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NEWS-TIMES OFFICE 504 AnadiH St. Morahead City Phoo* 6-4175 . CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES ?> 42nd YEAR, NO. 73. THREE SECTIONS TWENTY PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1953 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead Port in Red , Wilmington Redder The Morehead City state portf terminal has almost got its head above water, but the Wilmington terminal is still submerged, a re port by the state auditor showed this week. The net loss at Morehead City was $7,903 98 for the 1952-53 fis cal year while the net loss at Wil mington totaled $124,708.76. These figures may be improved by not deducting state appropriated funds used for operating expenses. This amounted to $45,083.98 at the local terminal and $52,605.68 at Wilmington. If the state funds are added to the port's income, the Morehead City terminal had an income of $116,183.75 during the year with expenses of $79,004.31 for an op erating profit of $37,179.44. At Wilmington the port had an income of $105,795.18 including state funds, and expenses of $177, 898.26. The loss on this basis was $72,103.08. Thus the total loss for both ports would amount to $132, 612.74, although if you write off the state appropriations the loss would drop to $64,199.10. State Auditor Henry Bridges re leased the audit this week. The re port was compiled by Auditor J. E. White. The figures on operating costs include $54,048.95 for depreciation at Morehead City and $87,532.07 for depreciation at Wilmington. The initial expenditure at Wilmington was twice the capital investment at Morehead City. A major factor in the good show ing of the Morehead City port is the lease the port has with the Navy for the use of its warehouses. The audit showed that the port had an income of $50,079 from the Navy last year. Wilmington has no comparable source of income. Port officials pointed out that consideration must be given at each port to the fact that the ports are new and traffic patterns favoring North Carolina's ports have not yet been established. Generally the auditor reported that the ports authority was keep ing its financial records in good shape, but recommended that "more attention should be given to the accounting department at Wilmington and every effort be made to increase the efficiency in billing and maintaining the finan cial records at this port." 16 4-H Clubbers To Show Calves Sixteen Carteret 4-H club mem bers will enter calves in the Five County Junior Dairy Calf show at New Bern Wednesday morning. Boys and girls entering calve* are Walter Clark, Joe Mann, Her bert Dell, Allen Trader, Sherrill Garner, all of Newport; Herbert Hurdoch, jr., Wildwood; Geneva Hardesty. Gerald Taylor, Etta Tay lor, Gordon Becton, jr.; all of Harlowe. Grace Yeatman, Open Grounds; Thomas Oglcsby. Crab Point; Chris topher Golden, Bettie; Scottie and Philip Lynch, Smyrna; and James Graham, Beaufort. Club members and their parents are invited to a banquet sponsored by New Bern business men Tues day night. The public is invited to the show at the New Bern curb market the following morning. Judges will be dairy extension specialists from Raleigh, R. M. Williams, county agent, and his assistant. A1 Newsome, will attend. During the coming few daya they will be helping the Carteret mem bers prepare their calves for show ing. Four-H club members from Crav en. Pamlico. Jones, and Onslow will participate in the show also. State Officials Study Beaufort Drainage Spots State highway officials conferred yesterday morning with Beaufort'a town clerk, Dan Walker, and town engineer. Gray Hassell. The sub ject: drainage in the 700 block of Ann street. Meeting with the Beaufort offi cials were R Markham, division engineer, C. Y. Griffin, district en gineer, and J. L. Humphrey, coun ty road superintendent. Mr. Walker reported that no solution was reached as ? result of the conference. The visiting officials said they would have to report to the division commisaion er, H. Maynard Hicks The flooding of a low part of Ann street in tit 700 block ha* long been a 'own problem. Efforta to have tlie state make necessary reps':< have met with failure in the paat. Ann street la highway 70 and therefore a part of the Mate highway system Registration Opens For Bond Election Registration books will open for the Oct. J school and men tal institution bond election to morrow it polling places throughout the county. Fred Seeley, chairman of the county board of elections, an nounced the books will open at 9 o'clock for all eligible voters who desire to register. Voters already registered for state or county elections will not have to re-register for the bond election. The election is for a $50 million school issue and a $22 million mental institute bond issue. 'Dolly' Blows Her Way North "Hnllv " thp fnnrfh hurriranp of "Dolly," the fourth hurricane of the season, and reputed to be a wild, wild woman, was heading northward from the Bahamas yes terday. She was scheduled, accord ing to the Miami Weather Bureau, to hit Florida's east coast today. The report of the hurricane threatened at first to speed up the departure of four Naval ves sels which came into Morehead City Wednesday. Naval officers said they preferred to be east of the hurricane. The ships weighed anchor yesterday morning. After the storm was first spot ted Wednesday, Grady Norton, chief forecaster at Miami, said it was more of a threat to Florida than any of the other three storms this season. A high pressure area stretching from the Great Lakes to the Car olinas was moving eastward as the hurricane gained momentum. Nor ton said this might block any turn of the hurricane to the north. E. Stamey Davis, weather fore caster at Morehead City, reported a moderate variable wind in the Car teret area yesterday moiling, Motr in# mostly north northeast. There was a mere trace of rain fall late Wednesday, the first sign of rain so far this month. Temperatures since last Friday, Sept. 4, follow: Yesterday's readings had not been recorded at press time. Sept. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Max. Min. 91 78 88 77 88 75 82 69 86 64 81 66 Archie Edwards Put in Hospital Sergeant Archie L. Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Edwards of 1810 Fisber street, is now in the Camp Lejeune Naval hospital fol lowing his return from a North Korean communist prison camp. Sgt. Edwards was one of the first 35 Americans to be exchanged after the signing of the truce in Korea. He had been a prisoner for 28 months. He was aboard the hospital ship Haven which docked at San Fran cisco last Friday. Though an Army man, Sgt. Edwards was given his choice of military hospitals and he picked Lejeune in order to be close to his home, his parents re ported. Met by Parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwards drove to San Francisco to meet him and then returned by automobile ar riving home on Tuesday morning. Mr. Edwards said that his son weighed 185 pounds when he was captured and on the day of his re lease he weighed barely 97 pounds. His weight is now up to 125 pounds and he is being fed intravenously. Following a thorough check-up at Lejeune hospital he will be given a 60-day leave to come home. "What he went through is be yond description." Mr. Edwards commented, "but his mind is still sound." Due to his long period of near starvation, he is suffering from multiple intestinal lesions and will undergo a major operation when he has recovered his strength, his father reported. Will Be Honorea The American Legion post in Morehead City is planning to stage a celebration honoring Sgt. Ed wards when he is out of the hos pital. I'' told his father that dur ing hte 4fite#Wnenl^he had pneu monia three timet. Just prior to his capture, he was shot through the nose and his bud dies used mudpacks to control the bleeding and set the broken bones, Mr. Edwards reported. Sgt. Edwards, a member of the 25th division, had been in Korea almost since the start of the fight ing. His parents were notified in May, 1951, that he had been cap tured during the month of April. During his time in prison he was able to write to his parents about once every three months. School Official Urges Yes' Vote on Bonds Howland Hearing Set for Monday; Error Corrected The article in Tuesday's NEWS TIMES telling of the arrest of James Howland of Morehead City incorrectly stated an allegation aa a fact Howland was arrested last week on a warrant signed by his wife charging him with "attempting to burn the manufacturing house of another, and maliciously burning the goods, wares, merchandise, and chattels of personal property of another with intent to injure such other person, and public drunken ness and disturbing the peace." In the warrant it is alleged that Howland early Wednesday morning of last week attempted to set fire to the Beauty Nook on Shepard street which his wife operated. He was arrested Wednesday. He has been released on $1,000 bond and his case is scheduled to be heard Monday morning in the Morehead City recorder's court. The case was continued at the last Monday session of the court. Tide Table Tide* at Beaafart Iv HIGH LOW Friday, Sept. 11 9:51 a.m. 3:37 a.m. 8:58 p.m. 4:11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 10:25 a.m. 4:07 a.m. 10:30 p.m. 4:48 pjD. Sunday, Sept. 13 11:01 a.m. 4:40 a.m. 11:07 p.m. 5:28 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 11:43 a.m. 5:18 a.m. 11:50 p.m. 8:13 p.m. Tueaday, Sept. 15 ' 8:01 a.m. 13:31 p.m. 7:81 p.m. ' H. L. Joslyn county school sup erintendent, spoke it the Beaufort Parent-Teacher meeting Tuesday night and urged everyone to regis-' ter and to vote for the school bond issue. Voting will take place Saturday, Oct. 3. He explained that there would be no increase in tax bills and that the money would be taken from intangible tax returns. Of the proposed $72 million bond issue, $50 million would be used for the schools and $22 million for mental institutions. Explains Distribution H? announced that if the issue goes through, each county in the state will get $100,000 from the first $10 million. The next $15 mil lion would be divided among schools according to average daily attendance, and the last $20 mil lion would be used according to needs. Carteret county schools are in the needy group, thfc super intendent added. He said that at present the coun ty schools are short 21 class rooms, and that the county will be en titled to five more teachers if the attendance records for the first ten days of school hold up to those of the first day. He said that a survey was made of the county schools during the summer and that more than $1 million is needed for desired im provements. Debt 8U1I> Carteret County officials are unable to aid the schools any more because of the county indebtedness, he ex plained. He warned his audience (hat it would be up to the small counties and the rural counties to carry the vote on the bond issue Mr. Joslyn said that large coun ties and large towns have floated their own bond issues, therefore they are not concerned with the proposed state Issue and might wish to defeat it At present, Newport and Camp Slenn schools are being aided by federal funds, but the other coun See SCHOOL, Page 2 Football Teams to Play Tonight: Morehead Home; Beaufort Away First Baptists Will Lay Corner Stone The First Baptist congregation of Beaufort will climax a nine-year building program at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the church with a laying-of-the-corner-stone c e re mony. The congregation has invest ed $78,000 to date in a new church auditorium, Sunday school rooms, and furnishings. Conducting the afternoon cere mony will be the pastor, the Rev. W. T. Roberson. Special guests will be Mrs. M. O. Alexander and Mrs. Winfrey Davis, wives of form er pastors. The Rev. R. T. Willis, Morehead City, will be the speaker. U. E. Swanh, prominent lay member of the church, will place documents in the corner stone and the stone will be put in place by Halsey D. Paul, chairman of the building commit tee. Mr. Roberson has extended in vitations to the ceremony to coun ty church congregations, city and county officials, and the public. The congregation worshipped in the new church for the first time last Sunday Ground was broken during the latter part of 1951 when the Rev. Winfrey Davis was pastor. The congregation has grown during the extensive building program. There were 361 members in 1943 and now there are more than 500. According to a financial report, $60,000 was contributed by mem bers from early 1944 to Sept. 30, 1953. This went toward the new building as did a borrowed $15, 000. Twenty-one hundred dollars has been paid on interest and prin cipal of this loan. Dedication of the new buildings will take place when all debts are paid. Arnold Borden Drops Appeal , Pays $100 Fine Changed Signs Catch Drivers Two more Morehead City drivers were trapped by their habits last week as they entered pleas of guil ty in recorder's court to charges of crashing stop signs recently erected at the 24th street intersec tions with Evans and Arendell streets. WilHam M. Krag, jr., was fined the coats by Judge George McNeill and Levey S. Martin, jr., Negro was taxed one-half the costs. Last week a total of eight drivers were charged with the same offense. When the new bridge was opened the Arendell, Evans and 24th street intersection signs were changed causing some confusion among drivers. In other cases heard at Monday's session of the court, Howard Cain was given a 60-day road sentence suspended upon payment of $25 fine and costs and a $10 fine on charges of driving without a li cense and speeding in a 25 mile per hour zone. He was also ordered not to drive for six months and to be on good behavior for six months. Jack D. Stallings was ordered to pay $25 and costs on two charges of speeding in low speed zones. Layton Baldwin charged with driving without an operator's li cense, careless and reckless driving and driving drunk was given a 12 month road sentence. This sentence was suspended on condition he pay $50 and costs on the first charge, $100 on the second, $150 on the third charge, that he be on good behavior for two years, that he sot drive for two years, and that he compensate Jasper Phillips for the damage done to Mr. Phillips' auto mobile. r??ii ..... (n,.nj vcv.il vi u in i ic was iuuiiu guilty uii charges of assaulting a female and resisting arrest. On the fifst charge he was given 30 days on the roads, and on the second, 90 days on the road to begin after the 30-day sen tence. He gave notice of appeal and his bond was set at $200. Harrison Horton was given two 30-day sentences to run consecu tively on charges of assaulting a female and public drunkenness The sentences were suspended on condition he be of good behavior for six months, that he not disturb his home for six months and that he pay the coats. Noe Emory was ordered to work on the city streets for 18 days for violation of a suspended sentence. Charlie Smith dropped an appeal and was ordered to work on the city streets for 30 days. Edgar Willis wa* given 30 days on the roads for public drunken ness, suspended on payment of $10 and coats and the condition that he be of good behavior for lix months. Earnest Mattox, Negro, waa taxed with the coata on a charge of public drunkenness. A capias was issued for Bernard G. Cue in. Caaea were continued against Bettie Norwood, Leon English, James E. (lowland, Elmer GUlikin, jr., Arthur N. Johnson, Negro, Ray A. Waite and Grady Shelton. Trash Bursa Wednesday The Morehead City fire depart ment answered a call early Wed nesday night to a trash fire in the alley between Evans and Arendell streets Mar 12th street. ? Arnold Borden dropped his ap peal. turned in his driver's license and paid a $100 fine and costs at the Monday session of Morehead City Recorder's court On Monday, Aug. 10, Bordon was convicted of speeding in excess of 75 miles per hour, speeding in excess of 55 miles per hour, speed ing in excess of 35 miles per hour, careless ?nd reckless driving and assault with a deadly weapon. The charges grew out of an auto mobile accident June 25 in which six people were injured, two very neriously Bond was $1,000 ' After the trial Aug. 10, Borden's counsel Claud Wheatiey ol Beau fort served notice of appeal to the October term of Carteret county superior court. Bond for the ap peal was set at $1,000. George McNeill, judge of the recorder's court, gave Borden a 90-day suspended sentence. The conditions were that he pay $100 and costs and refrain from driving an automobile for one year. Several witnesses testified at the trial that Borden was driving at least 75 miles per hour when the automobile he was driving struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Mrs. Reynolds May of Greenville. Mrs. May's car was knocked into a tree, a telephone pole and a parked car. Two Seriously Injured Mrs. May, who suffered multiple fractures in the accident, was in the hospital for nearly two months. Her daughter, Mary, 11, suffered a rup tured spleen and liver and frac tured arm. Her condition was crit ical for several days following the accident. Mrs. May s motner, Mrs. Mac Garris, was also injured in the May car along with Louis May, 14. and Sue Parrish, 12. Borden re ceived lacerations of the head and arms and chest injuries. Testifying in .his own behalf at the trial, Borden said that he did not know what happened. He maintained that he remembered nothing about the accident or the events immediately before it. His last conscious recollection that morning was when he passed the Webb Memorial Presbyterian church at 24th and Arendell streets, he told the court. The accident happened between 10th and 11th streets on Arendell. Former News Editor t>ies in Arkansas Miss Ruth Dunagin, 28, daughter of Mrs. Georgia Dunagin. Gravette, Ark., died Aug. 26 at her home, fol lowing a short illness. Miss Duna gin was news editor of the Carteret County NEWS-TIMES from Sept. 1 to Dec. 30, 1052. Prior to her illness she was work ing in the quartermaster depart ment. Camp Crowder, Mo. Miss Dunagin was born Sept. 22, 1023 in Gravette and attended Gravette public schools. She received her bachelor of journalism and master of arts degrees at the University of Missouri. She taught one year at Gravette high school and for three years was on the faculty of the journalism de partment at the University of In diana. In a letter to THE NEWS-TIMES telling of ? her daughter's desth, Mrs. Dunagin said: "Ruth had spoken so many times of the friend ly people and the associations she had made, har love of the commun ity and ber work in Carteret county." Jaycees Push Bond Sales The Morehead City Junior Cham aer of Commerce has spent the past week working hard to get the lights and field ready for the high school's first home-game tonight )n the new football-baseball field it Camp Glenn. Morehead City meets Swansboro at 8 o'clock. A large part of the efforts of the :lub members was devoted to sell ing more bonds to finance the new lights at the field. At the start of the week only 30 of the $100, five year bonds had been sold. Mem bers hoped to sell at least that many more before this afternoon. James Webb, publicity chairman for the project, reported that the field is in good shape for play. He pointed out that it would take two Lo three years to develop a fine turf on the field, but he said that the field has a good grass cover now. A major help for Morehead City's players and their opponents this year will be enough light to see the football. Mr. Webb reported that the new lights will give approxi mately six candlepower illumina tion for every square foot on the field. This is roughly eight times the illumination per square foot. Permanent bleachers with a seat ing capacity have been erected at the field, and parking facilities are adequate for the seating capacity, Mr. Webb announced. The field is on West Evans street just be yond the garages of the commer cial fisheries division at the old Morehead City Technical institute. The total cost on the project will be more than $10,000, Mr. Webb said. The club hopes to sell 80 of the bonds to raise part of the money. The bonds bear three per cent interest and are amortized over a five year period. The mem bers expect to retire most of the bonds within four years. The Jaycees get no income from the football field except at the concessions. Mr. Webb pointed out that It would be the conces sion income which would be used to pay off the bonds. All gate receipts go to the school treasurer where they are put in a special football account under the control of the school officials. Part of these funds are used to carry the expenses of the team during the football season and a part is put into a sinking fund for use at the athletic field. In the future the Jaycees hope to build rest rooms locker rooms, new bleachers and other permanent improvements at the field. The field will be available to any or ganization with the consent of the school. Tonight bus service for the game will be furnished for ticket holders by the Community Bus lines. The buses will leave downtown at 6:30, 7, and 7:30 o'clock. Season tickets for the six home games will be on sale until game time for $5. Tickets at the gate will be $1 per game. Eagles Face Swansboro; Sea Dogs Hit New Bern The Beaufort Sea Dogs and Morehead City Eagles finished their pre season practice sessions yesterday afternoon and tonight will bring the teams face to face with opposition foi the first time this year. Beaufort is playing New Bern in New Bern, while Morehead City is facing Swansboro in a home game beginning at 8 o'clock. There is a possibility that the Morehead City game will be played on the Beaufort field. Yesterday, James Webb, publicity chairman for me murt'iiuau jaycees, rcporieir that if the new lights at the Camp Glenn field were not ready this afternoon then arrangements had been made to use the Beaufort field. Contractor Delayed The contractor installing the lights was called away from the job early in the week by a family ill ness and did not return to the job until yesterday morning. The Jay cees were moving might and main yesterday to finish the job in time for the game tonight. Of the two local teams swinging into action, Morehead City has the stronger, more experienced, heavier and larger team. Coach Charles Hester reported yesterday that he will have 33 men ready for to night's game. "We've never scored more than three touchdowns against Swans boro," he said yesterday, "and I'm always a little bit afraid before we get into a game. The boys are ready and will play their best." The Eagles scrimmaged Tuesday and Hester reported that he was "satisfied with the defensive line and the offensive backfield, but the offensive line and defensive backfield have me worried." Beaufort Light Coach Ken Stargardt in Beaufort faces a heavy re-building job this season with a team that was hard hit by graduation. He will carry about 26 players to New Bern, most of them sophomores who will be getting their first taste of gridiron battle. "We just don't have enough boys," Coach Stargardt lamented, but added that "our boys will be in there lighting every minote of the game." The coach said that Beau fort might do better than expected against teams of its own size if he can avoid the injury jinx. A few key injuries could put the Sea Dogs at a very serious disadvantage. Both of the local teams will be using a split T formation. The Swansboro team will bring a single and double-wing formation to Morehead City. It will be the first time an Eagle team has faced the double-wing. Coach Hester report ed. The New Bern Bears will rely on a straight T against Beaufort. Coach Stargardt reported that the New Bern team is said to be "loaded." "They have a quarter back who is getting advanced bill ing for All-State honors," he point ed out. Morehead Line-Up At the new Camp GJenn field to night, Coach Hester will probably send out an offensive team that is fairly heavy, fast and experienced. See FOOTBALL, Page 3 New Legal Maze Obscures Track Criminal Test Cases The attempt in Currituck county to get ? clear-cut supreme court test on the constitutionality of the state's two dog tracks ran into a maze of legal technicalities Tues day before the Currituck county superior court. Three Portsmouth, Va., men were arrested at the track Aug. 29 and charged with gambling. They were docketed for trial in the court Tuesday but legal moves by the track side-tracked the case. Frank B. Aycock. E. R. Woodard and Ray Midgett of Currituck en tered a "malicious conspiracy" to deny the Carolina Racing associa tion .its rights to defend the con stitutionality of the law permitting betting at the track, representa tives of the track told the court. They asked that the court re strain the men from continuing. Judge Henry Hubbard decided to postpone his decision on the case until yesterday. He signed a peti tion for delay with the understand ing that he would entertain a mo tion for dismissal when the order was considered Thursday morning. The men charged with the gam bling are G. D. Stewart. W. E. Fel ton and S. M. Truitt. ' Aycock is private prosecutor. Woodard is de fense attorney, and Midgett is bondsman for the trio facing trial. The racing association charged that the latter three men conspired to procure willing parties hostile to the operation of the track for the purpoae of doting the track. It said that Woodard. although act ing as defense attorney for the three Virginia men, bed planned not to present * valid defense for the men. The association further charged that Woodard's action was dictated by Aycock, who, the complaint said, is acting as private prosecutor and would, if permitted, waive a bill of indictment. This the complaint continued, would allow the Ports mouth men to be tried on informa tion with a view of obtaining a spe cial verdict for an appeal to the supreme court. Backing up the racing associa tion, similar petitions were present ed by Currituck county and the Currituck County Racing associa tion. Both charged that Aycock, Woodard. and Midgett and the three Portsmouth men had acted in collusion in the criminal charge. These petitions also asked the court to examine recorder's court Judge W. F. Leary and Sheriff L. L. Dozier in connection with the charges of collusion. The petitiohs asserted that if col lusion is found, the court must dis miss the gambling case. Earlier tbis summer a civil suit brought to close the tracks on grounds of unconstitutionality was thrown out of court and the judge said that the proper way of testing the matter in courts would be to bring- a criminal case charging a person with gambling at the track. Bridge Built with Surplus The new Morehead City-Atlantic Beach bridge was constructed with funds from highway commission surpluses and not with road bond funds. Former Governor W. K. Scott allocated the fundi la 1050. WOW Building Will Be School Board or Education Sets Half Holidays to Let Youngsters Attend Fair The county board of education has approved the use of the Wood men of the World building. Camp Glenn, for overflow pupils from Camp Glenn school. The board held its September session Tuesday afternoon. The WOW building, located ad jacent to the school, is not yet completed, but the education board will pay a limited amount which will allow the building to be fin ished. In return the Woodmen will let the building be used for a school. H. L. Joslyn, county superinten dent of schools, said that it is ex pected the building will be finished in three weeks. How many class rooms will be in it cannot be de termined until it is known how many teachers the school is eli gible for. The education board agreed that white children should have the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 30, off to attend the county fair at Beaufort. Colored children will be given a free afternoon to attend the fair Friday, Oct. 2. Mr. Joslyn reported that the j county unit of the State school Board association will meet at 7 o'clock Monday night at the Beau fort school cafeteria. O. P. John son, superintendent of the Duplin county schools, will speak on the proposed school bond issue. Members of the county unit of the State School Board association are the district school committee members and principals. The board of education approved treasurers for the schools through out the county. The treasurers handle school funds and are bond ed as arr the principals. Their accounts are audited annually. Farm Bureau Wants Members R. E. Laughton president of the Carteret County Farm Bureau, and Floyd Garner, chairman of the county membership drive, made a special appeal this week to all membership renewal committees to work for added members. The first checkup meeting in the membership campaign will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the farm agent's office in Beaufort. R. M. Williams, county farm agent, said today that the Farm Bureau wanted to enlist every fam ily in the organization. "The Farm Bureau was organized to form the missing link between the farmers and existing agencies working on agricultural problems," Mr. Will iams said. The Farm Bureau is the largest farm organization in the world. More than 60 per cent of all farm ers in the nation who arc members of any farm group are members of the Farm Bureau, Mr. Williams continued. The county farm agent listed the objectives of the organization as speaking for agriculture; integrat ing the agriculture economy; ob taining for the farmer a fair share of the national income; continuing the adjustment features with price supports of the farm program: ob taining farm credit at fair interest rates; continuing an adequqate re search program which has already meant millions of dollars to North Carolina farmers; and carrying out the policies and principles deter mined by the membership through delegates and resolutions. "In view of the highly organized economy in which farmers live to day," Mr. Williams continued, "we have only one alternative; (hat is to organize and pool our strength in such a manner that our position can be presented well at all times. The success that is made toward solving the agricultural problem will depend upon how well we ai farmers in this country Join handa and work together."
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