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THE ROBESONIAN. LUMBERTON, N. Q. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1fU sition On Wheat Cut Bill Did Not Materialize By HARBY LANDO WASHINGTON The expected opposition did not materialize, and the bill to limit cuts in 1954 wheat acreages now appears lo have re-, litively smooth sailing ahead of it in Congress. The bill, introduced by House Agriculture Committee chairman Hope Kans-) would the minimum 1954 wheat acre- IV age at 66 million acres instead of 55 million provided under sent law.

The bill would almost double the size of. farms exempt from acreage limitations, and under its terms farms planting 25 acres or less and producing 400 bushels or less be exempt: The bill would also establish the 50 percent ot parity penally for marketing in excess of quotas which was left out of the price support law of 1949 by accident. Pre- sent law would provide 15 cent per bushel penalties. The two sources of expected opposition were found to be luke- warm in favor. The American Farm Bureau Federation acknowledged that, the entire cutback to 55 million, acres should not be made in one year, since it would be a hardship to farmers.

But the Farm Bureau said it could not testify, on the bill at this time. The Department of Agriculture merely asked that the minimum be drop, ped to 62 million acres. -USDA Jop officials held an emergency meeting before sending PMA chief Howard H. Gordon to testify. Gordon was favorable to ail terms of the bill, particularly to' restoration of 50 percent of parity penalties, except the 66 million acre minimum.

The 62 million acre compromise was suggested. The House Banking and Currency Committee has put back into the economic controls bill the controversial Section 104 which has been so bitterly opposed by the administration and the American Farm Bureau. Section 104 bans imports of fats and oils, most importantly dairy products, when in surplus supply in the U-S. The administration asked that such bans be handled under Section 22 of the farm price support law, rather than by outright ban. The President accordingly ordered a tariff commission hearing under section and the Commission will issue a ruling any day.

It is expected to find that imports of dairy products must be curtailed drastically. Secretary of Agriculture Kxra Taft Benson and the President arc expected to argue that this rapid action shows there is no need for Section 104. The Senate passed its version of the controls bill without Section 104, but with powers for freezing of wages and prices in the event of national emergency. The Mouse added 104. and took out the powers for any freeze without specific Congressional action.

The bill will therefore Jmve to go to conference, and a Tariff Commission ruling which would largely cut out imports of dairy products could mean that Section 104 would be eliminated in conference. It is also jxxssible that the bill might be killed due to disagree- ment between House and Senate, in which case 104 would die because there would be nothing to tack it on. Republican Senators Young (N. and Mundt have joined with Mississippi Democratic Senators EastlamJ and JL'llemler in introducing a bill embodying last week's proposals that we barter our surplus foods for military supplies we import from foreign nations. The bill would empower the Commodity Credit Corporation lo use up to $2 billion worth of its billion price sunport stocks.

The 4 Senators, all members of the Agriculture Committee, say that use of surplus form commodities instead of dollars for offshore military purchases might head off marketing quotas and acreage limitations- The Allis-Chalmers Model WD Tractor, with center fire combustion, gets more power from each gallon of fuel. Extensive research by Allis-Chalmers engineers in a new combustion chamber design. Spark plugs are located so that ignition occurs right ift the center of the chamber. Manifold design, valve location and ignition timing are all carefully coordinated. As a result, the fuel mixture fires smoothly and expands out evenly from the center of a pond.

With this design you get new power for size new fuel economy. Find out for yourself on your farm. Sen. John J. Williams Del.) has introduced a bill to bring flexible 75 to 90 percent of parity price supports into effect at the enrl of this year, instead of at the end of 1954.

He said Ihe lower support levels would enable our surpluses to "move into norma! channels of trade and thereby save millions both lo the American consumers and the taxpayers." Deferment of the flexible provisions of the pi-ice support law has "actually hurt the American farmers rather than helping them," said the Delaware Republican. The price supports will bring acreage controls in 195-1, he said, and added, "(hat typo of regimentation is just as repulsive under one administration as under another." The Mouse overwhelming approved the Department of Agriculture reorganization plan, and it went effect last week. Tlic Senate had also approved by a large majority (he week previous. John H. Davis, president of the Commodity Credit Corporation, becomes an assistant secretary, as do Romeo E.

Short, head of the Foreign Agricultural Service, and Richard Aplin, chief of Departmental Administration. The reorganixation for the first lime gives the Secretary of Agriculture direct control over Rural Electrification Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Soil Conservation Service, Forest Service, and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Tune in National Farm and HcriM Hour twwy Saturday Nftc ALUS-CHflLMERS tAlli AND SIHVICl i Methodist Meet At Junaluska LAKE N. C. students and adult counselors registered here yesterday for the first Smith-wide conference held at the Methodist Summer Asi seinbly.

The Methodist Board oE Educn- ion ami (lie Methodist Student Movement arc co-sponsors of the conference which will last through June 16. The platform speaker at each morning session will be Dr. -arl Michalson. professor at Drew University, Madison. N.

J. Eleven workshops will he held din-ing the afternoon sessions. The conference director is Dr. Henry C. Brown of Nashville, Tcnn The conference dean is UK; Rev Hawiey Lynn of Columbia.

S. C. About 200 delegates are expected Red Springs Implement Co. Red N. C.

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Escap ee RALEIGH Wi A stale-wide search was being made today fo Elizabeth Warner. 22, former Tennessee resident who escaped yes terclay from Woman's Prison. She was serving 3-5 years fron Guilford County for larceny. Prisot officials said it was the 1st escapi from Ihe prison in about. 2'i yonrs OSTKKN CUMMINGS, after moris tluin two years of service in tin; Pacific unit In Korean waters, IKIK been promoted to (lie rauk of MB 3-c (equivalent to lie is aboard Ihe USS Tortugu.

IK (lie son of Mr. and Mrs. OKtuen Koute 4. Officers Chosen By Wake Forest Alumni Group Robeson county alumni of Wake forest College met at Hotel Lorraine in Lumberton Tuesday evening. Erwin T.

Williams of Lum- bcrton, Dr. B. Pate of St. Pauls and L. J.

Hunllcy, of Lumberton were elected (o Ihe offices of president, vice president and sec- treasurer, respectively, of he chapter. Principal speaker of the evening vas Dean Carroll Weathers of the Wake Forest Law School who on the vilat contribution that colleges are making to the life of our state and nation. The was high in ils praise of the work of state supported institutions of higher learn- ng but declared that they should never be permitted to take the lace of the church schools. Eugene Olive, director of alum- li activities for the college, with offices in Winston-Salem, made a progress report on the enlargement and removal program and showed various screen pictures of lie proposed buildings and campus under construction at the new campus. Presbyterian Church Of North To Talk Merger CARLISLE, Pa.

The 95th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of American opening Tuesday will discuss--but defer action--on a proposed union of the three major Presbyterian churches in the United States. 'Present plans call for no vote on the merger question this said Dr- 'James L. Kelso of Pittsburgh, retiring moderator of the church. "We will talk over the question of union extensively but we are not even going to refer it directly to the separate presbyteries for a ote this year. "We will take another year of discussion on the question before acting upon it," he added.

The merger proposal, a 297-page document, would bring together he Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (Northern), Ihe Presbyte- Church in the U. S.

(South- 'rn), and the United Presbyterian Church. The combined body would he known as the Presbyterian of the United States. The union plan received initial approval May 29 at the 165th Genral Assembly of the Presbyterian in the U. S. largest of the three denominations-.

The proposal was approved unanimously and returned to that church's 257 local presbyteries for a vote. If approved by two-thirds of the Presbyteries it would come before church's General Assembly for 'inal action next year. The Presbyterian Church in the J. S. was scheduled to -consider the proposal yesterday.

Assemblies of all three denominations must give final approval before the merger can be implemented. Hospital Patients The following people have been admitted to the -Robeson County Memorial Hospital for treatment THOMPSON DIVISION J. W. Bass, R-l, Orrurn; Mrs Madeline Carter, R-5, Lumberton; Mrs. Rena Freeman, R-l, Bolton Mrs.

Gordon Cashwell, Lumberton Mrs. Turbeville, Red Springs; Mrs. Leo Britt, R-l, Lum herton; Mrs. Agginora Bla- clenboro- Mrs. Louise Wallace, R-2, Fairmont; Mrs.

McDonald, R-2 St. Pauls; Mrs. Fronia Wai-wick R-I, Lumbcrlon; Mrs. Barbara Miixine Richardson. East LumberIon: Mrs.

Eula Mae Davis, R-2 Fairmont; Mrs. Edith Bodiford, R- 1, Lumberton: Mrs. Hilda Sealey. K-2, Fairmont. A DIVISION Miss Lelha Beatrice Singlctary Rl.

1, Bladcnboro; Mas. Gary Wayne Atkinson. Red Springs Miss .1 a Atkinson. Red Springs: Roscoe Barnes, Rt. 1 Fairmont; Archie L.

McCormick Rt- 1. St. Pauls; Colden McKin non. Fairmont: Leatie Hunt, Rt. 3 Fairmont; Forest Walters, Rt.

1, Ornim. Points Out Way To Peace GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. --A University of Calcutta professor said here Monday that cooperation among the democracies, rather than armament, will discourage communism. Dr.

Amiya Chavkravarty spoke the 20th annual Carolina Institute of International Relations. He addressed the Institute again Tuesday Em "Asian Peace Efforts at the United Nations." Dr- Chakravarty a i "The spread of communistic ideologies and practices which are harmful or human society can be dealt with only by democracies that are inherently sound and healthy." The safe way is to drive Long highway mike are tiring. But a pause for Coca-Cola puts you back at the wheel Try i have a Coke. OTUED UNDER A I OF THC COCA-COLA COMPANY LUMBERTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY a ork. To 11 SUGAR'S On the Formal Opening This Thursday Nighi of Their Beautiful and Complete New Store for Me and Boys Located at 304 N.

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