The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-02
WINTER RELIEF
PLANS OF F. R..
ARE OUTLINED.
Linked With Offensive to
Increase Buying Value
of Farmers Dollar
NECESSITIES OF LIFE
ASSURED FOR NEEDY
By FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent
ABOARD PRESIDENTS SPE-
CIAL, Enroute to Chicago, Oct.
2.-UP).-An intensified often
sive in an effort to increase the
purchasing power of the farmers
dollar was launched last night by
President Roosevelt simultaneous
ly with an elaborate program of
direct relief to the unemployed.
Determined to boslter the prices
in the agricultural commodity
markets, the president directed
Harry Hopkins, federal relief ad-
ministrator, to create nom
profit corporation to purchase
and distribute "the necessities Of
life" to the needy.
"The president anticipates" a
statement issued on his behalf
said. that gin cooperation with
Secretary Wallace and George
Peek, agricultural adjustment ad-
ministrator, the plan will be
speedily worked out so as to re-
suit in an effective and combin-
ed attack upon the relief prob
lem and upon SURPRISES of agri-
cultural and other problems
which have been holding down
farm prices"
1t was clearly indicated that
the president would not spare
the pocketbook in this latest
movement for national economic
recovery. Among some observers
it also was regarded as a reaf-
firmation of his policy Of credit
expansion as the best means of
stimulating trade.
The statement continued:
"The president has determined
upon an emergency relief cor
poration as the most effective in
strument for accomplishment,
promptly and on big scale, of
this service to the unemployed
and to farmers.
"In order to assure speed and
effectiveness in the movement of
huge supplies, the president has
directed not only that the cor
poration be equipped with ade-
quate funds but also that it
should me given wide powers in
the purchasing and distributing
of surplus food and other COM
modities. The president believes
the corporation can be organized
quickly and in such manner as to
become the best agent for desive
action in the emergency"
"Mr. Hopkins has canvassed
with the president the relief sit
uation in the country as whole.
The president is convinced that
in many states relief allowances
now made by state and municipal
authorities are far from ade-
quate, and must be substantially
increased as rapidly as possible.
"The president asserted that
while farmers buying power has
increased to an encouraging de-
gree, agricultural prices still re-
main substantially below the level
needed to hasten the country on
the road to economic recovery.
"The new effort worked out by
Mr.. Hopkins and Secretary Wal
lace to make maximum use of
SURPRISES that have been burden
ing the commodity markets is
part Of intensified plans to raise
farm prices to economic levels.
The agricultural adjustment ad.
ministration's efforts to control
production of SURPRISES too great
to he used are to be continued.
"The president indicated de-
tails of the corporate form to be
adopted, whenever desirable, in
such a wav as to carry out the
purposes of the agricultural adj
justment act"