Evening star., 1946-06-11
Tobacco Crop
Study Pledged
By Baldwin
Candidate Promises
More Facilities in
Southern Maryland
By Alex R. Preston
Sior Staff Correspondent

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BALTIMORE, June 11.-A pledge
that il elected Governor he would
provide Southern Maryland tobacco
farmers with more adequate re-
search facilities to improve crops
was made today by Representative
Baldwin, one of the three major
contenders for the Democratic nom
ination for the State executives
chair in the June "a primary.
Following last weeks visit to
Prince Frederick and other South
ern Maryland points, Mr.. Baldwin
said he was amazed" to find that
the areas tobacco industry amounts
to about $4,000, 900 annually.
1T is about the only phase of ag-
riculture which does not have ade-
quate experimental facilities" he
said. Il make the pledge that if
elected I will see that there is an
adequate tobacco experimental sta
ton and that 1t will be in Southern
Maryland"
Facilities Below Needs.
He said research facilities in this
field of agriculture at the University
OF Maryland and other State agen-
ciesl are far below the States needs
for such prominent activity.
Meanwhile, all three of the lead.
ing contenders for the party nomi-
nation, have planned whirlwind
windups for their campaigns in the
less than two-week period remain
ing.
The Baldwin headquarters in Hotel
Emerson announced plans have been
completed for the gubernatorial as
pirant and his running mates for
attorney general and controller to
make a caravan tour of Dorchester
County. They will be invading the
area of the State which most OBJ
servers already have placed in the
column OF Controller j. Millard
Tawes, Crisfleld, who also seeks the
Governors chair.
The Baldwin party plans to start
from Cambridge at 8 am. and after
making % scheduled stops, return to
the point Of origin by 10 pm.
Air to Be Filled.
Visits at the headquarters of the
two other main candidates-Mr.
Tawes in the Lord Baltimore Hotel
and w. Preston Lane, jr., Hagers-
town publisher, at Hotel Emerson
also disclose that aside from heavy
personal appearance schedules, the
air will be filled with last-minute
appeals by radio up to and including
the Sunday before the primary.
The radio schedule at the Tawes
headquarters is typical. There are Is
spots" scheduled on various radio
stations between now and June "a
three OF them on Washington sta
tiops. Senator Tydings. who is not
up Tor nomination or reelection this
year, wiu reiterate his support of the
Tawes ticket either over VOL on
June Is or WRC June 81, and Mr..
Tawes is slated to speak over WTOP
June 20.
Mr.. Lanes supporters probably
have planned the most intensive
last-minute appeal. Other than
broadcasts between now and June
"A, there are nine 15-minute periods
reserved on Baltimore stations for
June % in addition to one spot each
at stations in Frederick and Sails
bury.
A glance over the Hagerstown
candidates calendar of personal
appearances scheduled in the re-
naming days of the drive shows
there still are several visits to be
made before unofficial labor gath
erings, mostly at the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroads shops here.
Advertising Appeals.
None of the candidates is ignor-
ing the press as medium to ap-
peal for support. In fact their
strongest pleas seem to be empha-
sized both by the news columns
and in paid political advertisements
in county papers throughout the
State. All Of the three leading fac
tions have taken space in labor
periodicals.
OF the three gubernatorial candi-
dates, only one has been invited
to Democratic rally to be held
at ODonnell's Farm, Forestville, by
the Prince Georges County Demo-
cratic organization Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Baldwin will appear, to-
gether with his running mates,
State Senator John B. Funk, for
controller, and Speaker Of the
House of Delegates, John S. White,
Hyattsville, for attorney general.
In addition, Gov. O'Conor, who
is opposing Senator Radcliffe for
the latter's seat, will attend the
Prince Georges County rally, al
though there has been no formal
alignment of senatorial candidates
with those seeking State Offices.