Conditions Calling For Reduction In 4^^Tobaec0^rop (Continued from page one) for defense needs has consisted in taking up the slack. A large part of the increase in production has come from increases in employment of la bor and the use of partially idle plants and farms. There has been but little, if any, reduction in the substantial increases in the output-of goods for ordinary civilian uses. To illustrate, sales of automobiles have been rhnnmg 35 per cent to 40 per cent above a year ago. sales of re frigerators and kitchen ranges from 40 to 50 per cent, and on the farm the production of wheat, cotton and to-1 baeco?products of which we have a ' surplus? has been maintained at near or above the level of recent years. As we further increase the produc tion of war materials and of food products, such as meat, dairy and poultry products, we are going to have to make a reduction in the pro duction of our'non-essential indus trial goods, such as automobiles, re frigerators kitchen ranges, and of pur export farm crops of which w< already have large supplies, such as j cotton, wheat and tobacco. Jt is not in the long-time interest of the peo ple of this country to continue to produce goods that are not urgently needed when the labor and materials that are used in producing these goods could be turned to something else. It would be unpatriotic to con tinue to produce these non-essential and surplus products. ^ ' When the war is^oi^er^tnert- will no douht_be-trr. "increase in the de mand, at least for a time, for cotton, tobacco and possibly wheat but we already have lajg? reserve supplies of these commodities. Supplies of flue-cured tobacco in this country are approximately 500 million pounds above normal, supplies of cotton 6 million bales above normal, and sup of wheat 400 million bushel ?hn\'f normal These reserve supplies have already filled Y>ur warehouses, and if we are to continue to build up reserve supplies of these com modities it will be necessary to build j additional warehouses The mater ials and labor that would be requir ed to build these warehouses are urgently needed to produce goods that are needed now Some of the land and some of the labor that have been used in produc ing these' sur plus farm crops are how needed in factories to produce war materials and on farms to increase the pro duction of dairy and poultry prod ucts. fats and oib A reduction of 1(1 per cent has al ready been announced in the wheat acreage for next year and, in my judgment, the best long-time inter est of tobacco and cotton growers, of all th i pcopT, 7.1 tMsYr,uniry ari7t~nf the democracies generally requires that a similar reduction be made in the acreage of inbacco and cotton next year There is no way of esti mating the probable cost of cnntniu mff i? ? !."??(?" mni'.diti'.'i thai are not needed if such product ion inter feres in any way with th. production of articles and commodities that are needed In tin- end, a small differ ence in ships ui i.ther war equip ment or a relatively small quantity of food might prove to he the decid ing factor m this conflict It was never more important than it is now for us to think straight and use our resources and energies soi that they may contribute most to the job ahead of us In this country we have a more had at any previous time Due to the increased use uf legumes and im proved sorl-building?practices clop yields are 15 to 20 per cent larger than they were len years ago How ever, this improved farm plan can serve the nation only by producing the commodities that are needed at this time. Flue-eured tobacco is the most im portant crop in this area and the markets will open shortly. In gener al the marketing program for flue cured tobacco this year will be sim ilar to that of last year The Imper ial Tobaccq Company and the inde pendent dealers will make purchases on warehouse floors using the funds of and acting as agents for Commod ity Credit Corporation On the aver age. prices at which the export grades will be purchased by these agencies will be about 3 cents above the prices of last year. In addition, loans will be offered any producer or group of producers who arrange for the grading and prizing of their tobacco. Loans will not be available on warehouse floors Present indications are that the 1941 crop will be near that--ef-4ast year and stocks in the hands of do mestic manufacturers do not appear to be any larger, if as large as they were a year ago Domestic consump tion of flue-cured tobacco for the year beginning July 1st. is estimat ed at 410 million pounds, as'compar ed with 390 million pounds for the year just closed, consequently do mestic manufacturers, if the crop meets their requirements, may take slightly more of this crop than they took of the 1940 crop. However in dependent dealers may take leas with their own funds'than they took last year. Consequently the agencies us ing the funds of Commodity Credit Corporation would take a quantity this year approximating that of last year. Stocks of flue-cured tobacco in this country now approximate 1.400,000. 000 pounds This compares with ap proximataly 1,400,000,000 pounds on July 1, 1940. and 960 million pounds on July 1, IBM and 1030. Stocks in this country are approximately 500 million pounds in excess of normal Of this amount Commodity Credit Corporation holds approximately 350 1M million i are small in foreign countries but present hold-1 ings of the Commodity Credit Cor poration and independent dealers are ample to take care of foreign needs when the emergency is over Exports to foreign countries, after roniauung at rvtrrmily low ley el for 18 months, are again being re stored Stocks of tobacco in the Unit ed Kingdom which at the beginning of the war were sufficient to last i more than two years have been ,greatly reduced. Exports to the Unit | ed Kingdom under the lease-lend program during the comirtg 12 months probably will almost reach annual exporU prior to the begin ning of the war. There will.be some exports to other countries and total exports during the coming year may exceed 300 million pounds. This, add ed to our domestic consumption, would give us a total above 700 mil lion pounds Last year only 550 mil lion pounds were consumed in this country and exported With a crop this year not in excess of last year's crop, stocks a year from now probably will not greatly ex j cet*d and they may be less than pres ent stocks. However, it does not ap I pear that we will export any consid I erabje quantity of tobacco to con jtinental Europe until the war is over and exports then may not be- main tained at pre-war levels. Partly be eau.M of the shortage of ships and increased shipping rates it is becom ing more and more* difficult to ship tobacco to China and Japan. " As already indicated, due to the | needs for other products and a shortage of storage- . pace, it appears ! advisable to make a 10 pe-r cent re duction in the flue-cured tobacco a< reage in lji4?^lt now appears that tlx Prutcd Kingdom market, about -wtrah set much has been said during the- past 18 montlis, has not been im paired to any great extent if the lease-lend program is continue*d. On I the othe r iiand. present indications J are that the contihental Europe mar ket. which normally before the be ginning of the- war took more- than 50 million pounds annually, has been lost, at least for the war period, and there mav he substantial losses other markets ?Hi.wrvrr- it now appears that flue-1 cured growers can expect a total do mestic and foreign market of around 700 million pounds annually during the remainder of the war period if shipping lanes are kept open to the United Kingdom. If developments are favorable for the British and un less unforeseen developments occur on other fronts, with a 10 per cent cut in the flue-cured acreage next year the next change in acreage is more likely to be upward than down ward. In conclusion. I want to emphasize as strongly as I can the need for a full realization of tin- tremendous job that is ahead of us In my judg ment we have never before in this country been confronted with a prob lem that is going to require quite as much organizing and working and pulling together as this one. During. the past two years weUave seen peo ple in one country after another in I Europe become slaves because they | were not organized, because in some eases of differences of points of view j within the country, and in brief, be-1 prepared to meet the Axis powers. In this country we have the oppor unty to profit bv these mistakes. We ai< preparing to pit our resources, ?but o!ganiztftional ability and our -ingenuity against those of the Axis powers We know that we have greater resources than they have. We believe that we are a more ingen ,ions' people than t4tt^-pet lei TtH* OflflS AW n so great in our favor that we can loaf and get tins job done. The less loafing wc do the quicker we will get it done Production is going to have to be stepped up along many lines, prob ably many that;we do not know about in tin farm field. Farm peo ple are probably going to have to make sacrifices that none of us now knows anything about. We are going to have to buckle down to this job. Wc no doubt will make some mis takes; we may produce some prod ucts that we don't need, but in such cases we will protect producers as best we can until they have time to turn to the production of products that are needed. If we arc to do this job ahead of | us, if we are to maintain this dem ocratic way of life, each of us must be alert and ready t<> serve in the particular field in which we can ren der most effective service, It is no time to quibble over small issues. I believe that if we use our resources and all our abilities to the greatest possible extent and match the Axis powers, fully match them, in defense .equipment, wc may'fee able To avoid a conflict with them that will result in any large loss of life. But I be lieve just as firmly that we must have this equipment, we must match them gun for gun, we must match them in every field if we are to defend ourselves and the princi ples for which we stand and remain a free people. This we can, we must, and we will | do More Selectees To L^ave County For Army On August 6 (Continued from page one) advance more slowly. In filling the August 0th quota draft board exhausted 1,319 o numbers, meaning that the next for white selectees will take t new registrants whose order n bers range from S-M7 to abou 1300 There are now 147 new n tranta on the draft booka, and cial order numbers are being | ed today. THE RECORD SPEAKS . . . Martin County motorists made the safety honor roll last week. Patrolman Whit Saunders stat ing that not a single accident was reported during the period. It was one of the few times, if not the first time, this year that some one wasn't injured or dam "age done to property. Little at tention is paid to a perfect rec ord. but such a record could mean that some one is livihg to day who otherwise may have been killed had the record been marred by carelessness. If Martin County motorists can go an entire week without an accident, they can do it again. Certainly it is a feat well worth working for The following tabulations of fer a comparison of the accident trend: first, by corresponding weeks in this year and last and for each year to the present time. 30th Week Comparison Accidents Inj'd Killed Dam'ge 11141 0 0 0 $ 000 1040 2 0 0 65 Comparison To Date 1041 53 44 2 $17,175 1040 55 37 2 6,470 Colored !\alive Dies At Philadelphia Home Jane Rice, well known colored na- i live of Williamston, died at the home of her son, George Rice, in Philadel phia last week She had many friends here and was highly respected. She had made her home in Philadelphia with her son for about a year. She was about 74 years old. Funeral services were held in the Shiioh Baptist Church on Elm Street here Sunday afternoon by her pas- I Selective Service Head Issues Ruling On Marital Status (Continued from page one) that the wife was pregnant, or con- | elusive evidence of absolute depend ence wherein the wife would suffer . undue hardship if compelled to live j on the registrant's income as a sol dier, etc." This modified policy, General j Metts pointed out, is in line with a recent amendment to the regula tions, which is as follows: "It is not advisable to defer any such registrant if he acquired such status for the purpose of avoiding training and service, and. therefore, no registrant should be placed in Class III if he acquired such Status after the day when he was required to be registered unless (1) he or his claimed dependent or dependents present to the local board written statements of facts peculiarly with in their knowledge, showing the his tory leading up to and the circum stances under which such status was acquired, and (2) such facts show that the status of the registrant was acquired in a manner consistent with the ordinary course of human affairs and was not acquired to pro vide the registrant with a basis for a claim for Class III deferment." General Metts was careful to point ^ut that in the application of these principles he anticipates that some mistakes will be made. But he stated he was satisfied that Selective Serv ice agencies in the State would en deavor to do substantial justice in every individual case. tor. Rev. L. T Bonds Burial was in the local cemetery. Three sons, George, Sheppard and Wheeler Rice, survive. This Week In Defense ([Continued from page one) ing the New England States New York, eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Oil Defense Petroleum Coordinator Ickes requested a voluntary cut of 33 1-3 per cent in motor fuel con sumption in the Atlantic Coast States 1 to avoid rationing. Congress passed a bill authorizing federal aid to pri vate firms in constructing interstate pipelines, and Mr. Ickes recommend ed that the petroleum industry con struct a $70,000,000 pipeline from east Texas to the Atlantic coast with a daily capacity of 250.000 barrels. He also asked the industry to con struct 40 to 50 large, high-speed oil tankers In addition to 139 now on , order. Civilian Supply Price Administrator Hendersort an- j nounced a tentative program to cut | production in the automotive, do mestic mechanical refrigerator and | mechanical household laundry equip- , ment industries to make more ma-! terials available for defense. He said \ the cut will be offset by defense j work these industries would under take. OPM Director General Knud sen said the proposed shift should coincide with increased defense or ders to the industry to avoid unem ployment. Aluminum Collection OCD Director LaGuardia an nounced that on July 30 local alum inum collection committees will send materials collected in the voluntary program to concentration points in the large cities of the 48 States. He said the Treasury Department's state procurement offices will then offer the scrap to smelters having defense contracts, at OPACS prices. Plans Go Forward For Widening The River Bridge Here (Continued from page one) of 80 feet) on each side of the pivot pier, and a vertical clearance of 16.7 feet, above low water, when closed. The temporary bridge to be used while construction is in progress on the existing bridge, will cross the river at a point about 150 feet up stream from the existing bridge. It will have a draw span with a hori zontal elegance of 40.0 feet and a vertical clearance of 10.0 feet, above low water, when closed. Miss Virgil Ward visited at Nags Head last week-end. * IN MEMORIAM Ellis Nassif Ramey In loving memory of our dear hus band and father. Ellis Nassif Ram ey, who departed this life July 29. 1940. A precious one from us has gone. A voice we loved is still, A place is vacant in our home That never can be filled. He bid no one a last farewell; He said goodbye to none; His loving heart had ceased to beat, Before we knew it, he was gone. His loving heart was true and tender, He worked hard for those he left and ever will be remembered. A loving thought, a silent tear; A beautiful remembrance of one 60 dear. Until memory fades and life departs You will live forever in our hearts. His Wife and Children. Betty Thompson, 67, Dies At Home Here Yesterday Betty Thompson, (J7-year-old col ored citizen, died at her home on East Main Street here last evening at 6 o'clock. She had been in ill heaitn Tdf"slevWI yeais. 3He was mas ried twice, first to Dave Williams and following his death to Denson Thompson who preceded her in death. She is survived by her mo ther, Matilda Jones, four sons, a daughter and a brother. Funeral services will be conduct 1 ed Sunday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. D. L. Tillery in the Cornerstone Church of which she was a member. Interment will follow in the Odd j Fellows Cemetery. Misses Mary Carstarphen and Ka therine Hardison are visiting at Vir ginia Beach. WANTED FOR CASH ? BRING your ash logs, any size, any length, along with cypress, gum, poplar and maple. Norton Lumber Co. William ston. jly22-4t ICE COLD WATERMELONS FOR sale. Lindsley Ice. Co. jy22-4t FARMS FOR SALE: IF YOU WANT to buy or sell, contact me. D. L. jTurnage. Phone 2715. Greenville, N. C. jly25-5t OPENING FOR EXPERIENCED salesman to work retail trade in Williamston and surrounding terri tory. Excellent income for man cap able and qualified to get business. Give age and experience when re plying. Replies will be held in strict est confidence. Reply Box 2098, Winston-Salem, N. C. jly25-3t STORE FOR RENT ? B O W E N Brothers two-story building on Washington Street, Williamston, N. C. If interested, see Herman Bow en at Branch Banking and Trust Co. jly29-a5 COTTON FARMERS Your Cotton Stamps Will Be Accepted As Cash At The Stores Belotc ? BELK TYLER COMPANY MARGOUS BROTHERS A. 0. ROBERSON & CO. WII.l.lAMSTON, N. C. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. ROBERSONVILLE, N. C. ANN'S VARIETY STORE MARTIN SUPPLY CO. R.L SMITH & SONS Wll J.I AMSTON, N. C. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. ' ROBERSONVILLE, N. C. DARREN'S DEPT. STORE N. ISRAEL FARMERS SUPPLY CO. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. WILLIAMSTOf^ N. C. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. GET Tlie GREATEST VALUES And WIDEST VARIETY of COTTON GOODS . . . Tratio Your COTTON STAMPS In Martin County Here in Martin County's large stores you can get the most merchandise * for your stamps Prices are lower here where compe tition is keenest?your stamps will _ go further Stocks are larger and of greater va riety?You can find what you want without trouble The merchants of Martin County ex tend you a cordial welcome