Tobacco Quota For Exceeds First Estimate ? 1 Wallace Offically Sets Flue-Cured Marketing Quota at 618,000,000 Pounds. Washington, Aug. 27.?The flue cured tobacco quota for the first of three restricted years beginning July 1, 1941, was proclaimed today by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace following official determin ation that 86.1 per cent of the grow ers favored the three-year period. ' In North Carolina, the official tab ulation indicated 87.1 per cent of 142,243 voters favored three-years control. Official figures for North Caro lina show 123,363 voters, 87.1 per cent for three year control; 2,073 or 1.4 per cent for the one-year pro ? gram; and 16,307 or 11.5 per cent against any quota. The amount of the entire quota which will be in effect for 1941-42, the first of the three marketing years, is 618 million pounds. This is 10 per cent more than the quota of 516 million pounds which was pro claimed prior to the referendum. Approval of the three-year quota makes it possible to increase the quota determined for the 1941-42 marketing year, and to spread the adjustment needed to eliminate ex cess supplies over the three-year per iod. The amount of the quota for the 1942-43 marketing year will be an % nounced some time between July 1 and December 1, 1941. Similarly, the amount of the quota for the third year of the period will be announced between July 1 and December 1, 1942. The official canvass showed that 174.779 votes, or 86.1 per cent, of the total of 203,059 approved the quota which had been proclaimed for the marketing year beginning July 1, 1941, and also favored the proposal of having marketing quotas in effect for the three years beginning on that date. Approximately 3.655 votes, or l.S per cent, favored the quota pproclaim ed for the 1941-42 marketing year in preference to quotas for three years. The remaining 24,625 votes, or 12.1 per cent of the total, were cast against both the three-year quota proposal and the one-year quota. SPREAD. Under present plans of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the food stamp plan will be extended to a to tal of 175 to 200 cities or to the mem bers of 5,000,000 relief families by the end of the fiscal year. Grading Of Tobacco Will Be Demonstrated ????? \ r Lloyd T. Weeks, Extension tobacco specialist of N. C. State College, has announced plans for a series of tobac co grading demonstrations arranged by county agents of the Extension Service, and presented with the as sistance of marketing specialists of the Lt- S. Department of Agricul ture, W, L. Bradsher and J. 0. Armi stead of. the U. S. D. A, will give the demonstrations. Weeks and possibly other specialists from State College will assist with some of the grading schools. The schedule announced by Weeks beginning in September is as fol lows: September 4, Craven; September 4 and 5, Beaufort; September 5 and 6, Bertie; September 6, Hertford; Sep tember 9 to 17 Wilson; September 9, Edgecombe; September 10 and 11, Pitt; September 16 and 17, Harnett; September 18 and 19, Wake; Septem ber 20, Vance; September 23, Cum berland. September 24, Moore; September 25, Richmond; September 26, Anson; September 30, Franklin; October 1, Durham; October 2, Orange; October 3, Rockingham; October 4, Guilford; October 7, 8 and 9, Forsyth; October 10 and 11, Stokes; October 14, David son; October 15 and 16, Yadkin; Octo ber 17 Wilkes; October 18, Alexan der; and Octoger 21, Alamance. Weeks said that two demonstra tions per day will be given in a coun ty. The times and places for the demonstrations will be announced locally by. the county farm agents. LIFE DULL? YOU'RE LUCKY Celebrities?even those not so celebrated, except in the advertising ?don't lead dull lives. They merely hop from one of Irvin Cobh's meta phoris fishbowls into another. . .1 think a few years of it lures all but the most chronic cases. Take it from me, for people who "do things" ? even we bush-league celebrities?life isn't a grand, sweet song; it's going to bed in a greenhouse next to a billiard parlor or a jazz band . . . When all's said and done, we Who's Whosers pay a high price. Fame is a full-time job, and the most avid celebrity must grow weary of living in a zoo and having people throw peanuts at him.?Charming Pollock, noted author and lecturer, writing in the current Rotarian Magazine. SUBSCRIBE to THE ENTERPRISE Joint Botmse Board Hedges A IWtod Front ??? i Chairman LaGuardia Advances Pledge Of United Front Against Foreign Aggression. Ottawa, Aug-. 28.?A pledge of a united front by the Canada-United States permanent joint defense board against foreign aggression in the western hemisphere was advanced today by F. H. LaGuardia, chairman of the United States section. "I can assure you," the New Yoric mayor said in an interview, "there will be no minority report from this, board. The board, appointed by govern ments of the two countries to study mutual defense methods, opened de liberations here yesterday under the joint chairmanship of Colonel 0. M. Biggar, of Ottawa, and Mayor La Guardia. The United States chairman de clared the problem so far as his government was concerned boiled down to whether strategic points in the western hemisphere are to be used as bases for offensive opera tions by potential enemies or as bases for hemisphere defense. EXHIBITS. Cleveland County. 4-H Club mem bers are taking much interest in pre paring individual exhibits for fairs this fall, reports L. E.'Thornton, as sistant farm agent of the State Col lege Extension Service. Official Referendum Results Are Announced Official results of the flue-cured tobacco referendum held July 20 have been announced by E. Floyd, AAA executive officer of N. C. State Col lege. The state-as-a-whole approved three-year quotas by a margin of 87.1 percent. The total vote was 123,863 for three-year quotas, 2,073 for one-year quotas, and 16,307 against quotas. The vote in Pitt County was 6,700 for three-year quotas, 24 for one year quotas, and .143 against quotas, for a percentage of 97.6 in* favor of three-year quotas. Among the larger counties in the State, where more than 60 votes were cast, Greene County gave the three-year plan its largest margin of approval, with 99.2 percent of the growers favoring restricting of pro duction in 1941, 1942 and 1943. Fol lowing1 in order were the following other counties which cast 95 percent or more percent of their votes for three-year quotas: Martin, 98.2 percent; Edgecombe, 97.9; Pitt, 97.6; Lenoir, 9613; Gran ville, 96.2; Wilson, 96.1; Hoke, 95.9; Chowan, 95.5; Nash, 95.4; and Robe son, 95.0. Only two counties in the State fail ed to give the three-year plan the necessary two-thirds approval. These were Sampson, where only 55.2 per cent of the growers favored three year control, and Pamlico, where the vote was 66.5 percent in favor of three-year quotas. , - " ? ? The official vote in other counties in this section was: Wilson Oounty, 4,931 for three-year quotas, 27 one year quotas, and 173 against quotas, the percentage in favor of three-year quotas being 96.1; Nash county, 5,289 for three-year quotas, 12 for one-year quotas, and 243 against quotas, the percentage in favor of three-year quotas being 95.4. A FAMILIAR SCENE ON FARMVILLES MAIN STREET DURING TOBACCO SELLING TIME . . ? . Father tM Sons Given Sentences ?- * j _____ Pitt Man and One Son Get Terms for Rank Robbery, Another For 'Tbeft. Greenville, Aug. 21?A. man and bis two sons, who embarked upon a career of crime almost simultaneous ly some time ago, Monday drew sen tences at a criminal term of Pitt Superior Court that will separate them from their family and friends for several years. Judge C. E. Thompson, presiding, ordered Theodore Williams of Chicod Township to serve from 10 to 12 years in prison for the holdup and robbery of the Bank of Winterville. Oije -son, Willie Williams, who as sisted in the robbery, drew a five year sentence in the Concord Train ing School, and Alton Williams, an other son, was sentenced to serve five years in. the Concord Trailing School for the theft of an automobile a day after the bank robbery. The daring daylight robbery was staged around noon <on May 14, as Cashier Jesse Rollins was preparing to close. TJieorore Williams and his son, Willie, forced him back into the bank and scooped up approximately $300. They were captured several hours later by Highway Patrolman W. W. Massengill. David Ellis, Negro,- convicted of breaking, entering and attempted criminal assault at the home of Mrs. Golden Phillips in the Fountain com munity, drew a 20-year prison sen tence. This was the heaviest sen tence meted out by Judge Thompson in today's proceedings. s=======^ j J. Y. MONK, Sr. J. Y. MONK, Jr. JOHNNIE CARLTON / , .. . -i?1 . ' ... . - . R. D. ROUSE Warden Teel Announces Fowl Game Seasons i J. 0. Teel, county game protector, yeBterday announced the -open sea sons for migratory fowl and game as outlined by the North Carolina Department of Conservation. Open season for migratory fowl follows: dove, September 15 to No vember 30; duck and geese, Novem ber 2 to December 31, and jacksnipe, November 2 to December 31. The open season for game was announced as follows: turkey, No vember 28 to February 15; quail, No vember 28- to February 15, with lay days on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday; rabbit, November 28 to Feb ruary 15; squirrel, October 1 to Jan uary 15; deer, October 1 to January 1. Teel explained that the open date for o'possum and raccoon, with dogs or gun, is from October 1 to Feb ruary 15. He added there is no open season for'fox squirrel and otter. ? The Pitt game protector warned that hunting licenses are now on sale by all agents and anyone convicted of any violation of the above regula tions, they will be fined and restrain ed from hunting the remainder of the season. j 863,100,000 Cigarettes Went To Puerto Rico Washington.?Sales of U. S. made cigarettes to Puerto Rico broke all records in tie fiscal year just ended, the territory saving purchased ,863, 100,000 cigarettes, or six per cent more than in the preceding year, when the previous high record was Set, according to a statement by the Puerto Rican Trade Council, based on U. S. Department of Commerce figures. Tie island's purchases have more than doubled since 1930, and the value passed the 4,000,000 mark for the first time this year, the Coun cil said. Puerto Rico, during the year, spent more for cigarettes pur chased from the mainland than it .spent for automobiles or shoes, and remained the second Largest market for cigarettes shipped from continen tal United States. ! VEGETABLES. Growing fall, vegetables coopera tively and selling them in Western North Carolina cities is being dis cussed seriously by New Hanover truck farmers, says Farm Agent-at Large J. B. Herring. MONK'S WAREHOUSES "VjTff" 1907 - Farmvllle, N. C. - 1940 U. llUi B Serving Tobacco Growers Of Eastern Carolina 33 Years JLiUm BB': - ' _ ' ' ' ?; " '/ ?v ' ^ ' ' " MONK^ WAREHOUSE No. 1 ? . ' * ,.M ' . ? 'Cltfi- V- i* ? ? ,TV- J $UC? " -* '- ; ' * ? . -V- ?" ' ? J FIRST M SALES ??EVERY | WEEK ? ? ? MONK'S WAREHOUSE No. 2 I 181 ?? ? ' 4 We wish to announce to our many Farmer Friends in Eastern Carolina and elsewhere that we wiB again ' * / ? * ? ? ?_ . ? operate two warehouses this year, giving us four first safes every waek. Please accept our thanks for your past patronage and we want you to know it is our desire to continue to serve you. , Market Opens Tuesday, September 3rd Bring Us Your First LOAD-We Guarantee You Our Best ALWAYS ? ^W$&yv& ^l!^iBetter v^i jfr Jto g^^jc sggg Ml M gM J| ? ^_. __ ___ ?_, H ? |H .: umBu ^ ^ g^B^xg

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