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PAGE EIGHT INTERESTING ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON (Continued irom nag P one) pledge, hinting in conclusion that cooperation between the two nations ia of "great significance to the cause of general peace." Congress adjourned without pass ing the third deficiency bill, carry ing appropriations for many under takings, because Senator Long, hav ing obtained the floor of the Sen ate refused to yield and allow a vote on bill, which had al- j ready passed the house. Because the I two houses had already voted defi nitely to adjourn at midnight the session automatically came to an end with the Louisiana solon hold ing the floor. Conferences develop that most of the items can be taken care of by the President until Jan nary out of other funds, although some of them will be postponed. Investigations authorized by Con gress will be continued during the recess and it is quite probable that between October and December tHe public will be regaled with the rev elations. Fifteen principal inquiries are on tap, including chain stores and their connection with an "al leged super-lobby;" operation of the Silver Purchase Act of 1934 j lobby- ing activities; air transportation; production, transportation and mar keting of wool; land and water pol icies of the government;'bankruptcy and receivership proceedings; the Virgin Islands, bond holders' reor- j gmization and protective commit tees, wild life, patents, expenditures in special elections to the house this year and flood conditions in central New York. The neutrallitv resolutions passed by Congress arbitrarily imposes em bargoes on munitions shipments to nations engaged in war until Feb ruary 29, 1936. Moreover, it forbids the passage of American citizens on merchant ships of belligerents and bans submarines of belligerents in American waters. Considerable argument and dispute preceded the passage of the resolution which was pushed through as an affirmative warning to the world that the Unit ed States is not going to become embroiled in future wars. However, sober second thought, expressed on the floor of both houses, warned against the mandatory provisions of the resolution which, it was said by Representative Wadsworth of New York, provide "an open invi tation to the great and powerful to attack the weak." The Presidential campaign for 19- 36, apparently underway for weeks, will pick up momentum with the jidjoumment of congress and for the next fourteen months the elec torate will be wooed with increas- ''f Ttit YEAR'S MOST TALKtD-ABOUT VALUES ! Dependable Used 1 AMD Cars I Your Title, Your License And Sales Tax All I '745 *5lO ' CHRYSLER Motors has recorded * AND UP AND UP u ' ar Plymouth at $5lO and up. JL AA, 111 JL \J\AJ M m a trulv astonishing growth in the And you can get the luxury and _ w w past three years ... a time when more car for ever >' dollar s P ent - thrilling performance of a Chry- 't " , A- the public has invested its money People are talking about the sler for as little as $745 and up ffflgFlfW JgrMfg KS ,«•; \ vtro mr. advantages of Chrysler safety all- ... all prices list at factory, with • * v»i I e\craorainar\ c«rc. . , «. *-»• •-» • i * steel bodies . . . floating Power special equipment extra. •» Of course there s a good rea- smoothness .. . Genuine hy- Whatever price you wish to _ iSSH son. Chrysler-built cars give you draulic brakes.. . Floating Ride pay... we can show you a car L* _II __ q -J " I | _ W the good new things first. And and new weight distribution. i that will give you most for what FIII I y IT lIH IJ lj % #UI Chrysler Motors gives you You can get them in the pop- you spend. Come in and see. J , i ■llmm i i,ingEßfiiiwfmr.€« Guarantees And Warrantees 1 Phone 362 iGDWARDS-CUTCHIN Motor CoJ Plymouth — Chrysle | i iug ardor. Amid the clamor of de- I bate it will be well nigh impossible for any commentator to do more than guess at the outcome and most o fthe political discussions that emanate from Washington will be written for "a purpose," the inten tion of influencing voters one way or the other. The writer's views may be alto gether erroneous. Some reader of this weekly review, sitting in a small country store, may assess the popular trend more correctly. Cer tainly. Certainly this column will not please the rabid partisans of either party but it ought to be en lightening to those who wish to have a check upon their own ob servations. What is here is based , on a close study of events rather than upon personal contact with office-holders and party leaders. Typical of letters received is one from Missouri, asserting that it was easy to tell we were not in sympathy with the "New Deal" and another from Connecticut sug gesting that one might assume that we were being paid to put out propaganda for the administra tion. Of course, both came from partisans who want nothing but su gar in their mental food. We en joy communications from readers everywhere and appreciate any com ment upon this review which appears in your favorite newspaper. Being human, but trying to be intellec tually honest, we readily recognize how easy it is to make mistakes in writing about Washington af fairs. Anyway, Mr. an dMrs. Read er, if we overlook something import ant., write the author, P. 0. Box 374, Washington, D. C., and tell us what it is. While we can't promise a personal reply to every letter we will at least attempt to re-check our calculations and observations. AAA REPORT The AAA expended $807,696,134 during the fiscal year ending June 30th with benefit payments amount ing to $563,438,812. Surplus remov al took $12,591,001, drought relief, food conservation and disease erad ication got $148,520,819 and adminis trative expenses $38,583,642. o SUPREME COURT The Supreme Court begins its fall session on October 7th and the government is moving to get an early hearing on the decision of the Boston Circuit Court ease which (Jeclared the processing tax es unconstitutional. The belief is that recent amendments have clear ed away any invalidity that might have existed in earlier legislation. A 4-4-50 Bordeaux mixture is giv ■ ing excellent results in controling - J apple blight on the farm of R. L. ■ j Plonk, near Kings Mountain. THE ROCKY MOUNT HERALD. ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA To Sell Or Not To Sell (By L. Bruce Gunter) With reference to the advice giv en by the Pitt Count}- Tobacco Control Board to tobacco growers not to sell tobacco for less than twelve cents per pound, I am in hearty accord with the movement, but wish to make this observation for sake of clarity. The blanket statement cannot be made that to sell tobacco for less than twelve cents is to lose monoy. in view of the parity payment, for the fact that there are several dif ferent angles on which to figure the possible parity benefit. To take a concrete example, I sold a lot of tobacco today for six and a quarter cents per pound, which brought me $6.25. If I should get the maximum parity benefit from the government, it would equal the identical price which I received for this tobacco. It is obvious, therefore, that I am out the cost of grading, drayage and warehouse charges, as well as the loss of this tobacco as fertilizer, by selling at this price. All told, this would run the minimum at which I can afford to sell tobacco, , in view o fa maximum parity pay + ment, up to or near the twelve cents * standard. J But it is by no means likely that • we shall get a full benefit parity ' paymant. In fact, the nearer we approach the limit of our allotment in sales, the less the parity pay- J ment will be, and if we exhaust our , allotment or dispose of any unused 1 portion of same by sale, we forfeit ' the parity payment. Also the price . we are to get for any unused por ion of our allotment by sale is four cents per pound. It will be seen, therefore, that it is impossible to determine just what sales to re ject in favor of the -parity payment until the bulk of he crop has been sold. Personally, I am following the plan of grading my tobacco by cur ings, just as we have always done, but we are sticking the poorer grades that will not bring as much as twelve cents and hanging them back in the barn, to be sold or not sold as may seem advisable later. If it appears better to sell after the bet ter grades have been sold and my allotment has been exhausted. I will not have to pay so much tax as I would to sell the better grades. If the parity payment exceeds the sale price, plus the cost of drayage and warehouse charges, then I can take the parity, save the drayage and warehouse charges and use the tobacco for fertilizer. Just which to do, I cannot know until the bet . ter grades of my crop have been ' sold and the volume of the crop de termined. Moreover, this plan will keep a MORE ABOUT COWS AND DOGS (Continued from page one) the young children and the result is direful when milk is taken from the child's diet. We do not have the census of cows compared with dogs in Edgecombe and Nash counties, but we are somewhat afraid that we may be in the same position that Martin county is if census was taken, and the number proven. great amount of the crop off the uiarket, and that in itself should influence the price of the other grades. This is a very important matter to all the people in the tobacco growing sections of the country, and should commend itself to the serious consideration of all our peo ple as a plain business proposition. The gentlemen from Pitt are to be commended for bringing the mat ter to the front, and it behooves the rest of us to support them in heir worthy effort. Let the citizens of every tobacco growing commun ity rally to their lead and aditate the policy of holding the lower grades of tobacco off the market, certainly until the latter end of the marketing season. Tobacco ware housemen and Tobacco Boards of You SA 4 Cents WHEN YOU RIDE CAROLINA COACH CO. BUSES INSTEAD OF DRIVING YOUR OWN CAR PRIVATE CAR OPERATION SELDOM COSTS LESS THAN 6 CENTS PER MILE, USUALLY MORE BUS TRAVEL COSTS 11-2 CENTS PER MILE AND NO MORE THAN 2 CENTS PER MILE WHEREVER YOU TRAVEL, RIDE CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE, HOT-WATER HEATED BUSES OF CAROLINA Coach Co. INFORMATION: PHONE 268 Trade and civic organizations should see to it that the growers are ful ly informed as to the soundness of this policy. Raleigh, N. C. Sept. 3, 1935 o THIRD PARTY A prominent easttrn newspaper says Bainbridge Colby will at tempt to form a "Constitutionalist" party to give disgruntled Democrats a place to go in fighting the Pres ident. W. R. Hearst, newspaper mogul, is said to be ready to back the move, which hopes to break into the "solid South." o AFTER LONG? Some think that a House commit tee will try to investigate Senator Long if be takes much of a band in the campaigns of Congressmen. Speculation arose when the special committee set up, a 9 usual, to in vestigate campaign funds, was giv en nower to "act upon its own ini tiative," etc. o INTO STRATOSPHERE Another attempt to explore the stratosphere will be made by the National Geographic Society* and the Army Air Corps in October. Re pairs to the huge balloon which col lapsed in July at Rapid City, S. D., will be completed in September. IJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIII ALL WOOL SUITS and TOP COATS $12.50 $15.00 $17.50 | HATS—LUGGAGE—SHOES FOR THE FAMILY at I 98c $1.98 $2.98 $3.98 ' S EGEMORS, Inc. | 116 N. Main St. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C v niiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Fall Field SEED WE ARE PREPARED TO MEET YOUR NEEDS FOR ALL KINDS OF ALL FIELD SEED. WE HAVE CAREFULLY SELECTED, RECLEANED SEED OF HIGH GERMINATION AND PURITY. WE WANT TO FIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR REQUIREMENTS SEXTON & SONS, Inc. Whitakers, N. C. Rocky Mount, N. C., SEED, FEED, PROVISIONS, HARDWARE, PAINT AND FARM SUPPLIES FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1935 CRIMSON CLOVER, BARLEY, JfI^RUZZI New stock just received. For Quality Seeds at Low Prices, See W.6.WEEKS&GO. 227 So. Main St.
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