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VOL. TWBNTT-FOUB _ ?A?MVlLUi. PITT OOCOT% NOHTH CAKOUN^, FBI^ SEPTEMBEB 1, >933 ^ NUMBER SEVENTEEN i u ? - ' ?i ( inTrrMaaBagae?wisg?^ k. :?<&<*. jirfe? Tobacco Markets of North and South Carolina Ordered Closed ? - i ' ii ?? Governor Ehringhaus Is Joined By Governor Black wood Today in Proclamation Declaring a Holiday; I Proclamation^- Go^o, | I Hen Is the Governor's Proclamation in full text: I WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the agricultural life of our people with particular reference to the tobacco crop; and WHEREAS, -the tobacco farmers of both North and South Caro v lina an facing the opening of our tobacco market with prices far below the parity level which is being sought by our Federal Govern ment; and WHEREAS, to market the crop upon the present basis means a ' loos of unbearable proportion on our tobacco farmers; and WHEREAS, the Federal Government is authorized to deal with the agricultural situation, particularly as provided in the Agricultural Adjustment Act passed by the recent Congress; and WHEREAS, some time ago request was made by the undersigned of the Secretary of Agriculture of the Federal Government for prompt and careful attention to the existing situation with reference to flue cured tobacco and again thii< day I telegraphed for immediate con j sideration and action; and WHEREAS, no doubt the said Secretary is giving thought to this situation and will, as expeditiously as possible, take some step according to law to prevent the impending catastrophe; and I WHEREAS, the farmers of North Carolina have this day, in meeting assembled, protested present conditions and called upon the undersigned to close the warehouses in North Carolina by declaration of martial law; and WHEREAS, under the Constitution of North Carolina (Declar ation of Rights) Article 1, Section 9, the Governor has no power to suspend the laws or, under Article 12, Section 3, to call out the militia | for this purpose; and WHEREAS, appeal can only be made by proclamation for the suspension of sales for s reasonable time pending action by the Fed | eral Government; and * WHEREAS, cooperation between the farmers and warehousemen can provide this opportunity for presentation of the emergency to Washington and considered and rational action by the authorities of the Federal Government and it is desirable to promote such action by orderly, and not disorderly, methods: [ NOW!, THEREFORE I, JOHN C. B. EHRINGHAUS, Governor of North Carolina, do hereby declare a voluntary marketing holiday, to continue until farther proclamation and in order to provide rea ' sonable opportunity for action by the Federal Government, and I do hereby call upon our farmers, warehousemen, and all good citizens I to cooperate in this marketing holiday and during its continuance to refrain from selling or offering tobacco for sale under the Ware- 1 house Laws of North Carolina. I Done at our Capital City of Raleigh this 31st day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ' thirty-three, and in the 158th year of our American In dependence. (Signed) J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS, j jGovernor of North Carolina, State's Tobacco Growers Plan Bminess Meeting Raleigh, Aug. 30?Farm agents in i 57 counties growing flue-cured tobac co are holding organization meetings this week, looking to the selection of three delegates each to attend the state-wide business meeting of tobac co growers to be held at State College on Wednesday, September 6, Demi I. O. Schaub, has announced/ Mr. Schaub, last week, asked the farm agents to hold these county meetings not later than Saturday, September 8, at which time the grow ersywill set up temporary associations and tall elect three grower-represent atives. At the same time, the county meetings are asked to prepare suitable resolutions and programs which the growers may desire to have present ed to the Agricultural Adjustment Ad ministration. At the state meeting on September 6, the county delegates will prepare resolutions for the whole flue-cured area and these together with those from the individual coun ties wftljbe sent to Washington. Mr. Schaub has asked thatldhly to bacco growers be selected as delegates to represent the various counties at the state meeting.' It is deiired, he said, that the state meeting shall be ? serious business gathering and not the usual "hot air" mass meeting, which in the past has resulted in noth ing bring accomplished. It is also desired, that the ^nestings Jn the 57 fountfes shall result in the formation of county tobacco associ ations .which'-will later amalgamate kite a state federation if necessary and can go to work immediately in offntioTLtcntge Kiac. I tion plans pnder contract with the AAA/ Mr?*Schaub saja the AAA will certainly attempt to secure parity prices for tobacco this fall looking to a special program for the weed next will probably be used based on the grades of b ibacco produced in a given area. Under sich a plan, growers will be given allotments on which they j will be paid an increase over the mar: ket price iA return for contracts for a reduction in acreage to meet mar ket demands. The allotment for the whole flue-cured area will be that amount of the weed consumed in this country and will be divided into states counties and individual farms. As in the case of wheat, administration of j the allotment plan will be under the supervision of county contrel associ ations. Nothing definite has been said at Washington that this is the plan to be followed but indications are that it is. The tobacco program is more complicated than the wheat due to ithe various grades of the weed grown in the different sections, Mr. Schaub, said. ?: , TO HOLD MEETING IN ARTHUR Rev. C. T. Thrift of Durham, will begin a series of meetings at the Methodist church at Arthur, Monday, Sept lith., preaching at night only. The public is cordially invited to attend. PUBLIC PLAYGROUND TO CLOSE FRIDAY, SEPT. 8 Miss Vivian Case, director of the public playground, which Tias been a great source qi pleasure td the child ren of Farmyille for the?Wtlfew weeks, hps announced its closing on Friday, Sept 8, with a pageant "King Cole Comes To Town," which will be given in the school building in the afternoon of lhaii day at 8:00. FARMERS DEMAND QUICK ACTIDN; LEADERS OPPOSE ANY VIOLENCE '' ' I The Governor-Will Ac- ' company Delegation to I Washington next week * to Seek Immediate Fed- - eral Action; Congress- \ men Asked to Join c Committee in Wash ington. ? j Raleigh, Sept. 1.?Acting upon res- ' olutions adopted by a mass meeting of ' tobacco growers here yesterday, Governor Ehringhaus'last night is- j sued a proclamation declaring a|( | marketing holiday for' the selling of j [ leaf tobacco and calling upon all good j citizens to see that no tobacco is sold "in order to provide a reasonable op- . i portunity for action by the Federal government." . Governor Ehringhaus not only act ed before a delegation appointed to present the resolutions could reach him at his home in Elizabeth City, , where he is spending a part of his ' vacation, but followed up his procla- . mation with three telegrams, ad dressed to Dr. J. Y. Joyner, chair- , man of the mass meeting, Secretary , of Agriculture Harry A. Wallace , and Governor Ibra C. Blackwood of Souht Carolina. He wired Dr. Joyner that he would ? be glad to accompany the delegation , appointed by the mass meeting to go to Washington and urged immedia^ j action looking to relief. In his telegram to Secretary Wal- . lace, the Governor declared present prices "destructive" and begged the assistance of the secretary in secur- , ing a fair return. ( ? - ? ? ?*??*! A I Klackwooc win act. i Governor Ehringhaus wired Gov- ? ernor Blackwood, requesting him to , call a marketing holiday in that i State and declaring "delay will be disastrous to our farmers/' Governor Blackwood, who has been , confined to the Governor's Mansion in Columbia with laryngitis for sev eral days and who declined a similar , request by South Carolina growers j a few days ago, last night infolded j ( The News and Observer by long, distance telephone of his intention rf (taking action similar to thft taken I by" Governor Ehringhaus. I. "I am glad at all times to co-oper- j ate with Governor Ehringhaus as I think he is making a great Gov- 1 ernor," declared the South Carolina executive. "I am in full sympathy with the spirit and purpose of his proclama tion and it seems to be about what the people of this State want. Unless I am strongly advised to the con trary by our people, I shall take the same action tomorrow.' Governor Blackwood also declared that he wnuld co-operate in every possible way to secure favorable'ac tion by the Ftederal government. Warehousemen To Co-Opereto Ernest Webb, of Kinston, pns-j iden? of the East Carolina Ware- j housemen's Association, last night as -, sured Governor Ehringhaus that the j warehousemen of the" belt would ro-l operate fully and would Mdo .nothing j to antagonize suspension of sales." Mr. Whbb asked that the Governor delay his proclamation for one day so that'tobacco already on the floors might be sold today. He informed the Governor that unless this was done there would be a loss of $1,- ( 000,000 by deterioration of tobacco over the week end. Governor Ehringhaus informed Mr. j Wwf warehousemen would be willing to modify his proclamation only after consultation with Dr. Joy | #tr some the mass meeting. Hp issued the modi j fication after hearing from the com nittee at Greenville. Action Result Protest Meeting, The acton of the protest committee ind of Governor Ehriiughaus follow id a mass meeting held in Raleigh, Thursday when upward of two'thoi*-. ? sand tobacco growers gathered in Memorial Auditorium demanding iwif t action in alleviation of the to >acco price situation. Vigorously applauding a remark hat "for 440 years we've been adopt ng resolutions and getting nowhere," ;he growers put their demand for iction in a tense request to Gover lor Ehringhous: ". . . . be it resolved, by the to jacco farmers in mass meeting as sembled x x x x that Kis Excel ency, the Governor of North Caro ina, J. C. B. Ehringhaus, be request id to close every tobacco warehouse n North Carolina, under his exer :ise of martial law, and that he keep ;hem closed until the Federal Gov-. irnment has time to put into effect neasures that will raise the prices >f tobacco to a level of a twenty cent iverage or more, or until the tobacco :ompanies agree of their own accord ;o raise the prices to that level." The resolution, offered by Repre sentative 0. S. Faulkner of * Vance bounty, was adopted unanimously following unanimous adoption of an )ther resolution calling upon the Fed n*al Agricultural Administration xfor mmediate asssitance toward raising sobacco prices in the parity level by neans of a processing tax predicated jpon acreage reduction contracts for lext season or any other method avail ible for insuring producers a living return for their crop. Exhortations to resort to force from Representative C. W. -SprufH sf Bertie County, and other allusions to revolutions, evoked softer words from Dr. J. Y. Joyner, who was sleeted chairman of the meeting, and United States Senator J. W. Bailey, who declared that such meetings were "fine?they teno to throw light jn a situation." Opposes Violence "But," asserted the Senator, "I am against violence. I do not believe in the power of force or the pru ience of Violence. The power of right is so much greater than the power of guns that I hesitate to make the comparison. I am not for tortures, not for shotguns. I am for ideas." Dr. Joynei', after the resolution for seeking federal assistance had been (Continued on page two) Farm Notes By E. F. Arnold County Agent I am advised that the Federal Government has agents on the Rich mond Live Stock Market authorized to pay the premiums offered by the Department of Agriculture, which are ps follows: piggy sow? weighing 275 and up $4.00 and no dockage above market price; total price for pigs in cluding premiums 25 to 33 pound.':, 9c per pound, 31 to 35 pounJs 8 3-4c pec pound, 36 to 40 pounds 8 l-2c p r pound, 41 to 45 pounds 8c per pound, 51 to 55 pounds 7 3-4c per pound, -56 to, 60 pounds17 l-2c per pound, 61 to 65 pounds 7 l-4c per pound, 66 to 70 pounds 7c per pound, 71 to 75 pounds 6 3-4c per pound, 76 to 80 pounds 6 pir pound, 81 to 85 pounds 6 l-4c per prund, 86 to 90 pounds 6c per pound, DJS to'95 pounds 5 3-4c per pound and 96 to 100 pounds 5 -?2c per pound. The Pitt County Mutual Exchange" his been authorized to handle earlot :,'.iipments from Pitt county and far mers who wish to take advantage of thefe prices should list any hogs they wish to ship with the county ?gent. ' ' " - ? -v. ? .svt - . ;v'-. ... v'--Vv- . Tobacco Farmers Disappointed At Opening Pri Opening of Tobacco Market Here Largest In Volume and In At tendance In History. With the lower grades of tobacco bringing more and better grades less than last season, the Bright Leaf To bacco markets opened Tuesday, with farmers outspoken in their disappoint ment, though the general trend of thought was that, expressed by one man here, "not as good as we hoped, for, but just about what we expected." Their feelings were visibly written on their countenances but were not shown by tag turning except in a few cases here. Domestic and export companies and the independents were buying freely ?on the market of offerings consisting mainly of sand lugs and first prim ings, with average prices ranging from $9 to |14 a hundred. Thousands of farmers from a dis tance joined those nearby in swell ing the crowd here to around four thousand on the opening, the streets, the market and stores being- filled with farmers and their families, ail keenly interested in the prices of their main money crop. Offerings for the opening were the largest in the history of this market, though the scene Tuesday, bought back those of former years, when block sales were the rule for opening day. Farmvilie market was very proud of its improved facilities and increased -floor space enabling it to handle the tremendous sale with all ease. Official figures for Tuesday; a total of 538,746 pounds, for which to bacco companies paid out $56?S8.S6, an average of $18.46 Figures for the first day of the 1932 season were 190, 400 pounds with an average of $10.18 against &u average of $7.55 for the initial offerings of 1931. Sales on Wednesday dropped off considerably in volume as is the usual case on the second day of the season, 234,626 pounds bringing $23,781.86 with an average of $10.18. Despite adverse weather conditions sales were fairly heavy here Thurs day, 262^98 pounds bringing farmers $27,126.16 at an average of $lfc84 The average for the third day last season was $11.23. The tobacco markets, speaking in general terms, varies and fluctuates constantly, but keeps within certain price ranges everywhere, and though prices are lower than had been anti cipated, Farmvilte, with its many faci lities and unmatchable situation, to gether with the attention and cow* teous service rendered by-the ware housemen, who are working untiring ly to brfeg high* dollar possible to their customers, is unexcelled as a market, and farmers everywhere are becoming more interested in this mar ket and< more pie seed with their soles here every day. ;?:> WOMAN'S CLUB TO HAVE AU SPICIOUS CLUB YEAR OPENING \ A special program of entertainment, featuring a playlet by members of the Junior .Woman's Club, has been planned for the initial meeting at the Woman's Clnb on Friday afternoon, September 8, according to the presi dent, Mrs. A. Q, Roebuck, whieh meet ing will mark the beginning of the official dub year. The meeting ia to take the form of a social occaricn^and wiH be held in Code Meeting To Be Held In IMIle 4th Mrs. W. B. Murphy, of Snow Hill, to Deliver Address at Court House Monday Night Greenville, Aug. SO.?Continuing preparations for the beginning of the NRA drive in. the county Mrs. J. B. Spillman announced this morning that a public meeting would be held in the court house here next Monday night at which time Mrs. W. B. Murphy, of Snow Hill, State Lieutenant, would deliver the principal address. Names of committees in various sections of the county were also made public. The committee women named, so far are as follows; Greenville, Miss Ward Moore and Mrs. C. C. Hilton; Farmville, Mrs. J. L. Shacideford; Grifton, Mrs. Kate Quinerly; Winterville, Mrs. R. E. Davenport. The meeting at the court house will begin at eight o'clock and an in vitation is extended to the general public to attend. Mrs. Spillman stated this morning that there seemed to be considerable misunderstanding on the part of some people as to the code and it was hoped that everybody who could would be on hand to hear Mrs. Murphy make clear these points. Checks Mow Coming For Cotton Reduction . i While a small number of "cotton! I checks" have been received by county! I farm agents from the Agricultural! Adjustment Administration, it is ex- j pec ted that these wilt begin to arrive I in volume during the week of Sep- j Dean I. O. Schaub, director of the cotton reduction campaign in North Carolina, has been advised by a num ber of agents that a few checks have been received. H. M. Singletary, farm I agent of Chatham County, received I about 100 early last week and other I agents are getting small numbers. I "During the week of September 4,1 the checks will move in large nam-j ?hers," Mr. Schaut said. "We have ?beau advised that the robot machine Bused for handling these checks willI turn than out at the rate of 40,000 flta.50,000 a day. Even at this rate It I I will take until September 22 to write! land mail the checks to. all Southern! farmers who have cooperated in the! reduction plan. Then, there are ai ?number of growers with whom ad-1 justments will fcgv* to be made so{ that these particular cheeks will be Mr. Schaub said he had been ad vised by C. A. Cobb, chief of the ,cot-1 ?ton: section of the AAA, that attach ed to each cheek covering cash $ey* B | meat in the case of the combined cash and option contract, there will be an B option contract calling for the num-B ber of hales optioned by the farmer to whom the chock is issued.; I - These optioned contracts must he detached from the check and held for I delivery later, Mr. Cobb will wire I the farm agents [ifhett]delivery may be made. IhiB'b necessary,'tto; said, to give equal opportunity to all farm . . . u,, . . ... era and orderly handling tkcin hoffifi ifoi*. '' Tyft'
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