THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872
W. R. Petree Flays Tobacco Control
Says He Got Bigger
Prices Before Control
—He Wants The Priv
ilege To Run His Own
Business, And Lays
The Blame On New
Deal Administration
(Copied From Stokes Record.)
ltr. Ed'tor:
I feel very much flattered to
have the distinguished editor 01
The Danbury Reporter take
notice of my articles on crop con
trol.
It appears that I have become
• target for the editor's witty
sarcastic verbal punches. Like
the cat playing with the mouse
he tosses me up on a high pedes
tal for the satisfaction of knock
ing me off in the last round.
|fy purpose for writing on crop
control is not to set myself up as
a "leader of thought", but to
discourage the inclination some
people have of meddling in
the other fellow's business, but
they seem to think that it means
capacity gone to waste if they
am not permitted to do so.
I am willing to concede tha r
there am many have
,the ability to run my small af
fairs better than I can possibly
run them, but I have alway i
to get a certain satis
faction out of running them my
self, and I am conceited enough
to believe that the men of form
er generations, who were willing
to sacrifice their blood to main
tain their liberties, probably had
just such sentiments.
In my discussion of crop con
trol, I have shown that it has had
a thorough test under the present
administration, having had three
years with it and three years
«
without it and it has not only
failed to show any financial ben
efit to honest producers, but has
actually induced foreign growers
to increase production from six
teen per cent, to forty seven per
cent, of course I have reference
to flue-cured tobacco, and prac
tically the same can be said
about cotton, we having lost an
aight million hale market for
t that staple.
The only one« who hare been
benefitted in this country by crop
control are the ones whe have
teen permitted to hog aereage
«nd poundage, and the army of
tax paid officials Who administer
ed the law.
And what's the answer of ray
Otitic. to the facts produced?
they yell in unison political prej
udice. They would make it ap
pear that this man Petree is so
ffctgrsted with prejudice that he
actually see's red. It seems that
answer was suggested by ai
qtlgbCßimt of my fears of national
Swfcmptcy through the wasteful
tiUWMgwuwe of the present ad
«a #u»bh Hoot
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Volume 66
national debt, ten million people
unemployed, one six of the pop- j
ulation on relief, and a ten bil-;
lion dollar budget, do not furnish
grounds for serious apprehension,
then it will be up to me to apolo
gize.
Is it not passing strange that
my critics who are absolutely
free from political prejudices,
should insist that Igo back and
compare prices of a period, which
they refrr to ag the worst depres
sion in the history of the nation,
with prices of modern utopio?
While I am somewhat adverse
to airing my own private busi
ness affairs to satisfy public
curiosity, nevertheless, as my
critics demand it I shall endeavoi i
to do so to the best of my ability, j
However, as former administra-!
tions were derelict in furnishing ,
such necessary paraphernalia .is j
tobacco patch measure uppers or i
stepper offers. I find myself un- ;
;
able to furnish relative acreage!
values as requested, but as I •
have kept a record of my tobac- i
co poundage and money values I
| since 1925. lam to furnisli
averages since that date.
As I was in the Tii-State To
bacco Association in 1925, and re
ceived considerably less than *
1
| market price for my tobacco. I am I
starting with the 1926 crop: I
, Through the years 1926, 1927 1
I and 1928 I received an average
per pound of twenty-eight cenU.;
, Through the years 1829, 1930, |
1331, 1932 and 1933 I received |
an average per pound of thirteen
cents, and by th e way this last:
period covers some of the worst 1
crops of tobacco I ever mad i. j
Through the year 3 1934, 1935.
I 1936, 1937 and 1938 my tenant.}
j averaged twenty-one cents per
pound. There was one bad cro:)
i during this period. Of course my
j unbaised critics will not object
to going as far back a a 1892 to
' 1896 which period furnished an
other major depression, and as
my younger critics have no pei
sonal knowledge of that period I
shall request my venerable edi
tor friend, with his vast store-;
house of knowledge, and such a
stickler for keeping history in
tact, to tell us what kind of priced
farm products commanded during
that period, and tell your reading
public how long it took the 3uc- I
ceeding president to get us out \
of that major depression, and
how much he added to the na
tional debt to get us out. And
by the way Mr. editor if you feel
that it will not be to much of a I
I
strain on your unbiased attitude, J
and for the benefit of your read-[
ers, tell how many president-} j
each of the political parties han I
furaishej since 1860, and under
whoie p Jminlstrat'on the nation-.
al debt began to assume SUP!
mammoth proportions, and ho
■ ■. i
(Optima m 4th Mp.) ,
Danbury, N. C., Thurso ay, March 2, 1939
SEVERAL DEATHS
AT KING TOWN
MARTIN THOMAS SPAIN
HOWKR AND MRS. ALICE j
RUTLEDGE ANSWER SIM j
MONS—DUKE POWER CO.
EXTENDS LINES IN STOKKS |
—OTHER KING NEWS.
King, Mar. 2.—Martin Thomas,
Spainhower, aged 74, died at bio '
home here Tuesday following a'
lingering illness of several
months. Surviving are the widow ,
and two sons, Bill Spainhower of j
Euies Creek and Harvey Spain
hower of High Point and three
daughters, Mrs. A. F. Collins,
Mrs. Norman Newsum and Miss j
! Essie Mae Spainhower, all of;
King; one brother, James Spain-i
i
| hower, of Rural Hall, Route 1,
! and two sisters, Mrs. Hester j
I
I Love, of King, and Miss Nancy
j Spainhower of Rural Hall, Route (
1, also survive.
The services which was in:
| charge of Reverends Joe Hall,
i Robert Helsabeck, Herman New- ,
I - !
i sum and J. H. Taylor was con ,
| ducted at the King Christian .
Church Thursday afternoon .it j
three o'clock and burial followed,
in the Baptist cemetery.
The new home of Hubert Ban- j
,on west Main street is nearin'.;
l
completion,
Harmon Hendrix of Tobacco
ville was among the business
!
visitors here Saturday,
j The stork had easy sailing last j
! week, only one birth being re-
I corded. This was, to Mr. and ,
■ Mrs. Strucy Volland, a daughter.
Miss Lcona Graham of Mcks-.
( ville, formerly a member of the
King high school faculty, wai
the guest of Mrs. Grady E. Stone 1
over the week-end.
Mrs. Alice Rutledge, aged 50,
l
died at her home in North Side-.
Thursday. The deceased is sur-,
vived by the husband, Latney A. j
Rutledge, and two daughters, j
Mi-s. Herman Wolff, and Mrs. i
Ed Slate, both of King; one
brother, Jasper N. Newsum of
■ Roanoke, Va.; and two sisteis, I
Mrs. Fred E. Shore and Mrs. P.
W. Gunter, both of King, also
survive.
Last rites, which were in
charge of Rev. Sims and Adams,
were conducted at the First Bap
tist Church Friday afternoon at
I
I two o clock and Interment follow
! Ed in the church cemetery.
A new power line, which will
extend into the Dry Springs sec
tion, has been approved by the
Duke Power Company, and ac
• tual construction Is expected to
; start at an early date. The ncv. '
i line will serve approximate' r
twenty homes.
Improvement in noted in the
condition of Mrs. Annie Walk' ■*,'
ho : o . •jff' , riny' from an attft'ik ■
* induenza *■. her home her?. I
Miss pella Benrett of .Capella, 1
■ •id Mn Paul BUte of King un-:
INTEREST RATE
IS REDUCED
__
PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSO
CIATION LO W E R S ITS
TO THE FARMERS
—WHEN AND HOW TO OR- !
TAIN A LOAN FROM THE
ASSOCIATION.
Farmers and stockmen now
1 have available money for general
1 agricultural purposes at 4 1-2
' per cent, interest through the
Winston-Salem Production Credit
' Association, L. E. Francis, Secre
tary-Treasurer, announced. The
! interest rate to members was
. changed February 24 from 5 per
i cent, to 4 1-2 per cent. The in-'
1 I
terest rate is now the lowest in j
j I
: the history of the production
credit system, continued Mr.
: Francis. The members pay inter- j
' est for the actual number of days
they hav? use of the money and
j interest is deducted
' A large number of farmers in
Stokes county are expected lo
take advantage of this reduction '
■ in interest. j
I
How Interest Rate fo Determined i
| I
The 6>a r m e r s themselves 1
' through their production credit i
j associations and the Federal In- 1
termediate Credit Banks, which
I are nation-wide in their opera
tions, are able to go to the money
markets of the world and there
borrow money at the lowest rates
jof interest available to agricul- j
I ture. Each farmer who borrows'
' becomes a member of the Asso
' ciation serving the territory in
| J
which he resides. Hi 3 Associa- :
i 1
tion borrows the money it loans .
to him from the Federal Inter- j
mediate Credit Bank, which, to- i
j getl'.er with the eleven other In-.
;
j termediate Credit Banks in tii" ,
' United States, obtains the money .
1 it loans lo the Association by the
I sale of its bonds and debentures.
The interest rate charged by
j the Production Credit Associa
j tion on loans to farmer* and
stockmen cannot be more man 3 j
percent above the discount rate
charged the Association by th? j
Federal Intermediate Credii j
Bank. The Intermediate Credii!
Bank in turn cannot charge more ;
than 1 percent, above the interest j
rate it paid on the last issue of i
debentures it sold to investors.
Thus, any changes in the interest
rates paid by the Intermediate
Credit Banks are directly reflect
ed to the farmer borrowers.
(Continued On Page 2.)
der- tonsil operations here
last -i jck.
.". iHoyd S : x. of Tobacco
v 1 "as a r *ionnl visitor
her> Friday.
Mr. and * *" i \tJe of
' Rural V ' w> r.» ."mj» the
■ visitors her*» V,'.. • • ,
I 1.. S!. Onllw;:* •• 'an te r of,
1 3rooked T 1 • section, wnjj
. here SaturJp./ business.
STOKES N. F. L. A.
" TO MEET MARCH 9
INTERESTING PROGRAM HAS
BEEN ARRANGED-—COt'N
TY AGENT BROWN TO i
SPEAK.
The annual meeting of mem
bers ol' the Stokes County Na- i
tional Farm Loan Association;
will be held at Danbury on March i
9 at 2 o'clock in the courthouse, j
according to an announcement j
by J. R. Forrest, president.
An interesting program is be-1
ing arranged for the meeting this j
year, Mr. Forrest said, and a'
j
, very large attendance is expect- j
I ed. As usual complete and de-;
! tailed reports will be made on
the operations of the association
and the members will be made ac-,
■ quainted with al! of its affairs.
In addition there will be a dis
cussion of the association's par j
in the agricultural development
of the section it serves,
j A representative of the Federal
Land Rank of Columbia will ai
tend the meeting and J. F.
j Brown, county agent of Stokes
county, has been invited to speak.
Directors of the association,
which serves Stokes county, arc
S. P. Christian, J. R. Forrest, A.'
F. Marshall, J. L. Redman, T. O.
Page. C. C. Byrne is secretary-|
treasurer with headquarters at
Winston-Salem. j
I
N. C. DELEGATION
TO STUDY I HA
i
i
CONGRESSMAN" A. I). FOLGIIf*
INTERESTED IN FEDERAL
| I- OAN IN G POLICY IN
STOKES—RETTER SITUA
TION WILL BE WORKED
1 FOR.
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED
STATES
House Of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
February 27, 1939.
Mr. N. E. Pepper, Publisher
Danbury Reporter,
Danbury. North Carolina
i Dear Mr. Pepper:
I have read with much interest
; your editorial entitled "FHA Un-'
der Fire", and thought that it;
I might be of interest to you to
j know that the North Carolina
delegation in Congress ha B been
and still is working toward a
better situation for North Caro
lina i n regard to Federal Hous
ing.
lion. R. L. Doughton, dean of
our delegntion, i s at present sick.
He is some bet!«r now, however,
and as soon aa he is able to be
j out the enVro delegation will be
j aslred to meet to further study
j and take actioii looking toward :
[better set-up for our State.
With best wishes, I am
Very sincerely yours
A. D. FOLGER.
Number 3,490
SANDY RIDGE
NEWS OF INTEREST
LADIF.S AI XILLAKV Ml KTS—
BIRTHDAY PA HIV .I\KN
BY MISS laKOKGIA M \YK—
BANQI'KT DFATII— PER
SONALS.
Tit-' I -.dies Auxiliary uf Oak
Ridge Church met with
i Mrs. Clyde Joyce and Miss Bessie
Joyce Wednesday night. F bruary
22, at 7 :-15. The following pro
gram was well rendered:
Song—Society. Devotional Miss
Rebecca Taylor, Prayer- Mrs. A.
E. Garner, Special Number—Bet
ty J. Hutcherson, Prayer and
Missions Mrs. Taze Piiddy, Gen
eral Discussion- Mrs. J. E. Dow
dy, Special Music—Mrs. C. E.
Eaton, Benediction—Society.
The Society will meet with Mrs.
Rosa Hutcherson March 1. to ob
serve week of prayer.
Delicious refreshments were
served.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
!
Miss Georgia Maye entertained
the senior class of Sandy Ridge
high school at a party honoring
her seventeenth birthday at her
home Thursday night, February
22.
; Many interesting gam-.s were
1 played an t j enjoyed.
Contests and prize winners
were as follows:
| Shooting ut. the Target Lewis
Dodson, Wolds out of Washing
-1 ton Polly Vernon, Questions of
Strtog—Mrs. Kenneth Brown.
Guessing Numbers of beans in a
tan Lou Ella Amos, Guessing
I what wn.s in the birthday e-.ike--
Mrs. Jam:s Hawkins.
Dehdcwa refi'ish. lei.tn consist
ing of c;.ke. ice cream anj candy
, wove served to the following:
, Zilla and Lillie Mae Piiddv. Thuv
! man Lawson, Louise Jcssup, An
[ nie Piiddv, Posie Joyce, Hunter
• Bullin, Hubert Corn, Gw«-n Joyce,
Audrey Collins, Polly Vernon.
Lou Ella Amos, Rosa Rhodes,
Royce Hall. Johnnie Williams,
Russell and Millrrd Shelton,
i Carlyle Joyce, James Vernon,
Ailene Joyce. Ulric Handy, Or
man and Kelly Hutcherson, Eve
| lyn Joyce, Lewis Dodson, Mr. and
| Mrs. James Hawkins, Miss Pearl
I Johnson, Miss Rebecca Taylor,
Mr. K. E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs,
C. R. Darr and daughter, Joari;
BANQUET
A Mother-Daughter banquet
was held for the Home Economics
| students and their mothers in
the home econonucs room of San
dy Ridge high school Wednesday
night, February 22.
The following program was
well rendered:
Song "America". Invocation
—Mrs. c. R. Dnrp. Welcome—
Lenora Sfenccr. Toast TY>
Mothers—Gracic Smith. Response
Mrs. C. D. Smi h. Music—Ey«
(Cbatlnoed on 3.)