Reports Farm Bureau Federation Meeting in Baltimore
Despite War There Is A Bright
Spot In The Tobacco Situation
Hutson Tells Farm Bureau Group
Four Martin Men
Attended Annual
Farm Convention
Martin County IfloM* Rank
ing Fo^ilion in Furm Bur
eau in Tliiti State
By D. V. CLAYTON
Mr S. T. Everett. H L. Roebuck.
W. M Harrison and myself left Wil
liamston on Sunday morning. De
cember 8th to attend the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
We had a most enjoyable trip go
early in the evening. Registrations
were being made at the Southern
and Lord Baltimore hotels, as both
hotels were used for meetings and
discussions.
On Monday morning we attended
the tobacco conference at the South
ern hotel, presided over by Ben
Kilgore. secretary of the Kentucky
Farm Bureau Federation. J. B Hut
son, Deputy Commissioner of Agri
cultural Division, gave a very inter
esting lecture on the Situation Con
fronting American Tobacco Farm
ers. Mr. Hutson stated that he was
by no means optimistic over the t<?
bacco outlook, and although next
year's acreage with a normal yield
was slightly below the normal con
sumption, there was a grave possi
bility of a 10 per cent reduc'i <n for
REPORTS
IVlr. I>. v. Clayton, one oi tour
Martin men attending the recent
Farm Bureau convention in Bal
timore. interestingly reports the
high spots of the meeting.
1942 if the 1941 yield was large.
One bright spot was the 'act that
the 1939 purchases of topi rial To- I
bacco Company have practically
been moved and the British stock is
very low. However, from the war
viewpoint, the picture is still gloomy
for the tobacco growers whether
England wins the war or whether
Germany does, as both will be para
lyzed from a purchasing standpoint
due to lack of finances. His entire
lecture was very interesting and
practical
Following Mr Hutson was a dh
cussion on a Program for the Feder
al Inspection of Leaf Tobacco by C
W. Kitchen, chief, P S Agricultural
Marketing Service. His belief was
that every tobacco market should
have the services of government in
spectors These inspectors being fur
nished free of all charges, with from
two to throe inspectors on each mar
ket with one set of buyers. He stated
that the growers only received $285.
000.000 for their 1930 tobacco crop,
while the government received $69(1.
000.000 in tobacco taxes. His opniion
was that a put t ol those taxes should
b. spent for a larger force of in
spoolers, and through this medium
the fanners would increase their
income materially, by knowing their
grades and the prices each grade
should bring He stated that the larg
er percentage of tags turned on gov
ernment graded tobacco in 1939 ro
sulti-d in a higher price on the re
sale An open forum was held and
very interesting and educational dis
cussions arose Some of these dis
cussions pointed to a possible ad
vantage for an inspector service
In the afternoon other intereit
ing subjects were discussed includ
ing talks by our neighbors. Mr. B.
B Suggs, of Greenville, and H
Flak*' Shaw, of Greensbon secre
tary of the North Carolina Farm
Bureau
On Tuesday morning the gener
al convention opened in the Lord
Baltimore hotel with President Ed
ward A O'Neal presiding The an
nual address by the president Was
a very fitting and inspiring one. This
address was followed by songs and
musical numbers and then three oth
er addresses by Hon. Chester C. Dav
is of the Advisory Commission to
the Council of National Defense, his
subject being Agriculture and tile
Defense Program Following this wu.,
a timely address by Hon Claude H
Wickarri. Secretary of Agriculture,
on Our Agricultural Program, and
then the final address for the after
noon. Tile Extension Service Marches
On, by Hon M I? Wilson, Director
Agricultural Extension Service. Fol
lowing this was a patriotic pageant
commemorating the writing of the
Star Spangled Banner, and given at
the War Memorial Plaza. This was
very inspiring and enjoyed by all
who attended. This pageant was writ
ten and played for the first time in
honor of the A F.B F. convention.
On Wednesday morning, Dr John
D. Black, of Harvard- University,
gave an address on the American
Jymer in the World Today follow
ed by a wry interesting address by
Hon Thurman Arnold. Assistant At
torney General. On Wednesday eve
ning the annual banquet was held
in the ballroom of the laird Haiti
more hotel, with ixissihly a record
attendance. This was the highlight
of the social side. Following the ban
quet, distinguished service awards
were given, musical numbers fi llow
mg and then the address to be giv
I'll by the Most Honorable, The Mar
quis of Lothian. British Ambassador,
was read by his secretary, due to
hi*' illness of the Ambassador Ev
?ryont was very much grieved to
learn the following morning that the
Ambassador died that same night.
After the reading of this lecture, the
innual bull followed.
We all had enjoyed immensely the
?ntire meeting, and a number of
things were very impressive to us
For one thing. we were really
amazed at the magnitude and at
tendance at the convention. The pa
pers stated that more than 6000 del
egates were there. At each session
the assembly hall was filled to ca
pacity, which had seating|room for
approximately 2500 people,
Another outstanding fact was the
Farm Bureau Has A
Record Membership
In Martin County
Martin Farmer* Prominently
Mentioned in Me?-lin? at
Baltimore
Building up a rmird membership
in this county this year. Martin far^
mors were prominently mentioned
,n the annual convention of the Am
?rican Kami Bureau Federation in
Baltimore last week. "We are proud
?i the work done in Martin Coun I
i v" prominent Farm Bureau lead
CIS were quoted as saying A few
more than tlik) meinhers have join
ed the organization in this count)
Agriculture is facing a struggl
next year, and when North Caro
lma appeals to the strong national
organization, the membership m
Martin County will help support
those appeals. It is a recognized fact
that the National organization and
a few leaders in this State are re
sponsible for the peanut program
this year, meaning not thousands hut
-nttHtrmrr-nf itirttnfsTo peamu lar
mers.
Quite a few ?f llie Farm Bureau
members have been listed previous
iy. The list below includes the re
maining ones:
Williamston
Mary W. Taylor. H. L Barnhill,
Simon Perry. J T. Barnhill. Ira Rog
erson. L. Bruce Wynn. J. Sam Get
singer, C. B Roebuck. Dr. J S.
Rhodes, Luther Peel. Fred M. Tay
lor, C. U. Rogers, H. O. Peel. C G
Crockett, C. G Crockett. Jr., J. t
Cook. R W. Bondurant, Ernest. 1-.
Etheridge. O. S Anderson. Jr Wood
row Ticc. R- C. Coltrain. K 11 Craw
ford. W. G. Peele. C. B. Clark. E S.
Peel. C H Godwin. V E P. Co. How
ard F.arp. H. P Moblcy, W I Skin
ner Co.. B. A Critcher. Lindsley Ice
Co.. Chas. 11. Jenkins Co . J. D. Bow
en. Peele. JeweliTS, M. 1) Wilson; J
Paul Simpson. Malcolm Barefoot,
Coy Roberson, J- Edward Corey. A
J Manning, Emelyne Evans. Mrs^ 1)
t: Modlin. Leslie Fowden, A. 1 1 er
rv L J Hardison. Irvin Coltrain.
iGeorge Duggan. A W. Hard,son. G
F. Go,lard. J E. Pope. C. L. Daniel,
W. D. Gurganus, Joe L. Coltrain. V
w Griffin. Fred Grimes. Levi Ed
wards, C. O Edwards. David T.-Grif
fin. W S White. R M Taylor. Slade
Revels, L. G. Taylor. Andy Leggett,
(I Luther Taylor, Hubert Modlin.
Hubert Wabbleton. Lester Jones, Joe
Johnson. Thurmun Nicholson. Frank
Edmonds, I. G Leggett. Woolard
Harris, George Ross. J,mime Keel.
W E. Roberson, J. E. White, Luther
Edmondson, Grover Rogers. W E
Grimes, W L. Askew, Urn Bonner.
Blount Moore. George Brown, Ben
H James. W. L. Hollis, B. R Man
ning. Jordan G Peel. W D Manning
r.illev. David T. Griffin. C
Simon Lilley, David
W Gurkm. Pleny Peel. S K Man
ning. Clarence W Griflin. H L
Manning. L 11 Roberson, A. C Rob
erson. Ira T Hardison. George C
Griffin, N T Tice, William Peel, I
C Griffin, N R I'eel. Ira F Griffin,
?V J Lilley. S J JUilleyJiibu L.
Griffin. W. R Griffin, J J Manning,
W. A Manning. J. K P Griffin, El
bert W Griffin, Russell llolliday,
Hill Hollis, Mrs Stella Allen. John
Jones, Henry D. Peel. John Jones,
Dave Black. J I> Bland. Chester
Beach, John Williams. Churlie Beach.
Willie Keel, John Edmonds, M R
Gurganus, Lemon Beach, J- T. Barn
hill Jr. Willis Bonner, David Gur
ganus, Polly Clark, Roy Clark. Earl
Moblcy, Dannie Mobley. I) 1- Wil
hams, Johnnie E Mobley, G 11
Forbes J D. Mobley, L. A Bullock.
J B Biggs. Thurston Wynn, Ches
ter Taylor, R. L. Whitehurst, J H
Jackson, John Wynn, Paul Dixon,
Robert Rogers, Henry. Lawrence, I a
vi James, N T Wynne, Gaston
James, B S. Cowin and son, J ?
Whitaker, I) L Peel. William Bow
en. lie, Bowen. C Terry. S. II. Mob
ley Ben F. Bowen, W. C. Jones, J
C. Rawls J. R Rogers, James S
Baih v, W. L. Mobley; Leroy Harri
son Sidney Bearham. Edmon Har
ris Tobe Bowen, Herman Roger
son. Letter Terry, C. G. Rogerson,
Mrs. M D. Ayers, A. R Ayers. H.
G Harrison, Wheeler Rogerson, Asa
Harris. N. R Rogerson, Roy Ward.
H G. Rodgerson. W. S Revels, M
B. Ward, Richard Mary, H. 1 I eel,
Joe J Griffin, J H Jackson, Wil
liam Bowen, D O. Bowen. Lueian
large membership of almost 4W1.000
members Of this number the Soutli
ern region has 113.(100 members. I
gain of 1? per cent over 1030. and
this percentage in gain was greater
than that shown by any other re
gion The midwest, however, has
more than twice this number of
members. In this group is the state
of Illinois, with the largest member
ship. more than 75,000 members with
an annual membership fee of $L
One other thing was very impress
ive and that was the fact that our
own state has a membership of only
2186, being a decrease of 5121 mem
bers from last year Of this 2166, we
are proud to say that Martin Coun
ty has over 600 members, being 26
p, r cent of the entire state mem
bership, and incidentally the largest
membership that Martin County has
ever had. This is something that we
should all be proud of.
We left Baltimore early Thursday
morning for home, all feeling that
we had been greatly lienefitted by
attending the convention, and asso
ciations and contacts made
there. , , ,
Each one of us feel grateful for
the opportunity of attend ng thi?
convention, and feel more inspired
fur assinting and helping the Martin
County Farm Bureau to grow to
greater heights for the mutual ben
efil of ?U,? ? '
Studies "Okies"
Hep. John H. Tol&n, of California,
tells reporters in Washington about
his committee's investigation of
interstate migration problems. A
number of migrant workers are
scheduled to testify at the House
hearing.
Peel. Clyde Revels, T I. Roberson.
Mack Leggett.
Robersonville
I M Little. R. L. Smith. S. L Rob |
crson, Ned Andrews. Jane Whit I
field. J T Powell. J W Taylor.
Haywood?Peel. Mat icy Dogger!.
Booker Teel. J M Highsmith, R. 11
Taylor. .1 H Howell. P T Edmund -
son. W. R Taylor. J A Powell. B
L. House. Scales Tub. Co., John Rob
erson. Stanley Weathersbee Ben
Roberson. J 1). Rawls. G. I). Grimes.
Hugh Roberson. J. R. Winslow. R
M Stalls. J. V Moye, W T Hurst.
Wiley Rogersoh. Raleigh Perkins.
Charlie Brady. I). L. James. H. A
Jenkins, C. L. Keel. Joe 1. Powell.
J. B. Roberson. B B Wynn, Fred
Taylor. Larry Bunting W T. An
drews, N. C. Everett. T L Johnson,
Guy Forbes. Arthur Johnson. W. A.
Ausborn. W L. House, J B Rawls.
Lewis Slade. C. i- Wilsuii...l^aimie
Slade. Hattie Fleming. Zeb Brown.
Elmer Purvis, H. II Pope, Jr . B. F
Anderson. M. F VanNortwick. O
P. Roberson. George Tom Crandall.
Frank Crandall.. Kelly Crandall,
Elijah SpruiU.H.B. KnTMuxbin. 11. C
Norman. J. A James, B. F. Coburn.
Lonnie Whitfield. Arch Teel. Ken
neth Roberson. Clinton House, J
A. Roebuck, S. T. Woolard. Earl Co
burn, J T. Thompson. J. J. Williams,
J B Matthews, p. 1) Roberson, W.
Ben Everett Bill Little, Irvin Little,
Will Little. Clem Can. Jarvis Which
aid, H. B. Smith. Charlie Bullock. M.
S. Cowin, W L Ausborn, Ada Roe
buck, Howard Taylor, P.. W. Wil
liams, J. B. Wynn. Raymond Stalls.
Prince Ayers, Ernest Beach. Tom
Godard, Cleo Jackson, John Mi/.ell,
J. L Bailey, .1 F. Wynn. J Marion
Griffin, James W Griffin. .1 II
Peel. L W. Wynne, Will Bnnn, Os
car Little, H L. Roehuek, Will Lit
tle, Webb Ward, Cato Andrews.
Jamesville
J. W. Long, C C. Martin, W. C
Wallace, R. C. Sexton, Titus Martin,
Marvin Jones, G M Anderson. Carl
Griffin. M H Leggett. Alehie I).
Coltrain, C C. Coltrain, W B. liar
ring ton. Nathan K. Roberson, Asa J
Hardison, John F Manning.
Hardens
Julian Fagan, J F Jordan, J I.
Knowles. ,,
_l__ Hamilton
Mildred Everett, James Everett.
Oak City
L. H. Rouse, Mrs. W A White, E.
T. Scearce, John Swihson, J II Lil
lard, J. A. Rawls, BasseII and Fran
els Worsley, Phelps Service Station.
W. V. Daniel and Co., 11. E. Brown,
Henry Lock, Dr. E. E Pittman, I)
L- llain ll. A W ( )utt> i bi idge, A.
M B. ?nton. J C. Ross, N W Wors
ley, Wiley Craft. J H Ayers. B L.
Johnson. J H. Holltday, Ernest <
RawLs Roosevelt Hyman. Tommie
Knight. C. F Green. George E
Lynch, F S. Scott.
Ilobgood
Blossom Ballawan. It J Whitfield, ,
J F Flannagan
Palmyra
M. E Hyman, Buck Howell. N
M. Hyman. Mit Roberson, A. P. !1>
man. J H Harretl, K R Thomposn
E. T Smith, P. B Belflower. J L
Warren. Vester Spruill. Peter Bel
flower, L. I, Harrell, J. T. Moore,
E L Fields. P U Dolberry.
Everett*
G. W. Taylor, J. S. Ayers, John H.
Wynn, J B Bullock, L. C. James, A.
P. Barnhill, D C. Peel. Jesse Keel,
W C Bullock. J T Beach. Mack L.
James, U A. Clark. Hubert Clark,
J W Cherry, H. S. Hardy, J. S. Ay
ers. Jr. G G Bailey, Thurman
Peaks. J S. Wynn, Walter Beach, H.
II Williams
W M. Muell, uf Bethel; O U
Whichard. uf Kinston, L B. Flem
ing. of HasseJI; Ruy Godard. of Wash
ington Clark's Warehouse, of Tar
ls.ru
FURNITURE!
For a Happy Christmas
FURNITURE in u gift that continues to give *erv
icc after Chrintmak ami Nc* Year'* ami the holi
day* are forgotten. And every home need* *o many
item* from our ?tock to make it more comfortable.
If you wish lo spend u
little more, then give the
lots a bed to themselves;
mother un eleetrie re
frigerator; father, ea#y
chair; sister could do
well with a lied room
suite; brother would en
joy a wardrobe for keep
ing his clothes from the
dust.
Not only these, there
are scores of gifts in our
store that are both serv
iceable and economical.
You will be glad that you
didn't buy a gift that last
ed only a short time.
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Hatis
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Studio Couch
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and Table
Mirrors
Car/tots
Ottomans
Fad Tables
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Occasional t.hairs J
Cedar Chests 3
Smokinit Stands ?
Magazine Harks q
Mattresses t<
Springs
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FRUITS, NUTS
AND CANDY
For the Family and For Santa Clans
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
Two Deliveries Daily ??Telephone 169
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nothing more uppreeiuleil than a jjifl of arariiifi ap
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