. Co-Operative Marketing
Is Simply Golden Rule
Growers Unite Not Only For Financial
Relief, But Fo» Social Progress
By BENJAMIN O. TOWNSEND,
IwrtUiri ui Trti~i-of tho North
Carolina Cotton Gswwnra’ Co-Op
tratita Aaaoalatioa in RiaWaai,
(Vo.) Nm Lender.
Co-operation in it* fullast aanaa
moana nothing ahort of reasonable To
ward for the labor* of producer,
equitable rcuirna for lirrootmont,
honoat naeaaur* with full ralua to
consumer and equal prosperity to all
The cotton, tobacco and peanut
grower* of Virginia and tha> Carolina*
should think eO-operstion only in a
spirit of mutual benefit to themselves
> th* Investor In manufacturing or
other process of finished preparation
f'T distribution sod to the ultimata
consumer, witihont whom these pro-*
ducts wo«ld bo all surplus and the
labor* of production wasted.
Truly our drat stop In the inaugu
ration of our ee-aperativa system is
to stop a vast amount of unnecessary
expense sad waste that Is now going
on with the present method uf mat
hating them farm products. This pro
can* of elimination will bo one of tho
means of finally bringing about all
other desired reforms.
Merely tho Golden Bale
Tho true co-operative spirit, ans
lyxod, is simply th* golden rule—Do
ing unto other* os wo would be don*
by. While we have begun at the mar
keting end of the business, and it
is there wc find th* greatest number
of ponuMes who live upon tho labor
of others, who produce not and who
have no regard far the cost to the
world from their wasteful, negative
activities we must and will not forgot
that there La an aqnnl responsibility
In th* txsruM of smarmy Is pto
aee to It that w* practice only honoat
and thrifty measure* in creatine *
cost on production.
W* are uniting ourselves not only
for financial relief, but also for odu
rational and social uplift. Co-opera
tion la not suiting out, haw over, with
a viewpoint of th* sxtromist attempt
ing immediate social regeneration,
nor in s spirit at idealism, looking
for human perfection Co-operation
today will accept human nature as H
exists, and will Ml about In a practi
cal way to sxtreis* an influence that
everywhere will gradually school mob
v hoe* In ter eat i are gathered into an
affective unit at aetion for a common
good. Money is th* thing that today
moat forcefully appeals to the minds
of men. So, tho first laapoo that co
operation will touch, is that it pays.
Just bow well It will pay at the start,
ol course, depend! upon the degree
of loyalty exhibited by th* member
*i»* of th* associations and th* de
gree of eAeioncy in management,
latalllgont Hankudidsf
On* of the first functions of th*
associations is to IntolliganUy march
• ndisa Instead of coo tinning the proa
ant system of dumping oar product!
on an uninviting and an unwilling
market. This atop* the practice of an
uflhuaineeellk* and an unwarranted
competition between Individual pro
ducer* who have net the opportunity
to study ths varying market condi
tions, nor to team how to meet ine
vitable marketing problems But tbe
association* nut not itoj with ths
elimination of competition between
the million* 0t individual*. Ths lev
er ai state or community organisa
tions moot federate themselves to
gether in a coordination of. their kin
dred later eats and problem* into a
•ysten. of co-operation, indeed of
competition with one another.
Another great function of the** as
sociation* la to oducate ell of their
beneficiaries away from the demoral
ising end degrading Influence* ef an
allcrodit system of doing burin*** and
thereby encourage thrift, elevate life,
and improve social position.
This benefit by no meaaa end* with
the farmer, but reach#* out to every
ndividuel, in whatever vocation, hv
i.ig within the borders of the terri
tory In which the *»-ocialk>a* operate
and yet Interfering not In the least
withe ny private rights er iadi vidua
opinion*. They must in time ehangv
ths power of money into a human
agency for the amelioration of the
ill* of society, promote sound judg 1
ment good will and provide the great
cat of all a venose by which the mas
eee can advance.
“Tlw Pom* *1 ladoetry ~
In conclusion, to quota one see in -
rnt writer on this subject, "Co-eper
atlon was born of the feeling that,
at beet, unmitigated competition wus
hoi ^Tgnnlnet scar, and the ugh war
things to Mnah N>r, 1f progress could
net be accomplished by pome nobler
mean*. Whet an enduring true* is te
war, co-operation is te the never cose
log conflict between labor and capi
tal—It is the peace of Industry " And
again, to qaete another dieetpla, “The
future of co-operation |a fraught only
with good to the individual and to the
state. Iu star I* la tbe ascendency,
and nothing can aUy it* CO area.”
Co-operation la an idea upon which
my heart ha* been fixed for yean;
long before I had the opportunity of
obaerv.ng any attempt at its practice,
sufficient to fix practical thoughts in
my mind for expression. But now it
is to m* n great and wonderfully
clear principle, upon which I can me
ditate with delight to myself. It is a
definite practical thing, the principles
and pate of which It Ts easy te bring
inta view and to understand. It is
;uity In Its every relation te bad
ness. Tl is honesty, nelgbbovllnoee,
courtesy. Intelligence end It is broth
er!/ understanding; a *drlt that
when completely incarnated in the
eonli of all men in the north, aril]
-nark the time of fulfillment of •
rcriplaral prophecy.
PLANTING OF COTTON
MAKES GOOD PROGRESS
Plutiai Uadar Way Oa The CaitJ
ruin »t North CareUaa,
Say* Review
Washington, April 19.—Prepara
tion of ground for eotton planting
nnd planting Itself made better pro
gress daring the weak ending yester
day than far eeveral weeks, the
Weather Bureau laid today in Its
weekly weather end crop review.
Planting of cotton was onderway
during Uia week, the review said, on
the coastal plain of North Carolina
and was began at points la Tennes
see and aeethaaSNrrn Oklahoma.
Planting has been almost completed
in southern Georgia ami the condi
tion of the early planted trap is re
ported as good with chopping oak be
gan, the review added. The condi
tion and progress of early planked
eotton In toother* Tens* was report
ed as only poor to fair too to dry
ether sad high winds Garmtaatloa
of the is tor plantings in Florida baa
boon alow oa eecooat of leak of main
tin,
Waether aondtUooa worn fevertikla
for track crops is the Golf and At
lantic states, except la a few in Wan -
era where too dry, partioulasty h
Florida.
Colleeters meet maey moo of pro
mow.
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PREPAY FREIGHT ON
SOUTHERN MELONS
UsIm* IU>mU An T»it»l To Pro
«M R«A Ctfn Matt It Ai
mtui, Paflroads Dirlds
Atlanta, Oa.. April 19.—Pre-pay
nnt of freight chargyo oa *H meloni
shipped from the southeast will bi
required this aeeeoe aeleeo bond ii
made to guarantee tech charge* o
the shtpaaaat . la eooompantod by <
eorUBeate Aoming tha miion* bur
been property treated fer pnrrentlo'
if "stem-and" rat sa th* day the cei
Lilest* is amdc, according to roeolo
tloai adopted here today at a eonfm
•nee of grower* called- by the soetl
am freight rate eoawalttss.
The only other section of the cour
try haring each a rule, It tree aal
by dalegaloa. la tha central freight ai
•Delation torriUry. Today's eonfei
•nee was attended by members .af th
*<don dhtribatoiV and growers' a
aociatloas repreeaatndvae af ind
pendent grow era and of the fmigl
rate cocnsMtee. Member* of the dl
tributes*’ sssaeWtion. it ws* tabs
A<P 71 per cent of the melon* !
■mrthoMtera territory
If It weren't for the fan ef antic
paring the pleaser** af trmrol ai
the fua of tatttag sheet year tr
•hen yon got bath, nobody won
•nor go rory for from heme.
FATTY ARBUCKLE
GETS SURPRISE
All of Co—dki'i Coairacti
CaacoUod and Films Aro -
Withdrawn
Loa Angel**, April 1*.—Silane*
pending further development* wa»
the avowed policy today ot Boacoc
11. ’Fatty) Aobttekle film comedian,
who#* contract have been cancelled
and finiahed ecreen play* withdrawn,
according to announcer—nt in Now
York le*t night by Will H. Hayv. head
X* the Motion Picture* aaaociatlon.
"Godt,” waj Arbuckle'r comment,
when informed laet night ot Mr. Hmya
announcement.
Arbackle recently was acquitted in
San Francisca of a man* laughter
‘barge in connection with the death
ft Virginia Rapp*.
The portly comedian added: "Thi*
it a complete rurprie* and I might
•y a ahock to me. it i* the find I
n«wa 01 H, I oon i mow vuu
t la all about, far thaogfct I waa well
tarted on my •eomobieh.'
"You aaa, It'a dtia way. Joeeph
lehenek of Now York, who producer
■ny picture*, will be la Lot Angelei
tomorrow. He will know all about
bu matter. At I am entirely at aea,
1a far aa being able ta explain K, I
hall content myeetf with remaining
dlent.”
EMPLOYMENT SHOWS
A MARKED INCREASE
bawbee Row laahfW Matoriaily
Greeter TVaa Year Ago,
Soy* Deg art
Wartlngton, April 20.—The non
>«r af pereoae employed In industry
>t the end of Maieh IMS, waa ma
rtially greater than It waa tat year
igo, the Department of Lgior do
lor ed tonight In a etatement aom
narisiag reporta from employing coa
■emt in all aoctioaa of the United
Raiae Niue t\& at thtriton Induatfiaa
ber of worker* in mooted daring the
oar by 4S.4 per cent, and U boeta
tad ekoce 124 per cent. Tke avtomo
Ire induat.-y had an iacrenac of S04
ter eont The demoted employment
appeared in cotton manufacturer,
roa and atael trader, and paper mak
er
At a result. of wage derreaee* ddr
ag the year, tha total amount af
wage* paid wat lower In eight Indtat
Iriet than It wtu a year ago. In hot
wry and andtrwtor mannfaetore,
however, the wage total paid during
he moath waa 4S4 per coat more
ban during the taafe period In 1P21
MILLIONAIRE DODGE IS
HELD IN LIQUOR CASE
Fewad GmBtf ml Punning, Tram
pertfasg ud Famishing
hUiiwaU
Kalamazoo, Mich., April 10.—John
Dural Dodge, Detroit mi'l'unai'e, and
Rex Bait, an architect of Kalamazoo,
war* convicted In circuit court h*n
lute today on a eharjc* of illagali]
pomamlag, transporting and famish
ing liquor. Attorneys for the defend
enta Immediately gave notice of ap
peal and Judge Weinaer withheld Mrs
tenet.
The Chargee against Dodgr
»nd Bari Resulted from ai
automobile ride here on tha nigh
of Merck 11, when they Invited three
r*«ng women into their ear am
drove them against their protect* pit,
the country. During the ride, th
three girls testified they were offer
■d liquor. ,-jfj
Dodge and Ehrt are liable to m
tone* to one year Imprteonmesit a
91,900 flat and costa of the trial, e
both.
Tho Stub la the Ground
Mr. G. B. Thornton and Mr. Hai
vey Westbrook visited t>* sink I
the ground boo miles south of Neu
ten Grave last weak. Mr. Thom to
oaya the place Is about it foot aeroi
at the tap mad looka to ho about 9
ia 49 foot aero** at tha water wide
I la about 12 foot from tha tap. H
, doea not think tha Mak ia over I
or 40 feat deep. The piaoe ie in
bin hut not far away Is a mm
breach and about half a mite fro
• tha sink a small creek starts. M
Thornton thinks an undargruui
t stream ha. run aodor wham this all
■ •• a*m “b01 R bushed away aa mm
, dirt trial the ground from above I
> nelly gave away eaudag the eta
Tide explaaatloa mem* reaseaeb
and neuet bo true. Mr. J. 9. TW
- tea, who Uvea about three miles fro
I the plaee, wm hen yesterday ai
> said that tally a thousand peeq
I visited the tiak the past Sunday
■miUdtetd Herald.
B |
Li
i
8)i
Kd the
•rnor W.
lo succeed
»or of the
Xr. Cooper
dap in
lo land the
rang* for
trie an Bank
Wilmington,
tional bank
The
an iu> u»cad
renion had that.
he of
Wilmington
chaser for a
atdent, W. B.
Cooper.
Lieutenant
Wimhmgton
Democratic
Meanwhile,
North
.tntaa are
u Hindi n .to gat the
idb just
Xra. J. X.
'an,
tie*
the
ponding
on af the
laom the
tnnual Daughter*.
Vieo o< Groene
oro, ia eleo many Tar
Htol delegate" the annual
meeting o£ the
The cirO an
louneee ha
>d
hi at
*i
Cell. Aitanttau TV T»..'»■■) Seeing.
C irtitinlgAi -h.nl
Acting Poetic liter E. C. Weat «f
Sc Dunn, North Oaroliaa, postoflca,
U co-operating ia a nation-wide cam
teign oi the goeanuuent to protect
the American people against take
rod nitwit* InacOhneote and to be
ing hidden aurplpa fundi into cir
ca lotto a.
The government ia naming people
againet financial tranaactiona with
■trangera and adrtalag thorn to pot
ihoir money in good oncuritiea, place
their funda in bonha or ieveet in Trea
jury Boring! Certificate. at the
>ort office. It I* dSnlt to convict
■windier* who attain money from
unfuapoctlng people In thla manner
until aome of tha federal or atetr
lawa have bean brtken.
Department eWtli any they arr
.leased that people win paaa by a
hank or the poatoflee which offer
protection of fundo and aafo taveot
ment to hand thoir money near to
M>ae imooth velkl** ewtndler ahoat
whom they know aothlag.' Peotmaat
I I mmm •- Lee. *- I_ iV.
• department te aw, their influence tn
' every way yttoMH* Prevent dll lew
1 of mllliena of deHart tack yeat
1 through wwnfdM prametirt tad
1 windier*.
Acting Fn ilaldu Weak aoya: "1
| am tending latter* to the patrena al
' thia office. area lip those of lnafted
r maaAt, railing ditto attention to al
r .Treatment goal fit ad both aa ti
prktpal and tataraat kg tha Unite*
State* Government and which will to
craaaa 18 per cent la free year*
■ Through this patWh* It la paadMt
> to parahaae a |U Traaaary having
“ Certificate for fMy a plbO aarttfhaW
• for 880 and a «M«h earttttoata fa
■ MM. rayracanting, aa lav set men
I vialdlag, at paroimm price, 4 14 pa
k cent Interest, ttmiwhi 11 ap
• naally. If the at wiahea V
1 ca«h kit ntdewiii WPtee the aa.
a of hva yearn, ha} to* |(l m* mono
n r ah abea
■
r.
d
k
h
*• ttoed *oand 11 (d^iant in tha sate.
» tiea of kt* wifi) d»taraop*H* DaO
id Star. V
U --pw
- A mltoaha, w4a dtoaevar*. t
wap* toaha maple
IMPROVEMENT Hi
BUSINESS SHOWN
Washington. April SO.—A pro
found Improvement la bnaiatim 1
throughout the country la shown in |
tha latest statistics af commercial 1
and Industrial mevrmazita during 1
March according to tba monthly sur
rey af current badness made pbblk
tonight by the Commercial Depart- !
mant. Optimism, always re taming I
wtth tboapcuing of grlsf weather,
tba department dmdamd. has had
much to da with the meant increase
la retail trade and batter feeling
prevailing gvnarnlly, debate name af
Reed# and a late crop Mason.
This optimism, the department a*- I
ratted, ia based apon better fanda- :
mental conditions thraagbont the 1
country which am reflected in the 1
trend of reports roc stead by the gee- i
imm ant.
“Thro outstanding feataras of mars
Was ordinary Importance," it said,
"art tba marked laersasaa la iron
tad steal activity aad the big tn
cmaas in conatruetiaa. Since the first
>t April, the seal strike has liaaattsd
almost total Basset! an of work in
be anthracite miner and a redaction
sf mom than M par cant in btttualn
sas output: hawaear, awing to ex
*aptisaaay heavy steaks ad coal ibis
i.tuaUon has as far had bwt littla af
fect open btdsam"
Experts ef cotton is Merck. ^s
141,4*4 teles, while cottemeaaaup
U«* by textile mill* saonUd to
ll*.4te and stocks la cotton tells
tecltee tte tots! mounting to 14H,
OM telo* or steal UMMO bale*
CRAVEN COUNTY IMPORTS
MANY FOOD PRODUCTS
Atesd tU—.Ml Was Sant Oat Of
f as sty is INI For
F..tSsd.
Ealeigh, April *1.—Many countie*
0 N'erth OsroKr.a will fled food far
thought In an analysis of tte surrey
recently mode in Cravsn County of
the food aad feed protects Imported
■to that eaanty hi 1*11, A total of
warty $S,00»,000 waa seat oat of
this county for fate and food pro
fits. Of that amount tl,llt.0«0
wae represented by purchases of food
itoffa toe hiding hay, can, oats, mrm)
and chops, produced by farmers ef
alter state, shipped hundreds oi 1
mile*, and sold at a profit through
two or three dealers.
A tote of II.IH^M was spomt
iec naia, Mem, mm. lard, poultry
and egg* Another $100,000 want far
hotter and eheaae and canned milk.
While a rtaailar ran war ipent far
canaad ragetablae and fraite and tin
iad meat*. Fifty tkouaand era* grant
far Imparted eyrup.
There I* net an agrieuitaral laad-er
in North Carolina who erfll agree that
hay aad oth*r feod-ataffa can ha kn
pevted into North Carolina at any
thing like the eoat of prodactioa at
homo. Meat of them agree that hay
partl'tilarly car Im kt'-wii in non
•octiona of the (tote at half the retail
nrlce af the imported product—and
rot North Carolina U (ending to oth
er aeetlena, and putting lute the poc
ket* *< dealer* aad railroad a, hetwoea
00 and 7$ mlllian dollar* a year far
tVgap nandnela
eMwWW pTOQwC *(•
FORMER BANKER OF
FAIRMONT ARRESTRO
I H. L.
1
• bomba non, April *0—H. L. Woe,
- Jr., farmer aaaioUat emhier af tfu
i Bank of Fairmont wan a reacted and
I placed la Jail bare Uat night an Um
r charge of in* nail ament *f $f/)«
i aad *ther mania* from the hank.
The Warrant we* rrm **t b]
f Haranea Latham, chief at* to bank a*
i amlaar. Beeorda af the Falrmaa
• beak ware damaged by Bra. whirl
. “W Hawed *a aaploalea la the hank oi
tfc* night af Fdhraaiy 1$. The dam
ngo to Um recard* Made aa tofu «
x the hank** affair* illiult The hnnl
b '.’** not bean apanad ahwa the An
r ..
Dome Fertana la aaa dam* the
daedal mile am yoa bacon** ypa or
I- handmaa* Qqtaey (IQ.) WW$
NOTED EDITOR TO
DELIVER ADDRESS
W. J. Gsseeron, editor of Henry
rord'» paper. the Pttlhim “IndO
wndent,” will deliver the addrem to
bo graduating clam at Mi's Crook
kbool on Thareday, Kay It, oeeerd
ng to annonnoemaat made yesterday
>7 Dr. J. A. Campbell, bawl o'. Urn
imitation,. Rev. i. A. Mia, ot Xa
elgh will deliver the ohwoal rtidram
Thia year’s claao at Rule's Croak
mi namber II, mid Dr. Campbell.
>nd the enrollment far the year baa
Breed the M mark. n—onimiiit
xerriaes win begin with the a as sal
> ogrom by the primary grades ee
latarday. Map II. The banalaqrente
errnon will be delivered an land ay
day 14, by Dr. Pari Bagby, of Woke
pomrt The program far the imaila
ler of the weak follow*:
Wednesday. Mop IT
Idt P. If.—Contest far daelaim
r’t medal.
4MP. M—Scalar Clam aadrelam.
1*0 p. M. lappha and Astra U
erary societies rosiest.
Tbmwday, May 11
1*41 A- 1C—Contest for orator's
noaai.
Nmii—Address to graduating Am*
IT Mr. Cssisrai.
ldO P. M.—Alomtv luncheon and
UldrBfA
40« p. M—Baasball gams bo
or con senior) sad 1
• 00 P. M.—Annual play.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVE
INDORSEMENT OP LEGION
4
Washington, Apr* *•-—Daring the
fourth aaaasl iimpMu at tha Am
rrieaa Ugisa, hpdtasat at Florida
ImBrud. That tho tupvlatiaa fa-1
*M federal support of tha puMIc
schools uadsr a oyaUas that wffi aat
latorfsro with state sap I re bis a of
•uch schools; sad ha tt
“•oaoleod further. That this con
vention favors an improved eyatcas
far (ha vocational trainiag of ex-ear
vice man, haekad hy ample appropria
tions.**
Sssststs asd raprvaantattva* is
Coegrem who favor the Towaer Mai
Hag hill, astahliriteg a Department
of Education with a Beefatary In (he
President's Cabinet, find la thb ac
tion at tho pioaior young Axsorieaa
man orgaaiaatioB groat rnuoaiM»>
-neat- So many organisations at all
lerle have edened the bill that aaati
■nent h> Conge ms b rapidly crystal
lining toward its early paspg*-' Ta
And tbs ex-service sms of Florida
•olldly behind support for the public
school is very gratifying ta all
friends ad the hill sad all proponents
of Americanisation plana which arv
ta work out t&rough the public school
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
OCCURS NEAR BENSON
<p-"P_1_ m._ AlJ m_ (hi_A_
| lUoult Of «■>■■■»«
whoa i car Men by |*n| Golden
Parker etruek the twelve year aid
roe of Mr. Wiley Crimea, who wai
riding a bicycle. The injured lad wm
taken to Fayetteville ta the Iwglltl
where he died about 9 o’clock Sow
day nigh*. Tba remaina warn carried
to kia heme near Beaten early Mem
day morning and lata meat was modi
the tamo day.
It eocene that Golden Parker wai
drlvldg a Hadeem ear and going at i
torrid* rata and tba yoanger boy wm
oeatiag out of a eruae read Into *
highway upon Ms Mcycle and dli
aot hear the approaching mnohlw
which strwck Mm, knocking him, K I
reported kora, about oigMy foot. Hi
logs and arma worn broken and M
Tba Injured boy wm Immediate);
rushed to PnyuttrvUk to a heeptti
but kia wmanda prove* fatal and tk
and cam# about P o'clock. Tba
t mains were seat to kia kerne carl
i vo r.
! We drat waste time; we west
i enraatvea. We dent MB time; ee* hi
■ ouraoWoa We dent thee* tbna; w
A fortune awake Me man who aa
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MORE TAXES FOR
COMMON FOLKS
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*>“* on who* k, -Hod ohm- Jem
w*<slif ***
TfcJi ooft of explmlao wb, th. on
thrni tkTSu will bo po44**bj^"*th.
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