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America's Farmers Are In Bad Shape
RALEIGH Democrat and Re- Benton said that he wouia met to larm diu, wnich would (1) expand
publican mat be at each others' Idetermlne "how ' well these were
throats in this hot election y ear
but there's one thing on which they
apparently agree: America's farm
ers are in bad shape, i ..." .
They disagree to some extent
however, on just how bad the tar
mer's plight really is. ' ! i
The February issue of The Tar
heel Banker, official publication ot
the North Carolina Bankers Assoc
iatlon, carries articles written by
a host of farm leasers. . State and
national. The comments range from
that of Secretary ol Agriculture
Benson, who pledges a study ot
the "price margins between the
producer and the -consumer," to that
of M. G. ,Mann, head of the N. C.
Cottort' Growers Cooperative Asso
ciation, who says that the nation
needs a "new doctor" to cure the
nation's farm illness.
Here are some of the views as
voiced by the farm leaders in the
banker's magazine: ,
Secretary Benson: "Farm lncomtf
and national income should move
In the same direction American
farmers produced a record volume
of crops last year. ... The pur
chasing power of farmers must not
be allowed, to continue its down
ward course."
Benson charged that the farm-
em' dieht was emphasized by a
"round of wage increases (in indus
try) and an increase in the cost of
machinery and otner equipment.
justified is " view of ' diminishing
farm income."
, Benson advanced the "soil bank"
program, coupled with increased use
of farm products, as ways which
the Administration seeks to head
off the downward economic trend of
the farmers. Said he: "We are In
flexible in our determination to
restore the purchasing power of ag
riculture through v sound policies
which will remain 'Valid over the
long pull." : ...
U. S. Senator Allen J. Ellender
(D.-La.) chairman of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, says that
"American agriculture, especially
the small farmer, (s In a dangerous
situation." He sees the possibility of
another great depression if some
thing isn't done to curb the decline
in farm income; '
Ellender promises that the Sen
ate will receive a three-pronged
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the program - of surplus disposal.
(2) stimulate the production of
"high quality, readily salable com
modities," and (9) "some form of
soil fertility bank."
But Ellender says the job cannot
be done entirely by legislation .He
calls (for labor and industry to
"Join hands with agriculture, in
seeking the causes of today's farm
uepresjuon.
Rep. Harold D. Coolev (D-NC)
says that "we find ourselves forced
to act in an aimospiiere of emer
gency. Cooley, chairman of the
House Agriculture Committee, be
gan Dy saying mat "Hard times have
settled again on the farms of Am
erica." Then he proceeds with cri
ticism of Secretary Benson and a
defense of mandatory rieid sud-
ports. Cooley charges that Secre-
utterly . . . He put his whole re
liance on 'flexible'' or lower prices
for farmers." '-
Said Cooley: "The President has
presented Mr. Benson's' new pro
gram to the Congress, but there is
little that Is new in tt . . . That
makes the job before Congress very
difficult" CoOley also called for all
segments of the- American economy
to cooperate in helping solve the
farm problem.
I V. Ballentlne, N. C. Commis-I
sloner of Agriculture, sees "little
room for optimism Jn this year's
agricultural outlook." Ballentine
said that North Carolina farmers
"may as well face the fact that
there is no rosy glow on the hori
zon, although they can be thankful
that their over-all income held up
as well as it did last year in the face
of late spring freezes, hurricanes
and high water."
Ballentine took a dim view of po
litical promises as an Immediate
answer to the problem: "Some may
tary Benson's program "has failed i find hope in the idea that an elec
tion year la bound' to bring Im
provement; but It 1 well to Yemem
ber that it takes time for any po
litical party to fulfill political pro
mises." y r
M. G. Mann, general manager of
the N. C. Cotton Growers Coopera
tive Association, reminded that the
Eisenhower administration has been
described as "one of indecision and
do-nothing." Said Mann: "I do not
believe anyone, will deny that the
IjMvure was dark three years ago,
but if you were Very sick and chang
ed doctors and within three years
the new doctor had not found some
way of easing you of your pain, I
am certain you would be looking for
another doctor."
Mann said that there is justifica
tion for fears that we may be head,
ed into another depression. He com
pared newspaper headlines of 1930
with those of today, and comment
ed that "the Identical pattern is for
ming today that formed in 1930".
Saying that he realized that "this
is pessimistic talk," Mann added
A. C. LOVELACE '
The appointment of A. C. Love
lace to the faculty of Mount Olive
College was announced this week
by W. Burkette Raper, president of
the college.
Lovelace, a native of Forest City,
brings a wealth of teaching exper
ience to the Free Will Baptist-supported
junior college founded here
in 1954. He was formerly dean of
Wingate Junior College and served
on the faculties of Coker College,
Hartsville, S. C, and High Point
College, High Point. For a number
of years, he was principal and prin
cipal supervisor in the North Caro
lina public school system.
He received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Wake Forest College,
his Master of Education from Duke
University and has taken post-gradT
uate studies at the University of
Mrrth Pnrnlina
At Mount Olive College, he wlllM
teach psychology, rural sociology,
end geography. He also will set up
a counselling and guidance pro
gram for the school,
' Mrs. Lovelace, the former Maude
White of Rutherford County, is
fifth grade teacher at Forest City.
She expects to join her husband
here when her school term is com-
pleted.
The Lovelaces have two sons, both
instructors at seminaries. Dr. Aus
tin Lovelace id professor of music
at Garrett Seminary, Evanston, Illi
nois, and Dr. Marc .Lovelace is pro
fessor of archeology at Southeastern
Seminary at Wake Forest
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that "It Is time that we ,louT,e.I
things squarely In the face i
realize that (a depression) is P'
ble unless we strengthen the p:r
chasing power of the farm people
of America," ,
W. P. Hedrlck, tobacco marketing
specialist with the N. C. Depart
ment of Agriculture, acknowledged
that tobacco growers have serious
problems but, he said, "In every In
stance since John Rolphe first plan
ted tobacco along the James River,
tobacco growers have met crises and
gone on to greater heights." Hed
rick added that "1958 will be no
different." -Zeb
C. Strawn, president of the
Citizens Bank of Charlotte, wrote'
that farm troubles are being some
what exaggerated. He admitted that
there are troubles in farming but
"there's no indication that the farm-
ers, as a class, are going broke."
Strawn emphasized that North Ca-7
rolina farmers, "are still A-l credit
risks" and that "North Carolina ,
agriculture is still a going coneem."
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