Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1957 — Page 11

Thursday, November u, iw

Series Os Articles On Need Os Price Increase

(This is the second in • series of articles on the recent farm program development conference at Purdue University under the sponsorship of the Indiana Farmers Union. More than MO Indiana farmers from all parts of the state joined together to help find a real solution to the farm problem of increasing costs and lower prices to farmers.) Following the “leadoff” speech of Secretary Brannan Wednesday morning. Prof. Carol Bottom, of the economics department of Pur-

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due University, presented a speech entitled "Indiana agriculture in an economy of abundance.” Prof. Bottom explained that any agricultural program was based upon a philosophy, and he wanted to stay as close to economics and as far from philosophy as he could. He stated that he felt the present soil bank program was a failure because payments, especially for corn land, were unrealistic, and would have to be increased tremendously to take the highly productive soil out of production. It is this soil which must be “re-

tired” to make the program a success. He explained that aven if prices are Increased to farmers* many farmers will still leave the farm for industry. Following this speech, John C. Raber, president of the Indiana Farmer’s Union, spoke on “Who is to blame for low farm income.” Pulling no punches, the fiery speaker, from a former Amish family background, said “we farmers are entirely to blame for. our own low incomes.” He went on to explain how the farmer has sat still, while every other segment of the population asks and gets special privileges. Raber then explained that when the Indiana Farmer’s Union organized in 1954, and asked him to be its president, the board met, and set his salary at 88,000 a year. After working on this for a few months, he got to thinking. Farmers were only getting about 80% of parity, or 80% of a fair price. So, Raber said, he went to the board, and told them that until farm prices went up to 100% of a fair prices, he was only going to draw 75% of his salary, or 86,000 a year. Raber then stated that there had been much talk about conflict of interests in farm organization and farm leadership. He then made the proposal, that all farm program workers, from the secretary of agriculture to the local county agent, an dASC secretary, as well as all farm group workers, such as Coop, etc., go on a 75% salary basis until they work out away to get farm prices up to 100%. This would certainly speed up the process, he predicted! The group then adjourned for lunch, and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. Prof. Troy Cauley, a third generation Farmer's Union member, and a member of the Indiana University department of economics, presently on leave while teaching at the University of Texas, spoke. “Free markets, and what should they be free of?" was the subject of Prof. Cauley’s speech. He explained at the beginning that he was not a “nice” economist, and he did not try to separate economics from other segments of life. He also pointed out that he was in disagreement with the thinking of Purdue university economists. What is this “free market” that some groups wish us to return to? he asked. Is it "free" from monopoly or oligopoly, he asked. Can we call it free from these when we know that prices for gasoline, oil, cars, tractors, etc., are all fixed, rather than competitive? Who -ever heard of a tractor or barrel Os gas being sold "on the riiarket,” he asked. Is the market free from influ-

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ence of protective tariffs, he asked. The first law passed by the first congress under George Washington was tariff measures to protect manufacturers against importations. But every consumer who tariff is subsidizing the protected pays a higher price because of this turer and producer is protected industry. Nearly every manufactoday by a high tariff to some degree, and the difference between the market / price and protected price is paid by—yes, the buyer and the farmer. Is the market today free from influence of advertising, he continued? When you see a famous cake mix, advertised and attractive, what assurance do you have that eggs in the cake mix are the same high quality eggs you would use if you mixed a cake? There is nothing on the cake mix to tell you what kind of eggs, and the present pure food acts do not require this information on the label. Only attractive brand name* are advertised, not the actual contents. But farmers have to sell their eggs, milk, etc.; by “grade” and get a lower price for low grade ingredients which are resold to consumers in high-price mixes. Is the market free from the influence of the “inequality of the distribution of income?” he asked. Would not more high-grade, high priced farm goods be sold if the U. S. income wsas more equitable. Imported Rattlers WYMORE, Neb — OP) — Kingsize rattlers are constantly being found here, an area in which rattlers aren't supposed to thrive. Farmers speculate that the snakes were brought here some years ago in shipments of posts from southern states and multiplied. Farmer : Clarence Chaplain recently killed a ' rattler 51 ipches long Carrying 11 rattles. Egyptians In Texas AUSTIN, Tex. —W! — The University of Texas this fall began this country's second program for training Egyptian teachers in the English language. The program, similar to one at the University of Michigan, is being financed mainly by a $71,000 grant fro mthe Rockefeller Fountain. Wrong Number EAST HAMPTON. Conn. — W> — When Fire Chief Paul P. O’Connell’s phone rings it isn’t neces" sarily a fire. He has the same number as the Boston Red Sox and often receives ticket requests which irk him no end. He’s a New York Yankee fan.

Law Interpretation Change Is Promised Conference Held Over Ditch Laws A change in the interpretation of the law in favor of farmers on state highway assessment for a non-legal ditch has been promised as the result of a conference between Ben Gerke, chairman of the Adams county board of soil conservation supervisors, Cletus Gillman, SCS conservationist, and others with the state highway commission. Gerke, Gillman, and L. Luther Yager, state representative from Adams and Wells county, went to, Indianapolis to meet R. O. Cole, member of the state soil conservation committee, and Purdue university extension soil conservationist. Yager had another meeting before the group met with the state highway commission, so Gerke and Gillman visited some other offices in the state house. First they visited the legislative bureau, which helps legislators write bills, but were unable to find the information they wanted. They then went to the attorney general's office, and started searching records. , <• The state highway engineers and district supervisors have held tor years that the state would pay ditch and drain assessments on legal ditches only, not on SCS work. Gillman and Gerke had heard that there was an attorney general’s opinion to the contrary. They thought that it was made in 1943. 'V \ After a careful search of the records, nothing was found. They continued through the index books, king the main headings. Finely, in 1941, under a detailed subheading of a highway decision, they found what they were looking for. , Armed with this information, they went into the meeting. Representing the state highway commission and department were Charles Mattax, board member, and Merle Ford, chief engineer. At first they got the same answer as always — the state can only help on a legal ditch. But when they presented the evidence of an attorney general’s decision, the group then admitted that they may have been wrong, and that they would check, that field offices wuold be infromed, and the law would be interpreted. Santa Claus Is Now Using Space Ship Santa Is Featured On Christmas Cards By GAY PAULEY United Press Women’s Editor NEW YORK (UP)—Santa Claus and the satellite age get together this year. The old gentleman, number one cover boy for Christmas cards, heads for his appointed rounds via rocket and space ship instead of reindeer and sleigh in many of this season’s designs. Apparently his pack also is outmoded for outer space. It is missing in many of the artists* drawings. _ Santa Keeps Up “Well, Santa has to keep up with the times,” explained Stephen Q. Shannon, executive director of the Greeting Card Association. Shannon said cards of religious character will make up 25 per cent of the 35,000 designs available this year. But in the cards of general nature, 12 per cent feature Santa, trailed closely by Christinas tree ornaments, candles and floral decorations- The Madonna is the most popular design in the religious group. In shape, most cards are "taller and skinnier” than ever, the association said. Apparently the "shop early” preaching is effective. Shannon said some persons began Christmas card selecting in July and purchases have picked up speed since Labor Day. Now, with Christmas still six weeks away, the card counters are jammed. Two Billion Canto The association estimated the average American Household will send 57 cards, or a record total for the nation of 2,400,000,000. It’ll cost 70 million dollars to mail them all. ■ —Chrtat.-nas cards make up half of all greeting cards sent, includbirth:.ay, get well and Valentine. . . The Christmas card custom originated “in England in 1843, when an illustrator named John Calcott Horsley painted one. A Roxbury, Mass., lithographer named Louis Prang published the first in this country in 1875 — and wondered

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