Evening star., 1933-12-24
CHECKS FOR WHEAT
AID TO FARMERS
Survey Shows Funds Are Be.
ing Spent to Pay Debts
and Taxes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Christmas may be merrier for many
farmers as a result of Government
checks for benefit payments in the
cotton and wheat production control
campaigns, reports received from three
counties by the Department Of Agri-
culture indicate.
Actual inquiry by representatives Of
the department among business men,
bankers, farmers and public officials Of
Jackson County, Oklahoma: Carroll
County, Georgia, and Finney County,
Kansas, indicate the checks are being
used to pay taxes. liquidate debts, re-
condition automobiles and buy many
needed articles.
Merchants selling clothing made in
New York, shoes made in st. Louis,
overalls from Oshkosh, Wis, automo-
biles from Detroit, hats from Phila-
delphia, suits from Kentucky. dresses
from Chicago, work clothes from In
diana. furniture from Tennessee, roof
ing from Ohio and footwear from
Manchester. N. H, report increased
business. Some of the reports follow.
Bank Loans Reduced.
Jackson County, Oklahoma
H. B. Bellenger of the Altus Ma
tional Bank-Loans were in excess of
100000, now reduced by at least a
third.
Harrington Wimberley, publisher Al
tus Daily Times-Volume of advertis-
ing. up about 80 per cent as compared
with year ago.
D. E. Sessions, superintendent Of
Federal emergency relief, said Gil Of
the 2,280 farmers who signed cotton
plow-up contracts had been on relief
rolls, and relief now is not necessary
for many of these.
c. c. Booker, county school superin-
tendent-TaX warrants used to pay
school teachers formerly were discount
ed from to 25 per cent, but now, be-
cause of improved tax collections, they
are caShed at face value.
Fred c. Russell, hardware dealer
Sold five suites Of furniture in three
days, and has been selling from one to
four oil ranges a day. Other articles
sold in quantity are linoleum rugs, sets
Of harness, cooking utensils, dishes,
new and used furniture.
E. G. Fuqua, electric store-Farmers
are buying batteries and repairs for
radios. There was little business of
this kind year ago.
George E. Starks, chain store mana
ger-BusinesS for the year has been %
per cent better than last.
Auto Sales Increase.
George Hudspeth, automobile dealer
Sold SIS cars in the first IL months Of
1882, none Of them to farmers, and 200
this year, including 40 to farmers, and
100 used cars to farmers this Fall.
Carroll County, Georgia:
L. M. King, cashier, Peoples Bank of
Carrollton-Bank which had deposits
Of 81 900 when reorganized and re-
opened on December II, 1882, now has
deposits of 1928, 900, and collected loans
of $50,000 since the cotton crop began
to move about the middle of September
A year ago the bank owed S225, 900 to
the R. F. c., Of which all but sos, 900
has been repaid. Bank has sold several
tracts of land this Fall.
j. w. Griffin, merchant-Up to the
last part of November the dollar volume
of business for the year was about 25
per cent greater than during the same
period in 1882.
E. E. Stallings, hardware merchant:
Sold eight wagons between the middle
of September and last part OF Novem-
Der, compared with none in the same
period of 1882. Cook stoves, bed springs,
mattresses, chairs, axes, cross-cut saws,
lamps, lanterns, fiatirons and paint are
being sold In quantities. The amount Of
roofing sold increased by 100 per cent.
Allotment Buys Necessities.
Finney County, Kans.:
L. E. Crawford, county agent: This
county has been almost bankrupt. The
only light the people have seen Is the
wheat alloment.''
Specific instances Of farmers, whose
names are not mentioned, show the
money is being used for bare necessi-
ties.
Farmer Attachment check, $1,131.
He is keeping enough to carry his fam
lily through the Winter. The rest will
be applied on debts which total $5,685,
and on taxes which he owes for two
years.
Farmer B-Allotment 1928. He has
$75 note at the bank which he will pay.
He will use about 500 for taxes and $50
for miscellaneous expenses which in
clude $25 for church dues, and the re-
mainder for painting his hen house and
other improvements.
Farmer C-Allotment, $199.20. He Is
a landowner and has third interest in
the crop. He will pay for S125 worth of
seed wheat and apply the rest on taxes
of S194.40
Farmer D-Allotment, $685.. He has
eight children, and part of the money
will be used for living expenses, the rest
for debts.