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Food Price Patterns
Different from Most
everything
prices
eventually
You're right, food
prices We high Just like
the price Of virtually
else. The
Is. food
will come down
The other
prioes may not They
MMOly don't
1. Americans are so use
to prices all going up. up.
up and never coming down
that the tendency is to
lump every item into the
sssse category. Over
looked is the fact that
agriculture responds to
high prices by increasing
production, often to the
point of overproduction.
This brings prices down.
North Carolina State
University extension
economists, in a recent
series of papers on the
many aspects of food
pricing, point out that
agricultural products do
not follow the continuous
upward trend that many
other products follow.
Agricultural prices
do go up, as they have
in recent months, but they
also come down. Some
times they go up very
fast, but they often go
down very fast.
A 3 percent meat
price Increase this
month, for example,
doesn't mean a 40 per
cent Increase for the
year, as might be
expected. In fact, it may
mean a 10 percent decline
somewhere down the
road.
The nature of live
stock production reveals
why meat prices move
both ways up as well
as down. A farmer can't
decide today to produce
a beef steer or hog and
market It tomorrow.
Weeks, months or even
years are required.
The farmer doesn't
know what price he will
get for his product at
the time he decides to
produce it. He guesses
that it will be profitable
or he wouldn't decide to
produce it He often
'bases his guess about
prices on what he has
is getting now.
So, if prices are high
now, he guesses maybe
they will stay high at
least long enough for him
Lget geared up and
produce a lot more at
the high price level.
m Once the farn
decided to produce some
thing, there are not many
good ways of stopping
production p;.H&.
Once a baby pig Is born,
there is a pretty good
chance that in four to six
months there will be a
200-pound live hog
beaded for market.
So what happens?
When prices are low,
farmers decide to out
back on pre
because they are losing
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or better yet, dilute it srfth
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remove by rubbing with bar
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strength detergent solution,
rewash in the norma! manner.
A fabric softener such as
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it also helps prevent synthet
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result in a km of absorbency
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the use of fabric softener
for one or two washings.
The amount of fabric soft
ener to use depends on the
size of the wash load, Far an
average load, one to two cap
fob of NuSoft fabric soften
er are recommended. When
using nonphosphate deter
Kenu, especially in hard water
sigs, it may be helpful to
u up to one eaprul more
(hanuaial in each load to
owsswsm
money. But when they
reduce production,
prices begin to go up.
So they decide to Increase
production again in
response to the profitable
prices. But it takes time
before they have anything
to sell. As everyone
eventually has more to
sell, prices fall again but
they have to go ahead
and sell all they have
started to produce even
at low prices. Thus, the
cycle starts all over
again.
The length of the cycle
depends on the length of
the production process
and other factors such as
changes in production
costs and changes in
consumption habits which
change the normal
relationship between
levels of production,
prices and profits. The
hog-pork cycle tends to
be about four to six years
in length, the beef cycle
is longer 10 years or
more.
When several com
modities reach the high
price part of their cycles
at one time, it may have
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TEACHER Mrs. Charlie May
Sharp was a student at New
Brunswich, N. J. High School
not so long ago. Now, she is a
teacher there with some help
Atom the Neighborhood Youth
Corps and a school
superintendent who came
through with practical
assistance.
a rather drastic effect
on food prices. This
seems to be what
has happened recently,
according to the NCSU
economists. So meat
prices are high. But it
is not likely that they
will stay high very long.
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Today's chemical paint and varnish strippers take much
effort out of wood refinishlng. But a few extra tips you
probably won't find on the can label will make it even
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you can delay evaporation of the solvent by covering the
area with wax paper.
eWhen removing old varnish, apply the remover and cover
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or excelsior. When you wipe with a dry rag, this will in
crease friction and result in more efficient removal of
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fluted areas, wrap the end of a pencil with cotton or fine
steel wool.
These and many other hints are contained in a 16-page
booklet, "Tips on Wood Finishing,"
For a free copy, write Minwax Company, Inc., Dept. AA,
41 Oak Street, Clifton, N. J. 07014.
by Joe Black
An important Black woman, for whom I have great
respect, said something a few days ago that got
me thinking.
What she said was, "Women weren't created to
walk behind their men, or ahead, but side by side."
And I thought, how many of our women walk
that way? How many are into their responsibilities
as a woman? Their commitment to the stability
of the Black family unit?
True, the fires of romance may begin to burn
low. But that needn't cool the glow of caring, shar
ing, and growing together. Especially when chil
dren can learn from the love and guidance of
both parents.
When a woman walks side by side with her
man, she makes him neither slave nor competitor.
But rather, her companion. .Someone to encourage
to take his, place as head of the family. Someone to
provide. the affection both she and her children
need. " 'V
If we could attune ourselves to these notions,
perhaps more Black men would feel the great
dignity of being a good husband and father, instead
of just someone around the house to help out with
the bills.
I remember reading something once that said,
"If you want him to be more of a man, try being
more of a woman."
Might be worth a try.
Vice President
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Tie Dyeing Saves Cash
On Stage Curtain Job
By
JANICE CHRISTENSEN
"If you ever have to
replace stage curtains at
an estimate of $1,000 to
$1,500 from commercial
companies, don't panic,"
says Mrs. J. Herman
Brown, Selma, Rt. 2, t '
The Johnston County
homemaker was in
charge of replacing the
old worn out curtains
at the Corbett Hatcher
Community Building, a
renovated old school
house. A 4-H'er demonstrat
ing tie dyeing helped
Mrs. Brown solve her
problem. The home
maker decided to tie
dye the stage curtains.
After buying yards
and yards of muslin.
spending hours and hours
tie dyeing the fabric in
the washing machine and
then constructing and
hanging the curtains.
Mrs. Brown completed
her project for $52.68.
The neat and attrac
tive curtains look like
a professional job,
verifies Mrs. Patricia
Brown, home economics
extension agent.
When the sun shines
through the building win
dows onto the curtains
they look like velvet,
the traditional stage
curtain material.
GARDEN WORKSHOP
Children from 20
Wayne County families,
enrolled in the Expanded
Nutrition Program,
learned to plant a mini-
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garden in egg cartons.
It is hoped that when
the plants start to grow,
the children will take
them home and interest
their parents in planting
a home garden, explains
Mrs. Nellie Bryant,
expanded nutrition pro
gram aide.
A home garden,"
she added, "will help
families supplement
their food dollar and
will supply a variety of
vegetables in the diet."
Seed for the mini
gardens was donated by
a dealer in the Fremont
area, Mrs. Bryant added.
The children planted
carrots, corn, peas,
beans, cucumbers and
tomatoes.
RAG DOLLS
There's money in
making rag dolls,
believes Mrs. Augusta
Davis, Whiteville.
For years, the
Columbus County home
maker has been an
instructor for cake dec
orating with Southeastern
Community College and
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Bragg
baked cakes for
birthdays, anniversaries
and weddings. She also
had time to work with
eggshell crafts and keep
up her Extension Home
maker activities.
; But her favorite hobby
was making "dressed
up" rag dolls. So this
year Mrs. Davis exhib
ited her dolls at an area
craft show and sold out
the first day.
"The dolls, complete
with dress and matching
bonnets, sell for $5."
eays Mrs. Yvonne Ray,
horpe economics exten
sion agent.
FARM INCOME
Crops accounted for
60 percent of North Caro
lina's farm sales last
year, according to un
official estimates of the
N. C. Agricultural Exten
sion Service. Sales of
livestock and poultry
accounted for 40 percent
of total receipts. Income
from hogs was up 43 per
cent and that from cattle
up 24 percent to lead the
livestock side. Soybeans,
which rose 62 percent,
and corn, up 45 percent,
led the crops side In
rate of increase.
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Everything seems to be going ,
up and up in price, and U.S.
Department of Commerce fig
ures show how steep the rise has
been. The national Consumer
Price Index in one recent month
was 46.8 per cent above the
1957-59 base. .
This means that it now takes
$146.80 to buy what you could
get for $100 in 1967-59. ;
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Rut there's also rood news.
For although everything seems
to have gone up in price, some
things have gone up much less
than others, and appliance
prices have actually gone down.
During the past IS years,
according to the Whirlpool
Corporation, the appliance com
ponent of the Consumer Price
Index has actually declined ay
ll'c. Today you need only $89
to buy an equivalent appliance
that cost S100 in the 1957-59
period.
Appliance values now are
even greater than the figures
show, for modern appliances
have more convenience features
(such as no-frost refrigerators,
for instance). Service incidents
are down drastically, and war
ranties have increased cover
uges. It's still true that you get
what you pay for. yet these
days, with appliances, you get
more and pay less.
Miss Bohanon's
Book of Poems
To Be Published
"Earth Bosom", a collection
of 50 poems by Mary L.
Bohannon, Asst. Professor
English at NCCU, will be
published in July by Carlton
Press.
Miss Bohannon has , been
writing since she was a college
student in Purdue University.
Her first book, "Poems and
Character Sketches" was
published in 1968.
Among her students who
have achieved notable success
have been Ivan Dixon, who has
moved from a career as one of
s director of television and
films. Another student, Morris
Barrier of Durham, has already
had poems accepted for
publication and others are
negotiating for publication.
Noted Clairoyant
To Return To
Black Journal
Clairvoyant Lillian Cosby,
who predicted in September
1971 that President Nixon, if
re-elected, would not serve out
the four years, will make
another appearance on BLACK
JOURNAL this fall when the
series returns for its sixth
season. , i , , :
While taping a BLACK
JOURNAL program, "The
Black Psychics", on September
10, 1971 Miss Cosby said ". .
.if he (Nixon) beocmes elected,
I do not feel strongly that he
would serve his four years".
With new facts about
Watergate surfacing every day
and prominent figures
discussing impeachment, Miss
Cosby 's forecast now has a new
significance.
On the same program Miss
Cosby stated that President
Nixon had a secret illness and
would run against a "dark
horse" for the presidency. At
that time September,
197! George McGovem was
virtually unknown. In addition,
she predicted, ". . .our
President will make a very
strong stand just before the
Presidential election to free our
boys, to bring them home".
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Vm. Luck, Labor Leader Calls
For Removal of Labor Secretary
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Poverty Workers
Ask Ouster Of OEO
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WASHINGTON - The
pd0n representing most of the
nation's federal anti-poverty
workers want a federal judge to
Ittf OEO Acting Director
Howard J. Phillips.
In a petition field with
Judge William B. Jones, who
ruled last month that ths
President had acted illegally in
ordering the closing of the
agency, the union asked that
Phillips be fired or make sure
be was prohibited from
changing any programs or
personnel policies.
(NBNS)-William Luck, s black
labor leader, has called for the
removal at Labor Secretary
Peter J. Brennan, a former
union official.
Luck, of the Coalition of
Black Trade Unionist (CBTU),
Said of Brennan, "he has no
credib ili ty left with the trade
union movement". 4u
"I'd like to see him replaced
with someone who is either
clearly White House and
doesn't travel under the closk
of tabor, or someone who Is
tabor and is prepared to
present the interests of
workers" . . ' , .
Luck charged Brennan with
abandoning his union
principles since joining the
Nixon Administration in
January.
Luck's remarks came a few
days after AFL-CIO President
George Meany had compared
Brennan to a ventriloquist's
dummy in pushing Nixon
Administrstion policies
opposed by tabor.
"The wsy to keep him out
of sight right after he testifies
(before Congress) is clearly an
Indication they are not
satisiUsd with his
performance", Luck asserted
"He to not a usable
as far SS ths White House
concerned".
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I love my dog very much,
but my dad says well have to
get rid of her if ahe doesn't
stop chewing up our furniture.
Can you help?
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All pups will chew when
their second teeth are coming
in. This is natural, and you
should scold her and quickly
substitute a nylon bone or
other hard toy she can chew,
for the forbidden furniture.
Most likely, she does it
when she is alone and bored
or . angry at you for having
left her. Always confine her
to a room in which there is
nothing to destroy when you
must leave her. Be sure her
bed and a bowl of fresh
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her favorite toy. I have also
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feeding her a completely bal
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couldn't ask for healthier and
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ly is a good idea, too, so she
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Dear Mr. Weatherwax:
Is it true that you have
. six or seven collies, each train
ed to do different tricks, and
use them all to make up one
complete "Lassie" in a pic
ture? J.M.M.
This rumor has persisted
for nearly 30 years, but there
is no truth to it. The present
Lassie is the sixth generation
Lassie, but there has always
been just one working at a
time, each the son of the
preceding dog bearing that
name. Lassie goes hefore the
cameras for the first time
when he is two. He works for
about five years, then retires
to be succeeded by his son.
If you have questions or
pet care problems, write to:
Lassie, co Champion Valley
farms, P.O. Box 391, Camden,
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