Industry official promotes Southern Furniture Market tourism
Richard Barentine of the Furniture Factories Marketing Assn of the South leads a regional effort from Burlington to Morganton to boost the market. He notes $40 million yearly visitor spending, 35,000 to 40,000 attendees, and 10,000 motel rooms needing coordination with High Point and Hickory hospitality efforts. Barentine and Balentine push visibility, local cooperation, and Airport and police coordination to sustain jobs across furniture and travel sectors.
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Burlington
Morganton
Richard Barentine
Furniture Factories Marketing Assn
South
Barentine
High Point
Hickory
Greensboro
Thomasville
James Hunt
Balentine
Memphis
Tenn
Marvin Balentine
Bartlett High School
Memphis State University
North Carolina
General Disease Control Section
Piedmont
North Carolina Travel Council
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem
Valle Crucis
Chamber of Commerce
Seasonal Change Evident Traveling Through Dixie
An editor notes the contrasting Southern spring and Northern thaw as travel from Pittsburgh to the Louisiana line reveals a rapid, vivid bloom. He describes Mobile Bay area landmarks and the gulf coast’s mix of fort ruins, gardens, and shifting landscapes shaped by old roads and bayous.
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Barentine
Federal Agency
Winston-Salem
New Mexico
Pittsburgh
Balentine
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Gaines
Fort Morgan
David Farragut
Tennessee
Bellingrath Gardens
New York
Pennsylvania
Tinois
Gatehouse
Massachusetts
Michigan
Piedmont
Cincinnati
Atlanta
St. Louis
Louisiana Line
Crocuses
Gladiolus
Wisteria
Energy Crisis Forces Washington to Face Global Shortages
Washington voices warn of a continental divide as a petrol shortage looms. The piece notes U.S. dependence on foreign natural resources, the high wage structure limiting competitiveness, and argues quotas and tariffs fail to foster true free trade. It frames energy policy as a pivotal national issue shaping the economy and international power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Charles Evans Hughes
Great Britain
U.S
Bumblebees Return In Spring On Wisteria Dreams
The author notes large bumblebees reappearing after a cold winter, chasing honey bees from wisteria blossoms and creating audible buzzing. He recalls close encounters while photographing the bees, and ponders watching nature as the blossoms fade. The piece shifts to automotive tips and summer travel advice focusing on car tune ups and fuel economy. It ends with suggestions for walking trips and enjoying Blue Ridge Parkway scenery with a chair, picnic, and book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Blue Ridge Parkway
Parkway
Senator Soaper’s Tea Progress as Independent Nation Returns
Senator Soaper notes two hundred years of independence and a renewed focus on tea as a symbol of national identity. The statement frames tea as a unifying cultural touchstone during the anniversary period, urging calm and continued civic engagement.
Carter Cranston clash over adoption bill in Senate
Senate Majority Whip Alan Cranston challenges HEW testimony delaying a six year old bill to fund adoption efforts benefiting about 120000 foster children annually. The dispute highlights friction between Congress and the Carter administration as lawmakers push a crowded agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Senate
Alan Cranston
Carter
Capitol Hill
Cranston
California
Walter F. Mondale
Asst
Arabella Martinez
HEW
Congress
White House
House
Hazard Of Early Rising From Davidson Dateline
Davidson columnist Phil Speaks recounts a chaotic morning in Thomasville waking early to coffee and a paper only to encounter a shirtless miscue with a neighbor in her 50s then find a dead baby cockroach on the cup a crude start to the day that ends in retreat and embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
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Convention and Business Bureau
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce
Dauphin Island
Ala
American South
Appomattox
Mobile Bay
Senator Soaper
Martha Angle
Robert Walters
Davidson
Phil Speaks
Enterprise
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