VOLUMN LXVUI SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a Year
i *?
IT DOESN'T PAY TO BUY
OUT OF TOWN
OTHERS WILL FOI^LOW
YOUR EXAMPLE
THE COUNTY . THE STATE - THE UNION
CIRCULATION COUNTS
AND IS THE VAJJIE OF
ADVERTISING.
X'ewspaprr advertising gives more
circulation tor the money, than
anything else. ?
LOUISBURO, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY. OCTOBER IS, 1937
(EIGHT PAGES)
NUMBER SS
LOUISBURG
LEADS BELT
TOPS MARKETS WITH
HIGH AVERAGES y
Farmers Realizing Home
Market Place To Sell ?
Many From Distance Ap
preciating Louisburg ?
Block Sale Friday
As a result of the outburst of
appreciations for the efforts
LOUISBURG is making for the
Dbacco farmers of North Caro
lina they are rallying to t'he local
(iarket with quantities of the
^lden weed.
( The entire of last week and
his week the LOUISBURG Mar
ket has. been making complete
(averages of above 30 cents and
>oh Friday had a blbck sale with
'all houses filled.
, Each, day large offerings are
.made here with many piles sell
ing well above the $50 and $66
'mark, and individual average in
the $40 mark are getting to be
commonplace.
Quoting from the official daily
records published by the News
Observer covering Wednesday and
part of Tuesday's sales we take
the following:
Official Figures Yesterday
Middle Belt
Average
LOUISBURG $80.08
Warr^nton 29\32
Fuyuay-Varina 27.83
Carthage 29.32
Official Figures Day Before
Middle Belt
Oxford $24.78
Henderson 28.15
Durham 26.62
The attention of our readers is
directed to the advertisements of
the sevral warehouses in this is
sue an M all a^e invited to bring
their tobaxxo to Louisburg and
join the throng who are enjoying
the Belt's HIGHEST PRICES, t.he
warm hospitality of our citizens
* adXfftJUJges ottered bv
A Close Call
Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas
Bullock and liMle baby, of near
Pine Ridge, had a narrow escape
from death by drowning, when
for some unexplained cause all
three were found in a well at
their home on C. V. Beddingfield's
farm, according to information
reaching Louisburg this week.
The accident happened on Thurs
day afternoon of last week and
but for a little boy learning of
it and notifying Mr. Beddingfield
who called Mr. A. W. Fowler and
his road force to their assistance
they would probably have drown
ed. Upon the arrival of this help
Mr. Bullock was found holding his
wife and baby above the water.
They were soon brought to the
top and placed on solid terra
firma, and according to reports
were uninjured.
Program At The ,s
Louisburg Theatre I
The following is the program ' 8
at the Louisburg Theatre begin- 1 1
ning Saturday, Oct. 16th: ( i 1
Saturday ? Double Feature? 1
Johhny Mack Brawn in "A law- , ,
man is Born," and "Rhythm in ,
The Clouds."
Sunday? Kay Francis and Ian J ,
Hunter in "Confession."
Monday ? Willll Rogers In it
"Handy Andy." ,11
Tuesday ? Harry Carey and Van If
Heflin in "Saturday's Heroes." 'ic
Wednesday ? Jack Oakie and |
Ann Sothern In "Super Sleuth." ^
Thursday-Friday ? Frank Cap- .
pa's Greatest Production, Ronald ' J
Colman in "Lost Horizon."
To School
Correspondents
We will have to request our
school correspondents not to
send in list of students under
heading of attendance honor
rolls. We will be Kind to pub
lish honor rolls that actually
have a base that will show real
effort and such that will reduce
the number of names to a point
we can use. But we can't pub
lish lists that are a pretty good
representative of the student
roll of the school. This with
all the schools in the county
would require more space than
we have.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Court held
sssion two days the past week
isposing of a number of cases,
uesday was occupied by t'he reg
lar run of cases while Wednes
ay was given over to jury trials,
he docket was disposed of as
allows:
George Peace, abandonment
nd non-support, prayer for
ndgment continued.
Arthur Fleming plead guilty to
areless and reckless driving, to
e discharged upon payment of
25 fine and costs.
Bernard Lewis, assault with
eadly weapon, prfcyer for judg
lent continued.
Dock Cherry, Frank Fuller, pos
ession of distilling outfit, guilty,
iven 60 days on roads, suspend
d upon payment of costs.
Johnnie Wynne was found guil
y of operating automobile intoxi
ated and given 3 months on
oads. not to operate car in 12
iont>hs. Appeal.
Joe Branch was round guilty
f unlawful possession of whiskey
nd given 90 days on roads, sus
ended on payment of costs.
Marvin Bowden unlawful pos
ession of whiskey, public druftE4
nness, continued.
Clyde Wester plead guilty to
etting fish and given 60 days 011
oads, suspended upon paying $25
lie and costs.
Woodrow Boyd, bastardy, con
inued.
Arch Harris plead guilty to lar
ejjy ana receiving and was given
2 months on roads.
Pete Langford was found not
uilty of violating prohibition law
nd assault.
L. P. Pearce, assaut with dead
r weapon, continued.
Lonnie Lancaster, assault with
eadly weapon, continued.
William Dunston was found
uiltiy of assault with deadly wea
on, and given 4 months on roads
uspended upon payment of costs
lcluding the sum of $40.
John H. Stallings. operating
utomobile intoxicated, driving
ithout Jlincese, coiitinued.
A nolle pros with leave was ta
en in Hue case of bastardy against
V'illie Howard Jones.
W. H. Radford was found guil
y of resisting an officer, mistrial
3 to assault, not guilty as to op
iating an automobile intoxicated,
ulawful possession of whiskey,
tans porting whiskey. These were
dry trials.
Jesse Burnett', unlawful posses
ion of whiskey, selling whiskey,
ontinued.
A nolle pros with leave was ta
:en in the case of unlawful pos
ession of whiskey against Lena
lenderson.
A nolle pros with leave was ta
:en in the?^ase of unlawful pos
ession of whiskey against Agnes
lenderson,
John Conyers was found not
;uilty of Operating an automobile
ntoxicated.
Joe Green, assault) with deadly
reapon, judgmnef prayed, to be
lischarged upon payment of costs
?OUISBURG METHODIST
CHURCH
On next) Sunday the Pastor,
lev. J. Q. Phillips, will preach
norning and evening. At the 11
>'c!ock service the sermon topic
rill be, "How Comes Success?"
U 7:30 the message will be on,
What Men Live By."
Sunday School and Epworth
^eague will be at 9:45 A. M. and
i:45 P. M? respectively.
OYSTER Sl'PPER
An oyster supper is being spon
lored by the P. T. A. of the
lickory Rock-White Level school
in Monday, Oct. 18, from 5:30
o 7:30 P. M. to be served at) the
ichool building. A special dinner
>late is being prepared for those
vho d? not care for oysters.
After the supper tthe P. T. A,
will hold its regular meeting. Dr.
Saffihardt, President of Louis
>urg College, will be the princi
>al speaker. The seventh grade
vill present a special program.
The public is cordially invited
o attend the supper and the P.
r. A. meeting. The proceeds from
he supper will go for the benefit
>f tHe school.
Washing apples in heated so
lium silicate solution efNctively
>revents the occurrence of gray
nold while the fruit is in storage.
CALLS SPEC
IAL SESSION
TO MEET ON NOVEM
BER 15TH
President Roosevelt Thinks
j It Necessary for Congress
To Pass Farm and Labor
j Legislation ? Other Im
portant Matters May Wait
Regular Term
Washington, Oct. 12. ? Presi
dent Roosevelt late today called
a special session of Congress to
consider legislation which he said
i would stabilize the income of the
farmer and increase the 'income
iof the lower-paid employes of
American industry.
| To these tasks he added:
1. Land utilization legislation?!
;the spreading of t>he TVA idea to
i other sections of the country.
2. Reorganization of the execu
tive branch of the government.
3. Antimonopoly legislation.
"I shall ask this special session
to consider immediately," the
President) said in one of his fire
side chats by radio tonight, "cer
tain important legislation which
my recent trip through the nation
convinces me the American peo
jple immediately need.
"This does not mean thati other
| legislation, to which I am not re
ferring tonight, is not important
for our national well-being. Oth
I er legislation can be more readi
ly discussed at the regular ses
j sion."
November 15
| Congress will convene in spec-i
ial sesson November 15 instead
of waiMng until the regular ses
sion in January.
1 The President announced the
i signing of a proclamation calling
Hie special session at a two-min
! ute press conference late in the
afternoon.
j In his radio speech tonight he
declared those who oppose calling
| Congress into session are fearful
i of letting democracy operate; and
repeated previous assurances that
[the administration is concerned
i not with abolishing property, but
1 increasing the number of proper
I ty owners.
And, in addition, he referred
| again to foreign affairs with a
, statement that America,-- must
I "actively" seek peace, and that
I she is doing so by participating
, in the forthcoming international
conferences on the situation re
sulting front Japan's undeclared
I war iij China.
"The kind of prosperity we
i want," he said, "is the sound and
| permanent? kind, which is not
j built up temporarily at the ex
i pense of any section or any group.
J And the kind of peace v/e want is
| the sound and permanent kind.
! which is built' on the cooperative
search for peace by all the na
tions which want peace.
"The other day, I was asked tiJ
I state my outstanding impression
j gained on this recent trip (to the
Pacific Coast). I said thati it seem
ed to me to be the general under
j standing on the part of the aver
age citizen of the broad objectives
jand policies which I have just
i outlined."
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
-^>
j There will be the early celebra
tion of the Holy Communion this
Sunday, 21st Sunday after Trin
ity. at 8 o'clock, with the Church
School and Adult Bible class com
ing at the usual hour, 10 A. M.
Morning Prayer and Sermon
will be conducted at 11 o'clock
and the second in the series of
sermons on the "Apostle's Creed"
will be delivered. The subpect for
this Sunday will be "The Adven
ture of the Jerusalem Legate."
All of the young people are re
quested tio meet in the Rectory at
7:30 Sunday evening, at which
time the Young People's Service
League will be organized.
There will be Choir practice in
the church this Friday night at
+7:30.
Also, please don't forget the
Special Service on Sunday even
?j ing at 7:45. There will be Even
ing Prayer and the third talk on
Immortality with questions after
the talk.
Monday, October 18th will be
St. Luke's Day aiid there will be
a celebration of the Holy Com
| munlonf ?With short address at 9
o'clock in the morning.
Barbecue Supper
The business Woman's Mission
ary Society of the Loulsburg M.
E. Church will give a barbecue
supper. Friday, Oct. IB, from
5:30 P. M. to 7:00 P. M., pro
ceeds to be used for the benefit
of the church. The supper will
be held In the Community build
ing.
Subseribe to Th? franklin Time*
Thomas Dixon
To Speak
The FRANKLIN TIMES is
requested to announce tlutt
Thomas Dixon will address the
Partners and Business Men's
Club at Its next meeting,
Thursday, October 21st, 1 0:17.
at U:30 o'clock, at Kraiiklin
ton, in the school building. All
members are urged to be pres
ent.
Turns In More
Money
Chairman D. F. Mckinne. of
t-he ABC Board in discussing fhe
action of the Boafd^- in turning
over $5,00.0 to the County Com
missioners for the general fund
the past week stated tliey had
made it a rule to turn over this
amount' each quarter. This makes
a total of $20,000 the Board has
turned over to the County since
its organization in January, 1936,
[besides paying for its stock,
equipment and expenses. He also
felt they were getting pretty good
results from the enforcement
side, saying that one of the offi
cers had a message from one of
Ithe "big boy" blockaders who had
been broken up several times tell
ing him he would not raid him
any more as he was moving to
[another county. He feels that the
business this September over last
[ September indicates the places of
purchase are being thinned out
considerable through the country
and the boys are coming to town
to buy their booze. While a few
more drunks are in evidence
around town reports from rural
sections indicate a big change for
?he better.
M 118. \VA LTKH A KM STRONG
! ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT
OF NIECE WITH LOVE
LY TEA
Announcing t<he engagement of
her niece, Miss Mary Elizabeth
j Armstrong to William Robtrt
Mills, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W
R. Mills, of Louisburg, North
J Carolina, Friday from 4 to 6 wMli
san afternoon tea. The reception
{rooms wer? charming with bas
|kets of gorgeous white chrysan
I themums. The hostess in pink laei
afternoon frock stood at the head
of the receiving line assisted by
Mrs. A1 H. Armstrong, Misses
Marian Armstrong, Lida Belle
Armstrong, Rita Vails, and the
honbree, lovely in a white bro
caded silk with huge sleeves lin
ed with magenta, and very full
ikirt.
The announcement was made
i at the bride's register presided
j over by Miss Mary Frances Shan
j non. A tiny bride and groom un
' der a wedding bell reposed on a
blue glass plaque and disclosed
i llie announcement, "William and
i Elizabeth, October 21st."
In the dining room the beauti
| fully appointed tea table was cen
tered by white rosebuds in ai
jaqua floreum offering dainty con
'trast to the softly gleaming sil
| ver service. At either end of the
table tea and criffee was poured
| by Mrs. R. A. Armstrong and Mrs
| J. R. Cox. Assisting with the ser
I ving were Mrs. Alex Rugeley, Mrs
George Reid and Mrs. Smool
Dayvaulfr.
During the afternoon nearly s
hundred guests called at the
Armstrong home. ? Quarten Spec
tator, Texas.
Of interest throughout Soutt
Texas is the announcement mad<
by Mayor- and Mrs. A. H. Arm
strong of Wharton of the engage
ment of their daughter, Marj
Elizabeth, to W. R. Mills, Jr., sor
of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mills, o
Louisburg, N. C. The wedding wil
take place at the home of th<
bride's parents October 21. Th<
couple will live in Midland, Texas
Miss Armstrong is well known ir
Houston, having visited in th<
home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rich
ardson extensively. ? Houstor
Blade, Texas.
The bride-to-be is a graduate
of Texas University 1936 and i!
very popular among a host o
friends and' admirers.
The groom-to-be Is a graduate
of the University of North Caro
lina 1932 and Tchnology at Cam
bridge, Mass., in 1935. He is th<
son of one of Loviisburg's mosi
jfrominent families, Supt. anc
Mrs. W. R. Mills, and is populai
among a large number of friend!
here who will watch announce
ment<8 of the coming event witt
much interest.
Y. W. A. ANNOUNCEMENT
The Y. W. A. of the Louisbun
Baptist Church will meet Monda;
evening at '7:30 wit'h Mrs. B. C
Burnette at her home on Bakei
Heights. All members' are urget
to be present.
Marie Ingram, Pres.
Maria Perry, Sec'y. .
It took 20,000 square yards o1
cotton goods to make the bag cov
er for .the' Graf Zeppelin.
HANCOCK TO OPPOSE REYNOLDS
Asheville, Oct. 12. ? Represen
tative Frank Wills Hancock, of
Oxford, tifth district Congression
al representative since 1930, to
day announced he will oppose'
Senator Robert Rice Reynolds for
; the Democratic nomination for
the Senate in the Democratic pri- ,
! mary next spring.
Hancock, much talked of to
| make the race, issued hiS an
| nouncement in the home of his
{opponent ? Reynolds, who already
i had announced his plans to seek
election for a second term. Rey
nolds defeated Senator Cameron
Morrison in 1932.
Houghton Out
Hancock's announcement was
regarded as eliminating Repre
sentative Robert L. Dougliton of
the Ninth Congressional district
and former Senator and Governor
Morrison as potential candidates
against Reynolds and. barring un
expected developments. Hancock
and Reynolds are expected to flght
it out in the June primary.
AUTO DEATH TOLL
RAISED TO FOUR
l'lliu'la I For Raleigh Wreck Vic
lims Held Tuesday; fifth Im
proving
1. Four Raleigh resident? were I
'killed, three of them instantly,
and another was injured painful
ly in an hutomobile-truck wreck j
early Monday morning near
i Spring Hope, Nash County.
John U. King, his wife, kr?.
Edith C. King, and Mrs. Gladys
Carroll were killed outright.
Death early Monday afternoon of
j Mrs. Bertie Walker at Rex Hos-i
pital brought' the death toll to
four.
Miss Kathleen Branham, fifth
I occupant of the car, was badly in
ijured but Monday night was re
ported as "resting well" and it
[ was believed she would recover.
The party of five was returning
j from a trip to Williamston, where]
Mrs. Walker's husband, Harvey
Walker,' is resident manager of a
fair t'liere. The wreck occurred 300
yards east of the intersection of
Route 6 4 and State Highway 98.
Inquiry Underway
Sheriff C. V. Faulkner of Nash
County said a coroner's jury, sum
i moned at the scene, had postpon
ed final decision pending the re
| rovery of Miss Branham. The jury
1 heard the testimony of the truck
driver. Charles Smith of Apex,
'arid continued the inquest until
| later.
Smith was released in custody
il of his employer, an Apex trucking
j iirm manager.
Smith's machine, loaded with a
number of hogsheads of tobacco,
'was headed east' and King's auto
Lj mobile toward Zebulon. The left
front wheels of the machines
I Struck, Sheriff Faulkner said, and
I then the car crashed full force
| into the edge of the truck's trail
i er. The automobile was demolish-'
led.
Smith said he dimmed his
I lights and that King apparently
; attempted to dim the lights on
the car. They went out. Smith de
"i flared, and the crash followed,
? Tiie truck driver escaped uninjur
i ed.
I A broken watch found in the
! wreckage indiifat'ed the crash oc
j cured at l'Ji 04 a. m.
?| King was a salesman for the
? Royal Baking Company. His
i i wife was secretary for the law
- ] firm of Shepherd and Shepherd.
? Mrs. Carroll. Mrs. Walker and
!|Miss Branham all were employed
II by Hudsoti-Belk Company, de
? j paVtnient store.
-j Assisting Sheriff Faulkner in
? the investigation was State Higli
? way Patrolman T. R. Burdette.
!| UNITED STATES CIVIL SER
VICE EXAMINATION
The United States Civil Service
i Commission announces an open
s competitive examination for the
? position of Fireman-Laborer for
- filling vacancies in the Custodial
'[Service, Post Office, Louisburg,
i In. C., the usual entrance salary
f Being $1,260 a year.
I Applications for this position
; must be on file with the Manager,
j i Fourth U. S. Civil Sarvice Dis
.jtrict, Washington. D. 6'., not lat
ljer than October 28, 1957.
5 Competitors will not be requir
- ed to report for written examina
i tion, but will be rated on their
training and experience.
Full information and applica
; tion blanks may be obtained from
J i the Secretary, Board of U. S.
t Civil* Service Examiners, Post Of
! flee, at Louisburg, N. C.
. I COLORED WELFARE MEETING
? There will be an important
t Colored Welfare meeting in the
1 Court House Sunday afternoon,
r Oct. 17, at 3:30 P. "M.
j We are anxious for all the
. teachers in the county to at
i tend, we also want all^friends.
Dr. Rent, the new Episcopal
minister (white) will bring an
unusual message.
-Mrs. J. F. Mitchiner,
; Supt. Public s' Welfare.
r George C. Pollard,
Chmn. Colored Organization.
r
1 One thing in favbr of cold wea
ther: -There is a decline in the
number Ot fish stories that pa
rade the nation.
t Celery requires a higher hu
- midfty in cold storage than most
vegetables, to prevent wilting.
DR. FLEMING WRITES
ABOUT FAIR
Tlie 1937 County Fair passed
into history Saturday uight, hav
ing broken all records as to at
tendance and exhibits. The Ex
hibit Hall was filled front one end
to the other with beautiful ex
hibits showing t-he progress made
by farmers, farm women, 4-H
boys and citizens from every cor
ner of the county. Nearly four
teen thousand people entered the
grounds on Wednesday and show
ed by the joy on their faces that
they were enjoying the Fair and
thati they were there because they
enjoyed and wanted the Fair and
are back of it 100%.
Hundreds of dollars have al
ready bfeen paid to men, women
and children for exhibits with top
money, $100.00 going to the Board
of County Commissioners for a
tax that they agreed not- to charge
and so advised the Secretary, and
later had another meeting and
extracted the tax. There was no
reason for this tax, as t'he County
budget had already been made up
and passed and this $100.00 was
not included in same nor needed.
The Tax Collector was sent to the
i Fair Grounds with instructions to
I collect, arid they did. This will
have to be deducted from money
i paid to farmers and children next
| year, and I wonder what the com
missioners will do with it and j
I how they will enter it on their i
books, as it was not in the estim- j
jated budget'.
I The Fair ? was a success in !
every way and the Secretary lias'
had dozens of compliments paid
to the exhibits and the high type
of amusements on the Midway.
The Merchants Review was a
grand success and every business
firm in Louisburg, Franklinton
and Youngsville. except one, gave
(their hearty support and wrote
| their approval in their ads in the
'FRANKLIN. TIMES of last week.
The Fair Association is very grate
ful to these business men because
it is that cooperation that has
made t'he Franklin County Fair
the best County Fair in the State.
The Amateur. Night was a
marvel and was entered into by
Misses Pete Hill, Talmadge
i nomas. - jMizaueui nuuson, ousie
Dunne, Leoiia May. Maxine Bailey,
I Jackie Harkins, Patsy Parrish,
Catherine Foster, Bobby Parrish,
Betsy B'.ue Person and Madeline
Fuller Messrs. Glenn Person, Jack
Temple, "Hunt" Stuiges^, Tommy
iDebnam, Garland Kintou, Clayton
Wiggins, Riddick Wheeler, Eppje
Pearce, Vates XeviH. Jones Win
ston, Eddie Jones Pearce, Ray
Pearce, Gordon Goswick, W. E.
Murphy. Jones String Band,
Creekinore's String BaniJ and the
$15.00 prize money wenjt to- Miss
Christeen Collier and ^Ir. Dan
Holt for their excellent! dancing.
The audience decided t>he winner
by applause as "The Major" held
his hand over each contestant.
They all did well and received
strong applause and thej> deserve
much credit for their splendid ef
forts and spirit. ^
Dr. Earnhardt, president of
Louisburg College, spoke to a
packed grandstand on Wednesday,
| and his talk was enjoyed by all
] who heard him;
The Sheriff of the county, Mayor
i of Louisbu^te, County Commission
ers, School', children and their
' teachers and many other suppor
ters of the Fair were the guests
i of the Fair Association on Wed
: nesday and all seemed to enjoy It.
The 1938 Fair will be held
| October the 3rd to the 8th and
I it is hoped that there will be ao
> rain and nothing to mar the plea
sure of all, because the Fair gives
| more pleasure to more people than
all the other things tihat happen
in the county during the entire
year. The Fair Association hopes
' you enjoyed this one and that you
will enjoy thte 1938 Fair just as
much.
A. H. FLEMING,
Secy. Franklin County Fair. ,
MILLS P. T. A. '
The P. T. A. of Mills High
School will meet in the school au
ditorium Thursday afternoon.
'Oct. 21st at 3:30 o'clock. A splen
. did Health program has been ar
S fanged, with Dr. G. M. Coc?> of
j Raleigh, speaker of the oc
The publlfe is invited. All the :
tors argT'especially Invited to ;?
tend.
A lov?ljr musical program ;a
been arranged. The P, T. A. ar
tlcipates the largest attendance e*
the year.
Washington, Oct. 13. ? As the
details of the administration's
proposed farm program for 1938
are learned, something like a
complete picture begins to emerge.
It is a picture which shows, for
the first time in American hiftiM'y,
the great majority of the farmers
banded together as a single eco
nomic unit.
-That is the clear purpose which
the Administration has in mind.
The manner in which farmers are
being organized for participation,
in the new A. A. A. , activities be
speaks a new relationship for far
mers among themselves, with the
Government, and in their relation
to the nation as a whole.
Under the 1938 Agricultural
Conservation program now being
perfected, inducement will be held
out for more farmers to partici
pate than at any previous - time.
Every farmer who participates
will automatically become a mem
ber of his "County Agricultural
Conservation Association." These
county associations will be tied
together through state, regional
and National set ups.
Farmers United As Never Before
This is calculated to create a
farmer unity which goes far be
yond anything which has ever
been attempted in a democracy.
If carried through, it will go
much farther toward bringing
about a commuuity of interest
among all farmers, of all sections,
than any of the existing farm or
ganizations ever dreamed of do
ing. It will tend to a solidarity ex
ceeding that of any labor organi
zation. It will, in effect, create an
agrarian democracy inside of the
national democracy, able to swing
Presidential elections and dictate
national policies, once tiie tarni
ers are all brought into liup.
There is difference of opini&i
i in Washington as to whether,
I through this tie-up, the Federal-,
j Government will control t-he far
j iners or the farmers will control
j the Federal Government, so tar
as agriculture Is If ' Vr
| esmen for the.fai...e.? . ^fe
been participating in the confer
ences here speak confidently of
the new plan as "our program."
Certainly ;? great deal of political
power will flow Mirough the lines
it is planned to set up, but it may
flow in both directions. Certainly
nobody can safely say that any
body controls that power now, nor
is it likely that Mie power which
the plan 'will confer upon farmers
as a whole will die with the pass
ing of any person or any political
party. The participating farmers
represent divergent political and
other beliefs. But in_meeting to
gether and working together to
wards a common goal, they are
becoming joined together through
their "pocket nerves" in such a
way as to make them feel their
power and wanti to retain it.
Nfiv National Farm Set-up *
The farmers themselves help to
formulate and administer their
program. They also help to meet
the costs. First, the program has
been worked out by the A. A. A.
officials in Washington in consul
tation with state Conservation
representatives, named by the far
mers of their districts. Next, the
program is applied by county com
mitters of farmers, chosen by the
farmers themselves. These county
committees, although guided by
the National, regional and state
programs. haVfc the power to say
how the program shall be applied
to any individual farmer, and to
determine the extent of compli
ance by any individual farmer.
The extent) of each farmer's com
pliance determines the size of his
benefit payments. If he is not sat
isfied, he may appeal to the state
committee, and from the commit
tee, if st41l unsatisfied, he may go
to the regional, director, whose
decision is final.
Not the least important part ot
the whole plan is the regional set
up, which is In line with the pro
posal made by the President) sev
eral years ago, that the United
States was too large and Its reg
ions too diverse in interests, to
be administered from Washing
ton alone, while the state units
are not set up on any economic
plan. He suggested that the na
tion should be divided into a num
ber of administrative regions,
each with its sub- White House, aa
it were, with the elimination of
state lines as far as possible. A.
similar thought prevails In the
plan for "seven T.V.A.'s," for thei
administration of the national
power program. It Is understood
here that the administrative reg
ions provided for in the new farm
plan coincide with those which.
|<he President believes should b?
?tnblished in the power matter
ir. otl-pr administrative plans.
V <v I the Motive
s for farmer partici
? ;-Von in th-a new plan are clear
i vK-i ?>l~it, there are the bene
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