?? ? I R I . - ^RT |Rfe? ^^^^R Hl^R^H r ^R W;" ^^^^R'^HBP ^r Hi HHHi ;:, I .?,. ? ? t^. t ? ???SSS 1W' :- V l? lu ? I M I I - JF- l ? l- ,| ?? ;B^B-^B| HP^B^B B VI ? ? ? ' ?^^iy.? '.-q^r ' ^^b ^^b ?i <1^ ? ^H "BB ^^|p \^v*- ">v'*^^Bi I ' '^H I I FARMVILLE'S SHOPPING CENTER I Quality Merchandise I I LOW CASH PRICES! I Watch This Paper Fop Big Dollar Saving J I Values On The Day The Market Opens. I I ^mpany I ?Sg; ? ? I A FULL LINE OF J | FANCY GROCERIES f ! FRESR MEATS - FRUITS f | When In Town, Farmer Friends?Be Sure to 1 + ? * I Come In and See Us. $ I ? JK& | + ^ + + 4* ! QUALITY AND PRICES GUARANTEED I + T t t | HOME CASH GROCERY STORE f | J. C REDDICK, Manager | i-fl ?B ? S^B f |E^^h B 0 B ?L ~ ? ~ ~ .... ? ?3? a wl ? ... 1 - plenty of excite I <w*!" sold at price I TODAY. Mounted ? .? . '-> vTr^K- ?.'T1 .'^ trifc aa^ra "? ?-? .V^^Cjv"S :| "iqjMr*. ^^9-~ ? ^-V^> ^'?'^8JP|B^-?*?? | r'"M00$i*^B ^Vl ' X^p^L^ '-? ?\j K~' ^B?HT wiik its- >'?'' 0 W 11 yliftfifl fllf ?- ?" - ?->' ? '.-'-* .. -?*.. ^ \ * - ? .' sffis*N'l^^-^s.iMftRtr TTrerayciM^w*. . ?.?~... ~-r>i\-ry ? . v\" '" ? V-f ? VV:' V'-> HUGE CROP WORRIES. AFFECT FARM INCOME. COTTON, WHEAT, CORN. SOMETHING NECESSARY. K ' . (Hugo S. Sims, Washington Corres pondent.) This summer wehat, corn, and cot ton are giving officials of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration 'something to worry about ? _ How to control production of ma jor farm commodities in order to in crease the farmers' income and how to induce farmers to cooperate in proper control methods are two prob lems that are giving the agricultural planners plenty to think about It will also pay the farmers of the United State ts to do soma think ing on this subject themselves. Large crops and unsettled markets combine to produce low prices, which means a cut in the income of the producer. Secondly, it seems, the producers themselves should be vitally concern ed in attempting a solution of the problems that confront them. Last year, for example, a wheat crop of 873,000,000 bushels returned about $873,000,000 to its growers. This year's wheat crop of 967,000,000 bushels is expected to return about : $550,000,000 to its growers. In ether words, a larger wheat crop, Which the world could use, produces much less money. mi ? i ?* Take the case of cotton. Last year a 19,000,000 hale crop dropped the price from thirteen cents a pound to- \ nine cents. This year, acreage was reduced from 40,000,000 acres to 27,000,000 but the present prospects is a crop of 11,000,000 bales. The price sticks around nine cents. The ] reason is to be found in the huge 3 carryover from last year, which, com- < bined with the present crop, gives , the world an overdose of American , cotton. % ? r Corn is threatening to become a more coomplex problem. With a big crop in sight, the price is declining. 1 This means that early next month, ?; the growers will he asked to vote on the question of using Government power to compel individual growers to store part of their crop. AAA of ficials expect corn growers will not; vote for the storage quotas, which ] they fqar will mean lower, corn prices to be followed by heavy feed ing of livestock and the beginning of a sharp Increase in the 'supply of meat animate and dairy animate which will provide future price prob-' lems in these fields. * The situation is serii^^'l&drob tedly, something must be done to solve the dilemma of huge crops and lower incomes for the growers. It is up to farmers, agricultural leaders and Government officials V> get to gether on some plan which wfll be Sffli The farm problem has been with the nation for more than ten yearn. It feas not yet been solved. Whether control of production as advocated by AAA officials will ?)b the job or not remains to be seen. Such control has not yet been 'effectively attempted. In the case of cotton, the Supreme Court decision overthrowing : the original taw resulted in- a free crop of stupendous size last year. In the case of corn and wheat, the accident of drought ana short crops,. abroad interferred. ?. The only question for the nation to decide is whether we are willing to let nature take its course in the tra ditional manner until falling prices have forced enough farmers off their land to reduce the surplus supplies, or whether we want- the Government and the. farmenr.to cooperate In a system of control and benefit pay ments which will give some tempo rary relief, while awaiting the re adjustment of world conditions that may improve our maifctita,- There is much argument on both aides of the question and many farmers seem un able- to make up their own minds. . It should be plain, however, that; unless a system of restricted pro duction, brought about by Govern ment control and the operation of natural laws, is put into effect, the farmers of the United States will de pend for their prosperity, upon the markets for their crops outside the United States. Any system "of con trol will 'entail some difficulties and even hardships upon part of the farm population. Any successful effort to win broader foreign markets will mean readjustment of our ideas as to ? imports from other nations and cause some readjustments in this country. Either way there is need for intelli gence, cooperation and patience. Every individual farmer can make bis contribution along these lines, - M HOME FEAST |y.Under the shade of a tree which I set oat In 1875. 68 yean ago, and an elm, which my father planted in 1862 in front of the house in which I was borji November 23, 1889, with a group of thirty anxious appetites; paid homage to hot barbecue, fried i chicken, cake, slaw, lemonade, and other accessories. Given by Bob Tugwell and W. A. Hobgood, Jr., for their helpers in putting th$r< tobac co crop in and a few immediate friends.. There were no special cere monies, other than thanks, good wishes, and good eating, farewells and come agains. Gone but not'for gotten. How dear are the scenes of my childhood-r-when occasions pre sents them to view! This is the third year Bob has been on this farm and the. second year for Hobgood and their records are hard to beat, for. good crops and something good to eat. ?Uncle Wyati . . ? Farmers of Union County who used poison on their ootton regular-1 ly have a low infestation of boll wee-1 vils. , ?) f ? mm ? Rutherford County farmers report intentions to; seed more pasture acreage this fall looking, to a great er development of the beef-cattlef in dustry. Many of the fields to be seededare too reiltitg tor economical row crop ?V.Vrs >rf *? ri** Alarmed by. a serious outbreak of. hogebolera, farmers of Currituck County vaccinated . 1400 hogs last week. With fat hogs selling for over nine cents S pound, die owners are not intending to suffer' losses from the disease. <;dig Selling Cotton ? . ' ? More 4han two-th'irds of the cot* ; ton sold by American farmers during ; the crop year is marketed before D* cember 1, and most of it is sold in ! October and November, says J. A, ' Shanklin, of State College. Exports Cain " The U. S. Department- of Agricul- ! tare reports that American farmers < sold $155,000,000 more agricultural \ products abroad during the fiscal ; year 1937-36 than during the prev- i ious twelve months. VACCINATION FOK SUES > ? ? Carlisle, Pa. ? Charging libel and false, arrest, John Marsh, foe of vac cination, has filed two suits asking $160,000 damages, He spent 122 days in jail during the past winter for refusing to allow his son, Eugene, 8, to be vaccinated. The Ubel suit is ' against a newspaper for reprinting ; an editorial which he considered deg- ! rogatory. ^ 1. Nearly all > farmers in Craven ? County are cutting their tobacco;! stalks after harvesting their leaf and 5 are planning to sow a winter cover * crop as soon as possible. In Madison County there is a field ? which has been in jwrmanent pas- 1 ture for 145 years and is gTaied or ; mowed for hay each year. No erosion ? is taking place, the pasture mixture ! has improved and only a small \ amount of plant food needs to be ?? added occasionally. (j/CO IN PASMVIkLiE | AND EAT AT j HRB PVP^V*'J1b A-A-? 1 ItlfeWvl jl - w ? ..W-nm mm j I BAST WILSON STREET F t N? C? < fc . *? - CH- ?? : "' - 1 v'; ' '- - - * ? * I m*mmMMIhMMO 1 ? ;; ? ?' Ht, .?'L, 4-. ? - ? -AS : ? WE GIVE OUE CLIENTS: The .'SECURITY of ft strong company Pro- :: tection. :: ThefJUALITY of a broad improved policy. :: The SERVICE of a country-wide claims J ? organization. The FACILITY of AO auto coverages in a single policy. "!: : like ADVANTAGE of sound underwriting ? methods. - ?? MBitiu 1 ? ' ?? : Any Less Is Avoidable New That you Can :: Get RELIABLE INSURANCE. ? < ? jgr^tKU*\v?*?*fr' ?.? . ''' i 1 gj J ; ~?| * t [ A Few Cents A Day Will Safeguard Your ^ Property and Provide Comfort and Proteetimi For Your Family if When You No Longer Can* La Us Draw Up a Plan I ?U To Suit Your Needs ? .. '* ? ?? ''in ? i> 1 J. W. JOYNER, Agent | ? 4* <; ???? . .? I - 50 ? :?... ?' ^ L ? ' ? ...V ?? :-V~- - ~ ?? . ?""L ' I WB^}SS^^SMlS^i ? ? ? ** 1938 "*>? i.j ?.*? >?-. ?>?. ?*.;* ".-K??*??'''$ 34 YEARS OF PROGRESS -,.???' WELCOMES YOU TO THE OPENING OF L-iy*-? '? ; '?^ - 1

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