EIGHT
High Weed Price
Seen As Helpful
ToBig Companies
3rookings Institution Cites
It As Power Weapon In
Market Control
iEPORT PRAISE HIGHLY
AAA CONTROL PLAN
Praise Of New Deal Agency
From Agency That
Criticized NRA And
New Agencies Received
With Surprise
Washington, June 16.?High
praise for the tobacco control
program is contained in a book
"Tobacco Under the AAA" by
Harold B. Rowe, of the staff of
the Brookings Institution, which
is just off the press.
The book is more remarkable
for its source than for tone, as
the latter is nothing new in the
flue cured tobacco area.
The Bookings Institution is well
known in North Carolina, where
its staff has made several sur"e
"""oi'nmfntal conditions
veya "? ?
with the report on one of its
surveys having been widely used
as a campaign issue.
But what gives point to the
book on the tobacco program is
the fact that the institution has
recently conducted other surveys
of New Deal agencies which have
resulted in severe critism. Its report
on the NRA a few weeks
ago received widespread attention
and a sharply critical study
of the AAA wheat program was
released along with the tobacco
report today.
The book on tobacco gives to
the AAA program the main credit
for "spectacular" increases in
tobacco prices in 1933 and 1934,
it being stated that the marketing
agreement in 1933 would have
been ineffective but for the assurance
of a control program in
1934. One order to freeze out
competition and listed encouragement
to large manufacturers to
pay high prices in order to freeze
out competition and other factors
mentioned are increased consumption
of cigarettes, increased exports
of tobacco and devaluation
of the dollar.
As to the future, the book
raises some doubts, but gives the
program the benefit of the doubt
as to the immediate future. It
is admitted that the benefits so
far received by the farmers have
caused little, if any, additional
cost to the consumer, but it is
warned that the process cannot
indefinitely continue with that
same effect. It is also admitted
that the farmers are now overwhelmingly
for the plan, but
it is contended that their attitude
may change because of lessened
benefits or because they
will begin to take the benefits
for granted with the passage of
years. The administrators of the
AAA are praised for having kept
the program flexible so far, but
it is pointed out that that will
become an increasingly aimcuit
task.
Concerning the buying operations
of the big companies, the
report says:
"It is reasonable to suppose
that manufacturers of standard
brands of cigarettes now retailing
for the most part at two
packages for 25 cents desire to
prevent loss of volume to manufacturers
of 10 cent brands.
"Prior to development of control
methods two principal methods
were available; advertising
and lowering retail prices. The
first is effective only within limits
and has not power adequate
to prevent a substantial loss of
business to new brands. The second
means practically a price
war.
"Under the new conditions, with
a limited supply of tobacco, a
third method is available, viz the
bidding up of tobacco prices. This
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line of Drug Store
for what you wi
have it we'll get it
Watson's
Southpo
THE STATE PORT I
era' attention from the road, ti
! resolution stated.
The women also commendi
the Agricultural Adjustment A
I ministration for its benefits
agriculture, which are being fe
by the club women and busine:
[houses of the nation as well i
the farmers themselves.
After throwing their suppoi
[behind the world peace movi
ment, they turned to the movir
I picture industry to endorse tl
I improvements made in the mor;
| tone of pictures.
The use of motion pictui
theatres as "nurseries" for chi
1 dren while the parents go aboi
j other activities was deplored i
j being bad for the mental ar
physical development of childre
j A resolution adopted by tl
| Cumberland county farm wome
; prior to the meeting at Pinehuri
I requested that rural electrifici
1 tion be given a prominent pla<
' in the public works program.
Copies of the resolutions hai
I been sent over the State f<
J study by club women so thi
delegates to Farm and Hon
week at State College this sun
Women Start War
On Roadside Ads
I
Would Boycott Products
Advertised On Unsightly
Signs That Mar The NatJ
ural Beauty Of N. C.
Highways
A boycott of products advertised
on unsightly roadside signs in
North Carolina was recommended
, the other day at a meeting of
home demonstration club members
in Pinehurst.
| In a resolution adopted, the
I members appealed to farmers,
merchants, chambers of commerce,
woman's clubs, and other organizations
to enlist in the war
against signboards.
Many of the' signboards not
only mar the landscape, but they
are also a source of danger inasmuch
as they divert the drivwould
increase the costs of manu|
facturers of lower price brands,
j whose margins necessarily are
| narrow. Thus an effective weapon
against price competition is afJ
forded which may be used at
j much less cost to the established
J industry than a price war."
The report draws the following
general conclusions:
"The program has been effec!
tive in obtaining substantial benei
fits for producers in both 1933
and 1934. Growers' aggregate in;
comes from tobacco production
I increased very considerably in
! both these years because of price
i enhancements attributable to the
I program, and because of the
i benefit payments made in conI
nection with production control
plans. Processing taxes have furnished
adequate revenues for financing
the program. The benefits
received by growers have
been derived from the former
profit margins of the manufacturer,
while - it appears that consumers
of tobacco products have
borne little if any of the cost
thus far.
"It may be that the benefits
I would not permanently justify
[ the maintenance of the complex
and expensive administrative machinery
required for a program
of this type. Furthermore, it is
I entirely possible that other effects,
including those upon consumers.
would be of a more undesirable
character from a longer
! point of view. But the evidence
seems clear that during its first
two seasons of operation the program
has been successful in attaining
the objectives which were
sought with respect to tobacco."
Southport Team
Wins Over W. L. I.
Southport nosed out a 11 to
10 victory over W.L.I, in an interesting
game played here Friday
afternoon.
Fred Willing pitched for Southport
and held the visitors well in
check until the latter stages of
the game. He helped his own
' cause by hiting a home-run.
Fielding features of this game
were provided by Carey Reece,
Southport first baseman, and
Robert Thompson, center fielder.
Rurrus was the Southport
! catcher; D. McKeithan, H. McjKeithan
and Baggett formed the
! W.L.I, battery.
The CCC boys staged a seven|
th inning rally Saturday after|
noon to gain a 10 to 7 decision
lover the Southport team. Robert
Thompson was on the mound for
the town team and had the camp
[boys at his mercy until the seventh,
when they scored seven
| runs.
Moore was the Southport
catcher; Woodard pitched and
Wagner caught for the CCC outfit.
Cheeks
/ f* Malaria
OUD Cold'8'
first day.
| Liquid Tablets _ .
Salve Nose Tonic and Laxative
Drops
I
LOCAL ?
MACY I
i place to have prese
carry a complete
Merchandise. Ask
int If we don't
for you.
Pharmacy ]|
rt, N. G. .
*. _
met' may De prepared to aui upt
, them at that time.
ELECTION' NOT HELD
i There has been no meeting (
I the local school board for tt
| election of members of the fai
J ulty for the Southport schoi
during the coming year. A mee
ing for this purpose is expecte
to be held at an early date.
MAKING REPAIRS
A new floor is being laid th
week in the building occupied b
Watson's Pharmacy.
COUNTY CORN-HOG
CONTRACTS TYPE1
Continued from page 1.)
ty this year and they are divide
| into the following three group!
| Group one, which includes 1
j ?XJt3C3t3C?Jt3tJt3tJt3C3tJt
!! * THIS w
il!
| Wilmingtc
I I
ill WUfflWLi
)f
! ( Thur., Fri., Sat., June 20-21-3
|| U. S. G-MEN'S
) ( War On Crime!
) I "PUBLIC HERO NO. 1"
j j with Lionel Barrymore, Che;
I i ter Morris, Jean Arthur, Jo!
| eph Calleia, Lewis Stone, Pa*
) [ Kelly. One of the outstandin
j [ hits of 1935!
) j Mon., Tues., Wed?
! t June 24-25-26
JOAN CRAWFORD
) [ ROBERT MONTGOMERY
I [ in
"NO MORE LADIES"
) with Franchot Tone, Charle
j j Ruggles, Edna May Oliver, an
! | others.
)(
. .
j | Soon?The Dramatic Romanc
) ( 'THE SCARLET PIMPERNEI
j [ with Leslie Howard and
! I Star Cast
/
An Interesting
to be Remem
/
It is not ge
outside tke
have granti
far more lo:
banks fron
usually gat
In fact, 1
did coopei
hnmc-nwnf
the smaller
enterprise
than it did
The so-c
knowledge
?mate acqu
and his wi
? is generally
blow ever
WACC
BANK &'
Wbitftvillp Phai
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A'
PILOT, SOUTHPORT, NORTH
ie signers, is for those who signed
contracts last year; group two,
ed which includes 3 farmers, is for
d- old signers who have changed
to farms since last year; and group
It three, with 7 members, includes
3s all new signers who are estabis
lishing a corn-hog base for the
first time this year,
rt Corn acreage in connection
e- with these contracts will be
ig measured for compliance at an
ie; early date.
al|
LIGHTNING KILLS
[e! . SHALLOTTE MAN
' Continued from page 1.)
Jt standing directly beneath the flue
ld when the bolt struck. His body
n. was badly burned and one shoe
le was torn off.
;n Dr. W. R. Goley was called
st j but young Cheers was dead be3.
j fore he arrived.
;e The deceased, who was the son |
j of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Cheers, j
re was an industrious young man i
)r j and was unusually popular in I
[ his home community. In addition
le j to his wife and parents he is
1. J survived by a number of sisters
m 1 and brothers.
|
TRYING TO LINE
UP IMPROVEMENTS
if1 (Continued from page one)
le; of the old school building and j
the lumber will be used for the
erection of a colored school in,
the Supply community,
t- Officials hope to be able to in-1
1 ? 1 *> tVia IAHQI 1
:d stall new macnmcrjr m ?
power plant and this, together1
with other improvements, should'
i give local patrons better service. ]
y BOLIVIA NEGRO IS
INSTANTLY KILLED!
(Continued from page 1.)
' ill feeling between the deceased j
3 and the defendant prior to the i
shooting.
:d Hickman's wife is the sister of
j: the dead negro.
'4 The inquest Monday night was |
'EEK AT *
II
in Theatres j!
>!
! !
12 J !
Fri., and Sat., June 21-22
JOE E. BROWN i (
; j
in his newest laugh riot i i
3- "ALIBI IKE"
)
11 i
g Mon., and Tues., June 24-25 )
JAN KIEPURA |
golden voiced star in j j
"MY HEART IS CALLING" |
A great musical romantic hit. ! i
I I
it
Wed., and Thurs., June 26-27. j j
International star, author j (
d NOEL COWARD
in
"THE COWARD 1 !
e ) t
-PLCS- j |
"RAMBLES IN RHYTHM" j |
A great stage musical hit. j j
t
g Fact
ibered
*
rierally known that the banks
: larger cities of the country
td, all through the depression,
ins, proportionately, than the
l which "loan statistics" are
hered.
had it not been for the splenration
of the independent,
:d, home-managed banks in
cities and communities, local
would have suffered more
ailed "country banker" by his
of local conditions, his intiaintance
with his customers
llingness to "go along" with
Towers, helped far more than
known to cushion the heaviest
felt by the American people.
AMAW
rRUST CO.
dbourn Fairmont
CAROLINA
held in the colored school at
Bolivia and was attended by a
large crowd of white and colored
spectators.
Members of the coroner's jury
were Henry Maultsby, foreman,
L. J. McKeithan, McNeill McKeithan,
D. P. McKeithan, J. P.
Hand and F. E. Galloway.
MEASURING LAND 1
FOR COMPLIANCE
Continued from page one
Where a farmer is found to
have overplanted his acreage al'
*- itHIl hp
lotmeni, ?jiiis auiicu, i?w ?*?
asked to remove the excess from
cultivation or else forfeit his contract
and all benefit payments
he has received.
The measurements are being
made with tapes and other equipment
designed to insure accuracy.
The work will also be checked by
experts to make sure that no
mistakes are made, he added.
Five re-check engineers will go
out from the college soon, he
said, to aid county supervisors
check over the work done by the
township supervisors. In cases of
I Stop! H(
Efird's .
r r-?*.i
I1NUW L.IN
STARTIN
New Mark
Hundreds
Only On
Join Every C
I LOOK!
EXTRA SPECIAL
One Big Lot
TAILORED and
RUFFLED
CURTAINS
In Suntan and Cream
for 39c pr.
BIG TABLE OF FAST
GOOD QUALITY
IN ALL THE COOL
Summer Pattern
I for 13c yd.
LOOK!
Big Table Of
SHEER COOL SUMMER
MATERIALS
'Batiste""arid Handerchief"
Lawns?
for 18c yd.
I BED SHEETS
8(1x90, good quality seam
less Bed Sheets.
Originally $1.00 value?
for 79c
PILLOW CASES 21c eacl
Extra, Good Quality
LOOK!
LADIES' NEW
Summer Slippers
Cool and white, for Hot
Weather Dress Wear.
Values on this big table up
to $2.30.
for $1.44 and $1.94
Men's well-made, Full-Cut
Semi-Dress Pin-Stripes
And COVERT WORK
PANTS
for 79c pr.
BIG LOT OF HEAVY
Turkish Towels
Mill ends, but good Absor
bent Quality. Soft and
fluffy. At Three Prices?
10c, 14c and 19c
(Fourth Floor)
EfinFs
Now Entering
WIl
WEI
dispute, fields will be measured
again if necessary.
To satisfy the farmers that the
work is being done properly, he
continued, they are asked to ac- j
company the supervisors when
the field measurements are made.
MAY RE-INSTATE
OFFICE OF HOME
AGENT IN COUNTY
(Continued from page 1.)
agent would be provided to take
charge of work in Brunswick |
county.
Chairman H. O. Peterson was
J sick Monday and was unable to (
i attend the meeting. Definite act- [
ion on this matter was postponed
until today (Wednesday),!
SHORT SESSION
OF COURT HELD
frnm nag"** 0116
VyUUllUUVU v?tj -
fulness of the man of the family.
Ill feeling ended in a free for all
fight in which Mae, Goldie, Lillian
and Carletta joined their
mother in an attack upon their
father. All five were found guilty
of assault and were given 60
;ed! And !
Annual Ji
ITERING 4th B
G FRIDAY, J
-Downs! New (
of New Savins
ie More Bi
^rowd Headed
LOOK!
Big Rack of New
Lace Dresses
Sizes 14 to 20 in Pink,
Maize, and Light Blue
for $1.65 each
Values up to $2.50
each for the above
Price.
J Big Rack of
CHILDREN'S SUMMER
DRESSES
Silks, Organdies, Voiles. I
Every novel summer trim.I
sizes up to 16.
for $1.79 B
LOOK!
Big Lot Of Ladles' Pure
Thread Silk
Chiffon Hosiery
The Seasons new colors
(Slightly Irregular)
But Un-Noticeable
for 44c pair
)??, VVTOTE |
Dress Oxfords
Well made choicest quality!
leathers in plains and per-1
forations?
for $1.94 pr. I
LOOK!
Big Rack of
CHILDREN'S SUMMER
Dresses
All fast colors in sheers
and printed percales, values
to $1.29 in some cases.
All good styles
CLOSE OUT OF
128 DRESSES
for 38c
1UV/OW ail OlliCiS .up LU 1U. |
BOYS' SUMMER
SLACKS
in white and colors. Most
all sizes for boys'?big or
little?
for 97c
Bed Billows '
Heavy Quality Tick and
filled with first grade
feathers? for
69c, 95c and $125
(Fourth Floor)
mmm a
CiKfcAT I.
ANNUAL J*
I Fourth Big Week Of
,MINGTON, N
>NESDAY, JUNE u
days on the roads. thi^M
being suspended unor
that they pay the cost!*
case and post a bond ,,9
good behavior during a jfl
months. e fl
Greer Gore, white J
guilty of assault and -J?
6 months on the roads ZU
tence being suspended
dition that the defendant*
of good behavior for a'l"W
two years. ra*
ROGER CLEMMONs I
SERIOUSLY J
(Continued from pa?j
ination revealed a comooJB
ture of the left thigh, TheTH
also painful injuries to tht|
hip, resulting from a '
and dislocation. Reports fafl
hospital Monday indicat^*
Clemmons' condition
actly favorable, although 9
peared to be in no byX
danger.
The railroad car which I
truck hit was loaded with fl
ed rock and was heaiecH
Southport. The truck wajfl
damaged.
Speed f|
une Sail
IG WEEK I
JUNE 21 si
joods! AndI
rs For Yon! I
Ig W
For EFIRD'
LOOK!
Big Rack Of Voile
And Batiste Summer
DRESSES
smart new styles, fa
$1.65 each
| Big Tables Of
BEST QUALITY 80 Squa?
Dress Prints I
Regular 22c Quality I
for 15c yd. I
LOOK! 1
FIRST QUALITY FCBf I
Silk Hosiery I
Full Fashioned. All wanteiB
shades?
for 49c pr. I
MEN'S $4.00 WHITE H
Dress Oxfords
All sizes in Summers I
smartest sport styles- H
for $2.95 pr. |
LOOK!
Boys' Heavy Quality
DENIM "BIG LEAD" I
Overalls I
for 38c pr. I
Third Floor J
Men's "Loud Speaker" I
8 pocket
Overalls
for 75c pr.
Heavy, good quality- B
Beautiful New
CRETONNES J
In florals and every ?
decorative motif for suiU'M
mer?
10c 15c 22c yd. I
Quality unbelievable at ""B
above low prices _ I
One Big Table of fl
RUFFLED CURTAINS!
2% and 2Mt yds. MS 111
cream, white and colors
C IJ
line oait
Value Giving^
.%c.