North Carolina Forests Fuel State Furniture Industry
A NC Forestry Association booklet notes the furniture plants use about 350 million board feet of lumber yearly, with 44 percent from NC and 21 percent from SC and Tennessee. Hardwood research project aims to improve forest management for NC hardwoods, led by Duke Power Co. and the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Alston
North Carolina
Furniture, Plywood and Veneer Council
The
North Carolina Forestry Association
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Deep South
Central States
Honduras
Council
Walton R. Smith
Forest Utilization Service
Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
Asheville
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Furniture, Plywood and
Duke Poker Co
Charlotte
Duke Power Co
Catawba River
Piedmont
Tar Heel
Southern Furniture Manuacturers Association
Hard Sell Accent Drives Nation's Business Pulse
The weekly business picture shows booming production and rising sales with fierce competition. Auto makers offer dealer incentives while department stores cut prices to attract customers. Construction and steel run near peak, with large plant projects and record lumber and cement sales. Wage talks loom as unions push for higher pay, likely lifting prices. Negotiations begin June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
International Paper Co
Rayonier Inc
Illinois
C. H. Shaver
U. S. Gypsum Co
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers of America
Ford
General Motors
Mitchell
Steenage
David J. McDonald
United Steel Workers
Crossword by A C Gordon
Crossword clues across and down with abbreviations and scientific symbols form a puzzle page by A C Gordon. The grid references include teasers for chemical symbols tantalum iridium and other terms while abbreviations note public conveyance and world peace groups.
High Pointer New Director of Texas RFA
A High Pointman has been selected as director of service for the Retail Furniture Association of Texas. A. R. Zimmernman, training director of the Southern Retail Furniture Association since January 1954, will take over the post on June 1. He has directed sales training and Furniture Management School programs and previously led Greensboro and North Carolina initiatives. H. E. Dill is executive vice president of the Texas association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High
University of North Carolina
H. E. Dill
Asmy of
Texas
Bray Resigns Job In Thomasville
Douglas Bray resigns from George L. Handley Real Estate and Insurance Co in Thomasville. He will become district supervisor of the Mortgage Loan Department at Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co in Greensboro, effective May 1. Coolidge Reece of High Point and Durham succeeds Bray at Handley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Douglas Bray
George L. Handley Real Eature and Insurance Co
Bray
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Greensboro
Greens- Coolidge Reece
High Point
Durham
Hundley Insurance
Liberty Life Ins
Life & Casualty Ins
Life Ins Co
Virginia
Life Insurance Investors
Lincoln Natl Ife Tee Lithium Cor le Amelics
MacMillan
Maryland Casualty
Milner Stores
Ceees Ae Minerals & Chem Corp
Missouri Ins. Co
Weeee
Moore Handley
Morganton Furn Co
Wits
New Britain Machine
North Carolina
Ohio State
Oswego Falls
Peninsular Telephone
Penn Controls
Eeee
Permunt Eeene
Piedmont
Northern
Ala
Go. Rey
Tennessee Gas
Texas Eastern
Textiles, Inc
Thalheimer Bros
Trans Gas Pineline
Inion Natl Bank
Life Ins. Co
van Camp Sea Food
Vietereen Tretrament Co. FO
Wachovia Bk & Tr Co
Ai ‘el
Wis
Western Car
Zonolie Co
West Point Mfg Co
Chemical Progress Week Signals Growth in 1954 Industry
The chemical industry completed over 1 billion dollars of new plants in 1954 with another 1.5 billion planned in 2.5 years. North Carolina privately financed construction totals about 19.01 million. The expansion promises more jobs and tax revenue while boosting products for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
North Carolina
President's Materials Policy Commission
Guilford County Savings Bond Sales Jump in April
Guilford County sales of Series E and H savings bonds rose in April to 216 043 75 bringing four month total to 957 956 25 and marking a 31 percent rise from a year earlier. Chairman J H Witherspoon urged thrift as vital to prosperity and national debt management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuilford County
J. H. Witherspoon
Guilford County
Witherspoon
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Ber
A. C. Gordon
Duke
Si—The Elder
Gamble
Icharmony
Technical Medical Society
High Pointer
Texas Rfa
Alabama Mills
Amer & Efird
Amer Enka
Amer
Marietta
Amer Marietta
Arden Farms
Atlanta
Bank of America
Bassett Furniture
Bausch & Lamb
Beneficial Cor
Beneficial Ltd
Life
Black Straits
Blue Bell Inc
Blue Ridge Ins
Buffalo Eclipse
Butler
Cannon Mills
Cape Fear Wood
Carolina Casualty
Carolina P & L
Carolina Sales Corp
Carolina Tel & E Heer
Central Tel Co. Se
Chadbourn Hos
Chatham Mfg Co
Domestic Finance Group
Drexel Furniture Co
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Durez Plastics & Ones
RAS Edison
Thomas
Erwin Mills, Inc
Farrington Mf. Co
Foremost Dables Com
Fram Corp . de
Franklin Life Ins
Gartfinckel, J
Garfinckel
Warlock Packing Co Eee
Juliford Nati Bank
Geil Gulf Life Insowenee
Hanes P H
Knite
Tae
Harris Fury & Care
Wee Home Finance Grou
Hood Syst. Ind
Oat Houston
Hyeon Mfz. Co
Sunter Mountain Tel
Cellucotton Prodo
Io Sery
Southern Utilities
Oting Trust Iten Eee
Jefferson Standard Ins
Kellogg Co
Keystone Portland Cem
Kingsport Press Oe
Lenoir Finance
Lee W. Boswell
Etc
Carolina
Kivett Drive
T. C
Godwin
Zett
Lic
N. Main ST
Une
Harry Prevette
Raleigh
George Covington
J. D. Elrod
Wayne A. Corpening
Winston-Salem
Carl Whiteside
Jim White
Lee Warner
Morris L. McGough
Neil Bolton
Federal Reserve System
Treasury
RS Tel
Serunian and Sons, Inc
BEST
Rhodes Press
Claiborne H. Rhodes
the Rhodes Press
W. Commerce St
Eva Alexander
Mgr
C. H. Rhodes
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