Assembly line furniture gains traction in Southern plants
The Lane Company in La Vista Virginia leads with line production and conveyors boosting output. Lenoir NC and Thomasville Chair advance similar systems signaling a shift toward standardized parts and mass market furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ants of the
Lane Company
la Vista
EB. H. Lane
Ick
Lenoir
N. C
Lenoir Air Company
Thomasville Chair Company
Finch
Markets Beyond Large Cuts Drive Raw Material Economics
Economies beyond large cuttings and volume prices on raw materials have guided accepted manufacturing principles in each attempt to beat the game that refused to yield. Early experience suggests conveyors may carry out the arm and drag in profits, indicating a path operators have sought unsuccessfully for a long time.
Friendship as Foundation of Democracy and Peace
A discourse argues that friendship between capital and labor prevents a slide into fiends and that governments must embrace friendship with citizens. It urges leaders to address people as friends, and nations to favor friendship over battleships for lasting safety and life itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Chapin
Sing Sing
New York Evening World
Irvin 8. Cobb
Chapin
United States
England
Europe
The Power of Friendship and Spiritual Connection
This piece extols friendship as the deepest influence shaping souls. It cites Woollcott on Father Duffy’s funeral and Emerson on friends, argues Jesus taught friendship with God, and notes personal bond as the true measure of life’s value. It ends with poetry about a Friend closer than a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Woollcott
Father Duffy
New York
Emerson
Jesus
God
Abraham
Browning Re
Charles Kingsley
Scout Leaders Set Montreal Conference Dates
Scout executives in the sixth region covering the Carolinas Georgia and Florida will meet in Montreal from September 28 to October 6 for the annual Scout conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Montreal
Employment Up During August Across North Carolina Industries
North Carolina shows broad gains in August with employment rising in most sectors. Lumber leads with a 19.7 percent increase across 33 firms, laundries up 16.7 percent, manufacturing up 11.9 percent across 92 industries, and miscellaneous fields up 12.2 percent among 140 firms. Tobacco falls 11.3 percent and hosiery down 1.8 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Commissioner of Labor
A. J. Fletcher
Edge
Bulla Farlow and Millikan Families Plan Reunion
The Bulla Farlow and Millikan families will hold a reunion at John Wesley Stand's home in Randolph County on Sunday October 6. All connections are invited to attend with baskets. A program will be provided and Professor Samuel Heworth of Guilford College faculty will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulla
Farlow
Millikan
John Wesley
Randolph County
Samuel Heworth
Guilford College
Lightning Destroys Barn at B J White Farm
Lightning struck the barn on B. J. White’s farm on route one near Sophia Friday night causing a large conflagration. The blaze destroyed the barn hay and several livestock including three cows a calf and a horse. Firefighters reported flames spreading quickly around 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. White
Sophia
Route One
No Inquest Into Death Of F J Jackson
Clinton officials concluded no inquest was needed into the death of F J Jackson 52 a farmer who poisoned himself after a period of ill health.
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Clinton
F. J. Jackson
Jackson
Employment in 102 plants rises slightly in August
A small August gain of 0.3 percent lifts total employment to 25,766 across 102 plants, up from 25,690 six months earlier. Furniture leads with a 5.2 percent rise, while mercantile and baking sectors each show a 1.2 percent six month gain. tobacco and hosiery decline is viewed as seasonal with expected improvement ahead.
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the Enterprise
Cooking
Paramount Theatre
North State Milling CO
Uncle Sams
VOGUE
Paris
Parllee
Scout Conference
Rai
Naturalizer Shoes
Ostervies
Dr. Sawyer
Mearper
Boneer
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