Tobacco lax
Could Cripple
Industry In
State And South
B. C. Mangum, president of
•the N. C. Farm Bu~< m, lashed
out today at those who would
impose a tax on tobacco pro
ducts as ‘‘penny win and pound
foolish.”
‘‘lt is time,” Mang ’m bristled,
‘‘for citizens of North Carolina
to do some serious think’ng
about the consequences a tobac
co tax would have not only
on our farm economy, but indus
try as well. Moreover, if tobac
co isl taxed, the door would be
opened for any one of a number
of comodi .ies to ccme under the
scrutiny of biannual revenue
hunters.”
The farm leader pointed out
that the state is now ge'ting
s3l million in direct taxes f'om
tobacco manufacturing and pro
cessing opera ions. “This “ he
said, "amounts to about six
cents per package. Tobacco rp.
I ’esents 42 percent of our to'al
$-340 million farm income. Noth
Carolina produces more tobacco
and tobacco products than any
other state. Taxing tobacco
would cripple the indus’ry in
the state and eventually in
the Sou h.
‘‘Tobacco consumption is de
creasing and much of the de
crease is attributed to excessive
taxes and an i-smoking at'acks.
If our own legislature uses it as
a supposedly ‘lush’ ta source—
what can we expect from other
states ” Mangum reasoned.
‘‘You can now buy a package
of cigarettes in Raleigh so- less
♦han the tax alone in New York
City," Mangum reported. "Nei
ghboring states a"e wai'ing to
see what we will do. If we ap
ply a tax, they will raise theirs
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'The economic j,.. - no
other sta'e is so dependent up
on a single product. It is time
allied industries many ©f
whom owe their very existance
to the tobacco economy of the
s ate realize which side of
their ‘bread is buttered' and
lend the farmer a helping hand,"
Mangum cautioned.
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Restrictions On Agricultural Jobs
Yancey County farmers who
employ children 15 years old or
younger for jobs that are offi
cially classified as hazardous
should be familiar wiih certain
restrictions.
Certain occupations in agri
culture have been declared par
ticularly hazardous by the U. S.
Department of Labor for the
employment of children under
16, according to Pa! ride R.
Guyer, Asst. Agricultural Ex
tension Agent.
Such jobs as operating a trac
tor with over 20 belt horsepow
er, and operating a combine,
baler, com picker and forage
harvester, a“e among those
listed, Guyer says.
Some other tasks are prohibi
ted such asi handling or ap
plying anhydrous ammonia and
several types of he-bicides. in
secticides and fungicides; work
ing from a ladder or scaffold
mo-e than 20 feet high; and
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working in gas-tight grain or
forage enclosures.
Guyer says the law do?s not
apply when the child is employ
ed by his parent or a person
standing In the place of a par
ent on a farm owned or onerat
ed by the p?™nt or person.
Qualified youth can be exemp
ted from some pa"ts of the haz
ardous occupations in agricul
ture declaration which became
effective Jan. 1, 1969, the agent
points out. "Fourteen and 15-
year-olds can be employed in
cer'ain of these hazardous occu
pations when they have com
pleted a formal training pro
gram in the safe use of tractor*
and fa-m machinery.”
The training programs are de
signed to make sure workers
pass four requirements; (1) be
come familiar with the normal
working hazards in agriculture:
(2) study safety sections of the
THURSDAY. JANUARY 30. 1960
, 4-H tractor program manuals;
(3) pass a written exam on safe
tractor and machinery opera
tion, and (4) demonst'a** their
abi.ity to operate a tractor
safely.
The agent says the boy or
girl will be issued a certificate
after he completes one ot the
safety programs. The joung
worker should then present his
employer a copy of the certifi
cate.
The employer has several re
sponsibilities. He should: (1)
instruct the boy or girl in the
safe ope - a‘ion of the machine,
(2) provide adequate supervis
ion, 13) examine the certificate
and become familiar wi’h the
occupa'ions the youth is quali
fied to perfo-m, and (4) keep
the certificate on file during the
youth’s employment.
Guyer points out that 14 and
15-year-old you'h who wish to be
employed in agricul
tural occnoaMons and employers
can secure additional inform t
tion at 'he Coun’y extension Of
fice in Bui'vivii.e.
At ailonee
Making Visits |
To County Seati
Asheville Tom L. Mallc«iefl|
Uth Congressional District Am
sis'ant to Congressman Roy A.
Taylor, is now making schedul
ed visits to the county sea*s and
other sections of the counties. 1
On Tuesday, February 18, he
will be at the Madison Count#
Courthouse, Marshall from 9:30
to 10:30; at the Yancey Count#
Courthouse, Burnsville from 1:00
to 2:00; and at the Town Hall,
Spruce Pine from 3:00 to 4:ooJ|i
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