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1 , Washington News For U. S. Farmers FARM PROGRAM SAFE There ig no chance of any Court decision affecting the agricultural policies of the government until next fall, since the Supreme Court has adjourned until that time. Meanwhile, farmers might as well look ahead and wonder what will happen if the Court upsets the present program. Is it worth saving? Do agriculturists gener ally benefit from it? Is there a substitute that is better? CATTLE PRICES RISE Prices of cattle and hogs are expected to be high and prices of meat to consumers higher be cause of the real shortage that exists 'as a result of the drought and the government slaughter of hogs, cattle and sheep. As usual, there are indications of a larger corn crop with the expectation of increasing hog prt> duction. The new hog crop, how ever, will not reach the market until next winter and prices will probably move higher. AAA WINS IN TEST The unexpected strength of the AAA victory in the wheat refer endum is explained by the relief on the part of the average wheat grower that the control program has been beneficial and will prove so in the next few years. Naturally, the drought benefit payments played a part in pro ducing this impression and Sec retary Wallace’s drive to make farmers look upon the processing taxes as their “tariff" is bearing fruit. The opposition to the farm pro gram has not been untied, al though, of course, there are some who think that temporary bene fits will be paid for by subse quent losses. Politically, the farm program seems safe, with many Republicans urging that their party lay off and leave it alone. MEETS COURT’S OPINION Following the welter of confu sion that came with the decision of the Supreme Court on the NRA was doubt as to the farm program, but this seems to have been re solved in favor of the AAA, al though some amendments may be made to clarify and fortify the measure. Revision of the proposed chang es, which were just about to rush through Congress, has been made and the modifications, in the opinion of many observers, leaves little doubt as to constitutional ity. Anyway, it will be a year be fore the new law can be tested and this year's crops are now set tled, unless the acreage is re duced. Besides, the" licensing pro visions, under attack from vari ous quarters, do not apply to basic commodities like cotton, wheat, hogs and corn. ELECTRCITY COMING While little information of an official nature comes from Wash ington about the rural electrifi cation administration, we do not hesitate to advise all readers of this column to keep the subject in mind unless they already have satisfactory electric service. Not only is it hoped that the farms of the nation will have electric lights but also the thought is that current for power uses will be made available at prices that will encourage farmers to use it. If this comes about, and the ad vantages of electricity are appar ent, it is not improbable that farm life in the United States will be .revolutionized in the next de cade or two. NEW CREDIT AVAILABLE The Farm Credit Act of 1935 NOTICE! By order of Board of Commissioner* all delinquent taxes will be listed for advertising on July 1st. WALTER M. IRWIN \ Sheriff and Tax Collector extends and modifies the loan provisions of the Farm Credit1 Administration • and, in the words of Governor Myers, should “en able many tenants to purchase farms of their own.” The Land Bank Commissioner may make direct loans to farm ers on first and second mortgages of not more than $7,500 and not more than three-fourths of the appraised normal value of the farm. He can also lend money for the purchase of farms, as well as the refinancing of debts and the repurchase of farms lost through foreclosure. Interest on direct loans will be 4 or 4 1-2 per cent. LOOKING AT WASHINGTON (continued from front page) the limiting clause of the Consti tution or a change in the views of the Court. Obviously, the un animity of the Court eliminates the latter possibility, leaving only the possibility of a constitutional amendment. — PRESIDENT FOR AMENDMENT The President is unequivocably in favor of such an amendment and his determination to lead a fight for such .an amendment will create the political issue of the next year or so. Feeling that the rigid limitation on Federal pow ers carries the country back to the days when there were no railroads, motors, planes, tele graphs, telephones, radios or na tional industrial and social prob lems, the President sees no alter native but to press a campaign to enlarge the powers of the Fed eral government by the methods provided by the Constitution. REGRETS RESTRICTIONS The tone of the President’s conference with members of the press indicated very clearly his regret that the Court, which in the past has found it possible to interpret the Constitution more flexibly, did not follow this ten dency but went back more than one hundred years for a definition of interstate commerce. Pointed ly the President remarked that mining seems to the Supreme Court to be interstate commerce when it comes to an injunction against Labor but intra-state com merce when the government is trying to stop destructive indus trial practices and this remark may be taken as the beginning of a latex campaign in favor of con stitutional changes. CHEERS ARE FADING The attitude of those who re joiced at the destruction of the NRA. including business men who have been irked under the threat of Federal legislation, was alter ed somewhat when they began to realize that if the decision is the fiinal word from the Supreme Court, the Federal government shall have no power over com merce and its makers until their products start moving across a state line. This, some fear, may destroy the progress already made by inviting confusion and raising barriers to trade progress if and when forty-eight states begin legislating. The idea was succinctly stated when The Wash ington News remarked, “They prayed for rain and got a cloud burst.” Until the full application of the decision is clearer, much confus ion will continue and it will be some months at least before the people of the United States or even the business interests of the country will be able to correctly estimate the gains and losses. LABOR PLANS FIGHT Labor leaders were greatly dis appointed and many of them gath ered in Washington last week to plan a future program. Undoubt edly, Labor intends to strike against lowering the wage and hour standards—and the effort to introduce child labor into some in dustries. Moreover, Labor will fight harder than ever for the Wagner Labor Relations bill, the Black-Connery 30-hour week measure and the Guffey Coal Stabilization measure. CHAIN STORE INQUIRY The trade practices of some of the country’s largest mercantile chains will be investigated by a House committee which has been given powers comparable to those exercised by the Federal Trade Commission. Already authorized to delve into the recently organiz ed American Retail Federation, which, it was alleged, was made up of leading chain and mail or der stores, as well as associations of retail dealers, the committee has power to investigate the prac tices of individuals, partnerships and corporations engaged in big Couth Carolina vz mjm.m North Carolina 279,704 Farm* 18,122,401 Acres $850442,794 Value Land And Building* w ; ^ -* Agricultural/y Speaking— Production of millions of pounds of tobaccos and cotton annually In the Cirolinas A |g general knowledge. It is not general knowledge that these states produce mtfHnna and million* of dollars worth of other food, fruit and truck crops — all with a high, health-giving Iodine content, particularly the South Carolina, vegetables. I To mention only a few major crops * . « Peaches . «« Peanuts . * * Potatoes . . . f Rye . , . Com , • . Wheat . * * Melons . * . Strawberries . . . Blackberries it* • • . Dewberries * . • Canteloupes * . • Cabbage . *. Cucumbers . • * Tomatoes • Sweet Peppers • • • Hot Peppers • . • Celery * . • Lettuce * • . Onions ^ ig • « • Apples « , * Squash * . , Beans , * . Broccoli . * * Grapes . * . Carolina Climate is peculiarly adaptable for practically all types of agricultural endeavor, whether on large or small scale. Hut’s the Purpose of The Carolines, Inc.—“TO TELL THE W0RUT % CARO LINAS Tko Cwthu, Ik Bm Ml Ckarlotto, N. C. WidMat oUigation., pUu. md fall Information nnralag CtnUut, lie, ttf ion of lW Carolina* OpportMUlv BiltHi Tin newrpapara of Norik and South CaroUaa bm donated On apaaa for tUa and a of adrartiaoBoate vUcb will appaar far tW parpOM of bringing fast* about tha Carolines i- —£ aL^^ a^jia.ln |Lna aL^ lua laioan mMWT people, nil Ultjr WOmj ■*. Orlltr informed aa to tea rosourcoa, Malar* rad industrial importance af the Carolina*, aad that they may know bow tbay tan »••!»» in Iba broad aaoreaanl to adrortlsa to tbe world Iba advantegae of Ibis farocod sactW t scale buying and sale and retail. selling, whole PAR^Nenl»tlve Patman.of Tex as, Vho wul lead the probers, says they will go into trade practices leading to the “squealing out" of small dealers. One of the organi zations to be investigated is the newly organised American Retail Federation, which is charged with trying to increase the profits of big business by lobbying tactics to intimidate Congressmen and with planning to force thousands of small merchants into its tanks. Readers should understand that these charges are not yet proved and that the investigation to be undertaken does not necessarily take for granted the truth of the allegations. r 1 WORK RELIEF DIFFICULTIES Something of a change in work relief plans became necessary, it seems, when figures obtained from the first billion dollar allotments showed that it cost about $2,000 a man employed whereas it is necessary to place them at an average of around $1,200 if the huge fund is to put 3,500,000 persons on the payrolls. The swing is towards something like the CWA, but it is hoped to avoid some of the wasted effort that was apparent all over the country in that enterprise. More over, the effort to expand the CCC to its quota of 600,000 hits a new snag when study of the re lief rolls fails to provide that many eligible applicants. Tips To Tourists On Safe Driving By C. W. Wood National Service Director Chevrolet Motor Company Alertness is the chief require ment for the driver on * va cation tour. He doesn’t know the road and its hazards, he is un familiar with local traffic cus toms, and at any moment he may be called upon to cope with a situation that he is not accustom ed to meeting in his ordinary driving. Therefore, if he does not concentrate on his job, he is much more likely to have a mis hap than when he is traveling the old familiar roads around his home. Most driving over accustomed routes is done sub-consciously; the driver slows down for curves and busy intersections, halts at stop streets, and observes the traffic lights, without giving thought to them. This is the safest condition of driving, be cause it permits the man at the wheel to be on the alert for any unusual development. Since he does so many of the necessary things from force of habit, he is better able to act when the un expected happens. On the summer tour, over strange highways, the driver must consciously direct his mind to warning signs, crossings, curves, steep grades, etc. And it is on this kind of drive, when he needs all his attention on the road, that he is most subjected to dis traction. He has to observe the scenery, keep an eye on the youngsters, converse with his wife, see that the luggage remains in place, and look after a dozen things that in ordinary driving causes him no concern. The first rule of safe touring for the driver, therefore, is to keep constantly on the alert. The rule for the passenger is to avoid distracting the driver from his main job. Passengers could be a positive help if they tried. They can call out “Green" or “Red” as the car approaches a traffic signal, juSt as the locomotive fireman calls out the signals to the engineer; they can do the watching for and reading of the road signs, and follow the printed log of the journey, and call attention to warnings and stop signs, and in many ways relieve the driver of some of his burden. Inexperience is a frequent source of trouble, but ignorance is no excuse. The good driver will take special precautions that may not be needed, rather than to go ahead and trust that none will be necessary. For instance, if he is starting down a grade in mountainous country, he will shift to a lower gear in advance. If he is entering a curve, He will slow down and be prepared if the road suddenly takes a sharp bend. If he parks his car on a stiff grade, he will leave it in low rather than trust to his hand brake. " “Take nothing for granted" is nn excellent rule for the tourist driver. He should not assume that all is clear around the bend of the road or just over the crest of the hill—he should not even count on what other driven will do. The one safe assumption about drivers, in fact, is that they will do the wrong thing, If you anticipate that they will, you’ll save a lot of trouble. Ba * Man A Cockney woman was ad dressing her small son, who look ed rather guilty. “WotCher hin a doin’ of? she demanded suspiciously. “NuffinV’ replied the small boy. “Wot are yer doing, then?" "Nuffin’." “Watcher goin’ ter do, then?.” she persisted. ' • "Nutria’." ~ “Well, than,” she exclaimed, giving, him a sound cuff on the ear, "take that, yer laiy little bratBystander (London). See Cestevens Motor Co. for radio batteriesf tubes and ser vice.—edr. tfc. WHOSE WORD WILL YOU TAKE FOR BLOWOUT PROTECTION? Low wheel*, larger tire*, and the high speed* of today make blowout protection in your tires vital to your safety a* never before. Are you accepting exaggerated and unsupported advertising and sales claims—or are you accepting the judgment of men who risk their lives on their tires and know from experience die tire that gives them the greatest blowout protection f Thirty-three race drivers and their mechanic* lined up for the dangerous, gruelling grind of the 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Speedway May 30th. firestone Tires were purchased and used on every one of the thirty-three car*. Mot one of the drivers had tire trouble of any kind. Gum-Dipping is one of the outstanding reasons why firestone Tires give such amasing performance. By this process every cotton cord is soaked and every strand is insulated with pure liquid rubber, preventing internal friction and heat, the main cause of blowouts. Gum-Dipping is a patented extra process not used in any other make of tire. Protect your life and the lives of others by equipping your car with Firestone Gum-Dipped High Speed Tires—the tafett lire* built. It will be worth your time to read these three questions and their answers: Question 1—"Will Hi* trsod give me Hie greatest traction and protection against skidding?" ANSWER—Leading university tests show Firestone High Speed Tires step yourcar15%quickcrthan the best of other popular makes of tires. QUESTION 8—"Are they built to give me the greatest blowout protection?" ANSWER—Unequaled performance records for sixteen consecutive years prove that Gum-Dipping gives you the greatest blowout protection ever known. QUESTION 3—"Without sacrificing these two important safety features will they give me longer mileage, thus making them the most economical Hres I can buy?" ANSWER—Thousands of car owners report uneqUaled mileage records—evidence of the longer wear and greater economy of Firestone High Speed Tires. Gum-Dipped cords give greater blowout protection. 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