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PAGE 6 South Caroiin Active In Proi BY \V. K. JORDAN, "Yreu.-,. and Manager, South Carolina Tobacco Farmers Associatioi - Since the spring of 1944, th< Jouth Carolina Tobacco Farmer! .Association has been extremely "active in many matteis of utmos jconcern to all tobacco grower! and all other groups in the to Jaacco business. Throughout thi: period, us always, this associatioi Jias continued its policy of bring jug about a better understanding ing between the tobacco farmer: j>f the various tobacco producing ?tates and between all groups in "Terested in the tobacco industry -We feel sure that the activitie: of this association, as briefly jnentioned below, havt borne frui "in this respect that will be o: ]jgreat and lasting good to al -tobacco growers, and to everyoni Nvhose economy is tied up witl -that of the tobacco grower. . Among the "activities of thi "South Carolina Tobacco Farmer: Association during this period are " First: In cooperation witl j,thai- farm organizations of tht "flue-cured tobacco states, the S "<2. Tobacco Farmers Associatioi -played a major part in the sue Tcessful fight for the extension o: -the quota system on tobacci 'production. This organizatioi Tpledges itself to continued sup -po:t of the quota system because "we know from bitter experience: -over a period of many years, thi [inevitable results of unlimited pro -duction of leaf tobacco. . Second: The S. C. Tobacc< Farmers Association is primarily [responsible for establishing a dif -ferential of 4|_.c per pound be "tween the price of loose tobacc< -and tobacco tied into hands. Thi: -problem was worked out in co lope ration with farm orguniza -tions from each of the flue curec [states. Third: In cooperation wit! .other farm organizations the gov [eminent investigators absolve! the tobacco growers and the quoti [system of tobacco production o .tiny responsibility for the acuti : ijSEHmjjJi /' lEnTO:'"1, I5? ktSQW' " llfcC?r??L??s " '#" nMBBBB bp8BP w?m ' - fifflQSra [p* tiff? W ? IflMH v > HI I ' ' * '' ' ?Gaither C CF j RAYMOI r:- MB III * """ a Weed Grover noting Interest shortage of cigarettes and other manufactured tobacco products. 1 Fourth: Helped bring about : and participated in a meeting of 5 farm leaders from eleven tobacco r producing states in Lexington, t Ky., in February 1945, to work 5 out a program to insure the trade of adequate stocks of leaf to5 bacco. 1 Fifth: In February 1945, the South Carolina Tobacco Farmers Association, through its presi5 dent, R. S. Rogers, supported by > the Farm Bureau of North Oaro lina. represented by its executive secretary, Mr. Flake Shaw, suc5 ceeded in having -the OPA in f Washington change its ruling ' which denied oil for new old f burning tobacco curing outfits so 1 that farmers who had installed s the oil burning curers could buy ? oil with which to operate them. The fact that this ruling was obpKaTned' is ' Hoirig~ni'ucK at present s to relieve the extreme labor : shortage on thousands of farms j in the tobacco belt. > Sixth: In April 1945 at a . zrzeeting of farm leader's from l other flue-cured states, the ,S C. - Tobacco Farmers Association was f instiumental in bringing about > unanimous agreement bet\Veen the i various states on the following - proposals which were subsequent> ly submitted to the WFA and 3 OPA in Washington. ?j (1) That a 2c per pound toler ance in the ceiling price of leaf ' tobacco for the entire belt be 5 established. t\ (2) That, if the tobacco must - be allocated to buying companies, - allocations be made on the basis j of 110 percent of tne crop esu3'mate, and that provision be made -1 for these allocations to change -{automatically as the crop esti1 mate changes. 1 (3) That the government take l steps to stabilize the price of -! leaf tobacco at ceiling levels. 1 (4) That the differential bei tween loose and tied tobacco re( main at 4>?c per pound. t Seventh: In the early spring II u areh< I ^ C GRAD ^rutchfield Start LUTCHI <D & GAITHER CI ' ' ' . ' >: . ...A , ?-. xv - 5 ??i?????-?. s Association Of Farmers 1945, representatives of buying companies and warehousemen oi South Carolina made it known tc the directors of the South Carolina Tobacco Farmers Association that they did not have any prospects of obtaining: sufficient labor to remove tobacco from warehouse floors, and that, unless some immediate steps were taken to provide labor, sales would have to be reduced to three or four days per week and the selling time per sales day reduced still more. After careful study of this problem, the South Carolina Tobacco Farmers Association applied for five hundred German P. W. laborers to relieve this situation. This number was determined by totaling the minimum numbers each company estimated they would need on each of the three larger, markets in. South Carolina. To date wc have assurance that 250 prisoners will be encamped at Florence, S. C., for this purpose on August 1, and prospects are good that this number will be increased by thai date. Upon request of the buying , companies and warehousemen land with the approval of th< WMC, the South Carolina Tobac | co Farmers Association has agreec !to act as a dealing and super vising agency in the handling o: these prisoners. This is to bi 'done on an actual cost basis, an< ' the cost prorated among th< various buying companies on thi J basis of the percentage of tobac ico purchased by each company. I It is the aim and hope of thi S. C. Tobacco Farmers Assoc that through this effort, ware house floors on every market ii S. C. will be cleared promptl; after each sale, and that sale will go on regularly and smooth ly with a minimum of congestion This, we feel sure, will save S C. tobacco farmers many thous ands of dollars, and many mor thousands of man hours. )RPR YOU'LL LIK1 f I 1 >use "Whe ipreciate the patronage all to sell with us this ly this season?but we E YOUR TOBACC The Season 7II71 rvc MJTCHFIELD, Pr ____ THE STATE PORT P1LO' I War Demands Fat Salvage ? 1 i The farm women of North Car, olina have made excellent records . in the salvaging of waste fats, i for the war effort, and they will ' need to continue their patriotic efforts in this direction until the war against Japan is concluded, according to Mrs. Eetelle T. ! Smith, assistant State home dem.1 onstration agent of the State College Extension Service. li According to the report for| I May, 89,950 pounds of fat were i salvaged in North Carolina, but there was a drop in collections for June, Mrs. Smith said. She pointed out that V-E day did not end the critical shortages and that housewives* should guard , against the waste of any fats uni til the need for such materials . | cpas.es. ?. , j The index showing that more fat is being salvaged by the rural women than by the town women " is not surprising in view of the I meat shortage in the towns, Mrs. ' Smith explained. ' Rural women in some areas of the State are collecting the waste ' fats cooperatively through their ' community chairman and are disposing of the material acj cordingly, Mrs. Smith stated. In . many instances, these women are f using the funds from the sale of } the waste fats for community j projects which enhance farm life. > Mrs. Smith suggests that l women in other communities - could render a patriotic service to ; their government by collecting i the fats and could organize their efforts, pool the money made in the sales, and devote the use of J| V j The S. C. TAacco Farmers Ass sociation has also rendered real - service to all S. C. tobacco farmi. ers by taking steps in time to I. obtain Government orders which - relieved critical shortages of toe bacco twine, and poison for insect control on tobacco. ICES 1 E SEL THE HOME TO ALL AL1 re You'll Get A ; of our hundreds of for i season. We regret that ;'ll be expecting to see 0 IN LARGE PILES It Will Look Better With Us- A > WAR] ops. BUCK WA * Now Serving In ? ) r, SOUTHPORT, N. C. Timber Is For Of Columbus BY H. E. I5EAXCHARD, Farm Forester In the everyday rush of life f large number of landowners over look one of the most importan crops grown in Columbus County This crop is too often forgotten because it doesn't need plantinj or cultivation. It requires ni fertilizer and can be harvested a any season of the year. This crop is seldom damavei by storm and grows steadily re the funds to community improve ments. "This would be an ex cellent plan," she declared. MEARES' "El You And Your t PREMIUMS Age Rates 1 to 9 Years of 10 to 29 Years of 30 to 49 Years of 50 to 65 Years of TELEPH F01 1 JL YOUR Ti OF SERVICE IKE Good Sale E\ mcr friends lor past ; gas and tire shortage your tobacco on oui I TO WEIGH NOT And Sell Better i i ooou oaie r EHOUi LL, Auctioneer The U. S. Army. ii ? * >' A v I fc gotten Crop __ ' st County Farms j ias gardless of how much it rains or I how dry it gets. Hail and freezes tr i do not damage it. so - j The importance of this forgot- m t ten crop is shown by the fact ge 'that it pays off 18 per cent of j ' 1 all farm mortgages and produces ? 25 per cent of all the wealth of > the South. It furnishes full em- t t ployment for hundreds of thous-l ands and part-time employment'^ 1 for almost a million people in .. - the southeastern states. The war - could not be won without the " large use of its products. | ? Timber is a crop as much as, ex anything else that grows in the af MUTUAL Bl ' (INCORPOF FFICIENT, SYMPA1 WHEN YOU M amily A re Cordially Inv; and BENEFITS Per Yr. Benefits Age $ .50 $ 50.00 Age $1.00 $100.00 Age $2.00 $100.00 Age $3.00 $100.00 ONE 166 R AMBULANCE SEF 3BACC0 ATreryday"! tobacco seasons and cord :s have prevented us visil r warehouse floor as us OVER 250 lbs. :ivery Day!! >E, Whifc WILL WILLIAM y , "? WEDN iil and, like any other crop, it J rows better if it is worked. It !i ust be protected from fire. It!' lould be thinned occasionally to j ve the trees growing space, and 1 should be harvested as soon ' i the trees become mature. Unlike other crops, however, ees do not have to be cut and ild at any set date or on any arket that is unfavorable to the ( Her. If the price of timber is ( w, these trees will keep on , lining value if allowed to grow;i( it care should be taken never! allow this crop to become too ' d, because the growing powers j young trees are much greater ian those of old trees. Trees, te people, grow rapidly when ey are young but do very little :cept increase around the waist 1 ter they become of age. 1 I?? ill 111'III I?ill! I? JRIAL ASSC tATED) HETIC SERVICE' !ED IT MOST ited To Join This Stro TWO OFFICES to Memberships Will be Is Be Paid at I MEARES FUNE Near The Postoi MEARES HARDY Whiteville, tVICE - CALL 16i 117 /"if IL ^ itevil Raymon *ville, N IS, Floor Manager ESDAY, AUGUST 1, I94. Question: Is penicillin effectivj in treating all types of livestock diseases ? Answer: Like sulfa drugs, icillin is effective against soca. types of disease-producing gertril but wholly useless against other* says Dr. C. D, Grinnells, veteri. irian of the State College a jr.. cultural Experiment Station. d, Grinnells pointed out that peri cillin is of no value against vii4 diseases such as hog cholera am sleeping sickness ami that maiij of its other uses are in the perimental stage. He suggests; that a veterinarian be consults) before the application of the drjp The national wheat goal (0, 1946 has been set at 67 to million acres for harv,.?t ?- * - ? ?fc( Wl production. )CIATION >y ng, Reliable Assn. SERVE YOU sued or Dues May Zither? RAL HOME 'fice?Or? V'ARE STORE N. C. 6 le M[ / ,'j :^H d Crutchfield H ^1 u **?I
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