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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1995
Page
7
Philip Morris USA said it will stop giving away cigarettes and penalize merchants who sell to minors as part of a major effort to curb underage smoking. The company also backs licensing of cigarette vendors and restricting sales to youths at vending machines.
The National Association of Home Builders found 13 Midwestern cities in its top 25 Housing Opportunity Index for January through March. Elkhart Indiana tops the list with 86 percent of homes affordable to the median income family, while San Francisco remains last with 21 percent and the highest median price. Charlotte and Greensboro in North Carolina also appear in the rankings.
Sara Lee Corp. will close its sewing plant near Mocksville, selling the building to B&H Supply Co. Inc. The 191 workers sew T-shirts for Hanes. Sara Lee Knit Products chief says there are over 200 job openings at other Davie Forsyth and Iredell plants. Nontransferring workers will get severance and benefits.
Standard & Poor s placed North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No 1 and North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency on credit watch as a prelude to possible rating downgrades. The actions follow discussions with ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc. management due in about six weeks. Agency No 1 remains A and the eastern group A minus.
A House Appropriations Committee vote 23 to 14 rejected an amendment to cut peanut price support for next year. The proposal would lower the quota peanut support from 678 to 550 dollars per ton, arguing the current level costs consumers and taxpayers.
About 168 Cherryville based Carolina Freight employees chose layoff rather than move as the terminal closes July 16. Only 18 mechanics will stay in Cherryville until October to repair trailers for transfer. Transfers were offered by seniority.
John Houser, 62, senior vice president and longtime Gastonia banker, wraps up a 36 year career with Southern National Bank after a February merger with BB&T. He plans golf, travel, possible new work or politics, and reflects on key moments from meeting presidents to helping a leukemia patient’s family.
Gaston Chamber of Commerce directors convened Tuesday afternoon to discuss Sears Roebuck & Co on Franklin Boulevard. Membership Chairman Tim Paschall said Sears was dropped for nonpayment, while Viviana Bruennemer urged a personal appeal from President Tim Helms. Directors noted Sears had long supplied $1,100 yearly dues and debated letters to the corporate office or direct outreach.
Chili's Grill & Bar rolls out a Frequent Diner Card to reward loyal customers. The program, begun in April, awards one point per dollar spent at more than 450 Chili's locations. Locally, Gastonia and Charlotte outlets participate, with about 8,000 cards distributed in one month.
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