New Deal Planners To j:
Cut Acreage Heavily
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.—If the
"farm1', thr 8rn?ral P,lblic and the
!find ere to bo served, the total
in-rage normally planted to crop?
. Ihf united States should be re
^,iced by 15.000,000 to 50.000.00C
|Crff, Department of Agriculture
economists estimated today.
Tiiev presented their conclualor
lr „ special outlook study entitled,
-booking Ahead on Agricultural
policy ”
There can be no prosperity foi
formers if farm production returni
the generous levels of 1928-32,
,,.e department planners said. On
th0 0thrr hand, they also noted
tiiiV! there Is a level below which
ii not in the interest of society
nr ,he farmers themselves to re
duce agricultural production."
The farm economist said that
Instead Of the 365.00.000 acre crop?
harvested between 1928-32, the na
il >n as a whole would best be serv
ed by a crop ranging between 315,
000,000 acres and 350.000,00 acres.
-The adjustment for any particular
vear. of course, would be influenced
bv the general level of production
thr nrecedlng year and the pros
pective domestic and foreign out
look. as well as by the relative
weight given to conservation, con
sumptive requirements, and prices
and income.” they pointed out.
Prr Capita Consumption lip
The conclusions of the study were
based on an estimated minimum
food requirement 10 per cent above
the aterage per capita consump
tion of all non-farm families over
that which prevailed in the pertoei
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j 1920-29. ' With food tastes and pur-j
, chasing habits what they are, an I
I income of about $150 per month at]
1 present prices may be taken to rep-j
j resent an income level for the av
' eraK« non farm family at which It
l Is probable that minimum nutrl
! tional requirements will be met, as
suming that about one third of this
amount is spent for food,” the re
port said.
The economists pointed out that
! a return to 1932 production levels
: and a reduction in retail prices
i would not in themselves insure an
\ "adequate" diet for all the elements
of the population." The attainment
i of such an objective,” they said,
"depends primarily upon increasing
the level of the national income,
and especially the Incomes of fam
1 Hies in the lower Income groups.’’
• The well being of farmers can be
; increased only to a certain point by
acreage adjustment, such as that
; engaged in by the AAA in the last
three and a half years. "When this
point has been reached, any fur
j ther increase in the real per capita 1
; income of agricultural producers
I must depend primarily upon an in- :
crease in the production of goods
I and services by non - agricultural
■ producers," the report declared.
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was explained, would mean greater
| demand for farm products and j
large suply of Industrial products
available to farmers at more favor-'
i able prices in relation to the prioes,
| received by them.
Need Soil-Conserving Crops
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
; nomics, which issued the report,!
said It represented the first effort I
to bring together into one brief i
discussion the “elements essential to'
a consideration of future agricul
tural policies relating to produc
tion.”
Using the 1928-32 average crops
acreages and the 1929-33 average
numbers of livestock as represent
ing the capacity of the American
farm plant, the report concludes
that:
1. With parity income as defined
in the soil conservation and domes
tic allotment act—the ratio between
per capita farm income and per
capita non-farm income which pre
vailed in the 1910-14 period—as the
only consideration, a reduction by
as much as 50,000,000 acres in such
crops as cotton, com, tobacco and
wheat of which we normally pro
duce a surplus as compared with
the 1928-32 average, might be nec
essary.
2. With per capita domestic con
SHOWING TODAY AT THE CAROLINA
With Its keynote the safety of the skies In commercial aviation of to
iay, RKO Radio's "Without Orders,” dramatised from the story by Peter
B. Kyne, has Robert Armstrong and Sally Ellers in the romantic leads
Incidentally, both are licensed pilots in real life. Vinton Haworth, widely
mown to the radio fans, makes his screen debut In a cast headed by
Prances 8age, Charley Grapewin, Ward Bond, Prank M. Thomas, Arthur
uoft and Walter Miller. The dangerous flying territory between Salt
l*ke City and Portland, Ore., is the natural background.
)umj pwuu vx iftiiu piuuuuta wic
same as it was in th« 1920-29 per- 4
iod, the country would need to re- (
luce the farm plant by only about
10,000,000 or 20,000 acres. This es
timate assumes exports about the
same as in the 1930-34 period,!
though they are at present leasi
than two-thirds ol that level. '
3. The condition of the nation's'
farm land demands a shift of'
wound 20,000,000 to 30,000,0oo acres
from soil-depleting to soil-conserv
ing crops or other uses, in order to
prevent further deterioration
though erosion and to maintain
the fertility of the soil.
DISAPPOINTED WHEN CUPS
ATHLETE TAKES BAR JOB
GREENVILLE, S. O., Dec. 19.—
IP)—Kathlyn Kelley, youngest mem
ier of the 1936 women’s Olympic
team, received with surprise and
llsappointment the news that Helen
Stephens, Olympic star, had decid
sd to leave college and attempt to i
become a hotel bar hostess. i
“I wouldn’t think of doing that,” <
»id 17 year old Greenville Worn- i
si’s college freshman, who was a 1
;abin mate of Miss Stephens. t
Accuse Constable
3f Warden Murder
ESTILL, S. C., Dec. 16.—Officers
laid today that murder charges
vould be placed against Frank
lushing, magistrate’s constable ac
:used of fatally shooting J. R. Row
ii, assistant game warden, while on
i hunting trip last Saturday.
Rowell died in a Savannah, Oa.,
lospital yesterday. Previously Rush
ng hail been granted bond on a
harge of assault and battery with
ntent to kill.
Magistrate N. A. Patterson said
lushing told him he shot Rowell
ifter the game warden threatened
lim. Rushing and Rowell were
lelghbors.
End Salvation Army Drive
GAFFNEY, S. C.. Dec. 16—St
ation Army officials here have an*
lounced the successful conclusion
f the annual home service fund
ppeal in which (4,000 was sought
or next year. Gifts and pledges to
aled (4,03173, it was stated.
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Tags Sell Slowly;
R. H. Cooke First
Robert H. Cooke, president of the
Shelby Lions club and local account
ant, was the first purchaser of (he
new 1037 auto license which went
on sale yesterday.
Carlos Hopper, In charge of sales
said distribution this year Is much
slower, with only 153 plates being
sold yesterday. He asks that persons
who know they are going to buy
away come early In order that
there will not be such a rush later.
January l is the deadline.
Licenses are being purchased at
the Carolina Motor club or Hoppers
Motors on the northeast corner of
the court square.
Rates are 40 cents per hundred
weight for private autos, from 40 to
70 cents per hundred for privet*»
truck* with special rate* applied to
I "for hire" vehicles.
Patrolman Hatcher said this
morning he hM been instructed that
there will be no extension of time.
He also slated that there Is a fine
for resident* living In this state
near the line who buy Smith Caro
lina licenses.
Two Clevelanders
Make ASTC Honors
BOONE;, Dec. 16—The atudent
body tabulations made for Appala
chian State Teacher* college reveals
that 111 or 12 percent made the,
honor roll for the fall quarter. Klir,
abeth Randle and Julia Renfro
from Cleveland county made the
list.
In thl* honor, the Junior claaa
leads with 1» percent, the senior,
das* follows with 18 per cent, the!
sophomore has 10 percent and the ’
freshman 8 percent.
Holidays betdn at noon on Friday,
December 18 Classes resume work
on Wednesday the 30t.h.
Winners Are Named
In Radio Contest
The winners In the "Yount! Amer
ica on the Air” contest held In the
high school auditorium Inst week
end by Holly Smith were Jane Hol
ing, Helen Costs, Betty Beam, How
ard Smith. C. Hush Hamrick, jr„
Nancy Roberts, Linda Lee Lovelace
and Kitty Beam.
These youngsters have been sche
duled to go on the air over WBT in
Charlotte on Saturday morning.
January 2. They are to arrive at
the studio by B:4fi for rehearsal.
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MRS. Mr KIM MON HONORED
"Y NATIONAL RODV
RAl.KIOH, Dec. 16.—OP)—Dr. Jane
S. McKImmon, n.*rtatant director of
extension at N. C. Btatr college hu
received the Eplalon Sigma Phi
award for distinguished service to
agriculture. Presentation of the cer
tificate wan made by Mine Madge J.
Reese, grand-secretary-treasurer of
the honorary extension fraternity,
at the annual meeting of the or
ganization's chapter here yesterday.
William Bird Dies
KINGS MOUNTAIN. Dec. 16 -
Funeral services were held in Col
umbia . s C.. Tuesday of William
Bird, former Kings Mountain man
who died In Columbia Monday. Mr.
Bird was an engineer for the South
ern railway system.
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