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SPECIAL SESSION A MAY BE CALLED Governor Receives Report Of State Ship Commission vVit'.i Its Recommendations He Wants To Take Action. Raleigh, May -li —Creation of a Port Commission of five mem bers to acquire and operate port terminals and if necessary to acquire ships by lease or purchase fur both inland ard coast-wise shipping, with an appropriation of *s.r>lMN'HU and the purchase of the Cape Fear and the V-i«skiri Valley railroad by the Slate ;:s the lof a trunk line were jvccmmer.ded in the report of the State Ship and Water Trans portation Commission submit ted t) tiovernor M rri."n and the Council of State yes-terday af ternoon. tiovernor Morrison will lay the report before a special session of p th'* eneral Assembly t«» called "as early as convenient," tie de clared to the Commission after tlie report had been submitted to him. Though definite date for the contemplated sessions has not been fixed, it is expected to con vene in .July or arl> in August. The Governor declared that he ni l not expect to be influenced by opposition to the proposal. TEXT OF RECOMMEN DATION. The text of the recommend ations of the Commission fv.l --1 )ws; "I. That the General Assemb ly create a l'«.rt Commission i f live members, vested with full authority to select sites, construct !i» , '*' UMMT * t *'- ,; ' m * as '* R ' ; pP We desire to call attention to the fact l!iat we have 1 secured the agencv for== S DODGE AUTOMOBILES 1 for this territory. We will have cars in stock at all times ra and will be glad to demonstrate them and give you any information in regard to the car that we can. DELIVERED PRICES : Touring Car S 095.00 Roadster, 900.00 Type A Sedan, ... 15_'5.0u Type 11 Sedan. 1-" >BO.OO Type B Coupe, ... . 1 UO.oo Touring Special. Hi;."), MI Roadster Special, . 1 1.50.0n Four-Passenger Coupe, 1515.00 Truck Chassis, 1440.0 m I In our Service and Sales department we will have first= class service as well as a complete line of repairs and j| accessories at all times, and we will assure you prompt % and courteous service at the lowest prices. CREAKMAN & LEWELLYN. j WALNUT COVE, N. C. | 2oapr4\v | port terminals, with all necessary : equipments. and that the said \ Port Commission be given full power to establish a traflic organ ization to enter and prosecute complaints either through the | Corporation Commission or other wise. in connection with rates and traflic regulations, and to do all things necessary to carry out the purposes of its creation and to bring relief i:i freight an 1 traffic matters to the citizens of the State. "J. That 11 "'' lie ap propriated for the use nf c :.i i Port Commission, or so much thereof as tin, b > necessary for the purposes enumerated ah >ve. Til it the Port Co nmis'dori he authorized io purchase or lease ships an i operate the -am• >. it in its opinion adequate shipping i-= n«t provided bv private enter prise fad that SI..VHI >'■ 'addition al he appropriated for this purpose or a » much thereof as may be necessary "I. That State require the Cape Fear ami Yadkin Valley Uaiboad a- a basis for a trunk line raihvav from the Capo F« ar basis to the Mid!|e W« -t, rr otherwise provide such a trunk line. The printed report covers l."»o pages, divided into four sections dealing with a summarization of the situation together with recommendations; an analysis and history of the shipping situation in the State: the claims set forward by the several ports and a history of the Gape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad, and a summary of what is being done THE DANBURY REPORTER. v 1 along similar lines in other States. 11 Three thousand copies of the re -1 port have been printed and are - available on application to the ? Executive Offices. Copies are be ? i ing mailed to the members of the - General Assembly. * »' The iovernor renl his formal » ) statement of appreciation and ap proval of the report and there 1 follnved a brief an,l in forma' dis- I mission of the m ifter lie declar : ed that it was his intentbn to i call a spe.'ial sessi .n as early as . nay in- feasible. Nothing is to be I gained by waiting, an i defeirine . the ; lesti n for a pew eral . Assembly would nece:-»i\-ue armthtr luiig and bin- r ' /lit, Wii.il li e thii M# t.. it ha*.e I i been lciii fKi! tu K -.rued t-vt-j' again. WILL ACT No\V. "I di in,' know who ihe nt: t ilovenn ris ■ -irijr to ; >«-, l.ut I know he can jot be niv re favorable to this thing than 1 am. I thii k that we c .iino! all'ord '■> wai to act on this mutter. Already, we ' are taxed annuaib in freight rare discriminations more th;n ; this relief will c -t ami we an.- a in.lit i i have another t>n million Millar I'urclen put upon us. lam ' jviag to call i special session. i: thi Ciii.ncii ef Stale does icit ! ;l o,i me." WI TH sixteen years i f e\- acting service NEPOMSIT Paroid Roofing shows it>e!f the mostcconomit ..1 roof you can buy. us fur the proois of this claim before you buy roofing. siioKi-: an tii r to KINC N. ( . SECOND PAYMENT BY JUNE 15 More Than A Million Dollars To Go Tu Co-Operative Far mer- 11! Kasiern North Caro lina s. :.n. I 'ihe election of directors in t he j Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association on Tuesday, May 20, j resulted in an overwhelming vote of confidence in the management, of the.- association. Out of the 22 directors elected bv the !'"> i h isi • . i assoc.a'e,| tobacco farmeis of thr> e -'.itt> ill V. t IV lett..'lie,! to ofiiC'' 'iiie governors of Yiiginia,' North L:ir-..r, i; i] South (' lina -Iso r. ai.p -i;iti i!ir> j>. 4 1 ;j dirt c 11: t iiose .si. •' ;js, i;• in* r , G.i\ ■; Sanis for Virgiiia, t lar. i: • 'oe for North t a.-olina and l.i 1 |.jis ij- s ~;t|, (■ . r lina. •' »f ihe three new dir. ,'tor.s wiio • ■ e;e ii in ',v. c.ndirm.* ! at the annuai eung of tlr* tubac c> associuti ».n in JJ ihign last Tuesday, t i were from North Carolina am; one from V irginia, the S-o ith i Iranians returnii g a solid ilt legati n to the board. in \ iiginia W, K, prominent fanr.er and business man of I'itts«> Ivania county, suc ceeds Frank 0. Met anniei;, of Java «:* director oi the largest tobicco growing coentv of the Sou'ii. Mr. Gardner is vice pr-sid« nt a director of the, Amtiicm National l'a-ik of L)jtn- I The Progressive Farmer I ; AND | The Danbury Reporter I Both Papers One Year For $2.00 M MBZ&anarrj I By special arrangement vv illi the Progressive Farmer we are enabled for a limited time to send that well known farm paper and the Reporter both one year for $2.00. The regular price of the papers is $2.50. If you are taking either or both papers you can have either or both extended a year from the time you are now paid up to. Don't fail to take advantage of this offer and save that much money. DANBURY REPORTER, Danbury, N. C. CUT OCT AND 51.M1. THIS I'OITON DANBI'RV RHI'ORTKK. DANBURY, N. C. Enclosed find £'_\oo for Progressive* Farmer and the Danbury Reporter both one year. NAME ADDRESS I Please say whether or not you are already getting either paper. In case you are the sub= scription will be extended £from the time it is already paid for. I I | ville, also vice-president and di rector of the Agricultural Credit Corporation of Virginia. He was | one of the first men in Pittsyl vania county to sign the market ing contract and was one of th? very prominent men in the citv ,of J>an\ille to back the comera ' tive marketing movement from | its beginning. According to Mr. , McCormick the retiring director, his successor v.ill hv.ve the I,>\a 1 ' sipport of the i\ thousand members of the association in ' Pittsylvania c >untv who be states nr. l I etfer organ!.: >d (• ia\ than ever ''e-ire. In Wes'.-rn X rlh lina T. I. Ilaw.es, prominent farmer sir.d n •■!'( t art uf N'jrlir.a, sue. ' ei (~de! . ! ' - i ;. nf M,'i;.'e »i i; * i!: •r v. •• r . i !*. !I.a i • h •• 1 •• it a c rter of i!^ '1 |i Si - : i' , ,;-' hegitmim'? A. M. Horn .v. of V." s : -ingr ,n, \*. succeeds J. \ . (\ibb, o ]*inot p?, as director of tlie fifth listrict. Mr. ! >'imav is jir- sitU»t t of the First N itional Dank of Washington, N. a vice-presi dent of The A Hankers Association and a teoacce planter in I'eaufort cv.urtv. i I'nanimiis elections bv the' associated grmvevs marked the r'turn of a number of th 'tobacco association's direct* rs to el'.ice and tie change of only three directors in three states is regard, i Jed as a remarkable endorsement of the marketing association. The payment of a half million dollars by the association to its members of the dark-tired and sun-cured areas of Virginia last wei-k brought satisfaction to the formers who gathered in crowds at twenty markets anrl came in time to assist them in the pre paration of another crop. Last Thursday'* paym»nt to the dark tii'cw planters hroutr'it th.-i" total advances (.r, Uie I'.iJJ crop up to nir.• tv p' rc-nt of tr;> ! ankers v'dl-jnri"-". Tro s-in-c!jr i grow ■rs v:h • Icr >n h:is «old fas r. have n>w received seven* i p» r cent of its \ •>'. \tion by the tankers, ' cr • n .\v b- ing made 'lit; ;.soci t'.ion mem'ers in it rn N'l-rtl Carolina who de *■r * * t ;cci of the crop, .v •• • ■' i p iymenr .if more than i : i'M ... ! rs on last season's ; . ! !•- will i) • made from the warehouses in East* m 1 ,;r 1 na >;• t later than June 1 tii. S. I). FIiISSELIj. on M a>)B3 pijos A *ouiut2t)!3asnoi] ■ 1 IcjjLaS ioj 'iuooj XJJAB ;oj I 4 em tij Acp Aj3as joj M
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