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S,B;iBE3S'mNT0N SILVER
CANDffiACYv-Some me mbers of
the General Assembly dont think that
Senator. Harris Newman, of New
Hanover, and ' Representative Gregg
Cherry, of Gastonia, ' Chairmen of
Senate and House , committees on
nance, have helped their reported ean
, didadea for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, also , respectively, hy the
speed' they have .attempted to apply
to committee consideration of the
proposed revenue bill. These dis
senters express private opinions that
rushing consideration of i the big
money bill has angered more people
than it has pleased.
FUTILE. Dr. John T. Burrus,
Senator from Guilford, thinks the
chairman of the State Highway and
Public Works Commission and the
Commissioner of Revenue should be
elected by the people instead of ap
pointed by the Governor and has bills
intended to make' such a change. But
the High Point doctor isn't betting
any big stakes that his proposals will
become law. On the other hand he
is inclined to be resigned to their de
feat. Senator Burrus defeated Capus
M. Waynick, present chairman of the
highway body, in the Democratic pri
maries last June.
PURPOSE. The bill by Senator
Paul D. Grady, of Johnston, to amend
the law establishing a State Board
Cosmetoligists, proposes to do many
things but opponents avow its main
purpose is to abolish the three mem
bers of the board of beauty shop in
spectors appointed by Governor Eh
ringhaus. Failure of the Governor
to reappoint Miss Emelie Purcell, who
served on the board one year, has
created no little stir and proposals
for a new set-up occasioned little sur
prise in Raleigh political circles.
GAS TAXES. From this point it
looks like everybody and his brother
is trying to get his hand into the
pocket of the automobile driver by
diverting highway fund revenues.
Motorists and truck ownere have ex
pressed in no uncertain terms the
opinion that any surplus gasoline tax
es should be applied to repairing
roads or reducing the cost of license
taxes. You will not be able to tell
who wins until the General Assembly
adjourns sine die.
TOLLS. This General Assembly
came to Raleigh determined to make
all bridges as free as the roads and
it didnt take the members long to re
move the tolls from bridges across
the Chowan near Edenton- and the
Cape Fear at Wilmington. You wont
lose much money, in the opinion oi
those supposed to know, if you wager
that tolls will also be lifted from the
Wright Memorial Bridge, gateway to
Roanoke Island, as the result of leg
islation backed by the administration.
NOT TOO SOON. Guesses on the
date for final adjournment of the
Legislature are beginning to vary
widely as the joint finance committees
continue deliberations on the biennial
revenue bill. Legislative prognosti
cators profess to foresee unanticipat
ed delay on the revenue bill in House
and Senate. These unquoted wise
men sense unexpected storms as the
result of rapid passage over many
sections of the money bill in com
mittee.
GOVERNOR. Lieutenant Gover
nor A. H. Graham isn't saying much
for publication but you can make a
note on your suff that he hasn't with
drawn from the 1986 Gubernatorial
race. Treading the even tenor of his
way Mr. Graham i nevertheless lay
ing the foundation for his campaign
next year. Many persons supposedly
versed In the gentle art of politics
think he is doing pretty well , with
the second General Assembly to hear
the sound of his gaveL It is general
ly admjtted that he knows his way
around 1 In? politics..-
SNEEZES. Head and chest colds,
just like those down on the ' farm
have been disturbing, members of the
General Assembly. . Among those ab
sent from the - Senate on - such an
account are: Senator A;' 'Hall John-
stono Buncombe; Senator Carroll
Weathers, of Wake; Senator White,
of Robeson' and Senator,' Harriss
Newman,' of New Hanover. ; To date,
none 6f these members of the upper
branch of the Assembly have been in
serious condition ' except. Senator
Johnston although hoanenWs on the
: part of Senator Spence, of Moore, de
layed consideration ef the. Automobile
drivers' license hill for several days.
REORGANIZATION. Members of
the present Legislature arejnna
mood for such a waste of time as was
imposed on the 1938 session by Sena
tor Larry Moore's committee; on re
organization of the State government.
Representative-Laurie McEachern, of
Hoke, introduced a Ml to reestablish
such , a committee after it had been
abolished" ty rules . committees of
House., and Equate but there is little
chance that a radio microphone will
be msti"cl iii tbe Eanate chamber to
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Keyholes
BLACK EYE. Members ' of the
General Assembly often get in bad
with the homefolks by published ac
counts of short session of the House
and Senate. 'Newspapers fail to re
cord the hours, that these tame mem
bers spend in committee meetings
ironing out the knots in legislation in
order to avoid lengthy debate in gen
eral, sessions. Many legislators are
members of half-dozen or more com
mittees and spend long hours going
over bills in order that time may be
saved when general session convenes.
SALES TAX. The three per cent
general retail sales tax isn't reenact
ed yet Opposition apparently is
greater than in the early days of the
session and opponents have substi
tutes that appeal to many legislators.
The administration is still confident of
reenactment of the Sales Tax but the
revenue bill hasn't been ratified. It's
a pretty safe guess that you'll have
the privilege of paying the sales tax
to Jceep the schools open another two
years but not if Representative Mc
Donald, of Forsyth, and Representa
tive Lumpkin, of Franklin, can stop
it They have proposals they say will
produce money but a lot of people
doubt their estimates.
AUTO TAGS. If all goes, well you
will not have to pay as much for your
auto license plates next year as you
did this January. It's pretty well
agreed that the Legislature will cut
the cob( of attto tags and it looks like
the minimum will be about $9.00. It
now appears you will buy your next
year's tag on a basis of 40 cents per
hundredweight instead of 55 cents as
formerly.
LOBBYISTS. Published reports of
increased corporation and busines
taxes as substitutes for the sales tax
brought representatives of variou;
commercial groups to town in a hurry.
The boys are finding their way
around hotel and legislative lobbies,
but general conditions are supposed
to have subtracted from their power.
You can't blame them for. not want
ing taxes upped on their business am
that of their dents and after all every
citizen who is to be taxed has a con
stitutional right to be heard.
Inspect Machinery
For Spring Work
Get your farm machinery ready for
work before the spring rush starts,
urges Prof. David Weaver, agricul
tural engineer at N. C. State Col
lege. The first step is to inspect all ma
chinery carefully, he says, and make
an inventory of repairs needed and
the parts to be replaced.
The parts should be ordered as
early as possible so they will arrive
before the machines must be used, he
explains, and the repair work sched
uled so that the machinery to be used
first will be repaired first.
Look into the disk harrow bearings,
examine the plow points, handles and
braces, ascertain the number of new
parts needed, note the parts that need
resharpening, tightening or cleaning.
All harness gear should be gone
over thoroughly, cleaned and oilei
when necessary. See that there are
enough, seed plates to handle all
types of seed to be sown with tlx
planter.
Cultivators, mowing machines and
binders should be gone over carefully.
New blades, bearings, sickles, rollers,
gears or chains may be needed. These
machines should be so repaired an
lubricated that they will operate
smoothly and efficiently.
Binders should receive special at
tention, Weaver says, for they are
complicated and a slight defect may
give plenty of trouble in the midst of
the harvest season. Rollers slightly
out of line may tear the canvass.
Rusted bill hooks or improper ten
sion on the twine may throw the ty
ing apparatus out of order.
This is only a brief outline of the
things to be checked, Weaver points
out, but the farmer, who operates the
machines should not have trouble in
locating the defects if he gives them
a careful inspection.
Must limit Potatoes
Or Accept Low Prices
Present indications are that North
Carolina Irish potato growers will
lose heavily on their 1985 crop unless
they reduce it by 80 percent or morel
says W-Msaidllakiu- horti
culturist ,t State-College. ; : ,
! Basing his :1 tajenfet on figures
supplied by A. E. Jferce secretary
of the Interstate Early Potato Com
mittee, Morrow said that the antici
pated crop of 8,600 carloads would
probably sell for $1,500,000 less than
the cost of production.
But if the crop is limited to 6)00
cars, he added, the growers stand in
position to clear over 11,100,000 above
production costs. Tin otier words, a
reduction of 8,630 cars will put $2
into the growers' pockets. -
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PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY FEBRUARY
Big Crop Contest Announced
By Fertilizer Distributor
Announcement has been
made locally of a $5,000 crop
contest, open to all farmers. This
contest, which is sponsored by the
Agricultural Development Bureau
of a large distributor of American
nitrate of soda, provides for S38
cash prizes. These awards range
from the substantial first prize of
$1,000 to $5.00.
An interesting feature of the con
test is the calibre of the men who
are to act as honorary judges.
They are: Senator Ellison D.
Bmlth, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture; the
Hon. AllenJ. Ellendej, Speaker of
.the Louisiana House; and Dr. B.
W. Kilgore of Raleigh, N. C. for
mer director of the North Carolina
Experiment Station and Extension
Service. e
Since the prizes are to be based
on the answers to five simple ques
tions, with spelling and grammar
' not counting, the sponsors of the
contest feel that every farmer who
follows the rules will have an equal
chance, regardless of the size of
his farm or the fertility of his land.
Special prizes are provided for 4-H
Club and Future Fanner chapters
uid fertilizer suppliers who help
year in order to establish as large ?
base as possible, said Morrow, who is
executive secretary of the North
Carolina Potato Growers Association.
But Morrow pointed out. that the
potato advisory committee has re
quested that the base period be 1930
34 inclusive, and it is not likely thai
the 1935 crop will have any effect up
on the base average.
"Furthermore, he said, there is not
enough chandfe of the 1935 crop af
fecting the base, through a special
ruling or otherwise, to justify the
growers producing a big crop this
year at a heavy loss.
Among the advisory committee
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One of the honorary Judges In the
$5,000 Crop Contest.
their customers win will also be
rewarded.
Practically all fertilizer manufac
turers and suppliers are active In
the contest and can furnish an en
try blank to farmers. The only re
quirement for entering is that the
farmer buy at least 100 lbs. of the
American product sold by the firm
sponsoring the contest.
recommendations are: Determination
by the secretary of agriculture of the
advisable size of the annual crop to
be marketed so as to maintain a par
ity price; a flexible basis of allot
ments to states; a tax of half a cent
a pound on all potatoes marketed
which are not covered by tax-exemption
certificates; transference of cer
tificates between growers when de
sired, and a referendum on the plan
after it has been in force one year.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Y. Kirby, of Nor
folk, Va., spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Campbell, at the Hotel
Hertford. '
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HERTFORD, N.G
18, 1985. Ir-nr" - ' "-
LAUNCH DRIVE
TO MODERNIZE
HOMES ON FARM
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Campaign Gets Under Way With
Cooperation of State Groups
A campaign to acquaint 6,250,000
farmers of the United States with the
provisions of the National Housing
Act, which make possible the modern
izations of their homes and equip
ment, is being launched by the Fed
eral Housing Administration, in co
operation with state and county farm
organizations. The present plan is to
bring the campaign to a climax be
fore the farmers become too busy
with their spring plowing.
A small group of field men of the
farm section of the Housing Admin
istration will work under the reg
ional directors, and in cooperation
with the state associate directors in
charge of modernization, in their ef
forts to bring to the direct attention
of all the farmers in the country the
benefits which are available to them
under the modernization program.
Contact Various States
Letters have been sent to heads of
farm organizations in each state
asking for their aid in this intensive
campaign. One of the first steps will
be to form state advisory committees
on rural housing. Among the offi
cials and organizations winch are be
ing invited to cooperate in forming
these committees are the state ex
tension director, state home demon
stration director, home management
specialist, head of the agricultural
engineering department, extension ag
ricultural engineer, director of voca
tional education, emergency relief ad
ministrator, president of the state
farm bureau, master of the State
Grange, and president of the State
Farmers' Union.
Present plans include the organiza
tion of campaigns in most of the 3,072
counties of the United States, with
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special meetlnen in wWi, i i .
civic bodies will be asked to take
part
Wherever the Better Housing com
mittees are organized on a county
wide basis, these committees will be
asked to enlarge their activities in
order to include farm modernization.
Where there are no county-wide
committees, the Housing Administra
tion's representatives will seek the
active cooperation of all agencies in
the county interested directly in farm
improvement
SUNDAY DINNER!
SUGGESTIONS'
By ANN FAGS
!JBjLT prlcM, with the exception
IV1 of beef, have eased slightly
the past week. Eggs too, are a UtUe
cheaper; but there Is no prospect of
lower butter prices. Imported New,
Eealand butter may prevent native
butter from going higher.
Potatoes are the outstanding food
value this week. Cheap potatoes ere
a boon to the low food budget foe
they are nourishing and satisfying.
Other root vegetables, cabbage and
lettuce are the next best fresh vege
table values.
Good grapefruit continues to bo
cheap. The first Florida Valencia
oranges are coming to market, but
they will be less plentiful then an
ticipated because of the Deoember
freere. Several varieties of apples are
Inexpensive. Strawberries are fairly
plentiful and moderate In price.
Here are three menu suggestions
which are timely and suited to three
budget levels :
Low Cost Dinner
Lamb Pie with Biscuit Crust
Potatoes Carrots Onions
Bread and Butter
Rice Custard with Raisins ,
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Roust Beef Pan-browned Potatoes
Buttered Broccoli
Bread and Butter
Strawberry Whip ,
Tea or Coffee Milk
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Lota Coupe at Flint, Mich., $560.
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