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During the Great Depression, North Carolina faced significant challenges, with banks closing and furniture and textile industries crippled. Despite these hardships, tobacco farmers thrived due to increased cigarette demand. Families struggled, often eating basic staples and resorting to theft to provide for their children. Governor Max Gardner responded with initiatives like the Local Government Act, which supported local credits, and the Live at Home Program, promoting self-sufficiency among farmers. He also ensured public school operations continued and provided free lunches for impoverished children.
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194 N.C. banks closed • Crippled the state’s furniture and textile industries • Tobacco farmers survived because the demand for cigarettes rose • Families ate cornmeal mush, fatback, and collard greens • Parents stole to feed and clothe their kids The Depression in N.C.
He passed the LocalGovernment Act-allowed the state to support the credit of counties and towns • The state took over the operation of public schools • He sent negotiators to help settle worker and factory owner disputes • He introduced the Live at Home Program-encouraged farmers to raise food for their families, instead of growing cash crops. • Provided free school lunches for poor children N.C. Governor Max Gardner
