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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY liEUTFORD, K. l, FEBRUARY 26, 1943 PAGE THREE LOOKING AT WASHINGTON By Hugo & Sims, Washington Correspondent Hitfl At Middlemen. Fulmer'a Investigation Let's Get All The Facts. resolution introduced in the of representatives by Con- ian H. P. Fulmer, chairman of mmittee on Agriculture, to in- Ue the feasibility of establish 1 up-to-date marketing system rural areas through local, state Ltional agencies, under a farm lative program that would pro acilities for proper grading and )ution, storage and other essen fcrvices, may have something. I spread between what the farm- is for his products and what the mer pays for it is enormous, her the spread is due to mono- ic control of markets, "onspir in regard to buying, or other pulations of the middleman is jwn. As .a matter of fact, no knows whether the spread is md reasonable, on the basis of ce rendered, or not. revealed, by a clear and impartial v. Urn will be at hand to BbUUV. determine whether some legislation should result. m ,o .an hocin an investigation A-JV I11U11 "O . of an ecqnomic set-up, with any claim to justice, if he starts witn nis mmu o Wp hold no brief to defend maul. "1" ' ' . hut. the facts should be HUUUlVillV") w-- qq;iki hpfnre we denounce them. In have no doubt, the urma of middlemen are valuable and worth what they receive; in oth or cases, due to peculiar circum cfnpo the reverse will be true. The purpose of an inquiry should be to discover the truth in particular in to aDDlv proper remedies to relieve unjust and inequitable con ditions. Adjectives Not Enough. Report Not Specific. Why Not Call The Names? We think it is very important for Congress to investigate the action of Government officials ana to Keep il ' .u xi 1.1.. infn-tnerl as to the bor, publication of fifteen rail- sel1 U,"'""K'" I " " :rt iv- u. t moo n progress of the war eiiort. later unions says that in 1922 a P it Js necessary 9 of independent research work- to & number of nade a two-year study of the ... . . into ibution system. This revealed I , .... anA aftpr SP(.urine attuai cvmiui vi-ij - 1 information, pass it on to the legis- 4 la farm crop for which farmers kred a little less than $9,000,000, & post the consumer a little more I lative bodies. or a 200 per Z1 $27,000,000,000 "mark up". is seems like an enormous in ke. The purpose of the Fulmer Btigation, we take it, is to estab- whether such a spread exists at 4.-'- present time and to ascertain the i ices rendered by so-called middle- in return for the money they ive. This is an entirely justifi- investigation and, if pursued In : ntelligent and objective manner, ht do the nation some benefit. r tr. Fulmer does not strengthen his X i, however, when he makes such i iements as: "Farmers and consum ? iare hopeless and helpless because are just too many middlemen rating between them." Consider i if? the fact that the number of mid- "!3lemen in relation to the number of .fanners and consumers is small, this doesn't make sense, f v There never has been a law to pre vent farmers from performing the services that are now performed by the- middlemen. There never nas ' been a time, since Mr. Fulmer enter ed the House many years ago, when arf investigation could not have Been attempted. Certainly, farmers and consumers, plus their "friends" in - Congress, could have curbed the ra- paciousness of middlemen, .if such there be, many years ago. j v There is nothing to be gained by abusing middlemen. They perform a useful economic service, both to farm 1 MIWMK'aftBI MlWKflHC The Japs kicked him in the face and stomach, smashed him -Hui their, fists, knifed him, jibbed him with a pitchfork and left him for dead, but Pvt. E. O. Moor came through this ordeal. Now you come through. You've done your bit; now do your beet Buy more fit Bonds, tions. As to pruning, he suggests that it be done so as to preserve the natural shape of the plant to be pruned. Flowering plants that bloom before July should not be pruned. Trees and shrubs should not be allowed to rock around in the wind and wear a hole in the soil around their base. Anchor them with string and stake and keep the soil packed around the roots. As to spring yard cleaning, he gives the following pointers: Don't burn over the yard and don't use a brush broom. Use a rake to remove the coarse trash and allow the fine material to remain. He reminds all gardeners that it is time now to plant water lilies. Use three parts of good soil and one-part of well-rotted manure, and cover with a layer of sand to hold the soil in place. "How many people work in your office?" "Oh, about half." USE 666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROPS 4 'rom where I sit .. . Joe Marsh whpn a Congressional committee reports a situation that needs correc tion, it is incumbent upon the com t the facts and to suggest proper remedies ior me con dition revealed. It is not enongh for a committee of investigation to hand in a report, teeming with adjectives that d not take the place of facts. In this connection, we call attention to a recent report of a House com mittee on small business, headed by Representative Patman, Democrat of Texas. This committee says it has received testimony presenting "a shocking pic ture of bureaucratic buck-passing, in competent and listless administration and almost traitorous activities on me part of certain interests to protect their companies at the expense of the war effort." The report, as the reader sees, makes two very serious charges natural tendency, when dealing in, tremendous quantities, to seek con-1 tracts with those able to deliver in large volume. Under the circumstances of the Committee's report, we can hardly afford to give it much consideration. To charge certain interests with al most traitorous activities and then fail to name the interests or to de scribe the activities, even though they were "at the expense of the war effort,' gives the committee a low rating with us. ly attords tne grower an upiiuiiuiiuj to protect himself against total or partial loss of income in years when he has a crop failure due to causes over which he has no control." Deadline for making application for insurance on the 1941'. crop is April 1, and applications may be made at the AAA office in the county in which the farm is located. Start Work On Home Yards And Gardens The other day we were talking about George Washington who besides being a great gen eral was a surveyor, a farmer, and a wise statesman. "And he made mighty good beeftoo," says Grandma Hos Itins. "His private recipe's filed in the New York Public Library." Now Grandma Hoskina knows her history and she told us how other famous men believed in beer and modera tion. William Perm, for instance, who had his own brewery and James Madison, who "urged the manufacture of beer in every State of the Union" Tin J 1. .rA.MI t Pwi. A YV lieu llu? uaiJL jfwuo ui 1 hibition came along, they proved how right those early American statesmen were that no Law ever takes the place of moderation. TVipv were risht about a lot of things Washington and Adams and Plnn and the others who founded America. And from where I sit they were certainly right about moder ation too. Butter Prices Set By OPA February 16 The Office of Price Administration announced that effective February Hi all sales of butter are now under A i--t an A m tint 4 t.O Maximum 1 rice though it does not specify the com panies or the Government officials figuring in its criticism. "Bureaucratic buck-passing, incom petent and listless administration" are terms that may be used by va rious individuals, depending upon their points of view. In themselves, they mean little or they may mean much. r. , The second charge. of,-th commit-J tee that testimony presented a snocK ing picture of "almost traitorous ac tivities on the nart of certain inter ests to protect their companies at the a ...mun wwhp- thev.pvnpnse of the war eliort seems u K;. perform the service at an equitable require additional details. nrice is a matter to De determined Dy enainiy, one launm, ........ v nn investigation. There is nothing to be gained by comparing the price of any crop in the field and the price v . at which the crop is sold in a city u,n 4 less one understands the machinery V- by which tne crop is Dougnt, nanaiea, 'I nnvcgwH transnnrted and sold. sy. To declare that "many middlemen never produce a living thing, but . operate more or less as parasites, Sapping the very lifeblood of pro : vducers and consumers" is oratorical --'iunid may influence unthinking farm- era and consumers nut it does not get 1 .; ma onvwhere. kverv sensime econo- t'imist knows that some middlemen per-j 7 IOrm WOI WIWIIIIC aci vnca KJ ouucij .. . . 1 -A 1 Ul. . ,v,n o-otc- tin nnn war -'T JrcSOlliail, miw tt j ..... , without producing a living thing ex cept words and votes. We hope that Congressman Fulmer will get his resolution passed and that a real investigation will result, not for the purpose of condemning the functions of middlemen but to see just wnat uiey uo nr icluih mi whk they get When the facts have been tention to anonymous charges, indis criminately directed against "certain interests." If the House committee has evidence of "almost traitorous ac tivities," as it alleges, it should tell what they are and expose the inter ests that are guilty. The committee also commented that "the war effort on the production front, as a whole, still lacks to an alarming degree efficient coordina tion." Once more, this is a general statement, reflecting the conclusions of individuals and should be buttress ed with facts uncovered. The assertion that small business faces extinction because of lack of sympathetic consideration in the war program is another worthless conclu sion unless there are facts to support it. Moreover, if such is the case, the Congress can and should take appro priate legislative action to assure greater consideration of small busi ness. We have little idea that small business lacks the sympathy of the officials in charge of our war pro crram but we realize that there is a Regulation 289 except sales of farm butter and sales by retail stores. The latter still remains under Ml'H 268. H. T. RaU'hford, State Price Offi cer, said consumers will probably be gin to see the results of this regula tion within about a week from the effective date of the new amendment, since it will take about that long before retailers wjll be able to adjust their prices on their new purchases. In any case Katchford said the high est price which may be charged for "93 score" butter of the very best grade by any seller in North Carolina will be 58c per pound, ine nigneti price which retail stores will be able to -sell the same butter will be 57c per pound. Sales of farm butter, however, sun remain under MPR 280 and exempt from Amendment 4 to MPR 28!). Farm butter must not be higher than was pharired durinir the period Sep tember 28 to October 2, 1942. This farm price is, in most cases, lower than the new ceiling, Ratchford de clared. At the time MPR 289 was original ly issued a "freeze" method was used as a temporary expedient. This new pricing formula is based upon priieh at the Chicago market, plus transpor tation and packaging costs. If sold through a Wholesaler to retail stores, a retailer's margin is also permitte Four methods for calculating prices are given: (1) For bulk butter, (2) For butter in prints and packages, (3) Retail sales by route-sellers, and (4) Retail sales by creameries. Pricing information and guides to Amendment 4 to MPR 289 will be available within a few days from the Price Clerks at local War Price and Rationing Hoards, or from the Price Division of OPA at Raleigh, N. C. Don't wait for spring blossoms to remind you, but begin now to clean up and plan the home yards and gar ! dens, urges John H. Harris, Land scape Extension Specialist of N. C. State College. March is the last month before next fall for the plant I inff of fruit trees, grapes, straw berries, dewberries and other small fruits. Harris points out that rose bushes, fruit trees and diseased shrubs should be sprayed with lime-sulphur. That trees, shrubs and lawn should be fer tilized with manure and perhaps some phosphate. No fertilizer containing inorganic nitrogen can be used for this purpose under present regula- O l43,Br.wtn Indu.try Foundation North Carolina Cw-iltt Edr B. Bain. State Director. 606-7 Insurance BldgBaloUh.N.C BABY CHICK SPECIAL Parred Rock and New Hamp shire. This week only, $9.00 per 100. Started Chicks at Bargain prices. SUPERIOR HATCHERY U. S. Highway 17, Edenton, N. C. 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The insurance, which is being of fered for the second year, guarantees the grower 50 or 75 percent of his normal yield against losses from causes over which he has no control such as floods, drouth, windstorm, hail and insect damage. The cover age which can be obtained and rates already have been sent to cotton growers by County AAA offices. A new war clause in the insurance this year, Cornwell said, now covers losses caused from wartime shortages of labor and materials, provided it is determined it was humanly impossi ble to obtain them. "This insurance is not designed as a money-making proposition for either the grower" or the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation which is an agency of the U. S. Department of Agriculture," he declared. "It mere- I M r" : a dPfe WHERE CAN I GET I Mjf$-ftW J THE SAME BRAND OF i Q) 1 MOTOR OIL USED BX 1 AMERICAN AIRLINES ? J &OjSf 1.1 I I f Ifflll&iW1' 11 i s-r, rr. ' . ...... 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