COOLEY'S TOBACCO
PROGRAM CHANGES
NEARING APPROVAL
Washington. May 20. ? Repre
sentative Harold D. Cooley is
launching efforts to secure early
Senate action on proposed changes
in the AAA tobacco program as
the House moved toward final
passage of the six amendments
sponsored by the 4th District,
North Carolina, congressman.
The House Agriculture Com
mittee, of which the Tar Heel re
presentative is a member, placed
his measures on the House con
Kent calendar where, because of
their non-controversial nature, ;
they are expected to be adopted
unanimously.
"I am confident that the amend
ments will encounter no difficul
ty," Rep. Cooley stated today.
?'They represent the needs of the
tobacco industry and are neces
sary to improve the lot of all
involved."
Amendment No. 1 would make
it possible, in fixing the amount
of the marketing quota, to make
allowance for any temporary in
crease in tihe carry-over of to
bacco in this country arising from
the storing j> f tobacco in this
country, which, except for un
usual conditions, such as the
effect of the European war, would
have been exported to and stored
in foreign countries.
Amendment No. 2 would give
authority for adjusting upward
and marketing quota for any mar
keting year so that the adjustment
of marketings needed to eliminate
the quantity of tobacco in excess
of the reserve supply level may
be spread over a period longer
than one year. This should re
sult) in less change of farm al
lotments and quotas from year
to year and in less variation in
the size of the crops placed on
the market.
Amendment No. 3 would pro
vide for conducting a referendum
on the question of whether pro
ducers favor the establishment of
tobacco marketing quotas for a
period longer than one year. The
definite establishment of market
ing quotas for a period of two or
three years woufil make it pos
sible to provide in advance for
adjustments over a period of years
to eliminate excess supplies of
tobacco. Such a procedure would
be desirable when the full ad
justment' required is so large that
drastic reductions in allotments
would be required to make all
tbe adjustments in one year.
Amendment No. 4 would re
move the present provision in the
act that the marketing quota for
any state in the case of flue-cured
tobacco shall not be less than 75
percent of the 1937 production
of flue-cured tobacco in the state
and would provide Instead that
the national marketing quota for
the next three years shall not be
reduced more than 10 pettent be
low the 1940-41 marketing Quota
and that the farm acreage allot
ments for the same years be ad
justed uniformly in relation to
the 1940 farm allotments, with
the exception that any farm allot
ment of one acre or less not be
reduced below the 1940 allot
ment.
This proposal is intended to
simplify the determination of al-.
iotments. protect small farmers,
and reduce administrative costs.
The proposal recognizes that the
Hurley and flue-cured tobacco al-l
Iotments for the next* three years i
will need to be about the same
size as the 1940 allotments in
order to eliminate the present
surplus and that any changes In >
the allotments are likely to be
small. This being the case, any
changes can be made with less
misunderstanding and irritation
on the part of farmers and for
much smaller administrative costs
if they are made on a uniform j
basis. Also, if farmers know that !
the changes will be uniform they
can better plan their operations
in view of the needed adjustments
of marketings of tobacco.
Amendment No. 5. subsection
(a) would permit the carrying
over by producers of tobacco from
one marketing year to another
without payment of penalty on
such tobacco it it was "within
quota" in the year from which it
is carried over if a smaller amount
of tobacco is produced on the
farm in the year to which the
tobacco is carried over, so as to;
make possible marketing of the,
tobacco within the farm market- 1
ing quota. It also is intended to|
prevent evasion of the marketing
quotas by selling of tobacco justj
prior to the beginning of the,
marketing year, rather than dur-j
ing the normal marketing season,
which comes in the marketing
year, and when the tobacco ordin
arily would be marketed.
Subsection (b) of this amend
ment would facilitate and assure
payment of the penalty upon to
bacco marketed in excess of the
farm quotas and provide for pay
ment from the penalties collected,
before such penalties are covered
into the general fund of the Treas
ury, of any amount of penalty ;
collected in excess of the amount
due upon the marketing of any
tobacco. i
Amendment No. 6 would
strengthen enforcement of ttie
marketing quotas by Increasing
the fine upon any tobacco ware-;
houseman or dealer who fails or
refuses, after notice of 15 days.i
to make a true report or keepj
true records as required by the
regulations with respect to the
tobacco marketing quotas. The
regulations with respect to re
cords and reports would be pre
pared after consultation with
warehousemen and dealers. In
creasing the maximum penalty
would tend to insure compliance
with these regulations in the case
of any warehousemen or dealers
who might' otherwise attempt lo
violate the law.
MUS. MAItY CHKSSON DKAD 1
___ Plymouth. N. C. ? Funeral
services were held in the Chris-!
tian Church here Sunday after-:!
noon at 3:30 t"6r Mrs. Mary Delia
Chesson, 7 4, who died at her
Third Street home i? Plymouth
Thursday night as the result of a!'
severe heart attack.
Kev. N. A. Taylor, pastor of j |
the Hallaway Street Christian!
Church in Durham, officiated, as-'
sisted by the Kev. O. L. Hard-!
wick of the local Methodist j(
Church. Interment took place ,
in the St. Delight's Christian
Church cemetery near Roper. I
A large crowd attended t'he fi- .
nal rites for Mrs. Chessou' who !
was a lifelong resident of Wash-1
ington County, well known and
well liked. For 50 years she was ,
a member of the Christian
Church. She was the daughter of
the late Whitman J. Harrison and '
Mrs. Mary Frances Harrison.
Her husband, Otis M. Chesson,
who has been dead for 10 years,
was a well known planter and
was vitally interested in public
affairs.
Surviving are the following:
Sons, T. T. Cliessou, Durham; O. ,
A. Chesson, Koper, H. R. Ches- i
son. Louisburg; daughters, Mrs.
Neva G. Harrison, Louisburg. (
Mrs. J. D. Berger, Richmond, Va., !|
Mrs. J. R. Manning, Plymouth; ?
brothers, William C., Walter L., |
Whitman J., and Edlow G. Har- j
rison, all of Plymouth.
? HKAI.TH DEPARTMENT ?
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? Dr. R. P. Vitr borough, ?
* C'ouuty Health Officer *
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Tubercular and Orthopnllf
Clinics
Don't forget t<he Tubercular
Clinic at the Health Office May
27th to May 31st. It will be nec- ;
essary to make an engagement
for this Clinic.
The Orthopedic Clinic will be
conducted by Dr. R. B. Raney. of
Duke Hospital on June 4th from
9:00 A. M. to 12:00 A. M.
Men drivers were involved in '
more than 90 per cent of last ?
year's fatal acidents in this couu-j
THE FORD WAT
* %
Of DOING BUSINESS
The Ford Motor Company was founded
by a working-man for working-men. Its
present officers began as employees of the
Company. It was the first company to pay
a minimum wage, beginning in 1914, at
the then astounding figure of ^5 a day.
That was double the prevailing wage oT~
the time. The Ford minimum is now $6
a day for all employees engaged in pro
duction work. And from that, the wages
rise to f 1 0.80 a day, with the average wage
?7.25, exclusive of salaried employees.
The Ford Motor Com
pany was the first large
company to establish the
8-hour day? also in 1914.
And the 40-hour week
was inaugurated by the
Ford Motor Company in
1926, years before any
such law* existed.
The Ford Motor Com
pany employs men with
out regard to race, creed
or color. It is common
* a a I ?
Knowledge mat wonting conditions in
the Ford shop* are the brft that science
and conatant care can mike them. A
square deal, a just wage and stabilized
employment (or a large proportion of
our employees ? and as fully stabi
lized for all as conditions will permit ?
enable our men to retain their personal
independence.
Mn consequence of 'these policies the Ford
Motor Company has one of the finest
bodies of employees in the world. The
larger proportion are mature men of long
Henry Ford and Edsel
Ford keep daily per ?
tonal touch with all
phases of Ford manu
facture. In a conference
with his staff, Henry
Ford often says: "Co
ahead? I'll sit here and
represent the public."
? !!>? ? .? I I
service with the Company ? sober, decent
family men. Hundreds of them have
been with the Company for more than
25 years ? thousands for more than 15
years. Their health record, home owner
ship and citizenship records are good.
All this is reflected in Ford products,
whether cars, trucks or tractors. The
work is honesdy done. Materials are the
best that can be made or procured. Less
profit to the Company and more value
IU llic kUSlUUKI u ?uvwu
throughout the motoring
world as "Ford's way of
doing business."
Ford Motor Company
was the first to make a
motor car within the
means of the average
family ? quitting the
manufacture of what waa
then the largest selling
model in the world to
do so. Its chosen field in
all the 29 years since that
.r _ a ? _ _ .
time nu Deen tne average American
family ? for which it ha* consistently
provided car facilities which formerly
only thfe wealthy could buy.
It is the policy of the Ford Motor Com
pany to share the benefits of advanced
methods and management with workers
and public alike. Increased wages and
employment over a period of many years
have resulted in
A iOO per cent increase
in the built-in value of the Ford ear and a
7S per cent reduction in its price.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ?
MARKERS IN PRIMARY
The 1939 General Assembly!
made a very drastic change in
the use of markers in primaries,
according to the Chairman of the
State Board of Klections
The only voters who may tie
assisted in the marking of their
lallots are those who cannot read
?nd t'hose who by reason of physi
cal handicap, such as blindness,
paralysis or other disabling de
tect. are unable to mark their
jallot.
In an official opinion, the At
torney Oenerai ruled that only
those illiterates registered under
the Grandfather Clause of t-he
Constitution were entitled to as
sistance by reason of their in
ibility to read
When a voter is entitled to as
sistance in the marking of the
ballot, he musi obtain the assis
tance from a near relative, (hus
band and wife: parent and child:
brother and sister; or grandpar
ent and grandchild) but if no
such near relative is present, he
may then ask any other voter of
I'he precinct who has not assisted
any other voter, to give him the
assistance. If. however, there is j
present no neai relative, or other
voter who has not marked an- 1
other ballot, the voter may then,
but" only then, call upon the re- 1
glstrar or a judge of elections for1
ussistance.
The registrar is required to
keep a record of ail vote.rs who re
ceive assistance and the names of
the persons giving assistance.
It is not only unlawful for any
person to give assistance, but also
unlawful fof any person to re
ceive or permit. 'aRrasta nee except
under the terms of the Act.
The Act does not prevent mem
Sentinels
of Health
Don't Negieet Theml *
Nitfln ilwlgiri the kidneys to do t |
bvt?Um job. Their taak k to keep the
flowing blood stream free of an excess of !
toxic impurities. The act of living ? lift j
iimlf? la constantly producing waete
matter Ue kidneys moat remove from
the blood II rood baath la to endure. J
When the kidneys fall to function aa
Nature Intended, there la retention of
" mnee body-wide dia
ller nagging backache,
ha, attneka oi d'
nty or burning panape
1 further evidence of kid
ney or bladder disturbance.
The recognised and proper treatment
la a diuretic medicine to help the kidneya
1 Dean's Pilh. They here had mora
forty venca of public approval. Are
reed the country erer. Inetet on
Dman'B. Sold at all dn? stores. |
Doans Pills
bers of the same family (husband
and wife; parent and child: bro
ther and sister: grandparent and
grandchild) from assisting one an
other, and no record is required
of such.
AUSHT llf.MS
Well it looks like we are going
to have some hot weather after
all.
Mr. W. H. Faulkner had the
misfortune of getting his hand
broken hauling lumber the past
Week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Evans
and children and Mr. Alex Fow
ler. of near Ihgleside. were visi
tors at Mr. Ueorge Ball's last Run
day.
Miss Mary Bumgaruer returned
home Saturday from a visit to
her people in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Faulk
ner, of Alert, wishes to announce
the birth of a daughter. Alice
Ann. on May the 6th.
Miss Prances Faulkner, of
Alert, lias congratulation of get
ling the medal of the seventh
grade at Gold Sand school for the
best citizenship and was also pre
sented a present from her teacher,
Mrs. Roy Gupton, for not beiugl
absent a day from school through
out the session.
There has been right much
sickness through this section but
is somewhat better now.
We were glad to have right
many new visitors at Mountain
Grove Sunday School last Sunday,
still there is much room yet.
Mr. E. K. Ball, of Alert*, has
purchased a new tractor and is
going out building roads now.
Well it this gets through watch i
the' funny paper for us again.
? BLUB JAY. j
A new Federal program to
boost the use of cotton calls for
the manufacture and sale of not
more than one million bale covers
made of cotton bagging.
ADVISES
YOUNG
GIRLS
ENTERING
WOMANHOOD
A Year of Action Results
in The Old North State's
"Clean Up or Close Up" Campaign
Twelve months ago the North Carotna beer industry went into action
to commence weeding out those relatively few beer retailers who, by
practices unbecoming good citizens, tended to bring reproach on the
great law-abiding majority. "Gean Up or Close Up" was the ulti
matum issued them and we (eel that our action results speak for
themselves.
To date, 78 beer licenses Kavte been revoked ? revoked because 78
beer dealers used their licenses to shield illegal activities. Thus are
being removed the bad spots that, left alone, would smear the repu
tation of the thousands who operate within the bounds of decency
and ethical business conduct.
As a new year begins, this committee states anew its determination
to carry forward aggressively its now well-established program . . .
and asks continuance of your alertness to patronize only decant,
reputable beer outlets.
Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee
EDGAR H. BAIN, State Director
813-817 Commercial Building
Raletgh, N. C.
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