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age of more than 100000 - the
number at times exceeding half
a million-have been constantly in
training in nearly so different mill
tary and naval installations in the
state. This experience has given
to North Carolina an unprecedent-
ed opportunity and responsibility.
Tributes that have come from vir-
tually every state in the nation
are indicative of how well we have
met this situation. Also, the pres
ence of these hundreds of thou
sands of young men from virtu-
ally every state in the nation has
not only given to our people an
acquaintance and good will of last
ing benefit, but has also given us
an even more intimate contact
with the events of the war.
The presence OF so many mill
tary installations, involving con-
slant conveys of troops, transpor-
tation of material, and other &C.
tivities, has imposed exceptionally
heavy responsibilities upon many
state agencies, including the high
way and public works commission,
the highway patrol, the st "a tie
health department, the department
of agriculture, the department of
conservation and development. and
others. The policy of the state and
all its agencies has been to give
full and prompt response to every
call made by the Army, Navy or
other responsible agencies of the
1t is inviteable that after the
war a number of these military
government.
installations, prhaps the majority,
will be abandoned, though un-
doubtedly some of the large ones
are planned as permanent train
ing bases. In those camps in varl-
Gus sections of the state which
may have to be abandoned for
military purposes after the war
there are a large number of ade-
quate and well-equipped hospital
buildings which it is believed will
be available for civilian uses in
the postwar period. Counties or
combinations of counties under the
provisions of our laws will be alert
to the opportunity that will thus
be afforded for the expansion of
our public health and hospital ia
cilities, vocational, agriculture and
industrial training.
Too much cannot be said for the
accomplishments Of the farmers of
North Carolina during this critical
year. With thousands of h i r
sons in the armed services and
with others called into war pro-
duction in this and other states,
the farmers of North Carolina in
1943 were confronted with the most
critical shortage of labor ever re-
corded in our state. The situation
was further complicated by I'M
availability of farm machinery and
shortages in other essentials for
successful farming. Despite these
difficulties, the farmers of North
Carolina in 1943 have raised in
essential food, feed and fibre prod
ucts the greatest crop in our en-
tire agricultural history. This rec
ord has been made possible by
certain factors, among which may
be listed the following: superb CO.
operation on the part of the vari-
Gus state and governmental agen-
cies in the field of agriculture; the
timely coordination on farm labor
problems on the part of the state
farm labor commission, the man.
agriculture and the extension serv-
ice.
Industry in North Carolina in
1943 has produced a total volume
of approximately $1,000, 900, 900 in
manufactured and processed COM
modities. The greater part of this
production has been directly re-
lated to the war program. In this
record achievement there has been
the most wholesome and harmoni-
Gus cooperation between manage
ment and the nearly 1000. 900 men
and women engaged in industry in
North Carolina.
The enormous industrial produc-
ton for war purposes has been
achieve with very little disloca-
ton. Plants which have hitherto
been national leaders in domestic
production have been able with
very little shift in mechanism or
labor to swing int, war production
in manner that has elected the
hlghets praise for the a y and
navy departments. Very few
plants Of distinctively and tenn
porary war production character
have been established in North
Carolina. Our great industries
which were able to swing from
domestic into war production will
be able tn revert without undue de-
lay or d:slocation IT, normal and
peacetime production. Fortunate
ly, in respect 10 such unemploy-
ment as may occur in this coming
period Of transition, the states un-
employment compensation COM
mission has an accumulated sur
plus of $4,000, OoC, adequate to
meet any unemployment situation
that may result.
While the agricultural, industri-
al and mining achievements OF the
year 1943 are the outstanding man.
ifestations of material progress
during the year, the State made