CONTROL CARRIES I
BY BIC MAJORITY
liutson Says Vote Enables
AAA To Cut Farm Losses
Result Of Crop Control Referendum Permits Steps To
Relieve Hardship Brought On By Overproduction,
Official Says; Margin For Control Just Under
90 Per cent, Further Tabulations Show
Washington, Oct. 6. ? On the
basis of incomplete returns from
the flue-cured area, the Agricul
tural Adjustment Administration
said today that 89,8 per cent of
the farmers casting ballots voted
for the imposition of a ' 650,000,
000-pound marketing quota on
the 1940 flue-cured crop.
The vote was hailed by J. , B.
Hutson, assistant AAA adminis
trator, as enabling the govern
ment to take steps to relieve the
hardship caused by surplus pro
duction, coupled with the with
drawal of British buyers from the
market.
Silent On Plan
The AAA still remained silent,
however, on details of the plan
said to have been developed for
Commodity Credit Corporation
participating in the markets on
behalf of the British Imperial To
bacco Co. Officials said the plan
would be announced shortly.
Tripe-A officials estimate that
over 90 per cent of the referen
dum returns have been reported.
Complete returns will not be
available for several days.
Out of a total of more than
300,000 farmers eligible to vote;
For
North Carolina 148,06
South Carolina 20,47
Virginia 18,51
Georgia 16,82
Florida ?... 2,87
Total 206,39
COMPLETE RETURNS KEEP
MARGIN IN STATE AT )?<?>
Complete unofficial returns for
North Carolina from Thursday's
referendum on control of the
1940 tobacco crop were reported
last night by E. Y. Floyd, AAA
executive officer at State College,
as 148,068 for quotas, and 15,041
against. The vote for control was
90.8 per cent, the same as first
tabulations showed.
Only revision of previous tabu
lations came with further reports
from Lee, Ga3ton, Warren and
Gates counties.
Official returns from Lee Coun
ty yesterday made totals 1.523
for, 118 against; previously were
1,521 and 117. The report from
Gaston was that one grower vot-.
ed for quotas; the previous re
port was that no vote was cast.
Reports from Gates and War
ren counties yesterday completed
unofficial returns. The unofficial
total for Gates was 92 for, five
against; in Warren, 1,620 for,
234 against.
indications are that final tabula
tions will total nearly 250,000
votes. This compares with 233,395
vot.es in the referendum on quo
tas for the 1939 crop. Present re
turns show that 206,746 farmers
voted "yes" and 23,420 voted
"no," making a total of 229,738
votes reported, with 89.8 per cent
of tt(e voters in favor of quotas.
Commenting on the outcome of
the referendum, Hutson said.
"Tobacco farmers have made a
decision on a vital question af
fecting their economic welfare.
The decision makes it possible for
the government, cooperating with
the trade and with farmers, to
take action on a sound basis
which will prevent severe losses
and hardship to growers on this
year's crop, and naturally will
mean supplies next year more
nearly in line with trade needs.
State and local leaders have done [
an excellent Job in presenting 'the
facts with respect to the situation
to growers. Without this help ?
such a general understanding of
the situation would not hav.e tueen
possible." '
The vote by states, as tabulated
tonight:
I ,
Against Total Pet.
8 15,041 153,109 90.8
4 2,353 22,827 89.7 |
0 2,395 20,905 88.3
4 2,992 19,816 84.9:
0 - -599 3,469 82.7
5 ~ 23,343 229,738 89.8
I County AAA committees yes
j terday began checking challenged
! votes, but only in Lee County had
| the work been completed last
I night. There Were 12,551 chal
I lenged votes reported in the
| State. The Lee committee reject
ed 10 challenged votes because
! voters did not produce tobacco in
1939 as owner, tenant, or share-;
J cropper, and approved two "yes"
j votes and one "no" vote which
had been challenged.
Commenting on the referen
dum, Governor Hoey in Shelby j
yesterday expressed pleasure at
the outcome. The Governor said
he felt positive that "it was the
best thing for the farmers."
S. H. Hobbs, Sr., of Clinton, a
leader of forces opposing control, '
issued the following statement:
"As true Americans we accept
our defeat on crop control with
good grace and call upon our op- 1
ponents to make good their fine
promises to the tobacco farmers)
'or we shall demand of them the
| reason why they do not."
STORE EMPLOYES
HELP TO HARVEST
HIDDEN TAX CROP
Franklin County has an esti
mated 463 "unofficial tax collec
tors" who indirectly are helping
local, state and national govern
ments harvest their annual reve
nues, the National Consumers
Tax Commission declared today.
The unofficial, and generally
unwilling, "tax collectors," ac
cording to the NCTC are the pro
prietors and employes in the 233
local retail stores.
"There are 2,008 official tax j
levying and spending governmen
tal agencies in North Carolina,"
said Mrs. Melville Mucklestone.
president of the. nation-wide wo
men's organization. "But every
clerk behind a store counter is
actually a tax collector, too.
"In every sale, these clerks col
lect fractions of hidden taxes that
have Increased the cost of pro
duction and distribution of the
article purchased. These taxes, of j
necessity, must be passed on to
the consumer as a part of the
price. A major share of all 4?- !
cal, state and national taxes now
are hidden to the consumers who
pay them this way.
"However, retail merchants
should not be blamed. No busi
ness could possibly survive today
if It attempted to absorb the mul
titude of taxes to which it is sub
ject. In consequence, every ring of
the cash register represents not
only a sale but a tax payment."
The NCTC now has study
groups in approximately 5,100
communities in 45 states in its
educational campaign to expose
"unnecessary consumer-penaliz
ing taxes," Mrs. Mucklestone
said. The crusade In this state Is
led by Mrs. William T. Hannah,
of Waynesvllle, state director and
Mrs. J. Talbot Johnson, of Aber
deen, national committee mem
ber.
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GARDEN CLUB HOLDS
FIRST FALL MEETING
Spring ,Hope. ? The Garden
Club held the first meeting of Its
new club year Monday. At the
meeting, Mrs. L. B. Yarborough
led a discussion on "Perennial
Spring Borders and Forcing
Bulbs."
Hot refreshments were served
by the hostesses, Mrs. Albert May,
Mrs. O. G. Edwards and Mrs. C. ]
P. Speight.
Mrs. Percy Pitts was appointed ;
to represent this club as a mem- j
ber of the State Fortnight Com
mittee. A new committee of Mes- '
dames P. C. DoVtin, John Baker,
and Alfred May was named to
plan for the spring flower show. I
The Spring Hope Lions Club j
was* treated to an unusual pro-'
gram Tuesday night the Rev. F. '
M. Craighill, of Rocky Mount, i
head of the Episcopal churches of |
this district, made a talk on what 1
he termed "Phychlc Penomena." J
Twenty Lions were present, i
They were served supper in the ,
Baptist annex by Mrs. Finley Bis- I
sett, Mrs. Roland Geddie, Mrs. '
Garland Morgan and Mrs. R. L. {
Pitts.
Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Collie, of j
Spring Hope, announce the mar- j
riage of their daughter, Alice {
Roslyn, to Malburn Jones, of >
Roseville, Saturday, September I
30, 1939, In Atlanta, <^. Mr. !
and Mrs. Jones will be at home i
in Atlanta, Ga., following a trip j
to unannounced points.
Cash income or cue American ?
farmer for 1939 probably will I
exceed $7,900,000,000, the Gov- |
ernment's previous hopeful estim
ate for the year, says the U. S.
Bureau of Agricultural Econo
mics.
Sixty-two percent of the rural i
electric lines financed to date by !
the Rural Electrification Admin
istration purchase from private
power companies the energy which
they distribute.
Determined not to be near the
bottom again this year, Moore
County is putting on a sustained
drive to interest more farmers in
planting winter cover crops this
fall.
Columbus County farmers are
showing more and more interest t
in the production of better live
stock, reports charles D. Kaper,
assistant farm agenl of the State
C'ollega Extension Service.
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Timely Farm
Questions
Answered at State College
QUESTION: What causes lex
HTiiknt'Ns in poultry?
ANSWER: This trouble may
be brought about by several caus
es, chief among which Is an un
balanced ration. Another cause
is infestation with internal para
sites. When leg weakness occurs,
the first step is to check carefully
the feeding schedule and see that
the birds are getting a balanced
ration. Then several birds should
be opened and examined for In
ternal parasites. In both cases,
however, the safest policy Is to
sendtra typical bird to the Poultry
Department at State College with
a complete history of the case.
The bird will be examined and the
cause of the trouble given togeth
er with corrective measures.
I QUESTION: When should I
' set frulf trees for my home or
chard?
ANSWER: Fruit and nut trees
?ay be set anytime during the
winter In Eastern North Carolina.
! In the western section, where
weathsr conditions are often se
vere, planting may be delayed un
til spring. Orapes and other small
fruit may be planted in the (all or
spring. In setting out the young
trees, he sure that they are plan
ted from one to two inches deep
er than they stood in the nursery
row. The hole should be wide
enough to receive the roots with
out bending them from their na
tural position. Apple and pear
trees should be set at least 35 feet
apart, with peach, plum, and
cherry trees as much as 25 feet
apart. <
QUESTION : Is It too late to
seed a pasture?
ANSWER: The best time for
seeding pastures in the fall Is
Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Creomultlon relieve* promptly be
cause It goes right to the seat of the
trouble to loosen germ laden phlegm,
increase secretion and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw, tender, Inflam
ed bronchial mucous membranes.
No matter how many medicines you
have tried, tell your druggist to sell
you a bottle of Creomulslon with the
understanding that you are to like
the way it quickly allays the cough
or you are to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
I from September 1 to October 15.
It Is too late, however, for deep
plowing In preparing the seed
bed. On land that has been in
row crops the bed may be pre
pared by discing and harrowing
to a depth of threo inches, and
left undisturbed below that depth.
Freshly cleared land may be got
ten ready by burning tha brush
and harrowing with a disc or old
fashioned A shaped harrow.
Where it is Impossible to give
the land any other preparation,
the brush, may be burned aAd the
seed sown by hand in the ashes.
Use a liberal amount of seed and
[ cover lightly with a weeder or
| brush.
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that figure also include married
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