KERR PUT TEETH
IN TOBACCO BILL
Writer Tells Why
Tobacco Bringing
A Higher Price
By HOWARD F. JONES SR.
Associate Editor Warren Record
The type of tobacco known as
“flue cured” is bringing a price
that is encouraging to producers.
There must be a reason. To my
mind there was a leadership for
the farmers in their own ranks; a
leadership in Congress, and a will
ingness to follow by the Agricul
tural Department at Washington.
Then, too, the Buyers recognized
the fact that unless something
was done for the farmer, the
“Goose that laid the golden egg”
would be slaughtered. But I
doubt very much that the buy
ers had any idea that it would
be more than a spasmodic move
ment, with no thought of the
nerve necessary on the part of
the leadership in Congress and in
the “Signers” group to tax the
non-signer.
I was present at a meeting of
the Signers committee: Mr. J. B.
Hutson and Mr. Lanier of the
Tobacco section of the Agricul
tural Department, several sym
pathetic members of Congress and
newspapermen, at which Con
gressman Keer presided. The
most important statement made
at the meeting was made by the
chairman of the Signers group
when he looked Mr. Hutson in
the face and said: “We (the sign
ers) ask you to make us keep
our contract.” From this state
ment was born success; from this
statement—this Nerve, was born
the tax upon non-signers, and
from this statement the Buyers
realized that not only in 1934,
but in subsequent years the to
bacco farmer had a grasp upon
the situation that would bring
joy to his heart and comfort to
his family.
I had belonged to the Farm
ers Alliance, the Farmers Union,
and with these very hands had
done everything necessary to
grow tobacco. I had seen brother
farmers, enthusiastic in selling
time, forge i, their experiences and
their obligations in the planting
time, and when the “Sign-up”
group demanded of the Govern
ment, “We beg you to make
us keep our contract,” and in
the Kerr-Smith bill there was a
tax on those who could not help
save themselves and families from
want and from poverty, and join
with their neighbors in an ef
fort to help all of our citizen
ship I knew that here was one
plan that had teeth, and was
recognized by the Buyers.
It would be unjust for me to
I say there had been no leadership
in Congress; there has been. The
plan would have been a failure
without such leadership. It is only
just to say that the Congressman
from the Second District, Hon.
John H. Kerr, has been recognized
by the Agricultural Department,
the farmers, and his Congressional
associates as being deeply interest
ed in getting a law with teeth en
acted. Even in the closing days of
the last Congress he followed the
bill to the Senate and was on the
floor urging Senators to support
the bill. The bill passed and the
tobacco farmer is reaping the re
ward of clear-sighted leadership,
and can look forward to better
things for his family, his neigh
bor and business generally.
May we all be able to say for
many years, “Happy days have
come again.”
WELDON NEWS
Misses Hazel Neville, Dot How
ard and Margaret Shepherd left
Monday for Meredith.
Mrs. H. L. Blizzel and daughter
have returned to their home in
Goldsboro.
Mrs. Earle Rook and daughter
and Bickett Hawkins have return
ed after spending several days
in Goldsboro.
Miss Jeanette Dickens of Wilson
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Dickens for a few days.
Miss Anna Harrington, Thomas
Draper and William Hawkins
spent Sunday at Ocean View, Va.
Mr. Owen Pope of Baltimore
spent a few days last week with
his sister, Mrs. Helen Harrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hargrove,
Mr. and Mrs C. R. Hargrove spent
Thursday in Richmond.
Mr. C. S. Riggan left Thurs
day for Rocky Mount after spend
ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Neal, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Pierce, Jr.
Miss Catherine Pierce and Miss
Caney Foster spent Thursday in
Richmond.
Mrs. C. J. Sawyer of Windsor
is visiting her daughter, Mrs
W. A. Pierce, Jr.
Misses Marjorie and Bennie Col
lins left Wednesday to spend a
few days in Siler City.
Roy Edwards has returned af
ter spending several weeks in
Warrenton with his grandmother.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fried and
family spent Sunday in Raleigh
and Miss Florence Fried remained
to stay a week.
William Stevenson of Warren
ton is spending sometime with
Roy Edwards.
Mrs. Will Austin of Suffolk
GREATEST U. S. ARMY*®*
There was a total of 4.057,100
U. S. soldiers enrolled in the
world war between April 6. 1917
and November 11, 1918. As fol
lows; 545.700 regulars, 728.400
volunteers, 2,782,000 selective
draft men.
is the guest of Mrs. A. P. Ellis
for a few days.
Miss Annie Sue Howell left Fri
day for Lewiston where she will
teach.
Misses Sadie and Adeline Sil
vester spent Friday in Richmond.
_Misses Susan and Pattie Fitz
hugh spent Friday in Norfolk.
Mrs C. B. West and C. B. Jr.
have returned to their home in
Greenville after - spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. W. A.
Carter.
Mrs. M. D. Moore has returned
to her home in Norfolk after
spending a few days with Mrs.
J. D. Wheeler.
Harry Fried has returned after
visiting friends in Petersburg.
Mr. S. W. Neal, Sr. is spending
a few days with his son, S. W.
Directing The Great Textile Strike
WASHINGTON. . . . These are 24-hour working days for Fran
cis Gorman (above), chairman of the strike committee of the United
Textile Workers Union, who keeps in touch with field directors
throughout the vast textile areas.
Neal, Jr.
Mr and Mrs. G. A. Pearce, and
George Jr. were guests of Mrs.
S. W. Neal, Jr. on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McGlam
ery and son of Winston Salem
were week-end guest of Mrs. Me
Glamery’s mother, Mrs. C. R.
Chittenden
Miss Ellis Bounds has return
ed to Knightdale where she will
teach again this Fall.
Beverly Wrenn has returned to
his home in Norfolk after spend
ing sometime visiting R. B. Har
rington.
records show)!How’s the GRIPon
your tires? How does it compare
—in quick'Stop
ping safety—with
the new “G'3”
Goodyear All*
Weather?
COODfYEAR
ALL-WEATHER
GOODYEAR
SPEEDWAY
Center Traction
tough thick tread
—ribbed sidewalls
— Supertwist
Cord—lifetime
guarantee.
5.25 - 18 4.50 - 21
$6.20 $4.90
4.40 - 21 4.75 - 19
$4.45 $5.20
4.50 - 20 5.00 - 19
$4.70 $5.55
Put on New G-3’s and get—at
no extra cost—“The Goodyear
Margin of Safety”—for 43%
More Miles! Flatter Thicker
Wider All-Weather Tread!
Tougher Rubber and more of it!
Supectwist Cord in EVERY Ply!
Smith’s Service Stations
_Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
8,400 stop tests show
smooth tires slide 77% far
ther—and other new tires
slide 14% to 19% farther—
than New G-3 All-Weathers.
Goodyears grip best, stop
quickest, because of their
CENTER TRACTION. Now
further improved and made
43% longer-lasting in the
new “G-3.” Also—against
the slight hazard of blowouts
—you get the protection of
patented Supertwist Cord in
EVERY ply.—Why Flirt With
Fate—when you can have
“The Goodyear Margin of
Safety” at no extra cost?
Let Us Fill Your
TANK!
SHELL
GASOLINE
QUAKER
STATE
MOTOR
OILS
TOWN
TALK
Mr. and Mrs. William Shaw of
La Crose, Va. spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kenemur.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kidd of
Warrenton spent Tuesday in town.
Mrs. Frances McCants spent the
week-end in Raleigh.
Miss Jewell Gray is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gray in
Williamston this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Davis and
daughter, Elizabeth, Miss Mabel
Gillis spent Saturday in Woodland
with Mrs. Pete Bryant.
Jack Gray of Williamston was
a visitor in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carlisle,
Mesdames Mary Carlisle, Sam Co
ley visited Mrs. Allen in Triplet,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Hawkins
spent the week-end in White Plai
ns, Va. with Mr. and Mr. R. M.
Hawkins.
Herman Tickel of Washington,
D. C. spent the week-end in town.
Scott Benton spent Sunday at
his home in Sunbury.
Chester Chase left Sunday for
Davidson College where he will
be a student for the coming
year.
Graham Dean left Thursday for
V. M. I. where he will be a stud
ent for the coming year.
Mr. James Bendall of Emporia
was visiting in Roanoke Rapids
Thursday.