Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-07-04
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,

Raleigh, July 4.-Commissioner of
Agriculture w. Kerr Scott thinks
that passage of a Federal marketing
bill is almost imperative for North
Cardinals agriculture interests at
this critical time.
''In view of the certainty that to-
bacco and cotton farmers are going
to face perilous times, l know of
nothing that would aid North Car
DINA farmers more than immediate
passage of the Federal marketing bill
which was originally introduced by
Senator Josiah w. Bailey, he said
today.
Wednesday, Commissioner Scott
talked with Governor Clyde R. HOey
about the marketing bill and as Il
result the governor wired President
Roosevelt: Il think it extremely i'm
portant for this bill to pass and the
agricultural forces Of this state will
greatly appreciate your interests in
this marketing measure"
Commissioner Scott said quite pO-
stively that the state hasn't the
money for an adequate marketing
49, money except through Federal
aid.
..e pointed out that Tar Heel far
merS who now raise little but to-
-. "Nd ~~t.~r will SOC" no nrac-
tically forced to turn to other crops.
o.. ...,.h~ ...c L..dllsC, he sdIu, me cad
Of a marketing program would be
invaluable.
He cited the fact that you can't
buy a bale of U. S. No. l hay in
North Carolina" and you can't buy
U. S. wheat No. |, 2, 3 or any other
grade, because there is nobody in
the state to do the grading and no
marketing program to educate the
growers in the methods of grading
and selling their products"
The Bailey bill, which passed the
Senate unanimously, went TO the
House where it has been rewritten
and re-introduced by Representative
Harold D. Cooley Of the Fourth North
Carolina district.
Under its provisions North Caro-
lima would get something more than
a million year for marketing pur-
poses.
The bill is now before the House
agriculture committee and has been
lying dormant because Chairman
Marvin Jones, Of Texas, has not re-
garded it as important enough to
take up during the present session.
Activities of Scott and Of the gov
crnor are designed to prod the chair
man into action. Since objections of
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wal
lace and Of the land grant colleges
have been met the bill seems Ger
tain to pass if ever it gets chance
On the floor
In an address at Carthage this noon
Commissioner Scott did not mention
the marketing bill by name, but he
continued to stress the vital ncces-
sity for better marketing practices
in North Carolina.
Better marketing methods and
facilities must come if we are to
celebrate an Independence Day for
agricultural he said.
In a war-torn world, we in the
United States have reason to be
thankful that we have an Indepen-
dence Day to celebrate, but we are
not as independent as we could be
agriculturally speaking. North Caro-
lima farmers will be nearer indepen-
dence when they adopt approved
marketing methods in presenting
their crops on the markets of the
nation. i
I'VE believe in national defense
and are taking necessary steps to
assure future Independence Days,
but we must not overlook the fact
that the conservation of our SOIL the
protection Of the income of our far