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ForU. S. Farmers
Fun Tenants Grow
Hot Fight on AAA
Wheat Growers To Vote
Hay Be a Shortage
Back To Industry
Forty-five per cent of the
fanners of the Unietd States
are tenants. While Mississip
pi and Georgia have the high
est percentage of tenant-oper
ated farms, the problem exists]
In almost every state, with
most of it in the South and Mid
West.
Contrary to the belief of
some people, it is not a prob-(
Jem peculiar to Negro fanning
in the South where the figures
•how Negro tenancy declining,
hut one which has been grow
ing in seriousness for many
years, in 1880 only a little
more than one-fourth of our
farms were operated by ten
ants.
This brings us to the Bank
head-Jones Act, heartily en
dorsed by Secretary Wallace,
which provides that the Fed
eral Government buy, improve,
•quip and stock small farms
and then sell them to worthy
tenant farmers and share-crop
pers. Low interest and a long
period of years in which to pay
for the farm homes are provid
ed.
While the evils of the sys
tem are more apparent in the
South than in other sections,
the bill ought to be of great
aid to almost every State. Dr.
L. C. Gray, chief of the Land
Policies Division of the AAA,
•ays “the system of tenancy in
the United States is the worst
in the civilized world.” Col.
Lawrence Westbrook of FERA
•ays that it costs from $25 to
$50 a month to support a fam
ily in the city and he feels sure
that a small farm holding could
be amortized and paid for with
no larger expenditure.
Bitter attacks upon the AAA
and its farm policies emphasiz
ed the danger that faces the
present undertaking to aid Am
erican farmers. Processing
taxes on cotton, blamed by tex
tile operators for their trou
bles, bore the brunt of the bat
tle last week, but if certain in
terests succeed in removing
them the taxes on other farm
products will be likewise ditch
ed.
This writer is no prophet,
but he has no idea that the
cash bounties that are being
paid to farmers will last long
if they are taken from the pub
lic treasury instead of being
met by an ear-marked fund.
Secretary Wallace faces the
issue, warning processors and
handlers of farm commodities
that they might face something
more extreme if they succeed
in destroying the present pro
gram. He points out that far
mers are poorly organized and
adds that it is the government’s
-duty to see that they get a
fair break.
Wheat growers of the nation
will be asked to vote on May
25th to decide whether the pro
duction control program shall
be continued for a period of
four years after the 1935 crop
has been harvested, at which
time the present contracts ex
pire.
About 575,000 contracts were
signed in the 1933-35 program,
covering approximately 78 per
cent of the annual average of
65,000 acres seeded to wheat
during the base period 1930
82. If the program ia contin
ued, by direction of a majority
Of the growers, signers would
receive rental and benefit pay
ments based upon their aver
age annual production in the
years 1928-32 inclusive.
• A winter wheat crop of 435,-!
£99, bushels, or 69.8 per cent
normal, is indicated by the
fkpril estimate of the Crop Re
lating Board of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Togeth
er with the expected yield of
190,000,000 bushels of Spring
{Wheat the combined crops will
♦'just about” fill normal re
quirements.
There has been a decrease of
22,599,99 bushels in the amount
of wheat held on farms of the
> country. In fact, it seems
that the world’s wheat supply
\ may, if there are unfavorable
p growing seasons, experience
eomething of a real shortage.
Meanwhile, a weather report
points out that in the tier of
fitates from North Dakota to
Texas, and in the eastern part
of Montana, Wyoming, Colora
do and New Mexico, precipita
tion since September 1st has
been less than 76 per cent of
normal, thus intensifying the
drought conditions.
The area referred to includes
the principal wheat growing
section. Drought threats are
worse than in 1934. Of course,
recent dust storms have caus
ed almost inconceivable incon
venience and great damage to
the areas affected but, from
a national standpoint, the crop
loss is not serious.
Last week Chester C. Davis,
AAA Administrator, revealed
that carlot shipments of in
dustrial and manufactured
goods from 16 northeasern in
dustrial states to 10 southeast
ern agricultural states increas-i
ed 38.8 percent in the twelve,
months ending June 30, 1934,!
as compared with the year im
mediately preceding.
Plainly, the Administrator is j
trying to drive home the argu-j
ment that industrial and farmj
recovery go hand1 in hand. Hei
points out that the cash income.
of the farmers in the southeast
tern states increased 69.9 per
cent. He calls it direct evi-;
dence that “the additional dol-|
lars which the agricultural pro
gram has brought to farmers!
and farming regions do find
their way back to the industri-!
al centers.”
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Among the college girls and
boys home for Easter were |
Misses Louise Wells and Reba
Pickett of E. C. T. C., Green
ville, N. C. and Mattie Bray
Bradshaw of Asheville, N. C.,
also Messrs. Vance B. Gavin
and Jim Penny of Wake Forest
College.
Miss Ruth Ingram who
teaches school in Selma, N. C.,
spent the past week-end here
with Mrs. Annie Ingram and
Miss Mae Ingram.
Miss Ellen Shines of Rocky
Mount, N. C., has been visit
ing Misses Margaret Williams
and Kathryn Sitterson.
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Farmer
of Goldsboro, N. C., spent Sat
urday and Sunday here with
Mrs. Laura M. Gavin.
PI wood Reed of State Col
lege, Raleigh, N. C., spent the
the week-end here with his
family.
Miss Pattie Loftin spent the
week-end with friends in Dur
ham, N. C.
| Mr. and Mrs. John Currie of
! Fayetteville, N. C., spent the
! week-end here with Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Stokes.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Adams
of Angier, N. C., spent Easter
here with Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Williams.
j Mrs. C. C. Loth of Waynes
boro, Va., is visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Beas
jley. She was accompanied by
her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Loth, also of
Waynesboro, Va.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Gil
liam of Burlington, N. C. spent
the week-end here with Mr. and
-Mrs. J. D. Burch.
| Mesdames Jno. A. Gavin, G.
! V. Gooding and R. V. Wells,
| attended the Garden Party in
i Wallace, N. C., on Friday af
ternoon, given by the Woman’s
Club in the Garden of Mrs. J.
iD. Robinson.
Miss tsetty Jenkins spent the
week-end in Wilmington, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Westbrook
made a business trip to Wil
mington, N. C. on Monday.
Mrs. Ella Mallard Temple of
Kinston, N. C. spent Easter
here with MisswMary Cooper.
iom Council qf Durham, W.
C. is visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Penny. He
is Jim Penny’s room mate at
Wake Forest College.
Mrs. Hattie S. Komegay of
Goldsboro, N. C. spent the
week-end here with her daugh
ter, Mrs. N. B. Boney.
Mrs. Shorty Kafer and small
daughter, Marie Penny, of New
Bern, N. C., are visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Penny.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. William
son and small son, Robert
Franklin, were visitors in
Jonesboro, N. C. on Easter
Sunday. They were accompan
ied home by Miss Minnie Mal
lory, sister of Mrs. Williamson,
who will remain here several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood Privott
of Edenton, N. C,, and Miss
Margaret Jones of the Fremont
school faculty, spent the Eas
ter Holidays here with Mrs.
Thad Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam B. Jones and children of
Wallace, N. C., were also here
on Sunday afternoon.
I Mesdames George Bennett
and H. L. Stevens, Jr., of War
saw , N. C., also Mesdames W.
B. Jones, J. D. Robinson and E.
J. Johnson of Wallace, N. C.
were here on Monday afternoon
to the party given by Mrs. Jno.
A. Gavin.
Misses Reba and Martha
Pickett entertained the follow
ing guests at luncheon here on
Monday in the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Pickett: Misses Sammie Adler,
Grace Freeman, Reba Willis
and Bettie Salisbury of More
head City, N. C., also Miss
Louise Wells and Mrs. Bob
Wells of Kenansville, N. C.
W. I. 6.
Mira Nancy Jussely was hos
tess on last Wednesday night
from 8:00 to 11:00 o’clock to
the W. I. G. Bridge Club. Af
ter several interesting games
of contract scores were total
led and Miss Bettie Jenkins1
was found to hold high score.
Prior to adjournment the hos
tess served tempting refresh
ments consisting of pineapple
salad and hot tea. Favors
were Easter baskets filled with
candy Easter eggs and a “bun
ny-rabbit”.
Miss Ella Theresa Gooding
entertained a number of her
little friends at an Easter eggs
"hunt here on Monday after
noon at 4:00 o’clock at the
home of her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. G. V. Gooding. After the
hunt the eggs were enjoyed.
The hostess also served crack
ers and orange-ade.
Mrs. W. M. Brinson, leader
of the “Sunbeam Band” of the
local Baptist Church, enter
tained the “Sunbeams” at her
home on last Thursday after
noon at an Easter egg hunt.
Each member of the band
brought a visitor. There were
about 20 present. After the
“hunt”, Mrs. Brinson served
lemonade and cakes.
Kermit Brinson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Brinson, was
honored on last Thursday ev
ening at a birthday party. He
was 16 years old and there were
about 25 young people who
came out at 7:30 o’clock to
help him celebrate the happy
occasion. After many games
and much fun had been enjoy
ed by all present, Miss Mavis
Brinson assisted in serving
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WASHINGTON....Perhaps no pub
lic nyn ever so disarmed critic* and
an tnvestigadiK committee m did Ber
nard M.Baiuch (above), in his appear
ancc before the Senate Munition
Committee, with every fact and figure
concerning hi* peraonal business att
ain for the lut 16 to 20 yean, and
jbowfe*“not one ccntof war profits"
tempting refreshments.
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of the local Baptist
church met on Monday after
noon at 3:30 o’clock in the
church. The president, Mrs.
W. E. Belanga, presided over
the meeting. There were a
goodly number of members pre
sent. The topic discussed was
“The Banner of the Cross in
Europe”. Mrs. Boney of Rose
Hill was visitor at the meet
ing.
Among those attending the
Young Peoples Conference of
Wilmington Presbytery which
was held in the Mt. Olive Pres
byterian Church on last Sat
urday were: Misses Caroline
Jerritt, Eleanor and Ellen Sou
therland, J. O. Bowman, Jr.,
and Rev. F. L. Goodman.
Bridge Party
Mrs. Jno. A. Gavin entertain
ed most charmingly on Mon
day afternoon, April 22, 1935
from 3:30 to 6:30 o’clock, when
she entertained in her attrac
tive home here on the Court
Square. Bridge was played at
six tables arranged tastefully
in the living room and the re
ception hall, which were en
suite. The delightful affair
was in honor of Mesdames C. C.
Loth and Jeff Loth of Waynes
boro, Va.
After several interesting
games of contract scores were
totalled and it was found that
Mrs. E. J. Johnson of Wallace,
N. C., held high score and Mrs.
Frank Gilliam of Burlington,
N. C., held km score for which
they were presented appropri
ate prizeB. The two quests of
honor were presented party
handkerchiefs. Mrs. Joe Wal
lace carried home the traveling
prize. The hostess was assist
ed by Mrs. E. L. Reed in serv
ing an ice course consisting of
cream molded into beautiful
Easter lilies accompanied with
individual cup cakes, followed
by salted nuts. Mints were al
so passed.
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Carlisle Turner and Bob Mur
phy. Miss Alline Wilson was
presented the Honor medal.
Lawson Matthis was presented
the Declamation medal which
he won in February in the Tem
perance Declamation Contest, j
Prof. Cfrubbs and family will
remain here this summer. The
out of town teachers returned
to their homes Saturday. Misses
Alice Grace Slaughter to
Goldsboro, Loraine Walker to
Columbia, N. C., Miss Stanton
to Elizabeth City, Miss Grace
Hood near Charlotte and Mrs.
James Foyles to Wilmington.
Miss Helen Hunt is at present
remaining with Mrs. J. R.
Croom.
Blaster guests of Mr. Paul
Bass were his sisters, Mis Bea
trice Bass and Mrs. Harry Reg
ister and son, Harry* Jr., of
Wilmington.
Mrs. Edd Gavin spent the
week-end with her daughter,
Mrs. Aslie Fussell near Rose
Hill. She carried home her lit
tle granddaughter, Wilma Fus
sel who spent the school term
here. „
Sunday guests of Mrs. C. 'P.
Gaylor were her son, Charles
P. and his friend Mr. Gaskill
of Goldsboro.
Miss Gladys Sutton spent the
week-end with her uncle Mr.
Mack Boyd of Turkey.
Miss Melrose Gaylor left on
Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs.
J. O. Andrews of Durham.
Mrs. Tom Wilson and two
children of Fort Bragg spent
the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baker.
Mrs. J. C. Horne and daugh
ter Miss Bettie motored to Wil
mington Saturday.
I Week-end guests of Mrs. Ma
I ry Haste were her daughers,
Mra. C. T. Meachum and son,
C.T., Jr., of Fort Bragg.
Miss Vera Hamilton of Har
rels Store school faculty is at
home for vacation.
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of May
or of the Town of Wallace, sub
ject to the wishes of the voters
as expressed in the election to
be held on May 7, 1985 Your
vote and support will be ap
preciated.
J. A. HARRELL.
FOR COMMISSIONER
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for membership on
the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Wallace, subject
to the wishes of the voters to
be expressed in the election to
be held on May 7, 1935. Your
vote and support will be ap
preciated.
Respectfully,
W. G. WELLS
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
FOR TOWN ELECTION
Books for registering the
qualified voters of the Town of
Wallace for the election to be
held May 7, 1935, will be open
at the Town Office for regis
tration from Monday, April 1,
1935, until Saturday, May 4,
1935. This is not a new reg
istration and the books are be*
ing opened at this time solely
for the benefit of those per
sons who have not previously
registered for a Town Election.
Mr. C. B. Adams has been ap
pointed Registrar and will be
in charge of the Registration
Books at the Town Office.
J. R. ROSE,
Mayor
Mar. 21-28 Apr. 4-11-18-25—714
NOTICE OP TOWN
ELECTION
An election will be held in
the town of Wallace on TUES
DAY, MAY 7, 1935, for the
purpose of electing a Mayor
and Five Town Commissioners.
All candidates for office shall
file with the Registrar their an
nouncement on or before noon
on Saturday, May 4, 1985.
J. R. ROSE,
Mayor
Mar. 21-28 Apr.4-11-18-2^—718 %
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