Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-01-09
Form
Echoes
BY BOB MARTIN


bility of loss in income that
could run into the millions.
With a 20 per cent cut in acre
age allotments and one-half sup
port price on their principal
varieties, 1857 cannot have too
bright an outlook for those who
are producing the Golden week
as a major source of farm in
come. met with the l5-man
Farm Bureau tobacco committee
in Florence this week and
couldn't help but admire the
Sonnd attitudes and thinking
and lack of observation-disclosures
Of those growers present. They
are facing the future a lot bet
ter than most people would und-
er the same circumstances. One
thing ccrtain-''wc want to keep
our tobacco program. We do not
want to see it destroyed" Frank
Williamson of Darlington, the
chairman said.
J. w. Swink, Florence Farm
Bureau President, said that
South Carolina growers were
ignored at a hearing called by
the USDA in December after
which came the announcement
of on-half support prize on our
three main varieties the high
yicldcrS. Most of the fellows
present felt that was railroad
cd" without chance TO present
our side of the story.
]. NJ. Lewis, extension tobacco
SpesialiSt, said that about the
only thing left to help growers
this year would be to get Soil
Bank payments for the arreagcI
taken out under the 20 percent
rut. AS it stands now yon can
only pnt your allotted arreage in
the Soil Bank and with pay
ments as low as they are, few
felt that many S. c. tobalco
acres will go in the Soil Bank
this year.
The saddest part of the whole
thing to me is that many famil-
les on the farms of the Pee Dee
will have SO little left for a to-
baCco crop that they will have
to get off the farm and seek
employment elsewhere.
Cotton farmers can expect a.
little higher Soil Bank payments
this year because the average o.
the three most productive years
in the l95l-55 period will be
than the entire five-year aver
used as payment basis rather
age.
The S. c. Farm Bureau favor.
"a reasonable upward adjust
ment in salaries of public schoo'|
teachers as means of improv-
ing our public school system.
Here is how they feel about
getting the raise financed: al
first consideration be given &c
affecting economies in the oper-
alton of our pnblic school sys-
TEN to the fullest extent posi-
BILE and consistent with SOUND
business practices, (2) the sec
ond means of raising the re-
luircd additional Venue b,
done by the lcvying of an add
tional II general sales tax. onr
lalf of which to go TO the stat
General fund for school purpose.
md the other half to 60 to Co.
unity TreaSurerS of the respec.
tive counties TO be credited I,
'chool districts as received b,
he counties on the basis o
school enrolment. and to b
spent by local school distric'
trustees for school purposes &C
Icording to their best judgement
We shall vigorously oppose any
move designed to levy a state
wide property tax for any pur-
pose. The field of property take:
Belongs to the counties and
school districts and should Digit
/ y remain there.
On Federal Aid TO Education
he S. c. Farm Bureau continues
is vigorous opposition to any
federal legislation designed &c
broaden the participation OF tho
federal government in pjubli;
school affairs.
There are four big points af-
fccting all of you, as farmers,
today and everything we dc
Ought to take these into consid-
Grafton.
|. There is a revolution going
on in agriculture, whether We
like it or not.
2. There is going to have &c
be some government in agricul-
ture in the forcsccable future.
3. There exists a group with
ideas and plans for a different
kind of America.
4. We have a mortal enemy -
Russia-which will continue to
affect our lives.
And the answers to orr farm
problems must come from the
best thinking Of farm people
themselves.
the development of the dairy in
dnstrv in the etaIn and In aIhn.