Oscar Salter, R. M. Williams Attend Farm Bureau Convention at Asheville Oscar Salter, membership chairman of Carteret county Fartn Bureau, and R. M. Williams, farm agent, at tended the State Farm Bu reau convention at Ashe ville Feb. 11 to 15. A re port on this meeting was made Monday night to mem bers of the Farm Bureau at a meeting in the court house. The (arm agent's report, high lighting the session, follows: An impressive vesper service Sunday night officially opened the meeting. This was sponsored by the Associated Farm Bureau wo men. On Monday morning, a gen eral commodity conference was held with R. Flake Shaw, execu tive vice-president presiding. Robert W. Hurding with the Production and Marketing admin istration, Washington, D. C., em phasized the importance of every one fully understanding all the issues that are facing us. We must know and deal with farm prob lems on a sound basis and in an intelligent way. Agriculture is making many rap id changes. During the past few months, due largely to the Korean situation, many of our farm com modities have changed from sur plus to a scarcity, Hurding point ed out. Heavy demands have been cre ated for a good number of food and finer products. Since Amer ica is the leading nation of the world and due to the fact that so many nations are dependent on us for many supplies, it is ex tremely important that we main tain a reserve supply of lots of the things that is produced in this country, the speaker said. Farmers are on the defense front and must have government aid. They must have an adequate amount of farm machinery, fer tilizers, containers, insecticides, and all other necessary production services in order to do the job. It will require the close cooperation of the farmers, the diligent efforts on the part of all the farm organ izations and the different depart ments of our state and national government working together to coordinate our forces into devel oping a sound farm program. Agriculture has a lot to sell, he continued. We haven't done a very good job, however, in selling our farm program to the people. In face of high production cost and great risks involved, many people in other professions feel that the farmer is getting rich and that he is sliding along on a smooth gravy train. Fred Rossiter, associate director of Foreign Agriculture Relations of Washington, outlined the tre mendous progress agriculture has made from 1900 compared to 1950. See TWO COUNTIANS, Page 7 Following is the summary of resolutions adopted at the recent State Farm Bureau meeting, Ashe ville: Manpower: Farm Bureau recom mended deferment by local draft boards of skilled agriculture farm workers who were doing essential farm jobs that could not be replac ed by other laborers. Economy and Government: Strict er economy in the federal govern ment. Ceiling Prices: Recommendation that they be left off farm products; if not rationing and black markets will result. Education: Teachers salaries no less than $2200.00 to >3100; com pulsory school attendance law; state should relieve counties pur chase of original school buses; and careful consideration should be given to further requests By state .school board. Library: More library books, more trained librarians, increased appropriations to meet needs of every North Carolinian. Youth: Education plays import ant part in raising living standards of rural people in North Carolina; educational program should equip youth to meet problems of later life; emphasis on vocational agri culture, home economics; an effi cient vocational guidance program; program to urge farm youth to staji on farm; special emphasis on recreational programs. School Lunch Program: Contin ued operation and expansion urg ed. Social Welfare: Endorse pro gram rendering aid to disabled and needy; local boards should examine present recipients, if they don't qualify, discontinue assistance, fu ture applications should be screen ed carefully. Rural Churches: Christian relig ion is foundation stone upon which America was built. Need to reaf firm faith, give active support. Tax on Farm Machinery: Should be taxed equally other machinery producing products. Present tax unjust, inequitable; itS repeal urg ed. Roads: Desire to see equity be tween all the people of N. C. in the matter of highways, whether they be rural or urban. Income derived from gasoline taxes is not adequate to properly maintain the primary highway system and at the same time to assume the ad ditional responsibility of mainten ance of the streets, in the cities and towns of our state. Recom mended that this matter be sub mitted to a vote of the people of North Carolina to decide whether or not they favor the State assum ing the responsibility for the JUST ? HATCHED! Hatch** Every Tuesday Polorum Passed Chicks ? Newhunpshires, Parraenter Reds, Gove Strained Barred Rocks MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. EVERY DAY IS CHICK DAY ? AT ? NEW BERN HATCHERY 128 MIDDLE ST. NEW BERN, N. C. Farm Bureau Adopts > Resolutions streets in the cities and towns pro viding for an increase in tbe (as tax of 1 cent per gallon. Kara! Electrification Service: Further use of electricity must be promoted if agricultural efficiency is to be increased. Many farm people are still not served and want electricity. All research and educational agencies should in crease their efforta to develop new and improved uses for increasing efficient agricultural production. Rural Telephone Service: State and federal governments have pro vided machinery for carrying this program forward. Farm Bureau takes the definite stand that this program be continued and that the State Utilities commission work with all telephone companies in setting up a rate satisfactory to both users and suppliers of the ser vice. Fanaer Cooperatives: Co-opera five earnings currently returned to member! as patronage dividends should not be subject to tax in hands of co-operatives since such funds are* taxed as income of in dividual members. All taxation should be on equal basis whether it be individual, partnership, cor poration, or co-operative and re serves of corporations and co-op eratives should be taxed alike. Research: In times of national emergency, agricultural Research should be accelerated because effi ciency in production and distribu tion are among our greatest assetfc Recommend adequate appropria tions for this service, that research on cotton be emphasised and ex panded immediately. Any reduc tion in research concerned with production, marketing and utiliza tion of agricultural products is op posed. Health; Commends and endorses the work of Medical Care commis sion that is administering the hos pital and clinic program in the State. Appropriations should be made by present session of gen eral assembly as recommended by the Medical Care commission for carrying on of program during the 1891-53 biennium. State Legisla ture should pass legislation which will enable local organizations working with State-wide non-profit health insurance agencies to pro vide themselves with group health insurance. Coordination of Agencies: More farm people should have fuller un derstanding as to what has been developed by agricultural research and federal action agencies. If put into effect by farm people, this would greatly improve the income ?f the people on the farm. Full support pledged to help carry out See RESOLUTIONS, Page 7 ' Mr. Farmer * . OONT MISS THIS COOKING VALUE! ONLY?