ryan, vdee president and
geneial manager announced to
day.
A record 3.56,OfW) telephones
weie installed in the slate dur
ing the year, Ryan said, and this
is the large.st installation pro-
etc.
•With these things in mind it is
easy to see why the guard is im
portant economically to the
stale.
According to a spokesman for
the Division of Commerce and
Industry of the Department of
Natural and Economic Resources,
personal income turns over .n
average of 2-1 times once it is
placed in the hands of n indivi
dual. This means that the $16
million National Guard payroll
generates approximately $50 mil
lion of business transactions.
That is big business.
gram in the more than 90 years
Southein Bell has operated in
North Carolina.
Novcrtlieless, North Carolin
ians continued to be extremely
transient as evidencc'd by the
fact that Southern (Fall’s net
; gain in telephone was 91,000.
Ryan pointed out, “This means
four telephone's w(*i<‘ installed to
gain one, and lh(* average inve.st-
m<*nt for each n(‘W main tele
phone gained was apjM'oximaie-
ly $2,S0O for 1971.”
During riie year, demand was
high f<»r a wide range of our
service, Ryan said. Toueh-Tone
service. tele))hones with touch-
buttons instead of dials, inerc'a’--
ed 34 per cent over 1970.
Wide Area Telephone Serv-
ic<* (WATS), a Img di.stanc(‘ serv
ice where a user can make an
unlimited amo'unt of calls to a
preselected area, increas(?d ov(‘r
20 per (Kml.
Telephones served by Frivale
Branch Exclianges iPI>X» reach
ed a total of 1.59,0(J() across llie
state. This number represents
seven per cent increase over
1970.
According to R.van, in 1971 the
state as a whole placed 139,-.56.3.-
(MX) long distance calls with
Southern Bel). This ‘s an in
crease of over 17 million or 11
per cent for the year, although
tin; average revenue from each
call is d(*c)ining.
Stayini^ abreast with the un-
I)re"e(lent('d demand for tele
phone service pkiced greater
d(»man(ls (»n our <.*ompany in
1971 than in 1970, .said Ryan. A
recoj'd .$102.9 million was spent
on new construction to impj’ove
and exi>and our services to meet
the communications need.s of
North ('arolina.
'I'o pruvide the quality of .serv
ice North (.'arulinians have come
to expect and appreciate re(piire.s
liuge amounts of capital. In addi
tion. this great demand for var-
ioi s tel(‘ci>mmunication services
<aj)jlal dollars are at an all
time high. Ryan j>ointcd (jut. To
help bring out revenues more in
line uilli our increased costs <»f
^l(jing bu.siness, it became neces
sary to aj:pear i)efore the Utilities
C'ominission for some i-ate relief,
said Ryan. “It’s significant lo
note.' added liyan, “that Ih^
was <;ur first general rate in
crease .since 19.54. Unfortunately,
the amount giantod by the eom-
mi.ssif)n left a deficit of urgently
needed revenues, wliich necessi
tated-the filing off a second rate
r<'quest in October. ”
A large part of the state’s
$192.9 million construction ex-
rag©
ipendilure went for nmv central
' o'ffk.'e facilities, and many major,
j additions id existing offices weie
■ made in practically every area of
the state. A slgiiifiiant ponion
was spent for additional eahh*
n^U'tes into .suburban and rural
areas to <?liminat(* strain <in ex
; istin^r toll faeil’ties.
Southern Bc'H’s customers are
■making more calls than ever be
fore and, one W(»uld eoni'lude. en-
I joying it more according to .Mr.
Ryan. Phone users in North Car
olina ait? now placing over .sev(*n
niillioh local calls per day and we
are proud to stale that S7 ]M‘r
cent of cur residence custonKOs
i have private lines. Ryan i);)ijited ,
out. I
•‘During tlie.si* times of e.ono-'
mic uncertainty planning and |
day-to day operation of a regu- i
laied business is increasingly in ,
volved. .Meeting the challenge!
of producing every im))roving I
service is our total commitment.'
Our employees welcome this cha!
lengc and we intend to continue!
to meet it to rhe absolute best oj |
.our ability,” Ryan said.
The name ounc'e is applied to
the jae({uar in Brazil and in cen
tral Asia to the snow leopard.
Wise With Crew
01 “Lafayette"
US.S LaFAYl-rm:. — Navy
Petty (;U..-er First Class Wil
liam O. hus))and o-f ih(* for
mer .Mi:'.‘^ Barbara W. .Sellers of
K. Ikjston Av(*.. Ber.some]*
City, is a crew memb(‘r of the
nuclear jxiwaot'fl ballistic missih*
su!)niarinc US.S LaFayetie, home
p(,rl‘*d at ('harleston, S. C.
He is .a graduate ..1 Be.semer
City iik’ii school.
Eastern Canadian growers may
l»e shiijping carrots atid lettuce to
ih(* eastern part <d the U, S.,
wiiilc at the same limt' w<*siern
Canada imports tlte same iu*ms
from tlie west coast of tlie Fnit-
efl .Stab's.
A new, 10-story addition to the
Waller Clinton Jackson Library
Will be added at the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro.
The 1971 General Assembly al
located $1.2 million for the struc
ture, which has boon des<Tibed
as a “lower of bo<>ks.” Contracts
are expected to be awrdefl early
in 1972, and the building is ex
pected to require 17 1-2 months
for compleitno.
Brigadier Gen. Milred Bailey,
as director of the U. S. Women’s
Army Carps, is the third woman
in tlie Whole U. S. army to gain
the rank of general. A native of
Craven county, she Is a graduate
of the University of North Caro
lina at Greensboro.
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