o—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 16, 1956
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News Report
From Washington
IKE AND NIXON
WASHINGTON President
Eisenhower may or may not
have Richard Nixon for a run
ning mate in November. Con
flicting reports are emerging
from the White House circle,
and their tone is sometimes
colored by the "washes of the
speaker.
There is a report that Ike de
finitely feels his voter-appeal
would be greater if he ran with
another person on the G. O- P.
ticket. Yet there is also a report
that the President is willing to
leave the decision as to
whether be will run again for
Vice President up to Mr Nix
on himself.
If the President really leaves
the decision up to Mr. Nixon, the
Vice President will run again. It
would be expecting too much to
expect him to step down now,
while he is under fire from his
enemies. So, if Nixon steps down,
and it is said that he made the
decision himself, you can be sure
he was well prompted.
Question Is Farmer
Actually, the President has a
worry as far as votes are con
cerned that ranks ahead of the
Nixon problem, believe it or not-
Important as is the second spot
on the ticket, more important is
the question whether the farm
ers of the nation will vote Re
publican this year.
If the President vetoes a bill
including high price supports,
and the farm income picture is
not brighter, much brighter, by
this fall, the Midwest is gomg to
support the Democratic nominee
for President in many states
just as happened in 1948.
Ezra Benson as not popular in
the Midwest or South. The situa
tion is so grave, in fact for the
Republicans, that some G. 0. P
Congressman are already admit
fthg they are as good as beaten
in their farming districts back
home in the West or Midwest
■JThis startling picture should stir
urgent action at the White
House but the President has been
lulled to sleep on the issue by
several strong influences which
bear on him directly. i
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THE sigh of fiqmediM farm equipment
First, he is a team and likes
Benson. He thinks the Secretary’s
theory is sound, but it will work
hardships (and is working hard
ship) on farmers until Benson
can remove all traces of the
farm program which existed be
fore he came along. That is
taking an undetermined number
of years! And while Benson’s
theories are sound in same cases,
in actual practice they are not
producing results. ’•
Second, the President is high
ly influenced by his brother,
Milton who is one of the great
proponents of the present un
popular farm program, and who
had a hand in formulating this
policy. He and others have con
vinced Mr. Eisenhower that the
present period of hardship will
be only temporary and that it
was necessary to get the farm
program on a sound footing A
And despite the fact that they
offer little hope of restoring the
farmer^ to the financial position
enjoyed several years ago,
the President sticks with this un
corking program.
Could Let Benson Go
Third, the President has been
limited in the amount of work
he could do in the last half year
and he probably doesn’t actually
appreciate the real gravity of
the situation today; His only re
course might be to let Benson
go and get another Secretary who
wall start out, at once, to help
farmers this year, not next year,
or in the future. But the Presi
dent is loathe to do this.
As a result, the President’s
election is not certain. The farm
issue is the one issue which
could defeat Mr Eisenhower. He
will not carry the states in the
South this year that he carried
in 1952, and if he loses some of
the states m the Midwest too,
he could be in serious trouble.
If Mr Nixon is on the G. 0- P.
ticket, that may further weaken
Mr- Eisenhower’s voter-appeal, in
the opinion of many.
Symington Dark Horse
Over on the Democratic side
of the picture, there is talk, once
again, that Senator Stuart Sym
ington, of Missouri, might be an
(acceptable dark horse condidate
iat the Democratic convention
this summer.
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Miles City, Mont.
Livestock Aiictioh
Symington was talked as a
possible candidate in 1952 but
has been mentioned very little
this year. He is a former Air
Force Secretary, and it will be
remembered that he cleaned up
the R. F. C- in about three
months when President Truman
gave him that task.
Symington is popular and
could possibly unite the ■ Demo
cratic party. He is from a state
which is not eastern, and that
might help him, when it comes
to the final showdown at Chica
go. Symington, Frank Lausche
and several other dark horses
are getting a lot of attention
from some Democrats these days,
many of whom feel that the three
major candidates as of today are
all handicapped, in one way or
the other.
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G. L Bow Named
MILES CITY, Mont. —‘ Nego
tiations have been completed
for a change xh ownership of
the livestock auction business
being conducted at the Miles
City Salesyards Co., Inc, just
west of Miles City, according to
an announcement by Julian
Terrett, president of the sale
yards company, the Miles City;
Mont Star reports.
He informed the Star Wednes
day that John B. Dunlap had
completed negotiations with the
owners of the Miles City Auc
tion Co. who owns the license
to operate the auction' business
and had completed a lease
agreement with the board of di
rectors of tH/ Miles City Sale
yards Co., Inc., who own the
land and facilities there.
Opened May 29, 1951
This marks the first major
change in the operation of the
livestock auction industry in
Miles City since the formal open
ing of the community-owned
saleyards May 29, 1951. At that
time the facilities were leased to
the Miles City Auction Co.-, own
ed by Les Boe. Several years
ago Lisle Hawkins purchased an
interest in the firm and manag
ed the business office of the op
eration.
The saleyards was constructed
after a stock subscription cam
paign supported by both ranch
ers 'of the area and local busi
nessmen. It is considered one of
the most important industries in
southeastern Montana and has
won the reputation of l?emg one
of the best salesnngs in the
northwest.
From Lancaster
Dunlap has lived .in Miles City
for nearly two years and has
operated his own cattle firm here
during that time. He comes
from Lancaster, Pa., where he
was formerly associated with
other family members, his father,
Walter M. Dunlap, and his broth
ers, James C. and Walter M.,
Jr., in the livestock commission
business at the Lancaster Union
Stockyards.
He was “born and raised” in
the cattle business and has
bought and sold cattle in nearly
every major market in the
United States.
Agency Manager
Effective today, Georgs'" L.
Bow, Annville, is the new general
manager of the H. H. Wiggins
Chevrolet agency in Quaiaynlle.
Mr. Wiggins, who retains the
dealer’s franchise, will continue
as owner of the agency.
A native of Bryn Mawr, ,Mr.
Bow is a graduate of fßadnor
High School, in Wayne, ahd Ship
pensburg State Teachers College.
He taught in the Philadelphia
area for a period of threcyWears.
Prior to his association with
Chevrolet in 1948, h.e was a,n as
sistant chief inspector with
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
and, later, a West Coast manu
facturers sales representative for
resistance-type welders.
During his association with
Chevrolet, Mr. Bow has served in
the capacities of parts and ac
cessories representative, district
manager and service and mech
anical manager with Chevrolet’s
Harrisburg Zone Office, which
Reports
Business Bought by John Dunlap
John B. Dunlap will be the new owner and operator of
the livestock auction business now being .conducted by the
Miles City Auction Co., at the stockyards west of Miles
City. He has had over 20 years experience in this business
and has operated his own cattle firm in Miles City for near
ly two years. He came from Lancaster, Pa., where other
members of his family still operate a livestock commission
firm. Dunlap, with his wife, Shirley, and "two daughters,
Dallas, 5, and Dawn, 4, own their own home at 2405 Wilson
St., Miles City, Mont.
Farm Bureau to
Give Juniata
Scholarships
The Pennsylvania Farm Bu
reau Cooperative Association
announced plans today to award
a scholarship each school year
to a male student at Juniata
College, Huntingdon.
Ralph H. Horst, administrative
director of field services for th£
statewide cooperative, said the
award would be made annually
to a second semester sophomore.
Horst added that the scholar
ship would become effective for
the first semester of the win
ner’s junior year- Value of the
award is $l5O per semester
through the Junior year, he
explained.
“As part of the scholarship,
the winner must agree to work
for Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
a minimum of eight weeks
during the Summer vacation at
the end of his sophomore year,”
Horst added.
The process of selecting the
first recipient probably will get
under way in April, Horst said.
It will be the first Pennsyl
vania Farm Bureau scholarship
awarded to a student at a liberal
arts college However, a similar
program has been carried out
for several years at Pennsylva
nia State University.
serves central Pennsylvania.
He is married and the father
of four children. At the end of
the current school session, Mrr
Bow plans to move to Quarry
ville with his family.
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Definitely Definite
The employer was leaving the
office. He was instructing his
new secretary as to what to say
if any one called in his absence.
“I may be back this afternoon,”
he told her. “And then again I
may not-”
The secretary nodded. “Yes,
sir.*’ she said, “Is that definite?”
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