Itoral adjustment program defended by director
In Washington on December 12, the director defended the Itoral adjustment program amid ongoing debate.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1934
Page
3
In Washington on December 12, the director defended the Itoral adjustment program amid ongoing debate.
In his annual address, the secretary outlines the adjustment administration’s pre year actions and emergency farm programs. He argues for balanced abundance, backing farm supply adjustments to demand while warning against purely political democracy failing under economic collapse. Farmers support the adjustment act and county participation remains strong.
Major C W Dunning returns to Washington as the NRA weighs the next step in codifying the cigarette industry. He had traveled to New York for talks with industry representatives aimed at brokered agreement between the NRA and manufacturers. The industry remains one of the largest without a code as the NRA proposes a 36 hour week and a 40 cent per hour minimum for machine workers.
A survey by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration finds 2,489 former CCC enrollees in North and South Carolina employed in industry or agriculture. Of these, 1,984 from North Carolina and 855 from South Carolina found work elsewhere.
Wallburg and nearby residents share visitors and travel news as families hosted out of town guests. R C Lanning, confined with a fractured leg after a car collision, receives care at home while relatives and friends from Abbotts Creek Kernersville and Thomasville visit.
Wallburg High School senior class under Miss Nellie Sheffield rehearses Boots and Her Buddies or When Man Plays Maiden for Friday night’s 8 PM performance in the school auditorium. Cast includes Boots Boyd played by Helen Lanning, Jed Harding by Francis Craven, Professor Boyd by Athol Hayworth, with Lindsay Smith Margaret Spurgeon and others in supporting roles.
Tonight at 7 30 o clock the First Baptist church will host an ordination service to ordain four newly elected deacons for three years. Pastor Dr A S Conrad invites all deacons to attend. A 615 supper meeting follows for Sunday school teachers and officers. BTU meets at 730 with lessons on Christ authority the Rich Young Ruler and Bethlehem themes.
Concord reports firemen at their annual banquet were called to extinguish a blaze at Concord hospital. Damage was limited and no patients were removed.
C. E. Craver of the Department of Agriculture spoke to Abbotts Creek Township tobacco growers at Wallburg High School about WWI production programs and the Kerr Smith Act. He explained the proposed tax on flue cured tobacco sales for 1936 and urged eligible growers to vote this Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Wallburg School.
The sixteenth annual state high school contest will be at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina Greensboro on April 24 25 and 26 with district eliminations in 15 centers on April 12 13 Dan W Smith named High Point district elimination contest chairman The event features a festival chorus massed band and student performances with new events including saxophone solo junior high violin cello piano solo and boys glee club Judges announced by Dr Wade R Brown include Dr Hollie Dean and A A Harding.
A young girl named Pat Sy models a velveteen party dress with cuffed sleeves and a shirted skirt, noting plain dark colors are stylish for children this year. The pattern 213 offers sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with pants included, requiring fabric details and costing fifteen cents for the pattern plus twenty five cents for pattern and book when ordered together.
W L Gordon presents guidance on word usage and pronunciation with examples. The piece highlights errors to avoid and defines terms such as orries and finale, urging readers to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
The piece answers etiquette questions about wedding ministers tips and introductions. It notes a typical minister’s fee ranges from ten to fifty dollars with wealthy exceptions, suggests introductions are optional depending on staff size, and says place cards belong on napkins.
A quiz from Look and Learn by A Gordon asks five questions with provided answers. It covers stamp varieties, author of The Prisoner of Zenda, definition of mayhem, naval rank just below admiral, and the wealth of New York.
Greensboro data from Clyde Jones, agent and conservator, reports November collections on loans and discounts at 323 266 91 dollars, up 41 952 66 from October. Stock assessments paid 10 711 63. Reconstruc tion Finance corp receipts 244 280 48, up 51 883 08 from October. Income 36 298 10, up 11 618 71 from October. Total income on assets since Sept 1 1933 through Nov 30 1934 totals 442 601 19, average 29 506 74 monthly. Board applauds performance. Schenck presided at Washington square office.
The Appalachian Forest Experiment Station in Asheville conducts controlled burns to study economic loss from fires. Researchers plot 10 miles from the city, tag over 6,000 trees and seedlings, measure heat, wind, and moisture, and compare burned plots with unburned controls to assess timber loss, tree physiology, and fire behavior.
Dr. W A Lambeth will speak on Becoming Friends of God at the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church mid week service. Group singing led by J G Brigs will feature. Service starts at 7 30 in the intermediate department room of the main church.
In this reader Q and A column Anne Ashley answers common kitchen questions. Knife care is advised to keep carving blades sharp by storing them separately from other utensils to prevent dulling. The article also offers stain removal tips and a food presentation booster.
Heart Deering, renowned concert pianist from New York, headlines a recital at the University of Illinois bringing a program of major works. The event showcases a premier artist in a campus concert series.
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