Tobacco At Fair Prices Is Continued Position Of NC Farm Bureau Leaf Committee The historic position of t h e North Carolina Farm Bureau “has always been that growers produce all the flue-cured tobac co they can sell at a fair price,” Carl T. Hicks, Walstonburg, State Farm Bureau Tobacco Committee Chairman, has de - dared. Hicks, listed among principal speakers at the 12th annual NCFB meeting in Asheville, Feb. 1-4, made this' statement in an address Friday, January 23 at the yearly meeting of the Johnston County Farm Bureau in Smithfield. In his position as Farm Bureau Tobacco Commit tee Chairman. President of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Coopera tive Stabilization Corporation and a tobacco grower, Hicks is thoroughly acquainted with all phases of the flue-cured situa tion. “When there were less than 1,500 member* in the North Car olina Farm Bureau,” Hicks said, “the organization was success ful in having enacted into law the AAA program. The State Farm Bureau has always stood staunchly behind provisions of this legislation, which involves among other things acreage control and the formula for de termining when tobacco is in surplus. “The legislation governing the production of flue-cured tobacco is designed to keep supply in line with demand in accordance with the law. The Farm Bureau has always insisted that the Se cretary of Agriculture, in his an nual Dec. 1 quota announce ment. always comply , with the law which fixes the quota on the basis of the surplus existing beyond the necessary, normal supply on hand.” Since the Secretary’s a n - nouncement of a 27.52 percent tobacco acreage reduction last , Dec. 1, Hicks said, there has been no indication of a reduc tion of surplus stocks in this country. If there should be a change before March 1. he ad I ded, the Secretary has the right to reduce the figure. “In the past three years,” Hicks pointed out, “flue-cured tobacco growers have been pro ducing annually 200,000,000 pounds more than was being consumed. Of the total, about 200.000. 000 pounds are in foreign stocks, 100,000,000 in stocks of export leaf dealers, and 300.000. 000 held under loan by the Stabilization Corporation. “We must agree that the 1948 projected acreage of some Tractors, F. 0. B. Detroit # FORD MOTOR’S famed Highland Park plant, former home of the model T and mecca for thousands of visitors from all parts of the j world, has been converted to tractor production. Assembly lines a mile long are now turning out 400 Ford tractors daily, witl^production ex pected to reach early in ’48. Transfer of tracer manufacturing to Highland Park from the huge Rouge Plant, begun over two years ago, necessitated moving hundreds af tons of presses, grinding machines, lathes and other production facili ties. Extensive building moderniza tion included construction and in stallation of an intricate system of conveyors and lines to flow parts and sub-assemblies to the final assembly line shown above. 900.000. 000 acres could yield 1.000. 000.000 pounds of flue-cured tobacco, based on the production of the last three years. If this yield should result, where will it go? “Between 650 and 660 million pounds will be bought by domes tic manufacturers, if the home consumption peak is main tained. This would leave some 300 to 340 million pounds for ex port, but, under the Marshall Plan, the 16 Western European countries have asked for a total of 425 to 450 million pounds of all types of tobacco. The most flue-cured growers could expect under the Marshall Plan would be 340 to 360 million pounds. However, the Marshall Plan has not yet been adopted and no one knows how it will come out in final form." If we were foolish enough to go “all out" and build up our surplus this year, Hicks said, our price structure in 1949 would fall apart because the price of tobacco would be depressed and the government would lose mil lions of dollars because of its support of our product at 90 per cent of paritv. "Let s not be stampeded and our strength dissipated," Hicks advised. “We must stand solidly together and hold on to the gains made and fought so hard for through the years since we have been organized." There is little or no advantage in grinding corn for beef calves as the added cost usually more than offsets any advantage. Then too, calves do their own grinding more efficiently than older animals. Years Ago A Backward Glance 5 YEARS AGO Feb. 4. 1943 — Textile work ruled essential by War Manpow er Commission. The Roanoke Rapids Country Club elected the following directors: W. A Wolhar, F. S. Kemp, F. C. Wil liams, E. B. Manning, Howerton Gowen, H. C. House, G. A. Berkstresser, T. W. Mullen, John Dunn, Roderick Meikle, Wilbert Anderton, and Billy Nor wood. Berkstresser was elected president: Wolhar, vice-presi? dent and Anderton. secretary treasurer. AT THE MOVIES it was 'They Died With Their Boots On” starring Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland. Letters from men in the service took up almost a half a page in the Herald. 10 YEARS AGO Feb. 3, 1938—M. C. Moseley went to the State Finals of the Golden Gloves boxing tourna ment in Charlotte after getting a “raw” decision in Raleigh in the semi-finals. Dr. J. W. Martin and F. M. Cot urn spent several days in Richmond, Va. and Washington, D. C. Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn was presiding over the Halifax County Supe rior Court term in Halifax. 15 YEARS AGO Feb. 2, 1933—John Vest, post master, said additional city de livery service had been grantee 6y the postoffice department Mrs. Zollie Powell, Miss Clare Jones and Sam Jones spent Sat urday in Richmond. ADVER TISING showed stew beef selling at a nickle a pound and fresh country eggs were 15 cents e dozen. Ronald Coleman in “Cy nara” and Mae West and Cary Grant in “She Done Hiir Wrong” were serving as the en tertainment features at loca! theaters. 30 YEARS AGO Feb. 1, 1918--Biggest head lines in the Herald showed “De partment of Justice moves Hein rich Miller. Declined to intern or Request of Mass Meeting of Cit izens but Advises Mr. Miller tt Go to New York City for Dura tion of War. No German Her« Now—After a consideration foi some weeks of the case of Hein .rich Miller, a German subject the United States Department o: Justice declined to intern him but advised him to leave this place. Mr. Miller consented tc their request and left Monday afternoon for New York Citj where he expects to remain foi the duration of the war. Actior on Miller's case was requestec after a mass meeting of the cit izens of this community had vot ed unanimously a resolution ad vising Mr. Miller to apply foi internment.” Miller had livet here many years and had ”mad< many friends, but they though it best he be interned due to th< constantly increasing animosit: toward Germans and Germany —Lieutenant K. C. Towe of Camj Jackson was visiting relative: here. ADVERTISING-Hancock House Co. had a sale on men’: hats and the highest priced ha was $2.15. (But most men wen wearing overseas caps.) Nazi-Soviet Papers Available to Public The captured German docu ments, recently released by th State Department describin; Nazi-Soviet Political Relations are now available to the publi in booklet form, the Governmen Printing Office announced todaj These documents, taken fror secret German forgein offic files, are available fbr $1.00 fror Superintendent of Documents Goveriynent Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. Football To Flowers Wolfpack Tackle Is Now Florist Billy Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, has become associated with Roanoke Floral Co. it was announced today. Billy’s father isj president of the firm, in addition to being a member of the board of di rectors of the North Carolina Florist’s Association. The man ager of the shop is Miss Gladys Davis, also a partner in the bus iness. Young Smith, remembered as a football star in high school as well as college, is a graduate of the Simmons School of Floral Design at Boston where he spe cialized in bridal designs, fun eral arrangements and corsages/ In his new connection, Billy will serve as general designer and will also assist in handling the business affairs of the firm. Captain of the Rocky Mount ( High School football team in 1940, Billy went on to Clemson College for two years, where he played at tackle. Following the war, he played tackle for two years with N. C. State College and was with the team for the Gator Bowl game in the 1947 New Year’s Day battle at Jack sonville. Fla., when the Wolf pack played the University of \ Oklahoma. While at State College, Billy was an outstanding student in the agriculture school, majoring in floriculture and specializing in outdoor and greenhouse flow er crops. During the war, Billy enlisted in the Infrantry in February. 1943, and was commissioned an officer in November, 1944. H e went overseas in December, 1944 and served in the European Theater. He became a company cammander and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in June, 1946. He won the Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts and four battle stars in the war. BAPTIST WMS MEET The Womens Missionary So ciety of the Rosemary Baptist Church will meet in the church Monday night February 9th at 7:30. COLDS LIQUID MEDICINE IS BETTER Get split-second relief of Cold Miseries with 666 the largest selling Liquid Cold Preparation in the U. S. 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