THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872
I. M. Gordon
Says Vote Control
Pilot Mountain Banker Says Destruction Will '
Surely Be the Portion of Tobacco Farmers If
They Fail to Vote Control July 20
Editor Pepper:
We face the darkest outlook in
the history of flue-cured tobacco.
This applies to growers and all
other citizens within the tobacco
belt Hence "all bands" should
be wide awake and busy.
The leaders of our nation,
states and counties, as well as
tobacco warehousemen, are doing
all in their power in the papers,
oyer radio and otherwise, to save
us tobacco growers from destruc
tion; and destruction will surely
be our portion if we fail to vote
control July 20th. On that morn
ing we will stand at the parting
of the ways, and it will then be
determined whether we will use
our heads and save ourselves and
our neighbors, or ignore the ad
vice and earnest admonitions of
the leaders of thought through
oat the land; and by a stupid
blunder destroy half .our Jobacoo
sfecomc for this year,
to many millions of dollars; and
for likely all time to come,
amounting in the future to un
told millions- Yes, our intelligent
leaders are doing all possible to
restrain us from committing
SUICIDE. Will we stop before
we plunge to financial WHIh? 1
prefer to pay attention to men
who can think through this mat
ter—men who are in position to
know—and who know they know,
rather than trail along with those
who know not and know not that
they know not.
Among others, Governor Hoey
is doing his best to save the sit
uation. He says failure of con
trol means "flooded markets and
starvation prices". He further
states over the radio that it is in
conceivable that the intelligent
farmers of North Carolina will
vote down control.
With slocks of tobacco on hand
in America greatly increased, and
on account of the terrible wars
raging in Europe, we are unable
to send much tobacco across tb
waters, where heretofore they
have been taking about half of all
the flue-cured tobacco we pro
duced. Our "money crop" is in
trol the government refuses to en
grave danger unless we vote cen
ter the market with its millions of
money to buy export grades, to
hold for export when the war is
over, for it cannot afford to con
tinue to pile up and pay for fool
ish over-production which must
finally be consumed In the trade,
and as a result the price will drop
this year to half what it will be
if We vote the 8-year plan- The
buyers in our own country will
v ffiMrtdefr 'it foolish td pay for and
atan*'4tp' htgl|-priced tobacco
-which they k>\ not now need
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] when if they will wait till next ,
year they will be able to get all
they want and more than they
I
i want at pauper prices when the
farmers are turned loose and in
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a wild otgy grow enough in one
year possibly to meet the needs
two years. And it is unfair to
call buyers ugly names because
! they are unable to permit us to
| dump unlimited qualities of to
j bacco on them at high prices.
| Low prices is their only way to
protect themselves from being
, "snowed under" when production
.' is unlimited. We cannot change
, i
, | the immutable law of supply and
( 1 demand. There .6 i o way under
I the heavens to control and sus
tain living prices unless we con
. trol production. Our financial
structure is in danger of collapse
I as prices take a sharp "nose
I'dive." If and when this copies,
( ' Mr- Voter, how will yoil jpv
I your debts if you are owing any,
and save your property; or if
t
others are owing you, how will
, you collect; and if you are out
} and want to go in debt who v.ill
extend you credit if on the
> I strength of growing tobacco ?
j Better give one sober thought be
j fore you shut your eyes and ears
; and take the plunge.
We have a worthy control plan
, | which is workable and is the
» I
i best and the only plan that has
t been devised to take care of the
| problem of tobacco growers, so
' far as prices are concerned. It is
adjustable. It is in the hands of
men at Washington and North
j Carolina who know how much to
r bacco stock is on hand; how much
is required to fill the needs of the
t trade, and how much should be
j grown to supply all that is re
quired, and they can adjust the
j acreage for cultivation according
j ly, either up or down and at the
same time avoid over-production
and ruinous prices. This is OUR
PLAN, and the government is
not "bossing us" as some would
/
j have us believe, but merely as
sisting us to enforce OUR PLAN
and but for this government
feature our control plan would
go to pieces. We need to get R
{ few things clear In our minds—
one of which is that whether we
s like ii. or lot, we are g ng to bo
controlled in the future just like
we have in the past—either by
" I
t our own plan or by starvation
prices. I prefer living prices
rather than going under the
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g galling yoke of pauper prices
g ever hereafter, with only enough
,j cash to keep soul and body from
g separating oompany
. We wUI sell as much tobacco in
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Danbury, N. C., Thurs ay, July 18, 1940.
(An Editorial.)
MR. TOBACCO FARMER, USE YOUR OWN
HEAD—BE NOT DECEIVED.
There are those who would rush into print tp
advise the tobacco grower to take measures that
will allow him to INCREASE his tobacco acre
age, by VOTING DOWN controlled and restrict- .
cd production—
NOW when 400 million pounds of UNSOLD
LEAF from last year's crop are cluttering and
clogging and depressing and poisoning the de
mand for tobacco — ]
NOW when European markets that formerly 1
bought 50 per cent, of our tobacco crop, are i
PARALYZED AND DEAD from the effectb of
war.
Any person who advises the tobacco grov. er in
this crucial time to spurn the Government's of
fer of help for the present tragic situation, and
who argues with FALSE REASONING that the
farmer should raise more and more tobacco in
the face of the world crisis—
Cannot be the farmer's friend. He must be
the farmer's ENEMY.
Any person who would say "throw more oil on
the fire" that you KNOW is consuming you and
\ ours, is one who scruples not at your destruc
tion, but who, to gratify his own personal bitter
ness or his political animosity, cannot be your
friend.
But he would sacrifice you on the altar of his
egotism or his political malice.
In the aggregate, the fanners of Stokes are
ooth honest and intelligent.
But there are exceptions where a small minor
ity are willing in their ignorance or misunder
standing to be led to their own downfall, and
tne downfall of their friends and neighbors.
Let the farmers of Stokes use their own heads
and not become the victims of the wolf that
skulks abroad in his sheep's hide.
Let the farmers of Stokes remember the re
wards that came to them under the first AAA
plan, and then with bowed head recall the fol
lowing disaster that resulted from the abandon
ment of the saving grace of sensible and scien
tific curtailment of OVER-SUPPLY.
Vote for a 3-year control next Saturday, which
s the only known plan to escape certain calam
ity—the calamity that will be the portion of all
tobacco interests when farmers lose their heads
and go blind trusting those who heretofore led
them to their economical ruin.
DEAN SCHAUB AND J. F.
BROWN ISSUE LETTER
To County Agents In Tobacco
Counties:
I feel that it is almost as im
portant tc secure a large vote as
it is to get a two-thirds majority.
The situation is so important
from the standpoint of the
future, not only of the tobacco
growers but the business interest
of the State as well, that I feel
it important that you enlist the
support of every businessman as
well as farmers in getting the
situation before the tobacco
growers, and likewise in getting
them to the polls on July 20.
Apparently there is a general
apathy on the part of the grow
ers. This is exceedingly unfortu
nate in view of the general situ
ation and I wish to make every
effort tb acquaint the growers
With the fact that with a favor
able three-year control plan, they
may anticipate a price equivalent
to last year with assurance on
the part of the administration
that there would be no reduction
I
in allotment, while with only a
one-year control program the
price will be several cents less
than last year and with a 10
percent, reduction in allotments.
A difference of three cents per
pound would mean a difference in
total income in North Carolina of
$14,000,000 this year- With full
cooperation of all interested peo
ple we can anticipate a success
ful referendum.
Yours truly, \
L O. SCHAUB. V
Very truly Yours, X
J. P. BROWN, Sec'y, '
Stokes C- A. C. A.
Guy Priddy was here Monday
from Madison*
Roosevelt Named
For Third Term
Accepts In a Midnight Speech Wednesday—
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture,
Nominated For Vice President.
Exactly as predicted by the
Danbury Reporter a week before
the convention, Franklin Delan- |
Roosevelt was nominated ior a
third term at the Chicago con
vention Wednesday night.
At midnight Thursday follow
ing the President accepted tho
nomination.
Washington.—President Roose
velt accepted early today the
Democratic convention's prece
dent-breaking nomination to a
third term-
In a radio address to the con
vention, the Chief Executive
stressed the swift pase of foreign
event 3 as influencing his decision
to accept the party's call and at
tempt to shatter tradition.
1 Henry A. Wallace of lowa, new
deal secretary of agriculture, was
nominated for the vice-presidency
by the Democratic national con
vention.
Choice of President Roosevelr,
whose acceptance of a tradition- '
|
breaking third term nomination
for the presidency was eagerly
awaited by the delegates, Wal-1
lace's selection at the eighth con
vention session last night com
pleted the Democratic ticket thai
will battle it out with Wendell L.
Willkie and Senator Charles L. j
McNary, Republican
bearers- I
Nomination of the 51-year-old |
lowan, who was once a Republi
can, was by an overwhelming
vote.
Several others who were in 'l>e
j running for second place on the j
ticket withdrew after word came j
from Secretary of Commerce Hop-!
kins' hotel suite that the Chief
Executive looked with favor on j
the farm member of his original
1933 cabinet
Dr. Ilelsaheck
/ Wins SI,OOO Prize
Dr. C J. Helsaheck was last '
week presented with a  !:• ck foi '
SI,OOO by the Lewis-Howe Co. of !
St. Louis in its "Pot O Gold ' j
radio broadcast program of ad
vertising.
It is needless to say how very
happy the Walnut Cove physician
was made by the handsome gift
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King Items
The Fidelis class of the First
Baptist Sunday school went on i
picnic trip to Crystal Lake Wed-.
nesday afternoon. It was a plea-,
sant occasion for all who attend
ed.
Jesse A. Lawson of High Point
Is spending a few days with rela- j
tives here.
Smith-Leake Reunion at Co vie
Smith's store, August 11. ,
Number 3,550
JOE EVERETTE
I BUILDS NEW HOME
KING CONTINUES TO EXPAND
| —LIGHT WEEK FOR THE
STORK RADIO REPAIR
SHOP TO BE OPENED.
King, July 18.—Misa Iris Law
son of High Point is spending a
week here the guest of her
cousin, Miss Mary Joe Carroll,
i Cleve Cromer and Vance Kiser
have returned from an extended
trip to Oklahoma, City, Okla.
j The sirr.ll son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Newsum incurred a
broken lcj when the child ran in
front of a car being driven by
I Tom Payne at the Christian
Church on Main street Saturday
night.
, | The following patients under
went tonsil removal operations
here last week: Miss Rachel Cov
ington of Capella, Fred Snider of
Pleasr.nt Garden and Miss Lucili
Southern and Richard Duggins of
Tobaceoville-
Nome Hooker has returned
from State College, Raleigh,
where he took a short course in
electrical work. Mr. Hooker is
opening a place of business here.
Pete Smith is quite sick at his
home on Depot street his friends
'will regret to learn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Caudle of
Abingdon Va., were among the
visitors here Sunday.
| Mr. and Mrs. Davis Robinson
'of Charlotte and Miss Rachel
jHemby of Monroe, have returned
!to their homes after a visit to
I
Miss Kate Stcnc on west Mam
street.
The Southern Railway Company
is having Da .'is trestle, three
|miles south of town, filled in
iwith dist. This tivslle is ninety
,ffi't The wrk is
done by a Chai lotto rnnt motor,
j Work Ins boon commenced on
I a new home for Joe Kveret t>
| Stone on Dan River street neat*
I the old fair grounds- Slate Lum
ber Company is the contractor.
Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Helsabeck of
Walnut Cove were among the
vsitors here Friday. The doctor
showed your correspondent a
SI,OOO 00 check which he won in
a recent contest. «• T r "v,
| The stork took things easy last
week, only two births being re
corded. They were to Mr. and
Mrs. Blanket Fain, a daughter,
and to Mr. and Mrs. Everette
Kiger, a son, but he is going to be
much busier in the near future-
Herbert Petree has leased the
|E. P. Newsum building on east
| Main street and will open up a
I radio repair shop Mr. Petree
has hfld ..considerable experience
lin this work.