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
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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 '
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