Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1963 — Page 8

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ASCS Farm Notes

1963 AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM: The sign-up period for requesting cost-sharing on conservation practices for 1963, began January 2. Farmers who have conservation problems, are urged to call at the county office to file a request at an early date, if they intend to complete the practice this spring, keeping in mind that a request must be filed before the practice is started, to be eligible for approval. All requests received are reviewed by the county committee, James Garboden, chairman. Richard J. Moser, vice chairman; and, Roy Balsiger, member before approvals are granted. Since available funds are adequate to approve all requests, screenings as to need and practicability the amount received in previous years must be ccnsidered by the county committee before the request is approved. All approvals or disapprovals are decided by the county committee. If a group of farmers has a mutual conservation problem, they . are urged to contact the Soil Conservation Service office and organize a “Pooling Agreement.” Farmers having questions relative to the AC program or any other programs administered by the ASCS office are urged to contact the office for information. COST SHARES EARNED UNDER THE 1962 AC PROGRAM: ~ Adams County farmers have earned $68,196 in cost-sharing during the vear 1962. Costs were shared on 253 Adams County farms for completing’ conservation practices — installation of underground drainage, onen drainage, sod-wat-envavs, ponds, structures and ap- » plication of limestone to cropland in grasses or legumes or cropland that would be in grasses or legumes in 1963. $41,275 of the total cost-sharing was paid direct to vendors for materials of services performed This is known aa the Purchase Order system and is of special benefit to the farmer as it saves him out-of-pocket cash at the time the practice is completed. A breakdown by townships is as follows: Blue Creek — 19 farms — $5,531; French — 30 farms — $6,293; Hartford — 9 farms — $2,408; Jefferson — 19 farms — $4.592: Kirkland — 20 farms — $5,600; le — 25 farms — $6,955; Root — 25 farms — $4,645; St. Mary’s — 12 farms — $1,885: Union — 22 farms — $5,957; Wabash — 10 farms — $2,351: and Washington —37 farms — $11,156. In addition to the above participant® of 5 pooling agreements, consisting of ‘2b farms, received a Wai of $3,563. OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDS RECEIVED BY FARMERS: Under the 1962 Feed Grain program. 629 farms received $440,865 as payment for diverting feed grain acreage to conserving crops. Payments of $24 842 were made to rrnd\>rers on 179 farms under the 1«»82 Wheat Stabilization program. TJti? was earned b v diverting acreage normallv seeded to wheat to conserving crops. The long term Conservation Reserve program covering 50 Adams County farms, made annual payments in the amount of $49,240. farmers received $117,601 under the Commodity Loen and Purchase programs in 1962. $5,267 being paid to producers who resealed commodities on their farms for an additional year. Wool and lamb producers received $9,210 as incentive payments during 1962. For all programs administered by the ASCS office in Adams County, farmers received an approximate total of $709,954.

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* DIVERSION PROGRAMS GETTING RESULTS: National farmer participation in the 1961 and 1962 Feed Grain Programs is bringing about a one-third reduction in feed grainstocks. By next October 1, feed grain stocks are expected to be about 28 million tons below the 84.7-million ton level of October 1. 1961. Wheat stocks will be down 100 million bushels next July J as a result of participation in the 1962 Wheat Stabilization Program. Bringing production into line with needs was accomplished through the diversion of wheat and grain acreage to conserving uses. By participating in the diversion programs, the farmer earns a diversion payment and a price-sup-port payment, and he also qualifies for a regular price support loan or purchase agreement on his crop. The sign-up period for 1963-crop corn, grain sorghum, and barley under the voluntary feed grain program has been set for February 1 through March 22, 1963 Speaking for the county committee, chairman Garboden states: “We hope that between now and the time for filing program applications, farmers will get all the facts about the diversion programs, and then plan their 1963-crop production around the programs. The 1963 program provide a means of making further progress toward solving our problems of surplus stocks and. low farm income. Price-support on the 1963-crop corn will be available only producers taking part in the 1963 Feed Grain Program. Wheat farmers who did not sign-up to participate in the 1963 Wheat Stabilization Prowho did not sign up to participate port loans or purchase agreements provided they have complied with their farm wheat acreage allotments. The price - support payments are a new feature of the 1963 diversion programs. They will be made on the normal production of the 1963 feed grain or wheat acreage, as the case may be, regardless of the farm’s actual yield and also without regard to whether the crop is fed, marketed, or placed under price support. U. 8. PROGRAMS IMPORTANT TO WORLD AGRICULTURAL POLICY. SAYS FREEMAN: The goal o fthis county is “progress toward an agricultural economy sufficiently balanced so that the rde of Government programs and payments will progressively diminish, yet be sufficiently productive and flexible so that we can meet any needs that may arise." This is the way Secretary of Agriculture Orville.L. Freeman summed up a recent discussion of agricultural supply - management programs provided under legislation enacted last fall. He then stressed the “necessity for formulating our agricultural policies and programs not only in the light of the needs of all the people in this Nation, but also in terms of our relationship with the rest of the world. ~~—, “International relations today affect every aspect of our economy — and of our lives," he said. The United States is committed to a policy of expanding world trade. It is dedicated to economic and political policies that will strengthen the free world. Every domestic program is affected by these facts. “The United States is the world’s largest exporter of feed and agricultural products — currently at the peak rate of more than $5 billion *a year. Os this amount, we sell about $3 1/2 billion as commercial exports and the remainder we make available on generous terms to less developed countries. "It goes without saying that our agricultural exports are of utmost importance, not only to our farm economy but to our overall economic position and our balance of payments. It is important to us that we export enough to make up for the deficit that is incurred primarily in. the discharge of our security and assistance commitments around the world." Speaking of the Common, Market through which it is hoped that the free nations of Western Europe may further increase both their economic and political strength, Secretary Freeman said that the United States is eager to contri-

bute to that end: “But we are ser- , iously concerned,” he added, I "about increasing evidence that the EEC is leaning toward a highly protectionist, trade restrictive policy where agriculture is concerned. 1 “The problem for American agriculture arises as the EEC develops its common agricultural policy _ The EEC is moving to apply variable levies on grains, poultry and other commodities to effectively prevent any imports coming in at less than domestic support prices. It is .. . critically important to us that these prices should be set at moderate levels, if the United States and other agricultural exporting nations are to have continued access to EEC markets. ", . . While we do not object to Western Europe adopting a common agricultural policy, or developing a large single market area like we have in the United States, we do believe that this should not be done at the expense of friendly nations and in disregard of international responsibilities All we ask is a chance to compete fairly and responsibly. “In the new Trade Agreements Act, the President has new authority to negotiate tariff reductions. Our government intends to use this authority to improve acess to world markets, and particularly to the Common Market, of our agricultural products. To do this most effectively, we must insist on keeping agricultural and industrial products in one package in bur negotiations under the new trade act. “What does this have to do with our domestic agricultural policy? Remember that we negotiate with nations that are both friends and competitors. Remember that these nations express fears that we may destroy their markets by dumping surpluses. Remember that not only is trade a two-way street, but negotiation is two-way bargaining. If we do not manage our supply effectively to prevent huge surpluses, then we will not be able to bAflt our negotiators with a responsible farm policy, and our bargaining position will be seriously weakened. 1964 WHEAT PROGRAM DISCUSSED BY SECRETARY FREEMAN: The wheat program provided by Congress tar, and succeeding years is a program designed specifically for the wheat producer, Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman recently told a meeting of wheat growers. ~ . “It carries the opportunity for fair income for the grower, he said, “because it assures turn of a fair price for his crop. It will permit a steady reduction of the carryover and should bring stocks down to. reserve levels in 3 or 4 years. “It is the farmer’s program . . . because it will work to his benefit and to the benefit of us all, if he wants it to. If the farmer does not want it to succeed it will fail . ■ • and with it many other things as well.” The Secretary expalined that by April 15 of next year, under the new Wheat Program, the Secretary of Agriculture must deter mine how much wheat we need from the 1964 cropland wheat acreage will be needed to produce it. Before the middle of June, producers will vote in a referendum on whether to adjust their production to wheat the market will take in return for price supports, or whether to take all they can produce to the market - with no on wheat production, and virtually no limit on wheat prices. The wheat program provid«ifor 1964, Secretary Freeman declared, is not a new and radical prograrm Except lor a few changes the two-mice Wheat Program just enacted is essentially the program long under discussion by wheat producers. It would include a al marketing quota equal to total reouirements for wheat (minus CCC carryover reduction), a national acreage allotment gearedto the national marketing quota, and farm allotments based on the national allotment. A volu " ta age diversion program to supplement any reduction from the 55-million-acre .allotment Regarding the size of the 19M wIS allotment, the Secretary said- “The facts are that we will need around 1,100 million bushels of wheat in 1964, this some 44 million harvested acres, . which means a planted acreage substantially larger than to“ • • • the 1964 national wheat allotment will not be more than 10 or 15 per cent below the 1963 allotment. We will make every effort to expand exports so that your farm allotmOTts in 1964 can be as large as m I IQR9 “And we are going to use the voluntary acreage diversion program provided in the law to the maximuni extent possible to assure a major reduction in the wheat surplus in 1964. "Payment rates will be tent with our goal of strengthened farm income, the continued reduction of surpluses to a reserve level for security and stabilization needs and the commitment to raise the level of the rural economy to that of the country as a whole. "Certificates will be issued for all of the wheat needed for food in this country and for part of the exports. Farmers who plant withI in their acreage allotment can market all the wheat they produce. f ."Price supports for ‘certificate I wheat’ will be at least $2 per buI shel. Pric6 support for wheat

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without certificates win be around $1.30 per bushel. There is no basis for any claim that wheat prices will be 90 cents per bushel in 1964 — if the program is in effect. “Under supply circumstances, as they were when I testified before the Agriculture committees last spring, I would plan to issue certificates on about 925 million bushels of wheat. While the amount of certificate wheat cannot be determined exactly at this time, you may be sure that the lion’s share of total production will be covered by certificates providing for $2 wheat.” The Secretary also pointed out that the new law ends the 15acre exemption. “The 15-acre producers can elect to participate, vote and use the program,” he declared. “But they no longer will be carried by the producer whose main income is derived from growing wheat.” Emphasizing the interdependence between wheat decisions in this country and our international trade policy. Secretary Freeman said that “on the outcome of the wheat referendum . . . rides not only the question of a domestic wheat program, with fair prices to the farmer, but also critical questions of foreign markets and the strength of the free world. “It will be an important vote,” he said. “Each wheat farmer will be deciding between $2 wheat and $1 wheat ... but he also will be influencing the future course of the free world. “The challenge the American farmer has today is to maintain his world leadreship by demonstrating that a mature agricultural economy also can assure the farmer a level of income comparable to the nonfarmer. This is the challenge ... and I believe the wheat farmer will meet it as he has always done.” PRODUCTION RECORD The Nation’s farmers set production record in 1962. America s farmers produced food and fiber in 1962 at a record hl ch level, and they did it on the smtjfeet acreage in modern times, the USDA reports. Consumers spent about 19 ner cent of their income after taxes for food in 1962, compared with 26 percent in 1947-49. f This is the smallest share of income spent for food bv any nation in the world at anv time in history. FARM REAL ESTATE Farm real estate market values continued to move higher through the first half of 1962. On July 1, the national index of average value ner acre of farmland was 186 (194749, -100). This was a substantial 5 per cent gain over July 1, 1961, average value and 2 per cent increase in the 4 months beginning March 1. Estimated value of all farmland, including improvements, was SI4OJ billion on July 1, $6.7 billion more that the year earlier. PLAN TO SURVIVE Plan now for survival of yourself, your family and your business whether it be farming or other types. All are important. Self-survival — plan a shelter for your family, provide for their -protection and emergency survival supplies — protect your livestock. Plan for emergency repair and restoration of facilities. BE PREPARED — BE ALERT — BE CALM — USE GOOD JUDGMENT. Federal Grant For Bluffton Foundation -- WASHINGTON (UPD—The Cay-lor-Nickel Research Foundation, Bluffton, Ind., wil receive a grant of $84,800 from the U. S. Public Health Service. The grant, announced Thursday, was included in $21.7 million in construction funds provided on a matching basis for 54 institutions in 28 states. It was earmarked for the foundation’s medical research laboratories and equipment. Trade in a good town — Decatur.

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NEW YORK (UPD — Negotiations in the month-old newspaper strike were in indefinite recess today with no sign of a break in the dispute that has shut doym the city’s nine major dailies. ' After a fruitless 90-minute -’negotiating session Thursday, the Publishers Association of New York City asked federal mediators for an indefinite recess in parleys with striking printers. Amory Bradford, chief negptiator for the publishers, said “further meetings (would) only raise false hopes” on the part of workers in the industry. A spokesman for Local 6 of the International Typographers Union said, “the publishers made it clear that they do not desire to meet with the mediators and us i until further notice,” or until the union “comes prepared to discuss proposals within the framework” of the papers’ economic capabilities. Threatens Lower Offer Bertram Powers, president of Local 6, said the publishers threatened to lower the offer already made unless the printers reduced their demands. “The publishers are not going to dictate to us,” he said. “We don’t want them to tell us what our proposals must be.” The publishers assailed the union Thursday for “pursuing a predetermined long-strike policy,” and accompanied the charge with purported statements from the union leadership. Powers was quoted as saying on Sept. 1, 1961, that- "only a long strike...will swing the pendulum to us so that we might obtain those things that belong to us.” The ITU bulletin of Sept. 9, 1962, was excerpted as follows: “Short strikes have not materially changed the publishers’ position . . . the union’s members should be prepared for the possibility of a long struggle.” A Test of Strength On Wednesday the publishers said the union “appears determined to make this strike a test of strength between itself and the newspapers of this city," and asSome Precipitation Forecast In State By United Press International Temperatures climbed into the 40s over half or more of Indiana Thursday for the first time since the week before Christmas. It was 47« at Evansville, 44 at Louisville, 41 at Cincinnati and Indianapolis at peak points in the afteroon, but only 33 at South Bend and 37 at Fort Wayne. Highs today will range from the low 30s north to the 40s south but will be cofined to the 30s Saturday. No appreciable change in the weather was expected into the middle of next week. The five-day outlooks called for near normal temperature av e r a g es through Wednesday. Traces of precipitation were recorded at numerous points overnight, and a little rain, freezing drizzle nr light snow was forecast for various times and sections es the state through Saturday and, possibly Sunday. Low temperatures o v er n i ght ranged from 27 at Lafayette to 30 at Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, and lows tonight will range from 25 to 37. ' . The five-day outlook indicated precipitation will average around one-fourth of an inch mostly around the weekend in central and south portions and tonight, Saturday, Monday or Tuesday in the northern third. I

firmed their “unanimous” determination to resist the “impossible” demands of the ITU. The last reported offer made by the publishers was for a package of $9.20 per man per week over a two year period; the printers have asked a package of S3B per man per week for the same period. The strike shut down the New York Times, Daily News, Herald Tribune, World Telegram, Journal-American, Post, Mirror, the Long Island Press and Long Island Star Journal. The nine newspapers have a combined daily circulation of 5.7 million. An estimated 1 20,000 workers have been idled as a result of the strike. West Germany Arrests Four For Explosion BERLIN (UPD — West Berlin police today announced the arrest of three men and a woman on charges they set off two explosions last month that blew holes in the anti-refugee wall and broke 161 windows in West Berlin. The four, all West Germans, were arrested Thursday by West Berlin detectives in the West German city of Haslach, police said. Police said the band brought explosives to West Berlin by air in their hand luggage and were involved in wall blasts on the American sector border Dec. 2 and 16. Three others were arrested Dec. 16 when they were caught running from the wall' aftef an explosion blew a nine-foot square hole in the wall at Zimmer Strasse and broke 41 windows.— The Dec. 2 blast at Harzer Strasse blew, a 4-by-2-foot hole in the wall and broke 120 windows. The city has denounced the explosions as useless and dangerous. In the city’s view, the explosions do more damage to the property of West Berliners living near the border than they do to the wall. On the icy, snow-covered 110mile highway through East Germany the U.S. Army moved troops for the second straight day. Two convoys were ordered to the city and two others to West Germany on the Berlin-Helmstedt highway. They were part of a week-long movement of 3,000 soldiers that began Thursday to exchange a Berlin-based battle group for' one base in West Germany in a new demonstration of Western access rights. The first convoys: reported no incidents. JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES KINGDOM HALL Corner Monroe and Ninth Sunday 4115 p.m.: Watchtower Bible study and discussion on the subject, “Subjection to 'Superior Authorities’— Why? and The Benefits of Subjection to Authorities." ’ One of the scripture texts for consideration will be Matthew 10:18, ‘You will be haled before gover. nors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them and the nations.” Tuesday 8:00 p.m.: Bible study using the study aid, “Let Your Name Be Sanctified.” Friday 7:30 p.m.: Theocratic Ministry School following by the Kingdom Ministry service meet- | tag.

Stale Depf. Is Distressed On Refugee Plight WASHINGTON (UPD — The State Department says It is deeply distressed about the plight of Siberia refugees who asked for asylum in the U.S. embassy in Moscow, but the ambassador had to turn them down because of regulations. State Department spokesman Lincoln White told a news conference Thursday that diplomatic officers abroad were barred from giving asylum “to persons outside of his official or personal household.” (‘Refuge shall be refused to persons fleeing legitimate agents of the local government. In case such persons have been admitted to the diplomatic or consular premises they must be surrendered or dismissed from such mission or consular office,” according to a regulation in the Foreign Affairs Manual. White added that the U.S. does not recognize the right of embassies here to grant asylum, nor would the U.S. expect the Soviet embassy to iterfere with complaints by Americans about conditions in this country. U.S. Ambassador Foy Kohler did tell Soviet Foreign Ministry officials that the embassy was most interested in the group because of the incident. The State Departmet said it was distressed that any country should have “restrictions on the free exercise of religion or any other elementary human rights." White said the crJy exception to the U.S. asylum rule was Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty who was allowed this haven during the Hungarian uprising in 1956. He has remained in the embassy at Budapest since he entered more than six years ago. The exception was made because the U.S. “has, in exceptional cases, granted refuge on humanitariangrounds to individuals in immediate and grave personal danger.” The embassy’s refusal to do the same for the Siberian refugees Thursday Was called heartless and hasty by Dr. L. Nelson Bell, executive editor of Christianity, a monthly Protestant magazine. “There are abundant precedents” for the embassy to have helped the peasants, he said. America cannot become involved in the internal administration of the Moscow government, but when men actually come asking for protection, surely there must be something we can do.” Luther Engle Head Os Fira Department ~. Luther Engle was elected president of the Monroe rural fire department at a recent election of officers for 1963. While Engle was elected president, Howaid Habegger was renamed chief of the rural department. Other officers elected were: John Sipe, vice president; Stanley Arnold, secretary; Gale Cook, treasurer; Harry Kershner, threeyear trustee; Ermel Gilbert, twoyear trustee; Harry Bowers, oneyear trustee; Louis Steffen, assistant chief; Arthur Roudebush, second assistant chief. Chief Habegger reported that the department made a total of 20 "runs” during 1962. Included in the calls were six grass fires, five house or chimney fires, five barns and other outside buildings, and four miscellaneous fires. If you have something to sell or trade — use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

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Broadcasting Is Resumed By Telstar NEW YORK (UPD — Telstar, the communications satellite silenced nearly six weeks ago by space radiation, resumed transatlantic television broadcasting today after being “tricked" into receiving commands from earth. Viewers on both sides of the Atlantic reported reception as clear as the transmissions received between Telstar’s launching last July 10 and its malfunction last November. The space broadcasters also hoped another television satellite, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Relay, would resume operations soon. Relay was born speechless last month bat communications between it and earth resumed unexpectedly Thursday. Scrapping Skybolt To Idle Hundreds SANTA MONICA, Calif. (UPD —Douglas Aircraft Co. said 600 employes of an expected 4,000 would be laid off today because of the government’s decision to scrap the Skybolt missile project. A spokesman tor the firm said 596 were laid off Thursday. Fourteen Southern California aerospace firms sent representatives to explore the possibility of hiring some of the employes and the California State Employment Service and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) also held job interviews. NASA spokesmen said openings exist at such facilities as the Marshall Spaceflight Center at Huntsville, Ala., and the Manned Spacecraft Certer, Houston. In Utica, N.Y.. General Electric Co.’s Light Military Electronics Division (LMED) announced that the cancellation of the Skybolt missile program will result in immediate layoffs to several hundred employes. G. T Garber, manager of employe and community relations, said Thursday that other layoffs will extend over a longer period and eventually affect more than 1,000 persons. Skybolt cancellations also will hit the Burlington. Vt. area. GE, a subcontractor on the Skybolt, said it will lay off some 700 employes in the northern Vermont city, partly because of the cancellation. If you have something to sell or trade — Use the Democrat Want ads — they get BIG results.

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