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? THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THIS IS the gigantic edge gluer machine just received at Unagusta Manufacturing Company. The machine is so large that a 60-foot flat car was necessary to bring it here. The machine weighs about 40.000 pounds. It is the largest made, and is heated by steam. THERE ARE more than two miles of piping going into the dust collecting system at the new Tnagusta Plant. Here is a picture of just a small part of the pipe which has been assembled of heavy metal and standing ready for assembling into the system. _____ m -? r : 1 " ? INSTEAD of borinK one hole at a time in wood for furniture, this machine will bore six identical holes, and in a minimum of time. It is a vertical hydraulic borer. Several other large machines are now eliroute to the plant from the manufac turer in Denmark. (Mountaineer Photos). Sen. Scott Says 'Let's Save The Family-Size Farm' In an article written especial ly for The Breeder-Stockman, a ' leading farm Senator describes c the plight of our small farmers. ' and advances a proposal to save ' their way of life. By W. KERR SCOTT ' II. S. Senator from North Carolina ? l Falling farm prices are not go- 1 ing to stop at the city limits. We 1 are seeing living proof of this to- c day in the automobile and steel i industries. Strife has menaced the i steel industry as a result of dis- i cord over wage increases' for some i lalf million workers. A general lownward trend in sales during he past lew months has forced nany thousands of auto workers >ut of jobs. These events are more- than eo ncidence. Fewer customers for cars ind trucks have forced automobile nanufacturers to cut production, rhe steel workers say they must lave higher wages, but the pro lucers claim the industry cannot ifTord it. In short, both the steel ind automobile industries are feei ng the pinch of a general tighten ng of business condition?a logical ind necessary result when any ma jor segment of our overall economy s diseased with sub-standard in :ome. Whatever the complicated charts ind graphs of the economist might ;how in the case of these indus ries, we cannot avoid the fact that he continuous decline in farm in come is beginning to have its ef fects on the rest of our economy. This year alone, farm income is iver three billion dollars short of vhat it should be for a healthy 'arm economy. This means, simply, hat farmers have three billion dol lars less with which to buy new cai*. tractors, combines, plows, ap pliances and the other fruits of in dustry that are necessary for mod ern farming operations. Families Suffer Most In addition to the bitter fact that our overall farm economy is three billion dollars below par, statistics gathered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture show very clearly that farm income is lowest in those areas of the nation where small family-size farmers make up the bulk of rural population. The family-size farmer is one of our best citizens. For the most part, he owns his farm, and he lives and works on his farm. His children work with him on the farm and make the whole opera tion a family project. The family size farmer takes pride in his home and his farm. He takes pride in the schools and churches of his community and works to improve them. And from our family-size farms come many of our leaders in business and the professions. In every sense of the word, our family-size farms produce the raw material for a better way of life for all of us. So, basically, our farm problems are problems of the small family size farm. If we can once again make the family-size farm a profit able business enterprise, then we will have a strong, vigorous agri cultural economy. For this reason. I think it is man datory to attack our farm problems at the family-size farm level. New Legislation With these thoughts in mind, 1 recently introduced legislation that would set up a system of graduat ed price supports. It is a system that is patterned along the lines of our income tax laws. Under our income tax laws, peo ple pay according to their ability to pay. The larger the income, the more the income tax. Under a system of graduated price supports, the larger the farm er, the less price support benefits he receives. In other words, a farm er who produced 1,000 bales of cotton would get less price sup port benefits than a farmer who produced 50 bales, or 25 bales. The bill I introduced sets up specific schedules of graduated price supports for cotton and wheat. I think similar schedules could be worked out for other basic commodities if it is determin ed that this is the acceptable course to take. Two Main Benefits L: ' !" ' : V. M',",'!..'.. '? J'.'*-. .* Jfl There are two things. I tninK, such a system of graduated price supports would do that neither a system of flexible supports nor a system of rigid supports have done. First of all. the small family-size farmer would receive 100 per cent of parity for the large part of his production. This would put badly needed purchasing power into the hands of thousands of small family size farmers. Secondly, such a system of sup ports would discourage large cor poration farmers from producing strictly for the purpose of selling to the government. . Mainly, a system of graduated price supports would put addition al props under the smaller farm ers, the place they are needed most. Average Incomes In 1954, the realized net income of farms throughout the United I States averaged $2,316. Net farm I income ranged from an average of $941 in West Virginia to $15,380 in Arizona. Of the 16 states in the South At lantic and South Central regions, only three ?- Texas, Florida and - Delaware?had average net farm income above the national average. The remaining 13 states ? Mary land, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi. Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma?fell below the na tional average. These figures clearly show that it is among the small family-size farmers that the work and efforts must be guided if the long-range problems are solved. It Is for these reasons that the family-size farmers must be saved from the squeeze that is putting them out of business. To let them be destroyed is itself destroying a way of life. The word "circus" comes from the Latin word meaning a circular arena. 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Ifarrill said this represents the largest group of new students in the history oft he college, and that more are expected to arrive be fore the two-week registration period is closed. Upperclassineii registered yes terday and today. President W. E. Bird has said he expects a total of about 1100 undergraduate stu dents for this term. The orientation and placeme program is under the direction of Dr. Neili Scott, director of stu dent personnel at WCC. Classes begin on Friday. In welcoming the students, Dean Harrill pointed out that the col lege has anticipated their needs, and a complete guidance program is carried on tor their benefit. He urged the students to begin im mediately the process of getting ? acquainted with other students and I their surroundings, as an aid in adjusting themselves to college life. nt Both the Baptist and Methodis' . churches held informal fellowship I hours Sunday evening for the students already on the campus. 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