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\ 1 > lUtJlome *1044*1 Rep&iiesi Ih WASHINGTON IBy Woh* ShMd I WNtl Ctrmpmmdmi WUV Waahiagtoa Buitau. Hit Ey St.. M. W. Weak New OPA Bill Centrols By 'Psychological' Means ENACTMENT of the new OPA bill, weak as it is, may have a psychological if not an actual hand in controlling prices, this report er believes. Although it is a hodge podge of conflicting ideas, it is def initely better than nothing. As the result of this bill, for all practical purposes, Agricultural Sec. Clinton P. Anderson becomes the new boss of the food price con trol. Although the law places final authority in the three-man decon trol board, the cumbersome admin istrative process gives the secre tary exclusive authority to recom mend to the board. In all likelihood the policy of the board will be set in accordance with the policy of Mr. Anderson. One of the secretary's well known views is the elimination of food sub sidies. As a matter of fact, pres ent prices on foods, except some which have soared beyond all reas on and which are in short supply, are believed by the agricultural boss to reflect the ceiling prices of June 30, when OPA control went off, plus subsidy costs. Elimination of government subsidies are be lieved to account for an approxi mate 10 per cent increase on foods formerly subsidized, and, with an other 5 per cent added on, the pre diction is that most foods will level off at about a 15 per cent increase. Benefit to 'Little Man' This brings into focus again the endless argument, is it cheaper for the genera] public to pav govern ment subsidies than to pay for a 10 per cent increase in food prices at the retail level? And the an swer is, it is cheaper for the little fellow, those millions whose in come is $3,000 a year and under, be cause he doesn't pay the subsidy in federal taxes. At any rate, the government at this writing is not paying out a dime for food subsidies on meat or dairy products. Subsidies went out with the old OPA in June. If, however, meat and other products go back under price control, it will be a question for the agriculture boss and the decontrol board to decide whether or not to reinstitute sub sidy payments as a policy or to do something else about control. The new law ends all subsidies by April 1, 1947. The meie fact, however, that the decontrol board has the authority under the new law to reinstate price ceilings without consulting industry or without giving advance notice, we believe will act as a psychologi cal threat which at least will make industry and producers a little cau tious about boosting prices beyond reason. Opposed to Subsidies Farm organizations and the dairy industry have been fighting for elimination of food subsidies for years, declaring that the treasury should not pay the public's grocery bill and that farm produce should go to market and be sold at a fair price fixed by supply and demand. They now have won that fight, at least temporarily. Subsidies are off. These subsidies in two categories have amounted to a little over three billion dollars annually. In theory farmers are supposed to make up for loss of this three billion in increased prices. But will this be UUCi There is every reason to believe that the cost of everything the farm er buys will rise considerably. With the old OPA gone, cost ab sorption by industry is also out and this means quick price gains for many goods to as high as 9 per cent. The farmer gained only 10 per cent by elimination of subsidies. And in addition there will be many in creases in manufacturing costs which later will be seen in the re tail selling price . . . fencing, build ing materials, all kinds of farm ma chinery, commodities of every de scription . . , and there are many 1 experts here who predict at least a 15 per cent rise in these things the farmer buys to equal the 15 per cent increase in food costs. Farmer May Feel Better So the question of whether the farmer is better off with or with out subsidies is still a moot ques tion and likely will be. One thing, however, the average farmer, in dependent as he is, may feel bet ter in knowing that the price he re ceives from his products, whether n they are high or low prices, is not i 1 in part a government hand-out. Meanwhile, farm leaders here are getting set through these next few months for the new 80th congress, which convenes January S. They have important measures, passed over by the old congress, which tbey i will reintroduce for action ... a new parity definition, which is the legal basis for price support. A long range program, meas ured in the light of war experience and in the new concept of the world picture for agriculture is likely to develop. The fight to create a single farm credit agency, lost in this congress, again will fie sought. 1 * ' -r ? am REGIMENTATION BEARS MOST HEAVILY ON 'LITTLE MAN WHEN THE GOVERNMENT starts regimentation, the making of regulations for the individual, it is more often the little fellow, rath er than the big and powerful man, who is most seriously affected. When the southern plants were pro ducing more cotton than could be profitably marketed, the agricultur al department issued an edict pro viding that a federal license must be secured before a cotton sale could be made, and fixing a mini mum amount for which a license would be issued. A tenant farmer in Alabama had raised as his total crop one bale of cotton. He could not sell it because he could not get a license for so small an amount. His local paper carried the name and address of William Bruckart, a Washington corre spondent. As a last resort, the ten ant farmer wrote to Bruckart, ask ing that he intercede with the de partment. It was a pathetic letter, telling of a sick wife and no assets with which to provide comforts for her; of his year of effort being rep resented in that one bale of cotton. Bruckart took the letter to the then secretary of agriculture, but the secretary told him the rules pro hibited the issuing of a sales license for so small an amount. Bruckart i insisted that the man who made the rules could, if he wished, modi fy them or make an exception. He told the secretary that unless that j small cotton farmer was permitted ! to sell his one bale crop that he, Bruckart, would have that letter j printed in the more than 2,000 coun- j try newspapers for which he was writing. The license was issued. The secretary could not afford to take ] a chance on arousing public senti ment against his brand of regimen tation. ? ? ? THE FOUNDATION for that in flation we are fearing is not the I spiralling wage and price scales. They are but a visible evidence of 1 the approach of the monster that : has been created by our monetary system. Constantly increasing, and constantly depreciating, printing press money is the real foundation, just as it has been in the past in our own and other countries. We had it following the Civil war days. Europe had it following World War I, and the disease in all cases was cheap printing press money for which there was no standard of value. It was not that wages and prices went up. It was that the amount of commodities the dollar would buy went down because the dollar had no standard of value. The more we have of these decreas ing value dollars the higher will go wages and prices. We have far too many of these cheap printing press , dollars now. In 1933 all the money in cir culation in this country amount ed to less than 6 billion dollars. By 1945 the amount had jumped to 29 billion dollars. In 1933 the per capita money in circulation was $42 for each one of us. In 1945 it was $240. The increase was in federal reserve notes, and they are purely and simply printing press money. In 1933 the amount of such notes was 3 billion dollars. By 1945 that had crown to 26 billion. Those 26 billion are only as good as the government's prom ise to pay. So long as the gov ernment's operations are in the red that promise to pay grows weaker day by day. A stop to deficit financing, a redaction in outstanding government obliga tions, will make that promise to pay more substantial, and help to avoid inflation by retiring some of our printing press money. ? ? ? CRAVING FOR SPEED IS AMERICAN VICE EACH SUNDAY a car passes my house at a speed of better than 60 ! miles in a 25-mile zone. I know the car, know where that driver is | headed for, and what he will do when he reaches his destination. He is going to the beach, 12 miles away. At the speed when passing my home, he would reach the ocean sands in 12 minutes. For two or three hours he will sit on the sand, and look out over the Pacific, then be will return at the same high speed. I wonder why the hurry; why endanger himself, his car and the lives of others in order to save five or six minutes. Undoubtedly the reason is only that insane crav ing for speed that afflicts so many of us in our drive through life. It ( may end for that driver, as ft ha ended for others, in a prison cell ? ? ? THERE IS TOO much subter fuge involved in government spending; too much covering up | of department and bureau costs. Even members of congress do not know the expenditures of I any one of the bureaus that regi- I ment us. The subsidies paid by i OPA are fair examples. No ap prooriation was made for them c The money is borrowed from I RFC and when RFC runs out of I cash congress is asked to in crease Its capitalization. I WOMAN'S WORLD Plan Trim New Dresses Cor Fall While Fabric Selection is Good by bbtta -Jfalty | | i auMtTIMES it hard to realixe | during hot summer days that all tha big stores and (oresighted wom en are planning their wardrobes for fall, but that's a fact. If you plan your fall wardrobe now, your chances of getting better material in a wider selection of colors and weaves is greater than if you wait a few weeks. Every woman likes a few trim new dresses for fall, and the matter is easily solved by selecting pat terns and materials that will be figure flattering as well as practical. One dress for the woman whose wardrobe does not permit the ex penditure of too much money is a good basic style with several changes of collar and cufls. She might like one set of collar and cufls in a prim and dainty sheer fabric in frosty white. For more dressy wear, a good choice would be a gay stripe or plaid, in tafleta or one of the rayons. Then again, the basic dress may not need collar or cufls for really formal, dressy occasions. For this you might like to splurge on some clever costume jewelry?a touch of glitter at the neck, and a matching bracelet. Remember how popular pearl type necklaces were?and still are?and how much they do for a simple black, brown or navy blue dress? That's what I mean. Basic Dress Must Flatter Figure Unless you select the most figure flattering basic dress you won't be able to do a thing with it. The side drape is only good on some figures. Others look better in gored or slight ly flared skirts. Still others prefer neat pleats or strictly straight lines. Select figure-flattering material All of these things must be im portant considerations in choosing a dress that will take the place of several. Select, too, one that has good sleeves and neckline. If you know, for example, that a V neck doesn't do a thing for you?and it doesn't do much for the very thin, flat-chested woman ? then choose something with a little fullness in the bust. If, on the other hand, you have a well-set pair of shoulders and are well-filled, stay away from too much material at the top of the dress. Should you be planning several changes of collar and cuffs for the dress, then you will want a basic style that will be usable with collars most flattering to you. Buy a good pattern, a good ma terial, put the dress together as carefully as you know how, and you will then have the most important ingredients of the successful dress. Black, navy blue, brpwn, dark green and gray are the classic col ors for this type of dress. The one you look best in should be first, second and third choice. Small Details Make Dress Fit Wearer Recent figures prove what moat of us have always suspected. That is that few women come close to the perfect figure. This means that small adjustments must be made on pat terns and clothes to make them fit perfectly. Adjust clothes to your figure. Some women run narrow In the shoulders and need an extra dart there or at the collar to make the dress lie smoothly. Shoulders, of course, can be built up with padding r?r?rr. -- Easy to Sew A simple pattern pins a simple rayon fabric that is easy for a be ginner to handle makes this a nice frock en which to start sewing. The neckline can be worn high or low, and the loffy peplum at the hip adds nice detail te the cos tume. so that they will balance the figure, but this is an individual problem that must be handled directly in front of the mirror. Another important problem in fit ting is the bodice. To give a well molded line, it's advisable to take one or two darts under the arms to get this effect. How much of a dart, and just where it should lie, is best determined by basting and fitting. Just where the hemline should fall is another point that has troubled many of us for a long time. This should not be determined, 1 feel, so much by what the fashion is, but rather by where the line is most attractive to you. If you are short and plump you will want a longer skirt to give you the long line that is most flattering. The shape of the legs is often the most impor tant factor in the length of the skirt. Waistlines and sleeve lengths are another detail which would be judged by the figure. For this there is no guide like the full length mir ror. Another detail which can be used with the basic dress is to have one of those soft sheer wool or wool jer 9PV iackpts try Ofpar nvor it Thnrn ?re some gathered-at-the-waist styles that are nice. There ar* oth ers that are more tailored. If you wish to have a bolero Jack et as another change of costume with the basic dress, select enough material and then choose a contrast ing print for lining it and make a belt of the print to have with the dress. Lingerie Touches A dress will always do mora for you if you have proper cloth ing to wear underneath it A bulky slip can ruin the good lines of a dress, and a sagging slip is a mark of poor groom ing. Slender Hgures can wear bias cut slips; the stout figure should have one with gores. Pay just as much attention to the seams on the slip as the fit. A too-small bias-cut slip will ride up and yield little comfort. Select the correct length for your height. They now come in short, medium and tall lengths and everyone can be fitted prop erly. Leave only the minor ad justments for the straps. Seams on slips should be flat and double-stitched. The zig-zag stitched seams wear well, but they may look wrinkled if you are wearing a sheer dress. The top of the slip gets hard wear and should be flat and self stitched around the edge. Lacy tops are pretty and dainty, but if a lightweight dress is worn, a simple slip will give the best lines underneath the garment. Fashion Forecast A good fall pick-up (or last year's suit or this year's too is a smart stitched dickey. It's fine (oil (or the (elt hats which are destined to appear soon. I( you're buying a good skirt (or day wear, select at least two blouses to go with it (or extra wear. One may be tailored and in bright, tewel-like colors, while the other may be crisp tubbable white. Tailored frocks for business and school carry ever-popular saddle , stitching, leather belts and other ( bright accents that liven the cos tume. You'll notice some influence from men's wear in some of the sports srear. Some plaid Jackets are tai lored like the men's, and there are ' coats, so very sporty looking, that bees four pockets. Clean Milk Comes From Modern Barns Well Constructed and Clean Mangers Urged Concrete dairy barn floor* and mangers will prove a bis belp in producins milk of high quality aa well aa reducing the amount of la bor required. The U. & public health service milk code provides that no dairy barn meets the require ments for producing high grade milk without a long-lasting, non-ab sorbent, sanitary floor such as con crete. Forms are made of one-inch lum ber, well braced. Concrete tor the floor la made with Ave gallons of wa ter per sack of Portland cement when sand and gravel are moist The mix should be plastic and work able, but not too sloppy nor too stiff. Bun floori and mangers prop erly designed and built help na ture clean, comfortable, healthy stock?high quality milk. Build the manger curb first; then the litter alley and the manger. Leave holes in concrete for future stall equipment if not now avail able. Then build stall platforms. These will vary according to the kind of cattle. The mangers should be finished with a steel trowel. The concrete should be damp cured for at least five days before using. Know Your Breed Guernsey By W. J. DRYDEN Valleywood Valiant Hero 8358M, a fraud champion Guernsey boll of registered performance. The Guernsey breed originated on the small English channel island of Guernsey. The breed was brought to America as early as 1818. The Guernsey is of medium size with fawn and white clearly deline ated markings. Summary of 98,297 advanced registered records show the average production was 10,131 pounds of milk and 498 pounds butterfat. Some 53 animals pro duced over 1,000 pounds butterfat and 14 have lifetime records of over 100,000 pounds of milk. Feeding Molaseeg to Salt Grass for Cows Good (toff, the salt pin, Here ford* say after they're sampled It. Photo?Food Mac! Corp. Salt grass which cattle ordinarily will not eat may be covered with a solution of one-third water and two-thirds molasses. Power spray may be used economically with a 20-foot width. Cattle fatten on the molasses and water combined with the graas, pro duce bigger and tastier steaks. Oth er similar uses may be devised for use of power sprayi to meet individ ual requirements. Weed Killer Shortens Farm Crop Maturity Experiments in Hawaii and Puer to Rico with 2,4-D?miracle weed killer, indicate that it may control the growth of pineapples two years Instead of three. It is generally be lieved that further experiment! will prove that 2,4-D will shorten the time of maturity for many crops in America. 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