VOL. TWENTY-FIVE
.. raiPAY. FEBBUARY 21. .936 ^ ' ^ V?W^
i I ?
Tobacco Parly Plans
Compact By 5 States
Would Require Action
B y Legislatures 0 f
Each Tobacco Growing
State; Governors To
Study Plans At Con
ference
Washington, Feb. 18. ? Making
haste, slowly, representatives of
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky and
Tennessee meeting here today with
officials of the Department of Agri
culture today worked out a con
crete plan for control and regula
tion of tobacco for presentation to
the Governors and other represent
atives of tAe states next week.
The meeting of the represent
atives of the Governors originally
proposed to be held in Kicftmona
on Thursday of this week, has now
been scheduled for Washington and
will probably take place on Tues
day of next week. It is expected
that each Governor will be accom
panied by members of his legisla
ture and by the Attorney General
of the State. Governor Peery, of
Virginia, will call the conference.
The plan as worked out today
with J. B. Hutson, head of all to
bacco activities in the Department
is two-fold in its nature. It calls
for a compact among co-operating
states by the passage by the Legis
latures of identical statues which1
would be administered by a com
mission f-om each state, the com-J
mission to include the 3ame per
sonnel in each instance. Each Gov-1
ernor would suggest three members1
from his state to include the farm
extension director and each of the
other Governors would also appoint
those three men upon his own com
mission. The proposed law to be
nassed by each of the State Legis
latures calls for the fixing of a Na
tional quota for each type of to
bacco on the basis of world con
sumption added to normal stocks of
that type of tobacco, less actual
stocks on hand at the time the
quota is fixed, that time to be De
cember 1 in any year except 1936
when the quota would be fixed
within 30 days after action by the
otofoa
necessary muuwi- w
State quotas would be divided
among- individual growers in much
the same way as was done under
the old AAA. Each grower would
get certificates up to the amount
of his quota and each buyer of to
bacco would be required to pay to
the State a percentage to be fixed
by the commission at not less than
one third nor more than one half
the value of the tobacco, which
would be taken out of the sum paid
to the grower. Such revenue as
might be obtained over and above
the amount necessary for expenses
would be derived among growers
producing less than their quotas.
The other port of the plan is a
proposed act of Congress author
izing the compact among the states
and protecting that compact by re
stricting interstate shipments of to
bacco by states not parties to the
compact over and beyond quantities
fixed in the same way. The excess
of those states if shipped beyond
the borders of the states would be
subject to the same penalty as the I
excess tobacco within the quota J
staes.
As tentatively drawn the Federal
statute would require action only1
by the states of North Carolina,;
Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee
in order to become effective.
That point will not be acted upon
definitely until the Governors meet
next WWA. uvTcruvi a.
madge, of Georgia, is expected to
attend the meeting here next week
but there is little hope of favorable
action on the part of Georgia, which
was represented only by Congress
man Braswell Deen.
The Legislatures of Virginia,
South Carolina, and Kentucky, are
now in session and it was stated
today that favorable action can be
obtained from all three of them be
fore their adjournment
Senator W. G. Clark and Repre
sentative W, E. Fenner, the official
representatives of Governor J. C. B.
Ehriaghaus, were careful not to
commit Governor Ehringhaus on the
question of calling a special session
VT?_?1. CMMI A?
U1 WiC iivi Ui v<uvuiia \i?ww*h
aembly, bat felt the impression that
soeh nction could reasonably be
expected if the other states act fav
orably 1
- Representatives of the Tennessee
Legislature, -where a special session
-would also be necessary, were-here
today and indicated that there is a
| good chance of action in that; state;
f out nice tn6 representatives irons
North Carolina prefeirod for their
Governor to do Ids own talking.
The d?legation from the Virginia
Legislators was here on its third
trip, accompanied by Attorney Gen
sail A. P. Staples who famished
thr mggestion w$eh resulted in the
J^J,rfij>u .dppSB
IMNiOms
h Cftiefs Death
Large Crowd Attends
Rites for Murdered Of
ficer in Scotland Neck
t" *
Scotland Neck, Feb. 17.?Funeral
services for Police Chief A. P. Moore,
who was shot to death here early
Sunday by an unknown assailant,
were held today as officers continued
their efforts to solve the mysterious
killing without avail.
Chief Moore was shot at close
range with a shotgun, and when J.
V Daisev. manager of a hotel.' went
to investigate, he found the officer
in the vestibule of the Bank of
Halifax, dying.
Daisey heard the shot across the
street In his hotel. The vestibule,
to the bank is left unlocked Daisey
said he saw no one leave the scene
and did not hear a car. Officers
expressed belief the chief surprised ?
a lookout as a gang was starting to j
rob the bank.
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
CHIEF MOORE'S RITES
Scotland Neck, Feb. 17.?An im
mense throng of people from many
parts of Eastern North Carolina
gathered today to pay tributes of
respect to Chief of Police A. P.
Moore, who was shot early Sunday
morning while performing the du
ties of his office.
The home on Main Street was
crowded with relatives and friends
at 3 o'clock when the Rev. W. E.
Goode, Baptist minister of Scotland
Neck, and the Rev D. L. Fourts,
Methodist minister, connducted the
funeral service. The choir of the
Baptist Church, assisted by mem
bers of other local church choirs,
sang requested hy~ms. The pro
cession to the Baptist Cemetery,
wbpro infprmpnf. took ulace. was
j escorted by a number of State high
way patrolmen, while police officers
from many towns were among the
number of those following.
Active pall bearers were W. E.
Bellamy, Deputy Sheriff Joe L.
Riddick, Mayor Ben Bracy, State
Highway Patrolman Fred '* Hines,
Policeman J. W. Flowers, "'Deputy
Sheriff Bill Roberson. Honorary
pall bearers included Sheriff G. H.
Johnson, Rufus Shaw, Carey Knight,
Tom Manuel, Jimmie Shearin, For
rest Sherin, Jasper Smith, Wade
Dickens, J. D. Hall, Bearnard Alls
brook, R. L. Johnson, Shady Brady,
James Wilkerson, Zeb Allsbrook, J.
A. McDowell, Ernest Lawrence.
Mr. Moore, who came here from
Farmville ten years ago, had served
as chief of police in Scotland Neck
since that time. He is survived by
his wife: three sons, A. P., Jr.,'
Robert and Bud Moore, all of Scot
land Neck: five daughters, Misses
Shirley, Mary, Elsie Mae and Pauline
Moore of Scotland Neck, Mrs. Rich
ard Allen Cooke of Farmville;- his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. D. Moore
of Farmville; three brothers, Roy
Moore of Fountain, C. L. Moore of
Rocky Mount. W. H. Moore of Wil
son; seven sisters, Mrs. Ray Braxton
of Farmville. Mrs. Lenzie Hale, Mrs.
Lillian Little and Mrs. Mannie
Weatherington, rail of Baltimore,
Mrs. O. H. Mefton, of Farmville,
Miss Lottie Moore of Dover and Mrs,
Bessie Ward of Falkland.
AT TITV rPTCCHP A I r-UTTOr'II
? A & U AJ IH lkTVV/i U V U V/ 1?VU
The choir of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church will sing in St. Barnabas
Church, Snow Hill, Sunday morning
at the eleven o'clock service, with
Miss Mary K. Gerome as soloist.
Services here at 7:30 o'clock Sun
day evening. '
Ash-Wednesday services on Wed
nesday morning, February 26, at
10:00 o'clock
mission identical by including ,on
it representatives from all the other
states.
Today's meeting did not carry the
plan to a point where it cannot be
definitely killed at the conference
oi governors next wee*, nut as a
result of today's meeting" those in
terested are even more hopeful than
they were at the close of a similar
meeting last week.
The conference oi Governors next
week like those which " have pre
ceded it will beheld in -the com
mittee room of the House Commit
tee on Elections Number three of
which Representatives .John H.
Ken; originator-of the Compact idea
i# chairman. ' /
Today's waring was ^attended by
of Representatives from states af
1 '"ected.,a? Jfe" even larger attend^
aace Id anticipated for the meetftg
? next wreak. . jjjt- I . **
? -"-"'"I J, .fa
Triple Alliance
?
I talk) - German - Austri
an Pact Would Have
Far-Reaching- EffecTa
In Europe
Some, Feb. 19.?An excellent au
thority-said tonight that the1 ghost
of the old Triple Alliance seemed
to be assuming-flesh- and Moed, and
eventually?? which mold ( place
Benito Mussolini and Adolf ? Hitler
sid* by side 4n -d -Mastic revision
'of European (alignment*
A possible Italo-CSerman-Austrian
agreement, tkissouice said,-, was'or
is' being -discussed In'both Florence
and nerun.
Following1 conversations in Flor
ence between Austrian and Italian
diplomat*, Ulrich Von Haasell, Ger
many's ambassador to Italy, Left by
aiirplane for Berin.
Von Hassell held a long confer
ence yesterday here with Fulyio
Suvich, Italian undersecretary for
foreign affairs, who talked tttday in
Florence with Egon Bergto-Wal
denegg, foreign minister of Aus
tralia!
Hungary, which has trade and po
litical agreements with both 1 Aus
tria and Italy, would be included
oblipuely ina possible new treaty.
The old triple entente of Ger
many, Austria-Hungary . and 1 Italy
was shattered during the World
War when Italy refused to fight for
the Central Powers and later joined
the Allies.
Main Points.
A possible agreement between
Rome, Vienna and Berlin, it was
learned, contains three main points.
1. -'Germany and Austria would
lower tariffs considerably to each
other, almost to the point which
would make a customs union.
2. Germany would guarantee Aus
I tria's independence?rof which Italy
| hitherto has been the guardian.
j 3. Italy vwill admit the free de
| velopment of Pan-Germanism in
.Austria so long as it does not de
stroy Austrian independence.
Although a communique issued
following the Florence conversa
tions did not mention Germany, it
did say Suvich and Berger-Wal
[ denegg examined the general situ
ation.
Suvich had with him in Florence
not only the head of the ministry
of foreign affairs' department for
Danubian countries, but also the
head for Germany. This fact was
given much importance in diplo
I matic circles.
The undersecretary planned to
return to Rome tonight and was
expected to report to Premier Mus
solini tomorrow on the result of his
talks with the Austrian.
In diplomatic circles, it - was
pointed out that it was Italy's colo
nial differences with France over
Tunis that drove her into the triple
alliance in 1882 and that perhaps
similar Colonial differences with
France and Great Britain may drive
her into another triple alliance now.
> ? 1
TRIBUTES TO WASHINGTON
Virginia gave us this imperial man,
' Cast in the massive mold
' Of those- high-statured ages old
Which into grander forms our metal
ran;
She gave us this unblemished gen
tleman.
Soldier' and statesman, rarest unison;
Broad-minded, higher-souled, there is
, but one ' ? * i
Who was all this and ours? and all
men's?Washington.
?James Russell Lowell.
Chieftain farewell! The nation
crowns thee. Mothers shall teach
thy name to their lisping children.
The youth of our land shall emulate
thy virtues. Statesmen shall study
thy record, and learn lesson of wis
dom. Mute though thy lips be, yel
thy still speak. Hushed is thy voice,
but its echoes of liberty are ringing
through the world, and the sons of
bondage listen with joy.
?Bishop Matthey Simpson.
The name of Washington is inti
mately blended with wnatever De
longs most essentially to the prosper
ity, the liberty, the free institutions,
and the renown of oar country. That
same was of power to rally a nation,
in the hoar of thick-thronging public
disasters and calamities; that name
shone, amid the storm of war, a bea
coniMght to cheer and guide the
country's friends; it flamed, too, like
a meteor to repel her foes. That
name, in the days "of peace, was a
loadstone, attracting to itself s whole
Deople'g confidence, a'whole people's
love, and the whole wbrid's respect
"-Daniel Webster.
.
A Federal Cooperative Farm Ex
change is beinf^ftoaaed for New
iBem to servw as a market for snr
a m imm iL* mi ??n i i i ?? I
pm^nxmee grown in toe surrouna*
T ? 1 . ' 'I. ??? ! . =
. ntlllllliKSlHotlU ?'
To Heavy Traffic
; In Many Places
I State Highway Commis
: ston Orders Heavy
Trucks Off 3,700 Mflea
. For 30 Days; Dirt Road
' Condition W o r s t In
Many Years
' ? t I r .
' ?. 'itt
?M Raleigh, Feb. 20.?The State High
way- and- Public Works Commission
?yesterday closed every bituminous
t rated surface highway in North
Carolina to all trucks in excess of
five tons gToss. x v. ,
The order, which effects '3,700
miles Of highway for the next 80
days, was unprecedented in State
Wad history. It resulted from weath
er conditions which have done a
~ -- .. ,?
damage of around $3,000,01*) to trie
roads of North Carolina and cut gas-,
olina revenue another $1,000,000 at
the same time.
"The sub base of practically all
surface treated highways has! been
so softened as to render heavy! traf
fic thereon destructive of said roads"
the commission stated in a brief
preamble to the order.
" The ordinance, violation of which
is a misdemeanor under the State
law, is effective on the roads as
Soon as signs are posted ordering
the heavy truck traffic off. It does
not apply to busses^
Last night Chairman Capua Way
nick of the commission called upon
Captain Charles Farmer of the State
Highway Patrol to cooperate in the
enforcement of the ordinance. Cap- ,
tain Farmer replied that he would
do what he could but had no money {
to house his men away from their ;
bases on such an assignment. r The ,
chairman said that he would take
the matter up with those in charge ,
of the patrol again today.'
"The patrol here has a chance to
save the State many thousands of
dollars," was his only comment i
Late yesterday Mr. Waynick re
ceived a telephone call from the (
commission's engineer at Asheville, 1
saying that he had been unable to j
secure the help of highway patrol- .
men In closing the road from Mar- j
shall to the Tennessee line to heavy
traffic, as had been ordered by the t
chairman the day before. ?< j
Dirt Roads Impassable.
Yesterday's order does not affect j
the dirt and soil surfaced roads of
the State which are in the worst
condition in 18 years, If not longer, j
The commission estimated yester- :
day that at least 20 per cent of the
United States Mail rural free de- i
iivery routes were impassable while 1
he State School Commission esfi- <
mated that 25 per cent of the rural 1
schools of the State were still closed
because busses could not make their j
regular runs. In the meantime, <
complaints at the condition of the i
dirt roads have been pouring into <
the commission offices from many
sections.
> >'But until they partially dry out
it is impossible to get them back i
into anything like decent shape,* 1
said W. Vance Boise, chief highway
engineer j r "However, with anything i
like reasonable weather we should <
have all the routes open within a ;
week." 4
"Yes, many of the secondary 1
roads are still. impassable," added i
Mr. Waynick. "About all we can <
promise is that we will get them in <
shape just as fast as possible.. We
have the largest force we* have i
ever had and - the- greatest amount 1
of equipment on these roads and I
the men are working night and day i
wherever they can work. But in i
many places it is impossible even
to begin working those roads until ??]
they dry out. You must remember
that never before, or never since
there was a State Highway Commis
sion, have we had weather that from
a read standpoint was comparable ?,
to that this winter." ? j
REVIVAL SERVICES TO
CLOSE SUNDAY EVENING
The series of meetings, which be
gan in the local Baptist Church on
Tuesday evening, will close on Sun
day evening, February 23,
Dr. Walt N. Johnson, Baptist min
ister, of Durham, has been preaching
Gospel sermons of the good old fash
ioned variety, inspiring and soul stir- ,
ring, to good congregations twice
daily and the evening song services,
under the direction of the pastor,
Rev. L. R. Ennis, has been among
the most enjoyable features.
AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
. .
The Sunday morning services at
the Christian Church will be devoted
to a discussion of "Worship" by the
pastor, Rev. C. B. Mashburn, and
the evening service will be featured
Vy ? chatm* prornww V,?;#*
. ;? .?V . . ..:;y.
xmuflnT v annminMB
iHpj
; FX ^P?|sf
Ten Outstanding Agri
cultural Leaders (Don
tribute Questions That
Make Up Subject ;
' ' ' ?
Raleigh, Feb. 20.?"Ten Important
Questions in Regazd to an Improved
Agricultural Program - and Their
Answers" will be the subject of 'the
ninth annual cooperative essay* con
test, M. G. Mann, general manager
of the N. C. Cotton Growers Coopera
tive Association and of the Farmers
Cooperative Exchange, announced
here-today.
- First prize in the contest, which is
being sponsored jointly by the Cotton
Association and the FCX, will be a
one-year college tuition scholarship.
Prizes will also be given to' district,
county and school winners.
During the past eight years i that
the essay contest has been sponsored
as an educational project and ^ more
than 80,000 boys and girls in the
rural high schools of the State have
written essays*
"We are looking forward to a; large
number of entrants this year/? said
Mr. Mann, adding: ".The questions
that go to make up the subject were
submitted by ten outstanding1 agri
cultural leaders and vitally affect
agriculture and its future."
The ten questions and the tames
of the leaders submitting them fol
low;
What is the spiritual meaning of
the movement for cooperating among
farmers??Dr. Frank P. Graham,
President The Greater University of
North Carolina. 1
Why should North Carolina farm
ers cooperate to conserve and build
their soils and thereby adjust: the
acreages to cash crops??Dean: J, 0.
Schaub, Director Agricultural Exten
sion Servce, Nr C. State College.
How would you make your farm
community a friendly, desirable: place
in which to live??Dr. Jane S- Mc
Kimmon, State Home Demonstration
Agent and Assistant Director of Ex
tension Work.
We speak of what a "Unified Pro
gram of Agriculture" can mean to
the farmer, but just what agencies
should cooperate to bring about such!
a program?"?Hon, w. a. u ran am,
Stat? Commissioner of Agriculture.
In what two most Important re
spects must farmers demand' that
agriculture be placed on an equality
with industry??Dr. Clarence Poe,
Editor and President, the Progressive
Farmer and Southern Ruralist.
What contribution can organized
agriculture make to a more beauti
ful North Carolina, and to the de
velopment of an appreciation and
utilization by rural people of: their
natural environment??T. E. Browne,
director, State Department of Voca
tional Education. '
What is the function of education
in developing successful cooperative
organizations? ? Roy H. Thomas,
State Supervisor of Agricultural Edu
ction.
Discuss the need and place for
warehouse facilities in North Caro
lina.?G. W. Foster, Head, Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics, N.
C. State College.
What are some important competi
tive problems which all farmers' co
operative marketing and cooperative
purchasing organizations must en
counter and how can each problem
be best counteracted ??J. W. Johan
3en, Extension Economist in Farm
Organization and Credit, N. C: State
Oollege< '
What part can agricultural cooper
ation play in solving the national
farm problem? ? Dr. Joseph G.
Knapp, Senior Agricultural Econom
ist, Cooperative Division, Farm Cred
it Administration, Washington, D. C.
MAN WITH BROKEN
BACK CARRIED FIVE
MILES ON STHETCHER
Macclesleld, Feb. 18. ? George
Owen, tenant on the farm of J. H.
Speight five miles from here, was in
jured in a very bad way a few days
ago when a mule stepped on his
back and crushed it.
It seems that Mr. Owen was hold
the mule for a rider to. climb on
when he was , knocked,- down and
trampled ,oni. ijy the^aniinai. ! While
waiting for a doctor he became in
such a condition that he couldn't
bear the jar of a peraon walking
across the floor. Upon his arrival
the doctor immediately callcjd an
ambulance to move the patient to a
hospital but the nearest the I heavy
car could get was 5 miles away. In
his condition it was impossible for
him to indure the rough riding of a
wagon trai with the help of six men
the victim was carried over five
miles of mire and slush on a stretch
er. k
- Tobacco growers in seven town
ships of Granville County are ar
ranging trap beds for control of flea
? '?> I' II M II II ? ? ?' II ? l|
Salft Is Hsmoved
? ? ' V t i . ' > - '
ft y. ? . ? ?
Senator Secures Definite
Statement from Agri
cultural Department
Washington, Feb. 18.?Senator El
lison D. Smith, South Carolina,
chairman of the Senate committee
on* agriculture, has obtained from
the Department of Agriculture a
definite statement that cotton may
now be moved without any sort of
restriction because of the Bankhead
coton act.
The situation had caused consid
erable concern in the cotton grow
ing states*
The letter sent to Senator Smith
by the department today follows:
"In compliance with your request
of February 18 seeking information
as to the exact status of cotton
waf Iiova Kola foira Aft
yvuivik uuco uvv *i?Tc WW sa vogo vu
it, since the repeal of the Bankhead
act, please note the following tele
gram sent by Mr. A. C. Cobb, di
rector, Division of Cotton, to the
various directors of the extension
service? 1
"Following telegram sent to col
lectors internal revenue by Bureau
Internal Revenue under date Feb
ruary 12:
"Under section V of the Bank
head cotton act no tax is collectible
with respect to cotton stored sub
ject to lien until producer secures
bale tags. In absence of application
for bale tags there will be no oc
casion for proceedings to collect
tax'."
This has been interpreted to
mean that there are no restrictions
on the sale and transportation of
cotton either with or without lien
tags or bale tags.
"At the present time it is our un
derstanding a second bill is be
fore the Congress which states as
follows: !
"'No tax, civil penalty, or interest
which accrued under any provision
of law repealed by this act and
which is uncollected on the date of
enactment of this act shall be col
lected; and all liens for taxes, civil
penalties, or interest arising out 01
taxes under such provisions of law
are cancelled and released.'
"In the meantime you will note
last sentence in Mr. Cobb's tele
gram as follows;
" 'This has been interpreted to
mean that there are no restrictions
on the sale and transportation of
cotton either with or without lien
tags or bale tags'.'*
TVA Laborers
Are Jubilant
Over Decision
Workers Resume Jobs
Filled with Confidence;
Parades And Speeches
Held
Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 18.?Thous
ands of jubilant TVA workers resum
ed their tasks with fresh confidence
today while the Municipal power ad
ministration planned a new drive in
the wake of the Supreme Court's de
cision upholding activities of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority.
Announcement of yesterday's eight
movements W till a cuu uavc U^cn wr
derway for months, but have been
retarded by uncertainty on the high
est court ruling.
Early announcement of the con
struction jof a new storage dam on
the Hlawassee ziv$r near Murky,
N. C., was expected at headquarters
herev.
Only six reactors were found in
819 cattle tested for Bangs disease
in Bbra County last week.
to one ruling upholding the TVA
purchase of Alabama power com
pany properties touched wild, im
promptu celebrations all along the
Tennessee river valley.
More parades and speeches were
slated at dozens of large and small
towns in the areas today as post
lude to yesterday's whistle blowing,
torchlight processions and spontan
eous celebrations.
Work went forward at five incom
pleted dams of the arbitious power
and hazigation project while an
nouncement of a sixth dam was ex
pected soon.
Meanwhile municipal power en
thusiasts in Knoxville, Chattanooga
and Memphis began laying plans to
Make TVA power available to these
larger cities as soon as possible.
il<- 1 1. ......
m - i * - '
F -r ^ .?
Temporary Organiza
tion Set Up By North
Carolina Farmers
Greenville, Feb. 18.?J. E. Wins
low, prominent Pitt county farmer
and chairman of the Pitt county
board of agriculture, was named
chairman of the temporary organiza
tion of the North Carolina Farm
Bureau Federation organized here
late yesterday afternoon.
Mr. WInslow was empowered to
name six associates to aid him in
carrying on organization work of
the Bureau in the state. His ap
pointees. were: W. W. Eagles of
Edgecombe cocuiy, Ben Everett of
Halifax; J. H. Lane of Wilson; L.
n MadoIoit a# T en/viMt T D
A' ? iUVBVIV/ VI JblVUVU| ?? X flVHWA
of Beaufort; J. I* Scott of John
ston.
The resolution adopted by the
organization meeting of the State
Bureau authorized the committee
to proceed with State and County
Bureau organization work, arrang
ing finances and carrying out all
details incident to setting up tem
porary organizations for state and
county units.
The committee was instructed to
continue in charge until after le
gally constituted delegates from
the several county organizations
shall meet at bo me central point
and set up a permanent organiza
tion.
Prominent leaders in the Albaama
Bureau are aiding in setting up che
state organization. A plan has
been outlined for three men from
that state to go into the various
counties to aid farmers in establish
ing a county organization.
Planr call for the three men, B.
R. Hob ton, L. S. Fluker and G. W.
Ray, to go into at least 22 counties
within the next two weeks. Other
counties will be visited by the Ala
bama men to aid farmers in setting
up their organizations.
Mr. Winslow left for Washington
with Edward A. O'Neal to confer
with other members of the State
Tobacco Advisory Board of legis
lation pending in Congress.
G. EL Travathan of Fountain was
elected chairman of the Pitt Bureau
and MisB Blonzie Pearson was
chosen secretary-treasurer. Head
quarters for the local organization
will be located at the offices of the
county agent Thirty farmers in
the county have joined and paid
up their dues in full for one year.
Prices of Cash Crops
Expected To Decrease
North Sarolina farmers anticipate
a 20 to SO per cent increase in their
tobacco and cotton crops this year.
This is the opinion expressed by
farmers and committeemen attend
ing the county program planning
meetings over the State, and it is
the conclusion of State College agri
cultural extension workers who have
been studying the present situation.
Prices have been high enough dur
ing the past year to make cotton and
tobacco raising profitable, it was
pointed out, and as a result a large
number of farmers wish to increase
their plantings.
However, agricultural leaders are
warning the farmers that the larger
crops expected this year will, in all
probability, depress prices far below
their present level.
Most of the growers attending the
county program planning meetings
are of the opinion that some form
of federal crop control program is
necessary to hold production within
reaonable bounds, reported E. W.
Gaither and Julian Mann, of the
State College extension service, who
have been attending the meetings.
The growers are strongly behind
the long-time county planning pro
gram advocated by the extension
service, and the soil-improvement
program now before Congress, but
they doubt that these programs by
themselves are adequate to check
the overproduction of cash crops.
Since there is considerable doubt
that a federal control program can
be set up this year, the county pro
trram olannintr committees are urjr
ing all farmers to produce all the
food and feed they will need at home,
to grow, noil-improvement crops, and
to raise rcpre livestock.
The more a farmer can live at
fytae, they point out, the less de
pendent he is on the price of cash
crops.
TO OBSERVE WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY
' .
. The Bank of FaxnriP* and the
local Post Office will be clos'xi on
Saturday, February 22, in observ.uice
of Washington's birthday.
Postmaster Gay announces that
the local office here will be open one
hour during the day, 11:00-12:00 in
the morning.
*? * f' ' * ? ?v".*
-