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THE TRUTH

ABOUT
FRANK HANCOCK

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THE TOBACCO FARMER

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Read what Hon. Claude T. Hall,
President of the North Carolina
Tobacco Growers Advisory Board,
has to say.

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If you have read statements pub-
lished by supporters of Mrs. Lily
Mebane about Hancock’s support
of the administration and tobacco
prices for the farmer and want to
know the REAL TRUTH, here it
is:

Woodsdale, N. C.

May 23, 1934.

Hon. Benj, W. Parham,
Oxford, N. C.

Dear Sir:

I desire to correct an erroneous idea
that Hon. Frank Hancock did not support
the administration in its effort to work
out a parity price on flue cured tobacco.

I think I am in a position to know Mr.
Hancock’s attitude and the work he did
in the interest of the tobacco growers as
well as any man in the State. I worked
with him constantly for several weeks
trying to get a fair parity price on to-
bacco. Our Executive Committee of North
Carolina Tobacco Growers Advisory Board
went to Washington many times and con-
ferred with Mr. Hancock and no man
could have given us more earnest support
or done any harder work to get the prop-
er parity price than he. He worked night
and day and I know that he made a des-
perate effort to get a parity price of 21
cents instead of 17 cents. In other words,
his conscientious efforts were directed to-
wards getting 21 cents instead of 17
cents for the farmer, and he in no sense
was fighting the administration, only
fighting in the interest of the tobacco
growers. I know he had no other idea in
view but to get a better price for the
farmer.

No man interested in growing tobacco
can honestly and fairly criticize Han-
cock’s. positicn when they know the real
truth as I do. If anyone doubts his sin-
cerity they should see his telegram ad-
dressec to the President which I saw be-
fore it was sent, a copy of which I en-

close.
I feel that it is only just and fair that

I make this statement for the benefit of
Mr. Hancock, knowing the facts as I do.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) CLAUDE T. HALL,
President N. C. Tobacco Growers
Advisory Board

H. M. DuBose is Mrs, Mebane’:

general campaign manager and is
a lawyer living in Winston-Salem.

TELEGRAM

Winston-Salem, N. C., May 23, 1934

Claude Hall (Lives in country)
Roxboro, N. C.

My recollection is that a short while
ago you stated to Mr. Kern Thompson
and me while on a road near your home
that you expected to vote for Frank Han-
cock out of friendship but that you cer-
tainly could or would not give him your
endorsement as an official of the Tobacco
Growers Association. Local paper quotes
you as endorsing Hancock as an official
of the Tobacco Growers Association. In
view of conversation set out above would
appreciate your advising me collect by
Western Union whether your endorsement
was intended merely as a_ personal en-
dorsement or as an official one.

H. M. DuBOSE, Jr.

 

 

Mr. Claude T. Hall is a prominent
citizen of Person county and is
president of the North Carolina
Tobacco Growers Advisory Board.

TELEGRAM

Roxboro, N. C., May 24, 19384.

H. M. DuBose, Jr.,
Winston-Salem, N. C.

Your wire of twenty-third. I recall the
conversation referred to and _ expected
then only to support Frank Hancock as
an individual. But since seeing and hear-
ing the unfair and untruthful propaganda
used against Hancock involving the inter-
est of tobacco farmers and the association
I deem it only fair and just that I not
only support Hancock as an_ individual
but endorse him as an official. The record
should be kept straight and the real truth
known,

CLAUDE T. HALL.

 

 

“And ye shall know the TRUTH,
and the TRUTH shall make you
free’”.—John 8:32.

 
Another statement from Mr. Vin-
son.

TELEGRAM
Washington, D. C.. May 22, 1934

Hon. Benj. W. Parham,
Oxford, N. C.

I wish that I could be in Frank Han-
cock’s. hometown with his friends and
neighbors tonight. I know of no member
of Congress who takes his duties as a
representative of the people more serious-
ly than Frank Hancock. He is one of the
real working members of the House. Al-
though with short service he has attract-
ed marked attention because of his en-
ergy, ability and sincere purpose to serve.
I represent a great tobacco district in
Kentucky and it so happens that I became
acquainted .with him on the first day of
his service. From that day to now he has
been one of the most consistent workers
in the cause of the tobacco farmer in
every character of Legislation in the Con-
gress of the United States. In this’ pres-
ent fight for a substantial reduction of
tobacco taxes which by the way is not
yet closed Frank Hancock’s energy and
ability has been splendidly exerted in the
interest of the tobacco farmer.

FRED M. VINSON,
Chairman Sub-Committee on
Tobacco Taxes

 

 

“Frank Hancock is one of the
ablest members of Congress and a
staunch supporter of the Presi-

dent’’.

JESSE H. JONES,
Chairman Board of Directors
Reconstruction Finance Corp.

 

 

VOTE FOR

FRANK HANCOCK
FOR CONGRESS

Democratic Primary, Saturday,
June 2, 1934