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British Determined To Fight To Finish Against Barbarism (Continued from page ooel the ocean are coming in safely Full provision to replace all sunken ton nage is being made and still more by our friends in the United States . Hitler may turn and trample this way and that through tortured Europe. He may spread his course far and wide and carry his curse with him. He may break into Africa or Asia. But it is here in this island fortress that he will have to reckon in the end " J Following Churchill's declaration with action, the RAF. boosting hun dreds of planes, directed the heaviest raid of the war against industrial Germany Factories and warehouses were left as mere shells. While the puppet government in Vichy claim ed the Allies had been repulsed on several fronts in Syria, the Free French were reported in the out skirts of Damascus. Junior Club Names Officers Tuesday ? Holding its last meeting of the cur-1 rent year Tuesday night, the Junior Woman's Club elected new officers and also discussed the plans of the United Service Organizations. A drive is now being made to raise a substantial amount of money from individual contributions of the club members to aid in the worthy cause. Another plan discussed by members present was "telephone bridge" to raise some funds for the organize? tion. New officers elected were Mrs. Charles Leonard, president; Mrs Ed die Trahey. first vice president; Miss Emelyne Evans, second vice presi dent; Mrs. David Modlin, recording secretary; Miss Edna Barnhill, cor responding secretary. Mrs. Abner Brown, treasurer, and Mrs. Wigg! Watts, sponsor CARD OF THANKS I thank all of the people for all | the kindness they did for mc during my illness, both white and colored. William Slade. $1.10 Vint 12.15 quart ?**.1 ^TAJRS CAIiSTAIRS White Seal fOR TM{ MAN WHO CARtS M.? Pfwf. 1i% (rain neutral aplrltm. Cental r. Brou. Dirtilllng Co.. Inc. Baltimore, Md. Father's Day SUNDAY, JUNE 1 f>th ?HANDKERCHIEFS ? ?SOCKS ?TIES ?SLACKS ?SHOES ?SHIRTS NAT ISRAEL WILLIAMSTON, N. C. Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C. J MM IS "Sing*|K>re Woman" Msurfsn. Ml DAVID Itoct ALSO SELECTED Wednesday ThnrwUy Jam 1S-1S "People v.. Dr. Kildare" Llaol Barryaaort. Law Ayraa. Uwl?? Pay Friday Sitardiy Jam M-n "Blood and Sand" Linda Daraeil, Tyroaa Nvw, Etta BaywnrU SHORT SUBJECTS . Pledges Continued Efforts For Good Farm Legislation (Continued from page one) worthwhile as these efforts were, none of them dealt directly and ex tensively with the problems of far mers or fully recognized the handi caps farmers were facing. However, by 1933. the predicament of the Am erican fanner had become so acute that something had to be done, and Congress that year passed the Agri cultural Adjustment Act. Each year since CongreM has amended and modified the act in or der to improve it, thereby making it better serve farmers. Often we have had to follow the trial and er ror method because we did not have much experience prior to 1933, but Congress has courageously faced the situation and has not hesitated to change the legislation in order to improve it. No doubt it will be mod ified and improved from time to time in the future. While phases of farm legislation have been changed, the objectives have been constant since 1933, and the first objective has been and still is. to achieve and maintain equality for agriculture with other groups in our national economy. To obtain this objective, the pro grams have attempted to bring about a balance in the supply of agri cultural commodities in line with the demand; to insure adequate sup plies at all times, so that consumers as well as producers would be pro tected; and to conserve our soil re sources not only for this generation but for generations to come By this me'hod we hope to make this nation a better place in which to live, and to leave our childrens' children a more fertile land from which to get a better living. Another objective of the farm legislation has been to con serve and use our water resources and to prevent soil erosion?if we canlstop the soil erosion we will have much less to worry about in the human erosion on the farm. We have worked towards these objectives by giving to farmers, through National legislation, the machinery whereby they could, through the democratic procedure of a referendum, control the quantity of an agricultural commodity going on the market. This is merely giv ing to agriculture a privilege which industry has practiced for years ? the privilege of controlling the quan tity of their product going on the market. Under the agricultural programs, payments have been made to farm ers to divert land from soil-deplet ing surplus cash crops to soil-con serving crops and uses. Farmers of the Nation and of the South have exploited their land for years, not through choice, but through neces sity. The soil is the farmer's source of his income, regardless of how meager that income may be, and he has had no desire to deplete his soil. He has been seriously concern ed about tile erosion on his own farm, yet even with most of his cropland devoted to cash crops, his income from farming in the past has been inadequate. It has not been large enough to provide him with a stan dard of living even approaching that of the average American. As for cash expenditures necessary in preventing erosion and building the soil, these were entirely out of the question for most southern farm ers with the incomes which havo been received from ferm--market ings. A depleted, eroded-Soil would mean eventually a poverty stricken people?American farmers living on the plane of the hungry people of the Orient We cannot have a peo ple strong, healthy, vigorous, ag gressive and able to defend democra iy_i^^do_not_?rodjice the food and Sber necessary to sustain such a people. The farm program has made it possible for agriculture to be bet ter prepared for defense than any >ther group in our Nation. Farmers Pave not only built up reserves in the soil, but they have also built up reserves of corn, wheat, cotton and other foods and fibers so that this Nation can not only defend it self but can supply products for the defense of other democracies. Tliey can do this with the satisfying knowledge that we have adequate food and fiber left for all our own needs. No bottleneck has developed in the supplies of agricultural com modities. In fact, there are adequate reserves of grain and fiber, much of which the Government has taken title to under the loan program at prices below current levels. In ad dition to the loan stocks which far mers can withdraw for sale, the gov ernment has title to over six million bales of cotton, over 150 million bushels of wheat and more than 200 million bushels of corn, any part of which is immediately available to the government should it be needed in our defense effort. In the face of strikes and other industrial difficul ties which now constitutes a large portion of our daily news, it might be interesting to note that, at av erage prices for these important commodities this last year, returns for labor of farmers who produce these commodities to feed and clothe the Nation, have averaged less than ten cents per hour. This wage was not all cash income. For example, out of the 10 cents an hour a south eastern cotton farmer received for producing cotton, only 3.7 cents an hour was in cash and the remainder was in the form of fuel, food and housing, which he obtained from the farm as a part of his living. If the price of cotton hah increas ed since 1909 in the same proportion that wages have increased in this period, cotton would be over 30 cents per pound today. Not only have wages advanced considerably, even since the boom year of 1929, but the cost of living of non-agricultural persons has declined. At the present lime both total factory payrolls and weekly earnings per worker are above the 1929 levels, but the cost of! living of these groups, measured by cost of food, clothing and rent, ranges from 12 to 25 per cent lower than in 1929. When compared with re turns farmers are receiving, one would hardly think agriculture is still a part of the national family. When you realize what a very small cash income a farmer receives for his labor, it is no wonder that they"-cannot buy the goods of labor and industry, and cannot buy the services of business and profession al people. Because of this, it is not only farmers, but the people of the bouth generally who have suffered from the low farm purchasing pow Despite all the handicaps, the far mer has contributed to National De fense with the reserves which are now available to this country and the democracies of ttie world. 'Hediad done it without asking for an amor tization of his establishment; he has done it without asking for "cost plus on his production; he has done without having a guarantee of minimum wages and maximum hours. Farmers are now and will continue to fulfill one of our great est needs in National Defense. They are idiotically producing the food and fiber without which we could never be a strong nation. As a result of the spending for de been' mer democuraci<^ wages have been increasing, the cost of services has been increasing, the price of machinery and Tquipment has been r^h"5"18, faCt ,he Price ?f ev cteMtef a t*fmar *>uy6 has baen in Zo hgLyet Up 10 thr'<* months go thire was no comparable in SE-ff Pf7 ?f far? commod ities. As a result the farmer was finding himself each month in a rel atively more unfavorable situation " ZmPar'1 W'th the other gteups in the country, with the cost of the things he buys going up and the ?of the things he se'.lsnot go Congress recognized this (act, and recently passed an 85 per cent of parity loan on cotton, wheat, tobac co, corn and rice. 89 per cent of par ity merely means that the farmer can borrow an amount on these com modities which will enable him to buy 89 per cent as much of the things lie needs as he could buy With the same quantity of these products in the period 1909-14. Hiis means that the farmer's wage for produc ing cotton, for example, will be in creased from 10 cents an hour to about 18 cents tn hour, which is about one-halfyrf the minimum wage by tntftjjtty;-and- the farrneis?are receiving ng^time-and-a-half for ov ertime. While 89 per cent of parity loans will improve the farmers' sit uation over what it was a year ago, he still will not be on a basis of equality with industry, business and labor. With the talk of higher prices for farm products, perhaps a word should be said about consumers. Un der the AAA act. Congress has charged the Department of Agricul ture not only witb improving farm Income, but with safeguarding the interests of consumers. This part tias not been forgotten, but the con sumer angle has received much pub licity in recent months, and much of thiyjublicltyjs^ase^jn^rrMteous Non-Tax Lister Is Expected To Have His Day In Court (Continued from page one) with a shotgun in Robersonville on the evening of April 29, Willie Pur vis was unable to raise a $2,000 bond and he continues in jail awaiting trial in the case charging him with an assault with a deadly weapon. Alleged to have assaulted and rob bed Jack Bees of $5, Willie B. Jack son is confined to the jail in default of a $50 bond. Jasper Roebuck is charged with assaulting Alice Roebuck with a pis tol and a knife on March 26. He is at liberty under a $200 bond. Simon Jenkins, charged with pos sessing illegal liquor, is at liberty under a $75 bond. Perlie D. Godard and Henry Elli son, charged with drunken driving, both appealed from a judgment of the county court, bond being requir ed in the sum of $100 each. Fred Jones is facing trial in the case involving a small amount of money but charging the defendant with obtaining property under false pretense. Five of the sixteen cases were placed on the superior court docket by appeal from judgments in the county court. Eight were bound ov er by the several justices of the peace and one by the county court. Two other cases were continued at the last March term. Local Young Woman Hurt In Fall From Window | ? Mis. Sarah Copeland suffered no broken bones but was painfully hurt in an accidental fall through a sec ond-story window at her home on Watts Street Wednesday afternoon. She was removed to a Washington hospital for treatment. thinking. In the first place, it has already been pointed out that fac tory payrolls and industrial work ers' incomes are now substantially above the level of 1929, while the price index for foods and all com modities, or cost of things bought, is substantially below the 1929 lev el. This, of course, results in a great er purchasing power for non-farm people than they had in the boom year 1929. On the other hand, in come from farm marketings is some 20 per cent below the 1929 lev el. Until there is a closer relation,-, ship between these two figures, it does not seem to me that all of the concern should be felt for consum ers. It might also be well to remember that at the present price levels there is only about eight cents worth of cotton in a two dollar cotton shirt, and only 1.2 cents worth of wheat in a loaf of bread. If prices are increas ed to 85 per cent of parity this should raise the cost of a shirt by only a few pennies, and The price of a loaf of bread by less than half a cent. Farmers are usually interested in learning that the clerk who han dles the shirt in the store gets more out of the selling price for his labor than the farmer who raised the cot ton contained in the shirt. And each time you send a shirt to the laun dry, the laundryman gets more for his work than the farmer received for producing the cotton- it contains. In thinking of consumers of cot ton goods, there are many factors besides the price of cotton which affect final selling prices of cotton goods. Broadly speaking, the whole sale price of cloth is "made up of two items of cost: the price of cotton and the mill margin or manufacturingj cost. When the defense program started last June, wholesale prices of 17 cloths averaged about 21 cents a pound, about half of which repre sented cost of cotton, the other half being the margin for the mills. Now cloth prices arc up to 51 cents, but the two factors making up this cost are no longer anywhere near equal. In this period of less than a year, eunoii J/. ??. ? AM rttm-TU ODUUl I Id II cent, while the mill margin has al most doubled. If mill margins ha remained unchanged, cotton price could now be about' 20 cents a poun and the effect on consumers of cot ton goods would be the same. I have selected cotton to use as ai example, but by the same yardsticl 1 could have pictured the Identics condition with tobacco and peanuti The surplus problem tye have to day is a problem that we canno solve as individuals. However, far mers have the machinery to act col lectively through a national farn program. They have the means t act?together for their own interest at the same time they are workinj to produce the things most needec in this all-out effort for defense. Food will help win this War as i did the last war and as It has all oth er wars. Not only must our armet forces be adequately fed, but all thi workers of industry and the entir< civilian population must be well fe< if we are to be able to put forth tht efforts necessary to really help th? democracies. Total war means w< must have healthy, courageous anc calm people who are able at all timet to exert themselves ?) the limit, and we can do this only when our peo ple are getting an adequate diet Far mers have and will continue to pro vide the nation with all these basic necessities. During the past seventeen years 1 have assisted in all legislation for farmers. Since becoming a member of Con gress, I have worked and voted for farm legislation. I led the fight to re store to North Carolina its Just and proper peanut legislation. I led the fight to have tobacco named as ooe of the agricultural commodities in the lend-lease bill I voted for 85 per cent parity loai on cotton, wheal rice, corn and t bacco. I will continue to work and vo for ail good farm legislation. *\ Farm Bureau Group Has Successful Meet In High School Here (Continued from page'one) to waste on account of negligence. Other nations are fighting over just | what we are wasting." Explaining that the soil conserva tion program aids in checking land erosion, and that much has already been accomplished, Mr. Garrett stat ed that the problem could be attack ed when 25 or more farmers petition ed the state committee for the or ganization of a soil erosion district and a referendum would be called. The benefits from the program, he pointed out, could be had through a survey and an appraisal of the problem and by a plan of assistance for holding and improving the soil. There are 45 counties in this State with more than 7,000 farmers al ready organized tackling the big | problem. "You are fortunate here in having fairly level land, but the ravages of erosion are even noticeable here, and I beseech you to act before it is too late to save our soils and natural re sources," Mr. Garrett said. In conclusion, Mr. Garrett declar-1 ed that we are only stewards here, thatwie must leave the soil for oth ers and that those who follow may I enjoy the best way of life we must | leave it in good shape for them. Details of the program will be I gladly explained by the office of the| county agent. The meeting last night recognized several out-of-county guests, includ ing R. C. Holland who has played a prominent role in surplus peanut marketing, and Messrs. J. E. Wins low and Haywood Dail, fathers of I the Farm Bureau movement in this | State. TEXACO SERVICE STATION FOR rent on highway in Everetts, good location for the party who is willing to work. Can make a living and some money there if you will carry a stock and stay on the job. Harrison Oil Company. jlO-4t TEXACO SERVICE STATION FOR rent on highway in Bethel, good location for the party who is willing to work. Can make a living and some money there if you will carry a stock and stay on the job. Harrison Oil Company. jl0-4t NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina. Martin County. In | The Superior Court. County of Martin vs. J. B. Cherry. Undef and by virtue of an order of sale made by L B Wymne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County, on Monday, the 27th day of May. 1841, the undersigned commis sioner will, on Monday, the 7th day of July, 1941. at twelve o'clock noon, in front af the courthouse door in the town of Williamston, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate, to wit: Lying and being in Williamston Township, Martin County, state of North Carolina, containing 640 acres, more or less, commonly known and designated as the Spruill land, ad joining N. C. Highway No. 125. the lands of Jesse Whitley, the lands of Roberson and Peel, and others, and being the same place known us the home place of Joseph B. Cherry. This the 27th day of May. 1941. ELBERT S. PEEL, jl3-4t Commissioner. NOTICE Nortfi Carolina, Martin County. I The Superior Court. County of Martin against Peter Hal rell and others. The dcfcndants.-Peter Hanell and wife, Mrs. Peter Harrell, above nam ed. will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenc ed in the Superior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Martin County in which said defendants have an interest; and the said defendants will further take notice that they are re quired to appear before L. B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Mar tin County at his home in Williams ton, North Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the completion of this service of publication by notice to the to answer or demur to the complai of the plaintiff in this action, or t plaintiff will apply to the Court f the relief demanded in said coi plaint. This the 27th day of May, 1941. L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court m30-4t of Martin County NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. In The Superior Court. County of Martin against Mrs. C. P. Howell and others. P O T A TO PLANTS FOR SALE?NOW READY CHEAP FOR CASH J. S. WHITLEY Telephone 109 Full Pint 85+ Prtptrtd by Grtt/iirai tnc Cmt> 0 The defendants, Mrs. C. P. How ell and husband, C. P. Howell, above named, will take notice that an ac tion entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Mar tin County in which said defendants have an-interest; and the said defen dants wfll further take notice that they are required to appear before L. B. Wynne. Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his office in Williams ton. North Carolina, with in thirty (80) days after the comple tion of this service of publication by notice and to answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 27th day of May, 1941. L. B. WYNNE, Clerk- Superior Court m30-4t of Martin County. NOTICE North Carolina, Martin County. In The Superior Court. County of Martin afaln Charlie Gay and others. The defendants, Charlie Gay and wUje^^dlonu^ja^^itove^iamed^ will take notice that an action en titled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Martin County, North Carolina, to foreclose the taxes on land in Martin County in which said defendants have an interest; and the said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear before L. B Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court of Martin County at his office in Williamston, North Carolina, with in thirty (30) days after the comple tion of this service of publication by notice and to answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiff in this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint fl This the 27th day of May, 1941. L. B. WYNNE, Clerk Superior Court m30-4t of Martin County, Reita Theatre?Washington Sunday-Monday June 15-16 "POWER DIVE" with Richard Arlen and Jean Parker, Tuesday DOUBLE FEATURE June 17 "Aerostt the Sierrua", with Bill Elliott The Great Swindle', Jack Holt, Murjorie Reynolds Wednesday-Thursday June 18-19 "RIDE ON VAQUERO" with Cesar Romero and Mary Beth Hughet Friday-Saturday June 29-21 "WYOMING WILDCAT" Roy Rogers and George Hayes Select Your Father's Day Gift Here PAJAMAS - HATS - SHOES - TIES BELTS - SPORT SHIRTS - DRESS SHIRTS - SHIRTS AND SHORTS HANDKERCHIEFS AND SOCKS. Darden's Department Store ^Father's Day Suggestions Although Father never complain*?yet he is very grateful for the thoughtful ness of the children. He, too, is aware that if the gift comes from MARGOLIS BROTHERS, it's the correct style for the occasion. ?Sport Shirts ? Hats ?S/>orf Ensembles ?Slacks ? Belts? ?Pajamas ? Handkerchiefs ?Arrow and Manhattan Shirts ?Palm Beach Suits ?Priestly Suits ?Jantzen & Rugby Bathing Trunks AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRACTICAL GIFTS We wrap the packages in giftboxes WILLIAMSTON, N. C i? 1
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