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fSDAV. FEBRUARY Talks Soul Gravity B(e(l Embargo >[_;|V Of British Gold B^jj A Large Part In Br placing Of Embargo R'Tobaf--0 Says Bailey ^ould be devised, he says B ,n That Some Plan K, Be Worked Out Overcoming The Obstacles Now Fac The Tobacco Farmers Of America I of the extraordinary Mjii concerning tobacco Sen jcsial1"^ Bailey, of N. C.{ issue.; the following of^Bs'atement B Utien the British Govern-1 B,ct:fied our State Depart-, about two weeks ago of the Bo- to impose an embargo tobacco. Mr. Secretary ^ isunethately made proper re^^Lutions and began negotia^ tith a view to preventing Btccon or reducing its force. B frets in this matter are ;o me I am not at liberty ^KJaige theni for the reason iBjjnsactions of this sort beour nation and any other ' :.ot advisedly be disclosed relation is going on. .Tust say for the benefit of our B tint our State Department B; ail that it can do in the -JhiW. . it mnv hA truster! Ikies a. . .* j ? Emmie its efforts to the full L i may add that the North La Delegation, and the Deleft from other States affect[je deeply concerned and L10 do anything that they [ North Carolina farmers are I adversely affected than any B This is realized by the pt:on and every membe r of anxious to do whatever he Great Britain has been buyitout 250.000,000 pounds of Kan tobacco each year. It : biggest export market for to ar.d for other commod!ts buyers have for years buying our bright tobacco p quality and paying good for it The withdrawal of :yers last September gave us impression as to the disentailed in the proposed emiVher. the buyers were withthe Federal Government promptly to the rescue and *d the necessary funds for rcr.ase of 140.000,000 pounds bcco. most of which was aed on North Carolina mar Distance Rates I Are Reduced w*ry Evening After 7 tnd WlSbaySiMclaff/ l-t costs little at any time ? voice-visit with out-ofHfown friends and relaH-es. But both Statlon ^-Station and Person-to* M'crson long distance Httes are especially low H'ittr Seven at night until A. M. Over week ?ds, reduced rates apply P. M. Saturday, I'11 day Sunday, and "hough to 4:30 A. M., "onday. I d/ tbest timet you can I hlk about... 100 miles for 35c ! 200 mi.es for 65c 500 miles for $1.15 Three minutes I St?tion to-Swtion service t h|dthern BellTeiephope b:t telegraph comPRny . 'i 'SCORPOUATSO 21, 1940 i kets. This relieved the situation ! to some extent, but did not lift | the price to parity or to the standard which had obtained for several years. North Carolina's average last year was a little less than sixteen cents a pound. "5. Great Britain is purchasing larger quantities than usual of tobacco from Turkey and other Balkan States. She is encouraging the production of tobacco competitive with ours in South Africa and in Canada and elsewhere. Great Britain is in alliance I with Turkey and Greece, and I South Africa and Canada are parts of the British Empire. The United States is in no alliance and not only so, we have a statute forbidding the extension of credit to Great Britain so long as she is indebted to us and is paying nothing on the debt. In addition to this, we have a gold policy under which practically all the | free gold in the world is being drained into this country and every foreign nation is complainj ing that it cannot trade with us because debit balances in trade must be settled in gold and they | cannot get the gold, or if they | have some, they cannot spare it. | Great Britain is peculiarly in this position. She is carrying on the most desperate war of her existence and she affirms that she needs her gold for the purchase of the means of warfare and of food necessary to sustain her people. She has two and one-half ! years' supply of our tobacco on ! hand. Moreover, the 140,000,000 j pounds of tobacco purchased last | year is still in this country. The i British money is at a discount of about 20 per cent here which means that Great Britain must pay 20 per cent more than our market price for any commodity she purchases. She must pay either in gold or cash and. since | the trade balances are against ; her, she must pay very largely V.CIOH Hi uic 1U1 Hi kjl gvnu auu one | has no gold to spare. I am bring1 ing out these facts in order that ; our people may see the problem. "6. Agreed that our gold policy i may have been useful at the time, i it now appears that its consej quence is to prevent other naI tions from trading here. I think j we must make a correction if we are to maintain anything like i normal trade with other countries. "7. Whenever any nation artij ficially interfers with the free , flow of commodities, there is some resentment by other nations. We | have seen this with respect to cotton. We have lost a large portion of our foreign market for cotton. The artificial measures seem to do good at the time, but the long run consequence was to encourage the production of cotton throughout the world and to bring about the accumulation of an immense surplus of cotton here on the'hands of the Government. We should bear in mind that while we can control our production, we cannot control foreign production or consumption. I hope that we are not to lose our foreign market for tobacco as has been the case so largely with cotton. With respect to cotton, let me say that if we had permitted the cotton to be- sold as it was produced, the prices would have been low then, but they would be high now. "8. Another fact of significance is this. Tobacco prices have been relatively better over a perr\f oovon voars that nrices of | J I any other farm commodity. This has been due in large measure to ] the expansion in the sale of cigarI ettes throughout the world. This J expansion is not likely to continue. In fact there are evidences now that the expansion has been arrested. "9. What may be done? We may bring about some barter arrangements with Great Britain whereby she will take a certain amount of our tobacco if we will buy a certain amount of tin and rubber or other articles which we do not produce and which are available to her. We may reconstruct our gold policy so that there may be, to some extent, a return flow of gold to Great Britain and other nations. This would do us no harm as we have over tpDgaoeeofl&Koeoo ! North Care ll v" j Everybody knows that i I j meant the blue-steel au law's hip to back up his I [ Today, 45 has a new J I I Una. In only nine m I I Brewers and North Ca ' ' Committee has cooperat authorities in bringing < I I legal beer licenses in 45 i i being violated. We dc I I way! II That's help for the law, of help. It is help for ' ' aid of a united beer in economic and social ben erage providing $1,4 I I revenue. !! Brewers and I II Beer Distribut EDGAR H. BAJ j [ SUITE 813-17 COMMERCIAL BUI ,i*. . . > - ' ' "" " THE < Service Station At Long Bead P. P. Vereen, of Bolton, is con [structing the first service statioi | and garage to be built at Lonj Beach. Mr. Vereen and his broth er, J. W. Vereen, of Freeland, an both constructing ' nice cottage at the beach. Reports indicate that thebeael will have a regular building boon I with the first break in thi I weather, which should be dui j shortly. Meanwhile constructioi | work has been going forward 01 various homes at the Deach al [during the winter. : Regular Farming Falling Behinc Remarks dropped by farmer | from various sections of Bruns j wick indicate that spring farn j work is now far behind. Ver; little, if any plowing has ye [ been done. As a usual thinj many farmers have their land about ready for planting varioui crops at this time of the year, t good deal of corn is sometime; planted by the first of March. A few days of sunshine will re suit in the Brunswick farmer [ becoming extrerrtely busy witl 1 plowing and other work. I ?17,000,000,000, far more than w need. There has been a great dea | of irritation about! the large deb I of Great Britain to this countr, i being between four and five bil lion dollars. There is no prospec whatever of the collection of thi 1 debt at anything like par. 1 1 might be prudent to suggest t I Great Britain that if she will bu our farm products, we will giv her credit on this debt in som attractive ratio to the amour of her purchase. This would hel i the farmers and would not hut I our country since the debt i largely worthless as it stands. 1 would be in tne nature or a cor structive compromise, helpful t both parties. There may be othe ways and means and I am safe i saying that the State Departmen will exhaust them in the interes of restoring our sales of tobacci "10. However, I am by n means assured that we will r? cover this market for our tc bacco any, time in the near fi ture. In fadt I am fearful that w may never fully recover it and think our farmers should be noti fied of this .in order that the; may make timely adjustments. "11. I have been'1 much intei ested in the plans of the Confer | ence of Southern Governing t bring about a better state of bal | ance in our Southern econditi} I North Carc'ina is due to develo very considerably in the prociuc tion of dairy products, poultr; and poultry products, and liv stock. There is some prospect tha prices for all the food product will be better as the war goe on, as nations at war are inclinei to buy food and arms first, am in the present state of the world there are no nations able to bu; other than the necessities of su stenance and defense. We couli hope for better prices for cottoi if we did not have such a tre mendous supply on the hands o ? ? *- t. the Government. i uni hilhucu u advise that our Government ough not to sell its cotton on hand ii competition with farmers produc ing the 1940 crop. That is, th Government should sell only afte | the farmers shall have disposei of this year's crop, and shouli then sell only a portion of it immense holdings. Meantime, j hope our farmers will addres I themselves more especially to th : production of food and foor crops "In this connection, I call at J tention to two bills I have intra , duced, ? one to repeal th Boileau Amendment which place restriction on our production o dairy products, ? and the othe to create by direct aid a bette system of domestic marketing The last named bill has passei I the Senate and is now in th j House." Mccocagoa-wyw^; ilina's "45" ;' i1 once upon a time, "45" 1 1 thority holstered on the badge. I j mean: ig in North Caro- . . onths of operation the I | rolina Beer Distributors II ed with county and local 11 about the revocation of 1 places where laws were . , in't want beer sold that too?but a modern kind J [ North Carolinians?the dustry in preserving the | lefits of a moderate bev10,668 annually in tax || | ^orth Carolina ! ors Committee j N, State Director j) LDING RALEIGH, K. C. 6 KK?wo?O?O?sc r ' -s. -r-. . I STATE PORT PILOT, SOUTH Low Country Is i Badly Flooded Brunswick county farmers who i are behind with their farm work I should make a trip into the i - South Carolina low country to | e realize how well off they really j s are. In the vicinity of George-1 town and below there all fields I i j are covered with water; ditches i I beside the Coastal Highway are II running level with the pavement i and nothing at all appears to i have been done in preparation 1 for the 1940 crops. That section is usually credited with being a bit earlier than Brunswick with farm work. , WACCAMAW SCHOOL NEWS i The senior class is beginning to f embark on the many activities t that accompany a graduating r class. They are looking forward s to their responsibilities and pleass ures with great anticipation. 1 They have begun working tos wards their graduation by selecting the following class superla tives: s Best looking boy, J. B. Ward, i Prettiest girl, Muriel Ross. Best sport, Mavis Grady. Best all-round girl, Teva For-; e my Duval. il Best all-round boy, Kermit ,t Pruitt. y Most brilliant, Muriel Ross. I- Most popular girl, Annie J. it McKeithan. s Most popular boy, J. B. Ward. t i Most" original Mnvicj RvqHw o Most dignified; De Lena Fory my Duval. e Biggest baby, Doris Gore, e Wittiest, Teva Formy Duval, it Most dignified boy, Leslie Inp man. "t Class artist, Myrtle Lee Beck, s Most Courteous, Myrtle Lee t Beck. i- Class poet, Gertie Coleman. 0 Class historian, Mavis Brady; r Class prophet, Inez Dutton. n Class testator, Leslie Inman. Giftorian, Olivia Evans. Class jester, Kermit Pruitt. ). Their class officers are as fol0 lows: President, Kermit Pruitt;! .. vice-president, J. B. Ward; secre-' (. tary, Mavis Brady; treasurer,, i- Mortie Lee Parker. e The class flower is pink rose;! 1 class colors, pink and green; \ i- class motto: "Today Decides To-j y morrow." The senior class welcomes a j - new member to the class, Myrtle Nye, of Orrum, has recently joino ed the class. I- Athletic Association K The athletic association 'is sponp soring a box supper at the school on February 23. The public is j y cordially invited to participate in j e the fun and frolic and to hear, t bid, and buy on the chants of the s auctioneer. The association and s the school are proud of the re:1 cord that our teams have made1 d in the county in basketball, and '> we are anxious to assist them I y with a successful supper. Debating Enthusiasts 3 Quite a few of our students are n continuing their preparations for - the debating preliminaries, and f are showing much interest and 0 determination for the coveted * places. They realize to what ex1 tent their endeavors are rewardi" ed, and are meeting their ree sponsibilities as debators well. r New Roof ^ The roof which is being put on 3 our building is nearing comple3 tion. for which we are indeed appreciative, since it insures us 3 against further delay from school e by leakages. Visitors At School Miss Annie Mae Woodside, accompanied by L. C. Thornton of j 3 the state school commission were j j visitors in our school Tuesday. | r r jgfXXXXXXXXXMXXXXX: = !j CONVENT ) ( : f A mass Convention oi | ( Brunswick is called to me j j THURSDAY, |[ AT 2:0( i J i For organization purooses j | all interested Republicans ) ( that day. I I To this Convention w j ( with us who are in favor < I! | j 1. Working for relief whereby the Recordei ! j missioners had their two years on the peopl j ( people, and over the p $ 1 I ( 2. Working for relief a$ | county administration )( )! Let us meet and plat II public rights may not be ) j people by selfish persons. j j F. L. LEWI! ); | | FEBRUARY 20, 1940. ?KKKKK)Cimi[I)tlfKK PORT, N. C. Spruill In Race! For Commissioner!, Of Agriculture! BBB0pf gr 'v,,, WINDSOR?c. Wayland Spruill, prominent farmer and State Senator for the third district, of Bertie County, recently formally announced his candidacy for Commissioner of Agriculture in the Democratic Primary. Entry of the popular "Silvertongued Orator from Bertie" as- ( sures a lively race for the State | post now held by Kerr Scott, who is. expected to run again. "Cousin Wayland", as he is| known to hundreds of men with whom he has continuously served in the General Assembly since 1933, is recognized as one of the j most successful dirt farmers in j this section of the State. On his j XtUIIl lie giwvva VULIUII, (.vuavvv, I peanuts, corn, grains, truck, and | livestock. He has attracted wide | attention by providing for each of his tenants a milk cow and the essentials of a live-at-home;" way of life. Shallotte News Byron H. Goley, of Maryvillc College, Tennessee, is spending the spring holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Goley.' Mr. and Mrs. Beaman Sellers, of Wilmington, formerly of Shallotte, spent Saturday afternoon here with relatives. Miss Agnes Andrews has been sick with a touch of influenza. She is much better now. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Russ, Clarice Russ -ahd Ted Bennett were visitors in ^Wilmington Saturday. Misses Rena and Tauline Fitts have been visiting friends here j for a few weeks. Bennie Barnes left Saturday for Georgia where he will be for a few weeks. ' Mr. and Mrs. Layton Bennett and Earl Milliken were visitors in Wilmington Saturday. Miss Louise Trippe attended the President's Ball in Knoxville, Tennessee. While there she saw the famous picture "Gone With The Wind." The Home Demonstration Club Also the WPA class of lunch room supervision met at our school on Wednesday. The WPA district authorities were present for the purpose of discussing menus nnH lnneh room manaee-1 ment. Faculty Play The faculty has announced March 8, as the date for presenting their play "Laugh Clown." The plot of "Laugh Clown" Is strong and fast moving and leads steadily to one of the most unusual and hilarious climaxes ever s^n. It is destined to keep the audience in an uproar. Remember, the date, March 8, and be present ION CALL | ' the Republican voters of Jjj et at Supply, N. C., on MARCH 7th ) P. M. I; ii , and the committee asks 1 < " " J ( to give to us their help j j 11 i j e invite all voters to join * against the unfair law, JW and three County Com- | terms of office extended W le, without the vote of the 1j roteat of many Democrats, I j ' . ' f gainst the most expensive ) t we have ever had. ) { 1 and work together that j j unfairly taken from the j j i t ii 5, Chairman j j it it Ji ment at the home of Mi's. Lillian Hill, Flat Rock, Spind Dliver and Mrs. M. H. Gatlin on j v i 1 le , Salisbury, Monday. Mooresville, Tarboro Friends of Mrs. Lennie Hewett ! Spring Hope, Lumberl regret to know that she has been i Whiteville, Kinston, :onfined to her bed for the past J City, Reidsvi'.le, Roat veek due to illness. Statesville, Morgantor j Ayden, Laurinburg, FT 1 A f I Columbia, Goldsboro, .H.A. Loans in Graham ieaksv ie # | Smithfield, Siler O 49 N. C. Counties Ka;/r.!! Tabor City, Stokesdi Month Of January Showed ^ordt?"' W dmington, Decided Increase In The ^a '0"' J*** Number Of Loans And parkton Hamlet and Dollar Volume Over The tain. Same Period Last Year ________ ? , , Peeled Apples can GRFF.NSBORO? The Federal ^ salt i Housing Administration State Of- uge(j fice receiving during the month of January 1940, 266 applications ?? for mortgage insurance totaling ^ $1,165,900, an increase of approximately 62 percent in applications received and approximately 61 percent in dollar volume over the |> corresponding month of last year", Aubrey G. McCabe, State Director for North Carolina, an-. or nounced today. X II'" it|)pilCailUIIO iCUdvcu nciv j from 71 cities and towns out of My office 49 counties in North Carolina, and; the average amount of mortgage] cation to my on which FHA insurance was asked was approximately $4,400.00.! owned by Pete The cities and towns included] were: Winston-Salem, Charlotte,] Greensboro, Raleigh, High Point, _ _ .. _ Fayetteville, Clinton, Durham, j JVl. JVI. Wendell, Aberdeen, Wadesboro, j Rowland, Boone, West Jefferson,! Hendersonville, Farmville, Albemarle, Belmont, Rocky Mount, j Roxboro, Concord, Newton, Chapel C OFF-SiASON We've popped the lid off early ? to move used cars NOW! New Ford cars are selling fast ? our used car inventory is piling up too fast for us to wait till spring to reduce W it. Prices are down. This is your chance to SAVE by buying now? \ SEE THESE Sf 1936 CHEVROLET COUPE ... A If clean, good looking car that has pc ^Xheen reduced especially for this m sale. tr ^W935 CHEVROLET COACH. This 1? car is being offered at a price m that puts it in range of the small- re est family budget. CUrU r nnnn A smOOth-TUn- *' I9Jt V/lIi^ T ning machine with miles of motor ing pleasure. Priced right. ^^1937 FORD TUDOR DELUXE. A 1* good looking, clean job. 5S h.p. w motor runs like new. le 1937 FORD TUDOR. This fine 1? used car bargain has one of the W highly economical 60 h. p. motors, m V BIG SELECTIOI M Easy Terms , JWilletts W ^ BOLIVIA, PAGE THREE ale, Thomas- By using mortar coloring and Pembroke, used motor oil, Scott Ashe of , Asheboro, Whittier in Swain County was :on, Hickory, able to paint his barn for $1.35, Elizabeth reports Farm Agent H. R. Clapp. loke Rapids, l, Lexington, Washington A Qulckened interest has been Macclesfield,' exhibited in the Montgomery Burlington. County Service Club, an organlzaity, Shelby.1 tion of older farm boys and girls, s, Garner. I since the election of officers and lie Ruther-1 announcing of the 1940 plan Wilson. wil-'of work Lillington, ?/k | /T\ Randleman, f^||l Kings Moun- V C FIGHT MISERY right wheK^'t } be kept by you feel it-wlth swift-acting \ \ I 4 111 _ I VICKS VAPORUB JOTICE! 1 -FICE IS MOVED has been moved from its former lohome, which is the house formerly r Rourk. ROSENBAUM, M. D. SHALLOTTE, N. C. Bgfl . |p >36 FORD TUDOR. Plenty of^^ iwer and pep in this 85 h. p otor. A fine looking car with^^ unk. 35 FORD Tl 1DOR. The 85 h. p W otor in this automobile is ready,^^ conditioned and raring to go. 31 MODEL "A" COUPE. Com<F id see this car; hear the motoi^L in. Then, and only then,' will we^^L > 11 you the amazingly low price. j >29 MODEL "A" COACH. A car^L ith mile* of economical travel ft in her. V >35 1%-Ton CHEV. TRUCK.? re can give you a bargain in thi aching. N ON HAND # 1 Available I lotor Co.v maaMM&mmW KSgi
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