Evening star., 1941-07-18
Sending Army Abroad
Would Be Unwise,
Sasscer Declares
House Member Also
Urges Formers to Vote
Against Tobacco Quote
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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CHAPEL POINT, Nd, July 18.-I
Expressing the hope that America
will not send an army abroad, Rep
resentative Sasscer, Democrat, Of
Maryland, told Southern Maryland
tobacco farmers that history had
taught such a move would serve no
useful purpose.
Speaking at the ninth annual
farmers picnic under the auspices
of the Farm Bureaus and Oranges
of Charles, Prince Georges and st.
Marys counties, Mr.. Sasscer said he
favored the defense program, the
LeaSe-Lend Act and other measures
contributing to the preservation OF
peace in this country.
The realization that periodically
through centuries of history We have
had Hannibals, Alexanders and Hit
lers, with their recurring dreams of
world empire, should be lesson to
us today that it is not the part Of
wisdom to send an American army
abroad" he said.
Opposes Tobacco Restrictions.
Discussing Southern Maryland's
principal agricultural crop. Mr.. Sas-
seer said that although the State
produces only per cent of the
country's total, for 300 years to-
bacco has occupied an important
place in the States economic life.
He explained that a referendum
may be held this fall to determine
whether or not to institute market
ing quotas on the States free-burn-
ing staple, and urged farmers to
vote against any restrictions because
of unusual conditions existing at the
present time. Because of interna-
tional conditions, he pointed out,
the present crop threatens to ex-
ceed the reserve supply level as
defined in the Agricultural Adjust
ment Act. Should the crop exceed
this level, the law requires that the
Agriculture Department order
referendum among Southern Mary
land tobacco growers on whether or
not they wish to impose quota re-
strictions, he stated.
No Need for Quotas.
Urging vote against restrictions
if such a referendum should be
necessary, he said:
Maryland has no need for such
quotas because demand for the type
of tobacco grown in the State is
bigger than the supply due to the
marked decrease in imports of the
similar Turkish variety, important
in the blending of cigarettes"
The Representative said the price
for the Maryland leaf has held up
and now is exceptionally good in
contrast to the glutted markets OF
the Southern hurley and fiue-cured
types.
Tobacco growers of Maryland are
fortunate, Mr.. Sasscer declared, mas
much as the decision to institute the
marketing quota for tobacco will
not be locked up in Nationwide
vote. Unlike the wheat and corn
quota system, he explained, tobacco
farmers will be grouped according to
the types they grow.
Beauty Queens Named.
T. Roy Brooke of Bel Air, presi-
dent of the Maryland State Grange,
and P. E. Turner Of Baltimore
County, president of the Maryland
State Farm Bureau, also spoke.
A feature of the picnic was selec-
ton of beauty queen to represent
each of the three counties at the
State fair at Timonium in Sep
tember.
Miss Dorothy Nicholson of Queen
Anne was picked to represent
Prince Georges County, Miss Helen
Millar of Ironsides to represent
Charles County and Miss Villa
Latham of st. Marys City to repre-
sent st. Marys County.