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Government Plans To Buy
Surplus N. C. Potato Crop
WASHINGTON, June 26.—The federal relief adminis
tration, headed by Harry L. Hopkins, director, yesterday
decided to purchase at once a million bushels of Irish pota
toes from growers of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland
for distribution among the needy. Allocations and prices
will be determined by the relief administration.
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tration that the price would be on
the basis of surplus prices, that is.
the cost of production, this cost to
be determined by the department
of agriculture. It is assumed that
the price will be not less than $1.50
a barrel, and it may be more.
This decision followed the arrival
In Washington of Senator Bailey
from his home in Raleigh, accom
panied by Mr. Miller, director of the
North Carolina test farms. Accom
panied to Senator Bailey, Dr. Mil
ler represented Governor Ehring
baus at a conference with Director
Hopkins attended by Gov. George
O. Peery of Virginia, Senator Golds
borough of Maryland and a repres
entative of Gov. Albert Ritchie of
Maryland.
It was agreed that after the Ini
tial purchase of one million bush
els the relief administration is to
purchase additional potatoes as
needs demand. The first million
bushels will be bought within six
wedks. Of this volume, 600 carloads
WfD be ajsnt to New York City, the
total number of carloads to be a,
000 with tbs belief that 800 car
loads will opme from North Caro
lina as It Is first with its crop.
. It was stated at the conference
feat North Carolina had Increased
acreage Jh Irish potatoes this year
b(f 38 par cent, that Virginia had
'tocnased acreage by 19 percent;
end Maryland by at least 10 per
cent.
Agricultural Relief Administration
authorities stated frankly to Sena
tor Ballsy and Dr. Miller that the
government will find It necessary to
take steps with a view to curtailing
production in order to prevent fur
ther Increases in acreage in the po
tato area, but that this curtailment
will be deferred for the present,
and Is not involved In the purchase
of potatoes in the existing emer
gency.
It was pointed out by Dr. Miller
that about 8,000 barrels of potatoes
remain of the North Carolina crop.
The Virginia crop is just coming in,
and the Maryland crop will not be
ready to be harvested until July 1.
It was also stated that the Virginia
an<£-North Carolina crops overlap
_this year, that Is, before the North
~~CareHna crop Is marketed that from
Virginia is being gathered, with the
result that the market is glutted.
A market price of $1.50 a barrel for
Irish potatoes in the Carolina* was
foreseen by Senator Bailey as a re
sult of the action today.
Federation Votes A
Dividend 3 Per Cent
FOREST CITV\ June 28.—The
board of directors of the Farmers
Federation has voted a dividend of
8 per cent to preferred and com
mon stockholders for the first six
months of 1934 for payment June
80, according to an announcement
made by James G. K. McClure of
Asheville, president and general
manager of the federation.
Rutherford county stockholders
scheduled to receive dividends will
total nearly 200. The large major
ity of these stockholders are said to
be farmers who own the common
or voting stock. The organization is
chartered under the cooperative
principal whereby each common
stockholder has one vote in the
election of the board of directors, so
that the owner of one share of
stock has as large a vote as the own
art of several shares.
Advise Closing
Of Hosiery Mills
For Week In July
Code Authority Recommends Two
Weeks' Holiday Throughout
Industry.
NEyr YORK, June 25.—The Hos
iery Code authority unanimously
recommended Friday that every
hosiery plant In the country be re
quired to close for two weeks be
tween July 1 and September 1.
The announcement was made by
Earl Constantine, executive director
of the authority, at the conclusion
of a two-day session of the board.
“Each plant,” he said, "will be
free to select the two weeks it pre
fers, and such two weeks need not
be consecutive.
"The authority also decided to
recommend that the length of
shifts of productive operations be
reduced from 40 hours to 35. In
cluding full fashioned footing
equipment operated on a two-shift
basis, effective July 16.
“The authority decided to recom
mend that those minimum wage
provisions of the code which have
proved to be materially below pre
vailing actual earnings and there
fore Ineffective, be increased to an
extent which will substantially pro
tect the overwhelming majority of
the mills from the unfair competi
tion resulting from the few mills
whose wage rates approximate the
minimum wages, making such
minimum wages In effect maxi
mums.”
The authority voted unanimous
ly to petition for an amendment to
the code whereby installation of ad
ditional productive equipment would
require a certificate from the au
thority.
The authority, Constantine said,
is preparing a special communica
tion to all hosiery manufacturers on
the subject of. production control,
pointing out the necessity for fur
ther restriction in output.
"The manufacturers,” he added,
"will be given opportunity to ex
press their views clearly on the var
ious possible forms of curtailment
or to Indicate that they do not
favor curtailment.”
Investors Show Their
Faith In Land Values
COLUMBIA, S. C.. June 26.—In
dicating the faith of Investors In the
Federal Land Banks of the coun
try, the Issue of Federal Land Bank
bonds amounting to $131,400,000 of
fered to the Investing public on
June 18 was oversubscribed by 11:15
that morning. These bonds were
Issued for the purpose of refunding
a similar amount of Federal Land
bank bonds bearing 4 3-4 per cent
interest which have been called for
July 1, 1934.
The new refunding issue was the
largest ever offered to the public by
the twelve Federal Land Banks of
the country at one time. The hear
ty reception accorded them lndi
;ates faith on the part of the
American people in the land banks
3f the country and the value of
farm lands.
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Scenes from Drought-Stricken States
As drought becomes more scute in West sad Mid
West, dairy cattle, facing starvation are either being
slaughtered or driven In search of new pastures
hundreds of miles away. Above a herd is shown on
trek near Neillsrille, Wis. Below, scene near Oratory,
S. D., skews hew parched land, blown into dust, keeps
up in drifts like snow in a bUszard. Here the duM
has oiled on until It reached eaves of ban.
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40,000 In Carolina I
Liable For Licenses
Schedule "B” License Taxes Are
Due July l with Penalty For
Non-Payment.
RALEIGH, June 3(J.-About 40,000
North Carolina persons, linns and
corporations liable lor schedule B
license taxes have so lar failed to
make payment, although such taxes
have been due since June 1, and a
penalty ol live percent will be add
ed In licenses are not secured this
month. Commissioner Maxwell
warns.
Any such person, firm or corpora
tion doing business taxed under the
law must have the license by July
1 or be subject to the penalty, as
well as indictment lor a misde
meanor, Commissioner Maxwell
states. Taxpayers are warned not to
wait lor a deputy commissioner to
call on him for payment, as failure
of the deputy to call for it Is no
excuse lor non-payment on the part
of the taxpayer.
If the taxpayer Is one day late,
that Is, 11 he does not have the li
cense when he opens lor business
or profession on July 1, then the
department will be compelled to
add the live per cent penalty, Mr.
Maxwell state*, adding that It Is not
his desire to impose penalties on
any taxpayer, but unless the tax Is
sent In time to reach the office in
Raleigh before the end of the
month, the penalty must be Impos
ed.
Over Two Thouiand
Lawyers Pay Due*
Bar Association Collects S3 from
Each Attorney. Probably 100
Not Paid.
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RALEIGH, June 30.—About 3,
235 North Carolina lawyers have
paid their annual dues of $3 to the
North Carolina State Bar, created
by the 1033 general assembly, for
the year 1933, while there are prob
ably 100 more lawyers In the state
supposedly active in practice, who
have not, paid the 1033 dues, ac
cording to Henry M. London, secre
tary of the State Bar.
The dues for 1934 are due and
payable at any time from January
1 to July 1, and must be paid by the
latter date, or lawyers refusing to
pay by that time are subject to be
ing disqualified by any judge before
whom he attempts to practice, as
provided in the law. Notices of these
dues went out early in June and up
to Saturday only 300 or 400 lawyers
had paid the 1934 dues, Mr. London
«»id. Numbers of lawyers paid the
1983 and 16M dues at the same
time.
The few 19tt delinquent* are ex
pected to pay up next week,.during
the latter part of which both the
N. C. State Bar and the N. C. Bar
fcseoclation hold annual meetings in
Durham, at Duke university. The
State Bar meet* June 38 during the
day and that night a three-day
session of the voluntary association
Starts.
Boy Drowns Trying
To Rescue Swimmer
YEMAS6EE, 8. C., June 36.—
James Curtis Prentice 18, was
drowned in Pocataligo river near
here yesterday afternoon when h<
went to rescue another swimmer,
James Edward Oatch, 11, who was
caught in a whirlpool.
His absence was not noted until
a party of swimmers, who had res
cued Qatch, had returned to the
His bpdfr was recovered sev
eral hours later. He was the son ot
the Rev. A. D. Prentice, pastor of
the Baptist church at Sheldon, near
here.
Hosiery Men Meet
At Blowing Rock
To Consider Code
Miacftetqrm to Meet Next Month.
To Consider Changes
In Code.
CHARLOTTE, June 36.—Plans for
curtailment, increasing minimum
wage requirements and other prob
lems of the hosiery industry will te
discussed at a meeting of the South
em Hosiery Manufacturers associa
tion to be held in Blowing Rock on
July S and 6, it was announced yes
terday by Taylor R. Durham, exe
cutive secretary of the association.
John E. Edgerton of Lebanon.
Tenn.„ far several years president
of the National association of Hos
iery Manufacturers and now presi
dent of the Southern States Indus
trial council, will make the princi
pal address. Mr. Durham said that
an interesting program is being
planned and that between 300 and
350 persons are expected to attend
Charlotte hosiery manufacturers
had not received their question
naires on plans of the code author
ity yesterday. These questionnaires
will be sent to all hosiery manufac
turers of the country to give them
a chance to vote on the recommen
dations made by the authority at its
meeting in New York on June 23.
These recommendations call for
closing of every hosiery plant in the
country for two weeks between July
1 and September 1; for reducing the
length of shifts of productive oper
ations from 40 hours to 35, includ
ing full-fashioned footing equip
ment operated on a two-shift basis
effective July 16; and recommend
ed that those minimum wage pro
visions of the code which have prov
ed to be materially below prevailing
aetual earnings and therefore in
effective, be increased to an extent
which will substantially protect tho
overwhelming majority of the mills
from unfair competition resulting
from the few mills whose wage rates
approximate the minimum wage.5,
making such minimum wages in ef
fect maximums.
Before these plans will be pre
sented to Administrator JOhnson of
the NRA, all manufacturers will be
given an oportunity to vote on them
said Mr. Durham.
Charlotte hosiery plants are so
busy that it is understood that
manufacturers feel that to close
down lor two weeks would work a
great hardship on them. It frill be
several days before there is defin
ite Information as to whether recom
mendations of the code authority
will be placed in effect.
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Sales Tax Will Reach
6 Millions By July
RALEIGH, Jane 26.—Gover
nor Ehringhaas said today that
the sales tax through Saturday
had netted the state of North
Carolina $5,934,984.35 in reve
nue daring the past year. The
figures were gleaned from a re
port from the revenue depart
ment through June 23.
“I am confident now that the
sales tax will net the state six
million dolars in revenue by
July 1, the end of the fiscal
year,” the governor stated.
Rats Cause Quake
And Puzzle Prof.
COLUMBIA, S. C., June 26.—Rats
caused the first bly ‘‘earthquakes’'
recorded by seismographic instru
ments at the University of South
Carolina.
Prof. A. C. Carson, head of the
physics department, said he noticed
extreme recordings by the delicate
instruments for several days after
they , were installed.
No devastating earthquakes oc
curred, however, and Carson set a
rat trap upon a hunch. He caught
seven rats in all. ✓
Examination showed they had
smelled the castor oil used as a lu
bricant and base tdr the instrument
and had lapped it up.
With the oil gone, the needles im
mediately recorded catacylsmlc dam
age in the Orient.
Jury Wffl Probe
Into Parole Fraud
Wak* County Grand Jurj.
To Dtivt Into Charges p*j.
sonars Have Been Cheated.
RALEIGH, June 28.—Charge* m
fraud in connection with obtaining
of money from prisoners seekm;
paroles were under investigat:...
today by the Wake count;. griu,
jury here.
Hugh S. Lee, foreman of the jur ,
already has obtained statement,
from prison officials.
Governor Ehringhaus withheld
comment on this newt last nigh,
saying, "I have turned the investi
gation °ver to Commissioner m
Paroles Edwin M. Gill and until i
have a report from him, I will hr *
nothing to say.”
Gill said he wanted "all aid po.
sible In the investigation of thi
matter, and am glad the jury ha
begun a probe. I shall be glad to co
operate.”
Gill has informed Lee he will t*
glad to appear before the grand
Jury as a witness.
The jury will convene when the
next term of criminal court open;
here July 9.
Investigation of a purported pa
role racket, In which unsuspecting
prisoners are relieved of money bi
parties promising to obtain then
parole, was started here by the ar
rest of George Romanus, private
detective, and A. W. Pats, hotel
manager.
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