Determined Croup Feels Fairness On Virginia Side Chances of winning separation >t Tj pi- 21 Virginia dark-fiifd to jac. •) from Kentucky. Tennessee e'jp.s 22 and 22 are better now han at any time previously, ac cording to the view of two im portant industry spokesmen. J. W. Dunnington. president of Tunning ton Tobacco Company, and T. B Hall, general manager jf the Virginia Dark-Fired To bacco Growers Marketing Associa tion. who will be present for the Washington hearings this week, xpre.e ed that view just before .caving for the capital. Newe.: eruption in the 12-y -ai ::ig fight of Virginia growers to lave their crop receive the sepa au: type treatment they believe ts distinction merits, is Congress nan W .tkins M. Abbitt's bill iiich would effect the separation. The fair Way ••if reasonableness, honesty and .urn .-s prevail there should be 10-question of the bill's passage." according to the president of the Dunnington Tobacco Company. "At. th i way to look at the bill . ti;..' it would give Virginia "ower-i the acreage the demand for their porduct warrants," Dun i :gui.i said The tact ihat Type .1 had a 1926 crop of 10-million plus pounds and the industry sold ■ j-mnhon-plus pounds ought to icar considerable weight before he sub-committee." Half whose association ware houses serve a large proportion of Virginia growers, is going to Washington with “much more iopr than any previous time," he said. I ''DA Approval -This is the first time the move ia i d V S Dt p irtnit nt of - AgridqJtun support, even of a ten tative nature," he added Both fti,-’ii disclosed that Con gressman Abbitt is also more ■ soul : the outcome this time Back in 1948 a bill was offered .' Kuhi the same end of separ.i . support then, nor was Congress nan Abbitt guiding it through the legislative process at that time. It did not g.-t beyond the sub committee.
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