Flue-Cured Exports
Exceed $1 Million
Exports of U. S. flue
cured tobacco exceeded
$1 billion last year,
recording the highest
export value ever for the
golden leaf, according to
Tobacco Associates, the
American flue-cured
tobacco growers' export
promotion organization.
Speaking at the
group's 34th annual
meeting here Friday
Kirk Wayne, president
of Tobacco Associates,
said flue-cured exports
rebounded in 1964 to just
under 500 million
pounds, representing a
13.4 percent increase
over the 1963 level. Last
year was only the fourth
time on record that flue
cured exports exceeded
$1 billion, Wayne said.
"Each of Tobacco As
sociates promotion
program countries
showed 1964 increases in
flue-cured purchases
both in volume and
value," Wayne told
about 400 tobacco
growers and others in
the tobacco economy.
Following a report on
the organization's
promotion programs in
1964, Wayne reviewed
the world tobacco situa
tion, including produc
tion, imports and ex
nnrfct.
"The situation in
which U. S. tobacco pro
ducers find themselves
today clearly points to
the fact that govern
ments of foreign
customers and competi
♦«ps alike have systema
ly gotten into the
cco business and
the U. S. govern
jnt has systematically
gotten out of the tobacco
business," Wayne said.
"U. S. producers are
competing with foreign
government treasuries
and policies that foster
both production ad ex
port of tobacco. The U.
S. government, mean
while, has diminished
export assistance for
tobacco to less than two
percent of exported
volume and transferred
to the farmers' total
financial responsibility
for their tobacco sup
port program."
Following Wayne's
report, three guest
speakers outlined inter
national economic,
financial and political
factors restricting ex
ports of U. S. goods, in
cluding tobacco.
Dave Dorminey,
senior vice president
and international
division head of First
Union National Bank,
Charlotte, N. C., ex
plained changes in the
international banking
and monetary system
affecting U.S. trade.
Ferrell Delman,
executive director of the
Tobacco Merchants
Association of the U. S.,
New York, N. Y.,
Promoted
Marine Lance CpL Jef
fery C. Richardson, son
of Ronald and Lillian
Richardson of Rt. 3,
Warrenton, has been
promoted to his present
rank while serving with
3rd Force Service Sup
port Group on Okinawa.
A 1982 graduate of
Warren County High
School, he Joined the
Marine Corps in
November 1982.
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described worldwide
economic changes
disrupting U. S. exports
and declines in tobacco
consumption.
Bart Fisher, an attor
ney with the law firm of
Patton, Boggs and Blow,
Washington, D. C.,
focused on global
politics which are mold
ing trade policy impact
ing tobacco commerce.
Following the presen
tations, the group's 25
member board of direc
tors, including 18 tobac
co grower representa
tives from the five flue
cured leaf growing
states, was elected.
Congressman Tim Valentine meets with post
masters from the Second Congressional District of
North Carolina. Pictured from left to right are
Willard Bras well, retired postmaster from Battle
boro; Henry Dunn, Jr. of Wilson; Mrs. Mike Bras
well; Valentine; Eva Holtzman of Ridgeway; and
Russell Cockrell of Elm City.
Birthday Celebrated
By Mrs. Spruill, 92
Mrs. Martha Spruill, a
native of Warrenton,
celebrated her 92nd
birthday March 16 at
Coley Springs Baptist
Church with a musical
program followed by a
buffet dinner.
Family members pre
sent for the celebration
were: Mrs. Eunice West
brooks of Scotch Plain,
N.J., Mrs. Vincent Smith
of Willingboro, N.J.,
Mrs. Rosa Lee Hayes of
Baltimore, Md., Elijah
Spruill of Newark, N.J.,
Milton Spruill of Hender
son, Mrs. Charlene
Broadway of Raleigh,
Ms. Nettie Spruill of
Henderson; Mrs. Mer
dith Williams of Oxford,
and Mrs. Catherine
Glover of Philadelphia,
Pa.
Mrs. Spruill also has 11
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
On her birthday, she
received greetings from
President Reagan, May
or Robert Young of Hen
derson and Mayor B. G.
White of Warrenton.
Mrs. Spruill, a former
farmer and active in her
Homemaker's Demon
stration Club, was mar
ried to the late Matthew
Spruill.
She moved to Hender
son in 1967.