Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-07-02
Behind
Scenes

NEW YORK - The nations
sweet tooth is no respector of
the ups and downs Of the bust
ness barometer.
Despite the recession, candy
sales are exceeding last years.
In 1857 the industry sold about
three billion pounds, or Sl,l98.-
100000 worth. Major candy
makers report sales increases for
the first five months of this year
ranging widely between 3 per
sent and AZ per cent.
A spokesman for the candy
industry AYERS that people who
can't afford a movie or an ice
cream soda will spend money on
a candy bar. Or. the person
Skimping on lunch may pass up
a 25-cent dessert for a nickel
connection. No matter what a
mans paycheck is, he doesn't
deprive the Riddles of a treat.
Diet fads haven't hurt the candy
business noticeably. People may
give up smoking or drinking, or
both, but when they are frus-
trated, anNiQIs or nervous they
lstill reach for candy, the pSych-
lologiStS claim.
But while sales are up, the
candy makers profits are down.
Cocoa, peanuts and other basic
ingredients are rising in cost.
A few manufacturers have hiked
prices, but most have shaved
costs by cutting down on size.
, Some are using substitute in
l gradients.
= LOOKING UP - Prospects
for the rest of 1858 in the home
2 building, remodeling and repair
l fields are rated good" or lex
Y cellent" by a majority of lead
4 ing building materials wholesal-
+ ers, dealers and contractors in
"A cities east of the Rockies, a
spot check by field representa-
!, tives of Allied Chemicals Bar
rett Division reveals. Barrett is
leading manufacturer of shing-
: les, gypsum plaster and building
D board.
=
n Most OF the SupplierS contact
ed said they expect repair and
remodcling business during June
and July to exceed totals for the
: same period in 1857. An increase
in new home building activity
r also is expected in most areas of
: the South and Midwest. Suppli-
V erS in the Northeast reported
n that new-home building Jagged,
n ESPECIALLY in the first four
Y months of this year when bad
: weather hampered construction.
but lately bad spurtcd from 10
to 9 0pcr cent in some areas.
: The survey also revealed that
5 do-it-yoursclf projects are ex-
pectcd to account for approxi-
p mately IL per cent of all build
1 ing material sales.
/ THINGS TO COME - Pic
4 nickcrS can tote cold food and
drink in a fcathcr-weight con-
\ talner made of aluminium foil
] Elimination that comes folded
flat and can be quickly aSscmbl-
led y mechanical feeder for
70 your fish tank automatically
shakes in the right amount of
fish food at regular intervals for
as long as year 4 hush
hush item has just been deve-
Iopcd. It's switch that auto
matically lowers the sound of
the radio, hi-fi or TV the NOM
ent you take your phone off the
hook.
YOU'RE NEVER THROUGH
In 1852, when Republic Aviation
tackled the job of designing the
F-lO5, taStcr-than-sound. one
man fighter bomber. Is cngin-
4 GERS were assigned to the task.
, BY the time the plane was off
the drawing boards and in the
air, the engineering staff had
, grown to 300. Today the cngin-
!, eering force at Republic totals
1900 men.
The point is, as Sid Huey. Re-
public project engineer explains
1t, that the job is not done once
the plane gets into the air. II
has just begun. The F-lO5 which
was rolled out on the runway
yesterday is not the same as the
F-1O5 which will skyrocket for
the first time two months from
: now. Just in the past year Huey's
men have come up with more
than 5000 improvements in the
lF-l05.
II In World War II, Republics
planes required only one engin-
eering hour for every rs needed
for today's barrier-busters. Do
constant engineering changes
run up the cost of the planes?
Republic's answer is that a Io,
of early ones increase costs
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