Congresman Fountain Still
Nibbling bn Raw Cheese Deal
•mittee on
said today that a Federal court
ruling that three companies most
pay the government $253,000 was
“another forward atop'’ in a a 1/8
year fight by the Subcommittee to
recover more than $2 million paid
out by the Department of Agri
culture in 1954 cheese and-hotter
“purchase-resale”, transactions.
In the transactions, the Depart
ment’s Commodity credit Corpora
tion ‘purchased” approximately 85
million pounds of cheese and 5
million pounds of butter which was
simultaneously “resold” at a lower
price to the origihal owners. The
cheese and butter was never moved
from the warehouse in which it
was stored, but OOC paid the own
ers the difference between the
“purchase” and “resale” prices.
Hearings on the unusual trans
actions were held by the Subcom
mittee in June and July, 1955.
Congressman Fountain then asked
the Comptroller General for a
on the legality of the trans
On August 15, 1855, on the
basis of evidence brought dot in
tiie Subcommittee hearings, the
Comptroller General ruled the
transactions to be “unauthorized
and improper”. After. some 8
months of study, the Justice De
partment informed the Subcom
mittee pta April 87,' 1858, that it
would Bring legal action for re
turn of the unauthorized payments,
and a series of lawsuits were sub
sequently tiled for this purpose.
The Department of Agriculture has
continued to ^maintain that the
_'Pro*>e^> end entr;
if "the Department have
► court as ’
In a ^eriafcm handed down
July 3, Chief Judge Roszel C.
Thomsen of the U. S. District
Court for Maryland ordered $100,
572 repaid by the Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company, $108,683 by
the National Biscuit Company and
$94,665 by Swift & Company, to
gether with interest at 6% from
the date of judgment. Judge Thom
sen declared in his opinion that the
evidence indicated that “inventory
protection and reimbursement to
processors were major objectives”
of the purchase-resale program,
Frosty Mom
Meats Inc.
“Helping to build a better Livestock
Market for Eastern North Carolina”
if' 'ixiir
No Commission Charge
rather than the support of prices
paid to farmers tor their motile and
butterfat. The ffudge also conotad
ed that action taken by COC at the
request of the Industry had de
pressing effect pa the priefeofinfflr
and butterfat." The entire record
of the itiubcommittee’s hearings
yras admitted In evidence and Judge
Thomsen referred to the hearings,
frequently in his 34 page derision,
giving (particular'attention to ad
missions obtained by the Subcoin
mlttee that the
r/^mply
In addition to Oongreeaman
Fountain, members ot the Inter
governmental Relations Subcom
mittee are: Robert E. Jones (D
Ala.); Henry Si: Reuas (D-Wis.),
Overton Brooks (D.-La.), Chet
Halffield <D-<3alif.), Florence I*.
Dwyer <K.-N. J.>, Robert H. Michel
(R.-Dl.), mm H. May, Jr.Ot -
Conn.). Representatives William L,
Daiwson tD.-Bl.), Chairman off the
full admupittee, and Ctere- B. Ho«
man <R.-Mich.) are ex officio mem
bers. •
GARDEN TIME
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« ail them*th<*l*
preservation of fruits
Mes, eufcfc freezing probably pee*
serves .the fresh flavor and nutri
tive value better than any. of the
other nidfebds. ^ what is mpre
important, your family can enjoy
tree and vine fresh fruits and
vegetables tardive months in the
feu.' '
One important factor, which is
frequently over-looked, is the de
gree of xipeness for freezing.
Peaches should he free ripe and
suitable for eating out-of-band,
while vegetables, should be tender
and never allowed,to over-mature.
Beans bedooMt; stringy and tough
while sweet com loses much of its
tenderness, pul eating quality.
■. According to our notes, a number
of peaeh veHeti^j^rjbeavailable
in July and August. The dates I
' on the indicat
in the upper Piedmont a fiw days
later. In the mountains the varie
ties would ripen as much as a
week or more later, depending upon
the altitude: Hiley Belle, July 5;
Hale Haven, July 9; Sunhigh, July
7; Georgia Belle, iuly 15; Elbert a,
July 15; and lizzie and Shipper’s
Late Bed, August 5. Ilf you want
peaches tor freezing, contact your
closest grower and arrange to get
tree ripened fruit. Some growers
will haye other varieties but you
can check with him.
In some sections of the state the
dewberry harvest has been com
pleted. If you have plants, they
should be pruned after harvest. B
you live in the Piedmont or East
ern Carolina, prune out all canes,
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' QUESmiON: Must I( vote to taj
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