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JOHNSTON TOBACCO COOP ASSO MEETS Goes On Record In Letter to Federal Trade Commission Against Combine Against Coop Association REGULAR MEETING WED. The members of the Tobacco Grow ers Co-operative Association of Johnston County at their regular meeting on April 15, went on record concerning the attack which has been made upon the effectiveness of their organization. They requested the se cretary to communicate with the Fed eral Trade Commission of Washing ton, D. C., and the following letter was sent to those gentlemen: Gentlemen: We noticed an article in the Ra leigh News and Observer, dated in Washington on April 2nd, in which it states that we, the tobacco growers, whe compose the Tri-State Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association, are losing a trick by not making them selves heard by your distinguished body, and that various Chambers of Commerce and citizens of North Car olina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and other states are sending in commen dations and compliments, to the Im perial Tobacco Company and others. We wish to impress upon the minds of the Federal Trade Commission that in our judgment the recommen dations, which are being forwarded according to the article referred to above, are coming from sources en tirely antagonistic to the interest of farmer controlled and farmer devel oped business organizations, such as we are now trying to set up for our selves. We are further convinced that the Imperial and American Tobacco Com panies are boycotting our Associa tion for the sole reason to destroy the same, and still leave the tobacco pro ducers a prey to practices unfavora ble to their social, economic and ed ucational welfare. Without profit to the producers they must fail to keep pace, in general development, with the growth of our national life. With out profit we become economic slaves and to avoid such a catastrophe we implore you to lend us every aid pos sible to make our co-operative asso ciation a success, thereby assuring us a fair profit above cost of production of our tobacco, and freeing us of the incubus of unfair dealings and profit less years. We are confident that the very companies, Chambers of Com merce and others, who shout their praises to the world of the Imperial and American Tobacco Companies are either dominated or largely in fluenced by thes aid companies, and towns have been built, and by the poverty of the farmers their organi zations have been made opssible. All we ask is a square deal. We have the utmost confidence in the fairness, unbiased and unpreju diced judgment of your honorable body, and do not desire to convey to you that we are antagonistic to the development of manufacturing inter ests or other businesses as long as they a?e not in conflict with the best interests of the tobacco farmers of 'Korth Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. We do feel, however, that we have a just complaint to make, when having grown tobacco for many years and have found ourselves under the old auction system further away from success than we have any right to be, and realizing this fully, we have attempted to apply to the sales end of our business the same kind of big business methods, which the man ufacturers use and have found prof itable. ihfi Companies referred to in the '“Ernst Resolution to Congress”, bought our tobacco prior to the orga nization of the Co-operative Associ ation, and since we are growing the same types now, we are at a loss to understand why the same companies have refused to purchase these same types from us, and taking other things into consideration, it looks to us, as producers of tobacco, that the effort on their part not to do so is an effort to defeat our own business en terprise. They can still get our to bacco and get it in the green or re dried state, which ever they prefer, through our own organization, and buy in large quantities, thereby ef fecting a saving in our opinion un der the present cost to them per one hundred pounds of purchasing as they do. It is needless to call your attention to the fact that the deflation of 1920 hit the producers in farm commodi ties in the Unite dStates harder than any other one class of people, and this was probably so because of the lack of organization on the part of the producers, and it is our earnest desire that we put ourselves in posi tion, through a business organization, brunt of circumstances of this kind, not to be chose®again bear the We have a right to set up our own business organization, and handle our own commodities in a business-like way, and we do not feel that any line of big business has a right to object to us as producers if we see fit to apply the same kind of business me thods in the sales end of our agri cultural commodities that they apply in the sales end of their manufac tured products. We only hope for fair and unbiased consideration of our case, and are confident that we will get it at the hands of impartial bo dies, such as the Federal Trade Com mission. Respectfully submitted from John ston County, North Carolina, repre-1 senting 1,300 members of the Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association. Signed by JOHN A. SMITH, County Chairman. J. W. STEPHENSON, Acting County Secretary. COUNTY EXHIBIT IS MUCH ADMIRED _ (Continued from first page) a superintendent of public welfare and a county home demonstration agent. Interesting facts concerning the schools were: “Sixty-one school buses carry 3,000 children to school each day;” Johnston first in number of children enrolled in rural schools— 10,000. This exhibit was made possible by the co-operation of a number of indi viduals. The committee that had the planning and arrangement of the ex hibit in hand included Miss Minnie Lee Garrison, chairman, Mrs. T. C. Young, Mrs. N. B. Grantham, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, Mrs. E. S. Edmund son and Miss Virginia Puckett. The buildings were made by C. M. and W. G. Wilson, of Wilson’s Mills, and were painted by J. A. Bradley, of this city. G. E. Higgins painted the large sign on cloth while the posters were made by Mr. Thayer, of South Caro lina, who was in this city arranging a sale for W. J. Huntley. Mrs. J. H. Woodall, who is an artist in paper flowers, made a number of flowers and plants to adorn the grounds. The exhibit created quite a little comment and the committee has been asked to have it shown at the State Fair next fall. The County Board of Commissioners financed the proposi tion. H. 1 >. STEVENS J ELLS OF COTTON PROSPECTTS‘ (Continued from first page) and rains are urgently needed. West Texas, scattered light rains. This moisture very quickly evaporat ed, owing to extreme drouth. Some plowing here has been done. Much more land will be broken if they can get the rains. Should these rains come at this time the acreage will be ma terially increased throughout that en tire section. Rains have been very general throughout the state. However there has been a drouth covering a period of six to eight months and this mois ture has been absorbed and wasted away very much as a pint of water would fill a sponge of a bushel ca pacity. This very light rainfall has created a great deficiency in the sub- j soil moisture. The rainfall in the Eastern half of Oklahoma compares favorably with that of East and North East Texas. While West Oklahoma is yet very dry and urgently ueeds rain.' It is doubtful if very much of the '• grain lands will be fallowed for cot- * ton as the small amount of moisture . has in a measure brought the crop\ through. There is a great scarcity of spot cotton at interior points. “I shall be in Texas and Oklahoma for the next two or three weeks. If I may serve you, write me Dallas, Texas, care Jefferson Hotel. PUBLISH A DAILY FOR EXPOSITION In order that the public might be kept posted as to the wonderful de velopments during the preparation of the Smithfield Exposition which will begin there Monday, the Smithfield Herald has been publishing daily and will continue to do so during Expo sition Week. The fact that this thriving little paper has been doing this is one of the most gratifying assistants to the promoters. The paper has kept the public informed as to the prog ress and has been a stimulant to pub lic interest in the good old county of Johnston. This paper deserves much credit for the splendid co-operation those in charge have had in making this the biggest event of eastern Carolina. This, however, is nothing uncommon for the editor and staff of the Smith field Herald. They are always ready and willing to boost things that are calculated to stimulate the public and do good. We need more Smithfield Harlds.—Carolina Jeffersonian, Ap ril 10. Spilona A very interesting event of the week was Field Day at the Spilona school Friday afternoon which was attended by a number of visitors. Those pupils winning laurels were: high jump, Tessie Blackman; running broad jump, Blonnie Barbour; 50-yerd dash, William Barnes; chinning the pole, Thomas and Ottis Lassiter; three-legged race, Walter and Horace Langdon; tennis, Beatrice Langdon and Florence Hill. Their opponents Eula Barnes and Violet Langdon played a good game nevertheless. Mr. Frank Honeycutt had the hon or of being the most accurate target thrower. Besides the athletic stunts there was a short program and refresh ments. Miss Martha King spent last week in Smithfield attending the exposition She returned to her home Sunday afternoon, reporting a very delight ful time. Quite a few others from this community also attended the Exposi tion at least one day of the week. Mr. John King, of Rockingham, spent the Easter holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. King. One of the most beautful and pop ular of the natural features of this neighborhood is King’s pond. This is especially true as spring opens up and many visitors may be seen direct ing their footsteps in that direction. In fact so alluring is this spot that i the owner has been forced to have it posted in order that the fish which were placed there two years ago may ' not be entirely exterminated. These fish are not yet full grown, and fish ing to any great extent is not ap proved of. Four Oaks, Route 4, April 18. Evangelistical Services at Pine Level Rev. Russell C. White, pastor of Clayton Baptist church, will conduct a series of evangelistic services in the Pine Level Baptist church, beginning next Sunday night, April 26th, con tinuing about two weeks. Preparato ry to these meetings there will be held this week two union evangelis tic services, as follows: on Wednes day night in the Free Will Baptist ch'urch, Rev. Jas. W. Rose, pastor of the Baptist church, will preach. On Thursday night, another union ser vice will be held at the Baptist church, and Rev. S. H. Styron, pastor of the , Free Will church will preach. The entire town is specially invited to ’ at tend these services, and all the other services that will follow, enter ing heartily into the campaign of soul-winning, by prayer, aiding in singing and in personal work. Be tween Sundays services will be held during the day on Tuesday, Wednes-i day, Thursday and Friday at 3:00 p. m., and every night at 8:00 o’clock. On Friday night of this week a cot tage service will be held at the home of Mr. C. Y. Evans in the country. ; Let everybody pray for the sue-j cess of these meetings in soul-win ning. JAS. W. ROSE, Pastor. SILVER JUBILEE ORGANIZE CLASSES Raleigh Apr. 20.—The Silver Jubilee of Earaea-Philathea bible classes in North Carolina will be held in Ral eigh June 11-14, it was announced during the week. Marshall A. Hudson, of Syracuse, N. Y., organizer of the class which is nation-wide in scope, will be present. Other religious lead ers of note are expected. Governor McLean announced the appointment o fthe following as mem bers of the Equalizing Fund Com mission authorized by the recent Gen eral Assembly: Dr. E. C. Brooks, Raleigh; Chas. A. Webb, Asheville; W. C. Feimster, Newton; E. D. Broadhurst, Greensboro; Mrs. W. J. Jones, Salemburg. It will be the duty of this commission to distribute to the best advantage approximately §350, 000 amongst the counties entitled to share in it under the new basis of appointment. The Governor has also appointed Capt. Nathan O’Berry, of Goldsboro; Dr. H. V. Horton, Winston-Salem; Dr. J. E. Hart, Wadesboro; Dr. R. C. Beaman, Tarboro and Dr. John D. Robinson, of Wallace, trustees for the State Hospital for the Insane at Goldsboro. For trustees of the State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis: John R. Jones, Sanford; Jones Oettinger, Wilson; Dr. J. C. Braswell, Whita kers; W. E. Harrison, Rockingham and A. B. Croom Jr., of Wilmington. The wheat acreage in North Car olina has decreased during the past year, and this year the Department of Agriculture looks for a crop of not more than 5,137,000 bushels. Ten years ago North Carolina was grow ing ten million bushqls annually. Plans for the endowment fund drive of the American Legion in Raleigh are going ahead steadily, the hope being to raise the local quota in a day. Miss Martha Haywood, Armstead Jones and William J. Andrews, of Ral eigh, and Mrs. R. E. Little, Wades boro, have been appointed trustees of the Soldiers’ Home board by the Governor. These will select three others. The Grand Council Royal Arcanum is to meet here in annual conclave on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Miss Vanderbilt A Perfect Lady New York, April 18.—Fred Camer on Church, Jr., of Boston, who is to wed Miss Muriel Vanderbilt, will ob :ain a perfect wife among the 400, it is said among those familiar with Siew York social circles. Miss Vander oilt is said to have none of the hab ts which cause comment among mod ern girls. She discourages smoking ir.d drinking, and at Palm Beach wears conservative bathing suits and j: es neither lipstick nor rouge. Agnes Marie Fitzgerald, of Micro, vas the heroine of the Eastrn Caro ina Exposition. Acclaimed as the 'nest baby in Johnston county, she las already gotten a good start in ife. A good reputation goes a long ,vays toward success and happiness. —News and Observer. A negro went fishing. He hooked i big catfish which pulled him over joard. As he crawled back into the joat, he skid philosophically: “What [ wanna know is dis: Is dis niggah fishin’, or is dat fish niggerin’?” The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, ' therefore guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions I unsuitable to virtue and unreasonable : to nature,--Marcus Aurelius. WANTED AT ONCE—HAND TO help on farm. See or write Lester W. Lassiter, Four Oaks, N. C., R 4. "Let’s go to California EVERY day some tired, prosperous or otherwise travel-inclined man says to his wife, “Let’s go to California!” And such is the power of advertising that, although neither of them may have ever been there before, they know just how to go, approximately what it will cost, and where they will want to stay. The same with anything you may need or want. You already know all about it, by whom it is made, what it costs, and where it is for sale. Advertising is the modern intelligencer. It keeps you informed, advises you of new things, suggests new uses for ar ticles you already own, and prepares you today for wise and useful purchases tomorrow. It does all this for you, almost unconsciously, as you read. Little by little—the best and surest v/ay to learn—advertising makes you informed of what is go ing on in the world that is useful to you. © 11 Read the advertisements; get ready for tomorrow EASTERN CAROLINA FINDING ITSELF The spotlight has centered a week on Smithfield, but illuminating all Johnston county and the 45 others of the eastern sisterhood, there rep resented in person and deed. “Your committee believes that the right kind of publicity will sell Eastern North Carolina not only to ourselves but to outsiders as well,” says the secretary of the Eastern North Caroina Cham ber of Commerce in a report for its publicity committee. The emphasis is righty placed. If in the sense the secretary means the eastern Carolinians can sell to them selves and what they have, the big idea behind all this exposition ac tivity will march to triumph. They have the goods. Everybody who is at all informed about the east ern half of the state knows that. There is Johnston county with its proud po sition in crop production. There is Wilson, with its colossal agricultural achievements. There is Lenoir, with its enormous level fields of richness— to mention but three of the big ones, and omitting the great area of allu vial garden more directly under the influence of the Gulf stream, which is capable of feeding no telling how many millions of people. At the heart of what the eastern leadership is attempting is the devel opment of a community consciousness of power—the power of natural re sources intelligently acted upon by human industry and ingenuity; acted upon in a prideful cooperation. Such conditions engender an enthusiasm which of itself increases power is it gives zest to labor and sweetens the repose of slumber after. The people assemble the records and symbols of their achievements in in dustry, the proof of the resources of their soil and their skill. They gath er the throngs of children from the schools, a quickening, inspiring dem onstration of progress in the cultiva tion of the greatest resources of all. iney get glimpses ot glorious reali zation of their own possibilities, to gether with something of what pos terity is to accomplish. In the process of finding itself eastern Carolina reveals itself to the outside world. The world cannot over look or ignore it.—Greensboro News. Young chicks are killed by kind ness when they are fed before 48 hours after hatching. Nature has provided that they live on the yolk , of the egg during this time . NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as administrator on the estate of Rozte "ooykin deceased, hereby noti fies all persons having claims against said estate to present the a me to me duly verified on or before the 20th day of April, 1926 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery; and. all persons indebted payment6State W'U maku immediate This 20 day of April 1925. tt. v\. BARHAM, Executor, REPORT (JR THeTcONDITION OF THE CITIZENS BANK at M«tro, m the State of North Car olina, at the close of business April 6th, 1925. _ RESOURCES Loans and discounts .$ Overdrafts, unsecured . U. S. Bonds and Liberty gon£s .... 4,650.00. Banking Houses, $1,994.80. Eur & Fix. $2,189.69.... 4,184.49 Cash in vault and net amt due from Banks, Bankers^ and Trust Companies ... 48,042.32 80,385.91 47.36 Tot'aI ..$137,310.08 LIABILITIES capnai stoat paid in Surplus Fund . Undivided profits, less cur rent expenses and taxes paid . Dividends unpaid . Deposits subject to check Individual . Cashier’s Checks outstand ing . Time Certificates of De posit, Due on or after 30 Days . > 5,000.00 5,000.00 1.761.81 12.00 101,704.24 5,052.28 18,779.75 Total .$137,310.08 State of North Carolina—County of Johnston, April 16, 1925. I, H. M. Fitzgerald, Cashier of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement true to the best of my knowledge and belief. H. M. F ITZGEiiALD, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17 day of April 1925. D. N. HOLT, Notary Public. My commission expires F'eb. 25, 1927. Correct—Attest: C. A. FITZGERALD, M. HTNNANT W. N. BARDEN. Directors. FRESH MILK COWS FOR SALE cheap. Mrs. W. D. Avera, Smith field, N. C., Route 1. FRESH MILK COWS FOR SALE cheap. Mrs. W. D. Avera, Smith field, N. C., Route 1. bake it best with DAVIS BAKING POWDER FIRST SHOWING Straw Hats Not just a “straw”—but a hat made with all care as to head conformity and summer comfort. Such are Aus tin’s straw hats, combining style and comfort; and at a reasonable price. You must put one on to know just what we mean. Illustrated here is the new rough-braid wide boy all good dressers will be wearing this year. It may be had with black or fancy band. $1.65 $2,85 $3.45 $5.00 Purer.• is in many soft sport or dress shapes. We have them in several widths of brim and heights to crown. AUSTIN’S EVERYTHING F't R EVERYBODY ts*
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