TOBACCO I
"A World of News from the Tobacco World"
By R. H. WYATT
The process of pouring millions
of dollars into the pockets of the
tobacco farmers of North Caro
lina and Virginia will be multi
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plied this week by the opening of
the markets In the Old Bright
Belt—Selling gets underway in
real earnest on such markets as
Winston - Salem, Burlington,
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Reidsville, Roxboro, Me bane,
North Carolina, South Boston,
Madison and Stonville ... As the
Old Belt warehouses were made
ready for the first sale on Sep
tember 27, according to the Cas
well Messenger, published a t
Yanceyville, N. C., "A spirit of
optimism prevails throughout the
section . . . business men and
merchants have noted an up
ward trend in business for the
past ten days or two weeks and
they and growers alike eagerly
wait for the chant of the auc
tioneer." Just here the writer of
this column pauses to doff his
hat to the Caswell Messenger, its
editor Erwin D. Stephens, and a
corps of most efficient workers—
The last issue of this newspaper
contained forty-four pages of
live readable news -and advertis
ing that really pulls—lt was the
Thirteenth Annual Tobacco Edi
tion of the Messenger and there
fore devoted much of its space to
the weed which annually brings
the farmers of North Carolina
many millions of dollars.
Prom Valdosta, Ga., comes in
formation that the validity of the
AAA of 1938 has moved one step
nearer the Supreme Court follow
ing arguments by attorneys in
that city. The constitutionality
of tobacco penalty taxes and
marketing quotas for farmers is
involved. " A three judge federal
court heard the arguments.
Here is more cheering news for
those who produce Bright and
Burley tobaccos—Withdrawals of
cigarettes during the month of
August of this year increased
very materially over the corre
sponding month of 1937. Figures
released by the Treasury Depart
ment show the sale of stamps for
15,891,586,977 small cigarettes for
August of this year compared to
sales of stamps for 15,097,837,400
for the same month of last year
... At the same time there was
a material increase in the use of
chewing and smoking tobacco
the tax being paid on 27,507,542
pounds in August of this year
compared to 25,351,631 pounds
in August of 1937. The use of
large cigars increased very large
ly too, stamps being sold for
427,809,885 in August of this
year compared to 401,805,315 for
August of 1937. In fact Uncle
Sam's Treasury was enriched
during August by the sum of
$47,676,340.61 compared to col
lections of $45,294,859.19 for Au
' gust of 1937 so far as cigarettes
I were concerned —Then the con-
I sumers of chewing and smoking
tobacco contributed $4,951,177.51
compared to $5,563,319.77 for Au
gust of last year. Cigar users
sweetened the pot to the tune of
$1,161,243.70 and dippers of snuff
dropped in $533,960.59 while the
makers of cigarette papers and
tubes contributed $108,978.50 . . .
And here is a news item. The
United States government col
lected but a single five dollar bill
for leaf dealer penalties for the
entire month, proving beyond a
doubt that tobacco dealers are
keeping right up with Uncle
Sam's payments . . . But during
the single month of August the
tobacco industry was worth $54,-
431.700.91 to the federal govern
ment—at the same rate for a full
year the total would run to $653,-
180.410.92 and that would buy
quite a lot of tobacco at current
prices. But pause for a moment
—that is the sum paid to the fed
eral government on tobacco pro
ducts—the several states must
then take their "drag" . . . For
instance the Tennessee state tax
is one-half the amount collected
I by the federal government on cig-
I arettes—Then adding fifty per
I cent, to the annual collections by
the federal government we find
a total of $979,770,161.38 collect
ed in taxes each year upon to
bacco products, using the month
of August as a basis for calcula
tions—Nearly a billion dollars a
year tribute levied upon those
who produce tobacco . . . But
here is a hopeful report from
Washington—Senator M. M. Lo
gan of Kentucky has endorsed a
suggestion by the American Farm
Bureau Federation for a co-ordi
nated federal state tobacco tax
plan. Under this plan twenty
per cent, of the federal tobacco
tax would be returnee} to the
states which levy no tax on to
bacco and whose political subdi
visions have no such taxes. It
is estimated that the refund
would amount to 1.2 cents on
every package- of cigarettes sold
and might be an inducement to
the several states to repeal the
existing taxes on manufactured
tobacco products.
The crop reporting board of
the Department of Agriculture
has lowered its 1938 estimate of
total tobacco production but
raised its forecast for Burley.
The total crpp forecast was 1,-
470,224,000 pounds on the basis
of September 1 conditions com
pared to the August estimate of
1,478,851,000 and a production of
1,553,405,000 poundß last yew.
I The new burley estimate was
. 402,029,000 pounds compared to
the estimate ol 399,450.000 pounds
' in August. The September fore
casts for principal tobacco pro
| ducing states Included North
I Carolina 529.950.001 pounds;
Kentucky 347,733,000 pounds; 
Tennessee 113,705,000 pounds; i
Virginia 100,115,000 pounds; |
Georgia 91,990,000 pounds; South 
Carolina 90,900,000 poujnds; ]
Maryland 30,030,000 pounds;
Florida 18,784,000; Indiana 10,- i
688,000; Missouri 8,000,000, and
Ohio 28,800,000 pounds . . . Divl- i
dends declared during the month
of August by tobacco corporations
listed on the New York Stock
Exchange amounted to $4,221,164
compared to $11,060,893 for the
same month of 1937 . . . Harvest
ing of the 1938 Ontario tobacco
crop has practically been com
pleted and it is estimated that
Ontario producers will receive
about $18,000,000 . . , Winchester,
England, had a famous tobacco
pipe factory incorporated in 1619
and developed a considerable ex
port trade to the American col
onies and a high value was
placed on these pipes by the
American Indians. In fact Wil
liam Penn included 300 such
pipes in the merchandise he
traded to the Indians in exchange
for the tract of land in what is
now Pennsylvania.
Some fine sales reports come
from North Carolina markets
Farmville is breaking own record
with sales amounting to 6,570,442
pounds at average of $21.10;
I Fairmont reports sales of 31,473-
518 with an average of $23.68;
the market at Durham opened
during the past week and the
first report indicated sales of 4,-
100,110 pounds at an average of
$21.65; latest reports from Green
ville show sales for the week to
have been 5,092,788 and the av
erage at $20.75; Oxford reports
sales of 2,052,484 for the week at
an average of $21.96 ... At Mul
lins, S. C.. the sales for the sea
son have climbed to 32,500,000
with an average of $23.22 report
ed .. . South Hill Boston is of
fering SI,OOO in cash prizes to
farmers who sell their tobacco on
that market this season . . .
Complete figures of the Georgia
State Department of Agriculture
show that the 1938 tobacco sales
in Georgia reached a record of
$19,295,385. The poundage was
94,877,201 which brought an av
erage of $20.34. Except for 1930
when 103,305,159 pounds were
sold the 1938 poundage was the
heaviest ever sold in the state
and the income for total sales
and for Georgia tobacco was the
highest on record, the depart
ment said.
Pastor Honored
At Roaring Gap
On Sunday, September 11,
many people gathered for an
all-day service at Roaring Gap to
honor Rev. Grant Cothren on
the 30th anniversary as pastor of
the church. The occasion was
also his 69th birthday.
People were present from sev
eral North Carolina counties and
from points in Virginia to pay
their respects to one of the most
beloved ministers in this section
of the state.
Following is a brief outline of
the program carried out during
the day:
Songs by Roaring Gap choir,
led by W. W. Calloway; devo
tional by J. A. Gilliam; sermon
by Rev. C. M. Caudill, moderator
of Stone Mountain Baptist asso
ciation; offering taken as birth
day present for pastor.
At noon a bountiful dinner was
spread on a long table. More
than 600 people enjoyed the din
ner. The first number on the
afternoon program was songs by
three girls from Pleasant Hill
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church. Rev. Levi McCann made
an interesting talk, telling of the
great work Rev. Mr. Cothren had
done through the many years he
has been a minister.
Representative R. L. Doughton
made an interesting talk, in
which he paid tribute to the hon
ored pastor, who for many years
had served the people in this
part of the state, helping to or
ganize churches, traveling for
many miles on foot, horseback or
by horse and buggy to reach
churches in widely separated
communities.
Monroe Gentry, a former citi
zen of that community, made a
short talk, In which he pointed
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out the great improvement In
that section of Wilkes county and
how the church had progressed
under the pastor's leadership.
The closing prayer was led by
Rev. David Day. At the close of
the service hundreds wished for
Rev. Mr. Cothren many more suc
cessful years as pastor and many
more happy birthdays.—Reported.
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