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Commodity Doltar And
Price-Fixing Considered
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One feature of the Pro
gran lis That It May
Become A World Pro
gram
Projects regarded by economists
mm bigger than the NBA, bigger than
anything the government has un
? *ier discussion in confidential con
ferences in Washington.
Accompanying that* and in some
reney adjustment, probably on the
general idea;pf the "commodity dol
lo*,"<.jfkich; would recast values aB
along 4he line.
Among than is a plan for cur
degree coupled with it, is a proposal
to greatly expand government price
fixing, perhaps encompassing all the
principal commodities. . ^
One feature' of the new-program
is a possibility that it may become
a world program, providing a con
tinuing but- flexible basis for both
mrremy and pines* in the interna
taanafe markets^
P#?ilf have not been settled, but
it Mfrbe said positively that in the
presjpt stage no serious thought is
being - given to the issuance - of
"printing press" money, with no
definite backing. That Mr. Roosevelt
has' been listening to senatorial ad
vice on that subject does not mean
ha agrees with it
He tried to pacify the Senators!
who recently called on him by prom
ising to take some action as soon as
tha time was ripe, but he promised
nothing more. -
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i'BC "conunooiiy uvuoi ,
of dealing with the currency is look
ed upon with much favor in high
qpuurtezs, although it should be borne
in mind that actual decisions re
main to be made.
As it now is under discussion, the
plan would be to fix the value of
the dollar every thirty days by pres
idential proclamation, on the basis
of the current value of all commodi
ties, far which a consolidated index
figure would be kept by government
statisticians. , ;i . *
This value would have a . relation
not only to gold, but to sfNife The
actual operation of the plan, as now
envisaged, probably would mean the
cotafiljf of currency on U^isasis of
three parts gold to one part silver.
That, as tKf? fwinmitti explain
it, wocdd mean in effect the revalu
ation. of the dollar, hut along lines
not hitherto widely disc nosed,
Under present legislation, the
Pmeidnnt has authority to order re
leliiatian, and some of his legal'
advibers, at kaafc think the author
ization would permit revaluation
every thirty days ff found desirable.
Thai would mean that the "ebra
raodity dollar" could be set- up with
?further action by Congress, -and
prior to the meeting of Congress in
latd, January.
The^ whole preset is so laiiiiamed
in ecoooede detimiceBttw that omy
the expert* pretend to understand
just how K would work out, and
- thstf la not agree.
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palSt* Mdfc? Ifem raid be
. :>SgBr authority ft* yrfc^firing.
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)lo htsty decijsaoos y* likely* Tli6}
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Leaf Signup
Conns To End
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Pitt CoimfyTurfal Nears
50,000 fl%k.~A? Final
Contracts**? Received
? Greejl^Be^Sept. 21.?The tobacco
was launched by the Federal Govern'
ment the last two weeks as a means
of boosting jffkwsafbright leaf, came
to a close last night at midnight, and
reports in the office o?the local farm
office show what has been shown ail
along that Pitt County has gone over
the top and is ready to take the
hurdle for anything else affecting
the economic life of the growers. % ;
The greatest bright leaf tobacco
growing county in the world, tl^:
home of the largest auction tobacco
market, had virtually signed up 50fc
000 acres on the basis of contracts fk
the office of the fara director,
The total sign-up, not including
approximately 2,000 acres owned IfeP
the two land banks of the State,
was given as 47,744.25, with several
more contracts received from oataide
the county yet to be added to tSe
list The names of 2?14 growc|k
were involved in the final total, .
If the land banks acreage of over
a hundred farms in this county is
added to the total it will be near the
50,000 marie as previously estimated
by farm leaders.
The campaign here was described;!
as one of the most successful in
tfce toDaeco-growuig otaus, uw
County claims the honor of be&gf
the first to go over the top as the t
government drove ahead with pUpp}
to bring relief to growers.
The tobacco holiday will be
next Monday, the governor m
stated, and money will begin flow&?
into the pockets of growers sa.Ahe,
weed is marketed. ;
The sign-up by townships fojow:
Reported by the Farm Department .
Township. No. persons. Nunc*.
Ayden 319 i&H
Beaver Dam 143 2,529.50
Bel voir tOO 1,152
Bethel 17? 0,999
!Carolina ? 198 2,985
'Chicod : - ? 6JB82.75
Falkland 117 W9
Farmville 192 4^30.25
Fountain "93
GreenvSlfc ..... 481 X **59,50
Pactoius 12S :
Swift Creek. 281 i&tiM
Wintervifla ? ? 295 *? ?. ^$767.25
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| Total .8,914 v 47,744i25
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jMan To Ride
New Bern, pioneer buggy and auto^
mobile manufacturer, is going to
stage a little "recovery act" ail of
his own with "Nira" the automo
bBe he built hare SO years ago as one
j campled jrf fwitoisobflc
iB^ooiy* ^ IPVrfi ftj! "y^.5^ij
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! President Ness
p *PleRlo|Mn
Roosevelt takes ??po
Bales Under Consider
ation f
Washington, Sept 21.?The o views
of President Roosevelt on, a proposal
that the government purchase 5,000,
$00 bales of cotton in 4n effort to lift
ducing States.
This action was urged on the Presi
dent by the delegation, headed by
Senator Bankhead (D., Ala.). Banlc
head told newspaper men the Chief
Executive took the proposal under
sympathetic consideration. He also
indicated an early decision was in
snMaei.
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'Under the plan. esti
mated about 5^00/W bales would
bs purchased at 15 cents a pound,
with the financing done through the
Reconstruction Corporation. Negotia
tions also are in progress for sale
<f l^ee,000 bales to Soviet Russia.
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; Farmers from whom cotton is pon
chased would agree to take ? out of
production next . year tpe same
amount taken over by the/govern
Part of the delegation saia iney
gained the impression flw* adminis
tration did not sympathise with, the
15-cent-a-pound proposal, bat might
favor a. lower minimum, probably 12
m**
President Roosevelt was informed
that the delegates, from the recent
Southern States Cotton. Convention,
Iwored inflation of the currency,
bat this was not dfacuaaed at the
conference.
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r Bankhesd told newspapermen in
flation, had hot been dropped, bet
explained -tita.: delegation fr*** been
mt to tiie White House only on the
0tton plan.
?; The members .called on the Presi
dent today .after a delay of two days
beeaab^ of Mf. Roosevelt's illness ?- ?:
Members of the committee said
after calling on the President that
8?ey believed' tht administration re
pwchaee of large
quantities af American cotton by for
eign countries as one of the chief
method* at increasing the price of
that crop. x
Others .gained the impression the
administration was' anxfou* to see
cottonsoli- for it cents a pound
"before the. end of the year," and
that the President, w^ile pushing
credit inflation, was dot ready to
expand the currency.
Senator Baakhead, spokesman for
ths "^Southerners, said 711* 'cotton
^g|#ilfc: yottld not run fajo the
orin^nett
reminded them of the reported plans
of Bofltida. and Chin* to make large
Manning, of "Samter, S. C., a candi
chaaing program were carried ou^oh
pro*#j*
m owm a |
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Hon, A. J. Maxwell^
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Second Joint Reunion to
Be Beid on Saturday, j
September 30
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Hundreds of Tyson and May de-|
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scendants are expected to gather here
in a second Joint reunion on Saturday,!
September 80, in the high school au- j
ditoriura and to takepart in a splen-1
did program now being arranged by
the president, Mayor John B. Lewis I
nod his various committees; to ex
change grerttags and to enjoy a!
basket picnic dinner on the school!
grounds. All in all it promisee to he
a happy occasion and people from this
section, who b*?S-bii^*te? 1? trtWI
states ani-^fco other rnniTPiinitiM fe\
North Carolina, ?e looking forward'
to being among those present. j
Hon. A. J. Maxwell, State Commis
sioner of Jtetjinue, has accepted the]
invitation of the Reunion organiza
tion to Bpeak <m currant events and]
will no doubt be received with cordial
interest, being held in Mghartteem
as k statesman and genaiwll^ regard
ed throughout the State as $ man
of signal ability and honor. J
Representatives of the Tyson and
May groups wffl also speak in behalf)
of theirfamilies, andthe MajorBen
jarain May ehapter, D. A. R., has
been invited to bring greetings, which
together with a number special musi
cal selections, will give the Variety
and entertainment necessary for Tn|
well balanced program. j
It School Opens;
7,:" SV.-f *? 5;:>4'?
The Farmville High School, open
ing its doors on Monday of this week,
experiencedone of the heaviest ini
tial enrollments of its history, a total
& 657 being recorded, with 481 plac
ed in the elementary grades and 176
in the, high school, there has, heaa
an increase of aro ind 25 during the
past'three daya Supt JL E. JJoyd
stated" that schedules were adopted
ness and accehenat^^' * tissuU
do ring opening-'weifer^-V
The new ruling, regard%: .the two
mile bus transportation,';* i^sn^ af
fected this section very much, accord
ing to th* superintendent, the same
number of bulges, (7)? being, used,
though the observance of the rule Is
adhered tot
Chapel exercises for the elementary
Smith, ?com-'
visit the school at any time and to
attend the chaper exercises to be held
*?vu
Tuesdtyv % Wedngfctfiys, Thursdays;
High School?9:30 a m. Fridaya -
terior decoration and advance work
in cooking and sewing. The Home
Ipil
tobacco w npifty iMbtftcd d&i!^-in
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fclllPfr ftywJ ftfffifcfftlly to tftlcA DllfilbfiTS
Er^'v's1. V' ? ??-'? a '?'?'' - ?' a: ' VV<'' ?? v."'"-k ??'#?'
31 StatDspm
noted FooXopeal
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New Mexico And Idaho
teap Into Ranks
Against Prohibition
Raleigh, Sept 20.?The score card
in the fight over repeal read today:
R,p?U 81, prohibit?. a
Idaho |and New Mexico, voting yes
terday, approved the proponed 21st
amendment, which would strike the
18th from the constitution.
This placed the. repeal forces in a
position where they . can spot the
prohibitionists three states between
now and November 7 and still have
national prohibition out of the con
stitution in December.
The next state to vote is Virginia,
on October 8. Florida votes on Octo
ber 10 and six more?North Carolina
and South Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky,
Pennsylvania and Utah?on Novem
:
Returns in yesterday's election from
591 counties of Idaho's 819 precincts,
in 48 of thq 44 counties, gave a total
of 52,897 for repeal and 38472
again s^j;
Returns had been compiled from
257 of New Mexico's 785 precincts.
The unreported precincts however,
represented only 20 per cent of the
estimated vote. The count stood:
For repeal 31,166; Against repeal
tea
^ The vote from 251 precincts on the
state prohibition law was: For re
peal 29,579: Against repeal 10,621.
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New York, Sept 20.?More than 70
million gallons of hard liquor will be
available in the United States when
and if the repeal of the 18th amend
ment is effected this year, an au
thority source disclosed today.
An official of one of the country's
largest distilleries said that more than
15,000,000 gallons of whiskey, rum
and brandy, some of it dating back
to 1912, it in warehouses, and that it
could satisfactorily be blended as high
as four: or five to one.
In addition there probably would
be available a quantity of freshly
made liquor a short time after repeal,
it was stated. The official said it
was unlikely that any recognized dis
tillery would place a "too green" pro
duct on sale, preferring to permit it
I Many distilleries, he declared, would
place amounts of their newly made
stock in government warehouses 'for
fofir years, after which it could j be
stamped with a government bond.'
If the prohibition amendment is
repealed approximately 30 distilleries
in New York, Pennsylvania, Ken*,
tucky, Maryland, Dlinois and Massa
chusetts will be ready to. operate! ^1
The official said that 1984 plans
call for the turning out' of 15 ,000,000
gallons, considers!)^ :ia?wi than, the
anticipate c<msum|^ipa. Before pro
*Ml91lwhen li|ib00,000 gallons
"In spite of that anticipated large
t?itpui,w he: saMjr *1 do-not think-tha
annual consumption will average
more than between 75 and 100 mil
lion gallons, probably closer to the
first figureu"- ?
Before prohibition?as far back lis
1865?the yeirly consumption of hard
Continue Next Week
The series of meetings, being held
m the- local Christian chomh, :*?
o? Sunday at the negiMW.. ravening
tQ be ^ sp^i^
I
The Tobacco Executive
Would Bind Concerns
to Pay 17 Cents Parity
Price up to March 31,
1934; Proposal Offered
At Hearing at Wash
ington; Plan Intended
As Substitute For Gov
ernment Proposal
Washington, Sept 22.?tobacco
manufacturers proposed substitute
today for the marketing agreement
pot forward by the government at
tacking the latter on the ground it
would empower the secretary of
agriculture to limit expenditures for
advertising.
S. Clay Williams, president of R.
J, Reynolds Company, and represent
ing others in the business as well
proposed at the public hearing provis
ions: to bind (he concerns to pay an
average of 17 cents a pound for flue
cured leaf they buy up to next March
31.
When Williams objected to the pro
posal on the ground that this would
limit advertising expenditures he was
asked by Governor Ehringhaus to
point out the section in -mind.
The witness pointed to tiie clause
which would prevent the tobacco
buyers who entered the agreement
from increasing release ' prices for
flue cured tobacco over the level of
Sept. 15, 1932, without the approval
of Secretary Wallace.
His position was that if the gov
ernment took the right to keep the
tobacco companies from raising
prices it also took the right to limit
advertising and other expenses.
As to his substitute marketing
proposal Williams said it was pos
sible only on condition that tie
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis-j
tration wguld give tobacco companies j
entire freedom in business policies, j
Hp;emphasized this was the condi- j
tion the tobacco concerns he repre
sented woufd insist upon before they
would join, jn the agreement.
Although farm officials would pot .
comment, f?r publication it w?? in- ,
dicated the. plan ,? would . be given
careful consideration but that sieri
ous objection, tp it xnight. be raised ;
by. the government
.. WiUiamp said^the concerns he
represented. ha4 agreed to .pay the
17 cents a pound price becausevthey
,ljad beep informed by the farm
department, that this was the par
ity price for flue cured tobacco.
u Before he outlined the substitute
proposal, Williapm,., president of the
IV J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
assailed the marketing argeement
written by the government, assert
ing, among other things it would
give the secretary of agriculture
the right to limit expenditures by
tobacco companies for advertising.
Rotarians Enjoy
Good Weekly Meet
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A rock stew supper was enjoyed
by Rotariahs here at their regular
meeting held on Tuesday evening of
this week,' at which time Rev. C. B.
Mashburn, local Christian minister,
and Rev. J. Randall Farris, of Ra
leigh, who is conducting a series of
meetings here, were especial guests
and made informal talks.
Alex Rouse, editor of "The Farm
ville Enterprise," spoke on - "The*
Printing Press?Mouthpiece of The
Kution" "
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WILLIAMS SAYS HIS
COMPANIES WOULD
PAY UP TO 17 CENTS
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C. Governor Refused
To Commit Himself If
j Conference Pails To
;Reach Satisfactory
Price Agreement; De
: clares All He Can Say
Is That Order Opening
Markets Monday Still
Stands.
t Washington, Sept. 22.?Governor
Ehringhaus of North Carolina told
newspapermen his proclamation
opening the North Carolina tobacco
markets on' Monday "stands for the
present."
Ehringhaus, in answer to questions
whether he would rescind the market
opening order if a satisfactory plan
to raise prices were not reached at
the hearing said he did not wish to
commit himself
! "Ml I can say is that the order still
stands," he said.
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Heavy Sales Expected Here.
Farmers in this section, desperately
anxious to realize cash money with
which to pay mounting obligations,
continued to grade tobacco during the
tobacco warehouse holiday, just de
clared closed by Governed Ehring
haus, and the warehouses here will
have capacity sales on Monday, offer
ings having been brought to this mar
ket every day since the first of the
week.
. Warehouse employees have been
working feverishly throughout the
week preparing for the second open
ing, which promise? to exceed taat
of the first, the heaviest in the his
tory of the market.
Awarded Million and Half
For Improving Cape Fear
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I Fayetteville To Have An,
Eight Foot Channel Toi,
Wilmington .
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Washington, Sept 21.?The Public
Works Administration this afternoon
Voted to allot $1,525,COO of the gov-. 1
ernment's $8,300,000,000 public works
fund for the deepening of the Cape
Fear river from Fayetteyillat to Wil
linian, Solicitor J. Crawiori Biggs,
? wsiV sitting -theI board' whejp* J
I took this action which means aO I
^ p y^UevjH^
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900 to the improvement of the up
per Cape Fear river, signalled the
BOfe^Ufful culmination of yeafa of
effort toward the making of an im
portant inland port in the interior
of North Carolina with a depend
able waterway to the sea.
With Tayetteville having an eight
foot channel to Wilmington which
this section assures, and the inland
waterway leading thence up and
down the coast, t? Jtt porta of the
world, traffic expa$*-hay that North
Caroling will have an inland port
and rate baring point which should
do for this State what Richmond
does for Virginia and Philadelphia
does for Pennsylvania. - '
The newa of the appropriation was
glad tidings indeed to Fayetteville
and the me* who have worked un
tirsingly for it, Wffliam 0. Snake,
president of the Upper Cape rear