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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1961
TARMERS MUST INVOLVE THEMSELVES/ SAYS SPEAKER
Officers Reelected, Resolutions
Adopted at Farm Bureau Rally
Speaking to members and their
wives at the Annual of th®
Moore County Farm Bureau at
Carthage Saturday night in the
high school cafeteria, B. C. Man-
gum, president of the N. C Farm
"Bureau Federation, said; “Farm
ers must involve themselves in
what’s going on in the world to
day.” He added, “Why should
farmers have to beg for 90 per
cent of parity or less, when other
segments of the economy are do
ing better?”
In referring to last spring’s
gathering of Farm Bureau mem
bers in Raleigh Memorial Audi
torium for a conference yith the
joint Finance Committee of the
House and Senate concerning the
proposed universal three per cent
sales tax, Mangum stated, “It was
gratifying to see three thousand
come to Raleigh in interest of the
three per cent sales tax but there
should have been twenty thous
and.” Bureau leaders credit Man-
gum’s fine leadership in great
measure for the success in avert
ing the three per cent rate on
farm production items such as
seed, fe.ed, and fertilizer.
A successful farmer of Rouge-
mont and President of N.C.F.B.
for several years, Mangum held
the interest of the group con
stantly with his practical points
interspersed with jokes. He con
cluded that “Something has to
happen, but it won’t happen much
until all of us really get involv
ed.”
Everybody enjoyed the chicken
barbecue, prepared and served by
Fleet Allen and his committee
of Carlie Barringer, Norman
Cagle, Walter Fields, James Har
dy, Moff Jackson, Charles Lewis,
S. R. Ransdell, Laura Auman and
Laij-ry Cagle.
The invocation was by the Rev.
W. C. Neill of Aberdeen. Mrs.
Neill rendered music and led the
singing of familiar tunes at inter
vals throughout the program.
Officers of the past year were
re-elected as follows; president,
S. R. Ransdell, Jr., Aberdeen;
vice president, John M. Baker,
Cameron; and secretary-treasur-
er, J. D. Shields, Carthage. T. Lee
Williams, Carthage ' and West
End, continues as insurance serv
ice officer.
Moore County Farm Bureau
members elected their board of
directors for 1962 composed of;
Aberdeen—S. R. Ransdell, Jr.;
Cameron—L. Frank Comer,
James M. Hardy, J. J. Jeffries,
Kent Harbour; Carthage — R
Martin Baughn, Joe A. Caddell,
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Glsndon—J. Carr Paschal; Jack-
son Springs—W. M. 'Thompson;
V^ss—D. Leon Keith, John Alex
Smith; West End—T. Clyde Au
man, Clarence Gordon.
,S. R. Ransdell, Jr. and John M.
Baker were elected as delegates
to the State Convention.
E.esolutions which, when adopt
ed State-wide, become Farm Bu
reau policy for 1962 were adopt
ed by the Moore County group
under the headings of General
Field Crops, Forestry, Horticul-,
ture. Livestock, Poultry and To
bacco.
Field' Crops
Under Field Crops, resolutions
showed Farm Bureau favoring
(1) continued use of crotalaria as
a cover crop in Sandhills or other
areas not commercially growing
corn or soybeans, until a suitable
soil building replacement can be
found; (2) making available
quick seed germination test serv
ices; (3) farmers asking a guar
anteed analysis invoice when
buying custom mixed fertilizers;
(4) reconsideration of N.C.D.A.
of the decision to discontinue mix
ing of insecticides and fertilizer;
(5) continued research in control
of insects and weeds; (6) agricul
tural agents and teachers inform
ing farm people on the dangers of
fall-out on crops and animal life:
(7) a study and report on findings
concerning wheat in surplus; and
(8) a soil testing service for nem
atode count and species.
Forestry
Forestry resolutions showed
Farm Bureau urging (1) adoption
by farmers of progressive fores
try practices and use of public
forestry agencies; (2) greater use
of fire-weather reports by radio
and television stations; (3) in
creased cooperation with the for
est fire control system; (6) adop
tion of the Governor’s program
to reduce arson in forests; (7) in-
cr.^ased research in production
and marketing of Christmas trees
and ornamentals native to N. C.;
(8) insurance companies to pro
vide coverage for standing timber
to make it acceptable as collateral
to lending agencies; (9) addition
al Federal support for forest re
search; (10) permitting of A.S.C.
personnel to take survival count
of seedlings in counties not hav
ing a county forester. Resolutions
were adopted opposing; (1) any
government control of production
or marketing of forest products;
and (2) any further purchases of
forest land by the federal gov
ernment except in already desig
nated areas.
Horticultural
, Horticultural resolutions favor
ed U) educational programs to
increase caution and strict adher
ence to instructions in th.s use of
insecticides; (2) increased effort
by industry and N. C. State Col
lege to perfect a mechanical
sweet potato harvester; (3) edu
cational programs designed to ac
quaint farmers with pitfalls of
the trade in selling fruits or veg
etable's to distant markets; (4)
continued research on varieties
of small fruits suited to the Sand
hills by the N, C. Experiment
Station; and (5) expression of ap
preciation to retiring Professor
C. F. Williams for his fine service
to the small fruit growers of
North Carolina.
Livestock
Livestock resolutions found the
Bureau encouraging (1) rigid
health standards for all cattle
shipped into the state; and (2)
opposition to any quotas or allot
ments for swine and cattle pro
duction.
Poultry
Poultry policy favors the for
mation of a National Committee
to draw up marketing quotas on
broilers and eggs, to be submit
ted to growers for a two-thirds
majority approval before being
submitted to Congress.
I Tobacco
Tobacco resolutions insist up
on (1) encouraging all news media
to promote production of better
quality leaf, especially through
better care in harvesting and
curing; (2) more emphasis by ex
periment stations upon adapta
bility Of varieties to soil types;
(3) further research and dissem
ination of knowledge concern
ing advantages or disadvantages
of broadcasting fertilizer as com
pared to row drilling; (4) no in
creased mark;eting quotas for
1962; (5) giving of duplicate
weight bills by warehousemen to
farmers for each basket weighed
in; (6) more effort to secure uni
formity of grading, by different
graders; (7) continuation of acre
age aliotmenls as opposed to
poundage allotments; (8) contin
uation of issuing memorandums
of sale at warehouses; and (9) re
moval of no tobacco from ware
house floor until consent of the
farmer is obtained.
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look, where the Blue Ridge
Parkway soars to 5,800 feet near
its junction with the Great
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