[Valleydale Foods](http://www.valleydale.com “Valleydale home page”) in Salem is closing, and 344 people are losing their jobs. The pork processing plant, which has been in Salem since 1936, will shut down in two phases, with the first phase beginning in late January. Smithfield, the owner since 1992, said the plant is not profitable.

Read (Roanoke Times)

Since I’ve moved back to Salem, I’ve always tried to buy Valleydale (local) when buying bacon, sausage, and hot dogs. Whenever we drive near the plant, my youngest will start sniffing the air and say, “Hmmmm. Bacon!”

The Valleydale web site has an [archive of the commercials](http://www.valleydale.com/company/archive.html “Valleydale Commercial Archive”) they ran in the 50’s and 60’s. They are definitely worth checking out (Quicktime).