Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-07-13
Total of 2,737 Bal
lots Cast Last October
In Vance County;
Thigpen Speaks Here
This Afternoons; 9th
er Meetings Planned.

Approximately $500 tobacco grow
ers in Vance county Will be ellgtole
10 cast ballots in the tobacco quota
referendum of July 20, II was stat
ed this morning at the office Oh D.
". Sanders. Vance county farm
agent. In the referendum Of last
October. total Of 2.I37 votes were
cast in this county, but present IN
diCatlonS are that the vote VIII not
be 50 great next Saturday, il was SAID
Tobacco growers whose farms have
been checked for this years crop
are not required to register tor the
referendum. but those whose farms
have not vet been checked must
register at Mr.. Sanders office before
Monday night.
Lists of Voters.
Lists of eligible voters will be
made ND starting Tuesday and Will
be completed for delivery to poll
holders at the various voting places
in the county before the opening OF
the polls al g o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
ANY tobacco grower whose farm
has not been checked and who mas
not registered may cast challenSe
vote in the referendum. and the
county AAA committee will pass on
tho validity of the vote at meet
ing 10 be held after the referendum,
Mr.. Sanders said.
Thigpcn Sncaks.
!. f. Thigpen, OF Washington as
sistant to J. B. HutSon. assistant AAA
administrator. addressed a meeting
of Vance county tobacco farmers al
the courthouse in Henderson this
afternoon. explaining the tobacco
outlook for this years crop and for
tho future. and outlined the questions
to be voted on in the referendum.
The huge 1899 surplus of around
4nn million pounds OF tobacco will
continue to depresS prices until elm
mated. Mr.. Thigpcn said. and with
consumption at present levels, with
allotmentS equal to those for 1910,
and with normal yields per acre.
il will require three years to ellml-
nate the 1889 surplus.
II farmers vote for the three-year
control program. it was said, prices
as high as or slightly above those
of 1899. when the average was l4.8
cents per pound. are practically as
sured by the government program for
support of the market. But if mark
citing quotas are not voted, there
Will be no government loans on flue-
cured tobaccos, the prospect for fur
thcr excessive production would low
er prices to growers. and both old
and new growers would expand pro-
duction and this would require fur
Their cuts in allotments for old grow
erS.
If quotas are approved for only
one year rather than for three years,
it was pointed out, allotments would
be less stable. prices would be
strengthened less and the support
given 10 the export side of the market
would be less.
Other Meetings.
The meeting this afternoon was
one OF q series OF educational meet
ings being sponsored in the county
by the Henderson Chamber of Com
merce. Two meetings were held yes
terday-yeSterday afternoon at Wat
kins and last night at Dabney high
school.
Meetings for the first of next week
two Monday night and on Tuesday
night.
Monday night at Aycock school
the speakers will include Bennett H.
Perry, J. c. Gardner, w. B. Daniel
and c.. w. Knott. At Nutbush school
Number |. the speakers will be w.
". White, r. f. Clements and M. F.
Legg. Both meetings are scheduled
to start at 8 o'clock.
On Tuesday night a meeting has
been scheduled to be held at Zeb
Vance high school, with F. S. Register,
W. A. Hunt, J. c. Kittrell and J. C.
(,1rI,n,. ~, tho