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THE NEWS-JOURNAL. RAETORD. N. C.
THURSDAY. MARCH 18. 1943
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Washington, D. C, March. Backed
by the Big Four (arm organizations,
the Bankhead bill skyrocketed
the Senate 78-2 on Thursday. The
vote indicated a compromise on the
part of the Administration, according
to informed observers. Final passage
of tht measure would nullify that
part of President Roorevelt's stabili
zation order last October which re
quires deduction of government ben
efit payments in establishing farm
price ceilings. Majority Leader Al
ben Barkley (Dem. Ky.) supported
the legislation with 'some trepida
tion." He expressed the hope that
it would rai.e farm prices to a point
which would contribute to "runaway
inuation."
It is believed here in Washington
that a "deal" is taking definite shape
behind the scene.. In exchange for
such concessions as passage of the
Bunkhead bill, the Administration's
so-called incentive payment or sub
sidy progiam wuuld be gunned thru
gram will bring an evil day of reck
oning. They believe that it is bel
ter for highly paid industrial work
ers to meet their food bill directly
while the boom is on, rather than is
pile up goverment borrowing for sub.
sidy payments, and then b'j faced
with a tremendous federal debt and
crashing prices when the biom ends.
These differences of opiniion were
approaching a head-on collision at
weekend. Economic Stabilizer By
rnes admitted that time-and-a-half
for overtime in industry was in
flationary, but opposed futher farm
price rises. A day later, Wickard
came out with what seemed to many
a rather modest understatement
when he said that "if the 48 hour
week means a 30 per cent wage in
crease, it will tend to cause inflation.'
A ytory was wafting around town
that the President had reassured
Wiikard of his support, and had ap
pointed White House Secretary
uichlm Cinrle, whose occupation
Congress against the wishes of the j is Chinese relations, to act as urn
major groups. At the same ti.r.e. ' pire of the nricultural program,
the Pace Bill, making the inclusion I Curt ie, it is .'aid. immediately popp
i;f tlie to;t of all farm labor a part ' d up with a 9 point plan, mo.-t .stnk
of the basic parity formula., would ing feature of which was that "local
be Wdotneked. In turn, OPA Chief i dire. tun of the farm program be
ex-Senator Prenuss Brown has in j sli i'U-d from Furui-Kurcau-niindcd
timated that lie .voulcl g ve liberal ! pe -pie, towards those more respon
intvrpre'.atlon :f tvo Aikt -mend-j sive to Federal direction."
Price Ceilings Ordered
On the floor of the Senator, Lee
O'Daniel (Dem. Tex.) demanded that
"we can capital bureaucrats to pre
vent iainine. Me said larm price
ceiling, should be ended. Counter
acting this came a recommendation
from OPA Brown that price ceilings
be placed on cattle and hogs. Point
ing the trend, after one of the bitter
est sessions on record, price ceilings
were clamped on a number of fresh
fruits and vegetables. This brought
an angry blast from the Commiss
ioner of Agriculture of Florida. He
barked, "The people who are doing
this to us never saw a patch of grow
ing beans in their lives!" Over in
New York, Market Commissioner
Wooley a.'ked a cut in food being
shipped abroad on Lend-Lease. But
ter was absent in 25 per cent of Got
ham's grocery stores, and the black
market in meats was allegedly flourishing.
men' to the Price Control Ac. of Oc
tober 2, 1942. Thlj a. icndme; ca"ed
for the weighting vl the c-st of
!V.rm labor for thj ;i rpose of fix ins
price ceilings on farm products. It
would not change the basic par.ty
formula.
WICKARD OFFERS PROMiAM
Whether ail thui maneuvering
would result in prices for farm pro
ducts necessary to secure production
of the food and fiber essential to pre
vent hunger here and abroad is
questioned bymany on the arichl
tural front. Meanwhile, USDA
Secretary Wichard has caliecl upon
Congre.is for a mandate under which
he may conduct a definite farm pro
gram which he outlined as:
(1) Goverment support of prices
all farm products needed in the war
effort.
(2) A government offer to pur
chase certain products such as soy
of all farm products needed in the
vegetables, sugar beets and perhaps j
others ;"d resell them to proces-j
sors and .UsUibutort at prices in
line w th OPA price ceilings.
(3) An offer to farmers of incen
tive payments on needed war crops
to enable the producers to meet in
creased costs without raising con
sumer prices. I
Before Sen. Gillette's (Dem. -Iowa)
rubber investigating committee
appeared a number of witne jses who
wanted to know why WPB was re
fusing to allow farmer cooperatives
the necessary materials to construct
alcohol conversion plants to utilise
wheat, corn and sorghums in the syn
thetic rubber program. Accusations
Wichard admitted frankly that one that vested interests, with key men
way of enabling farmers to receive
the returns necessary to cover their
costs of production would be by rais
ing prices. He did not believe this
to be the preferable way, however.
He contended that substantial in
crease.! in farm prices would inevit
ably lead to increases in prices and
costs all along the line and "might
result in an inflation which . . .
would be even more ruinous to far
mers than others." This approach
to the inflation problem has been
hotly acisailed by such farm leaders
as Albert S. Goss of the Grange,
Charles Teague of the National
Council and Ed O'Neal of the Farm
Bureau,
LEADERS SEE EVIL DAY
These men, heavily backed by
many farm Senators and Congress
men, assert that the Wickard pro-
in WPB, were conspiring to thwart
alcohol-rubber output and retain
control of the entire rubber program
were tossed about. Sen. Gillette ex
preised his concurrence in such a
belief. When Ezra T. Benson, Ex.
Secy, of the National Council, told
the cooperatives had been "given
somewhat the run-around by WPB,"
Gillette rejoined, "I move to strike
out the word 'somewhat'." Benson
agreed.
McN'ult Faces Trouble
Over at the War Manpower Com
mission, Czra McNutt was: facing
trouble. Congress, via a sub-committee,
refused to appropriate funds
for the former Indiana Governor's
latest manpower project; and many
were seeing a fade-out for McNutt.
The confusing over the matter of
calling troops to pick cotton in Ari-
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Aberdeen, N. C.
zona didn't help the situation any
for the silvery haired Hoosier. With
contradictory orders on the troop
situation coming out on practically
an hourly basis, it appeared to be
a case of "in again, out again, home
again, Finnegan."
Suspension of the curbs on wheat
(removal of penatly of approximate
ly 60c per bu. for production above
allotment) seemed long over-due ac
cording to feed experts. They are
facing a rapidly deteriorating con'
dition in the feed market with few
gleams of hope to be seen. This move.
if. was felt, might take off some pres
rare; but complications over price
and procedure wer still to be ironed
out.
Free Speech Threatened
Secretary Wickard accused an un
named author of making alarming
and inflammatory statements con
cerning the possibility of hunger in
America. The Secretary said, "from
irresponsible sources, statements are
being made which apparently are
Grazing Program
Development of a good grazing
program for farm livestock requires
an adequate acreage of supplement
al grazing crops as well as a per
manent pasture, according to J. C.
Hutchison Asst. Soil Conservationist
WEDDING CAKE
The war-time bride, like her
sister of more peaceful days, de
serves a wedding cake which is
high in sugar content. It may take
a little sacrifice on the part of
the whole family, but any bride
will be proud of this lovely wsd-
ding cake, '
Wedding Cake
K cup margarine i
H4 teaspoons almond extract I
teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
34 cups sifted flour
Vi cup milk
H cup water
6 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Blend margarine, flavoring ex
tracts and salt. Add sugar grad
ually and cream well. Sift baking
powder with flour 3 times. Add
flour to creamed mixture, alter
nately with combined milk and
water, mixing after each addition
until smooth. Fold in egg whites.
Bake in three margarine-coated
9-inch layer pans in moderate oven
350F.) 25 to 30 minutes.
Spread frosting between layers
and on top and sides of cake. Dec
orate with silver draftees.
Wedding Cake Frosting
2H cups sugar
13 cup light corn syrup
H cup water
hi teaspoon salt
2 egg whites '
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine sugar, corn syrup, wa
ter and salt and cook to 212F., or
until syrup spins a thread. Beat
egg whites until stiff and pour
syrup in fine stream over them,
beating constantly. Add vanilla
and continue beating until stiff
enough to spread.
Other favorite recipes are found
in a full-color, 32-page cookbook,
"Foods for Fighting Trim." Send
, to National Cotton Council, Box
18, Memphis, Tennessee.
intended to destroy morale and create
food panic. . . . These statements
serve no purpose other than to de
stroy the confidence of our own
people and to comfort the Axis."
On the preceding day. Captain Ed
ward Rickenbacker, who has actually
faced enemy bullets on many of our
far-flung battle lines, was telling the
New York State Legislature: "The
Nazis and Facist long ago showed
us the way to discourage free speech.
Strangle it by wrapping it in the flag.
Smear it to death by crying aloud
that it gives aid and comfort to the
enemy."
This , week inj Washington tjiw
many shoe repair shops closed be
cause of TOO MUCH WORK.
Signs reading, "No work promised
within one week," and "No work
taken for two weeks, call for work
between 5 and 7" were reminders
that Washingtonians were flooding
the shoe repair men with shoes to
be repaired. Many shops are now
operating on two shifts. Shoes are
stacked ceiling high and the shoe
man wears a very harrassed look.
of the Pee Dee-Cape Fear soil conser
vation district.
On many farms good permanent
pasture can be developed by clear
ing shrubby growth from idle low
land areas and seeding the land to
adapted grasses and legumes.
Similarly, areas of steep, eroded
land not suited to the production of
row crops can be planted to Kudxu
and sericea lespedeza, which will
provide a permanent source of sup
plemental grazing and prevent over
grazing of the pasture.
Farmers who have developed pas
ture apermanent hay on such areas,
umiuited to the production of milk
and meat needed in the war effort,
without reducing the amount of land
needed for other war crops.
Poultry Wanted
Track Will be in R&eford
EVERY TUESDAY
From 9:00 A. M. Until 1 :00 P. M.
All Heavy Hens 20 cts
Leghorns 16 cts
Turkey Hens 26 cts
Toms 24 cts
Also want Roosters.
W. P. Butts,
28- ANGIER, N. C.
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V Check lubrication
V Check engine, carburetor,
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V Check brakes
V Check steering and wheel
alignment
V Check clutch, trantmiaion,
rear axle
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