THE CO-OP SALARIES.
Not In Um> history of this fener
ation ha* there bean such m orgy of
expenditure of a people'* money aa
hm« occurred In the operation of the
now decrunwl Tobacco Grower* Co
operative Association. The receiver*
last week made a moat comprehen
sive report to the federal court a* to
the condition* they found and the ex
travagant manner in which the mem
ber*' money had been expended i*
nothing leu than astounding. Well
doe* the writer remember the «peech
e* that were made of how the variou*
offlcml* connected with the aaaoci
atinn were working at a sacrifice, and
yet the report *how* that all that
time they were drawing fabulou* sal
arie*. It i* noted that for a period
of four year* a banker of Richmond,
Va., Oliver J. Sand*, wa* paid about
$26,000. And yet in company with
some of the director* and other ofici
al* of the association he made •
■peaking tour of thi* county in the
interest of the association and from
every platform he posed as a fighter
for the rights of the tobacco farmer;
that he was giving hi* time and influ
ence for the benefit of the people of
this Southland without reward or
hope of reward, and yet the report
of the receiver* show* that he receiv
ed an average of |M0 a month for
the** (peaking tour* and other duties
he may have performed for (he bene
fit of hie farmer friend*. It la
strange that theee high salaried of
ficials ware permitted >y the director*
to a* poee aa patriot* of their land
when they must have known the fabu
lous salariae they were receiving.
The report show* that it teak em
fifth of the tobacco ta meet the pay
roll* aad other expeaeee of the aa
aaciatiBO. W« shudder at ths ruth
^bl^ m'm'Ii of aMB *nU
gobble up the Inhering man's earn
Record of W. A. York Shows
FHat Farming Cu Bo Profi
table.
Not all the people who Uv« on the
farm have an unfavorable outlook
upon Ufa and count their work a
failure. This county has within Ha
borders numbers of substantial citi
'.<•»!> located upon it* farm who hare
«urceeded as well with their farm
nrtivitiea as many of our business
mm have with their stores and fac
tories. On the Lowgap road, 10
mile* from this city. lives W. A.
York, well known rltisen of this coun
ty, who for years has made a decided
success farming- He owna 4M acres
of land situated In a beautiful valley
not very far froas the foot hills of the
Blue Kid** mountains. On his farm
he has a 12-room residence which is
always kept painted a spotless white.
The past year Mr. York and his
tenants planted 20 acrea In tobacco,
receiving a yield of about 900 pound*
per acre and sold hla crop for an
average of 10 cents. Bat he does not
put his whole effort tj tobacco but
frnwi large cropa of other products,
among them being corn, wheat, pota
toes and live stock. This year he
threshed 400 bushels of small gain
and hla corn crop will be larger. In
ail he (Matures and cultivates 100
acrea of land, and has practiced a
rotation of land cultivation that keeps
the soil in the highest state of pro
duction. His machinery shed shel
ters all the modern equipment that la
to be used in fanning in this country.
While making a success of his
farming operations Mr. Tack has ;
found time In the past to devote much ■
of his time to public matters. For
four years he was Renter of Dee'
of this county, and Just last Decern
ber finished a term of two years as a
"member of the Board of Coont)
rommisetoners, being the only mem
her of the Republican party to be
—lusted far an oMee In the count
two years ago.
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WOMEN or STATE
TO PUSH PROGRAM
S*t Dp Hmlqpmtgrt At
Ralii|l D«rk| Lagiala
tura To Advocate
Fhra Mb
RaMgfc. Jan. 1.—Tte wlow wo
nsn'i orftniulioni of North Caro
lina Uf cfntvflnf their favit in I
R<M|ti and preparing to oyn heod
quartets km for tte. Uflflitun,
Primary among these U tte Legisia
tin CouncO of North Carolina wo
men. composed of practically all of
the larger women'* organisations of
tM State, titter as members or as
sociate members, which will opfci
headquarters on FayrtleviUe Street
just above Dworsky'» Jewelry Store
the first port of tte week with
Mrs. Mary 0. Cowper, of Durham, in
charge as executive secretary.
Announcement of the Sir Walter
Council has already been made to
all wives of members of tte Legisla
ture inviting them to become mem
bers whether they make their reel- j
•l*nce at the Sir Walter Hotel w not j
while in the city. The purpose of this
Council, which was started 12 years
sgu. Is two fold: to get its members
acquainted, and to keep Informed
on proposed legislation of statewide
interest.
Three receptions have boon plann
ed, the flrst to take place January
lb from 4.30 to 6 o'clock in honor
of Mr*. Angus Wilton McLean, aad
wives of State officials; a second on
February 2 In honor of Mrs. Ebacr
Long, of Durhaa^ wife of Lieuten
ant Governor Long, and tte wife of
the Speaker of the House; aad a
third February l«. Regular weekly
meetings will bo hold each Tuesday
morning at II o'clock.
Five Bills.
The primary object of the Legis
lative Council wtll be to got through
the legislature the Ave bills being
upon wired by tte w«mmb of tte State,
including the measure providing for:
An Australian Ballot Law; • two
week marriage baa; an eight tear
day for children employee!, a re
form-tory home for colored gWa
similar to Samarcand; and a farm
"olony for women offenders older
'.ten those received at Samarcand.
This Is tte same program ■pmiiuni
by the women of tte State, which
met defeat at tte hand of tte Log-i
stature last year.
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W. S. Wttte tag Ci.
phone u 1
W« DaBw T. Yi
OH tALK--* h»r» pumm mmwm
ulilW «nfiiic, l'ur< hAM<i M9
D. K Nelniin l*»t mwm t*
> p. wrr for Th» Nrw* „m<-» and
1Mb than • Month Will bw
ithar faaaiina or karoaona. A dnnd*
bCHM fur wood MV or • tmmM milL
Ks.irvftiw'su:
Natk* of
In mud J. H.
of U» county 9
lurry wd tUto of North
• haraby lay claim and
nt and bring in tlx
faraaaid. and "
la
on a
I wh» to
ot i4>
ty Md atete
ha P»yn<- and D**m»r land, Joiate*
>thar land* aa folows: Payna aad
»acmar and C. C. fhaoot and tan
ompanv, and on tha water* m
Hitckell'* ri»«r, la vacant and aa
impropriated bMongtnc to the BU
if North* Carolina and avbjact
ntry, and the undar*igned rlaimai
irrobjr Mkn •ntry, lay* claim to
md pray* for a grant for mid land.
Thk /an. Srd, 1927.
Wltmf: Henry C Hampton.
John A. Martin, claimant, J. H.
rhompvon claimant.
W. f. Lawrence, entry taker.
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