Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-08-13
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by Reynolds Knight

NEW YORK, Aug. ll-ManS
economists and business leader:
believe that although the re.
cession has struck bottom it will
be months, perhaps another year
or so, before business activity is
back at pre-slump levels.
But they point to several fav-
orable factors that are begin
ming to make themselves felt
right now. Inventories in many
lines are near bottom, and job
bers are beginning to recorder
in anticipation of improved de-
mand at retail. Also, price in
creaSes for raw materialS-such
as steel-are stimulating buying
to beat anticipated rises in the
prices of finished products.
The Mid-East flareup has had
little impact on business. Con-
sumner products, in plentiful sup
ply, are unaffected, a far diff
ferent situation from that which
existed at the time OF the Kor-
can outbreak. People are tired
of crises" says big car dealer
They're not going to be stamp
eded into buying" is another's
view.
The machine tool industry con-
tinueS to show improvement,
one of the brighter signs. Many
manufacturers feel gains in ord
ers are slow SO far. But the
general impression is that Gus
toner psychology definitely
points to a bigger upturn.
TILE TOPS TREND - One
of the problems bedeviling
building materials manufactur-
ers is adjustment of production
schedules to seasonal construc-
ton.
But AT least one segment OF
the building materials industry
the manufacture of ceramic
floor and wall tile-has levelled
off at an altitude above the up
and-down course of home build
ing. .
In 1853 home starts declined
two per cent whole ceramic tile
production rose nine per cent
In 1854 starts were up by IL per
cent and ceramic tile output
jumped 30 per cent. In 1888
starts increased nine per cent
and tile production rose 81 pei
cent. In 1856 there was a l6 pei
cent drop in starts but tile wen;
up six per cent, and in 1857
starts declined l3 per cent but
tile production held steady.
How has the ceramic tile in
duStry divorced itself from the
disturbing effects of up-and-
down housing? BY l5-yeai
program of promotion and re-
search. Promotion at national
and local levels has encouraged
the use Of ceramic tile on exter-
iorS as well as interiors, in liv-
ing rooms as well as bathrooms
And the startling increase in the
home improvement industry has
been exploited in tile promotion
Industry research has develop
ed new ways to use tile and fast
'cr. cheaper ways to install it.
THINGS TO COME - For the
host who likes to play tricks
7 on his guests, there's a crazy
clock" with a very innocent
seeming fact that reads back
wards and runs backwards
And for the more serious type
who gets his fun out of handy
man chores, there's a new wood
Sealcr that eliminates the add
ed use of filler on raw, close
grained woods: it dries in less
than 20 minutes and is said TO
be waterproof and slipproof
For the careless guest, there.
a wristwatCh-type cigarette case
that has its own lighter anC
built-in aShtrap.
A BET ON SPACE - A $685.
million investment in research
and development is no small
matter for any corporation. lie.
public Aviation is betting tina:
amount-its own money-in the
belief that its scientists and en-
glneerS will come up with adj
vanced vehicles and missiles 70,
civilian and military use in the
space age
Republics long-range Objec-
tive. as stated frankly by Presi-
dent Mundy l. Pealc. is Ito cap
ture position Of leadership IL
the field of astronautics." II,
told stockholders that while
we may be shooting for The moor
on one hand. we are By NJ
means overlooking the aircraft
and missiles areas" He ylld tha'